[ { "id": 281461, "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": "CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5]", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5]", "content_text": "# MINUTE PAPER.\n\n## 21\n\nSubject to Your Lordship's approval, I have adopted the recommendation made by the Harbour Master for filling up the appointment, by which promotion will be given in the Department by the transference of Mr. Webster to the Compounders Dépôt, whilst a saving of $1960 per annum will be secured to the public.\n\nI enclose a copy of the Harbour Master's Report for the consideration of Your Lordship.\n\nI have the honor to be,\nMy Lord,\nYour Lordship's most obedient humble servant,\nCuthbert Graves\nAdministrator.\n11 March 1879\n\nGovernor.\n\n| Reference | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| 47/5 | Affairs arising on death of Mr. Mason Superintendent |\n| G 14/0 | Report |\n| Mama May 7/70 | Rm 7/5 | \nWerbert. \nAffrose affefts arreguenti...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 295494, "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": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "page_number": 718, "title": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "content_text": "## adopted \n\nIt tells persons in favour of it that it is already in use, in any Cottage in the Foreign Country, and that the feeling which prevails lapses in subject to the fan affects his Lordship, all the more reason for not changing the universally adopted mode of procedure.\n\n4 The only change which His Lordship is disposed to make is to refer to the Supreme Court, whose decisions...\n\n## MINUTE\n\nMr. Meade. \nSir H. J. Holland. Mr. Herbert. \nLord Kimberley.\n\n...of a Police Magistrate... \nShanpter Frost Delay... \nLord Camanos... \nwith Low Berlin... \ncalamence... \nexcept properes teameti neapt of Joo to foling.\n\nThe general Regent is that demands for extradition, which in cases like those that come before the Courts at Hong Kong are amongst the most perilous cases that should be heard and decided by a Judge of the...\n\nCorrespondence to Sir Cuthbert Olney for his report, desiring him at the same time, unless he entertains a different opinion to the contrary, to introduce an amendment... \n`Mtt. Am...` \n\n...the reasons to pass full time for Queen's consideration of the...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-169 - Others - 1874.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 355718, "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": "CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12]", "page_number": 704, "title": "CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12]", "content_text": "# CONDITIONS OF SERVICE IN THE HONGKONG POLICE FORCE.\n\n1st.-No married man will be enlisted, and no married quarters will be provided until after promotion to rank of Sergeant.\n\n2nd. The pay is 600 dollars per annum, in monthly payments of fifty dollars. \nNote.-The exchange value of the dollar is variable. The market rate of exchange is at the present time ... and the Government will recognize no claim in respect of fluctuations in the value of the dollar. For the purpose of paying salary when on leave of absence in England, the dollar will be taken at 4/- and in the case of pension 3/8.\n\n3rd.-Full pay will be drawn from the date of embarkation.\n\n4th.-A bounty of £15 will be paid on enlistment.\n\n5th. Each officer is allowed to remit home, through the Government, any sum not exceeding his half pay but only at the market rate of exchange.\n\n6th.-The engagement will be for 5 years only. Subject to the approval of the Captain Superintendent of Police and of the Colonial Surgeon, a Constable can re-engage for a further term of 5 years.\n\n7th.-At the expiration of each of these terms of 5 years' service, he becomes entitled to a second-class return passage.\n(a) And he can apply through the Captain Superintendent of Police for permission to return to the service within a period not exceeding 9 months.\n(b) Should this application be approved, he will receive half pay during his absence and a return passage to the Colony.\n(c) On his return, he shall be reinstated in his relative position in the Force.\n\n8th.-Should he not take leave but remain in the Colony at the expiration of each or either of these two terms of 5 years' service, he will receive a sum equal to three months' pay by way of bonus.\n\n9th. Should he be allowed to continue in the Force on the completion of his second term of service, he may, on his final retirement, be allowed a pension according to Regulations from time to time issued by the Colonial Government with the approval of the Secretary of State. Under the Regulations recently issued, no pension will be granted for less than 15 years' service, except in case of retirement on the ground of ill-health.\n\n10th.-Should a Constable be compelled to retire through ill-health, before 10 years, a gratuity of one month's pay for each year's service may be granted.\n\n11th.-On joining the service, each man has to provide himself with a uniform box, the cost of which is $5.\n\n12th. As a rule, he has to perform 6 hours' duty in each 24 hours, generally between 6 p.m. and 6 A.M.; but is liable to be called on for extra service.\n\n13th.-He will have to attend school for one hour each day, 4 days weekly, until he obtains a Certificate of Competency, without which he cannot obtain promotion in the Force.\n\n14th. He will also be required to attend drill for half an hour, 3 or 4 days a week until he is passed as efficient.\n\n15th.-Each Constable (European) is provided with free quarters, fuel, and light.\n\n16th.-The following are also provided free:-beds and bedding, summer and winter clothing, helmets, boots, and great coats.\n\n17th.-He is provided with table linen, cutlery, glass, crockery ware, and cooking utensils for the sum of $5 entrance fee.\n\n18th. If absent from duty in Hospital through sickness from climate or ordinary causes for a period not exceeding in all three months in any one year, a stoppage of one-third pay is made. After that period, half pay only will be allowed. If, however, his sickness is certified to be the result of his own indiscretion, half pay only will be allowed during the whole time of his absence from duty.\n\nSignature of Witness. \n(S) W Stanton\n\nSignature of Constable. \n3, G. Lawrance \nA. Cuthbert \nB.G. Crosser \nE.J. Joseph \nW. Lithiby \nW. Hippiatt \nJ. Attenzion \nT.S. Keen \nD. Havin \nA. Wilson", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 369424, "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": "CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "content_text": "## THE LANDING\n\nIt was nearly 11.15 when Meugens crept out round the point as close in to the rocks in the shadow as he dared in the `Lun On`, with all lights screened and a bag kept constantly wet about a foot above the mouth of the funnel to choke the sparks. Creeping round, the three vessels were found to be moored head and stern broadside on to the beach, about five cables inside the island, not 400 yards from the shore. Derricks were rigged and on both sides pontoons, guns and troop-boats were being hoisted out. Boats from the davits had been lowered and were being rapidly filled with men. The most admirable order was maintained, and almost perfect silence observed; only very occasionally gleams of light were visible.\n\nThe `Lun On`, which had approached to about 300 yards, was then backed, but whilst turning was perceived and chased by a small pinnace that shot out from under the bows of the Saratoff, the most westerly of the enemy's troopers. The `Lun On` was driven full speed for the Aberdeen passage, expecting every moment to be fired on. The enemy, however, evidently desired to capture her. Morrison (who had been recalled from the Water Police gig), accompanied McNab and the two remaining Indian Constables by road to Deep Water Bay, orders being left with Findlay that when the other two Indians arrived they were to be sent on after them.\n\n11\n\nwhich afterwards proved to be the Saratoff, of 3,458 tons, Capt. Stromsky, the Yaroslav, 2871 tons, Capt. Ostolopoff, and the Moskou, 2245 tons, Capt. Andrief—headed in for Deep Water Bay (where we have had many a jolly afternoon's golf together, but never shall again). A large junk that was hovering off the entrance to the Bay suddenly showed a green flash to seaward, which was immediately answered by two short red flashes from the forecastle of the Saratoff, the leading ship. The junk immediately turned Northwards and preceded the strangers in towards Deep Water Bay. The whole proceedings were so suspicious that Meugens and Hazeland, who had lifted their anchor, and paddled so in softly towards the bay at the approach of the vessels on seeing the exchange of signals, at once sheered off to the N.W. for Aberdeen, pulling as hard as they could. At the first splash of their oars they were hailed from the Saratoff in Chinese (which Hazeland spoke fluently), and bidden to come alongside, being promised a good price for their fish. Disregarding the hail, however, they pulled hard for Aberdeen, and on landing rushed up to the Police Station where they only found one Scotch Constable—Robert Findlay—who, after some demur, consented to telephone to the Central Police Station in Victoria.