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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH OCTOBER, 1884. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 378. The following Returns are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th October, 1884.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
RETURNS OF BIRTHS and DEATHS for the Third Quarter of 1884, ending 20th September.
CHINESE.
DEATHS. BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
DISTRICTS.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
British and Foreign, 16
Boys. Girls. Males. Females. Boys.
Girls.
Males. Females. Portuguese,
.12
Victoria,
28
23
36
9
163
114
552
503
Indians, &c., Non-Residents,
6
.11
7
9
59
32
Kau-lung,
Shau-ki Wan,.
13
10
32
13
45
5
27
16
Aberdeen,
1
6
2
Stanley.
Sex unknown,——
TOTAL,..
28
23
36
9
194
139
676
506
Victoria, Aberdeen,
2
1
ANNUAL DEATH-RATE, PER
GRAND TOTAL,
1884.
1,000, FOR 3RD QUARTER OF
Total deaths of
1,245 Chinese, ... f
Whole Population,
32.16
Births, Deaths, ..1,290
384
British & Foreign Community,
18.53
Do. deducting non-Residents, Chinese,
16.47
33.04
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 21st October, 1884.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Acting Registrar General.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 373.
The following communication from the Consul for France in this Colony respecting the blockade of the ports of Formosa is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th October, 1884.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary
PROMEMORIA.
Les ports de Formose sont mis en état de blocus par les forces navales françaises sous le com- mandement du Vice-Amiral COURBET.
Hongkong, le 19 Octobre, 1884.
LEON DEJARDIN.