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        "content_text": "24\n\n25\n\nDescription of Stores.\n\nDifferent natures.\n\nS.\n\nR. U.\n\nBrass\n\n2\n\nGate, 4' 8\" complete\n\n45 2\n\nIron-cast butt\n\n376\n\nCross garnett\n\n277\n\nJacks, lifting Jackets\n\nJags, brass\n\nJambs, marble\n\nJiggers, coopers'\n\nDescription of Stores.\n\nDifferent natures.\n\n8.\n\nR.\n\nD.\n\nHooks and Eyes\n\n185\n\nIron\n\nH\n\n157\n\n-\n\nWith bolts and nuts, for guard beds\n\n26\n\nKey of sorts\n\nProjecting 5 in.\n\n200\n\nHinges -\n\n4' 4\"\n\n4\n\n3' 8\"\n\n2\n\nMetal\n\nCross garnett\n\n8\n\nJumpers, miners'\n\nJacks, roasting, with appurtenances\n\nCamp\n\nKit\n\nKettles -\n\nPaint\n\nTea\n\nBlank\n\nHasps\n\n12\n\nHook and eye, 26 in.\n\npairs\n\n40\n\nBolts, fighting\n\nJoint bolts\n\nHL 10 in.\n\n36\n\nRise, joint\n\n158\n\nTable\n\npairs\n\n4\n\nWrought, for sd. beds\n\npairs\n\n4\n\nHooks\n\nS.\n\n\"\n\nStay\n\nHoes, garden\n\nBill, with handles\n\nBrass\n\nCan, copper\n\nComposition, 18\" x 11\"\n\nIron, stone-saw\n\nPot, iron\n\n6\n\n1,248\n\n144\n\n24\n\nand thimble iron\n\n12\n\n16\n\n36\n\n36\n\n126\n\n14\n\n122\n\nTackle, iron, with thimble\n\nTent\n\npairs\n\n3\n\n19\n\n162\n\nWith thimble for slings, iron\n\n180\n\nHoops\n\n-\n\nCopper\n\n4\n\n10,827\n\nAsh, straight, qr. barrels\n\n582\n\nHorns, powder\n\nHorses\n\nTent\n\nHose, powder\n\nHosiery, fleecy Husks, paddy\n\n3\n\n46\n\nඑ\n\n(Magazine\n\n2\n\n9\n\n5\n\nWooden, strong\n\n43\n\nyards\n\n660\n\nyards\n\n25\n\nWith staves -\n\nKeys\n\nMetal, for opening powder barrels\n\nKnapsacks, complete R. A.\n\nKnives -\n\nChucklers'\n\nClasp\n\nCollarmakers' hand\n\nDrawing, carpenters'\n\nJigger and draw\n\nGabion Hollowing-\n\nLaboratory Pallet\n\nPainters' stone Putty\n\nScraping, gun\n\nof sorts\n\nLables, brass, for keys Lacquer Ladders\n\nLadles -\n\nScaling, 8 length Steps\n\nComposition, copper\n\nIron melting Mess, iron\n\nShot grate\n\n6\n\n5\n\n11\n\n2\n\n6\n\n2\n\n98\n\n319\n\n1\n\n11\n\n64\n\n4\n\n30\n\n16\n\n11\n\n7\n\n8\n\n2\n\n2\n\n10\n\n11\n\n2\n\n58\n\n2\n\n186\n\n2\n\n2\n\n.50\n\n11\n\n34\n\n84\n\nlbs.\n\n210\n\npair\n\n35\n\n2\n\n16\n\n11\n\n144\n\n2\n\nCarronade Gur\n\n5\n\nIbs.\n\n150\n\n32\n\nBits\n\n14\n\nWith staves\n\nBoxes, tin, grease\n\n1\n\nCarronade, 18-pounder Gun\n\n3\n\nand wadhooks\n\n4\n\n27\n\nImplements,\n\nFunnels, tin\n\n6\n\nHowitzer, 12-pounder\n\nRocket\n\nInstructions, copies of\n\n1\n\nWithout stave gun\n\n2\n\nScale, brass, graduated\n\n1\n\nLamps\n\nLanterns\n\n89\n\nStocks for bits\n\n1\n\n203\n\nMathematical\n\n2\n\nLashing, bamboo\n\nHbs.\n\n224\n\nInstruments -\n\nFor loading 8 in. howitzer\n\n2\n\nIvory, brass, ebony, spring knobs\n\n6\n\nB. O. without handles\n\nBolt-\n\n36.3.24\n\n2\n\nBar, for braces\n\nlengths\n\n14\n\nLatches -\n\nNorfolk, large\n\n10\n\nFlat -\n\n84.2.0\n\nPulpit\n\n19\n\nHoop\n\nNailrod\n\n7.0.0\n\nSash, mortice, crank, furnl. compt.\n\n24\n\nIron\n\nOld\n\n-\n\ncwt. qre. lbs.\n\nPlate\n\nSheet\n\nSquare\n\nWrought\n\nFor gun carriages\n\nsets\n\nFor stop cocks -\n\n- bundles\n\nBick\n\nBranding\n\nCollarmakers'\n\nCreasing\n\nEdge\n\nFlagging\n\n(Officers'\n\nA\n\nN\n\nIrons\n\nFire\n\nMousing\n\nSoldiers'\n\nDog, officers'\n\nPalm\n\nPlane\n\nPriming\n\nSeam, turning\n\nShoulder\n\nSoldering, tinman's\n\nTamping\n\nFire\n\n3.0.0\n\n65.3.27\n\n5\n\n4\n\n7\n\n2\n\n4\n\n2\n\n2\n\nsets\n\n3\n\n73\n\n3\n\n186\n\n3\n\n10\n\n4\n\n85\n\n505\n\n2\n\n2\n\n5\n\n7.0.0\n\n62.0.26\n\n2.0.27\n\nLead -\n\nLeather -\n\nThumb\n\nFor sole pieces\n\nLetters, stamping\n\nLevels, field\n\nLevels, spirit\n\nLevers\n\nIron\n\nRifle, flint\n\n88\n\ntons cwt. qrs. Ms.\n\ncwt.\n\n11.2.2.16\n\nqrs.\n\nIbs.\n\n3.0.7\n\n1,000\n\n52\n\n6\n\n22\n\nBell brass\n\n4\n\n4\n\n573\n\nLids\n\nLimo squeezers\n\nLimbers with\n\nwheels\n\nLines\n\nWith trucks, 9 feet\n\nKettles, camp, copper\n\nPot\n\n1\n\n137\n\n75\n\n10\n\nAmmunition carriago\n\nCarriage, gun, traversing 6-pounder\n\n3\n\n2\n\nGun\n\nHowitzer\n\nLinstocks, with cocks Litharge\n\n14\n\n10\n\n563\n\n54\n\nIbs.\n\n622\n\nE\n\n132",
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        "document_key": "CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8]",
        "page_number": 366,
        "title": "CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8]",
        "content_text": "360 \n\nto risk the deterioration of the property by other parties locating upon it, while at the same time we, like most others in the Colony, anticipated an early revision of the terms of land tenure.\n\nThe impolicy of taxing land which is unsuitable for building, and employed only for ornamental purposes, at the high rates before specified, must be fully apparent from the fact that, (with the exception of the small space fronting the houses in Spring Gardens), there is not another garden in the whole town of Victoria West, notwithstanding all the recommendations of the Colonial Surgeon and others as to the benefit to be derived from the planting of trees and shrubs.\n\nIn now laying all the foregoing circumstances before your Committee, we are induced to hope that you will not merely recommend a material reduction of the annual rent upon the ground in question, but that you will also feel cause to suggest such alterations in the Land-tenure for the future, that inducement may be given to carry out the recommendation of the Colonial Surgeon in the formation of plantations and gardens. We are, &c.,\n\n(Signed) Dent & Co.\n\nHongkong, November 16th, 1849.\n\nTo the Colonial Secretary.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12]",
        "page_number": 180,
        "title": "CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12]",
        "content_text": "less than Bhurtpoor, and although terraced in the same way, the angle is much lower. In some parts of the farm the plants are doing well, but generally they seemed to be suffering from too much water and hard plucking. I have no doubt, however, of the success of this farm, when the system of cultivation is improved. I observed some most vigorous and healthy bushes in the Overseer's garden, a spot adjoining the plantation, which could not be irrigated, and was informed they \"never received any water, except that which fell from the skies.\"\n\nIn the Bheemtai district, there are large tracts of excellent tea-land. In crossing over the hills towards Nainee Tal, with J. H. Batten, Esq., Commissioner of Kumaon, I pointed out many tracts admirably adapted for tea-cultivation, and of no great value to the natives; generally, those lands on which the mundooa is cultivated are the most suitable.\n\nI have thus described all the Government plantations in Gurhwal and Kumaon. Dr. Jameson, the Superintendent, deserves the highest praise for the energy and perseverance with which he has conducted his operations. I shall now notice the plantations of the zemindars under the superintendence of the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner of Kumaon and Gurhwal.\n\nZEMINDAREE TEA PLANTATIONS.\n\n1st, at Lohba. This place is situated in Eastern Gurhwal, about 50 miles to the westward of Almorah, and is at an elevation of 5000 feet above the level of the sea. It is one of the most beautiful spots in this part of the Himalayas. The surrounding mountains are high, and in some parts precipitous, while in others they are found consisting of gentle slopes and undulations. On these undulating slopes there is a great deal of excellent land suitable for tea-cultivation. A few tea-bushes have been growing vigorously for some years in the Commissioner's garden, and they are now fully ten feet in height. These plants having succeeded so well, naturally induced the authorities of the province to try this cultivation upon a more extensive scale. It appears that in 1844, about 4000 young plants were obtained from the Government plantations, and planted on a tract of excellent land, which the natives wished to abandon. Instead of allowing the people to throw up their land, they were promised it rent-free upon the condition that they attended to the cultivation of the tea, which had been planted on a small portion of the ground attached to the village.\n\nThis arrangement seems to have failed, either from want of knowledge, or from design, or perhaps partly from both of these causes.\n\nMore lately, a larger number of plants have been planted, but I regret to say with nearly the same results.\n\nBut results of this discouraging kind are what any one acquainted with the nature of the tea-plant, could have easily foretold, had the treatment intended to be given it been explained to him. Upon inquiry, I found the villagers had been managing the tea-lands just as they had been doing their rice-fields, that is, a regular system of irrigation was practised. As water was plentiful, a great number, indeed nearly all, the plants seem to have perished from this cause. The last planting alluded to had been done late in the spring, and just at the commencement of the dry weather, and to these plants little or no water seems to have been given. So that in fact it was going from one extreme to another equally bad, and the result was of course nearly the same.\n\nI have no hesitation in saying that the district in question is well adapted for the cultivation of tea. With judicious management, a most productive farm might be established here in four or five years. Land is plentiful, and of little value either to the natives or to the Government.\n\n2nd, at Kutoor.-This is the name of a large district, 30 or 40 miles northward from Almorah, in the centre of which the old town or village of Byznath stands. It is a fine undulating country, consisting of wide valleys, gentle slopes, and little hills, while the whole is intersected by numerous streams, and surrounded by high mountains. The soil of this extensive district is most fertile, and is capable of producing large crops of rice, on the low irrigable lands, and the dry grains and tea on the sides of the hills. From some cause, however, either the thinness of population, or the want of a remunerative crop, large tracts of this fertile district have been allowed to go out of cultivation. Everywhere I observed ruinous and jungle-covered terraces, which told of the more extended cultivation of former years.\n\nAmongst some hills near the upper portion of this district, two small tea plantations have been formed under the patronage and superintendence of Captain Ramsay, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Kumaon. Each of them covers three or four acres of land, and had been planted about a year before the time of my visit. In this short space of time, the plants had grown into nice strong bushes, and were in the highest state of health. I never saw, even in the most favourable districts in China, any plantations looking better than these.\n\nThe crops of this district, such as rice, mundooa, and other grains, are so plentiful and cheap, as scarcely to pay the carriage to the nearest market-town, much less to the plains. In Almorah, a maund of rice or mundooa sells for something less than a rupee; barley for eight annas; and wheat for a rupee.\n\n179\n\nPage 180\n\nPage 181",
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        "document_key": "CO129-095 - Public Offices - 1863",
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        "title": "CO129-095 - Public Offices - 1863",
        "content_text": "by the Government of Hong Kong for the Conveyance of the Master and crew of the wrecked ship \"Ardville\" on board a Chinese junk from Grates shoal to that colony.\n\nOn the 19th June last I called upon the Government of Hong Kong for the sum of £104: 3:4, the amount expended for the conveyance of the wrecked Chinese immigrants, and I transmit to you a copy of the reply I have received from that gentleman after making repeated applications for an answer.\n\nI have the honor to be, Sir, Your most Obedient servant, Sie Rojus.\n\n※\n\n3.20 October -3.4 from Agent ki £104- X Captain Williamson\n\n(Copy)\n\n41 Geetham Monsi, Old Broad St, London 3rd Oct 1863.\n\nW. C. Surgeon, Crown Colonie Office, Spring Garden\n\nI regret that your esteemed favor remained unanswered for so long, consequent upon my illness and absence from business.\n\nWith reference to the application for payment of £104: 3:4 in connection with the wreck of the Ardville, I must beg respectfully to submit that I am not liable for the amount. Although I was the registered owner, I was not in fact the owner, but Captain Williamson, who is resident at Hong Kong.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-102 - Public Offices - 1864",
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        "title": "CO129-102 - Public Offices - 1864",
        "content_text": "Admiralty\n\nOffice in\n\nat 5° Spring\n\nGarden\n\n \n\nThe Secretary\n\n8. Oct\n\nHongkong\n\nAdmiralty\n\n20\n\nJohnson\n\nAgent. & Bishop\n\n21\n\n22\n\nthat the Agents have been instructed to pay it over\n\n5593\n\n14\n\n257imo\n\nI am directed\n\nby\n\nInward to acknowledge\n\nThe receipt of your letter\n\n \n\ninform\n\nof the 11th inst & to\n\nYou\n\nin reply\n\nCrew Agent\n\nher behalf\n\nthat the\n\nJay\n\nAgent & the Consul of Hong\n\nFor the Jun\n\n44.\n\ndue for the Enterbay\n\nLe Londebeh\n\nof the Bible offering\n\nThis Chastain on board\n\nin the vessel in Thay 629 &\n\nRaval Foundr\n\n1\n\nat\n\nReign\n\nje\n\nnd ard\n\n?\n\nBus",
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        "document_key": "CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9]",
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        "title": "CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9]",
        "content_text": "# Lu Mogen \ngoodt 65 \nJung Y \ny \nacknowledgment \nSouppor \nяк \nalme 500 Arbolan, \nJuhom about 190 au Protestant the \nList \nRak: \nMr. Mercer \nThe QC Stoutlet R. Cardwell. \n2 Inclosures, \nA 118. \nSuccived \nSchools in Struptions Ar. \nhuclosing List of Mission \n\n## 1864 \nHenghong \nReturn of Schools receiving no aid from \nthe Government. \nIn what part of the Colony \nVictoria. Staunton Street \n' \nI'm / Jon 9708 \nfor the Education \n\n| Number of Scholars | \n| Hale | Female | Total | \n| --- | --- | --- | \n| Bonham Road | 48 |  |  | \n| Taepingshan | 110 | 27 | 27 | Protestant under the superintendence of a Chinese Female. | \n| Wan chai | 14 |  |  | \n| Wellington Street | 62 |  |  | \" | \n| Near Spring Garden | 35 | 40 | 40 | Protestant under the superintendence of Bu yuk dan of London Missionary Society. | \n| Pottinger Street |  | 70 | 70 | Roman Catholic - under the superintendence of the missionaries of this Propaganda Fide | \n| West Point |  | 85 | 85 |  | \n| Aberdeen |  | 16 | 16 |  | \n| Victoria Caine Road |  | 45 | 45 | \" | \n| Spring Gardens | 17 |  |  | \" | \n|  |  | 16 | 16 | Roman Catholic under the Superintendence of Reve Jacquemin. Missums Elmangnes. | \n|  | 18 | 18 | 18 | Roman Catholic. under the Superintendence of the Missionaries of the Propaganda Fide | \n|  |  | 50 | 50 | Roman Catholic under the Superintendence of the Italian Sisters of charity. | \n|  | 55 | 55 | 55 | Roman Catholic - under the Superintendence of the French Sisters of Charity | \n| West Point | 20 | 20 | 20 | Roman Catholic under the Superintendence of the missionaries of the Propaganda Fide. | \n|  |  | 20 | 20 | Protestant, under the superintendence of Reid Mr Ladendorff of the Berlin Missionary association. | \n\nMAAlexande \nActing Colonial Secretary",
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        "content_text": "In 9327/66\n\n161\n\nParis. 24 Septembre 1866.\n\nMonsieur Mr. C. Sargeant\n\nBureau des Agents de la Couronne pour les Colonies. Spring Garden. Londres\n\nEn réponse à votre honorée du 18. ce mois, nous avons l'avantage de vous informer que nous pourrions construire et livrer dans un délai de cinq mois après la réception de votre commande, une presse monétaire, système Choucher, débrayage à main, N° 3 de notre série, au prix de 12000 francs, l'emballage, pour livraison dans nos ateliers, le transport et le montage restant à votre charge.\n\nLe paiement serait fait à Paris, en espèces à la livraison après réception de la Machine par l'un de nos agents.\n\nVeuillez agréer, Monsieur, nos salutations les plus distinguées.\n\nTo bail\n\nEbail",
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        "content_text": "## THE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH.\n\n### PORT OF AMOY.\n\n**CHINA**\n\nSHIPOWNERS, AGENTS, and COMMANDERS are informed that the Dock Company's Establishments at the above Port afford facility for REPAIRING and REFITTING STEAM and SAILING VESSELS.\n\nTheir large Granite Dock, 288 feet on the blocks, 307 feet over all, is in complete working order, and at average spring tides can take vessels drawing 16 to 17 feet. It is filled with Caisson Gate and with a powerful centrifugal Steam Pump, ensuring despatch in all states of the tide.\n\nTheir two smaller Granite Docks, one 223 feet, the other 160 feet on the blocks, can take vessels at average spring tides drawing 14 feet to 13 feet.\n\nA stock kept on hand of Timber, Spars, Copper and Metal Sheathing, Paints for Iron Vessels, and other material required for Dockyard use.\n\n### CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK of INDIA, LONDON, and CHINA.\n\n**INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER.**\n\nPAID-UP CAPITAL ... £750,000  \nRESERVE FUND... £145,908 14\n\nEllis Jas. Gilman, Esq.  \nD.F. Robertson, Esq., Chief Manager (or officiating).\n\n**Court of DIRECTORS.**\n\n| Name |\n| --- |\n| George Gardon Nicol, Esq., Chairman |\n| Donald Larnach Esq. |\n| George May, Esq. |\n| Sir F. Halliday, Esq. K.C.B. |\n| Jas. Murray Robertson Esq. |\n\nThe premises comprise Carpenters Shops, Mast Sheds, Calendering and Blacksmiths' Shops, superintended by experienced Euro-Madras and European Foremen; also an Engineer's Workshop, supplied with Lathes and other tools worked by Steam, in charge of a Resident European Engineer. Dry Godowns for the reception of stores of vessels requiring to discharge them.\n\n**BANKERS.**\n\n- The Bank of England.\n- The London Joint Stock Bank.\n\n**BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.**\n\n| Location |\n| --- |\n| Colombo |\n| Kandy |\n| Galle |\n| Penang |\n| Singapore |\n| Shanghai |\n| Hankow |\n| Foochow |\n| Canton |\n| Hong Kong |\n| Yokohama |\n\nThe Bank negotiates and collects Bills and grants Drafts payable at its Branches and Agencies, and issues Letters of Credit and Circular Notes.\n\n### NOTICE TO SHIPOWNERS.\n\n**SINGAPORE DOCKS.**\n\nTHE PATENT SLIP AND DOCK COMPANY execute, in the most efficient manner, SHIPS REPAIRS of all descriptions, under the supervision of European Shipwrights and Engineers.\n\nThe DRY DOCK (opened in March, 1869) admits two Vessels at the same time, being over 400 feet in length, with a depth of water ranging to 16 feet.\n\nAnother Dry Dock of larger dimensions, adjoining the above, will shortly be completed, and available for the heaviest Steamers.\n\nThere is on the same premises extensive Wharf, with substantial Warehouse and other accommodation, comprising every convenience for coaling Steamers, discharging and storing Goods, together with ample Machinery and appliances for repairing Iron Steamers, &c.\n\nApply at the Offices of Messrs. PATERSON, SIMONS, and Co., Singapore; or to W. W. KEB, Esq., 101, Cannon-street, London, E.C.\n\nW. CLOUGHTON, Managing Director.  \nNew Harbour, Singapore, June, 1867.\n\n### THE AGRA BANK (LIMITED).\n\nESTABLISHED IN 1833.-CAPITAL, £1,000,000.  \nHEAD OFFICE-Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street, London.\n\n**BANKERS.**\n\nMessrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co., and Bank of England.\n\n**BRANCHES.**\n\n- Edinburgh\n- Calcutta\n- Bombay\n- Madras\n- Kurrachee\n- Agra\n- Lahore\n- Shanghai\n- Hong Kong\n\nCURRENT ACCOUNTS are kept at the Head Office on the terms customary with London bankers, and interest allowed when the credit balance does not fall below £100.\n\nDEPOSITS received for fixed periods on the following terms, viz.:\n\n- At 5 per cent. per annum, subject to 12 months' notice of withdrawal.\n- At 4 per cent. per annum, subject to 6 months' notice of withdrawal.\n- At 3 per cent. per annum, subject to 3 months' notice of withdrawal.\n\nEXCEPTIONAL RATES for longer periods than twelve months, particulars of which may be obtained on application.\n\nBILLS issued at the current exchange of the day on any of the Branches of the Bank free of extra charge; and approved bills purchased or sent for collection.\n\nSALES AND PURCHASES effected in British and foreign securities, in East India stock and loans, and the safe custody of the same undertaken.\n\nInterest drawn, and army, navy, and civil pay and pensions realised.\n\nEvery other description of banking business and money agency, British and Indian, transacted.\n\nM. BALFOUR, Manager.\n\n### COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS.\n\nIncorporated by National Decrees of 7th and 8th of March, 1848, and by Imperial Decrees of 20th July, 1854: and 31st of December, 1866.\n\nRecognised by the International Convention of 30th April, 1862.\n\n|  | Francs | £ |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Subscribed Capital | 80,000,000 |  |\n| Capital paid up | 50,000,000 | £2,000,000 |\n\nThe Bank will undertake the Agency of parties connected with India and China, the Purchase and Sale of Indian Securities, the Safe Custody of same, and the receipt of Interest, Dividends, Pay, Pensions, and other Moneys.\n\nThe Bank receives money on Deposit, on which Interest is allowed according to the length of time deposited.\n\nParticulars as to Rates, &c., can be ascertained on application.\n\n5, Old Broad-street, London, E.C.\n\n### HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.\n\nCapital, 5,000,000 dols. Paid up, 2,500,000 dols.  \n**COURT OF DIRECTORS AND HEAD OFFICE IN HONG KONG.**\n\nLONDON AGENCY.-W. H. Vacher, 32, Nicholas-lane.  \nBANKERS.-London and County Bank.\n\n**BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.**\n\n| Location |\n| --- |\n| Hong Kong |\n| Shanghai |\n| Foochow |\n| Ningpo |\n| Hankow |\n| Yoka (Yokohama) |\n| Manila |\n| Singapore |\n| Bombay |\n| Calcutta |\n\nThe Bank grants DRAFTS upon and negotiates or collects BILLS at any of its Agencies or Branches; also receives DEPOSITS for fixed periods, at rates varying with the period of deposit.\n\nIn addition to fixed rates of interest, the Bank has adopted the principle of setting aside a certain portion of its early profits to be given as a Bonus on Funds lodged with the Bank. Depositors will participate equally in respect of such Bonus, whether shareholders or not.\n\n### PIGNATEL & CO.\n\n**STOREKEEPERS, GENERAL MERCHANTS, AND COMMISSION AGENTS.**\n\nNAGASAKI JAPAN.\n\n### TUPPER AND COMPANY.\n\n**MANUFACTURERS OF PATENT GALVANISED IRON**, in Sheets, Tiles, Iron Roofs, Sheds, Cisterns, Pails, Gutters, Nails, Wire for Fencing, &c.\n\n**WORKS AT BIRMINGHAM AND LONDON.**\n\nOffices-6a, MOORGATE-STREET, LONDON.  \nMerchants' orders executed with despatch.\n\n### R. L. SOUTHERN and Co.\n\n**MERCHANTS AND AGENTS.**\n\n6, MINCING-LANE, LONDON, E.C.\n\n### TO LET.\n\n[Aug. 13, 1867.]\n\nNow ready, price 10s. 6d.\n\n**TABLES for ASCERTAINING the COST PER POUND of CHINA RAW and WASTE SILK** Laid down in London; all charges paid at rates of Exchange from 6s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. per tael for Raw Silk, and from 5s. to 7s. 6d. per tael for Waste Silk.\n\nBy Edward Holdsworth.\n\nTo be had at the office of the \"London and China Telegraph,\" 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill.\n\n### TO PARENTS IN INDIA AND CHINA.\n\nTHE ADVERTISER (who is the wife of a professional man) is willing to receive TWO YOUNG LADIES to be EDUCATED with her own daughter. The best course of education will be combined with all the advantages of a comfortable home. The house and garden are large, and in the neighbourhood of the Crystal Palace. Terms, £100 per annum each.\n\nAddress \"F\" London and China Telegraph Office, 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill. Unexceptionable references given and required.\n\n### TO CHINA MERCHANTS.\n\nTHE ADVERTISER, having had considerable experience in the China Trade, both in managing a large business and as Silk Buyer for five years (his knowledge of Silk extending over a period of thirteen years), is anxious to meet with an APPOINTMENT, either in England or China.\n\nAddress, E. C. E., care office, \"London and China Telegraph,\" 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill.\n\n### TO JAPAN MERCHANTS.\n\nAN energetic GENTLEMAN, aged 39, and possessed of 22 years' business experience (10 of which have been passed as a Merchant in one of the Australian Colonies, the remainder in London) SEEKS A CONFIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT IN JAPAN AS MANAGER OR OTHERWISE. Is a first-class Accountant and Correspondent, well acquainted with Merchandise, Shipping, Insurances, &c., is competent to take the management of a Branch for a Marine Insurance Company, having great experience at Lloyd's. Is seeking an opening where integrity and ability may lead to future advancement rather than any immediate high remuneration. References of the highest character.\n\nAddress \"S. W.\" care of Messrs. WILLIAM BROWN and Co., 40, Old Broad-street, E.C.\n\n### WA\n\n**CHINA AND JAPAN TRADE.**\n\nWANTED a PARTNER, either active or sleeping, to take a share in a business connected with China and Japan. Capital required, about £5,000.\n\nFor interview address S. T., London and China Telegraph Office, 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill.\n\n### A GENTLEMAN, recently returned from Japan.\n\nhaving had for five years the management of the books of one of the principal houses in Yokohama, is desirous of a fresh ENGAGEMENT, either in Japan or any house in England connected with the East.\n\nAddress, E. J. S., 5, Love-lane, Aldermanbury.\n\n### PERRY and Co.'s PATENT ESSENCE OF INK.\n\nThe CHEAPEST INK.  \nThe BEST INK.  \nThe PERMANENT INK.  \nThe 1d. Packet equal to a 6d. Bottle.  \nThe 1s. Bottle makes Two Quarts.\n\nPERRY and Co.'s PATENT ESSENCE OF INK.\n\nThis preparation produces Extemporaneous Ink of the finest quality in one minute with cold water, and instantly with hot water, by simple solution as salt or sugar. Sold in packets 1d. each, and in glass bottles 1s. each. Sample free, per post, for two stamps. Sold by all Stationers, Wholesale, 87, Red Lion-square, and 3, Cheapside, London.\n\n### A FURNISHED (DOUBLE) HOUSE AT FOREST HILL.\n\nContaining DINING ROOM, DRAWING ROOM, and Six BED ROOMS, BATH ROOM, KITCHENS, LAUNDRY, &c. The Situation is good, and the house in all respects desirable.\n\nRent, £4s. per Week, or the Lease and Furniture can be purchased.\n\n### BOSTONITE GOODS.\n\nPERRY and Co. have much pleasure in introducing their new patent BOSTONITE to the Public, and they do so with the full conviction that it will supply a want long felt, viz. perfect Lead or Coloured Pencil Tablets, Slates, &c.\n\n\"This will be made suitable for persons just arriving in England from India, China, &c.\n\nApply to Mr. SALLING, 163, Fenchurch-street, City.\n\n### BASS AND ALLSOPP'S INDIA PALE ALES.\n\nGEORGE JONES, No. 8, Billiter-street.\n\nPresent prices. 7s. 3d. per dozen quarts, and 4s. 0d. per dozen pints. Free on board, protected by his own and the Brewer's Labels and Patent Capsule.\n\nPERRY and Co.'s PATENT BOSTONITE PLAYING CARDS, 2s. 6d. per pack.  \nBostonite Slates from 6d. each.  \nBostonite Book Slates, 1s., 1s. 6d., and 2s. 6d. each.  \nBostonite Memorandum Tablets, 6d., 1s., and 1s. 6d. each.  \nBostonite Umrica, 1s., 1s. 6d., and 3s. 6d. each.  \nBostonite Music Slates, 6d. each.  \nBostonite Purses, from 1s. 6d. each.  \nBostonite Multiplication Tablets, 4s. each.\n\n### FURNITURE FOR INDIA, CHINA, &c.\n\nHEAL AND SON **MANUFACTURE, ESPECIALLY FOR EXTREME CLIMATES**, SOLID MAHOGANY FURNITURE, Entirely free from Veneer. A large general assortment always on view.\n\n**IRON AND BRASS BEDSTEADS** In the choicest Designs. 3,500 Bedsteads kept in Stock.\n\n**HEAL & SON'S PATENT HORSEHAIR MATTRESS** Prevents the material from Felting Into a mass, as is the case in all ordinary Mattresses. The Patent Mattresses are made of the very best Forchair, are thicker than usual, and the prices are but a trifle higher than those of other good Mattresses.\n\n**ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES** Of Bedsteads and Bedroom Furniture, designed for INDIA and the EAST, SENT POST FREE TO EVERY PART OF THE WORLD.\n\n142, 143, 144, Tottenham-court-road, London, W.\n\n### REVUE ORIENTALE.\n\nConducted by M. LEON DE ROSNY, Professor of Japanese in the Imperial School of Living Oriental Languages of Paris.\n\nDEVOTED specially to Ethnography, History, Literature, and Commerce of Asia, Africa, and Oceania.\n\nThe last issue (No.58) contains, amongst other matters:\n\n- DE LA LITTERATURE ARAMEENNE; par Munk de l'institut (since deceased).\n- LES GRANDES EPOPEES DE L'INDE DANS LEUR RAPPORTS AVEC LA CIVILISATION; par Léon de Rosny.\n- DEUX MOIS CHEZ LES SAUVAGES AINOS (Japon) - ORAISON FUNERBE, PRAVCITE DU COGITIF CHINOIS par Truong-vinh-ky.\n- BIBLIOGRAPHIE-NOUVELLES ET MELANGES—THĖME ORIENTAL.\n\nAgents in London: TRÜBNER AND CO.\n\n### THE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH.\n\nTHE NINTH Volume of this JOURNAL commenced on the 7th of January, 1867. The Subscription for the three numbers per month is 20s. per annum, including Postage, and to the Export Supplement 12s. Terms for advertising, 2s. 6d. per five lines; and 6d. for each additional line.\n\nSubscriptions and Advertisements received abroad by The following Agents:\n\n- G. W. YAPP, 4, Place Pentagonale, Paris.\n- HEAL & SON, Bedstead, Bedding, and Bedroom Furniture Manufacturers, 196, 197, 198, Tottenham-court-road, London, W.\n\n### GRANT'S TRANS-MONGOLIAN TELEGRAMS.\n\nAug. 4, 1867.\n\nAnnual Subscribers from Europe to China, £180.  \nAnnual Subscribers from China to Europe, £100 sterling.  \nAnnual Subscribers from Europe to China, and China to Europe, £200 sterling.\n\nThese rates are exclusive of Express Couriers and Telegraph Charges, viz. Twenty words, 3s. 7d. or Tls. 2.50 Shanghai Sycee, and for every ten words extra Rs. 3.50 kopecks, or Tls. 1.25 Shanghai sycee.\n\nAnnual Subscribers have the privilege of sending Telegrams of any number of words to any one person or firm; the name and address of such person or firm must be given on payment of subscription.\n\nIf an Annual Subscriber or his Agent publishes in any newspaper, or allows the contents of any Telegram to be made public without the special consent of the undersigned, the said Annual Subscriber shall forfeit his subscription. Telegrams for publication, 50 per cent. extra. Telegrams may be despatched from Europe-From Tuesday, 19th February, to Tuesday, 19th November inclusive.\n\nFrom Shanghai, on the departure of the first steamer to Tientsin till the freezing of the river Peiho.\n\nC. MITCHELL GRANT.  \nAgency in London--\"London and China Telegraph\" Office, 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill (over the Jerusalem).\n\n### TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.\n\n**PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.**\n\nSingle Paper ... 8d.  \nYearly... £1 4s.\n\n**BY POST.**\n\nSingle Paper ... 9d.  \nYearly... £1 10s.\n\nFISHER, Castle-court, Birchin-lane, Cornhill, London, E.C.  \n**Post-office orders to be made payable to FRANCIS FISHER.**\n\n### HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT and PILLS.\n\nDangerous Diseases. How many life-long maladies spring from neglecting trifling symptoms... Holloway's remedies will remove eruptions of the skin, scorbutic diseases, and scrofula... By the use of Holloway's excellent, speedy, and safe medicament, much pain and immense expense may be saved...\n\n### DR. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE.\n\nVice-Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood stated publicly in Court that Dr. J. Collis Browne was undoubtedly the inventor of Chlorodyne...\n\nDR. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE is a certain cure in CHOLERA, DYSENTERY, DIARRHOEA, COUGHS, &c.\n\nExtract from the GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH, London, as to its efficacy in Cholera.\n\nFrom A. MONTGOMERY, Esq., late Inspector of Hospitals, Bombay-Chlorodyne is a most valuable remedy in Neuralgia, Asthma, and Dysentery.\n\nDR. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE. CAUTION-Noue genuine without the words \"Dr. J. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne\" on the Government Stamp.\n\nDR. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE The immense demand enables the proprietors to render the price; it is now sold in bottles, 1s. 1½d., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 11s.\n\nAGENT: Hong Kong, Mr. A. S. WATSON.  \nJ. T. DAVENPORT, 33, GREAT RUSSELL-STREET, LONDON.\n\n### THE CAPE, INDIA, AND CHINA AGENCY.\n\nORDERS for GOODS of all descriptions executed, and Shipped by the Overland Route or by Clipper sailing vessels. Consignments realised.\n\nThe Goods are selected by parties who have had personal experience of the requirements of the markets at the Cape Colonies, India, China, and Japan.\n\nTERMS:-One-half the estimated cost to be remitted with the order, and the balance on receipt of Bill of Lading and Invoice. Commission, 2½ per cent. on Orders over £50 and 5 per cent. on amounts under £50.\n\nOrders and remittances should be addressed to the MANAGER.\n\nOffice, 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill (over the Jerusalem), London, E.C.\n\n### COWASJEE DINSHAW.\n\nClose to the Landing Place.  \nDepot of EUROPEAN, CHINA, and INDIAN WORK.\n\n- WINE, BEER, CHAMPAGNE, and SPIRITS of the best quality.\n- BOMBAY-MADE SODA WATER and LEMONADE.\n- PERFUMERY, CONFECTIONERY, OIL, &c.\n- MATS'S STORES, and STATIONERY of every description.\n- SOFA TICKETS and CANVAS SHOES, &c.\n\nTHE STEAMER POINT, ADEN.\n\nDrawing and Reading-room free to Passengers.\n\n### LONDON AND CHINA EXPRESS.\n\nON SALE.\n\n### THE MONEY MARKET REVIEW.\n\nA WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE HIGHEST CLASS, EXCLUSIVELY DEVOTED TO THE DISCUSSION OF COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL TOPICS.\n\nAgents:\n\n| Location | Agent |\n| --- | --- |\n| Labuan, Sarawak, and Singapore | LOMAN AND VEESTER. |\n| Penang... | HOON & KEYT. |\n| Bangkok. | WILMER AND ROGERS. |\n| Batavia | J. CHITTIEN. |\n| Manila | P.CUMBO, St. Catherine's-square. |\n| Aden | COWASJEE DINSHAW. |\n|  | CHESSON AND WOODHALL. |\n|  | SANDERS, CONES, AND CO. |\n|  | G. S. ANTHANISZ. |\n|  | J. W. VANDOW. |\n| Singapore | Jony Lee & Co., Singapore. |\n|  | SANDILANDS, BUTTERY AND CO. |\n| Anjer-Straits of Sunda | HUNTER, HOUGHTON, AND Co. |\n|  | G. SCHUIT, Anjer Hotel. |\n| Hong Kong, Canton, Macao, & Swatow | PHILLIES, MOOZE, AND CO. |\n|  | J. B. Mowatt, Hong Kong. |\n|  | Audy ... |\n| Foo-Chow-Foo...... | BELLAMY AND CO. |\n|  | HEDGE AND Co. |\n| Shanghai | ... |\n| Tien-Tsin... | H. FOGG AND CO. |\n| Nagasaki-Japan... | JAMES HANDERSON. |\n| Yokohama | PIGNATEL AND CO. |\n|  | HANSAND AND BLACK. |\n\nOFFICE, 2, COWPER'S COURT, CORNHILL, E.C. (Over the Jerusalem.)",
