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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
[January 9, 1905.
28th-International Polo match at Causeway | 29th-Annual meeting Hongkong Civil Service | 16th-Annual meeting Hongkong Chess Club.
Bay; a win for Scotland.-Roberts' exhibition of billiards.
29th-Ricarte, the Filipino insurgent, cap.
tured at Mariveles, P. Î. 30th-Captain's Cup, Royal Hongkong Golf Club; won by Captain Drew, R.N.-Annual meeting V.R.C. 31st-Annual meeting Messrs A S. Watson
and Co. Ld.
-JUNE.
1st H. Hancock won final of tennis champion
ship-Annual meeting Punjom Mining Co. Ld-Annual meeting Star Ferry Co Ld. Fatshan-Samshui railway opened. 2nd-Star Ferry landing stage burnt down- 8.8. Thales brought to Hongkong in disabled condition.
6th-Shooting case on s.s. Heathburn in Hong- kong Harbour-Collier Algoma wrecked on Tang-me point.
7th-Opening ceremony Alice Memorial Mater-
nity Hospital.
8th-V.R C. beat Royal Artillery at water polo. 9th-Annual meeting China Light and Power
-Co. Ltd.
10th-New Y.M.C.A. rooms opened. 11th V.R.C. Aquatic Carnival. 14th-8.8. Taiping, afterwards salred, went
ashore on Sudan Island. 15th-Memorial service at St John's Cathedral
for Sherwood Foresters who fell in the Boer war-Abdul Kalik, the Canton murderer, sentenced to death.
18th-Dragon boat festival at Aberdeen.-St
Anthony's festival at Macao. 19th-Destroyer_Sparrowhawk foundered in ́
the Yangtsze river.
22nd-Fire at No. 39, Bonham Strand,
JULY.
1st-Collapse of house No. 1, Han Fung Street,
Wanchai.
3rd-First running of electric tram-care in
Hongkong..
Cricket Club.
SEPTEMBER.
3rd-Third Gymkhana meeting. 5th-Opening day V.R.C. Aquatic Sports. 10th-Annual meeting Hongkong Cotton
Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing Co Ltd 13th-Annual meeting Cricket League. 17th-Opening of Police Recreation Club
bowling green at Trim-Shatsni. 19th-Craigengower C. C. annual meeting. 20th Annual meeting H.K.C.C. 23rd-Inaugural meeting Hongkong Volunteer
Association at City Hall. 25th-Big fire at No 4, First Street, West
Point.
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26th R. C. Cathedral campanile finished.-
Russian marines interned at Kowloon! 27th-Annual meeting. William Powell Ltd-
River steamer Sainang destroyed by fire. 28th Annual meeting Hongkong. Football Club.-Annual meeting Douglas Steamship. Co. Ltd.
29th-Annual meeting Hongkong Hockey Club Annual meeting RH.K,Y.C.-Masonic funeral, Worshipful Brother Lawrence Mallory.
OCTOBER..
5th-Luaugural meeting Kowloon Cricket Club. Volunteer concert on paral o ground 7th-Opening lecture in connection with Hong
Readjustment of Hongkong Fairway. kong Sanitary Institute.---Improvements ef- fected on Canton river.--- French squadron arrived at Hongkong 8th-Launch of the Fathomer at Kowloon Docks.---Gymkhana Club meeting. -All Comers beat H.K.C.C's first eleven. 9th Control of Shanghai-Woosung Railway vested in Board of Commissioners of Shang- hai-Nanking Railway.-R.G.A.Ç.C. beat Civil Service.---Catholic Union stage St. Louis in Chains.”
12th---Interprt Shooting begins.
18th-Arrival of Royal West Kents.
19th V.R.C. best H.K.F.C.-H.M.S. Ven~~
geance beat Sherwood Foresters at Rugby. R.E.F C. drew with H.M.S. Tamar. 20th-3rd R.H.K.C. race, 21st-H.K.C.C.'s "smaker "at City Hall
Annual meeting Hongkong Odd Volumes Society,
22nd-Fire at Wellington Barracks. 23rd-Large fire in Godowns at West Point
-H.K.F.C. drew with Y.M.C.A. 24th-Important collision decision in Supreme- Court H.M.S. Vengeance beat West Kent Football Club-H.M.S. Tamar beat R.G.A. --F.C. 25th-Important decision at Supreme Court re contraband-Annual meeting. Hongkong Steam Waterboat Co., Ld.-Presentation at the City Hall by H.E. the Governor, of certificates to members of Hongkong Sani- tary Institute-Opening day of Canton Regatta.
