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14th-Marine Court inquiry into foundering of
5.8, Chukong. 16th--Mr. E. R, Belilios admitted to the Hong- kong Bar.-Important judgment of the Fall Court in the Wong. Ka-chuen conspiracy
osse.
24th-Final shoot in Left Half No. 2 Co. H.K.V.C. competition: Sergeant Andrew won the prize in the "A" class, and gunner Saunders in the "B" class.
28th Annual meeting Hongkong Volunteer
Rifle Clab.-Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, Chair man of the Commission, resigned, and Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett appointed.
30th Annual meetings of V.R.C. and Star
Ferry Co., Ld.
31st-Dr. Pearse, M.O.H., admitted an M.D.
of the University of Aberdeen.
JUNE.
Ist--Building collapses at Queen's Road West, 2nd-Concert St. Patrick's Club. 4th-8ports at Civil Service Cricket Club. 6th-Chinese prisoner executed for the murder of another in Victoria gaol. Annual meet. ing Hongkong Branch of Navy League. 9th-H.K.C.C. defeated L.R.C. in annual
Tennis match. H.E. the Governor presented his cup to Mr. J. C. Gow, the winner of the shoot of the H.K.V.R.A. Mr. J. H. Pidgeon was second best shot and, Sir Francis Piggott third.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND.
thousands of Chinese drowned.
15th-Concert at Wellington Barracks. 16th-Governor of Macao visits Hongkong
Third meeting Gymkhana Club. 18th-Trial trip of s.s. Loongwo. 20th-Coolie murdered on 8.8. Indravelli. 23rd-Leighton Hill outrage, Mrs. Aoki, wife of the superintendent of the N.Y.K., stabbed and robbed by coolies.
JULY.
1st-Fire Queen's Road. 4th-Unsuccessful appeal in Supreme Court. 6th-Trouble with Indian police re dollar. 8th-Fire on the Taming.
9th-Arrival of Prince Tsai Tse. Drowning
fatality.
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10th-Sanitary Board Interesting discussions. 11th-Chinaman punished by Government
Commission for contempt. 12th-The Harbour ablaze. 14th-West River Piracy. 16th Opening of new Harbour Office. 19th-Italian Convent prize distribution. 20th-Opening of Ho Mui Ling Hospital.
Kowloon Grammar School Prize distribution. 21st- Gymkhana. Meeting of China Associa-
tion.-Volunteer Concert.
22nd--Bishop of Victoria on Christian Science. 25th-Arrival of Moldavia. 28th-Police Tennis Tournament. 31st-Meeting High Level Tramway Co.
AUGUST.
9th-10th Annual meeting United Asbestos
Oriental Agency. 11th-Retirement of Major-General Villiers
Hatton from the South China command. 13th-C. P. R. accelerated mail service between
Hongkong and England announced. 14th-Half-yearly meeting Hongkong, Cauton
and Macao Steamboat Co., Ld. 16th-The Commission's inquiries resulted in
21st Annual meeting Civil 8 rvice Cricket
Club.
25th-Annual meeting Craigengower Cricket Club. Rev. R. H. Graves celebrates the completion of balf a century in China as a missionary.
28th-Portuguese Consul's reception. 29th-Three European police deserted owing to the price of the dollar -3.8. Chaterhouse foundered.
OCTOBER.
1st Annual Meeting Hongkong Hockey Club- Captain Barnes-Lawrence, 2nd-Death of
R.N., Harbour Master Annual meeting Douglas 8 8. Co.
3rd-Interport Cricket at Shanghai, Hong-
kong defeated.
4th Wedding of Captain Muller and Miss
Berkeley. th-Prison
slaughter.
[January 7, 1907.
DECEY BER.
3rd-Masonic Quadrille Association Dance.
Triple Murder in the New Territory. 5th-Concert in the City Hall. 6th-Lecture by Mr. W. Lee Jones. 8th-Arrival of the Hon. Mr. F. H. May. Meeting of Hongkong Steam Laundry Co. 10th-Mr. Sercombe Smith returns to the
Magistracy.
11th-Basaar in the City Hall.
14th-Mr. Craik murdered at Kowloon Dooks.
Engineers Institution Dance.
15th-Volunteer Headquarters opened. H.E. the Governor's departure. The Hon. Mr. F. H. May sworn in as Officer Administering the Government. Launch (Perle) at Kowloon. Funeral of Mr. Craik.
· 16th-Corinthian Yacht Club Races. 17th-Arrival of Austrian and German oruisers,
18th-Farewell Dinner to Major Pritchard.
Licensing application refused. Warder charged with Man-20th-Production of "The Hobby Horse" by
St.
6th Swim across the harbour. Race won by
Gunner Brotherton. Dedication of Andrew's Church, Kowloon.
8th--Annual meeting Corinthian Yacht Club. 9th Licensing meeting. lutb Entertainment on behalf of Typhoon Relief Fund. Trial of prison warder for alleged manslaughter.
11th Meeting of Legislative Council. Iuler. port Rifle Shooting at Hongkong. Dock carpenters on strike.
12th Shanghai won Interport Shooting
Match.
13th--Gymkhana on Polo Ground. Bowling
Match, Civil Service beat Kowloon. Opening of Volunteer Camp. Meeting of Powell & Co. 14th-8.S. Hankow on fire.
15th-Trouble with Indian soldiers at Kowloon. 16th-Sanitary Board and typhoon relief work, Meeting of Royal Hongkong Yacht Club. 18th-Italian Convent Sale.
