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INSURANCES TIKANSATLANTIC FILE INSUE
·ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG:
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The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pro- pared to ACCEPT EISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
STEMSSEN & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, 18th November. 1872. $25 HOENIX FIRE OFFICE The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCE against FIRE at Current Rates.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1902
aaoded Improvement in the sanitary condition THE
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as an opportunity of making a respectable of the City.is et coted, there will be a kiga marriage or of earning an honest livelihood by i decrease not only in the denthe resn'tlog her own ezerlions. ↑ The Institution is maunged | frour bubonic plague but also in those from by a number of Chiuso gentlemen who are phthisis and other chest diseases, which are annually elected as Managing Committer mere or less directly attributable to overcrowded The number of women and children admitted sad insanitary dwellings. It is to be regretted into the Home during the year was 339 bming that the experiment of once more sending troops. 52 more than 1, 190) 187 wore restored direct to ride in the building which was originally to parents or relativas or were sent to one destined to be a Military Sanitarium, has not Benevolent Socisty in Chins, 3 were adopted. 5 proved successful, and the kops expressed in -placed at school, and 50 were married.
paragraph VIII (8) 8 of the Report on the Bine book for 1st year have not be -"} Aftar a brief patiod of freedom from malaria, the troops stationed there began to be at- tucked in considerable, aumberg and had to be wholly withdrawn from the bailling, which now stands empty, The treatment with larvicides of the breeding places of the anuphates mosquito is being notively continned..
Sanitation.
Reformatory,
The Belilios eierstory, prestated to the Colony by Mr. B. R. Belilios, U.M.G., has not baan occupied. It has been proposed to make ase of the building, with the donor's consent, DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO, by turning it into a school. The matter is at
Agents for the Phonix Fire Ofice present under consideration. Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.
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Savings Bank, at Shanghai, Manils, Paris and Noile NANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG TORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR
MÁISON LEVY HERMANOS, ...
Diamond Marchants and Watúlmakore, 40 Watson's Building, Queen's Road, Alsu
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STOREKEEPERS
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,
Navy Contractors, Shigehandlers, Sail- makers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Prayu Central, next Hongkong Hotel.
BISMAROK & CO.
Navy
Contractors, Shig Chandliers, Provision and Coal Merchante, Sail- makers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to
Vessels in the Harbour
KWONG SÁNG & CO
Shipeliandlers, Sailmakers, Provisioners, Coal Merchants, Hardware, Engineer Tools, Brass and Iron Merchants,
144, Des Voeux Road.
MORE & SEIMUND,
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The Undocsigned AGENTS of the above Compůvare Prepared to ACCEPT Firs Clare Foreign nul Chinese Risks at Current dates,
STEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 20th May 189%
(2 THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY, ¦ 'ASSETS EXCRED TÉN MILLIONS STERLING, NIE Undersigned having been appointed to unpr FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS against FIRE, at Current Rates,
WM. MEYERINK & C).
9876
Hongkong. 3rd June, 1902,
IJN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON
FOUNDED 1710. Fay Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the shove Commang, ure pr parel to ACCEPT RISICS against FIRE at Current Rater.
SIEMSSEN & CO.
agents.
Hongkong, 16th May, 1892.
TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN NORTLE INSURANCE COMPANY.
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1901, €15,729,698,
There in no Post Of Suvings Bank in Shaugani Banking Corporation takes the place, Hingkong. A branch of the Hongkong sud
of such an institution in this Colony.