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        "content_text": "Ace of\n\nOrder\n\nherbijst\n\nOlynet\n\nResult\n\nReports by Lieutenant Superintendent (M. M. Brave) -\n\n\"Stanley, Aberdeen,\" \"Pokfulam\", the Peak, & Krautwurst attended to me and after 12th fervid:- - and Extinguish therefrom, bottle of occurrences such duty.\n\n1. The Wharfage Returns Report Book will be kept (as before) \"informed, will be forwarded to Superintendent by the\n\n2. In the columns of Remarks, care will be taken by my Lieutenant in charge of any \"Inspector, Sergeant or Personal\" in charge by 10.0.0. reported case to see that the result is\n\nSecretly entered..\n\n3. The Reports of the Water Police, Nor th and North Stations are to be entered daily in every Monday..\n\n\"The Inspector, Sergeant or Personal will attach to the Central Station Charge Now Book. - his report a certificate to this effect:\n\nsig; I hereby\n\nmy\n\n.......\n\norders\n\n44. The Reports of the Quotations are to be entered Weekly in the same book by the\n\nHouse\n\nRewards leave\n\n\"certify that the stations, buildings and premises under my charge have been kept in a state of cleanliness\n\nduring the past week; that the ovens under \"have been clear and forcibly dressed; that I have examined these Articles of Clothing and Appointments;\n\nthat I have made them acquainted with all orders,\n\nis issued \"during the past week\n\nAiquation\n\nDate\n\nOccurrence Books: with To ensure duties being\n\nformal reference to\n\n18.\n\nthat report\n\nat-\n\nCentral Station\n\nOrder by All: Rice\n\n(ord) M. Mr. Drause, Act: Syft. 31st December 1867\n\nSpecimen\n\nDec 1867 duty F Police Returning Report. Inspector Granice on duty\n\n1. Inspector Paques patrolled house of form, until report + found all in-\n\n2. The prevented Trespassers..\n\n2.30 €4,800_5.30.ca. F\n\nI certify that I visited the Barracks\n\n& found them, te?,\n\nAfpault 44. 9.6 2.244. brought to Central Station\n\n? least on the lead for\n\na\n\nClissomsence named\n\nInquest 5: The adjourned inquest on the body of met\n\nla_Andlarms of Fire was\n\nFera\n\ntea\n\nhet.\n\nJet\n\n7. Interpreter Prayer visited \"Spring Garden Theatre\" and reported (detail of singing) Burglary & Suspicious during the night some persons fervently\n\nNa?\n\nfel\n\n9. P.b.\"? reported by\n\ntr\n\nfot\n\n(i'd) W. M. Deance Act. Supt.\n\nA\n\nFek AL\n\nentered leave\n\n\"147. The Sergeant or Constable in charge of a Station shall be responsible for cleanliness, good order etc.,\n\nObject\n\ncertainly and\n\naccurately made\n\nPrinted - Idlica Orders of 1869. X. 12.\n\nand\n\nOrders of 29th October 1867, 31st December 1867. and Mor 512 (page?) Suptive informed. of Police Orders, plan to be the occasions for\n\nas will also a concyberine rile a book of 1868 mitte these ferviens to 187\n\nMr. Rives additional columns of tice is used.\n\nThe other details required to be entered rather cloud this book; but case do no harm - certainly not essentially -\n\nPrevious Orders\n\nuse of and method of the Superintendents as Duty are to replace\n\ncars that exceed\n\nAs per Superintendent's standing orders as to the use\n\nHeepening\n\n*\n\nAcvarna Rooks, it is necessary to explain that these Books, as their & Summary of all important\n\n- referring to or connected - \"are on duty\";\n\nduty; and not\n\nmeasures indicate, are for recording\n\nwhile the Police, watley of Suote.\n\nall occurrences\n\nAll entries are therefore to be made\n\nas soon as the matter to be entered is brought to notice, and the correct time\n\n\"of making the round is to be noted:\n\non the Report the\n\nthe time they during\n\nof these that leafypere only the night time.\n\n(2) M. M. Dravel Ul. S. f. 2.9.10.47. Order of 31st December 1867. des abon)\n\n50. Her Officer detected to receive charges at the Station shall keep an\n\nAt Central Station notices are invariably to be made by the Superintendent - \"accurate record in a book of way\n\nbook of every occurrence coming under his notice\n\n- OL\n\nduring",
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        "content_text": "HONGKONG.\n\n8th May.\n\n1873.\n\nCERTIFICATE of Leave of Absence for 15 Months & be days — granted to Mr William Lilliam & Draftsmen in the Survey Department\n\nAll Letter To be addressed to The Crown Agents for the Colonies.\n\nJumediate 316 SW\n\nOffices of the Crown Agents for the Colonies. Spring Garden, London: 28 August 1873\n\nMy dear Madehouse\n\nI believe I have found an Eligible person. Indose copy of for the vacant appointment of Clerk of Works at Hongkong vice MDuties\n\nhis application, his printed testimonial and certificate of Medical Commation.\n\nHe is a Man, about one child, in about Jonny married year Mtd. will be diensaged sconths time, and would be quite ready to start at Hongkong by the Mail Steamer leaving Southampton on the Memil...\n\nDeltber. you must fire bem and his Wife passages, but his wife would be unable to accompany him...\n\nShe could... Caudes me No. 1 in Governor Sir Arthur Kennedy's Despatch of 8 May 1873 No.112\n\nFollow...",
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        "content_text": "## (8)\n\nThe Pokfulam Reservoir, which was full before the typhoon, had the water lifted out of it and hurled over the embankment. The embankment has not suffered material damage; the ballast on the inner slope was washed away, but has since been replaced. The gauge basin and outlet pipe were so choked with ballast and sand that the water supply to the City had to be cut off for a day to allow the outlet works to be cleaned and repaired.\n\nVictoria Peak Buildings.--I do not think the Governor will require any information from me regarding Mountain Lodge, since His Excellency passed the memorable night of the 23rd inside the house while it was being reduced to its present melancholy condition. The Aid-de-camp's bungalow has been so destroyed as to be no longer tenantable, and it will therefore have to be pulled down. The Pavilion or Public Officers' quarters, a wooden frame house, had one of its sides knocked in, and the tiling stripped off the roof. The new Sanitarium recently finished was also partially unroofed and lost several doors and windows. The Signal Station on the summit of Victoria Peak has likewise been seriously injured and will have to be rebuilt.\n\nThe Light Houses at Cape D'Aguilar and Green Island have not been seriously damaged. The Keeper's dwellings were partially unroofed.\n\n## (9)\n\nSuperintendent of Government Gardens to Surveyor General.\n\n213\n\n**GOVERNMENT GARDENS, HONGKONG, 2nd October, 1874.**\n\nSIR--I have the honour to forward, in compliance with instructions conveyed in C.S.O. No. 2862, a Report on the damage sustained by trees, shrubs, &c., during the late typhoon.\n\n### GOVERNMENT GARDENS\n\nIn the gardens, the largest trees, as might have been expected, suffered the most severely. Several of the oldest and largest have been entirely destroyed, e.g., one of the two large \"Banians\" *Ficus retusa*, some Casuarinas, a few of the old trees of *Pinus sinensis* against the water tank, a fine Longan, a Tetranthera, a good tree of *Sophora Japonica*, and a few good *Poincianas regia*. Although these, some of the finest specimen individual trees, have been destroyed, the kinds are not lost to the gardens, as there are other specimens remaining of all those species. Many other specimens which were equally as fine as the above, although not destroyed, are severely damaged, lying on the ground. Many of the trees which have their branches broken off, but which have not had their roots broken or too severely strained, will, during the next year, produce other very vigorous branches and luxuriant foliage.\n\nOf the different Public buildings, not Government offices, the Cathedral seems to have fared well owing to its sheltered position against the irresistible power of the North-East wind. The Church was partially unroofed, as also was the Roman Catholic Cathedral. St. Joseph's Church in Garden Road was laid in ruins, two of its walls having been knocked down almost to the ground. The trees having nearly the whole of their branches broken off, or the trees themselves laid prostrate on the pediment of the City Hall, was blown over and completely crushed the front portico of that building.\n\nSome of the Barracks and other buildings belonging to the Military Authorities in the village of Stanley were blown down and are now, like the village itself, a heap of ruins.\n\nThe City presents altogether a truly distressing sight, and it will be a long time before it recovers its normal state.\n\nBut the typhoon has not been without its lessons, for it has shown us how inadequate to withstand the fury of the wind is the style of building which the Colony has adopted. It may, on the other hand, not without truth, be said that the occurrence of the 23rd was unprecedented in the history of Hongkong, and that its effects could not therefore have been provided against or mitigated.\n\nI will shortly have the honour to submit, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, estimates of the cost of restoring the Public buildings to their former condition.\n\nNo time has, however, been lost in the work of re-roofing the more important buildings, lest a sudden storm of rain should increase the damage already done.\n\nThe Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,\nColonial Secretary,\nHONGKONG.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient Servant,\nJ. M. PRICE, Surveyor General.\n\nA considerable number of the smaller trees and shrubs are entirely destroyed by having been broken off at the ground; while others have been blown over and a great portion of their roots exposed to air and light to such an extent as to be inimical to their well-doing; many of their roots were also much lacerated, which will certainly much injure the health of the plants, although probably only in a few cases sufficiently to cause their deaths. Operations were at once commenced for the preservation of as many of the trees and shrubs as there was any prospect of saving, and the greater portion of them are now replanted and supported.\n\nThe effects of this typhoon will be apparent on the general appearance and health of the plants for many years; in many cases, the plants will never recover their former vigour during their existence. The continual straining and breakage both to roots and branches, which plants are subject to here in the numerous typhoons, will always prevent them being developed into such perfect specimens as are generally seen in gardens that are not visited by such terrific hurricanes.\n\nThe flowerpots containing plants in various parts of the gardens were broken in great numbers, but the plants themselves, excepting annuals, which can soon be replaced, although greatly disfigured, will in a little time recover their former appearances.\n\nIn the nurseries, the plants in pots have been considerably disturbed in the soil, and consequently lightly injured, but from this they will soon recover.\n\n### FOREST DEPARTMENT\n\nIn the streets and roads, a large number of fine and aged trees have been blown down or so much damaged as to necessitate their removal at once, which has been done. The localities in which trees have suffered most severely are in the part of Queen's Road near the Military Store Department, where the trees were very large; in Queen's Road at Spring Gardens, where about half a dozen fine trees were lost; in the Cricket Ground; one fine tree near the entrance to the City Hall; in Caine Road and Bonham Road; in Garden Road; and in the vicinity of the Government Offices. A large number of the younger trees have also been much loosened and blown down, which has injured the roots more or less, thus checking their growth for some time.\n\nA very ... \nI have observed that in nearly all cases where trees were blown down in the typhoon of September, 1871, and those trees were again set upright and have continued to grow up to the late typhoon, they have again fallen, and in several cases are this time entirely destroyed, thus proving, as a general rule, that when once a tree suffers so severely as to cause its prostration, little reliance can be placed on that tree ever afterwards continuing or becoming a round and healthy one.\n\nBowrington Compound.--Most of the largest trees here were blown down and a few of them broken off above or at the roots. All that showed any signs of life or prospect of recovery have been again set upright and supported, which will perhaps preserve them for a few years, until pine trees, which I purpose planting there next year, grow to some size. The greater portion of the compound exhibits signs of having been flooded with salt water, or perhaps a mixture of fresh and salt water, and if this is so, we may expect the trees to be still further injured, or their recovery retarded by the salt which must have been deposited in the soil.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient Servant,\nCHARLES FORD, Superintendent Government Gardens.\n\nJ. M. PRICE, Esq.,\nSurveyor General.",
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        "content_text": "## Report on Damage Caused by Typhoon\n\nThe Pokfoolum Reservoir, which was full before the typhoon, had the water lifted out of it in sheets and hurled over the embankment. The embankment has not suffered material damage, the ballast of the inner slope was washed away, but has since been replaced. The gauge basin and outlet pipe was so choked with ballast and sand, that the water supply to the City had to be cut off for a day to allow the outlet works to be cleaned and repaired.\n\n### Victoria Peak Buildings\n\nI do not think the Governor will require any information of me in regard to Mountain Lodge, since His Excellency passed the memorable night of the 23rd inside that house while it was being reduced to its present melancholy condition. The Aid-de-camp's bungalow has been so destroyed as to be no longer tenantable, and it will therefore have to be pulled down. The Pavilion or Public Officers' quarters, a wooden frame house, had one of its sides knocked in, and the tiling stripped off the roof. The new Sanitarium recently finished was also partially unroofed and lost several doors and windows. The Signal Station on the summit of Victoria Peak, has likewise been seriously injured, and will have to be rebuilt.\n\n### Light Houses and Public Buildings\n\nThe Light Houses at Cape D'Aguilar and Green Island have not been seriously damaged. The Keeper's dwellings were partially unroofed.\n\nOf the different Public buildings not Government offices, the Cathedral seems to have fared best, owing to its sheltered position against the irresistible power of the North-East wind. The Presbyterian Church was partially unroofed as also the Roman Catholic Cathedral. St. Joseph's Church in Garden Road was laid in ruins, two of its walls having been knocked down almost to the ground. The pediment of the City Hall was blown over and completely crushed the front portico of that building.\n\nSome of the Barracks and other buildings belonging to the Military Authorities in the village Stanley were blown down, and are now like the village itself a heap of ruins.\n\n### Condition of the City\n\nThe City presents altogether a truly distressing sight, and it will be a long time before it recovers its normal state. But the typhoon has not been without its lessons, for it has shown us how inadequate to cope against the fury of the wind is the style of building which the Colony has adopted. It may perhaps, on the other hand, not without truth, be said that the occurrence of the 23rd was unprecedented in the history of Hongkong, and that its effects could not therefore have been provided against or mitigated.\n\nI will shortly have the honour to submit, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, estimates of the cost of restoring the Public buildings to their former condition.\n\nNo time has however been lost in the work of re-roofing the more important buildings, lest sudden storm of rain should increase the damage already done.\n\nThe Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,  \nColonial Secretary,  \nHONGKONG.\n\nI have the honour to be,  \nSir,  \nYour most obedient Servant,  \nJ. M. PRICE, Surveyor General.\n\n### Superintendent of Government Gardens to Surveyor General\n\n**GOVERNMENT GARDENS, HONGKONG, 2nd October, 1874**\n\nSIR-I have the honour to forward, in compliance with instructions conveyed in `C.S.O. No. 2862`, Report on the damage sustained by trees, shrubs, &c., during the late typhoon,\n\n#### GOVERNMENT GARDENS\n\nIn the gardens, the largest trees, as might have been expected, suffered the most severely. Several of the oldest and largest have been entirely destroyed, e.g., one of the two large \"Banians\" *Ficus retusa*, some Casuarinas, a few of the old trees of *Pinus sinensis*, against the water tank, a fine Longan, a Tetranthera, a good tree of *Sophora Japonica*, and a few good *Poincianas regia*, although these, some of the finest specimen individual trees have been destroyed, the kinds are not lost to the gardens, as there are other specimens remaining of all those species. Many other specimens which were equally as fine as the above, although not destroyed, are severely damaged, having nearly the whole of their branches broken off, or the trees themselves laid prostrate on the ground. Many of the trees which have their branches broken off, but which have not had their roots broken or too severely strained, will, during the next year produce other very vigorous branches and luxuriant foliage.\n\nA considerable number of the smaller trees and shrubs are entirely destroyed by having been broken off at the ground; while others have been blown over and a great portion of their roots exposed to air and light to such an extent as to be inimical to their well doing: many of their roots were also much lacerated, which will certainly much injure the health of the plants, although probably only in a few cases sufficiently to cause their deaths. Operations were at once commenced for the preservation of as many of the trees and shrubs as there was any prospect of saving, and the greater portion of them are now replanted and supported.\n\nThe effects of this typhoon will be apparent on the general appearance and health of the plants for many years, in many cases the plants will never recover their former vigour during their existence. The continual straining and breakage both to roots and branches which plants are subject to here in the numerous typhoons, will always prevent them being developed into such perfect specimens as are generally seen in gardens that are not visited by such terrific hurricanes.\n\nThe flowerpots containing plants in various parts of the gardens were broken in great numbers, but the plants themselves, excepting annuals, which can soon be replaced, although greatly disfigured, will in a little time recover their former appearances.\n\nIn the nurseries, the plants in pots have been considerably disturbed in the soil, and consequently slightly injured, but from this they will soon recover.\n\n#### FOREST DEPARTMENT\n\nIn the streets and roads, a large number of fine and aged trees have been blown down or so much damaged as to necessitate their removal at once, which has been done. The localities in which trees have suffered most severely are in the part of Queen's Road near the Military Store Department, where the trees were very large; in Queen's Road at Spring Gardens, where about half a dozen fine trees were lost; in the Cricket Ground; one fine tree near the entrance to the City Hall; in Caine Road and Bonham Road; in Garden Road; and in the vicinity of the Government Offices. A large number of the younger trees have also been much loosened and blown down, which has injured the roots more or less, thus checking their growth for some time.\n\nI have observed that in nearly all cases where trees were blown down in the typhoon of September, 1871, and those trees were again set upright and have continued to grow up to the late typhoon, they have again fallen, and in several cases are this time entirely destroyed, thus proving as a general rule that when once a tree suffers so severely as to cause its prostration, that little reliance can be placed on that tree ever afterwards continuing or becoming a round and healthy one.\n\nBowrington Compound.--Most of the largest trees here were blown down and a few of them broken off above or at the roots. All that showed any signs of life or prospect of recovery have been again set upright and supported, which will perhaps preserve them for a few years, until pine trees, which I purpose planting, there next year, grow to some size. The greater portion of the compound exhibits signs of having been flooded with salt water, or perhaps a mixture of fresh and salt water, and if this is so, we may expect the trees to be still further injured, or their recovery retarded by the salt which must have been deposited in the soil.\n\nI have the honour to be,  \nSir,  \nYour most obedient Servant,  \nCHARLES FORD,  \nSuperintendent Government Gardens.\n\nJ. M. PRICE, Esq.,  \nSurveyor General.",
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        "content_text": "15782\n\n(Copy)\n\nNo 282\n\nGothwen\n\n600\n\nColonial Secretary's Office trong trang ya hùng v\n\nHis Excellency the Governor has proposed to the Secretary of State that the Flag of the Colony should be slightly altered, and has transmitted a pattern of the proposed design to Crown Agents for the Colonies, Spring Garden, London.",
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        "content_text": "336\n\nany such avowal. To prove the act not a felony it necessary to prove it to be an act of war - a question as much beyond my function to settle it is beyond the power of any one but the Ministry of the Emperor at Peking to now and adopt the act which, I do not believe will be done.\n\nThe former case against ANO and the third that he had bought pistols and ammunition beyond his requirements as an honest gardener. that the spring was bad in the land in which he lived at the time, and as to other ball in his garden.\n\nThe hearing of the case is reported in a summary popular in the two newspaper. I have to sign\n\nSigned John unders... leh pz",
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        "content_text": "## 38\n\nThe total number of children attending schools of all denominations was 8,800, of whom 1,931 belonged to the Government Schools, leaving 12,800 uneducated children. The grant was $1,391.50.\n\nAt the end of the year, the Right Reverend Bishop Raimondi published a Report on the Roman Catholic Educational and Charitable Establishments. They were:\n| No. | Establishment | Location | Number of Students |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | Elementary European free School | Caine Road | 45 boys |\n| 2. | Elementary European free School | Wanchai | 20 boys |\n| 3. | Elementary Chinese free School | Wanchai | 28 boys |\n| 4. | Elementary Chinese free School | Wellington Street | 24 boys |\n| 5. | European commercial free School | Wellington Street | 110 boys |\n| 6. | Anglo-Chinese free School | Wellington Street | 25 boys |\n| 7. | Private School for Europeans | Hollywood Road | 10 boys Chinese, 2 European |\n| 8. | Seminary in the Mission House for scientific studies |  |  |\n| 9. | Free school for European girls | Caine Road | 100 girls |\n| 10. | Another free school | Wanchai | 24 European girls, 8 Chinese girls |\n| 11. | Private School for Europeans | Hollywood Road | 20 girls |\n| 12. | Another private School for Europeans |  | 28 girls |\n| 13. | A third private School for Europeans |  | 20 girls |\n| 14. | West Point Reformatory |  | 50 boys Chinese |\n| 15. | Orphanage for Europeans | Caine Road | 62 girls |\n| 16. | Orphanage for Chinese | Caine Road | 58 girls |\n| 17. | School for the blind | Caine Road | 9 girls Chinese |\n| 18. | Orphanage for Chinese | Spring Garden | 72 girls |\n| 19. | House of the Good Shepherd | Wanchai |  |\n| 20. | Asylum for enfeebled women | Caine Road |  |\n| 21. | Two houses of The Holy Infancy for foundlings | Caine Road and Spring Gardens | 100 Chinese Infants |\n| 22. | Small hospital for poor women | Caine Road |  |\n\nThe Right Revd. Gentleman concludes his Report by saying \"When we arrived in this Colony in 1858, we found 8 Catholic boys going to school. At the present time, we have over 700 children who are taught in our schools and charitable establishments, 100 infants in the Convent, and several others in the nursery. In all, we would say that nearly 1000 children could at present be numbered in the Catholic educational and charitable establishments in Hongkong. Of course, our system of education is purely religious, but with this, no one can find fault: our schools are mostly frequented by Catholic children, and our Church enjoins a religious education. Moreover, we are convinced that it is only by imparting sound Christian principles that we shall be able to form useful members of society; and without these, we shall never make the people of the East enter into the manners and customs of civilized nations: because Christian principles alone can eventually break down the barrier that exists between the Eastern and Western peoples. Two great proofs of this truth we could cite. Everyone is convinced that the fact of Turkey not accepting Christian civilization renders her unfit to associate with any European Power, and in China, the Government opposes the spread of Christianity on the assertion that Christian Chinese imbibe European principles and thereby become too friendly to the Foreigners. This can be easily seen from the well-known Imperial Memorandum.\"\n\nSome days after, on the 7th January 1876, a meeting of the Legislative Council took place.\n\nHis Excellency Sir Arthur Kennedy proposed a vote for a grant towards the rebuilding of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph. One of the honourable members opposed it, \"his chief reason being that he understood the priests of the Catholic Religion here were opposed to the non-sectarian and liberal education provided for children by the Colony......We ought then, be continued, to be careful that the public money was not given to support a policy of ecclesiastical tyranny which would keep children from the public school. He felt strongly on the subject. Education meant the welfare of the people: Religion would follow education. They should be taught Religion at home, education providing the means of engrafting it into children. It was monstrous that the ecclesiastical aid \n\n## 39\n\nPage 30\nPage 31",
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        "content_text": "529\n\n576\n\nTHE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31st JULY, 1880.\n\nThis necessary change will not affect your position in the Government service nor in any way detract from it, the only difference being that on your return you will transact your official business with myself exclusively, in lieu of the Committee, which is now about to cease to exist.\n\nYours &c.,\n\n(Signed) J. M. PRICE,\n\nSurveyor General,\n\n7. This was the first intimation which I had of the proposed change in management.\n\nAs it was only a few days before my departure for England, I did not make any observations in reference to it; but during my stay in England I did make representations objecting to my being subordinated to the Surveyor General, as I knew that it would be detrimental to true botanical and arboricultural opinions which were endorsed by Sir JOSEPH HOOKER, who, from his very extensive knowledge and experience in this and kindred subjects, is probably the best authority from whom to seek advice. I need hardly say that, after a most conscientious and devoted application to my duties here, I felt personally very much pained and disappointed at the apparent want of appreciation of my services, especially as the proposed change, so far as I could see, could result in no other good than the gratifying of Mr. PRICE'S ambition.\n\n8. In consequence of His Excellency the Governor's wise policy, I was much gratified and encouraged to find that the Botanical Gardens were, on the 15th of last March, again restored to the charge of the Superintendent in a more complete and useful way than they ever were before, a trust which it has been, and will be my endeavour to discharge to the utmost of my ability while I retain the direction of its business.\n\n9. Since the gardens were constituted a separate department, impediments to progress, such as existed in correspondence and the ordinary business transactions, have been removed, and in consequence of this more time has been available—instead of less, as was anticipated by Mr. PRICE would be the result in consequence of the additional work of a clerical nature which would fall upon me—for botanical investigation and garden management, besides the freedom which my mind has received from the improved systems which have been inaugurated.\n\nII.—FOREST MANAGEMENT.\n\n10. In reference to the above, I will most respectfully beg to have the honour of being permitted to commence by commenting on the Report on Tree Planting which Mr. PRICE addressed to His Excellency the Governor on the 28th August, 1877, because, on this information, and recommendations contained in the report, it would appear that the more extended forest works which were commenced last year were partly based, and, before entering upon fresh operations, it is necessary to remove some false impressions and conclusions which have been arrived at.\n\n11. Mr. PRICE was not responsible for the tree-planting—as will be seen by a reference to rule No. 7 of Sir ARTHUR KENNEDY's instructions in C.S.O. No. 3602 of 1873—from the date of his arrival in Hongkong until February 1877, when I temporarily vacated the charge, and, in consequence, Mr. PRICE was only in possession of such information and statistics as were gathered from my Report on Gardens and Tree Planting, which was forwarded, through Mr. PRICE's office, for the information of the Governor, on the 21st December, 1876, which His Excellency Sir ARTHUR KENNEDY desired Mr. PRICE to acknowledge and thank me for. Therefore, as many of Mr. PRICE's calculations and conclusions must have been mere speculations, in consequence of his not being in possession of statistics on some subjects which it was not necessary should appear in my report, it is not surprising that some of them should have been rather wide of the mark, and probably some of the figures which differ from my returns may have been accidentally changed. Some of the insignificant errors of routine work it is not necessary to refer to.\n\n12. For the more ready comparison of the report, I will place side by side what is necessary to quote from the report, and my opinions on the quotations:\n\n  \n    Quotations from Mr. Price's Report.\n    Corrections based on Recorded Statistics and Experience.\n  \n  \n    Trees planted from 1873 to 1877.\nExtract of Table in C. Fond's Report..\nChina Firs, ... 55,849\n\"China Pines, ... 39,049\nBombax, ... 2,330\nMoreton Bay Chestnuts, ... 1,050\nBanyans and India Rubber, ... 3,039\nFicus Retusa, and F. Wightiana, ... 2.691\nCasuarinas, ... 1,087\nAustralian Gums, ... 500\nBamboos, ... 1,200\nMiscellaneous, ... 11,400\n        76,455\"\n    59,032\n  \n\nTHE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31st JULY, 1880.\n\nParagraph 14. Looking to the exposure of most of these sites, it would be necessary to plant the trees somewhat thickly, so as to enable them to shelter one another; not less than four should be planted to every hundred feet square, or, in other words, 1,740 to the acre.\n\nParagraph 16. \"I should explain that one of the reasons why planting has been hitherto conducted upon such a sorry scale in this Colony, is to be found in the smallness of the Government nursery at Soo-konpo, which will not hold more than fifteen thousand seedlings, and which is therefore unable to accommodate one year's sowing and the preceding year's trees at one and the same time. The process of transplanting extends sometimes over two months, and owing to the young plants being still in their beds often as late as March, there is no ground available in which to sow the seeds that should be germinating in February.\"\n\nParagraph 19. To turn out as many as five hundred thousand trees every spring, a nursery containing 14 or 15 acres would be required; also the annual services of sixty coolies for one month to collect seeds, as well as sixty coolies for two months to dig holes, to wrap up and bind the plants with straw, and to convey them to their destinations.\n\n577\n\nOn account of the great steepness of our mountain slopes, the shelter which very small trees afford each other cannot be said to be anything at all; even if they were only one foot apart, the top of the lower tree would only be at about the base of the upper one; therefore its being impossible for trees of one foot high to shelter each other, the question of shelter may be left out of consideration altogether. 1,210 trees to an acre is quite enough, as I found from careful observation, and with a view to the greatest use which can be made of the thinnings when the trees require such treatment. To plant the five thousand acres proposed, we thus reduce the number of trees needed from about eight and a half millions to six millions.\n\nIt was a mistake to suppose that this was one of the reasons why tree-planting had not been conducted on a larger scale. The nursery at Sookonpo will accommodate nearly 50,000 trees at one time, instead of 15,000 as here stated. In the year 1875, we planted from that nursery 19,796 trees, and then not half of the ground was occupied with trees. The reason that no more trees were propagated, was because we had not sufficient money. Although I had represented to Sir ARTHUR KENNEDY the importance of extending tree-planting operations, His Excellency did not appear to be sufficiently interested in the work to adopt the suggestion. The following is a return of the number of trees planted, and the cost of the work for four years. This includes the maintenance of all trees in streets and roads, as well as mountain planting:\n\n  \n    Year.\n    Number of Trees planted.\n    Cost.\n  \n  \n    1873,\n    10,337\n    $361.41\n  \n  \n    1874,\n    4,970\n    356.03\n  \n  \n    1875.\n    21,899\n    629.93\n  \n  \n    1876,\n    10,770\n    569.52\n  \n\nAfter street and road trees were provided for, we spent the balance of money for hill planting. The trees were usually in the nursery beds much later than the time—March—which Mr. PRICE gives. We usually did not commence to plant Pinus Sinensis before April, and sometimes not before the middle of June, and we planted up to the end of July.\n\nThe ground required would be about twenty-two acres. Half of the number of coolies stated for seed collecting should be sufficient, but about ten times the number estimated for digging holes, &c., would be required.\n\n13. Having now dealt with the more important parts of Mr. PRICE's report of his views in reference to tree-planting, before commencing operations I will state the result of the work performed, so far as the limited, but nevertheless the most important, facts are available. I have recently been over most of the ground planted, and from observations made in thirteen different places, which would fairly represent the whole, I found that about seventy-five per cent of the trees planted were dead. On the hills near Wanchai Gap, the deaths amounted to about ninety per cent.\n\nOf the twenty-five per cent which were alive, a great number appeared so very sickly that there was little promise of their surviving.",
