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Updated: June 12, 2025
But these circumstances are subordinate to the British government's real interest in Hong Kong to make it the base of naval power in Asia, with dockyards and repair-shops equal to any demand, and with coal-bins stacked with the prerequisite to sea-power. The horse is included in no grouping in Hong Kong, where coolie takes its place as bearer of burdens and hauler of vehicles.
The two fishermen were fine specimens of strong, well-built Englishmen. The pace at which they hauled in the net, or rowed the boat round, was great; the rower could complete the circle a wide one in a minute, and the net was hauled in in less time, if the hauler chose to.
It is not only the laborer in "drawing boards," and the coal hauler and heaver, that are here benefitted by their capital, but the original owners of the lumber and coal purchased by them, and the large number of boatmen and raftsmen employed in bringing these commodities to market.
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