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MONTHLY

WATER

RETURN

Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on November 1938.

Reservoir

Tytam

Tytam Byewah

ISLAND WATER WORKS

1935

Contents ...

1938

Contents

in

Below Millions Below Millions Over- of Over. of

flow

flow Fallons

Gallons 0′ 3′′ 38270 14 3.

238.10 11.17 ...193.43 1,271.08

25' 10"

"

:44 8*9*

Tytam Intermediate

Level 195.00

0 1

Tytam Tuk

S'

7" 1,271,08

5" 77"

Wong Nel Chong

11 1

17.39

1011"

Pokfulam

27

60.40

8" 8"

Aberdeen Upper

Aberdeen. Lower

0' 10"

165.12 12 5" 103.71 1' 11"

Total Storage

2,196,74

17.83 47.12 116.04 99.57

2,014.14

Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in milions of gallons during the month of October.

Consumption

Estimated population

1935 400.00- 426.400

30.3

1936 451.38 Million gallons +39.800

35.4 Gallons Consumption per head per day

*Includes 102.58 mlon gallons supplied from mainland. I-Includes 123.98 million gallons supplied from mainland. Constant supply in all districts during October 1935 and 1936. Additional amount supplied to Island Villages during the 'mouth of October 15.49 million gallons.

Kowloon, Byewash

MAINLAND WATER WORKS

Kowloon Main

Shek L! Pul

Jubilee

Shing Mun Reception

Total Storage

-Above normal level:

1935

1938

132.24

* 1" 374.92 Level 3:9.50.

$6“ 160.80 15 0" Level 180.10 3' 6" 1269%

130.80

102.18

25 1

2,021.00

6′ 4′′

17.63

43′′

· 22.38

801,69

2,698.36

Consumption of water in Kowloon and New Kowloon in mil- tions of gallons during the month October.

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

Consumption ......

Estimated population

Consumption per head per day

1935

235.72

347,100

21.7

1936

280.40 Million gallons 327,000

27.7 Gallons.

h

Additional amount supplied to Latchikok Water Boat Dock during the month of October 7.75 M.G..

Total rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory from 1.1.35 to 31.10.25: 80.925; and from 1.1.36 to 31.10.36: 69.233.

U.S. CRUISER LEAVES

The U.S.S. Augusta, with Vice- Admiral H. E Yarnell, Commander- in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Squadron, left Hong Kong yesterday for Singapore, accom- panied by the US.S. Isobel. the Admiral's yacht, and destroyers.

The US.S. Tulsa arrived yester- day.

CONGRESS AT

MANILA

S.S. Haitan To Take Party There & Back

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1936.

TRAPPED IN HOLD

Chinese Workman Meets Death

RESULT OF FIRE

IN VESSEL

TELEVISION FOR

DOCTORS

WRESTLING MATCH

Surgeon's Forecast Of Big Match To-morrow

20 Years Hence

The use of aeroplanes for doc- tors to visit their patients, serial ambulances with Hat roots for their reception in hospitals, cars

As a sequel to the fire which cruising at 100 miles an hour, the 'isolation of cyclists und pedes- broke gut on Wednesday night in the forehold of the steamer Re-rains and television as a means

of medical examination. .... corder, which was lying alongside the

Talkoo Dockyard, the police report the finding of the body of a Chinese workman who, it is be- Leved, made the fatal error of trying to escape through a hole. which, unfortunately, gave no exit. It is further believed that the man met his death through being sure focated by the smoke.

Late yesterday morning the ship officers were still busily investiga- ting the vessel's hold in an en- deavour to discover the original cause of the fire.

The Recorder is a cable vessel of 2.276 gross tonnage and was built in 1902 by Mesars, D. J. Dun- bar and Company, Glasgow, fo: International the Imperial and Communications. Limited. She is A twin-screw vessel with a length of 295 feet,

из

This was a vision of the future

only twenty years hence described by Sir Crisp English at the open- ing of the autumn session at the George's Medical School of St. Hospital recently, according to a report of his speech published in the "Lancet.".

Sir Crisp said that 'planes, with the autogyro principle developed and popularised, would be almost

a common as motor-cars are to- day.

Lifts would run up to the roofs at the hospitals, he added, to take 'planes the patients from the which brought thâm in.

He visualised the position on the roads thus: "The roads will be altered for increase of speed; and you in your motors will cruise along them at 100 miles an hour: pedestrians and cyclists will be ishlated, and will no longer have opportunities of being killed by

FRENCH RULE IN cars"

INDO-CHINA

Compared With

Britain In India

It IS most difficult for a Frenchman and probably for any but an Englishman, to discover the exact meaning and the minute bearing of your Imperial policy."

