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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THE NEW TERRITORIES.

REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1926,

MONDAY, JULY 19, 1926.

tives of both British and Chinese communition in Hongkong and the Now. Torritoriós, and undoubtedly did much to cement the bonds of friendship and goodwill.

This was followed in November The report on the Now Terri- by a ceremonious welcome to the torios for last year states, in part: Excellency Sir. Cecil Clementi, nowly arrived Governor, His Mr. E. I.. Wynne-Jones was in from the Elders of the New charge from January 1st to February 8 and from April 0 to the Territories, who thus expressed end of the year. Mr. H. B. But their pleasure at seeing again an tera was in charge during the ex-District Officer well known to

interval.

Land Office.

them all,

Public Works-Tablo E. Shows the amount expended on these worka from the local vote. The

THE COAL PROBLEM.

NO MORE SUBSIDY.

London, July 17, An influentital body of Bishope torvened in the coal stoppage sad and Free Churob lenders have in

have drafted

a scheme, to which

the Miners Executive has agreed, providing that the miners should resume work on the old wages, the Government to continue the subsidy on the understanding that, negotiations will be reopened and permanent settlement reached year witnessed great progress in within four years. the making of the Fenling-Shatau-The Bishops requested Mr. Bald- koke road, which should soon bear win to receive a deputation. The moter traffic throughout memorials length.

Its Premier acceded to their request, but emphasised his refusal to extension of. the

The number of sales and other transactions affecting, land which took place during the year is set out in Table B.

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The number of

THE CANTON, CONFERENCE.

registered was 2269 as against A heavy flood in July caused the consider 1.0 2846 in 1924. The fees received collapse of the road-bridge on subsidy and declared that settle stamp duty amounted to the Taipo Causoway. A temment can only be reached between $3,015.80 as against $4,546.70 inporary timber bridge was erected, the "ownors and the miners them the previous year.

but is incapable of bodring heavy | selves.--Reuter. The development of Taipo and motor traffic. Plans are in hand Yuen Long markets was well for the restoration of the bridge.. maintained. All the house sites

In the, Police Court 326 cases on the reclamation at the north-were heard, 440 persona convicted west side of Taipo Market were and punished, seven persons com- built on except one for which the mitted, 100 persons imprisoned ground has not yet heen prepared. and fipes inflicted to the amount The demand for sites in

this of $7:850. neighbourhood continues.,

Applications have been received for conversion of privately-owned Mr. W, Schofield was in charge agricultural land near Taipo of the office throughout the year. Market, Sheng Shui railway The District Officer, sitting as station, and some areas between Police Magistrate, heard during Au Tan Police Station and Mai the year 201 cases affecting 370 Po, where in all cases it is pro-persons: 818 persons were posed to erect buildings of anvicted, 44 bound over, 52 improved type.

Revenue.

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The Revenue, collected in this office totalled $141,862.65.

The following amounts were collected from the district by other departments: Liquor Dutics, Sai Kung, Harbour Dues

No. 1' Launch No. Launch No. 4 Launch Crown Rents.puid in Land

Office,

21

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Southern District.

TERMS NOT YET SUBMITTED.

Canton, July 10. The following communique has be jointly issued by the British and Chinese Delegations" negotiat ing a settlement of the Chinese British disputes in Liang. Kuang: con- "The Conference résumed its sit- distings to-day at 130 a.. when the

charged and 70 imprisoned.

Chinese Delegation stated their During 1925 the jurisdiction of views on the origin of the British the District Officer sitting as boycott, They refrained from Police Magistrate was readjusted, formulating any conditions of eattle- cuses from New Kowloon being ment pending a reply to their state. brought before the Kowloon inent. The Conference has adjourn- Magistrate, and all other cases ed till Monday, July 10"

the running of the launch and the provisioning of the Europeans was for over a month carried out by the Cheung Chau Residents' Association and the Police on the faland.

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from other parts of the district $3,976.96 before the District Officer. In 3,119.75 former years sorious cases were 8.889.15 brought, as à rule, before the -2,549,25

|Hongkong Magistrates. 2,123.00

2,123.00

Revenue, The total revenue collected by 500.00 the District Officer was $12,538.70. The slump in land values in re- flected in the much reduced $18,807.01 proceeds of land sales, boundary The unequal distribution of rain,

stones, deeds, registration fees Tobacco duties and tobices and Crown leases, while the licence fees collected by the effect of the boycott is seen only Imports and Exports Department in the item of leases of stonc | are not included:

quarries. The yearly reduction of Crown rent is due to resump-

Prospecting Licences,

Mining. Ligenees paid in

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good, and the vegetables fair. - The paddy crop in Lahtao wAS

which mostly fell in a few heavy showers, was a drawback, but the boycott made up for this by enab- ling market gardeners to get good prices.

Ping Chau.

The island had a bad year,

Taun Wan.

and

fair in most districts, but the Kowloon,..

