CRUISER DAMAGED.
CORNWALL IN COLLISION OFF
WOOSUNG.
Shanghai, Aug. 4.
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
BUILDING TO BE BEGUN IN OCTOBER.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1929.
WATER SUPPLY SUGGESTION.
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is: How much filtered water will The crux of the whole mattor
be anved, and at what cost?
These; of course, are mats. While this
my op Committee can of course consider this proposed scheme, I should not care to be as having first heard the considered socinted with its adeption without
First mooted in 1921 and after- With several of her platea mid-wards delayed from a variety of ships badly damaged above the water entses, the preliminary work to He, H.M.S. Cornwall, arrived at her building the War Memorial Hoa-personal views-and those of a lay anchorage off the Bund yesterdayital on Kellet Ridge, The Peak morning following a collision with the Hamburg-Amerika freighter s...
is now proceeding, apice and it Scheer on the Woosung Flats outside is hoped to be able to start the the Woosung Channel. The German actual building about the begin teasel put back tu Shanghai a short ning of October next. time later with her bow and forepenk serialy damaged. Both vesela will be docked for repairs.
amount of
From the beginning of the pra sent your workmen have been clearing the site in preparation The collision vecurred at 6.45 a.
for the building. The site, which as the British cruiser was moving adjuins Mount Kellet Road, has an towards the Woosung Chamnet, tharen of 50,000 square feet and the 2.8. Scheer being outward bound at work of clearing a net without ita the time. The force of the impact mealties, a certain was considerably lessened by the fact rock having been found which has that the
the German Vessel, Histon unavoidable reversed her en- not made matters easier. After Kines
before the two vessels collided. The clearance work has been finish Nevertheless the bow of the Scheered the actual building work will the cruiser n a glancing blow be pressed on with as much haste mualdships doing considerante namage as is consistent with the project. to several of the plates abave the water line, damaging the word t ter and causing slight damage 10 B
of
a col.
the cruiser's motor boat on the Juvits. The... Scheer susta damage to her bow and terepenk, the post anche being driven partly into
the bow.
Anchored During Night.
4
Jin understood that the plans, prepared by Messrs. Palmer and ¦ Turner, have been submitted 10 healing Authority and thers Will, in all probability, be no dif feulty with regard to their atop tion,
A site on Stubbs Road!
views of technical men.
The Official View. Mr. Wylle added that he was al most staggered to think that a achenie of this nature could be pro- pared to cost three, lakhs as against the cost of two million for a salt water scheme dollars given by the Government
Mr. Wong Kwong-tin said the theme prepared by Mr. Newhonse involved the uso of 18 inch pipes eight inch pipes. whereas he proposed to use six and
less than $5 a foat. He considered that the cost of the roadwork was rather, underestimated and aug- posted that they should have do faite figures. The cost of pumps might be on the high side.
many people had been put to con-
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S'pore, Penang & Caloutta S'pore, Penang & Calcutta
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1.811.46 last year.
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TAKADA *Calle Rangoon
Tytam Triam Byewash Tythm Intermediate Tytam Tuk Wongnolchong
Total
1028 1920 202.95 384.80 2,83 22.37 195.00 104.42 1,398.00 383.00
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4,500
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Manila, Sandakan, Thurs, Island, Townsville, B'hane Sydney and Melbourne,
lug the discussion on the more ex
In reply to a question raised dur-kunn lines are more serious,
Near Chinchow
train la tensive use of nullah supplies, Mr. One foreign passenger escaped by MALWA
marooned between two waliouts, KIDDERPORE | Goldsmith said it was proposed that crawling on his hands and knees KASHMIR the water carts should fill up direct along the rail track, which now MOREA from the nullah supplies,
Mr. Cock asked whether it was
forms a kind of suspension bridge MANTUA not desirable for a sample scheme cross raging torrent, which Cargo ouly. to be put into operation in just one has washed out the embankment district. This could be tried for along which the line runs. Initial cost and also for maintenance was thus able to reach Shanhai- Constantinople Prens, Smyrns and other Lavant Ports by Staamsen of cost. It seemed to him that if the kuna and get a trait for Peking, the Khedivial Mail 8.8. Co, committee was to recommend any-Reuter, thing it should recommend a small
