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COLONY'S WATERWORKS

SCHEME.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1926.

rattling out bullets. Part of the

MECHANICAL FILTRATION, equipment near the power house Immediately below the Main includes a forge and a very in-Draw-off Dam is the site of the genious machine for the re-sharpen-Mechanical Filtration Plant, the ing of the drills. Blasting is done first instalment of which it is three times every twenty-four hours hoped to have in operation in 1926. and good steady progress is being At present a plant having a capa made with the tunnel driving. The city of five million allons per day | tunnels are linked up by 2.000 feet only is being provided, but provi-i

'EX-ALDERMAN AND WIFE SUMMONED.

ALLEGED DISTURBANCE OF PEACE.

A former aldorman of East

PROGRESS OF SHING MUN UNDERTAKING. of open conduit, which is also being sion for future extensions is, of Ham, Albert Allwright, and his

Tunnelling Two Big Hills.

RECEPTION RESERVOIR.

On the Kowloon side of Goldra Hill-in the lower Shek Lai Pui

Just below the filtration plant is, Mr. A. W. Duthie appeared for the site of the filtered water reser-Frederick Clark, the occupier of com-194, Parkhurst-road, who said he voir. This work is not yet menced, but it is hoped that a start had applied at Bow County Court will be made next year. The capa- for possession of a room occupied city of the reservoir will be appro-by the lodger, Miss Parker. An ximately six million gallons, making order for possession having been it the largest filtered water reser-granted on October 1, a bailiff voir in the Caleny. From this re- from the county court evicted survair will originate the trunk Miss Parker. mains supplying Kowloon and At 10 o'clock at night a largo Hongkong. Only one of the three crowd assembled outside his mains projected, will be laid under house and insisted that Miss the first Section of the Scheme. Parker should be allowed into the house. He allowed her to go back: but the next day, acting) on advice, he locked his door to prevent her from re-entering the house.

At night a big crowd again as- sembled, and at 10.39 there was

loud knocking at the door,

constructed by Messrs. Armstrong course. being made. The Pater-wifs, Harriott Allwright, a mem- Whitworth and Co. It is the son fast gravity filter has been de bor of the East Hum Town Coun- driving of these tunnels which is cided upon, after very careful concil and a member of the West the central feature of the whole sideration, as being the most suits Ham Board of Guardians, were Shlug Mun Valley water works ble for Hongkong's requirements. summoned at East Ham Police for upon their construction depends This type of filter is in general use Court for assembling with other

rest of the As one looks towards Lalehikok | house, coolle lines, and all the the

acheme.in India and is undoubtedly one of Persons, to the number of 50 and either from the Hongkong side or necessary equipment and stores for Messrs. Armstrong, Whitworth and the finest Attration plants pro-more, to disturb the peace at Parkhurst-road, Manor Park, on; from the deck of a Stur ferry boat the task of driving the two tunnels. Company are employing about 500duced for dealing with tropical when crossing the harbour, there Two big oil engines drive the air men and the work, which was got waters. is seen the higa peak of Talmoshan compressors which supply the power fully under way in May, will be and, lying between it and Laichikok to the pneumatic reck. drills at the finished by June. At the Shek Lai itself, is a hill of lesser height tunnel heads, and there are other Pui end of the tunnel under Golden particularly noticeable because of engines working electric generators Hill is, plant almost similar to its big bure yellow patches. View and driving the cable haulage that in the valley above Gin ed from the harbour front of Hong-system. The whole plant has to Drinkers' Bay. As stated previous kong, it lies just to the right and work simultaneously as one wait, tunnel driving is being done at the back of the Castle Peak as the drilling of the tunnel from that end also. Altogether road which can be seen curving its dependent upon the air-compressor there are nearly 7,000 feet of way up Laichikok hill. That hill nervice, lighting, water supply (for Runeling to be dono-just over one with the yellow patches is officially cooling the rock drills) and fresh mile and a quarter. known as Golden Hill, and it is fair pumps in the tunnels. The through that Golden Hill that a failure of any one purtion of the tunnel 4,680 feet in length, seven unit would mean the compulsory feet high and about seven feet broad, is now being driven. Work- ing day and night with powerfull pneumatic rock drills, two gangs of men are working towards, each other from either end and they have already traversed nearly half the total distance. On the Tsin Wan side of the hill, overlookin Gin Drinkers Bay, is to be found 2,000 feet of open water conduit leading to yet another tunnel which pierces the tall Smuggler's Ridgn and comes out in the beautiful Shing Mun valley, Then another long open conduit follows the hill- side contour until it meets with the Shing Man River itself and. by means of a small Intake dam, taps. this perennial fresh water supply which, at the moment, is allowed to flow through the valley until it finds its way to Tide Cove at Statin. Thus for a distance of practically three-and-a-half miles the waters of the Shing Mun River are being brought by a man-made waterway into the valley on the Hongkong side of Golden Hill (nt Ahok Lat Pul) where they will be filtered and piped and led down intof Shamshulpo and Kowloon. It is but the first part of the big Shing Mun Valley water scheme, by which, eventually, the city of Hong- kong itself will be fed with water. So much by way of introduction.

