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Loss of life.

Chinese.

505

Elsewhere this destruction was slight. Between 10 per centum and 20 per centum of the crops altogether are estimated to have been damaged. The embankments should all be repaired during the winter season now commencing.

Growing sugar cane, which is a crop of some importance on the Western side of the Territories, was considerably injured.

The salt pans at Sha Tau Kok were completely destroyed and those at Tün Mun much damaged.

Paragraph 37.

The total numbers of Chinese reported as missing from Ships, Launches etc., to the Police, Harbour Master, Registrar-General and Tung Wa Hospital, after eliminating duplicate entries as far as possible, work out as follows:-

From Ships... 197

Launches... 130

Junks.... 1,138

Cargo Boats... 268

Sampans... 78

Other Boats... 574

Total... 2,385

This total is very small compared with that of boats lost, especially when it is considered that some junks carry over a dozen persons and four or five are often seen in small sampans. It must be borne in mind also that while there

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Loss of life. Chinese. 505 Elsewhere this destruction was slight. Between 10 per centum and 20 per centum of the crops altogether are estimated to have been damaged. The embankments should all be repaired during the winter season now commencing. Growing sugar cane, which is a crop of some importance on the Western side of the Territories, was considerably injured. The salt pans at Sha Tau Kok were completely destroyed and those at Tün Mun much damaged. Paragraph 37. The total numbers of Chinese reported as missing from Ships, Launches etc., to the Police, Harbour Master, Registrar-General and Tung Wa Hospital, after eliminating duplicate entries as far as possible, work out as follows:- From Ships... 197 Launches... 130 Junks.... 1,138 Cargo Boats... 268 Sampans... 78 Other Boats... 574 Total... 2,385 This total is very small compared with that of boats lost, especially when it is considered that some junks carry over a dozen persons and four or five are often seen in small sampans. It must be borne in mind also that while there
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Loss of life. Chinese. 505 Elsewhere this destruction was slight. Between 10 per centum and 20 per centum of the crops altogether are estimated to have been damaged. The embankments should all be repaired during the winter season now commencing. Growing sugar cane which is a crop of some importance on the Western side of the Terri- -tories was considerably injured. The salt pans at Sha Tau Kok were completely destroyed and those at Tün Mun much damaged. Paragraph 37. The total numbers of Chinese reported as missing from Ships, Launches etc., to the Police, Harbour Master, Registrar-General and Tung Wa Hospital, after eliminating duplicate entries as far as possible work out as follows:- From Ships... .197 H Launches. 130 # Junks.... 1,138 Cargo Boats. ..268 Sampans... 78 Other Boats. .574 Total. 2,385 This total is very small compared with that of boats lost especially when it is considered that some junks carry over a dozen persons and four or five are often seen in small sampans. It must be borne in mind also that while there
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Loss of life.

Chinese.

505

Elsewhere this destruction was slight. Between 10 per

centum and 20 per centum of the crops altogether are

estimated to have been damaged. The embankments should all

be repaired during the winter season now commencing.

Growing sugar cane which is a

crop of some importance on the Western side of the Terri-

-tories was considerably injured.

The salt pans at Sha Tau Kok were

completely destroyed and those at Tün Mun much damaged.

Paragraph 37.

The total numbers of Chinese

reported as missing from Ships, Launches etc., to the

Police, Harbour Master,

Registrar-General and Tung Wa

Hospital, after eliminating duplicate entries as far as

possible work out as follows:-

From Ships...

.197

H

Launches.

130

#

Junks....

1,138

Cargo Boats.

..268

Sampans...

78

Other Boats.

.574

Total.

2,385

This total is very small compared with that of boats lost

especially when it is considered that some junks carry

over a dozen persons and four or five are often seen in

small sampans. It must be borne in mind also that while

there

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