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GOVERNMENT REPLY ON WATER

EXTENT OF SUPPLY REVIEW OF SITUATION IN HONG

KONG & KOWLOON

HON, MR. SHENTON'S QUERY

Information was sought by the Hon. Mr. W. E.. L. Shenton at the meeling of the Legislative Council

to-day. The replies of the Govern- ment spokesman and Mr. Shenton's questions are appended.

Question: Will the Government give this Council the following information:-

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No. 27,210

PETROL PUMPS

FIGURES ABOUT THEIR ERECTION

REPLIES IN COUNCIL

The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga asked a number of questions at to-day's meeting, of the Legislative Council. Those, together with the official replies, are given herewith:

Question: How many petrol ser- stations exist in the City of Victoria and at Kowloon, respective- ly, and at what places?

HONG KONG,

COLONY'S TRADE LOAN

ESTABLISHED

1846

THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1929.

POSITION REVIEWED

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANK SOLE LENDERS NOW

NO UNDUE PRESSURE

The following report on the Trade Loan is incorporated in the Colonial Treasurer's annual report on the finances of the Colony:

1927.

The sterling liability on Decem. ber 21, stood at £315,000, During the course of the year under review, Reply: Twenty-one petrol ser-435,000 was repaid as against vice stations exist as encroach- mettson Crown land in the City £400,000 in 1926, and 2550,000 in of Victoria and outlying district mounted to £1,800,000 and by the Loans obtained in London an 10 stations at Kowloon and end of the year £1,385,000 had been quantity New Kowloos.

The Hong Kong and repaid. the storage

Shanghai Banking Corporation are and service reservoirs 00 the island

now the sole lenders.

The present position of the water supply in this Colony?

Reply: The total

water in

of

<

All loans fell due for repayment at the latter part of 1927 and the beginning of 1928, but owing to the

Permission Given the morning of Question: To whom and under June 17 amounted to. 192,75 mil. What conditions has permission been lion gallons! The average drop granted for eracting and maintain- since June 1 (with fully one inching such service stations? rainfudy has been 3.2 million galReply: To the Asiatic Petroleum financial situation then prevailing lons A day, which means that, Co. Standard Oil Co. and Texas, it was decided not to put any undue under similar conditions, there is a ou annual permits subject to storage to last until August 16, such general and, special condi- many

tions as Government may require.

The daily rate of draw-off will, however, be decreased by further curtailment of the hours of sup- -ply, as further outside sources of supply are brought to Hong Kong for the benefit chiefly of those sections of the community on the lower levels' who are at present the principal sufferers.

The total daily consumption from all sources has been reduc ed, to 4 million gallons as against a maximum 1923 summer supply of 12 millions gallons a day. Compared with last June the high levels consumption has decreased 'by about 40 per cent, and the same reduction applies to all metered services in the elty.

Applications Pending Question: Are there any ap pliations pending for the erection of additional service stations; if so,| from whom have such applications ben received and how many await decision?

pressure on

bans

the borrowera, and were renewed

on

a month-to-month basis.

It was found necessary in four cases to resort to enforcement of the security, and no losses were sus tained in this connection.

The overdraft at Bank at the close of the year was $4,023,050.88.

The following table shows the financial position of the loan on

Reply: Four applications are December 31, 1928:- pending:-

Total of Loans issued front November 18,

(0) A.P.C.-area at Fire Sta- tim compound Kowloon.

(2) A.P.C.-area occupied by China Motor Bus Co., Chatham- road. Kowloon.

(8) Texas Co.-area on the new Priya East reclamation.

1925 on the security

of Mortgages $15,628,782.84 Less redempton effected

1926

1927- 1928

(4) Standard 01 Co.-area op-

during the year:

$2,604,980.00 4,845,879.76 3,408,660.02

Total

-$10,854,369,78

.$ 4,774,428.06

76,506.93

At present all the reservoirs, ex-posite K. E. L. 1464, Nathan-road. Less amount written off cepting Tytam, practically Question: Have any applications empty, and it is of interest to re- be refused and on what grounds?

are

no

as Irrecoverable

Total of Loans out- standing, on Dec. 31, 1928

Reply: About 12 applications cord that, with the exception of the Pokfulam reservoir, there is

have been refused either because evidence of silting. The Pokfulam sites were unsuitable or because; reservoir has silted to the extent of they were open to objection from Overdraft with the Hong

