CONSULAR
OFFICERS AT
HONG KONG
FULL LIST OF US. OFFICIALS
MR. CHARLES L. HOOVER
WAS APPOINTED ON · OCTOBER 25, 1934
The following is a complete list of the American Consular Officers in charge at Hong Kong:
Thomas W. Waldron. Consul from Nov. 15, 1843 to Sept. 8, 1844. аду He was the first consul of
He died country at Hong Kong. at Macau on September 8, 1844; and was buried there in the Pro- testant Cemetery of the East
India Company.
Frederick T. Bush, appointed Consul on July 16. 1845.
James Keenan, Consul from
1860 to June 30, 1861.
H. N. Conger, Consul from June
30, 1862 to March 31, 1865.
F. D. Williams: Vice Consul from April, 1865 to July. 1865.
Edward J. Sarge. Acting Vice Consul from Aug. 1, 1865 to Sept. 30, 1865.
Isaac J. Allen, Consul from Dec. 1885 to Sept. 1867.
C. N. Goulding. Consul from Dec. 1869 to Dec. 10. 1870.
David H. Bailey, Consul from
Dec. 10, 1870 to Sept. 19, 1877.
THE CHINA MAIL,' SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1936
(Left)-George Washington, the "Father of his Country,” was first President of the United States.
a theatrical per-
He held office from 1789 to 1797. (Right) President Abraham Lincoln. President of the United States from 1861 to 1863, was assassinated on April 15, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth while attending formance.
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Full Text Of Independence Declaration
H. S. Loring. Acting Vice Con- sul from Sept. 20. 1977 to Feb. 2. for
1879.
THEN in the course of human
events it becomes necessary! one people to dissolve the
Col. J. S. Mosby. Consul from Political bands which have con-
Feb. 3, 1879 to July 21, 1985.
R. E. Withers, Consul from July 21, 1885 to March 31, 1889.
R. E. Withers, Jr. Acting Vice Consul from March 31, 1889, to Oct. 4, 1889.
nected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the carth the separate and equal sta- Ition to which the laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to be opinions of mankind requires that they causes which
O. H. Simons. Consul from 1889 should declare the to Dec. 22, 1893,
William E. Hunt. Consul from 1993 to Sept. 10, 1897..
R. Wildman, Consul from Sept 10, 1897 to June 30, 1898.
R. Wildman, Consul General from July 1, 1898 to Dec. 31, 1900.
Mr. R. M. McLay, Manager of the local branch of the National City Bank of New-York.
1902.
abe
impel them to the separation.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men created equal, that they are en- dowed by their Creator with cer ¡tain unalienable rights. that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriv- ing their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of Govern- ment becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the People to alter or to abolish it and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organising its powers in such form, as to them
An excellent portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, made
by Mr. I. O. Jordón, on the eve of the President's 53rd birthday, an January 30 last.
AMERICAN
COMPANIES IN
HONG KONG
FULL LIST FROM
- CONSULATE
U.S. BUSINESS HOUSES APPEAR TO BE ON INCREASE
The following is a list of American firms in, Hong Kong (incorporated in US or register- ed in Shanghai): American Asiatic Underwriters, Fed. Inc. USA Asia Life Brild- ing: American Express Co, Inc., 4. Des Voeux Road, Ctl; Anderson, : Meyer & Co, Ltd. David House; Asia Life Insurance Company,[ Asia Life Building: Ault & Wiborg! (China) Ltd, 18 Connaught. Rd., Ctl: Calif.-Asia, Ltd. (Mr. O. H Ochs), 4 Wing Hing Street: The Chase Bank, 15 Queen's Road, Ctl: Chinese-American Trading Co. 16 Queen's Kd. Ctl: Commercial & Credit In- formation Bureau, 9, Ice House Street; Connell Bros. and Com- pany, Ltd., David House; Robert Dollar & Company, Pedder. Blág.;! Dodge & Seymour (China) Ltd, French Bank Bldg.; Eastman- Kodak Company, Asia Life Bldg.:| L Everett, Inc. (Tbos. J. Pater- son). Queen's Eldg.; Fox Film! Corporation, King's Theatre Bldg.: Insurance Co. of North America, Bank of E Asia Bldg.:. Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, of China (M. I Davis), Shell House; Muller & Phipps (China) Ltd, 22 Queen's Road Cit.; National Aniline & Chemical Co. USA, H. & S Bark Eldg.; National City Bank of New York, 2 Queen's Road, Ctl: Paramount Films of China, Inc. Asiatic Bldg-; Peacock Motion Picture Corp'n Asia Life Bldg.; RCA Victor Co. of China, 745 Nathan Road: Singer Sewing Machine Co., 12 Pedder Street; Standard-Vacuum Corpor stion, Union Bldg.; States Steam- Bldg-; ship Company, Asiatic Swan, Culbertson & Fritz, H. & S. Bk. Bldg.; The Texas Company (China) Ltd, Asia Life Eldg.; White-Chao Co. Inc., China Bldg.; Warner Bros. 1st National Pie- tures. (China) Inc., King's Theatre Bldg., and West Coast Life In- surance Co., Bornemann & Co. Agents, Prince's Bldg.
