THE OHRONICLE & DIRECTORY"
FOR 1874.
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· been compiled and printed at ino Daily Press Office, "as usual, from the beat and most authentia sources, and no paina have been spared to make the work com- plete in all respecte.
In addition to the xsual varied ani iuminona.information, the value of the "ÜHRONICLE AND DIEHSTORY FOR 1874 J- has been further angmented by a
CHROMO-LITHOGRAPH OBA
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A Chromo-Lithograpli Plate of the NEW JODE OF SIGNALS IN OSF
AT THE TEAK;"
Also of
THE VARIOUS HOUSE
MAPS OF
HONGKONG," JAPAN, and of the "THE COAST OF CHINA; JALSO, THE
THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19ra, 1674.
POLICE
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The energy displayed and thegood work done intervals along the Pruya wall. Tire destroo by the Board deserves, I think, some recognition of the wall, entailing the destination of the tion from the Government.
Bower outlete, plugged for a time every abatins?. Besides the Deaths among Chinese, and our of escape, and the sewage becoming dainmen returns will never show the actual lose of life, and stageant, after twenty-four hours beski which may be roughly estimated at thrice tüat putrid. The slog was rendered still mor
other than, Chines
washed on to the veins no that many of the recorded there were among Europeus and affective by the mass of sand which the waven
Drowned
Rewers became tightly packed or imberlited lo Halo Adultap
it. The natural result was a most pestitvatial Killed by Falling Mouso
amall, rendered still more deleterious by the Male Adulteras
deadly fastor of decomposing Auman bodies which contlaued to be wished nabore far several days, Bappily, however, in spite of the hot weather which followed, the Public Health Pas not suffered, and after forty-eight hours, when the pania had In a ensure aubaided, and workmen suid gradually be got together, range were employed to clear away the dábria aud to restore things to their merial condition.
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This shaving a total of 815 Donths registered. The Surveyor General will report as to the destiuntion of houses baging to Chinees, as I have furnished him with the details which I inve reserved.
In the quantry, many isolated, hönses hava been knocked down, nuo the puddy folde and 7thmeadowa under cultivation, which skirt, the foreshores of the island, have for the most part been inundated by the sea. Tha rica ciops bawo bocn destroyed and inch misery has bees entailed upon the poorest of the community.
CECIL C. SMITH,
Registrar General. Registrar General's Ofoe, Hongkong, October, 1874
The Honorable J. GAZPINAS AUSTIN,
Colonial Scoretary,
Hongkong.
FROM THE BUSYBYOH GHNERAL
OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD.". remaining regants of mangers and custom THE LATE TYPHOON had been addrossed to ban by Mes Non- INGALE. "I for one," she said, " and I speak This is the title of a series of papers which which, in the past, ware avergy experiences.
**-*<__OFFICIAL REPORTS, originally appeared in the Japan Mail, and we give them up with grost reluctance, and notwithstanding an experience of the hox watch we have now before us in a neat and wall beave daigh for the good old time. Soundthing The heads of the various Government Depart rors of war which no nje bas had, was not got up volans. It consists of ecotobee of of a sirailar fealing parvades us in respect to menta bavo boen basy in the preparation of at all sorry to see the spirit of war brought soonas and character wet with in Japan. The the customs of other nationalities, for the same official reports upon the lato disastrous typhoon, and in order that the most reliable details may home to our people's lives. A country needs characters are all the more interesting because torch of naturo is at the bottom of all
There are many mero passages in this in- be upon record, we subjoin the accounts in fall, Fetempering sometimes," Now, whatarer many of them are somewhat eccentris, and the
sooss the more beautiful that they are simple, teresting little work which we would like to
as given by the Captain Saparotendent of may be said of Japan, there is no Our Neighbourhood" is situated in a quiet plass batore on renders. We should have Polion, the Harbour Master, and the Surroyor doubt that China as anation needa suurb of Teda. It is an old-fashioned strup-liked to introduce them to day of the village general. In addition to a variety of fnota, the ratompering. Her political machinery, is gling village, in which the evidences of Western characters, to the ssey little Harbor, for! thoroughly out of order, and all but use cas. divilisation have not dispinged themselves an instance, or we might have gons with the reports contain come hints and saggostiona And perhaps if it were asked whether var yet, whers the simple-minded folks still walk in old Doctor on One of his visits listened to the which will doubtless prove of value -
FROM THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF in any country had any beneficial action the footsteps of their fathers and are content Ebory-teller, who had always an eye to the
No. 168.1 PLAN OF THE CITY OF CANTON, beyond that of quickening the more nations to spend thair uneventful lives without. Kasia chaam, called on the apatia Fartano
Viutone, Hongkong,
30th September, 1974. FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS, ÓF spirit, there is fow who would not give a thought of ohanga. Old enstoma, elaowhere taller in his tenement of rain and decay. We
81B, I have the honor to forward, for the SHANGHAI
affirmative answer. It has been said that prooted, or struggling with the vigornas might have loitarod near the ancient Gate, too,
growth of foreign inuoention exist bere undis. which is now hoary and desolate, or stolen inte information of H.. the Governor, the following thore is something more than a poet's fancy turbed. It is among these primitive enr. the old Graveyard. the quiet gloaming particulara pa to dortho and leases caused by the in the idea that we-
roundings that the writer (A. P.); has gone when the shadows lengthen out again and the Typhoon of 2nd and 23rd Septemler, 1874, on ***May know by thm prig of our hande-is-bateat and in les observer of mannors and, ens is cinsing in the west.". But we laive our the Island of Hongkong and in British Kow.
