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THE COLONY'S WATER SUPPLY

FURTHER RESTRICTIONS

NECESSARY

Island Reservoirs Badly Deplated

Starting from to-morrow Saturday further restrictions of the hours of water supply are to be enforced on the Island. According to an official notification.

In the Peak District, the following hours will apply:

6 u.m."to 9 a.m.

p.m.

5

to 8 p.m..

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In other districts, the hours of supply will be from

6 a.m. to 9 a.m."

4.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m."

In Kowloon the present 10 hours supply will be main tained for the present.

The Director of Public Works, the Hon. Mr. A. G. W. Tickle makes the following appeal to the public;

Residents are requested to exercise every possible economy in the use of water. Failing a considerable in- crease in storage within the nt few weeks further restric ext few weeks further restric-

STATE OF THE RESERVOIRS

Statistics of the Colony's Water Supply issued by the P.W.D. for September 1st bear out this warning and unless the present drought is followed by very heavy rainfall the Colony will be forced to face drastic reductions in the dally supply, if the dry season is to be safely negotiated.

The Island reservoirs show a total of 1.494 million gallons. compared with 2,289 at the same time last year when the reser- voirs were full.

Consumption last month, when a full supply was given up to. the 25th, a 10 hour supply being substituted, totalled 403.78 million gallons, or 33.7 gallons per head per day. A supply of 72.5 m.g. was received from the Mainland.

The biggest reservoir, Tytam Tuk, is "nearly half empty. 797 m.g. against a 1.420 capacity, while Wong Nel Chong and Pok- fulam are 19 feet below overflow and Aberdeen 11 feet below over- flow.

Over in the Mainland the reservoirs are still full, several of the larger streams still being in food, while the maximum is also being drawn from the Shingmun conduit of about 24 m.g. per diem..

At last month's rate of expenditure the Island" reservoirs have enough water to last 112 days or till just before Christ- mas! Even with the Shingmun supply the end of January "would see the reservoirs dry!

The Mainland reservoirs, at the August rate of expenditure would hold out for about three months, expenditure having been 227 m.g, and storage 562 m.g.

Details of Storage and Water levels on September 1st, as, sup- piled by the P.W.D. are as follow:--

ISLAND WATER WORKS

Level.

384.80

22.40

· 195.90

1,419.00

Level

Contents in Millions of Gallons.

1932.

1933.

Reservoir..

Below Overflow

Contents in Millions of

Galions.

Tytam

Level

Below Overflow.

7.3"

Tytam Byewash

Level

325.41 12.65

Tytam Intermediate

195.90

Tytam Tuk

Level

.29***

797.50

Wong. Net Chung

0' 1"

20.23

19' 1"

Pokfulam

Level

$6.00

·19" 5"

Aberdeen Upper

0' 5"

171,08

Aberdeen Lower

11' 0" 38' 9"**

10.55 25.50. 121.78

Total Storage

2,289.41

1,494.29

Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions. of gallons during the month of August:-

Consumption

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Estimated population Consumption per head per day...

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1932.

1933. " *396.95 * †403.78 million gallons

· 383,750 386,750

33.4 33.7 gallons. *Includes 120.47 million gallons from Mainland. †-Includes 72.49 millions gallons from Mainland. August, 1932-Constant supply throughout the Hill and High Level Districts during the whole month. Full Rider Main supply throughout the City from 2nd to 31st excepting those houses where connections to Rider Main have already been cut.

August, 1933.-From 1st to 25th constant supply in all districts. From 26th to 31st a 10 hours supply (6 am, to 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.) was given to all districts.

MAINLAND WATER WORKS-

Gallons. Overflow

Contents in Millions of

1932.

1933.

Contents in

Below

Mulions of Below

Reservoir

Overflow

Gallona.

Kowloon ...

Level

362.50 Level

352.50

Kowloon Byewash

Level

185.50

5' 1"

166.18

Shek Li Pui

Level

116.10

0' 2"

Shing Mun Reception.. Level

*33.15

2' 0"

115.42 27.87

Total Storage

687.25

661.97

Consumption of water in Kowloon in million of gallons dur- Ing the month of August:

Consumption

Estimated population

1332.

1933.

191.19

227.20 million gallons.

303,400

317,200.. 23.1 gallons.

Consumption per head per day... 20.3

August, 1932-Constant supply in all districts during the whole month.

August, 1933-From 1st to 25th constant supply in all dis- tricts. From 28th to 31st a 10 hours supply (6 am to 11a.m. and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.) was given to all districts.

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The reports of the Government Bacteriologist and Analyst. shew that the quality of the water is satisfactory.

Total rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory from 11.32 to 31.8.32-62.83.- Public Works Department from 1.1.33 to 31.8.33 40,51.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1933.

INDIAN WATCH A JOURNEY THROUGH

MAN ROBBED

HAINAN ISLAND

Serious Allegations

Against Compatriots MOTOR ROADS REPLACING BOAT

Sher Mohamed, an Indian wargaman who is snoriy, to “go back to India on retirement, was the complainant in a case before. Mr. Schorleid yesterday in which four other Indians are charged in connection with the theft of $500 in Hongkong Bank notes,. ព tex rupee note and clothing to the value of $150.

