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“...Kowloon Villages, $11,187 or 117%. The rateable value of the whole Colony amounted to $12,450,992, being an increase of $138,686 or equal to 1'12% over the value of the previous year. For the period 1904-1913 the assessment of the whole Colony has risen from $9,929,171 to $12,450,992 an increase in value of 2539 %. The circulation on the 31st December of notes of the three Hanks having authorised issues was as follows : Hongkong & Shanghai Bank $18,417,339 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, & China 5,429,671 Mercantile Bank of India - 704,742 $24,551,752...”
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“...currency of the Colony consists, in addition to the notes of these Banks, of British. Hongkong, and Mexican dollars and of subsidiary coin. Foreign note circulation has wholly ceased. The rate of discount on Hongkong subsidiary coin varied during 1913 between the following limits : The total issue of these coins, less those demonetized, now amounts to $36,392,370 nominal value, and they were up to the year 1905 readily absorbed at par, large quantities being taken by the neighbouring provinces of China. During 1913 ten cent pieces of the face value of $1,040,000 were shipped to England for purposes of demonetization. The discount which has prevailed since 1905 may be attributed to the immense quantity of similar coin which has latterly been minted at Canton as well as to the amount of Hongkong coin minted largely in excess of the needs of the Colony .by itself. In 1905 the Hongkong Government ceased to issue any subsidiary coin and in 1906 it began a policy of demonetising all its subsidiary...”
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“...this market. The quantity is as yet small, only 8,000 tons, or 6 per cent, of the whole, but given more stable conditions in China, there is no reason to doubt that the Canadian mills will shortly be sending us large quantities. Kerosene Oil.Bulk Oil shows a falling off of 12,537 tons, or 18 per cent. This decrease is not of any importance. The stocks in hand in the Colony were large at the beginning of the .year, and low at the end, more having been sold than imported. The actual consumption of oil, imported in bulk, in South China decreased by about 5 per cent, but this was more than counterbalanced by in- creased consumption of oil imported in cases. Bulk oil is always decanted into tins before distribution in China, so that, to the actual consumer, it makes little, if any, difference in what form it arrives in this Colony. Case Oil.Here an increase of 12,243 tons or 33 per cent, is reported, but, as in the case of Bulk Oil, there is no significance in the figures. It is merely a question...”
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“...the fact that although the vessels of the Toyen Kisen Kaislia have ceased to bunker here, the demand from other points is. increasing. Opium.A further decrease is shown in the imports and exports of raw opium which indicates generally the effect of the Opium Agreement of May, 1911, and of the subsequent arrangements between the Governments of Great Britain and China. The figures for the imports and exports since 1908 are shown in the following table : Rice.The figures furnished by shipmasters show an increase in the rice imports of 34 per cent. As a matter of fact, the increase amounts to about 20 per cent. The Rice crop in China was above average, so that there was no need for extra importation. In Annain and Siam the crops were unusually good, and prices ruled low. The Ton king crop was poor. The figures given show that about 750,000 tons of rice arrived in the Colony during the year. Timber.The increase of 9,663 tons, or 13*5 per cent, reported is due to the increased demand for Borneo...”
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“...total, about 60 per cent, comes from the Straits Settlements, 30 per cent, from Java, and 10 per cent, from Borneo. About ^ is exported, raw, to Canton. General.Here an increase is reported of 688,286 tons, or 43'6 per cent. This is probably a genuine increase, when allowance is made for the itemised descriptions of cargo reported as general". It appears to be due to the state of the freight market during the greater part of the year, and serves to show that however much the political state of China influenced certain branches of trade, the. deficit was more than made up in other branches. Export Cargo.Under this heading were reported 2,681,318 tons, an increase of 346,318 tons, or nearly 15 per cent. Transit Cargo.There is shown an increase in transit cargo of 345,848 tons, or 7"5 per cent. Em ignition and Immigration. One hundred and forty-two thousand seven hundred and fifty- nine (142,759) Emigrants left Hongkong for various places during the year 1913, (122,657 in 1912). Of these...”
