June 17, 1897.]
The Chinese Flower show at West Point which will be open during the two days, also promises to be a great success. The arrange. ments for this special attraction are being managed by Mr. Ip Oi-shan.
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The sailors and the soldiers have not been overlooked in the arrangements. The Com mittee have, in conjunction with the naval and military authorities, taken steps whereby the sailors will be cordially invited to entertainments afloat and the soldiers to entertainments ashore and it can be safely said that the two services will royally enjoy the themselves. This arrangement was come to after consultation with the various officials and the men, as the whole of them would have been entertained ashore if there had been a building in the colony of sufficient size to accommodate all.
The Police Force will also be invited to a special entertainment and the Committee are now in communication with the Captain Superintendent of Police on the subject..
The following is a list of charitable institu: tions at which special entertaiments will be provided for the inmates:-Asile de la Ste. Enfance, Italian Convent, Baxter Memorial School, Victoria Home and Orphanage, Berlin Foundling School, and The Po Leung Kuk.
The question of conveyance to the Happy Valley on the occasion of the naval and miltary review and the Gymkhana presents some rather serious difficulties. There are five hundred licensed 'riokshas in the colony and there will probably be five thousand people present on these occasions who will want to get to the ground in a manner more convenient than by walking. Residents who were here in 1891 will doubtless well remember the great difficulty there was in obtaining 'rickshas on the occasion of the Colonial Jubilee. Vehicles could not be hired by hundreds of people for love or money and it is certain that nobody will want to walk nearly two miles with the thermometer standing at about 90 degrees, The problem how to get to the Happy Valley in comfort will be a serious one to face. Launches, we suppose, will not be available on account of the procession, while it is certain that five hundred 'rickshas cannot carry five thousand people to the Happy Valley; to do it each 'ricksha would have to go backwards and forwards ten times and such a task is impossible within an hour.
As probably many people would like to have the programme in a compact form we give it below as it has been printed:
SUNDAY, 20TH JUNE,
10.45 a.m.-Committee to meet in the Coun- oil Chamber and in company with H.E. the Governor, H.E. the Major-General Comman- ding, His Honour the Chief Justice, the Com- modore, the Members of the Executive Coun- oil, His Honour the Puisne Judge, and the Members of the Legislative Council to repair in a body to the Cathedral.
TUESDAY 22ND JUNE.
10 a.m.-Meeting of the Executive and Legislative Councils for the purpose of sending & congratulatory message to Her Most Gra cious Majesty the Queen.
11a.m.-Reception at Government House. Presentation of Addresses.
5.40 p.m.-General Review at the Happy Valley of the Naval and Military Forces to be followed by an open air musical performace concluding with “God Save the Queen" by the whole assembly. ·
9 p.m.-Fireworks and General Illumina- tions, including a procession of illuminated boats and launches.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.-Exhibition of Chinese Curios at the City Hall.
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Chinese Flower Show at West Į throughout
the day. Point.
WEDNESDAY, 23rd June, 10 a.m.-Foundation stone of the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children to be laid by H. E, the Governor.
11 a.m.-Subscribers to the Jubilee Fund invited to embark on board the S.S. lleung- phan (kindly lent by the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company) from the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Wharf at West Point to be present at the laying, by H. E., the Governor, the.com. of the stone to commemorate mencement of the, Victoria Road, returning at
1CHINA OVERLAND TRADE-REPORT.
115 p.m. to: Messrs; Butterfield and. Swire's Canton steamer wharf:
4. pim.—Jubilee Gymkhama at the Happy Valley.
9. p.m.-Illuminations and Fireworks. 10a.m. to 6p.m.-Exhibition of Chinese Curios at the City Hall.
Point.
Chinese Flower Show at West Į throughout
the day. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Hon. Secretary.
DIAMOND JUBILEE SUBSCRIP- TIONS.
