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BARCELONA
OFFICIAL
VOLUNTEER OFFER
Geneva, To-day.
STATEMENT ON WATER OUTLOOK
In view of several rather mis-
in certain
A sensation was caused during leading statements which have yesterday's meeting of the League recently appeared of Nations when the Republican local newspapers (not the "China-
Senor
Mail") regarding the water sit- Spanish representative,
uation, the following statement-
GoEMPRESS to America, Europe Negrin, declared that his Govern-may be of interest.
Hong
Shang. hai Emoress Kong ·
of
Leave Arrive
Asia Sept. 30 Oct. 2 Oct. 4, Canada Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Russia Oct 27 Oct. 29
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Oct. 31
Nago-
Kobe saki
Leave Leave
8 Oct. 6 Oct. Oct. 19 Oct. 21 Nov. 2 Nov. 5
Yoko- kama Honola'
Leave Leave
Oct. 28
BOOKING PLANS FOR 1939
ARE OPEN
MAKE APPLICATIONS EARLY to secure accommodation desired.
Van-
Victoria
ment
was willing to release all 1. The combined storage in the foreign volunteers who had joined Island and, Mainland Reservoirs on 21st September amounted to 52% couver the Republican ranks since the be- of the maximum.
2. Making due allowance for col- Arrive ginning of the war.
He requested that a League Com-lection from the Shing Mun River and other streams this storage is Oct. 17 mission be sent to Spain to act as guffcient to maintain a supply of a neutral committee of observers. 17 million gallons per day until ear--
The League Assembly will study ly June 1939.
3. At present with a 10 hours per this proposal from Republican Spain | day supply consumption is between which was made as a formal motion. 23 and 24 million gallons per day, This sudden action on part of but as the weather becomes cooler
as will consumption decrease. Republican Spain has aroused
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4: A further curtailment of the
considerable degree of specula-supply, to 8 hours per day, will take place within the next few days. A curtailment may be tion regarding the motives.
still further Trans-Ocean.
necessary later, depending on the rainfall, and consumption.
LABOUR LEADERS GO TO FRANCE
London, To-day.
The Labour leaders, Sir Wal- ter Citrine, and Messrs. Hugh Dalton, Elvin, Lathan and Gil- lies, are flying to Paris to-day.
They are leaving Heston shortly after the departure of Mr. Chamberlain for Germany, for discussions with French Labour officials.-Reuter.
5. The co-operation of the public is again requested to avoid unneces-- sary use of main water. If this is freely given, the need for further restrictive measures by this depart- ment will be deferred, or possibly avoided.
METER REVELATION
6. A scrutiny of the meter regis- ters shows that a considerable per- centage of consumers have not re- duced their consumption appreci- ably since the water restrictions. came into force.
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8. Owners of gardens
can, at.
7. Motor vehicle owners are Miss A. Wong, of No. 29, Nan-particularly appealed to, to ecoño-- king Street, has reported the loss mise in water used for washing cars. of a fountain pen and pencil,{and lorries, valued at $15, from her residence.
L/Cpl. Thompson, for the Middle-small cost as a rule, arrange to use the bath water for gardening purposes. sex Regiment, has reported loss of a quantity of clothing valu- ed $40 from the barracks.
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9. Consumers are again remind- ed that leaking taps will be rewash-- ered free of charge on application to "Water Works Complaints" (Telephone No. 30840 for Hong Kong and 50949 for the mainland)..
10. The Water Authority will al-- ways be grateful to receive' infor- mation of any waste or apparent. waste of water from the Govern- ment mains,
RAIN PROBABLE
The Royal Observatory reports: that the anticyclone over China is unchanged and the trough, is--sta--- tionary between Indo-China and the Carolines. The depression is situat- ed in the Pacific to the north-east of Hokkaido, Forecast winds,
KING'S fresh cloudy generally, probably
some rain.
Here's Luck!
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