CHRONOLOGY FOR THE YEAN PRINCIPAL HAPPENINGS IN 1919
JANUARY, A
1-Hongkong Police Force Children's entertaininent and Christmas Tree, Happy Valler
New Ferries inaugurated to Kowloon
West
Knighthood unferred on Mr. Wer A
Yuk, C.K.G.
Hongkong residents beat Kowloon re-
sidents at cricket.
--Mira Armstrong defeats Miss Wil kinson for the Ladies Lawn, Tegnis Championship of Hongkong.
5-Death of Mr. J. S. Dobia.
Thanksgiving services at St. John's
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-Ministering Children's League
nual bazaar.
Ananal prime „distribution at Diocesani
Girl School
21.-B. Andrew War Bond drawing at
the Theatre Royal 22-Ordinary yearly meeting of the
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Cathei
Kwong Wah Hospitals 19.- Crucifixion as St. John
Portuguese uvenile Societ
athletic meeting. $1-Lusitano. Club annual
sports. 22-Practitation to, Major Margar
#athletic
the Hongkong Defence Corps, NE Kent defeats T. Mishima in the Open Championship Tennis Singles
Ministering Children's League concert
at the Theatre Royal 24-Hongkong Jockey Club Races 25-Announcement of the appointment
of Sir Reginald Edward Stubbe KOM.G., Governor of Hong-23-84p. George's Day Celebrations in kong.
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8.-Annual general meeting of the Kow
loon Bowling Green Club,
traz and Union Church Toral meeting of the Hongkong
Armistice signifying the Victory
of the Allia
Mass meeting of thanksgiving at the
Theatre Royal..
7-Sardullah Koan, murderer of Bergh
Harry Linfald, sentenced to death. -Corp. Townsend, R.E., wine the
Bradley Cup for tennis. 9.-Constitutional Reform Association
meeting at the Theatre Royal. 10-Now received in Hongkong of Mr. Arathoon Beth's death at Home, Hongkong Defence Corps smoking coa
cort at the Theatre Roval. 11-Death of Mr. James Elliott.
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Annual children's party at Naval
Yard..
Three-storey house gutted by fire în
Wing Lok Street.
Hongkong Delence Corps Enginear Company dinner at the Hongkong Hotel ,। Kowloon Cricket
sports. 14--laring robbery of 820,000 from
Gibb. Livingstone & Co.
Club children's.
Lecture at the Hongkong Hotel on Red Cross Work in Siberis by Major Castle...
13.-Wadding of Mr. P. S. Camidy and
«Min Margaret Rodger. Presentation of insignia of Order of the British Empire at Government House
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MARCH.
Annual Dinner of the Lugard Half Hongkong University.
Local Celebrations of St.
David's Ens p 2-Chinese robbers attack three Euro-
peans in Bowen Road. 3-Winding-up meeting of the War
Charitia organisation.
Annual theeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Conference at the C.E.M.S. on the Condition of women and children in Hongkong,
Laerter launched at the Taikoo Dock-
zard..
Annual meeting of the Hongkong
Gymkhana Club.
Amual meeting of the Hongkong Hape s-Sale of Racing ponies opposite the
Manufacturing Co.
City Hall. 6-Meeting of the Hongkong Legisla| 7.-Extraordinary general meeting of
Five Council.
the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf B-Collision of a steamer and a junk
and Godown Co. ·
near Manchow. Four Chinese drown od
Lecture on work among lepers by Berious armed robberies at Hunghom.
Br. Bradley of Pakhoi.
"Degree Day" at the Hongkong Unt-13-Annual Horticultural Show in the
versity. Dr. Lim Boon Keng and Bin Patrick Mansom honoured. 18.--Anasal priza distribution of the
Diocesan Boys' School,
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Annual prize distribution of St. Paula
College.
Big fire in Swatow, Damage estimat
ed at $2,500,000..
Botanical Gardens.
14-Entertainment by Professor Danen-
berg's nupils at the City HIL
K. K. Leung win the billiard cham pionship of the. Colony at the VIRG
15-Death in Hongkong of Capt. Ja R Fuller of Lieut-General. Knox's Mis
sion.
sports!
Annual general meeting of the ladies'
section. Royal Hongkong Gelf Club-Queen's College" anal athletic 19.-Aopail by the Bishop of Viluris for | Church extension work in China. 20.-Lecture by Professor Warren
"Wireless Telegraphy.”
-Mr. L. Forster criticises modern educational methods in a lecture on
Education."
18.
