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THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

SECTION.

which four Chinese are charged with having been concerned in the recent piracy on a trading junk plying between Shanmei] (Swabue) and Shaukiwan. The alleged pirates, five in number, were intercepted by the police at Joss House Bay where they GALLANT DEFENCE. of bullet wounds, and the doctor the loot into a sampan to be taken were alleged to be transferring stated that from the body of one ashore. One man was shot at and of the guards, three bullets were killed, and the other four arrested. extracted. The three men ehow-The hearing of the case was ad- ed no signs of disease.

journed until this afternoon.

"SAN NAM HOI" PIRACY. RECALLED.

COURT PROCEEDINGS.

'CATERER'S - CLAIM.

1

The question as to whether a ship's caterer was entitled to pay during the period in which the ship in question was laid up was raised in the course of a Summary Court case yesterday afternoon. Taang until Monday afternoon when the Su claimed against the Tung Yick Coroner and jury will visit the Co., of No. 23 Connaught Road ship, after which the proceedings West, for $290 wages, on behalf of will be resumed.

Officers' Evidence. Evidence of the attack on the ship and its defence by the foreign At the Central Magistracy yes-

Officers was given by Captain terday afternoon, Major C. Will W. H. Sparke, and Mr. M. F. son and a Coroner's jury held an Houghton, Chief Engineer of the inquiry into the deaths of Mr. ship. They repeated modestly the Hugh Conway, late Chief Officer now famous story of the fight of the s.s. "San Nam Hot" and the which forced all the pirates, num- two Indian ship's guards, who bering about 30 to give up the at- were killed as the result of the tack and take to the water. recent alleged piracy on board the] The inquiry was adjourned ship in the West River delta.

Medical evidence was given by Dr. Alexander Cannon in charge of the Victoria Mortuary, -:

He stated that he conducted

Mr. M. Lo watched the post mortem examinations on the quiry in the interests of the own- body of Mr. Conway and on that era of the "San Nam Hoi." of the two Indian guards. He

Back From Swabue. found that Conway had a bullet Yesterday afternoon, the hear wound in the heart, a shot which ing was continued "before Mr. was the primary cause of death, Roger Edward Lindsell at the Cen- The two Indian guards also died❘tral Magistracy, of the case in

himself and others engaged as the

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WATER SUPPLY.

Lovel and Storage of water in Reservoirs on January 1, 1928- CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER

WORKS LEVEL. ...

/1026

1927 Tytam

18' 8"B 12 8"B Tytam Byewash 25'4" 26' 6"B Tytam Intermediate Level Leval Tytam Tuk

1211"B 22 "B Wong Nei Chung.. 15 23 16' 4" Fokfulam....... 17'11" 19' 3"B (Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow" A denotes "Above Overflow."]

Storage in millions and decimals of gallons,

1927

278.72 .50

Tytam Byowach

tent Supply was given from 4th to 31st December, 1926:

Full supply in all Rider Main Dis tricts during December, 1027 with the Eastern Street where an Intermittant exception of the districts West of Supply was given from 1st to Sist December, 1927.

KOWLOON WATER WORKS

LEVEL

Kowloon Reservoir

•1027 1928 '7' 0"B. 7′ 4′′B Shek Lal Pui Resor

voir

113 TB Reception Reservoir:. 34B 3B Storage in millions and decimals of gallons.

1027 -1028 283.50 280.42

Tytam

Tytam. Intermediate 195.00

1828

285,70

38 Kowloon Reservar 195.00 Shek Lai Pul Reser

Tytam Tuk

1.121.75. 028.08

voir

18.59

28.38

Wong Nel Chung.. Pokfulum

18.46 Reception Reservoir ...

27.24

1928 1927 Estimated population 188,140188,180

98.40 BO.37 24.55 25.92

Total

·406,45 40408 Total.

1,688.91 1,448.25 Consumption of water in Kowloon and ll District in millions and de-

Consumption of water in the City in millions and decimals of gallons dur-

ing the month of December cimals of gallons during the month of a K

1926 1927 December,

Consumption.

74.8977-88.6%

Consumption

244.20 271.58

16.8 17.5 Estimated population 407,620 412,940

Full Supply, in all districts during Consumption per head probandages December; 1928 and 1927.

19.320.0 The Government Analyst's reporta Fall Bupply

in at Rider Main Die-show that the quality of the water is tricts during December, 1926 with satisfactory,

par

the exception of the districts West Total rainfall to December 31, 1928, of Eastern Street: where an Intermit 100.78; December 31, 1927, 107.87,