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SHING MUN WATER SCHEME.

COUNCIL MEMBERS INSPECT THE PROPOSED NEW WORKS.

INTERESTING TOUR.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY

Villagers Present Petition.

The party proceeded towards the : Shing. Mun and adjacent "efllages, halt being made at Shing Mun, collected in anticipation of His where a number of Villagers had

Excellency's arrival. It was con- veyed to His Excellency that the villagers desired to present a peti- tion to him. His Excellency ac- ceded to their request, and sympa. An opportunity to visit the Fung put forward the case of the thetically latened while a Mr. Acene of the Shing Mun Valloy villagers. The sum and substanca waterworks was afforded to mem- of the petition related to the bers of the two Counells-the Executive-and representatives of mount of compensation payable the Press yesterday when, under for resumptions in connexion with the leadership of His Excellency the proposed scheme. His Excel- the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, loncy expressed his entiro K.C.M.G.), they paid h visit to sympathy with the villagers, point- thu. district and had explained to ing out to then that the urgent them the whole scheme. The necessity of a water supply for technical matters were dealt with Kowloon and Hongkong Toft the by the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, Government with no option but to (Director of Public Works) and resume. He assured the petition- the technical staff of the Publicers that "the Government would

consider Works Department-Mr. R. 1. sympathetically

the Henderson (Water Engineer), Mr. tointam ralzed. The villagers A. B. Purvis (assistant Water Eu- | could reat assured that the Goy- gineer) and Mr. George Kynoch | ernment would deal with the ques- (in charge of Kowloon water- tion of the amount of compensa- works).

tion in a fair and reasonable man- The members forming His Ex-| Ber. cellency's party ware His Excel- Attention was next directed to lency Major General Luard, C.B., a cutting on the hillside, which it was explained by Mr. Henderson his A.D.C., Major Hana, Hon. Sir was the trench for the projected Henry Pollock, K.C.. Hon. Sir Shing Man Valley dom. It must Shou-son Chow, Hon. Dr. R. H. be remembered that the site for Kotewall, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. A. C. the 'Shing-Muu reservoir has not Hynes, Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes, yet been definitely decided upon Hon. Mr. W. E.. L. Shenton, Hon. for the reason that, as at pre- Mr. R.A.C. North (Secretary of sent ascertained, the, present alte Chinese Affairs), Hon. Mr. J. P. may not be the best economically. Braga, Hon. Dr. S. W. Ta'o, Capt

The party

was subsequently A. J. L. Whyte (His Excellency's conducted to another site which A. D. C.), Mr. W. R. Scott (H.E's † it is proposed to explore with the private secretary), Mr. B. Wylie view to. discovering whether (South China Morning Post), Mr. 4 will prove more economical. It D. J. Evans (Hongkong Daily | was slated that although Press) and Mr. W. A. Donaldson | great dent of preliminary work (China Mail),

had been undertaken and was now in progress, the earliest date. That work could be commenced in real earnest, was in a couple of years from now.

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The party wat 'conveyed 'neress The harbour from Queen's Pier on the Government launch Britannia, Cisembarking at the Police Pie at Tsimtsatsui, where a fleet of The party. returned to Plazap- motor cars awaited them, those of ple Pass, where luncheon the Kowloon-Canton Railway intaken, the tour having taken charge of Mr. J. Smith and others about two hours and a half. of the Hongkong Hotel Garage in charge of Mr. White.

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The Bye-wash Reservoir. Lunch over, the party broke up. Starting from the Police Pier, Those who remained behind, pro- the cars travelled over the Lai-ceeded to the site for the bye- chikok Road to a point up the Pine wash reservoir in the upper Lai- apple Pass which they reached at chikok valley. Of the day's out- 9.45 am, The party then proceeding, this inspection provided per- ed by foot, led by His Excellency, laps the most interesting fenture. through beautifully wooded coun- The party made their way down try until they reached the Shinga pathway to the present filter Mun gorge. Here Mr. Henderson, Leds where Mr. Henderson ex- the engineer in charge, described twined, the working of Patterson's the excavation on the hill for the chloronome apparatus, construct preliminary inspection trench fored for correctly admixing chlorine the prospective gorge reservoir with the filtered water delivered This dam, it was explained, will to the houses. Led by His Ex- have a height of 200 ft. when com-cellency, the party was conducted pleted. It will be 70 ft. higher through the tunnel, by the upper than any dam yet known to be Jaichikok valley, to the site of the .constructed in England.

