CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5] — Page 373

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

#4 44-

:

369

water spirit destroyed every night the work performed during the

on a rail.

ailway bridge in

day Savane then in course of construction

Avere

and that the Government required to sacrifice some hundreds

of children to appease

On that occasion I

this spirit.

was

told also

that a good many years before

when Grand River bridge

Bourse

of

construction a

similar story

was

few Indians in the Colony.

H

f

et proclamation in Chinese was at once prepared by

M. Lookhart, the Acting Registrar General and posted up all over the Chinese part of the City, which had the effect of calming the excitement, although confidence was not fully restored for several days.

was in

5.

precisely

prevalent

amongst the creoles of African descent. At that time there were

How the story originated

it is impossible to say. It is

probably

one

of the traditions

amongst Orientals which

Common ar

few

Edit History

2026-05-24 20:45:37 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
#4 44- : 369 water spirit destroyed every night the work performed during the on a rail. ailway bridge in day Savane then in course of construction Avere and that the Government required to sacrifice some hundreds of children to appease On that occasion I this spirit. was told also that a good many years before when Grand River bridge Bourse of construction a similar story was few Indians in the Colony. H f et proclamation in Chinese was at once prepared by M. Lookhart, the Acting Registrar General and posted up all over the Chinese part of the City, which had the effect of calming the excitement, although confidence was not fully restored for several days. was in 5. precisely prevalent amongst the creoles of African descent. At that time there were How the story originated it is impossible to say. It is probably one of the traditions amongst Orientals which Common ar few
Baseline (Original)
#4 44- : 369 water spirit destroyed every night the work performed during the on a rail. ailway bridge in day Savane then in course of construction Avere and that the Government required to sacrifice some hundreds of children to appease On that occasion I this spirit. was told also that a good many years before when Grand River bridge Bourse of construction a similar story was few Indians in the Colony. H f et proclamation in - Chinese was at once prepared by M. Lookhart, the Acting Registrar General and posted up all over the Chinese part of the City, which had the effect of calming the excitement, although confidence was not fully restored for several days. was in 5. precisely prevalent amongst the creoles of African- descent. At that time there were How the story originated it is impossible to say. It is - probably one of the traditions amongst Orientale which Common ar few are
2026-05-24 20:45:37 · Baseline
View content

#4 44-

:

369

water spirit destroyed every night the work performed during the

on a rail.

ailway bridge in

day Savane then in course of construction

Avere

and that the Government required to sacrifice some hundreds

of children to appease

On that occasion I

this spirit.

was

told also

that a good many years before

when Grand River bridge

Bourse

of

construction a

similar story

was

few Indians in the Colony.

H

f

et proclamation in - Chinese was at once prepared by

M. Lookhart, the Acting Registrar General and posted up all over the Chinese part of the City, which had the effect of calming the excitement, although confidence was not fully restored for several days.

was in

5.

precisely

prevalent

amongst the creoles of African- descent. At that time there were

How the story originated

it is impossible to say. It is -

probably

one

of the traditions

amongst Orientale which

Common ar

few

are

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.