ise ly abanutels paafaly ae that the scatlons a month, wid "ie "Taos stringent rest rs, piers ard neeeed with auch a Wanzmoon Supplies June 17. lo Works ited Wangmioon Mem, The siguaaton would pletely hans sas hia een well nto dune of this pear. ly thers examine poly. finding cold be avail Tare and steal for by rem wwe are told, Tork, That has Changed by: British enterprise theme ave no well worth veloping, and altho water beet but while wae me would not come during March'
Wut the incon ped for the transport of water sup-lies to Hongkong from Wangmoon, That is all] the Chi authorities there ha no objection to the project.
The transport cost is estimated at $2% 000 per month.
[AN present, under of rain spread five months will make no ap= ble ference in the reser Kong's requirements can be' met.
Inieht be usefully construct When the is of rain Vote for Emerzeney Work Tame 18. ipo Fast Soar, hut even whet ult ind Lits const tes take three real sense ts pevourves ta Far rage ix couieerned ati free the Required through the six muths' dey sea ably and without restrictions song must have Fall tw overttowins October 1
AS the continuance of $300,000 for emergeness works andr the importation of water.
"The preliminary vote whi Government proposed te the Legis ative Council was for $100,000, The Sving Mun Valley far the Uliree month ds he end of June until the Septenshier st 200 million val 1 farther rainfall of, will lo needed.
that Honk That without any result.
Danger of Contamination drink daring the having a Jane 20.
Urs] The proposal to se the Admiralty from next Detober Dry Dock for the storage of water' is again being carefully considera!, Apart from the cerions difficulty overcoming the contamination of fresh water by seepage, the exert. tion of this proposal is dependent on. the use of tankers, which alone would involve an expenditure of. approximately $500,000 per month: for 2250,000 gallons a day, 29 including the cost of water from Shang stance The position as regards supp of water from Shanghai to or kong is that on an average. the Shanghai Waterworks Ca, have Supplied 650 tons daily daring the This has been put board ships bound for Hongkons. and is entirely. aye! from what has been purveyed for The company is at present pre: pared to supply for carriage Hongkong, 1,300 tons daily to! steamers in "the stream and at ile it is able to supply: sat the wharf. is now making arrangements to augment its fect by" chartering aunehes and lighters, as and when necessary, but the expected demand A telegram received sestenday afternoon, throws light on the reason for this smal] offtake from Shanghai, as reference was made to the lack of storage in Hongeps however, ate being, taken to remedy this in the Colony, Tt has to be borne supply these water streari and Pootang is aot altozethe a simple The capacity of Water beats is more or less valent to the demands made upon them by the ordinary ship= of the port which takes its here. Tu view of the Honkons more here, considerable and launches above. The ordinary wat fonder" to ensure stability hat a Inulkhead running fore the ket necessary to erect porary" structure in the hers chartered. Tu add While, as seen have, the Water works Company pared Lo st0=
Wis that at the season it is suppl cai with about UH,000
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