I have the honour to append herewith a ELÁWhat the strength of our kive way he " men, and with the materials there found to baa renders themselves to cultivato a tatter BoHoong.
2. The bodies of 17 Europasne and 40%-Chi-
interesting, report from the Superintendent of the Governmatt Ourders 20go the dampe There is no doubt that in the institele presude us with corice of mest pleasant picquaintance with they humely worthies Andere betroenvered by Police, and by No. 156 Surverer Gessal'e Office,
Hongkong, Thi Datober, 187%
done to the gardene and plantations of the which, in ny people, aro gratised by area. The author writes in a graceful and beautiful scenes, T. AP. bas been most suc❘ them buried, or by the friends of the deceased.
-Over 200 houses have been destroyed or SIR, -Tending the completion of mare de Colony. When we well to mind the oopelant and war, there is bound up an independent easy style. There is no sttempt at fine lan-cessful in this little work, and we that that,
dex A; one house was alas burnt.
for the information of His Excellency the Go- upon this bare nu ungenerous quil in artificial NEW CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDUR spirit, and a strength of character. But Conge, and no straining after affect, faulte which encouraged by that success, de will not long rendered uninhabitable, sa recorded in Appen-tailed accounts, I bave the honour to suholt. Inborious care which has been taken to intiude 4. Two stelimara, Albay and Leonor, have vernor, the present brie? memorandum of the regetation, and the successful and gratifying- there are better ways of gaining victory than easily fallen into, and which are often to be allow his literary abilities to lie dormant.
found in similar productions. His descriptive
gunk in the Harbour, and the Pacific Malduge done to the city and outlying villages rosolte which had to far attended bean efforta, we cannot but be disheartened it the disastrons by the sword. ANDREW YARRANFON, the powers are excellent, and when he glides, into POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Company's steamer, diasku valuet ut $350,000, by the typhoon of the 23rd-ultimo
on shore uear Aderdesi, and will with dif Doabitest the Larbour Master's Report will Anale which has closed the efforts of so many October 17th. founder of English political coomory, ora the sympathetic, or fille in, as he sometimes
BEFORE F. W. Mrzamel, Esq. culty be got off About eight ships are sup base contained a full account of all mastcore. year. A large proportion of the handsome I than two hundred years ago told his country Jocs, a touching incident with a dash of the
posed to have been fou
Hogical phenomena poppested with the gala, nod and well-grown Banians and Indin rubber treeR STREET GAMBLING. mga how to beat the Dutch without fighting. sahlims, the render is carried with him almost
5-The destruction of Chinese junks and it will not therefore is necessary to repeat witch had the streets of the City and tha Mak Ali and anetbar coolie were charged The principles which were applicable then uncensionely, and realises fally the force and
Stone Cutter's Keluad about wore stranded; should have been obtained of the prepaura of and so many bayo heen injured that we may sect to soren daya hard labour énah.. ara in a great messure applicable now, and beauty of the picture: The-description_of_lis / with gambling in the public streets, and were sail boats, it is impossible to estimata. At them here. It is to be regrettes that no record coada leading cut of it, have been blown-down, Another Chinese named Lam Abang, obargat Shan-ki-wan 37 large junks, and several the wind; on the Meteorologicntation con- not enjoy their grateful aule for years to
house boats at Aberdeen about 100 janka and nested with the Government Hospital was come. sampans; at Stanly no boat was left when the Beast way when tha butlling all peed, and The Government Telegraph lines throughout the writer afterwards pourtrays very ably theed with a similar offence, was sent also to seven
typhoon was over,
no vestige was loaft of the Anemometrical rogie-the island were destroyed, the wind in many Village worthies and some of the scores they days' hard labour.
6.- Tho talograpų posts were how down inter. That the faland; however, was my tunay natandes scapping kid teingraph pojes übre tu- frequent. Hero und there a wo paika along he gives us a glimpse of a smiling landscape
different parts of the Taland, so an to prevent miles distant from the fog of the cyclone is the ground. The shore ends of the submarine or some honry munguent of other days, ang
all communication. The majority of the lamp proved not only by the intensity of the wind, cables were also reken and communication poste aleo lost their lanterns, and the Gus but by a feature known to exist only within gevared. finally leaves us in the village graveyard,
Works were so damaged that que could not be easy a focus, namely, the abrupt intervals of In regard to Government buildinge, I have supplied to the Street for two nights.
calm during the beight of the gale. Then tulis the honon to report that nearly all have suffered where the bases of every branch of Imai hare
2. The roude wore almost ispassatile from woro instantaneous often lasting astung an four to some extent, and that estintas of the cost found their resting place." To give some ides
or five minutes, and alternating with the most of their repairs are being prepared and will be the obstrustion gased by the fallon troea.
3-The loss of personal property is also great, violont guste, equally sudden, the conjoint duty submitted.
Government House, together with the Law norly overy poreda complacing of some lesa notion of the twn began. As it were that of a
hattering-ram. To these sudden shooke, con Coarts; "the Dock Hoapital, and the Gavarg ». or damage.
-The details that I have giren abore ate thaned for bree hours, buildinga finally soe-ment officco have escaped with greater immu of necessity meage, the number of bodies re-bed, that would have withstood the same ty than any other buildings. In the latter, through the roof with the exception of this covered in all probability represents only one pressure of the wind, had the latter bean conn oliminer stack was blows down and fell third of the netral lom. In any casea to stant and steady
4.though the gale' is said to have coluinnt and a few doors and windows blown in, there junke and shipi have gone down with their crews on board, ed are thus probably barieded while blowing from E.NE., I find that it has been no damage of any consequenco to.
niust have been almost ne serure from the North report. in their vessela.
and North-Buat, for quite as many taildings, Government Cell Fonystal-This ricketty old fences, and walls in Victoria wers found thrown structure has been left in so rained a state na over towards the Sonth aà để che direction of to be no longor habitable. During the carlier the Wout.
