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“...the men of the seewards
Department o which it was originally composed. It still has
power, based largely 011 the funds accumulated in the months of
its ascendency and the personality of some of its leaders, but its
influence is waning, its hand has been seen in nearly every labour
trouble of the year: but it has had to struggle to retain even iis
welcome as a meddler and has Failed to organise the combination
of all labour societies which is now its principal aim. Its two
principal allies the Kong \g Liin Shun Kung Pi and the .flip Tsun
Tsung Kung Ui have been suppressed owing to their illegal actions.
It has been curious to note the growth of a new Chinese
Labour vocabulary during the year,: Chinese, even illiterate, can
be very voluble orators and their speeches are peppered copiously
with the new phrases for "capital" and "labour1' and the like,
and illustrated freely with comparisons between the sale of labour
and ordinary commodities, for which-a box of matches does splendid
service...”
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“...- p II) -
j I ni tors-. Rear Admiral Learmouth, the Hydrographer,
visited the Obervatory on .January 13. Lieut. A. L. B. Oarmona,
Harbour Master at Macao, came to obtain information concerning
the Milne-Shaw Seismograph on September 25, and Professor K.
Tamgnchi to obtain information concerning the Climate of Hong-
kong, on October 11. Sir Keith Smith visited the Observatory on
October 10-12 in connection with a projected round the world
flight. Professor Kiyogusa Sotome, of the Tokio Observatory,
visited the Observatory on November
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“...921.56.
Twenty-three (23) new accounts were opened during the year
amounting to $16,515.15.
8.Official Trusts.
The number of Trust Estates in the hands of the. Official
Trustees at the end of 1922 was 18 with Trust Funds amounting
to $85,643.01 the same as in 1921. No Trust was wound up during
the year, nor was any new Trust opened.
The amount of Commission collected was $70.72 as against
$150.03 in 1921.
9.Registrar oe Companies.
On the 31st December there were 473 companies on the Hong-
kong Register, of which 23 were in course of liquidation. During the
year 53 new companies were put on the Register and 29 struck off....”
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“...the last ten vears is shown in
Table III.
4.Fees.
The total amount of fees collected by stamps, exclusive of the
New Territories, during the year was $75,040.50 being $1,890.50
less than the previous year. Land registration fees in the New
Territories amounted to $4,893.00 and Crown lease fees to $30.00.
The amounts of fees collected under the different headings for
the years 1913 to 1922 are shown in Table IV.
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...”
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“...towards
the end of the year when Chan Kwing Ming was in turn ousted from
Canton and Sun Yat Sen returned, the latter gave them no encour-
agement and they speedily resumed their normal functions.
(). Closing oj Guilds.As a result of Iheir interference with
the food supplies of the Colony the Hip Tsun Tsung Kung She
cooks and servants I'nion was declared an unlawful Society by
Government Proclamation on 1.4th December, and closed. The
only other Union which was declared unlawful was the notorious
Kong Ng Lun Shun I\ung Wui, which was prescribed on loth
October, 1922. This society though nominally the Union of the
Hongkong and Wuchow Steamer employees had got into bad hands
and formed the chief resort of the criminal classes in the Colony.
It was therefore with great relief that the general bulk of the
Chinese population of the Colony witnessed the closing down of
the society, whose evil reputation dates back for many years.
7. 0u.tbre
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“...§50, Detective C. 219 Kwong Heung §25, and Detective C.
101 Tsoi Ying §25, as rewards for courage of the highest order
in connection with the arrest of two of the murderers of Detective
L.S.C. 100 Sin Chuen and the Armed Robberv at No. 20 Wing
Wo Street on 29. 9. 22.
C.C. 291 Lo Yuk was granted a reward of §20.00 for good
work in a larceny case of 000 lbs of marine metal bearings. One
man was arrested and 425 lbs of property stolen recovered.
Detective 0. 219 Kwong Henng and Detective C. 303 Kong
Yee were granted a reward of §25.00 each for zeal in the per-
formance of their duty in arresting 2 men who were carrying
bombs and kerosine in Gough Si root on 23. 11. 22.
E. D. C. Wolfe,
Captain Superintendent of Police....”
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“...the class D type, but a few of these
have already signified their intention of closing up next year.
8. Inspection.s*.My work being now confined to the New
Territories, I have been able to pay 2 visits during the year to each
of the Subsidised Schools, (except those few that are not too
easily reached), once before the Summer Vacation, and once after.