\n\nThere being no rockets or other fireworks at the Station that could be used for signalling, it was arranged that two or more rifle shots would signify \"Enemy landing,\" which was to be at once telephoned to the Central. Two blasts of the steam-whistle in quick succession was to convey the same meaning. Though there were stables, there were no Police horses at Aberdeen, so Mr Kerr, the Superintendent of the Aberdeen Dock (then not in use), and the only other European in the place (Duncan, the clerk, being absent), volunteered to carry information by the Pokfolum Road, travelling on his bicycle. Kerr had been roused by McNab's orders. A telephone had been received from Cuthbert at Pokfolum Station, stating that nothing was in sight in Telegraph or Sandy Bays, in reply to one from Aberdeen. After that nothing more came from Pokfolum—the wire had been cut, and it is impossible to doubt in the light of after events, but that French agents, who had represented themselves as Destitutes and been cared for by the Fathers at Douglas Castle, destroyed the line.\n\nBy midnight all the telephone wires throughout the island were cut. Being Government lines the mere non-working would under ordinary circumstances have aroused no suspicion—interruption of communications being very frequent. All the cables had, however, ceased to work, and the land lines to Canton were found to be interrupted. It was very easy to fish up the shore ends of the cable from junks in Telegraph and Deep Water Bays. It was subsequently discovered that the Gap Rock had been taken possession of at 7 P.M. The light was of course kept going.\n\nBut for the accident of the premature discovery by Hazeland and Meugens, in another hour or so no communication by telephone could have been made. Findlay was left at the Aberdeen Police Station with five Chinese Water Police Constables armed with cutlasses, and two of the land force, the latter having been dispatched the preconcerted message \"Enemy landing,\" the last from Aberdeen, no almost immediately afterwards, before Meugens landed, telephonic communication ceased.\n\nAfter the whistle had been blown Meugens rushed the launch in amongst the sampans, in the bight between the Docks and Aberdeen village, till she grounded; whilst doing so a lamp capsized in one of the boats rushed past, immediately setting fire to the matting in her—giving Meugens the idea of firing the launch, which was done by Morrison breaking the engine room lamps over an old awning aft and a pile of bedding in the cabin forward. The pinnace did not pursue the launch amongst the boats, being too slight, but stopped outside firing at her, killing one of the Chinese crew who was crouching down forward, and hitting Meugens twice at the wheel, once in the neck, once in the left shoulder.\n\nOn jumping overboard Morrison continued setting fire to the sampans, turning out the occupants into the shallow water, and firing the boats with their own lamps, the roofs burning brightly, until he was shot through the head from the pinnace, not, however, till the boats over a large...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 375459, "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": "CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3]", "page_number": 286, "title": "CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3]", "content_text": "RECO\n\nC.O.\n\n6491 284\n\nA\n\nReal 27 FEB 00\n\nCOPY.\n\nInspectors, 2nd class.\n\nMedal Allowance.\n\nLanguage allowance\n\n \n H.G. Baker\n married\n $2.50\n \n \n W. Robertson\n do.\n 2.50\n \n \n D. McDonald\n do.\n 2.50\n \n\nInspectors, 3rd class.\n\n \n W.L. Ford\n married\n \n \n \n D.D. Cuthbert\n do.\n \n \n \n A. Scott\n \n \n \n \n P. McNab\n \n \n \n \n W.G. Warnock\n \n \n \n \n D. McLeunan\n do.\n \n \n\nSergeants\n\n \n 2 Langley\n married\n $5\n \n \n 7 Collett\n - do.\n $10\n \n \n 3\n \n 15 Kerr\n \n \n 36 Cameron\n \n \n \n \n 41 Penton\n \n $10\n \n \n 45 Gidley\n \n \n \n \n 50 McHardy\n \n \n \n \n 58 Dymond\n \n \n \n \n 59 Gauld\n \n \n \n \n 69 Williams on\n \n \n \n \n 81 Ritchie\n \n \n \n \n 84 Smith\n \n \n \n \n 86 Wright\n \n \n \n \n 100 Withers\n \n \n \n \n 103 Gourley\n \n \n \n \n 112 Clarke\n \n \n \n \n 64 O'Sullivan\n \n $5\n \n \n \n \n $5\n \n \n \n \n $5", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 379469, "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": "CO129-303 - Public Offices & Others - 1900", "page_number": 422, "title": "CO129-303 - Public Offices & Others - 1900", "content_text": "DATE-- 11th Dec. 1900.\n\n## SUBJECT \n**British Policy in the Far-East:** \n40637 \nPRECI 189 \nReg. No. 572 \n\nFROM \nIn Reply to ΤΟ me.. \n\nSir, \n\nTHE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY LEAGUE CO \n13, VICTORIA STREET, S.W. \n\nThe Secretary of State for the Colonies \nColonial Office \n417 Downing Street, S.W. \n\nBy the instruction of the Executive Committee of the Navy League, I beg to enclose copy of a letter which has been received from the Hong Kong Branch of the Navy League. \n\nMy Committee are of opinion that in adopting this course, they are taking the most practical step to give effect to the wish of the Hong Kong Committee, and they have also forwarded certain extracts from the letter to the Press. \n\nI am, Sir, \nYour obedient Servant, \nMais Cuthbert \nSecretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-303 - Public Offices & Others - 1900.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 381606, "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": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "page_number": 319, "title": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "content_text": "El Wilko.\n\nA. B. Ewing\n\nEdward Osborne.\n\n5 Gen. R. Lombin.\n\nNilliam Hartigan.\n\n4. Montagu Haraton.\n\n(Signed). 7. H. Gleason (signed) A. Macleod\n\nJr. D. Sutton.\n\nSoch. Iskedtehly\n\nA. E. Simpson\n\nJ. C. Kershaw.\n\nA. G. Bakey.\n\nMm. L. Lon\n\nJ. Hansen.\n\nD. McDonald.\n\nNow Robertson.\n\n30. Stedman\n\nH. P. White.\n\nW. Parfitt.\n\nHenry Humphrey.\n\nA. H. Maucelt.\n\nJ. A. Casar Hawkins\n\nJ. C. Peter.\n\nH. M. Robertson.\n\nLibeard.\n\nE. J\n\nT. H. Shompson.\n\nJ. J. R. Saylor\n\nA. R. Grieve\n\nA. Macteill\n\nH. Schoenfelder.\n\n& Currie.\n\nJ. J. Sell Trivag.\n\nMore.\n\nI Dickie\n\nJ. Rodger.\n\nCrombie.\n\nThos Stair.\n\nThor. Id. Reed.\n\nA. W. Laverton.\n\n& Petrie.\n\nMe Kinlay J. S. Hagin Me Joan.\n\nJ. Assumpção\n\nH. A. Burtie.\n\nPhilip W. Sergeant.\n\nHerbert Price\n\nI. M. Pollock\n\nM. Grewer & Co.\n\nA. N. Stuko\n\nG. Richardson\n\nDuncan Clarke.\n\nM. Sheart Harrism\n\nS. J. Godwin\n\nT. Jmasson\n\nF. S. Rayner.\n\nG. Wallace Foster\n\nR. A. Good.\n\nChaplain H. M. Naval You\n\nN. Banister\n\nSecretary\n\nDr. D. Cuthbert\n\nP. McNab.\n\nA. H. Sharp.\n\nVictor H. Denoon.\n\nEd. Robinson.\n\nJ. J. Francis\n\nClement Palmer. Z. B. L. Bowley.\n\nIscott Harstov.\n\nChurch Mission Society\n\nH. D. Johnson\n\nChaplains S. John's Cathedral\n\nJ. H. France\n\nSeamen's Chaplain.\n\nMissions to Seamen\n\nSteward\n\nH. F. R. Brayne I Maitland\n\nA. Surner.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 394230, "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": "CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904", "page_number": 220, "title": "CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904", "content_text": "218\n\nleaving\n\nthe vessel the Harbour Master\n\nhas probably deprived the owners of any\n\neffective remedy against the men, and has\n\ninvolved them in a further expense of\n\n£216\n\nby requiring\n\nthat a\n\npassage\n\nhome\n\nshould be provided for the men\n\nas a\n\ncondition\n\nprecedent to\n\nallowing\n\nthem\n\nto land.\n\nMy telegram of this morning\n\nwas despatched in view of the possibility\n\nof the men's wages having been transmitted\n\nto this country for payment\n\nEnclosure\n\nI am,\n\nCuthbert Law\n\nGeneral Manager\n\n38.