26th-Opening of Police Recreation Club-
Navy beat H.K.F.C. at Rugby-H.M.S. Venge ince boat H.M.S. Thetis at football- West Kent footballers beat Sherwood 30th-St. Andrews Ball at City Hall.
Foresters R.G.A.F.C. beat Naval Yard.
DICEMBER.
1st-Roopan ng of Soldiers' Club by H.E. 3rd-St. Andrews Stakos at Happy Valley.
Major-General Villiers Hatton
4th-Duke of Abruzzi arrived at Hongkong.
H.K.F.C. drew with Naval Yard:
Fourth R.H.K.Y C, race.
6th-Annual meeting China Traders Insurance 7th-Aunual meeting Shanghai and Hongkong Co.-Lodge Naval and Military Installation.
8th-Festival
Dyeing Co. Ltd.
at the B.C. Cathedral.- Opening day of Victoria Regatta.- Service Lodge Installation.
4th-General meeting of Hongkong Nursing 14th---First drill at Causeway Bay of Hong. 9th--Fire at No. 325, Des Voeux Road
Institution.
h-Fires at No. 51, Bonham Stranp,
and No. 65 Station Street, Yaumati.-Pre- sentation of Prizes, Police Musketry course.. 14th-ss. Shanghai launched at Kowloon docks. Annual meeting Tebrau Planting Co. Ltd.
16th-Annual meeting Hongkong Electric
Co. Ltd.
17th-Shooking tragedy; three soldiers shot dead at Stonecutter's Island-Sensational -raid of Triads at Yaomati: 23rd-Distribution of prizes at Italian Cón-
vent.VR.C. Aquatic Carnival.-Annual | meeting Canton Land Co. Ltd. 25th-"At Home" at Government House 28th-Prize distribution at Diocesan Boys'
School.
29th-H: E. Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G.,
arrived at Hongkong, 30th-Second Gymkhana meeting.-Prize dis--
tribution at Kowloon Bowling Green Club.--- Beginning of electric tramway service."
AUGUST.
3rd-Important decision in Supreme Court re.
side walk obstructions.-Steamers Wong Koi and Ujina collided off West Point. 5th-Annual meeting United Asbestos Oriental Agency Ltd.-Levee at Government House.- 8.8. Baron Gordon wrecked on Bombay Shoal. 6th-Sherwood Foresters Aquatic Sports. 8th-Big labour strike at Canton concluded. 9th-China and Manila Co's. s.s. Perla sold to
Japan
13th-s.s. Hailoong with salvage party visited the wreck of the Agincourt at Hainan Island, 16th-Half yearly meeting Hongkong, Canton
and Macao Steamboat Co.
17th-H. E. the Governor entertained children
at the Peak.
18th-Water Polo shield competition com-
menced. 20th-Half yearly meeting Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. -V.R.C. aquatic carnival. 22nd Half yearly meeting Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Co. Ltd. Mr. C. H. Falloon beat Mr. J. H. Kemp in Chess Club's Championship.
25th-Typhoon at Hongkong. 27th-Half yearly meeting Hongkong Hotel Co-Sir W. M. Goodman, Chief Justice of Hongkong, sailed for Home.
kong Volunteer Mounted Troop. 15th-H.K.CC. "A" beat Hongkong Police.
Laying of foundation stone of new R.C. Church at Kowloon.
-Civil Service C.C. beat R.A.M.C.-V.R.C10th-Shot for championship of Hongkong "Smoker."
16th-English team win International walking
match at Shanghai. 17th--Wreck of the Baron Gordon abandoned. -Brigands defeat Government troops at Kwangtung.-Pollard's Lilliputians opened 18th-Piratical attack on West River steamers
at City Hall.
