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“...Born Subject's Certificate were reported on (including G made at the end of 1911) and 5 applications for Naturalisation. The numbers granted were 13 and 5. Four (4) applications (3 for British Born Subject's Certificate and 1 for Naturalisation) from persons of other than Chinese nationality were also received and referred to the Colonial Secretary's Office. They were all granted. Sixty-seven (67) appeals by prisoners against the issue of Banishment Ordersmost of them being on the grounds of Hong- kong birthwere referred to this Office and reported on. The Registrar General is also required to furnish a report on any case of a Chinese prostitute committing suicide. Three such reports were furnished during the year, and in no case was there any suspicion of foul play. Labour Troubles. Washermen s Strike.In May there was a strike of the washer- man employees in Victoria, which however only lasted 3 days and caused little inconvenience. The men demanded a rise of $2 a month for regular...”
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“...Assistant Postmaster General on the 18th October continued to act for him as First Assistant Registrar General throughout the year. Mr. A. E. Wood, Second Assistant Registrar General, held the acting appointment of Assistant District Officer, New Territories (South), until he went on leave on the 16th November. Mr. R. E. Lindsell acted in his place throughout the year. Mr. Chau Shing Ip, 4th Grade Writer, resigned and Mr. Lau Pak Tun was appointed in his place on the 9th July. Mr. Tsin Yik Hong was appointed Typist on the 1st October to assist the Translator in typewriting owing to the pressure of translation work. 31st March, 1913. E. R. Hallifa'x, Registrar General....”
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“......... 3-880 3'74 4*850 October,........................ 0-015 O'OOO 0-040 November,.................... 0-285 0-230 0-440 December, .................... 4-900 7* 120 6-270 Year, ............... 63-935 64^00 67*370 IV.Weather Forecasts and Storm Warnings. Daily Weather Report.A weather map of the Par East, and the China Coast Meteorological Register, containing the Daily Weather Reports from about 40 stations in China, Indo-China, Japan, and the Philippines, and a daily weather forecast for Hong- kong and District, the Formosa Channel, the south coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, and between Hongkong and Hai- nan, were issued daily as in former years. Copies of the map were exhibited oil notice boards at the Hongkong Ferry Pier, the Blake Pier, and the Harbour Office. Since April 4 a copy has been sent daily to the Director of the Meteorological Observatory, Macao. Seventy copies of the Register were distributed to various offices, etc., in the Colony, and since November 18...”
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“...F 9 to the Office of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company in Hong- kong, and occasionally a special 9 a.m. signal is transmitted to Labuan. Observations for Time.Observations for time are made daily with the transit instrument, weather permitting. During the year 1912 the number of transits observed was 1,012. The errors of collimation, level, and azimuth were determined 52, 395, and 63 times, respectively. New spicier threads were inserted on February 23 and October 15. On the second occasion they were fixed to the micro- meter frame; formerly they were fixed to the wire plate. It is proposed to substitute a glass scale for the spicier threads. Clocks.The Mean Time clock by Brock has proved useless as a Standard clock. After maintaining a fairly steady rate for one or two weeks its time-keeping becomes erratic, for no apparent reason. It is proposed to substitute an invar pendulum rod with a hardened lead bob in place of the present steel rod and heavy iron bob. In the month of...”
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“...E io - A new main spring was fitted to the mean time chronometer, Dent No. 40917, 011 August 18. Special Work.Special magnetic observations were made on May 12 at the request of the Superintendent of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company in connection with a. simultaneous series of observations of the strength, rate of change, direction, etc., of electrical earth currents in the cables between England and Hong- kong. At the request of the Naval Authorities two anemometers de- signed for use on board ship for calibrating guns, were tested at the Observatory in the months of June and July, and reported upon. Special weather .forecasts for Tongking Gulf were despatched to the Eastern Telegraph Company's repairing ship on August 31 and September 1. Wind Force and Barometric Gradient.A discussion of the wind force and barometric gradient at Gap Rock, taken from the Hongkong Weather Maps in 1910-12, gave the following results: Gradient. Force (Beaufort scale). Force ( m.p.h.) ~...”
