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It is not known, so far as we were able to Fascertain, whether they atttacked this place, nor, if they did so, with what result. It is now feared that the rebels are marching on Kiaying- chow, where Mr. Schultz's station lies, and where the fortifications are none too strong, The population were in a panic at the news of the rebels' approach, but the native militia were being got in readiness to repulse them.
Accounts as to the uumerical strength of the rebels are, as was only to be expected, varied and misleading. Some native estimates place it at hundreds of thousands, but Mr. Ebert does not think it at present exceeds three or four | thousand. 41
Several thousand," he replied in answer to our representatives's query on the point. Mr. Ebert also states that the rebels are known to be members of the Triad | Society, and their leaders are men who have been outlawed, men whose only safety lies in their association with rebels.
In addition to the defensive force at Kia- ying-chow, nine hundred Chinese soldiers were sen from Chowchow-fu to intercept the rebels, whi st from Waichow-fu, on the other side of the Hinnen River from Chowchow-fu, seven hundred troops have been despatched with the same object.
It is at present unknown what the actual dimensions of this Triad rising are, but it is hoped that the prompt measures taken by the Chinese authorities at the places above men- tioned will result in its being immediately quelled.→Daily Press, 2nd October,
The German Basel Mission here is in receipt of no further news regarding the Triad rising in the Kwangtung Province. They hope soon to hear that Mr. Katter, who with a Chinese convert escaped on horseback from the mission station at Lo-kong, has arrived safely at one of the four stations in Chung-lok.-Daily Press, 3rd October.
CENSUS RETURNS FOR THE COLONY.
From the report of Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, Census Officer, on the recent census of the Colony we make the following extracts:—
The decennial census of the Colony was taken on the night of Sunday, the 20th January.
Certain preliminary returns were published on the 18th February. The greater part of the totals had already been checked, and the figures were, therefore, fairly accurate. The principal error was one of 4,900 in the Chinese Boating population, which had been calculated from the totals furnished by the Water Police. Through some misunderstanding, the Gaol returns were not sent in until too late for insertion.
The European and American resident civil population numbers 5,808 as compared with 5,532 in 1897, and 4,555 in 1891. These figures include Portuguese. The numbers of the latter community tend to decrease, and is is now com- posed of 1,948 persons as compared with 2,263 in 1897 and 2,089 in 1891.
The rest of the European and American population has increased by 591 since 1897 and by 1,394 since 1891. An accurate comparison cannot, however, be made with 1891 as the figures for that year do not include the European Police, some temporary residents," or the in- mates of the Goal.
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The British resident civil population numbers 2,708 as compared with 2,213 in 1897 and 1,448 in 1891. The larger number of military fami- lies, due to the strengthening of the British troops in garrison, the Naval Yard Extension works and those of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire at Quarry Bay, and other large under- takings are factors in this increase.
The Americans have increased from 93 in 1891 to 198, the Germans from 208 to 337, and the French from 89 to 103. The Spanish num- ber 126 as compared with 88 in 1891. The cosmopolitan nature of the community can be realised from the fact that there is hardly a nationality on the face of the globe which is not represented.
The Portuguese population has again, for the reasons stated by Mr. Brewin in his census re- port for 1897, been separated in most of the tables from the rest of the Europeans and Americans. It is mainly recruited from Macao, and only ten members of the community were born in Portugal. 1,095 or more than one-half
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were born in Hongkong, 746 in Macao and 60 in various ports in China. Several member of this community described themselves as being of Asiatic race. The great majority of the Portu- guese have returned themselves as Portuguese subjects. British nationality is claimed by a very few.
Of the British population of 3,007 (inclusive of those on board the shipping in the harbour) 1,777 claim to be English, 655 Scotch, and 251 Irish. 2,053 were born in the British Isles, 574 in Hongkong, 140 in Australia, and 74 in India, The percentage of adult females to males is 55, | taking all those over 15 years of age as adults. The percentage in 1891 was 8 and in 1897, 48. The Non-Chinese races, other than European and American, number 2,607 as compared with 2,5)2 in 1897 and 1,439 in 1891. No separate return was made of the various races in 1991, so the present figures can only be compared with those of 1-97. The Indians number 1,453, the increase over 1897 being 60. 345, or 24 per cent. of this number are females. There are 484 Ja. | panese as compared with 335 in 1897, and 266 Philippine Islanders as compared with 16 in the last census. Of the remainder the Malays number only 66, there being 141 fewer than in 1897. The are 2.139 Indian camp followers whom I have considered it advisable to include with the garrison. They are attached to that portion of the China Field Force which is at present in garrison in this Colony,
The number of Eurasians was ascertained to be 267. This is 5 less than in 1897. It is a very difficult matter to obtain the true figures for this portion of the population. The large majority of Eurasians in this Colony dress in Chinese clothes, have been brought up and live in Chinese fashion, and would certainly return themselves as Chinese. Those who have called themselves Eurasians in this census probably only represent the smali minority who have been brought up as Europeans. Of the 3,589 Eurasians in the Singapore census of 1891, the large majority were probably the children of Tamil, Malay or Indian mothers, and not of Chinese ones. They would most likely not have any objection to declaring themselves Eurasians. The Chinese consider the term one of reproach. If enumerators were instructed to find out the numbers of Eurasians themselves, it is obvious that this would inevitably lead to abuses, and would present great opportunities for the ex- ercise of private spite.
