THE WATER SUPPLY. STATEMENT BY THE GOVERN-
MENT.
The Government has been requested by the representatives of the Chinese com munity to publish a statement regarding the restriction of the water supply in the rider-main districts.
The capacity of the reservoirs in the "Island of Hongkong is 18 million gallons, and they now contain 892 million gallons In a normal season the reservoirs are full at the end of September, and, pro- "vided that the following season is also normal, it is possible to give an unrestrict ed service throughout the dry months of the year and until the reservoirs are again
filled.
In the present wet season there has been an abnormally low rainfall, and it is almost certain, judging by statistics of previous years, that the reservoirs will be a long way below Overflow when the, dry
THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 218r, 1922
THE CANTON SITUATION,
THE QUESTIÓN OF A GOVERNOR
Prior to General Chen Chiung Ming's We have received the following from the return to Canton, the influential men of
•Colonial Secretary :—
the Province desired to appoint Tang Shai Yi, Civil Governor. At one time, it seepped probable that Tung would accede to the requests and leave the seclusion of a country gentleman's life. As Chea had arrived in Canton and his subordinates openly declared their unanimous desire that Chen should take up the reins of Government, Tang has again hesitated.
The Provincial Assembly is impartial to both aspirants, but as Chen has the mili- tary backing and has proved Himself cap able, the Assembly is perfectly willing to appoint himi In view of his previous stateesta "regarding his retirement it secins unlikely that Chea will commit him- self.
On the other hand, although the President of the Provincial Assembly has gone to Tang's native village in Hrung- shaz to persuade him to go to Canton, Tang bus hinted that there are several insurmountable obstacles to his taking up the post. He has not the backing to rectify the state of affairs resulting from the crisis and no schemes have been put forward to round coa-
I up the bandit elements, Most important of all, as the military: leaders have declared for Chen of the grounds of his experience as Provincial Administrator, it will be difficult to obtain adequate assurances of the separation of divil and military control. Chen does not; scem to be keen for the position and to In 1002 it was arranged, in order to
remove misunderstanding left Canton or prevent waste of water, that Chinese tone-
Friday for Waichow... He suggests that ment houses in Victoria should be dis- Ip Kui be Civil Governor pro frm until connected from the water supply, after cepts. It has been suggested that the precedent of Kowloon but in cense quenes of a petition by the Chinese this proposal was abandoned in favour of the rider-nain system. The purpose of the. system is to prevent waste, which object is attained in times of shortage by cur tailing the supply of water from the prin -cipal mains into the rider mains,
At the
senson arts io,
It Kowloon, Chinese tenement bouses have no water service, and supplies are
fotched from street fountains. In Vie
toria, Chinese tenement houses are nected with the rider mains, and in times of full service an unlimited amount of water can be drawn off without meter or Consequently the City of Victoriz uses some 23.to 24 gallons per ad per day against approximately 12 gallons in Kowloon...
other chock.
present time water enters the
AT THE MARINE COURT.
KEEPING ORDER IN THE HARBOUR
HONGKONG TRADE.
IMPROVED CLEARANCES.
44-3
An unusually fong list of cases was kong General Chamber of Commerce, The fortnightly price current and. market report, published by the Hong- down for hearing at the Marize Court, on states: Saturday. peared to answer one charge,-of mooring
Thirty-nine defendants-up- Cotton Pieco Goods and Fancy Cotton alongside the Praya, contrary to regula as evidenced by improved clearances. Gooda-Since the departure of Sun Yat- sen from Canton there is a better feeling tions.
The Chief Junk Inspector had There is some enquiry for blacks at very made a surprise inspection of the Prays
low prices, overnight and the thirty-nine defendants
Greys and whites are still neglected. were the result,
Cotton Yarn.-There is no improvement in the state of our market although Sun business has been done at a decline of Yat-sen has quitted Canton about $3 per bale The lightermen's dis A trifing
pute is still unsettled and it is having a demoralising effect on the market, Prices No. 10, 8130 to $177. are purely nominal; Quotations are:- $150. No. 188. $100 to $215.
