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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JANUARY 1ST, 1916

MOUTRIE'S

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CHRONOLOGY OF THE YEAR,

PRINCIPAL HAPPENINGS IN 1915,

Below we give a chronological review of the principal happenings in Hongkong and China during the year 1915.

JANUARY.

3.The

the fol

JUNE",

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS,

RESIGNATION,

1.No. 1649 Corpl. F. H. Shaw is per

mitted to resign, on leaving the Colony, dated November 18th, 2015,

tay Honcurs list included ng-Pury Councillota, ir GORP ORDERS BY LIEUT.-COL/A, CHAPMAN, V.D- John (Haf Minister to Peking Knight Bachelor, Mr. Robert Ho Ting OMG., Mr. W. M, Hewlett, Acting Donau) at Shanghai. 24-Lord Robert Cecil, in the House of

Cosmons, announced that the Govern meng had decided to prohibit trading with the enemy in China, German mombers expelled from the Corinthian Yacht Club, Hongkong.- The Dublin Universty conferred the degree of Doctor of Law, konris causa, upon E.E. the Governor of Hongkong.

Snow White and the Frog Prince" by Hongkong A.D.C. at Theatro Royal 4,-Anniversary, of Wesleyan Foreign Mis 30

sion at Wesleyan Church, Wanchal, 6-Fire on board Drumeltan in Hongkong

Harbour.

14-Reception at Government House

15. Annual Meeting of Hongkong Benevo

lent Society.

16-Collision on Wast River, Standard O

lighter Buth sunk. 22.-Hongkong Sanitary Board election, Dr.

Fitzwilliams and Mr. P. W. Goldring elected.

22-Judgment against Green Island Cement

Company 24.Annual Meeting Alice Memoral and

Affiliated Hospitals-Shanghai Munici pal Election,

20-Annual Meeting of Scatholders and

Subscribers of St. John's Cathedral. 27-Hongkong Steam launch Kung Hing

pirated.

28. Tien Kuan destroyed by fire on West River, over twenty persons burnt to death,

30.-Fte for War Funds a Hongkong

University

31-Japan mukes certain demands on

Chino.

TEBRUARY.

2-Tiger reported in New Torritory. 3-Annual Meeting Union Church, Hong

kong

4.-Chinese play by Queen's College A.D.C. for Prince of Wales' Fund,

5. Share transaction action at Hongkong between Mr. M. D. Silas and Mr. H. 0. C. Ehrenfels,

JULY.

8-At the meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council a Bill for regulat- ing the coming and going of people in a third times. Hongkong was read and passed..

20-Alien enemy members expelled from the

Hongkong Jockey Club.' --Shanghai suffered from

“severo

typhoon, many buildings were blown down and the telephono, electric light! and tramear wires were broken, 21-Alien enemy members oxpelled from the

PARADER.

2.-Parades for Saturday, 1st January.

nil. Parades for Bunday, 2nd January:

Parides for Monday, 3rd January-

7 am and 5.30 p.m.-Members of Signalling Scetion and other Sign- allers, as detailed in Signalling Sec. tion order dated December 12th, 1915. Morse flag and Morse lamp practice at Headquarters. Remainder: nit.

DETAIL,

3. Gun Club Hill, Kowloon

On duty until morning of 2nd prox.:

Right Section M.G. Co. Oficer on duty: Lieut. Kennett. P. of W Camp, Kowloon:

On duty to-night: No. 1 Sec. Art,

Batty, and Left Sec. M.G. Co Offcar on duty: Capt. Armstrong. Orderly Sergeant until morning of

2nd pros.: Corpl. W. Brown, **

G. E. BTRWART, Capt..

Adjutant, H.K..O. HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVES.

ORDERS AT MAJOR WAKEMAN, 0.9., XE.V.,

Association of Exporters and Dealers in Hongkong. Almost unparalleled disaster was caused in the Kwangtung Province by the flooding of the West River, Some thousands of people lost their lives and many thousands more were made homeless. A devastating firo at Canton, in which it is estimated addod that 10,000 people perished, to the misery and desgistion. Every thing possible was done in the Colony towards organising relief work. The Government so 850,000 and a Relief fund was Parted under the auspices Prisoners of War Camp Guard and Gun As in Corps of the Tg Wa Hospital and liberally ed, Alien enemy members sued from the Royal Hongkong Golf Aub

AUGUST.