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if China could see them and apply them, there would be a brilliant future in store for her. But wo are afraid she will not. She cart lake anything for granted, but some day she may have to learn a lesson and pay dearly for it. Meantime we must patiently wait for the result of the present negotiations at Peking. But how long after, ail this thall
locality at the commandment is eggollept, and
F
"OF "THE""NTA B. Jordan, a sexman on board the British bark Abiara, was brought before the magis trate on Friday, and charged with drunkenness but on getting is fiborty be got drunk a second on getting seeght up again. His Worship sent him on board bis ship.
NATIVE GRATEFULNESS, we have to wait before China gairs that posi-of the writer's style, we call a few extracte Kwong Ainow, a cook to a Portuguese gen- teraan in Wyoko Street, gavo Food and tion among the nations which evan now she almost at random. The barber's abrip is easier to a clanaman named Kong Atui, in
sketched ought to occupy?
his master's hones, sad whilst he went to aur- "Then too barber's shop-a Binoy littleket on the 15th instant, bis ungrateful friend Captain Supettatondent Deane returned to house et between two giants-with its screen of broke open bit box and stole $9.79, and then Boogkong, by the Tuglas, yesterday --- Zambao rode whigh tinkis musicaly on any an Away Fromentor met him however in daya as they strike against one another is the Taipingebun, on Friday evening, and gave him The Gazette of Saturday notifies that Mr. breeze. Thera is an air of pert coufcence fate custody. $2 only were found on him. The Justice Susun will act as Deputy Judge of about the barber's which seems to any, Tu a defendant acknowledged the robbery, and said be Vice Admiralty Court.
weak little thing of a house it is true, but he had spent all bas the S. His Worship sent for all that I mu not a bit afraid of you
was handel over to the prosecutur." big fellows. And, indeed, I don't beliève you could get on without me, you nld totterers. You'd surely fall together and hurt your old selves if I did not prop you up. I know very well that the huge, oroased beame between you, above my roof, are not protecting arms for httle me as you'd have folks believe, but are meant to keep you both spert; so none of you patronizing airs, good Sica, * -
1: will be observed by the advertisement that Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. will sell the tamer Wan Loony to-day, at noon.
The Criminal Sessions for October will be beld at the Supreme Court to-day. Wo understand there are only two cases to come.OK.
We notice that Professor Vanek has been engaged by the Chinese to perform for a short season, commencing this evening, at the Sing Ping Theatre.
bira to three mouth band labor, and the
FIGHTING.
Two Chinese, nowed Too Apang and Ta kuar-fook, were charged by Inspector Gries with fighting in Third Street,
The frat defendant was fined $5, or ten days' Imprisonment, and the second was discharged.
i
10.-I enclosa readings of the barometer taken at the Central Station by the Colonial Surgcon during the Typhoon,
I hanya lis honor to be, Sir,
Youre moat obedient Servant, W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Polior The Hon. J. G. AUSTIN,
Outoniul Secretary, Hongkong.
ALL ABOUT OKE CASH. Two chair abolise, Ng Akokan Ng Apce, residing in Battery-nd, got to loggerbeda- over the non-payment in change of one aneb to the first by the second defendant. The frat defendant picked up a large stone and a wooden shoe and threw at the other, wounding hing o the bes
CITY OF VICTORIA.
Bgs of the gale, the doora and windows from. It was not, howover, until after I am. that ting the North ware blown in one after another, the wind bad attained a soient force to and the wind baving found a rent into the upper cause the baves which followed, and as this storey soon upheaved the roof carrying, away force had abated very considerably before 4a.m., portions of it to a distance of 200 yards. The the entire work of destration in Hongkong brick varundubs on the South sides were forced may be said to have been accompliebed within out of the perpendicular until they toppled the apuce of three boumbia does not, over, and a part of the ceilings of the wards felt bowever, raler to life or property afloat; for in a For more thas an boar the terrified patients many place, junka and native craft, find already ran considerate risk of being killed, and Dr. Soon blown adrift and were foundóring shorty Clapham, the Resident Sargeon, informe mo after midaigba
that owing to the intense darkness and the The villages in Kawloon were for a Cefening roar of the wind, it was with the sheltered by the monnaie at the back of that utmost difficulty that he anoceeded in getting Perineala and enjoyed comparative immunity them together and sheltering them in one rai until the wind following the erolonie curve of the lower storey, which bod fortunately been took them in Bank and blew flown the houses but lately repaired, so that it was able to bulā towards the West and North-Weat
out till daylight J. The following is stableted statement of the Victoria Gaol has portions unroofed, some 150, 152, 154, 156, dentlig which bayo uccurred from the fall of of the windows of the not-eastern Froatage-
192, 194, and 196.buildings, at the number of houses totally des- blows in and glass broken. A eurvey was held
APPENDIX A List of Houses destroyed, do, by Teplicon. St. Joseph's Chuch. Pray East. No. 15. 16, 17, 18, and 22,
7 and 8. Tai Wong Strech....... 'vi Tusi Long Lau Fallah Lane
The village of couise is not without its sake shop whore some of the worthies moet over We notice in the Gazette that in the Harbor their caps, and where the stonemason in a Blaster's memorandum of casualties to the ossip mildly urges that there in eucoching shipping by the typhoon, no less than 65 porte be pleaded in favour of strong drink: The euns are reported missing from the Leonor,
Capater, who is a bit of a character, is thus To outsiders the present sapient of affairs he-
It is notified that spatept bas leen granted, assoribed :----- tween China and Japan is, to say the least, securing to Mr. John Ryle, of. Glasgow, the He's a graint looking fellow is our tapeter.! somewhat curious, and to students of na.light of using within the Colony and He has as many sides and angles as a prim, Ama, a quarter suraster on board-He pendencies as invention for which Her Majesty's Berarded from the right he is a un of in- steamship Thales, was apprehended by F.C.
look bright, From, the left, heever, he's attended to usions served on him, for a First Street...
