Open Spaces reports Work carried out in parks prior to August 13 was chiefly of a routine nature.
The exceptionally dry weather recorded in July continued during the month under review and much defoliation has taken place with a result that many trees and shrubs present an Autumn appearance.
A typhoon was fete on August 3 and the undernoted damage was caused on park property and highways:—Number of trees blown down and destroyed 980; number of trees blown down and replanted 277; number of trees re-fastened 832; number of Chrysanthemums and other plants destroyed 5,652; number of Summer houses and matsheds damaged 17; length of bamboo fence blown down 6,750 feet.
Hongkew Park was closed at 12 noon on August 13 and Quinsan Square Children's Garden sat 10 a.m.
the Tuli Wayside and Studley Park, Kwang-hsin Road Playing Centre and Municipal Nurseries in the Eastern District were closed at 2 p.m. on August 14, and the staff are now on duty at parks and open spaces south of Soochow Creek.
The Public Garden was closed to visitors at 9 a.m. on August 20; a Skeleton staff only was retained to carry out urgent work.
Open Air Concerts.—Two Orchestral and two Brass Band concerts were held at Jessfield Park during the month and three Brass Band concerts were held at the Public Garden.
Weather—The following figures were obtained from meteorological instruments at Kiaochow Park:—
Maximum temperature 94.5° F. Minimum temperature 743? F. Average maximum 881° F. Average minimum 76.7° F. Rainfall 4.26 inches.
"Visitors to Parks, Gardens and Children's Gardens.—The total number of visitors to the various Municipal Parks-—during the month was 178,330.
NOTIFICATION No. 4853.
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