1932-05-11 — Page 9

WATER

RFACE

WEEKS

LEFT

REST

OFFICIAL NOTIC

"The following official statement with regard to the Colony's water supply was issued yesterday by the Director of Public Works kat Owings to the continued

drought, the total storage in the reservoirsə isə.considerably below the average for this time of the

The storage in the Hong Kong Reservoirs at the end of Apri was "only about 700 million: grellons, and ther consumption was nearly 9 million gallons a day, at which rate there would be only 11 weeks apply.

In the Kowicon. Reservoirs, at the same date there wANAS storage of 220 million gallons! and a consumption of 53 million gallons day, at which rate there would be only about six weeks supply), not allowing for stream supplies to be resolved into the reservoirs, which: Azé daily decrassing,

The actual rainfall for the year 1988' to data is only - 1,43! inches, as against an average, of. 14.01 inches.

As the average rainfall. for May in nearly 19. inches), it wAS reasonably expected that the TESLIVOİTS: Would to some extent. be replenished early this month. Further restrictions: of the wABOX. supply were, therefore, delayed... An appeal for the co-operation of the publie in radusing the consumption of water was;. How- ever, issued by the Water Authority on the 3rd May,

The result of this appeal was not satisfactory, the daily con sumption: increasing instead of decreasing. It was, therefore, found necessary to turn off the supply throughout the Colony from 8. p.m. to a.m., daily, be- ginning on the: 7th May,

The result of this further re- striction has again proved un- satisfactory, there being an in- ́crease in consumption, each day since the restriction, came: into. fords, showing that considerable wastage Bar Üben caused by the extravagant hoarding of water- in bath tubs, 476, K

It has, therefore, now being 'found' necessary: still further to reduce the supply to 7 hours per day, fin all Districts: azospt the Peak, from 6 a.m. to 10 mm.. and from:: 4′ p.m. to7.p.m. In: the Peak Distriata from 6 am. to 10 a.m; and: fröm-5 pim, to 8- pim.) as notified in the Prass.":

The co-operation of the public.

- la" again" earnestly requested to

the voidance of waste.

"COVENT GARDEN OPERA

SRITI WIRELESS BERVICE]

CANTON PREPARING FOR

Southern Leaders Opposed To Shanghai Armistice Agreement

HUMILIATING ACTIONS CANNOT BE TOLERATED

NANKING REGIME DENOUNCED

CHIANG'S TROOPS MOVING SOUTH

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAT, May 10. CIRCULAR THEEGRAM ISSUED BY 25 CANTONESE LEADERS; HADED BY SIAO TU OKEN, WAS GETVED-TO-DAY, STRONGLY URITIUISING UNANI TOR SIGNING THE SHANGHAI ARMISTIOR AGRESIDENT. IT EXPRESSES GREAT DISSATISFACTION OVER THE TAOT THAT THE SHANGHAI ATTASE WAS NOT -TLED TOGETHER WITH THE MANCHURIAM FMBROGIJO AND THAT NO TIME; LIMET WAS FIXED FOR THE COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL OF JAPANESE TROOPS.

CHIANG KAI SHEK MUST GO

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

HONGREW PARK OUTRAGE

THROUGH, EZUTER'S AGENCY, ]

SHANGHAT, May 10

JAP TROOPS IN BRITAIN'S

MANCHURIA

NOW TOTAL SIX DIVISIONS

·FTUROUGH BEUCES JADENCY:]

Toyo, May 10

M

MONETARY

POLICY

NO DESIRE

STERLING RISING:

THROUGH DEUTKA/B AGENCY.

The British Government desire to so a rise in wholesale prices and & smaller rise in retail prices

In announcing the arrival of the mainbody of the 14th Divisiomat . This thing the British monetary Dairon from Shanghai, the War policy in a nutshell, pe given by Office explans that the transfer of Mr. Nevile Chamberlain, the Chan reinforcements to Manchuria color of the Exchequer, in the necessitated by the inadequacy of course of a Commons debate on a the Manchukuo police and military Labour motion for the rejection of to cope with the increasing so, the Budget lies of bandits and insurgent who with the growth of spring foliage, pre able to acced their move. meats and carry out depredations over a greatly extended area

The War Ofee states that there are now six divisions in Manchuria and Korea,

JAPANESE THREATEN

DRASTIC ACTION: {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Mr. Neville Chamberlain, rejected Sir Robert Horne's suggestion that Britain take the initiativa in con- vening an international currency conference,

He said that there are already quite enough conferences of one kind or another to engage the Gov- erriment's attention, while monetary problems could be settled, he was convinced, without the nations get ting round tables.

