FRIDAY. DECEMBER 16, 1921,
THE 1921 CENSUS.
FINAL REPORT TABLED.
INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS.
was never any reason to believe that' it reached 1,000.000.
NEW SH PS:
FOR CHINA SQUADRON,
The China Squadron is being stead. ily strengthened (observes The Navy) Early in the New Year the new light cruiser "Despatch" will start her maiden commission by relieving out. there the little gon boat "Carlow." The sistership "Durban' leaves Eng land to relieve the "Colombo" on the samo station.
Some interesting information is -contained in the report on the census recently taken in the Colony, which was laid before the Legislative Council at yesterday afternoon's meet ing. Prepared by the Crusus Officer, Mr. J. D. Lloyd, tho document runs
The "Despatch" was laid down at to 82 foolscap ages. three-fourths of which is taken up by statistical Govan by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company during the summaries and comparativo tables.
The Colony's total population was war, but after the Armistice was found to be 625,106. This is as in-transferred to Chatham to be cons- crease of 168,127 on the figures for pleted. There was a curious hitch at 1911. Mr. Lloyd thinks that our her launching. She remained fast on nommal population is in the neigh-the stocks, and oven the efforts bourhood of 060,000 but says thereof two tags to pull her off failed. It WAS K fortnight later that she was put aflost. Such incidents are rare in the history of modern fighting ship launches. The number of nou Chinese, There was a queer experience, also excluding the Mercantile Marine, were on the Clyde, in 1852, when the old found to have increased from 11,295 | «Rumillies "7 Wos launched, She to 12,86. In 1911 the non Chinese began to move down the ways at were classified by race, while the 1.50 p.m., and continued to slido corresponding classification in the gradually, but perceptibly, for ninety present Census is by nationality. A minutes before she took the water comparison is, therefore, somewhat just in time, for the tide was falling difficult.
Report rapidly. Japanese, the states, Lave increased from 958
1.585: citizens of the United States of America from 295 to 470; Portuguese (includ- ing British subjects from 2,558 to 2,609 British nationals born in lutia from 1414 to 1,474; British nationals bora in Europe, America and Aus tralia from 2,230 to 3,110,,
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NON-CHINESE POPULATION,
The Census Officer estimates the population of pure European descent to be rather over 5,000, of Indina' or. mixed ludian descent at 2,000. The remainder include Eurasians, Filipinos, and natives of British, Dutch and French Colonies.
FIGURES ABOUT FOREIGNERS.
FOUND DEAD.
IROBLEM FOR POLICE.
Found in a stream near No. 8 Railway Bridge at Kaulungchai yesterday, the body of a Chinese, aged about 55 years, was removed to the Kowloon mortuary. The body which was still fresh, bore a wound "on' the left cheek and an abrasion on the chin. The man had vither met his death by accidentally fall ng into the stream n the dark on the previous His night, or he was murdered. injuries could have been сан- sed either way. A post mortem examination is being held. Should the murder theory be favoured, then the police will have to discover a cause other tha: robbery, as when the man's clothing was searched, $10, some papers and a bunch of keys was 10 found not to have been tampered 208 with.
One of the tables attached to the Report supplies the following
statistics
EUROPE.
Males. Females. Total. 4,700 3,183 7889
.36
89% 1,159 2,087 Street, Kowloon City, reports that
6 about 7.30 last night he was on his
1 way home from Yaumati along the
36 Kowloon City-Yaumati Road when
5 near the Kungyam Temple at Tai-
59 shekko, he was accosted by four men
British Belgian
3
Danish
26
10
Dutch
68
36
French
108
100
German
3
3
Greek
3
3
Hungarian
1
1
Italian
17
39
56
ARMED ROBBERY.
Latvian
3
I
1
Norwegian..
16
7
23
A Chinese living at No. 6, Howe
Portuguese
Polish......
A
1
Roumanian.
1
Russian
20
16
Swedish
3
2
Spanish..
20
Swiss
20
3
Asía.
Arabian..
Japanese
445
Persian
1
Filipino
120 112
432
Siamese
2
2
Tarkish
5
5
10
.AMERICA,
Argentine
1
1
Brazilion
8
Cuban
2
1
Chilian
#
4
Mexican..
