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The user wants me to proofread OCR output of a historical record from Hong Kong. The text appears to be a list of widows/orphans with dates, names, departments, and some numerical data (likely pension amounts or similar). The OCR has many errors: broken lines, misread characters, missing spaces, garbled text.

I need to reconstruct this into proper Markdown. The data looks like a table: each entry has a date, name of widow/orphan, deceased husband's name and department, then some numbers (maybe pension amounts, dates of birth/death?). The numbers at the bottom seem to correspond to each entry.

Let me analyze the structure. The first part lists dates and "Widow of X, late of Y Department". Then there are dates of birth? Then names of widows, then numbers.

It seems like a register of pensioners or dependents. The OCR has mixed up the columns. I need to reconstruct a table.

First, I'll parse the entries. The first block:

3rd July, 1928. 19th July, 1928. 30th July, 1928. 5th August, 1928. 16th August, 1928.

Widow of Joseph Bartlett Addison, late of Medical Department, a]

Widow of Arthur William Hill, late of Supreme Court,...............

Widow of Cheong Wai-lai, Inte of Education Department,

Widow of William George Gerranil, late of Police Department,..

Widow of Abdoola Ben Suffizal, late of Supreme Court, Widow of Lo King-i, late of Harbour Department....... Widow of Wong Man-wa, late of Bacteriological Institute, Widow of Ip Kun-king, late of Post Oflice,

Widow of Tune Chup-lini, late of District Office, Nortli, Widow of Li Wing-yin, late of Education Department, Widow of Ng Ping-n, late of Police Department,

Widow of Wong Wing-kwong, late of Imports and Exports. Dept., Widow of Heary Thomas Jackman, late of Public Works Dept., Widow of Johain Alexander Stranbe, late of Prison Department,

27th August, 1928, | Widow of Tseng Ping Nam, late of Official Receiver's Office........... 26th September, 1928, | Widow of Tam Chuk-kai, late of Education Department,

25th October, 1928. 13th December, 1928. 23rd Dec., 1928. 4th Jan., 1929. 5th Feb., 1929, 10th March, 1929.

14th April, 1929. 13th May, 1929, 22nd May, 1929, 27th May, 1929, 25th May, 1929. 8th June, 1929. 18th Aug., 1929. 29th Aug., 1929. 20th Oct., 1929, 26th Oet, 1929, 10th Nov., 1929. 15th Nov., 1929. 10th Dec., 1929, 27th Dec., 1929. 15th January, 1930.

Then more widows:

Widow of Manuel Jono Duarte Alves, late of Imports and Exports Office.

Widow of Robert Charles Witchell, late of Sanitary Department, Widow of Cheung-kam, late of Kowloon-Canton Railway. Widow of Chan Ting-in, late of Stamp Office.................. Widow of Dr. John Bell, late of Medical Department, Widow of Lai Shin-fuk, lute of Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, Widow of George Richard Field, late of Prison Department,. Widow of Leung Sze, late of Kowloon-Canton Railway,

Widow of Segismundo. Vietor dos Remedios, late of Post Office, Widow of Chan Tung, late of Kowloon-Canton Railway, Orphan of Patrick Lunigan, late of Imports and Exporis Dept., Willow of Leung Tai, late of Kowloon-Canton Railway, Widow of Chao Ming chai, late of Education Department, Widow of Tang Cho, late of Kowloon-Canton Railway, Widow of Cheng Cheuk-hin, late of Public Works Department, Widow of Lai Chin-ki, late of Police Department, Widow of Etelvino Garcia, late of Post Û¦ĥee...................... Widow of Lai Pui-yan, late of Education Department, Widow of Hon Kam-ting, late of Public Works Department, Widow of Frank Douglas Probert, late of Police Department, Widow of Li Piu, late of Kowloon-Canton Railway, Widow of Ng Tsoi-chung, late of District Office, South, Widow of Young Pui-lau, late of Kowloon-Canton Railway,

Then dates of birth?:

24th May, 1874.

25th December, 1871.

29th January, 1903.

12th August, 1884.

20th October, 1866. 15th May, 1899. 19th February, 1897. 10th October, 1893. 14th November, 1899. 10th Angust, 1883. 3rd August, 1882. 14th October, 1898.

11th Sept., 1882. 20th October, 1875,

3rd September, 1901, 6th Augusı, 1898.

6th December, 1889, 27th March, 1883. 29th February, 1896. 28th August, 1904. 27th April, 1859. 15th June, 1889. 18th May, 1887. 22nd June, 1888,

21st Sept., 1863, 17th Sept., 1985. 2nd February, 1926.

15th May, 1881. 23rd Nov., 1877. 19th July, 1895. 22nd Dec., 1983. 2nd August, 1905. 21st August, 1901. 10th February, 1869. 4th September, 1906.

16th April, 1908. 6th October, 1902. 4th June, 1892, 20th June, 1596.

Then names of widows:

Marie Mauricia Addison,.

2,681

150 7

Emily Flora Hill,

85 19

908

16 6

9

27th February, 1928.

17th March, 1928.

Chau San-chan,

2,159

380,63

Do.

Elizabeth Aune Potter

Gerrard,

120

3

471

27th March, 1928.

8 10 9

Hazarah Suffiad.................................

77

789.97

Wong Lai-wah,

K

1,910

-----

306.12

Li Ngao,

1.668

DRAKAN

427.13

Li Siu-boug,

1,268

450.15

6th April, 1928. 13th May, 1928. 24th May, 1928.

Do.

Tsoi Wai-ching,

Ho Mo-kit,

3,343

169.22

6th June, 192×,

2,046

273.04

To So (NgTo-shi),

1,889

246.37

Chow Kuy,..................

1,515

71.43

Dorothy Jackman,

1,078

239 14 2

Leung Choi-kum.............

93

138.52

Tseung Li Yuck-C'hi ulins,

Li Sau-lan,

2,219

Li Po-yuk,

2,125

36.52 502.47

Магін Спгіпo Ribeiro

Alves,

1,208

727.18

27th September, 1929,

Violet Lizzie Witchell,.

Kwok Mau-yuk,

764 3,02%❘

128 7 2

20th October, 1928,

Ip Muu-ching,

2,512

193.79 317.72

Annie Elizabeth Bell,

237

202 +

3

Ip Sui-foon,

2,012

186.88

Norul Field,

1,578

70

Li Kwai,

1,971 |

186.62

Guilhermina Maria dos

Remedios,

444

Young Di

3,029

149,60 76.68

George Robert Lanigan,

1,913

109

2

2

Lui Kiu, ...........................

3,060

70.56

D Shin-yee,

2,041

37.84

Wong Lai,

3,017

319,38

Cheng Ma-mui.

968

*85.63

Lui Pun (lui Iu.

2,165

128.87

Albertina Garcia,

2,374

19.24

Lai Leung-40.....................

1,351

566.21

Wan Sui-lan,

3,076

235.41

Alice Probert,

2,819 | 66

Wong Ngan.

3,009

78.53

Chan Sui-ming,

1,541

Chu Yuen-yung.

3,248

228,74 6.12

295

This is messy. It appears to be a table with columns: Date of Award? Name of Widow/Orphan, Deceased Husband's Name, Department, Date of Birth of Widow?, Amount? The numbers at the end might be pension amounts.

Given the complexity, I think the best is to reconstruct as a table with columns: Date, Widow/Orphan Name, Deceased Husband, Department, Widow's DOB, Amount1, Amount2, etc. But the OCR doesn't align clearly.

Alternatively, maybe it's a list of entries each with multiple lines. The first set of dates (3rd July 1928 etc.) might be dates of death of the husband? Or dates of award? Then the widows' names appear later with numbers.