It is fairly gratifying that only 3 schools out of the 01 were
found where the teachers were not at work during school hours.
These were at Shek Kong, Un Long and Pok Wai, and each of
these schools had to forfeit 1 quarter's Subsidy. I also visited
each Non-Subsidised School at least once, and those that were put
on the Subsidy List recently were visited by me at least twice
during the year.
9. Sub-Inspectors.One of the Sub-Inspectors was dismissed
the service in July for failing to perform his duties properly, and
a suitable man has only recently been found to (ill the vacancy.
Y. P. Law,
Inspector of Vernacular Schools....”
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“...Unlong, L.M.S. Girls' School.........
Sai pa n Wai, Un Long..................
Ping Shan (Wong Kat Wan).........
Kan Wa Kang...........................
Nam Yuen, Tsuen Wan ...............
Tsing I island...........................
Cheung Chan (Lo Mo To)............
Tai Hang, Taipo........................
Lung Yeuk Tan, Faiding ............
Mang Kung Uk, Sai kung ............
Pak Tarn Chung, Saikung............
Wo Mie, Saikimg........................
Lo Ma Chan (Man Cheungting)...
Un Kong .................................
Sheung Tsuen ..........................
Tai Wai, Uu Long .....................
Ying Lung Wai, Un Long............
Tsnng Uk Tsuen, Ping Shan.........
Ma Wan .................................
Cheung Cliiiu, L.M.S Girls1 School
Free School............
Tai Ping Tsueu, Lamina Island......
Taipo Market Girls' School .........
Taipo Market Boys.....................
Tsung L^k Tsuen, Taipo...............
Piny; Long, Lam Tsuen
Taipotau
Tai Wai, Sha Tin ....”
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“.............................
Kak Tin, S hat in ..............................
Kow To, Shatin ..............................
Tung Lo Wan, Sluitin ......................
Chung Pak Long..............................
Sheung Shui (Lui Kwok Cliuen) ........
Kwai Tau Ling ..............................
Tai Tail Ling .................................
Tai Wan, Saiknng ...........................
Tai No, Saikung ..............................
Nam Wai .......................................
Pak Kong........................................
Liu Pok, San Tin ...........................
Fuk Hing Lie, San Tin .....................
Tai Hong Wai, Kam Tin ..................
Cbuk Hang, Toi Slum........................
Tai Tseng, Ping Shan .....................
Nga.ii Horn, Ping Shan .....................
Lo Wai, Tsuen Wan ........................
Tai O, L.M.S. Girls' School ...............
Tai O, (Lo Kwooii Sang) ..................
Cheung Chau 'Fung Kun F.S.............
Cheung Chau (Lo...”
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“..................
Shui Chin, An Tiiu........................
Nam Hang, An Ta.u ................
Shui Pin .....................................
Ma Tin........................................
Kan ITui, Un Long (Tang Chukhing) ...!
Wang Chow..................................
Tai Tong....................................
Tai Tseng (Li Wing Yu) ................
Mong Tseng (Tang Chit Hing) ......
Hung L'k.......................... .........
Ha Tsuen....................................
Fung Kong .................................
Luen Fong, Tsuen Wan..................
Shing Mini .................................
So Kun Fat.................................
Tai O (Chan Fan Nam)..................
'.rung Cluing, Lan Tail ..................
Shan Tan, Lan Tail .....................
Ngau lvu Long ...........................
Pui O......................................
Shek Lau Po ..............................
Tai Long Ileung...........................
Ping Chau ......................”
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“...including 11 in the Peak
District,
31 ,, ,, Kowloon,
115 Chinese houses in Victoria,
51 Hongkong Villages,
228 ,, ,, ,, Yaumati and Mongkoktsui,
189 ,, ,, ,, Shamshuipo,
12 Hunghom,
20 ,, ,, ,, Kowloon Villages, and
23 ,, ,, ,, Kowlobn Bay Reclamation,
besides numerous buildings of a non-domestic character in Hong-
kong and Kowloon.
11 7 orks Com me¡i eed.
46 European houses in Hongkong, including 7 in the Peak
District,
18 ,, Kowloon,
1.90 Chiuese houses in Victoria,
79 ,, Hongkong Villages,
114 ,, Yaumati and Mongkoktsui,
123 Shamshuipo,
48 Hunghom,
8 Kowloon Villages, and
34 ,, ,, Kowloon Bay Reclamation
besides numerous buildings of a non-domestic character in Hong-
kong and Kowloon....”
