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of the Liang Kuang Province, $200,000, Chinese residents in Weichow through Mr. Chang Pat-sze $92,764, Chinese residents in Hongkong $198,000, Chinese residents in Canton $13,971, Chinese residents in Saigon 10,000, the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank $50,000, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. $25,000, and Messrs. David Sassoon & Co., Messrs. E. D. Sassoon & Co., the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China and Messrs. Chater & Mody $10,000 each. Other sums have been promised. Mr. Ng Li-hing, a resident in the Colony, has undertaken to transfer a sum of $50,000 originally intended for the Hongkong College of Medicine to the University and the Chinese residents of Saigon have promised a second subscription of $31,000. The total fund at the close of the year stood at $1,279,164. His Majesty's Government, as a token of their sympathy with the undertaking, granted a sum of £300 per annum for the endowment of a scholarship at the proposed University, and H.M. the King was graciously pleased to permit the holders of this scholarship to be designated as "King Edward the Seventh Scholars". A site for the University was selected at the junction of the Pokfulam and Bonham Roads, and at the beginning of the current year the foundation stone was laid by Sir Frederick Lugard.
Between the 19th and 20th of October a very severe Typhoon struck the Colony. Timely warning of the approaching storm was fortunately given from the Observatory. The damage done to Government property cost over $50,000 in repairs. Private property also suffered severely. The Destroyers H.M.S. Handy and H.M.S. Janus were kindly sent by Commodore (now Rear-Admiral) Lyon to the assistance of a number of disabled junks which were reported to the S.W. of the Gap Rock Lighthouse. These towed in 4 disabled junks and distributed rice and water to other junks which were short of provisions. A tug hired by Government was also sent out and brought in 52 shipwrecked Chinese and one junk. Later the Destroyers accompanied by H.M.S. Cadmus made a further and more extended search in consequence of a report that there were other derelict junks in need of assistance. They returned after a 3 days' cruise without having found any more vessels. It is presumed that with a change of wind these would have gained the mainland. In addition to these rescues the Ocean Steamship Co.'s S.S. Telemachus brought in 11 shipwrecked Chinese and a German steamer, the S.S. Mathilde, towed in 6 junks—a very creditable performance. Two other steamers brought in 16 men and a junk. The total saved was 82 men and 11 junks.
In June General Sir J. Machado, K.C.M.G., and Kao Erh Chün, Portuguese Commissioner and Chinese Commissioner respectively for the delimitation of the boundaries of Macao, arrived in Hongkong where they held their deliberations in the house of the Consul General for Portugal. The Conference closed on the 13th November.
The Victoria Recreation Club, which under the style of the Victoria Regatta Club held its first regatta in 1849, and is the oldest athletic club in the Colony, successfully celebrated its sixtieth anniversary on the 10th of July at its handsome new club house on an extension, adjoining the Naval Yard, of what was formerly Murray Pier.