Let's count entries. First block: 15 entries? Let's list:

1. Widow of Joseph Bartlett Addison, late of Medical Department
2. Widow of Arthur William Hill, late of Supreme Court
3. Widow of Cheong Wai-lai, late of Education Department
4. Widow of William George Gerranil, late of Police Department
5. Widow of Abdoola Ben Suffizal, late of Supreme Court
6. Widow of Lo King-i, late of Harbour Department
7. Widow of Wong Man-wa, late of Bacteriological Institute
8. Widow of Ip Kun-king, late of Post Office
9. Widow of Tune Chup-lini, late of District Office, North
10. Widow of Li Wing-yin, late of Education Department
11. Widow of Ng Ping-n, late of Police Department
12. Widow of Wong Wing-kwong, late of Imports and Exports Dept.
13. Widow of Heary Thomas Jackman, late of Public Works Dept.
14. Widow of Johain Alexander Stranbe, late of Prison Department
15. Widow of Tseng Ping Nam, late of Official Receiver's Office (27th August 1928)
16. Widow of Tam Chuk-kai, late of Education Department (26th September 1928)

Then more dates: 25th Oct 1928, 13th Dec 1928, 23rd Dec 1928, 4th Jan 1929, 5th Feb 1929, 10th Mar 1929, 14th Apr 1929, 13th May 1929, 22nd May 1929, 27th May 1929, 25th May 1929, 8th Jun 1929, 18th Aug 1929, 29th Aug 1929, 20th Oct 1929, 26th Oct 1929, 10th Nov 1929, 15th Nov 1929, 10th Dec 1929, 27th Dec 1929, 15th Jan 1930. That's 21 dates. But only 16 widows listed? Actually the second block adds more widows:

1. Widow of Manuel Jono Duarte Alves, late of Imports and Exports Office
2. Widow of Robert Charles Witchell, late of Sanitary Department
3. Widow of Cheung-kam, late of Kowloon-Canton Railway
4. Widow of Chan Ting-in, late of Stamp Office
5. Widow of Dr. John Bell, late of Medical Department
6. Widow of Lai Shin-fuk, late of Secretariat for Chinese Affairs
7. Widow of George Richard Field, late of Prison Department
8. Widow of Leung Sze, late of Kowloon-Canton Railway
9. Widow of Segismundo Vietor dos Remedios, late of Post Office
10. Widow of Chan Tung, late of Kowloon-Canton Railway
11. Orphan of Patrick Lunigan, late of Imports and Exports Dept.
12. Widow of Leung Tai, late of Kowloon-Canton Railway
13. Widow of Chao Ming chai, late of Education Department
14. Widow of Tang Cho, late of Kowloon-Canton Railway
15. Widow of Cheng Cheuk-hin, late of Public Works Department
16. Widow of Lai Chin-ki, late of Police Department
17. Widow of Etelvino Garcia, late of Post Office
18. Widow of Lai Pui-yan, late of Education Department
19. Widow of Hon Kam-ting, late of Public Works Department
20. Widow of Frank Douglas Probert, late of Police Department
21. Widow of Li Piu, late of Kowloon-Canton Railway
22. Widow of Ng Tsoi-chung, late of District Office, South
23. Widow of Young Pui-lau, late of Kowloon-Canton Railway

That's 39 entries. The dates at top: first 5 dates (3rd July, 19th July, 30th July, 5th Aug, 16th Aug 1928) maybe correspond to first 5 entries? Then 27th Aug, 26th Sep for next two. Then a list of 21 dates from 25th Oct 1928 to 15th Jan 1930. That totals 5+2+21=28 dates. But we have 39 entries. So maybe the dates are not one per entry.

Alternatively, the dates might be the date of death of the husband? Or date of award of pension? The numbers at the bottom include dates like 27th February 1928, 17th March 1928, 27th March 1928, 6th April 1928, 13th May 1928, 24th May 1928, 6th June 1928, 27th September 1929, 20th October 1928. These could be dates of birth of widows? But some are in 1928, which is same year as award.

The numbers like 2,681, 150 7, 85 19, 908, 16 6, 9, 2,159, 380,63, 120, 3, 471, 8 10 9, 77, 789.97, 1,910, 306.12, 1.668, 427.13, 1,268, 450.15, 3,343, 169.22, 2,046, 273.04, 1,889, 246.37, 1,515, 71.43, 1,078, 239 14 2, 93, 138.52, 2,219, 2,125, 36.52 502.47, 1,208, 727.18, 764 3,02%❘, 128 7 2, 2,512, 193.79 317.72, 237, 202 + 3, 2,012, 186.88, 1,578, 70, 1,971, 186.62, 444, 3,029, 149,60 76.68, 1,913, 109, 2, 2, 3,060, 70.56, 2,041, 37.84, 3,017, 319,38, 968, *85.63, 2,165, 128.87, 2,374, 19.24, 1,351, 566.21, 3,076, 235.41, 2,819, 66, 3,009, 78.53, 1,541, 3,248, 228,74 6.12, 295.

These look like monetary amounts (maybe annual pension). Some have two numbers.

Given the difficulty, perhaps the original document is a table with columns: Date of Award, Name of Widow/Orphan, Name of Deceased Officer, Department, Date of Birth of Widow, Annual Pension, etc. But the OCR has scrambled the columns.

Since the user wants me to proofread and output Markdown, I should try to reconstruct a clean table. However, without clear alignment, it's risky. Maybe the best is to present the data as a list of entries with the information parsed as best as possible, preserving the original structure.

The user said: "Reconstruct tabular data using Markdown table syntax." So I must attempt a table.

Let me try to align the first block. The first five dates: 3rd July, 19th July, 30th July, 5th August, 16th August 1928. Then five widows? Actually there are 5 dates and then 5 widows? But the text shows 5 dates then a list of widows starting with "Widow of Joseph Bartlett Addison...". That list includes many widows. Maybe the dates are the dates of death of the husbands? But the first date is 3rd July 1928, and the first widow is of Joseph Bartlett Addison. Could be the date of death.

But then there are more dates: 27th August 1928, 26th September 1928. Then a long list of dates from 25th Oct 1928 to 15th Jan 1930. That's 21 dates. Then another block of widows (from Manuel Jono Duarte Alves to Young Pui-lau). That's 23 widows? Let's count: from Manuel to Young Pui-lau: I counted 23. 21 dates for 23 widows? Not matching.

Maybe the dates are the dates of application or award. The second block of widows might correspond to the long list of dates. But there are 21 dates and 23 widows. Hmm.

Alternatively, the long list of dates might be the dates of birth of the widows? But they are in 1928-1930, which is too recent for birth dates (the birth dates later are in 1800s). So those are likely award dates.

The birth dates are listed later: 24th May 1874, 25th Dec 1871, etc. Those are 39 dates? Let's count: there are many lines of dates. They might correspond to the 39 widows.

Then the names of widows: Marie Mauricia Addison, Emily Flora Hill, Chau San-chan, Elizabeth Aune Potter Gerrard, Hazarah Suffiad, Wong Lai-wah, Li Ngao, Li Siu-boug, Tsoi Wai-ching, Ho Mo-kit, To So (Ng To-shi), Chow Kuy, Dorothy Jackman, Leung Choi-kum, Tseung Li Yuck-C'hi ulins, Li Sau-lan, Li Po-yuk, Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves, Violet Lizzie Witchell, Kwok Mau-yuk, Ip Muu-ching, Annie Elizabeth Bell, Ip Sui-foon, Norul Field, Li Kwai, Guilhermina Maria dos Remedios, Young Di, George Robert Lanigan, Lui Kiu, D Shin-yee, Wong Lai, Cheng Ma-mui, Lui Pun (lui Iu), Albertina Garcia, Lai Leung-40, Wan Sui-lan, Alice Probert, Wong Ngan, Chan Sui-ming, Chu Yuen-yung. That's 39 names. Good.

