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which give several performances in the City Hall Theatre during the season; and the Choral Society also provides a series of entertainments.

There is excellent Dock accommodation. The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, have three extensive establishments, two at Kowloon, the other at Aberdeen. The Docks of this company are fitted with all the best ap- pliances for engineering and carpenter's work, and in the Admiralty Dock the largest ironclad can be received. Their docks are of the following dimensions:-Kowloon: Admiralty Dock.-500 feet in length, 86 feet in breath at entrance at top and 70 feet at bottom, and 29 feet deep. No. 1 dock-Length over all, 340 feet; breadth at entrance, 74 fect; depth over sill at ordinary spring tides, 18 feet. No. 2 dock-Length over all, 245 feet; breadth at entrance, 49 feet; depth, 13 feet. Patent Slip-Length over all, 250 feet; breadth, 60 feet; depth, 11 feet. Tai Kok Tsui: Cosmopolitan do: Length over all, 465 feet; breadth at entrance, 85 feet; depth, 20 feet. Aberdeen: Hope dock-Length over all, 433 feet; breadth at entrance, 84 feet; depth, 24 feet. Lamont dock-Length over all, 340 feet; breadth, 64 feet; depth, 16 feet. There are other establishments at which shipbuil ding and foundry work are carried on, and some good sized steamers have been launched in the Čolony. Her Majesty's Naval Yard likewise contains machine sheds and fitting shops on a large scale, and repairs can be effected to the machinery of the British men-of-war with great expedition.

There are three good hotels in the Colony. They are, the Hongkong Hotel, close to the Clock Tower, the Victoria Hotel, facing the Queen's Road and the Praya, and the Stag Hotel, in Queen's Road, all of which are centrally situated.

There are three daily papers published in English: the Hongkong Daily Press, appears in the morning, the China Mail and the Hongkong Telegraph, issued in the evening. There is a weekly paper, the Overland China Mail, and one fortnightly paper, which is published on the morning of the departure of the English mail, namely, the China Overland Trade Report (the commercial journal of the Far East). A mail issue of the Daily Press is also printed weekly. The Hongkong Catholic Register is a religious paper published weekly. O Extremo Oriente, a Portuguese journal, is issued weekly. The Chronicle and Directory for China, Japan, &c., appears annually, and is printed at the Daily Press office. The China Review, which is devoted to reviews and papers on Chinese topics, is published once every two months. The native Press is represented by five daily papers-the Chung Ngoi San Po, which is the oldest and most influential, publish at the Daily Fress Office; the Wa Tsz Yat Po, or Chinese Mail; the Tsun Wan Yat Po, the Yut Po, and the Wai San Yat Po. The Government Gazette is published once a week.

Manufactures are yearly increasing in importance. There are three large sugar refineries: the China Sugar Refining Co.'s establishments at East Point and at Bowrington, and the Taikoo Sugar R finery at Quarry Bay. In connection with the first-named Company there is also a large Distillery, where a considerable quantity of rum is manufactured. There is an Ice Factory, a large Rope Factory in Belcher's Bay, large Steam Saw Mills at Bowrington, and a Ginger Preparation factory. The works of the Hongkong Brick and Cement Company are situated in Deep Bay, on the south side of the island. Among the industries pursued by the Chinese are glass blowing, opium boiling, vermillion and soy manufacture, tanning, dyein; beancurd, tothpowder, match, cigar making, &c., &c.

There are several villages on the island, the largest of which is Shau-ki Wan, situate in a bay in the Li-ü Mun Pass. Aberdeen, on the south of the island, possesses a well sheltered little harbour, much frequented by fishing craft. Two large docks of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company are situated there, and add to the importance of the place. Pokfolum, on the road to Aberdeen, about for miles from Victoria, is a place of resort for European residents in the hot weather, and some elegant bungalows have been erected in pleasant and picturesque situations, commanding fine sea views and cool breezes. The sanitarium of the French Missions is located at Pokfolum, and is a fine building with an elegant chapel attached. The Dairy Farm is also situated there. Stanley, situated in a

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