[ { "id": 217064, "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": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 272, "title": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "Pas \n\nTHE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE. \n\nThe \n\nFriend of \n\nQuina SUPPLMENT TO No. 75. \n\nHong Kong Gajette, \n\nVICTÒRIA, HONG-KONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1843. \n\nREPORT of Cases treated in the VICTORIA HOSPITAL FOR SEAMEN, \n\nfor the momh ending, 19th August, 1843. \n\nDiseasDa \n\nAdmitted. \n\nDischarg. \n\ned relier. \n\nInitammation of the Liver. \n\nInflammation of the Brain. \n\nDelirium Tremens. \n\nDysentery. \n\nUlorrhoea. \n\nFever.. \n\nRácuratism. \n\nConsumption. \n\nVenereal \n\nTOTAL \n\nכני \n\nDischarg. \n\ned oured, \n\nD 0 \n\n(*) This Paliom left the Hospital contrary to the advice of the Surgeons, \n\nVictoria, Hongkong, 20th August, 1845. \n\nALLIANCE FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY \n\nOF LONDON. \n\nTHE Undersigned having been, appointed Agents in China, for the above Company, are prepared to accept. Assurances at Hong-Kong, as under: \n\n1st-On Buiklings of Brick or Stone, covered with Tiles, Slates, Metal of other incombustible material, together with their contents, when such Bniklogs are isolate! from all others. \n\nRate of Premium, 3 per cent, per annum, 2xD.--On such Buildings and their contents, when not so isolated, at the rate of 1 per cent. per ann Assurances for 6 months † 7 of the annual rate, will! \n\nand for 3 months, į 3be charged. \n\nOf the 1st Class, Assurances, for the present, will be accepted to the extent of £10,000 only on one risk. And of the 2nd Chies, to the extent of £3000. \n\nrisk. \n\nA Building and its contents taken together, form one Thas the above suns may be underwritten either on a Building alone, or the contents alone; on, part on the Building, and part on the contents. \n\nNo Assurance is to be considered in foron until the Premiam be paid. \n\nAmongst other advantages of the Company, the Assured will be entitled to participate in the profits after five successive payments. \n\nParties applying for Assurances will please send in full particulars of the risk to be taken; any deviation. from which, without the censent of the Company, will vitiate the Policy. \n\nJARDINE, MATILESON. & Co., \n\nAgents in China, \n\nMocan, 12th July, 1863, \n\nNOTICE. \n\nThe undersigned in connexion with Mn PareICK CHALMERS at present in England, has this day estal- Jished a house of Agency in China, under the firm of AKPRUSON, CHALMERS & Co. \n\nMacao, 1st July, 1843. \n\nJ. S. ANDERSON, \n\nFOR SALE. CHAIN Cables, Europe Rope, Wines, Spirits, Stores of every description, Dressing Glasses, Plate Glass and Warm Clothing, \n\nALFRED HUMPHREYS, \n\n20. Queens Road. \n\nHong Kong, 1st August, 1848, \n\nNOTICE--The un forsignal is authorized by \n\nflis Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Land Forces in China, to recsivo al pack- ngem adresaid to the Officers or Messes of any of the Regiems ployed during the late war. \n\nN. LUGS. \n\nlong-Kong, 15th April, 1842 \n\nOne half per cent, Commission will be charged upon all Goods bought in. \n\nProceeds of Arconat Sales will be rendered fifteen hys after Sale, or sooner if realizeal. \n\nQueen's Road, Hong-Kong, kat Juno, 1843. \n\nXO. W. BENNETT, \n\nJUST RECEIVED, AND FOP SALE. BEEF, Pork. Flour and Bread, Brandy and Wines, Cherry Cordial Vinegar, Rum, and Anack, Beer in Cask, Sales &c. \n\nRice. Singapore Plunks, \n\nSpesin Candles. Tlouse-iltings. \n\nManda Timber, Sheathing Copper, \n\nAmerican and Castile Spip, \n\nTobacco, Raisins, Spirits Turpentine, Tar, Rusin, and I'l \n\nBlack, White, Brown, and Drab Flats. \n\nP. TOWNSEND, \n\nHong-Kong, 31st July, 1943. \n\nti \n\nDead. \n\nRetain \n\ning in the \n\nHospital. \n\n[ \n\n幾 \n\nJ SATCHELL, M. D, \n\nResident Physician and Surgeon. \n\nRICHARD JONES, M. D., Resident Asst. Physician & Surgeon, \n\nD. WILSON & Co., \n\nBEG to intimate to the Gentlemen of Hong-Kong that they have From thus, date opened their Billiard Room to be Pullic. \n\nPRICE OF THE GAMES. Ese Ga \n\nFoun Two \n\nof 24 for One Dollar \n\n\" \n\nNight games double the above. \n\nN. B. No Credit will be allowed in the Biard Room \n\nVICTORIA, HONG-KONG \n\n1st August 1848 \n\nD. WILSON & Co. \n\nAVE just received a fresh supply of Allsop's Lutin Ale, sound Chadder Chinese, Perfumery, Stationery, and a variety of ather articles. \n\nVICTORIA, Roxo-Kong, \n\n1st August, 1843. \n\nJUST Landed and for SALE. \n\nAlachines. \n\nApply to \n\n20, Quren's Road, Victoria, 2nd August. 1843 \n\nwo \n\nWeighing \n\nALEX. MOSY, \n\nNOTICE Goons and Merelmedio of all descrip \n\ntions received and curetilly stored ia sparions dry and secure Brick Godowns situated on the Queen's Road No. 20, at Hongkong, upon moderate terris. \n\nApply upon the premises to. \n\nALEX, MOSS. Goods are received and sold on Commission Hongkong, 2nd Angusi 1833, \n\nFOR SALE--Singapore Bears, on moderate \n\nApply to ALEX. MOSS, Hong Kong, 2d August, 1843, \n\nterms. \n\nNOTICE. \n\nIN consequence of the mytan! Dissolution of Part. nership betweeen Mesars, BENNETT, PAIN, & Co., the Undersigned bags to Notify, that the Busi ness will be cartiod on by lamseif, où the same Pre ruises, and most respectfully, solicits a continustee of the liberal support be has hitherto been favoured with Parties desinos në susting Goods for Pablie. Auction, are requested to, de so two days previous to the time of Sule. \n\nAuctions will be held every Friday. at Eleven A. 37, \n\nTerms-Five per Cent, at all. Goods. \n\nVICTORIA HOSPITAL, \n\nFUR \n\nSEA MEN, \n\nNos. 1, 2, 3, Queen's Roud, immediately opposito Fearon's Wharf, \n\nResident Physician and Surgeon, JAMES SATCHELL, M. D. Resident Assist, Physician, & Surgeon, \n\nRICHARD JONES, M. D. \n\nTHE HOSPITAL is now open for the reception of i \n\nPatients, and is furnished with every convenience necessary for the comfort and speely recovery of the sick. \n\nPatients are admitted at any hour of the day or night, on production of an undertaking to defray the expenses inerrel, signed either by the Captain of the Vessel to which the sick person belongs, or a Member of some Mercantile Firo in Chica. No Patient çan \n\nbe admittcik without such an undertaking. \n\nTERMS For Medical attendance, Medicines, and \n\nProvisions. \n\nSeamen-One Dollar, \n\nOFFICERS--Two Dollars per day, Victoria, Hong-Kong, \n\n20th July, 1843. \n\nFOR SALE, REIGHT on CHARTER, \n\nTHE Fine A. 1. British Brig Iris,\" \n\n277 Tous N. M. Captain MERCE, \n\nApply to \n\nHOLLIDAY WISE, 4. Co. Victoria, Hongkong, 24th August, 1843, \n\nFOR LONDON. \n\nTHE A British bull Barque Mary Catherine\" Captain Taylor, having \n\nTur \n\na large portion of her cargo engaged will meet with quick despatch, generat freight or passage, baving supe- \n\nG. F. DAVIDSON. LINDSAY & Co. \n\nrior accommodations, apply here w \n\nAt Macao to \n\nFlong-Kong, 14th August, 1943. \n\nFOR AMOY AND CHUSAN. \n\nTHE Barque Lanusy Campbell, Capt. Darley Will Sail for the above Parts in ath this month--For Freight or pis- \n\nN. DEUS Apply to \n\n18. Queen's Road, Or to the Captain on lumed. \n\nsaga. \n\nVictor 2, Aogust 9th, 1943. \n\nFOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER. \n\nTHE A. L. Barque Extzaketh Moonn, W. 3isap Comunander, register ton. nage 241. \n\nFOR SALE. on board the Elizabeth Moniy,\" fod tons of Liverpool Coals, such as II. M Mail Steamors\" between Liverpool and fasiio, use. \n\nApply to 6, F. DAVIDSON. Hong-Kong, 2d, August, 1848. \n\nThe fist sailing British bult Brig \"NAUTILUS\" \"Captain Gibson, £33 toms Register, now ging at Hongkong, and ready to receive vargo. \n\nApply to FOX, BAWSON. & Co. \n\nBongkung 35th July, 1843. \n\nFOR-SALE. FLERGILE OR CuAXTER, \n\nTHE Clipper Bag ANOLESA, Capt. Rowland 10 Tons register, built at Ipswich, in 1840, & A. 1'de 13 years, has been newly coppered and is well found in stores Apply to the Captain on board; or to \n\nFOX, RAWSON, & Co. Hongkong, 25th. Jaly 1543. WANTED-fer the Gun Room Mess of 11. A. S. Cunwallis-a good Cook-either European or \n\nNalive. \n\nTestimonials at to character and efficiency will be required. \n\nFor further particulars, apply on board, butween the \n\nhouss of nine and twelve 4. N.\" \n\nH. M. S. Con wallis. \n\nAugust, 17th 1843. \n\nALL persons indebted to the firm of P. Townsend & Co. are desired to take immediate payment iv, \n\nP. TOWNSEND \n\nPR SALE. \n\nPRIME Bottled Beer. Apply in. \n\nPAIN & Co. \n\nFOR SALE. \n\nAr go. Secaes of Tus USDERSTORED. Prims Mess feeland Pork \n\nPaint and Paint End Torpentine and Tar Matlive Cair \n\nCalan api Slip Brend Superive Golden Sherry \n\nCockburts\" Port Wine \n\nClaret 31 Julen and Murgaux Hock. Bresar and Canignze \n\nBarton Ale in Cash and Bottle \n\nTumblers ani Wine Glasses \n\nSingapore planks \n\nBeaver and Sour Flats \n\nLaubes Mut, dilk stockings, Soilpe \n\nBrandy in Wood and Boitie \n\nAb assortment of Hosiery \n\nWah numerous other articles at moderate prices, \n\nNo. 2 Magistracy Street, \n\nPAIN &AG. \n\nTARIFF, PORT REGULATIONS &c. \n\nA few Cupies are still on SALE of No.71 of the Friend \n\nof China wad Hong Kong Gazette, contrining the Proclamation of His Excellency. Tariff, Government Notification. Table of Consular Fees &c. &c. \n\nAlso the Extraordinary of 31st July, Containing the Proclamation of the Chinese Commissioner, General, Regulations for the Ports, in Cléna, &c. &c. \n\nPrice—to Subscribers to the paper; each copy 25 pents, to non Subscribers 1 Rupeo. \n\nPAINTED AND I'encreuen For The ProPainTORS, NE rup Payaso Orvice, Querx's Rojo, Verona. \n\nWe are informed that Monsieur C. ALEX, CHALLAYE, Esa. ex Acting Consul for France in China, nas, by a decision of his Excellency Monsieur Guizot, Mi- nister for Foreign Affairs, bearing date the 14th March of the present year, her attached, in his capacity of Elove Consul, to the CoxsULATE ÚExEAL ci Franco in Egypt. \n\nINQUEST AUGUST 14TH, 1848. \n\nBEFORE MR. E. FARNCOMB. CORONER. \n\nFROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS. \n\nCrtSAR-August 4th, 1843. \n\nwere arenred under the Old System. They are, the Eliza, Mary, and Bahamian Business is very dull, New Congous are arriving, the quality good. \"Crop, \n\nNo matter of political import need be looked for in 650 Chops, 20 maels. Shout price about the rate. this quiet locality, we are becoming gradually acquint. Whilst the Export in April and May, was 174 millions ed with the denems of a great intercourse, the \n\nof lbs., in 29 ships, the probable Export of 3 months, friendly disposition of the people favors it, and the June, July, and August, in 5 ships, is about 3 mil perfeet reliance which they place in the honour and hops of the integrity of British dealers, leads to the fervent hope LocAL Nuws-The British Flag was re-hosted at the that it may never be destroyed by questionable trave Consulate, on the 14th inst. \n\nOfficial responsibility to actions. \n\nthe Chinese, for the payment and collection of their \n\nThis was an inquest on the body of James Prestoe, The only true system of trade is a liberal one, and duties, is an enormous thor, and wifi catail endles \n\nThere can be no greater fillacy, than for the faw, to use and vexation on the Conals. Here, I should who died suddenly in the Exchange Room The Jury aere summoned to attend on the evening of the suppose that the knowledge of commercial particulars, he will want fy Claks, when basintesis upon this coast can be limited to themselves, here active. The Consulate order, to prevent ship'a boots 12th (Saturday), but in consequence of the post mor the examination of the Body un bring concluded where ready money transections constantly obtain, the exting Her Majesty's) dig at the Old Company till a late bour and the Medical Report being requested simplicity of business render its details obvious aden, bas given as inch disgust to the skipper, \n\nit hus given satifaction to the residents. to be given in writing the Jugnest was deferred to enough to the most obtuse piserver. the 14th (Monday). The following evidence was then \n\nIt is with very deep regret, we have to announce the takon. Mr. J. W. Bennett, sworn, sąl \n\nde mise of J. A. Murder, Esq. He died on hard the General Work, on the siternoon of yesterday, after a severe illness of three weeks datarion. A wide circle of friends not acquaintances will bewail the loss of a truly kind-heartedman, and our commu - nity will deplore the loss of a valuable incraber. \n\ni was informed on Saturday at about 3 o'clock that James Preston the deceased was dying. The deceased kept the Exchange Roome for me. On my coming up to see him I found he bad expired. Daring the time that the depensed had born in my employ be had always conducted himself in a sober manner. I \n\ndischarged from the Hospital he secured weakly and when I saw him going about in the wet. I remon- strated with him, and told him that he ought to en- play a man for the purpose. \n\nA subject upon which we may congratulate ourselves is the continued bathy nature of this loculty ; out national selfishness leads us to regret that this valu- alle island is one day to be restored; its worth as a commanding position can scarcely bo over-rated. situated in a glorious climate, exempted from the ord nary riak of the elements, provided wah the most Secure and spacious harbours and in itself abondant- \n\nof the Chinese Empire, with such a possession what \n\ndo not know what his bubits of life had been before 7 productive, populated with a quiet industrious raceOS KEENASSA FALAN KUGELSESKPROT \n\namong whom rict, crime, my dishonesty, is scarcely 1 employed him. About five days previous to his docense, he had been sent to the Hospital of Messrs. Known a rural people castly governed, Imants each J. N. ANDERSON, begrepectfully to inform Satchell and Jenes, he bad them an eruption on his member of the community seems to know himself\" \n\nthe inhabitants of Victoria, and the public generally, and then if we might venture to speak of its political tha the has opened those premista next Mr. Boulle's skin, ou different parts of his body; en huis being inuener, within a few day's sail of the riches cities teen's Road, as a winlesale al rail wine and might not the genius and enterprise of Great Britain Strict attention to business, good Articles, and mode Spirit Store, and BILLIARD ROOM, and hopes, by rate elurges, to meet a share of Public Putronage. \n\nJ. N. A. begs respectfully to solicit the attention of the Naval and Military, as well as private Gention.co in Flong-Kong, to the Hilliard Room, which is Spaci ous and weil aired, and to state, that every possiblo attention on his part will be paid to the confort of those who may honour him with a visit. Victoria, 14th August, 1843. \n\nMr. Francis Dickens, sworn, \n\nI am Clerk to Mir. Bennett: I was present when the dencased died, he died in the Exchange Room. When I came into the room he was sitting in one of the chairs with his bead hanging over the fuck of the chair. I supported hun in my arms and spoken to him, but received no answer, his lips moved as if to spek but he could not do on, and his pulse was scar- cely perceptible, I called up a servant and he took hold of hie zal i went and fetched a Doctor. The deceased did not recognise one when I came up. \n\nAr J W. Beaned, Re-examined, A day or two before the deceased went to the Hos. pitul he complained to me of sickness and a pain in Jus heal. I administered to him an Emnetic which gave him considerable relief: the eruption afterwards appearing on his body, I advised him to go to the os pital. \n\nJamce Satchell, Surgeon, Sworn-The deceased was in the Hospital under my charge from the seventh to the eleventh instant. His eomplaint was that of a nettle rush and disordered bowels. When he left the Hospital he wna perfectly well but was weak. I was sent for on Saturday to sec bin and on my arrival at the Exchango Rooin he was dend. \n\n(Signed) \n\nThere was no possibility of forming an opinion us to the cause of his death without an internal examination. I consider that course was necessary. \n\nJ. SATCHELL, M. D. \n\nResident Surgeon, Victoria Seaman's Hospital. Charles Alexander Winchester, \n\nI am the Acting Colonial Surgeon.- produce a copy of the notes taken whilst examining the body of the deceased. The report was then read. \n\nOn the Coroner enquiring what was the cause of the deceased's death the witness said, \n\nThe signs in the brain led me to suppose that influm mutory action must have existed for serae considerable time before death, and from the evidence given, of a sgb-acute character. I consider the immediate enese of death to have ben the pressure of a very considerable \n\nquantity of serum found at the case of the brain, on that órgin (in other words) that it was a rese of serious upo, lexy. He must have enjoyed very irregular health Prom the state of the liver. \n\nf \n\n(Signed) \n\nCHARLES ALEXANDER WINCHESTER, \n\nActing Colonial Surgeon. The Evidence having been summed up, and the Jury being charged to consider their verdict it was returned, \n\nDied by the visitation of God. \n\neffect in this remote, but highly interesting, portion of the civilised world? \n\nThe recent intelligence from Woosung, the Port of Shanghai ( with which place we have constant com- unication) is to the effect, that a sumber of men are engaged in repairing the ruined fortifications. They were formerly of cud: we are given to under- stand that they are now being feed with granite, sonte of the Opium vessels have recently gone up to the northward, with the intention, doabitess, of establishing other trading stations; it is useless to talk of a limited number of parts for all the coast will be open. The people are eager to trade, and the Mandarina are at Present very cautious in their interference in this matter, nothing but urbanity and kindness is expe- rienced from these dignitaries; certainly upon this coast there exists every outward manifestation of a sincero desire for peace and aliianey. \n\nThe immense amount of native toumage which finds its way up the Shanghai river daily, is worthy of remark, as being one of the most protaient features in the Yangtze kiang: they come from North and Sound, but as yet we canunt obtain the particulars of trade the English Ships keep healthy up the river, but the heat has been ahaost insupportable this season. \n\nA very fair trade has been doing here both in Straits produce and manufactured goods PEPPER has averaged 50 25 per picul; Rarrans still selling at 85, Grey sorrisos 68 30, Wuerz 84, Pic Leap,on account of large stock is down to $5 50, Saxval wOOD, without inquiry, Rion 81 50 no sales. Opium market unsettled, MALWA $610. PATNA 8710 to 720-very lit tle on hand. Speaking of the latter article, vessels coming up here with a general cargo should not neglect to com- prise it, helping off, as it does, heavy stock, it becomes a voluable auxiliary occasionally Alarm has been offer. ed in quantity at $1 15 it will doubtless be available era long as a rough return and calculated for purposes of ballast. I have no doubt but return freight on eative account, might be obtained from Niagpo and other consular ports, indeed some I believe has already beca obtained. \n\nAmov,-11th August, 1943. \n\nVaer quantities of Piece Goods have been brought to this market from Hongkong, and prices have given way. Lose Ctorns, far whites. $350 to $3 60, Greys $2 90 to 83 10; Twist $27 to $29. OPIUM raining its price, and good Malwa sells readily at $625. Rice 100; a good harvest. \n\nCanton, 21st August, 1843. \n\nThe former Hong Merchants continue to decline ex- porting Tens under the New System, and all the out- side man, are afraid to begin. Three slups are being loaded with Teus, at 1 taels on the short price, but these \n\nJ. \n\nMc. MURRAY, Baker, Pastry Cook, 4. opposite the Godowns of W Scott, Esq., Lower Bazaar, begs to announce to the Public, til be car ries on business in the above named sivinity, and hopes to participate in that Public Patronage which it shall be his constant endeavour to deserve. \n\nN. B.-Parties can be supplied with Bread, Pastry, &c., on the shortest notice, also ship biscuit, \n\nHong-kong. 14th August, 1848. \n\nBakings of every description, carefully exe- exted, from cleven in the moring till five in the evening FOR SALE-Anchors and Chain Cables, \n\nCopper sheathing, and nails Claret, and flavona cigars Sperm. Candles, and Ainerican Soap Cabin Biscuity in Tins of 58 s. Brass & Iron Bedstewis. \n\nApply at the Godowns of Holliday Wise, of Co. JOHN RITSON. Victoria, 17th August, 1543 \n\nto \n\nFOR SALE-The bull, masts, yards, anchors, chains, &c. &c., of the Brigantine, Roza, now lying in Ilong Kong. \n\nThe above may be Sold together or separate. The vessel is seven years old built of American live oak, and would make an excellent receiving vessel in say of the new Ports, having also good accommodation for resi dence on board, \n\nApply to \n\nN. DUUS. (1 T. M. METCALFE. \n\nGINGER BEER \n\nMATUEUS DB COSTA & Co. respectfully intimate \n\nthat they have opened an establishment at Ne. B Webster's Bazaar for the sale of Ginger Beer prepared by a peculiar process from the best fresh finger; it will be found to retain in the fullest perfection all \"invigorat ing and refreshing qualities, parties requiring a regular supply at intervals, are requested to give noties, this will ensure their having beer in its best condition at the Line wanted. —— \n\nPreserved Provisious, Cigure, Soap, Cheese & other Groceries,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 217065, "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": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 273, "title": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "re \n\nNOTICE. \n\nSUPPLEMENT. \n\nCONSULAT DE FRANCE EN CHINE. \n\nWE hereby give Notice that on 1st August, next, A decision consulaire en date d' aujourd'hui, \n\nour Establishment will be removed to Canton, \n\nMacao, 10th July, 1843, \n\nDALLAS, 4. Co. \n\nOTICE-The business of the undersigned was NO \n\ntransferred to Alcests. Gibb, Livingston & Co., on the 1st of July last. \n\npr. pro. \n\nCanton, August 5th, 1843. \n\nJ. 8. RIGGE & Co., JOHN SILVERLOCK. \n\nCIRCULAR. \n\nMR. ROBERT STRACHAN is authorised to sign \n\nby Procuration for our Firm \n\nMr. Adans Scott is also authorised to sign by procu. \n\nration for our Fira. \n\nW. & T. GEMMELL. &Co. Victoria Hong-Kong, 24 July, 1843. \n\nCIRCULAR. \n\nSINCE the 30th ultima our Office has been removed from Macao to Hong-Kong and correspondents will please address us at this settlement accordingly. Our business at Canton will continue to be managed by Mr. James A. Bolbert. \n\nW. T. GEMMELL. & Co. Victoria Hong Kong 24 July 1843. \n\nPUBLIC AUCTION. \n\nWILL be sold. by Public Auction, on Saturday, the 26th Inst., at the Godowns of N. Duus, 18, Queen's Road. \n\nPine and Pune Spars-Singapore Beats. Raisins in cask and Boxes. Fresh Flour-Glassware - 4. 6, 8, aud 12 lb Gung,-Muskets -Sherry, Port and Madeira in Wood and Bottles, Brandy. Rum, and Atrack Vinegar and Claret in Wood, American Drill, and Longcloth- Blae cloth, Chintz Gram, Preserved Meats, Coals-aleo two handsome Mahogony hair cloth couches. \n\nP. TOWNSEND, \n\nAuctioneer. \n\nN. B. No goods delivered before the amounts paid. \n\nare \n\nNOTICE. Goods and Merchandise, of all descrip. tions received and carefully Stored in pacions dry and Secure granite Godowns Situated on the Queen's Road, below the premises of Mesrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co. at Victoria, Hong Kong, apon moderate terms. \n\nApply upon the premises to \n\nF. H. TIEDEMAN. \n\nGoods are received and sold on Commission \n\nVietoria, 10th August 1843, \n\nWANTED. \n\nA RESPECTABLE young Man, to take charge of \n\na complete set of Books, \n\nJNO. BENNETT, Victoria, August, 1943. \n\nF. H. TIEDEMAN'S advertises for Sale Cham pagne, Sauterne, French Claret in Casks, Selt. zer water, Wax candles, Stationery, Salad oil, Eau de Cologne, Batavia arrack, Copper Sheathing, Win- dow Glass, Shot and other artioles, apply to, \n\nF. H. TIEDEMAN. \n\nQueens Road. \n\nVictoria, 10th August 1843. \n\nFOR SALE,-Prime Port, E. I. Sherry, W. I. Sherry, Hock, Moselle, and Claret in dozen Cases, Brands warranted, apply to \n\nF. H. TIEDEMAN. Victoria, 10th August 1843. Queens Road, \n\nFOR SALE at the Godowns of the Undersigned, Europe, Manila, and patent Manila cordage, of sizes. Do, Amberline, Flanseline, Oakum double and single blocks, paints, canvas and Twine, Chain suitable for Sheets and Tyes, Anchors 21 to 24 cwt. Boats \n\nAnchors, \n\nApply to Mr. Gutiorres on the premises. \n\nWILLIAM SCOTT. Victoria, 9th August 1843. \n\nMr. CHALLAVE éleve consul, n'appartient plus au Consulat de France en Chine. \n\nCOMTE DE RATTI-MENTON. \n\nMacao, le 17 Aout, 1842. \n\nAVIS.--Les Français qui se trouvent, ou se trouveront en Chi. ni, sont prévenns que s'ils veulent s'assurer la protection du Consulat de France et la jouissance des druitz et priviléges deju attribuée, nu qui pourront l'étre à l'avenir, par les traités, les loia o ordonnances aux sujets de S. M. le Roi des Français, devront se fuire inscrire snr. le registre matricule du dit Consulut, en se présentant eux.nièmes, où.on.cas d'impossibilité en adressant au Consul une requête, où ils déclarerout, sous serment, qu'ils n'ont encouru la perte de leur qualité de Français, par aucune des eireanstances spécifiées dans l'art, 17 du code civil, tels que la naturalisation, l'acceptation non autorisée par le Rai, de foncti as publiques conférées par un gouvernement étranger, et enfin, par tout établissement fait en pays étranger, sats esprit de retour. \n\nLe Consul de France. COMTE DE RATTI-MENTON. \n\nFOR SALE at the Godowns of the Undersigned \n\nNo, 20 Queen's Road, \n\nPort, Sherry, Madeira, Raspberry Ratafia, Brandy in wood and bottle, Arrack, Preserved Provisions, Vi- negar, Sauces. Pickles, Mustard, Anchors, Chain Cables, Rigging and Boat Chain, Europe and Manila Ropo, Canvas, Blocks, Stationery, Saws. Chisels, Telesco- pas. Pistols, Percussion Capa, Musical Boxes, Lundan London Bottled Beer, and a variety of other articles \n\nALEXANDER MOSS. \n\nVictoria, Hongkong, 22d August, 1843. \n\nFOR SALE-Bally Rice, ditto Coffee, Copenhage Cherry, Cordials in Pints, Manila Cordage, Oakum, Corks, Singapore Planks, Anchors and Chains, Ar rack. Bengal Chitney, Butter in Kegs, Candles, and a variety of other articles. \n\nAt the Godowns of JOHN BURD & Co. \n\nTO LET.-Spacious Dry and Secure BRICK GODOWNS, situated below the premises of Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co. For Terms, apply to, \n\nJOHN BURD & Co. \n\nVictoria, Hong-Kong, 12th July, 1843. \n\nQueen's Road, \n\nFOR SALE. \n\nAT the Godowns of C. W. BOWRA, Ship's Stores \n\nof all descriptions. \n\nNo. 13, Queen's Road. \n\nNOTICE \n\nTHE undersigned has just received ex, a late arrival a fashionable assortment of Boots & Shoes at mode. rate prices. \n\nJNO. BENNETT. \n\nCURIOSITIES \n\nAN elegant selection of Card Ivory, Japan Ware, Silks, Satin, Crape Shawls, figured Crape, and other Fancy Goods, at Canton prices. The above are now ex. posed for sale at the Show Rooms of the undersigned, \n\nJNO. BENNETT, Victoria, August, 1843. \n\nBOOKS. \n\nA Book Auction will be held at the Rooms of the un. dersigned, on Friday Evening next, at 5 o'clock pre- cisely. \n\nJNO BENNETT. \n\nNOTICE. \n\nIN Consequence of the great difficulty and expense of supporting in an efficient manner the Exchange Rooms, (unassisted by the means expected to have been derived from the monthly subscription), the undersigned is sorry to announce the absolute necessity of closing henceforth used as a Show Room in Connexion with the same, and he begs leave to notify that it will bo \n\nhis general business. \n\nJNO. BENNETT. \n\nVictoria, 22nd August, 1843 \n\nTHE NEW TARIFF. CORRECTED Copies of the new Tarit have been \n\ngot up at great expence and with much attention for the use of Merchants, etc. etc. They can be had at the Office of the Friend of China in two forms, \n\n1. On a Broadside to hang up in the Counting House. \n\n11. As a letter for Overland Mail. Price one Dollar \n\nach. \n\nFOR SALE-A 12 Oared Cutter, built at Singapore, \n\nquite new, length 22 feet beam, 6 feet inside, \n\nApply to \n\nWILLIAM SCOTT, Victoria, 24th August, 1843. \n\nNOTICE.-J. J. LOPES and G. MOSES, beg to inform the public that they have this day established themselves under the firm of Lopes, Moses, & Co., Gen- eral Agents, Auctioneers &c. &c, and shal be happy to execute, with care and promptitude, any orders they may be entrusted with. \n\nMacao, 23rd June, 1943, \n\nNOTICE.-We, the undersigned, beg respectfully to intimate to the Merchants, Captains, Officers, and the inhabitauts in general, that we have already engaged a very commodious House in a convenient part of the Praya Grande, by a previous licence of His Excelleuny \n\nthe Governor of Alacao, to open Public Auction and Commission Rooms; therefore, beg to solicit the kind Patronage of the Public. \n\nCONDITIONS. \n\nproceeds fifteen, or sooner, if required, \n\nAccount Sales will be rendered three days after, and \n\nA Commission of 5 per cent will be charged on any \n\namount. \n\ncent. \n\nOpium, Ships, Vessels, Silver-ware. &c. &c. 2 per LOPES, MOSES, & Co. Macao, 10th July, 1843, \n\nFOR SALE-Sparkling Champagne, and Johannisberg Flock, from Messrs. T. Giesler, & Co., of Rheims and Cologne. Apply to \n\nJOHN LEATHLEY. Hongkong, 29th June, 1843. \n\nTO BE SOLD. \n\nOX Tongues in pickle, Rounds of Corned Beef, Oil Paints; White, Green, Black, Yellow, Belfast Bacon flams, Truckle Cheese, Preserved meats and Soups- \n\nApply on board tho \n\nDUKE OF WELLINGTON, \n\nVictoria Harbour, Hong-Kong, 11th August, 1843. \n\nAUGUST. \n\nSHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. \n\n17th, Caroline \n\n18th, Swallow (Am.) Williams \n\nARRIVE D. \n\nPhelps \n\nCarib \n\n\" \n\nIlcaton \n\nColonist \n\nLeisk \n\nMacao Whampoa Chusan Chusan \n\nIris \n\n+ \n\n19th, Time \n\nMeritt Anderson \n\nLiverpool \n\nNamoa \n\n}} \n\nWill O'the Wisp Walker Mazeppa \n\nFraser \n\nChusan \n\n20th, Sophia Fraser Williams \n\nCalcutta \n\nFair Barbadian Wolfe 22nd, H.M.8. Starling \n\nMacao Amoy \n\nDEPARTED. \n\nAUGUST. \n\n17th, City of Palaces Byworth \n\nAnna Robertson Hutchinson 18th, Royal Exchange Hubertson \n\nAden \n\n19th, Carib \n\nMacan Whampoa \n\n1913, \n\n1845. \n\nAm \n\nThorn \n\nFredrk Huth \n\n\" \n\nToby \n\n> \n\nRod Rover \n\nMc. Murdo \n\n+! \n\nChusan \n\nJulia \n\nM \n\nJennings \n\nAmoy \n\n> \n\nMacto \n\nClark \n\nWhampos \n\nHeaton Will O'the Wisp Walker Time \n\nMacao \n\n\" \n\nAnderson \n\nMazeppa \n\nFraser \n\nMadras \n\nSlack \n\nWhampoa \n\n20th, Prince Regent \n\nChipp \n\n21th, Thos Fielden \n\nBlackston \n\nAmoy Whampos \n\n++ \n\nGood Success Fair Barbadian Velocipede \n\nEames Wolfe \n\nMacao \n\nWoodward \n\nMarula \n\nWilliam \n\nMacao \n\nWilliam \n\nAmoy \n\n22nd. Swallow (Am.) 24th, Sophia Frasct' \n\nWILLIAM PEDDER \n\nHarbor Master, \n\nHarbor Master's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, August, 23rd 1848, \n\nMy Lord. \n\nREC \n\nEIVED \n\nC.0. \n\nJAN 5 1844 \n\nColonical department. \n\nHouse Victoria \n\nGovernment House \n\nHonything) 26th August 1943. \n\nکچھ \n\nB:ree the date of my despatch No 5 of the 13th j 21st month, I have had the hener \n\nto receive Your Lordship's despatches from no \n\nI of the 26th Mary to 1010 of the 6th of June, both inclusive; also Your Lordship's Erenlait of the 9tof March and 6th and 18th May - ind. the Dreplicates of all preceding deepulches and Circulars, not befue acknowledged. \n\nThe Night; Nenerable, Word Stanley \n\nfo \n\nto", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 219778, "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": "CO129-008 - Foreign Office - 1844", "page_number": 238, "title": "CO129-008 - Foreign Office - 1844", "content_text": "ور \n\n£3. \n\nhas no questions. Botnip confisins his \n\nStatement, comoot write, but makes- his mark .. I being half past four \n\nwelck the examination is post- poned inntil 18 am on tomorrow. \n\n7th February 1844, \n\ndagny prosiedings. \n\nprisoner present. \n\nFourth \n\nExamination pesos mecha \n\nJuman Hewart Oliver, master_3% wit: Pr. wit per are.... \n\nof the brig Harlequin, bens \n\nCallen mit \n\nCount and questioned on his former \n\ncast states. \n\nI have no recollection of over lemonstrating quite Mr. Stoliking about beeting the seaennies, nor had sat any trire complant from the = \n\ne \n\nthe seacumes \n\nhaving ill used \n\nHom \n\nI bey to produce the Regrothy Certificate the brig Harlequin. / It is examied \n\nAP \n\nand shems that Alexander Chune is the \n\nsole owner and that duncan Olmer is \n\nite master. the date 15 betober, and \n\nمجھ \n\nAgined by Mojohnoton, as Deputy - Surprintendant: ) Capte bliver here explans, that the Harlequin was \n\nتا \n\nbought by Mess\" Jardic Matheson et : \n\n# Getober 1848, at \n\nste q \n\nY \n\nwhere the bice of sale now is. \n\nTrazar, \n\nVan Partridge, mate of the \n\nKarlguin, called into Court and questioned on his former oath, \n\nHe Loves. \n\nPusoner and go to the Quaster the morning of the \n\nGallery early 30th of best bctober, and there half \n\nLe remanied \n\nan hour. Mostopkins was \n\nbr. tech at the time and went down again. It was on his retume from belor Hat he struck prisonés. Sam sure \n\nthat \n\nIDEX", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-008 - Foreign Office - 1844.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 222733, "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": "CO129-014 - Public Offices - 1845", "page_number": 391, "title": "CO129-014 - Public Offices - 1845", "content_text": "the duration\n\nIf all such leaves.\n\nThe chief loss therefore which Mr. Webster has sustained, apprehending the transfer to have been valid, is that which have arisen from his having been kept out of possession for two years, the consequent deterioration of the Buildings and loss of Interest on the Capital during that time. Considering that the Transfer of Captain Meik's lots to the present Claimants was recognized by the Acting Governor, we think they have a Claim for Compensation on this account, whether they ultimately become the occupiers or not.\n\nWe suggest that the Governor be requested to report whether granting them an equivalent to two years' rent would be fair. We have the honor to be, Your obedient humble Servants, Thos. Ellis, (Alexander Wood\n\nPage 390", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-014 - Public Offices - 1845.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 222853, "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": "CO129-015 - Others - 1845", "page_number": 64, "title": "CO129-015 - Others - 1845", "content_text": "Consideration and grant me such an increment of salary as may be in compensation for the loss of a residence and of my quite [sic] fortune; for even if, on my return to China, I am \"settled\" &c.\n\nLoss irrecoverable caused by ... with ...\n\nhe is really, ...\n\n3 June What information has ...\n\nClerk's Office ... on the ... subjects to which their ... Machine it might ... about to refer to I thought ...\n\n... after The House of ...\n\n... be still ... treat ... with his ...\n\ndeficients, write ...\n\nWhich ...\n\n... 63 ... 67 Eater Man ... Many is 1845 ... Tung bean Alexander ...\n\nNote. ...\n\nCarice ... dan Love F ... Zenia, and Au Cony Zitually ...\n\n... M ... L ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-015 - Others - 1845.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 224613, "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": "CO129-018 - Others - 1846", "page_number": 519, "title": "CO129-018 - Others - 1846", "content_text": "94\n\nBRITISH POSITION\n\nRussia, Turkey, Greece, Belgium, Egypt, Persia, and other countries have been benefited by the scientific skill of Europe. Here is a region open to us for the same purpose, far exceeding in value and in extent all those kingdoms put together. If we refuse to avail ourselves\n\nChina by the celebrated Jesuit P. Verbiest, who, by casting cannon (then unknown in China), enabled the Emperor to put down a very formidable rebellion, organized by the famous Chinese general Ou-Sang-Guey, who had been the means of introducing the Tartars into China for the extermination of the rebels, and who now sought to dethrone the Tartar dynasty, and restore the Chinese sovereigns. In a short time, Ou-Sang-Guey made himself master of the provinces of Setchuen, Yunnan, and Kweitehou. His example was followed in the provinces of Canton and Fokien; and Coxinga, a naval co-operator, with a large armament, took possession of Formosa. The rebellion would probably have been successful but for the cannon cast by Verbiest for the Tartars, which they conveyed to the attack on the encampment of Ou-Sang-Guey, and which he was unable to resist. On the death of Verbiest, the Emperor himself wrote the eloge which was read over his grave. The Mahometans had, during 300 years, the direction of the tribunal of mathematics in China, and the preparation of the calendar; but this important duty was taken from them, and vested in the Jesuit Adam Schaal; and they continued to hold this, and other important stations, until their final expulsion from China, after the death of the Emperor Canghi, in his 69th year, A.D. 1722 (20 December) and on the ascent of his third son, Yong-tcheng to the throne at Pekin, who refused to check the persecution of the Christians.\n\nThe Emperor Canghi is described by the Jesuit missionaries as a man having a lofty genius, great penetration, and a faithful memory; with a solid judgment, a sense of right, and a firmness of soul; always master of himself, and capable of forming and of conducting great enterprises. He did not repose upon favourites, but took cognizance of all things, and regulated them himself. He was tender towards his subjects, and never lost sight of judgment and of justice. He studied and acquired the European arts and sciences; and geometry, physics, astronomy, medicine, and anatomy, were successively objects of his careful study. He loved to have the learned Jesuits around him; he esteemed their morals; protected them and their fellow Christians; and had given hopes, that but for his sudden death, he would have openly embraced Christianity.\n\nIn 1620 the Chinese sovereign (Tien-ki) and Government at Pekin, called in the aid of the Christian missionaries, and of the Portuguese, to aid by artillery in repelling the Tartars. This aid was given, and tranquillity was restored at Pekin, to within seven leagues of which city the Tartars had penetrated. In 1628 the Emperor Tien-ki died, and his brother, Hoai-tsong, known also under the name of Tsong-tching, ascended the throne of China.\n\nIn 1636, two leaders or chiefs of plundering banditti, organized a large force, combining all the discontented persons in the empire, as well as all who wished to profit by plunder. They marched towards Pekin, plundering towns, cities, and provinces, and devastating the land with civil war, and the Emperor fearing to fall into their hands, put himself to death. The commandant (Ou-Sang-Guey) of a body of Chinese troops on the frontiers, solicited the aid of the Tartars, to relieve Pekin; this aid was granted by Tsong-te, the Tartar chief, who retook Pekin from the rebels; and as the Chinese Emperor, Hoai-tsong, had committed suicide to prevent falling into the hands of the rebels, the vacant throne was seized by the Tartar general, Tsong-te, who, however, died very soon, and his son, Chuntchi, then only six years of age, was proclaimed Emperor of China by the Tartar garrison of Pekin. The uncle of Chuntchi, named Aniavan, became the guardian of the young prince, who at fourteen years of age ascended the throne, the sovereignty of which was still disputed by the Chinese, particularly in the sea coast and midland provinces. The Tartar troops advanced to Quantong (Canton) and Quangsi provinces, where they took some towns, but were repulsed by two Chinese generals who were Christians. The victorious Chinese declared Yang-tie, who was a prince of the imperial family, emperor, and fixed his court at Chao-king, in the Canton province. The mother of the Chinese emperor, his chief wife, and his eldest son, received the rite of Christian baptism, together with twenty\n\nAND PROSPECTS IN CHINA.\n\n95\n\nof the offer thus benignly vouchsafed to us; if we reject the means of thus benefiting ourselves and myriads of our fellow-creatures, either from apathy, selfishness, miscalled prudence, or erroneous political considerations, the opportunity may never again occur; and that which might have been converted into a source of national strength, of individual good, and of general benefit, may be converted by others, and by different means, into an engine injurious to our own interests, and productive of great and permanent national injury. Are we prepared to run the race of competition with other nations? or, after enjoying duration as a kingdom for upwards of one thousand years, and holding for the greater part of that time the dominant power of the Earth, are we disposed to shrink from the competition and descend in the scale of empires? Other kingdoms and nations are ready to rise, to build, and to strengthen their power on our downfall. We cannot shut our eyes to the fact, that we are envied and feared, rather than trusted and loved, and that if we be not true to ourselves there are none in whom we can trust.\n\nIt has not been by a timid, hesitating, dubious time-serving policy, by a craving after petty immediate gain, by crafty devices, or by subtle intrigues, that a small island in the Western Atlantic has become the mistress of the world—her power seen and felt on every shore, her flag triumphant on every sea.\n\nGreat ends can only be achieved by great means; a nobility of object consecrates the endeavour for its attainment.\n\nIf to pour a quickening life blood into China, to vivify a vast and almost stagnant mass of human beings, and thus incalculably increase our commerce*; if to construct and organize a power on the extreme East, which may eventually counterbalance the gigantic empire which stretches from the Bosphorous to the Arctic circle, from the Baltic to the Pacific; if to diffuse intelligence and science among three hundred millions of people; above all, and before all, to implant the inspiriting doctrines of Christianity over such an immense portion of the globe, that their diffusion would eventually influence all mankind; if to do this\n\nladies of rank at the court. The Chinese empress (baptized Helena Taming), and the other royal Christians, sent a learned missionary (Michael Bagm, a Pole) to Pope Alexander VII., to render obedience to the court of Rome.\n\nThe Chinese dynasty in the southern provinces was but of short duration. Hordes of Tartars poured into China, and three grand armies obliged the Emperor Yang-tie to flee. A sanguinary leader of theirs having overrun the provinces of Honan, Kiangnan, Kiangsi, &c., and committed the most appalling massacres, the peaceful Chinese were glad to accept the Tartar yoke, for the sake of secure enjoyment of their lives. And for two hundred years, 1644 to 1844, the Tartar dynasty has maintained by corruption, by stratagem, and by force, the throne and government of China.\n\n* China has rich mines of gold and silver, but it has also accumulated large quantities of the precious metals from other countries.\n\nIt is computed that 400,000,000 dollars passed from Acapulco to Manila during the 250 years of their intercourse; of this sum it is estimated that one-fourth passed from Manila to China. Since 1784, about 100,000,000 dollars have passed from the United States to China. Siam and Cochin send large quantities of gold and silver in ingots to China. Japan, it is estimated, has poured into China during sixty years of free intercourse, at least 100,000,000. From all other sources during the past century, China has received about 50,000,000. The estimated metallic circulation is equivalent to 500,000,000 dollars.\n\n512", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-018 - Others - 1846.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 227550, "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": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "page_number": 244, "title": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "content_text": "4) Junks. I could not distinguish the men in the junk, it was Su Jark. After this first stone was thrown, the gentlemen spoke again to the junkmen; the only words that could understand that the junkmen said were that \"sti pow\" (small gun) but I cannot say whether this was said before or after the stones were thrown, but told the gentlemen that the junkmen said \"They keep small gun fire.\" Some of the gentlemen wanted to go on board the junk. Mr May took the helm to steer the boat to the junk. Two of the gentlemen did not want to go to the junk; there was only one man pulling at the time; and the other boat-people went into the stern of our boat, as we were afraid. We were close enough to these junks to enable me to recognize them again. I saw about twenty men on board the junk; I only saw the upper parts of the men's bodies; could not say if they had pikes in their hands. After this we came ashore at Gibb's wharf; in our boat were two men, one woman, and a boy. There were no junks within fourteen feet of these two junks. When I came ashore I came with Mr Muir to the Police Station; Mr Muir got the Policemen, and went down to the Bank wharf; I went in the Police-boat with Mr Mair; we went to the two junks, the same junks which threw the stones at us. We got within about seventy feet of the junks; the Lukong in the Police-boat said something in the Pokeen or Tib-tchieu dialect. The Lukong said at the time he spoke in Tila-tchien. The Police-boat had a light which she showed; there were no Chinese characters on this lantern. The junkmen did not say anything; they were making a noise on board the junks; the junkmen then threw more than ten stones at us; we then returned, and Mr Mair and two other gentlemen came off again with me in a Chinese boat; the Police went before us.\n\n(11)\n\nmy boat next. Mr May's boat had no interpreter in her. I heard the men in the junks sing out \"Pha, p'ha.\" I called out as loud as I could (for fear of the junks being Pokeen boats and strangers) \"Do not fire.\" The breeze at this time was fresh, and we were to leeward of the junks; my boat showed a lantern. The junks then fired single shots; I could not say by the report if the guns were loaded; our boats returned the fire. Mr May's boat got alongside; I saw something go over the bows of Mr May's boat, and someone said, \"There's a man overboard.\" Mr May's boat backed down, and told us to cease firing; the men in the junk still continued to use the words \"Lo hu-p'ha, p'ha,\" \"Police devils-fight, fight,\" (or beat, or strike); we then dropped astern, and waited for May's return from the Cambrian. While waiting, an English boat pulled up; found it was a guard-boat. The officer asked me what was the matter; I told him; he returned to the Cambrian. When Mr May came the junks and then we followed; I came ashore in a man-of-war's boat, and on landing wanted to take the Chinamen's tails together that came ashore in her, and found only one or two had tails. I asked, \"How is this?\" when one of the sailors said, \"Here's one of them,\" pulling out a tail from the breast of his shirt. The two men who died at the Station were not any of those men I came ashore with. One of them was brought by a Police-boat, the other man was found the sailors bringing up the Queen's Road; he was quite naked; and seven other prisoners were with him. I escorted them to the station, and took the wounded man to the station Hospital; the boat he came in was one of the cutters; there was an officer in charge of the boat.\n\nD. R. CALDWELL.\n\nDANIEL RICHARD CALDWELL re-examined.--When Mr May left me to go to the man-of-war, he told me to wait till he came back, and watch the boats; he did not give me any other orders.\n\nD. R. CALDWELL.\n\n(16)\n\nJAMES HANWAY PLUMRIDGE sworn,--I am senior officer of H. M. Naval forces in China. On Sunday evening last I was informed by the officer of the watch that Mr May came on board the Cambrian, and made a complaint that some junkmen had been assaulting one gentleman; that his authority was called in question; and that the junkmen would not allow him to come on board; and threatened to fire, and did fire, at him. I sent for Captain Morris, and told what I have stated, and told him to get the boats hoisted out and prepared. He proposed to send a boat or two; I told him No, to send all the boats; not to take the large guns, but to see that they were all armed. These boats I ordered to go in three divisions--the launch, pinnace, and barge; the two cutters and Jolly boat were astern of them and a boat astern of each large boat. I sent for Lieutenant Lloyd, told him of the nature of the complaint that was made, and desired him to back the police, and take any or all of the men on board of the junks and give them in charge of the police. The reason of my sending so large a force was to prevent a loss of life, that the Chinese might submit without resistance when they saw the force. I finished by saying to Mr Lloyd,\n\nWhen you get to the junks, you will divide your boats in two divisions, and you will board on the quarter and opposite quarter; you will board sword in hand; if there is any doubt about the junks, bring them off, and we will anchor them one under each bow of the ship. After the boats had gone, after some time, one boat returned with six Chinese; I told them to take them ashore to the Police, not to let them on board. The reason of my wish for the boats to board was for fear the junks should have cut their cables and gone away; to prevent which I had guns trained aft, and would have fired into them had they attempted to get away. I gave an officer a couple of blue lights, and told him to burn them, in case they did not receive a resistance was made. This signal was not made, because they did receive a resistance was made.\n\n...\n\n(17)\n\nJ. HANWAY PLUMRIDGE.\n\nANDY WILLIAM CHAPMAN WISE sworn,--I am Acting Second Master on Board H. M. S. Cambrian. On Sunday evening last, I was in command of the second cutter under Lieutenant Lloyd. [Gives similar evidence to Lieutenant Lloyd as to the attack and boarding.] When I boarded I saw no Chinese; but I saw our men leading up some prisoners from below. The first men were passed into the second cutter; there were seven of them. I did not see any cutlasses or bayonets used on the deck of the small junk; do not know what took place below. I saw several Chinese jump into the water; there was one that I went after; he was wounded in the shoulder when I picked him up; he was swimming; I think he had a pair of trousers on; I secured his hands and laid him down in the bottom of the boat; I think this man's wound was from a musket bullet. I took the prisoners first on board the Cambrian, and was then told to take them to the Station. There were no shots fired from my boat at any Chinese in the water. After the boarding I heard firing; also heard firing down into the hold of the junk, from her deck. I was in the cutter at this time. I landed the prisoners down to the westward. I saw one or two shots fired either by the Police or our men from the junk at the men in the water.\n\n(18)\n\nW. C. WISE.\n\nROBERT ELLIOT sworn,--I am a midshipman on board H. M. ship Cambrian. On Sunday evening I was in the pinnace under the command of Lieutenant Lloyd; we had the second cutter in tow, and were to board the outward of the two junks after the two signals as previously agreed on were fired. All the boats cheered and gave way alongside; the Chinese fired four or five ginjals, and some small arms; immediately they fired we fired about twenty muskets; we fired in the direction where we saw fire from the junks;\n\nQuestioned by Mr Shortrede--In the junks after we boarded, I saw no Chinese cut down with cutlasses. After we boarded, I heard about eight or nine shots fired at the men in the water; cannot say whether they were fired by the Police or our boats. The reason of the large force I took was in consequence of what I heard the first time from the Police, and after consulting with the Commodore. I did not know at the time that any of the men had their tails cut off. I have since heard such was the case. When I boarded the junk and heard the firing at the people in the water, I sang out as loud as I could to cease firing. None of my men were wounded with shot.\n\nHENRY LLOYD, Lieutenant R.N. H. M. S. Cambrian.\n\n(12)\n\nJOSEPH HENRY JOLLIFFE sworn,--I am first Lieutenant of Marines on board H. M. S. Cambrian. On Sunday evening last, I heard firing ashore. Shortly after Mr May came alongside in the Police-boat; he came on board and spoke to Mr Pulling, the master. In consequence of what he said the boats were ordered out; there were six boats altogether; between twenty-five and thirty marines went in the boats; they had muskets and bayonets; I was in the launch under the command of Lieutenant Lloyd. After we boarded the two junks, some shots were fired from the small junk at something in the water; I was almost certain it was at a man in the water; this shot was fired either by our men or the Police. There were twelve men from the junks put into one of the cutters; Mr Pulling and I were in charge of this cutter. A second cutter under the command of Mr Wise took some more Chinese ashore, and landed lower down than we did; we landed at Mr Bowra's wharf. The Chinese that we brought ashore had blood about them. Coming ashore I saw another Chinaman in the water; we saw him when we shoved off from the junks; I heard one shot fired at this man; there may have been more; this shot either came from a police or man-of-war's boat. Some of the men had their tails cut off; one was cut off in the launch; another I saw cut off in the junk. A seaman cut off these tails in each case; one sailor cut off a tail with his clasp knife; this was in the launch. The prisoners were first handed into the launch and then into the cutter. While the Chinese were in the cutter coming ashore, none of their tails were cut off. I heard on board the vessel that several Chinamen's tails were brought on board the Cambrian; I saw one with Mr Elliot, a midshipman.\n\nQuestioned by Mr Shortrede--After boarding I saw no wounds inflicted by cutlasses. There was nothing said to the junkmen before we boarded them.\n\nJ. H. JOLLIFFE.\n\n(13)\n\nour shot, if any missed, would have gone in the direction of Jardine's. I saw one Chinaman in the water; a Policeman in our boat fired at this man; he struck him; we took the man into the second cutter; I am not positive that the shot was fired from our boat. I got a Chinaman's tail from one of the men on board; he found it in one of the boats.\n\nR. ELLIOT.\n\nJOHN RICKETT sworn,--I heard a ring on Sunday evening last off the Tower Bazaar; went out in the verandah, and just as the last gun was fired, I heard the word \"Lum-chi\" (water-thieves) called out. The sound came from where I heard the ring; the same sound was repeated. After that I went to bed. I was afterwards disturbed, and was told there was firing; after that I thought I heard cheering.\n\nQuestioned by Mr Shortrede--I have been in command of a vessel. Suppose you were in a harbour where a boat came alongside your vessel showing a bright light, and addressing you in a language which you did not understand, would you allow these men, or any of them, to come on board? Certainly not.--Would you, if you thought it necessary to prevent their coming on board, fire at them? I considered that they were thieves and a strong party, and that I could resist them by firing, I would.\n\n1st Lieutenant R. Marines.\n\nWILLIAM BUCHANAN ALEXANDER sworn,--I am a midshipman on board H. M.'s Frigate Cambrian. I was in the launch with Mr Lloyd on Sunday evening last. After I boarded the junks, I saw some shots fired from the junk at some men in the water; I heard, I think, four shots fired either by our men or the police. The jolly-boat under charge of Mr Victor was to look after the men in the water. I saw a Police-boat following me in the water; can't say whether they fired at this man. I did not see any of the Chinamen's tails cut off.\n\nW. B. ALEXANDER, Midshipman.\n\nBy Mr Cairns.--Supposing you were in a part the language of which you did not understand, and that a boat with a light came alongside of your vessel in which an individual speaking a language partially known to you gave you to understand that they were Policemen, would you make the same resistance? No, I should be doubtful what I should do in that case.\n\n(14)\n\nJACOB PHILLIPS sworn,--I live in one of Mr Oswald's houses close to the water. I heard the firing on Sunday evening; it was about three or four hundred yards from my house; this was about eight or quarter past eight. About 11 o'clock we heard another volley, and then a second. I went down to the Pier, and heard the shouting of men, but could not say what it was. I then went down with some friends to Acqui's wharf; heard a shouting of Europeans on board a Chinese vessel, and some shots fired, I think at some men in the water. From the time I heard the volleys until we heard these shots was about half an hour; I heard several balls whistle over my house after the second volley was fired.\n\nJ. PHILLIPS.\n\n(15)\n\nDANIEL RICHARD CALDWELL sworn,--I am Deputy Superintendent of Police. On Sunday night I went with Mr May in the Police-boats to the two junks to take the crews in custody. Mr May's boat was first.\n\n[do in that case]\n\nBy Mr Shortrede--If you had understood that in that part boatmen calling themselves policemen, and in the guise of policemen, were in the habit of boarding such vessels as yours and robbing them, would you resist under these circumstances? I certainly would.\n\n(20)\n\nJNO. RICKETT.\n\nThursday, 19th October.\n\nCHARLES MAY sworn,--I am Superintendent of Police. On Sunday evening last, Deputy Inspector Ryan informed me that Mr Mair and some other gentlemen had been to the Station and made a complaint, that while passing in a small boat in the harbour, a junk threw stones at them. Mr Ryan said he sent a Police-boat with two European Constables and a Chinese interpreter, Poon-chow, in order that the head-men of the junk might be brought to the Station; and came from this boat for further orders, as the Police had stones thrown at them--which orders Mr Ryan came to me to receive. I came to the Station and made more particular inquiries about the case, and ordered two other boats to be manned.\n\n...\n\n297", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 234437, "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": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "page_number": 210, "title": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "content_text": "12.\n\n13\n\n207\n\nthe British\n\nthe confidence of Government became British Agent at Ancona and rendered important\n\nservices in such capacity.\n\nThat his official capacity of\n\nBritish Agent sufficient\n\nCalve\n\nwas considered\n\nfor having his\n\nexcutive Property confiscated by the French Republic, and as the said\n\nAlexander Comelate was\n\nan\n\nextensive Merchant, it amounted\n\nto a very large\n\nsum as will be\n\nseen by a reference to the statement\n\nwhich accompanies\n\nthis Memorial.\n\nThat besides the floating Capital in his business, the furniture of his House was sold, and the\n\nPaintings in his Private Gallery (many of them of great value in the\n\nOpinion of the late Sir William Hamilton) were carried into France. His Land\n\nproperty, Country home, and other fixed property were also disposed of, and no part of\n\nthe proceeds were accounted\n\nto the said Alexander\n\nnor to his\n\nfamily\n\nfor such loss.\n\nany compensation That in his official capacity the said Alexander Comelate had frequent\n\nand confidential intercourse with Sir\n\nWilliam Hamilton British Ambassador at the Court of Naples, with Lord Minto at the Court of Vienna, and also with\n\nthe Illustrious Nelson who honoured him with his protection and Friendship, his\n\nPage 210\n\nPage 211", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 234438, "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": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "page_number": 211, "title": "CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4]", "content_text": "living in Mt Comelate's House at \n\nAncona with Sir William Hamilton \n\nand his Lady when on their \n\nTrieste proves it... \n\n- \n\nway \n\nto \n\nthe \n\nThat the Misfortunes of himself and family hastened the death of the late Alexander Comelate, and on settlement of the peace of Europe the present Memorialist his son, dreph George Comelate, having himself rendered important services \n\nto time, was \n\nfrom time to time \n\nappointed British Consul \n\nat Ancona, -\"in consideration\" - to use \n\nthe expressions employed by \n\nBurghesh Ford \n\nnow Earl of Westmoreland, \n\nat that time British Ambassador in \n\nFlorence - \"of the services rendered, and \n\nloss sustained by his Father\" - \n\nThat in the \n\nyear \n\n1843(?) \n\n1845 Memorialist \n\nby his timely foresight saved the British \n\nand Ionian \n\nproperty \n\nthen in the Harbour \n\nof Ancona from King Murat, and he \n\nalso afterwards at his great personal \n\nrisk was \n\nthe only means - (as acknowledged by Captain C. J. Smith of Her Majesty's Frigate \"Undaunted\") of capturing the Flotilla and Treasure of the same King Murat in the Island of Fano(?) in the Adriatic where it was proposed to \n\nplace the Treasure in safety \n\nsafety if the integrity of Memorialist had not rendered the attempt futile by rejecting \n\nproposals which, however calculated to his shattered fortunes, repair his shattered \n\nwere", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 235143, "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": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "page_number": 182, "title": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "content_text": "I have however caused Mr Alexander to be informed that the matter will be referred home, and until instructions thence no order will be given on the subject.\n\nMr Alexander is performing the duties of Registrar in a very satisfactory manner.\n\nMr Masson will if arrangement be sanctioned draw Mr Alexander's Salary in full, and Mr. Stanhope that of Mr Masson.\n\nI have the honour to be, with the highest respect, Sir, Your most obedient Humble Servant, Maine\n\n+ Bank he was expecting for salary after the expiration of the present long usual lease.\n\n179 As regards the particular case I think \" & Magistrate #17750 General stipulation is due Regelsän th £350, 2. & Oest or £300\", Stipendiary for this branch of the Bureau of the Supreme Court altogether.\n\nIn secret optah - Bally succeed. The Court This bill Tual of Hughing Judicial\n\nI as long been considered, & during an waiting loss Reduction öffel & in d. Reppeen Vogelea, Worm that the Deputy You of doing the duties of the Registrar, in the buy with paid out £375 a year, and its important work requires 6th Reduction. bitions Must (hach a M. legs rebremme Her her shall with\n\nI Munch for the reasons pin bestenstel as well as with a former the the schachend to to te", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236614, "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": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "page_number": 95, "title": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "content_text": "The Hongkong Government Gazette.\n\nThe cases complained of are two-fold:\n\nvenience would be caused if the new system were brought suddenly into stringent operation:\n\n1. Where a Ship being registered in a Colony, a Bill of Sale or a Power of Attorney to execute a Bill of Sale, have been sent by the Registered Owner to the United Kingdom,\n\n2. Where a Ship being registered in a Colony, the Registered Owner is in the United Kingdom, and wishes to sell her here,\n\nIn both these cases, the Registrars of Shipping would, before\n\nMy Lords wish to suggest to the Commissioners, the expediency of adopting the following relaxations, to take effect at once, and to last during such time only as may be necessary to bring the New System into complete operation,\n\n1. Ships registered in the Colonies may, for such time as the 1st of May, have registered the Ship de novo, without waiting hereinafter mentioned, be registered de novo in this Country, upon the production of such Documents or Evidence of Title the Registrars have heretofore been in the habit of receiving as sufficient.\n\n2. In all such cases the Vendor or his Agent shall give to the Registrar security that the transaction shall be completed, and that the Registrar and the Commissioners shall be kept harmless from any loss or damage which they might incur if it were to happen that the Ship was in the meantime disposed of in the Colony. A suggested Form of Bond for this purpose is enclosed.\n\n3. The Vendor or his Agent must fill up and sign and deliver to the Registrar at the Port of Registry de novo, a form of application calling for a transfer of the registry under the provisions of the Act,\n\nThis application, the Registrar at the Port of registry de novo, will forward with the old certificate of registry to the Colony.\n\nIf it is wished to sell or mortgage the Ship in any part of the Empire other than that in which the Ship is registered, Statutory Powers of Attorney for the purpose (called in the Act \"Certificates of Sale or Mortgage\") can be procured at the Port of Registry.\n\nThese Certificates will confer a perfect title on those who take under them, whilst, as they will be entered on the Register Book at the Port of Registry, persons who might desire to purchase or lend Money on the Ship there, will have full notice of their existence.\n\n4. On registering the Ship de novo, the Registrar will insert in his Book the words \"Registry to be transferred from the Port of \", and, on receiving the requisite information from the Colonial Registrar, he will write under those words \"Registry completed by transfer from the Port of with the date.\n\nMy Lords consider it of very great importance for the interests of Shipping that these Certificates should be brought into use as quickly and as universally as possible, and that nothing should be done which would have the effect of permanently infringing the principles of the new system, or of inducing persons concerned in Shipping to believe that it will henceforward be possible to confer a Title to a Ship by any means except those which the Act, and the Regulations which have been issued under it, point out as necessary.\n\n5. The relaxation is to take effect at once, and to last, as to Ships Registered in the American Colonies, until the end of September, and as to Ships registered in more distant Colonies, until the end of February next.\n\nThe effect of the relaxation will be to place the persons who accept the title in this Country in as good a position, so far as regards the registry, as they could have enjoyed under the former practice, whilst they will have the additional advantage (which they could not have had under former Acts) that their equitable title to the Ship, will, under the provisions of the New Act, be perfectly good,\n\nI am, &c.,\n\nmany Ships have lately been sent, and are now being sent from the Colonies, for the purpose of being sold in this Country, according to the practice which has heretofore prevailed, and that considerable inconvenience...\n\nIn re JAMES LINDON, deceased. NOTICE is hereby given to the Next of Kin and all other Persons to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above Parties that may be in their possessions, before the Supreme Court, on Saturday, the 11th day of August, 1855, or if none, that the Next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration failing which, Administration will be granted to the Acting Registrar of the said Court.\n\nBY THE COURT,\n\nWILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER,\n\nActing Registrar.\n\nPOST-OFFICE NOTICE. The Post-Office will be closed on THURSDAY, the 9th inst.\n\nTHE next GENERAL MAILS by the Singapore, at 6 P.M., and the CUSTOMARY SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL, will be made up the following Morning between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock.\n\nTHOMAS HYLAND.\n\nPost-Office, Hongkong, 1st August, 1855.\n\nIN THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT OF HONGKONG.\n\nMESSRS MACEWEN & Co., (for G. Duddell,)\n\nwill sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, by order of W. H. MITCHELL, Esq., Marshall of the Vice-Admiralty Court, on MONDAY, 6th August, 1855, and following days, commencing at 1 o'clock P.M., at the AUCTION MART, Queen's Road, where the Goods are now on view.\n\nA Large Quantity of damaged CHINESE CARGO, landed from the stranded Steamer \"Unicorn.\"\n\nTERMS OF SALE-Cash before delivery in MEXICAN Dollars, at 7.1.7.; all Lots to be at purchaser's risk as soon as knocked down.\n\nHongkong, 4th August, 1855.\n\nPUBLIC AUCTION.\n\nMESSRS SMITH & BRIMELOW have received instructions to dispose of by PUBLIC AUCTION, on MONDAY, the 6th August, 1855, at 11 o'clock A.M., at their Sale Rooms, Queen's Road, for the benefit of the concerned,-\n\n2 Chests OLD PATNA OPIUM, damaged by Sea Water.\n\n7 Bales GREY SHIRTINGS.\n\nAlso,\n\n4 Bales T-CLOTHS.\n\nAfterwards,\n\n2 Pairs Six-pounder GUNS.\n\nDo. Four-pounder do.\n\n32 Piculs SHOT, of different kinds.\n\n14 MUSKETS with BAYONETS.\n\nCOPPER POWDER MAGAZINES.\n\nA quantity of BLOCKS, &c., &c.\n\n89 Dozens STRAW HATS, and\n\n54 do. CIGARS CASES\n\nTERMS OF SALE,—Cash before delivery, in Mexican Dollars, and 7.1.7.\n\nIN @ Wo wan's Rundings,\n\nDoug Reng 24 August, 1233.\n\nThe Secretary of Customs.\n\nNOTICE. THERE will be no SESSIONS of the SUPREME COURT under its CRIMINAL JURISDICTION, during the present month.\n\nBY ORDER OF THE COURT,\n\nWILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER,\n\nActing Registrar.\n\nCourt House, 2d August, 1855.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nBy Order of the CONSULAR DEPARTMENT OF THE FOREIGN OFFICE AT COPENHAGEN, it is hereby notified, that Applications to fill the Vacant Appointment of the Office of DANISH CONSUL of Hongkong, will be received by said Department until the 15th October, 1855.\n\nFRED. H. BLOCK, Acting Danish Consul.\n\nDanish Consulate, Hongkong, 28 July, 1855.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nMR ROBERT ANGUS has been appointed AGENT of the Canton Branch of THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF INDIA.\n\nCanton, 7th July, 1855.\n\nEDGAR CORRIE,\n\nManager.\n\nWe have established Mr WILLIAM HAMMOND FOSTER, JR., in Hongkong, as Agent for our Houses in Canton, Shanghai, and Foochow: and all Business to his address comes under our control and guarantee.\n\nCanton. 1st July, 1855.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nRUSSELL & Co.\n\nMR JAMES CRAMPTON is authorized to sign our firm per procuration from this date.\n\nHANBURY & Co. Shanghai, 10th May, 1855.\n\nNOTICE\n\nMR. NEWBOLT, Surgeon Dentist, has left Hongkong for Malacca, but intends to return to China in a few Months.\n\nHongkong, 1st August, 1855.\n\nCARD.\n\nCHARLES MARKWICK, Government and Supreme Court Auctioneer and Appraiser,\n\nand\n\nGENERAL STOREKEEPER, Queen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong.\n\nEstablished 1843.\n\nT. H. FARRER.\n\nPUBLIC AUCTION OF LANDED PROPERTY.\n\nLANE, CRAWFORD & Co. have received instructions to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, on the Ground, on MONDAY, the 20th August next, at Noon, the whole of\n\nMARINE LOT No. 58, situate in Victoria West, with the BUILDINGS thereon, known as Prous's Cottages.\n\nThis Eligible Property possesses a Sea Frontage of 230 Feet, and presents facilities for adding very largely to its value by reclaiming from the Sea.\n\nThe Queen's Road Frontage extends 260 Feet from East to West. and from the nature of its position, near the Centre of a populous part of the town, forms an admirable site for a range of CHINESE SHOPS and DWELLING HOUSES.\n\nThe present Depth on the West Boundary is 108 Feet, and the East 72 Feet,-both capable, at a very small outlay, of being increased by from 40 to 50 Feet.\n\nThe whole Lot contains an AREA of 20,948 Feet, and is leased from the Government for 75 Years (which can be increased on application to 999 Years,) at a yearly GROUND RENT of £183.1.4§.\n\nFor further particulars, apply to the Auctioneers.\n\nTERMS OF SALE. Cash in MEXICAN Dollars weighed at 7.1.7. The purchaser to pay the Ground-rent from the 25th June last, and the Expense of Transfer. One-third of the Purchase Money to be paid on the fall of the Hammer, and the Balance on the completion of the Transfer.\n\nHongkong, 12th July, 1855.\n\nSMITH & BRIMELOW,\n\nSHIP CHANDLERS,\n\nWholesale and Retail Wine and Spirit Merchants, Auctioneers, and Commission Agents,\n\nNos. 1 & 2 Wongsam's Buildings,\n\nHave always on hand an Assortment of SHIP CHANDLERY STORES of every kind.\n\nAlso,\n\nAn extensive and well-selected supply of WINES, BEER, and SPIRITS, LIQUEURS, CORDIALS, &c., of a superior description.\n\nOILMAN'S STORES from the well-known house of Copland, Bures & Co.; also, STORES per Overland Mail Steamers Monthly for domestic purposes.\n\nHongkong, 7th July, 1855.\n\nPrinted at the Office of the China Mail, Hongkong.\n\nPRICE, 6 per Annum. Single Copies, Twenty-five Cents.\n\nTERMS OF ADVERTISEMENTS,-Five Lines and under, One Dollar; each additional Line, Twenty Cents-One-half of these charges for each Repetition.\n\nPage 92", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 243935, "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": "CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4]", "page_number": 271, "title": "CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4]", "content_text": "**GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION**\n\nNo. 263\n\nThe subjoined Commission, issued by His Excellency The Governor, for the purpose of inquiring into the state of certain Public Accounts of this Colony, and that of the local Audit of the same, is hereby published for general information.\n\nBy Order,\n**L. D'ALMADA & CASTRO**,\nfor the Acting Colonial Secretary,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 11th June, 1857.\n\n## COMMISSION\n\nWhereas it is expedient to institute an Enquiry into the state of the Public Accounts of this Colony, and into that of the local Audit of the same, from the date of the last authenticated Audit received from England down to the 31st Day of May 1857:\n\nNow know ye, therefore, that I, **Sir John Bowring, Knight, LL.D.**, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of this Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, do hereby, under my Hand and the Public Seal of the said Colony, appoint you the Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel William Caine, Lieutenant-Governor, to be President,-and the Honourable Frederick Henry Alexander Forth, Esquire, Colonial Treasurer, the Honourable Henry Tudor Davies, Esquire, Chief Magistrate, and Fitzjames Edward Watt, Esquire, Assistant Commissary General, to be Members, of a Commission, for the purpose of making inquiry into the state of the said Accounts, and of the local Audit; and any Three of you, whereof the Lieutenant-Governor shall be one, shall form a Quorum of the said Commission.\n\nAnd such enquiry shall embrace the subjects specified in the Instructions addressed to the President of the present Commission. And I do hereby enjoin you, without any loss of time, to institute a proper investigation in the premises, and to take, but not upon Oath, Evidence therein. The result thereof, and your opinions thereon, whether unanimous or dissenting, you will report to me with all reasonable completeness and dispatch. And I do authorize you to have access to all Records, Papers, and Documents, relating to the subject matter of this Commission, in the custody or control of the Public Departments in this Colony; and to call before you and examine all persons belonging to any of the said Departments; and I hereby charge all persons to aid and assist you herein.\n\nGiven under my Hand, and the Public Seal of the Colony of Hongkong, at Victoria, in the said Colony, this 10th Day of June, A.D. 1857.\n\n[L.S.]\n**JOHN BOWRING**,\nGovernor, &c.\n\n## Closing\n\nI have the honor to be,\nWith the highest respect,\nSir, Your most Obedient,\nHumble Servant,\n**The Barnal**\n\nNo. 93", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 247577, "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": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "page_number": 251, "title": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "content_text": "Mail and consequently would not have an opportunity of defending myself from his unmanly and unjust attack. I however forward a copy of the libel with my affidavit in the China Mail of the 12th Instant for reference if needed.\n\n(922. Maine\n\nThe China Mail.\n\nHONGKONG, THURSDAY, 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1859.\n\nWe take the following affidavit of Colonel Caine, in the case of Mr Tarrant, from the Friend of China of yesterday's date :—\n\nIN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. Crown Side.\n\nI, William Caine, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, make oath and say,—\n\n1. That I am Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Hongkong, and am at present administering the Government thereof, and that I have successively held the offices here of Chief Magistrate, Colonial Secretary, and Lieutenant Governor.\n\n2. That I have perused the hereunto annexed impression of a certain Newspaper entitled the Overland Friend of China, numbered 16, and bearing date the twenty-fourth day of August, 1859, and purporting to be printed and published by Luiz d'Azevedo for William Tarrant, Editor and Proprietor thereof.\n\n3. That in such impression, and in the third and fourth columns of the first page thereof occur the following remarks, viz :—\n\nNotwithstanding the non-arrival of Sir Hercules Robinson, it is understood that Lieut.-Colonel Caine, who, since Sir John Bowring left has led the post of Governor here, proceeds to England by the outgoing mail. This is the party referred to by Chisholm Anstey in his speech at Newcastle (extracts from which will be found on our third page) as 'the veteran' from India, whom he had heard declare many a time and ... found it easy for officers to add £500 per annum to their pay by receiving presents from natives, and who, Mr Anstey went on to say, had shown by his practice in Hongkong that he had not profited badly by the lessons so learned when in India.\n\nThis is extraordinary language to use of a public man, and must necessitate a stringent enquiry. Should that enquiry be properly gone about, the result cannot be doubtful. Mr Anstey, it will be seen, bases his charges on what appears in the book before him, and the papers to be moved for by Mr Edwin James; but unless Mr Anstey is requested by Government to give his aid to the unravelling of what that book and those papers unfold, we entertain grave fears for the success to truth of what may be done under the auspices of Downing Street.\n\n[Downing Street! Faugh! The very name of Downing Street, to victimized Colonists, stinks in our nostrils. If there is one germ of revolution and danger to the State, which of all others should be first eradicated, that term lies in Downing Street. Downing Street, the callous-hearted, blind-eyed, deaf-eared monster—the pulse which of all others throbs untrue to the great heart of England.]\n\nA pension for some purpose or other this comprador being the man on whose receivings those entries were made in the Central Market books of \"Paid Caine duty money\"—\"Paid Caine himself,\" &c.,—monies to the extent of £500 within one month, all of which was clear extortion.\n\n\"Such, then, are our grounds for saying that there can be little difficulty in substantiating a charge against Colonel Caine of malversation of office. The reports to which we have referred, may, Colonel Caine would have his friends believe, be all reports and nothing else; but though the scandal be but scandal, the extraordinary course which Colonel Caine has taken to rebut it is so mysterious and reprehensible, that, for it alone, he deserves punishment as a malfeasant. This conduct may be likened to that of the Governor of a castle who, whilst he stoutly maintains the gate, permits the enemy to enter by another and a prepared way. It was ever his bounden duty to keep the character of this government in the eyes of the Chinese pure and undefiled, and of all things to keep his own hands clean. The hands may be clean, but what has become of the character! What is the character of the Hongkong Government as represented on the name of Colonel Caine?\n\n\"If Colonel Caine is guilty of but a tithe of what is laid at his door, then we say that Mr Caldwell, of whom our Newcastle friends are making so much noise, is an angel of light when placed in comparison, and, guilty or not guilty, it is all the same, for we say it without the slightest fear of contradiction, that neither Mr Caldwell, Dr Bridges, nor Mah-chow Wong would ever have dared to act as they did had they not had before their eyes the spectacle of Downing Street's determination to ignore, visit with pecuniary loss and contumely, present and all complaint; not simply to ignore complaint, but to prospective, all who dare to intrude complaint on their notice.\n\n\"Oh for a more than Herculean power to crush that monster, Downing Street! that rival of the worst days of the Spanish Inquisition, or the German Fehm...\n\n4. That by the words Lieutenant-Colonel Caine, Colonel Caine, and Caine, in such article appearing, I only, and no other person can be meant.\n\n5. That I never at any time informed Mr Chisholm Anstey that I had found it easy for Officers in India to add £500 per annum to their pay by receiving presents from the natives, nor have I at any time said anything to the said Mr Chisholm Anstey, or to any one else, from which such assertion could be fabricated.