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        "content_text": "576\n\nTHE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JULY, 1880.\n\nThis necessary change will not affect your position in the Government service nor in any way detract from it, the only difference being that on your return you will transact your official business with myself exclusively, in lieu of the Committee, which is now about to cease to exist.\n\nYours &c.,\n\n(Signed) J. M. PRICE,\n\nSurveyor General.\n\n7. This was the first intimation which I had of the proposed change in management. As it was only a few days before my departure for England, I did not make any observations in reference to it; but during my stay in England I did make representations objecting to my being subordinated to the Surveyor General, as I knew that it would be detrimental to true botanical and arboricultural progress, opinions which were endorsed by Sir JOSEPH HOOKER, who, from his very extensive knowledge and experience in this and kindred subjects, is probably the best authority from whom to seek advice. I need hardly say that, after a most conscientious and devoted application to my duties here, I felt personally very much pained and disappointed at the apparent want of appreciation of my services, especially as the proposed change, so far as I could see, could result in no other good than the gratifying of Mr. PRICE'S ambition.\n\n8. In consequence of His Excellency the Governor's wise policy, I was much gratified and encouraged to find that the Botanical Gardens were, on the 15th of last March, again restored to the charge of the Superintendent in a more complete and useful way than they ever were before, a trust which it has been, and will be my endeavour to discharge to the utmost of my ability while I retain the direction of its business.\n\n9. Since the gardens were constituted a separate department, impediments to progress, such as existed in correspondence and the ordinary business transactions, have been removed, and in consequence of this more time has been available—instead of less, as was anticipated by Mr. PRICE would be the result in consequence of the additional work of a clerical nature which would fall upon me—for botanical investigation and garden management, besides the freedom which my mind has received from the improved systems which have been inaugurated.\n\nII.—FOREST MANAGEMENT.\n\n10. In reference to the above, I will most respectfully beg to have the honour of being permitted to commence by commenting on the Report on Tree Planting which Mr. PRICE addressed to His Excellency the Governor on the 28th August, 1877, because, on this information, and recommendations contained in the report, it would appear that the more extended forest works which were commenced last year were partly based, and, before entering upon fresh operations, it is necessary to remove some false impressions and conclusions which have been arrived at.\n\n11. Mr. PRICE was not responsible for the tree-planting—as will be seen by a reference to rule No. 7 of Sir ARTHUR KENNEDY's instructions in C.S.O. No. 3602 of 1873—from the date of his arrival in Hongkong until February 1877, when I temporarily vacated the charge, and, in consequence, Mr. PRICE was only in possession of such information and statistics as were gathered from my Report on Gardens and Tree Planting, which was forwarded, through Mr. PRICE's office, for the information of the Governor, on the 21st December, 1876, which His Excellency Sir ARTHUR KENNEDY desired Mr. PRICE to acknowledge and thank me for. Therefore, as many of Mr. PRICE's calculations and conclusions must have been mere speculations, in consequence of his not being in possession of statistics on some subjects which it was not necessary should appear in my report, it is not surprising that some of them should have been rather wide of the mark, and probably some of the figures which differ from my returns may have been accidentally changed. Some of the insignificant errors of routine work it is not necessary to refer to.\n\n12. For the more ready comparison of the report, I will place side by side what is necessary to quote from the report, and my opinions on the quotations:\n\nQuotations from Mr. Price's Report\nCorrections based on Recorded Statistics and Experience\n\nTrees planted from 1873 to 1877.\n\nChina Firs,\n55,849\n\nChina Pines,\n39,049\n\nBombax,\n2,330\n\nMoreton Bay Chestnuts,\n1,030\n\nBanyans and India Rubber,\n3,039\n\nFicus Retusa, and F. Wightian,\n2,691\n\nCasuarinas,\n1,087\n\nAustralian Gums,\n500\n\nBamboos,\n1,200\n\nMiscellaneous,\n11,400\n\nExtract of Table in C. Fonn's Report.\n\nBombax,\n\n2,330\n\nMoreton Bay Chestnuts,\n\n1,050\n\nFicus Retusa,\n\n2,691\n\nCasuarinas,\n\n1,077\n\nBlue Gums,\n\n600\n\nBamboos,\n\n1,160\n\nMiscellaneous,\n\n11,175\n\n59,082\n\nTHE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JULY, 1880.\n\nParagraph 14. Looking to the exposure of most of these sites it would be necessary to plant the trees somewhat thickly, so as to enable them to shelter one another; not less than four should be planted to every hundred feet square, or, in other words, 1,740 to the acre.\n\nParagraph 16.\n\n\"I should explain that one of the reasons why planting has been hitherto conducted upon such a sorry scale in this Colony, is to be found in the smallness of the Government nursery at Soo-konpò, which will not hold more than fifteen thousand seedlings, and which is therefore unable to accommodate one year's sowing and the preceding year's trees at one and the same time. The process of transplanting extends sometimes over two months, and owing to the young plants being still in their beds often as late as March, there is no ground available in which to sow the seeds that should be germinating in February.\"\n\nParagraph 19.\n\n\"To turn out as many as five hundred thousand trees every spring, a nursery containing 14 or 15 acres would be required; also the annual services of sixty coolies for one month to collect seeds, as well as sixty coolies for two months to dig holes, to wrap up and bind the plants with straw, and to convey them to their destinations.\"\n\n577\n\nOn account of the great steepness of our mountain slopes, the shelter which very small trees afford each other cannot be said to be anything at all; even if they were only one foot apart, the top of the lower tree would only be at about the base of the upper one; therefore its being impossible for trees of one foot high to shelter each other, the question of shelter may be left out of consideration altogether. 1,210 trees to an acre is quite enough, as I found from careful observation, and with a view to the greatest use which can be made of the thinnings when the trees require such treatment. To plant the five thousand acres proposed, we thus reduce the number of trees needed from about eight and a half millions to six millions.\n\nIt was a mistake to suppose that this was one of the reasons why tree-planting had not been conducted on a larger scale. The nursery at Sookonpo will accommodate nearly 50,000 trees at one time, instead of 15,000 as here stated. In the year 1875, we planted from that nursery 19,796 trees, and then not half of the ground was occupied with trees. The reason that no more trees were propagated, was because we had not sufficient money. Although I had represented to Sir ARTHUR KENNEDY the importance of extending tree-planting operations, His Excellency did not appear to be sufficiently interested in the work to adopt the suggestion. The following is a return of the number of trees planted, and the cost of the work for four years. This includes the maintenance of all trees in streets and roads, as well as mountain planting:\n\nYear\nNumber of Trees planted\nCost\n\n1873\n10,337\n$361.41\n\n1874\n4,970\n356.03\n\n1875\n21,899\n629.93\n\n1876\n10,770\n569.52\n\nAfter street and road trees were provided for, we spent the balance of money for hill planting. The trees were usually in the nursery beds much later than the time—March—which Mr. PRICE gives. We usually did not commence to plant Pinus Sinensis before April, and sometimes not before the middle of June, and we planted up to the end of July.\n\nThe ground required would be about twenty-two acres. Half of the number of coolies stated for seed collecting should be sufficient, but about ten times the number estimated for digging holes, &c., would be required.\n\n13. Having now dealt with the more important parts of Mr. PRICE's report of his views in reference to tree-planting, before commencing operations I will state the result of the work performed, so far as the limited, but nevertheless the most important, facts are available. I have recently been over most of the ground planted, and from observations made in thirteen different places, which would fairly represent the whole, I found that about seventy-five per cent of the trees planted were dead. On the hills near Wanchai Gap, the deaths amounted to about ninety per cent. Of the twenty-five per cent which were alive, a great number appeared so very sickly that there was little promise of their surviving.",
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        "content_text": "165\n\n7. Nearly all the shrubs and trees that were planted on the ground that has been recently added to the New Garden have made vigorous growth. Many of them yield valuable economic products, and deserve special mention, being new introductions to Hongkong that seem to be well adapted for cultivation here. The most important are: Styrax Benzoin, which yields the resin called 'Benzoin'; Passia butyracea, the Indian butter tree or 'Phulwara'; Caesalpinia coriaria, 'Diva Diva,' the pods of which are used for tanning purposes; Musa textilis, Manila Hemp; Manihot glaziovii, a rubber producing plant; Chrysobalanus icaco, the Cocoa plum, the oil from the kernels of this fruit being used in medicine; Brya Ebenus, West Indian Ebony; Bursera gummifera, which produces gum mastic; Prosopis juliflora, the pods of which are used in Jamaica for feeding cattle; Paretta indica, the leaves and roots of which are used in medicine, and the root is also used for making knife handles.\n\n8. A number of the Tree Tomatoes, Cyphomandra betacea, were planted this year in the Vegetable Garden. This plant seems likely to do well in Hongkong; its worst enemy is a species of red ant which burrows under the ground and attacks the plant at the junction of the root and stem. The first lot of this plant that was raised last year was killed by the ants. An additional lot of seeds, however, was sent by the Director of the Botanic Gardens, Jamaica, and extra precautions were taken to protect the plants. We have now a number of strong plants from five to seven feet high, which I expect will yield a crop this summer. We have also a reserve stock of the plant for sale, and distribution. Respecting the merits of the 'Tree Tomato,' Mr. MORRIS, Director of the Botanic Gardens, Jamaica, writes, \"The fruit should be eaten when ripe only; then it is most refreshing. For cooking take out all the seeds, remove the skin, cut in half and stew as nectarines or peaches.\"\n\n9. Another plant of considerable interest, Vitis Martini, a new tuberous rooted vine from Cochin-China, fruited this year in Hongkong for the first time. The seeds were procured from the Botanic Gardens, Saigon, in 1883. The seedlings were planted out the same summer and made several shoots, each of which died down in the winter. They began to make fresh shoots about the middle of April, 1884, and grew well during the summer, but showed no inclination to flower; and again died down in the winter. Last summer they started vigorously and showed flower about the end of May. Many of the bunches however failed to develop fruit, owing apparently to imperfect fertilization, but there was a good average crop of bunches on the canes irrespective of the failures. The fruit was ripe in October; many of the bunches weighing a pound each. The berries, when ripe, are jet black, and rather under the average size of ordinary grapes. The seeds are large in proportion to the size of the berry. The flavour is a peculiar blending of sweetness and acidity, very pleasant, but tending, in my case, to leave a curious smarting sensation on the tongue; others might not find this peculiarity at all objectionable. The flavour might be altered, as is well known, by varying the mode of cultivation, but the size of the seeds is likely to prevent the grape becoming popular as a table fruit; it may, however, be very well adapted for a wine producer. A number of seedlings of this vine were distributed amongst residents of the Colony, but I learn that none of these plants have fruited. A few remarks as to the mode of cultivation may therefore be useful. The tubers should be planted at a distance of twelve feet apart in well-matured soil, taking care to keep the manure near the surface, as the tubers take a horizontal direction and do not penetrate the soil to any great depth. When the shoots appear in the spring, it is well to cut off all the weak ones, leaving only four strong canes; these should be trained along a trellis or a wall, as the case might be, leaving a width of three feet between the canes. All the lateral branches should be pruned back to within one bud of the main rod, except those laterals that show bunches; but it will be found that very few bunches will be developed on the lateral shoots, most of the bunches springing directly from the main rods; but in the case of a bunch springing from a lateral branch, the branch should be stopped at the second bud above the bunch. The laterals might be allowed to grow till they are two feet long. It will then be seen if they are likely to throw out bunches or not. If not, prune them back as described, and also pinch back all subsequent growth as it appears. It may be found necessary to thin out the leaves to allow the sun to get at the bunches, but in doing this great care should be taken not to break or otherwise injure the leaf directly above the bunch. If this leaf happens to be accidentally removed, the bunch below it will ripen immaturely and soon shrivel up. It is an advantage to thin out the bunches, leaving a space of fifteen or eighteen inches between them. It is also advantageous to thin the berries, leaving hardly one half of the original quantity on each bunch; but I am afraid this process would prove impracticable if the vine were extensively grown, owing to the labour it would entail. After the fruit is gathered, the vines require no further attention till spring. By way of experiment, one lot of plants was allowed to grow at will. Some of them threw up as many as a dozen suckers and produced laterals in profusion, but they all failed to flower. Another lot was transplanted into well-manured ground just as the crowns began to push in the spring; they too failed to flower, and presented rather a sickly appearance during the summer.\n\nThe Horticultural Press has already suggested that this vine should receive the attention of vine growers in the wine-producing countries of Europe where the phylloxera has denuded the vineyards of the old class of vines. There being no phylloxera in Hongkong, I cannot say whether the dreaded insect would spare this vine; but in view of the wonderful improvements that have been and can be brought about by skilful and persistent cultivation, it is not unreasonable to surmise that this new vine may ultimately become a wine producer. It is easily cultivated, and seems to be well adapted for a tropical climate, or a climate in which the resting season is comparatively cold and the growing season hot.\n\n10. The plant which yields the Chinese Star-anise is still growing well in the garden, but has not yet flowered; when it does so, specimens will be submitted to the authorities at Kew for the determination of an interesting scientific question that has not yet been settled.\n\n11. The vote placed at the disposal of this department to enable journeys of botanical research to be made in China has not been used this year; as in the first half of the financial year the hostilities between France and China greatly enhanced the danger of travelling in the interior, and Mr. FORD'S absence on leave during the latter half of the year precluded the possibility of any lengthened journey being made while there was only one European left to attend to the duties of the department. But in view of the understanding that it is one of the chief duties of the department to constantly endeavour to add to our knowledge of the flora of China, I have, in my spare time, made frequent journeys to the hills on the mainland adjacent to Hongkong, and have been fortunate in finding several plants new to science. In reference to these plants Mr. W. T. THISELTON DYER, C.M.G., the Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew writes to say, 'Some of the plants you have collected prove to be of extraordinary interest and quite new; Mr. HEMSLEY has described some of the novelties in the Journal of Botany; one of the Aristolochias has been named after you.'\n\n12. China is unquestionably a rich field for botanical research, and it is to be regretted that the Chinese Authorities have no organized means, in the way of a National Botanic Garden, of cultivating and distributing their innumerable vegetable products. Botanic Gardens of other countries would gratefully exchange the valuable economic plants at their disposal for Chinese novelties, and the benefit would be mutual. We have not received one plant from a Chinese source this year. Hongkong would be a convenient station for reciprocating favours from Chinese who might be disposed to introduce some of the resources of foreign horticulture, or agriculture, into China. We are gradually accumulating a large variety of plants of commercial value, a portion of which we would gladly distribute amongst any of our Chinese friends who might be inclined to favour us with some of the interesting vegetable novelties of the Celestial Empire.\n\n13. The 'Rhea' or 'China Grass,' Boehmeria nivea, seems to be exciting considerable interest amongst planters as a textile, and enquiries as to its cultivation and the means of procuring it have recently been made by local agents and by correspondents at a distance.\n\nLiving plants can be procured in quantity from squatters on the island and from adjacent villages on the mainland. The Chinese cultivate it on patches of the richest soil they can find, and supply it with strong manure water from their cesspools, from the time the shoots appear till they are nearly ripe.\n\nSeveral correspondents have asked for seeds of the plant, but I may here mention that none of the squatters whom I have consulted on the subject have ever raised it, or seen it raised from seed, though it is possible to raise it in this way.\n\nThe favourite Chinese method is to divide the roots into small clumps about four or five inches square and plant them out in prepared ground at a foot apart. In this way a crop can be got off the plants the first year. Seedlings would probably take several years before they reached a yielding condition. The plants are usually divided and planted out in February, but this can be done in a climate like that of Hongkong, at any season, if the plants are duly watered.\n\n14. The sale of plants has been continued throughout the year. The total number sold being 2,169. The demand is not so large as might be anticipated, owing, no doubt, to a considerable number of the residents in the Colony being unaware that plants can be bought at the Gardens.\n\n15. An interesting Amaryllidaceous plant, Agave geminiflora, flowered during the year.\n\nThe spike was twenty-five feet high and produced about two thousand flowers, but all the ovaries dropped off before the seed ripened. The plant still looks healthy and it will be interesting to find whether it will survive the strain of flowering, seeing that its attempt at reproduction has proved abortive.\n\n16. The collection of animals has this year been augmented by two additional species of deer. The male and female deer which we have had for some time mated this year, and the doe gave birth to a young one which has grown well, and looks in healthy condition.\n\nOne of the Silver Pheasants and a Mandarin Duck were stolen, and one of the large Owls which has been in the Garden for many years was found dead in the cage; it was wounded in several places, having evidently been killed by some person of barbarous disposition who had poked it to death through the bars of the cage with a stick, or some sharp pointed instrument.\n\nThe Officers of H.B.M.S. \"Flying Fish\" have quite recently presented us with a fine young specimen of the Cassowary, Casuarius beccariunculatus, a bird belonging to the Struthionidae or Ostrich family. It was procured, I believe, from the Moluccas.\n\n17. The arrangement of the Herbarium being now complete, the work in this branch of the department has been confined to keeping the specimens in good condition, and augmenting the collection with new discoveries, and duplicates for exchange. The collection is accessible to the public, and any one who is studying the flora of South China will find the Herbarium of great assistance.\n\n18. Correspondence has been diligently carried on with kindred establishments, and with private persons who are interested in matters upon which it is in our power to give information.\n\nMay",
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        "content_text": "## \n239 \n\nThere is a recognised deficiency in Officer's Quarters and Married Quarters at Victoria. \nIt will be no part of the scheme to make up those deficiencies.\n\n(c) The scheme, however, will embrace the reprovision at Victoria or elsewhere of the accommodation that would be lost by giving up the North Barracks.\n\n(d) The scheme should provide for the ultimate surrender of MacGregor's building, and for the disposal of Spring Gardens and building Married Quarters to replace those thereby lost.\n\n(e) The scheme should be independent of the extension of the Praya.\n\n(5) The scheme should embrace the acquisition of the Garden lots at Kowloon, coloured brown on plan herewith, on the expiration of the existing leases and of the three months' grace for removing crops, and also the acquisition of...",
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        "content_text": "412\n\nThe St. George's Day celebration at Shaughai, which took place on the evening of the 14th inst. in Chiang Sa-ho's Garden, proved a great success. It took the form of an English Fair and Grand Rural Fête.\n\nThe death of Mr. F. W. White at Foochow, already reported, was caused by his falling over the verandah during the night. He was found lying on the ground with his skull fractured, never regaining consciousness.\n\nTHE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND\n\nA robbery took place on the night of the 17th inst. in one of the fantan houses at Macao. From the particulars given in the Independente it appears that about nine o'clock in the evening the fantan house named Trevy, situated in the Rua Nova d'El-rei, was attacked by a gang of seven men armed with knives and revolvers, who took all the money on the table, some $200 more or less. They then made off, firing at the watchman, Joan Panio de Souza, as they left, inflicting two wounds. The wounded man was taken to the hospital, but his life is despaired of.\n\nAt the Peking races on the 5th instant, Mr. Detring's Sendgraf, which had been unplaced in two other races, won the Consolation Stakes. Thus qualified he was started in the Champion Stakes which followed, and won the race by a length.\n\nThe British ship Queen Victoria, 1,587 tons, Captain Logie, left Kobe on May 7th, consigned to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company at Yokohama, arrived in the bay on the morning of the 15th inst., passing the lighthouse at Kent at 8.30 a.m., and shortly after grounded on Fatton spit. Mr. Lafin, on the news being received, immediately proceeded to her assistance in the Yokosuka-maru, but the high wind prevailing prevented much being done.\n\nOwing to the drought and famine in the Pescadores, says a Formosa despatch quoted by the N. C. Daily News, the Governor, E. Sho, sent a ship named Chu, with about several thousand piculs of potatoes and a load of rice, this last being the gift of H. E. T'ang Chuang-chih, Viceroy at Foochow, for distribution amongst the sufferers. Mr. Chu personally visited the thirty-two islands of the group, and distributed an average of twenty-five catties of rice to each person. Some 6,000 out of the 9,000 inhabitants availed themselves of the government charity.\n\nNo danger is anticipated, as she is a strongly built vessel. The place on which she has grounded, we learn from the Japan Gazette, is composed of soft mud, so that when the weather moderates and she is lightened it is probable that she will get off without injury.\n\nA plucky rescue from drowning was accomplished at Kobe by Morton Thurgason, A.B., of the Centurion, in the harbour on the 12th inst., we learn from the Hyogo News. A shipmate engaged in cleaning the ship's sides was seized by a fit, and in a helpless condition fell into the water. Thurgason immediately jumped from the rail and seizing the sinking man he succeeded in keeping his head above water until help arrived.\n\nOur contemporary hopes that proper representations will be made of the matter to the Royal Humane Society.\n\nMay 24, 1894\n\nAt the Bien-su Spring Race Meeting on the 17th inst., the Chalin Stakes was won by Pilgrim, the London Plate by Tristar, the Spring Cup by Depatch, the Welter Stakes by Plebian, the Oaks by Pilgrim, Sorthen Zupyzten, and the Viceroy's Cup by Mountain Dr.\n\nOn the 18th inst. the Tientsin Derby was won by Loadstar, the Anatolia Flag Class by chain, the Mongol Ce Casting bir, the Paotai's Cup by Bay-bay, the Cathay Cup by Loadstar, and the Tientsin Stakes by Reichskanzler.\n\nThe Koyo Maru, a steamship owned by the Koyei Steamship Company of Osaka, we learn from the Kobe Herald, stranded on a rock off Naniwamura in Isami Gun, Chita Ken, during a gale, on the night of the 4th inst., and sank the next morning. The Koyo Maru was the late Orestes, built in England, and measuring 320 ft. in length, 38 ft. in breadth, and 26 ft. in depth. Her tonnage is 2176 and registered tonnage 1329. She was commanded by Captain W. H. vekardt.\n\nDr. Morrison, who is journeying from Chungking to Bhamo, has been heard from at Pusseik, in Yunnan, where he was on the 7th of last month, a letter to a gentleman in Shanghai says (N. C. Daily News). The Doctor says: \"I did the fourteen stages to Ubaulung in four days, and waiting there one day I started to Tangobeup, and compassed the remaining stages in three and a bit. So far I have come very quickly from Chungking to Snifa. 230 miles, of which I rode 33 miles, chair 20 miles, boat 40 miles and walked 137 miles; Snifa to Laowatan, 15 miles chair 82 miles, walked 113 miles; Laowatan to Hantung, 145 miles, chair 43 miles, walked 102 miles; Hantung to Tungcheun 110 miles; 80 miles, walked 30 miles.\n\nEveryone is very well.\"\n\nWe take the following from the N. C. Daily News: Some engineers while exploring in the district of Hsingkouchon, Anhui, came across at the end of last month an old shaft, in which there happened to be a number of dead bodies, apparently miners, suddenly cut off from the upper world by the collapse of the mine, less than 400 years ago. The explorers were so scared that they at once gave up further exploration, filling the hole which revealed to them the gruesome sight. Although the coal deposits were reported to be especially rich, the superstition of the people was too great, and a good mine has thus been lost to the proprietors. The dead bodies are said to have been free from decay and the features were quite natural, but no sooner did the outside air enter the hole than the bodies and clothing suddenly crumbled away, leaving nothing but skeletons.\n\nA serious misfortune at Yonezawa, Yamagata Ken, on the 29th ult. Miss Imhoff, a missionary in Japan, met with an accident. According to a native version of the affair, Miss Imhoff had the temerity to preach a sermon whilst standing beside a monument erected in honour of the founder of the Uyesugi family, a former daimyo of Yonezawa, in memory of whom a native religious festival was just then being held. Apparently exasperated at the intrusion, a demonstration was organised, and one of the party threw a stone, which struck Miss Imhoff's eye-glasses, breaking one of the glasses, and injuring the eye so seriously that she will probably lose the sight.\n\nThe true version of the case, however, is given by a correspondent of the Japan Mail as follows: It being the anniversary of the festival of the Uyengi Shrine, permission was asked by the pastor of the Christian churches of the place to hold an open-air meeting, which request was granted by the authorities, a policeman being in attendance. The meeting was not within the enclosure of the shrine, but in the public park adjoining. A meeting was held in the afternoon, at which such good order prevailed that it was decided to hold one in the evening also. The speakers at both meetings were men, Japanese, the pastors and others, Miss Imhoff going by request to assist in the singing, which, aside from distributing tracts and picture cards, was the only part she took. In the evening good attention was given till one of the young men, a student, rather unwisely charged the people with worshipping idols that were not gods, when they became somewhat noisy, though not interrupting the speakers, who finished the meeting in good order. After the close of the meeting, and as Miss Imhoff was reaching up to take down her foreign lantern, a stone, which seems to have been the first and only one, was thrown, striking her in the right eye, breaking her spectacle glass, and entering the eye. A Japanese physician was called, who removed the pieces and who is now caring for the patient. He is an able man and seems to be doing all that can be done. He hopes that after the wound has healed, by an operation similar to that performed for cataract, partial vision may be restored to the injured eye.\n\nThe Shanghai papers record the death of Mr. Charles H. Dallas, who was a prominent member of the Masonic craft, having held the high office of District Grand Master in Japan for some time. At the funeral the Masonic as well as the Church service was read. Mr. Dallas came out to join his brother, Mr. Barnes Dallas, in Shanghai, over thirty years ago, and then made his home in Japan for some years, where he narrowly escaped death at the hands of two ronians, who savagely slashed him from behind with their swords. He returned to Shanghai some years ago. He has left a widow and children.\n\nThe neighbourhood of Ningpo, the N. C. Daily News says, has for a long time been considered a very quiet one. It is therefore surprising to hear that, a few nights ago, a missionary of the Church Missionary Society was attacked and robbed at night by brigands within ten miles of the city. He was travelling in a native boat, so probably the rascals did not know that they were attacking a European; and as soon as the foreigner's presence was discovered they decamped; but not before they had severely beaten the boatman, and given the missionary one or two heavy blows. It is to be hoped that the officials will take prompt steps to stop any repetition of such proceedings.\n\nThe Japan Mail says: We are informed by Captain Snow that during his recent adventures on the sealing vessels of a rock situated in about the position of the 20 fathom line, which was said to have been seen by the people of the Abyssinia on one of that steamer's voyages, and was subsequently searched for without being found. Mr. Snow expressed his opinion that the \"Askold\" rock does really exist. No one probably ever heard of a submerged danger in that locality would seem to indicate that the rock is a real one.\n\nAccording to the N. C. Daily News, Peking, the recent competition for the Chinszih or metropolitan degree at Peking has been marred by a scandal. Owing to the repeated memoranda of various censors, crying out for stricter observance of the regulations of the examination hall, the examiners and other officials within the examination hall have been severely reprimanded and some of them have been punished. No less than from seventy to eighty chujen or competitors had their papers rejected and were disqualified for life.\n\nA practical joke, and a very ill-advised one, says the Kobe Chronicle, was perpetrated by some mischievous persons at Yonezawa. Miss Imhoff is much respected and loved by the people of Yonezawa for her kind and gentle spirit, and they all, as one, regret the accident that befell her.\n\nSmall silver coins of the Hongkong and Canton mints have passed current in Kobe at par; in fact, the imported coin has often been found very welcome, owing to the great scarcity of native coin. Now, however, a change has suddenly come over the scene, and the exchange-shops in the town refuse to receive but Japanese coin at their counters. It is said that the stop has probably been taken from motives of jealousy, owing to the alleged large profits made by Chinese importers of the Canton silver.\n\nNot only the Christians, but non-Christians, send her the most touching and sympathetic letters of sympathy. Miss Imhoff is very thankful for the kindness shown by the people, and has not the least bitterness, even toward the unknown person who caused her so much suffering and anxiety. She thinks it simply an accident, unintentional, at least, of serious results.\n\nDate. 1894\n\nStore Mong\n\nNo. 11451\n\n(Subject.)\n\nNo. 125\n\nRiots\n\n26 May\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nGov 7340\n\n1. 178)-41-347--0000-11-05\n\nSubsequent Paper.\n\n2773\n\n201\n\nDESPATCH.\n\nC.O.\n\n11451 REC? Ract 2 JUL 34,\n\nSends translations of letters from Chinese Justices of the peace and merchants, addressed to Mr. Lockhart & Capt. Supt. of Police, May 24, expressing appreciation of their conduct in suppressing riots.\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nW. M. Tarfield\n\nInteresting compliments.\n\nAcknowledge\n\nYes-as\n\nMay 27th\n\nas in draft annexed. / is rather more than a mere word of thanks, it is distinctly creditable to Messrs. Lockhart and May. They are practical people. The Chinese I wish Mr. Lockhart promotion.\n\nC.PL.\n\n2\n\nI have added a few words.\n\nKery\n\nR.577\n\nThese officials are the Enchantress idea that they are promoted sky-high above the rest.\n\nRow 4/7\n\n2.7.54",