The defendants are Wall Dad, Mohamed Asharf, Sahib. Dad and Sakander Khan. The first three are charged with larceny and receiving, while the fourth is only charged with receiving.

Mr. A. el Arculli appeared for the fourth defendant, while Mr. Horace Lo was for the others.

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TRAVEL

Concrete Bridge-And Some Wooden Ones

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Kachek, August Flat. that divides the wide-stretching rice Vang-neng is an interesting part plains around Lah-hoe district city of Hainaa Island. It is a district from the smaller ce plains of Tying along the east coast but south Ziang kiang. The Loh-how pagoda of Kheng dang and Loh-hos districts stands out plainly in the distance. It suffered worse perhaps than any

Forts or watchtowers are numerous, other part of Hainan in the commany of them now unoccupied and munist troubles of a few years past, many showing traces of typhoon asd also in the recent typhoon, Adamage. Tong-zoang market is the In outlining be case, Detective trip through the coastal plain offers principal town between Kachek and Sergeant Fliches said that the com- plainant was a watchman employ the interior there are fascinating very good concrete bridge bas re- some pleasant possibilities, and in Liang-kun. At this latter place a ed by the Hongkong Tramways, features here and there-the over-enily been completed, ten spans and lived at their depot. He had shot water wheels of Hoe-tioliang, long and wide enough for two cars

brass bound box containing pounding the fragrant incense so clothing and other property which much prized all over China, the ap- $300,000, silver, but many consider to cross. Some Chinese say it cost he left at No. 10, Star Street, 3rd.proach to the Miao country, and that too high a figure and so far floor, where the first, second and the rugged foothills of the western I have not been able to secure ac third defendants Uved. The com- | part The district city is situated curate informations. As the road plainant was shortly due to pro- well to, the southern part of the nears No-lak a spur leads into the cced back to India on retirement. district, and not directly on the market, a mile or so from the main In addition to the clothing. $500 coast, the anain market in the nor road, which continues on to Vang- in Hongkong Bank notes and a ten thern part is Nolak, rather an neng district city, fifteen miles fur rupee note were in the box.

enterpriting town even though not ther south. This is also the road The house boy employed by the approach to Vang-neng was by boat told me that on the road to Leng large. In former years the accepted on down to Leng-tui. The chaffeur defendants would say that on Aug and road. ust 27 at 1230 p.m. the only per smali boat at the Kachek lower to make the auto road, and that The traveller took a tai n high hill had been deeply ent sons beside himself on the pre-wharf on the evening of a market during the typhoon the cut was 80 mises were the first and third day, went down river to Bakio, filled with dirt from a landslide defendants. About that time they around a projecting delta and up and with fallen trees that it would wrote a letter, and gave it to him another river to Liang-kun, usually take two months to open it again. to deliver to a watchman at the arriving there before. Kowloon Docks. This letter men- Then overland by a sandy trail that this road is the bridges. Two are daylight. The most noticeable thing abort tioned a key, but actually was of led to Nu-lak, Lak-lin mountains no importance, as it was merely and the rolling foothills on one very good--the Liang-kun one men- to get him away from the

side, shifting sand dunes betweentioned above and one just outside mises.

the traveller and the sea on the Vang-neng city. Several are fairly other, and occasional beautiful good concrete culverts, wide enough glimpses of the water from the for comfort, One new one is a higher knolls,

memorial put up by South Seas Chinese and has the oldfashioned canal bridge arch in the "center- very pretty, "but not the most.de- sirable form for motor traffic. Two concrete bridges but barely wide or three others are good enough enough for one car, with only three or four inch rounded shoulders for ves, so that unless great care is railings, and approached from cur taken tires are scraped as cars go on to the bridge. Some bridges are stili only planks laid across string ers, and wired in position, with or without planks laid to mark the wheeltracks, and these bridges rat. tle most lugubriously as cars 'cross. And one bridge is made of six coco. nut logs, three for each wheel track, and almost far enough apart now to let the wheels down between them. Even the blase native chaffeurs go carefully over some of these make- shifts. There is one ferry between No-lak and Vang-teng, the river and scow "being fairly safe but the ever this much to be said for that approach very steep. There is how- lower stretch of road-there are big signs up, in red and black Chinese characters, warning 'Danger-Curve

Drive Blowly'.

