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CATCHMENT HUPEH ALLIANCE.

WATER

AREAS

SOME OBSERVATIONS

COLLECTION AND STORAGE FOR

ONE YEAR

GEN. TANG SENG-CHI & THE "IRONSIDES"

CHIANG ORDERS VIGILANCE

ESTABLISHED

1846

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1929. .PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

AN AVIATION:

TRAGEDY

FOUND DEAD

JAPANESE PILOT & WRECKED 'PLANE

WORLD

FLIGHT SEQUEL

GETS ACROSS

THE "PATHFINDER" NOW IN SPAIN

BOUND FOR ROME

Madrid, Yesterday.. The Trans-Atlantic monoplane "Pathfinder" has landed on the beach, near Santander, at 9.10 p.m. -Reuter.

FOUR TEST PLAYERS

DO WELL

CRICKET RESULTS

GLOUCESTER IN FIRST PLACE IN CHAMPIONSHIP

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Established Over Forty Years). Manager:-RALPH A. COOPER,

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SUBMARINE H47

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE DISASTER

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

London, Yesterday. The Admiralty announce that] submarine H47 was sunk to-day by submarine L12, off the Pembroke coast.

AND

PARLIAMENT

PREFERENCE

A DISCUSSION

Shanghai, Yesterday.

GOVERNMENT OPPOSED TO General Tang Seng-chi's military

CONSERVATIVE'S POLICY movement in the southern province VARIOUS SCHEMES EXAMINED is arousing suspicion in Nanking

NOTTS MEET SOUTH AFRICA

MR. SNOWDEN'S VIEWS official circles. General Tang is The following observations on the said to have kept himself in a hos

Salt Lake City, Yesterday.

Two batsmen and two bowlers, There were only two survivors on

London, Yesterday. Mr. Mashashi Goto, the Japanese water problem have been specially pital in Loyang, refusing to see

[A telegram from Old Orchard, out of the twelve players, provi- the H47.

In the House of Commons Mr.. written in the hope that they may any callers.

pilot who left Los Angeles, on July (Maine, U.S.) dated the 8th instant, sionally selected to do duty for According to an official report 3 on a projected world flight is re-stated that the airmen Roger Williams England in the Third: Test match be of service to the Colony during from Hankow to Nanking, General ported to have been found dead and Lewis Yancy, whose attempt to (see page 9), did well in the first was 28 men, and her displacement concentrated his remarks on im- One man is missing from the L12. L. S. Amery resumed the debate on

the Conservative The usual complement of the H47

Safeguarding the present crisis:

amendment on the Address. На One square mile of catchment Tang Seng-chi has arrived at a beside his wrecked 'plane at Provo race Assolant and Lefevre across the class games of cricket which end-440 tons. Her sister ship sank in aren will collect sufficient water to understanding with General Chang Canyon (Utah, U. S.)-Reuter's Atlantie was frustrated owing to theed at Home yesterday.

These the crash or their "plane the "Green Flash,"

dock at Devonport

perial preference. in supply 19,000 people for one year, Fa-koei, the leader of the "Tron-American Service.

were Hammond (who has yet to August 1926, and was consequently took off to-day for a light to Rome on a Bellanca monoplane the "Pathfind his best form in the Tests) placed on the Disposal List.

Mr. Philip Snowden (Chancellor. finder."]

and Woolley of Kent (who has The H47 was commanded by of the Exchequer) in reply, said several fine Test performances to jLieut. R. J. Gardner. his credit but had not been "cap- and "Farmer" ped" recently), White (England's, captain in the absence of A. P. F. Chapman), and Maurice Tate of Sussex.

each person using 30 gallons daily, and the rainfall over the catchment giving a run off of 12 inches during the year.

The average

rainfall

in Hong

Kong is 80 inches per annum, and

may be

a run off of 60 per cent. taken. Therefore, each square mile of catchment on the Island will, in normal times, supply water for

sides." It is believed that their combined movement, if any, is to be around. Hupeh.

On receipt of this report, Chiang Kai-shek. gave instructions to the maintain military authorities to strict vigilance.-Nan Chung Kuo News Service.

[Note: This scheme is already

in hand.]

Pumping of Water from Tankers

CANTON ITEMS

+

POLITICAL REFUGEES WHO ARE "WANTED"

REQUEST TO HONG KONG

Canton, Yesterday. Under instructions from the Central Government, the Canton Government has issued orders to and police depart. the military ments to arrest ex-General Ngai Pong-ping. "and other pro-Kwang si prominent Cantonese."