\n\n6. That I never at any time wanted a dollar a head from each resident in Chinese brothels—that I never at any time wanted fees for keeping gambling-tables—that I never at any time wanted what was termed \"hiang gun,\" duty money, for licenses to sell in markets—that I never at any time wanted presents for my influence in Council—that I never at any time wanted a full supply of everything for my table from the market holders, except upon the usual terms of paying for what I had like other people—that I never wanted a huge, or any percentage whatsoever on building contracts—that I never, on the grants of leases, wanted any sum or sums of money, and much less sums of various amounts from one hundred to five hundred pounds sterling—that I never required my thirds, or any proportion or fee whatsoever, on offices held by Europeans under Government, nor ever did receive any such proportion of either salaries or fees of Office of any Colonial servants—that I did not, in any way, allow or connive at my house compradore getting out of the reach of Justice—that I do not pay my old compradore a pension, and that I never (have) been guilty of malversation of office.\n\n7. That the statements in the said Overland Friend of China Newspaper, to the effect that there can be no difficulty of substantiating against me a charge of malversation of office, insinuating that I corruptly wanted a dollar a head from each resident in Chinese brothels in this Colony—that I corruptly wanted fees for the keeping of gambling tables in this colony—that I corruptly wanted what was termed the \"hiang-gun\" duty money for licenses, for persons to sell in market in this colony—that I corruptly wanted presents for the improper exercise of my influence as a Member of either the Executive or the Legislative Councils in this Colony—that I corruptly wanted a full supply of everything for my table from the market holders of this Colony (without the usual payment therefor)—that I corruptly wanted a huge percentage on building contracts—that I corruptly wanted, on the grant of leases, sums of various amounts from one hundred to five hundred pounds sterling, and charging that on offices held by European servants in this Colony, I corruptly required or received a third of their salaries, and that when I had a good opportunity to confront my house comprador, the alleged recipient of much extorted money with the parties who charged him; I did not simply allow, but, as appearances go, actually connived at his getting out of the reach of justice; and that I deserve punishment as a malfeasant, are false, malicious, and defamatory libels, and wholly untrue.\n\nSworn at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, this twenty-fifth day of August, A.D. 1859.\n\nW. CAINE.\n\nW. H. ALEXANDER,\n\nA Commissioner, &c.\n\n248", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 247640, "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": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "page_number": 314, "title": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "content_text": "Despatch N.11 01857.\n\nEnclosure No. 1 in\n\nThe China Mail.\n\nHONGKONG, THURSDAY, 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1859.\n\nWE take the following affidavit of Colonel Caine, in the case of Mr Tarrant, from the Friend of China of yesterday's date :-\n\n# IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. Crown Side.\n\nI, William Caine, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, make oath and say,-\n\n1. That I am Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Hongkong, and am at present administering the Government thereof, and that I have successively held the offices here of Chief Magistrate, Colonial Secretary, and Lieutenant Governor.\n\n... Why to this hour, Chinese reports, coupled with contemptuous laughter, go that he pays his old comprador a pension for some purpose or other-this comprador being the man on whose receivings those entries were made in the Central Market books of \"Paid Caine duty honey\" Paid Caine himself,\" &c.,-monies to the extent of £500 within one month, all of which was clear extortion.\n\n\"Such, then, are our grounds for saying that there can be little difficulty in substantiating a charge against Colonel Caine of malversation of office. The reports to which we have referred, may, as Colonel Caine would have his friends believe, be all reports and nothing else; but though the scandal be but scandal, the extraordinary course which Colonel Caine has taken to rebut it is so mysterious and reprehensible, that, for it alone, he deserves punishment as a malfeasant. This conduct may be likened to that of the Governor of a castle who, whilst he stoutly maintains the gate, permits the enemy to enter by another and a prepared way. It was ever his bounden duty to keep the character of this government in the eyes of the Chinese pure and untainted, and of all things to keep his own hands clean. The hands may be clean, but what has become of the character? What is the character of the Hongkong Government as represented on the name of Colonel Caine?\n\n\"If Colonel Caine is guilty of but a tithe of what is laid at his door, then we say that Mr Caldwell, of whom our Newcastle friends are making so much noise, is an angel of light when placed in comparison; and, guilty or not\n\n2. That I have perused the hereunto annexed impression of a certain Newspaper entitled the Overland Friend of China, numbered 16, and bearing date the twenty-fourth day of August, 1859, and purporting to be printed and published by Luiz d'Azevedo for William Tarrant, Editor and Proprietor thereof.\n\n3. That in such impression, and in the third and fourth columns of the first page occur the following remarks, viz;—\n\n\"Notwithstanding the non-arrival of Sir Hercules Robinson, it is understood that Lieut.-Colonel Caine, who, since Sir John Bowring left has filled the post of Governor here, proceeds to England by the outgoing mail. This is the party referred to by Chisholm Anstey In his speech at Newcastle (extracts from which will be found on our third page) as 'the veteran from India, whom he had heard declare many a time and oft, found it easy for officers to add £500 per annum to their pay by receiving presents from natives, and who, Mr Anstey went on to say, had shown by his practice in Hongkong that he had not profited badly by the Lessons so learned when in India.\n\n\"... without the slightest fear of contradiction, that neither Mr Caldwell, Dr Bridges, nor Mah-chow Wong would ever have dared the spectacle of Downing Street's determination to ignore to act as they did had they not had before their eyes all complaint; not simply to ignore complaint, but to visit with pecuniary loss and contumely, present and prospective, all who dare to intrude complaint on their notice.\n\n\"Oh for a more than Herculean power to crush that monster, Downing Street! that rival of the worst days of the Spanish Inquisition, or the German Vehm!\"\n\n4. That by the words Lieutenant-Colonel Caine, being, I only, and no other person can be meant. Colonel Caine, and Caine, in such article appear\n\n\"Chisholm Anstey that I had found it easy for Officers in India to add £500 per annum to their pay by receiving presents from the natives, nor have I at any time said any thing to the said Mr Chisholm Anstey, or to any one else, from which such assertion could be fabricated.\n\n5. That I never at any time informed Mr\n\n6. That I never at any time wanted a dollar a head from each resident in Chinese brothels-- that I never at any time wanted fees for keeping gambling-tables-that I never at any time wanted what was termed hiang gun, duty money, for licenses to sell in markets-that I never at any time wanted presents for my influence in Council-that I never at any time wanted a full supply of every thing for my table from the market holders, except upon the usual terms of paying for what I had like other people that I never wanted a huge percentage on building contracts--that I never, on the grants of leases, wanted any sum or sums of money, and much less sums of various amounts from one hundred to five hundred pounds sterling-that I never required my thirds, or any proportion or fee whatsoever, on offices held by Europeans under Government, nor ever did receive any such proportion of either salaries or fees of Office of any Colonial servants that I did not, in any way, allow or connive at my house compradore getting out of the reach of Justice-that I do not pay my old compradore a pension, and that I never (have) been guilty of malversation of office.\n\n7. That the statements in the said Overland Friend of China Newspaper, to the effect that there can be no difficulty of substantiating against me a charge of malversation of office, insinuating that I corruptly wanted a dollar á head from each resident in Chinese brothels in this Colony--that I corruptly wanted fees for the keeping of gambling tables in this colony-that I corruptly wanted what was termed the \"hiang-gun \"duty money for licenses, for persons to sell In market in this colony that I corruptly wanted presents for the improper exercise of my influence as a Member of either the Executive or the Legislative Councils in this Colony-that I corruptly wanted a full supply of everything for my table from the market holders of this Colony (without the usual payment therefor)- that I corruptly wanted a huge percentage on building contracts that I corruptly wanted, on the grant of leases, sums of various amounts from one hundred to five hundred pounds sterling, and charging that on offices held by European servants in this Colony, I corruptly required or received a third of their salaries, and that when I had a good opportunity to confront my house comprador, the alleged recipient of much extorted money with the parties who charged him; I not only allowed but actually connived at the said house comprador's getting out of the reach of justice; and that I deserve punishment as a malfeasant, are false, malicious, and defamatory libels, and wholly untrue.\n\nSworn at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, this twenty-fifth day of August, A.D. 1859.\n\nW. CAINE,\n\nW. H. ALEXANDER,\n\nCommissioner, &c.\n\n311\n\nGeneral of the Proceedings in v: Jarraut\n\nReport by the Acting Attorney\n\nthe case\n\nOriginal\n\n26th Sept. 1857", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 253285, "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": "CO129-085 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [1-4]", "page_number": 368, "title": "CO129-085 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [1-4]", "content_text": "6. \n\nof the question, so that I had to put up with the loss. With some difficulty, after several months of endeavour, I obtained a situation as book-keeper at £100 p. \nannum, since raised to £125, and on this small income I have to maintain a wife and four children.\n\nI have thus, as briefly and as detailed as possible, stated my past and present position; my career during the past three years has been one of no ordinary vicissitude and misfortune, and it must be obvious that the circumstances above narrated have rendered it impossible for me to satisfy the claim made. If at any future time my position should improve so as to place it in my power - of which, little unfortunately there seems prospect at present - I need scarcely say I shall be most ready and willing to do so; more than this I cannot say, as it would be worse than useless for me to enter into engagements or make promises which in all probability I should be unable to fulfil.\n\nI am, &c.\n(Signed) A. Wetherhead.\n\n(True Copy)\nMA Alexander\nMeeting Colonial Secretary \n## Page 360", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-085 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 253624, "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": 252, "title": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "content_text": "## The China Mail, 2125 November 1861\n\n[No. ...\n\nMr. Forth, as our contemporary is! \nHMS. Encounter, which arrived here from Yokohama, Japan, on the 5th instant, sailed for Survey on the 15th, intending to make periodical visits for the transaction of business with the Japanese Ministers.\n\nThe Japanese Ambassadors, with their suites of forty persons, will embark for Suez in H.M.S. Odin, Commodore Lord John Hay, C.B., in the early part of January next.\n\nThe ships of war at Yokohama on the 5th November were, the Odin and Centaur, British, and Le Dordogne, French; with about a dozen Merchant vessels. The Naval Brigade had cleared for London, with flags, on the 1st November.\n\nThe Local event of the week has been the resignation of the Chief Justice as a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, and, as might have been expected, the circumstance has been the signal for a good deal of speculation and comment.\n\nThe cause of this resignation is understood to have been the strong disapproval on the part of His Honour of Mr. Alexander's appointment as Acting Colonial Secretary.\n\nWith regard to Mr. Alexander's ability for such a situation, we suppose no man entertains a doubt; and whatever may be said or felt in the matter, it is something to know that that gentleman's feelings of honour cannot possibly run the risk of being wounded.\n\nThe Rev. S.W. Bosnry, Canton, under date 27th February, 1861, thus reports: \n\"The free day-school for Chinese Girls which has been under my care during the past year has been aided by your society in the sum of $40. There has been an average of 25 scholars. The instruction given has been wholly in the Chinese language. Half of each week has been occupied with Christian books; the other half with the Chinese book usually taught in native schools. The lessons on the Sabbath have been entirely from the Scriptures. Two-thirds of the pupils had never attended any schools until admitted to this free day-school. They have been also taught the first principles of geography, from a large map of the world; and to sing little songs translated into Chinese, and set to foreign music. With the new branch of instruction they were much pleased. Once a month, there was an examination as to their progress in the books they studied and their skill in penmanship. About half of the pupils were everything that could be desired in behavior, and made commendable progress in their studies.\n\nMr. Bosnry continues, \"One of the girls is supported by a few kind-hearted English gentlemen, who found him sitting by the wayside begging his food. He was one of the crowd driven from the 32-nd District, fifty miles west of the city, in March last, when the place was attacked by bands of robbers.\"\n\nMrs. Bonney, under the 27th February, 1861, thus reports: \n\"All have been preserved in perfect health. To great satisfaction, an intelligent girl, 10 years of age, with the free consent of her mother, has had her small feet unbound. The scholars are taught entirely in Chinese, with the exception of singing in English. The sacred Scriptures, and other books prepared by Missionaries, have been their daily studies. The parents, as well as ourselves, are much gratified with the advancement and needle-work, with excursions given them once a month, conjointly make them happy, useful, and intelligent.\"\n\nThe application for a grant in aid of Miss Legge's school contained the following statement: \n\"The number of girls attending the school has varied from eight to fifteen, and may be put down as an average of twelve. They are mostly the children of Christian parents. They are taught both English and Chinese, and several of them have made considerable progress in reading and writing in both languages. They are taught singing both in Chinese and English, as well as sewing and other things appropriate to a girls' school.\"\n\nA correspondent, \"Castigo-mores,\" writes to express his disapproval of certain recent acts of the Governor, and blames the Governor for driving the Judge from the Councils. He also states that the present government was supported by the Press ab initio.\n\nWe do not understand what he means by such a large statement. We only support what we suppose to be right, and have no indiscriminate support to offer any one; as a rule, we always try to give a fair interpretation to the acts of those in authority.\n\n\"Castigo-mores\" next falls into a very vulgar mistake, viz: that of feeling that the practice of sudden resignation on the part of any Member of the Legislative Council, whenever his advice is neglected, is a practice in the highest degree childish and we will not say dishonourable, but inconsiderate.\n\nThe Rev. James Legge, D.D., Secretary of Morrison Education Society, writes to the Editor: \n\"I was quite unprepared for the assurance contained in your letter, viz., 'that you were quite open to me to renew my application for a grant.' ... \nAt the Annual Meeting to inform him that the deep regret I felt on account of the Society at its previous Meeting, because it was calculated to hinder the efficiency of the Society at a time when a wider and more inviting field of usefulness was open before it than ever before.\n\nIn proportion to my previous solicitude is my present satisfaction in reading the result to which the wisdom of the Meeting arrived at its last Meeting, as expressed in the Resolution above referred to. This declaration is my judgment, as you have expressed it, quite ample, and to me it is eminently satisfactory.\n\nThe Governor, we are happy to hear, has not forgotten the example which the Duke of Wellington so splendidly set to him in courtesy to the Press. 'Courtesy to the Press' simply means - admission for reporters at all meetings of public interest, a special seat for them in the courts of law, an early copy of all documents of public interest, and access generally to all information that it is fitting the community should obtain with speed and accuracy.\"", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 254038, "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": "CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9]", "page_number": 144, "title": "CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9]", "content_text": "quarrels - they seem to spread over the entire city almost at the same time, and when quelled by the Police at one quarter to start up in another. In these fights all descriptions of Weapons and implements are brought into use, wounds being inflicted and occasionally loss of life occurring. There is always difficulty in these cases in obtaining reliable evidence because of the strong partizan feeling evinced.\n\nIn conclusion I respectfully and strongly iterate the opinion I have herein before expressed, that Corporal punishment is absolutely requisite for the well being of this Colony.\n\n(Fromestry)\n\nI have etc.\n(Signed) Colbay, \nMA Alexander, P. Police Magistrate \nActing Colonial Secretary\n\n# 141", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 254057, "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": "CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9]", "page_number": 163, "title": "CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9]", "content_text": "## \n27 \n\n! \nI readily perceive and what Mr. Murrow himself knows perfectly well, that charges against me are one and all utterly false, and, except when they really mean nothing (as for instance in the last charge) foundationless. I am quite at a loss to decide whether Mr. Murrow is completely misinformed or is able to deceive.\n\n33. Lastly come charges against F. Bridges, and on these I shall have the honor to address your Grace separately as I have stated near the commencement of this Despatch.\n\n34. Nothing now remains to be said on the charges against M. Alexander, as he has himself amply answered them. I enclose his letter. Sir Hercules Robinson has already disposed of this \"Fees\" question in despatch No. 155, 28th March last, and Mr. Murrow himself (letter of 11th April 1862) admits it to be a matter in which he is personally interested, though he does not show in what respect.\n\nI need here but to point out that Mr. Murrow has not made the remotest attempt to comply with your requisition. He has not brought forward evidence to substantiate his charges; he has simply repeated them with additions, and introduced old...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 254060, "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": "CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9]", "page_number": 166, "title": "CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9]", "content_text": "## The Duke of Newcastle\n\nMr Mercer, \nN18, \n6 Inclosures.\n\nReceived \nand Dr Bridges.\n\nMr Mercer, Mr Alexander, and others against Sir H. Robinson, Caldwell, and ... preferring to his charges against Nor... of the 22nd instant, relating Mr Murrow to His Grace, remarking on Letter from Despatch N91 of 8th July, and Acknowledging His Grace's.\n\n16297. Stony King\n\nThis is the answer of Mr Murrow.\n\n163 is Exactly what is described & intended. As, in substance; what was referred to being forwarded by proofs.\n\n... gross and therefore furnishes the Duke of Newcastle with the right & which affair.\n\ndes miss\n\nThe last sentence of her letter is intended as an attempt to resume the ground of the prosecutor. But of Conca...\n\nIt is redirecting... \ntroffs to be seen then chayer \nto do so \nWhen required \nOr has then \"invited\" \nto cotton and refuses. – \nBut \nHaan uhatem may be the proper mode of dealing with this Gentleman, it \nas before the public \nit is proper & look \nto his changes in the department. \nthe \nabatta the permit any ground to \na \nInsferson or \nbutter \nExquing respects the bathin...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 254073, "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": "CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9]", "page_number": 179, "title": "CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9]", "content_text": "# Charges Against Dr. Bridges and Others\n\nThirds—With having claimed and obtained from Mr. Norman Masson, half the fees appertaining to the said office of Registrar of the Court, during the time that Mr. Masson was fulfilling the duties of the office upon Mr. Alexander's absence. Mr. Alexander had no legal claim whatever to the same—according to the regulations made and provided, the whole should have been paid into the Treasury, the acting officer being paid a moiety and the other moiety dealt with as the Governor might please to direct.\n\nFourth. With having made a similar arrangement with Mr. Huffum who became acting Registrar upon Mr. Alexander being made acting Colonial Secretary.\n\nAs for the charges against Dr. Bridges—Your Grace limits me to such as may enable the Government to prosecute him criminally, I therefore confine my charges to three.\n\nFirst. I call attention to a letter which Mr. May, the Superintendent of police, wrote to Dr. Bridges, then Acting Colonial Secretary, under date of 20th July 1857—to be found in the last Hongkong Blue Book page 70. The whole tenor of the letter has reference to the illicit connexion between Caldwell and Mahchow Wong. Near the conclusion of the letter, it is stated that Wong Akee's (Mahchow Wong's real name) books and papers had been seized, and that they implicated Caldwell.\n\nOn the 22nd or 23rd November 1858, in the trial of the Queen v Tarrant, Dr. Bridges admitted on oath that he ordered those books and papers to be burnt about March 1858; he further swore that up to that time, he had not been made aware of any illicit connexion between the pirate and Caldwell—nor had he the smallest idea that the papers implicated the latter. The following parties amongst many others heard Dr. Bridges give this evidence: Mr. Tudor Davies, Mr. Mongan, Mr. Chisholm Anstey, Mr. May, Mr. Tarrant, and myself. There can be no plea urged on the ground of lapse of memory, for Dr. Bridges garbled and distorted Mr. May's letter of 20th July 1857 ere the Governor saw it, and would have succeeded in procuring Mr. May's suspension as well as Mr. Anstey's, but for the death of his nominee, the acting Attorney General, Mr. Day.\n\nHere, Your Grace, I submit is a clear charge of perjury and of burning public papers of which he was Custos.\n\nI now turn Your Grace's attention to page 20 of the Report of the Caldwell commission. It will be there seen that Dr. Bridges, having with malice aforethought arranged matters with Caldwell, induced and instigated that individual to swear that a number of the inmates of a brothel had escaped into a house occupied by Mr. May. Mr. May immediately appealed to the Governor, Sir John Bowring, who required Caldwell to prove or to retract this false and damaging accusation. Caldwell retracted and apologised on 31st March 1858; (Vide Civil Service Abuse Enquiry page 76) Dr. Bridges, then acting Colonial Secretary, suppressed and concealed that despatch. Dr. Bridges, as will be seen, repeated the falsehood, though not on oath, before the Caldwell Commission on 9th June 1858—as so also did Caldwell, which will be seen from Mr. Cleverly's evidence at page 73 of the Civil Service Abuse Enquiry. Finally, about one year afterwards, Caldwell published a pamphlet called a Vindication, wherein the same falsehood was repeated, of which pamphlet Dr. Bridges corrected the proofs. Here is a case of subornation of perjury.\n\nEven should there be some insuperable difficulty in obtaining legal proofs of these charges, there can be no question as to the moral guilt of the accused; and I am at a loss even now to discover a reason why Dr. Bridges should have been excluded from the action of the enquiry instituted by the Executive Council, for surely public opprobrium should at all events have been evoked towards his misdeeds, subtle, designing, and corrupt as they were. In this behalf, I should apprise Your Grace that immediately after the arrival of Sir Hercules Robinson, Dr. Bridges wrote a letter to His Excellency, stating that he invited the most searching enquiry into his acts. About one year afterwards, when I laid a series of charges against Dr. Bridges, he refused to meet them, alleging as a reason that I was a convicted libeller!\n\nThe whole of these charges are so plain and straightforward that unless their bare existence be denied (which is impossible), I am at a loss to comprehend how Your Grace can fail to entertain them. I have no desire beyond that of purging this Colony of the old leaven of that corruption which has cast so foul a blot on British institutions in the South of China. I profess the most profound respect for Your Grace, and in true devotion to the Queen and the Country, I would unwillingly admit myself second to any man breathing. Should Your Grace deem me captious, impracticable, and insolent to the powers that be, by reason of the freedom of thought and speech which our laws secure to the most humble, let me assure Your Grace that a greater mistake on a small matter could hardly be imagined.\n\nI lay these charges at Your Grace's door, holding myself at your disposal to substantiate them at any time and place H.M. Government may require of me to do so.\n\nI am,\nMy Lord Duke,\nYour Grace's most obedient servant,\n\n## Correspondence\n\nNo. 484.\n\nColonial Secretary Office, Hongkong, 7th August, 1862.\n\n176\n\nI am directed by His Excellency The Administrator of the Government to inform you that he has received a Despatch from the Duke of Newcastle acknowledging the receipt of your letter to His Grace of the 11th April last.\n\nI am also to state that a Dispatch has been received from His Grace acknowledging the receipt of your Communication of the 24th April, and in respect to the latter, His Grace directs you to be informed that he will always hold it to be his duty to consider carefully any charge against any Public Office which is either accompanied by proof of its truth, or which is such as to leave on his mind, after receiving the explanation of the Officer inculpated, any serious suspicion of his misconduct.\n\nHis Grace observes that the explanations furnished by Sir Hercules Robinson in the present case are such as to leave no such impression in regard to any of the statements made by yourself.\n\nThe Duke of Newcastle adds, therefore, that if you wish to carry the matter any further, it will rest with you to produce proof of such of your allegations as you conceive yourself able to establish, retracting those which on further enquiry you may find yourself to have made without foundation.\n\nY. J. MURROW Esq.\n\nI have the honor to be,\nSir,\nYour most Obedient Servant,\nW. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.\n\nHongkong, 14th August, 1862.\n\nI am in due receipt of your favor of the 7th inst., which, partly from absence at Macao, partly from indisposition, and partly from excessive occupation, I have been unable to reply to until this morning.\n\nIf you will be kind enough to furnish me with copies of Sir Hercules Robinson's despatches to His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, forwarding mine of 11th and 24th April last, as also a copy of His Grace's despatch upon which your favor now acknowledged is based, I shall be ready to lay in a formal manner the charges I have made, and shall proceed with all speed to their substantiation.\n\nThe Honorable,\nW. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.\n\nNo. 514\n\nSIR,\n\nI am\nYour Obedient Servant,\nY. J. MURROW.\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th August, 1862.\n\nI have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date requesting me to furnish you with copies of Sir Hercules Robinson's despatches to the Duke of Newcastle forwarding your letters to His Grace of the 11th and 24th April last, and also a copy of the Duke of Newcastle's despatch upon which my letter to you of the 7th instant was based.\n\nIn reply, I am directed by His Excellency the Administrator of the Government to state that in neither case has he any authority to meet your request.\n\nY. J. MURROW Esq.\n\nI have the honor to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient servant,\nW. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 254155, "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": "CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9]", "page_number": 261, "title": "CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9]", "content_text": "## \n\n4 \n\n258 \n\n5 \n\nabstain from acts of actual war \n\nالله \n\nevidence there is \n\nno mode of punishing them for gross impertinence or refusal to perform their duty. Instances of impertinence both to their Officers and Consuls, and likewise of refusal to work, have become very frequent among Foreign Seamen in consequence of the men being aware that they can act with impunity. And much serious inconvenience, and not unfrequently pecuniary loss, has been the result. When their Captain refuses to compel them to work, and the object is to discharge them, they too often become, as in the case of deserters, a burthen upon the British Government.\n\nI hope that you will accept my apology for troubling you in this matter, and kindly furnish me with the information I require, namely whether acts of insubordination short of assault on the part of Foreign Seamen at Hongkong are dealt with by the Authorities, and in what manner and to what extent Consuls are recognised and supported in such cases, and if they have of themselves authority to commit refractory sailors to any of the Colonial Jails.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n**(Signed) Rr. Macpherson** \nResident Councillor,\n\n**(True Copy)** \nMA. Alexander \nActing Colonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 254337, "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": "CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9]", "page_number": 440, "title": "CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9]", "content_text": "I have the honor to report to you the loss of the British Barque James Lemon Official Number 13,309 (owner James Lemon, Merchant of Belfast,) by shipwreck on the East side of the Pratas Shoal on the night of the 16 instant, having on board a cargo of coals and bound to Shanghae, Consignees being Messrs Heard and Co.\n\nThe Honorable W.H. Alexander, Esqre, Acting Colonial Secretary.\n\nSir,\n\n(Copy)\n\nWe ...\n\nHarbor Master's Office, \nHongkong, 25th September 1862.\n\n## \nReports the loss of the James Lemon & the fragment to the Cat Lunk Master of K 350 for rescuing the Crew, after his having received general instructions as Agent of Lunk Neasties would perform that service keenly.\n\nThe Acting Governor asks, in similar cases, it appears not very exorbitant (as it certainly is in the case of the Lord of the Isles) it is a very unwise faith to diminish the reward by so much demanded. The result of such a policy might be fatal to Shipwrecked Crews.\n\nMr. Avereer, The Duke to Newcastle / Inclosure.\n\nReceived. Reporting payment of 350 Dollars on account of the late ship \"James Lemon\".\n\n1. Mink to ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 254593, "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": "CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12]", "page_number": 225, "title": "CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12]", "content_text": "223\n\nDetailed plans (some also sent with explanations) are sent from England. I've general plan is not sufficiently carefully considered; and the individual site of each barrack considered as practicable to obtain the greatest benefit complete.\n\nMy project is sufficiently advanced to show any detailed sites for my project - but plans will be sent as early as practicable - of a general point they will extend across the peninsula. The Mess House - Orderly rooms, the Officers Quarters for the Centre, remainder of Officers Quarters on either flanks.\n\nThese plans returned here as early as possible. All the copies have been retained as requested to be. Officers are employed. I send them to save time, and for the reference of Brigadier General Commanding. Copies will be sent after they are returned to complete the correspondence.\n\nI have, etc.\n(Signed) H. G. B. Moody, Lt. Col. R. E.\n\nSt. with stores near the deep water. Officers and Sergeants Barracks intervening Quarters; roads leading across camps also ramps from Uverifiom to Barracks gelanted. Supply of water between.\n\n(True Copy)\n(Signed) E. Carvalho, Temporary Clerk, B. & D.\n\n(True Copy)\nMA Alexander\nActing Colonial Secretary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 254636, "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": "CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12]", "page_number": 266, "title": "CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12]", "content_text": "## \n\nNo 688.\n\nThe Acting Governor, considering it necessary to appoint a Committee for the purpose of investigating the circumstances under which the deficiency of £2,225 in the Treasury balance has occurred, has been pleased to nominate Miss May Masson, and ... to form that Committee.\n\nYou will have the goodness to give these gentlemen every facility for pursuing their enquiry, and will lay the same injunction upon the Officers under you.\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, \nHong Kong, 6th October, 1862\n\nGentlemen,\n\nHis Excellency the Acting Governor, considering it necessary to appoint a Committee for the purpose of investigating the circumstances under which the deficiency of £2,225 in the Treasury balance has occurred, has been pleased to nominate you to form that Committee. His Excellency is desirous that you should report fully upon the matter and state the cause.\n\n(Signed) W. H. Alexander, \nActing Colonial Secretary\n\n(True Copy) \nW. H. Alexander, \nActing Colonial Secretary\n\nTo \nMiss May Masson, Esq. \nJ. Turner Logan, Esq.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 255543, "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": "CO129-090 - Public Offices & Others - 1862", "page_number": 255, "title": "CO129-090 - Public Offices & Others - 1862", "content_text": "# \n\nThird.---With having claimed and obtained from Mr. Norman Masson, half the fees appertaining to the said office of Registrar of the Court, during the time that Mr. Masson was fulfilling the duties of the office upon Mr. Alexander's absence. Mr. Alexander had no legal claim whatever to the same---according to the regulations made and provided, the whole should have been paid into the Treasury, the acting officer being paid a moiety and the other moiety dealt with as the Governor might please to direct.\n\nFourth. With having made a similar arrangement with Mr. Huffum who became acting Registrar upon Mr. Alexander being made acting Colonial Secretary.\n\nAs for the charges against Dr. Bridges-Your Grace limits me to such as may enable the Government to prosecute him criminally. I therefore confine my charges to three.\n\nFirst. I call attention to a letter which Mr. May, the Superintendent of police, wrote to Dr. Bridges, then Acting Colonial Secretary, under date of 20th July 1857-[to be found in the last Hongkong Blue Book page 70.] The whole tenor of the letter has reference to the illicit connexion between Caldwell and Mahchow Wong. Near the conclusion of the letter it is stated that Wong Akee's (Malchow Wong's real name) books and papers had been seized, and that they implicated Caldwell.\n\nOn the 22nd or 23rd November 1858, in the trial of the Queen v Tarrant Dr. Bridges admitted on oath that he ordered those books and papers to be burnt about March 1858-he further swore, that up to that time he had not been made aware of any illicit connexion between the pirate and Caldwell-nor had he the smallest idea that the papers implicated the latter. The following parties amongst many others heard Dr. Bridges give this evidence. Mr. Tudor Davies, Mr. Mongan, Mr. Chisholm Anstey, Mr. May, Mr. Tarrant, and myself. There can be no plea urged on the ground of lapse of memory for Dr. Bridges garbled and distorted Mr. May's letter of 20th July 1857 ere the Governor saw it, and would have succeeded in procuring Mr. May's suspension as well as Mr. Anstey's, but for the death of his nominee, the acting Attorney General, Mr. Day.\n\nHere Your Grace, I submit is a clear charge of perjury and of burning public papers of which he was Custos.\n\nI now turn Your Grace's attention to page 20 of the Report of the Caldwell commission. It will be there seen that Dr. Bridges having with malice aforethought, arranged matters with Caldwell, induced and instigated that individual to swear that a number of the inmates of a brothel had escaped into a house occupied by Mr. May. Mr. May, immediately appealed to the Governor, Sir John Bowring, who required Caldwell to prove or to retract this false and damaging accusation. Caldwell retracted and apologised on 31st March 1858; (Vide Civil service abuse Enquiry page 76) Dr. Bridges, then acting Colonial Secretary, suppressed and concealed that despatch. Dr. Bridges, as will be seen, repeated the falsehood, though not on oath, before the Caldwell Commission on 9th June 1858---as so also did Caldwell, which will be seen from Mr. Cleverly's evidence at page 73 of the Civil Service abuse Enquiry. Finally about one year afterwards Caldwell published a pamphlet called a Vindication wherein the same falsehood was repeated, of which pamphlet Dr. Bridges corrected the proofs. Here is a case of subornation of perjury.\n\nEven should there be some insuperable difficulty in obtaining legal proofs of these charges, there can be no question as to the moral guilt of the accused; and I am at a loss even now to discover a reason why Dr. Bridges should have been excluded from the action of the enquiry instituted by the Executive Council, for surely public opprobrium should at all events have been evoked towards his misdeeds, subtle, designing, and corrupt as they were. In this behalf I should apprise Your Grace, that immediately after the arrival of Sir Hercules Robinson, Dr. Bridges wrote a letter to His Excellency, stating that he invited the most searching enquiry into his acts. About one year afterwards, when I laid a series of charges against Dr. Bridges, he refused to meet them, alleging as a reason that I was a convicted libeller!\n\nThe whole of these charges are so plain and straightforward, that unless their bare existence be denied (which is impossible) I am at a loss to comprehend how Your Grace can fail to entertain them. I have no desire beyond that of purging this Colony of the old leaven of that corruption which has cast so foul a blot on British institutions in the South of China. I profess the most profound respect for Your Grace, and in true devotion to the Queen and the Country, I would unwillingly admit myself second to any man breathing. Should Your Grace deem me captious, impracticable, and insolent to the powers that be, by reason of the freedom of thought and speech which our laws secure to the most humble, let me assure Your Grace that a greater mistake on a small matter could hardly be imagined.\n\nI lay these charges at Your Grace's door, holding myself at your disposal to substantiate them at any time and place H. M. Government may require of me to do so.\n\nI am,\nMy Lord Duke,\nYour Grace's most obedient servant.\nY. J. Murrow\n\nNo. 484,\n\nSIR,\n\nCopy of Correspondence referred to.\n\n210130/\n253\n\n**Colonial Secretary Office, Hongkong, 7th August, 1862.**\n\nI am directed by His Excellency The Administrator of the Government to inform you that he has received a Despatch from the Duke of Newcastle acknowledging the receipt of your letter to His Grace of the 11th April last.\n\nI am also to state that a Dispatch has been received from His Grace acknowledging the receipt of your Communication of the 24th April, and in respect to the latter His Grace directs you to be informed that he will always hold it to be his duty to consider carefully any charge against any Public Office which is either accompanied by proof of its truth, or which is such as to leave on his mind, after receiving the explanation of the Officer inculpated, any serious suspicion of his misconduct.\n\nHis Grace observes that the explanations furnished by Sir Hercules Robinson in the present case are such as to leave no such impression in regard to any of the statements made by yourself,\n\nThe Duke of Newcastle adds therefore that if you wish to carry the matter any further it will rest with you to produce proof of such of your allegations as you conceive yourself able to establish, retracting those which on further enquiry you may find yourself to have made without foundation.\n\nY. J. MURROW Esq.\n\nSIR,\n\nI have the honor to be,\nSir,\nYour most Obedient Servant,\nW. H. ALEXANDER.\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\nHongkong, 14th August, 1862.\n\nI am in due receipt of your favor of the 7th inst. which partly from absence at Macao, partly from indisposition, and partly from excessive occupation, I have been unable to reply to until this morning.\n\nYou will be kind enough to furnish me with copies of Sir Hercules Robinson's despatches to His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, forwarding mine of 11th and 24th April last, as also a copy of His Grace's despatch upon which your favor now acknowledged is based, I shall be ready to lay in a formal manner the charges I have made, and shall proceed with all speed to their substantiation.\n\nThe Honorable,\nW. H. ALEXANDER.\nActing Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.\n\nNo. 614\n\nSIR,\n\nI am\nYour Obedient Servant.\nY. J. MURROW.\n\n**Colonial Secretary's Office. Hongkong, 15th August, 1862.**\n\nI have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date requesting me to furnish you with copies of Sir Hercules Robinson's despatches to the Duke of Newcastle forwarding your letters to His Grace of the 11th and 24th April last, and also a copy of the Duke of Newcastle's despatch upon which my letter to you of the 7th instant was based.\n\nIn reply I am directed by His Excellency the Administrator of the Government to state that in neither case has he any authority to meet your request.\n\nY. J. MURROW Esq.\n\nI have the honor to be,\nSir,\nyour most obedient servant.\nW. H. ALEXANDER,\nActing Colonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-090 - Public Offices & Others - 1862.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 256073, "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": "CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3]", "page_number": 401, "title": "CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3]", "content_text": "## Harbor Master's Office, Hongkong, 19th July, 1865\n\nThe British Barque \"Ardville\". Crew and Passengers of wrecked vessel conveyed to Hongkong.\n\nReporting payment of $1000 for the conveyance to Hongkong of the wrecked crew and passengers.\n\n- With reference to the loss of British Barque \"Andville\" of London (Official No. 1906) on the Pratas Shoal on the 1st Instant, I have the honor to report that Captain Williamson, late of that vessel, has given a security Bond for $2,000 (copy enclosed) for the conveyance of himself, Passengers and crew, 180 in all, to this Port.\n\nThe person who holds this Bond has applied here several times for payment; the Captain states he is unable to procure payment.\n\n**To**\nThe Honorable J. Alexander, Esq\nActing Colonial Secretary\n\nR. C. Rogen\nHarbor Master\n\nPage 70 \n`A: 63` \n`In 45 7389`\n`Sev` \n`Copy` \nReceived \n2 enclosures \nThe Duke of Newcastle", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 256271, "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": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]", "page_number": 28, "title": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]", "content_text": "25\n\nMagazines being quite full there is no place in the Colony\n\n20\n\nPowder and ... curr rrov in which it can be safely stored, it cannot after arrival be exported except under very exceptional circumstances, to enquire whether some means could not be taken.\n\nby Your Government either by Proclamation, Notification or otherwise to warn Shippers not to send Gunpowder to this Colony, and to point out to them the risk, inconvenience and even loss that is incurred by Ships arriving in Hongkong with such cargo on board.\n\nI have, &c\n\n(Signed) W.H. Alexander\n\nActing Colonial Secretary\n\n(True Copy)\n\nMt Alexander\n\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\n22", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 256414, "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": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]", "page_number": 171, "title": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]", "content_text": "THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND MAY, 1863.\n\nAnd We do hereby further declare and ordain that from and after the same date the Dollar of Mexico or other silver Dollar of equivalent value as may from time to time be authorized by the Governor or Officer administering the Government of Hongkong shall be the only legal tender of payment (except as hereinafter directed) within Our said Island of Hongkong and its dependencies:\n\nAnd we do hereby further ordain and declare that such silver coins as may be issued from Our Mint representing some multiple of the Cent or one hundredth part of the said Dollar shall be legal tender of payment for any sum not exceeding two Dollars and such copper or bronze coins as may be issued from Our Mint representing the cent or one hundredth part or the mil or cash representing one thousandth part of the said Dollar shall be legal tender of payment for any sum not exceeding one dollar:\n\nAnd we do hereby further ordain and declare that the silver and copper coins to be issued from Our Mint as aforesaid shall be prepared as follows:---\n\nThe silver pieces of money shall be prepared of silver containing twenty per cent of alloy. Every such piece shall have for the obverse impression Our Effigy crowned, with the Inscription \"Victoria Queen\" and for the reverse impression an inscription indicating the value of the piece in cents of a dollar with the words \"Hongkong\" and the date of the year, and the same inscription repeated in Chinese Characters.\n\nA copper piece representing one hundredth part of a Dollar shall have for the obverse impression Our Effigy crowned, with the Inscription \"Victoria Queen\" and for the reverse impression the Inscription \"One Cent Hongkong\" with the date of the year, and the same inscription repeated in Chinese Characters.\n\nAnother copper piece representing one thousandth part of a Dollar shall be perforated in the centre, and have for the obverse impression the Inscription \"V.R.\" surmounted by a Crown, with \"Hongkong, One Mil\" and the date of the year, and for the reverse impression the inscription Hongkong One Cash or One Mil represented in Chinese Characters.\n\nNo. 44.\n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nWhereas it has been reported to this Government that among the Pirate Junks infesting this neighbourhood and the Formosa Channel certain lawless Persons, English and American, are employed, it is hereby notified that\n\nA REWARD OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS\n\nwill be paid for such information as shall lead to the conviction, on trial before the Supreme Court of this Colony, of any such Person so associating with Pirates.\n\nInformation will be received by the Senior Naval Officer, H.M.S. Princess Charlotte in harbour, or the Captain Superintendent of Police on shore, and every protection will be given to Informants.\n\nBy Order,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1863.\n\nW. H. ALEXANDER,\n\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\nWEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.\n\nTHE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2nd MAY, 1863.\n\nNo. 3.-LIST of DEAD LETTERS which have been returned from the General Post Office in London and other places for the various reasons assigned upon them, addressed as undermentioned, the writers of which can obtain them on application.\n\n \n Johnston, Miss M., care of Mrs. Henry Smith, No. 28, Charles Street,\n 1\n \n \n Adlington, Mrs., care of Mr. John Marsh, No. 12 Manchester Terrace, Manchester Road,\n 1\n \n \n Allen, Mrs. Elizabeth, No. 5 Bayhorse Lane, Gildort Street, London,\n 1\n \n \n Anderson, Frank, care of Mustave, Storekeeper, Sandrige, Victoria, Australia,\n \n \n \n Benewais, Captain, R.N., ship Agincourt, London,\n \n \n \n Brown, Mr. D., 7 Church Lane, Dundee, Scotland,\n \n \n \n Baker, Mr. James, 16 Sutton Street, Commercial Road, London,\n \n \n \n Bergman, Herr C., Stockholm, Sweden,\n \n \n \n Boswell, Mr. N. W., Salem Mass, U.S.A.,\n \n \n \n Brijant, Mrs. Ette., 96 Sackett Street, South Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.,\n \n \n \n Bradley, Mr. P. M., No. 17 Van Brant Street, Brooklyn, New York,\n \n \n \n Bradley, Joseph, barque Oliver Cromwell of Shields, London,\n \n \n \n Baker, Mr. A. Ú., Assistant Engineers' Department, Navy Yard, Philadelphia,\n \n \n \n Greenock, Scotland,\n \n \n \n Jackson, Mas. E. M., Mayors Office, Town Hall, Sydney,\n \n \n \n Kelly, Miss Elizabeth, 15 Astrol Street, North End, England,\n \n \n \n Kor, S. L., Madras Railway,\n 2\n \n \n Keys, Mrs. Frederick, No. 33, King Street, Snows Fields, Borough, London,\n 1\n \n \n Lord, Mrs. Alfred Cottage, Alfred Street, London,\n 1\n \n \n McGregor, Captain James, Barque Ophir, London,\n 1\n \n \n Moore, Mr. Ellen, South Boston, Mass,\n \n \n \n Mairhead, Mrs. S., No. 96, Motà Street, New York,\n \n \n \n Marshall, Charles, Manchester,\n \n \n \n Minat, Miss Weldt, Boston, U.S.A.\n \n \n \n McCleau, Miss Emily, care of A. B. McClean, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., North America,\n 1\n \n \n Major, H. B., Captain of Ship Noricay, care of Messrs. Young Schultz, New York\n 1\n \n \n Mellet, Miss Eliza, No. 1, Castor Street, West India Road, London,\n \n \n \n Marshall & Co., London,\n \n \n \n Brideell, Miss Louisa, 41 North port Street, New North Road, London,\n 1\n \n \n Collins, Mrs., No, G John Street, White Horse, Stepney, London,\n 1\n \n \n Chase, E., Boston, U.S.A.,\n 1\n \n \n Costello, Mrs. Ann, care of Mr. Dolas, Wine Spirit Stores, Liverpool,\n 1\n \n \n Cunnah, Mrs. Catherine, St. Bridges, Cheshire,\n \n \n \n Charetto, Monsieur, Mont, 34 Rue St. Mare, Paris,\n 1\n \n \n Clarke, Mr. Joseph, Wellington Buildings South, Castle Street, Liverpool,\n \n \n \n Cheever, Captain W. J., barque Magie, New York,\n \n \n \n Dorsman, Mr., No. 12 Jackson Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool,\n \n \n \n Dugas, Monsieur, Lyons,\n \n \n \n Pile, Mrs. David, Boot and Shoemaker, Melbourne, Australia,\n \n \n \n Putts, Mathilda, care of Mrs. Meanly, No. 17, Mason St., off Wapping Dock, Liverpool,\n \n \n \n Pettingel, John, Philadelphia,\n \n \n \n Randall, Mrs. Thomas, care of Mr. E. Wallis, at Messrs. Wolf & Co., Shipping Agent, Southampton, England,\n \n \n \n Rudy & Co., Liverpool,\n \n \n \n Randell, Miss Emma, 20 Street, James Road, Victoria Park, London,\n 1\n \n \n Staunton, Mrs. Camps, Buildings Yarmouth, Norfolk,\n \n \n \n Doyan, J. M., Troy, N.Y., care of Messrs. Fogg Brothers, New York, U.S.A.,\n \n \n \n Downie, Mr. William, Carpenter and Timber Merchant, Geelong, West Australia,\n 1\n \n \n Smith, Mr. Hansel, 3 Hill Street, Pecksham, London,\n 1\n \n \n Semenza, Henry, Marseilles,\n 11\n \n Davezac, Monsieur, Sans Directeur des Postes, à Marseilles,\n \n \n \n Day, Miss Lizy, No. 1 Hooper Square, White Chapel, London,\n \n \n \n Dickmann, Miss, No. 42, Bute Docks, Cardiff, Glemorganshire, Wales,\n \n \n \n Duan, Mrs. L., London, (N.),\n \n \n \n Elliot, Esq., A. C., Baltimore, Md., U.S.A.,\n \n \n \n Firth, Miss South, Swiss Cottage, Worthing,\n \n \n \n Friedeburg, Mrs. E., 62 Upper, St. Pauls Road, Camden Town, London,\n 2\n \n \n Fry, Jos & Sons, Lower Castle Street, Liverpool, England,\n \n \n \n Fowten, Miss Angelina, No. 29, Redyke, Antwerp, Belgium,\n \n \n \n Goodrige, Miss Bessie, 18 Manchester Street, above Bar, Southampton, England,\n \n \n \n Gazard, Miss Maria, 11 Mankett Place, Lancaster, England,\n \n \n \n Helguero, Tenor D. Pedro, Paris,\n \n \n \n Simpson, Mrs. G., enre of Mr. H. McMustry, Belfast, P.O., Ireland,\n \n \n \n Sauten, J. H., van Krompen,\n \n \n \n Smidt, H. de, str. Arratoon Apenr, care of Messrs. Stephen Joachim, Bombay,\n \n \n \n Smith, Mrs., 132 York Road, Lambeth, Surry,\n \n \n \n Thompson, Miss F., 58 Blackett Street, New Castle upon Tyne, Northumburland, England,\n \n \n \n Times, Editor, London,\n 1\n \n \n Underhill, Miss, 13 Cambridge Square, London,\n 1\n \n \n Vedova, Catherina, Corvetto Fontanavossa, Genova,\n 1\n \n \n Wild, Miss A, E., at Mr. Thompson, Greeland Street, London,\n 1\n \n \n Watts, Mr. Robert, and Mr. Dumis, 4 Woodland Place, Charlton, Woolwich,\n \n \n \n Hadwin, Miss Joanua, care of Mrs. Henry Mackel, Wild Street off, London Road, Liverpool,\n \n \n \n General Post Office, Hongkong, 1st May, 1863.\n \n \n \n Walling, Mrs. Garrett, care of Mr. J. Gillmor, No. 50, Laight Street, New York,\n \n \n \n F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.\n \n \n\nList of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 1st May, 1863.\n\n \n Letters\n Papers\n \n \n Carpenter, R.\n 2\n \n \n Gue, G.\n \n \n \n Graves\n \n \n \n Gomes, J.\n \n \n \n Almeida, A. A.\n 3\n \n \n Calcott, C.\n \n \n \n Allen, H. L.\n \n \n \n Algar Aegerter, J.\n 1\n \n \n Campbell, D.\n 5\n \n \n Comby\n 1\n \n \n Farren, J.\n \n \n \n Gilpin, S.\n \n \n \n Imbert. E.\n \n \n \n Irvine, J.\n 2\n \n \n Muller, J. W.\n 1\n \n \n Martin, T.\n \n \n \n Swan, W.\n 1\n \n \n Marr, J. B.\n 1\n \n \n Jones, T.\n 2\n \n \n Comp, J.\n \n \n \n Carberry, Mrs. M.\n 1\n \n \n Gonsales, J.\n \n \n \n Nexon, A.\n 1\n \n \n Stephens, E.\n \n \n \n Shineful, C.\n 1\n \n \n Shedgate, J.\n 1\n \n \n Saggart, J.\n 2\n \n \n Kurssens, H. J.\n 1\n \n \n Nicholas, A.\n 1\n \n \n Scott, A. C.\n \n \n \n Clark,\n 1\n \n \n Grane, J.\n \n \n \n King, M.\n 1\n \n \n Syler, J. C.\n \n \n \n Chaves, M,\n +2\n \n \n Oneil, M.\n 1\n \n \n Stokes, C.\n \n \n \n Conery, W.\n 1\n \n \n Gold, C.\n \n \n \n Lainbert, J.\n 1\n \n \n Osborne, F.\n +2\n \n \n Swanstrom, L.\n 1\n \n \n Cranston, J. W.\n 1\n \n \n Green, A\n \n \n \n Lloyd, E.\n \n \n \n Oson, S. M.\n 1\n \n \n Child, J.\n 1\n \n \n Goodail, G.\n 1\n \n \n Litileberry, C.\n 1\n \n \n Taylor, J.\n 1\n \n \n Granderie, E. G\n \n \n \n Luna\n \n \n \n Pellet, A\n 1\n \n \n Todd, J. H.\n 1\n \n \n Dunn\n 1\n \n \n Girette, C.\n 4\n \n \n Lewis, 0.\n \n \n \n Pinckernelle, A.!\n 37\n \n \n Dounan, D.\n 3\n \n \n Lucas, Miss\n \n \n \n Petrie, T.\n 1\n \n \n Talbert\n \n \n \n Thompson\n 2\n \n \n Dyce, J. R.\n 1\n \n \n H. B.\n 1\n \n \n Lala\n \n \n \n Hind. H. W.\n \n \n \n Lecog, A.\n 1\n \n \n Rabone, W.\n \n \n \n Thomas, Capt.\n 1\n \n \n Ronald, S.\n \n \n \n Escale, C.\n 1\n \n \n Hamilton, Mrs.\n 1\n \n \n Laun, E.\n \n \n \n Van der Laan\n 1\n \n \n Becker, J.\n \n \n \n Hide\n \n \n \n Rodrigues\n \n \n \n Roza, A. F.\n \n \n \n Rattiece, J.\n 1\n \n \n Ferreira, A.\n 2\n \n \n Honis\n \n \n \n Mayer W.\n \n \n \n Bennett, L\n 1\n \n \n Fullertem, A.\n \n \n \n Hay\n 2\n \n \n Marques, C. M.\n 1\n \n \n Roclofs, C. A.\n 1\n \n \n Willcox, C. S.\n 1\n \n \n Williamson, A.B.\n 1\n \n \n Rementer, G.\n 2\n \n \n Bonde, C.\n 1\n \n \n Funny, F.\n 1\n \n \n Harton, H.\n 1\n \n \n McRimnon, J.\n 1\n \n \n Brown, T.\n 1\n \n \n Freedie,\n \n \n \n Hodgson, W.\n 1\n \n \n McKayna, P.\n 2\n \n \n Rubbert, F.\n \n \n \n Wallis, C.\n 1\n \n \n Bobst, J. R.\n 1\n \n \n Fortozo, G.\n 2\n \n \n Hirsah, A.\n 1\n \n \n Mason, P.\n 2\n \n \n Rosselet, J.\n \n \n \n Wade, J.\n 1\n \n \n Williamson, W.\n 1\n \n \n Folgin, Capt.\n 1\n \n \n Ilussmann, C.\n 1\n \n \n Clarke J.\n 1\n \n \n Fraser, W. J.\n 1\n \n \n Harrison, E.\n 1\n \n \n Monte, Capt.\n \n \n \n Mello, A.\n 1\n \n \n Smith\n 2\n \n \n Simmons,\n 1\n \n \n Whyte, J.\n 1\n \n \n Whitehead, W.\n 1\n \n \n J. V.\n \n \n \n Butler, J. B.\n \n \n \n Baker, W.\n \n \n \n Brand & Co.\n \n \n \n Britto, A.\n \n \n \n Behrendt\n \n \n \n Benito,\n \n \n \n Boyle, Mrs.\n \n \n \n Baptista,\n \n \n \n Brymaner, R.\n \n \n \n Raase, H.\n \n \n \n Bain, W. S.\n \n \n \n M. J.\n 1\n \n \n Bastone, E.\n \n \n\nPOST OFFICE NOTICE.\n\n \n DATE\n 6 A.M.\n NOON\n 6 P.M.\n \n \n April 25\n 30.02\n 30.03\n 30.03\n \n \n \n 79\n 79\n \n \n \n 26\n 30.12\n 30.12\n 30.13\n \n \n \n 77\n 76\n 74\n \n \n 27\n 30.11\n 30.12\n 30.10\n \n \n \n 76\n 74\n \n \n \n 28\n 30.12\n 30.14\n 30.14\n \n \n \n 75\n 78\n 76\n \n \n \n 77\n 73\n 75\n \n \n 29\n 30.14\n 30.10\n 30.12\n \n \n \n 74\n 74\n 75\n \n \n 30\n 30.10\n 30.07\n 30.03\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 1\n 30.02\n 30.00\n 29.95\n \n \n \n 75\n 80\n 78\n \n\nREGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.\n\nHeight above Sea Level 1,770 feet.\n\n \n DATE\n 6 A.M.\n NOON\n 6 P.M.\n 6 A.M.\n NOON\n 6 P.M.\n \n \n \n BAROMETER\n THER-MOMETER\n \n \n April 25\n 28.15\n 28.22\n 28.20\n 71.30\n 74.00\n 71.00\n \n \n \n 28.16\n 28.15\n \n 70.30\n 72.30\n 70.30\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 70.30\n 74.15\n \n \n \n 26\n 28.20\n 28.23\n 28.21\n 68.20\n 68.50\n 68.30\n \n \n \n 28.19\n 28.19\n \n 68.00\n 68.10\n 68.00\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 67.50\n 70.00\n \n \n \n 27\n 28.21\n 28.25\n 28.24\n 67.50\n 68.30\n 69.15\n \n \n \n 28.22\n 28.20\n \n 67.30\n 68.00\n 68.50\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 67.00\n 70.00\n \n \n \n 28\n 28.24\n 28.27\n 28.26\n 68.30\n 71.15\n 69.30\n \n \n \n 28.24\n 28.23\n \n 68.00\n 70.00\n 68.15\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 66.50\n 73.00\n \n \n \n 29\n 28.22\n 28.25\n 28.23\n 67.15\n 67.55\n 67.00\n \n \n \n 28.18\n 28.17\n \n 66.50\n 66.15\n 65.00\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 66.00\n 68.80\n \n \n \n 30\n 28.18\n 28.21\n 28.18\n 66.35\n 68.30\n 68.30\n \n \n \n 28.14\n 28.12\n \n 66.15\n 68.00\n 68.00\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 65.30\n 69.00\n \n \n \n May 1\n 28.13\n 28.18\n 28.17\n 69.30\n 73.00\n 73.00\n \n \n \n 28.15\n 28.12\n \n 69.00\n 72.00\n 72.80\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 67.00\n 74.00\n \n \n\nList of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 1st May, 1863.\n\n \n Letters\n Papers\n \n \n Alchymist\n 5\n \n \n Castle\n 1\n \n \n Freuella\n 1\n \n \n Julie\n \n \n \n Nubia\n 1\n \n \n R. B. Forbes.\n \n \n \n Adelaide\n 1\n \n \n Calypso\n 1\n \n \n Forerunner\n 1\n \n \n Nestorian\n 1\n \n \n Star of the\n 1\n \n \n Atriveda\n 1\n \n \n Cornelia\n 2\n \n \n Ferozepore\n 2\n \n \n Kaloomeer\n 1\n \n \n Nemesis\n 1\n \n \n North\n 3\n \n \n African\n 1\n \n \n Mathilde\n 1\n \n \n Kessington\n 2\n \n \n Alexander\n 4\n \n \n City of Durham\n 1\n \n \n Genoa\n 1\n \n \n Kalamba\n \n \n \n Oriental\n 1\n \n \n Shanghae\n 1\n \n \n Saldanha\n 16\n \n \n Amalia\n 2\n \n \n Chase\n 1\n \n \n Good Success\n 1\n \n \n Kelso\n 1\n \n \n Orga\n 1\n \n \n Swiftsure\n 1\n \n \n Alarm\n 17\n \n \n Cahandabar\n 1\n \n \n Glocester\n 1\n \n \n Oneida\n 1\n \n \n Sobat Seba\n \n \n \n Anjuna\n 1\n \n \n Cambalu\n 1\n \n \n Glorioza\n 1\n \n \n Luna\n \n \n \n Auld Reckie\n \n \n \n G. Ruxton\n \n \n \n Lion\n \n \n \n Persia\n 1\n \n \n Sooloo\n \n \n \n April 25\n 28.15\n \n \n \n 28.22\n \n \n \n 28.20\n \n \n \n 28.16\n \n \n \n 28.15\n \n \n \n 71.30\n \n \n \n 74.00\n \n \n \n 71.00\n \n \n \n 70.30\n \n \n \n 72.30\n \n \n \n 70.30\n \n \n \n 70.30\n \n \n \n 74.15\n \n \n 26\n 28.20\n \n \n \n 28.23\n \n \n \n 28.21\n \n \n \n 28.19\n \n \n \n 28.19\n \n \n \n 68.20\n \n \n \n 68.50\n \n \n \n 68.30\n \n \n \n 68.00\n \n \n \n 68.10\n \n \n \n 68.00\n \n \n \n 67.50\n \n \n \n 70.00\n \n \n 27\n 28.21\n \n \n \n 28.25\n \n \n \n 28.24\n \n \n \n 28.22\n \n \n \n 28.20\n \n \n \n 67.50\n \n \n \n 68.30\n \n \n \n 69.15\n \n \n \n 67.30\n \n \n \n 68.00\n \n \n \n 68.50\n \n \n \n 67.00\n \n \n \n 70.00\n \n \n 28\n 28.24\n \n \n \n 28.27\n \n \n \n 28.26\n \n \n \n 28.24\n \n \n \n 28.23\n \n \n \n 68.30\n \n \n \n 71.15\n \n \n \n 69.30\n \n \n \n 68.00\n \n \n \n 70.00\n \n \n \n 68.15\n \n \n \n 66.50\n \n \n \n 73.00\n \n \n 29\n 28.22\n \n \n \n 28.25\n \n \n \n 28.23\n \n \n \n 28.18\n \n \n \n 28.17\n \n \n \n 67.15\n \n \n \n 67.55\n \n \n \n 67.00\n \n \n \n 66.50\n \n \n \n 66.15\n \n \n \n 65.00\n \n \n \n 66.00\n \n \n \n 68.80\n \n \n 30\n 28.18\n \n \n \n 28.21\n \n \n \n 28.18\n \n \n \n 28.14\n \n \n \n 28.12\n \n \n \n 66.35\n \n \n \n 68.30\n \n \n \n 68.30\n \n \n \n 66.15\n \n \n \n 68.00\n \n \n \n 68.00\n \n \n \n 65.30\n \n \n \n 69.00\n \n \n May 1\n 28.13\n \n \n \n 28.18\n \n \n \n 28.17\n \n \n \n 28.15\n \n \n \n 28.12\n \n \n \n 69.30\n \n \n \n 73.00\n \n \n \n 73.00\n \n \n \n 69.00\n \n \n \n 72.00\n \n \n \n 72.80\n \n \n \n 67.00\n \n \n \n 74.00\n \n\nList of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's Ships of War, 1st May, 1863.\n\n \n Letters\n Papers\n \n \n Melville\n 2\n \n \n P. Charlotte\n 7", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 257119, "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": "CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10]", "page_number": 55, "title": "CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10]", "content_text": "(Copy) N=22.\n\nMr Innes to The Duke of Newcastle.\n\n1 Inclosure Received 26th August, Acknowledging His Grace's Circular on Sanitary Statistics of Colonial Native Schools and Hospitals. – reply to Miss Nightingale's Paper and forwarding Colonial Surgeon's report.\n\n[...]\n\nSir F. Rogers to Miss Nightingale with other advices.\n\nCircular to the same.\n\nR 22 Jan!\n\nVictoria Hongkong. 23rd November, 1860. 52\n\nIn reply to your despatch No. 1290 of 23rd October last covering Circular despatch from the Duke of Newcastle transmitting a paper prepared by Miss Nightingale \"Sanitary Statistics of Colonial Native Schools and Hospitals\" and requiring me to furnish for submission to His Grace a Return embodying the information required as fully as possible.\n\nHonorable W. St. Alexander, Acting Colonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 257605, "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": "CO129-095 - Public Offices - 1863", "page_number": 162, "title": "CO129-095 - Public Offices - 1863", "content_text": "THE LONDON GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 15, 1863.\n\n4474\n\nin favour of the Poles, In every considerable State where there exists a national representation, —in England, in France, in Austria, in Prussia, in Italy, in Spain, in Portugal, in Sweden, in Denmark, that sympathy has been manifested. Wherever there is a National Administration, the Administration has shared, though with prudence and reserve in expression, the feelings of the legislature and the nation.\n\nRussia ought to take into account these sympathies, and profit by the lesson which they teach.\n\n3. Prince Gortchakoff lays much stress on the fact, which cannot be denied, that \"the insurgents demand neither an amnesty, nor an autonomy, nor a representation more or less complete.\"\n\nBut it would be a mistake to suppose that in cases of this kind there are only two parties, viz., the Government occupied in suppressing the insurrection, and the leaders of the insurgents busy in fomenting and extending it. Besides these parties there is always in such cases a large floating mass who would be quite contented to see persons and property secure under a just and beneficent Administration. The confidence of this great mass has not been obtained, and their continued inaction can hardly be depended upon.\n\nHer Majesty's Government must again represent the extreme urgency of attempting at once the work of conciliation which is so necessary for the general interest.\n\nIn profiting by the loyal and disinterested assistance which is offered her by Austria, France, and Great Britain, the Court of Russia secures to herself the most powerful means towards making ideas of moderation prevail in Poland, and thus laying the foundations of permanent peace.\n\n4. In referring to the Treaty of Vienna, Prince Gortchakoff says that \"we should not be far from the truth if we affirmed that the 1st Article of the Treaty of Vienna was prepared by and directly emanated from His Majesty the Emperor Alexander 1.\"\n\nHer Majesty's Government readily admit the probability of this supposition. In 1815, Great Britain, Austria, France, and Prussia would have preferred to the arrangement finally made, a restoration of the ancient Kingdom of Poland as it existed prior to the first partition of 1772, or even the establishment of a new independent Kingdom of Poland, with the same limits as the present kingdom.\n\nThe great army which the Emperor Alexander then had in Poland, the important services which Russia had rendered to the Alliance, and, above all, a fear of the renewal of war in Europe, combined to make Great Britain, Austria, and Prussia, accept the arrangement proposed by the Emperor Alexander, although it was, in their eyes, of the three arrangements in contemplation, the one least likely to produce permanent peace and security in Europe.\n\nBut the more Her Majesty's Government see in the decision adopted the prevailing influence of Russia, the more they are impressed with the conviction that the Emperor of Russia ought to be, of all Sovereigns, the most desirous to observe the conditions of that arrangement.\n\nIt would not be open to Russia to enjoy all the benefits of a large addition to her dominions, and to repudiate the terms of the instrument upon which her tenure depends.\n\nIn stating these terms Prince Gortchakoff says that the only stipulation which can have made it appear doubtful that the Emperor of Russia possessed the Kingdom of Poland by the same title as that by which he holds his other possessions, the only one which could make his rights dependent upon any condition whatever, is contained in two passages, which he proceeds to quote.\n\nBut there is another passage which he does not quote. It is found in the beginning of the 1st Article, and says:—\n\n\"The Duchy of Warsaw, with the exception of the provinces and districts which are otherwise disposed of by the following Articles, is united to the Russian Empire, to which it shall be irrevocably attached by its Constitution, and be possessed by His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, his heirs and successors in perpetuity.\"\n\nWere not a national representation intended by this Article it would have been sufficient to say, \"to which it shall be irrevocably attached,\" without any mention of a Constitution.\n\nIt is, therefore, evident that the Constitution is the link by which Poland was connected with Russia. It is important to know what this Constitution was which united Poland and Russia. It was not prescribed by the Treaty; it was not promulgated by the European Powers; its construction was left entirely to the Emperor Alexander but nevertheless, when once promulgated, it must be taken to be the Constitution meant by the framers of the Treaty of Vienna.\n\nIt was for this reason that Her Majesty's Government proposed as the second of the six points laid before the Government of Russia, \"national representation with powers similar to those which are fixed by the Charter of the 3rd November, 1815.\"\n\n5. Passing to the specific propositions of Her Majesty's Government, Prince Gortchakoff says in regard to the six points, that the greater part of the measures which were pointed out by the three Powers \"have already been either decreed or prepared on the initiative of our august Master.\"\n\nTowards the end of the despatch an allusion is made to \"the measures which His Majesty adheres to, both in the germs already laid down, and in the development of them which he has allowed to be foreseen.\"\n\nThis passage, though far from being a definite assurance either of a national representation with efficacious means of control, or of a national administration, gives some hope that the Emperor Alexander will ultimately listen to the inspirations of his own benevolent disposition and to the counsels of Europe.\n\nThe proposal of a suspension of hostilities is rejected in justice to the Emperor's faithful army, to the peaceable majority of Poles, and to Russia, on whom these agitations impose painful sacrifices.\"\n\nThe proposal of a Conference of the Powers who signed the Treaty of Vienna is rejected, and with it the prospect of an immediate and friendly concert.\n\nIn the place of this fair and equitable proposal, the Russian Cabinet suggests that the three Powers who proposed the separate Treaties between Austria and Russia, and Prussia and Russia, previously to the General Treaty of Vienna, should meet together, and that France and Great Britain should be afterwards informed of the result of their deliberations.\n\nThere are two reasons, either of which would be sufficient to condemn this suggestion :-\n\n1. The Treaties in question, taken apart from the provisions inserted in the General Treaty of Vienna, have reference only to material objects, the use of the banks of rivers, the regulations for towing paths, the free passage of merchandize from one province to another, and such other matters of convenience and of commerce.\n\nNo political developments or details are contained in them.\n\n2. It is obvious that such a Conference would place Austria in a false position, and be inconsistent with her relations to France and Great Britain\n\nHis Majesty the Emperor of Austria, therefore, with a proper sense of his own dignity, has at once rejected the Russian proposal.\n\nIn communicating their views to Prince Gortchakoff, it remains to Her Majesty's Government to discharge an imperative duty.\n\nIt is to call his Excellency's most serious attention to the gravity of the situation, and the responsibility which it imposes upon Russia.\n\nGreat Britain, Austria, and France have pointed out the urgent necessity of putting an end to a deplorable state of things which is full of danger to Europe. They have at the same time indicated the means which, in their opinion, ought to be employed to arrive at this termination, and they have offered their co-operation in order to attain it with more certainty.\n\nIf Russia does not perform all that depends upon her to further the moderate and conciliatory views of the three Powers, if she does not enter upon the path which is opened to her by friendly counsels, she makes herself responsible for the serious consequences which the prolongation of the troubles of Poland may produce.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nRUSSELL.\n\n4475\n\nnations, have proved insufficient to satisfy the requirements of modern navigation; and whereas various alterations in such rules and practice have from time to time been made by different nations, but the rules so altered have been found to be in some cases inconsistent with each other, and in other cases to have the force of municipal law only; and whereas certain regulations for the purpose aforesaid have been sanctioned by \"The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, 1862,\" and are contained in the table C, in the schedule to that Act; And whereas for the purpose of correcting certain clerical errors the said regulations have, in pursuance of the provisions in the said Act contained, been modified by an Order in Council bearing date the 9th day of January, 1863, and the said regulations, so modified, are appended to the said Order, and to this Order; And whereas by virtue of the said Act and of the said Order the said regulations so appended as aforesaid, so far as relates to British and French ships and also so far as relates to other foreign ships when within British Jurisdiction, came into operation on the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three; And whereas it is provided by the same Act, that, whenever it is made to appear to Her Majesty that the Government of any foreign country is willing that the regulations for preventing collision contained in Table C in the schedule to the said Act, or such other regulations for preventing collision as are for the time being in force under the said Act should apply to the ships of such country when beyond the limits of British Jurisdiction, Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that such regulations shall apply to the ships of the said foreign country, whether within British Jurisdiction or not. And it is further provided by the said Act than whenever an Order in Council has been issued applying any regulation made by or in pursuance of the said Act to the ships of any foreign country such ships shall, in all cases arising in any British Court, be deemed to be subject to such regulation, and shall for the purpose of such regulation be treated as if they were British ships: And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty that the following Governments, that is to say :-\n\nThe Government of His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, and\n\nThe Government of the Argentine Republic,\n\nare willing that the said Regulations appended to the said Order, and to this Order should apply to ships belonging to their respective countries when beyond the limits of British jurisdiction.\n\nAnd whereas it has also been made to appear to Her Majesty, that\n\nThe Government of His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway\n\nis willing that the said Regulations appended to the said Order and to this Order should, on and after the first day of September, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, apply to ships belonging to Norway when beyond the limits of British jurisdiction;\n\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the power vested in Her by the said recited Act, and by and with the advice and consent of Her Privy Council, is pleased to direct,\n\nThat the said regulations appended to the said Order in Council, bearing date the ninth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and to this Order, shall from the date of...\n\nAT THE COURT AT WINDSOR, the 12th day of September, 1863.\n\nPRESENT,\n\nThe QUEEN's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.\n\nIT is this day ordered by Her Majesty in Council, that the Parliament which stands prorogued to Wednesday, the fourteenth day of October next, be further prorogued to Tuesday, the first day of December next.\n\nArthur Helps.\n\nAT THE COURT AT WINDSOR, the 12th day of September, 1863.\n\nPRESENT,\n\nThe QUEEN's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.\n\nIT is this day ordered by Her Majesty in Council, that the Convocations of the Provinces of Canterbury and York, be prorogued from the day to which the same now stands prorogued, to Wednesday, the second day of December next.\n\nArthur Helps.\n\nAT THE COURT AT WINDSOR, the 12th day of September, 1863.\n\nPRESENT,\n\nThe QUEEN's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.\n\n158", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-095 - Public Offices - 1863.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 258057, "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": "CO129-096 - Others - 1863", "page_number": 58, "title": "CO129-096 - Others - 1863", "content_text": "I appeal to you. The more scrupulous Colony Messrs Mercer & Alexander that I feel convinced that my tonight wish to establish by a succession. Such a stop may check a perusal of letters similar to the Specimens de M. Mercer may have indulged in two copies of. My official communication toward you Officially by Miss Maile \"ting : If Mr Mercer can reconcile his conscience to address such Ala M. Morcer for transmission to you self, to an Gentleman serving in the same Colony with him.\n\nThose I bring. I do not ask, I'm not hoping for under your notice – but to less called upon and that most you = far less do I contemplate the answer to this note. I cannot conclude without energetically defending myself from that contempt you \"from gone high. Moral. Handling and the Treasury on the 1st of October 1862, I was not allowed to award sue justly if I were to attend beyond being examined sub silentio to the Examination myself before it, was appointed by practised upon me.\n\nI have no desire, none, whatever you subsequently urces to report upon the robbery and to complain of Mr. Mercer or of the Colonial Secretary - but I wish to place on record with the Colonial Permanent under Secretary that I am not the contemptible Mercenary servant of the Mr. Mercer attributed lack of supervision to me & In without result at the Examination of pay for ordinates that I might promote won't whore. by might be in error and to this day have never been allowed a perusal.\n\nPage 56\n\n \nhas been kept as is in the original response as it follows the instruction for page numbering, though the exact format (three lines at the top and three at the bottom) isn't directly replicable in HTML without more context on the original formatting. However, the content related to \"Page 56\" isn't directly present in the provided text snippet, so it's assumed to be part of the original scan metadata.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-096 - Others - 1863.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 258139, "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": "CO129-096 - Others - 1863", "page_number": 140, "title": "CO129-096 - Others - 1863", "content_text": "137\n\nK\n\nI\n\nrestored - But having made Guest use a y Dr. Adams during tiging and diffienth time I should be ungrateful if I did not now acknowlife the valuable assistance I received from him, and state that whenver he participated in the transaction of busims not punty Judicial во In did es upon my Mistation, and not prom Any desire on his part to interfere with the Executive Government.\n\nI have only further to add in reference to Mr Merans Dupatch that I desire specials b endurse his favorable aport in reference to Mess Rennie and Alexander. I consider both there Gentlemen stallent public suvanto, and well fitted for higher parts than at fuerant permane внений There they fill.\n\nIf I had been called upon to perform the duty which hen in This matter devolved upon Mr Mercer I should hear made mention of his long and meriterious service, as will as his fitness for and thong claims to promotion. As however I have already on two occasions had the honour of addressing the Becke of Newest officall", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-096 - Others - 1863.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 258477, "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": "CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3]", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3]", "content_text": "Page 11\n\n10\n\nThe Hon. W. H. Alexander Esq., Acting Colonial Secretary, to J. J. Mackenzie Esq., Chairman of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce. No. 660.\n\nCOLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, HONGKONG, 17th June, 1863.\n\nSIR, I am directed to reply to your letter of yesterday and to state that His Excellency The Acting Governor has every wish to meet the reasonable views of the Chamber of Commerce, but is unable to set aside the Orders of the Home Government, and declines to discuss the expediency of these, which to answer your letter fully, it would be necessary to do.\n\nI am to point out that the prohibition to export was made under Orders from Her Majesty's Government and that the relaxation proposed to you was the utmost that could be afforded.\n\nTo have done more would have been, not a passive, but an active and very deliberate, violation of a regulation sanctioned by Treaty, and His Excellency cannot help feeling surprise that the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce should, with the Treaty Tariff before them, have expected from this Government an active cooperation in what would be simply an act of illegality.\n\nShould Her Majesty's Government order a modification or alteration of the Proclamation of 28th February, His Excellency will lose no time in giving information to the Chamber of Commerce.\n\nI have the honor to be, Sir, your most Obedient Servant.