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“...fewer number of Crown Leases being granted during the year. 4.Fees. The total amount of fees collected by stamps exclusive of the New Territories during the year amounted to $42,154 being $2,531 more than the previous year. The amount of Land Regis- tration Fees in the New Territories amounted to $3,075. The amounts of fees collected under the different headings for the 3'ears ^903 to 1912 are shown in the Table III. 5.Crown Rent Roll. The total Crown Rent due in respect of leased lands in Hong- kong and Kowloon (excluding certain Villages in Hongkong and Kowloon entered in the Village Rent Roll) amounted for the year ending 25th December to $409,373 a decrease of $16,964 on the previous year which was due to the Government having resumed...”
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“...close to San Wai about a mile eastward from Fan Ling. The prosperity of the Fan Ling valley was further evidenced by the number of new houses which sprang up; and the demand for these was so large both here and elsewhere throughout the Territory as to cause a considerable boom in the brick-making industry. Prospecting for tin was carried 011 in the valley to the S.E. of Au Tau Station, with the result that towards the end of the year steps were taken for the flotation of a tin-mining company in Hong- kong. The development of the Fan Ling Golf Links and the construc- tion of the new Golf House proceeded during the year, and an increas- ing number of members were attracted from Hongkong : but in other respects the Territory showed little sign during 1912 of supplying a much needed outlet for the surplus population of Hongkong. 27th February, 1913. G. N. Omii;, lJixlricL Officer....”
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“...some- what from a dull season last year. Fish were plentiful and the fishing fleets can command good prices owing to the competition of local markets with those of Hongkong and Macao. The one dissentient voice is that of Cheung Chau which was beset in turn by. plague and by pirates. The attack by pirates, involving as it did the death of three Indian constables, was pro- bably the most serious outrage in the history of the district and showed the necessity of some means of communication with Hong- kong. Cheung Chau however has sufficient enterprise to rise superior to bad fortune. It has added two storeys to the ill fated pawn shop. It has overcome considerable opposition to its new market run strict- ly on municipal lines. And it has established its own electric light plant and supplies light at a cheaper rate than Hongkong can do. The transfer of some 20 square miles on the mainland including Tsiin Wan from the Northern District took place during the year. Fortnightly courts have been...”
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“...L 2 6 Annexe B. JOINT REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL MEDICAL OFFICER AND THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Area. The Sanitary Board's control extends to the Island of Hong- kong, which has an area of about 32 square miles, and to that portion of territory on the mainland between the shore and the first range of the Kowloon Hills extending from the village of Tseung Kwan 0 in Junk Bay, on the East, to the village of Kau Pa Hang on the Westwith a sea frontage of about thirteen miles and an area of about sixteen square miles. Old Kowloon, with an area of about 2;[ square miles, lias been in British occupation since 1861, but New Kowloon was leased to this Government in 1898, as part of Avhat is known as the New Territories. The remainder of the New Territories comprising an area of about 356 square miles is not under the control of the Sanitary Board. The City of Victoria, built on the Northern shore of the Island of Hongkong, has a frontage to the sea of nearly five miles and is separated...”
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“...instance the school room was also the bedroom. Vernacular Day Schools.(Boys.) During-the recent inspection of the Private Schools (Chinese) in Hongkong and Kowloon I was, with two or three exceptions, courteously received, and had very little difficulty in obtaining the information I sought; the exceptions were inclined to be suspicious and gave particulars unwillingly. 1 or 2 schools closed very early, no doubt to avoid the inspection. In many cases the pupils were under the impression that Hong- kong was Chinese Territory, and apparently no effort has been made to enlighten them ; it would appear in some instances that the idea had been fostered. It would be quite an easy matter to imagine some of these schools to be situated in the heart of Canton. During the trouble in Canton many people came to Hongkong for shelter and opened schools, and it seems as if they did not wish to recognise that they were under British protection, Some of the children were quite amazed at the idea of a foreigner...”