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 451570, "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": "CO129-417 - Public Offices - 1914", "page_number": 497, "title": "CO129-417 - Public Offices - 1914", "content_text": "## \n\nto a post where there is another Suspension Keeper: that was **necessarily** upon as soon as possible that the C.A. had been mistracted & provide him with \n\npossible his hard \n\npassage to as soon as \n\nbeing extended with 2 pay till the arrival the real \n\nmoi-et C.A. accordingly \n\n逖 \n\n~copy came with medical attesting C.A. Khir asking him to arrange for Taylor the stationed at a lighthouse with another keeper; \n\nLow up \n\nJK 24/1/14. \n\n13 tel. \n\nthis, especially \n\nI think \n\nw- \n\nhe has left 2 sty \n\nchildren as Hoy Kay (42273) \n\nMiter \n\n76.7.14 \n\nน. \n\nRol \n\n241/14 \n\n\nBir \n\n29, HARLEY STREET. W. \n\n2805 \n\nREC Jan 23.1914. \n\nRECD 23 JA. 14 \n\n489 \n\nI have the honour to reply to your letter (`1767/1914`) \n\nre Mr G.F.H.Taylor, that there were no indications of \n\nmalingering and in my opinion he was not a malingerer. \n\nThere would be less objection to his employ in a \n\nlighthouse where there was some congenial society but \n\nin my opinion, any even partially isolated work such \n\nas that would have to be considered as a justifiable \n\nexperiment as it would not, if it failed, lead to more \n\nthan a temporary incapacity. \n\nI have the honour to be \n\nSir \n\nYour obedient Servant \n\nCuthbert \n\n**THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE, \n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE.**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-417 - Public Offices - 1914.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 451787, "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": "CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914", "page_number": 145, "title": "CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914", "content_text": "# ST. CUTHBERT Church of England TEMPERABLE SOCIETY, WEST HAMPSTEAD\n\nMI SE 37, Tordwych Road, 140 West Hampstead. N.W. \nMarch 3rd 1914\n\nThe Hon. Lewis Harcourt. M. P. Colonial Office London.\n\nSir, \nI beg to enclose resolution passed at our Society's meeting yesterday. \nand venture to solicit your sympathetic consideration.\n\nYours faithfully, \nMr. J. Phyatt \nHon Sec.\n\nI assert that it will be sufficient. \nDo not act, but deaf to their together and if anyone enquires if theirs has been received, say yes.\n\nJr. Collier 11.3.14 \nI take it that this means that even the bare acknowledgments which are sent on receipt of a communication from outsiders need not be sent in these cases.\n\nR4/2/44 \n7.1.14 \n3.14 \n6/3/14 \n9. \n10.3.14 \n11.3.14 \n\nThere revolutions may hundreds - thousands \n\nwrote him in similar terms. \nI \n\n`R4/2/44` \n`7.1.14` \n`3.14` \n`6/3/14` \n`9` \n`10.3.14` \n`E11.3.14` \n`12/3/4` \n`145` \n`Arz 15.3.14`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 451788, "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": "CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914", "page_number": 146, "title": "CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914", "content_text": "## ANTI-OPIUM RESOLUTION\n\nThis Meeting of St. Cuthbert's Church of England Temperance Society, held in St Cuthbert's Church Hall, Fordwych Road, Cricklewood, Nr. London, while thankful that the Government have decided to sell no more opium for export to China, is convinced that, to keep China bound to treaty obligations to allow the stocks of opium in the treaty ports to go into her country is a grievous wrong which ought not to be continued; and therefore urges upon His Majesty's Government, that without delay China be formally released from such treaty obligations.\n\nFurther, this meeting being convinced that the use of opium for other than medical purposes, whether in India, our Crown Colonies or elsewhere, is injurious and leads to much misery and crime, urges upon His Majesty's Government, that the growth, manufacture, and sale of the drug in India for other than medical purposes be speedily brought to an end.\n\nSigned on behalf of the meeting,\nWalter W. Matthews,\nVicar of St. Cuthbert's, West Hampstead.\nAddress: 6 St. Cuthbert's Vicarage, Cricklewood.\nDate: 2 March 1915", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 461989, "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": 622, "title": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "content_text": "# THE Hindu Question\n\nIn his work is of a manifestly inferior character. The consequence of this and of the cheapness of his scant living, his wage suffers in comparison with that of the European. This last reason explains in a measure why the Hindu finds employment so readily in the lumber camps, sawmills, and wood-yards. His services are cheap—that is his chief recommendation in these aerial dividend-earning days. His capacity for labor is not so closely scrutinized; thus, he is proving a menace to the European laborer, hundreds of whom are today walking the streets of Vancouver in a more or less destitute condition, the while our Hindu friend is pursuing the even tenor of his way, serene in the consciousness that he can underbid the white man at every turn of the tide in the labor market. The European, although of necessity demanding a higher wage to meet the expenses of his decent mode of living, gives to his employer service of a vastly superior character.\n\n## Our Concerns\n\nNot only is the Hindu a menace as at present placed in our midst, but, provided entrance is finally granted to his wife and family, a state of affairs is bound to arise which in a few years would become a serious blot on our national escutcheon. The whole social system will stand in danger of corruption. The Hindu and other Asiatic races would never assimilate with white people. Their habits, morals, caste system, and mode of living conspire to defeat this end. Sikh customs are of a very low standard. A religious sanction in some degree still attaches to infant or child marriage, also to the seclusion of women. Polygamy is still practised, although confined of necessity to those who are able to support more than one wife.\n\nThe caste system is a potent factor in their national life, the religious sanction of which still applies. The restrictions in respect of food and drink (water) in the caste system are most severe and narrow. Caste is lost by any of the infringements that are inevitable in foreign intercourse. So elastic is the system, however, that restoration to caste, though often expensive, is sufficiently facile.\n\n## ARYAN Faith\n\nThe Sikh faith, as practised right here in the city of Vancouver, is really but an offshoot of Hinduism. Deep attachment to the ancestral religion usurps with them the place of patriotism. A critical survey of the different Indian sects will show how little the character of their worship is calculated to exert that elevating and spiritualising influence so characteristic of true religious devotion. In all but a few of the minor aspects, religious fervor is only too apt to degenerate into that very state of immoral excitation which devotional exercises should surely tend to repress and subdue.\n\n## The Protest\n\nAdded to the repeated protests made by the Provincial Government of British Columbia, headed by Premier McBride, there have been presented to the Dominion Government strong resolutions passed by the Vancouver Ministerial Association recognizing the gravity of the situation, and its bearing upon the future of our national life, and protesting against the proposed change in the regulations covering the admission of the wives of resident Hindus. The National Council of Women have also upraised their voice in protest against the proposed innovation. Eburne also has joined in the general protest. It is time for us to be up and doing if we are to preserve this broad Dominion of ours in a decently clean state. In a new country such as Canada is, we have many difficulties and dangers to contend with, both as regards social and business relations. Surely, it is unnecessary and near-sighted on the part of the Dominion Government to add to the difficulties which we are now so bravely surmounting one after another. Let every one do his or her utmost to bring pressure to bear upon the Dominion Government with a view to the rigid exclusion of the Asiatic.\n\nWhat will be the verdict of the expert who was sent to the Pacific Coast to study the question we do not know, but it is sincerely the hope of every true Britisher that it will be a direct and straightforward condemnation of the proposed change. In this, and in this only, lies our national, and even political safety as a British nation.—A. Fraser Reid in \"Opportunities.\"\n\n## NEWS AND NOTES\n\n### THE ARYAN\n\nVICTORIA City authorities will not authorize the issuance of a building permit to the Sikhs who have applied for the erection on Smith's Hill reservoir hill of a Sikh Temple.\n\nAt a meeting of the Council, a petition signed by ninety property owners interested was submitted protesting against the issue of the permit, the petition being strongly supported by Alderman Cuthbert, who was applauded by a large number of the petitioners present in the Council. Aldermen Gleason and Baker advocated laying the matter over for a week, as in all likelihood arrangements for the acquisition of the property on which it is contemplated erecting the temple could be made by adjoining owners.