The first defendant was fined $2, or seven days hard is bonr, and the second was fined 50 nents, ne 49 bours' imprísur meat.
ASBAULT.
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Nallah Street... Kit On Street Station Stre
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37, 38, 59, and 66.
Lional character, the conrse of action of the itera patent have been obtaiïed in England, telligence, ability, his eye is piercing and his Mathesna by virtue of, a warrant, not harine Hollywood Road. months back we have been on the qui vive facture of ice, for the reeidao of the teria of 14 black and whimsical absurdity, all vacaity.wagiting na Avanced. Woman named. Ein Second Street61, 53, 58, 02, 61, 66. / troyed, and of the number of houses so daṇiag-nader my direction after the typhoon, bat-no
Former cannot but be interesting. For some for improvements in apparatus" for the man
wyers from 2nd Septembar, 1878.
Exhibition"..
↑ ferim this crocing, at 5 pm -
Chick March Overture
Bread 7
His wandering, aimless orb is ever skimming tier hour, and taking away-olocking tulad halplessly about. lighting upon aothing. 450.
Third Street
The Band of H. M.'s 80th Regiment will per trese yourself to his right side and you find The compliant deposed to having been bu
yarself in contoreation with a son of parts dor the defendant's protection for three inattis, over to the left, nud you feef inclined to adopt and to his enming to her boses'nt 10 o'clock at an infantik byllabary, or bumur him as a right on the 14th instant and beating her, and creția. Observe him by the front aspect and then taking away blankets and a quilt vated you are. face to faco, izith a riddle.-**-Bis$5.50. harlequin vienoje a zoodley of judge and jester."
Vnles
In Masons Auber These Liedr
Gungl
(Songs of the Tham)
A capital chapter on "The Bad Boy," ofcae with the statement that out of dreamland pro-
The defondant wie daad go.
A MARKET DISPUTE Tanng Awgårdeper, charged Wang
mabtec, on the 12th ina.
High Street
55 wad 74.
65, 67, 68, 67, 59,
and 57. 10, 8, 11, 18, 12, 15, 9
7,3.8, and 1 and S.
Yu Lak Lane 1 to 12. Shek Tong Taul.....11 Houses, Battery RoadNos. 1, 5, 7, 52, and 5. Kwong Foong lane, 1, 2, and 3.
43, 44, 51, 88, 85, 86, | Praya Central. »
-100, 50 and 75)
shinga hawker, will assulting him at Yo-Yo Ma 30 st
Tai Kok Tegi 10 Hunde, -- The defendant was fined $10, or one montbatore Cutters Island, Onol Wall blown down.
Mong Kokali, 9 bard faboar.
Stanley Shunki-wa Aberdeening Ap-lichsy..
for a direct declaration of hostilities. Wo have, as AnDison puts it, languished a whole summer in expectation of a battle, and even yot we kuoy not whether or not we are to be balked at last. This is certainly trying Protracted suspense under any circumstances Selection... Bazinies of Most" Godley
Onlop....
Clignol Rivers. is cruel, but surely it is all the more so in
"God" Save the Queen." this case when, at the present moment wo
W. W. PRATENG, Dantonster, poem as far off from anything, definite as
A third attempt to get up a cricket match bably few peraque bave ery aben a hoy this ever. When this difficulties in respect of the was de on Saturday, bat owing partly to the ufficed flying a kite, and it is conjestored in. Trees on firmy Wasice of the players, it again resulted io, a to the sense of vislam, being indulged in at ull Antraine bout and partly to Bagong of leous might deny the past, which appeals
UNLAWE DETENTION. clined to view the mattor from wrther failure. By 2 colock only 10 players could be under sue circumstances. Bu
Lang Sing Tow, a warried women, wo charged by Inspector Whitehead with the un- serious standpoint, and speculate in a some-ot together, and a crates gemo of 8 a ride was
However that may be, it is a, funt exsily lawful detention of a womanmed Lam Afook, thea commenced, in which some very good what sombre mood as to the probable results. batting was shown. The paincipel, scores were ascertained by a stroll through Our Neigh-in a house in Bust Strest, the landlord and Pok-to-tum
tenant of which was Lo Yeap Ting, & vergeart What its bearings on trade might be was die Lient. Suy thies, H.N., 58, not out; Mr. B. G. bourhood" that the extraordinary sight of a cussed with some interest, and hopes were Skinner, D., 42; and Mr. H. H. Taylor, 26, hay, Mind frou bis bith, may on aven, May interpreter in the Police charge room. A charge up...
day of the week flying his kite with great dez- of brutally ill-using the worluti was pleq brought Det out. The bowling was weak, with the ex- indulged in that it might in some degree ception of Mr. Grifiths, which was extremely terity, and with a remarkable relish for the against the defendest.
gamo. Rotish, is it written? What a feeble nonnt
The complainant said he was a native' al' tend to rouse Ching out of that sleepy wu-good.
