The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-26


deep water bay, on which is the village ~
Stanley, to the east. and Titan bay, which
has a safe, well-protected entrance 10 the
depth Of sixteen fathoms. Aberdeen har.
Dor Is another good anchorage, in which
there Is a large craving dock. Opposite
this part of the coast, but nearly t,ro
miles distant, rises the largest of the spr.
rounding islands, the Lamma, whose
mountain peak rises to the hight Of .140
feet, and Is a landmark for local naviga.
ton.
THE SUMNER RESORTS.
The town of Victoria is on Victoria bav
directly across the island from Aberdee1
bay. The town, standing on the soufb
side of the island, is a watering place for
the Hong Kong people. All along tha
high shores of the island coast are sea-
tered numerous pretty villas, which hava
been built by English residents for then.
summer homes. From the sea, and ca
pecially from Victoria bay, the general
aspect of Hong-Ko is one of great
beauty. While it is rugged in outline
there is certain softness about the land.
scape which reminds one of the Italian
coast about Amalf. Most of the noun.
tains and hills have been so bare of ra.
cent years that there has been an effort
made to plant trees in the English plan.
tations on the hills. In looking at tba
lie
merous streams down the mountains can
be traced by the struggling brushwood
and rank heritage which grow along their
borders in profusion.
The Hottest point in the island Is Vic
torla peak, which rises to a hight Of S25
feet. This mountain is Just southwest ~
the capital. The land has been placed
under cultivation more and more each
year, and rice, sweet potatoes and vans
are raised in abundance. The mango
pear and orange grow wild, and MANY
other fruits have been introduced by ths
English. There are large quarries Of
building stone on the island, but they ara
worked mostly by Chinese labor, and ara
a source of considerab BILE income In win,
ter it is sometimes cold enough to freeze
water in Hong Kong. The summers ara
exceedingly hot, and are accompanied
with frequent rains. The summer lasts
from Maysto October. Hong-Kong is the
great center of the British Chinese trade.
and in the narbor of Victoria there can
always be seen at anchor vessels of every
mercantile nation in the world.
THE CoLoNY's POPULATION.
The colony of Hong Kong not only com.
prises the island Of Hong-Kong, but thu.
opposite peninsula of Kowloon, a part of
the mainland of China, which was ceded
to Great Britain by treaty entered into
in 1851. The last census of Hong Kong
was taken in 1891, and gave a population
of 22l AL, of which only {, 545 were white.
OF the colored population 1901 were In.
dams and 2l0995 Chinese. One-third of
the Chinese were British subjects by
birth. OF the resident white population.
exclusive of the military, police and naval
establishments, almost one-half are Por.
tuguese by origin, and only one-third are
English or English descent. There is a
constant flow of emigration passing
through HongKong. The British gov.
eminent keeps a garrison of about $500
men constantly there, and there is also
volunteer artillery corps of small size.
Hong-kong is the headquarters of the
China squadron of England, and there ara
usually several war vessels present in thu
harbor of Victoria. Usually the British.
China squadron consists of twenty yes.
sells.
In 1892, 4, 499 vessels, of an aggregate
tonnage of 5,l66, 93S tons, entered in ports
at HongKong. Besides these, 22,755
iunks, of an aggregate tonnage of 1,606,25l
tons arrived Great Britain sent to
Hong-Kong in 1892 goods to the value Of
81, 799,Sl2, Germany, the United States,
France, Spain and Italy also have exten-
sive commercial relations with Hong,
Kong. Great Britain absorbs about one
half the total imports and exports There
being no custom house, there are no Off.
cldl returns OF imports ana exports OF the
colony. and the foregoing figures are only
mercantile estimates. Hong-Kong is the
center of trade in many kinds of goods
Among the principal are opium, sugar,
Hour, salt, earthenware, oil, amber, cot
ton, cotton goods, sandalwood, ivory, veg.
etables, live stock and granite. The Chi
nese tea and silk trade is also largely in
the hands of Hong Kong firms, and most
OF the business with the tea and silk
ports of China is done by European and
American mercantile houses through
HongKong. The opium trade between
India and Hong-Kong is extremely large
and extremely profitable. Hong Kong is
crown colony, and the British govern
ment sends out to it go vernon, who rules
the island for 1872, 600 year salary.