\n\n### Other News\n\n* MR. C. E. TISDALL, Member of the B. C. Provincial Parliament from Vancouver, urged that the government should maintain the firm stand it has always taken in opposition to Asiatic immigration, and he opposed in vigorous manner the plea of the Hindus in the province that they be allowed to bring their wives into this country.\n\n* AT a protest meeting of Sikhs held on April 1st in the Sikh Temple, Second Avenue, the following telegram was authorized to be sent to the Premier of Canada: \"Honored Premier, In the name of humanity, and being the subjects of the common sovereign, I strongly urge upon you to remove the racial prejudice from the Dominion. You are going to copy Australia and South Africa and tear our wives from us, but we are not to suffer such gross injustice.\"\n\n* HINDUS are being engaged for work on the farms of Montana, U.S.A.\n\n* DURING the last year, the arrivals of Asiatics in British Columbia included 5254 Chinese, 436 Japanese, and only one Hindu.\n\n* MR. J. H. McGILL, the Dominion Immigration Agent at Vancouver, B.C., and who has taken a great part in the anti-Hindu campaign, has been retired from the service.\n\n* THE Hon'ble Mr. Enthoven, replying to the Hon'ble Mr. Sachchidananda Sinha's question in the India Legislative Council regarding the disabilities of Hindus, said on 27th February, 1912—No further information has been received from the Secretary of State since the reply on the same subject, which gave to the Hon'ble member on the 22nd Sept. last. We wish that our other Congress friends took a little more interest in our countrymen settled in Canada. We hope that the India National Congress will take a little more active interest in the Hindu settlers of Canada.\n\nPremier Richard McBride, speaking about the Hindus in the B. C. Legislature, said: \"It has been shown conclusively that the Hindu cannot assimilate with the people of this country and enjoy that full measure of citizenship which we wish all the people of this country to enjoy for all time to come.”\n\nTHE well-known magazine, the Modern Review of Calcutta, writing on Hindu immigration, which we recommend to the notice of Canadian statesmen, says: \"There cannot be a satisfactory solution of the immigration question until the inhabitants of India are allowed to emigrate to the British colonies as freely as the British colonists are allowed to emigrate to India. The only real reason why these colonists dare to shut out Hindus is that they think India is weak and cannot retaliate. All the other reasons generally given are arrant nonsense. If these colonists claim to shut out Hindus because they are a foreign stock, and introduce an unassimilable element in the population, why did these colonists themselves take possession of and settle in the lands of the 'coloured' men? Surely, the colonists, too, were foreigners; surely, they, too, have not formed one people with the aborigines by intermarriage and the resultant racial fusion. Of course, the one solid and real argument in the background which the colonists would do well to adduce with brutal frankness is, 'We are strong and can do it.'\"\n\nPage 614", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 479068, "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": 44, "title": "CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3]", "content_text": "| Name | Amount (£/s/d or $) | Date | Description |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Amina Feroz | 690, 80.62 | 10th Mar., 1908 | Widow of Feroz, late of Sanitary Department |\n| Edwina and Irene Rogers | 652, 316.55 | 29th Mar., 1908 | Orphans of E. D. Rogers, late of Sanitary Department |\n| Barbara Cuthbert | 691, 214.50 | 26th May, 1908 | Widow of David Douglas Cuthbert, late of Police Department |\n| Salama Moosa | 692, 377.99 | 31st May 1908 | Widow of Sheik Moosa, late of Post Office |\n| Saida Esmail | 329, 65.38 | 2nd Feb., 1909 | Widow of Mustapha Esmail, late of Sanitary Department |\n| Fung Tak-yui and Fung Tak-chiu | 724, 359.90 | 29th June, 1909 | Orphans of Fung Yuk-kau, late of Colonial Secretary's Office |\n| Li Chan-shi | 276, 157.60 | 24th July, 1909 | Widow of Li Wa-yan, late of Education Department |\n| Albertina, Antonio, Leonora, Frederico, and Alice Barretto | 32, 25.00 | 13th Aug., 1909 | Orphans of J. Barretto, late of Post Office |\n| Emmeline Watson | 485, 80.34 | 1st Sept., 1909 | Widow of H. J. Watson, late of Harbour Department |\n| Alice Maud Mary Hirst | 187, 43.10 | 2nd April, 1910 | Widow of J. A. Hirst, late of Public Works Department |\n| Izabel da Silva | 13.10 | | Widow of C. J. da Silva, late of Post Office |\n| Guilherme, Edmundo, Helena, and Guiomar da Silva | 411 | 16, 14, 12, 10 & 8 | |\n| Waung Pau-yan | 8188, 90.76 | 17th Sept., 1910 | Orphans of Chun Kwai-ying, late of Post Office, Shanghai |\n| Yeung Chan | 69, 163.11 | 17th Mar., 1911 | Widow of Cheng Kai-heung, late of Registrar General's Office |\n| Choy Shee | 39, 85, 69.31 | 2nd May, 1911 | Widow of Chan Chi, late of Magistracy |\n| Ilasin Mabomed Hoosen | 53, 133.69 | 4th May, 1911 | Widow of M. Hoosen, late of Magistracy |\n| Jafar, Omar, and Harun Hoosen | 69, 556.38 | 27th June, 1911 | Orphans of M. Hoosen, late of Magistracy |\n| Ko Shiu-mui and Ko Shin-kwai | 213, 317, 140.89 | 24th Aug., 1911 | Orphans of Ko Wai-hi, late of District Office, New Territories |\n| Sophia McDonald | 219.94 | 27th Sept., 1911 | Widow of Duncan McDonald, late of Police Department |\n| | £155. 18s. 1d., $7,725.49 | | Carried forward |\n| | | | K. M. Coyle's pension right ceased on 1st June, 1917. I. da Silva re-married on 8th January, 1917. Pension being paid to Children. H. M. Hoosen died on 3rd March, 1917. Pension being paid to Children. |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 483006, "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": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "page_number": 429, "title": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "content_text": "Mayer & Fraser\n\n1919\n\n23 Dec.\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nHONG KONG\n\n73180\n\nApplication of Mrs. Cuthbert for increase & pension.\n\nPuts forward 3180 £27C 19 42\n\nMr. Beckett.\n\nAckd 7/7. 3 Jan 20 Jr. and 22 January 1920.\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n \n M2 38643 HP\n I wait for reply from H. K. to our telegram of 23 Dec.\n \n \n 70899\n raising the question whether a female clerk is warranted Purs cons.\n \n \n SR2\n to send this on with reply £70999 9/7 5/1/10 when received.\n \n \n 2/1/20\n as soon as possible & bring it up\n \n \n 70919\n Mr. Beckett.\n \n\n...\n\nfor light of reply 5/1/20 also to reply to 70999 below yet received Will in that fashion is at present under 17/1/20 discussion with Sir F. for better will be sent bring up with reply & 70099\n\n(24122-4h) Wt. 14440-22. 25,000. 8/19. D&&S. 122/ 41, – leur corund holest\n\nPage 1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 483007, "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": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "page_number": 430, "title": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "content_text": "MAYER & FRASER\n\nW. MAYER.\n\nBERT FRASER,\n\nΚΕΙΤΗ,\n\nN.B.\n\nTHE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,\n\nfor the Colonies,\n\nColonial Office, Whitehall,\n\nLONDON S.W.\n\nCOMMERCIAL BANK BUILDINGS,\n\nHong Kong, December 23rd, 1919.\n\nRef: 274C13\n\nDear Sir,\n\nI have the honour to bring under your notice the application of Mrs. Cuthbert, widow of the late Inspector J. Cuthbert, for an increase in the pension allowed to her from the Widows' and Orphans' Fund of the Hong Kong Police Establishment.\n\nThe late Inspector Cuthbert had 21 years' service in the Force at the date of his death, and as he was entitled to a pension of $218 per annum, was immediately taking his pension on being allowed to remain on service and died while still on active duty. The pension of $185 had been available for him for some time.\n\nHis widow is now in receipt of a pension of only $82:3:0 which it is difficult to maintain herself and her daughter, and in these days men find it hard to make both ends meet notwithstanding the most rigid economy. I understand a Committee is presently revising the rates of pension and I think this is a case of exceptional hardship which should be brought before the Committee for special treatment.\n\nMrs. Cuthbert is personally known to me, a deserving lady and has struggled hard and successfully.\n\nI enclose copy of letter to me from her daughter.\n\nThe Police General Order issued to the Widow on the occasion of her departure from Hong Kong which please return is for your perusal and is secret.\n\nENCLOSURE\n\n[...]