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        "document_key": "CO129-003 - Foreign Office - 1843",
        "page_number": 12,
        "title": "CO129-003 - Foreign Office - 1843",
        "content_text": "\nHamley \n\nAfter speakni. Ayon this morning on this subject. I need the foregoing holes. from Wapking- \n\ne \n\nShare spechend to Lord Abideen an this salziel, and he will Grimlich contin Sir. d. P. bytheir hail not to alle \n\nexaggerated. expectations the founded on the theme ich dire \n\nPiel. Before the with mail be ent with \n\nto han an \n\nthis chick \n\nsuggestions \n\nhan to make \n\nGr \n\nmay \n\ntrans \n\nmissier to Sir H. P. who cile, in the inletin. \n\nthe no chainor steher \n\nHonghony \n\nLove Santry \n\nThe accompanying \n\nPaters \n\nfrom the Foreign Office, incluse the Brafts mine Despatched to Sir Henry Vodlinger \n\nwith the Dropts of two Orders in \n\nConnoil and a \n\nDonnant Comuniosion \n\nAlchs I think that your trashik has already \n\nseen those popers, it \n\nwill perhaps diminish to come \n\ntrouble in slight extent your \n\nascutaining the lessct posture of these leffort if I briefly recapitutate the object of each of these document \n\nN.1. / Inser to my own figures \n\nDes patit pencil on the book) \n\nthe prescrding to Sir W. \n\nPollinger. 1. pursue for cotablishing \n\nAn \n\nButish Govt. at Ming Hong, proveionally (and until the interchange of the \n\nRatifuntions of the Treaty shall have natted the Ginemment to make \n\nde mature arrangements for that purpose. \n",
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        "document_key": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844",
        "page_number": 414,
        "title": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844",
        "content_text": "Hongkong \n\niw \n\nof the 11th instant \n\nAgain capping Government \n\nto take some punctual delivery of our Letters \n\nWe have je \n\nsome meanines to ensure a more \n\n(Aqued) From Gray Wo \n\nCanton 14 July 1844 \n\n(A huve cofey) \n\nSedrich MA Bones. \n\nRECE \n\nNOT \n\nD \n\nHongkang July 297,109 \n\n4/409 \n\nI beg leave to inform you \n\nJent \n\n- that withne the how I sent my Servant to the Post Office with the enclosed note, in consume of not having received all the letters & I expected the bleak rehind to look at the direction of the Atter even and sent \n\nI had \n\nof \n\nct r \n\nmy messenger away. You \n\nCanton but cannot now serid \n\nmy \n\nCam \n\nopportunity \n\nup \n\nrespondents letters from England. \n\nCorres \n\nThe bearer took the note and \n\nnot Ms \n\n-identify the block as it was takes himself. I complain not of the insolume of the preceding, bit of bothers are returned unopened I do \n\non \n\nbusiness not know how Jucederick. W.A. Bruce Cate Colomal Secretary. \n\nour \n\nwants are to be muait. \n\nknown",
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        "document_key": "CO129-018 - Others - 1846",
        "page_number": 513,
        "title": "CO129-018 - Others - 1846",
        "content_text": "82\n\nBRITISH POSITION\n\nThose and other important places were lost sight of in our hasty, restricted, and ill-arranged proceedings.\n\nWe allowed our attention to be diverted from the rich and populous regions at the northern and central part of the empire, to the comparatively barren and valueless coast at its southern extremity. Even at the ports chosen for our maritime trade we took no precautions to secure freedom of access and right of trade and residence at and in the cities to which these ports were attached, and which it is understood the present plenipotentiary of Her Majesty is now strenuously and laudably endeavouring to accomplish. where we are still confined to a few feet of occupation on the left bank This is manifest as regards Canton, of the river, outside the suburbs of the city; daily insulted, and with life and property exposed to continued risk. We are prohibited sending a boat for pleasure or for traffic to Futchan, a thriving manufacturing town about twenty miles above Canton, or to Chang-king-foo and Shaou-choo-foo on the same river, as it is said nearly as large and wealthy as Canton, although goods must pass Whampoa*, which is equally the anchorage of those cities as well as of Canton. The same may be said of the city of Chang-choo-foo, a few miles above Amoy, of which city Amoy is but the outlet; so also of Suchoo, of which Shanghai is only the port. It would be absurd of the French or any other nation to say they were admitted to freedom of trade with England, if we restricted them to an anchorage at Gravesend, on the banks of the Thames, and a few feet of ground for a residence at Rotherhithe or Wapping for London, at Pill for Bristol, at Birkenhead for Liverpool, at Cove for Cork, or at Greenock for Glasgow.\n\n* Even a bazaar, constructed for the supply of provisions to the large fleet of English ships usually lying at Whampoa, has been prohibited by the authorities.\n\nOf the four selected ports, three, Amoy, Foo-choo, and Ningpo, have scarcely any foreign trade, and do not appear likely to have any of great importance, unless we had perfect freedom of internal intercourse, and could also trade between the above-named ports and Formosa,—an island rich in tropical productions, and with which an extensive traffic is carried on from the main land in sugar, oil, timber, camphor, &c.\n\nThe province of Fokien, like that of Canton, is very barren and comparatively poor: our object should have been the formation of establishments at the far richer and more civilized cities bordering on the delta of the Yang-tze-kiang, and other rivers to the northward.\n\nSo long as we are confined to the coast and denied access to the great rivers and cities in the interior, our trade will be stunted or subject to considerable fluctuations; but when enabled to traverse the great veins and arteries of this vast empire, to navigate with steam to the central and civilized cities which cover the land, we may look forward to an augmenting and steady trade, and to an intimate friendly intercourse fraught with mutual advantages to China and to Britain.\n\nIn obtaining a reduction of the duties on commerce, and a diminution of unequal port charges, we omitted to procure an exemption from goods paying duties a second time, when found unsaleable at one port and transshipped to another; and also that vessels not \"breaking bulk,\" i.e., not discharging any part of their cargo, should be exempt from port dues. These rights have since been gained by the Americans, and we shall derive similar advantages, but we should have obtained the establishment of \"bonded warehouses;\" and as the port dues are still heavy, we should have required that a lighthouse be placed at the entrance of each port, for their safe navigation. As regards lights, buoys, and moorings, no expense whatever has been incurred by the Chinese Government. The tonnage duties on a ship anchoring at Whampoa, about twelve miles from Canton, is about 3s. per ton; at the port of Liverpool the anchorage is only ninepence. There is a heavy outlay incurred by ships being kept at Whampoa, instead of proceeding direct to Canton, which is equally as accessible as the port of Calcutta; in the cost of loading and unloading; in the tedious transfer of goods to and from Canton; and in the charges for provisions at Whampoa being enhanced by the \"comprador\" system, from which the mandarins derive a considerable revenue.\n\nFurther, the levy of one mace (about 5d.) per ton on British coasting and legally licensed vessels, every time they enter the port of Canton, is a heavy tax on craft which pass from Hong Kong to Canton, three or four times in the month. Before the supplementary treaty of 8th October, 1843, the number of schooners, sloops, and lorchas plying between Canton and the places in the vicinity, was upwards of seventy; by article xvii. of the supplementary treaty, all these vessels, up to 150 tons burthen, are subjected to a port duty at Canton of one mace per ton \"every time they enter the port.”\n\nNone of these vessels are allowed to be rated (however small) at less than seventy-five tons; thus the mere tonnage duty on the smallest cargo boat would, at 5d. per ton, and entering the port of Canton four times every month, be equivalent to a tax of 75l. a-year\n\nIt is not surprising that there are but a few lorchas plying between Hong Kong and Canton. Moreover, these small vessels are obliged, “on passing the Bogue forts in the Canton river, to report like a large inward bound vessel,\" again to report herself at the custom-house at Whampoa; on arriving at Canton, her sailing letter (register) to be deposited with the British Consul, who will obtain permission from the superintendent of customs to discharge and load; \"whether with full or half lading, even to an hundred weight of cargo,\" the smallest boat must pay at the rate of 5d. (one mace) per ton on seventy-five tons. This enactment, and clauses thirteen and fourteen of the supplemental treaty, restricting all communication between Hong Kong and the coast of China to the five ports; requiring that \"whenever the Chinese wish to take goods to Hong Kong for sale, they must first pay the duties according to the new regulations at the five ports, and obtain permits from the respective custom-houses;\" that \"the Chinese must ask a passport for coming and going, and the duties are to be paid on the day the goods are imported;\" that \"the Chinese having purchased goods, must ship them and bring them home in Chinese vessels, which must request passports at Hong Kong, and exhibit the same to the Chinese officers on each arrival and departure, to be examined and countersigned;\" that the custom-houses at the five ports shall monthly make out a report of the passes granted, with the names of the vessels and merchants, and\n\n83",
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        "document_key": "CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12]",
        "page_number": 173,
        "title": "CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12]",
        "content_text": "172\n\nYou will afford great facilities for examining, mapping and forming into allotments the whole of these localities - The Board are requested to call upon the local Authorities to take this subject into consideration and to determine without delay what is requisite in this respect and when it can best be accomplished,\n\nSir,\n\nI have,\n\n[Signed] J. Thornton Sealy.\n\nTo the Supt of North Western Provinces\n\nSimla 8th October 1857\n\nSome printed copies of My Postings of Sept. 6 in the Hills are already in your hands. I am now desired to forward, for your information, the annexed copy of a letter to the Sudder Board of Revenue and inform you that measures are in course of adoption for procuring from China further supplies of manufactured plants, and seeds - On this subject you will be further addressed hereafter.\n\nTo The Supt of the Botanical Gardens Saharanpore\n\n2.\n\nThe floral suggestions regarding the improvement of the cultivation, contained in My Postings' report have no doubt already obtained your attention and have probably been adopted - A few remarks occur to the Lieut Governor-\n\n3.\n\nThe climate of Kaslagir and Dehra Dhoon plantation (p. 182) is not so favorable as the Lieut Govr anticipated, nor indeed as might have been expected from the remarks on land and cultivation contained in\n\n4.\n\nSo far as position goes the Dhoon very much answers the description there given of Awae - Chow in China, unless indeed the occasional prevalence of hot winds at Dehra constitutes an essential difference - You will of course satisfy yourself whether the alteration in the mode of culture suggested by Mr Fortune will improve the produce of the Kaslager Plantation.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]",
        "page_number": 381,
        "title": "CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]",
        "content_text": "49 \n\nHe had stated in his evidence) as regards these three brothels on Lot 206. \n\nI then referred to a paper bearing certain names (in English and Chinese) and in answer to my queries, he said he did not know Ashaplook but did know Lin Chee and that if Ashaplook was in Hongkong he thought he could find him or Roberts at Gamestopes without the slightest suggestion from anyone. \n\nWhen in Hongkong he came to me, and said he had further information to give on the subject of the omissions of Beard, the subject of the enquiries at Sai Wanping and on another case in which the witnesses were at Canton. (referring to a case not presented to the Commission) but he thought if he went to Canton he could produce the plaintiffs. I then placed him in communication with the examiner Mr Day and the result was that he had leave of absence granted him by His Excellency the Governor to bring his witnesses - \n\nEyths Lipns PRoberts \n378 \n48",
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        "document_key": "CO129-070 - Public Offices - 1858",
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        "title": "CO129-070 - Public Offices - 1858",
        "content_text": "## MINUTE\n\nMr Merindle.\n\nFrom the special notes of M Biddell it will be seen that it is from M. Rees-Davies. The only way the Govt can recover its money from Mr Rees-Davies is by tapping his allowance.\n\nThe amount due is £162.10s as at 23/9/25. When Styrem Dm Apt 24 was entered. Air. 3990. Soreston (18) on 5 May 1959.\n\nThe Secretary to the Admiralty\n\nI am directed by Lord Stanley to ack your letter of the 22 instant and to acquaint you in reply that it appears that the amount of $207 is due from No. Reincher, the late Dr. Treasurer of Hongkong, who has not yet been paid.\n\nThe amount of his passage was desired & dr. Lord Stanley has requested the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury to pay the sum to the credit of `Jhb & Treas Naval Services` under the directing AGENT of the Board of Trade.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858",
        "page_number": 393,
        "title": "CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858",
        "content_text": "apenting definitely to the exchange I \n\ndu W. Rild :& if Sue Edward wister This Swith pix an appointment with The difficulty of finding \n\nthe hast delay. \n\n& Just sati man for Hong Kong is by comme \n\nEnormous \n\nJ \n\nFord & would doubtless foron \n\nprompt geeigement of \n\nfitness in some as feds \n\nM. Filld's fitness \n\nby a penomul interreis \n\noblies \n\nuspects, no fanal interview would afford informatime._ \n\nascertam \n\nare \n\nThe points to \n\nthe \n\nshy Chuck Views \n\nin which the A Derson does it there. \n\nnet. To is cemoratives; n 2 roy W. Field's \n\nGeneral object a crews \n\nin the \n\ngally ame of life \n\nLafferent teeth \n\nExchange. \n\nIf there \n\nare \n\nsufficent \n\nberfectly. Iver \n\nEchoply \n\nthe \n\nobjection to the to \n\napee with his Binchwad \n\nIquite appe \n\nTrent day the to thes \n\nhuncfle of swapping Pasters \n\n0152 \n\nSoffeso \n\nM. B. Letter to her. Field 6 petoties 60ct for gresting time to call at to \n\nJC.o. next week (h) \n\n331 \n\nA",
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        "document_key": "CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3]",
        "page_number": 376,
        "title": "CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3]",
        "content_text": "(Copy) No 370\n\nSir,\n\nSurveyor General's office, Victoria, Hongkong,\n\n18th March, 1861.\n\nIn accordance with the instructions contained in the letter of His Excellency the Governor of the 14th Instant upon the application of His Excellency Sir Hope Grant for permission to erect temporary Mat Buildings at Kowloon on Napping's Range, I had an interview with the Commanding Royal Engineer, but that officer not considering himself justified without instructions from the General in giving the information I was desirous of obtaining, with a view to enable me to submit the\n\nThe Honble M. J. Abercromby, Esq.,\n\nColonial Secretary",
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        "document_key": "CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862",
        "page_number": 305,
        "title": "CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862",
        "content_text": "## For mail of 28th\n\n26th March  \n302  \n2444  \nWapping  \nof £44, but a loss of some amount on each ton of cash, if there weighed 35 tons each.  \n\nThe 5 Dollars seems much too high a tender for copper coin between one person and another. The legal tender of copper money here is, I believe, up to 1d only: 5 Dollars would be above a pound.\n\nThe tender to government were carried up & a considerable sum, this & a further batch be an advantage, & help to keep the currency in tune with its legal value.\n\n### Seperate for 26 March\n\nI have been informed... I think I have considered within... In Lords Committee on...  \n21  \nIntisare as the Deanery, and I understand the scheme... this hardship in the recasting of the Master of the mint, as repaid regards.\n\nthis proposals to circulate silver coins fitting Intrinsic value. But I do not see how this could be done without loss to the Government.\n\nin regards the Themishe courses, or the sufferer... the best course will be to empower the Governor to reject fully if he thinks of the present proposals of the Master of the Mint.\n\nJoe despatch, marked **CONFIDENTIAL**. If this of the peasch 1861, recommending certain measures for the...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-090 - Public Offices & Others - 1862",
        "page_number": 288,
        "title": "CO129-090 - Public Offices & Others - 1862",
        "content_text": "286 \n\nof Kontrakt \n\nLater \n\n63526 \n\nafter \n\nA \n\nIlan of \n\nEsvo \n\nStar \n\nwas proudest to \n\nthe Government of Hong Kong wilt. Salary \n\nto \n\nstate morally and financially- \n\ntoo \n\nSalary \n\nbeing \n\nbut I was \n\nat war \n\n£1300 a year \n\nDetails asked for \n\nLast time \n\nas for the Leeward Islands. During August \n\nthere \n\nwas immediately success ( \n\nEsovo \n\nwas a great opportunity for benefit. \n\nGentlemen \n\ndistinguished themselves as a former... \n\nliable to hand to do the dish well - \n\nIndeed \n\neven when \n\na \n\ngood \n\nman \n\nwas spent for Hong Kong \n\nhis means fouled them \n\nat \n\nhand \n\nA \n\nsuitable \n\nto being back \n\nto this Colony. Mr. Gardner \n\nIn Lapping \n\nI may \n\nobserve that I look upon the Hercules \n\nRoburra \n\nas being regarded \n\nfor pronation he has entered \n\nmuch to complain of \n\noppressed \n\nPresident \n\na \n\nhealthy \n\nbest class \n\na sanitary remark \n\nThe curse \n\nwriting \n\nan excess. Excessive the cost of living, \n\nthe temporary Conferences at \n\nthe position of the place entails \n\nthe Governor \n\nat Hong Kong \n\ntoo clear. \n\nin so well he was leuranthe kit it ind. \n\n6. the D. I \n\nMr. Zday \n\na word \n\nit \n\nabout \n\nA. 22. Sept \n\nAs regards the last distribution of Aeron 4. what the Versaler cefer. I may",
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        "document_key": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]",
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        "content_text": "THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND MAY, 1863.\n\nAnd We do hereby further declare and ordain that from and after the same date the Dollar of Mexico or other silver Dollar of equivalent value as may from time to time be authorized by the Governor or Officer administering the Government of Hongkong shall be the only legal tender of payment (except as hereinafter directed) within Our said Island of Hongkong and its dependencies:\n\nAnd we do hereby further ordain and declare that such silver coins as may be issued from Our Mint representing some multiple of the Cent or one hundredth part of the said Dollar shall be legal tender of payment for any sum not exceeding two Dollars and such copper or bronze coins as may be issued from Our Mint representing the cent or one hundredth part or the mil or cash representing one thousandth part of the said Dollar shall be legal tender of payment for any sum not exceeding one dollar:\n\nAnd we do hereby further ordain and declare that the silver and copper coins to be issued from Our Mint as aforesaid shall be prepared as follows:---\n\nThe silver pieces of money shall be prepared of silver containing twenty per cent of alloy. Every such piece shall have for the obverse impression Our Effigy crowned, with the Inscription \"Victoria Queen\" and for the reverse impression an inscription indicating the value of the piece in cents of a dollar with the words \"Hongkong\" and the date of the year, and the same inscription repeated in Chinese Characters.\n\nA copper piece representing one hundredth part of a Dollar shall have for the obverse impression Our Effigy crowned, with the Inscription \"Victoria Queen\" and for the reverse impression the Inscription \"One Cent Hongkong\" with the date of the year, and the same inscription repeated in Chinese Characters.\n\nAnother copper piece representing one thousandth part of a Dollar shall be perforated in the centre, and have for the obverse impression the Inscription \"V.R.\" surmounted by a Crown, with \"Hongkong, One Mil\" and the date of the year, and for the reverse impression the inscription Hongkong One Cash or One Mil represented in Chinese Characters.\n\nNo. 44.\n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nWhereas it has been reported to this Government that among the Pirate Junks infesting this neighbourhood and the Formosa Channel certain lawless Persons, English and American, are employed, it is hereby notified that\n\nA REWARD OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS\n\nwill be paid for such information as shall lead to the conviction, on trial before the Supreme Court of this Colony, of any such Person so associating with Pirates.\n\nInformation will be received by the Senior Naval Officer, H.M.S. Princess Charlotte in harbour, or the Captain Superintendent of Police on shore, and every protection will be given to Informants.\n\nBy Order,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1863.\n\nW. H. ALEXANDER,\n\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\nWEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.\n\nTHE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2nd MAY, 1863.\n\nNo. 3.-LIST of DEAD LETTERS which have been returned from the General Post Office in London and other places for the various reasons assigned upon them, addressed as undermentioned, the writers of which can obtain them on application.\n\n  \n    Johnston, Miss M., care of Mrs. Henry Smith, No. 28, Charles Street,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Adlington, Mrs., care of Mr. John Marsh, No. 12 Manchester Terrace, Manchester Road,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Allen, Mrs. Elizabeth, No. 5 Bayhorse Lane, Gildort Street, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Anderson, Frank, care of Mustave, Storekeeper, Sandrige, Victoria, Australia,\n    \n  \n  \n    Benewais, Captain, R.N., ship Agincourt, London,\n    \n  \n  \n    Brown, Mr. D., 7 Church Lane, Dundee, Scotland,\n    \n  \n  \n    Baker, Mr. James, 16 Sutton Street, Commercial Road, London,\n    \n  \n  \n    Bergman, Herr C., Stockholm, Sweden,\n    \n  \n  \n    Boswell, Mr. N. W., Salem Mass, U.S.A.,\n    \n  \n  \n    Brijant, Mrs. Ette., 96 Sackett Street, South Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.,\n    \n  \n  \n    Bradley, Mr. P. M., No. 17 Van Brant Street, Brooklyn, New York,\n    \n  \n  \n    Bradley, Joseph, barque Oliver Cromwell of Shields, London,\n    \n  \n  \n    Baker, Mr. A. Ú., Assistant Engineers' Department, Navy Yard, Philadelphia,\n    \n  \n  \n    Greenock, Scotland,\n    \n  \n  \n    Jackson, Mas. E. M., Mayors Office, Town Hall, Sydney,\n    \n  \n  \n    Kelly, Miss Elizabeth, 15 Astrol Street, North End, England,\n    \n  \n  \n    Kor, S. L., Madras Railway,\n    2\n  \n  \n    Keys, Mrs. Frederick, No. 33, King Street, Snows Fields, Borough, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Lord, Mrs. Alfred Cottage, Alfred Street, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    McGregor, Captain James, Barque Ophir, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Moore, Mr. Ellen, South Boston, Mass,\n    \n  \n  \n    Mairhead, Mrs. S., No. 96, Motà Street, New York,\n    \n  \n  \n    Marshall, Charles, Manchester,\n    \n  \n  \n    Minat, Miss Weldt, Boston, U.S.A.\n    \n  \n  \n    McCleau, Miss Emily, care of A. B. McClean, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., North America,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Major, H. B., Captain of Ship Noricay, care of Messrs. Young Schultz, New York\n    1\n  \n  \n    Mellet, Miss Eliza, No. 1, Castor Street, West India Road, London,\n    \n  \n  \n    Marshall & Co., London,\n    \n  \n  \n    Brideell, Miss Louisa, 41 North port Street, New North Road, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Collins, Mrs., No, G John Street, White Horse, Stepney, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Chase, E., Boston, U.S.A.,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Costello, Mrs. Ann, care of Mr. Dolas, Wine Spirit Stores, Liverpool,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Cunnah, Mrs. Catherine, St. Bridges, Cheshire,\n    \n  \n  \n    Charetto, Monsieur, Mont, 34 Rue St. Mare, Paris,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Clarke, Mr. Joseph, Wellington Buildings South, Castle Street, Liverpool,\n    \n  \n  \n    Cheever, Captain W. J., barque Magie, New York,\n    \n  \n  \n    Dorsman, Mr., No. 12 Jackson Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool,\n    \n  \n  \n    Dugas, Monsieur, Lyons,\n    \n  \n  \n    Pile, Mrs. David, Boot and Shoemaker, Melbourne, Australia,\n    \n  \n  \n    Putts, Mathilda, care of Mrs. Meanly, No. 17, Mason St., off Wapping Dock, Liverpool,\n    \n  \n  \n    Pettingel, John, Philadelphia,\n    \n  \n  \n    Randall, Mrs. Thomas, care of Mr. E. Wallis, at Messrs. Wolf & Co., Shipping Agent, Southampton, England,\n    \n  \n  \n    Rudy & Co., Liverpool,\n    \n  \n  \n    Randell, Miss Emma, 20 Street, James Road, Victoria Park, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Staunton, Mrs. Camps, Buildings Yarmouth, Norfolk,\n    \n  \n  \n    Doyan, J. M., Troy, N.Y., care of Messrs. Fogg Brothers, New York, U.S.A.,\n    \n  \n  \n    Downie, Mr. William, Carpenter and Timber Merchant, Geelong, West Australia,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Smith, Mr. Hansel, 3 Hill Street, Pecksham, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Semenza, Henry, Marseilles,\n    11\n  \n    Davezac, Monsieur, Sans Directeur des Postes, à Marseilles,\n    \n  \n  \n    Day, Miss Lizy, No. 1 Hooper Square, White Chapel, London,\n    \n  \n  \n    Dickmann, Miss, No. 42, Bute Docks, Cardiff, Glemorganshire, Wales,\n    \n  \n  \n    Duan, Mrs. L., London, (N.),\n    \n  \n  \n    Elliot, Esq., A. C., Baltimore, Md., U.S.A.,\n    \n  \n  \n    Firth, Miss South, Swiss Cottage, Worthing,\n    \n  \n  \n    Friedeburg, Mrs. E., 62 Upper, St. Pauls Road, Camden Town, London,\n    2\n  \n  \n    Fry, Jos & Sons, Lower Castle Street, Liverpool, England,\n    \n  \n  \n    Fowten, Miss Angelina, No. 29, Redyke, Antwerp, Belgium,\n    \n  \n  \n    Goodrige, Miss Bessie, 18 Manchester Street, above Bar, Southampton, England,\n    \n  \n  \n    Gazard, Miss Maria, 11 Mankett Place, Lancaster, England,\n    \n  \n  \n    Helguero, Tenor D. Pedro, Paris,\n    \n  \n  \n    Simpson, Mrs. G., enre of Mr. H. McMustry, Belfast, P.O., Ireland,\n    \n  \n  \n    Sauten, J. H., van Krompen,\n    \n  \n  \n    Smidt, H. de, str. Arratoon Apenr, care of Messrs. Stephen Joachim, Bombay,\n    \n  \n  \n    Smith, Mrs., 132 York Road, Lambeth, Surry,\n    \n  \n  \n    Thompson, Miss F., 58 Blackett Street, New Castle upon Tyne, Northumburland, England,\n    \n  \n  \n    Times, Editor, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Underhill, Miss, 13 Cambridge Square, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Vedova, Catherina, Corvetto Fontanavossa, Genova,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Wild, Miss A, E., at Mr. Thompson, Greeland Street, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Watts, Mr. Robert, and Mr. Dumis, 4 Woodland Place, Charlton, Woolwich,\n    \n  \n  \n    Hadwin, Miss Joanua, care of Mrs. Henry Mackel, Wild Street off, London Road, Liverpool,\n    \n  \n  \n    General Post Office, Hongkong, 1st May, 1863.\n    \n  \n  \n    Walling, Mrs. Garrett, care of Mr. J. Gillmor, No. 50, Laight Street, New York,\n    \n  \n  \n    F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.\n    \n  \n\nList of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 1st May, 1863.\n\n  \n    Letters\n    Papers\n  \n  \n    Carpenter, R.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Gue, G.\n    \n  \n  \n    Graves\n    \n  \n  \n    Gomes, J.\n    \n  \n  \n    Almeida, A. A.\n    3\n  \n  \n    Calcott, C.\n    \n  \n  \n    Allen, H. L.\n    \n  \n  \n    Algar Aegerter, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Campbell, D.\n    5\n  \n  \n    Comby\n    1\n  \n  \n    Farren, J.\n    \n  \n  \n    Gilpin, S.\n    \n  \n  \n    Imbert. E.\n    \n  \n  \n    Irvine, J.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Muller, J. W.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Martin, T.\n    \n  \n  \n    Swan, W.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Marr, J. B.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Jones, T.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Comp, J.\n    \n  \n  \n    Carberry, Mrs. M.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Gonsales, J.\n    \n  \n  \n    Nexon, A.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Stephens, E.\n    \n  \n  \n    Shineful, C.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Shedgate, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Saggart, J.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Kurssens, H. J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Nicholas, A.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Scott, A. C.\n    \n  \n  \n    Clark,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Grane, J.\n    \n  \n  \n    King, M.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Syler, J. C.\n    \n  \n  \n    Chaves, M,\n    +2\n  \n  \n    Oneil, M.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Stokes, C.\n    \n  \n  \n    Conery, W.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Gold, C.\n    \n  \n  \n    Lainbert, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Osborne, F.\n    +2\n  \n  \n    Swanstrom, L.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Cranston, J. W.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Green, A\n    \n  \n  \n    Lloyd, E.\n    \n  \n  \n    Oson, S. M.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Child, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Goodail, G.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Litileberry, C.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Taylor, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Granderie, E. G\n    \n  \n  \n    Luna\n    \n  \n  \n    Pellet, A\n    1\n  \n  \n    Todd, J. H.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Dunn\n    1\n  \n  \n    Girette, C.\n    4\n  \n  \n    Lewis, 0.\n    \n  \n  \n    Pinckernelle, A.!\n    37\n  \n  \n    Dounan, D.\n    3\n  \n  \n    Lucas, Miss\n    \n  \n  \n    Petrie, T.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Talbert\n    \n  \n  \n    Thompson\n    2\n  \n  \n    Dyce, J. R.\n    1\n  \n  \n    H. B.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Lala\n    \n  \n  \n    Hind. H. W.\n    \n  \n  \n    Lecog, A.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Rabone, W.\n    \n  \n  \n    Thomas, Capt.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Ronald, S.\n    \n  \n  \n    Escale, C.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Hamilton, Mrs.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Laun, E.\n    \n  \n  \n    Van der Laan\n    1\n  \n  \n    Becker, J.\n    \n  \n  \n    Hide\n    \n  \n  \n    Rodrigues\n    \n  \n  \n    Roza, A. F.\n    \n  \n  \n    Rattiece, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Ferreira, A.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Honis\n    \n  \n  \n    Mayer W.\n    \n  \n  \n    Bennett, L\n    1\n  \n  \n    Fullertem, A.\n    \n  \n  \n    Hay\n    2\n  \n  \n    Marques, C. M.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Roclofs, C. A.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Willcox, C. S.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Williamson, A.B.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Rementer, G.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Bonde, C.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Funny, F.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Harton, H.\n    1\n  \n  \n    McRimnon, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Brown, T.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Freedie,\n    \n  \n  \n    Hodgson, W.\n    1\n  \n  \n    McKayna, P.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Rubbert, F.\n    \n  \n  \n    Wallis, C.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Bobst, J. R.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Fortozo, G.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Hirsah, A.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Mason, P.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Rosselet, J.\n    \n  \n  \n    Wade, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Williamson, W.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Folgin, Capt.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Ilussmann, C.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Clarke J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Fraser, W. J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Harrison, E.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Monte, Capt.\n    \n  \n  \n    Mello, A.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Smith\n    2\n  \n  \n    Simmons,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Whyte, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Whitehead, W.\n    1\n  \n  \n    J. V.\n    \n  \n  \n    Butler, J. B.\n    \n  \n  \n    Baker, W.\n    \n  \n  \n    Brand & Co.\n    \n  \n  \n    Britto, A.\n    \n  \n  \n    Behrendt\n    \n  \n  \n    Benito,\n    \n  \n  \n    Boyle, Mrs.\n    \n  \n  \n    Baptista,\n    \n  \n  \n    Brymaner, R.\n    \n  \n  \n    Raase, H.\n    \n  \n  \n    Bain, W. S.\n    \n  \n  \n    M. J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Bastone, E.\n    \n  \n\nPOST OFFICE NOTICE.\n\n  \n    DATE\n    6 A.M.\n    NOON\n    6 P.M.\n  \n  \n    April 25\n    30.02\n    30.03\n    30.03\n  \n  \n    \n    79\n    79\n    \n  \n  \n    26\n    30.12\n    30.12\n    30.13\n  \n  \n    \n    77\n    76\n    74\n  \n  \n    27\n    30.11\n    30.12\n    30.10\n  \n  \n    \n    76\n    74\n    \n  \n  \n    28\n    30.12\n    30.14\n    30.14\n  \n  \n    \n    75\n    78\n    76\n  \n  \n    \n    77\n    73\n    75\n  \n  \n    29\n    30.14\n    30.10\n    30.12\n  \n  \n    \n    74\n    74\n    75\n  \n  \n    30\n    30.10\n    30.07\n    30.03\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    May 1\n    30.02\n    30.00\n    29.95\n  \n  \n    \n    75\n    80\n    78\n  \n\nREGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.\n\nHeight above Sea Level 1,770 feet.\n\n  \n    DATE\n    6 A.M.\n    NOON\n    6 P.M.\n    6 A.M.\n    NOON\n    6 P.M.\n  \n  \n    \n    BAROMETER\n    THER-MOMETER\n  \n  \n    April 25\n    28.15\n    28.22\n    28.20\n    71.30\n    74.00\n    71.00\n  \n  \n    \n    28.16\n    28.15\n    \n    70.30\n    72.30\n    70.30\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    70.30\n    74.15\n    \n  \n  \n    26\n    28.20\n    28.23\n    28.21\n    68.20\n    68.50\n    68.30\n  \n  \n    \n    28.19\n    28.19\n    \n    68.00\n    68.10\n    68.00\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    67.50\n    70.00\n    \n  \n  \n    27\n    28.21\n    28.25\n    28.24\n    67.50\n    68.30\n    69.15\n  \n  \n    \n    28.22\n    28.20\n    \n    67.30\n    68.00\n    68.50\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    67.00\n    70.00\n    \n  \n  \n    28\n    28.24\n    28.27\n    28.26\n    68.30\n    71.15\n    69.30\n  \n  \n    \n    28.24\n    28.23\n    \n    68.00\n    70.00\n    68.15\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    66.50\n    73.00\n    \n  \n  \n    29\n    28.22\n    28.25\n    28.23\n    67.15\n    67.55\n    67.00\n  \n  \n    \n    28.18\n    28.17\n    \n    66.50\n    66.15\n    65.00\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    66.00\n    68.80\n    \n  \n  \n    30\n    28.18\n    28.21\n    28.18\n    66.35\n    68.30\n    68.30\n  \n  \n    \n    28.14\n    28.12\n    \n    66.15\n    68.00\n    68.00\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    65.30\n    69.00\n    \n  \n  \n    May 1\n    28.13\n    28.18\n    28.17\n    69.30\n    73.00\n    73.00\n  \n  \n    \n    28.15\n    28.12\n    \n    69.00\n    72.00\n    72.80\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    67.00\n    74.00\n    \n  \n\nList of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 1st May, 1863.\n\n  \n    Letters\n    Papers\n  \n  \n    Alchymist\n    5\n  \n  \n    Castle\n    1\n  \n  \n    Freuella\n    1\n  \n  \n    Julie\n    \n  \n  \n    Nubia\n    1\n  \n  \n    R. B. Forbes.\n    \n  \n  \n    Adelaide\n    1\n  \n  \n    Calypso\n    1\n  \n  \n    Forerunner\n    1\n  \n  \n    Nestorian\n    1\n  \n  \n    Star of the\n    1\n  \n  \n    Atriveda\n    1\n  \n  \n    Cornelia\n    2\n  \n  \n    Ferozepore\n    2\n  \n  \n    Kaloomeer\n    1\n  \n  \n    Nemesis\n    1\n  \n  \n    North\n    3\n  \n  \n    African\n    1\n  \n  \n    Mathilde\n    1\n  \n  \n    Kessington\n    2\n  \n  \n    Alexander\n    4\n  \n  \n    City of Durham\n    1\n  \n  \n    Genoa\n    1\n  \n  \n    Kalamba\n    \n  \n  \n    Oriental\n    1\n  \n  \n    Shanghae\n    1\n  \n  \n    Saldanha\n    16\n  \n  \n    Amalia\n    2\n  \n  \n    Chase\n    1\n  \n  \n    Good Success\n    1\n  \n  \n    Kelso\n    1\n  \n  \n    Orga\n    1\n  \n  \n    Swiftsure\n    1\n  \n  \n    Alarm\n    17\n  \n  \n    Cahandabar\n    1\n  \n  \n    Glocester\n    1\n  \n  \n    Oneida\n    1\n  \n  \n    Sobat Seba\n    \n  \n  \n    Anjuna\n    1\n  \n  \n    Cambalu\n    1\n  \n  \n    Glorioza\n    1\n  \n  \n    Luna\n    \n  \n  \n    Auld Reckie\n    \n  \n  \n    G. 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        "content_text": "## Petition to Redress Grievances\n\nWe, the undersigned, have the misfortune of having been employed at the Post Office together. Our own experience and that of others lead us to believe it to be quite consistent with the practices prevailing at the General Post Office, St Martins le Grand, to tap at the Department windows for necessary information and correspondence expected to be lying there.\n\nNotwithstanding the questionable decision of the presiding Magistrate, who heavily augmented the charge libelled and improver, as shown by the accompanying copy of the Police Summons, we are led to believe that our grievances are not without merit.\n\nWe respectfully and confidently seek to effect redress of our grievances complained of at the hands of the authorities.\n\nWe have the honor to be,\nRight Honorable Sir,\nYour Most Obedient Servant: \nJohn Smith, Dr. Howe, Sun & Magers.\n\nFor \"tapping at the Post Office window\" creating disturbance, the Petitioners were fined and Magistrate's judgment was aggrieved & an appeal for redress was made.\n\nThe appeal was forwarded to the Governor.\n\nWith forms 497, 5841, 5331, and 186, the Petitioners abound with those who suffered similarly.\n\n2. The Secretary of State was also informed of the matter.\n\nThe late decision of the Magistrate infuriated the Petitioners, who allege that the Magistrate failed to obtain the Code obliging the complainant to be present before making a decision against the dissension.\n\n6. The Supreme Court was petitioned by the Petitioners, who then professed the above.\n\n## EX...",
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        "content_text": "# POLICE COURT \n## HONGKONG \n1865.\n\n在此至與此票可將秒白交與原人收覽惝不能交與原人節將還在他屋或帖在屋外當眼之處至其不能交與原人之故仍須稟覆\n\n俟候准按于年法年時仍日須之凌月到午故與仍原須人净\n\n## BOVARUNG at September, 1865.\nBapern Hos, J. C. Warre, Esq.\n\nA miserable looking coolie was charged with being a suspicious character.\n\nA Lokong sailor said he had found the prisoner without pass or light and armed with a dagger, prowling about the harbour of Aberdeen.\n\nDefendant said he was a very honest sort of fellow. He was hawking mugee when he was arrested. He did not think it an extraordinary time to be hawking.\n\nAn interpreter to the Court said the prisoner had been convicted at least four times of larceny and had been deported from the Colony previously.\n\nInspector of Police said the prisoner had been twice brought into court for basket carrying and was a bit of a vagrand.\n\nHis Worship said that any Chinaman found without pass or light and with arms was liable to severe punishment. In the case of the prisoner, he should be sent to gaol with hard labour for six months, and at the termination of his sentence, His Excellency the Governor should be memorialised to order his deportation from the Colony.\n\nA Chinese, an ex-member of the police force, was sentenced to one month's hard labour for rubbing a soldier.\n\nJohn Surra and Vicente Host were brought up on the following charges:\n\nP. W. Mitchell being sworn. Postmaster General. On the night of the 19th instant, there was a great disturbance on the verandah of the post office. It was caused by people rapping with sticks and umbrellas against the wooden windows. The rapping was so persistent that I sent out a clerk to see who was making the noise. I told that person to present my compliments to the persons making the noise and to ask them to come inside. My clerk returned and reported that he had conveyed my message to the person whom he found rapping, but that that person, although he had placed his ear very close to my clerk's mouth, pretended not to hear what he said. After 9 o'clock, the rapping continued. I then went for a constable. In the meantime, my German clerk came to me and said that the defendants and others had been pointed out to him as causing the disturbance.\n\nThe first defendant, when I asked him to look after the people, walked away.\n\nThe second defendant rapped so hard as to break in the case of the wooden slides in the window. The slide is of considerable thickness and was fastened by huge nails. The actual damage done is not great, but it caused much inconvenience. The noise was so excessive that it interfered with the work of the office and impeded the delivering of the mail. When the defendants were brought to the post-office, they declined to give in their names. I told them that if they would not do so, I should have to send them to the station. I made the giving of their names a sine qua non. At first, they raised the question as to whether it was their place or our place to write the names. They subsequently wrote down their names and address.\n\nBy Magistrate: My presence at the post office was about 10:15 P.M. We do not bind ourselves to any hour in the delivery of the mail. The slide of the window was driven in. Never been troubled before in this manner. There were gates at the old post office to keep the public off. Gates have not been fixed yet at the new post office. I saw both the defendants before. Take them for respectable people. If I had done so, should have given them into custody instead of taking their names. Reported the circumstance to the government, and was instructed to prosecute.\n\nANTONIO SANGHSS PAGULLAR sworn. —Was sent out by Postmaster General to see who was rapping at the windows. Found eight or ten people standing outside, partly Europeans and partly Chinese. I saw the 2nd defendant rapping. I told him the Postmaster wished to see him. He replied that he did not wish to see the Postmaster General. The second defendant had a cane with which he was tapping. The noise arising from the tapping was not very great. Did not see the slide driven in as I was away looking for a constable at the time. The one which the second defendant was rapping with was an ordinary walking cane.\n\nBy the 2nd defendant: You say that I had a cane in my hand; can you swear that positively?\n\nWitness: I can.\n\n2nd defendant to Mr. Mitchell: Did I rap violently?\n\nMR. MITCHELL: You certainly had an umbrella in your hand when I saw you.\n\n2nd defendant: Yes. The same umbrella I hold in my hand now.\n\n2nd defendant to Winsor: You say you saw me rapping with a walking cane!\n\nWitness: Yes.\n\nQ: How long did the rapping continue?\n\nA: About half an hour.\n\nBy the Court: The rapping occurred about 9 o'clock. The mail was delivered about 12 o'clock.\n\nJ. MANNING sworn. —Is the proprietor of the Commercial Billiard Rooms. On the night in question, went to the post office about ten in the evening. Saw people waiting. Saw both the defendants. Saw the second defendant with an umbrella. The first defendant had a stick. Saw them both rapping at the windows. First defendant was using a stick. Did not consider the rapping as loud. Seems the second defendant struck the window with his umbrella. Saw the second defendant drive in the slide. Thinks the slide was not very well fastened. Thinks that by the way that it was done, it would not require a very strong blow to drive it in.\n\nThe counsel closed the evidence, and the defendants produced no witnesses.\n\nTo reply to the charge, the first defendant said that he denied breaking in the slide and he also denied having conducted himself rudely.\n\n2nd Defendant: I tapped on the window, and while I was doing so, the slide gave way. I did not tap violently. I am sorry it has happened.\n\nThe Magistrate: I am sure that, considering all the circumstances, Mr. Mitchell has treated you throughout with great indulgence. If you had come forward and offered him an apology for your conduct, probably these proceedings would not have been taken. There is no one who works harder or more faithfully than Mr. Mitchell, and no one that fills their duty in a better manner. On the day in question, there were two mails to sort, consequently no more work to get through than ordinarily. Public property must be protected by the law, the same as private property. You have no more right to go to the post-office and knock in a window than you have to come to my house and knock in one. I do not consider this to be in itself a very serious charge, but as your conduct tended to delay the delivery of the mails, I cannot let it go unpunished. I fine the first defendant $10 and the second defendant $5, and in addition, the second must pay $8 to repair the damage done to the slide.\n\n## SUMMONS FOR DEFENDANT\n499  \nAT THE POLICE COURT, VICTORIA, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.\n\nOn the [blank] day of 1865.\n\nIn the cause in which  \nThe Complainant; and  \nThe [name] Defendant.\n\nTo a Constable of the said Colony, and to all other Constables of the said Colony.\n\nWhereas the said Complainant hath this day complained to me, one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said Colony, for that the said Defendant, at Victoria, on a certain day and year, to wit, on the [blank] day of [blank], did commit an offence against the statute in such case made and provided; and has prayed that the said Defendant may be called upon to answer for this offence, and may be further dealt with according to Law: These are therefore to require you forthwith to summon the said Defendant to appear at the Office aforesaid on the [blank] day of 1865, at the hour of o'clock in the noon, before such Justice of the Peace for the said Colony as shall then be there, to answer to the said information and complaint, and to be further dealt with according to Law: And you are then there to certify what you shall have done in the premises.\n\nGiven under my Hand and Seal at the time and place first above-mentioned.\n\nPolice Magistrate.\n\nI, a Constable of the said Colony, hereby certify that on the [blank] day of [blank], I duly summoned the above-named Defendant and served a true copy of this summons on the said Defendant, in the manner following, that is to say:\n\nConstable.",
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        "content_text": "## INSURANCE COMPANY \n\nHung Hang Insurance Company \n\n500 \n\n25th September 1865 \n\nTo His Excellency Sir J. Mercer Egleton  \nActing Governor of Victoria, Hong Kong  \n\nSir, \n\nWe have the respect to beg leave to represent to your Excellency, that about an hour before our attention was required, in Court on the 21st instant, we were summoned to the Police Court upon a charge preferred by Mr Mitchell, the Postmaster General, to the effect as quoted below: \n\n\"That on the 19th instant at Victoria, the Defendants did behave in a riotous, noisy and disorderly manner, on Des Voeux Road. And further that they did then and there do damage to the building at the New General Post Office.\" \n\nWith exception of the charge of a very trifling injury to the imperfect window-slide, we acknowledge at the time, which happened quite accidentally, and by one of us slightly, in lapping against it in order to attain Mail despatches, a considerable time having elapsed beyond the first named hour for delivery. \n\nOn the outside placard at the Post Office, we humbly submit that nothing further ...\n\nPage 510\nPage 511",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nMilcher further appears proven against us by the evidence adduced at the Magistracy, at the same time, the testimony, respectively, given by Mr. Mitations and his Clerk, was quite contradictory, and with due deference to the Presiding Magistrate we think should not have led to a conviction, far less to impose an excessive mulct.\n\nWhen we reached the Post Office late on the evening of the 19th instant, it was already past the last appointed hour for the Mail's and the public generally (among whom delivery, observed several Government Officials) were indicating their impatience by tapping; word, rapping at the Post Office Windows, all round, for their Mail despatches. Must it just therefore be enquired, was it the only... that we were the victims of Mr. Mitchell's vindictiveness? It will be observed, from the brief notice given us, that we had no chance, or opportunity afforded for bringing forward such exculpatory testimony as might, in our case, might otherwise have appeared on our behalf.\n\nWe scarcely think Mr. Mitchell had a cause sufficient to complain of to the Government, as we are able to see, what Law we have broken, or contravened; nor had he cause to justify his defaming us, to justify our characters, as above shown; and one fact confident had he confined himself to the simple truth, your Excellency would not have sanctioned the ulterior proceedings adopted by him against us, the result of which, as publicly announced, affixes a stigma, as unmerited as it was unfounded; and called for - an injustice.\n\nWe were at the Post Office, common with others, after a tedious delay on the part of the Post Office staff, we obtained our despatches by the only means calculated to draw attention; and to obtain despatches to which we were earlier entitled, by Notification at 8.30 P.M. but as deponed to by a Post Office Clerk out at 12 midnight! only given. Conscious, therefore, of our being innocent of the main charge brought against us by the Postmaster General, of \"notous noisy and disorderly behavior\", as libelled, We respectfully beg leave to appeal against the Chief Magistrate's adverse decision, by this submitting grievance for Your Excellency's consideration.\n\nWe have the honor to be,\n\nYour Excellency's\n\nMost Obedient Servants,\n\nSmith",
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        "content_text": "## (Coffy) \n267 $5330 \n14 \n\nThursday, September 21st 1865. \n\n**Frederick W. Mitchell Esquire** \n\nSworn deposeth: I am Pest Master General. On the night of the 19th instant, there was a great disturbance in the verandahs of the New Post Office - by constant rapping at the windows with sticks and umbrellas. I sent Mr. D'Aguilar, one of the officers, to see who was making the noise, and to ask the gentlemen to come inside. He returned without anyone saying one of the men could not bear him; the rapping continued and I sent a Constable. Mr. Jarmon came in and informed me that the two defendants... \n\nPage 270:",
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        "content_text": "By me.\n\nI did not see the first defendant there. \n\nAbout eight or ten people were there. I said to the Second defendant that Mr Mitchell wanted to see him; he said he had no wish to see Mr Mitchell. I returned to the Post Office and told Mr Mitchell, who told me to get a constable. I could not find a constable when I was out looking for one; the slide was broken in the second defendant's time. The second defendant had a stick in his hand.\n\nTo the second defendant: The knocking lasted for about half an hour. It was a cane you had, not an umbrella. The office delivery was at about twelve; it opened for an hour.\n\nElias Manning, sworn, deposed: On the night of the 19th, I went to the Post Office at ten o'clock. I saw people in the verandah waiting for the office to open. I saw the two defendants there. I saw a cane with the first defendant and an umbrella with the second defendant. I saw them both tapping at the window, the first with the stick and the second with the umbrella. I saw him drive in the slide.\n\nTo the second defendant: I was there about 1/2 hour.\n\nFirst defendant: I admit I tapped, but I did not break in the window.\n\nSecond defendant: I admit I tapped, but not violently.\n\nFined five dollars each.",
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        "content_text": "## Letter to the Acting Governor of Hong Kong\n\nWe respectfully and confidently are led to expect redress of our grievance complained of, at your hands. We have the honor to be, Right Honorable Sir, Your most Obedient Servant,\n\nJohn Smith  \nJ. Howe  \n\nJu 5731  \nRegistered  \nDuplicate for transmission as required  \nHong Kong 25th September 1885\n\nHis Excellency  \nJ. & Mercer, Esq., English  \nActing Governor of  \nHong Kong  \n\nWe respectfully beg leave to represent to Your Excellency that about an hour before our attendance was required in Court on the 21st instant, we were summoned to the Police Court upon a charge, sworn to by Mr. Mitchell, the Postmaster General, as follows:\n\n\"For that the said Defendants on the 19th instant at Victoria did behave in a riotous, noisy and disorderly manner on the Queens Road, there do damage to the building at the New General Post Office.\"\n\nWith the exception of the charge of a very trifling injury to the window - slide acknowledged at the time, which happened quite accidentally, by one of us lightly tapping against it, in order to obtain dispatch, a considerable time having elapsed beyond the first and last hours named for the outside placard at the Post Office, we humbly submit that nothing further was done by us.\n\nCognizant of our conduct during that evening, from 9 o'clock till half past 10 o'clock - when we arrived at the Post Office together, and from our own experience and that of others, we believe it to be consistent with the practice and usages at the General Post Office, St Martin's le Grand, to tap at the Department windows for necessary information, and correspondence expected to be lying therein.\n\nNotwithstanding the questionable diction of the presiding Magistrate, who heavily lectured us, not on the charge libelled and improved, as shown by the accompanying Copy of the Police Summons.\n\n## Page 274  \nVictorias Hong Kong",
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        "content_text": "It appears plainly against us, by the evidence adduced at the Magistracy, at the same time the testimony respectively given by Mr. Mitchell and his Clerk was quite contradictory. We deferenced to the presiding Magistrate and with \n\nwe think should not have led to a Conviction, far less to propose an excessive sentence.\n\nWe reached the Post Office on the evening of the 19th instant, already near the last appointed hour for the Mail delivery, and the Public generally (amongst whom we observed several Government Officials) were impatiently tapping and rapping at the Post Office windows all round, indicating their desire for their mail despatches.\n\nWas it just therefore, may we ask, that we should be singled out as the only victims of Mr. Mitchell's vindictiveness?\n\nIt will be observed from the brief notice given that no opportunity was afforded for bringing forward such exculpatory testimony as might have appeared in our behalf.\n\nMr. Mitchell we scarcely think had a case sufficient to complain of to the Government, as we are unable to see what Law we have broken or contravened to justify him in deforming our characters as above shown, and we feel confident had he confined himself to the simple truth, His Excellency would not have sanctioned the ulterior proceedings adopted by him against us, the result of which as publicly announced, affixes to our Names and Characters, a stigma unmerited as it was unwarranted.\n\nOn the part of the Post Office Staff: He evinced no means by the only means calculated to draw attention and to obtain despatches, to which we were earlier entitled by Notification at 8.30 PM. but as deponed to by a Post Office Clerk, were only given out at 12 midnight.\n\nConscious, therefore, of our being innocent of the main charges brought against us by the Postmaster of rioting, novelty, and disorderly behavior as libelled, we respectfully beg leave to appeal against the Chief Magistrate's adverse decision by the annulling grievance.\n\n## Page 275",
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        "content_text": "275.5974\n\nEntered Wapping\n\nDir.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State\n\nForeign Dept.\n\n275\n\n2671\n\nJULY\n\n2.\n\n26 April\n\nThe Secretary\n\nTo\n\n12 July '67\n\nLetter directed by the\n\nDuke of Buckingham\n\nCharidos\n\nto transmit to\n\nthe Governor for his consideration\n\na despatch from the\n\nLecutive Officer for\n\nZeige affairs & will\n\nbe laid before\n\nthe Council with\n\nreference to previous despatch\n\nof 21st Feb.\n\nuftrend\n\nwith Indy's last a copy of despatch.\n\nMucox\n\nRead\n\nDraft not sent.\n\nFrom the Governor of Hong Kong\n\nsuggesting that a further reference should be made to\n\nthe Law Officer on the\n\nextent of British\n\njurisdiction in waters\n\nadjacent to that Colony.\n\nHis Grace\n\nconcurs in the\n\nviews of\n\nSir John de Malstat\n\nand is of opinion that...",
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        "content_text": "# The Amoy Memorial relative to the Revision of the Treaty of Tientsin.\n\n18th October, 1867\n\n## Enclosure W. 4 in Governor Richard Graves MacDonnell's Despatch No. 392 of 14 November 1867.\n\n### The Shanghai Chamber of Commerce Memorial.\n\nIn a few papers brought by the Suwonada, in anticipation of the mail, we find the greater part, but not the whole, of the Memorial on Treaty Revision, prepared by the Chamber of Commerce of Shanghai. The great length of this document, which appears scarcely inferior in this respect to the Hongkong Memorial, precludes us from reprinting the whole. A great deal, moreover, relates to the operation of Mixed Courts, which has less interest for Hongkong readers than for persons resident at the China ports. Omitting this for the present, at all events, we reproduce some of the most interesting passages relating to general relations of British subjects with the Chinese Government.\n\n## RESIDENCE IN THE INTERIOR.\n\nWith respect to residence in the interior, your memorialists would observe that it seems almost beyond a question, that unless this privilege be accorded the force and bearing of the Treaty applicable to the freedom of trade from the arbitrary restrictions placed upon it, will be wholly lost. So long as we are confined to the Treaty ports, it is within the power of the Chinese officials to tax our trade to any extent they please, and experience has fully demonstrated that they will not hesitate to make use of this power.\n\nThe right of renting land and houses in the interior would pave the way to the introduction of railways, and the development of the mineral resources of China, and your memorialists need scarcely refer to the important advantages to be derived by all interested in steam navigation from the efficient working of the coal fields of China. The recent discoveries of coal mines near Chiaking, in a particularly favourable position, give a practical bearing to the question.\n\nShould Her Majesty's Government not be of opinion that the Treaty will admit of residence in the interior, it is the earnest hope of your memorialists that they may consider it advisable to negotiate for this privilege; at all events for the right of residence within a fixed radius, or perhaps two hundred miles from some or all of the treaty ports.\n\nYour memorialists suggest that Licenses from the Consuls at the nation's treaty ports should be issued, and regulations framed under which the foreigner in the interior would be liable not only for the payment of all personal taxation to which he, in common with his Chinese neighbours, may lawfully be subject, but also for his appearance at the licensing port on the summons of his Consul, to answer any charge which may be preferred against him.\n\nYour memorialists are not of opinion that the privilege would be at first numerously availed of, the necessary agents skilled in the language not being at hand; but they are impressed with the conviction that the residence of qualified foreign agents at the principal internal marts is the only means of deriving accurate information regarding the sources of supply and the wants of consumption, without which no trade can be conducted on a sound basis.\n\nYour memorialists consider the presence of these agents in the interior, and the fixed commutation of local taxation, known as the Transit Dues, to be the proper safeguards against the exhaustive and illegal levies, which are sapping the foundations of profitable traffic, promising to render nugatory all the advantages offered by the Treaty.\n\n## INLAND NAVIGATION.\n\nClosely allied to the privilege of residence in the interior in its bearing upon the progress of trade and the protection of traffic from arbitrary imposts, is the right to convey specie and merchandise in steam cargo boats up and down the navigable creeks connecting the country districts with the shipping ports: on which subject the Chamber of Commerce addressed your Excellency at length on the 25th July, 1866.\n\nIt is desirable to point out that two very distinct questions appear to have been confused with regard to this matter. That of navigating the whole of the rivers in China with vessels bearing foreign flags has become mixed up with the minor one of a merchant being permitted to send into the interior small steam cargo boats for the purpose of transmitting his treasure and goods, or bringing down such produce as he may have purchased. The former question, viz., the right to navigate all the rivers and waters of China in large steamers, is one which your memorialists are not prepared to open; but the latter, which applies only to the employment of small steam cargo boats, is of considerable importance.\n\nThe acquisition of the right has been advocated for the reasons that it is in accordance with the spirit of the Treaty, that it will substitute for an antiquated system of carriage, at once expensive and hazardous, a speedy and safe mode of lighterage, and will afford a safeguard against illegal levies upon merchandise in transit. The Chinese have opposed the innovation, on the grounds that classes of the population would be thrown out of employment, and that control over the foreign crews would be impracticable.\n\nYour memorialists need not expose the fallacy of the economical grounds on which opposition to the proposal is offered by the Chinese Government, or enter at length upon a consideration of the manifest benefits which would accrue, no less to the interests of trade than to the amelioration of the condition of the Chinese people, from free communication between the coast and the interior; but with regard to the exercise of control over the proceedings of the boats and their crews, your memorialists consider that all that would be necessary to secure the Chinese Government from evasion of their fiscal regulations, and the native population against lawless outrages, would be to apply to foreign craft the same system which is already in force with regard to native boats, viz., that the steamers should be registered at the Customs Houses of the Treaty ports to which their owners may belong, and to provide that bonds be taken from responsible sureties that the vessels shall be confined to legitimate traffic, and their crews be held promptly amenable to the jurisdiction of the Consular authorities. It may also be deemed desirable to make stipulations as to the capacity and build of the steamers which it will be lawful to employ.\n\n## ILLEGAL LOCAL TAXATION.\n\nPassing from political questions to those of an administrative nature, your memorialists would respectfully urge upon your Excellency's consideration the urgent necessity for an Imperial declaration to prevent illegal local taxation, and the exaction of dues upon foreign goods in transit.\n\nThe levy of a single cash upon foreign manufactures, in excess of the Treaty Dues, ought, it appears to your memorialists, to become the subject of prompt remonstrance on the part of the Consul, and immediate demand for redress. Whatever may be said about the right of the Chinese to tax their own subjects, it cannot by any plausibility of argument be held that a Chinese official has the right to send his servants into a foreigner's warehouse in order to exact a fixed contribution from the purchaser, in excess of the Tariff rates already paid. Your memorialists beg to illustrate their views by putting the question of what would have been said, if, immediately after the conclusion of the Cobden Treaty with France, the French Government had proceeded to place a tax, not upon English goods, but upon those who traded in them; or what would have been thought if, in the British Parliament, a poll tax had been voted upon all persons who dealt in French wines? It is scarcely to be imagined that such ill-faith would have been tolerated, and yet it is what we are submitting to in China.\n\nThe Chinese officials are never at a loss for a plausible excuse to levy taxes of this nature. At one time it is a war, at another a famine, at a third a rebellion; and the most noticeable feature in the matter is, that when once a tax of this kind has been imposed, it continues in force long after the cause of its being originally raised has ceased to exist, and when no excuse whatever can be found for its levy.\n\nYour memorialists therefore suggest that, seeing the constant bad faith which the native authorities are guilty of, it would be desirable to stand strictly upon the Treaty rights with regard to duties, and insist that any taxes raised upon foreign goods, or upon those trading in foreign goods on account of their so trading, should be considered as a gross disregard of Treaty obligations on the part of the Chinese authorities, and the occasion of an urgent claim upon the Government.\n\n## TRANSIT DUES.\n\nIn respect to transit dues, your memorialists are strongly in favour of the system which provides for a commutation of inland dues upon Imports and exports; and, upon careful consideration, are of opinion that great advantage... \n\nPage 317",