8H E. Sir Henry May spoke on the 19.—At a meeting of the Legislative Council

War at Queen's College.

Hongkong Sanitary Board plague problem.

Robertson

10. Marriage of Miss BW, J, Dani-

and Assistant Payme

son, I.N., at Kong gives $50,000 to 13.-Sir Robert, Hersity-Grand Opera is

Hongkong

in the Straite Settlements the local Resorve Force and Civil Guard Bill passed its third reading. The Bill gare the power to requiro, every minle

lish subject of pure European descent to undergo military training. 18.--Organisation of an American Chamber

of Commerce at Shanghai completed. Hong Infantry Mutinied at Singa-20-A bomb was thrown at Admiral Tseng, 16.-5th Several Europeans killed.

Military Governor of Shanghai, but bo escaped uninjured,

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO & Kowloon camp. They were sahse-20.--Death of Mr. Smallett Campbell, Con-

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON

MAÇÃO

STEAMBOAT CO. LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGA-UN CO., LTD.

HONGKONG-CANTO"

Bioglo Fara by Night Steamer Batare

1. (available also for by day eter

Blogie Fars by Day Steam... Retara "

CANTON.

HONGKON MONDAY, 3RD

. HEUNGSAN.

. p.m. KINSHAN

9 .. HONAM.

LINE

$6,00

10:00

4.00

8.00

CANTON TO HONGKONE. JANUARY, 1916.

8. HONAM. 4.30 pm, FATSHAN,

TUESDAY, 4TH JANUARY, 1916.

10 p.m. FATSHAN.

8 am, HEUNGSHAN. 4.30 p.m. KINSHAN.

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

B.S. SUI TAI, Tona 1,851.

8.8. TAISHAN, Tons 3,000. HONGKONG TO MACAO.

Week days at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Brest Wharf, Sandayu' a1 9°,m, and p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,

MACIO TO HONGKONG.

Wook days at 7,30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sundays at 7.30 am, and 3 p.m.

EXCURSION TO MACAO. SUNDAY, 2ND JANUARY, 1916.

The Company's New Steamship

*TAISHAN"

Will depart from the Company's WING LOX STREET WHAEF at 8 am, and return

from Kanan.si 3p.

N.B.The Company will also ran a Steamer from Masso on Sunday at 7.30 k.m., and-from-Hongkong-at-I p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf....

FARES AS USUAL.

CANTON-MACAO LINE.

8.8. SI AN.

Departures from Macro to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 p.m. Departures from Canton to Macso on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 16 4,80 p.m. . JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD,

CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.

B.B. SAINAM, 588 tonn, and 8.5. NANNING, 569 tons. Oas of the above Steamers lesvos Canton for Washow every Monday. Wodnesday and Friday, at about 8 a.m., and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 9.30 am. Boand trips bake about 5 dage, l'assengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN sa SANUL These vessels have superior Cabin assommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electric Fan in each Cabin,

Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 a.m. to 5 pm. Farther particulars may be obtained at the Office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Oo., Ltd.,

Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Pier.

CHINESE CURIOS.

CHINESE has lately brought from

Peking many kinds of CURIOS.. The collection is on view at the MiNG LEE Boarding House, No. 119, Connaught Road Central, First Floor, and may be seen any day between the hours of 1 P.M. and

P.

All those who are interested in an articles

tion.

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FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSION,

15, MORRISON HILL ROAD,

12831

are cordially invited to pay a visit of inspecNEVER TOO LATE TO CURE

Hongkong, 29th December, 1916—133%

NOTICE

NEURALGIA.

If you are suffering now from the grip. ping, twitching pains of neuralgia-it voy suffered yesterday and expect to suffer to borrow yes, if you've suffered all your life from the agonies of neuralgia, rheumatism, sciatica, back- ache, sprains, strains, or swellings, now

ANY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic of India is the time-to-day--to buy a bottle of

desiring to leave the Colony should apply

LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM, in writing for permission to do so to the Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE at least And insure yourself, your family, and 48 hours before the intended hour of departure, your friends forever against external giving name, nationality, age, sar, height and aches and pains. Rub it on with your Occupation of the applicant, and stating the hand. One application relieves immo name of the steamer or other vessel or the boor diately- few more and you're cured. of the trait by which the applicant wishes to You are lucky to learn to-day-though leare. Applicants should apply in person for it's never too late to begin. their passes at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of DAM, {to 1 PM, and 2 P., ta 4-P.M. daily.

