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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1929,

THE COLONY'S WATER PROBLEM.

CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

DISCUSSION.

STRONG SUPPORT FOR TYTAM PUMPING SCHEME.

SUGGESTED METHOD OF PAYMENT RAISED BY DR. KOTEWALL.

Letters from all sections of the Chinese community have been addressed to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce during the past month on the question of the Dolony's water supply and several ware died yesterday when the Chamber held its monthly meeting. A lively discussion took place.

The Hon. Dr. R. H. Eotewall, C.M.G., who was present, took the opportunity to state the problemi confronting the Government and what was being done towards the alleviation of hardship.

Mr. Li Yick Mul, Chairman of the Chamber, presided and was supported by Mr. Chau Yus Teng, the Vice-Chairman. Both are

Water Emergency Committee,

membern

SOME OF THÉ COMPLAINTS."

Among the letters were the fol lowing:-

SOME GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES.

WATER FROM CANTON REACHES.

The Government are pushing on steadily with their organisation of a' water supply for the Colony. A feature of their work is the care with which any suggestion, which has the least contact, with the realities isf the situation, is scrutinised and gone into.

On Saturday Captain Thomas, a valued member of the Water Coin- mission staff, went up to. Canton and took a number of specimens of the water in the Canton, stretches of the River. An analysis has been completed and the water has been found to corapare favourably with that from Wangmoen. The place in question has many, obvious ad- vantages as. # source of supply, allowing a use of bigger ships than the Fu Kwong. Pros and cons have still, however, to be carefully ex- amined. -

DR. KOTEWALL'S REPLY:

Dr. Kotewall said that he had had A letter from residents of Yau-

no intention of discussing the water mati, bearing about two hundred situation when he entered the signatures and chops asked for Chamber. He and his colleagues longer hours of supply. The chair-

on the Legislative Council. sym- A aperin motor beat has been man explained that since the letter pathised with all their hearts with chartered for the use of those had been received Yaunati, had the thousands who suffered through charged with the duty of control- been put on the twelve hour supply, the water shortage, and he assuredling and supervising the reception A letter from householders in the Fého Chamber that he and his colof water brought to this Colony by Central district asked that recep- leagues would "spare no effort to sea-going ships. tacles placed in queues for the four-get the Government to do all they The Fu Kwong arrived yesterday tains be not chained together, so can to help the community. with 1,100 tons of water from Wang- that residents living in those areas

With The best scheme so far suggested moon.

the approach of could get to the doors of their was to pump water to the pumping spring tides and deeper water over houses without performing arrestation at Tytam so that a regular the bar the tanker will be able to batie feats. This complaint, the

supply could be released to the bring a larger supply without risk chairman explained, will be brought houses of Hong Kong and the king of grounding.. to the notice of these concerned. And tedious waiting at "the four- |tains be avoided. The Government, said Dr. Kotewall, fully realised this, but for a four hours supply, too-inch piping has been laid and be turned on, the cost of hiring tankers way beyond the Government work on the small dam starts to- as it was at least $500,000 a month day. It is hoped to get at least which with cost of pumping, etc., 50,000 gallons a day from this would amount to $500,000.

The Tankers.

One writer suggested that the Government should hire large tankers to convey water to the Colony irrespective "of east, To this Mr. Chau You Teng explained that big tankers could not be 'em- ployed to carry water from nearby places like Wangon as their draft would be too deep. If big tankers were employed to convey water from Shanghai, at least ten such boats would have to be employed to keep up constant supply. Small tankers of 1,900 tons capacity each were, he considered, the proper thing for conveying water from Wangmoon.

When we think of the trouble which the public is put to, some of whom have to wait a whole day for water, whilst others have to spend hard-earned money to obtain enough of that precious liquid, we begin to feel that the loss they sustain is far heavier than the cost of pump- g water from tankers into the

Tytur," said Dr. Kotewall.

Will the Fublic Pay?

