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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1929.
"DON'T SPREAD
RUMOURS!”.
WATER EMERGENCY COMMITTEE'S
APPEAL.
PLENTY OF LIGHTERS TO HANDLE INCOMING SUPPLIES.
PROGRESS WITH "WEST RIVER
FLOTILLA."
"We should like to make a special appeal to everyone, and most of all to those in a position which gives their words weight," not to make rash statements or to repeat rumours about the water shortage which may have the effect of causing unnecessary alarm and anxiety." anid an official of the Water, Emergency' Com mittee yesterday, in conversation with cur representative.
It is quite untrue," he added, that we are unable to take water owing to lack of lighters. It was then stated that to-lay" they expected to take 1.700 tons of water from sea-going ships.
The Island storage on Monday was 192.75 million gallons and the refervol decrease was 19.96 million gallons. The con-" sumption was 30.18 million gallons.
For the same date the mainland storage is 60.81 million gallons the reservoir decrease .5.10, million gallons and the expenditure 14.04 million gallons,
READY FOR 1,700 TONS TO-DAY."
Some thirty tanks are fure tioning and when the West Rives fotilla is in operation there will be no difficulty in keeping them full
Officials of the Water Emergency | 150. Committee view the situation with every confidence and our represen tative was informed that the Gov. ernment plans were sufficient to keep the Colony supplied with to keep things enough water going,"
The scheme for obtaining water
by a service of about seventy light ers plying up the West River is well on its way and nearer opera- tion than people iniagine. Thers is a lot to be done." said an official of the Water Emergency Committee, "but the Shipping and Landing Committee will be considering de tails at their next meeting (this afternoon). The lighters have to be grouped into classes according to size, ete.." and for convenience of towing. Then there is the clean- ing process which takes about five days. The Kausing will probably be used for towing duties on this service.".
BRAVE CHINESE GIRL.
RESCUES SOLDIER "OFF TAI WAN BEACH.
According to a story related to a Daily Press reportative yester- day, a young Chinese girl effected the particularly gallant rescue of a soldier who got into difficulties while bathing at Tai Wan beach, The soldier, who WIS one of a party, was swimming about 200 yards from shore when he suddenly called out for help,
His companions were boo CAT away to hear his call but the girl, who was walking on the beach in company with an amah, saw the swimmer was in need of assistance. Without a moment's hesitation she kicked off her shoes, ran into the water, and swam out to him.
She found that the bather was suffering from cramp, and waS UN- able to keep afloat unaided. Al- though she was unable to speak Engah, the girl made the soldier understand that he was to keep quiet. She then struck out fer the shere, supporting the bather at the same time.
As the soldier and his plucky rescuer reached the beach, the other members of his party ran towards them, not being aware that any thing had been' amiss.
The sight of the men running towards her frightened the girl, Rainmaking and "Side Shows."
who took to her heels and rau The Emergency Committee have away! The identity of this gal great hopes of the R.A.F. "rain lant young woman is not known, making." Machines were up yes and it is regretted that her hasty terday but it doubtful whether the fight prevented an appropriate heavy shower over Stonecutters expression of gratitude being made Island and in the New Territories to her for the very plucky rescue during the morning can be attribut she effected.
ed to them.
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Four flights. cach by two
machines, were made, two at Kow-TROUBLES AT TANKS AND loen and two at Hong Kong. The
operations" at Hong Kong were on an extensive scale, but no report is to hand of the result. There were, however, several showers, but it is too early to" ascribe causes."
The Teun Wan is still yielding about 250,000 gallons a day and Laichikek supply is about the 500,000. Extra pumps have been fitted below the Shingmun catch water and the P.W.D. has completed a new "dry weather flow" at Tytam "It is quite untrue," said our in-Tuk, to catch water that would formant "that we have not got suf- otherwise run into "the sea-when ficient lighterage to handle supplies from deep sea ships. We expect on Wednesday (to-day) 700 tons by Cyclops, the remaining 200 tons aboard the Protesilaus which could not be taken till she came out of dock, 325 tone from the Yatshing and 370 from the Szechuan. That
Ready for To-day's Consignment.
the rain does come.
THE PRESENT POSITION,
ISLAND STORAGE.
to
is 1,700 tons and whole lot will be According to the P.W.D. weekly discharged to-morrow, A 450-ton statement the total storage in the S.O.CO.N.Y. lighter has arrived island reservoirs on the morning of and will be rendy by Thursday or Monday, June 17, amounted Friday The Fa Kwang, is expect 162.75 million gallons showing a de. crense of 10.06 million gallons dur ed from Shanghai, with 950 tons of Altered water on Saturday. A re-ing the past week; the amount port that a Japanese ship had been collected from streams being 4.40 delayed is denied. The vessel, took million gallons, 200 tons of "hoiler water" and any delay was due to not applying to the right quarter.
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good temper shown by the general populace under these most trying A certain number circumstances. of cases, of which the two reported are typical, come under below police notice each day, but only em- phasise how little trouble there is in the Colony,
SCOLDING A CONSTABLE.
At Central Magistracy yesterday, an old Chinese woman and her daughter were summoned for pe- having in a disorderly manner at a street lountain. Giving evidence before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, a Chi-
constable stated that he saw fourteen buckets at the head of a queue unattended by anyone except the old woman and her daughter! He was greeted with a storm of abuse when be removed all but four buckets from the line.
A visit to the Police Station followed, and the woman was ward- The weeks consumption "totalsed but on returning to the strect 30.18 million gallons and is made up fountain the constable was abused again for an hour and finally he took the women to the Police Station again, and their names were put on the charge' sheet.
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The water takes about two hours to settle and a certain amount of free chlorine may remain giving a cloudy effect. Complaints have
The storage in the mainland re- been heard of the quality of the imported water, but though the servoirs on the morning of Monday, June 17, amounted to 80.51 million above defect may be noticeable and a saidil quantity of sediment neces-gallons showing a decrease of 5.10 million gallons during the past sarily collects at the bottom of the
week. tanks, especially the cement tanks, the populace can rest assured that the supply is clean and wholesome. The use of alum and a special seaweed (which has a chlorinating
HUNDREDS OF BARGAINS effect) is unnecessary.
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The week's consumption including supplies to water boats and Hong. Kong amounted to 14.04 million gallons. The yield from the streams during the week is, therefore, 8.34 million gallons.
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The woman told the Magistrate that after waiting a whole day tor water, she had the mortification of being turned out of the line. The constable followed her to her house and it was there that he arrested ber. She also complained that. when she was in the charge rour, a. European Inspector threw a book at,ber.
The case was remanded twenty- four hours
INTERFERING WITH A HYDRANT.
An Indian watchman was fined $5 by Mr. T. 6. Whyte-Smith yester- day for obtaining water from a strect bydrant. The defendant claimed that he saw water over- The total reservoir supply is,flowing at the hydrant and merely One of the cement tanks on the
therefore, 273-26 million gallons, and took advantage of what the fates Praya is cracked and out of com- mission. It will not, however, toket the present rate of expenditure were giving him. The Police, how- ever, stated that the hydrant was long to repair it. The tanks are that means an eleyen weeks re-
- addition to what is brought that overflowing and that the defend standing the strain very rede ihs. Cement tanks hold 300 tons (60,000 gallons) and the steel tanks about
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