Hongkong, 10th J7, 1915.

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Sold at t 4d per bottle

Agouts for Hongkong ———. Meseca. A. §. WATSON & Co., Lo [1050-97

our German prisoners escaped from

quently caught.

19-Shanghai golf team lose to Hongkong

nt Fanling in Shanghai Cup compet tion, Hongkong thus retaining cup.

Race Meeting, 22.--Hongkong Annual

Derby won by Sir Paul's Perfection Dahlia, Vido up,

MARCEL

missioner of the Chinese Maritime Cus toms at Lappo (Mueno.). 31-Death in London of Mr. H, T. Wade, one of the oldest residents of Shang-

SELTEMBER. 11.-Death of Mr. A. O'D Gourdin, an ald resident of the Colony, aged 65 years,

1-Hongkong Welshmen's Dinner at Hong-17,-Hongkong Royal Yacht Club expels

kong Hotel.

4.-Hongkong Horticultural Society's show

in Botanical Gardens, 6-Tiger killed in New Territory. Euro- pean and Indias constable killed in the chase.

12-Annual Mooting of Hongkong Ex-

gineers Institute.

German members.

19Death of Mr. G. J. B. Sayer, architect

and civil engineer, of Hongkong. John Macfarlans, a senior warder at the Municipal Gaol, Shanghai, fouil guilty of the murder of his wife and sentenced to death.

20-H, E. the Governor sanctions forma--HE, the Governor announced that

tion of additional Company of Volun teor, Roserve;

ז';

25-Japanese General Elections,

26.-Annual sports of St. Stephen's Col- lege Annual Inspection of Hongkong Polico

27-Lady May's birthday.

APRIL:

thair Majesties the King and Queen had presented their portraits to the Colony

OCTOBER.

4. Mr. Donald Macdonald elected Presi dout of St. Andrew's Society, Houg- kong.

6.New French Convent Orphanage opon.

ed by Lady May,

1.-Hanametal restored to owner by Hong-14.Budget, introduced to the Legislative

kong Prize Court.

Council, the estimated expenditure of the Colony for 1916 being 89,081,209. A.S.P15-Secretary for Chinese Affairs enter

J-Launch of Kampar af Kowloon Dock.

Marriage of Mr. T. H. King,

in Hongkong and Miss J. M. Haskyn

at St. John's Cathedral,

Hongkong Speual Police Reserve in spected by the Governor, B.-Presentation to Bev, C. Doue, upon

leaving Colony,by members of Won chai Waslayan Methodist Chapel.

22

| 14-Rear Admiral Hintze appointed Ger-

man Minister to China-l'aklat, 027 captured German vessel, condemned by Hongkong Prize Court.

17. Serious damage caused by lightening

at the Peak.

32. Bank of China authorised to issue

83,000,000 in subsidiary motos.

23: Presentation to Dr. Francis Clark by

undergraduates of University hostel. 26.Annual Meeting Hongkong Chamber of

Commerce. 28.-Presentation to Mr. E. Jones, Har

bour Master, at Hongkong, upon ré tirement after 27 years service,

MAY,

2-Presentation of Chinese Noto in reply.

to

Japan's revised demands. Bir Henry May, K.C.M.G., Governor of Hongkong, awarded the First Class decoration of the Wen-hu Order by President Yuan Shih-kai, in recogai tion of the co-operation of the Hong- kong officials in effecting the 'extradi

tion of criminals to Canton.

