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WHAT
WATER SHORTAGE
MEANS
HALF A TIN-FULL PER PERSON PER DAY.
ONE TO TWO, MINUTES TO FILL ONE TIN
The following article gives some striking jucts about the dif ficulties encountered by those dependent on the street fountaina“ for their water supply. The figures were obtained by a ̈“ Daily "Press" representative who personally counted, the buckets and timed the drawing of water at various fountains. If they err at all they erf because the writer is inclined to be too conservative. We hear on all sides that the water restrictions inflict great hardships on the poorer classes of the Colony but this general state mout hardly conveys the actual the working
on this basis: 480 adults and sixty children. Aytublly, the writer fechs that there are more than this num ber in thirty Chinose houses, but again the lowest estimate is taken for the purpose of figuring out just class of the Chiness community how much each person can be ex- undergo from day to day, so long parted to got from the seven hours as they are dependable on the street supply at the street fountain. fountains for their water supply.
tribulation which
to each person
HALF A TIN-FULL. At prosant the supply is seven- Assuming that children require hours per day and if rain does"; half "only of the amount of water not come very soon, even shorter i given to grown-ups, the quantity of hours must of necessity be imposed, water available
Those who are blessed with a per twenty-four hours where the water, meter in their homes can pressure is highest and just under never realise what it means to be half a bucket euch where the pres without a drop of water from one's are allows only 30 buckets per own tap. The following figures hour might servo to give renders "some
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
WEI
18 1932.
LAST YEAR'S RAINFALL VILLAGE ROAD MURDER
AUTUMN DROUGHT, DOWN-
FALL IN DRY SEASON.
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According to report of the Direc tor of the Royal Observatory for the year 1981 the rainfall was moderate ly above normal in April and September and moderately below normal in June and July. It was. considerably below normal in Octo ber and considerably above in December.
A drought occurred
from October 2, to December 6. During this period only 1.04 inch of rain occurred, of which cas inch
fall on November 11. 14.14 inoben
were measured from December 7 to 11, after which dats no rain fell until 1932, February 4, oxcept on December 26-7, when 0.41 inch was
measured.
The total rainfall for the for was 30.50 inches us, against 96.08 inches i 190 and 86,30 inches for the past 48 years.
The greatest fall in, one civil doy
was 1.53 inches on December 9,
against 7.96 inches in 1930 and 21.02
inches for the past 48 years.
The greatest fall in one hour way
2.55 inches at 9 p.in, on April 19, against 2.36 inches. in 1930 and 3.96 inches for the past 45 years. idea of what is happening in the the greater pressure occurs
Rain in the Dry Season, matter of water supply, in the disranaly, so that those who get a full in 1031 was rain to the extent of One of the features of the weather
As stated previously, however,
but
SIX WITNESSES CALLED AT YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS: "FAY" NOT CALLED.
DEFENCE SOLICITOR'S REQUEST FOR DEFINITE STATEMENT REGARDING GUN,
The case in which Cheng Kwok Yau, a young Chinese of 20, is charged with procuring the murder of George Eung, was con tinued at Central Magistracy before Mr E. L Wynne Jones yesterday.
Mr. II. E. Lindeell, Assistant Attorney-General prosecuted' and Mr. Geo, K. Hall Bratton was for the defence. Mr. Poter Sin watched the proceedings on behalf of one of the witnesses to be callod for the "prosecution,
The girl, Lai Ming Fai (Fay,) was in Court and followed the afternoon's proceedings from one of the woats to the fight of the legal unble. She was visibly moved when the blood stained cloth ing of George Fung was produced during the afternoon's hearing. At the outset, Mr. Lindell indicated that Mr. Hall Brutton had informed him that he had no wish to cross-examine the girl Fay yesterday. His Worship accordingly permitted" the cross examination to be put back to a later stage of the proceedings..
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FUNG'S LAST MOMENTS RECALLED.
Assistant Government Bacteriolo. Did you hear Lai Ming Frá say, ist. He said that on the morningBring the letter do this house?" of March 25 he held a post mortem I did not hear that. examination on the body of George When this letter was brought to Fung and found a puncture wound the house by the amah, you were on the back. He described the namerely asked to give the lotter to
The first witness called yesterday Did you hear the conversation on was Dr. R. 8. Bigby, Acting the telephone No.
triste. whore the supply is entirely buckot of water per hond per day 1248 inches on December 9, the mid.ture of the injury and said that Lai Ming Fai?—Yes..
dependent on street fountains.
TIME TO FILL A TIN
aro small in number. In addition dle of the dry season. to this it must be borne in mind that the figures make no allowance
The other feature were:-- Typhoons passing near the Obser" September 2, respectively,
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There was no question as to who was in the house?-No.
No question as to whether George
All sorts of receptacles may be for the fact that some people, being vatory on August 1, August 17 and front, and also the heart muscle. Fung was there 1-No.
able to send more than one person to the street fountains, obtain mora than their mathematical share of water, and thus' deprive others of their fair share.
