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HONGKONG'S BLUE BOOK.

REPORT FOR 1018.

FINANCES.

The revenile for the year poanted to $19,665.219 Being 23.901.858 more than the catimate and 83.607,144 more than the revenue for the previous year.

for war expenses.

A decrease is shown in British ocean- going shipping of 560 ship, or $4.0 per cent and a decrease of 1,340,48 tona, ori 24 per cent. This is due to a larger number of coasting steamers and regular lines to India and other countries being chartered by the Government and employ

o in other waters.

HONGKONG'S TRADE.

REPORT OF IMPORTS AND

EXPORTS FOR 1018.

The repurs of the Superintendent of Im- ports and Experts for the year 1919 states; —

LIQUORS CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE The net revenue collected From liquor duties and licensed warehouses for 1918 $714,503.32 - s compared with $79,214.80 for 1917. The general detaïs are as follows:-

Duties

British river steamers have decreased The expenditure amounted to a total

by 838 ships and 533,092 tons, or 14.8 per of $165,179 inclusive of a sum of int in numbers and 16.1 per cent. in

1878,149 spent on Public Works Extra tonnage. This is due to the Tai Lee and waS

being taken over by the Govern ordinary, and one of 1.150,872, being at and employed in other waters, the contribution to the imperial Government Sam Hai changing from British to hinese Bag the Taishan being sold and trading in other waters, and the a and Lintan changing their Ang.

Foraiga river steamers show a decrease of 109 ships of 230,382 tons or per cent. numbers and 37.6 per cent. in tentage. This is due to the Charine Hardouin, Paul Beau, and Licorne being taken of the run and said.

count amounted to

The total expenditure brought to a

$16,252,179, being $4,111,607 more than the estimate. and 181344 more than the expenditure in 1217. Compared with the estimates there were decreases under 20 beads as against 4 heads where there were increases. The excess amounting to 88,999,871 under Mis

In stemships not exceeding 60 tons cellaneous Services was due to the war employed in foreign trade there is contribution stated above, in addition to Recrease of 59 ships and a decrease of another contribution (81,062,781); ex 17:09 tons or 8.8 per cent in numbers penditure on houses and hoase allow. ances; and other miscellaneous items.and 6 per cent. in tonnage. There is due. to a great number of launches being laid Military Expenditure was smaller than the estimate by 0,138 on account of the through coal being too expensive to

run them with any margin of profit. Revenue for 107 baving been over- Junks in foreign trade show a decrease estimated. The isom Public Works Reof 2.628 vessels of 244,712 tons, current was responsible for an excess of $103,375.

The balance to the good on the year's working was 2.413.076, and the assets and liabilities account showed on the 31st December

balance a credit

of $5,691.138.

The following is a

statement of the revenue and expenditure of the Colony for the five years 1914-1918 :-

Revenue. Expenditure.

$

1914

V1.007,973

1015

11.788,108

1018

*****... 13,833,387

1917 1019

* 10,36.235 15.140,2657 11.070:915. 13.058,103 14.000,975 18,663.9.19 18.352.178 The amount of the consolidated. loar stands at 145 73. Axainst this there is at credit of the Sinking Fund a sum of £3.602- The Local Loan ander Ordinance No. 19 of 1918 mounts to $3,000,000 and there are the sums of 219,000 and. £33.300 at credit of the Sinking Fund.

Under Ordinance No. 18 of 1917 a tax o1.7 per cent on Asscaaments was imposed to provide "an Annual Contribution to the Imperial Government for purposes of the war.

RATEABLE VALUE OF THE COLUNY.

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11 per cent. in numbers, and 8.2 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to the un-i settled state of South China and the greater prevalence of piracy in the Canton Delta during the year,

Junks in Local Trade show an increase of 457 vessels and 306,151 tons or 1.3 per cent in numbers and 15 per cent. in tonnage. This is chiefly due to reclama- sion of foreshores in the Colony being carried out on which to a great extent this trade depends.

