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WATER FOR HIGH
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, THURSDAY, JULY 22ND 1996
THE TRAM SERVICE
PRACTICALLY NORMAL EXCEPT. AT SHAUKIWAN.
The lower level tram, service is now BIG PUMP WILL BE OUT OF ACTION practically normal except the Shaukiwan
FOR MONTHS.
QUARTER OF NORMAL SUPPLY
FROM NEXT WEEK. Flans for the improvement of the dwindling water supplies for the Peak and Western districts are going on apate and the Water Authority is guine that a fair supply will be forthcoming in the course of a week or thereabouts. The greatest difficulty to be encountered is in regard to the supply for the Peak and high levelą,
of Pokfulam The pumping station which supplied the Peak, Conduit Road and RobinsonTM Rond consisted of three pumps. Number three pump had a caps city equal to that of the other two. This pump was completely smashed, and there. fore half of the station has been com pletely destroyed. This pump will prob. ably be out of commission for many
months.
out of commission.
routs...."
Trams, as stated yesterday, are running to Whitty Street, and it is hoped that by to-day or to-morrow to run a complete service from Causeway Bay to Kennedy Town, as by then the debris, which has been blocking the road and track, due to the bursting of a nullah there, will have been cleared.
and it should soon be possible to run cars The trams are running to Happy Valley, round the circuit of the Valley, as the blocked road, due to the carrying away of part of the Cemetery wall is being cleared rapidly, and the Valley generally cleaned up.
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With regard to the Shaukiwan route, however, it will not be possible to run a service from Causeway Bay to Shankawan for several weeks. Trams are at present only able to run from Causeway Bay to Quarry Bay, but beyond that progress is impossible, owing to the blocking of the road by the big landslide outside the Taikoo Sagar Refinery. This landslide, which caused the death of two coolies, Number two engine was being over covered the tram lines for some feet, and hauled before the accident occurred, and it will take a considerable time and a large amount of labour to clear this bar the spare parts were in a workamer away. Then there are several small which was completely demolished. This landslides further along towards Shau- has put the number two pump entirely wan, and the district may be said to Number one pump is in working order, be generally in a deplorable state. But but the mains which taken the water to as they are not of a serious nature they the Peak district have been broken. will not take so long to clear. Therefore, at present, not a drop of water goes up to the Peak Away is being bored underneath the boulder, in order to connect the main. Then the pump can be used. The water supply will, however, be restricted for a long time, as this pump Eas only a quarter of the original capacity of the station.
An endeavour is also being made to get the second pump into rommission, but this will take some time awing to the destruction of the spare parts..
The quarter supply for the Peak will be ready in about a week,
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At present the residents have to depend on the water in the reserve reservoir on the Peak It has a capacity of 300,000 gallons but when the pumping station demolished, it contained about 200,000 gallons. The supply will eke out by Saturday or Sunday at the latest.
The Western district of the City was supplied by the Elliot Altering beds and reservoir. Seven mains
were carried away, but these are-now-being-repaired The Western district is auured of a normal supply by to-morrow or Friday
the latest
Meanwhile Taikoo residents who wish to get to Hongkong are availing them- selves of a launch service, which means is also utilised for the purpose of trans porting food supplies, mail, newspapers, etc., to that area.
GOLF COURSES DAMAGED,
HAPPY VALLEY, A QUAGMIRE.
As with most sports grounds, the golf courses have been considerably damaged. The Happy Valley course naturally suffered tremendously, especially the 2nd and 8th greens. In consequence of the bad condition of the course, the August Summer Meeting, for which an excellent programme was announced last week, has been cancelled. It also had to be can- celled last year owing to flood,
At Deep Water Bay the links there suffered considerable amount of dam- age within a limited area. The damage to the course is estimated to be about $1,000.
The Happy Valley sports grounds will
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. The Public Works Department are dis- tributing hand bills to householders on the Peak and Upper Levels explaining.. the reasons for the restrictions of the water supply in these districts. The subject is dealt with above but the official statement gives a few more details. It is as follows:
Station.
he unfit for tennis for some time to come.
RETAINING WALL COLLAPSES. SIR ROBERT HO TUNG'S PREMISES
DAMAGED.