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        "content_text": "# OFFICE OF SURVEYOR GENERAL\n\n## ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE NECESSARY TO BE INCURRED FOR Rebuilding Mountain Lodge Victoria Peak.\n\n### PLAN OR DESCRIPTION.\n\nIn the Report sent in after the Typhoon of 1st October last it was stated that the Mountain Lodge at the Victoria Peak had been so injured that it would be necessary to pull it all down within two feet of the present foundation, and that all the Mat Shed houses and Servants' Quarters had been completely destroyed.\n\nAs the hot weather will shortly be setting in, it becomes necessary to put the House again in a habitable state. The whole of the Building must be pulled down as the Walls, though twice the thickness necessary for Victoria, are shaken from the Sill to the Roof, a great portion of the Floor is untiled, and the Doors, Windows, and Homs have all received more or less injury.\n\nIn addition to putting the Building again in a thorough state of repair, it is proposed to add an underground room as a place of refuge during Typhoons. A parapet will also be added to the Roof as the best means of preventing the Winds from getting under the Tiles and causing them to be blown off. Cross Walls will be added in place of the partitions which formerly divided the Rooms, this giving extra strength to the Building.\n\nThe Bachelor's Quarters, which were formerly in a Mat Shed, will be built of Wood in a substantial manner, as per accompanying Plan. The other Out houses will be Matsheds strongly secured with Typhoon Ropes.\n\n### The Cost of the Repairs and Additions\n\n| Item | Quantity | Rate | Amount |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| New Brick work | 454144 | $100 |  |\n|  | 491 | 25 |  |\n|  | 75 | 21/0 | 561 |\n| Tiling dorms, painting, Watlo clearing, tirietis rebuilding, and finding all new that may be required |  |  | 16015 |\n| Relaying Verandah Floors and relaying, providing all new ones that may be required |  |  |  |\n| 2 Courses Tiles in Chunamon Roof |  | @ 4° | 64120 |\n| 170 Strun of 12\" File trough Gutters |  |  |  |\n| 9\" drains Pipes and digging |  |  | 45864 |\n| 40 Yd up! Chunam Floor |  |  | 240 |\n| Firing 3 Chimney Pieces and Grates |  |  | 567 |\n| 12 ft sup. 6\" Stips formerly in a Mat Shed |  |  | 350 |\n| 41 Hearths |  |  | 26 |\n| 5\" Coping |  |  | \"2 |\n| 6\" Capping to Chimneys |  | @ 20%, |  |\n| Cube Rough Stonsins foundations | 147 | @ $2.. | 294 |\n| Chamfered, base to uprights | 6 | @ 2/8 | 11580- |\n| Sinti Stones |  | @ 342 | 6112 |\n| Cole ft framed, hard Woods in Trusses | 48 | @ 93 | 7352 |\n|  |  |  | 402 |\n|  |  | € 325 | C |\n|  |  |  | 675. |\n|  |  |  | 220 50 |\n\nTotal estimated at $9000. Provision for this sum will be made in the Supplementary Estimates.\n\nApproved,\n**(Signed) R. G. MacDonnell**\nGovernor.",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nthe date of ajouri despatch. N.86 \n\nthe 29nd \n\nsince \n\nکو کو جو توبہ کرنے کے \n\nMeny \n\nand will then have contributed further details \n\nمجھ کر رکھے \n\nM. Ellut \n\nIt affronts me that it \n\nthe \n\nand information subject. \n\nI have the honor to be, \n\nMey \n\nFord Rüke, \n\nSlows, Grace's most obedient. \n\nhuamble servant, \n\nRutland Finns Maid smell \n\nante be Lofolaps \n\nt la deavour \n\nGoverner. \n\nto make Sie D. Macdonnell. \n\nmove faster than be \n\nchooses in \n\nincluding \n\napard \n\nChinese \n\nMothers, a \n\nt Examination \n\nYou ma \n\nwith have the sint Like War Office \n\nhis frasi division – \n\nA \n\n255 \n\natt \n\nbe further disfatih, 31. \n\nBaby 2:121 (den W.0.7017) has been sent to Sin the Martownch, wat I \n\ndo not think the answer nuc \n\nwanted fo.. \n\nگا \n\nQuay \n\nSi Que #631/ \n\nI doubt fees the forint got such \n\nItems obgul \n\nzwh inv \n\nfelhem to that haver for t-dr. with gel hences \n\nSoldies got he access \n\nAfter her H. Mi latter. I Will see \n\nJ Smith \n\nhis assyor intended \n\nkeovsmarts \n\nHave rest-seen Smith_it \n\nthe \n\nIn information \n\nS \n\nsurat. Su refer to the minutes for 2 dufalition $4009 + $915 \n\nsuggalet \n\nPubafor his prace mory wo \n\numain Mapping from Bothels- \n\nmy earthing \n\nto \n\nin & discuss it with being \n\nhtt \n\nI then lefel \n\nwhen of the.. \n\nAce M. Full or \n\nIn D. Macdonnell",
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        "content_text": "## \nIn my despatch above alluded to, 300 were at variance, whilst Captain Gallen, in his letter to the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated 30th January, 188..., inclosed in ...Grace's despatch to me No.33 of 13th February last, Sir John Pakington is therefore of opinion that, unless the local Laws of ...ing require Police and Lighting Rates to be paid for buildings hired by Government for Military purposes, his claim to exemption from such Rates should be allowed in the present instance.\n\nI cannot say that the XIV clause of the enclosed Ordinance exempt Buildings hired by the Military from being assessed and as legal opinions differ, though the weight appears in favor of the taxation, I should like to have the case submitted for a definite decision.\n\n`1122/68`\n\nIn the event of the decision being adverse, which I do not anticipate, Un Majesty's Government will have to consider whether they are not in reality imposing on the Colony a contribution of something like $105,000 instead of the $90,000 originally contemplated. It certainly amounts to the same thing whether the Colony be diminished $10,000 by direct payment made to Her Majesty's Treasury or by lapping $10,000 off the income.",
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        "content_text": "# MERRYWEATHER AND SONS\n\n## PRICE LIST\n\nOF\n\nPATENT FIRE ENGINES,\n\nIMPROVED FIRE ESCAPES, ETC.\n\nLONG ACRE, AND LAMBETH, LONDON.\n\n### PRIZE MEDALS\n\nGreat Exhibition.... 1851\n\nParis .... 1855\n\nInternational .... 1862\n\nDublin .... 1865\n\nTHE FIRST GRAND PRIZE, for the Best Steam Fire Engine, Great International Contest, CRYSTAL PALACE, LONDON, 1863.\n\n\"THE SPECIAL FIRST PRIZE,\" for the Best Steam Fire Engine, International Competition, COLOGNE EXHIBITION, 1885.\n\nTHE NETHERLANDS PRIZE MEDAL AND MONEY PRIZE, 1894.\n\n## PRICE LIST\n\nOF\n\nMERRYWEATHER AND SONS FIRE-ENGINES, ETC.\n\n(Continued from preceding page.)\n\nA Portable Fire Engine, plan A, for 4 or 6 men, on the patent and best principle, &c., and including two lengths of spiral copper-rivetted leather suction-pipe, with gun-metal brass screws, a moveable copper strainer with brass screw, copper branch pipe with discharging nozzle, and wrenches.\n\nThis Engine is capable of discharging 36 gallons per minute, to a height of 70 feet.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather hose, with gun-metal swivel coupling screws, handloops, and straps, at £8. 1s. per 10 feet length.\n\n£30 0 0\n\nA \"Farmer's\" Fire Engine, &c. (as plan), for 2 or 3 men, on the patent principle, including a copper strainer with brass screw, a copper branch-pipe with spreading jet, and wrench.\n\nThis Engine is capable of discharging 25 gallons per minute, to a height of 60 feet.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather, or india-rubber suction-pipe £0 13 0 at per foot.\n\nSwivel brass coupling screws, including lapping into suction-pipe £0 2 0 at per pair.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather hose £0 10 0 at per foot.\n\nBest woven canvas hose £0 2 0 at per foot.\n\nSwivel brass coupling screws, including lapping into hose £0 1 6 at per pair.\n\nA Cabinet Fire Engine, including 20 feet of copper-rivetted leather, or india-rubber hose, with swivel brass screws, copper branch-pipe with spreading jet and wrench, in polished mahogany cistern £18 18 0.\n\nin plain cistern, painted or grained £16 16 0.\n\nfrom £50 to\n\nA First-Class powerful Fire Engine (as plan), \"Prince Albert,\" for 46 men, on the patent and best principle, with gun-metal valves and pistons, breech, and spacious copper air-vessel; gun-metal cylinders, suction, and delivery ways; Hand or Wrought copper delivery cross-arm, with two outlets with gun-metal screws for attaching hoses: wrought iron slings, guides, working lever, and shaft traversing in gun-metal journals; wrought iron levers with rule joints, and gun-metal sockets to inner folding levers, fore and aft.\n\nThe works fitted in a strong cistern, mounted on horizontal steel springs, in front and rear, wrought iron fore-locking carriage, wrought iron axles, and high wood spoke wheels for rapid travelling; driving-box and foot-board, pole and swey-bars for a pair of horses to draw abreast, and a drag-handle for men: fitted up with hose-box, side pockets, and locker to contain and preserve the hoses, suction-pipes, and implements.\n\nThe Engine is so constructed that it can draw water either through suction pipe or from its own cistern, and so that it can discharge one or two streams of water, as occasion may require: INCLUDING two 8-feet lengths of spiral copper-rivetted leather suction-pipe, with gun-metal swivel coupling screws, a moveable copper strainer with gun-metal screw, two copper branch pipes (long and short), with four improved discharging nozzles, straps, and wrenches; all of the best material, and finished in the most substantial manner.\n\nThis Engine is capable of discharging 220 gallons per minute, to the height of 150 feet.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather hose, with gun-metal swivel coupling-screws, handloops, and straps, at £7 15 0 per 40 feet length.\n\n£350 0 0\n\nAn Engine, plan \"Prince Albert,\" for 38 men, on the same principle, and including the same quantity of implements £240 0 0.\n\nThis Engine is capable of discharging 176 gallons per minute, to the height of 140 feet.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather hose, with gun-metal swivel coupling-screws, handloops, and straps, at £7 7 0 per 40 feet length.\n\nAn Engine, plan \"Prince Albert,\" for 30 men, on the same principle, and including the same quantity of implements £130 0 0.\n\nThis Engine is capable of discharging 136 gallons per minute, to a height of 130 feet.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather hose, with gun-metal swivel coupling screws, handloops, and straps, at £7 0 0 per 40 feet length.\n\nAn Engine, plan \"Paxton,\" for 26 men, on the same principle, and including the same quantity of implements £120 0 0.\n\nThis Engine is capable of discharging 115 gallons per minute, to a height of 125 feet.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather hose, with gun-metal swivel coupling screws, handloops, and straps, at £6 15 0 per 40 feet length.\n\nAn Engine, plan \"Paxton,\" for 22 men, on the same principle, and including the same quantity of implements £102 0 0.\n\nThis Engine is capable of discharging 100 gallons per minute, to a height of 120 feet.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather hose, with gun-metal swivel coupling screws, handloops, and straps, at £6 10 0 per 40 feet length.\n\nAn Engine, plan D, for 40 men, on the patent and best principle, &c., and including the same quantity of implements £140 0 0.\n\nThis Engine is capable of discharging 220 gallons per minute, to a height of 150 feet.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather hose, with gun-metal swivel coupling screws, handloops, and straps, at £7 15 0 per 40 feet length.\n\nAn Engine, plan D, for 33 men, on the same principle, and including the same quantity of implements £110 0 0.\n\nThis Engine is capable of discharging 176 gallons per minute, to a height of 140 feet.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather hose, with gun-metal swivel coupling screws, handloops, and straps, at £7 7 0 per 40 feet length.\n\nAn Engine, plan D, for 18 men, on the same principle, and including the same quantity of implements £80 0 0.\n\nThis Engine is capable of discharging 85 gallons per minute, to a height of 110 feet.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather hose, with gun-metal swivel coupling screws, handloops, and straps, at £6 10 0 per 40 feet length.\n\nAn Engine, plan D, for 30 men, on the same principle, and including the same quantity of implements £100 0 0.\n\nThis Engine is capable of discharging 136 gallons per minute, to a height of 130 feet.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather hose, with gun-metal swivel coupling screws, handloops, and straps, at £7 0 0 per 40 feet length.\n\nAn Engine, plan D, for 20 men, on the same principle, and including the same quantity of implements £74 0 0.\n\nThis Engine is capable of discharging 115 gallons per minute, to a height of 125 feet.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather hose, with gun-metal swivel coupling screws, handloops, and straps, at £6 15 0 per 40 feet length.\n\nAn Engine, plan D, for 12 men, on the same principle, and including the same quantity of implements £50 0 0.\n\nThis Engine is capable of discharging 70 gallons per minute, to a height of 100 feet.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather hose, with gun-metal swivel coupling screws, handloops, and straps, at £5 19 0 per 40 feet length.\n\nAn Engine, plan D, for 8 men, on the same principle, and including the same quantity of implements £46 0 0.\n\nThis Engine is capable of discharging 55 gallons per minute, to a height of 90 feet.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather hose, with gun-metal swivel coupling screws, handloops, and straps, at £5 0 0 per 40 feet length.\n\n*The Engines, plan D, for 26, 28, 10, 12, and 8 men, have one branch-pipe and two discharging nozzles included, instead of two branch-pipes and four discharging nozzles.\n\nWhen selecting the Engines, notice particularly the quantity of water, and the height to which it is thrown, rather than the number of men employed; also, that there is more elbow room in these Engines for more men to work when required.\n\nTHE PRICE LIST REFERS TO THE ILLUSTRATED SHEET OF HAND-WORKED FIRE-ENGINES.\n\nPortable Fire Pump, in pail, with 10 feet of copper-rivetted leather hose, with swivel brass screws and jet £2 17 6.\n\nwithout pail £2 5 0.\n\nGoosenecks £0 10 6 each.\n\nFlexible pails for Fire Pumps £0 6 0 each.\n\nConservatory Engines £10 10 0.\n\nBest copper-rivetted leather fire buckets, large size £0 18 0 each.\n\nextra large size £1 1 8 0 each.\n\nBreechings, or three-way connecting screws to work 2 jets from one hose £1 14 0 each.\n\nDitto, 1 jet from 2 Engines, or from 2 hoses £1 4 0 each.\n\nGun-metal stand-pipe, with valve, for street mains, double outlet £4 0 0.\n\nDitto, smaller size £3 0 0.\n\nCopper suction strainers £0 7 6 each.\n\nStrong English-made canvas buckets £0 9 0 each.\n\nIndia-rubber Buckets £2 10 0 each.\n\nBasket strainers for ponds £0 2 6 each.\n\nGalvanized Iron ditto £0 3 0 each.\n\nPatent Spreading Jets, for Brigade size and D Engines £0 3 10 0.\n\nPortable canvas water cisterns £2 8 0 each.\n\nJumping sheets £2 10 0 each.\n\nFire-proof Rick Cloths (as to size) £0 10 0.\n\nPortable fire ladders, including fixings on Engine, per pair £2 2 0.\n\nFire Engine Lamps (as shown on plan \"Prince Albert\") with strong reflectors, including fixings £1 1 0 each.\n\nGun-metal Nozzles, for Brigade size and D Engines £0 6 0 each.\n\nDitto, medium size £0 5 0 each.\n\nsmaller size £0 4 0 each.\n\nHand Lamps £0 3 0 each.\n\nCopper branch pipes, with gun-metal mountings, each £0 7 5 0.\n\nImproved full-way valve fire cocks, Brigade size £2 15 0 each.\n\nCall of patent £0 12 6.\n\nLapping line £0 1 0 per lb.\n\nPatent link cases, with links £0 12 0 each.\n\nBest Oil for Engines £0 7 8 per gallon.\n\nStrong felling axes £0 10 0 each.\n\nDitto for hose £0 7 0 each.\n\nFireman's Axes £0 7 0 each.\n\nPrevostors, or fire-hooks £0 12 0 each.\n\nCrowbars £0 5 0 each.\n\nRipping saws, with leather case £0 12 0 each.\n\nHose wrenches £0 3 0 each.\n\nPickaxes or mattocks £0 6 0 each.\n\nSpades £0 4 0 each.\n\nScrewdrivers, with iron handles £0 2 0 each.\n\nScrew wrenches £0 3 0 each.\n\nFire pipe keys £0 1 0 each.\n\nDubbing for ditto £0 0 6 per lb.\n\nLeather smoke Jackets, with whistle, patent line, and air-pump £1 15 0.\n\nIndia-rubber hose for ditto £0 1 0 per foot.\n\nUnions, including fixing £0 3 0 per pair.\n\nClips, for suspending hose on ladders £0 0 9 each.\n\nFiremen's Coats, trousers, and caps, according to pattern and quality £7 0 0.\n\nFiremen's helmets of different shapes made to order £1 10 0.\n\nPatent hose clamps, for stopping leakages £0 5 0 each.\n\nAn Improved Hose Reel as plan, with wrought iron frame and drag handle, wrought iron axle, with roller revolving independently; mounted on high wood spoke wheels, and box at top for carrying tools £12 0 0.\n\nWill carry from 400 to 500 feet of leather hose, or twice the quantity of woven canvas hose.\n\nFor particulars and Prices of MERRYWEATHER & SONS' PATENT (FIRST PRIZE) STEAM FIRE ENGINES (Land and Floating), see separate List.\n\nSpecial Prices quoted for all other and Implements and Equipments for Brigades, and for all descriptions of Paraphernalia, &c.\n\nA Large Improved Fire Escape,\" as plan A, with strong main ladder and sail-cloth trough for sliding down in safety, protected by FINE COPPER GAUZE; turnover fly-ladder, with extra lengthening piece for high windows, and a ladder for first-floor windows; the turnover ladder made so that it can be instantly detached for use in narrow passages, foreports, &c.; the whole of the ladders bound back and front with patent wire rope; mounted on a carriage, lower part for raising, springs, and high wood spoke wheels, including all the latest improvements (will reach 60 feet high) £63 0 0.\n\nA Fire Escape on the same principle, but with copper netting instead of copper gauze, and without an extra length of ladder (will reach 48 feet high) £50 0 0.\n\nA Fire Escape on the same principle, which has no copper netting or gauze as a protection against the flames, and the turnover ladder fixed, so that it cannot be used apart from the whole Fire Escape (will reach 48 feet high) £40 0 0.\n\n*Each of the Fire Escapes, plan A, presents three points of egress from a burning building.\n\nA Fire Escape, plan B, consisting of a set of seven portable Fire Escape Ladders, with wrought iron sockets fitting universally, the top ladder fitted with a pair of small wheels to clear over projections on the wall, rope and safety belt; mounted on a light carriage for quick transit (will reach 42 feet high) £22 0 0.\n\nA Domestic Fire Escape, as plan £4 10 0.\n\nPortable Pump on folding legs, with india-rubber suction-pipe and union £2 7 6.\n\nHEBERT & ODDY, Printers, 9, Vauxhall P, South Lambeth. 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        "content_text": "1366.\n\nCrimes reported.\n\nROBBERY\n\nBURGLARY & FORCIBLE ENTRY INTO DWELLING HOUSE.\n\nWITH VIOLENCE TO PERSON.\n\nRETURN of SERIOUS and MINOR OFFENCES reported to have been committed during the Year 1868, with Results of such Reports,\n\nLARCENY.\n\nFELONIES NOT ALREADY GIVEN.\n\nASSAULTS.\n\nKID-NAPPING\n\nGAMBLING.\n\nUNLAWFUL POSSESSION.\n\nPIRACY.\n\nMISCELLANEOUS\n\nOFFENCES.\nEUROPEANS AND AMERICANS.\nINDIANS.\nCHINESE.\nTOTAL.\n\nCases reported.\n\nNo. of Persons implicated.\n\nNo. of Persons convicted.\n\nNo. of Persons discharged.\n\nMonth\n\nEUROPEANS AND AMERICANS\n\nINDIANS\n\nCHINESE\n\nTOTAL\n\nCases reported\nNo. of Persons implicated\nNo. of Persons convicted\nNo. of Persons discharged\nCases reported\nNo. of Persons implicated\nNo. of Persons convicted\nNo. of Persons discharged\nCases reported\n\nJanuary\n61\n78\n55\n17\n19\n61\n47\n10\n682\n\n232\n\nFebruary\n90\n88\n70\n12\n2\n72\n65\n20\n411\n\n112\n\nMarch\n70\n87\n45\n27\n2\n73\n63\n17\n401\n\n136\n\nApril\n87\n82\n59\n24\n2\n82\n63\n24\n480\n\n139\n\nMay\n90\n90\n76\n14\n6\n85\n79\n19\n458\n\n162\n\nJune\n\nJuly\n\nAugust\n65\n86\n47\n35\n20\n76\n78\n13\n410\n\n148\n\nSeptember\n\nOctober\n\nNovember\n\nDecember\n410\n\nTOTAL\n4192\n\nPOLICE DEPARTMENT, Hongkong, 4th February, 1869.\n\nEUROPEANS AND AMERICANS\nINDIANS\nCHINESE\nTOTAL\n\nCases reported\n1576\n165\n3813\n\nNo. of Persons implicated\n2167\n210\n5479\n8856\n\nNo. of Persons convicted\n1576\n165\n3813\n\nNo. of Persons discharged\n\nREMARKS.\n\n(a) Committed suicide before Trial.\n\n(b) Died in Hospital\n10\n\n(c) Escaped from Gaol.\n\n(d) Absconded from Bail,\n\n(e) False Charge.\n\n() Administering Drugs.\n\n(g) Manslaughter.\n\n(h) Murder.\n\n(i) Perjury,\n\n(j) Manslaughter.\n\n(k) Murder.\n\n(l) Refusal of Duty.\n49\n\nExtortion.\n16\n\nRogues and Vagabonds.\n11\n\nDamaging Property.\n13\n\nBreach of Gaol Ordinance.\n\nPublic Vehicles Ordinance.\n\nObtaining goods or money under false Pretences.\n5\n\nNeglect of Duty and Desertion.\n\nRogues and Vagabonds.\n\nObtaining goods under false Pretences.\n71\n\nMutiny.\n\nDamaging Property.\n\nExtortion.\n\nBroach of Public Vehicles Ordinance.\n\nMutiny.\n\nAttempt at Suicide.\n\nSuspicious Characters.\n104\n\nHawking without License.\n4\n\nAbsconding.\n\nNot rendering Assistance.\n\nIntimidating Workmen.\n\nBribery and Extortion.\n\nBreach of Registration Ordinance.\n\nHarbor and Coasts, Goot\n\nTrespass.\n42\n\nOpium and Spirits,\n23\n\nPublic Vehicles\n11\n\nJ'awnbroker's\n\nNeglect of Duty.\n11\n\nDamaging Property.\n22\n\nObtaining goods and money under false Pretences.\n24\n\nCounterfeit Coin.\n\nPosting Bills.\n\nFurious Driving.\n38\n\nFiring Crackers.\n93\n\n(n) Forgery.\n25\n\n(o) Manslaughter.\n60\n\n(p) Unnatural Offence,\n\n(q) Embezzlement.\n\nTotal Number of Cases,....6,043\n\nTotal Number of Persons implicated, ........8,856\n\nW. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent.",
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        "content_text": "Indent of Stationery required for the Colonial Secretary's Office for the year 1870, to be packed separately and marked \"Colonial Secretary\"\n\n5 Reams first class Foolscap\n\n10 Reams White Demy\n\n10 Quires White Royal\n\n4 Quires White Double Foolscap\n\n9250 White Foolscap, ruled\n\n#7 H. M. 20th Regnal Year\n\nSt. M. 16--\n\nSt... Hollingworths.\n\nWhite wove Note paper Octavo... Cream, bored-\n\nOctave Cream boid is per Samples -\n\nBest white blotting paper, thin or plate.\n\nWhite wove Official adhesive Envelopes as per samples -\n\n2,000- Quill pens - the very best-\n\n1000- Swan Quills De\n\n3 Gross. Perry + Co's Bank Pens No 50 Medium.\n\nWave Mitchell's pens marked D.\n\nJ\n\nR\n\nWaterlow & Sons pens - Selected F.\n\nCommercial. Nr\n\n2. Joseph Gillott's pens. Dino N. 227.\n\n6 Dozen Holders for Steel pens. assorted sizes.\n\nPencils 3 Plog: Geo. Ronneytlo Drawing.\n\n3 Dozen Ledyer De La Rue's.\n\nRest cusp Penknives Mapping - 2 blades in each.\n\nQuart's Morrell's Registration Ink.\n\n1 Dozen Despatch Bags 12 in by 24 in such as are used at the Colonial Office\n\nD. 18 in by 24 in\n\nPage 350",
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        "content_text": "217\n\nreceived that taken in any particular designing a styling care has been Flaq which must vide secy of be liable to much criticism hereafter when made the distinguishing emblem of a Colony annually frequented by, many\n\nState to Gov No. 117. of 22nd July 1868. 478 5908-68,\n\nGrate thousand tons and several millions of 1/3/4 - 65° tons. I have also reason to suppose that the design was ever submitted to and approved by Your Lordship's Department. As however I send one of the Flags herewith Your Lordship can judge for yourself how far my Council is borne out in the opinion which they have recorded that the flag is extremely defective both in design and execution.\n\n3.\n\nNevertheless as the design seems to have been compiled by an artist at Wapping for about £3, a specimen of the highest art could not well have been looked for. Apart however from the abstract merits of the flag, it is the wish of the Council and of every one who has expressed an opinion here on the subject that Your Lordship should direct some suitable design to be fresh and substituted more. It has been suggested that in lieu of the gentleman in an evening coat who is purchasing tea on the beach at Howlcom, an unusual place for such transactions, it would be more agreeable to the feelings of the community if the foreground were occupied by the well-known figure of Britannia",
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        "content_text": "## REQUISITION FOR INSTRUMENTS, &c.\n\n### INSTRUMENTS\n\n| Item | Quantity |\n| --- | --- |\n| Capital Instruments, Full Sets | 3 Sets |\n| Pocket ditto |  |\n| Capping Instruments |  |\n| Scarificators |  |\n| Glasses |  |\n\n### FOR THE\n**Use of the Government Civil Hospital**\n\n### SURGICAL MATERIALS\n\n| Item | Quantity |\n| --- | --- |\n| Surgeon's Sponges | No. 314 |\n| Bandages, Calico | 599 Yards |\n| Flannel | No. 18-tailed |\n| Linen |  |\n| Flannel for Fomentations | No. |\n| Tooth Instruments | Sets |\n| Trusses, Bag | Steel |\n| Post Mortem Instruments |  |\n| Lancets, Cases of 6 | Double |\n| Binding Lancets |  |\n| Bougies, Common |  |\n| Flexible, Metallic Cases | Large |\n| Post Mortem |  |\n| Catheters, Elastic, Gun |  |\n| Silver |  |\n| Stomach Pumps |  |\n| Syringes, Pewter, Urethra |  |\n| Glass |  |\n| Elastic Gum |  |\n| Pewter Clyster and Pipes |  |\n| Space Pipes for ditto |  |\n| Bougies | 9 cafe's, different sizes |\n| Scissors, Dressing | Crooked |\n| Mudge's Lubricators |  |\n| Stethoscopes |  |\n| Pipes for Urinometers | Metal |\n| Glass Urinals |  |\n| Ophthalmoscope, complete |  |\n| Laryngoscope |  |\n| Enema Syringes with #zinasol que Imbes (largolyer) in cases |  |\n| * Awsh sway containing: A Bearded, 4 Plain Wrytoury 1 Burbed busonty, Allyne Lancet, Jam Lanal, Heucessivos, 1 Ban cub-day wition forcely fenestrated, Director, 2 Silver frobe, and Paiven und seifsers. | 1 |\n| Knives, how double steady |  |\n| Broad Tape | 12 yards |\n| Thread for Ligatures |  |\n| Splints, Cane, Duncan's | \" Pieces |\n| Air Pillows | 0% |\n| Water Pillows (assorted/Siya) | Sets |\n| Arm Slings |  |\n| Spatulas, Spreading | l'ot |\n| Bolas Knives |  |\n| Cork Screws |  |\n| Counter Scissors |  |\n| Fracture Cradles |  |\n| Crutches | Pairs |\n| Spongio, Piline | Yards |\n| Oiled Silk |  |\n| Cotton, Wool | lbs |\n| Camel Hair Pencils | 17 |\n| French enema Wifara lus with shvvvyas |  |\n| dodobu 163 System of 676nquisev, aw Aka só cotiukkoly? | No |\n\nN-The form to be invariably forwarded in duplicate.\n\nGovernment of Hongkong  \nDated  \nDuplicate  \nSJES 3  \nNo.  \n`XCR(85)72` is not present, hence not included. \n\nNo file reference is present in the original text, hence not included.",
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        "content_text": "# Appendix D.\n\n## RETURN OF OFFENCES, reported during the Year ending 31st December, 1869, in which Action has been taken by the Police; shewing the Comparative Working of the EUROPEAN, INDIAN, Sikh, and Chinese, Elements of the Force.\n\n| Offence | No. of Persons |\n| --- | --- |\n| Burglary and forcible Entry into Dwelling House |  |\n| Robbery with violence from Person |  |\n| Larceny, Felonies not already given |  |\n| Assault |  |\n| Gambling |  |\n| Kid-napping |  |\n| Unlawful Possession |  |\n| Piracy |  |\n| Miscellaneous Offences |  |\n\n| Nationality of Constable | Average No. engaged in regular Police Duties | Total Prisoners | Average No. to each Constable |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Chinese | 1881 | 778 |  |\n| Sikhs | 145 | 140 |  |\n| Indians | 76 |  |  |\n| Europeans | 894 | 486 |  |\n\n| Nationality of Constable | Burglary and forcible Entry into Dwelling House | Robbery with violence from Person | Larceny, Felonies not already given | Assault | Gambling | Kid-napping | Unlawful Possession | Piracy | Miscellaneous Offences |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Europeans | 12 | 13 | 139 | 195 | 174 | 241 | 182 |  | 572 |\n| Indians |  | 4 | 13 | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Sikhs | 3 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 51 |  | 153 |  | 188 |\n| Chinese | 22 | 1 | 57 | 77 | 135 |  |  |  | 325 |\n\n| Nationality of Prisoner | No. of Cases reported | Discharged | Convicted | Implicated |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n\n† As 131 of the Chinese are employed in the Water Police where the Europeans in charge of the Boats get credit for all Prisoners, this Return is not reliable as regards European and Chinese Members of the Force. In the Out-Stations where a Number of the Sikhs are stationed they have not the same opportunity of bringing up Cases as other Indians, most of whom do duty in Victoria.\n\nPolice Barracks, 25th March, 1870\n\n## Appendix E.\n\n## SHEWING Punishments inflicted on Members of the Force by the JUDICIAL, and POLICE DEPARTMENTS, during the Year 1869.\n\n### PUNISHMENTS INFLICTED BY MAGISTRATES\n\n| Nationality | Number of Persons Convicted | Fines | Imprisonment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Europeans |  | 2 | 5 |\n| Sikhs | 38 |  |  |\n| Indians |  |  |  |\n| Chinese | 208 | 3 | 5 |\n\n### DEPARTMENTAL PUNISHMENTS\n\n| Nationality | Number of Persons Convicted | Fines | Imprisonment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Europeans |  |  |  |\n| Sikhs | 206 |  |  |\n| Indians | 110 |  |  |\n| Chinese | 210 |  |  |\n\n### Totals\n|  | Number of Persons Convicted | Fines | Imprisonment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Totals | 638 | 6 | 1 |\n\n* One-Imprisonment for life.\n† One-do. do. for 5 years, Larceny. for 3 years, Perjury.\n\nPOLICE BARRACKS, 24th March, 1870.\n\nC. VANDELEUR CREAGH,\nActing Captain Superintendent of Police.\n\n## CENTRAL SCHOOL, February 14th, 1870.\n\n1. In compliance with your request, I beg to submit the following Report on the Police School, for the year ended 31st December, 1869.\n\n2. The classes were opened on the 1st October 1868.\n\n3. At first an endeavour was made to teach each race apart, but owing to the diversity of the men's attainments, the staff at my disposal,-which under ordinary circumstances was ample,-would not admit of it.\n\n4. On the 14th October, the most advanced of the Indians and Chinese were sent into the Europeans' Class. The Europeans objected to their being there, asserting that to have to sit at the same table with Indians and Chinese, would lower them in the eyes of these people. Argument having failed to convince them to the contrary, they left almost in a body.\n\n5. Of the Indians, as Pupils, I cannot speak too highly. If I may use such an expression, most of them are \"greedy\" for instruction. This is shown in many ways; for instance they carry their book always with them, so as to occupy their spare time in reading. Whenever they can make friends with any of the European children, they embrace the opportunity of getting a lesson from them. Consequently their progress, for the time they have been under instruction, is considerable.\n\n6. The Chinese class has greatly disappointed me. At the beginning, I was inclined to believe it would have been a success, whereas it has been just the contrary. Two causes have produced this effect: \n1st. The men were under the impression that English could be acquired with very little labour on their part. As a rule they did not care to learn either Reading or Writing, but wished to be taught \"pidgin English.\" This of course could not be complied with, consequently some left.\n2nd. At the end of the year a reduction was made, in the number of Chinese employed in the Police Force. Some of the men attending school were among the number discharged.\n\n7. Attendance on the 31st December, 1869: Europeans, 4; Indians, 42; Chinese, 10; Total, 56.\n\n8. The Class Rooms are large, well ventilated, and well lit with gas.\n\n9. The School Materials, which have been borrowed from the Government Central School, are good.\n\n10. In spite of the break-down of the European and Chinese classes, I cannot think that the money so generously given for the education of the Police, is wasted. I feel convinced that it will produce a good effect upon the character and usefulness of the force.\n\n11. In conclusion, I have to thank all the officers of the Police Force, for the readiness with which they have furnished me with all I have required, and for their constant support in assisting me in carrying on my duties.\n\nI am, Sir,\nYour most obedient Servant,\nEDWARD J. R. WILLCOCKS.\n\nC. V. CREAGH, Esq.,\nActing Captain Superintendent of Police,\n&c., &c., &c.",
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        "content_text": "## Age \n\na \n\nMoreover, the general Colonial Flag, but that they would not recommend the use of those signs in the Flag of a single Colony; that the number of the objects in the more elaborate design gave it a confused appearance when viewed from a distance. The Crown Agents would be glad to receive Earl Granville's instructions as to which of the two designs submitted by Messrs. Wyon should be adopted.\n\nAs regards the old design with which the Governor of Hong Kong finds so much fault, I would remark that the instructions contained in Mr. J. J. Elliot's letter of the 22nd October 1868 were precise, and directed the Crown Agents \"from the central and characteristic part of the seal to construct a suitable badge.\"\n\nThe design was not compiled by an Officer at Wapping; the only persons at that place who were in any way employed in the matter were the Flag makers, Messrs. Thomson & Son, of 283 Wapping, who were recommended some years ago to the Crown Agents by the Board of Trade and the Trinity House as a highly respectable firm.\n\nThough the Crown Agents have had reason to be satisfied with Messrs. Thomson & Son as Flag Makers, that firm was not in any way consulted as regards the design directed...",
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        "content_text": "63 \nToys Kapping \n7072 \nOffer Agent for Office of Hong Kong \nWax Beads \n4. Soft \nRubber. \nAngepen \nTumbler - 10 \nM' Rubber. \n\nThis indenture is made in accordance with the undersigned worked. You are to understand that I had made \n\n13. \nI recommend that Mr. Muster should have a Will \n\nAhead 70 13 Nov=-187 \n\nredo \n\nVerea \n\nfür \n\nDowning Street 1st class \n41 \n\nSince writing my despatch and sending my attention has been called to the Notification changes to the holders of Offices what is one Assurance & you despatch No 63 dated 20th May, from which Deifer to Mr. Austin \n\nSeal has the Colonial continued to draw £400 as Acting Auditor subsequent to the date on which he could have had a part...",
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        "content_text": "## Appendix D.\n### RETURN OF OFFENCES, reported during the Year ending 31st December, 1869, in which Action has been taken by the Police; showing the Comparative Working of the EUROPEAN, INDIAN, SIKH, and CHINESE, Elements of the Force.\n\n| Offences | Total No. of Offences | Average No. to each Constable | Nationality of Prisoner | No. of Cases reported | Discharged | Convicted | Implicated | No. of Persons |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Burglary and forcible Dwelling House | 187 | 4 | Europeans | 181 | 149 | 12 | 25 |  |\n| Robbery with violence | 181 |  | Indians |  | 110 | 13 |  |  |\n| Felonies | 565 |  | Sikhs |  | 89 | 10 |  |  |\n| Larceny from the Person | 7221 |  | Chinese |  | 220 | 107 |  |  |\n| Larceny already not given |  |  |  |  | 187 |  |  |  |\n| Assault | 116 |  |  | 293 |  |  |  | 1,841 |\n|  |  |  |  | 1,058 |  |  |  | 1,612 |\n|  |  |  |  | 1,278 |  |  |  | 1,870 |\n| Gambling |  |  |  | 1,056 |  |  |  | 242 |\n| Kid-napping |  |  |  | 292 |  |  |  |  |\n| Unlawful Possession |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Piracy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\n| Nationality of Constable | Average No. engaged in regular Police Duties |\n| --- | --- |\n| Europeans | 894 |\n| Indians | 76 |\n| Sikhs | 145 |\n| Chinese | 188 |\n\n## Appendix E.\n### SHEWING Punishments inflicted on Members of the FORCE by the Judicial, and POLICE DEPARTMENTS, during the Year 1869.\n\n#### PUNISHMENTS INFLICTED BY MAGISTRATES\n\n| Nationality of Constable | Number of Persons Convicted | Departmental Punishments | Fine | Imprisonment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Europeans | 114 |  | $206 | 2 Years |\n| Indians | 110 |  | $5100.50 | 38 Days |\n| Chinese | 208 |  | $609.95 | 32 Days |\n|  |  |  | $487.90 | 247 Days |\n| Totals | 638 |  | $1151.35 | 7 Years 1 Day |\n\n#### PUNISHMENTS INFLICTED BY POLICE DEPARTMENT\n\n| Nationality of Constable | Number of Persons Convicted | Fines | Days Imprisonment | Other Punishments |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Europeans |  | $6 | 271 Days | 10 |\n| Indians |  | $49.90 | 180 Days | +5 |\n| Chinese |  | $247.92 | 95 Days | 2.9 |\n| Totals |  | $341.10 | 103 Days |  |\n\n*One-Imprisonment for life. +One-do. for 5 years, Larceny. +One-do. for 3 years, Perjury.\n\n## Appendix F.\n\n### REPORT ON THE POLICE SCHOOL, for the year ended 31st December, 1869.\n\n1. In compliance with your request, I beg to submit the following Report on the Police School, for the year ended 31st December, 1869.\n\n2. The classes were opened on the 1st October 1869. Within a fortnight, the numbers increased to Europeans, 21; Indians, 51; Chinese, 30; Total, 102.\n\n3. At first, an endeavour was made to teach each race apart, but owing to the diversity of the men's attainments, the staff at my disposal, which under ordinary circumstances was ample, would not admit of it.\n\n4. On the 14th October, the most advanced of the Indians and Chinese were sent into the Europeans' Class. The Europeans objected to their being there, asserting that to have to sit at the same table with Indians and Chinese would lower them in the eyes of these people. Argument having failed to convince them to the contrary, they left almost in a body. At the end of the year, they had fallen off to 4.\n\n5. Of the Indians, as Pupils, I cannot speak too highly. If I may use such an expression, most of them are \"greedy\" for instruction. This is shown in many ways; for instance, they carry their book always with them, so as to occupy their spare time in reading. Whenever they can make friends with any of the European children, they embrace the opportunity of getting a lesson from them. Consequently, their progress, for the time they have been under instruction, is considerable. The number of Indians attending School on the 31st December was 42.\n\n6. The Chinese class has greatly disappointed me. At the beginning, I was inclined to believe it would have been a success, whereas it has been just the contrary. Two causes have produced this effect: 1st. The men were under the impression that English could be acquired with very little labour on their part. As a rule, they did not care to learn either Reading or Writing, but wished to be taught \"pidgin English.\" This, of course, could not be complied with, consequently some left. 2nd. At the end of the year, a reduction was made in the number of Chinese employed in the Police Force. Some of the men attending school were among the number discharged. At the end of the year, the number in the Chinese class was reduced to 10.\n\n7. Attendance on the 31st December, 1869: Europeans, 4; Indians, 42; Chinese, 10; Total, 56.\n\n8. The Class Rooms are large, well ventilated, and well lit.\n\n9. The School Materials, which have been borrowed from the Government Central School, are good.\n\n10. In spite of the break-down of the European and Chinese classes, I cannot think that the money so generously given for the education of the Police is wasted. I feel convinced that it will produce a good effect upon the character and usefulness of the force. If it does nothing more, it keeps 66 men from idleness and retains a large portion of that number in the Police Barracks, where their services are always available in cases of Fire and other emergencies.\n\n11. In conclusion, I have to thank all the officers of the Police Force for the readiness with which they have furnished me with all I have required and for their constant support in assisting me in carrying on my duties.\n\n(Signed,) EDWARD J. R. WILLCOCKS\n\nPOLICE BARRACKS, 24th March, 1870.\n\nC. VANDELEUR CREAGH, Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, CENTRAL SCHOOL, February 14th, 1870.",
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        "content_text": "# RETURN of SERIOUS and MINOR OFFENCES reported to have been committed during the Year 1871, with results of such Reports.\n\n## Offence Categories\n\n| Offence | Europeans and Americans | Indians | Chinese | Total |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Robbery with Violence from the Person |  |  |  |  |\n| ‣ Cases reported | 1 | : | 51 | 51 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons implicated | : | : | 25 | 25 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons convicted | : | : | 19 | 19 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons discharged | .. | .. | .. | .. |\n| Burglary and Larceny in Dwelling House |  |  |  |  |\n| ‣ Cases reported | : | : | 48 | 48 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons implicated | : | : | 73 | 73 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons convicted | : | : | .. | .. |\n| ‣ No. of Persons discharged | : | : | 58 | 58 |\n| Assaults with Intent to rob |  |  |  |  |\n| ‣ Cases reported | : | : | 31 | 31 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons implicated | N | : | : | : |\n| ‣ No. of Persons convicted | : | : | : | : |\n| ‣ No. of Persons discharged | : | : | 84 | 84 |\n| Felonies not already given |  |  |  |  |\n| ‣ Cases reported | : | : | 80 | 80 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons implicated | : | IN | 100 | 100 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons convicted | : | : | 58 | 58 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons discharged | : | : | 13 | 13 |\n| Kid-napping |  |  |  |  |\n| ‣ Cases reported | : | : | 14 | 14 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons implicated | : | : | .. | .. |\n| ‣ No. of Persons convicted | : | : | 2 | 2 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons discharged | : | : | : | : |\n| Unlawful Possession |  |  |  |  |\n| ‣ Cases reported | : | : | 21 | 21 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons implicated | : | : | 23 | 23 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons convicted | : |  | 19 | 19 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons discharged | : | : | 90 | 90 |\n| Piracy |  |  |  |  |\n| ‣ Cases reported | : | : | : | : |\n| ‣ No. of Persons implicated | : | : | 93 | 93 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons convicted | : | : | 47 | 47 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons discharged | : | : | 8 | 8 |\n| Larceny |  |  |  |  |\n| ‣ Cases reported | : | : | 13 | 13 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons implicated | : | : | 31 | 31 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons convicted | : | : | 55 | 55 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons discharged | : | : | 21 | 21 |\n| Assaults |  |  |  |  |\n| ‣ Cases reported | : | : | : | : |\n| ‣ No. of Persons implicated | : | : | 41 | 41 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons convicted | : | : | 16 | 16 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons discharged | : | : | 3 | 3 |\n| Gambling |  |  |  |  |\n| ‣ Cases reported | : | : | 85 | 85 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons implicated | : | : | 81 | 81 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons convicted | : | : | .. | .. |\n| ‣ No. of Persons discharged | : | : | 103 | 103 |\n| Miscellaneous Offences |  |  |  |  |\n| ‣ Cases reported | : | : | 19 | 19 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons implicated | : | : | 120 | 120 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons convicted | : | : | 28 | 28 |\n| ‣ No. of Persons discharged | N | : | 16 | 16 |\n\n## Total Offences\n\n| Category | Cases reported | No. of Persons implicated | No. of Persons convicted | No. of Persons discharged |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Total | 1 | 147 | 21 | 23 |\n\n## Detailed Breakdown\n\n| Offence | Cases reported | No. of Persons implicated | No. of Persons convicted | No. of Persons discharged |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |\n| Drunkenness | 353 | 60 | 465 | 78 |\n| Nuisances | 1621 | 15 | 63 | 8 |\n| No Pass or Light | 54 | 97 | 15 | 15 |\n| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |\n\n## Grand Total\n\n| Category | Cases reported | No. of Persons implicated | No. of Persons convicted | No. of Persons discharged |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| TOTAL | 510 | 181 | 795 | 1,000 |\n|  | 1,625 | 359 | ... | ... |\n\nPolice Department, Hongkong, 12th October, 1871.\n\n**W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.**",
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        "content_text": "# AMENDED Return of SARTOUs and other Offences reported to have been committed during the Year 1870, with results of such Reports.\n\n## Offence Categories and Statistics\n\n| Offence | Cases reported | No. of Persons Implicated | No. of Persons convicted | No. of Persons discharged |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Robbery | 24 | 55 | ... | ... |\n| Burglary | 109 | ... | ... | ... |\n| Wilful Damage and Larceny | - | - | - | - |\n| Assaults on the Person | ... | ... | ... | ... |\n| Felonies not already given | ... | ... | ... | ... |\n| Larceny from Dwelling House | ... | ... | ... | ... |\n| Kid-napping | ... | ... | ... | ... |\n| Gambling | ... | ... | ... | ... |\n| Unlawful Possession | ... | ... | ... | ... |\n| Piracy | ... | ... | ... | ... |\n\n## Breakdown by Month\n\n| Month | Cases reported |\n| --- | --- |\n| January | ... |\n| February | ... |\n| March | ... |\n| April | ... |\n| May | ... |\n| June | ... |\n| July | ... |\n| August | ... |\n| September | ... |\n| October | ... |\n| November | ... |\n| December | ... |\n| **TOTAL** | ... |\n\n## Ethnic Breakdown of Persons Implicated, Convicted, and Discharged\n\n| Ethnicity | No. of Persons Implicated | No. of Persons convicted | No. of Persons discharged |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Americans, Europeans, and Indians | ... | ... | ... |\n| Chinese | ... | ... | ... |\n| **Total** | 4,209 | 1,015 | 804 |\n\n## Miscellaneous Offences\n\n| Offence | Cases reported | No. of Persons Implicated | No. of Persons convicted | No. of Persons discharged |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Drunkenness | 1,203 | 1,682 | ... | ... |\n| Nuisances | 1,978 | 468 | ... | ... |\n| No Fuss or Light | ... | ... | ... | ... |\n\n## Total Statistics\n\n| Category | Cases reported | No. of Persons Implicated | No. of Persons convicted | No. of Persons discharged |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Total | 6,007 | ... | ... | ... |\n| Miscellaneous | ... | ... | 1,015 | 804 |\n\nPolice Department, Hongkong, 19th October, 1871.\n\n**Captain Superintendent of Police.** W. M. DEANE.",
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        "content_text": "## MINUTE. 20\nRound 22nd June\n\nMr. Meade.  \nMr. H. J. Har...  \nMr. Herbert  \natter. Lyother.  \nLord Carnarvon  \nchaft ligento  \nHongkon\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch no. 83, dated 24th of April, enclosing requisition for stores for the Waterworks. Your despatches Kaylx 44 containing Mr. Ence's reports on the subject have been communicated to Mr. Rawlinson with the object of ascertaining whether improvement of the water supply can be devised at a moderate expense, as it appears that the large expenditure contemplated in the Mong warrant the Western Prin...\n\nthe water supply of Hong Kong. In the meantime, the former has been in freund that the matter is under consideration by Mr. Mantuicans, who has been systematically tapping whether any improvement the Water Works can be devised at a moderate cost, Law Jamai being of opinion that the story (wrong in the Mong) does not warrant the large Expenditure contemplated.\n\nMr. Sir A. Kennedy  \nAo 52  \n6817.  \nIndexed  \n182  \n12571  \nThis  \n256  \n24 June 2014.",
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        "content_text": "## Contract for Supplying the following Hingpo Stone work cut, wrought, and fixed in position according to the models and Drawings in the New Post Office, at Shanghai\n\nviz.\n\nthe following rates\n\n| Item | Quantity | Rate | Amount |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Capping stones between pieces of Lower Verandah each stone 8.10 long. cut & ch to lib open- | 5 | $150.00 | $750.00 |\n| Chang of Cornice | 214 | $7.00 | $1,498.00 |\n| Brackets | 200 | $30.00 | $6,000.00 |\n| Chang fascia | 212 | $6.00 | $1,272.00 |\n|  |  | Carried over | $9,520.00 |\n\n Corrected to \n## Contract for Supplying the following Hingpo Stone work cut, wrought, and fixed in position according to the modils and Drawings in the New Post Office, at Shanghai\n\nviz.\n\nthe following rates\n\n| Item | Quantity | Rate | Amount |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Capping stones between pieces of Lower Verandah each stone 8.10 long. cut & ch to lib open- | 5 | @$840.00 is likely to be a typo and should be $150 | $750.00 |\n| Chang of Cornice | 214 | $7.- | $1,498.00 |\n| Brackets | 200 | @$30-each | $6,000.00 |\n| Chang fascia | 212 | @ $6.- | $1,272.00 |\n|  |  | Carried over | $8379.00 |\n\nThe final version is \n## Contract for Supplying the following Hingpo Stone work cut, wrought, and fixed in position according to the modils and Drawings in the New Post Office, at Shanghai\n\nviz.\n\nthe following rates\n\n| Item | Quantity | Rate | Amount |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Capping stones between pieces of Lower Verandah each stone 8.10 long. cut & ch to lib open- | 5 | $150.00 | $750.00 |\n| Chang of Cornice | 214 | $7.00 | $1,498.00 |\n| Brackets | 200 | $30.00 | $6,000.00 |\n| Chang fascia | 212 | $6.00 | $1,272.00 |\n|  |  | Carried over | $8379.00 |",
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        "content_text": "#93\n\n## Brought forward for W. \n155 11554 \n\n7 Base stones under Pedestals upper. Verandah, each stone 5.4 long and sunk for Pedestals \n1379 \n\n## No. \n155. \n\n## Date. \n1874 \n\n1/3 \n42 as previous Paper. \n\n7 Capping stones for ditto's and ditto ditto @ $7/50 \n5 long \n\n25 Window sills 4.5 cut and sunk \n2 Ditto 2.5 long and ditto @ $2 \n544 \n\n4 Gate pier Caps and base stones. \n\nWitness to Contractor's signature and date (signed) C.B. Donaldson \n\nDated at Shanghai the 6th day of April 1874 \n\nCopy Admy. Consul \n12A-1874 \n Bran. 6 i 74-II & S 4012) \n\n## No. \n594 \n\n## DESPATCH. \n6 OCT \n\nInquiry of Permanent Consul as to claim if Sot Britain to the Pelew Islands. \nCopy of _ and of reply thereto \n\n## (Minutes.) \nC \n\nI presume the German Consul refers to the Pelew Islands, east of the Philippines, in Long: 135 East, and Lat: 7 1/2 N. I believe that they are claimed by the Spaniards. Copy to F.O. and request to be informed whether Lord Derby approves of the answer returned by the Governor to the German Consul ? \n\nRitz. 6/10/74 \n\nSend copy to Admty & G. \nConsul's letter asking about claim by Britain to the Island. \n\nany shelter the Hong \nclaim to them on \nfaux \nthen Park. \nCast of any \nKatt \n\nPage 600\nPage 601",
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        "content_text": "68. Bath Closet seats and livers.\n\n69. Bath fittings. The bath capping I be 1 1/2\" thick, to rough are lide with rounded edges and ermes grooved elm. wide side, hich together with is white lead and screwed to firmed bearers: first and end ble filled in with 1 1/2\" rubbed slate. The baths, to be of any good local substitute, to be Pheffard and Fitch's second class porcelain baths - perforated for 1 1/2\" waste duly, \"plumbed and weather complete.\n\n70. Fork Gratings.\n\nProvide in bath room. fork gratings 2x2; frame with chamfered edges and bearer 2\" x 1 1/2\" cut and rounded at Corners, and covered with 1 1/2\" x 1\" battens, laid 1/4\" apart and ceiled with brass screws: all arises to be taken off. Similar grating in Wash house for use at the washing troughs, in lengths equal to two lengths.\n\nShelves. Provide and fix to Wards two tiers of shelves, 14\" and 11\" wide, with rounded corners, of 1\" wrought stuff, on cast iron brackets screwed and plugged to walls. The bottom shelf in large Store to be of Slate (or stone) 14\" wide, with rounded edges and the wooden shelves to be fixed 16\" above it and 15\" apart.\n\nThe shelves in the two small stores to be in sisters, to be 1\" in thickness with rounded edges on C. I. brackets as before: 16\", 8\" and 10\" wide and 8\", 10\" and 12\" apart to be defined as day once one of the dwarf cupboards in room, in each house's bed corner.\n\nIn this space is raro and and in surgeon's pantry.\n\nProvide and fix in Dispensary in tiers of shelves 6\" wide and 8\" apart, the bottom shelf 13\" above the top of press: above there fix two shelves 14\"",
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        "document_key": "CO129-178 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [6-8]",
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        "content_text": "POLICE.\n\n10. The general health of the force has been better than in 1875; this is doubtless owing to the comparative coolness of the summer. Seven deaths occurred, and among these two were especially to be regretted. I allude to those of Inspectors DONUS and YOUNGSON; these two Officers joined from the Scottish Police, and throughout their services in the Colony, displayed great trustworthiness and ability.\n\n11. The European Force has been brought into a state of efficiency by the expenditure of a great deal of money and trouble. But this is likely to be seriously affected by the conclusion, at the present season, of the term of service of several of the men. In 1872, forty-five men joined from Scotland, and in 1873, 20 joined from London. These latter were unfortunately drafted immediately after a disturbance of some importance had taken place in the Metropolitan Police; consequently, some of the men who joined here were not of so high a standard of character as could have been wished. I enclose a return of the 65 men above alluded to, with remarks as to the cause of certain of them leaving. With reference to those that will remain in the Force after next month, I must state, that their conduct is, as a whole, very satisfactory, and that, if some of them left, it would cause a serious loss to the Colony. In February, 1877, the European Force, which is not large for the requirements of the service, will be eighteen below its proper strength, and it is with grave doubts, that I view the prospect of supplying these vacancies from the resources of the Colony.\n\n12. I enclose a return of the changes and casualties that took place in the Police Force during 1876; they are within three of the number that occurred in 1875.\n\n13. The Stations are, as a rule, in good order; but I have to repeat certain previous reports, viz., that No. 7 Station, West Point, is far too small for the number of men stationed there. No. 8 Station, Tai-ping-shan, is old and badly ventilated, and should be rebuilt when possible. At the Central Station, more accommodation is urgently wanted, especially as the adjoining bungalows originally purchased for demolition, and for providing this required accommodation, have been condemned as no longer habitable. When funds admit, it would be a great boon to obtain additional rooms for married Europeans by the addition of another story to No. 9 Station, Caine Road.\n\n14. New Streets are springing up at Yau-ma-Ti, British Kowloon; but the road drainage is very defective, as the drains are on the surface, and give the Village a very dirty appearance, but, I believe, this will soon be remedied. I notice also, that between two streets, one facing the sea, and one parallel to that, there is an alley formed by the backs of the houses; this, I hear, is on private ground, unless therefore the matter is dealt with at once, the difficulty may there, as in Victoria, arise as to whether it is a private road and inaccessible to the Police for general purposes.\n\n15. The sale of so much land at British Kowloon renders it expedient that a Guard-house should be erected at the North-east corner of the Peninsula, near Ma-Tau-Wai. This matter has been before considered.\n\n16. The Blue Book Reports are attached, and also:----\n\nA., Table of Crimes and Offences reported.\n\nB., Table of Miscellaneous Offences.\n\nC., Comparative Returns with years 1874, 1875.\n\nD., Table of Criminals arrested in 1876 for returning from Deportation, or for Breach of Conditional Pardon.\n\nE., Table of Casualties in the Force.\n\nF., Table of Men who joined from Scotland and England.\n\nG., Report on the Police School, by Mr. FALCONER.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient Servant,\n\nW. M. DEANE,\n\nCaptain Superintendent of Police.\n\nThe Honourable J. GARDINER AUSTIN, C.M.G.,\n\nColonial Secretary,\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nIndians.\nChinese.\nTotal.\nREMARKS.\n\nPiracy.\n\nKid-napping,\n\nOrdinance 2 of 1875.\n\nUnlawful\n\nMiscellaneous Offences.\n164\n\n333\n\n89\n\n$9\n\n706\n610\n481\n\n111\n129\n28\n\n299\n50\n\n20%\n31\n\n19\n26-1\n\n220\n173\n06\n\n165\n172\n28\n\n281\n29\n687\n\n120\n\n11t\n\nJ69\n\n430\n\n269\n\n493\n\n10g\n\nTABLE A.\n\nRETURN of SERIOUS and MINOR OFFENCES reported to have been committed during the Year 1876, with Results of such Reports.\n\nAssaults and Disorderly Conduct.\nFelonies not given.\nLarceny.\nRobbery with Violence.\nBurglary and Larceny in Dwelling House.\nGambling.\n\nJanuary,\n23\n59\n\n102\n2\n317\n\nFebruary,\n\nMarch\n20\n18\n\n27\ngr\n11\n\nApril,\n49\n\n14\n54\n12\n\n20\n\n07\n22\n\n\"Z\n\nKI\nI[\n3\n22\n1\n116\n\nG\n435\n46\n502\n65\n129\n\n115\n211\n\n438\n72\n1,094\n\n80\n399\n\nđúc\n\nTH\n#\n37\n109\n\n832\n48\n192\n\n25\n\n677\n40\n185\n\n4015\n\nGCT\n\n15\n14\n\n話\nក\n\n\"\n671\n786\n1,268\n\n287\n\n159\n823\n26\n55\n31\n32\n\n230\n\nTOTAL...\n\nPolice Department, Hongkong, 31st January, 1877.\n\nW. 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        "content_text": "reached portions that have been actually the subject of these commendations apply, the limits the supply of materials accordingly.\n\nIt does not follow that when the complete information required has been received it will be necessary to repair the same expensive manner, as there is the now repair obligation which is said to involve a liability of very great damage being sustained.\n\nI hope further delay will be avoided and that Sir J. Cordes will no doubt inform the Agents that there is ...\n\nI conclude we have no other course to take.\n\nI desire the foregoing hospital to send for the particulars required by Sir J. Cordes on finally ... \n\nI think this correspondence must go to the Agents with an expression of our regret that, looking at all the circumstances of the case, we are not fully justified in authorizing within the construction contract which Sir J. Corde is unable to authorize tapping ...\n\nRecapitulate what has caused the delay and desire them to send home the full & details that are required by Sir J. Corde so that no further time may be lost in commencing the work at the close of the next bad season. In the meantime, they should take such temporary measures as are in their power to protect the more exposed parts.\n\nLi... has had temptation in coming & his heir to ...\n\nformed Conclusion as it would be impossible",
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        "content_text": "## Ship Sheet\n\n| Name | Disease | Days |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Jascar Rink | Gonorrhea | 5 days |\n| land Shir | Primary Syphilis | M: 20 D 27, 4 days |\n| Fast Chicl | Perinary Susphates | 6 days |\n| Sinorilda | Gonorrhea | No go Ship, 1214, 8. Marliin, 4 days |\n| 134 | F. Curran | 5 days |\n| Rogo Ship Shit | Gonorrhea | 4 days, 16 |\n| 29 Chip Shar | Gnorchda | 44 days, 1229 |\n| 8.76 East Thist | Gonorrhea | 2 days, 20.76 Fo, 5 days, 2124 |\n| The brass | Ro. 90 Ships Stat res |  |\n| جمد محمد | Senorrhea | 4 days |\n| Inay | do |  |\n| J. Grun | Mr. Privr | جم |\n| Jones |  | 7, 10th, 134, Parish, 1. Deeds, 269 East 18th |\n| Bo | Gonorrhaa | 5 days, 10 days, rogo, do |\n| Phys | Primary Exphiles | 3 dap, East Sheet, 2° 72 Padan |\n| Rogo Shop Shoe | Mame | Discase, (Company) |\n| Dall of admussuz | 1 Hospital | 3rd March 1876, 5. Edaile, 94, G. Connell, John Comtun, Themas Logan, Suring the with, J. M. Carroll, Ending Cat March, 24th March 1879, 87. Thompson, 38th, 127, 6, april, Callagher, Verasama, Namasaues, 9. the Caughay, J. Mr Camé, \"Mr. McCann |\n|  | Gonorrhda, Paming Sephiles, Gonorrhda Bo br, Rimary Sephils, Gonorrhda |  |\n| Callagher | Primary Supplies | Smitt, Goshes, Morus, R. Morris, G. Porte, p Ban, Soberly, J. Stratter, \"Forman\", A. heart |\n|  | Gonorrhea, Pernary Syphiles | Bong bef, Hoodward, Fitzpatrick, 4. Hispabuck, R. Robinson, Puniary Supplies, R. Mc Cormick, P. Formally, J. Callagher, \"Hochs, Norner |\n|  | Soldier's sent to bener wards of Military Hospital |  |\n\n## Cases\n\n| Name | Disease | Days after Connection | Date |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| F. Buen | Gonorrhau |  | 14th May 1879, 1715 |\n| J. Bulger |  |  | L, Part Sheet, Rogo Ship This, 187, 4.90 Bo, 8°90, Unknown bo |\n|  |  |  | Ship Shich, Jaistingstan, 229 Chip 265, Unknown, 30, 4029, 4:20 3 |\n| P. Mr Antarny | Pondry Seffables | 4 days |  |\n| g. Doherty |  | 4 days |  |\n| J. Reilly |  | 4. Terry |  |\n| Mr. Prior |  |  | J. Bilsen, 'a. m2 Call, C. Bonaghang, Hr. Brwn |\n| J. Cunningham | Pummary dyspicks | 7 days, (Relapse) | 7 days, 3 days, 4 days, Jo, 4 days |\n|  | Sypinki, Genorrhaa | the dame night | Ship, Ladder Sheet, Fartingthon, 25&p Sheet, Unknown, Jaisingsban, Unknown, Mr Howeve, Unknown |\n|  |  |  | fael Chicl, Nogo Ships Sheel-, Unknown, East Bleek, 8:29 Ship Sheet, luckuon, 赔, A go Ship Shech, lea kuiwi, 9.5 Dip Sheet, Mtz West sheet, A3 193, 3 |\n|  |  |  | East phict, Not contracted in Hongkong, Jaitengahan, Ship Sheeh, 80.90, Unknown, 7 day, 825 Shinto theet, 2 days, 2077, Part theet, 277, J, 9. Faser, 3 days, 1°/7, 8, 287, Whus whe, 30, 4 days |\n|  |  |  | 7°.90 shit Shet, \"Carmichall, Br, 3 days, 2077 Part Street, Jund, A. Gamble, Fy, 3 days, Fast phict, 47, 9. Welser, $, \"Br Gray, Gonorrhea, 4 days, G. Hillman, bo, 2 days, Jaisen gatan, It's Ships Shock |\n| D. H. Fath |  | 5 days | 1816, 17th, Parallärarattee, So, 6 days |\n| J. 1380h |  |  | 1976, \"J. Alleman, Fumary des patates, 23-3 |\n| G. Farrow | Gonorrhola | 25 | P. Busin, Bro, 23 days, th, Jules, P. Langley, J. Gralte, Primary Leffabule, J. J. Carin, Gonorrhea, вод, 25.0, b, 29th, 3,24, 4 it, August |\n| 2. Kerr |  |  | 4, 6th, 10st, Capping, Cooker, پای تور, Crawford, Krinary Schschulen & dans, 13 it, 9. Pallagher, not contracted in Hongkong, Elliot, Fo, J. Kee, Gonorrhda, 5 days, ro go ship sheet, S. Francis, 5 days, B. Sterns, Bo, H. Forodick, f days, M: 90 Ships Sheen |\n| John Friel | Puinary Sisplati's | (Relapse) | llu knowi |\n| Robert feeds | Gonorrhoe | 6 days | 2° 29 Ship Sheet, LC |\n\n(Signed) PL. 13. C. Cyres",