Auxiliary Supplies.

At Shamehun over 2,000 feet of

source.

At Tai Shui Hang a certain amcunt of piping has been laid and the piles for supporting a vertical section of the pipe together with those forming the dolphins have. been driven. The work will be com- pleted by the end of the week and a supply made available for police

and other launches!

The Victoria Recreation Club has not yet been taken over by the

The Rainfall.

Dr. Ratewall went on to say he Government. The question as to had dealt with, the water problem the use of the tank is under con- both in the Legislative Council and sideration and the matter of terms. at the Water Emergenes Com-etr., is being discussed. Mr. Chau further explained that read the afficial replies to bis ques- mitter and the public must have

3,000 tons of water came from Tauntions. Since then he and his col-

Yesterday's rainfall was only 0.15 Wan, Laichikok and Kowloon daily.leagues had received many letters of an inch. The total fall since pump January has been 14.87 inches The Government," he understood,nsisting on the scheme to

water through the mains. The against an average of 30.08 inches. Government is willing," said Mr. Kotewall, but has no funds.

was considering the question of con- verting small freighters temporarily

into tankers."

what is to be done?"

The best thing was to get a public meeting to find out if the public

The Observatory hopes Some local showers" to-day.

for.

THE WATER PROBLEM.

Building Contractors Pears, : The Contractors' Guild has 'writ- were willing to pay for it and if ten to the Chamber explaining that so, how much and in what form. the water shortage was hampering The first thing that arises is whe[TO THE EDITOR OF THE them and that quite a number of ither the landlord ur the tenant of their employees were out of work as a house pays for the water.

The

DAILY PRESS"]

ing to the Press.

HONG KONG

it result. A lot of building and next is whether au equal supply

STR. As the Legislative Council constructional work has had to be can be given to each stores, as has adjourned sine dit, I am writ suspended, and the resulting loss of otherwise the upper storeys will be These ques work and general distress might paying for nothing.

One of the outstanding finance lead to unlawful acts. The Chair. tions are only a few of the great man said a number of leaders of number that have to be tackled. factors relating to our water prob- the Chinese community such as Dr.

The Government has appointed a lem is the extreme costliness of Katewall were devoting all their special body of men to go into stop-gap methods which provide time and attention to the water these questions and they were con- purely temporary as problem and since Dr. Kotewall sidering, amongst other things, the with permanent relief. was present, no doubt they would Tytam scheme. bear his views on the questions.

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additional catchwaters to drain In quoting from Mr. Henderson's Bearing the above point of view, into that reservoir, namely, Mount remarks. I have interpolated the Dr. Kotewall said that this was the Government statement with re. Parker and Tytam Tuk East, which word "only" in two places, for not really the time and place for be taken to increase the supply"

gard to permanent measures" to are recommended by Mr. Hender- the purpose of emphasising my discussing the water question and fannounced by the Hocourable 1928 (see the third paragraph on up our permanent measures,'

son in his report of February 20, point, namely, that we must speed" The pressure at street fountains added that a public meeting would Director of Public Works in Coun- page 10 cf Sessional Paper No. of order to prevent being caught nap- was another cause for complaint. be held at the Tang Wan Hospital cil on the 20th ultimo) cannot be 1826), are not to be proceeded with ping again in a few years time." The general feeling is that the pre- in the course of the next day of regarded as satisfactory in the fol-net. sent four hours a day is entirely

Surely here again, if short- 3.In. bis said report Mr. Hen- 4 Restrictions Each Year! lowing respects, namely:- insufficient for supplying the popula

age of staff is the difficulty, the derson also says: To cope with tion with

1.-Paragraph 3 of such perman- services of a non-Government en the increased consumption a con- water. Mr. Ip Lan