\n\nPage 421", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 483008, "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": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "page_number": 431, "title": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "content_text": "THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,\n\nPOLICE DEPARTMENT,\n\nHONG KONG,\n\n26th June, 1908.\n\nPOLICE GENERAL ORDER NO. 29 OF 1908.\n\nAs the Widow of the late Inspector Cuthbert is leaving for\n\nEngland tomorrow, I wish to express, on behalf of the whole of\n\nthe Police Force, the great regret that is felt for the loss of\n\nin her husband, who was about to retire on pension, and who, spite of his sufferings pluckily did his duty almost to the last, and may be said to have died in harness. His exemplary conduct during his long service of 21 years affords a fine example for others to follow, and is an honourable record in the annals of\n\nthe Hong Kong Police. His widow and her daughter take our\n\nsympathies and best wishes with them.\n\n1. W. LYONS,\n\nActing Capt. Superintendent,\n\nHong Kong Police.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 483009, "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": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "page_number": 432, "title": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "content_text": "Page 1\n\nPIANO & HARMONIUM \"TRADE SOLICITED\n\nDMOX OHOH\n\n2018 BOUT MEDS\n\nM\n\n75180 Along\n\nبوو\n\n423\n\n22 famiqdo\n\n.8001 TO ES .OKE VARIO (DIJON\n\ntc? yulvae mi disftu indsugeni sirf i\n\nvoliW »,fJ NA\n\nto elow wild to Tuced no\n\n,aastaxe of feim I\n\n‚wo Tomod basizm\n\nMOTUP NOIiot and\n\nTo nuod ef; sot diet si tadt zerġet Jæera\n\nai,ow bns „notama No STijar of ducti\n\ndemo nda od jeomis gluh gift nub widowiq oğulu 19. ald to suit.\n\n#bubuod walgrexa alk bauenter ni beib evt où bias ad yau fra\n\nno1 siqmaya suit a sbro 73 #7#5% †18 to sexves\n\nTo alsuse pifër në brODWT !!Ů- voto në x\n\n+\n\nTe has woblw eih\n\npol aid gnityb\n\nwol!\n\n.c ifot yno“ gnon\n\nmeda del auffe... tand boa asift sqa ya\n\n7\n\nNEJIAQUA\n\n„Jqað gnitOA\n\n.:][of ano gnoḤ\n\nDRAFT.\n\nUsbaro Mayer\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nGaper.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nEmmens 20/1/20 Bichett\n\nMr. Grindle.\n\nSir E. Lambert.\n\nSir H. Reud.\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nCol. Amery.\n\nLord Milner.\n\nbe brought up! refly to 70999\n\n19.\n\nGentlemen\n\nWith ref. to\n\nof the\n\nLo clee the\n\nyour\n\nletter\n\nrefly from\n\nthis Waft. of the I far,\n\nconcerning Cuthbert for\n\nthe affen of tas\n\nan addu t\n\nThe pension which oke receives from the wro Pension Fund of H. Kong\n\nJ\n\nam re. to inf, you that the whole question qu\n\npanting\n\nT\n\nunreased\n\nof ouch\n\npansions is die at freant\n\nunder\n\nPage 1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 486325, "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": "CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920", "content_text": "# \n## 1920 \nVOL. (18:3378) M17721469 2,000 12/02 H, J, R&L, LA G9 107\n\n## FROM \nDATE \nSUBJECT \n\n1 \nFROM H. Fraser Miss C. \nDATE 11 Jan. \nSUBJECT Passage & fare 19 Apt. m. L. a. Talk, cent. of naturalization \n\n* \n16 June \n\n## \nTerner & Tornier \n30 ling. \nDeath of H. J. Badeley \n\nA \n14 June \nu. & C. Pension \n\nGoodman Mr. M. \n10 All. \nIncrease of Pensions \n\nGidley Mr \n33.17. \nGraham H. J. \n22 bet. \nPayment of £500 \n\n17 Jul. \nIncrease of \n\"Goumain 7.1. \nPensions \n\nHartemonn W. f. ft. \nHaslewood \nHamali z \n\n20 Feb. \nSlavery \n\n28 Mar. \n\n4 \n14 \nItt fine \nIncrease in tension \nKanding of German Butyjast \n\nHumphreys a. G. \n26o. 25 \n\nNa plenige beast. \nJ. M. \n18. Sep. \nAppl. Asst. Craven Solicitor \n\n# \nId tension of midow of Late R.B. Hutchinson \n\nHutchinson J. N \nNaolewood H. f. ft. \n10. \nSlaveny \n\nHirigo 5. J. \n20 \nSension \n\nHageland 7.77. \n3 lor. \nProperty of His sister \n\nHaolewood Mr. 6. B.ĥ \n12 \n10 \n# \nishild \nSlavery \n\nDec. \nIncrease \n\nW. h. ft. \n25 \n# \nHedge 5. \n5.9. \nJeff D. \nJones M. J. E. \nJennings \nw \nInwin K. I \nthing T. H. \nJan. \nPension \n\n# \nof \nBucions \n\n21 Jeb. \nAllowance from Gost. \n37 Jul. \nIncrease of tensions \n23 Cd. \nInterview \n\n29 Jan. \nkrost of passages \n\nKendall Mr. M. M. \n16 Feb. \nSmoncase of Pension \n\n124 \n# \nKing St. D. ft. \nComer. Kyshe Mr. A. \n16. \nthing & Franckeess \n\n5. Mar. \nSlavery \n\n29 # \n/$ \nAssistance \n\nMay \nMaintenance of wife of 6.7 Tacchi \n\n# \nfee - Janes J. \n3 for \nIncrease of Pension \n\nJiw \nJandbell R. Ro. \nJee, Bollen & \nVenaghan \nfee, Bolton & fee Benaghan \nHindsell R. 2. \n# \n\" \nJ \n\n27 Afl. \nBonus to lint Servants \n\n21 May \nBishop of entona \n\n9 Jun. \nInoncase of sension \nharignation. of Red G. H. Lander \n\nJul. \nIreneuse \n\ny \nSouvion \n\n26 Ang. \nInce passage for Chinese Amah \n\n7 \n7 Sep. \nRevised sulany scale \n\n31 Oct. \nBonusco ne Bar Grama. \n\nthe lawen MBS. H. \n5 You. \nRe-employment \n\nMackie A. \nmrs.f. \nMitchell M?, \nMackie A. \nMay \nm \nMetronny b. u. \nMesser \nme. S \nMay \nSir J. N. Mayes \nMay A. J. \n↑ Zhaver \nSi N. \nM Elderry B. B. B. \nMellom B.N. \n\nLasse M2 3. A. \nPempent 6. J. \nFeet L. J. \n\n12 Feb. \nIncrease of Pensions \n\n19\" \n15 afl. \n23 \n26 \n# \n\" \n寿 \nA \n2. 3. \nSinaper appt. & Longland \nScauses of Goul. Kelly \n\n3 June \nInterview \n\n# \nStamp Shortage \nin 'aking of Public Stealth \nKimier, 1903 \n\n7. Jul. \nPension of 12 burthbert \n\n12 \n# \nIncrease of Pensions \n\n24 was \ncontribution \n\n* \nAug. \nW. K. University \n\n30 Dec. \nAfft. Port Health Officer \n\n74 fan. \nSuoncase à W. & C. tension \n\n36 Mor. \n5 May \nmanofor \n» Pensions \n\n2", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 486704, "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": "CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920", "page_number": 383, "title": "CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920", "content_text": "## TER & FRASER.\n\nLW. MAYER\n\nILAT FRASER.\n\n**COMMERCIAL BANK BUILDINGS**\nc. 880\nC\n33643\nREP\n\nKEITH,\n7th July...\n\nN.B.\n\n**THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,**\nfor the Colonies,\nColonial Office,\nWhitehall,\nLONDON. S.W.\n\nMar Sir,\n\n1034,77\n- \nHong Kong\nWidow & Orphans Fund\nPolice Establishment.\n\nOn 23rd December last I wrote you on behalf of Mrs. Cuthbert, 68, Land Street, Keith, widow of the late 1st class Inspector David Douglas Cuthbert bringing before you her application for an increase in the rate of pension allowed to her from the above Fund. To this letter I received a reply that consideration was being given to the whole scales and rates of pension and my client has been patiently waiting the result, but the quarterly pension was paid to her as usual about a week ago at the former rate of £32;3;6d, i.e. £8:0:10d. per quarter. In my previous letter I already brought to your notice the fact that the late Inspector Cuthbert had 21 years service in the force at the date of his death and became entitled to a pension £120 per annum sometime before his death, but having obtained permission to continue on active duty, he died while still in the service.\n\nAs is well known practically all Government departments have revised the rates of pension so as to equalise, to some extent, the reduced purchasing power of money and I shall be glad to know that an increase in the rate of pension has been authorised in this case more specially as I am informed that other participants from this fund have been granted an increase of 25% post dated to 1st January, 1919. I shall be glad to know the reason why this rate of increase has not been paid to Mrs. Cuthbert.\n\nYours faithfully,\nC", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 486706, "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": "CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920", "page_number": 385, "title": "CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920", "content_text": "## DRAFT MINUTE\nM 33643/40\n\nMrs Cuthbert \nWhy being charged the ... \nfrom the 1st of January, subsequent adjustment of pension \nBigne C. GRINDLE\n\nMr. Hamnen 13/1/20 \nBeckett \nMr. Grindle. \nSir H. Lambart \nSir H. Read. \nSir G. Fiddes. \nCol. Amery, \nLord Milner.\n\nD. A. Cuthbert, Esq. of \nPrince, Hong Kong, \nGrant ... \n25% off the pension \n\n... with effect from the 1st of January, \nprovisional ... \nto ... and ... \nmade ... \n219 ... \nwhat ... \nunderstand ... \nto the payment \n... \nGRINDLE \nthe Car. fout.\n\nPage 382 \n22 Jul 4 \n13 \nyou h \nLate \nKALYA \nto ... \nthe widow \nthe ... \ninama t \n\n... from this ... \njour, & Hongkong ... \nwheeh \nk \nthe \n... \n`M 33643/40`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 494472, "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": "CO129-479 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [1-3]", "page_number": 17, "title": "CO129-479 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [1-3]", "content_text": "Page 15\n\nC. D. E.