\n\nJ. J. Mackenzie Esq., Chairman of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, to The Hon. W. H. Alexander Esq., Acting Colonial Secretary.\n\nHONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, VICTORIA, 18th June, 1863.\n\nSIR, I have laid before the Committee your letter of yesterday's date, stating, with reference to mine of the previous day, that the Acting Governor has every wish to meet the reasonable views of the Chamber, but is unable to set aside the orders of the Home Government and declines to discuss their expediency. You further point out that the prohibition to export was made under orders from Her Majesty's Government, and that the relaxation proposed was the utmost that could be afforded; and express surprise that this Chamber should, with the Treaty Tariff before them, have expected from the Government an active co-operation in what would be simply an act of illegality. You conclude by giving His Excellency's promise that any change or modification in the Proclamation of February 28, under orders from Her Majesty's Government, shall be communicated to the Chamber without loss of time.\n\nIn reply, I have to state that the Committee are unable to trace, in my letter of the 16th, any lurking inclination to engage His Excellency in a discussion on the expediency of the orders of the Home Government; nothing was further from their intention.\n\nIt is very desirable to limit this correspondence to its precise object; and the Committee do not therefore advert to the Treaty stipulations for the regulation of Commercial intercourse in Chinese ports, which are alien to the functions of the local Government; but confine themselves to the laws affecting trade in Hongkong. Anterior to the publication of the Proclamation of February 28th, Saltpetre was as much an article of legal Merchandize, in this Colony, as any other description of produce; and its import and export were perfectly free and unfettered by any restrictions. Things being changed by that proclamation, the Deputation of Indian Firms, admitted with myself to an interview with His Excellency, craved an exemption from its provisions in favor of certain parcels of Saltpetre, alleged to have been shipped at Calcutta prior to the date of the Proclamation. No further request, of which I am cognizant, was then made.\n\nSuch being the simple statement of facts, the Committee fail to perceive in what manner that concession \"would have been, not a passive, but an active, and very deliberate violation of a Regulation sanctioned by Treaty\"—or how the Chamber has exposed itself to the charge of having \"expected from this Government an active co-operation in what would be simply an act of illegality.\"\n\nHaving, I trust, thus placed the Chamber right with His Excellency, as to the course pursued by it, I have to convey the Committee's thanks for the assurance that he will lose no time in giving information to the Chamber of any change in the Proclamation under orders from Her Majesty's Government.\n\nI have the honor to be, &c.\n\n11\n\nThe Hon. W. H. Alexander Esq., Acting Colonial Secretary, to J. J. Mackenzie Esq., Chairman of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce. No. 1066.\n\nCOLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, HONGKONG, 3d September, 1863.\n\nSIR, With reference to my letters No. 644 and 660 of 15th and 17th June respectively, I have received the directions of His Excellency The Acting Governor to acquaint you, that His Grace The Duke of Newcastle has signified the approval of Her Majesty's Government of the Proclamation of 28th February, by which the export of Military Stores from this Colony is prohibited.\n\nPermits will be given as heretofore to applicants authorized on behalf of the Imperial Government of China.\n\nThe conditions of these Permits I am instructed to particularize as follows:-\n\n1stly. A certificate given by the British Consul to the Officer who may be deputed by the Chinese Government for the purchase of Military Stores, specifying the kind and quantity required;\n\nOr\n\n2ndly. An Original Certificate by the Commissioner of Customs stating the kind and quantity of Military Stores, required by the Chinese Government, the signature of the Commissioner being certified by the British Consul.\n\nI am to add that His Excellency is glad to avail himself of this opportunity to convey the above information; as it appears from a communication made to this Government by one of the Mercantile Firms in the Colony, that an erroneous idea exists as to the views of the Home Government in this matter.\n\nI have the honor to be, Sir, your most Obedient Servant.\n\nJ. J. Mackenzie Esq., Chairman of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, to The Hon. W. H. Alexander, Acting Colonial Secretary.\n\nHONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, VICTORIA, 14th September, 1863.\n\nSIR, I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 3rd instant, acquainting me, by direction of H. E. The Acting Governor, that His Grace The Duke of Newcastle had sanctioned the Proclamation of February 28th, by which the export of Military Stores from this Colony was prohibited and communicating the conditions on which Permits will be granted to applicants authorized on behalf of the Imperial Government of China.\n\nThe Committee have considered the publication of this letter in the daily journals to be the most convenient form of giving publicity to its contents and on behalf of the Chamber I have to thank His Excellency for the communication now acknowledged.\n\nI have the honor to be, &c., &c.\n\nAPPENDIX B.\n\nJ. J. Mackenzie Esq., Chairman of the Hongkong General Commerce, to Monsieur le Baron de Meritens, Commissioner of Customs, Foochow.\n\nHONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, VICTORIA, 3d July, 1863.\n\nSIR, Previous to the receipt of your letter of the 28th May, in reply to that from this Chamber of the 21st of the same month, relative to the published Provisional Regulations affecting Trade with Formosa, the annual election of office-holders had placed me in the chair, and on behalf of the Committee I now have the honor to submit the following observations in continuation of that correspondence.\n\nThe Committee fully recognize the liberality of views that has led you to desire to reconcile the interests of Commerce with those of the Imperial Treasury,—and they are very far from offering any opposition to the principle of the progressive measures initiated by you. From a well considered development of such measures they anticipate material benefit to trade generally, no less than to the Customs Revenue, but in the interests of the Members of the Chamber, and of the general Commercial body, they deem it their duty to watch narrowly the attendant conditions of these concessions:—and they feel convinced that you will concur with them in their opinion, that such care at the outset is the best precaution against ulterior misunderstanding.\n\nPage 11\n\n...\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 258494, "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": "CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3]", "page_number": 30, "title": "CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3]", "content_text": "No. 3.\n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nThe Correspondence on the subject of the Establishment of a Mint in this Colony is published for general information.\n\nBy Order,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th January, 1864.\n\nHongkong-Confidential.\n\nW. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.\n\nDOWNING STREET, 19th April, 1863.\n\nI transmit to you for your information copies of a Correspondence which has passed between Sir Hercules Robinson, this Department, and the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury respecting the establishment of a Mint at Hongkong for the Coins of British Dollars.-I have the honor to be, Sir, your most obedient Servant,\n\nTHE\n\nMr Mercer\n\nThe Duke\n\nNewcastle.\n\nReceived.\n\n1 In closure.\n\nthe subject. -\n\npublication of the concry contence. the mint Bill, and\n\nReporting first reading\n\nto th\n\nthat\n\nThe Officer administering the Government of Hongkong.\n\nSir Hercules Robinson to the Duke of Newcastle.\n\nNEWCASTLE.\n\nBLETCHINGTON PARK, OXFORD, 20th March, 1863.\n\nLORD DUKE, The questions which have been for some time under the consideration of Her Majesty's Government ence to the currency of Hongkong having now been finally disposed of, I desire to bring under your Grace's notice a proposal for the establishment of a Mint at Hongkong for the Coinage of British Dollars not only for use in the Colony, but the requirements of the vast foreign trade of China and Japan.\n\nA similar proposal was made by my Predecessor, Sir John Bowring, some years ago, but it was not favorably received at the time by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, chiefly, I believe, on the ground that the Mercantile advocates for the plan were confined to Traders at Shanghai who had, from dissension among themselves, prevented the introduction of Mexican Dollars into that place; and whose obvious interest it was to advocate any scheme which, if it succeeded, would relieve their difficulty and, if it failed, would cost them nothing. Besides this, it would have been premature at that time to have coined Dollars while British Money remained, under the terms of Her Majesty's Proclamation, the Standard of value in this Colony.\n\nHowever, this is now changed. Mexican Dollars pass current in large quantities even in Shanghai, and have been declared by Royal Proclamation the only legal tender of payment in Hongkong and its Dependencies. But the supply of these appears so insufficient, in consequence of the new demand for Japan, and for the purpose of making payments for Silk in the Valley of the Yang-tze—formerly settled for in Sycee—that undefaced Mexican Dollars have for some time borne a premium. When I left Hongkong in July last, what are called there \"Clean Dollars\" bore a premium of 7 per cent above their intrinsic value as compared with the price of Bar and Sycee Silver. Since then, I understand these Coins have lately reached a premium of nearly 12 per cent; and I observe they are quoted in the London market in last month's \"Price List\" at a premium of about 11 per cent—Mexican Dollars being 5/5$\\frac{3}{4}$ per oz., and Bar Silver 5/1$\\frac{1}{4}$; and though they have recently fallen to 5/3$\\frac{1}{4}$ per oz., Bar Silver has also fallen to 5/1, leaving a premium on the Mexican Dollar of 8 per cent. Fluctuations like these in the value of the medium of Exchange in China and Japan must tend to embarrass the operations of commerce.\n\nI propose, therefore, that a free Mint should be established in Hongkong, at the expense of the Colony, for the Coinage of Silver Bullion into Dollars; and that a Mint charge or seignorage should be levied sufficient to cover the cost of coinage.\n\nI believe that such a measure is now urgently called for, and that a British Dollar bearing Her Majesty's effigy and coined in Hongkong would become, in a very short time, the standard measure of value and instrument of commerce not only in Hongkong, where it would be so by law, but throughout all the open Ports in China and Japan. No doubt the measure would be, in a degree, experimental, and it is not easy to foresee the caprices of Chinese prejudice, but I propose that the cost of the experiment should fall on the Colony of Hongkong, and when it is stated that the British share of the foreign trade of China and Japan is estimated at Thirty-five Millions Sterling, and that this vast traffic is carried on chiefly by means of a currency coming from\n\nthe opposite side of the globe, the supply of which is so uncertain and insufficient that it bears a premium (so long as it is undefaced) varying from 5 to 12 per cent, nothing further, I am sure, need be added to prove the propriety of Her Majesty's Government attempting, at all events, to find some remedy for a state of things which tends so to surround all trade and commercial operations with needless uncertainty and to obstruct the extension of commerce.\n\nThe loss also to the Imperial Government at present is very considerable, as the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Consular expenses in China and Japan have to be paid in Dollars, raised at a heavy premium either in Hongkong or London, whereas they might be coined, probably for a seignorage of one-and-a-half per cent.\n\nThe subject has already engaged the attention of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, as will be seen from the letter of the 26th of May last. I extract from a letter which I received from that Body, and which formed enclosure No. 3 in my despatch to your Grace:\n\n\"We hope the measures of currency reform which are now contemplated may eventually bring on the larger and more important question of providing a constant supply of one uniform and undefaced Dollar, which shall be established as the standard of value in this place, and serve to supersede the present system of payments by weight in mixed and defaced Silver. The attention of the Chamber will continue to be directed to this interesting subject, and at some future period they may solicit your Excellency's co-operation in devising practical measures to supply this great desideratum.\"\n\nIf Her Majesty's Government should approve of the present proposal for the establishment of a Mint at Hongkong for the Coinage of British Dollars, many questions of detail will then have to be determined, which, however, I need not discuss in this despatch—such as the weight and purity of the New Dollar and the regulations under which the Mint should be conducted.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nHis Grace THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE, K.G.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.\n\nSee page 20 of Printed Correspondence on Currency of Hongkong.\n\n(Signed) HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON,\n\nPage 30\n\nPage 31", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 262004, "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": "CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7]", "page_number": 175, "title": "CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7]", "content_text": "# \n\n173 \n\nMessrs. and loss suffered by the firm Barnett & Sons by reason of the prohibition of the export of arms from the Colony, in which the prohibition is solemnly protested against.\n\nHis Excellency is held responsible for any loss occurring in consequence of the prohibition.\n\nIn compliance with the request contained in your letter, I proceed to advise on the matter.\n\nIt is not improbable that the loss complained of may have arisen, as it is one suffered by many persons in common with Messrs. Barnett & Sons, in consequence of commercial prohibitions which induce losses in some instances, to which, however, the parties interested must submit.\n\nIn the present instance, I believe the prohibition against exporting Arms has frequently existed, if indeed it was not in existence up to the date of the Ordinance No. 3 of 1862, though it was treated as a dead letter in this Colony. That Ordinance, however, authorized the proclamation of the 28th of February 1863, which contains a general prohibition, and which His Excellency published under a very clearly defined obligation in him. I therefore advise that Messrs. Boora Nefer should be informed that, inasmuch as their letter appeals to their legal rights, His Excellency must leave them to pursue them; and that if their legal adviser confers with the Attorney General, he would be ready to discuss the matter.\n\n(I true copy) \nM.I. Alexander \nActing Colonial Secretary \n\nI have to...\n\n(Legnux) \nJohn Smale \nAttorney General", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 262589, "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": "CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9]", "page_number": 191, "title": "CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9]", "content_text": "# Mr. Mercer \n\n## The Mt. Horth R. Cardwell \n\n### Inclosure \n\nN. 131. \n\nReceived proceedings of a \n\nConsequent upon \n\nTransmitting Notification \n\nthe \n\nNaval \n\nof the Folkien\" \n\nto enquire into the loss \n\n## No. 136. \n\n**GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION** \n\nOfficial publicity having been given to the Minutes and finding of a Naval Court holden at Shanghai on the 25th Ultimo to enquire into the loss of the British steamer Fohkien, and an imputation being cast on this Government in the concluding paragraph of such finding, His Excellency the **ACTING GOVERNOR** directs the publication of the correspondence which has necessarily resulted. \n\nSurprise is expressed by the Court \"at the Hongkong Authorities permitting a British vessel to continually leave that port without such certificated Officer.\" \n\nIn this the Court was manifestly ignorant of the provisions of the **Merchant Shipping Act 1854** under which it sat, and from which alone it derived its authority. \n\nThe point as to the requisition of Certificates from Officers of the Mercantile Marine serving in British Ships on the Coast of China is conclusively settled by a Despatch from the **Board of Trade** dated 18th December, 1863, and published in the **Hongkong Government Gazette** of 12th March, 1864. The last paragraph of that Despatch will be found on reference to the Gazette to run thus: \"Lastly I am to point out that the Imperial Act requiring the production of Certificates applies only to Vessels entering or leaving Ports in the United Kingdom, and that consequently there is nothing in that Act to prevent a Vessel clearing from one Port in the East to another with a Master who does not possess a Certificate.” \n\nBut the Legislature of Hongkong has supplemented the action of the Imperial Parliament as far as lay in its power and while it could not interfere with the provision above quoted, it has by section 5 of **Ordinance 1 of 1862** given Vessels requiring change of Master the same protection as is given by the Imperial Act to those belonging to the United Kingdom. \n\nThus while it necessarily passes by all Ships navigated as the **Merchant Shipping Act** requires, it insists on Certificate of Service or Competency whenever the special action of the Harbor Master of Hongkong is called for in putting the name of a new Master or Mate on the Ship's Register. \n\nIn this case of the Fokkien it will be noticed that the name of \"W. O. JOHNSON\" was in Hongkong refused inscription on the Register on the ground of want of Certificate, and that on arrival at Shanghai the Consular Officer there placed W. O. JOHNSON's name on the Register, from which it was not competent for the Authorities of the Colony to remove it on the Vessel's return. \n\nIn so doing the Consular Officer acted in perfect accordance with the **Merchant Shipping Act 1854** as above shown, but is singular that the Consular Officer who formed one of the Court was unacquainted with the facts as above stated, and that all the Members affixed their signatures to a finding which affects to censure this Government for not doing what it could not do, and ignores the fact that the Hongkong Legislature has taken all the means in its power to prevent vessels sailing without certificated Officers. \n\nIn Hongkong W. O. JOHNSON was refused command of the Fokkien; in Shanghai he was made and lawfully made Master of that Ship. Having been so made it was not in the power of the Hongkong Authorities to interfere with the arrangement. \n\nThe conduct of the Naval Court is the less excusable as it appears that their error was pointed out to them, and that they notwithstanding gave it Official publicity and forwarded it to the **Board of Trade**. For the information and consideration of the **Board of Trade** a Copy of this Notification will be forwarded to **The SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES**. \n\nBy Order, \n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th August, 1865. \n\nW. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary. \n\n## (Copy.) \n\n### No. 619. \n\n**COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, HONGKONG, 5th August, 1865** \n\nSIR,\n\nOn the supposition that the finding or a Copy of the finding of the recent Naval Court held at Shanghai to enquire into the loss of the Steamer Fokkien of this Port may be on record in the British Consulate I have the honor to ask for certified Copy of the same, but should it not be, I shall be much obliged to you for any information as to where such Copy can be obtained.\n\nI have, &c., \n\nW. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary. \n\nC. A. WINCHESTER, Esq., \n\nHer Britannic Majesty's Consul, Shanghai.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 262590, "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": "CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9]", "page_number": 192, "title": "CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9]", "content_text": "# No. 435.\n\n## FINDING.\n\n188\n\n**BRITISH CONSULATE, SHANGHAI, 10th August, 1865.**\n\nSIR-In reply to your letter of the 5th instant I have the honor to enclose herein a certified Copy of the Minutes and Finding of the Naval Court held at this Consulate on the 25th day of July to enquire into the circumstances attending the loss of the British steamer Fohkien.-I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient Servant,\n\nThe Hon'ble THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,\netc., Hongkong.\n\nCHARLES A. WINCHESTER, Consul.\n\nWe are of opinion that the Folkien was lost through the Master and Mates mistaking the Westernmost Island of Fisherman's group for Video, a mistake which we consider ought not to have occurred had the course and distance been attended to, the Westernmost Island of Fisherman's Group being only 12 and Video 18 miles from the position of the ship when the last light (sight?) of Chinsan was obtained.\n\nAt the same time we feel bound to add that we consider Captain Johnson deserving of censure for not slacking his speed when the fog set in, as in such a neighbourhood it could not be safe, under any circumstances, to steam 18 knots an hour in such weather.\n\nWe also feel bound to note our surprise at the fact of the owner of the Folkien not having any officer on board with a certificate of competency or service, and at the Hongkong authorities permitting a British vessel to continually leave that port without such certificated officer.\n\nAs witness our hands this 25th day of July, 1865.\n\nC. A. WATTS, Lieut. R.N., H.M.S. Argus, President.\nC. TREASURE JONES, Acting for H.M.'s Vice-Consul.\nFREDERICK PIPER, Master, R. N.\nF. M. EDMOND, Commanding P. & O. Str. Pekin.\nF. LEWES, Commanding Receiving Ship Waterwitch.\n\nI hereby certify that the foregoing, extracted from the Shanghae Recorder of the 5th August is a true copy of the minutes and finding of a Naval Court held at H. M. Consulate Shanghae on the 25th day of July, 1865, to enquire into the loss of British steamer Fohkien.\n\nC. TREASURE JONES, Asst. H. B. M. Consulate.\n\n## OFFICIAL MINUTES OF A NAVAL COURT,\nHELD AT H. B. M.'s CONSULATE,\nAt Shanghai on the 25th day of July, 1865,\nTo enquire into the circumstances attending the loss of the British steamer Fuhkien.\n\nPresent\n\nLIEUT. C. A. WATTS, R.N. President.\nC. TREASURE JONES, Esq., Acting for H. M.'s Vice-Consul.\nF. PIPER, Esq. R. N.\nMR. EDMOND Commanding P. & O. Co.'s Str. Peking.\nMR. F. LEWES, Commanding British ship Waterwitch.\n\nThe order of the Senior Naval Officer for the formation of the Court having been read by the President.\n\n**British Consulate, Shanghae, 16th August, 1865.**\n\nWILLIAM OLAF JOHNSON called states; I was the master of the Str. Fohkien, at the time of her loss. English Certificate but held an American Certificate which was lost in the wreck. My Log book and ship's papers were also lost. My port of departure was Shanghai and I was bound to Hongkong. I hand in here a Copy of the Fohkien's protest detailing the accident.\n\n### PROTEST OF CAPTAIN JOHNSON Str. Folkien\n\nJuly 13th, Thursday, at 2.45 left the Hongque Wharf for Hongkong, the weather at the time being hazy and the wind strong from the S. E.; 3.50 passed Woosung; 6 20 passed Lightship; wind moderating and weather fine; at 7.45 Gutzlaff bore about East two miles; at 9 passed Davis Island, the Island of Chinshan in sight. At 10 P.M. the easternmost island of Chinshan bore west about two miles; had experienced a very strong easterly current since leaving Gutzlaff, the weather fine moonlight and stars out; steered S by E. E. and S. S. E. to pass between Video and Fisherman's group. Soon after saw Video on our port bow and also the Fisherman's group on the starboard bow; the fog now set in; 11 P.M. quite thick, showing nothing but the top of Video ahead; steered so as to pass it on the port beam. At 11.27 it bore east; set the log and took the revolutions; at 11.30 P.M., the fog lifted, showing a small island ahead close on board. Stopped the engine at once, and no sooner had we unhooked than the ship struck the rock with tremendous force and immediately commenced to sink. Let the anchors go as soon as possible to prevent the vessel from sliding off into deep water. Lowered the boats and commenced landing passengers on the rock. At 12 (midnight) landed the last boat load of passengers just as the upper deck disappeared below the surface, no one having a chance to save anything but what they stood in. Stayed by the wreck until morning, when everything was under water except the masts and smoke stacks; pulled towards Chinshan and fell in with fishing boats, three of which we chartered to convey the passengers and crew to Ningpo. On Sunday morning arrived at Ningpo where the junks were paid each $300 for their services.\n\nThe following observations of Capt. Johnson were appended to the protest:- When day broke and we were able to see our position, we found that instead of the island being Video the land that we saw last night was the westernmost island of Fisherman's group. Owing to the peculiar state of the atmosphere this land appeared to be the same height as the island of Video, which accounts for the mistake that was made, and also instead of having an easterly current as was supposed, the ship must have ran out of that into a current setting towards the North West.\n\nBy Court. The lead was not going when we struck; there were 20 to 30 fathoms of water, I was in charge of the ship myself. My chief and third officers were on deck with me, also a quartermaster, and a quartermaster was at the wheel, Just before we struck we were going full speed from 12 to 18 knots. The Hongkong authorities knew that I had no Certificate. George C. Johnson who was mate with me at first, acted as sailing master. He had a certificate. I asked the Harbor Master at Hongkong how to manage about taking command myself and he told me I had only to apply to Mr. Markham or Mr. Lay at Shanghue, say that the Mate was to be discharged and myself put as master on the Register. This I did. It was the Westernmost Island of Fisherman's group which I took for Video. I was steering South and by West when it bore East and the ship struck.\n\nALBION H. MORSK called, states; I was Chief Mate of the Folkien, when she was lost, I acknowledge the correctness of the Protest which I have signed and of which the document in Court is a copy, I have no English or American Certificate of Competency, none were required when I left the United States:-I was on deck when the Fohlien struck. After leaving Chinsan it was about 11 when we saw the first land; this was the Westernmost island of Fisherman's group. The weather was thick and foggy. We were going about 13 knots. Just before 11 I could see islands on the starboard bow. The island I took for Video bore East about 27 minutes past 11. We only saw the top of it. We saw the outside island of Chinsan and got a bearing from it. We were from 2 to 3 miles from it. The last bearing we got was W. by S. We did not see the Bee Hive. I don't recollect at what time we altered our course from S. and by E. 1/2 to S. S. E.\n\nEDWARD W. ELLIS called, states:-I was 3rd Officer of the Folkien when she was lost, I was on deck when she struck. She was going about 13 knots. I have no certificate English or American. I had some private certificates as to character and capabilities but lost them in the ship. Mr. Coates, a Shanghai Pilot took the ship as far as Gutzlaff. The weather was thick and hazy when she struck. We could not see more than 30 feet. The land I saw looked exactly like Video. It bore East. The weather became very thick about 11 o'clock; She struck at or about half past eleven.\n\nWILLIAM OLAF JOHNSON re-called, states:-There was a pilot on board when she struck, but, he was not in charge of the ship. His duty had ceased. Mr. Fischer of Hongkong is the Registered owner of the Fohkin. She belonged to the Shanghai Steam Navigation Co. I know that she is partly insured, but do not know for what amount. Deviation was not allowed on account of my steering by the Land. I have no deviation, my compasses are correct.\n\n## No. 82.\n\nForwarded for perusal by the Harbour Master, and any remarks he may have to offer. By Order,\nW, H. A.\nA. C. S.\n26/8/65.\n\n**HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, HONGKONG, 28th August, 1865.**\n\nSIR-I have read the Official Minutes of a Naval Court held at Shanghae on the 25th day of July, 1865, to enquire into the circumstances attending the loss of the British Steamer Folkien,\n\nThe Folkien originally arrived at this Port as an American Ship, but on the 30th December, 1863, Mr. Robert Brand, a British subject became her owner and she received a British Register, as it had been known some time prior to this that a transfer was to take place, W. O. Johnson who commanded her was informed that be would have to pass an examination if the Owner wished him to remain in that capacity, to this Captain Johnson objected giving as a reason that he had been many years a Shipmaster and that he held an American Certificate of Competency; the Chief Mate under the American Flag (Geo. C. Johnson) passed an examination as Master on the 31st December and his name was placed on the Register as such, W. O. Johnson remaining in her as Supercargo and general manager of the business and interest of the Owner. Some few months subsequently that Gentleman called at this Office and stated that Geo, C. Johnson had the offer of another command at Shanghae and if he left could his W. O. Johnson's name then be put on the Register. I told him that at Shanghae this could be done as the Authorities there were guided entirely by the Merchant Shipping Act. On the Folkien's return voyage it was seen that a change of Masters had taken place at Shanghae and that the name of W. O. Johnson was then on the Register; as the Merchant Shipping Act does not prevent a Vessel clearing from one Port in the East to another with a Master who does not possess a Certificate of Competency or service Captain W. O. Johnson remained in command.\n\nThe Folkien became the property of Mr. M. Fischer on the 7th June last,\n\nHaving reference to the latter part of the finding of the Naval Court, I may observe that it is only competent for a Court exercising Admiralty Jurisdiction or one appointed under Ordinance 11 of 1860 to remove a Master from the command of his ship, but to justify the exercise of such a power the Court must, in their unanimous opinion, be such, that the safety of the ship or crew, or the interest of the Owner, absolutely requires it; such Courts may be set in motion by application from the Owner, Agent, &c.; in the present instance the Owner is resident here and had no reason, that I am aware of, to question the Competency of Captain W. O. Johnson.\n\nSection 5 of Ordinance 1 of 1862 prevents names of Masters or Mates being placed on Register or Articles unless properly qualified but this is a local Ordinance affecting Hongkong only, the Ordinance does not give power (nor is it advisable that it should) to undo that which an Imperial Act of Parliament legalizes.\n\nI must conclude that that part of the finding of the Court was come to in ignorance of the Law which regulates the appointments of Masters to ships in the British Mercantile Marine.\n\nI beg leave to return the letter from the Consul at Shanghae with Minutes of Court sent for my perusal.-I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant,\n\nThe Honorable W. H. ALEXANDER, Esq,\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\nH. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 262929, "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": 151, "title": "CO129-107 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [10-12]", "content_text": "## opportunity, and as the Government of Hong Kong has in its notification replied fully to the obnoxious paragraph in the finding referred to, it only remains for me to express my regret that by a court so composed any observations calculated to give offence to the Colonial Government should have been published.\n\nI have etc., \n( Signed.) Ronald Francis Wade. \n(Judge Officiating.) \n\nCopy to Alexander \nActing Colonial Secretary, \netc., etc., \netc.\n\n| Ref | Date | Description |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 168.12418 | | |\n| | Deck 28 & 29 | |\n| | M. Call 31 | |\n| 131-5 | Lept | o bh' of 7-whov. B° 7. 1461-37 |\n| | 10. to for he1994 | |\n| 168 | Lei | |\n| 149 | 4 Jan 16 | deviled |\n| | Inter | and well to transmit Zon for the information of the Earl of Clarendon |\n\n8 copies of a correspondence between the Office Admiralty, the Board of Trade on the subject Notification issued in the Colony in consequence of the Finding of a Naval Court held at Chefoo regarding the loss of Exquin the folkien.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-107 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 264683, "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": 65, "title": "CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2]", "content_text": "## Minute by The Acting Surveyor General\nSeveral points are noted. The $13,000 estimated does not include the Guard room and Mess room; when the whole sum already contracted for is considered, the whole will be required to carry out the measures agreed.\n\n(Signed) J. Low (Colly)\n1/12/65\n\n## Minute by The Acting Colonial Secretary\nMr. Wilson is instructed to proceed at once with the erection of the accommodation for the Guard of women and 2 officers.\n\n(Signed) J. W. W. [illegible]\n11/12/63\n\nSurvey General's Office, \nVictoria, 15 December 1863\n\nWith reference to my letter No. 12219 dated 30th ult., and your marginal notes thereon, I have the honor to ask whether it has been decided to mount guns at the Mint. It must be the case...\n\nI beg to suggest that the Military Authorities be communicated with on the subject of the Battery and Magazine which it will be necessary to erect.\n\nTo the Honorable \nM. M. K. Alexander, Surveyor General", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 264942, "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": 324, "title": "CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2]", "content_text": "## \n29 \n3226 \n\nĐộng Long \n317 \n\nsailed for London on 20th of same month, \nthat during her stay at this Port no Seamen whatever were discharged from her \nso that no information can be given by this Department respecting Joseph Escribano.\n\n(Rigned) H. E. Thomselt \nG. Harbor Master.\n\n(True Copy) \nW.A. Alexander \nActing Colonial Secretary\n\n## MINUTE \nMadam, \n5 April 1866 \n\nWith reference to my letter of the 18th November last, I am directed by Miss Cardwell to transmit to you copy of a letter from the Harbour Master of Moy Ring, which has been forwarded.\n\nYou will perceive that no information could be obtained at that Port... \n19. Jan. 1886 \n63226 \n\n| Name | Date |\n|-------------|-----------|\n| Mr Hales | 2 |\n| MElliot | |\n| SrRogers | |\n| A Forster | | \n`11866 (APR`E \n`Cardwell`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 265080, "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": 460, "title": "CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2]", "content_text": "# SCHEDULE of DUPLICATE DESPATCHES transmitted by The Governor of Hong-kong to The Secretary of State for the Colonies by the Mail Steamer \"Baroda\". March, 1864\n\n| NO. OF DESPATCH | DATE OF DESPATCH | SUBJECT OF DESPATCH | NO. OF INCLOSURES |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 35 | 12th February 1866 | Question as to Mr M. Snitchell's Pension | 1 |\n| 453 | 22nd December 1866 | Mr Mory's application to the Secretary of State on the return of certain Documents in the Colonial Office | 1 |\n| 3810 | 12th December 1866 | Surveyor Journal's application for Barracks for Military Guard | 1 |\n| ... | 17th December 1866 | Reply to Mr. Stanford's Petition on behalf of her husband, a Prisoner in Victoria Gaol | None |\n| ... | 7th February 1866 | On the subject of Despatch: \"Confidential\" | None |\n| 46 | 28th ... | Mr Alexander's appointments in the Colonial Service | 2 |\n| ... | 10th January 1866 | Acknowledgement of Despatches | ... |\n| ... | ... | Salutes fired on the Anniversary of Washington's Birthday. Piracy Reports, and Naval Operations against Pirates | ... |\n| 12203 | 15th December 1866 | Compensation to Mr. Maginal for loss resumed by Government. Answer to Despatch | 1 |\n\nMAY 3 1866 RECEIVED\n\n**Rinal Summary of Arrival via Southampton**\n\n**Acting Colonial Secretary**\nMAlexande \nArting Colavial Secutary \nAlexander \nActing Colonial Secretary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 266208, "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": "CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8]", "page_number": 101, "title": "CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8]", "content_text": "100 \n\nMint Barracks which I have reported.\n\n3. specially \n\nMost of the items which have not formed subjects for special dispatches speak for themselves or are sufficiently explained by the Auditor's notes in the remark column.\n\nThe Advance of # 11,500 to the Master of the Mint to make good the Silver absorbed in Carriage is however supported by Mr. Kinder's letter and explanation of which a copy is attached. This advance was imperatively necessary to enable the work to be carried on but I fear the great loss entailed by the deterioration of the bullion either from Sea damage or damp climate will leave but little to return when the account is made up.\n\n5. \n\nWith respect to the alteration in holders of offices I think it well to remark that there was an error made in my dispatch No. 18 of 24 April last in which it was stated that Mr. Masson the acting Registrar would draw half the Salary of the Registrar and half his Salary as Deputy Registrar. Mr. Masson being in performance of the duties of both offices draws in accordance with the Colonial Regulations the full Salary of that of the Acting Registrar and half Salary in the same manner as he did in 1865 during Mr. Alexander's occupation of the Colonial Secretary's office.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nYour Most Obedient Servant,\n\nGivann.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 272585, "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": "CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867", "page_number": 143, "title": "CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867", "content_text": "## THE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH\n\n### ARTICLES OF IMPORT\n\n#### TEA\nThe public sale of last week was larger than any that have been held for many months past, and consisted principally of a good selection of Congous and Scented Teas. The prices obtained for Congous were very irregular, owing to the hesitation of buyers; but, on the whole, they showed a decline on those given at the last sale. There is no alteration of importance in the value of Scented Teas, with the exception of the lower grades of Scented Orange Pekoes, which are rather lower, and all descriptions of Green Tea realised full prices. Some dust sold at the sale at 4d. to 6d., but it was offered \"with all faults.\" Some interest was taken in a few parcels of Japan Greens, of Rifleman, which has just arrived, and a few transactions in them have taken place, and the remainder of this cargo will no doubt be readily disposed of, as there is a good demand for all descriptions of Green Teas. The market price of Common Congou is 11d. per lb. Sound Broken Leaf can be bought at 6½d. per lb., and Tea Dust at about 5½d. per lb.\n\n#### SILK\nSince our last report the Silk market has experienced little or no change, no one buying beyond present requirements. The absence of demand, both at home and abroad, has been almost unprecedented, and prices are mostly nominal. The arrival this week of some of the early shipments of the new China crop has created a slight diversion, about 400 bales finding buyers; the opening price of Tsatlee being 26s. to 30s. In Canton Silk there has been some little business doing at rather easier rates, but the assortment is by no means generally desirable. Japan Silk is quite neglected. The total deliveries show a slight improvement, being 407 bales China, and 234 bales Japan. We can as yet discern no general improvement in the Silk market; the first unloading of new Chinas has naturally attracted some attention, and led to some little business, but there is no disposition on the part of the trade to buy more Silk than is absolutely necessary, and speculation seems out of the question. The opening price for classic No. 3 Tsatlee, 29s., is higher than some people expected, but appears moderate as compared with the quotations we have for some time past been accustomed to. There is a wide margin between chop Silk and medium and inferior descriptions, red Peacock having been sold at 26s. 6d., and good No. 4 at 26s. The estimate of export for the season has been reduced by recent telegrams from China to 40,000 bales, and if the reported failure of the second crop prove true, it is possible that even this figure may not be reached. In Japan Silk there is nothing doing, the best descriptions of Mibash are firmly held, but ordinary and inferior qualities are pressed for sale.\n\n| Description | Price |\n| --- | --- |\n| Taatlee, No. 1 & 2 | 26 0 to 30 0 |\n| No. 3 | 24 0 to 27 0 |\n| Tsenfa and Hainio, No. 1 & 2 | 20 0 to 23 0 |\n| No. 3 | 18 0 to 20 0 |\n| Tarsaam, No. 1 & 2 | 18 0 to 23 0 |\n| No. 3 | 14 0 to 20 0 |\n| Long Reel Skeins | ... |\n| Canton | ... |\n| Japan: Tsinchew & Sinchew, No. 1 & 2 | 17 0 to 23 0 |\n| Ida, Bricks, No. 1 & ... | 21 0 to 26 0 |\n| No. 3 | 27 0 to 30 0 |\n| Soudni, No. 1 & 2 | 21 0 to 26 0 |\n| No. 3 | 21 0 to 26 0 |\n\n#### COTTON\nThe market since our last report has remained extremely quiet, the business having been to some extent restricted by the firmness of holders. The only sale of China reported is of 30 bales fair quality at 6¼d. per lb.\n\n#### SUGAR\nThere has been a fair demand from the trade, but speculators having done but little in the article scarcely any alteration in prices has taken place, and quotations of most descriptions are about the same as on the 8th ult. Foreign refined continues to be offered at prices lower than to allow the English refiners to compete with profitable results, but as the prospects of supply from the cane-growing countries indicate an out-turn by no means equal to our requirements, it is not probable that any material fall in values will take place, unless, indeed, the production of beetroot sugar should be on a larger scale than hitherto. The deliveries in all the sugar-consuming countries are progressing most satisfactorily, showing a decided and steady increase. The last sale of the Dutch Trading Company took place on the 24th ult., and comprised 39,000 baskets, Java; grey and yellow realised the rates current at the May sale, but white sold at 1s. decline. The principal transactions on the spot have comprised 14,000 casks West India; 16,000 bags Mauritius; 8,000 bags Bengal; 14,000 bags Madras; 1,500 bags Penang; 33,000 bags Manila; 1,200 casks Cuba and Porto Rico, and 850 bags Guatemala. The imports of sugar into the United Kingdom during the seven months ending 31st July amounted to 341,758 tons, against 322,277; the deliveries for home consumption were 316,846 tons, against 272,761, and for export and coastwise 5,966 tons, against 18,006. The stock on the 1st August was 189,736 tons, against 221,253 at the same date in 1866.\n\n#### SPICES\nAt the quarterly sales on the 29th ultimo, comprising 1,260 tons, bales Ceylon, good and fine qualities were difficult to sell, and only partly realised at moderate prices; medium quality brought full rates, and the inferior sorts an advance of 1d. to 2d. on the April sales, viz., fourths 1s. 3d. to 1s. 9d., thirds 1s. 10d. to 2s. 1d., seconds 2s. to 2s. 6d., firsts 2s. 6d. to 2s. 9d., and superior 2s. 6d. to 3s. 1d. per lb. Mace continues scarce and firm; 2 cases Penang at auction sold at 1s. 10d. to 1s. 11d. per lb. for medium reddish. Nutmegs are 1¼d. to 2d. per lb. dearer, with increased inquiry; good business done privately; 14 cases Penang and 37 cases Batavia sold at auction at 1s. 2d. to 1s. 9d. per lb. for ordinary small to middling medium. Sapanwood: Steady, and tons Siam at auction realised £12 to £12 15s., also one-third of 35 tons Ceylon offered, realised £10 15s. per ton.\n\n#### COFFEE\nThere has been a good demand, and although supplies have been ample, the values of good current descriptions have been maintained. Fine sorts have shown an advancing tendency, but common and low qualities have sold irregularly and at lower rates. The shipments from Ceylon at the last returns were 714,000 cwts., against 723,000 last season, made up of 545,000 cwts. Plantation and 169,000 cwts. Native, against 510,000 and 213,000, and the quantity now afloat for this country is 18,000 tons, against 18,000 last year. The principal transactions on the spot, with the latest prices paid, have comprised 6,000 casks 2,000 bags Plantation Ceylon, low middling to good bold greens 74s. 6d. to 84s. 6d., low middling to good middling blue 74s. 6d. to 82s., bold 85s. 6d., peaberry 91s. to 95s.; 200 casks 2,500 bags Native Ceylon, fine ordinary bold 64s., good ordinary 59s., small 50s., peaberry 65s. 6d. to 65s.; and 8,000 packages East India - Singapore, ordinary 45s. to 48s., Java 68s. The total deliveries of coffee in Holland from the 1st of January to the 31st of July were 484,694 bags, against 358,307 bags in 1866, and the stock at the end of last month was 525,500 bags, against 580,100 bags.\n\n#### CURRANTS\nIn fair demand, and 2,000 packages good Pegu have realised 37s. to 38s. per cwt.\n\n#### CAMPHOR\nChina and Japan descriptions are firm, with fair private business at £6 15s. to £7 per cwt.\n\n#### GUM BENJAMIN\nThe market is steady, and of 56 cases Siam at auction half sold at £24 to £24 15s. per cwt. For fine third quality, and £11 to £11 15s. for dark. Of 42 cases Sumatra three-fourths sold at £8 2s. 6d. to £8 12s. 6d. per cwt. for false packed second quality.\n\n#### GALLS\nThe transactions have comprised 100 cases China at 6¼s., and a small portion Japan at 5¾s. per cwt.\n\n#### MANILA HEMP\nThe market is now firm, with a moderate business at fully the previous rates, 587 bales having been sold at auction at £49 10s. to £50 5s. per ton for fair current quality.\n\n#### PEPPER\nThere has been a fair inquiry for black privately, and nearly 8,000 bags have been sold, Penang at 2¼d. to 2 15/16d., Singapore 3d. to 5/16d., and Tellicherry at 3¼d. At public sale, 840 bags Penang were all taken at 2¼d.; also 164 bags Singapore White at 5d. to 5¼d., and 100 bags privately at 5d. cash.\n\n#### RICE\nA rise in the Corn market, consequent upon the uncertain weather, has been followed by a movement in this article. Owing, however, to the small stock there has been but little in which to operate on the spot, and in consequence the greater part of the transactions have taken place in floating cargoes or parcels. About 18,000 bags have changed hands on the spot at full to rather higher prices, viz., 10s. 9d. to 12s. 3d. for Soft-grain, and 16s. to 16s. 6d. for white Bengal. Of floating cargoes about forty have changed hands, the latest sales being at 11s. to 11s. 3d. for ...\n\n#### TAPIOCA\nAt auction 136 bags Singapore were chiefly sold, good middling and good white 4¼d. to 5d. per lb.; and 165 bags pearl Tapioca fetched 30s. to 31s. per cwt.\n\n### ARTICLES OF EXPORT\n\n#### IRON\nThe quotations in London are for Welsh bars, £5 15s. to £6; nail rods, £7 10s. to £7 15s.; hoops, £8 10s. to £9; sheets, single, £9 15s. to £10; Staffordshire bars, £7 10s. to £7 15s.; rails, £4 5s.\n\n#### COPPER\nSheet and Sheathing, £79 to £83 per ton; yellow metal, 7d. to 7¼d. per lb.\n\n#### TIN\n£91 for block; £92 for common bars. Tin plates, best charcoal I.C., 30s. to 31s.\n\n#### LEAD, &c.\nEnglish pig, W.B., £21; shot, patent, £23; sheet, £20 15s.; spelter, £20 17s. 6d.; zinc, English sheet, £26 to £26 10s.; quicksilver, £6 17s. 6d.\n\nThe following is from the Circular of Messrs. French and Smith :- \nThere has been no activity in the Metal Market the past month, the increasing abundance and cheapness of money having apparently no influence. Almost all transactions reported have been for immediate consumption or shipment. Iron: Scotch and Welsh are quoted a shade easier; Staffordshire is steady, with a good demand for the East; and as some few of the railways are on the market again for Rails, a firmer tone in this branch of the trade may reasonably be expected. Copper is rather lower than at the beginning of July. The mail on 18th ult., brought advices of charters for about 1,400 tons Copper, 850 tons of which were Bars. That on the 29th ult. brought advices of about 1,800 tons Copper, of which 1,200 were Bars. Sales of Bars have been made at £67 10s. Prices now quoted are: Bars, £84 to £85; Wallaroo, £82 to £83; English Tough Cake, £75 to £76; Chili Bars, £68 to £69. Tin: A large business was done in Tin during July, principally for immediate delivery; and the quantity of Straits taken out of warehouse here is very large. The consumption in England continues great, especially for Tin-Plate manufacturers, whose works were never more fully employed. The price for fine Straits in July was between £86 10s. and £87; it is rather weak Banca is at the latter quotation to-day through some pressing sellers. steady in Holland at 53 guilders; English firm, at quotations. Tin Plates are in very good demand, and, notwithstanding the large production, prices are rather stronger. The shipments in July were 140,000 boxes, against 165,000 boxes same month in 1866. By the Board of Trade returns, the exports, January to June, were 36,690 tons, against 34,750 tons in 1866, and 30,410 in 1855. Lead is more inquired for, although there is no improvement in price. Spelter advanced in the middle of July to £21 5s., at which some small business was done, but has gone back to £20 17s. 6d. The stock on 31st July was 3,627 tons, against 6,808 tons in 1866. Quicksilver unchanged.\n\n### EXPORT OF BULLION TO CHINA, &c.\n\nThe following return shows the shipments of bullion from Southampton from the 1st January by the P. and O. Company's mail steamers.\n\n| Destination | Gold | Silver |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Shanghai | £62,376 | ... |\n| Fo-chow-Foo | £5,090 | ... |\n| Amoy | £36,665 | ... |\n| Hong Kong | £8,140 | £45,018 |\n| Singapore | £600 | £5,281 |\n| Penang | ... | ... |\n| Yokohama | £400 | ... |\n\n### FROM MARSEILLES. (BY THE P. AND O. COMPANY'S STEAMERS.)\n\n#### DEPARTURES-continued\n\n| Date | Ship | Gold | Silver |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| July 31 | Mary Ann | £18,628 (Hong Kong) | £6,575 (Hong Kong) |\n| Aug. 1 | Bonnie Dundee | £4,500 (Manila) | £450 (Manila) |\n| Aug. 2 | Adolfo | £100,000 (Manila) | ... |\n| ... | ... | ... | ... |\n\n### GOLD AND SILVER\n\n| Item | Price (per ounce) |\n| --- | --- |\n| Bar Gold | £3 17 0 |\n| Spanish Doubloon | £3 10 9 |\n| United States Gold Coin | £3 16 4 |\n| Silver in Bars | 5 0 |\n| Mexican Dollars | 0 4 11/16 |\n\n### SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE\n\n#### ARRIVALS\n\n| Ship | Captain | From | At |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Belpore | Foote | Rangoon | Singapore |\n| Helvoetsluis | Rema | Java | Batavia |\n| Prinses Amelia | Moerkerken | Batavia | ... |\n| Agra | Alexander | ... | ... |\n| Ide Gertruida | ... | ... | ... |\n| Martin | ... | ... | ... |\n| Rifleman | Niemann | ... | ... |\n| Margaretha | ... | ... | ... |\n| Cleopatra | ... | Batavia | ... |\n| Gustav | ... | ... | ... |\n| Warrior | McCauley | Bassein | ... |\n| ... | ... | ... | ... |\n\n#### DEPARTURES\n\n| Ship | Captain | For | From | Date |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Charlotte | ... | New York | Foong Kong & Canton | July 25 |\n| Nouveau Nomade | Marchandeau | Singapore | Cardiff | July 24 |\n| Schalde | ... | Shanghai | London | July 27 |\n| Eastern Queen | Halfman | ... | ... | July 27 |\n| Beemah | Wilburn | Japan | Newport | July 27 |\n| Alvington | Wakeham | Shanghai | London | July 28 |\n| Peterborough | Adams | Singapore | Cardiff | July 28 |\n| Bagota | Orchard | Shanghai | London | July 27 |\n| Heather Bell | Jones | Singapore | Liverpool | July 27 |\n| Sea King | Opdahl | Hong Kong | Newcastle | July 31 |\n| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |\n\n#### LOADING\n\nAt LONDON-For Yokohama, St. Dunstan, For Yokohama and Nagasaki Pampero, Broadwater. For Shanghai: Durham, Shakspere, Sir Jamserjee Family. For Hong Kong: Channel Queen, Sophie. For Hong Kong and Canton: The Tweed. Chaa-Sze, Avon, Albert Victor. For Manila: Auroliana. For Singapore and Penang: Queen of Ceylon. For Singapore: Arab Steed. Coldstream. For Batavia and Sourabaya: William Stewart, Couranto. For Penang: Chaturanga. For Colombo: Seafield, Thames, Hesperia, Palestine, Granville. For Colombo and Calcutta Clyde, Peeress, Harkaway. For Galle and Cochin Ann Lucey.\n\nAt LIVERPOOL-For Yokohama: Recife. For Yokohama or Hong Kong: Golden Dream. For Shanghai: Leon Crespo, Alarm. For Singapore: Indian Empire. For Manila: Olano, Feliz. For Batavia and Singapore: Lancastria.\n\nAt GLASGOW-For Yokohama: Runnymede. For Hong Kong: Suomi. For Manila Rosa del Turia, Manuel. For Batavia and Sourabaya: County of Bute. For Colombo: Christian Rankine. Penang Margaret Falconer.\n\n### FREIGHTS AND CHARTERS\n\nFreights to the Eastern ports remain unaltered; coal freights from the Northern outports continue firm.\n\n| Route | Price (weight/meast) |\n| --- | --- |\n| To Yokohama | 20s. to 30s. (weight), 50s. (meast) |\n| To Nagasaki | 50s. (weight or meast) |\n| To Shanghai | 40s. (weight), 45s. (meast) |\n| To Amoy | 40s. (weight or meast) |\n| To Foo-chow-Foo | 45s. (weight or meast) |\n| To Hong Kong | 35s. (weight), 40s. (meast) |\n| To Singapore | 30s. (weight or meast) |\n| To Penang | 40s. (weight or meast) |\n| To Manila | 40s. (weight), 85s. (meast) |\n| To Ceylon | 25s. to 30s. (weight), 35s. (meast) |\n\n### CASUALTIES\n\nThe Aria and Betsy, from Cardiff to Singapore, was spoken 25th June, 8 N., 24 W., with loss of topgallant mast, topmasthead, topsailyard and jibboom.\n\nThe Thos. Blyth, MacGiven, of and from Liverpool to Shanghai, foundered at sea 6th July, in lat. 35 S., lon. 30 W., crew arrived at Pernambuco.\n\nThe Spirit of the Deep, which sailed from Penang for London 25 May, has been totally lost near Acheen Head, crew saved.\n\nThe Minister Pahud, Lipjes, sailed from Batavia for Holland on the 1st Jan., and has not since been heard of.\n\n### MISCELLANEOUS\n\nAt ST. VINCENT, C.V.-June 27, Adeline (S.S.), Findlay, from London, and left, 29, for Japan.\n\nThe Empress, Strarach, from Colombo did not arrive at Deal July 23, as reported.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 273050, "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": "CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867", "page_number": 608, "title": "CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867", "content_text": "## 14\n\nWe are grieved that our fellow colonists as well as ourselves shall lose the advantages which your exalted personal character, and clear earnest sense of public duty have so long conferred upon this Government—a deprivation which they deplore as sincerely as we do; but our own loss is aggravated by the fact that we are viewing the withdrawal from amongst us of a fellow Scotsman, who, zealously and faithfully as he has supported and administered Imperial interests, has ever kept the chief place in his heart for the leal land which gave him birth.\n\nWe, the Scottish residents of Hongkong, thank you heartily, Sir, for the manner in which you have always used for our benefit, the interest belonging to your distinguished station in the Colony. You have always caused us to look back with pride upon the good old stock from which we are sprung; and your example has taught us that the first duty of Her Majesty's subjects is to reflect lustre upon that part of her dominions more peculiarly their own.\n\nIn common with those around us, we are sorry that we are about to be deprived of that genial courtesy, and those social talents which have so largely contributed to the happiness of all your fellow residents, but it will be at the times and seasons when we are accustomed to celebrate together our common nationality as Scotsmen that we shall more particularly feel your absence. It has been upon these occasions, so often brightened by your wit and fancy, that you have especially endeared yourself to us, and in remembrance of them, and of your stay amongst us, we venture to solicit your acceptance of the small testimonial with which we are about to present you. Though, but a humble, it is meant to be an earnest proof of the warm esteem and affection with which we regard you, and when, in after days, your eye may rest upon it, it may serve to remind you that the many years which we passed in this Colony, so honorably to yourself, and so beneficially to others, did not go altogether unappreciated.\n\n## 15\n\nSo much for ourselves. Let us now turn the picture, and say how glad we are to congratulate you on your return to your native land, and how deeply gratified to find that you close a long and laborious career, not without hope but that, under the Divine blessing, you may yet recruit impaired health, and live years of usefulness in some more salubrious climate. Need we tell you, that you carry with you our heartfelt good wishes, and that we shall not forget to pray for your prosperity and happiness, nor for the prosperity and happiness of her, whose many feminine excellencies, and whose goodness of heart, tend, now that we are about to lose them, only to heighten the regret which we have endeavoured to express.\n\nYour affectionate fellow Scotsmen and Colonists,\n\nA. McG. Heaton, \nJ. McDouall, \nG. Anderson, \nG. Falconer, \nN. R. Masson, \nW. Kaye, \nAlexander Rodger, \nW. S. Riddell, \nJ. P. Duncanson, \nC. Morland Kerr, \nJohn Ivor Murray, M.D. \nA. Harley, \nG. Noble, \nD. Welsh, \nAndrew Smith, Jas. Urquhart, John Thomson, \nChas. Mackintosh, P. Ryrie, \nJohn Fraser, \nP. Macvicar, \nF. Crichton, Holmes Granger, \nH. Murray, \nJohn Diach, \nPeter G. Laurie, \nB. Mackintosh, \nA. McLeod, \nEwen Cameron, \nJas. Henderson, M.D., \nRobert Walker, \nD. R. Crawford, \nJ. Melville Matson, \nJ. Fairbairn, \nGeo. O. Scott, \nGeo. Dods, M.D., R. Lyall, \nDuncan Davidson, W. S. Adams, M.D., R. Cairns, \nJohn S. Lapraik, George H. Heaton, A. R. Smith, R.A., D. Hean, \n606", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 273446, "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": "CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3]", "page_number": 255, "title": "CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3]", "content_text": "મેરી પાસે છે કે \n\n253 \n\nM. Ryan states the amount paid for the Bills was £99,007.73 and so it appears looking only to the credit side of the account, but there will be found on the debit side under date Decr 31st 1868-Voucher No.3, amount of Profit on purchase of a Bill for £10,000.\n\n* This practice has been discontinued since the January account for 1869, the amount paid for the Bill being entered instead of the face values and the profit set off on the other side.\n\n(signed) W. A.\n\n| | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| | $74,694.09 |\n| Loss | $2,194.96 |\n\nThe loss which is $2,194.96 and not $2,689.65 is accounted for by the difference of rate of exchange. The Bills in August 1866 being bought at 4/2 cost £197,162.8.10 for $382,399.7.\n\n| | £ | $ |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Cost of Bills bought at 4/7 & 4/7/2 | | 174,694.09 |\n| Loss by Exchange | | 7686.63 |\n| | | $490.67 |\n| Actual loss | | $2,194.96 |\n| Deduct Interest recovered | | |\n\nor say Amount recovered on account of dishonored Bills by decree of Court $74,690.09, Interest on same.\n\n| | $ |\n| --- | --- |\n| Actual loss | 2,198.96 |\n| Amount paid in August 11 1866 | 880,180.96 |\n| | 4,490.67 |\n| | 882,599.72 |\n\nThe difference of $4 between the two totals of actual loss is accounted for by the amount paid by the Treasurer being $74,694.09 while the amount decreed by the Court was $74,690.09. Why the Court decreed an amount $4 less than that claimed, I am not able to explain.\n\n(signed) W. H. Alexander, \nActing Colonial Treasurer.\n\nTreasury, Hongkong, 13th February 1868.\n\n(Anopy) \nActing Colonial Treasurer", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 274427, "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": "CO129-131 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [6-7]", "page_number": 62, "title": "CO129-131 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [6-7]", "content_text": "# HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 20th March, 1868.\n\nTo \n**GENTLEMEN,**\n\n(4)\n\nIn re **STAMP ORDINANCE**.\n\nW. H. ALEXANDER, Esquire.\nThe Honorable P. RYRIE, Esquire.\nF. W. MITCHELL, Esquire.\nHONGKONG.\n\nI am directed by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce to hand you for your consideration the accompanying Report of a Meeting held at their Rooms on the 17th Instant, on the subject of the Stamp Act.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n**Gentlemen,**\nYour most obedient Servant,\n**THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.**\nJ. W. WOOD, Secretary.\n\n## GENERAL MEETING,\n## IN RE\n## THE STAMP ACT.\n\nA very large Meeting of the Chamber was convened on Tuesday afternoon, the 17th March, 1868, to discuss the present Schedule of the Stamp Act, in view of the enquiries that are now going forward by the Commission lately appointed by the Governor, and also for the purpose of suggesting such amendments as might be thought necessary.\n\nThe Honorable P. RYRIE, Chairman of the Chamber, presided.\n\nAt the opening of the Meeting, the election of Mr. Belilios, as a Member of the Chamber, by the general Committee, was confirmed.\n\nThe **CHAIRMAN** then proceeded to explain the objects of the present Meeting. Every one present knew, no doubt to their cost, the existence of our Stamp Act, and the inequalities that had been found to exist in the present Schedule attached to the Ordinance. The Governor had become convinced of this, as experience was gained in the practical working of the Ordinance, especially as to the imperfect nature of the Schedule, and accordingly had placed the matter in the hands of a Commission, with the view of having it thoroughly revised and its imperfections sifted, as also with the idea of getting more generally the views of the Mercantile Community upon any alteration and amendments that might be considered desirable and necessary for a more equitable adjustment of the tax than at present existed. There were altogether twenty-one Sections in the present Schedule, but as there were a number that did not so immediately concern Mercantile interests, an abstract had been made of such sections as it would be desirable for the Meeting to consider. He hoped that there would be the fullest expression of opinion as to the experience that any and all had gained in regard to the various clauses of the Schedule, in order that the Commission and the Government might have all the aid possible in making the tax as bearable—now that there was no alternative but to accept it—as possible. He would also state that a very material reduction was suggested by the Commission on the present tax on Bills of Exchange, but that in order to make up any loss that might thereby ensue to the required amount of revenue necessary to be raised, viz., $110,000, it had been thought advisable to make some additions to the present Schedule in the items or documents to be taxed. These proposed additions he would now proceed to read. First, a small tax on Average Statements. Second, a small adhesive stamp to Godown orders. Third, an impressed stamp of 2 cents on all Bank checks. Fourth, an adhesive stamp of, say 10 cents, on Inward Bills of Lading. (Several present said such a thing was quite unknown in any part of the world.) Fifth, on Treasure Bills of Lading to ports out of China, the same Stamp as upon Bills of Exchange. Sixth, on Policies of Insurance a tax of about 10 cents for every thousand. These were the only additions that had been proposed, in view of the reduction of the tax on Bills of Exchange, but if it was the opinion of the Chamber that the very large tax now imposed on Bills should remain, well and good, but it had been very generally understood that this had been found to be burdensome, especially in the case of those drawing for small amounts. The generally expressed feeling heretofore had certainly been that the present rate was most unequal, therefore, a modification had been very thoroughly considered by the Commission.\n\nA good deal of conversation followed regarding the new items proposed to be introduced, when Mr. BOSMAN rose and said that he most decidedly objected to the introduction of any new clauses, and proposed that a resolution be passed to the effect that the Chamber is opposed to any additions to the existing Schedule, or to the imposing of a tax on any other documents than those already embraced in the list, and that he felt assured the Chairman, as Member of the Stamp Commission, could not have approved of the introduction of those new sections.\n\nThe **CHAIRMAN** then rose, and begged to be allowed to correct Mr. Bosman with reference to his last statement; he did approve of most of the new items, but not all of them; still he was well aware that the Governor had no wish to get more than the specified revenue, $110,000, from the Stamp tax, but his object in the present instance was to get a more equitable tax. The object of the Commission in proposing these additions was to counterbalance the very large reduction that was proposed to be made in the present rate levied on Bills. It was thought that the best way to accomplish a fair reduction in this item was to have a sliding scale, instead of the one rate that now existed.\n\nMr. DELBANCO thought it would be very difficult for the Chinamen to ever understand a sliding scale. The present Schedule he thought was very well indeed, except that part of it relating to Letters of Hypothecation—and he had certainly not heard of any great complaint as to the rate on Bills.\n\nMr. TAYLOR thought the present rate certainly pressed very unequally, and he was decidedly in favor of a sliding scale.\n\nMr. JACKSON saw no reason why this tax should not stand as it was, so long as the public paid the dollar and not the banks.\n\nThe **CHAIRMAN** said that if Mr. Bosman's resolution was put it would certainly shut up the Meeting, there and then, and this was by no means a desirable result, since they had met to recommend alterations, and not by one sweep express their disapprobation, and that is what putting Mr. Bosman's resolution would amount to.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-131 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 275505, "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": 77, "title": "CO129-133 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [10-12]", "content_text": "## (Copy) Memo\n\nI calculate the loss incurred by the collection of Passcess on Military Companies numbers of 10,000 for this year. It is to be noted that all Premises let to the Military yield four higher rental than those occupied by persons unconnected with troops and therefore it would be more reasonable on that account that the Owners of such Tenements should pay rather than escape payment.\n\n(Signed) W. H. Alexander, \n16. 10.\n\n(June Copy) \nL. Gardina Mutin \nColonial Secretary.\n\n68.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-133 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 278092, "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": "CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5]", "page_number": 106, "title": "CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5]", "content_text": "4\n\nhis power to grant such leave I must\n\nask him to forward the correspondence\n\nreference to this\n\nmy\n\napplication\n\nto his Serotship the Secretary of State\n\nby\n\nthis Mail in order that the service\n\nmay\n\nhave the benefit of\n\na decision\n\nOn\n\nthe\n\nthat much leave\n\nfrom\n\nbeing\n\nA\n\nIn case\n\nany\n\nauthoritative\n\nsubject and I trust\n\nmay be given to me\n\nmay compensate\n\nfor\n\nserious present loss of going\n\nthis Summer\n\nI know that Judge\n\nBall\n\nhe was entitled to Vacation\n\nthough he\n\nLeave to be added to her leave\n\nhalf pay\n\non his going\n\nhome but\n\nthat is a different question from\n\nthis question\n\nA rule different from that\n\napplicable to my\n\ncase was adopted when\n\nMr\n\nsome time in May 1868\n\nhad leave on\n\nfull pay\n\nfor four months subsequently extended for nearly six months\n\nleave given. It was understood that\n\nthe leave\n\ngiven to him\n\nwas\n\nwithout medical certificate, or other cause shown. Again within the present week sixteen weeks Vacation Leave has been given to Mr Alexander without medical certificate who came out\n\nonly\n\nin the Autumn of 1867\n\nwho had about eight\n\nweeks Vacation leave last\n\nyear.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 282726, "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": "CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12]", "page_number": 364, "title": "CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12]", "content_text": "## THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH APRIL, 1870.\n\n### GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\n**No. 36.**\n\nHis Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, C. B., has been pleased to appoint ALFRED LISTER, Esquire, to be Sheriff of Hongkong, from this date until further notice, vice M. S. TONNOCHY, Esquire.\n\nBy Command,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd April, 1870.\n\n**No. 115.**\n\nJ. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.\n\n### GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nThe following Regulations for Street-Chairs and Chair-Coolies are published for general information.\n\nBy Command,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd October, 1869.\n\nJ. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.\n\nNo Street Chairs may ply for hire after midnight; they may, however, carry their fares as long as required.\n\nEach Chair is secured for a sum of $50. Should articles of a higher value than this be lost in any Chair, there will be very little hope of their recovery through the Security.\n\nWhen loss of property in any Street Chair is suspected, its number should be forwarded to the Registrar General at once without any loss of time.\n\nWhen ground of complaint arises against any Street Chair-Coolie, the Person aggrieved may either hand the offender over to the Police, or send a Memorandum of the complaint and the Chair's Number to the Registrar General. It must however be remembered, that the Registrar General can inflict only a reprimand, but neither fine nor imprisonment without the testimony of an eye witness on oath.\n\nThis however may be supplied by any Chinese who witnessed the Offence, if accredited by a confirmatory note from his employer.\n\nPersons who are inconvenienced by the congregating of Chairs near their premises should notify the Registrar General, who will, if practicable, establish a \"Chair Stand\" in the nearest convenient place, and as far as possible enforce the Ordinance in regard to it.\n\nAn attempt will be made to enforce the ordinary \"Rule of the Road,\" along Queen's Road, more especially in the evening. It is requested that all Persons riding in Chairs or driving Vehicles will co-operate with the Police by observing the Rule of keeping the left side.\n\nEach Street Chair carries on the back of its Number Board, a Tariff of Fares, condensed from the following:\n\n### LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS, CHAIR BEARERS, AND BOATS, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.\n\n| Service | Fare |\n| --- | --- |\n| Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats, Half hour | 12 cents |\n| Hour | .50 cents |\n| Three hours | .75 cents |\n| Six hours | One Dollar |\n| Day (from 6 to 6) | |\n| Night Fares (after 8 P.M.) | .10 cents extra |\n| CHAIR HIRE TO OUT DISTRICTS.* | |\n| To Stanley and back | .50 cents per Man |\n| Beyond Victoria and back | .60 cents per Man |\n| LICENSED BEARERS (EACH.) Half day | 20 cents |\n| Day | .36 cents |\n\n* Persons who make short excursions out of the town should understand that they are quite at liberty to pay by the hour if they prefer to do so.\n\nVictoria lies below the level of Robinson Road, and includes all the town between the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, with the Race-course.\n\nCopies of the above Tariff, in English and Chinese, or of these Regulations, can be obtained on application at the Registrar General's Office.\n\nRegistrar General's Office, 1st October, 1869.\n\n### GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nOwners of Tenements assessed to the Police, Lighting, Water and Fire Brigade Rates, are informed that the Rates are payable in advance during and within the month of April, for the Second Quarter of the year 1870.\n\n### NOTICE.\n\nThe attention of Rate Payers is drawn to the Second Clause of Ordinance No. 9 of 1869, which Clause specifies that in Default in the Payment of Rates, such arrears may be sued for by the Colonial Treasurer in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, and a Certificate under the hand of the Treasurer, setting forth the particulars of the sums due for Rates and then outstanding shall be \"Prima facie evidence of the Facts certified by the Treasurer.\n\nRate Payers are therefore informed that all Rates in arrear after the 30th April, 1870, will be sued for in accordance with the Provisions of the Clause and Ordinance specified above.\n\nFREDK. FORTH, Colonial Treasurer.\n\nColonial Treasury, Hongkong, 7th April, 1870.\n\n### NOTICE.\n\nAny persons who have in their possession old Registration Tickets belonging to Servants who have left or have been dismissed, are requested to send the same to this Office, with any remarks, on separate papers, they may wish to have recorded.\n\nIt would much tend to the more satisfactory working of the Registration of Domestic Servants, if Registration Tickets were in every case kept completely out of the possession of the Servants themselves. On the dismissal of a Servant his Ticket should be sent to this Office, unless it can be handed at once to his new Employer, and should on no account be confided to his own custody.\n\nALFRED LISTER, Acting Registrar General.\n\nRegistrar General's Office, Hongkong, 28th May, 1869.\n\n### NOTICE.\n\nConsignees and Masters of Ships are hereby informed that, after the 15th Proximo, the Boundary, North of which Vessels shall not anchor, is as follows:--- Kellet's Island bearing E. by S. 1/2 S.\n\nAll Ships to be properly moored with 35 fathoms Chain (East and West). The passage between the North Boundary of Men-of-War anchorage and the Kowloon Peninsula is to be kept clear.\n\nSteamers and Vessels not having definite employment will still remain on the North side.\n\nH. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.\n\nHarbor Master's Office, Hongkong, 9th September, 1869.\n\n### No. 70.-List of DEAD LETTERS\n\nwhich have been returned from the General Post Office, London, and other places, for the various reasons assigned upon them, addressed to undermentioned, the writers of which can obtain them on application.\n\n| Name | Address |\n| --- | --- |\n| Adair, Hy. J. | Yokohama |\n| Beach, John | Langdale Street, London, E.C. |\n| Bell, Mr. | Engineer Works, Yokohama |\n| Bendick, J. E. | 37, Natoma Street, San Francisco |\n| Bishop, S. S. | Newcastle, N.S.W. |\n| Bonanjee, Limjeebhoy Patiwala | Hongkong |\n| Busch, J. | David Strasse, Hamburg |\n| Baxton, Mes. S. | Commercial Road, London |\n| Campbell, Joseph | U.S. Mint, San Francisco |\n| Canovan, Emma | Sacramento City, California |\n| Carvell, Jesse | Shanghai |\n| Cassumbhoy Nathabley Sons & Co. | Hongkong |\n| Chase, J. B. | San Francisco, California |\n| Ching Hong | Malee Wood, California |\n| Craig, John | San Francisco, California |\n| Davis, Peter | Dutchess & Co., New York |\n| De Vries, Thomas | San Francisco |\n| Easton, Edward | Shanghai |\n| Eastwood, W. P. | Manchester |\n| Ewing, Frank | 130, Dupont Street, San Francisco |\n| Fangoy, F. W. | of New York, Williersburg |\n| Findlay, Alexander | Portland, Oregon |\n| Flood, Edward | Opera Restaurant, San Francisco |\n| Girola, Madame | Turin |\n| Hagemann, Captain | barque Johann Smidt, Yokobama |\n| Halsey, Mrs. | Julia C., Greenc, New York |\n| Harding, Captain | barque Stirling, New York |\n| Hughes, Mr. Johé | Alleghany, Penn., U.S.A. |\n| Jackson, Mary Anne | 67, St. George's Street, London, E. |\n| Jansen, George | State Franklin, North America |\n| Jenkins, Clara | 41, Fifth Street, New York |\n| Johnson, R. B. | Post Office, San Francisco |\n| Kader Maydem | Flower Bazaar, Madras |\n| Kooppamalo | Cain's Street, Cuddalore, Madras |\n| Lamont, Captain | burque Ettrick, Yokohama |\n| Lehmann, E. C. & Co. | London |\n| Maggs, Alies | 15, Berkley Street, Bristol |\n| Merrick, Mrs. Ñ. A. | San Francisco |\n| Millican, G. | 73, Trafalgar Street, Walworth Road, Loudon |\n| Millican, Miss | 11 Ann's Row, Walworth Road, London |\n| Mitchell, Miss Alice | 8, Charlotte Street, King's Cross, London |\n| Mottu, Álfred | cure of 1. M. Jaquemot, Yokohama |\n| Monastier, Simon | or Simon Lyon, Yokohama |\n| Murphy, Joseph | 13, Third Street, San Francisco |\n| \"Nação\" Redacção da | Lisboa |\n| Nealon, Miss L. | Thomas Street, Whitechapel Road, London |\n| Nissene, Doctor | New York |\n| Nicol, Peter | San Francisco |\n| Noad, James | San Francisco |\n| Olles, George | 1,012, Battery Street, San Francisco |\n| Osborn, Jobu | St. Mary's Parish, Louisinaa, U.S.A. |\n| Palmer, C. P. | Box 379, New York |\n| Parsons, Ann | 18, Kensington View, Prescot Road, Liverpool |\n| Phalen, C. S. | Yokobama |\n| Pick up, Miss E. | Pembroke Place, London Road, Liverpool |\n| Ramonha, Barber | Jownpeor, near Javaneckapoorah, Bengal |\n| Rossignol, Mrs. H. Le | Grove Hotel, Granville, France |\n| Roth, C. Aug. | Frankfort S. M., Germany |\n| Short, Mr. | passenger per steamer Japan, Yokohama |\n| Stokes, George | Gyfethland, Glamorganshire, Wales |\n| Sutton, John | 4 Gates Strect, Poplar, London |\n| Taylor, Joba | 3 St. Ann's Square, Manchester |\n| Thevenin, C. L. | Hongkong, (refused) |\n| Th...ger, E. B. D. | Payinaster H.N., Admiralty, London |\n| Thompson, Miss, Milly | Yokoliama |\n| Thornton, Mrs. J. | 116, South Fifth Street, Jersey City, USA. |\n| Torriani, Maria Antonietta | Milauo |\n| Toller, Lieut. J. E. | Royal Engineers, Dover |\n| Wakefield, Miss Grace | Sacramento, California |\n| Webster, John | on board the British barque Albert, New York |\n| Williams, Mrs. Ann | West Broadway, New York |\n| Wills, Mrs. M. | Post Office, Plyn:outh, England |\n| Wyman, W. | San Francisco, California |\n\nF. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.\n\nGeneral Post Office, Hongkong, 16th April, 1870.\n\nPage 198\nPage 356\nPage 190", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 286205, "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": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "page_number": 161, "title": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "content_text": "## The Globe, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1870\n\n### AT HOME\n\nThe year 1870 will be chiefly memorable for the vast and complicated questions of foreign policy which have arisen out of the war between France and Prussia, and for the great measures of domestic reform which have been either accomplished or attempted by the Legislature. The story of the period at home is neither very exciting nor momentous. It has been big with promises and sonorous with the sound of words, but the actual results have been very small in comparison with the noise and the shadows on its account.\n\nThe policy of the present Government with regard to our colonies was, on more than one occasion, discussed with great, but by no means exaggerated, solicitude. Nevertheless, in spite of the many engrossing arguments which were urged against that policy, the British public were not satisfied. The success of the enterprise was undoubted, but would have been far greater if it had been fully carried out. Take the case of the property and assessed taxes for sample: their total amount smooth like £12,112,000; and £1,801,007 was collected in the first quarter of 1870, only a sixth part.\n\nThe Parliamentary session of the past year was remarkable for the number of measures with which the Legislature was seized, but which at last were laid aside without effecting any great change or realising the hopes of perhaps too ardent reformers. Foremost among the wrecks of former good or bad contributions for the public good was the Ballot Bill. Whatever else failed, this measure was guaranteed to change the condition of the United Kingdom.