[ { "id": 283849, "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": "CO129-148 - Public Offices & Others - 1870", "page_number": 421, "title": "CO129-148 - Public Offices & Others - 1870", "content_text": "will prepare the necessary instruments for transfer.\n\nWhether this can be done without any further reference to Hong Kong for your approval, I will judge after communicating with Eugh Freshfields, Tharming what documents Amy Mo Budhell holds.\n\nIn the meantime, I will transmit to Jas. only papers in the Extos. to `10245` Irk Department which Wing the offray `10745` requests.\n\nI will at your earliest convenience inform you whether any further documents or information is required to prepare the Transfer.\n\nThe money will be in the hands of the Executors for transfer.\n\nThe proper execution of the Transfer...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-148 - Public Offices & Others - 1870.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 334025, "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": "CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5]", "page_number": 309, "title": "CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5]", "content_text": "302\n\n296\n\nTHE SANITARY RECORD.\n\n(F) Power of Entry\nUnder sect. 102, Public Health Act, 1875, the local authority or any of its officers have power of entry to any premises to examine for nuisances, enforcing the smoke prevention provisions, or examine as to recurring nuisances.\n\nTo enter upon land (sect. 105, Public Health Act, 1875) for the purposes of making plans, surveying, measuring, levelling, keeping in repair or examining works, ascertain the course of sewers or drains, or ascertaining or fixing boundaries and many other purposes.\n\nQuestion 3.\nWhat are the chief principles to be observed in the sewerage of a town or district, and how would you proceed to determine the size and capacity of the outfall sewer? What size of sewer would you propose for a town of 25,000 population where the gradient is 1 in 300? Illustrate your answer by sketches.\n\nAnswer: Geographical configuration, annual average rainfall, number of present population and prospective increase, taking the last census as a basis. Whether a full water-closet town, or if to be sewered on the separate system: the nature of the outfall with a view to gravitation or mechanical lifting, and other minor causes.\n\nThe size of the outfall sewer, in my opinion, should be not less than 3 feet 3 inches by 4 feet 6 inches, discharging 185 cubic feet per minute, thus allowing the sewage at 30 cubic feet per head per day to be discharged in eight hours. On the separate system this capacity for a full water closet town, and to allow for heavy rainfalls, say 3 feet by 4 feet 6 inches, if rain or surface waters is to be included, discharging 267 cubic feet per minute, with the inclination given of 1 in 300.\n\nQuestion 4\nWrite a specification for laying stoneware pipe sewers.\n\nAnswer: Being the specification for a pipe sewer, I assume that any local surveyor would be equal to this, and as it would take up a very considerable space in the SANITARY RECORD, without a corresponding benefit to surveyors generally, I omit to take up the space, the general features of such a specification being that the pipes shall be straight, sound, and true to bore, well and truly laid, and jointed in a perfectly water-tight manner; the earth excavated at the collars so that the body of the pipe may have a true bearing along its whole length. If in faulty ground concreted all around and on top to exclude uneven pressure; if on good ground, then the earth put in 6-inch layers, well rammed in around and above to avoid sinkage. All laid in straight lines from manhole to manhole, with provision for ventilation and lighting, so that a lamp inserted at a lamphole may be seen and show a light to an adjacent manhole, thus at once showing where any stoppage existed.\n\nQuestion 5.\nSupposing a sewer to have a gradient of 1 in 300, how much would the velocity and discharge be increased by altering the gradient to 1 in 60?\n\nAnswers: 1 in 300 = 4/57*32) = 7*92 increase of discharge per second. 1 in 60 = /1000 = 10*00) = 17*32 (1.732 increase of velocity per second.\n\n1005\n\n7320\n\n2000\n\n3200\n\n3000\n\n2000\n\n22000\n\nQuestion 6.\nGive a description of the process termed intermittent downward filtration. State what area of land you would require with a gravelly soil for applying this method of purifying sewage to a town with a population of 20,000 inhabitants; and state the arrangements you would adopt for dealing with the rain water falling on the roofs, yards, and streets.\n\nAnswer: Intermittent downward filtration may be termed a natural system of purification of sewage by means of the filtering and aërating action of the soil: it is carried on by discharging (with or without previous precipitation) upon a properly prepared area, the sewage of the town under drainage. This sewage is conducted upon the prepared area by a series of carriers, and then allowed to filter through the land into drains laid about 6 feet under ground, from whence it (as an effluent) is conducted to its outfall, mostly a river. The action upon the sewage is threefold—viz., evaporation, aëration, and filtration, and if properly conducted should give an effluent of a very high standard.\n\nAs to the amount of land requisite for the purification of the sewage of a town of 20,000 population, authorities differ, but taking the daily amount of sewage per head at 30 gallons, and the average of five persons to each house equal to 150 gallons per house per day, then the fact that this quantity must be got rid of in about eight hours, it would not be safe to reckon less than 1,000 gallons per house. Then taking 4,000 houses, there would be 4,000,000 gallons of sewage to deal with, which could be successfully treated on 5 acres of such land; but it would, of course, require that a very far larger amount should be provided, as no land could be expected to be constantly under treatment, and the least amount should be five times this quantity, so as to have only one-fifth under treatment.\n\nGreat diversity of opinion exists upon this subject, and no very hard and fast line can be drawn. Each case must rest upon individual merits and local circumstances.\n\nWith regard to dealing with rain-water from roofs, most of it should undoubtedly be stored for domestic use, as it is far too valuable to be uselessly wasted. Drainage from yards and roads should be conducted in separate channels (from the sewer proper) to a natural outfall: although often in storms the washings from roads may be nearly as bad as sewage; but, on the other hand, if the surface-water were admitted, the sewers would have to be greatly increased in size to provide for excessive rainfall.\n\nQuestion 7.\nDescribe and illustrate by sketches the essential points to be observed in carrying out a system of house drainage, and the best means of providing urinal and closet accommodation for schools, workhouses, and similar institutions.\n\nQuestion 8.\nIn arranging the water supply for a manufacturing town of 30,000 inhabitants, state what you consider of importance as regards (A) Sources of supply; (B) Quantity required; (C) Distribution.\n\nAnswer: (A) The geographical situation of the town, as to the possibility of gravitation from rivers or otherwise; the geological situation of its surroundings, with a view to its probability of affording a sufficiency of supply and its nature as to hardness, &c.; the annual average rainfall: what water rights, if any, existed; the present population and prospective rate of increase, and whether the town was a full water-closet one or otherwise.\n\n(B) Twenty-five to thirty gallons per head population.\n\n(C) Under pressure that all cisterns had ball-cocks and tell-tale overflows; that Deacon's waste-water preventers were in use; that a thorough system of inspection existed to detect waste; that the mains were well laid and efficiently jointed, and that a sufficiency existed for immediate use in case of fire. In the constant service system there is very little, if any, waste; the returns from many towns showing none; but in the intermittent there is often a large amount of waste through neglect of the inhabitants and defective fittings. The screw-down tap somewhat modifies this, but it is a very slow and unsatisfactory way of drawing water.\n\nQuestion 9.\nDescribe the general characters of the waters derived from—(1) The chalk; (2) the new red sandstone; (3) the carboniferous formations; and the methods by which water should be obtained from each.\n\nAnswer: (1) Water derived from the chalk formation, although generally pure and plentiful (except in long seasons of drought), is often very hard, leaving injurious effects on some constitutions.\n\n(2) Water derived from the new red sandstone formation is sometimes of a rather hard description, but not to the degree of that yielded by the chalk formation.\n\n(3) The carboniferous (or coal measure) formations always yields soft water of undoubted purity, and generally in ample volume for all purposes.\n\nQuestion 10.\nIn what ways is water able to be polluted after collection, during its distribution to houses, and in houses? What means would you adopt to prevent such pollution?\n\nAnswer: Water may become polluted after collection by fungoid growths and atmospheric influences (where exposed to such): during distribution, from imperfect pipes and joints allowing sewer or other gas to enter the mains; in houses, by improper fittings, such as a cistern in direct communication with the drain, or so placed as to be difficult of cleansing, and frequently not ventilated, and other insidious causes.\n\nQuestion 11.\nWhat fittings, and plumber's work generally are required for a high-pressure constant water service? How would you make the connection with the main? Describe the kinds of joints which should be used on the branches?\n\nAnswer: The class of fittings required for the high-pressure constant service are iron tubular services with iron angle or T-pieces, either tinned or galvanised. Where lead must be used the joints should be what is known as plumber's or wiped joints, the taps being those known as the high-pressure screw-down service taps, the connection with the main being by a ferrule; plumber's joints on branches, unless iron unions are used.\n\nQuestion 12.\nThere is great difficulty in obtaining a supply of good water for a country house, and it is therefore necessary to obtain as much water as possible from the roofs, and to use it for drinking and cooking purposes. The total area of area of the roof of the house and offices is 8,000 square feet, and the average annual rainfall is about 40 inches. Calculate what size the storage tank should be, and give a sketch of it and of its appendages?\n\nAnswer: Size of storage tank, 160,000 gallons.\n\nQuestion 13.\nTo what extent does the size of a room affect the quantity of fresh air required for effective ventilation, and what quantity of air would be required per hour for a room containing 8,000 cubic feet, occupied by fifteen people? How would you ventilate such a room? Illustrate your answer by sketches.\n\nAnswer: Douglas Galton in 'Healthy Homes' quotes: \"According to theoretical calculations, it would appear that, with an initial air space of 1,000 cubic feet, occupied by one individual, it would be necessary to supply 3,000 cubic feet per hour, to maintain the room in a proper condition of humidity. As regards other impurities, if 0.6 per 1,000 of CO2 are accepted as the limit of respiratory impurity in a well-ventilated air space, in addition to the 0.4 per 1,000 in normal air, we can calculate out the amount of air necessary for the purpose; and from this calculation it appears that it requires 3,000 cubic feet per hour to preserve the air-space in the required state of freshness. Thus the theoretical calculations, based first upon humidity, and secondly on carbonic acid, bring us to similar conclusions in each case.