\n\nwas of course only one item of the agenda. The papers contributed by the Siamese, Dutch and Japanese delegations and by myself, of which copies are attached, were distributed to members and taken as read; and the actual discussion regarding opium, of which I enclose newspaper accounts, was confined to the question in its relation to Public Health Instruction.\n\nIt will be seen that I laid stress on the danger of the substitution of alcohol for opium in Chinese communities in contact with Western influences, and while the Conference appeared to accept this view, it was decided, after considerable discussion, to limit the resolution to the subject of opium alone for reasons of expediency. A copy of the resolution as finally adopted will be found in the newspaper extracts attached.\n\nFrom the attitude of Sir Cuthbert Hill, who presided at the Conference, I gained the impression that his chief object was to magnify the League of Red Cross Societies, of which he is Director-General, and that this question of opium was a mere pawn in the game, of value because it had been the subject of a direct reference from the League of Nations to the League of Red Cross Societies, and to be used to exalt the importance of the latter.\n\n10. Before closing this report, I should like to record my appreciation of the attention and hospitality which I received from the officers of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States with whom I came in contact, and of the excellent arrangements made by the Siamese authorities for the comfort and entertainment of the delegates to the Conference.\n\n(Ed.)\n\nC. B. B. McElderry.\n\n22nd December, 1922,\n\nJAW\n\nPage 15", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-479 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 501186, "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": "CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925", "page_number": 213, "title": "CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925", "content_text": "4\n\nfrom:-\n\nThe Commanding Officer, I.M.S. \"PUKOLOV\".\n\n210\n\nTo\n\n:-\n\nThe Commodore, Hong Kong.\n\nIntd.\n\n20th July 1925.\n\nNo. 77/2.\n\nSubject:-\n\nSituation at Hoihow, Hainan Island, July 16th to 17th.\n\nSubmitted\n\nThe following report on the situation at Hoihow during the visit of H.M.S. \"PUKOLOV\" from 17th to 20th July; also such information as could be obtained about the situation at Kiungchow, is forwarded in accordance with the instructions contained in paragraph 5 of your\n\nNo. 665/74 of the 16th July 1925.\n\nThe numbers of foreigners now in Hoihow are approximately as follows :-\n\nBritish ................ 18\n\nAUS .................... 4\n\nUnited States ............ 8 (including 3 women)\n\nFrench .................. 1\n\nPortuguese .............. *\n\nJapanese ............... 81 (including women).\n\nExcept the three French men, all European women and children (about thirty-five) have gone to Huinhong: also four men of U.S. nationality.\n\nThere are no foreigners in Kiungchow.\n\nThere is, at present, no boycott of British or other foreigners in Hoihow; domestic servants etc. have not left employment in foreign households.\n\nLabour for shipping cargoes in foreign ships can be obtained but is not required as merchants will not ship their goods, because of the uncertainty of being able to unload at other ports.\n\nThe case of the boycott of Mr. Cuthbert's passenger boat, referred to in Consular despatch of 5th July, appears to be a somewhat isolated one, due to a rival ...\n\nPage 4\n\n \n(Three lines of \"Page 4\" are kept at the end as per the original scan)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534533, "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": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "14\n\n15\n\n7.\n\n8.\n\n9.\n\n10.\n\n11.\n\n12.\n\n18\n\n14\n\n15\n\nManager of the Railway shall forthwith be repaid to the Railway by the Company.\n\nThe Company shall at all times at its own expense maintain the said telegraph poles, brackets and cables and the said wires connected therewith in a good and substantial state of repair and condition.\n\n16.\n\nPermits shall be issued at all times by the Manager of the Railway to such workmen or inspectors of the Company as the Company may employ to construct, maintain, repair or inspect the said telegraph poles, brackets, cables and wires authorising such workmen or inspectors to enter upon the Railway property including all bridges and tunnels.\n\nNo liability shall attach to the Railway in respect of any accident which may occur to any employee of the Company or of any of the Company's contractors whilst performing any service, or being upon the Railway property under any such permit issued as aforesaid.\n\nThe Company shall obtain and issue to all the Company's employees or contractors on the Railway property copies of the Rules and Regulations in force for the time being and shall accept all responsibility for the proper adherence to such Rules and Regulations by the Company's employees or contractors.\n\nThe Company shall be responsible for and liable in respect of any acts of any of the Company's contractors or employees which may cause damage to any property of the Railway and also shall indemnify the Government of Hong Kong from and against all actions, claims and demands arising out of any damage caused to others by the acts of such persons.\n\nThe Company shall be granted permission to provide test boxes for the Company's wires at the frontier at Lo Wu and at such intermediate points as the Company may find necessary.\n\nThe Company shall during the continuance of this Agreement pay to the Governor yearly in advance a sum of Twenty dollars Hong Kong currency per mile of the length of the aforesaid row of telegraph poles.\n\nThe Company shall, subject to arrangement with the Manager of the Railway, be granted permission to construct and maintain depots at the Railway Stations or at other places upon the Railway property as may be convenient to the Railway for the storage of materials required in connection with the construction or maintenance of the Company's telegraph poles and wires - all such depots shall be of a substantial and sightly nature and be so maintained. The Company shall pay to the Governor the sum of two cents per square foot per annum by way of Rent for any areas occupied by such depots or stores and such Rental shall not in any case be less than $2.00 per annum.\n\nNo liability shall attach in any way whatsoever to the Railway in respect of any damage or injury to the Company's buildings, telegraph poles, brackets or cables, or to the wires connected therewith in consequence of any landslip, accident to any train, engine, truck, bridge or any structure, or through any other cause whatever. The Company shall make good at the Company's own expense any such damage or injury and shall make such temporary provision at the Company's own expense for the restoration of the Company's telegraph service as the Manager of the Railway shall approve.\n\nThe Company shall on demand by the Manager of the Railway repay to the Government of Hong Kong the cost of making good any damage which may be caused to any property of the Railway or other property of the Government by any of the Company's posts, wires or works whether such damage shall be caused by any negligence in the construction of such posts, wires or works or defect in the same or by any accident occurring to such posts, wires or works through tempest or other cause.\n\n170\n\n18.\n\n19.\n\n20.\n\nThe Company shall indemnify the Railway and the Government of Hong Kong and its officers from and against all actions, claims and demands arising out of damage to life or property caused by any of the Company's posts, wires or works whether such damage shall be caused by any negligence in the construction of such posts, wires or works or defect in the same or by any accident occurring to such posts, wires or works through tempest or other cause.\n\nAll permits, approvals and consents given by the Manager of the Railway shall be in writing.\n\nSubject as hereinafter mentioned this agreement and the leaves hereby granted shall remain in force for a period of 14 years from the first day of January One thousand nine hundred and thirty-one PROVIDED ALWAYS that this agreement shall cease and be determined forthwith if the Company shall fail to comply with the hereinbefore contained provisions for the payment to the Governor of the aforesaid annual sums AND PROVIDED ALSO that the Governor may by three months' notice in writing given to the Company determine this agreement in the event of the failure of the Company to comply with any of the provisions hereinbefore contained AND PROVIDED ALWAYS that in the event of the determination of an agreement which is to be entered into between the Company and the Government of China in connection with the continuance in Chinese Territory of the line in respect whereof this agreement is made then and in such case the Company shall be at liberty by three months' notice to the Government to determine this agreement.