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CHRONOLOGY FOR THE YEAN PRINCIPAL HAPPENINGS IN 1919

JANUARY, A

1-Hongkong Police Force Children's entertaininent and Christmas Tree, Happy Valler

New Ferries inaugurated to Kowloon

West

Knighthood unferred on Mr. Wer A

Yuk, C.K.G.

Hongkong residents beat Kowloon re-

sidents at cricket.

--Mira Armstrong defeats Miss Wil kinson for the Ladies Lawn, Tegnis Championship of Hongkong.

5-Death of Mr. J. S. Dobia.

Thanksgiving services at St. John's

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-Ministering Children's League

nual bazaar.

Ananal prime „distribution at Diocesani

Girl School

21.-B. Andrew War Bond drawing at

the Theatre Royal 22-Ordinary yearly meeting of the

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

Cathei

Kwong Wah Hospitals 19.- Crucifixion as St. John

Portuguese uvenile Societ

athletic meeting. $1-Lusitano. Club annual

sports. 22-Practitation to, Major Margar

#athletic

the Hongkong Defence Corps, NE Kent defeats T. Mishima in the Open Championship Tennis Singles

Ministering Children's League concert

at the Theatre Royal 24-Hongkong Jockey Club Races 25-Announcement of the appointment

of Sir Reginald Edward Stubbe KOM.G., Governor of Hong-23-84p. George's Day Celebrations in kong.

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8.-Annual general meeting of the Kow

loon Bowling Green Club,

traz and Union Church Toral meeting of the Hongkong

Armistice signifying the Victory

of the Allia

Mass meeting of thanksgiving at the

Theatre Royal..

7-Sardullah Koan, murderer of Bergh

Harry Linfald, sentenced to death. -Corp. Townsend, R.E., wine the

Bradley Cup for tennis. 9.-Constitutional Reform Association

meeting at the Theatre Royal. 10-Now received in Hongkong of Mr. Arathoon Beth's death at Home, Hongkong Defence Corps smoking coa

cort at the Theatre Roval. 11-Death of Mr. James Elliott.

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Annual children's party at Naval

Yard..

Three-storey house gutted by fire în

Wing Lok Street.

Hongkong Delence Corps Enginear Company dinner at the Hongkong Hotel ,। Kowloon Cricket

sports. 14--laring robbery of 820,000 from

Gibb. Livingstone & Co.

Club children's.

Lecture at the Hongkong Hotel on Red Cross Work in Siberis by Major Castle...

13.-Wadding of Mr. P. S. Camidy and

«Min Margaret Rodger. Presentation of insignia of Order of the British Empire at Government House

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Hotel Co.

MARCH.

Annual Dinner of the Lugard Half Hongkong University.

Local Celebrations of St.

David's Ens p 2-Chinese robbers attack three Euro-

peans in Bowen Road. 3-Winding-up meeting of the War

Charitia organisation.

Annual theeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Conference at the C.E.M.S. on the Condition of women and children in Hongkong,

Laerter launched at the Taikoo Dock-

zard..

Annual meeting of the Hongkong

Gymkhana Club.

Amual meeting of the Hongkong Hape s-Sale of Racing ponies opposite the

Manufacturing Co.

City Hall. 6-Meeting of the Hongkong Legisla| 7.-Extraordinary general meeting of

Five Council.

the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf B-Collision of a steamer and a junk

and Godown Co. ·

near Manchow. Four Chinese drown od

Lecture on work among lepers by Berious armed robberies at Hunghom.

Br. Bradley of Pakhoi.

"Degree Day" at the Hongkong Unt-13-Annual Horticultural Show in the

versity. Dr. Lim Boon Keng and Bin Patrick Mansom honoured. 18.--Anasal priza distribution of the

Diocesan Boys' School,

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Annual prize distribution of St. Paula

College.

Big fire in Swatow, Damage estimat

ed at $2,500,000..

Botanical Gardens.

14-Entertainment by Professor Danen-

berg's nupils at the City HIL

K. K. Leung win the billiard cham pionship of the. Colony at the VIRG

15-Death in Hongkong of Capt. Ja R Fuller of Lieut-General. Knox's Mis

sion.

sports!

Annual general meeting of the ladies'

section. Royal Hongkong Gelf Club-Queen's College" anal athletic 19.-Aopail by the Bishop of Viluris for | Church extension work in China. 20.-Lecture by Professor Warren

"Wireless Telegraphy.”

-Mr. L. Forster criticises modern educational methods in a lecture on

Education."

18.

