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WEDNESDAY,
THE WATER SHORTAGE by opposed to opening wells which|
Not Safe to Re-open Wells..
had been closed for no other pur-| pesa than that they were insani tary for drinking sourcės.
Mr. Perkins' Sympathy..
AUGUST · · 2. 1922.
WATER CARRIAGE
SYSTEM.
Mr. Alabaster asked whether Peak Mains May be Used. The hardships suffered by the there was not a provision made) The following important letter conse that when the wells were closed from the Government relative to Chinese community in quence of the present water they should be filled up..
the water carriage system was Dr. Pearse: Some of them un read at yesterday's, meeting of the shortage were referred to in?
delivered at a doubtedly were filled up. I rather Sanitary Board, presided over by several speeches
Board suspect that in some cases they the Hon. Mr. T. L. Perkins, Direc- meeting of the Sanitary yesterday afternoon, when the were just covered over and not Hon. Mr. Chow Chanson asked Alled up. Of course they should tor et Public Works:
Colonial Secretary's Office. the Board to re-open the wells ia have been.
Hongkong. The Chairman, remarking that existence
the in
Colony. Mr.
11th July, 192 Chow explained that he brought whatever he said was of course
Sir, With reference to Jour the matter forward on the reques; subject to modification elsewhere, of the Chinese Chamber of Com expressed to the Hon. Mr. Chow letters of the 7th October and the merce. The Chinese community son bis great sympathy with the 30th March, 1 am directed to state: was of the opinion that if the the Chinese population in their that the Sanitary Board's recom wells were re-opened they would hardships and promised that the mendations regarding the water be able to obtain supplies from full supply should be put on a carriage system have been receiv them Doubtless objections would early as it was safe to do so. ing the careful consideration of be raised in some quarters on the would be very glad to put it on as the Government. ground that the well water was unfit soon as possible, for it would save!
He
| for drinking purposes, but he sug-him continal worrying. After the
2--The increasing demands
gested that this might very well tain last week end the position upon the water supply preclude be met by the water being analys-improved a little, but they were any question of making the mains ed. If it was proved that the pot very much better off. He was available for the general fushing! water was pure then he submitted hoping, however, that in the very of water closets, pending the cam it might very well be used for near future they would receive pletion of a comprehensive scheme) substantial addition to the of new waterworks which is now) drinking parposes, but, if it was a not at to drink then the people amount at present in the reser-in contemplation. should be warned and told that it voirs.
3-Harbour pollution is another Although great improvement factor requiring caretul considers- must only be used for washing:
weli had been made in the drainage tion. very purposes. It was a
The presence et faecal known fact that Chinese never system of the Celons. the Chair-
matter already constitutes a nui-i tock water without it had first man pointed to the impossibility sance in places where the scour been boiled; therefore the danger of preventing filth getting into of contaminated water being used some of the wells. In any con-of the tides is least felt, and it necessary to take Hongkong the is becoming was very greatly minimised. Mr.gested city like
sewage by Chow proceeded to refer to the wells must be in a state to render steps to dispose of
which the them insanitary. Whilst he had methods other than direct drain- sympathetic way in- Chairman Hon. Mr. T. L. Perkins, expressed his sympathy with the age into the harbour.
4-For these reasons the Gov- Director of Public Werks) had Chinese community he could not
can it
listened to representations made help saying that the amount of ernment is unable at present to to him on behalf of the Chinese water they were getting per head extend the water carriage system community, and of the hardships was very fair. It had been quoted on any large scale, nor the people had suffered on accoon.at 20 gallons, but the last calcula permit the use of the mains for Teltion he saw yave it as 25 gallons the purpose either in Victoria tr cf the restricted service.
Kowloon was in Kawtcom. the street per head, whilst queues of people at
tale. Mr. getting about half that amount. taps told their OWN Chow, proceeding, said he noticed!
A Very Small Cat. the average consumption of water! The supply had not been per head per day was 20 gallons. down to an enormous extent, cf which he suggested that at least at the present time about
taps,
5-ft has, however, been decid- fed to accept the recommendation cut of the Board that water closets in for the Peak District should be coo- 15nected with the mains: and the
this
80 per cent was used for washing gallons per head per day was necessary steps can be taken after) purposes. By this supply being being used. That was a very the 1st Octcker next. The amous!{ drawn from suitable wells they small cut. Referring to the of water required is very small;} would be conserving the reservoir queues at the street
the the carriage of night-sil from water. He was sure the Chinese Director of Public Works men- had commonsense enough not to oned that these were caused byhouses scattered thinly over al bruch water that was contaminat-people bringing nodess than 10.org area is difficult and expen- sive: only part of the drainage ed. Even a street coolie would 15 or 20 backets
keeping! ane not do that. In conclusion Mr. others waiting until these had falls into the harbours and
diverted to the Chow move the following resulu- been filed. He entirely agreed will shortly be tion. "That on account of the with what Dr. Pearse had said. Aberdeen outfall: and the Govers- present shortage of water the the could not support any measurement is satisfied that there is wells in existence in the Colony for using the wells. With regard risk of contamination of the water
from areas Alabaster's paint catchment to what Mr. about filling up the wylls after sewers. It is agreed that, they had been closed, the Chair-the water carriage system is in- man Said it was not always neces-¡troduced into a house, it must be
leaky
when
be opened up for public service." The M. O. IL Opposes. Mr. S. W. Tso seconded. He reminded the Board of the queurs to be spec at all the street foun- to fill them up in order to introduced also into the servants'
render them unserviceable.