\n\nAt the expiration or sooner determination of this agreement the Company shall remove all poles, wires and other works upon the railway property constructed or maintained under or by virtue of this agreement or the hereinbefore recited agreement of the 6th day of March One thousand nine hundred and thirteen and in the event of the failure of the Company to remove the same within three months of the expiration or sooner determination of this agreement then the Manager of the Railway shall be at liberty to remove the same and the Company shall repay to him on demand such sum as he shall certify to be the cost of such removal.\n\nAS WITNESS whereof the Governor hath hereunto set his hand and the Public Seal of the Colony hath hereunto been affixed and the Company hath hereunto set its Common Seal.\n\n(Sgd.) L. PEEL\n\nSIGNED by John Cuthbert Denison-Pender, a Director, and Arthur Charles Hesse, an Assistant Secretary for the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited and The Great Northern Telegraph Company Limited of Copenhagen Denmark and SEALED with the SEAL of The Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited in their presence.\n\nSd. J.C. Denison-Pender\n\nDirector.\n\nSd. A.C. Hesse\n\nAssistant Secretary\n\nGovernor.\n\n3.\n\n(SEAL)\n\n(SEAL)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534537, "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": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "Manager of the Railway shall forthwith be repaid to the Railway by the Company.\n\nThe Company shall at all times at its own expense maintain the said telegraph poles, brackets and cables and the said wires connected therewith in a good and substantial state of repair and condition.\n\nPermits shall be issued at all times by the Manager of the Railway to such workmen or inspectors of the Company as the Company may employ to construct, maintain, repair or inspect the said telegraph poles, brackets, cables and wires authorising such workmen or inspectors to enter upon the Railway property including all bridges and tunnels.\n\nNo liability shall attach to the Railway in respect of any accident which may occur to any employee of the Company or of any of the Company's contractors whilst performing any service, or being upon the Railway property under any such permit issued as aforesaid.\n\nThe Company shall obtain and issue to all the Company's employees or contractors on the Railway property copies of the Rules and Regulations in force for the time being and shall accept all responsibility for the proper adherence to such Rules and Regulations by the Company's employees or contractors.\n\nThe Company shall be responsible for and liable in respect of any acts of any of the Company's contractors or employees which may cause damage to any property of the Railway and also shall indemnify the Government of Hong Kong from and against all actions, claims and demands arising out of any damage caused to others by the acts of such persons.\n\nThe Company shall be granted permission to provide test boxes for the Company's wires at the frontier at Lo Wu and at such intermediate points as the Company may find necessary.\n\nThe Company shall during the continuance of this Agreement pay to the Governor yearly in advance a sum of Twenty dollars Hong Kong currency per mile of the length of the aforesaid row of telegraph poles.\n\nThe Company shall subject to arrangement with the Manager of the Railway be granted permission to construct and maintain depots at the Railway Stations or at other places upon the Railway property as may be convenient to the Railway for the storage of materials required in connection with the construction or maintenance of the Company's telegraph poles and wires all such depots shall be of a substantial and sightly nature and be so maintained. The Company shall pay to the Governor the sum of two cents per square foot per annum by way of Rent for any areas occupied by such depots or stores and such Rental shall not in any case be less than $2.00 per annum.\n\nNo liability shall attach in any way whatsoever to the Railway in respect of any damage or injury to the Company's buildings, telegraph poles, brackets or cables, or to the wires connected therewith in consequence of any landslip, accident to any train, engine, truck, bridge or any structure, or through any other cause whatever. The Company shall make good at the Company's own expense any such damage or injury and shall make such temporary provision at the Company's own expense for the restoration of the Company's telegraph service as the Manager of the Railway shall approve.\n\nThe Company shall on demand by the Manager of the Railway repay to the Government of Hong Kong the cost of making good any damage which may be caused to any property of the Railway or other property of the Government by any of the Company's posts, wires or works whether such damage shall be caused by any negligence in the construction of such posts, wires or works or defect in the same or by any accident occurring to such posts, wires or works through tempest or other cause.\n\nThe Company shall indemnify the Railway and the Government of Hong Kong and its officers from and against all actions, claims and demands arising out of damage to life or property caused by any of the Company's posts, wires or works whether such damage shall be caused by any negligence in the construction of such posts, wires or works or defect in the same or by any accident occurring to such posts, wires or works through tempest or other cause.\n\nAll permits, approvals and consents given by the Manager of the Railway shall be in writing.\n\nSubject as hereinafter mentioned this agreement and the leaves hereby granted shall remain in force for a period of 14 years from the first day of January One thousand nine hundred and thirty-one PROVIDED ALWAYS that this agreement shall cease and be determined forthwith if the Company shall fail to comply with the hereinbefore contained provisions for the payment to the Governor of the aforesaid annual sums AND PROVIDED ALSO that the Governor may by three months' notice in writing given to the Company determine this agreement in the event of the failure of the Company to comply with any of the provisions hereinbefore contained AND PROVIDED ALWAYS that in the event of the determination of an agreement which is to be entered into between the Company and the Government of China in connection with the continuance in Chinese Territory of the line in respect whereof this agreement is made then and in such case the Company shall be at liberty by three months' notice to the Government to determine this agreement.\n\nAt the expiration or sooner determination of this agreement the Company shall remove all poles, wires and other works upon the railway property constructed or maintained under or by virtue of this agreement or the hereinbefore recited agreement of the 6th day of March One thousand nine hundred and thirteen and in the event of the failure of the Company to remove the same within three months of the expiration or sooner determination of this agreement then the Manager of the Railway shall be at liberty to remove the same and the Company shall repay to him on demand such sum as he shall certify to be the cost of such removal.\n\nAS WITNESS whereof the Governor hath hereunto set his hand and the Public Seal of the Colony hath hereunto been affixed and the Company hath hereunto set its Common Seal.\n\n(Sgd.) L. PEEL\n\nSIGNED by John Cuthbert Denison-Pender, a Director, and Arthur Charles Hesse, an Assistant Secretary for the Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited and The Great Northern Telegraph Company Limited of Copenhagen Denmark and SEALED with the SEAL of The Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited in their presence.\n\nSd. J.C. Denison-Pender\n\nDirector.\n\nSd. A.C. Hesse\n\nAssistant Secretary\n\nGovernor.\n\n(SEAL)\n\n(SEAL)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544403, "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": "CO129-547-2 Appointments to Executive and Legislative Councils 25-1-1934 - 28-12-1934", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-547-2 Appointments to Executive and Legislative Councils 25-1-1934 - 28-12-1934", "content_text": "## EXECUTIVE COUNCIL\n\n### Enclosure No.2\n\n--------------------------------------------------------\n\n**His Excellency the Governor (Sir William Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B.E.)