The actual number of individual ocean-going vessels of European construc tion during 1918 was 675, of which 769

were British and 513 foreign-

These 675 ships measured 1,476,591 tona. They entered 3,343 times and gave " collective tonnage of 4.878,119 tons. Thus 75 fewer ships entered 680 fewer times.. and gave a collective tonnage reduced by 1,279,913 tons, "an average of 1,870.9 toni per entry.

Betish

Flag,

Ktenisers Noche Timem. Tetal Tontact

entered.

1917. 191 1017, L 1917... 1918.

J Steuern, 257 184 1,GN L:19 2,382,621 1,808,178

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Japanese, 284 221 1,307 911 2,110,400 1,744,883 Norwegian, Chinesa, Danish,

Prepels,

Datab.........

F›etagused,

Grudan,

A new valuation was made for the year alm commencing ist July, 1918, resulting as follows:

increases :-

The City of Victoria, #978.880 or 8.31

per cent.

!

Shaukiwan, Saiwanho, and Quarry

Bay, 811,007 or 9.79 per cent. Hongkong Villages, $29,013 or 13.78, per

cent.

Yaumati, 884,780 or 24.12 per cent. Mongkoktsui, 804.000 or 29.23 per cent. Kowloon Point, 814.735 or 2.32 per

cent

Hung Hom and Hok Un, $20,053 or 6.71

per cent.

New Kowloon, $13.736 or 12.37 per cent Kowloon Villages, $13,123 or 13.91 per

cent.

Decrease --

The Hill District, $1,375. or 0.42 per

cent.

The rateable value of the whole Colony amounted to $15,635,736 being an increase of $1,998,583. or 8.52 per cent,

For the period 1909-1918 the assessment of the whole Colony has risen fr $10.750.002 to $13,635.738, an increase in rateable value of 44.51 per cent.

SHIPPING.

The total of the shipping entering and clearing at ports in the Colony during the year 1918 amounted to 53841 vessel of 20,518,189 tons, which, compared with the figures for 1917, shows & decrease of 53.537 vessels, with a decrease of 4,974,484 tons.

Of the above, 43,438 vessels of 16,955,339 tons were engaged in foreign trade, as compared with 48,026 vessels of 20,547,119 tons in 1917, and were distributed as

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1015.

HONGKONG DEFENCE. CORPS.

(ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS DTMAJOR G. 耳 WAKÉMAN, V.D., ACTING ADMINIS

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No.

No.

TEATIVE COMMANDANT),

STRENGTH.

310 Pte. A. Morse, "A" Co..

permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony, to date from Jungwith," 1910.

917 Pte. E. Ormiston, DC, is permitted to resign,cated June 13th, 1910.

PROMOTIONS ENGINEER COMPANY.

190 Corp. S. Jex, to be Acting- Sergeant. dated June 8th, 1919.

No.

1917.

No.

1 Corp. J. S Melntosh, to be Aating-Sergeant, dated June 6th,

No.

10190

13

129 Sec.-Corp R. Drude, to be

'orporal, dated June 5th, 1919. 233 Sec.-Corp. R. R. Wood, to be

Corporak, dated June 6th, 1910, No. 987 Leu-Corp. S.-Lack, to be Sec.

Corporal, dated June 5th, 1919. 190 Lee.-Corp. A. Mackenzie, to be Sec.-Corporal, dated June 6th,

OD Euro paan Liquors....$198,362.33 $207,233.09 Duties on Chinese

Liquors Licensed Warehouse

$10,995.33 669,165,71 No.

Fees

6:145.33 5.750.00 Licensed Warehouse

Overtime Fees ...... 60,00

63.00

Total 8714,903.52 8781.214.60

the year under review,

No increase in duty was made during There was a slight decrease in the consumption "of European Liquors and owing to the price of rice and molasses a very marked de crease in Chinese Wine distilled locally, Owing to shipping restrictions exports of all kinds of liquor again show a de-

Crease.