TAPPING THE RIVER, Motoring along the road to Castio Peak, just before reaching Tain Wan police station, there is a private rond, nowly constructed, leading up into the foothills on the right. A walk of about two miles, through a beautiful valley, brings one to the Shing-Mun river which

is on, the south-eastern face of Tal

moshan. Here are to be found, the

Flashlight photograph taken inside the tunnel, showing the pneumatic rock drills making holes for blasting charges. Both tunnels are being similarly driven. (Photo: Mee Choung).

"IN PANIC.**

Witness wont and askod. Who is there?" and Mrs. All- wright called out. "If you don't pot this door and let thin woman in I will smash the door: and there are 200 mon behind

me.

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Recognising Mrs. Allwright's voice, he opened the door, and then Mr. Allwright, Mrs. All-; wright and two or three other! persons ontored, one of them be- ing a Mr. Ward, who said he was. the secretary of the organised | junemployed.

A police-constablo, at witness's request, cleared out of the houso all the people except Miss Parker.

Witness added that after the second night's occurrence hel heard Mr. Allwright toll the crowd that they had crawled as new tonancy, and the woman! could not be put out.

The complainant, in reply to Mr. Duthio, said he was in a panic on each of the occasions: because of the crowd.

stoppage of the whole work. Night Valley-the Shing Mun water will The main consists of 24-inch and day shifts are at work in both be discharged from the tunnel, diameter lap welded steel pipes,

"I WILL BURST IT OPEN." tunnels, and up to date over 830 through a gauge basin, into what lined internally with half-inch

In defonce, Mr. Allwright said fect of tunneling has been driven is known as the Raw Water Recepcement mortar for a certain length under Smugglers Ridge and over Lion Reservoir. The contract for of the main and with half-inch of his sympathy went out to the 2,000 feet has been driven under this work, which is well advanced, a special bitumen composition for woman who had been ovicted. Golden Hill, A Telegraph repre- is being carried out by Messrs. the remaining length. The pipes Ho had nothing whatever to do sentative, who was very kindly Trollope & Coils (Far East) Ltil.are expected to commence arriving with what happened on the first taken over the whole installation A concrete and masonry dam, about in the Colony before the end of night. On the second night he by Mr. P. R. Warren, the Manager 200 feet Id length and having a this year, but much work has yet received a note asking him to go Arat works of the scheme at present of Messrs, Armstrong, Whitworth's maximum height above stream hea! to be done before they are trans-to Parkhurst-road. "He found the in hand, and they consist of an local office, had the experience of level of over 40 feet, is being comported, laid and securely anchored crowd already there. After Misa Intake dam and guage basin and the eping up into these turnols andstructed across the Shek Lai Pui to the hillside, Amongst oth Paryer was admitted he advised construction of un open conduit leading to the tunnel which pierces seeing the work of drilling in Stream at a point approximately things a viaduct across the Laichi-the crowd to go away quietly.

He had caused no tumult. Smugglers Ridge. The intake dan: actual progress. Hard granite has a quarter of a mile below the nokok valley has to be erected.