This comment was made by M. Le Neveu, Director-General of che Union Coloniale Francaise, when he read a paper on Administration in Indo-China with Indian Com- parisons, before the East India Association in London recently.

"When we hear of Dominion status. we are puzzled," M. Le Neveu declared, "but when we are confronted with the admission of India to membership of the League of Nations, we are amazed. Our logic receives a shock,

"DARING" INDIAN POLICY "The idea of an Indian Demi- nion Es to us very daring. If I am correctly informed, in the self-

HMS. Sandwich arrived yester- EUCHARISTIC BODY'S governing British Dominions the

day from Manila.

S.O. ON WEST RIVER Capt A. E. M: B. Cunninghame Graham has been appointed Senior Naval Office on the West River aboard H.M.S. Tarantu'a. He is due to arrive in Hongkong by Rawalpindi on January 7:

CAR WRECKED TO AVOID MAN

Mr. Pearse Hurt

the

ARRANGEMENTS

The 33rd International Euchards- tic Congress will be held in Ma- nila, P.I., on Febuary 3, to 7, next year, both dates inclusive, accord- ing to an advertisement appearing elsewhere in this issued by the Hong Kong Eucharistic Congress Committee.

to

European population is para- mount, with the possible exception of the Union, of South Africa, where most of the natives are 50 backward that their numerical preponderance may less be taken into. account.

"In India the British are an in- finitesimal minority, and you are there nearer our position in Indo- China, although our population The Committee here have ar ratio is higher than yours in In-

use ranged for the of the .8. dia. With our scanty knowledge Haltan

bring a pligrimage of the working of your institutions party to and from the Congress we wonder a little how in the end. and serve as an hotel during the a non-British Dominion.may at it. stay at Manlia. The departure from Hong Kong has been fixed for January 31, next year and the return to the Colony will be affected on February 9.

·

affairs

"Studente of Colonial In an effort to avoid a Chinese

know. for instance, that there who stepped off a traffic island In

have been occasions on which in- front of his car, Mr. Reading, of

migration of Indians to British No. 13 Gap Road, drove his vehicle

territories was apt to cause fric in the island near, the Central Fire

tion. This, of course, is a purely Btation, in Des Voeux Road Cen-

internal affair of your own.” tral at 11.30 p.m. on Wednesday.

FRENCH "GENIUS" The car was extensively damaged. Mr. H. V. Pearse, of the Imports

M. Le Neveu pointed out that there and Exports Department, who was

measure was no common seated next to the driver, sustain-

between French administration in Indo-China and British adminis ed injuries to his head when he

because the was thrown forward by the impact.

Further particulars of the Con-tration in India.

af Indo-China. Bs head hit the wind screen, which was spittered. Mr. Pearse Cress may be obtained from a administration

Applications for tickets by those wishing to attend the Congress, will be received by the Rectors of the local churches, or by the Han- orary Secretary of the Pilgrimage Committee, c/o Bt. Teresa's Rec- tory, Kowloon Tong. (P.O. Box No.

1649),

was removed to hospital for treat-amphlet "The Eucharistic Con- in most respects, bore the mark

ment

HEROIN PILLS

Wong Ho Fai, 38, a shop loki and Chiu Hs. 37, à women were charged before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- -day for possession of heroin pills at No. 24 8hik Ko Long Road, 2nd. floor. Mr. F E Nash appeared for the first defendant.

Bail was fixed at $100 each. The case was remanded till November 18 at 11:30 am

gress" on sale at all the Catholic Churches, and obtainable from the Catholic Truth Society of Hong Kong, P.O. Box No. 1649.

COLONY'S HEALTH

The report from the Health au- thorities for the 48 hours ended November 11. reads:

of French "genius."

With the French everything was supposed to be closely linked to the rest, to the extent that "from the bottom up" one floor had 'not been added to the edisce until the previous one had been found to be sound and solid.

In India, on the other hand, everything was left to the force of events, constituting on Britain's part a patient and well-wishing Diphtheria, 1 case in Victoria, 4 effort to adapt methods, even· Kowloon: Typhoid, 1 Victoris, 2 principles, to facts, Kowloon: Cerebrospinal fever, 15 Victoria

torti.