Who shall describe the sight who di quately Tuongkoon and bada boabend there. She was servatism, from which at times it would The Daily Telegraph ought to send Mr. Graan pourtray the blind boy, as he stands with lady kidnapped there on the 14th June last by an really seem as if she would never know a wood, its Bauley Special," to Hongkong bont forward and quivering with delight us the acquaintance. A stupifying cigarette was givez waking. But spegulations so far have been Mitchell, a Chinese constable charged two of lustrelens eyes widely distended, his chas taken to Canton, and sabsequently brought
At the Police Court, on Saturday, before Mr. kite tugs and strains to get away, bis poor her and, while inssasible from smoking it, she Beading idle, and how long they are likely to ratain his countrymen with fighting in the street lashed, bia lipe parted and trembling with tough ng She was then sold to the defen. so is at present a mystery. The conduct of The complaint stated that the defendants citement, and every invalintar avacle of bis daut, in whose boues in a cook loft she bad been Sept.
were on the ground fighting like dogs." They bands in action, as his Aagers play with the our Imperial neighbours all through this werd nat using their hands but were biting och string, along which he has envely projected his detained for two months and one day, during little business basi ken thoroughly charan-other in 18 most ferocions fanbion. Their whole sunt to the toy a mougat. the clouds, which me she had been britated. On teristie. China's locus standi on the island once were much awollen and bi, stand aside. It's no use, my friends with day alie was sent out for the first time to buy Lacerated. The second defendant said the first the norimon, you address yourselves to a more has always been locked upon as doubtful. was continually challenging people to coun-outline of a boy; the tubalance is far away Whether she is right or wrong we are set in ters in the "Brummy and Physio" style, and above pon at the end of the string, and canno
although.ue did not approve of it, he had been hear, dall you never so loudly." a position to say. She seemed herself, how really forced into it. His Worship find these over, to think that she ought to exercito fuflonniže velebrities $1 each. sway there, but she didn't like to sex su
She spread her benign wings over as much IHE RECENT TIRE IN THE QUEEN'S of it as she could conveniently tackle, and
ROAD.
was trying to get all those on it under their The Government Gazetio of Saturday, gives shadow-gathering a good share of what was the following details of the above event
rose.
No. 10....
3
Granter part of Village Several Houses
Ma
40 Houses,"
8 Bangalows and 1 House
in course of building,
2 Bungalows
W. M. DBANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.
Hongkong, th September, 1874,
APPENDIX B
of Barometer taken at Central Station, Band and 23rd September, 1874
Signe,
Barometer. Remarks.
od as to necessitate, their reconstruction. The part of the Gsol was found so unsafe.as to res amber of baildinge unroofed or otherwise der possible the escape of priconere. The prin damaged, but not sufficiently as to oxtail their ipal damages to this bailding have been since removal, is too large to beauturately ascertained made good. in time for this Report, buttit in roughly esti mated that only four per cent, of the honses in Victoria bave escaped. In other words, from four to six thane and dwellings may be said to have suffered more or less according to their exposed or sheltered positions.
Locality.
Victori
Home Houses partinily Deaths totally destroyed to be from fill stroyed pallet down of hours.
214
56.
Kow Ma Tee,... 29. Stanleyin ye Aberdeen,
10
Apli Chów, 10 Shantivan... Bui. Wa
Little Hongkong. Heug Hou,
60
35
14
Tai Kok Tani, ..... 16 Mong Kok
Chek O 18 all the village.
Total,.,278,740
The Government Inspectors leo report that the villages of Hok Tan, Ma-t' wai, Tokwa-
Stone Cutters and GotThis bago and imposing pite, founded by Sir Hercalen Rubia- son and desigue 1 date a convicc staldisbment of 600 persons is now a boup of size. Many of the main walls are so cracked and eg much out of plumb that they will bare to be knocked down to prevent future accidents. The greater portions of the roof fell in, carry- ing away and urushing under it, the long gal leries which divided, tas lines of cells. The basement portion of the eastern wing which was need na Powder Magazine was buried in débris and the fall of the building entailed no inconsiderable rak of an explosion. The powder was, however, subsequently removed irom under the ruins, and safely stored in tha Halk which is anchored, off the jaland. The upper floors of Btune Catter's Telund Ghol were fortum tely not tenanted.
Central Pokie Barracks and Police Staticus- Ofall The Police buildings, the Police Officers" quarters have fared more. There were myrnaf. fed and bad some of the doors and windows in the North front bown in. The house WAS otherwise very severely shaken, some of the wa, Batowkok, and Matowohung have been chimneys being blown down through the left withont a house standing, and that the woof, Ibe Central Police Barracks, have also roine of the two latter have been desorted by been partially uurcofed, and much of the wood.
work is destroyed. the villagere.
the outlying villages: The foregoing-table only gives the number of the Police Stations of Shen-ki-Wan und pouple who were found dead or lying under the Stanley, buve suffered most, both have been ruins of houses, but it is foured, although no very severely shaken, and I fear the latter will 0.09. 29.10 Bobbing 8/1001bs sexord can be obtained, that, vory large num- have to be almost entirely rebuilt. The Police
22nd 2.30 p.m. 29.50
9.00 *** 29,40 -
10,00 29.30. 11.80 29.20
23rd Midnight. 28.15
12.15 29.08
13.25
28.02
--12.40
98.95
32.4
28.95
12.56
29.94
1.08
28.01
1.10
08:00
1,20 28,39 1.2829.15
1.34 28.82 135
1.3
1.49
28.81 1.572880. 28.79 £8.70
ber must have received bodily fajuries, as it is Etution at Yow-ma-tec won for a time four teet known that as hontes becaine unroofed raad onder water, and when the sea receded, it left a ware threatened with arnibilation, thoie in-stoam launch and other craft stranded on its mates left them and want into the streets when varement floor.
the latter were quite dark and when building The General Fort Office, though it does not debris, roofing Lire and other missiles were show many external signs of injury, has been being in lot from evry house with a force greatly strained, owing to the weakness of the TOOK LAYOUTS hese have been in many places almost beyond credence.
