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MONTHLY

WATER

RETURN

Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on December 1, 1934

ISLAND WATER WORES

of Gallons Overflow

Contents in Milijons

1933

1934

Reservoir

Tytami

Bekt Overflow

0' 4" Tytam Byewash ....... 14′ 5′′ Tytam Intermediate.... 3′ 1′′ Tytam Tuk

Contents in Millions

Below

382.00 8.15

1.6

20' 4"

176.86

10 11

1,169.83"

Level 8' 4*

Wong Nei Chung

18 5

12.83

16' 8*

Pokfulam

5* 3*

54.50

10' 4"

of Gallons

372.20 2.58 185.00 1,220.88 12.43 43.58

Aberdeen Upper

3", 7"

155.14

9' 0~

130.20

Aberdeen Lower

7 5-

70.34

9 11-

71.48

Total Storage

2,023.51

2,049,05

Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millioms of gallons during the month of November.

Consumption

1933 251.08 387:500

21.8 *Includes 63.85 M.G. from Mainland. Includes 57.62 M.G. from Mainland.

1834 339.10 Million gallons 390.500

28.9 Gallons

Estimated population Consumption per head per day

November 1933.--From 1st to 8th.

An 8 hours supply (8-10 am." and 4-8 p.m.) in all districts and on the Peak (6--10 am. and 5-9 p.m.). From 9th to 30th. A 10 hours supply (8—11 a.m. and 4—9. p.m.) was given to all districts.

November 1834.--From 1st to 14th. Constant supply in all districts. From 15th to 30. A 15 hours supply (5 am.-9 p.m.) was given to all districts. ··

MAINLAND WATER

WORKS

1933

1934

Above

Above "..

Reservoir

Normal

Normal

level

level

Kowloon Main ....... 0′ 4′′

356.02

**Level

352.50

B.O.

B.Q.

Kowloon Byewash

180.44

3' B*

15+P

172.20

Shek Li Pul

5"

114.40

1.2"

111.34

Shing Man Reception 1 1′′

30.29

12.69

Total Storage

681.15

648.73

Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions of gallons dur- ing the month of November.

#

Consumption

1933 188.73

::

Estimated population

220,650

1934 „198.39 Million gallons 334,450

Consumption per head per day

19.6

19.8 Gallons

Constant supply in all districts during November 1933 and 1934. The reports of the Government Bacteriologist and Analyst shew that the quality of the water is satisfactory.

Total rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory from 1.133 to 30.11.33-60.970; and from 1.1.34 to 30.11.34:07.130.

THE NORMANDIE

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1934.

CURRENT

CANTON NEWS IN BRIEF

(From Our Own Correspondent

Canton, Dec. 10.

The Commissioner of Customs së Shanghai, in reply to the telegram of rice guilds in Canton asking him to release the rice shipped from here, stated that the matter is in

the hands of the Inspector General of Customs and that in the mean

NEWS FROM CHINA

MANCHU OIL

MONOPOLY

Methods Of Working Now Announced

Changchun, Dec. 3.

- Stabilization of oil prices and the elimination of cut-throat.com- petition as a result of the establish ment of a government monopoly will more than compensate all com- panies for their losses in having to reduce their petroleum imports to Manchukuo and bring in more crude oil. an official press release stated to-day.

THE "TAISHAN"

FEARED LOST

For Lost Ship

Shanghai, Dec. 42 The British loop, H.M.S. Bridga- water, which picked up four bodies at sea on Sunday 100 miles south of Tsingtan, believed to be members of the San Peh S. N. Co.'s Taishan, continued her search throughout yesterday for any further signs of a wreck. It was learnt that if nothing further was found she would be continuing her voyage, arriving at Woosung to-day.

time he cannot release the rice.

Rice guilds there are making' a strong appeal for the release of the rice, which is intended for sale in Shanghai and Cheklang in view of the bad crops consequent on the drought. The customs at Shanghai suspect that the rice was The decreased shipments of the not grown in Kwangtung but was refined product will be caused by shipped here from certain foreign the operations of the Manchukno countries, I. the customs can all company owning a large refining prove that the rice was produced plant in the Kwantung Leased abroad, the entire shipment wil, Territory. be confiscated.

H.MS. Bridgewater sighted the The Statement specially men four bodies to the north-east of toned "Soviet dumping" for caus-the Wu Taisha Shoal, when she ing variations in prices.

The 8.5 Talkhan has been miss- ing since her departure from Tsingtao at 2 pm on November 26. It is the general belief that the ship must have foundered.

was proceeding to Shanghai from received stated she would search Weihaiwel Latest information.

inside the shoal for any signs of to the south-east of the Talsha a wreck, failing that she will search Shoal, which is of the old mouth of the Yellow River.