So we have 39 entries. Each entry likely has: Date of Award (from the first set of dates?), Deceased Husband Name and Department, Widow's Name, Widow's Date of Birth, Pension Amount(s).

But the first set of dates (the award dates) are not 39. There are 5 + 2 + 21 = 28 dates. Maybe some entries share the same award date? Or the first 5 dates correspond to first 5 entries, next 2 to next 2, and the 21 dates correspond to the next 21 entries? That would be 28 entries, but we have 39. The remaining 11 entries might have award dates not listed? Or the long list of dates includes duplicates? Let's count the long list: from 25th Oct 1928 to 15th Jan 1930. I'll count: 25th Oct, 13th Dec, 23rd Dec, 4th Jan 1929, 5th Feb, 10th Mar, 14th Apr, 13th May, 22nd May, 27th May, 25th May, 8th Jun, 18th Aug, 29th Aug, 20th Oct, 26th Oct, 10th Nov, 15th Nov, 10th Dec, 27th Dec, 15th Jan 1930. That's 21 dates. So total award dates = 5+2+21 = 28. But we have 39 widows. Perhaps the first 5 dates are for the first 5 widows, next 2 for next 2, and the 21 dates for the next 21, total 28. The remaining 11 widows (from the second block) might have award dates not shown? But the second block of widows starts with "Widow of Manuel Jono Duarte Alves..." and there are 23 widows there. Actually the first block had 16 widows (up to Tam Chuk-kai). Then the second block has 23 widows. Total 39. The award dates: first 5 dates for first 5 widows? But first block has 16 widows. So maybe the first 5 dates are not award dates but something else.

Let's look at the numbers after the widow names: "Marie Mauricia Addison, 2,681 150 7". That could be pension amount. "Emily Flora Hill, 85 19 908 16 6 9". That's messy.

Maybe the document is a register with columns: No., Date of Award, Name of Widow, Name of Deceased Officer, Department, Date of Birth of Widow, Annual Pension, etc. The OCR has lost the column structure.

Given the time, I think the best approach is to present the data as a structured list, grouping each widow with her details as they appear in the text, correcting obvious OCR errors, and using a table for each entry? But the user wants a table for tabular data.

I'll attempt to create a table with columns: Award Date, Widow Name, Deceased Husband, Department, Widow DOB, Amount1, Amount2, Notes. But I need to map the data.

Let me try to parse sequentially. The text seems to be in sections:

Section 1: List of award dates (maybe).

Section 2: List of deceased officers and departments.

Section 3: List of widows' birth dates.

Section 4: List of widows' names and pension amounts.

But the OCR has interleaved them.

Maybe the original document is a table with rows for each widow, and columns: Date of Award, Name of Widow, Name of Deceased Officer, Department, Date of Birth of Widow, Annual Pension, Remarks. The OCR read it column by column? That would explain why all dates are together, then all names, etc.

If that's the case, then the first column (Date of Award) has 39 entries. But we only see 28 dates. However, the birth dates column has 39 entries (the long list of dates in 1800s). The widow names column has 39 entries. The deceased officer column has 39 entries (the two blocks of "Widow of ..."). The department is part of that. The pension amounts column has many numbers.

Let's count the deceased officer entries: first block 16, second block 23 = 39. Good.

Widow names: 39.

Birth dates: let's count the birth date lines. They are listed as:

24th May, 1874.

25th December, 1871.

29th January, 1903.

12th August, 1884.

20th October, 1866.

15th May, 1899.

19th February, 1897.

10th October, 1893.

14th November, 1899.

10th August, 1883.

3rd August, 1882.

14th October, 1898.

11th Sept., 1882.

20th October, 1875.

3rd September, 1901.

6th August, 1898.

6th December, 1889.

27th March, 1883.

29th February, 1896.

28th August, 1904.

27th April, 1859.

15th June, 1889.

18th May, 1887.

22nd June, 1888.

21st Sept., 1863.

17th Sept., 1985. (likely 1885)

2nd February, 1926.

15th May, 1881.

23rd Nov., 1877.

19th July, 1895.

22nd Dec., 1983. (likely 1883)

2nd August, 1905.

21st August, 1901.

10th February, 1869.

4th September, 1906.

16th April, 1908.

6th October, 1902.

4th June, 1892.

20th June, 1596. (likely 1896)

That's 39 dates. Perfect.

Now the award dates: we have 28 dates. But there should be 39. Perhaps the award dates are only for some? Or the first column is not award date but something else. The first dates (3rd July 1928, etc.) might be the date of death of the officer? Let's check: Joseph Bartlett Addison died 3rd July 1928? Possibly. Arthur William Hill died 19th July 1928? Cheong Wai-lai died 30th July 1928? William George Gerranil died 5th August 1928? Abdoola Ben Suffizal died 16th August 1928? Then Lo King-i died 27th August 1928? Wong Man-wa died 26th September 1928? But the text says "27th August, 1928, | Widow of Tseng Ping Nam" and "26th September, 1928, | Widow of Tam Chuk-kai". So those two have explicit dates. The first five dates are just listed without names. Then the next two have names. Then a list of 21 dates without names. Then the second block of widows without dates. So maybe the first 5 dates correspond to the first 5 widows in the first block? But the first block has 16 widows. The first 5 widows: Addison, Hill, Cheong, Gerranil, Suffizal. Then the next two: Lo King-i, Wong Man-wa? But the dates for those are 27th Aug and 26th Sep? But the text shows those dates with Tseng Ping Nam and Tam Chuk-kai. So maybe the first 5 dates are for the first 5 widows, then the next two dates are for the 6th and 7th widows? But the 6th and 7th widows in the first block are Lo King-i and Wong Man-wa? Actually the first block list: after Suffizal, it says "Widow of Lo King-i, late of Harbour Department....... Widow of Wong Man-wa, late of Bacteriological Institute, Widow of Ip Kun-king, late of Post Oflice, Widow of Tune Chup-lini, late of District Office, Nortli, Widow of Li Wing-yin, late of Education Department, Widow of Ng Ping-n, late of Police Department, Widow of Wong Wing-kwong, late of Imports and Exports. Dept., Widow of Heary Thomas Jackman, late of Public Works Dept., Widow of Johain Alexander Stranbe, late of Prison Department,". That's 10 more widows (Lo, Wong, Ip, Tune, Li, Ng, Wong, Heary, Johain). Then "27th August, 1928, | Widow of Tseng Ping Nam, late of Official Receiver's Office........... 26th September, 1928, | Widow of Tam Chuk-kai, late of Education Department,". So Tseng and Tam are additional. So first block has 5 (first five) + 10 + 2 = 17? Let's count precisely:

1. Joseph Bartlett Addison
2. Arthur William Hill
3. Cheong Wai-lai
4. William George Gerranil
5. Abdoola Ben Suffizal
6. Lo King-i
7. Wong Man-wa
8. Ip Kun-king
9. Tune Chup-lini
10. Li Wing-yin
11. Ng Ping-n
12. Wong Wing-kwong
13. Heary Thomas Jackman
14. Johain Alexander Stranbe
15. Tseng Ping Nam (27th Aug)
16. Tam Chuk-kai (26th Sep)

That's 16. Good.

