Is rank that spring or well water should be preferred?
Comedy
The only remedy resorted to, and I was of opinion with success, was forbidding the use of filled water, and supplying the newly-raised troops with water from the Canton River.
The position I allude to as having the best water, in Hong Kong's vicinity, is at East Head Quarry, from whence the staff of the garrison at Cowlson, the Battery, and the village, as well as Green Island, are visible.
It is a three-pipe stream marked on the plan, and conducted by a drave or aqueduct, across the Quarry hill, to the Cottage, where it is led through, at pleasure, for domestic purposes.
Vessels can be close to the beach in 3 and 3½ feet of water and fill rapidly with hoses.
There is also a fresh water pond round the Bluff, where boats can enter at high water; the greenish water had been considered impure.
Wood and Coals. Good wood cannot be procured in Hong Kong, and at one period the vessels composing the Expedition experienced great difficulty in obtaining the necessary supply, which was eventually remedied by the destruction of the rafts placed across the river.
As the spars constituting these rafts were fir, the coals were expensive, and, being required for Steamers, could have been procured; the Purser paid 17 dollars per ton for those purchased for the use of the Forge. The price had been as high as 20 dollars.
Marine Stores generally bore an enormous price. From the great demand after the Typhoon, and the mercantile shipping connected with the Transport Service in China, it is probable that the market will now be glutted, particularly if the Stores for the Army are included.
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Comedy
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filled water, and sou of elled in the
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use of
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furnishing.
Canton River.
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the best water, in Hong Kong's
at East Head Quarry from whence.
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the staff of
at Cowlson
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are marked on
where houses
and the
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& queduct, conna the Quarry hill, to the Cottage where its is led by hrough, at pleasure for domestic
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purposes.
vessels can be close to the beach
in 3 and 32 fit and fill rapidly
hoses
There is also a fresh water pond round the Bluff where boats.
at high water bucks the greenish here
could enter
water had a
considered impure.
Wood
Wood
Coals.
Good cannot be prouvred
Hong kong and at
and at one period
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the vessels composing the Expedition experienced great difficulty in
obtaining
the necessary supplier_
which was eventually remedied by the destruction of the rafts placed.
a cross the rover
As the spars con-
these rafts were fir, the
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Coals are
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expensive, and, bitt
for the necessary free for Steemme could have beber procures the Purser paid 17 dollars per Zon for
those purchased for the use of
Forge. The price had been at 20 dollars.
the
Marine Stores Chars, cordge; and Marine store
Jenerally bore an enormous price.
From the great demand after the Tyption; and
of
tubegneret merence Mercantile Shipping, connected. with the Transport Service in China it is probable that the market_
wite now be slutted, - particularly
If
as the Stores for the 4 list have.
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