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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. Gymkhanas also take place monthly during the summer. A new Grand Stand and other buildings have recently been erected and the enclosure properly laid out. A regatta is held in Decem- ber in the harbour, but it does not evoke the same enthusiasm as the races. 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. There are two large Chinese Theatres, where the Chinese drama is almost constantly on view. The Tung Hing Theatre, which was completed and opened in 1892, is a fine building constructed on modern principles, and with special regard to the safety of the auditors.
There are four daily papers published in English: the Hongkong Daily Press and the South China Morning Post, which appear in the morning, the China Mail and the Hongkong Telegraph, issued in the evening. There are three weekly papers, the Hongkong Weekly Press and China Overland Trade Report, the Overland China Mail, and the South China Weekly Post. The Directory and Chronicle for China, Japan, Straits Settlements, &c., appears annually, published at the Daily Press office. The native Press is represented by eight 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 Wai Sun Yat Po, the Chung Kwok Po the Sai Kai Kung Yik Po, the Sheung Po, and the Kwangtung Po. There is also a Portuguese weekly paper, called O Porvir. The Government Gazette is published
once a week.
There are several good hotels in Victoria. The principal one in the city is the Hongkong Hotel, close to the Clock Tower, and extending from the Queen's Road to Des Voeux Road, a lofty and spacious building, containing upwards of 150 rooms. The Peak Hotel is situated at Victoria Gap, about 1,400 feet above the sea, and provides considerable accommodation. There are two Hotels at Kowloon, both situated at Tsim-tsa-tsui.
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 Glass Manufactory and a Match Manufactory at Kowloon, a Feather Cleaning and Packing Establishment at Kennedytown, a Soap Factory at Shaukiwan, a Match Factory at Hungham, and two or three Engineering Works. The Green Island Cement Company has works at Deep Water Bay, on the south side of the island, and at Hungham, in Kowloon. The Hongkong Cotton Spin- ning, Weaving, and Dyeing Company, Limited, has a mill of 55,000 spindles at Soo-Kunpo, which commenced running with 12,000 spindles in June, 1899. A Paper Mill on a consider- able 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 at Yaumati, and those of the Hongkong Electric Company at Wanchai. The city is illu- minated partly by gas and partly by the electric light, the latter having been introduced at the end of 1890. Among the industries pursued by the Chinese are glass blowing, opium boiling, soap making, vermilion and soy manufacture, tanning, dyeing; beancurd, toothpowder, and cigar making, boat building, &c., &c.
There is excellent Dock accommodation in the Colony. The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, have three extensive establishments, one at Hungham, Kowloon, one at Tai Kok Tsui, and the third at Aberdeen on the south side of Hongkong Island. The establishments of this company are fitted with all the best and latest appliances for engineering and carpenter's work, and the largest vessel in H.M's Navy has been received into the No. 1 Dock at Hungham. The docks and slips are of the following dimensions :-Hungham :—No. 1 (Admiralty) Dock-576 feet in length, 86 feet in breadth at entrance at top and 70 feet at bottom, and 30 feet depth of water over sill at ordinary spring tides. No. 2 dock -Length on keel blocks, 371 feet; breadth at entrance, 74 feet; depth of water over sill at ordinary spring tides, 18 feet 6 inches. No. 3 dock-Length on keel blocks, 264 feet; breadth at entrance, 49 feet 3 ins.; depth of water over sill at ordinary spring tides, 14 feet. Patent Slips: No. 1-Length on keel blocks, 240 feet; breadth at entrance,60 feet; depth on the blocks, 14 feet. No. 2-Length on keel blocks, 230 feet; breadth at entrance,
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