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“...- N 8 abroad. All expenses incurred during this lengthy period are to be borne by the Chinese Government, which also provided $120 for outfit per student, as well as passages to and fro. Two of our successful boys were brothers, and their father is also one of our old boys. At the first Entrance Examination to the University of Hong- kong held in August last, 41 students entered their names, and 39 actually attended : the Final Pass List contained 22 names, and of these successful candidates 9, i.e., 41% of the entire list, were Queen's College boys. 22 Queen's College boys are now at the University 9 in the Faculty of Medicine, and 9 in Engineering : the other 4 are studying for an Arts degree. General:The Register of Boys Married shows that 33 boys applied for Leave from School in order to be married during the year. The average age of these applicants was 17 years and 7 months, the youngest being 14 years and 10 months and the oldest 21. 28 of them were in the Upper School, and 5...”
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“...N as Annexe A. List of Local Teachers who have obtained Certificates from the Hongkong Technical Institute in connection with the Technical Institute. I.First Year Certificate. 15, Name. 1. Chan Sai-fong,... 2. Chan Wing-to,... 3. Chin Chung-cho,. 4. Chiu Kwong,.... 5. Fung So, ......... 6. Fung Sze-chan,. 7. Fung Yuk-shum, 8. Hung Yuk-sang, 9. Lam Paloto, .... 10. Lau Po, .......... 11. Li Ltin-kwai, 12. Li Mun-kwong, . 13. Lo Wai-hong, ... 14. Lu Chi-po, Mak King- cheuug, .. 1G. Mohamed, Fateh 17. Muhammad, Gr. Pun Sik-ling,. Pun U-sam,.. 18. 19. 20. Tang Iu-ting,.... 21. Tang Kin-cheung 22. Tsang Kun-sham, 23. Wong Nim-cho,. 24. Yeung Kong, 25. Yeung Ktin, .... Date of Certificate. 1910 1912 1911 1910 1912 1910 1911 1909 1910 1911 1910 1911 1912 1909 1910 1912 1911 1910 Present Employment. Present employment unknown. St. Paul's College. Saiyingpun District School. Present employment unknown. Yaumati District School. Saiyingpun District...”
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“...by Ordinance had been omitted. In 4 of these convictions were secured, the fines amounting to $350. 38. Resumptions for Scavenging Lanes, &c.-A statement of the work done will be found under the heading Public Works Extra- ordinary 29. Private Streets.Re-surfacing and other repairs under the provisions of Section 186 of the Buiklings Ordinance were carried out by this Department at the cost of the frontagers in the following streets : Leung Wa Fai Lane. Kui Yan Lane. Leung 1 Fong. Fung Tit Hong Lane. Portion of Sheung Lane. Lane extending from be- tween 82 & 86 Second Street to between 99 & 101 Third Street. Gilman's Bazaar. David Lane. Wing On Street. Lai On Lane. Mee Lun Lane. Chinese Street. Lane extending from be- tween 13 & 15 Queen's Road Central to be- tween 12 & 14DesVoeux Road Central. Lane in rear of 1 to 17 Catchick Street. Torsien Street. Reinaecker Street. Lane between 472 & 474 Queen's Road West. McGregor Street. Ko Shing Street. Sun Wai Lane....”
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“...the three years 1910, 1911, and 1912 are as follows : 1910. 1911. 1912. From U.S.A. and Canada...........138,135 141,496 156,541 From China and other countries. 70,035 71,898 77,613 208,170 213,394 234,154 The number of Hong Licences issued during the year was 28 a decrease of 6 compared with the previous year. Two Hong Licences were cancelled during the year for infractions of the Post Office Ordinance. Western Branch Post Office. 8. The amount of correspondence between this Branch Office and Canton wasDespatched 734,601 letters, 4,633 other articles, and 5,062 registered letters ; Received 1,103,404 letters, 7,962 other articles, and 5,188 registered letters. These figures shew an increase of 63,116 compared with the previous year. In addition, 8,815 Hong Packets were despatched and 9,879 received, the corre- sponding figures for 1911 being 9,696 and 11,462 respectively. The value of stamps sold at this branch amounted to $68,963 during the year, an increase of $12,003 compared...”