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INTIMATIONS

GOVERNOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.

We received yesterday No. 521 of be Colonial S. MOUTRIE Anal Reports, being Bir Matthew Authan's despatch to the Se retary of Stair, dated April 5th, 1907, and presented to Parliament in June. Following are os acts :---

& CO.

LTD.

PIANOFORTE

MUSIC WAREHOUSE.

SOLE AGENTS

FOR

AND

RACHEL, PLEVEL, ROSENKRANZ. KEMMLER. HOOFF & H100FF.

HOPKINSON. KOCH & KOR-

SELT.

BHIPPING,

For oce.u váasole under the British Bag, this Lable (comparing 1906 and 1988 abhores dooranse of 208 ships of 192,853 (una maioly due to the disappearause of vessels which had been attracted to these water on

count of the temporary withdrawal of Japan se shps dur og the Russo-Japanes War.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FŘÍDAY, JULY 12ra, 1907.

face koen competition in all markets. The amount of sugar relined was also much less than in 1905.

The domand for yarn was most unsatisfactory during the greater part of 1905, and the local cotton mill worked on an average only four days a weak during the whole year, with vory disappointing results.

There

K

more

strong demand through out the your for cement, and the local factory * 19 kept employel. Two rotary kilns are now being added at the froen Idand" Company's works at Bak Ua, which will bring the output up to over 40 10 day

The profile of the rope factory at Kennedy Town were slightly higher than in 1995, but the business was restricted both by the high price of raw sterial at Mauila and the rise in archangs.

Manufacturing

the value of land

in

t:F 19003 Werb

companies went down on an average over 10 par cent, while those of the Hongkong and Whampoa Duck Commpany, Limited, in spite of business brought by the typhonn, fell nearly 12 per cent, and of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company 13 prcent. The including the two sugar refineries, the Cament shares in nearly very intustrial undertaking, Company and the

Eops Company, shrunk in value. The depreciation iz and buildings acid-meed by the fall in the shares of the land companies was attriunted by gono 10 the EUR? FOR which the provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ortinsura being enforced by the officials of the Sanitary and Public Works Department Complaints in tim lceal

ra au at the meetings newsp The "ongiwering and shipbuilding trade of the Sanitary Board that the Ordianneo remind normal during the first half of 196 was not being properly or reasonably adminis but the disastrous typhoon of the 18th Septemd scro so numerous in the early her, which wronghit great bare among the of the year that it appeared shipping in bartur af the time kept the deck advisable to institute au en uiry into them. yards working at full pressure for the remainder In the early part of the year als, numeros petitions were presontod ellery in the Now of the year.

Four hundred and forty-nine (419) vereels of Territories through the Registrar. General on the subject of Crown Real for agricultural 1,008,194 tons, and 70 launches, ligaters, &..

Thom resulted in the wove theeked and repaired, compared with 412ands and buildings.

Government, after full consideration, declining. vessels of 975,174 tousand 41 lighters, launches, &c., in 1905. Of the rossols damaged, sunk, or to mince but promising not to lucros · for the stranded in the typhoon, ail with three excep. 75 years terra of lease tho sent in question. tiour, were repaired locally. Of the thread in the making several miner concessions, exceptions, one was sold to Japanese owners in This is appears to have given satisfaction, her damaged condition, une had been saved and and the former diffenties in call-ding rent is awaiting contracts for repair, while the third; are nearly disuus 18e5" remained in thei

disuppoured. Miuiug operations prospecting stage, but the discovery of iron ore. which competent engineers report to be present in large

the promotes to apply guantities

لانا

part

to the Government

In British, river stars there is a decrease of 1924 ships of 711,521 tons shown, which is due to the serious disasters that befall those reals during the typhoon on 1ets September, and to the gutting by fire of thestramship Hankow" in the following mouth. Pending the necessary repairs of the crippled vessels, rasting stammers of small stag were utilised in some instances by the different companies,

For foreign cone els an increase of 142 ships of 1,272710 tons is shown, duo almost wholly to Japanese Tassels resuming their acenstomed routes

Janne ships of 1,274,640 tous entored and

in 1903, 158 ebips of 69146 tona in 19 5, compared with an increase of 536 ships of 1,20,191 tone. Fur ther, Korean steaners for the first time sincs 1901 outered the port, and assisted in the in- crease by 30 ships of 61,596 tonn. Vessels under The Latest GRAMOPHONES & RECORDS the Norwegian ng show a decrease of ships

always in stock.