1
*
Panamian
1
1
Peruvian
12
37
United States
23 who made their appearance from the bushes on the side of the road. Two
1
of the men, armed with a revolver 070 1,585 and a dagger, respectively, threatened him while the others searched his person and stole $5 in 10-cent pieccs. The outlaws then dashed back to the bushes and disappeared.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEINERI.
The Dodwell Castle Line s.8. "Kondal
8 Castle" which sailed from Hongkong via
4Suez for Boston and New York on Octo
ber 2, arrived at Boston on Dec. 11.
The China Mail s.s. "Nile will sail
49 for Singapore and Batavia on Saturday, Dee. 17 at noon instead of at 3 p.m. as previously advised.
of America 270 200 470 Regarding Hongkong's British population Mr. Lloyd states:-
THE BRITISH.
Europeans. L-estimate the number
of British nationals of European race
The s.8. Eurypylus" (Blue, Fannel Line) left Manila on Dec. It for Hong-
kong and is due here on Ver. 18.
The N.Y.K. 9.P.Kashima Maru" American Line) loft Kabe fo- Hong- kong vin Nagasaki, Ebunghai and Manila on Dec. 5 and is expected here on Lee. 18
at 4,800. On referring to the age The E. & A. 8.3. Arafura" left table it will be noticed that after age Sydney on Nov. 20 and is expected to 7 the number of children declines, the arrive at Hongkong about Dec. 19.
reason being all who can afford it
send their children home for education
at that age: these rarely return, since The actual number of British firms before their education is complete the has not incressed since 1911, and parents have generally left the Colony. there is at present a marked tendency The average attendance of children to amalgamation especially in the during 1920 at British schools was case of companies. Trade depression 163. I estimate that the total number in the Far East showed itself early in of British children of European race 102) before business in England led of all ages to be about 500,
bad time to settle down after the Most males reach the Colony be completion of demobilisation: hence tween the ages of 21 and 20 and few the expected postwar increase in remain after 55. In the case of British firme in the Conloy did not females it is common for the mothers eventuate and at the present time it to leave the Colony often for good does not appear likely that any in- when their children reach school age crease in the British population of in order to be with them during their European race is likely to take place education in England; hence at age in the near future. 40. the number of maried women rapidly declines.
THE TOTAL POPÜLATION, The population by sections is get out as follows:-
Mules. Females. Total. Island of
Hongkong 221,085, 126,316 347,401
Peninsula, 74,098 48,750 123,448
Owing to various reasons a com parison of the Health rate with that for a normal population settled in Europe is rather fallacious. How ever, the death rato for 1920. for British Nationals of Eacopean race Kowloon works out at 12 per thousand, an ex- tremely low rate compared with some Now Tor other colonies, and well demonstrates ritories,
North, the success of modern science in a Colony which 50 years ago was reNew Ter garded as a veritable death trap for Europeans. The birth rate worke out at 22 per thousand, an exception, ally high rate for Hongkong, due to the unusually large number of young married women at present residunt in the Colony
ritories,
32,440 33,669 68,114
South; 9,322 7727 17,040 losting Po
pulation, 40,307 25 847 71,154
Total ... 892,367 212,309 020,100
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
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From
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·MAATSCHAPPIJ
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
BELAWAN DELI, PENANG
& SINGAPORE.
Steamship
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"VAN CLOON,'
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are notified that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., wbence and/or from the wharves defi very may be obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 22nd December, 1921, will be subject to rent. All broken, chafed and danged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 21st December, 1921, at 10 AM. by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.
Claims against the steamer must be presented in writing within ten days after arrival of steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any case whatever.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
General Agents. Hongkong, December 15, 1921..
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
ORDERS BY LIEUT-COLONEL L. G. BIRD, D.S.O. Administrative Commandant.
1 Parades.
INFANTRY DRILL will take place on Monday, 19th Decembor, at Volun- teer Headquarters and Kowloon Docks, on Friday, 23rd December, at 5,30 p.m. for TRAINED MEN and RECRUITS.
Dress: Plain Clothes.
3. Cadet Company
PARADE. The Company will parade at Headquarters on Monday, 19th inst. at 5.30 p.m. All members are requested to attend.
Dress Drill Order with Carbines.
G. F. E. RAPSON, BL-Major,
Adjutant, H. V. D. Corpa Hongkong, Friday, December 16, 1921.
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND
OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
ALL preliminary notices of forth.
coming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for insertion in the news columns of the China Mail, are charged for at the rate of $1 each. (as announced in May and June of last year) providing that they do not occupy more than four lines. In future if this space is exceeded they will be placed in the advertising columns at the prevailing rates.