Towards 2 m, the violenco of the wind bud hollowed out by while sate, which for a abort driven before it euch large volume of water titne back have infested the roof. 1 fear that to the barbour through the Lyeemoon Fam a new rouf tu a portion of the house will be na that a thie boar, bich undor ordinary circnm-oessary. alanoes abould huve been that of low water, the
Markets, The six principal misrkets of Vio-
sebud viaen Gonsiderably above the datam of toria have experienced the fate of a:ber build- high water and was washing over the lowering, in some cases, having their roofs vatiled, partions of the City. Before 3, the Gas in others us in the Central market, having por Gueta heavy, and Works were eubmerged, and the gas supply tione of their outer wails biber in, or so shut- 28.78
frequent.*** baing ent of, the City was during these moettered as to require rebuilding. “28, 78 #36f thing to 70% Furious moments anddenly plonged in shark acre, Fublic Schools The inseonre foundations of Shifting rapidly About this time, Mr. Creagh the Depary the Central School, made manifest by the between 28.80 & Superintendent of Police, and some other earthquake of five months ago, Eave become 85 till 2.40 ani. gentlemen who bad collected together a low still more so since the typhoon. Portions of volunteers to put out a fire which bad broken Lihe roof have come away from the walls, and oat in Jervois Street, report that the latter as these nye got alightly out of the perpendientar. woll as the streets between it, Bonbum Staud, part of the tiling ever the western Class und the Prays, were four feet uuder water, that Boom has been stripped off, and some damage the people were up to their waist in water, and done to doors and windows. As it it contem that the waves were bulleting to fire engine plated at no distant date to erect a new School so that it child not be used. This evidence is with inoreseed accommodation, it will not be corroborated by the marks left on many build- necessary, in regard to the Central School to ga 2001 Goste heavier and tug after the sea retired, among others, the to greater expence than will enffice to maintain Harbour Master's Office Lad Live feet of water it in safety for a year or two to come... Three out of the four other Public Schools of the City in its lower storey
The satire seu frontage of the City has been have escaped with trifling damagos, but tha very seriously damaged. The Praya wall for a fourth orb, Le Nyingpoon School, kas lost length of three-quarter of a mile between the the roof off ila western fro City Hall and Toong Ki Street.bas been broken The Polis Courts have been partly unroofed up, and will have to be entirely rebuilt with and the eastern verandahs laid in ruina
Harbour Master's Offico. The unsheltered site new material. From Teong Kai Street as far.
275
28.77
2.20
28.68 28.85
23.80
Path
2.05
28,90. 28.95 Gaeta lighter and
Jong intervala, 30028.979
9.05 £28.00
310
3.20
330
20.35
13.55.
2010 94.29 f Quater harvy but longer intervale
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something and act her relation, to whom abe complained, and be took her to the Registrar Goneral's clice. Defendant was then strested Lo Yum Ting, deposed to being a sergeant interpreter in the charge-roont, The defendant Our Neighbourhood containe many outlines of seven days ugo, rented a room from him on the some of the curious customs and belicia of the coud floor of the house ho lived in beelf. She brought the woman-to the house with her, Japanese-In one plans we are told they are not and with so did not see any restraint pas apon an angyipathetic people. When one of their or. She could go aut sea che fed. It had number dies they are ready to solace those left met her out often, waking purchases. He only behind. But no vain regrets are wasted on the knew of the woman being chastised ender dead, and the children eren hare not that teria consequence of bor surelessness at the ror of a delen. body which we, imbued with ancestral Shrine in the Fall. He never knew
the defendant before. going when all was quiet, and taking the
Fire Brigade Department,
western ideas, would think they should have Inspector-Whitebead-informed-the-bench Hongkong, 13th October, 1874, precaution to be in a position to hook it, and
S-I-have the honor to report that at 10 Au illustration of this indiference is given. that the witness bad adoitted to him that tho shake off all responsibility in that graceful minutes to a fire broke out on the upper A murder has been committed, and while the defendant was his cousin. This was in the way for which she is fame, when any trouble floor (baine the second story) of No 134,
Qare's Road, the back door of which opens to body of the victim is veen floating down the Preacuse of a Tung Wat Hospital, detective, entering the house be susked the wind "in" When the Japanese first represented Wellingtonaireet. The ground for a stream, the scene" by the river is this has sent with him as an inte proten On English who ab the women were on that floor. their grievance to her, of course she told cupied by a shop and small wares declar, and depicted
Only a dead body! Naught but the sem-The women jo the first two rooms he said were the upper for by a Chinese female, 'them in' ber usual shuffling way blat they
The fire commenced in the verandak, whichnant of what was once a man, a sinlwart, well his two wives, and the defendant was his cousin, could settle it themselves. Japan took the was constructed of wood, and being a very old favoured man, floating down the swollen river. He believed the vitros admitted all this is the
home, the firmes immediately karst at with Floating down the river on bis back; ating charge room afterwards. hint, but no sooner had-she set-about carry-considerable violence and communicated to the past Our Neighbourhood, slowly through the The witness Lo Yuu Ting atoutly “donied ing it out than China repented of her indif wooden verandahs of the cases in the same lots leaves, quickly weed the shanuel narrow, ever-mying any such thing.
luiveringly amongst the eballove: That was The case was ruded till Wednesday, and ference, and China wouldn't have been China run, Nos. 182, 186, and 138.
