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In answer to Mr. Harding the CHAIRMAN stated that the expenses of removal came out of last year's account.
No further questions were asked, and the CHAIRMAN proposed, and Mr. HARDING second- ed, the adoption of the report and accounts. The motion was agreed to.
Sir PAUL CHATER moved the re-election of the Hon. Mr. E. Osborne to the Board of
Directors.
Mr. CHAPMAN seconded and the motion was carried.
On the motion of Mr. ORANGE, seconded by Mr. P. C. POTTS, Mr. A. O'D. Gourdin was re-elected auditor.
The CHAIRMAN -- That concluds the busi- ness, gentlemen. Dividend warrants will be ready on Monday.
THE CENSUS.
The preliminary report of Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, Census fficer, is published in Saturday's Gazalte. It shows that there is an increase in the non-Chinese population of over 800 persons in the City of Victoria, 165 in the hill district, 160 in the villages, and 1,350 in Kowloon, the latter figure being an increase of about 150 per cent. In the Chinese population there is a decrease of some 3,000 persons in the City of Victoria, and an increase of some 3,401 in he villages of Hong. kong, and of nearly 9,000 in Tsim Sha Tsui, Yaumati and Hung Hom. The floating population shows an increase of some 5,500 persons, 4500 within the harbour limits and 1,000 in the villages of Hongkong. The total number of boats, etc, is 6,816, compared with 5,836 in 1901.
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Appended is the report, the figures in which it is stated, are liable to correction :
NON-CHINESE POPULATION, Place. 1906. 1971. Increase. 'Decrease
7,738 6,862 8761
601 $38
165
Victoria Pesk Hongkong
Villages... 395 236 159 British
Kowloon... 9,245 895 1350
Total
10,981 8,431 2,550
CHINESE POPULATI 'N (LAND),
Victoria 171,684 175056
Peak
1.715 1,786
Villages 16,801 13.433 3,308
British
Kowloon 51,801 42,976 8,825
Total
3,372
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242,001 233,251 12,193 3,463 CHINESE POPULATION (FLOATING).
Harbour 32,991 28,529 – 4,402
Aberdeen
Shankiwan
Stanley
24
5,637 5,251 326
6,243 5,479 809
706 881
Total 45,582 40,100
Number of Boats en-
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
TRADE WITH NEWCHWANG,
by the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce :-
The following errespondence is published
Newchwang. October 9th, 19 6. Sir,-It has been stated that the Diplomatic Corps at Peking bave received a reply from the Chinese Government to their enquiry as to the proposed establishment of Customs Stations on the Japanese and Russian Frontiers.--It will be esteemed a favour if you will kindly com municate to this Chamber the tenor of such reply.
I would draw your attention to the fact that since this Chamber's application of the 29th August last, the disabilities under which this port is labouring have become aggravated by the Customs Regulations authorizing duty drawback on re-exports of foreign goods from Shanghai to Dalny-the natural consequence of which has been the importation through Dalny of goods destined for the Newchwang market."
This Chamber cannot too strongly urge upon you the necessity of protesting against this menace to the trade interests of this port, nor too earnestly request your assistance in restoring that equality of right and privilege secured by Treaty.
I have the honour to be,
A.
Sir,
Your obedient servant.
(Signed) Ross THOMSON,
Vice-Chairman.
[ December 10, 1906.
ment of such Customs control over imports from Dalny into Manchuria.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obediant servant,
HENRY KESWICK,
Chairman.
The Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps, Peking.
Shanghai, 30th October, 1906. Sir.-I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, euclosing a despatch addressed to the Diplomatico Body on the question of Manchurian trade.
I have immediately transmitted your despatch to the Doyen of the Diplomatic Body and com. municated its contents to my colleagues.
I have the honour to remain,
H. KESWICK, Esq, Chairman,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
D. SIFFERT,
Senior Consul.
Shanghai General Chamber
of Commerce,
Shanghai.
NEW BRIDGES FOR SHANGHAI.
Rently WA aunounced that Messrs, Howarth, Er-kine and Company, of Singapore, had been ordered by the Shanghai Municipal Council to erect two new steel bridges at Shang- hai at a cost of two hundred and twenty thousand H.I.J.M.'s Consul & Doyen of the Consular dollars. The Shanghai Municipality have decided
Corps, Newchwang.
SEGAWA, Esq.
Hongkong General Chamber
of Commerce.
Hongkong 25th October, 1906, Dear Sir, I am directed to enclos» copy of letter dated 34th August from the Newchwang Chamber of Commerce regarding the disadvant age that port is placed in the matter of import duties on goods passing into Manchuria as compared with the treatment afforded similar imports at Dalny and Vladivostock.
