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cable to convey to the Secretary of State the vlows of the Honourable Unofficial Members that have been so strongly expressed to-day.
TELEGRAPIL. FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1932.
ditional supply as possible through the now subsidiary fountains,
Equitable Distribution.
By this method full control of the supply will be regained, dis- tribution will be moro equitable and any immediate necessity for the importation of water and the In view of the admitted serious-erection of tanks should be ob- ness of the situation I will now nak vinted. the Director of Public Works to make a statement on the present position of the water supply and the now proposals for distribution. IMPROVED RATIONING.er ton days. Scheme for Isolating Mains
for Fountains. The Director of Public Works
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If approved, the necessary works will be carried out expedi- tiously as possible. It is hoped that this system of supply will be brought into operation in a week
DEATH INQUIRY
INDIAN CONSTABLE SHOT
BY UNKNOWN MAN Sitting as Coroner yosterday afternoon, Mr. Fraser, at the Kowloon Magistracy, conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Jawaln Singh, Police Constable B120, who died in Kowloon Hospital on April 30, as a result of gunshot wounds which he received in n scuffle with an unknown Chinese In the early hours of the morn ing, of April 5.
Inspector Shannon, of Yaumatí Pollco Station, represented the
Amar Singh, a Police sergeant,
sald:--The total quantity of water number of fountains on the pre-Joposed that at 3.01 a.m. on Aprlf
The number of the now street fountains to be fixed on the now subsidiary mains and trunk mains will not be less then the existing Police. in storage in the reservoirs of the sent supply, mains. Colony to-day is 781 million By reducing the hours of supply, he met the deceased at the gallons, being 578 million gallons to metered services it is anticl junction of Boundary Street and
Lafchikok Hongkong and 168 million pated that a 12 hours supply can
Road. Decensed gallons in Kowloon.
Lator be given through the new foun-parted to him “All's well."
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the Finance Committee informally (At a meeting held afterwards,
On Wednesday, the 11th May, it was deemed necessary to cut down the supply throughout the Colony to seven hours a day, and since approved the expenditure of an then careful watch has been both on estimated sum of $25,000 for put the consumption and the distributing the scheme into operation). tion of this supply.
Member's Question.~-.
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the spot and there found deceas- od lying on the ground. Doceas- od thon told him that he saw a Chineso whom
to he wanted search. The Chinese struggled, and in the struggle, decensed was shot by this Chinese with his own revolver. Witness reported the matter and had the deceased re- moved to hospital.
A Shantung constable, D69, said he was the Arat to arrive on the scene. He was on duty in the vicinity, and on hearing police whistle at 3.15 am. he followed the sound and came upon the de- cenaed lying on a vacant piece of ground. Decensed
After full investigation it is now
Hion, Sir Henry Pollock;-1 take considered that neither the reducit, when the Director of Public tion in consumption nor the dis- Works said just now that the num tribution of the present supply faber of new street fountains to be satisfactory, and that further rea-fixed on the now subsidiary maine triction is necessary.
and trunk mains will not be lean Cutting Down Supplies,
than the existing number of four tains on the present supply main,' The present supplies on both meant that the number of foun- sides of the harbour must be cut talna altogether would be double? down, and the proportion of the Director of Public Works: supply taken through meters should Yes. During the period that the be reduced, as street fountain conmeter supply and the subsidiary sumers are at present not getting supply are on. an equitable share.
Hon. Sir Henry Pollock:-I will Under the existing systeme of now. Sir, formally ask--so that the supply through meters and street] Unofficial Members may have an fountains, both off the same main, opportunity of recording their it is not possible to restrict either vote that this matter be put to supply separately, the result being the vote so that it may be seen that while there appears to be they are all in favour of the mo- THEQSOPHIST LEADER, considerable hardship amongst tion which I have proposed. It le those drawing their supplies from not, of course, for the Oficial street fountains, metered con- Members to vote. Aumers enjoy n comparatively generous supply.
H.E.'s Remarks.
To reduce the hours of supply to His Excellency:-There is very any considerable extent under the little for me to add to the remarks existing system would throw burden of sacrifice atili moro
the of the Colonial Secretary in reply oning to the Senior Unofficial Mem- those using street fountains, and, ber'a
motion. The Government would further aggravate the pre-accepts the motion of the Senior sent disparity of supply.
consumers
Unolicial Member and members Scheme Evolved.
may rest assured that the import- ance and' urgency of proceeding With the object of ensuring that with the second section of
the all consumers should have an Shing-Mun scheme is fully appre- adequate supply, but that metered clated by the Government, and I should retain the shall not fail to convey the views advantage of having their water of the Unofficial Members of this delivered through the house taps, Council to the Secretary of State. the Waterworks Engineer, Mr. Hon. Sir Henry Pollock:-By Nowhouse, has evolved a scheme to telegram, Sir? overcome the present difficulties, at | a comparatively small cost.
His Excellency :-Yes.
Unanimous Vote.
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It is proposed, in the case of the Central and Western A vote was then taken and Un- districts of Hongkong, to utilizo official Members unanimously sup- the existing isolated trunk main ported the motion. in Caine Road, and connect to it a The following announcement series of temporary subsidiary was made by acting Colonial Secre mains running down towards the tary, the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, E. W. Other, who are leaving the harbour and carrying a largo when presiding at the meeting of number of street fountains. In the Finance Committee: "There Colony, Mr. Russell touched upon the case of the Eastern District ofis one further matter for the Com- the good work which Mr. and Mrs. TANDA Hongkong and the Kowloon dis-mittee. You heard the scheme Othen had done in the Lodge, and NANKIN tricts, It is proposed, to isolate outlined by the Honourable Direc-wished them every success in their NELLORE certain suitably placed trunk tor of Public Works for a better new sphere of activities, mains and connect to them a large rider main supply. It will involve number of street fountains.
a cost of $25,000, it is estimated, we want the informal approval of It would then be possible to give and as the Government has ap the Committee to proceed with the supply to these subsidiary fouu-proved of this scheme we would work at once." tains during the period when all ilke to proceed at once with it so other supplies are cut off,
that the Director of Public Works On completion of these altern-ean have the whole scheme in tions it la proposed to give one working order within the time that period of full supply to the whole he mentioned, a few days-Beyon community, including the foun- to ten days I think. There has tains, on the existing mains, and been no time to put the formal thereafter as Inng a period of ad- vote before you this afternoon, but
Hon. Mr. Ta'o:-Will the pre- sent supply be disturbed during the time the Improvements are being made?
The Chairman:-In no way.. take it this is informally approved and awaits only the formal vote.
The Committee agreed.
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