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EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF-PUBLICATION-
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1932.
ARREST OF PROMINENT
AMERICAN
LINDBERGH BABY RECOVERY GRAFT
OBTAINED G.$100,000
Washington, Yesterday. Gaston B. Means, described as a friend of the late President Harding, was arrested to-day on a charge of obtaining U.S. $100,000 from the wife of the publisher of the "Washington Post," by repre- senting that he would recover the Lindbergh baby.
Gaston Means was a member of the American Secret Service and was prominent in connection with the "Teapot Dome” scandal. Albert Fall, the ex-Secretary of Naval Affairs, who was in. volved in the "Teapot Dome" scandal, is being released from the penitentiary on Sunday, Reuter's American Service,
WATER SHORTAGE IN THE COLONY.
R.A.F. AIRMEN FREED.
Taken Prisoners by Tribe in Kurdistan.
London, Yesterday.
The Air Ministry to-day received information that Flying Officer Wills and Leading Aircraftsman Evans, who recently made a forced landing and were taken prisoners by a tribe in Northern Kurdistan, have been released and have returned to
their unit.
Both are reported to be well.—
British Wireless Service.
A “FORWARDING AGENCY.”
Criticism of the Lytton Commission.
London, Yesterday. kind of soap which would lather in
"The Lytton Commission's sole salt water. 1. Surely it was
function so far, has been to act worth a little trouble and initial expense, he add-as a forwarding agency for the ed, in order to save the Colony the Japanese military authorities in water humiliating experience of having Manchuria" declares the Manches- to apply to distant ports like Shang-ter Guardian in a leading article.. in hai and Singapore for emergency It adds that the Commission's 22 supplies during a water shortage? preliminary report consists entire- for If people were more economical in ly of information from Japanesa less, their use of fresh water and used sources concerning the number and sea water for all purposes other disposal of Japanese troops in Man- Dr. Balean stated that this is far in further shortages would be un have sent to the League-Reuter.
than for consumption, he thought churia, which General Honjo.could excess of the amount adequate for known in Hong Kong.
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The average amount of consumed throughout the year Hong Kong, is approximately gallons per head. The figure Kowloon is roughly 4 gallons that is, 18 gallons per head.
health and cleanliness. Ten gallons,
Turned Off at Night.
Mission in Changchun.
Changchun, Yesterday. he claims, should be ample for all
A notice has been issued from the Mr. Henry Pu Yi received the Water Authority, Public Works League Commiselon and entertain- the requirements of each individual Department, to the effect, that ed them at luncheon to-day. The He saw no reason why salt water commencing to-morrow all water Commission, which is proceeding to should not be used for domestic supply will, until further notice, be Wanpaoshan to-morrow, also inter- purposes, for washing, baths, clean-the Coy between the hours of Komai--Reuter.
turned daily in all districts of viewed Mr. Hai Hsia and General sing, etc. If it were used the re-8 p.m. and 6 am.
sult would be an enormous saving!
of fresh water; in fact, he believ- ed that there would then be no danger whatsoever of & water shortage..
Initial Outlay.
The initial outlay of providing for machinery to pump the salt, water up to the various levels would be a fairly heavy item of expendi ture, but it would pay in the end,
STRANGE HAPPENING ON S.S. TUNG ON
YOUTH THROWN OVERBOARD BY FELLOW STUDENTS.
and would justify itself if only as RESCUED BY REVENUE LAUNCH
the means of eliminating a dis-
graceful waste.
The water would have to be pump- A strange incident, savouring more of an ed up by means of several automatic Edgar Wallace "thriller" than of real life, took stations and would be conveyed place on the s.s. Tung On, on her trip from Canton
through non-corrosive pipes.
If this system were in operation, to Hong Kong, on Wednesday night, when a stud-| the fresh water collected in the ent, Luk Po-yi, was thrown overboard by two straight to a main tank and supplied Chinese males, also thought to be students.
catchwater could be diverted
to householders by means of meters,
each household being limited to s Luk Po-yi, who is a student in the water he shouted for help but proportionate amount per day, Thua
each household would have three Canton, was coming to Hong was unheard.
taps; one for fresh water, one for Kong on a visit, and was sitting cruising in Capsuimun Pass with Revenue Officer Humphreys, hot sea water, and a third for cold out on the deck on a camp bed. Revenue Cutter R.O. II, at 10.25 sea water.
Shortly before 10 o'clock he went saw Luk Po-yi floating, and res- Special Soap.
to the rail of the boat.. Two cued him. Returning to Kow Asked whether salt water would other Chinese males approached loon not be suitable for washing pur- him, and he recognised them as Ting On was visited after its ar- with all speed, the 8.8. pose owing to the difficulty of mak-youths who were out to "get rival but no arrests were made, ing a lather, Dr. Balean stated that him."
They seized him" and such an obstacle could quite easily flung him overboard before he by him as fellow-students, and Luk's assallants are described be overcome by the use of a special could make any outery. When in are alleged to be Communists."
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