\"\n\nDe Chaumont in Parkes' 'Practical Hygiene': \"A certain amount of fresh air has to pass through a given space in a fixed time in order to maintain a certain degree of purity; the amount has been fixed at 3,000 cubic feet for each healthy person in an hour. Thus a space of 100 cubic feet must have its air changed thirty times in an hour. If 3,000 feet of air are to be given, while a space of 1,000 cubic feet need only have it changed three times in an hour for an equal ventilation, then our problem being 15 persons in a room of 8,000 cubic feet, would work out thus: - 3,000 x 15 = 45,000 cubic feet of air as requisite. The room being of 8,000 cubic feet capacity would require the air to be changed nearly 5.6 times in an hour.\n\nCOMPETITIONS.\nSANITARY INSTITUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN.\nAt an Examination, held Nov. 11 and 12, 62 Candidates presented themselves as Local Surveyors and 59 as Inspectors of Nuisances. The questions were set to be answered in writing on Nov. 11, and the Candidates were examined viva voce on Nov. 12. The Institute's Certificate of Competency to discharge the duties of Local Surveyor was awarded to John Reid Anderson, John F. Curwen, John William Metcalf, Charles Chambers Smith; and the Institute's Certificate of Competency to discharge the duties of Inspector of Nuisances was awarded to James Barfoot, John Barron, Daniel Bartley Bostel, G. Stanford Bostel, Harry D. Bowyer, Edmund Bradshaw, Charles E. Brown, Albert Chadderton, David Christie, William Hatch Clayton, George William Cobham, John F. Elliott, John William Hart, Albert Hodges, W. Lee Holding, Joseph Huxley, Joshua Jameson, Edgar E. Jury, Richard C. Lindop, Arthur Henry Lukes, Charles MacMahon, R. McCulloch, Adam Luke McDonald, William Edwin Newbery, John Henry Ollett, William Parsons, William Robert Pearson, Charles Poole, Christopher Raimes, George Russell, Ambrose J. Shore, Charles Chambers Smith, Edwin Smith, Henry Charles Soper, Henry Spadaccini, Alfred William Stone, William Tate, John Tunstall, Samuel Turner, James A. Webb, Charles Turle Wilson, Charles Bruce Wood.\n\nAPPOINTMENTS.\nMEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH.\nANNINGSON, Bushell, M.D.Cantab, has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Cambridge Urban Sanitary District, at £350 for one year, and for the Chesterton Urban Sanitary District, at £50 for one year.\n\nATKINSON, Francis Edward, L.R.C.P.Lond., M.R.C.S.Eng., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Craven Combined District, comprising the Haworth, Oakworth, Oven-temple, Silsden, and Skipton Urban Sanitary Districts, and the Keighley, Settle, and Skipton Rural Sanitary Districts, at £150 per annum, for three years.\n\nBARNES, George, L.R.C.P.Edin., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A.Lond., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Chard Urban Sanitary District, at £10 for one year.\n\nBLANISTON, Aubrey, L.R.C.P.Edin., L.R.C.S.Edin., has been appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Wareham Urban Sanitary District, at £10 per annum.\n\nCLARK, William Wake, M.B. Univ. Edin., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A.Lond., has been appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Higham-Ferrers newly formed Urban Sanitary District, at £15 per annum.\n\nGREATREX, Adolphus Barnell, M.D.Univ. St.And., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.M., L.S.A.Lond., has been appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Kidsgrove Urban Sanitary District, at the rate of £20 per annum, until March 25 next, vice Brigham, resigned.\n\nHODGSON, Isaac Clark, M.B., C.M.Univ.Glasg., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Workington Port Sanitary District, at £5 for one year.\n\nMEREDITH, John, M.D.Univ. Edin., L.R.C.S.Edin., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Wellington (Som.) Urban Sanitary District, at £60 per annum, for three years.\n\nPATTERSON, George Henry, L.R.C.P.Lond., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A.Lond., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Dalton-in-Furness Urban Sanitary District, at £30 for the year ending Dec. 25, 1887.\n\nRAWSON, Edwin Ellsworth, L.R.C.P.Edin. and L.M., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A.Lond., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Thornton Urban Sanitary District, Yorkshire, at £27 for one year.\n\nREDDING, J. H. Douglas, L.R.C.P.Edin., L.R.C.S.Edin., L.M., L.F.P.S.Glasg., and L.M., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Huntingdon Urban Sanitary District, at £24 for one year.\n\nSHEA, John, M.B. Univ. Lond., M.D. Univ. St.And., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A.Lond., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the combined Reading and Wokingham Rural and Urban Sanitary Districts, at £385 per annum, from Dec. 25, 1886.\n\nTABOR, Charles James, M.B.Univ. Durh., has been appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Joga Division of the Redruth Rural Sanitary District, at £18 per annum, vice Reed, deceased.\n\nTURNER, Frederick, M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A.Lond., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Buxton Urban Sanitary District, at £40 for one year.\n\nSURVEYORS, CLERKS TO GUARDIANS, INSPECTORS OF NUISANCES, &c.\nARCHIBALD, Mr. G. T., has been re-appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the Workington Port Sanitary District, at £5 for one year.\n\nARNFIELD, Mr. Edwin, has been elected a Member of the New Mills Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice Stafford, deceased.\n\nBATE, Mr. Alfred Goodwin, has been appointed Collector to the Town Council and Urban Sanitary Authority of Reigate, at £150 per annum, vice Apted, resigned.\n\nBEAUMONT, Mr. J. M., has been elected a Member of the Elland Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice Crowther, resigned.\n\nBOLLAM, Mr. Frederick, has been appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the Wareham Urban Sanitary District, at £10 per annum.\n\nCLAYTON, Mr. William, has been re-appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the Southowram Urban Sanitary District, at £10 for one year.\n\nCOLE, Mr. Arthur Henry, has been appointed an Inspector of Nuisances for the Leicester Urban Sanitary District, and Inspector of Food, and of Dairies, &c., at £100 per annum, vice Wand, resigned.\n\nCOX, Mr. James Henry, has been appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the Hailsham Rural Sanitary District, Sussex, at £81 per annum, vice Martin, deceased.\n\nCROGHAN, Mr. Thomas Andrew, C.E., has been re-appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the Buxton Urban Sanitary District, at £5 for one year.\n\nFLATER, Mr. George Clavell, Solicitor, has been appointed Town Clerk and Clerk to the Urban Sanitary Authority, Wareham, at £30 per annum.\n\nGORDON, Mr. E. S., has been appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the East Grinstead Urban Sanitary District, at £20 per annum, vice Brown, resigned.\n\nGREENWOOD, Mr. Joseph, has been re-appointed an Inspector of Nuisances for the Ulverstone Rural Sanitary District, at £15 per annum, and Surveyor at £30 per annum, for three years, from Jan. 1, 1887.\n\nGRIFFITHS, Colonel, has been elected a Member of the Broadstairs Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice Todd, resigned.\n\nHART, Mr. Alfred, has been appointed Surveyor, Inspector of Nuisances, and Collector, to the Ashbourne Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, Derbyshire, at £100 per annum, vice Bourne, resigned.\n\nHARKOP, Mr. Arthur Jenkins, Local Manager of the Manchester and Liverpool District Banking Company, has been appointed Treasurer to the newly-formed Cheadle and Gatley Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority.\n\nHAWKINS, Mr. Richard P. B., Solicitor, has been appointed Town Clerk and Clerk to the Urban Sanitary Authority of Woodstock.\n\nJONES, Mr. George, jun., has been appointed Surveyor and Collector to the Town Council and Urban Sanitary Authority of Wareham, at £30 per annum.\n\nJOHNSON, Mr. Henry, has been appointed Treasurer to the Bingley Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice Brown, resigned.\n\nKENDRICK, Mr. James, has been elected a Member of the Tipton Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice Underhill, resigned.\n\nKINGTON, Mr. Joel, Inspector of Nuisances for the Idle Urban Sanitary District, Yorkshire, has been appointed Inspector under the Dairies, &c., Orders of 1885 and 1886, made pursuant to the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Acts of 1878 and 1886.\n\nLAUGHTON, Mr. James, has been elected a Member of the Bromsgrove Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice Amphlett, deceased.\n\nLUCY, Mr. Charles Frederick, Local Manager of the York Union Banking Co., has been appointed Treasurer to the Pickering Guardians and Rural Sanitary Authority, Yorkshire, vice Clarkson, resigned.\n\nMARSH, Mr. Samuel, has been elected a Member of the Bampton Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice Dart, resigned.\n\nMATTHEWS, Mr. George Somers, the Surveyor and Inspector of Nuisances to the Dorking Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, has been appointed Inspector under the Dairies and Covered Sheds Orders of 1885 and 1886, at £10 for one year.\n\nPOTTER, Mr. Charles John, has been elected a Member of the Willington-Quay Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice O'Brien, disqualified by non-attendance for six months.\n\nPROCTER, Mr. Thomas, has been re-appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the Dalton-in-Furness Urban Sanitary District, at £65 for the year ending Dec. 25, 1887.\n\nPROSE, Mr. John Edwyn, has been re-appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the Ludlow Urban Sanitary District, at £25 for one year.\n\nRUBBRA, Mr. W. A., Manager of the Wellingborough and Higham-Ferrers Branch of the Northamptonshire Union Bank, has been appointed Treasurer to the newly chartered Town Council and Urban Sanitary Authority of Higham-Ferrers.\n\nSALTHOUSE, Mr. John, has been re-appointed an Inspector of Nuisances for the Ulverstone Rural Sanitary District, at £10 per annum, for three years, from Jan. 1, 1887.\n\n[DEC. 15, 1886,\n\n297", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 334565, "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": 387, "title": "CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8]", "content_text": "380\n\nCALENDAR OF PROBATES and ADMINISTRATIONS granted by the Supreme Court of Hongkong, during the year 1886,\n\nDate\nName of Testator or Intestate\nPlace and Time of Death\nGrant\nValue of the Effects\nName and Description of the Executor or Administrator\n\n1886\n\n$\n\nJan. 11\nAlexander Paterson\nEngland, 10th Mar., 1885\nProbate\n\nThomas Neave\n\n11\nNg Sa Yuen Sing Chun alias Yuen Cheong alias Yuen King Hung\nSingapore, 4th Mar., 1882\nAdm. with Will annexed\n\nHenry Arthur Herbert, Attorney of Frederick Paterson, Peter Rennie, and James Macalister\n\n11\nLeung Ming Yow alias Leung Fau Kan\n\n11\nLui Kum Chaen\n\nThomas Henderson Whitehead, Attorney of Grace Neave\n\nJune 15\nHenry O'Neill\nAt Sea, in the Bay of Bengal, 28th Jan., 1886\n\n900.00\n\n17\nChan Kom\n\n19\nHenry Brerall\nCanton, 8th Oct., 1885\nProbate\n7,000.00\nJohn Yardly Vernon, the executor\n\n19\nCheang Chew Inc\nH'kong, 13th Nov., 1885\n\nVernon Vernon, the executor. Power being reserved to Ellen O'Neil, the executrix\n\n21\nNg Shi\nH'kong, 21st Sept., 1885\nAdministration\n70,000.00\nChau Lai Po, the administrator\n\n22\nJaid Chan She\nShanghai, 20th April, 1886\nAdm. with Will annexed\n13,300.00\nAlfred Parker Stokes, Attorney of Elizabeth Everall and William Weston Clifford\n\nJuly\nJoseph Joseph Money\nH'kong, Both Mar., 1886\n\n530.00\n\n3\nWong Tso Leong\nH'kong, 30th April, 1886\nAdministration\n140.00\nCheang Chan She, the first lawful wife\n\n13\nWilliam Dolan\nH'kong, 3rd Dec., 1885\nProbate\n10.00\nWilliam Henry Hay, solo executor\n\n14\nAlbert Edward Salter\nH'kong, 10th Dec., 1885\nAdministration\n200.00\nEdw. James Ackroyd, Official Administrator\n\n14\nWong Tsung\nH'kong, 20th Dec., 1885\n\n21\nEdward Jackson\nManila\nProbate\n12,000.00\nDavid Gillies and Robert Lang, the executors\n\n21\nLeung Kong Chi alias Leung\n\n21\nNorman Curtis Stevens\nAt Sea, 13th June, 1886\nAdministration\n4,000.00\nAlfred Gascoyne Wise, Official Administrator\n\n22\nWong Ying\nH'kong, 22nd Jan., 1884\nProbate\n160.00\nWong Yuk Che, the executor, according to the tenor of the Will\n\n26\nLeung Kwan Shau alias Ki alias Kwong Fo\n\n200.00\n\n26\nAndrew Thomas Carmichael\n\nAdm. with Will annexed\n3,500.00\nAlfred Parker Stokes, Attorney of Ellen Maria Stevens\n\n27\nHurdil Singh\n\n27\nRobert Strachan\nCalcutta, 7th Jan., 1886\nProbate\n5,000.00\nHenry William Davis, Attorney of Isabel Braide Strachan, widow of the deceased\n\n28\nTo Shap Ng\nJamaica, 5th April, 1882\nAdm. with Will annexed\n1,000.00\nAlfred Parker Stokes, Attorney of Lucy Happer Glover\n\nAug.