For foreign river steamers an increase of 96 ships, representing 5,320 tons, is shown. and can be ascribed to more trips being mads by Forty-two steam isunches and we somit varla under the French and Perluzie Bags,

mining frase of a square mile of territory supplemented by vesels under the German and during the roage of 7,553) were filt

A new and important industry, the Hong.in tua Sha Tin District. This was granted by

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LINE OF STEAMBES.

EXCURSION TO MACAO.

of 186,03 tons.

still repains stranded, all endeavours to get the vessel off having, so far, fuiled.

with an

Japanese flags which did et compete in this Milling Company, sitimted at Junk Vac.he Gammament to Sir Paul Chater. K

trade before,

MG., on the let January, 1907, shows that there is composed of Dalysi

The actual number of ships of European in the New Territories, was inaugurated at the construction (exclusive of river steamers and end of the year, the premises including reclama

hon rarging from 33 per cent. to 60 per st.com launches) entering during the year was tion, erection of buildings and installation of 97, boing 417 British, and 453 foreign.

sest metal, entirely free from phosphorus machinery, having been completed in a period of

or sulphur, and, therefore, the very best are The 870 ships interod 12 times and less than frenly months. The mill, which is of

for the manufacture of steel. Japanese huyers gava a total tounge of 7,141,328 tons. Com the very latest design and is under Euro. pared with 1905, 19 less ships entered 86 more penn management, is capable of turning outro i treaty for the purchase of the ore, but

1. o brigs of tour is day. The demand for the the Crapsire, if possible to establish

Sir Paul Company, formed times, sad gave un aggregate toutage increas od by 404,728 tops.

works in the lony, and are now negolia There were 314556 arrivals of 10394,508

with Buglich typ-masters on the subject, Leak, and 215,170 departures of 16,232.760

Railway matrs continued to be of special interest, and vide komis progres iu IDee

fore.

Of British cooan-going vessela, 3,595,878 tous entered, and 3,593,592 Tona elesred.

Of foreign con-going vessels, 3,565,449 lows entered, and 3,528,040 conred,

Of British river steamers 2,421,961 tons enterad, and 2,417,540 tons clearl

of foreign river steamers, 334,831 tons en tered, and 3.43,0 46 tons cleared.

Of steamships under 6 tima trading to porta ulsido the waters of tan Colony, 271bi tona anterod, and 20,141 Lens ofeared. These figures do not include private steam launches

junks in foreign trade, 1,307,972 tous entered, and 1.314,15 tons cleared.

Of steamships sailer 6 tons plying within (ba wators of the Colony, 4,125 708 tons entered, and 4,195,769 tone claro. These figures are inonplate, as the Star Ferry wpany's Craft are not included, the Company stating that un record is kept of the number of trips made,

or passengers carried, by their ventela

Of junks in local trade, 1,019,507 tons entered ax 103,148 tons cleared.

Of the total foinage that entered and

*cleared-

Per cent.

++

1.57 23

41

British conan going vessels represented 219 Foreign ocean-going vessels represented 216 British river steamers repressuted Foreign river stamers represented Starships under 50 tons, foreign trado

souted Junks in foreign trade represented 0-8 Steamships nor toos, local trade

representeil Janks in local trade represented

TRADE.

!,4 *

25.2 69

100.0

In imports there is an increnss reported of 159,420 Tour,

In exports there is a diccrcase reported of

fur far in excera of this amount, and it is contemplated to double the capacity of the mill during 1907.

