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8. There were two disasters entailing serious loss of life. One was a railway accident caused by a 'wash out' as a result of a cloudburst on the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway on April 20th, when eleven persons were killed. The other was the murder by a mob of six inmates of a Japanese household on September 26th during the anti-Japanese riots.
9. The decennial census was held on 7th March. The population was found to be Hong Kong Island, 410,921, Kowloon 264,675, New Territories 98,905, Afloat 75,250, Total 849,751.
10. On September 1st the trunk telephone line between Hong Kong and Canton was formally opened by His Excellency the Governor Sir William Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B.E.
11. The honours conferred by His Majesty the King on residents of Hong Kong included:—
K.C.M.G. Sir William Peel, K.B.E.
Knight Bachelor: Sir William Hornell, C.I.E., Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong.
O.B.E. (Military Division): Major H. B. L. Dowbiggin, H.K.V.D.C.
O.B.E. Mr. E. W. Carpenter, Assistant Director of Public Works.
# Chapter II.
## GOVERNMENT
The Government is administered under Letters Patent of 14th February, 1917, and Royal Instructions of the same and subsequent dates by a Governor aided by an Executive Council, composed of six official and three unofficial members, and by a Legislative Council composed of nine official and eight unofficial members. Prior to 1928 the numbers of the Legislative Council members were seven and six respectively.
The six official members of the Executive Council are the Senior Military Officer, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the Colonial Treasurer, all of whom are members ex-officio, and the Director of Public Works, appointed by the Governor. The three unofficial members, one of whom is Chinese, are appointed by the Governor. The six official members of the Executive Council are also members of the Legislative Council; the other three official members of this Council, who are appointed by the Governor, are the Inspector General of Police, the Harbour Master, and the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services. Of the unofficial members of the Legislative Council, two are appointed by the Governor on
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8. There were two disasters entailing serious loss of life. One was a railway accident caused by a 'wash out' as a result of a cloudburst on the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway on April 20th, when eleven persons were killed. The other was the murder by a mob of six inmates of a Japanese household on September 26th during the anti Japanese riots.
9. The decennial census was held on 7th March. The population was found to be Hong Kong Island, 410,921, Kowloon 264,675, New Territories 98,905, Afloat 75,250, Total 849,751
10. On September 1st the trunk telephone line between Hong Kong and Canton was formally opened by His Excellency the Governor Sir William Peel, K.Č.M.G., K.B.E.
11. The honours conferred by His Majesty the King on residents of Hong Kong included :—
K.C.M.G. Sir William Peel, K.B.E.
Knight Bachelor: Sir William Hornell, C.I.E., Vice
Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong.
O.B.E. (Military Division): Major H. B. L. Dowbiggin,
H.K.V.D.C.
O.B.E. Mr. E. W. Carpenter, Assistant Director oi
Public Works.
Chapter II.
GOVERNMENT.
The Government is administered under Letters Patent of 14th February, 1917, and Royal Instructions of the same and subsequent dates by a Governor aided by an Executive Council, composed of six official and three unofficial members, and by & Legislative Council composed of nine official and eight unofficial members. Prior to 1928 the numbers of the Legislative Council members were seven and six respectively.
The six official members of the Executive Council
Council are the Senior Military Officer, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the Colonial Treasurer, all of whom are members ex-officio, and the Director of Public Works, appointed by the Governor. The three unofficial members, one of whom is Chinese, are appointed by the Governor. The six official members of the Executive Council are also members of the Legislative Council; the other three official members of this Council, who are appointed by the Governor, are the Inspector General of Police, the Harbour Master, and the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services. Of the unofficial members of the Legislative Council two are appointed by the Governor on
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