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        "content_text": "## \n445 \n\nThe number of uneducated children in the wide margin to be made up is considerable. \nHere is a considerable number of uneducated children; a large proportion of the average daily attendances of those who do go to school is poor as compared with the standard.\n\nThe members required to concede are more than A remainder to concede in your I the.\n\nWe might approve Recommendations 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 when due to the conference, with the gradual extension now proposed 5.6 (i.e., building the primary schools, and regarding mapping).\n\nAdditional matters to the Central School and should be taken, that all existing arrangements for teaching English in the Central School :) should be maintained, and voluntary offers for extra $7 per month for teaching English [the central Schools :)] but without insisting upon a change in composition) should be maintained.\n\nEnglish Teaching in the Central School - The grants in aid might be arranged to be acceptable to the Roman Catholics, by modifying the conditions of admission. Bishop Raimondo desires in those premises that applicants can reach.\n\nAs to Recommendation 3, he has specified giving offenses. Admitting that (if English is taught) the enclosed Letter which please return. But in that case, 4 hours a day shall have to be allotted to the study of English, and there are some components to ensure efficiency.\n\nCoridations to arrange the studies so as to give option to boys to learn other things during the hours when the English is being taught.\n\nWhat is meant by all... with... being withheld from examination without reasonable cause? If the Roman Catholics come in and there is a good scheme of building grants might be included in the conditions going in, and if not the fees at the Central School being reasons for an increase of the Capitation Fees, it would be raised, and would it be possible?",
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        "content_text": "Last and Stanley of Alderley \n\nfor the Report of the Commission \n\nunshed \n\nto raise \n\nlucard \n\nand \n\ncard des aussen; and I chevi for said something to the effect that you desired to hear the papers & wonder them before the matter was discussed. \n\nI now had Stanley \n\nGot ne \n\nwill \n\nlast night the \n\nthat he hopes the paper. \n\nchenthe \n\nandard \n\nI distributed then the Iron keet- \n\nfor business. \n\nis \n\nIch for \n\nExunderstood hum, he \n\nI \n\nnot averse to registration & inspection, \n\nbut deprecates licensing, & raising revenue \n\nfrom hotels. ] \n\nJannes the paper from othe \n\nHown 9 \n\n\" \n\nA \n\nCommons \n\nThe Evidence, Shech \n\nwis qunsavoury details, \n\nGroon \n\nfon will in that had Stanley's \n\nVertion \n\n\" \n\nincludes the despatch of \n\nSuurday of State for the Colonies an \n\nthe \n\nbeen sent I that in \n\nzo \n\n4 \n\nnot a \n\nressly \n\nh \n\nhot \n\nAR \n\ncrticein \n\nceeding \n\n9 \n\n6690, \n\nwhich \n\nthe whole subject \n\nof inf. Hounasty's pre- \n\nin certain details, these would \n\nto no advantage in from this despatch. \n\nif \n\nthe Report is presented at no \n\nit may perhaps be best to add \n\nnche sapping theat the new of HM. \n\nSook han ut get Ahn J. Hennessy, \n\nbeen \n\ncomuelenealr \n\nNewer 4430 May 1. \n\nI have read the report bot And in Bramotour minute, But the question, which is an important and very definite one, requires \n\nhe ore \n\ncareful \n\nnation there I can give \n\nthis moment \n\nexami \n\nit at \n\nPrint the \n\nin 1. y las \n\nMe Starbeit \n\nreport for Parliament within the dispatch proposes. \n\nK \n\nMay 2/50 \n\nand copies delivered t \n\nJuly printed Jembers of the House of Lords. \n\n1 \n\nrefly.\" \n\nThe out rests which has \n\nas geh \n\nteen",
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        "content_text": "34 \n\nwith the usual covenants at an annual rent based upon the Crown Rent paid by Lot holders in the surrounding area.\n\nI propose leaving for England and request the favor of Your Excellency's earliest attention to this matter.\n\nIt would not have been brought about within the next half century if a former Governor of Hong Kong had not seen the expediency of swapping Leases with me.\n\nI have to \n(signed) George Duddell\n\nthe matter of granting me a fresh Crown Lease of the farm land and cancelling the Old Lease irrespective of my claim to the right of preemptive ground rent of the Farm.\n\nPermit me to remind Your Excellency that the great improvement you are effecting in \"Duddell Street\" late Farm Wh. 11.",
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        "content_text": "DRAFT.\n\nhalf of The Rapsing salary of your ment of appoint. Colonial Secretary\n\nFirstly it appears That 1871, Sis J. 291 Hennessy allowed Mr Jonnochy Mr Deane to make up the total vative of their salaries, while during his J. Hennessey's absence in Ocken Le ctioned the grant of extra $100 Ca month Co mr Mr Jonnochy and respectively Mr Deane, and respectively acting Colonial Secretary, the full pay of office, out of Le The tapping half salary, from The 13th of August when it first became that subseq wently in compliance with CA request Jonnochy Request made in Decembe hr 1881\n\navailable\n\n3. I have learnt of This appropriation ...",
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        "content_text": "of the 6th of October last.\n\nYou will notice that the draft ordinance has been amended considerably. Several other amendments and alterations have been made. Enclosed is the **Capping the Wast Ordinance**.\n\nIn addition to those already noticed, the most important of these are:\n\nThe chief alterations are the insertion in Sec. 6, Subsections 8.1 and -5° of the words \"as far as possible\", intended to allow for the structural defects of the present prison.\n\nAnd the addition to Section -5. A new subsection has been added providing for the separation of juveniles from adults; an addition to Section 8 providing for the employment of prisoners outside the walls of the Gaol; and an addition to Section relating to persons confined, contemplating the other points raised in there.",
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        "content_text": "The apparent inheritances are not \n\nte \n\nmapping & providing for raising the Loan \n\ncomme chatef \n\nLoan \n\nho \n\nVe \n\nForense purposes, antique \n\nwhat has been clearly sanctioned \n\n* \n\namend \n\nLis \n\nработа \n\nfor practising the \n\ncost of the Sanitary \n\nworks, and for raising a loan \n\nin 200 \n\n3 Years. \n\nCurd angt 21. \n\nThe Balances should be \n\nutilised \n\nwhen they \n\nthe Loan can be raised \n\nbut I do not see why the Loan should be raised. \n\nbalances. That immediately \n\nto repay, making time in advance of \n\nThe down showed the \n\nadvert. \n\nC1 \n\n13424-13428 \n\n5814376 \n\nmade & \n\n& \n\n168 \n\n* provide funds when the money in hand \n\nExhausted. \n\nappropriate \n\nthe common \n\nin \n\nof these works & to defraying \n\nthe interest \n\nfrom balances \n\nLoan \n\nbearing the \n\nthe decided later. \n\nwhen the remaining fund \n\nstill earmarked for these \n\nSo provided. \n\nWorks \n\nof \n\nzau \n\nThe do \n\nRun 22, \n\n22/0 \n\nThese series deposits. \n\nprovide for a large portion the works of Sanitary work which have been long much needed in Hong Kong & which have been pending on the local gut for many years \n\nRus \n\nD. A.24.",
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        "content_text": "# \n\nThe project involves reclaiming land near the Canal, enabling it to be emptied during the low tide. The intent of wamping land to be reclaimed under this project is 294 acres, and this area will be utilized as follows:\n\n| Use | Acres |\n| --- | --- |\n| Cricket field and Playground | 9 |\n| Gardens and shrubberies | 54 |\n| Carriage roads | 42 |\n| Footpaths | 02 |\n| Lake | 10 |\n| **Total** | **294** acres (as per the details: 9 + 54 + 42 + 02 + 10 + other unspecified uses = 294, with the rest being 177 acres not detailed) is actually just 29 acres as per the table below |\n \n| Use        | Acres |\n| ---------- | ----- |\n|            | 29    |\n\nThe correct total is given as 294 acres but a summary table shows 29 acres.\n\nThe project does not include the raising of the present road or the adjoining training course, or of the paddocks and land obtained for other uses.\n\nFor it is believed that the promoters of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, as Trustees for Hong Kong Racing, will undertake the raising, levelling, drainage, and returfing of a portion of the ground at their own expense upon obtaining a lease of it from the Government. So, the work to be defrayed from public funds as presently contemplated is limited purely to the space circumscribed by the line of rail-fence marked B.B.B. on the tracing.\n\nThe reclamation of these areas and their conversion into healthy dry land will, it is confidently...",
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        "content_text": "47\n\nDESPATCH\n\nGovernor. No. 148 (88)\n\nDate. 19 Sep 1893\n\nNo. 148/2 Victoria College\n\n(Subject.) C.O. 17812\n\nSubmits papers as to fitting place of education in Examinations.\n\nLast previous Paper. Gov 7008.\n\n12579 Educ Report 4\n\nin condred authortative to be adfliche\n\nAurd co ig rapping.\n\next subsequent Paper. 399894\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nM: Bramston\n\nThis is a large bundle of papers with a covering despatch which gives very little help; and I have found it very difficult to make out the point or points at issue to read the papers.\n\nI have asked Mr Lockhart but he has not helped much. I have also had a few words about it with Sir Cecil Smith.\n\nThe bone of contention is the Central School, as it is now called, the Victoria College.\n\nThe two combatants are Dr Titel and ...",
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        "content_text": "(\n\n171 3.\n\nconsumer daily, the following are used to cure and ease the disease, Morphine is used as a prophylactic; in Phthisis, Asthma, Chronic bronchitis to allay cough; in any and all painful affections. Opium is a decided prophylactic in malarial exposure.\n\n15). At the Chiniere Hospital with which I am connected, out of 28,000 patients attending annually, twenty right people applied for the drug to break the habit.\n\n16.). There is no feeling of hostility towards Britain for allowing Opium to be exported from India. On the contrary, where the exportation is stopped by law, it would lead to further estrangement between Britain and China. The Chinese are intolerant of any interference with their customs and laws by an alien power, however friendly.\n\n17. Were the Chinese, as a people, under the belief that opium smoking was sapping the manhood of the people of the empire, its consumption would be stopped at once by rigid laws enforced with a severity which the Chinese, better than any other people, know how to carry out.\n\nJamerbaulthe\n\nStany King\n\nMA, MB, DPH: Public Health (Lond.)\n\nDre: 15-1893.",
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        "content_text": "## Dr. Ayres' Allegations\n\nDr. Ayres alleges that he makes \"his patients as comfortable as possible, and there have been no complaints.\" In the same paragraph, Dr. Ayres moreover alleges that in surgical cases, I render very little service. This allegation is also untrue. When I held the post of Assistant Superintendent, I operated in a good many cases at the Hospital, such as opening of abscess, tapping for ascites, passing catheter, etc., etc. Whenever the Superintendent had to perform capital operations, it was I who generally administered anaesthetics, and there was not a single fatal accident during the whole time I was in the Hospital. Twice I performed craniotomy at the Civil Hospital without the assistance of another medical man. In one case of hydrocephalus, the mother made a very good recovery. In the other case, the woman was already very weak on her admission, and died a few hours after the operation.\n\nSince I took charge of the Gaol Hospital, I found difficulty in making arrangements for me to be present at the operations at the Civil Hospital, because they were generally performed before noon, when my time was taken up with my proper duty. Since my transference to the Gaol Hospital, this difficulty has greatly increased.\n\nDuring part of the time when I was in the Civil Hospital as Assistant Superintendent, Dr. J. Stockwell, and afterwards Surgeon-Major Murray, were appointed Acting Superintendents, and I am not aware that they ever made any complaints against me.\n\n### Colonial Surgeon's Annual Report for 1885\n\nThe subjoined paragraph is taken from the Colonial Surgeon's Annual Report for 1885:- \n\"This year the Superintendent was absent on sick leave for five months. During his absence Drs. Dodd, Pike, and Thompson of the Army Medical Department, acted alternately in his place; but as their services could only be spared from their Military duties during the day, Dr. Marques performed the duties at night or in his absence I was called upon.\"\n\nDr. Harry in his Annual Report for the same year, referring to those three gentlemen, stated:- \n\"4. All three surgeons found that they required regular...",
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        "content_text": "the enclosed extract from the \"Daily Press\" of this date containing a report of the proceedings at the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new home for women and girls which is about to be built by the Po Leung Kuk Society.\n\nAt the request of the committee of the Society, I consented to perform this pleasing duty.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient humble servant,\nWitham Robinzoy\n\nEnclosure 4. Jan 4 1896\n\nEnclosure.\n\nThe Daily Press.\n\nHONGKONG, JANUARY 20TH, 1896.\n\nTHE PO LEUNG KUK SOCIETY'S NEW HOME.\n\nLAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE.\n\nOn Saturday afternoon, His Excellency the Governor, Sir William Robinson, K.C.M.G., performed the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new home for women and girls which is being built by the Po Leung Kuk Society. Special arrangements had been made in connection with the ceremony, the complete success of which foretells a prosperous future for this worthy Society. His Excellency and suite were escorted from Government House by four mounted troopers, and throughout the entire length of the route, large crowds of people assembled on each side of the street. Punctually at the appointed time, 2.30, His Excellency arrived at the site of the new home, and he was received by a guard of police under Chief Inspector Corcoran. A very large number of ladies and gentlemen had assembled in response to the Committee's invitation, amongst those present being His Excellency Admiral Buller and Mrs. Buller, Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart and Mrs. Lockhart, Hon. W. M. Goodman and Mrs. Goodman, Hon. F. A. Cooper and Mrs. Cooper, Hon. F. R. Belilios, Hon. A. McConachie, Hon. J. J. Bell Irving, Colonel Austen, Major the Hon. E. Noel and Mrs. Noel, Hon. Commander W. C. H. Hastings, Hon. A. K. and Mrs. Travers, Hon. T. H. Whitehead, Hon. Ho Kai, Captain Stirling, A.D.C., Dr. and Mrs. Wright, Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., and Mrs. Francis, Rev. Dr. Chalmers and Mrs. Chalmers, Captain Anderson and Miss Anderson, Mrs. Milward, Mr. G. W. Playfair and Mrs. Playfair, Miss Van Buren, Mrs. Tomes, Mrs. Droeze, Mr. and Mrs. Byramjee, Mr. A. G. Romano, Mr. C. C. Platt, Mr. T. Jackson, Mr. A. B. Johnson, Mr. A. Denison, Mr. and Mrs. Mehta, Mr. C. Ford and Mrs. Ford, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Cox, and Messrs. Ho Amei, Ho Tung, Ho Fook, Li Sing, Lau Chu-san, Feng Ming San, Cheung Si Kai, Chang Tang, Wai Yuk, Kwok Chik, Sin Tak Fan, Kau Hung Tak, Tam Chuen Shu, Lan Wei Chun, Chui Chi Yuen, La Chi Ting, and many others.\n\nThe proceedings were opened by Hon. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, the President of the Committee, who said: \"Your Excellency--On behalf of the Po Leung Kuk Society, I have the honour to request you to lay the foundation stone of the new home for women and girls, and in doing so, I desire to express on behalf of the members of the Society their high appreciation of the honour which your Excellency has done them in coming here to-day to perform this ceremony.\" (Hear, Hear.)\n\nHis EXCELLENCY: \"Mr. President of the Po Leung Kuk Society, you and your committee have asked me to lay the foundation stone of the new home for women and girls which it is proposed to erect on this site. I have the greatest pleasure in acceding to your request and am glad to have my name in any way associated with the admirable institution you represent. Before completing the ceremony, however, I should like, for the information of the spectators and of the invited guests, to make a few remarks as to the origin and past success of the Society. Some seventeen years ago, the attention of the public was called by the Chief Justice to the evil practice of kidnapping which was rampant in the Colony and of selling the kidnapped women and children as if they were mere chattels. The principal Chinese residents (all honour be to them) were so impressed with the scandalous state of affairs in this respect that they memorialized the Governor, and through him, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and they asked for permission to form an association for the purpose of suppressing this terrible crime; of protecting women and girls, and of restoring those who had been kidnapped to their friends or relations. This permission was granted, and the Committee of the Tung Wa Hospital kindly placed at the disposal of the Po Leung Kuk Society a portion of their hospital for the temporary accommodation of the destitute women and girls who had been rescued or might be rescued from the terrible fate which was intended for them. I hold in my hand a return which shows that during the four years ending in 1891, no less than 2,751 persons have been dealt with by the Society, and I have in my possession another return which shows that from 1888 to the end of 1895, the large number of 5,543 persons have been rescued by this Society, the greater number of whom have been sent to their homes or handed over to their relatives. This is, indeed, a record of good work. It is one which must recommend itself to every honest and respectable resident in the Colony. I cannot myself imagine any more useful, charitable, and Christian-like work.\n\n\"It has been well said by Adelaide Procter that 'God has glory when His children bring His poor ones joy and peace.' Well, joy and peace must have been brought to many a troubled household by the restoration of girls by this Society to their own relatives and their own homes, and who dare assert that God has not been glorified thereby? And let me say here that the rules and regulations under which the Po Leung Kuk Society have so long and so successfully worked were drawn up by our eminent Q.C., Mr. Francis, whom we are all glad to see amongst us again restored to health after his serious illness. Well, ladies and gentlemen, you can easily understand that with so much work to do, it was impossible, and it is impossible, for the Po Leung Kuk Society to do that work well and effectually in the cramped and unsuitable premises lent to them so liberally by the Tung Wa Hospital Committee. I consider that the Government and the community are much indebted to the Tung Wa Hospital Committee for the charitable assistance they have for so long given to the Po Leung Kuk, and we, the Government and the community, are still further indebted to the Tung Wa Hospital Committee for handing over to this Society, for their new building, a site which was granted to the Tung Wa Committee some years ago for charitable purposes. You will wish to know how this new home is to be paid for. I will tell you. The Chinese residents have subscribed amongst themselves the handsome sum of $30,000 towards it, and the Government, recognizing the utility and value of the Po Leung Kuk Society's efforts, has added to that amount a further sum of $20,000. With that $50,000, new and suitable buildings will be erected for the purposes of this institution on the site on which we now stand. Ladies and gentlemen, I am glad to lay this stone this afternoon. You must agree with me in thinking that the past success of the Po Leung Kuk Society has been very great. It would be impossible to run such an institution on European lines or under European management. The Po Leung Kuk Society has proved itself worthy of confidence, and I ask you to concur with me in the hope I now express that its future success may be greater still, that it may be the means of minimizing, if not entirely of suppressing, this disgusting traffic, and therefore may be a permanent blessing to the present and future generations of Chinese women and girls.\"\n\nHon. Ho KAI then handed a silver trowel and a silver-mounted mallet to His Excellency, who thereupon smoothed the mortar and the stone was placed in its proper position under the supervision of Mr. Denison, the architect. After tapping the stone, His EXCELLENCY said: \"Ladies and gentlemen, I declare this stone to be well and truly laid, and I ask you now to adjourn to the Tung Wa Hospital Committee Room.\"\n\nA photograph of the group was then taken, and Hon. Ho KAI called for three cheers for His Excellency, which were heartily given.\n\nPage 57",
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        "content_text": "## \nin detail. Li H. Blake \nis something of \nan activity \non police questions, and it would \n... \nbe able to rake a firm stand on them to be able \na scheme of his own \nrather than to fund \narrangements just coming \nwith force of which he might \n... \nconcur and approve. \n\nWeaver, in view of the \napproaching extension of the \nboundaries of Hongkong, \nsays that from that \ncause my \ntask \nmay possibly \nbe increased. \n\nhave to be \n427 \n\nI think however that he \nwill have to deal at one \ntime with \nthe furnishing \n1. mapping of subordinate. \n2. \nLee/201 \nin \netc \n3 \nto be called before \nrevise our \nto a greater \npolice allowance \nto an extent than \nproposed here expenses \n\nregard the Water Police, who, so far from being reduced in number, \n... \nhave an increase of pay to Inspectors \ndoing duty in Victoria. \nincrease of pay staff \nof Chinese Police. \n4. Good conduct badges. \n\nIn reply \nas to these, \nI would \nsay as proposed now \nMacnaghten, sir will be \nseen that he \ngenerally \nconcurs \n\nW. \nRobinson \nand \nInkeles thereon stand over. \n\n31/5",
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        "content_text": "## \nالمال السيدات \n85 \n\nIf we were to suppose that the trade here is not expanding, there is no doubt whatsoever that the use of notes is vastly on the increase, and as the knowledge of the convenience and the use of security become more widely spread, so the habit of using notes in place of silver will go farther and farther into the \"interior in our widening circles. \n\nI am informed on good native authority that notes are used now in Wuchow, where they would not have been accepted before that port was opened last year. My informant added that it was only a question of time when they would become current at Nanning Foo. \n\n27 \n* \nThe present amount of notes in circulation from this Colony aggregates roughly 10 million dollars. Eighteen years ago it was one third of this amount, five years ago it was two thirds, and now 10 million dollars is quite insufficient. Who is going to say what issue will be required 3 years hence? much less, what will be required in 10 years? \n\nThe trade has been caught napping to a certain extent in not having been prepared for this change in the currency used, but now that our eyes are opened to the gravity of the situation there should be no loss of time in getting this note issue question placed upon a sound and lasting footing which will safeguard the future. \n\nThis is one of those cases of economic change, which is distinctly \"good\", but which requires to be handled with an open mind and an eye to future developments, so that once taken in hand it will be settled definitely, and will allow the Commerce of the Colony not only to resume but also to continue the wont tenor of its way. \n\nShaving it off with makeshift expedients will only be postponing the evil day and end in disappointment because, convinced that the appreciation and use of Bank Notes will increase with giant strides in the Empire of China and will do much to facilitate trade generally, silver...",
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        "content_text": "## \n\notherwise to our case the parallel of crushing blows dealt at the British Empire not seem to extend. The glories of the Naval Review and the gatherings of the Sons of the Empire were still fresh in our minds—yet even then was preparing that bolt from the blue that destroyed the fair fabric the foundation of which our forefathers laid with such stern determination at the cost of so much blood and treasure—wasted, wasted all, by their degenerate and emasculated descendants.\n\nJohn Bull, in his lethargy, had not noted the ever-increasing pack of curs baiting and ringing him in. The French poodle continuously papping money bags about Egypt, the Russian sleuth-hound, with his ostentatious love of peace and of the aforesaid poodle, the German boar-hound, with his suddenly awakened interest in Africa, and equally rapidly evolved affection for the Dutchmen of the Transvaal, and sympathy with their heroic efforts to shake off England's cruel yoke. The Yankee mongrel, with his curious interest in the Venezuela boundary and his perennial love of the pelagic seal.\n\nAll those things, I say, had conveyed nothing to the sluggish mind of John Bull; he had suddenly awakened for a few years, created a great navy (not adequate for his needs), had serious thoughts and even made some slight efforts at fortifying and garrisoning his bases, then came the Jubilee and a burst of self-gratulation. Everything had gone well. Everything would continue to go well. True, the Belgian and the German were cutting in uncomfortably into his trade, but things would right themselves, and he turned over for what he fondly hoped would be another forty years' snooze. It did not last four months, and the awakening was rude.\n\nWe in Hongkong got the first shake. Let me see you left Victoria in the `Petrel` at the end of August, or was it in the beginning of September 1897? You were very near the beginning of the end. On Thursday, the 23rd September 1897, the English mail left Hongkong (for the last time as it proved)—the `Rohilla` (Capt. Cole)—at noon. Everything was as usual; business was improving consequent on a slight appreciation of the now obsolete dollar, then standing at 1/10. The weather was thick and rainy, as indeed it had been the whole year.\n\nThe `Rohilla` must have passed within sight of the enemy's fleet about 4 p.m., but whether she did and was deliberately allowed to pass without molestation, or whether she slipped past without being seen, was never known; at any rate, the `Rohilla` made no report of an alarming nature on arrival at Singapore on the 28th. Doubtless the transports kept well to the westward, coming from Saigon.\n\nMr. Shiverly, the British Consul at Saigon (where we were only represented by a merchant in business), had made no representations of a disquieting nature. For many weeks past our communications with Saigon had practically ceased, having been confined to the Messageries Steamers, Marty's vessels, and two German tramps, the `Mathilde` and `Sabina Rickmers`, both of which vessels were commanded by men of the name of Berg.\n\nAbout sunset on the 23rd, after a heavy thunderstorm lasting nearly an hour, the sky had cleared over Hongkong and Lama, and a few stars peeped out after dark, though the clouds were still heavily banked to the south and westward. On this evening it chanced that Messrs. Menges and Hazeland, two Colonial Officers, had gone round in the `Lum On`, the Aberdeen ferry-launch, to that place, where they had hired a sampan to go fishing for rock cod off the S.E. end of Apichau Island. They had not long been anchored to the eastward of the Assistance Rock, when to their astonishment they made out the loom of a large vessel coming up slowly from the southward past the east end of Lana Island—showing no lights. At this time, it was about 10 p.m., two other ships were observed following the first in line ahead. The three ships...\n\n## Page 3",
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        "content_text": "517\n\n1896, and the result of its exhaustive labours is to be found within the cover of a blue-book comprising some 200 pages of closely printed foolscap. While recommending a series of improvements in the internal affairs of the Hospital, the majority of the Commissioners conclude by saying that it has done excellent work in the past, and that, if the improvements they have recommended are adopted, it will be able in the future to continue its good work with still greater efficiency and with increased benefits to the indigent suffering Chinese, for whose welfare the Hospital was established.\n\nTHOSE TO WHOM CREDIT IS DUE. The Chinese characteristic tenacity alluded to by Your Excellency has in a large measure been overcome to the extent of the adoption of those reforms categorically stated in the reports of our genial Visiting Surgeon (Dr. Thomson) for the years 1897 and 1898, to whom and whose able and enlightened second-er, Dr. Chang, the resident surgeon, is due the credit of so gratifying and conspicuous a success. A word of praise, too, should be given to the Chinese medical practitioners for the harmony with which they have carried on their own good work. Associated with the progress and success of the hospital must be mentioned also the name of our Registrar-General, the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G., whose intimate acquaintance and sympathy with the Chinese and the special knowledge he possesses of their needs have been most helpful in securing those reforms which we can boast of to-day. (Applause)\n\nA DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW BUILDING. I have touched on the question of the accommodation of our new building. It is only fitting that a description of its plan should be available to those subscribers who have been unable to be present here to-day to examine the plan which is exhibited here this afternoon. The entrance will be from Po Yan Street, leading into a Central Hall, a Chinese architectural characteristic, 25' by 23'. There will be the indispensable verandah on all four sides of the building, and so it is that the effect of the Central Hall will appear to advantage. The Superintendent's office and receiving room will face each other on the left and right of the entrance respectively. In addition to a large ward to accommodate 18 beds on the ground floor, there will be the attendants' room, lavatory, and clothes store, besides kitchen, all arranged in a more satisfactory manner than now exists in the old hospital. The first floor is laid out to take in a general ward identical with that on the floor below. And, as I have already mentioned, there will be the special feature of an operating room with top-lights. There will also be four small wards which may be used for midwifery cases or for the greater comfort of that class of patients who would prefer to pay for better accommodation. Lavatory, attendants' room, and all the other necessary conveniences will go to make up the plan of this floor, which has verandahs overlooking Po Yan, Station, and Market Streets. When the building has thus been described, I think it will be generally admitted that the Directors, with the cordial co-operation of Drs. Atkinson, Lowson, and Thomson, from whom they received valuable suggestions, have given much careful thought to providing a well-planned building with light and ventilation for the suffering humanity that will be housed in it.\n\nSummarizing, therefore, the history of the Tung Wa, we find in it the first establishment of a permanent institution by the Chinese for the treatment of the sick. I have good reason to believe that it is not only the first hospital of its kind in Hongkong, but also throughout China. It owes its existence to, and is dependent for its enlargement upon, the benevolent spirit of Chinese merchants and compradores—the originators of the scheme generously aided by all other sections of the community and the helpful influence of a Government ready to do the greatest good to the greatest number. The Tung Wa Hospital shows that the Chinese mind is not impervious to good influence, and let us hope that it will long continue in its career of usefulness and so merit the good-will which it has earned from a well-disposed community. Let us trust also that its example will bear good fruit in the more remote parts of China, principally in the adoption of a scientific treatment of such cases as medical skill can cure. And in saying this, I look hopefully to the success of our maternity ward for reducing the presently large infantile mortality among the Chinese in Hongkong.\n\nIt remains for me now to ask Your Excellency to lay the foundation stone of this building, which, when ready, will add to the numerous benevolent institutions of this progressive and unique Colony over the destinies of which Your Excellency now presides, and, as spokesman of the Directorate, to cordially thank Your Excellency for the honour you have been pleased to confer upon us by taking part in this afternoon's ceremony, and to express our sincere appreciation of the consideration which Your Excellency has invariably shown to the Chinese population of this Colony. (Applause.)\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY LAYS THE STONE. His EXCELLENCY then formally laid the stone, finishing the spreading of the mortar in a workman-like manner and afterwards tapping the stone with the mallet and declaring it well and truly laid. On the trowel, which was of silver, was the following inscription: \"Presented to Sir Henry Arthur Blake, G.C.M.G., by the directors of the Tung Wa Hospital, Hongkong, in commemoration of the laying of the foundation stone of the extension of the Hospital, 25th November, 1899.\" The inscription was also in Chinese.\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY'S ADDRESS. His EXCELLENCY said—Mr. Ho Tung, I have listened with attention and very great satisfaction to your most interesting address, and I assure you that the laying of this foundation stone is for me a most pleasant duty, for this valuable addition to the excellent charity is not alone an evidence of the generous benevolence of the Chinese, but affords a proof that charity and brotherly love is not in Hongkong bounded by race or creed, for as you have shown in your address, all classes and creeds have come forward and assisted in this good work. (Applause.) I congratulate the gentlemen who especially interested themselves in the collection upon the splendid success of their labours in obtaining so large a sum as $80,000 within three months. The increased accommodation for female patients was urgently required, and with the removal of the Kaifong wards, the Tung Wa Hospital will take its place as an institution suitable in every respect for the purpose for which it was intended. (Applause).\n\nIn my opinion, this land granted by the Crown will be amply paid for by the benefits conferred by this building upon our Chinese fellow subjects.\n\nWESTERN AND CHINESE SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE. I have watched from time to time the return of the hospital cases, hoping to find that the death rate of patients treated under the Chinese system would approach more nearly the rate of mortality of those treated under the Western system of medicine. It must be remembered that there are no special wards. Those patients are side by side, under identical conditions, in the same ward. Yet we find that the death rate of those who elect to be treated by the European system of medicine is not one-half that of the patients who desire to be treated by Chinese methods. I am glad to hear from you that the Western methods are gradually gaining ground. That an operating room should find a place in a Chinese hospital is the most conclusive evidence that ancient prejudices are beginning to yield before the light of modern science (Applause), and it is gratifying to me, as it is interesting, to hear that the first Chinese hospital of this kind has been established by the Chinese themselves in a British Colony. To the tens of thousands of Chinese workmen who come to Hongkong, it must show that under British rule is to be found the stimulus and the encouragement for those charitable institutions that are among the most beneficent evidences of advanced civilization.\n\nI would that this proof of Chinese humanitarianism and loving help to those in trouble and sickness, when their natural feelings are allowed free play, could influence those in high places in China to put away the inhuman tortures that are daily practised in their courts, that degrade the population and disgrace humanity. I find by the returns that in three months the Tung Wa Hospital...",
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        "content_text": "## Page 69\n\nin the future to confirm the facts & actual crimes or crime committed by the criminal or criminals & not as usual in Chinese criminal cases bring up false charges also which if proved untrue would weaken if not ruin the case in question\n\nIn the eye of British law, Political refugees, I added, should not be meddled with as long as they are under foreign protection.\n\nHe said that he is now buying up arms from the different arm dealers in Hongkong. He adopted this plan because he found it impossible to prevent their being smuggled into Chinese territory. I myself believe that his buying up of arms has a deeper meaning than the mere prevention of arms going into the hands of the pirates & robbers. He is purchasing them so as to prepare himself for any emergency. When troubles arise he will not be caught napping but will have plenty of good weapons to protect the provinces under his sway.\n\nHe asked which city has more bad characters, Hongkong or Macao. I told him that Macao certainly has more bad characters than Hongkong. Macao is a gambling center. It is in closer touch with the Pearl & West rivers. It has a smaller police force & fewer launches to look after the peace of the Colony. Her authorities are slack & her public servants corrupt. Hongkong is not afraid to expose any crime committed by her officials or servants. Macao covers them up to save face.\n\nHe asked how the inhabitants of the New Territory liked British rule. I told him that they were at first timid & suspicious but they are now gradually settling down & seem to feel safe & contented. He said, \"Yes, when they see that they are being dealt with fairly they will be very law-abiding.\"\n\n`GL.M(84) Ton Yeung`",
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        "content_text": "## THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION\nHon. R. SHEWAN asked-Has the recommendation of the Public Works Commission that the following additions be made to the Works Staff, viz:--2 Executive Engineers, 1 Assistant Engineer, 5 Overseers, and 1 Clerk, been carried out, and if not, why not?\n\nThe COLONIAL SECRETARY-In answer, sir, to the hon. member's question, I have to say that the whole of the staff recommended by the Commission which enquired into the Public Works Department has been appointed with the exception of one assistant engineer for maintenance work and one overseer for roads inside the City. The increase of the staff recommended by the Commission was based on the assumption that a sum of nearly $800,000 would be spent annually on public works extraordinary. With the large expenditure on water-works, part of which are being carried out by a private firm, it is not contemplated that the Colony will be able to spend so much as was contemplated for public Works exclusive of water-works. Therefore a smaller staff than was recommended appears to be sufficient.\n\n## FIRST READINGS\nThe following Bills were read a first time: an Ordinance to set apart a holiday to be known as \"Victoria Day\" in loving remembrance of Her Most Gracious Majesty the late Queen Victoria; an Ordinance to prevent intrusion by other than servant of the occupier of premises into the portion of such premises used as servants' quarters; an Ordinance to provide for the Recovery of Costs and Charges incurred by the Colony by and on behalf of imbecile persons introduced into the Colony; an Ordinance to provide for the Regulation of the Export of Cattle and other Live Stock from the Colony.\n\n## WATERWORKS CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE\nThe ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to repeal The Water-works Consolidation Ordinance, 1902, and to provide for and regulate the Supply of Water in the Colony of Hongkong and for the Maintenance and Repair of the Works in connection therewith.\n\nThe following objects and reasons were attached:-\n\nThe Water-works Consolidation Ordinance (No. 29 of 1902), which provided for the disconnection of all services to tenement houses, except in special cases, and the supply of such premises with water from public fountains placed in the streets and lanes did not meet with the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies and instructions were received to modify its provisions in such a way as to enable the services to be retained whilst facilities were to be afforded for controlling the supply of water in case of need.\n\nThis has been done by providing in the present Bill for the supply of practically the whole of the Chinese portion of the City through \"rider-mains,\" which are subsidiary mains, to which all the services to the houses near which they are laid will be connected, and, as they can be shut off by means of valves from the principal mains, the supply of water to the houses can be restricted to any extent considered necessary without shutting off the water from the City generally as has to be done at present. The powers of restriction are vested in the Water Authority, subject to the general control of the Governor in-Council.\n\nThe areas within which the \"rider-main system is to be applied are to be defined by the Governor-in-Council and, when an area has been so defined, all services to tenements within it will be disconnected from the principal mains and connected to the rider-mains as they are laid, unless the Governor-in-Council expressly allows any tenement to retain its service connected with the former. This is necessary to provide for premises in which any trade may be carried on, for which a constant supply of water may be practically essential, or which, for other reasons, it may be considered desirable to exempt from the \"rider-main\" system.\n\nThe cost of constructing the \"rider-mains\" and making the necessary alterations in the services will be charged against the owners of the various tenements within the areas defined by the Governor-in-Council.\n\nOutside the areas defined by the Governor-in-Council and in all cases of exemption within these areas, all services are to be provided with meters. This is merely an extension of the system which has been in force outside the City of Victoria for a number of years past. In the Hill District and in Kowloon all supplies, though services to private premises, are at present metered.\n\nIn the case of metered supplies an allowance of water in proportion to the rateable value of the premises will be given in respect of the water rate, which is included in the general rates, but all water used over and above that allowance will be charged for as \"excess consumption.\" This, it is hoped, will conduce to the prevention of waste, which is the chief object aimed at in this Bill, as it was also in that which it is intended to replace.\n\nIn periods of scarcity of water, the intermittent system of supply will be put in force in the \"rider-main\" districts only and, as it will be possible to afford every tenement a supply within a very brief period, it is believed that the necessary economy in the consumption will be effected without extending the system to the City generally. This will enable the occupiers of premises which are supplied by meter to enjoy a constant supply of water and it will also provide means for dealing with outbreaks of fire, as all the principal mains will be constantly charged with water.\n\nUntil the \"rider-mains\" have been applied to a considerable portion of the City, it may be necessary to revert to the universal application of the intermittent system as hitherto, but it is hoped that, with their application over an extended area, this will become unnecessary.\n\nThe COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded.\n\nGeneral GASCOIGNE-Before you put the question to the vote, sir, may I ask if this Bill has been submitted to Mr. Chadwick?\n\nH.E. the GOVERNOR-No.\n\nGeneral GASCOIGNE-But has Mr. Chadwick seen the Bill?\n\nThe COLONIAL SECRETARY-I do not wish to interrupt His Excellency but I may state...\n\nThe ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I think not. It is not necessary that he should, because the principle involved is the same as in the existing Ordinance.\n\nGeneral GASCOIGNE-I think, if I may be allowed to be in order, that it is only my duty to point out some of the remarks that were made to me by Mr. Chadwick last year just after the water famine. You, sir, were away from the Colony on the occasion of the Coronation of His Majesty...\n\nH.E. the GOVERNOR-His Excellency the Major-General is in order.\n\nGeneral GASCOIGNE-...Hongkong showed the most loyal patience and forbearance in bearing the terrible troubles that came upon them in consequence as our reservoirs became empty and after they were almost absolutely dry the rains came by a dispensation of Providence. Mr. Chadwick, who had been practically the whole time when that pressure was over Hongkong, said to me what I wish to point out to the Council before this Bill goes any further. He said to me, \"General, you have got the opportunity of your life. When I came to Hongkong to make these reservoirs I proposed to the Officer Administering the Government at that time that the water should be metered as to prevent waste and this was the only measure to adopt to prevent this waste.\" The matter was discussed and it met with a great amount of opposition; and Mr. Chadwick said to me that as when he made these reservoirs they looked so vast to him at that time-the Colony then not being anything like the size it is now as regards population--he felt that perhaps to the Officer Administering the Government-which was not the same thing as the real Governor-the responsibility of an unpopular measure if it was not absolutely necessary, would be a hard thing; and he therefore recommended the Officer Administering the Government of that day not to press it;\n\nThe ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I desire to interrupt...\n\nThe GOVERNOR-I would suggest to the hon. Attorney-General that he allow the hon. Major-General to speak on the question of whether this Bill should be read a first time, and after the hon. Major-General has spoken it will be for the Attorney-General to make any remark he may desire.\n\nGeneral GASCOIGNE-...and he told me he had only regretted that the decision once taken was ever since persisted in. He said, \"you have the famine now is the time to make this Ordinance to prevent waste.\" He told me, \"General, as long as you do not positively prevent the waste of water that goes on you will never have sufficient water even though you may make Hongkong one vast reservoir, but I tell you that if you can check the waste that goes on in Chinese houses you will have sufficient water in ordinary seasons, in every season, even without new reservoirs.\" I came down very much impressed by that to the Council and there are many gentlemen on the Council to-day who will remember that when it was first proposed they were averse to it. They were of opinion that the supply should be one and the same for both Europeans and Chinese. The question was threshed out in committee of the Council and we began to look into the water question very early indeed in February so we were not caught napping in that respect, but the famine came round and we passed the Ordinance that went on and on and-I am speaking from memory-the first week in May. We had an importation of cholera, which was imported, it is true, and it was a most anxious and serious business for me and for the Council to face the drought which was impending over us. The Council gave me a free hand and assisted me in every possible way with advice and counsel, and I am bound to say the public of Hongkong showed the most loyal patience...\n\nthere voted Hon. C. W. Dickson, Sir C. P. Chater, the Colonial Treasurer, and the Director of Public Works; and against it Hon. R. Shewan. The Committee then adjourned.",
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        "content_text": "## Inclosure 5 in No. 1.\n\n**Acting Consul Litton to Government of Burwah.**\n\nTengyueh, May 20, 1905.\n\nI HAVE the honour to forward, through Mr. Leveson, copy of my Report on the undelimited northern frontier.\n\nThe original is going to Sir Ernest Satow, while the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the Consul-General at Yünnan-fu will shortly receive copies.\n\nA list of inclosures is attached.\n\nI shall again address you when I am able to state exactly what the Taotai proposes to report to his Government.\n\n## Inclosure 6 in No. 1.\n\n**Report on a Joint Survey of the Burmah-Yünnan Boundary, north of latitude 25° 35′ north, by British and Chinese Officials, March to May, 1905.**\n\n**(Confidential.)**\n\n### 1. Composition and Duties of the Party.\n\nIN February 1905, I received instructions from the British Minister at Peking to proceed as British Representative on an expedition for the joint examination by British and Chinese officers of the Burmah-Yunnan border, north of latitude 25° 35′ north, the farthest point of previous demarcation. The party, which it was agreed should start from Kuyung, in Chinese territory, 27 miles north of Tengyueh, about the 3rd March, was composed as follows:-\n\n1. Burmah party, in charge of Mr. Leveson, LC.S., Deputy Commissioner of Bhamo, consisting of a survey party of three subordinate surveyors under Munshi Abdul Kahim, who was detailed by the Survey of India for this service; an escort of forty military police, of whom thirty were Gurkhas and the rest Kachin or Lisu sepoys from the Bhamo hills; and of several native followers of Mr. Leveson.\n\nLieutenant Lakin, 92nd Punjabis, who was on leave, accompanied Mr. Leveson, and very kindly placed at my disposal his knowledge of Hindustani and Kachin.\n\n2. The Chinese party, under Shih Hung Chao, Taotai of West Yünnan. This consisted of a personal guard of twelve men and an escort of forty \"braves,\" but half of these gallant fellows ran away from Kuyung when they heard that the Taotai had forbidden looting, and intended to be obeyed, and then there were only twenty; of several deputies, of whom the senior was the expectant District Magistrate, Tai Wei Hsiang; of three \"surveyors\" from Yunnan-fu, so-called on the lucus a non lucendo principle, for, with perhaps one exception, none of them had the least notion of surveying; and an \"interpreter\" so dubbed on the same principle, but he was ejected from the camp at an early stage of the proceedings for attempting to \"squeeze\" villagers.\n\n3. Mr. Litton, Acting Consul at Tengyueh, was on duty as British Representative. The Consulate writer, Han Wei Tsu, accompanied the party.\n\nThe instructions issued to me by Sir Ernest Satow, and to Mr. Leveson by the Government of Burmah, were to the effect that the party was to examine, but not to delimit, the frontier. We were to explain to the Chinese, on the spot, precisely what His Majesty's Government meant by the N'Maikha watershed, to discover if the Chinese had any authority beyond that watershed, and, if not, to impress the fact upon the Taotai. The Government of Burmah's instructions also contemplated arrangements being made for the extinction, by payments on a liberal scale, of any rights to petty dues or otherwise which Chinese Headmen might be found to possess on the west side of the watershed. The instructions plainly stated that the Government of India had no intention of abandoning the position; that the water-divide was the only acceptable division of the spheres of influence of the two Governments.\n\nWe were also to collect as much geographical information as we could about an almost unknown country.\n\nThe instructions which the Taotai received from Yünnan-fu were to the effect that he was to examine the country in co-operation with us, and to report what territories were governed by the various Chinese Headmen. The term used (and this is important) was \"chih-li,\" which, I submit, implies more than vague claims of suzerainty, and signifies rather actual administrative control.\n\nArticle V of the Burmah-China Convention of 1897 contemplates the demarcation of this northern section of the frontier, when both parties had acquired further information. Since the date of the Treaty various inquiries by British officers, notably by Mr. Hertz, C.LE., had greatly added to our knowledge of the country. We made it a chief object of the present expedition so to supplement the information already acquired, especially by mapping, that His Majesty's Government should be in a position to clearly demonstrate to the Chinese the reasonableness of the position which has been taken up as to this section of the frontier, and to refuse to consent to the expense and trouble of further Boundary Commission in respect of it. I hope that this Report, and the map which accompanies it, will enable a Boundary Treaty to be concluded at London or Peking without any further joint inquiries on the spot, which, indeed, we would strongly deprecate.\n\nIt is hardly necessary to add that, until the date of the Taotai's departure for Kuyung, when I explained to him the general geography of the country, the Chinese officials had remained in a state of Cimmerian darkness as to the physical conditions of the country which they claimed. They had not advanced beyond the statements of the Yunnan Government, addressed to His Majesty's Minister through the Peking Foreign Office in 1904, to the effect that-\n\n1. There was no such river as the N'Maikha;\n2. That the divide in the locality in question was at the foot of the mountains (in spite of the suggestive Chinese saying that water does not flow up);\n3. That the small river, i.e., the Ngaw Chang, does not flow into the Lu Chiang or Salween.\n\nAs regards geographical information, I regret that we were not able to do as much as we had hoped. The fact is that the orders were issued much too late in the season. The experience of Captain Pottinger in 1897, of Mr. Hertz in 1900, and of myself in 1904 all go to prove that heavy snow and rain may be expected during the spring in these hills, which seem to be the abode of all the thunder and wild demons in the country. As no supplies are to be got near or beyond the watershed, even a small party such as Mr. Leveson's must have a train of some 150 mules. Towards the end of the open season, and at such short notice, good transport in a condition for hill work is not to be obtained. We began operations with a downpour of snow, hail, rain, and sleet, which continued for thirteen days and practically closed all passes over 9,800 feet for mule traffic, while tracks which were practicable were none the less turned into quagmires. Mr. Leveson lost thirty mules dead crossing the first pass on the frontier, and all of us, including the Taotai, incurred heavy extra expense for the hire of porters to enable us to get along. I calculate that we were delayed quite three weeks by weather alone.\n\nAfter inquiries at Kuyung, we proceeded north one day's march, 13 miles, and entered the Tan Tsa Valley, the heart of which is a paddy plain, about 2 miles by 1 mile, at an elevation of 6,500 feet. It contains six villages with some 200 families in all, half of which are Lisu (in Burmese Yaw Yin) and half Chinese, the whole subject to a petty Headman of Lisu extraction, who is under the jurisdiction of Tengyueh. To the north of the main valley of Tan Tsa a number of spurs run up northwards towards the watershed range which stretches round Tan Tsa in the shape of a huge bow, drawn towards the north; from this range spring the numerous sources of the Ta-ping River, of which the three most important are the Ta Cha, the Tan Tsa, and the Lun Ma Streams, which join at San Chao Ho (Tripod River), 4 miles west of Tan Tsu, to form the Upper Taping, which finally joins the Irrawaddy near Bhamo.\n\nThe whole of the hilly country north of the Tan Tsa Valley up to the bow of mountains which forms the watershed is entirely uninhabited, while there is also a wide uninhabited strip beyond the watershed on the N'Maikha side. The west end of the bow is Manung Pum, 10,000 feet, the \"high conical peak\" of the Convention, and the most northerly point of the demarcated frontier. Under this peak there is a track, impassable for mules, leading from Jan Tsa to Maiku, a Kachin village on the Upper Shi-Ngaw River in British territory, in two days some 20 miles. The east end of the bow, bearing north-east from Tan Tsa, is a conspicuous jagged peak (12,000 feet) known as Laug Ya, or Wolf's Tooth Mountain. The Lang Ya peak is astride of the...",
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        "content_text": "# \n10 \n\npresents with Hparè and Tzu Chu. This would be quite enough; to the arrogant mind of the official Chinaman it would be \"receiving tribute from the submissive barbarians\" and \"conferring favours\" in return, and so it would be reported to the Yunnan authorities, who would certainly not make the inquiries sufficient to discover the fact that the barbarians were far from being submissive and regarded the matter in quite another light. Thus the Peking Government would issue its certificate to the effect that Hparè belonged to Ming Kwang Headmen and so forth. This having been done, from the Mandarins' point of view Hparè henceforth does belong to Ming Kwang, and there is no more to be said about it; if the Board of War issued a rescript to the effect that the ocean sea was made of treacle, it would be quite contrary to etiquette, and even dangerous, for the Taotai to officially assert that it consisted of salt water.\n\nAs regards geography, the Ming Kwang map is an advance on the Chinese production at Tien Tan, which may be due to the circumstances that in the interval the Taotai, who is an intelligent man, had been enlightened by us as to the geography of the country.\n\nThe Chinese claims to Hparè and Tzu Chu being of such a flimsy character, it is obvious that the claims to villages lower down the country, i.e., nearer to the N'Maikha, are even more unsubstantiated.\n\nI may here add that later on, when we reached Pien Ma, the Taotai withdrew the claims, which he had put forward on behalf of the Tso family in his map of Ming Kwang, to various Lashi villages along the further or right bank of the Ngaw Chang or Hsiao Chiang. The most important of these villages is Lung Pang, and I propose in this Report to refer to them as the Lung Pang group. They number some six villages with 120 families of Lashi Kachins.\n\nThe Taotai verbally informed me that these villages were wholly beyond control and that for many years there had been no control and no intercourse between them and the Chinese, and that therefore he considered them as \"hua wai\" or beyond the pale of civilization, and that no objections would be raised by him to Burmah taking them. Meanwhile, any of our party who went across the Ngaw Chang would go at their own risk so far as he, Taotai, was concerned.\n\nI asked him, in writing, to put this in writing, and he replied in a note which, though not quite satisfactory, amounts, I think, to a formal withdrawal of claims, which in any case were quite untenable, to the Lung Pang group. The Taotai explained to me that formerly, in Chia Ching's reign (early nineteenth century), all the Chinese Fu Yi had combined in a joint expedition against the Lashi or Châ Shan (\"Tea-hill\") Kachins, as they are known to the Chinese. They had crossed the Ngaw Chang and, with the help of a Chinese General, had established a camp beyond that river, and had subdued the whole country, which had then been divided up among the various Sawbwas or Fa Yi with the consent of the Yunnan Government.\n\nThe Lung Pang group, together with Taw Gaw and other villages on the left bank of the Ngaw Chang, had been assigned to the Ming Kwang Fu Yi, who had already, according to the Taotai, owned Hparè and Tzu Chu, which were not concerned in the campaign, since the Ming Kwang dynasty.\n\nUnder the above arrangement, Chi Kaw and Shang Lou, on the Ngaw Chang near Lung Pang, had been assigned to the Chinese Fu Yi or leadman of Ta Tang, while Pien Ma and some villages near the left bank of the headwaters of the Ngaw Chang had been given to the Teng Keng Headman on the Salween. This was the history of the Ming Kwang claims.\n\nThe story told by the Kachins themselves is somewhat different. They state that several generations ago (their ideas of time are vague) the Chinese came and raided the Ngaw Chang country, burning many villages and killing many persons. They then retired back to China, and the Lung Pang Dawa, who was considered to be the Chief of all the Lashi, gathered his forces and made a counter-raid, in the course of which he ravaged the Ming Kwang Valley down to Ku Tung Bazaar, burned the village of Teng Keng, and killed two members of the family of the Chinese Fu Yi (surname Tuan).\n\nAfter this, there were negotiations and peace was concluded, the various Kachin villages agreeing to exchange presents with the various Chinese Fu Yi, Hparê, Tzu Chu, Taw Gaw, the Kan Sheng Valley villages, and Hsieh Chiang, with Ming Kwang; Shang Lou with Ta Tang; Pien Ma with Teng Keng; and so forth. But neither the Lung Pang group nor any other of these villages were ever in any sense politically subject to China or took any cognizance of the action of the Chinese Government in assigning these districts to the various Chinese Fu Yi, and these villages have never been, and are not now, subject to any administrative control from the Chinese side.\n\nOf these two stories, which clearly refer to the same events, the Kachin version \n## 11 \nis probably nearer to the truth. The case for Chinese control in the N'Maikha basin rests mainly on mythical campaigns and imaginary victories. The doughty deeds which the Taotai related to me concerning the former Ming Kwang and other Chinese Headmen would do credit to Amadis de Gaul and the other famous knights, the recital of whose res geste put Don Quixote out of his wits; and the stories of the Chinese heroes are probably just about as true as those of the Castilian. At any rate, the slipshod, incompetent, opium-smoking Chinamen who now represent these families have lamentably degenerated from the glory of their ancestors.\n\nMr. Leveson returned from Tzu Chu into the Ming Kwang Valley on the 10th April by a pass 9,000 feet high, some 6 miles above our former camp at Cha Shan Ho. The surveyors having completed their work of mapping the watershed up to its junction with the Salween divide, we then moved up to the head of the wild and beautiful Ming Kwang Valley, where the whole party, including the Taotai, was reunited on the 12th April, near the hamlet of Ta Chu Pa, some 12 miles from Ming Kwang Fu Yi's residence.\n\nI had visited this place last year, and we found no difficulty in engaging Lisu coolies to help us over the pass to Pien Ma. The representative of a Tengyuch firm, which is engaged in the carriage of coffin wood from the Ngaw Chang, also found us some twenty porters who had been bringing out wood.\n\n## V. Pien Ma and the Upper Ngaw Chang.\n\nFrom Ta Chu Pa over into the N'Maikha basin and so to Pien Ma is only 28 miles, and the pass is only 9,000 feet; but owing to the weather and the state of roads, or rather tracks, we divided into three parties. The Taotai went first and was caught, in the dense sunless forest which covers the N'Maikha side of the pass, by a downpour of rain which continued twelve hours. All the streams, and there were some two dozen of them to cross, were so flooded that it was impossible to get forward, and the Taotai had to spend the night crouched under a fallen tree without his rice or his opium.\n\nThanks to my friends the Ta Chu Pa Lisu, I was more fortunate and succeeded in getting out of the forest to the first village and a fair camp on the N'Maikha side (Tsui Ho, ten Lisu huts) just before dark, after a tramp of 9 miles literally through a continuous quagmire varied in places by watercourses. The surveyors spent a damp night in the forest under canvas, but minus their beddings. Mr. Leveson came through the next day, but much of the transport was bogged, and several mules half-killed in the mud. We were not all reassembled at the village of Pien Ma, 9 miles north of Tsui Ho, till the 17th April.\n\nThe Taotai took up his quarters at the Headman's house, while we camped outside the village.\n\nPien Ma (in Lashi \"Hpi Maw\") consists of forty houses of Lashi Kachins, picturesquely scattered about along steep hill-sides, above a rushing torrent, and entirely surrounded by lofty mountains. The elevation is 6,500 feet. There is a strip of wet cultivation along the brook, which leads by a defile beyond the village straight down to the Ngaw Chang, which it joins 6 miles from Pien Ma.\n\nI may here notice the marked difference between the country on the Chinese and on the N'Maikha side of the watershed. In China, the broad upland plains of Tien Tan, Ming Kwang, Ta Tang, divided from each other by regular ranges, ascend gradually to the divide; but on the N'Maikha side, the country rapidly falls down from the divide (average elevation 10,000 feet) to the Ngaw Chang (average elevation 3,000 feet). This space is intersected in every direction by elaborate and steep ridges and spurs, with a complication of lateral valleys and innumerable mountain torrents. It is very difficult to find a piece of level ground anywhere in this country; the villages are all narrow, broken, and enclosed by towering cliffs. By far the largest area is occupied by dense forest or steep rocky hill-sides, where habitations, or even the possibility of habitations, are very limited and far between. I dwell on this in order to demonstrate how difficult it would be to make a frontier criss-cross through such a country.\n\nLast year I expressed a fear that Chinese cultivators might soon extend over into the N'Maikha side, which would render the settlement of the frontier far more difficult; but after examination on the spot, I am of the opinion that my fears were unfounded. There are now five Chinese near Pien Ma, and they reside there in consequence of trade relations. The upper slopes on the N'Maikha side are not susceptible of cultivation, while the paddy-fields lower down are strongly held by Lashis, who are in sufficient force to resist Chinese intrusion.\n\n## 438",
