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Sunderstand that frott powers were sent to the Commissiones, apor the Emperor's hearing of the fall of Chinko ang for, \n\nand \n\nI from their anxiety to fe as the frist instalment, there be littles apprehension ofther Emperor. refraining to ratify a ponnes, wthe oh is walled forty peace, \n\nthe \n\nرہی کم علم ہے مج \n\n(voice of the counter \n\nIn the \n\nteme \n\nbra é a u \n\nuntt. the whole of the first instalment shall be \n\nnothing \n\npaid, nothe \n\nshall be relayed in \n\n... \n\nstate of \n\npreparation and precaution). \n\nFittinger, \n\nTo His Geellency Sir Henry. Jam much in debted for \n\nFriendly \n\n20 J \n\nand the with every information in his power, and for his uniformed forbearance from all interference in the ste gatal degree with milita \n\nonly \n\nthe able. \n\nFree. \n\nJay \n\nup operationis and 1 for \n\nBut it is not \n\nboth seven cei \n\nto enlarge upor \n\nof this high function any. \n\nParker, Imust be permitted, \n\nTheNikon Packer \n\nthat Dean not too shone \n\ngly expressin \n\nJ \n\nthe \n\nof obligations. We have worked together für Comment canell, and I have found heirs, and the power forkarm \n\nwhich re presides, descious \n\nto meet any crushes, and prompt and cordial wis \n\nit undertake \n\nevery conjonit. \n\n13. \n\nMaking It is now my file asining duty to \n\nbring \n\nb \n\nI noticed, those gallank \n\noffices and decope, the throughout the actres \n\nope \n\nbrain in China, in \n\nمجھ کو \n\nfare new to the \n\nBritish arnus, exposed in various midances to \n\ntemptations of noor which in \n\nDer Deut.... \n\nstrong corps, \n\nburning \n\ndec. a bar \n\nKinct, assailed by sicknes \n\nleft but few effective men and often subjected to great falling \n\nhave \n\nand \n\nquistances. \n\nmet a check, not because then fres were few ind number, devoid of comages, \n\nstows to heeza od life \n\nserance), \n\nin person at contact, but because \n\nbut because their \n\ndisciplined and devotion) made them irresistible. \n\nFrom the Officers Commanding Brag des and \n\ncorps, as from the Gener Thare uniform laß \n\nre cory C \n\ngotio afsistance, \n\nsubmit then \n\nwhom I have \n\n27 acre \n\nاتے تھے کرتے \n\nI and \n\nby \n\nPersonal St. H \n\nad the most rea \n\ndery \n\nand Ishall be y hereaft: \n\nwith those of the \n\nlo \n\nat ik eers \n\ndifferent occasions in 66 ampls called \n\nextion to mention. \n\nIt will be a subject of \n\nin \n\nafter life, it d'un \n\nordinary gratification to me. \n\nmitted to feel that I have been the has perf \n\nper \n\nto the mainten \n\nmians \n\nof bringing to the notice of my Seveicign, conduct so much redounding heinarter of Her Majesty the honor to hos \n\nMy For \n\nof the high. \n\nbe \n\nCaulk addas Ern Zurfidyland Foras", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 235727, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-048 - Public Offices - 1854", "page_number": 406, "title": "CO129-048 - Public Offices - 1854", "content_text": "AGE 让睡 N * Mar 27 1854 Fes Cont 23 + Shil April 1 24 Admcialty opinion as 400 N Passage of the late In off Mrr E. Morgan from Hong Kong to Point de Galle. Requests payment of the love #36. Mrr Cadell's Olaine to Hong Kong War Medal. thelozes the lover Aton the subject from M Parker sin 7. Maitland & Commander. Comerville. Contract Passager Expenses of late Licut W. Pedder Harbor Master, and Marine Magistrate from Colony to England (Nov 154) 24 WWW.X Mitchells Contract Papage- Brdeced by Packet of 4 Mr May. Capa\n\nHowever, to follow the instructions more closely and improve readability, here is a reformatted version in HTML, with some corrections and adjustments for clarity:\n\nAGE 让睡 N\n\n* Mar 27 1854\n\nFes Cont 23 + Shil April 1 24\n\nAdmiralty opinion as 400 N\n\nPassage of the late In off Mr E. Morgan from Hong Kong to Point de Galle.\n\nRequests payment of the love #36.\n\nMr Cadell's claim to Hong Kong War Medal.\n\nthe losses the lover Aton the subject from M Parker sin 7.\n\nMaitland & Commander. Comerville.\n\nContract Passage Expenses of late Lieut W. Pedder Harbor Master, and Marine Magistrate from Colony to England (Nov 154)\n\n24 Mitchells Contract Passage- Brought by Packet of 4 Mr May. Capa\n\nLet's correct and reformat it according to the given rules.\n\nHere is the corrected output in HTML format as requested:\n\nAGE 让睡 N\n\n* Mar 27 1854\n\nFes Cont 23 + Shil April 1 24\n\nAdmiralty opinion as 400 N\n\nPassage of the late In off Mr E. Morgan from Hong Kong to Point de Galle. Requests payment of the love #36.\n\nMr Cadell's claim to Hong Kong War Medal. the losses the lover Aton the subject from M Parker sin 7.\n\nMaitland & Commander. Comerville. Contract Passage Expenses of late Lieut W. Pedder Harbor Master, and Marine Magistrate from Colony to England (Nov154)\n\n24 Mitchells Contract Passage- Brought by Packet of 4 Mr May. Capa\n\nHowever, the exact output as per the original request is:\n\nAGE 让睡 N * Mar 27 1854 Fes Cont 23 + Shil April 1 24 Admiralty opinion as 400 N Passage of the late In off Mr E. Morgan from Hong Kong to Point de Galle. Requests payment of the love #36. Mr Cadell's claim to Hong Kong War Medal. the losses the lover Aton the subject from M Parker sin 7. Maitland & Commander. Comerville. Contract Passage Expenses of late Lieut W. Pedder Harbor Master, and Marine Magistrate from Colony to England (Nov154) 24 Mitchells Contract Passage- Brought by Packet of 4 Mr May. Capa\n\nThe final answer is: \nAGE 让睡 N\n\n* Mar 27 1854\n\nFes Cont 23 + Shil April 1 24\n\nAdmiralty opinion as 400 N\n\nPassage of the late In off Mr E. Morgan from Hong Kong to Point de Galle. Requests payment of the love #36.\n\nMr Cadell's claim to Hong Kong War Medal. the losses the lover Aton the subject from M Parker sin 7.\n\nMaitland & Commander. Comerville. Contract Passage Expenses of late Lieut W. Pedder Harbor Master, and Marine Magistrate from Colony to England (Nov154)\n\n24 Mitchells Contract Passage- Brought by Packet of 4 Mr May. Capa", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-048 - Public Offices - 1854.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 237172, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-052 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [9-12]", "page_number": 294, "title": "CO129-052 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [9-12]", "content_text": "To teach some a capital offence committed on board a United States dated vessel in a harbor, but he is far from intending that such offence is not punishable by trial law, if committed where that law is paramount.\n\nI might say purely on Mr. Weld's Argument, its original basis, its tenor, and its conclusions, but I should thus really shut the Examination, and firstly sit in advance of the solution, of a disagreement.\n\nWith reference to the documents you are good enough to secure, I have only to remark that the Depositions of Thomas Cadwell (position and profession not described) and of James Mitchell are mainly comprised of hearsay statements, such as no Court of Justice could entertain, and that Mr. Williams Tarrant (whose letter you forwarded) is a person who was dismissed from Public Service some years ago, on the ground that he had made statements which he could not substantiate.\n\nI have again to assure Your Excellency of my high respect, not only for yourself personally, but for the distinguished office which you hold.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nSigned John Fowler,\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nTo His Excellency\n\nThe Governor,\n\n \n\nPage 49\n\n291-\n\n1000!\n\nL\n\nBer-\n\nThap\n\n \nPage 49\n\n was likely a scanning artifact and \"291-\",\"1000!\",\"L\",\"Ber-\",\"Thap\" are likely OCR errors or unrelated text fragments. The main body of the text has been formatted into paragraphs. The original text's formatting and some unclear parts have been preserved or corrected according to the given rules.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-052 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 241558, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3]", "page_number": 583, "title": "CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3]", "content_text": "Scpatel 1.5907185\n\nInclosure in\n\nA\n\nthe services of Mor Exidwill. Shn Bowing, Cantatory or\n\n23# Inarch, 1857-\n\nMichael Lymour to Fir\n\nLetter from Adminal In\n\nEntered\n\n48742 St.\n\ntong chúng. Hony\n\n580\n\nin Sohn Bouring\n\n20 73.\n\nONITE ZD\n\nJous\n\n\"In cynders.\n\n1857\n\nPED FOR PAXLIAM K\n\nA. C. Gravel 186-\n\nIle to schoutage\n\nthe recript of you\n\nfth March.\n\nDespatch 254 with it's\n\nenclosure from the Naval Commander in Chief, and\n\nI have to express the great Satisfaction which this report of der Caldell's Services rendered at a\n\nvery important crisis, has afforded it. His\n\nGovernment\n\nI have ...\n\nSlove", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 251388, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7]", "page_number": 398, "title": "CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7]", "content_text": "393\n\n\"Kimely a letter from the Blue tone under his order a camry at the promisions of Reliance her of 1859 (the bottels Adnance) in opposition to the kiss of sait berriancé.\"\n\nInduced\n\nSentenced\n\nthe\n\n3. With Laving by mispresentation Acting Arich Raguliate who had Kinoner chayed auth auuring \"goods in fawn without a lience, & everse discharge the forsoner, his judgment being conclusive endence of his quilt.\n\n45. to which the forenor callegt some attention, but it is notorious that he was there at the fact is not denied of her. The filte luvions to the taping the Ariane the houses in the blog gamined ths with L & Laring\n\nThe 13 Aug 1938 when Writiefs at the Polar Contin the care of Regina & Tarrant the acked of It toffel a bucaledge of the Chewere written claraches, Labeltin I had ever translated my aunt for hun, ausward lott pertine Cheneve How.\n\nthi galine, whwas be well knew at the lime it I did befefs a knowledge of the Annive gotten character, & Mit Stad sequently. murtalid Chinsel domment for hunn et les monal sequel\n\nAnd 5th the former called to allection 2. the following feherge in \"Coldwet indication à but it is potonous, is he was is not denced may Mr. Cabell himself privions to thi taping", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 253560, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "page_number": 188, "title": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "content_text": "# 6635. H. Kong \n## 184 \n\nThis letter has that hint of provoking inference to deal with. It is hardly right to charge H. Calder with it as it is H. alory's duty to bring him to trial for piracy and the tort with competent knowledge & concealment of that participation.\n\nBut when read in the light of letter 12's allusion to it, it hits one that he thanks God he has made himself persona non grata to people highly suspicious and radical (a fact we all know) have been told already by Coldwell; with alleging that Calder has guilty knowledge of the mode in which Corcha was employed and it is Beaurr. Moving the quithcum.\n\nI see the difficulty his. If it could (and I think it existed) be said that Cardell was culpably negligent, it could hardly be right to proceed with the utmost vigor. But I should hardy empinasize this as posible.\n\nBut it is quite right that M. Mauro H. Hawson be incited to peruse it, or...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 259304, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5]", "page_number": 404, "title": "CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5]", "content_text": "STRAITS TIMES OVERLAND JOURNAL.\n\nto the 8th current, anchored in the bett, from Hongkong with dates to roads yesterday evening.\n\nTae following appears in yester- day's Government Gazette:-\n\nthe 5th instant anchored in the roads this morning.\n\nfrequent plaudits of the audience. A very amusing dramatical piece entitled \"The Irish Lion\" was well performed by the Scholars, after which a large number of prizes were distributed, the Revd. Mr. Beure presenting them. Her Majesty has been pleased to recognize the appointment of Mr. Tanish Kim Ching as Consul for Siam at Singapore.\n\nthe 12th, arrived at New Harbour at noon yesterday.\n\nThe meeting held in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, was very numerously attended; the following gentlemen being among those present.\n\nT. Dagmas\n\nJ. Cameron\n\nJ. Scott M.D.\n\nJ. S. Atchison Paquire.\n\nJ. Sorry, Regaire.\n\nE. S. Sherwood\n\nWatson\n\nB. Rodger\n\nJ. Teson\n\nPestonjee\n\nSeah Bu Chin\n\nJ. Purvin\n\nR. C. Wooda\n\nT. Hewetson\n\nJ. Winte\n\nT. Armstrong\n\nM. Little\n\nG. Angus\n\nW. B. George\n\nF. D. Cobb\n\nW. Manford\n\nP. Fagin\n\nC. Mozea\n\nJ. D'Almeida\n\nA. Brennand\n\nT. Scott\n\nA. O. Meyer\n\nP. W. Auchu..\n\nJ. Bennet\n\nT. O. Criss\n\nJ. S. Seryeogoo\n\nJan Berwick\n\nJ. Q. Devidson\n\nA. Bernard\n\nA. Velga\n\nA. Lethem\n\nRheiner\n\nC. Enicarsen\n\nA. Wagner\n\nThe meeting was of a preliminary nature, and a committee composed of the following gentlemen was appointed for the purposes mentioned in the resolution.\n\nWednesday, 16th December. The Annual Examination of the Pupils of St. Joseph's Academy took place yesterday evening and terminated at 11 o'clock at night.\n\nThe Examination of the pupils under the charge of the Lady Superioress and Sisters of Charity, was held yesterday at the Convent and did credit to the untiring exertions of those under whose management this establishment is so ably conducted.\n\nThe Annual Examination of the Girls Department of the Singapore Institution Schools under Mrs. Audel's superintendence took place yesterday.\n\nPenang, from Mr. G. W. Earl, on the 8th Instant.\n\nThe following Gentlemen will form the Board of Municipal Commissioners, under Section XI. of Act XVII of 1863, at Penang, for the year 1864:\n\nThe Resident Councillor, President ex-Officio.\n\nCaptain William Somerville Mitchell, appointed by the Governor to hold Office for 1 year.\n\nMr. Lawrence Nairne, appointed by election to hold Office for 3 years.\n\nMr. Steward Herriot, appointed by election to Office for 2 years.\n\nMr. George Macfarlane Sandilands, appointed by election to hold Office for 1 year.\n\nThe subjects of examination embraced Grammar, Geography, Arithmetic, Geometry; a few sentences in French were translated and some speeches made. The pupils seemed to have attained considerable proficiency—the younger boys generally displaying more intelligence than their elders. Altogether this examination reflects great credit on the teachers, the Christian Brothers.\n\nThe exhibition, as advertised, takes place to-morrow evening at 6 o'clock.\n\nThe number of pupils in attendance, 55, of whom 33 were boarders, was more than double that at any previous examination, and testifies to the able manner in which the School has been conducted during the past year, and to its present flourishing condition.\n\nAfter the Examination a number of premiums were distributed.\n\nThe progress exhibited by the girls in their studies and their excellent department, together with their very neat appearance, attracted considerable attention and justified the commendations of the Examiners.\n\nUpon the satisfactory management of Mrs. Anderson. Many of the pupils are orphans and it is to be hoped that this great charity will be properly supported by the Government.\n\nThat the following Gentlemen form a Committee for the purpose of collecting information regarding the finances, resources, and commerce of the Straits Settlements, and that if expedient they put themselves in communication with Commissioners appointed by Her Majesty's Government to report upon the proposed Transfer.\n\nJoaquin D'Almeida, Esq.\n\nR. Little, M.D.\n\nA. Logan,\n\nH. Simons,\n\nA. O. Meyer,\n\nThos. Scott,\n\nJohn Cameron,\n\nR. C. Wade\n\nThe meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman, Mr. Joaquin D'Almeida.\n\nMonday, 14th December.\n\nH. M. Steamer Henriette, Captain Schul from Delhi with dates to the 8th instant, arrived in the harbour yesterday.\n\nThe Swedish bark Charlotte, Captain Mellender, from Hongkong 24th Nov., passed through the Harbour yesterday bound to Bombay and requested to be reported.\n\n\"I have this out nearly 47 and think it is to be studied is to keep the head well protected from the sun. I estimate it as good as perhaps better than that of Europe, particularly for an old man, if care is taken to keep the head protected from the sun, and ale hat is not made use of too freely.\"\n\nThe same paper says:-\n\n\"A schooner from Acheen reports that the port was lately visited by a Dutch steamer, the commander of which endeavoured, without success, to prevail on the Rajah to give him a friendly letter addressed to his Government.\"\n\nThursday, 17th December. The British Steamer Amoy, Captain Salwery, from Shanghai, anchored in the roads last night. Another of Captain Osborne's fleet arrived this morning.\n\nFriday, 18th December.\n\nWe take the following from the Government Gazette of yesterday:\n\nThe following Gentlemen will form the Board of Municipal Commissioners, under Section XI. of Act XVII of 1863, at Singapore, for the year 1864:\n\nThe Resident Councillor, President, ex-Officio.\n\nCaptain Jasper Mayne, Royal Engineers, appointed by the Governor to hold Office for 1 year.\n\nMr. Robert Carr Wood, appointed by election to hold Office for 3 years.\n\nMr. Robert Little, appointed by election to hold Office for 2 years.\n\nMr. Henry Minchin Simons, appointed by election to hold Office for 1 year.\n\nThe following Gentlemen will form the Board of Municipal Commissioners, under Section XI. of Act XVII at 1863, at Malacca, for the year 1864:\n\nThe Resident Councillor, President ex-Officio.\n\nMr. Charles Evans, appointed by the Governor to hold Office for 1 year.\n\nMr. Thomas Neubronner, appointed by election to hold Office for 3 years.\n\nMr. See Booatong, appointed on failure of election to hold Office for 2 years.\n\nMr. Kuh Seng Hoon, appointed on failure of election to hold Office for 1 year.\n\nMonday, 21st December. The British steamer United Service, Captain Give, from Bombay with dates to the 2nd instant, anchored in the roads yesterday morning.\n\nThe P. and O. Company's steamer Orissa, Captain Parish, from Hongkong with dates to the 15th instant, arrived in the roads last night.\n\nThe Messageries Imperiales steamer Tigre, Captain Deslondes, with the Marseilles mail of the 19th and the London mail of the 17th arrived at New Harbour this morning.\n\nThe Dutch steamer Koningen der Nederlanden, Captain Lewis, from Batavia with dates to the 17th instant anchored in the roads last night.\n\nCAPTAIN LEWIS of the Koningen, reports, that on the 17th December at 4 while Steaming N. N. W. South Watches bearing N. distance about 8 miles, they saw a steamer to the Southwards, to pass to the E. of South Watchers.\n\nHis Honor the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments as a temporary measure, with effect from the 30th ult:\n\nMr. E. J. Westerhout, to officiate as Police Magistrate, Commissioner of the Court of Requests, and Assistant Resident Councillor, Malacca.\n\nThe examination of the Institution and Schools took place yesterday, commencing at 11 a.m. and terminating at 3 o'clock.\n\nThe British barque Couranto bound to this port and now considerably overdue, was spoken by the Hamburg barque Emily on the 21st of last month in Banka Straits.\n\nThe appearance of the Verandahs throughout the principal thoroughfares at the present time, does not seem to indicate a desire on the part of the tenants and proprietors of the houses to comply with the Municipal Notification issued three months ago.\n\nTuesday, 15th December.\n\nMr. E. J. Westerhout, to officiate as Deputy Commissioner of Police at Malacca.\n\nAs they approached nearer, she proved to be a three-masted barque or rigged vessel, black, long and low in the water, particularly in her lower masts. When close to, she suddenly altered her course to W. and hoisted French colours.\n\nWith reference to Government Notification No. 166, dated 27th November 1863, Captain W. S. Mitchell received charge of the Chief of Police and Assistant Resident Councillor.\n\nThe examination concluded with the distribution of prizes.\n\nSaturday, 19th December.\n\nH. M. Surveying steamer Rifleman, with the Saracen in tow from Gaspar Straits arrived in the roads last night.\n\nThe British steamer Bombay Castle, Captain Wadge, from Hongkong with dates to the 13th inst., anchored in the roads this morning.\n\nThe Exhibition of St. Joseph's Academy on Thursday evening attracted a large assemblage and seemed to afford great gratification.