1936-05-18 — Page 19

HONGKONG THE

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MAY 18, 1936.

The Story Behind the Present Water Shortage FEVERISH PREPARATIONS FOR THE RAIN THAT DIDN'T COME

NORMAL RAINFALL WOULD HAVE MEANT END OF WATER RESTRICTIONS

"Telegraph" Special Correspondent

There is more than a touch of irony in the fact that the Engineers in construction of the world's largest re- servoir of its type-Jubilee Dam-have worked feverishly in order to complete specific operations in time for the rainy season-to be foiled by the drought now somewhat alleviated, although more rain is still needed.

Capable already of impounding from 600 to 700 million gallons of water-sufficient to end, once and for all, Hongkong's periodic water shortages-the gaping wound in the Shing Mun Valley that is to become Jubilee Dam, even with the rains that fell over the week-end impounded only 60,000,000 gallons, sufficient, if it could be used, to supply Kowloon for ten days.

Had rainfall in the Colony been upper part, it was decided not to normal, Hongkong would by now have adopt the conventional practice as to And 000,000,000 gallons of pure, fresh the tine shuttering should be left in water in addition to the 3,000 million place before striking, but to enrry out. gallons the Colony's existing

re-tests to show the minimum time in servoirs are capable of storing. which shuttering could safely be struck. Concrete cubes were made But rainfall is almost five inchen be- und tested and it was found that the low the average of 171⁄2 inches usually Lunnel quality concrete at 12 hours recorded between January 1 and mid-eld and ample strength to withstand May.

the stresses set up in the ring with This deficiency of n third of the no support.

normal rainfall for the Arst Avc Accordingly top shuttering AURA months of 1930 has, had a most serious struck after this period and the prac effect upon the Colony's water supply. On the island of Victorin there is now tee greatly accelerated the work, so only sufficient water stored to instut by the end of March and before three months, even with the present the rains came, the whole of the

restrictions in forer.

The position on the mainland is cyen worse. Despite Shing Mun, the supply of water to Kowloon in sufficient to last only two months, The rainfall recorded over, the week-end was sumelent to saturate the catchwaters, and add quantity to the storage.

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MORE RESTRICTIONS?

able quantities within the month

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slight

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tunnel has been lined. In additions The tunnel segments had been pincesi at the inlet end, and the scaur pipe, sperial valve and stand pipe finished, and everything made ready to take a flond. The lower part of the valve shaft had also been lined and it thus became possible to proceed with this fining, and also with the lining of the overflow Lunnel, unlumpered by

water.

WITHIN TIME LIMIT

OLD WARRIOR'S LAST VOYAGE ΤΟ SHANGHAI

The steamer Minderoo saw over a quarter of century's service on the West Australian coast without serious mishap, Then who was sold to

Japanese shipbreakers. On the trip to Japan she ran aground on a sand- bank and the receding tide left her high and dry,, as pletured above. The and it broke her back. strain proved too much for the old warrior,

Temporary repairs were effected and last week she arrived In Shanghai, towed there by the tugboat Saucy.

Link With Bounty Mutincors

RADIO BROADCAST

Relay of Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra

DAVENTRY CRICKET RELAY

From Z. D. W. on a wavelength of 365 metres (846 kloeycles):

2.15 p.m. Dance Music.

5-8 p.m. European Programme. 5-7 p.m. A Relay of the Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

7. p.m. Selections from Graud Opera.

Aida - Fantasio (Verdi, arr. Tavan); Vocal Gem- Pagliacci (Leoncavallo);. Vocal Gem-Caval leria Rusticana (Mascagni); Selec- tion-Faust (Gounod),

7.25 p.m. Irish Melodies, Song Believe, me, if all those entlear- ing young charms (Moore), Song-Mother Machree (Ball)

Danny Malone. Selection The Sluunrock (arr.

Myddleton).

Ireland Song The Fairy Tales of

(Eric Coates).

Essic Ackland,

Song-When Irish eyes are smiling

(Ball).

HONGKONG LADY VISITOR Medley of Hornpipts. WHO ROAMS THE WORLD

Danny Malone (Tenor). 7.45 p.m. Saxophone Solos by Coleman Hawkins.