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“...platforms was laid on ordinary macadam 4" thick and to the
concourse on Portland cement concrete 6" thick.
1922 Estimates, ............... $16,300.00
1922 Expenditure, ............ 22,515.70
Nmw Territories.
208. Quarters for Married Indian Police,j\ew Territories.
This work consisted of the provision of detached blocks each
containing three rooms with kitchen, bathroom, (to., and designed
to accommodate two Married Indian Police.
A Contract for $4,914.95 per block was signed by Messrs. Pang
Kong Che on the 4th of December and work was commenced on
two blocks, one at Au Tau and the other at Lok Ma Chau.
1.922 Estimates,....
1922 Expenditure,...”
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“...urgently needed.
Radio- Telegraph Branch.
The changes amongst the staff of the Radio Telegraph Branch
were one Landline Telegraphist and one Wireless Apprentice trans-
ferred to the Royal Observatory. One Wireless Apprentice was
transferred from the Cape D'Aguilar Wireless Telegraph Station to
the General Post Office Station to replace the Landline Telegraphist.
There are at present no Wireless Apprentices at the wireless station.
2.Mails.
The number of mail bags and packets despatched from Hong-
kong during the .year amounted to 175,402 as against 174,600 in
1921, an increase of 733, the number received was 183,839 as
against 174,179, an increase of 9,060.
The number of mail, bags and packets sent in transit through
the Colony amounted to 128,149 as against 108,509 in 1921, an
increase of 19,640.
Boxes and baskets in transit amounted to 8,320 as against
18,978, a decrease of 1.0,658.
4,597 steamers carrying mails arrived and 6,301 left in 1922
as against 5.334 and 7,774 respectively in...”
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It will be remembered that during the early part o the year
tinder report a prolonged shipping strike affected the Colony and
had it not been for this the stamp sales would have been much
greater. No one who knows the Post Office on ordinary occasions
will ever forget that Black Monday when only some 23 letters were
posted in Hongkong and none were received.
The balance of total revenue over total postal expenditure
amounted to $404,746.54. It is gratifying to note that the Hong-
kong Post Office is one of the very few in the world which has not
been compelled to increase its rate of postage since 1914. It is
thought that only the United States and China are in the same
happy ijosition.
There were some trivial changes of rates during the year.
The postcard rate to China was increased from cents to 2 cents
in order to conform to the Chinese domestic rate, and the rate from
Hongkong to Canton was varied from 2 cents the hall: ounce to 4
cents an ounce.
The newspaper rate which was...”
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“...ancl Wei Hai Wei dispatched from
Hongkong on 23rd November were lost in the wreck of the s.s.
" Koonshing/
Five bags of mails for Hongkong dispatched from Lungchow
between 1st and 5th May were stolen by highway robbers in
Kwangsi and 2 bags for Hongkong dispatched from Nanning on
20th August were stolen by pirates on the West River.
No bag or registered letter was however lost while in the
custody of the Hongkong Posts.
There were three prosecutions during the year.
1. Postal Clerk Kan Chun-kong was charged on 9th March,
1922, with removing postage stamps from correspondence. He was
allowed, out on bail of $50 and later failed to appear. His bail
was estreated.
2. Chan Cheuk-sang, Master of the Clieuk Kee Postal Hong,
was charged on 3rd September, 1922, with having in his possession
certain forged dies with intent to defraud. He pleaded guilty and
on 20th September, .1922, was sentenced to 4 months hard labour.
3. Postman No. 18, Chan Kwai, was charged on 27th October,
1922, with (1)...”
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“...S
10. About 3,100 sleepers were renewed in the Main Line.
O these, 807 were of reinforced concrete and the remainder
Australian hardwoods. During the year 1,165 reinforced concrete
sleepers were cast.
17. In July Messrs. Butterfieled & Swire terminated their lease
for the 1,800 scj. feet of spare railway land occupied by them
for coal storage, and new leases were entered into with the Hong-
kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Oo. for several areas to be
used as timber yards
18. Owing to the very heavy demands made on the Locomo-
tive Department by the Traiiio Department and the increased
weight of most of the through trains, it was somewhat difficult to
lay up the locomotives for a general overhaul. Only Xo. 4 and
Xo. 2 were given a general overhaul and repairs were begun
oil No. 8 towards the end of the year. The above remarks also apply
to the overhaul of the Carriage and Goods stock. This situation
was, however, considerably relieved as to Coaching stock by the
completion, late in the...”
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