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Re the water-shortag in Hong Kong. according to climate reports the average rainfall of Hong Kong is 203.5 inches, being the second heaviest in china. As far a8 the volume of commerce and the density. of population are concerned, Hong Kong is

generally recognized as one of the word World's great sea-ports. No doubt a place

such standing and prestige ought to have had all the material conveniences

also

of.

a modern city he inhabitants of Hong Kong

But in 1929

suffered water-shorteatly from an unprecedented

During all that time people who wished to get water, no matter they were men or women, Young

in the street in

by

sun.

or old, had to wait in a long

long row (as shown in the enclosed snap-shots) for hours under, the very hot sun. Then they were allowed the polise regulations to get only a limited amount of water, and no more. Such tremendous difficulties as undergone by the inhabitants of Honghong. I am sure, are never experienced by the inhabitants in

other modern city

in the world. We did not complain much then, because it was an un-anticipated calamity. However We did expect our local government author-

any