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merchants of the Colony. The harbour was now filled by steamers and sailing vessels with an aggregate capacity of 15,000,000 tons per annum.

In conclusion His Excellency said, "I congratulate the Jubilee Committee on this fine site for Her Majesty's statue and I also congratulate them heartily on the excellent arrangements made for giving to this auspicious and unprecedented event an importance and significance which it alone could deserve. With the words 'God Save the Queen' on my lips, I now unveil this statue."

His Excellency then, with the troops at the "present" pulled the cord which lifted the standard veiling the statue, and amid the deafening cheers of the thousands present, and the strains of "God Save the Queen" by the bands, the image of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, was displayed in view. Then thrice round the square rattled out the feu de Joie by the troops, followed by a Royal Salute from the Commodore's Flagship, the Victor Emanuel. Then, at the call of Colonel Anstey, three hearty cheers for the Queen were given by the troops, the spectators joining in lustily.

The troops were then drawn up and marched past the stand to the enlivening strains from the bands of the Rifle Brigade and Hongkong Regiment, stationed on the steps leading to the statue. Saluting the Royal Standard and the representative of Her Majesty as they passed, the troops left the field. The march past was in the following order. Royal Navy and Marine Light Infantry, 135 men, under Commander Tupper and Captain Trottman respectively; Royal Artillery 390 men, under Major Hanhem; Royal Engineers, 80 men, under Captain MacQueen; Hongkong Volunteers, 80 men, under Captain Gordon; Hongkong Regiment, 530 men, under Major Retallick; Local Engineers (Chinese), about 40 men; Rifle Brigade, 720 men, under Major, the Hon. E. Noel. Each corps was warmly cheered on passing the saluting point.

After weeks of strenuous preparations, Hongkong began to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, on Sunday, June 21, 1897.

Every church in the Colony was packed with worshippers for the special thanksgiving services. Impressive scenes were witnessed at St. John's Cathedral. Before the service began, His Excellency the Governor, His Excellency, the General Officer Commanding the Troops, Commodore Holland, members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, members of the Jubilee Committee and many naval and military officers gathered in the Council Chambers, and at 11 a.m., marched in a body to the Cathedral. A party of police lined the pathway and a detachment from the Hongkong Volunteer Corps was drawn up along the centre aisle.

The order of the procession was as follows: the clergy, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Danby, Mr. Ritchie, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Gray, Mr. Gillies, Mr. Ho Tung, Mr. Fung Wing-chuen, Mr. Mody, Mr. Mehta, Hon. Mr. B. R. Belilios, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. Chatham, Hon. Mr. F. H. May, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. C. Chater, Hon. Mr. F. H. Wodehouse, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, Hon. Mr. W. M. Goodman, His Hon. Sir John W. Carrington, C.M.G., Captain Phillips A.D.C., Mr. C. G. Platt, Mr. Buckle, His Excellency the Governor, His Excellency the General Officer Commanding, Lieut. King Lt.-Col. The O'Gorman, Commodore Holland, R.N., Hon. Mr. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, His Honour Mr. Justice Wise, Hon. Mr. R. Murray Rumsey, R.N., Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving, Hon. Mr. T. H. Whitehead, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, Mr. MacEwan, Mr. J. Thurburn, Capt. Clarke, R.N., Mr. H. Smith, Mr. Raymond, Col. Gorges, Col. Elsdale, R.E., Col. Gordon, Commander Cochran, R.N., Mr. Lawford, Mr. Moses, Surgeon-Col. Evatt, Lt.-Col. Faithful, and Commander Gransmore, R.N.