1940-02-19 — Page 11

`HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1940 -PACE 11

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PASSENGER AND FREIGET

Colonies Water Supplies

Well Maintained

Despite the fact that, pracfi eally no rainfall was recorded In the Colony during the month of January, the Colony's water. supplies were well maintained.

In the Island reservoirs, on Feb. 1, there were 1,307.09 mil- lion gallons, compared wlih 1,116.33 million, gallins on Feb. 1. 1939.

The total comsumption for January was 450.22 million gallon, giving an average of

15.3 lions per bead of popu~. lation per day.

PASSENGERS

The following passengers arrived at Hongkong:----

H. Reynell, G. Pollock, S. Ling

P C. Nyl, Sun-Chi-Ching, Lee Sel Sung. A. Yip, J. K. Brand, A. F. Walkden, E. W. Stout, K. W. Salter, J. Hutchison, P; R. Wanklyn, G.-B. Godfrey, J. R. Henderson, B. | Hynes, J. M. Thomson, C. F.' Need- ham, A. J. G. Taylor, J. Redman. J. C. Charter, J. Jackson, Rev. G. It is interesting to note that the R. Osborn, Rev. R. D. Rees, Miss E population of the island in Jan.. Fredericks, Nobuo Niwa, K. F. Tong, 1940 was estimated at 960,000.S. H. Tao, K. J. Sun, F. Y. Chen, compared with 550,,000 in January, Rudy Yung, P. L. Wang, John Thomson, Pritam Singh, Miss T. The hours of supply for January. De Witt Payne, Chan Ban Kul, 8. 1940 were 17 hours a day (from 5 L. Mittal. am to 10 pm) against & hours supply in January. 1939 (8 to 10 a.m, and 4 to 8 p.m.).

WEATHER REPORT1959.

Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 am, Feb 18 Barometer (at sea level), 30.24 in. Temperature, 53 F. Humidity, 87 per cent. Wind Direction, E/8. · Wind Force (Beaufort), 5. Temperature: maximum yesterday

66 F.

ap-

MAINLAND "SUPPLY

The Kwangtung Provincial Goy- Returns for the mainland re-ernment has approved of an servoirs show that on Feb, 1 they propriation of $8,000,000 for reha contained 2.297.37 million gallons. The fund will soon be distributed bilitation in North Kwangtung." against 1.850.49 million gallons on Feb. 1, 1939.

to the war-affected aras,

Temperature. minimum last night,

58 F

Consumption for January to- Rainfall for 24 hrs.. ending 10 amtalled 309.59 million gallons, com-"

today, nil

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pared with 23288 million gallons | Lal Chi Kok Water Boat Dock. Total rainfall since January 1st in January 1939, this working out where the consumption was 6.29

0.22 ins

Against an average of. 2.29 ins. Sunrise tonight, 6.21 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 6.54 am

4 p.m., Feb. 18. Barometer (at sea level), 30,11 ins.

Temperature, 64 F.

Humidity, 65 per cent.

Wind Direction ESE,

Wind Force (Beaufort), 5.

Maximum temperature, 66 F. Minimum temperature, 58 F Rainfall, nil

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

From 19 to 26 Feb. 1940.

HIGH WATER.

Days of

Week

30 011

Month.

Bong

Kong Standard Time.

Height

LOW WANEL

Hong

Kong

Standard Time

Height.

at 11.2 gallons per head of popu- million gallons, compared with lation in January 1940, against 9,78 million gallons, in January 15.0 gallons per head in January | 1939. 1939.

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The population of Kowloon in The above figures are for Kow- | January 1940, was 890.000 against 1oon and New Kowloon, excluding 500,000 in January 1939.

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