9/26349/32 82773/31
COY FOR REGISTRA
Copy regs on 92653/22
-Water auftly
11 MAY 1932
44 92
OL, OFFICE
Telegram from the Officer Administering the Government of Hong
ng to the Secretary of State for the Coloni as
Dated 11 May 1932. Received 12.40 pim.11 May 1932.
Confidential No.98. My despatch of 10th March Confidential Loan requirements and my telegram of 4th May Confidential
No.88 Shingmun scheme. Hong Kong now suffering from another
severe drought. It has been necessary from today to restrict supply from mains to 7 hours daily and unless rain falls at an early date outlook serious. There is very urgent necessity for proceeding with Shingmun scheme and I should be glad to
receive authority to proceed at earliest possible moment.
that
An announcement scheme had received your approval and would be started at once would have very good effect locally.