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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31ST, 1925

XMAS AND

NEW YEAR HAMPERS.

We beg to Notify Customers that Assorted Hampere suitable for the Festive Season. may be obtained from ns at the following Reduced Rates --

No. 1

1 Qt. Moet & Chandon Dry Imperial

1 Pt. Blackberry Brandy,

1 Pt. D.O.M..

HAMPER-$36.

Champagne.

1 Qt. Martell's XXX Brandy.

Qts. King Geo. Iy, or Perfection

No.

Whisky.

HAMPER-$30.

1 Qt. Guillamart Champagne.

I Pt. D.O...

1. Martell's XXX Brandy.

1. Superb Tawny Port.

2 Qta. St. Julien Claret.

1 Qt. Old Brown Sherry E.8.

1. D.C.L. Old Tom or Dry Glis.}

1. Ct. Burgoyne's Burgundy. 1 phinl Pomeranzan Bitters.

No. 3 HAMPER-$26.2

1 Qt Burgoyne's Burgundy.

1 Pt. G.F. Peppermint.

1 Pt. D.O.M.

2 Qta. Sup. R.O. Fort.

2 Qta. King Geo. IV, or Perfection

1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy.

2 Qta. King Geo. IV. or Perfection

Whisky.

-1 Qt. Engrand's XXX Brandy.

2 Qta. St. Julien Claret.

1 Qt. Amontillado Sherry W.B

1 Ct. D.CL. Old Tom or Dry Gin.

2 Qta. Tawny Diy Port

1. Ct. Vino de Parto Bherry,

1 phial Pomeranzin Bitters.

Whisky.

1 Qt. D.CL. Old Tom or Dry Gin.

2 Cts. Medoc Claret,

1 phial Pomeranan Bitters,

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THE SHING MUN VALLEY WATERWORKS SCHEME.

- TOTAL ESTIMATES $3,500,000.

The following particulars of the Shing Mun Valley Waterworks Schema ard given in the Report of the Director of Public Works for the year 1894 just issued

A report, with estimate, was forwarded

.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

[ORDERS BY LIEUT.-SOL 1-( BIRD, D.8.0., ADMINISTRATIVE ·COMMANDANT.}

No. 906.

FIELD DAY.

10th January, 1998,

The Field Day on 10th January, 1996, to Government in April outlining in detail will be held between Taipe Market and the various sections of the scheme, which Fanling. Any members who have failed was subsequently submitted to the Secreto, attend the preceding Field Days are tary of State for the Colonies for ap reminded that this will be their last.op- proval

portunity for making themselves cfcient Briefly, the scheme outlined consists of on the count of attendance at Field the complete development of the whole Days." Shing Mun Valley, stretching from Lead Mine Pass to the sea at Shatin.. By means of catchwaters, the drainage from the Northern and Southern slopes of Tai Mo Shan will be diverted into the Shing Mun Valley, providing a total estimated drainage area of 13 square miles-hn yielding a daily supply of million gallons based on the assumption of the driest season.

The scheme has been divided into five sections which will be procected with s the requirements of the Colony demand.

FIRST SECTION.

Rendezvous Kowloon Station at 9.a.m. Return by 311 p.m. train from Fan- lig

Operation orders will be issued to 0.5C. units.

Dress: Unkorn, belmet, khaki, jacket, shorts, putties, rife, bayonet, belt, braces, pouches, baversack and waterbottle.

Arms Will be drawn from Corps) Headquarters on Friday, 8th January, between 10 am, and 12 noon, or 9 and i P... or 5 and 6 p.m., and on Saturday, 7th January, between 9 a.m. and 1 p..

RESERVE COMPANY. Musketry Course: Part I. Fart I. Musketry Course will be fired at, Stonecutters Range on Sunday, 10th January, 1828.

Range Officer: 2nd-Lieut. G. K. Hall. Brutton.

..

The 1st Section comprises the construc- tion of the necessary aqueducts, tunnels,

Launch will leave Marray Pier at 9 and the reception reservoir for raw water to cope with the yield of the fully deve-am and call at Kowloon Pier at 9:10 loped scheme. Filtration plant, service reservoirs, and a pipe line to deal with 6 million gallons daily are provided for in the meantime, but admit of extension when necessity arises.

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This section will deal with the normal flow of the Shing Man River, which will be diverted above Pineapple Pass into the permanent conduita and tunnels by means of a temporary channel, Ar access road, 1.0 miles in length, frem Taua Wan to Pineapple Pass is also included in this section and is more fully described later.

SECOND SECTION.

The and Section deals with the con- struction of three. impounding reservoirs in the upper Shing Mun Valley, having an estimated total capacity of 2,000 million gallons, catebwaters discharging through Lead Mine Pass, and the necessary ex: tension to the fiter plaat, while a snd trunk main would also probably be re quired under this section.

THIRD SECTION.

Dress: Uniform optional, but rifes, bayonets and pouches must be taken.

Artos: Will be drawn from Corps Headquarters on Friday, 8th January, between 10 am and 12 noon, or 9 and 4 ... or 6 and 6 p.m., and on Saturday, 9th January, between 9 am and 1 p.m.

The following N.C.O.'s and men of the Engineer Company were trade tested on 17th December. 1925, under the direction of C.R.E., China Command, and passed the prescribed tests as under:

Engine Drivers: No. 454 Lec.-Corpl. Y. H. C. Jarrett, No.163 Spr. S. R. Jones, and No. 617 Spr. F. E. Nicholson.