76,000 persons for one year, and ready got some similar scheme in the least catchment area required hand. by Hong Kong is 10 square miles, and the capacity of the impounding reservoirs must be 1,383,920,000 cubic feet of 8,650,000,000 gallons in order to start the year of supply with a full water supply in storage. pump from tankers into the conduits and Macao Governments, request- The rainfall impounded during one to maintain the reticulation supply, ing the extradition of the officials

to

into Conduits

As regards the suggestion to

The Canton Government is said to have written to the Hong Kong

year is supplied the public; it is not practicable for the follow-named. through the reticulation system the ing reasons:- following year. Rainfall collected during the year of supply should not be counted upon as forming part of that year's supply.

(a) à reticulation supply, to be satisfactory, depends upon an adequate head of water being maintained in the distribution tanks, and such can only I quite admit that this is done in be maintained with a sufficient supply many places owing to force of cir- of water in storage; and tankers can- cumstances, and that in Hong Kong not take the place of a storage reser- the collection and storage of suffi-voir.

cient water to supply the Colony (b) The cost of such a supply is for one year is not possible. I am

!prohibitivel

(e) An intermittent reticulation pointing out the sound principle of

supply is not satisfactory as has been having in hand sufficient water to demonstrated recently in Hong Kong, meet the demands of the ensuing for the simple reason that the draw- year. Another point to note. A off by consumers is concentrated to the catchment area is determined upon restricted hours of supply, and con- the minimum rainfall — not upon sequently the head (pressure) is re- the average rainfall; and again this duced, and those people who live at a in Hong Kong is rot, possible, the distance from the source of supply to be satisfactory must be constant, and island is not large enough.

it is impossible for tankers and light- to keep the supply constant.

The present shortage is due noters

Water Tanks

so much to the failure of the rain (There are several other technical rea- fall this year as to the fact that we sons), started the year with a shortage in the reservoirs due to the "Typhoon

The best method of supplying water "Rains" of last year being below two to the public, now that our reticula- thirds of the mean "Typhoon Rains." tion system is practically out of Had we possessed a catchment area action, is by tanks fed from lighters proportionate to our minimum rain-and tankers, and in this respect good fall, and storage to suit, then we work has been done, and no fault would be having no trouble now.

can be found. Supplementary Supply from Mainland

It all boils down to the fact that

V.R.C. Swimming Bath as

Pumping Tank

As regards using the V.R.G.

adequate

No Ma Jongg for Officials Chairman Chang Ming-shu and Chai- Commander-in-Chief Chan tong have given striet orders that, as from to-day no civil or mili-

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OCCASIONAL RAIN

This morning's weather re- port states:--

Pressure is highest over Japan,

The typhoon exists as a continental depression over Kiangai.

Forecast: S.W. winds, fresh, squally, cloudy, occa sional rain.

can

At 9 a.m. to-day the Ameri-

Consulate-General re ceived the following cable from Manila, timed 4.30 p.m. yesterday:-

.

Typhoon in about 119 de- grees Long. E., and 25 de- grees Lal. N. moving N.W.

during a year of least rainfall we swimming bath as a pumping tank, tary official is to indulge in the cannot collect and store upon the the scheme is quite feasible, pro-game of ma jongg under penalty island sufficient water to last us for vided a full and, constant supply of of severe punishment. one year (this is, of course, well water is obtained, and

To-day being the third anniver- known to our Water Engineers in pumping facilities are installed. As aary of the Northern Expedition, the Colony). Therefore water supa temporary measure it cannot en-

all Government offices are closed ply to supplement that of the island able the reticulation supply to be and all officials are requested to must be brought from the mainland; maintained even on an intermittent attend the anniversary ceremony and to prevent the position becoming basis.

at the Government office. hopeless next winter, the water scheme now in course of construc tion on the mainland should be com-

As a

(not a temporary one),

Catchment Drains

Wells and Run-off from Roofs

War on Outlaws According to the plans of the Commander-in-Chief, General Chan

sion areas

year:

69*888*28ESTSKESDBog

WATER SUPPLY HOURS

Victoria and high level districts:-

6 a.m. to 8 a.m.

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Section only), Barker Road, § Severn Road: (Eastern Magazine Gap and Wanchai Districts:-

6 to 9 a.m.

Four out of seven county gagements were played to a de- finite conclusion and the other

Two Survivors

Later.

