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THE NEW TERRITORIES,

ITEMS FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 182r.

NORTHERN DISTRICT.

WIT CLYMN

The ducting in the number of small

FUNG SHUL

poor

HONGKONG LAND OFFICE

REPORT FOR THE YEAR 192.

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The report which is signed by Mr.. H

NOW ON SALE,

AND CHRONICLES

1922.

FOR CHINA JAPAN, XORKA. INDO-CHINA. SLAM. ·STRAC SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES,

its position effective patrol is extremely difficult and so far as the shore-population is concerned it is at least open to ques tion whether they do not merig expulsion rather than protection. The children kid- napped in the other cas (from Lin Fa 5. Holmes, acting Land Officer, vice Mr. THE DIRECTORY Tiy were released from Chinese Territory | P. Jacks, who was ou leave during the Lifter inuch, negotiation, ä ransom being greater part of the year." conmins the

fallowing information -- pait

REGISTRATION." | Lichts, Case "and the still greater redde

There were 3" violenty disputts. over

During the gear 4,408 Deeds and Dogu tion in Writs, of Execution are due to fung shui" during the year characteris the policy of string discouragement adopted by the usual venom and mendacity.mats were registered under the provi ed towards Wetaims, writes MP case the manager of the Chains of Ordinance No. 1 of 1811, affecting 6,526 lots of land. The total money cou- Trutman, the Officer for the Northern Dis-Tong Fan Ling: induced a trict. For reasons indicated in last year's farmer of Lang Teuk Tan to sell the resteration on sales, mortgages, surrenders port, the Court gave assistance onlying place of his grand-parents and the and miscellaneous documents amounted to the $107,886,709.10. The total number of doen. where solig and final results were attain-village of Tung Kok W, near able. In the former category fall "war" grave, having received no share of the ments registered in the Land Offer ler the running of which is menaged by wilful purchase money, ontered a strong protest the provisions of Ordinance No. 1 of 15-11

was uphell, though got on that to the end of 1927 was 78,131 default on the art of members well able which to pay their contribution; in the latter ground. The other dispute concerned a

The total area of land sold and granted j which have dweg "drawn to grave site near Lin Pok and a the end, pressure from the Court paullat Wang Chai, where the various

" * Sun names quarrel ceaselessly. fing the head to close his account with reduced losses, Farther, investigation on Shan Wawai'4" fully justified the

The fishing fert working from Tai Po growing) was in respect of lands dealt strictures passed upon that district in the

with by the District Officers: The total increasing steadily. Two former report, no less than 22 "wai's "*

area suued was 118 seres 1 rood 13,74 building sheds we open poles, the excess of land granted over having their hope n this small area-during the year and found Butliciens_busi- Under such cireitnistaners all concefaed must have en well aware that their news for night as well as day work. Nume and resumed during the year was 41s participation, was

a gamble pure and senko net fishermen of loss of fish swing terms or occupied ander teraporary per rons complaints were received from there rood 9.17 poles. This is exclu

sive quarries and lands let for shirt. simple and no arious injusties can put in the new wystem of Kilson lighting sued by the Public Works Lopare from ruling this group of "wni's " LTE shing The whole question was care bloc out n Court.. Of the n Writ of fally nsidered by Goverment which the

Particulars of the grunts Execution sued: "only 20 proved, in-decide not to interfere with the new shown of page WI of the Blue Book for

1991. method except in the interests of avi. gatto.

effectual

PROZZARELİ »SIURILING. The thera in the duties on native tobacco has riven strong incentive to smuggling from Shum Chun, which even imprisonment in addition to a fine seems unable wholly to appress. The long frontier and many passages by land and water make evasion musy and it is pesh able that, much of the tobaveg smoked in the Territory suit pays 'no duty.

LAND SALES.

COPCD-ITION TO A PROPOSED DAM.

1214

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FISHERIES,

·SOUTHERN

DISTRICT...

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GRANIS OF LAND.

→ NETHERLANDS INDIA, PEILIP,

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on lease during the year was odd deres SIXTIETH

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THE DIRECTORY covers the notably,even ports and cities of the Far East, from Netnae The maal aaboure of torry collectmt byland India to Siberia in which Empe

resida. stamps, exclusive of the New Territories, during the year Was 37.337 being. W. Hamilton. in his report on $18,21,25 more than the previous year. thru District, say ---

Land registration fers in the New Ter ritories mounted $6,602 and Crown Lease fees to $190,-

LAND OFFICE,

1520 deeds weer registered during the year as compared with 940 in 1980." Re- gistration fees for 1921 weer $1.329 us compared with $2.009.90 in 1820"

LIQUOR.

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Not only is the Directory as fall and complete in each case as it can be made, but each Colony Port or Settlement's prefaced by DESCRIP TION. carefully, revised each which will serve as scoprate GO FOR THI

Jear Tovar, giving erory detail in connection with the places, their History, Topography, etc.

