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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
PUBLIC WORKS.
CUT IN EXPENDITURE LAST YEAR.
The annual report of the Diree-
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FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1928.
BITTEN BY SEA SNAKE. SINGAPORE RESIDENT'S
SINGAPORE BATHER RECOVERS AFTER ILLNESS.
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·THE VOLUNTEERS.
ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK,
No. 338. Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps. Orders by Lieut-Colonel
will be hold at Corps Headquarters at 6 pm, on Monday, 10th July.
9. Portugeze Company. Peak Range has been allatted to the Company Rifle Club on Sunday, 15th July.
Minlature Range. All recruits will parade for Miniature Range practice on Friday, 13th July.
Cases of Europeans bitten by
Kennedy Road Range has been allot- tor of Publie Worka has now been land snakes are rare in this coun-
The death is reported of Mr.
ted to No. 10 Platoon on Friday, 13th' L. G. Bird, D.S.O., Commandant.. issued and forms compreben-try, saya the Straits Times, but so
Hongkong, Friday, 13th July, 1928. July,
All Recruits will parade nt Corpa sive survey of the limited work far as venomous sea snakes are Isaac Ellison, a very well-known:
almost un-resident of Singapore. The news 1. Promenade Concert's Committee
on Friday 20th, for carried out during 1927 owing to concerned they are
meeting will be held at Volunteer Headquarters known. A European lady residing is conveyed in a cable from the Headquarters at 8 pm. on Monday, Ara and Squad Drill, the necessity of economies:
Bayoneta. All those who have not The following shows the com-in Singapore is just recovering British Consul at Vienna, which 16th July
sustained parative expenditure for the prist however, from, a bite
2. Sports Committee meeting will na yet returned their baroncis to two years:
while bathing at Batu Feringhi,states that Mr. Ellison, was killed to held at Volunteer Headquarters at Corps Stores, must do eo before Tues- 102. Penang, which was very nearly the as the result of an accident in 545 p.m. on Monday, 23rd July, 1928. day, 17th July, 1928.
3. Arms. All rifles and bayonote 1.117.271.48 cause of her death, a long and Other Charges 168,851.48 177,164,73 critical illness having preceded that city. No further particulars will be linnded, into Volunteer store Special Expenditure » -$40,00 14.681.12 her recovery,
are given. Mr. Ellison loft Singa- inmediately for the annual inspection. 4. Corps Band.The Band will Works 1,822,816.NG 1,542,404.08 It is said that two native pora last April to take the waters parade at 6.30 pm, on Tuesday, 17th in at Carlsbad, and the latest advices and Thursday, 19th July, at Volunteer fishermen were bitten Total.....$7,791.661.88 5.818.05.01
received by his family here were leadquarters at full strength, dress the
locality some The Increase on the first item is time previously
that he was in good health and mufti, for Band Practice, On Friday, and both
20th July the Band will parade in due to increments en salaries died. The bite of the more, dan was just about to return here.
About sixty-five years of age, uniform, nt Corps Handquarters nt while the second is due to addi-gerous' sea anakos
to play at the Officers' Mess fakes effet
Personal Emolumenta 1,090,657,40
C.
Annually Recurrent Extraordinary Works 4,790.000.19 2,046,390.00
:
Lional expenditure on the vole within twenty minutes, and pro-Mr. Ellison came to Singapore 2.15 Cap, tanic, belt slacks and
road rollers, radio
telegraph
LAWN TENNIS.
having proved very successful arters at 6.30 p.m. for Sergt.
Dress. thirty years ago from Rumatda, Fuent "other charges Le, electric fansduces paralysia and other grave lie was reputed to be n very black boots. and lights, lift maintenance, up-conditions.
wealthy man, his activities in 5. Mounted Infantry Company. business and land investment] keep and running expenses of tho
13th July. Parade at Corps tor lorries, cars. Motor and steam
Watson's Section only for firing M.G. He was the proprietor of the Inat Kennedy Road Range. branch and stores. The increase
ternational Restaurant in the Tuesday, 17th July Parado at under the head of special expendi
Arcade, an establishment which is Stables at 5.30 p.m. for all for practice ture is due on account of addi- THREE MORE HONG MATCHES. known to shipping mon and travelwith pack animals. tional wireless apparatus and two.
lers the world over. new Morris touring cars purchas- Further progress was made in the ed during the year.
Hong Doubles yesterday afternoon
10. Strength, The following recruit is taken on the strength and rosted as under:
No. 1349 Gunner G. W. Gunn, The Battery, as from 6. 7. 28.