Electricians:-No. 101 Sergt. T. Bolt, No. 459 Corp. M. A. Johnson, No. 729 Spc. A. W. W: Salter, no. $15 Spr. C. E. Tavares, No. 859 Spr. J. H, Shaw and No. et Bulger G. Fowler.

TRANSFER

No. 672 Pte. J. H. Austin, No. 2 Platoon, is permitted to transfer to the Reserve Company; as from 10th December, 1995.

LEAVE.

No. 431 C.Q.M.S. B. J. Tyler, No. 4201 Sergt. M. D. Coupland, Engineer Com- pany, are granted 12 months leave from The 3rd Section involves the construeist January, 1923, to 31st December, tion of a large catchwater draining 1928.

RESIGNATIONS. acres of the Soutberr. face of Tai Mo Shan from Tsun Lung Village to Pine- apple Pass where it will discharge into The following are permitted to resign the Shing Mun Valley. Two storage re-from the Corps, as from 31st December, servoirs near Tsun Lung, having an ag1025, and 2st January, 1926, respective

3:— gregate capacity of about 340 million gallons, would also be constructed to con trol the flood water discharge in the catch. water, while further additions to the Eltering plant end to the trunk mains would alse have to be made.

These sections Complete the gravity portion of the Scheme and are estimated to provide a minimum daily yield of 11 million gallons.

1

FOURTH SECTION.

The 4th Section consists of an Acco Road from the Tai Wai Village to the month of the North Tunnel, two storage reservoirs having an aggregate capacity of 2,100 million gallons, catchwaters drains! ing the Eastern slopes. of Needle and Graszy Hills, and a pumping station t Tai Wai with rising mains to the mouth of the North Tunnel.

FIFTH SECTION.

The 3th Section is a very doubtful one and may never materialise. It projects the development the Gin Drinkers Bay Valley forming a large dam across the estuary with the necessary pumps and mains to deliver the water into the South Tunnel An estimated yield of 5 million gallons daily may be expected from this source, but this quantity is additional to the 17 million gallons already alluded to IMMEDIATE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRST SECTION.

The approval of the scheme by the Secretary of State for the Colonies was received in May with sanction for the immediate construction of the 18t Bections

The works involved thereby are

No. 605 Pte. W. H. Lock, "No. i

Platoon.

No. 464 Bugler R. H. J. Brooks,

Engineer Company.

MARKSMAN.

The following has qualified as marks man and is entitled to wear the badge, for one year

No. 500 Pte. McLennan, K.C., No. 5

Platoon, 90 points.

L. D. JOLL, Captain.

Adjutant, H.K,V.D.C. Hongkong, December 31st, 1925.

11. A covered reinforced concrete ser- vice reservoir at Piper's Hill with. a capacity of 1 million gallons. 12. A 24 in main 1.10 miles in length across the Harbour from Nathan Road, Kowloon, to the Praya at Jackson Road, Hongkong.

13. A 24 in main 0.60 mile in length from the Praya at Jackson Road to the Botanical Gardens,

14. A covered. reinforced concrete ser yice reservoir in the Botanical Gar deai disposing of a 5 million gallons capacity at a top water level of approximately 280 A.O.D.

1. This work is in progress.

23. Tenders were called for in December and were still under considera- tion at the clean of the year.

45 & 6. A contract was let to Messrs. Siri W. G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co. in November and. by the end of the year good progress has been made with the 1. An access road 16 ft. in width and erection of houting accommodation, plant, 1.08 miles in length, from Tsun Want contract was let to Messrs. Trol- to Pineapple Pass,

2. An intake dam across the Shing Mun River above Pineapple Pass with a temporary conduit 6,000. ft. in length.

7. A

lope and Colls (Far East), Ltd, iz December..

8. "Tenders, from, British, Manufacturers

of Mechanical and Fast Gravity Filters

The North Conduit 2,900 ft in were called for and received, but no, deci

length

sion has been come to by the end of the

4. The North Tunnel through Smng-year.

glers Ridge 2,130 ft. in length

5. The South Conduit 2,000 It. in.

length.

6. The South Tannel through the Golden Hill 4,650 ft in length,

b. Only the necessary survey work has been completed.

10. The survey work was nearing cont pletion and the preparation of the indent for the pipe was well in bard by the end of the year.

11. This is referred to in paragraph

7. A raw water réception reservoir in the lower Shek Lai Pui Valley baving a top water level of 480.008 of this report: A.O.D. and an effective capacity of 33 million gallons.

8. A. filtration plant immediately be. low the above reservoir, of which the lat Section will be capable of dealing with 5 million gallons per day.

9. A covered reinforced concrete ser- vice reservoir of 6. million gallons capacity adjoining the filters.

12 Fifteen borings and sa prickings were taken soroas the harbour on a line between Nathan Road, Kowloon, and Jackson Road, Hongkong, and the pre- Paration of the necessary data and plans were well in hand by the end of the year. 13.14. Only preliminary survey work has been carried out.

Total Estimates... $3,500,000.00 Total Expenditure. 11,218.34. The expenditure incurred on the con struction of the Access Road from Taun feed to the Kowloon System at Wan to Pineapple Pass amounting to

10. A 24 in. trunk main to Kowloon Point 4.40 miles in length with a

Piper's Hill

(Continued on next Column)..

844,143.45 is chargeable to Shing Mun Valley Scheme.

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