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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
21st-H.I.H. Prince Fushimi of Japan lands 27th-Kowloon Crio et Club children's sports. 28th-Arrival of H.E. the Governor and Lady
in Hongkong:
22nd-Bandmann Co, at City Hall.
25th-Annual meeting Hongkong and Wham-
pos Dock Co., Ld.
26th-Annual Show Horticultural Society.— Annual meeting Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals.-S.S. Hongkong aground near Hainan Island.
MARCH,
2nd-Annual meeting Green Island Cement €0.—Arrival of Duke and Duchess of Manchester
6th Annual meeting Hongkong Hotel Co. Ld. 7th-Annual meeting Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. Annual meeting China Fire Insurance Co. Ld. Final Masonic dance at City Hall. 12th-H.E. Sir Matthew Nathan presented a Chinaman named Ng So-tai with Belilios medal for diving under an upturned sampan in a squall and rescuing several countrymen. -Riota occurred at Toukin, China, as the outcome of famine.
13th Annual meeting Chira and Manila S.S.
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14th-Wu Choa-obu, son of H E. Wa Ting-
fang married to Miss Ho Kai. 16th-H.K.F.C. defeated G Co. Middlesex in the semi-final for the Football Shield.- Annual meeting Geo. Fenwick and Co. L -Absolute assignment by the Hongkong High Level Tramways Co. L1. (in liquidation) of the whole of their undertaking to the Peak Tramways Co. Ld. officially sanctioned. 18th-Annual meeting Kowloon Bowling Club, 19th-Annual meeting of Volunteer Reserve Association. H.K.S.B.RG.A. sports at Kowloon,-Sanitary Commission ceased its
labours.
20th-Annual meeting Hongkong and Kow.
loon Wharf and Godown Co. 23rd-Annual Volunteer Inspection by Major
-General Broadwood, G.O.C. 25th-A Chinese gardener murders his partner
in a hut at Pokfulam.
27th-Annual meeting China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.-Annual meeting Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Ld.
28th-Dispute between members of the Lusitano Club settled. Annual meeting of City Hall shareholders,
30th-Robert Morrison Memorial meeting at
Canton. Annual meeting of Watkins, Ltd.
APRIL.
1st-Zigzag acrobats at Causeway Bay. 3rd-HE. Sir Matthew Nathan's departure
announced in the Daily Press. 4th-Death of Bishop J. N. Fitzgerald of the methodist Episcopal Church at the Civil Hospital.
6th-Royal Artillery win the Football Challenge Shield, defeating the Hongkong Football lub by three goals to twr.At Home on the Kowloon Bowling Green. Kowloon Cricketers win the Cricket hield. 8th-HE. Sir Matthew Nathan presented
prizes won at the annual shoot of C.U.S.R A.
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-Police defeat Royal Engineer juniors in
Lugard.
AUGUST,
Soldiers' Club billiard tournament.- Royal | 29th-Swearing in of His Excellency. Engineers defeat Royal Artillery in Soldiers | 31st-Return of Bantmann Opera Co. Club Football Shield by two goals to one.- Annual "At home" of Craigengower Cricket Club.-Annual meeting China Borneo Co., Ld.
29th-Hongkong Schools Sports at Happy
VaHey.
MAY.
2nd - Concert at Catholic Union. 4th-Lusitano Club Sporta.-Devonians dinner
at Hongkong Hotel. 81b-Abunal meeting Hongkong Electric Co.,
Ld.
11th Mr. T. B. Norrie
defeated Mr. H. Hancock in the Tennis Championship of the ff:K.C.C. 15th-Philharmonic Society's Concert at City Hall. Canton Nam Keung Public College arts exhibition in Hongkong 16th-Short Session of Legislative Council opened by H.E. Hon. Mr. F. H. May, Officer Administering the Government. 17th-Indian watchman murdered at Hing
Lang Street, West Point.