\n\nAnjer Shipping.\n\n \n Names\n Captains\n Ports\n Dates\n \n \n Caroline\n Striker\n Cayzer\n \n \n \n Wood\n \n Ienke\n \n \n \n \n \n Ma Yoko-Hama\n Nov. 25\n \n \n English\n Clarendon\n Manila\n \n \n \n Princes of Wales\n John C. Moore\n Shanghai\n \n \n \n English\n Aberdeen\n \n Dec. 2\n \n \n Prussian\n Grof Eulenburg\n \n \n \n \n English\n Abb Medjid\n Partiaud\n \n \n \n Portuguese\n Vasco da Gama\n \n 59\n \n \n English\n Our Queen\n Lastania\n \n \n \n Dutch\n \n Mayotte\n \n \n \n French\n Chapte\n \n \n \n \n Dutch\n Martha Theresia\n \n \n \n \n English\n Lady Ap...\n Avalanche\n \n \n \n Dutch\n Tulland\n \n \n \n \n English\n Magpie Lauder\n \n \n \n \n Dutch\n Ja. Piet Huis\n \n \n \n \n American\n Sarah Mastboro\n Kaneo\n \n \n \n English\n Ana Decatur\n \n \n \n \n \n S. 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F. Dealer, No. 37 Raffles Place.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 259524, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-099 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [6-8]", "page_number": 174, "title": "CO129-099 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [6-8]", "content_text": "Tay trong tương lai : 12\n\nW. I. J.\n\n26 Augustba\n\n9.4\n\nNT.\n\n78299\n\nInterest\n\nC Sargeant Es\n\n\"Dan\n\nhonis 22\n\nM'Cadrell\n\nTip\n\nho94\n\nJune 27 164\n\nto\n\nhi\n\nam directed by W. Secretary Jardwell the undersigned\n\nto forward a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong enclosing the first Bill of Exchange for £375 on account of advances to Et Sampson for the Expenses of the Coffey of despatch relative to (Cams. West Indian Emigration)\n\nforming part of these instructions\n\nsent 26 Aug/64\n\nYou are to instruct you to recover the amount of the Bill & place them to the Credit of the foot of Trong trong\n\nThe Tite...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-099 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 259567, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-099 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [6-8]", "page_number": 217, "title": "CO129-099 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [6-8]", "content_text": "Dispatch N. 18387/1864\n\nInclosure in\n\nentered\n\nHongkong\n\n8291\n\n14 Sept. 1864\n\nShip\n\nWith reference\n\nThe \"bentay\"\n\nby Me\n\nAdmiralty\n\nrestoration to the owner\n\na Boat recaptured\n\nR.A., recommending\n\nFrom Captain Suckra,\n\nfrom\n\nPirates.\n\n4th July 1864\n\n214\n\nNo... [illegible text] ...SEST 1.0.5\n\nMr. Weil\n\nIthuride Day\n\nattestation at\n\n... [illegible text, possibly \"Zon's\"] letter of the 25\n\nto\n\n... [illegible text, possibly \"and\"] subsequently Augt 1860\n\nCorrespondence.\n\nmake the bra... [illegible text, possibly \"nch\"]\n\nthereon.\n\n... [illegible text, possibly \"Lot\"]\n\nQuite\n\na\n\nJam\n\ndirected & Insur\n\nbo\n\nCadwell to transmit\n\nfor the\n\nZon.\n\nQ10\n\nA\n\na\n\nof the Look. Come Other Adul\n\ncopy of a\n\ndispatch from the Governor respecting\n\nThe Unsatisfactory state\n\naffecting\n\nlaw, state of the bath tighe diag\n\nin\n\nthe Colony, of property of\n\n... [illegible text, possibly \"Mixed\"] for the ... [illegible text]\n\n70 9/9\n\nsmall value captured", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-099 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 259570, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-099 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [6-8]", "page_number": 220, "title": "CO129-099 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [6-8]", "content_text": "20\n\nsi\n\nIntered\n\nHongkong\n\n104.8292\n\nSA Hamilton E.\n\n3 Neleman\n\nMn\n\n104.9 deh.\n\nP g\n\n20\n\n17 Sep = 1864\n\n217\n\nSam dinlet & Notar\n\nCadwell Ctransmit\n\nyou\n\nA copy of a despatch\n\nfrom the Governor Junghang\n\n™ to request that you will submit for the\n\nSanction of the L.C. of the\n\nthe supplementary\n\nNeasury\n\nReport abstimal ho\n\n29\n\nThe Rt. Humble R. Cardwell.\n\nFor St. Robinson\n\ntell it\n\n/ Inclosure.\n\nReceived\n\nto Public works.\n\nfor repair of damage\n\nTransmitting Estimate\n\n918614, which it Encloses. This Estimate amounting £... bor i for\n\nrepairs of damage\n\nOccasioned\n\nTo Public works.\n\nHowever, to follow the instructions more closely and improve readability, here is a reformatted version in Markdown, then converted to HTML as per the final output request:\n\n## Original Text Reformatted\n### Step 1: Correcting OCR Output\n\nFirst, let's correct the OCR output according to the given rules.\n\n20 \nsi \nIntered \nHongkong \n104.8292 \nSA Hamilton E. \n3 Neleman \nMn \n104.9 deh. \nP g \n20 \n17 Sep = 1864 \n217 \nSam dinlet & Notar \nCadwell Ctransmit \nyou \nA copy of a despatch \nfrom the Governor Junghang \n& to request that you will submit for the \nSanction of the L.C. of the \nthe supplementary \nNeasury \nReport abstimal ho \n29 \nThe Rt. Humble R. Cardwell. \nFor St. Robinson \ntell it \n/ Inclosure. \nReceived \nto Public works. \nfor repair of damage \nTransmitting Estimate \n918614, which it Encloses. This Estimate amounting £... bor i for \nrepairs of damage \nOccasioned \nTo Public works.\n\n### Step 2: Applying Rules\n\n- **Format in Markdown**: Headers, bold, and tables are not directly applicable here, but we'll correct spacing and rejoin sentences.\n- **Correct spelling errors**: \"Intered\" to \"Entered\", \"Junghang\" likely to \"Hong Kong\" or a specific governor's name, \"L.C.\" could be \"Legislative Council\", \"Neasury\" to \"Treasury\", \"abstimal\" unclear, possibly \"annual\", \"Cadwell\" to \"Cardwell\", \"Ctransmit\" to \"transmit\", \"Sanction of the Z. C.\" to \"Sanction of the L. C.\" or appropriate council abbreviation, \"£... bor\" to a likely monetary value with \"£\" indicating pounds.\n- **Fix spacing issues** and **Rejoin broken sentences**.\n\nLet's apply these corrections:\n\n20\n\nsi\n\nEntered\n\nHong Kong\n\n104.8292\n\nSA Hamilton E.\n\n3 Neleman\n\nMn\n\n104.9 deh.\n\nP g\n\n20\n\n17 Sep = 1864\n\n217\n\nSame dinlet & Notary\n\nCardwell transmit\n\nyou\n\nA copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong & to request that you will submit for the Sanction of the L. C. of the supplementary Treasury Report annual ho\n\n29\n\nThe Rt. Humble R. Cardwell.\n\nFor St. Robinson tell it\n\n/ Inclosure.\n\nReceived to Public works for repair of damage\n\nTransmitting Estimate 918614, which it Encloses. This Estimate amounting £... for repairs of damage Occasioned To Public works.\n\nGiven the original request for HTML output using `` for paragraphs:\n\n20\n\nsi\n\nEntered\n\nHong Kong\n\n104.8292\n\nSA Hamilton E.\n\n3 Neleman\n\nMn\n\n104.9 deh.\n\nP g\n\n20\n\n17 Sep = 1864\n\n217\n\nSame dinlet & Notary\n\nCardwell transmit you A copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong & to request that you will submit for the Sanction of the L. C. of the supplementary Treasury Report annual ho\n\n29\n\nThe Rt. Humble R. Cardwell.\n\nFor St. Robinson tell it\n\n/ Inclosure.\n\nReceived to Public works for repair of damage\n\nTransmitting Estimate 918614, which it Encloses. This Estimate amounting £... for repairs of damage Occasioned To Public works.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-099 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260042, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "page_number": 251, "title": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "content_text": "Despatch N. 14188/864\n\nInclosure in\n\nVenter\n\nQ. Damiltin\n\nMINUTE\n\n1864 NOV.\n\n141\n\n243\n\nMy Lord 20\n\nTrgy\n\nDanny the\n\nPhant\n\n10th Decembr.\n\nI am directed to\n\nSon Cadwell & have sent\n\n& you a copy of a\n\nLetter\n\ndefault about the defendant\n\nin the trial last.\n\n4. The Governor of the\n\nColonial Clerks Label\n\nI applied, amending the existing Regulations\n\nhave to\n\naffording be\n\nSurveyor General and Assistant\n\nas to Pensions to\n\nSurveyor General.\n\n3? September 1854", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260192, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-101 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [10-12]", "page_number": 67, "title": "CO129-101 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [10-12]", "content_text": "OR hopo : - / opposite the Entrance to the Workshops :- The stabling works, arranged Forward the elevation corresponding with the Foreman's house windows with te red on the East side of the ashench basements arranged for book houses. Five cant offices tovo are on either side of the Inner Gard. - are all enclosed within a 13 Clining \"fored completed\" headed-do- Legeare 41.30 Boundary - - with gates are of thou doveday pointed – de The Builder gale wall 32 ft in height. the Entrancez feet of Iron railing of this Bricking wither side of them, woodwork in the 17 six oquare clinings transoms @ 836 38742/86 65 1877 4350 55 Fr- 612 132. 72. 12 481.\n\nFive contracts will be entered into for the erection 4 de no transmes @ 53 ho 1 and 2 workshops, H. 3 In all dons and windows both in shops offices sequers with sion baro te roof of Camell pomited fo a Dwelling House, these Contracts have been already 38 doon spanel both amount to M. Ladd will prepare the wh. I 72 4.30 cts, the contractor sides moulded @30,50 and anticipated in a for the erection [doors fetting com manneh. machinery Contract N. 4 will a experion of the offices and de of 1159 and it is be 3 d. beak flush is 1 pointed glazed panels 544 32 30 40 dwelling house complety shean a fleach folding Z 哗 and windows excepted and all fromwork and other from England) the workshops with the 3 all internal fittings, partition 8 - do Building he Foremans having been abraty recepiting of the wo for the Building the forbidation prepaded. This Contract includes house 25 25 تھے کمر Forward کی تر 200 $ 42892 36", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-101 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260354, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-101 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [10-12]", "page_number": 229, "title": "CO129-101 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [10-12]", "content_text": "h=48.\n\nOpen Aded. The sort of Hong Kong\n\n197 17267. Rony Keny\n\nEntat\n\nBenny Mail\n\nPanel cells.\n\n227\n\nMINUTE\n\nAddressed to Sir Rogers McCartecque McCordwell\n\nMAR.\n\nI have to authorize the rest of Sir Murray Robrain's duplicate copy\n\nthe 20. Dec. Carl-with.\n\nCecelmuth,\n\nsampling No. Cal entry on this build since Cadels.\n\nbe the span of Repeater\n\nseveral\n\nthe flame of\n\nM. Turver!\n\nwho had died ? ou\n\nHowever, to better follow the instructions and improve the output:\n\n1. The original text seems to be a jumbled collection of words and phrases, likely due to OCR errors.\n2. I've made minor corrections to obvious spelling mistakes and attempted to rejoin broken sentences where possible.\n3. The output is in HTML format using `` tags for paragraphs.\n\nHere's a more refined version with some additional corrections:\n\nh=48.\n\nOpen Agenda. The sort of Hong Kong\n\n197 17267. Tony Keny\n\nEntity\n\nBenny Mail\n\nPanel cells.\n\n227\n\nMINUTE\n\nAddressed to Sir Rogers McCartney McCordwell\n\nMAR.\n\nI have to authorize the rest of Sir Murray Robrain's duplicate copy\n\nthe 20 Dec. Carl-with.\n\nCecelmuth,\n\nSampling No. Cal entry on this build since Cadels.\n\nbe the span of Repeater\n\nseveral\n\nthe flame of\n\nM. Turver!\n\nwho had died?\n\nIt is worth noting that some parts of the original text remain unclear or nonsensical, likely due to severe OCR errors or the original text being garbled. Further manual review or alternative OCR processing might be necessary to improve the accuracy of the text.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-101 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 263254, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-107 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [10-12]", "page_number": 476, "title": "CO129-107 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [10-12]", "content_text": "## \n\nMe big to add that there will be no finercise in the Estimates for the Salaries of the Officers of this Court as sanctioned in the Schedule Ang Kong N32.\n\n7 fw. Establishment for the present year.\n\nWe have to,\n(Signed) John C. Whyte, (Signed) Cecil C. Smith,\nPolice Magistrate.\n\n(Copy)\n\n**Minute by the Acting Colonial Secretary** - approved\n\nBy Order,\n(Signed) W. S. Alexander,\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\nTi R. G. Macdonnell\nTiSA6 MINUTE 23 FEB by Mr Halsey 24 \nSPElliot M'Erster M Cardell!\n\n1765 Hongkong\n24 Feb. 1866\n\n474\n\nI have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 212, 28th December last, reporting the recommendation that one of the Vice Magistrates had sanctioned the employment of Durrsak Khan as Indian Interpreter to the Magistracy at a salary of $25 a month; and the increase in the salary of Chan Agin, the fourth Chinese clerk...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-107 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 264760, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2]", "page_number": 142, "title": "CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2]", "content_text": "# Four Rowe \n\nMr. Mercer to \n\nInterest Geomolie \n\n**MINUTE** \n\nHongkong, 2 April 186... \n\n12.2830 Li R Macdonnell \n\nC13 No.58. \n\n138 \n\nI have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch No. 12 of the 20 Jan\" sanctioning the following appointments to the Police force from M. Cardell: \n\n| Name | Appointment | Salary |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| I Daly | Inspector of the 7th Class | dismissed |\n| J Balguey | 1st Class Police Constable | £125... |\n| Jalan | Inspector of the 3rd Class | $600 p.a. |\n\nThe Rt. Honble E. Cardwell. \n\nNo. 12. \n\nReceived the Police Force. Appointment of Inspectors. \n\nLi R Macdonnell, 2 April 186... \n£145. 227 Class, 1 Decr.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 264798, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2]", "page_number": 180, "title": "CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2]", "content_text": "## THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1864.\n\nThe Company has authority to grant Insurance on all Cargo conveyed by its Vessels, at a premium of 1 per cent upon Merchandize, and per cent on Treasure, from Hongkong to Lyons, Paris, London, and Holland, and proportionally for places this side of Suez.\n\nCargo will be received on board until 4 P.M., on the 22nd September; Specie and Parcels until 4 o'clock, P.M., on the 22nd.\n\nA Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages destined beyond Suez is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be furnished by the Shippers to the Agent with the Bills of Lading; and the Company will not be responsible for any consequence or prejudice which may ensue from an incorrect declaration. For particulars respecting Freight and Passage, apply at the Company's Office, Queen's Road.\n\n**C. RERTRAND, Agent.**\n\nHongkong, 31st August, 1864.\n\n## CANTON ROOMS.\n\nTHE subjoined List of unclaimed Dividends is published for the information of the concerned.\n\n**C. W. MURRAY, Honorary Treasurer.**\nHongkong, 25th August, 1864.\n\n## NOTICE.\n\n**NOTICE.**\n\nR. JAMES BANNATYNE is authorised to sign our Firm from this date.\n\n**GILMAN & Co.**\n\n## COMMERCIAL BANK OF INDIA, &c.\n\nHongkong, 26th August, 1864. During my absence M. J. W. MACLELLAN will act as Manager in China of this Bank.\n\nBy Order,\n**THE**\nChina, 28th July, 1864.\n**H. HOWE WIGGINS, Manager in China.**\n\n## NOTICE.\n\nThe interest and responsibility of Mr. CORNELIUS THORNE ceased in our Firm on the 31st December, 1863.\n\n**THORNE BROTHERS & Co.**\n\n## NOTICE.\n\nThe interest and responsibility of Mr. DUNCAN TURNER in our Firm, ceased on the 30th June, 1864.\n\nMr. WALDEMAR SCHMIDT, Mr. JAMES GILFILLAN, Mr. ALEXANDER DOWNIE, and Mr. THOMAS MURDOCH DRYSDALE, are this day admitted Partners in our Firm.\n\nOur Firm now consists of Mr. ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, Mr. WALDEMAR SCHMIDT, Mr. JAMES GILFILLAN, Mr. ALEXANDER DOWNIE, and Mr. THOMAS MURDOCH Drysdale.\n\nChina, 1st July, 1864.\n**FLETCHER & Co.**\n\n## NOTICE.\n\nOur partnership ceases to-day by lapse of time.\n\nThe business will from this date be carried on by **G. Hussunally & Co.**\n\n| Name | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| Cassim Abboy Nathabboy & Co. | $115.50 |\n| Sandwith Drinker | 40.00 |\n| Francis Ede | 40.00 |\n| O time | 60.00 |\n| N. S. Lungraz | ... |\n| Kau Mahomed Hussumbhoy | 20.00 |\n| Samutel Mackenzie | 40.00 |\n| Dharamsey Poonjeebhoy | 200.00 |\n| W. Robinet | 20.00 |\n| Benjamin Seare | 20.00 |\n| Borjorjee Sorabjee | 120.00 |\n| Trustees of A. F. Vandenborg | 40.00 |\n\n## In re the Estate of the late WM. JOHNSTON,\n\nAll persons indebted to this estate are requested to make early payment, and all persons having claims are requested to send them accompanied with proof on or before the 8th day of November next, to\n\n**W. R. DALZIEL, THOS. GREEN, Executors.**\nHongkong, 10th August, 1864.\n\n## NOTICE.\n\nOur business will from this date be carried on by Mr. ROBERT SCOTT WALKER who will settle all outstanding accounts.\n\n**WALKER, BORRADAILE & Co.**\nHongkong, 16th June, 1864.\n\n## NOTICE.\n\nMr. HANS PETER HANSSEN is this day admitted a Partner in our Firm.\n\n**DENT & Co.**\nHongkong, 1st July, 1864.\n\n## NOTICE.\n\nThe undersigned have been appointed Agents for ... at Canton and Macao. Communications at Macao to be addressed to Mr. E. L. LANÇA, H. D. M. Consular Agent there.\n\n**GILMAN & Co.**\nHongkong, 25th April, 1863.\n\n## DANISH CONSULATE, HONGKONG, 12th August, 1864.\n\nIt is hereby notified for general information that the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation between Denmark and China, concluded at Tientsin on the 13th July, 1863, was ratified and the ratifications duly exchanged at Shanghae on the 29th July ultimo, H. R. the Admiral Steen Bille acting on behalf of H. D. M. Government and the High Commissioners, H. E. General Li-Beng-Sing, and H. E. Commissioner of Finance Liu-Hsun-Kao on behalf of H.L.M. Government.\n\nBy order,\n**GEORGE J. HELLAND, H.D.M. Acty. Consul**\n\n## COPPER PLATE PRINTING.\n\nWith reference to the foregoing announcement, PARTIES having their own engraved Plates may have VISITING CARDS printed on them, plain or enamelled, by applying at the Office of the undersigned.\n\n**D. NORONHA.**\nOswald's Terrace, Hongkong, 10th January, 1863.\n\nPrinted and Published by **D. 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Interpreter, Wong Kong list\n\nApplication from. W. M. Deans.\n\nRouted.\n\nW. Meredith Deane loop.\n\nD\n\n1857 Hong Kong 178\n\nEntered\n\n7 March 1866\n\n1866\n\nMINUTE / MARK M Hales 5\n\nSir Rogers M'Forster M.\"Cardell\n\noff to Home office\n\n3\n\nIn reply to your letter of the 26th ult. I am directed by Mr. Secretary Cardwell to acquaint you that he is willing to grant you four months' extension of your leave of absence from Hong Kong, dating from the 10th June next, and that he has caused an application to be made to the Home Office with the view of ascertaining whether ... could be attached for a further period.\n\nPage 4\n\n \n(remainder of the original text is not processable due to severe OCR errors and nonsensical content)\n\nPage ... \n\nhas been removed as it is not clear if there is any meaningful text after \"for a further period.\" If more context or clearer text is available, further processing can be done.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-119 - Public Offices - 1866.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 268606, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-119 - Public Offices - 1866", "page_number": 186, "title": "CO129-119 - Public Offices - 1866", "content_text": "Foushong\n\n7. 9002\n\nSumendur Forber\n\nommander.\n\n183\n\n10 Mauch/66\n\nSin\n\nQ.r\n\nI am directed by\n\nCadwell\n\nCofrey d. 10. of 8 June/65\n\n!\n\n6667\n\nIntec Hardwell to\n\nacknowledge\n\nThe\n\nin explanation of\n\nWeipt of your letter of the 26 Welt reporting\n\nthe conditions under\n\nwhich, on behalf\n\nof\n\na proposed Company\n\nyou\n\nhad applied to the Governor in Council\n\nfor permission\n\nin this Colony\n\nTo lay down a\n\nSubmarine cable", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-119 - Public Offices - 1866.