Fifth Plenary Session High officials are taking a great interest in the arth plenary ses maintained by various forelan firms The proportions that have been" slon of the Kuomintang, which in sharing the total impert oll meets to-day at Nanking. The trade will be maintained, with South-west leadets have several the Standard-Vacuum Corporation resolutions to be submitted through holding 35 per cent of the total, six attending members who are the Texas Co.. 20 per cent. the scheduled to arrive at Nanking to Asiatic Petroleum Co., 25 cent, the marrow. These six members are Soviet Union Petroleum Trust, 10 attending the Congress in their per cent, and the Ogura. and Nip-a cargo of 3,000 tons of coal.' She The freighter left Taingtas with own rights and not as delegates, pon Petroleum Companies, Japan- was commanded by Captain V. but they bring with them, resolu- ese firms, 10 per cent. the bulletin Hellemann, who is a Norwegian." tions of those nièmbers here who stated.

It is understood that his wife is at do not see is to go.

present in Shanghai The crew consisted of 32 Chinese, excluding more than ten coolies.

These resolutions are sweeping and thorough, einbodying the South-west circular telegrams of September 8 and 25, the 1831 peace terms, and the resolutions of the Fourth National Congress.

To 'day's session in Nanking is devoted to speech-making

routine process, and real work will begin to-morrow. By the end of the week, the Canton-Nanking rela- tions will be clarified.

Nanking leaders wish "Mr. He

and.

Wholesalers Limited Under the monopoly provisions the manufacture, importation and exportation of gasoline, kerosene, light oil, fuel oil, benzine and sub- stitutes for fuel oil designated, by the Government will be allowed only to firms or individuals who have been authorized to do so by the authorities.

As sales organs, ten monopoly offices will be established, one each in Anshan, Yingkow, Chinchow, Antung, Tumen. Makden, Sauping-

The manager of the San Pen S. N. Co. interviewed yesterday, stated that the sa. Taishan was valued at $200,000 and carried a cargo of coal valued at about $30,000. If the report of the ves- sel's foundering were true, which was most likely, then the total loss would be more than $300,000, not including the loss of human lives

The theory was advanced that

Han Min to quit. Hong Kong and kai, Changchun, Harbin and Taitaithe Taishan met disaster on Nov-

to stay in Nanking or at least Shanghai. It is even reported in Shanghai that Mr. Hy is willing to go to the capital, but tals story is premature.

Reds Reach Szechuen After getting out of Western Kwangsl, the Communist vanguard has reached the borders of Sze chuen. Most of the Reds are located in the North-eastern bord- ers of Kweichow. General Wang Chia Lieh, Chairman of the Ewel: chow Provincial Government, does not possess a strong army to dealį with the Reds and.is merely try- ing to prevent the outlaws from! penetrating into the interior of the

province.

har. Warehouses will be erected at each of these places.

The number of the general wholesalers is limited to ten while the number of ordinary wholesalers will be unlimited.

Persons and firms now engaged in the oll trade who wish to dis continue their business will be com- pensated by the Government after their assets have been examined by an Appraisal Committee.

Applications from all dealers to the Monopoly Bureau for licenses will be received until December 10.

First Wholesale Firm

Harbin, Dec. 3. sale oll firm under the provisions of Organization of a general whole- The new 1,020-foot, 79,280 gross

the new Manchukuo monopoly law ton turbo-electri: lines Normandie.

It is said that General Chiang was announced here to-day by a world's largest ship, will be the most thoroughly fire-proofed pas-

The old Cunard Line rightly Ka Shek, Chairman of the Mill-group of Russian, Manchu and enjoyed a reputation for foresight,/tary Adairs Commission, will send | Japanese business men at présent senger shipaffont when it anters the French Lion's New York- as did the White Star Line too, so two picked detachments into Sze- engaged in the oil trade. The new chuen to assist the provincial company has been capitalized at Plymouth-Hayre service on its that it is not surprising to see the

troops in suppressing the completion next May, according to child of the merger of those two munists. General “Liu

com-MY.200,000 and has applied for a Henri Morin de Linclave, the companies the Cunard White Star leading military ruler in Szechuen, general wholesale dealer's franchise Hsiang. charter of incorporation and a line's resident, general manager Ltd-inheriting, even so early in now in Nanking in connection for the Harbin district, the in- here, who returned a few days ago its life one of the outstanding with the anti-Communist tua inouncement said. from a three-months stay, in characteristics of its parents. That France, during which he inspected is a Atting prelude the mammoth new vessel from keel nouncement-just made by the Kwangtung is now safe from to bridge and from stern to stern, Shanghal Office of the Cunard further Communist menace, as all and conferred with the heads of white Star Line that the Imper- of them have left Klangst for the the line and of the shipyard.

lal Airways have appointed as their general agents throughout U.S.A. the Cunard White Star Ltd In addition the ships of the com- pang will also be equipped to deal. with all enquiries and book pas- sengers for the Imperial Airways.

to 2.1 an-

tion.