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        "content_text": "Scand ciel park ave.\n\nC.0.\n\n30014\n\nmo\n\n7\n\nRubber is represented by several large trees in the Colony from which cuttings can be obtained at any time, we are in a position to make extensive experiments in rubber trees as soon as circumstances permit.\n\n159544 100\n\nCamphor Trees.”\n\nWith regard to the Secretary of State's Despatch No.143 of 1900 in reference to Camphor Tree Cultivation in the New Territory I might mention that there are now 3,000 young Camphor Trees in the Kowloon Nursery and these will be ready for planting out next Spring.\n\nMiscellaneous Plants:\n\nWest Indian Mangoes are represented in the Botanic Garden Nursery by several young plants and I hope to raise a big stock this Autumn from seeds of fruits now ripening on tree in the Sookunpo Nursery.\n\nAt the beginning of the year we had one plant of Agave Sisalana, Sisal Hemp, in the Gardens and I have propagated a few plants from it. This plant however, can be obtained in quantity, as it travels well, from various places.\n\nThe Superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta, has kindly promised to send us seeds of the Bael tree (Ægle Marmelos) when ripe. There is one tree in the Gardens which has been there for the last ten years at least, but up to now it has not flowered freely. A new stock might produce a better result.\n\nAs soon as the Experimental Garden becomes an accomplished fact we shall be able to get other economic plants for testing their suitability for this climate.\n\nI have etc.)\n\n(Sd.) E. J. futcher,\n\nAg. Supt., Bot. and Afft. Dept.",
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        "content_text": "# THE NEW TUNG WA HOSPITAL\n## OPENING CEREMONY\n\nThe new Tung Wa Hospital in Po Yan Street was opened yesterday by H.E. the Governor, Sir H. A. Blake, G.C.M.G., and in preparation for the ceremony the old and new buildings were lavishly and tastefully decorated with flowers, potted plants, and bunting. Besides the Vice-regal party, which included His Excellency, Lady Blake, Miss Blake, and Sir John Keane, Bart. (Private Secretary to the Governor), there were present the Hon. F. H. May and Mrs. May, Lady Goodman, Commodore and Mrs. Robinson, Bishop Hoare, Mr. E. R. Belilios, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, C.M.G., Rev. C. H. Hickling, Dr. Thomson, Dr. Atkinson, Dr. Gibson, Dr. Fearse, Dr. Noble, Hon. C. W. Dickson, and Messrs. A. H. Rennie, E. M. Hazeland, J. H. Craig, R. K. Leigh, A. S. Hooper, J. R. Michael, C. McI. Messer, J. Lemm, G. C. Anderson, F. Browne, A. Gibson, G. A. Woodcock, and a great number of representative Chinese, including Messrs. Fung Wa Chun, Lau Chu Pak, Ho Tung, and Ho Fook.\n\nThe proceedings began with the reading of his address to His Excellency by the Chairman of the Hospital, Mr. Tung, previous to which Lady Blake and Miss Blake were each presented with a handsome bouquet by Mr. Fung Wa Chun and Mr. Ho Tung.\n\nAddressing His Excellency, Mr. LAU CHU PAK said—Spring now gives life to all things: the trees are putting out new shoots: a thousand tints of colour are vying with each other in beauty. Thus not only is the garden adorned with fresh loveliness, but the gardener also is encouraged to renewed effort. To-day, in this seasonable month of spring, our new hospital stands completed opposite to the old one. It is as if an old tree had put out a new branch, whose beauty is before our eyes. As we look at it our hearts are full of joy. Your Excellency, in coming here to-day to open this extension to our hospital, displays such interest in it that all Hongkong may know that we are met together not merely to admire a flower, but in the expectation of luxuriant fruit which will mature from the blossom. Let us then unite gladly in future efforts. The foundation-stone of this extension was laid on the 25th November, 1899. At that time the Government granted us the site and your Excellency honoured us by laying the foundation-stone. Since then three years have elapsed; winds and clouds have gathered and parted. We could scarcely hope that your Excellency, who had laid the foundation-stone, would also perform the opening ceremony. But nevertheless sowing and reaping have been done by the same hand. Now, when a man completes the work which he himself began, his affection for it is intensified. We venture to hope therefore that your Excellency is animated by the same sentiment. During the years that your Excellency's star has shone over Hongkong, all humane and charitable works, such as this hospital, have been steadily carried to completion under your Excellency's care. The whole Colony therefore prays for blessings upon your Excellency. It is my duty now to give you some details concerning the extension to our hospital. We have to thankfully acknowledge subscriptions from the Chinese in Hongkong and elsewhere to the amount of $66,360.03, and from Europeans to the amount of $20,016. The total sum subscribed was $86,376.03. The cost of building was $62,448 and the cost of the iron work was $1,743.76. The architect's fee amounted to $1,964. The new hospital contains one maternity ward, one surgery ward, two first-class wards and four general wards, all of them are bright, well-ventilated, and the convenience of patients has been carefully studied, as you can see without words of mine, and it will be possible to do away with the Ko Fong ward in the old hospital. So the Tung Wa Hospital has now a fresh attraction, and being more capacious than previously, it will prove a great and permanent benefit to Chinese in sickness. We trust that future benefactors will make further improvements, so that the high standard of the hospital may be maintained. Then your Excellency's kindness and interest in the hospital will not have been in vain.\n\nIn declaring the building open, \n\nHIS EXCELLENCY said—Mr. Tung, ladies and gentlemen, I have come here with great pleasure to-day, and it is a gratification to me to see the completion, on which I congratulate you, of this valuable addition to the Tung Wa Hospital, and having inspected it more than once during the building, I am in a position to congratulate you upon its excellent wards, and especially upon its maternity wards and its operating room. I need hardly, therefore, assure you of the pleasure with which I attend to-day to formally open this extension of the Tung Wa Hospital, and to start it upon its beneficent work. I have listened to the statement made by the Chairman with great interest, and it is pleasing to find that so large a proportion of the cost has been subscribed by Europeans, for it shows that in charitable works as in business the races of the East and the West are working together with that co-operation and good-will that have, within the life of a man, raised this Colony from a fishermen's village, with a few huts, to the position of the second port in the world, in whose harbour the rich argosies of the earth find shelter and security, and within whose borders are found that personal liberty and equality before the law without which there can be no real prosperity or progress.\n\nI am glad to find that in the building of this extension, the Tung Wa Committee have done away with the Ko Fong wards. The Committee have long acknowledged and seen with regret that these wards were unsuitable and were badly ventilated, and it is pleasant to feel that the poor women...",
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        "content_text": "5\n\n246\n\nHsin Hsing is the only Yünnan woven cloth which can be depended upon for length, breadth, and evenness of texture.\n\nPonies and Mules.-I cannot doubt that if the Government of Burmah is inclined to take the matter up, Yünnan would in time become an important source of supply of mules and ponies; but it would be necessary to send competent and, I may add, patient officers into the breeding districts to explain the requirements of Burmah. Burmah gets the off-sweepings of Yunnan in the way of ponies-the halt, the maimed and the blind.\n\nAt present, for ponies, the best, but probably also the dearest, market is Yünnan-fu itself, where there is a much wider choice of animals than anywhere else.\n\nAt Hsia Kuan the number of ponies sold is small, but all over the part of Yunnan which I traversed, ponies and mules are bred in considerable numbers, and hardly any village is so poor as not to have a few ponies and donkeys.\n\nThe Chien Chang (south-west) corner of Szechuan is also an important pony-breeding ground, and I have seen a very few mules from the same district which would, I think, be large enough for batteries, prices asked being 60 to 80 taels (now 120 to 160 rupees).\n\nI also met several caravans of ponies (30 to 50 in each) en route from the Chien Chang to Burmah via the Kun Long Ferry; many were mares in foal, and for the rest their obvious destiny was to draw a ticca gharry in Mandalay. There is a steady movement of animals from these districts down to Yung Chang and Teng Yueh to supply transport for the Burmah and the salt trades. It is, however, very hard to get exact numbers, because animals are mostly privately sold, and not exposed on the open market, so as to avoid those official exactions which ruin the internal trade of China, and especially of Yunnan. One dealer, who was taking ponies to Mandalay from Hui Li, in the Chien Chang, told me that by dodging the cities and markets he managed to get across the province without paying taxes more than five times, or, in all, 4 rupees per beast, which represents about 12 per cent, ad valorem at his home.\n\nAt Hoching, five days north of Ta Li, there is a specially good class of mule engaged in the salt trade. He is hardly big enough for a battery, but he carries 215 lbs. over very severe mountain roads an average of 15 miles a-day, day in and day out.\n\nBut the main source at present of the Burmah pony supply is Chung Tien, ten days north of Ta Li, across the Yang-tsze, the inhabitants of which are Thibetans known as Ku Tsung men. I have not yet been able to visit their country, but it is stated to supply a large number of a strong, though not elegant, type of pony. They seem, however, not to thrive in a hot climate, and receive so little attention on their long journey down that they usually reach Teng Yueh in a very poor condition. Besides horse-dealers, a number of other Ku Tsung men come down to West Yunnan every year with beasts which they let out for hire for transport, and take back to their homes at the end of the spring.\n\nThe Fowl's Foot Mountain is near Ta Li.\n\nLeaving Pin Chuan by the North Gate, we followed the road down the valley towards the Yang-tzse for a mile, and then turning west across the stream which inadequately waters the plain, marched slightly west of north across downs and foot-hills which fringe the west side of the valley. The road is cut at intervals by several streams flowing from the mountains which shelter the east shore of the Ta Li Lake, eastward into the Pin Chuan Plain, and along these streams there is garden-like cultivation and picturesque villages. After three hours' march we crossed a road leading from Nui Kai to Wa Ch'i, a market on the east shore of the Ta Li Lake, whence a boat can be taken across to Ta Li Fu.\n\nPassing the market of Lien Tung, which is situated above the rich padi valley of Fu Tien Chuang, whose fields are mostly owned by the monks of the Chi Tsu Shan (Fowl's Foot Hill). On the grassy slopes near our camp, pheasants, quail, and partridges abounded.\n\nAll day long we had seen in front of us a huge hog-backed mountain rising up from the Pin Chuan Valley in a west direction across fifteen points of the compass, and terminating on the west in an isolated castle-like pinnacle, on the summit of which could be seen the white glitter of a temple.\n\nOn the next day we continued over-hill and down towards the great mountain, having on our left the range which hangs over the east shore of the Ta Li Lake, and after two and a-half hours' march we emerged from a forest into the beautiful valley of Sha Chi, which nestles along the south foot of the Fowl Mountain. The broad flank of the mountain is densely clad with forest, amid which may be discerned the roofs and pagodas of the lower temples, and a pellucid stream flows past the padi terraces of Sha Chi in an easterly direction towards the Yang-tzse. In the afternoon we ascended the hill to 7,800 feet through dense forest, and then, turning east along a good path, reached the beautiful temple of Shih Tan Ssu, entirely surrounded by virgin forest.\n\nThis is the residence of the Seng Cheng Ssu, or Controller of all the temples and monks on the hill. He administers corporal punishment, or in bad cases can expel the offending bonze from the precincts of the hill. The office is now filled by a pleasant old monk of about 60 years old, who has spent all his life on and near the hill, and, having lived through the Panthay rebellion, during which the temples were alternately and impartially pillaged by the followers of the Prophet and the followers of Confucius, has many tales of adventure to relate. At present he seems to be more interested in getting in his rents than in attaining Nirvana, and in the price of the drugs which his hill produces, than in the Buddha, the law, or the order.\n\nTwenty-nine temples are shown on a native map of the hill; they are all, with the exception of the summit shrine, situated on the south slope of the mountain, and buried in a magnificent growth of forest, but many are now abandoned and in ruins.\n\nFrom Shi Tak Ssu a good cornice road leads along the mountain slope in a west direction to Chin Lan Ssu (Golden Orchid Temple), which is at the foot of the west pinnacle. Besides this main road, there are wood-cutters' paths in all directions, and pleasant walks through the cool depths of the forest, where the stately silver pheasant and the elegant Amherst pheasant may be seen strutting in their native wilds.\n\nWhen the winter sun of Yünnan floods the whole hill with light, the view of forest and mountain is so superb that it is easy to believe that a spot so conspicuous, so accessible and so beautiful, must have attracted the religious devotion of men from the time when they were first moved by the conception of the spiritual or the sublime. Legend attributes the earliest temples to the Tang dynasty, and the Chi Kwang Ssu is even stated to have been founded by Han Ming Ti, who sent a Buddhist Embassy to India; A.D. 58. But, in point of fact, there is nothing in the buildings at present standing to take the dedication of the hill to Buddha further back than the Ming dynasty. The style of the architecture of these temples strongly resembles that of the Ming tombs near Peking, save that in some of them there are graceful bell-towers of wood built into the main structure on the right and left of the first court. There are also some good specimens of the ornate carved eaves, such as are to be seen in the British Legation at Peking, and these I take to date only from the early days of the present dynasty. From tablets and inscriptions still to be seen in the temples, it is clear that there was a powerful Buddhist movement in Yünnan in the reigns of Tien Chi and Wan Li of the Ming, 1573, 1621.\n\nMany of the wooden tablets are of great size, and of value as specimens of Ming calligraphy; it is said—and it is quite likely—that there were also valuable collections of altar furniture and pictures which were looted during the Panthay rebellion. In the Shih Tan Ssu, the residence of the Controller, are the usual Wan Sui, or 10,000 year tablets in honour of the reigning Emperor, and also tablets which are supposed to secure the prosperity of the high provincial officials, each of these dignitaries having a separate tablet with his titles and the characters \"lu wei\" (seat of official prosperity) inscribed thereon. Apart from this, the images in the temples are all purely Buddhist. The three precious Buddhas, representing the Buddha, the law, and the order, Kuan Yin in a side shrine, and the Ju Lai Fo, are the commonest of the idols. The usual Chinese heroes and demi-gods are conspicuous by their absence. Thibetan influence is very marked, and, indeed, the impulse of Buddhism probably came here from Thibet. The walls have been scribbled over with Thibetan script by pilgrims from the north. Thibetan charms dangle from the walls, and the main court of Shih Tan Ssu is adorned with Thibetan tiles.\n\nIn all the chief temples morning and evening services are celebrated, but there is little or no knowledge of the faith among the Bonzes. The total number of the holy men on the hill is about 300; the Shih Tan Ssu has about thirty and Hua Yen Ssu forty.\n\nThe rents of Shih Tan amount to 300 piculs of grain yearly, derived from lands in the neighbourhood. Hua Yen Ssu is also fairly well off, but on the whole the Bonzes have fallen on bad times and begging, or the subscriptions of visitors at the end...\n\n[2021 - 1]",
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        "content_text": "## LIST OF SITES\n\n1. Practice Battery, Mount Davis, \n2. Electric Defence Light Emplacements, M. Lots 279, 280, \n3. Electric Defence Light Emplacement near Connaught and Des Voeux Roads, \n4. Belcher and Fly Point Batteries, Victoria Battery, \n7. Sanitarium, Magazine Gap, \n8. Murray Battery, \n9. Parade Ground, \n10. Wellington Barracks, Arsenal Yard, \n11. Military Cantonment, \n12. Hospital Site, Bowen Road, \n13. Spring Gardens \n14. North Point Battery \n15. Land at Lyemun and Sywan Bks., \n16. Sywan Redoubt, \n17. Building Land, Kowloon, 30.15 acres, Site of King's Park, \n18. Kowloon East Battery, \n19. Cantonment, Stanley, \n20. Kellet Island \n21. Kowloon East Battery, \n22. Land at Signal Hill, \n23. Whitfield Barracks, \n24. Parts of Stonecutters Island, \n25. I. L. 1565 Sikh Slaughter House, \n26. Tai Hang Rifle Range, \n27. Kowloon Dock Battery, \n28. Elliot Battery, \n29. Pinewood Battery, and proposed Reserve, \n30. Site below Bowen Road Hospital, \n31. Devil's Peak, etc., \n32. Ngau Tau Kok or Kowloon Peak Reserve, \n33. Gun Club Hill, \n34. Kowloon City Rifle Range and Reserve, \n35. Stonecutters Island, remainder of Island outside War Department plots, 140 acres, \n36. Cable Hut, Kowloon City, Authorised Encroachment. \n37. Cable Hut, Devil's Peak, \n38. Inland Lot 1621, Cattle Depôt, \n39. Mount Cochrane, \n40. Time Ball Station \n41. Four Garden Lots, Kowloon 21, 48, 49, 50. \n42. North Point Reserve, \n43. Areas (two) in R. C. Cemetery, \n44. Tank near Magazine, Kennedy Road, \n45. Reserve at Sywan, \n46. Mt. Austin Barracks, R. B. L. 64 \n47. Land at Kowloon \n\n## NOTES\n\n1. To be bought by War Department \n2. War Department \n3. Might be sold, see para. (12) \n4. War Department, see para. (4) \n5. War Department \n6. War Department \n7. War Department \n8. (Site included in another entry) \n9. ... \n10. ... \n11. ... \n12. Might be sold, see para. (12) \n13. Might be sold, see para. (13) \n14. ... \n15. ... \n16. War Department \n17. War Department, see para. (4) \n18. War Department \n19. War Department \n20. War Department \n21. War Department \n22. War Department \n23. War Department \n24. War Department \n25. War Department \n26. War Department \n27. War Department \n28. War Department at Arbitrators' price, $348,510. See para. (7) \n29. War Department at Arbitrators' price, $125,489. See para. (7) \n30. War Department at Arbitrators' price, $41,500. See para. (7) \n31. $3,850, see para. (7) \n32. ... \n33. ... \n34. Granted to War Department for 10 years, when a new Range if required must be provided. See para. (14) \n35. ... \n36. Authorised War Department Encroachment \n37. Do. \n38. Held by War Department on a deed \n39. To be sold to Colonial Government, $15,518. See para. (7) \n40. To be sold to Colonial Government, $43,005. See para. (7) \n41. Proposed to be sold to War Department at the rate of 1 cent per foot square. The Prison buildings to be paid for, $30,000. See para (3) \n42. To be sold to Colonial Government, $135,759. See para. (2) \n43. To be sold to Colonial Government, $819,770. See para. (2) \n44. To be sold to Colonial Government, at half the rate per acre of the above area, but only land not used as Park to be paid for. See para. (2) \n45. Proposed to lease. Land actually now required is to become War Department property. See para. (4) \n46. Reserved for burial of R. C. soldiers. Not War Department property \n47. War Department. In use \n48. Has reverted to Colonial Government. Reserved for 21 Barrack scheme which was not carried out. See para (8)\n\nIf it be desired to transfer a piece of land from the second to the first category, as for example to build a barrack, it should be valued as if in the open market. It is suggested that the rent payable by the War Department to the Colonial Government should be $1 per acre or part of an acre per annum in the old Territory and 25 cents per acre per annum in the new part, with a minimum rent of $1.\n\nIt should be borne in mind that land in the Leased Territory is not freehold but can only be held for a term of 99 years from 1st July, 1898, while existing War Department land is freehold and therefore more valuable.\n\nThe following is believed to be a complete list of all War Department Lands, Reserves, and Authorised Encroachments from the Colonial Government in Hong Kong, with a short note against each shewing the present status, and what it is proposed to do with it.\n\nSuch cases as require it are afterwards dealt with at more length.\n\nThe order is taken from a Table prepared by the Colonial Works Department in June, 1904, so far as it goes.\n\n| Site # | Description | Notes |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Practice Battery, Mount Davis | To be bought by War Department |\n| 2 | Electric Defence Light Emplacements, M. Lots 279, 280 | ... |\n| 3 | Electric Defence Light Emplacement near Connaught and Des Voeux Roads | $3,850, see para. (7) |\n| 4 | Belcher and Fly Point Batteries, Victoria Battery | War Department |\n| 7 | Sanitarium, Magazine Gap | ... |\n| 8 | Murray Battery | ... |\n| 9 | Parade Ground | ... |\n| 10 | Wellington Barracks, Arsenal Yard | War Department |\n| 11 | Military Cantonment | ... |\n| 12 | Hospital Site, Bowen Road | ... |\n| 13 | Spring Gardens | Might be sold, see para. (12) |\n| 14 | North Point Battery | War Department |\n| 15 | Land at Lyemun and Sywan Bks. | War Department, see para. (4) |\n| 16 | Sywan Redoubt | War Department, see para. (4) |\n| 17 | Building Land, Kowloon, 30.15 acres, Site of King's Park | To be sold to Colonial Government, $819,770. See para. (2) |\n| 18 | Kowloon East Battery | War Department |\n| 19 | Cantonment, Stanley | War Department |\n| 20 | Kellet Island | Might be sold, see para. (12) |\n| 21 | Kowloon East Battery | War Department |\n| 22 | Land at Signal Hill | War Department |\n| 23 | Whitfield Barracks | War Department |\n| 24 | Parts of Stonecutters Island | War Department |\n| 25 | I. L. 1565 Sikh Slaughter House | Not War Department. Proposed for sale, $81,350, see para. (6) |\n| 26 | Tai Hang Rifle Range | To be transferred free. See para. (2) |\n| 27 | Kowloon Dock Battery | War Department Reserve. Part to be sold to Colonial Government, $172,345. See para. (6) |\n| 28 | Elliot Battery | War Department at Arbitrators' price, $348,510. See para. (7) |\n| 29 | Pinewood Battery, and proposed Reserve | War Department at Arbitrators' price, $125,489. See para. (7) |\n| 30 | Site below Bowen Road Hospital | War Department at Arbitrators' price, $41,500. See para. (7) |\n| 31 | Devil's Peak, etc. | $3,850, see para. (7) |\n| 32 | Ngau Tau Kok or Kowloon Peak Reserve | ... |\n| 33 | Gun Club Hill | Granted to War Department for 10 years, when a new Range if required must be provided. See para. (14) |\n| 34 | Kowloon City Rifle Range and Reserve | Desirable to lease this |\n| 35 | Stonecutters Island, remainder of Island outside War Department plots, 140 acres | Authorised War Department Encroachment |\n| 36 | Cable Hut, Kowloon City | Authorised Encroachment |\n| 37 | Cable Hut, Devil's Peak | Do. |\n| 38 | Inland Lot 1621, Cattle Depôt | Held by War Department on a deed |\n| 39 | Mount Cochrane | To be sold to Colonial Government, $15,518. See para. (7) |\n| 40 | Time Ball Station | To be sold to Colonial Government, $43,005. See para. (7) |\n| 41 | Four Garden Lots, Kowloon 21, 48, 49, 50 | Proposed to be sold to War Department at the rate of 1 cent per foot square. The Prison buildings to be paid for, $30,000. See para (3) |\n| 42 | North Point Reserve | To be sold to Colonial Government, $135,759. See para. (2) |\n| 43 | Areas (two) in R. C. Cemetery | To be sold to Colonial Government, at half the rate per acre of the above area, but only land not used as Park to be paid for. See para. (2) |\n| 44 | Tank near Magazine, Kennedy Road | Proposed to lease. Land actually now required is to become War Department property. See para. (4) |\n| 45 | Reserve at Sywan | Reserved for burial of R. C. soldiers. Not War Department property |\n| 46 | Mt. Austin Barracks, R. B. L. 64 | War Department. In use |\n| 47 | Land at Kowloon | Has reverted to Colonial Government. Reserved for 21 Barrack scheme which was not carried out. See para (8) |",
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        "content_text": "Reut of on their Sisposing the lease of their property Gardeni. in spring 2. from this letter it appears that the Army Council an agre such a that when lease is purchased by them A and the Colonial Foße wais the Crown Reut Suring the occupation of the land by the War Dept, the Colonial God should nceur croit in the Account for the capitalized value of the Crown Reut so waived. On this basis, the tention of the Army Council that when aneh is sold a 176 lease the War Dept should in tune be credited with the - value of payment- the rut the which to orby the Colonial Goo is ipso facto nsumed, is not open to the objection urged in the letter from the Colomax office of the 16th of October. Before accepting the the war office new of however, I will await your observations the question, then may be as CHR special featurs this particular of which ignerat ar Gaz\n\nHowever, to follow the instructions accurately and improve readability, here is the revised version in Markdown as per the instructions, then converted to HTML as requested for the final output:\n\n# Revised Version in Markdown\n## Original Text Reformatted\n\nReut of on their disposing the lease of their property Garden. in spring 2. from this letter it appears that the Army Council an agreement such that when lease is purchased by them and the Colonial Force waives the Crown Rent during the occupation of the land by the War Dept, the Colonial Gov't should incur credit in the Account for the capitalized value of the Crown Rent so waived. On this basis, the contention of the Army Council that when such is sold a 176 lease the War Dept should in turn be credited with the value of payment - the rent which to or by the Colonial Gov't is ipso facto assumed, is not open to the objection urged in the letter from the Colonial office of the 16th of October. Before accepting the War Office new view, however, I will await your observations on the question, then may be as CHR special features this particular case of which I am ignorant are Gaz.\n\n## HTML Output\nReut of on their disposing the lease of their property Garden. in spring 2. from this letter it appears that the Army Council an agreement such that when lease is purchased by them and the Colonial Force waives the Crown Rent during the occupation of the land by the War Dept, the Colonial Gov't should incur credit in the Account for the capitalized value of the Crown Rent so waived. On this basis, the contention of the Army Council that when such is sold a 176 lease the War Dept should in turn be credited with the value of payment - the rent which to or by the Colonial Gov't is ipso facto assumed, is not open to the objection urged in the letter from the Colonial office of the 16th of October. Before accepting the War Office new view, however, I will await your observations on the question, then may be as CHR special features this particular case of which I am ignorant are Gaz.\n\nThe final output is:\nReut of on their disposing the lease of their property Garden. in spring 2. from this letter it appears that the Army Council an agreement such that when lease is purchased by them and the Colonial Force waives the Crown Rent during the occupation of the land by the War Dept, the Colonial Gov't should incur credit in the Account for the capitalized value of the Crown Rent so waived. On this basis, the contention of the Army Council that when such is sold a 176 lease the War Dept should in turn be credited with the value of payment - the rent which to or by the Colonial Gov't is ipso facto assumed, is not open to the objection urged in the letter from the Colonial office of the 16th of October. Before accepting the War Office new view, however, I will await your observations on the question, then may be as CHR special features this particular case of which I am ignorant are Gaz.",
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        "content_text": "Page IV\n\nColonial Secretary's Office,\n\nHongkong, 1st February, 1906.\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to your letter No. 379/29/119 of the 24th instant on the subject of the Crown Rent of the Spring Garden site, I am directed to inform you that His Excellency the Governor regrets that the proposal it contains does not meet the objection to land in the Colony being held by private persons without payment by them of Crown Rent.\n\n2. The case differs from those of Inland Lot 73 B situated in Queen's Road East and of Inland Building Lot 64 at Mount Austin, quoted in the first paragraph of your letter that in the Spring Gardens Property is not now permanently required for Military purposes.\n\n3. A perusal of the correspondence which passed on the occasion of the capitalization of the Crown Rent of the first mentioned property will assist you in appreciating the views of the Colonial and War Offices as well as of this Government in the matter and I am accordingly directed to enclose copies of Sir William Robinson's Despatch No. 154 of the 10th May and Sir Robert Meade's reply of the 8th August, 1895.\n\nIt is scarcely necessary for me to point out that this Government can raise no objection to the sale by the War Department of the balance of the lease of Inland Lot No. 427 subject to the payment to the Colonial Treasury of an annual Crown Rent of £150 and to the other conditions embodied in the lease.\n\nI have etc.\n\n(Sd.) T. Sercombe Smith,\n\nAg. Colonial Secretary.\n\nChief Engineer,\n\nSouth China Command.\n\nPage ...",
