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It is on duty to supply refrigeration, as needed. 24 hours a day, and day after day.

All that you need over see of Kel- vinator is the,cooling tank,” which Ats into the ice compartment of any good standard refrigerator.

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Established 1914

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.:

"A WATER'BOARD.

7

DR. KOCH'S RESOLUTION. Mr. N. L. Smith presided over. yesterday's mesting of the Sanitary Baard, at which Dr. W. V. M. Koch moved the following resolution:

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1924..

Analyst, the Water Works En-

The Director of Public Works

order to co-ordinate these matters the others wore on it, and with that he thought it would be very much addition the Board could form itsolf better if the Water Authority was into, a sub-committee and meet as superseded by a Water Board con-often as desired. sisting, in addition to the Director of Public Works, of the Medical | rando:a brief reply to De Koch Oficer of Health, the Government His remarks were inaudible to the Barteriologist, the Govorament press representatives present. That this Board respectfully gineer and private medical prace he was expressing purely his own The Chairman made it clear that submits to the Government the tiouer. He admitted it was ra- necessity for the formation of a ther a blg Board, but the water personal opinions" in the remarks "Water Board" to supersede the question Was

ho was about to make. The final becoming very present Wator Authority-such urgent, and in times like the pre- ruling four years ago was to the Board to consist of the Director sent, when, there were such heavy offect that that. Board. had no say of Public Works, the Medical showers of rain, there was no in the matter of water; that the Olleer of Health, the Govern- doubt pollution did exist. Dr. Koch water supply of the Ontong was in ment Bacteriologist, the Gov- was very strongly of the opinion the sole extrol of the

Water ernment Analyst and one Private that if the Water Authority had Authority under the general dires- Medical Practitioner."

the help of a small committee it tion of the Governor. Thoso wore Dr. Koch wanted it to be under would be a first step towards get the oxnet words stood that the resolution was not ting these things put in propornay have changed its mind or may The Government menut as a means of tilting against, order and a very great step towards not since that time lo porsonally the Water Authority in any way: the prevention of water-borne rather it was brought forward to disensos. There

proposed to vote against the resolu no doubt, tion for three main reasons, which, help the Water Authority. The as he had said before, that filtrain a way, were different aspects of Water Authority was a very busy lion. In times of stress like the one reason.. The first was that n man. He had a large number of present, when thoro Was 411 branches under him and his efforts abundance of water, was not car-

as suggested were mainly calculated to co-fried out properly, and he suggested would tend to look ontirely upon ordinate Спонс administrative the adoption of mechanical filtra- the question of the purity of the branches. That being 80, andtion. Mechanical fitration turned water. That was a very important water being one of the branches out water of absolutely pure point-the most important perhaps. he had to dual with, his time quality: it was very effective, vory but there were other considerations naturally could not be devoted efficient and very quick. Instead engineering considerations, con wholly to water as perhaps, the of the Government wasting--as aiderations of nuance, pumping, coal argency of the question always he considered they wore doing--and a hundred alors which the demanded. One might almoat, no end of money in constructing Water Authority, know bettor than auspect the Water Authority being more filter beds, they would save he did. There was the question of perched on top of a hill, gazing that and the valuable land by storage-how long water should be, round and watching the reservoirs, I adopting mechanicni filters. Dr.

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lamenting the shortage of water Koch added that this was only one stored before being filtered and who in dry weather and perhaps also step towards a Board of Health, ther it should bo Altered quickly.or lamenting at times loo much water which he had always had in mind. slowly. Ho did not think anybody because could not all be stored As things were at present the on the Board had sufficient know- adequately. They all knew that Medical Officer of Health was ledgo to give advice upon that point the storage capacity was not sufl- simply a senior canitary inapoctor. or sufficient knowledge of the cons cient: the population was sut- In 1902, when the Colony was only ditions to be able to give a final THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY: growing the aturage. They also two-thirds of the size it was to-decision on the point. Secondly, as knew that filtration was not ath, day, they had four 'nesistant regards the personnel He thought [qunte and not goud."

health. the bacteriologist and tho analyst

since should bo, what they now

medical officera of The Colony had grown then

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by one medical of

A Simpler Way.

Thirdly, ho

woro-

thought tho word "supersede" was what vitiated the motion.

Opposite Opinionk. Dr. Rech referred to what he assistant

an technical advisors, and that it would called the diametrically opposite had been withdrawn, until now of making administrative decisions.

health

not be fair to put them in a position statements made by two equally there were only two medica! oficere, competent men-one the Water and ons coming out Authority who spoke of Pokfulum water as being above standard, and the other the Medien Officer of Health, who told them in all of the resolution. Mr. Alabastor be- Mr. C. G. Alabaster, KC, second seriousness that Pokfuhum 65 2 reservoir should be abandoned. lieved that the object the

He thought perhaps something Where were the general public in had in mind bould more easily and could he said for a small advisory the case of these two statements readily be obtained by the addition committee of exports,, gathering at both statements by men whose of the bacteriologist and analyst regular intervals to discuss the opinions were of great value? In the members of the Board

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