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“...Refineries.The year 1913 was an unsatisfactory one. Prices, owing to severe Japanese and Java competition, were on § very low scale throughout the whole period. In addition to this, tightness of money, restriction of credit, and want of confidence in the country generally, had an adverse effect on the China market. Cotton Spinning.The Cotton Yarn trade proved somewhat disappointing during 1913, as the bright prospects under which the year opened were not fully realized owing to political unrest and chaotic financial conditions in China. The local mill, however, has worked full time and did a larger turnover than in the previous year, which would tend to show that yarns produced from China Cotton (on similar lines to the Shanghai mills) are growing in favour. It is generally felt that granted reasonable facilities for trade, the outlook is encouraging. Rope Manufackuring.The rise in the price of hemp in the Philippines which was the chief feature of 1912, Avas well maintained during 1913...”
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“...previous year and business generally has not been profit- able. Knitted, Vests and Socks.Notwithstanding the keen competi- tion of the Japanese who imported largely in the early part of the year, business cannot be said to have been bad, and prospects for the coming year are good. Leather and Hides.Local tanneries have almost died out, but the export of raw hides to Penang has greatly increased and the re-import of fine leather from that port steadily grows to meet the extraordinary demand in China for foreign style ladies' boots and shoes, and for military equipment....”
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“...terms in the Session, which begins on September 15th and ends about May 31st. The fees are 1300 for tuition, and $240 for board and residence, with a deposit of $25 caution money. All fees are payable in terminal instalments. The University has shown abundant proof of vitality. At the end of the year the number of students was 107, 52 of whom were taking Engineering, 30 Medicine and 25 Arts. While most of the students have studied in Hongkong schools a number come from Canton, the Coast Ports of China and the Straits Settlements. V.PUBLIC WORKS. The Western Market was completed, being opened on the 1st October. The buildings in connection with it occupy fully half an acre of land, the main building being two-storied. The Mongkoktsui Breakwater was constructed throughout to a height of about 5 feet above high water level or 14 feet above low water level, whilst the reclamation adjoining the northern entrance of the Harbour of Refuge, which forms part of the scheme, was nearly completed. The...”
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“...increased by $78,942. The excess of income over expenditure for the year was $87,825. The expenditure on the Fanling Branch during the year amounted to $11,086.29 against an estimate of $12,536.00 which shows a saving of $1,449.71. The estimated earnings were cal- culated to be $14,600 but the actual amount realized was $6,912.25 only. With the institution of the new rolling stock in April, 1914, it is hoped that the receipts will increase. Passengers booked, by British Section to Stations in China, ............... 250,437 Passengers booked by Chinese Section to Stations on the British Section, 296,614 Passengers travelling on the British Section, Main Line, ............... 230,339 Passengers travelling on the British Section, Fanling Branch, ......... 47,119 VI.GOVERNMENT AND AIDED INSTITUTIONS. (a.)Hospitals. Government Hospitals consist of the Civil Hospital, to which is attached an isolated Maternity Hospital, the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children, and the Kennedy Town...”
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“...branches : Civil, Electrical and Mechanical. The University has an exceptionally large equipment of machinery and apparatus, and at the end of this year it will probably have fourteen laboratories and workshops in working order. There is practically no place in China where students have such an opportunity of seeing all kinds of machinery in actual working and of learning their practical management. The University insists upon all students having a proper knowledge of their own language, although instruction at the University is carried out in English. Students are required to pass an examination in written Chinese before entering, and two Chinese Professors, both Hanlin graduates, give lectures on the classics and history of China....”
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“...taels of prepared opium intended for illicit export were made during the year. The policy of the Government in controlling the importation aiid sale of morphine, compounds of opium, and cocaine was vigil- antly maintained throughout the year, and the use of these drugs in the Colony is now exclusively confined to medical purposes. Five thousand five hundred and eighty-four ounces of morphine, and seventeen hundred and sixty-four ounces of cocaine were seized during the year, all destined for China or neighbouring ports. O11 the 15th December, M. Albert Sarraut, Governor-General of Indo-Chiria, arrived in the Colony iii the French flagship Montcalm on ah official visit. He was accompanied by Re'ar-Admiral de Kerillis and the members of his staff. He was entertained during his stay by the Officer Administering the Government and Vice- Admiral Sir Martyn Jerram, Naval Commander-in-Chief, and left on the 20tli December. Mr. A. M. Thomson performed the duties of Colonial Secretary during the...”
