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also a lodge of Good Templars. The Sailors' Home occupies a site on the Praya at West Point, and there is a Mission to Seamen. The British Mercantile Marine Officers' Association and the Institution of Marine Engineers have been formed and watch over the interests of those professions. The Hongkong Benevolent Society does good work among the indigent waifs occasionally cast destitute on the Colony. Among other institutions not previously mentioned are the St. Andrew's Society, primarily established to ensure the fitting celebration of the anniversary of Scotland's patron saint; the Hongkong Sketching Club, and the Horticultural Society.
The annual races are held at the latter end of February, under the auspices of the Hongkong Jockey Club, on the Race Course in Wong-nai Chung Valley at the east end of the town, a beautiful spot enclosed by fir-clad hills. On this occasion the whole colony makes holiday, and the stands and course are crowded with one of the most motley collections of humanity to be seen in any part of the world. A regatta is held in December in the harbour, but it does not evoke the same enthusiasm as the races. Athletic Sports are also got up every year by the residents and the garrison, and Occasionally swimming matches and boat races take place. There is an Amateur Dramatic Club, the members of which give several performances in the City Hall Theatre during the season; the Choral Society also provides a series of entertainments; and the Musical Club gives occasional concerts. There are two large Chinese Theatres in Taipingshan, where the Chinese drama is pretty constantly on view. The Tung Hing Theatre, which was only completed and opened in 1892, is a fine building con- structed on modern principles, and with special regard to the safety of the auditors.
There are three daily papers published in English: the Hongkong Daily Press, which appears in the morning, the China Mail and the Hongkong Telegraph, issued in the evening. There are two weekly papers, the Hongkong Weekly Press and China Overland Trade Report and the Overland China Mail. The Chronicle and Directory for China, Japan, Straits Settlements, &c., appears annually, and is printed at the Daily Press office. The China Review, which is devoted to reviews and papers on Chinese topics, is published once every two months. The native Press is represented by five daily papers-the Chung Ngoi San Po, which is the oldest and most influential, published at the Daily Press Office; the Wa Tsz Yat Po, or Chinese Mail; the Tsun Wan Yat Po, the Yut Po, and the Wai San Yat Po. The Government Gazette is published once a week. There is a Portuguese weekly paper called O Extremo Oriente.
There are several good hotels in Victoria. The principal ones in the city are the Hongkong Hotel, close to the Clock Tower, and extending from the Praya to Queen's Road, a handsome building, six stories high, and containing 150 rooms; and the Victoris Hotel, facing the Queen's Road and the Praya. There is also the Kowloon Hotel on the opposite side of the water. Two large and handsome hotels have recently been erected at Victoria Gap, about 1,400 feet above the sea-the Mount Austin Hotel, about 100 feet higher on the road to Victoria Peak, which provides extensive accommodation on a most luxurious scale, and the Peak Hotel, close to the Tramway terminus.
INDUSTRIES.
Manufactures are yearly increasing in importance. There are three large sugar refineries: the China Sugar Refining Co's establishments at East Point and at Bowring; ton, and the Taikoo Sugar Refinery at Quarry Bay. In connection with the first-named Company there is also a large Distillery, where a considerable quantity of rum is manu- factured. There is an Ice Factory at Bowrington, a large Rope Factory in Belcher's Bay, Steam Saw Mills at Bowrington, a Clock Manufactory at Wanchai, and two or three Engineering Works. The works of the Hongkong Brick and Cement Company are situ- ated in Deep Water Bay, on the south side of the island. A Paper Mill on a considerable scale, fitted with the best English machinery, was erected at Aberdeen in 1891. The works of the Hongkong and China Gas Company are situated at West Point, and those of the Hongkong Electric Company at Wanchai. The city is illuminated partly by gas and partly by the electric light, the latter being introduced at the end of 1890. Among the industries pursued by the Chinese are glass blowing, opium boiling, soap making, vermillion and soy manufacture, tanning, dyeing; beancurd, toothpowder, and cigar making, boat building, &c., &c.
There is excellent Dock accommodation. The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, have three extensive establishments, two at Kowloon, the other at Aberdeen on the South side of the Island. The Docks of this company are fitted with all the best appliances for engineering and carpenter's work, and in the Admiralty Dock the largest ironclad can be received. The docks are of the following dimensions:- Kowloon:-Admiralty Dock-500 feet in length, 88 feet in breadth at entrance at top and 70 feet at bottom, and 29 feet deep. No. 1 dock-Length over all, 340 feet; breadth