The Hon. Treasurer begs to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following con- tributions, viz :—
Already acknowledged
Chartered Bank of India, Australia
& China
L. K....
H. E. Hoile John Wilkie A. J. M. Farr H. McPhail
F. M. de Graca
James Walker... A. McK J. R. Mudie
R. Toulmin A. M. J. R. Greaves*
B. Tidy
Jno. Bremner Ph. Grimble
E. F. Skertohly
L. F. de Carvalho
L. M. Kerr
A. M. P. dos Remedios
G. Neubrunn
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700
C. H. W. K.
G. T. Wilson
W. Stewart
Commodore Holland and Officers of
Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G.
J. M. E. de Carvalho
Her Majesty's ships and Naval Establishments at Hongkong...
300
Jno. Lambert
Occidental & Oriental S. 8. Co. Pacific Mail S. S. Co.
250
W. Hutchison
250
T. N. Cowan
Estate of the late D. Musso
250
150
C. R. Crispin
Hongkong Police Force...
J. M. Henderson
157.77
A. Ewing...
100
Foreign members of the Kowloon
C. Patton
100
James Stenhouse
100
W. Grodeizki
100
100
D. Gow
W. M. Deas
85,85
L. d'Araujo Roza
H. L. Dennys
Customs
Dr. Noble ..
Hon. T. H. Whitehead Daily Driver.
No. 1 (Sikh) Double Company
Hongkong Royal Artillery.. Officers, Non-Commissioned Óffi- cers and men of No. 35 Co. 8. D. Royal Artillery (speci- ally subscribed for the Hos- pital for Women & Children) Mr. & Mrs. F. Dodwell ... J. S. Van Buren D. E. Brown M. B. Polishwalla Jordan & Joseph A. Fuckeers G. H. Wheeler... C. L. Gorham
James Henderson
J. R. Craik
T. Neves
D. Duncan
T. C. McIntyre
W. Terrill
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Hughes & Hough
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50
E. Bowdler
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L. Mallory
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Capt. Tillet
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12th Co. S. D. Royal Artillery Chas. V. Lloyd
Thomas A. Lloyd
P. Bohm...
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Thistle Hotel
Rerd. W. Banister
C. H. Grace
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Revd. G. R. Vallings Capt. Crawford, R.A. C. Mooney C. P. Karberg H. W. Slade J. Minhinnet O. K... A. J. May... N. Mumford
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REMINISCENCES OF AN OLD
SOLDIER.
Mr. J. Griffiths, music teacher, 14, Portland Avenue, Liverpool Street West, Salford, Man- chester, late Bandsman of the 99th Regiment, writes us as follows:-
Can you find a place in your valuable paper to insert the following letter, which might be the means, I think, of placing some of my old comrades in arms in communication with me; also, it may prove interesting to the people of Hongkong and Kowloon, should there be any residents in this latter place.
Any of my old comrades who may still be residing in Hongkong or Kowloon, and who served with me in China during the years 1860/1864, I hope will accept my sincere wishes that their health and finances will allow 15 them to celebrate with enthusiasm the Diamond Jubilee of Her Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, on the 22nd of June next.
If there are any of my old comrades yet in Hongkong, they are not forgotten, and I dare say the thoughts that often occur to me occur to them, namely, how many of the old "Pulton" who served in China are still alive, and I often conjecture how many live under the shadow of Victoria Peak or elsewhere. For my own part I have not met with one in England for many years. Should there be any still living in Hongkong please communicate with me.
I often think of the time we had during our stay. Our Regiment was a deal over the strength when they were stationed in Canton (for about 12 months) and if my memory is right, we received four or five drafts from the depot during our stay in Hongkong. Notwith. standing this, we left Kowloon or Hong- kong, officers and men, all told, only 471. We passed through deep waters out there, especially in Kowloon.
Victoria Peak has a clear space in my memory, coupled with the jolly old Blue Jacket, the signalman. This Peak proved a good place for our poor sick comrades, for they soon became convalescent, although no small job for the palanquin bearers who had to trudge up and down that narrow path, bringing to the Peak our sick men. I call to mind the fold building which stood on the side of the hill, where a detachment of the 49th Begt, lay. It
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H. Ruttonjee
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T. I. Rose
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