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CABLES:
Sanitary Board and the Legislature, during T
In spite of the offorts of the Gererumont, tha
. The past few years, the sanitar state of the Colony still leaves much to be desired. The total strength of the Polico Force, which The City of Victoris retains its anonvied pre- stood at 630 in 1898, 827 in 1599, and 99 in eminence in the matter of surface crowding, 1946. now stands at 92, including 14 and in spite of the aforoment of the provisions European, 456 Indians and 109 Caeau Tue of the Insanitary Properites Ordinau of gradual diminution in armed robberies and 1899, the condition of the vast majority lawisness in the New Territory made it of the Clinces dwaiting houses is far from possible to withdraw a number of men from that nesting the requirements of modern suxitary part of the Colony during the year
and the forto in the city of Victoria trouten scienos. As there seinal to be no prospect of
Kowloon amelioration without the adoption of moreradiol GWYNNE," LONDON. The executive saft uw consists of a Captain measures than had hitherto been attempted. two Assistant Baperintendents. The oondust which they address to you in the conse Superintendout, a Deputy cuperintendent an and as the Community showed by a Petition of all the contingents is reported to have been of the year that they were prepared to face the satisfactory. Bines the middle of the year, the beary expenditure which stronger measures Chines Provincial Authorities are maintained would certainly involve, Sir Henry Blake asked force of soldiery along the northern boundary von to send out an oxpert to enquire into the of the New Territory, who have co-ops ated kauitary state of the Colony and report upon with our Polius in prevouting the incursion of the steps which in his opinion should be formed robbers into the Colony,
taken to remedy existing defects. In October, Prisan,
1901, you informed Sir Hoary Blake that you The daily average of prisoners sonfinal fu had selected Mr. Cabart Chadwick, C.M.G., a Victoria Gaol was 409, is mompared with 186.sanitary expert of wide experience and as for the year 1901. There wero 18 convicts in stranger to Hongkong, for this special work. the Gaol on the 31st December, 1901, agzinat About the same time you informed him that you 141 on the some date in 1930, 90 in 1899, 55 in and selected Professor Simpsos, M.D., to pay a 1508, This shows an incense of 125 per cent simultaneous visit to the Colony with a view to during the past. 3 yours. This largs increase is a thorough enquiry being made into the origin syubhronous with and largely altributable to the of bubonic plague, and the best means of pro- inclusion of the New Territory is the Colony viding against its annual re appearance.
The total profit of all industrial Fibour notice of the work done by these gentlemen, amounted to $24,753 as compared with $17,458
who had not yet arrived in the Colony at the for the preceding year. All minor repairs to end of 1901, will. it is hoped, sppoar in next carried out by prison labour year's Report. A certain result of their visit A new wing wes
to consolidate a far sud the present. Health And Building Ordinances.
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DROZ & CO.,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..
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1796
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10, Quoon' Rost Central. Repairs of THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM Captain Superintendent of Polios and Super-recorded temperature in iug the year was 92.7
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GWYNNE. LD.. ENGINEERS, HAMMERSMITH IRON WORKS, W., AND
JAPAN
81.. CANNON STREET, LONDON, E.C.
COALS.
(1205-4
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA MITSUI & CO)
HEAD OFFICE-43, SAKAMOTO-CHO, TOKYO. LONDON BRANCH - 44, LIZE STREET, E.0.
HONGKONG BRANCH:-PRINCE'S BUILDIxas, Ies Bongs STBEN
OTHER BRANCHES:
York, San Francisco, Harbarg, Bombay: Singapore, Sourabaya, Maoila, Amoy, thanghai
Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chernalpo, Yokohama, Yokowa, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Shimonoseki, Moji. Wakamatan. Karatan. Nagasakii Kuchinotau, Sasebo, Maidzuru Miike, Hakodate, Taipeh, &c.
Telegraphic Address: MITHI" (A.B.C., and A 1 Codeey, CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japazose Navy and Arsonals and the State Railways; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foriga Mal sne Freight Steamers:
SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagawa, Yamsuo and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Honda, Ishimura, Kanada, Kishima, Mameda, 3inanoura, Oxonie,
