The Central District pumping system was put into operation. for about two hours on Thursday only, "when the rains threatened to create flood conditions downtown. The Public Works Department, further, is constructing a pumping system for the vicinity of Wing On's and Sincere's departmental stores, but this enterprise has not yet been completed and therefore could not be used to cope with this week's emergency. The flooding in the vicinity of Nanking and Chekiang Roads, however, has not been very serious. Another place in the Settlement proper where streets have been somewhat inundated is in Weihaiwei Road, near the Race Course.
The Western outside roads area Still suffers from flood conditions, particularly such roads as Tifeng Road, Avenue Haig, Great Western Road, Vu Yuen Road, Jessfield Road and Kinnear Road. In that general area the creeks are overflowing with rain water, hence the ordinary type of pumping system cannot be installed to advantage. There is no blockage of the streams, however,
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