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Water Hours

THE seriousTICAS of the Culous water situation has been fully ntlined in the last fortnight atvi there cat be no cri- ticism of today's decision 10 restrict water hours. These

new arrangements will undoubtedly much hardship, particularly in homes with big families, but rainfall so far has fallen far below expecia- tlong and measures must be takiff to ensure the winter "stockulle."

Ench year in

спике

determining

ning of the wet season Government has to gumble

Gre enrefully

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HONGKONG •D HOW-LOON.

WATER CUT TO 5 HOURS New Post

Zoning System

To Be Reintroduced

CONSERVATION NEEDED

Hours of water supply will be cut to five

hours daily as from this Thursday.

apply hours at the beria Simultaneously with the reduction of hours, the zoning system of supplying water-whereby half the community receives water in the morning and the other half in the evening-will be re- introduced.

on the prospect of guoi falls, The risks calculated but if, because of

forces unpredictable

in- volved, calculations are later upset by less than hoped for ralu, polley must be altered to safeguard supplies for future months.

Exception

ANNUAL, statistics sh

that below-average

rainfall ім the

excep

tlon, a policy of optimism

The morning supply period will be from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the afternoon period from 4 p.m.

to 9 p.m. Details of water supply areas both. in Hongkong and Kowloon will be made avail. able later today.

The present supply of ten hours in two periods will be given throughout the Colony tomorrow.

la beat and the Colony The cut in supply hours

derives the most benefit from

was forecast by a Govern

it. There should therefore be ment spokesman last week-

no grumbles when rain

to

necessary.

end. The Water Authority

fatis short of expectations has advised that because of and midsummer alterations

supply hours are the steady loss in storage in the reservoirs and the lack of rain, existing supplies should be conserved as much us possible since even if the radna do come, much more than normal yield will be required to All the reser- voirs before the advent of the dry winter season.

This is the position with the Colony's water supply this year: We have less than 3.500 million gallons in hand, There are 84 days of the "wet neuson" left. If we get only average rainfall between now and the beginning of October, supply will in-

3,415 million

Storage in the reservoirs erense by about another at 8 o'clock this morning 9,000 million gallons, giving stood a total of 12,600 milion gallons. To continue with gallons, representing a net loss of 116 million gallons 65 since Saturday.

aten-hour supply and consumption

of rate million gallous a day the Colony would begin the dry with about 7.000 Renkon

million gallona, posalbly lexa,

The Hope

supply would then

Thave to laxt us about 212 days through the dry winter months until late April. If winter rainfall yielda us another 2,400 million gallon the Colony would have about 9,400 million gallons for the

average

Bertrand Russell

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FIRST PICTURES OF BRITISH FLOODS

INVESTIGATORS ACCUSED OF

GESTAPO SNOOP

Washington, July 7.

House Influence investigators today dismissed a staff aide who was caught with a hidden micro- phone carly today cavesdropping on the hotel room of Bernard Goldfine's new press agent.

The committee also called on ¦ could hear conversation through the Justice Department, the the walls, Harriy merely FBI, and the District of Colum- į shrugged. In calling for a

Harris

bla Police Department to con- tho.ough police and FBI Y-

however, duct a full investigation of "all vestigation,

of tphr:xg?l the mother.

sald "these mysterious, develop- The chairman, Oren Harris, ments are something that have toll news conference his got to be pursued." subcomunittes voted

unans- mously to accept the resigna- tion of Baron 1., Shacklotte," the subcommittee side Involved Int the episode.

Theft Sensation

This photograph shows vehleles stranded in the square at Market Harborough, Lelocater. shire, where last Thursday water lay four feet deep in the town after the River Welland burst Its banks-Daily Telegraph pleture,

B & S Captain

Captain Resigns After Pigtail Incident

A Scottish sea captain who was involved in an incident in the Chinese port of Amoy last month, left the Colony yesterday for London, having resigned from his position with a local shipping company, Butterfield and Swire.

The captain, Mr J. R. Keddie, became involved in the incident when he pretended to cut off a young Chinese girl's pigtail at a party given He explained for the officers and crew of his ship the ss Hunan. his actions, saying, "I was only trying to be lively."