"Pathetic"

it was a pathetic sight to see a man so fervently believing and eloquently expressing a creed so

The Admiralty announce that the fallacious and unsound as that two survivors of the H47 are the which Mr. Amery had been ex- Mr. Snowden declared and a Petty Officer telegraphist. commander, Lieutenant Gardner, pounding.

that there was no analogy between When news of the disaster ar-

the McKenna Duties and Safe- three resulted in first innings derived at Portsmouth two dockyard Party had given full notice that if guarding Duties. The Labour tuga were hurriedly coaled, pro-returned to power the McKenna visioned and equipped with salvage Duties would be repealed and if re-

cisions.

Shuffling of Places Notta, the leaders in the cham-gear. pionship, were engaged with the

The collision occurred twelve pealed in the next Budget the coun- 6 to 8 am and 4 to 5 p.m. Remainder of the Peak South Africans and therefore did miles north-west of St. David's try could not be surprised.

not have points to think of approximately 45 fathoms.

Head, the depth of the water being No Belief In Preference Gloucester, who were two points

Mr. Snowden declined to state behind Notts, won outright from Naval Ball at Torbay this evening would be repeated before

As a result of the disaster the whether or not Safeguarding Duties Middlesex and jump into first has been cancelled, also all Fleet place with 39 points against dances this week. Notta' 89, but the latter have a match in hand. Kent, with a lead

JØDOSOMRAZINE

"UNTIN BOWLER"

NEWS AFTER TWO DAYS' SILENCE

SAFE IN QUEBEC

New York, Yesterday. After two days silence (since the "Untin Bowler" left Remi Lake, North Ontario) news has been re- ceived of her safe arrival at Port Burwell in the extreme North-East of Ungave Bay (Quebec).-Reuter's American Service.

LORRY DRIVER ATTACKED

A cargo ccolic who was crossing Con- naught-road West with a bag of rịc on his shoulder was knocked dawn yesterday afternoon by motor lorry No. 1936, and sustained a fractured log.

In a report of the accident made to the Police, the Chinese driver of the lorry said that after the accident he was set upon by a number of other cargo cookies, and in the scuffle he lost bts wrist watch valued at $12.

The coolie is now in the Government Civil Hospital.

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1929 rainfall..15.13 inches

Average

Deficit

..42.82 inches

.27.79 inches

DON'T WASTE WATER I

"BEWITCHED”-

"I was bewitched, so I took it."

mascot

Official Announcement

Alexander, First

In an inconclusive match, retaini Mr. third position with 82 points. of the Admiralty, in Middlesex drop from fourth tonouncing * the disaster,

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THE 'VARSITY MATCH

Cambridge in Good Position v. Oxford

London, Yesterday.

At the end of the second's play in the annual match be- tween Cambridge University and Oxford University, the..... score was

Cambridge (1st inninge) 377 runs. J. T. Morgan made 149. Oxford 245 runs for 8 wickets. The Nawab of Patandi made 106-British Wireless Service. [As the Dark Blues are now less than 150 runs behind, the Light Blues cannot enforce the follow on to-day, the last day. Victory for Oxford seems very unlikely. 11 Cambridge got the last two Oxford men out early, made their rans quickly and declared, they might win.]

GDER26$8686*****BOSS

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in the next Budget. The Govern ment (he added) were very anxie ous to promote the closest trade Lord relations throughout the Empire an- but did not believe that the most. in advantageous method was a pre- the House of Commons, said ferential tariff system. Prefer- that both vessels belonged to the ence was not possible without tax- Instructional submarine flotilla and ing food and raw material which, were proceeding from Lamlash to practically, were the only two Portland. Steps were taken to things the Empire sent to Great locate the H47 as speedily as pos-Britain. The Government would sible but owing to the depth, sal-never be a party thereto (said Mr. vage was very improbable, and Snowden) and added that Mr. there was no hope of saving, the Churchill, in abolishing the tea remainder of the crew, estimated to duty, had swept away one of the number 22.-Reuter.

greatest preferences existing. He thought India, the most populous 24 Chanalties

part of the Empire, held infinitely The revised list shows that greater possibilitica for trade than there were 247 casualties in yes-all the Dominions He (Mr. Snow- terday's submarine disaster. Aden) hoped that before the Govern- naval flying-boat hovered near the ment left office they would have spot during the whole of evening swept away all dutics on food, trying to locate the craft. Mine sugar, dried fruits and all dutiable sweepers are standing by to at-articles Ort food. Preferences tempt to lift the submarine, but would naturally go with them. the efforts are practically doomed, owing to the death of the water 50 fathoms.-Reuter.

to

The

Diving Operations

Sugar Producing Colonies

Mr. Snowden said the Govern- ment were very sympathetically con- sidering the difficulties that some. British Wireless report of the sugar-producing colonies states that the best diving appara-were experiencing and would see if tus available had been despatched assistance could be extended to the аселе and professor them, which would put them in a Leonard Hall is on his way to ad-position to face the future and joint sixth (with Yorkshire) with vise and deal with the diving world competition.