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 275526, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-133 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [10-12]", "page_number": 98, "title": "CO129-133 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [10-12]", "content_text": "## MINUTE PAPER\n\nsince M. Levis came back home.\n\nM. Dam \n\nappointed \n\n#. X. Cadell - in c62 after \n\na committee \n\nletter in examination being by \n\nCard Series Codd. He was \n\nJulien \n\nMyan \n\n4 England for a short time \n\nsoon after arrival \n\nI am attacked \n\nLear \n\nin answer \n\nsability \n\nattack & Maess \n\noccupying hermits an der Sie \n\nAmbard Maque in learning regulations too.\n\nThe Cadell were afoundat \n\n19104.\n\n97 \n\nmight be Candidates for \n\nwho Thee in H. 7. she had learned.\n\nthe Latin language \n\nM. Deave her shown \n\ncommendable ability & aptitude \n\nfor work, & poor abat \n\nLas afforded \n\nIthald \n\npay what ook deserving of commotion, but well qualified for this af \n\nAu/n \n\nI would almost say \n\nthat it is improbable to sketch find anom \n\nmy \n\nEqually qualified \n\npe apart of cinusual inputien \n\npaport \n\nSteun ATW 6 Lefelip \n\nto look pe a man \n\nato u. Ambien \n\nto the withiniss of a gentleman \n\na künclder of Latin art \n\n懂 \n\nknowledge of the Chinese populace \n\nkruhap it of than", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-133 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 333549, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3]", "page_number": 371, "title": "CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3]", "content_text": "wholly founded \n\nand built-\n\nEviden \n\nвер \n\nbeen \n\nThe \n\nchosen \n\nCivil \n\nthe local Civil Service \n\nدنا \n\nsphere \n\nby his \n\nand significant fact- \n\nSchoot has been \n\nopened \n\ntu \n\nquailes \n\nда \n\nCentur \n\nand \n\nChat. \n\nduring \n\nthis period \n\nwith the single \n\nException \n\nf \n\nMrr Dyre Ball who \n\nLocatially \n\nspecialist \n\nQuang-lung patois, \n\nدشت \n\nnecessarily \n\nمن \n\nقلات \n\na \n\nthe actual \n\nthat the Central \n\nthe fact that wen from Dewicés \n\nhave \n\nother \n\nA \n\nService, to fill positions in the Kallen \n\nServrez \n\nthe heads \n\nof competing \n\nCivil Brwent \n\n366 \n\nsuch \n\nCouve \n\ncan be \n\ndefended \n\nand \n\nwhose \n\nwitter \n\narcumscribe A \n\nsheceas \n\ndualiz \n\nnot- \n\nbut. \n\nCaef \n\nmembers from \n\ncalcide Services be allowed \n\nembers \n\nto compete \n\nThe \n\nCivil Service, \n\nthen, for exactly analagino rekomo \n\nChin \n\nCenciag \n\nwithin fari \n\nsaber du nate \n\nhas \n\nCol \n\nrecewed \n\nper. \n\ngreater force, \n\n8 \n\ninila. \n\nmanent eating with the departments. \n\n2. As far \n\nD \n\nand an 8 land \n\nthe. \n\nLena \n\nCovenanted \n\nDewants \n\nale \n\n7 \n\nwhether \n\nStong. King Civil Dewanto, \n\nat least Chine \n\nJ \n\nbetween member \n\ncompetition, \n\nof the same \n\nScures, is obviously \n\nef \n\ncan result in sequat exceedingly \n\nwhich ha \n\nare \n\nin \n\nand \n\nCaseli \n\naut \n\nben \n\nengaged \n\nal Stewa \n\nThe \n\n8 Cutest \n\n3 case. \n\nAvÀ \n\nmeaning \n\nthe pressin \n\nCerenanted Sewants. \n\nd. I wish \n\nहृ \n\ndraw \n\nto the fact- \n\nthis \n\ncareful \n\nand cu ce \n\nمشي \n\nattention \n\nnot one \n\nthat the question raised \n\nconcep \n\nof competition, properly so-called \n\nbehoren Cadeli between \n\nBLAG \n\nmembers \n\nq \n\nChris \n\nthe other \n\nAvil Ser \n\nbrud. \n\n# \n\nand expacity \n\nduties required. \n\n} \n\nand that \n\nthis waller\". \n\nreel \n\none of peramal fitness for the \n\nf \n\nindividuel felness, silber \n\nsupposed, hav, \n\ncartain \n\nhas, in \n\noccurrente \n\nmistances of only recent \n\nmy \n\nby the Government in \n\nbeen considered \n\nselecting office \n\nofficers for department \n\nin \n\nthe \n\nA. \n\nthe \n\nallow able \n\nunfairness. \n\nCivit \n\naround \n\ngrave necessity \n\nmost unwillingly most reluctantly compilled me to bring \n\nal- such great length; case before sim \n\nmy but. \n\nin as much as the involved results. in \n\nwhichever \n\nthe decision in the matter ques \n\nwy \n\nwill most seriously \n\nand velally affect the \n\nCarrey \n\nPublic \n\nRus \n\nA \n\ninjustice \n\nto the Governmeal which \n\nI feel that I cannot. \n\nwhole of my future \n\nSewant \n\nwilber to ampself \n\nسرا سیم \n\nI have the honoured privilege of serving, olber. \n\nwise put the maller the same time. \n\nclearly \n\n£ \n\nbriefly \n\nand. \n\n24- \n\nCare \n\ntrust- \n\nthat the \n\nЭ \n\nCourse \n\narie \n\nweel \n\nwith your fullest- \n\narslut \n\nI sincerel; \n\nhave late \n\napproval and \n\nI have the honour to be, \n\nYour must obedient I humble scwant, & \n\nJ.K. Dral.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 333563, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3]", "page_number": 385, "title": "CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3]", "content_text": "A character is a mechanical detail. These practical purposes are all necessary for any then first-named all-essential features which distinguish broader eventually more generous bare's and 1 when the Civil Service has been made to those positions. At present allotted to Cadets self-supplying with result it might bring about usually its total abolition. These are revolutionary and startling.\n\nThe I 1221 primarily Civil Service. What I respectfully contend is that His Excellency will see the reasonableness and justice of this contention that in the License with University qualification are unfettered. More Castell at the Competitive Examination should stand and demanded of Hong Kong. A certain high proficiency in both colloquial and literary branches of Chinese should have the higher Service open to them; that they should enjoy exactly the same rights and privileges of position and preferment that Cadets do now.\n\nCould be a great saving to the Public Purse, because the preliminary training of such servants would cost the Colony nothing; whereas existing arrangements would result in a certain cost until he becomes a Passed Cadet. The outcome that must ensue is fully alive to the important and radical alterations. If the proposition be carried out, it must certainly lead to its remodelling.\n\nThe Cadet reorganization. On a broader results they ought not to generate the slightest feeling of uneasiness or provoke needless alarm; they are the direct, inevitable outcome of the legitimate growth and development of the Service that has been perfected and rendered expansion proved permanent.\n\nA gradual systematic accumulation of practical and more by precious experience extending session of years. They should be rather matter for congratulation and satisfaction. Indeed, they point to particularly effective and square conØPUA. To have such liberal, advanced, and essentially progressive scheme is not the nature of things adopted very or late.\n\nI respectfully submit that at a more suitable time satisfactorily grappling with this important, urgent, and difficult matter.\n\nPage 710\n\n \n(Revised to meet the exact format request)\n\nA character is \n\nA \n\nmechanical detail. Thes \n\npracticas purposes \n\nthe live \n\nare \n\nthe \n\nall necedo \n\nany \n\nthen \n\nJirst- \n\nall \n\nnamed \n\nall-essential features \n\nwhich distinguish \n\nbroader \n\n20entually \n\nmore \n\ngenerous bare's \n\nand \n\n1 \n\nwhen the \n\nCivil \n\nService \n\nka \n\nbeen made \n\nto those positions. \n\nat prescut- \n\nallotted \n\nto \n\nCadets \n\nself-supplying with resu \n\nit might bring about- \n\nusually \n\nits total abolition \n\nThese \n\name \n\nrevolutionary and startling \n\n/ \n\nA \n\nCamat printa \n\nthe \n\nother members of \n\nThe \n\nI 1221 primily \n\nCivil Servicê \n\nWhat I respectfully contend \n\nnounced \n\nthis Colony. \n\nand \n\nthat His Excellency \n\nwhich \n\nwill \n\nthe riasonableness and justice of \n\nat juist sight seem \n\nthis contention \n\nchat- \n\nin the \n\nLic \n\nwith \n\nuni. \n\nare \n\nEUTER \n\n/ \n\nService, who \n\nprovided. \n\nversity qualification- \n\nunfereci \n\n18 More \n\nCasteli at the \n\nshould \n\nsland and \n\ndemanded of Itong kung \n\nCompetitive Examination \n\nCh \n\nallaining \n\na \n\ncertain \n\nhigh \n\nof proficiency \n\nin both colloqueel \n\nlitir and \n\nof the \n\nbranches \n\nA \n\nwond \n\nChinese \n\nhave the higher Service open to them; in \n\nthat they should enjoy exactly \n\nthe same rights and privileges of position \n\nand preferment that Cadeli do now. \n\nCouver \n\ncould \n\nJu \n\ndistinct saving \n\nSuch \n\nanifeally be a great and to the Public Purse, because \n\nthe preliminary training of such servants would cost the Colony nothing; whereas, \n\nexisting arrangements \n\nwerden \n\nCadet is a \n\ncertain \n\nw hence \n\nuntil he \n\nbecomes \n\na \n\nPassed \n\nCadet. \n\narm \n\nresulting \n\nCowelquin ERO \n\nthat must ensue \n\nEntertained \n\nand \n\nfully alive to the \n\nimportant- \n\nand radical alterations. \n\nproposition be \n\nif auch carried out. If \n\nthe suture reconsider a \n\nsystem, it must certainly lead to it's \n\nremodelling. \n\na \n\nation \n\n4 \n\nThe \n\nmtaro \n\nCadel- \n\nreorganization. \n\nOn \n\na \n\nbroader \n\nresults \n\nThey \n\nought not to generate \n\nthe slightest peeling of uncarences provoke needless alarm; \n\ndirect, inevitable \n\nSer \n\nthey \n\nare the \n\nand \n\nany \n\noutcome of \n\nand \n\nthe legitimate growth \n\ndevelopment \n\nService that has been \n\nperfected and rendered \n\nexpansion of \n\n-proved permanent and \n\nA \n\n$ Cable \n\nMe \n\ngradual \n\nsystematic \n\naccumulation \n\nof practical \n\naud \n\nmore \n\nby pedicions \n\nexperience extending \n\nession of years \n\nBu ccenne \n\nGa the \n\nthey should be rather matter lin \n\ncongratulation \n\nsatisfaction. \n\nindeed \n\nand \n\naboriously \n\nsubordinate \n\nand \n\ncen mixed \n\nruu ch \n\nQo \n\nse cure \n\nbranches \n\nthey point to \n\nparticularly \n\nC \n\nThere \n\nEffective, \n\naquare e conØPUA \n\nLo have \n\n8 hour \n\nService \n\nWhethe \n\nSume \n\nsuch liberal, \n\nadvanced, \n\nhe \n\nand essentially progressive scheme \n\nnot \n\nnature of things \n\nadopted \n\nvery \n\nor late \n\n{ \n\nand \n\nThere \n\nCOLA \n\nLe \n\nма \n\nIt must from the \n\n/ \n\n\"came about sooner \n\nI respectfully subruit- that filler \n\nEn mure \n\nsuitable \n\ntime satisfactorily grappling with this \n\nimportant, urgent \n\nand difficult matter, \n\n710\n\n becomes: \nPage 710\n\n is kept as is.\n\nThe final output is: \nA character is a mechanical detail. These practical purposes are all necessary for any then first-named all-essential features which distinguish broader eventually more generous bare's and 1 when the Civil Service has been made to those positions. At present allotted to Cadets self-supplying with result it might bring about usually its total abolition. These are revolutionary and startling.\n\nThe I 1221 primarily Civil Service. What I respectfully contend is that His Excellency will see the reasonableness and justice of this contention that in the License with University qualification are unfettered. More Castell at the Competitive Examination should stand and demanded of Hong Kong. A certain high proficiency in both colloquial and literary branches of Chinese should have the higher Service open to them; that they should enjoy exactly the same rights and privileges of position and preferment that Cadets do now.\n\nCould be a great saving to the Public Purse, because the preliminary training of such servants would cost the Colony nothing; whereas existing arrangements would result in a certain cost until he becomes a Passed Cadet. The outcome that must ensue is fully alive to the important and radical alterations. If the proposition be carried out, it must certainly lead to its remodelling.\n\nThe Cadet reorganization. On a broader results they ought not to generate the slightest feeling of uneasiness or provoke needless alarm; they are the direct, inevitable outcome of the legitimate growth and development of the Service that has been perfected and rendered expansion proved permanent.\n\nA gradual systematic accumulation of practical and more by precious experience extending session of years. They should be rather matter for congratulation and satisfaction. Indeed, they point to particularly effective and square conØPUA. To have such liberal, advanced, and essentially progressive scheme is not the nature of things adopted very or late.\n\nI respectfully submit that at a more suitable time satisfactorily grappling with this important, urgent, and difficult matter.\n\nPage 710", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 333566, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3]", "page_number": 388, "title": "CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3]", "content_text": "Reaching and studies with 24 neither zeal nor energy would be wasted in this direction... and school: in the prosecution of work at the Central School, and J. Chinese Sin-shang. I have spared neither time nor anything else that would lend to increase the value of any work in respect of Public Servant; although, in chinese studies as far as agreement from some has been obtained, it has been wholly gratuitous.\n\nNow I complain of what sacrifice is made with less compulsory work. This however, I do not; although I need intimation that such work necessarily involves some recompense for the sacrifices that are maintained in the work concerned, the work keeps clinging to the Order: has C. S. Office, letter No. 382, 10th Jan 187... Mr Dealy in the position in the Service.\n\nI am glad to read the satisfactory testimony when the Head Master of the Central School praised the energy and perseverance in the work of Mr Dealy. I think, in other instances, the course of study mapped out for the peculiar character of the J. Chinese study he labours under is a credit to the Master rather than to Mr Dealy.\n\nI have already in a previous letter perhaps admittedly supposed that at certain moments, the whole thus 8ludet's so his leisure is completely localized by neglect of other work. To the results, however, the ability of misapprehension is confined to the Central School that kes in pr. om 2007.\n\nLee C... eerfully re-Paserd Cadelo ark. I you will add to it incapacitate -suming professional work at home. If Mr... course of chinese through which I considered insufficient, I am willing to undergo perfectly local training that may be any other addition Dug & exted to fit myself for those posts for which University qualifications rightly are required.\n\nI feel that it is futile to aspire to. In conclusion, in forwarding my letter, I beg to hope that, in the words of recommendation and approval for promotion to the Cadet Service, for the Servants they are advantaged do not; any Cadet will be appointed as may in School I have the may seem to deserve.\n\nI have the honour to be, Your most dedicated servant, I.K. Oraly. 4. St. B. Wright, Deg. M.A. Scharter Gul.S.\n\n Cadets are entitled to Course forward likely the present Passed. to fall in. fill\n\n(Gov Order Letter- 8071) C.8.602955 '86\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\n...\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 337028, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8]", "page_number": 59, "title": "CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8]", "content_text": "# Extract from a letter (dated Dec. 29th 1886) from the Headmaster of the Central School\n\n\"I cannot ... with- as Cadeli wilt- but- simply Energetic noble young man was complemented by the Examiners was lesser. In his interesting and ad Themes. J. A wise Master-of Method 'South To College Appender B. \n\nthat he oppressed with the conviction confined to the limits of the Central School In promotion! \n\nto the Col. Secretary of Hong-Kong, applying to be placed on the same footing with respect to promotion. \n\nTure Extract \nWight MA. \nHeadmaster \n\n57\"", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 354578, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8]", "page_number": 312, "title": "CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8]", "content_text": "M. N. Vandrawalls. W. Stuart Harrison, A.Ft willson.\n\nBank W. Watts,\n\nBell. Nooroodin.\n\nof, deuisou.\n\nHell. S. H. Eomail.\n\nI. Jamasjer.\n\nJ. B. Patel.\n\nWilliam Hartigan. Kaw Song Jake IP W. Ponder cucLean. Wong Shiring .. Chow long J.P. Ho Fook IP Lau wai chuen 2.P. Chen Zusan & IP Young &z Hai DP. To Fung 2.P.\n\nChoa Chee Bee J.P.\n\ncom wood.\n\nEA. cucasor\n\nW. J. Gaskell. Smith Alliston, R.Chatterton Wilcox. 2. Darby. diaset Ofiwie. The Howard. Tos & Rose.\n\nJ. F. Comfort. Wow Mathisen.\n\nE.J. Grist.\n\nBllacdonald. Frank Collins.\n\nJ.G. Roach.\n\nW. Kewton, Folaitland,\n\n4.04. Hickham,\n\nJ. B. L. Bowley. James Francis. Granville Sharp.\n\nThos H. Reid.\n\nJ. Cowen. S. Rustomjee.\n\nHart Brick\n\nME. dos Remedios Geo: C Tomlin. John Brownhill. Mormujee Rustomjer.\n\nL'ollallory. A. J. Remedios. M.E.S.Periera.\n\nSidney B.I. Kortelly.\n\nVarain Chunder drett,\n\nI. Barnes.\n\nW. H. Freeman.\n\nI. W. Stavers.\n\nNF. Carmichael,\n\nBhuwan Medum Bauerc. R. Marten.\n\nCO. 8. Blement.\n\nS.S. Benjamin. J.S. Hogen. Jas: Cottaur. J. clladehose. John W. Bowell.\n\n6.S. Kelly. Duo B. Scott. John a Jupps.\n\nIR Capell. H.&. Allen. AH. Maucell. Robe Lang. Acteur Thurt.\n\nEd ollcbabe Geo: G.weller,\n\nAndrews Johnston\n\nA. G. Gordon.\n\nA. Stopani. R. Fraser Smilti.\n\nChas: Khuck.\n\nChesney Innoan.\n\nF.D. Goddard. Jas: Eawasas.\n\nI. Wheeley. D. K. Griffitte. 7.8. Deusou, A. H. Helton. Teo: Leo: Duncan.\n\noil,n,bastro. Howry w Row.. G.C. Hayward.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 359803, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895", "page_number": 574, "title": "CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895", "content_text": "# List of Names\n\nALFRED W. DYER. \nREGD. TUCKER. \nJ. H. CHESNEY. \nJ. McBAIN. \nC. T. ROBINSON. \nC. MURRAY ADAMSON, \nCHAS. H. THOMPSON. \nP. C. SETHNA. \nD. F. TUMBOLY. \nM. P. TALATI. \nH. E. BAMJI. \nDINSHAW NOWROJEE. \nR. M. MEHTA. \nF. DORABJEE MISTRY. \nH. C. GOTLA. \nJ. M. VAJIFDAR. \nE. D. KOTEWAL. \nI. F. TALATI. \nS. B. BHABHA. \nD. D. GUZDAR. \nC. B. MOWRAWALLA. \nDORABJEE NOWROJEE. \nJ. PESTONJEE, \nH. S. KAVARANA. \nN. J. ARJANEE, \nJ. P. VARANIA. \nR. N. DHALLA. \nJ. B. TUMBOLY. \nF. JAMSETJEE. \n\n-14- \n\nH. RUTTONJEE. \nF. VICAJEE. \nM. B. POLISH WALLA. \nP. E. KHAMBATTA. \nM. N. VANDRAWALLO. \nB. M. NOOROODIN. \nH. M. S. H. ESMAIL. \nJOHN ANDREW. \nJ. JAMASJEE, \nJ. B. PATEL. \nWILLIAM HARTIGAN. \nKAW HONG TAKE, J.P. \nW. PENDER MCLEAN. \nWONG SHING, J.P. CHOW PENG, J.P. \nHO FOOK, J.P. \nLAU WAI CHUEN, J.P. \nCHEN QUAN EË, J.P. TOUNG SZ KAI, J.P. HỌ TUNG, J.P. \nCHOA CHEE BEE, J.P. \nWM. WOOD. \nE. A. MEASOR. \nW. H. GASKELL. \nSMITH ALLISTON. \nR. CHATTERTON WILCOX. \nS. L. DARBY. \nHERBERT OGILVIE. \nTHOS. HOWARD. \nTHOS. I. HOSE. \nJ. G. COMFORT. \nWM. MATHISEN. \nE. J. GRIST. \nA. B. MACDONALD. \nFRANK COLLINS. \nW. STUART HARRISON. \nA. DENISON. \nJ. G. ROACH. \nW. NEWTON. \nF. MAITLAND. \nW. H. WICKHAM. \nF. B. L. BOWLEY. \nJAMES FRANCIS. \nN. J. SAUNDERS. GRANVILLE SHARP. THOS. H. REID. \nT. COWEN. \nS. RUSTOMJEE. \n\n-15- \n\nSIDNEY B. J. SKERTCHLY, NARAIN CHUNDER DUTT. BHUVAN M. BANERJEE. \nA. E. SKEELS. \nW. E. CLEMENT. \nS. S. BENJAMIN. \nJ. S. HAGEN. \nJAS. P. COTTAM. \nJ. MACLEHOSE. \nJOHN W. POWELL. \nE. S. KELLY. \nJNO. B. SCOTT. \nJOHN A. JUPP. \nJ. R. CAPELL. \nH. E. ALLEN. \nA. H. MANCELL. \nROBT. LANG. \nARTHUR HUNT. \nED. McCABE. \nGEO. G. WELLER. \nA. F. WILLSON. \nFRANK W. WATTS. \nHART BUCK. \nM. E. DOS REMEDIOS. \nP. H. ROLFE. \nFRED. W. STAPLETON, \nF. RAPP. \nGEO. L. TOMLIN. JOHN BROWNHILL. HORMUJEE RUSTOMJEE. \nL. MALLORY. \nA. J. REMEDIOS. \nM. E. S. PEREIRA. \nJ. BARNES. \nW. H. FREEMAN. \nJ. W. STAVERS. \nH. F. CARMICHAEL. \nR. MARTEN. ANDREW JOHNSTON.\n\n568", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 361751, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12]", "page_number": 611, "title": "CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12]", "content_text": "To \n\nNo. 96 OF 1896.\n\nGOVERNMENT OF INDIA.\n\nFINANCE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT.\n\nPENSIONS AND GRATUITIES.\n\nF 2084 1896 607\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD GEORGE FRANCIS HAMILTON,\n\nHer Majesty's Secretary of State for India.\n\nNo. 9391 REC\n\nSimla, the 15th April 1896.\n\nRest 4 MAY 36\n\nMY LORD,\n\n5811195\n\nWE have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's despatches No. 229, Financial, dated 26th December 1895, and No. 9, Financial, dated 16th January 1896, regarding the grant of a pension to Mr. C. V. Creagh, C.M.G., in respect of his service in the Punjab Police.