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shall seem most likely to effect to them and formidable to tyrants troops among us. For protecting the most humble terms. Our re-
only.
Atje
time to time
distinguished destruction of all [ages,
sexes and conditions. In every stages of these oppressions we have petitioned for redress in
their safety and happiness.
them by a mock trial from peated petitions have been Prudence, indeed, "will dictate
any murders swered only by repeated injury. "He has called together legisla-punishment for that Governments long established: should not be changed for light tive bodies at places unusual, un-which they should commit on in-A prince, whose character is thus Farmarked by every apt which may and transient causes; and accord- comfortable, and distant from the habitants of these States ingly all experience hath shewn depository of their public re-cutting off our trade with all define a tyrant, is unit to be the For impas-ruler of a free people. Nor have sole purpose of parts of the world. that mankind are more disposed cords, for the to suffer, while evils are suffer-fatiguing them into compliance ing taxes on us without our con-we been wanting in attentions to sent. Far depriving us in many our British brethren. We have able, than to right themselves by with his measures. abolishing the forms to which "He has dissolved Representa-cases of the benefits of trial by warned them from First Consul General, he was lost they are accustomed. But when live Houses repeatedly, for oppos-jury. For trial for pretended of of attempts, by their legislature We have remind- With his family on the s.s. Rio de la long train of abuses and usuring with manly firmness his in-fences: For transporting us be to extend an unwarrantable juris-
Fond 8e38, abolishing the diction over us. Janeiro on March 21, 1901.
pations, pursuing inviably the vasions on the rights of people.
"He has refused for a long free system of English laws in aed them of the circumstances of W. E. Aldrich. In charge from same object, evidences à design to Jan. 1, 1901 to Mar. 19, 1901.
reduce them under absolute des- time, after such dissolutions, to neighbouring province, establish our emigration and settlement W. A. Rublee, Consul General potism, it is their right, it is their cause others.to be elected: where-ing therein an arbitrary govern-here. We have appealed to their from-Mar. 19, 1901 to Oct: 31, duty, to throw off such Govern- by the legislative powers, incapment, and enlarging its bon-native justice and magnanimity, ment, and to provide new guards able of annihilation, have redaries so as to render it at once and we have conjured them by John H. Bacon, In charge from for their future security. Such turned to the people at large for an example and fit instrument for the ties of our common kindred introducing the same absolute to disavow these usurpations, Nov. 1, 1902 to March 1, 1908. has been the patient sufferance of their exercise; the State remain-
Gen. Edw. S. Bragg, Consul these Colonies; and such is now ing in the meantime exposed tozale into these Colonies. For which would inevitably interrupt General from Mar. 1, 1903 to Feb. the necessity which constrains all the dangers of invasion from taking away our charters, abolish our connections and correspond- them to alter their. former without, and convulsions within, ing most valuable laws and alter-dende. They too have been deaf 15, 1906.
Wilbur Gracey, Vice Consul systems of Government. The his "He has endeavoured to pre-ing fundamentally the forms of to the voice of justice and of con these our Governments. For suspend-sanguinity. We must, therefore, General from Feb. 16, 1906 to May tory of the present King of Great gent, the population ot 14, 1906.