3 or 4 million gallons due the point of view

the

construction of

the trafic.

section of Stubbs-road with.

to

in

the. eatchment area. The

of fire risk or

Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

$ 4,697,906.13

on Dec 31, 1928 ....$4,023,050.88

Interest in arrears on

December 31, 1926

December 31, 1927

Interest in arrears on

Annual Revenue. Question: What is the annual total lees in storage in the island revenue derived from permits for reservoirs due to siltage is about the encroachment of Crown land andi 0.2 of 1 per cent

dangerous goods licences, respec- Interest in arrears. On In Kowloon the total quantity of tively, for petrol stations in respect water in the storage and service re-of-

servoirs on June 17 amounted to (a) the City of Victoria; and 80.6.1 million gallons.

The yield

(b) Kowloon?

1

From the Shing

since

June

Reply: The annual revenue derived from permita for petrol pumps etc. amounts to:-

(a) $4,345 for Victoria etc. and (b) $1,750 for Kowloon and New Kowloon.

Mun. River (with a 2 inch rainfall) has averaged 1.50 million gallons a day, but at times it has dropped to less than 1 million gallons a day. The average daily drop in storage since June 1 has for petrol storage licences, been 0,75 million gallous s0 that

[Two schedules, "A" for the City

To these sums must be added $64

with but a small rainfall Kowloon of Victoria and the outlying district should have a storage for about and "B" for Kowloon and New Kow- 32 months. It is hoped that it may loo were laid on the table as part soon be possible to increase the of the first reply.] hours of supply in Kowloon, but it must be borne in mind that Kowloon may have to continue contributing supplies to Hong Kong from Lai- chikok for many monthe-possibly until next year's rains set in.

As regards subsidiary water sup- plies the Shaukhwan and Aberdeen village supplies are in a fairly secure position, and brily a few light showers are necessary to keep the streams supplying these water works with sufficient for the normal consumption.

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ANOTHER GENERAL KWANGSI'S WAR NOT BANKRUPTCY CASE

ELECTION?

A PORTENT

LIBERAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE'S WORK

ELECTORAL REFORM WANTED

London, Yesterday.

ENDED YET?

KWEIPING DENIAL

PRO - GOVERNMENT TROOPS' REPORTED DEFEAT

REPORT OF THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER

LESS BUSINESS

The report of the Official Receiver for the year 1928 states:-

PROMISSORY NOTE FOR $2,900

LITIGATION ENDS

CHIEF JUSTICE REVIEWS INTERESTING CASE

Lam Ting-on, head of the King On

New bankruptcy business during the last year has been considerably smaller BREAK DOWN OF ARMISTICE me that that during 1927, the JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANTS

assets for distribution among creditors Canton, Yesterday only amounting to a sum of approxim

Judgment was given by Sir Henry The possibility of another elec- The report that the city of ately twenty-six thousand dollars, as Gollan, K.C., in the Supreme Court tion at no distant date is envisag- Kweiping, in Sunchow, west of against four hundred and forty-nine this morning, in the case in which ed by the Liberal Administrative Wuchow, and one of the few thousand dollars in 1927, and the eatm- Committee having adopted the remaining strongholds of the Kwang-ated liabilities to two hundred and solution moved by Sir Herbert si clique, has been captured by the seven thousand, as against two mit Samuel to maintain and strengthen pro-Government Kwangai troops, la lion seven hundred and eighty-eight the organisations in the constitu- evidently not true.

thonsand dollars. Pro-Government troops: under encies and by affirming their in-

The fees received for Official Re testing elections. tention of again strenuously con- Brigadier Li Ming-shu and Yangceiver's commission, however, amount

Ting-fei, stationed at Tenghsien, ed approximately to twenty thousand The Committee emphasised the although having set out for Sun-dollars, constituting a record for this necessity for electoral reform, chow as their objective, failed to office, at any rate, during the last 10 which it is hoped will be carried carry out their plane last week! years. This is accounted for by the out in the present Parliament by They did not march into Kweiping revenue derived from winding up the general agreement. Reuter. as reported in Canton.-

large estate which went into bank ruptcy during the year 1927, and the distribution of which had not been completed during that period.