The Box Missing

reported the' matter.

pre-

about

An Indian watchman, who lives on the adjoining floor told the police that he had occasion to go up to this floor, and me! the sec- and defendant coming down the stairs, with four coolles who were carrying the box. He did not at tach any importance to the incid ent. The second defendant had denied taking the box, and put the

We Go by Car

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When the boy returned 1.30 p.m. neither of the defendants were there, and he found the box

Now times have changed and we missing. The following morning he reported the matter to the

go by car. Passengers from Kachek complainant, and asked him whe-by ferry at the lower wharf. If must needs cross the Kachek river ther he had removed the box. The the river is not too high cara come complainant sald he had not, and across and gather up fares and scow is propelled by manpower only freight in the market. The ferry and can't be used against too swift a current, and the fat sandy bank on the far side makes the water far too shallow for the scow if the river has merely risen sufficiently to flood the low bank a little. When water in high passengers and freight are taken across in the regular small boats and take cars from the small roadside in on the far bank. It is, considered ten po or thirty miles from Kachek to No-lak and foreign cars register thirty-two miles, The succeeded in tracing two of them. At the station those coolles pointed regular fare is 82.50. Certain cats out the first and second defend-make only the Vang-neng run, but ants as the persons who had in- structed them to take the Box. The box was taken to No. 1, Minden Road, Tsimshatsui, where the fourth defendant was employed as a watchman, and the box was left in the garden. Later, it was found In the basement occupied by the fourth defendant.

blame on some others.

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Two Chinese detectives were sent out to find the coolies, and they

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The locks had been forced, and $271 was missing. The sum $229 and the ten rupee note which placed in a secret drawer were in- tact.

The first witness called was the Indian interpreter who was on duty in the charge room of No. 2 Police Station at the time the de- fendants were charged. This wit ness produced the statements, and after he had complete his evid- ence, Sergt. Fitches went into the box where he gave evidence bear ing out his opening remarks.

Mr. Lo submittee that the case against the second defendant was very flimsy and he therefore ask- ed his Worship to discharge the man. Mr. Schofield, however, dis-

agreed.

any market car will go if loaded, Hoihow and go on directly to the and many ears come through from south without stopping.

A Ten Span Bridge and some others

The road winds down" toward Liang-kun, following the upland

ARMY'S NEW

DRESS

Further Changes Foreshadowed

Queen's

The 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel G. J. Giffard, has attracted more than ordinary interest in the manoeuvring area of Aldershot troops

The Queen's was one of the two Battalions the other is at Cat terick (Yorkshire)-selected to test the suitability of the experimental uniform designed for use on the battlefeld.

To be continued"

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SUMPTUOUS JEWELLERY

Mummy of Rich Woman of 500 Years Ago

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The mummy of a woman has been dug up in the Chinese city in Shanghai. It is estimated to be ̄nt least 500 years old.

A number of precious stones and many gold and silver ornaments of the Ming period were found with the body, which was clothed in the costume of a wealthy woman of the Ming dynasty.

Its splendeur was wonderfully preserved, but when the coffin was opened the body and garments turned black.

dowed.

Mr. Arculli then submitted that there was no evidence against the fourth defendant. "He is charged with receiving stolen property,"

A section of men of The Queen's sald Mr. Arcull, "knowing" that wearing the "reformed" dresa Are the same had been stolen."

The leg covering is also criticised. scattered about the column on the Continuing, counsel said the onus march and they do not, work to There is a consensus of opinion that

gether when manoeuvring In addi-both in dress and equipment, was on the prosecution to prove tion to the "deerstalker," the changes must conie, and that while that, the defendant 'did in fact Field: Service cap, a "reject" of the tests applied to the new train- know the box had been stolen, and about 30 years ago, is also being ng dress and equipment have pro

since there was no evidence what⚫ ever on this point, he asked that

tried out."

ved valuable, it will be some conaí- the defendant be discharged.

Experiments so far have proved derable time before a definite deci The magistrate salf he not fore the dress can be said to be gen-

that modifications are necessary besion can be reached as to what will best serve the soldier as a war agree and after further evidence had been taken. hearing was 'ad-

dress erally recommended..

The Field Service cap, the writer Meanwhile interesting experi tourned until Friday, 15th Inst. at learns, has few friends, while the ments are proceeding with a view 2.30 p.m.

"deerstalker" does not, in the to redkicing the personal baggage opinion of many, come up to expec of the soldier when he goes to war. tations In some quarters it is held Mechanical transport is said to be to be too far removed from the tra the most powerful ally in this field

Well Described

Gladys: "Listen, Mabel. This inditional military type of headdress of endeavour. what my boy says in his letter:

Darling, I think of you all day your naturally waved hair, your brownish-gray eyes. your slightly prominent cheekbones, your 24- inch waistumult cen

and lacks smartness. This, it is held, must count for something even dress intended only for field training and War.

Uncomfortable Another school, while not wholly Mabel: "Well, that's a queer sort condenining this type of cap, asserte of love letter!"

So, do that it is not so comfortable to wear as its appearance would lead

- Gladya: "Oh, didn't you know?

Oh-Oh!

Teacher: "I should like you all to take more pride in your per- sonal appearance, Now, Johnny; how many collars do you wear a week?"

Bob writes those descriptions of one to suppose. The inside make Johnny "Please, teacher, do you people for the police." Fliegende up chafes the forehead. In other mean how many weeks do I wear Blatter.

details, too, changes are foreshaa collar??

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