No. 12. $150 to to $216.
No. 204, #100 Arrivals nil Sales 1.000 bales. Unsold stock 18,000 Shipments nil, bales Bargains 10,000 bales.
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The delinquents pleaded that, owing to thunder and lighting on Friday night, they were afraid a squall might come up and they were lying instore for shelter.
The Marine Magistrate (Commander Beckwith) told them that if they wanted to lie alongside the Prays they should come to the Harbour Office before 5 o'clock. If they, had a reasonable excuse, a permit was never refused,
Thirty-one of the defendants were fined $10. The other eight-masters of coolin boats-were ordered to pay #5. SAMPASTDWELLERS AND THE WATER PROBLEM. Thirty-one other bout people were charg. rd with lying in Causeway Bey without written permission. They pleaded that this was the only way they could get water The case was dismissed and defendants: were told that they could be there between 6. to. n. to get water, but on no account were they to be in the Bay at night without permission.
DISPOSAL OF A BABY, A sampan WOMEN
throwing articles overboard with the was charged with
intention of preventing seizure.
A police officer saw two packages thrown overboard by a man and woman, in the boat and he gave chase, reached the shore the man jumped out and When the bout ran away. The woman was arrested.
Tang definitely refuses, a solution will be arrived at by remodelling the adminis- tration with Chen as Governor and Ip Kai and Kam Cheong as heat of the). The woman attended Court with a baby Military and Civil Bureaus respectively on her back and the Marine Magistrate The position of Commander-in-Chief will naked, if he sent her to jail, what would then be abelished,
happen to the baby. The police officer replied that they did not want the baby they would have to find somewhere to put it.
BUSINESS GRADUALLY RECOVERING.
Although the merchants are bringing back their stocks and business is being resumed, a feeling, of uneasiness still lingers in the minds of the civil popula tion. Fruatically all the junk-furries
A fine of $25, with the option of one month's imprisonment, was inflicted;
LULES OF NAVIGATION.
rider mains for a period of two hours in - every twenty-four, and the representatives of the Chinese community have urged that this period should be extended. The
·Government regrets that it is impossible tradies with the interior have resumed For failing to observe the rules of running' and the Merchants" Volunteer navigation, the master of the steam Corps has announced the impending launch, Shing they was fined $10. suspension of patrols. The precautions paster of the steam launch, Fro Shui, existing during the recent trouble are who was charged with a similar offence being gradually relaxed.
to make any concession in this respect, With the rider-mains open for two hours daily the consumption amounts to 18 to 19 gallons per head, a figure considerably higher than that of normal consumption in Kowloon; and, unless the situation! improves greatly before October, it will be necessary to take more drastic steps fur iber to curtail the supply.
The
and who had been twice previously con- victed, was ordered to pay $20. The master of the launch. Hei Tao, was fined 810 for failing to exhibit the regulation lights.
FOUR OF THE ALLEGED PIRATES THE "SUI YIK PIRACY.
ARRESTED AT SHAUKIWAN, The Hongkong police performed very smart work early on Saturday morning as Shaukiwan, in arresting four men and recovering nearly $4,000 worth of property in connection with the recent piracy on board the s.s. Sui Fik.
Woollens-There is still no business doing. Now that Sun Yat-sen has gone North a more hopeful feeling prevails and it is hoped that the long-looked-for elinage will soon como about
are nominal. Indian descriptions at 131 Raw Cottos.Market quict and prices 637, Chinese Staple $34 to 8 per pical.
