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THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1929.
CORRESPONDENCE
SPRING WATER
توجد
PRAPS
P'RAPS NOT !
Victim: "Surely you.
are
not-
going to rob me?”
Footpad "Ho, no. Me mate
around. the corner does that. All I do is delive: the anaesthetic!"
is eritical at the moment, it may easily become much more acute during the coming winter months; To revert to the Water Emer-
(To the Editor of the “Ching Majb") gency Committee it may be said
Sir,-According to the Govern- that its creation will be welcomed ment's Water Report pablished in by the entire community. It is a your issue of to-day's date, the recognition in itself by the total consumption of the Island of of the need in an Hong Kong at present may be taken authorities
at 4,000,000 gallons per days... emergency for encouraging the
The consumption during the past civic spirit. It is an important week amounted to 2737 million admission that in some matters gallons.
The yield from streams during Old Gentleman: "Look here; I affecting the welfare of the entire community a public Committee the week is 17.24 million gallons, know that my feet were means to which is noteworthy. If streams be walked on, but I consider that can perform work of inestim-are capable of producing 17 million privilege belongs to me." Jable value to the Colony as Bgallons of water per week at this whole. In other words, it affords time of the day, one can imagine timely justification for all that the quantity of water that has per- has been written in the "China tolated through the soil and racks, and which is held in reserva in the Mail" for some years in favour "pockets" of our' hills. of the creation of a Municipality. After a big rain storm, one can Water supply is purely a munici-always see cascades of this purs pal problem and, therefore, no spring water barsting from the
"I saw a conjurer last other body is more fitted to deal face of the Peak and the rocks night who ould give you two dif
abova Kennedy-road, and indeed inferent drinks out of the same bot- with it in all its manifold phases all parts of the Island.
tle."
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Housewife: "But, my good man,
your story has such a hollow ring." Tramp: "Yes, Indy, that's what comes from speaking on an empty · stomach,"
I
Jones:
than a Municipal Council. Hav- According to the speech of Hon. Brown: "That's nothing, my boy, ing recognised this principle by Mr. J. F. Braga, un expert, who was We've a greer in our suburb who the appointment of an Emergency invited by the Government to re-can sell you three different priced Committee, it is not hoping too port on the possibility of sinking leas out of the same box." much, we trust, to ask that unable to find any springs in the
artesian wells on the Island, was
•
when the present ominous clouds geological formation of the Island. Dad (severely): And look here, have rolled away, and when there In face of what one experiences Ethel, you mustn't encourage that to stay so late every is no more need of water restric. and actually sees before his eyes, young man tions or
water rationing, the how can this expert be right, when night. It's disgraceful. What does
he says that no springs can be your mother say about it? higher authorities will make of found on
I cannot Ethel : She the Island? the Emergency 2Committee the agree with him.
altered a bit, dad nucleus of our first Municipal There may not be rivers of un-
"Which derground water in. Hong Kong Council.
your favourite Island, but there are certainly cigarette ?" inquired the hostess, 19 "pockets" of water, which are cap-she opened the humidor.
have
Quarantine restrictions been imported against vessels ar riving from Saigon on account of plague at that port.
Fung Choi, shopkeeper, No. 963, ficiently representative to be Canton-road, reports that on Tues day he entrusted an employee named approached individually with Li San (28), with the sum of $145.88 fresh ideas and suggestions in to settle certain accounts. Li has
Oveland China Mail their work. In the remote con-not returned to the shop since.
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men saya
haven't
.ཟ
is
able of producing a plentiful sup- "Sorry," returned her prominent ply of pure spring water suitable guest firm, "but I'm not talking for potable purposes.
for publication this evening."
I have suggested the inspection|
day Every drop of puré water suit-blessedness.” able for potable purposes is needed
of those localities, where "pockets" "Sor I hear you're getting mar of water are likely to exist, audried, Pat." in spite of this expert's opinion, it
"Sure and bedad, that's right. can dn no harm to have a new It's Mary Malone's the girl, the geological survey made, and to have smartest colleen in Kerry," such localities bored and tapped
"Ah, Pat miʼlad, you'll regret the for water.
ye sacrificed
your single-
"How's that, me bhoy?" at present, and every effort should "Shure, you'll never have a penny be made to search for and procure in your tingency of any individual rate-
trouser pockets when ye this water, as things are getting wakes up of a mornin'." payer being unacquainted with
A public car with three Chinese
really serious.