Above Cheung Sha Wan, on Mrs. Allwright said that on the will have a height of 25 feet and een encountered most of the way, completed Shek Lai Pui Reservoir.

but in the tunnel under Smugglers' Draw-off arrangements capable Pipers Hill, has been constructed second night sho went to Ridge lar, Assures of soft, whition of dealing with the ultimate vir a covered service reservoir of one persuade Mr. Clark to admit the spates which rush down the Shing clay have been founti, necessitating of the Shing Mun Valley. are bein, and a half million gallons capacity woman, and said: "If you don't the use of props and concrete. installed. A small overflow da and having a connection from the open the door I will only burst it Mun Valley every rainy season. Fresh air is supplied and foul air diverts the overflow from this reser- trunk main. This reservoir

wil opon. "He then opened the door. The foundations are now almost taken out by means of air pumps. vair into the Laichikok Valley at a serve to balance pressures in the Two members of what was de- completely excavated

The rock drills used are of the point about half a mile below rapidly developing area between scribed as the committee of the months more should see this work latest type and, when in action the Kowloon Reservoir. When full, completed. From the intake, con- toming the Shing Mun Valley, has making the holes for dynamite the Reception Reservoir will con- boon constructed approximately charges, sound like machine gunstain over 60 million gallons.

has to be well founded and strongly

constructed to withstand the heavy

and

two

6,000 feet of temporary conduit cap-i

able of delivering 10 million gallons daily Into a permanent conduit,! known as the North Conduit. This North Conduit is nearly 3,000 feet In length and forms part of the permanent scheme. It has been completed and will be capable of deliverin 20 million gallons per day Into the Smugglers' Ridge Tunnel The Intake dant and tem- para rendait will eventually be submerced and of no further are when the Impoanding reservoirs which form the second Section of

Mr.

the Sebente, are completed. Ng Wah is the contractor for thes ecrdults and the Intake dain

DRIVING THE TUNNELS. When one comes to speak of the tunnels it will to better, perhaps for the purpose of getting a elen: idea of their location, to go back to the Castle Peak Road, to a point nearly at the foot of Tain Wan bill were a cable haulage system has recently been Installed up to the hills on the right. After climbin the pathway which gings up amoný the terraced padily fields, one come: upon the site of Messra. Sir W. G Armstrong, Whitworth and Com- pany's installation, for it is they who are the contractors driving the tunnels. Here, on hillside altes,

are to be found living quarters for the Buroyesh engineers, a power

Entrance to tugnol under Golden Hill, with tunnel

engineer and working gang. (Photo: Me Cheung):

Sham Shui Po and Laichikok and organised unemployed of the dis-

will also maintain an umple supply trict stated that neither Mr. nor

for the new water boat duck now Mre. Allwright had had any con- being constructed at Laichikokinoction with what was done on by the Port Development Depart-either of the occasions referred ment. The contractor for the ito. Pipers Hill Reservoir la Mr.. Ng Wah.

THE PIPE LINE,

Mr. Wyatt Paine (the mag! istrate) said he would adjourn the case, but he must say it was quite obvious it was illegal for Wan anyone to put back anyono into and from there will follow the mohad been put out by process of a house from which he or she

The pipe line will join the

chikak Road at Cheung Sha

tor route via Nathan Road to Kow- leon Point, where a rather costly culvert under the railway proaches opposite Nathan Road avı!! have to be constructed,

law.

A few days ago a fisherman of The harbone wrossing will consist Kalutara North, brought ashore of two specially designed 18-inch a large wob footed sea-bird, says. diameter steel mabis laid along-a rocent Cayton massage. From side ano another in a french tall to bask tip the bird measured dredged to a depth of about fenfadenit two foot. Across the wings feet. Control towers will be erect. from tip to tip the housurement ed at each side about 40 feet was about 4) foot. The wings, from the Praya wall and connected which wers curved like those of a to the shore by monus of girdersen-gull, were marked on the tips with two broad back stronksi gangways.

For the time being the 24-inch Otherwise, the bird was white. main will be coupled direct to the The largo, pointed, heak, and the palo existing distribution system in Vic-webted foot work of a toria, and, in this connection, found helpless in the sea. It had seagreon colour. The bird was. new 15-inch main is being laid along a small wound on one wing. The Queen's Road and the Praya East bird swallowed whole fish 4 to 5 for almost the entire length of the ins long, weighing half a pound, City, so that water from the Shing but refused to take fish cut up in}| Mun River, may be easily trans-any way. The bird has been aant mitted not only to the Central die to the Mubaum, whore, it has tricts, but to the Eastern and Wes been identified as an Australian fern districts of the City should Masked Booby (Farasula Dacty- necessity arise,

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