Now the award dates: first five dates (3rd Jul, 19th Jul, 30th Jul, 5th Aug, 16th Aug) likely correspond to the first five widows. Then the next two dates (27th Aug, 26th Sep) correspond to the 15th and 16th widows? But what about widows 6-14? They have no award dates listed. Then the long list of 21 dates (25th Oct 1928 to 15th Jan 1930) might correspond to the second block of 23 widows? But 21 vs 23. Maybe two of the second block have award dates not listed? Or the long list includes some for the first block's missing 9 widows? But the long list starts 25th Oct 1928, which is after 26th Sep 1928. The first block's missing widows (6-14) would have award dates between 16th Aug and 27th Aug? But the long list starts in October. So maybe the award dates for widows 6-14 are not shown. The long list of 21 dates might be for the second block's first 21 widows, and the last 2 widows have no award dates? But the second block has 23 widows. Let's count second block:

1. Manuel Jono Duarte Alves
2. Robert Charles Witchell
3. Cheung-kam
4. Chan Ting-in
5. Dr. John Bell
6. Lai Shin-fuk
7. George Richard Field
8. Leung Sze
9. Segismundo Vietor dos Remedios
10. Chan Tung
11. Patrick Lunigan (Orphan)
12. Leung Tai
13. Chao Ming chai
14. Tang Cho
15. Cheng Cheuk-hin
16. Lai Chin-ki
17. Etelvino Garcia
18. Lai Pui-yan
19. Hon Kam-ting
20. Frank Douglas Probert
21. Li Piu
22. Ng Tsoi-chung
23. Young Pui-lau

23 widows. The long list of award dates has 21 entries. So maybe the first two of the second block (Alves and Witchell) have award dates from the first block's missing? But the first block's missing are 9 widows. Not matching.

Alternatively, the award dates might be the date of death of the officer. For the first block, the first five officers died on those dates. The next nine officers (6-14) died on dates not listed. Then Tseng died 27th Aug, Tam died 26th Sep. For the second block, the officers died on the 21 dates listed. But there are 23 officers. So two officers' death dates not listed.

But the text says "Widow of X, late of Y Department" - "late of" indicates deceased. The date before each might be the date of death. In the first block, the first five dates are just listed, then the widows are listed without dates. Then "27th August, 1928, | Widow of Tseng Ping Nam" - that suggests the date is associated with Tseng. Similarly "26th September, 1928, | Widow of Tam Chuk-kai". Then a list of dates without names. Then the second block of widows without dates. So perhaps the list of dates after Tam Chuk-kai are the dates of death for the second block officers, but there are 21 dates for 23 officers. Maybe the first two officers of the second block (Alves and Witchell) have death dates among the first block's missing? Unclear.

Given the ambiguity, I think the safest is to present the data as a list of records, each containing the fields we can identify, and note uncertainties. But the user wants a table. I'll create a table with columns: Date (of death/award), Widow/Orphan Name, Deceased Officer, Department, Widow's Date of Birth, Pension Amount(s). I'll align based on the order of appearance: the deceased officers list (39), the widow names list (39), the birth dates list (39), and the pension amounts list (39 groups). The award/death dates list has only 28, so I'll leave blank for missing.

Let's index the deceased officers in order as they appear in the text (first block then second block). That gives 39 officers.

The widow names appear in the same order? The widow names list: Marie Mauricia Addison (wife of Joseph Bartlett Addison), Emily Flora Hill (wife of Arthur William Hill), Chau San-chan (wife of Cheong Wai-lai?), Elizabeth Aune Potter Gerrard (wife of William George Gerranil?), Hazarah Suffiad (wife of Abdoola Ben Suffizal), Wong Lai-wah (wife of Lo King-i?), Li Ngao (wife of Wong Man-wa?), Li Siu-boug (wife of Ip Kun-king?), Tsoi Wai-ching (wife of Tune Chup-lini?), Ho Mo-kit (wife of Li Wing-yin?), To So (Ng To-shi) (wife of Ng Ping-n?), Chow Kuy (wife of Wong Wing-kwong?), Dorothy Jackman (wife of Heary Thomas Jackman), Leung Choi-kum (wife of Johain Alexander Stranbe?), Tseung Li Yuck-C'hi ulins (wife of Tseng Ping Nam?), Li Sau-lan (wife of Tam Chuk-kai?), Li Po-yuk (wife of Manuel Jono Duarte Alves?), Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves (wife of Robert Charles Witchell?), Violet Lizzie Witchell (wife of Cheung-kam?), Kwok Mau-yuk (wife of Chan Ting-in?), Ip Muu-ching (wife of Dr. John Bell?), Annie Elizabeth Bell (wife of Lai Shin-fuk?), Ip Sui-foon (wife of George Richard Field?), Norul Field (wife of Leung Sze?), Li Kwai (wife of Segismundo Vietor dos Remedios?), Guilhermina Maria dos Remedios (wife of Chan Tung?), Young Di (orphan of Patrick Lunigan?), George Robert Lanigan (wife of Leung Tai?), Lui Kiu (wife of Chao Ming chai?), D Shin-yee (wife of Tang Cho?), Wong Lai (wife of Cheng Cheuk-hin?), Cheng Ma-mui (wife of Lai Chin-ki?), Lui Pun (lui Iu) (wife of Etelvino Garcia?), Albertina Garcia (wife of Lai Pui-yan?), Lai Leung-40 (wife of Hon Kam-ting?), Wan Sui-lan (wife of Frank Douglas Probert?), Alice Probert (wife of Li Piu?), Wong Ngan (wife of Ng Tsoi-chung?), Chan Sui-ming (wife of Young Pui-lau?), Chu Yuen-yung (maybe extra?).

But there are 39 widow names. Let's count the widow names list I extracted: 39 names. Good.

The birth dates list: 39 dates.

The pension amounts: there are groups of numbers after each widow name. They seem to correspond.

Thus, the data is likely aligned by order: the i-th deceased officer corresponds to i-th widow name, i-th birth date, i-th pension amount group.

The award/death dates: we have 28 dates. Maybe they correspond to the first 28 officers? But the first 5 dates are separate, then 2 dates with names, then 21 dates. That's 28. The first 5 dates might be for officers 1-5. The next 2 dates for officers 15-16? But officers 6-14 have no dates. The 21 dates for officers 17-37? But there are 39 officers. So officers 38-39 have no dates.

But the text shows the 21 dates after Tam Chuk-kai (officer 16). Then the second block starts with officer 17 (Alves). So the 21 dates likely correspond to officers 17-37. That would leave officers 38-39 (Ng Tsoi-chung and Young Pui-lau) without dates. And officers 6-14 without dates.

That seems plausible.

Thus, I can construct a table with 39 rows. For each row, I'll include: Death/Award Date (if available), Deceased Officer, Department, Widow Name, Widow DOB, Pension Amount(s). I'll need to parse the pension amounts from the messy numbers.

Let's parse the pension amounts after each widow name. The text after widow names is a mix of numbers and dates. For example:

"Marie Mauricia Addison,.

2,681

150 7

Emily Flora Hill,

85 19

908

16 6

9

27th February, 1928.

17th March, 1928.

Chau San-chan,

2,159

380,63

Do.

Elizabeth Aune Potter

Gerrard,

120

3

471

27th March, 1928.

8 10 9

Hazarah Suffiad.................................

77

789.97

Wong Lai-wah,

K

1,910

-----

306.12

Li Ngao,

1.668

DRAKAN

427.13

Li Siu-boug,

1,268

450.15

6th April, 1928. 13th May, 1928. 24th May, 1928.

Do.

Tsoi Wai-ching,

Ho Mo-kit,

3,343

169.22

6th June, 192×,

2,046

273.04

To So (NgTo-shi),

1,889

246.37

Chow Kuy,..................

1,515

71.43

Dorothy Jackman,

1,078

239 14 2

Leung Choi-kum.............

93

138.52

Tseung Li Yuck-C'hi ulins,

Li Sau-lan,

2,219

Li Po-yuk,

2,125

36.52 502.47

Магін Спгіпo Ribeiro

Alves,

1,208

727.18

27th September, 1929,

Violet Lizzie Witchell,.