11. Appointments and Promotions, as from 1, 7, 29.
Motor Cyclo Section, No, 1160 L/Cpl H. G. Willams t be Lance Sergeant
No. 1134 L/Cpl. G. H. Bond to be Corporal.
No. 1255 Pte: P. L. P.. Thomas to be Lance Corporal.
No. 705 Pto. B, S. Rogers to be Lance Corporal.
No. 2 Matoon, No. 1198 Ple, J. W. Beattie, to be Lanes Corporal aa from 10. 7. 28.
12. Transfers,
No. 1300 Ple. R. J. D. C. Grieve Friday, 20th July. Parade at Corps from No. 7 Platoon to the Mounted He was until recently a promin-leadquarters at 5.30 p.m. for Sergt. Infantry Company, as from 1. 7. 28. No. 1246 Plc. J. W. E. Stirling, from No. Platoon to Motor Cycla The decrease in annually recur-when three more matches were plant race horse owner, and took Patt'n
Dress at all above parades. Plain Section, as from 28. 4. 23, rent works is due to the absence The holders, W. B. Cornaby and A. great pride in the valuable blood." Section only for instruction on
stock which he imported from
13. Leave. Clothes. of heavy commitments on account Pierey of Messrs. Jarline, Matheson
6. Armoured Car Company,
No. 1212 Serg. R. A. Pereira, of typhoon and rainstorm damage and Co., were out against T. G. Ben, England and Australia, and which Messrs. brought him many prizes on the
Monday, 16th July. Instructions Corps Band, from 10. 7. 28. to
10, 9, 29. which was necessary in 1926. The nett and M. M. Watson
14. Struck Off the Strength. eut in extraordinary works follows Johnson, Stokes and Master and won Malayan turf. One of the leading Machine Gun at Volunteer Hend-'
members of the Singapore Jewish quarters at 6.30 p.m. Dress: Plain
Having left the Colony. locally as in the past two years T. G. Bennett and M. M. Watson, G-popular figure in the city. He lat Tue 20th July. The first of serve Company, as from 22, 6. 28.
W. B. Cornaby and A. Percy heat comunity, he was a familiar and the 6-4; T. D. E. Pendered and E. W. Survived by his Lawrence (A. P. C.) at Mackay children, and L. R., Billinghurst, 1-4, 7-5; J. I. Ashworth and J. M. Norrin, (Clar tered Bank) beat L. G. Johnston and F. W. Hall (South British Insurance |Co.) 6-3, 6-2.
economies effected owing to the conditions which have prevailed
and consequently works not of an urgent nature were not proceeded with during the year under review, The following is a comparison of total expenditure since 1917.
1917
2.624,015.93
11918
2,666,027.11
1919
3.448,895,16
1920
1921
1922
3.850,359.17 -4,613,706.-19 5,471,986.38
1923
7,042,018,45
1924
.11,001,522,08
1925
1924 1027
11,688.372.83. 7,791,68188 5,818,003.01
Military Transfer's.
The report states that Revised plans of the area between Queen's Road and Kennerly, itoad were pre- pared with a view to its final trans fer to the Military Authorities, and the matter is under con-idera-
easily.
The full broresi were:
and 42.26 million gallons unfilter- ed, making a grand total of 3,330,- 67 million gallons or 159.13 mil- Jons more than during 1926.
widow and tenia
LOCAL BASEBALL.
No. 674 C.S.M, J. A. G. Leask, Ro
No. 1279 Bandsman C. M. Hough-
af lectures on car. me chanism will be given by Mr. Baker at the Public Works Department work-ton, Band, as from 6. 7. 28.
Having failed to complete the ro- shop. Every member of the Section
quirements of Efeiency for 1927-28 is asked to make a special effort to Training Season, as fram 16. 4. 28. allend.
No. 916 Ptc. I. J. Howard, Corps Signals.
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FILIPINO TEAM FOR TO-MORROW.
Parade at Volunteer Headquarters:
5.30
p. Dreas, plain clothes.
Mulor Cycle Section.--Sunday, 15th F
A tnetten ride will be held in the New Territories and all ranks are
The Filipino line-up against the requested to keep this date free. S. C. Dragons for to-morrow's at 10.a.m, sharp.
Parade at Kowloon Railway Station
T, Leonard
The average consumption of fil-game will be as follows: tered water per head per day for all purposes throughout the year was about 21.7 gallons. In ar- riving at this figure the population has been estimated at 113,640.
Consumption Increases. With regard to Kowloon, carly in the year the Shing Man supply WRA connected to the Kowloon system by an 18" C.I. pipe from for the final transfer of the site of considerable quantity of water the Reception Reservoir, and a the Iospital at Bowen Road, and from Shing Man has been used to the matter is now coupletest,
tion Plans were also prepared
The Wong Nei Chong Battery augment the supply to the Penin- alle and the Sanitarium Barrack
aula.