LI CHAI SUM

Granted Partial Liberty at Tongshan

Shanghal To-day. It is reported that at the re- cent session of the Central Exe- cutive Committee a proposal was made (with the approval of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek). for the release of Marshal Li Chai-sum and his reinstatement in the Party.

No de vision was taken, but Ħ is stated that an understanding was reached.

Meanwhile Marsha! Li Chai- sum is at present at Tongshan and has been granted partial liberty, all the guards having been withdrawn-Reuter.

REPARATIONS

PREPARING FOR ANOTHER

·CONFERENCE

STRESEMANN IN PARIS

Paris, Yesterday. Harr Stresemanı has arrived and con-

ferred with MM. Briand, Poincare, and 206,818.64 leading Government officials, with re- gard to the date and venue of the 321,121.10 International Conference on the find- 289 ings of the Reparations Experts' Com-

mittce

December $1, 1928 .. Total number of Loans issued Less number redeemed in:-

1026 1927

1028

?

Loans obtained in London by

Number of Loans outstanding

the Hong Kong - Govern- ment Less repsid in:-

1926

1927 1928

Conference in a Neutral Country

34

85

Dr. Stresemann has returned to Berlin

87

205

Fees

Tong, sued the Ma Pak Leung firm as the makers of a promissory note for $2,900, together with interest amounting to $1,798, or, in the alternative, for money lent

His Lordship, in the course of his judgment, said: The actual amount in dispute in this case is small but it was so strenuously fought that the hearing took the major part of seven days and I was informed that Council of War

the case was of great importance to The reason for the renewal of the

the parties because, on its result, Kwangtung Kwangsi "war" has been Bankruptcy Discharged

depended several other claims. due to the breaking down of the Nothing of particular significance

The note purports to be signed by armistice between the rival mill- occurred in bankruptey administration tarists of Kwangsi and Kwangtung, during the period under review, bist the Ma Pak Leung which is the name It may be recalled that an under-pronouncement made at the beginning under which the defendants trade, standing was sought through a plan of the year by the Chief Justice, that but they deny that the note was by which all former Kwangsi lead-it was intended in future to enforce the made by them or any money lent to ers would retire from active servke provision, peculiar to the local legisla-them. There was a considerable ture, centained in sab-section (2) of conflict of evidence in the case and and that their troops be enlisted section 27 of the Ordinance, (which I am bound to say that the manner in the Canton Army, but provides in effect that where a debtor Brigadier Li Ming-shu would not does not of his own accord apply for in which Cheung Cho-po, who was for the enlist any of the old Kwangsi army his discharge within a reasonable time, the only witness called men, the negotiations came to the Court may compel him to do so) plaintiffs, gave his evidence did not nought,

will probably have considerable effect, impress me favourably and in at Wong Shin-hung, and will, except in cases of genuine least one instance, in connection Then-General one of the leaders of Kwangsi facisfortune, make bankrupter a rather with two books of accounts kept by less attractive - and more hazardous the plaintiff's he gave two con- tion, called a conference of sub undertaking than hitherto has been the tradictory accounts in the witness ordinates at Kwelping to decide on case. Many bankruptcy offences only box and instructed his counsel to peace or further war. It was the arise when discharge is applied for. opinion of most of his subordinates, that war should be carried on-Nan Chung Ku News Service,

Companies Liquidation Petitions for winding-up-nil (one in 1927)

Winding-up orders all (one in (1927);

Bankruptcy

Canlan Reinforcersents -- ́Although" Liu Woon-yim of the Kwangai faction has sincerely ex-1 pressed his willingness to surren Petitions (total) dar, yet there are, however, mazy Creditors petitions. detached troops who are likely to Debtors' petitions give further trouble. In order toReceiving orders round up these remnants at the Public examinations earliest date, the Commander-in-Adjudications

Schemes of arrangemast, Chief, General Chan Chai-tong,

Petitions withdrawn haa despatched two military aero Petitions dismissed planes and three monitors up the Discharges West River to co-operate with the Receiving orders rescinded Government's land forces.--Canton News Agency..

80 Officials Arrested

Wuchow, Yesterday. General Yu Tsok-pok, chairman-

after he, M. Briand, and M. Feincare designate of the Kwangsi Govern-

Assets distributed Estimated liablilties Pees in stamps.... Official Receivers Com

mission

more than Estimated Habilities

Receiver's Com-

had arranged for a Reparations Cen- ment in Wuchow, has, during the Assets distributed 83 ference to be held if possible, in the last few days, taken

middle of July in s neatral country-eighty officials of the previous Fees in stamps Reuter.