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        "content_text": "# Errors in existing Maps\n\nMost maps in existence limit the number of places in the Ordos of which they show the position to the seats of Government of the tribes nearest to the Great Wall; some include Hangkin on their list. While at one time the positions assigned to these places were doubtless correct, time has brought about a change in some of them, a change to which all are liable for the Prince of the tribe may at any time see fit to move his seat to a more suitable spot where there is better water or pasturage; or else some bad luck may come to his house and the lamas may advise him to build elsewhere. Thus all readings of the maps as regards these places should be accepted with caution. The position of Wushin, for instance, is wholly different now to what it was ten years ago. The Prince now resides two days' journey (50 miles) to the south of where he is indicated on the map as living. Again, the Prince of Hangkin is indicated on the German maps as living close to the south-east end of Dabassun Noor where as he now lives (whatever he once did) several days' journey from the lake in a west-south-westerly direction. But perhaps the strangest map error of all is in the position of Salatsi ting which is indicated as lying about 30 miles south-west of Kweihuacheng and off the main road to Bautu. Bautu is rightly placed at 90 miles distant from Kweihuacheng. The maps which mark Salatsi ting to the south will indicate Chagenkuren as a small place on the road 20 miles east of Bautu and 60 miles west of Kweihuacheng. Now Salatsi is the Chinese and Chagenkuren the Mongol name for one and the same place. It seems impossible to understand how such a vast error in distance arose and why it has been allowed to remain uncorrected for so long.\n\nApril 27—Leaving Anental to the west over low hillocks of sand piled up by countless years of winds we soon turned south-west away from the river, ascending gradually into the heart of the Ordos. No houses anywhere to be seen and no traffic. A Tai lu or official track is supposed to run in a south-westerly direction through the princedoms, but the difficulty of keeping on it is enormous owing to the number of side tracks crossing it. The country is covered with hillocks of drift-sand covered with scrub and among these antelope were browsing heedless of our caravan. Travelling would be extremely difficult for anything except camels. The country is so broken by sand-ridges and hillocks that a caravan can move along the tracks without being seen from a distance. Early in the afternoon we stopped at a small Mongol settlement of two houses known as Koturbala; here there is a good well, a necessary thing in a country where water can only be obtained by digging, a difficult process in view of the amount of drift sand.\n\nThe track was especially difficult just now because of the recent number of dust storms which had obliterated the tracks and made it hard to find the right road.\n\nThe Mongol dogs are as fierce in the Ordos as elsewhere in Mongolia; my retinue fortunately saved me from one today. Koturbala was a comfortable rest house after a dead calf had been ejected from the best room.\n\nWe picked up here a Mongol who spoke Chinese fluently and who consented to accompany us as far as Ninghsia for the sum of 10 taels (30s.).\n\nApril 28.—As payment for her hospitality the old lady here snipped off some camel's hair. She said she took toll of every passing caravan in the same way. Excellent sport is obtainable by walking some 200 yards from the convoy and parallel with it. Care has to be exercised lest one lose the convoy as the track twists and bends and one may imagine oneself to be keeping parallel with them and yet be far from doing so. Once lost it would be an extremely difficult matter to extricate oneself for one meets no one; at the same time there is always the danger of lighting on a cabin among the hills and of finding oneself attacked by several dogs who do not hesitate to spring at the traveller's throat. Even close to the convoy the utmost strategy has sometimes to be used to extricate oneself from an attack by dogs.\n\nAfter travelling three hours we reach the few lonely cabins which form the settlement of Bourdan, situated on a strip of land some few hundred yards wide and 1/2 a mile long, more fertile than the surrounding country.\n\nAn hour later we descended into a depression at the bottom of which trickled a little water an inch or so in depth and some 25 yards broad. This stream which flows north into the Yellow River is known as the Er khe gol. The banks are sandy and precipitous and must be 30 feet high. An hour later we reached the residence of the Djungar Prince. The first thing one sees is a mud-walled enclosure, each wall 200 yards long much broken down in places and against which a good deal of sand has drifted. This encloses an encampment surrounded by a low wall. This is the Prince's residence.\n\nThe encampment lies north and south. Outside the entrance at the south end is a temple in front of which are a number of poles with many prayer flags strung between them. There are prayer flags on all the walls and on many of the trees in the Prince's garden.\n\nThe Prince is a man of 60. He never leaves his house, except to go once in three years by cart to Peking. His duties are to keep the district in order and to administer justice; for this purpose there is a Yamen attached to the residence. The Prince is said to receive 500 taels of silver a-year and 100 bags of rice from the Chinese Government. As he has no taxes to pay and no soldiers to maintain the position cannot be a difficult one.\n\nThe few cabins round the encampment grow potatoes, wheat, millet, and kaoliang. The encampment is, however, wholly Mongol, nor has the Prince a Chinese wife. A few of the population speak Chinese, but there is no compulsion to learn it.\n\nDuring the afternoon we passed three small tricklets of water, at the last of which we halted for the night in a Mongol house known as Wotodiassho.\n\nApril 29—We crossed several small streams flowing northwards, and occasionally a Mongol cabin, either in the vicinity of the streams or of a marshy piece of ground. After three and a-half hours we halted at a small Chinese Settlement called Ba ha ra se ho.\n\nThe Chinese families here pay a small land tax to the Mongol owners. A farm labourer told me his wages were one tael (3s.) a-month, of which 20 cents (one-ninth) went to buy opium.\n\nTwo hours later we halted at Hungehow (Red Temple) for the night, a small Chinese village overlooking a stream of the same name which flows north. We had deviated a good deal from the right road, our guide wishing to take us to Ninghsia by the more direct route across the centre of the Ordos. There is a miserable inn at Hungchow.\n\nApril 30.—We passed occasional Chinese cabins: their inhabitants are said to be under the authority of the local Prince for petty offences. A hurricane came on in the late afternoon, followed by a dust-storm which changed to heavy snow. We just reached the shelter of a solitary Mongol house, called Sadungapu, in time.\n\nMay 1.—Deep snow lay everywhere; we could not start till late as the camels had to be unfrozen, they had been obliged to remain in the open all night, there had been also great mortality among the lambs and kids. The snow, however, melted during the day, but while it lay the track was exceedingly difficult to find. We stopped the night at a Chinese Settlement, called Hurutu, situated on the side of a ravine, the cabins being for the most part cave-dwellings.\n\nMay 2—The day saw a renewal of the terrible dust-storms we had experienced between Kweihuacheng and the Yellow River. From 9 AM to 5 PM it was impossible to see more than a few yards ahead, while the force of the wind raised not only dust but even pebbles, and hurled them against us. A caravan winding its way over the treeless downs with no sheltering hills is fully exposed to such storms. During the day we crossed a number of dry river-beds, each several hundred yards wide; these show that the country was once well watered. The country is extremely broken into deep nullahs and gullies, round the heads of which the track has to wind. The dry river-beds are, however, composed of firm sand or fine gravel; there are no rocks or boulders. We halted at a small Chinese Settlement called Hodatogol. One of the natives here is an example of thrift: he owns many flocks and herds, his expenses per annum are literally nil apart from his land tax to the Mongols. He lives on his fields and his flocks, and sells the skins of the latter to the native dealers, who come from Ninghsia at fixed times in the year.\n\nMay 3—The day was worse than yesterday for dust, and we got hopelessly out of our road, thanks to it, and had to halt early at a solitary house known as Shihpakotu for the night. It did not increase one's pleasure to learn later in the day that there was a child ill of small-pox in the farm.\n\nMay 4—We had to turn south to get straight again, and passed through quite a belt of cultivation, a large amount of land being under the plough, the inhabitants being of course Chinese. During the morning we crossed the dry Ulan Muran. In the afternoon we reached a different country altogether, the hills being of red sandstone, and both they and the valleys covered with a low scrub. We halted at the Mongol farm of Chaganboshoo.\n\nMay 5.—Three hours marching brought us to the residence of the Prince of Wang, round which farms are rather more plentiful than they had been for some days. The encampment resembled that of the Prince of Djungar, only that there were no outer walls to it. The Prince himself was away on a pilgrimage to the Wutaishan with a large retinue.",
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        "content_text": "14\n\nis 2 per cent. of last year's area. His campaign having taken place in the spring, the farmers were unable to put anything into the ground except potatoes and beans, of which there will this year no doubt be a record harvest. The old poppy fields are easily distinguished by the stray poppies showing here and there.\n\nThe Tao Chou district is too elevated for the opium poppy and is mainly inhabited by Thibetans, so that little opium has ever been grown there. I only saw one field which had not yet come into flower.\n\n\"In the Ti-tao and Ho Chou districts, the American missionary at the former town told me, the enforcement of the prohibition had been as strict as at Min Chou, very little opium being overlooked in either district. In former years these three were among the chief opium-producing districts of Kansu. In the two days crossing the Ti-tao district I saw not more than a dozen fields, though in many fields of beans and tobacco stray plants were carefully preserved.\n\n\"In Min Chou and Tao Chou the price of raw opium was from 900 to 1,000 cash an ounce. The sale was not officially licensed, but dens were supposed to have been closed. T'ai Chou being inhabited mainly by Mahommedans, the drug is not much smoked there; but in Min Chon and in the Chinese villages I was told the habit is universal, and the poorer members of the community are suffering severely from being unable to satisfy their craving.\n\n\"The remainder of my route has been traversed by Sir A. Hosie and reported on by him. He will no doubt have noticed the large quantity of poppy growing in the Kao-lan Hsien district. I saw many times as much there as all I had seen previously put together.\n\n\"In the western part of Kao-lan Hsien district which I traversed the first day, I did not see any opium poppy, and I think it had all been cut down, the harvest being completed. Crossing the Yellow River at Hsin-ch'eng I followed the Si-ning River for the next two days as far as its junction with the Ta-tung River, up which I then went as far as Yao-kai. The whole of this journey was through the P'ing-fan district, which belongs to Liang-chou prefecture. In the lower parts the opium harvest was over, and the poppies had been cut down and removed, but the large stacks of poppy stalks in almost every courtyard were evidence that the plant had been extensively cultivated. Round Yao-kai I saw many fields—quite one-sixth of the irrigated land—covered with poppy in full bloom. The poppy, requiring a rich soil, is only cultivated here in the irrigated district, and therefore the total amount grown here cannot be very great. An intelligent Chinese I talked with on the subject told me that the proportion of poppy ground to other crops was in former years four-tenths of the irrigated land. The usual proclamation had been issued in Ping-fan but not enforced, and the bolder farmers had sown poppy and allowed it to remain when ordered to pull it up. He estimated the crop in Ping-fan district at one-tenth the normal, but I think this is an exceedingly low figure, and I should say a third of the normal amount would not be too large. The opium dealers were offering this year 300 to 400 cash per tael for the new season's crops. This is about the same as last year's price, for the opium edicts had then already caused a great increase in the price of the drug. As the year advances the raw opium becomes dryer and more concentrated, so that for last season's opium the price is now 700 cash an ounce. The price of this year's opium is likely to rise to the same figure as it matures. The suppression of poppy cultivation appears to have been carried out very perfunctorily in the Ping-fan district and, I am told, throughout the Liang-chou prefecture. It is unfortunate I was not able to visit the latter city, but my previous arrangements did not allow it.\n\nThe campaign against the drug has been energetically proceeded with in the Si-ning prefecture, and cultivation almost entirely suppressed. Owing to the generally elevated and mountainous character of the country, the lowest parts being about 6,000 feet above sea level, the cultivation of the poppy is possible only in restricted districts along the river valleys, and even there was not as prevalent as in other parts of the province. The opium edicts already caused a reduction of the area under poppy in 1909, and this year the cultivation of the plant was completely stopped in the Si-ning district. In the Nien-pei and Ta-t'ung districts the prohibition was enforced with equal severity, although I saw an occasional field of poppy in the former, and I think the authorities throughout the Si-ning prefecture may be credited with carrying out the Imperial commands with exceptional thoroughness. The Kuei-te and Hsun-hua districts on the Yellow River, mainly inhabited by Thibetans, have never produced opium in considerable quantities. Dan-gar Ting is too elevated for its cultivation.\n\n\"In Si-ning the price of raw opium is now about 900 cash the ounce, that of prepared opium, 1,150 cash. Similar prices prevail at Ta-tung Hsien. An official bureau for the sale of opium and opium antidotes was opened at Si-ning some two years ago, but has since been closed, and there is now no restriction on trade in the drug, nor are there any facilities for curing the opium habit. Opium dens have never existed in the city.\n\n\"The proportion of opium smokers among the Chinese population of the prefecture is estimated at over 50 per cent. The Mahommedans, Thibetans, and Mongols are not addicted to the habit, and not more than 1 per cent. of the former are thought to be opium smokers.'\n\nAs in the case of Shensi, the annual production of opium in Kansu previous to 1908 and since that year is an unknown quantity. There have been many estimates, the latest, and probably the most unreliable, based on Customs reports, being that presented to the Shanghai International Opium Commission, and given as 23,000 piculs for 1908. It was on this estimate that the production of Kansu in 1906 was arbitrarily increased to 34,000 piculs, although it is now well known that no measures of repression were introduced until 1909, and, indeed, no effective measures up to the present time.\n\nIn his telegraphic reply to the Wai-wu Pu, quoted in the \"Peking Daily News\" of the 7th September, the Viceroy of Shensi and Kansu states \"that poppy was cultivated on a large scale in Kansu, and that there were numerous persons addicted to the opium-smoking habit. As the result of the crusade against opium last year, out of 168,500 mou of land in 1908, 77,300 were free from the poppy plant. At the beginning of this year only about 20,000 mou still remained under cultivation of the poppy. Commissioners were sent out to take concerted action with the local officials in persuading opium cultivators to turn their lands into grain fields, with the result that only about 2,000 mou of poppy fields have not as yet been totally converted. In the provincial capital there used to be six opium shops, but they have now been closed. In the 139 refuges, out of 234,600 opium smokers, 130,000 have been cured of the habit. This can have only one meaning, namely, that there were only 2,000 mou of land in Kansu under poppy in 1910, and all I can say is that in districts like Fo-chiang, Chin Hsien, or Ping-liang Hsien I passed in one day along the high-road hundreds of poppy fields, amounting in the aggregate to many thousands of mou. That the mou, fixed by treaty at 7334 square yards, varies in extent with the provinces, but no variation, however great, can justify the statement that the land under poppy cultivation in Kansu in 1910 amounted to only 2,000 mou, which, taking the Governor of Shansi's estimate of 40 Chinese ounces as the yield of opium per mou, would give the production of opium in Kansu for 1910 as 50 piculs!\n\nIt is true\n\nAlong the roads which I followed I observed few if any signs of interference with the poppy fields; in the Fochiang district there was an immense increase as compared with 1909, the Chin Hsien district was full of it, and the poppy was actually in full bloom within the walls of the city of Ping-liang Fu.\n\nI am very much inclined to doubt any statements regarding poppy cultivation in China unless they are based on personal observation and investigation; but it is only fair that I should quote some notes on the subject which have been kindly furnished at my request by three missionaries in Kansu.\n\nMr. E. J. Mann, of the China Inland Mission, writing to me from Fo-chiang Hsien on the 5th July, says\n\nOn the afternoon you left this city (the 28th June) we had a terrible hailstorm, I hope you were not caught in it. I think it was more or less local. It seemed heaviest on the south hills where I told you so much opium was being grown. Quite a lot was badly injured. One plot of 40 shang (100 mou) was sold for 600 taels and was almost entirely destroyed. What was not destroyed is still a huge crop.\n\nI don't know if\n\nyou were able to get a view of the poppy being grown on the north of the river. My man reported that from the hill it looked one white flower-garden. And by all accounts there is a large crop being grown there. To the east of the city—15 li away—the ploughing craze did not affect the crop, and in one village there is reported to be only four plots of grain.\n\n\"There are still no merchants here and the price of raw opium is falling. At present it is 220 to 330 for different qualities. Small buyers are losing money fast, for all expected a quick rise in prices and many small merchants have invested their money in standing opium. I met the Roman Catholic priest recently and enquired of him as to opium in south of the province. He informed me that Huei Hsien and Cheng Hsien have very heavy crops, much more than other years. At Li Hsien, a city next south of us, the opium is more or less cleared from the plain around the city, but he says there is much being grown in the hills.\n\n15\n\n[2980 c-8]\n\nF\n\n381",
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        "content_text": "## \n2\\. Laboured howers \n\nreceived in \nbehalf \ndue course \ncopies \n\n379 \nC.O \n36245 \n**HONG KONG** \n20 OCT 13 \n362 Lapie 5 \n2 \n\nthe contract, with the \nspecifications drawings, \nthe information may \nprove of value \nin \nthe \nevent of \nSimilar \na \nEuritan rising \nSevern 343 \n1913 \n24 Sept. \nLast previous Paper. \nNo. 347. 15 Nov. \n39072 \n(08.151) W.20 897-58 41.000. 11/12. A.&E.W. \nNext subsequent Paper. \n9072 \n\nDredging of H. Kong Harbour \n\nJands lohy letter from de l'ave thater advising + to minimum depth of 40 feet at lowest spring \ntides. States crews on proposal. \n\non proposal, which he \nConsiders unnecessary \nM. Giffen, \nCollins \nSir C.P. Chuter, who is a \nDirector \n& the Shanghai re Thanh, Garden & asks that in the interests of his firm \nthe It Long Good she proceed forthwith to \ndepth? dredge the contour to a minimum 'to feet throughout. The cost will be nominal, or fail that any \nsuch \nis made out or incurred \nAh \ncase \nundertaking. \n\nIf my big moments come of it hang the remedy \nbhe appears to be \na to Org. somit wr,",
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        "content_text": "## Enclosure 3 in No. 1\n\nI saw no trace of poppy, and it is my opinion that no crop has been successfully grown in any of these districts this year.\n\n### Opium Smoking\n\nThe campaign against opium smoking has been carried out with great vigour. Since the summer of 1912, the local government councils in the villages and market towns, and the district officials in the district cities, have made house-to-house investigations, have destroyed any stocks of opium or smoking implements found, and have dealt with the offending parties. The search is allowed on all sides to have been a thorough one; rewards have been offered to informers and boxes for anonymous denunciations have been placed before all public buildings; people with opium faces have been the mark of special attention.\n\nSmokers in the villages have, in the first instance, been placed under observation; those who have undergone this period of surveillance to the satisfaction of the local government council have been passed as reformed characters; the others have been sent into the district cities and there handed over to the magistrate.\n\nIn all opium cases, the magistrate acts under the superintendence of the local representative of the General Opium Suppression Bureau. (This bureau went out of existence during the course of the enquiry under report; since then, the local officials deal with opium matters in the ordinary course of official routine.)\n\nOffenders found in the cities or sent in from the villages were placed in reformatories, fined, imprisoned, or shot, according as the magistrate and the opium bureau official decides. Any stocks or implements found were destroyed in public. It has been said that while the poor have been proceeded against with all severity, the rich have been left unmolested. There appears to me to be no foundation for this statement, beyond the fact that men of substance have probably received less summary, though no less determined, treatment than the poorer offenders. In the districts visited by me, twelve capital sentences have been carried out, as follows: - Three at Ch'ang-ning Hsien, one at Kwei-yang Chou, one at Ch'en Chou, one at Li Tien Chen, four at Kwei-yang Hsien, one at Ling Hsien, one at P'ing-chiang Hsien.\n\nI am of opinion that offenders, apart from those who offered forcible resistance, were not shot out of hand. They seem to have been given a chance to reform. Poor culprits were, in the first instance, placed in reformatories and the well-to-do fined; a relapse meant imprisonment or a heavier fine; and, finally, the incorrigible were shot.\n\nThese measures have, to all appearance, resulted in the practical eradication of the opium habit in the districts through which I have passed. Opium is no longer procurable, and not a few cases are reported of former habitual smokers having died in consequence of their being thus deprived of the drug.\n\nThere no longer exists any import or export of opium. Smuggling would appear to have been successfully put down. All trade in the commodity is paralysed.\n\n**LOUIS KING.**  \nChangsha. May 14, 1913.\n\n## Enclosure 4 in No. 1\n\n### Memorandum on Mr. J. L. Smith's Journey of Opium Investigation in the Province of Shantung\n\nMR. SMITH, accompanied by delegates of the Central and Provincial Governments, has completed a journey of twenty-eight days in Shantung, where he has covered about 580 miles in the districts south of the Yellow River, including two areas in the south-west of the province where poppy was reported to have been sown in considerable quantities during the present season.\n\nHe estimates that, prior to the anti-opium campaign, 50 per cent. of the land under cultivation in the prefecture of Tsao-chou was devoted to poppy. There has been a marked decrease in production during the last few years, but a certain amount was sown during the autumn of 1912, and evidence of its recent destruction was received from the villagers and from independent witnesses both native and foreign. During February and March, forty-eight special deputies were sent through the district by the Governor, and they uprooted all crops which were growing in the open fields, whilst a certain quantity had failed to come up at all in consequence of the spring droughts. The last crops which remained were within the walled enclosures of the big farm-houses, and there was doubtless a hope of retaining these plots for the purpose of obtaining seed for next year. The majority, even of these carefully screened crops, however, were destroyed on the approach of the investigating party. As a result, no poppy was seen in the south-western area.\n\nIn the districts around Tai-an-fu, similar conditions were found. Here the poppy had been sown, though in smaller quantities than in the south-west. In several instances, there was evidence that seed-beds in the walled gardens had been retained until the very last moment, and in one instance, Mr. Smith actually watched the uprooting of a garden plot of which information had reached him. It was impossible to conduct a searching enquiry into every case of secret cultivation in a country which is dotted with fortified farms, but it was clear that officials and farmers alike were anxious that no crops should be discovered by the party in the area for which they were responsible. It would appear, indeed, that for all practical purposes, the country is now cleared of cultivation.\n\n### Movements of Native Opium\n\nThe transport of opium in the province is prohibited, and smuggling can only be conducted with great risk. It is probable that stocks still remain in the hands of dealers, but all trade in the drug is conducted with great secrecy and under severe penalties, and no direct evidence of opium traffic was anywhere available.\n\nThe import of the native drug is attended with similar difficulties. Police supervision is strict, especially on the railway, and every effort has been made to suppress smuggling. The isolated villages on the borders of the province are so largely removed from official control that it is impossible to obtain definite or reliable information as to conditions there. In the opinion of the Chinese with whom Mr. Smith was able to get into touch, however, the opium which changes hands even in these districts is now inconsiderable in amount.\n\n### Smoking\n\nThe consumption of opium in the districts visited shows a marked decline. The missionaries all estimate that the decrease has been well above 50 per cent., whilst in Tsao-hsien, one of them placed it as high as 90 per cent. There are no public opium dens and few secret ones; present prices are beyond the means of the people, and rich smokers have their own stocks, which are consumed in secret and of which no authentic information is available. Smoking was reported to have been openly practised in the magistrate's yamên at Tsao-hsien during the present spring, but it is now stopped, and neither Mr. Smith nor his servants saw any evidence of smoking, or were able to purchase opium, though it is clear that a certain amount is still consumed. The officials themselves admit the existence of a few smokers, mainly among the old and the sick. Prices range from 3 to 6 dollars an ounce, and the fact that quotations were procurable at almost every centre appears to indicate that it can still be purchased by those who are known to the dealers. There are few, if any, cases in which opium eating has replaced the smoking of the drug.\n\nThe party travelled by cart, wheelbarrow, or chair, according to the nature of the country. Mr. Smith usually rode, detaching himself from the escort and the Chinese deputies, and following small tracks whenever possible, in order to keep in closer touch with the people. The routes followed by the investigating party are shown on the enclosed map, as are two recent journeys by British missionaries. One of these gentlemen had seen poppy crops growing in the open fields during his outward journey, but they had all vanished on his return a few weeks later; the other had seen no opium at all. Both British and foreign missionaries corroborated the native evidence that crops had been planted in many districts this season, but that they had been destroyed, often after the party had already started on the tour of inspection and in many cases only a few days before their arrival. The officials have been energetic in carrying out the work of destruction, and their work has been made lighter by the drought. The yamên underlings, who have constantly accepted bribes from the opium farmers and who connived at the retention of the seed plants until the last moment, insisted on the uprooting of every plant when once the party was known to have started.",
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        "content_text": "## Memorandum by Mr. Fitzmaurice\n\nIN accordance with instructions, I left Tien-tsin on Tuesday the 22nd April, arriving in Tsinan on the same day. It was there arranged that I should undertake the inspection of the Shih Ping and I Chow districts. The Peking delegates called at noon on the 24th April, and I left on the following morning to visit the Shih Ping district to the west of Tsinan.\n\n### Cultivation\n\nCrossing the Huang Ho at Ch'i Ho and keeping to the north of the main road, I reached Shih Ping on the evening of the second day, and on the return journey passed through San Shih Li P'u and, after recrossing the river at Tung Chia Ssu, Ch'ang Ch'ing. On the morning of the 26th April I made what proved to be the only find of poppies during the trip. Just outside the village of Chi Chia Chuang in Ch'ang Ch'ing Hsien, beside a small river called the Liu Shui Ho, I came across a man in the act of destroying a patch of poppy seedlings which were barely an inch in height. He said that he was hoeing them up as a result of orders received from the ti pao on the previous day. The patch was approximately 18 yards by 28 yards; it was hidden from view by the high bank of the river on one side and by a roughly-constructed earth mound on the other. In a garden in the same neighbourhood a few small plants were also found, but I was satisfied with the explanation given—that these seedlings had escaped by chance the destruction of the crop. The deputies had failed to remain with me on the morning in question, although I had pointed out to them that they should do so. From this time on, however, they accompanied me everywhere.\n\nOn arrival at Chang Ching, I saw the Chi Chia Chuang poppy grower being dragged through the streets handcuffed, a chain round his neck, and on his back a placard describing his offence. I was told that he had been sentenced to ten years' imprisonment and to 4,000 blows with the light bamboo. The residents of Chang Ch'ing petitioned me to ask for a pardon for him; but whatever I might have done would have been so liable to misrepresentation that I refused to take any action; I had an idea, too, that the petition was instigated by the magistrate who was dismissed from his post as a result of the find. On my final return to Tsinan the commissioner of the interior told me that he had reduced the heavy sentence imposed by the Ch'ang Ch'ing Hsien on the poppy grower, but the magistrate had not been reinstated.\n\nOn returning from Shih Ping, I spent one day in Tsinan and left on the 1st May to inspect the I Chow district, reaching Yi Hsien by rail the same evening. I spent three days along the Kiangsu border, between Yi Hsien and T'an Ch'êng, but made no find. The south of Shantung is overrun with troops who have been charged with the task of destroying the poppy as well as that of guarding against raids by the Kiangsu brigands, and I am told by missionaries in Yi Hsien and also heard from other sources that the officials had been very thorough in the work of suppression, and that there was no poppy growing in the district. I heard a different story at Tan Chêng, where a missionary told me that the poppy was being cultivated extensively at Hung Hua P'u, a lawless district infested by brigands, which, he said, the officials and soldiers did not dare to visit. There seems to be a perpetual state of war around T'an Ch'êng, between the soldiers and the brigands, and the heads of nine of the latter were on the city gate on my arrival. My servants asked if they might be excused from going to Hung Hua P'u, and the deputies were obviously unwilling to go; the magistrate, however, readily provided an escort to accompany me thither, but, although I visited every village belonging to Shantung in the neighbourhood, there was no poppy to be found. The T'an Chêng missionary was wrong, too, in saying that the authority of the officials did not extend to Hung Hua P'u.\n\nAt I Chow and Chuchow the missionaries knew of no poppy still growing; they told me that it had been sown on a very large scale everywhere, but subsequently uprooted. The people had expected that the hands of the Government would be too full with other matters to permit of a campaign against opium. From Chuchow I went on to Ishui where the report of the success of the repressive measures was less convincing than it had been anywhere, and the magistrate told me it would not be easy to guarantee his district as free from cultivation. A German missionary told me that he had recently seen the poppy growing in walled gardens in Northern Ishui, when passing on horseback: if he had been on foot, he would have seen nothing. But he did not belong to the Ishui district and could give me no idea as to places, directions or distances. There were not many of these walled gardens, they belonged to wealthy people only, and it would only be by chance that, even though keeping off the roads, one would make a find of this sort. It was common report in Ishui that poppy was being grown in the district, and that its existence was known to the officials; and the provincial deputy told me later that he had written to the tutu asking for the dismissal of the magistrate. In the neighbourhood of Ishui I met several soldiers who told my servants that immediately after our arrival at Chuchow, word was sent to Ishui repeating the order for the destruction, before we could reach the district, of any poppy still remaining. They said they had been sent out in consequence, and were returning to Ishui after the completion of their task. I could not ascertain their number, but a great number of these soldiers had been sent out; and the fact that they were sent at such short notice would seem to confirm the report that the officials knew of such poppy as was growing at that time. It was hardly surprising that I was able to find nothing.\n\nIn Mengyin I heard that very little poppy had been grown ever since the original prohibition of cultivation, as the extortions of the yamen runners had taken away all profit from the growth of the crop; the missionaries were convinced that none had escaped destruction this year. On leaving Mengyin I crossed the Meng Shan and spent some days travelling within the square, having Mengyin, Feihsien, Tenghsien, and Yenchow, as the four corners, reaching the last named on the 21st May. From Yenchow I travelled to Tsinan by rail, and continued my journey thence to Tien-tsin on the 24th May. No find of any sort was made in the I Chow district.\n\nIn many places, particularly in the Shih P'ing district, the drought had been so severe that the poppy would probably not have survived even if it had escaped destruction at the hands, or by the order, of the officials. The bulk of the crop had been uprooted early in the spring, but an officer who accompanied me for about a week said that the province could not have been described as \"clean\" till after the arrival of the deputy in Tsinan. Telegrams were sent in all directions, repeating the order for the suppression of opium cultivation, and telling of the coming of deputies and even of the dismissal of the Ch'ang Ch'ing magistrate. Proclamations were issued to the same effect, and detailed the punishments for any breach of the regulations.\n\nOn several occasions I heard, from my servants and from the three detectives whom I employed, that small patches of poppy had been destroyed one or two days before my arrival; the most reliable of these reports concerned places to the east of Shih Tzu Lu in Chuchow, the Ishui district, and San Kuan Miao in Feihsien; but there were several others, so that there was reason to believe that in some places the crop was only destroyed when the near approach of my party made the presence of poppies too dangerous for the owners. I obtained information that the destruction of poppy at this late hour was due to warnings sent ahead by the provincial deputy. The deputy appointed by the Ministry of the Interior was also of this opinion, and even volunteered the statement that he thought we should have found poppy in several places but for this fact. It may or may not have been true; it would have been impossible to prevent him from sending word if he wished. All that I could do was to keep my projected movements secret, and on one occasion, when he wrote a letter to a military post against my wishes, I insisted on his having the messenger brought back and the letter destroyed.\n\n### Import of Native Opium\n\nI was unable to obtain any proof of the import of native opium. It was regarded as a recognised fact in the south of Shantung that opium was smuggled across the Kiangsu frontier—according to some of my informants, in very large quantities. But the fact that brigands abound over the Kiangsu border has given that province a bad name, and the inhabitants are thought capable of all nefarious practices, including the cultivation and smuggling of opium; so the reports were probably exaggerated. It was also said that much of the opium smuggled into Shantung passed through Kiangsu by way of Chingk'ou, where I was told that no steps of any sort were taken to control the traffic.",