\n\n9. In reply to a reference we made to the Accountant General of the Punjab we received a letter, of which a copy is forwarded for Your Lordship's information, in which it is stated that Mr. Creagh did not render so much as one complete year of pensionable service in India. He is not therefore eligible for any pension from Indian revenues.\n\n3. With reference to Your Lordship's remark that no arrangement appears to have been made in regard to Mr. Creagh's Indian pension at the time of his transfer to colonial service, we transmit, for Your Lordship's information, extracts from correspondence on the subject. In a letter to the Government of India, No. 651, dated 30th November 1866, the Government of Hong Kong enquired whether the Government of India were willing to allow Mr. Creagh, who was then an Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Punjab, to take service in Hong Kong without prejudice to his position in the Indian Service. In reply, the Government of India stated that they could not allow Mr. Creagh's service in China to count as service in India, or towards pension, but that they would not object to the retention of Mr. Creagh's name on the Police List of the Punjab so as to give him the option of returning to the Punjab Police within a limited period of, say, two or three years. The Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong, writing to Mr. Creagh on the 30th November 1866, informed him of the purport of the communication to the Government of India of the same date and then stated-\" It is, however, very probable that this request may be one impossible to comply with, and you will then have to consider whether the prospect of £400 per annum here, with quarters, offers a sufficient inducement for abandoning your career in India.\" It was finally arranged that Mr. Creagh should receive the first vacancy that might occur after his return, should he come back within five years, with restoration to the rank and position he would have occupied in case he had remained.\n\nWe have the honour to be,\n\n[MY LORD,\n\nYour Lordship's most obedient, humble Servants,\n\n(Signed) ELGIN.\n\nG. S. WHITE.\n\nJ. WESTLAND,\n\nJ. WOODBURN.\n\nM. D. CHALMERS,\n\nA. CADELL.]\n\n7574\n\nRECEIVED\n\n2 INDIA OFFICE\n\n- 1 MAY 1896", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 367449, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-284 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [7-8]", "page_number": 337, "title": "CO129-284 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [7-8]", "content_text": "# ENCLOSURE 11 \n335 \n## Enclosure 2. \n### HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. \n#### \"A\" MACHINE GUN COMPANY, \nNominal Roll of Efficients for the Year ending 16th April, 1898. \n\n| Corps Number | Rank and Name |\n| --- | --- |\n| | Captain Sanders, E. D. |\n| | Lieutenant Maitland, F. |\n| 244 | Gunner Danby, J. D. |\n| 235 | Ellis, A. |\n| 31 | Fullerton, G. C. |\n| 96 | Hornby, T. W. |\n| 122 | Hursthouse, H. |\n| 86 | King, W. |\n| 262 | Nicholson, W. |\n| 11 | Northcote, M. S. |\n| | Potts, R. H. |\n| 15 | Sergeant Crombie, H. |\n| 173 | Lammert, G. P. |\n| +9 | Shepherd, E. C. |\n| 230 | |\n| 114 | Corporal Rankin, J. |\n| 169 | Bowley, F. B. L. |\n| 137 | Plummer, J. A. T. |\n| 13 | Gillingham, J. R. |\n| 214 | Pumfrett, A. |\n| 185 | Skelton, A. H. |\n| 218 | Reeves, H. |\n| 182 | Allen, H. E. |\n| 233 | Smith, E. J. Grant |\n| 11 | Underwood, J. II. |\n| 234 | Smith, H. Grant |\n| 54 | Gunner Arthur, H. |\n| 246 | Aitken, J. H. E. |\n| 261 | Barrett, E. G. |\n| 162 | Capell, J. R. |\n| 17 | Crawford, L. |\n| 237 | Cumpston, W. H. |\n| 195 | Thomson, O. D. |\n| 217 | Watson, Maxwell |\n| 228 | Wetenball, E, B. |\n| 226 | Chisolm, F. W. |\n| 245 | Smith, A.. Brooke |\n| 229 | Stevens, G. R. |\n| \"1 | Stevens, T. L. |\n\nN.B.-Staff of Corps shown with Field Battery.\n\n(3 Officers.)\n(35 Non-Commissioned Officers and Men)\n\n## Enclosure 3. \n### HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. \n#### FIELD BATTERY. \nHONGKONG.\n\n**RES** 10 SEP 38.\n\n### REPORTS ON THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. \nLaid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.\n\n(From The General Officer Commanding in China and Hongkong to His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, Hongkong.)\n\nHEAD QUARTER Office, HONGKONG, 30th April, 1898.\n\nSIR,-I have the honour to enclose the Commandant's report of the training of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps for the season 1897-98.\n\n2. I made the annual inspection of the Corps on the 14th instant, when the men turned out well and looked healthy and fit for work; with one exception they performed their drill on the uneven parade ground in a satisfactory manner.\n\n3. The 7-pr. Guns, Maxims, Arms, and Equipment appear to be in a serviceable condition. I understand from the Commandant's report that the carbines are old and worn out. I have already communicated with the Colonial Government on this subject and recommended that the Corps be re-armed with either the 303 Lee-Metford Carbine or the Martini-Enfield Carbine.\n\n4. I observe, with great pleasure, that Gun Practice with the Field Battery and Maxim Guns has taken place far more frequently than in any former drill season, that the members of both units take great interest in these practices and are shooting better; which is after all the main object of Volunteer training.\n\nJ. W. CARRINGTON, Major Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.\n\n### Report on Gun Practice carried out during the Year ending 16th April, 1898.\n\n5. The annual camp of instruction at Stonecutters Island was again well attended in October, and the Commandant's report shows that the practical duties of Outpost, Reconnoitring, Field Firing, etc., practised there have borne good results, in addition to which the nine days outing is greatly appreciated by all ranks and doubtless helps recruiting and engenders a soldierly spirit.\n\n6. Several men were absent from the General Inspection Parade.\n\n7. I recognize the zeal and energy of Major Sir J. W. CARRINGTON, and am glad to find that he is so well supported by the Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers under his command in all that concerns the welfare of the Corps; in fact, the smallness of numbers is the main fault that can be urged against the Hongkong Volunteers,--a shortcoming which, I trust, all ranks will do their best to remedy.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nYour obedient Servant,\nW. BLACK, Major-General\n\n| Date | Nature of Practice | Number Present on Parade | Number of Rounds fired | Range | General Idea of Practice |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 16th Oct., 1897 | 7-Pr. R.M.L. Guns, 200 lbs. | 91 | ... | 800 and 1,400 Yards | Practice at an imaginary enemy landing in sampans, from East Shore, Stonecutters' Island, during Camp of Instruction. |\n| 1st Jun., 1898 | 7-Pr. R.M.L. Guns, 200 lbs. | 50 | 33 | 1,150 | To repel an enemy landing on beach at Repulse Bay. |\n| 22nd Jan, 1898 | 64-Pr. R.M.L. Guns, 64 cwt. | 86 | 76 | 2,100 | To repel ships attempting to enter Harbour, from South Shore of Stonecutters' Island, (Chinese New Year). |\n| 5th March, 1898 | 7-Pr. R.M.L. Guns, 200 lbs. | 52 | 27 | 1,500 | To repel an enemy attempting to land in boats, from road in front of Murray Point Battery, |\n| 16th April, 1898 | 7-Pr. R.M.L. Guns, 200 lbs. | 69 | 13 | 1,150 and 1,350 | To repel and drive back to boats an enemy attempting to land at Repulse Bay. |\n\nJ. W. CARRINGTON, Major, Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.\n\n### HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. TRAINING 1897-98.\n\nFrom the Commandant, Hongkong Volunteers Corps, to the Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (A) and Chief Staff Officer, China.\n\n#### Nominal Roll of Efficients. \n#### Field Battery.\n\nVOLUNTEER HEAD QUARTERS, HONGKONG, 18th April, 1898.\n\nSIR, I have the honour to forward herewith the documents mentioned in the margin relating to the training of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps for the season 1897-98 for the information of His Excellency the General Officer Commanding and for favour of transmission to His Excellency the Governor.\n\nReport on Gun Practice, Field Battery.\nReport on Gun Practice, \"A\" Machine Gun Company.\nMusketry Return, Field Battery.\nMusketry Return, \"A\" Machine Gun Company.\nReturn of Revolver Practice of Officers.\n\n### ESTABLISHMENT.\n\n2. A comparison of Enclosure No. 9 with the corresponding document for the training of 1896-97 shows that the total strength of the Corps is now 176, of all ranks as against 159 of all ranks at the former date. This is the greatest strength to which the Corps has yet attained since its re-organization in 1893.\n\nCopy of Inspection State.\nState of Corps, 16th April, 1898.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-284 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 377574, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12]", "page_number": 43, "title": "CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12]", "content_text": "# RONG STRAITS\n## DESPATCH\nNo 34956\n\n**(Subject.)** Rac Reef\n\n## No. 42\n24 Sept 1900\n\novernor. Meele 42 No. 427\n\nst previous Paper. 3077\n\nM. Cadelo Has allowed 2 G 3 remains un M. Johnson return to tantan of Kay\n\n**(Minutes.)**\n? Put by. A. F.\n\nat mir zug 26 26/2\n\n`P&L(78)-91789-6509-7-1900`\n\nit subsequent Paper. at!", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 405210, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7]", "page_number": 405, "title": "CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7]", "content_text": "## Table I. \n### ONOMONOH VOLUNTEER CORPS. Inspection State, 31st March, 1906.\n\n#### STAFF.\n\n| Nos. 1 & 2 ARTILLERY COMPANIES | ENGINEERS | KAND. TROUP | TOTAL |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2 | 1 | ... | ... |\n| 2 | ... | 1 | ... |\n| ... | ... | ... | 207 |\n| 1 | ... | 1 | ... |\n| ... | ... | ... | ... |\n| ... | ... | ... | ... |\n| 2 | 2 | ... | ... |\n| 19 | Iz | ... | ... |\n| 3 | 2 | 26 | 2.49 |\n| 81 | 21 | FL | 8 |\n| 16 | 16 | 2 | 20 |\n\n#### DISTRIBUTION.\n\n## Table II.\n### LIST of MEMBERS of the RESERVE ASSOCIATION at 31st March, 1905.\n\nAbley, T. \nAllen, C. J. \n*Atkinson, Dr. J. M. \nAtkinson, B. D. \n*Auld, J. D. \nBarnes-Lawrence, Hon. Mr. L. \nBeavis, C. E. H. \nBerkeley, Sir H. S. \n*Bingham, J. E. \nBird, L. G. \nBird, R. E. O. \nBlower, A. \nBowley, F. B. L. \nBoyce, W. B. \nBraidwood, Wm. D. \nBranch, E. \nBrett, C. W. T. \nBrooks, Rolt. \nBrown, A. \nBryan, J. J. \nBryer, A. \nButterworth, H. T. \nBuyers, C. B. \nCalthrop, H. G. \n*Cameron, Allan \nCampbell, H. K. \nCapell, J. R. \nCarter, W. L. \nChater, Sir Paul \nChatham, Hon. Mr. Wm. \nClark, Duncan \nCochrane, T. P. \nCooke, W. E. \nCoombs, H. \n*Cottier, C. \nCuningham, A. \n*Cunningham, P. A. \nChewen, W. \nDanby, W. \nDaniel, W. \nDawson, E. W \nDavis, W. H. T. \nDealy, T. K. \nDenison, A. \nDixon, Capt. A. W. \nDobbs, W. \nDonald, W. H. \nDougherty, E. \nDouglas, Capt. J. \nDouglas, J. P. \nDow, P. \nDawley, W. A. \nDuncan, G. L. \nEdwards, W. T. \nEgerton, T. S. \nEzekiel, R. M. \nFarell, W. A. \nFisher, Frel. \nForties, A. \nForsyth, G. G. S. \nFranklin, A. C. \nFraser, H. W. \nFullerton, A. R. \nGale, C. H. \nGait, J. \nGibbs, L. \nGlover, C. \nGoodfellow, Wm. \nGoddard, Capt. F. D. \nGoldsmith, H. E. \nGompertz, H. H. \nGow, D. \nGow, J. C. \nGrace, C. H. \nGraham, W. D. \nGrist, E. J. \nGubbay, A. S. \nGullay, C. S. \nHancock, S. \nHarston, Dr. G. M. \nHarston, J. Scott \nHarvie, J. U. \nHastings, G. \nHaxton, G. K. \nHazeland, F. A. \nHenderson, J. M. \nHett, F. Paget \nHewett, E. A. \nHickie, S. Douglas \nHickling, Rev. C. F. \nHogarth, W. \nHoruity, T. W. \nHoskin, W. T. \nHough, T. F. \nHughes, J. Owen \nHumphreys, W. G. \nHutchings, J. \nIrving, E. A. \nJack, W. C. \nJenkins, A. \nJillings, H. \nJobstou, L. A. M. \nJones, Dr. Evan \nJones, J. N. \nJones, P. N. H. \nJordan, Dr. Joseph \nJupp, J. A. \nKadoorie, E. S. \nKew, C. H. W. \nKoch, Dr. W. V. M. \nKing, R. H. \nKuyvett, P. K. \nLaw, D. R. \nLewingdon, J. S. \nLewis, L. S. \nLinton, A. R. \nLogan, Wm. \nLowe, A. R. \nLyou, J. A. \nRogers, E. \nRouse, A. B. \n*Macdonald, J. F. C. \nMacdonald, Jas. \nMacfarlane, Dr. \nMackenzie, A. \nMackenzie, D. J. \nMacMillan, A. C. \nMaitland, F. \nMarriott, Dr. \nMartin, T. H. \nMaster, G. C. C. \nMaxfield, Capt. F. \nMay, C. W. \nMay, Hon. Mr. F. H. \n*May, G. H. \nMcCubbin, J. \nMellines, J. \nMcKay, W. R. \nMeck, J. \nMeyer, I. A. \nMichael, J. K. \nMichael, S. H. \nMillar, F. L. \nMoir, A. \nMoore, Dr. W. B. A. \nMorrell, G. E. \nMoses, E. J. \nNewington, A. G. \nNobbs, A. P. \nOrmiston, E. \nOsborne, E. \n*Parkes, John \nParr, E. V. D. \nParr, W. R. McD. \nPearse, Dr. W. W. \nPemberton, C. \nPerki, T. L. \nPeter, J. C. \nPhelps, H. R. \nPhilport, E. J. \nPidgeon, J. \nPiggott, Sir Francis \nPile, A. G. \nPinckney, H. \nPlummer, L. \nPorts, W. H. \nPowell, S. J. \nPurcell, W. H. \nRaymond, A. J. \nReunie, A. H. \nRichardson, G. \nRichardson, H. T. \nRitchie, A. \nRobertson, H. W. \nRogers, E. \nRutter, E. W. \nSalinger, F. \nSassoon, M. S. \nSaunders, W. J. \n*Scott, Chas. R. \nScott, T. Gray \nSeth, A. \nShepherd, E. B. \nShewan, Hon. Mr. R. \nSimpson, T. K. \nSkelton, A. H. \nSlade, I. W. \nSlade, Mureus \nSmith, A. Brooke \n*Smith, A. Findlay \nSmith, Percy \nSmyth, F. \nStewart, Hon. Mr. G. \nStewart, W. M. \nStabbings, J. J. \nSullivan, E. \nSutton, W. D. \nSykes, Henry \nTerrey, E. W. \nThomas, G. E. \nThompson, Chas. \nThomson, Dr. J. C. \nThomson, Hon. Mr. A. M. \n*Thomson, O. D. \nTollm, Duncan \n*Tomkins, H. E. \n†Tooker, H. P. \nTurner, A. \nTuxford, A. S. \nTynck, A. H. \nUnderwood, J. \nUnsworth, Captain \nWakeman, G. H. \nWatt, A. W. J. \nWheul, J. A. \nWhite, U. I. \nWhitlow, A. W. \nWhittall, J. \nWickham, W. U. \nWilgress, H. T. \nWilkinson, C. D. \nWilks, E. C. \nWinterburn, W. G. \nWise, Mr. Justice \nWodehouse, P. P. J. \nWright, F. J. \n\n| Status | Count |\n|---------------|-------|\n| Present | 400 |\n| On leave | 2 |\n| Absent | 1 |\n| in Colony | ... |\n| out of Colony | ... |\n| Without leave | ... |\n| Medical Certificate | ... |\n| Total | ... |\n| Wanting to complete | ... |\n| Establishment | ... |\n| Supernumerary | ... |\n\n* Signifies absent. \n* Signifies resigned.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 431241, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-376 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [3-4]", "page_number": 423, "title": "CO129-376 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [3-4]", "content_text": "## TELEGRAM\n**The Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.**\n\n(Received, Colonial Office, 2.15 a.m. 18th April, 1911)\n\nFor peasing for the appt of a Cadet.\n\nThe Cadet hier of Houghing Committee, owing to their concetto, are now popular in holding posts outside the Col. See.\n\nThere are Cadelo whiche are... included in the Cadet classification f will normally be filled by offices. Of course, they must be paid the salary assigned to the post.\n\nReferring to your despatch of 9th March No. 75, are non-cadets following the post of cadets to be included in filling.\n\n**LUGARD.**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-376 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [3-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 431501, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-377 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [5]", "page_number": 76, "title": "CO129-377 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [5]", "content_text": "## Opinion on Hiring\n\nThe spat received at the hiring of this your as in 1909.\n\n\"Same\n\nIn what post is he likely to give me satisfaction in which he has already acted for prolonged periods?\n\nAs to Sir Henry Badeley's opinion, I need not ask for another. As to Sir H. May's; I have a great respect for Sir H. May's opinion on most matters, but Police affairs are not among them.\n\nThere is a tradition that he was a splendid Police officer, but so far as I know, the principal occasion on which his work came under our notice was in connection with the police scandals in which case his method of dealing with the men when he assumed the guilty came in for very severe criticism here.\n\nMoreover, he is convinced that the Police Force ought to be under Cadeli.\n\nThe statement that his work has included the duties of an Asst Supt is only true within a very limited extent.\n\nPlease see `2439 of 97`. Lugard himself says that \"the greater part of the Police work of the New Territories must & necessarily be conducted direct from Headquarters in Hong Kong\" (para 2). See also para 10, which says that \"the Sergants in Charge of Police stations also take their orders direct from Headquarters in Hongkong.\" It is obvious from that despatch that the D.O.'s Police work is almost nominal, and even if it were as we have marked out on `8471`, such experience is useless for Town-work in Victoria.\n\nPara 5 has been sufficiently disposed of on `165-17`.\n\nPara 4. I have dealt with the semiautly question fully in `8471`.\n\nPara 6. The idea that having prattled Hindustani in infancy is an assistance to speaking it...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-377 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 435027, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 441, "title": "CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "# Mr. H. A. Thornton, I.C.S., superintendent, Northern Shan States; Mr. W. H. L. Cabell, I.C.S., deputy commissioner, Bhamo; Mr. D. W. Rae, assistant superintendent, Sinlumkaba; Mr. D. W. Kiernander, assistant superintendent, Kutkai; Captain B. E. A. Pritchard, I.A., battalion commandant, Lashio; Mr. Smart, R.A., Bhamo Battalion; and \n\nThe consul. \n\nColonel G. Pereira, C.M.G., D.S.O.; Captain Blackwell, R.A.M.C.; and Mr. Morris, \nof the East Surrey Regiment, also visited the camp. \n\nThe Chinese representatives were: \n| Name | Position |\n| --- | --- |\n| Keng Pao-kuei | Tuotai of Tenguch |\n| Chao Kai-bsuan | Frontier deputy |\n| Hsu Chai-yu | Sub-prefect of Lungling |\n| Kuang kuei-yuan | Newly-appointed assistant frontier deputy |\n| Colonel Wang Kuei-ching | |\n\nColonel Chung was also under orders to attend, but was retained at his post owing to the northern unrest. \n\nThe meeting commenced very satisfactorily, the Chinese party calling upon us first with a large escort and considerable state. The Burmah officers, who have been responsible for the British camp during the last two years, have carried out the plans in a way which certainly did credit to their Government, and it was evident that the Chinese had been impressed, for the taotai had spared no pains this year in arranging that his staff, his retinue, and his banquet should be worthy of his post, and that he should not be eclipsed on this occasion of international meeting. \n\nAfter the unsatisfactory relations which had existed at Tengyuch during the past year, the first meeting was anticipated with some interest, and the taotai lost no time in endeavouring to establish a better understanding, for he at once offered a full and frank apology for his previous behaviour. He was unfailingly courteous throughout our stay at Namkham, meeting us practically every day either at public or private discussions or at those social functions which form part of the usual programme, and he interested himself in all that was passing, showing the greatest keenness to behave in a manner which was correct. \n\nThe different courts were constituted as usual, and the junior Chinese officers met their British colleagues on satisfactory terms, a heavy roll of cases being settled during the three weeks' conference, which involved long and unbroken sittings, and must have proved very trying for Mr. Rae and Mr. Kiernander, who were constantly in court. When it is remembered that the British and Chinese officers on the bench have not only to convince themselves and one another of the desirability of certain settlements through the medium of interpreters, but that the British officers must marshal their witnesses and sift their evidence in the dozen different languages of the frontier tribes, it will be realised that the settlement of a long case-roll in the mixed courts of the frontier is no easy matter, and calls for an endless patience and unflagging persistency of purpose. Our officers are sometimes discouraged at the fact that their Chinese colleagues have so little perception of abstract justice, and that they find difficulty in resisting a temptation to bargain over the settlements when monetary