The week just concluded has been a dull one both Socially and commercially. The last two days have also been damp and gloomy, but the rain, though welcome as a dust layer and garden refresher, has not been in Suflicient quantity to perceptibly improve our storage of water, though there has been fan arrest of evaporation. This morning is also dull and gloomy, with a thick mist lying on the hills, good for the vegetation Dut rather depressing.
The Engineers' Ball.
Another Ball was held in the City Hall Inst night. Tt was, given by the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong, and like the Caledanian Ball, has becom" an annual! event. It was largely attended and was a decided e unpleasant weather, naking the streets sloppy and everything uncomfortable. Tnside the City H sxything was bright and cheerful, however, and the decorations, thong able and unpretentious, were tasteful and etivctive. The great halls and il nted that, ight, they requ nothing in the way of festooning, as was formerly the fashion.
Hongkong Benevolent Society.
The Hongkong Benevolent Society advertise fo the Sth January, 1902, a (lof the funds of the ch. This is quite anew departure, for the method for raising funds in this cause ha hitherto been by lo or otherwise, As the Hongkong community in veneral never seem to get too much lancing, no doubt. this subscription dance will be well patronised.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.