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FRIDAY, JANUARY- 11, 1935,
STORAGE OF WATER
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GIFT of GAB
Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr Directed by Karl Fround. Presented by Carl Laemmle.
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CHAPTERS
LOST SPECIAL
from the story by SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE the tremendously exciting, thrilling, bffling story of a railroad train that DISAP- PEARED from the face of the earth!
With FRANK ALBERTSON, ERNIE NEVERS, (the famous "all American "ster) 'C' CILIA PARKE?, CARYL LINCOLN. An Adventure Serial. Directed by HENAY MACRAE.
A Universal Picture
1st CHAPTER TO-DAY
TO-MORDOW
2nd CHAPTER “Lost Special"
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ACTIVITIES ON LONDON MARKET
BRITISH PLAN TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT
London, Jan. 10,
London, Jan. 10, The copper market is at present in
The passage in the Now Year a state of suspended animation and the fluctuations are governed entirely broadcast message from the Prime by the results of the talks in progress Malator, in which he said he hore between non-American producers.
Bears Caught Short
FIGURES FOR DECEMBER - SHOW SLIGHT DECREASE
Consequent upon, the increase (n the Colony's population, during the past year the consumption. or water has increased, and although there were 07.605 Inches of rain, as com pared with a total of 62.46 inches for the previous year, the quantity: The outcome of yesterday's meeting locked forward with great expecta- scheme for new land of water in storage in the local roof African producers was reported to tion to a servoirs on January 1, 1985 was less be unfavourable, but it is confidently settlement, aimed ultimately at than on January 1, 1934.
expected that a general agreement Twelve months ago
there wore will be reached in London, so as to placing thousands of families back 1,815.66 million gallons in the Island present a united front when non- on the land, has aroused much in- reservoirs but on January 1 last the American producers meet the Anseri terest, and the Daily Telegraph storage was 1.708.08 million gallons, cans in New York at the end of the states that the scheme foreshadow-
At the beginning of this
month. Some, of the delegates aro ed has been drawn up by the com-
missionera
the appointed for Tytam was eight feet eight inches nlready bound for New York, below overflow and had 814.78 million
special areas, formerly known as gallons in storage against a
otal of
depressed areas, and the Minister $22.86 million gallons on January 1
of Agriculturo, 1934, when the water was seven feet seven inches below overflow. There
The paper says the scheme will has been an increase in Tytom Bye
provide for the settlement of some wash which is now 18 ft. 0 ins. below
18,000 families from special areas with a storage of 3.00 million gal Tons against .08 million gallons "In
in groups of 150 to 200 on small January last year when the water
This state of affairs is likely to holdings of between three and five was 24 ft. 4 ins. from the top. Tytam continue for some days, although it acres. Each group, it is said, will Intermedinte has now 19266 million is pointed out that the International be provided with an instructor in Committee could rectify the position gallons against 102.72 million gallons by releasing some of the buffer pool the production of market garden * year ago. It is only seven inches stocks. The present situation is most crops, pigs and poultry. Materials helow overflow, whereas last year it unreal and the International Com- for houses and all necessary stock was 19 ft. 6 ins. There has been mittee is incurring severe criticism and equipment will be provided by quite an apreciable decrease in Tytam Tuk, which now holds 1,042.01 million
the Government-British Wireless. gallons as compared with 1.162.00 million gallons last year, when it was 11 feet below as against this year's, 10 ft. 0 inches..
Wongnelchong Decrease
Wongnelchong has only 9.01 mil- lion gallons and is 10 ft. 11 inches Lelow overflow, while Inst year it had 11.62 million gallona and was, 17 10 in. below.
Large and unexpected shipments of tin to America, causing a shortage of supplies here, have been responsible by a bad squeeze on the berry, who have been forced to pay rapidly. ad- vancing prices.
Reuter.
4-0 p.m.) but in December 1934 a 15- FIVE POWER - PARLEY hour supply was provided from the Arst to the 20th, and from the 21st, to the end of the month the supply was restricted to ten hours.
Mainland Reservoirs
RECORD ESTABLISHED FOK FAST TALKING
London, Jan. '10.
Power pre-arranged Five
On the mainland the total storage for the month of December was 673.12 A million gallons against 661.16 million Conference was held last night. the same time last year. On both The "delerates" did more talking occasions the Kowloon Main Reser-in five minutes than at any other voir was level with 952.50 million
resolutions were
At Pokfulam the reservoir is 12 ft. 4 Ins, below with a storage of 30.42 million gallons, whereas on January 1, 1934, it was 10 ft. 8 ini. below with, 42.02 million gallons in storage. gallons in storage. In the Kowloon conference on record.
The upper reservoir at Aberdeen Byewash there are now only 103.16 contains 121.44 million gallons and is million gallons against previous There was no agenda and no 11 ft. 1 in. below. Last year it had 163.84. On January 1, 1936, the Bye 141.32 million gallons and was 6 ft. Wash was 23 ft. 0 ins. below and a Ins. below. In the lower reservoir year previous it was only 8 ft. 4 ins. 44.22 million gallons are in storage, below, but it is stili 19 ft. 10 ins, below. Twelve months ago it had 81.24 mil Hon gallons and was 21 ft. 7 ins down.
in
passed. War was not a topic of conversation, nor did disarmament enter into the discussions. Unfair compati- tion was not even thought of.
Shek Li Pul is now 2 ft. 1 in. below with 107.67 million gallons in storage, and on January 1, 1934 it was 1 ft. The conference had no definite 1 in, below with a storage of 111.87) venue. All it amounted to was million.
that the girl telephonists in Lon-
It is estimated that the population on the Island in December 1033 was There is a decrease in the Shing don, Amsterdam, Stockholm, New 387.750 with a consumption of 200.29 Mun Reception, which now is § ft. 11 York and Montreal were linked up million gallons, including 11.83 mil ins. befow with only 9.80 million gal- simultaneously. lion gallons drawn from the main lens. On January 1, 1084, it was land, giving an average daljy con- level and contained 23.15 million sumption of 21.7 gallons per head nor gallons.
day. Last December the population For December 1983 an estimator уда estimated at 390,750. Those population of 321,800 on the main- people consumed 202.88 million gal- land consumed 181.60 million gallons lone or an average of 24.2 gallons or a daily average of 19.2 gallons per per head per day.
person. Last Dezember 836,000 con- During December 1933, there was a sumed 195.48 million gallons, or 18.8 afteen hour supply (0-11 ... and gallons per day per bead.
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