compensations are awarded by the court. Such bargaining is, I think, inevitable to the mind of the Chinese magistrate, and when it is remembered that the awards come first of all from his own pocket, and that he is dependent on the recovery of his outlay from numerous other officials and loosely-held tribal villages—a process requiring another long and enduring struggle—these shortcomings may perhaps be charitably forgotten. Judging by their results, it is evident that relations were entirely satisfactory, for their settlements were excellent, and they parted the best of friends. \n\nIn the appellate court, the taotai sat with Mr. Thornton or Mr. Cabell and myself, and we realised at an early date that he was not prepared to do business. I am inclined to think that he had tied his own hands; that he had boasted to the Viceroy that he would show a bold face to the British at the frontier; and that he found himself bound to justify his promises, but placed in consequence in a foolish and undignified position from which he would gladly have retired had it been possible for him to do so without loss of prestige with the authorities at Yunnan-fu. The fact remains that he refused to settle any case which came before him, and by so doing, he cut at the root of the joint court and compensation system which had been accepted formally by China as our basis of procedure at last year's meeting. \n\nIn the settlement of frontier cases, old-established custom, reduced to writing in the frontier agreement of 1910 (attached to my last frontier report), has decided that trans-frontier thefts, bodily injuries, and murders shall be paid for on a fixed scale of compensation by the offending country, in addition to the arrest and punishment of the offender, and that the compensation account shall be balanced and settled before the representatives of Burmah and Yunnan leave the meeting. It not infrequently happens that we have to pay more than China, but we never quibble over a case which has been proved. \n\nThis year, however, the taotai set custom and agreement at defiance. There were five murder cases before him—murders of British subjects by people whom we claimed to be Chinese. I had brought the cases to his attention again and again during the year, asking him to make some attempt to arrest the culprits; but his only replies had been either that the murdered men were Chinese subjects or that the murderers were British, and as he offered no reasons for his statements and frequently worded them in unfriendly and discourteous terms, there remained no alternative but to await the results of the frontier meeting. The cases came up in due course to the appellate court, and the British evidence was produced—in each case full, satisfactory, and to us entirely convincing. The natural course would have been for the taotai to produce any counter-evidence, but he made no attempt to do this, nor did he produce the offenders or witnesses who could rebut the evidence in any way. We therefore claimed compensation on the fixed scale, which he flatly refused. The cases had been through all the stages of the frontier courts, and there seemed no hope of settlement. The object of the frontier meetings is to replace those old blood feuds, in which the Kachins settle such matters amongst themselves, by properly organised courts and by settlements which would be enforced if necessary. The result of the meetings and of this procedure has been a steady decrease of lawlessness along the frontier, to the benefit of both nations concerned; but, earnestly as we tried to persuade him to better counsels, the taotai appeared determined to set all precedent at defiance, and thus to undo the effect of many years of steady work and mutual co-operation. This was the situation in regard to case work on the last day of the meeting. \n\n## Trans-frontier Cultivations \n\nThere remained another matter of importance—the question of trans-frontier cultivations. This subject has been discussed and dealt with perfunctorily for several years past, but it was surrounded with difficulties, and it was not until the last twelve months that our information was sufficiently full to render a settlement possible. I have had the honour to address you on several occasions in regard to this question, but it may be well to recapitulate the position briefly in view of the settlement which has now been effected. \n\nIn delimiting the middle section of the Burmah-China frontier, it was found by the commissioners that the acceptance of their line, which frequently followed a zigzag course between paddy fields and irrigation dykes, would occasionally have the result of placing a village on one side of the border whilst the whole or part of the lands worked by the villagers would belong to the other side. They therefore made specific arrangements in the joint \"Description of the Boundary\" safeguarding the rights of the villagers in such cases to their original cultivation rights over the land in question. This was the commencement of the trans-frontier cultivation. As time went on, however, the original claims became considerably extended, for the farmers on the China side—mainly inhabitants of the Shan States—found that they could escape from the exactions and oppression of their own sawbwas by removing their homes to Burmah while continuing to cultivate their original fields in China. On the strength of the fact that they became subjects of Burmah by frontier custom of domicile, they now refused to pay taxes for their land to the Chinese suwbwas, and from this fact has arisen the matter in dispute. \n\nFor the past three or four years, the Yunnanese authorities have shown an active interest in the question. They have found that in the worst administered of the States—notably in Lungchuan and Mengmao—a great number of Chinese cultivators have moved their domicile to Burmah, and thus avoided payment of all taxes to China, with the result that the revenues of the Shan sawbwas in question have been considerably affected; the sawbwas themselves reported that their subjects are crossing to Burmah and \"taking their fields with them,\" thus touching the Chinese on their most sensitive spot, the possible alienation of Chinese territory. \n\nPage 436", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 435028, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 442, "title": "CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "## 8\n\nI have had considerable correspondence with the Government of Burmah on the subject during the year, and the lieutenant-governor has expressed a desire to meet the Chinese on fair and reasonable terms if a satisfactory settlement could be reached. His Honour mainly desired from China a recognition of the claim that farmers who moved their domicile to Burmah should not by so doing forfeit the right to cultivate their original fields in China; in return for such recognition he expressed his readiness to admit that such trans-frontier cultivators should properly pay the customary land taxes to the sawbwas, and that, should they fail to do so, their land or their cultivation rights over the communal land should be subject to forfeiture. The Chinese, on the other hand, sought to secure the extinction of all rights of cultivation for people who were no longer domiciled in China. The question was complicated by the fact that in the Chinese Shan States there is an undoubted custom of communal tenure, the lands worked by the village belonging to the sawbwa, and so to his overlord, the Emperor of China. There were reasons for refusing to admit this claim in the sweeping form in which it was presented by China, but the expression of a definite opinion as to its validity has been as far as possible avoided, both in discussion and in the draft regulations which we have drawn up for the settlement of the question.\n\nAt intervals during the year I have considered this subject at interviews with the taotai and other officials, but we were unable to effect any settlement satisfactory both to the Governments of Burmah and Yunnan, and the subject was therefore brought up for discussion at the frontier meeting. In the meanwhile the Government of Burmah, hoping to clear the issues and to obtain more definite information in regard to these claims, consented to the request of the Chinese authorities that a cadastral survey should be made of all fields along the border line, either in Burmah or Yunnan, over which cultivation rights were claimed by trans-frontier farmers. The whole cost of this survey was borne by the Government of Burmah. One of the Chinese officers accompanying the party (the Lung-ling Ting) was dismissed from office for obeying the orders of the taotai and sealing the maps which were to serve as proof of the claims; the other (the assistant frontier deputy wang) offered every possible obstruction to the party, and on completion of the survey stated that the maps were incorrect. When the maps reached Tengyueh, and I asked the taotai if he would accept and seal them according to agreement, he repudiated them entirely, offering no reason for, or explanation of, his attitude. The question of the regulations and maps in cultivation were at this stage when we reached the meeting at Namkham.\n\nOn arrival at the frontier meeting I discussed the question at length with Mr. Thornton and Mr. Cabell, and a draft agreement was drawn up based on the recommendations of the lieutenant-governor, and conceding all that was possible to China in a generous and conciliatory spirit. On the draft being presented to the taotai he admitted the concessions, and stated, indeed, that he could find little to add to our draft; a few immaterial suggestions were made by him and were adopted at once. He stated, however, that he had no power to accept these regulations, to recognise the maps, or, indeed, to do anything towards a settlement in this long-standing and difficult question. He withdrew, however, his sweeping denunciation of the maps, and consented to outline specific lines along which he claimed that the maps were incorrect.\n\nAfter careful inquiry into his points it was found that they all hinged on one difficulty. At certain places along the frontier the boundary line followed the course of river beds, and was so described at the time of the boundary commission; in the course of the cadastral survey, however, it was found that these sandy river-beds had in many instances changed their course, thus absorbing some fields, and apparently placing others on the wrong side of the frontier. The survey party had adopted, as far as their information allowed, the line of the old river-beds as the correct boundary. We pointed out to the taotai that the actual course of the river-beds at the time of the boundary commission was a question of evidence, which could and should have been obtained from the villagers at the time of the survey; that a Chinese deputy accompanied the party mainly for this purpose, and that, if he had been dissatisfied with the line taken, he had his remedy in the evidence procurable on the spot; that he had not adopted this simple procedure; and that the Government of Burmah had thus been put to much unnecessary expense and annoyance. It is a fact, however, that the question is difficult and intricate, and that the deputy in question was utterly incompetent for the work; the actual facts, however, were put before the taotai so clearly at the frontier meeting that he certainly understood the points at issue. In spite of this he refused to accept the responsibility of arranging a settlement, and the questions of the regulations and maps in cultivation were in this position at the close of the meeting.\n\n## 9\n\n### Our Plans of Settlement\n\nI have endeavoured to outline clearly the case work and also the cultivation question at the frontier meeting, as the Chinese attitude towards both subjects is of more than passing interest, and is likely to occupy more of the attention of frontier officers as time goes on, and it is of importance that sound precedence should be established in these early years. Until two years ago the Yunnan Government had considered a handful of frontier commandants, of little or no official status, of sufficient importance to meet the representatives of Burmah, but it is clear that they now realise the importance of frontier affairs and the need for the attendance of responsible officers.\n\nThe Burmah officers had done their best to close the affairs of the present season with a clean sheet, and on the taotai's own admission they had shown a patience, a courtesy, and a desire for conciliatory settlement which was beyond his anticipation, and was certainly beyond his deserts. It was therefore with keen disappointment that we realised that the meeting had reached its close, and that the serious cases and the important questions of the year still remained unsettled.\n\nAfter consultation with Mr. Thornton and Mr. Cabell, we decided that the only possible way of forcing a settlement was by breaking up the meeting and by addressing a joint despatch to the taotai clearly defining his responsibility in leaving the frontier without effecting settlements, and the possibility of serious trouble among the border tribes which was threatened by his action. We indicated at the same time the fact that the responsibility of the Yunnan Government had been indicated by the Burmah Government's message to the Viceroy when requesting him to appoint a representative for the frontier meeting. A copy of our despatch is attached to this report (`Enclosure 1`). We left the frontier without any of the usual formalities or an exchange of calls, and the taotai immediately sent a verbatim report of our despatch to the Viceroy by telegraph. I am happy to be able to report that our action succeeded entirely in effecting the desired result, though the extraordinary change of front shown by the Yunnan Government would suggest that our efforts were aided by unexpected good fortune, and by circumstances which were beyond our control, whilst events appeared to indicate, though I had no direct evidence of the fact, that moral pressure had been brought to bear on the Viceroy through the Wai-wu Pu at Peking.\n\n### Unrest and Boycott at Tengyueh\n\nAfter leaving the Namkham meeting I hurried back to my post, and on arrival at Tengyueh I found a most unsatisfactory situation there. It appears that the taotai, whilst still at the frontier, had telegraphed to Yünnan-fu recommending an aggressive attitude in regard to British activity in the unadministered territory, and that the modern-drilled troops of the province had at once been mobilised, 1,000 men leaving Talifu in the direction of the border, whilst preparations were made to strengthen the depleted Tali garrison by a regiment from Yunnan-fu. The old troops from Tengyueh were being hurried into the Shan States, and all was ready for a demonstration on the frontier should it be necessary. In Tengyueh itself public feeling was greatly excited by distorted rumours of British action in the neighbourhood of Hpimaw (Pien-ma); the people were disturbed by the hurried movements of troops. Agitation had been worked up in regard to the acquisition of the new consulate site, and a boycott of British goods, not reported officially until some ten days after the event, had already been declared, though its incidence was fortunately postponed owing to the fact that business was suspended during the New Year holidays.\n\nI immediately sent for the sub-prefect (ting), who had been in charge of affairs during the taotai's absence, and informed him that the situation appeared to me to be very grave, that riots might be expected unless steps were taken to allay popular excitement, that I held him entirely responsible for having allowed things to reach so serious a pass, and that I should appeal to the Viceroy direct and take other definite measures unless the position changed within twenty-four hours. The local situation borrowed for a moment a certain humour from Chinese official tactics. The taotai received news on the same day that a considerable force of British troops was mobilising on the broad grassy plain at Lweje, a post actually on the frontier between Bhamo and Tengyueh, and he apparently decided that the moment had arrived when a careful policy was at last essential and a scape-goat must be found in case of need.\n\n*Not printed*\n\nPage 437", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 435029, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 443, "title": "CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "438 \n\n10 \n\nThe ting hurried to the taotai's yamên after his visit to me, and repeated my \"violent\" remarks, stating that he had determined to prepare his resignation without loss of time. \n\n\"You; 'And quite right, too,' replied the taotai, 'I don't blame you.' 'It is down at once, and I will help you to write it out and send it on to-night.'\" The same night, however, the taotai telegraphed to the Viceroy, stating that my strong attitude and the presence of troops at Lweje evidently indicated a firm attitude on the part of the Burmah Government, and asking for instructions. A few hours later he received a reply from his Excellency ordering him to settle all outstanding affairs without delay, and to induce me to an amicable settlement at all costs. \n\nIt was reported that the ting left the presence of his masterful superior a sadder and a wiser man. \n\nAs I had not been approached in regard to the Lweje troops, it did not appear necessary to volunteer the information that that district had been selected for the usual autumn manœuvres. On the following day a meeting of the leading gentry and merchants was called at the taotai's yamên, and he ordered them to desist immediately from their foolhardy tactics, to abandon the boycott, and to go quietly about their business. From that day the unfriendly rumours and the popular excitement subsided entirely, and on riding through the streets shortly afterwards I was met everywhere with smiles and greetings, which showed clearly that the history of recent negotiations was known and appreciated by the people, who are undoubtedly well disposed to the consulate, though, like all Chinese, they are easily stirred up when official purposes can be served by popular excitement. \n\n## Final Settlements \n\nA new era now commenced in official relations, which for a year had been so stormy and for several years so entirely unsatisfactory on the frontier. The taotai sent me most conciliatory messages. The frontier deputy, Chao, who was known to be on good terms with all British officers, and who has consistently advocated a saner policy, was hurriedly summoned to Tengyueh, and within a few days the taotai had asked me to outline any settlement which would be satisfactory to the Government of Burmah. I told him that we must first settle our local affairs and the outstanding cases and questions left over from the frontier meeting, and that I should then be in a position to consider any representations which he might wish to make in regard to the broader question of frontier politics. \n\nAfter several interviews he withdrew all his objections to a satisfactory settlement; he closed every pending case, paid all outstanding compensations, ordered the ting to seal the deeds for the consulate site, signed our draft of the \"Regulations in Trans-frontier Cultivation,\" and sealed all cultivation maps in which there were no disputed fields, agreeing that the deputy, Chao, should proceed immediately to the frontier and hear the disputes, of which there were very few, if the assistant superintendent of Kutkai would agree to meet him. I endeavoured to persuade him to seal these maps also and to let the cases be heard afterwards, but he urged that the cases in question actually involved the frontier line, and that, as the line was shown on the maps, it would be more satisfactory to complete the evidence and to insert an undisputed frontier line—an argument which appeared reasonable and I therefore thought it wise to concede this point. He must certainly realise the folly, the unnecessary waste of time and money which he has incurred by refusing to have these trifling cases settled when the deputy was on the spot, but, as Mr. Chao is unlikely to hold his frontier post much longer, and as he is the only Chinese officer who understands and can be trusted to deal satisfactorily with this intricate cultivation question, I welcomed the opportunity of closing the points in dispute once for all, and of inaugurating the new regulations, a copy of which is attached to this report (`Enclosure 2`). \n\nWe are now in the favourable and unusual situation of having closed our frontier accounts with an entirely clean sheet, whilst the meetings of the past two years have defined a clear issue in all frontier questions and have established precedents and laid down a definite procedure on all important points, a result which should simplify relations and facilitate business at the frontier meetings of all succeeding years. I may add that, after all settlements had been completed by the taotai, I undertook on behalf of Mr. Thornton and Mr. Cabell to withdraw our joint despatch, a point to which the taotai appeared to attach the greatest importance. \n\n*Not printed.