\n\nThe system of retrenchment inaugurated by the Government has been largely dependent for success on the state of the money market, and particularly the metropolis. Mr. Gladstone's financial policy has presented many subjects which may give rise to reasonable anxiety. We have not yet emerged from the ordeal of reconstruction into which the country was plunged when he assumed the conduct of its affairs with a model loud-sounding pledge to reform all abuses.\n\nThe declaration of war between France and Prussia took place without giving Parliament time to consider the state of the finances. The commercial system has been the subject of anxious consideration, and we have had occasion to retrace two panics of considerable magnitude within a short period. The financial events of the year have been calculated to continue confidence in its steps, until the outbreak of the war between France and Germany.\n\nThe position of affairs on the Continent has demanded the adoption of strong measures for the protection of our own defences. The fact that our trade and commerce are so largely affected by the disturbance of other Powers is a serious consideration. The system of secret voting, which professed to ensure to every voter perfect freedom, has been criticised for depriving the voter of the power to prove how they have voted.\n\nThe tax-paying public will do well to prepare for a surplus or deficit, as the case may be. The experiment of collecting taxes in advance has been tried, and the result has been a surplus of £1,782,629 at the end of March, 1870.\n\nThe Education Act has left successive Governments with the task of carrying out its provisions. The Licensing system remains to be reformed. The measures adopted by the Government have not been productive of great results, but it is hoped that the future may be more promising.\n\n### (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)\n\n**REPUBLICAN DISTURBANCES APPREHENDED IN SPAIN.**\n\nMADRID, December 27, 7 p.m. Republican battalions of the National Militia of Madrid have refused to be present at the review to celebrate the inauguration of the King next Sunday. Their commanders have been dismissed. It is feared that Republican disturbances will take place at Madrid.\n\n**REVOLUTION AT THE DIAMOND FIELDS.**\n\nAGRA, December 30. The Union Company's steamer Saxon arrived at the Cape, but the news is old, dating back to November 2.\n\n### THE WAR.\n\n(AZOFF'S TELEGRAMS.)\n\nA vote of censure in the Spanish Cortes by 200 votes against the Government was passed by 141 votes.\n\nThe Bank return is only remarkable as indicating the temporary effect of the change in the distribution of money just preceding the close of the year.\n\nThe Count Beustorff is about forwarding articles for the wounded and for the French prisoners to Germany.\n\nOfficial news has been received from Paris by the **MONEY MARKET THIS DAY.**\n\nThe consignment of Mr. John Robert Davison, M.P., Q.C., is gazetted this evening.\n\nTo-Night's appointments notify that the Queen has been pleased to appoint Mr. James W. Taylor as Consul for the United States and Mr. Alexander Speed Webster as Consul at New South Wales.\n\nA COMMITTEE is stated by a contemporary to have been appointed with Captain Donoughant, R.E., M.P., a Lord Chancellor's visitor, and others to carry out experiments on the utilisation of balloons for reconnaissance purposes.\n\nROCHE-SUR-YON, December 29. The consecration of the Smithfield Martyrs Memorial Church has been indefinitely postponed.\n\nOfficial news received from Paris states that the Prussians made a furious attack upon Nogent, Rosny, and the forts of Avron, posting their siege batteries, and attempting a bombardment. They were repulsed with considerable loss.\n\nThe Duke of Cambridge is still unable to attend at the Horse Guards through an attack of gout.\n\n### OCCUPATION OF MONT AVRON.\n\nThe following movements in the Civil Service are announced in the Civilian to-day.\n\nThe Bank has been enabled to make large advances with very little strain upon the Reserve.\n\nThe principal changes in the Bank Return are: \n| Category | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| Increase in Circulation | £4,307 |\n| Increase in Public Deposits | £50,180 |\n| Increase in Other Deposits | £1,291,753 |\n| Increase in Other Securities | £120,011 |\n| Decrease in Bullion | £23,738,086 |\n| Decrease in Reserve of Notes and Coin | £214,111 |\n\nThe Stock Markets are firm, but quiet.\n\nConsols are unaltered, at 91 1/8 to 91 3/8.\n\nForeign Stocks are firmer.\n\nRailway Shares are quiet.\n\nThe new halfpenny post has necessitated a large addition to the staff of the Circulation branch of the Post Office.\n\nA MAN named John Carlyle was tried before Lord Cowan in the Glasgow Circuit Court yesterday for the murder of Derwent Hughes.\n\nThe jury returned a verdict of culpable homicide, but recommended the prisoner to the leniency of the Court.\n\n### THE TRADE OF 1870.\n\nThe year is drawing to an end, and we are now in possession of the statistics prepared by the Board of Trade.\n\nWith regard to our import trade, we find that last month the number was much larger than in the corresponding period of the previous year.\n\nOur imports of wheat were very low, amounting to only 201,720 qrs.\n\nThe supplies of bacon and ham have greatly fallen off.\n\nThe import of cotton has slackened.\n\nThe import of wool is coming in slowly in increasing quantities.\n\nThe official Prussian Moniteur de Sains et Crais, published at Versailles, says that the Bordeaux Government is disposed to conclude peace with Germany.\n\nThe reply of the Austrian Government to the last despatch of Count Beust was delivered yesterday in Paris.\n\nThe Admiralty has ordered modifications in the rig of the Iron Dukes.\n\nWe regret to announce the death of Mr. Philip Hardwick, who was the architect and designer of the new hall and library of the Goldsmiths' Company.\n\nThe attank consists of two 25-ton 18-ton guns.\n\nGeneral Faidherbe's head-quarters were yesterday at Bapaume.\n\nA telegram from Versailles says that on the 30th the Army resumed the siege of Péronne.\n\nReprisals are now the order of the day among the French troops in the east.\n\nA correspondent from the region of Saône-et-Loire says that two Francs-Tireurs have been hung by the Prussians.\n\nSIR J. Neeld, Bart., has presented the Rev. Charles Ward to the rectory of Churchstow.\n\nMARSHAL PRIM, according to a Madrid telegram, is recovering from his wounds.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 288832, "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": "CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]", "page_number": 205, "title": "CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]", "content_text": "806\n\nTHE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH.\n\n[Nov. 18, 1872]\n\nhere in a week, calling upon the Government to avenge the death of fifty-six Loochewans who were killed, without provocation, at Minca Island by people of Formosa. Four men-of-war are reported to be preparing to depart for Formosa as soon as the Loochewans arrive.\n\nguided the proceedings and decision of H.M.'s Consular Court at Kobe, that your Excellency should take such measures as you may deem requisite to prevent any recurrence of such proceedings, and to remove the discredit which appears to us to attach to the British Consulate at Kobe in consequence of its action in this case. We have the honour to be, your obedient servants,\n\nAn Italian gentleman lately proceeded to Koshiu, accompanied by three Japanese. On their arrival, the authorities, having elicited from the servants that the foreigner had no permit, and that he had come for the purpose of secretly purchasing silkworms' eggs, sent him back to Yokohama under escort.\n\nA meeting of the subscribers to Christ Church took place at the British Consulate. The object of the meeting was to decide on certain definite instructions to be sent to those gentlemen in England who are in correspondence with the Foreign-office, in respect of the chaplain's appointment at Yokohama. Mr. Consul Robertson occupied the chair, and opened the proceedings by reading the correspondence that had passed, and said there were two points on which the gentlemen at home wished to be assured before appointing a candidate for the post of chaplain. They were—First, the length of time that the appointment would be made for, and, second, the amount of salary the community would guarantee. A discussion took place on the matter, and the meeting adjourned, on the following motion by Mr. W. G. Howell, seconded by Mr. M. Smith:—\"That, in view of the financial position of the church, which does not seem to warrant any such extraordinary expenditure as would be involved by sending for a chaplain from England, the committee appointed to nominate a successor for Mr. Bailey be requested to stay further proceedings at home for the present.\"\n\nA dinner to the Consular Corps was given by Mr. Oye Tak, the Acting Governor. One of the head officials of the Foreign-office is shortly to start for Korea, with the object, it is stated, of ascertaining what the ideas of that Government are in relation to Japan.\n\nThe ex-Loando policemen who volunteered, in answer to an advertisement inserted in the papers at the time, to accept service as guards for the British Legation in Japan, in troublous times, when the safety of the Minister and minor officials was by no means assured, are to be dispensed with as no longer necessary. Notice has also been sent by the Government stating that guards for Legations furnished to the several Legations will in future not be supplied.\n\nHUDSON, MALCOLM AND CO. versus RANGAN.—Mr. F. V. Dickins appeared for the plaintiffs, and said that the present was a motion to determine the priority between two bills of sale. It appears that about a year ago Mr. A. G. Thompson, a clerk in the employ of Messrs. Hudson, Malcolm and Co., and living at No. 75, gave a bill of sale over the movable property contained in those premises to W. Rangan, who had the bill of sale duly registered. Shortly after this had been effected, Thompson removed to the premises No. 219, taking with him the property already under bill of sale to Rangan, with his consent. Application was then made to Messrs. Hudson, Malcolm and Co. by Thompson for another loan on the same goods. No notice having reached Mr. Spence, who was acting for Messrs. Hudson, Malcolm and Co., that a prior bill of sale had been given, he granted the loan required, and took the bill of sale from Thompson. Mr. Rangan, landlord of No. 219, receiving no rent, put in an execution, took possession, and was about selling the property to satisfy his claim, when an injunction, which stopped the sale, was obtained from the Court. Rangan now affirms that the property mentioned in the second bill of sale is identical with that of his, and that therefore he has a prior claim. The question was therefore one of a purely legal character. Mr. Dickins then quoted the Bill of Sale Act of 1854 in support of his case, and argued that the property in the first bill of sale, described as \"situated on Lot 76,\" was not described in such a manner as to separate it from any other property of the grantor.\n\nHis Lordship said that the fact of removing the chattels could not invalidate the first bill of sale, the property having already passed into the possession of Rangan. Had the grantee of the second bill of sale examined the register, he would have found that a previous bill of sale had been given for a similar amount to Mr. Rangan. He should therefore dismiss the motion.\n\nTHE CASE OF MR. COUSENS.\n\nThe committee appointed at the late meeting at the Club, respecting the imprisonment of Mr. Cousens, have drawn up the memorials subjoined:—\n\nTo his Excellency R. G. Watson, Esq., H.B.M.'s Chargé d'Affaires in Japan.\n\nSir,—We have the honour to hand your Excellency herewith a copy of the Hiogo News of Sept. 4, containing a report of the trial before H.M.'s Consul at Kobe of a Mr. Cousens, for an assault on a Japanese coolie, and also the report of a committee of three gentlemen appointed by a meeting held at the United Club here on the 7th inst., to investigate the matter.\n\nMEMORIAL OF OTHER THAN BRITISH SUBJECTS.\n\nWe, the undersigned residents of Yokohama, of other than British nationality, desire to testify our cordial sympathy with our British fellow-residents in the views they have expressed about the imprisonment of a Mr. Cousens at Kobe for a trivial assault, and also express our opinion of the extreme propriety of the investigation of the affair which they request.\n\nThis report was adopted by a second meeting held at the United Club on the 14th Sept., and ordered to be presented to your Excellency, and H.M.'s Chief Judge of the Supreme Court.\n\nWe, the undersigned British residents of Yokohama, respectfully request that your Excellency should order a thorough investigation into all the circumstances of this case, and should you consider that the principles of law and justice have not been duly observed...\n\nCHINA.\n\nSHANGHAI\n\nWe have advices from this port to the 29th Sept.; the P. and O. mail, from London August 9, arrived out on the 15th Sept. The following items of news are from the North China Herald:—Excessive dullness has marked the present season in China: a market, in fact, can scarcely be said to exist for either imports or exports, each still simply seeking to fill up the requirements of the moment. There is no doubt that, both amongst Chinese and foreigners, there is a deep feeling of want of confidence. The former, influenced on the one hand by the large stock of imports which they fear may at any moment be placed suddenly on the market, and on the other by reports of disaster from the ordinary consuming districts, have ceased to be buyers, while the latter, influenced by continual unfavourable advices from Europe, where a crisis of some kind seems imminent, are in that uncertain state of mind that they know not, to-day, what circumstances may lead them to do next. Superadded to all this, a local tightness in the money market has more or less influence on the state of trade. This has had the effect of seriously raising the rate of exchange, and thereby interfering with the export trade. Altogether, matters at the present moment wear an aspect more unpromising than they have done for some three or four years, and unless some change takes place, we fear will result in serious loss.\n\nA notification has been published by the Officiating British Consul, Mr. Alabaster, inviting the assistance of the community in forming a complete collection of the silk manufactures of this district for the London International Exhibition of 1873. The variety of Chinese silk-piece goods, such as crapes, gauzes, silks, satins, and pongees, must be immense, but of these only a few kinds at present find a market at home, owing to the shopkeepers being either in ignorance of their existence or not knowing how to set about getting them. We believe it is intended to attach to the specimens, which will be exhibited in case portfolios, besides particulars of the length of the pieces as manufactured, the average cost, and other information specified in the notification, the names of those from whom they were obtained.\n\nMr. Joseph Haas, Interpreter to the Austro-Hungarian Consulate, resumes the duties of Assessor at the Mixed Court for the U. S. Consulate-General; Dr. McCartee, who has held the position of Interpreter to the Consulate-General for some months, having left Shanghai for Japan. While we may regret that we lose by Dr. McCartee's departure an able sinologue and an experienced official, we feel that the energetic and painstaking manner in which Mr. Haas formerly discharged the duties, ensures that they will continue to be well fulfilled.\n\nThe efforts made to get up an International Eight-oar race, Scotch v. English, for next regatta of the S.R.C., have failed, the English members having been obliged to withdraw. Though of considerable numerical strength, the English membership can at present barely furnish forth an eight of sufficient calibre and experience in rowing for such a contest, and defections in the team chosen have necessitated an intimation to the Scottish eight that the event cannot come off. An eight-oar race will still form part of the present programme, however, the Scottish eight having given a challenge to all the members of the Club who are of other nationalities.\n\nA cricket match, the Club Eleven v. Racket Court, has been played. On the first day's play, it looked a \"moral\" for the Club, which got 168 in the first innings, while the Court lost seven of its best wickets for 29. The wickets were pitched again the following day, when the Racket Court made its score for the first innings up to 44, and then went to bat again. This time it made 195 for six wickets, when the game had to be left off. Mi-ho-loongs v. the World is announced.\n\nA match between the Mih-ho-loongs have had a company drill, when about thirty men turned out. We understand that a regulation has been passed to take off the rolls of the company the name of any member who misses two consecutive drills, unless sufficient cause for absence is shown. We believe the esprit of the company is strong enough to stand this discipline; and it is certainly hard on men who have devoted time to drill, to have the good effect lost on parade by the awkwardness of the undrilled.\n\nOperations for the raising of the wreck of the Lismore are in active progress.\n\nThe Annie Porter, sunk in the former endeavour to raise the Lismore by buoying her to two vessels, will be blown up, and the attempt next made to raise the steamer by means of apparatus specially imported for the purpose. The Hopewell and Aracon were placed in the Old Dock on Monday last; the former to repair the damage sustained in the collision with the Annie Gray, and the latter for a general overhauling previous to loading teas for London. The Annie Gray is still at anchor in the river, in a disabled condition, being minus her foremast.\n\nMr. T. Fitzroy Rice will proceed to Japan by the next French mail steamer, having accepted an appointment with a view to organising a police force in that country.\n\nA fire broke out at Messrs. Reynolds and Co.'s godown in Wyndham-street, among some loose straw. The alarm was promptly given, but the fire was extinguished by the assistance of about a dozen gentlemen on the spot, before the engines arrived. The damage done was not of any magnitude.\n\nThe twelfth performance by the Wind Instrument Company has been given, and was largely attended. The night was mild and pleasant, and the music a culmination of the general excellence which has characterised the performances during the season. Among the passengers by the last American mail, homeward, was the Austro-Hungarian Minister, Chevalier Calicé, who will be absent from China for twelve months.\n\nOur Hankow correspondent writes:—We have been favoured, within the last few weeks, with a Post-office; a privilege which, I believe, will be highly appreciated by a good portion of the community. The duties of Postmaster are discharged at present by E. L. Oxenham, Esq., of H.M.'s Consulate. A Masonic Lodge has also just been opened here; and if report be true, it is likely to have a distinguished band of members enrolled in its records. Hankow, just now, presents an ample field for the exercise of any such moral influence as Freemasonry. Let us hope its claims as a moral force will be duly verified. A fire has occurred in which the ice-house, which belongs to foreigners, alone was burned. It is undoubtedly a case of incendiarism.\n\nThe following items are from the Shanghai Courier:—The prospectus of the new company of which we have heard for some time as being in course of organisation to compete with the Pacific Mail Company—The China Trans-Pacific Steamship Company (Limited) has appeared; Messrs. Russell and Co. are the agents, and 2,000 of the shares are reserved for allotment in China.\n\nWe are glad to observe that the Canton Daily Shipping News has at length blossomed into a full-blown newspaper.\n\nH.I.H. the Grand Duke Alexis and suite, accompanied by H.E. Sir Arthur Kennedy and H.E. the Russian Admiral, visited the Sing Ping Theatre. The piece played immediately on the arrival of the distinguished visitors was that of \"The Eight Genii,\" congratulating the Queen of Heaven on the anniversary of her birth. This piece was not very interesting, but occupied only a very short time, the object being to show respect to the distinguished spectator. Eight actors, representing the eight Genii, came out and worshipped in pairs in front of the stage. The next piece played was the State Installation of Soo Chun, an eminent politician who flourished in the Chow Dynasty, into the office of Premier or Chief Councillor for the Confederation of the Six States.\n\nThe prospectus of the China Trans-Pacific Steam Ship Company has been circulated by Messrs. Russell and Co., as agents, at Hong Kong, and inviting subscribers to the capital. The Directors announced are:—Edward Henry Green, Chairman; W. Wetmore Cryder, E. M. de Bossche, W. J. Alt, Edward Cunningham, Alexander Grant Dallas, Gilson Homan, with power to increase their number to fifteen.\n\nWe learn that on the 25th Sept. the engines of the frigate launched some months ago at Kaou-Chang-Menon Arsenal, were at work under steam for six hours. Everything has been found in the most satisfactory state, and the powerful machinery was started and went steadily on without the slightest hitch; the result being that she is authoritatively pronounced ready to proceed on her official trip.\n\nThe Italian Consul is about to take a census of all Italian subjects resident or travelling in China, and accordingly requests all such to bring or send to his Consulate, verbally or in writing, particulars regarding themselves under twelve different headings, such as—Name, surname and parentage, place of birth, age, education, religion, how long they have left Italy, &c. &c.\n\nThe first pontoon for the free ferry has been placed in position on the north side of the Soochow Creek, opposite the north end of Gnaomen-road. The abutment of the ferry on the southern side is also approaching completion.\n\nHONG KONG. Dates extend to the 5th Oct. The P. and O. mail of the 23rd Aug. arrived out on the 1st Oct.\n\nA ball was given at the City Hall by the Hong Kong Club, in honour of his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Alexis, and went off with much success. His Imperial Highness, accompanied by his suite, and his Excellency the Governor, Lady Kennedy, and Miss Kennedy, arrived shortly after ten o'clock, and the Grand Duke led off the first quadrille with Lady Kennedy. Among the guests present were Admiral Possiet and the officers of the Svelland, and of the other Russian men-of-war in harbour, Sir Brooke Robertson, the Chief Justice, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, and other members of the Local Government. Dancing was kept up with energy until a late hour, his Imperial Highness affording much gratification by his courteous and genial demeanour. The decorations were very tasteful, and the arrangements generally very good.\n\nArrangements have been made for the delivery of a series of excellent lectures at the St. Andrew's Hall, in the City Hall Building. Several very interesting subjects are on the programme, the first lecture being Dr. Legge's reminiscences of life in China, and there also being a lecture from Dr. Eitel on Feng Shui. The proceeds of the lectures, for the series of which a fee of $5 will be charged, will go to the City Hall Library. We are confident that this valuable addition to our intellectual amusements will be well supported, and are glad to hear that H.E. Sir Arthur Kennedy has promised to give every assistance, and will be present at the first lecture.\n\nA correspondent at Macao calls attention to a new feature in the coolie trade, which is worthy of notice. It appears that arrangements are being made for the shipment, in an Italian steamer, of a large number of coolies to Costa Rica, a Republican state to the North of Panama, and stretching between the Atlantic and the Pacific. The object with which the men are being sent is understood to be to assist in building a railway. The difficulty, however, is that Costa Rica has no relations either with Portugal or China, and consequently the men will be without even the moderate amount of protection afforded to the emigrants to Peru. It is understood that such an arrangement would not be countenanced by the Portuguese Government, and that the Superintendent of Emigration at Macao has protested against the step, but it appears that the Governor has not yet felt called upon to intervene. The place to which the men are being sent is described as a most difficult country, and the coolies will have great hardship in reaching their destination, whether they land on the Atlantic or the Pacific side.\n\nTHE CHINA AND JAPAN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.\n\nThe directors, in submitting to the shareholders a statement of the company's accounts to the 30th June last, are pleased to be able to report most satisfactorily on the progress of their business, the net premia taken during the first six months of the present year amounting to Tls. 143,066.68, against Tls. 116,493.32 for the same period of 1871.\n\nThe losses paid, it will be observed, amount to Tls. 97,107.00, the great portion of the same belonging to last year, to provide for which a sum of Tls. 77,536.30 was brought forward from the 31st December, 1871. After payment of the said losses, of all current expenses, and of the half-yearly interest dividend to the 30th June, and after writing off the balance of Messrs. Trautmang and Co.'s remuneration, a sum of Tls. 86,821.17 remained at debit of working account, to be carried forward.\n\nThe net Premia earned from the 1st July to the 30th Sept. are estimated at Tls. 85,000, while the losses and claims reported to date, beyond those paid previous to the 1st July, and expenses on treasure salved, ex P.M. steamer America, amount to Tls. 42,000.\n\nMr. Framjee Hormusjee resigned his seat on the board on his departure from China, and the selection of his successor engages the attention of the directors.\n\nSIAM.\n\nBANGKOK.\n\nThe Siam Advertiser has the following:—\n\nHis Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs gave an evening party at his residence, in honour of the King's birthday, to which most of the European residents were invited. The attendance was large, and dancing was kept up till early in the morning. The residence of the Minister, it is said, was brilliantly illuminated, and some of the Siamese nobles performed quite gracefully their parts in the dances in which they participated. For three successive nights the natives vied with each other in illuminating their residences, and on these occasions many of these places had a very fascinating and fairy-like appearance.\n\nA dinner was given in the palace to some of the Princes, and a dinner was given to prominent Siamese officials, and to some of the Europeans in Siamese employ. This dinner was served in a new and beautiful hall in the palace. His Majesty honoured his guests with his presence, and dined in the same hall at a separate table. These demonstrations on the part of his Majesty indicate the good will of the young King to foreigners.\n\nThere is now a rumour afloat that two loads of lead pieces came to Siam not long since; one of these loads was given as a bribe to some prominent nobleman, which secured for them an entrance into the country. The rumour does not indicate whether these vessels were square-rigged vessels or native-rigged craft, nor do they indicate the person who was bribed. We have no means of knowing whether this rumour is true or false; it may be wholly false; it may be partly true. This is true, however, there is at present a panic about the lead pieces; those who have many on hand are ready to sell them at a depreciated value, and many of the petty traders refuse to take them as change.\n\nPage 807\n\nNov. 18, 1872.]\n\nTHE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH.\n\n203", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 288835, "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": "CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]", "page_number": 208, "title": "CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]", "content_text": "206\n\n812\n\nTHE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH. [Nov. 18, 1872]\n\nNOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS, CORRESPONDENTS, &c. No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence. Whatever is intended for insertion must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.\n\nA REGISTER is kept of the addresses of all persons connected with the FAR EAST and reference can be made to the same by personal application at the Office or by letter.\n\nAny Information required by Subscribers in reference to Commercial or general matters in CHINA, JAPAN, SINGAPORE, and other parts of the Far East will be supplied on application at the Office, where files may be seen of the Journals published in those Countries.\n\nLONDON AND CHINA EXPRESS is published weekly on the day of departure of the mails, and contains a summary of English, Continental, and American News, Commercial and Shipping Reports, &c. Subscription, £2 8s. per annum.\n\nThe LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH is published weekly on the arrival of the English and French mails. Subscription, £2 2s. per annum.\n\nJAMES WEST, PUBLISHER,\n\n2, COWPER'S-COURT, CORNHILL, LONDON.\n\nThe London & China Telegraph.\n\nLONDON: MONDAY, NOV. 18, 1872.\n\nCEYLON AND ITS COFFEE.\n\nIt is a remarkable circumstance how frequently those most accustomed to the commerce of a country are apt to be deceived, and to deceive themselves as to the probable out-turn of the year's operations—the more especially if the commerce in question be the result of agricultural enterprise. This, we presume, is not more the case as regards Ceylon than other countries. But as it is the Cinnamon Isle, as it was formerly called,—it should be the Coffee Isle now—with which we have at present to deal, a few words on the fallacies which generally prevail till the season closes will not be out of place.\n\nThe coffee crop of the past season was very deficient; like every other growing crop this one depends much on the weather, first at the blossoming and afterwards during the filling of the bean. A very good blossom may blow and set, exciting high hopes of a splendid crop, and yet too much wet immediately after setting may perish it, while too much drought may do the same.\n\nAgain, when the berry is filling, chiefly from June to August, a long drought may prevent the filling, and thereby greatly diminish the crop. A cursory observer, passing through a coffee district during the flowering time, seeing every plantation white with its jessamine blossoms, retires possessed with the impression that there are to be magnificent crops. This idea he hugs and believes because, as he thinks, he has seen the crop on the trees. Sad delusion! It must not only be fairly set, but the bean well filled, before a blossom can ever be reckoned on as safe.\n\nNow both the drawbacks above named—a loss of blossom from unseasonable weather in the spring, and a loss of crop from the failure of the monsoon rains in their season—have fallen to the lot of the Ceylon coffee planter this year, and of course he cannot help crying out.\n\nBut will any one believe him? No. The Colombo merchant first, and the London merchant afterwards, rebut the assertion, and think he is only crying \"wolf\" to suit his own purpose, and to force the market up—and they employ all their influence as a counter lever to press the market down.\n\nNo doubt there is a difficulty in arriving at a certain estimate of the crop of a country like Ceylon, where interests are so divided, dispersed, and detached; where also a considerable quantity of crop is raised by natives, some of whom keep no accounts, while others decline to supply the necessary information.\n\nTHE CASE OF THE \"DOLPHIN\" AT BANGKOK.\n\nTHE Government of the United States and its representatives have generally been so conciliatory and moderate in their intercourse with the nations with which we have relations in the Far East, that it is with no less surprise than regret that we observe the singular deviation from this principle in the case of the Dolphin.\n\nThis vessel, an American schooner, commanded by Captain T. S. ANDREWS, was detained by the Siamese Government in consequence of the non-payment of the firewood-tax, on entering the Patlak Cro-k.\n\nAfter careful perusal of the case, as reported in the Siam Advertiser, we are unable to come to any other conclusion than that the commander of the Dolphin wilfully disregarded the signals of the native tax-collector to stop.\n\nIn his evidence Captain ANDREWS says that he could not have stopped her because of her headway and the strength of the tide—a statement which contrasts strangely with the fact that the Siamese (only five or six in number) boarded her, and did actually stop her, and anchor her there and then.\n\nNo sort of violence seems to have been used on either side. Even Captain ANDREWS, who represents himself as being so very much aggrieved by the \"seizure of his ship, and who went on shore at once, \"intending to go to the United States Consul,\" did not carry out that reasonable intention, but stopped at a rice mill, from which he returned on board his own ship with two gentlemen and a lady!\n\nThus reinforced, Captain ANDREWS—this is his own statement—secured the officer who had boarded his vessel, and then went to his house and asked for his wife, who was, fortunately for her, from home.\n\nThis, as we have mentioned, is Captain ANDREWS's own statement. The charge against him, we should also state, was that he attempted to seize and carry off the officer, his wife, and children.\n\nThat he had recaptured his ship, which was seized for firewood-tax, was another and separate charge.\n\nIt is also matter of dispute whether the United States flag was flying on the schooner at the time she was summoned, and stopped.\n\nIt is however clear that no serious inconvenience was caused to anybody—though it is not explained why the wood-tax was not accounted for—and we are therefore greatly surprised to find that the United States Government should have despatched the corvette Iroquois to Siam for \"an explanation.\"\n\nOf course we all know what this means—and the Siamese Government, under pressure of this very convincing reason for giving way, tried the case, and condemned themselves, or their officials, to pay $100 to Captain ANDREWS who, we may presume, congratulates himself on a small triumph.\n\nSuch, however, we think our readers will agree not exceed 500,000 cwt., while others believed it would at least be 800,000 cwt.\n\nThe highest of these, however, would be still 200,000 cwt. below the average of the past five years, or just 20 per cent. But all were agreed that they would be short.\n\nStill it appears not to have been believed in London—for reports continued to come out to Ceylon, \"Large shipments from Brazil,\" \"Fall in Continental markets,\" \"Reduce limits,\" \"Price down 2s. to 3s.,\" &c., &c.\n\nNow this seems to be a species of short-sighted suicidal policy which always defeats its own end.\n\nThe season is finished now, and no doubt a good many fingers are itching for the profits that could have been made had they gone in boldly and bought at the market figures a few months ago.\n\nSo far back as August last, while the London market was being borne down, we warned buyers that the crop would soon close; and that we doubted then if it would exceed 750,000 cwt.\n\nThe commercial season ended on 30th September, and the total export did not exceed 758,000 cwt.! This is very nearly a quarter of a million hundredweights under the average production.\n\nOther coffee-producing countries were also proportionally short, as the following figures show:—\n\nBrazil deficiency ... 1,000,000 cwt.\n\nJava deficiency ... 800,000 cwt.\n\nCeylon deficiency... 250,000 cwt.\n\nTotal 2,050,000 cwt.\n\nThis is without reckoning India, which was also short. It is also irrespective of the West Indian colonies, which are likely to have suffered from the same influences as those that affected Brazil.\n\nThis is a lamentable deficiency, and the fact is deplorable as regards those who must be the chief sufferers—the growers of the article.\n\nIt is a fact, nevertheless, which must be looked in the face, and should be kept steadily in view by those who contemplate investing either in the produce in question, or in the description of property that yields it.\n\nThe removal of the duty in America, too, ought to advantage the grower and the exporter; for, although the abolition of that duty extends only to coffee imported in American bottoms, still America must have a certain quantity of coffee; and even if she import this quantity all from Brazil, and does not take an ounce of Ceylon coffee from Europe, whatever quantity she so receives, relieves the European market to that extent.\n\nWe understand that the appointment of Mr. ALBERT COATES, a partner in the firm of Messrs. KER and Co., as acting Consul at Manila, during the absence of Mr. Rickett, has been approved by the Foreign-office.\n\nThe Consulate at Saigon is still represented by Mr. HAUSCHILD, a partner in Messrs. W G. HALE and Co., and no appointment for a fixed paid Consul can be made, until the cost has been passed in the next estimates.\n\nAs the non-receipt at Brindisi of letters from England, often causes annoyance to passengers proceeding to the East by the Italian route, we think it well to notify that, although the India and China mail does not leave London until Friday evening, letters intended to catch passengers at Brindisi should be posted for the Wednesday evening mail.\n\n813\n\nIt need hardly be said that the British Colonies have never received any immigrants from Macao, but always obtained them, under proper restrictions, from Hong Kong or the Treaty ports.\n\nThe Macao traffic, although it promised to be one of the best correctives of the evils complained of, had to be abandoned, while the Macao traffic is still vigorously carried on.\n\nThe following fact illustrates the working of the immigration.\n\nOn the 4th of September last the steamship Exmore left British Guiana, with over 600 immigrants (including children) on board, returning to their native country, India or China.\n\nThey carried with them property in cash and jewellery, which, divided among the adults, shows an average of more than £50 sterling per head.\n\nNow these people came to the colony as indentured immigrants, and were employed in agricultural labour.\n\nWhen their first contracts ran out, they either re-engaged or employed themselves in other ways by which they could make money.\n\nAt the end of ten years the Indian coolies became entitled to a free return passage, and they went back, not destitute and miserable, as when they found themselves on board ship bound for the colony, but independent and manly in their bearing, and possessed of an amount of wealth that the English agricultural labourer rarely obtains after a whole lifetime of painful toil.\n\nThe British Consul at Havana writing on the subject says:—\n\nChinese labour has not been altogether a success in Cuba. On some small sugar estates, and among the tobacco-fields, the Chinese coolie does well enough; but he cannot work as hard as the negro, nor indeed as the Indian coolie used to work on Jamaica estates.\n\nMost of the Chinese brought to Cuba are at the lowest and feeblest type of the inferior races, such as swarm about Macao, Batavia, and Singapore, &c., and they are rarely of sinewy frame, nor much physical strength; nor have they the endurance of the Indian coolie.\n\nChinese immigration, as it is carried on here, is so faulty that it can never lead to a successful colonisation of Cuba.\n\nThe mistaken policy of the Government, as exhibited in the treatment of these colonists, must end in their refusal to come here.\n\nThe condition of obligatory and continuous servitude to which they are now subjected, if they desire to remain in Cuba, after the completion of their primitive contract, is tantamount to slavery; and it is contrary to common sense to suppose that free men will voluntarily submit to it.\n\nThe Chinese emigrant, therefore, to be induced to come here, must either do so in a fit of desperation, or he must be imposed upon; and a traffic which is based upon deceit, and which subjects him to life-long drudgery under the worst of systems, can scarcely be designated by any other name than that of Slave Trade.\n\nTHE Japanese Ambassadors with their suite, accompanied by General ALEXANDER, Sir HARRY PARKES, and Mr. ASTON, returned to London on the 9th, too late, however, for the banquet at Guildhall, to which they had been invited.\n\nThey will take their leave of Her MAJESTY next week, and leave for Paris, making a tour through France, and thence proceed to Germany and Russia.\n\nTHE report in China that the steamers of the Messageries Company were likely to call at Naples, on their way to Marseilles is incorrect; the statement that the steamers of this company and of the P. and O. Company would call at Nagasaki is also incorrect.\n\nThe Time-tables for 1873 will shortly be issued.\n\nADMIRAL DUPRE, Governor of Cochin China, who, as stated in our last issue, has left France on his return to Saigon, is the bearer of a letter from M. THIERS to the King of SIAM, in reply to the congratulations of the latter to the President of the Republic.\n\nVISCOUNT BRENIER DE MONTMORAND, formerly Consul-General for France at Shanghai, has been appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to Chili.\n\nTHE COOLIE TRADE.\n\nIt cannot be denied that proper regulations, which will prevent vagrancy, and which will organise labour, are absolutely necessary in Cuba, where there are labourers of distinct races and conditions; but these regulations should all have a decided tendency towards preparing these classes for speedy and complete emancipation.\n\nThe law of 28th June, 1870, does not hasten the freedom of the slaves in this island.\n\nIt virtually postpones emancipation for twenty-two years, and, in the meantime, it closes the door to any feasible arrangement for the introduction of free labourers.\n\nThe Chinese under contract here are, with, perhaps, a very few exceptions, treated pretty much as slaves, and with the compulsory engagements now before them, or the sorry alternative of seeking a home elsewhere, there can be no inducement for them to come here.\n\nIf they are treated in such a manner when everything should be done by the Spanish Government to further free emigration to Cuba, it would appear as if no means were left untried to render such emigration unpalatable and repulsive.\n\nBy the mail just received from the West Indies we have the account of another departure from Demerara of time-expired coolies.\n\nThe Rohilla, of London, was embarking 257 men, 79 women, 31 boys, 23 girls, 16 infants—total 406; Chinese, 21 men, 22 women, 6 boys, 6 girls, 3 infants—total 58; grand total, 464.\n\nThe money deposited by the coolies in the Immigration Office for transmission to Calcutta amounted to £47,642.64.\n\nBesides this there was the usual quantity of personal jewellery, amounting in value to a considerable sum.\n\nSIAM.\n\nTHE Committee of the Diplomatic and Consular Enquiry had before them for examination Mr. HENRY ALABASTER, who served for many years in the Consulate at Bangkok as Interpreter, Vice-Consul, and for a short time as Acting Consul, and in the latter capacity he so displeased the Foreign Office in his conduct towards the Siamese that he is now practically discharged from the service.\n\nThe Secretary of the West India Committee has addressed a letter to The Times, in which he says:—\n\nThe stoppage of Chinese immigration in 1866 requires a word of explanation.\n\nIt occurred, not because the Chinese Government withdrew its permission, or was dissatisfied with the treatment of the immigrants, but because it was induced to impose certain provisions which would have greatly increased the expense of the immigration.\n\nIn his evidence he states that the Staff at Bangkok is unnecessarily large, that a Consul, a Vice-Consul, at from £500 rising to £800, and one Assistant, at £250 rising to £400, would be a sufficient staff without Student Interpreters.\n\nThat a medical officer was not now necessary, although very essential in the early days of the Consulate.\n\nSir CHARLES DILKE, one of the Committee, asked:—\n\n1101\n\nNov. 18, 1872.\n\nTHE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 294098, "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": "CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12]", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12]", "content_text": "## No 45 - Colonial Surgeon to Colonial Secretary\n\nSir,\n\nGovernment Civil Hospital, Hong Kong. September 7th, 1894.\n\nIn reply to C.S.O.M.2595 calling for a report on the cause of illness of Mr. Willcocks, late Assistant Master in the Government Schools in December last, I have the honor to inform you that he was suffering from intermittent Fever of a mild type. He was in a desponding state, owing to the loss of his family who had left for England and ...\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) ... (Jure Copy)\n\n## Previous Correspondence\n\ndischarged as he was in a state of health, being often in a confused and \"muddled\" state which was evidently induced by serious drinking. On two or three occasions he pleaded sickness and left one in charge of the school. I suspected that his sickness was induced by the same cause.\n\nThe extent to which it was perceptible never amounted to complete intoxication; but he was observably under the influence of liquor.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) Alexander Falconer, Head Master, Central School.\n\n(Jure Copy) Colonial Secretary.\n\n## Metadata\nPage ... (not explicitly stated)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 294110, "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": "CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12]", "page_number": 80, "title": "CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12]", "content_text": "## 12.\nAll needful measures being taken to remedy or mitigate the disaster. I have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most Obedient humble Servant,\n**Governor**\n\n## SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG TERRIFIC TYPHOON, PEARL DESTRUCTION OF LIVES, SHIPPING, AND PROPERTY.\n**\"FORTY-NINE SHIPS SUNK, WRECKED, KISSING, OR DISABLED, NEARLY A THOUSAND LIVES LOST\"**\n\nThe work tearful typhoon ever known was often at the risk of rain. The Harbour Master's office, lately in the office. A part of the Police Station shore, went on the Praya, to render what assistance they could, and were fortunate in clearing and emptying boats. It was not till after morning dawn that it transferred to the Peak, is also a wreck. The remainder overlooking assistance they could, and were fortunate in repairing whatever steal damage may be was ascertained how severe and been the loss covering. The signal topmast and yard Finlay Street, and the Justices Room cugh to be of arvien in assisting the done to their craft, and drying shoir own both of property and life. Commencing with have taken the departs at the lower bave been laid is rains.\n\nThe general aspect of destruction and desolation able to raske only a barriet anrvey, the trees, urognet lawos, &c. are demolish- tion with Saigon, has been stopped since pondent of couteurpornty states tind i and to notice ai me boat a mother sar- bathing batas has put to sen for good, med, the stone seats even belay displaced by the typhoon. The Cable Houso at Pok application was raic by one of the gentle rounded by a word of chidren lamenting the terrilie furor of the wind.\n\nAt the corner of the wall of Mr da Silva's bull of what was oue Majesty's gun- The Mesageries Maritimes premies sea Alexander has had his foot somewhat presses his opinion that bad the unlice ground is standing high and dry one of the boate obstrusively turnst its stern on to ̈the much injured. br Sing theaire is a neverely injured by broken glas, being fundered assistance when requested, tivos Jutgest size Chinese esego boala '; sha ja saat boat platform.\n\nThe Pray buildings have naturally and tinction however is admitted by the members waves. One of them in trying to climb over the sea side of the stone wall on his ground to have been more swing to the fury of the lossy balk of timber, which was washed We learn that about 70 bodies have been has been washed away, estimate puts it at 1000, and some to grief in the way of glass, to spite of all Typhoon than to any exertions it was pos-up nese the whart of Douglan Lapraiz & taken up to the Hospital to-day (204b).\n\nThe typhoon insurrupted legal an wall ance at all from this police. The bungalow itself Rebore, la diamanted or otherwise injured in some cases touching the front wails of Doon to-day enters for the interment of a viber business.\n\nThe sailing vessel, Lizzie 17., was got off seems not to have sustered must, but the the house. But on this occasion even about 40 burdien found drownet vare imusd even, of Mr Lee Lom Krai bad to be poak swiaty yesterday, not much the worse for on-houses as either traded or blown whiis 6 are missing, and a vast number greater force then, 115067 must have been by the Coroner,\n\nThe following is a correct return of all the damages inflicted shipping up to 4 p.m. of the 26th.\n\n| Vessel | Type | Status |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Ay, Spanish steamer | Steamer | Sunk |\n| Aldebaran, German barque | Barque | Sunk |\n| Anoy, Chinese junk | Junk | Sunk |\n| Courier, British barque (No. 1) | Barque | Sunk |\n| Thu, Siamese barque | Barque | Sunk |\n| Sime, British barge | Barge | Sunk |\n| Imag, British barge | Barge | Sunk |\n| Lesar, Spanish steamer | Steamer | Sunk |\n| Lowton, Siamese ship | Ship | Sunk |\n| Hong No. 3, Peruvian ship | Ship | Sunk |\n| Moser, British ship | Ship | Sunk |\n| Mamboo, British ship | Ship | Sunk |\n| Stuur, Beroun barque | Barque | Sunk |\n| Seabird, American schooner | Schooner | Sunk (prized) |\n| Seagarth, Bianca barque | Barque | Sunk |\n\nDismasted:\n- Alaska, P. M. Rainer, ship\n- about 32 miles NE of N. end of Koerhard, Germans barjaw sms with tizen-tat gone, and apie f., Amexiest turqia.\n- Price, Gerwas torque\n\nOtherwise Injured:\n- Ardon, British turque\n- Columbian, P. & O. steamer (lost\n- Elion Costs, British barque\n- Falco, Brinjal bergu\n- Ferdinand, German barque\n- Maria Viento, Spanish barque\n- Matilde Atheling, British barque\n\nThe government house is partly availed and the fence round the extent blown down. The adjoining Police Station is also pzena a great amount of tiles, and one window been entirely blown in with ita fram.\n\n## KOWLOONG AFTER THE TYPHOON.\n\nA correspondent kindly favours us with the following account:\n\nMuch daags I hear has also been dena to Mesra Nurouha'a and Kozario'a bouere, but time prevunis ine from ascertaining the uctaile.\n\nThe typhoon which, though of very short amongst the shipping that the most aerions! dsmation, has probably proved the most damage was done, and this, sad to say, the apparently a German barque found Wanchi with be aturn driven io.-Th destruerite Wibutes suce 1862--if not resulted in the known loss of very many ed of the end of Chang-bue at Monagones Maritimes $.8., during exceding it in that reapuci -swept overthu\n\n## THE TYPHOON AT MACÁO.\n\nMacao, September 24, 1874\n\nA most dreadful calamity has befallen this town. It is now a heap of ruins. Its beauty is gone, its prosperity shocked, and demolition is everywhere.\n\nThe damages to roads and houses through the tigste. The dianta alous, if really almost an emsate arang them. The turn premonter to flost about; one third is which it broke on the shore.\n\nThe guiden has suffered very arch and rous trees are either uprooted or broken Darabjen's bungalow fa blurn UVAI and the greater part of bis gavlen is destroy- ed.\n\nThe Praya presents a most extraur the theatre, they were hated by a storm of shore, the Captain it seems allowing his dinary appearance. it is vevared with ploater which flew from the eroices and dren to as extinguished.\n\nThe police estimate the total loss of life at the water, I thought, thay it also might beginning to be felt, and that none but the since frated ull, and the Morning Light period, judging by the abcosinable odor close on one thousand.\n\nThirty-four bodies, one of which was the this side auch & tertiis ground for deesruo corpse of Captain Rehenique, of the Coursion as ou pours, the leses of life are no szothered in the ruins of their own houses, have been reported at the Barbour Master's by least half-a-mile of the sys.-The-Thirty-four bodies, one of which was the this side auch & tertiis ground for deesruo corpse of Captain Rehenique, of the Coursion as ou pours, the leses of life are no szothered in the ruins of their own houses, have been reported at the Barbour Master's by least half-a-mile of the sys.\n\nThe Civil Hospital was so far unroofed as poor Captain Eoanique held. The Prays all slong on both sites removed evening of the 22nd inst, the appearance their homes or hotels, that the demon of the shelter until morning.\n\nThe left again for Cheung-chow, lushing the stones of the P'rage Wall, und ¦ was washed uskoro this morning and pick. Clove to the wrecks of the dresser und beginning, apparently in more play, or sa ed up in one of the law leading from the they have reached us.\n\nBowle 28th September, 1874.\n\nMercurial readings:\n| Time | Reading |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1.90 p.m. | 29.770 |\n| 6.00 | 29.704 |\n| 7.00 | 29.4 |\n| 10.00 | 29.500 |\n| 11.00 | 29 815 |\n| 12.00 | 23.200 |\n| 2.30 | 28.870 |\n| 3,00 | 28.810 |\n| 2.00 | 28.839 |\n| 4.00 | 28.790 |\n| 8.00 | 29.265 |\n| 3.50 | 29.296 |\n| 4.00 | 29.918 |\n\ndroid readings:\n| Time | Reading |\n| --- | --- |\n| 7.43 r., 38od Septcabor, | 29 69 |\n| 9.15 | 29.67 |\n| 21 | 29.45 |\n| 10,30 | 29 40 |\n| 12.00 | 29.12 |\n| 1.00 A., 23rd September, | 29.05 |\n| | 29.00 |\n| 1.30 | 33 |\n| 2.00 | 99.y |\n| | + |\n| 5.00 | 20.44 |\n| | 9.90 |\n\nThe Harbour Master's Office supplied the following readings:\n- 95 \n- 7.43 r., 38od Septcabor, 29 69 \n- 9.15 \n- 29.67 \n- \" \n- 21 \n- 29.45 \n- 10,30 \n- 29 40 \n- 12.00 \n- 29.12 \n- 1.00 A., 23rd September, 29.05 \n- 29.00 \n- *T \n- 1.30 \n- 2.00 \n- 2.00 \n- > \n- 33 \n- 99.y \n- \" \n- + \n- 5.00 \n- 20.44 \n- 1+ \n- 9.90", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 302610, "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": "CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12]", "page_number": 131, "title": "CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12]", "content_text": "## TABLE D\n| Force | Deaths | Sickness | Resignations through Service or other Causes | Resignations through Expiry of Pension | Transferred to other Department | Dismissals | Desertions |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Europeans, Indians, | 12 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 3 |\n| Chinese, | 12 | 225 | 25 | | | | |\n| Total,.... | 24 | 242 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 3 |\n\nCentral Police Station, Hongkong, 15th February, 1878.\n\n## E.\n\n**C. V. CREAGH**, \nActing Captain Superintendent of Police.\n\n## POLICE SCHOOL, HONGKONG, 1st February, 1878.\n\nSIR—I have the honour to forward for your perusal the Report on the Police School for the year ending 31st December, 1877.\n\n2. During the year, the School has been pursuing a quiet course of usefulness. The sad death of Mr. Gara has been a great loss to the School: his intimate knowledge of Police work, and his excellence as a teacher, made his services especially valuable, and it was a difficult matter to fill his place satisfactorily. Mr. DUGGAN, however, since his appointment has performed his duties well, and increased experience will make him a very valuable teacher.\n\n3. Mr. CHEUNG-A-LEUNG, who left for a post in the Chinese Mission to Japan, was succeeded by Mr. CAO-CHI-TUN.\n\n4. As a large number of Europeans now possess exemption certificates, and a considerable number have left the Colony on the expiration of their term of service, the attendance has been small, but as only three of the last draft succeeded in passing the examination, I expect a larger attendance during 1878. The number of men who presented themselves during the year for examination was 19, of whom 13 passed and the remainder failed. A feature worthy of note in the examination of this year is that a number of those who passed consisted of men whose education had been neglected in early life, but who are now qualified for promotion, which they could never hope to obtain but for the education received at the school.\n\n5. To make the teaching of the Europeans as practical as possible, I have introduced the Police Regulations as a text book, and have made the writing of Reports a weekly exercise.\n\n6. There have been two examinations of the Indian Constables during the year, one to test their knowledge of English and Chinese in order to select two intelligent men for Corporalships; the other was the ordinary Annual Examination. The first examination has produced a most satisfactory effect. The fact that a knowledge of English and Chinese led to promotion has caused a greater interest to be taken in these studies by a larger number of men, and accordingly I am able to report a marked progress on the part of the Indians during the year, and at the examination at its close much better results were obtained than at the examinations of previous years. I may note that one Indian Corporal passed the European examination.\n\n7. Towards the end of the year, the attendance of the Constables was considerably diminished in consequence of ball practice at Kowloon, but this was partly compensated by the attendance of Indian Candidates, who, while waiting for a vacancy in the force, employ their leisure in the study of English and Chinese.\n\n8. I have to make the same Report on the Chinese Constables that has been made in previous years. They make good progress in the time they are allowed to come to school; in some instances more than can be reasonably expected under the circumstances. Still, as long as promotions are made from the ranks to Interpreterships, so long will these men make up by private study for the loss of school time of which the exigencies of the service deprive them. Three Interpreters have been taken from the school, and one English-speaking Lokang transferred for service to the Gaol department during the year.\n\n9. In conclusion, I beg to throw out the suggestion that the scheme of quarterly examinations be so extended as to comprise promotions to Sergeantships and even to higher positions in the service. Such a scheme would induce many of the more studious men to prosecute their studies after their attendance at school is no longer compulsory. I am sure that if it were understood that a higher grade certificate formed a factor in selection for promotion, a very large number of men would work to obtain it.\n\nThe following are the Statistics for the year:\n| Nationality | School days | Average Attendance |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Europeans, | 156 | 4.16 |\n| Indians, | 152 | 28.07 |\n| Chinese,.. | 76 | 115.46 |\n\nI have the honour to be, \nSir, \nYour most obedient Servant, \n**ALEXANDER FALCONER**, Master in Charge.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 302663, "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": "CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12]", "page_number": 184, "title": "CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12]", "content_text": "## TABLE D\n### CASUALTIES in the POLICE FORCE during the Year 1877\n\n| | Deaths | Resignations through Sickness | Resignations through Expiry of Service or other Causes | Transferred to other Department | Dismissals | Pensioned | Desertions | Total |\n|----------|--------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------|----------|------------|-------|\n| Europeans| 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 |\n| Indians | 10 | C | -9090 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | **...**|\n| Chinese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |\n| Total | 16 | 31 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... |\n\nC. V. CREAGH, \n**Acting Captain Superintendent of Police** \nCentral Police Station, Hongkong, 15th February, 1878.\n\n## POLICE SCHOOL, HONGKONG, 1st February, 1878\nI have the honour to forward for your perusal the Report on the Police School for the year ending 31st December, 1877.\n\n2. During the year, the School has been pursuing a quiet course of usefulness. The sad death of Mr. Garn has been a great loss to the School: his intimate knowledge of Police work, and his excellence as a teacher, made his services especially valuable, and it was a difficult matter to fill his place satisfactorily. Mr. Duggan, however, since his appointment has performed his duties well, and increased experience will make him a very valuable teacher.\n\n3. Mr. Chung-A-Lau-No, who left for a post in the Chinese Mission to Japan, was succeeded by Mr. Cay-Chi-Tsun.\n\n4. As a large number of Europeans now possess exemption certificates, and a considerable number have left the Colony on the expiration of their term of service, the attendance has been small, but as only three of the last draft succeeded in passing the examination, I expect a larger attendance during 1878. The number of men who presented themselves during the year for examination was 19, of whom 13 passed and the remainder failed. A feature worthy of note in the examinations of this year is that a number of those who passed consisted of men whose education had been neglected in early life, but who are now qualified for promotion, which they could never hope to obtain but for the education received at the school.\n\n5. To make the teaching of the Europeans as practical as possible, I have introduced the Police Regulations as a text book, and have made the writing of Reports a weekly exercise.\n\n6. There have been two examinations of the Indian Constables during the year, one to test their knowledge of English and Chinese in order to select two intelligent men for Corporalships; the other was the ordinary Annual Examination. The first examination has produced a most satisfactory effect. The fact that a knowledge of English and Chinese led to promotion has caused a greater interest to be taken in these studies by a larger number of men, and accordingly, I am glad to report a marked progress on the part of the Indians during the year, and at the examination at its close, much higher results were obtained than at the examinations of previous years. I may note that one Indian Corporal passed the European examination.\n\n7. Towards the end of the year, the attendance of the Constables was considerably diminished in consequence of ball practice at Kowloon, but this was partly compensated by the attendance of Indian Candidates, who, while waiting for vacancy in the force, employ their leisure in the study of English and Chinese.\n\n8. I have to make the same Report on the Chinese Constables that has been made in previous years. They make good progress in the time they are allowed to come to school; in some instances, more than can be reasonably expected under the circumstances. Still, as long as promotions are made from the ranks to Interpreterships, so long will these men make up by private study for the loss of school time of which the exigencies of the service deprive them. Three Interpreters have been taken from the school, and one English-speaking Lokang transferred for service to the Gaol department during the year.\n\n9. In conclusion, I beg to throw out the suggestion that the scheme of quarterly examinations be so extended as to comprise promotions to Sergeantships and even to higher positions in the service. Such a scheme would induce many of the more studious men to prosecute their studies after their attendance at school is no longer compulsory. I am sure that if it were understood that a higher grade certificate formed a factor in selection for promotion, a very large number of men would work to obtain it.\n\nThe following are the Statistics for the year:\n| Nationality | School days | Average Attendance |\n|-------------|-------------|--------------------|\n| Europeans | 156 | 4.16 |\n| Indians | 152 | 28.07 |\n| Chinese | 76 | 116.46 |\n\nI have the honour to be, \nSir, \nYour most obedient Servant, \nALEXANDER FALCONER, \nMaster in Charge.\n\n## No. 44125\n### Night duties of the Police Force\nDate: 1878\n\nForwarded Copies of Minute thereon extracted by Law Officer with Report, etc., of Police and ...\n\nLast Paper: `GR1178/1922/32(III)`\n\nMinutes: \nI think the Governor has ... in connexion with the Police arrangements strengthening the night patrols. \n... how ... see des in connexion with the `XCR(85)72` ... \nHe is right in this but he cannot ... in this manner ... to raise unlimited access to ... as they please. \n... security of burglars ... \n... Cory as Caca A Rewt hor19 Chevro ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 302674, "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": "CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12]", "page_number": 195, "title": "CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12]", "content_text": "# POLICE COURT, 20th August, 1862\n\n**SIR**-I have the honour to report, for the information of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, on the subject of how far, in my opinion, corporal punishment is fitting and needful to the treatment of Chinese offenders in this Colony.\n\nIt is necessary to state some peculiarities with respect to crime, and criminals, and the temptations and facilities for the commission of crime, which distinguishes \"Hongkong\" from most British Colonies, in order to exhibit foundations for the firm opinion I have formed on the subject.\n\n## Enumerated Misdemeanors\n\n1st. The proximity of this Colony to the settlement of Macao, the City of Canton and other large Chinese Cities affords opportunity for a constant influx of the vagabond classes to Hongkong for purposes of plunder. Robbers and other offenders are driven from their native places, and fly to this Colony, where they are unknown, in order to pursue their plundering avocations; the Police have in consequence to cope with an ever-changing class of thieves and vagabonds, who certainly would flourish here in greater numbers if not restricted by the dread of suffering physical pain.\n\n2nd. The general apathy shown by the Chinese Community with regard to the prevention or detection of crime, throws all the burden of that duty on the Police, which, composed as it necessarily is of natives of India and Foreigners unconversant with the Chinese character, gives a wide scope for the commission of offences. In most civilized countries, the public hand is raised to assist in carrying out the law, but unfortunately, it is not so in Hongkong.\n\n3rd. The humane system of English prison discipline, so opposite to the cruel and oppressive character of Chinese gaol management, renders some punishment beyond that of imprisonment a positive necessity to the Colony. It can readily be understood that imprisonment with hard labour in the Gaol of Victoria, wherein the prisoner is better fed, better and cleaner clothed, better lodged and less worked (inasmuch as he has rest on the Sabbath) than the honest artisan or labourer, would scarcely operate as a prevention of crime, and this more especially when such imprisonment carries with it very little of the shame and disgrace attaching to it, as in England; the prisoner comes from Gaol and consorts with his former associates or fellow workmen more as if he had suffered from misfortune than that he had received the due penalty for committing a crime.\n\n4th. The facilities for the commission of robberies is great, as property generally is ill-secured and it is especially necessary to note that women of all classes appear in the streets wearing gold or silver ear-rings, hair ornaments, bangles, &c.; they have no covering for the head and their ornaments are easily detached. The cost of living of a labouring man is about two shillings a week; consequently, the exposure of valuable articles is a great temptation to the labouring classes, the majority of whom are not restrained by any innate principles of integrity, but are honest simply because they fear the punishment for dishonesty; this renders it necessary to have a deterrent punishment, which simply imprisonment most assuredly is not.\n\n5th. It has become known to me from experience, that Chinese offenders have a wholesome dread of flogging, and that imprisonment is not regarded with apprehension. I have often become aware that prisoners would rather have a long term of imprisonment than a much shorter period with the accompaniment of flogging; in fact, corporal punishment is the only efficacious method of restraining crime, especially such offences as robberies from the persons of women, children or drunken persons.\n\n6th. The foregoing remarks apply to felony, and I beg respectfully to express my firm conviction that it is advantageous and necessary for the public weal that Magistrates should have the power of inflicting corporal punishment therein. I am assured that the withdrawal of this power would tend to a great increase of crime and the necessity for an enlarged Gaol.\n\n7th. With regard to misdemeanor, although the Ordinance is wide in its appearance, I am satisfied that in careful hands the power is not too great, especially when it is borne in mind that corporal punishment can only be inflicted for a second offence.\n\n## Specific Offences and their Characteristics\n\n8th. \n| Offence | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Assaults with lethal weapons in brothels | ... |\n| Keeping or frequenting gaming houses | ... |\n| Exposure of person | ... |\n| Indecent assaults on women | ... |\n| Assaults with intent to rob (especially on drunken Europeans) | ... |\n| Malicious injury to property | ... |\n| Riotous assemblages | ... |\n| Destruction of shrubs and trees on public roads | ... |\n\nAs these enumerated misdemeanors have a particular Chinese character attaching to them, which should be known in order to understand their dangerous significance, I beg to attempt to give a summary of their peculiarities; there are, however, so many strange inconsistencies and anomalies in the Chinese character that it is almost impossible to convey a comprehensive view in a brief form.\n\n9th. There is one characteristic of the Chinese necessary to mention in order to aid the explanation. In all large Chinese communities, there is a class of vagabond significantly termed \"Loe-Kai\" (black legs) or \"Lan-Chi\" (broken means men) who are of irregular life and mostly subsist by their evils; many of them are professional gamblers; they are partisans in quarrels and are supported and tolerated as a necessary evil; they attach themselves to particular localities and engage themselves to defend their own district or class or those that will pay for their services; they are the recognized bullies of the place.\n\n10th. Public gambling is as pregnant of evil to the Chinese as drunkenness is to European communities. It possesses a power of fascination over the Chinese generally, which renders it the greatest of public evil in the Colony. It is the chief inducement to the commission of robbery, leads to frequent riots, and occasionally to loss of life. The keepers of gaming houses carry on their plans in an organized form; they employ touters and doorkeepers and are lavished with funds for bribing Police subordinates or others in order to obtain protection or gain information of intended interference of the law.\n\n11th. Disturbances of Chinese in brothels. It is a custom of Chinese brothels that persons may enter them and be welcomed and supplied with tea and tobacco without expectation of payment. This custom, especially with the vagabond classes mentioned in paragraph 9, is abused to the annoyance of the inmates of the brothels; if not treated with the accustomed civility, these vagabonds proceed to destroy property; a fight results, and much mischief is done before the Police arrive, and unfortunately, those principally implicated generally make their escape.\n\n12th. Indecent exposure of person. The domestic habits of the Chinese are dirty, and in one particular respect indecent. Inasmuch as no convenience of privies is made for other than women in the Chinese dwellings, the men are necessitated to seek necessary accommodation abroad; public privies are in existence, but unless stringent regulations were enforced, the roadside would be considered as a fitting place of convenience, to the readily understood annoyance of all other than native residents.\n\n13th. Riotous assemblage. Feud fights, arising from district or clan feeling, are of annual occurrence, and are most violent and savage in their character; they arise suddenly from trivial causes, frequently having their origin in gambling quarrels; they seem to spread over the entire City almost at the same time, and when quelled by the Police at one quarter, to start up in another; in these fights, all descriptions of weapons and implements are brought into use; wounds are inflicted and occasionally loss of life occurring. There is always difficulty in these cases in obtaining reliable evidence, because of the strong partisan feeling evinced.\n\n## Conclusion\n\nI also respectfully state, for the information of His Excellency, that the Magistrates exercise the power of flogging in a careful and guarded manner, reserving this punishment for the hardened offender or such as are guilty of some violence, brutality or outrage, which distinguishes their cases from the common description of offences, or mode of committing offences.\n\nThere are some misdemeanors, which I beg to indicate, so productive of evil to the community and their suppression so earnestly to be desired, that I look upon the power of inflicting corporal punishment as a great boon to the Colony.\n\nIn conclusion, I respectfully and strongly reiterate the opinion I have hereinbefore expressed, that corporal punishment is absolutely requisite for the well-being of this Colony.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient Servant,\n**C. MAY, First Police Magistrate**\n\nTo the Honourable W. H. ALEXANDER,\nActing Colonial Secretary. \n## Page 189", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 307096, "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": "CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12]", "page_number": 214, "title": "CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12]", "content_text": "212\n\n*(2)\n\nAs regards the Chinese and Indians, it will be seen from the cases of NG FOONG-SHAN and IBRAHIM, presently to be cited, that the Chinese considered themselves entitled, and that the Indians were, at least by the Head of a Department, likewise supposed entitled to come under the provisions of the Pension Minute. The Governor, indeed, has it specially enjoined upon him by the Royal Instructions to make no distinction of race among Her Majesty's subjects. But that even the officers of the Colony next to the Governor, as well as the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, likewise never thought, at the time, of excluding any public servant otherwise coming within the terms of the Minute on the ground of his being an Asiatic, is made clear by the case of NG FOONG-SHAN.\n\nCase of NG FUNG-SHAW.\n\n1863. On 29th April 1863, the Acting Registrar of the Supreme Court, instructed by the Acting Chief Justice, writes to the Acting Colonial Secretary transmitting a petition from NG FOONG-SHAN, Chinese Shroff and Clerk to the Supreme Court, praying for leave to retire from the service \"with a pension,\" and submits the application on his behalf \"for the favourable consideration of His Excellency\" the Acting Governor. There is a Minute on the document in pencil, in the handwriting of the late Mr. ALEXANDER, then Acting Colonial Secretary, which runs as follows:---\n\n\"By 7th Clause of Pension Minute it would seem that no pension can be granted but by Her \"Majesty's Government. So that the question would have to be referred home.\"\n\nAccordingly, the Acting Governor in his Despatch No.102 (Financial) of 12th May 1863, to the Duke of NEWCASTLE, forwarding the application \"together with the certificates required by Clause 8 of the Pension Minute,\" recommends the application for favourable consideration, and adds the following important remarks:--\n\n\"I deem it right to observe that NG FOONG-SHAN has never been under superannuation abatements. I do not know why, but it appears to have been the rule with regard to all the Chinese \"Government Employés. It has been that their salaries were considered too small to allow of any deduction from them.\"\n\n16\n\nmay\n\nIt is important to note, therefore, that NG FOONG-SHAN was under the same rule as all the other Chinese Government Employés, as it will be found further on that, many years after the foregoing despatch was written, it was represented to the Secretary of State (the Earl of KIMBERLEY) that the case of NG FOONG-SHAN was a special one. The truth is that the case of NG FOONG-SHAN differs in no essential from that of any other applications for pension or gratuity made by Chinese Civil Servants in Hongkong. Nor can there be any doubt but that the case of NG FOONG-SHAN was considered both here and by the Authorities in England as coming under the provisions of the Pension Minute. For, in reply to the foregoing Despatch, the Secretary of State (Duke of NEWCASTLE) informs the Governor (Despatch No.103 of 5th August 1863) that the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury approve of a superannuation allowance to NG FOONG-SHAN, and adds:--\n\n\"I have to instruct you for the future to submit all cases of superannuation or gratuity upon a printed form similar to that which accompanied my predecessor's Circular Despatch of 3rd May 1859.\"\n\nNothing can be clearer than that any idea of Asiatic Civil Servants in Hongkong being excluded from the benefits of the Pension Minute, or their applications being viewed as special cases, was entirely foreign to the Chinese Civil Servants of Hongkong, as well as to the Colonial and Imperial Governments. The case of NG FOONG-SHAN, so far from being a special case, is an ordinary typical case, and the grant of a pension to NG FOONG-SHAN recommended by the Local and approved by the Imperial Government, naturally impressed all the Chinese Civil Servants of the Colony with the notion that they were not excluded from the benefits of the Pension Minute.\n\n3. Exclusion of Chinese. Case of Ng A-ts'ün.\n\n1870.\n\nBut this fond belief, as is not surprising, soon led a Chinese Civil Servant of less than 10 years' standing to take advantage of the provisions of the Minute, not merely with reference to pension, but regarding leave of absence, and thus he brought upon himself bitter disillusion. As this case throws light not only on the pension question, but also on the vexed question of securing a proper staff of Interpreters, I give all the details and follow up this case at once to its final issue somewhat out of the chronological order of this essay.\n\nCase of Ng A-ts'ün.\n\n1870.\n\n(3)\n\nOne NG A-TS'ÜN, a native of Wong-nai-ch'ung (Hongkong) and therefore a British subject, Clerk and Interpreter to the Surveyor General, had been in the service, on the Fixed Establishment, for six years, on a salary of $32 a month. On 14th January 1870, he produced a sick certificate from the Colonial Surgeon recommending him to have two weeks' sick leave, and accordingly he applied for a fortnight's leave. In forwarding his application, the Surveyor General, Mr. MOORSOM, remarks that NG A-TS'ÜN has only lately returned from leave of absence. The Governor, Sir RICHARD MACDONNELL, thereupon grants the application, but on eliciting from the Colonial Surgeon, Dr. MURRAY, a further statement to the effect that NG A-TS'ÜN is \"suffering from pulmonary consumption and not likely to be ever completely restored to health or efficiency in his office,\" the Governor orders him to be discharged at the end of his leave. The Surveyor General, whilst regretting the loss of NG A-TS'ÜN's services, and stating that NG A-TS'ÜN has ever been of the greatest assistance, especially as a translator of technical documents of the utmost importance, recommends that compensation be given to NG A-TS'ÜN for the loss of his situation. The Governor, however, denies that any compensation can be claimed, and orders another Interpreter to be found. The Registrar General, Mr. C. C. SMITH, then reports that he cannot find a properly qualified man at that rate of salary\" and recommends certain arrangements based on an increase of salary as a make-shift. On 7th February 1870 (C.S.O. No.404 of 1870) NG A-TS'ÜN petitions again pleading \"for pity,\" but asks at the same time \"for the regulation leave of absence in the following terms:-\n\n24\n\nyour\n\n\"For six years' service your Petitioner has had four months' leave. Now according to the English regulations, for every six years' service twelve months' leave of absence are allowed, so \"Petitioner is still entitled to eight months in addition to the four months' leave of absence he has \"already enjoyed.\"\n\nThere can be no doubt that the Petitioner here referred to the Pension Minute of 1862 and thought himself entitled to be treated as any other public servant. His request to be allowed six months' leave of absence, coupled with the promise to resign his post if not restored to health by the end of that time, was reported on by the Registrar General, Mr. C. C. SMITH, who recommends \"a bonus of one month's pay for each year of service\" to be given him \"in compensation for rather summary dismissal.