VICTORIA GAOL IN 1902.
ANNUAL REPORT.
The animal report of Mr. F. J. Badeley on Victoria Goal is published in the Gazette. We make the following extracts fuse
The number of prisoners committed to the Goal under sentences from the ordinary Courts was 5.780, besides 140 soldiers and sailors sen- tenced by the Military and Naval Authorities. There were 53 prisoners admitted for debt, masking a total of 5,988:
The corresponding pambors for the preceding your were respectively 4,858, 182, 29 and 8,
making a total of 5,077.
The percentage of prisoners admitted with previous convictions recorded against them to the total number of admissions was 113 ra compared with a percentage of 18 87 for the year 1901.
The daily average number of prisoners confined in the Gool during the year was 376 as against 499 in 1901.---Phe-accommodation of the
Gnoi was given in 1900 as 570. Daring 1902,
and especially in May, when for several days there were 749 prisoners, the Gaol was very much overcrowded. During the latter part of the year a number of prisoners were located in the corridors, cell accommodation being
insufficient.
Therefore 6 deaths and 5 executions during the year, and 35 prisoners relessed on medical grounds, under
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There were 84 juveniles admitted to the Gool during the year, 641 of whom were sentenced to be detained for 48 hours and to be whipped, the reminder were sentenced to various forms of imprisonment.
There were 1,871 pitoishments for breach of prison discipline, being an average of 3 62 per Frisoner, as compared with 2,411 with no average per prisoner of 483 for the preceding year. There were eight cases in which corporal punishment was awarded during the year, aoven of which were (with the birch rad) sentenced by the Assistant Superintendent aleno aud one with the cat-o-mine-tails sentenced by the same officer it wajanotion with a Justice of the Peace.
Notwithstanding the evororowded state of the Goal during the year, the average number of reports per prisoner has been the lowest on record and speaks well for the maintenanes of discipline through at the prison,
There were 813 prisoners vonvicted from the Now Territory during the year, of whom 18 were sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment and upwards.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 23RD, 1905
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. sore. As for the brick and tile works at | protect) offer a basis which would enable the Deepwater Bay, we are still hopefal of risking, expenditure to be apportioned annually to the
GRANNARANNUAL MEETING, The 14th ordinary general meeting of share- boldere in the above Company was held in the offices of the general managers (Messis. Shewan, Tomes and Co.) on Saturday foresoon. Hon R. Shewan presided, and the others present were Hor. Bir Paul Chater, C.M.G., Hon. C. W. Dickson, Dr. J. W. Noble, and Mr. C. Eweus (consulting committee), Messrs. N. H. Rutherford (secretary), G. Murray Bain, E. A. howet, L, Uwen, J. B. Miched, P. C. Potts, J. Grange, J. Fredericks, C. A. Tomes, A Babington, 8. J. Joseph, T. H. Reid, Fang Wa Chuo, Lam Cheung, and Clau Pan.