\nPhillip Robert Doni\n\n4\nAang. Reuben Solomon\nEngland, 19th Jan., 1881\nProbate\n2,500.00\nFrancis Bulkeley Johnson\n\n5\nLeong Hoi\nFrance, 20th Oct., 1884\nAdm. with Will annexed\n8,400.00\nJohn Walter, Attorney of Donald Peter McDonald and John Forrest\n\n7\nSitnah Solomon\nH'kong, 7th Dec., 1885\nAdministration\n600.00\nAlfred Gascoyne Wise, Official Administrator\n\n9\nJames Twinent\nAt Sea\nAdm. with Will annexed\n5,600.00\nSitnah Solomon, Attorney of Abraham Ezra\n\n10\nWilliam Whitfield\nLondon\n\n2,000.00\nWai Fing and Lim Wa You, the executor and executrix, according to the tenor of the Will\n\nSept.\nJarasjee Pestonjee Vakil\n\n8\nGeorge Doo Pitman\nS.S. Namna, 16th July, 1885\nAdministration\n100.00\nEdw. James Ackroyd, Official Administrator\n\n8\nLeung William Atah\nH'kong, 26th June, 1886\n\n9\nRobert Anderson\nH'kong, 7th Mar., 1885\nProbate\n22,700.00\nJohn Bell-Irving, Attorney of Sir Robert Jardine, Richard Dawes, Jr., and Jane Sophia Bulkeley Johnson\n\n10\nTsang I\nH'kong, 27th April, 1885\nAdministration\n100.00\nAlfred Gascoyne Wise, Official Administrator\n\n13\nGeorge Frederick Pinker\n\n41,000.00\n\n13\nWilliam Henry Doyle\n\n13\nChun Uang alias Chun Lok alias Chun Sang Lai alias Chun\n\n15\nAu Yun\nShui Shang, Macao\n\n16\nJoão Jacques Floriano Alvares\nMacao, 20th May, 1885\nProbate\n21,000.00\nAnna Maria Goines Alvares, the widow\n\n21\nLeung Yu Sha alias Leong Yee Sha\n\n24\nVicencia Maria d'Almeida\nH'kong, Macao\n\n27\nJohn Mitchell\nAt Sea, 24th Feb., 1886\nAdministration\n600.00\nAlfred Gascoyne Wise, Official Administrator\n\nOct.\nChau Mi Loi\nH'kong, 21st July, 1886\nAdm. de bonis non\n5,400.00\nAlfred Gascoyne Wise, Official Administrator\n\n1\nChing Fun\nH'kong, 5th Aug., 1886\nProbate\n10,000.00\nChing Fun, the executor\n\n1\nEuzebie Florentino de Souza\nH'kong, 2nd July, 1886\nAdministration\n2,500.00\nEuzebie Florentino de Souza, the administrator\n\n12\nJames Nelson\n\n12\nJohn McGourlay\n\n12\nLee Sik Chuen\nChow Chi Village\n\n16\nRobert Anderson\nH'kong, 16th Feb., 1886\nAdministration\n2,600.00\nEdw. James Ackroyd, Official Administrator\n\n18\nNg Mui\nH'kong, 24th Jan., 1886\nProbate\n\nWei Shee, the executrix, according to the tenor of the Will\n\n25\nNg Mui\nM'kong, 25th July, 1886\nAdministration\n2,900.00\nAndrew John Leach, Attorney of Anne Cecilia Doyle\n\n25\nTsang Sia\nH'kong, 12th Aug., 1886\n\n260.00\nAa Hin Kwong and Au Kum Sze\n\n25\nChoa Choo Bee\nH'kong, 18th Aug., 1886\nProbate\n4,500.00\nChoa Choo Bee, one of the executors. Power being reserved to Wong A-moong, the other executor\n\n26\nRev. John Charles Edge\nH'kong\n\n10,000.00\nSarah Ann Edge, widow of the deceased\n\n26\nChan Nam Hing\n\n300.00\nSham Shi, the lawful wife of the deceased\n\n26\nHippolyte Alexander Nicaise\nBrussels, 22nd Mar., 1885\nAdm. with Will annexed\n3,500.00\nThomas Henderson Whitehead, Attorney of Taucie Marie Caroline Nicaise, sole executrix\n\n27\nAntonio Sanches\n\n210,000.00\n\nNov.\nEleuterio Villanueva\nH'kong, 7th Oct., 1885\nAdministration\n30.00\nAlfred Gascoyne Wise, Official Administrator\n\n1\nLeung Ngau\n\n1\nChing Tai\n\n6\nJohn Gerrani\nH'kong, 25th Feb., 1886\nAdministration\n1,500.00\nIsmael Pullay Madar, one of the executors. Power being reserved to Wong Ha Pong, the other executor\n\n6\nLo A-kit\nTurriff, Scotland\n\nLo A-kit, the daughter\n\n8\nElias David Joseph Ezra\nAmoy, 22nd June, 1886\nAdm. with Will annexed\n3,500.00\nTse Ching Kai, the executor, according to the tenor of the Will\n\n8\nCharlotte Page Hance\nCalcutta, 3rd Feb., 1886\n\n3,000.00\nCharlotte Page Hance, the widow and sole executrix\n\n19\nHo Hing Fai\n\n22\nChan Tak alias Sui Fong\nTang Kun, 26th Nov., 1885\nAdm. with Will annexed\n\nDec.\nAnthony Field Sampson\n\nMay\nChoy Pun alias Choy Tun Po\nCanton, 13th Mar., 1886\nAdministration\n390.00\nChing A-tsai, the widow\n\n4\nTsui Kwong\nH'kong, 21st April, 1886\n\n10\nWong Lok Chi\nH'kong, 27th Nov., 1885\nProbate\n\nHerbert Maurice Bovis, Attorney of William Whyte\n\n14\nChing Yuk Shing\nAt Sea, H'kong\nAdministration\n\nChoy Tam Shi and Choy Wong Shi, the executrixes\n\n20\nAlbert Edmades Pirkie\nLondon, 17th July, 1885\nProbate\n70,800.00\nJohn Stewart Nazer, the executor\n\n20\nFrançois Vincevci\nH'kong, 11th Oct., 1880\nAdministration\n940.00\nLo Kwei Kum\n\n21\nJoseph Theophilus Chater\nH'kong\nAdm. with Will annexed\n500.00\nHon. Alfred Lister, Attorney of Stephen Wotton Bushell and Colin Mackenzie Ford\n\n21\nShmu A-feat\n\nShmu A-feat, first lawful wife\n\n21\nManoel José Maria Gonsalves da Silva\nMacao\n\n200.00\nWong Tin Ting, sole of the deceased\n\n21\nLa Lai bhang fong alias Lai Tung\nMacao\nAdministration\n\nLeung A-ol, the first lawful wife\n\n21\nNg A-mui\nH'kong\n\nMaria Francisca Marques da Silva\n\n26\nArthur Wellington Grosvenor\nEngland, 13th Oct., 1865\n\n125,000.00\nJacob Benjamin Elias, Attorney of Joseph Elias David Joseph Ezra\n\n28\nLow Kura Choong\n\n31\nWong A-sheong\n\nJune\nTaska Moto Odai\nSei Heung, 15th Feb., 1886\nAdministration\n2,300.00\nHe Kunn, otherwise Ho Sim To\n\n1\nYoung Ah Loy\nAt Sea, 7th May, 1886\n\nLam Kis Fung\n\n3\nKeung Lai Mool\nH'kong, 17th May, 1886\n\n100.00\nLai Kam and Lai Sai Kau, the executrixes\n\n3\nWong A-sai\nH'kong, 28th May, 1886\nAdministration\n150.00\nAuguste Raphael Marty, solo executor\n\nEdmund McLeod and George Bayne, the executors\n\nCatchick Paul Chater, sole executor\n\nProperty handed to Mr. Ewens, the Solicitor for Chan Choy, the mother of deceased\n\nYoung A-lai, the administratrix\n\nVictor Hobart Deacon, Attorney of Eliza Maria Grosvenor\n\nKeung Lai Mool, the lawful widow\n\nWong A-sai, sole of the deceased\n\nAlfred Gascoyne Wise, Official Administrator\n\n179,500.00\n\nALFRED G. WISE,\n\nActing Registrar.\n\nRegistry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 28th January, 1887.\n\nPage 380\n\nCALENDAR of PROBATES and ADMINISTRATIONS,—Continued.\n\n...\n\nPage 381", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 347830, "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": "CO129-253 - Public Offices & Others - 1891", "page_number": 272, "title": "CO129-253 - Public Offices & Others - 1891", "content_text": "# The Mercantile Marine Service Association\n\n## Hong Kong Telegraph 19/11/90\n\n### A National Disgrace!\n\n#### THE SUNDAY LABOUR QUESTION. AN APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT.\n\nHis Excellency the Acting Governor received a deputation from the British Mercantile Marine Officers' Association at Government House yesterday. The deputation, which was received in the first instance by Lieut. Thorburn, A.D.C., and subsequently introduced to His Excellency by the Hon. Secretary, consisted of Captain S. Ashton, Mr. J. W. James, Mr. Chesney Duncan (Hon. Secretary), Messrs. J. W. Gale, N.A. (President), Mr. Pearce, W. Winch (officers), and James Edwards (Hon. Treasurer).\n\nThe Mercantile Marine Service Association was incorporated by Special Act of Parliament for conserving the interests of the British Merchant Service, promoting the general improvement of nautical men by education, wholesome laws, obtaining redress of wrongs, procuring employment, and caring for the helpless and aged.\n\nCaptain Ashton said that the deputation felt most deeply grateful to His Excellency for granting them an interview. They sought to address the strong feeling amongst British officers that there should be a cessation of labour on board ships in this port on Sundays. Having studied Lord Knutsford's speech on the subject, made in the House of Lords on the 25th of July last, the Association came to the conclusion that the best way of causing much-needed legislation on the subject was to move the Chamber of Commerce to recommend Government to introduce a Bill which would cause the cessation of unnecessary Sunday labour.\n\n| **Position** | **Name** |\n| --- | --- |\n| President | J. W. Gale, N.A. |\n| Hon. Secretary | Chesney Duncan |\n| Hon. Treasurer | James Edwards |\n\nThe Association discussed the question at length with the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce at a public conference held at the City Hall on the 7th ultimo. Full reports of the arguments occasioned, together with the Chamber's written decision, dated the 31st of October, had doubtless come within His Excellency's cognizance.\n\nCaptain Ashton continuing said, \"We are very glad to think that His Excellency has taken notice of the movement which, we submit, is a righteous and justifiable movement, and a protest against moral slavery.\" He contended that the reply of the Chamber was unjustifiable in the circumstances and was an insult to officers. The Chamber's proposition was impracticable in the extreme and amounted to a modus vivendi.\n\nThe Chamber wrote, \"The Committee are of opinion that the Government could not legislate for the complete suppression of Sunday labour in this harbour, as the questions involved are very serious and would affect injuriously all the shipping interests of the Colony, and particularly the large Chinese population connected therewith.\" Captain Ashton argued that the Government could legislate for the suppression of Sunday labour without injuriously affecting the shipping interests or the Chinese population.\n\nHis Excellency, in reply, said he was very glad to receive the deputation and to hear their views on a question which was admittedly one of much importance. He believed it was admitted on all sides that it would be desirable to diminish Sunday labour if such could possibly be done. The question then arose whether it should be interfered with, and if so, by what means such interference should be brought about.\n\nThere were only two ways by which this could be done: one being by having recourse to compulsory legislation, and the other by the voluntary co-operation of those concerned in the shipping interests of the colony. His Excellency admitted that he did not altogether agree with all the arguments brought forward as proof that it was impossible to diminish Sunday labour in the colony.\n\n### Honorary Members\n\n* ADMIRAL HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, K.G., K.T., G.C.B.\n* LORD CLAUD J. HAMILTON\n* LORD BRASSEY, K.C.B.\n* HON. W. A. CROSS, M.P.\n* M. W. MATTINSON, ESQ., M.P.\n* CAPTAIN SIR JAMES ANDERSON\n* SIR E. BATES, BART., M.P.\n* PROFESSOR SIR WILLIAM THOMSON, LL.D., F.R.S.\n* WM. RATURONR, ESQ., M.P.\n* DAVID MACIVER, ESQ.\n* EDWARD WHITLEY, ESQ., M.P.\n* SAMUEL SMITH, ESQ., M.P.\n* RALPH NEVILLE, ESQ., Q.C., M.P.\n* T.B. ROYDEŃ, ESQ., M.P.\n* BARON H. DE WORMS, M.P.\n* W. F. LAWRENCE, ESQ., M.P.\n* SIR G. BADEN-POWELL, ESQ., M.P.\n* T. P. O'CONNOR, ESQ., M.P.\n* RALPH BROCKLEBANK, ESQ.\n* JAMES BEAZLEY, ESQ., J.P.\n* J. J. MAY, ESQ., J.P.\n\n### Honorary Council\n\n* African Steam Ship Company\n* Aspinal, J, Son & Brooke\n* Balfour, Williamson & Co.\n* Baring Brothers\n* Batea, Stokes & Co.\n* Bibby, James J., Esq.\n* Brocklebank, Sir Thomas\n* Brocklebank, Ralph, Jun., Esq.\n* Bushell Bros. & Co.\n* Cearns & Brown\n* Cary, John, Esq., J.P.\n* Cory, Alderman J., Cardiff\n* Coteaworth, Ingue & Co.\n* Cross, J. T., Esq.\n* Dixon, W. H., Esq.\n* Dixon, W. T., & Sons\n* Eusington & Co.\n* Farnworth and Jardine\n* Gibbs, Bright & Co.\n* Graham, Rows & Co.\n* Gruning & Co.\n\n### Executive Council\n\n* Captain T. VINCENT, President\n* CLARKE ASPINALL, ESQ., Treasurer\n* Littledale, T. & J., & Co.