Crops. The first crops were tions of land chiefly in New There were 192 deaths recorded' in 1925, compared with.283 in 1924. second, owing to an almost com-

The usual grant of $150 was large quantities having to be trict on the whole enjoyed a fair deats' Association for work done plete drought, suffered heavily, During 1925. the Southern Dis-made to the Cheung Chau Reai-

abandoned,

measure of prosperity, Both in the upkeep or roads and bathing Boycott. The boycott affected crops. and fisheries were good, beaches. this district scarcely at all, the while the high cost of wood fuel inhabitants remaining loyal and in Hongkong more than doubled unperturbed. The cessation of the value of the village forests. supplies of vegetables, pigs and Certain industries were heavily The building slump decreased cattle. from the up-river districts hit by the boycott, but the losses the demand for time, and early gave the New Territories a chance are by no means general. The in 1925' a reduction of the price of which they were not slow to slump in land values continues: paid for coral led to a strike of avail themselves and the Ellin the boycott had a depressing coral dredgers. Two months after theroby given to market gardening effect, but this is beginning to this was settled a trivial dispute will, it is hoped, have a lasting pass off.

gave the pretext for a fierco clan effect.

Tai 0-Business has been fight between the Hakkas Conditions on the frontier, how-good, The fishing season was Hoklos, which was duly followed ever, gave rise to considerable distinctly better than last year. by police court proceedings; and trouble and anxiety, the undis- although the dealers do not acem ciplined and licentious conduct to have sold much more," as the the shutting down of all the kilns a month later the boycott caused of the armed strikers extending to i fishermen took most of their fish for two or three months. Since September some have reopened, mitted even within our Territories. All the crops were good, and abut conditions are not yet normal.. British Sha Tau Kok Auffered large quantity of vegetables were especially in this respect, so much so that on two occasions at least, armed forces had to be summoned

than in 1924, sweet potatoes and The pad crops were much better to assist in the first case in than in 1924. The Tai O Market pineapples shown August when H.M.S. Foxglove is flourishing. During the last Fisheries were much better than was despatched to recover two two

years the rents have been last year, and better prices were junks, laden with merchandise increased, and now bring in near-obtained. The boycott has affect which had been seized by the by $150 monthly. "strikers" and later in November During 1925 there were several when troops of the Punjabi Regi-serious crimes reported, much the ment were stationed at Sha Tau worst being the raid of March Kok in order to discourage the 26th by a gang of 60 pirates from armed pickets, who were terroriz- the Delta; they murdered a wo ing the inhabitants of British man, kidnapped two men who have Territory.

not been seen since, and robbed The close of the year brought most of the houses in Tai O, the more peaceful conditions, under total loot being valued at $21,590. which the pickets contented them- They made their way into the selves with extracting "squeeze" village along the creek past Po from the local trade over the Chu T'am. Since this event. border.

guard of six armed villago scouts Both the natives of the district has been stationed on the site of and the Police responsible for their the old fort at Po Chu T'am to give protection are to be congratulated warning in case of a future raid. on the remarkable courage and restraint displayed by them under those trying conditions.

despatched to Hongkong during December. The salt output was 21,173 piculs, 2,209 piculs more

Cheung Chau,'

The island appears to have been more effected by the boycott than The disturbed conditions and any other part of the district. the general lack of money led to The fishing was poor, because the a great increase in crime, of fishermen feared to venture for which quite 90% could be de- from the island last summer, and finitely traced to persons coming the salt fish trade was injured from over the border.

Kam Tin Gates.

decrease.

factories inve

ed certain industries adversely, to many. Fish farm produce, but has brought increased profits

increased prices, pigs in particular pineapples and firewood brouglit being sold in large numbers and at high rates. The Vermilion and white lead business has been help ed by the boycott, while ginger and preserves greatly increased their output. The Tsing Yi limekilns have been kilns have closed, so that the Ilme adversely affected, and two large output is only half that of 1924. Beancurd, sandalwood powder, soy and spirits all show a slight were maintained at last year's decline in output, though prices level. A plaster factory run by an American company is now in operation on the reclamation in front of the village.

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Prices $3, $2, & $1

ment owned vessels are incompetent to perform marriages."

Work on the Shing Mun access

Judge Parkor rofrained from ex- by the partial cutting off of its road begun in 1924, continued

pressing any view as to the markets: most of the junke throughout the year. This rend

validity of marriages already per Two functions of great interest accordingly went to Chinese tor when completed will give easy

formed, though the Council exprOSS=" took place in the District during ritory, where they got a better access to one of the most beauti-

ed the opinion that they might the year, the first at Kam Tin in price for their fish.

ful valleys in the New Territory:

Washington, July 17.-- May, when the ancient Iron Gates Disturbances in Kwangtung and Lamma island has been peace-of numerous couples married at sea,

Anxiety, has aseniled the minds.validated by the marriage statutes of States wherein the ships which had been removed on the Kwange led to large numbers of ful and the crops good, with the the validity of whose unions has ro registered. occupation of the Territories were missionaries and Canton residents exception of bananas. A small become doubtful owing to the Difficulty prose from the fact restored by His Excellency, Sir R. coming to the reservation. Al number of cattle were exported to ruling of Mr. Justice Parker, of that the United States has no E. Stubbs. The function was most all the men, were enrolled fu Hongkong during the strike when the General Coupoil of the Ship Federal marriage laws-Beuter's attended. by leading representa- Juno, as special, constables, while prices were good.

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