American Examples.

TORNADO SWEEPS

BENGAL

CAUSES GAOL TO COLLAPSE

22 WARDERS AND PRISONERS KILLED

THROUGH BEU) (AGENCY)

THOUGH

My Le Brun was elected Pr dent of the French Res overwhelmin

Unless othe happens M dens of the to the Pres by the Nation soilless this site Despite, how

two

forward namely, Secretary Generel Party who WAS Brat ballot of the gen

on May and M. Mir the veteran Communist,

CALCUTTA, May 1

collapsed under the binat of a

The goal at Wymerewigh, Bengal,qually gloriously,

tornado killing twenty-two warders and prisoners, seriously injuring. and slightly ajuring, 83.."

Two hundred convicts, inchiding many dangerous political prisoners, escaped

The tornado has caused appalong damage in the surroundi villages

PEIPING MAY 10,

He pointed as an example to the Vernacular papers state that, a tendency of events in the United sertain high official will go to States to increase the volume of MR. A somewhat sensational disclosure Nanking by air in a few days, and currency and to raise prices. This was made to-day regarding theit is sugeted in some circles that movement showed that we might be recent bomb outrage at Hongkew he intends to discuss the Shanhai moving along parallel lines to Park.

kuan situation with the Centralhieve a common object. REN Government.

Hongkew on the occasion of the proposed military demonstration at Emperor's Birthday celebrations, the Chairman of the Council asked portion from the programme to the Japaness, to omit the military

revent any untoward incident.

CANTON; May 30 The Anti-Nanking movement has been covived in Canton,. following] the signing of the Sino-Japanese Armistice at Shanghai. The high- authorities of both Kwangtung a Kwangsi, from General Chen Tari Tong and General Pei Chung Hoi

According to information released downward, in a manifesto issued

by official sources; when the Shang- to-day, denounce the Nankinghai Municipality learned of the régime in no uncertain terms, Nanking is accused of not sending reinforcements to the 10th Route Army when it fought the Japanese in and around Shanghai,

The Armistice, as signed, is of no

China advantage to.

The five points contained therein are highly detrimental to the nation, and Con- ton fails to see why Marshal Chiang Kai Shek and Wang Chiang Wei who had repeatedly declared that China would not bow before Japan's mailed fist, had signed Chairman of the Council lodged a On receipt of thin reply, the such a lop-sided agreement with formal protest agained a military Japan. It only added another day demonstration during the existing of national humiliation to Chine.tanseness of feeling: The maintenance of strict secrecy during the course of negotiations.

with Japan

W&N another point

which Canton attacked bitterly.

In conclusion the Canton authori- ties charged that the Nanking"

The Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Murar, one of the victims of the outrage, replied to the Chairman regretting that it was too late to makes Lay iterations (.

EVACUATION NEAR.

SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI, May 10.. riginje was no better than the Yuan The evacuation of territories "out- Shih Kai administration which, toiside Shanghai by the Japanese ite evarlasting diagrnes, had accept-troope continues smoothly. The ed the infamous Twenty Demands. Chinese are taking over in the roar of Japan on May 9 1016.

of the departing troops. The Mili-

The manifesto is signed by tary Attaches of Great Britain, General Chen Tani Tong, General America, Italy and France are Li Chung Jan, General Pei Chung witnessing the withdrawa¦ is Mili- Hai, Governor Lim Yun Koy,tary Members of the Joint Com RUGBY, May 10: Mayor Lin Wi Wan, Mosar Teng mission eroated under the Peace The Covent Garden Opera Sea-Shao Y, Tang Chak Yu and other Treaty. son opened last night with a bril high officials of the Canton Govern Lánt performance of the Meister.ment.

#ger, conducted by Mr. Thomsa: WAR PREPARATIONS Beecham.

MALTA

ELECTION

CAMPAIGN

VIOLENT

ANTI-BRITISH

OUTBURSTS

35 1/

Canton is again preparing for war agiust Nanking. Mr Biao Fat Cheng, a member of the Polition!- Council of the South-West ins statement to the Eres to-day, stated that such humiliating actions could not be tolerated. The grant tük before the southern Govern ment, he went on, is to suppress Communists, to resist the Japanese. military aggression, and to over throw Chiang Kai Shok. "

CANTON SUSPICIOUS

§

PROPOSED COUP D'ETAT

LEADERS EXECUTED

NANKING

|

Japanese military authorities are continually accusing the Chinese allowing large mumbers of wohin authorities htShanhaikuan es teers and munitions to enter Man churin, and it is reported they are threatening drastic action,

MR. HACHIRO ARITA

MINISTER OF FOREIGN

"AFFAIRS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, ].