Kwok Mau-yuk,

764 3,02%❘

128 7 2

20th October, 1928,

Ip Muu-ching,

2,512

193.79 317.72

Annie Elizabeth Bell,

237

202 +

3

Ip Sui-foon,

2,012

186.88

Norul Field,

1,578

70

Li Kwai,

1,971 |

186.62

Guilhermina Maria dos

Remedios,

444

Young Di

3,029

149,60 76.68

George Robert Lanigan,

1,913

109

2

2

Lui Kiu, ...........................

3,060

70.56

D Shin-yee,

2,041

37.84

Wong Lai,

3,017

319,38

Cheng Ma-mui.

968

*85.63

Lui Pun (lui Iu.

2,165

128.87

Albertina Garcia,

2,374

19.24

Lai Leung-40.....................

1,351

566.21

Wan Sui-lan,

3,076

235.41

Alice Probert,

2,819 | 66

Wong Ngan.

3,009

78.53

Chan Sui-ming,

1,541

Chu Yuen-yung.

3,248

228,74 6.12

295"

This is extremely messy. It seems the pension amounts are interspersed with dates (maybe dates of payment?). The "Do." likely means "Ditto" for the same date.

Given the complexity, I might not be able to perfectly align each pension amount. However, for the purpose of this task, I can present the data in a table with the columns I can reliably extract: Deceased Officer, Department, Widow Name, Widow DOB. And for the pension, I can include the raw numbers as a string.

But the user expects a proofread text in Markdown, with tables for tabular data. I'll create a table with the following columns: Date of Death/Award, Deceased Officer, Department, Widow/Orphan Name, Widow's Date of Birth, Pension Details.

I'll fill in the data as best as I can, correcting OCR errors.

First, let's list the deceased officers with departments, correcting OCR errors:

1. Joseph Bartlett Addison, Medical Department
2. Arthur William Hill, Supreme Court
3. Cheong Wai-lai, Education Department (OCR: "Inte of Education Department" -> "late of Education Department")
4. William George Gerranil -> likely "Gerrard"? But widow is Elizabeth Aune Potter Gerrard. So deceased: William George Gerrard, Police Department (OCR: "Gerranil" -> "Gerrard")
5. Abdoola Ben Suffizal -> likely "Suffiad", Supreme Court
6. Lo King-i, Harbour Department
7. Wong Man-wa, Bacteriological Institute
8. Ip Kun-king, Post Office
9. Tune Chup-lini -> likely "Tuen Chup-lin" or "Tuen Chup-lin", District Office, North
10. Li Wing-yin, Education Department
11. Ng Ping-n, Police Department
12. Wong Wing-kwong, Imports and Exports Department
13. Heary Thomas Jackman -> likely "Henry Thomas Jackman", Public Works Department
14. Johain Alexander Stranbe -> likely "John Alexander Stranbe" or "Stranbe", Prison Department
15. Tseng Ping Nam, Official Receiver's Office (date 27th August 1928)
16. Tam Chuk-kai, Education Department (date 26th September 1928)
17. Manuel Jono Duarte Alves -> likely "Manuel Joao Duarte Alves", Imports and Exports Office
18. Robert Charles Witchell, Sanitary Department
19. Cheung-kam, Kowloon-Canton Railway
20. Chan Ting-in, Stamp Office
21. Dr. John Bell, Medical Department
22. Lai Shin-fuk, Secretariat for Chinese Affairs
23. George Richard Field, Prison Department
24. Leung Sze, Kowloon-Canton Railway
25. Segismundo Vietor dos Remedios, Post Office
26. Chan Tung, Kowloon-Canton Railway
27. Patrick Lunigan (Orphan), Imports and Exports Department
28. Leung Tai, Kowloon-Canton Railway
29. Chao Ming chai, Education Department
30. Tang Cho, Kowloon-Canton Railway
31. Cheng Cheuk-hin, Public Works Department
32. Lai Chin-ki, Police Department
33. Etelvino Garcia, Post Office
34. Lai Pui-yan, Education Department
35. Hon Kam-ting, Public Works Department
36. Frank Douglas Probert, Police Department
37. Li Piu, Kowloon-Canton Railway
38. Ng Tsoi-chung, District Office, South
39. Young Pui-lau, Kowloon-Canton Railway

Now widow names (correcting OCR):

1. Marie Mauricia Addison
2. Emily Flora Hill
3. Chau San-chan (likely wife of Cheong Wai-lai)
4. Elizabeth Aune Potter Gerrard
5. Hazarah Suffiad
6. Wong Lai-wah
7. Li Ngao
8. Li Siu-boug (likely "Li Siu-bong")
9. Tsoi Wai-ching
10. Ho Mo-kit
11. To So (Ng To-shi)
12. Chow Kuy
13. Dorothy Jackman
14. Leung Choi-kum
15. Tseung Li Yuck-C'hi ulins (likely "Tseung Li Yuck-chi" or similar)
16. Li Sau-lan
17. Li Po-yuk
18. Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves (likely "Maria Spirito Ribeiro Alves")
19. Violet Lizzie Witchell
20. Kwok Mau-yuk
21. Ip Muu-ching (likely "Ip Mui-ching")
22. Annie Elizabeth Bell
23. Ip Sui-foon
24. Norul Field (likely "Norah Field")
25. Li Kwai
26. Guilhermina Maria dos Remedios
27. Young Di (orphan)
28. George Robert Lanigan (likely "George Robert Lanigan" - but this is a male name? Orphan? Actually "Orphan of Patrick Lunigan" - the orphan is George Robert Lanigan)
29. Lui Kiu
30. D Shin-yee (likely "D. Shin-yee" or "D Shin-yee")
31. Wong Lai
32. Cheng Ma-mui
33. Lui Pun (lui Iu) (likely "Lui Pun (Lui Iu)")
34. Albertina Garcia
35. Lai Leung-40 (likely "Lai Leung-?")
36. Wan Sui-lan
37. Alice Probert
38. Wong Ngan
39. Chan Sui-ming
40. Chu Yuen-yung (but we have only 39 widows, maybe Chu Yuen-yung is extra? Actually the list ends with Chu Yuen-yung. That would be 40. But we have 39 deceased. Let's count widow names again: I listed 39 names above, but the text includes "Chu Yuen-yung" at the end. Let's count the widow names from the text:

• Marie Mauricia Addison
• Emily Flora Hill
• Chau San-chan
• Elizabeth Aune Potter Gerrard
• Hazarah Suffiad
• Wong Lai-wah
• Li Ngao
• Li Siu-boug
• Tsoi Wai-ching
• Ho Mo-kit
• To So (Ng To-shi)
• Chow Kuy
• Dorothy Jackman
• Leung Choi-kum
• Tseung Li Yuck-C'hi ulins
• Li Sau-lan
• Li Po-yuk
• Магін Спгіпo Ribeiro Alves (Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves)
• Violet Lizzie Witchell
• Kwok Mau-yuk
• Ip Muu-ching
• Annie Elizabeth Bell
• Ip Sui-foon
• Norul Field
• Li Kwai
• Guilhermina Maria dos Remedios
• Young Di
• George Robert Lanigan
• Lui Kiu
• D Shin-yee
• Wong Lai
• Cheng Ma-mui
• Lui Pun (lui Iu)
• Albertina Garcia
• Lai Leung-40
• Wan Sui-lan
• Alice Probert
• Wong Ngan
• Chan Sui-ming
• Chu Yuen-yung

That's 40 names. But we have 39 deceased. Perhaps one is an orphan (Young Di) and one is an orphan (George Robert Lanigan) - two orphans. The deceased list includes one orphan (Patrick Lunigan). So there are two orphans: Young Di and George Robert Lanigan. That would make 39 widows + 2 orphans = 41? But the deceased list has 39 entries, one of which is an orphan (Patrick Lunigan). So there should be 38 widows + 1 orphan = 39 dependents. But we have 40 names. Let's check: The deceased list: 39 entries. The widow names list: 40 entries. Maybe "Chu Yuen-yung" is not a separate person but part of the last entry? The last line: "Chan Sui-ming, 1,541 Chu Yuen-yung. 3,248 228,74 6.12". Could be two names: Chan Sui-ming and Chu Yuen-yung. But there are only 39 deceased. Perhaps the last deceased (Young Pui-lau) has two dependents? Or "Chu Yuen-yung" is a typo for something else.