quarters, and night soil carriage tains and of the broken heads that
Mr. Alabaster: Is not a great from such house will no longer bel had been sustained in endeavours deal of rain-water allowed to ranpermitted. It has been decided in to get a drop of water. He sux-to waste in this Colony and could this connection to increase the gested that it was much safer to
not some scheme of collecting charge at the Peak for excess allow people to take well water
than it was to compel them to din be introduced? I know that water from 75 cents to. $1.00 per many other places water collected from the roofs is the sole source
up what they could get out of side, channels.
1.000 gallons.
of supply for washing purposes. 6. The Government is unable
Dr. W. W. Pearce (Medical
The Chairman replied that into permit the use of waste bath) for fishing purposes. It Omeer of Healthy regretted that places where there was no water water
he was obliged to oppose the reso available they had to put up with is an expedient which can hardly lution. If they re-opened well such means, but he would not like be supported from a sanitary! which the Board closed on account)
of the fact that they were insani-see the system ad:pted in Hong-point of view and its adoption in
kong. and that the water in them
tar
Resolution Lost,
was unft for drinking purposes, Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son he thoughthe last state of the
gested that if any well Chinese would be worse than the
districts other than the Peak is tantamount to connection with the suz-water 'mains.
were
-7-It is not possible, under the
first. No wells had been closed opened up they should be under terms of the Public Health and
since he arrived in the Colony un
the constant supervision of Gov-
1903. Buildings Ordicance. ernment officials. In spite of all! that had been said he fitmir and rant a general exemption from believed that the water from the that Ordinance; and in any event! the provisions of section 162 of wells might be used only for washing purposes.
is considered desirable that in- conserve the amount available dividual applications should be dealt with in the prescribed man-
His idea was
less they were first of all satis- fied that the water was unfit for human consumption. Mest of the wells were closed before he came He had seen many of them: they had no parapets, no covers, for drinking.purposes. pumps: they were in the vicinity of delapidated buildings and were constantly being contaminated by unclean vessels being used with
The Chairman expressed him- which to dip up the water. Anself as being totally against the assistant Director of Public Works resslation on the general lines Dr. had told him that twenty years ago Pearse had laid down.
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Dr. Ozrio asked whether thener, in order that statistics may difficulty could not be got over by be available as to the jastaliation
of water closets at the Peak am, sir, your obedient servant, (sd.) G. Fletcher,
Colonial Secretary.
The Chairman suggested that
he had no idea where the old Dr. Black agreed with Dr.jpsideratice of the letter should; drains ran. A great deal of work Pearse. Whilst sympathising be left over until the next meet- had since been done in connection with the Chinese population heling on account of the absence of with the re-drainage of the city. thought it would be very unwisejthe President.- but it was still imposable to say
Mr. G. G. Alabaster said he whether old drains ΟΙ gevers fore proposed to vote against the understood that the Governor-in- might hot find their way inte s:me of the wells. It had been said that Chinese did not drick
to open wells, and he there
motion.
Council did not intend to grant Mr.. Tas asked whether it had
(any applications before 1st Octo water that had not been boiled, Dr. Pearse had referred to ori-uld not make the slightest chif- been proved that the cholera cases
ber, so that an extra fortnight|| but they did wash their utensils zinated from the water obtained in raw water and that was where
ference. from the tanks. is considerable danger lay.. Dr.
The Chairman pointed out that Dr. Pearse replied that he'meret
Chinese did hand bat the water could not bel dry and when the Directors of ultimately use water that was con- supplied before October 1st. Public Works found it necessaminated.
Dr. Ozorio expressed the opinion
Pearse spoke of the last occasion ly gave the instance to illustrate the plans might be pass before-
when the reservoirs were nearly
his point that the
1❘ to bring water from Chinese
The resolution was then put to that the Government intended RC- territory. On that occasion the Chinese dipped their buckets into the meeting and lost, only the cording to their letter, to make the tanks and later nearly 600 Proposer and seconder voting in water cheets compulsory in the cases cf cholera were reported in favour of it
Peak district.
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froin the five articles regarding foreign wireless stations in Chine stipulated by the Conference, What is to Become of the the Japanese delegates made the
Station.
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bese wireless station and the land, source cf contaminated water, has sccepted the MQ invita W. rearted Medical, Officer) and ed bringing a number of diseases and tion and Mr. W. H. Litsey Mr. CMW Reynolds (Secre- The telegram adds that at the on which the evacuated Japadeda
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