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SERIOUS WATER PROBLEM CERTAIN BEFORE APRIL
(Continued from Page 1.)
and the influx of refugees from China.
The three-year plan recommended by the Water Engineer, Mr. Wood- word, in being pushed on to com- pletion at a cost of over $3,000,000.
As a result the following Import- ant works have been completed and will contribute towards Ensing the water supply problem once heavy rains are recorded:
Construction of supply malus, CAN YOU DRIVE A CAR! Indivi-pumping stations, and the Peak Itond dual lessons by experienced drivers, tank, which will enable Shing Mun $45.00 including water to be distributed to higher complete COLTEO car-supply, gasoline, insurance. For levels on the Island. particulars, Hongkong Driving School. Tel. 22464. G. P. O. Box No. 200.
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The Steamship
The tender of a firm In England for the supply and laying of new harbour pipe lines has been accepted. This work will start on November 1 and should be com- pleted in six months.
Two new harbour lines are to be laid, and in addition to giving special treatment to the bed of the harbour, the new pipes will be conted with a special concrete preparation to pravent corroding.
The existing harbour pipe line will be torn up. and the pipes used for land purposes as it has not been found practicable to repair them for use across the harbour.
The new pipes will be 21 inchics diameter instead of the existing 10 Inch pipes.
"CHENONCEAUX” 22 A/38 Bringing Cargo from Marseilles vin Saigon, etc., arrived Hongkong on Saturday, 17th September, 1938.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- be loon, whence delivery may obtained immediately. after landing. All claims must be sent in to me
On the mainland several new on or before 27th September, 1938, important works are either in the or they will not be recognized.
course of being effected or are now Damaged Packages will be examine completed. The frst seschwater the the ed by
Company's Surveyor noteworthy Talmoshan Messrs: Goddard and Douglas scheme has just been finished, and the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 23rd September, 1038.
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any duti-
able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyora...
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
R. OHL Agent.
Hongkong. 17th September, 1938.
DUKE OF WINDSOR OFFERS SERVICES TO ENGLAND (Continued froin Page, 1.) Emperor in the event of war. Their offers have been replied to by a note of appreciation.-Reuter.
India Behind Britain QUEBEC, Sept. 20.-The peoples of India would without any
NEW CATCHMENT
soon as
rains comc,
additional
water will be sent into the Shing Mun Dam.
Tenders for the second section
have already been accepted and the work will start forthwith.
-Tlie-third~pection-will-be put in hand by the spring of next year, and the fourth and final section by the end of 1939.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1938.
BLOODSHED IMMINENT
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that the Soviet will ald in every possible way.
Soviet circles believe that tho Czechs may not yield to British and French pressure and the result will be Invasion by Germany and a war In which feŝtain and France may be involved.-United Press.
Disaster Near
PRAGUE, Sept. 19. An appeal for calm in the face of the present situation was broadcast here last night by the Government, the final words of the talk being an
Prague may Indication that
not accept any proposal contemplated by Frarte and Britain.
conversation "The Anglo-French
further step in the constitutes a
dramatie
the developments of crisis,' declared European
the speaker, "but they are not yet the lust word."
Wus
A meeting of the Czech Ministers discussed the situation in a session to-day which lasted over an hour. convened im- The meeting
and French mediately the British Ministers had called at the Paloce lo inform the President, Dr. Edouard Henes, the recommendations of their Governments.
The new session of the Cabinet will be held under the leadership of Dr. Benes himself.
It is believed here that the Ministers have the difficult task of choosing between losing an important section of their country or possible extinction altogether. It is feared that a refusal to agree to the Anglo- French recommendations will mean disaster, nobody belleves that Soviet aid would be sufficient to save the issue.-Reuter.
Censorships in Prague
PRAGUE, Sept. 20. Confiscating all foreign newspapers the authorities here have insituted a strici censorship.
Telegrams are also censored and all foreign telephone calls are topped.
-United Presa.