\" Thereupon the Governor writes the following important Minute----\n\n\"I deny right of Petitioner to obtain anything, and do not regard the Regulations devised for foreigners, unsuited to the trials of this climate, as intended for the natives of this country. A year's \"leave in six would be a ridiculous privilege for a Chinese public servant. I at least am not prepared to grant it. I also contend that the rule as to a bonus of a month's pay for every year's service, 'although an incentive to good conduct, is not quite applicable to Chinese Employés. I shall refer \"this subject, as the principle is very important, to the Secretary of State. Meanwhile, as Petitioner \"has borne a good character, I will take the responsibility of granting him a bonus of $100.\n\n(Signed)\n\nR. G. MACDONNELL.\n\n\"9th February, 1870.\"\n\nIt is very unfortunate that Sir RICHARD MACDONNELL, though recognizing the importance of the principle involved, never referred the matter to the Secretary of State. For, the action he took in this case was henceforth looked upon by the subordinate Civil Servants as having the approval of the Imperial Government. NG A-TS'ÜN, a British subject of Chinese descent, whose ancestors had for centuries resided in Hongkong, was thus made an example of for daring to consider himself a Civil Servant to all intents and purposes, and a lesson had been taught, especially to Chinese Interpreters, rare as they were, which they were not slow to act upon. All the best Chinese Interpreters then in the Service left within the next five years. Some of them entered the Chinese Government Service, others the Chinese Customs, others went into business, one (Mr. CHUN A-YIN) became a journalist, and one (Mr. NG CHor) became eventually a Barrister of Lincoln's Inn and is now an unofficial Member of Council. But besides driving the best Interpreters out of the service, Sir RICHARD's action caused the best Chinese talent in the Colony to refrain from entering the Civil Service, as the case of Mr. CHUN A-YIN proves, who, years after he had left the Service, was specially invited to re-join the Service by Mr. now Sir JOHN POPE HENNESSY, and who declined, preferring to accept an appointment offered to him by the Chinese Government as Consul General for Cuba.\n\nDec.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 308430, "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": "CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4]", "page_number": 420, "title": "CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4]", "content_text": "(30)\n\nof Mr Nelson from his post, then, the law he deserved, was one in which a lady was called said the conclusive presumption of malice a frozen snake. It was the case of a Miss was raised. He had now gone over the Hoar (the case was Hoar and Silverlock) ground in rather a long way; he would who was connected with a Benevolent In- not deal further with it as they would stitution, and the question was whether the have the benefit of his Lordship's ex-position of the Law on the point.\n\nThe Chief Justice: Mr Hayllar, I give you notice that I think my functions are very narrow indeed in this case.\n\n1880,\" and was addressed to \"William Jackson, Esq., Assistant Chief Manager, Secretary, &c., &c., Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, &c., &c.\" It was thus a formal document. It began \"Sir, I have awaited;\" there was the key note. The writer's wrath had been nursed, the indignity that had been put upon him had been kept warm. It was not a fable or allegory, and it was, ultimately, clearly decided that to call a person a frozen snake was libellous. This showed that one could not conceal himself from the strong arm of the law by hiding the real meaning under an allegorical or sarcastic expression. The \"frozen snake\" alluded to the fable of the snake that bit the hand of the person who warmed it into life. It was held to be a libel because it was a very common fable which those who wrote it and those who read it would equally understand.\n\nMr Hayllar agreed with his Lordship. There was only one other point he desired to refer to before coming to read the libel, that was the question whether or not this libel was false. As he read the Act, the falsehood or truth of this document could not be inquired into unless there was a plea of justification, as is laid down by Starkie. That author said (p. 98), \"The law always presumes in favour of innocence; and therefore it is not required of a plaintiff to prove the falsehood of an alleged calumny; on the contrary, it imposes the burden of proving the affirmative on the defendant. The truth of the supposed slanderer is in fact a ground of justification which must be substantiated by the defendant.\"\n\nThen the words of the Act to which it was important for him to call attention were also emphatic. Having pointed out:-\"That on the trial of any indictment or information for a defamatory libel, the defendant having pleaded such plea as hereinafter mentioned, the truth of the matters charged may be inquired into,\" it went on to say that it should not amount to a defence, unless it was for the public benefit that the said matters charged should be published; and that to entitle the defendant to give evidence of the truth of such matters charged as a defence to such indictment or information it shall be necessary for the defendant, in pleading to the said indictment or information, to allege the truth of the said matters charged.\" He read that in this way that, as they were without that plea of justification, the prosecution could not call on to prove the falsehood of the libel. It was for the other side to prove its truth, and therefore they not having done so the falsehood of it was presumed—presumed in favour of innocence until the contrary was shown.\n\nIt seemed to him that the trial, so far as the evidence went, must be a very short one. He came now to the alleged libel; he would read it with its innuendos and make such comments as occurred to him. He might say before going further that it was not necessary at all that a libel should be in direct words. It might be by innuendoes, sarcasm, indirect narration or reference. A celebrated case of that kind and one which created a great deal of argument, more learned comment he thought than it was worth, was the case of a man who wrote a letter and tore it up, or rather did not tear it up but sent it. It was not a case of a man going home, in the heat of the moment scratching off something, and sending it off at once by his coolie; such a man might have pleaded hurry and haste. A great many people did write letters in that way, and tore them up again; they were wise in doing so. It was a great relief to the feelings no doubt to put our grievances into writing, and next morning it was a very wise thing to tear them up. A great many people let off steam in that way, but in this case steam was not let off. Now we shall see how long this awaiting had been, \"I have awaited your arrival;\" so there had been a good deal of waiting; inquiries had been made as to when Mr Jackson was coming, the matter had been thought over and resolved on and so forth.\n\n\"To bring to your notice, for the information of the board of Directors in London, the conduct of your manager here, Mr Nelson [meaning the said Horace Harrington Nelson] who, without any provocation or reason thought proper, at a meeting of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, on the 23rd ultimo.\"\n\nThat would be the 23rd February; the letter was dated 29th March, so that, as nearly as possible, five weeks had elapsed. \"To indulge in a false and slanderous attack upon me, coupled with some impertinent remarks about His Excellency the Governor of the Colony, meaning His Excellency Sir John Pope Hennessy, K.C.M.G., &c., &c., the present Governor of Hongkong).\" Then he reiterated this in effect by saying \"Not only do the expressions that he made use of warrant the above description of them, meaning thereby that they were false, slanderous, and impertinent] but they were uttered with an evident animus to which friends of mine who were present are ready to testify.\" That was the first branch of this letter. He said that Mr Nelson had indulged in a false and slanderous attack on him at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, and the question would be one for the Directors to say—Are we to keep a gentleman on our board who indulges in false and slanderous attacks upon another gentleman without provocation and makes impertinent remarks on the Governor of the Colony?\n\n(31)\n\nBon, thought proper, at a meeting of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, on the 23rd ultimo.\n\nThat would be the 23rd February; the letter was dated 29th March, so that, as nearly as possible, five weeks had elapsed. To read this whole letter not only by the light which was afforded by each individual paragraph, but by the illumination which comes from the context. These three paragraphs referred to his public conduct; they all circled around that. But now they came to a charge wrapped up in darkness which might mean a very great deal or nothing, but which finding it in a letter like this they would regard as a most serious, deliberate and grave charge. It also referred to Mr Nelson's public character, and was that which seemed next to justify the observation he had made as to the penalty which seems to hang over a man who makes an attack upon his private character for any public part he may take.\n\n\"I think it right, also, that you should be made aware that Mr Nelson, again in virtue of his office as your representative, has long carried on a bitter, active, and ceaseless opposition to the Governor of the Colony, [meaning His Excellency the said Sir John Pope Hennessy]. I cannot believe that such a policy is in keeping with the traditions of your bank, but even if it were, nothing could justify his gibe in a public association [meaning the said Chamber of Commerce] about the friendship with which His Excellency the Governor has honoured me for the last fifteen years [meaning that His Excellency Sir John Pope Hennessy has honoured the said John Pitman with his friendship for the last fifteen years].\"\n\nNow that paragraph told its own story. It could not be taken out of the setting in which it found itself, and standing where it did he asked whether it was not obviously penned with the intention to injure, and therefore with malice. Next, the same, to a special and mischievous charge which was not expressed in so many words, but which bore out the innuendo, the interpretation which was put upon it in the information: \"Further, I would suggest that, having regard to Mr Nelson's public position as one of your staff, some enquiry should be made into the circumstances under which he became possessed of a transfer of certain shares from the late Mr Heaton on the eve of his (Mr H.'s) embarrassments about a year ago.\" This was the interpretation they put upon it and asked the jury to accept.\n\nThereby meaning that the said Horace Harrington Nelson had so corruptly, dishonestly, or otherwise improperly obtained a transfer of certain shares from one Alexander M'Glashan Heaton, who had formerly carried on business as share-broker in Hongkong, had become embarrassed in his affairs about a year before the said letter was written, and had died before the date of the said letter, and his public position as such manager as aforesaid had been injuriously affected.\n\nNow he would\n\nPage 420\n\nPage 421", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 308492, "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": "CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4]", "page_number": 482, "title": "CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4]", "content_text": "THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 27th, 1880.\n\nA ROW IN THE SUPREME COURT\n\nOne of those unfortunate exhibitions which so frequently take place in the Supreme Court, occurred yesterday. On this occasion Mr. Gibbons, the Registrar, was the subject on which the Chief Justice poured the vials of his wrath. It being the ordinary court day, there were a number of small probate and bankruptcy causes on the list. On the first of these coming on, (in which Mr. Holmes acted as solicitor), His Lordship asked the Registrar if the papers pertaining to it were all right and if he would certify to that fact.\n\nMr. Gibbons said he believed they were all right.\n\nHis Lordship—And you certify them?\n\nMr. Gibbons repeated that he believed they were all right, but said he was not in a position to certify.\n\nHis Lordship, addressing Mr. Holmes, said he must adjourn the case until the Registrar would certify. Mr. Alexander always certified.\n\nHere the Registrar turned round and said something to the judge, which the reporter understood to be a statement that he did not know before that it was the practice to certify, but as in speaking to the judge he had to turn his back to the body of the court, he was not always distinctly heard.\n\nHis Lordship—There are many things you didn't know before, and yet you profess to know everything.\n\nMr. Gibbons—I don't profess to know everything.\n\nHis Lordship—Why, you profess to know all my decisions are wrong, or most of them.\n\nMr. Gibbons—I never said so.\n\nHis Lordship—You told me so.\n\nMr. Gibbons—Well, if you put those words into my mouth I can't help it.\n\nHis Lordship—You told me a direction I give for an advertisement was wrong. Well, go on.\n\nMr. Gibbons—What order do you give?\n\nHis Lordship—I adjourn it for the certificate of the Registrar. I am sorry to give you the trouble, Mr. Holmes, but you know it is the rule as well as I do, having been here so long. I exercise my discretion, but I first take the certificate of the officer as security—my officer.\n\nAnother case was then called, in which Mr. Stephens was solicitor.\n\nHis Lordship again asked the Registrar if the papers were all correct.\n\nMr. Gibbons said he believed they were. The Chief Justice—I don't ask for your belief. Do you certify?\n\nMr. Gibbons—My lord, my answer is the same as before.\n\nHis Lordship ordered the case to stand over for the Registrar's certificate, and addressing Mr. Stephens, said he was sorry to have to give him the trouble, but Mr. Holmes, having been an officer of the court so long as he was, knew that what he was doing had been the rule back to Mr. Alexander's time. Mr. Alexander always certified.\n\nAnother case was then called, in which Mr. Johnson was the solicitor.\n\nHis Lordship—Have you gone through these papers?\n\nMr. Gibbons—I believe they are all correct. His Lordship—Will you certify them? Mr. Gibbons replied that he could not, and said he did not know that he had to do it.\n\nHis Lordship—Well, you will have to do it now; that is what Mr. Alexander always did.\n\nMr. Gibbons then entered on some explanation to the judge, which was not audible at the reporter's table. He was interrupted by the judge with such expressions as \"I wish you had\" and \"Oh, can't you.\"\n\nHis Lordship said every paper was supposed to be examined by the Registrar and he certified to the Court the details were correct. Addressing Mr. Johnson, his Lordship said he had to adjourn the application; the Registrar said he believed the papers were correct, but refused to certify them. It was the rule to certify, and he was not going to alter it.\n\nA bankruptcy case, in which Mr. Stephens was the solicitor, was then called, and was got through with comparative smoothness, the Judge merely finding fault because a previous order in the case was not produced the moment he asked for it. He made a reference to the practice before the Vice-Chancellor, and when Mr. Gibbons was about to reply, saying \"I don't know about the Vice-Chancellor, but\" he was cut short by his Lordship as follows, \"Well, I am sorry you don't, because that is the authority. Then you don't know the practice.\"\n\nHis Lordship had ordered Mr. Brereton and Mr. Dennys to be sent for, as he wished to make an announcement in the case of Sands v. Forbes. Seeing the solicitors now present his Lordship said—I will take the occasion of you being here; the Registrar tells me he has not drawn up any order in that matter.\n\nThe Registrar—I drew up an order.\n\nHis Lordship—You said you didn't. His Lordship then asked for the minute of the judgment.\n\nThe Registrar produced the record, which contained the decree but not a minute of the judgment.\n\nHis Lordship said it was the first time in his life he had known a Registrar to go away without taking a minute of the judgment in a serious matter like this.\n\nMr. Gibbons said he could not take the judgment down; he did not write shorthand.\n\nHis Lordship said the business of the Registrar, if he could not take it down, was to ask for a copy of the judgment. Here, without a minute, the Registrar had settled the decree.\n\nThe Registrar, producing a printed copy of the judgment, said he settled it from that; he knew the judgment was to be printed.\n\nHis Lordship asked the solicitors if the decree was in accordance with the judgment.\n\nMr. Dennys said he had not received it. His Lordship (to Mr. Gibbons)—Is that your understanding of a Registrar's duty?—He went on to say that in settling a decree of this kind the Registrar ought to have the parties before him and exercise a quasi-judicial function; in this case it seemed to him the Registrar had not done so. They would get into a pretty mess.\n\nOn Mr. Gibbons making a remark,\n\nHis Lordship retorted—You don't know anything about it; you are as ignorant as possible.\n\nMr. Gibbons—I may be very ignorant—\n\nHis Lordship—Well, you are. Do you know what constitutes the judgment? By the code the Registrar is to take down what the judge says. His Lordship went on to say that Mr. Justice Snowden meant to give his judgment in the case of Sands against the Dock Company on Saturday, and then it would be no use to talk about errors. If the judge was satisfied there had been a decree he would probably act according to it in his decision, but if it should turn out the order was not in accordance with the judgment and there was nothing in the book to justify it it would be too late to rectify it then. A pretty minute of a judgment it was they had. Before the Registrar left the court he ought to have ascertained from him (his Lordship) that the minute was correct. Mr. Gibbons was explaining that he took the written judgment, but that the press asked for it, and he said he had no authority to give it but would do so if his Lordship liked.\n\nHis Lordship—And what have you to do with the newspapers?\n\nMr. Gibbons—I have nothing to do with the newspapers.\n\nHis Lordship—I hope not. The less an official in this Colony has to do with the press the better.\n\nMr. Gibbons—I have never had anything to do with the press. I don't know why you should suggest anything of the kind.\n\nHis Lordship—You introduced it. I should like to see in the records of the registrars in England such a record as that.\n\nMr. Gibbons—I never heard of such a thing being done before.\n\n472", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 310061, "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": "CO129-195 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4]", "page_number": 187, "title": "CO129-195 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4]", "content_text": "186\n\nFeeurance Society, Moorgate Street, London,)\n\nwhich amounts to twenty-\n\npounds,\n\nCopy\n\nSeventeen shillings, and Sixpence (£21-14.6d) per annum, and to provide also for the education of my two children at home, the charges for which amount to eighty pounds (£80) per annum.\n\nShould the Secretary of State approve of this application, I have the honour to request that the remittances be paid to Miss M. L. Muggeridge, 109 Queen's Road, Bayswater, London, who, after deducting her charge for my children's education, has kindly arranged to settle with the Assurance Society.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) Alexander Falconer\n\nActing Staff Medical Officer.\n\nMinute by Acting Colonial Secretary.\n\nSubmitted\n\n(Signed)\n\nFred. Crick Stewart\n\nActing Colonial Secretary\n\n1st November 1880.\n\nMinute by His Excellency the Governor.\n\nThe Acting Auditor General for the usual report.\n\n[signed] J. Pope Hennessy.\n\n24th November 1880.\n\nMinute by Acting Auditor General\n\nMr Falconer is entitled to the privilege.\n\n(Signed) Frederick Stewart,\n\nActing Auditor General\n\n24th November, 1880\n\nCorrected version in HTML format as requested. Key corrections made include:\n1. Corrected spelling errors (e.g., \"Feeurance\" to \"Assurance\", \"concation\" to \"education\", \"Erucation\" to \"education\", \"beeurance\" to \"Assurance\", \"Aligner\" to a likely signature or name but left as is due to uncertainty, \"Steed\" to \"Staff\", \"helleney\" to \"Excellency\", \"Aidictor\" to \"Auditor\").\n2. Fixed spacing issues and hyphenation artifacts.\n3. Rejoined broken sentences.\n4. Restored proper paragraph breaks.\n5. Corrected \"Barston\" to \"Bayswater\" as it is a known location in London.\n6. Corrected \"£21-14.69\" to \"£21-14.6d\" as the latter is a more plausible representation of \"Seventeen shillings, and Sixpence\".\n7. Ensured file references and other specific formats were corrected according to the guidelines.\n8. Maintained the original page numbering lines as per the instructions.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-195 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 310064, "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": "CO129-195 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4]", "page_number": 190, "title": "CO129-195 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4]", "content_text": "183\n\nthrough the Crown Agents pending\n\nthe arrival of the sanction\n\nHaste; and\n\nif\n\nof\n\nthe\n\nColony\n\nthis is not\n\nobtained, I undertake to indemnify the\n\nSecretary of State\n\nand Treasury for any\n\nloss sustained by\n\ndifference\n\nin\n\nthe exchange\n\nin\n\nI have to\n\n(signed) Alexander Falconer Acting Chief Magistrate.\n\nMinute by Acting Colonial Secretary\n\nSubmitted\n\n(signed) Frederick Stewart\n\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\n16th March 1881.\n\nMinute by His Excellency the Governor.\n\nWrite to W Falconer that on the 27th of November the Acting Colonial Treasurer noted\n\nmy approval of the minute that he was\n\nentitled to remit the sum in\n\nquestion.\n\nAct Accordingly.\n\n(signed) J. Pope Hennessy\n\n17th March, 1881.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-195 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 323586, "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": "CO129-213 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [12]", "page_number": 17, "title": "CO129-213 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [12]", "content_text": "Enclosure\n\nC O.\n\n455\n\n16\n\nRECP\n\nREGE 9 JAN 84\n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 400.\n\nHis Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue a fresh Commission of the Peace for this Colony, and the names of the gentlemen therein are hereby published for general information, viz. :- His Excellency Major-General JOHN NEPTUNE SARGENT, C.B.\n\nThe Honourable WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.\n\nThe Honourable JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.\n\nThe Honourable FREDERICK STEWART.\n\nThe Honourable ALFRED LISTER,\n\nThe Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.\n\nThe Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK.\n\nThe Honourable FRANCIS BOLKELEY JOHNSON.\n\nEDWARD JAMES ACKROYD, Esquire.\n\nWILLIAM STANLEY ADAMS, Esquire. JAMES ROSS ANTON, Esquire. FRAMJEE HORMUSJEE ARJANEE, Esquire. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES, Esquire. HERBERT MAINWARING BAILY, Esquire. WILLIAM NEISH BAIN, Esquire. SAMUEL BARFF, Esquire. EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, Esquire. JOHN BELL-IRVING, Esquire. SOTHEBY GODFREY BIRD, Esquire. CHARLES DAVID BOTTOMLEY, Esquire. EDWARD BOWDLER, Esquire. JOHN SHERREN BREWER, Esquire. CH'AN KWAN-I, Esquire.\n\nCATCHICK PAUL CHATER, Esquire.\n\nCHOY CHEE-MEL, Esquire.\n\nJAMES BELLINGTON COUGHTRIE, Esquire.\n\nJOHN SAMUEL COX, Esquire.\n\nATWELL COXON, Esquire.\n\nHENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE, Esquire.\n\nWILLIAM DANBY, Esquire.\n\nWILLIAM HOMFREY FULLER DARBY, Esquire.\n\nWALTER MEREDITH DEANE, Esquire.\n\nHENRY DICKIE, Esquire.\n\nNATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.\n\nCHARLES FORD, Esquire.\n\nHENRY FOSS, Esquire.\n\nJOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire.\n\nJOHN GERRARD, Esquire.\n\nWILLIAM HARTIGAN, Esquire.\n\nJOHN GORDON TALBOT HASSELL, Esquire.\n\nHO KAI, Esquire.\n\nWILLIAM KERFOOT HUGHES, Esquire.\n\nTHOMAS JACKSON, Esquire.\n\nBENDYSHE LAYTON, Esquire.\n\nJAMES HALDANE STEWART-LOCKHART, Esquire. LUK SHAU-T'IN, Esquire. ROBERT LYALL, Esquire. EDWIN MACKINTOSH, Esquire. ALEXANDER MACIVER, Esquire. ERNEST MACKEAN, Esquire. ALFRED THOMAS MANGER, Esquire. JOHN MELVILLE MATSON, Esquire. ALEXANDER PALMER MCEWEN, Esquire. JAMES PAINTER MCLUEN, Esquire, R.N. HORMUSJEE MERWANJEE MEHTA, Esquire. HORMUSJEE NOROWJEE MODY, Esquire. GEORGE EDWARD NOBLE, Esquire. FREDERICK THOMAS PEARCE FOSTER, Esquire. DITUNJEEBHOY RUTTONJEE, Esquire. FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON, Esquire. MEYER ELIAS SASSOON, Esquire.\n\nJAMES HENRY SCOTT, Esquire.\n\nARATHOON SETH, Esquire.\n\nHORMOSJEE COOVERJEE SITNA, Esquire. GRANVILLE SHARP, Esquire.\n\nJAMES STOCKWELL, Esquire.\n\nHENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, Esquire, R.N.\n\nJOHN THURBURN, Esquire.\n\nARTHUR KENNEDY TRAVERS, Esquire. HENRY JOHN HOWARD TRIPP, Esquire. JOHN YARDELY VERNON VERNON, Esquire. WEI YUK, Esquire.\n\nTHOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD, Esquire. ALFRED GASCOYNE WISE, Esquire. HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, Esquire. WONG SHE-TAI, Esquire.\n\nWOO LIN YUEN, Esquire.\n\nRICHARD YOUNG, Esquire.\n\nWILLIAM STEWART YOUNG, Esquire.\n\nBy Command,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st December, 1883.\n\nJ. H. STEWART-LOCKHART,\n\nfor the Colonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-213 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 324764, "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": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "page_number": 24, "title": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "content_text": "Enclosure. 4.\n\nThe Daily Press.\n\nHONGKONG, JANUARY 5TH, 1884.\n\nMEETING OF THE JUSTICES TO ELECT A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\nA meeting of the Justices of the Peace was held at the City Hall yesterday afternoon to nominate a member of the Legislative Council in accordance with the instructions of His Excellency the Governor, which have already been published. Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, senior Police Magistrate, presided, and there were present :- Voters-Dr. R. Young, Messrs. E. Mackean, H. L. Dalrymple, E. Mackintosh, H. J. H. Tripp, N. J. Ede, W. H. F. Darby, W. Danby, J. R. Anton, J. Y. V. Vernon, J. G. T. Hassel, A. Molver, J. Thorburn, M. E. Bassoon, G. E. Noble, B. Layton, F. D. Sassoon, Hon. P. Ryrie, Framjee H. Arjánee, H. Foss, N. Q. Bird, J. Melville Matson, Dr. J. Stockwell, R. Lyall, J. Bell Irving, W. N. Bain, W. S. Young, H. N. Mody, J. H. Cox, T. Jackson, C. P. Chater, T. H. Whitehead, C. D. Bottomley, H. C. Setua, J. S. Cox, A. P. MacEwen, H. M. Mehta, D. Ruttuajes, J. J. Francis, Dr. W. Hartigas, Hon. F. B. Johnson, F. T. P. Foster, Wong Shing, C. Chen Bee, Wei Ayuk, Lok San Theen, Chan Quan Ee, Wong See Tye, J. B. Coughtrie, H. Diekie, W. K. Hughes, E. R. Belilios, and Ho Kai; Non-voters (officials): Capt. H. G. Thomsett, Messrs. J. P. McEnen, J. S. Brewer, and A. G. Wise. The Chairman also abstained from voting as an official.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN-Gentlemen, I will call upon the clerk to read the notice convening the meeting.\n\nMr. J. PARKER, clerk to the Justices, read the notice, and also the instructions received from the Governor.\n\nThe names of the Justices were then called over, those who were present answering.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN-Gentlemen, I will now ask any of you who have candidates to propose to do so in writing, with the seconder's name added, and hand the papers in to me. In order that the proceedings may be perfectly fair and above board I propose that all the names be handed to me before any remarks are made with regard to the candidates proposed, and I will put them into a hat and take them out one by one indiscriminately and then ask the proposers and seconders to make any remarks on the candidates they may wish.\n\nMr. FRANCIS-As a matter of procedure, Sir, may I venture to suggest to the meeting that, as we cannot all look on while the ballot boxes are being examined, the gentlemen proposing the candidates with the Chairman of the meeting should form a committee of scrutiny to examine the contents of the ballot boxes and notify the result.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN-Will you allow that to stand over for the present until the next step has been taken?\n\nMr. FRANCIS-As you please, Sir.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN-If there is no objection to the course I propose, that will be the next step taken.\n\nThree papers were then handed in, and the first read out was the name of Mr. A. P. MacEwen, proposed by the Hon. F. B. Johnson and seconded by Mr. A. McIver.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN-I now call upon the gentlemen proposing and seconding to offer any remarks they may wish.\n\nHon. F. B. JOHNSON-Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I have very great pleasure indeed in proposing the name of Mr. Alexander Palmer MacEwen as a very fit and proper person to represent not only this body but the community generally in the Legislative Council of this colony. (Applause).\n\nMr. McIVER-I have very great pleasure in seconding the hon. gentleman's proposition.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN then drew the next paper, containing the name of Mr. E. R. Belilios, proposed by Mr. Ho Kai and seconded by Mr. H. M. Mehta.\n\nMr. Ho KAI-Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I rise with the greatest pleasure to propose Mr. E. R. Belilios for your nomination as your representative on the Legislative Council. Mr. Belilios is well known to every one of you, since he has been here for a period of over twenty-two years, and he needs no introduction from me. I am sure you all have met him in various public capacities, either as a director, or as a temporary member of the Legislative Council, or as one of the oldest Justices of the Peace, and you have seen him filling all the positions in which he has been placed with a degree of credit and ability which must have won your respect. I need scarcely say anything in his favour except to beg your earnest attention to the fact that notwithstanding many things have been said in favour of brilliant talents and eloquent speech, we must have as our representative member something more than that; we must have a man of long experience, yes, long local experience, and of independent position, one who is not likely to be influenced by any personal considerations, and one who will always strive to do everything in his power to protect the public interests. I have very much pleasure therefore in proposing Mr. E. R. Belilios.\n\nMr. MEHTA-I have very great pleasure in seconding the proposition which has been moved by Dr. Ho Kai.\n\nThe next paper drawn bore the name of Mr. F. D. Sassoon, proposed by Mr. C. P. Chater and seconded by Mr. W. K. Hughes.\n\nMr. CHATER-I have very great pleasure in proposing that Mr. Frederick David Sassoon be nominated by this body to a seat in the Legislative Council. Gentlemen, you are all well acquainted with Mr. Sassoon, and it does not require much from me to put forward his claims. He is the senior partner here in the firm of Messrs. David Sassoon, Sons, and Co., a firm established here ever since the colony was founded. His brothers, the previous partners of his firm, have always been very closely identified with this colony, and have even at the present moment a very large interest in the place. So also has the candidate I bring forward, and I trust he will have a much larger interest in the place before he leaves it.\n\nMr. HUGHES-I beg to second Mr. Chater's proposition.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN-Any gentleman wishing to make any remarks on the several candidates is at liberty to do so.\n\nNo remarks being offered, the CHAIRMAN explained the course to be observed in voting. Three ballot boxes were placed on a table behind a screen in the corner of the room, each bearing the name of one of the candidates in English and Chinese. Each Justice voting was requested to sign his name before going behind the screen, and on doing so received a voting bean to be deposited in the ballot box bearing the name of the candidate for whom he wished to vote.\n\nBefore the voting took place Mr. FRANCIS said-I propose on behalf of the meeting that the gentlemen who propose the candidates act as scrutineers, as we cannot all very well crowd round to look on.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN-I will still ask that that be postponed till the ballot is closed.\n\nMr. FRANCIS-I beg to propose it now, as the proper time.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN-Very well. Are the gentlemen present willing for that?\n\nMr. MACKEAN-I beg to second it.\n\nMr. DANBY-Before that is put to the meeting may I ask if you have any alternative system to propose?\n\nThe CHAIRMAN-As stated in the letter of instructions, I will be guided by the wishes of the Justices. The only point is that I wish we should conduct these proceedings step by step. The motion of Mr. Francis, a very proper one in its way, would come in more fittingly after the voting has been concluded and before the scrutiny commences. What I should have suggested would have been that the gentlemen put their votes in the ballot boxes and put their names on the paper, and when that was done, and before anything further was done with the ballot boxes, that the form of scrutiny be decided upon.\n\nMr. FRANCIS-As you were arranging the method of proceeding I thought you might have it settled at once.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN-It is all settled as far as I am concerned.\n\nPage 22\n\nMr. Francis", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 326869, "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": "CO129-218 - Administrator Marsh Governor Sir Bowen & Others - 1884 [11-12]", "page_number": 333, "title": "CO129-218 - Administrator Marsh Governor Sir Bowen & Others - 1884 [11-12]", "content_text": "# (No. 2281.)\n## \"MARLBOROUGH\" (S.S.)\n\nFINDING of a Marine Court of Inquiry, held at the Office of the Harbour Master, in the City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, on the 15th day of July 1884, under the provisions of Section XIII. of Ordinance No. 8 of 1879.\n\nThe said Court having for its members, viz. :--\n\n* **The Honourable HENRY G. THOMSETT, R.N.** \n Stipendiary Magistrate.\n\n* **GEORGE S. KEIGWIN, Esq.** \n A Commissioned Officer in the Royal Navy.\n\n* **THOMAS H. CLEGG, Esq.** \n Master of the British S.S. \"HoiHow.\"\n\n* **ALEXANDER B. MACTAVISH, Esq.** \n Master of the British S.S. \"Arratron Apear.\"\n\n* **SAMUEL BASON, Esq.** \n Master of the British S.S. \"Zambesi,\"\n\nTo make inquiry respecting the circumstances attending the loss of the British steamship \"Marlborough,\" official No. `76,985`, of Singapore, of which Max Kunath, number of whose certificate of competency is `567`, of Singapore, was lately master and commander.\n\nWe find that the British steamship \"Marlborough,” official No. `76,985`, of Singapore, 1,175 tons was wrecked at about 1.20 p.m., on the 12th June 1884, on a reef off Hainan Head (north extreme of the Island of Hainan).\n\nWe are of opinion that the loss of this ship is due to the careless navigation of the master, Max Kunath.\n\nWe hereby direct that the certificate of competency, No. `567`, of Singapore, of Max Kunath, be suspended for one year from this date. We recommend that Max Kunath be provided with a first mate's certificate.\n\nGiven under our hands at Hong Kong, this 15th day of July 1884.\n\n(Signed)\n\n* **H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.** \n Stipendiary Magistrate.\n\n* **GEORGE S. KEIGWIN** \n Navigating Lieutenant R.N.\n\n* **THOMAS H. CLEGG** \n Masters in the Mercantile Marine.\n\n* **A. B. MACTAVISH** \n Masters in the Mercantile Marine.\n\n* **SAML. BASON** \n Masters in the Mercantile Marine.\n\n`L867, 2054.` \n`100-8/84. Wt. 36. E. & S.`\n\nPage 330", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-218 - Administrator Marsh Governor Sir Bowen & Others - 1884 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 328108, "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": "CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3]", "page_number": 486, "title": "CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3]", "content_text": "483 \n\n(3.) \n\nIt is disparagement to Mr. Wise, for whom I have the highest respect and of whose abilities I have the highest opinion, to say that he is not a proper person to put, even for a time, into the responsible position which Mr. Ackroyd now holds. I go further, I say it would be less objectionable if Mr. Wise were going there not for a time, but to retain the office permanently. He would then start with a greater sense of responsibility, he would apply himself more earnestly to the work, and a year or two would give him the knowledge and experience he lacks. The public would then have an independent and responsible officer in Mr. Wise, and independent responsible supervision in the two judges. But with Mr. Wise acting for a year only, and Mr. Ackroyd Acting Judge, and wet-nurse to the Acting Registrar as he must necessarily be, there is no responsibility in either, and there is all the trouble, delay, and confusion of the re-transfer a year hence.\n\n7. The worst of it will be that this appointment of Mr. Ackroyd will constitute a precedent. He will be constantly vibrating between the Bench and the Registrar's Office, or perhaps find himself Acting Colonial Secretary like the late Mr. Alexander. His abilities fully justify such an appointment. Succeeding Registrars will deem themselves entitled to the same chances, and instead of devoting themselves wholly to their work will be constantly on the look-out for this or that acting appointment. The grave difficulties in the affairs of the Supreme Court that recently culminated in the Buffam scandal and in the enormous loss of money, suitors' money, then discovered, originated entirely in the frequent removal of Mr. Alexander, and the frequent transfer of his duties and responsibilities to other hands - first to one man, then to another. All sense of responsibility was lost. The man who first took charge of a estate knew that in all probability he would never be called on to render a final account. The man who made up the final account knew nothing of and had no responsibility for the earlier stages of it.\n\n8. I have been in this colony, and in the practice of the law since 1865 as managing clerk, as solicitor, as barrister, and for twelve months I had the honour of sitting on the bench as Acting Puisne Judge. I have heard and read much, and thought deeply about the constitution of the Supreme Court and the organisation of its officers and departments, and I respectfully protest in the interests of the administration of Justice against the proposed appointment, if it is proposed, of Mr. Ackroyd, or I should rather say, of Registrar as Acting Judge. It is objectionable in principle that the officers of the Supreme Court should be shifted temporarily to the Bench. A permanent promotion would be less objectionable, although in my opinion unwise and to be deprecated. It is most objectionable that the Registrar of the Court, with his enormous responsibilities and extensive duties, should be taken away from his office to fill an appointment, superior in dignity it is true, but of infinitely less practical importance when there is no difficulty in filling the appointment otherwise. It is a bad precedent to establish and it is ruinous to the efficiency of the Registrar's Department. The better the man who fills the office, the less the office will see of him. If it is urged in reply that Mr. Ackroyd is an old and valued public servant and is entitled if he wishes it to this bit of promotion, I respectfully submit that he has no claim to it. The occupant of an office in the Supreme Court is not in the line of promotion to the Bench, in the same sense that the Assistant Post-master General, for example, is in the line of promotion to the head of his department, or as the Deputy Registrar of the Court may reasonably hope one day to be Registrar. Vacancies on the Bench are filled by immemorial custom stronger than law from the practising bar. Mr. Ackroyd, though a Barrister of 12 or 13 years' standing, has never practised a day, and has, I think, no claim whatever to look to the Bench, in ordinary course, and I venture too to think that it would be as well if that rule were peremptorily laid down and enforced. I would submit too that if Mr. Ackroyd ever does leave the Registry, as he must do some day, although I hope not in my time, his successor, whether temporary or permanent, should be sought for in one or other of his Deputies who are reasonably entitled to look forward to that promotion and are presumably training for it. If there is no one in the office capable of succeeding Mr. Ackroyd, the sooner some capable person is put there the better.\n\n9. In conclusion, I humbly request that the question of a successor to Mr. Justice Russell may be re-considered, or, if it has not yet been considered and decided on, that in dealing with it, the views I have ventured to submit, may be laid before His Excellency the Governor in Council.\n\n10. I can hardly suppose it is necessary for me to add that I have no personal interest whatever in the matter. I should decline either office if offered. I have not the slightest ill-will towards Mr. Ackroyd or desire to prevent his promotion, if he considers the Acting Puisne Judgeship to be promotion. I write solely in the interests of the administration of justice, and with knowledge of the past history of the Court and its Offices. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant,\n\nJNO. J. FRANCIS.\n\nThe Honourable The Colonial Secretary,\nHongkong.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 334454, "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": "CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8]", "page_number": 276, "title": "CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8]", "content_text": "PREMIA ON LAND SALES.\n\nCompensation to the original owners of cultivated lands at Little Hongkong for loss sustained by the resumption of a portion of their ground, which was included in the large plot at Deep Bay recently sold................\n\n2. Copies of the Minutes of the Finance Committee containing my minutes asking the Council to vote these sums and the recommendations of the Committee are annexed in explanation of these votes.\n\n$600.00\n\nEnclosure No. 10.\n\n271\n\n15764 RECO\n\nREPORT OF PROCEEDINGS\n\nOF THE\n\nFINANCE COMMITTEE,\n\nREGD 8 AUG 87\n\nAT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,\n\nOn the 7th April, 1887.\n\nPRESENT:\n\nThe Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART), Chairman.\n\nHis Honour the Acting Chief Justice (JAMES RUSSELL), vice His Honour SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt., on leave.\n\nThe Honourable the Acting Attorney General, (Edward James ACKROYD).\n\nThe Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).\n\nThe Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE).\n\nHENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.\n\nPHINEAS RYRIE.\n\nWONG SHING.\n\nJOHN BELL-IRVING, (vice the Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK, on leave).\n\nALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN, (vice the Honourable THOMAS JACKSON, on leave).\n\nCATCHICK PAUL CHATER, (vice the Honourable FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON, on leave).\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most Obedient,\n\nHumble Servant,\n\nALEXANDER CAMERON.\n\nC.S.O. 435 of 1887.\n\nC.S.O. F4 of 1881.\n\n13\n\nThe Committee meet this day at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.\n\nThe Report of the proceedings of the Meeting held on the 1st instant, being taken as read, is confirmed.\n\nNew Western Market.\n\n(1.) Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-\n\nW. H. MARSH.\n\nThe Officer Administering the Government has received a proposal from the Surveyor General, which has been strongly supported by the Sanitary Board, for the reclamation of a piece of ground opposite the Sailors' Home, measuring 74,000 square feet in extent, destined, when completed, for the construction thereon of a new Western Market. The cost of this reclamation and of a Praya or Retaining Wall is estimated at $73,000, and the value of the ground to be reclaimed is estimated at $87,000. The work will require two years to complete it. The Officer Administering the Government proposes that the necessary money for this work should be taken from the premia realized on sales of Crown Land which are not included in the Revenue receipts of the Colony. The Council are therefore requested to vote a sum of $35,000 to be taken from this source for defraying the cost of the portion of the work which will be executed this year.\n\nThe Finance Committee have already been consulted in this question, and have expressed the unanimous opinion that the project should be approved.\n\nGovernment House, Hongkong, 6th April, 1887.\n\nAfter explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.\n\nHunghom Market.\n\n(2.) Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-\n\nW. H. MARSH.\n\nThe Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to re-vote the sum of $6,000 for the construction of a Market at Hunghom.\n\nThis sum was voted in last year's Estimates, but not expended, as the work was not then finished.\n\nGovernment House, Hongkong, 7th April, 1887.\n\nAfter explanation by the Surveyor General, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 334457, "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": "CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8]", "page_number": 279, "title": "CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8]", "content_text": "No. 13.\n\n15764\n\n274\n\nREC?\n\nAUG 87\n\nREPORT OF PROCEEDINGS\n\nOF THE\n\nFINANCE COMMITTEE,\n\nAT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,\n\nOn the 23rd May, 1887.\n\nPRESENT:\n\nThe Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART), Chairman.\n\nHis Honour the Acting Chief Justice (JAMES RUSSELL), vice His Honour SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt., on leave.\n\nThe Honourable the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).\n\nThe Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).\n\nHENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.\n\nWONG SHING.\n\nJOHN BELL-IRVING, (vice the Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK, on leave).\n\nALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN, (vice the Honourable THOMAS JACKSON, on leave).\n\nCATCHICK PAUL CHATER, (vice the Honourable FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON, on leave).\n\nABSENT:\n\nThe Honourable the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE), by indisposition.\n\nPHINEAS RYRIE, on leave.\n\nThe Committee met this day at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.\n\nThe Report of the proceedings of the last Meeting held on the 13th instant, having been taken as read, is confirmed.\n\nment:\n\nCompensation to certain Owners of cultivated land at Deep Bay.\n\nRead the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.\n\nW. G. CAMERON.\n\nThe Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $600 to be distributed among the original owners of cultivated lands at Little Hongkong, by way of compensation for loss sustained by them, by the resumption of a portion of their ground, which was included in the large plot at Deep Bay recently sold.\n\nThe Officer Administering the Government, although not recognizing the right of these original owners to any compensation whatever, yet, under the particular circumstances of the case, and as a matter of charity, recommends that a gratuity be distributed among them, to be charged against Premia on Land sales.\n\nGovernment House, Hongkong, 23rd May, 1887.\n\nAfter explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.\n\nThe Committee then adjourned sine die.\n\nLaid before the Legislative Council on the 23rd May, 1887.\n\nRead and confirmed this day of 1887.\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nChairman.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 350034, "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": "CO129-256 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [8-12]", "page_number": 342, "title": "CO129-256 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [8-12]", "content_text": "# \nthere seems no doubt from the telegrams which have appeared in the Press that this was Taverner, Clerk to the Local Auditor at Hongkong.\n\n## \n| Governor. | Colmison Tel. | Date. | Last previous Paper. | No. | Loss (Subject.) | DESPATCH. | C. O. | RECP of | Next subsequent Paper. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | | 1892 20 Oct? | 20375 | 20444 | the \"Bokhara | | 20474 | 2000 321 | |\n\n(\"Charles in Jardine's \") Christian name of Wallace. Charles in Jardine, Matheson & Co.\n\n7. Wallace inf. 20 Oct (private()).\n\n## (Minutes.)\nM. Lucas I have sent this infer to M. 7. Wallace (who called yesterday) privately. He will be glad to hear that it was not his son W.W.H. Wallace, as he feared it was.\n\n**MR. W. H. WALLACE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD.**\nSir, In The Standard of the 19th inst. the name of my son, W. K. Wallace, of Hong Kong, is given in the despatch received at the Colonial Office as missing from the wreck of the Bokhara. By telegrams received yesterday from Hong Kong our anxiety is relieved, and the correctness of the report issued by the Peninsular and Oriental Company confirmed in that the missing passenger's name is \"C. Wallace. The error arose at the Colonial Office.\n\nTo allay the anxiety of my son's numerous friends and relations, will you kindly insert this correction ?\n\nI am, Sir, your obedient servant,\nALEXANDER WALLACE, Physician.\n\n3, St. John's-terrace, Colchester, October 21,\n\nat once JW. Lucas See above letter to Standard. We did not state that it was W. W.H. Wallace, but that we feared it might be.\n\nPutly? Aug 20/10 C.PL 20 \nPutly? Aug 24/10 To", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-256 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 379963, "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": "CO129-304 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [1-4]", "page_number": 205, "title": "CO129-304 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [1-4]", "content_text": "# LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 1.\n## THURSDAY, 24TH JANUARY, 1901.\n\n**PRESENT**\n\n**HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR** \n(Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, G.C.M.G.).\n\nHis Excellency Major-General WILLIAM JULIUS GASCOIGNE, C.M.G., General Officer Commanding. \nThe Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART, C.M.G.). \nThe Honourable \n\" \n\" \nthe Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN, Q.C.). \nthe Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON). \nthe Director of Public Works, (ROBERT DALY ORMSBY). \nthe Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.). \nBASIL TAYLOR, (Acting Harbour Master). \nCATCHICK PAUL CHATER, C.M.G. \nHo Kai, M.B., C.M. \nJAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK. \nWEI YUK. \nJOHN BURBURN. \nRODERICK MACKENZIE GRAY.\n\nThe Council met pursuant to summons.\n\nThe Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 17th December, 1900, were read and confirmed. His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council as follows:-\n\nHonourable Members of the Legislative Council,--I have summoned you to-day to make to you formally the saddest announcement that has ever been made during the existence of this Colony—to announce to you that our revered and beloved Queen is dead. During a long reign begun before any Member of this Council was born, Her Majesty Queen VICTORIA, the purest and greatest monarch of historic times, devoted her life to the welfare of her country. Never was monarch more faithful, never was monarch more beloved.\n\nIn her letter of the 27th January, 1892, when acknowledging in touching and noble words the expression of loyal and loving sympathy from all classes of the empire on the occasion of the death of the Duke of Clarence, the Queen wrote:-\"My bereavements, during the last 30 years of reign, have indeed been heavy. Though the labours, anxieties, and responsibilities inseparable from my position have been great, yet it is my earnest prayer that God may continue to give me health and strength to work for the good and happiness of my dear country and empire while life lasts.\" And God has granted her prayer, for to the last the Queen preserved those marvellous powers and royal gifts of wisdom and foresight which were always exercised in the interests of the peace and progress of the world. The gracious monarch of the greatest nation on earth; the perfect Queen, the stainless wife, the devoted mother has entered into her rest crowned with the triple diadem of strength and truth and purity, and enveloped in the loving veneration not alone of all the peoples of her world-wide empire but of the great mass of the thinking people of the world.\n\nWithin the last hour I have received the following two telegrams :-\n\n\"In the name of the people of Portuguese India and mine, I present to your Excellency the respects of our heartfelt grief for the great loss which the noble British nation has sustained by the demise of the Queen Empress, Victoria of everlasting memory.\n\nGALHARDO, Governor.\"\n\n\"With the greatest regret deep grief, and in the name of this Colony I accompany all the English people in their dolour by the death of Her Gracious Majesty the Queen Empress,\n\nGOVERNOR of Macao.\"\n\nFor us as representing this Colony it but remains humbly to lay at the feet of their Majesties, whom God protect, our expressions of loyal condolence, and for that purpose I propose the following resolution :-\n\n\"That the Members of this Council have heard with profound sorrow the sad announcement of the death of Her Majesty the Queen, and desire humbly to express their most heartfelt, loyal, and respectful sympathy with their Majesties and the Royal Family in their bereavement.\"", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-304 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 394391, "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": 381, "title": "CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904", "content_text": "Erected and Supported by Voluntary Contributions. Delightfully situated on the Cheshire bank of the River Mersey, between Egremont and New Brighton.\n\nOPENED BY H.R.H. THE LATE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 16th DECEMBER, 1882.\n\nTHE CENTRAL BUILDING, or \"CLIFF HOME,\" erected at the sole cost of the late Mr. W. CLIFFE, provided for the entire maintenance of Aged Mariners (Shipmasters, Officers, and Seamen), as the funds will permit. There are now 66 inmates.\n\nTHE COTTAGE HOMES, in the same grounds, viz. The \"SLACE Cottages,\" the \"DIXON Cottages,\" the \"KELLOCK Cottage,\" the \"SANDER Cottage,\" the \"REYNER Cottages,\" the \"FORWOOD Cottages,\" the \"AURANTA and ETRURIA Cottages,\" the \"BACON Cottages,\" the \"PICKUP Cottages,\" \"ASHTON Cottages,\" the \"BROCKLEHURST Cottages,\" the \"MCINNES Cottages,\" the \"POTTER Cottages,\" \"Chaddock Cottages,\" and the \"HARLING Cottages,\" are for Aged Mariners who have Wives or other suitable Relatives to live with them, or as may be determined by the Council. Here they have a comfortable home, firing, gas, water, and taxes free, and a small pension, with liberty to engage in shipkeeping or other suitable employment.\n\nTHE PARK will admit of additional Cottages being erected and endowed.\n\nOUT-PENSIONS, for Aged Mariners who have friends they prefer to reside amongst, but who cannot support them altogether, and CASUAL RELIEF TO THE WIDOWS OF MARINERS, are also included among the objects of the Institution, as the funds are provided.\n\nDONORS of £5,000 may name a Ward, and Donors of £1,000 may name a Cabin in the Main Building.\n\nMr. ALEXANDER SPEIRS, Mrs. W. WRIGHT, the late Miss MARTHA RIDGWAY, and Messrs. RANKIN GILMOUR & Co., have each endowed a Cabin.\n\n1904\n\nAged Merchant Seamen and Widows Fund, 19 Feb\n\nFor affording pecuniary relief to Aged and Poor Shipmasters, Officers, and Seamen of all ranks, and the WIDOWS and Children of Mariners, who are in circumstances of distress. Four-fifths of the Income is derived from Annual Subscriptions, Donations, and Collections—a small Invested Fund yielding the only reliable income.\n\nPensions were granted to 126 aged Mariners and Widows, and casual relief was given to aged and distressed Mariners and Widows in 862 instances during the past twelve months; over £24,700 paid in Monthly Allowances and Casual Relief, since its formation in 1870, by the Mercantile Marine Service Association.\n\nLiverpool Seamen's Pension Fund.\n\nFounded by the late Mr. T. H. ISMAY, in June, 1887, by a Jubilee Gift of £20,000.\n\nSince augmented by Gifts from other kind Donors to a total of nearly £48,000.\n\nThe income of which permits 110 Aged Mariners receiving a pension amounting to £20 per annum each.\n\nThe late Mr. Ismay also laid down the following basis for the fund:-\n\n1. The object of the fund is to provide pensions for British sailors who have sailed out of Liverpool or in Liverpool-owned ships, and who have been unable to make adequate provision for their declining years.\n\n2. The pension, which it is proposed shall be fixed at £20 per annum, will not be granted to any person other than a British sailor, and will be continued at the absolute discretion of the Committee.\n\n3. No person shall be eligible for a pension who is able to serve at sea, or who has not attained the age of fifty years.\n\n4. Those persons only will be admitted as Candidates, who can prove twenty-five years of service at sea in the mercantile marine as Captain, Deck Officer, or Seaman.\n\n5. The Fund may be invested in the name of the Mercantile Marine Service Association, who will have the power of selecting suitable Candidates for the pension.\n\nThe \"MARGARET ISMAY\" WIDOWS' FUND, established by Mrs. ISMAY, with a Donation of £10,000.\n\nProvides Grants of £10 per annum to Widows of Pensioners of the Liverpool Seamen's Pension Fund.\n\nThe above Institutions are under the management of the COUNCIL OF THE MERCANTILE MARINE SERVICE ASSOCIATION, (incorporated by Special Act of Parliament.)—See opposite page.\n\nHon. Treasurer—J. H. STOCK, Esq., M.P.\n\nSecretary—C. P. GRYLLS.\n\nOFFICES—67 & 68, TOWER BUILDINGS, WATER STREET, LIVERPOOL.\n\nHere Contributions may be paid in between the hours of 9 and 6; Saturdays 9 to 2, or at the Bank of Liverpool, Water Street.\n\nNo. 6022\n\n(Subject.)\n\nFood supply in\n\nDOMESTIC.\n\nC. O.\n\n6022\n\nPage 20 FEB 041\n\nWar time\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nDesp to for\n\non\n\nsubject\n\nTo for Sur Canada, con le cais 207\n\nFurther\n\nAnso 12 May 16:30 SHAY\n\naned to they\n\n76 & 1. (75) —13388–20700¬Z!· S\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\nYou\n\n16530\n\n(Minutes.)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 406231, "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": "CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12]", "page_number": 236, "title": "CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12]", "content_text": "(C O P Y)\n\nSir,\n\nEnclosure 4931\n\nC.O.\n\n1150\n\n0.5.6. \"H.B.M. Consul-General\"\n\nCanton, China,\n\nJune 11th, 1909.\n\nI beg to bring to your notice a suit brought in a Hong Kong Court against Captain A.S. Gove, Master of the United States Naval Collier \"Alexander\", and set for trial on July 2nd, next.\n\n2. I have been directed by the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, to assume charge of the case in his name and therefore respectfully request you to take such action as you may deem proper in view of the following facts.\n\n3. On the 29th of March last the United States Naval Collier \"Alexander\" in the harbour of Hongkong, collided with the Hongkong Junk No.481 resulting in the sinking of the latter and the loss of the greater part of her cargo. Suit has been brought against the Master of the Collier for recovery of damages.\n\n4. It appears that the Plaintiffs recognize the public character of the ship and are aware that suit may not be brought against the United States as owner, but that knowing that the Master of the Collier is not a commissioned officer of the Navy they hope either to enforce the law of responsibility of masters of merchant-men against him; or else they hope that out of mere compassion the United States will come to his rescue by paying the damages without scrutiny of their propriety.\n\nNeither ground is tenable. The Master of the Collier is a Public Officer of the United States, being a citizen of the United States, having been appointed to his command by the Navy Department, and having taken the oath of allegiance as such officer.\n\nAs a duly qualified officer of the United States...\n\nthe United States Consul-General,\n\nat Hongkong,\n\nChina.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 409099, "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": "CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6]", "page_number": 165, "title": "CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6]", "content_text": "COPY.\n\nSir,\n\nB.\n\nU.S.N.A. \"ALEXANDER\".\n\nHongkong, China April 2, 1906.\n\n161\n\nI wish to make the following report to you, of an accident that occurred in the harbour of Hongkong, between the U.S.A. \"ALEXANDER\" and a Chinese junk at 4.00 P.M. March 28, 1906.\n\nHaving finished coaling the U.S.S. \"BALTIMORE\", I left, and while proceeding to an anchorage, a junk by the name of Tung On Tai tacked ship right under my bow, not one hundred feet away; but before said junk could gain headway and get clear, he drifted across my bow and stove in three planks on his port quarter, causing him to fill and sink.\n\nThe \"ALEXANDER\" had no headway, as she was about to anchor. I rang \"full speed\" astern, trying to avoid a collision, as the ship was heavily laden and could not gather sternway before the junk was across the \"ALEXANDER'S\" bow, sinking in twenty-eight minutes.\n\nI had a life-boat lowered and took off the crew. There was no loss of life or injuries. There was no Captain on board the junk at the time, he, the Captain being ashore. Owner's name Ah Young, No. 362, Queen's Road.\n\nSenior Officer Present,\n\nHongkong, China.\n\nVery respectfully,\n\n(Sd.) A. E. Gove,\n\nMaster, U.S.N.A. \"ALEXANDER\".", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 411761, "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": "CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 261, "title": "CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "## Inclosure 2 in No. 1\nMr. G. Brown to Sir J. Jordan.\n\nTien-tsin, March 9, 1907.\n\nI HAVE the honour to submit, for your Excellency's information, copy and translation of a placard lately posted in Hsiu-wu-Hsien, which Mr. Alexander Reid, Engineer-in-chief of the Syndicate in Honan, has forwarded to me under date the 5th instant. Hsiu-wu-Hsien is the Magisterial District in which the Jameisen coal mines are situated, and the issue of such a placard at the present time is in many ways fraught with danger.\n\nMr. Reid has recently heard from an official source that a boycott of the Syndicate in Honan is being organized at Kaifeng Fu, but, though no secret was made of the matter, he has not yet obtained details sufficient for a formal report.\n\nI have asked Mr. Reid to furnish, as soon as possible, particulars of what occurred at the mass meeting called for in the placard. Meantime I would ask your Excellency to represent to the Chinese Government the serious consequences of allowing or fostering such wide-spread agitation against the Syndicate which has spent, and is still spending, very large sums of money in the Jameisen colliery in Honan on the faith of the Imperially sanctioned Agreement of 1898. The Syndicate is endeavouring at all costs to fulfil its part of that contract, and has a right to expect the whole-hearted support of the Chinese Government, which has so important an interest, both financially and otherwise, in the success of this enterprise.\n\nI have, &c.\n(Signed) GEORGE BROWN,\nAgent-General.\n\n## Inclosure 3 in No. 1\nTranslation of a Placard, posted at Hsiu-wu-Hsien and other places in Honan,\nCalling a Mass Meeting at Hsiu-wu-Hsien on February 28, 1907.\n\n**A Special Announcement.**\n\nAT the present time there is a matter of importance to us of Hsiu-wu, which if we can manage well means life, but which means death if it cannot be arranged.\n\nDo our City Fathers and brethren know what this matter is? It is the matter of the mining interests. At Pai Tso the Britishers have opened coal mines. Those who know say that the foreigners are carrying off our profits from coal; those who do not know say \"let us pay no attention to them.\" Do you not know that the foreigners, having obtained the coal mines, will want to appropriate the gold and silver mines of the Tai Hang Mountains, and that we of the Ho Pei region shall all perish when they are exhausted? Just now, too, we dare not make a rumpus with the foreigners. Let one and all think up some good plan. The foreigners, having opened mines, cannot but let us open mines. Therefore, it is decided to hold a mass meeting at the Drill Ground in the East Suburb on the 16th of this moon (28th February) to talk over this matter. Men from Wei Hui have been invited to come to make speeches. No one must on any account miss hearing them.\n\nA memorial service for Li, the Shansi martyr, will also be held. His death being for the mining cause in circumstances similar to those in which we of the Ho Pei region are placed. This memorial service is given for him, so that all may see and hear, and come to an understanding of this affair, which will facilitate subsequent proceedings.\n\n## Inclosure 4 in No. 1\nSir J. Jordan to Prince Ch'ing.\n\nYour Highness,\n\nPeking, March 14, 1907.\n\nI AM informed by the Peking Syndicate that a placard was recently posted in Hsiu-wu-Hsien, the district city in the jurisdiction of which the Syndicate's coal mines are situated, and other places, calling a mass meeting to assemble on the 28th February to discuss the question of foreigners opening mines.\n\nI have the honour to inclose, for the information of your Highness' Board, a copy of this placard, and to draw serious attention to the danger of allowing such public notices to appear. If they are issued without the knowledge of the local authorities there must be a singular lack of vigilance on their part, while if the local authorities permit ignorant agitators to influence public opinion by these means, they are involving themselves in a heavy responsibility. I trust, therefore, that your Highness' Board will be good enough to telegraph instructions to the Governor of Honan to sternly repress these evidences of ignorant agitation against the Peking Syndicate.\n\nI avail, &c.\n(Signed) J. N. JORDAN.\n\n## Inclosure 5 in No. 1\nMr. G. Brown to Sir J. Jordan.\n\nYour Excellency,\n\nTien-tsin, March 19, 1907.\n\nI HAVE the honour to thank your Excellency for the translation of a note from the Wai-wu Pu dated the 4th instant, commenting on the Agreement signed at Peking on the 26th April, 1898, between the Russo-Chinese Bank and the Syndicate, at the instance of his Excellency Li Hung Chang, in connection with the Chengting Taiyuan Railway, which was then projected, and is now in process of construction.\n\nHis Excellency M. Pokotilow, Russian Minister at Peking, who as former Manager of the Russo-Chinese Bank was one of the co-signatories of this instrument, has recently been absent in Manchuria, but, returning to the capital to-day, was good enough to accord me an interview this afternoon while the mail train made its brief stop at Tien-tsin. His Excellency, than whom no one is in a better position to testify, confirmed the signing of the Agreement in the circumstances set forth.\n\nThere is no doubt that this Agreement was framed in order to facilitate the negotiations, separate, but to some extent co-related, which were then all but completed by the Tsung-li Yamên on the one side, with the Syndicate and the Russo-Chinese Bank respectively on the other. Clause 17 of the Syndicate's Shansi Agreement of the 21st May, 1898, incorporates the main point of the subsidiary compact between the Bank and the Syndicate, and shows not only the effect that the latter instrument was intended to produce, but also the interest that the Tsung-li Yamên had in arranging matters amicably at the time by providing in advance for the insertion of this stipulation. The sentence in Clause 17 of the Syndicate's Shansi Agreement runs thus (the red underlines* being my own): \"With reference to the Chengting-Taiyuan Railway, for the construction of which the Bureau has borrowed capital from others, the Peking Syndicate, to avoid disputes, shall not construct any railway within 100 li on each side of it.\" This scarcely supports the Wai-wu Pu's contention that \"the Agreement in respect of this\" (the Peking Syndicate's Shansi) \"Concession was an entirely separate matter from the Agreement with the Russo-Chinese Bank respecting the Chengtai Railway, and the one did not affect the other.\" It would in fact seem, moreover, to be direct evidence that \"China's concurrence and its...\n\n* Printed in italics.\n\nPage 260", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 411942, "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": "CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 442, "title": "CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "# 440\n\n## 2\n\nThe Taotai's Proclamation containing the Anti-Opium Regulations. Two teachers from official schools successively mounted the platform and held forth on the evils of opium smoking. Mr. Alexander related how in the Malay Peninsula a certain root had been discovered which when taken internally would cure all craving for opium. At this point, there was a rush to obtain the medicine and great disappointment when it was learned that Mr. Alexander had not brought a supply.\n\nHankow.\n\nMissionaries report that at Kaifeng nothing has been done up to the 16th January towards prohibiting opium growing and smoking, while at Ching-tzu kuan nothing whatever had up to the 31st January been attempted, and the people thought the Central Government's Rules were not sincere. At Chinchou, the li-kin of 23 cash has become a duty of 81 cash per tael (1 oz.), and sales are not allowed except through the opium office. The news of the coming prohibition caused some excitement among smokers; some took to drink and the rest go on as before. One Magistrate is said to have urged his people to make the most of this chance of profit by growing all they can. Most of the Kansu higher officials smoke opium.\n\nIn Hangchung, no steps had been taken up to the 1st March, and the Proclamation of the Rules attracted little notice. The whole prefecture is under poppy with the exception of land too poor for it—the result being scarcity of foodstuffs and loss of prosperity.\n\nFrom Hengchou, it was reported on the 7th March that no opium was grown in that prefecture, and that of the population perhaps one in three smokes it; nothing has been done to check consumption among the people who have not been generally informed of the new Rules.\n\nAs regards the Province of Hupei, His Majesty's Consul-General reports that he has no knowledge of any official publication of the Rules, but the general tenor of references which have appeared in the native press shows a determination to institute an official monopoly of the sale of the prepared drug and a reluctance to sacrifice the revenue derived from the taxation of the opium divans, since general trade is already burdened as heavily as it can bear, and the provincial exchequer has lost the substantial income derived from the coinage of cash pieces, and has been drained by educational and military innovations.\n\n**Amalgamated Opium Li-kin**.--A native newspaper published on the 2nd April \"the monthly income from this source is 300,000 or 400,000 taels. With so large an income as this no wonder that we find it hard to put into force our opium prohibition.\"\n\nIchang.\n\nInquiries made by His Majesty's Consul amongst officials, missionaries, and others with regard to the anti-opium movement, have elicited the fact that no steps have been taken to enforce the recent Regulations.\n\nTien-tsin.\n\nProclamation issued by the Consolidated Opium Tax Bureau of Chihli.\n\n\"**WE** have learned that certain lawless rogues pretending to be in official employ, under cover of the Imperial Edict forbidding the cultivation of the poppy, have recently terrorized ignorant rustics and used numberless devices to demand and extort money from them. Those who make a living by the growing of opium have taken alarm and changed their mode of life. To such a pitch has this been carried that in cases where the poppy has been already planted it has been dug up again, and where it has not yet been planted the owners have taken warning and simply abandoned their fields and allowed them to become waste land. In this way, honest people have suffered heavy losses, truly a pitiable and hateful thing to think of! It is not apparently known that, although the cultivation of the poppy has been prohibited by the Government, yet the Regulations most clearly provide for a time limit of ten years during which the area under cultivation is to be annually diminished. No extra tax whatever is levied on land where the poppy is grown, \n\n## 3\n\nand opium may be transported to and sold in any part of the Empire. There is a consolidated tax on opium which is levied in one payment. The tax is not oppressive nor is the prohibition harsh, but prohibition is attained by means of the tax, an admirable conception and a just measure. In cities and frequented places, this has long been brought home to the people by means of Proclamations. But the poor dwellers in villages and remote places are not yet fully cognizant of it, and misled by the lying reports of thieves, believe that the cultivation of opium is a forbidden occupation. I ask you, if the poppy is not cultivated whence is the tax to be drawn? This is a matter which concerns both the livelihood of the people and the national revenue, and if these villains are allowed to freely carry on their nefarious schemes they will work incalculable harm. It is necessary that they be arrested and dealt with, and therefore out of pity for the ignorant and unlearned (who are their prey) they will neither be tolerated nor admonished, but instantly punished.\n\n\"This Proclamation therefore is issued for the information of the people of the whole province. From the date hereof, all growers of opium must continue in their former avocations, and gradually diminish the area under cultivation as is laid down in the Regulations. If evil characters continue to carry on the extortionate practices referred to above you may seize them and send them to this office, and if the charge be well founded they will be handed over for punishment to the territorial officials.\"\n\nThe following comments may be made on this Proclamation:----\n\n1. The Proclamation conforms to the letter of the Regulations, but is utterly opposed to the spirit which is supposed to animate the Central Government, i.e., the desire to eradicate opium at all costs.\n\n2. The gentleman in charge of the Bureau is obviously extremely concerned at the falling off in the opium tax receipts and consequently in his own emoluments. There is no doubt that he, and 99 per cent. of the officials similarly situated, would prefer to see the area under poppy cultivation increased rather than diminished.\n\n3. On the other hand, it is evident that the measures taken by Yuan Shih-k'ai have resulted, directly or indirectly, in a decrease in the said area.\n\nPeking.\n\nAn Imperial message has been sent to all Tartar Generals, Viceroys, and Governors stating that a Memorial has been received asking for the issue of strict instructions for the suppression of opium, and commanding that the Regulations be put into effect in respect of the cultivation, consumption, and sale of opium. Any want of vigour is to be severely punished. As to the proposed public loan to supplement the diminished opium duty receipts, the Nanking Viceroy and Governor of Kiangsu are commanded to consider the question and report in a Memorial.\n\n(Signed) **W. J. GARNETT**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 412702, "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": "CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 462, "title": "CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "# Enclosure in Mr. Bryce's No. 127 of October Copy of a Note from the Department of State.\n\n## DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, October 21, 1907.\n\n**Excellency,**\n\nWith further reference to your note No.200 of August 24 last, I have the honor to say that the Navy Department has carefully considered the papers submitted in the matter of the claim of C. Yung, a native of Hongkong and a British subject, for compensation for the loss of a junk, TUNG ON TAI, which was sunk in collision with the United States Naval Collier ALEXANDER, in March 1906.\n\nIt appears that the occurrence referred to was, at the time, in pursuance of naval regulations, investigated by a board consisting of officers of the Navy. Representatives of the owner of the TUNG ON TAI were present and cross-examined witnesses; but did not themselves offer any statement or otherwise develop their side of the case.\n\nThe findings of the Naval Board were:\n\n| Findings |\n| --- |\n| \"That Master A.E. Gove, in command of the U.S.N.A. ALEXANDER, did in all respects observe the rules of the road and did do all that was possible to avoid the collision. |\n| \"The junk failed to continue on her original course and speed as required by Article 21, Section IV of the International Rules of the Road, although there was ample room in the harbor for her to have done so. |\n| \"When the collision became imminent the helmsman of the junk deserted his post, whereas if the helm of the junk had been put hard-a-starboard the stern of the junk might have swung clear and collision been avoided. |\n\nHis Excellency \nThe Right Honorable James Bryce, D.C.L., \nAmbassador of Great Britain,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 421262, "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": "CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909", "page_number": 51, "title": "CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "## 2\n\nWith the exception of the flour mills, to which I shall allude later, there seems to be no enterprise conducted in the town calculated to lend to the development of the district, nor is there any considerable trade between the Russians and the Chinese except in so far that a few thousand Chinamen are engaged in supplying the necessities of the residents in the railway territory. In fact, the general impression one takes away is that the whole town is living on the railway, that is, on the Russian Government.\n\nM. Dard estimated the loss for the Railway Administration on last year's working at 7,000,000 roubles, exclusive of the cost of the guards, which he put at 15,000,000 roubles. Matters were, however, he stated, improving, and in the course of a year or so the Administration hoped to be able to balance their accounts, with the exception of the military expenses. These were to be cut down, a number of the guards being transferred to the Siberian establishment and quartered in the neighbourhood of Vladivostock.\n\nThe commercial depression which Sir Alexander Hosie noted on his visit to Harbin in October 1907 still prevails. Failures are of common occurrence, and it is difficult to find capital for any new enterprise. There is at present not a single bean mill either in Harbin or Fu Chia Tien, and it appears impossible to get capital subscribed to build one, though the bean growers in the district have offered to supply beans and to accept payment for them in beancake or oil. Similarly, the proposed sugar beet factory at Ashiho, to which I alluded in my despatch No. 57 of the 29th ultimo, is still awaiting the necessary capital for its erection.\n\nThe only industrial establishments in Harbin which seem to give promise of any considerable future success are the flour mills. These were started during the Russian occupation, and at the time of the Russo-Japanese war received a considerable impetus. Huge profits were made for a time, but no effort was made to build up adequate reserve funds; consequently, when the war came to an end, and, further, the withdrawal of the Russian troops was carried through far more quickly than local opinion thought possible, the mill-owners found themselves in a precarious position. They had been trading on borrowed capital, and in addition to their other difficulties after the cessation of the war, they found trouble in persuading Chinese agriculturalists to accept reasonable prices for their grain; a bad harvest in 1907 made it impossible for them to continue to pay the interest on their loans, and the Russo-Chinese Bank has recently foreclosed on the mortgages it held on the mills. A new Syndicate has recently been formed under the supervision of the bank, which will run the eight principal mills as a Joint Stock Company.