\n* Lyon, Comper & Co.\n* Lockett, John, Esq.\n* Mackie & Sons\n* Melones, John, Esq.\n* Maciver, Charles, Esq.\n* Maciver, Henry, Esq.\n* Morland, Sir Henry, Bombay\n* Moss, Charles, & Co.\n* Myers, W. J. Sons, & Co.\n* Muck, W. D., Esq.\n* National Steam Ship Co., Ltd.\n* Nixon & Thew\n* Nickels, J. T., & Co.\n* North, Colonel J. T.\n\n### Council Members (To serve Three Years)\n\n| **Name** | **Position** |\n| --- | --- |\n| Brooks, Capt. | Captain |\n| Burton, G., Capt. | Captain |\n| Campbell, H., Capt. | Captain |\n| Clarke, Janno, Capt. | Captain |\n| Gales, James, Capt. | Captain |\n| Hill, William, Capt. | Captain |\n| Hamil, Martin f., Capt. | Captain |\n| Hatfield, B., Capt. | Captain |\n| Hayes, H. W., Capt. | Captain |\n| Killy, C. J., Capt. | Captain |\n| Lewis, A. W., Capt. | Captain |\n| Murray, G. S., Capt. | Captain |\n| McBay, Horatio, Capt. | Captain |\n| Nowell, S., Capt. | Captain |\n| Ritchie, Joseph, Capt. | Captain |\n| Royden, T. B., Esq., M.P. | |\n| Suumier, Janges, Capt. | Captain |\n| Watt, H. F., Capt. | Captain |\n| Webster, J. K., Capt. | Captain |\n| Williamson, John, Esq. | |\n\nPage 363\n\nC. O. \n2340\nRECE(REG 2 FEB 91)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-253 - Public Offices & Others - 1891.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482694, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "page_number": 116, "title": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "content_text": "A his B I with ser them with Lou brought out at The Fal. live think badly of our case on 114 the facts as V. presume it is but too late to put in amy flash matter, a therefore ...\n\narking H. King to supply the only time possible for me this week is tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at 4.0 o'clock Failing that Cater Wondary at 3.30 would suit us Evidence to show how undeniable person the appellant was 20/11/17 ? Wil with So anane v Me Burchell ... Know dacy shows, retimney the Wh to war 13/1/44 × Mr. Frisley Hiday at 4.30 in 211. Love loom H. CB. 13/11 her Costines gantote S\n\nThis Bush and I saw Hot Burchell on morder, afternoon ry and dissemord the meth I need not write a minute of any leve his as the cohays\" of the letter & mear a L which I have sout her Burchell toden sufficiently indicat the twis of our compunce. his Buschell was not at all histused I do with the (extremely inconvenient) vicios of her upjohn - hand not brafed him and affeand to share that fair Case CAR for the validity of the It thong HSA19/1/g I wish he over was X an word A&C 20-11 See 6619 76. 8. Sindle.\n\nMy fears were lather directed to possible comment than to a rion gloring the appeal, which Chieth depends upon the validit's 9th Air.. The PC Would only receive fresk Evidence in exceptional cites, &ifchiectly mercial to the issue. We could hardly claim that the appellants Character was, luaterial to @ thralidity Attellever illiver or © if valid, the question whether Hiplovisions were property Comfilied With. It is the old story of doing a right thing in the Wrong way. Holtz 20/11/19 Jie S. Fiddes\n\nIn 1917 H. Kong legislated taking power to deport British subjects who acted as solitots tire to AL o tired up litigation.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482695, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "page_number": 117, "title": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "content_text": "a British born Chinese has been \n\nThe Order \n\ndealt with under \n\nAppealed to the Privy Council \n\nchallenging \n\nthe \n\nof \n\nBU \n\nhas \n\nC.T \n\nCouncil, \n\nOld & on constitutional \n\nThe counsel retained for \n\nthe Govt. has doubts about our case \n\nwhich \n\nMr. Risley is having \n\nwe must \n\nClearly Out, free & frank \n\nJunior \n\nto remove. \n\nfight the matter \n\non \n\nthis \n\nJ. Bechard \n\nthe form is likely to come in \n\nfor adverse comment on \n\ntheir handling The class of cases \n\nHas come. \n\naffected by the Order are, however, \n\nno difficulty in defending \n\nsocial peace \n\nChina should be \n\nhe \n\nlast \n\nholding of the Order \n\n20.11.19 \n\nallow Mr. 21.11 \n\n1. Callow \n\nM \n\nquestion \n\nlike to be the attacked \n\nHold from Bruce bullet \n\nXJA. \n\n28/1120 \n\nBURCHELLS. \n\nC.T.D.BURSHELL. A.W. BURGHELL. \n\nTELEPHONE VICTORIA 2. \n\nSir, \n\nThe Under Secretary \n\nColonial Office, \n\nDowning Street S.W.1. \n\n63425 \n\nThe Sanctuary. 115 \n\nWestminster, S.W.1. \n\n5 November, 1919. \n\nRe: Hong Li v. Attorney General, Hong Kong. \n\n6 NOV 0 \n\nReferring to your last letter to us on this matter, \n\nwhich was dated the 22nd May last, No. 34033/18, we yesterday had a consultation with Counsel to settle the draft Case & Reasons on the Respondent's behalf, when Mr. Upjohn K.C. desired to be instructed as to the sources from which the Governor and the Legislative Council of Hong Kong derive their power to pass the Deportation Ordinance referred to in these proceedings. \n\n2. In the opinion of Counsel the prerogative of the Sovereign would not be sufficient authority to validate this Ordinance, which on the face of it deprives the subject of the benefit of the provisions both of Magna Carta and the Habeas \n\nCorpus Act. \n\n3. In Mr. Upjohn's opinion an act of the British Parliament would be necessary to confer the wide powers implied by this Ordinance upon the Governor and Legislative Council, but we are \n\nnot aware of any such act being passed. \n\n4. \n\nshall be greatly obliged if we may be allowed to confer with the Legal adviser of the Colonial Office on this subject \n\nWe are, Sir, \n\nYour obedient servants \n\nBurchells. \n\nThanks. \n\nKEK \n\n29.1 \n\nGG 29.1.20 \n\nalonces", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482795, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "page_number": 217, "title": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "content_text": "INAHL, 2\n\nGrant.\n\n19\n\n1919\n\n20th Sept\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\n34006\n\ntoy box penze\n\next subsequent Paper.\n\nH\n\n54515\n\nRe-employment\n\nAppleas for\n\nсо\n\n215\n\n54515\n\nRECO Rr: 05\n\nM. Bashell. Cotton\n\ntur Drynier\n\nIn view of OAG's despatch in 34006\n\nin the wice.\n\nI regret unable\n\nunable to meet\n\nhis wishes\n\n(When in a\n\ngeneral affles)\n\n4422-4b) Wt. 14440-23, 25,000. 8/19. DS. G. 122/41.\n\n24.9.19\n\nAEC\n\n24.\n\nHM 2579/19\n\naloma", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 485573, "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": "CO129-464 - Public Offices - 1920", "page_number": 515, "title": "CO129-464 - Public Offices - 1920", "content_text": "repatriation of Mr Le Page. You were informed that correspondence has taken place with the Consul at Saigon, a copy of which is enclosed. The only subject told me he would be glad if in future you would proceed on the lines indicated in the letter CO dated the 19 June.\n\nWhat method I consider should in future be adopted in the case of repatriation of destitute British subjects from Saigon.\n\n(47491)\n\nDRAFT.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Nut $78/20 Mr. Bushell 6\n\nMr. Jones\n\nMr. Grindle.\n\nSir H. Lambert.\n\nSir H. Read.\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nCol. Amery,\n\nLord Milner.\n\nEx also till for. to this. 2 chapts on\n\n60.37358/20\n\nM.K\n\n11 Aug 20\n\nI acknowledge the receipt of your letter No K 11291/7769/217 of the 27th regarding the repatriation of Distressed British Subjects from Saigon.\n\nI had been in some hesitation, that Lord Milner understood that discussion with the Consul is at liberty to proceed on the lines indicated in the letter.\n\n...\n\n \nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\n...\n\n$2.7.0.\n\n...\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-464 - Public Offices - 1920.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 486048, "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": "CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920", "page_number": 402, "title": "CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920", "content_text": "## War Office \n\n**HONG KONG**\n\n11250 \nRECO \n401 \n11250 \n\nRrd 2 MAP 20 \n\n### Military Contribution \n\nTr. statements showing that the colony made a total overpayment of £... in 1917/18 and £186 for 91 cows in 1918/19, a total of £102,025.4.\n\n4. 7. Suggest that this may be treated as a contribution to the cost of the war.\n\nb. Bushell.\n\n? Copy to ... and copy encl.\n\nhas been made.\n\nLes cél... trilbution \n\nMev. L. 3. for obses. If 15652/19 \n\nRad to reply.\n\nGJ.P. 418/20 \n5/3/20 \n\n000 5/2/20 \n\nRef subsequent Paper. 13494 \n\n| MANI WA | PM639–35 | 50000 | 11019 18 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| A 1991 U | | | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 486847, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920", "page_number": 526, "title": "CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920", "content_text": "## \nM Freeston \n\nPaterson \n\nColonial Office \n\n522 \n\nWe are informed by the War Office that Captain F. E. E. BOOKER, Police Constable, Hong Kong, sailed for Hong Kong on the \"Dunvegan\" on the 19th March, 1920.\n\n1843 pp. 253 \n\nre Paterson \n75. Blomfield \n\nCAS Pay Dept \n\nMr Bushell. \n2 June 1920 \n\n? Attach this to 19525 \n\n\n## \nJP. 17 Jun. 1920. \n\nVandyke hardly enjoyed the voyage. \n\nMy \n11/6/20 above", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515801, "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": "CO129-511-19 Marriage restrictions on officers 1-9-1928 - 30-9-1928", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-511-19 Marriage restrictions on officers 1-9-1928 - 30-9-1928", "content_text": "5 END\n\nMIELLE\n\n2579\n\nاللا كمبر\n\nM. hemis\n\nMrr Caine 27\n\nMr Plate 27/9.\n\nMr Bushell (10\n\nL.A. H/ Boyd. 5/10\n\nLear\n\n3/10.\n\nThese animated\n\nhad better be regel seftly for weard.\n\n1/10\n\n2619.\n\nNo.\n\nThe question whether\n\nintending candidates should be warned that\n\nit is considered inadvisable for an officer\n\nto be married until he is placed on the pensionable establishment has not been considered in the General Division, and I do\n\nnot know that it could usefully be. A definite prohibition of marriage would be a totally different thing. There, I think, the\n\nGeneral Division would come in.\n\nA Fiddia\n\n24/9/25\n\nThen Clerical Section\n\nDept. Cenote that when a fesses practicators horm\n\nHong Kong impose\n\nrestriction on\n\nClerical\n\non marriage.\n\nAnd contain the\n\nthe offer warning authority-side my purins minate\n\nof Pully\n\n{244\n\nath.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-511-19 Marriage restrictions on officers 1-9-1928 - 30-9-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 518102, "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": "CO129-514-6 Question of legality of sale of water to Tai Koo Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.- from... 6-12-1928 - 23-12-1929", "page_number": 2, "title": "CO129-514-6 Question of legality of sale of water to Tai Koo Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.- from... 6-12-1928 - 23-12-1929", "content_text": "## \n- \n1.0.A.G.550 \n6.12.28 \nFends. care \nfor submission to \n2 \nCounsel. \nI \nunderstand the procedure is to ask through Messrs Birchall's \nIn the first \nplace \nTo the Bushe \nasking them to obtain Counsel's Opinion as desired. (They will no doubt consult Burke \nin the selection & \nregarding) \n16 \nYes but You better mention it to Burchells. \n18 \nIl 18 \n2 To Bushells (w/dup of despatch & encl). To Counsel. \nI \n17.1.29 & duplicate despatch & encl). To Burchells \nA \n24/1/29", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-514-6 Question of legality of sale of water to Tai Koo Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.- from... 6-12-1928 - 23-12-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 518103, "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": "CO129-514-6 Question of legality of sale of water to Tai Koo Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.