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        "content_text": "# Page Four\n\n## An Imaginary Interview With Carnival Director Dean\n\nMills Dean, the Director General of the 1915 Carnival, was finally located by our reporter at the rehearsal of \"Defending Their Homes\" on the Carnival grounds. He was in earnest conversation with Dr. Cox, Dr. Robinson, Mr. Batchelder, and Col. Johnson from Rome, Georgia, boyhood friend of Mrs. Wilson and now here directing the census. Mills explained to the scribe: \"You see, this spectacular drama must not only be attractive but it must be historically accurate in every detail. This pirate Tamah is fierce, and I would like to have Mr. Batchelder take that role, but he wishes to have a sea scene, the sinking of a passenger ship. We can't have that. He wants to save the ladies by putting life-belts on them. I don't want a sea drama. I want his views on how the fierce wild tribes ought to act. I want expert advice on savages from him. Then Col. Johnson is from the South and these Tamah pirates are supposed to come up from the south. He wants to have them all stop fighting and do a buck and wing dance and have a glee club quartette sing 'Georgia, Georgia, Over All', but you see how impossible it would be to give it local U.S.A. color. Dr. Robertson suggested that one side be chosen from the subscribers to 'Consolidacion Nacional' while the other be selected from the Vanguardia readers and arm both parties with stuffed clubs and let the tocsin ring and the people would get their money's worth, but this does not appeal to me. I want to have harmony. Dr. Cox has some of the clearest views, but I am sorry I cannot incorporate them into the show. He wants the dialogues written in the ancient Polynesian-Indico-Ibernica language which, according to undisputed authorities, might have been spoken here 1635 years ago or more correctly 280 A.D. He contends, and I think with force of reason, that all the private colleges would come and it would be a feast of reason as well as a flow of soul. But I think the general public wants something stirring so we have all collaborated and have produced this last word in dramatic art.\"\n\n\"I must express my admiration of the beautiful scenery and large conception, Mr. Mills.\"\n\n\"Oh, that was done by our esteemed and talented Sr. José Viñas of the Spanish Opera Co. He also has taken great pains to coach me in acting all the leading parts. You see, I stand ready to fill any part. It may be that one of the actors wants to go to a ball on a certain night, and if that happens you will find me right there with the goods and take his part without a hitch. Oh, it is not only in this great drama that I have become proficient, but I have made it a duty to be an understudy for every attraction in the Hubbub. I state it modestly that I am prepared to take Mme. Garcia's place in the bell-defying plunge through space in the dinky automobile. I have also given lots of attention running the Old Dutch Windmill. Boss La Pointe has volunteered to be understudy for Wa-wa, the Borneo missing link. I had some difficulty in successfully learning the parts in the Chinese playhouse. Of course, you know I would only be called on to play the leading parts because the minor parts can be filled by others and if they bungle it won't be so noticeable. These Chinese dramas continue on for two weeks and unless one gets thoroughly into the spirit of the play he cannot do it justice, but I may not be called on to act. I shudder to think of how I would correctly act the part of the Samar twins. It has been suggested that if they are indisposed and cannot show that act be suspended and I have about decided that this is the best solution because it would never do to only act half of the twins or in any other way do less than perfection.\"\n\n\"Mr. Dean, then nothing has been left to chance. You are bound to make it a success. What other features do you emphasize?\"\n\n\"There are the three parades. I have given them personal attention. I wanted Major Hartigan to take complete charge but he begged off. He said he wished to be foot loose and frisk about and have some fun with the boys. I have got a lot of real startling effects for the parades. The Japanese have taken a hold in great style as have the Chinese and when the boy scouts are masqueraded and their identity is hidden they will 'cut up dog' for fare-ye-well. Oh, it is all doped out and is going to be a hummer. Of course, the balls each night are a specialty by themselves. I shall naturally have to shape their course and destiny and now that the constabulary band is not here I will have to give special attention to the music. I have thought some of having a snare drum in the orchestra to keep up the spirit of the Escuela de Baile. Opinion is divided. There are those who declare they cannot dance without the drum while others want variety and have the drum cut out. I have been giving several hours a day with the brass bands putting life and ginger into them. Their technique is fairly good and if I get their morale improved I will have gained much.\"\n\n\"Mr. Dean, I really had no idea of the vast amount of work you have done. How did you ever dare to undertake it?\"\n\n\"Well, as one becomes accustomed to responsibilities one gets to carrying a few more on an ever-increasing ratio until the whole frame becomes a machine to do more and there is then no longer any limit to what the will power can force the unwilling body to do, but as each day sees its task well done there is the compensating reward of a contented mind. And now if you will please excuse me I see a duty before me. I have daily taken the young ladies who sell the chocolates on an imaginary round to accustom them to the routine and I see they are waiting for me as usual and the most possible must be made of the few days to insure thoroughness in every detail.\"\n\n## O'CONNELL'S, January 30, 1915\n\n### One On Cooper\n\nOle Olsen, the descendant of Eric the Red, the Viking king that beat Columbus to America by a century or two, now and then between times when he is shipping cigars to the States by the million or so, indulges in a little visit to the house of a friend out near the new reservoir. Ole went there last Sunday and spent some little time in looking over his friend's garden patch. Ole is some farmer himself. He says that when he was living back in Norway on the side of an iceberg, he often used to see pictures of trees and flowers and grain growing in the green fields and he thought that if he could ever get some place where winter did not last eleven months and a half every year he would turn farmer. Ole has a nice little garden around his place near the gas-house and quite frequently he attires himself in some old clothes that he had especially imported from the States to do the part right in, and ambles forth among the cabbage patches and the cucumber vines to fool the birds. Ole is the original thing in scarecrows when he gets properly togged out in his farmer costume. Well, to get back where we started. Ole was looking his friend's place over when he noticed that the pump would not work. Immediately he called his host's attention to the fact and suggested that he buy one of Henry Cooper's hot air pumps. His friend replied that Cooper was a pretty regular caller and thought that there was no necessity for buying a pump as Cooper's conversation could be used and this would cost nothing.\n\n### The breeze has been blowing some cooler Plaza Moraga this week.\n\n### Clever\n\nThat story printed in one of the daily papers about the possibility of the Igorot Scouts not being permitted to take part in the military parade because of their lack of pants, was certainly a clever piece of publicity. All over town people were talking about it and some of the rumors were that Major-General Barry had delivered an ultimatum that if the scouts from the hill country could not parade then there would be no parade of any of his troops. Quite a little excitement was stirred up about the matter. The carnival publicity man deserves a medal for putting that one over.\n\n### Paper Suppressed\n\nDublin, Ireland, Dec. 3. - The newspaper Sinn Fein did not appear today. The publishers of this journal refused to print in consequence of having been warned by the authorities that they would be liable to prosecutions for the publication of treasonable matter.\n\nThis is the second step in the suppression of Irish publications which have been opposing enlistment and expressing pro-German sentiments. The police last night raided the office of the Irish Freedom, a monthly publication, and confiscated all copies of the paper offered for sale on the news stands.\n\n## O'CONNELL'S, January 30, 1915\n\n### Manila Ethics\n\nCommissioner Dennison has decreed that a municipal doctor, paid by public funds, can refuse to attend any call for his services even in critical cases, if it is contrary to his established code of professional ethics.\n\nFor the benefit of those who have not seen the account of the case in question we will briefly state the main facts. An infant child of Capt. Hill of the Cavite naval ferry was taken with severe convulsions during the Captain's absence. Several women who live near went to the assistance of Mrs. Hill, and one was sent out to summon a doctor. This woman saw Dr. Catalino Nicolas, municipal doctor of Cavite, sitting in the drug store smoking and talking, and she rushed to him. She stated to him that Hill's baby was very sick and asked him to come at once. This doctor, paid out of public funds presumably to attend urgent cases, refused and stated as they had Dr. Victoriano before let them get him again and he would not go. Thanks to a merciful Providence the child did not die and this cold-blooded doctor did not have the joy of telling everybody in Cavite what an awful mistake it is to ever hire the other doctor because the other doctor turned up just in time and saved the child's life.\n\nThe public of Cavite asked Capt. Hill to report this matter because if this is the kind of spite that is worked out on a paying patient, what hope is there to get this doctor to visit a poor patient in time of need?\n\nThe accused doctor simply smiled when the charges were made. He knew that the influence that put him in office would keep him there. In answer to the charges he said he \"understood\" that he was merely wanted for consultation and that he did not want to look after somebody else's patients. His superior, Com. Dennison, figuratively speaking, patted him on the back and intimated to him that when an urgent call comes and he does not wish to violate professional ethics all he needs to do is to telephone the undertaker and coroner to go to a certain house and his ethical duties as municipal doctor will be quite fully and satisfactorily discharged.\n\nOh! for one hour of stern Worcester, whose shadow falling on Dennison would make that pigmy look like a man.\n\n### From Another Angle\n\nThe \"Free Press\" publishes the following just appreciation of agricultural specialist Prautch, but seems to err in thinking that Prautch has been the chief sufferer in not being paid a salary. We desire to interject this idea. The people have been deprived of more than Mr. Prautch has; they have lost possible crops and prosperity.\n\nWe fully concur with the \"Free Press\" as far as it goes and print the editorial to give it wider publicity:\n\n#### Prautch Redivivus\n\n\"A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country. For ten years past a man by the name of Prautch has been dinning into our ears that in spite of the sad fate of Lipa, coffee can be grown in the Philippines and on a large scale with every assurance of success. Now a Mr. Strauss, a practical planter from Java, confirms what Mr. Prautch has been saying. The trouble with Mr. P. is that he was not born in Kansas and can't qualify as a \"boy expert.\" It is not so very long ago that 19,000 was paid Professor Waters from Kansas, who never saw the tropics till he came to the Philippines, to come over and tell us all about the land we live in. It was the old story of what was new was not good and what was good was not new, among the \"new\" being a fairy tale to the effect that locusts take a trip down from the hills once every ten years. And that is just about the length of time that Mr. Prautch has been \"doing his voice-in-the-wilderness stunt.\" But he never got any twelve thousand pesos. No, he is just a prophet, not a professor, and he doesn't hail from Kansas.\"\n\n# Page Five\n\n## Answers To Correspondents\n\n| Name | Response |\n| --- | --- |\n| Burdett | The mistake you made was very natural. He was a veterano not veterinary and hence the confusion. Your claiming him as a brother ought not to worry you now that you know. |\n| H. Skinin | He runs two newspapers in Kansas. It seems a job in the Bureau of Agriculture pays him better. Search us. Eight others also came. They don't know much in any language. |\n| Heinie Fisher | You should have no difficulty in heating any well-built ice house. The best method is the simplest one. It is just the opposite of the way to cool a hot house. We hope you get your money. |\n| Horace H. Ferns | should be watered daily but once every two years is often enough to water stocks. |\n| Florence | We would offhand answer that a good \"foot rule\" is to take off your shoes before going to bed. |\n| Eddie Tait | Yes, a bill was introduced to change Aug. 13th from Occupation Day to Blessed Redeemer Day or Redemption Day. July 4th will not be changed to Leberwurst Day to please anybody. |\n| Carrie Bly | We decline to print your article. We think that City Club speech was stupid, so does he. We can say so, he dare not. Why nag him, he is trying to return among white folks. |\n| Carl Hess | It is not so much why he got out of politics but what he got out of politics. See the difference, Carl? |\n| Elmer Brown | Your questions \"How far can a bed spring, and does a watch run fast in cold weather in order to keep warm?\" are silly. Send them to the \"Free Press.\" |\n\n### MANILA HOTEL Will Not Be Closed During The Carnival\n\n### NUFF SED\n\n### LIVE WIRE!\n\nA messenger, AT CALL, bicycle mounted, in this land of mañana, is a live wire personified. We have Pronto Service TEL. 152 42 ESCOLTA",
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        "content_text": "# THE EASTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED\n## LINDITE\n\nISSUED FROM \n41-42, PARLIAMENT STREET, S.W. \nELECTRA HOUSE, \nFINSBURY PAVEMENT, E.C. \n11, OLD BROAD STREET, E.C. \n\nLONDON STATIONS:-\n| Location | Reference |\n| --- | --- |\n| 8, LEADENHALL STREET, E.C. | (951 Avenue) |\n| 29, MINCING LANE, E.C. |  |\n| 26, MARK LANE, E.C. | (852 Avenue) |\n| 37, HOLBORN VIADUCT, E.C. | (1014 Holborn) |\n| 449, STRAND, W.C. |  |\n| 41 & 42, PARLIAMENT ST. | (23) |\n| FOREIGN AUCTION HALL, COVENT GARDEN, W.C. |  |\n| THE BALTIC, ST. MARY AXE, E.C. | (4408 Avenue) |\n| 6, DENMAN STREET, BOROUGH, S.E. | (2012 Hop) |\n\nNo. | From | To | No. of Words | Time\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---\n |  | Crown Agents |  | 24 AUG 1946 10-400\n\nMessage: I you to 22 Spring wo aa ch duch March tit Mrs &mith z sne sum par not exceeding envital I Dest follows by mich found Her week for the to thouc down \"phe erotate plethoric May.\n\n## REPLIES SHOULD BE ORDERED Via Easton,\nDoubtful words should be officially repeated, See Rule Book.\nNo inquiry respecting this Telegram can be attended to without the production of this Copy.\n\nWaterlow & Bone Limited, Printers, London Wall, London. \nPage 3632 Wall \n(3432 Wall) \n: \nClerk's Name. \nRARE &. \nChapebies t \nJo va \nvid \"Eastern.\"",
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        "content_text": "THE EASTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED.\n\n242, PARLIAMENT STREET, S.W.\n\nELECTRA HOUSE,\n\nFINSBURY PAVEMENT, E.C.\n\n11, OLD BROAD STREET, E.C.\n\n6. LEADENHALL STREET, E.C.\n\n20. MINCING LANE, E.C.\n\n25, MARK LANE, E.C.\n\n27, HOLBORN VIADUCT, E.C.\n\n440, STRAND, W.C.\n\nLONDON STATIONS:-\n\n(9632 Wall) 4 Lines\n\n(8632 Wall)\n\n(651 Avenue)\n\n(862 Avenue)\n\nThe following TELEGRAM Received at\n\n41 & 42, PARLIAMENT STREET, S.W.\n\n(1014 Holborn)\n\n(2528 Gerrard)\n\n(2516 Garrard)\n\n(4408 Avenue)\n\n(2942 Hos)\n\nFOREIGN AUCTION HALL COVENT GARDEN, W.C.\n\nTHE BALTIC. ST. MARY AXE, E.C.\n\n6. DENMAN STREET, BOROUGH, S.E.\n\n26 NOV 17\n\n10.\n\nDear 26 Timm 7\n\n19\n\ncurasian foreme\n\nartifi\n\nchinese\n\ner gaged\n\nof the dollars\n\nare d\n\ndori sono\n\ntrumpeting foreme\n\n225\n\nwhack DNC\n\nmonthly\n\nSevern\n\nSpring\n\nREPLIES SHOULD BE ORDERED: Via Eastern,\n\nDoubtful words should be officially repeated\n\nSee Rule Book.\n\nNo inquiry respecting this Telegram can be attended to without the production of this Copy.\n\nWaterlow & Sons Limited, Printers. London Wall, London\n\n10.45734\n\nPage information is not six lines, hence not included.\n\n \ncf\n\n26.07.",
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        "content_text": "EASTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITE.\n\nDIRECT CABLE ROUTES FOR TELEGRAMS\n\nTo\n\nILIA, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AMERICA, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, GREECE, TURKEY, EGYPT, ALL PARTS OF AFRICA, &c., &c.\n\n\"ATIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN.\n\n+ WAL\n\n■... \n\n212\n\nTIMES OF OPENING AND CLOSING.\n\nLONDON STATIONS :\n\nCENTRAL CABLE STATION. Open 8.16 7 μm. ALWAYS OPEN, Closed Sundays. Saturdays to 4 p.m.\n\nElectra House, E.C.\n\nFinsbury\n\n11, Cannon Street, E.C.4\n\n# Leadenhall Street, E.C.\n\n137 Cheapside, E.C.2\n\n*, Mincing Lane, M. Mark Lane, E.C.3\n\n\"The Baltic,\" Hary St. Entrance, E.C.3\n\n4, Parliament Street, S.W.1\n\n27, Wych Street, W.C.2\n\n8, Tooley Street, Borough, S.E.1\n\nBARING ARRANGEMENT.\n\n11, New Broad Street, E.C.2\n\nPROVINCIAL STATIONS:\n\nBIRMINGHAM:- 195, Colmore Row\n\nBRADFORD, Commercial Street\n\nBRISTOL, Small Street\n\nCARDIFF\n\nMt, Mercantile Exchange, Bute Docks\n\nDUNDEE. 68, Bank Street\n\nGLASGOW:-W, Frederick Street\n\nGIBRALTAR:- 12, Boy's Brigade House\n\nHULL:-Richmond Buildings, imesta\n\nLIVERPOOL - - K 11. Exchange Buildings\n\nThe Cotton Exchange\n\nMANCHESTER. MY Spring Garden\n\nNEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE\n\nQuayside Buildings\n\nPORTSMOUTH CORNWALL\n\nHem to public\n\nALWAYS OPEN.\n\nOpen 1 to p.m.\n\nOpen DT p.m.\n\nHEAD OFFICES OF THE COMPANY: ELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBURY PAVEMENT, LONDON, E.C.2.\n\nTelegraphic Address: EASTERN AVE, LONDON. Telephone: 1127 LONDON WALL.\n\nTELEPHONE: 3832 LONDON WALL (14 Lines)\n\nTELEGRAM\n\nISSUED FROM CHIEF CABLE STATION, ELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBURY PAVEMENT.\n\nREPLIES SHOULD BE ORDERED Via Eastern\n\nGet All Book.\n\nInquiry respecting this Telegram can be often led to without y, sin anaf this Coga.\n\nSee huge et form for list of Company's Stations in London and Telephone. Wunder\n\nDoubtful words should be OFFICIALLY repeated.\n\nORIGINAL\n\nTIME\n\nExamples, PW 3.45 p.m.\n\n8.35 a.m.\n\nXua 192/j\n\nto the\n\nSUR MARN\n\nwant an\n\nit\n\nLUMIT NG would suggest\n\nVER Y\n\nHIGH\n\nSUPTEARENE\n\nRECIDIATE with regard to\n\nThere\n\nTHAT\n\nAND HALF AT\n\nDURING\n\nDOLLAR\n\nWHICH\n\nPÅ ES ENT\n\nELBERG CO\n\nSA LAR LES\n\nCONS EA BLE considerable\n\nAAFTER ED\n\nSalary „ROBBING S\n\nnew talen\n\nPAID\n\nNI\n\nEN INOM'SIA\n\nSILWERGOD\n\nARTLE should be fund\n\nETFRAGE\n\nOR\n\nVIOLENT\n\nwill subunit\n\n#LAPPINGS\n\npand\n\nAT\n\nABILITYE\n\nThe first line of this Telegram contains the following particulars\n\nin the order named:\n\nNumber of Message, Office of Origin, Words, Date,",
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        "content_text": "# THE EASTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED\n\n## DIRECT CABLE ROUTES FOR TELEGRAMS\n\nTO  \nAUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AMERICA, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS SETTLEMENT, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, GREECE, TURKEY, EGYPT, ALL PARTS OF AFRICA, &c. &c.\n\n## STATIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN\n\nTelephone No.  \n3240 Lenden Wall.\n\n### LONDON STATIONS:\n\n* Electra House, Finsbury Pavement, E.C.\n* 116, Cannon Street, E.C.4\n* Leadenhall Street, E.C.3\n* Markot Buildings, 29, Mincing Lane, 20, Mark Lane, E.C.\n\n## TIMES OF OPENING AND CLOSING\n\n| Station | Times of Opening |\n| --- | --- |\n| CENTRAL CABLE STATION | Always Open. Open 8 a.m. Saturdays 2 p.m. to... |\n| \"The Baltia,\" Bury St. Entrance, E.C.3 | ... |\n| Holborn Viaduct, E.C.1 | 2042 Nop. |\n| Denman Street, Borough, S.E.1 | 2516 derant. |\n| 41, Parliament Street, S.W.1 | ... |\n\n## TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT\n\nTelegrams via Eastern are accepted at the Central Station of the Indo-European Telegraph Company, Ltd., 18, Old Broad Street, E.C.1\n\n## PROVINCIAL STATIONS:\n\n| City | Address | Telephone No. | Times of Opening |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| BIRMINGHAM | 188, Colmore Row | ... | 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. |\n| BRADFORD | 1, Commercial Street | ... | 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. |\n| BRISTOL | Ball Street | 4418 BY | 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. |\n| CARDIFF | ... | 280 ('AILLE | ... |\n| DUNDEE | 50, Ball Street | ... | ... |\n| EDINBURGH | 3, Frederick Street | 1784 Centra! | ... |\n| GLASGOW | 6, Royal Bank Place | 4167 Contral | ... |\n| HULL | Exchange Buildings, Lowgate | 980s City! | ... |\n| LIVERPOOL | K13, Exchange Buildings | 733 CERTAI | ... |\n| MANCHESTER | Spring Garden | ... | ... |\n| NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE | Exchange Buildings, Quayside | ... | ... |\n\n## HEAD OFFICES OF THE COMPANY\n\nELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBURY PAVEMENT, LONDON, E.C.2.  \nTelegraphic Address: EASTERN AVE, LONDON.  \nTelephone: 3240 LONDON WALL.\n\n## NOTE\n\nIn cases consisting of a name prefaced by a REGISTERED ABBREVIATED ADDRESS, or where a telegram is addressed to our person at the house of another whose name is also given, the word \"CARS\" (k) or some equivalent expression may be added after the name of the addressee.\n\n## TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSES REGISTERED FREE OF COST\n\nBook of Telegraph Forms, Tariffs, Rules, &c. can be obtained at the Head Offices of the Company, or at any of its larger stations.\n\nPage 70  \nMINUTE.  \n22 January  \n21  \nImmediate  \n2+  \n558  \nDie 21  \nWith ref. to your letter of the (59075/2f No. No. 7. 4/47/82/10, I...\n\nMr. Grindle.  \nSir H. Read.  \nSir G. Fiddes.  \nMr. Wood.  \nMr. Churchill.  \nFw. tel. de Akc...  \namme to transmit...  \nw you...  \nbe laid before the Marqueso...  \nEnyon of Medleston, the are...  \nA. from the TN, of...  \ncory of a tel. #. I loung...  \nwith enegration of regard...  \nthe Quese t...  \nCentral of American Vauific...  \nforts.\n\n2.  \nų Churchill will be glad if exquines...  \nامات",
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        "content_text": "A\n\nB\n\n254\n\nPublic brothels in Hongkong,\n\n1. The proportion of males to females for the whole population of the Colony in 1921 was (the figures being 382,357 to 242,309) 16 males to 10 females, approximately.\n\nIn the Island of Hongkong it is about 18 males to 10 females.\n\nAnd in Kowloon Peninsula about 15 to 10 (Chinese) 12 to 10 (non-Chinese).\n\nIn the New Territories the figures were 41,599 males to 41,348 females, i.e. approximately equal.\n\n2.\n\nThe total of the known brothels and prostitutes in the Colony are given in the attached table.\n\n3. As regards the ages of the prostitutes, none is allowed in any brothel under the age of 19. Cases of doubt are as a rule turned down in this office: no doubtful case is passed without invoking the assistance of the Po Leung Kuk Committee in estimating the true age.\n\nPractising prostitutes are given cards, of which a sample is attached; the translation shows the object. Further, a Police Inspector is seconded to this office with the sole duty of seeing that the provisions of the Women and Girls' Ordinance (No.4 of 1897) are observed; the principal part of this duty is to prevent irregularities in the brothels and to make it easy for prostitutes to register complaints or grievances. Experience shows them to be very ready to take advantage of opportunities afforded. Dr. G. E. Aubrey, who has a very wide experience in the Asiatic brothels for Europeans, states that he has examined every woman applying for admission to the houses, by whom he is consulted, and no virgin has applied during the last 14 years.\n\n4. Excepting Spring Garden Lane and Swatow Lane, brothels for Chinese and for Europeans are situated in quite separate parts of the Colony. Swatow Lane is a small...\n\nB\n\nE",
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        "content_text": "2551 \n\nano moji mi electora okluNI .I * art tot meint:et of seism To notdroqorq efT zied metal” ard) vær IS01 mi ynoloɔ and Ta moltrinqoq „visterixoroqe,salem? DI of neimm al (807,SAS of TOT,SHE od en [em BI Juode si ji srotvall to breimi adt ni \n\nVIP) OL of di Juods elvantne¶ mooiwal reh berk .(smarino man) 01 að SI (ed ̧ib szer menquit e:'t selroditzat we'ˆ art ni \n\n· melnie) Bठ̧là of melem „Irupo pietruixotoqe .n.i .$ nadudidaơng bne alertord mwonal art to Intod act \n\n„eiɗnd befondða arð mi navka oza ynolçü add mi ai anon,sajutitsorg erb Yo aepe and abTAGET SÅ rob to abued .01 to wpis art tabou Ladjord yne nk bewolla esea lutjɗub on :soitto airt mi reob berrint alii a ne ote grei of ant to constelees odd gridovni duorit iw basang ni \n\nlage aunt and pakteritse ni sešákemeð keð Noice to „mbrno navka aia batutitsorg pakaitser¶ „Joejón aɗt awadu noktalamand erit :beroatže ak sigoma ti- soitto atrit od babreosu ut rożnequmĮ sokioT a roddTENT nemo' art to amoisivatų edź Jedd gnises to yửih ales act erd nevisedo sia (TRBI to ♪.ok) sorusc¿DTÖ 'alt¿0 bra FoldiTrimatı) dneveıq od si yjub mida to Ping Isqloadıq nt matutiteorg rod yana di exer að bre niadtord and mi u'd awode sonetteqz\" .seomaveita to sinisiqmon adelgaz meiðbeintrouge to eartneyba niet of Theet Trøv að öð matraque oblw viev a med ode penduk 1.0.10 „bebtotta end að jurt sainda anaaqoms w7 electorď oldalak edt må pasend art od noissimbe Tod ankyloqa rumnow yrave boniumre ritub baliqqa sed nigriv on bra betivento al ad worker yď Introy Al Juni arit \n\n.A ɔnai wojewƐ bra antaŭ mabrað geinq? anliquori \n\nC • ~i hataudin GTA BMARC OIud tot bar ezembro xo✶ alertond e și sita wote\" „\"moint end to ntrag ad-zagaa etiop \n\nA Я C.\n\nside street of third class brothels: and offers no induce- ments to the Europeans who frequent Spring Garden Lane and is sufficiently distant to prevent an accidental clash. The circumstances make it practically impossible to imagine e common brothel; and almost as impossible to imagine brothels for the same classes of the different nationalities within easy reach of each other. No such cases exist.\n\n5. Dr. Aubrey has been good enough to compile a series of percentages and to make a number of rotes on the subject of venereal diseases in the Colony which I attach. From this angle, the figures prove that the method of control in force has an entirely beneficent effect; allowing for the difficulties of an Asiatic population and a sub- tropical Colony, the figuree bear comparison even with those at Home where the conditions are so much easier.\n\nDr. Aubrey's notes refer to the Caduceus April, 1922, and the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine February, 1923.\n\n6.\n\nGenerally speaking, the Hongkong method is based (of course) on a recognition of the impossibility of stamping out prostitution: and on the theory that while completely unregulated prostitution would have the worst effects, Government control should be reduced to the smallest possible limit. It takes the line of prevention of actuel crime: of enforcing responsibilities (on those in charge of prostitutes): of securing freedom of action to those who are allowed to practise prostitution; and of seeing that those who are for any reason considered unfit (e.g. too young) shall not practise. There is the smallest possible interference with those who are supposed to know their own minds, and whose prostitution does not involve others: and Government \"regulation\" becomes merely a broad supervision against abuse. The departmental records of this office and the Police Office show that the system is not unsuccessful: and if it is permitted to draw a comparison between our streets\n\nA \n\nPage 270\n\nPage 271",