** \n**His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the British Troops in China** \n**(Major General Oswald Cuthbert Borrett, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.)** \n**The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr. D.W. Tratman, C.M.G.)** \n**The Honourable the Acting Attorney General (Mr. R.E. Lindsell)** \n**The Honourable the Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Mr. N.L. Smith)** \n**The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer (Mr. E.A. Taylor)** \n**The Honourable Mr. H.M. Henderson (Director of Public Works)** \n**The Honourable Sir W.H.L. Shenton, Kt., temporarily absent from the Colony** \n**The Honourable Mr. C.G.S. Mackie** \n**The Honourable Mr. R.H. Kotewall, C.M.G., LL.D.**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-2 Appointments to Executive and Legislative Councils 25-1-1934 - 28-12-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544440, "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": "CO129-547-2 Appointments to Executive and Legislative Councils 25-1-1934 - 28-12-1934", "page_number": 55, "title": "CO129-547-2 Appointments to Executive and Legislative Councils 25-1-1934 - 28-12-1934", "content_text": "# Enclosure No. 2\n## List of Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong\n54\n\n### Official\n- **His Excellency the Governor** (**Sir William Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B.E.**)\n- **His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the British Troops in China** (**Major-General Oswald Cuthbert Borrett, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O.**)\n- **The Honourable the Colonial Secretary** (**Sir W.T. Southorn, K.B.E., C.M.G.**)\n- **The Honourable the Attorney General** (**Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., O.B.E.**)\n- **The Honourable the Secretary for Chinese Affairs** (**Mr. A.E. Wood**)\n- **The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer** (**Mr. E. Taylor**)\n- **The Honourable Mr. E.D.C. Wolfe, C.M.G.** (**Inspector General of Police**)\n- **The Honourable Commander G.F. Hole, R.N. (Retired)** (**Harbour Master**)\n- **The Honourable Dr. A.R. Wellington, C.M.G.** (**Director of Medical and Sanitary Services**)\n- **The Honourable Mr. R. M. Henderson** (**Director of Public Works**)\n\n### Unofficial\n- **The Honourable Sir H. E. Pollock, Kt., K.C.**\n- **The Honourable Sir W.E. L. Shenton, Kt.**\n- **The Honourable Mr. R.H. Kotewall, C.M.G., LL.D.**\n- **The Honourable Mr. J. P. Braga**\n- **The Honourable Mr. S. W. Ts'o, O.B.E., LL.D.**\n- **The Honourable Mr. J. J. Paterson**\n- **The Honourable Mr. C. G. S. Mackie**\n- **The Honourable Mr. T. N. Chau**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-2 Appointments to Executive and Legislative Councils 25-1-1934 - 28-12-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544444, "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": "CO129-547-2 Appointments to Executive and Legislative Councils 25-1-1934 - 28-12-1934", "page_number": 59, "title": "CO129-547-2 Appointments to Executive and Legislative Councils 25-1-1934 - 28-12-1934", "content_text": "# Enclosure No. 2\n\n## EXECUTIVE COUNCIL\n\n58\n\n**Official**\n\nHis Excellency the Governor (Sir William Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B.E.) \nHis Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops \n(Major-General Oswald Cuthbert Borrett, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O.) \nThe Honourable the Colonial Secretary (Sir W.T. Southorn, K.B.E., C.M.G.) \nThe Honourable the Attorney General (Mr. C.G. Alabaster, K.C., O.B.E.) \nThe Honourable the Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Mr. A.M. Wood) \nThe Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer (Mr. M.J. Breen) \nThe Honourable Mr. J. Henderson (Director of Public Works)\n\n**Unofficial**\n\nThe Honourable Sir H.E. Pollock, Kt., K.C. \nThe Honourable Sir W.E.L. Shenton, Kt. \n(The Honourable Mr. C.G.S. Mackie is at present acting.) \nThe Honourable Sir Shou Son Chow, Kt., LL.D.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-2 Appointments to Executive and Legislative Councils 25-1-1934 - 28-12-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575998, "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": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "page_number": 151, "title": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "content_text": "179\n\n-10\n\nThe Coxswain, Leading Seaman William Schilliem re P/JX142194 I recommend for mention in dispatches and for immediate promotion to Acting Petty Officer for good handling of the boat and crew under his Commanding Officer both during this attack and on other occasions.\n\nActing Stoker P.O. R. J.C. Priestley F/KX81900 I recommend for mention in dispatches and for immediate promotion to Stoker P.O. for good handling of engines during this attack.\n\nAt 0915 MTB's 11 and 12 proceeded at full speed to repeat the same sort of attack on Japanese landing craft as had been carried out by 07 and 09. This was a more hazardous operation than before as the Japanese were now warned of MTB tactics. The report by the subdivisional leader Commanding Officer of MTB 11 and also second in command of the Flotilla, Lieutenant Cuthbert John Collingwood, R.N., is forwarded.\n\nMTB's 11 and 12 passed in to Hongkong Harbour when MTB's 07 and 09 were coming out and proceeded to Kowloon Bay to shoot at any Japanese landing craft seen but finding the landing attempt abandoned owing to the previous MTB attack, 11 and 12 made to return being subjected to heavy fire which was answered from MTB's and also plane attack, the enemy being by now much on the alert. MTB 12 was hit and stopped and is thought to have blown up, no signs being seen of her. I understand from second-hand information from Queen Mary Hospital that the Commanding Officer of MTB 12 Lieutenant John Baxter Colls, Hongkong R.N.V.R. gave the order to abandon when boat was helpless and Able Seaman A. Bartlett QR3, O.O. official number J98569 was able to swim ashore and was sent to Queen Mary Hospital suffering from immersion and shock. I had no means of verifying this information at the time. The Coxswain of MTB 11, Acting Petty Officer Robert Spirit JX 131484, was wounded in the throat, there being no other casualties in MTB 11, and Stoker Petty Officer Robert H. Stonell P/KX80217 thereupon took over the wheel and carried out the duties of Coxswain in addition to those of Stoker P.O. in MTB 11.\n\nMTB's 11 and 12. I recommend the Commanding Officers of MTB 11 and MTB 12, Lieutenant Cuthbert John Collingwood, R.N., and Lieutenant John Baxter Colls, H.K.R.N.V.R. (believed killed) for a decoration for devotion to duty, in entering Hongkong Harbour after one previous attack by MTB's and in face of heavy fire (and plane attack) in order to disperse any attempt by Jap landing craft to cross to Hongkong in daylight.\n\nI recommend Stoker Petty Officer Robert H. Stonell P/KX80217 for accelerated promotion and mention in dispatches for presence of mind and general efficiency in being able to take over the wheel of MTB 11 on this occasion when the Coxswain was wounded.\n\nI also recommend Acting Petty Officer Robert Spirit JX131484 (wounded) for accelerated promotion for steadiness in carrying out his duties as Coxswain of MTB 11 until wounded when he continued to stay at the throttles.\n\nAble Seaman Bartlett QR3, O.O. J98569 had always been an exemplary AB and O.O. of the Flotilla and for his previous work in the Flotilla I consider his name worthy of mention in dispatches, although on this occasion I cannot definitely confirm his feat of endurance in swimming ashore after abandonment of MTB 12.\n\nAt about...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 589860, "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": "CO129-609-6 Future policy- Reuters reports on situation regarding Kowloon evictions 1-1-1948 - 31-12-1948", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-609-6 Future policy- Reuters reports on situation regarding Kowloon evictions 1-1-1948 - 31-12-1948", "content_text": "KOWLOON\n\nDOCTOR CH'I-LIEN DONED ME P'O-T'ING 157ED MIY DIRECTIVE 10 PRO-GOVERNMENT PAPERS IN GHINA AND HONGKONG, AND JUDGED IT HAS THE WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR INFLAMMATORY ARTICLES WHICH APPEARED IN SUCH PAPERS DURING DECLINE, MEN LEGOTTAVIOUS FOR A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT (C ML DISPUTE, STILL PROCEEDING.\n\nAND IT ME, CUTHBERT GOLYAKUNY COULD PRESS A CLAIM FOR COST OF BOMBAY, TO MINISTER DECLARED;\n\nACS HOT SEOK CROCLISSION AT PLANT.\n\nTHE CHINA GOVERNMENT WILL ONLY TURN TO MILITARY MEASURES (AT ML CANTON AND HONGKONG DISPUTE).\n\n£ C 0632", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-609-6 Future policy- Reuters reports on situation regarding Kowloon evictions 1-1-1948 - 31-12-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]