"Ah, Mike, don't you worry about any member of the Committee women in it collided with another
to believe that that. I can soon square that mat- suggestions can still be forward-vehicle on the road near the Taitam sufficient quantities
of this pure ter. Shure. O'll just teil me roservoir last night. The injured spring water ed to them through their Secre parties were admitted to
can be tapped fo tailor to put all the trouser pockets the Go-
washing, bathing and flushing pur in me oversat instead," tary or through the Press.. vernment Civil Hospital, in a
poses, if not for drinking purposes; Every possible tappable source serious condition.
and isn't it better for the in Tourist: "Do you get much in the hablants to draw upon the supply way of meor traffic down bere?"
of water supply and distribution must be explored to the utmost limit by the Water Emergency
1
It is reasonable
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For the theft of a door mat valued from these wels for such purposes Ancient Villager: "No, zur; Oi at $2 from No. 50 Nathan-road, a than to use the precious fuld from wouldn't be turned 84 if Oi did.” Chinese was this morning fined $10 our already depleted reservoirs ?
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Committee. within the shortest or 14 days' imprisonment by Mr. do not see the danger of choler:: The Mareas: "So you have de- possible time. That sums up T. S. Whyte-Smith the Kowloon and typhoid in water from Govern cided not to get married, Nora.
wells and tanks, Have you been taking stack of mar. their duty in one sentence. They, Magistrate. Accused, was arrested ment controlled
the fears of ried folk?" In Lower Lascar-road endeavouring and, notwithstanding to sell the mat.
as well as the rest of the com- munity, have to think first and foremost of the plight of their un- fortunate brethren to whom at the moment potable water is far precious than their daily
more
Hong Kong, Thursday, June 13, 1929 bowl of rice. It matters not to
the entire mareover, it
DON'T
WASTE WATER
he Colony's health authorities, I Nora: "Na, mum; only you and hope they will agree with me the master"
that it will be quite safe to
open new. wells as suggested in my
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"Do you believe, sir, that on elez- letter of June 1, 1929, as follows;|tion day the women should be at
"1. I am, therefore, in favour of the polls?"
careful inspection of all locali
tica suitable for digging and boring
gineers.
"Yes, sir," the crusty bachelor
walls by experienced er unexpectedly replied "at both of
'em--North and South."
4. All existing spring wells which
are free front contamination by A man went to his doctor and re- sewage Ratter should be inimequested treatment for his aukle. diately re-opened and cleaned
After careful examination for use.
the With a proper system of controlled doctor inquired: "How long have wells, pumps and tanks, the Colony you been going about like this?" need not look to the mainland for its
"Two weeks, sir." water supply in future.
"If not needed for drinking pur
“Why, man, your ankle is broken. poses, such well water, could be used Haw you managed to get about is a for washing, bathing and flushing marvel. Why didn't you come to purposes, and would mean an in- mense saving of the precious drink me before?" ing fluid in times of drought and water scarcity"
Yours, etc..
ISE TSAN TAI Hong Kong. June 12, 1929.
SHANGHAI WATER
"Well, doctor, every time I say anything is wrong with me my wife- declares have to give up smok- ing."
I cat my peas with honey-
I have done it all my life. They do taste kind of funny,
But keeps them on the knife.
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Very Patty Girl (in art gallery): "I believe you have a very beautiful
whom may be debited any blame at this late day for the in-! WATER: THE NEWEST PHASE
sufficiency of water storage. The
A ricsha puller employed by the With the first meeting yester-thirsting populace are here. The ccupiers of the first floor of No. day of the Water Emergency thirsting populace have just got 125, Hollywood-road, was this morn- Committee the water crisis may to be provided for with their re-ing charged at the Central Magia- be said to have entered upon an quirements day by day and hour tracy, with indecent behaviour to- wards an amah eraployed at the same entirely new phase. The Govern- by hour in the matter of potable house. Sentence of three months
Let there be an end of hard labour was passed. ment, by its invitation to repre- water. sentative ratepayers, Chinese and destructive criticism from empty non-Chinese, to join the Com-brains: let there be nothing but Ip Yuk, an amab employed by mittee, is doing more than merely helpful constructive criticism and Barrack Sargeant Hunt, Central distributing the responsibility for suggestions. The crisis is too! Palice Station, has been admitted to the Government Civil Hospital suf- solving the water problems: It is serious for mere philandering fering from an injury to her fore appealing in a direct manner for with words that take us nowhere: head, caused through a bottle of the whole-hearted co-operation of and it may easily become more mineral water bursting whilst she
[To the Editor of the "China Mail.")
