WATER SHORTAGE
DROUGHT IN HONG-KONG. STEAMERS BRINGING RELIEF. RESERVOIRS GUARDED. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Australian Press Association.) Received June 11, 11.5 a.m. SHANGHAI. June 10. An unprecedented drought in HongKong has resulted in the most serious water supply crisis in the Colony’s history, the Government stating that there is less than three weeks’ plySteamers from the surrounding ports are filling their ballast tanks with water for carriage to Hong-Kong, where 15 huge' tanks are being constructed along the waterfront to accommodate the incoming supply. A number of minor fights have occurred in the streets of Hong-Kong during the rationing of water. The reservoirs are heavily guarded.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 163, 11 June 1929, Page 7
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107WATER SHORTAGE Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 163, 11 June 1929, Page 7
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