Otanji, Sawhara Tauhakuro, Yoshinotani, Yoshio, Tunokibara, and other Coal-
N. INUZUKA, Manager, Hongkong.
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The average monthly temperature through- out the your eas 72.1 deg. F. as compared with 71.6 deg. F. during 1900, the mazimum mouthly temperature was attained in Jay, when it reached 842 dig. F., and the minimum monthly temperature was recorded in the month of February, being 543 deg. F. Tus highest dog. F. on August 3rd, and the lowest was 38.1 dog. F. on February 4th The total rainfall for the your was 55.75 inches, as compared with Undersigned have been instructed to offer for sale privately, Sundry Lots of 73.73 inches is 1903 ant an average of 772 inches daring tae past ten years. The wettest Machinery, at the WANCHAT MACHINERY month was Bay with 18iu incisos, while there GoDowns and ENGINEERING ESTABLISH
MENT, CROSS LANE, Hoogkong,
Comprising:
early in the year The question of modation in the Colony has basu for some time engaging the attention of the Government
The Superintendent of the Gal is also Captain Superintendent of Police, and is assisted by an Assistant Superintendent, medical flor, obaplains, and Faropeas and fodian ważderż.
Fire Brigade. The Superintendent of Fire Brigade is also intendent of Vistoria GeoL The European members of the Brigade, with the exception of the Engineer, are also members of the Folice Force voluntarily enlisted, and for their service in the Brigade they receive a small addition to their pay. There are also a rumber of Chinese foremon and engine-drivers. The Brigade possesses a powerful floating fire engine for August; the driest month was January, with Be in the Harbour, four land atau engines,uty 0,085 juch. The greatest amount of rain and 29 despatch boxes. The 5 fire engin which fell on any one day was 4.23 inches on were all built by Messrs. Shand & Mason
April 7th, while no rain fell on 21:3 days of the There were 58 fires and 34 inspient fires during the year, and the Brigade turned out fear; the relative humidity of the atmosphere par cent a com. 37 times. The estimated damage caused he throughout the year was 75
pard with 77 per aunt in the previous year. $212. The only year in which greater damage out the year was 5,5 hours, and on 35 days only fres was $630,381 and by the incipiant fires The average daily amount of sunshine through- was done by fire was 1895, when the total was no enushine recorded. It may be mentioned damage was 389,814.
that the rainfall of 1901 was less than half the Towards the oud of the year the work of exrainfall of the year 11. Tylam Reservoir, festinguishing fires was rendered mere arduous by the drought and the consequent want of water
THE Undersigned having been appointed TAGENTS for the abova Company, ve prepared to ACCEPT RISKS aganat FIRE at Current Rates.
WM. MEYERINK & CO. Hougkeng. 22nd July, 1902. (1427 SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
HE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS to the shore Company, we „repared to ACCEPT TISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
HOTZ, 'JACOB & CO. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1000,
"L'URBAINE"
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD. (Established 1838.)
Undersignad, having been appointed TGENERAL QUENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS
OF AIX-LA-CILAFELL,
in the mains.
JUDICIAŁ STATISTICS. The number of convictions in the Superior Courts during the last 4 years are as follow:-
1898 1899 1900 1901 For offences agajust
1.
the person, For offences against
properly,
19 43 54 54
17 18 7 生
were also 14 inches of rain in the month of
the principal sonres of water supply: was not filled throughout the year, and only one rainfall daring the last 20 years (that of 1895) was lower than that of the year under review,
POSTAL BERVICE,
The cessation of the doxer troables in the North of Chios gave an impotus to trade, which was fait fully reflected in the stay increase in pestal business. The monthly sales 2. st current rates,
el stampa showed an increase of $21,765, as F P: LEMAIRE & CO.
compared with 1909, and for the Best time since Hongkong, 7th February, 1901. [4793. For other offences, 3 ,0 12 21 the adoption of the peacy postags Tho revenuo The total of all cases reported to the Pulic exsooded the highest reveone from the same AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN-
was 9,172 ns against 9,873 in 1900. This re- ourse in former days. Tas returns from the SURANCE CO.
presents s decrease of 7.1 per cent. In
Bruch Post Offices at Shangimi and in Chian offences which are classed under the term also show gratifying resuits. The revenue of "serious" there was a decrease of 129 cases the Department from ait sources in 191 was 3.62 per cent.; in minor offences a decrease of $355,912, and the Expulitus $273,655. Tus 573 cason of 9.03 per cent. These men were nett balance to the Hongkong Post Office on arrested and convicted for being members of an the year's transitions a noanted to $84,227. unlawful(the Triad)auciety. The e was anctable The Acting Puamasse Gouoral comments on decrease in piracies and armed robberies, partly the fact that though many foreign Post Oses no doubt owing to the offfeasy of recent legisla wors opened at various ports in thins during tion on the subject.