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mand, although prices from Homes are Metals There are yet no signs of de- offering on a lower basis. exchanges are making it a difficult matter Continental protracted Locally the market is dull, to fix firm prices. Deliveries are also very and very little at present is moving to the country. Prices are inclined to sag, in sympathy with the lower quotations from London. Most dealers have very full stocks, Scrap, stoel plate cuttings, 1st class of scrap recently arriving, have class quality, are quoted at $3.50 but market quiet. Large quantities of this. been refused delivery. Many parcels can
hardly be described as plate cuttings hos Glasgow hors shores are about 23.20, Wiro
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Flour Market Report-Stock: About
1. & B. Spanish Olives Quotations:American
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off, $2.50 per sack; Shanghai Flour, $3 per sack; American Straight, 250 per sack; American Cut- per sack; Australian No. 1, 82.00 per sack. absence of consumptive demand.
Window Glass.-Market weak, due to
Sagar-Market active and advancing. ties has brightened the market.
Saltpetre. Cassation of Canton hostili
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PRO-SUN ELEMENTS DECLARE INDEPENDENCE.
The pro-Sun elements in the outlying parts of the Province have not been entirely suppressed. The representatives of the Chinese com has culisted the aid of the People's Wong Ming Tong- munity drew attention to the point that Army" in the Yam Lim districts and an unrestricted supply is maintained out declared independence. They have been side the rider-main districts. The Govern-reported to be in possession of Pak Hoi ment is entirely in sympathy with the and are marching on Ko Chow and Lui- Frinciple that there should be no dis- Chow. Ip Kui has despatched Wong erimination in this matter, but the systemy Keung's detachment (which previously of waterworks is such that it is extremely garrisoned the district before going to difficult to give an intermittent supply Shiu Kwan) and also Chung King Tong's from the principal mains. The Island detachment to cope with the rising. The rises very steeply from the sea, and when bandits have already appeared in Yeung once the principal mains were empty it Kong Fa Chow and "On Po and Wong would be impossible to fill them again Ming Tong's son has met with success in search warrant at No. 6, Singon Street, Police Sergeant Shaitain, in executing except at a very slow Fate The sudden Tin Pak, the Kwangtang detachment found on the premises a quantity of pro Britons of good social standing both at burning on of any head of water would having retired on have the effect of a hydraulic ram and to the Kwangtung soldiers embark part of the loot from the Nui Li Four serious attention to this matter, with a Sui Tung. Prior perty which has since been recognised as Home and in Shanghai, to give their would burst the pipes; while, if the watering for the south, press-gungs were were a:Jowed to dribble in at a safe rate, it work in the Southern Suburb in Canton, the time, have been arrested. They were a very small number of the members of the
men, who were asleep on the premises at view to removing a grave injustioot would all be drawn off on the lowest levels and resulted in the urtial commotion, brought before Mr. Lindsell, at the various clubs' Balloting Committees are "It is hard to believe that anything but. and houses higher up would get no water. Some of the smaller gunboits and a num Magistracy, on Saturday, and formally such arrant.nobs." The pressure in the principal mains is ber of armed launches led by the Po Pik remanded for a week.. used to pump water to the highest levels have also left for Pak Hoi. in the city, and such pumping must cense
"If the ins are emptied. There, is the
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As the arrests have been made locally it confirms the belief that the pirates board- BIG further consideration that for purposes of
ed the vessel from Hongkong. The small Several Kwangai commanders and steamer was held up in Chinese, waters dealing with a fire it would take many Cheung Hoi Yue, Yunnan leader at on her voyage from Hougkong to Shan hours to obtain a sufficient pressurs in Wuchow, are ighting among themselves as mei. A watchman and a passenger who the rains. It may be mentioned that in the various factions are trying to obtain attempted, to resist the pirates were shot Howloon where the ground is comparathe control of the Province. A few of the nt and wounded. From the compradore's tively fat, the supply is curtailed for all factions have been inspired by Kwangtung cabin a large sum of money was stolen, help Kwan Kwok Hung, the Kwangtung whilst considerable property was looted It was agreed that steps should be taken commander at Wuchow has asked for from the passongera to control the queues at the street foun reinforcements to prevent the Kwangsi taina. Police will be put on duty with forces from coming down the West River. instructions to see that each is served in Business in Wuchow is suspended and
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