The notice calling the meeting having been read,
this into a good business. The results were several States pro rote to the value of the KODAKS,
But there must be "o fazalion without
very p- or last yong, but we took advantage of commerce afloat which belongs to each of them. the conimsion the factory was thrown into first The cost of the Navy is equivalent to about by an unprecedentedly heavy rainstorm and 8 per cent, on the commerce. On this basis, the then by typhoons, to organise the whole six self-governing Oclonies would y approxi system. We replaced the old engine by oce mately. £5,279,000; the United Kingdom which we bought cheaply out here and added £19,013,400 with (by arrangement) £3,032,340 another boiler, which we also got moondhand. for India and £4,293,900 for the Crown Colonies We extended the machine and drying shed, -£6,340,140; total, £31,619,140. altering the arrangement of the plant, and adding a new brick sud tile machine which we ordered from home, and we have just completed a new coolle linge, on the bill, overlooking the works which, w trast, will stop the great amount of sickers that has prevailed amongst the cooles while living over the clay The CHAIRMAN said Gentlemen, The pit on the low ground. To increase our entput report and accounts having been in your hands and reduce the cost of production, we shall for some days past, it is not necessary to read build, this year, two more brick kilne, one them now. The net profit for the year is some pips kila and order another wixing pau, cost altogether $36,000 store that of the precious year, so we which we estimate will
recommend raising the dividend from 10 to 12
per cent., that is paying away $20,000 more this year, which we trust will meet with your approval. Twelve per cent. is a very fair dividend, and until the Company had reduced its present indebtedness, I do not think we should increase this tate. The gross profit, less interest, is nearly 8240,000, and no doubt the question has arisen in the minds of some shareholders what has become of this profit, and why is on debt to our banks still some $75,000 mere than last year? Of curse, the accounts show exactly what has become of the money, but I will explain it shortly now. These two items, the gross profit and the increase in overdraft, amount to nearly 2315,000, and are toughly accounted for as follows, viz. :-
Last year's dividend... Spent ou additions ..... Increased value of stock en
hand... Increase of sundry, debtors,
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26,500-$314,000 tess sandry creditors At last year's meating, I told you that we did not expect to spend more than aboat $50,000 altogether on the two factories. You will see that we spent $79,000; the difference is simply the cost of a second Cummer Dryer, which we found absolutely necessary to assist us in dying the increased quantities of raw material This year, we estimate we shall have to spend about $20,000 at Meeno, and about $40,000 at Hok Us, as with an increasing output we shall require much more accommoda- Constant attention is given to the instruction Lion in the shape of a shed for the burnt of long sentence prisoners (first offenders) of clinker and of but for storing the finished good conduct, who are employed at industrial | cement, our contract with the Admiralty Dock labour, siz-Boot and shoemaking, tailoring, contractor requiring special bins to be set aside mat-making, carpentry, tinsmithing, not-mak- for their stocks when tested. It afforda me ing, mattress-making, rattan work, knitting, much pleasure to tell you that with greater printing, and book binding the knowledge of knowledge and experienes we are producing which is useful and educational, rendering much more elinker Freja our kilns than we ever many of them much better adapted to earn anticipated, and it is just possible that this in- an honest livelihood after their discharge from crease, which is, of course, a very satisfactory feature, may necessitate additional grinding prisoni
machinery, the cost of which we timate at from $50,000 to $60,000. Of cours we shall net incur this extra cutley unless absolutely necessary, but we fannel wait till all the kilns are burning before putting the work in hand, and I mention it now as prospects are beginning to point to the possibility of the machinery being required before the year is out. All depends on our supplies of raw material, and that brings me to our old treble, the difficulty of obtaining stone. It is not the scarcity of material that we suffer from, but the scarcity of transport. Some of the largest quarries are situated where bests can only reach them during the wet season, there being little or no water at
The total number of forms printed at the Gaol during the year 1902 was 8,050,828 and 11,849 books were bound. The value of work doué by the printing and book-binding depart- ment was $28,039.15, Dednoting the cost of paper, leather, etc., used during the year, from the net earnings, the total profits on all industrial labour amounted to $29,439.91 for the year 1902.
All minor repairs to the Gael have been carried out by prisen labour,
The conduct of the European officers hos as a rule been excellent, and their dutira bave been satisfactorily performed. The conduct of the Indian staff has been on the whole good."
There have been no escapes or attempts to
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other time, and last year was unfortunately the driest known in that particular district. We
representation." The British Parlament as presently constituted is. National not Imperial. In juxtaposition to this state of offairs Mr. Mohurdy places the fact that in the Fuited States and Germany the whole population is represented. Ha examines the possibility of having on Imperial Parliament and admits that it would be many years before any arrangemout for the proportionate representa- tion of the other self-governing States in such a Parliament could be brought about; meantime, piza, which could more speedily be put in practice, should be sought for and probably the want might be met by the formation of an Imperial Comittee of the Privy Council. Thin, saya Mr. McHardy, should consist of the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of Etate for India; the Secretary of Stato for the Colonies, the First Lord of the
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mind that besides the damage by storms, we lost at least two months' work, and under such circumstances you will as we could hardly expect inter results than those now shown. I know of nothing else that I can usefully add, and I now beg to more that the report and as presented to this meeting be accounts adopted and passed. When this has been seconded; I shall be glad to hear any remarks from shareholders. (Applause.)
