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MONTHLY WATER

RETURN

Level and Storage of water in Reservolts on August 1, 1936.

ISLAND WATER WORKS

1935

. Contents

in

1938

Reservoir

Tytam........

Tytam Byewnab

Level

Tytam Intermediate

Level

Below Milliona Below Over- of Over- flow Fallons now. Level 384.80 16 10′′ 22.40 13 g" 195.90 14 €*

Contents

In Millions

of Gallons 239.00 5.70 123.56

Tytam

ik

Level 1,404,00 36 5"

Wong Nel Chong

01-

30.23 24 5′′

Pokfulam

Level

68.00 11' "4"

Aberdeen Upper

Level

Aberdeen Lower

Level

88.00 11 4* .. 106.89 6' 8*

675.33

·8.93 41.32 60.80

B$1.27

Total Storage

2,385.45

1.234.22

Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions of gallons during the month of July.

Consumption.....

1935

418.82*

1930

430.33 Million gallons 437,700.

Estimated population ............ 125.200 Consumption per head per day. 31,8

'31.7 Gallons.

*Iftudes 86.66 million gallons supplied from mainland. -Includes 82.30 million gallons supplied from mainland. Additional amount supplied to Island Villages during the month of July 15.64 million gallons.

July 1935.From 1st to 7th a 10 hours supply (6-11 a.m. and 4-9 p.m.) was given to all districts. From 8th to 31st a con- stant supply was given to all districts.

July 1836.-A. 15 hours supply (6 a.m.-9 p.m.) was given

to all districts during the whole month.

MAINLAND WATER WORKS

1935

1936

Kowloon Main

'Kowloon Byewash

Shek Li Pui

Level

Jubilee

Shing Mun Reception

Level

33.15

Level 352.50 21 9" 104.58 Level 18$.50 49' my 39.78 118.10 12 10′′ 69.46 100' 0" 237.00 3' 7" 23.05

Total Storage

687.25

534.77

Consumption of water in Kowloon and New Kowloon in mill- Hons of gallons during the month of July.

Consumption

Estimated population

Consumption per head per day

1935

1936

249.82

343,650

23.5

279.28 Million gallons 325,500

27.7 Gallons.

A constant supply was given to all districts during July 1935 and 1936.

Additional amount supplied to Lalchikok Water Boat Dock during the month of July 7.84 M.G.

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

Total rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory from 1.1.35 to 31.7.35: 50.710; and from 1.1.36 to 31,7,36: 33.660.

PLAN TO WORK FOR PEACE WITH GERMANY

Vital Locarno Meeting In London

London. July 24. Complete agreement was reach ed at yesterday's meeting of the French. Betglan and British Pre- miera and Foreign Secretaries at No. 10: Downing-street, on the terms of a declaration on the consolidation of peace in Europe.

This declaration, last evening. was jointly communicated to the German and Italian Governmenta "It expresses in the clearest terms the united desire of France Britain and Belgium for "the con solidation of European peace by means of a general settlement achieved by the free co-operation of all the Powers concerned."

It proposes an early meeting ui the five Locarno Powers, first to negotiate a new agreement to re- place the old, Locarno Treaty-de- nouticed by Germany on March 7 and. If progress is achieved, to widen the discussion to seek a so- lution of Europe's other problems

A highly satisfactory feature the conversations was the remark- able identity of views expressed by the three Governmanta. France and Britain have not always

ARMY SWIMMING

At 2.30 p.m. to-day the Royal Engineers will hold their annual aquatic championshipe at the V. R. C. pool, where the preliminary heats will be swum.

The finals will take place on Tuesday evening at 7.30 pm when the main event will be the invi- Lation relay open to the Armiy undis.

Another swimming event is to be held at the Y.M.C.A. at 2.30

i p.m., when the Royal Welsh Fusi

lers will hold their heats, while the half-mile championship will be decided at Shamshuipo on the same afternoon.

"TERRIERS" AT 50 NOW

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London, July 21. Men up to the age of fifty are wanted for the Territorial Army.

Biz Thomas mskip, Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence made this announcement in the House of Commons yesterday.

leader of the Opposition, who ad- Sir Thomas asked if Mr. Attlee

ticised the defence measures, wh- ed to leave home at the mercy of an invader.