West.

RECORD OF TELEGRAPH MATERIAL

CHINA MERCHANTS TO

ADD RIVER STEAMER »

Nanking, Dec. 4 In a petition to the Ministry of Communications, the China Mer- chants Steam Navigation Com- pany reports that the balance of the £400,000 Loan" from the Sino- British Boxer Indemnity Refuria built in Britain will be utilised for for the four steamers recently

the construction of a river stea- in China in order to mer and two 500-ton motor boats meet in- creasing shipping demands, w

The Loan was for £400,000 but An order to this effect has been the actual cost of the four ships munications to the various Tele-only, leaving a balance of £54,000. issued by the Ministry of Com from Britain totalled £346.000 graph Administrations Kuo Min,

will want to complete their four-cords relating to telegraph mate- ney by air after dizembarking from the ship.

In speaking of the Normandie, he explained that the walls of all cahina will be composait of a sheet of duralumia between layers of asbestos, these layers covered with fire-proof paint; that in each cabin will be a fire-detector which, when the temperature of the room rises. The time "is fast approaching to an even slightly abnormal de when more and more, passengers grea, will ring an alarm bell in the central fire station and #t the same time automatically close all "ventilators in the section of the

With Cunard White Star express ship involved, thus eliminating the drafts, which tend to fan the chips arriving at herture early flames. Also, in most of the cabins in the morning. It is easily possible. the electric circnit for each is by flying, to reach most of the entirely independent of those for important cities in Europe the all others, and in the ceiling there same day, and with their agency is a hole., accessible to firemen in arrangement concluded, the de- an emergency, through which talls of such a trip can be made hose-line can be introduced for the most compactly. Again, the var purpose of flooding the room. ions services of the Cunard White This latter is a device invented Star make connections from by Capt. Rene Pugnet, the Nor

America for the various Empire aandie's commander.

and other routes flown by the Im- perial Airways, and passengers starting from America and who In addition to these, there are

are "interested in flying to other Luch equipment aa" several inde pendent radio posts, which would destinations after arrival in Europe operate even in the event of the will be in the happy cation of central power plant being put out being able to fix up over the same ofcommission; phosphorescent counter their Atlantic reserva signs throughout the ship, which tion plus all the detalle of their would still be visible to point | Lying.

Independent Radio Posts

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direction to decks and lifeboats if

all the ship's lights were extin

guished; sufficient lifeboats to

Nanking, Dec. 38 Beginning January 1. all re-

rials and apparatus must be system (metric) of weights and stated according to the standard measurements in order to unify

administration.

According to the "estimates of the C. M. 8, N. Co, the remainder will be suficient for, the building of a river steamer and two motor will ba responsible for any deficit in case the estimates are exceeded, the petition states..............

NEW OMNIBUS SERVICE Vessels. The Company

CHINA CELEBRATES

Hankow, Dec. 4. Omnibus service on the south-Kuo Min!.. ern extension of the Slangyang- Eushsien Highway between Shasi. Kungan and Tungyumlao, in the district or Lihsen, along the Hu- peh-Hunnan border, is now in full operation. The route starts from Slang yang in the north, to Huahslenin the northeastern part of the province, and then runs in a southwesterly direction to What do you do when

Tungyumiao via Shaal.

1. an uniisually beautiful-It is a part of the National Highway which is to connect Lo-

accommodate all souls on board, Before It Breaks

both passengers and crew; and the Maclachian type of lifeboat davita which permit the launching of the boate, independently of each other. and on an always oven ksel, hy ringle person in a maximum of two. minutes.

Janet

you

Shanghal, Dec. 10, Two hundred motor-cars and thousands of people will particl- pate in a mass demonstration in the Chinese city to-day in cele bration of the defeet of the Com- muniste and the opening of the Kuomintang Congress,

Millions of pamphlet will be

Anna "I look for a while, then yang, north-western Honan, with scattered by three aeroplanes from

get tired and lay the mirror Bhiuchow in northern Ewing-Eich

down

tung

ember 27 last, as the company's local office received radio messages from the vessel twice on November 20, but had received on more since November 27.

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