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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1ST, 1925
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CHRONOLOGY OF THE YEAR
1924.
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29.-Death at the Peak Hospital of Me.
W. Armstrong.·
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Spirited discussion at Sanitary
Board meeting on the subject of tý phoid fever in the Colony.
31-Legislative Council votes a grant of $30,000 in aid of sterers by the Kwangtung foods:
AUGUST,
-International Banking Corporation snes Ngok Lan, 'compradore of the Hongkong "brauch, for the recovery of $200,000 which had been lost. 13. Shameen strike, settled. 18-Baseball match at Happy Valley be tween Hongkong Cricketers and Baseballers, the Cricketers winning by 9 runs to 2. (see Nov. 2nd). Shameen strike resumed owing to an alleged injustice by the French authorities to certain lakongs who had been on strike.
18.-H. E. the Governor confers upon
Iadiag Laspectors Mohinder Singh) and Nawab Khan the titles of Sirdar Sahib and Khan Sahib res- pectively.
91.-Genetu! resumption of work on Sha- Boven by all except the Chinese policema
-Chan Din, an Indian chauffeur,
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sentenced to death for the brutal THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED. murder of his wife with a chopper.
96-Death at the Peak Hospital of Mrs.
י.
F. H. Pentycross.
97.-Death in a London aarsing home of Mr. A. G. Stephen: Chief Man- ager of the Hongkong and Shangbai Banking Corporation.
28-Meeting of the Legislative Council
at which the Hon. Mr. P. H. 'Holy- oak proposes the establishment of a Board of Health in the Colony. 31-Mr. IV. H. Gale, U.S. Consul General, returned to America..
SEPTEMBER.
1-Sun Yat Sen sends cable to Mr.
Ramsay MacDonald.
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2-Court of Directors of the Hongkong nad Shanghai Banking Corporation appoints Mr. A. H. Barlow as Chief Manager vice the late Mr. Stephen. David Belknap Wickershan, American subject, sentenced to four months' hard labour at the Central Magistracy for false representations in contection with the American Asiatic Commercial Company, Faderal of Mr. A. G. Stephen at Kensal Green, London
Beginning of hostilities between the provinces of Kiangsu and Chekiarg. British bluejackets land at Shang-
4.-Reprieve granted to Chan Din, the
Indian murderer, as the result of a: petition signed by practically the entire Indian commurity in Hong- koog.
7.-Death of Mr. E. 8. Corke, a soliciter lately admitted to practise in Hong kong.
Shanghai defeat, Hongkong at polo at Shanghai by " goals to 3. President Tsao Kun having issued a punitive mandate against Lu Yung Hsiang, the Tuchun of Che- kiang, Marshat Chang Tso Lin is- sued a circular telegram denouncing the President and. Marshal Wu Pei Fu declaring his intention to rid the country of the people's traitora. -War in Northern China intensified. Fighting 14 miles from Shanghai. Mr. Sydney Ng Quina awarded $49,000 damages for libel against Mr. Chik Scong Ling, the man who was awarded the first prize in the Chinese Club Sweepstake on. the Hongkong Derby of 1923. 10.First annual meeting of the Hong-
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kong Realty and Trust Company. 14. Budden death from cerebro-spinal meningitis of Lieut.-Comdr. A. c. Newbald, R.N., of Sabmarine La 17.-Meeting of the Hongkong Education Board, when Mr. Wylie protested against holding meetings in camera. 18.-President Tsao Kuo issues a man- date for the subjugation of Chang To Lin. nomicating Wu Pei Fa Commander-in-Chief of the Govern ment forces.
19-Opening by Lady Severn of the tem
porary place of worship for the Union Church, in Jordia Road, Kew- loon.."
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29.-Major Zanai, the Argentine world GERMANS ON BRITISH SHIPS.
Byer, and his mechanic, Beltrame. alight in their hydroplane at Lai Chi Kok Bay.
TRADE UNION PROTEST.
94.-Major Zanni narrowly escapes Strong opposition to the proposal to
drowning.
a result of a collision permit German scamen the right of em- between a Moonraker motor boat, in ployment on British ships was forthcom which he is a passenger, and the ing on November 22nd, at a meeting of Government steam-laurch Fictoria, the General Executive Council of the 26.Mr. J. Reid elected president of the Amalgamated Marine Workers' Union, in Gow Hongkong St. Andrew's Bociety.
took place at their which
27.-Major Zanni, the Argentine aviator, er-street, A resolution res that
leaves the Colony on resumption of his world flight.
OCTOBER.
2-Discovery of the body of a Chinese tea.. merchant in a tes-chest at his premises in Connaught Road." Piracy of steainer Ningalia near Wenchow, loot estimated at $150,000. Launching at Taiko Navigation
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Anhui for the China Company. 2-Extraordinary general meeting vf the China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd. decides on sub-division of shares. Torchlight tattoo by the Hongkong Volunteers on the Murray Parade ground.
the representatives of the British Gov-
ernment
negotiating the Anglo-German Commercial
had expressed them selves as favourable to the proposal, and requesting the Government not to pro- further with it, was carried! seed any unanimously. The Prime Minister and the President of the Board of Trade are to be asked to receive a deputation From the union at an early date.
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was stated subsequently, by
Mr. E. that Shinwell, an official of the there is consternation in
in penfaring i
circles over the report that German seamen may be permitted to reenter British vessels. In normal circumstances,
would said Mr. Shinwell, hostility be raised, but in the present grave state Sun Yat Sen publishes from Canton of unemployment the fears of British the draft of a new Constitution seamen con be readily understood: Certain well-known steamship companies, for the Construction of China."? 10-Thirteenth anniversary 01 the it is stated, are by no means adverse
Chinese Republic
to the proposal, and welcome the employ 10-10.Fighting at, Canton, greatly in- ment in particular of German-speaking Creasing in intensity towards the stewards. None, of the British seamen's end, between Sun Yat Ben's Red matter, but it is certain the most unions have been consulted about the troops and Merchant Volunteers, bitter, opposition will come from them. terminating on the 18th in the entire The Merine Workers Valen declared 16.-Meeting of the Legislative Council that not until there was a possibility of when H.E the Governor reviewed absorbing the balk of the unemployed
sailors, firemen, cooks, and stowards. should the proposal receive any
consider ation from the British Governmeal.
surrender of the latter,
the estimates for 1925.
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