REQUIREMENTS.
soon at street fountains-from iron drums capable of holding six to wight gallone of water to small Chinese wine jars The average drawer of water from ths surent supistas employs kerosene or gasc" lone tine. This is to be remembered | when computing figures, in connec
In the district where the pressure tion with the supply at the street is so low that only 210 buckets fountain.
can be drawn each day, there is | As evidence of the fact that water real hardship for half a bucket of pressure is different in various water is surely insufficient for even localities. i need only be stated the greatest water coonomist, as that at one place it took from 10 the following figures, based on the to 132 seconds to fill a gasolena tin, minimum requirements ni four while at another place the time adults and two children would taken ranged from 35 seconds to
n
a minute. It might be added that the slower pressure occurred more frequently than the stronger, prus are, so that if an average wore taken, it would incline more on the side of the slower pressure.
Taking the lower figure in eith instance, some fountains would seem to be able to supply no more than 210 bucket of water during the seven hours while water is turned on, but no fewer than 458 buckets can be filled by fountains where the presaùre is stronger:
At no fountain were there less than 150 buckets waiting in a district which was visited yester
Barometer abnormally high in July and abnormally low in August. Wind velocity abnormally low in July abnormally high in August, and steadily above normal March to Jane.
from
The greatest fall in one minute was 0.83 inch at 12h, 12m. on May, 31.
NEW WAY OF GETTING WATER.
DRAWING FROM PUBLIC CISTERNS.
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bullet was found lodged just under the chest. He found that the bullet had pierend the left lung, back and
Witness said that the causes of
No question as to whether Lai death were hemorrhage and shock Ming. Fai was there ?-No. The The condition of the body was amah merely asked me to give. otherwis healthy. Death bad pro-the letter to Lai Ming Fai bably occurred about 12 hours be
That was all that was said Yos. fore the post mortem examination.
The next witness called was A hawker who had a stall in Shan Kwong Road near the entrance of Yick Yam Stroot.
Mr. Lindsell: Can you form any opinion as to the range at which
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the shot had been fired t
Witness I think it must have been fired at least three feet from the deceased.
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to a question by, Mr.. Lindsell he
said that the flash was after the
no reporti
Witness said, that be saw a mas") and a woman going up the stairs? way of one of the first houses in
On the night of the shooting, the Can you form any opinion as to hawker stated, he was having his the maximum distans 7-No. meal at his stall when he heard a
The next witness called was Chan report similar to A new way of getting water
& fire cracker show-
suitable for domestic purposes was Wing Yung, of 14, Shan Ewong coming from the direction of the discovered by some person when he Stroet, described by Mr. Lindsell moudy of Yick Yam Street. Cooking purposes-Washing, rin-obtained water from the rider maina
sing and boiling rice, cook in the cisterns at a public latrines a man of independent means. saw a flash at the time; in answer ing vegetables und meat, and in Staunton Street. When the Chan said that he knew the accus making tea-tys buckets. police visited the place there wereed, the deceased and the girl, Fay Washing
purposes: -- Clother about thirty tins on the ground and He had first met Fay on or about wash and rinse)--two back (^3, | several men wors busy drawing sup- Face, hands, and body d plies while standing on barricades February 17, 1931, and had met sing-one basket.
serving as a platform."
Fung a little before that. Inspector Dick charged four men It will be seen that the minimum before Mr. Wynne Jonos at the.
Speaking of the events of March requirements per flat would be five Central Police Court yesterday un 24, witness said:" I saw the do the street. He next heard hasty buckets per day. This, of course, der the Ordinance which prohibits ceased at about 10 o'clock in the footsteps behind his stall but wit
the drawing of water from such gives no allowance for cleaning the public services. The fourth defon-
morning. He came to my house ness could not tell the Court the house, furniture, bed cloths, baths, dant, however, who was arrested and had his meal with me and direction taken by the man who was
only because bis bands were wet, afterwards I went out with him, running. even watering and cleaning up
was discharged.
Witness described the returning home at about 6.45. He direction taken and wound up by and Fay returned with me and had saying that he thought the man their evening meal in my house and must have gone down the side of after the meal we had a chat and a Man Chung Tong, Mr. Wynne game of cards. They left together Jones, told the hawker to relate only. at about 8.30 p.m.
Five minutes later Fay returned to my house and made a report, in consequence of which I went out with her in my car and drove first to the scene of the shooting, where we did not soe Fung, and then to the No. Police Station, where ater.) report was made. We next went to the Young Wo Nursing Home in pany of a Police Officer, whers saw Fung who was unconscious.
or
spitoons? These figures were obtain-t ed after consultation with several Chinese ladies.