The alarm bells were rung and the several fall. Yet, who observing from afer the worry his Worship directed Inspectpe Whitehead to. if she hadn't. With a basto which we sig-fire engines were speedily, at the place. The group on the brige, and the laughing place Lo Tom Ting on the charge sheet, on a "Laperisi Jnenrance Company's" band engine, youngsters exporing Long the river bank, shares of giring falso testimony, and with nificant she sent gamboats, and offcials, anders, Bibb, Livingston & Co., Agents) being rawld have studeed that it was this ghefly harbouring the defendant under tho orum- soldiers to the scene of operations, and hosti-fose at hand was promptly got to work with object which had consiouad their wirth? How stances detailed in the evilch lities were for the time suspended. Than two branches of delivery hose from the street they shpat and clap their hands with gloo as faE POLICE AND THE MILITARY. MAY
European police constable No. 76 Inid i com- mina at the cross roads. One of the Govern it aceparound the bend, hurrying ever on ward the negotiations began, and what has China's ment Brigade hand cagince also arrived quickly toward the sea! What a rare game it seems plaint before Mr. May on Friday, in referense when, entangled in the shailovs, it appears to to an nesrolt and itenit te had received at notion been since then ? The celestial army, and was got to work in Wellington-street, im-
straggle and cafe at the dolay! How it the bands of Corporal Gardner, of the Royal the 19th instant, such as it is, has been strengthened by large mediately in rear of the boase on fire.
Turée hand engines of the Chinons Assocla bobs wud bows, us in acknowledgment of the Artillery, on the night numbers of recruits, and some straggling, tjona next arrived and rendered service. attention it receives, co, freed again, it plauges whilst he was at the theatre in private lathom
Ab, mal The applicent aid the defendant had been “foreigners, who know perhaps as much about The Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's" amongst the mimic wares beyond-
Steam Engine and No. 2. Government Brigade it's caught upon the weir Will nobody give before the military authorities-for- the ende to. the science of war as the generality of civi- Steam Engine, each with two lengths of de it a push out and keep up the game?Huruh ke invostigated, but in consequence of a mis lians do, bave been drilling awkward squads.livery hoe worked from the sew. No. 1 Go- it's off again; it begot the bridge and reached understanding he was not there in time pro Ambassadors have gone to Peking, myste.vernment Steum Bugine got steam up, but did the deep water beyond; a moment more, and rared with bis witnesses. Lient, Habbook was not work efficiently uwil the firm had been sub circling round and round in the eddy, it's present at the trial and Colonel Phillipe rious conferences have no doubt been hold, dued, owing to one of the valves becoming clog out of sight, passing doubtless in its discharged the defendant, rofusing to adjours and rumours the most conflicting hare bean gel. This defect www removed and the Engine stent journey through quiet felda, under the esquiry till he got bis witnesses, Mr. May shady willows and threading it may granted a summing on application, and the circulated as to the result. Penetrating The fire communicated to the forr honses among the crowded shipping at the river use now same on before bir. Mitobell. Lient. Habback. was in tendance, politicians have found in them, it may be, before mentioned which from the indimmable preuth, until, uneered for sed auknown, it
oharacter of their contents (haing two oarpenter teachce the shifting ses, meeting parehones Complainant said at half-post ten où the suatches of fuel for their curiosity, but it has shops il a paper doajer'e), were entirely in its course with other driff of the same des-evening of the 18th instant, he was at the thea- bagn anything but satisfied. And thus the burned down; the upper story of No. 150 was oription as itself. Swept outwards by hero in plain alathis and the defendant was sit ehbing tide to be returned again' by its flow, iling behind him. There were some Chinese matter bangs. Meantime, weeks are passing also danged.
Dalachuents of men and marise from becomes a plaything for the restless teres, women altting Tefore the defendant who was by, and the Chinese are gaining time, which M. whipe Elk and Curlew arrived at 5.m., which tumble and toss it to and fro, until, tiring asking a great vise and interfering with them: has no doubt bon their object since they and rendered service by working at the band of their game, a stronger one than benal da. Several gentlemen told the defendant to bo
Enginea,
pasita is out of reach, and leaves it on the shore, quiet, so ea to enable them to bear what we said first interfered, and we sio na ignorant An offer of Military assistance was made, but half buried in the rod, a proy to kites, and on the stage. As a civilen, witness also tol
him to bo quiet, and let people hear what was
The Fokfoolum Buscoir, which was full the sea wall was knocked down and the em as to what the result will be as over we it was found annecessary to avait of it. The rows.
Honorable the Major-General commanding We have many instances given of old, health. said. The defendant placed his hand on biz
baukment behind scoured away, some of the before the typhoon, had the water lifted out of shoulder and taked hut why be interfered. Do were. Wer at all times is horrible, dad we Her Majesty's troops came to the scenester fal and innocent beliefs and customs of the mudo no answer. When the perforinazce was
large maosione facating the so, and which are it in slibete and barled over the embankment, would fain hope that, in this instance, it will, and mentioned that the troops werd in Japanese, high the waves of progress will soon tuearly over the defendant pas found to his
conpied by the principal moralents of the The embankment has not suffered materia): rendimoss if required, e
Colony, were alwady being undermined by the damago, the ballust on the inner slope wa be avoided. "But the whole conduct of CBing
A strong force of Police was on the ground sweep away, and one really regrets, that some seat, and stood beforo him, and sekel him
Wives and they would taxe inevitably fallen bad washed away, but has give been replaced Tho the gals lasted a few hours longer
guage basin and outlet pipe was so choked with FLE points in an opposito direction, and if she and kept order and secularity. No robbery luns of them must go. Is is well known what Alat and who he was He made noswer
that he was a constable in plain clothes.
