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CHURCH NOTICES.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRALS. HONO: Kosa.
DEC 1, 1981, 3rd Sunday in
*
Adront-
Holy Communion at 8 a.m.
Holy Communion (Peak Churah) at
8am.
Chihlron's Serviso at 10a.m.
Martins and Bermon at 11 a..
Proscher-Tha Rey, H. V. Koup.
Evensong at 6. p.m.
Preacher The Doan.
Social Evening in Cathedral Hall after Evensong.
Protestant Cemetery Chapel, Bappy Valley, Evensong and Address at 6.10 p.m.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1931.
COLONY'S WATER SUPPLY.
LAST MONTH'S FIGURES,
The level and storage of water in reservoirt on December were as follow:---
18LAND WATER WORKS.
"ן
1.99
NEW ALTITUDE ATTEMPT.
PROFESSOR PICCARD'S
PLANS.
HOPED FOR.
tako plaes from Augsburg, in Gor-oured by Profcesor Piconre'sisting record of slightly under ten Imany, next spring.
choien, and added that he hoped miles made by Professor Piccard. Professor Piccard, who promised
the Delgian National Fund tor Professor Piocard is now study his wife never again to go into me. Seientific Research, which tancading the shape of the new gondola. stratosphere, han entrusted the hinuric fight of Professor 10--|He found time the spherical shape. Cosyns with the task of making feard and M. Paul Kipfer, would was rather inconvenient becau scientific observations, including give him the necessary credits to space is much restricted. The new the measurement of cosmic
Dinka & rays,
new aluminium gondol design will be ready by the end of at a height of ten miles.
for the old om has remained on this year. the Gurg glacier where Professor As soon as Professor Piccard Piccard landed,
Another Gondola.
The new "gondola would be mucis
It is the wish of Professor Pic oard that the two members of the. expedition shall both be Belgians the next altitude world's record. beennae ho wants Belgium to hold His action in nominating two Belgians, he said, is dictated by his
comes back from Switzerland he Brussels, Nov. 10Before leaving" will name a Belgian balloon pilot for Switzerland, Professor Piccard to accompany M, osyns, has requested the Belgian physicist M. Conyns, who is the head
of lighter than the old one, so that and engineer, M. Max Conyna, who the laboratory of physics at the it is hoped that the balloon will -in-twenty-five, to make the ascent Queen Elizabeth Institute of Brus be able to reach an altitude of at gratitude to the Belgian National
into the stratosphere which will suls, said that he felt greatly hon-least twelve miles and bent the ex-.
TWELVE MILES ASCENT
1930.
1931.
Reservoir,
Tytu
ytam Byownab
Trium Intermediaty
Below Overflow. 10′ 3′′
Ø 1"
Contenta in Millions of Challans. 201.19
Bolow Overflow, 10′ 11′′
Contents in Millions of
Gallons 908.31
1.22
193.43
U
Tytam Put
250.00
1' 3"
14
14.44
13' 6"
7,105,75" 14.17
Pokfulam
390.58.
1 4"
37.39
Aberder Upper
9' 0"
198.04
13' 3"
34,40
1,732.70
1,843.05
Wong Nei Chung
Aberdeen Lower
Total Storage
173.-13
Fund for Scientific. Research.
[97
Consumption
1030. **306.66 1-18,010
1931.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.
(Branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mais, U.S.A.)
MACDONNELL ROAD, LOW BOWE
ROAD TEAM STATION.
SUNDAY SERVICE, December 13, 1931, at
11.13 ..
Subjoto THE PRESERVEE
or MAN,"
The Sunday School is held on Sunday Mornings at 1 o'clock.
Wednesday Evening Meeting 6.00 p.13.
Reading Room at above address, ope Tuesday and Friday, 10a.m. t 12 Noon. Monday and Thursday, 5.30 to 7 pm.
Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions and decimals of gallons during the month of November was:
Estimated population Consumptich per head per day. ww
+353.2 million gallons 291,500
30.9 gallons
*Includes 41,80 audion, gallons from Mainland. Includes 73.58 million gallons from Mainland, November 1930-Constant supply throughout the City, Hill nd High Level Districts during the whole month with the excep thm of the districts west of Eastern Sheet where n. constan street fountain supply was operated from Novemther a to 50, 1930,
November 1831-Constant supply throughom the City, Phill and High Level Districts during the whole month, MAINLAND WATER WORKS.
Heservoir.
7)
1930
1831:
Kowloon Main
Below Overflow. 01
Contents in Millions of
Contents in
Gallons.
Below Overflow.
Millions of
1
Ballons.
353.39
Lovel
352.50
*
Kacho Byewash
3
104.41
Shak Li Pui
D2 7%.
113.70
I' "
140,35
Shui un Reception.
31.81
-408.ch
13.70
353.01
The Public is cordially invited to atland the services sud visit the Reading Room.
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UNION CHURCH,
(KENNEDY ROAD).
SUNDAY SZRY:C2s on Dec. 13, 1931-
Morning Servica at 13 4.14,
(Broadcast).
Preacher-Rev. Frank Short.
Sunday School:--
Kennedy Road at 10 s.m.