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS portion of the scheme being tried. Mr. Braga said it was impossible to criticise the scheme as it was Mr. Wylie said It was obvious highly technical. He pointed out that the scheme prepared by, Mr that on Mr. Wong's figures the Newhouse was elaborate one,
much more amount of water used for fire fight- ing purposes was much higher than Director of Public Works, said the
Mr. H. E. Goldsmith, Assistant that given. Hon. Mr. Creasy was unable to be estimate of the cost of the scheme g
Mr. MacKichan felt that the present. It had not been possible was a the optimistic side. If nay-
11.06 for the D. R. W. to examine Mr.hing was to be done it should be Both ships had been anchored out first offered by the Government was therefore impossible for him wit the Colony rather than a scheme afven as 124.19 million gallons as 8T. ALBANS
was Wong Kwong-tin's scheme and it a comprehensive scheme through-i
1,811.40 1,040.40 site Wossing during the night, Cornid work was commenced. When comment on it. Mr. Goldsmith ecting only part of the Colony against 317.06 million gallons, the ARAFURA
The consumption for July is TANDA wall having arrived from Hunkew the levelling was finished, how pointed out, that Mr. Newhouse, The whole question needed look-estimated population being 434,280 and the 5.9. Scheering ward ever, it was decided that the funds the preparation of the salt watering at from a very broad angle. bound from Shanghai, Early youter. day morning the eraser picked up her in hand were not sufficient to build scheme referred L, was assisted anchors and proceeded slowly towards as designed. Then occurved, the by another sound engineer, the channel entrature. The
The question, of utilising salt Seheer was noticed on the Woosung the proposition was left in aby D.P.W, but it was felt that until E.S. strike of 1925 during which period water had been examined by the Flits some distance away 163 thu cruiser got order way, and theru
Afterwards mick time never appeared to be any possibility was spent in deliberating on sites that a salt water scheme was not avery other source was exhausted of collision. There was a gun den and schemes, but at a meeting of desirable. Of course a time might of shipping moving around 1 thef the War Memorial Committee on come when all other water resources time, but the channel entrance was July 11, 1927, the present scheme had vanished or when it might elen as Cumwall steamed in that was decided upon. direction.
prove more economical to use sea water. That time had not arrived
The Hon. Dr. S. W. Ts'o suggest and if work was carried ont now that the scheme should be con- would have to be carried out later getting it thoroughly thrashed out. 12.23 million gallons from Kow-TAKADA it might interfere with work which sidered by experts with a view to 2.73 million gallons from Taikoo, MOREA
The consumption figures include if the necessity arose. The De partment had examined all nullahssion the chairman said the original Tsun Wan and 10.09 million gallons. GANBETA
At the conclusion of the discus-loon, 7.42 million gallons from "SHEAY-MOUNT with the object of getting the proposal was to decide whether the from steamera. for fushing purposes, efe. It had and recommend it to the maximum supply from this source meeting should adopt the scheme
KARMALA Kowloon Figures. Water had not been made of these sup
Kowlcon storage figures are as
*Cargo only. follows: plies, and it was now proposed to
He had drafted out an amend-
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. 1928 1925 harness them.
ment to the effect that the meeting Kowloon Reservoir 323.56 342.07
WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS, had considered the selieme and de- Shek-li-pui -
115.42 40.55
Parcels Measuring not more than 24 ft. x2ft. x Ift. will be technical advisers of the Public sired it to be referred to the Reception Reservoir
22.47
33.15 received at the Co's Office up to noon on the day provlous to sailing Works Department for report by
For Passage Ratos, Handbooks, Freights, etc., apply to 401.55 422.67 them, after which the commitice 93.29 million gallons for an esti The consumption for July wILD
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co., desired to further consider it.
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men to boat stations and the others and rew of the German vessel also displayed remarkable discipline..
Regular Monthly Sallings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia
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as compared with 129,960, Thia Amendment Curried.