Mr. MURHAY BAINI have great pleasure in seconding the adoption of the report and the passing of the accounts.
There were no other remarks, and the CHAIRMAN pat the proposition, which was agreed to unstimonsly,
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Mr. J. R. MICHAEL moved the re-election of the Consulting Committee-Hon. Sir Paul Chator, Hon. C. W. Dickson, Mr. C. Ewona and Dr. J. W. Noble.
Mr. T. H. Bid seconded, and the molion was agreed to without opposition.
Mr. F. A. KEWETT moved the re-election of the auditors, Mr. T. Arnold and Mr. W. K. Potts, and the proposal, which was seconded by by Mr. J. ORANGE, was carried nem. con.
The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business,
gentlemen. I am much obliged to you for your attendance. The dividend warrants will be ready on Monday.
Mr. J. E. MICHAEL-I bog to propose a voto of thanks to the general managers for the very satisfactory accounts they have submitted to the shareholders. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN Thank you.
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Admiralty, the First Fea Lord (as Naval expert), the Secretary of State for War, the Commander-in-Chief (as Military expert), the representative of sach of the six self. governing States, and the Under Secretary for. Foreign Affairs (as Secretary of the Committee). The author goes on to give his views on the coustitation of the Committer and the means to be taken to prevent it drifting into desnetude. We can commend the work to the careful con- sideration of all Imperialists.
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Apportionment of the Expense and Control steamer of 8,050 tons, and the can carry 250 of the Sea and Land Forces and the Repre-passengers and a crew of 110. Her full cargo sentation of the Self-Governing Colonies in an Imperial Council, Parliament or Congress. By C. McL. MCHARDT, F.8.8. London, P. 8. King & Son.
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The now quzriers for married and single have done everything we can by advancine Before proceeding to discuss them, however, batain exactly the means by which the desired traffic. The 10 per cent. increase in the traffic | ON SALE AT LOCAL BOOKSELLERS.
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guished before it could become of serious then, expressed quite simply, is the position, us the way to that desired end. The author divides compartment of bunker, could be extin. really much worse off than it was before. Here
(1) The defence of the British Empire;
proportions. It hus, I believe, been established it has affected the railways owned by foreign his subject into four parts:
If exchange were steadier, if the value of the (2) Tha representation of the people of the beyond question that the gas generated in the
Turakina's apparatus-sulphur dioxide with Mexican dollar could be maintained even at the several component parts thereof;
(3) The lofluence to be exercised by them in slight admixture of sulphur trioxide-will present low price, then, whatever the effect on the control of the expenditure and of the policy extinguish a fire in any closed spacs, provided silver, it is not to be doubted that the result THE to be purened; and
that it can be introduced in the necessary would be satisfactory from the point of view of effective proportion. I tried, therefore, by the railway companies. These would really benefit at length Erom the increases in the enquiries and by personal observation, to ascer
PRESS NOTICES. is generated by burning sulphur under induced increase, and the adverse points would not exist.
"This volume places before the English blower through This is the present bope of the market a reader the best description of the Southern officers were completed and occupied in March, money to contractors and even by having boats reviews the expansion of the Empire, dilates object was sought to be achieved. The gas noted in the previous pragraph would be a real The officers' old quarters within the prison built of our own to ensuren larger supply this upon the impetus to that expansion (the draught, and is forced by
a dischargo pipo which runs along the whole regards the various companies. As it is, even French colonies in the Far East that has yet have been converted, by prison labour, into a seasou, and we have also used every means to natural outcome of the growth of
Many of us in the Far East huve read find other quarries situated in more accessible shipping and commerce), and so
carried branches, controlled by valves which trade and shows good traffes, they do not com hospital for prisoners.
knowledge of things as they are there to-day,. The new hospital is a separate building, places, where beats enn load all the year the way for a counideration of our Imperial length of the ship. From this "main" are though the Mexican Railway is progressive in appeared. SHANGHAI MERCURY."
round, We have had an abxions time needs as these at present appont. In this lead to the bottom of every compartment popsate for the fall in the price of silver. For books on Tonkin, ancient and modern, but a capable of accommodating 30 prisoners.