(Wong Shiu-hung) administration Offeinl fxto custody, charging them with being "counter-revolutionaries."- Nan Chung Kuo News Service.

£1,800,000

£100,000 550,000 435,000

1,385,000

£ 415,000

Total outstanding on Dec.

31, 1928.

OFF IN A HURRY

CHINESE SOBS ON OBTAINING HIS FREEDOM

BACK TO SHANGHAI

"I will return right away to Questions aked by the Hon. Mr. Shanghai" sobbingly vowed a native J. P. Braga at to-day's meeting of of the Northern port this morning the Legislative Council and the at the Central Magistracy. He was replies thereto were as follow: surprised at being discharged, cried

Question: What are the func

To-day's rainfall 0.18 inch 1929 rainfall. 11.54 inches Average

Deficit

38.57 inches. 22.03 inches

DON'T WASTE WATER 1:

RAILWAY SMASH

PERSON KILLED: SEVERAL - INJURED IN NEW YORK

CRASH IN THE REAR

New York, Yesterday,

COURT MARTIAL

CORPORAL HENDRY ADMITS HIS MISDEEDS

FICTITIOUS ACCOUNTS:

mission

BIG HAUL

1927 1928 39 27

20 19

18

a

25 13

27

10

15

6

1

2

8

2

710

1 1 6

2

give a third accouit which did not agree with either of the two given by himself. It follows, therefore, that the value of an uncorroborated and disputed statement made by this witness is not rest. Plaintifs Case

The case for the plaintiffs is that the defendant firm which carries on business at No. 310, Queen's Road Central, is a brasch of a firm of that name carrying on business as manufacturers and sellers of medi- cines and long established at Fat- | shan with branches in Canton, Hong Kong, and other places, that the

1927 note sued on, dated January 16, 449.007.521921, was given to cover other notes 2.788,520.55 representing advances made by the 6,414,90 | plaintiffs to the Ma Pak Leung firm. Cheung Cho-po stated that the 14,980,57

1928 note was handed to him by Ma 26,319.28 Choung-yu. Ma Cheung-yu abso- 207,887.22 | lutely denies that he over handed 5,562.75 this or any other note to Cheung

20,080.40

PART OF STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED

$1,160 STILL MISSING

Cho-po. As I have already stated I am not inclined to attach much [credit to any statement made by Cheung Cho-po and I accept the denial of Ma Cheung-7u. The de- fence is also a denial that the de- fendant firm is a branch of the Ma Fak Leung of Fatshan.

for

The Judge reviewed the evidence in this connection. He said that the Clothing, jewellery and money to explanation of Mi Cheung-yu was the total value of $2,720 was stolen that both by the nature of their from the room of a Chinese stud-respective businesses and To-day is the fifteenth day of ent residing at the Great Eastern hereditary reasons the business of the trial of Major G. M. H. Ogilvy, Hotel, Connaught-road, Central. of the King's Own Scottish Border- Li Chen-sang reports to the Police the Ma Pak Leung of Fatshan and ers, by a General Court. Martial that some time between 2 and 4 his own were closely associated. He further said that the business sitting in the Offers Mess at am yesterday, a leather suitcase places of the Ma Pak Leung of Fat- Murray Barracks.

containing clothing and jewellery

Arrangements have been made for, tions of the Subordinate Starchildishly, and lost no time in ma-eral injured on the elevated rail PRI,, gave further evidence in the clothing and Jewellerý were re-vertisements giving the names of

ing himself scarce.

connection with the workings of the Regimental Tristitute.

covered.