The party was given by the company's shipping agents in Amoy to celebrate the safe arrival of the ship through the narrows leading to the port which are lined with Communist gune on one side and Nationalist artillery on the other,

The Congressman also sal Shacklelte &wure that he did not The announcement come enter the rooms of any mem- shortly after GoldAno's lawyers bers of the Goldfine party "and sald they "have reason to be- remove or even see papers." Hleve" that Shacklette bad The subcommittee's action The channel is only a mile "eavesdropped" and recorded overshadowed for the time being wide. That was the first time confidential conversation be- second sensational charge the Hunan had put into Amoy tween them and their client from the Goldfine camp-that 'since the Communista had taken since June 29.

some of the millionaire's im- over, only Attorney Roger Robb and two portant financial records were colleagues demanded copies of stolen when his Secretary's London, July 7. Bertrand Russell, the Philoso-"

of reports sent telegrams made for the possibility pher, has that the wet season next protest to Mr Ferene Muennich, versations Shacklette had over- year may not begin on time, the Hungarian Prime Minister, beard at

seven winter months. But provision also has to be

For Peace

tobel room was ransacked." such recordings" and

Claiming exhaustion after Goldine con- on any

these

developments, Goldine the Sheraton-Carlton requested "at least" a one-day postponement of his scheduled return to the witness stand tomorrow.

To play safe 2,000 million and Mr Nikita Khrushchev, the Holet since that date.

Soviet Prime Minister, against

allons need to be kept for the trial of Mes Gyulia Rajk,+++++++++♪#85/S♪♪ announced Sherman Goldfine

It WTS

May of next year. This cute widow of the former Hungarian winter supply down to 7,000 Mudster, million gallona-or. 33 here today. million gallons a day-or

Saying about 2 hours supply. If rainfall continues below being tried with her would 'be

ot

1 condemnation Mrs Rajk and others who are

Joins A

average, however, even this a "blow to peace movements Pair Of Donkeys

PC-

storage could not be at-everywhere," he implored Mr tained.

Muennich to secure their quittal,

He asked Mr Khrushchev to use his influence to the same

The Future

THUS by reducing con- | purpose.

(Coald. on Pago 2, Col. 6)

Investigation

Mr Keddie mode one further trip to Southeast Asia after this and then was aired to resign.

"I've been out there (China) many times now that I know that once they are out to got you, you've had it," Keddie de clared.

State Visit

London, July 7. President Hous of West Germany will stay at Bucking- ham Palace as the guest of A spokesman of Butterfeld Queen Elizabeth during his and Swire, agents of the ship, state visit here from October sald they had investigated the 20-22, It was learned today. case, but had no comment to His visit was expected to bo mak¤.

ceremonial in nature. He may After Mr. Keddie became In-be accompanied by the Foreign

Minister, Herr, Henrich volved in the pigtail incident

Brentand.-Reuter. last month hia frm asked him to resign. They told him, "We cannot send you back to China any more in view of your bad

How Good Is baviour."

The U.S.

Radar Screen

no

49th State

But Mr Keddle. blamed

Washington, July 7, one. but himself. "not even the

President Ekenhower today, Benton Harbour, Michigan,

Chinese Reds," who be belleved. July 7.

tromed him "I should have signed a bill which will make A femalo vituos

known better, suld the 14-year Alaska the 40th state. Congress approved the legislation a week "Sherman Goldfine" joined a

veteran of the China coast,. • pair of donkeys, "Harry" and

Of the party, Mr Kaldie zaid, ago.

Alaska, now o territory, "Bessie", today In the Cccll

Ottawa, July 7. "They had a young girl seated Patta Zoo here.

Some of the bombers the Se-on my, right and all I did was expected to join the Union, later Mrs Rajk's husband. wILS "Sherman Golding" gallons a day, the Colony executed na Titoist but later and mothes are about 80 per be detected by existing radar her chin and made a gesture their approval,—Reuter,

father viel Union has now could not put my arm around her, chided this year after Alaskans give stands to be better off by rehabilitated. She was in the cent Vicuna---a STOSS breed warning lines in North America, like I was cutting off her pigtail Bome 1.275 million gallona party which took refuge with Victma-Llona.---U.P.I.

Tsumption now by 15 milion

million gallons a day during

the winter months, This

may mean the difference

The Defence Minister was re-

1

De Gaulle Visit

between a four-hour and a Wants Ban On Shacklette, reuke to detect some bombers then, I was only trying to be tion scheduled for October, it

24-hour supply.

