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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1932.

CUSTOMS REVENUE C

SEIZED.

Manchukuo

Action.

MR. SOONG'S STATEMENT.

Pelping, Yesterday,

Errors Of Judgement On Water

(Continued from Page 1.)

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on June 1 126 m.g. which should this was a serious error of judge- Mr. T. V. Soong in a statement have been retained on storage onment, and that the levels, of the Bywash should have been kept as says, that despite all protests, and the mainland, and which as the low as was consistent with neces- violation of treaty arrangements,, the Japanese and Manchukuo au- pipe line is a one-way servicesary cover to draw off, with the thorities have now actually seized could not be re-transfered; or in bulk kept in the Main Reservoir, the accumulated Customs revenues other words, assuming the pipe line as this takes so much longer to fill. at Newchwang and Antung.

To obviate the anomaly of water

from the large Shing Mun catch- ment area running to waste while most of the Colony's reservoirs are well below overflow, we suggest the construction of an open con-

Mr. Soeng gives excerpts from capable of transferring 3 mg. per telegrams sent by the Commission-day, that this service was kept in ers of Customs at Newchwang and operation for 42 days longer than Antung,

was required to effect an equitable The former wired on June 20 distribution. that the new Superintendent's de 2. Conservation of available duit taking the overflow direct from puty called to-day with a letter supplies:-In order that the bar- the Reception reservoir to the main from the Manchukuo Ministry of bour pipe line could be used to Kowloon Reservoir instead of as at Finance instructing me to hand transfer water from the Mainland present to the lower level Bywash over, by cheque, to the Bank of to the Island, Kowloon Main Re-reservoir All available... Shing Manchuria the revenue held by the servoir was run off into the Bywash Mun water would then be impound- Bank of China, and forbidding reservoir to such an extent that on ed before any overflow takes place further remittance to the Chinese June 1 only 31.16 mg. remained in to the sea. In addition, by widen- Government. Disobedience will the reservoir, while the Bywashing the temporary top end of the conduit in the Shing Mun Valley to conform to the permanent full (section, and abolishing the present bottle neck entrance at the intake, the amount of water received from this source could be considerably increased. The cost of this work would be comparatively small, and it would result in a definite con- servation of supplies during the period of construction of the main Due to the much smaller catch-Shing Man Dam, which has been area for the Main reservoir, the quoted in the Press as five years.

be considered hostile and effective contained 56 m.g. measures will be taken. I refus-

Levels (below overflow) were as ed and was told the revenue will follows:- be seized.

June 1 June 14

This was followed by a second Shing Mun Re- wire on June 21, stating that all revenue held by the Bank of China Kowloon Main

ception

was removed under force majeurej to the Bank of Manchuria yester- day. I protested to the Yokohama Bywaah Reser-

voir Specie Bank and demanded a re- mittance.

Reservoir...

Over-

7' 10" flowing

48'

4"

$1

82 4" 13'

rise in 14 daya was 17' 4" only,

3. Fenstocks at Kowloon Reser-

The manager wired his head office for Instructions yesterday,

The Antung Commissioner wired while the large Shing Mun cutch-voir: We note that the penstocks on June 20: The Bank of China, ment area resulted in the Reception to the Kowloon spillway were not officially informed me to-day that reservoir being filled (Rise 7' 10" employed last year, and water was they handed over the revenue bal and the overflow gave a rise of allowed to pass over the spillway. of the main dam at a, level three ances as on June 19, after the re- 29′ 4" in addition in the Bywash.

or four feet below that which could ceipt of a threatening letter from In the event therefore of further have been attained by the full use the Manchukuo Finance Minister heavy rains, which may be expect of the penatocks.

Three

and after a visit of the local Chined, it is apparent that the Bywash feet extra depth of water over the or four ese police, who instructed that the Reservoir will be overflowing to area of the main reservoir would revenus should not be touched.

the sea while the main Kowloon give a considerable increase in The Bank at the same time in-Reservoir will still be half empty, volume of storage, which should formed me, that such small service due largely to the fact that far too not be wasted. We submit that the balances as they held were also much water was drained off the full use of maximum depth of handed over.--Reuter,

Main to the Bywaah Reservoir dur-atorage should be insisted on, while ing the drought. We submit that in time of floods safe levels could be maintained by the use of these penstocks.

POST OFFICE REPORTS.

(Continued from Pagg 1.)

Wireless.

The total paid wireless traffic (was 402,938 messages, and 3,429,- 857 words, which represent in- creases of 34.98 per cent. and 31.88 per cent, respectively, as A compared with 1930.

The new direct service with Foochow was opened on May 12.

RUSSIAN TROOPS -ACROSS BORDER.

Disturbing Reports

In conclusion, I am directed to atate that my Commite anpreciate the fact that had the Shing Mun Dam scheme been proceeded with GE recommended, the situation would have been totally different, and works then only considered of a temporary nature would have been superseded. As these tem- porary works, however, bave already proved inadequate, and ap- pear likely to remain for Bome years, the foregoing suggestions are respectfully submitted 26 means of relieving the situation until the completion of the Shing The station-master at Anta-Mun Dam,

in Manchuria.

During the year ten distress JAPANESE REACH MANCHULI. and three piracy messages were

received from vessels,

The Radio Office issued the fol-

J

Harbin, To-day,

lowing wireless licences during chan, to the west of Harbin, has

&

the year: Ship Station, 78; ama- asked for an additional garrison this very vital service I have to In view of the public interest in teur transmission station, 15; because of frequent attacks by add that a copy of this letter has broadcast receiving, 1,788; deal- Chinese troops.

Been forwarded to the Press for general information.

era, 54.

As an experiment the Branch According to the Russian Press offices at Yaumati, Sheungshui, here, Japanese troops have now and Kowloon (in the grounds of reach Manchuli in order to "safe- the Royal Observatory), all of guard Japanese property." which were connected to the Cen- It is believed that there are tral Office by land lines, were considerable Russian troops opened for the public telegraph across the border from Manchu- service.

li-Reuter.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

CHAS, E. TERRY. Hon. Secretary,

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