-6.--Groom-wins-the Single Tennis-Cham

pionship, defeating Ng Szo Kwong — The Champion Sweepstakes of the Shanghat Hace meeting was won by Mr. Henry Morriss Beaconsfield. 7-Japan presents ultimatum to China. D.-Chinese Government submits to Japan's

demards,

13.-The Bill for amending the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance, 1914, was read a third time and passed by the|| Hongkong Legislative Council.nggan 22.The first Shanghai prosecution under the regulations regarding trading with the enemy was heard in H.M.'s Police Court. The defendants were lessrs. Andrews, von Fishery and George, Ltd. Twenty charges were preferred against them and the maximum penalty was imposed in sixteen charges. 24-The main features of Empire Day celebrations were services for children at the Anglican and Catholic Cathe drals and rally of the Boy Scouts of the Colony

25-A sum of £4,500 was remitted to the Overseas Club for the purpose of pur- chasing two aeroplanes for presentation to the British Government, One was presented by the partners in the Tai Yau-Bank and the other was paid for by general subscription among the Bri tish and Chinese communitiesBritish Chamber of Commerce inaugurated at Shanghai,

27. A the meeting of the Hongkong Legis

lative Council a Bill to provide for the lovy of Estate Duty; payable in respect -of-tho-estates of deceased persons, was read a third times and passed after considerabla opposition from unofficial members of the Council,

tained to dinner by the Chinese Cham ber of Commerce, Hongkong, Shanghai Police seized a nonality of arms and ammunition discovered in tins hidden in furniture, which a Ger mon had engaged Chinese to take to India-New Pavilion of Queen's College Recreation Club opened.

Sir Edward Grey explained in the House of Cominons that as China still retained the sovereignty of the Sha- meen, it was impossible for the British legally to eject tenants of enemy nationality so long as they complied with conditions pi the Jerse Highly sucessful open-air fete in the Public Gardens in aid of the British Red Cross Society and the order of St. John of Jerusalem, 23,-Two hundred persons killed and 800 injured by typhoon which swept over Southern Luzon,

NOVEMBER

1-Death of Mr. George Arthur Caldwell, Secretary of the Hongkong and Wham pon Dock Company, aged 55 years. 3.The Hon. Mr. Hewett made strong

protest against the lessees of the Grand | and Peak Hotels being granted liponces on the ground that they "were alien" enemies. The licences were refusing by the Licensing Board- Death in Europe of Sir Robert Laid. low, F.R.G.S. Chairman of Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co.

10

4-Pacific Mail steamships withdrawn owing to the La Folette Seaman's Act coming into force in the U.S.A.

Club Hill Detachment. Order No. 98;

PARADEL.

"O" Co. will parade on the Cricket Ground on Monday, 3rd January, at 6.15 p.m. Dress: drill order.

"g" Co., will parade on the Cricket Ground

on Wednesday, 6th January, at 6.15.

Dress: drill order,

p.m.

"A" Co. will parads on the Cricket Ground on Friday, 7th January, at 6.15 p.m. Dress drill order, Recruits will parade on the Cricket Ground

on Monday, 3rd January, Wednesday, 5th January, and Thursday, 6th Janu- ary, at 5.16 p.m, under Sergt.-Major Bond. Dress drill order,

The Signalling Section will parade at Volunteer Headquarters on Monday, 3rd January, Wednesday, 5th January, and Friday, 7th January, st 5.15 p.m. Uniform to be worn.

MEDICAL GOERTIFICATES,

Members are reminded that only medical certificates granted by the Medical OE- Dora of the H.K.V.C. or HK.V.R. can be recognized. Surgeon Capt. Harston will attend members at his consulting rooms, Alexandra Buildings, at 12.80 pm. daily (Sundays excepted), and at the same place 8p.m. daily (Sundays excepted). Menbers requiring perti- ficates are requested to attend at the lat

·Be ter hour except in urgent cases, cruits wishing to be passed will attend

HOUSES

LET

TWO HOUSES TONEHENGE,"

No. 5, Robins

and remodelled,

Nerly, done-up.

Each House doutrastair Two Good Rooms and upstaten Todrooms, each with BathroomN

Outhouses and Gris Court, Shortly available foration. Apply to

DAVID SAN & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 22nd De 1913.

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TO LET FISHED.

TO. SI CONDUTAD, 8 Reoms, 4

NBaths, 140, Arants Quarters,

Two Tennis Courts of March to end of year.

