Difficulties Which Have to Be Overcome Macao, the Portuguese possession to the south-west of Hongkong, will Ihave its own up-to-date waterworks plant by July next year. On July 17 lof this year contracts were signed be~ tween the Macao Water Supply Ca., Ltd., (Sociedade de Abastecimento Aguas de Macau, Ltds.), to whom the Government of Macao has granted a, monopoly for the supply of fresh water to the territory under its control, and Messrs, Malcolm & Ca. under which the latter firm was engaged to carry out the construction of the new Macao Waterworks.
The new waterworks is to be built fat the most easterly tip of the pen-Insula of Macao, where a giant re. servoir, capable of storing 550,000,000 Imperial gallons is now in the course of construction, The water will be stored above ground over an area, which when filled, would easily float one hundred of the largest shivs coming to China, 'An army of 1,000 workmen are engaged on the "new construction, and, to push forward the work with fall speed, operations are carried on day and' night; several miles of railroad track have been laid, two locomotives imported and dozens of junks chartered {0 transport plant and materials.
Careful investigations at Macao has shown that the most practical means of supplying the peninsula with fresh water is to utilize the fresh flood waters, which occur every year for Varying lengths of time during June, July, August and part of September. The supply of fresh water though limited" in time is unlimited volume, so far as the demand re~ quired by the populace of Macao is
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