19th-Middlesex regiment defeated the Volun- teers in a shooting match by one point, the scores being 719-718.- Death of Mr. Wei On, solicit ir.
23rd-Legislative Council decide to open a
branch post office at Wanchai. 25th-Annual meeting, A. S. Watson and Co., Ld.-Volunteer Concert at Headquarters, 27th-Rebellion at Swatow. 28th-Disturbane s at Pakho 29th - Annual meeting Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce:-Anous! meeting "Star" Ferry Co., Ld.
3 th-Bandmann Co. at City Hall. 31st-An extraordinary meeting of shareholders |
in the Hongkong and ebanghai Banking Corporation decide to increase the capital of the Bank.
9th-119th Baluchis defeated the Middlesex team by five goals to two in the final for the Hockey Shield. 10th-A band of pirates captured in Hongkong Harbour.-New Travellers' Hotel destroyed by fire. The appointment of Sir Frederick Lugard, K.C M.G., to succeed H.E. Matthew Nathan as Governor of Hongkong officially announced.-Royal Garrison Ar. titlery sports opened at Happy Valley. 11th-Conclusion of R.G.A. sports. 13th-Annual meeting Union Insurance Socialy of Canton, Ld.- Annual meeting Chins Traders' Insurance Co-First meeting of (ymkhana Club at Happy Valley.-V.R.C. Sports at Happy Valley.-Y. M.C.A. concert in St. Andrew's Hall. 15th-Annual meeting Campbell, Moore and
Co., Ld. 17th-Annual meeting China Light and Power Co., Ld-Hongkong Steam Waterboat Co. amalgamated with Union Waterboat Co. 19th-KE. Sir Matthew Nathan pressated Inspector Gourlay and Mr. H. G. Bevan with Royal Humane Society Medals for heroism displayed in the typhoon. 20th-Presentation of the Community's address to, and departure of H.E. Sir Matthew Nathan. Hon. Mr. F. H. May sworn in as Acting-Governor.
JUNE.
1st-Gymkhana Cinb's second meeting at Happy
Valley.
2ad-Shum's re-appointment as Viceroy of
Canton confirmed.
4th-Further desertions from local police force. | 51b-Collision in the barbour between steamers
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Choising and Verona, Choising sunk. Sth - Concert at Government House, 13th-Interesting debate in Legislative Council
on the housing question. 15th-New Naval Dock opened. - Dragon bost
festival at Aberdeen. 19th-Annual meeting Victoria Recreation Club-Hon. Mr. Brewin officiates at first presentation of prizes of the Evening Con- tinuation Classes. 20th-Another interesting debate on the hour-
ing question at the Legislative Council. 21st-H. M. the King prosents Messrs. E, H. Grainger and A. M. Harvey of the Hong- kong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., L.d. with medals, for saving life in the typhoon of September 18th, 1906. 22nd Quarry Bay Dock opened.—Mr. Lan Chu-pak addresses Chinese citizens at the Ko Shing theatre on the evils of dumping. 25th-Bandmann Co. at City Hall. 29th-Concert at Engineers Institute. --- An- nual meeting National Bank of Chios, Ld.
JULY.
4th-Independence Day Celebrations. 6th-Second meeting Gymkhana Club.-Kow- loon Bowling Club defeated the Police at
Lawn Bowls, 69-62.
8th Annual meeting Hongkong Philharmonic
Society.
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1st-Levée at Government House. — Collapse at
the Hongkong Hotel. 7th-Discovery of Gertrude Dayton's body on the Motengle.- Hongkong Steam Water- bat Company wound up.-Garden party at "Mountain Lodge
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8th-Annual meeting United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ld. Preliminary meeting Hong- kong Amateur Athletic Assoc`ation. 10th-Swimming races at V.R.C.
13th-Ad ette, the alleged murderer of the woman ound in a trunk aboard the Monteagle, arrested at. Ch for.