Through the veins of Mrs. Beatrice Grey, who has been visiting Hongkong for the past week, courses the blood of generations of. It sends me; 2. Old fashioned love; 3. Some of these days; 4. After adventurous ancestors.

you've gone.

Mrs. Grey, wife of Captain J. R. Grey, Australian yachtsman, surveyor and owners of cocoanut plantations on Tahiti, has for many years obeyed the urge that has taken her to far off and desolate parts of the world.

CORRESPONDENCE

Postage Rates

(To The Editor.

Hongkong Telegraph.) Sir,-A comparison between the new rates for the Colony, and those in force at home is instructive Hongkong rates have been converted at 1/3-current Banks' rate demand drafts on Lendon and are shown to the nearest farthing under.

The absence of rain in consider- By the middle of June it was clear that there was every likelihood that the Egr-work on the dam would be sufficiently ther restrictions will have to be advanced to permit the impounding of imposed on the supply of water t0 | 500,000,000 gallons by the date which IMPERIAL residents of both the island and had been settled in London-the end mainland.

of August.

firet ritsin

pence.

for

Hongkong pener.

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Rm. Local: Time Signal, Wen- ther Report; Stock Announcements.

Quotations and 8.05 p.m. A Relay from the Ko Shing Theatre (Chinese).

11 p.m.. Close Down. 8.05-10

Pro- Fre-

Unaccompanied, she left

p.m. European Hongkong yesterday in a small German cargo tramp for a three ramme From Z.E.K. on a months voyage through wikiuency of 640 kilocycles.

8.05 p.m. Albert Sandler and New Guinea and the South Sea

his Orchestra. islands.

Serenade (Tonelli); The Child and Acting on behalf of the London his Dancing Doll (Johnny Heykens);

Mrs. Where the Woods are

green Grey will, on her return to Hong-Brodsky): Always ("Puritan Lulley"

Museum of Natural History,

K

kong, immediately catch mother Home for the wild-native infested rukava (Puritan Lulia (Smith); Live, Laugh Love inland of North-West Australia where, she has been told, a strange (Heymann); Jealousy (Gade): Be-

cause (d'Hardelat); Black Eyes specie of crocodile, growing to no Russian Impression (Ferraris). more than six inches in length, exists. 8.30 p.m. Franz Schubert

people All Australians, and many

Elena Melodies by

Gerhardt in the Far East, know Grey as co-owner with her husband of the (Soprano) and Ethel Leginska fufcus yacht

Silver Cull, which re- (Piano).

The 1. Songs Fisher-Ways; cently completed an amazing cruise from Fremantle to Singapore, one of Fiskermaiden; The Secret; 2. Plano

in с Vin

the most hazardous yachting routes forte Sotos-Moments Musicaux Hava & be in the world. During the cruise; Major; Moment Musicaux in A Flat: America.

months, 11

The 3 Songs-The Poet:

Rose- which lasted, over six 2%

terrific typhoon nimast swamped the Garland In Spring: 4. Planeforte 112

the Solos--Moments Musicaux in A flat. Silver Gull off Condun, Aay Route. "Any Western Australia, only superb sea Moments. Musicaux in sharp minor.

A 9 p.m. manship on the part of Captain Grey

from Daventry.” Relay and his wife saving the tiny craft.

9 p.m. News Bulletin and An- The Silver Gull has now been nouncements (Copyright by Reuter). sold to Singapore interests and is

Cricket: M.C.C. v All- 9.20 p.m. trading between the Federated Malay India. A commentary on the Match, States and the Dutch East Indies. from Lord's Cricket Ground.

Lestle Hutchinson și 9.35 p.m. the Piano.

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So far has the work on Jubilee Re-

It was equally clear, however, that Posters servoir-advanced-that-several...muni. bera of the European staff have been the valve shaft would not be sufficient)..A given notice that their services will be nulvanced for this. The asphalt Letters-ist, oz.

lining could not be done in the web | Postcards terminated with at the end of Mayweather then being experienced, since FOREIGN (other than 11.5.4.) thus ending their work after three It

would years instead of the five years re-not adhere to damp concrete Letters—lat- oz.

curl ned. wx. It was decided therefore to ferred to in the contracts.

concentrate on the construction of the INTERNAL.

the asphalt, It is understood that representations concrete only and to leave were made to Government as to the block lining and stairway, till dry the weather set in, the reason for this desirability of acknowledging efforts which have resulted in the departure from the specified manner Picture Pitcarls great saving of time and money, and of building the tower being of course Ouer Postcarda which have at the same time re to provide Hongkong with water for sulted in the staff losing their pointments much earlier than

cipated.