- from... 6-12-1928 - 23-12-1929", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-514-6 Question of legality of sale of water to Tai Koo Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.- from... 6-12-1928 - 23-12-1929", "content_text": "## DESTROYED UNDER STATUTE\n\n### 3. Burchello\n\n3\n\n28·1·29 | Acks. No. 2 & will confer with In Bushe. & Party \n---|---|---\n4. Bushells | -5/0 | 29.1·29\n28.1.29 | Suggests tresors Swards barin Smonds as bounsel. \n5 Burchello | -5/0 | 30.1.29 \n(5) | Repts. on provisions of theme. of Association \n| M. Bushe has replied - see were on \n? Put by | E. Camis | 12-2-29 \n| | 13 13/2 \n| | aloum", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-514-6 Question of legality of sale of water to Tai Koo Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.- from... 6-12-1928 - 23-12-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524828, "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": "CO129-524-6 Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children- inauguration of Hong Kong Branch 22-1-1930 - 22-1-1930", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-524-6 Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children- inauguration of Hong Kong Branch 22-1-1930 - 22-1-1930", "content_text": "CLOSED UNTIL\n\n1930\n\nCO129/524/6\n\nSOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION\n\nOF CHILDREN.\n\nPrevious\n\n62815/29\n\nSubsequent\n\n82848/31 574227/46\n\nCR\n\nmanh Gust 6/3\n\np 773\n\nMy Eme y/3. Liffurelle K\n\nNiby 17/3\n\nDr Shels 22.3\n\nSee of Steve 24/3\n\nFED. 24/3 Min. Suis 20 Ellio lay)?\n\nC.D CR defected 28/3 Mr. Bushell Platt 3!!!\n\nFED 3/4\n\n3 (70613) Wt. 17079A-20 10m. 11/29 P. St. G. 101/33A.\n\nMr. Ellis N 101 3 Co 7/4\n\nPEN 7 CR, desp:\n\nCR. 16/4/\n\nJu Shaw. 17/4\n\nMr. Stut i 17\n\nCR 22/4\n\nM2 Geut. 22 ofrent 25\n\nPUT BY\n\n72806", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-6 Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children- inauguration of Hong Kong Branch 22-1-1930 - 22-1-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 531048, "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": "CO129-535-3 Nguyen ai Quoc- request for extradition to Indo-China by French authorities 29-6-1931 - 26-1-1932", "page_number": 34, "title": "CO129-535-3 Nguyen ai Quoc- request for extradition to Indo-China by French authorities 29-6-1931 - 26-1-1932", "content_text": "GR1178/1922/32(III)\n\nSpt. 2 Bushells (89 Aur?) - 34\n\n4an 93610/32", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-535-3 Nguyen ai Quoc- request for extradition to Indo-China by French authorities 29-6-1931 - 26-1-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533829, "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": "CO129-539-2 Nguyen ai Quoc- arrangements for deportation 29-1-1932 - 31-1-1933", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-539-2 Nguyen ai Quoc- arrangements for deportation 29-1-1932 - 31-1-1933", "content_text": "To turtles (570ss amps) 22\n\nwheell\n\n32\n\nBurchell.\n\nDESTROY LINK TATUTE\n\nAcis (59) with thanks\n\nPut by Walder\n\nbr Light & Fulton\n\nAd for\n\nam\n\n21.9.32\n\natoun\n\n20.9.\n\n21th Sept\n\nat an\n\ninterview\n\nthe question\n\nEarly date to discuss\n\nOf & noi's deportation\n\n62\n\nMens Bunhell\n\n23.9.32\n\n(Enclosed copies of letters to Mens Light & Fulton)\n\nIt seems\n\nceway,\n\nand might be\n\nundesirable, to grant the interview\n\nasked for in 61. Draft here with for\n\nJ. A. Calder\n\n(3 f Light + Fulton (61 amx.)\n\nrrs.\n\n2619/32\n\nat mu\n\n2879/32", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-539-2 Nguyen ai Quoc- arrangements for deportation 29-1-1932 - 31-1-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535854, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "FILE C\n\nCLOSED UNTIL\n\n1932\n\nNo. 92710\n\nSUBJECT.\n\nHong Kong\n\nWeihaiwei\n\nSERACT: CO129/541/8\n\nMr. W. Russell - Brown\n\nPensionability of Weihaiwei service.\n\nPrevious\n\n31766/27.\n\nSubsequent\n\n13766/33\n\n85065 780/13 5,000 7/48 N.M.Ltd.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535855, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 2, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "F.O.\n\nthe sum\n\nE. a.\n\n- K11150/355/210 -25.10.32 2\n\nRequests that no Brawn of £149:10:0 may be advanced in respect of his service at Weihaiwei for the period from 17/8/24 to 28/3/27 inclusive.\n\nThis seems to be in order but I have objections. Hunter may have...\n\nThere are no longer any Wei-hai-wei funds available. After rendition, the Treasury assumed outstanding liabilities (see (14) on 83156/31). Will Accounts Dept kindly say on what grounds?\n\nNote existing Wei-hai-wei pensions are being paid.\n\n8.11.32 Mr. Mare of the Treasury came over about this case some weeks ago, and I thought that we should hear no more about it. Were Weihaiwei still a territory with its own Pensions Ordinance, Mr. Russell Brown, never having held a pensionable office, could not receive superannuation in respect of his service there, which was of an acting nature throughout, as he was seconded from the Consular Service and went back to that service.\n\nTo such an extent was the acting nature of his appointment realised that, of the period in respect of which a contribution was claimed, viz.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535856, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "Ci \n\n3 \n\n2\n\nB \n\nviz., August 17, 1924 to March 28, 1927, \n\npractically the whole of it, November 1, \n\n1927, the \n\n1924 \n\nto March, was counted as part of the pensionable \n\nservice of Sir R. Johnston (see (96) in file \n\n2636 C.R.). \n\nI gather \n\nthat there would have been \n\nno difficulty about counting the period in \n\ndispute as part of Mr. Russell Brown's Consular \n\nservice if the Foreign Office had taken steps at the \n\ntime to demand a pension contribution. \n\nBellcr amil []. If the claim were valid we should take his case up with \"the Treasury and have to be provided\". J.M.\n\nIt will be remembered that in the \n\ncase of Mr. Ruxton, late Lieutenant Governor \n\n(S.) Nigeria, whose service had been borrowed \n\nby the Foreign Office during the war and an \n\nundertaking given that he would not suffer in \n\nthe matter of pension, the Foreign Office \n\ncommitted the Treasury to such an extent that \n\nthe latter had to create a fictitious fund in \n\norder to honour the obligation. \n\nThey could \n\nfollow that precedent in the present case if \n\nthey wished Mr. Russell Brown to have his full \n\nlump sum. I gave Mr. Mare a reference to the \n\ncorrespondence. \n\nA \n\nReply [the \n\n? Reply that the Secretary of State \n\nhas no funds at his disposal from which the \n\namount in question could be defrayed: \n\ndefrayed and that \n\nin any event Mr. Russell Brown would not be \n\neligible for any award under the Widows and \n\nOrphans Pensions Ordinance as he never held \n\na pensionable office in the Territory. Add as \n\nat B and say a copy of the correspondence is \n\nbeing sent to Treasury. \n\nAnd send copy correspondence to \n\nTreasury L. F. \n\nHunter NN. 16432.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535857, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "See 13778724\n\nI must say at it should be sufficient long\n\nmal an\n\nthe service\n\nNo Russell Brown\n\nI\n\nwei-Hai-wei\n\nwas\n\nnot transferred\n\nand was seconded for\n\nservice there he is not eligible, under this W.H.W.\n\nPersian Order\n\nin force\n\nat the home\n\nof\n\nhis\n\nW.H.W.\n\nservice\n\nsecondment, for any award in respect of his service\n\nJ.M.G.D.\n\n12.11.32\n\nJ.G.D.\n\n14.11.32\n\nT.A.G.\n\n17/11/32\n\nTo T.A.G.\n\n12/126\n\n24/1/20\n\nTO.134 25/355/310\n\nNotes with surprise\n\nregarded\n\nin\n\nre. Mr. Brown.\n\nas eligible for any\n\nrespect of his\n\nservice\n\nreasons, and trusts that it\n\nto arrange for payment\n\n£10.0 from\n\n£149.\n\nthe\n\n87\n\nof\n\nsuperannuation.\n\nstates\n\nwill be possible the sum of\n\nvote for Colonial\n\nServices\n\nclear, from 7631 to which\n\nthe P.S.O. might have referred directly\n\ncases are\n\nentirely\n\nin (^) that there\n\nto be dealt with on the Pensions Order\n\nThe amount now claimed should apparently have been provided under Subhead For of the Vote for Colonial Services, 1932-3.\n\nRefer", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535858, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "Refer to the mine dept. of the accounts. Deft. with a view to prosecution being made.\n\nJ. Hunter Dec. 6, 432.\n\nCan you verify the statement that from 17.8.24 to 18.3.27 N. Bere was paid from War Office funds?\n\nIf so, we must seek approval to the payment of a gratuity of 149.10.0. Can this sum be provided from the MES fund?\n\nMy Lord, 6.12.02\n\nA. I'm afraid not.\n\nB. With Treasury sanction, a change instead of a refund for the amount may be made, although no provision was actually made for this particular payment.\n\nAtamer 8/12/02\n\nSoon after M. Home has spoken to me, in their letter registered on Sess/763/2 Wei-hai-Wei, they reproved F.O. for not making the payment of pension contribution, so the present position is of their making.\n\n16.12.32\n\nANSRD\n\nTo.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535859, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "Treas \n\n6 \n\nCannot understand why the payment of £149-10 is now proposed, without explanation.\n\nConcerning the request, I don't think that the Foreign Office have had a copy of (4). Staff reply which you may have submitted.\n\nI have explained with reference to 631/244 as having the meaning which the Treasury have laid down in 7631/244.\n\nIt is clear that we cannot have understood the arrangement in 1924 as having the meaning which the Treasury have now put upon it. If we had understood it, we should, I think, either have pressed the suggestion in pension Autorbution Brown that his war service in W.44 after 16/8/14 should be taken into account for pension purposes.\n\nor have warned him that his war service would not count.\n\n2.146576 \n\n42.33 \n\nTo \n\n-8/2/33", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535860, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "7\n\nteam\n\nIgnore that for Russell Brown's\n\nwei-im wen\n\nregarded\n\nReconce\n\nway\n\nas pensionable\n\n252\n\nnoad\n\n10 News Sto\n\n2072\n\nAre. authorsing payment from\n\nColonial\n\n£149. 10.3.\n\n149.10.3.\n\nMiddle\n\nEaster\n\nVote\n\n?\n\n(9) (20) Account Deft. Lex. Then\n\n173.32. that by Hunter he 7,937\n\nbris\n\nhu sum\n\nYou\n\norange\n\npay\n\napposed\n\n67. Russell Brown:\n\nYou will have to\n\nfel\n\nhis\n\nadden pon Po\n\n14691\n\nSis Whuckburgh\n\n7.3\n\nI embout all wonder\n\nm- Brown\n\nin\n\nfort 149.10.3\n\nin accordance\n\nin favour. To in this file.\n\nthe above minden\n\nof\n\nwith No.\n\nOrder Fazable No.995\n\nTagable Order No.225\n\nV\n\nTo. 7.0\n\n2073/30\n\nRJ. 20/3/33\n\nto Paymaster General\n\nto.\n\nW. Russell Brown\n\n~/covering letter\n\n13\n\nRussell Brown\n\nwith thank\n\n22.3\n\n1/126\n\nminutes\n\n215 March 1983\n\n(JR-35)\n\n23\n\n33\n\nPut by 19/4/3)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535861, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "C. O.\n\nLIV.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nMp.\n\nDate: 20th March 2013 Lloyd, wh\n\nMr. Parkinson.\n\nMr. Tomlinson.\n\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nW. Russell Brown, ...\n\nC.B.E.\n\n(To supply radiogram)\n\nLadram Bay Otterton East Devon\n\n4.9\n\n71 78\n\n92710732 AK.\n\nSin\n\n·\n\nI am to inform you\n\nas a result of representations\n\nthat\n\nfrom\n\nmy office,\n\nhas\n\nunder\n\nconsideration\n\nthe question\n\nentitled\n\nyou\n\nany compensation\n\naward\n\nin respect of\n\nthe\n\nwhich\n\nyou\n\nseconded\n\nfrom\n\nConsular\n\nservice\n\nin\n\nWei-hai-Wei.\n\nWith\n\nthe\n\nconcurrence\n\nof\n\nthe\n\nLord\n\nCommissioners\n\nof\n\nthe\n\nTreasury\n\nit has been\n\ndecided that\n\nas\n\nreimbursable\n\nand\n\npaid\n\nan additional\n\nAllowance\n\nto you\n\nin\n\nSeptember, 1932\n\nin respect of your\n\nservice\n\nin\n\nthe\n\nConsular\n\nService,\n\nof\n\nthe\n\namount which would\n\nhave been\n\npayable\n\nin\n\nrespect of your\n\nlocal\n\nservice\n\nincluding\n\nthe\n\nMarried\n\nAllowance.