The Information in these Descriptions, consist

CROWN KINT ROLLA The total Crown Rent due in respect at Irased hunds in Hongkong and Kowlonning of a hundred interesting articles, packad (excluding eretain cilages, in Hongkong with facts coucisely set out, and containing Roll) amounted for the year ending 23th port, would alone mffier to fill a large volume. and Kowloon entered in the Village Rent | statistics of the ThaDz of each Country and December to 302,117.08, an" ingrener of the previous years. The total amount due in respect of leased Kowloon appearing in the Village Rent lands in the villages of Hongkong and Roll for the year Buling September with was $3,112,45, a decrease of 2150 the previous year, gine mainly to the me aumptions at Shaukiwan and Matauwei,

NOISY AND OFFENSIVE TRADES, One hundred and two lierners wet granted to Crown Lessees" under then- visions of the Crown Leases to carry on

offensive trades. on

their premises in

The Book is printed from New Type specially reserve for the purpose, and. aniformity i every strangement greatly facilitates reference.

the Directory gives the CLASSIFIED LISTS. Besides the tonal Alphabetical List of Fir of TRADES and PROFESSIONS at the larger Commercial Centres.

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the Far East contains the names of ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS »

20000 FOREIGNERS,

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fof villages and although this was handar. Trade has been very good, and the ended by the Sanitary Departmoor

The number of "memorials registered was 2,575 as against 3,60% in 1940, but the southern strict during 1991, amounting Liquor duties were collected, in the registration fies aņounted" to $5,100 as agnins 8, The increase in for is. The total for 1920 was due to the entry into the market of Euro- 3122,198,50. pean and other residents of Hongkong, There was a noticeable increase in the year in the Sunthern District Crops 1921 has on the whole been a successful number of dress sent it for registration have been fuir, send grand, and the fish by-soliesters offers

seem to have returned to our waters Priors of arcessities appear to have been The tippusition of the Kam Tin Villages on the down grade and this no doubt has to the proposed dam for the new Sham largely affected the Sound Debts Cases, Pai-Mui Po reglamation assumed very although I have elsewherë sogiested ́an- serious proportions in March when the other, reason. leading Elder af P'ing Shan, who acts as loc agent for the syndicate, wat

The fishing season has been even better roughty handle ya Kam Tur crowd. than that of 1020, on a rough estimate For a time there was a distincer danger of 13,700 piculs of fish more being taken this where such eeners werd groom an old style fight between tiu two

salt production has exceeded that of 1920 averted by the mediation of the Tai Po by 11,000 piculs. The road from-Tai O In ten cases applications by Crown and En Long branches of the same clan, to Shek Pik haa been greatly improved Lessers for extension of time in which it was evident that no dan could be by the joint efforts of the two villages to comply with the Building Covenant or constructed at the place proposed with aided by a small grant from the Govern stipulation in their Crown Leases or out inviting perpetual and dangerous ment. The people have been quiet, for grants were granted on payment of friction. The original proposal for a

The CHRONICLE covers the notable event below the rond-bridge was then revise crimes of violène committed-two) penalties and the agreements, complete | Erought up to date. armed robberies-were almost certainly fand "rögistered:

together with the Texts of all the most impor and it was decided that a damn might be the work of bad characters from Chinese

MERCELLINROCK DOCUMENTS. constructed from the foot of a hill somel Territory. The Market

ont Treaties concluded with the countries of well appre

In addition to the above eighty-four Eastern Asis, the various Customs Tariffs mile downstream from the bridge to catre, and the resente collested. after Crown Leases, one hundred and sixty Trade Regulations, Chambers of Commerce the opposite (right) bank of the creek, diminution in midsummer, use again to miserllaneous doctments were drawn and Scales of Commisions, Consular and Court the height of the dam is strictly limited close upon $100 month. I consider completal, the tatter including agree Fees, Hongkong Stamps Duties, Signal and in times of food its whole length, ninety to be a reasonable average, as farments to secure Government Contracts Codes, Chinese Festivals, Tables of Money, 1,100 feet, will be available for overflow.ny can be judged for a year of fair and "Purchase Dreds on the resumption of Weights and Measures and other Com

vesperity. CHAL TONG."

properties by the Crown.

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"The embargo on "chai t'ong" con- A good fishing season has helped fheung tinues in force. The revelations in a "fung shui " ease noted below, coupled with certain vague statements from the "Tong's" regarding fuerals of mem- bers seem to indicate that one of the objects of these institutions is to find "good Tung shuča" for their sup- porters.

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mercial Information. PRAYA EAST RECLAMATION,

It is published at the Office of the "Hoya- With one exception, affecting an aprono Daur Pasis.” proximale aren of 13.60 square feet,

The Directories and Descriptions are of -- Reclamation, were entered into by all agrecimats "relating to the Praya East entitled to participaw.

CINA

Soochow

STAMP DEYE..