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        "content_text": "beylon con fo which Hr. Stronach (Gold Court) has been rejected, the CG recommended (a) that a Gold Coast surveyor should be obtained, and, if this failed, (b) that a surveyor in EAP or Uganda should be transferred.\n\nThere are still two or three good men on the Gold Coast who might accept the post, but they are all more than 28. If it is decided to offer the post to one of them, it will be best to telegraph out for (sent by despatch) the qualifications desired and leave Major Guggisberg to make the selection.\n\nT. Fraser would appear to be excellently qualified for the post, but he is drawing £350, and would probably accept with the prospect of permanency — although from the CO List there seems to be little hope of promotion at Any Wong. He has town experience.\n\nJ. Bragman is not good having no knowledge of mapping. E. Richardson is good, but is 39. T. Fraser is 27.\n\nMajor Close 4.6.13\n\nI agree with the foregoing suggestions i.e., try to obtain a Gold Coast surveyor, if this does not succeed, offer the post to Uganda.\n\nThe age qualification might be ignored.\n\n4. JR. 3/5\n\nThe delay which this will entail is against the proposal, but we have difficulty in finding good men here.\n\n? Proceed as suggested by telegram C.PL.4 at once.\n\n## Notes on Individuals\n| Name | Age | Quality |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| T. Fraser | 27 | Excellently qualified, has town experience |\n| J. Bragman | ... | Not good, no knowledge of mapping |\n| E. Richardson | 39 | Good |\n\nPage 361",
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        "content_text": "# \nFirst, the gains from such influx :- \n\n(a) Increase in customs revenue. The trifling land tax is insufficient to meet our vast expenditure, which leans chiefly on the revenue from foreign trade. This improves with influx of foreign capital, even under foreign control, which impairs our rights, and it covered the indemnity, to secure which duty-free list was abolished and 5 per cent. duty made effective. This voluntary surrender of what foreigners had hitherto disputed was due to no change of feeling, but to fear of China's weakness endangering their vast investments in China. \n\n(b) Opening up of sources of profit. China's official attitude had been to beware of speculation because of Sung and Ming dynasty disastrous experiments. So mines were left untouched and industries neglected. Intercourse with foreigners has changed all this and brought appreciation of mining, railways, machinery, and science, even though foreigners take the lion's share of the profits. The result is that mining and railway shares, which formerly were looked on askance, are now struggled for. Moreover, the provinces have learned zealously to conserve such rights even to the death. All this revolution is the effect of foreign capital being tendered. \n\n(c) The repression of outside aggression. Since trade was opened the occasional disputes have rarely resulted in hostilities, the exceptions being the Opium War, the Japanese War, and the Boxer trouble, which were severe blows. For if one nation breaks the peace all the others try to restore it and to minimize the spoils of war. It is not that they are wanting in power or unequal to the task, or doubtful of their right and not desirous of our territory, nor that they shrink from hurting us; it is simply that they have large mercantile interests at stake in China which suffer directly and indirectly from disturbance, so that war, while it may benefit one Power, hurts the rest. Thus our neutrality was sedulously kept in the recent war, Russia not daring to rouse general opposition by giving rein to her designs against us. \n\n(d) The keeping of internal peace. In time of weakness rebels take the chance to rise and hope for foreign aid. Powerful neighbours are prone to play the fishermen's part when he found oyster and bird at loggerheads, and rebels hope thus to secure asylum in case of failure and are thus encouraged to risk all on one throw—as history shows in case of Pu-Ku Huai-en's inviting the Turfan, Li Ch'uan's dealings with the Mongols. Nowadays, however, the greatness of their stake, public and private, in China and the damage to trade caused by prolonged rebellion incline foreign nations to side with Government, as when Taiping's rebels threatened Shanghae, and the French and British, though at war with us, came to our aid with men-of-war and troops, and their General died in attack on Soochow. So foreign capital invested secures foreign aid against rebels and keeps off rebellions. \n\nNevertheless, gain and loss are constantly intermingled, and the greatest gain implies extraordinary hurt, so that if one looks only on the advantageous side one is apt to awake too late to its disastrous concomitant. It is possible, however, to take precautions, and in the present case the evils are four—namely, loss of control of profit, which affects the State; loss of livelihood, which affects the people; daily drain abroad of gold and silver, which affects the prices; opening of strategic points as marts, which makes the country defenceless. These four evils are especially obvious, and the writer will take them up generally in order to warn his brethren. \n\nAs to the first two, the old reliance on agriculture is now changed to reliance on trade, so manufacturing is the source of profit, mining its means; railways and steam-ships also are the medium for interchange of resources. On commercial interests depend livelihood and control. Formerly, foreign trade meant merely shipping of goods, and those who brought wealth for business in China confined themselves to importing and exporting, the import of machinery for industrial purposes being forbidden as prejudicial to sale of native produce. The Treaty of Shimonoseki opened the door for all to establish factories in China to the vast detriment of our people's livelihood. Piece-goods, provisions, utensils, drugs, all the needs of daily life, which used to be the main means of subsistence and profit to our people, daily decline in demand, and the employment of Chinese workmen by the foreign houses is quite inadequate compensation; besides which, such employés are treated with the utmost harshness. \n\nOur tameness under such treatment is due simply to pressure of poverty. \n\nAs to gold, silver, coal, and iron mines, our country is fuller of rich ones than any other, but the control of those opened and proved has passed to foreigners, e.g., in Manchuria to Russia, in Shantung to Germany, in Szechuan to England, in Kuan Hsien, Chien Wei, Wei Yuan, Chichiang, Hochou, and Chungking to France, in Shansi, Honan, and Anhui to England, in Hsuan-cheng to Japan, in Chehkiang to Italy, in Kueichou and Fukien to France. The capital runs to millions or tens of millions, but the benefits are manipulated by outsiders. As to railway construction, it needs still vaster capital, but is still more beneficial. But outsiders know our insufficiency of means and of arts, so they pour in capital to wrest away our rights and grasp our railway administration. By their string of Agreements, the Eastern, Port Arthur-Dalny, Chengting-Taiyuan fell to Russia, the Yunnan-Tonquin, Kueilin-Tonquin, Pakhoi to France, Kiaochow-Chinan to Germany, Shansi-Honan, Shanhaikuan-Newchwang, Shanghae-Nanking, Soochow-Ningpo-Hangchow, Nanking-Chehkiang, Canton-Kowloon, Yunnan-Szechuan, to England, Lu-han to Belgium, Yueh-han to England and America, Tientsin-Chinkiang to England and Germany. Even though in Railway and Mining Agreements the rule was to have chiefly Chinese shareholders, the control and management to be Chinese, or, if a term of years for redemption were fixed, the real grip would remain foreign, and Chinese, on the plea of inexperience or obstructiveness, would be put aside, however great their subscriptions. A greater danger is the incalculable disaster that would follow a casus belli, while, as to the term for resumption, plenty of excuses for extending it would always be trumped up. Happily, of late, men of spirit have come forward to collect capital and dispute foreign claims; but our Government, alas! considers its action fettered by the existence of the Agreements. \n\nAs to other points, the vast steam traffic on inner waters has long been accepted without objection. But our rights slip away; subsistence becomes very hard from day to day. \n\nAlas! the Shimonoseki Treaty meant growth of foreign industries; the Secret Treaty with Russia encouraged foreign aggression; the Lu-Han Agreement opened the way for foreign capitalists' designs on our financial control; with the Boxer Treaty foreigners openly attacked our rights. Unless a remedy is found loss of rights will be followed by exhaustion of wealth, and that by extinction of the State, which nowadays means most cruel treatment of the people and the jeopardy of their race. Under these circumstances leaders of society should encourage to the utmost any who at the risk of their lives would struggle to recover our lost rights, and extend the people's dying means of livelihood to the vast benefit of our millions and the eternal foundation of our Government. To look on as they do with hands in their sleeves on plea of strong precedents is to promote outsiders' evil greed, to nip in the bud our people's patriotism, and simply amounts to letting our rights and our livelihood be engrossed by foreign capitalists. \n\nWhat is meant by the daily drain abroad of the precious metals raising prices and the establishment of ports at strategic points sapping our defence? Since trade was opened the foreigners have constantly poured in their products, e.g., opium, yarn, and rice, in exchange for our gold and silver, while with their imported gold and silver they have bought cheaply our products for export abroad, whence they return transmogrified to do us out of our wealth and rob us of our livelihood. The Chinese are naturally fond of novelty, and foreign nice-looking novelties are eagerly bought, and when the shoddy nature of one sort is found out, they are ready to alter them into something and under another name, which Chinese rush to buy, to foreigners' vast gain. Any attempt to put our goods on foreign markets is obstructed in every way and our goods imitated, as in the case of imitation of our former staples, tea and silk, and the press campaign against their use, all with the object of making our traders lose their money. Thus gold and silver drain abroad and the price of silver rises, entailing higher prices for goods and growing difficulty for Chinese in keeping themselves in necessaries, while the increased influx of foreign capital intensifies our people's difficulties. \n\nAs to the last point, nowadays seaboard defence is more vital than inland, and the danger is not from the tribes on our north-west, but from oversea Powers; so our south-east coast and the Yang-tsze Valley are the chief strategic areas. The centres of trade and wealth are the arteries of the State. International help began with the Dutch help against Koxinga, and the English also traded at Amoy, &c., before the opium dispute led to the loss of Hong Kong, a big indemnity, and the opening of five ports. France and America claimed equal treatment, and oversea trade on the southern waters started. In 1858 France and England took advantage of the Taiping Rebellion to declare war, and raided Tien-tsin and Peking; Prince Kung was intrusted with Treaty-making, and new ports included three on the Yang-tsze. So it went on, more ports and more nations being added, until all our strong places are squatted on, and men-of-war are sent to them nominally to protect, but really to bully, as the Kiaochow, Port Arthur, Wei-hai Wei cases proved, until China is stripped of her dependencies and ... \n\nPage 562",
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        "content_text": "**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n## SECTION 1\n\n### Foreign Office, June 5, 1907\n\nThis Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.\n\n4\n\nOn the completion of the survey of each 500 miles section, the English Survey Company will be entitled to make an offer to the Chinese Government to finance and construct and equip the 500-mile section and hand it over ready for traffic to the Chinese Government. But the Chinese Government may decline this offer if they desire, and call for public tenders for same, or make any other arrangements for construction as they may please.\n\nThe survey plans will also include careful estimates of the bridging of the rivers to be crossed and all such local information as can be gathered by mapping the country 5 miles on either side of the line that could afford useful information to the Government, and the plans would also indicate the occurrence of coal, gold, or other precious minerals as they might be found.\n\nThe plans and documents to be supplied by the Survey Company will include a general map of the country, a plan of the railway on a scale of 1 inch to 400 feet, a longitudinal section showing embankments, cuttings, tunnels and bridges, gradients and degrees of curvature, plans of bridges, culverts and steel trusses, detailed plans showing track construction, plans of stations, workshops and other necessary buildings, types of engines and cars, and all rolling-stock, and any other plans that may reasonably be deemed necessary to the letting of contracts for the construction of the railway, also full and detailed specification stating the quality of materials that should be used, and a detailed estimate of the quantity of every kind of work, with the unit price and total cost.\n\n### (No. 60.)\n### (Telegraphic.) P.\n### No. 1.\n\n**Sir Edward Grey to Sir J. Jordan.**\n\n## LOAN to Viceroy of Wuchang.\n\nYour telegram No. 96 of the 30th ultimo,\n\n311\n\n[June 5.]\n\nCopy of reply of British and Chinese Corporation sent on the 4th instant should be obtained from Mr. Bland.\n\nThey must know, before final decision, whether they may state in prospectus, which must define and state clearly object of loan, that loan is authorized and unconditionally guaranteed by Imperial Government, although it is a provincial one.\n\nSystem of provincial loans is disapproved of by Corporation, Central Railways, and Hong Kong and Shanghae Bank, and His Majesty's Government are likewise not favourably disposed to such transactions.\n\n`[2525 e-1]` \n1 \nPage 311",
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        "content_text": "## 697 WAR OFFICE \n\n1st November 1907.\n\nDear Mr Harding,\n\nKing, who is on leave, has sent me your letter about Lorcher's map and asks me to let you know how matters stand.\n\nI find that the Director of Military Operations is still awaiting a reply from you to a memorandum which he sent on the 7th October asking for a copy of Mr J.E. Dreiss's letter which should have accompanied your letter of October 4th but which had accidentally been omitted.\n\nI gather that the General Staff have never intended to reproduce Mr Lorcher's map either in its present form or on a reduced scale. They are now engaged in mapping Kuang-Tung, and the only part of Lorcher's map which they appear to be making use of is his register of names with a view to arriving at the correct Chinese characters. Perhaps Mr Dreiss's letter will enlighten them as to what is meant.\n\nYours very truly,\nArwindows",
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        "content_text": "25\n\n6\n\nThere is little chance for further trouble in this district with so many soldiers, unless rebellion breaks out, when we believe the troops would join the insurgents.\n\nThe provincial Judge Kiang is an able and just man, and is trying to settle things on a permanent basis. The Roman Catholics may not agree with his measures, but we feel that he is taking the right course—not ruthlessly and indiscriminately wiping out the place, but demanding that the gentry shall deliver the offenders or be punished as criminals themselves. This thing has all happened by the connivance of these men; now the responsibility is put on the right shoulders.\n\nShould write you more fully, but time fails. Thank you for kind letters of love and sympathy.\n\nDear Sir,\n\nInclosure 4 in No. 1.\n\nRev. W. S. Horne to Consul Werner,\n\nChina Inland Mission, Kanchow, November 15, 1907.\n\nI am sorry not to be able to send a better report of the progress of restriction of opium. Every official is throwing his weight into the anti-Boxer crusade.\n\nWe thank you most heartily for what you have done for us from the beginning. We have all been caught napping in the end. The Nankang Magistrate is largely to blame for the whole movement; his anti-foreign attitude gave strength and speed to the Boxer uprising. Judge Kiang has afforded Mr. Marshall and myself every protection, and got all the foreigners out safely except the French—or, rather, Italian—father. He has acted the perfect gentleman throughout; we are deeply grateful to him for the speedy and satisfactory settlement so soon reached after the subsidence of Boxerism. He is still the only man who is doing anything to restore order in the district. Had it not been for your request that he should remain to suppress the movement everything would have been lost, and few foreigners would have escaped alive. He was the only man of any use both during the riot and after it. Even now these men sent by capital and from Nanking are not in it with him. He has better abilities and is ever so much more sincere; one can place confidence in him, which is more than one can say for those otherwise appointed. He is now in Tsongi district, over 200 li from Kanchow, following up dispersed Boxers. His methods of restoring peace commend themselves to all, foreigner and people alike. Rebellion was the ultimate aim of the Boxers, but they lacked organization and leadership. They rather depended on a simultaneous uprising all over, thus overwhelming officials. Just how near we were to that we do not know,\n\nThanking you again for timely help, yours, &c.,\n\n0\n\n(Signed)\n\nW. S. HORNE.\n\nThis Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[3388]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n[January 31.]\n\nSECTION 2.\n\n0.\n\n7780\n\n4 MAR 081\n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received January 31.)\n\nRec2 (No. 5.) Sir,\n\nPeking, January 1, 1908.\n\nIN continuation of my despatch No. 584 of the 20th December, 1907, I have the honour to transmit to you herewith copy of a letter which the Directors of the Huangpu Conservancy Board have addressed to the Senior Consul at Shanghae, forwarding the comments of Mr. de Rijke, Engineer-in-chief to the Board, on the Memorandum of the German shipping firms, which formed Inclosure No. 2 in my above-mentioned despatch.\n\nSir,\n\nInclosure in No. 1.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) J. N. JORDAN.\n\nWhangpoo Conservancy Board to M. Siffert.\n\nOffice of the Whangpoo Conservancy Board, Shanghae, December 6, 1907.\n\nIN reply to your letter of the 19th ultimo, inclosing copy of a Memorandum, addressed to His Imperial German Majesty's Consul-General by shipping firms at Shanghae, regarding Conservancy work, we beg to inclose herewith, for the information of the Consular Body, a few comments on the said Memorandum which, on our suggestion, Mr. J. de Rijke, Engineer-in-chief to the Conservancy Board, has drawn up.\n\nWe have, &c. (Signed) LIANG YU HO,\n\nHOBSON,\n\nDirectors of the Conservancy Board.\n\nA few Comments on the Memorandum of the German Shipping Firms, dated October 26, 1907.\n\nIn this paper it is said that the Whangpoo, in its present fairway from the Arsenal to the Yang-tsze, has throughout a depth of at least 18 feet at lowest water. Lowest water in the Lower Whangpoo is equal to the zero of the gauge at the Woosung Signal Station. Depth throughout must include that in the passage over the Woosung inner bar. The Harbour-master can tell exactly the depth there at lowest low water all during the summer and up to the present day, but I believe it must have been about a fathom less than 18 feet.\n\nThat in later years the Kajow bar has disappeared is quite true; at present the depth there and that of the ship-channel lower down is not much different from the surveys of 1893 and 1887.\n\nIt is also true that the junk-channel has shallowed, as I reported to the Board. In a river with a bottom so heavy, mobile, and shifting as that of the Whangpoo such changes are not so singular; and yet, notwithstanding these changes in the Gough Island reach, I am following the principle expressed in my Report of 1898, paragraph 36, which says \"that in case this section of the river has to be improved by regulating works, by which to form one uniform channel instead of the two, that channel must be the junk-channel, and not the other, the ship-channel.\"\n\nThis is Plan (B).\n\nBut in the Lower Whangpoo the plan (B) of 1898 is not the same as the plan (B) of 1906 now in execution. The works proposed last year to guide the stream over the\n\n[2818 hh-2]",
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        "content_text": "151\n\n4\n\nThe seeds ripen at the beginning of November, and are gathered by cutting off all the branches, which are subsequently utilized as firewood. The tree is therefore quite naked in the winter. The seeds are gathered in alternate years, a year's rest being apparently required for the tree to recover. The trees grow all over the lower hills, and are also planted round the fields. The natives say that the tree is only propagated through the agency of birds which swallow the seeds, the exterior coating of tallow being removed in this way. The tallow is certainly not easily removed except under the influence of heat, and it is conceivable that the seed would not germinate with it on.\n\nFrom the above it will be seen that the tallow tree is a most useful member of the vegetable kingdom. It produces two kinds of tallow for making candles of a fine and coarse quality, an oil for illuminating purposes, a fertilizer in the shape of cake from the refuse of its seeds, and fuel from its branches and seed husks. The total value to the farmer of the produce of one tree in a good year would be nearly 1 dollar (say 2s.), while the finished products would be worth nearly three times as much.\n\nQuantity Exported.\n\nThe tallow tree grows in some other parts of China, but this is by far the most important district. The total quantity of vegetable tallow passing through the Imperial Maritime Customs at the various ports in 1906 was about 260,000 cwt., nearly the whole of which is exported through Hankow and Ichang (including Shasi), but the large amount of 240,000 cwt. credited to Hankow is, I am told, really produced in the region extending 150 or 200 miles around Ichang. At this port there are nine mills, which are said to handle some 50,000 cwt. of tallow seeds, but there are many more mills scattered about the country. The mill which I visited employed over 100 men and a dozen mules and oxen, using 12,000 to 13,000 cwt. of seed a-year. The cost of fitting it was stated to be about 500l.\n\nVarnish Tree.\n\nAnother valuable vegetable product of the district is the varnish tree, which, however, only grows at an altitude of from about 3,000 to 8,000 feet. At this height it is found in large numbers all over the mountains, and is also planted around the fields. One farmer at whose house we stayed (four days from Ichang) told me he had some 3,000 trees, the yield per tree being from 5 to 15 oz. The local price for the unadulterated article was 600 cash (a little over 1s.) per catty (1¼ lb.). This tree is remarkable for the curious way in which the number seven is associated with it. First tapped at the age of seven, it is said to be tapped seven times at intervals of seven years, and at each tapping seven incisions are made at intervals of seven days. Many trees are, however, killed at an early age by over-tapping or by being tapped before the proper time. The pure varnish, which is very difficult to procure, it being nearly always adulterated with wood and other cheaper oils, is of a whitish colour, which generally turns a deep black when used, but some districts produce a paler shade. It is the chief ingredient in the so-called Ningpo varnish, which is not produced but merely prepared at that place, the dealers there having apparently acquired a special skill in the art of mixing the ingredients. When used in the pure state a much smaller quantity is required than when adulterated.\n\nVarnish Oil.\n\nFrom the seeds of the tree an oil is obtained and made up into solid cakes in much the same way as tallow, with which, as stated above, it is mixed for making candles. The leaves fall in the early autumn, and the trees then look black and gaunt; when numerous they give a rather weird and desolate appearance to the landscape.\n\nThe total export of varnish through the Imperial Maritime Customs in 1906 was just over 21,000 cwt., nearly the whole of which came from Hankow and Ichang. As in the case of tallow, by far the greater part is credited to Hankow, but is, I am informed, produced in the district extending for 200 miles or so around Ichang. According to the Customs valuation the price was nearly 6l. per cwt.\n\nWood Oil Tree.\n\nThe wood oil tree grows well up to about 3,000 feet, but I refrain from giving any account of it, as it is now well known on the foreign market. I am informed the oil was first imported into the United States a few years ago owing to an attempt there to corner linseed oil, for which it is a good substitute. There are mills for extracting the oil in the country, but none at Ichang.\n\nThe height of the mountains in this district may be pretty correctly gauged by the presence of these three trees. At the 2,000 feet line the tallow disappears; the wood oil tree continues to flourish up to 3,000 feet, where it is replaced by the varnish tree, whose range extends to about 8,000 feet.\n\nBamboo Paper.\n\nWithin a day's journey of Ichang there are numerous plantations of small bamboo, which is extensively used for making a coarse wrapping paper. During the journey we came across three or four mills, one of which has been established for over 100 years. In the one I visited the methods appeared to be very simple. The bamboos are split, soaked in water and lime, and pounded to a pulp by means of a water-wheel working two heavy pieces of timber cut from the trunk of a tree. The pulp is then soaked in fresh water and taken out on a very fine bamboo tray, or rather sieve, divided into sections to regulate the size of the paper, placed in layers on the frame of a press, which when full is screwed down to press out the moisture. The paper is then cut along the lines of impression left on it by the sections of the tray and laid out on the hill-side to dry. With the pulp ready one man can make a little over 1 cwt. of paper a day. The paper is sold mostly at Ichang at about jd. per lb.\n\nWheat straw is also used for paper making.\n\nSmall quantities of joss paper are made, for which the leaf of the Lonicera fragrans is used.\n\nPaper Mulberry.\n\nThe paper mulberry tree is found in the district, but does not appear to be utilized.\n\nCaoutchouc.\n\nWe saw a few caoutchouc trees, the bark of which is used for making medicine, but the gum is not extracted.\n\nPersimmon Oil.\n\nBoth the small and large varieties of persimmon were occasionally seen, but not in large quantities. The former kind yields an oil which is used for glazing umbrellas and making bean curd. The peel is dried and eaten as a vegetable.\n\nSoap Tree.\n\nThe soap tree grows well, but is not very common. The pods are used as a substitute for soap, a lather being quickly formed by rubbing them in water.\n\nHemp.\n\nAt about the 4,000 feet line we frequently saw a kind of hemp called locally \"t'eng ma,\" the fibre of which is used by the natives for making sandals. From the seeds an oil is extracted which is used for illuminating and culinary purposes. This oil is said not to congeal in the coldest weather. The plant grows to a height of 6 feet or more and is cultivated. The ordinary ramie is also found in a wild state, but is not utilized. At an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 feet European cabbage was occasionally seen in the cottage gardens and appears to have been cultivated for many years. The potato also grows well. Both were probably introduced by Catholic missionaries. In one district the potato had become the chief food of the inhabitants until a disease destroyed the crops and led to a local famine.",
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        "content_text": "# KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY\n## BRITISH SECTION.\n### WORKSHOP PLANT and Machine-Shop.\n\n| Item | Description | Price (£) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | One 7 ft face plate lathe to take 6 ft diameter | 475 |\n| 2 | One wagon journal lathe 6 ft wheels | 500 |\n| 3 | One radial drilling machine 3 ft arm | 135 |\n| 4 | One planing machine to take 6 ft by 6 ft | 825 |\n| 5 | One shaping machine 12\"-14\" stroke | 82 |\n| 6 | One hydraulic wheel press | 160 |\n| 7 | One screwing machine to 24 | 92 |\n| 8 | One nut-tapping machine | 45 |\n| 9 | One universal milling machine | 165 |\n| 10 | One 5 inch centre S & S lathe | 35 |\n| 11 | One 6 inch centre R & S lathe | 55 |\n| 12 | One 10 inch centre S & S lathe | 125 |\n| 13 | One punching and shearing machine | 170 |\n| 14 | One 5 cut steam hammer | 186 |\n| 15 | Two 18 ton travelling cranes | 1,000 |\n\n### Carriage and Waggon Shop.\n\n| Item | Description | Price (£) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 16 | One vertical drilling machine 1 spindle | 35 |\n| 17 | One screwing and tapping machine to 1 | 40 |\n| 18 | One 3 inch centre S & S lathe | 45 |\n\nTo drive these machines by electricity the motors necessary will be as follows:-\n| Item | Description | Price (£) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 19 | To drive Nos.1 to 12 | 180 |\n|  | 2 motors of 15 b.h.p |  |\n| 20 | To drive No.13 | 90 |\n|  | one 15 b.h.p motor |  |\n| 21 | To drive Nos.16 to 18 | 54 |\n|  | one 5 b.h.p motor |  |\n\n**Total** £4,494\n\n-13- \n194",
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        "content_text": "# China's own desire. It is proper to produce a draft as a basis for negotiations, but it is certainly unreasonable, and in dealing with China undiplomatic, to insist on carrying out the draft to the letter. No country, however powerful, could expect this, yet, as far as I can see, this is the stand taken by my friends at home. The draft was made out during my stay in Sweden in the summer of last year by our former Consul-General in Shanghae, Hagberg, an experienced man who has had ten years in the East. We inserted many other stipulations taken from existing Treaties with the object of giving ourselves latitude to make concessions.\n\nA month after I left Stockholm the Foreign Office people obtained the Royal consent to this draft, and now, when the final Treaty has been worded, after full negotiations and mutual concessions, they find themselves unable to accept it, though to my mind, while different in form from approved draft, there is no difference in the provisions of the Treaty.\n\nAs you will see from the inclosed documents, there are differences in the form, for the Chinese refused absolutely to consent right away to what was put before them. I pointed this out in a Memorandum sent home with the Treaty, but as to the actual provisions I am not able to see any difference worth consideration. The most-favoured clause covers what is left out. The stipulations regarding trade-marks, patent rights, mining, and the trade with morphia come in under this clause, and it is very much in question if it is not better to have this and other rights covered by most-favoured-nation clause than to have these embodied in a Treaty, when, in case of changed conditions brought about by later Treaties, they may cause all sorts of difficulties.\n\nMy opinion is therefore, in short, that the concluded Treaty practically covers the draft, and further I have the absolute conviction that nothing more can be obtained from the Chinese. Later on probably less. This is, however, to be proved to the people at home, and it is here the difficulty for me comes in. Authoritative objections require authoritative rejoinders. Pleading is not decisive unless backed up by evidence, and here is where I ask your help, as a friend, with some backing and some evidence. Kindly look over the inclosed documents, viz., draft of Treaty made in Stockholm, Treaty concluded and signed by me, and Memorandum appended to same.\n\nIt would be a great personal favour if you could help me with evidence which would of course not be published, but presented in a confidential way to our Foreign Minister, and if, after giving an exposé of Treaty matters in the East, better known to you than to any one else, you could state your opinion that under present circumstances nothing more can be obtained from the Chinese, and that likewise the concluded Treaty practically covers the draft, I cannot say how thankful I would be if you would help me in this matter. The rigid attitude and bureaucratism of Stockholm will never succeed in negotiations with the Chinese. It requires more practiced conceptions, affability, and experience to come to an understanding with them, and I really believe that with the assistance of your opinion I will be able to get my view accepted. Once more, hoping that you will be able to assist me, I beg, &c.\n\n(Signed) **WALLENBERG**\n\n## Inclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\nM. Wallenberg to Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm.\n\nYour Excellency,\n\nPeking, July 2, 1908. Duly authorized by a Royal Decree to conclude a new Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation with China, I have the honour to report that the negotiations for the Treaty were opened at the latter end of April and are now concluded. The Treaty was yesterday signed by the Chinese Plenipotentiary and myself.\n\nIt has been a question of whether the Treaty of 1847 is still in force. Article 34 of this Treaty provided that it was concluded for twelve years only, and when opening negotiations I consequently took the position that the present matter was a revision of the Treaty of 1847, still in force. I did not talk as if we were concluding a new Treaty.\n\nDuring the preliminary negotiations it was recorded that the Treaty of 1847 was still in force on account of usage. This instrument, entirely antiquated, as well in form as in contents, was of no use as a guide in our work; but a draft compiled by ex-Consul-General Hagberg last summer and revised by Count Ehrensward, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, was of great assistance. This draft was principally based on the Japanese Treaty of 1896.\n\nThe time chosen was unfavourable for Treaty negotiations. Germany and Italy had just been compelled to discontinue similar negotiations. Our situation did, however, not compare with theirs. The position of these countries was different in that they claimed absolutely new rights never granted before by the Chinese to any country, while we had no other interest to obtain than to get our Treaty put into shape and to secure recognition of the right of treatment as a most favoured nation.\n\nI am told by the doyen of the Diplomatic Corps that China has made known her intention of entering into negotiation with all the Treaty Powers for the renovation of their Treaties. This desire is the result of the force of circumstances.\n\nChina is over-conscious of her national awakening, improving civilization, growing trade, general development, and, last but not least, the mutual envy of the Powers. She feels that the time has come for her to stand on her own legs, and stop the sapping of her rich resources by foreigners. All the earlier Treaties with the foreigners have been very one-sided, the latter obtaining benefits without granting compensation in like nature to China. Clause by clause was conceded by China, while the other side promised nothing. Not even the most-favoured-nation clause was mutual; but in the Japanese Treaty of 1903 there was added to the first clause a stipulation granting to Japan all the privileges which China may concede to any other Power, while on her side Japan stipulated “she would do her best\" in order to grant to China most-favoured-nation treatment.\n\nIt is clear that the time for the one-sided form of Treaty is past, but no Power was willing to make a new start, each anticipating that the start would be difficult. Consequently, Sweden is the first to make this stride forward. She grants as fully as possible the benefit of reciprocity, and there is no reason for acting otherwise, because with us nobody would deny the Chinese subject the same rights as all other nations' subjects enjoy, within the limits, of course, of our laws.\n\nBoth during the negotiations and afterwards I was conscious of my inexperience, and was constantly in communication with those of my confrères who are known to be experienced in Chinese affairs. In this connection I must express my gratitude for the assistance given me by Mr. Rockhill, the American Minister; Sir John Jordan, the British Minister; Jonkheer van Citters, the doyen; Mr. Abé, Councillor of the Japanese Legation; Mr. Campbell, Chinese Secretary for twenty years of the British Legation; and Sir Robert Bredon, Inspector-General of the Imperial Maritime Customs, who has spent the best part of his life in China.\n\nThe time wasted over negotiations was at first a source of annoyance to me, but those gentlemen counselled great patience in dealing with the Chinese. They also informed me that the time for Treaty-making was very inopportune, because the Chinese were never so self-important as now, and it was even a question whether satisfactory results would be obtained.\n\nIn consideration of these facts, and the necessity of unity being maintained among the foreigners, I was careful to avoid any possibility of prejudicing matters for which I afterwards could be blamed.\n\n(Contains a short description of etiquette observed.)\n\nMr. Woo, the translator, took a fortnight over his work, and at the next meeting I handed over the Chinese text.\n\nsaid,\n\nAnother fortnight elapsed before a meeting took place, when his Excellency Lien-fang \"Now we will come with a counter-proposal.\"\n\nAnother week elapsed, when a meeting took place at which the Chinese written counter-proposal together with a Memorandum were delivered. This Memorandum was immediately translated by the interpreter and caused our first clash. As a motive for fewer clauses in the counter-proposals, one expression of opinion was to the effect that small countries should be satisfied with small Treaties. It had also been noticed that most of the draft was taken from the Japanese Treaty of 1896, the result of an unfortunate war for China, and which, i.e., the stipulations of that Treaty, it was not pleasant for the Chinese to repeat. It was also pointed out that while statistics proved Sweden had a growing export trade to China, and that her merchants resided in the various ports, China had no trade with Sweden, and that, as far as was known, no Chinamen were living there, &c.\n\nSurprised by these strange points, I asked that the Memorandum be translated, as it contained an explanation of the way the new Articles proposed by the Chinese had been compiled from our draft. This was done, after which there was an hour's discussion.",
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        "content_text": "# 102\nSharasumé, Altaishan, or Cheng-hwa-ssu is a Chinese settlement in the making and is destined to become another Kobdo or Uliassutai. At present there are only ten Chinese shops, of which six or seven are large ones; these are branches of Peking or Tien-tsin shops; they sell articles of clothing, snuff-bottles, food, and the necessaries of life, renewing stock three times a year via Guchen by camel caravan.\n\nThe entire population cannot be more than 1,500, of whom 1,000 are soldiers. It will be understood why the few traders established here find existence difficult, for there is no one to buy and no money. The settlement is governed by an Amban, a Manchu, Hsi Heng by name; he is 48 years old. His former posts were several years' service in the Palace, and then the taotaiship of Jehol in Chih-li. He was at Jehol during the Boxer outbreak in 1900 and seems to have done much towards keeping the district quiet. He is an energetic and enlightened official with an admirable and unusual knowledge of foreign politics and of history. He is a henchman of Yuan Shih-kai and a friend of Natungtan.\n\nThere is no inn at the settlement, so a room had been prepared for me in the house of the leading Turkish merchant. Here I found a pleasant lodging carpeted with beautiful Khotan rugs and filled with light bamboo European furniture obtained from Russia (Zaisan Post). The walls were nicely papered, and the windows had glass in them and were shaded by chintz or muslin hangings.\n\nIn the late afternoon of the 9th September, I called on the Governor to thank him for the hospitality of the settlement. His Excellency had caused a small guard of honour to be drawn up to receive me. A young man who is in charge of the office which deals with external affairs was present. He is a Honanese and possesses a remarkably good knowledge of English acquired in Tien-tsin. He is delicate and hardly likely to rise high in office in the State. He receives 120 taels a-month for his knowledge of English, which he has little occasion to speak here. The Governor's room was stacked with rifles. He was amiable enough to invite me to dine at a later date.\n\n## September 10\nTo-day was a Chinese holiday—the autumnal festival. At our interview yesterday, the Governor said he would assist me to hire transport for the remainder of the journey. I suggested travelling to Manas instead of to Chuguchak. He said there was a road to Manas, but that for two days there was no water or grass. He seemed to think these difficulties insuperable. He said the Moslem trouble in Hsinchiang was over, and that it had never been serious.\n\nThe Chinese seem to go on the cart without the horse principle, as regards these northern colonies. They go to much trouble to form them but neglect to unite them with China by rapid means of communication. Hence the only possible trade is in wool, hides, &c., and this languishes until Russian merchants establish themselves. This trade, of course, finds the nearest outlet, which is Russia. There is then the appearance of a revival of trade, but this is not really so as regards China, and Russians, not Chinese, reap the benefit. And as Russian trade and interests grow, so the footing obtained by her is deeper. Sharasumé is a settlement that cannot grow where it is; it is situated in a cul-de-sac at present, on the road to nowhere. Chinese profit little by the Russian merchants, for the latter put no money in the Mongul's pockets, trade being one entirely of barter, so that it is Russian trade which benefits all round. The merchant in whose house I stayed sends the skins which he collects to Zaisan in Russian territory, six days away by camel transport. He brings back Russian goods in return. It was, I think, due to him that the Russians in Chuguchak heard of my approach, and they probably make use of him for finding out what goes on in Altaishan.\n\nLiving in the settlement is naturally expensive at present. Flour and rice cost 7 cents a catty, eggs 10 cents a-piece, Chinese vinegar 15 cents a catty, as against 2 cents in Peking. The Chinese have introduced pigs and fowls. Vegetables grow plentifully and are comparatively cheap. The yamên have issued paper notes (for local use only). These bear the Government seal; they are for the following values: 1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents, 50 cents, and 1 tael. Tea bricks and the tags in use at Kobdo are also used as currency.\n\nThe only foreigner who has officially visited the settlement has been the Russian Consul at Uliassutai.\n\nThe Amban called at 11:30 A.M. and stayed three hours with me. His sympathies are very pro-British. He is a strong advocate of the forward movement in Mongolia. We discussed the questions of a future constitution and future navy for China, the rights and wrongs of the South African war, and Russo-Afghan frontier matters. His Excellency possessed a remarkable knowledge of modern topics and historical personages such as Bismarck, Napoleon, and Wellington. It may be safely predicted that he will rise to a still higher position in the government of his country. Unfortunately, he speaks no English, nor any European language. He told me that the Russian Consular officer at Uliassutai (he refused to call him Consul) had only been here once, and that there were no Russian subjects here. He had come because a Russian merchant (a Russian Hassack, I believe) had disappeared while travelling in the Altaishan. The Amban said that two Russian subjects had been riding in the district, to the south-east in the desert, and that the survivor had complained that his friend had been killed by Hassacks. The Russian Consul seems to have attempted to bully the Amban, but got little change out of his stalwart opponent, who said that the man's passport had only entitled him to travel on the main roads, and that he could not be responsible for the disappearance of the man travelling by the small roads. The Amban, moreover, requested the Consul to prove that his subject had been murdered, to produce bones, or some trace of clothing, &c. So the Consul was very angry and went away dissatisfied.\n\nThe Amban spoke sarcastically of the Russian attitude and said that, whenever Chinese subjects disappeared while in Russian territory, he got no redress from the Russian authorities, but that he did not make so great a fuss as this travelling Russian Consular officer, who, he said, had, moreover, no right to come and discuss the matter with him.\n\nThe Amban told me that the Wai-wu Pu had recently issued orders that no foreigners were to be allowed to survey in Mongolia, or indeed any part of China; he said that these orders were the result of Japanese having been caught mapping in Heilungchiang (Manchuria). I could not help remarking, showing him some excellent Russian and German maps with which I had been travelling, that it seemed a little late to issue such orders as regarded Mongolia, and that it was a pity, as regarded that dependency, that foreigners should not be allowed, if they wished, to perfect what they had begun, especially as the Chinese had as yet so few men capable of doing it. In any case, it is an order to which travellers like Kozloff will pay little heed. Talking of Kozloff and his escort, the Amban said that the Central Government would never have allowed the latter had the matter been reported to them. His Excellency added that nowadays the Central Government expected every single question to be reported to them from Mongolia and Chinese Turkestan. He said it was a difficult thing to do from Sharasumé, as there was no telegraph, and every urgent matter had to be sent by horseman to Chuguchak to be telegraphed from there. He added that he had asked for permission to connect his colony with Manas by telegraph; here it would be linked up with the main trunk line. He had urged the matter as forcibly as possible and expected a favourable reply. As regarded the colony, his Excellency said he proposed to build it 30 miles to the south, on the plain, and close to the Kilingho. This place, however (Sharasumé), would remain as it was and would form a summer residence. His Excellency is a vigorous supporter of the anti-opium policy.\n\nIn the evening, the owner of my lodging left for Chuguchak on business; he left on horseback and was to take from eight to ten days; he would put up at nights with any tents he came across. He was taking a small tent with him, in case he had to halt in an uninhabited district. About twenty of the population assembled in the courtyard for prayer before his departure; it was a most impressive sight in the brilliant sunset. Directly prayers were over, he and his three servants (two of whom carried rifles) mounted and rode away.\n\nLater in the evening, the Chinese festival (mid-autumn) was at its height. The moon was worshipped, squibs and crackers were let off for hours, and everyone drank as much as they could get.\n\nIt has been found that black beans, kaoliang, and Indian corn can be grown in these valleys, so an attempt is to be made to do this on a large scale. The only trees of the settlement (except for low jungle along the river) are round the yamên inclosure.\n\nThe settlement is at present entirely unprotected by walls and could, if the garrison failed it, be wiped out by any force.\n\n## September 11\nThe garrisons consist of 600 Mongols and 400 Chinese; all are designated cavalry, but I saw few horses and little stabling accommodation. They are armed with German rifles of 1888 pattern, but say that 500 of a later pattern have just arrived. The Chinese are lodged in small mud huts which they have themselves constructed. There are four companies, each commanded by a Captain; one is to the north-west, immediately behind the yamên, another to the north-east, and a third is 300 yards to the east of No. 2, and the fourth in a small inclosure 300 yards south of...",
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        "content_text": "2\n\ngreater part of the Burmah-China trade depends-70 per cent. of our imports going there, whilst nearly all the exports pass through it-and I feel convinced that we are really threatened with a serious blow commercially. The three most important Tengyueh dealers have sent representatives to Hong Kong this summer to enquire into the facilities offered by the new route, the two chief banks propose to remove their head offices to Hsiakwan (Talifu), and everything points to a serious set-back for us during the coming season. The Tengyueh merchants not only offer no opposition to the railway, but they perpetually remind one of the downfall which overshadows them if either the French or the Chinese should link Yünnan-fu with Talifu, and they look forward with dread to the developments of next year's trade. Things are moving quickly, and our frontier interests are threatened in every way by the rapid advance of this rival trade route. If we could once get the railway under way even as far as Tengyueh the merchants would gain confidence and it might save the stability of vested interests--things which are hard to replace. You know from Coggin-Brown's reports that the mineral wealth of the province has not been exaggerated, and it is important to remember that any line from Yünnan-fu to Talifu would cut off the only coal-field (Yünnanhsien) available for working the line. Brown has also been into the Hui-li Chou district to the south of Szechuan, the border town linking Yunnan with the Chien-Chang valley and Szechuan. He confirms Amundsen's report (sent to you by Wilkinson in 1908) of the highly mineralised nature of the country and the probability of a possible route between Talifu-Huilichon and Szechuan which would obtain the Szechuan objective independently of Yunnan-fu. This is looking far ahead, but is worth remembering. The French seem to have grasped the same idea, for a party of five have been up into the Huilichon district quite recently, and they possibly have wind of a magnificent coal-field, Ma-chang, in the neighbourhood and on the Yang-tsze.\n\nI send you these hurried notes in the hope that they may prove useful or suggestive, for I want something to happen soon if it can possibly be managed. In 1905 I was in Shantung as the German Railway crept up from Kiaochow, gradually sapping the trade of the province and leaving Chefoo bare; that experience comes back vividly as I come in contact with this new battle of communications. The cry of \"vested interests\" was believed by the Chefoo people to be a talisman for every ill, but the Germans have apparently triumphed at Tsingtau and proved the victory of quick and cheap transit over the most conservative of Chinese traditions.\n\n[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nCHINA RAILWAYS.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[3171]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n252\n\nC\n\n48\n\n[January 28.\n\nSECTION 1.\n\nPapers communicated by Mr. C. S. Addis January 28.\n\n(1.)\n\nMr. Hillier to Mr. C. S. Addis.\n\nPeking, January 10, 1910.\n\nSHANGHAE-HANGCHOW-NINGPO-RAILWAY.\n\nTwo days ago Liang asked me to go and see him, and the result of this interview is embodied in my telegram to you of to-day's date, copy of which is enclosed.\n\nLiang admitted to me that, of the 28 lacs of taels drawn only 8 lacs of taels had been paid over to the provincial bureaux; the balance of 20 lacs of taels was in the hands of the Chiao-tung Bank and the Board of Communications. His explanation of why, when he had no intention of handing these funds over to the bureaux, he continued to draw them under specific requisitions, and for what purported to be actual requirements, was so inadequate that I will not trouble with it. We were there to try to arrive at a friendly understanding, and I did not think it worth while to press the point. He explained that the board was not strong enough to assert its authority over the bureaux; and in order that he, Liang, might come to conclusions with them it was necessary that he should (to use his own words) have a \"line of retreat.\" This he proposed to find in the scheme described in my to-day's telegram. In other words, he would be in a position to say to them:\n\n\"Well, gentlemen, since you will not listen to reason, we propose to apply the loan funds to more useful purposes, for which we have the consent of the lenders, and leave you to tinker on with your miserable railway, with your own funds, the laughing-stock of the other provinces.\"\n\nIt may be objected that this is a serious climb down for the Central Government. So it is, but helpless acquiescence in the present state of things is more humiliating still, and if the Central Government feels itself too weak to risk a frontal attack it is better to fall back upon the Bank movement, provided a way is clear in case it does not come off.\n\nFrom what Foord tells me (he has just arrived), the provincial shareholders are thoroughly sick of the present state of things, and do not at all relish the prospect of further calls, so that it looks as if the whole movement would break down under a little firm pressure. On the other hand, it is difficult to say exactly what Liang's real attitude is. In answer to my enquiry he told me that, if the gentry could be brought to reason, the intention was to carry out the original agreement. But he does not like the Shanghae-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway, which he maintains will never pay owing to the competition of waterways and likin complications, and the impression he left on me was that he would rather the gentry did not give way, in order that he might have a free hand to transfer the funds to the proposed new railway. This he considers would be a fairly paying line. Kai-feng-fu is of course the capital of Honan, and Hsu-chou-fu, situated in the narrow neck of Kiangsu, wedged in between Shantung, Honan, and Anhui, is an important trade centre. The whole thing turns upon the legal question, namely, whether, on a formal application from the Chinese Government, setting forth its inability to carry out the original agreement, and giving satisfactory evidence of the earning prospects of the proposed new railway, the court can give the necessary order. If it can, I see no objection to the arrangement from our point of view, and I think it would be calculated to have a salutary effect upon the provincial railway agitation generally. Above all, it will dispose once for all of a chronic source of friction between the Chinese and ourselves.\n\n[258]",