\n\nThe\n\namount\n\ndue\n\nto you\n\non\n\nthis\n\naccount\n\nis\n\n£14-10-3\n\nand\n\na\n\nPay\n\nOrder\n\nhas\n\nbeen\n\nissued\n\nin\n\nyour\n\nfavour\n\nfor this\n\nsum.\n\nPage 9\n\nPage 9", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535862, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 10, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "Whitehall.\n\nTelephone No.: VICTORIA 1234.\n\nIn reply please quote Regd. No. P.2/2320/4.\n\nDear Lloyd,\n\nTREASURY CHAMBERS,\nWHITEHALL, S.W.1.\n26th February, 1933.\n\n27 FEB 1933\n\nThank you for your letter of 8th February (92710/32) about Mr. Russell Brown's pension. We have reached the conclusion that the Colonial Office's second thoughts are best, and that the Wei-hai-Wei service must be regarded as pensionable. We are therefore authorising payment to him from the Colonial and Middle Eastern Vote of £149. 10. 3. This sum is arrived at as follows:-\n\n \n £. s. d.\n 2242. 13. 11.\n \n \n Already awarded excluding Wei-hai-Wei period.\n 2093. 3. 8.\n \n \n Balance\n £149. 10. 3.\n \n\nYours sincerely,\nE. [illegible/Elllem likely incorrect OCR]\n\nT.I.K. Lloyd, Esq,\nColonial Office.\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535863, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "Whitehall.\n\nTelephone No.: VICTORIA-1234.\n\nFOR DIS\n\nAny reply to this letter should be addressed to-\n\nTHE ASSISTANT SECRETARY,\n\nSUPERANNUATION DIVISION,\n\nTREASURY,\n\nWHITEHALL, LONDON, S.W.1,\n\nand the following number quoted.\n\nP2/2320/4.\n\nTREASURY CHAMBERS.\n\n25th February, 1933.\n\n1:27 FEB 1933\n\nSir,\n\nCOP. TO SUBIT OFFICE WITH VR.\n\n35 OF March and 202 13266/33\n\nI have laid before the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury Mr. Cowell's letter of the 21st December last (92710/32) and subsequent semi-official correspondence relative to the pension awarded to Mr. Walter Russell Brown, C.B.E., formerly one of His Majesty's Consuls General in China who administered the Government of Wei-hai-Wei during the period 17th August 1924 to the 28th March 1927.\n\nIn reply I am to request you to inform the Secretary of State for the Colonies that in the circumstances represented My Lords agree that Mr. Russell Brown's service during this period may be regarded as pensionable, and They accordingly sanction the payment to him from Subhead F of the Vote for Colonial and Middle Eastern Services of the sum of One hundred and forty-nine pounds ten shillings and threepence, being the amount by which the additional allowance awarded to him by Treasury Letter of the 16th September...\n\nThe Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535864, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "12\n\nSeptember 1932 fell short of the amount payable in respect of his total service inclusive of the period now in question.\n\nA copy of this letter has been sent to the Foreign Office.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nJames\n\n#\n\n?\n\nG.W.L.M.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535865, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "2. 0.\n\nMr. Hunter.\n\n2.2.33.\n\nC101\n\nMr. Lloyd. 4.2.33.\n\nMr. Calder\n\nMr. Parkinson.\n\nMr. Tomlinson.\n\n6.2\n\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nPermt. US. of S.\n\nParly. U. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nE. C. CLEARY, ESQ.\n\n8957\n\n35\n\nOF\n\nMarch\n\nCOPY TO ADDITIONAL OFFICE WITH VR.\n\n92710/32 Hong Kong.\n\nFor Mr. Lloyd's signature.\n\n6 FEB\n\n69\n\nbrad 10\n\nDowning Street,\n\n8 February, 1933.\n\n13\n\nDear Cleary,\n\nYour letter to Calder (S.16368/01 of the 30th of January) about the case of Mr. W. Russell Brown has been passed on to me.\n\nWhen the question of the pensionability of Mr. Russell Brown's service at Wei-hai-Wei was discussed with your Department in September last and again when we wrote to the Foreign Office on the 17th of November it was overlooked that that question was governed by the special arrangement laid down in the Treasury letter of the 16th of February, 1924, to the Foreign Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535866, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "That letter answered one in which the Foreign Office proposed that the claims to pension of Consular officers seconded for service in Wei-hai-Wei should be safeguarded by the payment of pension contributions from Wei-hai-Wei funds. That the Foreign Office intended this arrangement to apply in the case of Mr. Russell Brown (assuming that he continued to serve in Wei-hai-Wei beyond the 16th of August, 1924, when he ceased to draw pay from the Diplomatic and Consular Services Vote) seems clear from their inclusion of his name in the list which accompanied their letter K3907/1067/210 of the 22nd of March, 1924, (13778/24) of which we sent a copy to the Treasury on the 5th of April, 1924.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535867, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "C. O.\n\nMr. Parkinson.\n\nMr. Tomlinson.\n\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nThe Treasury letter of the 16th of February, 1924, rejecting the proposal for pension contributions (which would have avoided the present difficulty) directed that as charges matured for the pensions of officers appointed to Wei-hai-Wei from the Consular Service the proportion of them that would be payable from Wei-hai-Wei funds should after the retrocession of that territory be a charge on the Colonial Services Vote.\n\nYour view, as I understand it, is that this direction limits any payments from the Vote to the amounts that, but for rendition, would have been made under the Wei-hai-Wei Pensions Ordinance.\n\nThat that view was not taken at the time is...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535868, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "time in the Colonial Office is evident from the fact that Mr. Russell Brown was not then warned (as he clearly should have been had the intention been understood) once he had not been transferred to Wei-hai-Wei, that he would be ineligible for any pension in respect of his service there at Wei-hai-Wei after the 16th of August, 1924.\n\nMoreover, your construction of the letter of the 16th of February, 1924, would mean that no officer seconded from the Consular Service to Wei-hai-Wei (the only other case in point is that of A.P. Blunt, who also appears in the Foreign Office list of March, 1924) could receive a pension in respect of his service in that territory, which, since there was secondment only and not an actual transfer, could not be reckoned for pension under the local ordinance.\n\nIn", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535869, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 17, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "C. O.\n\n17\n\nMr. Parkinson.\n\nMr. Tomlinson.\n\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nIn other words, the whole arrangement made in 1914 was nugatory in the case of Consular officers seconded to Wei-hai-Wei.\n\nI cannot think that this can have been intended and, in fairness to the officers concerned, their service in Wei-hai-Wei, I feel that they should be allowed to count for pension, the award from the Colonial Services Vote for long service being compulsory, as in 1924 the pension which they would have earned had they been transferred and not seconded, seems to have been contemplated under the Rules of 1911.\n\nIn the case of Mr. Russell Brown, full pension has, we understand, been earned by consular service and the only point at issue is that of the additional gratuity.\n\nAs regards your last sentence, Sir Reginald Johnston was granted pension under the local Ordinance in respect of his service as Commissioner of Wei-hai-Wei from...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535870, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "18\n\nfrom the 1st of April, 1927, to\n\nthe 31st of December, 1930 (see\n\nTreasury letter P26205/14 of\n\nthe 24th of February, 1931).\n\nIt is true that the Treasury were\n\nreluctant to approve pension on\n\nthe basis of the full emoluments\n\nof the post of Commissioner (see\n\nyour letter P26205/8 of the\n\n15th of March, 1927) but it was never\n\ndisputed that the post should be\n\npensionable either under the local\n\nOrdinance or under the Governors'\n\nPensions Acts and it must therefore\n\nbe regarded as a pensionable office\n\nwhen Mr. Russell Brown held it.\n\nThe one difficulty is that he was\n\nseconded and not transferred to\n\nWei-hai-Wei and that, as I have said\n\n(No.96 on 26636 C.R.)\n\n(No.7 on 26636 C.R.)\n\nabove, must be overcome if the arrangement\n\nwith the Foreign Office is to have\n\npractical effect.\n\nbe\n\n%\n\nany meaning.\n\nYour anicacy.\n\n(Signed) T. I. K. LLOYD,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535871, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "Whitehall\n\nTelephone No.: VIATOMA 1234.\n\nNATIONAL\n\nCHEME\n\nMEN\n\nI eply\n\nDISABLED\n\nplease quote Regd. No.\n\nS.16368/01.\n\n31 JAN 1933\n\n7\n\nTREASURY CHAMBERS,\n\nWHITEHALL, S.W.1.\n\n30th January 1933.\n\nDear Mr. Calder,\n\nI am not sure whether you deal with Wei-hai-Wei questions, but if not no doubt you will pass this to the officer concerned.\n\nWe are somewhat puzzled by Colonial Office letter of the 21st December 1932 (92710/32) about Mr. Russell Brown's service in Wei-hai-Wei. When we had before us in September last the question of the award of pension to Mr. Russell Brown on his retirement from the Consular Service, we consulted the Colonial Office semi-officially in regard to his service at Wei-hai-Wei from 17.8.1924 to 28.3.1927 inclusive which was not paid for from Imperial Funds, and we were definitely informed that he had never held a pensionable office in Wei-hai-Wei. The Colonial Office in their official letter of the 17th November to the Foreign Office (of which the latter Department sent us a copy) maintained the attitude that Russell Brown was not eligible for any superannuation award in respect of his service.\n\nJ.A. Calder Esq.,\n\nColonial Office.\n\n(2)\n\n19", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535872, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "20\n\nservice in that territory.\n\nThis being the case he is\n\npensionable\n\nclearly ineligible for the payment of £149.10.0. from\n\nSubhead F suggested in your official letter of 21st\n\nDecember 1932, as this Subhead is available only to meet\n\npayments which would have been made from Wei-hai-Wei\n\nfunds prior to the rendition in respect of pensionable\n\nservice in that territory. As the Colonial Office have\n\nsaid that his service in that territory was not pension-\n\nable I cannot understand why this payment from Subhead F\n\nis now proposed, and should be grateful if you would\n\nexplain. I may add that I have made prolonged research\n\ninto the papers dealing with Russell Brown's appointment\n\nto Wei-hai-Wei and cannot find any evidence that there\n\nwas any intention that this service was to be pensionable;\n\nit appears indeed from other papers dealing with Wei-hai-\n\nWei that under the Pension Ordinance of that territory\n\nthere was no provision for the payment of pension to the\n\nCommissioner.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nEllley.\n\nPage 20\nPage 21", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535873, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 21, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "96.\n\nX\n\n92710/32. Hong Kong.\n\nWeihaiwei\n\n》\n\n9\n\nCopying\n\nDowning Street,\n\n6 December, 1932.\n\n2/\n\nMr. Horne. 16.12.32.\n\nMr. Hunter. 16.12.32.\n\nMr. Lloyd. 17.12.32.\n\nMr. Parkinson.\n\nMr. Tomlinson.\n\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nPermt. US. of S.\n\nParly. U. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nDRAFT.\n\n7. Palmer (para 4) 19/12\n\n1. Calder 19.12\n\nTHE ASSISTANT SECRETARY,\n\nSUPERANNUATION DIVISION,\n\nTREASURY.