Given the confusion, I'll keep the list as 40 dependents, but note that there are 39 deceased. For the table, I'll include all 40 dependents, aligning with the deceased list as best as possible. The first 38 deceased are married men, the 39th is an orphan (Patrick Lunigan). The dependents: 38 widows + 2 orphans = 40. That matches if there are two orphans: Young Di and George Robert Lanigan. But the deceased list only has one orphan entry. However, the text says "Orphan of Patrick Lunigan" and "Willow of Leung Tai" (widow). So only one orphan. Then why two orphan names? "Young Di" and "George Robert Lanigan". Maybe "George Robert Lanigan" is the orphan of Patrick Lunigan? But the text says "Orphan of Patrick Lunigan, late of Imports and Exporis Dept., Willow of Leung Tai..." Actually the text: "Orphan of Patrick Lunigan, late of Imports and Exporis Dept., Willow of Leung Tai, late of Kowloon-Canton Railway," So "Willow" is likely "Widow". So only one orphan. Then "Young Di" might be the orphan's name? But then "George Robert Lanigan" appears later. Could be that "George Robert Lanigan" is the orphan of Patrick Lunigan? But the name doesn't match. Patrick Lunigan -> orphan George Robert Lanigan? Possible. And "Young Di" might be a widow? But "Young Di" appears after "Guilhermina Maria dos Remedios, 444 Young Di 3,029". That looks like a name "Young Di" with numbers. Then "George Robert Lanigan, 1,913 109 2 2". So maybe "Young Di" is a widow (of Tang Cho?) and "George Robert Lanigan" is the orphan. But the deceased list has "Orphan of Patrick Lunigan" only. So there is one orphan. The name of the orphan might be "George Robert Lanigan". Then "Young Di" is a widow (maybe of Tang Cho?).

Let's not overcomplicate. I'll create a table with 39 rows, each row for a deceased officer, and include the dependent name, DOB, pension. For the orphan, the dependent is the orphan.

I'll use the order of deceased officers as they appear. For the dependent names, I'll use the order they appear in the widow names list, assuming they correspond one-to-one. The widow names list has 40 names, but the first 39 correspond to the 39 deceased? The 40th might be extra. I'll match 1-39.

Let's list the widow names in order as they appear in the text (the second list). I'll number them:

1. Marie Mauricia Addison
2. Emily Flora Hill
3. Chau San-chan
4. Elizabeth Aune Potter Gerrard
5. Hazarah Suffiad
6. Wong Lai-wah
7. Li Ngao
8. Li Siu-boug
9. Tsoi Wai-ching
10. Ho Mo-kit
11. To So (Ng To-shi)
12. Chow Kuy
13. Dorothy Jackman
14. Leung Choi-kum
15. Tseung Li Yuck-C'hi ulins
16. Li Sau-lan
17. Li Po-yuk
18. Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves
19. Violet Lizzie Witchell
20. Kwok Mau-yuk
21. Ip Muu-ching
22. Annie Elizabeth Bell
23. Ip Sui-foon
24. Norul Field
25. Li Kwai
26. Guilhermina Maria dos Remedios
27. Young Di
28. George Robert Lanigan
29. Lui Kiu
30. D Shin-yee
31. Wong Lai
32. Cheng Ma-mui
33. Lui Pun (lui Iu)
34. Albertina Garcia
35. Lai Leung-40
36. Wan Sui-lan
37. Alice Probert
38. Wong Ngan
39. Chan Sui-ming
40. Chu Yuen-yung

Now the birth dates list (39 dates). They should correspond to the dependents. But there are 39 birth dates for 40 dependents. Maybe the orphan doesn't have a birth date? Or the birth dates are for the widows only (38 widows + 1 orphan? but 39 dates). Let's assume the birth dates correspond to the first 39 dependents (excluding Chu Yuen-yung). That would give 39 birth dates for 39 dependents (38 widows + 1 orphan). But we have 40 dependents. Perhaps "Chu Yuen-yung" is not a dependent but a note. I'll drop the last one.

Now the pension amounts: they are interleaved with dates. I'll try to extract the pension numbers for each dependent. The pattern: after each dependent name, there are numbers. For example, after "Marie Mauricia Addison" we have "2,681 150 7". After "Emily Flora Hill" we have "85 19 908 16 6 9". Then dates "27th February, 1928. 17th March, 1928." Then "Chau San-chan, 2,159 380,63 Do." Then "Elizabeth Aune Potter Gerrard, 120 3 471 27th March, 1928. 8 10 9". Then "Hazarah Suffiad, 77 789.97". Then "Wong Lai-wah, K 1,910 ----- 306.12". Then "Li Ngao, 1.668 DRAKAN 427.13". Then "Li Siu-boug, 1,268 450.15". Then dates "6th April, 1928. 13th May, 1928. 24th May, 1928." Then "Do. Tsoi Wai-ching, Ho Mo-kit, 3,343 169.22". Then "6th June, 192×, 2,046 273.04". Then "To So (NgTo-shi), 1,889 246.37". Then "Chow Kuy, 1,515 71.43". Then "Dorothy Jackman, 1,078 239 14 2". Then "Leung Choi-kum, 93 138.52". Then "Tseung Li Yuck-C'hi ulins, Li Sau-lan, 2,219". Then "Li Po-yuk, 2,125 36.52 502.47". Then "Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves, 1,208 727.18". Then "27th September, 1929, Violet Lizzie Witchell, Kwok Mau-yuk, 764 3,02%❘ 128 7 2". Then "20th October, 1928, Ip Muu-ching, 2,512 193.79 317.72". Then "Annie Elizabeth Bell, 237 202 + 3". Then "Ip Sui-foon, 2,012 186.88". Then "Norul Field, 1,578 70". Then "Li Kwai, 1,971 186.62". Then "Guilhermina Maria dos Remedios, 444 Young Di 3,029 149,60 76.68". Then "George Robert Lanigan, 1,913 109 2 2". Then "Lui Kiu, 3,060 70.56". Then "D Shin-yee, 2,041 37.84". Then "Wong Lai, 3,017 319,38". Then "Cheng Ma-mui, 968 *85.63". Then "Lui Pun (lui Iu), 2,165 128.87". Then "Albertina Garcia, 2,374 19.24". Then "Lai Leung-40, 1,351 566.21". Then "Wan Sui-lan, 3,076 235.41". Then "Alice Probert, 2,819 66". Then "Wong Ngan, 3,009 78.53". Then "Chan Sui-ming, 1,541 Chu Yuen-yung, 3,248 228,74 6.12". Then "295".

This is too messy to parse perfectly. For the table, I'll include a "Pension Details" column with the raw numbers as they appear for each dependent.

Given the time, I'll produce a Markdown table with the columns: Date of Death/Award, Deceased Officer, Department, Dependent Name, Dependent DOB, Pension Details. I'll fill in the data for 39 rows, using the order of deceased officers. For the dependent DOB, I'll use the birth dates list in order. For pension details, I'll use the numbers associated with each dependent name in the text.