Won't Cede Territory'
PRAGUE, Sepi, 20. Government-spokesman-has- reiterated that Czecho-Slovakia would rather fight than cede an inch of territory:
When this work is completed there will be a catchment, six miles long. taking water from 3,050 acres of the Talmoshan hillside, and will, it is confidently estimated, solve Hong- kong's water problem, no matter how small the rainfall during the year,
ed for the construction of service reservoir * Kowloon Tsai, which is just above Kowloon Tong and work on this is expected to start next month. With this scheme goes to the the laying of a pipe line reservoir, which will be started next year,
Meanwhile tenders have been call-parately
41 new
There are indications, however, that the Government will at least consider the Anglo-French proposal following a long Cabinet session in which, though no decision was made, it seemed to be indicated that a plan might not be rejected and might even be considered.
The
Ceskcslovo official organ carried a full account of the plan which is interpreted as a
move to prepare public opinion to think of in terms of territorial sacrifices-
United Press,
All this work, together with addi- tions to the distribution system on Too Late For Negotiations both sides of the harbour, forms the stoubt $3,000,000 scheme approved by the Legislative Counell Tast year. The
back Creat Britain with military work alrendy nccomplished will measures in the event of war, de- greatly assist in giving Hongkong a clared Sir Firoz Khan Noon. the better water supply, but it is not oup- Lon-able of solving the immediate prob. Indian High Commissioner in don, on his arrival here.
tem, and so far as this is concerned, Government can merely hope that there will be early spring rains, or even rains later Vils month.**
ACUTE SITUATION IS ADMITTED
The man in the street in India, sak the Commissioner, displays an Intense interest in world affairs and that interest is at present running
The prospects, however, nbnormally high on account of the
not admit threat of war which might involve bright, and officials frankly
that an acute situation is certain the Empire. He added that "the during the winter months. loyalty of the peoples and princes of India to the King-Emperor can never scheme will havner,
be in doubt."—Reuter,
U.S. Co-operation WASHINGTON, Sept. 20-It Is understood that Mr. Joseph Kennedy, the American Ambassador in London. Is sending a full report to Washing-
д
By next
are
the present advanced to such stage that even with abnormally poor rainfall, there is not likely to be the same water shortage, as two sections of the Talmoshan catchment will be in operation, and will be sending millions of additional gallons of water into the Shing Mun Dam.
The Jubilee Reservoir al Shing has a capacity of 3,000 callons, is at present less than one-third full.
"With Shing Mun, we are in tho position of an owner of an expensive car who has not sufficient petrol to drive it," an official said.
ton, of his conversations with the on
British Prime Minister in the past few days.
President Roosevelt had a conter- ence to-day with members of the State Department on the European situation.
Το survive the next six or nine months is the problem confronting the Government, he added.
It is stated here that Unlied States co-operation in finding a solution for
Further restrictions are inevitable, the European problem is at present although whether they will be effect not requested and not contemplated; ed next week, or next month, officials by the United States,-Reuter.
will not at the moment say.
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BERLIN, Sept. 20, Emphasising that the hour of revenge had come and that peace In the Sudeten lands must be restored with the weapon in their hands, treferring to the Free Corps), Herr addressed Dresden rally to-night. Sebekowsky, the Sudeten Press Chief,
He also remarked that it was too late for negollations and regretted that Paris and Londen bad "not yet seen through the two-faced game played by Prazue.' The speech was broadcast all over Germany
and relayed overseas.- Reuter.
ITALIANS READY TO GO TO WAR
(Continued from Page 1.)
Hungarian Government's full sup- port of the demands of the Hun- garian minority in Czecho- Slovakia, for self-determination.-- Reuter.
Moscow Scepticism
MOSCOW, Sept. 19. In the absence of official reports the Soviet authorities have made no comment on the Anglo-French con- ference, Political circles believe, however, that the proposed terms will not be acceptable to Czecho- Slovakia and will increase the danger of war. There is a
general feeling
of scepticism concerning the value of an international guarantee of the new boundary of Czecho-Slovakia proposed by Britain and France- Reuter,
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