14th
Mr. R. Fonton wins the Civil Barvice Championship at lawn bowls. 17th-Volunteer Troop Gymkhana at Cause-
way Pay.
23rd-Hon. Mr. F. H. May, rector of the Hongkong College of Medicine, presents diplomas to two Chinese.
24 h-In the final singles of the Kowloon Cricket Club's tennis tournament Duncan beat Clelland and Lapsley beat Klimenack. 26th-Presentation to Mr. R. Brooks at the Kowloon Dock-Chinese fisherman murdered on Dumb Bell Island.-Marder in French Street, West Point,
29th- Annual meeting of Civil Service Club, 30th-Serins stabbing affray од the
Indrarelli.
10th-Third Middlesex polo team defeated Polo Club's team for the Royal West Kents' Cup.- A Marine Court found Captain Morrison and the officers of the 8.8. Heun,shan free from blame in the collision which occurred between that vessel and the steam launch Fook On. 11th-Bandmann Opɔra Co. at City Hall. 14th-French National Fête. 18th-Water Polo Competition opened 25th-Death of Mr. J. Mongens, Chief Board-
ing Officer.
31st-Fourth meeting of Gymkhana Club.
SEPTIMBER.
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4th-First meeting of Massr H. Price and Company Limited. P. and O. 8.3. Pera ground-doff Kowloon Point, but was shortly afterwards refloated,
5th-Arrival of Mr. K-ir Hardie, M.P.-Return of Sir Paul Chater's si ploration party from Porueo; te expedition discovered a rich coal feld. 10th-Morrison Centenary meeting at City
Hall.
26th- First case of bribery after the Commis. sion: For offering a Sanitary Inspector a bribe of $10, a boarding house keeper was sent to jail for three months. 27th-Entertainment at Wellington Barracks.
11th-Oue of the three men sentenced to death in connection with the Des Voeux Road murder, was excecuted in Victoria jail. 12th-Important decision by Mr. Hazeland reg ring the reformer, Iu Ka-sbing, whom the Chinese Anthorities sought to extradite on a charge of armed robbery. His Worship committed defendant to jail to await the further order of the Governor. 13th-Cyclonic storm does considerable damɔge
ashore and afloat.
14th-Annusl meeting Hongkong Hotel Com
pany Limited-Annual meeting Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing Company Limited.
16th-A. E. Thomas, a marine on H.M.8. Tamir won the Harbour Swim, covering the distance in 28 min. 50 secs., C. J. Cooke was second, and A. V. Birres third. 17th-H. E. the Governor's first badget address
at the Legislative Council. 18th-H.E. the Governor invests Hon. Mr. W. Chatham with the insignia of the order of C.M.G.
19th-H.E. Chang Jen-chuo, new Viceroy of Canton, landed at Hongkong" and was entertained at Government House and at the Chinese Club.-H.K.V.C. promenade concert. -Opening of V.R.C. Aquatic Sports. 21st-Opening of Peak R. Ringe by H.E. the Governor.-His Excellency later present- ed the prizes at the V.R.C. Aquatic Sports —–—– Mr. H. Smith, manager of the Cosmopolitan Dock, opened a new bowling green there. 23rd-Adsetts landed at Hongkong. -Hoa, Mr. F. H. May unvainiously reelected rector of the Hongkong College of Medicine. 24th-Adsetts charged at the Police Court with the wilful murder of Gertrude Dayton.- Annual meeting Hongkong Cricket League. Mi dlesex Regimental Sports, 25th Annual meeting Kowloon Cricket Clab. -Straits Chinese petition H.E. Sir Frederick Lugard for the releas3 of Iu Kai-shing. 26 b-Annual meeting Hongkong Football
Club.-V.R C. team win the Water Polo Shield. 27th-Annual meeting of St. Andrew's Society. Mr. W. H. Stevenson, English Billiard Champion, arrived at Hongkong —Annual meeting Craigengower Cricket Club.
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