that water Sir,-Now
from serious atill, for we are impotent was removing it from the ice chest. community. And;
Shanghai is arriving to relieve the own sweet is conceding the to make rain at our
The Kowloon Magistrate to-day shortage in this Colony, I beg to right of the unofficial portion of will, however much we would wish granted the application of H. point out that every care shoul 'constable' here?" the Colony to be taken into the for an abundant downpour auto-Buttera, of the Secretariat for be exercised in its use, as the New Attendant: "Dunno, mise, councils of the authorities and tomatically to settle the whole vex-Chinese Affairs, for a re-hearing of water of the Shanghai. Water) unless it's 'Erbert 'ere'e ain't bad-
the case in which three Chinese Works Co., Ltd. is drawn from the looking.” work with them toward an objec-ed trouble.
women are alleged to have been im Whangpoo and we all know what tive that is of vital concern to
Amongst the numerous sugges-plicated in the kidnapping of a girl river water in China is like. To Sue: What is the correct trans- tions that have been advanced from Konginoon. The women were prevent an epidemic of enteric dis lation of the motto on that lovely every individual, high and low, without exception. It remains
quite recently with the object of discharged at the original hearing.
eases, notices in Chinese should bring you gave me?”
Jack: "Faithful to the last!” posted at places where this water improving our supply and distri- for the community to respond to
is released for consumption stat
-Sue: "How unkind! And you bution of water mention was that appeal for co-operation-to
At the Central Magistracy, ja
ing that it must be boiled for always told me I was the first!" made in this column yesterday of Coroner's jury, sitting with Mr. rise to the occasion in the true
This letter i drinking purposes. the possible utilisation
E. W. Hamilton, returned a verdict
not written in a carping spirit; . "What did you tell father about civic spirit and prove to the
of "Death from natural causes" at utmost that they are well worthy
various dry docks and the swim-an inquiry held into the death of is the fruit of bitter experience your prospects?" she asked. ming bath at the Victoria Recrea-Chan Fock (22), a prisoner in the Shanghai water some years ago.
in drinking, unknowingly, unbolle. of reposing trust in during a
tion Club as temporary reser-Victoria Jail. Dr. A. Cannon gave local emergency. At the moment
evidence that the prisoner suffered The former any short-comings or errors of elaborated by a correspondent on as many
from epilepsy, and at one stage had judgment on the part of the
as 29 Bts in 24 hours. authorities or their predecessors
page 1 of this issue.
He was finally transferred to the There is also, it is reported, Mental Hospital where death took in office matter nothing. At
place. the moment the personnel of the fresh water at the Police Quar quite a respectable spring of Emergency Committee matters
voirs.
of the
scheme is
.
Yours, etc., "BEFORE SHANGHAI.” Hong Kong, June 12, 1929.
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"I told him I expected In the near futurs to be helped by a rich relativa."
"Why, Charles, you told me you had no rich relatives."
"I know it, but I'll have one after the wedding, won't I?"
་
Through Dr. W. M. Robson senior physician at Northampton Do you know?" remarked a wo- General Hospital, an anonymous man to her husband, "that Johnny woman has given £3,503 to defray is a somambulist " The temerity of a Chinese. wo the cost of twenty bedrooms recent "A
what?" was the gruff nothing: there must be no cavill. tera at Breezy Point. Here, too,
query. ing at the inclusion of this ways and means could easily be man in utilising stream water that ly built for nurses.
to wash found of using it in the scheme clothes, was checked when she was
fed Shektaipul Reservoir
A somnambulist. He walks in gentleman or the exclusion
Councillor Miss J. Dennistoun, a] his sleep." -. of distribution instead of permit-arrested and brought before the retired school mistress, has been of another gentleman. The
"When did he begin to do that?" ting it to run to waste. And Kowloon, Magistrate yesterday, elected chairman of the Long Sutton "I didn't notice it till last night. Emergency Committee is charg there are doubtless other sources An Indian guard whose vigilance Urban Council. She is the only After he had gone to sleep in bed, ed with the serious duty that only require a little explore had led to the accused being arrest-woman councilor in South Holland, he got us and started to black his of helping the Government. tion to bring to light--ne supply ed, failed to appear to prosecute his Lincolnshire.
boots. He knew nothing about it this morning. Can you explain It, therefore, logically follows can be regarded as too insignifi capture. As a result, the woman that the community must sink cant if it can help to conserve the
was discharged. She was alleged Owing to differences with the It to have used stream water for leaders of the church all the Part “I can't And if he had done it every other consideration but that storage at present in the vari-washing her clothes, thus polluting avenue Primitive Methodist choir while he was awake he would have of solidly supporting the Com-ous reservoirs, for, if the position the water.
Northampton resigned.
been mon incomprehensible.""