There have been no sufeldes or attempts to obtaining sufficient supplies during the past year last connection he points out that besides and banker in the vessel. Large compartments the month of January the line increased its of what has been accomplished under . have two discharge pipes, one at each end. truffle receipts by $14,000, which is really little Doumer's administration is far from common. more than 3 per cent, and would go only a The author has written what he set stock of stonest the moment is practically sil, taken place in regard to the ten of the Empire, There are altogether 39 branches for distri
of the colony as it is at present... Altogether, ment and bunker is a return pipe which lenda hard luck on the Company, but there the sober this is a book to read." BANGKOK TIMES," but our efforts to find new places seem to be other circumstances have occurred which have bating the gas. At the top of each compart little way to meet the decline in silver. It is out to do, a very readable and acoarste sketch having realis et lest, and we have now some materially altered the position of affairs in
to a return "main" and thence rune back to fact romains. The Interoceanic of Mexico is From a correspondent in Hongkong the hope of securing larger supplies. This question regard to the loud fores required for the
·N.-G. Daily News has received some interesting of raw material, as was the case in the previous protection of our inland frontiers and the the gas generator. Every discharge pipe has information as to the way in which the pirates year, has been our chief worry; for the disposal expenditure necesary for maintaining its corresponding return pipe, so that the and rebels and bandits in Kwanglung and of our cement on the other band has given us adequate Navy for the protection of our woasts eireniation of the gas is fully provided for. Kwangel procure their arms. There is a large little trouble. The demand has been good all and commerce. Now, owing to the extension In the event of fire in any compartment stock of arms in Hongkong, their import leing round, and the fall in exolange during the of Russian territories and railways in or bunker it is daly necessary to open the freely permitted, while their export is pw. year only worked in our favour and enabled us Asia we have Bussia almost at our back calves communicating with that part of the hibited. When imported they are all registered to raise our prices. As you know, we have two door of Indis. Each of our many Colonies vessel, sack out the air through the return by the police, note being taken of the pedowns good contracts uniry, both of which have in Africa, also, has either France or Germany pipe, and drive in gas through the discharge on its land frontier. Result: any of these pipe until a fire-annihilating mixture has been in which they are stored, but the merchants been increased since they were originally made, are allowed for their own convenienco to transfer and we have other important ones in view. three nations can at their leisure and in a made. The ges, which in theevent of fire would,
AN OLD SEA ROUTE REVIVED. them from one godown to another. A compra- The quality of our cement remains uurivalled; time of penes, tuz in preparation for war, of course, become het, is then cireulated through dore brings his Arm an order for, say, 5,000 under a rigid speciication the British Admiralty eencentrate their armed forces in the neigh-a "conter" until the compartment or bunker is
CONTENTS. The opening of the new China Commercial rifles. It is arranged that they are to be have not quest fuped an ounce of it, and their hourbood of our frontiers. The defence of the cooled down. If a fire broke out in the carbon
The Code contains 800 pages of 75,000 Steamship Company, with bosta plying between sent out of the harbour and transferred to Inspector when out here pronounced the Empire must unquestionably always be de insulation of the refrigerating chambers the the purchaser's boats outside Green Island cement blocks mids of it to to the finest pendent on the Navy. With regard to the gas would reach the seat of combustion as soon
under their proper healings.