The abord refer to Chinese, among whom, of The Wharres, both public and private, built ballast undead, that ator anpply to the doesn't ight she certainly means to be pro.7 beon reported, other than one case, whotelu the naount of conservatism clings to most of tis indefeudant that gave him two nevere, alapa
thief was apprehended.
There is no doubt but that this fire was no respect to some of the old coini sestops of our on the face, and said he would settle with couree, the greatest number of deaths occurred. out at rightangles to the Prays along the whole City bad to be cut off day to allow the pared. She has so far been cowardly but impudent, ostensibly procrastinating, but oideal, and the houses being very old and sea countries. In many things we do not care bim odtaide. The defendant was sober enough, I may take this opportunity of reporting to extent of the City, hara bez erept away or outlet works to be cleaned and repaired,
containing a great amount of readily infam to be behind in them mabead, kostling days but had been drinking. He looked for the His Excellepey the grest Aid given by the Boar pthorne injured, with the exception of theViloria Faik Buildings I do not think the cunningly active, and in all her movemente mable wood work, burned with rapidity, a We rush forward with the crowd and entimit stable on duty but could not see him. He ct Direction of the Tong Wah hospital in Cha Peninaslar and Oriental Steam Bhip Company Governor will require any information of me ia mado the report at the station. The defendant late serious emergency. The board lived boste utw jetty and the Hongtong Pies, both timber regard to Mountain Lodge, since His Excel has been as reliablo and lippory" as was only the promptitude and energy of the
forest 600 manat at least sem Jute admitted the charges, and expressed his and engaget min Chrough had inatetimento stimotnico. Of the Government pisse, but few leur passed the memorable night of the 23rd the dawa of what is always sorrow at the odourreges after (le sammelty as many as 199 bodies of those entimerates have been left in toh a good on as to be inside that house while it was being reduced to dorfisgration.
worth repairing, and it is deserviny, of altention it present melancholy condition. The Aid-de- supposed to be better days. Bat erery aap had been issued, and witness had received above were briod.
Further, they hired the Sir Jamseetjes Jejette so upparently solid structures which camp's bungalow has been so destroyed as to be and then when an innovation comes home to lettor of apology from the defendant, but this
kay steamer, and one of the members of the were fade of asblar growth, encomiabad long no longer tonantable, and le will therefore have relves, and snatches away from na the few be was not satisfied with.
Lieut. Habbik gave the defendant a good Board searched the selghboring headlands and bitore ibe Lieber jetzes in their neighbone to be pulled down. The Pavilion or Frblio laleta, where they buried overal other bodica boodatiy ARE A Officers quartare, a wooden frame house, had Mar Nordborhood or debes in the Shs of jobaracter. Yeda." By T. A. P. Epriatal frem:the Japan Mail Tao cues was then remunded to this day of their poantryæda, ne Wall those of two The whole of Victoria le dmined and sewered one of its sider kuzeked it, and the tling strip"
(Monday).
foto the barbour, the drainage being let out et ped off the roof. The new Sanitarium receptly European Yokoheren, 1874.
worked well.
ahe generally is. If she does take her stand several Fire Brigades thas provented a serious
upon the island, sad is determined to have it out, the final effects will be anxiously lookod for. Sir HAY VEENEI, while entortaining. a large number of Volunteers at Claydon in 1861, read to them a couple of lottars which
Ihave the honor to be, Bir
Tour most obedient Servant,
C. MAY, Seporintendent, Fire Brigade, The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Boarotary,
Hongkong,
WM. DEANE Captain Superintendent of Police.
68 the Suitors Home, a distance of one mile; of this publio office, which is only 50 feet away the wall showers, many broaatire, and is alta- from the Prayn wal), exposed it to two dangers, gother to undermined that it still a matter and it has come through the deal much better of doubt whether long sections of it way not than gould have been expeated. While the gale FROM THN REGISTRAR: GENERAL., Pİ
require rebuilding in te wooner. In many was stripping off the roofing, the sea that bad With reference to your memo, (of the 28th from the Dantora, Guard Honse to East knocked down the Traya was battering against ultimo, I beg to report, for H.E tba Governor's Point, the can will be so given way and will its walls. At one time there were five feet of information, phat up to this date the number of require reconstruction on a more solid basis, water in the basement, and the bronzare ware deaths, decasioned by the typhoon,bich have thuc has hitherto been adopted in Hongkong, sending their prey over ile roof. In spite of been registeret, is as follows
But no the very important subject of the sea thin, tua dansge is surprisingly small, being Celina Chinese-Drowned.
delence of the City, is one of peis Raport, limited to puriore of the roof which are untiled Male Ailallajos
how under preparation, it will be premature to and to doors and whidows which use shattered dilate upon it in this mandam and anhinged. The meteorogical station was After the sen retired, the Praya embankment however entirely awept away, and not a trace of @bfab pravionely formed one of the most papa the instruments romains. The Harbour Offorre
ions basinesa thoroughfares 5 the city, was quarters bayn heen very much shaken, and the left in places like naloping beach covered with tower near the building will have to bo pulled the storce and comerate débri of the ses well; down, aa ft is injären beyond repair. fogether with wreck and spare, All those The Clock Tower was much shaken, and the beaped one upon another, rendered the eu disis of the town clock were blown in and shat- bankment almost impasulle. In places where tered to pengen.
Female Male Children, Femple
19
152
93
48
719
Killed by Falling Houses;
Male Adaits Female Male Chilản
Fomale
Total deaths
84
706