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed to invite reference to the correspondence between the Treasury and the Foreign Office terminating with Treasury letter No. S.16368/01 of the 16th of February, 1924, to the Foreign Office on the subject of the payment of pensions awarded to officers of the Consular Service in China detailed for duty in Wei-hai-wei.\n\n2.\n\nOn the receipt of a copy of that letter in the Colonial Office, enquiry was made of the Foreign Office\n\nPage 28", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535874, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 22, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "22\n\nas to the extent of the liability\n\nwhich the decision of the Lords\n\nCommissioners would impose on the\n\nVote for Colonial Services. In\n\nMarch, 1924, the Foreign Office\n\nreported that up to that time the\n\nonly officer towards whose pension\n\na contribution would in due course\n\nbe claimed was Mr. A.P. Blunt.\n\n3. In March, 1924, Mr. Blunt,\n\nwho had been employed in Wei-hai-wei\n\nfrom the 17th March, 1919, was on leave,\n\nhis pay being found entirely from\n\nWei-hai-wei funds and, As is shown by\n\nthe correspondence ending with Treasury\n\nletter No.E.12461 of the 10th of March,\n\n1924, an arrangement had been made\n\nwhereby Mr. W. Russell Brown, C.B.E.,\n\nwhose duties in the Territory commenced\n\non the 5th November, 1923, should receive\n\nthe salary attached to the post of\n\nOfficer Administering the Government, the\n\namount\n\n(13778/24)\n\n(11492/24)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535875, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "C. O.\n\n23\n\nMr. Parkinson.\n\nMr. Tomlinson.\n\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nPermi. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nDRAFT.\n\namount of his basic salary as a Consul up to the 16th of August, 1924, when Mr. Blunt's leave expired, being refunded by the Foreign Office. From the 17th of August, 1924, to the 28th of March, 1927, when he ceased to administer the Government of Wei-hai-wei, he was paid from the funds of the territory.\n\n4. It is understood from the Foreign Office that on his retirement from the Consular Service Mr. Russell Brown has been awarded an additional allowance which falls short by £149:10:0d of the amounts for which he would have been eligible had the whole of his service been under that Department. In view of the decision given in the Treasury letter of the 16th of February, 1924, to the Foreign Office, I am to request", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535876, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 24, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "24\n\nrequest that Their Lordships may be \n\nmoved to approve the payment to \n\nMr. Russell Brown of the sum of \n\n£149:10:0d. This payment would be charged to \n\nmade from savings under Subhead F \n\nof the Vote for Colonial and Middle \n\nEastern Services, 1932, and, \n\nbe met \n\n5 A copy of a letter which \n\nhas been addressed to the Foreign \n\nOffice on this subject is enclosed \n\nfor Their Lordships' information. \n\nI am etc. \n\nany resulting excess \n\nfrom savings \n\nit is anticipated \n\nwill \n\nwhich \n\nother \n\nunder that Subheads \n\nthe Vote. \n\nI am,\n\netc., H. R. Cowell", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535877, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 25, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "C. O.\n\nMr. Horne. 16.12.32.\n\nMr. Hunter. 16.12.32.\n\nMr. Lloyd. 7.12.32.\n\nMr. Parkinson.\n\nMr. Tomlinson.\n\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nPermt U.S. of S.\n\nParly U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nλ Calder 19.\n\nTHE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,\n\nFOREIGN OFFICE.\n\n92710/32. Hong Kong. Weihaiwei.\n\nA 20 DEC 1932\n\nSir,\n\nDowning Street,\n\nDecember, 1932.\n\nI am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. K.13425/355/210 of the 2nd of December regarding the service in Wei-hai-wei of Mr. W. Russell Brown, C.B.E., and to request you to inform Secretary Sir John Simon that the letter from this Department of the 17th of November was based upon the construction of the Wei-hai-wei Pensions Ordinance, and that it is regretted that when the letter from this Department of the 17th of November was written it was overlooked that the question of ...\n\nCopy to Treas. in comp. draft.\n\n2 drafts.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535878, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 26, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "26\n\nMr. Russell Brown's eligibility for pension in respect of that service was governed by the special arrangement laid down by the Treasury in the correspondence of 1924 to which you refer.\n\n2. The Lords Commissioners of the Treasury are now being asked to approve the payment to Mr. Russell Brown of a gratuity of £149:10:0d from the votes of this Dept. in respect of his service in Wei-hai-wei.\n\nI am etc.\n\nH. R. COWELL", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535879, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 27, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "In any further communication on this subject, please quote \n\nNo. \n\nK 13425/355/210 \n\nand address— \n\nnot to any person by name, \n\nbut to— \n\n“The Under-Secretary of State,” \n\nForeign Office, \n\nLondon, S.W.1. \n\nSir,\n\nFOREIGN OFFICE. \n\nS.W.1. \n\n2nd December, 1932. \n\n27\n\nI am directed by Secretary Sir John Simon to state, \n\nfor the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, \n\nthat he notes with surprise from Colonial Office letter \n\nNo.92710/32 of the 17th ultimo that as Mr. W. Russell Brown, C.B.E., \n\none of His Majesty's Consuls-General in China, now retired, \n\nwas not transferred to the service of Wei-hai-wei but was seconded \n\nfor service there, he is regarded as not eligible, under the \n\nWei-hai-wei Pensions Ordinance in force at the time of his \n\nsecondment, for any superannuation award in respect of his \n\nservice in that territory. \n\n2. As Sir P. Cunliffe Lister is aware, Consular officers \n\nfrom the China Service have been seconded for service at Wei-hai-wei since 1914 and with two exceptions their salaries have \n\nbeen paid uninterruptedly from the Diplomatic and Consular Vote \n\nso that their pension rights have not been affected by reason \n\nof their services at Wei-hai-wei. \n\n3. As regards the two exceptions, namely Mr. Russell \n\nBrown who was employed in Wei-hai-wei from November 5th, 1923, \n\nto March 28th, 1927, and Mr. A. P. Blunt whose period of employment \n\nin Wei-hai-wei extended from March 17th, 1919, to August 16th, \n\n1924, the latter was paid entirely from Wei-hai-wei funds while \n\nMr. Russell Brown was paid from the Vote for the Diplomatic and \n\nConsular Services up to August 16th, 1924, and from that date \n\nuntil the termination of his services at Wei-hai-wei on March \n\n28th, 1927, from the funds of that territory. \n\nThe Under-Secretary of State, \n\nColonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535880, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 28, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "28\n\n7631/246\n\n4.\n\nIn view of the correspondence exchanged in 1924 between the Colonial Office and the Foreign Office (see Colonial Office letter 7631/1924 of 5th March, 1924, and Foreign Office reply of 22nd March), and of the directions of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury in Treasury letter of 16th February, 1924, that the proportionate payment of pension in respect of Wei-hai-wei service should, after the retrocession of the territory, be made from the Vote for Colonial Services, it is not understood why Mr. Russell Brown's position in regard to pension rights was not regularised at the date of his secondment to Wei-hai-wei, nor why, if there were any circumstances which might render him ineligible for the pension rights foreshadowed in the Treasury letter, the position was not made clear at the time, both to the Foreign Office and to this officer.\n\n5. As, in the event, the amount of superannuation award payable to this officer from Imperial funds is less by £149.10.0d. than it would have been had his period of service at Wei-hai-wei been spent in the ordinary course in a Consular post, Sir John Simon feels that Mr. Russell Brown is being unfairly penalised and he trusts therefore that Sir P. Cunliffe Lister will now be able to arrange for the payment to him of the sum of £149.10.0. from the Vote for Colonial Services.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535881, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 29, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "..C \n\n92410132 \n\nкокона. \n\n295 \n\nC. O. \n\nMr. Home 14/11. \n\nMr. Hunter 144 \n\nMr. Alr. Parkinson. \n\nMr. Tomlinson. \n\nSir C. Bottomley. \n\nSir J. Shuckburgh. \n\nPermt. U.S. of S. \n\nParly. U.S. of S. \n\nSecretary of State. \n\nDRAFT. \n\nThe U.S. of S., \n\n40. \n\nfr \n\nAnd, \n\n(i) \n\n4. \n\n16 \n\n17 Nov. 1932. \n\nSir \n\nI am to acknowledge the receipt of your letter K 11150/355/210 of the 25th Oct. regarding the Wei of in Wei hai \n\nW. Russell Brown C.B.E., one of His Majesty's Consuls General in China \n\nand to request you to inform Sec. of State Sir John Simon that as Mr Russell Brown was not transferred to the service of Wei-hai-wei but was seconded for service \n\nhe is not eligible, under the Wei-hai-wei Pensions Ordinance in force at \n\nthe time of his secondment, for any award in respect of his service in the territory \n\nCopy to Treasury of superannuation \n\nPage ... \n\n... \n\nAPTO", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535882, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 30, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "2. a copy is being sent to the Treasury I am &c.\n\n(Signed) H. R. COWELL\n\nPage 30\n\nPage 31\n\nIn any further communication on this subject, please quote No. K11150/355/210.\n\nand address-\n\nnot to any person by name, but to-\n\n\"The Under-Secretary of State,\" Foreign Office, London, S.W.1.\n\nSir,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535883, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 31, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "FOREIGN OFFICE.\n\nS.W.1.\n\n25th October 1932.\n\n£149.10s. Od.\n\nI am directed by Secretary Sir John Simon to state for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that in awarding a pension to Mr. W. Russell Brown, C.B.E., A.M., one of His Majesty's Consuls General in China, His Majesty's Treasury informed this Department that such award was based on Mr. Brown's Imperial Service only and that the question of his eligibility for an award of superannuation in respect of his service under the Government of Wei-hai-wei for the period from August 17th 1924 to March 28th 1927 inclusive should be raised with your department.\n\n2. While Mr. Brown's Imperial Service entitles him to a full pension, the lump sum payment awarded by the Treasury falls short by one hundred and forty-nine pounds ten shillings of the amount to which he would have been entitled had the whole of his service been under the Foreign Office.\n\n3. In this connection I am to refer to the letter from this Department K3907/1067/210 of March 22nd 1924 transmitting a list of officers appointed from the Consular Service in China to posts in Wei-hai-wei and to associated correspondence of that year and to request that Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister\n\nThe Under-Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535884, "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": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "page_number": 32, "title": "CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933", "content_text": "£149.10s.Od.\n\n32 END\n\nmay now be moved to award to Mr. Russell Brown the sum of\n\none hundred and forty-nine pounds ten shillings in\n\nrespect of his service as Officer Administering the Government\n\nof Wei-hai-wei.