This Colony, like your port, has a considerable direct trade with Newchwang, and I am instructed to inquire whether your Committes have made any representatious to the Diplomatic Corps at Peking with view to remedial measures being taken to safeguard the N-w- chwang trade and, if so, to kindly furnish this Chamber with copies of the correspondence so that my Committee may consider whether they can render support on similar lines.
I am, dear Sir.
Yours faithfully,
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The SECRETARY,
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5,657 175
umerated... 6,846 5,836 1,010
SECTARIAN SQUABBLES IN
CHEKIANG.
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A. R. LOWE,
Secretary.
Shanghai bamber of Commerce.
October 29th, 1905. SIR-I have the honour to bring to your notice the disabilities under which Newchwang hitherto regarded as the main artery of Man- churian trade (as it is the natural on-) and where European interests both mercantile and shipping have long been predominantly esta- blisued, is labouring.
. The troubles in Haimen, in Chekiang province, according to a native correspondent in Ningpo, are to be investigated by a joint Commission composed of a Deputy sent by H. E. Chang Tseug.yang, Governor of that pro. vince, and a representative each of the British and French Consuls-General at Shanghai. The French Consul-General bas appointed Tien, (Chinese name) Assistant to the Roman Catholic Bishop in Cbékiang as his representa- tive on the Commission. In his dispatch to Governor Chang Tseng-yang informing his Excellency of the appointment of a Roman Catholic Priest as his representative the joint Commission the French Consul General assures the Governor that his repre- sentative is a very courteous and affable person who may be trusted to do his utmost to ensure harmony and good feeling in the Com-Chamber, to request that you will represent to mission so that a definite arrangement may be arrived at which shall bring about peace and harmony for a long time between converts of the different faiths to the advantage of all concerned.
One of the most important of these dist. |bilities, to which my Committee desire to direct
your particular attention, is in connection with imports via Dalny. In addition to this being a Free Port, the Imperial Maritime Customs have now decreed that foreign goods re-exported from Shanghai to Dalny are entitled to duty drawback. The natural outcome of this legisla tion is that goods are shipped to Newchwang via Daluy duty free whereas on direct cargues from Shanghai to Nowchwang full duties are demanded.
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The result is the concurrent existencs of one toll gate and on open gate to Manchuria, au anomaly for which there appears to this Chamber no justification.
I have therefore the honour, on behalf of this
the proper authorities the urgent necessity either of constituting Newchwang a free port, until the establishment of the imperial Chinese Customs on the Manchurian boundary of the free port of Dalay, or of the immediate establish-
to do away with the old and insecure wooden structures known as the Garden and Chekiang bridges and replace them with now steel structures. The Straits Times says:--
The new Garden bridge will be a massive structure of an ornamental design in keepin
will, when completed, consist of two spaus of with the artistic surroundings of the Band, and
over
one hundred and seventy feet each, with a and a footway of ten feet width. Provision is made main roadway of forty feet width along each side
to run a doule line of tram cars in the centre of the main roadway, while the entire road surface will be paved with hardwood blocks. There will be over eight hundred and sixty tons of stoolwork in this bridge before it is completed.
girder type, and is to have a spin of one The Chekiang bridge is of the lenticular
hundred and ninety six feet. It is also of Massive construction to take the load of running tram cars as well as the pedestrian and heavy street traffic. The weight of the steel. work in this bridge will be over three hundred and sixty tons. A feature in the erection of these bridges will be the method adopted in carrying on uninterruptedly the existing road and water borne traffic, and this will be no small task when one considers the amounts there really are at these points.
The Straits Timea congratulates Messrs. Howarth, Erskine, Limited, on having obtaine.l this contract in open competition with; the
its accomplishment. leading firms, and wishes them every success in
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SHANGHAI ROADS CONGESTED.
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There were 39 signatures to the following petition to the Shanghai Municipal Council:- In view of the congested state of traffic now prevailing on the Nauking and Babbling Well Roads which threat-ns to become still worse with the inauguration of the tramway service, the undersigned Riepayers beg to address you with the request to lay before the next Meeting of Ratepayers an estimate of the probable cost of a new road, with proposals as to raising the necessary funds, running from the Band wes' ward.
For various reasons it would appear that the most suitable line for such a road is an extension of the Jiukee Road across the block of buildings now sepa ating thở - zecbuen from the Kiangso Road into the Tientein Road which should be widened and carried on into the Burkill Road to be connected with the Avenue Road.
With a view to adding to the feasibility of the proposed scheme, the Engineer's Depart- ment should be desired to immediately draw up lines which such road will take. and to issue no farther building permits for new
' interfering with such lines.
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