Who is the invader?, Mr. Thorne interrupted.

invader was when his house waS- "Mr. Thorne would know who the

combed." Sir Thomas retorted.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE

WING COMMANDERS' POSTS

London, July 24, Two wing commanders who were decorated for their Bervices in France during the War are ap pointed to-day to the Air Ministry. Both are among the senior officers of their rank, to which they were promated in July, 1931.

Wing Commander G. B. A. Baker, M.C., who joins the Directorate of Technical Deveopment, has been on

air staff duties with No. 11 (Figh ter) Group, Uxbridge. He came into, the RF.C. in 1916 from. The Royal Berkshire Regiment. which he was commissioned 1014: Wlag Commander R. T. Leather. A.F.C.. who Joins the Directorate of Organization, re-

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FOUR DEATHS ON THE EIGER

Climbers' Fate

LORD STRATHCARRON'S DAUGHTER

Geneva, July 22,

London, July 17 Four climbers, two Austrian and Lord Strathcarron gave away his two German, have been Killed debutante. daughter the Нод while trying to climb the hitherto Patricia. Macpherson at her mar

scaled north face of the Eiger riage this afternoon to Mr. Denys (13,038ft.) in the Bernese Ober- Colquhoun Lowson, son of Mr. and land.

Two of them had already ↑ Mrs. J. G. Flowerden Lowson, of made the attempt a fortnight ago. Coates Gardens, Edinburgh, and but after three, days and two Quarwood, Stow-on-the-Wold. nights spent on the mountain had returned owing to bad

weather, They started again with two other friends on Sunday.

The ceremony took place at St Margaret's Church, Westminster, and Canon Anson, Master of the Middle Temple, officiated, assisted by the Rev. John Clayton, Reader of the Middle Temple.

bridegroom as best man,

Mr. Ian Wilson accompanied the

BRIDAL GOWN

At the beginning all went well. but on Monday night they were caught in a storm. Yesterday they continued the ascent in spite of the weather and made very little progress until the afternoon it was noticed by some people who

TAM bride wore were watching them through tele-

a medieavel. gown of cream-tinted satin with a scopes that two had fallen, but re-

close-fitting mained hanging from a rope ap-

bodice and square ed into the rock-face. Snow fell turned back with deep cuffs of parently attached to rings screw-eckline. The wide sleeves were during the right and the tempera- gold lame, and the fulness of the back. Her long tulle veil was tinted to match her gown, and held in place with a headdress of miniature lies.

She carried a

cently from four years' duty at Middle East headquarters. Cairo. He held a pre-War commission in the Warwickshire Yeomanry, and was seconded to the RF.C. in 1915. NEW STATION HEADQUARTERS was well below freezing. skirt formed a slight train at the

This morning the four men

sheat of auratum ¡Mies.

Station headquarters will form at Catterick on August 5. Hitherto could still be seen hanging from only one Army co-operation thiel: ropes; but only one of them squadron has been stationed there, to be alive. In the meantime four but additional units are to be the best guides at Wengen had transferred under the expansion left for the Eiger Gletscher, from The long bridal retinue was scheme. Station headquarters will where they, reached a point about composed of two small pages, Fer- form at the new aerodrome at 00ft. above the place where the gus Sutherland and John Hall, in Scampton on August 27, on which limbers were hanging. They talk- hyacinth-blue shorts and shirts, date the squadron will be placed ed to the only survivor, who said and after them walked the bride's under the command of the A.O.C.- that one of his comrades had fall-sister, Mrs. Peter Runge, as matron In-C Bomber Commands in No. 3en and had been killed, that a se- of honour, in a pleture frock of (Bomber) Group. The postal ad-cond had been dragged down and hyacinth-bite lisse, on her head dreas

be:RAF. Station, strangled by the rope. while the was a gold halo, and she carried Scampton. Lincoln, and the tele-third had died from cold. A rope bouquet of mixed pink

али phone number Scampton 27,

was lowered to which the survivor mauve flowers. " attached himself and the guides! SQUADRON MOVEMENTS

Two little giris and four grown- hauled him up, but when he ar- The following movements

bridesmaids completed of rived at a distance of 15ft. from procession, dressed in

the squadrons are notified in Air Minis-them the guides noticed that he rose orchidee lisse, with trilled frocks of try Orders:-

