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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1929,

THE CHINA MAIL,

COLONY'S WATER SUPPLY

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JAPAN AND NAVAL STRENGTH

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ADEQUATE TONNAGE FOR DEFENCE AT HOME

THE 70 PER CENT. RATIO

Washington, Yesterday.

STORAGE DECREASING IN ISLAND

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The "China' Mail" is officially Mr. Wakatsuki has made a state-informed that the total storage in ment that Japan felt entitled to the island reesrvoirs on Monday a minimum naval strength, which morning amounted to 7,419.44 would be "insufficient for attack, lion gallons, showing a decrease and only adequate for defence in of 44.93. million gallons during the. home watere." Japan wanted 70 past week. The amount collected per cent. of the naval strength of from streams was 2.84 million Great Britain or the United States gallons.

in auxiliary craft as a whole. The week's consumption amounted No reference to any category is to 47.77 million gallons. understood.

In Kowloon

This means that Japan at the The total storage in the mainland Naval Conference will seek to reservoirs on Monday morning divide her 70 per cent. strength as amounted to 483.29 million gal she chooses, within certain limits, lons, showing a decrease of 6.61 conforming to her defensive needs-million gallons during the past For example, it might mean that week.

although she is allowed 70 per cent. The week's consumption amounted of the cruiser tonnage of the Great to 27.24 million gallons, not in- Powers, Japan might ask the Concluding 1.87 million gallons sup ference to approve a plan whereby plied to water boats at Laichikok. she can reach only 60 per cent, of The yield from the Shing Mun the strength of Great Britain or River and streams during the week the United States In the cruiser was 22.50 million gallons. category and allocate the remaining tonnage to submarines.

Later.

Storage

Hong Kong Mainland 326.88 186.81 327.58 117.44 311.72 121.65

The following shows the amount Interviewers of Mr. Wakatsuk! in storage (million gallons) on gathered that Japan will be willing the dates named: to make considerable concessions in other categories in order to keep April 22 what she considers her minimum defensive armaments in submarines and 10,000 ton cruisera. It is also intimated that 80,000 tons of sub- mersibles, or approximately Japan's June present andersen strength, will be offered as a minimum in London Reuter's American Service.

US. Tete-A-Tete

Washington, Yesterday.

The first exchango of viewa be-

tween Japanese and United States'

20

May

6

13

309.34 125.34

20

H

3

+

+

July

288.97 115.90 261.03

102.18. 237.00 87.96 212.71 85.61 192.75 80.51 177.62 109.25 175.64

naval delegates was held privately Aug.

at Mr. Stimson's home.-Reuter's

| American Service.

Sept.

རཏྲིཾ བ མ རའྱི ༤ ར མཉྫི བ པ

275,54 114.27

952.07

157.79 106.52 207.31 480.22 277.00 903.80 897.04 1,251.80 488.58 442.20

1,356.64

1.615.86 452.35

1,789.09 461.41 1.878.18 467.90 1.914.62 495.71 1,900.81 498.35 1:881.01 BOL.32

1,884.24 513.80 1,890.18

$14.98

14

1,939.64 515.08

21

1,704.20 514.87

OR

1,749.69 614.61

Nov.

1,699.58 514.64

11

1,855.60 515.46

18

1,606.78 814.78

1501.20 505.80

1,614.80 498.54

1,494.87 489.90

1,419.44 483.29

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DRUG TRAFFIC

Six Women Detained At[06.

Zurich

Geneva, Yesterday.

Six women and two men have been detained by the police --at Zurich in connection with the drug Dec.

traffic. Those arrested included one

of the ringleaders of the organisa-

tion, which is said to have bought cocaine at 800 to 1,200 francs a

Consumption

The following figures show the

kilogramme, and sold it at ten to weekly consumption (million gel- twenty francs a gramme.

Two alleged traffickers have been arrested in Trieste by request of

the Swiss authorities.-Router.

THE ORIGIN OF 'FLU

July

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The proprietor of the chemical laboratory at Zurich, and one of April 22:

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May rested, were in relations with the chemist arrested at Bale, and ap parently traded chiefly to Italy and the East.

lons) on the dates mentioned:--

Hong Kong Mainland

37.56

37.59

80.76 20.83

09.03

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18

30.57 25.07

20

31.03

25.00

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27

33.86

26.86

June

8

27.48

24.86

10

27.87

19.59

17

30.18

14.04

24

27.14

11.08

1

27.21

20.71

8

27.28

19.91

15

25.77

17.87

25.82

23.28

29

31.58

22.31

31.85

26.17

83.27 28,23

19

51.47 26,91

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Sept.

50.86 27.62

51.47

27.29

31

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48.49

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58.41 28.67

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64.90 55.16

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54.38 28.62

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26.87

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Discovery Of The Germ Claimed

Chicago, Yesterday.

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It says, "There is little or no. evidence in scientific or medical literature to indicate that Falk has progressed any further towards the solution of this problem than work-) ers in other parts of the world have] done now or in the past."

Shown a copy of the journal

Prófessor Falk remarked "Full evidence of my discovery will abort- ly be published."--Router.

NEGRO HERO

CONSULS RETURN

Generals Say It Is Too Dangerous

Tokyo, Yesterday. Rengo's correspondent from Mien- tubo 'says that after three days' fruitless parlaying at Mlentubo the

Saves Girls From Raging Consul train decided to return to

Fire

Baltimore, Yesterday.

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A negro saved a party of girls trup Messages from Harbin state that |ped on the fire escape owing to the according to "Haflar reports the sliding ladder sticking. The negro Chinese soldiers during the general climbed up aid the flames and retreat in November looted the poanded the ladder loose with a hazy "China Thrift Investment Bank" mer-Restore American Servico, allegedly an American capitalised institution.They murdered the

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