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        "content_text": "made between China and Japan, which was communicated to the Powers, must have made it clear that Japan contemplated a third railway, which, like the other two, was meant to make her position in Manchuria secure, and so render any attempt on Corea, over which she has now established a definite protectorate, practically impossible. This has been her definite policy since Russia, with the assistance of France and Germany, made her relinquish her hold on Port Arthur in 1904; this was her first set-back and humiliation. Were she now forced to consent to internationalise the South Manchurian Railway, which she has gained at the expense of a war from the effect of which she has not yet recovered, and the two other railways, all designed to keep her powerful western neighbour at a respectful distance, it would be a second set-back even greater than the first.\n\nAs to the western neighbour above mentioned, it is, I think, sometimes forgotten to what extent, and how thoroughly had Russia, the world looking on and saying nothing, converted Manchuria into a province of her own, and there is little doubt that Japan would have acquiesced in this arrangement, much as she disliked it, had Russia kept her hands off Korea. Is it therefore to be wondered at that she should now strain every nerve to make her position secure in Manchuria, and prevent a repetition of the history of the last fifteen years in this corner of the Far East. As to the policy of the open door and equal commercial opportunity for all in Manchuria, here whatever may have been her intentions Japan has been so carefully watched that the opportunity has gone to those who have known best how to use it, and the door has been kept open. It has, even in these few years since the war, been conclusively proved that the Japanese, commercially and industrially, are no match whatever for the Chinese, and even European undertakings have prospered, where, notwithstanding advantages geographical and otherwise, Japanese have not.\n\nBut politically and in the matter of these strategic railways the door is not open and Japan is not going to allow it to be opened by internationalisation or any other means. You were good enough to cause Sir John Jordan to forward to me a telegram he had received from you, No. 205 of 1909, repeating a telegram, No. 513, from His Majesty's representative in St. Petersburgh; in this Sir Arthur Nicolson reported that M. Isvolsky had spoken to him regarding the internationalisation memorandum he had received from the American representative, which was practically identical with the one His Majesty's Government had received on the 9th November. M. Isvolsky stated that he would be curious to know what views the Japanese Government would take of the scheme which he thought was a vast one and one which would require very careful study on the part of the Russian Government.\n\nIf I am not mistaken M. Isvolsky has by now received from the Russian representative here a very clear indication of the views held by the Japanese Government, for in the course of a long conversation I had this morning with M. Malewsky, His Excellency showed very clearly that he was fully alive to the strategical importance to Japan of these three railways, and had also sounded Count Komura on the subject of the American memorandum the gist of which had been telegraphed from St. Petersburgh; the Minister for Foreign Affairs gave the Russian Ambassador to understand that the Japanese would not view the nationalisation with favour. M. Malewsky spoke very openly on the subject and I should say the Russian Government would not give the American memorandum any real support, though they might approve in \"principle.\" In this connection it must be remembered that by a secret convention signed in July 1907 Japan and Russia have agreed upon their respective spheres of influence in Manchuria and the three railways lie well within the Japanese sphere. Sir Arthur Nicolson in the telegrams above quoted mentions that M. Isvolsky also spoke on the subject of the Chinchow-Tsitsihar-Aigun railway which he regarded in a serious light, in that China was also under obligations to Russia which would be effected by the construction of such a railway.\n\nM. Malewsky seemed much more perturbed about the construction of this railway than with regard to the American memorandum; he pointed out that for a considerable part of its course it would run through desert, and could under no circumstances repay the cost of construction. His Excellency asked somewhat anxiously, \"What was this Paulings'\" and required some reassuring that they were bona fide contractors, and not a political association; he could not understand why they were so anxious to build a railway which would not pay if there was not some arrière-pensée in the matter. I said that so long as they got their pay, and I presume they would exact sufficient guarantee to this end, it was a matter of indifference to them whether the railway paid or not. I do not think my Russian colleague was quite satisfied, and I shall not be surprised if the Russian Government raise objections to the construction of this line.\n\nThe conduct of the sovereign Power, China, in these railway questions, as indeed in others regarding Manchuria, is neither dignified nor altogether easy to understand. The Chinese have signed agreements and conventions with Japan regarding certain railways in Manchuria, granting them special treatment, but according to the chargé d'affaires in Peking (Sir John Jordan's telegram to you, No. 198), the proposal to internationalise these same railways, that is, subject them to a totally different form of treatment, meets with the cordial approval of the Chinese Government.\n\nIt is also worthy of note that the said Government are aware that one of the objections to the Tsin-min-ting-Fakumen Railway was that it might be extended to Tsitsihar, and thereby compete seriously with the South Manchurian Railway by diverting traffic of all kinds from the west on to the Chinese line; having by a convention signed last September with Japan agreed not to construct the railway, they almost immediately sign an agreement with an Anglo-American combination to construct a line also tapping the Siberian Railway at Tsitsihar to bring the western traffic away from the South Manchurian and so containing the same objection which attached to the other project, though perhaps in not so marked a degree.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nCLAUDE M. 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        "content_text": "## made between China and Japan, which was communicated to the Powers, must have made it clear that Japan contemplated a third railway, which, like the other two, was meant to make her position in Manchuria secure, and so render any attempt on Corea, over which she has now established a definite protectorate, practically impossible. This has been her definite policy since Russia, with the assistance of France and Germany, made her relinquish her hold on Port Arthur in 1904; this was her first set-back and humiliation. Were she now forced to consent to internationalise the South Manchurian Railway, which she has gained at the expense of a war from the effect of which she has not yet recovered, and the two other railways, all designed to keep her powerful western neighbour at a respectful distance, it would be a second set-back even greater than the first.\n\nAs to the western neighbour above mentioned, it is, I think, sometimes forgotten to what extent, and how thoroughly had Russia, the world looking on and saying nothing, converted Manchuria into a province of her own, and there is little doubt that Japan would have acquiesced in this arrangement, much as she disliked it, had Russia kept her hands off Korea. Is it therefore to be wondered at that she should now strain every nerve to make her position secure in Manchuria, and prevent a repetition of the history of the last fifteen years in this corner of the Far East. As to the policy of the open door and equal commercial opportunity for all in Manchuria, here whatever may have been her intentions Japan has been so carefully watched that the opportunity has gone to those who have known best how to use it, and the door has been kept open. It has, even in these few years since the war, been conclusively proved that the Japanese, commercially and industrially, are no match whatever for the Chinese, and even European undertakings have prospered, where, notwithstanding advantages geographical and otherwise, Japanese have not.\n\nBut politically and in the matter of these strategic railways the door is not open and Japan is not going to allow it to be opened by internationalisation or any other means. You were good enough to cause Sir John Jordan to forward to me a telegram he had received from you, No. 205 of 1909, repeating a telegram, No. 513, from His Majesty's representative in St. Petersburgh; in this Sir Arthur Nicolson reported that M. Isvolsky had spoken to him regarding the internationalisation memorandum he had received from the American representative, which was practically identical with the one His Majesty's Government had received on the 9th November. M. Isvolsky stated that he would be curious to know what views the Japanese Government would take of the scheme which he thought was a vast one and one which would require very careful study on the part of the Russian Government.\n\nIf I am not mistaken M. Isvolsky has by now received from the Russian representative here a very clear indication of the views held by the Japanese Government, for in the course of a long conversation I had this morning with M. Malewsky, His Excellency showed very clearly that he was fully alive to the strategical importance to Japan of these three railways, and had also sounded Count Komura on the subject of the American memorandum the gist of which had been telegraphed from St. Petersburgh; the Minister for Foreign Affairs gave the Russian Ambassador to understand that the Japanese would not view the nationalisation with favour. M. Malewsky spoke very openly on the subject and I should say the Russian Government would not give the American memorandum any real support, though they might approve in \"principle.\" In this connection it must be remembered that by a secret convention signed in July 1907 Japan and Russia have agreed upon their respective spheres of influence in Manchuria and the three railways lie well within the Japanese sphere. Sir Arthur Nicolson in the telegrams above quoted mentions that M. Isvolsky also spoke on the subject of the Chinchow-Tsitsihar-Aigun railway which he regarded in a serious light, in that China was also under obligations to Russia which would be affected by the construction of such a railway.\n\nM. Malewsky seemed much more perturbed about the construction of this railway than with regard to the American memorandum; he pointed out that for a considerable part of its course it would run through desert, and could under no circumstances repay the cost of construction. His Excellency asked somewhat anxiously, \"What was this 'Paulings'\" and required some reassuring that they were bona fide contractors, and not a political association; he could not understand why they were so anxious to build a railway which would not pay if there was not some arrière-pensée in the matter. I said that so long as they got their pay, and I presume they would exact sufficient guarantee to this end, it was a matter of indifference to them whether the railway paid or not. I do not think my Russian colleague was quite satisfied, and I shall not be surprised if the Russian Government raise objections to the construction of this line.\n\nThe conduct of the sovereign Power, China, in these railway questions, as indeed in others regarding Manchuria, is neither dignified nor altogether easy to understand. The Chinese have signed agreements and conventions with Japan regarding certain railways in Manchuria, granting them special treatment, but according to the chargé d'affaires in Peking (Sir John Jordan's telegram to you, No. 198), the proposal to internationalise these same railways, that is, subject them to a totally different form of treatment, meets with the cordial approval of the Chinese Government.\n\nIt is also worthy of note that the said Government are aware that one of the objections to the Tsin-min-ting-Fakumen Railway was that it might be extended to Tsitsihar, and thereby compete seriously with the South Manchurian Railway by diverting traffic of all kinds from the west on to the Chinese line; having by a convention signed last September with Japan agreed not to construct the railway, they almost immediately sign an agreement with an Anglo-American combination to construct a line also tapping the Siberian Railway at Tsitsihar to bring the western traffic away from the South Manchurian and so containing the same objection which attached to the other project, though perhaps in not so marked a degree.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nCLAUDE M. 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        "content_text": "471\n\nand of bebbe ed Ilade moitoes wen jnivollo T \n\n-:Tostond d moitoon netis somsaibro Isgionit \n\nnomsito yna duið arneçno i nevonor.(I) \n\norld to yne to anoinivong old Janings \nond ai bods Tomune asomaniko to anoijose \nyllamonds ei somnib? eint ot »Ishodof? [utral ed IIañía Ji yrolo sdið ai duelieverq \n\n\\\",exaloob od Iforuo0-mi-n prevod add 101 \n‚oddessű end xi beneilduq sú of noidanaloory yu olamizinuq ed Ifans som 1to bisa siis Juni \n\ndobneret 90 Ilaria noitaasloong dowa yiová .(S) \na'danji ath of montavo ond w/ botnoqu'I \n9 Tot oda:2 20 ysterpel Isqten!TI \n\n.neinoloo \nbel Isonso aneInu,noits aloery down vravi .(S) anj ni badailuq noiðholti)oll Jasmmievo) yi boiroq a tot norot ni nimon lishe,addons) \naddnor is to \nsurfeong doua was doinv mi bobrog wild yniz! .(A) \nTot Iutwal od IIade zi sorot ni ai moi¿- \nbiers of adendaigal a to two ensuqu? edt (S) A noitose to amoixivory and od Joaplua \n-301 to Junainn, and,pomanih10 eids to bazsloob sonetto is to saso and mi gui3- \nyd eldadeinuq ed of noitamloong as yú -leinny reddo yna od noisilbo ni gni goit .bebraws ed you: Jerit Jnom- \n(c) \nbrews of \nexors del \n-i-com \n-ab molja. sonetto e yllartonda \n(5). Nothing in this section shall be deemed to \nlimit the power which the Supreme Court or \na Magistrate may otherwise have to award the \npunishment of flogging\". \n\nThe schedule appearing herein is hereby added as a \nschedule to the Principal Ordinance.\n\n## Schedule \n### Principal Ordinance \n#### Section 9 \n\n## Schedule \n### List of Sections of Ordinances, for offences \nagainst the provisions of which flogging may be awarded under the \nprovisions of section 9.\n\n| Ordinance | Sections |\n| --- | --- |\n| Offences against the Person Ordinance 1865 | 19, 34, 38, 42 |\n| Larceny Ordinance 1865 | 29, 30, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 |\n| Malicious Damage Ordinance 1865 | 15, 28, 29, 31, 32 |\n| Chinese Emigration Ordinance 1889 | 107, 108, 109 |\n| Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance 1897 | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 19, 20 |\n\n## Objects and Reasons \nIt has been deemed desirable to authorise the use of the \"cat\" in the case of male offenders against \nthe provisions of sections 44 and 45 of the Offences against the Person Ordinance 1855, as the crime of kid- \nnapping is increasing in the Colony. Moreover, inasmuch as women are frequently concerned in serious crimes, notably kidnapping, and as they cannot be flogged,",
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        "content_text": "# SKETCH MAP \nto show \n## SUGGESTED LINES OF DEMARCATION \nof the \n### BURMA-CHINA BORDER.\n\nT IBET \n28°N \n\nBrahmakund \nLobit R \n15220' \nSati \nWalung \nRima \nShirong \n“Nam Kiu“ Mts \n2 \nDaphapan \nR.. \nDapha Bum \n-227° \n26 \nDihing R. \nHukong Valley \nManse \nH \na \nx \nPatau \nTalo R \n. Intaw \n.Kachala \n98 \n\nam Kiu or Malihka \n+ \nChiama Ngu Chu \nSor Salween R, \n-Chin Chiang \nU t.z \nkhanung \nNmai Hka \nButang \nNakalo \nDa Chu or Mekong R. \n\nDOKERLA \nChamutong \nMeh Hka \n1360 \nTowgaw \n12800 \nMakuan \n-25 \n\n| Description | Line |\n| --- | --- |\n| Frontier line already demarcated. | va vam van man van. |\n| Ideal line onwards (taking in all the upper basin of the Irrawady). |  |\n| This is the line laid down by Sir E. Satow. \"As far as the confines of Tibet\" |  |\n| Suggested modified line. | Ditto. |\n| Line claimed by Wai Wu Pa | RL 'LT FROM |\n| Line suggested by Tavtai Shih. in 1905. |  |\n| Line said to be now claimed by Mr. Hsia. | (Foreign Affairs Bureau, Yünnanfu.) |\n| Limit of British “administered territory,\" |  |\n\nIRRAWA \nTAPINGA \nKa \n*Laika \nMYITKYINA \nSima \nManyun. \nTaping \nSadon \nn \nNai \nKha \nWanghte \nManung Pum \nChan-baity \nΚαι \nMe Sih Ho \nMien Chin Meng Peng \nTENG YUEK Ting \nMONG HUM \nMONG YANG \n(100.4111.1380)F0.1974 63 China \n\nOBHAMO \nAtuntzu \nnma) \nTêng \nKAO LI \nLu Chiang or Salweed R. \nh \nu \na \nYangtse \nYei Chih \nWEI-HSI-TING \n\n# \nn \n100° \n165 \nN \nYangtse R \nN \nCHIEN CHUAN CHOU \n\nப \n29 \n\n28 \n27 \nLI-CHIANG \nล \nHO CHING CHOU \n虫 \n269 \nTeng Chuan u \nYUN LUNG CHOU \nTALIFU l \nKai t'ou \nK \n20 \nScale of miles. \nHKWAN \nLung Chuan \nChế tạng \nMONG \nMeng-ka \nNASANJA & Dand, 1,19 as MAPPING LAYEW,C \n\nen R \nLung-Ling-Ting, \nYUNG-CHANG FU \nm \n• Yao Kuan \nYu-tien \nHAI \nHsia kuan \nChao Chou \nTameng-tung SHUN NING FU \nEYUN CHOU \n\n(Signed) **M. E. Willoughby, Lt.-Colonel, Military Attaché, Peking- 8th March, 1911.** \n25",
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        "content_text": "Pul. by.\n\n414\n\n030\n\nC\n\nby\n\nDate.\n\nSog\n\n1912\n\n28 Aug\n\nHONG KONG\n\n30.030\n\nPOP 23 SEP 12\n\nPension 60. Jm. Atkinson\n\nReport's Govt of £40.30 pa.\n\nEncloses last previous Paper.\n\n= £738-16-8.\n\n20932.\n\naddressed to\n\non\n\nCapping at 3/8 the rate\n\nletter his retirement.\n\nSubsequent Paper\n\nM.Stable.\n\nThey\n\nallow\n\nan extra gratuity for proportional pension.\n\nPartly, I think it is an allowance for\n\nEmoluments. My way of thinking\n\n910\n\nStores £149,244). Wt.£25,946-17. £40,000. 11/11, A&EW.\n\nIt appears that the original text was a jumbled collection of words and numbers, likely due to OCR errors. I have made the following corrections:\n\n* Corrected spelling errors (e.g., \"Sog\" to \"Sog\" remains unchanged as it is unclear, \"Ang\" to \"Aug\", \"Jelm\" to \"allow\", \"o hart gerin hessi\" is unclear and left unchanged, \"M.Stäble\" to \"M.Stable\", \"propraonal\" to \"proportional\", \"pelifes\" to \"pension\", \"starcs\" to \"Stores\", \"Wt.25,946-17\" to \"Wt.£25,946-17\")\n* Removed or added spaces to improve readability\n* Rejoined broken sentences and reformatted the text into paragraphs\n* Left \"Pul. by.\" and other unclear text unchanged as their meaning is unclear\n* Preserved original page numbering and formatting where possible\n\nHowever, the text still appears to be a collection of disjointed phrases and numbers. Further context or information about the original document may be necessary to fully understand and correct the text. \n\nAs per the instructions, I have not rephrased or rewritten the text, and have only made unambiguous corrections. I have also not added any comments or explanations to the text. The output is in HTML format using  for paragraphs.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-393 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [11]",
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        "content_text": "Extract from the Far Eastern Review of Dec 12\n\n1220\n\nTo the south of Shanghai the ports of Foochow, Amoy and Swatow remain under the jurisdiction of China. The fact that China has retained jurisdiction over these is sufficient evidence of their strategic worthlessness. These ports may serve as the termini of local railway lines tapping the adjacent hinterland, but as far as foreign trade is concerned they will always be subsidiary to Hongkong or Shanghai. Hongkong's position commanding the approaches to Canton, coupled with her natural advantages as the only deep water port south of Shanghai gives her control of the entire trade of that part of China, and the Colonial Government has burdened itself with a large debt to ensure the commercial supremacy of the port, by the construction of the Kowloon-Canton Railway at a cost of nearly £50,000 per mile. Any elaborate scheme for the construction of railways radiating from Canton, must necessarily offset strengthen this position. To root these advantages China could improve the approaches to the West River, dredge the channel, and develop a deep water port of her own at Whampoa. And this must be done, unless she is willing to burden herself with a heavy debt for the glorification of Hongkong. We understand that Dr. Sun has given this phase of the problem serious consideration and his plans contemplate certain improvements that will free Canton from her dependency on Hongkong. The question then naturally arises, will the powerful British financial interests support a scheme of this nature tending to diminish their national commercial supremacy in South China? And yet a Southern port under China's jurisdiction is essential to the successful development of her railways. Otherwise the trade of Yunnan will flow out to the sea through French territory at Haiphong, and the vast commerce resulting from the railways' proposed new trunk lines will be diverted through British vantage point at Hongkong.\n\nEnclosure 3",
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        "content_text": "## \n(3)\n\n### Questions\nBy Mr. Hewett\n\nWhere were the flower pots where they were close together?\n\nClose together, she had her head between...\n\nBy Hon. A. G.\n\nDid she come back again?\n\nShe came inside and said he was coming.\n\nI ran underneath the bed.\n\nWe got in together simultaneously.\n\nShe came back when she saw him?\n\nWho hid first?\n\nYou did not see her beckon to him?\n\nNo.\n\nDid you hear your brother-in-law Mr. Xavier tell your sister when you saw the Inspector coming along, wave your hand?\n\nWhat happened?\n\nNo, I did not hear.\n\nI hid under the bed and Mr. Xavier got into the wardrobe, where there was a little hole. I hid myself between the bed and the wall. I was watching, I heard tapping of the door about three times. The first time my sister did not answer at all. The second time she asked who is that in Chinese, no answer. The third time my sister...",
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        "content_text": "## Proofread Text\n\nso to cite CA. Ask them & have them miscast & sent to A house R 28/8/13 \n\nI think it pretty clear from Mr. that he is to be made K.C. Haborters with 16 pp hoped from the beginning for his work. \"Maybe fit recommendation to explain for the far how would in that to him for K.C. do not emanate 'I do not understand.\n\nThe be compared, I can against, except onth loos. Leccomendation. had better paint this out. At the same tain them in alread band, furth present at all events. Othension) \n\nAm Kay (1533), plethora y Mis form 1 Lengnition SR. at avey rate with Mr. Robinson. 29/8/13 fie Ci Siddes nd kindly (to wait). Any home As 30.0.13 A to recommendations for til. emanating from the for. I think the for. must Mich is hat have then Com 7033 in practifi meid. in 332 \n\nAccording to this the applicant Lends in his request though to the for? whom is commavricated to Syys. thly. Tot lif il I think the for probabll meant To say that he couldnt take the fish top. pri W. G C \n\nThe mallei wanted fill he should have applied for to the ordinary bay However, Leen his Meinar not to have been very happing exprened that we Ca as agree \n\nshould point out I hittin proposes 61/19/13. x hr. Alabaste it a man I he was called to the Bar in 1904/ and I think he most wait for silk for a year JJ.R.8/9/13 tuoro to Collins What do gway? Pt. 0.9 \n\nSir C. Fiddes As to the K.C. I would tell Gov. that S. of S. will be prepared to consider it if and when a recommendation is received from the Gov. but \n\n## Page Numbering \nNo explicit page numbers found.",
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        "content_text": "KEP.C. rough working copy of letter with the Wolfe,\n\nre: 1908 tapping appeal song\n\n1) Carpmael with the anticipated decision on his appeal\n\nR22/20/13.\n\nMENILWORTH\n\nGame \"Empress\"\n\nJe 3309 Gerrard\n\nCRANSTON & HERE ONLY HOTEL\n\nNo 11908/1913.\n\nSir,\n\nLONDON, W.C.,\n\nIn reply\n\nGREAT RUSSELL STREET\n\n13455\n\nREC? 20 ARCH 21 APR 13\n\n404\n\nto\n\nletter\n\nThe\n\nyour\n\n15.2 minute 00/1900/1913\n\nI beg to inform that you are desirous of ascertaining the appointment\n\nArbor for... Hory Kay.\n\n2. With reference to Jevagrish letter I beg to enquire whether you are right in assuming that as regards the salary an allowance will be drawn with the increments of the appointment from the date of my appointment as Head of the Sanitary department, which post...",
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        "content_text": "FIVE\n\nIu Tau to Kowloon City; from Mau Tau Wai to Kowloon Tong; and from Tai Shek Koo to Tai Pat Cheong. Another subject to which I wish to refer is wireless. I think we have already spent some $20,000 on this. The estimate on page 95 is for $80,000, and on page 102 $20,000 for stock. I understand the bulk of this apparatus is already in the Colony, and I have been informed informally—I hope the Director of Public Works will correct me if I am wrong—that before the next seven or eight months this valuable station will be in working order. As your Excellency knows, in my capacity as a member of this Council, as Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and representative of shipping companies, I have for several years urged on the Imperial Government the construction of a high-power wireless station in the interests of shipping in this Colony without any effect at all. We were put off with all sorts of excuses that further inquiries and further experiments had to be made. What is the result? We know that Germany has for many years been preparing for a European war, the main object of which was to obtain the British Empire and British trade. She has erected high-power stations in all parts of the world on alien territory as well as on her own territory, stations which enable her to speak across the Atlantic and the Pacific. Now that war has broken out, we find Germany with high-power stations enabling her to communicate all round the world, and we have not got anything worth speaking of. The only station we have here is a comparatively low-power station on the Tamar, and even in Singapore, which is the centre of the long line of high-power stations from London to New Zealand, at the outbreak of hostilities the only station they had was put up in a hurry with apparatus taken from one of the ships. I state, Sir, without fear of contradiction, that it is absolutely a scandal that we as the greatest oversea Power in the world are caught napping. We have no proper...\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY—The hon. member is travelling outside the subject of these estimates.\n\nHon. Mr. HEWETT—I trust you do not for a moment suppose, Sir, that I reflect in any way upon the Hongkong Government. I know you have done everything possible. The fault lies with the War Department in London.\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY—The point is that this is an Imperial question.\n\nHon. Mr. HEWETT—I have very little more to say, Sir. As far as I can make out by roughly adding up the figures, I find there is an increase under new appointments in the Public Works Department which amounts to about $20,000, and in the Post Office amounting to about $22,000. I wish to direct attention to this constant increase in the personnel of the Government staff. It has been going on all the time. I have had on many occasions to refer to it.\n\nOf course, I know your Excellency and the heads of departments are anxious not to increase in that direction, still the increase goes on, and they come in under the pension scheme and are a charge on the Widows and Orphans' Fund. As I said in the early part of my remarks, the financial position of the Colony is such that we ought to conserve our resources in every possible way. With reference to the charge on the public debt, I remember many years ago, when this question was discussed, how various individual ratepayers stated that they considered all these big public works should be paid for on long loan. Fortunately, your predecessors—Sir Henry Blake particularly was one, and I believe your Excellency also holds the same view—were of opinion that so far as possible all public works, public buildings, and even public works which might possibly be remunerative, should be paid as far as possible out of current revenue or by short loan. That policy has fortunately been followed; otherwise, had we not done so, the present condition of the Colony would have been far more unsatisfactory than it is. We would have been weighted down with a heavy permanent debt which we could ill afford to meet.\n\nThere is one other question which we do not discuss in connection with the Estimates—the Military Contribution—and I would like to make a remark about it. When dealing with this question it is always brought forward by special resolution, and that was done by me when the estimates for last year were under consideration. Since then we have had a paper laid before us by the Secretary of State, but the unofficial members have not under existing conditions brought forward any resolution, because we considered the time was not opportune, but it must not be supposed that we are satisfied with the present state of affairs, and we trust later on to have an opportunity of again discussing the subject. I hope hon. members do not think I have been unduly long in discussing the Estimates, but I have done my best to carry out the wishes of my colleagues on the various points we had under consideration. I now beg to state that when we come to the vote I shall move the reduction of the Harbour Department vote by $10,000. I will also move a further resolution for the adjournment of this debate, which, I understand, is necessary before I have the right to reply to your Excellency. I do not say I shall want to reply, but I should like to have the opportunity of doing so if necessary.\n\nHon. Mr. POLLOCK—Sir, the very full remarks made by the hon. member opposite will render it necessary for me to occupy the time of this Council for a few minutes only. As my hon. friend has pointed out, apart from the revenue derived from opium, we should, as it appears to me, be in a rather parlous financial condition in this Colony, and, Sir, it is in bearing that fact in view that I venture to make a suggestion to this Government in connection with the opium question. I am sure, Sir, that everybody must deplore the fact that there...\n\ncertain percentage of\n\n18\n\n200",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nI think a circular is called for. It \nhall W. \nafrican \nMedikerman Colonies \nJime my \nCircular \n273+14 \nI think it might concern in the perfoni \nhue. 30/3/14 \nW 11 might \nto Fiji \nRev \n30.3.14 \nbut not to W Pacifi \nWamaghtin \nGu93573/m \n\nI see no particular objection to sending the \ncircular proposed provided we word it carefully so as to \nshow that we do not wish to interfere with local enterprise \nand that the one object is to avoid over-lapping and waste \nof energy. \n\nSo prepare draft for consideration. \nCatt \n31/3/14 \n\nIn reply, please quote \nM.O.4/Asia/7. \n\n## WAR OFFICE \n### SEC \n### 6619 \n### EGY 21 FEB 14 \n\nMilitary Operations Directorate, \nWar Office, S.W. \n20th February, 1914. \n\nThe Director of Military Operations presents his compliments to the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, and begs to attach copies of a 24\" map of Hong \nKong which has recently been prepared by the Geographical Section, General Staff. The map is a compilation from \nexisting materials and does not profess to be correct up to date. \n\nMajor General Wilson is informed that a map on the scale of 2\" to one mile has been received from Hong Kong on which numerous corrections have been made. He would be much \nobliged if he could be allowed to see this map for the \npurpose of comparing it with the War Office 24\" map. \n\nMajor General Wilson wishes to express the hope that \nthe Colonial Office and the War Office may keep each other informed of any new maps which may be in contemplation \nmuch waste",
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        "content_text": "1 \n\nfor Apps ident at to sheets \n\njmið To MOTOS - \n\nMAG \n\n• \n\nhetis \n\n1 \n\nP \n\nanla \n\nR \n\nPL [Ele worŸ „bably...? \n\npa pi pmAL EST MAPPING AL \n\n. \n\n子 \n\nSanétobe \n\n‚4 (Thupan pemİ4V900 \n\ntuada empad \n\nwid voï #OT,” i uzsitafugat Tadmala? \n\nTo kris's Sayer only \n\n345 \n\n## Appointment Details \n\nof Hong Kong. A copy of the latest edition \nof the **Colonial Regulations** is enclosed. \nThe appointment is under the **Colonial Government** and your emoluments will be paid \nsolely from the funds of the Colony. \n\n5. \nIf you are prepared to accept \nthe appointment on these conditions, you \nshould take an early opportunity of pre- \nsenting yourself to the Medical Ad- \nviser whose name is given on the enclosed \nletter, for the purpose of being medically \nexamined, and he will send his report \ndirect to this Department. The fee will be \npaid by the Crown Agents for the Colonies, \nand if it should be necessary for you to \ntravel by rail for the purpose of the \nexamination your third-class return fare \nwill be refunded to you on your informing \nthis Department of the amount. \n\n6. \nIf finally selected for the \nappointment, you will be provided with a \nfree first-class passage to Hong Kong by a \nsteamer",
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        "content_text": "## \n610\n\nBy the tenor of the reply I received from the Hon. Director of Public Works on the 5th February, 1914 it would appear that we enjoy privileges not equally enjoyed by the other overseers.\n\nThis is not so. There is not an overseer or subordinate officer in the Government Service who does not enjoy equal privileges, neither is there an overseer or subordinate officer in this Department who cannot rise to the salary I now ask for. In fact, some of them, without any special qualifications have risen to that rank within three or four years of their joining the service, and I, with my eleven years faithful service, have to work side by side with these men in a junior capacity.\n\nPrior to 1906 we enjoyed the same privileges and scale of pay as these overseers, but in that year they applied for an increase of salary on the grounds of the enhanced cost of living prevailing in the Colony even at that time and their petition was approved, but, we, through no fault of our own, received no corresponding promotion. We know of no justification for thus lowering our official standing.\n\nThe only, or principal qualification necessary to become a first class overseer, is to be a tradesman. I respectfully submit that such a qualification would not suffice to become a Land Bailiff.\n\nTo be a qualified Land Bailiff one must have, at least, the following qualifications:-\n\n(1) He must be a Chinese scholar of no mean order.\n(2) He must have a good general education to enable him to render accurate and intelligent reports to his superiors.\n(3) To carry out his duties efficaciously he must have a fairly advanced knowledge of surveying and mapping.\n(4)",
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        "content_text": "# THE \n## Application for Promotion\n\n(4) He is continually called upon to exercise great \ntact and discretion in the execution of his various duties, as he comes in contact with all \nclasses of society both Chinese and European.\n\n(5) He must be competent to appear in Police Court, \non behalf of the Crown, in any case against persons \nwho may encroach on Crown Land.\n\nWithout appearing boastful I may be permitted to state I possess all these and other qualifications and in addition \nI have spent a considerable sum of money in acquiring a \nknowledge of surveying and mapping, Chinese language etc.\n\nHaving shown that my qualifications compare favourably \nwith any of the first class overseers I will endeavour to prove that I have always carried out my duties with diligence and \nfidelity and have always satisfied my superiors during my eleven \nyears service.\n\nI joined the Police Force in 1904 and, on account of my knowledge of the Chinese language, was transferred to the Land office, Tai Po, to act as Land Bailiff during the absence of Mr. Last on leave. During the twelve months I acted in that capacity I was twice thanked by His Excellency the Governor, for services rendered and was also mentioned in Despatches to the \nSecretary of State for saving all the valuable records \nof the Land Office during the typhoon of 1906.\n\nI think it will be admitted that if I had not risked \nmy life to save these records, the loss to Government would be almost inestimable, as all the records, which had cost a large staff years to complete, would have been completely destroyed. I was mentioned in despatches for this service. (see \nGovernment ...",
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        "content_text": "Cakes and meals, the following, namely:--\n\nBisenit meal;\n\nCalf meal;\n\nCoconut and poonac cake;\n\nCompound cakes and meal;\n\nCottonseed cake, decorticated and undecorticated, and cottonseed meal;\n\nFish meal and concentrated fish;\n\nGluten meal or gluten feed;\n\nGround nut or earth nut cake and meal;\n\nHempseed cake and meal;\n\nHusk meal;\n\nLinseed cake and meal;\n\nLocust bean meal;\n\nMaize germ meal;\n\nMaize meal and flour;\n\nMeat meal;\n\nPalmnut cake and meal;\n\nPoppyseed cake and meal;\n\nRapeseed or colza seed cake and meal;\n\nSesame seed cake and meal;\n\nSoya bean cake and meal;\n\nSunflower seed cake and meal;\n\nChick peas, pigeon peas, gram or dhol;\n\nDari;\n\nGreen forage;\n\nHay;\n\nLentils;\n\nLupin seeds;\n\nMaize;\n\nMalt dust, malt flour, culms, sprouts or combings;\n\nMillet;\n\nMolasses for cattle feeding;\n\nOffals of corn and grain, including:\n\nBran and pollard;\n\nMill dust and screenings of all kinds;\n\nRice meal (or bran) and dust;\n\nSharps and middlings;\n\nPatent and proprietary cattle foods of all kinds; Straw;\n\nGrindstones, carborundum wheels, and emery wheels;\n\nGums, resins, balsams, and resinous substances of all kinds, except such as contain caoutchouc;\n\nHair, animal, of all kinds; and tops, noils and yarns of animal hair;\n\nImplements and apparatus designed exclusively for the manufacture of munitions of war, for the manufacture or repair of arms or of war material for use on land or sea, namely, plant for cordite and ammunition factories, viz.:-\n\nCordite presses;\n\nDies for cartridge cases;\n\nGauges for shells or cartridges;\n\nIncorporators;\n\nLapping machines;\n\nRifling machines;\n\nWire-winding machines;\n\nIntrenching tools and intrenching implements, namely, pick-axes and grubbers, whether of combination pattern or otherwise; spades and shovels of all descriptions; helves and handles for pick-axes, grubbers, spades and shovels; and machinery for trenching and ditching;\n\nLacs of all kinds, including shellac, gum lac, seed lac, stick lac, and other forms of lac, but not including lac dye;\n\nLignum vitæ;\n\nLinen close canvas;\n\nLinen duck cloth;\n\nMachinery, metal working;\n\nMahogany;\n\nMeat, namely, beef and mutton, fresh or refrigerated; Mess tins, and water bottles for military use;\n\nMetals and ores, namely:-\n\nCopper ore;\n\nIron, haematite pig;\n\nIron ore;\n\nMonazite sand;\n\nMotor vehicles of all kinds, including motor bicycles and their component parts and accessories;\n\nOleaginous nuts, seeds and products, namely:\n\nCastor beans;\n\nCoconuts;\n\nCopra;\n\nCotton seed;\n\nGround nuts, earth nuts, or pea nuts (Arachides); Hempseed;\n\nLinseed;\n\nPalm nuts and palm kernels;\n\nPoppy seeds;\n\nRape or colza seed;\n\nSesame seed;\n\nSoya beans;\n\nSunflower seed;\n\nPackings, engine and boiler (including slagwool);\n\nProvisions and victuals which may be used as food for man, namely:\n\nAnimals, living, for food;\n\nBacon, ham and pork;\n\nBarley, barley meal, and pearled and pot barley;\n\nButter;\n\nCassava powder and tapioca;\n\nCheese;\n\nCocoa powder;\n\nCocoa, raw, of all kinds and all preparations of cocoa, including cocoa husks, cocoa shells and chocolates;\n\nCoffee;\n\nEggs in shells;\n\nHerrings, cured or salted, in barrels or cases, including dry salted herrings and herrings in brine;\n\nLard and imitation lard;\n\nMalt;\n\nMandioca or tapioca flour; Margarine;\n\nMilk, condensed, sweetened or not;\n\nOatmeal and rolled oats;\n\nOnions;\n\nPeas, except tinned and bottled peas and peas packed in cardboard boxes and similar receptacles;\n\nPotatoes;\n\nRice and rice flour;\n\nRye, rye flour and meal;\n\nSago and sago meal and flour;\n\nSoups, compressed and desiccated;\n\nSugar, refined and candy;\n\nSugar, unrefined;\n\nTinned and potted meats and extract of meat; Vegetables, fresh, except peas;\n\nRailway material, both fixed and rolling stock: Rattans;\n\nSeeds, clover and grass;\n\nShipbuilding materials, namely:\n\nBoiler tubes;\n\nCondenser tubes;\n\nPage 150",
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        "content_text": "## Signalling Section\n\nThe members of this section have been of considerable utility as Signallers & Field Telephonists on Field Days & on the Rifle Range. Eight members of the XXIian Scouts Company received instruction in \"tapping in\" with field telephones for use when patrolling the Section allotted to the Company in the Defence Scheme.\n\n## Cadet Company\n\nThis unit now numbers one officer and 59 cadets. Drills and Field Days have been held regularly and the boys were instructed in swimming during the summer months. The Annual Camp was held at Fan Ling from 1st to 10th January 1916 inclusive, during which the Hospital duties were undertaken by lady members of the V.A.D. St. John's Ambulance Association, Mrs. Churchill acting as matron. The Camp was visited by Lady Hay, Commandant of the V.A.D. on 7th January. The work of the Cadets in Camp was inspected by the Commandant on 7th January. The Annual inspection of the Company was held on 18th March by the Commandant, who expressed his satisfaction with the appearance, drill and discipline of the boys.\n\n## Mobilization\n\nThe Corps is still mobilized under Proclamation by H.E. the Governor. A guard of one Officer and 27 N.C.O's and men was maintained at the Prisoners of War Camp and an in-lying picket of One Officer and 24 N.C.O's and men at Gun Club Hill from 15.5.15 to 17.1.16. The guard and in-lying picket were found alternately by the Hongkong Volunteer Corps and Reserves. A guard of one N.C.O. and 3 men was found from dusk to dawn at Tai Ho Wan, by the H.K.V.C. and Reserves alternately, from 21.1.16 to 20.3.16. A guard of one N.C.O. & 6 men has been maintained, by the H.K.V.C. and Reserves alternately, nightly over the Wireless Station on Stonecutters Island from 21.1.16.\n\n## Musketry\n\nAll units with the exception of the Stretcher Bearer Section have been put through the Musketry Course laid down for Infantry,",
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        "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\nthat there was an increase of $44,000 in this vote, chiefly due to Mr. Kadoorie handing over the Ellis Kadoorie School to the Government. We have known Mr. Kadoorie for a considerable number of years, and this is yet one more instance of the generosity displayed by him towards his fellow residents. I can only gladly endorse the remarks made by your Excellency on his generosity in this matter. Coming now to public work, although the extension of the Central Police Station has entailed a large expenditure on the Colony, we realise the pressing need there was for this work, and it is only to be regretted that it was not carried out earlier. We are glad to see that the Aberdeen to Deep Water Bay road has been proceeded with, and we hope before very long the Stanley Road will be made available for carriage traffic.\n\nApparently with regard to Tai Tam Tuk, good progress is being made. The revised estimate came to $2,400,000, and the estimated expenditure up to the end of this year is $589,000. The estimate for 1915 is $700,000, leaving a balance of $1,100,000 to be expended to carry out the work. I have given the hon. Director of Public Works notice of what I am going to refer to, and I understand he will be able to give us the gratifying assurance that this work will be completed by the end of 1917, at the estimated cost. The revised estimate for the Mong Kok Tsui refuge is $2,301,600. The expenditure to the end of this year has been nearly $1 million, and the grant for next year has been put down at $212,000, which is about $130,000 under the estimate. I trust that this work will be thoroughly completed for that sum and done next year. If so, it will be very satisfactory in both senses - in the work being carried out so well in a short space of time, and in the somewhat unusual circumstance that a Government estimate has not been exceeded.\n\nWith regard to the New Territories, the improvement in the Kowloon-Taipo Road is very satisfactory, and I would ask the Director of Public Works to tell us when that road will be completed to the frontier, including the carriage bridge over Taipo creek. I have always urged, as your Excellency knows, the completion of the road from Taipo to the frontier, so as to link up Kowloon by a carriage and motor road with the outlying parts of the New Territory, and it seems to me that the value both from a police and a military point of view is enormous. I trust it will be completed at an early date.\n\nThere are one or two smaller questions, but a very important one is the question of the development of Old Kowloon City. There is the question of the extension of the road from Nga Lu Tau to Kowloon City; from Mau Tau Wai to Kowloon Tong; and from Tai Shek Koo to Tai Pat Cheong. Another subject to which I wish to refer is wireless. I think we have already spent some $20,000 on this. The estimate on page 95 is for $80,000, and on page 102 $20,000 for stock. I understand the bulk of this apparatus is already in the Colony, and I have been informed informally - I hope the Director of Public Works will correct me if I am wrong - that before the next seven or eight months this valuable station will be in working order.\n\nAs your Excellency knows, in my capacity as a member of this Council, as Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and representative of shipping companies, I have for several years urged on the Imperial Government the construction of a high-power wireless station in the interests of shipping in this Colony. We were put off without any effect at all, with all sorts of excuses that further inquiries and further experiments had to be made. What is the result? We know that Germany has for many years been preparing for a European war, the main object of which was to obtain the British Empire and British trade. She has erected high-power stations in all parts of the world on alien territory as well as on her own territory, stations which enable her to speak across the Atlantic and the Pacific. Now that war has broken out, we find Germany with high-power stations enabling her to communicate all round the world, and we have not got anything worth speaking of. The only station we have here is a comparatively low-power station on the Tamar, and even in Singapore, which is the centre of the long line of high-power stations from London to New Zealand, at the outbreak of hostilities the only station they had was put up in a hurry with apparatus taken from one of the ships. I state, Sir, without fear of contradiction, that it is absolutely a scandal that we as the greatest oversea Power in the world are caught napping.\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY - The hon. member is travelling outside the subject of these estimates.\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY - The point is that this is an Imperial question.\n\nHON. MR. HEWETT - I trust you do not suppose, Sir, that I reflect in any way upon the Hongkong Government. I know you have done everything possible. The fault lies with some Department in London, because we considered the time was not opportune, but it must not be supposed that we are satisfied with the present state of affairs, and we trust later on to have an opportunity of again discussing the subject. I hope hon. members do not think I have been unduly long in discussing the Estimates, but I have done my best to carry out the wishes of my colleagues on the various points we had under consideration.\n\nI now beg to state that when we come to the vote I shall move the reduction of the Harbour Department vote by $10,000. I will also move a further resolution for the adjournment of this debate, which, I understand, is necessary before I have the right to reply to your Excellency. I do not say I shall want to reply, but I should like to have the opportunity of doing so if necessary.\n\nI have very little more to say, Sir. As far as I can make out by roughly adding up the figures, I find there is an increase under appointments in the Public Works Department which amounts to about $20,000, and in the Post Office amounting to about $22,000. I wish to direct attention to this constant increase in the personnel of the Government staff. It has been going on all the time. I have had on many occasions to refer to it. Of course, I know your Excellency and the heads of departments are anxious not to increase in that direction, still the increase goes on, and they come in under the pension scheme and are a charge on the Widows' and Orphans' Fund. As I said in the early part of my remarks, the financial position of the Colony is such that we ought to conserve our resources in every possible way.\n\nWith reference to the charge on the public debt, I remember many years ago, when this question was discussed, how various individual ratepayers stated that they considered all these high public works should be paid for on long loan. Fortunately, my predecessors - Sir Henry particularly was one, and I believe your Excellency also holds the same view - were of opinion that so far as possible all public works, public buildings, and even public works which might possibly be remunerative, should be paid as far as possible out of current revenue or by short loan. That policy has fortunately been followed; otherwise, had we not done so, the present condition of the Colony would have been far more unsatisfactory than it is. We would have been weighted down with a heavy permanent debt which we could ill afford to meet.\n\nThere is one other question which we do not discuss in connection with the Estimates - the Military Contribution - and I would like to make a remark about it. When dealing with this question it is always brought forward by special resolution, and that was done by me when the estimates for last year were considered.\n\nHON. MR. POLLOCK - Sir, the very full remarks made by the hon. member opposite will render it necessary for me to occupy the time of this Council for a few minutes only. As my hon. friend has pointed out, apart from the revenue derived from opium, we should be in a rather parlous financial condition in this Colony, and, Sir, it is in bearing that fact in view that I venture to make a suggestion to this Government in connection with the opium question.\n\nI am sure, Sir, that everybody must deplore the fact that there is a certain percentage of people who smoke opium with very deplorable results. And we must equally deplore the fact that when we come to other stimulants such as alcohol, there is also a percentage of people, possibly a good deal higher percentage, who use those stimulants to excess.\n\nWith regard to opium, we have at all events a certain amount of solid ground to go upon with regard to the proportion of excess of opium smokers, because your Excellency will remember that a very able member of this service, who has now gone to another Colony, in a pamphlet which was laid on the table of this Council a few years ago, worked out very carefully by statistics the question of opium consumption, and he arrived at the conclusion that the proportion of opium smokers who smoked to excess...",
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        "content_text": "in conjunction with native agents and correspondents. During the past few years this method has been adopted by a rapidly increasing number of British, American, German, Russian and Japanese houses, but it is noteworthy that, whereas the German penetration has been largely effected by merchants whose headquarters were at the ports, the British organisation has been almost entirely carried out by large manufacturers of semi-monopolies and proprietary articles, such as cigarettes, kerosene, alkalies, household soap, candles, patent medicines, and refined sugar, who, having previously conducted their business through the medium of merchants in the ports, have discarded this system as being unsuitable to their requirements, and have undertaken the marketing themselves. This fact demonstrates that there has been a much closer co-operation between the German manufacturers and merchants than is the case in this country. The Germans have enjoyed the virtual monopoly of two important lines of trade, viz., arms and ammunition, and aniline dyes and synthetic indigo. The manufacturers have insisted upon the elaboration of an extensive up-country organisation, have defrayed the bulk of the expense, have sent out experts to assist in the work, and have allowed a generous commission of not less than five per cent. to their agents for the services rendered. These agencies have had a dual advantage. In the first place, they have provided the German merchant in China with a handsome annual profit; and, secondly, they have furnished him with an organisation, free of expense, which he has been able to utilise for the sale of those other lines of imports in which he was interested.\n\nThis brings us to the vital question of the sale of industrial and machinery supplies, a business which has been fostered by our rivals by these extensive methods, and where they have been rapidly gaining on us. I feel very strongly that unless prompt steps are taken by British manufacturers and merchants towards installing the necessary organisation for securing the new contracts which are springing up in all parts of China for electrical power plants, and industrial and mining machinery and supplies of all kinds, we shall find before very long that the market is closed to us, and is entirely in the hands of our competitors. British manufacturers can, as a rule, produce the machinery required at competitive rates, but we have lost and are losing ground through less efficient methods of marketing, and the fact is that while our representatives are busy in their offices in Shanghai and elsewhere the German firms are tapping this considerable and rapidly increasing stream of trade at its source. This question is one which has been dealt with in some detail in certain interim reports, which doubtless many of you gentlemen have already seen.\n\nI will, therefore, briefly describe the methods which have been employed by our rivals to secure the trade. The German houses through their valuable agencies, and also their hold on the export trade of China produce, have usually a branch at the interior Treaty Ports, such as Chung King, Changshen and Tsinan Fu. Their trade in arms and munitions and other equipment for Government contracts has enabled them to maintain representatives at the large provincial capitals such as Chengtu, Yünnan Fu and Moukden. In many cases they have been able to induce the Chinese authorities to employ their nationals to operate the plant in the Government powder factories and arsenals, which means that all renewals and extensions are obtained through them. From these bases in almost every province a system of Chinese correspondents has been elaborated, who inform the local office of any new industrial scheme mooted within their district, and receive a small commission should business result—an inexpensive but quite satisfactory arrangement.\n\nShould it become likely that an electrical power plant or mill of any sort is shortly to be required, the firm sends down usually a Chinese-speaking engineer, who is also tactful and possesses the savoir faire required in handling Chinese, and this representative remains on the spot sometimes for months if the scheme is an important one, acquires the confidence and goodwill of the buyers by means of painstaking and persistent methods, entertainment, social intercourse, and the preparation of specifications and plans of the machinery required. Pressure is also occasionally brought to bear by the nearest Consul, working through the officials, and in nine cases out of ten the representative does not leave that locality\n\nPage 83",
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        "content_text": "Hemp and hemp manufactures, the following:-\n\n(B) Hemp ropes, old;\n\n(B) Hemp waste;\n\n(B) Italian, Russian, and Manila hemp,\n\nMaguey fibre, and manufactures thereof, except Tagal braid;\n\n11\n\n(1) Other hemp and manufactures thereof, not\n\notherwise specifically prohibited;\n\n(c) Tugal braid';\n\n(E) Hessian cloth and bags;\n\n(B) Hides and pelts, clippings of;\n\n(B) Hides of cattle, buffaloes, and horses;\n\n(B) Horse, mule and pony shoes;\n\n(B) Huts, wooden;\n\n(B) Implements and apparatus designed exclusively for the manufacture of munitions of war, for the manufacture or repair of arms or of war material for use on land or sea, the following:\n\nCordite presses:\n\nDies for cartridge cases;\n\nGauges for cartridge or shells;\n\nIncorporators;\n\nLapping machines;\n\nRifling machines;\n\nWire-winding machines;\n\nInsulating materials, the following:\n\n(c) Compounds intended for the purpose of\n\nelectrical insulation;\n\n(c) Leatheroid;\n\n(c) Oiled cloth and tape;\n\n(c) Vulcanised fibre;\n\n(c) Zinc-barium pigments made from zinc salts and barium sulphate (except zinc oxide);\n\n(c) Iridium and its alloys;\n\n(B) Iron and iron articles containing chrome, cobalt, molybdenum, nickel, tungsten, or vanadium;\n\n(B) Iron angles, channels, joists, tees and other sectional material;\n\n(B) Iron bars, including flats, rounds and other sections and shapes:\n\n(B) Iron billets, blooms and slabs;\n\n(B) Iron bridgework, pier work and constructional material:\n\n(1) Iron hoops and strips;\n\n(B) Iron ingots;\n\n(B) Iron ore;\n\n(3) Iron pig;\n\n(B) Iron pipes (wrought)\n\n:\n\n(B) Iron plates and sheets:\n\n(B) Iron pyrites;\n\n(B) Iron scrap\n\n(B) Iron sheet bars;\n\n(B) Iron tubes:\n\n(B) Ivory, vegetable;\n\n(B) Jute cordage and twine\n\n(B) Jute padding;\n\n;\n\n(E) Jute, piece goods made wholly or partly of;\n\n(B) Jute rags;\n\n(B) Jute, raw and carded;\n\n(B) Jute threads;\n\n(B) Jute twist:\n\n(B) Jute waste:\n\n(3) Jute webbing;\n\n(E) Jute wrappers (Surat tarps), other than such wrappers as constitute the coverings of goods to be shipped for exportation, and are allowed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports to be shipped as such coverings;\n\n(B) Jute yarns;\n\n(B) Kettles, camp;\n\n(B) Lacs, not including lac dye;\n\n413",
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        "content_text": "Enclosure 3.\n\n(B)\n\nHONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\nMembers will remember that I pointed out on the last occasion that it was desirable, at least so it seemed to me, that service in the Hongkong Defence Corps should be deemed to be continuous service, as in the Volunteers or Volunteer Reserves, for the purpose of long service medals. I understand that the hon. and learned Attorney-General has differed with me on that point, inasmuch as the granting of medals is an act of Royal favour. But I would point out that it is not like the conferring of a knighthood or the conferring of decorations. There are certain regulations passed at Home with regard to the conferring of long service medals for a certain period of service in the Volunteers or auxiliary forces.\n\nTherefore, Sir, it appears to me, with all deference to the learned Attorney-General, that the proper way of dealing with this matter is for some clause to be inserted, some sub-clause inserted in Clause 10, to state that the service shall be deemed to be continuous in the way I suggest for the purpose of the long service medals. While I am dealing with the question of medals, I would like to say that I have just received a communication with reference to the counting of the service of ex-army or navy men who are serving in the Volunteers or auxiliary forces, or in the Defence Corps of this Colony, for the long service medals. I frankly admit, Sir, that this is a matter which cannot be put by way of an amendment to the present Bill, but I propose in a day or two to send this recommendation to your Excellency through the proper channel, the Colonial Secretary.\n\nWith regard to Clause 11 of the Bill, \"Duration of Ordinance,\" I would suggest that the word \"be\" be inserted after the word \"Force\" and before the word \"until,\" so that the clause shall read quite clearly and emphatically, as follows:-\" This Ordinance shall continue in force only until the expiration of a period of six months from the conclusion of the present war.\" I will now consider the question of the regulations which are attached to the Bill. Hon. members only received them this morning, and I notice that the new regulations contain somewhat stringent forms with regard to periodical training than the former regulations.\n\nWith regard to the general principle of these regulations, no doubt they would like to accomplish what the Prime Minister would call \"silver bullets,\" to be contributed to the war loans, than they would be in being employed on garrison or guard duty. I notice that your Excellency on page 55 of Hansard reports for the year, on the first reading of this Bill, on August 2nd made use of the following words: \"In the correspondence with the Secretary of State which preceded the appointment of the Commission, I recommended, after consultation with His Excellency the General Officer Commanding, under date of the 22nd January, 1917, that compulsory service for local defence should be imposed, that a wider use of the local force should be made, and that a further reduction in the regular garrison should follow to a stage at which every member of the existing Volunteer Force must be considered indispensable for the defence of the Colony.\"\n\nNow, Sir, speaking with the utmost respect, I must confess that I regard that as the wrong ideal to aim at. As is well-known, the officers of this Colony are working, most of them, with considerably reduced staffs, and I would also point out that in many of these offices, employés have been out here for many years, and the war does not appear to any of us to be likely to come to an end for some time yet. Therefore, I suggest that in the fourth year of this war it is only before the word \"until\" that the clause shall read quite clearly and emphatically.\n\nIt must be remembered that it is practically physically impossible for one and the same man to be soldiering by night and to perform his civilian duties by day. If it were possible, Sir, it would be desirable, but my point is that it is absolutely impossible, however willing anybody might be. I know these Volunteers and Reserves are quite willing, and have come forward splendidly, but they cannot perform the impossible.\n\nWith regard to musketry practice, no doubt that is the primary essential, and the only criticism I have to make on that is not made only by myself but by many members of the Reserves. Sometimes it happens that a whole number of men have been called upon to go through their musketry practice, and a great waste of time and patience has resulted. So it is no good getting a whole crowd of men to indulge in musketry practice, for it is very unsatisfactory for them to have to wait for hours in the afternoon, waiting for their turn to come on at the ranges.\n\nHON. MR. E. C. ANTON- I should like to say a few words in support of the second reading of the Bill. At a meeting of this Council some months ago His Excellency the General Officer Commanding made a remark to the effect that the object of war is to ensure peace. But I think there is a apter saying that to ensure peace we must be prepared for war. Great Britain has gone through a painful and terrible experience owing to her military unpreparedness and the nation must see to it that in future we are not found napping as we have been in the past.\n\nI saw stated in a letter to one of the newspapers here that the Bill, if passed, will impose upon the community of Hongkong a militarism akin to German militarism. (The Governor.-Hear, hear.) I do not think it will do anything of the kind. German militarism is an aggressive militarism, and it has been fostered entirely for the purpose of conquest, whereas the object of our military training is to ensure peace and to defend our Colony.\n\nWith regard to the question of drill, I must confess that I am not satisfied that so many drills are necessary. That seems to be the view at all events in the Colony of Ceylon, for in that happy island if a man puts in 45 drills in the course of a year he receives a special badge as a kind of order of merit, and I see that under this Bill it is proposed to make 50 drills compulsory.",
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        "content_text": "# HTT \n## 288 \n\nThe French Consul being merely an agent of the Tonkin Government; and the French residents, nearly all of whom have spent some years in Indo-China, treat the Chinese in the same way as they have been accustomed and permitted to treat the Annamites.\n\nArticle XIX of the French Treaty of 1886 provides that the treaty shall be promulgated in Annam within a year from the date of ratification, but this has never been done, although the Tonkin Authorities enforce the treaty when it suits them; and my raising the question of the transit dues payable by the British American Tobacco Company's Shanghai-made cigarettes left the French Government no option but to put in force article twelve of the treaty; but this is all they have done. And this is not enough. Moreover, if Yunnan, in the future, is not to become a second Serbia, it is essential, both in justice to China and in the interests of other nations, that, in the re-mapping of the world after the war, when the question of \"economic rights of way\" for weak nations is considered, this province should be guaranteed free access to the sea: i.e., complete freedom for goods in transit, such freedom to comprise freedom from duties and from hostile discrimination by administrative measures in the shape of manipulation of railway freights.\n\nAt present, the French, to put it mildly, do nothing to assist in the development of the resources of Yunnan: it would hardly be too much to say that they actively oppose it until such time and in such measures as they themselves are prepared to undertake it. The obvious fact that a big Yunnan trade would materially benefit both the colony and the railway has no weight against their dog-in-the-manager policy: Yunnan is a \"province d'influence francaise\" and is to be reserved, as far as possible, solely for French exploitation. The Ko Chiu Railway Company recently asked the French Railway Authorities for a special tariff for their rail and rolling stock, which are expected to arrive shortly; any reduction in freight was refused: the rails are coming from Hanyang.",
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        "content_text": "## Memorandum on the Tin Industry in Kokiu Yunnan. 1914.\n\n### Introduction\n\nKokiu is the largest tinfield in China. The ore is contained mainly in a residual clay formed by de-calcification (more or less superficial) of limestone and can be concentrated by repeated washing. As far as the character of the ore is concerned, native methods of treatment are probably quite effective. These methods, however, have several defects:\n\n1. Owing to the high altitude, and the cavernous character of the limestone, no water is available for washing during the winter and spring seasons, so that ore mines in the dry season have to be treated in Summer and autumn. The output is therefore directly dependent on the rainfall; and the capital invested during spring and winter can yield no return for eight or nine months.\n\n2. The quantity of charcoal used in smelting by the native method is considerable. When the ore is well dressed, the output of metallic tin per day of 24 hours amounts to 1500 catties for each furnace, over 3000 catties of charcoal being consumed. The total consumption for the whole district exceeds 23,700,000 catties of charcoal per year. The forests within easy reach are being rapidly exhausted. At the present time, the price of charcoal is about $2.7 per picul, so that for every ton of tin produced, the cost of smelting amounts to $200. Hence, the cost of production becomes very heavy.\n\n3. The tin thus produced has many impurities and is generally refined in Hongkong. Again, each slab of tin is different in quality. Owing to the inability to produce tin of uniform quality, even from the same tapping, the metal cannot be directly sold on the foreign market.\n\nThe",
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        "content_text": "# INDEX \nxvi \n## INDEX \nxvii \n### O-Continued. \n### P-Continued. \n\n| Serial No. | Description | Serial No. | Description |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 265 | Oil, Machine | 542 | Phonographs |\n| 267 | Mineral, not specially mentioned.. | 28 | Phosphorus... |\n| 280 | Olive | 274 | Peppermint |\n| 279 | Pelont | 465 | Photographs |\n| 280 | Rapeseed | 582 | Photographic Chemicals |\n| 383 | Developing Apparatus | 583 | Films |\n| 279 | Sandalwood | 583 | Mounts |\n| 275 | Sesamum Seed. | 583 | Plates |\n| 280 | Tou | 583 | P. O, P. |\n| 280 | Vegetable, not specially mentioned.. | 11 | Goods, not specially mentioned |\n| 278 | Wood | 543 | Pianos and Parle.... |\n| 507 | Cakes | 648 | Piano Players and Records |\n| 508 | Oilcloths... | 535 | Pickers, Wasted, lido |\n| 622 | Oilstones | 465 | Pictures, not specially mentioned.. |\n| 49 | Ointments, Native. | 50% | Pillows |\n| 519 | Olibanu | 523 | Pins, not specially mentioned |\n| 104 | Onions | 7 | Pipes, Drain |\n| 49 | Ooplnio | 437 | Pistols, all kin te |\n| 49 | Orange Peel | 184 | Planes, Machine.. |\n| 237 | Ore, Antimony | 238 | Iron |\n| 240 | Lend | 241 | Manganese... |\n| 242 | Molybdenite | 243 | Wolframite |\n| 244 | Ziue | 245 | not specially mentioned. |\n| 543 | Organs and parts .... | 852 | Orleans |\n| 424 | Overroats, Foreign.... | 365 | Overcoatings, Woollen |\n| ... | Oxygen (Sea Gas)... | 79 | Oysters |\n| 584 | Plants, Living | 539 | Plaster... |\n| 466 | Plated Ware (See Electroplate) | 623 | Playing Cards |\n| 175 | Ploughs | 14 | Plum Tree Yellow. |\n| 185 | Plummer Blocks.... | 540 | Plush, Cotton |\n| 540 | Polish, Boot | 540 | Harness |\n| 540 | Knife | 540 | Metai |\n| 473 | Pongee, Cotton | 840 | and Silk |\n| 371 | Popline, Figured, Dyed | 378 | Plain, Dyed... |\n| 326 | Potash, Chlorate of | 327 | Porcelain, (not being curios). |\n| 29 | Potatoes | 105 | Prawns |\n| 575 | Paints, Anticorrosive... | 613 | Presses, Capping |\n| 285 | Autifouling | 286 | Bitunistic.. |\n| 284 | Uxide...... | 284 | Red |\n| 284 | Ground Stiff | 286 | Wood Preserving |\n| 586 | Printing Ink | 586 | Materials.. |\n| 347 | Type | 347 | Duplex |\n| 345 | Paintinga | 465 |  |\n| 576 | Paper, Chinese | 377 | Foreign |\n| 578 | News, Old | 580 | Maclie. |\n| 379 | Printing | 349 | not specially mentioned |\n| 613 | Pamelo Poel | 49 |  |\n| 580 | Ware | 627 | Parusols |\n| 249 | Paste ... | 613 | Peanuts |\n| 550 | Pearls, Imitation | 72 | Pens... |\n| 613 | Pencils | 613 | Pen Rucks |\n| 255 | Pepper, Ground | 714 | Sea |\n| 412 | Perambulators | 412 | Accessories and parts |\n| 473 | Perfumery | 469 | Quartz, Powder |\n| 66 | Persimmon | 117 | Quicksilver (See Mercury) |\n| 58H | Quilly | 234 | Pewter |\n| 158 | Ware | 476 | Quilts, Down.................. |\n| 30 | Quinine........................... | 249 | Pomica Puocbee, Machine Putclinek |\n| 184 | Putty | 287 |  |\n| 613 | Sharpeners |  |  |\n\nPage xvi \nPage xvii",
