The Archive · 1924

Pumping Plant Installed

Following the record 1017 flood, it was decided to improve the teanal to cope with flood" and effluent waters, and, the Flood Relief Bureau declining to a the British, French, Japanese an Jex-German' Concession authorities in 1018 entered upon a scheme whereby part of the Concession {areas woud be drained into the creek. The plan called for a pumping—installation,—which finally cost Tls. 100,000 in order minty and, uh the, cre every day. The, plant ie capable the ground of expense. 162 discharging 10,000,000 galleria Diss should attempt to Tink. up decid ant gene that Lica of water in three hours, Tu 1020, Franen with Indo-China, continu. after some correspondence, the Governor gave control, of ing his Might: to. Tokio after his the scheme to a body composed. of Imachino lid bean overhautod representatives {ror each of the four Concession areas, It wan Hangin" The "French, Alin tained the aathorisntion of necessary, in pumping out the foreign covntrien to fly over th creek, to' instal another Jock be: territory. Britain, "Sian, yond the four Concessions, to keep Sapam eamcentod to allow. the out water from adjacent, ponds man to land at their aerodromes;|and creeks which found its way, into the tze Creek, The fed take "on fuel, The. United location of Tock created. States placed stores along" the jcultics Ww the native route of the "American world Aight at his disposal, Rector. vonulation living behind the Chinese city. 'Choy felt they wore Karachi, Apr: 30. being cheated of an outlet for, Demy arrived this. of their drainage and dug channel "He has created a record around the upper lock, again ght from Europe to India, linking up the creek' with the, hie time being 385 actual fying principal canal, the Palitai. hours.

They algo made' roprosentationa the inspection of the mact# me to the Chinese Provincial Govern Hanoi fe satisinctory, Lieut. ory wi, broged to Take, via Canton, Shanghai, Peking "and ment and a deadlock eventually: resulted over the control of the locks.

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