Enclosure 36/ Cope pistensitch Dispatches of ghid de
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Chief Resident Engineer's Office,
Konioon, stb. Cctober 1908.
His Excellency
Sir Matthen Nethen, K.C.V.E.
366
C O.
41029
WEEKLY REPORT No.21.
7 NOV 06'
144
Sir,
Immediately after the typhoon of 13th, operations were made for rebuilding the sheds blown down, but these were greatly hindered by the heavy rain on the night of 28th, and another typhoon on the night of 28th, and the 29th.
The rain of the 28th did a lot of damage to the works at the South Face filling the bridge works and nullah diversions and saturating the hill sides with water which poured into the shaft and filled it with water.
The typhoon on 28th destroyed all the sheds and workshops which were being re-erected and also destroyed a lot of material which was being sent round to Loi Kok Ha by sea.
However in a couple of days, I hope enough sheds will be finished at the North Face to house about 800 coolies and then night work can commence on the tunnel.
The Godowns at Tai Kok Tsui have been started and I hope by the end of the month will be ready for material again.
The first shipment from home will soon commence of metre gauge rails, drilling plant and miscellaneous stores.
The contractor, who imported the coolies from Shanghai, ran away on account of the great sickness among the coolies. These coolies I am arranging to keep till well enough to start on the work again. Their language is the chief difficulty as no one can understand what they say, and they refuse to work for anyone at all.
Local men seem now more ready to accept my terms for
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Enclosure 36/ Cope pistenstich Dispatches of ghid de
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Chief Resident Engineer's Office,
Konioon, stb. Cctober 1908.
His Excellency
Sir Matthen Nethen, K.C.V.E.
366
C O.
41029
WEEKLY FEPORT No.21.
iper 7 NOV 06'
144
sir.
Immediately after the typhoon of 13th, oreoerations were
made for rebuilding the sheds blown doma, out these were greatly
inoeded by the heavy rain on the night of 28th, and another typhoon on i
the night of 28th, end the 28th.
The rain of the 28th, did a lot of demage to the works et
the South Fece filling the bridge works and nullan diversions and
seturating the hill sides with water which poured into the shaft end
filled it with water.
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The tyohoon on 28th, destroyed all the netsleds and work-
shops which were being re-erected and also destroyed a lot of material
which was being sent round to Loir Goh Ha by sec.
However in a couple of days, I hope enough sheds will be
finished at the North Face to house about 800 coolies and then night
work can commence on the tunnel,
The Godoras et tai Kok Tsui have been started end I hope
by the end of the month will be ready for material again.
The first shipment from home will soon commence of metre
quage rails, drilline olent is miscellaneous stores.
The contractor, who imported the coolies from Shanghai,
ran away on account of the creat sickness among the coolies. These
coolies 1 am arranging to keeo till rell enough to start on the work
again. Their longuese is the chief difficulty es no one can understand
what they say, and they refuse to work for anyone at all.
Local men seen now more ready to acceot my terms for
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