St Paul's College annual athletic

sports,

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The DockyRC, wins the Belilios Shield for shooting

19-Fooakong-Sinapore RGA enter

tained by Indian staff of the Post Office

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Anual general meeting of the Hong-Social function at St. Andrew's

kong Benevolent Society.

-Rig.

Aburch, Kowloon;

Big armed robbery in Boaretation of the F.D. to Major

Bir Henry May's resignation of the

Governorship of Hongkong ATEL nounced also the conferment up him of the G.C.M.G..

-Annual distribution of prizes at

Yanmar School, vi

Pakia and the Fairies" at the Wakrinan

Theater Bank

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Cant. H. D. Jones of the Kona Hind commits suicide, bu shooting himsel Ordinary peel meeting of the Green

Taland Cement. Co.

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Ordinary moral meeting of the Hong

kong Tramway Co

23-Extraordinary general inecting of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, PA

Naval Yard Children stage "Aladdin'

at the Naval Theatre

NE Kent and F. & Redmond win the open doubles, tennis champion ship 26-Wedding of Mr. Syns Thomson and

Kiss Grace Lili Main Hongkong Gymkhana Club meeting? 5-Ng Ste Kwong and Wong. Po keang (haldors) deleat N. Ene ad F.

Redmond in challenge round of 28-Presentation of long worvionmedals Open Doubles Tennis Championship., to Capt M8 Northcole-and CorpLij Grimes of the Defence Corps 30-Annual sports of St. Joseph's Col Nr S Kwong defeat . F Kent to challenge round of open singles tennis championship.

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2-HE. the Officer Administering the Government opens to new Police Club pavilion. 1-8 Jusuph's Collega secure both.

championspa the Hongkong to view a Mchools Football League, stem. -Chinese robbers shoot a Uhinese cow stable dead in Des Vaux Edad 6-Presentation to Mesar D Mac donald and a. acintyre at the Institute of Engineers and Ship /builder.

Battle royal in Jubilee Street in which

over 100 Chinese participated. " 10-Hongkong Cricket League termi

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nates: R. G.A. win premier honours THEATRE

Closing craise of the Royal Hong kop facht Club. Distribution "of prizes. 13-Hr. E. V. D. Pare nominated member of the Legislative Council by the Chamber of Commerce, during 24-Annual distribution of prizes at ibe

Hon. Mr. PH. Holyoak's absence. Peak School.

17.--Dockyard PC. celebrate winning of

Bolific Shield by a dinner at the Ordinary general meeting of the Hong

Hongkong Hotel.

19-Annual general meeting of the

Bong Blectric Co. Takong Football League,

Formal opening of the Caited Asbestos

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Company's new godowns in Tai-kok

Hong

90.-Launching of the War Driver at the

Kowloon, Docks,

21-Death of Mr. W. C. Jack.

Annual general meeting of the Canton

Insurance Oleo, Ltd.

24-Annual distribution of prizes, W.-Anng? maral mesting of the Hong--H.E the Offer Administering the

tal District Government School. Annual distribution of prizes, Ellis

Kadoorie School.

-Joint meeting of Executive and Legislative Councils to place on record the Colony's appreciation of Sir Henry Mays services, Annual distribution of prizes at

Queen's College.

26-ánnual ganen) rating of the As

banz Chamber of Coviterer.

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Prize Der; et Ellis Kadooris Bekook

for Indians

The Bev. A. D. Stewart married to

Misa Katharine Lander

"Speech Day" at St. Stephen' Girls School.

Annual meeting of the members of the

Hongkong Sketch Club, 29.-Annual meeting of seat-holders of

St. John's Cathedral,

Thirteenth annual general meeting of A prize distribution at Belillos

St. Andrews Church, Kowloon

Public School

-Annual meeting of seat-holders, of

Union Church.

Meeting of the Queen Mary's Needle

work Guild at Government Hnts Annual meeting of "the-West Point Building Co., Hongkong Central Estate, Ltd. Hongkong and In- vestment and Aganey Co., Ltd, and Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., Ltd

Annual meeting of the Union Water- boat Co., Ltd. Annual distribution of prizes at St.

Joseph's College.

Meeting of the Legislative Council Mr. R. G. Sheyan takes his path., 31-Meeting of shareholders of the

Hongkong Teo Company....

TIBEÇARY.... --Collision in the Harbour, American

ship's officer drowned

0:dinary general meeting of the Kodon Land and Building Co., Ordinary general meeting of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.

Sudden death of Dr. Harold Haefar-

Big Armed Robbery in Wellington Wellington Street 10-Loture on Charles James Fox by

Mr. G. P. de Martin. 11Annual distribution of prizes st.

