J.D. Humphreys, J.J. Hutchison, C. Inchbald, A.B. Johnson, Douglas Jones, H.H. Joseph, Thomas Jackson, H. Kramer, J.H. Lewis, Li Shing, A.C. Marshall, St. Ú. Michaelson, A.R. Marty, E. Mackintosh, T. Mitchell, E. Nehts, H.N. Mody, J.S. Moses, Dowrabjee Nowrojee, G.W. Playfair, A.G. Romano, W.H. Ray, C.F.A. Sangster, Granville Sharp, P. Sachse, R.S. Sassoon, R. Shewan, J. Thurburn, J.Y.V. Vernon, A.G. Wood, and H.E. Wodehouse.
After the motion had been seconded, Mr. H. Fraser Smith, editor of the Hongkong Telegraph rose and said that if he had known that the meeting had been called to allow the acting Chief Justice to recapitulate, in his customary diffusive and eloquent style the story of the plague, which had already been much better told in the public press, he would not have wasted a couple of hours' valuable time by attending.
Mr. Fraser Smith said the idea of a Committee of fifty to select those to be honoured was ridiculous and thought the matter should be left in hands of the Governor. The motion was carried, after Mr. Akroyd had replied to Mr. Fraser-Smith.
The distribution of honours and the well-known "inkpot incident" will be dealt with in subsequent articles.
On Wednesday, December 5, 1894, a special parade of the troops in Hongkong was held at the Murray Parade Grounds. It was at once a joyful and solemn gathering, for while it marked the disappearance of the Bubonic Plague in Hongkong, it served to remind all who witnessed it of the gallant who gave their lives in fighting the disease.
The parade was held to afford His Excellency the Governor an opportunity of expressing the thanks of the community to the members of the Garrison who were shortly to leave for India.
The troops were drawn up on the ground at 10.45 a.m. under the command of Col. Robinson and at five minutes past eleven, Sir William Robinson, Major-General Digby Barker and their respective aides de camp arrived. The Pavilion was crammed with men, women and children who loudly cheered.
His Excellency, after cordially greeting the acting Chief Justice, Mr. Akroyd and several members of the Committee appointed to represent the community, proceeded to inspect the troops.
After His Excellency, accompanied by the General Officer Commanding returned to the Pavilion, the troops formed three sides of a square, with the Governor, the General and the spectators forming the fourth.
The acting Chief Justice then addressed the gathering.
"Our presence here to-day," he said, "is one of the results of the public meeting held in the City Hall last September. At that meeting it was resolved and settled
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