So far there have been only eight calls of distress to. the Shang! Waterworks snd most of these have been from the camps where under the impression that it was an tirely temporary: fixture the pipes were not properly guarded against the coming cold.
But in various years past the numbers of agitated householders calling to the Waterworks to help them have Leen enormous, last winter 580 houses had burst pipes 1 winter 480, 1919-20, 850 and in 1914-15 winter, which was a very cold one after several years: of mild seasons, between two and three thousand tragedies had to be attended to, some of the houses having water pouring through their ceilings as soon ay the thaw set in, One house in partiewiar rang in great distress, fitters were ished to the scene, shown the @amage and hurried away into the Aittie to search for the seat of the trouble, They discovered it in the of a large mound of melting snow Mown in under the unguarded tiles into a heap on the soon a the cold lessened ly it bean to thaw gently rooms below!
Last Friday, according to the Eh nese calendar, was Tien Lung Tan, the birthday of the Celtstial Dragon,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.