Col. Hendry, who was clerk to the was stolen from his room. He re-shan and of his own firm, both in PRI, and who is now serving a ports that $1,160 in American notes Hong Kong and elsewhere, were sentence of 30 days for embezzle is also missing. grouped together in the wrappers One person was killed and sevment of funds belonging to the

Subsequently the suit case with and handhills because they were ad- all Government vessels to obtain Committee?

wholesale businesses where the par- way at Sixth Avenue, across from their supplies from these sources Reply: The Subordinate Staff He had been seen yesterday by a the Cathedral of St. John the

ticular pills and other medicines during the present shortage. |Board was appointed under Govern- detective endeavouring to get rid of Divine, through one train crash- The Repulse Bay supply (from ment Notification No. 112, dated a blanket and some clothing at a ing into the year of another Wongnefchong reservoir) is almost April 24, 1911; to advise on certain pawnshop He failed to give a Renter's American Service. exhausted but arrangements have matters connected with the clerical satisfactory explanation of his pos- been made to deliver water by water and subordinate branches of the session of the stuff. boat from Stanley or Aberdeen, Gril Service The Board makes After evidence had been given by should it completely fall. Less than recommendations for promotion in the prosecution, the Magistrate 10,000 gallons a day would suffice the clerical and allied branches of (Mr. E. W. Hamilton) said that he IMPORTED FROM LONDON TO to maintain an emergency supply to the Government Services and keeps could not convict. It was quite

ARGENTINE the confidential reports made by probable accused had failed to find

this district.

GOLD BULLION

sald

He admitted that money received Gen Chiang Teo-pin, Minister to could be obtained. He denied em- from the sale of swill sometimes Germany, according to the Shun phatically that this grouping bore went to his own use. "Sometimes pac," has telegraphed the Waichiao, the meaning that at all the places when I received the money, I put it pu saying that it has come to his mentioned the busmesses carried on in the black box and sometimes I knowledge that a man named Sun were those of the Ma Pak Leung of

Fatskan. put it into my own pocket," he has been inducing Chinese coolles to go to Germany under the pretence

Onus on Plaintiffs As was pointed out by counsel Asked by the Court what became that there a plenty of work for of the money which went into his them there. Sun is alleged to have proceeded, this is not a holding out for the defendiaris, His Lordship

There is plenty of water at Talpe Heads of Departments on officers of the person who, he alleged, had New York, Yesterday,

pocket, witness said that he con-issued papers to poor Chinese and

Some-

to have obtained money from them action and the onus is on the plain- but the Fanling supply is getting this clase. It also supervises re given him the blanket and Clothing Certain banks here are Import-verted it to his own use.

Crafting and advises on transfera. to pawn; it seemed only natural ing a further $9,000,000 of gold times he made entries in his bocks by promising them work upon their tiffs to establish a partnership in

No Unofficials. that that person would keep out of from Lond

Argentine and sometimes be did not. The en-arrival. Gen. Chiang requests that fact. It was contanded that there Question: Having regard to the Accused's way and not own up.

Servicos tries were

never queried by the Sun should be found and punished, was evidence, which should be taken to rebut the evidence of any part- Question: What measures have fact that the Sub-Committee is His Worship accordingly dia-

nership, that the defendant firm the Government already taken or composed entirely of official mem- charged accused

Questioned as to signing, receipts

received discounts for the Ma Pak planned to meet the present water, bes will the Government consider. When the interpreter had inform

Mr. W for cash received, witness said that two bilis sent to "The Cinema Leung of Fatshad that there was Il Court by he could not remember whether he Officers, PRI" which he had supo evidence of any balance sheets shortage

favourably, in the interest of the ed accused of the decision the lat

Courtside 1 had

elved, permission from pressed.OS public service the enlargement of ter cried and sank to his knees In

of the defendant Arm ever having When shown a bill for $840 due been sent to Fatabin, or vice versa, that Board

the inclusion of the prisoners, boz,

to the Hong Kong Amusements Ltd. and that in non of the Fatshan witness said that he did not enter balance sheets produce

rather low..

EMERGENCY MEASURES

(a) By obtaining supplies

water outaide the Colony

3) By improving the water sup uncial members, algo?

plies within the Colony?

Reply The Governant

Reply The following emergency able to agres as to the measures- have been taken to aug. t desirability of this proposa

ment the ordinary

In No

tanks, each of

eito veri

January 28, 1929.

(Continued on Poor

writin

The Magistrate, who had bee

verdict on the chat

up and lugurred what

It was

the

repi hat the ould leave

for Shangbal at the hist

the Court

Reiter's

Yest

the

com

to that in his balanes short. It was

also possible that the bill was not sent în in time for inclusi balance, sheet. He had

held that b

Major Orkyy did

any entry of profits revel

the

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Mr. Robert Maynard Hutchins,

who is only 30 years

painted

of Yale UnivERANT.

the Law Schoolin