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Rh affords the means of sluicing the channel. In 1878 the gross returns of the shipping showed 894 vessels, of which 586 were British, 118 Norwegian, and 62 French, the total burthen amounting to 200,939 tons; and there were besides 840 French coasting vessels, with 48,000 tons. The consists almost exclusively of eggs (from 10 to 12 million dozens yearly), poultry, table-fruits, nuts, butter (9 to 12 ), and similar produce for the London market; and the principal  are coals, iron, wheat and oats, cement, wool, and marble, also deals from, Sweden, and Russia, and oak timber from Germany. In 1879 the wheat imported from the amounted to 64,000 tons. Shipbuilding was formerly an extensive industry in Honfleur, most of the vessels of from 400 to 1200 tons belonging to the Havre shipowners issuing from its yards; but the number now laid on the stocks is very small. Saw-mills, oil-factories, soap-works, paper-mills, and marble-works are the main industrial establishments. The population of Honfleur, estimated at 8800 shortly before the great Revolution, was 9946 in 1872. In 1876 the census showed 9037 inhabitants in the town and 9425 in the commune.

1em 1em  HONG-KONG, properly undefined (the place of “sweet ”), an important -, situated off the south-east of, opposite the  of, on the east side of the  of the  or  , 38s east of  and 75 south-east of , between 22° 9′ and 22° 1′N. and 114° 5′ and 114° 18′E. It is one of a small d by the  “Ladrones” or, on account of the  of their old inhabitants. Extremely irregular in outline, it has an of 29, measuring 10 in extreme length from north-east to south-west, and varying in breadth from 2 to 5. From the it is separated by a narrow, which at Hong-Kong , between Victoria, the  capital, and Kau-lung Point, is about one  broad, and which narrows at Ly-ce-moon Pass to little over a quarter of a. The southern in particular is deeply indented; and there two bold s, extending for several s into the sea, form two capacious natural s, namely, Deep Water Bay, with the  of Stanley to the east, and Tytam, which has a safe, well- entrance showing a depth of 10 to 16 s. An in-shore  on the west , called Aberdeen or Taplichan, affords protection to the Shekpywan or Aberdeen , an  provided with a  graving , the  gate of which is 60 wide, and the Hope , opened in , with a length of 425 and a depth of 24. Opposite the same part of the, but nearly 2 distant, rises the largest of the surrounding , the Lamma, whose conspicuous , Mount Stenhouse, attains a of 1140, and is a landmark for local. On the northern of Hong Kong there is a patent slip at East or Matheson Point, which is serviceable during the north-east, when   frequently approach Victoria through the Ly-ce-moon Pass. The ordinary course for such is from the westward, on which side they are sheltered by Green Island and Kellett Bank. There is good throughout the entire  separating the  from the, except in the Ly-ce-moon Pass, where the water is deep; the best  is in Hong-Kong , in front of Victoria, where, over good holding ground, the depth is 5 to 9 s. The inner  of Victoria , about half a  off shore and out of the strength of the , is 6 to 7 s. Victoria, the seat alike of  and of , is the chief centre of population, but in recent  a tract of 4 s on the  has been covered with public  and  residences. Practically an outlying of Victoria, Kau-lung (Nine s), or as it is commonly called Kowloon, is free from the extreme  of the capital, being exposed to the south-west. Numerous s have also been along the beautiful western coast of the, while Stanley, in the south, has lately been attracting attention by its excellent qualifications as a ing-place.

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The is ous throughout, the low  ridges, parted by bleak, tortuous s, leaving in some places a narrow stripe of level -land, and in others overhanging the  in lofty precipices. From the, and especially from the magnificent which faces the capital, the general aspect of Hong-Kong is one of singular beauty. With something of the rugged grandeur of the, and a suggestion of softness and grace, it is distinguished by unmistakable traces of a purely  character. Inland the prospect is wild, dreary, and monotonous. The have a painfully bare appearance from the want of s. The, which are plentiful, are traced through the  and  by a line of straggling  and rank. Nowhere is the relieved by the grateful evidences of  or. The, which are mainly composed of , , and , rise in irregular masses to considerable heights, the loftiest point, Victoria Peak, reaching an of 1825. The Peak lies immediately to the south-west of the capital, in the extreme north-west corner of the, and is used as a station for the approach of. Patches of land, chiefly around the, have been laid under , , and s, but the is hardly able to raise a 