Fortunately,
During the storm of Monday morning about half of a retaining wall, about 13 feet high collapsed in the garden at the back, of Sir Robert Ho Tung's residence The Peak, Conduit Road-tod-Robinsonat Seymour Road, behind the Police Road districts are entirely supplied with Quarters at Caine Road. water from the Pokfulam Road Pumping only a small portion reached the premises, although the fall did considerable damage Water is pumped to the 750 ft. tank to the garden. A number of the stones situated close to Hatton Road and the of the wall struck the kitchen walls with water gravitates from this tank, which so much force that several cracks appear when full holds 388,000 gallons, to Con- ed. The stock of the collision also caused duit Road and May Road as far as the some bavoe among kitchen utensils, such May Road Peak Tram Station and Ro cups and plates, etc. Otherwise little binson Road as far as Peak Road (Seth's damage was done. Corner)...
and-Plantation Road.
THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
AN INDIGNANT JUHOR
at the Criminal Sessions has written us One of the jurors called for service very indignant letter regarding the injustice the Daily Press has unwittingly done to him and his colleagues.
It was stated that Mr. Justice Wood managed to make his way down from the
POLICE PATROL BOAT CANTON CONFERENCE.
CAPTURED.
TWO SERGEANTS AND CREW TAKEN PRISONERS. RELEASED ON REPRESENTATION BY BRITISH OFFICIALS.
PICKET ACTIVITY ON THE
FRONTIER."
LABOUR PROBLEM BECOMING ACUTE.
TROUBLE BETWEEN THE UNIONS EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO PREVENT CONFLICT.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT-]
Further evidence that Strike pickets are still active on the Border was furnish-
According to the Kuomintang journals. a yesterday by the report of the cap- ture of the motor boat attached to the the Conference in Canton-between-the- Chinese and British delegates is progress- Lok dia Choy Police Station.
This boat is used for patrol duty oning satisfactorily, but there is no official the Sum Chur ver, and when too news information to show upon what this of its capture came to and it was opinion is based. mediately surmised that it must have grounded on the Chinese side. In view of the food, and the duheulty thers taust be in keeping the true course of the river such a mishap seemed to be a natura explanation of the occurrence.
Two European Sergeants-Lee,/Sergt. Thomas H. Hughes and Lee./Sergt. W
om Ryan-were in charge of the boat and they were accompanied by one Indian Goard, a Chinese coxswain, a Chinese engineer and two Chinese seamen
Many of the Cantonese papers are devoting space to the summeration of the auggested terms " for a settlement These terms
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cover a wide area "and. are scarcely worth repeating as they are merely rumours. Moreover many of them deal with matters over which Hongkong has not the slightest influence.--..
CENSORSHIP.
Considerable anxiety was caused in the Colony when the news was circulated that
The latest Kuomintang order-to-the- they had been taken prisoners, and as's precautionary measure a detachment of Canton Press Association is that articles a hundred men from the East Surrey relating to foreign affairs as well as in- Regiment, under the command of Major J. F. Drake, was sent to the Border. formation regarding the Northern "ex They left Kowloon, by train, for Lowu pedition shall not be published without permission from Headquarters. This is at 12.30 yesterday.
taken to refer chiefly to matters connect- ed with the boycott settlement. During the past few days several Labour Unions interested have been holding 'meetings and passing resolutions; some of which have been published..
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WHAT WAS FEARED. The danger, if any, seemed to lie the possibility or irresponsible bands of pic xets acting without authority from Canton although serious. Headquarters, and trouble of this nature was scarcely ap- prehended in this particular case, no time was lost in getting into touch with the Pickets at Sumchun. If the prise ers had been sent to Canton there is no doubt that their release would have been order- ed immediately by the Canton Foreign Office, but the hope was entertained that the Pickets themselves might be induced to set the captives free so that the men should be spared an uncomfortable jours nay, with possibly painful experiences on the way.
LABOUR TROUBLE.