Chau to Ficover from the previous depres sion. there. The amount collected from fishing junk. Licences has exceeded the previous year's figure by nearly $1.000. The market did well, Rut as regards Dis- tilleries, business was even worse than in 1920. A reduction of 20 cents per gallon Stamp Duty paid on registered docu- (that is of 13.19 per cent) in the dutyments exclusive of Probates and Letters was made during the year but the expect of Administraiton amounted to $350,583.90. ed improvement was not effected. “ A Stamp Duty on Probates and Letters, of great deal of wine now imported from Administration registered amounted to. Tsun Wan, and it is said to be of water $171,372, 10" quality than that propluerd locally,

Contrary to anticipation ther, has been no demand for it on the new reclama- tion at the North-west end of Tai Po Market. This is probably due to the The European Reservation was visited THE FIGHTING IN KIANGSI, shallowness of the loa as first laid out by even greater numbers this summer and and a substantial increase "depth five bouses have been open all the winter. being planned.

MORE CONSTITUTIONALIST " SUCCESSES REPORTED.

REVENUE,

WIS

The total revenue received from the Northern District" during ti #163,567.55 as against $144,07462 in 1930, The chief source of the increase was the raising of the duties on native liquors and

tobacco.

The cost of the District Officer for the year was $23,102.75.

CATTLE, DISEASE.

Ht 北

The Government has granted. nominal rent, the site" for an Assoubly has been issued and 10 holes are already) Hall, and a permit for an area for Golf being played ster

The following is a special telegram to

SHTUCHOW, May 10th. During the last two days the center of

The Residents' Aston Times. peiation has put in very hard and useful work, and hope to be able to report next year a great amelioration of the our army frustrated a great attempt of the fig maisance," to which end action is at enemy to regain their losses by a counter present being taken. The development of attack up Shincheng, which cost- the fatter very dearly for the many left the place as a summer resort bas un derbtedly brought much money into theever a thousand dead and wounded besides There appear to have been somewhat Island, hat fear it is sometimes for great quantity of war supplies behind serious outbreaks of disas, both amongous place long before its "discovery

gotten that Cheung Chan sas a prosper

them. cattle and pigs but the districts, ces as sha: the District Officer has to con- cerned successfully concealed the fact at sider the intensis of a large and law the time and no certain diagnoses can be abiding body of Chinese, as well as those made. It is probable, that, as in former of the European population. years, rinderpest was the cause of the mortality among the cattle,

CRIME.

The right, wing of our army captared infeng yesterday morning after two days of free fighting. The defenders of Sinfeng were composed of the best of the Northern" army in Kiungsi which was led The death-rate of the Island was larger by the Tuchun's own brother. Here our than in 1940, nearly 150 deaths being army captured seven artilleries, twenty corded. Among them, I regret to say machine-guns and over million cartridges The more serious erities reported in- was that of Mr. Wong Takting, the and thousand rifles. sluded i double durder and armed rob-head of the "Wong Wai Tsak Tong To The left wing of our army captured bery, murder, 2 armed robberies accom- my predecessors and to myself he always Chungyi on the 29th, and is now pursuing panied by kidnapping, 3 armed robberies use the most loyal support as a Rai the enemy towards Ranchow. The back- on land, f on water, robberies, with via Fong, and I personally owe mach both to hope of the enemy is broken and the bar- lence and 1 highway robbery. The his courtray and his capability.

rier of Kiangai is open. Klangsi people double murder took place at Castle Peak,

The Kai Fong devote much attention greatly rejoice and welcome the demo a district notorious as a home of political to education, and a new Chinese free cratic army, Kingying." intrigue. The real motive appears to school was opened during the year by the have been revenge on person of Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pat. The education mysterious antecedents who was living in of the Island is now generally supervised the temple where the rims occurred. by the Education Department-astep in The other victim owed his fate to his the right direction. cadeavours to procure help. The other murder was committed by a mån The crops of pudi were good, and, inment is ground and fused into the distant subsequently found to be insane, the fact, the figures all round for the year lens making the product practically one victim being his own daughter. Of the under review approximate very closely piece of glass. The segments are totally piracies one was committed on the Sha to those of 1990. There have been potio}

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U Chung Ferry Launch, the robbers of the aerimonious local disputes which invisible and the lens has a beautiful boarding the vessel at Sha U Chung and base-taken place in this district in some appearance. Kryptok lenses of any pres carrying out their crime shortly after she former years, and the general prosperity

left that Chinese "port. The other three of the whole valley seems upon the in-cription in either regular or Toria form were all committed on the same day crease. At Ping Chau the Lime Kiln are manufactured by the Hongkong on cargo junks off So Shi Mun. business seems to be booming. Several Optical Co., successors to Clark & Co., One of the armou robberies with extensions and 1 kidnapping took place close by at granted. The nut oil business here also the most competent optical manufactur new site have been Manufacturing and Retracting Opticikas, Leung Shun Wan only fortnight is improving. later. The kidnapped persons were 8004 released, nad the whole circumstances of

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