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        "content_text": "It is, perhaps, unnecessary to point out the glaring fallacies in this specious argument, in which Yunnanese officials affect to find justification for China's criminal abandonment of the policy of opium suppression.\n\n2. Importation.\n\nConcurrently, with the recrudescence of unchecked cultivation, all restrictions have, of course, been removed from the traffic in opium, which has now been definitely legalised. In my despatch No. 8, Confidential, of the 21st March last, I gave some account of the establishment at Shunning in the Tengyueh circuit of a headquarters for this traffic. The Yunnan provincial authorities have now sent down a military official of high rank, to superintend the collection of revenue derived from this source. The rates charged are tremendously high, amounting to 60 dollars per 100 Chinese ounces, or over 22 per cent, on the average retail price. For opium conveyed from Yünnan into the neighbouring province of Kweichow, a further tax of 30 dollars per 100 Chinese ounces is levied.\n\nThe selection of Shunning as the headquarters for the new taxation machinery is due to two causes: (1) the desire to avoid the immediate vicinity of this consulate and the area within which the foreign-supervised customs function; (2) the facilities thus afforded for tapping the heavy import traffic from the Northern Shan States, Burma, by way of Lasbio, Kuulong, and Kêngma.\n\nThis will probably continue to be the main source of supply until the results of the recent new cultivations in Yunnan come into the market.\n\nIn return for the heavy taxation quoted above, armed escorts of regular troops are provided for the opium caravans, and li-kin stations are no longer permitted to interfere with the free passage of this valuable cargo. This state of affairs gives rise to the following ludicrous anomaly.\n\nTechnically, of course, the Central Government's prohibition of all traffic in opium has never been repealed, and officers of the Maritime Customs are still under orders to confiscate all consignments of the contraband drug. But, as the Commissioner of Tengyueh Customs very naturally complains, it is impossible to expect the unarmed watchers in the employ of the customs to hold up for examination caravans protected by armed and uniformed escorts, no matter how strong their suspicions may be of the cargo passing before their eyes.\n\nThis is especially the case here at Tengyueh, where the watchers are not likely to forget that at the beginning of July 1910, one of their number was shot in broad daylight not 3 miles from the custom-house for demanding to examine the papers of an opium-caravan, and that all the local authorities, from the present Taoyin who is also the superintendent of Tengyueh Customs-downwards, were so effectively bribed that the murderer was allowed to escape scot-free.\n\n3. Consumption.\n\nIt is a necessary corollary of this phenomenal outbreak of opium cultivation and traffic in the drug that its consumption is again becoming increasingly popular. Police restrictions on indulgence in this vice are no longer anything but a dead letter, while within the past few weeks implements for opium-smoking have been openly exposed for sale in the streets of Tengyueh.\n\nA. E. EASTES.\n\nEnclosure 3 in No. I.\n\nExtract from the \"North China Daily News\" of December 17, 1918.\n\nThe Japanese Opium Trade with China-a Scandal calling for instant and drastic Repression.\n\n[From a Correspondent.]\n\nIn the \"North China Daily News\" of the 15th September, 1915, a correspondent explained in some detail the large proportions to which had attained Japan's morphia traffic with China. He expressed his belief that the morphia trade was the most lucrative of all trades conducted by Japanese in China. He pointed out that the trade with Dairen alone in 1913 amounted to 6 tons of morphia, and that between the price at which this morphia made in Europe was purchased in Japan, and the price ultimately paid for it by the consumer there was a margin, that is to say, there was a profit to the intermediary in the 6 tons of 8,400,000 dollars.\n\nThat morphia trade still flourishes. It is a larger trade now than it was in 1913. Morphia, however, can no longer be purchased in Europe. The seat of industry has been transferred to Japan, and morphia is now manufactured by the Japanese themselves. Although Japan is a signatory to the agreement which forbids the import into China of morphia or any appliances used in its manufacture or in its application, the traffic, inasmuch as it has the financial support of the Bank of Japan, as explained by your correspondent, is carried on with the direct approval and encouragement of the Japanese Government. In no other country in the world has there ever been known such a wholesale contraband traffic. Literally tens of millions of yen are transferred annually from China to Japan for the payment of Japanese morphia. The chief agency in the distribution of morphia in China is the Japanese post-office. Morphia is imported by parcels post. No inspection of parcels in the Japanese post-office in China is permitted to the Chinese Customs Service. The Service is only allowed to know what are the alleged contents of the postal packages as stated in the Japanese invoices, and yet morphia enters China by this channel by the ton.\n\nEighteen Tons of Morphia Annually.\n\nA conservative estimate would place the amount of morphia imported by the Japanese into China in the course of the year as high as 18 tons, and there is evidence that the amount is steadily increasing. Wherever Japanese are predominant there the trade flourishes. Through Dairen morphia circulates throughout Manchuria and the province adjoining, through Tsing-tao morphia is showered over Shantung province, Anhui, and Kiangsu, while from Formosa, so favoured by geographical propinquity, morphia is carried along with opium and other contraband by motor-driven fishing boats to some point on the mainland, from which it is distributed throughout the province of Fukien and the north of Kuangtung. Everywhere it is sold by Japanese under extraterritorial protection. How efficient is that protection may be gauged by the fact that no Japanese has ever yet been punished for dealing in contraband in China. When Chinese police raid the morphia shops along the Tsinan-fu railway in Shantung, as they have a right to do, for the traffic is illegal, Japanese gendarmerie rescue the arrested and exact a fine, not from the guilty be it understood, but from those who attempted to uphold the law. In recorded instances known to American investigators the magistrate himself has been compelled to pay the fine.\n\nIn South China morphia is sold also by Chinese pedlars, each of whom carries a passport certifying that he is a native of the Island of Formosa, and therefore entitled to Japanese protection. Japanese drug stores throughout China carry large stocks of morphia. Japanese medicine vendors look to morphia for their largest profits. Everywhere Japanese prostitution, the systematic extension of which from Yunnan city even to Urga is such an inspiring evidence of the business activities of our Asiatic allies, goes hand in hand with the sale of morphia.\n\nMorphia, no longer purchasable in Europe, is manufactured now in well-equipped laboratories in Japan and in Formosa. During recent years the bulk of the Persian opium coming into the market has been purchased by Japan for conversion into morphia, for Persian opium yields a larger percentage of morphia than Indian opium. Opium grown in Korea, the cultivation of which it is interesting to note followed immediately upon the closing of the opium shops in Shanghai, Japanese officials providing the seeds, and opium grown under Japanese protection in Manchuria, is an ever-expanding source of the supply of morphia, and, it may be added, of opium required by the administration of Formosa.\n\nMore Profit in Opium.\n\nBut while the morphia traffic is a large one there is every reason to believe that the opium trade, upon which Japan is now embarking with such enthusiasm, is likely to prove even more lucrative. In the Calcutta opium sales Japan has become one of the considerable purchasers of Indian opium. She purchases for Formosa, where the opium trade shows a steady growth, and where opium is required for the manufacture of morphia. She purchases for import into Japan. Sold by the Government of India,",
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        "content_text": "4\n\nIt is, perhaps, unnecessary to point out the glaring fallacies in this specious argument, in which Yunnanese officials affect to find justification for China's criminal abandonment of the policy of opium suppression.\n\n2. Importation.\n\nConcurrently, with the recrudescence of unchecked cultivation, all restrictions have, of course, been removed from the traffic in opium, which has now been definitely legalised. In my despatch No. 8, Confidential, of the 21st March last, I gave some account of the establishment at Shunning in the Tengyueh circuit of a headquarters for this traffic. The Yunnan provincial authorities have now sent down a military official of high rank, to superintend the collection of revenue derived from this source. The rates charged are tremendously high, amounting to 60 dollars per 100 Chinese ounces, or over 22 per cent. on the average retail price. For opium conveyed from Yunnan into the neighbouring province of Kueichow, a further tax of 30 dollars per 100 Chinese ounces is levied.\n\nThe selection of Shunning as the headquarters for the new taxation machinery is due to two causes: (1) the desire to avoid the immediate vicinity of this consulate and the area within which the foreign-supervised customs function; (2) the facilities thus afforded for tapping the heavy import traffic from the Northern Shan States, Burma, by way of Lashio, Kunlong, and Kéngma.\n\nThis will probably continue to be the main source of supply until the results of the recent new cultivations in Yünnan come into the market.\n\nIn return for the heavy taxation quoted above, armed escorts of regular troops are provided for the opium caravans, and li-kin stations are no longer permitted to interfere with the free passage of this valuable cargo. This state of affairs gives rise to the following ludicrous anomaly.\n\nTechnically, of course, the Central Government's prohibition of all traffic in opium has never been repealed, and officers of the Maritime Customs are still under orders to confiscate all consignments of the contraband drug. But, as the Commissioner of Tengyueh Customs very naturally complains, it is impossible to expect the unarmed watchers in the employ of the customs to hold up for examination caravans protected by armed and uniformed escorts, no matter how strong their suspicions may be of the cargo passing before their eyes.\n\nThis is especially the case here at Tengyueh, where the watchers are not likely to forget that at the beginning of July 1910, one of their number was shot in broad daylight not 3 miles from the custom-house for demanding to examine the papers of an opium-caravan, and that all the local authorities, from the present Taoyin—who is also the superintendent of Tengyueh Customs—downwards, were so effectively bribed that the murderer was allowed to escape scot-free.\n\n3. Consumption.\n\nIt is a necessary corollary of this phenomenal outbreak of opium cultivation and traffic in the drug that its consumption is again becoming increasingly popular. Police restrictions on indulgence in this vice are no longer anything but a dead letter, while within the past few weeks implements for opium-smoking have been openly exposed for sale in the streets of Tengyueh.\n\nA. E. EASTES.\n\nEnclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\nExtract from the \"North China Daily News\" of December 17, 1918.\n\nThe Japanese Opium Trade with China—a Scandal calling for instant and drastic Repression.\n\n[From a Correspondent.]\n\nIn the \"North China Daily News\" of the 15th September, 1915, a correspondent explained in some detail the large proportions to which had attained Japan's morphia trade with China. He expressed his belief that the morphia trade was the most lucrative of all trades conducted by Japanese in China. He pointed out that the trade with Dairen alone in 1913 amounted to 6 tons of morphia, and that between the price at which this morphia made in Europe was purchased in Japan, and the price ultimately paid for it by the consumer there was a margin, that is to say, there was a profit to the intermediary in the 6 tons of 8,400,000 dollars.\n\nThat morphia trade still flourishes. It is a larger trade now than it was in 1913. Morphia, however, can no longer be purchased in Europe. The seat of industry has been transferred to Japan, and morphia is now manufactured by the Japanese themselves. Although Japan is a signatory to the agreement which forbids the import into China of morphia or any appliances used in its manufacture or in its application, the traffic, inasmuch as it has the financial support of the Bank of Japan, as explained by your correspondent, is carried on with the direct approval and encouragement of the Japanese Government. In no other country in the world has there ever been known such a wholesale contraband traffic. Literally tens of millions of yen are transferred annually from China to Japan for the payment of Japanese morphia. The chief agency in the distribution of morphia in China is the Japanese post-office. Morphia is imported by parcels post. No inspection of parcels in the Japanese post-office in China is permitted to the Chinese Customs Service. The Service is only allowed to know what are the alleged contents of the postal packages as stated in the Japanese invoices, and yet morphia enters China by this channel by the ton.\n\nEighteen Tons of Morphia Annually.\n\nA conservative estimate would place the amount of morphia imported by the Japanese into China in the course of the year as high as 18 tons, and there is evidence that the amount is steadily increasing. Wherever Japanese are predominant there the trade flourishes. Through Dairen morphia circulates throughout Manchuria and the province adjoining, through Tsing-tao morphia is showered over Shantung province, Anhui, and Kiangsu, while from Formosa, so favoured by geographical propinquity, morphia is carried along with opium and other contraband by motor-driven fishing boats to some point on the mainland, from which it is distributed throughout the province of Fukien and the north of Kuangtung. Everywhere it is sold by Japanese under extraterritorial protection. How efficient is that protection may be gauged by the fact that no Japanese has ever yet been punished for dealing in contraband in China. When Chinese police raid the morphia shops along the Tsinan-fu railway in Shantung, as they have a right to do, for the traffic is illegal, Japanese gendarmerie rescue the arrested and exact a fine, not from the guilty be it understood, but from those who attempted to uphold the law. In recorded instances known to American investigators the magistrate himself has been compelled to pay the fine.\n\nIn South China morphia is sold also by Chinese pedlars, each of whom carries a passport certifying that he is a native of the Island of Formosa, and therefore entitled to Japanese protection. Japanese drug stores throughout China carry large stocks of morphia. Japanese medicine vendors look to morphia for their largest profits. Everywhere Japanese prostitution, the systematic extension of which from Yunnan city even to Urga is such an inspiring evidence of the business activities of our Asiatic allies, goes hand in hand with the sale of morphia.\n\nMorphia, no longer purchasable in Europe, is manufactured now in well-equipped laboratories in Japan and in Formosa. During recent years the bulk of the Persian opium coming into the market has been purchased by Japan for conversion into morphia, for Persian opium yields a larger percentage of morphia than Indian opium. Opium grown in Korea, the cultivation of which it is interesting to note followed immediately upon the closing of the opium shops in Shanghai, Japanese officials providing the seeds, and opium grown under Japanese protection in Manchuria, is an ever-expanding source of the supply of morphia, and, it may be added, of opium required by the administration of Formosa.\n\nMore Profit in Opium.\n\nBut while the morphia traffic is a large one there is every reason to believe that the opium trade, upon which Japan is now embarking with such enthusiasm, is likely to prove even more lucrative. In the Calcutta opium sales Japan has become one of the considerable purchasers of Indian opium. She purchases for Formosa, where the opium trade shows a steady growth, and where opium is required for the manufacture of morphia. She purchases for import into Japan. Sold by the Government of India,\n\n5\n\n \n\n[2861 ao -1]\n\n0\n\n205",
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        "title": "CO129-462 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [7-10]",
        "content_text": "53\n\n-:=wol [ot na str\n\n‚vindvrue? [eixo (0) .\"。**\n\n(g).\n\nNotice of above in Gazette 5.4.07 page 373, para, 4.\n\n(h). First Certificate. (P.C.86, John Mackay)\n\n15.9.05 Cantonese.\n\nEelfi\n\nvor 11343,19%\n\n715ənişaf layon (=) .jolle A\n\nMD) .тoje“ „AIK ‚¿ .H\n\n(R2) .1oys rub\n\n(i).\n\nod\n\nislet ni veti,F,S .TV «f jaaruded?\n\n3T098S VEIå o♬ hørtɔleneT .(4)\n\n1\n\n.b.of Jol maï noo[wo\" de noitrog to VAVIKS\n\n„BLOD „Mama? de [[\n\nser med nedte: * .** vd bougie Tette) .(*) -noup vielen (idhu Tovo banda brum 90m=\"o[{m\n\n.9[.V.8 „boldden “i toid\n\ngridad menjana T ́ vď byvaka Tadj9] .(5) [[ir Jnemerol and mitotaimi-h! 19oitto ent\n\n-wolle a PIGnel [[v] 7ot yti leup of mir wolle\n\n.3003\n\nsil anitet? Aimene il 2 IM ya contin Kamal .(5)\n\n-siⱭ #19ńidroli ni ttilie baad 18 formen ped\n\nAtiv Gronem à rot noolwol weli to fairsvil\n\nsoitto add bevés on la \" moidontaidBA\n\nbadejen edd node angalloo and mort abro997\n\n9990ino aid debe (vìseu now al\n\nuniverzo)\n\n.,mwob rwold\n\n.30.0.38 . [eiupo [[os\n\n.itsera(0_6_1\" vd baraja rattaī ./5)\n\nTi sпob Tow Tot vore[[eori ai” to sdmedd\n\nCamoidacom bur() -di patyniad ni\n\nkali bonioj 9\n\n•\n\n79120\n\n. Oiquidпoo @ of row\n\n.11⁄4 rot? adesilitrs) .(9)\n\nbeet maidor an oqist de 11mde soi710 bred\n\nIØJDETS\n\nait með álat el one? TIM #011 19ial .(3)\n\n-100\n\nIf one Tot ;19([sorï gili ta malandis\n\negist da sbross? coin)\n\nGAL\n\nsta niteb\n\nvapex.\n\nInternational Correspondence School Certificate. Surveying and mapping. This is on American affair, apparently Pennsylvania.\n\n(j). Royal Sanitary Institute Certificate. Examination for Inspector, Nuisances.\n\nI am not able to pass an opinion on the extent of either Mr. Dillon's or Mr. Mackay's Chinese (Cantonese) knowledge but it would be of assistance to them in dealing with the Chinese with whom they come in contact in the course of their day's work. Neither of these men are accompanied on their rounds by an interpreter.\n\nPersonally I should not set any store by Mr. Dillon's surveyor's certificate but it argues he would be capable of taking useful rough measurements and do small surveys. Mr. Grey's statement regarding his work on Kowloon Farm Lot 4 bears this out. Our point of view of a \"skilled surveyor\" goes beyond this and includes a knowledge sufficient for carrying out or directing any class of field survey.\n\nNeither of these men could be classed with our surveyors in my opinion.\n\nGenerally these men have large areas to cover. Mackay for Kowloon, Dillon for Hongkong. Chinese have a way of encroaching on Crown Land and I think these men carry out their duties very well.\n\nThere are also a large number of permits running all of which have to be watched in order to see that the holders comply with the conditions. Hongkong about 600, Kowloon about 400.\n\nComparisons with other branches of the service are hardly an argument as a man has a distinct line of work and the",
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        "title": "CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920",
        "content_text": "## DRAFT telegram\nTw, Singapore \n\n**MINUTE.**\n\nMr. Beckett 25/11/20  \nMr. Grindle  \nSir H. Lambert  \nSir H. Read  \nSir G. Fiddes  \nCol. Amery  \nLord Milner  \n\n\"Sw. Othong reports that Mrs. Wand Instore to value of L... dollars wedgestone $2,000,000 with offiens glimmerale pairador of the best as farti... security for Frote we... Wapking other than excess \"note... \n\n...agree worded officers.\n\nSaut 392  \n3-4:00 p.m 1/04/20  \nTreas 57296  \n101-  \n10E  \n√34656  \n20019 Paro  \n\nMr. Emmeno 29/11/20  \n\ngiddy paced remulcalo... mind we site a... \nastacolite profonditá... \ngladiole defooit Yout... \nigmous Banks noonslíad... \nhippalapho overswarm... \nnoonsliad... \nzyshot platyped sad them from are... \naltercula affort... \nchipholuse consen... \nsunburnt from time to time discharging delays... \nacting as... \n\nPage 392 \n1 \n13 \nI hang \nبھیا \n\n101- \nTreas 57296 \nZ \nSaut \n392",
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        "document_key": "CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920",
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        "title": "CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920",
        "content_text": "ingly abundant in many parts of the tropical regions of this country and the nuts are available in very large quantities, a sack of the nuts have been forwarded to the Imperial Institute of London for examination to ascertain if they may be of commercial value as a source of oil. Should they prove to contain a good percentage of oil, and the crushing of the nuts presents no difficulty, a new and very important industry for Colombia should be developed. The fruits, I may mention, are readily eaten by cattle and the nuts passed through the cattle may therefore be collected in cattle corrals in large numbers and at little cost.\n\nMagangue.\n\nSugar Plantation on Cauca River. From Gamarra I proceeded on September 12th to Magangue. Here I called especially to arrange a visit to the sugar plantations of the Companhia Azucarera de Sucre de Central Bolivar, which are situated on the banks of the Cauca river, where I was informed a plant capable of turning out 120 sacks of sugar, of 125 lbs. each, per day had been installed. On arriving at Magangue, however, I learned that, owing to the heavy rains, the plantations had been inundated for the past three months, and that the factory was consequently temporarily closed. As a journey there would have occupied 8 days, and under these circumstances be useless, I decided to proceed to Barranquilla.\n\nMagangue is a larger town than the majority along the Magdalena, having about 9,000 inhabitants. Its situation is important, being the port for the sabanas of Bolivar; consequently, it is the scene of a good deal of traffic with cattle and trading generally. Its being situated near the Cauca river contributes also to its importance. I proceeded to Barranquilla on the 15th, arriving there early on the following day.\n\n## General Impressions of the River Journey\n\nThe principal object of my visit to the various river ports along the Magdalena was to obtain an idea of the forest resources, and of the agricultural possibilities of the country generally. The exceptional heavy rains, however, and the consequent flooded state of the country, prevented me from carrying out the systematic work that I had hoped to have accomplished. In any case, little could have been done in the space of three weeks, and I came to the conclusion that, in order to make a general survey of the forest areas of the lower Magdalena of any value, at least a year would be necessary. Such a survey would require a river steamer at one's disposal, as well as a motor or gasoline boat for ascending the affluents of the Magdalena; in addition, a complement of at least fifty men would be required for opening lines through the forests for inspection. In my opinion, a careful survey of the Magdalena forests should be made, not only to map out those areas of most importance from a timber point of view, which of course should be worked on scientific lines, securing to the country a permanent supply of timber; but also for the purpose of mapping out those areas best adapted for cattle farming, for sugar growing, cacao, and other plantation industries. Such information should prove invaluable to the Government in aiding the systematic exploitation of the forest resources, as well as the agricultural development of one of the most accessible parts of Colombia.\n\n# DEPARTAMENTO DE MAGDALENA\n\n## Santa Marta\n\nOn September 20th I proceeded to Santa Marta and remained there till the 30th making arrangements for my journey through the Departamento. I had intended starting with mules from Santa Marta for the Sierra Nevada, Provinces of Valle Dupar and Padilla, and thence to Rio Hacha and Goajira. Not being able, however, to make satisfactory arrangements for the hire of transport, I decided to proceed by sea to Rio Hacha and commence the journey overland from that town.\n\nSanta Marta is the capital of the Departamento and the seat of the local Government. It possesses a fine deep bay which affords a safe anchorage and an excellent port, steamers being able to get alongside the railway wharf. The most important local industry is the growing of bananas for export, which has within recent years assumed an industry of the greatest importance. The banana plantations are served by the Santa Marta Railway which conveys the fruit to the port on the arrival of the fruit steamers. The bulk of the produce from the ports on the Magdalena river of this Departamento finds its way to Barranquilla and is exported from that port.\n\n## Rio Hacha\n\nOn the evening of September 30th we left by sailing boat from Santa Marta for Rio Hacha, and arrived there in the afternoon of October 2nd. Rio Hacha is one of the oldest towns of Colombia, but owing to various fires little remains of the old Spanish buildings except the ruins of an old castle now being washed by the waves of the encroaching sea. It is the capital of the Province of Padilla, and is situated near the river Calancala, on the boundary between the Province and the peninsula of Goajira. There is no harbour, the sea being an open roadstead and very shallow, not permitting even small sailing boats to anchor nearer the shore than about a kilometer. All exports and imports have therefore to be transported in cayucos or large dug-out canoes from the shore to the boats or vice versa.\n\n![A Banana Plantation near Santa Marta](A)\n\n![The Bay of Santa Marta](The Bay of Santa Marta)\n\n![Shipping Bananas at the Port of Santa Maria](Shipping Bananas at the Port of Santa Maria)\n\n122",
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        "title": "CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8]",
        "content_text": "49 \n\nall their information accurately in that language, and because of the peculiarity of their duties, interpreters cannot be employed to assist them. It takes at least five years to acquire sufficient knowledge of this language to enable them to perform their duties efficaciously. They cannot therefore be recruited from home to fill these posts.\n\nYour petitioners held the following qualifications before appointment to their present posts:-\n\nMen\n\n| Name | Qualifications |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mr. F. H. Dillon | (1) Skilled Surveyor (certificate). <br> (2) Chinese Scholar |\n| J. C. Backay | (1) Advanced knowledge of Surveying and Mapping (Scholarship, I.C.S.). <br> (2) Chinese Scholar (certificate). <br> (3) Royal Sanitary Institute Examination (Diploma). <br> (4) Previous training as Land Bailiff in the District Land Office, Tai Po. <br> (a) Mentioned in Despatches to Secretary of State (Government Gazette dated 5th April, 1907) <br> (b) Thanked by His Excellency the Governor for special service (C.S.O. 7596/1906). <br> (c) Thanked by His Excellency the Governor, through the District Land Officer, for further special duties (Reference). |\n\nYour Lordship's petitioners humbly but emphatically claim that they should be of a higher status and enjoy a higher salary than any other subordinate officers in the Government service.\n\nReasons:-\n\n(1) Higher qualifications are necessary before appointment to the office of First Grade Land Bailiff than are required for any other subordinate post.\n\n(II) Their training, though expensive to themselves,",
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        "document_key": "CO129-473 - Individuals - 1921",
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        "title": "CO129-473 - Individuals - 1921",
        "content_text": "The Company's main offices are situated in the Town Depôt, 2 Lower Albert Road, Victoria. It comprises three blocks of buildings. Branches have been opened in Kowloon, Quarry Bay and Shameen (Canton).\n\nThe Cold Stores and Ice Factories are situated at the Eastern end of the city and at Lai-chi-kok on the mainland respectively, and at the farm at Pokfulum on the South-western side of the Island.\n\nTHE STAFF OF DISTRIBUTORS.\n\nTHE STAFF OF MILK COLLECTORS.\n\n223 28 331\n\nDISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCE.\n\nThe distribution of the Company's various products in the city is mostly effected by means of carriers (coolies) owing principally to the hilly nature of the country. On the lower levels of the city, however, carrier-tricycles and motor vans are used to great advantage.\n\nThe Company possesses four steam launches, one motor boat and two lighters. These are used entirely for provisioning the numerous mail liners and other steamers which call at Hong Kong. Orders both large and small are received and attended to by the shipping department with the utmost promptitude and care. Steamers are always met by the Company's representative and provisions put on board under the personal supervision of the European in charge.\n\nAll dairy produce and fresh meat for distribution in the city are brought to the depôt from the farms by closed motor vans. At the depôt this is received, tested, weighed and prepared for distribution. The Company possesses up-to-date milk filling and capping machinery run by motor power and the strictest measures are enforced as to the cleanliness and the sanitary condition of the premises and the servants.\n\nThe fresh milk comes from the farms in sealed churns, is bottled in standard wide-mouth crystal glass bottles, capped with fibre caps, and hermetically sealed by means of paraffin wax, thus ensuring the milk against the possibility of contamination.\n\nThe Company's carriers are all housed on the Company's premises in specially built quarters, which, being under constant supervision, are kept in a most sanitary condition. Regulations are strictly enforced, as the Company realises the importance of securing that men employed in the handling of food are both clean and healthy. This could not, of course, be guaranteed if the servants were allowed to live away from supervision and in the insanitary dwellings that unfortunately abound in the city.\n\n29 23\n\n \nPage 223\n\n...\n\nPage 29",
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        "content_text": "TERRIBLE NIGHT.\n\nThousands Killed and tens of Thousands Homeless.\n\n26\n\nENORMOUS TYPHOON\n\nDAMAGE AT SWATOW.\n\nShe was uppermost in the world, whereas it had previously been blowing from north-west and of an some thirty feet. The pole onlooker flag, in the distance, is 20 feet above the ground. Dortherly direction. It was evident sitting on the mud two cables Whole districts of the town THE CHINESE TOWN IN RUINS, that the margin of the typhoon, lengths from the Point.\"\n\nwhich had been circling from Later infutterly impassable, for rows ut the day it was seen that the Lokhouses have been reduced to rub- VIVID DESCRIPTION OF A northerly direction, had passed over Sang was able to get clear of l'atauble which fills what was once the Swatow, and the opposite margin Point. The Tangshing a the street. which, like the rim of a wheel, was Shantung were anchored, wh the buildings which have escaped damage off Double Island, which is just have been destroyed. One that has was now passing over Swatow. Pre-inside the river mouth four miles escaped is the new Chinese Post Hongkong, Aug. 7, viously the full force of the wind from Swatow. When seen on the Office. It is now clear that the typhoon had been felt by the European morning after the stormn, they were built native houses, behind the Whole districts of poorly which struck Swatow on Wednesday Settlement, opposite Swatow; now both ashore in the south-west corner Bund, have night was one of the worst that have the native town was to get the full of Mud Bay, having apparently ground.\n\nbeen mixed to the occurred in these seas for several force of the storm. With squalls dragged anchor a distance of three years and perhaps the worst visita-increasing in duration, and shorter miles. These vessels were to leave wreckage dead\n\nEverywhere, from amongst the tion that Swatow has had, even in intervals between them, the wind port bodies protrude. the Wednesday afternoon Hourly the stench increases and\n\nTOWN.\n\nher unenviable experience of typ-'rapidly rose again to typhoon force and when the typhoon warning was even the natives walk about now hoons. The very centre of the and probably reached its greatest received they put into Double Island for safety.\n\nhandkerchiefs ROTORS their great part of which is now in ruins, was then twice as bad as it had ever looked over the waters of the harbour were to be seen wrecks not reach Hongkong until Saturday THE WORST FORTY MINUTES. junks and sampans, some Boating sand bodies were collected on the of disposing of the dead.\" Over a thou- morning, with the return the B. From 2.30 to 3.10 a.m. the typhoon was at its greatest violence: dead bodies in were many first day after the disaster and taken the water port. The Government, on learning this was also the experience of those wreckage of every description. Look the temples. Disposal of the car- and to a place in the vicinity of one of the extent of the devastation, called ashore. The wind blew with terrific ing towards the shore junks were to cases of animals is an equally urgent a special meeting of the Legislative force and without a moment's lull, be seen high and dry on the mud and probably a larger tasks. Actuat Council and voted $10,000 towards howling and screaming and accom and masts and wreckage strewn all ed by sentiments of veneration for meeting immediate necessities, also panied by deluges of rain. It was round them. ordering 50 tons of rice and other impossible to walk even on the more TREMENDOUS HAVOC IN THE be far more speedy in removing dead the dead the Chinese are likely to supplies to be sent at once to sheltered parts of the ship, the Swatow, consigned to the British officers had to crawl when it was\n\nbodies of their fellow countrymen A survey through telescopes direct-then carcases of animals. Consul there.\n\nnecessary to move about the vessel.ed towards the town enabled the ON THE “KWEICHOW.” and, of course, it was necessary to tremendous havoc that had been\n\nThere were four European pas- The B.S. Kweichow reached make sure that ng one on a special done to be seen.\n\nsengers On the Kweichow, Mrs. Swatow on the afternoon of Wednes-post-watching anchor cables, for was a dreadful sight. Over a mile Thomas and Mr. M. H. Turner, all The fore shore Hinton, Mrs. Greig, Dr. W. L day, August 2nd, having steamed all instance was not swept overboard. or more along the Bund, junks, pon-of Hongkong. The officers of the day through heavy seas and in rough During the forty minutes of the toons and rubble of masonry were ship are full of praises for the cool- weather. The falling of the barome-typhoon's utmost severity the ship inextricably mingled and ter and the absence of native craft listed heavily to port and trombled inspection showed that there were When the lull occurred the ladies B closer ness of the ladies in n trying ordeal.; indicated the nearness of a typhoon. violently from stem to stern. As it many dead-both men and animals went On reaching the berth at Swatow appeared afterwards that the ship-amongst the heterogeneous mass through what proved to be the worst to their cabins and slept the steamer commenced discharging had not run aground, it is believed which completely covered the Bund of the typhoon. Ir. Thomas and cargo at four o'clock and soon after that the list was caused by the and foreshore, over a width of 30 Mr. Turner were on shore for the wards a warning was received that passing of the tidal wave which fol-yards and for the extent of at least night; they were visiting at a Euro- the typhoon was in the position 22 lows in the wake of a typhoon, the mile. North and 117 East. From the water being sucked up into the It is impossible to walk along the night. The house had double sets pean resident's and passed a trying direction in which it was travelling vortex at the centre. (It was at Water Front for the Bund is packed of typhoon shutters,-outside it was evident that the typhoon was this time that a tidal wave passed solid with wreckage which extends in. Several on the outside and heading straight for Swatow. over the Bund.) The wind was from the walls of damaged houses torn from their fastenings and once\n\nCaptain Lovegrove deomed it literally screaming and the rain fell to the foreshore. advisable to leave the berth-Messrs. in blinding walls of water. 1t was Butterfield & Swire's steamers at impossible to get one's breath when loaded and unloaded at Swatow did lifted on account of the air pressure, The pontoons from which cargo is inwards so that the roof of the house a pair of the inside ones were driven\n\nSwatow deal with cargo from pon-facing the wind and rain. At 3.20 toons connected to the Bund by steel e.m. the squalls gradually decreased done on the Bund. The pontoons their force on the shutters and man- a great deal to increase the damage from below. Everyone concentrated bridges. At 6.30 p.m. the steamer in duration with longer intervals be made for the fairway and anchored. twoen and, as the night wore on, the the heavy seas and large timbers descended again with\n\nwere broken up by the violence of nged to close them. The roof then By eight o'clock a strong wind weather moderated. The Barometer evidently flouted to and from during After this it seemed as though the loud clap.. was blowing and the weather was began to register again at 2.40 m very thick and overcast. As the when it came on to the marked por upon junks and houses. Many of withstood the strain until the storm| the atorin, acting like battering rams roof must be torn off bodily but it wind increased, the master veered tion of the dial and showed 28 in these timbers are now some distance was over. the ship for safety and let go the ches. From that point it gradually from the water edge jammed into second anchor. At 10.30 p. m. the rose, and, as Mr. Mandell, the sec-solid masses five or six fest high of the town next morning, and Photographs taken by the visitors wind increased to typhoon force and ond officer, expressed it, \"came back A new mooring buoy which was on developed in Hongkong vesterday, was accompanied by heavy deluges to sanity.\" of rain. For the next two hours As day broke it was possible to place an old one, is now 200 yards say that it is easier to\n\nthe edge of the Bund ready to re-show that it is no exaggeration to squalls of terrific violence severely look mund the ship and see what away, up a side street. tested the vessel and the tremendous damage had been done. The vessel and other small craft are far inland; which are demolished, rain continued and increased. Aboutli had been wonderfully fortunate. their owners in some cases, have photograph shows a one smmall this time the barometer became Most of the canvass dodgers (wind traced them and have now resumed damaged, but standing, and unreadable; 28.40 is the typhoon screens) had been torn away and existence in them, as though they rounded by what looks like heaps of rending and the needle went far one had a great piece torn out of its expected another tidal wave to bear spilikins\"; these are the remains below this point, wavering over the centre, although it was of substantial them out to sea again. unmarked part of the dial.\n\ncanvas. The wooden portion at the\n\nof scores of houses. One observer IN THE CENTRE OF THE hack of the bridge had been torn house,\n\noccupants of a European declared that the town reminded away by the wind, and both sides terrible night in which the roof after its numberless bombardments. after passing through a him of nothing so much as of Ypres Suddenly, 12.30 a.m., the wind had been blown in. fell light and blew like a gentle during the night, it may be men-out in the morning to see a casualties can only be given very At one time partially torn off the house, lod Estimates of the number of summer breeze. After the deafening tioned, the officers on the bridge bont in the garden. noise of the rain and gale the con-were conscious of a\n\nThe house is approximately. dark object\n\nTYPHOON.\n\nThe\n\nwere\n\ncount the\n\nSampans houses that are standing than these\n\ntrast was eerie; one could bear once passing over their heads and they WHOLE DISTRICTS RAZED TO probably about 5,000\n\nmile from the sea.\n\nstona house,\n\none WAR inclined\n\nsur-\n\nto\n\nFirst impressions, on Thursday morning, were that more the lesser sounds such as the believe it was a piece of wreckage\n\nTHE GROUND.\n\nwere killed lapping of the waves against the borne by the wind from another\n\nbut when the outlying portions of ship. It was quiet and still, making vessel or from the shore. By 5.30 godown has been severely damaged. extent of the disaster more fully Messrs Butterfield & Swire's the town had been visited and the it seem as though the storm of the a.m. the wind had dropped to the The Club roof has been blown off visualised last four hours was nothing but a force of a moderate gale and con- and now only the walls are stand-double the first figure mentioned. terrible, dream. During this time tinued with squalls of moderating ing. Garden walls have been dashod the wind veered suddenly from force accompanied by rain. down and even new concrete walls and workless it is feared that at- With so many people homeless north, through east to east-south- HOW OTHER SHIPS FARED. east.\n\nThose on board who had pre-\n\nwhich look strong enough to have tempts at looting in strong force Now it was possible to see how afforded shelter from the storm-will be made upon the ships Iving on vious experience of typhoons realised other ships in the harbour bal fared. have been overturned and smashed the mud at various points. Looting that they were now ID the very None of their lights had been visible by the force of the wind. centre of the great vortex of air all night. Aground, half-a-mile in-every tree has been uprooted and day and Chinese soldiers are patrol- Almost in the town occurred during Thurs esused by the typhoon.\n\nside Flower Island. WAS The strange alm continued for Ming, a Chinese owned, Japanese- down. One pole was lifted right out damaged the waterworks that the\n\nthe Wa most of the telegraph poles blown ling the streets. The storm exactly one hour and five minutes. officered steamer. At 1.40 p.m. the wind commenced Matheson & Co.'s Lok Sang was wires of a parallel row of poles opt night it is in utter darkness for Messrs. Jordine, of the ground and thrown across the town is without a supply of water. to freshen from the south-south- on the fishing stakes off Tatau Point. the other side of the street, a dithe electricity supply station\n\ndestroyed.\n\nSO\n\nwas\n\nS.S. \"CHOYSANG\" ASHORE.\n\nFOURTEEN MILES NORTH OF SWATOW.\n\nIt is to be feared that the full tale of shiping losses by the typhoon has still to be told. News was received, yesterday by Messrs. Jardine. Matheson & Co. that another of their vessels, the Choyaang, encountered the typhoon when north of Swatow, and was driven on to Fort Island. The Chosung (master, Capt. H. G. M. Walker, one of the most experi enced mariners on the China Coast) left Hongkong for Shanghai via Ningpo, on Tuesday evening. anchored on Wednesday night in the Clipper Roads to take shelter from the storm but she lost her anchors and was driven ashore at Fort Island.\n\n\"BADLY DAMAGED.\"\n\nShe\n\nThe Henry Keswick tug bad adready visited the Choysang when the message was received and she reported that the vessel was badly damaged. Yesterday morning, by courtesy of the naval authorities, H.M.S. Magnolia went to the assist- ance of the Chayang and would! reach her at or before daybreak to day. The Magnolia was in dry dock at the Naval Yard but when it was found she was needed she was hastily refloated and went to her mooring at 7.30 am.. yesterday. When leaving Hongkong she ne cidentally rammed a junk, but she herself received no damage and pro- eeeded northward.-Hongkong Daily 1Press.",
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        "content_text": "the actual outlay on rolling stock --assuming that this is purchased in Great Britain, and not manufactured in existing railway workshops in China--amounts to from one-sixth to one-third of the total construction cost, the average for all Government Railways being approximately one-quarter. The average cost of the track, which includes sleepers, rails and fastenings, track-laying, and ballasting, is just over one-fifth of the construction cost. Assuming that the entire cost of the track and rolling stock had to be paid to British manufacturers (which would not, of course, be the case) this would represent a total outlay of $20,250,000. Tenders would presumably be called for, and the orders awarded on a competitive basis. If we estimated the profits of the British manufacturers at fifteen per cent, the total profit on the transaction would amount only to $3,037,500--less than £400,000 out of a remitted indemnity of eleven millions sterling. It could hardly, therefore, be contended that British industrial interests would receive extortionate profits.\n\nFinally, we may state that careful calculation of the cost of the projects we intend to put forward reveals that the sums available from the British share of the Boxer Indemnity from now until the date of the final instalment, would suffice to meet interest and amortization charges on an outlay of $25,000,000 for Conservancy work, and a loan of interest charges on $45,000,000 for the railway scheme in addition to providing a sum of over $35,000,000 spread over 23 years, for the support of education. And provision of funds for work so urgently needed as the improvement of the Chihli River system would dispose of the criticism that the interests of South China were being subordinated to those of North China, in allocation of the Indemnity.\n\nIII.\n\nWe shall now proceed to unfold in as much detail as possible, the project which we intend to urge for the apportionment of the British share of the Boxer Indemnity, dealing successively with: (a) Educational Grants, (b) The Canton-Hankow Railway, (c) Chihli River Conservancy.\n\n(a) EDUCATIONAL GRANTS.\n\nAssuming that our readers share our view that the annual amounts released by the remission of the British portion of the Boxer Indemnity between now and 1945 are too large to be usefully expended on the promotion of the education of Chinese on British lines, and too small to reorganize the national system of education, we propose that educational grants be restricted to the support of existing and future higher educational institutions under British auspices in China and Hongkong. On the basis on which our calculations are made, a total amount of $35,000,000, odd, will be available for this purpose during the Indemnity period. Two years' instalments of the Indemnity have already accumulated, amounting approximately to $8,261,280. We suggest that four million dollars of this amount be set aside for capital expenditure in existing Colleges whose scope is restricted by lack of suitable buildings and equipment. This would permit a sum of at least $1,500,000 per annum to be devoted to educational purposes for the next twenty years. This is fifty times the amount that the British Chambers of Commerce have been able to expend in educational grants.\n\nAnd out of such a sum, it ought to be possible to make liberal grants to Hongkong University and existing British Colleges and Medical Missions, and also to create endowment funds for those institutions which are never likely to be absolutely self-supporting. Hongkong University would, presumably, receive the lion's share in order to enable it more successfully to achieve its purpose of providing a first-class University Education, at reasonable fees, to Chinese who have not the means or the inclination to proceed to Europe or America. If we earmark $500,000 per annum for Hongkong, and treble the grants amounting to $123,900 made by British Colleges in China, there would still remain a sum of over $628,000 per annum for endowment funds, subsidies to Mission Hospitals, and a limited number of scholarships to British Universities.\n\n(b) THE CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.\n\nThis railway, construction of which was begun by an American Syndicate more than twenty years ago, has 273 miles in the middle section, to be completed. In the South, 140 miles from Canton to Shiukwan, and 69 miles from the Hunan border, have been built by a Provincial Syndicate. In the North, from Wuchang, with funds derived from the Hukuang Loan, 260 miles have been constructed, to Chuchow. Between Chuchow in Hunan, and Shiukwan in Kwangtung, there is a gap of approximately 273 miles.\n\nThe estimated cost of completing the Kwangtung section of 69 miles, where there is heavy tunnelling work to be done, is about $9,000,000, or approximately $130,000 per mile. This estimate does not include equipment.\n\nThe average cost per kilometre of the construction and equipment of Chinese Government Railways works out at just over $90,000, or $145,000 per mile. On this basis, and after allowing an additional $100,000 per mile for the uncompleted Kwangtung section, the total cost of completing the railway would be $46,465,000. It might be rather more, or slightly less, but it is obvious that we can deal only with approximate figures, and even if the actual cost of completing and equipping the railway proved to be ten million dollars in excess of our estimate, it would be possible so to adjust the scheme we are putting forward as to cover this additional outlay.\n\nTaking $45,000,000 as the sum required, we suggest the raising of a loan of this amount, secured, as to interest only, on that portion of the Customs Revenues earmarked for the payment of the British share of the Boxer Indemnity. Interest at the rate of seven per cent per annum during the amortization period would absorb $33,074,500. Amortization spread over a period of twenty years would require an annual payment of $2,250,000, or five per cent of the total outlay, which would be a charge on the railway itself.\n\nA well-managed trunk-line in China ought, of course, to earn a great deal more than five per cent on its capital, and we suggest that after amortization charges have been met, any available surplus during the first twenty years of operation should be set aside for the construction of a feeder-road system in Hupeh, Hunan, and Kwangtung. No trunk line yet constructed in China has been adequately supplied with a road-system tapping the country on either side, yet the cost of road construction in China--especially in the neighbourhood of stone-quarries--is probably lower than in any other country in the world, owing to the comparatively low wages required for unskilled labour.\n\nPage 365\n\nIf we were to assume that the Canton Hankow Railway would earn sufficient only to meet interest and amortization charges, and that macadamized roads could be built at a cost of $10,000 per mile, the earmarking of $33,074,500 (the equivalent of 7 per cent interest for twenty years) for road construction would enable 3,300 miles of first-class roads to be constructed by 1945. It would be taken for granted that the maintenance of the roads, once constructed, would be provided for by special taxation.\n\nIf the new Railway, like the Peking-Mukden line, were to yield a final profit of $9,151 per kilometre (after paying 5% interest on capital), a sum of over four million dollars per annum would be available for road construction, enabling eight thousand miles of macadamized roads to be constructed over a period of twenty years. (Although we have calculated on a basis of seven per cent interest, it should not be forgotten that as the capital is paid off, the amount payable for interest will be reduced, so that an expenditure on interest of $33,074,500 spread over twenty years averages less than four per cent per annum on $45,000,000).\n\nThere are, we recognize, certain obstacles to the carrying through of the railway project, notably the existence of the Kwangtung Provincial Railway Company, which, though unable to complete the line itself, may raise objections to its transfer to the Chinese Government. It might, however, be hoped that Chinese public opinion could be rallied to the support of a project which is likely to remain unfinished for an indefinite period unless some such scheme as we have proposed be adopted, especially if the road-building scheme were extended to Southern Kwangtung.\n\nAs regards the Hukuang Loan Agreement, it would not, we think, be violated by the completion of the Railway from the British share of the Indemnity, as provision is made for the meeting of any deficiency, \"in the first place, from such Chinese funds as may be available so as to permit of the uninterrupted continuance of the work of construction.\" The completion of the railway on the basis we suggest would be by means of a loan secured on Chinese funds; it would not affect the security given for the original Hukuang Loan; and it would immensely enhance the value of the completed Northern section.",
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        "content_text": "PEAK WATER.\n\nJuly 21.\n\nBy Saturday Peak residents should be assured of a full supply of water for a period of three to four hours a day, a \"China Mail\" representative who made enquiries this morning was informed. By that time it was expected that the new engine which was intact at the Pokfulam pumping house station would be connected up by piping underneath the boulder that has fallen.\n\nWhen it is possible to bring into operation another of the auxiliary engines which were being reassembled at the time of the disaster and several parts of which have been lost, then it may be possible to run a full service for eight hours during the day time.\n\nThis may be effected within a fortnight according to the time taken to replace the lost parts and connect up by means of pipe lines.\n\nThe greatest delay will be that in connection with bringing into operation the main engine of the Pumping station which has been greatly damaged. This has a capacity equal to the two others combined. The two dock engineers may be able to cast certain parts but in the words of an official approached this morning it will probably be \"months and months\" before this engine will be in service again. However, with the two auxiliary engines in operation the Peak will be assured of a regular daily supply, and it is on bringing these into service that the department is concentrating at present.\n\nAt present the Peak is restricted to the \"dribble\" which it is possible to get from the reservoirs which are cut off from the pumping station, and the Conduit Road level to the supply from a service reservoir into which a stream has been diverted. Within the next few days, however, the Conduit Road level will be assured of a better supply as the services of the Fire Brigade are to be available for pumping water up to this level.\n\nDifficult Task.\n\nThe task with which the water authorities are faced is one of considerable difficulty particularly in regard to the Eastern filter bed which has been damaged by the fall of a big boulder. Pipes have also been carried away which will entail considerable difficulty in replacing.\n\nCarrying pipes weighing a ton each up the hill has been a difficult task. In certain cases staging has had to be erected.\n\nWith regard to the lower level supply the work in connection with necessary repairs and clearances is progressing and it is expected that the next few days will see a return to normal.\n\nPage 363\n\nOVERLAND CHINA MAIL\n\nPEAKITE'S LETTER.\n\nJuly 21. Received too late for insertion yesterday, a reader of the \"China Mail\" sends the following letter from the Peak.\n\nIt is typical of the experiences of residents from topside—and very modest.\n\nThe Peak, Tuesday,\n\nIt is very seldom that Peak residents are put to any inconvenience but this time they have been badly hit after the recent storms.\n\nLights went out about 8 at night when one could hardly see one's hand but fortunately it was only for a short time.\n\nRain was pouring down and some found that the chair shelter's telephone was out of order.\n\nI sent a coolie down to get chairs at the tram station only to find no cars running and chairs would be soaked through.\n\nIn spite of all weathers, the Dairy Farm milkman turns up at his appointed hour. He is a very old servant of the company and serves us faithfully. He gladdens many a mother's heart when bad weather is about.\n\nI arrived at the office soaked through, and had to remain so until dry clothes could be got.\n\nThe next drawback was the water shut off. This caught me napping and until the papers appeared in the evening they did not know how badly they were placed.\n\nIt was a great relief to get a telephone message last night to say that water would be turned on for one hour daily.\n\nFLOOD THIEVES.\n\nShops from two shops in the main Thoroughfare of Shek-tong-tsui, the Chinese locality in the western district, were carried away by the torrent of rain water on Monday.\n\nSuch was the flow of water, mud, rocks and debris from the hillside near No. 3 pumping station, that Queen's Road West was under several feet of water. Goods from exposed shops were swept away and two safes were embedded in the slime.\n\nWhen the \"current\" was high, a number of men are alleged to have salved one safe and made off with it.\n\nThey are accused of having pried it open. The report goes that they were arrested by detectives from No. 7 station when in the very act of dividing the contents.\n\nHousewives sent to the Dairy Farm, Wiseman's and Lane, Crawford's, only to find that there was nothing to be had.\n\nSome were expecting to do business at about 2 pm, but nothing was to be had all day.\n\nPhotos by Ice Fong.\n\nThis is a scene outside a Government market at Shek-tong-tsui, the Chinese quarter in the western part of the town. It is at the foot of the nullah below the pumping station. The rocks and rubble unloosened by the boulder have been swept down the nullah and accumulated in a pile, having \"jumped\" a high wall, on to the street.\n\n[No. 2998—July 22, 1926.]\n\nFREAK ARMOUR.\n\nAn ingenious device, as yet unheard of in Hongkong, has been adopted by up-country shipping, reported below:\n\n[From Our Own Correspondent.]\n\nPakkao, Kongmoon, July 17. The \"Tung Wo\" towboat has installed a set of machinery, comprising a system of iron netting which completely covers the ship and is charged with electricity. This is to safeguard against piratical attacks.\n\nAnother part of the defence consists of a powerful new searchlight on the towboat's bow.\n\nThe \"Tung Wo\" plies between Canton and Kongyick.\n\nA day after the \"Tung Wo's\" freak armour had been put on, pirates showed their utter contempt for such measures by successfully attacking the Shekki-Kongmoon towboat, when off Kongmei. The boat, all the cargo and passengers were taken away.\n\nNew Aircraft Carrier.\n\nOn July 14, we heard that Kwong Hoi had fallen into bandits' hands.\n\nMembers of the Kongmoon Red Cross who were attached to the punitive expedition lost all their effects, escaping with their lives only in the nick of time when the outlaws launched their offensive.\n\nAn armoured ship, as big as the ordinary Hongkong river steamboat, named the \"Chee Yau\" (meaning Liberty or Freedom) is acting as aircraft carrier for the Canton Government.\n\nIt arrived here on July 14 with an aeroplane from Canton, to be sent to Kwong Hoi to fight against bandits. The \"Chee Yau\" left the same day for Canton.\n\nGeneral Notes.\n\nH.M.S. \"Cicala\" arrived here on July 15. (This gunboat left and was at Macao on July 18.)\n\nOn July 14, the Customs launch \"Foo Moon\" arrived here with Col. F. Hayley Bell, Commissioner of Customs at Canton, and left with the Colonel on July 16.\n\nThe Sanwui magistrate has been ordered to provide 800 coolies for transport work with the Northern Expedition. The Tung Tak guild offered 400 volunteers.\n\nTelephone employees at Kongmoon are striking for higher pay. The service is being maintained and it is hoped that mediation will succeed.\n\nThe river flood has gone down gradually. On July 17, the sounding outside the Customs House was 9 feet 7 inches.\n\nNo. 2998—July 22, 1926.\n\nA MEDICINE DEAL.\n\nJuly 21.\n\nOVERLAND CHINA MAIL\n\nA curious dispute concerning a deal in medicines by the Yeung Yui Chung Medicine Depot of 201 Queen's Road Central, a firm having considerable interests throughout China and the Malay States, came before Mr. Justice Wood in the Summary Court this morning.\n\nThe above firm claimed for $299.16 for goods supplied to the Sui Cheong firm, of 41 Wing Lok Street.\n\nMr. Leo d'Almada represented the plaintiff firm and Mr. E. S. C. Brooks the defendant firm.\n\nMr. d'Almada explained that the plaintiffs had purchased the goodwill of the business from Yueng Wai-cheung, the former owner, for $3,000. There were certain subsidiary arrangements, one of which was that the purchasers were to provide Yueng with an annuity of $1,200, that they should have the right to use the figuration of Yueng's father (the founder of the business) on their trade labels, etc., that the Sui Cheong firm, defendants, should have certain concessions in dealings and that a debt of $1,000 owed by Yueng to the Sui Cheong should be paid by purchasers.\n\nThe terms under which the Sui Cheong was to obtain goods were that 45 per cent cash should be paid and 55 per cent discount allowed.\n\nPlaintiff went into the witness box and said that the agreement referred to by counsel had been drawn up in Mr. Hall Brutton's office.\n\nThe indebtedness of Yeung to the defendant firm had been met by the plaintiff firm. Goods had been supplied to the Sui Cheong firm on June 12 in accordance with order and payment was asked for by the foreman.\n\nHe was told that payment could not be made then but if he left the goods payment would be made later.\n\nThe bill submitted by the foreman was endorsed but on his return, the endorsement was erased by another representative of the Sui Cheong and the foreman was told that they had come to an arrangement with Yueng, whom they regarded as a partner of the firm, whereby they received 60 per cent discount.\n\nThe plaintiff denied that the chop on the receipt in question was the chop of the Yeung Yui Chung firm or that Yueng was a partner or had any authority to conduct transactions for the firm.\n\nHis Honour remarked that the whole point seemed to be as to whether Yueng was still a partner.\n\nYueng Wai-cheung gave evidence and deposed to being interested in the firm to the extent of $3,000 which had not been paid in full.\n\nA witness was called by the defendants who said that he was salesman and accountant of the Sui Cheong firm.\n\nHe understood he was a partner.\n\nMr. Brooks, in cross-examination of the plaintiff, asked him if it was not a fact that the purchase money was to be $6,000 and that only $3,000 of this had been paid.\n\nThis plaintiff denied.\n\nHe had then come to an arrangement with the plaintiff firm whereby he is to resume his interest in the business.\n\nHis Honour, after hearing further evidence, decided that there was no evidence as to Yeung being a partner and found for the plaintiffs with costs.\n\nPhoto by Ying Ming.\n\nHere is further evidence of the violence with which the death-dealing boulder charged down on the pumping station.\n\nThis is a nullah, by the public mortuary, all in confusion because of the debris which the landslide sent down.\n\nThe nullah leads from below the reservoir section to West Point.\n\nPhoto by A. Pong.\n\nOUR MAN SEIZED.\n\nJuly 21.\n\nA rumour is current in town that six Hongkong policemen have been \"captured\" by Canton strike pickets, together with a motor-boat, on the Samchun River.\n\nTwo of the six prisoners are members of the British section of the Force, viz., Lance-Sergeant Ryan and Lance-Sergeant Hughes, both attached to Lok-ma-chau station.\n\nThe other four were Chinese seamen, of the Water Police.\n\nThe motor-boat is also under the Water Police and is used regularly for patrolling the Samchun River.\n\nNo other information could be obtained, not even from people who had crossed the frontier and come in to Hongkong on the Kowloon-Canton Railway British section.\n\nIt is only known definitely that the men and launch were taken away by armed pickets.\n\nLok-ma-chau is the station that overlooks the frontier.\n\nBetween the New Territories and the Chinese district of Po On is the Samchun River, which is crossed by the steel bridge on which the railway runs.\n\nSamchun market is on the Chinese side of the border.\n\nA camp of strike pickets has been established there for a year.\n\nObviously some of their number met the Hongkong police launch, out on patrol on the river, and took them into custody.\n\nLater.\n\nThe \"capture\" was due entirely to the Police motor-boat running aground, on the Samchun River, during the flood.\n\nBoth the sergeants had gone ashore when the pickets took them into custody.\n\nThe boat was taken further up the River, and then into Chinese territory.\n\nA fairly strong detachment of infantry from the 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, has been sent out to the frontier to recover the motor-boat and the captives.\n\nThe Peak Tram, at the Kennedy Road Bridge. On the left, the \"overhead track can be seen. The confusion in the middle and to the left shows why the delay is necessary.\n\nPage 364",
