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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED I 競丩百十英港香 SATURDAY

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GALLANTRY DURING EARTHQUAKE

C. B. FOR COMMANDER HINGSTON,

(Reuter's Service )

London, November 30. Surgeon Commsader W.P. Hingston has been appointed a Com- panion of the Order of the Bath in recognition of his gallant conduct and valuable services last September when the Royal Naval sick quarters at Yokohama wore destroyed by fire and earthquake, and he was the direct means of saving the lives of a large number of re- fugees who sought escape from the fire in the Hospital grounds.

The Meritorious Service Medal has been awarded to William Bilton. C.R. Eyles, and A.G. Richards.

Nations.

RUGBY BOARD'S DECISION.

EXPENSIVE MEMENTOES BANNED.

London November 30.

THE OPIUM EVIL IN CHINA.

LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY'S APPEAL.

London, November 30.

INDUSTRIALÍSM OF THE FUTURE.

ARCHBISHOP ON ASIA'S MENACE

OUR WATER SUPPLY

THE SHING MUN VALLEY SCHENE

Details of a Mammoth Undertaking.

["Telegraph" -Special)

THE GRAVITATION SYSTAM

LAST NIGHT'S BALL

UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS.

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OUR PODE DAY-

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establishment in this

that it should hardly be for us to make its' acth (known", "to our readers.

its work of charity is performed Pso quietly And · unortanätiously- that the name of the Society. comes before the general public but ones a year," in December, when it makes its auntis? sppeal for the Colony's support.

- As to the work of the Hocfety,

the recently issued annual report [just issued spanks for” Məni

Before relief or other

is given. each esse, is carE Investigated." "To meet this? expenditure the Bocisty depends almost entirely on the proceeda est the "aonnal sale of roses

the bazaar. The - bazaar, iš being held this your on-the-fith: December under the patronage of His Excellency the Goverfor.

SHARE MARKET.

The chief changes in thei

Hongkong & Shanghai

EW-TH: 1190, bure Cemente

Providents DA

TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange ža. 3: 13/16 High Tide, 4.49 pm. Low

Lighting Up-Time 5.38 p.m.

Whep we now look across the That explains My barbour to the towering height of | scheme will be promended with Tai Moshan, the highest peak in | requirements demandy the New Territories, we think of little olse than its almost sterile beauty and grandeur. It serves us no useful purpose and neither Readers will better understand does its foothills and valleys, save the scheme if we take the peak to support in a frugal agricultural of Tal Mo-shan as the centre. way a fe straggling native The Shing Mun river rune in a

the southern A meeting of the International Rugby Board in London to con-villages. Down

valley stretching frùm Lead Mine sider the Macpherson case, has passed a resolution disapproving of slope of the mountain runs the Pass, round the east shoulder of the action of the Welsh Union in sanctioning the presentations on Shing Mun River to waste. A Tai Mo-shan and outs Shätin, account of the high intrinsic value, and recommends that no great natural watershed is, at the where it enters the at Tide momentces excreding a value of two pounds sterling be given. The moment, unutilised, the river Cove. The highest fair will Board agreed to the Colonial Union's suggestion to call a Rugby stumbling down the hillside until be at an sititude: “just oraz conference, which will be held in London, and also advised that it finds the sea in Tide Cove. 1,000 feet stove level and proposals regarding Colonial visits should first be submitted to the Shatin, and only a few miles thers will be six réservoirs feed- international Board.

away is the city of Hongkonging a purely grayitation system. A cable of November 10th stated The Scottish Rugby Union languishing, in the dry seasons of requiring no pong. It is this has suspended Nail Macpherson, the Newport forward and Scottish the year, for want of an adequate

gravitation system; which International, for receiving a memento gift on the occasion of pres-water supply.