proposed new byewash reservalr, The Gorge Reservoir.

where work has been commenced in connexion with the trench After listening to the explant- on the hillside for the new dam. tions in connexion with the pro- This work, It was explained, waa spective works for the gorge re-extremely economical in as much servoir, the party proceeded to the North end of the North tunnel. This tunnel has a length of 2,109 ft. and the South tunnel a length of 4,600 ft. Between theso two tunnels there is another conduit 2,000 ft, in length. It was explain. ed that in addition to the gorge reservair, which will impound about 900,000,000 gallons of water. It is proposed to build two other dams at lower depths which will timated that it will take eighteen Impound respectively 1,700,000,- months to complete the byewash 000 gallons and 400,000,000. Ia reservoir and three years to falsh connexion with these two dams, Itthe Shing Mun gorge dam. is proposed to pump the water up and into the North tunnel and

put out of action.

as the total cost will not exceed $600,000. The byewash reservoir will receive the overflow from the present Kowloon reservoir and in due course will also take the over- flow from Shing Mun.

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Peking, Feb. 3. Chinese circles stats that ban-

gallons per day to be treated at n cost of $600.000. The plant is

is known as the Sking Mun in- as of the rapid gravity type. The The party next inspected what Company of London and is known

from the Patterson Engineering THREE BIG CASES OF BOOKS spection reservoir and saw the details of its working were ex- water flowing out of the South end plained by Mr. Henderson. All League of Nations to China, has dits have captured the sub-office of the South tunnel. It is the water passing through this announced that he is the bearer of of Customs at Techlakow, in the

M. Avenol, a delegate of the plant comes from Shing Muu three large cases of books, com- vicinity of Klanchow, and have There is a filtered water reser-prising several hundred of vol- seized the Custome funds. In voir, capable of holding 10,000,- umes, representing publications by view of the activities of bandits in 000 gallons, now under construc- the League since its organisation Shantung, General Ma Hung-kuel tion at a cost, when completed, in 1919, which he has been, in- is sending special regiments of of $400,000. It covers two acres structed to present to the National cavalry and infantry to suppress of ground and has an average Government of China, on behalf them.-Reuter.

of the League of Nations.-Reuter.

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Nitration Plant.

It is interesting to note that the

Trouble in Eastern Shantung...

Peking, Feb. 8. Order has been restored at Lungkow, where the troops muti- nted some days ago.

this will eventually find its way Until the visit yesterday, there to Kowloon and Hongkong. On was probably no conception depth of 17 ft. the completion of the Shing Mun anyone in the Colony outside the Forge reservoir, the temporary Water Works department of thin conduit at present in operation extent and the perfection of the 24 in. caat iron pipes which have loon to Queen's Pler on the Hong- will be completely submerged and filtration plant which has bee been laid in Nathan Road starts kong side.

constructed within the Laichikok from the filtered water reservoir. It Retracing their steps, the party upper area. This plant is very is down the deep gully at this has been completed. The great-The Japanese destroyers which

The survey of the harbour bed was conducted over the dam aque-p-to-date and has been installed point, that the most dificult work eat depth is 57 ft., with an average were despatched to protect Japan- duct to the present Shing Mon a cost of $200,000 for the fil- of laying the pipos can be seen. depth of 35 ft. The whole of the ere lives and property have re intake, which they stopped to in-tration

The whole length of the pipes to Shing Mun scheme and its contfa- turned to Port Arthur. spect. This intake at present im- water per day. To complete all at the end of Nathan Road, is rough estimate, $17,000,000. Un tung province, however, is still

of 5,000,000 gallons of

a point on the Kowloon sen wall, gent works will cost, at a very pounds the water from the Shing installation for 10,000,000 gallon four miles, and the cross-harbour der normal conditions between ten not tranquil, owing to the appear- The altuation in Eastern Shan- Mun river leading into the tem- per day will mean

rary aqueduct, the rate of de-cost of $100,000, or $300,000 in line of piping, which will be of and twelve years will be neces ance of bandits, Red Spears, the livery at present being 2,000,000. The ultimate extension of steel, will be one and a fifth miles. sary to complete the scheme, but Big Sword Society and other or- gallons per days.

this plant will enable 20,000,000 from the railway ground at Kow much longer.

The harbour pipes will extend it difficulties arise it may take ganisations in many districta-

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