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        "content_text": "## \nHon. Secretary for Chinese Affairs,\n\nI attach a comparative table. It is not quite complete but is I think sufficient for the purpose. It would be extremely difficult to get exact particulars of brothels opened or closed during any one year.\n\nIn considering the figures for the various years it should be remembered that brothel consists of a house or part of a house (or in some cases even two houses) managed by the same mistress. It is therefore quite possible for the same house to be entered as one brothel one year and three the next or vice versa. Minor variations in the figures can be accounted for in this way. Frequently also in the past houses have been closed for various reasons and reopened under another name.\n\nIn 1920 a number of new houses were built in Spring Garden Lane and opened as brothels. This accounts for an increase of 8 Chinese brothels for Europeans between 1919 and 1921. This increase is set off by a corresponding decrease since that date in the number of Japanese prostitutes. About the same time some eighty brothels in Yi Yick Lane Kennedy Town and Woosung Street were closed down and about half that number opened in Water Street and elsewhere.\n\nOn account of the growth of Kowloon twenty new houses were opened in Yaumati in 1915. In other districts although the number of registered houses increased there was in fact a decrease in the number of inmates. The growth of the population and particularly in recent years the state of affairs in Canton is sufficient to account for the increase in numbers since that date.\n\nWith regard to the second question I do not know of any requests from householders that any registered brothel should be closed.\n\n**(8d.) R. A. C. North,**\n30th August, 1924.",
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        "content_text": "247\n\n22\n\nOVERLAND CHINA MAIL\n\nRECORD HONGKONG DELUGE.\n\nJuly 19.\n\nIf not the greatest in mere figures, then the most destructive deluge of Hongkong's history has wrought indescribable damage and confusion in all parts of the Colony.\n\nIn the short space of time, it is impossible to give a rough estimate of the loss in money. The havoc will take time, men and cash to repair. But worse still, lives have been lost as a result of the furious rainstorm which started last night and has not ended this afternoon. Details given below tell of the wide scope of the damage.\n\nOn older residents, the point which had caused the highest impression was the period during which thunder, lightning, and rain came by the bucketful without a moment's break.\n\nIt must be an unusual phenomenon for Hongkong to be practically alight for more than half an hour before 4 a.m. The peals of thunder which chased each other across the heavens portended ill for the Colony this morning, the effects being described below.\n\nMuch time will elapse before order is restored throughout the Colony.\n\nFrom the earliest hours, the Police, Fire Brigade, Public Works Department, Sanitary Department, and other authorities were out in rescue and rehabilitation parties, but the comparatively small number available made but little headway against the storm.\n\nThe previous best, for an hour of rainfall in Hongkong, was 3.480 inches which fell in one hour on July 15, 1886. Between 3:30 and 4:30 this morning, the rain-gauge at the Royal Observatory, Kowloon, recorded 3.965 inches.\n\nCherra Punji in the Khasi Hills, Assam (India) has 464 inches a year (this average extending over 33 years). In July there, the wettest month, they have 30 inches a day for five successive days, and a mean of 115 inches (equal to our total for a year) for this month.\n\nThe Storm.\n\nThe storm itself, as regards its duration and the force of the claps (there was barely a second between the flash and report), is generally recognised as the worst Hongkong has ever experienced.\n\nCAUSE OF DELUGE.\n\nAlthough the week-end typhoon—the first of the current season—did not actually visit Hongkong, it is the direct cause of this morning's complete deluge.\n\nThat typhoon went inland about 80 miles to the East of Hongkong, near Swatow. Then it stopped and started to \"fill-up.\"\n\nLATEST FIGURES.\n\nBetween midnight last night and 1 p.m. today, 20.79 inches of rain were recorded at the Observatory.\n\nFrom 10 a.m. yesterday to 10 a.m. today, the figures are 21.44 inches.\n\nWeather forecast till noon to-morrow: South-west winds, fresh; overcast, rain.\n\nBy doing so, it became a little area of intense depression, with considerable effect on atmospheric circulation. The result is all this weather upheaval, thunderstorms, and abnormal rains.\n\nNEW RECORDS.\n\nNearly 4 Inches An Hour.\n\nWhen the thunder was continuous, the Observatory recorded a new record for any 24 hours (or, strictly speaking, a civil day).\n\nA civil day is from midnight to 12 midnight. The highest in the books for any day in the month of July is 13.480 inches, for the 15th of that month, in the year 1886. From midnight last night till 9 this morning, the Observatory had already registered 19.155 inches of rain.\n\nImpressive Figures.\n\nStill, the old brigade hold a few records which the majority of residents will be well content to leave to them. There are a good many hours to go before midnight to-night, when 24 hours will have been completed. By then, the experts expect that we shall have left everything behind and set up a new best.\n\nFor a civil day (midnight to midnight) Hongkong's best is 20.496 inches on May 30, 1889.\n\nFor any period of 24 consecutive hours, the best is 27.44 inches, being from 6 a.m. on May 29, 1889, to 6 a.m. on May 30, 1889.\n\nHongkong Well-off!\n\nFOUR BODIES.\n\nThe Fire Brigade were out early to assist in rescue work at the No. 3 pumping station, near the University.\n\nA portion of the building collapsed and several men went under. Two bodies were dug out from the debris. Four others were rescued and sent to hospital.\n\nNo. 3 pumping station is on Pokfulam Road, just beyond the medical buildings of the University.\n\nLater. A large boulder was unloosened from the hillside and crashed on the station. Four bodies have been found.\n\nMORNING \"TREK.\"\n\nUnprecedented scenes were witnessed in the city and all parts of the Colony this morning when, in their morning \"trek\" to the office, business people tried by-ways and devious routes to find that, in practically every instance, the only solution was to wade several feet deep in water.\n\nThe rivers of water pouring over roads and tracks put a stop to the Peak tram service, lower level trams, buses, taxis, etc.\n\nFording the Streams.\n\nThe \"trek\" which set in down the old Peak road and all routes from the outskirts to the city must have been, on a miniature scale, something like the condition of affairs at Home during the general strike.\n\nKowloonites came off comparatively well considering. Many of the older buses were \"stuck\" in Yaumati and other places, and the service was very limited, rendering necessary something like a twenty minutes' wait at the stopping places for would-be travellers.\n\nThe \"Star\" ferry service continued as usual, but Yaumati suffered very badly from inundation, and the ferry service there was temporarily suspended.\n\nSlimy, Yellow Rivers.\n\nArrived at the \"Star\" ferry wharf (Hongkong side), the troubles began in real earnest. The sandy waterfall over the Praya wall was sufficient indication of what they had to face, and the streams of water traversing Pavement and road in every direction confirmed their apprehensions.\n\nDes Voeux Road, Queen's Road, Ice House Street, Chater Road, and Pedder Street were feet deep in water. Many shops were flooded out.\n\nWATER RATIONS.\n\nOwing to the damage to the No. 3 pumping station, which completely cut off all supplies for the time being to Robinson Road, Conduit Road, and the Peak districts, it is essential that even for cooking purposes, only the minimum quantity of water should be used.\n\nAs far as possible, residents in those districts must temporarily cease using water for bathrooms, &c. Every endeavour should be made to use spring or rain water for washing and general purposes. All water should be boiled.\n\nWyndham Street Rapids.\n\nDue, apparently, to a water main burst, masses of road surface had been torn up in Pedder Street, near the Hongkong Hotel entrance, and parts of the hoarding used in connection with the re-construction were lying helplessly in the water.\n\nSeveral landslides are reported from different localities, and a part of the old Peak Road below Barker Road has been washed away.\n\nA subsidence also occurred further down Lower Albert Road.\n\nSTREET BURSTS UP.\n\nThe queer experience of a street bursting up is reported from the Wanchai district.\n\nWyndham Street presented a remarkable spectacle, water descending the road and pavements early this morning with the force of rapids.\n\nSpring Garden Lane became a canal, connecting Queen's Road with Praya East.\n\nCaine Road and Bonham Road were impassable to motor traffic during the early part of the morning.\n\nPEAK TRAM DAMAGE.\n\nWhen will the Peak trams be running again, inquired a \"China Mail\" reporter of Mr. Henry Humphreys, chairman of the company, who replied \"Not for 24 hours at least, possibly more.\"\n\nThe worst damage is at Kennedy Road, where tons and tons of earth have fallen over the track.\n\nMr. Humphreys is informed by his technical experts that it will take a full day to remove the debris and repair the damage.\n\nQUEEN'S ROAD SCENES.\n\nOnce again Queen's Road Central has suffered untold damage, especially the shops on the south side which are so much lower than the road level.\n\nHitherto so-called \"water gates\" had proved effective, but the invading elements beat everything. Muddy water swarmed up show-cases and stands.\n\nPedestrians who wore storm boots found it almost impossible to walk through as their feet became entangled in inches of slush.\n\nSTRUCK BY LIGHTNING.\n\nThe house in which is the P. & O. Mess at Mountain View was struck by lightning, the coping of the south-west corner being carried away and the telephone and electric lighting system being put out of order.\n\nA resident in another district of the Peak also had a scare, being surrounded by smoke and fumes thought to be due to lightning striking something.\n\nNear Naval Hospital.\n\nA landslide occurred at the junction of Stubbs Road and Magazine Gap Road, closing it to motor traffic.\n\nCRACKER FACTORY BLAZE.\n\nPeople living in the Ma Tau Kok district, Kowloon City Road, were started early this morning by an explosion even louder than the terrific thunder claps.\n\nThis was caused by the striking by lightning of a large godown in which the products of the Kwang Man Loong Cracker factory are stored.\n\nSWIM TO ASSISTANCE.\n\nBluejackets armed with shovels, picks, axes, and other tools were busy at the Naval Yard trying to clear the choked drains which blocked water from the direction of Seven and Six Penny Hill and flooded the yard and the residential quarters.\n\nIn the early morning, several had to swim across in order to render assistance.\n\nTOMMIES TURN OUT.\n\nThe garden at Murray Barracks was almost swept away and destroyed. Half of the railings on that portion of Queen's Road was taken away with the cement pillars and placed across the road.\n\nMen of the Surrey Regiment were busy clearing the earth here.\n\nNews came through at about 11:30 that there had been a house collapse at Cross Street, near the No. 2 Police Station.\n\nFire Engine Stuck.\n\nThe engine got stuck in the mud opposite the Murray Barracks, and the Surreys men had to surrender their implements to the fire party to get the engine out.\n\nIn the morning, another fire was observed in Queen's Road East, near the Grand Theatre.\n\nCrowds were busy collecting what they could get from the Kowloon Fire Brigade.\n\nPage 23\n\n[No. 2998. July 22, 1926.]\n\nOVERLAND CHINA MAIL",
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        "content_text": "HONG KONG PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY.\n\nNotes on the works provided for in the Draft Estimates.\n\nBUILDINGS.\n\nSub-head 1. Wong Nei Cheong Village Development Removing existing school and latrine and re-erecting on new site, $2,000.00. The vote only provides for retention money as it is hoped to complete the work in 1928.\n\n2. Victoria Goal Reception Block, $5,000.00. This vote only provides for retention money as it is hoped to complete the work in 1928.\n\n3. Additional Storey to Government Offices, $35,000.00. The amount asked for is to cover retention money and any work that may remain uncompleted by the end of the year.\n\nSub-heads 4 & 5. Peak Wireless Station, Block \"B\" & \"C\" $51,000. This station is being erected on the site of the \"Eyrie\" which is now occupied as Quarters for W/T operators. Block A of the Scheme should be finished in 1928 and the blocks in question will complete the main W/T Station buildings.\n\nSub-head 6. Latrine on Praya, $1,000. This convenience will be erected on the Praya East Reclamation on the site of the permanent latrine which will be required later.\n\nPage 43\n\n7. Alterations and Improvements to Government House $48,500. The chief items included in this vote are Extension to Ball Room, a new office for H.E. the Governor, extension to Gentlemen's Cloak-room, Office for Custodian, Conservatory, etc., etc.\n\n8. New No. 2 Police Station - Site formation and building $150,000. This station is to replace the present No. 2 Police Station and will be built on the Praya East Reclamation. The present Station accommodation is insufficient and larger premises are required.\n\n9. New Fire Station - Alteration to Tower $1,500. The tower was designed for hose drying only but it is now considered desirable to use it for drill purposes in addition. The vote is for the necessary strengthening.\n\n10. Underground Latrine at junction of Ladder Street and Hollywood Road (60 seats) $13,000. This vote required to complete the convenience commenced in 1928.\n\n11. Latrine and Urinal at Jardine's Corner Peak (4 seats) $5,000. This is urgently needed as there is no public convenience in the vicinity.\n\n12. Latrine and Urinal at Spring Garden Lane and Cross Street (16 seats) $6,000. This is in a congested area and the accommodation is urgently required.\n\n13. Trough Closet and Urinal at Connaught Road West: (a) Wilmer Street (2 seats); (b) Water Street (2 seats) $2,000. These small conveniences are very necessary in the vicinity of these streets.\n\n14. Increase of Pig Lairage at Sai Wan Ho $3,000. The present accommodation is not sufficient to meet requirements.\n\n15. New Market at Sai Ying Pun $200,000. This market is to replace the present one which is old, dilapidated, and in every way unsatisfactory for the present day requirements of the populous district.",
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        "content_text": "Head 31.-PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY\n\nPUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY.\n\nHONG KONG.\n\nBUILDINGS.\n\n  \n    \n    Estimate.\n    Expenditure Approved up to 31st December, 1927.\n    Revised Estimated Expenditure, 1928.\n    Estimated Expenditure, 1928.\n    Estimated Expenditure, 1929.\n  \n  \n    1 Wong Nei Cheong Village Development - Removing existing school and latrine and re-erecting on new site\n    $16,000\n    $16,000\n    $14,000\n    \n    $2,000 (1)\n  \n  \n    2 Victoria Gaol. Reception Block\n    $35,000\n    $30,000\n    $30,000\n    \n    $5,000 (1)\n  \n  \n    3 Government Offices-Additional Storey\n    $124,000\n    $124,000\n    $89,000\n    \n    $35,000 (1)\n  \n  \n    4 Peak Wireless Station-Block \"B\"\n    $35,000\n    $2,000\n    $2,000\n    \n    $33,000 (2)\n  \n  \n    5 Peak Wireless Station-Block \"C\"\n    $20,000\n    $2,000\n    $2,000\n    \n    $18,000 (2)\n  \n  \n    6 Latrine on Praya East (Temporary)\n    $4,000\n    \n    $4,000\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    7 Government House Alterations and Improvements\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    8 New No. 2 Police Station\n    $48,500\n    $300,000\n    $48,500\n    $150,000\n    \n  \n  \n    9 New Fire Station Building,-Alterations to Tower\n    $1,500\n    $1,500\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    10 Junction of Ladder Street and Hollywood Road-Underground latrine (60 seats)\n    $23,000\n    \n    $10,000\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    11 Jardine's Corner, Peak, Latrine and Urinal (4 seats)\n    $5,000\n    \n    \n    $13,000 (2)\n    $5,000\n  \n  \n    12 Spring Garden Lane and Cross Street--Latrine and Urinal (16 seats) Trough Closet and Urinal at Connaught Road West :- (a) Wilmer Street (2 seats). (b) Water Street (2 seats)\n    $6,000\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    13 Sai Wan Ho-increase of Pig Lairage\n    $2,000\n    \n    \n    $3,000\n    \n  \n  \n    14 Sai Ying Pun-New Market\n    $400,000\n    \n    \n    $200,000\n    \n  \n  \n    15 Swine Slaughter House, Kennedy Town - Roofing in open space\n    $2,900\n    \n    \n    $6,000\n    \n  \n  \n    16 Victoria Gaol-New Printing Shop including New Motors, wiring and switchgear\n    $41,000\n    $41,000\n    \n    $40,000\n    \n  \n  \n    17\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    18 Roads\n    $60,000\n    $10,000\n    $25,000\n    $30,000\n    \n  \n  \n    19 Drainage:\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    20 Training Nullahs\n    $25,000\n    $30,000\n    $15,000\n    $10,000\n    \n  \n  \n    21 Sewage and Storm Water Drains\n    $30,000\n    $15,000\n    $30,000\n    $10,000\n    \n  \n  \n    22 Miscellaneous\n    $15,000\n    $5,000\n    $5,000\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    23 Water Works\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    24 Port Works\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    GENERAL WORKS.\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    COMMUNICATIONS.\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    24 Wong Nei Cheong Development-Site formation and road construction\n    $23,400\n    $7,600\n    $1,000\n    $13,800\n    $2,000 (1)\n  \n  \n    25 Approach road to new Tung Wah Hospital site at Soo Kun Poo M.L.'s 430 and 431\n    $5,500\n    $5,500\n    $4,500\n    \n    $1,000 (1)\n  \n  \n    26 Road from Causeway Bay to Quarry Bay (Section 70' wide) opposite\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    27 Tai Hang Development Road Construction including strengthening Conduit\n    $53,000\n    $53,000\n    $23,000\n    $30,000\n    \n  \n  \n    28 Barker Road Improvements from Stubbs Road to Victoria Hospital\n    $248,000\n    $138,000\n    $75,000\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    29 10′0′′ Path to Cape D'Aguilar Wireless Station (1st Section)\n    $75,000\n    \n    \n    $30,000\n    $15,000\n  \n  \n    30 Improvements to Garden Road at junction with Queen's Road (East Corner).\n    $15,000\n    $15,000\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    31 Road to Mountain Lodge, Peak\n    $6,000\n    $6,000\n    \n    $57,000\n    \n  \n  \n    Carried forward\n    $950,900\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n\n(1) Retention Money to be completed in 1928.\n\n(2) Completes.",
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        "content_text": "# Enclosure No. 6\n\n169\n\n**PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY**\n\n## Notes on the works provided for in the Draft Estimates 1930\n\n### Sub-head 1\n\n## HONG KONG BUILDINGS\n\n1. Additional Transmitting Block and Mast at Cape D'Aguilar W/T Station, $20,000.—Under Head 31 S/II. 4 and 5 of the 1929 Estimates and referred to on page 1 of notes on works provided in the 1929 draft Estimates, provision is made for the erection of two blocks of quarters for W/T operators, but, after exhaustive tests it is found that Cape D'Aguilar Station is more efficient for long wave working, and, it is therefore proposed to confine the Peak Station to short wave working with China and Broadcasting, without these additional buildings, and to erect at Cape D'Aguilar one more transmitting Block and mast for long wave transmitting.\n\n2. New No. 2 Police Station, $200,000.—As explained on page 1 under S/H: 8 of notes on works provided in the 1929 P.W.E. Estimates, this station is to replace the present No. 2 Police Station—an estimate of $300,000 representing the cost of this work is given in the 1929 Estimates under H. 31 S/H. 8 page 81; the Hon. C.S.P. has, however, since requested further accommodation, which has increased the cost to $400,000—The revised scheme was submitted and approved by the Public Works Committee on 2.5.29. Owing to changes in the design and to shortage of staff very little progress can be made with this work during the current year.\n\n3. Sai Ying Pun New Market, $200,000.—This work is referred to under S/H. 15 on page 1 of notes on the works provided in the 1929 P.W.E. Estimates. Owing to shortage of staff and pressure of other work very little progress can be made during the current year.\n\n4. Victoria Gaol, New Printing Shop, $85,000.—The original scheme for $41,000 was abandoned and a new scheme was prepared estimated at $100,000, of which provision for $85,000 will be required to complete the work in 1930.\n\n5. Junction of Ladder Street and Hollywood Road—Underground latrine (60 seats) $17,000.—It was not possible to commence this work in 1928 owing to difficulties of finding a suitable site, and as the work could only be started late in 1929 a provision of $17,000 will be required in 1930.\n\n6. Spring Garden Lane and Cross Street Latrine and Urinal (54 seats), $2,000. The vote only provides for retention money as it is hoped to complete the work in 1929.\n\n7. Sai Wan Ho—Increase of Pig Lairage, $500. The vote only provides for retention money as it is hoped to complete the work in 1929.\n\n8. Latrine and Bathhouse on Praya East, $25,000.—Additional accommodation in this district is badly needed.\n\n9. Latrine and Urinal at Rock Hill Street (30 seats), $10,000.—Additional accommodation in this district is badly needed.\n\n10. Latrine at Aberdeen (16 seats), $7,000.—Accommodation in this district is badly needed.\n\n11. Alterations to Belilios School—Conversion of two rooms into one, $3,800.—To provide one large room where lectures and demonstrations can be given.",
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        "content_text": "# Head 31.-PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY\n\n## PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY\n\n### HONG KONG\n\n#### BUILDINGS\n\n| Estimate | Expenditure Approved | Revised Estimated Expenditure up to 31st December, 1928 | Estimated Expenditure, 1929 | Estimated Expenditure, 1930 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 Additional Transmitting Block and Mast at Cape D'Aguilar W/T Station |  |  |  |  |\n|  | ... | ... | 15,000 | 20,000 |\n| 2 New No. 2 Police Station | 35,000 | 400,000 | 150,000 | 200,000 |\n| 3 Sai Ying Pun New Market | 400,000 | 200,000 | 20,000 | 200,000 |\n| 4 Victoria Gaol-New Printing Shop | 100,000 | 41,000 | 15,000 | 85,000 |\n| 5 Junction of Ladder Street and Hollywood Road Underground latrine (60 seats) Spring Garden Lane and Cross Street Latrine and Urinal (54 seats) | 23,000 | ... | 13,000 | 17,000 |\n|  |  |  | 6,000 | 11,000 |\n|  |  |  |  | 2,000 |\n| 6 Sai Wan Ho-Increase of Pig Lairage | 3,000 | 3,000 | 2,500 | 500 |\n| 7 Latrine and Bathhouse on Praya East | 27,000 | ... | 25,000 |  |\n| 8 Latrine and Urinal at Rock Hill St. (30 seats) | 10,000 |  |  |  |\n| 9 Latrine at Aberdeen (16 seats) | 7,000 | :: | 10,000 | 7,000 |\n| 10 Alterations to Belilios School Conversion of two rooms into one | 3,800 | ... | 3,800 |  |\n\n#### GENERAL WORKS\n\n| Estimate | Expenditure Approved | Revised Estimated Expenditure up to 31st December, 1928 | Estimated Expenditure, 1929 | Estimated Expenditure, 1930 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 12 Roads |  |  | 60,000 | 70,000 |\n| 13 Drainage: |  |  | 25,000 | 25,000 |\n| 14 Training Nullahs |  |  | 30,000 | 60,000 |\n| 15 Sewage and Storm Water Drains |  |  | 30,000 | 30,000 |\n| 16 Water Works |  |  | 15,000 | 15,000 |\n| 17 Port Works |  |  | 5,000 | 5,000 |\n\n#### COMMUNICATIONS\n\n| Estimate | Expenditure Approved | Revised Estimated Expenditure up to 31st December, 1928 | Estimated Expenditure, 1929 | Estimated Expenditure, 1930 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 18 Road from Causeway Bay to Quarry Bay section 70 ft. wide, opposite M.Ls. 430 and 431 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 |\n| 19 Tai Hang Development Road Construction including strengthening Conduit | 232,000 | 117,084 | 75,000 | 55,000 |\n|  |  |  | 60,000 |  |\n| 20 Barker Road improvement from Stubbs Road to Victoria Hospital | 39,000 | 30,000 | 20,000 | 19,000 |\n| 21 Path 10′ wide to Cape D'Aguilar W/T (1st Section) | 15,000 | 15,000 | 13,000 | 2,000 |\n| 22 Road connecting Garden Road and Bowen Road with May Road | 108,000 | 57,000 | 20,000 | 88,000 |\n| 23 Yee Wo Street-Re-alignment of tram track and roadway between Great George Street and Causeway Bay | 100,000 |  |  | 100,000 |\n|  |  |  | ... | 75,000 |\n| 24 Widening May Road from Tram Station to Conduit Road to a minimum width of 20 feet | 75,000 |  | .... | ... |\n| 25 To construct steps near I.L. 2301 to give access to 100 ft. contour road west of Tin Hau Temple | 5,500 | : | : | 5,500 |\n\n#### DRAINAGE\n\n| Estimate | Expenditure Approved | Revised Estimated Expenditure up to 31st December, 1928 | Estimated Expenditure, 1929 | Estimated Expenditure, 1930 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 26 Extending sewer to R.B.L. 245 | 21,000 | 21,000 |  |  |\n\n#### MISCELLANEOUS\n\n| Estimate | Expenditure Approved | Revised Estimated Expenditure up to 31st December, 1928 | Estimated Expenditure, 1929 | Estimated Expenditure, 1930 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 27 New Garage, P.W.D. Store, Wood Road | 20,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 4,000 |\n\nCarried forward 1,164,800",
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        "content_text": "## COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1930.\n\n### Heads and Sub-Heads\n\nBrought forward | $14,450,905 | $15,947,559.47 |  | $2,670,895.72 | $1,174,241.25 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n\n### Head 31-PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY, HONG KONG. BUILDINGS.\n\n| Sub-heads | Estimated. | Actual. | Increase. | Decrease | Explanatory Remarks |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 Additional Transmitting Block and Mast at Cape D'Aguilar W/T Station, provisionally Voted. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2 New No. 2 Police Station | 20,000 |  |  |  | Not begun until late in the year. |\n|  | 200,000 | 23,458.90 |  | 176,541.10 | Not begun. |\n| 3 Sai Ying Pun New Market | 200,000 | 13,521.89 |  | 186,478.11 | Work completed in 1929. |\n| 4 Victoria Gaol--New Printing Shop | 85,000 | 42,148.44 |  | 42,851.56 | Not begun until late in the year. |\n| 5 Junction of Ladder Street and Hollywood Road-Underground latrine (60 seats) | 17,000 | 17,000.00 |  |  |  |\n| 6 Spring Garden Lane and Cross Street Latrine and Urinal (54 seats) | 2,000 | 1,529.52 |  | 470.48 |  |\n| 7 Sai Wan Ho-Increase of Pig Lairage. | 500 | 500.00 |  |  |  |\n| 8 Latrine and Bathhouse on Praya East. | 25,000 | 5,380.17 |  | 19,619.83 | The foundation work proved more costly than anticipated. |\n| 9 Latrine and Urinal at Rock Hill St. (30 seats) | 10,000 | 10,000.00 |  |  |  |\n| 10 Latrine at Aberdeen (16 seats) | 7,000 | 7,590.47 | 590.47 |  |  |\n| 11 Alterations to Belilios School-Conversion of two rooms into one | 3,800 | 3,754.18 |  | 45.82 |  |\n\n### GENERAL WORKS.\n\n| Sub-heads | Estimated. | Actual. | Increase. | Decrease | Explanatory Remarks |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 12 Roads | 70,000 | 49,869.17 |  | 20,130.83 | Work kept down in accordance with general policy to economise. |\n| 13 Training Nullahs | 25,000 | 15,962.70 |  | 9,037.30 | do. |\n| 14 Sewage and Storm Water Drains | 60,000 | 42,236.68 |  | 17,763.32 | Installation of modern asphalt and screening plant at Tsat Tze Mui Quarry. Economy. |\n| 15 Miscellaneous | 30,000 | 32,410.66 | 2,410.66 |  |  |\n| 16 Water Works | 15,000 | 5,000.00 |  | 10,000.00 | do. |\n| 17 Port Works | 5,000 | 12,088.62 | 7,088.62 |  | More work done than anticipated. |\n\n### COMMUNICATIONS.\n\n| Sub-heads | Estimated. | Actual. | Increase. | Decrease | Explanatory Remarks |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 18 Road from Causeway Bay to Quarry Bay section 70 ft. wide, opposite M.Is. 430 and 431 | 15,000 | 20,705.26 | 5,705.26 |  | Overestimated. Contract rates higher than anticipated and substitution of tar macadam for ordinary dry macadam. |\n| 19 Tai Hang Development Road Construction including strengthening Conduit | 60,000 | 41,793.96 |  | 18,206.04 |  |\n| 20 Barker Road improvement from Stubbs Road to Victoria Hospital | 19,000 | 17,811.64 |  | 1,188.36 |  |\n| 21 Path 10 wide to Cape D'Aguilar W/T (1st Section) | 2,000 | 1,709.21 |  | 290.79 |  |\n| 22 Road connecting Garden Road and Bowen Road with May Road | 88,000 | 117,970.82 | 29,970.82 |  |  |\n| 23 Yee Wo Street-Re-alignment of tram track and roadway between Great George Street and Causeway Bay | 100,000 | 94,604.09 |  | 5,395.91 |  |\n| 24 Widening May Road from Tram Station to Conduit Road to a minimum width of 20 feet | 75,000 | 21,015.39 |  | 53,984.61 | This work was not carried beyond Aigburth Hall. |\n| 25 To construct steps near I.L. 2801 to give access to 100 ft. contour road west of Tin Hau Temple | 5,500 | 14.19 |  | 5,485.81 |  |\n| Carried forward | $1,139,800 | $673,566.48 | $42,142.11 | $508,375.63 |  |\n| Brought forward | $14,450,905 | $15,947,559.47 | $2,670,895.72 | $1,174,241.25 |  |\n\nPage 70  \nPage 71",
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        "content_text": "Head 31.-PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY\n\nEstimate.\n\n1928.\n\n  \n    Expenditure Approved\n    Revised Estimated up to 31st December, 1929.\n    Estimated Expenditure, 1929.\n    Estimated Expenditure, 1930.\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY.\n  \n  \n    HONG KONG, BUILDINGS.\n  \n  \n    1\n    Additional Transmitting Block and Mast at Cape D'Aguilar W/T Station\n    35,000\n    400,000\n    ...\n    15,000\n  \n  \n    2\n    New No. 2 Police Station\n    150,000\n    20,000\n    200,000\n    400,000\n  \n  \n    3\n    Sai Ying Pun New Market\n    200,000\n    20,000\n    200,000\n    100,000\n  \n  \n    4\n    Victoria Gaol-New Printing Shop\n    41,000\n    15,000\n    85,000\n    \n  \n  \n    5\n    Junction of Ladder Street and Hollywood Road Underground latrine (60 seats)\n    23,000\n    13,000\n    6,000\n    17,000\n  \n  \n    6\n    Spring Garden Lane and Cross Street Latrine and Urinal (54 seats)\n    13,000\n    6,000\n    11,000\n    2,000\n  \n  \n    7\n    Sai Wan Ho-Increase of Pig Lairage\n    3,000\n    3,000\n    2,500\n    500\n  \n  \n    8\n    Latrine and Bathhouse on Praya East\n    27,000\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    9\n    Latrine and Urinal at Rock Hill St. (30 seats)\n    10,000\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    10\n    Latrine at Aberdeen (16 seats)\n    7,000\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    11\n    Alterations to Belilios School-Conversion of two rooms into one\n    3,800\n    ...\n    25,000\n    10,000\n  \n  \n    GENERAL WORKS.\n  \n  \n    Drainage :\n  \n  \n    12\n    Roads\n    60,000\n    70,000\n    25,000\n    25,000\n  \n  \n    13\n    Training Nullahs\n    30,000\n    60,000\n    30,000\n    30,000\n  \n  \n    14\n    Sewage and Storm Water Drains\n    15,000\n    15,000\n    5,000\n    5,000\n  \n  \n    15\n    Miscellaneous\n    30,000\n    30,000\n    15,000\n    15,000\n  \n  \n    16\n    Water Works\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    17\n    Port Works\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    COMMUNICATIONS.\n  \n  \n    18\n    Road from Causeway Bay to Quarry Bay section 70 ft. wide, opposite M.Ls. 430 and 431\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    19\n    Tai Hang Development Road Construction including strengthening Conduit\n    232,000\n    117,084\n    75,000\n    55,000\n  \n  \n    20\n    Barker Road improvement from Stubbs Road to Victoria Hospital\n    39,000\n    \n    30,000\n    20,000\n  \n  \n    21\n    Path 10' wide to Cape D'Aguilar W/T (1st Section)\n    15,000\n    ....\n    15,000\n    13,000\n  \n  \n    22\n    Road connecting Garden Road and Bowen Road with May Road\n    108,000\n    ...\n    57,000\n    20,000\n  \n  \n    23\n    Yee Wo Street-Re-alignment of tram track and roadway between Great George Street and Causeway Bay\n    100,000\n    75,000\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    24\n    Widening May Road from Tram Station to Conduit Road to a minimum width of 20 feet\n    \n    \n    75,000\n    5,500\n  \n  \n    25\n    To construct steps near I.L. 2301 to give access to 100 ft. contour road west of Tin Hau Temple\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    DRAINAGE.\n  \n  \n    26\n    Extending sewer to R.B.L. 245\n    21,000\n    \n    \n    21,000\n  \n  \n    MISCELLANEOUS.\n  \n  \n    27\n    New Garage, P.W.D. Store, Wood Road\n    20,000\n    ....\n    \n    16,000\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    16,000\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    4,000\n  \n  \n    Carried forward\n    1,164,800\n  \n\nPage 133\n\nPage 84",
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        "content_text": "40\n\nList of Japanese Houses that have suffered damage between\n\n23rd and 29th September, 1931.\n\nHONG KONG.\n\nNo.187 Queen's Road East, Wanchai.\n\nNo.24 Lee Tung Street.\n\nNos. 26, 28, 30 Hennessy Road.\n\nNos. 41, 43 Hennessy Road.\n\nNo.88 Lockhart Road.\n\nNo. 94 Lockhart Road.\n\nNo.132 Lockhart Road.\n\nNo.12/ Hennessy Road.\n\nNo.125 Hennessy Road.\n\nNo.95 Hennessy Road.\n\nNo.89 Hennessy Road.\n\nNos. 328-330 Lockhart Road.\n\nNo.276 Johnson Road.\n\nNo.4 Burrow (Polou) Street.\n\nNo.137 Hennessy Road.\n\nNo. 8 Schooner Street.\n\nNo.31 Spring Garden Lane.\n\nNo.16 Sampan Street.\n\nNos. 36, 40 Johnston Road.\n\nNo.166 Lockhart Road.\n\nNo. 18 Lee Tung Street.\n\nNo.? Johnston Road. (Horinchi).\n\nNo.12 Schooner Street.\n\nNo.92 Johnston Road.\n\nNo.84 Johnston Road.\n\nNo.64 Johnston Road.\n\nNo.62 Johnston Road.\n\nNo.60 Johnston Road.\n\nNo.54 Johnston Road.\n\nNos. 36-40 Johnston Road.\n\nNo.70 Johnston Road.",
