| Show DROUGHT IN JERUSALEM poole of solomon to be tipped to he city with water the rainfall last winter was very scanty throughout palestine la many places less than hair the annual average this was especially the case in jerusalem which depends entirely on rain for ita water supply the inhabitants of the holy city are therefore threatened by dearth and famine during the forthcoming autumn says tho paria messenger the situation has become so berlova that tho municipality of jerusalem recently appealed to the sultan for a grant to enable the authorities ties to bring water through iron pipes into jerusalem from the pools of solomon about four miles distant tho old itono stono aqueduct built by king solomon having fallen into ruins the kultau recently bent telegraphic orders authorizing the expenditure for this work by taking turkish laras from the eviat department and applying tho money toward the object in view the wafer in the pools of solomon 1 derived partly from rain and partly from small springs in the immediate vicinity which fand their way into the three enormous pools but the quantity collected therein Is insufficient to supply tho whole town of jerusalem during the or eight dry months of the year not even for drinking purposes it cannot however be denied that the measure referred to will al much suffering among the poorer class who cannot afford to purchase water at blah prices brought in jars rom the neighboring villages |