I'll need to map the dependent names to the deceased officers. The first dependent is Marie Mauricia Addison, wife of Joseph Bartlett Addison. Good. Second: Emily Flora Hill, wife of Arthur William Hill. Third: Chau San-chan, wife of Cheong Wai-lai. Fourth: Elizabeth Aune Potter Gerrard, wife of William George Gerrard. Fifth: Hazarah Suffiad, wife of Abdoola Ben Suffizal. Sixth: Wong Lai-wah, wife of Lo King-i. Seventh: Li Ngao, wife of Wong Man-wa. Eighth: Li Siu-boug, wife of Ip Kun-king. Ninth: Tsoi Wai-ching, wife of Tune Chup-lini. Tenth: Ho Mo-kit, wife of Li Wing-yin. Eleventh: To So (Ng To-shi), wife of Ng Ping-n. Twelfth: Chow Kuy, wife of Wong Wing-kwong. Thirteenth: Dorothy Jackman, wife of Henry Thomas Jackman. Fourteenth: Leung Choi-kum, wife of John Alexander Stranbe. Fifteenth: Tseung Li Yuck-C'hi ulins, wife of Tseng Ping Nam. Sixteenth: Li Sau-lan, wife of Tam Chuk-kai. Seventeenth: Li Po-yuk, wife of Manuel Joao Duarte Alves. Eighteenth: Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves, wife of Robert Charles Witchell? But the name Alves appears again. Actually the deceased 17 is Alves, 18 is Witchell. The dependent 17 is Li Po-yuk (maybe wife of Alves), dependent 18 is Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves (maybe wife of Witchell? But name Alves suggests she might be wife of Alves? But Alves already has a wife. Could be that Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves is the wife of Robert Charles Witchell? Unlikely. Maybe the order is off. Let's check: The deceased list: 17. Manuel Jono Duarte Alves, 18. Robert Charles Witchell. The dependent list: 17. Li Po-yuk, 18. Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves. The name "Ribeiro Alves" suggests she might be the wife of Alves. But Alves is 17. So maybe the dependent for Alves is Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves, and Li Po-yuk is for Witchell? But Li Po-yuk doesn't sound like Witchell's wife. The next dependent 19 is Violet Lizzie Witchell, clearly wife of Robert Charles Witchell. So there are two wives for Witchell? That can't be. Perhaps the dependent list includes both widow and orphan? But Witchell is not an orphan. Let's read the text: after "Li Po-yuk, 2,125 36.52 502.47 Магін Спгіпo Ribeiro Alves, 1,208 727.18 27th September, 1929, Violet Lizzie Witchell,. Kwok Mau-yuk,". So "Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves" might be the widow of Alves, and "Violet Lizzie Witchell" is the widow of Witchell. Then "Li Po-yuk" might be the widow of someone else? But the deceased 17 is Alves, 18 is Witchell. So the widows should be 17 and 18. But we have three names: Li Po-yuk, Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves, Violet Lizzie Witchell. That's three. Maybe Li Po-yuk is the widow of the previous deceased? The previous deceased is Tam Chuk-kai (16), whose widow is Li Sau-lan (16). So Li Po-yuk is extra. Could be that Li Po-yuk is the widow of Manuel Jono Duarte Alves? But then Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves is also Alves? Perhaps "Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves" is the full name of the widow of Alves, and "Li Po-yuk" is a different person? Or "Li Po-yuk" is the widow of the next deceased? The next deceased is Cheung-kam (19). But the next dependent after Violet Lizzie Witchell is Kwok Mau-yuk (20), then Ip Muu-ching (21), etc. So there is a mismatch.

Given the difficulty, I'll assume the dependent list is in the same order as the deceased list, but there might be an extra name. I'll align them as best as possible, using the obvious matches: Violet Lizzie Witchell matches Robert Charles Witchell. Kwok Mau-yuk matches Cheung-kam? Ip Muu-ching matches Chan Ting-in? Annie Elizabeth Bell matches Dr. John Bell. Ip Sui-foon matches Lai Shin-fuk? Norul Field matches George Richard Field. Li Kwai matches Leung Sze? Guilhermina Maria dos Remedios matches Segismundo Vietor dos Remedios. Young Di matches Chan Tung? George Robert Lanigan matches Patrick Lunigan (orphan). Lui Kiu matches Leung Tai? D Shin-yee matches Chao Ming chai? Wong Lai matches Tang Cho? Cheng Ma-mui matches Cheng Cheuk-hin? Lui Pun matches Lai Chin-ki? Albertina Garcia matches Etelvino Garcia. Lai Leung-40 matches Lai Pui-yan? Wan Sui-lan matches Hon Kam-ting? Alice Probert matches Frank Douglas Probert. Wong Ngan matches Li Piu? Chan Sui-ming matches Ng Tsoi-chung? Chu Yuen-yung matches Young Pui-lau?

This is speculative. But for the proofreading task, I think the user expects me to clean up the OCR text and present it in a readable format, not necessarily perfectly align every column. The instruction: "Reconstruct tabular data using Markdown table syntax." I'll create a table with the data as it appears in the original flow, perhaps as a list of entries with the text corrected.

Maybe the original document is not a single table but a list of entries with multiple lines each. The OCR has broken the lines. I could reconstruct each entry as a paragraph.

But the user said: "Use Markdown table syntax to reconstruct tabular data." So I must produce a table.

Given the complexity, I'll produce a table with the following columns: Entry No., Date (of death/award), Deceased Officer, Department, Dependent, Dependent DOB, Pension Amount. I'll fill with the data I can extract, leaving blanks where uncertain.

I'll write the Markdown table with 39 rows. I'll use the deceased officer list as the primary key. For each, I'll assign the dependent name from the widow list in order, the DOB from the birth dates list in order, and the pension from the pension numbers in order. For the date, I'll use the award/death dates where available.

Let's compile the data arrays.

Deceased officers (39):

1. Joseph Bartlett Addison, Medical Department
2. Arthur William Hill, Supreme Court
3. Cheong Wai-lai, Education Department
4. William George Gerrard, Police Department
5. Abdoola Ben Suffizal, Supreme Court
6. Lo King-i, Harbour Department
7. Wong Man-wa, Bacteriological Institute
8. Ip Kun-king, Post Office
9. Tuen Chup-lin, District Office, North
10. Li Wing-yin, Education Department
11. Ng Ping-n, Police Department
12. Wong Wing-kwong, Imports and Exports Department
13. Henry Thomas Jackman, Public Works Department
14. John Alexander Stranbe, Prison Department
15. Tseng Ping Nam, Official Receiver's Office
16. Tam Chuk-kai, Education Department
17. Manuel Joao Duarte Alves, Imports and Exports Office
18. Robert Charles Witchell, Sanitary Department
19. Cheung-kam, Kowloon-Canton Railway
20. Chan Ting-in, Stamp Office
21. Dr. John Bell, Medical Department
22. Lai Shin-fuk, Secretariat for Chinese Affairs
23. George Richard Field, Prison Department
24. Leung Sze, Kowloon-Canton Railway
25. Segismundo Vietor dos Remedios, Post Office
26. Chan Tung, Kowloon-Canton Railway
27. Patrick Lunigan (Orphan), Imports and Exports Department
28. Leung Tai, Kowloon-Canton Railway
29. Chao Ming-chai, Education Department
30. Tang Cho, Kowloon-Canton Railway
31. Cheng Cheuk-hin, Public Works Department
32. Lai Chin-ki, Police Department
33. Etelvino Garcia, Post Office
34. Lai Pui-yan, Education Department
35. Hon Kam-ting, Public Works Department
36. Frank Douglas Probert, Police Department
37. Li Piu, Kowloon-Canton Railway
38. Ng Tsoi-chung, District Office, South
39. Young Pui-lau, Kowloon-Canton Railway

Dependent names (39, taking first 39 from widow list):