Another subject is causing much more concern at the moment in responsible circles and that is the steadily growing seriousness of the labour problem. One section of workers is trying to dominate the other and trouble is expected. The These hopes" were fortunately realised. Communists, who control nearly two- Mr. W. S. Gerrard, Assistant Superia thirds of the Labour Unions in Canton, tendent of Police, New Territories, accom- panied by Mr. Wood and Mr. Williams, are endeavouring by every means in their acting District Officer, North, interviewed power, to minimise the influence of the the bead of the Picket Party at Sumchun Central Labour Union, an organisation and upon their representations the pri boasting 100,000 members' representing soners-were-released-It-was-as well Chia- prompt action on the part of the Govern- more than 90 registered and 30 unregis ment was taken or otherwise the Ser-tered unions. On July 18th pickets cap- geants and the members of the boat'stured the head of the Ter House Waiters crew would-be either in Canton, or on their way there now. They were actually Union, alleging that he had been party at the Station waiting a train when a to a conspiracy which resulted in the sent after them.. messenger from the Picket Camp was shooting of several workers. Now it is
The beat itself is still high and dry on. the river bank and it will be some days before it can be refloated. The men re- turned to Hongkong early last evening and it was promised that their arms, which had been confiscated, would be forwarded subsequently.
them.
stated that the Central Labour Union is planning a revenge for this capture. Both the Police and Army Headquarters are taking steps to prevent an armed conflict which it is feared might extend -to-considerable-proportions if once allow
ed to start.
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THE FIRATED " KWONG. LEE 2.
INCIDENT HAPPILY CLOSED." These arms arrived later, so that an
The Canton Stock Exchange, which a incident which at one time, might have few weeks ago was considering the possi promised ugly consequences, may now be regarded as happily closed. Mr. E. D. C. bility of re-opening business, has decided Wolfe, the Captain Superintendent of to go into voluntary liquidation It feels Police, went out himself to the Border
see personally depressed because conditions--political yesterday afternoon to what had happened, but he met the men and economic are so unfavourable to on their way home and returned with business. Troops have taken possession The Peak Supply is pumped to the
The Hongkong Police have control of of Exchange Building and the $1,000,000 Peak reservoir, which holds when full
the river and the boat was in three or deposited as a security for members who 395,000 gallons, and je situated just below
four feet of water when it was taken by undertook stock exchange transactions the Peak flagstaff. Water from the Peak
the Pickets. Strictly speaking, therefore, reservoir gravitates all over the Peak district west and south of Findlay Path
molesting it, but in the circumstances it bars are despondent about ever getting the Pickets were entirely in the wrong in seems to have disappeared. The mem
Water also gravitates from the Peak
is perhaps innecessary to stress this it back and including this sum the total reservoir at night to Mount Gough ser-
point. As the boat lies now, on land, it loss of the Exchange is estimated at is within Chinese jurisdiction "but there vice reservoir, which holds wher fall
is no likelihood that any damage will be nearly two and a half million dollars. 211,000-gallons,-and-is-situated on the
done to it. As a matter of fact the summit of Mount Gough above Tan- deragee." Mount Gough service reser Peak to open the Sessions on Monday Pickets state that they took the boat's voir serves all the Peak district east and but not one of the jurymen had ar complement prisoners simply to ensure their safety. They were afraid, they said, rived." north of Findlay Path and Plantation Road to Wanchai Gap, and' Mount
Our correspondent suggests that we that they might be attacked by some should be a little more truthful" and Labour Union people in the neighbour Cameron
states that some twenty jurors were in bood. Pokfulam Road Pumping Station con
The Police Sergeants did not have what tains three engines, Nos. 1, 2 and 3, the Court long before Mr. Justice Wood put in combined capacity of Nos. 1 and 2 being an appearance. The Puisne Judge thank- by any stretch of the imagination can be equal to the capacity of No. 3. These ed them for their attendance on such & described as a pleasant experience, but three pumps give the only supply to morning and adjourned the Court for & they were not injured in any way.
week, the adjournment, it is believed, the Peak and High Level districts.
On Monday morning at about nine being due to some difficulty which wa
LANGSNER'S POWERS.
It is hoped that the restaurant and tea o'clock a large boulder weighing between experienced, owing to the weather, in
house business in Canton will be in full two and three thousand tons fell from bringing the prisoners to Court.