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        "content_text": "108\n\nH. P. W. HUTSON\n\nIn appearance and also, as we found later, in taste these Chinese mushrooms could not be told from English ones. Their gathering was the last event of the day. It was high time to start back or it would be dark before we reached the car. Regretfully therefore we returned to the little stone bridge and left the valley.\n\nHowever before long we were back again. In fact we came many times that spring and on each visit penetrated the valley a little deeper or examined it from a fresh angle. And never did we have a really blank day. Our interests were varied and we left it to the valley to settle which, on any one day, should take precedence. Ornithology would be favoured on one day, on another botany. We started with no preconceived intentions but searched streamside, cultivation or woodland as circumstances indicated. Taken all round however, the most productive hunting grounds, catering for all tastes, were the villages and their surroundings. It was by Hang Ha Po that we discovered the first birds' nests, one, in the top of a water banian, belonging to a Black-faced Babbler and another, sewn to a large fig leaf, owned by a Tailor-bird. There too the botanist found much of interest among the weeds that grew on the waste ground in front of the huts.\n\nThe False Ipecacuanha (Asclepias currassavica) was most abundant and its orange-red flowers made a fine splash of colour setting off the white trumpet blooms of the Datura alba that grew alongside. Very common on the banks and rough walls that separated the village holdings was the curious Bryophyllum calycinum. Cactus or prickly pear, intended to keep out maraudering goats, topped these banks as a rule and in some places there were rough hedges, equally thorny, among which the opened pods of the Fruit climber Abrus precatorius displayed its black-spotted scarlet seeds. Trees such as the pomelo, pawpaw and lime grew about the village and behind it the Lychee, the Litsea, the Rose Apple (Eugenia jambos) and others.\n\nThe culmination of tree growth was the grove, a dark shady wood of tall trees with great fern-clad buttressed trunks. In its inner sunless depths wild life was scarce in the early part of the year but the outskirts always repaid a search. The butterfly hunter in particular found plenty to occupy him on the sunny side of the grove and also on the village waste lands. Blue-barred Danais similis, dark Euploeas that only occasionally showed their deep violet markings and the brown Lethe europa, its female conspicuous by the broad white band on the forewing, all were to be had in plenty. There was a White too, Pieris canidia, closely resembling our small Garden White (P. rapae) and the large and brilliant Papilio family was represented by the black and red Papilio memnon, a shade lover, and by the rapid flying Papilio antiphates with the orange tail.\n\nIn April the grove itself awoke. Butterflies became more numerous than ever on its outskirts and many gaily coloured caterpillars found succulent feeding on the undergrowth within. Groups of Candle flies were to be seen on the tree trunks, seemingly asleep but alert enough when one tried to catch them. The grating call of the Cicada, a large yellow and black variety, arose on every hand. But the most marked change in the wild life of the grove took place amongst the birds. Magpies had been in possession since February and now had youngsters in their nest.\n\n109\n\nTheir sway over the woodland was almost undisputed for only a few Doves and Tits had shared the place with them. Now other bird folk hurried in. From the marshlands came Herons and Egrets returning to the valley of their birth. For a while one saw them gathered on the newly flooded paddy fields - the pure white Little Egrets, the Cattle Egrets wearing their orange breeding plumes and the Pond Herons chestnut-headed and black-backed, showing no white at all till they opened their wings in flight. Not for long however could they afford to idle. There was much work to be done. None of the last year's nests in the grove remained; all had to be rebuilt. So the colony was soon hard at work. To and fro, throughout the day, flew the birds, bearing sticks to their nests. From every quarter of the compass they came and what a bubbling and squawking arose at each arrival. By mid-April most of the nests were well advanced and by the end of the month many, perhaps the majority, contained eggs.\n\nThere were other birds besides these Herons that came to nest in the grove. Early in April a very kingfisher-like call was to be heard among the trees and glimpses might be caught of the sable plumaged Koel chasing its mate. We suspected this couple to have been responsible for the strange eggs that were found a week or so later in the untidy nest a Black-necked Mynah had built high up in a tree on the grove's edge. Some of its secrets the grove guarded too well for us. It never, for instance, showed us where the Barbet nested. We heard the bird's plaintive 'uloo-uloo-uloo' continuously; often we saw the caller either flying from one grove to another or perched in a tree when we could without much difficulty approach beneath and watch it at close quarters whilst it reiterated its curious plaint.\n\nThere must have been a pair of Barbets in practically every grove in the valley. And, what is more, there were old trees so riddled with the birds' nesting holes that they must have been in use for generations. Yet we failed to find a single new nest and the villagers could (or would) not help in the matter.\n\nOur party broke up at the end of April. We had by no means exhausted the possibilities of the valley. Indeed it is a place that would be worth keeping in touch with throughout the year. A final visit, a descent into the valley from Tai-mo-shan, following a steep watercourse abounding in falls and crossing tracts of really tropical vegetation where tree ferns, wild plants, rare orchids and countless botanical treasures grew luxuriantly, showed that Lam Tsun valley has fields that we never really touched. They await a fresh band of bug hunters.\n\nBIRDS OF THE LAM TSUN VALLEY. Nesting species are marked.*\n\n1. Black-faced Babbler, Dryonastes p. perspicillatus.*\n\n2. Great Chinese Barbet, Megalaima v. virens.*\n\n3. Chinese Blackbird, Turdus merula mandarinus.\n\n4. Chinese Bulbul, Pycnonotus sinensis sinensis.*\n\n5. Chinese Red-vented Bulbul, Molpastes hæmorrhous chrysorrhoides.\n\n6. Chinese Red-whiskered Bulbul, Orocompsa emeria jocosa.\n\n7. Little Bunting, Emberiza pusila.\n\nThe Hong Kong Naturalist.\n\nMay 1932.\n\n127\n\nPage 80\n\nPage 81",
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        "content_text": "164\n\n1\n\nWEI-HAI-WEI-BIRD WATCHING.\n\nMAY TO SEPTEMBER—1932.\n\nE. A. AYLMER.\n\nHaving arrived at Wei-hai-wei on the 30th April bird watching was commenced earlier than usual. After a less severe winter, the country was found to be more forward generally and corresponded to like conditions three weeks later last year. The lack of water and drinking places for the birds was again noticeable owing to the drought, in this respect the situation was similar to the spring of 1931.\n\nThe first nests found, were those of the Hawks. A pair of Sparrow Hawks (Accipiter nisus nisosimilis) nested on the island, on the cliff overlooking Four Funnel Bay; by mid-May the eggs had hatched, unfortunately before the end of the month, the nest was discovered and taken off wholesale by Chinese boys. A pair of Kestrel Hawks (Cerchneis tinnunculus) were found nesting in a tall tree on the outskirts of the village by the First Lagoon. The nest was not interfered with in any way by the villagers, in consequence the birds became comparatively tame. Whilst snipe shooting at the Third Lagoon on the 30th April, several Swinhoe's Yellow NibTM Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha zonorhyncha) and Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) were found. On the same day several Solitary Snipe (Capella solitaria japonica) were shot. These birds were flushed singly, the birds appear to adopt to some extent, the habits of the woodcock, being found in a country one would expect woodcock to frequent. They were large birds in fine condition. But once on the wing, they flew off for a considerable distance. This is the first time we have recorded the species at Wei-hai-wei. Both the Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa milanuroides) were found in the lagoons between the 8th and 15th May. A few geese, unidentified, were seen on 3rd May,\n\nSnipe by the 30th April Pintail, Spring and Fantail snipe had arrived though not in large quantities, mention has already been made of the Solitary snipe. By mid-May the snipe had practically all moved on. The beginning of the second week in August saw them returning, this time in larger numbers and several good bags were made. However, with fine weather and favourable winds, the birds did not remain long and by the end of the month, practically all were gone. Remarkably few Fantail snipe were shot this season which looks as if this species did not call a halt at Wei-hai-wei on their passage South.\n\nThe Hill Rock Dove (Columba rupestris) was fairly plentiful especially on the mainland, only two pairs were seen on the island in May, these birds nested on the cliffs. On the 17th of May last year, a nest with fully fledged youngsters was found. A large number of Whimbrel (Numenius phoeopus) were found about the island and mainland throughout May, they fed largely on the cultivated parts of land adjacent to the shore, rarely venturing more than a hundred yards inland. By the end of May, they had all left.\n\nA Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis indicus) was seen on 21st May for the first time, one or more of these birds were observed for a few days but none remained to nest in the island. Last spring the first oriole was seen on 20th May.\n\nThe Hong Kong Naturalist\n\nWei-hai-wei, Bird Watching\n\n165\n\nThe Eastern Hoopoe (Upupa epops saturata) four of these birds were seen on the island 1st May but they were not seen again. However one pair remained to nest in a garden on the mainland, three young birds were hatched out and the family of five was seen about together in July and August. There appears to be no difference between these birds and the European species. The bird has been established as a resident at Amoy. It is unfortunate that such a beautiful bird is attracted to and feeds on the most repulsive rubbish and dirt. This is the first record we have made of the Hoopoe nesting at Wei-hai-wei.\n\nA large party of Turnstones (Arenaria interpres interpres) was seen on the island on 23rd May, they could be observed at a distance of a few yards. When in flight they flew in close formation swinging and wheeling until again alighting on an adjacent part of the foreshore. When on the beach the birds could be watched turning over stones in search of food.\n\nDuring the Spring migration, four thrushes were identified—these were:\n\nThe Dusky Thrush (Turdus naumanni eunomus) several of these birds were found haunting the hillsides amongst the firs, seen on 19th May and for a few days, very shy habits.\n\nThe Grey-headed Thrush (Turdus obscurus obscurus) of similar habits and frequenting the same localities as Turdus n. eunomus: seen on 18th May for a few days.\n\nThe Japanese Brown Thrush (Turdus chrysolaus). A few were seen in the woods on 18th May, rather shy seen feeding on the ground in the wooded areas. They may have been confused with Turdus o. obscurus as a specimen was not obtained, but the red of the tail not noticeable in the Grey-headed thrush was clearly seen.\n\nThe Red-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola philippensis) had already arrived and paired by 30th April. Some six pairs were watched nesting at intervals along the cliffs on the north side of the island. After the nesting had commenced the male birds were occasionally seen fighting, presumably this occurred when one bird invaded the other's territory. These fine songsters could be heard vying with each other along the coast throughout the nesting season. The bird will sing whilst in the air or when at rest, when it usually perches on the topmost point of a rock. It also takes food either on the ground or on the wing. This thrush can be called the best of the song birds of Wei-hai-wei.\n\nThe Flycatchers.—During the third and fourth weeks of May, many of these birds arrived, this corresponded exactly to their arrival the previous year. Five species were identified, the most interesting of these being Ince's Paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone incei): this is an addition to our records. A pair of birds was watched at some time at close quarters on 19th May. In this case, the male bird was short-tailed but otherwise in full plumage, the upper parts below the neck being a rich chestnut red. Other flycatchers observed were:\n\nThe Chinese Broad-billed Flycatcher (Alseonax latirostris poonensis) easily the commonest of the flycatchers; first seen on 18th May.\n\nDecember 1932.\n\n142",
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        "content_text": "## 108. Miscellaneous\nThe following works were carried out under this head:- Vaccination Sheds - conversion to use as a Street Boys' Club, Kennedy Town Slaughter House - new Store and Drying ground, Kennedy Town Hospital, Sisters' Quarters - new Gas Cooker and Geyser, Severn Road - new pillar box, 157 The Peak new garage, Victoria Hospital - new telephone box, Pokfulam Path - Matshed Shelter and notice board, Colonial Secretariat - new map case, Law Courts additional cupboards to Land Office, Victoria Gaol - grilles to Cells, Treasury Office - alterations to counters, St. George's Building - fitting up offices for D.O. South, Colonial Secretariat - matshed roof, Queen's Gardens - shoring to Nos. 1 & 2, Old No. 2 Police Station - various improvements, Mounted Infantry Stables - erection of Matsheds, Tai Hang Valley - erection of new wash pans, Mount Gough Police Station - installation of flush system. Improvements and additions to the electrical installations were made in twenty-four buildings; total number of points, one hundred and twenty-seven. Seventeen fans, thirty-seven radiators, twenty-three telephones, and six bells were installed in eighteen buildings.\n\nExpenditure  \n$23,285.88\n\n## 109. Water Works\n### (a) Miscellaneous\nThe following works were carried out under this head:- 700 feet of 6″ wrought iron piping were laid in Stubbs Road, from Harlech Road to just beyond Peak Mansions, 297 feet of 6″ cast iron piping from Shau Ki Wan Road to M.L. 431 and I.L. 2366, 120 feet of 6″ cast iron piping in Spring Garden Lane, 108 feet of 6″ cast iron piping in Caroline Hill Road, 81 feet of 6″ cast iron piping in Leighton Hill Road, 36 feet of 6″ cast iron piping to connect the Battery Road and the Pokfulam Road mains, 390 feet of 5″ cast iron piping in Kam Wah Street, Shau Ki Wan, 177 feet of 4″ cast iron piping in Mong Lung Street, Shau Ki Wan, 395 feet of 3″ cast iron piping in Seymour Road, 180 feet of 2″ wrought iron piping in Mount Cameron Road. 11 nullah supplies were connected to street standpipes for the purpose of filling Sanitary Department water carts during the threatened water shortage. 600 feet of heavy 3″ galvanised wrought iron piping, with victualic joints, were obtained from England to replace the existing 2″ submarine pipe from Aberdeen to Ap Lei Chau. As, however, the old pipe gave good service during the year, the relaying was postponed to 1934.\n\nExpenditure  \n$8,680.92\n\n### (b) Meters\n3,404 meters were issued from store and charged to this head during the year.\n\nExpenditure  \n$187,781.41\n\n## 110. Port Works\nExpenditure incurred under this head was for various notice boards, the erection of a slipway for small boats at Aberdeen, and the removal of a portion of Trocas Rocks.\n\nExpenditure  \n$1,761.58",
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        "content_text": "THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS & \n\nFIRST \"DARTS” GAMING CASE \n\nBacking Chances Against Persons Staking Counters An Offence: Keeper Fined \n\nJuly 5. Judgment was given by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy yesterday in the case in which Wan Kam, 34, unemployed, was charged with keeping the ground floor of No. 55 Stanley Street as a common gaming house, and Lai Yee, 34, who was charged with gambling in the establishment.\n\nFirst defendant was fined $10, whilst second defendant was cautioned.\n\nMr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and Mr. Alfred Y. Hon represented the defendants.\n\nThe following is the full text of the judgment:-\n\nJuly 14, 1939 \n\nCHOPPER ATTACK \n\nSEQUEL \n\nAttempted Murder Alleged \n\nJuly 7. Jealousy over a woman is believed to be the motive for an attempted murder which occurred in Spring Garden Lane on May 25, when a man was chopped twice in the head.\n\nAs a sequel, a carpenter, Lee Chan, was charged with attempted murder yesterday before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Court.\n\nYuen Tung, victim of the incident, told the Court that he was having his meal in the Tsui Lok Eating House, Spring Garden Lane, on the day in question when a man came from behind and suddenly attacked him.\n\nChan Suet-hing, kept woman, she knew the defendant several years ago. Three or four years ago defendant had asked her to live with him but she refused. She later married the complainant.\n\nAfter further evidence the hearing was adjourned to this afternoon.\n\nThe main facts in the case are, I think, undisputed. The only material point on which the witnesses for the prosecution were cross-examined was whether the counters of only one person or more than one person could be affected by the throw of a single dart, but if the defendants relied on establishing certain facts in this connection it is curious that neither of them has given any evidence.\n\nFACTS PROVED \n\nNo evidence was called for the defence, but Mr. Hon citing Morris v. Godfrey, 106 L.T. 890 and the dissenting judgment of Lush J. in Peers v. Caldwell invited me to find as a fact whether or not this was a game of skill or a game of chance and if it were the former to discharge the defendants.\n\nThe 1st defendant is charged with keeping a common gaming house. Section 2 (a) gives definitions of what are common gaming houses within the Ordinance. The first definition comes from the Gaming Houses Act 1854, and under that definition it is material to determine whether a game is one of chance, skill, or mixed chance and skill.\n\nBut the present charge is concerned not with this definition, but with the third definition which comes from the Betting Act 1853 and provides, as Ridley J. observed in Peers and Caldwell, for 2 separate offences; the first keeping a house for the purpose of betting, the second keeping a house for the purpose of receiving money as the consideration of an undertaking to give money or money's worth in the event of certain specified contingencies.\n\nThe defence have called no evidence at all and the prosecution relying doubtless on the cases cited have not thought it necessary to call any specially directed to this point. It would no doubt be difficult to argue that the player who foregoing his own right to throw the dart himself agrees to be bound by the throw of another is indulging in a game of skill.\n\nI am satisfied by the evidence given by the witnesses for the prosecution and find the following facts proved; that on the evening of June 13 the following pastime was going on in the front ground floor room of No. 55 Stanley Street, namely, that members of the public could enter and were invited to enter by a person shouting \"Flying Darts Inside\" at the entrance—and buy for money counters of varying amounts and stake these counters on one of 5 colours marked on a trestle table; that a dart was then thrown at a board some 10 feet or so away having small squares of the same 5 colours; that if the dart hit say blue, all persons who had staked on blue would win prizes according to the value of their counters, which prizes were worth considerably more than the amount of the counter staked, that any person staking was entitled to throw the dart himself this appeared from the rules pasted on the wall as well as from the 1st witness's evidence but equally that the common person was not compelled to throw it himself, but could agree to be bound by the result of some one else's throw; that the 2nd defendant bought counters after certain occasions; that the 1st defendant sold counters to players and admitted that he was the keeper; that persons were coming and going from the room and that at any one time there were some 13-14 persons on the premises.\n\nLITTLE EVIDENCE \n\nBut there is singularly little evidence before me to enable me to give such a finding of fact.\n\nIt was submitted by Mr. Prentis for the prosecution on the authority of Peers v. Caldwell, 1916 K.B.D., Vol.I, p371, and Peers and Brown, C.A.R. Vol.12, p.210, that this was a common gaming house as defined in the charge.\n\nAs to the case of a solo player throwing a dart simply in respect of his own counters, I express no opinion. having heard no evidence from any one who is competent to judge and has tried the board.\n\nBut in my view it is immaterial whether the game is one of skill or chance or how far skill predominates over chance in this game.\n\nThe 1st defendant is charged under Common Law and Sec. 6 of the Gambling Ordinance, 1891, and the 2nd defendant is charged with gambling in a common gaming house at the same place and time.\n\nThe case of Morris v. Godfrey therefore in which the charge was (Continued on page 71)",
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        "content_text": "# SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST-HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, CENTENARY SUPPLEMENT\n\n## HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING THE STORY OF A CORPORATION\n\n**AUTHORISED CAPITAL**  \n$50,000,000  \n**ISSUED AND FULLY PAID-UP**  \n$20,000,000  \n**RESERVE FUNDS:**  \n- **STERLING** £6,500,000\n- **HONGKONG CURRENCY RESERVE** $10,000,000\n- **RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS** $20,000,000\n\n**HEAD OFFICE:** HONGKONG.\n\n### Board of Directors:-\n- Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Chairman,\n- C. C. Roberts, Esq., Deputy Chairman.\n- J. K. Bousfield, Esq.,\n- A. H. Compton, Esq.,\n- Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,\n- L. J. Davies, Esq..\n- C. Miskin, Esq.,\n- K. S. Morrison, Esq.,\n- Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,\n- Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields.\n\n**Chief Manager:**  \nSir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,\n\n### BRANCHES:\n| Location        | \n|---------------|\n| AMOY          |\n| BANGKOK       |\n| BATAVIA       |\n| BOMBAY        |\n| CALCUTTA      |\n| CANTON        |\n| CHEFOO        |\n| COLOMBO       |\n| DAIREN        |\n| FOOCHOW       |\n| HAIPHONG      |\n| HANKOW        |\n| HARBIN        |\n| ILOILO        |\n| IPOH          |\n| JOHORE        |\n| KOBE          |\n| KOWLOON       |\n| KUALA LUMPUR  |\n| LONDON        |\n| LYONS         |\n| MALACCA       |\n| MANILA        |\n| MUAR (JOHORE) |\n| MUKDEN        |\n| NEW YORK      |\n| PEIPING       |\n| PENANG        |\n| RANGOON       |\n| SAIGON        |\n| SAN FRANCISCO |\n| SHANGHAI      |\n| SINGAPORE     |\n| SOURABAYA     |\n| SUNGEI PATANI |\n| SWATOW        |\n| TIENTSIN      |\n| TOKYO         |\n| TSINGTAO      |\n| YOKOHAMA      |\n\nCURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local and Other Currencies which will be quoted on application.\n\nSAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various sizes To Let. TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR business undertaken.\n\n### HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK\n\nThe Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.\n\nFor the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,  \nV. M. GRAYBURN,  \nChief Manager.\n\nJANUARY 25, 1941.\n\n## CENTURY OF GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS From A Barren Rock To A Splendid City\n\nWe deal here with the factual history of Hongkong: the early administration, old buildings, business and social developments, growth of amenities, and extension of roadways and transport. With the increase of population, corresponding with the growth of the Colony, have come many changes, and the progress of invention has brought more amenities and better health, improved transport, and many new structures. It is when we read here of the conditions which the early communities faced, that we realise best how much the change has been in the past hundred years.\n\nSpace has not permitted the use of much material which could perhaps have embellished this article; and most of the fact and commentary is necessarily confined to the earlier period of Hongkong history. It should serve however to give the reader, who sees the more recent developments before him to-day, a clearer picture of the past, and perhaps a vision of the future.\n\n## FROM MANSION TO SLUM\n\nWhen the British Government took face of Hongkong, it had to overcome a formidable task of development. The chief residential areas of those early days are now completely obliterated under shop and slum property. (The leading merchants and officials in residence on the Peak had not then been thought of) had their homes in an area adjoining Wyndham Street, D'Aguilar Street, Wellington Street and Hollywood Road; while the development of the Wanchai district, where a large pier and a number of godowns were erected, led to many residences being erected there.\n\nIt is interesting nowadays to recall that Spring Garden Lane, sounding so picturesque, commemorates the existence in the forties of several houses with gardens, and a small stream fed by a spring at the back, flowing from the hillside where Kennedy Road is now situated. This later became one of the most unsavoury quarters of the city; and the Praya East reclamation of fifteen years ago entirely changed the seafront.\n\nFurther out towards Happy Valley, the firm of Jardine, Matheson and Company, pioneers of the old days, erected their spacious godowns and storehouses at East Point, and their taipan's house on the hill at the back of the hundred others forming partly a floating and partly a piratical section of the residential population. There were late Mr. Lee Hyson's development, though some years ago unrecognisable by mains. The Chinese population settled on the island in 1840 was probably not much more than the 5,000 estimated in one of the old chronicles, with a few hundred others. The villagers cultivated some of the hill rice, vegetables much as they do to-day, and especially was this observed at Wong-nei-chong, at the upper end of Happy Valley, at that time nearer the sea-front and connected with the sea by means of a creek the remnant of which is seen to-day in Bowrington Canal.\n\nThe godowns date back to the early days. A large community existed at Shaukiwan, and old hamlets stood at ... \n\nAnother ... in the ... to-day at ...\n\nFormer Clock Tower at the top of Pedder Street\n\n## The First Permanent Buildings Are Erected\n\nWith the advent of the Civil Service departments, it became necessary to erect permanent buildings for their accommodation, and these were soon commenced. It is obvious that the earliest forms of accommodation, for such departments or institutions as needed housing at the very commencement of the British occupation, were sheds, barracks; the earliest being easily and quickly constructed.\n\nIn 1866 a new Harbour Office was completed on the seafront, at the junction of Wing Lok Street and Bonham Strand, and was reconstructed in 1873-74. The present structure was completed in 1906.\n\nWith the development of shipping, lighthouses were constructed. Cape Collinson light was completed in 1876; Gap Rock lighthouse in 1892.\n\n## EARLY HOSPITALS\n\n...\n\nPage 10  \nPage 11",
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        "content_text": "h. Personal Contacts.\n\nThis is not fully under way, but visits by Chinese engineering Students to warships have been arranged, and with the arrival of small film projectors and film strip units, there will be regular showings at schools, hospitals, Chinese Chamber of Commerce Meetings, etc.\n\ni. Reading Room. Premises are being sought for a public reading room and sufficient material from Chungking and Kunming are available to make a modest start.\n\nGeneral.\n\nArrangements have been made for London to send sets of Exhibition photographs and bulk reading matter for local display.\n\nPublicity for \"Week\" is now in course of preparation.\n\nBOTANICAL & FORESTRY.\n\na. Botanical.\n\nA considerable amount of work has been done in making the Botanical Gardens, Colonial Cemetery and Government House Gardens presentable and it is proposed to start a nursery in the New Botanical Garden with a view to creating a stock of flowering shrubs for planting next spring. The Colony has been denuded of flowering shrubs.\n\nb. Sookunpoo Vegetable Garden.\n\nPlanting is well under way. It is hoped that the seeds ordered from home will soon arrive.\n\nNearly 100 persons, who applied for vegetable seeds, have been issued from a limited quantity brought down from Kunming, but the larger growers in the New Territories will have to wait for the stock ordered from home.\n\nc. Forestry.\n\nLaichikok Depot, contains a good stock of young trees of Poinciana regia (Flame of the Forest) and others, which",
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        "content_text": "# FISHERIES\n\n## 16 - 98\nThe scheme for the wholesale marketing of fish which was started under Dr. Herklots shortly after the Japanese surrender has met with considerable success. A certain amount of opposition from the fishing \"laans\" became evident recently, but negotiations are in progress and it is not anticipated that the development of the scheme will be impeded.\n\n## 99\nThe value of the fish handled during the three months period stands at some $2,300,000. The lack of ice has resulted in the fishermen having to salt a large proportion of their catch, with the result that the supplies of salted fish are in considerable excess of those of fresh fish. The supplies of fresh pond fish have so far been disappointing but measures are now being taken whereby the full benefit of the catches will be available on the open market.\n\n## 100\nThe chief result of the fish marketing scheme has been a marked fall in wholesale and retail prices and the regular and not unsatisfactory supply of fish of all kinds to the markets.\n\n## 101\nApart from the success of the marketing scheme, the progress towards the general rehabilitation of the fishing industry has not otherwise been impressive owing to the severe shortage of craft, fishing nets and other necessary gear. A survey of the junk building industry has already been completed in respect of most areas in the Colony, and a survey of the junk-yards at Shekki and Macao will be carried out in the near future. It is hoped to obtain considerable supplies of general fishing requirements from the Shekki neighbourhood.\n\n# BOTANICAL & FORESTRY\n\n## 102\nThe Colony has been denuded of flowering shrubs, but it is proposed to start a nursery in the new Botanical Garden with a view to creating a new stock for planting next spring.\n\n## 103\nThe general forestry position is unsatisfactory owing to extensive damage and unrestricted cutting carried out during the occupation. Various seeds and young trees are, however, available. Seeds have been collected and pine seeds purchased, and these are now being sown in the nurseries. Within the limits of common humanity, steps are being taken to control the illicit felling of trees by a population starved of firewood. Some firewood for domestic consumption is being obtained from the Deep Bay area, but the main hopes still lie in Borneo.\n\n# NEW TERRITORIES\n\n## 104\nThe re-occupation of the New Territories was accomplished in three stages: first, the parts of the mainland easily accessible by road, then the outlying parts and finally the islands. The occupation of Lantau and of Feng Chow in Mirs Bay was completed by about the third week in November.\n\n## 105\nAmong the Administration's first acts was...",
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        "page_number": 89,
        "title": "CO129-595-9 The British Military Administration of Hong Kong- report- 1946 11-7-1946 - 2-9-1946",
        "content_text": "## 2. BOTANICAL & FORESTRY\n\n### (a) Botanical\n\nThe Colony has been denuded of flowering shrubs, but it is proposed to start a nursery in the New Botanical Garden with a view to creating a stock of flowering shrubs for planting next spring. Much work has been done in making the Botanical Gardens, Colonial Cemetery, and Government House Gardens presentable.\n\n### (b) Forestry\n\nThe Japanese have done very considerable damage to trees during their occupation, and a great deal of work needs to be done next spring. Laichikok Depot contains a good stock of young trees of Ponciana Regia (Flame of the Forest) and others, which will be useful in replanting along the Castle Peak Road. Taipo Kau Forest Reserve: despite heavy felling by the Japanese, there are still two large clusters of China Firs, and a piece of land has been cleared for seed growing. Firewood: a considerable amount is now being obtained from the Deep Water Bay area and also from the thinning and pruning of roadside trees. Illicit cutting of trees is going on, but means of putting a stop to this practice are being discussed with the Controller of Firewood. Seeds: quantities of seeds from various trees have been collected in the New Territories and are being sown in the nurseries. A contract for 5,000 lbs of pine seeds has been concluded. The price is $3.00 per lb.\n\n### (c) Agriculture\n\nThe Sookunpo and Sheung Sui Vegetable Gardens: good progress has been made and planting is well under way. Damage to Rice Crops: the rice field at Sheung Yuen was threatened by the \"Ming Chùng\" caterpillar, but dusting...",
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