A GERM DESTROYER:
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
CHEAP BALE OF TOYS
NEARLY 1,000
O TOYS
of excellent quality remaining over from the ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY'S BAZAAR
will be sold at surprisingly low prices on the HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS PARADE GROUND, between 3.30 p.m. and 16.30 p.m.
SATURDAY, 17th December, 1921. The proceeds of the Bale will go to. the funds of the Sucioty..
PUBLIC AUCTION
* Undersigned have received in- stractions to sell by Public Auction (For Account of the Concerned.)
THURSDAY. December 22, 1921, at 2.30. p,m,
No. 8,
- at thoir. Sales Rooms,
-Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Tor Hond Skriet. Valuable Jewellery,
Comprising
Single Stone Diamond Rings, Eur- ringa, Broaches, Dismount Cluster Rings, Bracelets, Gold and silver Orna- monta, Pearls,
c.,
Perma :---Cash on delivery
THE
KID
IS HERE!
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
"OVERLAND CHINA MAIL"
Contains all the News of the Week.
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Domestic Occurrences Leading Articles
Local and General Prince's Visit.
All About Rubber Ungrateful Nephew Children's Cernor .... Next Year's Holidays Hongkong Trade Stabber Sentenced Three New Lights Local Banka
25 cts.
PER COPY
CONTENTS,
NOTICES.
COMMUNITY PLATE
The ideal. Christmas Gift
WHAT
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NEW MUSIC
NEW RECORDS
JUST ARRIVED.
FOX TROTS,
ONE STEPS,
WALTZES,
ETC.
AT
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Wholesale Robbery
22
1-7 Hongkong Art Club
.22
8-11 Local Wedding
.23
.11
Kowloon Wedding
.23
Impudent Pickpockets
.11
Correspondence
.23
Legislative Council
12
Local Command
.23
Processions and Traffic. Christian Science The New "Boy."
.12
In the Social Swim
.24.
.13
Late Mr. E. Bondler
.24.
.13
Company Meeting
.26
Foreign Capital and Canton ..13
Girl Child Killed by Motor
.26
.13
Sincere Head's Death
.25
.19
Smart Young Men.
.25
.14
Trade Envoys.......
*26
14
Hongkong School-Master
.26
.14
Labour Conference
.26
.16
The League of Fellowship
.27
.15
Scholar's Age Faked
.27.
15.
Three Mouths for Pickpocket..27
Motorists Fined
97
.15
An Undutiful Son
.28
.15
Chinese Economic Future
.28
.16
..16'
Singapore, Fugitive .
.28
CARS FOR
.16
Thus Truth Is Reached at Last 28
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The Law of Blasting
.17.
Sport.
.28
.29-32
.18
Special Cables
.32.
.19-20
Fire Fighters Busy
.32
1.20
Local Football
.33
20
Passengers
.83:
Exchange
.93
Typhoon Warnings
Local Share Market
.34
Hongkong Women's Guild....15 Stories of Am A.PM, Historic Golf Picture.. Fatuous Fiction Zip! Zoom!!
Brown Sogar Pinched.
Chisel Brings Jail Rattan for Rascality ..: Late Dr. Jordan HERE is no danger whatever from from wound when Chamberlain's Faiu Racial Disability.
lock jaw or blood poison resulting Antarctic Epie.. Balm is promptly applied. It is an Wiseman's Cafe antiseptic and destroys the germs which cause these diseases. It also causes wounds to heal without maturation and in one third the time required by the usual treatment. Fer sale by al Chemists and Storekeepers.
Woman Had Six Bud Coins Canadian Pacifione Legislative Council Banque Industrielle
MOTHER-LOVE IS THE STRONGEST
INSTINCT IN THE WORLD. HERE
·IT IS PICTURED IN A.
CRESCENDO
OF PATHOS THAT MAKES EVEN
STRONG MEN CRY AND THEN SMILE THROUGH THEIR TEARS
SEE MARGARET MANN
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ONCE
TO EVERY WOMAN"
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Commencing FRIDAY, the 16th.
SUPER-PRODUCTION
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Telephone 954.
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Just Received New Consignment of Benares Real Gold and Silver BROCADE_for_Trimming Dresses, Shoes and Scarfs,
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in Hongkong and Kowloon
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1 Pt. D.O.M
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