2.--The proceedings of the High Court of the Ancient Order of Foresters
opened at the Agricultural Hall, Norwich. The delegates had been
received on July 31st by Sir Charles and Lady Gilman at St. Andrew's
Hall. A _fete_ took place at Catton Park on the 2nd, and a garden party
was given at Hellesdon House by Sir Harry and Lady Bullard on the 3rd.
3.--A fire occurred on Ringland Hills. It extended over an area of
between seven and eight acres, and destroyed many trees in the adjoining
plantation.
6.--Great damage was done by a fire which occurred at Cullingford's paper
mills, St. Martin's Plain, Norwich.
12.--Relays of cyclists belonging to the four battalions of the Norfolk
Volunteer Infantry Brigade, conveyed a message from Lynn to Yarmouth,
_via_ Norwich and Brandon, and back, a distance of 162 miles in 12 hours
55 minutes. The cyclists carried their usual equipment, which included
rifle and bayonet, water bottle, and haversack.
--A fire occurred on premises in Denmark Street, Diss, and caused damage
estimated at 6,000.
18.--The Mayor of Norwich (Sir Charles R. Gilman) received honour of
knighthood at the hands of the Queen at Osborne House.
20.--The Wayside Chapel at Houghton St. Giles' was opened. The building,
which had been used at a barn, is an interesting example of the
transition from the Decorated to the Perpendicular style. It was built
about 1380, and had become by purchase the property of Miss Boyd, of
Kilburn, a wealthy Roman Catholic lady, who undertook its restoration. A
party of "pilgrims" from London formed a procession at Walsingham, and
headed by a crucifix and lighted tapers, and attended by a priest, walked
to the chapel, where a private service was held.
31.--The China Cup, won at the Bisley meeting by a team of Norfolk
Volunteers, was ceremoniously handed over to the custody of the Mayor
(Sir Charles R. Gilman) at the Castle Museum, Norwich. The Cup was first
won by Norfolk in 1877.