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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY

DECEMBER

9161FT

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

JUST RECEIVED

CONSIGNMENT

LARGE RIPE LUSCIOUS.

ORANGES.

WASTE OF WATER.

A Hint to Householders.

Sir John Wolf Barry writes in the Times

Economy, in every way is an urgent necessity, bat little ie said or thought of much more careful use of water for domestic parpoees. There is great uanse

sary expenditure of water in almost every baure, and it occurs in various waye; tape are thought lessly allowed to run, too much is, ased in buikr, in watering gar- dens, and in other ways. In fact, most people seem in imagine that water rane into their houses sa if by gravitation from a perennial spring, and they have no idea of the ocat of the service in money and fuel.

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In London almost every drop of water used in our households has to be pumped to a considerable height from reservoirs or filtering bedo invel with the Themer, or from deep wells, and bag thence to be delivered at great cost to such an dəvation as will com mand the uppermost sisterss in the bouses of the various districts, moms of which, especially in the sabarbs, se on high ground. The quantity applied for all purposes by the Metropolitan Water Board, arolading some comparatively immaterial supplies to adjoining public authorities, varies from 33.37 gallons per bead in April for the total population of 8 millions to 39 66 gallons per head in June, with an average for the year of 85 78 gallone per head. In this way nearly 90,000 millions of gallons are anually pumped through 1,129,000 services, or nearly 242 million gallons per diem. This is a more than ample supply inordinary conditions, but

the total number of baths supplied by the Metropolitan Water Bard, Io the absence of precise data is would not be excessive to sanu3 (2) O a total of from 500,000 to 800,- | 000 baths, or about one in every two services.

Ao ordinary household fixed bath, which in London is allowed to contain 80`gallons as a maxi- mam, will require if alled to a depth of 12 inches, from 30 gal- lone to 50 gallona. This depth of about 12 inches might easily be reduced by one-half with- out any real inconvenienos; and there are enough baths in daily are to affect considerably the pre- rent total quantity of water used for domestic purposes. I estimate that in my household, the water used daily for baths amounts to about 70 per cent, of the average supply per head of the total population in the hours. Such figures may not apply by any means to all the baths of London, bat they are approximately correct for my own house and, I think. Equally I in many others.

of pumping the supply varies necessarily directly with the amount of water used.

Some faw years ago, in a coun- try house, we were seriously threatened with a water famine by the partial giving out of springe, and I painted a emell merk on our baths to show the depth of water which was not to be exceeded. I think it was 5 inches. The result was that we got through very dry Benson without difficulty.

The same thing can readily be done now on other grounde if every house- holder would similarly mark bis „ba'h.

Let us now consider a portion of what is involved by pumping an average of 36 gallons per head in London for the supply of the 61 millions of inhabitants under the Metropolitan Water Board.

at the present time I ventare to From the Board's report for

TO-DAY'S VERTISE

PRUDENCE AND ECONOMY

PROMPT YOU TO LOOK FOR GIFTS THAT WILL BE BOTH PLEASING AND SERVICEABLE'

HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS.

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Prices $2,50, $3.00, $3.50, £4.50,

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Owing to the late

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WHITE KID

$2.00 Per Pair.

CHAMOIS LEATHER

$2.50 Per Pair,

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$4.50 Per Pair.

GREY BUCK

$4.00 Per Pair.

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LANGKAT OUTPUT.

Meera. Benjamin and Polts

my that it is extravagant. It 1916-16 we learn that the total advise us that the Langkat outpa involves an expenditure in slanumal consumption of fuel apie as follow:- and oil faal approximately equal prosched the equivalent nearly

to 100,000 tone of cosi annually, to say nothing of wear and tear of machinery, wages, and other items. At prevent there is nothing to induos householders to econ omine in water. A certain quantity, of water for trade purposes in charged by meter, but it is not large enough to affect the general consumer who pays a water rate based on fixed percentage of the „annual vilne of his premises.

190,000 tons of col, costing per hops about 30. per ton, lf some proportion of this fael, together with attendant expenses, including those of filtration could be saved, it would with pre- seat prices of cost and labour be no small economy in money to the Metropolitan Water Board, and also to the ratepayers, as the re ceipts of the Water Board do not balanos its expenditure by a large anpual sum, and the ratepayers of London are responsible for any deficit,

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

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It these views about un-

Stonecutters Range

Boxing Day, December 16th, at

10 a.m.

Launches will leave Blake Fior at 9 a.m., 9.15 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 9.45 a.m. 12 noon and 2 p.m. Mesara. The Alexandra Cafe will supply Tiffin on the Range if ordered on or before December 20th.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

Economy in Baths. The quantity of water now used could be immediately and largely

It is, however, not merely a -redaced, without crion of

health or any important loss of question of money but of saving comfort, by simply lessening the in the present demands on

collieries when the necessary expenditure of water ju amount of water used in all fixed our baths, the number of which has supply of coal is less than there critical times he sound, the considerations apply greatly increased of late years in the demands and when its price me The houses of the rich and still pressa on every one, and especie matstis mutandis to most if not ofy on the poor. In view of the all large towns in the kingdom, more upidly in those

A Cup has kindly been pre- smaller means. Statistics are coming autumn and winter not a and equally to small local water. amfartanately very imperfect, ton of coal should be wasted.

companies and boards, London sented for a Bogey Competition Moreover, as the bulk of all under the Water Board only ao 24th and 25th. Entrance Tes at Fanling on December 23rd, bat the number of services which have one or more batha on them in water supplied has to be pumped counts for 6% millions of the pop 32.00 each round. Players may about $15,000, or about 28 per again (some more then once) salation. cent of the total number of aer-sewage by the London County

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BOGEY COMPETITION.

take out as many carde se they

Anything which oan generally like during the three days. vices. But whereas many services ¦ Council before it reaches the reduce the consumption of coal is Proceedy to be given to War may kare only one bath, others outfalls this also cannot but be a such as those of hotels, hostele, further expense in money and of great present importance, and Charities.

apart from domestic supplies the lodging-houses, clubs, hospitala feal, and isf merias, buildings laid out The supply of water per hand 50s of pumpad water for lower gardens, lawas, gall-conemos, or

MIXED FOURSOME

COMPETITION..

in Si, pubic bath establish of population in London is large similar purpose betheraberged Two Gaps hays, kindly been ments, and many private houses compared with roms other inne by meter or one, whould be presented for a Mixed Foursome have considerably more than one portant and well-supplied cities everywhere severely restricted, if Competition on Boxing DATA bath per service. They are and districta. Apart from baths, all, however, grouped under the the total supply could undoubted not forbidden altogether, and our 18 holes Modal Play under akmont efforts should be directed Handicaps. Entrance Fee $5.00 heading of services with baths "ly be reduced by mors systematic, towards immediate saving of cost per couple. Proceeds to be given and the figure of 316,000 dealing with general waste, and oil fuel is the above and is all to War Charities Players select wust be very largely increased in has been emocenially effected othe feasible ways, their own opponents, Entrion order to arrive at any estimate of "elas

close at Fanling, December 2ests |10 83.

HONGKONG.

LATEST SHIPPING

NEWS.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMER 8.

The T. X. I. TENYO MARU which sailed from San Francisco on the 11th November is expected-to arrive this port via Honolulu. Japan Ports and Manila on Wednesday, the 13th instant at about 7am.

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1

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