Mr. Ho I said that the ques ent measures reads thus: The gineer could and should be retain.sistent nonual programme of main- Chuen, a former secretary of the tion of supply water was entirely Dragon's Back and Mount Pottin-ed, Chamber, said that he had per- one for the Government. Restric

laying and distribution improve- sonally made a study of the pres- tions were by no means unknown in tigated and preliminars drawings of the Government's permanent and the Mainland Balance tanks ger Catch waters have been inves 9-Then we come to paragraph ement is netesenry Eath on the Island sure at the tape. At one fountain Hong Kong, having been a yearly in mid-level (Leang Fai Terrace) avent. The hardship this year had

prepared. The minimum yield racasares," which reads as follows: at North Point and Kowloon City the pressure was such that four been very prolonged, some districts catchwaters is estimated at 1 tions of the Shing Mun Valley

from Areas intercepted by these Investigation of the further see are becoming urgent necessities." kerosine tins were filled in

one having been under restricted supply million gallons a day.

Those points are not dealt with minute. At ancther tap lower down, for almost a year. It was no use

Construc Scheme is proceeding. The Gorge in the Government's above state. one kerosine tin was filled per suggesting additional taxes as it tion work can be commenced next Dam at Pineapple Pass appears to men, and probably the public minute. In two hours, therefore, seemed obviously a matter for the year if sufficient staff is available." be feasible and preliminary inves would like to be supplied with an-

tigations of Gin Drinkers Bay, swers to the following questions: only 120 buckets could be filled a Government to handle and straigh This statement does not the low level fountains and only ten out.

satisfactory. Surely complete draw- where there is a very large brain Has such a consistent annual pro- sixty 'people would be able to carry

Dr. Kotewall said they were not inga should be prepared and son-capable of impounding fully 2,000 gramme of main-laying and distri million gallons, have, turned out bution improvement been drawn away water at one period of supply discussing whether the Government struction be commenced this year, well. A number of extra taps bad been

Considerable preliminary up, and is it being carried out? fitted at different places by the would have opportunity to do that

were right or wrong. Mr. Ho I if possible.

work is, however, necessary before Are balance tanke at North Point If the Government has not got works of this magnitude can be and Kowloor. City being put in. Government, but even with these at the public meeting. The point sufficient staff of its own, then the commenced." four hours a day was too short a

band 1 was, in brief, "Are the public will services of an outside engineer in period.

Surely it is most important to In conclusion it may be con- ing to help themselves?" Dr. some architects' firm should be em-

acrelerate these preliminary invesfidently stated that the Govern- One reach for fighting at the Kotewall added that he would be ployed, as was done some 30 years tigations and preliminary work by ment can fully reckon upon the taps, said Mr. Ip, was that some the first to agree with Mr. Ho Iu ago, when, for the construction of employing, if necessary, engineers hearty support of all sections of with extra-large that, the matter should have been the big reservoir at Kowloon, the outside of the Government Service, the community in putting our buckets. The system of numbering one for the Government to handle, services of Mr. Lawrence Gibbs more especially as, if I correctly water supply and its distribution the buckets also had its drawback but they had had the Government's (then in the firm of Denison, Ram understand Mr. Henderson's ra upon a satisfactory permanent Giths) were retained for such marks in his said report, the other basie, in order to meet our full because people drew water with reply. numbered buckets and filled empty Mr. Ho Tu stated that if the construction.

proposals both in Hong Kong and requirements, without any restric buckets with water thus drawn and shortage continued very much Also in connection with the sub Kowloon when complete would tions as to supply even in dry pep Whey Zonible appeared on trenger people woud Tart WyoTR by the taking a thafftere drug die bran Bupply or the Colony SSA for the next 15 year

Year&Yours scent, the numbered bucket allayed Colony and this would in the end to drain into Tytem Tuk Reservoir, only up to 164 millions a day, i... etc., suspicion. Such tricks naturally re-act on certain classes of people,- one would like to know why the only up to our estimated require- caused squabbles.

like the landlords for instance. {Continued on next Volumn). ments in 1932..

people

·

came

seem

H. E. POLLOCK.

Hong Kong, July 2