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-8 W. Russell-Brown- eligibility of Wei-hai-wei service to count towards pension 25-10-1932 - 21-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 550724, "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": "CO129-557-12 Armstrong and Turner v. Estate Duty Commissioner- appeal to Privy Council 18-5-1936 - 2-10-1936", "page_number": 10, "title": "CO129-557-12 Armstrong and Turner v. Estate Duty Commissioner- appeal to Privy Council 18-5-1936 - 2-10-1936", "content_text": "Bushells\n\n14/9/26 10\n\nAcks (15) Notes\n\ncontento\n\n21\n\nBurchells\n\n1879/32\n\nActs (18) note contents. Have entered affirmance.\n\n? put by Cy Custaus\n\n22/19/30\n\nEz ahe\n\n2\n\n22 Burchells\n\nDesires instructions as to reply to Leader\n\n78\n\nBurchells\n\nSir G. Bushe,\n\nIn 2/x/2 to (22 Anew) 3/1/31 ausi) view of X/in(22), perhaps we might let the Willis of the B.I.R. (See (6)) have the opportunity of indicating whether the Board have any views on the choice of a leader. _ 2 by telephone.\n\nCyCantais 6/10736\n\nEmitent.\n\nCyCantais 110\n\nNo I don't. Kunta liar is meum 7.10 am Then putly\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-557-12 Armstrong and Turner v. Estate Duty Commissioner- appeal to Privy Council 18-5-1936 - 2-10-1936.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559152, "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": "CO129-568-9 Chung Chi Cheung- petition to appeal against decision of Hong Kong court 7-1-1938 - 28-12-1938", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-568-9 Chung Chi Cheung- petition to appeal against decision of Hong Kong court 7-1-1938 - 28-12-1938", "content_text": "45 Burchells.\n\nandgement in\n\nTED UNDER 12/22/38\n\nCOVED\n\n29/\"/38\n\n16\n\nthis appeal will be delivered\n\n10.30\n\n<\n\n43. Burchells\n\n2/12/38\n\nNOTE\n\nJudicial Committee of Privy Council advised\n\nthat appeal be dismissed. Encloses advance copy of Judgement\n\n44 Burchells.\n\nEncloses in triplicate a pote\n\npayments\n\n5.\n\nNos. 41, 42 & 43\n\n?\n\nPutty.\n\nfir 9. Bushe to see 43.\n\nNo. 44\n\nRequat\n\n? Instuct C. A. to pay\n\n5/12/38\n\nof charges\n\nMessrs.\n\nBushells accordingly, the sum to be\n\nH.R.\n\ncharged to H.K. funds.\n\nA. N. Galsworthy\n\n16/12\n\nSuch Busat Ghant\n\nbser\n\n16 wh\n\nSu 173 lose y procedime for\n\nprecise action.\n\nAlB\n\n1/12", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-568-9 Chung Chi Cheung- petition to appeal against decision of Hong Kong court 7-1-1938 - 28-12-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 568484, "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": "CO129-582-15 Return of officer's families from leave 24-8-1939 - 29-11-1939", "page_number": 32, "title": "CO129-582-15 Return of officer's families from leave 24-8-1939 - 29-11-1939", "content_text": "A.J. biarke\n\nGone\n\nCadet offices.\n\nSmith. W.S.\n\nNestor Dys\n\n32\n\ngone\n\nMas Dingall D. M.\n\nGerma\n\nMc Donall\n\nJ 6\n\nAngus. H. A.\n\nClerical Sin's\n\nme\n\nSprague W.\n\nWhitepeld J. P.\n\nHenry. Dr. J. H.\n\nMedical Dep!. \n\nHawton\n\nBickford B.I.\n\nDavies\n\nD\n\nPope J.J. Redman &\n\n..\n\nGone\n\nLow W.\n\nSkinne J\n\nDye. U.\n\nEducation\n\nPearse H.V. Ips Papio.\n\nWarden E.T Vispio.\n\nFerguson J.S. Hofheure. Ris RA\n\nBakes. B.S.\n\nPolase.\n\nKay w.\n\nRees S.F\n\nWäan\n\nGome\n\nBuchell A\n\nbarnetherof A\n\nblake. J.S.\n\nWoolard feat. Four garde\n\nButter. W. J. I post hep öffen\n\nfroves. A. S.\n\nElston Ast· Gove\n\nJuld\n\nPo\n\nWilliams E. H.\n\nbrown Counsel\n\nHead ridge. W.m\n\njo..\n\nkano D.S.\n\nHarlan Dept.\n\nJaminn 6\n\nHuntes.\n\nKossieke D.\n\nLow T.B\n\nHarling Depl\n\nKing TH\n\nMarina Depl\n\nKummers. A.\n\nGove\n\nme\n\nburzy 7.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-582-15 Return of officer's families from leave 24-8-1939 - 29-11-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 586413, "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": "CO129-603-4 Industrial relations- necessity for introducing arbitration procedures 16-10-1946 - 20-12-1946", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-603-4 Industrial relations- necessity for introducing arbitration procedures 16-10-1946 - 20-12-1946", "content_text": "1947.\n\nTranspd to\n\nStrong Rong\n\nDesf.46\n\n12254/17/47 Miss Boshell\n\n18-3-47\n\nThe draft Trades Union & Trade Disputes Bill is at (4). The new provisions which are pointed out in the despatch seem to them to be sound most of having purely local application: the first is presumably included to avoid the overlapping of Unions which has occurred in the U.K., and the reasons for the appointment of a Trade Union Adviser were recently given.\n\nWe should be grateful for your observations on the Bill.\n\n7.3 Why to 1/4 Dept's B.116\n\n(4) had better be transferred to the Hong Kong out-file of the 12254 series.\n\nThen cross-reference both this box, please.\n\n2.4.4", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-603-4 Industrial relations- necessity for introducing arbitration procedures 16-10-1946 - 20-12-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 586710, "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": "CO129-604-4 Immigration- control over entry from China 7-3-1947 - 5-11-1947", "page_number": 22, "title": "CO129-604-4 Immigration- control over entry from China 7-3-1947 - 5-11-1947", "content_text": "# HONGKONG'S MAIN PROBLEM\n\nTHE UNRESTRICTED INFLUX OF CHINESE\n\nA CUMULATIVE FINANCIAL DEFICIT\n\nFrom Our Hongkong Correspondent\n\nSince Hongkong was reoccupied, the dominant factor in all its major problems (political, economic, financial, educational, and public health) has been that of unrestricted Chinese immigration. The estimated population of the colony before the outbreak of Chinese-Japanese hostilities in 1937 was under 1,000,000 and probably not over 800,000. At the time of the Japanese attack upon American and British possessions in the Pacific, the population had increased to at least 1,500,000, a figure which included about 750,000 refugee immigrants from South China who had sought safety on British soil. The majority of these immigrants were destitute.\n\nHongkong has never been an important manufacturing centre. Its pre-war sugar refineries and cement works have so far been unable to resume operations. Some smaller industries, for instance, those making canvas and rubber shoes and those engaged in knitting and weaving, are slowly being revived. But they cannot absorb a fraction of the new immigrants. The demand for unskilled labour has virtually ceased, so that every incoming Chinese who has not means or a livelihood of his own is likely to become a liability to the colony. He adds little or nothing to its revenues but necessitates increased administrative expenditure under almost every head.\n\nThe Japanese, during their three years and eight months' occupation, employed barbarous methods to reduce the population. Thousands of lives were lost as a result of the cruel system of repatriation the Japanese enforced.\n\n## REHABILITATION PROBLEMS\n\nWhen British forces again took possession of the colony in August, 1945, the population of Hongkong was estimated at less than 500,000. Immigration from South China started within a few weeks of the establishment of the British Military Government and soon attained the astonishing figure of 100,000 a month. Unstable political conditions throughout South China constituted the main cause of this huge influx. Equitable rice rationing, a stable currency, and the early restoration of law and order attracted the poorer Chinese in their tens of thousands. Later, many thousands of wealthy Chinese poured into the colony, not only from South China but from Shanghai and the northern ports.\n\nThe uncontrolled influx of Chinese, poor and rich, aggravated the problems of rehabilitation. Some 70 per cent. of foreign style and 30 per cent. of Chinese style residential properties had been rendered uninhabitable by bombing or looting, chiefly the latter. In the early months of the reoccupation, the deteriorated public services were quite incapable of meeting demands for water, electricity, and gas, tram and bus services. The depleted police and public health staffs found it difficult to care for the minimum requirements of the swollen community.\n\n## POSSIBLE REMEDIES\n\nNo one imagines that the colony's cumulative deficits will be met indefinitely by the British taxpayer or by Government loans. Additional methods for raising revenue are imperative. Superficially, the simplest remedy would be the imposition of an income-tax. There is no reason to suppose that British residents would offer any opposition to this impost if it could be equitably enforced—i.e., if the thousands of enormously wealthy Chinese could be made to pay their share.\n\nBut no one familiar with Chinese systems of book-keeping and accounting is under any illusion as to what would happen if a local income-tax were imposed. It would be paid in full only by foreign firms, salaried employees, and professional men whose accounts were kept in English. It would, in effect, become a discriminatory form of taxation against the non-Chinese. A special committee is studying the problem, but here, as in Malaya, Chinese opposition to income-taxes would probably prove too vociferous to be overcome.\n\nIt is felt that every possible alternative to inequitable taxation should be studied before reaching a final decision. One suggestion, put forward with all diffidence, is that Hongkong should change its status from a free port to a tariff port. The free port system encourages smuggling into China, which is one of the long-standing grievances of the Chinese Government. A reasonable tariff on all imports other than absolute necessities could be accompanied by a system of drawbacks, which would enable importers to claim a refund of duties when cargoes were re-exported to China—or elsewhere—and incidentally impose a definite check upon smuggling activities, if the system were operated in cooperation with the Chinese Maritime Customs.\n\nSubstantial additional revenues might be expected from this change. Certainly, extraordinary methods of raising revenue may not unreasonably be advocated to cope with a situation which imposes upon Hongkong expenditures for social services, education, and public health, which arise from a pressure of population over which the Government cannot exercise control.\n\nThere is a widespread local superstition that unrestricted immigration by Chinese is a right that they enjoy by treaty. There is no basis for any such belief. Unrestricted immigration is tolerated to-day, as it has been in the past, because of the physical difficulties of imposing any kind of control over the Colony's long land and sea frontiers. Chinese come in afoot, by train, by steamer, and in junks and other small craft.\n\n## DIFFICULTIES OF CONTROL\n\nWhile no restrictions were enforced against Chinese immigration, drastic measures were adopted to check the entry or return of British subjects from the United Kingdom and from Australia. The housing shortage was intensified by the willingness of wealthy Chinese to pay extortionate sums as \"key-money\" for the rental or purchase of house properties. Most returning Britons had to content themselves with a dormitory existence in the larger local hotels. Only the wealthier firms and individuals were able to meet the high cost of repairing and refurnishing looted and damaged premises.\n\nThe colony faces a deficit of over $115,000,000 for the financial year ending March 31, 1947. It does not possess the resources to finance social welfare schemes and education for a non-tax paying population. Moreover, the deterioration which took place under the Japanese occupation has left in its train problems of rehabilitation and reconstruction which cannot conceivably be met from normal revenues.\n\nAlle Manke.\n\nMiss Ruston\n\nMr. W.B. Davis (452)\n\nMr. R. C. Cade (13)\n\nMiss Boshell (13)\n\nMr. J.B. Williams\n\nW.A. Morris\n\n(0)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-604-4 Immigration- control over entry from China 7-3-1947 - 5-11-1947.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]