GENERAL REMARKS,

After the inevitable referenos to the typhoon of September, and to the burning of the ss. Ifaias, and to piracy all which tended to ma're the year a had one for trader Matthew Nathan continuos

Jyad

The attempts of Hi Britannia Majesty's Consul at Cauton and Minister at Peking und of the Hongkong Government to get the Chinese authorities to open negotiatious for the conclusion of u Final Loan Agreement for the na ware the effects on trade of the in-

Chiarse rection of the Canton-Kownon Rail- security of the waterways, fur greater evil resulted from the direct action of to Canforay and of an agreement for the

joint muthorities in issuing from the prosincial niat working of that with the British section, resulted in four moetings being -ld vastustities of subsidiary sins al Centon, in March and April, betseen about 10 per cent. less silver than the doller of which they purported to represent fractional parts. This ever is, bringing down the value of tooks of similar coins already in the country by about 5 per cent greatly reduced the purchasing power of the Kwang Tang con sumer of foreign gurls. It inoiualally brought down the dollar value of the Ilangkong sub. siliary coins, to the inconvenience of various trading concerns in the Colony 2ml of its Government who were unable to get rid of a large stock of this coin purchagad is the preceding year and had eventually, to retNTE

398,000 of it to England for sale as bullion The Hongkong Government droided as 2L result of this lesson to eliminate from their future financial policy the idea of making probt from the supply of subsidiary coins to the two Krang Provices and then took steps, which since the end of the year have hat some result, to impress on the Government of those provinces the imperative nesmaily for checking the output from the Couton.miaf.

Other matters outside the Cology airely affecting its prosperity wars the failure, due to floods, of the first rien erop in the neigh- houring provinces of China and the cratinned appreciation of xilser.

In the China trade of Hongkong and as ragards importa very beavy Inses lind to be faced at the end of the year, owing to the stocks of Indian yarn which were bald at pris above their true value. Neither in Manchester In transit cargo there is a decrease re-fancy, or wool goods was business satisfactory preted of 587,058" Lona,

232864 Tour.

21,319 tous.

representatives of the Viceroy there and of the British and Chiness Corporation, in the Vicory recognising the Preliminary Agree Chinese Government on the 29th March, 15), ment made by this Corporation with the and in lis proposing an angenen's which, though they differed

materially from those of the preliminary loan agreement and included none for joint working, were neopted as the basis for the Farther negotiations. The se after many delays, were carried on at Peking between

sea ang Sho-yi, the Chiness Director- General of Gailways, two representatives of the Ganien, Viceroy, and Mr. J. O. P. Bland representing the Corporation. The mrot- the 7th November, and on the 10th of the latter ings were held between the 23rd August and

month & Final Loan Agreement was signed by Fang Shan-yi and Mr. Hand Et provides for

the Corporation issnig aà per cent. loan of 21,500,000 for the cous!rnelia and pusat of the Chinese Fretion of the railway. A first mortgage on the railway is to be the roonrity of to loan, the duration of which it to be yours. ho construction is to be under the direction of a Chinese Masaging Director with whom arg to be associated a Britisk Engineer-in-Chief and a British Chief Accountant. The mout provides that a further one for the joist working of the British and Chiness sections of the railway abould be arranged between the Viceroy of Canton and the Governor of Hong kong. Negotiations for this further agreement were not sturled before the end of the year.

agree.

and in metals it was dull, Importskiers The Pins Loan Agreement for the Canton- In imaker 10al there is 21 increase of of Australian four ganrinned to increase

largely. Export did

Kowloon Railway alsó fays it downthat “it is not ]> so badly. There was a good yield of silk and fair demanderstood that the Chiarse Government will for it, and native dealers were satisfied with

not build and her fian ecmpeting with this the results of the year an regards ginger and railway to its delim ut." In this connection, it may be mafioued that a proposal of the Chinese authorities to build a line towards 30 ml a must have Amey, which for some