Britain is a history of repeated States: for that, purpose obstruc-ing our own legislatures, and de acquiesce in the necessity, which Amos P. Wilder, Consul General injuries and usurpations, all having the laws for naturalisation of claring themselves invested with denounces our separation, and refusing
to pass
to legislate for us in all hold them, as we hold the rest of nankind, enemies in wär, in peace from May 14, 1906 to Apr. 15, ing in direct object the establish-foreigners;
friends. 1909. Father of the author, ent of an absolute tyranny over others to encourage their migra cases whatsoever.
"He has abdicated Government Thornton Wilder, he is now living these: States. To prove this, let tion hither, and raising the con-
"We therefore, the representa- facts be submitted to a candid ditions of new, appropriations of here by declaring us out of his in Connecticut
protection and waging war tives of the United States of Stoart J. Fuller, Vice Consul world.
America in General Congress 25- "He has, refused his assent tol "He has, obstructed the ad-against us. General from Apr. 16, 1909 to
laws, the most wholesome andministration of justice, by refus "He has plundered our seas, sembled, appealing to the Su- Dec. 9, 1909:
ing his assent to laws for estab-ravaged our coasts, burnt our preme Judge of the world for the W. A. Rublee, Consul General necessary for the public good.
"He has forbidden his Govern-lishing judiciary powers, j towas, and destroyed the lives of rectitude of our intentions, co, in from Dec. 9, 1909 to Apr. 15, 1910.)
the name and by authority of the “He has made judges dependent our people. He died in Hong Kong on April nors to pass laws of immediate
and pressing importance, unless on his will alone, for the tenure "He is at this time transport-good people of these Colonies, *15, 1910.
Stuart J. Fuller, Vice Consul suspended in their operation till of their offices, and the amounting large armies of foreign mer-solemnly publish and
cenaries to complete the work of that these United Colonies are General from Apr. 15, 1910 to bis assent should be obtained, and payment of their salaries.
and when so suspended, he has "He has erected a multitude of death, desolation and tyranny al- and of right ought to be, free and Aug. 15, 1910.
and sent hither ready begun with circumstances independent States; that they are Algar E. Carleton, Vice Consul utterly neglected to attend to new offices,
SWATDIS, of officers to harass our of cruelty and perfidy scarcely absolved from all allegiance to General from Aug. 15, 1910 to them. Sept. 13, 1910.
"He has refused to pass other people, and eat out their sub-parallelled in the most barbarous the British Crown, and that all ages, and totally unworthy of the political connection between them and the State of Great Britain' is George E. Anderson, Consul laws for the accommodation of stance,
"He has kept among us, in head of a civilised nation. General from Sept. 13, 1910 to large districts of people, unless
those people would relinquish the times of peace, standing arm "He has constrained our fellow and ought to be totally dissolved; Apr. 21, 1920.
the without the consent of our legis citizens taken captive on the high and that as free and independent Leighton Hope, Vice Consul right of representation" in
a right inestimable latures.
seas to bear arms against their States, they have full power to from Apr. 21, 1920 to Nov. 21, legislature,
(Continued in néit Column).... "He has affected to render the country, to become the execution-levy war, conclude peace, contract establish commerce, anders of their friends and brethren, alliances,
or to fall themselves by their and to do all other acts and things which independent. States may of
1920.
William E. Gale, Consul General
lands.
power
military independent of superior to the civil power. from Nov. 21, 1920 to Aug. 31, Feb. 16, 1930 to Apr. 6, 1931
hers hands Douglas Jenkins, Consul Gen- "He has combined with *1924
A. C. Carleton, Consul from eral from Apr. 7, 1981 to June 30, to subject us to a
foreign to our constituti Aug. 31, 1924 to Aug. 12, 1925, 1934.
Roger Culver Tredwell, Consul LE Gourley, Consul from Jaly, unacknowledged by
giving his assent to General from Aug 12, 1925 to 1, 1934 to Oct. 24, 1984
Chas. L. Hoover, Consul Gen-jpretended legislation
· Feb, 15, 1930.**
[tering large bodie Harold Shantz, Consul from eral from Oct. 25, 1834.
declare,!
"He has excited domestic in-right do. And for the support of arrections amongst us, and has this declaration, with a firm re-t
voured to bring on the in-liance on the protection of Divine bitents of our friers the Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fors Indian savagez, whore own rule of warfare is an matures, July 4, 1776.
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