Apply to

COLNE LITTLE,

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11307

Hongkong, Sist Dec 916,

TO

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"THE HONGKÇAND INVEST- ¡MENT & AF Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 8th Dec 16,

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L1261

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Hongkong, 18th Nort916

No

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PEAK. Apply 10-

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TO:

LENSHIEL," Plan/stion

at 6 p.m. Telephone No. 2. Surgeon 66 Road, Peak, fra ovember, 1915.

Licut, Moore will attend members at the Government Civil Hospital between 9.30 am and 10.30 a.m. daily, or at otbor hours by appointment, Telephone No. 80, Recruite wishing to be passed. will attend at the same hours.

FIELD EXERCISES. Field Exercises will be carried out during

January as under:

Jan January th

#g" Co, January (6th. "B" Co...January Ord. Further orders will be issued,

ORDERLY SERGEANT.

Orderly Sergeant, from morning # Sunday,

2nd January, to the morning of Satur day, the 8th January: Sert, A.0. Franklin

G. K. H. BEITTOć Capt,

Adjutant H.K.V.R.

-HONGKONG-POLICE RESRVE

PARADEE,

Sunday, January 2nd-Church Parade of Band and No. 2 Company. Fall in at 9 a.ma Monday, January 3rd.-N. 3 Company and

Ambulance Company .20 pm. Tuesday, January 4th-o. 1 Company,

5,80 p.m. Wednesday, January 6th No. 2 Company,

5.30 p.m.

Thursday, January 6th No. 4 Company, and Recruits of all Capanies, 5.30p.m. Note.--Uniform, caps witcovers, rifles and ammunition, on the farades of · Janu- Bry 3rd to 5th,

HUSKETET COUD PART. II.

All Inspectors and Sergo are warned to koop Sunday, Jan 9th, free for Pary II.

Uniform will be worn-fall-ranks firing this Part. Absentee ill be treated as defaulters.

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JOINED

First annual dinner of Hongkong Uni- versity Engineering Society. Celebrations in honour of the Corona-M. P. Beattie-No. 1 Bon, No. 1 Coy. tion of the Emperor of Japan, 11.---Vico-Admiral Sheng Ju-cheng, military

DP. (Besarre). governor of Shanghai, killed by a bomb. -Retirement announced of Dr. Francis Clark, Medical Officer of Health for the Colony 22-Resignation of unofficial members of Hongkong Licensing Board, as a pro- test against the action of the Executive Concil in granting the licences of the Peak Hotel and the Grand Hotel: 29.-Important, judgment delivered by Bir Samuel Evans, President of the Prize Court, on the status of Arthold, Kar-20. berg & Co.

24 Death, ander painfully-andden-cir-

"cumstances, of the Hon. Mr. “E. A-

Hewett, C.M.G., aged 50 years.

DECEMBER

9-Flection of the Hon. Mr. D. Landale

Major D. Macdons and Captain G. P. Lammert esented with the Colonial Auxilia orces Officers' Decoration of a gene parade of the Force on the Cricket ind. 16-Memorial stone of Harbour of

Botugo at Mongkokt aid by H.E. the Governor.

Several Chinese fouguilty of st tempting to sell arms i anghai with- out a licence and sent to varying terms of imprisonment The British Assessor, in pausing judi, described Shanghai as “a fester ore in the body politic of China.

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of Commerce.

10-Mr. P. H. Holyoak elected by a farge majority to represent the Chamber of Commerce on the Hongkong Legislative Council,

11-Death of Archdeacon Wolfe, for 54

years a resident of Foochow. 13.--President Yuan Shih-kai invited to ascend Dragon throne by a unûminous vote of the provincisi delegates at Peking

de with and

Continuous

Tull un fion made OLL ENGINE for the surrender of H Shiu Lung coupled direct to one to the Canton Governm a charge Current Shunt Wound D of 50/70 o of murder. Prisoner politial with shunt regulator. offender and the defend aged that ALSO ONE SWR HEARD for the murder charge was

a cloak ACCUMULATORS, DE under which the Opini uthorities with instruments for 100 were endeavouring to go in their For farther particolarmen power The Court held t. 3 zeliance could be placed on the

Alas and prisoner discharged,

Hongkong, 18th Septer

FUTDESSEN

complete

LING DAVIS,