shows a consumption per hend per He did not think the Committee day of 9.2 gallons. In July of last
ward. If a scheme of this sort July 1 to July 11 and an Inter or not the scheme should go for was constant supply last year from was in a position to say whether year it was 24.1 gallons. There
it must be one which effected a con-tricts west of Eastern Street from was to be put Into operation then mittent supply in all rider main dis-Zealand, siderable saving. Mr. Mackichan the 12th to the 14th and an inter- tied that it was a perfectly fea- mittent supply in all rider main sible scheme and congratulated Mr. Wong Kwong-in,
I was on necessary, we are informed, for the cruiser to go astern in order to pass on the port side of a buy at the entrance and the proper sigral of three blasts to denote this movement was given. The 3.5. 'Scheer was then on the port side of
Proceeds To Shanghai, the cruiser and had just weighed Following the collision Cornwall anchor with her bow towards the sen. She sounded one blast to in. Proceeded to Shanghai anchoring off been realised that the utmost use Emergency Commitice,
the Bund some short time after 11 divate that she was proceeding tona. The German vessel put about starbound, and the cruiser signalled and returned to Shanghai herthing at that she was going, ustern,
the Old Ningo Wharf. She will in alt probability be drydorked here for repairs; the full extent of the damage, however, is not yet known.
Wind! Or Tir.
H.M.S. Cornwall was proceeding to Shanghai from Jankow when the collision occurred and was to leave; for Weihaiwei within the next few days for exercles. It is believed that Hongkong for repairs,
When the time came for a sult water scheme, full consideration would be given in that proposed by Mr. Wong Kwong-tin.
Question of Cont.
Mr. M. K. Lo asked what would be in the discussion which followed
The P. O. Royal Mail Steamers to Londen vix Sues Canal, The P. & 0. Branch Service of Steamera to London via the Cape, The New Zealand Shipping Co. Steamers to Southampton and London
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Tatal"..
the two vessels meeting with tho that she will now have to proceed to the pressure available in the case Technical Committee af, the Water consumption was 117.97 million
For some, unknown Pensy both vezels gradually neared under the influence of either wind or tide. was son obvious that a collision was inevitable. The bow of the German vessel was tungul toward the graiser; freighter's bow an angle of about 30 degrees in the eraser's part side. The Impact peruered in ti vleinity of the cruiser's torpedo tutes and the torpedo blister received post of the freighter's weight."
The blow was minimizel by the German captain having his engines running full as tern at the moment.
It is terstond that Captain Lovesun-finner, compounding Corn wall, was to Shanghai and procted home. It is leave the ship at considered most unfortunate the accident should have occurred at
this time.
that
was proposed to put a reservoir 100 of fire, Mr. Wong replied that it feet above sea level.
Mr. Lo suggested that the sitheme house and other experts, should be referred to Mr. New- Mr. Cock said that at the same The ss. Scheer is a freight vessaltime as Mr. Wong was working on the scheme he was working on similar lines in Kowloon, did not get very far with the scheme but he land talked the matter ever with Mr. Wong and they had agreed in principle but not in detail,
Everything was carried out in a of the Bamburg-Amerika Lina of orderly man on board the èraiser: 8.142 tons. She is one of the old The watertight doors were ordered Hugo Stimmes line of fighters and closed and the lower deck was cleared. has been running to the Orient for a There was no necessity to order the good many years.
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Me understood that at one time the Government considered putting fresh, water tanks n the higher levels, and if it was practical for Fresh water it was practical for salt water.
Mr. Cek said he did not think there were practical difficulties in the way of the scheme but he was inclined to think that the estimates of the cost were rather optimistic. He did not want to threw cold water on the praisal but on the paint of opening as the roads he did not think the work rould be done for
Emergency Committee,
pointed out
Mr. Wong Kwong-tin asked who muted population of 171,160 or the experts were and Mr. Wylie.5 gallons per head per day. In that there was a the same month of last year the gallons, the population 166,120 and. Mr. Cock suggested that all mem-
the consumption per head per day res of the committee should secure 22.9 gallons. There was a constant Information regarding the scheme supply in all districts during July and at the next meeting they could 1928. The consumption figures din preserve the principle of the pre-not include, wafer sent to Hong- posal and with the additional in-kong, but do include 49 million formation secured possibly amend pallens from Tsun Wan. the estimate.
ment which
Mr. M. K. Lo seconded the amend
animously.
carried Was
un-
The Chairman expressed thanks to Mr. Wong Kwong-in and Mr. Butler for the trouble they and taken in the preparation of the scheme.
WATER RETURN Figures of Storage and Consumption.
The rainfall up to July 30 is given a 37.08 inches as against.
3:06 inches, 1928.
Last Night's Rain. A welcome, but unexpected, rainfall occurred last evening, a considerable amount of rain fall-
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CHINESE NEARLY DROWNED suddenly one of them shouted for
LAST EVENING."
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