\n\nAt present, three or four only of the eight mills are working, but M. Dard assured me their prospects are improving daily. At present, they supply mainly the Eastern Siberian market, the flour making its way by river steamers down the Sungari, and up the Amur as far as Blagovestchensk. Efforts are being made to capture the Chinese market, and M. Dard informed me that they have reasonable hopes of being able to compete favourably with American and Japanese flour. Of the excellence of flour, I think there can be little doubt. Personally, I have no hesitation in saying that the bread in Harbin is better than any I have tasted outside Europe, and it would seem that the cost of production must be considerably less in Manchuria than in America or Canada or in the Hong Kong or Shanghae flour mills.\n\nIn Mr. Fisher's opinion, however, at the present moment, American flour could compete even in Harbin if it were not for a differential rate on the railway. He stated that whereas the freight per pood (36 lb.) from Harbin to Vladivostock for Russian flour was 15 copecks, a charge of 45 copecks was made on American flour from Vladivostock to Harbin. Mr. Fisher, however, admitted that, provided the mills were properly managed, there could be no question of competing against them in Manchuria, and that they would have a great chance of capturing the general Far Eastern market.\n\nTwo American capitalists, Mr. Fisher informed me, who recently visited Harbin, were greatly struck by the prospects of agricultural development in Northern Manchuria. They saw, however, that it would be impossible for them to compete against the Russian mills unless they could secure for themselves equality of treatment by the Chinese Eastern Railway. Consequently, they approached the Railway Company with the view of persuading them to take a 25 per cent. interest in the enterprise. The question was referred to St. Petersburgh, with the result that the Railway Administration declined to take any part in the scheme.\n\nIt appears to me that the future agricultural development of Northern Manchuria, and the possibility of any extensive market for British goods coming into existence, depends so largely on the establishment of an efficient flour and bean mill industry in Harbin, that it is greatly to be regretted if such enterprises are to remain a monopoly in Russian hands, and it would seem even to be in the interest of the Russian Government to encourage Chinese settlers in their sphere of influence in Manchuria. Yet, under the conditions obtaining at Harbin, it would be difficult to persuade a British or American capitalist to invest money there.\n\n## 3\n\nThat differential treatment prevails on the railway seems beyond question; by this, I mean secret differential treatment by the Railway Administration, not merely the favourable conditions one acquainted with Russian methods could obtain at the expense of a foreign competitor by a skilful distribution of presents. For example, Mr. Fisher told me there were three rates for flour from Harbin to Vladivostock: 15 copecks per pood for the mills in the Russo-Chinese Bank combine, 18 for mills outside the combine, and 25 copecks for anyone else. To obtain proof of this statement would, of course, be difficult, but in the same way as Mr. Parlett suspects that there is some mysterious connection between the Mitsui Bushen Kaisha and the South Manchurian Railway, so I feel convinced, from the general impressions I gathered at Harbin, that the Eastern Chinese Railway Administration would find a way of differentiating in favour of any firm they desired to assist. In fact, it appears incontrovertible that, with the main railway of Manchuria in Russian hands in the north and in Japanese in the south, there can be no certainty of equality of commercial opportunity. It is from this point of view that the extension of the Chinese line is a question of great commercial as well as of political importance.\n\nA certain quantity of British piece-goods and miscellaneous articles are being sold, both in the Russian Settlement and in the Chinese town, chiefly in the latter; these are brought up mainly by cart from Newchwang.\n\nThere is no one, however, particularly interested in pushing British goods, and I should not be surprised if the arrival of the Mitsui Bushen Kaisha, who have recently established themselves in Harbin, led to the Japanese cottons obtaining a monopoly in Fu Chia Tien market. German and Russian cottons are sold for the most part in the Russian Settlement. I made inquiries with the view of ascertaining whether there was any possibility of a market for steam-ploughs in the district, and was forced to a negative opinion. The northern agriculturalist has not the capital to invest in expensive machinery, and, besides, labour is so cheap that it would be hardly economical. An American firm recently sold machinery worth 40,000 taels, say £6,000, to a Chinaman in the neighbourhood of Mergen. The ploughs left the railway at Tsi Tsi Har en route for their destination in charge of an American mechanic; they got hopelessly stuck in the mud near the bank of a river, and whilst the party were waiting for the frost, the mechanic disappeared, and, it is said, the ploughs remain by the river until the present. Except that the American firm obtained payment for their goods, this experiment is hardly more encouraging than that of the British firm of Messrs. Wilson and Co. That there is a good and increasing market for the ordinary horse-ploughs is true, and several of German manufacture have been sold in Harbin. The Germans have also been experimenting with steam-ploughs, but, Mr. Fisher thought, had not obtained any orders.\n\nMr. James Brown, the agent of the **British American Tobacco Company**, told me that he had formed high expectations of Harbin as a distributing centre for his goods; but it was too early for him to speak with any certainty, as they had not yet explored the district. This firm have shown great capacity and energy in their transactions in Manchuria. They have established depots in the principal towns along the railway; a large factory has been built in Mukden, which will be in working order by next spring, and an exploring party has been sent out to make a six months' journey in the interior. Direct encouragement is given to their employees to speak and to read Chinese as far as to understand accounts, and there are three or four amongst them who have a first-class knowledge of the colloquial language.\n\nIt may be of interest to note that the Tobacco Company are attempting to import goods for their branches north of Kuangchentzu via Vladivostock.\n\nThe branch of the **Maritime Customs** established at Harbin has not yet published any statistics. M. Konovaloff hoped that figures for the September quarter would be published shortly; these, however, would only include the goods arriving via Manchuria and Pogranitchnaya stations. No check is taken of goods arriving from the south.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) R. WILLIS.\n\n## 50", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 421479, "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": "CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909", "page_number": 268, "title": "CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "# 66\n\n2\n\ndifferent degrees of fineness, with about a score of different weights, so that there are \"at least sixty currencies possible in this town alone!\" The chaos of the tael is not, however, the least part of the currency confusion, for there are current in China nineteen different kinds of dollars of different exchange values, as well as newly coined taels, Chinese rupees, and an infinite variety of copper coins and brass cash,” the debased subsidiary coinage being issued, though not accepted, at its face value by the Government issuing it (Peking telegram to the \"Times,\" 19th September, 1908). The chaos of currency conditions are well summed up by Mr. Morse in his work referred to above :--\n\n\"In China the currency is, at the top, a weight pure and simple, in the middle a combination of weight and token currency, and at the bottom a coin which stands on its own feet, and neither receives support from, nor absolutely gives it to, any other unit in the series. At the top is the tael (call it the 'ounce,' and it will be better realized), in which payments are made in precisely the same way that delivery is taken of a lot of silver bars. Then comes the dollar, which, though a coin, is nowhere legal tender, and of which the specimens from the Chinese mints are inscribed, not generally 'dollar' or 'yuen,' but merely tenths of a tael.' Though so inscribed, dollars of silver are nowhere fixed in terms of taels of silver, but are quoted at rates which vary from day to day, according to the demand and supply, fluctuating within a range of 6 to more per cent. Then come subsidiary coins fractional to the dollar, but subject to a fluctuating rate of exchange, such that the dollar may this year change for 110 cents and next year for only 95 cents in small coin. Next comes the copper cent, inscribed at the mints of some provinces as worth 'th of a dollar' and of others as worth 10 cash,' but never treated as correlated to the dollar. Whether considered in its relation to the dollar or to the cash, it is a token coin, worth intrinsically less than half its nominal value. Last comes the copper cash, the currency of the people.\" \n\nHere we have a series of non-related currencies, each unit of which is in a state of unstable equilibrium, fixed neither in itself nor in relation to other units.\n\nA most serious question of the moment is that of the new copper coinage, for it has to be borne in mind that copper is the coin of the people, and that, consequently, any juggling with the copper coinage strikes at the very foundation upon which the trade of the Empire is based. The last three or four years have witnessed a most far-reaching revolution in the copper coinage of China, through the opening of provincial mints over the length and breadth of the Empire, the main industry of which has been the coinage of the 10-cash copper pieces above referred to.\n\nWhat the actual amount of such issue has been it is impossible to say with any degree of accuracy, but an estimate, believed to be conservative, which has been prepared by Sir Alexander Hosie for the years 1905-1906, puts the issue at the enormous amount of 9,000,000,000 coins. The issue of this new coin of the 10-cash piece on an honest basis was welcomed as a move in the right direction towards a stable copper coinage, intended to gradually supplant the old cumbersome copper cash, and in the beginning the coins were honest, the discs being mainly imported from Europe of a purity of ninety-five parts copper, four parts zinc, and one part tin—the same, in fact, as the British penny. It was not long, however, before the cupidity of the officials was aroused, very likely inclined thereto by the heavy calls made upon the provinces for the service of the \"Boxer\" indemnity; in any case, however, discs speedily began to be imported of lower and still lower standard, until the intrinsic value of the coin was depreciated to more than half of its face value. The profits to the provincial mints were immense, hence, no doubt, the enormous proportions which the issue assumed, but far more enormous has been the loss to the people, for not only have they had to bear the loss of the depreciation on the new coins, but as all previous issues are affected, there is the loss of the depreciation on these issues to be faced as well. To show what this depreciation means, it needs only to be stated that, whereas in 1905-1906 (when the minting of the 10-cash pieces commenced) the cash exchange of the Shanghae tael was between 1,100 and 1,120, to-day it is 1,680; while a recent mail from China advises that in Hankow the cash exchange of the Hankow tael (Shanghae tael 102) has risen to 1,885.\n\nSeeing that these 10-cash pieces are now circulating at about their actual value, the profit on minting them has disappeared, and the deluge of spurious coins has been checked. In these circumstances a new expedient has been hit upon for \"raising the wind,\" in the form of the issue of native bank tael and dollar notes, in a few instances issued by recognized banks of the local Governments, but in others by merely private institutions. These issues are not authorized by the Imperial Government, and they are neither limited, nor have they any proper cash reserves behind them. Appended to this Memorandum is a statement received from Shanghae regarding this note issue. The statement lays no claim to be complete or authoritative, it has been compiled from the most reliable native sources available, and there is every reason to believe that the ramifications of the note issues are even more widespread than they are represented to be therein.\n\nShanghae further states that—\n\n\"In addition to the large circulation of notes representing taels and dollars, there have been issued, within the last two years, an immense number of notes representing copper cash. We have been unable to get any details as to the amounts issued by the individual banks, but the estimates made of the circulation in the various provinces are said to be on a conservative basis, not only have between 9,000,000,000 and 10,009,000,000 of 10-cash pieces been struck by the mints, but about 56,000,000 of taels' worth of copper cash notes have been issued during the same period, which, at 1,650 cash to the tael, would represent over another 10,000,000,000 of 10-cash pieces.\"\n\nThe estimate is given as follows:\n\n| Year of Issue | Province | Amount Taels |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1906 | Manchuria | 30,000,000 |\n| 1907 | Hupeh | 10,000,000 |\n| 1908 | Shantung | 7,000,000 |\n| 1908 | Canton | 5,000,000 |\n| 1908 | Hunan | 4,000,000 |\n\nShanghae's comment is as follows:-\n\n\"It seems almost incredible that a country with a sound financial reputation, such as China has enjoyed in the past, should permit reckless dealing of this nature with the currency of the country, more especially with the money of the millions, the standard in which wages and all small retail transactions are settled, but so it is; if stringent measures are not taken to control these issues, China will eventually be face to face with all the evils attendant upon a large portion of her currency being composed of inconvertible paper.\"\n\nThe recommendation of remedies, in presence of the confusion now prevailing in financial questions, is a matter of extreme difficulty. Some hope for the situation may, however, perhaps be found in the belief expressed by Shanghae, \"that Chinese bankers and officials are becoming more and more amenable to foreign advice, owing to the stringency of the native money market.\" Such advice is offered by Shanghae in the following suggestions:-\n\n1. The issue of an Imperial Edict, prohibiting any further issue of bank notes, until Regulations controlling the terms of issue shall have been published.\n2. Severe penalties to be imposed for disobedience, which should be made a criminal offence.\n3. Regulations, based on the experience of foreign banks, should be drawn up forthwith.\n4. Issues now in circulation which do not conform to the Regulations should be withdrawn within a specified period, on penalty of the issuing banks being closed or wound up.\n5. The immediate appointment of a Board of Currency, (The engagement of the services of at least one foreign expert adviser would be of great advantage to China)\n6. The appointment, under the Board of Currency, of an Imperial Master of the Mint, who should have control of all the mints in the Empire. (The interest and co-operation of Chinese banks which have maintained the standard of sycee in the past might be enlisted in the management of the mints.)\n7. Pending the establishment of the central control of the mints, the further issue of subsidiary silver coins and copper cash to be suspended until they circulate at par; the rate for par copper cash to be definitely fixed.\n\n# 266", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 422616, "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": "CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "## Page 2\n\nWith the exception of the flour mills, to which I shall allude later, there seems to be no enterprise conducted in the town calculated to lead to the development of the district, nor is there any considerable trade between the Russians and the Chinese except in so far that a few thousand Chinamen are engaged in supplying the necessities of the residents in the railway territory. In fact, the general impression one takes away is that the whole town is living on the railway, that is, on the Russian Government.\n\nM. Dard estimated the loss for the Railway Administration on last year's working at 7,000,000 roubles, exclusive of the cost of the guards, which he put at 15,000,000 roubles. Matters were, however, he stated, improving, and in the course of a year or so the Administration hoped to be able to balance their accounts, with the exception of the military expenses. These were to be cut down, a number of the guards being transferred to the Siberian establishment and quartered in the neighbourhood of Vladivostock.\n\nThe commercial depression which Sir Alexander Hosie noted on his visit to Harbin in October 1907 still prevails. Failures are of common occurrence, and it is difficult to find capital for any new enterprise. There is at present not a single bean mill either in Harbin or Fu Chia Tien, and it appears impossible to get capital subscribed to build one, though the bean growers in the district have offered to supply beans and to accept payment for them in beancake or oil. Similarly, the proposed sugar beet factory at Ashiho, to which I alluded in my despatch No. 57 of the 29th ultimo, is still awaiting the necessary capital for its erection.\n\nThe only industrial establishments in Harbin which seem to give promise of any considerable future success are the flour mills. These were started during the Russian occupation, and at the time of the Russo-Japanese war received a considerable impetus. Huge profits were made for a time, but no effort was made to build up adequate reserve funds; consequently, when the war came to an end, and, further, the withdrawal of the Russian troops was carried through far more quickly than local opinion thought possible, the mill-owners found themselves in a precarious position. They had been trading on borrowed capital, and in addition to their other difficulties after the cessation of the war, they found trouble in persuading Chinese agriculturists to accept reasonable prices for their grain; a bad harvest in 1907 made it impossible for them to continue to pay the interest on their loans, and the Russo-Chinese Bank has recently foreclosed on the mortgages it held on the mills. A new Syndicate has recently been formed under the supervision of the bank, which will run the eight principal mills as a Joint Stock Company.\n\nAt present, three or four only of the eight mills are working, but M. Dard assured me their prospects are improving daily. At present, they supply mainly the Eastern Siberian market, the flour making its way by river steamers down the Sungari, and up the Amur as far as Blagovestchensk. Efforts are being made to capture the Chinese market, and M. Dard informed me that they have reasonable hopes of being able to compete favourably with American and Japanese flour. Of the excellence of flour, I think there can be little doubt. Personally, I have no hesitation in saying that the bread in Harbin is better than any I have tasted outside Europe, and it would seem that the cost of production must be considerably less in Manchuria than in America or Canada or in the Hong Kong or Shanghae flour mills.\n\nIn Mr. Fisher's opinion, however, at the present moment, American flour could compete even in Harbin if it were not for a differential rate on the railway. He stated that whereas the freight per pood (36 lb.) from Harbin to Vladivostock for Russian flour was 15 copecks, a charge of 45 copecks was made on American flour from Vladivostock to Harbin. Mr. Fisher, however, admitted that, provided the mills were properly managed, there could be no question of competing against them in Manchuria, and that they would have a great chance of capturing the general Far Eastern market.\n\nTwo American capitalists, Mr. Fisher informed me, who recently visited Harbin, were greatly struck by the prospects of agricultural development in Northern Manchuria. They saw, however, that it would be impossible for them to compete against the Russian mills unless they could secure for themselves equality of treatment by the Chinese Eastern Railway. Consequently, they approached the Railway Company with the view of persuading them to take a 25 per cent. interest in the enterprise. The question was referred to St. Petersburgh, with the result that the Railway Administration declined to take any part in the scheme.\n\nIt appears to me that the future agricultural development of Northern Manchuria, and the possibility of any extensive market for British goods coming into existence\n\n## Page 3\n\ndepends so largely on the establishment of an efficient flour and bean mill industry in Harbin, that it is greatly to be regretted if such enterprises are to remain a monopoly in Russian hands, and it would seem even to the interests of the Russian Government to encourage Chinese settlers in their sphere of influence in Manchuria. Yet under the conditions obtaining at Harbin, it would be difficult to persuade a British or American capitalist to invest money there.\n\nThat differential treatment prevails on the railway seems beyond question; by this, I mean secret differential treatment by the Railway Administration, not merely the favourable conditions one acquainted with Russian methods could obtain at the expense of a foreign competitor by a skilful distribution of presents. For example, Mr. Fisher told me there were three rates for flour from Harbin to Vladivostock; 15 copecks per pood for the mills in the Russo-Chinese Bank combine, 18 for mills outside the combine, and 25 copecks for anyone else. To obtain proof of this statement would, of course, be difficult, but in the same way as Mr. Parlett suspects that there is some mysterious connection between the Mitsui Bushen Kaisha and the South Manchurian Railway, so I feel convinced, from the general impressions I gathered at Harbin, that the Eastern Chinese Railway Administration would find its way to differentiating in favour of any firm they desired to assist. In fact, it appears incontrovertible that, with the main railway of Manchuria in Russian hands in the north and in Japanese in the south, there can be no certainty of equality of commercial opportunity. It is from this point of view that the extension of the Chinese line is a question of great commercial, as well as of political, importance.\n\nA certain quantity of British piece-goods and miscellaneous articles are being sold, both in the Russian Settlement and in the Chinese town, chiefly in the latter; these are brought up mainly by cart from Newchwang.\n\nThere is no one, however, particularly interested in pushing British goods, and I should not be surprised if the arrival of the Mitsui Bushen Kaisha, who have recently established themselves in Harbin, led to the Japanese cottons obtaining a monopoly in Fu Chia Tien market. German and Russian cottons are sold for the most part in the Russian Settlement. I made inquiries with the view of ascertaining whether there was any possibility of a market for steam-ploughs in the district, and was forced to a negative opinion. The northern agriculturist has not the capital to invest in expensive machinery, and, besides, labour is so cheap that it would be hardly economical. An American firm recently sold machinery worth 40,000 taels, say 6,000, to a Chinaman in the neighbourhood of Mergen. The ploughs left the railway at Tsi Tsi Har en route for their destination in charge of an American mechanic; they got hopelessly stuck in the mud near the bank of a river, and whilst the party were waiting for the frost, the mechanic disappeared, and, it is said, the ploughs remain by the river until the present. Except that the American firm obtained payment for their goods, this experiment is hardly more encouraging than that of the British firm of Messrs. Wilson and Co. That there is a good and increasing market for the ordinary horse-ploughs is true, and several of German manufacture have been sold in Harbin. The Germans have also been experimenting with steam-ploughs, but Mr. Fisher thought they had not obtained any orders.\n\nMr. James Brown, the agent of the British American Tobacco Company, told me that he had formed high expectations of Harbin as a distributing centre for his goods; but it was too early for him to speak with any certainty, as they had not yet explored the district. This firm has shown great capacity and energy in their transactions in Manchuria. They have established depôts in the principal towns along the railway; a large factory has been built in Mukden, which will be in working order by next spring, and an exploring party has been sent out to make a six months' journey in the interior. Direct encouragement is given to their employés to speak and to read Chinese as far as to understand accounts, and there are three or four amongst them who have a first-class knowledge of the colloquial language.\n\nIt may be of interest to note that the Tobacco Company are attempting to import goods for their branches north of Kuangchentzu via Vladivostock.\n\nThe branch of the Maritime Customs established at Harbin has not yet published any statistics. M. Konovaloff hoped that figures for the September quarter would be published shortly; these, however, would only include the goods arriving via Manchuria and Pogranitchnaya stations. No check is taken of goods arriving from the south.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) R. WILLIS.\n\n## Page 17", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 423508, "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": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "page_number": 112, "title": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "content_text": "It appears to me that this export will cease of itself without any interference on the part of the Chinese Government. The average export of native opium from China for the five years, 1903-1907, was 348,811 lbs., but in 1907 it was only 84,737 lbs., though it rose again in 1908 to 297,500 lbs. With a continued diminution of production in China, and the consequent enhancement of price, this export should in time cease to be profitable and die a natural death, and the same may be said of the illicit export of raw opium from China to the Straits, Saigon, Bangkok, America, and other places, to which Sir Frederick Lugard refers.\n\nIn the last paragraph on page 4, Sir Frederick Lugard raises the question: How is India at the end of the trial period of three years to ascertain whether China has fulfilled her part of the contract, and made a corresponding reduction in the internal production so as to justify the Indian Government in continuing their policy of annually reducing the export of opium from India to China by one-tenth? Frederick Lugard has here hit upon an admittedly weak point. As he justly observes, there is no proper survey in the various provinces, and no accurate record of the area under poppy cultivation, which would make it possible to give reliable statistics as to the proportionate reduction in the amount of opium grown in China each year. The Imperial decree of the 26th June, 1907, and the Imperial regulations of the 23rd May, 1908, called for returns from the provincial and local authorities as to the area of land under poppy, and as to the number of smokers. Sir Alexander Hosie in his Report on the opium question wrote, perhaps a little prematurely: \"The poppy cultivation is in process of compilation by the local authorities throughout the various provinces, but nothing has yet been made public.\" As a matter of fact, nothing practical has really been effected in this respect even now, and the truth is that it is impossible for the Chinese Government with the means at their disposal to furnish official reliable returns of the production of opium in China.\n\nAll the estimates that have been made of the production of opium in the various provinces of China have been based largely, if not entirely, on conjecture. The unreliability of the estimates made by the Board of Revenue for 1906, of the customs returns for 1906 and of the customs returns for 1908 was sufficiently exposed by Sir Alexander Hosie in the speech which he made at the sixth session of the Shanghai Opium Commission. Sir Alexander Hosie, who had recently prepared his report based on information received from consuls, missionaries, and other sources scattered all over the Empire, was nevertheless of opinion that fair progress had been made in several provinces towards the accomplishment of the task which China had set before her.\n\nNobody has felt this absence of reliable statistics more than the various members of this legation who have been responsible for the compilation of the various general reports on the opium movement. Their labour and their responsibility would have been much lightened if they could have confined themselves to reproducing reliable statistics instead of trying to draw some more or less definite conclusion from the mass of contradictory reports received from the various provinces. It is evident that the Chinese authorities have themselves come to the conclusion that elaborate regulations for the registration of poppy lands and a proportionate annual reduction in their area are, under the administrative conditions at present existing in China, unworkable.\n\nIn many provinces the high authorities have, after the experience of more gradual methods, come to see that there is only one way of measuring the progress made towards the ultimate extinction of the poppy cultivation, and that is by issuing orders for its total prohibition after a certain date, and taking energetic measures to see that the orders are enforced. The issue of such orders in two of the greatest opium-producing provinces, Shansi and Yünnan, has, as can be seen from the reports enclosed in my despatches No. 231 of June 30th and No. 273 of the 30th July, been attended by the most excellent results. Similar orders of total prohibition have now been promulgated for Szechuan and several other provinces. This must greatly facilitate the task of estimating at the end of the three years how far China has fulfilled her share of the bargain with the Indian Government, and will, I venture to state, enable His Majesty's Government to form a fairly correct judgment on this point, even in the absence of detailed and reliable statistics. But it will probably be advisable to ascertain the facts by personal inspection, and for this purpose I would suggest that one or two consular officers, with a knowledge of the language and some previous experience of the question, should be instructed to make extensive tours in the principal opium-producing provinces at the proper season in the course of the year 1910.\n\nThe remarks made by Sir Frederick Lugard as to the use of morphia in anti-opium pills and of hypodermic injections of morphia, and his statement that many Chinese have ceased to be opium smokers only to become eaters or opium injectors is, I am afraid, only too true of certain provinces. These two vices, if once they become generally prevalent, will be even more difficult to eradicate than that of opium smoking. The Chinese Government and provincial authorities appear to be fully alive to this danger. Elaborate instructions have been drawn up to prevent the import of morphia except for medicinal purposes, but to entirely check the smuggling of such an article is beyond the power of the Chinese Customs officials. Stringent regulations have been issued against the illegal sale of morphia, and any Chinese caught selling morphia or instruments for its use is to be banished to a \"pestilential frontier of the Empire.\"\n\nAs to the first of Sir Frederick Lugard's general conclusions on p. 16 of the memorandum, that the opium question must be dealt with gradually and not by precipitate methods, that is doubtless true in Hong Kong; but our experience during the last three years in this country tends rather to show that, in China at all events, the contrary is the case, and that peremptory orders of total prohibition of cultivation have achieved better results than the earlier orders for its gradual reduction.\n\nI have, &c.\nJ. N. JORDAN", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 423623, "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": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "page_number": 227, "title": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "content_text": "## MANCHURIA\n\nThe reports received from the consul-general at Mukden prove that much has been done in the past year in Manchuria, both in regard to reducing the area of cultivation and to diminishing the number of smokers. In the last general report on the suppression of opium, it was stated that, according to the approved proposals of the Board of Finance, poppy cultivation was to cease in the province of Hei-lung-chiang at the end of 1908, and in Kirin and Fengtien during 1909. In December of last year, His Majesty's acting consul-general at Mukden reported that orders had been issued to the local authorities throughout Manchuria to entirely prohibit the growth of the poppy in the districts under their charge after the spring of 1909. In so large a country as Manchuria, it is a practical impossibility to estimate the comparative extent of land under poppy cultivation in successive years, but there should not be equal difficulty in ascertaining after this year how far the orders of total prohibition have been carried out. No reports have reached His Majesty's Legation from Mukden since the end of last year, when His Majesty's acting consul-general reported that he fully believed in the sincerity of the high provincial authorities as set forth in their numerous anti-opium proclamations, but that it was difficult, if not impossible, at that time to furnish a reliable estimate as to the diminution in the area of land under poppy cultivation. The Newchang commissioner of customs estimated the consumption of the province for the year at 8,000 piculs, whereas before the anti-opium edict of 1906, it had averaged 12,000 piculs, plus an export of 3,000 piculs, making a total output of 15,000 piculs. The export of opium from Manchuria has practically ceased, and in 1908, only 3 piculs of foreign opium were imported through the two ports of Newchwang and Antung. The commissioner estimated the opium smokers to amount to about 2 per cent. of the total population of the three provinces, though, of course, the proportion varied considerably in different districts. This meant that there had been a decrease of one out of every three smokers.\n\nAt Mukden itself, there is effective police supervision and proper control of the licensed houses and of the sale of the drug. The use of opium in inns, restaurants, brothels, and other public resorts had entirely ceased by the end of last year; there was no smoking amongst the local officials, at any rate in public, and the Viceroy had dismissed several officials for opium smoking. The diminution in the number of smokers is put by the Chinese themselves at 50 per cent., but this is probably an exaggeration. Mr. Acting Consul-General Willis reported at the end of last year that a similar condition of things seemed to prevail in all the larger cities of Manchuria, though not perhaps in all the outlying districts, where the execution of the Viceroy's orders depended solely on the inclination and energy of the chief local authority; public feeling against the opium habit was steadily growing everywhere, and those who still indulged in the vice did so in private—in itself a good sign. The general consensus of available testimony tends to show that even in the remoter districts of Manchuria, there has been a decrease both in cultivation and in smoking. Mr. Willis drew attention to the increased use of morphia by subcutaneous injections, which threatened to become a worse evil than the disease it was intended to cure; the syringes and morphia were apparently distributed about the country by Japanese pedlars.\n\nMr. Willis's general conclusions are borne out by His Majesty's vice-consul at Antung, who reported that in the province of Fengtien, the restriction of the area under poppy cultivation was being steadily persisted in, that in some parts, total prohibition had been enforced by the uprooting of the crops, and that, although there were a certain number of officials who treated the question with laxity, yet public opinion throughout his consular district was generally in favour of total prohibition.\n\nThe Viceroy of Manchuria, in a memorial to the Throne dated the 12th April, stated that in the province of Fengtien, the people were not greatly addicted to the vice; that the enforcement of the prohibition among the official classes had not been difficult to carry into effect; that the soil was not particularly suitable for the growth of the poppy; and that he would take proper steps to see that the order forbidding its cultivation after the spring of 1909 was enforced, and other crops, such as grain, cotton, indigo, &c., planted in its stead.\n\nIt is gratifying to be able to report that shortly after the termination of the Opium Commission, orders were issued for the closing of the opium dens in the Japanese settlement in Antung, though the actual closing was not carried out till the end of July. These dens, to the number of about 150, had hitherto offered every inducement to opium smokers to indulge in the vice.\n\n## CHIHLI\n\nSir Alexander Hosie was able to report favourably last year on the condition of things in the metropolitan province of Chihli and on the energy and determination displayed by the Anti-Opium Bureau. On the whole, the information received since then from His Majesty's consul-general at Tien-tsin denotes further progress.\n\nA memorial by the Viceroy of Chihli published on the 21st January announced his decision to prohibit totally the cultivation of opium throughout the province after the spring of 1909, so that here, as in Manchuria, it will be easier to observe the effective value of this summary measure, which has been adopted by several provincial governments as the only satisfactory way of grappling with the question of suppression.\n\nIn a further memorial, dated the 19th April, the Viceroy explained that it was this conviction that had induced him to issue such a summary order against cultivation of the poppy. In regard to suppression of smoking, he stated that strict measures had been taken to stamp out the habit among officials, and several delinquents had been dismissed. Every effort had been made to discourage the use of the drug among the general public, and the system of licences had been strictly enforced. Large quantities of anti-opium medicines had been distributed, and the Viceroy claimed that between 20,000 and 30,000 cures had been effected in the 200 institutions specially established for that purpose. All opium saloons had been closed, and the number of licensed shops was being reduced, 800 having already been closed. Severe measures had been taken to check illicit trading in opium and also in morphia, over 1,300 convictions for selling opium without a licence having been recorded.\n\nHe had taken steps to make good the loss in revenue by an increase in the salt tax and by imposing higher fees on opium licences, and would take further steps if necessary.\n\nA report received from a missionary in the north of the province said that the system of quarterly licences for the use of opium had had excellent effects; that the number of smokers had been reduced by 20 to 25 per cent.; that there were only three licensed opium shops in the city where he lived, and that the cultivation of the poppy had already been prohibited in the district. Reports were received from missionaries during the earlier part of the year covering a large portion of west central Chihli, and these showed that the restrictions on smoking were well enforced, most of the officials had abandoned smoking, the renewal of smokers' licences was insisted on, and no opium dens were open; but the restrictions on cultivation were only enforced in some places, while in others, the attitude of the authorities was not sufficiently uncompromising, and farmers were reported to have sown both poppy and wheat on the same ground, their idea being that if they were allowed to grow poppy, they would root out the wheat, and, if not, they could root out the poppy and still have their wheat crop.\n\nHis Majesty's consul-general made the usual complaint as to the nature of the remedies employed against the opium habit, and said that in many cases, they were more dangerous than the disease.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 423645, "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": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "page_number": 249, "title": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "content_text": "# 8\n\nAt a prohibitive price, and was adulterated to such a degree that nobody would purchase. In the end, an enquiry was held, and he was ordered at his own expense to reboil it, separating the good from the bad, and adding a sufficient quantity of the pure article to bring the whole amount of nearly 200,000 oz. up to standard. This he did; but the difficulties of the store were not then over: there were no branch stores or licensed dens or \"p'i fa tien\" to assist in the disposal of the rehabilitated stock; the police and headmen of the different wards of the city, whose services were sought, refused to have anything to do with it, and it has now been arranged that so-called reputable merchants, furnished with adequate guarantees, shall be allowed to purchase and sell it. As a Chinaman justly observed, this opens the way to various abuses, and any person charged with smoking can retort that he is consuming the official drug. It may be taken for granted that the authorities care naught so long as the stock can be sold and the accounts of the store be duly squared. It is reported that the nefarious deputy has been dismissed, and it is estimated that his speculative venture will have involved him in an outlay of several thousand taels. He remains, however, in Chungking, and is possibly being detained until the whole business is settled. It may here be explained that opium dens being, on paper, now non-existent, the necessity for \"kuan kao tien\" should cease; but it will be understood from what has just been said that the officials do not mean to be left with any surplus stocks.\n\n## 2. Area under Opium Cultivation\n\nBasing my conclusions on the statistics with which this report opens and on information acquired in a general way, I have no doubt that the area under opium cultivation in Eastern Szechuan last season was much in excess of that during the preceding one, and was, I am disposed to think, up to the average of previous years. To do full justice to this part of the matter, extended travel is necessary, but I can say this much from personal observation, namely, that in April last, the poppy was growing in abundance along both banks of the Yang-tsze the whole way from Chungchou to Chungking, passing by Shih Chu Ting, Fengtu, and Fuchou, a distance by water of 540 li. Two ostensible causes may be assigned for this increase: firstly, the vacillating and changeable policy of the officials; and, secondly, the threat of total prohibition this autumn. Though operating on the minds of the people in different ways, the effect was the same: the man who saw that his neighbour had not suffered by cultivation the previous season again took heart, while the threat of impending total prohibition acted as a stimulant to sow as much seed as possible and make hay while the sun still shone. In fact, the Chungking prefect is, as stated by my predecessor in his opium report for November and December 1908, popularly credited with having said that the people might grow as much as they liked last season as there would be no poppy allowed this.\n\n## 3. Taxation in Substitution of Opium Revenue\n\nTwo taxes have been introduced which are to take effect throughout the province. One is an increase of 3 cash per catty on salt and the other an addition of 200 cash on every pig slaughtered for food.\n\nI have endeavoured to form an estimate of the revenue previously collected by the provincial authorities on salt, and of the extra amount likely to be obtained from the increased taxation now imposed. Mr. George Jamieson, in his report on the revenue and expenditure of the Chinese Empire, 1896, puts the total revenue accruing to the province from this commodity at 2,170,000 taels. He takes the total production at 400,000,000 catties, and reckons 1,600 cash to the tael. Substituting Sir Alexander Hosie's round figures of 500,000,000 catties for the 400,000,000 mentioned by Mr. Jamieson, and taking 1,500 cash to the tael—which is a better average rate for Szechuan at the present time—I estimate that the total annual revenue previous to the new increase was approximately 2,500,000 taels, and that the addition of 3 cash per catty will furnish a further sum of 1,000,000 taels, which is 100,000 taels in excess of 900,000 taels, the amount of native opium li-kin as reported to the Peking Government in the 28th year of Kuang Hsu.\n\nThe additional levy on pigs which became operative on the 1st of the 8th moon (13th September) was inaugurated by a viceregal proclamation, in which the people were given to understand that the proceeds were to be sent to the Board of Finance as the province's contribution towards the loss of revenue which will result to the board from the eradication of opium. The Viceroy in his proclamation estimates that the additional tax will not raise the cost of pork more than 1 to 2 cash a-lb. (catty). The future may bear testimony to his sagacity; but at the present moment, the price of pork in Chungking is 112 cash per catty; it had not previously gone above 100. Two or three months only have elapsed since the former levy of 300 cash per pig was increased to 400, and the pork butchers have taken advantage of the new impost to run up prices as above described and to fix a minimum of 106 cash a catty. This, however, is somewhat of a digression, and, to return to the point at issue, pork and salt will provide the funds necessary to meet the demands at present made by Peking, it being presumed that the former acknowledged revenue of 900,000 taels from opium li-kin was held at the disposal of the Central Government. There remains the question of provincial requirements.\n\nThe salt levy will, as previously explained, apparently leave a small surplus of 100,000 taels. Salt being a Government monopoly, its taxation is easily controlled, and it would appear that the idea of the present Viceroy is to obtain a tighter grip on the revenue derived from other sources and to some extent concentrate taxation. Thus, except in the small districts, fees on land transfers have been taken from the magistrates and are now collected by the inland revenue officers, who are appointed from Chengtu, and who have also been made responsible for the taxes on wine, oil, and pork. In principle, there is a good deal to be said for the Viceroy's scheme, as there is for his recent innovation of a fixed scale of salaries for district magistrates; in practice, there is good reason to doubt whether these measures will be equal to the strain put upon them, and one may look to see the old abuses, where not continued in whole or in part, give place to new. Generally speaking, too, it may be expected that the different localities will be largely left to shift for themselves, and that fresh taxes will spring up according to place and circumstance. Some districts report new levies on inns, coal, tea shops, and paper; at Chungking, however, the only increase which can to date be definitely ascribed to opium reform is—excluding, of course, salt and pork—the tax on tea shops of 10 cash per table per diem reported in my intelligence report for the June quarter.\n\n## 4. The Position of the Szechuan Farmers\n\nThe conditions of tenancy of agricultural land in the province of Szechuan are not, I believe, generally known. Briefly, the position is this: The land-owner when leasing to the tenant exacts an adequate deposit in cash as security; the summer crop of rice, less a percentage calculated in various ways, belongs to the land-owner; the winter crops are the tenant's own, and they, with the percentage on the summer crop, which I have heard stated may be taken at a rough average of 25 per cent., are supposed to recoup the tenant for his labour and furnish a proper rate of interest on his deposit money. It will, of course, be understood that this is a mere outline of the system, and does not embrace the numerous modifications of which every Chinese arrangement of the kind is capable. The winter crops, then, being the tenant's, it follows per se that the opium crop falls to him and not to the land-owner. I have already shown that a rough average assesses the profits on the poppy cultivation at three to four times the amount of those on pulse and cereals. I think that this fact should be borne well in mind when we are told, generally by missionaries, that the people in the province are in favour of opium reform. Such a state of mind does not accord with the character of the Chinese. It is, in fact, quite evident that the entire prohibition of opium cultivation is a very serious matter for large numbers of Szechuanese farmers; it deprives them of their most profitable crop without making provision for an equally valuable substitute. It is easy to talk of sericulture, tea-planting, and cotton; but time, knowledge, suitable physical conditions, and capital are needed to make these industries pay. What is possible in one place is not suited to another, and for the most part, I understand that, should the poppy not be allowed, its place in Ch'uan Tung can, in the immediate future, only be taken by the usual winter crops of pulse, cereals, and rape. It will be said that the prices of these foodstuffs will thereby be reduced. So they will, but the cheaper they become, the smaller the margin of profit affecting both land-owner and tenant—the former indirectly; and it must be remembered that in average years, Szechuan already produces enough to feed its large population.\n\n## 5. The Effect of Opium Reform on the Economic Conditions of Szechuan\n\nTo put the matter tersely, opium prohibition involves Szechuan in a commercial and fiscal revolution. New sources of revenue have to be found, and I have shown under the preceding heading that the farmer will be a keen sufferer, intimating that the land-owner will be called upon to share in the tenant's loss. I have, in fact, already heard of local meetings between landlords and tenants, the stand taken by the latter being that they cannot lease on the old terms if deprived of the benefits of poppy cultivation. Farmers and land-owners, however, do not stand alone. Opium, as before stated, is the province's most valuable developed asset, and to Szechuan, opium is money, for the whole trade of the province with the outer world is practically an exchange in kind in the hands of the merchant capitalists who (vide Chungking Trade Report for 1903) control the import of yarn and export of opium and silk. Thus, it may be anticipated that the abolition of opium will induce a decline in the import of \n\nPage 9 \n\n[2494 p--3] \n\nD \n\n248", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 423646, "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": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "page_number": 250, "title": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "content_text": "10 \n\nIndian yarn; while it is evident that the poorer the people the smaller their taxable capacity.\n\n6. Difficulties and Prospects.-The difficulties in the way of opium reform in Szechuan have been mostly indicated when considering the preventive smoking measures, the position of the farmer, the question of taxation, and the effect which total prohibition will have on commercial and fiscal arrangements generally. Hence the existence of secret opium dens and other conditions entirely at variance with official proclamations and protestations. As things now stand, proclamations and regulations are of little solid account. The important point is whether the total prohibition of cultivation is, at the present time, a practicable possibility. There is room for very considerable doubt, and it is the irony of fate that complete suppression will fall most heavily on the three distant provinces of Szechuan, Kweichow, and Yunnan. The communications in all are bad and difficult, and the two latter are in their present undeveloped state poor provinces, each receiving a large annual contribution from Szechuan.\n\nFollowing in the footsteps of Hsi Liang, the last Viceroy of Yunnan, the Viceroy of Szechuan has sent forth a fiat ordering that no poppy shall be planted this autumn in the province under his jurisdiction. A viceregal proclamation, dated the 4th August, and posted in Chungking, threatens that the poppy will be trampled down, and that land-owner, tenant, and headman will all be fined and punished. It does not, however, carry a threat of confiscation of the land as does a proclamation recently issued by the Pa Hsien, which also asserts that guarantees have been furnished by the headmen of the various localities undertaking to prevent cultivation. Time alone will show to what extent these commands have been obeyed; but it may be mentioned that the Pa Hsien is shortly to vacate his post, and it is not of good augury that in Ch'uan Tung the progress made towards the restriction of cultivation the season before last was sacrificed in 1909, and that no effective steps have been taken to check indulgence in the drug.\n\nA somewhat more hopeful story is told by Mr. Smith's correspondence in his thirteenth opium report, and a considerable improvement is noted at Shih Ch'uan, Ngan Hsien, Paoning, Kuan Hsien, Tzu Chou, and Mien Chu. All these places, however, are in the silk district, while Tzu Chou has sugar and Kuan Hsien medicines. Important, perhaps, still is the fact that, with the exception of Paoning, they are all in the circuit of the Cheng-Mien-Lung-Mao taotai, which office is now associated with the taotaiship of industries, the incumbent being resident at Ch'engtu under the eye of the Viceroy. I am told also that none of these districts are considered to be large opium-producing centres, and the same is said of Suifu, Luchow, and Fushun. The two former report a largely reduced area under cultivation, and Fushun no poppy at all. It may be here permitted to allude to one of these anomalies which ever beset the path of enquiry into things Chinese, namely, that at Suifu, which is at the junction of the land and water route to and from Kweichow and Yunnan, most of the opium consumed comes from the former provinces. In fact, in Szechuan generally the well-to-do classes prefer the Yunnan drug, which, though more expensive, is superior in quality to the local article.\n\nA factor which cannot be neglected in considering the difficulties in the way of the opium reform movement in Szechuan is the will of the people. Mr. Phillips in his report on the subject for November and December last, instances the case of Yung Ch'uan Hsien, where a newly arrived magistrate showed himself over-zealous, and had to be removed to appease the populace. The Chinese up to a certain point, and within somewhat extended limits, are a patient race; but the degree to which they will tolerate the increased taxation rendered necessary by opium and other reforms is a cause of some anxiety. Leaving aside the addition of 3 cash a catty on salt, three new taxes have been introduced at Chungking since my arrival in April last. The first, a tax on pigs of 100 cash per head, was imposed for the benefit of the self-government assembly; the second, a charge on tea-shops of 10 cash per table per diem, was necessitated by the loss of revenue attendant upon the closing of the opium dens, and is levied for the purpose of the new police force; the third is the further levy of 200 cash on pigs for remittance to the Board of Finance. A fourth impost is that reported by my predecessor in his intelligence report for the December quarter 1908, and is in form somewhat similar to a graduated income tax, the proceeds to go to the self-government assembly. What do the people get in return for these imposts? Opium, their most valuable crop, is threatened with extinction, and for the rest, allowing that something has been done for the beggars, vagabonds, and needy poor, and in the matter of street-lighting, the city of Chungking is, as stated in my intelligence report to which reference has already been made, as dirty and malodorous as it was five years ago, while the new police have sadly degenerated.\n\n11 \n\nThe question as to what is to take the place of opium has already received some attention, and the ideas of various correspondents have been stated. Silk is the staple industry of Szechuan, and that it is capable of expansion would seem to be beyond doubt. Sir Alexander Hosie, in his report on the province (“China,” No. 5, 1904), which was written before the question of opium suppression had arisen, expressed the opinion that \"the present number of trees could be quadrupled without injury to the usual crops, and the silk production correspondingly increased.\" In another place, speaking of the methods of reeling, he says: \"It seems to me that foreign reeling plant might be introduced into the province with advantage to home engineering establishments and the natives engaged in the silk industry.\" Chinese authorities would appear not to be in ignorance of the possibility of further development, and some steps have been taken, in the shape of schools, for instructing the uncultured in the methods of sericulture. Private enterprise, too, has not been wanting. It would, however, be unwise to be optimistic. The radical change in the commercial and fiscal conditions of Szechuan which I have shown will result from the abolition of opium is a serious matter, and capitalists and markets are not found in a day. In so far as Ch'uan Tung is concerned, there is, as has been previously stated, every reason to think that, should the poppy not be allowed, its place in the near future must mainly be taken by the customary winter crops of pulse, cereals, and rape.\n\nIn the light of all that has been said, it will be easy to realise that the task which the Chinese authorities have set themselves to perform in Szechuan is one of exceeding difficulty. We know that the order has been given that no poppy shall be planted this autumn, and can only wait upon events. Personally I do not consider that total prohibition is possible, and the opinion of a Chinaman who has given some thought to the matter is that the cause of opium reform in this province rests very largely on the adequacy or otherwise of the measures now taken. He holds that total prohibition of cultivation is the only effective measure, and that, if the area under poppy is reduced 70 or 80 per cent. during the coming winter, and if there is no relaxation thereafter, success will be attained, but that if there is to be further vacillation and laxity on the part of the officials failure will threaten.\n\nIn conclusion I may state that, the report of impending total prohibition having reached the south, orders were recently received from Kuangtung, Kuangsi, and elsewhere for supplies of opium to the value of 700,000 taels or more.\n\nH. E. SLY.\n\nChungking, September 18, 1909.\n\n249", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 429351, "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": "CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 88, "title": "CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\n[August 17th 1910? or 17122648? likely to be 17th August 1910]\n\n# OPIUM.\n\n## CONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[29925]\n\n## No. 1.\n\n## SECTION CO\n\nReceived 16 SEP 10\n\nSir,\n\nChina Association to Foreign Office.--(Received August 17.)\n\n159, Cannon Street, London, August 15, 1910.\n\nIN pursuance of my letter of the 24th June last on the subject of the imposition of illegal taxation on opium at Canton, to which in your reply you stated that the Wai-wu Pu had undertaken to inform the Canton Viceroy that His Majesty's Government could not accept any regulations which enforced an additional duty on raw foreign opium in a treaty port, my committee regret to learn that this official communication has been absolutely disregarded.\n\nNot only has the Viceroy of the Two Kwang turned a deaf ear to the injunctions of the Wai-wu Pu, but has permitted the extension of the new monopoly, as will be seen by the following telegram received from the association's branch in Hong Kong:\n\n“Opium monopolists extending scope operation. For instance, office established near Lappa customs station imposing tax raw opium duly labelled in accordance with terms Cheloo convention. Similar agencies other customs stations agents adopting increasing harsh methods. Latest instance reported, two chests raw opium, duty (li-kin) paid here, seized in transit; owner of apprehended sent fettered Canton; obliged undertake to pay heavy fine escape imprisonment. Strong protest lodged by the consul-general yesterday. Urge Foreign Office actively support.”\n\nMy committee understand that the Chinese Government have deputed an official to discuss the whole question with His Majesty's chargé d'affaires at Peking, and, in connection with this measure, a further telegram has been received from Hong Kong, in which it is urged that His Majesty's Government should demand the abolition of the new levy and monopoly pending the result of the discussion of the whole question of the conditions under which the opium trade is to be carried on during the remainder of the decennial period agreed upon for the gradual extinction of the traffic.\n\nIn view of the enormous losses, estimated by the opium merchants to be not less than 8,000,000 dollars (vide copy of letter enclosed), my committee most strongly endorse the request made by the Hong Kong branch. While it is certain that the Indian Government have fulfilled their share of the compact for decreasing the output of the drug, there are, as yet, only general reports with regard to the reduction of the area under poppy cultivation in China, and, though there is little doubt that this has been very considerable in some provinces, it would be well to wait for the results of Sir Alexander Hosie's investigations before accepting vague estimates or travellers' tales. In the meantime, it is only the barest justice that British merchants who have purchased the opium from the Indian Government on the faith of treaty stipulations should be protected from undeserved loss by their wanton infraction.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nG. JAMIESON, Vice-Chairman.\n\n## Enclosure in No. 1.\n\nSir,\n\nMessrs. E. D. Sassoon and Co. to Acting Colonial Secretary Clementi, Hong Kong.\n\nHong Kong, July 4, 1910.\n\nWE have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th ultimo quoting an extract from a despatch received by his Excellency the Officer Administering the Government from His Britannic Majesty's consul-general in Canton.\n\nWe cannot agree with the statement made by Mr. Jamieson that the tax sought to be enforced in 1902-3 was of totally different nature to the present one. On the contrary, that of 1902 was in every respect similar, while a reference to the proclamation issued in 1903 would show that our grounds for objection were then not as strong as ...\n\n[2860? likely to be a file reference number]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 434309, "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": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 310, "title": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "# [This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.\n308 \n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n( \n`C O 3443` \n[January 13.] \n\n## SECTION 1.\n\n69 3 FEB 1 \n\n### No. 1.\n\n**(No. 463.)** Sir, \n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received January 13, 1911.) \n\nPeking, December 24, 1910. \n\nI HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your telegrams Nos. 160 and 161 of the 20th instant, and to transmit to you herewith copy of a note which I have addressed to the Wai-wu Pu, embodying a full statement of your views on the situation which has arisen in consequence of the refusal of the Chinese Government to negotiate a new opium arrangement on the basis which had been accepted in principle, and indeed suggested, by themselves. \n\nAlthough the Chinese Government were already fully aware of the consequences which would follow from the rejection of our proposals, I considered it advisable, as suggested in your telegram No. 161, to communicate to them the portion of the telegram from the Viceroy of India which emphasises the point that unless a fresh agreement is made and ear-marking of opium for China commenced on the 1st January it will have to be postponed for another year, as there is no way of preventing the whole of next year's export of Malwa opium leaving India in the month of January. \n\nAs my telegram No. 205 of the 22nd December will have shown, I am inclined to think that, even if China does not accept our proposals, we should continue to reduce the export from India on the scale contemplated in the expiring agreement. China, it is true, has confessed her inability to produce the statistical proof which we have a right to require before granting this concession, but the reports of our own consular officers, notably those of Sir Alexander Hosie for the provinces of Shansi, Shensi, and Kansu, of Mr. Langford Smith for Szechuan, and of Mr. Rose for the province of Yunnan seem to me to indicate that sufficient has been done in the way of reducing the cultivation of opium in China to justify us in continuing the reduced export from India. \n\nOn the other hand, I do not think that China can reasonably expect us to commence ear-marking opium for China. To meet Chinese requirements on this point, we offered to adopt an arrangement which the Chinese themselves admit to be a generous concession, and after some four or five months' negotiation they suddenly rejected the offer within less than a month of the time when the arrangement was to be put into force. \n\nInfluenced by an irresponsible and ill-informed agitation, the Chinese Government have apparently come to the conclusion that opium cultivation in China can be stopped in a much less period than seven years. By a resort to measures which no western people would tolerate, and which would entail much misery and probably considerable loss of life, such a consummation is not perhaps impossible; but it seems to me highly improbable, and in any event it is not a sound basis for dealing with a problem of such magnitude and complexity. China has still much to do before she can claim to have rid herself of opium, and a gradual sustained effort is more likely to ensure permanent success than any sudden and sweeping change, which might result in failure, or, even if temporarily successful, produce a subsequent reaction. \n\nI have, &c. \n\n## Enclosure in No. 1.\n\nSir J. Jordan to Prince Ch'ing. \n\nJ. N. JORDAN. \n\nYour Highness, \n\nPeking, December 23, 1910. I DULY reported to His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the substance of the conversation which I had with the presidents of your...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 434375, "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": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 376, "title": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "## Enclosure 3 in No. 1\n\n### Sir J. Jordan to Prince Ch'ing\n\nPeking, December 22, 1910.\n\nDURING the past six months repeated representations have been addressed to your Highness's board by this legation with reference to the opium regulations which have been enforced by the provincial authorities of Kuangtung. These regulations provided for the levy of a tax on foreign opium in addition to the consolidated duty, and the collection of the tax was farmed out to the Kwang Jung Yuan firm.\n\nI have now been informed by a telegram from His Majesty's consul-general at Canton that the Viceroy has given his adhesion in principle to the transfer of the collection of the tax to a guild.\n\nThe regulations are in themselves, as Mr. Max Müller has frequently pointed out, an infringement of treaty provisions and of the friendly agreement between the two Governments for gradual reduction of import, and the situation would become further aggravated if a guild is to be empowered to collect a tax upon an article of foreign import.\n\nI have the honour to invite your Highness's serious attention to this matter, and I consider it my duty to record a strong protest against this further disregard of treaty.\n\nI avail, &c.\n\n**J. N. JORDAN**\n\n## No. 1\n\n57334\n\nJanuary 26.30\n\n**SECTION 3.**\n\n24 FEB 1\n\n### India Office to Foreign Office\n\n(Received January 26.)\n\nIndia Office, January 25, 1911.\n\nWITH reference to your letter dated the 31st December, 1910, forwarding a copy of telegram No. 211, dated 30th December, from Sir John Jordan, I am directed by the Secretary of State for India in Council to enclose a copy of the telegram from the Government of India, giving their views on the requests of the Chinese Government as summarised by Sir J. Jordan.\n\n2. As regards the extinction of the Indian opium trade before 1917, Lord Crewe is willing that an assurance should be given to the Chinese Government in the form described by the Government of India, provided that an agreement in all other respects satisfactory has been previously arrived at.\n\n3. As regards the extinction of Indian trade by the provinces, if the Chinese Government should press for the adoption of Sir John Jordan's suggestion, notwithstanding his apprehension that it may prove impracticable, and if a satisfactory agreement on other points is reached, Lord Crewe considers that an undertaking might be given that His Majesty's Government, on proof being afforded to the satisfaction of Sir Alexander Hosie, or his successors, that opium cultivation has been permanently suppressed in a province, and the import of native opium into it genuinely stopped, will assent to the cessation of the issue of transit passes for foreign opium to that province. As this would be a relinquishment of the right of transit secured by the additional article to the Chefu Convention, the previous express assent of His Majesty's Government in each case would not be an unreasonable stipulation.\n\n4. As regards the earmarking of chests for China, Lord Crewe has nothing to add to what is said in the Government of India's telegram as to the conditions on which earmarking would be continued, and would eventually be made effective by treaty revision.\n\n5. I am to suggest that, if Sir Edward Grey sees no objection, instructions to the above effect may be given to Sir J. Jordan.\n\n### Enclosure in No. 1\n\n#### Government of India to the Earl of Crewe\n\n(Telegraphic.)\n\n[Received January 11, 1911.]\n\nYOUR telegram of the 2nd January. Opium negotiations. The following are our views on the three important questions discussed by Sir J. Jordan in his telegram No. 211 of the 30th December -\n\n1. As to the total extinction before 1917 of the Indian export to China: It cannot be admitted that the reduction of the indigenous production by 30 per cent. during the last three years has been proved by China. In order that an opportunity of collecting evidence may be given, we are continuing our proportionate reduction this year, relying on China's good faith for the prohibition of improper restrictions on our legitimate trade, and, by way of showing conclusively our willingness to assist the Chinese Government, we would even agree to their being given an assurance that, if the native production of opium is completely suppressed before 1917 (and its suppression is clearly proved to the satisfaction of Sir A. Hosie or his successors) we will forthwith put an end to the Indian exports to China. But this might entail very serious dislocation of our finances and hardship to Indian producers and merchants, and we strongly urge that no such assurance should be given until a satisfactory agreement on all other points is offered by the Chinese Government.\n\n2. As to the extinction of the Indian trade by provinces. We share Sir J. Jordan's doubts as to the practicability of this proposal. We could not accept the prohibition ...\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL.**\n\n[3016]\n\nI am, &c.\n\n**R. RITCHIE** \n\n4\n\nIn actual practice, however, the importers of raw opium are clearly to be held liable for the payment of the new tax which is to be collected in Canton. They are only permitted to carry on business under licences issued by the monopolists, and are entirely in the hands of these persons who will now be represented by the guild.\n\n## REGULATION 3.\n\n### Section 11.\n\nThe annual revenue derived from this new impost on opium is estimated at 3,800,000 dollars.\n\n## REGULATION 4.\n\n### Section 13.\n\nThe Government receive 70 per cent. of the sum collected to replace the loss on gambling and 3 per cent. for general revenue.\n\n| Entity | Percentage |\n| --- | --- |\n| Government (loss on gambling) | 70% |\n| Government (general revenue) | 3% |\n| Importing firms (goodwill) | 20% |\n| Monopolist (working expenses) | 7% |\n\nThe goodwill of the importing firms is purchased by 20 per cent. of the revenue, while 7 per cent. is allowed the monopolist for working expenses. In a previous despatch, your Excellency has been advised that, according to the terms of their licences, smokers can only purchase prepared opium from certain shops whose names are given.\n\nUnder these new regulations, no one can import raw opium unless holding a licence from the monopolist. A clear and flagrant breach of treaty, as the guild will not allow any outsider to engage in the business.\n\nIn view of the above facts, the committee of this chamber trusts your Excellency will realise that the proposed change is one in name only, and does not in any way relieve the situation. We trust therefore that your Excellency will again protest against this illegal interference with British trade, and impress upon the Chinese authorities that the whole arrangement with regard to the collection of this new tax and the formation of a monopoly must be abandoned, and no further steps taken by the provincial authorities until such time as the two Governments have terminated their discussions as to the future control of the raw opium trade.\n\nYour Excellency will recollect that when the chamber first heard it was proposed to submit the question to a full discussion in Peking, we requested that, pending this, the existing arrangements should be suspended. This, however, has not been done. By agreeing to a discussion, the Central Government apparently admits that the provincial officials have acted beyond their powers.\n\nWhile quite aware of the situation, the latter pay no attention to Peking, but continue to levy the tax and to collect as much money as possible until they are compelled to discontinue their illegal exactions.\n\nYour Highness,\n\nI have, &c.\n\n**EDBERT A. HEWETT, Chairman.**\n\n[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\n**OPIUM.**\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL.**\n\n[3016]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 442715, "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": "CO129-400 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [3-4]", "page_number": 283, "title": "CO129-400 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [3-4]", "content_text": "## B 277\n\n2\n\n**PHOTOGRAPHY IN NATURAL COLOURS**\n\nThe Polychromide System\n\nEffort to produce photographs in the actual colour of nature have attracted earnest attention during recent years, and the works of the Lumières and others were valuable stepping-stones on the road to progress. It has been proved that, by the use of the colour-screen, negatives can be produced giving the sensations of the three primary colours, and these can be combined to leave a fairly harmonious picture; but it has been well stated that the results obtained by superposed pigmented bichromated gelatine (successively yellow, red, and blue), printed from colour-selection negatives at very uncertain and often far from satisfactory.\n\nOne of the chief features which distinguish the new polychromide process, patented by Mr. Acon Hamburger, of the Dover Street Studios, from many others is the use of a mechanism which enables the three plates to be taken simultaneously at a single exposure. In order to overcome certain difficulties inherent in this principle, Hamburger employs both reflection and refraction, and he has succeeded in so balancing the intensities of each that the perfect colour-stone rendering is obtained. A scale of shades of the standard colours has been prepared, in which the yellow inclines slightly to orange, the red to crimson, and the blue to green; that is to say, in lieu of being true primaries, the tints are in each case somewhere merged the one into the other. These shades are standardized, so that by means of the special developer used in the camera and the sensitized printing paper, with the above standard tints, any photographer should be able to attain accurate results. Two plates not on three are employed, each is sensitized to photograph one colour only.\n\nThe plate and the film are put together into one slide, with the emulsions in contact, the film thus serving the purpose of screening the plate. A print is made from the blue negative upon a rapid gelatine paper, which is turned into the yellow image. Prints in gelatine containing double salts are prepared from the other two negatives and transferred to a temporary support of glass. They are then superposed on the original yellow print by stripping. Though so far Mr. Hamburger has worked only by the aid of artificial flashlight, using a special compound to impart the requisite active properties, he does not anticipate obstacles in adapting the process to ordinary daylight. The camera takes the three pictures through a single lens and a single shutter, and it is found possible to have the register of the pictures perfectly accurate. The success of this process appears to depend upon the skill with which the spectrum has been split up, so that there is either no gap nor overlap, and therefore no colour is either lost or doubled. Specimens of the results yielded by the new process include not only serious portraits, in which the delicate flesh tints, the hair, and the minute details on the costume of the sitters are reproduced in complete harmony and in true colours, but also copies of paintings by the Old Masters in which the values due to low tone and false tints are successfully overcome.\n\n## NEWS OF THE WORLD\n\n[Telegrams from London]\n\n**The King of Greece**\n\nReuter's correspondent at Athens wires that an eye-witness of the scene said that the King was standing at the corner of Aghistas Street, which is near the Police Headquarters, when an assassin rushed out of a hiding place and drew a big revolver from close quarters at His Majesty.\n\nThe Aide-de-Camp, Colonel Frangoulis, drew his revolver, whereupon the assassin turned round and fired twice upon the Colonel.\n\nTwo Cretan gendarmes then dashed up and arrested the assassin, who offered no resistance.\n\nColonel Frangoulis ran to the King, thinking His Majesty had not been hit, but found that he had fastened to the ground and was only half conscious.\n\nColonel Frangoulis raised the King in his arms, but His Majesty did not utter a word.\n\nSome notes and cartridges were found on the assassin.\n\nReuter's correspondent at Athens says the man refuses to speak except to say, \"I will speak in the presence of the King.\"\n\n**King George V**\n\nThe King, accompanied by Queen Alexandra, visited Queen Mary at Marlborough House.\n\nThe outrage has aroused worldwide condolences and universal expressions of horror.\n\nA dispatch from Salonika to \"The Times\" regarding the assassination of the King of Greece says the King was in the habit of walking out every afternoon with a single servant, refusing requests made by his advisers to permit the presence of guards.\n\nYesterday, he was talking happily of the war and the successes of the Greek army as a long delayed triumph to his reign and said: \"Tomorrow I pay a final visit to the Dreadnought Goeben. It is with happiness and contentment that a German battleship should honour the Greek King at Salonika.\" These proved to be His Majesty's last words, for at that moment the assassin...\n\nThe Aide-de-Camp, Colonel Frangoulis, seized the hands of the assassin, which was poised for a second shot. Covering his Royal master with his body, Colonel Frangoulis grabbed the assailant by the throat and held him fast till soldiers came to his aid.