OPIUM MONOPOLY:

The work of the Opium Monopoly pro ceeded smoothly throughout the year, and the large increase in prices should soon lead to a decrease in consumption, though the effect of the Macao Monopoly having changed hands on the 1st August was a temporary, increase.

The price of Prepared Opium was in creased to 814.60 per tael on June 23th mined upon by the new Monopolist in this being approximately the price deter

Macao.

*

A large number of seizures were again

made during the year. The amount of

Raw Opium again shows a decrease owing to steps taken to prevent re-exportation from the United Kingdom and the short age of shipping.

No.

No.

No.

1919.

188 Spr. F. . Ling, to be Lea.

Corporal. dated June 4th, 1919. 295 Spr. A. W. J. Simmons, to be

June Loe. Corporal" dated

5th,

A

1919.

No.

204 Spr. C. F. V. Ribeiro, to be Lee.-

Corporal, dated June 6th, 1919 Lieut. R. J Stevenson is granted 7 months" leave, froc June 26th,

1915.

LEAVI

Licut. C. H. Blason, is granted 8 months" leave, to date from day of depar

Gr.

Pte

Pte.

Pte.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF RAW OPIEM. Thirty-seven

cheats of certificated Indian Opium were exported to Canton The during the year, and 462). chests were exported to Shanghai. The whole of the Persian Opium exported with forwarded to Formos

Uncertificated Opium was imported far the Government Monopoly and the Maczo Opium Form.

TOBACCO ORDINANCE. The net revenue collected under the Tobacco Ordinance WAS $544,860.30. There were no changes in the Tobacco Duties during the year, under review.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

The net revenue collected by the deport Anment during the year was 89,950, 429.08 as against $1,175,808.29 in 1917, showing an increase of $2,774,820.84.

The actual expenditure of the depart ment for the

was $747,283.87 as against $718,011-28 expended in 1927, showing an increase of 831,252.58.

250 875. 4,095 2,313 8.160,334 4,879,100-

LEPORTS."

These show decrease of 1,041,917 tons compared with the year 1915,

Increases are shewn under the beadings beans, flour, fiquid fuel, rice, sandal- wood, sugar, tamber, and general cargo, while decreases are sewn in bulk and case oil, coal, corton and cotton yarn, rattan, and transit cargo..

The imports and exports of certificated opfain curing the year are as follows:

Malwa Patna. Benares.Total. Chests Cheats.Chests. Chesta. Import Export 1354 ~75

4991 Thirty-seven (37) chests of certificated opium out of 498) chests were exported to Canton, and the rest exported to Shang- bai.

$9

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION."

Forty-three thousand eight hundred and thirty (4,530) emigrants left Hong- kong for various places during the year 1918, (96,298 in 1917)

Year

VITAL STATISTICS.

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The distribution of population esti mated to the middle of 1918 was as follows:- Non-Chinese Civil Community

Chiness

City of Victoria (in-

cluding Peak) (1.298,450 Villages of Hongkong 15,300 Kowloon *(including New Kowloon)

... 60,200 New Territories........ 93,400 Population añcat

50,860 Total Chinese Population Total Civil Population

13.500

---------$8,000

..581,500

The activity in building operations, which has been so noticeable a feature Seven-four thousand one hundred and since. 1912, has not abated, and the dee nine (74,103) returning emigrants were mand for housing accommodation by the reported to have been brought to Hong Chinese continued, to be greatly. in excess kong from the several places to which of the supply, as many of those who fed they had emigrated either from this with their families to Hongkong during Colony or from Coast Forts, as against 1911, 1912, and 1913 elected to remain in 98,932 in 1917.

"CKIMINAL AND POLICE.

"

"

the Colony

The corrected birth-rate for the year was 4.4 per 1,000 among the Chinese com- munity and 2.1 per 1,000 among the non- Chinese community, as compared with 8.9 and 20.8 for 1917.