1901, no now British Oilces or Agencias wara VITAL STATISTICS,
opened. He is strongly ja favour of the Population
THE Undersigned, having been appointed
AGENTS for the shore Company, s prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897- GENERAL MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED,
OF DRESDEN.
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HE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the stove Company, are prepared to ACCEPT FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS.
Caser
HOTZ, s'JACOB & CO. Hongkong, 1st September, 1992. THE FRENCH IN TONKIN AND SOUTH CHINA,
BI
ALFRED CUNNINGHAM,"
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PISTOLS.
QALIBRE 763 10.mi. With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES FIRING 10 SHOTS in "SECONDS.
SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong 3rd October, 1900,
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establishment of Ageucis at Caetoo, Tientsin
and Peking.
MILITARY FORCES AND EXPENDITURE. Regular Forces.
The following return shows the number and nature of the Foros employed in the Colony during 191:-General Staff, 6; Garrison Staff, 1; Royal Garrison Artillery, 611; Hang- cong-Singapuri Battalion, K.A, 465; Royal Bugineers, 238; Chiose S. M. M. Co., ... 65; 8scond Battalion yil Welch Fasibers, 1,041; Army Service Corps, ; Bogul arny Medical Corps, 55; 1. and Corps, 30 A.P.D. and Corps. ; Indian Sub-Mediosi Department, 3, Wilmation Department, 2. Hoagkong Bagimau 928; and Bombay Infantry, 703; Bea Matras Light Infantry, 678; 5th Infantary Hyderabad Couli geat, 69. Total, 5.564,
Th: last Cosus was taken is Ja mary, 1301, when he population was found to be 280,975, exclusive of tins Army and Navy. The numbers of those forces amonated to 7,619 and 5,587, respectively. In the middle of the year the population is estimated to have beon as fol- lows: Non-Chinese Civil Population, 9,560, Chinese Population, 280501, Army, 5,163, Nesy, 5, 74. Total, 3 0,660. Tuo Nur Terris tory was not included in the red-it Censur, but fairly accurate enumeration of its population was made. It numbere about 1900, which brings the total population of the Colony up to rather over 400,010. It is significant that while the total inera se in the popu lation of the Colony during the five years between 1897 and 1901 was 35,095, the shorease during the saras period in the poppin tion of British Kowloon (which wed to be a pardım suburb of Victoria) was no less than The Colony contributed $831.275 (being the 16,594, or nearly half the increase for the whole statutory contribution of 20 per cent. of revenue) Colony. There were 1.088 bicths during the towards the cost of the maintenance of the re- year, and of that number 848 were Chinen.gular forces in the Colony and barrack
rvicee. This is equal to a general birth-rate of 36 per 1,000, as compared with 8.3 in 1960, 4.3 in 1890, Bod 4.7 io T98. Owing, however, to the large number of Chinese infants who die naregistered, it is estimated that a tuore carreet birth-rate for the past year would be 4.7 per 1,000,
Publi Health
the
As compared with the 1,088 births mentioned above, there were 7,082 deaths, in 1901. this gives a douth-rate of 23.5 per 1,000 as coupured with 239 in 190), 23,8 in 1899, and an average OREGON LUMBER.
of 22.5 per 1,000 during the past five years. The deaths included 1,562 from bubonic plagae, which arula visited the Clony and ran ite Tw
to Header THE Undersigned, being closely connected
nemal course, Exelading the deaths from plague LAND and PUGET SOUND, are always pre- per 1,000. Among the non-Chiness the deaths pared to book orders for any specifications at unmbered 412, of which 312 were among LOWEST LATES
Civil population, 80.