\n\nThe English public are profoundly affected by the tragedy, which is an additional bereavement in Queen Alexandra's family. There were many references to the tragedy by public men at meetings held yesterday, and last night, wide pages of the papers were devoted to tributes.\n\nReuter's correspondent at Athens says that all Greece is grief-stricken. The Prince George and others gently broke the news to the Queen, who fainted several times.\n\nReuter's correspondent at Athens also reports that it appears that the assassin is weak-minded, and a victim of alcohol. He is a native of Greece. He was twice dismissed from a school where he was employed as an attendant and he petitioned the King, who referred the matter to the proper quarter, which rejected the petition.\n\n## British Affairs\n\nIn introducing the Army Estimates in the House of Commons, Col. Seely, Minister of War, dwelt on the extraordinary apprehension regarding aviation. He pointed out that the officers' never allowed performances to be published, and consequently remarkable achievements went unnoticed.\n\nHe affirmed that they did not possess any Zeppelins because they were not required.\n\nIt was decided to have some transportable dirigibles, and they would also possess 14 aeroplanes by May. Publicity were obviously marked for an expeditionary remount, and they could not reinforce the Egyptian garrison or the Indian troops. They had obtained a type of aeroplane superior to that of any nation. The difficulty was in regard to the engine, as he was offering a prize in this connection with the promise of a large purchase.\n\nThe Minister, Mr. H. Samuel (Postmaster General) and Sir Rufus Isaacs (Attorney General) obtained judgment with costs against the French newspaper \"La Muflin\" for libel in connection with statements published relating to the Marconi affair. The newspaper admitted the statements to be false and apologized.\n\nCounsel for the defence unreservedly accepted the denials of the Ministers that they were in any way concerned with dealings in Marconi shares.\n\nDelous Wattoit, Unionist Free Trader, has been returned to Parliament for the Kendal Division. The polling was:\n\n| Candidate | Votes |\n| --- | --- |\n| Col. Weston (U.) | 3,241 |\n| Mr. Somervell (C) | 1,680 |\n| | 581 |\n\nUnionist Majority\n\nMr. Bone, in addressing the members of the Manchester Unionist Association, said that Kendal, in electing Colonel Weston, who refused to support the policy announced by the Party leaders, really voted no confidence in the late Government. If the party refused to act unitedly and would act following the leader, it was his duty to give place to another; and he would perform that duty if circumstances arose.\n\nThe result of the Houghton-le-Spring by-election was:\n\n| Candidate | Votes |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mr. Wing (L) | 930 |\n| Mr. Richardson (C) | 4,807 |\n| Mr. Modles (L) | 4,185 |\n\nThe motion by Mr. Harold Smith for a reduction of the Home Office vote was defeated by 224 votes to 100.\n\nThe two Irish prisoners who had been sentenced for five days in Cold Bath Fields prison and to whom shamrocks were sent down on St. Patrick's Day have been rescued.\n\nFrom Port Said, it is reported that the steamer \"Melen\" has shipped £50,000 in gold for Singapore.\n\n## Affairs in China\n\nThere is much published in the Russian press regarding impending war between Russia and China. This is partly based on reported Chinese preparations for an advance on Urga, in defiance of Russia.\n\nIt is announced from St. Petersburg that M. Mueller, the Consul General at Tabriz, is proceeding to Urga as Consul-General, the consulate there being upgraded to a Consulate-General.\n\n## ENDER ENTIRELY NEW SIGN ON KHEN\n\n**EXCELLENT COLON**\n\nModerate Rates\n\nM. HAYNES, Manager\n\n**GRAND HOTEL**\n\n- No. 2, Queen's Road Central\n\nA FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL.\n\nEvery order European Massage attended.\n\nSituated in a central position. Large Airy Rooms. Luxuriously furnished. Electric Light and hot water throughout.\n\nSanitary arrangements of the latest pattern.\n\nCUISINE UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION\n\nLadies' Afternoon Tea Rooms. Special terms for families made on application to the Manager.\n\nCharges Moderate\n\nF. RICHMANN, Proprietor\n\nTelephone No. 197, Telegraphic Address: \"Cowworm,\" Hongkong\n\n## CANNAVOLT\n\n**CENTRAL**\n\nTOKYO-HOTEL\n\nChen Hwang & Co. Limited.\n\nGENERAL IMPORT & EXPORT.\n\nANTON'S LARGE WHOLESALE & RETAIL STORE.\n\n| Furniture, Draperies, Groceries, Hats, and Shoes. Makers of Jewellery, Linquers, Crockery, Watches, and Trimmings. Wines and Spirits. Foreign Clothes for gentlemen made to measure by our own tailors. |\n| --- |\n\nENORMOUS SUCCESS\n\nTHE CHINA DAILY OUTLOOK, MONDAY, MARCH 24th, 1913\n\nThe news published in Bangkok that a party of military police have occupied the place where the salt will be examined has been paid for. Salt bought from the Government...\n\n## VICTORIA THEATRE\n\n**LOCAL AND GENERAL**\n\nEXCHANGE 111-1/2c Calcutta.\n\nThe Burma-China Frontier\n\nITTAJ\n\nThe manufacturer of salt shall sell it full to the Government at an appointed time.\n\nThe Thunderbolt Man, Wonderful Imitator and International Jester, was delivered in London on the 20th March.\n\nALEXANDER GALINSKY\n\nSATURDAY, 22nd,\n\nDebate at the Pantomime Arsie\n\nMISS ARKAS\n\nLarge assortment of Chinese Silks, Brocades, Shawls, and Foreign Goods of every description.\n\nAll goods sold at reasonable prices. The Cheapest and best place in Canton to buy Chinese and Foreign Goods.\n\nSUP PAT POO STREET, CANTON, Tel. No. 140.\n\nCanton, January 1, 1912.\n\nMAN and Italian\n\nThe Charming Serio Dancer,\n\nFREDA ARDEA LOON,\n\nTHE MAGNIFICENT NEW FILM\n\nFIRST-CLASS PRESERVES\n\nGINGER AND GOOSE MANUFACTURERS,\n\nFACTORY AT YAUMATI\n\nStation: No. 38, DES VIEUX ROAD WEST.\n\nTelephone No. 177.\n\nWhy are the leading Manufacturers of this class of Goods? Our Fruit and Gingers are all tough and of the first quality. Our Syrup is prepared from the best quality of Sugar. We give particular attention to sanitary arrangements.\n\n\"The Bohemian Girl\"\n\nSINGER\n\nSEWING MACHINES\n\nPianosare kept in stock. Our Symps is prepared from the best quality of Sugar. We give particular CORSTE particular attention to sanitary arrangements.\n\n978 TELEPHONE: HONGRONG\n\n**GRAND CARLTON HOTEL**\n\nUNSURPASSED FOR\n\nLocation\n\nService\n\nCuisine\n\nand Home Comforts\n\nTHE JOYAT FAMILY HOTEL OF THE COLONY\n\n-10, Lee Theatre Road\n\nHOTEL BAI TIMORE.\n\n1. No. 2, WYNDHAM STREET.\n\nREASONABLE RATES.\n\nNo. 658, Telegraphic Address \"BALTMAX\" Hongkong.\n\nReuter's correspondent at St. Petersburg states that the \"Novoe Vremya\" says that as a result of a circular from the Chinese Government regarding the possibility of conflict with Russia arising out of the projected...\n\n## VISITORS AT HOTELS\n\nKisa Rewind live Mongolian pagan, business My A. D. Ander\n\nMr & Mrs N Fulsdan, the Chinatown of Harbin, has almost ceased.\n\nThe majority Chinese workmen have quitted their affairs and from other centres there are similar reports. Frontier trade is at a standstill, and China has prohibited the exportation of all alimentary products.\n\nOther events are expected in a very brief period of time.\n\nIn the House of Commons, Sir Edward Grey informed Mr. Harwood Bunder that the negotiations for the Chinese Loan were still in private.\n\n| Mr F. Arou | Mr T. Aoki | De Botilos |\n| Mr Birsand | child Lisa Crosse | |\n| Mrs Orexier | Straw. Donaldson | Ewing |\n| Mr Finchote | Miss Graham | |\n| Mr Geo. Oribia | | |\n| Mr and Mrs F. E. | Melfough | |\n| Hi, i | | |\n| Mad | | |\n| Major. J. Masti | Dr Muller | |\n| Mr M. F. Murray | Nakashima | |\n| Mr Overy | Miss M. Panti | |\n| Cast M Pos | Mustu | |\n| Mrs E. Karay | | |\n| Mr G. R. Rabb | | |\n| Miss F. Sunders | Capt. & Mrs Schenk | |\n| Dr Silene | | |\n| and Mrs Kemp | Me H. S. Burze | M&Ms Lauritsen |\n| Stranet fokildren | i Captiasalinity | Choses A. H. |\n| Mis A. Loigh | | |\n| wherton | | |\n\n**PECTO SEPPUSE**\n\n4. 17, Currie's\n\nLONG HING & CO.\n\nDEVELOPING MACHINES\n\nQueen's Road Central.\n\nLEE ON & CO.\n\nMANUFACTURERS of the Best Hand-made Silk and Green Cloth Embroidery of the Latest French Pattern. Canton Down-work, Wholesale and Retail.\n\nPRINTING\n\n7, Queen's Road Central, HONGKONG UNDERTAKEN\n\n**OPEN AIR SKATING RINK**\n\n**BELLE VIEW HOTEL.** (Telephone No. 907)\n\nSESSIONS 10 am, 1 12 noon, 2 to 5 pm, 7 to 10 pm.\n\nADMISSION 25 cents.\n\nADMISSION 50 cents.\n\nON LOCK\n\nYUEN\n\nCafe and Restaurant\n\nA la Carte at all hours\n\n7 pm to 1 p.m.\n\n27, Des Vœux ROAD CENTRAL\n\n(Next Door to WROXWALL)\n\nW. GALLAGHER\n\nManager.\n\nDr. M. H. CHAUN\n\nYEN YEE & CO.\n\nHAIR DRESSING SALOON.\n\nHair Clipper, Razors, Scissor Sharpening and Repairing, Singeing Shaving, Massage, etc., a specialty.\n\nToilet Requisites Cigare and Cigarettes.\n\n**DENTAL SURGEON**\n\n32. Queen's Road Central (1st Floor)\n\nBoone 2 and 5.\n\nFrom the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.\n\nTelephone 125,\n\nNo. 28, Corner of D'Aguilar Street\n\nElectrical Engineers and Fitters\n\nand that the terms now under consideration by the Chinese Government have the unanimous approval of the Six Power Bankers, that Britain would continue exclusively to support the group negotiating the Loan.\n\nThe Balkans\n\nReuter's correspondent at Constantinople says that an official dispatch claims the success of the Turks at Chatalja after a desperate infantry battle.\n\nIt concludes: \"Our forces are engaging the enemy along the whole front.\"\n\nThe I. K. & S. Bank\n\nThe chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, presiding at the all-Party meeting in London, referring to opium, said he believed some equitable arrangement would be reached whereby an outlet would be found for the present stocks. It hardly seems just that purchasers of opium from the Government of India should...\n\n| Mr K. Mintumi | |\n| Mr H. H. Taylor | My Water |\n| M. F. W. White | |\n\n**GRAND HOTEL**\n\nMr and Mrs Allen\n\nMr May\n\nMr Agnew\n\nMr Reuskansen\n\nDe Brigga family\n\nMr and Mrs Mudie\n\nMr Nai Prusit\n\nand Mr J Oeso\n\nand Mrs Creer\n\nM: W. Men\n\nM: Gais\n\nMr A. Hersi\n\nMy Higginbotham\n\nMr J. Houlka\n\nDr Berage\n\nMy Selenide\n\nMr H. J. Sharp\n\nMr Shastin\n\nMr and Mrs Tobias| Tobias\n\nM. G. R. Tyre\n\nMr and Mrs Ho. Meg Watkins\n\nward\n\nDr Kurt\n\nMr Lorria\n\nMr Woodenek\n\nMr and Mrs Wikle\n\n**GRAND CARLTON HOTEL**\n\nMr and Mrs Frank\n\nMr W. Pringle, Jun\n\nAilen\n\nMr A.F. Remedios\n\nMr A.G. Reaumut\n\nMr A. Ringe\n\n**PHOTO SUPPLIES**\n\nYour Road Contra\n\nA.\n\nTACK & Co.\n\n26. Des Vieux Road\n\nELECTRIC FITTINGS COMPANY.\n\nNo. 188, Des Vœux ROAD CENTRAL\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nDeveloping Workmanship Guaranteed.\n\nand Printing\n\nUndertaken\n\nWO HING & CO..\n\nNo. 174. Queen's Road Central\n\nFR or\n\nas Riaze ng Ayrou\n\n**HOLLE HOTEL**\n\nMANUFACTURERS OF\n\nHigh Class Shawls, Handkerchiefs, Shawls, and fine Embroideries, Silk and Crepe Shawls and: \n\nMr G. Bolden\n\nMeWL Bobbik\n\nInces of Avery\n\nDancriptiste.\n\nCuphant\n\nMe Braga\n\nMi and Ms Arthur:\n\nMr F. Braga\n\nMiss F. Braza\n\nThe terms of the final agreement of the Mix Power Loan were now being satisfactorily arranged with China, and the conclusion of the Loan only awaited a decision between China and the Governments concerned regarding the appointment of foreigners to advisory posts.\n\nMiss M. Benga\n\nMva J. Conwford\n\nHarper\n\nMY J. Fayin\n\nRogerar\n\nMin Adwig\n\nMr A Selenit\n\nMr G. 1. Sew!!\n\nMiss Ethi Seith\n\nMy R. Stephenson\n\nMiss 6. Hour\n\nMre demeys\n\nMrs Tall\n\nMr F. J. Traadpild\n\nMr Mrs Rt.\n\nMr J, Veracr\n\nArt W\n\nHereel confidence in China's future and said in interious popularise. Jesper\n\ntion w great patural resources were & \n\nuthent guarantee of its prosperity\n\n**SING KEE & CO.**\n\nNSOP CHANDLERS, COMPRADORES AND STAYCLONES\n\nNo. 34. Connaught Road, Hongkong.\n\nKeep on hand every Description of Ship's Provisions, at lowest prices.\n\n**'MOHI' PEARL**\n\nTel), 632\n\nExcellent amongst all Pearls. Colour and shape up-to-date. Necklet, Earing, Brooches, Drops, etc.\n\nTRIAL SOLICITED\n\nMOHIDEEN & CO.,\n\n38, funny's Loan Central, foxokono.\n\n**Dr. YOUNG BROTHERS**\n\nAMERICAN DENTISTS\n\nPrice: the Best Quality Gaur\n\nNO, SEA, QOHEN'S ROAD CENTRAL\n\nEnteed AB Saris of Cout of the \n\nBEST QUALITY FOR SALE\n\nHONGKONG\n\nThe Carpau mail of the 19th Feb. says the frontier of Burma in British territory is, of course...\n\nThe date for the above transaction will be fixed by Ministerial order.\n\n7. The manufacturer shall first #1...\n\nAn interesting lecture will take place to-night at the Y.M.C.A. on \"Croatian Life and Scenery\" illustrated with a number of lantern slides.\n\nThe Sanitary Board meets...\n\nCorrespondence relative to affairs in various villages should be submitted at once.\n\nOn Good Friday and Easter Sunday, special services were held in the churches of the Colony, and sermons emphasizing the occasion to the Christian world were dwelt upon by the clergy in charge with much devotion and feeling.\n\n**A Transparent Lie**\n\nAsiatic Daily says \"It has been previously reported that the Kaomingtang demanded the formation of a party Cabinet as a reward for their supporting Yuan Shi-kai as President. According to reliable sources in addition to this claim, this Club Tang has further exacted the non-payment of one million dollars for expenses.\" Such palpable lies are self-condemning. It is but a cheap way of preying on the public sympathy. Fabrication of myths as a political weapon is not likely to endure long.\n\n9. According to circumstances, the Government may organize a patrol force for the purpose of regulating the manufacturers, protecting the salt furnaces and storage, and watching the dealing and manufacturing of salt.\n\n10. The Government may, according to the local conditions, grant rules by retail.\n\nDetailed regulations regarding the above Companies and retail rules shall be separately fixed.\n\n11. As salt affects the sanitary condition of the people, the Government may deal severely with the dealers of it, and any mixture shall be found in the salt.\n\n12. The writ officials may investigate the reservoirs of well water, the places of manufacturing, storing, and the buildings, banks, etc. If necessary, for the sake of supervision, extra men may be put upon the said items.\n\n13. The sale of salt whilst in transportation...\n\nThe Victoria Theatre is nightly drawing good houses, with Miss Freda Ardea and her dancing and Alexander Galinsky, for quick change artist being very popular. Miss Ark, the new Pantomime artiste, has a style peculiarly her own, which should prove a draw. The pictures are good, \"The Sphinx\" being especially so.\n\nIt is notified in the \"Government Gazette\" that the registration of the following trade marks has been renewed under the provisions of the Trade Marks Ordinance, 1909.\n\nThe new public improvements, for which it was proposed to make a loan, have been temporarily abandoned. No money is available for new equipment for the fire department, and consequently, the firemen in one district have to run with engines so dilapidated that the men fear the apparatus will fall to pieces.\n\nThe police department is pressed for funds, and impounded on leave of Mr. Justice Gow-Thomas; the health department has been pared down; the street department is cut to the marrow.\n\nHis Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve the following appointments:\n\nMr. Joseph Hansford Kemp, Crown Prosecutor, to be Puisne Judge.\n\nMr. Pauling and approved by the Government.\n\nThe Government shall deal directly with the Company, without regard to the person or persons to whom the rights and privileges belong.\n\n8. With regard to the railways constructed by the Company, should it be necessary for military purposes...\n\n## DO THINGS BLUR?\n\nDo they sometimes appear distorted?\n\nIs your sight blurred?\n\nIt is probably caused by astigmatism. Call at your earliest opportunity and have your eyes examined on we with thoroughly scientific lines.\n\nA rough test for astigmatism is as follows:-- Place the paper about three feet away and look with one eye at the above fan. The lines should appear of equal blackness, if they do not CONSULT\n\n**MANILA OFFICES,**\n\n78 ESCOLTA.\n\nTO-DAY.\n\n**LARK & CO.** SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS\n\nYORK BLOCKS, CHATER ROAD\n\nHONGKONG\n\n**THE SINCERE CO., LTD.,**\n\n215-221, Des Voeux Road Central, 109-111, Connaught Road Central,\n\nUNIVERSAL PROVIDERS\n\n& \n\nHONGKONG and SOUTH CHINA,\n\nDEPARTMENTS FOR\n\nHousehold Goods, Furniture, Wearling Apparel\n\nGroceries, Wines and Spirits, Requisites, Jewellery,\n\nand Spirits, etc., etc.\n\nThe Pioneer One Price Store.\n\nGeorge Albert Would-ck.\n\nFirst Clerk\n\nThe License will be for 10 years to singolien or to reserve the right...\n\nReferred to Committee.\n\nIX.\n\nDespite all retrenchment, books shall be kept in the way prescribed by the Government, and shall be subject to...\n\nChicago is in the lightest touch since the days of the big Fire, 1871. The Metropolis of the World is bankrupt...\n\n## ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL\n\nThe Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospital:\n\n£1\n\nHo Kam Toog\n\nJ. M. Wung\n\n**National Council**\n\n(Continued from Page 1)\n\nThe revised regulation of the Railway Company of China (First reading).\n\n1. The Railway Company of China shall be organised in accordance with the Presidential Order of the 9th day of the 9th month of the First year of the Chinese Republic. With the exception of the railways, which have been or are to be built, or the construction of which has been signed, by the Government under the direct management of the Ministry of Communications and the railways concessions of which have been given to other Companies to be built.\n\n2. In addition to the common legal rights and privileges of other companies, the Company shall have the following privileges:\n\n(a) To propose and settle the lines referred to in the said article.\n\n(b) To take the concession of the lines referred to in the first article and to agree with Chinese or Foreign lot holders or Boat shares.\n\n(c) To utilize and manage the railway referred to in the first article, (1) manage the affairs connected with the alanya referred to in the first article.\n\n(e) To secure special funds and to buy in belonging to individuals, benefited by the construction of the line referred to in the first article.\n\n2. May any other company or the Government be willing to transfer the right of concession, which does not belong to the lines referred to in the first article, the Company has authority to accept it.\n\nThe Lines, other than those referred to in the first article, must be constructed by other companies under the regulations of the Government. They should not interfere with the privileges of the Company.\n\n4. The dates for commencing and completing the construction of the various lines by the Company shall be registered by the Government, unless the...\n\nShould it be unable to construct the railway according to the date, the Government may devise means for its construction.\n\n5. In all the lines which are to be built by the Company, the Government shall afford every protection and facility in the work.\n\nII. All railways constructed shall eventually become the property of the Government. With regard to the period of construction and management, and the selling of the control by the Government, the Company shall also be subject to the customary conditions applied to other companies. As to the laws and orders in connection with the affairs of the Company, unless otherwise provided by the Bill.\n\n7. All the Chinese or Foreign shares or loans, contracted by the Company, shall be subject to the laws of the Government; hence they shall enjoy the due protection of the Government. With loans which need to be guaranteed by the Government, the contract should be submitted for approval, and the regulations regarding foreign shares shall also be submitted...\n\nThe Regulations of the Company for the Transportation of Salt (first reading).\n\nThose who desire to form a Salt Company...\n\n**GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS,**\n\n**TIENTSIN-PUKOW LINE**\n\nThe Public are respectfully informed that the Through Train Service between Tientsin and Pukow will be commenced from the 4th December 1912.\n\n| TIENTSIN TO PUKOW | | |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Tientsin (Settlement)... | dep. 12.50 p.m.... | Wednesday and Saturday |\n| Pukow | arr. 2.55 | Thursday and Sunday |\n\n| PUKOW TO TIENTSIN | | |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Pukow... | 8.20 a.m. ... | Monday and Friday |\n| Tientsin (Settlement)... | arr. 10.33 | Tuesday and Saturday |\n\nFrom 1st December, all Trains from Tientsin will start from the Settlement Station.\n\nThe daily Trains between TSEN (Settlement) and Taku, between Tsinanfu and Msinanfu, and between Hwangyow and Pukow, and on the Branch Lines between Yaonow and Tsinanfow, and between Linsin and THAOCHUANG, will run as usual.\n\nThrough Trains are provided with Comfortable Sleeping Berths for the 1st Class Passengers, at a Charge of $5.00 per Berth.\n\nFurther particulars may be had on application to this Office.\n\nHEAD OFFICE,\n\nTientsin, 25th November, 1912.\n\nBY ORDER,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-400 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [3-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 460389, "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": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "page_number": 522, "title": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "content_text": "92\n\nSheriff, A. W. Shewan, A. Shewan, R. G. Showler, W. Y. Siegler, W.\n\nSimms, H. G.\n\n519\n\nS\n\n*Simpson, A. P. Simpson, G. *Simpson, Jae, Singlehurst, R. Singleton, T. A. Metcalf, H. E. *Meyer, J. *Michael, J. R. Middleton, W. B. O. Midwood, L. Milne, E. M. Milne, N. P. Miller, Geo. Miller, W. D. B. Milles, W. J., M.D. Mille, S. V. *Mitchell, W. F. Mocock, O. F. *Mobsby, G., C.M.G., F.S.A. *Moller, C. H. C. Moller, N. E. Mollison, J. P. Monkman, F. L. *Monro, James D.\n\nN\n\nNathan, E. J. *Nathan, F. P. *Nathan, Bir Matthew, G.C.M.G. Nathan, Major W. S., R.E. Neill, s. B. Neigh, R. D. Nelson, E. Nelson, N. W. Nemazee, H. N. Nicholson, W. Nicolle, P. E. Nissim, D. M. Noel, E. Nissim, E. Norbury, F. J. Norris Newman, C. L. Nuttall, G. K.\n\nPattenden, W. L. Patterson, A. Paul, H. T. **Pauling, Geo. Pearce, E. C. Pearce, H. C. Pearce, R. W. Pearson, B, H. *Pearson, C. H. Pemberton, C. Pender, J. C. *Percival, R. H. Pereira, Lt. Colonel Geo., O.M.G., D.S.O. *Pemberton, T. *Perry, J. H. Peter, J. C. Petera, E. C. Phelps, J. H. Phillippo, R. C. Pirie, W, G.\n\n93\n\nR\n\nRutherford, D. C. Rutherford, N. H. Ryde, C. H. *Radburn, C: Railton, H. E. Ramsay, Hugh E. Ramsay, W. L. Ramsey, N. B. Ramsey, W, Ravenhill, A. G. Ray, E. W. Rayden, F. Raymond, A. J. Read, A. W. Rend, H, H. Reid, Alexander Reid, Duncan J., M.B. Reid, J. H. *Reid, J. P. Reid, N. B.\n\nSaffery, W. H. **Salinger, F. *Salinger, H. *Balinger, M. S. **Moore, C. Selby Moore-Grahato, Dr. G. R. Montgomery, G. F. Moorhead, R. B. Morgan, E. K. *Morgan, K. P. Vaughan Morling, C. R. Morling, W. A. Morphey, A. Morrison, G. E., M.D. Morrison, H. D. Morrison, J. *Morrison, Fas. K. *Morris, Herbert S. Morris, John Morriss, E. Morriss, J. *Morriss, Henry Morriss, H. E. Morrise, P. de C. Moses, A. E. Moses, D. M. Moss, C. H. Moss, D. K. *Moss, Harold S. Mous, J. E. Moss, W. H. S. Moss, W. S. Motley, R. W. C. Mounsey, K. W. Moxon, G. C. *Muun, Dugald Murphine, A. R Murray, D. B.\n\nNutter, H. Nyo, P. H.\n\nOldis, F. A. *Oliphant. Arthur C. O'Neil, J. L. H. Oppe, H. S. *Orange, J. Oram, W. Adams Ormiston, E. *Orr, Wm. S. O'Shea, Joha Osborne, Jas. H. *Osborne, Jno. H. *Outram, B. Owen, A. R. *Oxley, Ed. Hayes Pabaney, E.\n\nPlatt, Cyril H. C. Platt, W. A. C. *Playfair, G. M. H. *Playfair, G. W. F. Plummer, J. A. Plummer, L. *Poate, W. H. Pollard, L. Pollock, H. E. Poole, Geo. T. Postlethwaite, R. N. Porter, E. E. Potter, F. W Potts, G. H. Powell, Charles S. Pratt, H. G. Pratt, S. W., M.R.C.V.S. Pratt, J. O. Pratt, W. C. Pralt, Walter G. Prentice, J. *Price, G. U. **Probat, E. A.\n\nP\n\nPyne, Captain L. Palmer, C. *Palmer, J., Jun. Parlane, W. Parr, E. V. D. Parsons, E. E. Parsons, J. R. *Paterson, R. J. *Paton, J. W. Purvis, Professor F. Quelcb, H.\n\nReid, W. J. Reid, 8. Keiss, F. *Reiss, H. J. Rendall, E. 8, Reith, A. M. Rhine, C. F. Riobard, Rev. Timothy, D.D Richards, E. C. *Richards, J. Richardson, G. A. Richardson, J. W. *Richardson, R. L. *Richardson, Thos. W. Ringer, F. E. E. Robertson, A. Robertson, F. A. Robertson, Herbert **Robertson, H. W.\n\nSale, Charles V. *Sale, F. G. Sale, R. Salter, Captain John Samson, J. Sanders, E. D. Sanders, H. Sanders, T. H. Sanderson, J. L. P. Sanderson, R. P. Sandford, G. 8. Sanquinetti, V. Sanson, T. E. *Sassoon, D. R. *Sassoon, Fradk. D. Satchell, T. *Saunders, W. J. \"Schlee, Chan. *Schlee, H. Schmidt, H. W. D. Schmidt, W. E. Schultz, C. 5. Scott, A. P. *Scott, B. C. G. \"Scott, Colin C. Scott, E. J., M.D.\n\nRobertson, J. L. Scott, H. A. Robertson, T. C. *Scott, John Robertson, W. Bruce Scott, W. L. Scott, J. S. Scott, P. R. Scott, Walter *Seymour, E. F. **Sharp, 0. 8. *Robertson, W. J. Robertson, W. R. Robins, G. U. \"Robinson, Oswald Robison, R. D. Rogers, E. Rooke, W. M. Rozeman, P. R. Ross, Alexander **Ross, C. H. Ross, W. Rouse, E. H. Rowe, E. S. B. Rowley, J. Russell, M.\n\nSharp, H. J. Shaw, O. R. Shaw, Dr. *Shaw, J. E. Shaw, J. R. Shaw, R. A. Shaw, R. W. Shaw, T. H. R. Shellim, Ed. Sheppard, G. W. *Blade, H. W. *Slade, M. W., K,C. Slater, G. B. Smart, J. D. Smith, A. Smith, A. Brooke +*Smith, Rt. Hon. Sir Cecil C., P.C., G.C.M.G. *Smith, D. Warres Smith, E. B. Heston *Smith, G. Mackrill Smith, G. Morton Smith, Henry Smith, H. Percy *Smith, H. Staples Smith, J. C. *Smith, J. de B, *Smith, J. R. M. Smith, J. Travers Smith, M. S. Smith, P. L. *Smith, P. Y. Smyth, F. Snow, J. H. Solomon, F. P. Somerton, S. H. Sopher, M. A *Souter, F, T. Southcote, W. E. Stabb, N. J. Stanford, J. W. *Stanhope, Rt. Hon. Earl Stanion, W. K. Stanton, A. L. Stanton C. Stenhouse, J. Stepheu, A. Stephens, M. F. Stern, J. Sterns, H. C. Stewart, C. E. **Stewart, Gershom, M.P. Stewart, H. A. **Stewart, H. D. Stewart, J.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465553, "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": "CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 352, "title": "CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "# THE GENERAL COUNCIL\n(The asterisk indicates a Member of the Committee of Management.)\n\nH.R.H. THE PRINCESS LOUISE \nH.S.H. PRINCE ALEXANDER OF TECK \nTHE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR AUSTRALIA \nSIR EDGAR BOWRING \nMR. OTTO BEIT \nADMIRAL LORD CHARLES BERESFORD, G.C.B., G.C.V.O. \n*MR. F. G. BURY (Hon. Treasurer) \nMR. C. CAMPION \nTHE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR CANADA \n*MR. JAMES COATES \n*CAPTAIN MUIRHEAD COLLINS, C.M.G. \nTHE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE \nMR. G. DOOLETTE \nMR. ISADORE EMMANUEL \nLADY FARRAR \nTHE RT. HON. THE EARL GREY, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O. \nSIR EDWARD HENRY, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., C.S.I. \nTHE COUNTESS OF HARDWICKE \nLORD HAWKE \nCOL. C. A. HODGETTS \nMAJOR-GEN. SIR FRANCIS LLOYD, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., D.S.O. \nMISS ETHEL MCCAUL, R.R.C. \nBRIG. GEN. J. C. MACDOUGALL \nR. DOUGLAS MCLEAN \nSIR CHARLES METCALFE, Bart. \nTHE RT. HON. VISCOUNT MILNER, G.C.B., G.C.M.G. \nTHE RT. HON. THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON \nMRS. MONCREIFFE (Hon. Founder) \nMR. E. R. MORRIS \nLADY MORRIS \nTHE HON. MRS. GRAHAM MURRAY (Hon. Founder) \nTHE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR NEW ZEALAND \nDR. GEORGE ROBERT PARKIN \nLADY PERLEY \nSIR OWEN PHILIPPS, K.C.M.G. \nLORD PLUNKET, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O. \nLADY REID \nMRS. COX-ROPER \nTHE EARL OF SELBORNE, K.G., G.C.M.G. \nMR. A. D. STEEL-MAITLAND, M.P. (*Chairman, Committee of Management) \nTHE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR SOUTH AFRICA \nTHE AGENT-GENERAL FOR TASMANIA \nMR. J. B. TAYLOR \nTHE RT. HON. LORD TENNYSON, K.C.M.G. \nMR. W. TOWLE \nTHE AGENT-GENERAL FOR VICTORIA \nLADY WERNIER \nLT-GEN. SIR EDWARD HUTTON, K.C.B., K.C.M.G. \nSIR EVERARD IM THURN, K.C.M.G., C.B. (Vice-Chairman, Committee of Management) \nTHE RT. HON. SIR STARR JAMESON, Bart., C.B. \nTHE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR OF WESTMINSTER \nTHE AGENT-GENERAL FOR WEST AUSTRALIA \nHERSEY, MARCHIONESS OF LINLITHGOW \nMR. F. W. YOUNG, K.C.\n\nSecretary: MR. W. E. DOWDING \n346", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466651, "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": 233, "title": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "content_text": "DEHN & CO. MANCHESTER\n\nTELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS- EQUATOR. MANCHESTER\"\n\nCODES- A.B.C.. A... STAUDT & Hundius. ALROSE-MOSS LIEBER.\n\nManchester\n\n14th July 1916.\n\nC 32277 232\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nLONDON, S.W.\n\nR 10 F\n\nWe beg to approach you in the following matter :-\n\nIn June and July 1914 we forwarded for account of Messrs. F. Rosenstern & Co. in Hamburg, 34 bales of Cotton goods of British manufacture, to Messrs. Hughes Alexander & Co. in Liverpool, who shipped the same for account of and according to instructions received from Messrs. F. Rosenstern & Co. to Messrs. Melchers & Co. in Hong Kong, to be forwarded from there to various places in the South Sea districts which Messrs. Melchers & Co. have been only acting as forwarding agents in this instance and we do not know them in the matter in any other way except that they were the forwarding agents for Messrs. F. Rosenstern & Co. We invoiced the goods as follows :-\n\nJune 26th, 1914 - 3 bales per S.S. \"Jason\"\n\nJune 30th - 16 bales per S.S. \"Perseus\"\n\nJuly 2nd - 6 bales per S.S. \"Telemachus\"\n\nJuly 24th/29th - ... \n\nJuly 29th - ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466654, "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": 236, "title": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "content_text": "Copy.\n\nDIVI VINTAL: 5\n\nEnclosure\n\nManchester 12th May 1915.\n\n235\n\nTELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS- EQUATOR, MANCHESTER\"\n\nCODES.\n\nA.B.C.. A...\n\nSTAUDT & Hundius.\n\nRoss-MoaS,\n\nLIENER\n\nMessrs.Lowe Bingham & Matthews,\n\nLiquidators of\n\nMessrs. Melchers & Co.,\n\nGentleman,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nThe following goods were delivered by us in June July last year to Messrs. Hughes Alexander & Co., Liverpool, for account of Messrs. F. Rosenstern & Co., Hamburg. We hear from Messrs. Hughes Alexander & Co., that they were shipped according to instructions received from Messrs. Rosenstern & Co., to Messrs. Melchers & Co., Hong Kong, as follows:-\n\nper S.S. \"Jason\" which sailed 7/7/14\n\n \n 1 bale\n 17445/46\n 2 bales, our invoice 26th June 1914\n £36.11.3\n \n \n \n 17770\n \n £14.18.4\n \n \n \n \n \n £51.9.7\n \n\nper S.S. \"Perseus\" which sailed 14/7/14\n\n \n \n 17505/06\n 2 bales, our invoice 26th June 1914\n £16.15.2\n \n \n \n 17609/18\n 10\n £69.18.7\n \n \n \n \n \n £86.13.9\n \n\nper S.S. \"Telemachus\" which sailed 10/8/14\n\n \n 1 bale\n 17624\n our invoice 24th July, 1914\n £10.13.3\n \n \n \n 17607\n \n £25.\n \n \n \n \n \n £4.13.11\n \n\n...\n\n \nPage 235 appears to be the end of the available text.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 488037, "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": "CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8]", "page_number": 390, "title": "CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8]", "content_text": "Hongkong, January 12th 1916.\n\n**General Military Headquarters**\n\n387\n\nHongkong.\n\n108\n\nI beg to refer to the several letters directed to the\nGeneral Officer Commanding, the G.O.C., the Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General, the D.A. & Q.M.G., the Provost Marshal and the Camp Commandant respectively since my attention here regarding the loss of my camera and field glasses.\n\nAccording to Major Alexander all the papers in question have been handed over to headquarters for the purpose of investigation and settlement. I therefore beg to inform you that the sum I purchased the said articles for is:\n\n| Item | Price |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1 Eastman Kodak Special Make, postcard size, genuine Zeiss-Tesser lens, in leather case | 235 Pesos |\n| 1 Voigtlander Fieldglass | 50 Philippine Currency |\n| **Total** | **285 Pesos** |\n\nI shall be very much thankful if you could make restitution for the loss I sustained.\n\nYours respectfully,\nAdolph Soner, Prisoner of War No. 1344.\n\n**Forwarded** with reference to previous correspondence. It is requested that relevant papers are filed in your office.\n\nPage 390\nPage 391", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 488045, "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": "CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8]", "page_number": 398, "title": "CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8]", "content_text": "To Major Alexander \nHongkong, Jan. 9, 94 \nCamp Commandant \nCamp Office. \n394 \n\nWith reference to the several letters I directly addressed to you regarding the loss of my field glasses and camera, you were kind enough to make the necessary investigations and informed me, some time ago already, that your Government is willing to make restitution for the loss sustained; this matter to be settled, however, after the close of the war. \n\nBeing under the impression that a settlement is to come forward from the British Government in Peking, I shall be glad to let you know if anything can take place before our transfer to Australia. \n\nI am, sir, \nRespectfully Adolph.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 490699, "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": "CO129-472 - Others - 1921", "page_number": 392, "title": "CO129-472 - Others - 1921", "content_text": "# HONG KONG\n## SUMMARY OF THE COMMISSIONERS PROGRAMME\nDecember 28th, 1920, to January 12th, 1921\n\n## INTERVIEWS\n| Name | Title/Designation | Interviewer |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Dr Johnson and Professor Digby | The University | 3 |\n| Sir Alexander Duff | | |\n| His Excellency, the Governor | | 2 |\n| Director of Education | | 2 |\n| Secretary for Chinese Affairs | | 2 |\n| Colonel Richardson | | (Mrs. Rolfe) |\n| Lady Kirkpatrick | | (Mrs. Rolfe) |\n| Bishop of Tavia | | |\n| Mr. Braga | | 3 |\n| Press Editors | | |\n| Bishop of Victoria | | (Mrs. Rolfe) 2 |\n| Mr. Jackson | | (Dr. Hallam) |\n| Captain Superintendent of Police | | (Dr. Hallam) |\n| Mr. Edkins | Managing Director of Betterfield & Co. | (Dr. Hallam) |\n| Mr. Kotewall | | |\n| Mr. McPherson | Secretary, Y.M.C.A. | |\n| Mr. Kemp | Attorney-General | |\n| Mr. Beckwith | Harbour Master | |\n| Miss Pitta | | |\n| Commodore Bowden-Smith | | |\n| Mr. Severn | Colonial Secretary | (Mrs. Rolfe) |\n\n## MRS. ROLFE\n- Meeting of Prominent Women Residents\n- Meeting of Headmasters and Director of Education to arrange for meetings\n- Addressed drawing-room meeting at Dr. Hickling's\n- Addressed Anglican Clergy at Bishop's house\n- Mothers' Union Meeting, Helena May Institute\n- Addressed drawing-room meeting at Mrs. Wyndham's\n- Addressed drawing-room meeting at Mrs. Parr's\n- Parents Conference at Kowloon British School (\"END OF ROAD\" shown)\n- Visited Tung Wah Hospital\n\n## LECTURES\n- 5 Speakers Course\n- 5 Teachers Course (\"GIFT OF LIFE\" shown)\n\n## DR. HALLAM\n- 2 visits to Government Civil Hospital and Bacteriological Laboratory\n\nPage 389", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-472 - Others - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 492054, "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": "CO129-474 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [1-4]", "page_number": 590, "title": "CO129-474 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [1-4]", "content_text": "DRAFT.\n\nMiss Alex Andrews,\n\n15, West Wellington Street,\n\nDundee.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Omens 25/4/02,\n\nBeckett 257.\n\nMr. Davia,\n\nSir G. Grindle,\n\nH. Read,\n\nSir J. Masterton Smith,\n\nMr. Wood,\n\nMr. Churchill.\n\nIt is my faithful duty to inform you, by direction of Mr. Secretary Churchill, that a telegram has been received from The O.C. of \"Jurong\" reporting that your son, Lance Corporal Alexander Andrews, Hong Kong Police Force, died on the ... day of ... result of paralysis. No further information is at present available as to Mr. Andrews' illness or death.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-474 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 492064, "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": "CO129-474 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [1-4]", "page_number": 600, "title": "CO129-474 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [1-4]", "content_text": "MINUTES.\n\nN: 180.\n\nSir,\n\n27350\n\nREG 6 JUN 22\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\nHONGKONG. 26th April, 1922.\n\n536 Ears 19279\n\nI have the honour to confirm my telegram of the 24th April, 1922, reporting the death from paralysis of Lance Sergeant A.89 Alexander Andrews which took place in the Government Civil Hospital on Saturday the 22nd April, 1922.\n\nThe next of kin is his mother, Mrs. A. Andrews, 12 Glebe Street, Dundee, and I would request that my sympathy may be conveyed to her in the loss of her son.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient humble servant,\nB.E. Stubbs\nGovernor, &c.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\nWINSTON CHURCHILL, M.P.\n\nPage 600\n\nPage 601", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-474 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 492824, "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": "CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12]", "page_number": 177, "title": "CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12]", "content_text": "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4TH,\n\nHONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.\n\n(Continued from page 2)\n\n11. In these circumstances and as a test case a statement of claim was filed on the 5th December, 1919, by the Shipowners Protection Association through the owners of the Steamship Wollowra for the recovery of $696,672.34, the profit retained by the Government in respect of the use of that ship.\n\n12. On the 19th day of January, 1920, the then Honourable the Colonial Secretary, being aware that this was not an isolated claim but a test claim brought by one only of your Petitioners to test the legality or otherwise of the action of the Government of Hongkong, made the following statement in the Legislative Council (1920 Hansard p. 8) -\n\n19-Your Petitioners desire to protest against the compensation tendered by the proposed Ordinance, stating that the same is wholly inadequate.\n\n1922\n\n\"The owners have come to the conclusion that the remuneration offered by the Government is not only wholly inadequate but must result in a heavy loss to the owners.\n\n20.—Your Petitioners desire to further point out that negotiations have for some time past been proceeding with the Government of Hongkong and a tentative proposal was made to your Petitioners which met with Your Petitioners' approval, but notwithstanding such approval, the Government have, after consulting the Unofficial Members of the Councils, withdrawn their proposal.\n\n21-Your Petitioners therefore urge that the Bill be so modified as to give the rights of all your Petitioners to prosecute their claims unimpaired in the Courts or in the alternative to distribute the aforesaid sum of $2,231,204.11 rateably amongst your Petitioners.\n\nAnd your Petitioners will ever pray, etc. Dated this third day of August, 1922.\n\nOBSERVATIONS BY COUNCIL.\n\nMr. ALABASTER, in one of his comments, referred to the quotation in the petition from a speech by the present Officer Administering the Government, and said:-\n\n\"The speech shows that after the war, the use of the word 'Government' in this letter is somewhat equivocal, and in our reply, we made it quite clear that it was the Imperial Government, and not the Hongkong Government, which was responsible for this scheme.\n\nWith regard to the European Community, I will deal first with the proposal I laid down before the Council for building a hotel and flats in Kowloon. We had money for the work, or thought we had, and things had reached the stage of architects being on the point of making preliminary plans when the owners of vessels requisitioned under the local scheme bethought themselves that there was no reason why the profits made under this scheme should be devoted to improvements beneficial to the Colony, such as providing hotel and housing accommodation and also extending facilities for education among the various classes of the community.\n\nThey saw no reason why the money should be devoted to those purposes, but thought that the money should come back into their own pockets. Just leave the community of this Colony to judge which is the better way of disposing of profits, which may be considered war profits, and which would have gone at home into the ...\n\nThe Government, in view of the action taken, which may in time come before the Courts, do not feel in a position to spend any of those profits on the proposals until the Courts have finally dealt with the matter. Therefore, the Colony has been deprived of what it urgently needs—hotel accommodation and money which might have been advanced for the purpose of building houses when the scheme of building flats was given up. The University also has been deprived of a quarter of a million dollars, and education generally of a sum of five lakhs of dollars.\n\n13. Subsequently, on the 25th August, 1920, the Government consented to the case being postponed until the return of the then Acting Colonial Secretary—Mr. Fletcher—to the Colony. On the 8th June, 1921, the Crown Solicitor, by letter to your Petitioners' Solicitors, stated that the condition of postponement until Mr. Fletcher's return was then still insisted on by the Government.\n\nIn clause 12 of the Petition, it is stated that on the 19th January, 1920, the then Colonial Secretary made a statement as to the use to which the money should be put. I would point out that there is a large gap between the two dates.\n\nYou were informed at the meeting held on the 25th March that this Government has definite instructions to see that remuneration of colonial registered vessels is not appreciably higher or lower than that of competing vessels registered in the United Kingdom.' The remuneration payable in respect of the latter class of vessel is, it is understood, under discussion; but this Government is advised that the rate actually in force is appreciably lower than that now offered to your clients. In the circumstances, this Government is precluded, by its instructions, from offering more favourable terms than those which have been put before you; but it will watch closely the progress of negotiations in the United Kingdom, in order that any concession made there may be introduced also in the local scheme.\n\nWhen the scheme came into force, this Government stated quite clearly that we were merely agents, and any money that accrued was going to the Imperial Government.\n\nThe next paragraph discussed the losses which they said would be incurred under the scheme, and in our reply, we said:-\n\nGENTLEMEN,-I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the 19th April, and the 1st May, regarding the Hongkong Shipping Control Scheme, and at the same time to express regret that they have remained so long unanswered.\n\nWe then began to look into the details of the scheme, and there was nothing at the time to show what the outcome would be.\n\nIt was not merely a question of war risk. That was quite a minor point. The total sum we spent on war risk was $44,000. As a matter of fact, it was a question of the whole liability; anything might have happened; it was a question of which way the war went, and the Government did not see why, as agents, it should take on this responsibility unless it was covered.\n\nWe put the point to the Home Government, and the Home Government asked us to take the whole risk. We accepted that, and in the circumstances, we could not pay over the receipts from the ships until we were out of the wood—until the result of the control scheme was known. We did not finally wind up the scheme until March, 1919. We then put the position before the Home Government, and they allowed us to retain the profits which had been made.\n\nThe scheme was not run with any intention of using the money accruing from it for the purposes of the Colony.\n\nThe COLONIAL SECRETARY added:\n\nThe petition to the Council was received by me only shortly before one o'clock today. I do not propose to go through it in any sense in detail. I mentioned that the Government was in entire sympathy with the owners and open to assist them as far as possible, and I should like to take this opportunity to read the penultimate paragraph of my final report informing the Government of the conclusion of the work under the scheme.\n\n2.—With regard to the question of remuneration to owners, this Government, as you are aware, is acting under the instructions of His Majesty's Government. His Excellency has made representations by telegram on the subject.\n\n3. As to the question of legal authority, the ships have been requisitioned on behalf of, and under instructions from, His Majesty's Government, who have instructed this Government to superintend their management.\n\nIn these circumstances, this Government must refer you to His Majesty's Government on the point of legal authority for the requisitioning.\n\n\"The thanks of the Government are above all due to the owners of the ships, upon whose loyal and patriotic co-operation it has been able to rely from the beginning to the end. It must be remembered that the owners found themselves deprived of a very large part of their earnings, at a time of maximum freights when their competitors were making enormous profits; and there has been not one complaint. The Shipowners' Protection Association, whose title explains its object, has maintained most cordial relations with the Government throughout, and has given very great assistance.\n\nThe Association's Chairman, Mr. S. T. Williamson, put his experience and advice wholly at the Government's service, and he did much to solve difficulties and to smooth away misunderstandings. It may be recorded that, in spite of the many points of law which arose and the inevitable differences of opinion, every question in dispute was invariably settled in a spirit of friendly compromise.\n\nThis Government will, however, closely watch the working of the requisition scheme, and I am to assure you that the interests of the owners will receive its sympathetic consideration.\"\n\nOn the first reading of the Bill, the learned Attorney-General pointed out that at the time when the ships were first brought under control, the whole Empire was fighting for its national existence.\n\nWe then received the letters of April 19th and 1st May, 1918 (reproduced in the petition). In the first, we were asked, among other things, under what legislative authority we were acting. We replied on May 14th as follows:\n\nMany things had to be done for which no strict legal justification could be found, the occasion being urgent and the conditions new. The comment of our petitioners on that is that monies you now hold have not been used for the purpose of protecting our national existence. They are not asking for damages, they are not asking for the monies you have spent, but they are asking to have back the monies you have left over, and which they say you illegally took.\n\nThe learned Attorney-General stated that the great majority of shipowners in the United Kingdom accepted the terms offered by the Government, which were Blue Book rates. That was not so. They were compelled to accept those rates as the result of a Bill passed through both Houses of Parliament early in the war, and not as any part of post-war legislation.\n\nThe Attorney-General also pointed out, and he made a great point of this in his speech, that the Government took the risk of any dangers to the ships due to the operations of war. Our reply to that is this: the Government very wisely insured our ships with underwriters and paid, as premiums, part of the profits that they obtained by running our ships. We are not asking for the return of those premiums; we are only asking for the money left over.\n\nThe learned Attorney-General stated that at one time the Government did offer to hand over to the Imperial Government the whole of the collections from this requisition fund if they would accept the war risk, and the Imperial Government refused to do so.\n\nWhy? The Imperial Government obviously did not wish to accept responsibility for an action which was in its inception and throughout its career entirely illogical and unjustified.\n\n15. Your Petitioners are aware that it is not unusual after wars for Acts to be passed protecting persons who have acted in good faith and in the supposed execution of their duties from pains, penalties, and punishment for actions not warranted by the law, but your Petitioners point out that your Petitioners' claims have never been for no damages but are merely for the return of moneys standing to the credit of the Shipping Control Account, which were not required for the purposes of the war, and which were obtained by the use of their ships.\n\nThey desire respectfully to point out that the effect of the Bill, if passed, would be to authorise the seizure, in the year 1922, at a time when shipping is depressed and freights are low, of the moneys of British Companies who are competing with alien companies which were enabled to build up reserves during the war, through not being financially controlled.\n\nYour Petitioners state that not only is shipping now depressed and freights low, but that it is practically impossible to operate their ships at a profit. The Steamships Castlefield and Manapouri have already been laid up, and unless some financial assistance is forthcoming, many more will have to be laid up.\n\n11.—Your Petitioners learn that it is the intention of the Government to introduce a Bill into the Legislative Council to prevent the recovery of the said moneys by your Petitioners. Separate actions have now been commenced in the Supreme Court of Hongkong on behalf of all ships concerned.\n\n16. The result of the control caused a substantial financial loss in the case of several of the controlled ships, and the officially audited accounts showing this loss have been submitted to the Hongkong Government and are as follows:-\n\nS.S. Manapouri $12,359.67\n\nS.S. Castlefield $19,134.44\n\nS.S. Brisbane $89,017.54\n\nS.S. Pheumpenh $10,488.55\n\n$36,319.62\n\nS.S. Telemachus $13,667.28\n\nS.S. Haimun\n\n17. Your Petitioners desire also to point out that the needs of the Government for housing and education should be met by the community at large and not by what amounts to a special levy on certain small shipowning Companies, a large proportion of whose shareholders are resident elsewhere than in the Colony.\n\nIt appears to your Petitioners that the Government of Hongkong are attempting to tax a small branch of the community of this Colony for social improvements by indirect legislation, many of the contributors being entirely unconnected with the Colony of Hongkong.\n\n18. Your Petitioners desire to point out that the only commercial and industrial interests in this Colony which were put under Government Control and whose profits were impounded by the Government during the war were the shipping interests; whilst all other commercial and industrial interests, including Docks and Marine Insurance Companies, both of which made large profits from shipping operated under Blue Book rates, were permitted to take and retain their profits.\n\nIt does not alter the character of the goods at all if you re-arrange them in your window in order to make them appear more attractive.\n\nThe wrong that has been done to these people remains. The Government made profits, and the owners have been reduced to very dire straits as a result of that, and they do ask that, either they be given these moneys back, or else that they, at any rate, be allowed to prove their right to the return of these moneys by action in the Courts.\n\nCOMMENT BY THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.\n\nThe COLONIAL SECRETARY: I would ask permission to comment briefly on this petition, in no spirit of hostility to the petitioners, but simply to make clear the Government's position in the matter.\n\nThe Government's position may, perhaps, be most simply explained by reading the Government's replies to the letters which appear in the petition. The first is that of 11th April, 1918, in which it is said:-\n\n4.With regard to the request for a local Board of Arbitration, this Government has definite instructions that the remuneration to vessels under the local scheme is to approximate to that paid to the larger and more important class of vessels on the China Coast, which are under the Imperial Liner Requisition Scheme. It would, in the opinion of this Government, be inadvisable to suggest that the two classes of vessels should be dealt with separately.\n\n5. It would seem that the owners, in pressing their request for a representative on the Shipping Control Committee, are under a misapprehension as to the functions of that Committee. The Committee is an advisory body having no connection with the requisitioned ships to advise the Government on technical matters in connection with the ships; the Government having no one in its service who is conversant with the details of shipping business.\n\nAll I wish to do is to emphasise the point that this Government has been merely an agent in the matter; that it acted under the instructions of the Imperial Government, which it has not been able to vary one jot or tittle.\n\nI do not quite know the point in the petition about myself, but it was in the summer of 1920, when I was acting Colonial Secretary, that the Wollowra action was filed. It suited both sides not to go on at the time. I was going on leave in 1921, and as I was the only person who had intimate knowledge of the working of the scheme, it was agreed by both sides to defer action till my return.\n\nThe Indemnity Ordinance was introduced while I was away, and the point was raised that action in this matter of the shipping money had been delayed owing to my absence, and the Bill was accordingly held over until my return. We had been negotiating, and now the Government finds it necessary to bring forward this Bill.\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT put the motion for the second reading of the Bill and declared it passed.\n\nThe ATTORNEY-GENERAL thereupon moved that the Council go into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause.\n\nOn the subject of remuneration, our instructions from the Imperial Government were quite definite. We made representations about the rate of exchange and the cost and age of these vessels, which were between 27 and 43 years old, but our instructions remained the same. We were to treat them on the same lines as the vessels of the Indo-China Co. and the China Navigation Co.\n\nWith regard to the point of the representation of the owners on the Shipping Committee, of which I was Chairman, there were two other members, Mr. Sutherland, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Mr. Young, of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire. They were appointed by the Shipping Control, not by this Government, and it was thought inadvisable to have the owners of these ships on the Committee, which was a purely advisory Committee; but I think the owners will agree that I consulted them on every possible detail.\n\nThe Council then adjourned until that date.\n\nFOLLOWING discussion, the Bill was passed.\n\nA meeting of the Finance Committee was afterwards held. The report of the proceedings will be published in tomorrow's issue.\n\nOBITUARY,\n\nDEATH OF DR. ALEXANDER G. BELL.\n\nSYDNEY (NOVA SCOTIA), Aug. 2nd. The death is announced of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 503177, "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": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "page_number": 252, "title": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "content_text": "30\n\nCAFE DISPUTE.\n\nOVERLAND CHINA MAIL\n\nMIXED COURT.\n\nShanghai, July 21. As regards the Mixed Court rendition, the \"Sin Wan Pao\" states that the Ministry of Justice considers it improper to allow assessors to continue to sit in criminal cases,\n\n[No. 2998. July 22, 1926.\n\nTHE BOYCOTT,\n\nJuly 21. According to a report to hand, the Canton authorities are forbidding the alleged circulation of rumours by strikers.\n\nEvidence was given at the Central Magistracy yesterday in the case in which Mr. I. G. G. Taylor, who came from Shanghai, and Mr. J. L. Durand, a partner in the Cafe Parisien, were charged in connection with incidents at the Cafe on the 14th-15th instant.\n\nMr. Taylor spoke to Mrs. Taylor, Mr. Taylor not being there at the time. Mr. Durand blamed Mr. Taylor for the absence of the band. Mrs. Taylor said that her husband could not be in two places at once, upstairs and at the door.\n\nSuch rumours are stated to concern the present conference and the provision allowing local authorities to decide all criminal actions and execute all such decisions is regarded as repugnant to recent ordinances promulgated by the Central Government, and prejudicial to the movement for the unification of the law.\n\nThe \"Sin Wan Pao\" adds that the Ministry, in conjunction with the Wai-chiaopu, intends to submit a resolution to the Cabinet for the revision of the agreement.--Reuter.\n\nMr. Durand told Mrs. Taylor to leave the restaurant, saying \"I don't want you here. Get out!\" Mrs. Taylor said she wanted written notice. Mr. Durand insisted that she leave, and pushed her. She refused to go and he called her a fool. She slapped his face, whereupon he kicked her in the legs and ran upstairs.\n\nMrs. Taylor went to fetch her husband, who went upstairs after Mr. Durand. Witness called a Chinese policeman, who said he could not do anything until a whistle was blown.\n\nMr. Taylor is charged with disorderly conduct and Mr. Durand appears to answer five charges including assault, abusive language, and disorderly conduct.\n\nMr. Hugh Jones appeared for Mr. Durand and Mr. Taylor conducted his own case.\n\nWitnesses who had been subpoenaed in support of Mr. Taylor's case were business men and an adjournment would cause considerable loss of valuable time.\n\nMr. Hugh Jones applied for a remand but Mr. Taylor objected.\n\nMrs. Landau, of Madame Flint's Beauty Parlour, said she heard the disturbance in the cafe. Both Mr. Taylor and Mr. Durand were excited.\n\nMr. Taylor slapped Mr. Durand's face and Mr. Durand kicked, but witness did not see exactly what happened.\n\nWitness went up to the office with Mr. Durand, who had not had time to open his typewriter when Mr. Taylor came in and said: \"Did you call my wife a ...?\"\n\nMr. Taylor lifted a chair and threw it at Mr. Durand, who ran, with Mr. Taylor after him.\n\nMr. R. E. Lindsell, the Magistrate, agreed to hear witnesses on subpoena whose evidence concerned chiefly the events of the afternoon.\n\nMr. Taylor will be called later to give evidence of the evening events leading up to an alleged assault on Mr. Durand.\n\nThe dispute between the parties commenced in connection with the lateness of arrival of the band for a musical tiffin at the cafe on the 14th.\n\nThe band did not put in an appearance until 2 p.m. According to the opening of Mr. Taylor, both Mr. Durand and Madame Flint, the other partner in the cafe venture, were very excited and Mr. Durand called him (witness) a fool and used threats about taking witness by the throat and throwing him out of the cafe.\n\nMr. Alexander Schultz, assistant manager of the Russo-Asiatic Bank, who was in the cafe at 1.15, said he overheard Mr. Taylor and Mr. Durand in argument.\n\nMr. Durand told Mr. Taylor that his services were unsatisfactory and blamed him for the absence of the band.\n\nMr. Taylor was trying to explain, but Mr. Durand was very angry and said \"I feel like breaking your neck.\"\n\nMr. C. E. dos Remedios, clerk in the Russo-Asiatic Bank, corroborated Mr. Schultz.\n\nEvening Incidents.\n\nThe incidents on which the charges are based took place in the evening and arose out of the conduct of two sailors in the cafe.\n\nMr. Charles Henry Cotton, assistant manager of the cafe, said that Mr. Durand came into the cafe and...\n\nThe case was adjourned until tomorrow at 2.15 p.m.\n\nPhoto by A. Poorg.\n\nCOLONY'S HEALTH.\n\nJuly 21, Last week the following notifiable diseases were reported to the Medical Officer of Health:\n\nDiphtheria: 2 from Kowloon, total 2 cases, all Chinese.\n\nEnteric fever: 1 from city, 2 from Kowloon, total 3 cases (2 Chinese, 1 Portuguese), 1 death.\n\nParatyphoid fever: 1 Chinese case from city.\n\nCerebro-spinal fever: 1 fatal case (Portuguese) from city district.\n\nRabies: 1 dog from city.\n\nInfluenza (not notifiable): 1 death.\n\nWas ...\n\nAs indicated in the \"China Mail\" on several occasions last week, the Strike Executive has not been permitted to send delegates to the conference, with a watching brief.\n\nIt has now been confirmed that only the official delegations are present at the conference.\n\nAfter publication hours yesterday, a message was received from Reuter. In yesterday's issue, we gave the facts of this communique, now confirmed by the following:-\n\nThe conference at Canton resumed its sittings on July 19 (Monday) in the Canton Foreign Office, when the British delegation replied to the statement made by the Chinese delegation on the origin of the anti-British boycott.\n\nOn Monday, there was a \"clean\" return of health, no case being notified to the authorities.\n\nDamage at the Peak Tramway lower station. In the centre (foreground) is the nullah.\n\nOn the right is the Helena May Institute and a tram car can be seen on the left.\n\nThe next sitting of the conference has been fixed for July 21 (today).\n\nC.S.P. HELD UP.\n\nJuly 21. The danger to traffic and pedestrians by the rolling of barrels along pavements and roads was stressed at the Central Magistracy this morning when representatives of Messrs. Kwong Sang Hong, the perfumers, were charged with obstruction.\n\nIt was stated by Divisional Inspector Blackman that the Captain Superintendent of Police was held up with his car at Praya East yesterday by a number of coolies rolling barrels on the road.\n\nTo a question from the Magistrate (Mr. R. E. Lindsell), the defendant explained that it was easier to roll the barrels than to carry them, as it required two men to each barrel.\n\nRemarking that the coolies should be mindful of pedestrians and moving traffic, His Worship imposed a fine of $5.\n\n(No. 2998.—July 22, 1926.\n\nVALLEY ASSAULT.\n\nJuly 21.\n\nOVERLAND CHINA MAIL\n\nHIGH PRICES.\n\n251\n\n31\n\nGraham's Road, The Albany, Hollywood Road, Lyndhurst Terrace, Wellington Street from Pottinger Street to Queen's Road Central, Pottinger Street.\n\nJuly 21. Suggestions that there had been ill-feeling between the parties were made by Mr. A. J. O'Donoghue and Mr. W. B. Hind who appeared for the defence of Hajee Mohamed Ismail, 13 Sharp Street, and A. H. Harteam, 11 Da Street, at the Central Magistracy yesterday.\n\nThe charge was one of assault against two Chinese ladies.\n\nOriginally, the property consisted of four lots but as the third failed to elicit a bid in its entirety, it was put up in six sections, all of which were disposed of.\n\nLot 1, consisting of the remaining portion of Inland Lot No. 1285, including Staunton Street, was sold to Mr. Ma Chi-long for $20,000, an increase of nearly $6,000 on the upset price.\n\nLot 2, consisting of Section C of Inland Lot No. 1968 together with No. 3 Tai On Terrace, was also purchased by Mr. Ma Chi-long for $13,000, an increase of $8,000.\n\nLot 3 (a) consisting of Section F of Inland Lot No. 370 together with the buildings thereon now known as Nos. 2 and 3 Circular Pathway and Nos. 9 and 10 Tai On Lane was sold to The Hongkong and Kowloon Land and Loan Company for $8,900.\n\nLot 3 (b) consisting of Section G of Inland Lot No. 370 together with buildings thereon now known as No. 5 Circular Pathway was sold for $9,800.\n\nLot 3 (c) consisting of Subsection No. 2 of Section A of Inland Lot No. 9A together with the buildings thereon now known as No. 10 Circular Pathway and No. 2 Tsui On Lane was sold for $13,300, an increase of $8,300.\n\nLot 4 consisting of Subsection No. 1 of Section A of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1463 together with the buildings thereon now known as No. 174 Kowloon City Road, was bought by the Chuen On Fire Insurance Company Ltd., with one bid of $100 above the opening price of $1,000.\n\nNo. 7 Tsui On Lane was sold to the same company for $7,800, an increase of $2,800.\n\nThe Captain Superintendent of Police has now given permission for motor cars to use certain prohibited areas in order to relieve congestion.\n\nThe following are the areas temporarily opened for motor traffic:\n\nTaiwong Street.\n\nIce House Street south of Queen's Road Central (both ways).\n\nIn regard to Ice House Street, a recent notification stated that this road \"south of Queen's Road Central is open to motor traffic upwards, that is to say from Queen's Road Central, but motor traffic downwards, on such portion of Ice House Street, is prohibited.\"\n\nThe temporary concession now allowed will enable motor cars to use Ice House Street above Queen's Road Central (the hill portion).\n\nIn effect, a motor car can now proceed from the Queen's Road junction of Ice House Street right down to the old Fire Station near the junction of Wellington Street and Queen's Road, and vice versa.\n\nIsmail said he was cycling fairly fast down the path from Wong Nei Chong Road and merely reached out his arm to move one of the girls to a side in order to avoid a collision.\n\nHe was the leading cyclist, but complainants were wrong in saying there were three of them.\n\nWitness said that Gomes, the third cyclist, was some distance behind and did not turn up at the bicycle shop.\n\nWhen witness went to look for him, he met a brother of one of the complainants who told him that another cyclist had been arrested.\n\nGomes also gave evidence, and said he cycled some distance behind the other two.\n\nHe did not see or hear anything unusual on the path.\n\nHe wrote the name \"F. Kelly\" in the cycle hire books, as it was his nickname.\n\nHe also wrote his correct name and address and told the dealer that he would pay for the damage done to the cycle when he was pulled off by the brother of one of the complainants.\n\nHe dissociated himself from Harteam's action so that he should not be held responsible for the damage to witness's cycle.\n\nAfter hearing the evidence of the second defendant, which was similar to that of Ismail, and submissions for the defence, Mr. Lindsell accepted the evidence of the complainants as substantially true and convicted both defendants.\n\nThey were each fined $25, or fourteen days' imprisonment in default, and bound over to be of good behaviour for six months.\n\nAt 4 p.m. on July 22, nominations of candidates for the Legislative Council election close at the Magistracy.\n\nThe election is to be held on Monday, to select a non-official Justice of the Peace to represent the J.P.'s for three months, during the absence of Sir Henry Pollock.\n\nPhoto by A. Fang.\n\nMOTOR ROUTES.\n\nJuly 21. With the closing of Pedder Street between Queen's Road and Des Voeux Road for motor traffic temporarily owing to the heavy damage caused by the flood and obstructions at...\n\nJust like the Japan earthquake disaster,\" remarked a visitor at the scene above, on Monday.\n\nThis is Pedder Street, facing Queen's Road (with the A.P.C. in background) and shows the violent upheaval which moved large slabs of asphalt road material.\n\nTRAFFIC AGAIN.\n\nJuly 21. Yesterday Hongkong Hotel 'buses were out again, making the journey to Repulse Bay and back.\n\nOnly residents were carried on this motor service.\n\nThe Aberdeen Kai Fong 'buses were also in commission.\n\nThe route followed (out of town) is along Queen's Road West, up by No. 7 police station, along Pokfulam Road (past the University and No. 3 pumping station), and so on; and return by the same way.\n\nRepulse Bay residents reach the Hongkong Hotel by way of Queen's Road, from the west of the city.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 512749, "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": "CO129-507-3 China- anti-piracy precautions 31-10-1927 - 25-10-1928", "page_number": 94, "title": "CO129-507-3 China- anti-piracy precautions 31-10-1927 - 25-10-1928", "content_text": "94\n\n3.\n\nIn those circumstances it is perhaps a little unfortunate that the only commercial opinion you obtained from Mr. D. D. Dizon regarding running costs and his views had been combined with those of other witnesses in the compilation of the final report of the 1927 Commissioners; and while Mr. Hopkinson and Mr. Butterfield's evidence was of undoubted importance, there is some danger of a loss of perspective if the Dymond Report is to be viewed too much in the light of the opinion of one of the witnesses alone.\n\nFor convenience of reference, I attach a copy of the report of the 1927 Commissioners in which, as you will see, the Dymond Report of 1935 forms the 3rd Appendix.\n\n(signed)\n\nC. ALEXANDER,\n\nGovernor ad int.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-507-3 China- anti-piracy precautions 31-10-1927 - 25-10-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 514980, "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": "CO129-510-14 Report of committee of enquiry into discrepancies and losses in government departments in Hong Kong... 21-4-1928 - 24-10-1928", "page_number": 69, "title": "CO129-510-14 Report of committee of enquiry into discrepancies and losses in government departments in Hong Kong... 21-4-1928 - 24-10-1928", "content_text": "12 \n\nwere not brought to account and which were misappropriated. But there is, in our opinion, no evidence of any such collusion; and the conduct of the two shroffs subsequently to the discovery of the frauds in connection with the Water Accounts points strongly to their complete disassociation from Carvalho Yeo's proceedings.\n\n48. We have therefore sought other explanation as to how the money may have come into the hands of Carvalho Yeo.\n\nAll those persons who have come forward and who have actual recollection of making payments state that they made such payments to the person who was at the time of payment seated at the Treasury counter in the position throughout occupied by the Hong Kong Water Account Shroff, but they are unable to identify the actual individual. It therefore seems clear that the moneys were paid either to the shroff or to some person temporarily situated at the shroff's counter.\n\nUnfortunately the shroff's rough books for the material periods have been destroyed and we cannot therefore definitely ascertain who received payment.\n\nIt is stated by the shroffs that at times of pressure Carvalho Yeo assisted them at the counter, and that he also took in moneys when they were temporarily absent from the room; and it is conceivable that the money may have come into his hands at such times.\n\nThey also say that during the tiffin hour they always left any money which they had in hand in the drawer under the counter. These drawers have a very ordinary type of key and it is conceivable that Carvalho Yeo may have gained access to the drawers during the tiffin hour.\n\nThey also say that Carvalho Yeo frequently remained in the office during the tiffin hour, and that on occasion he handed them sums, invariably small, which he stated he had received during their absence. It is possible that some of the accounts may have been received by him during the tiffin hour, though it is unusual for members of the public to attend to make payments at that time.\n\nIn certain cases the misappropriated sums were paid by cheque and these cheques were passed through the General Account of the Treasury. In such cases Carvalho Yeo must have obtained the equivalent amount of cash either from the shroff's drawer or from other consumers.\n\nWe find it impossible to come to any definite conclusion as to how the moneys came into the hands of Carvalho Yeo, but there appears to have been ample opportunity for him to possess himself of them.\n\nThe fraud and the long concealment thereof appears to have been rendered possible by the defects to which we have directed attention in paragraph 17 of this Report.\n\nWe wish to acknowledge the assistance of those consumers who have been kind enough to attend before us and to assist us by the production of their receipts, accounts and cheques.\n\nSection III.\n\nTHE LOSSES AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.\n\n49. The frauds in the Education Department were perpetrated by Chan Tsz Un, a Class III clerk, who joined the Government Service in August, 1905, and absconded in September, 1927. He was appointed to the Education Department in 1916, and at the time of the frauds was receiving a salary of $1,600 per annum.\n\nThe misappropriations of refunded personal emoluments extended over the years 1925, 1926 and 1927 and the net loss occasioned thereby was $1,206.00, while the frauds in connection with subsidies to Elementary Vernacular Schools extended over the years 1922 to 1927 and entailed a loss of $19,108.00.\n\n50. During the material periods the appointment of Director of Education was held by three Officers, namely Mr. Edward Alexander Irving, for the period up to February, 1924. Mr. Geoffrey Norman Orme from that date until the 10th December, 1925, and Mr. Alan Eustace Wood from the latter date until the present time.\n\n69", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-510-14 Report of committee of enquiry into discrepancies and losses in government departments in Hong Kong... 21-4-1928 - 24-10-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515639, "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": "CO129-511-12 Staff list for Hong Kong- approval for staff increase in Colonial Secretary's Office 15-6-1928 - 15-6-1928", "page_number": 17, "title": "CO129-511-12 Staff list for Hong Kong- approval for staff increase in Colonial Secretary's Office 15-6-1928 - 15-6-1928", "content_text": "22\n\n-\n\n12\n\n―\n\nHONG KONG,—Continued.\n\nATTORNEY GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\n\n13\n\n—\n\nHONG KONG,—Continued.\n\nCrown Solicitor £1,000-£25-£1,200... H. K. Holmes, July 10, '22.\n\n16 Inspectors (Continued).\n\nAsst. Crown Solicitor £850-£25-£975... T. M. Hazlerigg, M.C., Oct. 5, '20.\n\nAsst. Crown Solicitor £600-£25-£800... T. S. Whyte-Smith, W.S., Dec. 29, '23.\n\nLand Officer... £900-£25-£1,200... P. Jacks, May 17, '16.\n\nAssistant Land Officer £600-£25-£800... F. Eaves, D.S.O., Sept. 11, '22.\n\n£1,250-£50-£1,500\n\n22.\n\nCaptain Supdt.\n\nPOLICE DEPARTMENT.\n\n3 Deputy Supdts. ... £375 to £1,100\n\n6 Asst. Supdts.\n\nE. D. C. Wolfe, Jan 1, '20.\n\nP. P. J. Wodehouse, C.I.E., by 17 annual increments of £25 & 6 annual increments of £50, Jan. 14, '12.\n\nT. H. King, April 5, '21.\n\nD. Burlingham, Feb. 1, '14.\n\nC. G. Perdue, Jan. 27, '19.\n\nL. H. V. Booth, Feb. 11, '22.\n\nW. R. Scott, Dec. 8, '22.\n\nW. G. Gerrard, May 2, '26.\n\nW. La B. Sparrow, Oct. 25, '24.\n\nL. H. C. Calthrop, Nov. 21, '24.\n\n£500-£25-£600... W. Kent, May 2, '26.\n\nChief Inspector\n\nChief Detective Insp.\n\nArmourer\n\nDo.\n\nT. Murphy, Nov. 24, '26.\n\n16 Inspectors\n\n£320-£10-£360... C. Greenwood, Nov. 7, '24.\n\n£400-£12.10s.-£450.\n\nC. F. Aris, Aug. 13, '21.\n\nJ. Ogg, Aug. 30, '23.\n\nP. Grant, Dec. 24, '23.\n\nH. J. Patterson, Feb. 7, '24.\n\nW. Spear, Dec. 26, '24.\n\nRichard Lanigan, July 6, '25.\n\nSub-Inspectors..\n\nPOLICE DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\n\n£400-£12-10s.-£450.\n\nD. MacDonald, Aug. 7, '25.\n\nR. H. E. Marks, Oct. 1, '25.\n\nA. N. Reynolds, Nov. 27, '25.\n\nA. R. Clark, May 2, '26.\n\nJ. R. Clark, Aug. 6, '26.\n\nW. R. McWalter, Aug. 13, '26.\n\nJ. Moss, Nov. 24, '26.\n\nF. E. Booker, May 11, '27.\n\nA. Hutchins, Aug. 5, '27.\n\n1 Post Vacant.\n\n£320-£10-£360... R. C. Watt, Aug. 17, '20.\n\nC. Pain, Jan. 17, '21.\n\nC. Evans, Jan. 1, '22.\n\nE. J. Cotton, July 25, '22.\n\nE. Bloor, Aug. 8, '22.\n\nH. Phillips, Sept. 27, '22.\n\nC. P. Fallon, July 27, '23.\n\nF. Shaftain, Aug. 7, '23.\n\nW. Shannon, Aug. 18, '23.\n\nR. Shandon, Aug. 30, '23.\n\nJohn Murphy, Dec. 23, '23.\n\nD. W. Barnett, Jan. 1, '24.\n\nL. P. Lane, Jan. 1, '24.\n\nJ. Brennan, Jan. 1, '24.\n\nA. E. T. Brown, Feb. 7, '24.\n\nK. W. Andrews, Jan. 1, '25.\n\nG. A. Stimson, Jan. 1, '25.\n\nC. F. Alexander, Jan. 1, '25.\n\nE. A. Vincent, Jan. 1, '25.\n\nW. E. Wilson, Dec. 21, '24.\n\nH. R. Kirkby, Dec. 26, '24.\n\nC. L. Goble, July 6, '25.\n\nM. Hourihan, Aug. 7, '25.\n\nE. J. Ellis, Aug. 7, '25.\n\n23", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-511-12 Staff list for Hong Kong- approval for staff increase in Colonial Secretary's Office 15-6-1928 - 15-6-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 516666, "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": "CO129-512-4 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 22-12-1928 - 9-5-1929", "page_number": 94, "title": "CO129-512-4 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 22-12-1928 - 9-5-1929", "content_text": "## Lead \n\n93 \n\nD.J. Colfey, M.A., LL.D., University College, Dublin. \n\nProfessor B. Ifor Evans, M.A., Ivy Cottage, Whiteley Wood, Sheffield. \n\nProfessor A. Gardner, Litt.D., 18, Well Walk, N.W.3. \n\nE. \n\nMiss Lynda Grier, M.A., Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. \n\nAlex Hill, M.A., M.D., Universities Bureau, 50, Russell Square, W.C. \n\nPhilip H. Kerr, C.M.G., Rhodes Trust, 17, Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, S.W. \n\nThe Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick D. Lugard, G.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O., Little Parkhurst, Abinger, near Dorking, Surrey. \n\nMajor General Sir Neill Malcolm, K.C.B., D.S.O., 35, Cranley Gardens, S.W.7. \n\nPrincipal Alexander Martin, D.D., New College, Mound, Edinburgh, Scotland. \n\nW. Foot Mitchell, M.P., House of Commons, S.W. \n\nSir Theodore Morison, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E., Armstrong College, Newcastle on Tyne. \n\nRt. Hon. Lieut. Col. Sir Matthew Nathan, 37, Cornwall Gardens, S.W.7. \n\nArchibald Rose, C.I.E., Westminster House, 7, Millbank, S.W.1. \n\nProfessor P.M. Roxby, B.A., School of Geography, 10, Abercromby Square, Liverpool. \n\nP. Scott, M.A., LL.D., 23, Grey Coat Gardens, Westminster. \n\nT. Franklin Sibly, D.Sc., University College, Swansea. \n\nH.R. Silcock, M.A., Friends House, Euston Road, N.W.1. \n\n## A \n\nMiss J.P. Strachey, M.A., Newnham College, Cambridge. \n\nJ. Wells, M.A., Wadham College, Oxford. \n\n## II \n\nThe origin of the Universities China Committee and its main purpose has been described as follows by Sir Arthur Shipley, First Chairman of the Committee: \n\n\"On the initiation of the Society of Friends, a small committee was formed last summer with the object of promoting closer cultural relations between China and Great Britain. The Universities Bureau of the British Empire took up the scheme when...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-512-4 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 22-12-1928 - 9-5-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 528174, "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": "CO129-531-10 Hong Kong University- encouragement of Chinese students to counteract American influence 30-5-1931 - 1-9-1931", "page_number": 131, "title": "CO129-531-10 Hong Kong University- encouragement of Chinese students to counteract American influence 30-5-1931 - 1-9-1931", "content_text": "153\n\nThe Building Fund has risen during its second year from $20,000 to about $30,000, the increase being due nearly entirely to the efforts of students and to the generosity of Western friends in Hong Kong and in England.\n\nIn February, a Fancy Dress Dance, organised by the women students both resident and non-resident, was held in the Great Hall of the University. It was generously supported both by members of the University and others and resulted in a sum of $1,200 for the Building Fund. In the Autumn, the Arts Association held a Dramatic Evening and once again demonstrated their conviction of the need of a permanent Women's Hostel by giving us the proceeds—a gift of over $200 for which we were very grateful. In April, the Dandy Coons, at Lieut. Christian's suggestion, very kindly gave a performance in St. Stephen's Girls' College and very generously donated the takings, which amounted to $500, to the Building Fund.\n\nAmongst the distinguished visitors to our old Hostel was Mrs. Alexander Whyte, who visited us in January and gave a talk on the League of Nations. It was mainly due to her visit that the League of Nations Society has been formed in the Colony, and we are proud to feel that the Hostel has had a share in the formation of a Society which, we hope, will help to make the League's work effective for Hong Kong.\n\nIn September, we had a House-warming in our new quarters and welcomed over a hundred guests in our three living rooms and on the roof. We fear they were somewhat crowded and look forward to the day when we can welcome them in the spacious Common Room and Dining Room of our own Building. However, the comparative smallness of our Common Room has apparently proved an attraction to the Christian Association, who have very frequently seemed to find its atmosphere conducive to friendly discussion. We should be glad to welcome other University Societies or their Committees if they would honour us in the same way.