A TEST ARRANGED. We are asked to make a public apology
swing again shortly. Business was sus- the hillside and completely demolished
pended on July 9th owing to the constant the eastern end of the Pumping Station, to the jurors. We do so willingly.
FINDING A HIDDEN ARTICLE.
preasure by the employees for increases carrying away the Elliott Approach Road take off our hate to them." Bat perhaps
of pay. Now the Labour Union concern. and seven pumping and supply waine a further word of explanation is due
Professor Maximilian Langsner, theed has expressed ita willingness to modify from us. Our representative" was in a and completely wrecking No. 3 engine.
some of its terms and already three large No. 2 engine at the time of the accident position similar in one respect to that psychologist and telepathist, who is to was under -overhaul and therefore the of the fortunate, or unfortunate, prison. I give a demonstration at the City Hall on restaurants in one district have re-
opened mantled, the dismantled portion being ers. Owing to the weather he was Tuesday evening, professes to be able to unable to get to Court in time for the and any hidden article very shortly after in the castern half of the Pumping Sta tion which is now under hundreds of opening ceremony. When he arrived be he has seen the persons who hid it. It was informed by one of the Court is not necessary that he should be given tons of rock,
The only pump therefore left intact officials that the Sessions had been ad- clue of any sort regarding the where is the No. 1, or one quarter of the journed because the jurymen had not at capacity of the original Pumping tended. There seemed no reason to ques Station, and this pamp cannot be ope. tion such a statement and it was puh rated until one of the pumping mines lished. Hine ille lacrime.. has been repaired. The whole of the
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districts.
We
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abouts of the hiding place or to enter into conversation with any one on the
subject...
It is reported that Efty Kuomintang members of the Peasants League from various parts of the Province were or board the China Merchants' a. Kwong Lee when she was pirated near Repulse Bay a week ago. They were going to Canton to take part in a Conference.,
THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS.
LOCAL WEDDING."
STANESBY-MASSEY.
He successfully carried out a test St. Joseph's Church, yesterday after- There was a very pretty wedding at under, these conditions arranged by a newspaper whilst he was in India. The noon, the parties being Miss Frances higher levels is therefore completely It is impossible so far to say how Hongkong Telegraph has arranged a Massey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. isolated and is meantime entirely depen- much, if any, of the No. 3.engine can similar test for him here.
Massey and Mr. Sydney John Cleare dent on the water left in the Peak bez salved, but in any case it will be An article will be hidden somewhere Stanesity, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. reservoir, Mount Gough reservoir and many months before a full supply can in the City by a Committee of three, Stangeby A large number of friends 750 ft. tang-a rapidly dwindling quad be resumed in the Peak and High Level comprising a representative of the Tele- were present, tity.
graph, Mr. D., H. Cameron of the Stan-Dressed in shell-pink- marocain and Work is at present being concentrated
This explanation is issued so that con- dard Oil Company, and Mr. CD.georgette, with lace, and georgette hat on the repair of one High Level pumping sumers may realise the real state of Melbourne, Deputy Registrar of the tomatch, and carrying a bouquet of main and it is hoped to get this through affairs and take the necessary step to Supreme Court.
roses, the bride was given away by her by Sunday or Monday when it will be possible to pump a small supply.
Work in the second place is being con- centrated on the repair of No. 2 engine, but as both new forgings and castinga are necessary it may a month before this can be completed.
(Continued at foot of next Column.)
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reduce to a minimum the consumption This afternoon at 4.30 Prof. Langaner father Mrs. Massey was attired in a of water from the mains. ·
will meet these gentlemen and get into dress of navy-blue printed georgette... telepathic communication with them. Mr. H. J. Talbot discharged the duties No word will be spoken. He will merely of best man." The ceremony was per- gaze upon them and then set out to find formed by the Rev. Fr. Augustine. where they have "buried the treasure.
Water from aullahs should meantime be collected for washing and W.C. flush- ing purposes till further notice.
Drinking water should be boiled
A further statement will be issued in He states that he will discover it with due course.
Tout fail..
The couple later left for Repulse Bay for their honeymoon, the bride's going away dress being of flowered georgette.
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