DIRECTORY OF USERS. They are packed to look like ordinary he had ever seen. (Applause) I think, land forces, the author remarks they may bass the matchwood lining bogan to burn even if China and Mexico, the Manila Times remarks, ciphers: 65,000 have sentences, and 10,000 are Mexico gained her independence a line of ships LIERER'S MANUAL, published every three merchandise of various kinds, and are put in therefore, gentlemen, you may irly con- localised. The Navy, however, is an Imperial it were not able to papetrate the interstices of will revive a trade of the sea which has been blank, enabling the addition of private phrases boats to be seat entails Green Island. If the gratulate yourselves on the present position not a local force. The seas are all one continuous the lining. In the case of cargoes, like coal, dead for more than 200 years. Up to the time police do not get wind of the matter, they go. of your undertsking and on its futurs prospects. ocean; likewise the British Navy taust be one. which give off inflammable gases, the return pied between the two countries, calling of months, contains a revised list of those using
BEST EXTANT. down the harbour all right; but if the police The financial position might, perhaps, be better; Mr. McHardy goes on to argue ergo that pipe is out off and the fire-extinguishing gas is Manila and Agana, fale of Guam, and many & the Code. No OTHER CODE FURNISHES SUCH
expel the smoke and inflammable gas, The the sea to the Spanish dependencies,
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That LIEBAR'S CODE is recognised as the best find them in the busts, it is represented that we are still spending money on capital account, relative to the duties it performs the cost of forced in. when, by its pressure, it gradually Spaniel soldier and priest was carried across 97. they are merely being transferred to another but it is money spent to good purpose and the Navy is smalinaw
From glancing at the contributions to the whole process is vory simple, and the thorough" The ships chartered for the new fine, which is ever offered to the public is shown by the godown on the other side of the harbour. A returns to us in the shape of larger profit, cess occurred rot long since in which the police and I do not think that after the further Navy made from various parts of the Empire at manner in which the arterial system of pipes is to revive theronte abore mapped out, each between following houses, who have unqualifiedly asked for one or two cases of arms, registered
The first ship bas left Hongkong, but it is not by them, to be opened that they might assure outlays I have mentioned, we shall require to present, the author proceeds to draw up a basis carried all over the vessel makes the test in the 2000 and 7,000 tons burden, ure the Lothatre; endorsed it in preference to all others, themselves that the contents had not been do anything more in the way of further upon which to equalise the contributions from case of the Turukina, an extremely complete the Atholl, the Ching Wo and the Claveri
the vessels have gone into commission, whist exported. The cases were opened and found to additions and improvements to the present Great Britain and the Colonies, which are admif. one. The experience of this vessel in respect the intention of the company to take in the contain stones." The firm concerned imme-installation, unless the demand should increase tedly a subject for adjustment. The area of offer be watched with the greatest interest-ports of Manila and Guam until after all of diately made an entry that they had bous to a lunch greater extent than we at present territory, he paints ou, would not be a suitable Lahon add that every facility was given me they bad. robbed by their Chinese mployees. Per anticipate. Our debt to our bankera is large, basi, because on such a basis about 29 per cent, in my examination by the officials of the Clay will be about the middle of next month.
and will be increased by $120,000 more on of the expense would fall to Canada and less than ton Company, who fitted the fire extinguishing RECOMMEND MAGNIVEN & CAMERON'A FENS, payment of the dividend, and if, as we hope 1 per cent to the United Kingdom; nor would apparatus, and by Mr. King, the manager of THE WAYKELEY PEN, for Easy Writing to do, we succeed in accumulating large the population be, because on that basis about the New Zealand Shipping Company. I am THE FLYING SCOTCHMAN PEN fustead of a Qill reserve of raw maters, it will be still larger; 38 per cent, would fall to India and about 1 per informed that the North German Lloyd Com- TRE FLYINS Jritos 200 words per dip. Sold but our business is sound, and our assets cent. to Canads; but the imports and exports pany are ahent to equip two of their pastonger at all Stationers, WAVERLEY WOEKS, EDINBURGH.
(2016-1 are all good, so there need be no anxiety on that (the ommerce afloat which the Navy has to steamers with a similar apparatur.
8,000 NEWSPAPERS
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not doing badly. The aggregate from July 1 THE BOOK WILL BE FOUND TO BE A COMPLETE shows an increase of $501,000 on last year's figures of $2,308,000. Here we have an increase of well over 25 per cent. We may feel fairly confident that about 10 per cent, of this will not be lost through exchange considerations, that $250,000 or so is really gross increase which will serve the Company. Ferbapa $100,000 or $120,000 extra may come into the dividend oon. sidoratious of propriators.-The Outlook.
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