FIRE ALARMS.
MORE DEVICES BEING INSTALLED.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.
[To the Editor, Hongkong
- Telegraph.]
U9 mer-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1925.
HONGKONG'S `WATER.
JULY CONSUMPTION LESS
THAN 1924 ·
The Water Return for, the month of July shows a decrease in the consumption, compared with that for the same period of 1024;
your In July 1924, all reservoirs in the Hill district were level with overflow, excepting Wong-nol- chung, which was then nine inches below. The return for the month just completed shows Tytam Bye- wash 7 feet 10 inches below, Wong-nel-chung 7 feet 2 inches below, and Pokfulam 1 foot 2 inches below. Tytam, Tylam Tuk and Tytam Intermediate are all total level with overflow, the storage being 2,097 millions of gallons as compared with 2,117.46 | last year.
In view of complaints regard- ing the length of time sometimes
Sir, I followed with immense takon to sond an alarm by tole- phone to the Fire Stations, the Fire Interest the argumente embodied Brigade authorities are now try-in the letter of "A Merchant," although in the City and.. Hi ing to do away with the use of which appeared in your yester-Districts there is approximately telephones for alarm purposes as day's issue. My desire to supple- | 20 millions of gallons less water much as possible. More specialment the remarks of "A Mer-" in storage. automatio devicos are being in-chant" leads me to crave stalled at the various street cor. permission for a little of your nors in the Colony, the belief be-valuable space to bring out a few ing" that those instantaneous points that are most vital to the means of sending through a call problem confronting are to be preferred to any other chants. method, At the prosent time there
There is no exaggeration to say are only eleven of such devices that Hongkong is at the moment installed, all of these being locat- going through an unprecedented od in the area between the Hong financial disaster. The sum of kong Hotel and Bonham Strand six million dollars set aside by West. This means that the whole two of the British Banks recently of the eastern portion and also as hardly adequate to avert the im large part of the western portion pending crisis. The only way out of the city have no fire alarms of this dilemma is not only It is now announced that fourteen
The consumption for an estimat- that the lending British Banks, more instrumente are on their
but also all the foreign banks, ed population of 393,000-an in- should do their part to restore the crease of 10,320 is 21.4 gallons economic strength of the Hong- per head per day, against 22.5 for July 1924, although last year there To give an alarm, a person has kong market, for
was a three day intermittent sup- to break the glass and then pull below:" the knob in the centre of the box. There is an absolute inter-de-ply in certain of the rider main This makes an electrical contacs pendence between the Chinese and districts, while this year there har which operates a signel on a foreign merchants, as well as all been a constant supply
districts. board at the Central Fire Station, the Banks in this Colony. What the metal cover of the particular affects the one will ultimately signal dropping off and revealing affect the other the name of the street and district. Sheer reflection will reveal to from which the alarm came. Aus that if there is no import into large bell-is-made-to-ring at the longkong, neither is there export Station, in addition to whi bfrom Hongkong. And the tacklion at this time last year. The
way from Home and that those will to installed in the more out- lying districts of the City.
reasons ax
in all!
Kowloon shows an even greater reduction, while storage has in- creased by the inclusion in the return of the Shek Lai. Pui Re servoir, which was under construc-
new reservoir is 8 feet 4 inches
special lights are automatically of import and export means that wwltched on. Thus is an alarm the Bank will be incapable of below overflow, while the Gravila- instantly given.
obtaining inward and outwardtion Reservoir is level. Storage bills. Without inward and out-in July 1924 was 352.50 millions ward bills, there will certainly be of gallons, but is now
421.94.
FRANCE'S DEBTS.
"A GENTLEMAN'S OFFER,"
no operation of exchange for short of covers.
shown as
The population" has increased Thus it may be observed that from 145,060 to 151,000, and the the weakness of one link will consumption per head per day has bring on the breaking of the fallen from 16.6 to 14.8, with" a London, Aug 10. entire chain. Then, too, to pur districts during both periods.
constant supply throughout all "I make Britain and Amorios sue this argument to its logical a gentleman's offer for the settlo- gonclusion, if the gravity of the ment of our debts," declared M. Anancial situation geta beyond the Caillaux to British and American power of the Banks to cope with pressmen this evening. adding it, the burden must eventually fall that he would undertake to pay upon the shoulders of the Govern to the limit of France's capacity ment, for the financial ruination but could not assume the re of the Colony will cut off the main sponsibility for committing France to payments in excess of source of its entire revenue.
ber capacity.
M. Callaux stated that the Moroccan war had hitherto cost two hundred million francs. Reuter.
THE AMERICAN FLEET.
CATCH DUNEDIN UNAWARES.
Dunedin, August 10.-A portion of the American fleet arrived at: dawn twenty four hours before the #ships were expected, and caught the
city unawares.
I doubt not indeed that the
The comparative rainfalls for July 1924 and July 1925 are given as 71.68 inches and 67.54 inches Analysis report shows the quality respectively, and the Government of the water to be satisfactory.
LEGATION STRIKE.
British Government is at present
FEW EMPLOYES RETURN. doing its utmost to solve this
Peking, August 10.-Two thirds economic riddle. The alternative, it seems to me, is either to take of the Legation employees are. strong action to eradicate the Red still striking though a few of the Plague or to inoculate the economic office staff and servants return- body against its virulent attacked this morning. Lighting waS with tho yesterday linked up Yours, etc.,
Legation Quarter supply and little inconvenience was caused. Some: instances of sabotage were dis covered, Including the damaging of a pump providing the Legation Quarter with artesian water.
"A FELLOW-MERCHANT: Hongkong, August 11, 1925,
M. Palairet is interviewing
Mr. Mackenzia King, Canada's Prime Minister, stated in the Dominion House of Commons Tuan Chl-jul in regards to the that a Committed to consider strike this afternoon. The Legn- Nevertheless the appropriate designs for the nations are optimistic that the inter- welcome was most cordial. Crowds Canadian flag, had been set up view will result in the ending of quickly turned out and cheered the but that no action on its report the strike. vessels as they steamed up the would be made without the con- Channel to the wharves where num-sent of the Hours. He added: bera of children were assembled. I would be proud to have the A party of university girls created Union Jack represent Canada as much enthusiasm among the visita national flag, and I would not ing sailors by singing the Star lond my support to, any flag not Spangled banner. All the ships having the Union Jack as its were berthed before noon.-Reuter, most distinctive feature."
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