THE LIBRARY OF THE HONG KONG BRANCH ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY
REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1969 - 1970
A further 53 volumes of books were added to the Library during the past year, bringing the total stock to 396 volumes, excluding bound volumes of periodicals, which are mentioned separately below. Of the additions, no less than 43 were gifts, and the Branch is extremely grateful to the following donors:
Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong
(2 publications)
Diocesan Girls' School, through Miss M. B. Mansfield
(Bentham's Flora Hongkongensis, 1865, and Dunn and Tutcher's Flora of Kwangtung and Hongkong, 1912)
Mr. J. E. Noronha
(Historic Shanghai, by C. A. Montalto de Jesus, 1909)
South China Morning Post, Ltd., through the
University of Hong Kong Library (9 volumes)
Father Manuel Teixeira
(4 of his own publications on Macau)
University of Hong Kong Library
(18 volumes)
Another seven volumes were received through the Hon. Editor, having been sent as review copies to the Journal. Of the above, undoubtedly the most valuable is that by Bentham, which in spite of its publication date remains the primary source on Hong Kong flora. Another interesting addition is a Xerox copy of a rare private publication, Diary of events and the progress on Shameen, 1859 - 1938 by H.S.S. [H. Staples-Smith], made from the original now in the possession of Mr. J. W. Hayes.*
The Hon. Librarian took advantage of the sale at the Challenge Bookshop in July to purchase eight titles of Asian interest at reduced prices.
The Library continues to receive a number of valuable journals in exchange for its own publications, and a further fifteen volumes of these have been bound, bringing the total of bound volumes
* There follows on, from Mr. Ryding's report, part of a letter addressed to me by The Rt. Rev. Gilbert Baker, Bishop of Hong Kong and Macao, dated 29th September, 1969, reproduced here with his kind permission, that provides this identification. The Bishop was then on the staff of Christ Church, Shameen. Ed. (Footnote continued on opposite page)