Puerperal fever, 1 Vic-

NO DANCE

ATTEMPTED LARCENY

ANOTHER CASE. Sung Sze, 56, a widow of No. 141 Woo Sung Street second floor and Leung Yee, 81 slso of the same. address kere brought before, Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon

two Magistracy yesterday for posses

day next, the 15th instant, in order months imprisonment, at the Cen- sion of dangerous druga.

said that to afford the Filipino employees of tral Magistracy yesterday. Inspector Shannon there were 15,000 heroin pills in the Hotel an opportunity of parti- their possess on, wcipating in the Philippine Common-ulit but it was proved that he The case was remanded for a wealth Celebrations fixed for that made the attempt of theft at

Wardley Street, date. week, ball being fixed at $2,500,

For the attempted larceny of a fuantain pen from Mr. A V. Patrons of the Hong Kong Hotel Vanbyben, of 374, Prince Edward are advised that, the usual Tea Road, Chiu Chek Bang, 38, unem-

sentenced to Dance has been cancelled on Sunployed, was

Defendant at first denied the

With the general use of tele- phones with television, the doctor would see on the television screen the tongues and tonsils of his patients. "He will also see his guineas. added Sir Crisp, "but will be unable to reach them."

A wrestling match between Wong Back-cheung, the undefeat- ed, champion of Canton, and the (Indian glant, Karbans Singh, will take place to-morrow at 9.15. p.m. In the Shameen Club, Shameen,

Canton, Young Aguinaldo acting a referce, Six ten-minute rounds

will be fought under American

rules.

This should be a fine fight as it

is the first time the wrestlers have been afforded the privilege to fight on British territory.

Tickets have been set at $3 and

$2, soldiers and sailors in uniform being admitted for half price.

TENNIS EXHIBITIONS STARTING EARLIER

Tilden's Contribution To Earl Haig's Fund

We are informed that the ex- hibition lawn tennis matches be- tween Tilden and Vines пеха

Tuesday Monday and

at the H.K.C.C. will commence at 3 p.m. and not at 3.30 p.m. as formerly announced.

Tilden bas autographed a ten- nis racket which will be either auctioned or rated in aid of Earl Haig's Fund.

LEAGUE CRICKET

TILDEN & VINES

have stipulated

SPALDING'S

TENNIS. BALLS

exclusively for Local Exhibitions

·FRIENDLY HOCKEY

Punjabis Beat Radio

The "folowing have been chosen

In a friendly hockey game play: to represent the Hong Kong Crie-")

ed yesterday at

Marina the ket Club second. eleven in a Ground, the 8th, Punjab Regiment

He foreshadowed universal air. I League cricket match against the defeated the Radlo team by the

'conditioning and sound-proofing of hospitals; simple apparatus for taking X-rays. like the present- day camera; the disappearance of kitchens as we now know them owing to the ease of obtaining

prepared foods; and unnecessary noise as a punishable offence.

dar

Army "C"..on the Club ground on Saturday at 200 p.m. sharp:-

score of three nil.

The latter team was late in get- sting on to the field, and, as a con- sequence, a shorter period of play was cut, even shorter by the grow ing darkness

A. K. Mackenze (Captain), C. G. Agnew, E Bathurst, G. Chambers. F. A. Dunnett, C. E Gahagan, N. P. Fox, W. Stoker, W. wooding, J. H. Davis and V. C.

Bond.

their local hospital as their natu ral medical centre. ...

Between the medical profession and the hospitals would be a new basis of relationship. "The will come." he asserted, "when the "Such a scheme will cut out that profession is divided up geographi-soul destroying isolation which is nowadays. es- cally around the larger hospitals. far too common

so that practitioners will regat pecially in the country districts."

Lt. Genders, kriside left of the army team. scored two goals, and Jegair Singh added the third.

The Radio put a spirited nght but they were for the Punjabis.

The teams were:- Punjabis:

not good enough

KOWLOON GOLF

Braley Wins Bogey Competition

petition held at the Kowloon Golf The result of the Bogey Com-"

Club on November 7, 8, and 11. was won by Mr. A. T. Bragley with a return of one up.

Mr. E. Mundy had the same return but lost on the second nine boles.

Mold, Dalla Singh, Gubajan Singh, A. Din, Lal Singh Lt Genders, Mohd Afsar, Jegalr Singh und Lt. Walker.

Radio: Lim, K. Singh. Grewald, Guest, Hassari, M. Singh, T. Singh, G. Clarke, A. Singh," J. Singh and

Khan, Bader, Taj L. Singh

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