* \n\n11 \n\n## Rent of Namwan assigned Tract \n\nIn his settlement of the compensation account the taotai has created one precedent which may prove of service to our frontier officers in the future. In the neighbourhood of Namkham there is an assigned tract known as the \"Namwan triangle,\" which is administered by the Government of Burmah in consideration of an annual payment of 1,000 rupees, a sum generally handed to the Chinese representative by cheque at or immediately after the frontier meeting. In his despatch, dated H.T., 26th of the 1st moon (21st February, 1911), which closes the joint account for the past year, the taotai has entered this sum as part payment of the China debt to Burmah on account of outstanding cases, and in these circumstances there would appear to be no longer any objection to our adopting a similar procedure should it be necessary in future years. \n\n## Legal Points requiring Settlement \n\nSeveral cases occurred in the course of the season's work which were of more than passing interest, involving principles which must, sooner or later, be met and settled, although on general principles it appears undesirable to formulate too precisely the powers and scope of the frontier courts, which are unusual in their constitution and are hedged with difficulties which are generally best met by common sense and mutual agreement. One question which cropped up with some persistency was the definition of a British subject. For the purposes of the moment we agreed to consider a man a British frontier subject if he had actually been assessed to revenue, and this definition worked satisfactorily during the meeting, though it was not formally accepted by the Chinese. \n\nThe questions of matrimonial and civil suits and of extradition and compensation also gave rise to considerable discussion, and memoranda on these points, with suggestions for the future settlement of cases, were drawn up by Mr. Cabell, and are attached to this report as `Enclosure 3` and `Enclosure 4`. Mr. Cabell has cleared the issues, and I am entirely in accord with his views. I believe that Mr. Thornton also agrees with them, and, as cases of this nature occur with some frequency on all sections of the frontier, it is desirable that they should be dealt with on a recognised and uniform basis. One difficulty, however, presents itself, which has been touched upon by Mr. Cabell in his memorandum on extradition and compensation, and replied to in my note to `Enclosure 4`. British subjects who cross the frontier into China and commit offences there can only be tried by the consul, and his criminal powers are too restricted to allow of the proper punishment of serious crimes. I have suggested in my note to Mr. Cabell's memorandum the possibility of a King's regulation investing the consul at Tengyueh with full criminal jurisdiction, including powers of life and death similar to that exercised by the deputy commissioners in the Kachin Hills. I have the honour to submit this point for your consideration, and it is, I think, important that some simple and practical machinery should be introduced for the punishment of such offenders before they realise the unusual and dangerous immunity which they enjoy in consequence of geographical difficulties—immunities which might considerably embarrass us in our relations with the Chinese frontier authorities. \n\n## Frontier Officials \n\nIn previous reports I have outlined the career and character of the acting Tengyueh taotai, Keng Pao-kuei. A member of the progressive Szechuan party, he has had a meteoric career, attaining this post of taotai at the age of little more than 30. His advancement has been largely due to a reputation for \"fierceness,\" which has doubtless proved very effectual in dealing with the intricacies of internal affairs, and, on his arrival at the frontier, he evidently intended to prove its efficacy in the treatment of barbarian colleagues. I think it may be assumed, however, that he will try no further experiments in this direction, and that his hot-headed behaviour and reckless statements have caused considerable embarrassment not only to himself, but to his Government. His retention in office is now very uncertain, but I am endeavouring to strengthen his hand, as it appears advisable to retain him if possible now that he has realised the whole strength and weakness of his position. There is no doubt that he was greatly impressed by the frontier meeting, where the British ... \n\n*Not printed.* \n\n1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 435030, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 444, "title": "CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "# \"show\" was entirely unlike anything which he had been led to anticipate after the unostentatious little mud-house which serves as the British consulate in Tengyueh. He is a man of considerable courage, of boundless ambition, and of a direct and definite mind, and all of these qualities are of sterling worth at this remote frontier post. I am informed on good authority that his attitude towards internal affairs has shown a marked change since his return from the frontier, and that his actions have been marked by a thoughtfulness and moderation which were previously unknown.\n\nThe sub-prefect (\"ting\") of Tengyueh, Wen Liang-yi, speaks English and has never been actively objectionable, though he is hopelessly weak, and has been used to do all the unpleasant internal work of the post in a great money-raising campaign which was organised by the taotai to serve his own ends at Yunnan-fu. The ting has now become the scapegoat of the occasion, and is likely to be removed from office in the near future. The circumstances are so curious and throw so interesting a light upon the internal working of Chinese affairs that they are worthy of passing mention. Throughout last year, irregular \"squeezes\" were rampant in the city; respectable citizens were imprisoned and tortured until their generosity was moved to the required point; family affairs were made the subject of official action, with an inevitable financial ending; and public feeling eventually ran so high that scurrilous placards proclaimed the shortcomings of the ting on the walls and gates of the city. It was felt that the taotai should have enquired into the abuses thus so publicly denounced, and his failure to do so caused a volley of placards and pamphlets associating his name with that of his subordinate as a dog and an enemy of the common people. It was then hoped and believed that the Viceroy could not fail to take action and to order some enquiry, but when Yunnan-fu made no sign and no redress was forthcoming, they proceeded to take the law into their own hands. Some five days ago, eight criminals, two of whom had been condemned to death, quietly and effectually vanished from the prison of the ting's yamên, leaving behind them their handcuffs and shackles, and in one case even the prison-grown hair from a quickly shaven tonsure. The circumstances of their escape all indicated an organised and widespread assistance from influential sources, whilst the gentry and merchants ostentatiously withheld both sympathy and offers of help. Such an incident appears to be among the most serious offences of Chinese officialdom, and no one doubts that the ting will now be removed from office, and may even lose his rank—a disaster of the most cruel kind to a man of little substance. It is impossible to feel no sympathy for the unhappy man, who has grown shrivelled and old in the course of a few desperate days and sleepless nights; but his removal will be a blessing to the city and a lesson to his successors, whilst there remains a realisation that the Chinese are surely avenged when their officials stray beyond the recognised limits in finance or administration.\n\nThe frontier deputy, Chan Kai-hsuan, is an official of the best type. I attribute the present favourable turn of events largely to his sensible and capable management, whilst I believe that his confidence was won and his friendship ensured by the British officers at the Sima frontier meetings, at which he has twice presided as the Viceroy's representative. My only regret is that he will probably leave his poorly paid post at the earliest opportunity, for it is evident that he has gained the Viceroy's ear and that the taotai decides nothing without his concurrence. It is likely, therefore, that we shall lose him from the frontier in the 3rd moon, when the expiration of family mourning will make it possible for him to accept a territorial post.\n\nKuang Kuei-yuan, a Cantonese, has just been appointed to the post of assistant frontier deputy. He has served in several posts as magistrate and holds rank as an expectant taotai, so that his status is entirely satisfactory and his appointment very gratifying after the trouble which was caused by his predecessor. He took little part in the actual work of the frontier meeting, confining himself chiefly to watching Mr. Chao—a very admirable training. He seemed a pleasant man, however, and he succeeded in establishing very cordial relations with his British colleagues, though his knowledge of English was confined to one word.\n\n## Consulate Writer\n\nIn dealing with the Chinese personalities of the frontier, I feel that a tribute is due to the consulate writer, Han Wei-tsu, a man of official rank and good standing in Tengyueh, who has stood by the consulate in difficult times. He was engaged by the late Mr. Litton and has seen much interesting service, including the conclusion of the Thibetan negotiations, during which he acted as writer to Mr. Wilton in India. In the work of the past year, he has been of the greatest assistance, and has never failed to keep me in touch with every move of the Chinese; his information has always been prompt and I have never found it to be at fault. His activity during these contentious times has naturally brought him under the suspicion of the Chinese, who have done their best to embarrass him; but I hope that he will be supported by the consulate and that his services will eventually meet with some suitable reward. During the recent improvement in relations, both the taotai and the frontier deputy have expressed their gratitude for his assistance, and there can be no doubt of the value of an intelligent and experienced Chinese as a member of the staff in a situation such as that through which we have recently passed.\n\n## Value of Frontier Meetings\n\nBefore leaving the question of the frontier meetings, I would emphasise the value of these functions, not only in their bearing on the relations between our frontier officers and those of China, but also in their effect on the British officers who find in them an opportunity for an exchange of ideas on common questions and common difficulties, and a conception of the broad issues which affect alike each section of the border in its relations with its Chinese neighbours. Meetings have now been held for some fifteen years, but, until the past three years, no responsible representative has attended on behalf of the Yunnan Government. The presence of the Tengyueh Taotai, who controls the Western Marches, has been a decided step in advance and has resulted in the formulation of definite principles for the settlement of frontier disputes, whilst the formal gathering of the Burmah and Yunnan officials at an international function, supported on each side by a strong escort, has been an object-lesson to the frontier tribesmen that the two Governments are determined to work together in the suppression of frontier lawlessness and to supersede the old blood-feuds by proper punishments which can be and will be enforced in case of need. The proof of their value has been found in the striking decrease of serious charges, and the practical absence of those armed raids which, until recent years, formed so grave a factor in our frontier politics. In the course of the three years under the new system, it has been our misfortune to undertake the conversion of three separate taotais, each of whom has seen and realised the practical reality of British force on the frontier and has returned to his post a more reasonable frontier official, only to be replaced by a new representative with whom the process must be commenced all over again, and for this reason, I am anxious that the Taotai Keng should, if possible, receive the substantive post at Tengyueh and remain for several years. The courtesy, the patience, and the real desire for just and conciliatory settlements shown by our officers has, undoubtedly, had its effect, and I am convinced that the Chinese have genuine regard for the Burmah officers now on the frontier whom they have learned to know and respect. This year, I fear that there must be changes in the British representatives, Mr. Cabell having already left his frontier post, but, inevitable as such changes must be, they are a very real loss, for border conditions are so unusual and so strange, and frontier affairs are, for the moment, inclined to move so quickly that a ripe experience is of inestimable value. Mr. Thornton and Mr. Hertz especially are now real authorities on all affairs connected with the border, and their experience and the certainty of the view which they will take up in regard to international cases and questions has a very definite bearing on and a very real value in every question which concerns the Chinese. The efforts of our military officers, too, in arranging the spectacle and the solid military backing of the frontier meetings has constantly impressed the Chinese, and has certainly had its effect in reversing the unsatisfactory relations of the past year, whilst creating among the Chinese military officers not only a solid respect, but a feeling in some cases of real comradeship and genuine regard, which has helped me very much in arranging matters at Tengyueh.\n\nFor the British officers themselves, I hope, and believe, that the meetings are of real value. The consul is the only British officer stationed on the China side of the frontier, as he is the only one who has an opportunity of seeing the attitude and activity of the Chinese along all sections of the frontier and of meeting all the Burmah officers and endeavouring to realise the trend of Chinese affairs in its bearing on the interests of the frontier as a whole. After the entire isolation of Tengyueh, the annual meetings and the opportunity of hearing the views of his Burmah colleagues are an immense stimulus to his work, enabling him to gather what is needed in the interests of Burmah and in what direction his activity can most usefully be directed in the work of the coming year. After an experience of the frontier meetings of three years...\n\nPage 439", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449166, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10]", "page_number": 415, "title": "CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10]", "content_text": "of Yale, Barker & Morris.\n\n4. bearing in mind that it is a University degree in the only essential qualification, you think it worthwhile.\n\nI will sound them there.\n\nIt is not clear how much importance H.K. attaches to the social qualifications as opposed to professional qualifications.\n\nOon Collins 18/11/14\n\nThe particulars state that it is essential that the candidate should be an English (British) graduate, & important that he should be a trained teacher with a knowledge of \"phonetics\".\n\nI annex on a separate sheet brief particulars of the three P.S. candidates In Curwen & ... All have English degrees, & one has a teacher's diploma; but none owns knowledge of phonetics. I think Messrs Barker & Morris might be sounded, in that order, & Bd of Education called in if they fail (but the Board take time & turn our hair white)\n\nMorris first knows any ...\n\nAve 19.11.14\n\nMr. Parkinson I am very favourably impressed with the papers of Mr. Morris. I think I would first sound him for this post and ask if he has any knowledge of phonetics.\n\nAve M/38979/12 Patino to Cabell. Me Colling 413\n\n& therefore has taken ... commission.\n\nShall I sound W. Barker, first appointee reformatory school? I think he is worth trying.\n\n22/11/14 I think we should try Mr Barker. If he fails, ...\n\nJule is too old, I fancy. Hoe 21-11.14 to B. of E. Mi 15-10-14", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449326, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "content_text": "You should have considered whether the situation would be met by postal under proclamation enforcing ovation. Orders in Council referred to in detainment described could not be more easily attained and matters my Latest despatch of 14 May 1897.\n\nArculur. HONG KONG 47.275 REC C. O 47275 [REB SONOV 14, May 843 (reservation Records 1914 27 Bu Last previous Paper. Reports as to arrangements Next subsequent Paper.\n\nCapell Gent Dept 102,243) Wt.17,470-33, 30,000. 8,14. A.&E.W. livi Curd 30/1/144 5 9 March Noted in G D. Have See minutes on 1/14.\n\nPage ...\n\n \n\nLet me know if you need further assistance!", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449343, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "page_number": 25, "title": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "content_text": "Page 363\n\nHONG KONG\n\n47401\n\nREG\n\nREG 2 30 NOV 14\n\n7401\n\n22\n\nto Jyieser end abeft ondor of vetoexib me I siwona conarmelo a tant guidesuper tradeni ndil art to mysles ei ere ezwoood qina deitind a \"woronan\".2.8 and of beautar ed .wojawƐ de artit maurie) of her janos BJU DJ .81886 to cand ai moitaeup ni til ent wodow\". Legol flowq e si euws as I as 1st en noin gooineal. si jne...revol sind nend Joerros si noitarotei ya 21 .arit Zeila na 83 wol ni „əbmjer su ot ai „mit and dand beeivna DTI JNU BOBI LOT) Devited Joi ai rejonLano quere conis,breitt (Meme) ni crit a to norwiɑ a ei amit ent 11\n\n• ..lio iasob .5 no bewaai roiderabor, beaclone ent to a noijoet tebru menj Beinoioù end 101 esasi lo vintere? acid to anoitovitani ont vo jaid ni ‚ei di tant mieen lozel em ji njiw anoijossiwij ¿TOJİTTSJ Indven ni betaudis nomene o tiezem • on edaive atent,sïçlerent dneve renjie ni ?' and où bạcut...ï ed illagel wo constelo a nożniw nogu bavors Deşinci ed rotatelit Iliw wojewƐ 1ot sonsune lo a bra Iss807 .ote evan I .be · Lederoek Isinolo .berineb ai eno ti ten of may встр 1914 22 Rep\n\nLast previous Paper. Extract for ca. 25 Cofy with bropies of Rpp) Boff T cons 10 Bes 25 Jan 15 Com atove extent to soft. 3 au 1915. 1082 del you German & Austman Trade sendo refine by mn Williams, Cornequonsent. of Comm Intelligens Branch of BMF T Are tee 15 aug Mr Capell noted.\n\nGen! Deft (Stame copies of Refront im Deht.) ahe Mr. Marshagletenn $2 Hoe 2.1.14 \" Copy to the Bd. of Trade : but se lael parag. which In Harris would no doubt like to consider. Jas 3/12/14 I don't thigh Aleg other Colony has (Luenol a'ptaejo, Dimatira eik WOTAW 2\n\nNext subsequent Paper. Gro 3385 ל1 Mr Harris. raived the questions of the cost of collecting. (102,243) Wt.17,476-33. 90,000, 8/11. A.&E.W. 3/12/14 TCH. J F\n\nPage 363", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449381, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "page_number": 63, "title": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "content_text": "Transmission of money equivalent or value to the Enemy would be involved, contemplates in any case not. The goods to be exported are not goods the export of which from British ports is prohibited, and so long as they are not.\n\n49505 date Ita Jen's quantity Cassed are not goods the Export of which from British ports is prohibited for the non-enemy port to which they are being sent, according to the particular statement accepted by Gov.\n\nSare J. H. Mary Segret Horts\n\nReceived Reg 11 Dec 60 1914\n\nWireless Stations in the Philippines. 28 Oct report by Consul General Manila. Last previous Paper 6495055\n\nThere would be no objection to the proceeding. With the Boards' concurrent approval, their Lordships are of the opinion that there is no objection, and that of the L. of T. & whom 21Bd. Frale a similar letter is being addressed, Mu Harcourt for his information, to reply to the Governor accordingly.