Park,

The total reported import trade of the port. for 1906 amecutor in 22,448 vessels of 11.249,23 tons, crying 1172,-75 tons of of which 4, 193,715 Fons, carrying 7,372,075 tons of cargo, of which 4,493,715 ions were discharged at Itongkong. This does not include FO-MORROW (SATURDAY, THE 19TH JULY, 1 number, tourage, or cargo of vessels in 7E Company's Steamship THE

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The rise on the sterling value of the dol'ar which has been going on since early in 1903, continned in 1906, the range of variation in the year ring slightly great or than in 195. A Similarly, the export trade from the port was the commencement of Jaunare the dollar stood represented by 24 vossos of 11,203,844 at 20-11-163. It fell to 2.0.160 for a tons, enerying 4778,111 tous carpe, a'al shipshort time at the end of that month and again

at the end of February reso irregularly ta ping 00S Cons of bunker coal.

Seventy-six sad seven hundred and | 2x-3-4:18, in the middle of November, and twenty-five (76,795) nigrants ft. Hongkong was worth 2s -1/15d. at the end of the year for various places during the year. Of these The maximum of the year wes the highest 41830 were carried by British ship, and 12 896 valan that had been attained since the end of by forsign ships: 134,192 wars reported 1993. The rise is said to have involved some Enving been brong Hongkong from plasus withdr wal of capital from the Colony for to which they had migrated, and of these, investment in gold-asing countries and come 105.780 were brought in Dritish ships, and quant depreciation in the value of local stocks. 25,696 by foreign ships.

Certainly those stocks dealt with in the Colony which give the best indication of the Daring 106 the degling in the salling prices state of its business decreased considerably in of sugar.cominued as the local refineries had to value during the year. The shares of four laud

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While the survey work on the British section of the Canten-Kowloon Railway was being com pleted in the early part of the year, construction was proneeding on the line between Tai Found Lo Fa Ferry under the Public Works Nopart- ment, and by the end of Apri' about 24 miles of back had been formed, not including, however, bridge or heavy earthwork. On the any

and 23rd March Mr. W. Ese, wha been appointed by the Consulting Buginoers. -Sir John Walfa Burry Bor Company- to be (ief Resident Engineer, serived in the Colony, and fook charge of the work, being asiated by an engineering staff of one ageratica and Cour assistant engineere, whes arrived sub

sunently. Tharing the summer, sickom a cmong workmen, and some

with the labour, delayed the progress of the work, which consisted ul, first. in preparing for the piercing of the han through the the Kowloon Hills. By the end of the year quarters for st find inbenrers, and workshows were completat on the south but were still under eaustruction on the north side of the tunnel. A store purd, with arrangements for landing plant and material, bed been formed 2 Tai Kok Toni and cou- nocted by about 3,000 yards I temporary metre gauge milwng with the auth face, while a Narvice Ford, sme 1h yiris_lony, formed, with guest of the existing Public Work Department Rod, a communication to the north face from a tempory landing place at Lok Ln Ha in Tide Core. AR regards permanent work, by the end of the your

healing hd bean started to the opu at either end of the tunnel, but in zeither cre bad advanced more than a few feat ineide what will be the allim ta tunnel face. A shaft 90 food, deep had been sunt 330 fr inside this face at the souther and head- ings commence in both directions from it. Another shaft to be 2018 feet deep. 5,100 feet from the Grot, and 1,350 fest 'asile the north face

had heen decided on but not yet started. At the end of the year work was also proceeding on four bridges south of the funnel and sorth of it in the Phatin Valley. A candilar. uble portion of the earthwork for about a mile an either side of the tonnel and beat half of that bo'wear Tai-Po and the L Fa Ferry bad been completed,

The reclamation for the station site in ung Ho Bay had boo put in hand. The fatal extendilure that bad Boul's been incurred by the 31st Docomber was $599,546.

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