Taikoo at 2.45 p.m.
Social Hour after Evening Service.
Evening Worship at 6 p.m.
WESLEYAN METHODIST
Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of galen during the month of November was :---
10,'
1931.
Consumption ..........
- 1:35.31
131.54 million gallons.
Estimated population
Congumption per head per day
177,880 45.3
203,050
172 gallons
Constant supply in all districts during November 1930 and 1931. The reports of the Government Bacteriologist and Analyst
shew that the quality of the water is satisfactory,
The total rainfall, recorded by the Royal Observatory, from November 1, 1930, was 95,90 inches and, November 1, 1934, 75.83 incles.
lone, and put him down to go, It is a pity, but it's true. I've
come round. I think if you are there when he was nine. But not [oneo day sooner." 1 cried again, very young, you are probably not driven to my last ditch, and 7 stack the right person to look after him. La that
I think you besitate when quick de Never will I forget the day atcisions are required, and make Victoria, Station when we went to many mistakes out of fear, and I see him off, and found there a long think that too much affection is platform filled with parents, just suffocating anyhow to a little boy. Trib.like ourulves, and very small boys
CHURCH, WANCHAL (Opposite Royal Naval Hospital,.
Quson's Road, East). SUNDAY, December 13, 1981, 3rd Sun.
day after Advent Morning Servies at 10.15 am.
Frencher-Rev. Enris C. H.
bock.
Subject:THE MAN WISEE AND
THE MAN WZ SEEK." Brening Service at 8.00 p.m.)
Prracher:-Rev. Erris C. H. Trib.
beok.
Subject:-"Dogs GOD GUIDE ALL
MEN TO BETHLEHEM?" Sunday School every Sunday Morn-
ing at 8.16 .2
SAILORS AND SOLDIERS'
HOME, WANCHAL, 22, Henndary Road SUNDAY, December 73, 1931-
Bible Class at 3 p.. Service Men's Hour at 3.15 p.m. TUESDAY, December 15, 1931:-
Followship at 8 pm. WEDNESDAY, December 4, 1933-
Lecture By Col. it. B. Skinner, 0.3,
al 8.30 p.
A cordial invitation is extended to all..
in grey Bannels, every one of 118, parents and boys, pretending hard hot to mind. The strain was awful, 11 was a little like seeing men cft. on thom other trains that used to Ive in 1914-19, and in some ways it was worse, for it was more final There was no coming back, if the real sewe, from this adventure They were going into a new world that would change them into man, and the change would gradually take place without our being able tu watch, interfere or help All wa could do now was to count the days sil! the balidays and put our trust in the school. It would have bern a dreadfub disgrace to boy did he or his mother break down. Chie's Hife depended on a dry eyelid and stiff upper lip.
I think I am glad now that 1 did it. I think for him it is much harter When I remember his tens, for instance, wise me or his Nagy. in London and contrast with them the dining half at school, I can
lark compared to ten at homes.
ENGLISH SCHOOLING see that tea at school is a great,
(Continued from Page Ly
You'll have to send him when he's nine, you know, and most hends of good euhools want them eight,"
at
Well, Lu hond of any school can
NO LONGER A REBEL.
All those boys, barsting with life,, with great enjoyment infantile bubbling with laughter, swapping jokes, of extreme pointlessness and devouring mountains of bread and water, make me feel that I am very dull, elamay erenture, too stiff in the joints of mind and body to be a companion for, a young-
inve mine," I blustered, and then,ster nine years old.
when these people kept on at me, I And he was getting too much for
me, too big for me, too cunning,
legan to argue, and that was my I had become wax in his hands, undoing. For there was only one and that was bad.
nnswer to every argument.
"We all do it. All the other boy's will be going. You can't make him a freak, my dear, just because
you're fond of him.'!
Often, oh, very often, I think of those small boys out there in Hamp- striped flannel pyjamas, "Surely shire, all going to hed in their small boy in pyjamas and Jangor dressing gown, strutting about, with his hands in his pockets, is the most attractive sight in the world. Ninety of them all together, rng- ging, throwing pillows, totally un- All that
But he's still a baby," I cried, with quite round cheeks and a curly mouth. How can I send such aware of their charm.
a little chap out into the world charm wasted and ninety women du̟-
"If you don't," they said, beprived of it!
blame you, and you'll be, vorty."
BOYS AND PREP. SCHOOL.
The Head of the school sys "Good night" to them; He goes the rounds every night and stops at
the foot of each bed and sporks to And so" reluctantly, nh, very reach drowsy face. I am grateful leetantly, we went. just anotherto him. I envy him bitterly. Ho couple of modern parents who did. good man. It is his vocation n't want to be rid of their boy, and better at bringing up children than to look after small boys. He is looked at prep. schools and chose I am.
And so I no longer rebel. I've been brought to admit that the English iden is good for the child- ren, and unly had for the parents. But for them it is bad both ways. For the parents who don's caris bother, and for the parents who much it is bad to be relieved of all
care too much it is not good tá bo deprived for so long of what they love most on earth.
But I believe that the youngsters who escape from either kind are, on graph.] the whole fortunate.-Daily Pric
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