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“...export were made during the year. The policy of the Government in controlling the importation and sale of morphine, compounds of opium, and cocaiiie was vigil- antly maintained throughout the year, and the use of these drugs in the Colony is now exclusively confined to medical purposes. Five thousand five hundred and eighty-four ounces of morphine, and seventeen hundred and sixty-four oiinces of cocaine were seized during the year, all destined for China or neighbouring ports. On the 15th December, M. Albert Sarraut, Governor-General of Indo-China, arrived in the Colony in tliie French flagship Montcalm on an official visit. He was accompanied by Rear-Admiral de Kerillis and the members of his staff. He Avas entertained during his stay by the Officer Administering the Government and Vice- Admiral Sir Martyn Jerram, Naval Commander-in Chief, and left on the 20th December. Mr. A. M. Thomson performed the duties of Colonial Secretary during the period from January 1st to July 24th when Mr. C...”
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“...9. The following {statement shows the Liabilities and Assets on the 31st December, 1913:- Liabilities. Deposits not Available,...... House Service,................. Crown Agents' Advances,... Postal Agencies in China,.... Overdrafts, Bank,.............. Total Liabilities, Balance,..... Total,.. 220,661.57 266.71 1,925,290.22 67,679.14 367,oo8.19 2,581,455.83 2,659,425.70 5,240,881.53 Assets. Subsidiary Coins,.................... Advances,............................. Imprest,................................ Railway Construction, ............ Unallocated Stores, ................. Crown Agents' Current Account, Total,....... 326,612.09 16,875.63 97,946.42 4,386,341.57 408,480.76 4,625.06 5,240,881.53...”
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“...tion. 16. The limits between which the rates of discount ranged were : 50 cent-pieces par per cent, to 3f per cent. 20 3i Copper On the 1st July an Ordinance (No. 15 of 1913) prohibiting the circulation oE foreign silver and nickel coins was passed to come into force on the 1st March, 1914. 17. The circulation in December of notes of the three Banks having authorized issues was as follows : Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, ....................$18,417,339 Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China,... 5,429,671 Mercantile Bank of India, ........................ 704,742 $24,551,752 8 m 6 par. Ordinance No. 13 of 1913 which came into force on the 1st August prohibits the circulation of any notes other than those of the Banks whose issue is authorized by law or charter. In consequence of this new law the circulation of Chinese and Portuguese bank notes has entirely ceased. A. M. Thomson, Treasurer. 9th April, 1914....”
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“...executed for them being found to be invalid; in 8 cases the bonds were cancelled as being no longer necessary ; one absconded, one died, and one was married. The number of names on the list on the 31st December was 56 as compared with 61 on January lst, 1913. 5. The number of persons reported by Hongkong residents to the Po Leung Kuk as missing during the year was 167, of whom 33 were found. (The 1912 figures were 239 and 55.) The total number of persons reported missing, including reports from China and Macao, was 293, of whom 43 were found, as compared with 65 out of 384 in 1912. Emigration. Emigration Ordinance No. 1 of .1889, (as amended by subsequent Ordinances), (i.)Emigration of Women and Children, (Free). (Table IV.) 6. The number of women and children passengers examined and allowed to proceed was 26,080 (women 16,501, girls 2,009, and boys under sixteen 7,570) as compared with 23,248 in 1912. The increase in numbers affected to some degree all the ports to which emigrants usually...”
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“...who had emigrated, and of the 8 persons reported missing two returned and were restored to their husbands, 3 refused to return, and 3 could not be traced. 48 women and children, either sent back by the Authorities in Singapore, Penang and Bangkok on suspicion, or returning of their own free will, were given assistance in proceeding to their homes. 10. The year's work with women and children generally presented a number of new and difficult problems, owing princi- pally to the distress in North China and the unrest in Canton. In addition to the extra facilities the conditions offered for traffick- ing in prostitutes (conditions of which there is reason to think full advantage was taken: although the prosecutions in the Colony under the Women and Girls Protection Ordinance, No. 4 of 1-897, rose only from 62 to 64 with -29 convictions against 25 in 1912, 13 prosecutions were instituted and 11 convictions secured by this Office, as compared with 8 and 5 in 1912), the closing of the Canton brothels...”