No. 7 (B) from Worthy Down to died from exposure.

did not move any more. He had skirts and upstanding frills fram- Finningley, Sept. 3.

ing the neckline. In their hair

will

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A party from Munich arrived were blusters of blue sweet peas,. No. 18 (B.) from Bircham New-to-day by air and will try to re-and they carried bouquets of rose- tán to Upper Heyford. Sept. 10.

cover the bodies and bring them tinted gladioli and mixed sweet peas. They were Miss Vivien

No. 49 (B.) from Bircham Newton down. to Worthy Down. Aug. 10.

No. 58 (3) from Upper Heyford to Drizeld, Sept. 3.

No. 102 (B.) froin Worthy: Down to Finningley, Sept. 3.

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No. 206 (Gen. Rec.) from Mans- ton to Birchain Newton, Aug. 4

No. 215 (B) from Upper Heyford to Drimeld, Sept. 3. OFFICERS MARRYING ABROAD

An officer who marties during a tour of duty abroad, states an amendment to King's Regulations, will be entitled to passages for his family during the period of that tour only, as provided in paragraph. 31178. An addition to that para- graph provides · that homeward passage for the family of an officer married during a tour of duty abroad will not be granted unless the family, has resided with him at the station abroad for at least 12 months.

ISSUE OF CAMP KITS Officers appointed to short ser- vice commissions from the Special Reserve or the Auxiliary Air Force. with camp kits on being posted to states a new order, will be issued

a "service" unit. Such issue will be "on loan" until the officer is recommended for confirmation in his rank, when the issue will be converted to a "free" one.

CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION The RAF, Station at Worthy Down,. at present in No. 3 (Bomber) Group, Area), will be transferred to the Azidover Cate Western

Group, Abingdon, with effect from newly formed No. 2 (Bomber)

September 3.

The station at Bircham Newton, at present in No. 1 (Bomber) Group, will be transferred to the Coastal Command with effect from August 10. A station fight has now been formed at Tern H quarters of the Training Command, Market Drayton, the new head-

instead of Stanmore.

ACRAFT AT FARNBOROUGH

A new order in regard to report- ing movements of aircraft at South

= { Farnborough states that signals in connection with those visiting, or connected with. the Royal Aircraft Establishment are to be addressed "Ballooning, South Farnborough," but those in connection with air- craft visiting or connected with the RAF. Station, Bouth Farnborough, South Farnborough" Pilots are to are to be addressed "Aeronautics,

report their arrival, at the appro- priate watch office.

found it so easy to agree on their three Governments are entirely objectives when matters affecting sincere in this ambition. relations - with Germany were un- While much of the time was der consideration,

spent in choosing the precise the Belgian final form of words which would M. van Zeeland, Premier, was so well satisfied on convey their intentions to all con. this score that he declared. I un-cerned, the discussions necessarily derstand, that there was really no touched all aspects of the Euro necessity for him to express the pean situation. ........... views of his Government.

To avoid the possibilty of any COMMON. OBJECT

misunderstanding, in either Ber- Preliminary consultations on the lin or Rome, that an attempt was form of the draft declaration had being to reach decisions in the already revealed that the three absence of those Governments, the Powers were substantially agreed Conference avoided any expression in principle. It was their common of view on the date and place for object to work with the utmost the Five-Power meeting contem- energy for a negotiated settlement plated, an with Germany, both in the West and in the East.

For the same reason there was no more than a personal exchange The talks left a profound con-of views on the procedure which viction on all present that the might then be adopted.

SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS The RAF, swimming champion- ships will be held at the Halton Command swimming bath from August 22 to 26 Inclusive. Entry forms are returnable to the honor ary secretary of the Swimming Association by August 1 The inter-Service championships will be held at Aldershot a week later on Beptember 1, 2, and 3.

The names of the four men are Rhodes and Miss Lurleen Revell- given as Herr Hinterstofffer and Smith (children), and Miss Brid- Herr Kurz. both Austrians, and get smiley, Lady Joan Rutus- Herr Rainer and Herr Angerer, of Isaacs, "Miss Philipps Fitzallen Munich,

Howard, and Miss Pamela Hunter.

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