On the 13th of March, the Legislative Council accepted Sir John Oakley's award respecting the transfer of Military Lands, though it was felt that the values having been paid during the land boom here were too high.
The Colony was visited by a number of distinguished aviators throughout the year. Captain Doisy arrived in May on his flight from Paris to Tokio. The American round-the-world fliers arrived early in June, and later in the same month came the Portuguese aviators on their flight from Lisbon to Macau. Finally, at the end of the month arrived Squadron Leader Maclaren in his attempt to fly round the world.
There was much distress in the neighbouring province of Kwang-tung owing to floods, and the Colony gave practical proof of its sympathy when on the 31st July the Legislative Council voted $50,000 in aid of the sufferers.
His Excellency The Governor accompanied by Lady Stubbs paid an official visit to Manila in February.
On the 18th of February Mr. W. W. Hornell was installed as Vice-Chancellor of the University, and the degree of LL.D. was conferred on the Right Honourable the first Vice-Chancellor, Sir Charles Eliot, G.C.M.G., and on Sir William Brunyate, K.C.M.G., the second Vice-Chancellor.
The Report on the Development of the Port by Mr. John Duncan, the Port Engineer, was made public on the 7th of December.
Sir Henry Cowper Gollan was appointed Chief Justice in succession to Sir William Rees-Davies on the 15th October.