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        "content_text": "61\n\nHONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\nand other assets which are not immediately realizable, and cannot therefore be regarded as liquid assets available to meet a deficit on the Budget. In preparing the budget for 1927 the Government has therefore been faced with three possible courses,\n\n1. To restrict expenditure within the estimated revenue.\n\n2. To increase the revenue so as to meet the estimated expenditure,\n\n3. To resort to borrowing, and it is with these three possibilities before us that the budget now laid before you has been framed. When the details of the Budget have been examined I hope that Honourable Members will agree that it has been framed in what I would term a spirit of sober optimism. We are justified in being optimistic, but, as Sir R. E. Stubbs pointed out last year, time will be required to re-establish our position and with China distracted by civil war and internal commotion trade will still be difficult even after the special hardships recently imposed upon this Colony have been removed,\n\nAs set out in the printed Estimates now before you we have estimated our revenue for 1927 at $20,407,397 which, though it is less by $960,346 than the original estimate for the current year, is $920,740 more than the revenue we now expect to realize. These estimates include certain comparatively small additions to our sources of revenue which, in present circumstances the Government feels justified in tapping. These are first, an increase in water charges estimated to bring in about $100,000. It is proposed as from 1st January next to increase the charge for water supplied to shipping by water boats from 50 cents to $1.00 per 1,000 gallons, and for wharf and building supplies from 75 cents to $1.00 per 1,000 gallons.\n\nThe Colony has recently expended very large sums in increasing and improving the water supply, and it is felt that these increased charges are fully justified. The rates for water for shipping at present charged in Hong Kong are far below those in force in most of the other Far Eastern Ports. The Shing Mun Valley supply is beyond reproach both in quantity and in quality and the charge will be only $1.00 per 1,000 gallons as against $2.00 and Rs. 5/- per 1,000 gallons in Singapore and Colombo respectively.\n\nSecondly, in connection with representations which have been made by the local Medical Profession it has been decided to increase the rates charged in Government Hospitals to 1st and 2nd Class Patients to cover to some extent the cost of Medical Treatment. An increase in revenue of $38,000 is anticipated from this change.\n\nBefore passing on to the details of the Estimates of Expenditure I would invite the attention of the Council to the altered form of the estimates. The various Heads of Expenditure are divided into numbered sub-heads, of which the total cost of the Personal Emoluments of any particular Head forms the first. The Sub-Head Personal Emoluments is followed by the sub-heads under Other Charges and Special Expenditure, after which the total expenditure for the Head is shown. The details of the sub-head Personal Emoluments are printed as a kind of appendix to each main Head and the numbers in each class or grade are shown in parallel columns for 1926 and 1927 for convenience of comparison. It is hoped that Honourable Members and Heads of Departments will find the new form more convenient in use.\n\nThe exchange rate of the dollar has been taken at 2s. 0d. instead of 2s. 2d. the rate adopted in the 1926 Estimates with a resulting increase in the dollar equivalent of all sterling expenditure.\n\nThe total estimated expenditure as you will see from page 12 of the printed Estimates is $22,194,702 and from this is excluded all expenditure on the Shing Mun Valley Water Scheme a matter to which I will refer later. The Estimate shows a reduction of $1,595,913 on the original and of $2,663,084 on the revised estimate of expenditure for the current year and will leave us with a deficit of $1,787,305. To meet this I shall at a later period in today's proceedings lay before you certain proposals estimated to produce an additional revenue of $600,000.\n\nThe balance the Government proposes to meet by charging the whole of the Shing Mun Valley Scheme to a loan to be raised at an appropriate time and meanwhile to finance the Scheme by borrowing. The amount which will have been expended on the Scheme up to the end of 1926 is estimated at $2,050,000 a further sum of $800,000 is required in 1927 and about $505,000 in 1928. This will complete the first portion of the Scheme and place the water supply of Kowloon and for shipping beyond any probability of shortage for an indefinite period. It does not provide for bringing the water across the Harbour to Hong Kong Island; the Government does not feel justified at the present time in proceeding with this portion of the original scheme.\n\nThe loan proposal is at present before the Secretary of State and the Government is awaiting his decision. If the proposal is approved a sum of $2,050,000 will be made available to meet the estimated deficit and should the estimates prove correct there should be a balance of just under $1,000,000 to meet any unforeseen expenditure. The necessity for charging the Shing Mun Water Scheme to loan was foreshadowed by the late Governor in his Budget speeches in 1924 and 1925. So long as there were surplus balances available Sir R. E. Stubbs rightly refrained from proposing additional taxation or the raising of a loan; the position has however now been reached when the balances are exhausted and the Government proposes to act on lines suggested by Sir R. E. Stubbs at the close of his speech when introducing the last Budget.\n\nI do not propose, Sir, to weary Honourable Members by referring in any minute detail to the increases and decreases in the various Heads of Expenditure. Full details will be found in the usual Sessional Paper which is in the hands of every member, and details can more properly be dealt with in Committee. I should however like to point out that while every effort has been made in the direction of economy this economy has not been sought by any fictitious reduction of votes below what will obviously be required. Where it has been shown that Departments could not be efficiently carried on during the current year without supplementary supply, the votes have been increased so as to obviate so far as possible those continual applications for supplementary supply which have been so prominent a feature of the work of the Finance Committee during the current year.\n\nPage 62\n\nI invite the attention of Honourable Members to the new Head 3 Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff. This head represents an attempt to do for the Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff what has already been done for the Junior Clerical Staff. The provision of the individual salaries has been deleted from the various Heads under which the salaries formerly appeared, and the officers have been grouped in a classified scheme which offers considerable advantages in administration and improved prospects to the officers concerned, while it enables the Government to avoid the almost inevitable anomalies of the present system. Members of the Finance Committee will no doubt remember that the details of the scheme were laid before them before the matter was referred to the Secretary of State. The distribution of the officers comprised in the scheme is set out in Appendix I. of the printed Estimates.\n\nThe increase in the cost of Head 4 Junior Clerical Service is chiefly due to the stipulated increments, but there are additions made to the Legal Departments, four to the Colonial Secretary's Office, three to the Treasury and two each to the Audit and Post Office. It has been possible to make reductions in some Departments. Details will be found in Appendix 2.\n\nIt has been considered advisable to raise the initial salary of shroffs who are required to give security from $450 to $600 or in some cases $700, an alteration which involves an increase of $2,800 on this Head.\n\nTREASURY\n\nOne Assistant Crown Solicitor is provided for the Crown Solicitor's Department. The present system, under which the Crown Solicitor's Department is responsible for collecting all sums due from defaulters in the payment of sums due to Government, has proved too great a burden for that Department and it has been decided, after careful consideration, to recommend the creation of a new post of Assistant Crown Solicitor attached to the Treasury who will so far as possible deal with all legal work connected with the Treasury and Estate Duty Departments and so enable much needed relief to be given to the overburdened Departments of the Crown Solicitor and Attorney-General.\n\n34",
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        "content_text": "## 185\n\n5 \n\nthe area of chaos in China proper, and (b) as an advanced base for their disruptive activities in the latter country. In other words, in these provinces she is pursuing a constructive policy. On the other hand, her policy in China proper may be described, at present, as one of disruption, in that it encourages and implements the continuance of civil war, and aims at the destruction of the interests of the British Empire with the certain knowledge that the interests of the other Powers, with the possible exception of Japan, must automatically fall as a natural sequence. It seems inconceivable that Russia can hope to pick up what the British Empire and the other Powers are calculated to lose. The needs of China's trade can never be satisfied by the Trans-Siberian Railway, and, even if Russia hopes eventually to secure Shanghai, Tsingtao or Canton as \"a warm water port\", she can never hope to monopolise the sea-borne trade of China. Since, therefore, Russia cannot reasonably expect much material gain from the chaos which she continues to aggravate in China proper, it seems logical to infer that her present policy is based on other and ulterior motives. The subsequent attraction of the Nationalist Government into the Russian orbit must undoubtedly be included in this category, but it is also probable that, if a serious military conflict with European and especially British forces should result from the present situation, vast field might be opened to the Soviets for the furtherance of their plans for world revolution.\" From information in our possession it also seems probable that the Bolsheviks are looking to Chinese Nationalist successes to stimulate anti-British opinion in India. Indeed, we have had reports of a proposal, emanating from the I.K.K.I. in Moscow, to induce the Cantonese authorities to formulate a plan for the invasion of Burma. However fantastic this idea may be, Borodin is said to have stated that once the Chinese revolution assumed definite shape, it would be followed by revolution in India, towards which end operations would probably be begun in Tibet. The danger of serious military conflict in this area may not be very great, and it should be possible to avert it by diplomatic or other methods, but it is reasonable to assume that Russia will continue to concentrate her energies, not only on carrying the war on British trade interests to the bitter end, but also upon infecting India, through Burma, with the revolutionary spirit of her neighbour.\n\n## RUSSIAN CENTRAL ASIA\n\n7. For the purposes of this paper it is necessary to begin our examination of Russian activities in Central Asia at the time when those measures were instituted which resulted in the final subjection of Russian Turkistan. Early in 1924 Radzutak, now a member of the Politbureau, made a tour through Turkistan and Trans-Caspia, and returned to Moscow with a very pessimistic account of the results which were being obtained by the military methods then in use for the suppression of the insurgents in the Ferghana, Bokhara, Khiva and Merv areas. He urged the abandonment of the policy of suppression by force, and the substitution of a policy of conciliation, based on a recognition of nationalist aspirations. \"The native intelligentsia and bourgeois classes\" he said, \"must be made to become our friends and also close assistants in the struggle for the liberation of the East.\" In September, 1924, these suggestions were put into effect and resulted in the creation of the Uzbeg, Turkoman and Kirghiz republics and the Tajik and Kara-Kirghiz autonomous provinces.\n\nIt is reasonable to assume that the pacification of Russian Turkistan was, primarily, a domestic necessity. With larger political issues at stake in adjacent countries, it was obviously essential first to settle lesser and domestic problems within the boundaries of Russia itself. In Turkistan, not only was the solution of these difficulties proving to be costly and irritating, but their continuance was likely to embarrass the development of external schemes by sapping Russian resources, and by exposing one of the main lines of communication with the countries concerned to interruption. But if the primary motive was domestic necessity, it is evident, none the less, that the Bolsheviks were quick to appreciate the advantages to their external policy which might accrue, for, in every case, these newly formed republics had an ethnological overlap into the neighbouring provinces of Afghanistan and Persia which revealed a possible method of peaceful territorial expansion. One of the corollaries of this settlement was the inauguration of an important programme of railway construction throughout the new republics. Although the majority of these projected railway extensions may be intended primarily to promote the economic development of the country, it is undoubtedly true that the increased railway facilities afforded must eventually become of material assistance in any subsequent programme of gaining control in Afghanistan and in the consequent approach to India.\n\n## AFGHANISTAN\n\n8. The activities of Bolshevik Russia in Afghanistan have their origin and official recognition in the Russo-Afghan Treaty of 1921. By the terms of this treaty, Afghanistan accepted an annual subsidy, gifts of munitions, and the services of specialists and experts to assist in the modernisation of her communications and in the general development of the country. The result has been a steady growth of Russian influence in Kabul and the continued infiltration of Russian personnel into the country. Russification of the Afghan Air Force came as an unforeseen development, but in other respects Russian activities have followed the natural course which was to be expected. Thus at the present day a telegraph line, built under Russian supervision, is in use between Kabul and Kandahar, whilst an extension is being built towards Spin Baldak near our Baluchistan frontier. The Kushk-Kandahar telegraph line is nearing completion, and it is understood that work on the Termez-Kabul line is scheduled to begin this March. The survey of a road which is to run from the Oxus to Kabul over the Salang Pass is steadily progressing, while reports from Meshed indicate that improvements are in progress on the Kushk-Herat route. Work on a railway extension from Tejend, on the Trans-Caspian Line, to Pul-i-Khatun, close to the Perso-Afghan border, has been intermittently carried on. In August last, the Red Air Ministry are believed to have issued orders for aerial surveys to be completed by April, 1927, of areas covering the main routes north of the Hindu Kush. It is understood, also, that negotiations are now progressing in Moscow for the formation of a joint Russo-Afghan Company to promote civil aviation in Afghanistan, and link up Kabul and Kandahar with the outside world, via Tashkent and Kushk. There are indications, also, that fresh orders for military munitions may shortly be placed by the Afghan Government in Moscow. In commercial spheres, as well, the Russians have secured concrete results in the establishment of a cotton ginning factory and power plant at Herat, while steps are being taken to develop cotton production in Northern Afghanistan.\n\nOne may perhaps be inclined to doubt the sincerity of Russia's intentions (and indeed her ability) as to the immediate fulfilment of the ambitious programme outlined above but, in their cumulative effect, even as projects, they cannot fail to impress the unbiased mind with Russia's obvious desire to strengthen and to go on strengthening her hold over Afghanistan. Most of these projects would obviously be of great assistance to Russia in the event either of a peaceful absorption of Northern Afghanistan or of an ultimate military advance. In either case, it would be essential for her to prepare the way carefully, before committing herself to any line of action in a country as wild and undeveloped as Afghanistan.\n\nAlthough the military menace is undoubtedly a very real and grave one, it is by no means impossible that Russia will adopt the more peaceful policy of absorbing the defenceless northern provinces of Afghanistan by propaganda and infiltration. It is, further, conceivable that she may prefer, on the analogy of her recent successes in China, to risk no half measures, but to try to extend her control in one stride to the very borders of India by less obvious and dangerous means. On this premise it is possible that her present activities are, in theory at least, part of a constructive programme in Afghanistan. We have no direct evidence to show that disintegration of the country is her intention; on the contrary the bulk of our information indicates that her primary endeavour is to cultivate Afghan reliance on Russia, and eventually to secure political domination over the country. In August, 1926, M. Osterov, a member of the Eastern Control Commission attached to the I.K.K.I., stated \"our business is to bring as much political pressure as we can to bear on the Government (of Afghanistan) and to make it directly dependent on us\".\n\nThis statement followed the remark that \"Revolutionary and party work, in the ordinary sense, are out of place here. We are not interested in the question of whether this semi-savage kingdom is governed by an Amir or by a Revolutionary Dictator\". If my appreciation of Russian aims in China is correct, it does not seem impossible that Russian political strategy may be aiming at securing political domination over Afghanistan, with the object of developing it as a defensive buffer, to be consolidated and exploited as a jumping-off place for the next move towards India.\n\nA certain degree of support is lent to the above theory by the manner in which the Soviets handled the Urta Tagai incident of November, 1925. This incident probably owed its inception to purely local causes, but subsequent developments gave Russia ample excuse for military aggression had the time been considered opportune for such a venture. For example, failure by Russia to comply with the truculent Afghan demands for the evacuation of this obscure island would undoubtedly have provoked the Afghans to declare war, and responsibility for this outbreak could hardly have been brought home to the Russians. Various reasons have been advanced in explanation of their very conciliatory attitude. It was suggested, for instance, that internal conditions in Russia\n\n## 186",
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        "document_key": "CO129-505-13 Survey of Hong Kong 22-6-1927 - 13-12-1927",
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        "content_text": "E.\n\nThe Colonial Survey Committee.\n\nNotes on the Survey of Hong Kong.\n\n#5\n\n12\n\nInadequacy of the topographical maps.\n\nShortage of Trigonometrical data.\n\nIn 1919, G.O.C., Hong Kong drew attention to the inadequacy of the mapping of Hong Kong and the Leased Territories. The maps were on varying scales and of different orders of accuracy. The only map which was at that time considered to be sufficiently accurate for military purposes was the 8\" to the mile survey which covered only a part of the Leased Territories.\n\nThe War Office at that time was unable to send out a party to survey on the ground but was prepared to grid the existing maps and to incorporate any corrections which were sent home from Hong Kong. In the course of an investigation regarding the fitting of a grid on to the \"24\" and 8\" to the mile maps, it was found to be impossible to grid them accurately using the trigonometrical points supplied.\n\nFurther information regarding these points and the projection used for the maps was asked for from the G.O.C., Hong Kong. On 29th July, 1922, G.O.C., Hong Kong reported that every effort to obtain positions of further trigonometrical points and information about the projection of the 8\" to the mile map had been made but without result.\n\nThe 8\", 2\", \" to a mile maps were gridded during 1923 at the War Office but, owing to inaccuracies in the maps and the impossibility of obtaining",
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        "title": "CO129-505-13 Survey of Hong Kong 22-6-1927 - 13-12-1927",
        "content_text": "The Colonial Survey Committee.\n\nNotes on the Survey of Hong Kong.\n\n12\n\n33\n\nInadequacy of the topographical maps.\n\nShortage of Trigonometrical data.\n\nFramework available for air photo survey.\n\nIn 1919, G.O.C., Hong Kong, drew attention to the inadequacy of the mapping of Hong Kong and the Leased Territories. The maps were on varying scales and of different orders of accuracy. The only map which was at that time considered to be sufficiently accurate for military purposes was the 8\" to the mile survey, which covered only a part of the Leased Territories.\n\nThe War Office at that time was unable to send out a party to survey on the ground but was prepared to grid the existing maps and to incorporate any corrections which were sent home from Hong Kong. In the course of an investigation regarding the fitting of a grid onto the 24\" and 8\" to the mile maps, it was found to be impossible to grid them accurately using the trigonometrical points supplied.\n\nFurther information regarding these points and the projection used for the maps was asked for from the G.O.C., Hong Kong. On 29th July, 1922, G.O.C., Hong Kong reported that every effort to obtain positions of further trigonometrical points and information about the projection of the 8\" to the mile map had been made but without result.\n\nThe 8\", 2\" to a mile maps were gridded during 1923 at the War Office, but, owing to inaccuracies in the maps and the impossibility of obtaining further trigonometrical records, results were not satisfactory as the grids on the different maps did not agree relative to the detail. The 2\" map was particularly bad in this respect.\n\nIn March, 1924, the opportunity of H.M.S. Pegasus being at Hong Kong for refitting was taken to photograph Hong Kong and the Leased Territories from the air. At this time, the information at the disposal of the War Office with regard to trigonometrical framework was that the triangulation available consisted of 3 parts:\n\n(i) King's Triangulation covering the area of the 8\" map. This was thought to be good.\n\n(ii) Tate's Triangulation covering the rest of the Leased Territories, which was not properly marked on the ground and most of the points had been lost.\n\n(iii) P.W.D. Triangulation replacing Tate's work. This was properly marked, but reports had been received which threw doubts on its accuracy. No vertical angles were observed on this triangulation.\n\nPreparations... (text cut off)",
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        "document_key": "CO129-513-4 Land leases in the new territories 8-11-1928 - 29-7-1929",
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        "title": "CO129-513-4 Land leases in the new territories 8-11-1928 - 29-7-1929",
        "content_text": "- 5 - \n47\n\n(a) The Hong Kong Government would be saved from the embarrassment of inquiries which might be prompted by the form of lease recommended above, and the danger of even verbal replies to such inquiries would be avoided.\n\nThis proposal was rejected for the following reasons:\n\n(1) The proposal would involve an admission in a formal document that doubt exists as to whether the Convention enables the Hong Kong Government to grant leases extending beyond the period contemplated by the Convention.\n\n(2) It would also involve a dangerous admission in a formal document that renewal of the lease of the New Territories is doubtful. The renewal is of course an open question but it seems desirable to avoid any formal admission that it is so.\n\n(3) It is true that the lessee would be given a conditional right to renewal, but he would not for many years to come be able to estimate in any way the probability of the condition being fulfilled, and the certain rights which he would receive would be no greater than those which he would receive under the proposal recommended above.\n\n(4) The intending lessee would be just as likely to make inquiries from the Government as to the probability of the condition being fulfilled as he would be to make inquiries with regard to the probability of security of tenure during the \"over-lapping\" portion of the term granted under the scheme recommended.\n\n(Signed) **J.H. Kemp**, Attorney General.\n(Signed) **Philip Jacks**, Land Officer.\n(Signed) **F. Eaves**, Assistant Land Officer.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-516-5 Policy of Hong Kong government on the purchase and supply of opium 25-2-1929 - 10-5-1929",
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        "title": "CO129-516-5 Policy of Hong Kong government on the purchase and supply of opium 25-2-1929 - 10-5-1929",
        "content_text": "## BRITISH BULLETIN, No 38.\n\nWhy do people waste their time in formulating silly and immoral plans for dealing with the drug curse, instead of, like reasonable beings, prohibiting the sale and use of the drug, except for medical purposes?\n\nThere is no other remedy but prohibition. Prohibition at the source will effect, in a natural order, prohibition in distribution and use. Publish to the world the Black List of the offenders—the manufacturers, the countries that permit illicit trade, the Governments that fail to deal with the evil. Carry out the Hague and Geneva Conventions to the letter. Persuade new-born Turkey to come into the League, and convince both Turkey and Persia that they must—for their own sake, as well as for the world at large—join the comity of nations in one of its most imperative efforts to save the world from the curse of narcotic drugs.\n\nThe recent issues of \"Opium, a World Problem,\" reveal not merely a continuance of the energies of the \"National Anti-opium Association of China,\" but a distinct advance in the enthusiastic zeal which the Association has manifested itself from the date of its inauguration. Their magazine is full of interesting points, even when we venture to think there should be some modification of statement. They are justified in saying that their own efforts are largely counteracted by the steady stream of such drugs as morphine, heroin, and cocaine poured in upon them from abroad. If opium-smoking is prohibited as the National Government proposes, opium addicts can easily obtain morphine and morphine pills supplied from abroad.\n\nWithin their own borders, the obstacle is always the military, as we have seen in recent incidents reported by China correspondents. Opium is at the bottom of most quarrels, such as the Szechwan war and the Yunnan-Kweichow dispute. Yunnan sends a good deal of opium into Kwang-tung, and the Kwang-si Government taxes it in transit, collecting £225,000 a month on Yunnan opium alone. Yunnan retorts by sending the drug by aeroplane. And always the military are the authors of the evil. They regularly fix the rate of transit, pocketing all but what they have to pay in 'squeezes' and bonuses to their agents.\n\nOne interesting point is suggested by our old friend, Dr. Wu Lian-Teh, who has always been an anti-opium enthusiast. He would like to see established an International Narcotic Factory to supply the world's legitimate needs—all other factories to be closed. That would no doubt be ideal, but its impossibility is obvious. There are other means within the power of the League of Nations, if only it would act up to the principles of the Hague and Geneva Conventions.\n\nWhat impresses us in the whole discussion as set forth in these instructive issues of \"Opium, a World Problem,\" is that, if the National Government can get the mastery over the military offenders, they will soon make a clearance of the poppy-fields, as was done between 1907 and 1916, before Yuan Shi-Kai divided the country into military zones, and handed the protection of China to the military rascals who did their worst to ruin the country for their own enrichment.\n\nWe venture on one suggestion—not a prophesy, for that would indeed be rash—that, if the National Government of China continues stable, we may, several years hence, find China to be the dominant and triumphant force in this great campaign. America and China between them may possibly succeed by practical effort where European schemes have largely failed.\n\n## Egypt\n\nWelcome news arrived from Egypt on March 21st that the Egyptian Government is determined to check the drug evil, and had just created a special Narcotic Bureau, under the direction of the Commandant of the Cairo Police. The police appear to have traced one of the chief sources of the supply of heroin, and have arrested two Polish Jews, who were deeply involved in the traffic. Both these Jews hail from Vienna, finding their supplies in the Austrian capital. The Austrian police seem to be actively tracking down their confederates in Vienna.\n\nWhat this means may be better understood from an article in a Cairo newspaper which has been forwarded to us, and which evidently is inspired by the Egyptian Government. Up to ten years ago, the only drug in use was hasheesh, and the number of persons addicted to it was very small. Then came cocaine, and multitudes of people used it, and big fortunes were made by its importers. It is said the vice has spread to every village in the country. In Cairo, in a single year, there were 5,570 convictions for the possession of narcotics. Heroin is bought in Europe at £20 an ounce, and by the time it reaches Egypt, it is worth £45, and the dealers retail it at a higher figure, after adulterating it with boracic acid powder. Of 20,000 persons in prison, 5,000 are drug addicts.\n\nIt is not to be wondered at that the Egyptian Government is alarmed at the prospect of its people being ruined by the drug evil. They estimate that, out of a population of fourteen and a half millions, as many as half a million are affected by it as more or less addicts. The increase of crime and the economic loss caused by the sapping of physical powers are sufficient to arouse the Government to a sense of its national peril. They are to be congratulated on their determination to crush the thing out. They want no monopoly, but absolute prohibition. Or, as we have said, to cut off the snake's tail just behind the ears.\n\nReceived since last acknowledgment—Miss Grey, £1; Miss Aldis, 2s. 6d.; Scottish L. of N. Union, 10s. 6d.; Leonard Wigham, 5s.; Miss Candler, £1.\n\nWe bank at Barclay's, 54, Lombard Street, E.C.3.\n\nAll communications to be made to Rev. E. J. Dukes, 2, Bethune Avenue, Friern Barnet, N.11.\n\nFinchley Press, East and North Finchley.",
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        "content_text": "## Leased Territory deleted\n\n5 W.O.\n\n6. W.O.\n\n4 \n\nin \n\nthe \n\nJt Kong Map \n\nnext \n\nyear. \n\nThe \n\nmap was sent \n\nby \n\nthe Hongkong Government to \n\nthe Editors \n\nin \n\n1927 for \n\nreproduction, in \n\nsubstitution for the old \n\nmap, which \n\ndid not contain \n\nthe offending words \n\nA.J. Harding 25/7/29 \n\nwait for reply from W.O. \n\n27/5/29 \n\nAlteration of maps. \n\n25/5/29 \n\nComputation of co-ordinates. \n\nDraft despatch herewith, with regard to the \nadjustment of triangulation question. \n\nAs regards the mapping question, we must await \nWar Office reply to (4) of this file, their letter \nof the 8th May (5) having been sent before they \nreceived our letter, as it concerns a different matter.\n\nBring up when this draft has gone and I shall speak to Lt Willis of the \nWar Office. \nAve 4915 \nLth",
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        "title": "CO129-516-8 Survey of Hong Kong 24-4-1929 - 11-11-1929",
        "content_text": "## HONG KONG.\nNO. //LO 1460\n\n**Govr.**\n\nSir,\n\nI **etc.** to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 178 of the 28th March concerning Survey work and mapping in Hong Kong.\n\n2. I am now informed that the data enclosed in that despatch have enabled the Geographical Section of the War Office to tie down the triangulation of H... to a position on the earth's surface determined by the Kowloon Observatory.\n\n3.",
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        "title": "CO129-516-8 Survey of Hong Kong 24-4-1929 - 11-11-1929",
        "content_text": "# No 178.\n\nSir,\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG. 28th March, 1929.\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No.390 dated the 27th November, 1928, on the subject of survey work and mapping in Hong Kong and to forward herewith a copy of the report by the Superintendent of Surveys together with:-\n(1) A Diagram showing triangulation.\n(2) A Schedule of observed angles.\n(3) Notes as regards logarithmic distances and azimuth.\n(4) Details of notes as regards longitude.\n\n2. I should be glad if the attention of War Office might be drawn to paragraph 2 of the Superintendent of Surveys' report as regards the extent of the 20,000 maps now produced, and I should also be glad to receive copies of the new sheets as soon after publication as may be possible.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient humble servant,\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,\n&c., &c., &c.\n\nGovernor, &c.\n\nPage 20\nPage 21",
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        "content_text": "## IV.--Materia Medica and Therapeutics\n\nLaxatives, anthelmintics, expectorants, emetics, gastric tonics, sedatives, cardiac drugs, antipyretics, diuretics, diaphoretics, hypnotics, narcotics, anaesthetics, nerve stimulants. Weights and measures. Poisons. Hypodermic injections. Value of the cubic-centimetre, the litre, the gramme.\n\n## DIET OF PATIENTS\n\nChemical constituents of foods and value of special articles of food, such as milk, butter, cheese, eggs, fish, meat, vegetables, and fruits, farinaceous foods, alcohol, beverages, condiments. Proprietary preparations, their value and dangers. The feeding of infants and children. Diets in special cases of disease; in renal disease; in affections of the stomach and heart; in diabetes. Methods of cooking; sick-room cooking; beef-tea, soup, jelly, junket, whey, albumen water, barley water, egg dishes.\n\n## V.--Medical Nursing\n\n### DISEASES OF THE BLOOD AND ORGANS OF CIRCULATION\n\nGeneral symptoms of heart disease; features of heart failure. The pulse—its rate, character, rhythm; oedema, anasarca, effusions; cyanosis; fever. Treatment and nursing care.\n\n### DISEASES OF THE ORGANS OF RESPIRATION\n\nGeneral symptoms of respiratory disease. Breathing—various types. Cough—character, expectoration, pain. Pneumonia, bronchitis, pleurisy, tuberculosis. Treatment and nursing care.\n\n### DISEASES OF ORGANS OF DIGESTION\n\nGeneral symptoms; appetite, nausea, vomiting, pain, character of vomit, state of bowels, character of stools. Jaundice. Treatment and nursing care.\n\n### DISEASES OF URINARY ORGANS\n\nUrine. Uraemia. Calculus. Cystitis. Renal disease. Treatment and nursing care.\n\n### DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM\n\nGeneral features; loss of power of movement; sensation; bladder; convulsions; coma. Nursing of cases of paralysis, chorea, meningitis, functional nervous disorders. Elementary principles of treatment by massage and electricity.\n\n### CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES\n\nRheumatism and joint affections. Scurvy, rickets. Diabetes mellitus. Treatment and nursing care.\n\n### DISEASES OF THE DUCTLESS GLANDS\n\nThyroid gland; goitre, exophthalmic goitre, myxoedema. Suprarenal glands. Pituitary gland.\n\n24 \n\nCounter irritation by poultices, mustard leaves, blisters, cupping, leeches. Aspiration. Southey's tubes, tapping, lumbar puncture.\n\nMicturition. Catheterisation. Bladder lavage.\n\nBaths. Sponging. Packs. Hot-air baths.\n\nFirst aid in emergencies. Haemorrhage. Fits. Faints. Asphyxia. Shock. Burns.\n\nLast Offices.\n\nPage 24 \nPage 45",
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        "content_text": "# PART 2\n\n## Nursing Topics\n\n### General Nursing Procedures\n\n* Bed Sores. \n* Filling of water beds, water and air pillows, hot water bottles. \n* Charting. Temperature, pulse, respiration. \n* Common abbreviations in prescriptions. \n* Measuring of lotions and simple drugs. \n* Inhalations. Steam kettle. Inhaler. Oxygen apparatus. \n* Fomentations: surgical and medical. \n* Ice bag. \n* Enemas, cleansing and stimulative. \n* Excreta. Keeping of specimens. Care and sterilizing of catheters. \n* Bandaging. Splints and extensions. \n* Requirements for simple ward dressings. \n* Cleaning and sterilizing of instruments. \n* Preparing and serving meals. \n* Feeding helpless patients and children.\n\n### Specialized Nursing Procedures\n\n* Preparation for rectal and cystoscopic examinations. \n* Artificial feeding. \n* Test meals. \n* Lavage, and irrigation of rectum, stomach, throat, nose, ears and eyes. \n* Weights and measures. \n* Lotions in ward use. \n* Administration of drugs; hypodermic injections. \n* Preparation for intravenous and subcutaneous infusions. \n* Common instruments, names and uses. \n* Common technical terms and abbreviations. \n* Local applications; cold and hot. \n* Counter irritation by poultices, mustard leaves, blisters, cupping, leeches. \n* Aspiration, Southey's tubes, tapping, lumbar puncture. \n* Micturition. Catheterisation. Bladder lavage. \n* Baths. Sponging. Packs. Hot-air Baths. \n* First aid in emergencies. Haemorrhage. Fits. Faints. Asphyxia. \n* Shock. Burns. \n* Last offices.\n\n## IV.-Materia Medica\n\n* Laxatives, anthelmintics, expectorants, emetics, gastric tonics, sedatives, cardiac drugs, antipyretics, diurics, diaphoretics, hypnotics, narcitics, anaesthetics, nerve stimulants. \n* Weights and measures. \n* Poisons. \n* Hypodermic injections. \n* Value of the cubic-centimetre, the litre, the gramme.\n\n## DIET OF PATIENTS\n\n* Chemical constituents of foods and value of special articles of food, such as milk, butter, cheese, eggs, fish, meat, vegetables, and fruits, farinaceous foods, alcohol, beverages, condiments. \n* Proprietary preparations, their value and dangers. \n* The feeding of infants and children. \n* Diets in special cases of diseases; in renal disease; in affections of the stomach and heart; in diabetes. \n* Methods of cooking; sick-room cooking; beef-tea, soup, jelly, junket, whey, albumen water, barley water, egg dishes.\n\n## V.-Medical Nursing\n\n### DISEASES OF THE BLOOD AND ORGANS OF CIRCULATION\n\n* General symptoms of heart disease; features of heart failure. \n* The pulse: its rate, character, rhythm; oedema, anasarca, effusions; cyanosis; fever. \n* Treatment and nursing care.\n\nPage 50\nPage 51",
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        "content_text": "4. The plan attached to title.--As before stated the plan does not in itself carry the information required to identify the land conveyed. I think it should do so, and should include:- \n\nco-ordinates of corners, \n\nlengths and bearings of lines, \n\narea. \n\nIn any case should be plotted from original measurement at the same or at a larger scale whether the plan itself or the general map be regarded as the original. The dimensions and bearings should be those measured in the field, or, where bearings have not actually been measured the abbreviation \"cal.\" (for calculated) should be added. The exact procedure should be defined and included in the departmental regulations of which mention will presently be made. \n\nI can see no valid reason for attaching more importance to a tracing than to a copy by camera, sunprint, or printing plant. Errors of copying by hand may be more formidable than those due to optical or mechanical processes. The real guarantee lies in the certificate of the officer responsible. The making of hand tracings is expensive if the plot is to be found properly surveyed and reproduced on some suitable large-scale map. Dimensions should, however, be added by hand. \n\n5. Cadastral Maps.-The maps now being compiled at 50 and 200 feet to the inch (1/600 and 1/2,400) are the first to be reliable. The present programme envisages some 350 of the former and 50 of the latter (very roughly). The important areas of the Island and Kowloon are practically complete. The inception and progress of this mapping deserves special recognition, for when complete the series will provide a reliable record of alienation and will be of great administrative value. Undoubtedly the 1/2,400 plans should be printed and preferably the more important of the 1/600. A precedent lies in the 1901 plan of Victoria printed in six sheets by Messrs. Stanford and Co. There should be a ready sale for these plans and they should be made much more accessible to officials interested both in land and in technical development. The question of printing will be dealt with later. \n\nAs soon as possible all antecedent plans covering the same areas should be removed from Government offices and destroyed except for record copies. Such plans are :— \n\n(1) Plan of lots sold in 1844 (1/2,500 approx.). \n\n(2) Plan at 600 ft. to the inch 1862. \n\n(3) Plan of Victoria Hong Kong 1901. \n\nThe danger of using these inaccurate and misleading plans was exemplified in recent correspondence with the War Office. \n\nUnfortunately the new plans are too large for easy reproduction (about 30 ins. by 48 ins.). The sheet lines should be rearranged before publication and an index to them should be made and printed. \n\nThe position in regard to the agricultural cadastrals is fairly satisfactory. There are, however, substantial changes in some of the areas, particularly in reference to resumptions by the Crown. More serious is the fact that they remain unconnected with the present triangulation or traverse framework. It is as important to incorporate them in the system of measurement as to place each town lot in its correct relative position. The marks of the old traverse system on which they were originally surveyed have wholly disappeared. The pencil \"grid\" upon the originals refers to an origin, and to axes, which are not those now in use. By triangulation or traverse at least three points in each cadastral should be fixed in the new system and the theoretical values of the old grid should be found (by computation) in the new. Examples of this calculation are to be found in \"Survey Computations\" produced by the War Office and printed by His Majesty's Stationery Office. \n\n6. The Trigonometrical Survey. The efficiency of a Survey Department depends, first and foremost, upon the accuracy of the framework (triangulation and traverse) and upon good and accessible records of that framework. \n\nSince 1922 the War Office have been in communication with Hong Kong for the correction of old maps and for the production of the new, accurate topographical map. We asked for copies of the records. We received a number of contradictory and baffling lists. Finally it seemed necessary to call for records of the original field measures from which to establish and adjust reliable positions. Even in the list of field measures we found anomalies. You are no doubt aware of the correspondence which has dealt with the matter. \n\nInvestigation shows a state of affairs even more serious than had been imagined. No one presumably is responsible. The muddle arises from :- \n\n(a) Lack of co-operation between civil and military surveys; \n\n(b) Lack of continuity in survey guidance and policy; \n\n(c) Lack of room for the storage of records; \n\n(d) Divided responsibility. \n\nThese points are dealt with in a subsequent paragraph, and in this one I deal with the history and future needs of the trigonometrical survey. \n\nAs far as I can establish, Hong Kong and the New Territories have been trigonometrically surveyed, either partially or wholly, three or four times. In the days of the Surveyors-General (who seem to have been the heads of a combination of technical and municipal services) no framework would seem to have been made. Some property surveys were good, some evidently bad, but all were \"floating\" and could not be put together except by graphic fit. In 1886 Lieutenant Collinson made what appears to be a good map of the Island. This map shows Trigonometrical stations, but all records of positions are lost. At the beginning of the present century we find Messrs. Tate and Newland (from the Survey of India) engaged upon property and topographical surveying under the orders of the Government. Almost contemporaneously, Major H. S. King was employed to make a military (or Ordnance, since it was to show boundaries of ordnance or War Office property, as well as topography for defence purposes) map at 8 inches to the mile. Both parties did much triangulation. \n\nIn a manuscript report of 31st August, 1900, Mr. Tate remarks:-\" In a regular triangulation it is very necessary to mark permanently the stations and in order to secure that this should be done I have sent to the Public Works Department a list of all stations with a request that it will arrange to place permanent marks ... at as early a date as possible.\" Apparently in 1903, or later, some effort was made to comply, but the points had then been lost. \n\nIn all, Mr. Newland marked with clay cylinders about 4,700 traverse stations. Major King and Mr. Newland used two bases and occupied about 50 Trigonometrical stations. Of these all the Trigonometrical stations save one or two, all records of base measurements save the assumed final lengths, and all the traverse points save one or two in Kowloon are irretrievably lost. \n\nActually, I fancy, before the two Surveys I mention were complete the Public Works Department began to investigate, to observe and to compute a fresh triangulation. Quite recently the points have been permanently marked, but this triangulation rests upon the old bases (whose accuracy can only be established by remeasurement), and its records are hopelessly inadequate. For example, the original field books do not exist except in some few scattered cases. The original angles cannot be got even from the record of the solution of triangles, for these, in the majority of cases, are given as \"corrected\" angles (drawn from some partial and ill-advised system of adjustment). At the present moment there is even no one comprehensive diagram. There are two factors which are reassuring, however :- \n\n(a) The whole figure has been carefully adjusted in blocks by the War Office, and appears moderately consistent. There is, however, no guarantee in this adjustment of the accuracy of the original scale (or base measurement). \n\n(b) The various small bases (three in number), although they may be of any order of precision, do agree as computed through the triangulation, and careful traverses do fit upon the trigonometrical positions to a sufficiently high order of precision (say average one point in six thousand). It is then possible that rapid deterioration, and propagation of error, has been stopped in time. A remeasurement of bases seems unnecessary. \n\nThere will now be a system of permanently marked points, and a printed record of lengths, angles, and positions. I am not sure exactly what the War Office intend to print. It may be assumed that the data given will include the figures chosen for adjustment, the corrections made to the original angles, the adjusted angles, and lengths and positions given in terms of:- \n\n(c) Geographical co-ordinates (latitude and longitude). \n\n(d) Rectangular co-ordinates upon the projection, and from the origin, used for the new 1/20,000 map. \n\nFor the purposes of the Survey Department, there should also be a printed record of \n\n(e) Rectangular co-ordinates from Victoria Peak. \n\nNote. If the latter are not given by the War Office they must be compiled and printed. \n\nPage 20\n\nPage 21",
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        "content_text": "These figures will be given only for the main framework. There will remain a number of subsidiary Trigonometrical stations and a large number of dependent traverses. They must be put in sympathy with the new values, or confusion and error will become worse rather than better. There will remain to be done then:—\n\n(f) A recommendation of minor triangulation.\n\n(g) A readjustment of traverses.\n\nFor both of these measures the original computations could be used if corrected from the new lengths, bearings, and positions. If so, however, a careful statement of procedure should be prepared and printed with the new values.\n\nThe final record should not include any points which are no longer to be found on the ground, or any which are not fixed with sufficient accuracy. For example, Lieutenant Wace's points should not be included unless they still exist, and have been recomputed to agree with new values. The War Office should be consulted on this point.\n\nThe area dealt with is, of course, small, and the staff is mainly concentrated. To these facts perhaps is due the absence of any departmental and technical regulations. Thus the exact procedure to follow (so important with local staffs) is nowhere laid down. I do not desire to criticize the staff or its work. As a matter of fact, I see evidence of hard work and honest purpose. Like most other survey matters here, however, the edge is blunted by lack of ordinary technical tidiness in method, computation, and record. Thus in the case of traverses, I found evidence of good work, but no check upon bearings and no analysis of error in the form indispensable to quick understanding and check by the directing officer.\n\nIt is, for example, impossible to deal properly with horizontal angles whose field records do not specify arc (or zero), face (or circle), and swing. It is equally inadequate to record elevation or depression (from the horizontal) indifferently as the angle itself or its complement. No surveyor should be sent to work without a clear idea of the precision expected. I will revert to these proposed regulations later.\n\nThe question of proper forms both for computation and for record should be studied. \"Survey Computations,\" published by the War Office (His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1928), will help here (although the traverse forms may be hardly suitable). The final records of triangulation and traverse are of three distinct sorts:—\n\n(1) Records of field measurement;\n\n(2) Records of computation;\n\n(3) Records of finally adopted data and positions.\n\nAs far as possible, these three should be distinct, and complete for their own aspect.\n\nBefore dismissing the subject, it is important to remember that records cannot be kept unless there is a staff to compile them and suitable accessible storage room in which to house them. All survey records (plans and maps, as well as triangulation or framework) should be in the hands of one man—and that man is obviously he who is responsible for the survey.\n\nDirectly the new values have become general and are adopted for daily routine, all other, and now obsolete, records (as for example those of Mr. Newland) should be collected and destroyed. There is no point in keeping a record of points which are no longer recoverable on the ground. An exception to this may lie in the positions of some of the traverse stations in Paddy and other rural areas, where they can be identified on the 32-inch plans.\n\nIt will be obvious that I am recommending an amount of analysis, recomputation, and rearrangement impossible to the existing staff. I am convinced, however, that it is vitally necessary, and shall make recommendation elsewhere accordingly. I also recommend that for the mass of minor co-ordinate computation, machines should be introduced. The new Brunsviga is a satisfactory machine. Its use and the various tables and records necessary can be studied either at home, or, by arrangement, at the Headquarters of the Federated Malay States Survey at Kuala Lumpur.\n\n7. Topographical Surveying. Actually, the present Survey Department has not been concerned with topographical mapping. The muddle which exists at the present is none of its business, but is due to the publication of various surveys, done at different times and disagreeing with each other and with the ground.\n\nThere are the 8-inch (Hong Kong and part of New Territories) and the 2-inch printed by the Ordnance Survey, the 24-inch and 3-inch printed at the War Office, and there is also the unpublished 2-inch plane-table survey by Turner and Johnston. So unsatisfactory was the position for defence purposes that the Air Ministry and the War Office agreed to photograph and survey respectively, in order to bring out a thoroughly reliable 3-inch (1/20,000) map.\n\nThere will be 24 sheets of this map, and the present position is as follows:—\n\nPublished: 12\n\nSurveyed and being drawn: 7 on 10th February, 1930.\n\nBeing surveyed (half done): 5\n\nThe series will be really reliable but can only illustrate the development at the date of photography (1924). The War Office is, I understand, to follow up with a good 1/100,000 (roughly 3-inch) map showing the whole area.\n\nAs soon as the 1/20,000 and the 1/100,000 are complete, all previous maps should be withdrawn and destroyed.\n\nI do not think so.\n\nThe 8-inch map is a possible exception to this statement, because the 8-inch seems to serve no real purpose save that of a diagram of the larger revenue sheets. For such purposes, the 1/20,000 will do just as well, but the point should be considered by the Survey and Land Departments affected.\n\nFrom the Government point of view, it is important to make arrangements with the War Office for a sufficient number of copies to be supplied for issue to officials and, for the benefit of the non-official engineer and industrialist, to see that sufficient stocks are kept for sale in the hands of a map agent.\n\nOnce made, this topographical series should be kept periodically revised. Revision can be effected—\n\n(a) From air-photographs,\n\n(b) From ground survey,\n\nand of these, the former is probably the best in so far as photographs are available. No doubt the Royal Air Force will be able to provide some photographs, and the Survey Department should keep a record of them, and forward copies to the War Office, through Command Headquarters with a diagram to call attention to the alterations desirable. Where photographs are not available, alterations and additions should be shown (on record sheets) from either the new revenue survey or from plane-table survey. It is most important that the record sheets should be most carefully prepared and should be fully explanatory of \"deletions\" as well as of additions. These have to be understood and carried out by draughtsmen in England. To avoid unnecessary correspondence and delay, absolute clearness is essential. Some alteration to the sheets of the Island and Kowloon is already required. There are also some new roads important to defence, which should be inserted as soon as possible. In future, five years might elapse before revisions in urban districts and a longer interval in other cases.\n\nThe War Office has already spent large sums on this survey and in the adjustment of the triangulation. It is but fair to envisage payment for alteration in the future. A close touch should, therefore, be maintained between Civil and Military Departments, and the Director of Survey should be in frequent, direct, and personal communication with the Geographical Section of the General Staff.\n\nI must once more emphasize the essential point that a survey must not be allowed to get so out of date as to necessitate complete renewal. It will rest mainly with the local Survey Department to see that this point is remembered.\n\nThere is too a W.D. 1/10,000 map of Victoria and Kowloon. Already slightly out of date, this map might be of the greatest use to the Colony, if extended slightly to the west and considerably to the north. I should like, too, to see roads on the Peak emphasized, and some of the houses on the Peak numbered. The result would be a large, but still quite a possible, sheet. Its value would be enormously greater than that of the incomplete sheet now produced. The Colony should provide the photographs and pay for the cost of this enlargement of area, and the question should be discussed now with the War Office. It should be pointed out that the purpose to be served is to include all the present area of intensive urban development, and that this is possible on one sheet. The extension should include square (500m.) both east and west and 2 squares (2,000m.) north.\n\n\"Official use only.\"\n\nSuch a map should have a ready sale, should not be marked, and might be highly priced (say seven to ten dollars).\n\nEventually, the Survey Department should be in a position to take over all maps of the Colony, to revise them, to print further editions, and to sell to the public. To sell efficiently implies an accessible map sales office and efficient advertising (placards, gazette, and newspaper notices, &c.).\n\n8. Levelling.—In Hong Kong and the New Territories, the dimension of height assumes peculiar importance. A control of reliable levelling is, therefore, essential, and a good start has been made. The fundamental benchmarks are satisfactory. The problems now in front of the levelling are the analysis of tide gauge records, to provide a proper datum, and the reduction and adjustment of levelling figures. The proper...\n\nPage 23",
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        "title": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930",
        "content_text": "A high standard of study and discipline is being steadily maintained and in some respects enhanced. Moreover, the leading commercial houses of Hong Kong are now anxious to secure University graduates and to give them responsible work and good openings. At the moment, this demand exceeds the supply. Through all the recent years of financial stress, the University has done more than its part; in addition to meeting all its current expenses, it has had to set aside every year considerable sums against bad investment debts, to say nothing of the payments due to the University from Chinese Governments whose students the University taught, housed, fed, and in some cases clothed, but on whose account an amount of well over a lakh of dollars is still outstanding. The charge of financial mismanagement, which was once brought against the University, cannot in fact be maintained. At the moment, the University can point to its latest income and expenditure account as showing a reasonable balance on the right side, and, though the authorities had last year to increase the teaching staff, the Institution can claim that it is paying its way and that it owes not a cent to anyone.\n\nBut the University started its life on a financial basis which was impossibly inadequate, and it is now trying to carry on the work which the Hong Kong Legislature set it to do on staff the strength of funds which are wholly insufficient. Its staff is seriously underpaid; its accommodation is inadequate, its library poor, and its equipment, especially in the Faculty of Arts, indifferent. Meanwhile, the strain of poverty and anxiety is sapping the morale of those who are responsible for the University's working. For years, the University has been looking for relief to the Boxer Indemnity. His Excellency the Governor, the University's ex-officio Chancellor, has been incessantly pressing the University's claims on His Majesty's Government. But the years pass. Conferences are held, an Act is passed, a statutory committee is appointed, a delegation comes to China, perambulates, reports, and disappears. Americans spend their Indemnity money on educating and training Chinese youths; the French start an Eastern language school in Paris which turns out first-class sinologues and decide to spend the balance of the Indemnity on adding a Chinese Faculty to the Sorbonne. But the balances of the British share of the Indemnity pile up at the Bank, and no one, except perhaps the Bank, is benefited. A decision in London is still awaited, and there is still apparently another Act of Parliament to be passed by a Government which has yet to be elected.\n\nAdmittedly, there are claims other than those of the Hong Kong University; political considerations perhaps of which the University knows nothing. The question whether the only British University in the Far East—a University established by the Government of a British Colony with the approval and encouragement of His Majesty's Government on endowments which the Government of Hong Kong asked the public of Hong Kong and elsewhere to subscribe—should continue to function or not may perhaps be regarded as not being without some real importance to British prestige generally. At any rate, the interminable delays which seem always to be deferring the final decision as to what is to be done with the Indemnity are affecting the University most adversely, for it is postponing the tackling of the inevitable problem of the University's continuance as an institution which, in the terms of the Hong Kong Ordinance which created it, is to exist for the promotion of arts, science, and learning, the formation of the character of all races, nationalities, and creeds, and the maintenance of good understanding with the neighbouring country of China.\n\nW. W. HORNELL,\n\nVice-Chancellor,\n\nDated 20th April, 1929.\n\nPage 12\n\nPage 13",
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        "content_text": "## PART 2.\n\nPreparation for rectal and vaginal examinations.  \nArtificial feeding.  \nTest meals.  \nLavage, and irrigation of rectum, stomach, throat, nose, ears and eyes.  \nWeights and measures.  \nLotions in ward use.  \nAdministration of drugs; hypodermic injections.  \nPreparation for intravenous and subcutaneous infusions.  \nCommon instruments, names and uses.  \nCommon technical terms and abbreviations.  \nLocal applications; cold and hot.  \nCounter irritation by poultices, mustard leaves, blisters, cupping, leeches.  \nAspiration. Southey's tubes, tapping, lumber puncture.  \nMicturition. Catheterisation. Bladder lavage.  \nBaths. Sponging. Packs. Hot-air baths.  \nFirst aid in emergencies. Haemorrhage. Fits. Faints. Asphyxia.  \nShock. Burns.  \nLast Offices.\n\n### IV.--Materia Medica and Therapeutics\n\nLaxatives, anthelmintics, expectorants, emetics, gastric tonics, sedatives, cardiac drugs, antipyretics,  \n53",
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        "content_text": "## 82748/31 AK\n\n$19\n\nC.O.\n\nMr. Home\nMr.\nAir.\n619\nHunter 6\nMr. Tomlinson.\nSir C. Bottomley.\n2\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\nSir G. Grindle.\nPermt. U.S. of S.\nParly. U.S. of S.\nSecretary of State.\n\nSir,\n\nYou\n11 July, 1931.\n\nWith reference to your letter of the 6th, I am directed to inform you that C.B.E., Chief Supt. of the mapping Branch, Land Registry, has been awarded a pension at the rate of £114-14-9 per annum under the Pensions Regulations.\n\nA copy of the computation is enclosed for Colonel Drury's information.\n\nThe S. of S. would be glad if you could notify...",