St Paul's College annual athletic
sports,
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The DockyRC, wins the Belilios Shield for shooting
19-Fooakong-Sinapore RGA enter
tained by Indian staff of the Post Office
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Anual general meeting of the Hong-Social function at St. Andrew's
kong Benevolent Society.
-Rig.
Aburch, Kowloon;
Big armed robbery in Boaretation of the F.D. to Major
Bir Henry May's resignation of the
Governorship of Hongkong ATEL nounced also the conferment up him of the G.C.M.G..
-Annual distribution of prizes at
Yanmar School, vi
Pakia and the Fairies" at the Wakrinan
Theater Bank
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Cant. H. D. Jones of the Kona Hind commits suicide, bu shooting himsel Ordinary peel meeting of the Green
Taland Cement. Co.
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Ordinary moral meeting of the Hong
kong Tramway Co
23-Extraordinary general inecting of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, PA
Naval Yard Children stage "Aladdin'
at the Naval Theatre
NE Kent and F. & Redmond win the open doubles, tennis champion ship 26-Wedding of Mr. Syns Thomson and
Kiss Grace Lili Main Hongkong Gymkhana Club meeting? 5-Ng Ste Kwong and Wong. Po keang (haldors) deleat N. Ene ad F.
Redmond in challenge round of 28-Presentation of long worvionmedals Open Doubles Tennis Championship., to Capt M8 Northcole-and CorpLij Grimes of the Defence Corps 30-Annual sports of St. Joseph's Col Nr S Kwong defeat . F Kent to challenge round of open singles tennis championship.
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2-HE. the Officer Administering the Government opens to new Police Club pavilion. 1-8 Jusuph's Collega secure both.
championspa the Hongkong to view a Mchools Football League, stem. -Chinese robbers shoot a Uhinese cow stable dead in Des Vaux Edad 6-Presentation to Mesar D Mac donald and a. acintyre at the Institute of Engineers and Ship /builder.
Battle royal in Jubilee Street in which
over 100 Chinese participated. " 10-Hongkong Cricket League termi
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Closing craise of the Royal Hong kop facht Club. Distribution "of prizes. 13-Hr. E. V. D. Pare nominated member of the Legislative Council by the Chamber of Commerce, during 24-Annual distribution of prizes at ibe
Hon. Mr. PH. Holyoak's absence. Peak School.
17.--Dockyard PC. celebrate winning of
Bolific Shield by a dinner at the Ordinary general meeting of the Hong
Hongkong Hotel.
19-Annual general meeting of the
Bong Blectric Co. Takong Football League,
Formal opening of the Caited Asbestos
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Company's new godowns in Tai-kok
Hong
90.-Launching of the War Driver at the
Kowloon, Docks,
21-Death of Mr. W. C. Jack.
Annual general meeting of the Canton
Insurance Oleo, Ltd.
24-Annual distribution of prizes, W.-Anng? maral mesting of the Hong--H.E the Offer Administering the
tal District Government School. Annual distribution of prizes, Ellis
Kadoorie School.
-Joint meeting of Executive and Legislative Councils to place on record the Colony's appreciation of Sir Henry Mays services, Annual distribution of prizes at
Queen's College.
26-ánnual ganen) rating of the As
banz Chamber of Coviterer.
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Prize Der; et Ellis Kadooris Bekook
for Indians
The Bev. A. D. Stewart married to
Misa Katharine Lander
"Speech Day" at St. Stephen' Girls School.
Annual meeting of the members of the
Hongkong Sketch Club, 29.-Annual meeting of seat-holders of
St. John's Cathedral,
Thirteenth annual general meeting of A prize distribution at Belillos
St. Andrews Church, Kowloon
Public School
-Annual meeting of seat-holders, of
Union Church.
Meeting of the Queen Mary's Needle
work Guild at Government Hnts Annual meeting of "the-West Point Building Co., Hongkong Central Estate, Ltd. Hongkong and In- vestment and Aganey Co., Ltd, and Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., Ltd
Annual meeting of the Union Water- boat Co., Ltd. Annual distribution of prizes at St.
Joseph's College.
Meeting of the Legislative Council Mr. R. G. Sheyan takes his path., 31-Meeting of shareholders of the
Hongkong Teo Company....
TIBEÇARY.... --Collision in the Harbour, American
ship's officer drowned
0:dinary general meeting of the Kodon Land and Building Co., Ordinary general meeting of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.
Sudden death of Dr. Harold Haefar-
Big Armed Robbery in Wellington Wellington Street 10-Loture on Charles James Fox by
Mr. G. P. de Martin. 11Annual distribution of prizes st.