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“...-04- 13. The arrangements made with the Straits Settlements Government for the repatriation of decrepit coolies at the expense of their employers enabled 272 such decrepits to return to their homes in China duriug the year. From British North Borneo 75 decrepits, as compared with 28 in 1912, were repatriated via Hongkong, also at the expense of their employers. A large number of these decrepits were blind or maimed and in such cases escorts were provided by the Tung Wa Hospital to see them safely home 14. The regulations for the registration and photographing o£ assisted emigrants (which are invaluable for maintaining the good name of emigration through Hongkong) have again proved to be of great assistance to parents and relatives of missing men in tracing them through this Office. During the year there were 21 applications to procure the redemption and repatriation of relatives who had emigrated, Of the 22 men concerned, 14 had gone to Singapore, 2 to British North Borneo, 5 to Muntok...”
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“...C IB 09. A good deal of difficulty has been experienced during the year in dealing with Chinese theatrical matters : owing partly to the desire of Young China to use the theatre for political pur- poses and partly owing to the feeling of entire irresponsibility caused by the sudden relaxation of the old traditions that have for so long bound the Chinese stage. The feeling is manifested especi- ally in the "pak wa hi"Dramas in Cantonese Vernacularof which a great number are now being turned out. They are as a rule very poor stuff, and often depend for their entire point on inflammatory politics or immorality. The older generation of Chinese express great concern at the harmful effect of this new tendency : for the freedom that Chinese women have claimed since the Revolution has shewn itself in nothing more clearly than in determined attendance at theatres of this stamp. Some plays have been ruled out: one company suspended for exceeding the limits of its permit by the use of u gag : female...”
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“...admitted during the year as compared wTith 581 in 1912. The circumstances of their admission and the action taken regarding them are set out in Table A. 194 women and girls were committed under warrant, and 377 were admitted without warrant: of the rest, 25 were lost children, 10 were accompanied by parent or guardian, and 3 were runaway maidservants. On leaving the Kuk 191 women and girls were placed in the charge of husband, parent or other relative; 31 were sent to Chari- table Institutions in China ; 35 were adopted ; and 17 married. The number released under bond was 20. 8 cases were sent to the Italian Convent, Eyre Diocesan Refuge and Victoria Home. The number of inmates of the Po Leung Kuk on the 31st December was 62. The income and expenditure during the year and the assets and liabilities of the Society are set out in Tables B and C attached. The accounts of the Managing Committee in the customary form have been audited by Messrs. Chin Chau-sam and Li Yaut-sun. The balance to the...”
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“...Office. Committed under Warrant from Emigration Office. Penclirjg the opening of the Registrar General's Office. Sent with their own consent by Registrar General. Sent with their own consent from Singapore, Manila and Swatow. Sent with their own consent by the Police. Lost Children. Accompanying pareuts or guardians. Runaway maid-servants. Total. Released after enquiry. Released under bond. Placed in charge of husband. Placed in charge of parents and relatives. Sent to Charitable Institutions in China. Sent to School, Convent or Refuge. £> a, o <3 12 | Married. 1 Sent to French Consul to be 1 sent home. | Dead. J Cases under consideration. o T1 64 625 689 In the Po Leung Kuk on 1st ) January, 1913, ............j 64 15 5 24 4 14 2 64 12 8 1 7 6 5 i : 7 : 1 3 i 2 1 Admitted during the year, ... 625 131 G3 16 268 24 85 25 10 3 625 305 12 20 163 25 3 23 10 3 61 Total, ............ 689 146 68 16 292 28 99 27 10 3 689 317 20 21 170 31 8 | 35 j 17 i 3 5 62 Remaining in the Po Leung ) Kuk...”