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(e.) THE TUNG WAH HOSPITAL.

This Hospital, opened in 1872, is mainly supported by the voluntary subscriptions of Chinese, but receives an annual grant of $6,000 from the Government. Only Chinese are. treated in this institution which takes the place of a poor-house and hospital for Chinese sick and destitute, and is administered by an annually-elected body of 15 Chinese directors. Chinese as well as European methods of treatment are employed in accordance with the wishes expressed by the patients or their friends. The Hospital is managed by a Committee of Chinese gentlemen annually elected, their appointment being submitted to the Governor for confirmation.

VII-INSTITUTIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY GOVERNMENT.

Among institutions recognised and encouraged but not to any considerable extent sup- ported by Government may be mentioned the Pó Leung Kuk, the College of Medicine for Chinese, and the City Hall.

The Pó Leung Kuk is an institution, incorporated in 1893, presided over by the Regis- trar General and an annually-elected Committee of 12 Chinese gentlemen, for the protection of women and children. The inmates of the Home receive daily instruction in elementary subjects and are allowed to earn pocket-money by needlework. During 1906, a total of 349 persons were admitted. Of these, 82 were released after enquiry, 8 were released under bond, 106 were placed in charge of their husbands, parents or relations, 3 were placed in charge of the Japanese Consul, 26 were sent to charitable institutions in China, 24 were sent to School, Convent or Refuge, 6 were adopted, 53 were married and 1 died.

The Hongkong College of Medicine was founded in 1897. The government of the College is vested in the Court, of which the Rector of the College, who has always been a Government official, is President. Ninety-six students have been enrolled up to the end of 1906, and of these 29 have become qualified licentiates and have obtained various posts under Government and elsewhere. The tion is of great value in spreading a knowledge of Western me- dical science among the ninese; and in addition to the employment of certain of the licen- tiates in the public service, the senior students have frequently been made use of for various purposes during epidemics. A Government grant-in-aid of $2,500 is made to the College, to be used as honoraria to the lecturers.

The City Hall receives an annual grant of $1,200 from Government. It contains a Reference Library and Museum.

VIII. CRIMINAL AND POLICE.

The total of all cases reported to the Police was 11,144 being a decrease of 373 or 3.23 per cent. as compared with 1905. In the division of these cases into serious and minor offences there is an increase in the former as compared with the previous year from 2,984 to 3,333, that is of 11.69 per cent., occurring mainly in unlawful possession.

The number of serious offences reported was 408 below the average of the quinquennial period commencing with the year 1902.

The number of minor offences reported shows a decrease of 722 as compared with 1905.

The number of minor offences reported was 324 below the average of the quinquennial period.

The total number of persons committed to Victoria Gaol was 5,799, as compared with 6,227 in 1905, but of these only 2,575 were committed for criminal offences, against 2,816 in 1905. Of committals for non-criminal offences there were 199 less under the Prepared Opium Ordinance and 25 more for infringement of Sanitary Bye-laws.