20th-Annual meeting Un'on Insurance Soci-- 21st-Annual meeting Canton Insurance
ety of Canton.
Office, Ltd. -Volunteers Camp at Stonecut- ters. 22nd-Interport shooting match won by Singa- pore Ministering Childrens League Fancy Fair A.O.C.C.C. beat HK.C.C. "A."- Police Cricket Club boat Civil Service- Craigengowers drew 83rd Co. R.G.A.
H.K.F.C.
beat H.M.S. Tamar.-H.M.S. Vengeance beat H.M.S. Glory, 26th-H.K.F.C. beat Fleet at Ruby, 27th-H.M.S. Glory beat H K.F.C. 28th-H.R.H. Prince Adalbert of Prussia visits
Hongkong.
29th-Opening cruise of R.H.K.Y.C.-H.K.F C. beat United Services under Rugby rules. Craigengower Cricket Club beat Hongkong Police.
30th-R.H.K.Y.C. first Club race.
NOVEMBER.
1st-Opening day Shanghai Races -Baxter School sale of goods at City Hall.---Zone time adopted at Hongkong and coast ports. 2ud-Orpheus Society's concert at City Hall.. 3rd-Inaugural meeting, Distriot Grand Lodge
of Scottish Freemasonry. 5th-Naval Yard
beat
H.K.F.C.-2nd
R.H.K.Y.C. race. 8th--Launch of the s.s. lawk at Messrs W. S. Bailey & Co's yard. Annual meeting Hong- kong Boat Club. 9th-King's Birthday parade at Happy Valley. 1th--Annual meeting Dairy Farm Co. Ld. 11th Interport Cricket opened.- H.M.S.
Vengeance beat H.K.F.C.
12th-Fete on Hongkong Cricket Ground. 14th-H.K.F.C. beat Royal Engineers, 15th-King's birthday ball at Government
House.
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· Gun-Club.-Fire at No. 108, Bonham Strand, .East. 12th-Italian Duke's reception at City Hall 11th-R.E. cup race for R.H.K.Y.C. yachts.
St. John's Lodge-installation.Trial trip of the Fathomer.
13th-Foundation stone of new Protestant
Church at Kowloon laid.-S.S. Dilwara arrived with garrison reliefs. 14th-First meeting of Hongkong Corinthian Yacht Club-Bazaar at City Hall to aid Chinese Orphans.-German mau-of-war sank 16th--Perseverance Lodge. installation.
Yaumati ferry boat.
gineers' and Shipbuilders' ball. 17th -H.M.S. Tamar beat H.K.F.C.-H.M.S. Glory beat V.R.C.footballers.-Prize distribu- tion at St. Joseph's College by H.E. the Governor-Lodge Eastern Scotia installation
-Volunteer sham fight.
18th-Fifth R.H.K.Y.C. race.
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19th-Hongkong Club at bowls.-AnnualTM
meeting Hongkong Navy League. 20th H.K.F.C. beat Navy at Rugby. 21st-Progressive Musical Club's Concert at 22nd---Victoria Lodge
Wellington Barracks theatre,
installation. --Opening performance of
Ali Baba at Catholic Union. 23rd---Three Europeans sentenced to death- for murdlers in the harbour---Moating of Hongong High Level Tramways Co, Ltd R.E.F.CI beat HK.F.C.- 24th---H.K.C.C. v. United Serpices.---H.K.F.C. beat Nary at Rugby.R.E.F.C., beat V.RC-H.M.S. Glory best Naval. Yard F.C.-H.M.S. Vengeance beat R.G.A.F.C. 27th--Zetland Lodge installation. 28th-R.E be it H.KF.C.-Concert at Govern-
ment House,
29th-Annual meeting of district Grand Lodge E.C-Navy beat H.K.F.C. at Rugby- H.M.S. Vengeance beat R.G.A F.Q.-—H.M.S. Albion footballers beat H.M.S.. Tumar. 30th-Kowloon: Dock Ball. 31st H.K.C.C. v. Garrison, H.K.F.C. beat H.M.S. Albion-Noval Yard F.C. drew with Royal Engineers.-H.M.S. dibion beat Taikoo F. C.
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