Gamong the Army, and 14 NIEMSSEN & CO among the N.vy. This is equal to a death-rate Hongkong, 14th February, 1901. [66 of 20.5 per 1,6 The Britian desi among the no-Chinese numbered 118; the rest were chiefly Indians, Malays and Portagneze. 1651 cases of plagae were reported during the year, of which THE HONGKONG «ICE COMPANE, - „LO., all bat 89. were fatal. The disease showed an T300 10,000 Cubio, feet of Cold increased tendency to attacks Encopcans. The
avilable at Rage Fox, daily, sident community were plague, Lisbon be Open at 10A.M. and F.M. daily, Sundege resident civil community were plague, phthisis excepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods ↑ malaria and postmonia. There were more cased W. PARLANE. Manger. of small-pox then usual, and some cholera cases Hongkong, 18th November, 1901.
ware imported. It is hoped that when the much
COLD STORAGE
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Colonial Contribution.
Volunteer Corpe,
Her
The total establishment of the Corps is 351 of all ranks. The strength in 1901 was --Stalf. 7; one Field Battery (80) of six 2.5 in K. M. L. Mountain Gans; thros Menino Gau Companies (157) of four 303 is. Masina maobing guns each; Infantry Company (53); su Enginoor Com- paby (25), and a Band (19),
The 45 in. Maxim machine guns, have been nonverted into gams of 303 in. calibre.
The expenditure on the Voluntara, which is entirely borns by the Colony, was $26,772,64.
Refreshing and Agreeable.
THE
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STEAM MARINE SCREW ENGINES, BOILER TUBES, DRIVING ENGINES, LATHES, WINDLASS, CRANES, WINCHES, FIRE ENGINES, ETLEL BOILER, STEAM STEARING EAR, STEAM HAMMER. Uno MERRYWEATHER'S PATENT STEAM FIRE ENGINE, DONKEY PUMPS HYDRAULIC BAILING PRESS. 8 HYDRAULIC JACKS (new) from to 20 tons, PARKER'S PARALELL VICES, One STRONG SCREWING MACHINE, For Now CAPSTANS, One Bet PLATE-BEND. ING ROLLERS, &c., &c., &c.;
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Aud
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dansing Ergi es. CONDENCE: TUBES, suitable for dea-
The Engineering and Moulding Ships are in pro ur working order and can be sold as going coneers if requiral.
Por further partíoniare, apply to
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BACA & CO., Importere and Exporters of Foreign and Colonial POSTAGE STAMPS, 59. Peel Street, Hongkong, ha e just received for sale at their staf! si Hongkong ; Hotel Corridora large variety of nice Pictorial Post Card Albums. Pictorial Post Cards,— Panoramas, of Hongkong, Maose. Cauton, Chinees Costumes, Viowa, &o., kc., in Phototype
NOW ON BALE:
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WITH ALPHABETICAL LIST.
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On Sale at
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Shanghai and Yokohuman; Merars. W. BREWER & Co. Hongkong and
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NOW ON SALE
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DIRECTORY
CHINA, ́A PAN, · OREA, INDO-CHINÄ, SIAM, STRAÏTS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NEIHDR- LAND INDIA. PHILIP
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1902.
THE FORTIETH ANNUAL ISSUE,
The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the ports and cities of the Far East, from Nether fands India to Siberia, to which Europeans reside
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The Information in the Descriptions, con- sisting of a hundred interesting articles, packed with faute concisely set out, and containing. statistics of the TRADE of each Country and l'ort, would alone suffice to fill a large volume.
The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY, d. though printed insmaller type tban formerly and condensed in overy possible manner, o tains every year more pagos.
Royal Octavo-Complete with Fourteen Maps and Plans, pp: 1,574, $2.00, Diraptory only pp. 1,172, 85.00.
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