The Government did not intend 69 points, going below Lancashire operations. "I regret" (added the

to abolish the Empire Marketing (77) and Derby (74) who won First Lord of the Admiralty) that Board but would see if the money no hope can be entertained of any could be more usefully expended, of the remainder of her crew being

Mr. Snowden mentioned, as an alive. I am sure the whole House will join in conveying our heart-earacst of the Government's desire felt sympathy with the bereaved relations with the Empire, that it to cultivate the closest commercial

relatives."

outright.

Whereas there were only seven centuriona the number of bowlers with five wickets or more in one innings is nine.

wickets,

Sussex.

Warwick lost to Essex by ten wickets.

Notts drew with South Africans.

Seven Centurious

.194

150

194

131

117 ∙104 ?

with £2,000,000 to Australia, if the purchasing power of the people of "SOUTHERN CROSS" the two countries were raised, say, by six shillings per capita, He Rome, Yesterday.

contended from this that the best The "Southern Cross" arrived at opportunity to develop imperial Littorio airport at 2.35 p.m. today, trade lay in helping India by lend- ing her capital to enable the pea- sants to use steel instead of wooden Further Details

ploughs also to use motor tractors Later. and they might some time be edu When daylight was fading the cated to the point of using, motor- roaring monster appeared from cars.

-Reater.

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MOTOR FATALITY

Results at a Glance

was at present engaged in com- Wella will, and do, provide whole

Gloucester beat Middlesex by eight Submarine H.47 is of the Holmunication with the Empire Gov- Mr. A. Dunn, of No. 19 Felix Villas, pleted with all speed so as to store communities with water for all Chai-toug, it is expected that figured in a fatal motor accident in

land type, which are the amallest ernments to see whether it were Kent led Hampshire on the 1st inn- and slowest of the British sub-possible to hold an Imperial Econo- the rainfall of August and Septem- purposes; and again there are after having suppressed all the Queen's road West last night.

He inga

marines. ber next. No temporary measures numerous places where wells are of Kwangsi remnants in the East was driving motor cat No. 1907 at Northants lost to Lancashire by ten

mic Conference for the purpose of should be adopted: the scheme no use (that is, no water can be ob- River districts, bandit suppres-Tat restaurant an 11-year-old Chinese

18,40 p.m., and when near the Tang wickets..

Commander Officer: of K.47 seeing how inter-imperial trade should be completed as designed.

Derby beat Worcester by eight tained by sinking), and dwellers in

Lieutenant Gardner and Petty might be extended. Water from River at Frontier such districts depend upon rain and commanders appointed there-down before. Mr. Iluma enuld apply the

will be mapped out girl got in the way and was knocked wickets.

Officer Telegraphist Cleburne have * British Trade to India forlorn hope (should the water caught in tanks; the water so to will be given five months to brakes. Ag

Yorkshire Jad Surrey on the tat been saved, Leading Signalman Mr. Snowden proceeded to argue August and September rains fail caught is the run-off from roofing clear out all the bandits in their.

innings.

Bull of L12 is missing and the that British trade to India could be The girl was severely injured in the us) the river at the frontier should The use of both wells and tanks is respective jurisdiction, that is, head, and died at the Government

Somerset lost 1st innings points to condition of Able Seaman Samson increased by £87,000,000 compared

of L.12 is critical. be tapped, and the water, if at all possible in Hong Kong and is ad- before the end of October this Civil Hospital soon after admission. suitable, piped along the railway visable, provided proper care is line in surface pipes to Kowloon taken against contamination.

General Yu Hong-ping has tele- and pumped to the reservoirs. The

Do not look for artestan wells on graphed to Military Headquarters Harbour pipe line should be laid Hong Kong Istand; it is only a waste that his troops have destroyed the