Kowloon British School

Annual general meeting of St. George'n

Society.

sociation of Dealers and Enertag, Ännual general meeting of harrbelit- ers and subscribers to the City Hall. Annual meral meeting of the China-

Borneo. Come o

Annual distribution of prizes at the Lanashing of the War Sniper at the

Victoria British School Kowloon Docks.

Annnal meeting of the China Sugar

Refinery Co. Ltd. 98-Extraordinary general meeting of

the Fonking and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. · Athletic sort of the Hongkong

Rchools at Hanpy Valley.

Annual general mading; of the En- heers and Shipbuilders Institute.

Government, presents gold wristlet watch to Ng Kwan Chak în re nition of deligence in knitting the troops

Annual general..meetings of Uption Insurance Society of Canton and China Fire Insurance Co, Ltd. Japanese tennis champions Mikaqi and Nomura, defeat N. E. Kent and 8. Jennings in an exhibition game of tennis.

Formal opening of the new medical schools of the University by H.E, the Officer Administering the Govern ment.

23-Annual general meeting of Messrs.

A Watson & Co... 24-Eropire Day celebrations in Hong

kong

25.-8 Francis Convent, Wanchai,

celebrates its golden jubile

30-Annual general meeting of the Hong97-Casid labour in Hongkong, discussed

kong Five Insurance Co Erion C.C. dinner at the Hongkong

Rotel

31-Annual general meeting of the Auto-

mobile Association of Hookong.. Annual general meetiar of the Hong-

kong and Whampoa Dock Co.

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APRIL 1-Presentation of a motor ambulance to the St. John's Ambulance Brigade at Government House Annual meeting of the China Provid

ent Loan and Martenan Co.

St. Stephen's College athletic sports

on the Racecourse,

Cant Rusell and Capt. JamPR entertained to dinner at the Hong- kong Hotel.

3 Annual distribution of prizes at

Ying Wah College

Meeting of the Hongkong Poultry As

meiation,·

4-Annual dinner of the University

Engineering Society. 6-Marriage of Pay-Commdr. Barratt

to Miss Aileen Lillie...

Death of Mrs. John Grant Smith. Hongkong" Gymkhana Club meeting. 8-Lecture by the Hon. Mr. H

Pollock on Work that requires to he dono 10-Hongkong Legislative Council vote

830,000 for Feace Celebration. Union Insurance Society of Canton and British Traders Co. Ltd. decided to increase their capital and convert from silver to gold

Ordinary general meeting of the Hong-11-Annual distribution of prizes at St.

kong Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.

12.

13-Arrival in Hmakong of Vior Admiral Sir Frederick Tudo

Tudor,

14-Andital dance of the Engineers and

Shipbuilders Institute of ong kong.

15 Annual inspection of the H

Police Beserve

cong

Ordinary general meeting of the Hum-

* phrers Estate and Finance Co. Entertainment by the Medical Society,

of the Hongkong Ti

Pauls Institution.

The Stunts" stag "Our Boys"? at the Theatre Royal. Succesful Dog and Poultry show at 13-Memorial service at St. Andrews

Happy Valley. Church, Kowloon, to Polion Bars Linfield. 15-Extraordinary general meeting..of

the Hoogkong General Cha Commerce.ne

Annual general meeting:

at armeeting of the Sanitary Board, 30.-American

cotomunity.oclebrates "Memorial Day" in Hongkong 31-Fight between British and American

sailors, in Wanchai.

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3-The King's birthday observed. B-Aanuni general meeting of the Hong

kong Horticultural Society. Mr. E. V. D. Parr takes his seat in

the Legislative Council G-Statutory meeting of the Chigs Light

and: Power Co

7-Mr. C. H. Lyon admitted to prac

tice-ása Salicitar.

Hongkong Gymkhamy-Club meetings Chinos Labour Corper man sentenced

to death for murdering & comjade- --Hotel Mansions burgled by clever

on the high, söqsanlar Chinese robber, that

10-Members of the Hongkong Club say,

facewell to M. Faul Kramer Big two-storeyed house in Wanghai

burnt down.

Draft estimates for 1990, considered at

la Sanitary Board meeting -- Marine Court suspende for six months the certificate of W Hudson, second 11-Fuméral of Inspector 1 mate of the Chus: Sang.

Legis

was drowned: when on dut West River 12-Meeting of the Hon

lative Council 17-Ordinary general meeting of Messrs.

William Powell, Ltd. 90.A tiger visita & Chinese templa

Kowloon City

21-Meeting of the Legislative

Succesful Nightféle at the

Germany has agrend 4 Hongkong, receives the peg

murdered Pesce Treaty

Sale of three c250)

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