20th-Sham fight at Stonecutters. Smoker at Lusitano Club in aid of typhoon relief fund realised $597. Meeting of Canton Insurance Office, Ld.
21st-Ying Fat raised.
the A.1.C.
22nd-St. Joseph's College Prize Distribution. Arrival of american Fleet. Arrival of Royal Visitors.
25th--Christmas Celebrations. 26th --Police Dance.
27th-Meeting of Sanitary Board. 28th-Imperial Tennis Club Dance. 29th-International Rugby Match at Happy
Valle. 31st-Kowloon Dock Ball.
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MACAO.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT).
January 3rd.
THE NEW YEAR. The New Year was ushered in with the usual
enthusiasm, noisy crackers and pleasant parties. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon H.E. the Govern or held a reception which was attended by many residents, all the officials both civil and and military. After the reception many residents also called to pay their respects to
MORE SOLDIERS.
22nd-Hoi Po foundered in the harbour. 23rd-Inspector Ward tried for alleged brib-ry. His Lordship the Bishop.
Baxter School Sale of Work. 24th-Arrival of griffius. 25th-Inspector Ward discharged. 27th-Inquiry re Hankow.
28th-Volunteers' Sports. 29th-- Volunteer Camp ended. 30th-- Death of Mr. Ĉ. F. Focken. 31st-Hankow Inquiry concluded. Sir Henry Berkeley resigns Attorney-Generalship. Suicide of Miss Wade.
NOVEMBER.
Exhibition.
1st-Opening Arts and Crafts
Suicide of Charles Waddington. 2nd-Celebration of birthday of Emperor of
Japan.
3rd-Silver Jubilee Celebrations at St. Joseph's College. Opening of New Rifle Range at the
Peak.
4th - Sacred
Exhibition. 5th-Suicide of Mr. W. E. Craig. Accident to
H.E. the Governor.
Concert at Arts and Crafts
the arrest of Inspector Ward on charges of corruption. 17th-Crew of a junk mutiny at Deep Bay and
the master and his wife are thrown overboardth-Inquiry re ».8. Hankow. and drowned. Owing to depression Hongkong cotton dealers suspend operations for one
month. 18th-Volunteer Parade Concert - Reception at Austrian Consulate in honour of Emperor's birthday. 22nd-Sanitary Inspector H. J. Gidley arrested
on charges of bribery. 25th--Volunteer Troop Gymkhana at Happy Valley. Smoking concert at St. George's Club.
31st-V.R.C. night fete
SEPTEMBER.
1st-Mr. J. Wheal wins the Civil Service Club Championship for lawn bowls. Canton chair
coolies strike. 3rd-Collision between steamers Sezta and
Strathmore at Wanchai, 8th-Fifth meeting of the Gymkhana Club. 12th-Death of Mr. E. W. Mitchell at Bedford. 18th-Great typhoon passes over the Colony, leaving in its wake destruction, rain and death.” Bishop Hoare, many Europeans and
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7th-Soottish Masonic Quadrille Association Dance. Arrival of 8.8. Buelow on maiden trip. 8th-Arrival of prisoners from Shanghai. 9th-King's Birthday Celebrations.-Big fre in Bhameen. Suicide of Mr. R. Houghton. 10th-Kowloon C.C. Concert. Serious Stab-
bing Affray at Harbour Office. 11th-Arrival of H.E. Chou Fu. AI Fresco Fete at R.C. Cathedral-Marder at Kowloon. 14th-Annual licensing sessions. 17th-Heungshan Reflosted. Departure of
Viceroy Shum.
18th-Opening Cruise of Corinthian Yacht
Club.
19th-Meeting of Dairy Farm Company.
Inquest re Mr. Houghton. 20th-Census taken.
21st-Concert in the City Hall. 24th- Departure of the Fleet. 27th-Inquiry re stranding of the Heungshan, 28th-Departure of the West Kents. 29th-French Torpedo boat Fronde raised, 30th-8t. Andrew's Ball.
I hear that a draft of 96 soldiers and some officers under the command of Captain Mours left Lisbon for Macao by one of the burg-Amerika Linis boats of the 26th ultimo. THE LEAL SENADO.
am-
On the 2nd inst. the newly elected members on the invitation of the retiring members assembled in the Souado's hall and took their oaths and their seats as the new committee. for 1997. Mr Basto, the ex-president, made a short speech in handing over charge to his successor, Mr. Pereira, who returned thanks briefly. The work was afterwards distributed members :-Mr. as follows
among the new Pereira, president and in charge of the education and the Municipal police; Colonel Maher, vice- president, in charge of the weights and messures and also of the cleaning of the City streets, etc.; Mr. Mello, of the public cemetery; Mr. Leitao of the Municipal Public Works and ricshas; Conde Fernandes, of the public illuminations; and Mr. Remedios, of the slaughter houses and beef and pork s'alls. The rest of the corporation have to work together for the benefit of the municipality,
ANOTHER EW TAX.
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The last Boletinį published another order from Seabor Gentil de Meneses imposing a daty of two cents on each copy of any express issued in this City with the exception of
expresses
Hongkong announcing deaths. people who come to Macao with “ expresses printed in longkong for circulation in this city should make a particular note of this now
tax.
GOOD SPORT.
We are having exceptionally good sport of late owing to the cold. Woodcock and partridge are plentiful in the neighbourhood of Macao, and sportsmen are baving a fine time,
ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY.
Dr. Luiz Nolasco was the victim of a big . robbery perpetrated by his coolie. Jewellery belonging to him and to his wife to the value of $500 or $600 was stolen. The thief is not yet arrested.