A. W. Carr (Notts} of time. Some sub-artesian wells of robbers' nest at Wat-shui Shan In This was the statement made to Mr. Mardinge (Kent). a kind may be found, especially in the North River district and cap-E. W. Hamilton, at the Central Magis-JA, J. Christie (South Africa) 148 In order to take full advantage of Happy Valley where a subterranean tured a number of robbers, also a tracy, this morning, by a Chinese who Fayton (Notts) Russel (Essex) the light ralos that are passing over stream is said to flow from under large quantity of provisions and was charged. with alcaling the island, shallow catchment drains the harbour, but what I expect a arms. Besides those captured, (a female figure) from a motor car Woolley, FE. (Kent) should be cut on all available hill- deep well at Happy Valley will tap over 200 robbers were killed, parked outside the City Hall Hammond (Gloucester) sides that are not contaminated by is surface soakage from the high while the Government troops lost Fullage water. No billside is too country surrounding the Valley: In 50 men-Canton News Agency. small to be neglected, provided the any case in Hong Kong wells cannot run off from it can be led to one of meet the case, but small iron or the reservoirs. The cost of these wooden tanks fed by the run off from drains is not great, being about couse roofing can go a long way to- $1,200 per mile, 500 coolies could wards overcoming the present dif- cut one mile of drain per day, such flculty. Each tank is connected to places as "The Dragon's Tail," the existing rain-water pipes drain- Black's Links, ed the southern ing all roofs, and a trap must be

bai Municipal Council and the As- slopes of High West (if not already fixed to intercept any rubbish that

sociation of Relatives of Victims tapped) should be tapped; even may blow on to the roofing. This

of the May 30 incident are pro Brick Hill should receive considers suggestion is worth considering as tain Arrachart and Commandant gressing but that no settlement beat Middlesex by eight wickets. "Southern Cross," on its journey

It is another method of collecting Rignot, who had planned to leave demand of the Association that has been reached, because of the Preliminary surveys are not any rain-fall that may come, and as Hanoi on July 8 and to arrive in the Council reimburse Chinese necessary for this work: Chinese every one must know rain is the Canton between noon and 1 pm, merchants for losses alleged to levellers can place the gradient pegs only solution of the present problem, had to postpone their departure have been sustained during the faster than the coolles can cut the The tanks of about 500 gallons each ring to the typhoon that is drains. In three weeks we should be would be placed in the open space to threatening ready for any light rain that may each building, and raised about 26

Later. fall. Should heavy rain fall, well, from the ground, with no openings we would have done no harm, the except t

pipe, and reservoirs will fill up all the sconer over dow pipe and one tap,

quite expect that our Director of Public Works has al-

tion

the

rater

(Continued, on Page 8:)

FRENCH AVIATORS

REACH CANTON AFTER A DELAY

EN ROUTE TO JAPAN

Canton, Yesterday, The two French aviators, Cap-

The French aviators arrived here during the afternoon in a Breguet nine with a Renault 550 Horse-power engine en route to Japan

way to get rid of your witches is for His Worship remarked: "The only

toria Jail for two months”

5 for 34

Denotes not put

you to stay with Major Willson in Vic-Rhodes (Yorkshire)

Best Bowling Figures

the blue, flying low, the occupants The present Government only dif Parker (Gloucester)

7 for 05 waving handkerchiefs to denote fered from the Last on the ques- Slater (Derby)

for 27 their desire to land. Pessants tion of the method as to how im- Macdonald (Lancs)

7 for 10 Highted & bonfire to indicate suit- perial trade and development could Tyldesley, R. (fanes,)-, 8 for 34 able ground.

be promoted Clark Northants)

The aimen state that they do Amendment Rejected Hurt (Somerset)

Zor 78 not expect the descent was due to The Conservative Safeguarding C. White (Somerset). 5for 71 exhaustion of petrol and that they amendment was rejected, the divi Tate (Sussex)

5 for 90 will be able to resume the journey alon resulting:— Gloucester v. Middlesex

to Rome at daybreak.-Reuter. -- Against London, Yesterday.

Due in London at Dawn S

It was reported in the Shanghai vernacular press recently that negotiations between the Shang-

general strike there.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR

The closing rate of the dollar on dems.

and to-day w88 1/11 3/16

*

5 for 50

At Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Scores:

The Australian seroplane,

from Australia to England, arriv Middlesex (1st innings) 184 ed in Rome this afternoon (July runa and (2nd lunings) 121 runs 9) and is due to leave for Lon- (Parker took wickets for 85 don t dawn to-morrow-British

Wireless Service.

runs)

Gloucester (1st innings) 185 "runs. for 6 wickets, declared (Hammond made 104 hot out) and (2nd innings) 121 runs for 2 Vickets.

Continued on Page 9)

DUKE OF GLOUCESTER

London, Yesterday. The Duke of Gloucester has ar rived in London. Reuter.

840

For

220

Government Majority

120 Reuter

The marriage between Mr. Frederick Bede. Cox, younger son of Mr. F. Bede Cox, late of the Malayan Civil Service, and Nessa Kathleen Gaffney, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gaffney, of Limerick, took place at the Church. of the Assumption, Penang