TOKYO, May

Beveral factors, said Mr. Chen berlam, affected wholesale prices in Great Britain, notably taris and The Government did not desire to ties exchange value of sterling see the exchange value of sterling rising higher than it wher

He also pointed to the existence. In cheap and abundant supplies of muner, which was likely to oontluna for some time with beneficial effects.

BYGEY May 10

Mr. Chamberlain added, that in the absence of disturbances in others omersial relationsh countries with which Britain had.

no reason why there should not be continuance of the present situa

The Cabinet has decided to an point Mr. Hachiro Arts, Ministar to Austria to succeed fr. Matsuzo Nagai as Vice-Minister of Foreigntion in which money was both cheap Affairs.

IN HONG KONG TO DAY.

FAIR TO SHOWERY,

"YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT FORECAST AND REMARKS, ISSUED BY: THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT, 1:900

·PiM., STATED

THE ANTI-CYCLONE APPEARS, TO BE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS KOREA DEPRESSIONS ARE SITUAT-- ED OVER TONGKING AND HOKKAI

DO

LOCAL FORECASTS. E. WINDS

•NODERATE FAIR TO SHOWERY.

SIR MILES LAMPSON

(From Our Own Correspondent), MAY LEAVE FOR ENGLAND

NEXT WEEK

SHANGHAI,May 10.

[THROUGH REUTER B. AGENCY.

- Li Ming Trung and Ching Ming Chih, who were convicted of being the authors of a plot to stage, s

Pero, May 10 | coup d'etat of the Municipality of Sir Miles Lampson who arrived In view of present strained rela Greater Shanghai during the visit here yesterday is trying to arrange tions between Canton and Nanking, of the League Commission, were to travel to England via Biberis Canton official circles are suspiofous executed at Nanking on May 2. If the necessary arrangements are tary movements in Kiungsi province fed the charge of conspiracy for home peit Wook of Marshal Chiang Kai Shak's mili The accused when arrested de-completed he will probably leave which have been carried out for the against the Government, but ad- declared purpose of "Red" sup-mitted organizing a volunteer force pression. It is generally believed to join the 19th Army for arme bera that Nanking's troop move resistance against the Japanese, MALTA, May 10. ments in Klangsi might be intendedThis contention was repudiated by Violent anti-British outbursts are for the invasion of Kwangtang and Officers of the Public Safety characterising the election can it is also alleged that over ax Bureau who charged the accused paign which is now in full swing divisions of Marshall Chiang Kai with acncing aginteto bribe the here.

Shok's forces are masting in south Chinese Poloe to atags a coup Cries of Down with Engiandur Kinngai districts ready to ad quinst Mayor Yu Teh Chen, and Long Live blare frevance southward

Buy The Fthird deader in the con "quently raised by supportas of the (Continued on next coinmn.)

spiracy received life imprisonment, Nationalist, cause, und 1ás, felici iD DONORINYLEGG the others

(Reuter's Special Service.)

gaining ground that the elections

may have to be stayed if the situm-

tion does not improved my d

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prolonged Government

Authorities.

ON MAY 25

(THROUGH HER AGENCY

and plentifulThat being so, The did not take a pessimistic view of the future,

The debate was adjourned.

3 PER CENT.

TREASURY BONDS

RESPONSE GREATER THAN EXPECTED

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, May 10 The response to the three per cent. Treasury Bonds offered for sale by tender fast." wook proved much greater than expected. Application

ampanted to £320,140,000, while ten- £110,000,000 which realised an aver Bars were accepted to the extent of

age price of £97 18s." 1.97d. per cent. or 18 1.97d, above the minimum price: The amount subsoribed so largely exceeds. estimates formed by the money market that it was 15- gestad government departments might have taken the major portion of the bond. Their suggestion has been disposed of by the Secretary to the Treasury who, in reply to a Commons question, stated that the total amount subscribed by Govern- mant department, or institutions instructions of Government has HESE CHAT 210,000,000, Pula (1)

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PROGRESS

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

BuGay, May 10,

It was stated to day that the Prime Minister continues to make satisfactory progress:

These candidatures pirely academic, their

atended merely as a dem of principle, h

M. La Brun

sides over the As begin at 9pm.. President of the Sena announce the result of about 6 pm

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from Versailles to the Elyos will proceed to his own resi M. Fainlève Gracefully PARTS

M Painlere has withe candidature for the Pre thus leaving the bath olen Le Brun's election

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