The total of all cases reported to the Police was 9,448, being a decrease of 1,050 or 11.14 per cent. as compared with 1917. There v as in 1916 an increase in serious The death-rate for the year was 29.8 offences of 153 or 4.47 per cent. as com

per "1,000 among the Chinese community pared with the previous year. The nam and 19.5 among the non-Chinese commu nageber of serious offences reported was 233nity, as compared with 23.7 and 14.00 for

1917. 1918. 1917. 1918. Num- Nam- Ton- Ton- bers

bera. nage

58% 25.3%

9.8 34.6 38.1

19.8 20.3

British Decan-

going chips 6.3% Foreign Ocean

going ships 8.6 British River

Steamera ..138

Foreign' River

Steamers 34

13.3

3.5

Steam laun-

ches (under

60 tona)....11.6 13.8 Trading

51.0

*

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over the average of the quinquennial | 1917. 1.4% period commencing with the year 1914,

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS; The number of minor offences reported

The world-wide dearth of shipping for shows a decrease of 1,219 as compared mercantile purposes had a marked effect with 1917, and was 1,310 below the average upon the trade of the Colony, which is | of "the quinquennial period.

1,1

0.9

15.0 275

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

The total strength of the Police Force so entirely dependent upon ships for its prosperity. Trade with the United in-1918 was Europeans 169, Indians 481, Kingdom was much reduced in volume, Chines 88, making a total of 1,228 (8) but the trade routes across the Pacifc compared with 1229 in 1917) exclusive of Ocean were well supplied by Japanese the fire superior officers and staff of clerks vessels, and markets which had formerly and coolies.

"The District Watchmen Force, number-America and Japan.

taken British goods turned towards ing 100, to which the Government contri-

In order to protect as far as possible hutes $2,000 per annum, was well up the essential interests of the Colony the ported by the Chinese during the year.

Government took over, early in" the year The total number of persons committed the control of seventeen British ships re to Victoria Gaol was 3,577 as compared gistered in Hongkong and Shanghai. Of vessels of European construction, with 3,388 in 1917, Of these 1,498 were These vessels were the only British ships 3,337 pesan steamers, sailing ships, committed for criminal offences, against

on the China Coast which were 3,660 river steamers, and 2.086 steamabips 1,734 in 1917.

not under the Imperial liner requisition not exceeding 60 tons entered daring the in the Gaol was 001, the average for 1917 the Imperial Government, for whose pur. The daily average of prisoners confined scheme and had not been taken over by year, giving a daily average of 27.3 ships.

V.B. The movements of Fishing Junks: are not included in this table.

remainin

as compared with 23.9 in 1917 and 31.8 being 600, and the highest previous poses they were unsuitable. The owners average being 728 in 1904. The percen gave their loyal co-operation, and the

75.

in 1918.

1,445.7 tons.

Imost

|

turc..

Wm. L. Jackson, Artillery Co., is granted 2 months' leaves from June isth. 1910.

C. B. Brown. "A" Co.. Is granted 7 months" leave, from June 18th. "1919.

J. H Wallace, "B" Co., is granted 2 months' leave, from June 12th,

1910.

A. H. Barlow."A" Co.. is granted

6 months extension of leave, from June 14th, 1916.

EQUIPMENT BOARD.

Board will it at Headquarters from 5.30 to 6 p.m., on the following dates:-"

Friday, June 6th.

Monday, June 13th."

Friday, June 17th,

Monday, July 7th.

ORDERS FOE ARTILLERY COMPANY BY MAJOR.

J. H. W、 ARMSTRONG, V.D. PARADES. AT BELCHER'S BATTERY, Tuesday, June 10th:---

7.30 am. Right Half Co. New Layers'

class.

5.30 pm. Left Hali. Co. New Layers' Thursday, June 19th:-

class.

7.30 am. Right Half Co. New Layers'

class.

Friday, June 13th:--

7.30 am. Right Half Co. Full drill. with the exception of New Layers' class. 5.30 pm. Left Half Co. New Layers'

class.

