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NEW TERRITORIES.
House No. 74 Hok Lo Tsun.
Soy Factory, Ma Lung Kung.
House No. 131 Cheung Sha Wan.
Great havoc was done among the piers principally along the Western portion of the City front and the Western front of Kowloon. Nine permanent piers and three of a temporary nature in the former district and nine permanent piers in the latter were totally destroyed, whilst nine piers along the City front and four along the Kowloon front were partially destroyed. Nearly the whole extent of the sea wall to the North of the Admiralty property in Kowloon was destroyed and one retaining wall in the City and another in Kowloon collapsed. The former fell on the coolic quarters of "Braeside" (Inland Lot 1,523) causing some loss of life.
20. Collapses.-The following collapses occurred during the year, irrespective of typhoons:-
Houses Nos. 226–230 (even nos.) Queen's Road West.-Practically total.
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No. 29 West Street and 207 Hollywood Road.-Party wall.
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15 Peel Street.-Portion of North party wall.
21. Tests of Mortar-Continued attention has been given to the testing of lime mortar, a special machine having been designed and made for the purpose, as it was found that the ordinary machines designed for testing cement were not suitable for recording the low strains yielded.
Over 200 samples were taken from works in progress and tested and although the the average results are not up to the standard desirable, there has been some improvement as compared with the results of the previous year.
22. General Remarks.-The Naval Yard Extension Works and Messrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE'S Shipyard Works were in progress throughout the year. In the case of both undertakings, substantial progress was made.
The Hongkong Milling Co.'s new flour mills were completed and started running before the close of the year.
The erection of a large block of godowns for the Ocean Steamship Co. on Kowloon Marine Lot 88 was begun, the piling for foundations having been completed. The buildings consist of steel framework, filled in with brickwork, and are the first to be erected in the Colony, in which this style of construction has been adopted.
The Standard Oil Co.'s large storage depôt for oil in bulk on New Kowloon Marine Lot 2 at Lai Chi Kok has made good progress, the erection of the tanks, several of which are 90 feet in diameter, having been commenced. Unfortunately a serious slip occurred of a portion of the sea wall whilst it was in course of erection and it is probable that this will delay the ultimate completion of the work to some extent.
The Green Island Cement Co. made large extensions to their works on Kowloon Marine Lot 40.
The Matilda Hospital (Sharp's Memorial) at Mount Kellett and the Military Hospital above Bowen Road were practically ready for occupation at the close of the year.