But the decree will be undertakent This entations made by Newport Town to twenty-two members of the has now gone forth that old Tai

system involves the following Newport Club in celebration of their last season's unbeaten record. Mo-shan will be made to con-

works:-The construction of No Scottish player is permitted to play with or against members of tribute to the welfare and susten-

an access road from Castle Newport who accepted gifts. The Welsh Union sanctioned the ance of Hongkong's many Peak Road (near Edu Wan) presentations.]"

citizens; that the vast quantities to tha Shing Mun Valley of water which annually drain so that easy acts car by ob- off the hill shall be collected intained to the centre of operations: huga reservoirs and then con the construction of six reservoirs: dected through conduits, tunnels the making of miles of catch- and mains to water the city which lies but six miles distant and the driving of tunnels to a waters: the making of conduits Residents of this Colony already point in the Shek Lai-qui Talley, The London Missionary Society has passed a resolution declar-know that a scheme is in ex-

where filter bedstema erica ing that military greed in many places in China is requiring the listence to utilise the waters of people to plani opium even against their own wishes. The habit of the Shing dan river for water-voir will need the laying of "chal from this opium smoking is everywhere increasing among officials, scholars supply purposes, but public point through any-Shui po and merchants. Aress where opium has never been grown before mention of the subject he and by way of Coronation Hom

the" most part. are producing their quote. Punishment is being inflicted not on those for

been and Nathan Rold to Kowloon With time-houted eclat and and Piper P. DouglaLAVIlson, dealing with the traffic but those refasing to do so. Every means confined to generalities. Through should be taken to call public attention to the grave situation. The the courtesy of the Engineer Point, where a pipe line will run joyousness, St. Andrew's Ball Piper Corporal Talles playing scross the bed of the harbour to proved to be an unqualified suc-*Brose and Butter“ mezawhile. Society has also passed a resolution appealing to the Christian in charge of the Water Office, Jackson Road; then's main by cess last night. From every point The official supper party was Church to unite with the missionaries in China and pray that the Public Works Department, we

way of Jackson Road, the parade of view the function was highly | composed of the following: Church in China may be saved from contamination with evil. The fare now enabledto give B

ground and Garden Road to the worthy of the big tradition local Mr. R. Sutherland Calftain), resolution has been sent to the Foreign Office and the League of more or less detailed description Public Gardens, where a service Scotsmen have made for it. The Larly Rees Davies; H. E. The

of the scheme and the works it reservoir (300 feet above sea-attendance was well up

to Governor. Mrs. Sutherland; Mr. J; involves.

level) will be constructed, from previous standards, the decora Reid · {Více-President). Lady Water 8.25 pm. 13 SQUARE MILES OF which the distribution to the City tions were pleasing and effective, Severa; Admiral Sir A. C. Leveson,

will take place,

the dancing went with a swing,, Mr. Reid: General Sir John : CATCHMENTS.

The following figures will give whilst the arrangements left Fowler, Mrs. Kemp: Rt. Per. C. R. For the past eighteen months à a rough idea of the magnitude of nothing to be desired. Chieftain Duppuy (Bishop), Mrs. Halifax as the backbone of the Society.

Sutherland and his many as-Sir Wm. Rees Daviem, great deal of quiet work has been the projected reservoirs :- The Archbishop of York, in a speech at Hull, asked what was general layout, etc, and mat-length of 890 feet, and a maximum assisting committees are to be Bruayate:

done in the way of surveys, and Dam No. 1.-This will have a socistes of the General and Boyl: Sir Skimmer Turner, lady for by extending the hand of assistauch and sympathy, they C..mmodare .H.E.

would always be in keeping with going to happen when the word's centre of gravity shifted from ters have progressed suficiently depth of water of 145 feet and heartily congratulated on the tirace, R. X., Mirs. Holyoak: Sir the true spirit of St. Andrew. The Europe to Asia and the inexhaustible physical resources of the East, far to enable the scheme to be have a storage capacity of 900 results of their labours, for they Claude

Severn. Mrs. Bunner: Chieftain closed his speech by a backed up by Western civilisation, clouded this horizon, if there visualised as a whole. So vast million gallons. It will have a fully achieved their desire. that Sir Paul Chater, Mrs. Maċ- very telling appeal to his fellow was nothing to control their natural instinct of self aggrandisement. is the whole, scheme that it has direct catchment ares of 2130 of right royally entertaining onachie: Sir W. Brugyste, Mrs. countrymen not to lose treb If the same state of industry came in the East as had made the great never been intended to carry it acres, but, by means of catch their friends of other nations. Pollock: Mr. 11. G. M. Bernard with thair old folk at profits at the beginning of the nineteenth century possible, than the out in its entirety at any one time. waters discharging through Lead

His Excellency the Govemor's Mrs. Ferguson: Rev. Kirk Macona Home and related an experience whole of the industries in Britain would be wiped out.