\n\nThe women students have taken an active part in University activities. Two of our most energetic members, Miss J. Lam and Miss E. Wong, graduated in December, and to them we extend our warmest congratulations, though we are very sorry to lose them.\n\n32\n\nWe trust that the conclusion of this year will see us in proud possession of the funds required for our building, together with a site upon which to erect it, as we should feel a bit embarrassed to be in possession of a completed building and no place on which to put it down!\n\n**BEATRICE M. POPE,**\nActing Warden.\n\n## REPORT OF ST. JOHN'S HALL 1930\n\nThe number of Freshmen entering St. John's Hall was unusually small, with the result that during the first term, the number on the books was 49, including three graduates, and in the second term, 43, including three graduates.\n\nHealth and discipline have been satisfactory.\n\nThe Hall was practically closed during the Summer Vacation, during which time repairs and repainting were carried out. Further improvement in the grounds was made by rebuilding the retaining wall on the Pokfulum Road and raising the level of the ground. It is hoped to provide thereby additional space for sports.\n\nThe Hall suffered a serious loss during the Summer Vacation by the death of Mr. Chau Kwok Wa, a Medical Student who had been elected Secretary of the Students' Committee.\n\nRev. N. V. Halward returned from furlough during the autumn and resumed residence in charge of St. Stephen's House. Our thanks are due to Mr. T. J. Price, who kindly undertook the duties at St. Stephen's House during Mr. Halward's absence.\n\n**C. B. SHANN,**\nWarden.\n\n## MORRISON HALL REPORT FOR 1930\n\nThe year has been one of steady progress. The Hostel has been fairly full throughout the year. The following figures show the numbers in residence:\n\n| Term | Graduates | Undergraduates | Externals | Total |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Spring Term | 2 | 37 | 6 | 43 (as \"Autumn Term ... 2\" is likely a header for the next row) |\n| Autumn Term | 2 | 35 | | 33 |\n\n154", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-531-10 Hong Kong University- encouragement of Chinese students to counteract American influence 30-5-1931 - 1-9-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 546237, "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": "CO129-550-2 Keung Tsz Pan- petition against sentence of death 18-10-1934 - 18-10-1934", "page_number": 17, "title": "CO129-550-2 Keung Tsz Pan- petition against sentence of death 18-10-1934 - 18-10-1934", "content_text": "Copy of H.H. the Chief Justice's notes.\n\nMonday\n\n17th September 1934.\n\nCriminal Sessions.\n\nR V. Keung Tez Pan\n\nMurder\n\nלו\n\nPlea: Not Guilty\n\nFraser (Asst. A.G.) for Crown (Lockhart Smith) Hin Shing Io (Hall Brutton) for accused.\n\nFollowing Common jurors empanelled.\n\nSamuel Weir Hamilton\n\nMok Yue Yan\n\nAntonio Gascon\n\nCassim Caful Markar\n\nHerbert Wells Randall\n\nArthur Cecil Ellis\n\nProsper Alexander Waller\n\nJurors sworn or affirmed as case may be.\n\nArthur Cecil Ellis chosen foreman of the jury.\n\nFraser opens and calls:-\n\nRalph Stockman Begbie ss. xd. Fraser.\n\nActing Govt. Bacteriologist.\n\nM.D. (Edin) D.P.M., D.P.H. (Glasgow).\n\nOn 23rd July Sergt. Allen handed me a sealed package containing this tin (Ext.1).\n\nIt contained some brown tarry fluid.\n\nOn examination I found human blood present.\n\nNext day I received this knife (Ext.2)\n\nOn blade I found brown substance on both sides whole length of blade.\n\nHandle was clean.\n\nSubstance contained human blood.\n\nOn 26th July I handed knife and tin back to Sergt. Allen.\n\nNo xxn.\n\nJames Thornton Smelley 88. xd. Fraser.\n\nSen. Med. Officer Kowloon Hospital.\n\nOn 21st July at 4.45 a.m. I examined accused.\n\nHe had improvised tourniquet made out of a vest above left knee.\n\nHe also had improvised dressing on left ankle.\n\nI found a contused area on back of left chest small.\n\n1 1/2\" wound on left shin bone about junction of middle and upper third.\n\n2 1/4\" wound on inner aspect of left ankle.\n\nFrom that wound there had been arterial hæmorrhage - artery was out.\n\nInjuries were quite recent, consistent with infliction after 2.30 a.m.\n\nWound was irregularly incised wound edges jagged in places. Wound consistent with falling on and breaking jars of pottery like Ext.3\n\nHe had lost a certain amount of blood.\n\nIf he walked with that wound there would have been spurting of blood, and also running of blood down to ground.\n\nSpurting would be inwards to other leg.\n\nLoss of blood not sufficient to weaken him greatly.\n\nHe could easily have walked 500 yards.\n\nAccused discharged on 14th August, limping slightly.\n\nIf he was discharged in afternoon he would have had a meal between 12 and 12.30 p.m.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-550-2 Keung Tsz Pan- petition against sentence of death 18-10-1934 - 18-10-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 552149, "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": "CO129-559-1 Canton - Hankow Railways 15-1-1936 - 23-6-1936", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-559-1 Canton - Hankow Railways 15-1-1936 - 23-6-1936", "content_text": "**BRITISH EMBASSY, PEKING**\n\nNo. 479 (4/19 C/1936)\nCopied to:-\n4th May 1936.\n\n* Commercial Counsellor\n* Changsha\n* Canton\n* Hankow\n* R.A.Y. Tour\n* F.A.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to enclose a copy of Mr. Consul-General Moss' despatch No. 13 from Hankow of the 19th March 1936 reporting on the condition of the Hupeh-Hunan Section of the Canton-Hankow Railway.\n\nHankow des. No.13 of 19.3.1936.\n\nWith reference to the statement that this section of the line is in a deplorable condition and would require expenditure of much time and capital to make the whole line efficient for military and commercial purposes, I venture to draw your attention to an article describing the construction work, permanent way, and rolling stock of the Canton-Hankow Railway which appeared in the Railway Gazette of the 7th February 1936, (a copy of which was sent recently to Sir Alexander Cadogan by Mr. C. Peter Sandberg of Messrs. Sandberg, 40 Grosvenor Gardens, London S.W. 1.), who stated that his firm had arranged for the publication of the article), which appears to give a somewhat over-optimistic estimate of the traffic prospects of the line.\n\nReports from\n\nThe Right Honourable,\nAnthony Eden, M.C., M.P.,\netc., etc., etc.,\n**FOREIGN OFFICE**.\nS.W. 1.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-559-1 Canton - Hankow Railways 15-1-1936 - 23-6-1936.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563250, "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": "CO129-574-13 British capital for China- Prime Minister's statement 5-11-1938 - 5-11-1938", "page_number": 10, "title": "CO129-574-13 British capital for China- Prime Minister's statement 5-11-1938 - 5-11-1938", "content_text": "# HOUSE OF COMMONS: PRINCIPAL OFFICERS\n\n## THE SPEAKER\n\nCaptain Right Hon. EDWARD A. FITZROY, M.P.\n\n## CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS\nRt. Hon. Sir DENNIS HENRY HERBERT, K.B.E., M.P.\n\n## DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN\n\n## Clerk of the House of Commons\nSir GILBERT CAMPION, K.C.B. \nClerk-Assistant—F. W. METCALFE, Esq.\nSecond Clerk-Assistant—E. A. FELLOWES, Esq., M.C.\n\n## Principal Clerks\n\n| Office | Name |\n| --- | --- |\n| Public Bill Office and Clerk of Fees | W. K. GIBBONS, Esq., C.B. |\n| Clerk of The Journals | C. R. TURNER, Esq. |\n| Committee and Private Bill Office | O. C. WILLIAMS, Esq., M.C. |\n\n## Senior Clerks\nG. W. B. THROCKMORTON, Esq.; B. H. COODE, Esq.; A. W. M. BULL, Esq.; Captain C. R. P. DIVER; R. A. W. DENT, Esq.; L. A. ABRAHAM, Esq.; N. L. LOCKTON, Esq.; S. ST. G. S. KINGDOM, Esq.; E. J. H. EDENBOROUGH, Esq.; D. J. GORDON, Esq.\n\n## Assistant Clerks\nB. ST. G. DRENNAN, Esq.; K. R. MACKENZIE, Esq.; S. C. HAWTREY, Esq.; S. GORDON, Esq.; T. G. B. Cocks, Esq.; J. S. CRAW-FORD, Esq.; H. R. M. FARMER, Esq.; A. C. MARPLES, Esq.; D. W. S. LIDDERDALE, Esq.; T. G. ODLING, Esq.\n\n## Accountant \nJ. LUXFORD, Esq., O.B.E. \nAssistant—Captain C. L. WATSON.\nSecond Assistant—A. J. MOYES, Esq.\n\n## Serjeant at Arms\nBrigadier Charles ALFRED HOWARD, D.S.O.\nDeputy Serjeant—W. H. ERSKINE, Esq., C.B.E.\nAssistant Serjeant—Lieut.-Colonel I. T. P. HUGHES, M.C.\n\n## Chief Office Clerk (Serjeant at Arms Department)\nC. A. PLYMEN, Esq.\n\n## Admission Order Office\nLieut. G. WEAVER and Captain E. T. CUTLER, M.C.\n\n## Chaplain to the Speaker\nRev. ALAN CAMPBELL DON, D.D.\n\n## Counsel to the Speaker\nSir FREDERICK FRANCIS LIDDELL, K.C.B., K.C.\n\n## Secretary to the Speaker\nLieut.-Colonel Sir RALPH VERNEY, C.B., C.I.E., C.V.O., (acting).\n\n## Trainbearer to the Speaker\nW. J. Pusey, Esq.\n\n## Examiners of Private Bills\nEDWARD VIGORS, Esq., C.B., and Lieut.-Colonel Sir RALPH VERNEY, C.B., C.I.E., C.V.O.\n\n## Taxing Master\nLieut.-Colonel Sir RALPH VERNEY, C.B., C.I.E., C.V.O. \nClerk—A. C. MARPLES, Esq.\n\n## Editor of Official Report of Debates\nT. H. PARR, Esq., O.B.E. \nAssistant Editor—P. CORNELIUS, Esq.\n\n## Vote Office Principal Clerk\nMajor B. T. ST. JOHN.\n\n## Captain \nJ. G. MOUNSEY.\n\n## Librarian\nJ. V. KITTO, Esq.\nAssistant Librarian—H. A. ST. George Saunders, Esq. \nClerks in Library J. W. C. BEESLEY, Esq., and N. WILDING, Esq.\n\n## Clerk of Works\nJ. E. HOLMAN, Esq.\n\n## Superintendent of Works (Resident Engineer)\nA. W. HATTERSLEY, Esq. \nPostmaster—J. E. WEBSTER, Esq.\n\n## Officer in Charge of Police\nInspector A. SUTHERLAND, \nRefreshment Department Manager—R. J. BRADLEY, Esq.\n\nRevised, 1st November, 1938.\n\n# THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES OFFICIAL REPORT\n\n## IN THE THIRD SESSION OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND\n\n## SECOND YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI\n\n## FIFTH SERIES VOLUME 340\n\n## THIRTEENTH VOLUME OF SESSION 1937-38\n\n## HOUSE OF COMMONS.\n\nTuesday, 1st November, 1938.\n\nThe House—after the Adjournment on 6th October met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.\n\n## DEATH OF A MEMBER\n\nMr. Speaker made the following communication to the House: \nI regret to have to inform the House of the death of the right hon. Lord Stanley, late Member for the county of Lancaster (Fylde Division), and we desire to express our sense of the loss we have sustained, and our sympathy with the relatives.\n\n## SPEAKER'S WARRANTS FOR NEW WRITS\n\nMr. SPEAKER informed the House that he had issued, during the Adjournment, Warrants for New Writs, namely:\n- For Oxford City, in the room of Right hon. Robert Croft Bourne, deceased.\n- For the County of Kent (Dartford Division), in the room of Frank Edward Clarke, esquire, deceased.\n\n## NEW WRITS\n\n- For the County of Somerset (Bridgewater Division), in the room of Sir Reginald Powell Croom-Johnson, K.C. (one of the Justices of the High Court).— [Captain Margesson.]\n- For the County of York (West Riding) (Doncaster Division), in the room of Alfred Short, esquire, deceased.—[Sir Charles Edwards.]\n- For the Borough of Walsall, in the room of Joseph Alexander Leckie, esquire, deceased. [Colonel Kerr.]\n\n## ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS\n\n### BRITISH ARMY\n\n#### TERRITORIAL ARMY (STRENGTH)\n1. Mr. Day asked the Secretary of State for War the deficit on the recruiting establishment for the Territorial Army as at the last convenient date; and in what way is it proposed to increase the proficiency bounty and/or extend the marriage allowances for married men who attend camp?\n\nThe Secretary of State for War (Mr. Hore-Belisha): On 1st October the Territorial Army was deficient of 144 officers and 14,874 other ranks, compared with 1,359 officers and 44,824 other ranks on the corresponding date last year. Married men of the Territorial Army who attended camp this year or were called out during the crisis received for the first time the benefit of the new scheme of family allowance promulgated in April last. No change has been made in the proficiency grant.\n\nMr. Day: As a stimulus to recruiting, will the right hon. Gentleman make an early statement as to what the Government propose to do to improve service conditions?\n\nPage 10\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-13 British capital for China- Prime Minister's statement 5-11-1938 - 5-11-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 569635, "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": "CO129-584-14 Commutation of death sentences to life imprisonment. Includes 9 photographs depicting- [CN 3-42] Commutation of... 22-12-1939 - 17-9-1940", "page_number": 56, "title": "CO129-584-14 Commutation of death sentences to life imprisonment. Includes 9 photographs depicting- [CN 3-42] Commutation of... 22-12-1939 - 17-9-1940", "content_text": "COPY OF HIS HONOUR THE CHIEF JUSTICE'S NOTES.\n\nMonday 27th November 1939.\n\n55-\n\nCriminal Sessions.\n\nR v. Tong Chu alias Shui Hang Tsai\n\nMurder\n\nPleads not guilty.\n\nPrentis Asst. C.S. for Crown.\n\nChen (Lau) for defence.\n\nSaturnino Maria da Cruz\n\nHarry Turner\n\nHenry Leonard Moors\n\nTheodore Alexander Kuester)\n\nempanneled as jurors and respectively\n\nsworn or affirmed.\n\nJohn James Cameron\n\nHenry William Pomery\n\nYuen Tat Ming\n\nJohn James Cameron chosen as foreman of the jury.\n\nAccused given in charge of the jury.\n\nPrentis Asst.C.S. opens for Crown and calls:-\n\nLIEN TSOONG KYA, M.O. Queen Mary Hospital. About 8.40 p.m. on 28th September Leung Ki was admitted. Very collapsed from excessive loss of blood. He had a number of incised wounds. Transverse wound 4½\" long on back of neck, it went right down to bone. Wound was bleeding very profusely. Incised wound across right cheek deep down to bone 3\" long. Incised wound on left arm 1\" long and 1\" deep. Incised wound 4½\" long on outside of left thigh. It was deep and went through muscles. Two minor abrasions of abdominal wall. I could not operate but I stopped haemorrhage. He improved slightly but later got worse. He was treated for shock with intravenous injections. On 1st October I was present when dying deposition was taken from him. It took 1 hour. During taking of deposition he had lucid intervals. At other times he could not answer questions clearly. Temperature at that time was very high 104 degs. Next day I was present when deposition was read over to him. He was not completely lucid then, but he was better than on the previous day. He was conscious all the time the deposition was taken but he was very drowsy. Next day he could not answer questions normally.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-584-14 Commutation of death sentences to life imprisonment. Includes 9 photographs depicting- [CN 3-42] Commutation of... 22-12-1939 - 17-9-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 571851, "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": 42, "title": "CO129-587-12 Evacuation from Hong Kong- passenger lists 8-7-1940 - 8-7-1940", "content_text": "# SHEET SIX\n\n## Particulars of Husband\n| Rank | Surname |\n| --- | --- |\n| Sgt. | LOBBAN |\n| Major | LOCH |\n| S/Sgt. | LOCK |\n| Sgt. | LOMAX |\n| W.O.I | LORD |\n| W.O.III | LORD |\n| W.O.II | MACKAY |\n| Pte. | MACKENZIE |\n| Major | |\n| Miss | MAKEL |\n| | MAPLE |\n| S/Sgt. | MARKEY |\n| W.O.III | MATHIESON |\n| W.O.II | MAXWELL |\n| | MACPHERSON |\n| Sgt. | MAYNE |\n| S/Sgt. | MCCLAPPERTY |\n| W.O.I | MCCOMBLL |\n| Capt. | |\n| W.O.II | MCMILLAN |\n| | MCMURTRY |\n| Sgt. | MCNAIR |\n| W.O.II | MEAD |\n| L/Cpl. | MEEK |\n| Sgt. | MILES |\n| Sgt. | MILLAK |\n| W.O.II | MILNE |\n| W.O.III | MILLS |\n| W.O.II | MILLS |\n| L/Cpl. | MILLS |\n| 3/Sgt. | MILLS |\n| Sgt. | MINIHAN |\n| | MITCHELL |\n| | MITCHELL |\n| Lt-Col. | MOFFATT |\n| Major | MOMBER |\n| W.O.II | MORSTON |\n| W.O.I | |\n| Sgt. | MORRIS |\n| | MOSE |\n| Major | MOULDING |\n| Sgt. | |\n| Major | MUNTON |\n| | MURRAY |\n| | NELSON |\n| | NEVE |\n| W.O.II | MUXLOW |\n| W.O.I | NEALE |\n| W.O.II | |\n| Capt. | |\n\n## Particulars of Children\n| Full Christian Names of Wife | Name | Date of Birth |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Mary | Lily | 17/3/31 |\n| | Richard | 22/4/34 |\n| | Margaret | 13/3/36 |\n| Shirley Ellen | Ada | |\n| | Peter | 11/6/36 |\n| | Kathleen | 18/4/39 |\n| Jessie | William | 26/5/34 |\n| May Margaret Dorothy | | |\n| Agness | Donald Wm. | 14/7/34 |\n| | Ian | 23/9/32 |\n| | Finlay | 19/10/37 |\n| | Alexander | 5/2/32 |\n| | Donald | 3/5/33 |\n| | Kenneth | 17/7/34 |\n| | Marion | 1/5/36 |\n| Marjorie | | |\n| Gladys Irene Olive E. (Nurse) | Malcolm James | 12/5/39 |\n| | Peter John | 17/1/35 |\n| | Sylvia Anne | 22/1/38 |\n| Bridget | Rose | |\n| | Catherine | 4/9/36 |\n| | John | 3/11/37 |\n| | Helen | |\n| Florence | William I. | 19/8/26 |\n| | Jean | 15/4/32 |\n| | Henry | 24/8/39 |\n| Marion | | |\n| Blanche | Thomas | 6/12/25 |\n| | Mary E. | 3/5/27 |\n| | Patrick | 8/6/32 |\n| | Michael | 27/2/38 |\n| Viola Barkley Mary | Robert J.B. | 23/10/39 |\n| Ivy Bowerman | Elizabeth | |\n| | Colin B. | 9/7/38 |\n| Margaret | Doris | |\n| | Josephine | 19/5/35 |\n| | Sylvia | 9/2/36 |\n| Nesta Daphne Winifred | | |\n| Jemima | Margaret | |\n| | Davidina | 7/6/39 |\n| | Janet | 18/7/39 |\n| | Agnus | 24/5/29 |\n| Hilda | James | 13/4/32 |\n| Marion | Morag | 7/10/31 |\n| Miriam | | |\n| Ellen | Michael | 15/7/30 |\n| Edith Caroline | Derrick | 21/10/32 |\n| | Audrey | 16/12/34 |\n| Edna Gurney | Ian A.C. | 26/6/39 |\n| Agnes | | |\n| Margaret Elizabeth | Gillian | 18/7/33 |\n| | Isubel | 22/11/36 |\n| Dorothy | Jean | 6/10/31 |\n| | Alan | 16/1/33 |\n| Lisa | Beatrice | |\n| | Brian | 14/9/33 |\n| Gillian | | |\n| Marjorie Beryl | David G. | 29/8/29 |\n| | Saran H. | 14/5/35 |\n| Kate Beatrice | Helen Neste | |\n| | John 0. | 9/5/39 |\n| | Barvara N. | 9/5/39 |\n| Violet Odenia | | |\n| Doris | | |\n| Mary Alice | | |\n| Fannie Elizabeth | Elizabeth M.A. | 12/4/32 |\n| | Elisia D. B. | |\n| | Clifford, C. | |\n| | Peter T. | 13/8/36 |\n| | Richard W. | 12/3/36 |\n| | Avril M. | 25/8/31 |\n| | | 9/4/34 |", "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": 574558, "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": "CO129-590-11 Commission of Enquiry into irregularities in Immigration Departments 22-4-1941 - 19-12-1941", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-590-11 Commission of Enquiry into irregularities in Immigration Departments 22-4-1941 - 19-12-1941", "content_text": "## not found in original text, proceeding with the given text.\n\nThe working is D.CA/X segtas 8 wanted barbed wire to put around his refugee camp to keep refugees from disappearing into the population of the Colony failed to get any supplies from the Director of Public Works, and was finally told, after considerable delay, that tenders would be put up in the normal way for the supply of barbed wire. At a time when it is necessary, on defence grounds, to control the influx of refugees into the Colony, it is a trifle alarming to find that the practical measures to put such policy into effect are treated in this way. In the same way, according to evidence, the Immigration Department found its work hampered by the failure of the Police Department to supply them with any launches. The Governor does not say whether the Hong Kong Government propose to adopt the Commission's suggestion that an officer should be appointed to see that Government orders are carried promptly into effect. I am doubtful whether the conditions of such a \"grand inquisitor\" would in fact serve much useful purpose, but the objects in point would be far better served by closer supervision by the Colonial Secretariat and heads of Departments generally.\n\nThe other point with which we are concerned is that of the implications of the report on our relations with the Government of China. The Governor states that he has no reason to feel that the undertaking that the Ordinance would be administered with tact and sympathy is regarded as having been broken by the Chinese Government. There were two instances quoted in the evidence before the Commission where prominent Chinese were treated by Mr. Forrest or his Department as courteously as they might think themselves entitled, and one Chinese witness appeared before the Commission to state that the developments under the Immigration Department had ruined the good name which Hong Kong enjoyed by the people of China. We have also heard from Sir Alexander Clark Kerr that in his view the Chinese Government felt considerable annoyance at the method in which the Ordinance was administered in Hong Kong, and consequently the position is perhaps not so satisfactory as the Governor's despatch might suggest. At the same time we have sent a telegram to Hong Kong asking them to tighten up the administration of the Ordinance, and perhaps at this juncture to follow it up with another telegram urging them to be sympathetic to the Chinese might seem contradictory and ... \n\n13.9.41.\n\nMr. Jeffries. \nSir A. Burns.\n\nThere is a great mass of reading in the enclosures in this despatch which I have only found it possible to complete during the intervals allowed by more pressing work. I don't suggest that it is necessary for you to read anything more than the despatch, the printed report, and enclosures 5 and 6.\n\nIn our telegram No. 3 in this file the S. of S.'s disappointment was expressed to the Governor that such a state of affairs had been allowed to develop in a matter, as the Colonial Government knew, to which considerable political importance was attached in view of the protests made by the Chinese Government against this new restrictive measure on the immigration of Chinese into Hong Kong. The Commissioners, as the Governor...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-11 Commission of Enquiry into irregularities in Immigration Departments 22-4-1941 - 19-12-1941.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 581622, "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": "CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946", "page_number": 190, "title": "CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946", "content_text": "## 5.\n\nMiss Ruston reported that a small executive Committee was about to be set up in London under an Order in Council for the purpose of dealing with certain financial affairs of the University, particularly in regard to meeting the obligations of the University in addition to its staff for the period of the Japanese occupation. This Committee would, if necessary, have powers to terminate appointments and to make new ones.\n\nThe Committee agreed that, in view of this arrangement, there was no immediate need to reconstitute the administrative bodies of the University in Hong Kong.\n\n## 6.\n\nThe Committee returned to a detailed consideration of the staff required for the satisfactory working of Departments in the University suggested in the Minutes of the previous meeting.\n\n### A. Faculty of Arts\n\n(i) There was general agreement that the Department of English was of major importance and that additional staff was required. It was decided that the reconstituted Department would need:\n| Position | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Professor | 1 |\n| Lecturer (English) | 1 |\n| Lecturer (Chinese) | 1 |\n| Junior Lecturers and Tutors | 3 |\n\nThe additional Chinese Lecturer of wide competence in English was thought necessary for the developing of comparative studies in English and Chinese Literatures.\n\n(ii) Mathematics.\n| Position | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Professor | 1 |\n| Reader | 1 |\n| Lecturers | 2 |\n| Tutors | ... |\n\nwas thought necessary for Honours Courses in Mathematics. Teaching in Pure and Applied Mathematics would be divided as between Professor and Reader. If Engineering teaching were to continue, additional staff might be necessary.\n\n(iii) History.\n| Position | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Professor | 1 |\n| Reader | 1 |\n| Lecturers | 2 |\n| Tutors | ... |\n\nThe Professor would be concerned with Western History and the Reader with Chinese and Far-Eastern History.\n\n(iv) Social Studies. After considerable discussion, it was agreed that a small subcommittee consisting of Mr. W. Adams, Professor Hinton, and Mr. Sloss should draft proposals after consultation with Sir Alexander Carr-Saunders or another authority.\n\n(v) Chinese Studies. It was agreed that the existing establishment of:\n| Position | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Professor | 1 |\n| Lecturer | 1 |\n| Junior Lecturers | 2 |\n| Tutors | 2 |\n\nwas adequate.\n\n(vi)\n\nPage 190\nPage 191", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 581626, "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": "CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946", "page_number": 194, "title": "CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946", "content_text": "## 5.\n\nMiss Ruston reported that a small executive Committee was about to be set up in London under an Order in Council for the purpose of dealing with certain financial affairs of the University, particularly in regard to meeting the obligations of the University to its staff for the period of the Japanese occupation. In addition, this Committee would, if necessary, have powers to terminate appointments and to make new ones.\n\nThe Committee agreed that, in view of this arrangement, there was no immediate need to reconstitute the administrative bodies of the University in Hong Kong.\n\n## 6.\n\nThe Committee returned to a detailed consideration of the staff required for the satisfactory working of Departments in the University suggested in the Minutes of the previous meeting.\n\n### A. Faculty of Arts\n\n(i) There was general agreement that the Department of English was of major importance and that additional staff was required. It was decided that the reconstituted Department would need:\n| Position | Specialty |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1 Professor | |\n| 1 Lecturer | English |\n| 1 Lecturer | Chinese |\n| 3 Junior Lecturers and Tutors | |\n\n(the number of Junior Lecturers and Tutors to be determined according to the size of classes). The additional Chinese Lecturer of wide competence in English was thought necessary for the developing of comparative studies in English and Chinese Literatures.\n\n(ii) Mathematics.\n| Position |\n| --- |\n| 1 Professor |\n| 1 Reader |\n| 2 Lecturers |\n| Tutors |\n\nwas thought necessary for Honours Courses in Mathematics. Teaching in Pure and Applied Mathematics would be divided as between Professor and Reader. If Engineering teaching were to continue, additional staff might be necessary.\n\n(iii) History. \n| Position |\n| --- |\n| 1 Professor |\n| 1 Reader |\n| 2 Lecturers |\n| Tutors |\n\nwas recommended. The Professor would be concerned with Western History and the Reader with Chinese and Far-Eastern History.\n\n(iv) Social Studies. After considerable discussion, it was agreed that a small subcommittee consisting of Mr. W. Adams, Professor Hinton, and Mr. Sloss should draft proposals after consultation with Sir Alexander Carr-Saunders or another authority.\n\n(v) Chinese Studies. It was agreed that the existing Establishment of:\n| Position |\n| --- |\n| 1 Professor |\n| 1 Lecturer |\n| 2 Junior Lecturers |\n| 2 Tutors |\n\nwas adequate.\n\n(vi)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 581630, "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": "CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946", "page_number": 198, "title": "CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946", "content_text": "## 5.\n\nMiss Ruston reported that a small executive Committee was about to be set up in London under an Order in Council for the purpose of dealing with certain financial affairs of the University, particularly in regard to meeting the obligations of the University to its staff for the period of the Japanese occupation. In addition, this Committee would, if necessary, have powers to terminate appointments and to make new ones.\n\nThe Committee agreed that, in view of this arrangement, there was no immediate need to reconstitute the administrative bodies of the University in Hong Kong.\n\n## 6.\n\nThe Committee returned to a detailed consideration of the staff required for the satisfactory working of Departments in the University suggested in the Minutes of the previous meeting.\n\n### A. Faculty of Arts\n\n(i) There was general agreement that the Department of English was of major importance and that additional staff was required. It was decided that the reconstituted Department would need:\n| Position | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Professor | 1 |\n| Lecturer (English) | 1 |\n| Lecturer (Chinese) | 1 |\n| Junior Lecturers and Tutors | 3 (the number to be determined according to the size of classes) |\n\nThe additional Chinese Lecturer of wide competence in English was thought necessary for the developing of comparative studies in English and Chinese Literatures.\n\n(ii) Mathematics.\n| Position | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Professor | 1 |\n| Reader | 1 |\n| Lecturers | 2 |\n| Tutors | ... |\n\nwas thought necessary for Honours Courses in Mathematics. Teaching in Pure and Applied Mathematics would be divided as between Professor and Reader. If Engineering teaching were to continue, additional staff might be necessary.\n\n(iii) History.\n| Position | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Professor | 1 |\n| Reader | 1 |\n| Lecturers | 2 |\n| Tutors | ... |\n\nwas recommended. The Professor would be concerned with Western History and the Reader with Chinese and Far-Eastern History.\n\n(iv) Social Studies.\n\nAfter considerable discussion, it was agreed that a small subcommittee consisting of Mr. W. Adams, Professor Hinton, and Mr. Sloss should draft proposals after consultation with Sir Alexander Carr-Saunders or another authority.\n\n(v) Chinese Studies. It was agreed that the existing establishment:\n| Position | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Professor | 1 |\n| Lecturer | 1 |\n| Junior Lecturers | 2 |\n| Tutors | 2 |\n\nwas adequate.\n\n(vi)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 586484, "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": "CO129-603-6 Legal Department- staff vacancies 28-9-1949 - 24-11-1949", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-603-6 Legal Department- staff vacancies 28-9-1949 - 24-11-1949", "content_text": "COPY\n\n3 9\n\nORIG. ON. 27216/80/49(Temp. File)\n\nThe Legal Adviser to the S. of S., The Colonial Office, LONDON.\n\nDear Sir Kenneth;\n\nLEGAL DEPARTMENT, SUPREME COURT BUILDING, HONG KONG, 3rd November, 1949. REF. NO..\n\nYou will recall, I think, that T.J. Gould has recently been promoted to be a Puisne Judge in Hong Kong. You may also know that J.B. Maingard, who came to us a couple of years ago from Mauritius, is retiring with effect from the 1st June, 1950, for health reasons. He is at present on leave. Thus there is an actual vacancy and a potential vacancy in the Hong Kong establishment of 10 Legal Officers. Appropriate Despatch with particulars has now been sent to the S. of S. asking that these vacancies be filled. It has been mentioned that effort is being made to recruit locally but the chance that any suitable candidate will be forthcoming here is extremely remote since all legal practitioners, even the most junior assistants in the Solicitor's firms of Hong Kong, are doing extremely well.\n\n2. I write to ask you once again to give our staff needs in Hong Kong very sympathetic consideration, notwithstanding the difficulties in recruiting which may still prevail. Thanks to the advent of the 3 ex Palestine men, the staff position of the Judicial and Legal Departments here for the last year has at last been satisfactory. As a result, it has been possible to resolve much more of the confusion resulting from the War and Japanese occupation and to achieve considerable progress in other directions and in particular to contribute very substantially to the maintenance of law and order in Hong Kong during the very difficult period through which we have been passing, and in fact in which we still remain. Our approved establishment is, however, just sufficient to maintain this position while making due provision for leave. The overall Judicial and Legal establishment exceeds pre-war by only 3+1 (Latimer) on agreement as President of the Tenancy Tribunal. If the two vacancies abovementioned are not filled, we must quickly relapse into the position obtaining before last year, which was highly unsatisfactory since the staff position did not enable us, despite all individual efforts, fully to clean up the War mess or even to keep abreast of the current work or to do it, e.g., on the drafting side, without the danger of serious mistakes resulting from pressure.\n\n3. As regards the recruiting position, I hope the position at Home is now easier. In case it is not, I attach a note which I have received from Hooton (Crown Counsel) with a suggestion which you may care to consider for improving recruitment to the Colonial Legal Service. As you will notice, Hooton's note is written from the Crown Counsel angle. But I think that his idea of recruiting inexperienced young men on agreement in the first instance will equally apply in the case of Solicitors and for duty as an Assistant Registrar General. Certainly, in so far as Hong Kong is concerned, on appointment as Legal Officer on agreement, a man can be given considerable practical experience, whatever his bent or professional training as a lawyer may be, which should ultimately fit him for permanent appointment in the Colonial Legal Service as well or better than some years' practice at home of a kind which has been desultory or narrow. Again, on the question of recruiting, has there been much advertisement through the professional journals? You may have noticed an article in the Law Times of the 2nd September, 1949, by Gilcrist Alexander. I doubt if his article can prove very helpful to recruitment.\n\nIt/", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-603-6 Legal Department- staff vacancies 28-9-1949 - 24-11-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 587429, "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": "CO129-605-3 Chinese charitable funds and other deposit accounts 13-5-1948 - 3-9-1948", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-605-3 Chinese charitable funds and other deposit accounts 13-5-1948 - 3-9-1948", "content_text": "31.126/3/48\n\nHUNG YOND\n\n1273\n\nSOMPIDATUL\n\nsir,\n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE,\n\nTHE CHURCH HOUSE,\n\nGREAT SMITH STREET,\n\nLONDON, S.W.1.\n\n3 September, 1948.\n\nGOVERNOR,\n\nI have the honour to refer to your despatch No.1044 of the 13th May, 1948 about the liability of the Hong Kong Government to replace certain funds in their custody before the war which were confiscated by the Japanese during the enemy occupation.\n\n2.\n\nThis matter has been carefully considered and I am advised that, so far as these funds which were placed in a separate account are concerned, there is no liability upon the Hong Kong Government to replace them, but that in respect of those funds which were paid into the general Government Account, the Hong Kong Government cannot avoid liability except upon the ground that a strong degree of probability existed that the funds would have been seized in any event, even though they had been placed in separate accounts.\n\n3.\n\nOn the general question of responsibility for the loss of funds by a person who holds them in a fiduciary capacity, it is agreed that in law a greater care as a custodian cannot be imposed upon him than that of keeping them as he would his own. Certainly the safest way of keeping money is to lodge it with a banker, and in regard to the funds under discussion, in whatever category they fall, the Hong Kong Government was doing the proper thing in lodging them with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. But the question of responsibility does not end there. In paying certain of these funds into the general Government Account the Hong Kong Government not only kept the money as they kept their own but kept the money as their own and the question arises whether, being thus represented as Government property, the funds were exposed to additional risk of confiscation.\n\n4.\n\nOn this point, it must be noted that, whereas it is quite clear from Article 53 of the Hague Regulations that an occupying power may appropriate cash, funds and realisable securities belonging to the hostile state, private funds are in international law protected from confiscation (see Oppenheim's International Law, Fifth Edition, Volume II, para.143). It was the duty of the Hong Kong Government to protect these deposits from loss by enemy seizure. Clearly, by being treated as Government funds, they were exposed to such seizure and it is no answer to say that this is normal Government accounting procedure. There was no legal obligation to treat these funds as Government funds nor did the beneficiaries ask that they should be so treated.\n\n5.\n\nIt is, however, suggested in para.10 of your despatch under reference that there is no certainty that if the funds had been placed in separate accounts they would not have been confiscated. As to this point, it cannot, I think, be assumed that in respect of these funds the Japanese would have ignored international law, especially in view of the fact that,\n\nSIR ALEXANDER GRANTHAM, K.C.M.G.\n\netc.\n\nexc\n\n/of", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-605-3 Chinese charitable funds and other deposit accounts 13-5-1948 - 3-9-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 590466, "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": "CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950", "page_number": 36, "title": "CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950", "content_text": "54147/49\n\nPERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL\n\nColonial Office,\n\n2736\n\nThe Church House,\n\nGreat Smith Street,\n\nLondon, S.W.1.\n\n7th February, 1950.\n\nSir Alexander Grantham\n\nThere has been, since Paskin wrote to you on 4th January about the University, one further development of which you should, I think, be aware.\n\nSir George Moss, who, as you will recall, was a member of the Hong Kong University Advisory Committee, has written to the Secretary of State making a number of suggestions as to the future of Hong Kong University, and in particular suggesting that the Government of the United States of America should be approached and American financial assistance sought with a view to turning Hong Kong University into a centre devoted to advancing and maintaining the common Anglo-American cultural heritage. Sir George hopes that it might be possible to make the University capable of absorbing the numerous Europeans who at present hold posts in Chinese Universities and who are fairly certain to have to leave sooner or later in some numbers, now that the Communists are in control. I enclose a copy of his letter on which we would be very grateful for your observations.\n\nAt present, our views on the matter are that, whilst America and things American are detested in China, the same is not true of Britain, at least not to the same extent; but the more that institutions, etc. in Hong Kong become identified with American interests, the more likely are we\n\nSIR ALEXANDER GRANTHAM, K.C.M.G.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 590472, "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": "CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950", "page_number": 42, "title": "CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950", "content_text": "[456B] Wt. 32483/800 100m. 11/48 C.N.Ld. 748\n\nConson\n\ncursi. 6/50\n\n5+1+7/+92\n\n42\n\nC. O.\n\nMr. Fairclough 3/2\n\nHall\n\nMr... 3/2\n\nMain C. Cox 6/2 Mr. Sidebotham\n\nMr.\n\nDRAFT. LETTER\n\nPersonal and Confidential\n\nYour Reference.....\n\nSIR ALEXANDER GRANTHAM, K.C.M.G.,\n\nHONG KONG.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. S.\n\nMinister of State\n\nSecretary of State\n\nFOR MR. SIDEBOTHAM'S SIGNATURE.\n\nFebruary 1950\n\n(25)\n\n(14)\n\nFURTHER ACTION.\n\nonly\n\nCopy of enclosure to (14)\n\nThere has been since Paskin wrote to you on 4th January about the University, one further development of which you should, I think, be aware.\n\nSir George Moss, who as you will recall was a member of the Hong Kong University Advisory Committee, has written to the Secretary of State making a number of suggestions regarding the future of Hong Kong University, and in particular suggesting that the Government of the United States of America should be approached and American financial assistance sought with a view to turning Hong Kong University into a centre devoted to advancing and maintaining the Anglo-American heritage. Sir George hopes that it might be possible to make the University capable of absorbing the numerous Europeans who at present hold posts in Chinese Universities and who are fairly certain to have to leave sooner or later in some numbers, now that the Communists are in control. I enclose a copy of his letter.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 591189, "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": 14, "title": "CO129-611-5 Development Secretariat- appointment of registrar of Co-operatives 10-3-1947 - 10-3-1948", "content_text": "## \n1. You will recall the suggestion in Hong Kong's despatch at No.1 that we should endeavour to second to Hong Kong for a period of one or two years a Registrar of Co-operatives to inaugurate Co-operative work in the Colony's urban areas, to advise on the staff that will be required, and to administer co-operative legislation when enacted. After discussion with Sir Alexander Grantham, at which Mr. Surridge was present, we replied to Hong Kong (see No. 8) that a better solution would be for an officer of the Hong Kong Service to be made available for training in this country and elsewhere as Registrar of Co-operatives.\n\n2. Meanwhile Hong Kong had previously suggested (see No. 9) that the post might be offered to an ex-I.C.S. officer on a 3 years contract. You will see from Miss Whyte's minute of 4th September above that Mr. Grier considers there might be a possibility of finding a fairly elderly I.C.S. officer for the post on a 3 year contract and from the minutes of 4th and 5th September that if we could go beyond 50 years of age, there is a chance of finding an ex-I.C.S. man who has had actual experience of co-operatives in India.\n\n3. Subject to your views, I feel sure we should not attempt ... of my minute of 4th September.\n\n## \nMr. Carter. \nMr. Surridge. \n5/9 \nAminer \nL \n시 \nx/ \n... would çine Le Icause to go mank for Thirs short lenn So over the so years old contract hooks, would he more noteful.", "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 }, { "id": 591663, "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": "CO129-612-1 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 21-1-1947 - 17-2-1948", "page_number": 139, "title": "CO129-612-1 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 21-1-1947 - 17-2-1948", "content_text": "## DRAFT Letter\n\nAddressed to:\n1. A.F. Rose Esq.,\n2. T. J. Hansley Esq.,\n3. W. Sullivan Esq.\n4. S.H. Dowman Esq.,\n5. J. Innes Esq.\n6. T. P. Ross Esq:\n7. A Leslie Esq \n8. D. Mann Esq.\n\n...\n\nWt. 41936/587. 1/47. 50m. S. & S. Ltd.\nWt. 47799/614. 2/47. 30m. S. & S. Ltd.\n\nC. O.\n\nMiss Whyte 12/8\nMr. Mayle\nMr.\nMr..\nMr....\n\nDRAFT. Letter.\n\nYour Reference...\n\nFor Mr. Mayle's signature\n5th September, 1947.\n\nI am to refer to the letter dated 27th June from this Department, and to inform you that a reply has been received from the Governor of Hong Kong, containing his report and recommendations contained in your letter.\n\nIt is to inform you that in order to give full opportunity for the ventilation of grievances on the subject of seniority, both Sir Alexander and ... \n\nHAH 54247/9.\nPermd. U.S. of S. Dept. 5/9\nParly. U.S. S.\nSecretary of State.\n\nFURTHER ACTION \n... \nLouie you and Curtain ... \nto his Hon. \ndated the 11th May ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-612-1 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 21-1-1947 - 17-2-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 591700, "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": "CO129-612-1 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 21-1-1947 - 17-2-1948", "page_number": 176, "title": "CO129-612-1 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 21-1-1947 - 17-2-1948", "content_text": "# List of Names\n\n1. Kozesky, G. F.\nPortallion, F.T.J.\nRussell, \nWhant, I. R.\nSaunders, P.C.\nArpe, B.\nNolloth, W.H.\nMcEwen, R. K.\nCunningham, R.\nO'Donovan, J.\nRitchie, W.\nMitchell, J.\nCollins, T.\nSmith, S. G.\nOlivier, R.F.\nDarkin, N.N.\nMcMahon, T.\nOrem, J.\n\nBaysting, C.\nMcCahey, J.A.\nClarke, F. J.\nBaker, B. G.\nScrim, J.\nClarke, W. L.\nClarke, R. J.\nFowlie, F. W.\nMottram, C.\nByron, C. T.\nWallingford, A.\nMoran, H. N.\nDelahunty, W.P.\nYoue, G. F.\nMay, J. A.\nJ. M. R.\nRussell, F. E.\nMcLeod, W.\nMcInnes, T.\nMcHardy, W. S.\nBrownrigg, H.\nGowans, W.\nWilliamson, W. W.\nShepherd, J.\nMackay, T. G.\nFraser, N. B.\nAlexander, G.\n\n3. S.\nGuild, P. O.\nGalvin, J. F.\nClarke, M. McA.\nCarruthers, G. A.\nDavies, D. L.\nMattiuson, M.\nBentley, J. A.\nBower, O. F.\nDanbrowsky, H.\nRogers, M. P.\nSimpson, F. W.\nHill, J. F.\nFranklin, E.\nGroves, \nWillcox, C.\nHemsley, T. J.\nA. Hunter, J.\nG. Howel, W. E. B.\nSouter, A.\nBrown, H. B.\nFryer, G.\nClark, D.\nBaldwin, H. J.\nPerkins, G. J.\nPilkington, \nMawer, F. T.\nWheeler, F.\nMunro, D. S.\nTimms, H. C.\nChanning, F. E.\nDowman, C.\nMoss, G. C.\nTate, A. E.\nDavies, G.\nGrainger, R.\nMorris, V.\nHaynes, A. E.\nBillingham, A.\nSergent, W. T.\nBlackbourn, C.\nCashman, T.\nDavitt, G. N.\nJohnston, J.\nSenior, G. N.\nBethell Hughes, R. O.\nWillerton, G.\nBrooks, E. S.\nReddish, C.\n\nG. C. Penfold, F.\nWass, D.\nSykes, J. R.\nCollins, W.\nRoas, A. F.\nMcCarthy, T.\nDewar, H. B.\nParker, C. S.\nSullivan Haynes, L.\nScott, J. F.\nCochrane, A. F.\nMacPherson, D. G.\nCameron, W. J. D.\nMoore, J.\nBlackhurst, T. B.\nMacMillan, J.\nStewart, E. J.\nSalter, D. E.\nMain, D.\nWall, W.\nE. S. Fender, G. S.\nThompson, E.\nBrown, R. A. W.\nSaul, M. J. G.\nWhite, R. F. G.\nHidden, J. E. H.\nStephens, A. J.\nMatches, H. T.\nMacVey, R.\nTerrett, H. R.\nJones, W. C. S.\nDickson, J. W.\nMacA. Indge-Buckingham, F.\nWinch, L. R.\nMacKenzie, V. J.\nJ. North, R.\nForrest, H. McW.\nRoberts, F.\nLavies, F. B.\nJenner, R. W.\nDavies, E. P. L.\nShaw, A. A.\nPope, C.\nMorrison, W. G.\nInnes, S.\nSmith, A. V.\nThomas, E.\nCatler, D. G.\nRoberts, D. S.\nMills, J.\nCrapp, E. J.\nAndrews, J.\nLowe, P.\nWoods, H.\nWeare, F. H.\nPile, C. S.\nWhitley, G. P.\nHayward, J. E.\nMac Donald, M. A.\nGoldie, H. M. S. S.\nAppleton, F. G.\nWall, J. R. M. B.\nGriggs, P. G.\nTaylor, D. H.\nSmith, C. L.\nGunning, J.\nCurtin, H.\nJohnston, W. H.\nWeir, A. G.\nMayor, S. C. H.\nAskew, C. J.\nParsons, R. G.\nGee, E. F.\nMorrison, V. M.\nHowarth, J.\n\n5. Mac Donald, J. W.\nApps, W. P.\nWoddhead, R. H.\nBrown, D.\nRees, J.\nSummers, V. H.\nEvans, J. H.\nHowlett, J. W.\nBell, R. F.\nHewitt, W.\nCowie, W. H.\nWheeler, T. W.\nManson, V. E.\nGordon, A. L.\nRoss, T. P.\nStewart, A. C. C.\nDowman S. H\nWatson, W.\nLeslie, A.\nBodie, K. F.\nGillies, W. M. K.\nWatt, G. F.\nFerrier, J. F.\nCairns, J.\nFyffe, D. R.\nAitken, J. C.\nRoss, B. T. S.\nDow, T. L.\nMcAusland, J.\nSaunders, W. A. R.\nReynolds, N.\nDempsey, J.\nTodd, W.\nWoodhead, F. H.\nMacKenzie, R.\nCoull, C.\nLewis, J.\nMcLeod, Kin.\nJack, I. R.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-612-1 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 21-1-1947 - 17-2-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 595165, "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": "CO129-619-4 Department of Supplies- Trade and Industry- organization and finance 19-3-1949 - 31-3-1949", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-619-4 Department of Supplies- Trade and Industry- organization and finance 19-3-1949 - 31-3-1949", "content_text": "2 \n\nX \n\n`54420/49` \n## HONG KONG \n### NO. 226 \n\ngir, \n**COLONIAL OFFICE**, \nTHE CHURCH HOUSE, \nGREAT SMITH STREET, \nS.W.1. \n\n27 September, 1949 \n\nI have the honour to refer to your despatch No. 48 of the 19th March, 1949, in which you dealt with the various matters raised by the Director of Audit, Hong Kong, in his report to the Director General of Colonial Audit on the subject of the financial operations and accounting methods of the Department of Supplies Trade and Industry, now renamed the Department of Supplies and Distribution. \n\n2. I am aware of the very exceptional and difficult circumstances of the period immediately following the resumption of civil government in Hong Kong in May, 1946, and I note that you consider this to be the main reason for the failure then to secure my authority for the opening of Suspense Accounts and other steps which followed inevitably from the decision to continue to operate the Supplies Trade and Industries Department on a commercial basis. I have therefore decided, after consultation with the Director General of Colonial Audit, to give general covering approval for the unauthorised departures from Colonial Regulations which have resulted and to which attention has been drawn in the report by the Director of Audit. \n\nI also agree exceptionally that the certificate of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews as to the accuracy of the Profit and Loss Accounts of the various activities of the Department, which they are preparing, may be accepted as adequate. \n\n3. Having regard to the continuing exigencies of the world commodity and trading position, I agree that, for the present at least, the Department of Supplies and Distribution must continue its trading activities and be run largely on commercial lines. I therefore approve the maintenance of Suspense Accounts as proposed in paragraph 5 of the Memorandum by the Financial Secretary at enclosure 3 to your despatch and consider it unnecessary for the present in order to meet the objections raised by the Director of Audit to make any changes in the existing arrangements for financing trade with Japan. I also agree that the Director of Supplies and Distribution shall have general discretion, subject to overall control by Government and within the limits of the Suspense Accounts, to fix selling prices and decide the volume of his purchases. \n\n4. In view of the wide divergence from the orthodox regulation of public finance which these arrangements involve, I consider that their adoption should be subject to the concurrence of the Legislative Council. I note that the outstanding Profit and Loss Accounts will be submitted to the Legislative Council when completed and I consider that thereafter \n\n**GOVERNOR**, \n**SIR ALEXANDER GRANTHAM, K.C.M.G.** \nETC., \nETC., \nETC. \n\n/annual \n\ni", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-619-4 Department of Supplies- Trade and Industry- organization and finance 19-3-1949 - 31-3-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 595222, "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": "CO129-619-5 Kai Tak Airfield- extension during Japanese occupation 2-5-1949 - 10-8-1949", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-619-5 Kai Tak Airfield- extension during Japanese occupation 2-5-1949 - 10-8-1949", "content_text": "## \n544-22/49 \nLeur Ref. 14/3/926/46 \n10 191 \n\n**Colonial Office,** \nThe Church House, \nGreat Smith Street, \nS.W.1. \n5.6.1. \nAugust, 1949. \n\nSir, \n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No.80 of the 2nd May on the subject of meeting claims for compensation for loss of land through the extension of Kai Tak Airfield, and to inform you that I approve your taking grants of land in lieu of cash compensation for the purpose, whenever this is practicable and equitable, a condition of any such grant being that the land so acquired be developed, \n\nI have the honour to be \nSir, \nYour most obedient, humble servant, \n**COVMANNA** \n\nSIR ALEXANDER GRANTHAM, K.C.M.G., \netc., etc., etc. \n\nJ. Martin", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-619-5 Kai Tak Airfield- extension during Japanese occupation 2-5-1949 - 10-8-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 596007, "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": "CO129-622-6 Claims of War Supplies to Eastern Group Supply Council 21-1-1949 - 23-12-1949", "page_number": 58, "title": "CO129-622-6 Claims of War Supplies to Eastern Group Supply Council 21-1-1949 - 23-12-1949", "content_text": "460/49\n\nLONG KONG.\n\nVIDGUTIAL No. 87\n\nFa. (21) (24)\n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE,\n\nTHE CHURCH HOUSE,\n\nGREAT SMITH STREET\n\n2nd April, 1949.\n\n57\n\n13\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to refer to my telegram No. 347 of the 30th March, 1949, regarding orders for stores placed with the Hong Kong War Supplies Board. I have given further and very careful consideration to this whole problem in consultation with the Ministry of Supply and I will in this despatch set out as fully as possible what action has been taken in respect of the various claims, and the conclusions that I have reached as regards the various categories of claims referred to in previous correspondence. I regret that this reply to your despatches has been so long delayed.\n\n2.\n\nThe most straightforward category of claims is that relating to stores which were actually shipped or were delivered to godown (Category \"A\" claims). It is understood that the Ministry of Supply has already paid the sum of £150,000 to the Crown Agents for the Colonies on account of goods actually shipped or delivered into godown against orders placed on behalf of the Eastern Group Supply Council; those claims are referred to in paragraph 2 (Category A) of Mr. Hyatt's semi-official letter of 4th June to Mr. Williams - No. 116/470.\n\nMy telegram under reference deals with Category \"A\" claims for stores supplied to the Government of India, costing in all $3,410,744 (£213,171), referred to in your despatch No. 169 of 17th July, 1948.\n\nI assume no payment has yet been received from the Government of Burma in respect of the Category \"A\" claim amounting to $105,206 (£6,575) referred to in the same despatch, and I am communicating with other Departments to see if it is possible for any settlement of this claim to be effected.\n\nIn the same despatch you also referred to a Category \"A\" claim against the Government of Singapore for $929,384 (£58,086) which was being dealt with direct with that Government, and I assume that no action on my part is required on this claim.\n\n3. I turn now to the claims (Category \"B\") relating to stores which were in process of manufacture, but were not actually shipped or delivered to godown. The amount of such claims on account of orders placed on behalf of the Eastern Group Supply Council is given in your despatch No. 163 of 27th May, 1947, as $7,743,986 (£484,312). In my despatch No. 40 of the 24th December, 1947, paragraph 4, I suggested that you should refuse to meet all claims within this category. I added that there would be no objection to the claimants lodging claims for loss or damage to the Hong Kong War Damage Claims Commission. You recommended, however, in your despatch No. 281 of the 29th November, 1947, that there should be no War Damage Compensation scheme in Hong Kong, a recommendation...\n\nGOVERNOR\n\nSIR ALEXANDER GRANTHAM, K.C.M.G.\n\netc., etc., etc.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-622-6 Claims of War Supplies to Eastern Group Supply Council 21-1-1949 - 23-12-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 596629, "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": "CO129-623-6 Education Department- annual report 1-5-1950 - 31-12-1950", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-623-6 Education Department- annual report 1-5-1950 - 31-12-1950", "content_text": "教 育 週節目\n\nEVENTS OF THE WEEK\n\nSunday, 26th Nov.\n\nHis Excellency the Governor,\n\n十一月廿六日(星期日): 港督葛量洪廣播(下午七時四十五分)\n\nSir Alexander Grantham K.C.M.G. Broadcasts at 7.45 p.m.\n\nMonday, 27th Nov.\n\n十一月廿七日(星期一): 團體表演(各校员生,下午五時)\n\nMass Display at 5 p.m. (Schools' audience only)\n\nTuesday, 28th Nov.\n\n十一月廿八日(星期二):\n\n音樂會(在英皇佐治第五學校舉行,下午六時)\n\n節目表在第五頁\n\nConcert at King George V School at 6 p.m. (programme on page 5).\n\nWednesday, 29th Nov.\n\n十一月廿九日(星期三):\n\n足球比賽\n\n香港學校代表隊對九龍學校代表隊\n\n(香港足球會會場,下午二時半)\n\n答問比賽\n\n華仁對聖若瑟(英文)\n\n聖保羅對漢中(中文)(在英皇學校舉行,下午六時半)\n\n籃球比賽\n\n香港隊 對 九龍隊(男生)\n\nFootball Match Kowloon v Hong Kong (representative Schools' sides) at 2.30 p.m. on the Hong Kong Football Club Ground.\n\nQuiz Contest at King's College at 6.30p.m.\n\n(English) Wah Yan College v St. Joseph's College.\n\n(Cantonese) St. Paul's College v Government Senior Vernacular School.\n\nBasket Ball at 7 p.m. on the Southorn Playground,\n\nHong Kong v Kowloon (boys).\n\nHong Kong v Kowloon (girls).\n\nThursday, 30th Nov.\n\n十一月三十日(星期四):\n\n團體表演(下午五時)節目表在第十一頁\n\n香港隊 對 九龍隊(女生)(蕭頓球場,下午七時)\n\nMass Display at 5 p.m. (programme on page 11).\n\nFriday, 1st Dec.\n\n十二月一日(星期五):\n\n音樂會(在英皇學校舉行,下午六時)\n\n節目表在第九頁\n\nConcert at King's College at 6 p.m. (programme on page 9).\n\nSaturday, 2nd Dec.\n\n十二月二日(星期六):\n\n校 開放 日:\n\n教 育 司 羅威爾廣播(下午七時十五分)\n\n在教育週內谷學校歡迎各界人士參觀\n\nThe Director of Education, Mr. T.R. Rowell C.B.E. Broadcasts at 7.15 p.m. in “Saturday Round Up.”\n\nOpen Days at Schools. A large number of schools are inviting parents and guardians to visit them during Education Week.\n\n特別廣播節目:\n\n廣播教育週各項節目及本港聞人對各項節目之意見\n\nSpecial Radio Features. Broadcasts of some of the events and interviews with well-known residents. Full details will appear in the Press.\n\n各校戲劇比賽\n\nInter-schools Dramatic Competition. The names of the winners in the English and Chinese sections will be announced in the Press.\n\n學童觀眾免費電影:\n\n英文部及中文部得獎學校將在各報發表\n\nFree Cinema shows for school children. At the following Theatres:-\n\n在皇后,快樂,利舞台,平安,樂聲,娛樂,光華,\n\n大埔,大光明各戲院舉行。\n\nQueen's, Liberty, Lee, Alhambra, Roxy, King's. Kwong Wah, Taipo and Tai Kwong Ming, through the generosity and cooperation of the Directors of these theatres and of the Film Distributors and the Public Relations Officer.\n\n3\n\nPage 21\n\nPage 3", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-623-6 Education Department- annual report 1-5-1950 - 31-12-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 596648, "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": "CO129-623-6 Education Department- annual report 1-5-1950 - 31-12-1950", "page_number": 38, "title": "CO129-623-6 Education Department- annual report 1-5-1950 - 31-12-1950", "content_text": "Colonial Office,\n\n15 Victoria Street, S.W.1.\n\n28th July, 1950.\n\nDear Rowell,\n\nMiss Gwilliam has written these brief comments on her visit to Hong Kong. She is anxious for them not to be treated as an official document so I am sending it for your private information.\n\nWe can discuss any points arising from it when we meet.\n\nMiss Gwilliam, at the suggestion of Sidebotham has sent a copy to Sir Alexander Grantham personally as they had discussions in Hong Kong and have met several times here in the past month.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nT.R. ROWELL, ESQ., C.B.E.,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-623-6 Education Department- annual report 1-5-1950 - 31-12-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 597944, "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": "CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951", "page_number": 106, "title": "CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951", "content_text": "Owing on 54449/50 Capy also in \n\n54147/1/1/00 \n\n10518 \n\n(Endowment \n\nFand \n\n# NOTES OF THE MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR\n\n# OF HONG KONG HELD AT 11.30 a.m.\n\n# ON 20TH JUNE, 1950.\n\n## PRESENT:\n\nSir Alexander Grantham (Governor of Hong Kong) Mr.\n\nPaskin \n\nSir C. Cox \n\nMr. Sidebotham \n\nMr. Adams (University Council) \n\nMr. E.R. Edmonds \n\nMr. Hall \n\nMr. Robison \n\nMiss Gwilliam \n\nMr. Fairclough \n\nMr. Sidebotham explained that the Colonial University Grants Advisory Committee had recommended that £250,000 from the C.D. & W. Higher Education allocation should be made available to the University of Hong Kong; he also referred to the recommendations by the Inter-University Council visitors that the £250,000 promised by the Treasury in the 1948 Financial Settlement should be made available immediately and that the Treasury should be approached in the hope that they would contribute up to £250,000 towards the establishment of an endowment fund.\n\nMr. Adams said that most Universities and University Colleges in the Colonies had been made administering authorities for C.D. & W. grants as this was much more convenient than having these grants administered by local governments. He added that good use could be made of the facilities which could be created at the University by the expenditure of the two sums of £250,000 which had been recommended for capital works even if a sufficiently large endowment fund were not available to increase the recurrent expenditure as much as was thought desirable; for optimum use of the services however increased recurrent expenditure would be necessary.\n\nThe Governor said that he foresaw considerable difficulty over the endowment fund. On present estimates of necessary recurrent expenditure and assuming a 3% yield from the fund he had calculated that £1.3 million would be necessary; even if H.M.G. contributed a quarter of a million and the Hong Kong Government also gave a quarter of a million this would still leave £0.8 million to be raised otherwise. He was not very hopeful of obtaining much private money at present in view of the fact that the share market was low and private contributions would involve selling out at a loss. In this connection it was hoped that the Public Announcement of the assistance on capital expenditure which was being given to the University would act as a stimulus to encourage private subscription; the stimulus would be greater if at the time a public announcement was made it could be said that H.M.G. and the Hong Kong Government had made significant contributions.\n\n/Hong", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 597947, "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": "CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951", "page_number": 109, "title": "CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951", "content_text": "# NOTES OF THE MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR\n\n# OF HONG KONG HELD AT 11.30 a.m.\n\n# ON 20TH JUNE, 1950.\n\n \n\nPage 108\n\n \n\nPRESENT:\n\nSir Alexander Grantham (Governor of Hong Kong)\n\nMr. Paskin\n\nSir C. Cox\n\nMr. Sidebotham\n\nMr. Adams (University Council)\n\nMr. E.R. Edmonds\n\nMr. Hall\n\nMr. Robison\n\nMiss Gwilliam\n\nMr. Fairclough\n\n \n\nMr. Sidebotham explained that the Colonial University Grants Advisory Committee had recommended that £250,000 from the C.D. & W. Higher Education allocation should be made available to the University of Hong Kong; he also referred to the recommendations by the Inter-University Council visitors that the £250,000 promised by the Treasury in the 1948 Financial Settlement should be made available immediately and that the Treasury should be approached in the hope that they would contribute up to £250,000 towards the establishment of an endowment fund.\n\n \n\nMr. Adams said that most Universities and University Colleges in the Colonies had been made administering authorities for C.D. & W. grants as this was much more convenient than having these grants administered by local governments. He added that good use could be made of the facilities which could be created at the University by the expenditure of the two sums of £250,000 which had been recommended for capital works, even if a sufficiently large endowment fund were not available to increase the recurrent expenditure as much as was thought desirable; for optimum use of the services, however, increased recurrent expenditure would be necessary.\n\nPage 108", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 598003, "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": "CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951", "page_number": 165, "title": "CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951", "content_text": "SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, THURSDAY, MARCH\n\n'VARSITY CONGREGATION NEW BUILDING\n\nDEGREES CONFERRED\n\nImpressive Ceremony In War-Scarred, Roofless Great Hall\n\nFIRST SINCE LIBERATION\n\nIn the war-scarred, roofless Great Hall of Hong Kong University yesterday, the first official Congregation since the liberation was held in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering. His Excellency the Governor and Chancellor, Sir Alexander Grantham, conferred forty degrees, many of which were wartime. Three awards were posthumous.\n\nUNIVERSITY MACE\n\nDr L. T. Ride, Vice-Chancellor, in his speech at the University Congregation yesterday, referred to the Mace which was stolen from the University library in February, 1945. The makers had been traced, he said, and a photograph had been taken of a newspaper cutting which depicted the Mace. An exact replica, he added, would cost $10,000.\n\nDuring tea, after the official opening of the new School, Mr Leung Yew promised Dr Ride a donation of $10,000 towards the cost of the Mace, it is learned. Mr Leung took part in the official Procession at the Congregation.\n\nfine arts, and music has place within our academic walls\n\nFor years we have been all too conscious of this formidable list of deficiencies, and before the war my predecessor Dr Sloss started the huge task of dealing with it. With renewed and amazing vigour he tackled it again after the war, and largely as the result of this, plus the keenness and enthusiasm of our present staff, I am optimistic enough to predict that before the next Congregation...\n\nArchitecture School Opened\n\nBY GOVERNOR\n\nFollowing the Congregation at the University yesterday, His Excellency the Governor, with the turn of a gold key, opened the new Duncan Sloss School of Engineering and Architecture in Pokfulam Road.\n\nThe building, which is very simple and neat, is of three floors with the basement used for hydraulics. The ground and first floors are for engineering and the top for architecture.\n\nMessrs Harry Way and G.A.V. Hall, the architects, were introduced to His Excellency.\n\nOn view in the various rooms were exhibits which included a model of the proposed new Ho Tung Hall for a women's hostel, the Henry Yeung collection, some objects of Chinese art from the University Museum, a bas-relief bust of Dr Duncan Sloss and a model plan of the University grounds.\n\nVisitors inspected the building and tea was served.\n\nThe Band of 3 Commando Brigade, R. M., rendered a programme of appropriate selections both at the Congregation and at the opening ceremony.\n\nIn the course of his address, the Vice-Chancellor, Dr L. T. Ride, said that whatever our creed, whatever our standard of learning, \"surely in this year of grace 1950 it is to the advantage of humanity as a whole that there should remain in the Far East yet one institution of higher learning where freedom of thought still exists, where freedom of expression is not at the mercy of any one political party and where freedom to choose one's beliefs remains unthreatened by an iron fist or untrammelled by a curtain, be it of iron or bamboo. That is the justification of a British University in Hongkong.\"\n\nSeated on the dais on His Excellency's right were Dr L. T. Ride (Vice-Chancellor), Mr Malcolm Macdonald (Visiting Chancellor from Malaya), Prof. S. M. Banfill (Dean of Medicine), Prof. R. K. M. Simpson (Dean of Arts), Lt-Gen Sir E. C. Robert Mansergh, the Hon. R. R. Todd, Bishop Valtorta, the Hon B. C. K. Hawkins, the Hon D. F. Landale, the Hon T. N. Chau and the Hon E. A. Boyce. On the Governor's left were the Hon Sir Arthur Morse, Prof. F. A. Redmond (Dean of Engineering), Prof. D. F. Davies (Dean of Science), Mr B. Mellor (Registrar), Bishop Follows, the Hon C.G.S. Follows, the Hon S. N. Chau, the Hon Sir Man-kam Lo and Dr the Hon I. Newton. Also on the dais were members of the Court and Senate and senior Staff members.\n\nIn the front row of the audience sat Lady Grantham, Lady Morse, Prof. Edwards, Miss Dorothy Ride, Mrs Scott, Mrs Banfill, Mrs Redmond, Mr Cassels, Mr C. J. R. Dawson, ADC, and Capt J. Baker, ADC.\n\nHis Excellency the Governor with Dr L. T. Ride, Vice-Chancellor (left) and Mr G. A. V. Hall, architect (right) after opening the new Duncan Sloss School of Engineering and Architecture. — (Staff Photographer).\n\nDr Ride, addressing the gathering, said: This is the 38th Congregation of our University, and the first official Congregation held in this building since May, 1941. It is customary on these occasions for the Vice-Chancellor to review the salient activities of the University since its Congregation last met; but nine years is a large proportion of the life of a University barely 40 years old, so I do not propose to-day to attempt to cover in detail the vicissitudes of the University during all that period. I shall confine my remarks in the main to what I consider the most outstanding and supremely important outcome of the trial of war.\n\nI believe that from this veritable test of fire this University has emerged, firmly established in its own right, as an integral, permanent and valuable, though small, part of the community of Hongkong; and I believe it has attained this status not merely through the wise deliberations of the influential citizens who serve on its governing bodies, but through the solid achievements of those trained within its walls.\n\nA university presents to its members a way of life, and we in the British Empire believe that our way of life, founded on Christian principles, has something to offer to perplexed humanity. If ever the world needed it, it needs it now, as Osbert Sitwell has said: \"Of wolf-and-buffalo politics, where to howl over your prey is to be realistic, where to bellow is to prove strength, and to whine is to show grace: the world in which we sull—but only just—survive: the world in which the sabre-toothed tiger and the ant are each paragons and the butterfly is doomed for its wings, which are uneconomical...\n\nBritish Way of Life\n\nThe University is here, not to force any particular political, religious, social, economical, or scientific beliefs on its students, but to make available to those who so choose, the advantages they may find in the British way of life and learning.\n\nWhen we start talking about standards of University degrees, we are on very debatable ground. In general, no standards are laid down; a university fixes its own, but in some of the professions there are definite standards; for example, in medicine a very rigid standard is set for the protection of the public by a statutory body known as the General Medical Council.\n\nIn engineering, there is no such legal yardstick, but each year standards are checked by the Department sending the examination papers to London University for assessment by their professors.\n\nThe Fine Arts\n\nBut in the other sciences and the arts we have no such outside help, and the departments concerned are more at the mercy of local university conditions, mainly financial.\n\nIt is only fair to the citizens of the Colony that claims for assistance in the higher education of its people should receive equal consideration by the Colonial Office with the claims from other colonies.\n\nDr Ride continued, \"We have never lacked critics. I admit here and now, without shame, that in those years just prior to the war, our final year students were of their number: I often asked myself: 'What useful purpose do we serve here in Hong Kong.' My head wagged in unison with those who doubted whether we were fulfilling any really useful purpose in this community, whether the result of our efforts was worth the outlay.\n\nAbundance of Critics\n\nIn this, as in other things, it is fortunate that we have had the guidance of our academic and administrative staff, and further, the solid achievements of those trained within our walls.\n\nThe University has therefore made application to the Colonial Office for an allocation from the sum set aside under the Colonial Development and Welfare Act 1945. Our request was placed before the Inter-University Council for Higher Education in the Colonies for their recommendations.\n\nIt is expected that these visitors will arrive in the very near future.\n\nDr Sun Yat-sen, in a speech on February 20, 1923, said, \"It is a place where students, through close association with their teachers, learn to apply the knowledge of the past to the problems of the present and future, and thus become, by the attainment of a recognised standard of general and technical education, useful citizens of their community.\"\n\nA university exists for the benefit of the community and not merely for the instruction of a few selected individuals.\n\nIn the course of his address, Dr Ride said, \"This blue-print for a University gives the architect a very wide scope, but in other words, the instruction broadens the field for the critic. The loose usage locally of the term 'student' has recently been the subject of just comment by the Director of Education.\n\nA student is one who is matriculated in, or otherwise admitted to, an institution of higher education.\n\nThe conception we in the British Empire have of a university, like many other things British, has undergone numerous changes, some gradual, some radical, through the centuries.\n\nAt an International Conference held at Utrecht in August, 1948, the \"Role of a University\" was one of the major subjects for discussion.\n\nDr Ride said, \"I would put to you that the definition by which we should judge a university should at least be extended somewhat as follows: It is a place where students, through close association with their teachers, learn to apply the knowledge of the past to the problems of the present and future, and thus become, by the attainment of a recognised standard of general and technical education, useful citizens of their community.\"\n\n(Contd. on Page 10, Col. 2)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 598202, "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": "CO129-625-5 Hong Kong University- establishment fund 1-3-1950 - 31-1-1951", "page_number": 22, "title": "CO129-625-5 Hong Kong University- establishment fund 1-3-1950 - 31-1-1951", "content_text": "ORIG ON 54494/.50\n\nNOTES OF THE MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR\n\nOF HONG KONG HELD AT 11.30 a.m.\n\nON 20TH JUNE, 1950.\n\n2\n\n22\n\nPRESENT:\n\nSir Alexander Grantham (Governor of Hong Kong)\n\nMr. Paskin\n\nSir C. Cox\n\nMr. Sidebotham\n\nMr. Adams (University Council)\n\nMr. E.R. Edmonds\n\nMr. Hall\n\nMr. Robison\n\nMiss Gwilliam\n\nMr. Fairclough\n\nMr. Sidebotham explained that the Colonial University Grants Advisory Committee had recommended that £250,000 from the C.D. & W. Higher Education allocation should be made available to the University of Hong Kong; he also referred to the recommendations by the Inter-University Council visitors that the £250,000 promised by the Treasury in the 1948 Financial Settlement should be made available immediately and that the Treasury should be approached in the hope that they would contribute up to £250,000 towards the establishment of an endowment fund.\n\nMr. Adams said that most Universities and University Colleges in the Colonies had been made administering authorities for C.D. & W. grants as this was much more convenient than having these grants administered by local governments. He added that good use could be made of the facilities which could be created at the University by the expenditure of the two sums of £250,000 which had been recommended for capital works even if a sufficiently large endowment fund were not available to increase the recurrent expenditure as much as was thought desirable; for optimum use of the services however increased recurrent expenditure would be necessary.\n\nThe Governor said that he foresaw considerable difficulty over the endowment fund. On present estimates of necessary recurrent expenditure and assuming a 3% yield from the fund he had calculated that £1.3 million would be necessary; even if H.M.G. contributed a quarter of a million and the Hong Kong Government also gave a quarter of a million this would still leave £0.8 million to be raised otherwise. He was not very hopeful of obtaining much private money at present in view of the fact that the share market was low and private contributions would involve selling out at a loss. In this connection it was hoped that the Public Announcement of the assistance on capital expenditure which was being given to the University would act as a stimulus to encourage private subscription; the stimulus would be greater if at the time a public announcement was made it could be said that H.M.G. and the Hong Kong Government had made significant contributions.\n\n \n/Hong", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-625-5 Hong Kong University- establishment fund 1-3-1950 - 31-1-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 600380, "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": "CO129-629-2 Arrangements for the reception of the Hong Kong delegation to the British Industries Fair 1-4-1950 - 31-7-1950", "page_number": 26, "title": "CO129-629-2 Arrangements for the reception of the Hong Kong delegation to the British Industries Fair 1-4-1950 - 31-7-1950", "content_text": "HONG KONG VISITORS TO THE BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR 1951\n\nOFFICIAL DELEGATION\n\n6.26\n\nU Tat Chee (Leader) (MR)\n\nMr. Ho Wai Yin (MR)\n\nChairman, Hong Kong Preserved Ginger Distributors Ltd.\n\nChairman, You Yat Chuen Development Co. Limited.\n\nMr. Johnson V.M. Koo (E)\n\nMr. Shum Kar Lam (MR)\n\nMr. Tung Loo Ching (W)\n\nMr. J.D. Alexander\n\nH.J. Collar, C.B.E.\n\nMr. H.T. Smith\n\nManager of the South China Toa Corp.\n\nDirector of the Kow Yue Weaving Factory\n\nDirector of Tyler Textiles Ltd.\n\nPartner, Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. Chairman of the Hong Kong Electric Co. Ltd.\n\nVice-chairman Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Limited\n\nManaging Director of Swire & Maclaine Ltd.\n\nOTHER VISITORS\n\nMr. W.P. Montgomery\n\nMr. P. N. Slater\n\nA.R. Osborne (MR)\n\nMr. Suen Fat Huey (1)\n\nMr. Lo Yau Shang (MR)\n\nMr. Tong Yick Tong (IR)\n\nMr. B. F. Wong (MR)\n\nMr. Victor K. Chung (R)\n\nMr. Leslie Ng (R)\n\nMr. J.S. Chan (?)\n\nMr. Wong Yat Kuen (MR)\n\nMr. So Cha Tong (R)\n\nMr. & Mrs. D.I. Tu (R)\n\nMr. Clifford Chong (MR)\n\nMr. & Mrs. Henry Tseng (kt)\n\nMr. Lo Hung Hing (R)\n\nMiss Lovice Kuo Siu Chen (SE)\n\nMr. & Mrs. S.T. Tsao (R)\n\nUnited Kingdom Trade Commissioner.\n\nHarry Wicking & Company\n\nSyntheton Laboratories\n\nAsia Agencies\n\nHung Cheong Piecegoods Company\n\nKung Too Cheong\n\nSai Kwong Chemical Works.\n\nYoung Foong Hong Limited\n\nLucky Enamelware Factory\n\nUnion Metal Works Limited\n\nWing Fat Loong.\n\nWah Mow Hong.\n\nSun Lan Hong\n\nScientific Service Company\n\nEverlight Mfg. Company\n\nWan Chong Metal Works Limited\n\nWayon Export & Import Co.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-629-2 Arrangements for the reception of the Hong Kong delegation to the British Industries Fair 1-4-1950 - 31-7-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 600721, "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": "CO129-629-8 Social policy 1-12-1949 - 31-12-1951", "page_number": 93, "title": "CO129-629-8 Social policy 1-12-1949 - 31-12-1951", "content_text": "93\n\nNOTES OF THE MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR\n\nOF HONG KONG HELD AT 12.45 p.m.\n\non 21st JUNE.\n\nPRESENT:\n\nSir Alexander Grantham\n\nMr. Paskin\n\nMr. Chinn\n\nMr. Dorman\n\nMr. Sidebotham\n\nMiss Gwilliam\n\nMr. Hall\n\nMr. Fairclough\n\n1. Social Policy - General.\n\n(Governor of Hong Kong)\n\nMr. Paskin said that Mr. Creech Jones had given instructions that the Office should investigate what could be done to improve social conditions in Hong Kong; particular stress had been laid on bad housing conditions and this matter had also been raised by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The new Ministers had now seen the papers on this subject.\n\n2. Civic Sense.\n\nMr. Paskin went on to remark that Mr. Rees-Williams had returned from Hong Kong with the impression that the population was a collection of self-seeking individuals with no sort of civic consciousness; the point had also been made that there was no centre around which such consciousness might develop - for example there was not even a Town Hall.\n\nThe Governor agreed with this analysis but felt it was an inevitable state of affairs in any territory with such a large migrant population as in Hong Kong; a very large proportion of the working class population and those who ran small businesses were not permanent settlers in the Colony and a very considerable proportion too of those concerned with large businesses were also \"temporary residents\". Many of them looked to China and not to Hong Kong as their home and he did not see that anything could be done to alter this state of affairs. With reference to the Town Hall, the Governor pointed out that the mere erection of a Town Hall or, for that matter, of other centres would not develop civic consciousness.\n\nMiss Gwilliam expressed the opinion that the matter really came back to the question of education and the sense of citizenship instilled in children. Even though ties would still be with China rather than with Hong Kong and people would look upon themselves as citizens of China, it might be that the practical outlet for such a sense of citizenship would be in Hong Kong.\n\n/3.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-629-8 Social policy 1-12-1949 - 31-12-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]