FIGHT AGAINST TIME

ap- the coming dry weather and to

anti-attempt do away with the restric-

tion in supply which would otherwise be necessary.

Shuttering consisting of steel The story of the gigantle effort saldiers supporting steel faced wooden made by the Englacers of the Shing panels was used for this work and Mun Valley Acheme to beat the rainy season that so far has only Progress was rapid, but even with this partly materialised is told in the accelerative method of construction, Annual Report for 1935 of the Re the end of August saw the valve sident Engineer, Mr. Gifford B. Hull, Lower still short by some 20 feet of M. Inst. C.E., issued last week. It the height required for storing the

desired amount of water. states:

At the end of 1034 the excavation for the diversion tunnel and for the

In the middle of July it was de rided to take advantage of 4 period

pipe trench had been completed.. of low flow in the river to place the

east iron bulkhead and the concrete stopping behind it.. Arrangements for

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Six Lepers

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Mrs. Grey, during her South Sea. cruises and residence on Takit), has met many of the descendants of the mutineers from the Bounty who still bear the surname Chris tlanie Bounty's chief officer who cast Lieutenant Bligh (Captain Bligh in the American film version) adrift In an open boat,

Colony Had Record List Of Weddings

thoso

1. Blue Moon; 2. You and the Night and the Music: 3. Maybe I'm Wrong again; 4. Back to happy Days.

9.48 p.m. Hawaiian Music.

10 p.m. Big Bad from Daventry. Close DownL.

Dunce

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

Speci programmin for Far Ensler's listeners will be broadcast from Zemen no follow#2

DIR

DJO

DJN

DIR

19,74 m 10,340 e 1.80.3 p.m. 13.76 m 15,200 c 4.45-8.35 p.m. 31.45 m 3,140 ke 4.45-8.50 p.m.

19.74m

1200 ke #pm-12.80.

SOUTH ASIA ZONE

South Asia Zone, broadoant from

If the number of marriages! that are taking place in the Colony are any criterion, a lot (19.74 metra) and DJN (31.45 metres). more people in Hongkong are beginning to believe in the old

BESIEGE PEOPLE OF PALAWAN

Manila, May 18. Some apprehension was felt as to

Six murderous lepers, who escaped whether the scour and supply pipes could be laid, the tunnel and lower currying out this work had previous from the large leper colony on Culion part of the valve shaft lined with ly been made and it was rapidly Island, are terrorising the inhabitants adage that two can live as cheap-

Concrete was taken by of Palawan and other neighbouring gene concrete and the cast Iron segments executed. placed at the inlet end of the tunnel cableway to a track running from the islands. before the commencement of the rainy

ведкол.

Last year a record number of dam along the left bank to a polnt The lepers, after killing four fisher- above the tunnel Inlet and was from men on Culion Island, seized a bout 368 couples, of whom 194, were there chuted 100 feet down the almost and sailed to another island forty Chinese, "went up the aisle." A study of the possibilities showed vertical side of the gorge to a plat- miles distant, where it is reported that it was advisable not to concrete form erected at a level with the crown they killed three more inhabitants, the whole ring of the tunnel but to of the tunnel, where it was re-mixed They then proceeded to Palawan make sure of concreting the lower and shovelled into place through the where the terrified inhabitants have hait over the full length of the tunnel space left by the omission of the two bolted their doors and windows and first. Travelling steel shultering was top cast iron segments of the tunnel are prepared to stand a siege therefore designed for concreting the lining. Grout pipes were placed at Reuter. lower and upper parts separately. joints and weak places in the rock and after the concreto stop had set the whole was grouted.

The work was arranged to proceed continuously day and night; that is, length of shuttering was

Noon as

Each year, since the beginning of the depression In 1020, more and more people have got married.

