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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH OCTOBER, 1884. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 378. The following Returns are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th October, 1884.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

RETURNS OF BIRTHS and DEATHS for the Third Quarter of 1884, ending 20th September.

CHINESE.

DEATHS. BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

DISTRICTS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

BIRTHS.

DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

DEATHS.

British and Foreign, 16

Boys. Girls. Males. Females. Boys.

Girls.

Males. Females. Portuguese,

.12

Victoria,

28

23

36

9

163

114

552

503

Indians, &c., Non-Residents,

6

.11

7

9

59

32

Kau-lung,

Shau-ki Wan,.

13

10

32

13

45

5

27

16

Aberdeen,

1

6

2

Stanley.

Sex unknown,——

TOTAL,..

28

23

36

9

194

139

676

506

Victoria, Aberdeen,

2

1

ANNUAL DEATH-RATE, PER

GRAND TOTAL,

1884.

1,000, FOR 3RD QUARTER OF

Total deaths of

1,245 Chinese, ... f

Whole Population,

32.16

Births, Deaths, ..1,290

384

British & Foreign Community,

18.53

Do. deducting non-Residents, Chinese,

16.47

33.04

Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 21st October, 1884.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Acting Registrar General.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 373.

The following communication from the Consul for France in this Colony respecting the blockade of the ports of Formosa is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th October, 1884.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary

PROMEMORIA.

Les ports de Formose sont mis en état de blocus par les forces navales françaises sous le com- mandement du Vice-Amiral COURBET.

Hongkong, le 19 Octobre, 1884.

LEON DEJARDIN.