Its execution will be a matter of Mine Pass, an extra 514 acres aziral gave the ball its official chie, Mrs. Harston; Mr. Bonnar. of his whilst in Scotland last development, contingent on the will be obtained. The total sparring. The Chieftain and the Mrs. Cork: Mr. G. M. Young, ra.which made him decide that if growing needs of the Colony. As catchment ares of 2,614 acres members of the General Com Headers: Hon. Mr. A. G. Langeverbe bad the opportunity of sy the Colony grows and needs more | will

Gmittee met the distinguished Mrs, Adamson; Hon. Mr. A. Ging a word which might mitigate water so will the various sections the Yeservoir with 15 inches guests, among them being H. E. Stephen. Mrs McArthur: Mr. some possible pangs of dissp- A LIVERPOOL POLICE DISCOVERY.

of the scheme be undertaken. of effective rainfall. Its height the Governor, H. E. Vice-Admiral S. Jamieson, Mrs. Reas: Mr. Wpointment in some Scottish home,

Mrs. Wolfe: The complete scheme, however" London, November 30.

when week by week no letters will be. 710 Sir Arthur Leveson, H. E. Major Nicholson, above sea-level Allegations that the smuggling of Chinese has become nefarious of the Shing Mun Valley but also aims at not only the development

General Sir John Fowler. Sir Forsyth,/ Mrs. Templeton; Mr. G-Jarrived from loved ones in the William Bees Davies, Sir William Hogg. Mrs. Balaton; Mr. A: Kay East, he would say it. He as the smuggled men are practically slaves in the laundries where as much of the southern and Dam No. 1 A-This is the Branyste, Sir Claud Severn, etc. Henderson, Mrs. Harvey: Mr. questioned whether there was they are employed, were made by the Liverpool police when several eastern slopes of Tai Mo-shan as highest situated of all the After the procession had been B. Roas. Miss Hyder Mr. W. anything finer or truer the world Chinese were charged with evading registration under the Aliens possible. It includes,

approx reservoirs, but will be small one piped from the entrance hall to Armstrong, Mrs. Duncan; Mr. D. over than a Scottish home and he Act. It was alleged that man-smuggling had been revived on aimately, 8,500 acres ΟΙ 13 served by

asked all Scotamen here not to large scale, the men being imported through Belgium, Holland and square miles of catchment arsa a inside the ares serving No. 1e dals in St. George's Room,K. Blair, Mrs. Wylie,

the dancing opened with France. One defendant laundry proprietor was fined £25 for har-large proportion being included by Dam. It will impound about official lancers, those participat- THE CHIEFTAIN'S SPEECH. forget their "sin folk. The cou- clusion of the speech was the means of catchwaters. It includes 123 million gallons, and

Space to-day forbids the giving signs) for an outburst of applause. Str. H: Sutherland, Lady Rees in full of the Chieftain's speech EXCHANGE OF GREETINGS. possibly nine storage reservoirs, height above sea-level will being in the principal set being --

Davies; Admiral Leveson, Mrs.at the conclusion of supper. The LABOUR AND, THE CAPITAL LEVY.

varying "in capacity from 100 about 1,000 feet.