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        "content_text": "# No. 259.\n\nMy Lord,\n\n**REC:**  \n**ED**\n\nHONG KONG,  \nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,  \n27th May, 1931.\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge receipt of Your Lordship's despatch No.87 dated 18th March, 1931, on the subject of the pension to be awarded to Colonel R. F. Drury, C.B.E., Chief Superintendent of the Mapping Branch, His Majesty's Land Registry, formerly an Executive Engineer of the Public Works Department in this Colony.\n\n2.\n\nI enclose a statement of the service of Colonel Drury in Hong Kong together with his aggregate pensionable emoluments and a computation of his pension amounting to £531. 8s. 8d. shewing the allocation as between Imperial and Hong Kong funds based on his aggregate pensionable emoluments in both services. It will be seen that on this basis the division is £117. 17s. 9d. payable by Hong Kong and £413. 10s. 11d. payable by the Imperial Government. It is assumed that this is the proper and equitable manner in which the incidence should be met.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE  \nLORD PASSFIELD,  \n&c.,  \n&c.,  \n&c.\n\n4.\n\n34",
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        "content_text": "## Hong Kong.\n\nNo. 87.\n\n**DRAFT.**\n\nHong Kong.\n\n39\n\nc.o.\n\nGovernor Peel.\n\nStatement.\n\nherewith Copy, not encl.\n\nSir,\n\n18 March, 1931.\n\nWith reference to Sir Henry Blake's despatch No.79 of the 6th March, 1901 (12410/01 Land Reg.l.f./ref.4) and to Mr Chamberlain's reply No.150 of the 2nd May, 1901, I have etc to inform you that Col. R.F. Drury C.B.E., Chief Supt. of the Mapping Branch, H.M. Land Registry, will retire from the Public Service with effect from the 6th August next.\n\n2. A statement shewing particulars of Col. Drury's service under the Land Registry, and of his aggregate pensionable emoluments is enclosed, and I should be glad if steps could be taken for the computation and award of the revised pension for which he will be eligible in respect of his service in Hong Kong.\n\n(Signed) PASSFIELD,\n\nI have etc.\n\nPage 40  \nPage 41",
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        "content_text": "## Colonel R. F. Drury, C.B.E.\nChief Superintendent, Mapping Branch\n\n## Statement of Service\n\nJoined H.M. Land Registry on 1 September 1900 on scale 375-15-550. Scale altered to 400-20-550 (T.L.18470/02 - 17 January 1903.) 1 January 1920 on scale 450-20-550 with a personal maximum of £600.\n\n12 April 1921 received an allowance of £50 per annum in addition to his pay. \n1 April 1925 on scale 550-20-650 relinquishing the allowance of £50. \n5 August 1931 retires.\n\n## Aggregate pensionable emoluments\n| Category | £ |\n| --- | --- |\n| Basic salary | 17355 |\n| Bonus | 2885 |\n| Total | 20,240 |\n\n## Pensionable emoluments at date of retirement\n| Category | £ |\n| --- | --- |\n| Basic salary | 650 per annum |\n| Bonus | 147/3 |\n| Total | 797/3 |\n\n## Particulars of leave other than leave on full salary\nNil.\n\nPage 42",
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        "content_text": "# 8244831 Hong Kong\n\n| 246 | \n| --- | \nC. O. Horne | 192 \nMr. Hunter | 12 \nMr. | \nMr. | \nSir C. Bottomley. | \nSir J. Shuckburgh. | \nSir G. Grindle. | \nPermt. U.S. of S. | \nParly. U.S. of S. | \nSecretary of State. | \n\n**DRAFT**\n\nThe Chief Land Registrar,\n\nSir,\n\n14 February, 1931.\n\nI am etc. to refer to Mr. Coates, P.O., letter no. W112/58 of the 3... \n\nregarding the impending retirement from the Public Service of Cal. R.F. Drury, CBE, Chief Supt. of the Mapping Branch, Land Registry.\n\nIn order that the pension to which he is eligible in respect of his service in Hong Kong may be computed, I am to request that a statement of Col. Drury's service in the Land Registry and the aggregate pensionable emoluments (i.e., total of salary and other pensionable emoluments which may have been drawn or enjoyed) by him during the period together with emoluments at the date of retirement be supplied. It would be convenient if any amounts...",
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        "content_text": "## Ansd \n\nPlease quote `112/58` \n\n\n`12213` \n\n`48` \n\n\nH.M. Land Registry, \nLincoln's Inn Fields, \nLondon, W.C.2. \n\n3rd February 1931. \n\nDear Mr. Hunter, \n\nI am sending this letter to you following a 'phone conversation with Mr. Horne. \n\nColonel R.F. Drury C.B.E., the Chief Superintendent of our Mapping Branch, who joined the Department on 1 September 1900, is due to retire on the 5th August next when he reaches age 65. \n\nPrior to joining the Land Registry, Colonel Drury was employed in the permanent service of the Colony of Hong Kong. \n\nColonel Drury has asked me if I can give him an indication of what his pension will amount to. \n\nI can tell him the amount (approximately) of his pension so far as his service here is concerned. For the rest, of course, I know nothing. \n\nBennett (Superannuation Division, Treasury) tells me that when the application goes in, the Treasury will make an Award for Imperial service and communicate with the Colonial Office as to the pension (if any) in respect of colonial service. \n\nAs I understand that there may be some delay in dealing with the question of the Colonial service pension, I wonder if you would be good enough to set the ball rolling in anticipation of the official request, in an endeavour to ascertain what award is likely to be made. \n\nAccording to the information which we have, it would appear that Colonel Drury's colonial service was as follows: \n\n/OVER",
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        "content_text": "HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.\n\n167\n\nalready in hand, and the remainder are still under consideration this is a record which certainly calls for appreciation and will probably be recorded in the history of this Colony as the most constructive Governorship within our memory.\n\nWhen viewing the Estimates we must take a broad survey of the general situation—we find the world as a whole, in a state of financial and economic chaos—every country is embarrassed, some more than others, but wherever one looks one sees reconstruction and transition—what banker or business man in this Colony is prepared to say that returning prosperity is yet in sight—all trade figures are down—true the security which this Colony affords has attracted substantial sums of money but it largely lies dormant and unproductive—land sales are shrinking and will probably go lower in the coming year—our revenue has increased by one-third in ten years but this has been accomplished by an all-round increase in taxation and we desire no further burden in the immediate future—who under these circumstances will cavil at the Government's declared intention to keep a surplus balance of $10,000,000—any other policy would be contrary to the best interests of this Colony—a drop in the sterling value of our dollar of a few pence would place a very different complexion on the Estimates which we have before us to-day. It is only a matter of two or three years ago that we were facing a large deficit and tapping all possible sources of revenue to make our Budget balance—who can say what the future has in store for us in these difficult times?\n\nI will not refer to our Water problem, the new Gaol, the new Government Civil Hospital, the Kowloon Hospital, the Central British School or the Vehicular Ferry, as they are being dealt with exhaustively by other honourable members except to say that they have my hearty support.\n\nBefore passing I should like to draw attention to the fact that the new Female Gaol has been completed, thus erasing a blot on our escutcheon. I am also of opinion that the new Central British School will not brook delay and that we badly need a Government Second—Queen's College.\n\nDemands will probably be made for new and attractive roads but I hope our efforts will be directed to the early completion of the new North Point 75-foot road, that great arterial highway, and the putting into a proper state of repair of our existing roads in the Colony which have been neglected during the period of stress, just past.\n\nIt is satisfactory to feel that the mode of payment for our water is being put on a more satisfactory basis but the problem will not in my opinion be solved, until we get it on to a commercial basis.\n\n27",
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        "content_text": "HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.\n\n167\n\nalready in hand, and the remainder are still under consideration - this is a record which certainly calls for appreciation and will probably be recorded in the history of this Colony as the most constructive Governorship within our memory.\n\nWhen viewing the Estimates we must take a broad survey of the general situation - we find the world as a whole, in a state of financial and economic chaos - every country is embarrassed, some more than others, but wherever one looks one sees reconstruction and transition - what banker or business man in this Colony is prepared to say that returning prosperity is yet in sight - all trade figures are down - true the security which this Colony affords has attracted substantial sums of money but it largely lies dormant and unproductive - land sales are shrinking and will probably go lower in the coming year our revenue has increased by one-third in ten years but this has been accomplished by an all-round increase in taxation and we desire no further burden in the immediate future - who under these circumstances will cavil at the Government's declared intention to keep a surplus balance of $10,000,000 - any other policy would be contrary to the best interests of this Colony - a drop in the sterling value of our dollar of a few pence would place a very different complexion on the Estimates which we have before us to-day. It is only a matter of two or three years ago that we were facing a large deficit and tapping all possible sources of revenue to make our Budget balance - who can say what the future has in store for us in these difficult times?\n\nI will not refer to our Water problem, the new Gaol, the new Government Civil Hospital, the Kowloon Hospital, the Central British School or the Vehicular Ferry, as they are being dealt with exhaustively by other honourable members except to say that they have my hearty support.\n\nBefore passing I should like to draw attention to the fact that the new Female Gaol has been completed, thus erasing a blot on our escutcheon. I am also of opinion that the new Central British School will not brook delay and that we badly need a Government Second - Queen's College.\n\nDemands will probably be made for new and attractive roads but I hope our efforts will be directed to the early completion of the new North Point 75-foot road, that great arterial highway, and the putting into a proper state of repair of our existing roads in the Colony which have been neglected during the period of stress, just past.\n\nIt is satisfactory to feel that the mode of payment for our water is being put on a more satisfactory basis but the problem will not in my opinion be solved, until we get it on to a commercial basis.\n\n171",
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        "content_text": "42A\n\n26\n\nApplicants for admission must have attained a good standard of proficiency in Mathematics, Drawing, and Handwork. They must be of good character and sound physique.\n\nStudents of less than fourteen or more than nineteen years of age will not be eligible for admission. Students admitted to the Trade School will be on probation for their first three months, at the end of which the question of their retention or dismissal will be decided.\n\nSelection will be on the recommendation of the Principal, and final decision rests with the Inspector of Schools, Penang.\n\nFEES\n\nA tuition fee of $3.00 per month will be charged. A limited number of free places will be provided. All students must provide themselves with overalls (2 sets), subscribe to the Sports Fund, and make good any damage to Government tools, machines, or other property caused by wilful neglect, carelessness, or disobedience.\n\nThey must also replace or pay for any tools, apparatus, or Government property issued to them on loan and lost whilst in their charge.\n\nApproved text books, of which there will be but few, must be purchased by the students themselves.\n\nTools or other articles made by a student with the sanction of the Principal may be retained by him on leaving the school.\n\nAny article not the property of Government on which unauthorised work is being done in the school premises is liable to confiscation, and the question of its return rests entirely with the Principal.\n\nAn undertaking to complete the three years' course, unless found unsuitable by the Principal, must be given by each student on entry.\n\nFirst Year Students.\n\nSYLLABUS OF WORK\n\nBenchwork and use of fitter's tools, drawing, mensuration, geometry, and the reading of simple engineer's drawings. Lectures and instruction on internal combustion engines and their application. Properties and uses of metal, etc. Storekeeping and general workshop routine.\n\nSecond Year Students.\n\nTurning and machining. Advanced benchwork and fitting, Blacksmith and Tinsmith work. Stores accounts and record work. Practical electricity and wiring. Theory of Foundry work and Pattern making.\n\nThird Year Students.\n\nGenerally speaking, students are given the work which would ordinarily be dealt with by a large modern commercial repair garage. Where considered advisable, they may be allowed to specialise in other trades for which they have been found suited—Blacksmith, Tinner, Electrician, etc. As far as possible, the third-year course is so arranged as to suit each student's inclination or ability.\n\nThe benchwork will consist of exercises in chipping, filing, and scraping, including the use and care of hand tools, cutting key ways and fitting keys, tapping and screwing, fitting of taper pins, sheet metal work, the use and manufacture of calipers, gauges, etc., marking off, brazing, remetalling, and fitting of bearings, etc. In all these operations, the importance of absolute accuracy will be insisted upon.\n\n27\n\nIn the Blacksmith's Shop, students will be taught the properties of various metals and alloys and will carry out simple bends, welds, joints, etc., and will be given instruction in annealing, hardening, tempering, case hardening, etc.\n\nThe Machine Shop training will consist of practical lathe work, shaping, grinding, screw cutting, machine drilling, surfacing, tool making, spare parts, etc.\n\nIn the Motor Mechanics Shop, the theory, maintenance, and repair of motor vehicles will be taught, together with the making and fitting of simple spare parts, testing, care, and vulcanizing of tyres, charging and repair of accumulators, and maintenance and repair of electrical equipment.\n\nA machine drawing course will be given extending over the first two years. This will include the use of a drawing board and instruments, drawing to scale, isometric projections, sections, design of simple machine parts, reading working drawings, etc.\n\nMathematics required in elementary engineering work will be continued so that students can make any calculations required—take off quantities—find cubical contents, etc., and Geometry as far as necessary will also be taught.\n\nThroughout the course, strict attention is paid to absolute accuracy of working and calculation. Observance of correct workshop routine and time-keeping, stores issuing, and costing is insisted on.\n\nA successful student after completing his three years' course should be capable of dismantling a car, making sketches of all simple parts to be renewed, choosing the correct material, making his own tools, and machining, finishing, and fitting the actual parts to be adjusted and made ready for the road. A student should also have a good working knowledge of the general organisation of a modern garage and its workings.\n\nFirst Year\n\nSecond Year\n\nThird Year\n\nHOURS OF ATTENDANCE\n\nStart\n\n8 a.m.\n\n8 a.m.\n\nBreak\n\n12—1 p.m.\n\nClose\n\n3.00 p.m.\n\n12-1 p.m.\n\n3.30 p.m.\n\n8 a.m.\n\n12-1 p.m.\n\n4.00 p.m.\n\nThe school will be closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and all Government Public Holidays. It will be closed for short holidays at Xmas, Easter, and Mid-Summer. The re-opening day of each term will be stated on the Students Report at the end of such term.\n\nATTENDANCE\n\nRegular and punctual attendance will be insisted upon. No student must be absent without permission from the Principal unless a letter is brought from the parent or guardian giving a satisfactory and adequate reason, and permission is then given by the Principal.\n\nDISCIPLINE\n\nStrict discipline will be enforced at all times. A record will be kept of all minor offences, and any student who has an unsatisfactory record is liable to suspension or, in the case of continued misbehaviour or a serious offence, immediate expulsion. The decision of the Principal and the Inspector of Schools will be final.\n\nREPORTS\n\nA report on each student will be prepared at the end of each term, giving an account of attendance, conduct, work, and progress, and forwarded to the parent or guardian.\n\n43",
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        "document_key": "CO129-553-5 Japanese activities in Macao and Canton 31-1-1935 - 22-11-1935",
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        "title": "CO129-553-5 Japanese activities in Macao and Canton 31-1-1935 - 22-11-1935",
        "content_text": "72\n\nhave very considerable doubt that it could ever be developed\n\nas a deep sea port.\n\n5.\n\nRecently a road has been built from Macao to Sherki,\n\ntapping the very fertile and prosperous delta area. Direct\n\ncommunication with Canton by road or rail is not considered\n\nfeasible but it could easily be made by road and water.\n\nDevelopment from Canton towards the delta area is proceeding\n\napace.\n\n6.\n\nThere is a considerable reclaimed area in Macao\n\nadjoining the new port which is judged to be about\n\n1,000,000 square yards in area.\n\nThis has not yet been built\n\non and is, therefore, available for industrial activities.\n\nReclamation work is also proceeding elsewhere. It may readily\n\nbe seen that if the scheme is proceeded with Hongkong would\n\nsuffer in ratio to the extent to which the present coastal\n\ntraffic is diverted to Macao.\n\n7.\n\nIt must also be borne in mind that there is very\n\nsuitable space for land aerodromes and landing space for\n\nsea-borne aircraft. It appears that, although the\n\ndevelopment of Macao in the above indicated directions\n\nmight be a commercially sound proposition for Japan as she\n\nwould presumably supply a considerable quantity of merchandise\n\nto South China through the port of Macao, it is unlikely\n\nthat the facilities would be any greater than those which\n\ncan at present be obtained without the incurring of any\n\nfurther expense by the present ordinary commercial use of\n\nHongkong. Hongkong is a free port and the Japanese can use\n\nit on equal terms with any other nation whereas to make\n\nMacao available considerable expense must be incurred.\n\nThe object might, of course, be to divert traffic from Hong\n\nKong and the fulfilment of the scheme would, I think, affect\n\nthe small ship and junk trade of Hongkong to a fair extent\n\nbut",
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        "document_key": "CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935",
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        "title": "CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935",
        "content_text": "NAM HOI\n\nSAMENGI\n\nTSena Sains -►►\n\n• LUMENGANTUNG\n\nTo Young Shir\n\ná.000)\n\nPAN\n\nTAINKONGYUEN\n\nYU\n\n*SHER PAT\n\nCHIPI\n\n200 M\n\nCANTON\n\nKOWLOON RAILWAY *** TONG MEI\n\nSHA TSUN\n\nSUN TONG\n\nKUT SHAH\n\nNAM KONG\n\nHU CHUNG\n\nRAILWAY\n\nHONAM\n\nCANTON\n\nFAT SHAN (POP.100,000)\n\nCUNG\n\nkoke\n\nLUND SHAM\n\nSUNNING\n\nTAILWAY\n\nCHAN CHIẾN\n\n(POP 20,000)\n\nKONGMOON\n\nSKUN\n\nTAK\n\nTAI SHER\n\nKRAICHÓN\n\nYUNG KI\n\nSUN\n\nWUI\n\nTITSKEK\n\nSHIXIU\n\nSANTSOU\n\nSHEKLAUS\n\nTAIWAN\n\nSWEKKI\n\nSKARAI\n\nHEUNG SHAN\n\nPINGFUNG\n\nMAÇAQ\n\nKUN TO\n\nTAIPING\n\n&\n\n●TAPPING\n\n12 STKALTSUN pode.\n\nSHEK TAN\n\nSHER HA\n\nSHER LIK KOU\n\nSHEX LUNG\n\nCHA SHAK\n\nHAN SHEH\n\nTUNE KUN\n\n(POP.100,000)\n\nTUNG\n\n→ STEAMER\n\nTAIPING *** ~~ CANTON\n\nLINTIM\n\nC.M,C. STM\n\nWAND LIK\n\nSHEUKE PING\n\nKUN\n\nCHEUNG\n\nTAI CHAN 12\n\nC.M.C. STN.\n\nSTEAMER TO MACAO\n\nSAN\n\nON\n\nNAN TOW [(POP.6,000)\n\nTu Tong\"\n\nHUK\n\nTAL\n\nLUM TSUN\n\nTOKOHA\n\nTO TSENG SHING\n\nPOK LO KSIEN (POP. 142,500)\n\nTONG WOO\n\nTS KERAINE\n\nTONG TAU HA\n\n40 M.\n\nMEK KU\n\nMOTOR BOAT TO CANTON\n\nWAL CHOW\n\nKWAI SHIN SHIEN\n\n(POP.WAI YEUNG DIST. 483,400)\n\nWAI YEUNG\n\nSARKDE\n\nIFAKUGNGA\n\np. 132.\n\nAPPENDIX \"D\".\n\nPING SHAN\n\nJÖFAN NÓKOMS\n\nFAN SHUI (POP.190,000)\n\nTIN TONE WAL\n\nLUNG KONG\n\nXUN LAN Hu,\n\nOUTLO KONG\n\nHAO HOI WAN\n\nDEEP DAY!\n\nLUNG WA\n\nPING WE\n\nWANG KONG\n\nLI LONG 303.\n\nPU KUT\n\nSHATAO\n\nSHUM CHUN MATJE\n\nMACAUROK\n\n(or so, pool\n\n“SHUMÍ CHUN\n\n202.\n\nSHEUNG SHUI\n\nWENLONG\n\nFANLIKO\n\nTALPO MARKET\n\nYAUMATI\n\nPOP\n\nLANTAD ISLAND\n\nSNATIN\n\nTUNNEL\n\nFAANY TO\n\nBAY\n\nSHA UE CHUNG\n\n!\n\nBAY\n\nPIKCHGL\n\nFERRY TO OUTAG KONG\n\nREFERENČE»–\n\nSAMON\n\nCN C. STM.\n\nTRANSPORTATION MAR\n\nKOWLOON TO CANTON,\n\nBOUNDARIES INTERNATIONAL POP + ŠTEAMERS. FERRIES A JUNKH ROUTE.\n\n―― ROADS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.\n\n#\n\nRAILWAY.\n\nDISTRICT.\n\nKOWLOON\n\nE\n\nSTATIONS.\n\nVICTORI\n\n\"\" HALTE\n\nHONG KONG\n\nHILES O\n\nOPEN\n\nPATH----\n\n20\n\nMILES\n\nMANAGER AND CHIEF ENGINEER, K. C. R.\n\nDECEMBER 1934.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-569-11 Visit of Governor of Hong Kong to Canton 11-4-1938 - 15-9-1938",
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        "title": "CO129-569-11 Visit of Governor of Hong Kong to Canton 11-4-1938 - 15-9-1938",
        "content_text": "2\n\nBut reactions, apart from the Japanese (MP Howe refers to his experiences in China) have no reason any longer to feel personally thanked as they deserve.\n\nAny rigmarole at home is owing to the expectations of the Chinese at Canton, to which he will be exposed during his visit, can only be embarrassing for him. And it is distasteful to expect the Governor-General in China (the reference to H.M. Minister is tapping most importantly) don't like to establish a naval path of H.M. Ships even in HK's own waters.\n\nHowever, the Gov now knows he has permission to accept an official invitation of the Chinese and send him one: it is a thing to go. Apparently, he is going.\n\n1875",
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        "document_key": "CO129-574-11 Alteration in dates of the financial year 21-9-1938 - 28-3-1939",
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        "title": "CO129-574-11 Alteration in dates of the financial year 21-9-1938 - 28-3-1939",
        "content_text": "## Extract from a letter from Mr. Caine to Mr. Clauson dated 21st September, 1938.\n\nPart of my reason for replying so quickly is to ask you two questions, one trivial, the other not so trivial.\n\nFirst, after experiencing the inconveniences of drawing up Estimates in the middle of the hot weather, which is also the height of the leave season, I suggested changing the financial year to 31st March. (It wouldn't help me, because no change could be effective till the 1941 Estimates, but it would be a bequest to my successor). N. L. was enthusiastic, H.E. lukewarm and he asked me to find out privately if the C.O. would have any views. Taking Hong Kong conditions by themselves I am sure it would be right; but it might be regarded as introducing further unnecessary diversity into Colonial statistics. Let me know what you think; if the C.O. is neutral I will pursue it further, if you dislike it, I shall drop it entirely.\n\nSecondly, what do you think of the prospects of our tapping the Exchange Fund in a year or two if currency conditions remain as at present? You know the facts – present surplus about $20,000,000, income about $5,000,000 p.a.; the \"risk\" is appreciation of the dollar which is not exactly likely. I occasionally remind the Advisory Committee that we might go up as well as down; last time I suggested it they said \"over our dead bodies\". (The fact is they are all enormously overbought; which is worth bearing in mind if we ever do have to take their advice about revaluation).",
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        "document_key": "CO129-578-2 Revision of salaries for Government employees 4-11-1938 - 12-12-1939",
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        "title": "CO129-578-2 Revision of salaries for Government employees 4-11-1938 - 12-12-1939",
        "content_text": "69\n\n3\n\nmaximum of the ordinary time scale, but a fixed salary of as much as £1200 per annum would be decidedly too high. It is frequently desirable to appoint to such a post an officer of only medium seniority who has chosen to specialize, and after full consideration I am still inclined to think that the proposal of an over-lapping scale made by the Anomalies Committee is the best solution in these cases. It does not appear that in this case the over-lap would set up any anomaly which is, I take it, the really objectionable feature of such a scale. The scale proposed was £880 by £30 to £940/£1000 by £50 to £1250, plus residential allowance. In view of the revised proposals as regards residential allowance now adopted the maximum should be reduced to £1200 but I recommend otherwise that this scale should be approved for these three posts.\n\n5. I agree that it is unnecessary to prescribe a special salary for Health Officers or for the Assistant Bacteriologist, who should be officers on the ordinary time scale, although they may draw extra increments for special qualifications under the scheme recently adopted. I agree that one or more posts of Senior Health Officer should be created at a fixed salary of £1200, as for the Senior Medical Officer. I shall consider in connection with the 1940/41 estimates whether to make immediate provision for more than one such post.\n\n6. As regards the post of Wireless Engineer I agree with the scale suggested of £950 by £50 to £1050. I agree also to a fixed salary of £750 for Senior Mistresses.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\n[Sgd.] Governor",
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        "document_key": "CO129-579-8 Sino-Japanese War- shipping on Pearl River 23-6-1939 - 4-1-1940",
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        "title": "CO129-579-8 Sino-Japanese War- shipping on Pearl River 23-6-1939 - 4-1-1940",
        "content_text": "This letter, that I could not agree, prima facie, that this arrangement was within the scope of the agreement initiated by myself and Mr. Okosuki on 4th February 1939, a copy of which was enclosed in my despatch No. 40 of 30th February (sic) 1939, which was copied to Your Excellency as my despatch No. 20 of 1939.\n\nI explained my reasons, which centred on \"Over-lapping\" between Canton and Hongkong.\n\nI am advised that the agreement had never contemplated a regular Japanese passenger service.\n\nIt will be noted that Mr. Okosuki specifically indicated what he meant by the type of vessel to call at Hongkong, i.e. a vessel owned or chartered by the Japanese Government and carrying passengers between Canton (sic) and places outside China such as Japan and Formosa. The reference to an \"occasional shuttle service\" was introduced by Mr. Okosuki in his regret (sic) since he explained that, owing to the uncertainty which necessarily existed with regard to the exact movements of these vessels (as defined above) it might from time to time be a convenience to them to send one of them to Hongkong from Canton and then return her here before she started her journey back whence she came.\n\nAs regards a regular passenger service, quite apart from the above objection, it was clearly the intention of the agreement that the passengers carried by the Japanese ships in question should be restricted, from Hongkong, to Japanese, Chinese and others wanted in connection with the rehabilitation of, or with military or naval services at Canton and, to Hongkong, persons attached to the Japanese military and naval services. (Please see your telegram to me No. 58 of 22nd December, 1938 and my reply, telegram No. 241 of December 30th last repeated to you as my telegram No. 83).\n\nThey were to be permitted to call at Hongkong on their way to or from Canton to places outside China such as Japan and Formosa.\n\nPage 76",
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        "document_key": "CO129-590-24 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905",
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        "title": "CO129-590-24 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905",
        "content_text": "The Indians who were working as police for the Japane se were in many cases moat offensive to the uropeane \n\nuropeans, many many cases of indecent searc ing and feo: lapping have been reported from many places. I experienced t le myself from the Indians stationed in front of the Queen Mary Hospital on the two trips I made from 3t. Stephen's over to Powkfulhem. “ Being a hot temper a person I ticked them off for it, and must say they looked a bit sheepish when I asked them if they weren't ashamed to be found working for the Japanese, I decided to keep away from sentry posts of any sort however and gave up the trip to ovkfulkan. Controversies were a bit too dangerous for any ore in my position. \n\n- \n\nOn the 23rd of April, St. George's, I moved to the French Hospital, as it had been announced that at. Jtephen's was to be closed by the end of the month. This was at the · suggestion of Mr. Oven vers who had been most extraorЛinarily kind. He and the other truck drivers\" as they were called brought bread and a very small amount of milk to the hospital regularly. I thin: it only right to put in a bit abemt them here, they put up such a gallant show. There were four of them at the French Hospital, wit: others whom I do not know so well somewhere else in town. I knew Mr. Owen Evans, Kr. Winter, Mr. prud and Henry, They kept the bread and milk service running in the face of the most unsurmountable difficulties. Every one of those men had his face slaped by dapanese coolie solders, who were apparently given complete discretion to do what they liked with the Europeans, No one knows just what ever \n\ndid happen to them on their daily rounis, because they kept on going, rain or shine, faces slaped or not, they rarely said much about what hap aned, made a joke or everything, they were all strap ing biz men, who could have taken the average five foot Japanese soldier by the scruff of his neck and broken hira in tro. But they could take it, and they did, amiling. And they kept us fed. Although Owen once told me he found he couldn't carry sacks of rice and heavy loade as he should be able to do, they were living on rise and bears and a few tina of potted meat at the French Hospital, and it wasn't quite the stuff to stoke up the engine for hauvy work. I used to give them fresh Tuck eggs, mich they enjoyed mightily. And they kept my husband and me supplied with sugar and any other oddments they had available from the Hospital Comforta Su-ply. \n\nWe were all so terribly poor, no one had any money, or if we did it was so little, and get ment so quickly. And where was my mor: toʻoome from? \n\ndid help each other. Bo I arranged to go to live at the French Hospital, thanks to men's good advice, they a11. thought it would be better and safer for se there, where there were  ́e mumber of British and Americans and I would have company, \n\nFather \n\n96",
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        "document_key": "CO129-591-14 Military Administration- liaison with Chinese and American forces 11-4-1945 - 25-7-1945",
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        "title": "CO129-591-14 Military Administration- liaison with Chinese and American forces 11-4-1945 - 25-7-1945",
        "content_text": "(F3173/917/10)\n\nFOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.\n\n6th June, 1945.\n\nMy dear Gent,\n\nThank you for your letter of the 25th May about arrangements for liaison with the American and Chinese military authorities.\n\nThere are in fact two proposals involved, and we are dealing with them separately.\n\nIn the first place General Olmsted, Head of G-5, United States Army Headquarters in China, wants a British officer to be available to him for consultation on problems arising out of the re-occupation of Chinese ports, primarily with a view to tapping resources in the shape of British-owned utilities and other properties which may be useful to the liberating forces. This proposal is dealt with in Chungking telegram No.357 and Chungking despatches Nos.411 and 425. It is suggested that this officer should be a member of the British Military Mission.\n\nChungking telegram No.379 and Chungking despatch No.424 put forward a wider proposal that a full British Liaison Mission should be established with Chinese General Headquarters. The object of this mission would be not only to receive and supply military information, and to discuss problems arising from British military assistance, but also to collect political and economic information and to furnish the Chinese and American Commands with information about British property and facilities, and to assist in safeguarding British subjects and property pending the appointment of Consular officers. This proposal has not yet been discussed with the Americans or submitted to the Generalissimo.\n\nG. E. J. Gent, Esq., C.M.G., D.S.O., Colonial Office.\n\nPage 80\n\nPage 81",
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        "document_key": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946",
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        "title": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946",
        "content_text": "187\n\nEXTRACT FROM REPORT OF A COMMITTEE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY APPOINTED BY THE CHANCELLOR HIS EXCELLENCY, SIR GEOFFRY ALEXANDER STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, K.C.M.G. ON\n\nUniversities Bureau for China.\n\n4TH MARCH, 1939.\n\nCHAPTER IV.\n\nRelation with Chinese Universities.\n\navoiding\n\n11. Effectively to co-operate, avoiding over-lapping and competition, full knowledge of the activities of the Chinese Universities is necessary. We are conscious of the present lack of facilities for the exchange of information, and while recognizing that the initiative must lie with the Chinese Universities we venture to recommend the establishment of a central Universities' Bureau for China. The Bureau would serve as a centre to collect and disseminate information about Universities, for the discussion of problems of University education in periodical conferences, as an agency for notifying vacancies, especially leave vacancies, and to organize the interchange of University teachers and students. We recognize that such a Bureau can only be established by the Chinese Ministry of Education, but are of opinion that the University of Hong Kong would wish to take an active part in the work of such an institution.\n\n12. Whether or not the Universities Bureau recommended above is established, this University working with the Sino-British Cultural Relations Association and with the suggested Universities Bureau, if it is established, might be a useful clearing house for information required in Great Britain about Chinese Universities and for information required in China about British Universities.\n\nDelays and difficulties might thus be avoided. At the present time this University might serve usefully as a distributing agency for books and equipment given in Great Britain",
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        "document_key": "CO129-595-3 Proposed introduction of income tax 12-12-1946 - 26-1-1947",
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        "title": "CO129-595-3 Proposed introduction of income tax 12-12-1946 - 26-1-1947",
        "content_text": "# REPORT OF THE TAXATION COMMITTEE\n\n## 106\n\nThe Taxation Committee was appointed by His Excellency the Governor on the 13th September, 1946, with the following terms of reference:\n\n\"(i) To review the present system of taxation and to advise what changes should be made in order that the revenue derived from taxation may be effectively increased during the current year, and in order that in the financial year 1947-48 the Colony may be enabled, as nearly as may be, to balance its budget.\n\n(ii) To consider in particular\n(a) What new sources of revenue are available for immediate utilisation.\n(b) What enhancement of the rates of existing taxation is practicable.\n(c) Whether, and if so by what date, it will be expedient to replace the taxation now authorised by the War Revenue Ordinance by the introduction of an Income Tax.\n\n(iii) To submit interim recommendations on any changes in taxation which in the opinion of the Committee should be introduced forthwith for the purpose of reducing to the greatest practicable extent and with the least possible delay the dependence of Hong Kong on His Majesty's Government for financial assistance in connection with the Colony's recurrent expenditure.\"\n\nThe following were appointed members of the Committee:\n\n* The Honourable the Financial Secretary (Chairman)\n* The Honourable Mr. A. Morse, C.B.E.\n* The Honourable Mr. M.K. Lo, C.B.E.\n* The Honourable Mr. R.D. Gillespie\n* The Right Reverend R.O. Hall, Bishop of Hong Kong\n* Mr. M. Thomson, Director of Supplies, Trade & Industry\n* Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie\n* Mr. J.J. Ruttonjee\n* Mr. Kwok Chan\n* Mr. Richard Lee\n* Dr. Y.S. Wan\n* Mr. E.W. Pudney, A.C.A.\n\nMr. E.W. Pudney was appointed Secretary of the Committee.\n\nAn invitation was extended to the general public to make representations or to appear before the Committee, but the response was disappointing. Eight representations were received and there were no applications to appear before us. The representations received contained a number of interesting suggestions.\n\nNine meetings have been held and we have reviewed the Colony's existing taxes with a view to possible increases and to the tapping of new sources of revenue. In conformity with our instructions to endeavour to increase the revenue of the current year, several of our recommendations have already been submitted to Government and have been, or are now being, put into force. With regard to the full year 1947/48, we have aimed at increasing the existing Revenue by $45,000,000. Throughout our deliberations, we have been guided on the one hand by the urgency of the need for additional revenue and on the other hand by the need to maintain the position of Hong Kong as a free port, dependent almost entirely on its transit and entrepot trade, by the desirability of good relations and ease of communication with the surrounding district of China and by consideration for the economic condition of the poorer sections of the community in Hong Kong.",
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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-597-1 Estimates 1948 15-11-1946 - 12-6-1948",
        "page_number": 132,
        "title": "CO129-597-1 Estimates 1948 15-11-1946 - 12-6-1948",
        "content_text": "# REPORT OF THE TAXATION COMMITTEE\n\nThe Taxation Committee was appointed by His Excellency the Governor on the 13th September, 1946, with the following terms of reference :-\n\n\"(i) To review the present system of taxation and to advise what changes should be made in order that the revenue derived from taxation may be effectively increased during the current year, and in order that in the financial year 1947-48 the Colony may be enabled, as nearly as may be, to balance its budget.\n\n(ii) To consider in particular \n(a) What new sources of revenue are available for immediate utilisation.\n(b) What enhancement of the rates of existing taxation is practicable.\n(c) Whether, and if so by what date, it will be expedient to replace the taxation now authorised by the War Revenue Ordinance by the introduction of an Income Tax.\n\n(iii) To submit interim recommendations on any changes in taxation which in the opinion of the Committee should be introduced forthwith for the purpose of reducing to the greatest practicable extent and with the least possible delay the dependence of Hong Kong on His Majesty's Government for financial assistance in connection with the Colony's recurrent expenditure.\"\n\nThe following were appointed members of the Committee :-\n\n* The Honourable the Financial Secretary (Chairman)\n* The Honourable Mr. A. Morse, C.B.E.\n* The Honourable Mr. M.K. Lo, C.B.E.\n* The Honourable Mr. R.D. Gillespie\n* The Right Reverend R.O. Hall, Bishop of Hong Kong\n* Mr. W.M. Thomson, Director of Supplies, Trade & Industry\n* Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie\n* Mr. J.J. Ruttonjee\n* Mr. Kwok Chan\n* Mr. Richard Lee\n* Dr. Y.S. Wan\n* Mr. E.W. Pudney, A.C.A.\n\nMr. E.W. Pudney was appointed Secretary of the Committee.\n\nAn invitation was extended to the general public to make representations or to appear before the Committee, but the response was disappointing. Only eight representations were received and there were no applications to appear before us. The representations received contained a number of interesting suggestions.\n\nNine meetings have been held and we have reviewed the Colony's existing taxes with a view to possible increase and to the tapping of new sources of revenue. In conformity with our instructions to endeavour to increase the revenue of the current year, several of our recommendations have already been submitted to Government and have been, or are now being, put into force. With regard to the full year 1947/48, we have aimed at increasing the existing Revenue by $45,000,000. Throughout our deliberations, we have been guided on the one hand by the urgency of the need for additional revenue and on the other hand by the need to maintain the position of Hong Kong as a free port, dependent almost entirely on its transit and entrepot trade, by the desirability of good relations and ease of communication with the surrounding district of China and by consideration for the economic condition of the poorer sections of the community in Hong Kong.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-598-2 Tai Lam Chung Reservoir Project 24-6-1948 - 3-3-1949",
        "page_number": 102,
        "title": "CO129-598-2 Tai Lam Chung Reservoir Project 24-6-1948 - 3-3-1949",
        "content_text": "## \n\n109 \n\nremains with the Ordinance Survey, and it is essential for the conduct of the Geological Survey and mining operations in the Colony that this map should be reprinted on the scales 1/20,000 and 1/80,000. There are also topographic maps.\n\nThere is, therefore, little present demand for further geological mapping although it is possible that in connection with the development of mineral resources some detailed mapping should be done locally to replace the lost 1/20,000 sheets.\n\nWhat is now required, however, is that the mineral deposits on the mainland, with special reference to wolfram, galena, iron, ochre, China-clay, etc., be systematically described, and an attempt made to determine their extent and importance. The best way of achieving this, should it be practicable, would be to obtain the services, on secondment, of an experienced Geologist from a well-established Geological Survey, such as that of the Malayan Federation; such an officer would have the necessary geological and mining experience, and, using the available geological maps as a basis, he could carry out the required additional examination with the minimum delay. Allowing for a field season of about six months, he would need to be seconded for a period of about nine months in the first instance so as to allow time for the examination of records, the assembling of staff, etc. It is probable that a second field season would be necessary to complete the survey but the full extent of the work required could only be determined after some preliminary examination had been made.\n\nThe Malayan Geological Survey is at present very short of experienced staff, and will shortly lose one experienced officer on secondment to the North Borneo Territories. It is unlikely therefore that the Survey could spare an officer until after the next two years. I suggest, therefore, that in due course enquiries be made of the Malayan Government as to whether an officer could be spared during the period September, 1950, to May, 1951. He would need to be given allowances adequate to cover any additional cost of living with which he would be faced.\n\nAssuming the officer's salary would be £1,200, a sum",
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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-599-1 Salaries Commission 8-12-1947 - 22-12-1947",
        "page_number": 384,
        "title": "CO129-599-1 Salaries Commission 8-12-1947 - 22-12-1947",
        "content_text": "## 384\n\n**X**  \nCom &  \n**(Communication, Jift. Comation)**  \n`53723/4/1`  \nSee para 136 of the report.  \n**X**  \nIt was suggested that the proposed increase in the maximum was rather high.\n\n## Recommendation\nDr. Sloss stated that the pay of this post was fixed after two interviews with the Director of Development, and that it relates to Home salaries for trained men. C.S.D. accept this without comment.\n\n## 5. Airport Officers, grades 1 and 2\nThese are new posts. Grade 1 is on the scale £900 - £1220 (for expatriate officers) and Grade 2 is on the scale £665 - £1040 (for expatriate officers). It was suggested that the over-lapping scales should be avoided if possible.\n\n## Recommendation\nDr. Sloss cannot recall why over-lapping scales were proposed but the same point arises in the case of Air Traffic Control Officers, and the reason is probably the same. C.S.D. suggests, therefore, that the Governor should be informed that the scales should be adjusted as soon as possible in order to avoid over-lapping.\n\n## 6. Principals in the Education Department\nThe present scale is £1,050 - £1,200. The proposed new scale is £1,510 - £1,675 for expatriate officers. It was suggested that the minimum of the new scale was rather high.\n\n## Recommendation.",
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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-600-4 Salaries Commission- comments on report 12-10-1947 - 15-12-1947",
        "page_number": 7,
        "title": "CO129-600-4 Salaries Commission- comments on report 12-10-1947 - 15-12-1947",
        "content_text": "# \n53723/4/4+) \n\n32 \n\nMr. BLEE Mu Vile \n\nI send herewith (which please return when done with) copies of the Hong Kong Salaries Commission Report and of the Appendices thereto. \n\nI should be grateful for any comments you may have to offer, in particular on paragraphs 134 to 137 of the Report. \n\nIn this connection the following is a C.S.D. comment:- \n## \n5. Airport Officers, grades 1 and 2. These are new posts. Grade 1 is on the scale £900 - £1220 (for expatriate officers) and Grade 2 is on the scale £665 - £1040 (for expatriate officers). It was suggested that the over-lapping scales should be avoided if possible. \n\n**Recommendation** \nDr. Sloss cannot recall why over-lapping scales were proposed but the same point arises in the case of Air Traffic Control Officers, and the reason is probably the same. C.S.D. suggests, therefore, that the Governor should be informed that the scales should be adjusted as soon as possible in order to avoid over-lapping. \n\n## \n12.11.47. \n`(R.535)` \n\nI have vide your recent circular about the Colonial Civil Aviation Service. If, as we hope, an MCA investigation takes place in the near future, it may result in considerable modification of the future establishment of the Air Services Department. \n\nWe have as yet made no recommendations about the cost.\n\n12/11 \nhy. Wallace.",
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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-607-5 Police Department- Indian Section 8-1-1946 - 15-9-1947",
        "page_number": 54,
        "title": "CO129-607-5 Police Department- Indian Section 8-1-1946 - 15-9-1947",
        "content_text": "Wt. 29446/552 9/46 50m. S. & S. Ltd.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nTelegram for Cypher\n\n2. P\n\n544 14413 12 APR 1947\n\nPerm U.S. of S. Parly. J.S. of S. Secretary of State.\n\n67 077 Reciphered 15.45h 2√2/4/77\n\nNo. 596. Secret\n\nYour tele from No. 625. FURTHER ACTION.\n\nCopy to au.R...\n\nGilchrist Judia Office\n\nIndian Price was atter bez referred By Judin Office they cable te overnament Bm. Mary's 4 insing Rapping will be sout teceqraph Fracin...",
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        "id": 594349,
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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-617-5 Deportation orders against Yam Shuk Wong- Kin Tse- Yui Chung- Fong Siu- Madame Lui Sze... 18-4-1947 - 25-2-1949",
        "page_number": 8,
        "title": "CO129-617-5 Deportation orders against Yam Shuk Wong- Kin Tse- Yui Chung- Fong Siu- Madame Lui Sze... 18-4-1947 - 25-2-1949",
        "content_text": "# OUTWARD TELEGRAM\n Oft.on 54389/PQ1/48\n**Code**: \nTO HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham)\nFROM S. OF S., COLONIES\nSent 26th November, 1948. 11.45 hrs.\n50\n\n**No. 1222 Restricted**\nFollowing is extract from Parliamentary Official Report for 24th November, 1948. Begins.\n\nMr. Fitzroy Maclean asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps have been taken to prevent the use of Hong Kong by Chinese Communists as a safe base for their activities against the Chinese Government.\n\nThe Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Creech Jones): The activities of the Chinese Communists in Hong Kong are closely watched and deportation proceedings are in train in several cases where it has been found that Communists were attempting to use Hong Kong as a base for activities against the Chinese Government.\n\nSir R. Ross: What steps are taken by the Government of Hong Kong to check the entry of people from the mainland of China into Hong Kong?\n\nMr. Creech Jones: That is another question, and a very difficult one. If the hon. Member will put it down, I shall be very glad to answer it.\n\nMr. John Paton: Will my right hon. Friend see that the greatest care is exercised not to restrict the right of asylum for Chinese liberals and democrats as well as Communists so long as they conform to the law of the Colony?\n\nMr. Creech Jones indicated assent.\n\nMr. Gammans: In view of the fact that the Government were obviously caught napping over a similar situation in Malaya, can the right hon. Gentleman assure the House that they will not be caught napping in Hong Kong?\n\nMr. Creech Jones: I do not at all accept the insinuation that the Government were caught napping. I would most completely repudiate the suggestion. So far as Hong Kong is concerned, the problem is very much before us, and I do not wish to add to the difficulties by making a statement now. Ends.\n\nPage \nPage",
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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-622-7 Department of Commerce and Industry- reorganisation and Annual Report 4-4-1949 - 20-2-1950",
        "page_number": 45,
        "title": "CO129-622-7 Department of Commerce and Industry- reorganisation and Annual Report 4-4-1949 - 20-2-1950",
        "content_text": "# MEMORANDUM ON THE PROPOSED REORGANISATION OF THE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPARTMENT\n\n57\n\n## I. INTRODUCTION\n\nThe main function of the Superintendent of Imports and Exports in the early years of the 20th century was the protection of the Opium Monopoly, a major source of Government revenue. The opium monopoly was, in those days, favoured and the farmer was given the full protection of the Government to safeguard his monopoly. Towards the end of the first decade of this century, the Government decided to run the opium monopoly directly and the task was given to the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, who retained this function until 1945 when the opium monopoly, which had been decreasing in importance as a source of Government revenue, was formally abolished.\n\nThe Government, meanwhile, had sought to augment its income by tapping other sources of revenue and in 1909, despite criticism from many who doubted the wisdom of the measure, it introduced the practice of levying taxes on liquor and tobacco. These taxes were increased in the early thirties and again after the outbreak of war in 1939. In addition, a duty was levied on hydrocarbon oils in 1938, on proprietary medicines and toilet preparations in 1940, and on aerated waters in 1941. The functions of administering the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, under which these duties were raised, devolved upon the Imports and Exports Department. The result was that from being a Department primarily concerned with raising revenue on opium, the Department became the chief revenue collecting Department in the Government, and in the fiscal year 1946-7 was responsible for some $36 million of Government revenue.\n\nAt the same time, other functions had been added to the Department. In 1925, at the behest of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, a system of compiling statistics of imports and exports was introduced, and the Imports and Exports Department was given the task of collecting and publishing such statistics.\n\nThe Imports and Exports Ordinance passed in 1915 aimed at the control of a few commodities, such as arms and ammunition, and the Department was made responsible for the administration of this Ordinance.\n\nUntil 1939, however, the chief functions of the Department were the protection of the opium monopoly and the collection of duties on dutiable commodities.\n\n## II. THE WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH\n\nWith the outbreak of the war in 1939, the Department was called upon to undertake the control of trade, which the war made necessary, and the Superintendent of Imports and Exports became the controller of trade. This function ceased with the outbreak of hostilities and the occupation of the Colony by the Japanese.\n\nWhen the Colony was relieved, it was essential that there should be set up some Government organisation which could handle the procurement of supplies, the attribution of the same to consumers, and the rehabilitation of industry. The British Military Administration brought with it a Department of Supplies, Trade and Industry, which was responsible for the procurement, control, and distribution of commodities in short supply, or those operated under world allocation and on a Government-to-Government basis. Thus, a Government Department entered the commercial field and carried on transactions on the same lines as an ordinary commercial firm. The Department of Supplies, Trade and Industry was a temporary Department, which was intended to operate until such time as ordinary commercial firms were fully organised and the movement of commodities could be undertaken on a peace-time basis once again.\n\nNevertheless, the Department did maintain a very close day-to-day contact with commercial firms and in the course of its operations...",
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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-626-3 Labour Department- report to Labour Commissioner 1-3-1951 - 30-6-1952",
        "page_number": 159,
        "title": "CO129-626-3 Labour Department- report to Labour Commissioner 1-3-1951 - 30-6-1952",
        "content_text": "148\n\n(b) Testimonial from the Ch'u government or its subordinate organisation in whose area of jurisdiction the applicant now resides, certifying that he is an unemployment worker living in that district.\n\nOrganisations and their officials issuing testimonials shall be legally responsible for anything they certify and shall be answerable in law if any untruths are discovered.\n\nArticle 13. Unemployed workers who have previously worked in several enterprises shall be registered in one place only.\n\nArticle 14. When applying for registration, the applicant shall fill up an unemployed worker's registration form.\n\nArticle 15. Applications for registration shall first be examined by trade union organisations in the various industrial and commercial enterprises. Those which are approved shall be entered in a list, and, together with relevant testimonials, shall be submitted through the industrial trade unions to the Trade Union Council for final examination.\n\nArticle 16. Unemployed workers whose applications for registration have been approved by the Trade Union Council shall be given a registration card by the Relief Administration.\n\nCHAPTER V.\n\n\"GIVING WORK IN LIEU OF RELIEF\"\n\nArticle 17. The main scope of work given in lieu of relief shall include national engineering projects and municipal reconstruction work, such as river-dredging, dyke-repairing, tree-planting, rebuilding of wharves, clearing of drains and sewers, road-repairs, and the building of public parks.\n\nArticle 18. The \"Work in Lieu of Relief\" Section of the various Relief Administrations shall assist the Municipal Bureau of Reconstruction or Public Works in mapping out engineering projects in the light of actual circumstances, and in making an estimate of the manpower and funds required. When the projects and estimates have been approved by the Committee for the Relief of Unemployed Workers, they shall be submitted to the municipal government for ratification.\n\nArticle 19. Relief engineering work shall be paid for from the relief funds of the Central or local People's government. The portion for wages shall not be less than 80% of the budget for a project. Materials and tools and implements shall not cost more than 20%. If they do exceed 20%, the sum in excess shall be paid out of municipal reconstruction funds.\n\nArticle 20. Manpower for relief engineering work shall be drawn from registered unemployed workers, who shall be mobilised by the Trade Union Council with the assistance of the Registration Section of the Relief Administration. Workers shall be organised into teams by the Registration Section and shall work under the guidance of supervisors and technicians whose wages... ... (four words missing in the text; possibly \"shall be separately fixed\").\n\nArticle 21. Wages for relief engineering work shall in general be paid on a piece-work basis. Before the rates of wages are fixed, workers shall temporarily be paid 3-5 catties of the local staple food per day. The rates shall be fixed not later than half a month after the work is started. On projects where a piece-work basis is not practicable, workers shall be paid",
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        "title": "CO129-626-3 Labour Department- report to Labour Commissioner 1-3-1951 - 30-6-1952",
        "content_text": "149\n\nfrom 3-6 catties of food per day. Wages for supervisors and technicians shall be fixed by the \"Work in Lieu of Relief\" Dave Section and approved by the Committee for the Relief of Unemployed Workers.\n\nArticle 22. Workers on relief engineering work shall in general observe an 8-hour day.\n\nArticle 23. Matters relating to culture, education, and entertainment for workers on relief engineering work shall be arranged and sponsored by the Help and Guidance Section.\n\nArticle 24. When a scheme of engineering work is completed, the disposal and relief of disengaged workers shall be left in the hands of the Committee for the Relief of Unemployed Workers.\n\nCHAPTER VI. \"SELF-HELP THROUGH PRODUCTION\".\n\nArticle 25. The different Relief administrations shall join local trade union organisations in considering local industrial and commercial circumstances and popular requirements, and in mapping out accordingly production schemes which will enable the unemployed to help themselves. Relief Administrations shall also organise unemployed workers on a voluntary basis to start these production schemes.\n\nArticle 26. Production schemes for the above purpose shall be mainly concerned with the establishment of farms and handicraft factories and workshops, provided that these shall not compromise the interests of existing industrial and commercial activities.\n\nArticle 27. A production scheme for the above purpose may be submitted to the Committee for the Relief of Unemployed Workers for consideration of a grant from the Committee's relief funds after it has been approved by the Relief administration.\n\nArticle 28. Relief administrations shall constantly inspect and direct these production undertakings with a view to enabling them to be self-sufficient.\n\nCHAPTER VII. \"RETURNING HOME TO DO PRODUCTION WORK\".\n\nArticle 29. Those unemployed workers who have come to the city from the country not long since, or those who have relatives in the country, shall be organised on a voluntary basis by trade unions and encouraged to proceed to the country to undertake production work. Travelling expenses, including those for family dependants, shall be paid by Relief administrations, and a certain subsidy shall be granted as capital for production.\n\nIf there are found amongst unemployed workers landlords who have escaped to the city, they shall be forced to go back to the country to take up production work.\n\nArticle 30. Unemployed workers who volunteer to go to their native countryside shall be given a certificate by a Relief Administration. Local People's Governments shall give them maximum help so as to enable them to embark on production work in the country.\n\nPage 160\n\nPage 161",
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        "title": "CO129-626-3 Labour Department- report to Labour Commissioner 1-3-1951 - 30-6-1952",
        "content_text": "Appendix 12 (contd.)\n\nGourmet Powder\n\nGramophone Records\n\nGrass Mats\n\nGunny Bags\n\nGypsum Powder\n\nHandkerchiefs\n\nHats, Wool, some reblocking of old felt hats, cork sun helmets.\n\nHosiery\n\nIce\n\nIce Cream\n\nIron Bar Rolling\n\nIvory Wares\n\nJam Making\n\nJoss Paper\n\nJoss Sticks\n\nKerosene Refinery\n\nKnitting, Underwear, Jerseys, Swimming suits.\n\nLard\n\nLaundry\n\nLime\n\nLorries and Cars, repairs - body building\n\nLubricating Oil, refining and recovery\n\nManganese Powder, grinding and refining.\n\nMantles, Gas\n\nMarble Works, cutting, grinding, polishing\n\nMatches\n\nMeat (dried)\n\nMedicine\n\nMetal Wares\n\nMining (Iron Ore and Wolfram)\n\nMirrors\n\nMosquito Sticks\n\nMotion Pictures\n\nNails and Screws\n\nNapping\n\nNeedles - sewing, sail makers\n\nNewspapers\n\nNoodles\n\nOil Drums\n\nOil Installation\n\nOre Refinery (Wolfram)\n\nPaint and Varnishes\n\nPacking (Cargo), Baling\n\nPaper, Manufacture, Packing and Toilet (absorbent)\n\nPaper Dyeing\n\nPaper Boxes\n\n171",
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        "document_key": "CO129-629-3 Commerce and Industry Department 1-2-1950 - 31-10-1950",
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        "title": "CO129-629-3 Commerce and Industry Department 1-2-1950 - 31-10-1950",
        "content_text": "cretariat File No. 12/5401/47\n\nCONFIDENTIAL\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONG KONG,\n\n25th February, 1950.\n\nरूट\n\n4452\n\n(11) on '49\n\nDear Poynton\n\nIn your letter of 7th February you asked for information on certain points raised in Himsworth's memorandum on the reorganisation of the old Imports and Exports Department, now known as the Department of Commerce and Industry. A.G. Clarke has recently been appointed Director of Commerce and Industry and my intention is that, once he has settled himself firmly in the saddle, he should give immediate attention to the question of absorbing the Department of Supplies and Distribution into the Department of Commerce and Industry. Clarke took over only a week ago and is at present in hospital with appendicitis. It is not, therefore, possible to say at the moment to what extent the amalgamation of the two departments can be achieved, nor when the merger will begin to take effect, though recent developments regarding trade with Japan lead one to think that a fair degree of unification should be possible at a reasonably early date. A first step will probably be to investigate and eliminate certain over-lapping which is thought to exist between the two departments. We shall also have to consider the question of suitable accommodation for the enlarged department - a question which, as you know, still complicates every project for development here.\n\nNothing has, of course, yet been done about setting up an advisory \"Board of Trade\" but this and other of Himsworth's proposals will be for Clarke to consider and advise upon when he has dealt with his more immediate problems.\n\nClarke has had considerable experience as Deputy Financial Secretary and last year did well as acting Financial Secretary when Follows was on long leave. He should therefore be able adequately to fulfil the role of Economic Adviser, which should be inherent in the post of Director of Commerce and Industry.\n\nSir Hilton Poynton, K.C.M.G.\n\nYours sincerely,",
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