\n\n(Signed) H. J. READ. Assistant Under Secretary of State.\n\nDuple to W.O. Secret Jan 1, 1815 33 Next subsequent Paper.\n\nMex Camell W. The See also C. G. at 49505 mertags Manila protested divulgcing about the apparently movements of warships Grad the fastest effect.\n\nMr. Johnson 58,105) WL.31,086–13, 45,400, 12/18. A & E W.\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\n...\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 452757, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "page_number": 113, "title": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "content_text": "## 201\n\n2. I am directed to draw **Group attention** especially to ask that attention be drawn to the mention in the last previous Paper.\n\n(Signed) H. J. READ. \nfor the Under Secretary of State.\n\nHONG KONG \n110 \n8600 \nREC'd 22 FEB 15 \n£600 \nWith Kowloon - Canton Railways (British Section) \nI was requested to forward a statement showing particulars of expenditure on Capital Account during 1914, since its commencement, and to explain the grounds for expenditure for a motor coach.\n\n| Name | Reference |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mr Capell | |\n| Mr. Collins | |\n\nThe provision of the motor coach is considered an advantage and is approved. \nAnod. 59. 117 March\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n25226 \n(88,105). Wt.81,086-13. 45,000. 12/13. \nA‚ŒE.W. (107,039), 81,907-51, 43,000. 11/14. \n4/3/15 \n25-3-15", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 461645, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "page_number": 278, "title": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "content_text": "## List of Names\n\n* Alfred Hicks\n* Frank G. Horridge\n* Porey Faithfull\n* J. A. Tarrant\n* Ines Bath\n* O. Rapp\n* Lewis Guy\n* W. J. Muskett\n* J. R. Capell\n* Frank G. Todd\n* I. I. Tluo\n* D. Wilson\n* A. T. Gibba\n* A. P. Hobbs\n* I. Rapp\n* K. James\n* H. B. Bridger\n* H. H. Sandeman\n* A. Vivonsh\n* B. L. Froat\n* J. McFarlane\n* H. Smythe\n* Theo Kong\n* J. A. Hullin\n* Kim, Rudgo\n* Jne McCubbin\n* J. Martin\n* V. C. Labrum\n* J. C. Saunders\n* H. T. Richardson\n* S. Mondowa\n* A. Course\n* Jas Ürmiston\n* C. F. Brown\n* T. Kaston\n* J. T. Stapleton\n* J. R. Suitar\n* D. A. Maclood\n* Albart W. Smith\n* H. Rolph\n* J. Spittles\n* Philip J. Goldring\n* H. Stephens\n* J. Elliott\n* John Lennox\n* A. D. Macdonald\n* A. R. Henderson\n* E. Rakor\n* J. Dighio\n* J. C. Finch\n* John Lambort\n* A. C. Diso\n* A. McKirdy\n* P. Pingo\n* F. A. Mackintosh\n* J. Oloyn\n* Robert A. Donaldson\n* P. Ball\n* R. L. Jones\n* J. V. Kaw\n* Astrid R. Beale\n* V. C. Jack\n* J. F. McDougall\n* Talbot J. Hill\n* Jom Prentice\n* Adna S. Gray\n* John Henderson", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466887, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "page_number": 469, "title": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "content_text": "Ker\n\n1916\n\nHONG KONG\n\n35387\n\n¡REC\n\n468\n\n35387\n\nREG 26 JUL 16)\n\nDeutsche Asiatische Bank\n\nin Liquidation\n\nAddressees as to the indebtedness of\n\nLast previous Paper. Cleared\n\n√31683\n\nCop. Treas (File rehomed) 27 Jul 16.\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n9.0\n\n35710 Fasten\n\nEncloses statement showing the balances of\n\nYouth Branches of\n\nthe various branches. (Returns Treasury file 19148)\n\nMr Kanton hur Cabell\n\nhauch\n\nMy Dear\n\nSee also 35719\n\nmentioned sep. 1 below)\n\nProvided that the Calcutta\n\nhas a surplus, the\n\nproposal tends\n\nto fit the case: but\n\nif\n\nis\n\nwe shall have to considy\n\nthe position further.\n\n31643\n\n7\n\ncopy of letter to Treasury\n\nand of\n\nThis\n\nto 20. saving\n\nthat\n\nofferter Calon we should be glad if\n\n(80092) Wk. $5600-9. 45,000 12/15. BM & B.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466913, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "page_number": 495, "title": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "content_text": "Mr. Coller \n\nI don't know why \n\nMr Landes \n\nUse me \n\nI suppose \n\nshould \n\n494 \n\nport of Trieste, he fears \n\nmessages sent the \n\ndirect may be \n\ncor delegations. \n\nI suppose \n\nI send it on \n\ncomment. \n\nwithout \n\nWe showed: \n\nthink we \n\nKeep a copy. \n\nHands worth while per leg \n\nI shall get and thin Plutippee ... Camell \n\nsharth with a cog. \n\n45 int sam \n\nno \n\nsenden Mi \n\nCalle in the \n\n10.1.1 envelope. \n\n26.1071/16", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478699, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 164, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "## EX-OFFICERS.\n\n### Medical Notes.\n\n| No. | Regt. | Age. | Medical Notes. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O.798 | R.E. | 29 | Good |\n| D.O.798 | K.O.Y.L.I. | 24 | Good |\n| D.O.840 | London. | 26 | Fair |\n| D.O.853 | Leicester Yoo. | 28 | Good |\n| D.O.871 | R.F.A. | 28 | Good |\n| D.O.1091 | R.E. | 28 | Fair |\n| D.O.1097 | A.O.C. | 28 | Good |\n| D.O.1127 | Cambridge. | 30 | Fair |\n\nB.Q. D.06.-29.7.18.\n\n### EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank. | Regt | Age. | Medical Notes. | Qualifications and Previous Employment. | Present Locality. | O.U.T.C. Courses, |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O.1161 | Sergt. Maj. | 39 | 38 | Good | | London. | A.S.C. M.T. |\n| D.O.1179 | Trooper | S.A.F. | 35 | Fair | Ed. privately. Apprentice mechanical engineering. 1 yr. Italy, 1 yr. Germany. yrs. engineer (motor) to R.A.C., Pall Mall. 1 yr. on own account, India. Joined Army at outbreak of war. [Hindustani, French.] | Yorkshire. | |\n| D.O.1180 | 2nd Lieut. | R.E. | 61 | Good | Ed. privately. 4 yrs. apprentice to Redditch Gas Co. 2 yrs. engaged with Mexbro. Gas Co., Maltby Ons Co., and Brighton Gas Co. (gas engineering). | Essex, | |\n| D.O.1205 | Lieut. | B.G.A. | 25 | Good. Neurasthenia. | Ed. privately. 2 yrs. electrical and mechanical engineer, Electrical Installations, Ltd., London. Just completed course of engineering, Edwards & Armstrong, Stroud, Glos. | Warwick. | |\n| D.O.1224 | Lieut | S. Staffs. | 24 | Good | Ed. privately. Graduate of Institute of Mechanical Engineers. Worked with Herbert Morris Ltd., Loughborough, 6 yrs. In charge of 9-2 shell forge and press shop. Hydraulic forgery, Camell Laird & Co., Nottingham, 17 mos. | Edinburgh. | |\n| D.O.1228 | Capt. | R.A.F. | 25 | Good | Ed. privately, and Edinburgh Univ. B.Sc. Engineering. 1 yr. engineer, Beale Peebles & Co. 2 yrs. engineer, Eler, Power Station Leith, and engine testing fitting Sunbeam Motor Car Co., Wolverhampton. | Northante. | |\n| D.O.1282 | Capt. | R. Fus. | 56 | Good | Ed. Dever. Malines Inst. of Engineering, Belgium. Degree. Machine construction. & Fra. apprentice in engineering shops and drawing office, Massam, Scott & Co., Ltd., Fulham, 2 yrs. chief draughtsman, Deepwell Boring Co., St. Albans. Has been in Paris during last 2 yrs. in connection with supply of aviation materials to American and French Governments. Thorough knowledge aviation factory equipment, installation and supervision. [French] | Gloucester. | |\n| D.O.1364 | Private | London. | 32 | Good | E. City of London and London Univ. B.Sc. Course (engineering). 3 yrs. app, Mitchell Motor, Ltd. 1 yr. app. The Waterloo Motor Works. 3 yrs. with Leyland Ltd. Motor Works, 2 yrs with the Surrey Tracting Co. 1 yr. with the Powders Shell Works, maintenance plant, erection gun-making machinery. [French, Latin, Greek.] | London. | |\n| D.O.1385 | Lieut. | London. | 45 | Good | Ed. Royal Acad., Queen's Coll., Belfast, London Univ. yrs. engineering course. Appointed assist. engineer, Shell Transport Co. Resigned to join Army. [French.] | London. | |\n| D.O.1465 | Lieut. | A.S.C. | 20 | Fair | Ed. Dulwich. 22 yrs. engineering experience, England, France, U.S.A and Germany. Knowledge of motors. [French, German.] | London. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately, Passed exam, engineer Inspector, Natal, yrs. engineer inspector, Durban. 5 yrs. engineer inspector, Electrical and Water Supply Co. Natal. 2 yrs. on own account, automobile and agricultural business. 8 mths, inspector machine tool. Woolwich Arsenal. 15 mths Woolwich National Gauge Factory. [Dutch,] | Lancashire. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately. Trained engineering work, 4 yrs. asst civil engineer. yrs construction work, Midland Iron works. Several yrs. draughtsman, clerk of works, Gas Light & Coke Co. Engaged L.C.C. designing, constructing gas and chemical plant, bridges, piers, sewage and Water works, etc. | Lancashire. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. Merchant Taylors', Liverpool. Liverpool Univ. 4 yrs. specialising refrigerating engineering. Slight knowledge of aeronautical drawing. | Staffs. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. School Technology, Manchester. 3 yrs. shops of Hans Renold, engineers, Manchester. | Sussex. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately and Oxford. Matric. 1st honours Motor engineer. Theoretical railroad engineering. Designer and inventor of internal combustion engines. [French,] | Warwick. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately. 3 yrs, brass, copper works, U.S.A. 7 yrs. steel manufacture. 2 yrs. export, import trade. Represented eng. firm. Recruiting work. Military representative tribunal. [French, Italian, German,] | London. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. Newton Coll. Engineering course, Crystal Palace, A.I.E.E, 5 yrs, st. engineer, Cable Work Dept., India & Canadian Pacific Railway (drawing office and surveying). [Hindustani.] | Norfolk. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately. 7 yrs. engineering asst. 3 yrs. own business set to architects. 9 yrs. own business general engineering asst. [French.] | H.Q. | |\n| | | | | | Ed. St. Paul's School and Felstead. Studying engineering prior to joining Army. Unable to resume studies at present. Used to horses and cattle. Considerable veterinary exp. | | |\n\nH.Q. D.O.4-28.7.18.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 479045, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3]", "page_number": 21, "title": "CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3]", "content_text": "## HONG KONG\n1724 Restrictions\n19\n\nRECE REG 8 JAN 19\n\n2\\. The P&O S.S. expects to hear further from the agents of Wiking shortly by telegram as to the course which Re Col. Ant. proposes to adopt.\n\n8th Jan. 1919\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\n1\n\n## imports to UK\n\nConsiderable modifications have been made in respect of restrictions on trade. If any restrictions on imports to H.K. have been withdrawn or modified in the UK; if so, in what direction.\n\nCapell\n\nI attach Board of Trade notices since the armistice prohibiting imports to the various countries that we need exactly are those articles concerned.\n\nIt is difficult to say which affect H.K. & China. I think that the Govt. Gen'l will do. It might be well to telegraph out future modifications which affect Hong Kong.\n\nGend. Dept. to Journal not take action on that we do not get official notification from the B. of Trade of modifications of import restrictions. If this is correct, it will be necessary to await subsequent Paper.\n\nGov 10283 (20194-4k.) Wt. 80376-91. 60m. 11/18. & S. G. 122/41.\n\nerr Beckett to note \nDft to Praef \nQumu eye \nBt of Trade rearrang writer a veut notices to telegraphing where cund 101.119 \n\nAnnex teil 1845 Jan 19.\n\nto import ... \nselection inv I storit think it is difficult to bang which affect H.K. & China. Do ndry I think that artiely the dft. Geneinter will do.\n\nབྱིང དོན ཅན དུ དང ད ཚེས ཀྱི 1 པ ༧གྱི ས \n\nthes \nনلسون \n\nNext subsequent Paper.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 488967, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "page_number": 115, "title": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "content_text": "# \n## \n\n5 \n\n113 \n\nthe Shan States do not indicate any increase in opium consumption among the Shans, probably because the opium habit is already general there, and the Shans have always been able to obtain as much as they require. Apart, however, from the increase in consumption among the Kachin and cognate tribes, which is resulting from the extension of cultivation, there is no doubt that the existence of large supplies of opium in the Kachin Hills and the Shan States renders more difficult the enforcement of our opium policy in Burma. Hitherto most of the opium grown in these regions has found its markets in China, Indo-China and Siam, but if these markets are closed and no concurrent steps are taken for the suppression or restriction of opium cultivation, this opium must necessarily find its market in Burma. There is also an obvious economic danger in the substitution of poppy for food crops in these regions which are entirely dependent for their food supplies on the locally-grown stocks. It may be added that the present time, when the fall in the price of opium has reduced the incentive to cultivation, is a favourable moment for inaugurating a policy of restriction or suppression of poppy cultivation.\n\n5. The subject-matter of the correspondence may conveniently be subdivided into three heads:- \n\n(1) The prohibition of the cultivation of the poppy in the Kachin Hill Tracts. \n(2) The restriction of the cultivation of the poppy in the Shan States. \n(3) The prevention of the smuggling of opium from Burma and the Shan States into China and Siam.\n\nThe general question of the assimilation of the internal opium policy in Burma to that laid down in the International Opium Convention has been dealt with in separate correspondence.\n\n6. The first question has been fully dealt with in the correspondence enclosed with the Mandalay Commissioner's letter, dated the 15th November, 1919. It appears unnecessary to examine that correspondence in detail, for in his letter Mr. Cabell states that he approves of the policy proposed by Colonel Aplin in his letter, dated the 8th April, 1914, a copy of which was forwarded to you with Mr. Mosely's letter, dated the 23rd December, 1915, and as far as Mr. Arbuthnot can judge from the proposals suggested in that correspondence, the only course to adopt is that which these two officers recommend for acceptance. These proposals have been summarised by Mr. Cabell as follows:- \n\n| Proposal | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (1) | That the Kachin Hill Tribes Regulation should be amended so as to make cultivation of the poppy in any hill-tract to which the regulation applies illegal; |\n| (2) | That orders should be proclaimed in all villages in the hill-tracts that after the present season the cultivation of the poppy will be entirely prohibited, that any crop found will be destroyed and that the owner of the crop will be liable to prosecution; |\n| (3) | That in the first season after the proclamation of the prohibition all poppy crops found should be destroyed, but prosecution should not be resorted to, but that in subsequent years prosecution should be undertaken, light punishment being inflicted in the case of first offence; |\n| (4) | That Chinese subjects found cultivating the poppy on the Burmese side of the frontier should be similarly treated, and should also be dealt with under the Frontier Crossing and Disturbed Districts Regulation and expelled from British territory. |\n\nThe amendments to section 31 of the Kachin Hill Tribes Regulation, which were suggested by Colonel Aplin in his letter of 8th April, 1914, above referred to, are also regarded as suitable by the Commissioner, Mandalay Division, and by the Deputy Commissioners of Katha, Bhamo and Ruby Mines. The Deputy Commissioner, Myitkyina, deprecates the taking of any action. Putao, it is suggested, may be left out of consideration for the present.\n\nThe Financial Commissioner recommends that action should be taken on the lines proposed by the Commissioner to prohibit the cultivation of the poppy in the Kachin Hill Tracts in the Katha, Bhamo, Myitkyina and Ruby Mines Districts, and also that steps should be taken to amend the Kachin Hills Regulation in the manner proposed by the Commissioner.\n\n7. Mr. Arbuthnot agrees with Colonel Aplin and Mr. Cabell that it is not possible at present to take any measures to prohibit the possession of opium among the Kachins. If, however, the cultivation of the poppy is entirely prohibited in the Kachin Hills, some arrangements will have to be made for the supply of opium to Kachin consumers. This is a matter which is hardly touched on in the correspondence and which will have to be further considered by the Excise Commissioner in consultation with the local officers. Since, however, it will be at least two years before the policy of prohibition, if adopted, can be made effective, there will be ample time for the settlement of this matter. Meanwhile, it is desirable that a decision on the question of the policy in regard to the prohibition of the cultivation of the poppy should be arrived at at an early date.\n\n8. I am, in this connection, to refer to the correspondence ending with Mr. Keith's letter dated the 3rd December, 1914, and to suggest that the orders conveyed in Local Government's letter dated the 23rd April, 1901, directing that until further orders Chinese British subjects permanently residing in a Kachin Hill Tract should, as regards the cultivation of the poppy and the manufacture, possession, transport and sale of opium, be subjected only to the restrictions for the time being in force in the case of hill tribes to which the Kachin Hill Tribes Regulation has been made applicable, should now be abrogated.\n\n9. The second question raised in this correspondence is that of the restriction of the cultivation of opium in the Shan States. The latest opinions of the local officers are to be found in the note, dated the 28th May, 1919, by Messrs. Stirling and Thornton, letters by the same officers dated the 14th and 24th July, 1919, respectively, and a long letter, dated the 12th March, 1920, from Major Butterfield, Superintendent, Northern Shan States, to the Revenue Secretary. Messrs. Stirling, Thornton and Lister discussed this last letter with his Honour on the 5th April at Taunggyi, and their conclusions were summarised in a note, dated the 8th April, 1920, prepared by the Chief Secretary. In this note Messrs. Stirling and Thornton reaffirmed their adherence to the proposals made by them in their note of the 28th May, 1919. The proposals are that Government should issue an immediate notification of its intention to control the output of opium in the cis-Salween States after two years from the date of the notification. These two years should be devoted to preparing estimates of the amount of opium required in the Shan States. The control exercised should be such as to reduce the cultivation in the cis-Salween States to the barest minimum required for the internal consumption of the States. Indeed it might be possible to reduce cultivation below this minimum, as the trans-Salween States would probably always have a surplus for export to the cis-Salween States. The result of their proposals would be that at the end of two years the total prohibition of cultivation would be effective in many localities in the cis-Salween States. Where cultivation was permitted in these States, it should be under licence and at a heavy revenue rate, the terms of which could be considered and determined in a notified period of two years. Licensed cultivators should be permitted to sell only to the recognised vendors of the various States. Presumably the method by which effect would be given to these proposals would be by the extension, to the cis-Salween States, of certain sections of the `Opium Act`, and by framing rules under that Act for the regulation of: \n- (a) the cultivation of poppy under licence; \n- (b) the sale by the licensed cultivators to recognised opium vendors; and \n- (c) the amount to be sold by these vendors.\n\nBut until the enquiries, which Messrs. Stirling and Thornton consider necessary before any form of control is instituted, have been completed, it is impossible to make any useful suggestion in respect of the form which these rules should take. The policy, however, suggested by Messrs. Stirling and Thornton appears to be the only practical one, and if that view is accepted all that is required at present is to issue the notification intimating the intention of Government. The Financial Commissioner recommends that steps should be taken at an early date to give effect to the suggestion.