The Hon. Secretary, (Mr. million gallons, to 1,700 million Dam No This will be 5602 Butherland; General Fowler, Mrs. toast of The King having been D. K. Blair) then announced that gallons, the largest being con-above sea-level and will have a Hallitas: Sir. Wm. Bees Davies. duly honoured, Mr. Sutherland WILL DROP IT IF UNWORKABLE

siderably largely than Tytam Tak length of 440 feat, a depth of 162 Mrs. Boy: Si Chu Severn, extended a hearty welcome to all telegrams of greeting had been reservoir London November 30.

which holds 1,419 feet and a capacity of 300 million Mrs. Read Mr. J. Reid Mrs. the Society's guests, and proceeded sent from Hongkong to kindred The greatest interest has been introduced into the election million gallons. The aggregate gallons. It will be served by a Harston; Mr. D. G. M. Bernard to make humorous reference to the Societies at Calcutta, Bombay, campaign by a statement ascribed to Mr. Ramsay Macdonald at

storage capacity of these nine direct catchment area of 765 acres. Mrs. Pollock: Sir Skinner Turner,jests and gibes made at Scottish Madras, Rangoon, Kusla Lam- idiosyncrasies. He said that pur, Penang Ipoh, Singapore, Aberavon that the Labour party will drop the capital levy if it be reservoirs will be approximately but by means of catchwaters Mrs. Holyoak. proved unworkable and impracticable by the Treasury officials.

4.500 million gallons, 2,400 of running along the whole southern The band of the Hongkong Scotsmen appreciated the good Bangkok, Manila, Cebu, floilo, which will be stored in gravity face of Tal Mo-shan and dis Hotel provided excellent music natured sarcasm of cibers and Batavia Swatow Sandakan, reservoirs and the remaining 2,300 charging through Pineapple Fass, for the modern dances, whilst the proceeded to divulge the great Amoy Foochow Shanghai, Che GERMANY'S DISARMAMENT.

in pumping reservoirs. Assuming an additional catchment area of pipers saw to it that the national national sacrat that Scotsmen foo, Tientsin, Hankow, Talpsi, the scheme to be completed, an 2,575 seres will be obtained. The dances lacked nothing in the way welcomed the hoary old joke of Feking and Ragasaki. A tale London, November 30, average daily supply of approxi- total catchment area of 3,340 of enthusiasm. For the Cale their alleged mesaness because it had also been sent to Mr. A number of newspapers have taken up as a sensation yester-mately 17 million gallons will be scren will be sufficient to fill the donists and Bighisome Reel, the seemed to represent about 90 per Hill, former Secretary. who was lying ill at Aroza, Swit day's statement with regard to incomplete German disarmament, given in the driest known years reservoir with 12 inches of undoubted favourites, there was cent of the world'shramour. They assuming it is official The statement was evoked by inquiries with The immensity of these figures effective rainfall

no shortage of sets" and the secretly chuckled and rejoiced zerland

Telegrams had been receiv regard to reports from Berlin and Paris attributing certain stain-is better gauged when it is stated Dam No. 24. This will be customary whoops were hurtily over the joke, knowing it to be

here from Sandakan, ments to General Bingham

untrue, but accepting it with grim The information contained in the that the present full capacity of built inside the direct catchment ren

Kuala Lumpur, Caby Mani- | satisfaction'vas, s-closă to many statement, although authoritative, was in noise official, and did the existing reservoirs in Hongdrea of No. Dam, will be 210

Per Ipek not emanate from any French.source.

kong and Kowloon is at the rate feet in lengil, 100 feet in depth

worse fallings which they res

Bangkokë, Singapore, of ten million gallons per day, and will have storage capacity At the end of the eighth dance did possess, but which By means of farther catch of 185 million gallons

the official supper party formed passed unnoticed. waters, now under construction Nos. 3 sad 4 Dams On the up in procession and were piped ferred to, the on the Hongkong side, the daily southern slopes of Tat Mo-shan to the Chieftain's baronial Ball, ship which ens Paris, November 30. ~=, supply may "ultimately be de Reparations Commission has unshimously decided to veloped to 13 milion gallons, and sppoint two expert committe to examine Dermany's capacity to when the Shing Mun Valley

Landon, November 30.

SMUGGLING CHINESE LAUNDRYMEN,

bouring an unregistered alien.'

ANOTHER TEST OF CAPÁCÍTY.

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY.

scheme is completed thereby [adding snother 17 million gallons

per-day?

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