OLDERS FOR ENGINEER COMPANY DT CAPTAIN R HALL. PARADE

The whole Company will parade at the Polo Ground, Causeway Bay, for infantry instruction. at 5.30 p.m., on Friday, June 13th. Nos, 1, 2, and Sections. parade outside Law Courts at 5.10 p.m., and proceed by tram to Causeway Bay.. Dress- Drill order (shorts and putties).

DEL INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES. Recruits will parade for D.E.L. instruc- tion under R.E. Instructors af Belcher's, at 9 pm, on Wednesday/ June 11th. These classes obligatory for all who have not passed for the "Proficient (1) rating.

Officers on day.-Lieut. Mariey..

ORDERS FOR INFANTRY BATTALION BY HAJOK ..H. WAXEMAN, V.D. OPTICKE

COMMANDING.

*** COMPANY.

Tuesday, June 10th:-

5:15 p.m. No. 2 Platoon, at King's Park Bange Annual Musketry Course, Part 2, Practices 5, 6, 7 and 19 Dress, drill order with opuches. Wednesday, June 11th-

5.15 p.m. No. 4 Platoon, at King's Park Range. "Annual Musketry Court, Part 2, Practices 8, 9, 10 and 11. Drens, drill order with pouches.

5.30 p.m., No. 3 Platoon, at Head. quarters. TE.T. Bile, belt, pou ches and dummy cartridges to be carried.

Thursday, June 12th-

5.15 p.m. No. 2 Platoon, at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Course, Part 2. Practices 8, 9, 10 and 11. Dress, drill order with pouches., Friday, June 13th:

6.15 p.m. No. 4 Platoon, at-King's-Park Range. Annual Musketry Course, Part 3 Practices 13, 14 and 19. Dreas, drill order with pouches.

MACHINE GUN COMPANY.

Tuesday, June 10th

.

8.15 pm Nos. 3, 4 and 5 guns, at Head- quarters, T.ET. (Musketry). Dress, drill order with rifles and å Friday, June 13th-

pouches.

5.10 p.m. Nos, 1 and 2 guns, at Kowloon Dock T.E.T. (Musketry), Dress, as above.

SIGNALLING BEČTION,

Tuesday, June 10th

5.15 p.m. at Headquarters. T.ET, Rifle belt, pouches and dummy cart ridges to be carried. The follow ing will attend to complete their terts:

The average tonnage of individual occan tage of prisoners to population, accord tonnage thus nequired served a vesels entering the port has decreased ing to the daily average of the former useful purpose, the ships being diverted from 1.528.7 tons to 1,459.2 tons; That of and the estimated number of the latter, as occasion demanded to meet the Colony's British ships has decreased from 1,790. was 0.10. The average percentage for more pressing needs. tone to 1.482.6 tons, while that of foreign the last ten years was 0.19. Owing, how The finding of wolfram in considerable shina has increased from 1,414.5 tons to which is onstantly moving between the ately adjacent to the Colony and the ever, to the large boating population, quantities in Chinese territory immed The average tonnage of individual ziver Colony and Canton, the percentage of general rise in the price of metals and steamers entering during the year has inime to population does not convey a minerals led to considerable activity in The creased from 310.2 tons to 470.0 tons accurate idea of the comparative crimina prospecting, with the result that wolfram That of British river steamers, has delity of the residents of the Colony. The was mined in small quantities and traces creased from 503.3 tons. to 135.9,tops, and Gaol has accommodation for 707 prison of various other minerals were discover. that of Foreign river steamers has iners.

ed. The prospecting is still being energe creased from 393.2 tons to 439.0 tons. (Continued at foot of next column.) tically carried on.

Privates P. Tangap and Mugford.

ORDERS. JOE CADET COMPANY BY LIKUT. ''O. BRAWE. PARADE—DATHING. -

launch will leave Blake Pier on June 11th, at 5.p.m. and call at Kowloon 10 minutes later,

Spend. E. GmWART, Capt. 2

Adjutant, H.K.D.C

Hongkong, June 8th, 1919.