Kowloon British School
Annual general meeting of St. George'n
Society.
sociation of Dealers and Enertag, Ännual general meeting of harrbelit- ers and subscribers to the City Hall. Annual meral meeting of the China-
Borneo. Come o
Annual distribution of prizes at the Lanashing of the War Sniper at the
Victoria British School Kowloon Docks.
Annnal meeting of the China Sugar
Refinery Co. Ltd. 98-Extraordinary general meeting of
the Fonking and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. · Athletic sort of the Hongkong
Rchools at Hanpy Valley.
Annual general mading; of the En- heers and Shipbuilders Institute.
Government, presents gold wristlet watch to Ng Kwan Chak în re nition of deligence in knitting the troops
Annual general..meetings of Uption Insurance Society of Canton and China Fire Insurance Co, Ltd. Japanese tennis champions Mikaqi and Nomura, defeat N. E. Kent and 8. Jennings in an exhibition game of tennis.
Formal opening of the new medical schools of the University by H.E, the Officer Administering the Govern ment.
23-Annual general meeting of Messrs.
A Watson & Co... 24-Eropire Day celebrations in Hong
kong
25.-8 Francis Convent, Wanchai,
celebrates its golden jubile
30-Annual general meeting of the Hong97-Casid labour in Hongkong, discussed
kong Five Insurance Co Erion C.C. dinner at the Hongkong
Rotel
31-Annual general meeting of the Auto-
mobile Association of Hookong.. Annual general meetiar of the Hong-
kong and Whampoa Dock Co.
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APRIL 1-Presentation of a motor ambulance to the St. John's Ambulance Brigade at Government House Annual meeting of the China Provid
ent Loan and Martenan Co.
St. Stephen's College athletic sports
on the Racecourse,
Cant Rusell and Capt. JamPR entertained to dinner at the Hong- kong Hotel.
3 Annual distribution of prizes at
Ying Wah College
Meeting of the Hongkong Poultry As
meiation,·
4-Annual dinner of the University
Engineering Society. 6-Marriage of Pay-Commdr. Barratt
to Miss Aileen Lillie...
Death of Mrs. John Grant Smith. Hongkong" Gymkhana Club meeting. 8-Lecture by the Hon. Mr. H
Pollock on Work that requires to he dono 10-Hongkong Legislative Council vote
830,000 for Feace Celebration. Union Insurance Society of Canton and British Traders Co. Ltd. decided to increase their capital and convert from silver to gold
Ordinary general meeting of the Hong-11-Annual distribution of prizes at St.
kong Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.
12.
13-Arrival in Hmakong of Vior Admiral Sir Frederick Tudo
Tudor,
14-Andital dance of the Engineers and
Shipbuilders Institute of ong kong.
15 Annual inspection of the H
Police Beserve
cong
Ordinary general meeting of the Hum-
* phrers Estate and Finance Co. Entertainment by the Medical Society,
of the Hongkong Ti
Pauls Institution.
The Stunts" stag "Our Boys"? at the Theatre Royal. Succesful Dog and Poultry show at 13-Memorial service at St. Andrews
Happy Valley. Church, Kowloon, to Polion Bars Linfield. 15-Extraordinary general meeting..of
the Hoogkong General Cha Commerce.ne
Annual general meeting:
at armeeting of the Sanitary Board, 30.-American
cotomunity.oclebrates "Memorial Day" in Hongkong 31-Fight between British and American
sailors, in Wanchai.
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3-The King's birthday observed. B-Aanuni general meeting of the Hong
kong Horticultural Society. Mr. E. V. D. Parr takes his seat in
the Legislative Council G-Statutory meeting of the Chigs Light
and: Power Co
7-Mr. C. H. Lyon admitted to prac
tice-ása Salicitar.
Hongkong Gymkhamy-Club meetings Chinos Labour Corper man sentenced
to death for murdering & comjade- --Hotel Mansions burgled by clever
on the high, söqsanlar Chinese robber, that
10-Members of the Hongkong Club say,
facewell to M. Faul Kramer Big two-storeyed house in Wanghai
burnt down.
Draft estimates for 1990, considered at
la Sanitary Board meeting -- Marine Court suspende for six months the certificate of W Hudson, second 11-Fuméral of Inspector 1 mate of the Chus: Sang.
Legis
was drowned: when on dut West River 12-Meeting of the Hon
lative Council 17-Ordinary general meeting of Messrs.
William Powell, Ltd. 90.A tiger visita & Chinese templa
Kowloon City
21-Meeting of the Legislative
Succesful Nightféle at the
Germany has agrend 4 Hongkong, receives the peg
murdered Pesce Treaty
Sale of three c250)
that tho
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