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to doubt, it is difficult to account for, although there are reasons which would account for a considerable portion of it. There is a slight decrease in the Saiyingpun District, the num. bers in 1901, 1897, aod 1891, being 44,722, 45,570, and 34,559 respectively. The Taiping shan District shows small increase of 1,892 over 1897. In 1891 there was a population in this quarter of 31,302. the decrease since that year being due to the destruction of the Chinese houses on the Taipingshan Resumption Area. The Chungwan District continues to grow. and the population has increased from 36,196 in 1891 to 51,243 in the present year.
This represents an increase of 41 per cent. The number of inhabitants of the Wantsai and Hawan Districts is 23,487. The number in 1891 was 16,944.
The total increase in the number of Chinese inhabitants of the city is thus 14,783 over 1897, | and 36,287 over 1891. Out of the increase of 14,783 over 1897, 14,242 were males and only 541 females.
The European and American residents at the Peak number 412 as compared with 381 in 1897 and 213 in 1891. These figures do not include the European Police, of whom, however, there was only one living there on this occasion. The number of Chinese was 1,786, of whom some were workmen employed on new buildings. The increase over 1897 is 195. The European and American children below the age of 15 numbered 47.
The number of Europeans and Americans residing in the Hongkong villages was 167. In this total are included the crews of a steamer at Aberdeen and of one at Shaukiwan. In 1897 the number was 125; in 1891 it was not stated.
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The Chinese population of Shaukiwan_num- bered 9.159, which shows an increase of 1,721 over 1897, and of 1,867 ever 1891.
805 Chinese reside in the village of Stanley, and 2,787 in Aberdeen. The population of the latter village remains, therefore, practically the same as in 1897, while that of the former one has decreased by 239 since 1897, and by 77 since 1891.
The village of Pokfulam now contains 610 Chinese inhabitants as compared with 324 in in 1897 and 269 in 1891.
The European and American population (including Portuguese) in British Kowloon numbers 668 as compared with 377 in 1897 and 183 in 1891. This remarkable increase is not confined to the Non-Chinese community, as the Chinese population now amounts to 42,976, having thus more than quadrupled itself in 20 years. The figures for the last four censuses are as follows:-
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1897 1891
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Female. Total.
10,116
32,86)
42,976
19,202
7,240
26,442
14,499
5,498
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The total Chinese land population of the Colony is 234,443, including 1,180 on board the foreign shipping in harbour. as compared with 201,528 in 1897 and with 178,960 in 1891. This represents an increase over the latter year of 55,483, or nearly 31 per cent. The increase over 1897 is 32.915. The number of male adults (those over 15 years of age) is 158,930 and of females 42,737, the percentage of the latter to the former being 26.89. In 1891, the figures were 113,241 and 33,523 respectively, the percentage of females to males being 29,92. The number of Chinese families in Victoria has been ascertained to be 25,123, the figures in 1897 and 1891 being 21,740 and 14.120 respectively. This shows an increase over 1897 of 3,383, and over 1891 of 11,003. As the increase in the Chinese population of the city since 1897 is only 14,765, the number of families The great demand for steam launches at It is Manila, which has arisen since the American cannot be considered entirely a real one. not probable that there has been any consider-occupation, has also given a very considerable able increase in family life among the Chinese since 1897.
Of the Chinese land population 227,615 returned themselves as natives of the province of Kwong Tung, 179,296 of this humber belong. ing to the Kwong Chau Prefecture. Of the various districts in the latter Tang Kun comes first with 28,844 persons. The natives of Pun U number 28,587. of Nam Hoi 27,221, of San On 22,412, and of Ean Ui 21542. There were 1,088 natives of the province of Fokien. 151 of Kong So, and 125 of Chekiang. 2,354 persons, of whom more than half were women, claimed Hongkong as their home. The native place of 120 persons was not stated.
Of the 181,918 inhabitants of the City of Victoria, 6,862 are Europeans, Americans, and other Non-Chinese, while 175,056 are Chinese.
There is a remarkable increase in the popula- tion of Kennedy Town and Shektongtani, which now numbers 11,032 as compared with 4,282 in in 1897 and 3,581 in 1891. If this increase is a real one, which there is apparently no reason
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impetus to this trade during the last three years, nearly all the establishments for building these vessels being situated on the Kowloon side of the Harbour.
The number of Chinese families in Kowloon is 6,718. The proportion of females to males is well maintained.
The number of European and American children below the age of 15 is 58. The Chinese below that age number 5,126.
The Europeans, Americans and other Non- Chinese on board the shipping in the Harbour numbered 1,001 as compared with 1,016 in 1891. Of the Europeans, 299 were British, 108 Ger- mans, and 35 Norwegians. There were 153 Americans. The large number of the latter is accounted for by the fact that an American mail steamer happened to be in port on the night of the census. The non-Chinese Asiatics numbered 355, and included 218 Japanese, 95 Indians, and 42 members of other Asiatic races.
In the 1897 census the number of Japanese was 63; The increase is significant of the
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