Canada's Defence Minister, Mr in order to do something about by the beginning of the dry the Prime Minister, Mr Inre

Nagy, in the Yugoslav Embassy H▬▬▬÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷+++++++ George It, Pearked, said today. my balding head. Beason which may allow a Budapest in November 1980. consumption of another sixReuter.

Robb sald they had plying to Parliamentary ques- No Offence

Paris, July 7, "documentary" proof Shack-long on Air Defence.;

Ceteral Chatson do Goulle letto had been there, once even Mr Fearkes sald radar WIS "Everyone was happy and will visit Algeria before the next door Goldfine's suite, not obsolete "but it has not the there wasn't any offence at all referendum on the new constitu-

the subcommittee's chief Inves= } now in existence."

lively."

was learned, tonight-France- tigator, and Jack Anderson, an "It's got to be improved," he But the next morning, when Fresso assistant to columnist Drew and The whole quesion of the Hunan was pcheduled to Pearson, were dound in a hotel improving North American loave Amoy, the harbour mas” | last night with a microphone radar, systema was currently ter nummoned Mr Kalidle and under the door of Goliane's under "most careful study,” accused him of "bad bahaviour newly-hired Pubile. Relations

Mr Pearkes also sald Canada at the party and insulting our man, Jack Lento.

had no operational detectiu giri, which is not allowed in stations capable of polting Now Chiria." intercontinental missiles, but he Mr. Reddio' said hò duly understood the Uited States wrote a signed confession of was developing such stations.colf-critician before he was Mr Parkes, so said there allowed to take his ship out of

On present

figures and "prospects it would be wrong.

Gambling

to encourage hopes of an,

Ipoh, July 7. Increase in water hours later A Malay political party the this summor. Before this Peninsula Malays Union - 10

considered, the day called on the government Colony will need something to ban all forms of gambling. like a repetition of the heavy alcohol, and cabarets. rafts which awept Hongkong

Harris told a news conference fallowing the second subcommit teo huddle of the day that The 28. delegates, at the Shacklette and Anderson on two suld occasions during the pral-wink in midsummer last year. On Party's renual confe ence the other hand, if rainfall they thought national revenue had obtained rooms next to those had been consultations with the Amey, five hours behind scho

sources was occupied by Goldine's family United States continues to lag seriously tainted.”

But he mak› Shacklelte testified level over the advisability of Even then the Communista below average, further cuta

Horse racing especially, the day that he did not record any installing -anti-aircraft guided | imid to him, "You must face all this summer cannot be dis- meeting agreed, should be atop conversations ón theer three miædle stations Canada:-- | the commerjuancos: If the giri.

ped immidiately.--Beuter,

dose not" scrape your apology,"

counted.

from

these

Dccasions. Asked if snackdette i Fetter,

"on theomcial dule, ON

25 YEARS AGO

The China Mail's. Page popular Back column 25 Years Ago" will in future be pub llahed daily, Monday to Friday,

For

Soustelle

Paris, July 7.

M. Jacques Soustollo, formor Governor General of Algeria, and a leading Hguro bohind the ovents in Algeria which brought * General Charles de Gaulle to power in France, was today named Minister of Information in the French Government

The

appointment of M. Soustelle to the cabinetsalisfes one of the major, and until now unsatisfied, demands of the Publie Safety movement In Algiers which has shown signs of discontent that M. Soustello was "overlooked". when General de Gaulle made his cabinet selection, while other veteran politicians regarded in Algiers us symbolic of the "old regime" were chosen.

M. Souslelle was Governor General of Algeria for one year, from January, 1855, shortly after the start of the Moslem uprising against. French rule.

100k over

After the army control in Algiers on May 13 last he muggled himself out of France and reached Algiers by Way of 'witzerland..

He acted as "technical adviser"

to the Algiers committee of safety and the army authorities in Algiers until called to Paris by Generál de Gaulle last month to report to his ministers on the slluation in Algiers.

-Between 1947 and. 1953 he was Secretary General of the Rally of the French People, General de Gaulle's party---Reuter,

Wage Rise

London, July 7. Wage increases ranging from

Wato

78 Ve to use revie

greed today for 45,000 em-

of Ford Motor Dagen

ham Company, and sidiaries.

فال

sub-

The 22 Trade Unions who negotiated the increases which will cost one million sterling a requested further year-have meetings to discuss working conditions-Reuter.

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