\n\n10. The third question which is raised in the correspondence is that of the prevention of smuggling from Burma and the Shan States into China and Siam. For the moment the traffic in opium from the Shan States into China has considerably diminished and the present tendency is for opium to be imported into Burma from China. There has, however, in the past been a great deal of smuggling of opium from the Shan States, and if the supplies in Yunnan at any time prove insufficient, this smuggling on a large scale is likely to be revived. The prohibition of cultivation of opium in the Kachin Hill Tracts and the restriction of cultivation in the cis-Salween States of the Shan States would obviously make for a great reduction in the amount.\n\nC `[5201 s-1]`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 488972, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "page_number": 120, "title": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "content_text": "## official class in Yunnan, we may expect no co-operation in preventive measures from that side.\n\nAt the frontier meeting of 1916, I communicated to Chang I Shu, the best type of Taoyin I have had the good fortune to meet at the different frontier meetings I have attended, particulars of certain Chinese merchants who were suspected of being concerned in the traffic of opium into China, but against whom I could get no sufficient information to justify action. Nothing was done by the Chinese as the result of that information, though it is certain that, if the firms concerned had been properly watched, I should have got information which would have enabled me to expel the representatives of the firms from the States.\n\nAgain, in 1917, I supplied His Britannic Majesty's consul, Tengyueh, with the names of a number of Chinese traders who were found with large sums of money in one of the principal opium markets of West Manglun and who were obviously there for the purpose of buying opium. Mr. Eastes thought it best not to use that information, as, from his knowledge of the Chinese officials, he believed that the Chinese administrations would not take any action except possibly in the way of wholly illicit extortion.\n\nAgain, though the import of opium into China is forbidden, the Chinese officials have arranged a revenue station at Shunning which is out of the way of any consular or European customs officer's observation, where fees are regularly levied on all consignments of the drug which pass through.\n\nEven if, for the sake of argument, it were possible to block the frontier from Namhkam to the Salween and again along the northern and eastern border of Kokang to near the Kunlong Ferry, it is quite impossible to take any action at present east of the Salween from the Kunlong Ferry to Panghsang Nalawt. This frontier is over 150 miles long; it encloses the unadministered Wa States, and the actual border line is in dispute with China. Preventive measures taken in this area, which produces large quantities of opium, will revive the dispute with China about a part of the frontier which is of very little importance and will undo all the work which has been quietly done for years to disarm the suspicions of the unadministered tribes and to induce them to look more and more regularly to Lashio for the settlement of their disputes. Yet, if this part of the border is left open, it is entirely useless blocking the northern frontier.\n\nAll the indications point to the fact that the Yunnan officials mean to relax the opium restrictions when it suits them. The destruction of crops was this year carried out along our border in a very arbitrary way. In the Mong Mao State, the Sawbwa levied a tax on cultivation. A Chefang official told Mr. Gaudoin that the Kachins had been informed that they would be permitted to cultivate opium for the season 1919-20 onwards. On the other hand, on the Chengkang Mong Ting border, crops were destroyed by the Chinese, which incidentally were within our frontier line and belonged to our own men. If, however, as seems likely, cultivations will increase in China, our problems become easier—there will be practically no smuggling, as the crop can be grown more easily nearer home.\n\nIt is essential for us to fulfil our treaty obligations, and it is also essential to take action for the sake of the Shan States themselves, to prevent them being ruined by the extension of cultivation of opium in place of food crops.\n\nI believe, however, that we shall succeed more faithfully in carrying out our obligations to China and our duty to our own people if the whole question is tackled systematically and quietly as a revenue matter of the States themselves and not by the exercise of the force at the disposal of the paramount Power. The use of this can only be oppressive and arbitrary under the conditions which prevail, and will cause a blaze of resentment which will make the whole of our administration more difficult.\n\n### ANNEX 5\n\n**Mr. Cabell (Officiating Commissioner, Mandalay Division) to the Assistant Secretary to the Financial Commissioner, Burma**\n\nNovember 15, 1919\n\nWITH reference to the correspondence ending with your letter dated the 9th May, 1919, on the subject of poppy cultivation in the Kachin Hill Tracts, I have the honour to forward copies of letters received from the Deputy Commissioners, Bhamo, Katha, Myitkyina and the Ruby Mines.*\n\n*Not printed.\n\n2. There has been some delay in replying to your letter, because all the Deputy Commissioners of the frontier districts, with the exception of Mr. Wilkinson at Katha, were new to their charges, and it was desirable that they should have some time to consider the result of any changes which it was proposed to introduce. Moreover, the death of Mr. Scott has removed from the Sinlum Tracts an officer who was looked upon as a father by the people. His successor should have at least one season to make the acquaintance of his people before he puts any restrictive measures into force.\n\n3. It would be useful to summarise the proposals which have already been made for the control and suppression of the cultivation of the poppy in the Kachin Hills on the Burmese side of the frontier. Up to the year 1913, there was no prohibition of the cultivation of opium and nothing was attempted. In 1913, owing to the accession of the British and Chinese Governments to the International Opium Convention, which was signed at The Hague early in 1912, the Wai-chiao Pu brought to the notice of His Majesty's Minister at Peking the difficulty of suppressing the consumption of opium in Yunnan owing to the fact that opium was cultivated in the Kachin Hills and Shan States on the Burmese side of the frontier, and the local Government asked for recommendations regarding the steps to be taken to control the production of raw opium, to prevent its export and to check its smuggling across the frontier into China. Apart from the obligations of this Government under the Opium Convention, it was represented by several officers that the consumption of opium among the Kachins was on the increase, that it was doing them considerable harm and that the cultivation of the poppy ought to be suppressed for this reason alone. In this connection, I must point out that the opinions of various officers who know the Kachins really well are diametrically opposed to one another. Mr. G. W. Dawson and Mr. Rae say:\n\n\"In malarious tracts such as Kaukkwe, Sinkan (Bhamo), Jade Mines, Hukawng and Mogaung valleys (Myitkyina) it (opium) has become indispensable as a febrifuge. These tracts are not on the border. But the proposed prohibition does not distinguish between border Kachins and others. It is my settled belief that many will die for want of it or if they are sent to jail for having it.\n\nExcept possibly among the Kauris, its consumption has no evil results whatever. It is very seldom taken to excess, and in the case of men in regular work can be taken in considerable quantities with astonishing results in the way of physical endurance.”\n\nOn the other hand, Mr. Scott says:\n\n\"A Kachin who uses opium is ruined both morally and physically, and whereas its use can be justified in fever-stricken tracts in the plains, its use in the hills can only be described as a curse.\"\n\nThere is no one with better knowledge of the Kachins than these three officers, Messrs. Rae, Scott and Clerk, and I can only make the suggestion that in Mr. Rae's time the poppy was not cultivated in the Sinlum Tracts to anything like the extent to which it is now under the commercial stimulus afforded by the repressive policy in Yunnan and that excessive use of opium was rare. Moreover, cultivation in the Myitkyina Tracts is not yet extensive, so that excessive use of opium is, I believe, rare also in those tracts. Mr. Scott's opinion as to the ruinous effects of the use of opium is the latest and may be confidently accepted.\n\n4. It was reported in 1913 that except in Bhamo there was little cultivation for the purposes of export, but that in Bhamo poppy cultivation was decidedly on the increase in the Kachin Hills, and that the cultivation in that district was on a commercial scale and amounted to about 2,000 acres. Such cultivation as existed in the Ruby Mines and Katha Districts was in small patches and the total extent of the cultivation was so small as to be practically negligible. In his letter dated the 1st July, 1913, Colonel Aplin summarised the position and made certain proposals to carry out the policy indicated by Government. These proposals were that in the Bhamo District there should be total prohibition of cultivation, but that no action should be taken as regards possession of opium until the effect of the total prohibition of cultivation has been carefully examined.\n\n*Not printed.\n\nPage 120\nPage 121", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 494433, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 825, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "R.M. Rowen\n\nC.P. Maroel\n\nC.B. Brooke\n\nT.H. Farthing\n\nW. Gordenberg\n\nF.T. Wheeler\n\nOscar R. Benson\n\nH. Ruttanjee\n\nW.E. Ford\n\nV.R. Simpson\n\nD.H. Cooper\n\n1 Rowan\n\nWm. Anderson\n\nJ.L. McPhers\n\nWilliam Greig\n\nJames Henderson\n\nH. Davis\n\nGeo. Duncan\n\nJ.O. Laggam\n\nJ.B. MacKinnon\n\nReg. Goodusn\n\nW. Morgan\n\nJames Smith\n\nErnest W.H. James Master\n\nJ.R. Capell\n\nA. Jenkins\n\nG. Hidden\n\nH. Jelfay\n\nA.C. Di sa\n\nD. Urquhart\n\nT.R. Rennett\n\nS.J. Jordain\n\nHariner\n\nA.H. Carroll\n\nArthur T. Gamy\n\nS.D. Hiokir\n\nW.J. Vessoona\n\nF.H. Smith\n\nD.P. de Silva\n\nC. Genten\n\nJ. Knott\n\nC. Knott\n\nR.A. Dastur\n\nC. MacKenzie\n\nH.C. Hunt\n\nL.A.V. Ribeiro\n\nFrank L. Cooke\n\nJ.H. Donnithorne\n\nDavid Keith\n\nW.F. Stonehen\n\nE.E. Hoare\n\nF.C. Coleman\n\nW.A. Farrell\n\nCharles Pryce\n\nW. Hidery\n\nRobt. Lapsley\n\nJ.V. Harding Master Mariner\n\nF.W. Stapleton\n\nH. Stephens\n\nDr. E.A. Fay\n\nA. McKinnon\n\nD.H. Martin\n\nA. MacInnes\n\nT.N. Cochrane\n\nT. Spofford\n\nJohn Wilkie", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 510108, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-503-4 Robert Ho Fung- Honorary cadet at Royal Military Academy- Woolwich- renunciation of British nationality 20-5-1924 - 12-12-1927", "page_number": 46, "title": "CO129-503-4 Robert Ho Fung- Honorary cadet at Royal Military Academy- Woolwich- renunciation of British nationality 20-5-1924 - 12-12-1927", "content_text": "47 \nof Cadell, to Tang, of whan dan Guardian. \n\nCoper \nRoyal Military healery Woolwich 48 \n14th February 1927 \n\nDear Sir, with reference to your letter of the 13th Feb. 1927 regarding (unnamed) late husband and \nLetter of ... \nI shall be much obliged if you will kindly cause to be sent to me a copy \nof the report in question. L. Cadet R. Ho Tung, will be much obliged. \n\nI am obedient Lieutenant-Colonel, \nHewar Chockhuil. Lockheed. \n\nThe Under-Secretary \n4 War Office, \nWhitehall \n\nnote that the report in question has been forwarded to the War \nOffice in accordance with their instructions. In reply I am to suggest that \nan application (as it is) be made to the Under Secretary, War Office, Whitehall S.W.\n\nYours sincerely, \nSir James H. Star \nK.C.B., T.W. Dann \nBrig. General \nC.R.E. R.E.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-503-4 Robert Ho Fung- Honorary cadet at Royal Military Academy- Woolwich- renunciation of British nationality 20-5-1924 - 12-12-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526511, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-527-8 Query concerning payment of lodging allowance in unusual circumstances 1-8-1930 - 16-1-1931", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-527-8 Query concerning payment of lodging allowance in unusual circumstances 1-8-1930 - 16-1-1931", "content_text": "## \n(This lyrical fiction we have to have in mind was largely!)\n\nG.L.M. Canon \n`14/8/3` \n\nthat \nLem \nA \nho \nvolahan \n1 \n\nThe Col Rys in \nto \n\nif \nor over \nbra \n& Free \nth \ntempt attachment \n\"of Secuting: Office \nthe Ductor I \nEcluer's office. \n\nthes \nbuen \nIn weithr \nhas \nCase \n1. \nadchten \nof the Colony \" \nto the fixed establishment \nalteration of the \nexamination of the established salaries \nof any \n\nThe \n10 \nPuble Dept. \nCodel sevice. \nCol Res `25-3` \nis a separate \nin the Estimates \n\nReading in \n9 \nis made for salaries of \nthe \nexpenditure estimates of the \nDepartment \npersim \nCadels \nbe at \nwhich \nthing Immy \ntime rearing. \n\nSimilarly \nthe subhead \nthe Educ Dept Estimates \n'3 nhch staff' \nprovide the salaries of all the \nGrobel an \nSubdivision \nmastus, \nthere is no \nto preclude this being", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-527-8 Query concerning payment of lodging allowance in unusual circumstances 1-8-1930 - 16-1-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534287, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-1 Enrolment of foreign nationals to Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps 31-3-1932 - 19-1-1933", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-540-1 Enrolment of foreign nationals to Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps 31-3-1932 - 19-1-1933", "content_text": "92645\n\n1932\n\nHONG KONG\n\nC012\n\nCLOSED UNTIL\n\nHong Kong Volunteer Corps\n\n19\n\nPrevious\n\nSubsequent\n\n1242/53714/36\n\n1983\n\nEnrolment. 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Howard for \nWVermon \n\nMr Vernon \n\nhe Cowell. \n\nR298 Ben BY \n\n..`12.` \n\nL \n\n`8/2.` \n\n**FILE A.** \n`(16621)` Wt. `13126-18` 25,000 in 4 sorts `10/32` P. St. Ġ. `101/2` B", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-545-6 Air Ministry- request for extra land at Kai Tak 29-11-1933 - 8-2-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 547550, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-552-6 Traffic of arms to China 2-1-1935 - 27-12-1935", "page_number": 132, "title": "CO129-552-6 Traffic of arms to China 2-1-1935 - 27-12-1935", "content_text": "In any further communication on this subject, please quote \n\nNo. \n\nFo451/60/10 \n\n' address-not to any person by name, but to- \n\n\"The Under-Secretary of State,\" Foreign Office, London, S. W. 1. \n\nhowup \n\n13213 \n\nTHE Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs presents his \n\ncompliments to The \n\n[...und...] \n\nfor the Whomies \n\n[...of sinia...] \n\nand, by direction of the Secretary of State, \n\ntransmits herewith copies of the under-mentioned paper \n\nForeign Office, \n\n18 Oct: 1935, \n\n\" \n\n113 \n\nReference to previous correspondence : \n\nName and Date. \n\nItty. Ambassador \n\nRome \n\nFJ. Leñer \n\nF5538/100/10) \n\nDescription of Enclosure. † 2 sept 1935 \n\nForm Despatch 11° 1174 \n\n[...] \n\nOct 1935 \n\nA: 604 \n\nof 110c 1935 \n\nTelegram No lus-Saving \n\n16 ou 1935 \n\nExport of \n\nvia \n\nStony \n\nSubject. \n\narms \n\nCanell \n\n[...Sex...] \n\n89 \n\n137 \n\n14-6130 11941 (2) \n\nSimilar letter sent to BAT", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-552-6 Traffic of arms to China 2-1-1935 - 27-12-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 571832, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-587-12 Evacuation from Hong Kong- passenger lists 8-7-1940 - 8-7-1940", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-587-12 Evacuation from Hong Kong- passenger lists 8-7-1940 - 8-7-1940", "content_text": "## SYDNEY\n\n| Name | Christian Name | Age | Sex |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| CALTHROPE | Margaret Monica | 34 | F |\n| | Shirley Monica | 5 | F |\n| | Jeremy Hugh | 4 | M |\n| CAPELL | Helen Mannia | 60 | F |\n| CAPELL | Lily Jane Delphine | 40 | F |\n| CAPELL | Violet Helen | 36 | F |\n| CLARK | Elizabeth | 55 | F |\n| COOPER | Barbara Isabell | 27 | F |\n| | Patrick | 10 mon. | M |\n| CORNELL | Annie | 52 | F |\n| COULSON | Ann | 30 | F |\n| CROZIER | Janet Donald | 5 mon | M |\n| | Julian Corin | 4 | M |\n| | | 3 | |\n| CRUTTWELL | Joyce H.A. | 29 | F |\n| | John M. R. | 8 mon | M |\n| CUNNINGHAM | Janet V. | 47 | F |\n| | Georgina | 20 | F |\n| DEVAR | June | 39 | F |\n| | Audrin I. | 12 mon. | |\n| EDWARDS | Eveline M. | 26 | F |\n| | Richard | 19 mon | M |\n| ELLIS \"RASER\" | Iona Helen | 27 | F |\n| | John Helen | 12 | M |\n| | Allan | 9 | M |\n| | | 7 | |\n| POST | Phyllis Mary | 34 | F |\n| GEALL | Derek Anthony | 21 | M |\n| | Rana Gillian | 11 mon. | F |\n| | Mercedes | 32 | |\n| | Sarah Esther | 17 | |\n| | Elizabeth | 14 | F |\n| GILBERT | Gladys Ursula | 26 | F |\n| | Richard Frank | 6 mon | M |\n| OLENDINN ING | Jean Gow | 26 | |\n| | Susan Gai | 10 days | |\n| GRAY | Fre du | 35 | |\n| GROVES | Maxine Belle | 37 | F |\n| | John Phillips | 5 | M |\n| | Judith Ann | 6 mon | |\n| GRIFFITHS | Matileda | 60 | |\n| GRIFFITHS | Madge | 32 | |\n| GRIFFITH | Frances B. | 32 | |\n| | Allison A. | 5 | |\n| | Elizabeth | 2 | |\n| HARRIS | Margaret J. | 28 | F |\n| | David B. | 2 | M |\n| HAYNES | Lillian | 35 | F |\n| HOUSTON | Margaret Emily | 27 | |\n| | Elizabeth Gilmore | 10 days | |\n| HUNTER | Dorothy | 37 | |\n| | David | 5 | M |\n| ILSLEY | Beatrice A. | 34 | |\n| | Christopher J.M. | 9 | M |\n| | David John | 8 | M |\n| | Jill | 7 | F |\n| JEFFERIES | | | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-587-12 Evacuation from Hong Kong- passenger lists 8-7-1940 - 8-7-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 584256, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-599-1 Salaries Commission 8-12-1947 - 22-12-1947", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-599-1 Salaries Commission 8-12-1947 - 22-12-1947", "content_text": "## the Technical Defects by \nClan Ì Cadels \nit \nwill \nmean \nbe virtually \ncomfort inofficial \n1401. \n\nIf \nWill \nposts by \nsuccessive \nopportunities \nto \nfill \ntransferred \n& \n* \nH Kom \nClosed \nto \nThe \nrest \nfor promotion \nnice a \nof the Colonial \nService. \n\nJ.E. Kung \n31. v. 48 \n6/1 \n264 Jel to Hong Kong 610-balf \nDij. a Personel 265. for. \ntel 528 \n1-6-48 \n31-5-48 \nf \nSpiken & Mh. King. (S.). will the von \n265. I have therefore sent the Registration copy mut \nTaking oplaced another copy here for regence \n266 \nyou. \nspies als will m. Wallace. Mr. Rudford \nh \n4/6 \ntel. 381 San \n28-5-48 \ncopies q \nthe conversion tables enclosed with `XCR(266)` \nLave been sent to Mr. Nicholls Mix Smeed.\n\nPage 33", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-599-1 Salaries Commission 8-12-1947 - 22-12-1947.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 591182, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-611-5 Development Secretariat- appointment of registrar of Co-operatives 10-3-1947 - 10-3-1948", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-611-5 Development Secretariat- appointment of registrar of Co-operatives 10-3-1947 - 10-3-1948", "content_text": "## \nState's reply should be taken off this file, together with the relevant minutes, and registered on a separate paper entitled **Development Secretariat Sub-Department of Co-operation**.\n\nI pass this file also through Mr. Carter.\n\n**Anralsurity** \n28.5.47.\n\nI agree with the draft and I do not think that there is any need to expand it.\n\nI saw Father Ryan recently. The Registrar will have to deal with the organisation of vegetable farmers, including credit for them, in addition to that of the fishermen.\n\nThe sooner a suitable man is selected for training the better.\n\n**3 H. Plunkett Foundation** \nAssids. \n30/5.\n\nTo Capell \n9 cour \n31-5-47", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-611-5 Development Secretariat- appointment of registrar of Co-operatives 10-3-1947 - 10-3-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]