A constant supply was maintain- Officers Quarters were transferred led in all the districts throughout by the Military Authorities to the the year, and the consumption Colonial Government, the former constitute a record, being 30% in, being credited with the sums of $903.17 and
excess of 1926, whilst the daily $20,000 in respect consumption on a few occasions thereof in the Military Lands Ae-execeded 4 millioh gallons. This rount.
may be attributed to the following
Various areas in Hongkong and Kowloon were, temporarily placed at the disposal of the Military A thorities in connexion With the Shanghal Defence Forge.
More Building,
Works under the Buildings Or-
causes:
(a.) Influx of Chinese refugees from Canton district,
(b.) Larger number of metered services granted.
(c) British Troops billeted on the Peninsula.
The total quantity supplied was
dinance show an increase in 19271,088.73 million gallons giving an as compared with the number 'dur-averago daily consumption of 2.98 ing the two years immediately pre-million gallons or 185 gallons per ceding.
head per day, taking an estimated Although there was a larger population of 160,660. number of works in progress, the number of domestic buildings ae-
Various Puble Works.
tually completed during the year On the question of public works shows a marked decrease as com-the report states that the further pared with last year, and the num- work on the Shamshuipo reclama- her of "non-domestic" buildings tion was finished in July. Owing shows on increase of one only to the occupation of the Military There was, throughout the year, auhorities the work of construct- a gradual absorption of the suring the sea wall, which is consider- plus housing accommodation, and et necesary to protect the filling during the latter months there was material, could not be proceeded & noticeable. Improvement in the with. The lack of this protection building activity of a non-speculi fesulted in the washing off during tive character.
the rainy season of about 2,000 cubic yarda,
The Rainfall.
The rainfall, for the fifth year in succession, was well above the javerage and, was well distributed
throughout the year.
Approximately 75 per cent of the Kowloon Bay east reclamation area is now available for development. This was inflisted, with the object of providing yards for the funk
The consumption during the building industry, but due to the year is the highest ever recorded, depressed trade conditions the con- and from June to October inclu- tract was terminated in March sive the average dally consump-1927. Due to insufficient protec tlon was 10.37 million gallons. tion the works already executed This was undoubtedly largely due at the southern end of the to the influx of refugees from Can- clamation suffered damage to ton.
certain extent, which was made water good.
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The total quantity of stored in the impounding reser
The Vehicular Ferry. voirs on the 1st of January amounted to 1,638.91 million gal On the subject of works lons, of which 321.26 millions in appearing in the Estimates the re the gravitation reservoirs and port states that further amended 1.317.65 million gallons in the low. plans were prepared of the new level reservoirs required pumping. (G. C. H. Further sketch plans Storage reached a minimum on were also prepared for the propos- 26th March when the total was ed new officer's quarters at Queen's 1,119.13 million gallons there he Gardens and also for a new re ing 304.11 million gallons in the ception block at Victoria gravitation reservoira.
The maximum quantity of water impounded in all the reservoirs
Gaol.
The new building at Canton for Cadots was completed in March but was not occupied owing to un-
during the year reached, 2,118.41 settled conditions. million gallons on the 2nd and 3rd With regard to the vehicular July. The total quantity of water ferry it was considered desirable remaining in the reservoirs at the to obtain further Information scheme. Jend of the year won 1,457.57 ill- before formulating a
lion gallons.
Important data had been collected
The total quantity of water sup from various firms and individuals plled during the your amounted to in the Colony and abroad by the 13,288.41 million gallons filtered, end of the year.
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Dress: Uniform with web belt, Shorts will be worn.
7. Machine Gun Company, Parades will be held at Volunteer Headquarters on Fridays, 13th and 20th July at 6.30 p.m. In mufti, for Machine Gun Instruction. There will Jalan be the usual Instructors' Class at
the same time and place.
8. Srattish Company. Vickers Gun Class of instruction
Mo
R. A. WOLFE MURRAY, MAJOR.
Adjutant; HK.V.D, Corps..
Notice. Promenado Concert, There will be a Band Concert at Volunteer Parado Ground at 8.15.p.m... on Friday, 20th July, 1928 by the Band of the 2nd Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers, by kind për-.. mission of Lieut-Colonel L, J. Comyn, C.M.G., D.S.O., and the Officers...
Tickets $1.00 each are obtainablo at Volunteer Headquarters and Ander- son Music Co.
It is hoped all ranks of the Corps will assist in making this a' Anancial and social success, by taking tickets for themselves and their friends.
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