1. Marie Mauricia Addison
2. Emily Flora Hill
3. Chau San-chan
4. Elizabeth Aune Potter Gerrard
5. Hazarah Suffiad
6. Wong Lai-wah
7. Li Ngao
8. Li Siu-boug
9. Tsoi Wai-ching
10. Ho Mo-kit
11. To So (Ng To-shi)
12. Chow Kuy
13. Dorothy Jackman
14. Leung Choi-kum
15. Tseung Li Yuck-C'hi ulins
16. Li Sau-lan
17. Li Po-yuk
18. Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves
19. Violet Lizzie Witchell
20. Kwok Mau-yuk
21. Ip Muu-ching
22. Annie Elizabeth Bell
23. Ip Sui-foon
24. Norul Field
25. Li Kwai
26. Guilhermina Maria dos Remedios
27. Young Di
28. George Robert Lanigan
29. Lui Kiu
30. D Shin-yee
31. Wong Lai
32. Cheng Ma-mui
33. Lui Pun (Lui Iu)
34. Albertina Garcia
35. Lai Leung-40
36. Wan Sui-lan
37. Alice Probert
38. Wong Ngan
39. Chan Sui-ming

Birth dates (39):

1. 24th May, 1874
2. 25th December, 1871
3. 29th January, 1903
4. 12th August, 1884
5. 20th October, 1866
6. 15th May, 1899
7. 19th February, 1897
8. 10th October, 1893
9. 14th November, 1899
10. 10th August, 1883
11. 3rd August, 1882
12. 14th October, 1898
13. 11th September, 1882
14. 20th October, 1875
15. 3rd September, 1901
16. 6th August, 1898
17. 6th December, 1889
18. 27th March, 1883
19. 29th February, 1896
20. 28th August, 1904
21. 27th April, 1859
22. 15th June, 1889
23. 18th May, 1887
24. 22nd June, 1888
25. 21st September, 1863
26. 17th September, 1885 (corrected from 1985)
27. 2nd February, 1926
28. 15th May, 1881
29. 23rd November, 1877
30. 19th July, 1895
31. 22nd December, 1883 (corrected from 1983)
32. 2nd August, 1905
33. 21st August, 1901
34. 10th February, 1869
35. 4th September, 1906
36. 16th April, 1908
37. 6th October, 1902
38. 4th June, 1892
39. 20th June, 1896 (corrected from 1596)

Award/Death dates (28):

1. 3rd July, 1928
2. 19th July, 1928
3. 30th July, 1928
4. 5th August, 1928
5. 16th August, 1928
6. 27th August, 1928
7. 26th September, 1928
8. 25th October, 1928
9. 13th December, 1928
10. 23rd December, 1928
11. 4th January, 1929
12. 5th February, 1929
13. 10th March, 1929
14. 14th April, 1929
15. 13th May, 1929
16. 22nd May, 1929
17. 27th May, 1929
18. 25th May, 1929
19. 8th June, 1929
20. 18th August, 1929
21. 29th August, 1929
22. 20th October, 1929
23. 26th October, 1929
24. 10th November, 1929
25. 15th November, 1929
26. 10th December, 1929
27. 27th December, 1929
28. 15th January, 1930

I'll assign these dates to the first 28 deceased officers. For officers 29-39, leave blank.

Pension details: I'll extract the numbers associated with each dependent name from the text. I'll go through the pension text sequentially and assign to each dependent in order.

Let's parse the pension text sequentially as it appears after the widow names. The text after the widow names list is a continuous stream. I'll split by dependent names.

The pension text starts after "Marie Mauricia Addison,." then numbers. Then "Emily Flora Hill," then numbers. Then dates. Then "Chau San-chan," then numbers. Then "Do." (maybe ditto for date). Then "Elizabeth Aune Potter Gerrard," then numbers. Then date. Then numbers. Then "Hazarah Suffiad" then numbers. Then "Wong Lai-wah," then numbers. Then "Li Ngao," then numbers. Then "Li Siu-boug," then numbers. Then dates. Then "Do." Then "Tsoi Wai-ching," "Ho Mo-kit," then numbers. Then date. Then numbers. Then "To So (NgTo-shi)," then numbers. Then "Chow Kuy," then numbers. Then "Dorothy Jackman," then numbers. Then "Leung Choi-kum," then numbers. Then "Tseung Li Yuck-C'hi ulins," "Li Sau-lan," then numbers. Then "Li Po-yuk," then numbers. Then "Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves," then numbers. Then date. Then "Violet Lizzie Witchell," "Kwok Mau-yuk," then numbers. Then date. Then "Ip Muu-ching," then numbers. Then "Annie Elizabeth Bell," then numbers. Then "Ip Sui-foon," then numbers. Then "Norul Field," then numbers. Then "Li Kwai," then numbers. Then "Guilhermina Maria dos Remedios," then numbers. Then "Young Di" then numbers. Then "George Robert Lanigan," then numbers. Then "Lui Kiu," then numbers. Then "D Shin-yee," then numbers. Then "Wong Lai," then numbers. Then "Cheng Ma-mui," then numbers. Then "Lui Pun (lui Iu)," then numbers. Then "Albertina Garcia," then numbers. Then "Lai Leung-40," then numbers. Then "Wan Sui-lan," then numbers. Then "Alice Probert," then numbers. Then "Wong Ngan," then numbers. Then "Chan Sui-ming," then numbers. Then "Chu Yuen-yung." then numbers. Then "295".

I'll assign each block to the corresponding dependent in order. Since there are 40 dependent names in the pension text (including Chu Yuen-yung), but we have 39 dependents in our table, I'll assign the first 39 blocks to the 39 dependents. The last block (Chu Yuen-yung) will be ignored.

Let's extract the pension strings for each dependent:

1. Marie Mauricia Addison: "2,681 150 7"
2. Emily Flora Hill: "85 19 908 16 6 9"
3. Chau San-chan: "2,159 380,63"
4. Elizabeth Aune Potter Gerrard: "120 3 471"
5. Hazarah Suffiad: "77 789.97"
6. Wong Lai-wah: "K 1,910 ----- 306.12"
7. Li Ngao: "1.668 DRAKAN 427.13"
8. Li Siu-boug: "1,268 450.15"
9. Tsoi Wai-ching: "3,343 169.22" (shared with Ho Mo-kit? The text: "Tsoi Wai-ching, Ho Mo-kit, 3,343 169.22". So both have same numbers? I'll assign to both.)
10. Ho Mo-kit: "3,343 169.22"
11. To So (Ng To-shi): "1,889 246.37"
12. Chow Kuy: "1,515 71.43"
13. Dorothy Jackman: "1,078 239 14 2"
14. Leung Choi-kum: "93 138.52"
15. Tseung Li Yuck-C'hi ulins: "2,219" (shared with Li Sau-lan? Text: "Tseung Li Yuck-C'hi ulins, Li Sau-lan, 2,219". So both have 2,219)
16. Li Sau-lan: "2,219"
17. Li Po-yuk: "2,125 36.52 502.47"
18. Magin Spirito Ribeiro Alves: "1,208 727.18"
19. Violet Lizzie Witchell: "764 3,02%❘ 128 7 2" (text: "Violet Lizzie Witchell,. Kwok Mau-yuk, 764 3,02%❘ 128 7 2". So both share?)
20. Kwok Mau-yuk: "764 3,02%❘ 128 7 2"
21. Ip Muu-ching: "2,512 193.79 317.72"
22. Annie Elizabeth Bell: "237 202 + 3"
23. Ip Sui-foon: "2,012 186.88"
24. Norul Field: "1,578 70"
25. Li Kwai: "1,971 186.62"
26. Guilhermina Maria dos Remedios: "444 Young Di 3,029 149,60 76.68" (but Young Di is separate dependent. The text: "Guilhermina Maria dos Remedios, 444 Young Di 3,029 149,60 76.68". So maybe Guilhermina has 444, Young Di has 3,029 etc. I'll split: Guilhermina: "444", Young Di: "3,029 149,60 76.68")
27. Young Di: "3,029 149,60 76.68"
28. George Robert Lanigan: "1,913 109 2 2"
29. Lui Kiu: "3,0