In 1930, only 187 couples felt like accepting the responsibility of matrimony. Since then the figures have increased as follows:

Chinese

Overhanging the tunnel entrance

had been reached and thereafter it was brought up in the usual manner. In order to provide a supply to

1930

85

Total 187

1931

104

228

152

1932

205

1933

116

283

1034

153

326

1935

194

368

Last year only nineteen couples.

erected it should be concreted and as was a large mass of rock, which in Hongkong when the dam was above soon as the coperele had set, shutter course of time might have fallen and catchwater level, and before the valve

in service, steel pipe con

ing should be struck and immediately | smashed the scour stand pipe, and it shaft was ice valve from one of felt the urge to marry suddenly,

re-crected.

This moant that elther the mixing plant would be put to work at odd

was decided to support this and make

trolled

by A

DJB.

4.30 p.m. German Folk Song, 455 .. Greetings to our Hatenara.

p.m. Hunde by a Relchswehr Stand. 130 p.m. News and Review in English 5.45 pm Ich bin Dan, Du blat mein."*

Blend l'any.

0.10 p.m. Sports Berlaw.

8.65 2.11.

7 p.m.

New and Review in German. Concert of Light Munic News in English

B.ts. p.m. Concert of Light Waste (can-

tinued).

EAST ASIA ZONE

Fast Asia Zone broadcast through DIQ on

1.68 metre (15.280 k.e.) 3.70-3 p.r. Concert, sea o

9.05 p.m. Cerman Feik Song.

9.10 p. Greetings is any Lipieners. 9.18 p.m. News and Review in German. 9.30 p.m. Maale by Ratchawehr Band, 10 pm. News and Review. In English en

DIN. DIE

10.15 p... Today in Germany, 10.30 p.m. Gela Concert of time by

Request Nails, hello! You wish we play. 1.43. p.m. Sports Harlow,

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

The following wave-imgths and frequmele

Wavelength 6,050 .. 40.40 cartri 9.510 ka

380

Frequenter

11.85 metram tren

-25,28 metres

19.63

16.06

matree

GBA

GRI

CRC

#535 ..

GBD

CSP

16,140

11,754 ** 31.05. k.. e.

25.53 metres

G50

17,199 kr.

CSI

10.230

CBJ

20472 ka

21.540 ke.

12.97 metros

19.30

CEL

6,120 .. 49.10 metrat Transmission 1

it safe by concrete brought up in front the galleries was left in the dam to in the bulkhead. This was accurd carry water through it. The pipe. paying $50 each for a special are observed by Derenity. Ingly done. times during the night, or a resort

By the end of last year the tongue and opening through the rock fill licence. In 1934 thirty couples ob. made to hand mixing,

trench across

the gorge had been was so designed that it can readily (tained special licences.

The Registry Office. is also The latter alternative was adopted filed and work was in hand on the and effectively be filled in when no

marrieda-to-be, the Registrar: of for night work, sufficient dry-mixed upstream part of the thrust block longer required. This work was proving increasingly popular with a record material being brought down during and from there onwards almost the comploted in the middle of July,

By the end of July the conditions Marriages performing the day for one form filing as ocen entire mixer output was used to bring slon demanded. The system worked the tongue trench and front part of and programme laid down by the number of 167 ceremonies. This very well, and by the end of February the thrust block up to the level of Engineers with regard to the carly exceeded 40 per cent. of the total the bottom half of the tunnel had been the part previously placed during the impounding of water had been met, weddings in the Colony. Six years and it was possible, to close the scour ago only. 39 couples chose to be lined from the outlet end to the valve past reason.

A great deal. of concrete had to bol valve in the tunnel. The Officer married away from a church. shaft, and a start had been made on

chuted from the top of the thrust Administering the Government, Bir

(O.S.N., G.8.D,) `` During 1036, His Excellency the the lining of the upper half.

block over 100 feet above the work, Thomas Southorn, gave the signal to Governor granted seven licences and progress was slower than the close the valve on September 2 nt normal on this account, but by the small inaugurating ceremony held permitting weddings to take place In order that no time should un-middle of the year the love of the on that day, and the reservoir began at times other than those ordinarily

permitted. noceasarily be lost on the lining of the downstream part of the thrust block to fill.

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18.47 pm A Grieg Programme. The B.B.C.

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