ADDITIONAL HARDSHIPS.
day morning. At some of the Where there are several families
comers.
thickly populated areas, no fewer
win a house, the water problem' is than 350 buckets were counted in still more acute, for the supply i one queue-a poor hope for the late, so restricted that only enough can be scoured for booking purposes and even that is uncertain. In ad- dition to the lack of wager, the task of waiting for hours at the street fountains must be a very trying experience for people, who
HOW MUCH PER HEAD? How much water per head does the average occupier of an unmeter- ed house obtain ?
His Worship (to third defendant, aged 14);-Now I suppose you were taking it home to your master. having discovered a new way of getting water
Third Defendant: My turn had not came. My tin was still empty
His Worship: You intended to Stealing water at a got water. tima like this is rather serious You are only a child and don't understand. I will Åns.you $2.
Similar fines were imposed on the other defendants.
TYPHOONS IN 1931.
GUST OF 138. M.P.H.
At the Nathan Hotel.
what he saw or heard at the time and not what be thought.?.
the person who was running?—No., Mr. Lindsell: Did you look at
Can you say whether it was a mau or a woman From the speed, I must say it was a man. (Laugh
Shek Tui, the detective wh found the gun after the shooting, then gave evidence, in the course of which he said that he went to Wong Nei Chong after a report had been received at the Police Nathan Hotel. The police wanted quiries from some tailors in Yick Later, I accompanied Fay to the Station. He made certain in-
to get Fung's clothing from the Tam Street and then went to the August 1, produced a gust valocity Quentin Fung (brothers of Georgs wards he went down to a hawker's to the S.W. of Hong Kong, on Hotel and I and Maurice and Young Wo Nursing Home. After at the Observatory of 108 m.ph.. from E.N.E at 11h 47 The low Fung) accompanied Fay there, stall in Fick Yum Street and as a est barometer reading, reduced to Im answer to a question by result of information from the sea-level and standard gravity, mae so, log inches at 17h, on the 18th Lindsell, witness mid that friend hawker he went to a lane at the A second, passing about 60 miles named Bung and had telephoned to back of Man Chung Fong where he to the east of the Observatory pro the Police, news of the shooting found a gun in a gather at the duced a strong gala at Gap Rock but only a fresh breeze at the Obser- before witnes and the girl went back of house No. 6. Be took the vatory A third, passing between out in their car to the Police gun to No, 2 Police Station and Cap Rook and Hong Kong on Station
This, of course, depends on how have to do all their own housework. many persons can be spared from Some of those who line their the house to line up in the queues, buckets up in the queue have to set The tracks of 19 typhoons which in the street fountains. But assum watch overnight to see that their occurred in the Far Enat during. ing that every household sent one buckets are not stolen of shifted the year 1931 are given in the person and assuming again that from their positions on the queue. for December, says the Observatory Monthly Meteorological Bulletin everybody took his turn by rotation When this has to be done from day roport for 1031. "", at the fountain, some interesting, to day until the rain relieves the A typhoon passing about 30 miles but distressing Agures are deduced. ONE FOUNTAIN TO 480 PERSONS. Each street fountain serres about thirty houses. Most of these am
Our representative called at the throw storeyed, so that there are Public Works Department and saw no less than ninety fiste dependent two very courteous members of the on one street fountain. In Wan- chai, practically all the ground Waterworks staff. q
situation, the distress arising from the present water orinis can be well imagined.
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floors are used as shops in each of The Brst gentleman interviewed September, 2, produced & gust vele. which, it is safe to say, no fewer was asked whether he could any city at the Observatory of de m.ph.. than six adults are employed and why the pressure at the street from 9. by Eat Ela com The housed in some shops there are fountains varied so-considerably lowest barometer reading reduced far more than six fokis, but to be With some alarm he replied that to sea-layer and standard gravity, on the safe side the minimum he could give no information on the was 20.158 inches at 14b. Bu, figure, in chosen for the purpose of point and referred our representa computation
tive to a nolleague
In the flats above the shops, ou Asked if he could say how much cupied as they are by the poorer water they satimated was ballented glaanes, it is safe to say that there from an inch of rainfall equal. are no less than four adulte and reticence was observad:"" two children to each fab This The same queries were put to the would give the figures of grown colleague to whoin our representa ups and two children per house tive was referred, with precisely the Thirty houses would therefore hold, same result
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Handed it to Chief Detective In- A houseboy employed at 14, Shan spector Raynolds, who returned to Kwong Street, was then called. He
the spot with him; - said that Fung and lay arrived at in Dying Condition. his master's house at 6:45 pm Ho
Sergeant J. F. Kennedy of No. remembered a telephone messgeg Police Station was the next wit had come to the girl some time hess called. He said that after a after 7 pm and about half an hour telephone report was received at the later, an amah brought a letter to Police Station, a party arrived by the house. The letter was gitan to car at the Police Station to make Of the Radiate Tabernationala do the girl who opened and read it report. He immediately pro Placamente, Baale (Local agentsMr. Hall Brutton (aross-examin-deaded in that car with Messrs Cooker & Co.).
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