[ { "id": 448639, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-412 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [7-8]", "page_number": 345, "title": "CO129-412 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [7-8]", "content_text": "335\n\nshould be suppressed or not. The Assistant Censors work in shifts of six hours at a stretch. The Cable Companies have given every facility to the Censors. The censorship, as far as the conveyance of information to the enemy at Tsingtau, his base in the Far East, is concerned must be largely prejudiced by the fact that a spy in Hongkong could easily send a message by hand to one of the Chinese Telegraph Offices in Canton for transmission over the Chinese land lines. Or a spy residing in Canton could easily obtain through Chinese or other sources information from Hongkong and transmit it in the same way. The same remarks apply to Macao where there is also a Chinese Telegraph Office.\n\nAt the same time censorship of suspected postal matter was instituted and gradually developed. There is now the following staff engaged in this work:-\n\nMr. E.D.C.Wolfe. Mr. H. Dixon. Mr.A.J.Reed. Mr. T.H.Martin. Mr. C.J.Poole. Mr. R.Gutierrez. Mr. E.J.F.Gomes. Mr. G.P.de Martin Mr. F.J.de Rome. Rev. C.Bone.\n\nPost Office Staff.\n\nInterpreters.\n\nNot in the Postal Service.\n\nIt is not possible of course to censor the whole of the enormous Chinese correspondence that passes between Hongkong, Canton and Macao, nor indeed all the large European correspondence between these places.\n\n8.\n\nThe instructions contained in your telegram of the 4th instant regarding precautions to be taken by British Shipping was immediately communicated to the Reporting Officer and to the Commodore.\n\n9.\n\nYour telegram of the 4th instant instructing me to be on my guard against sudden attack in advance of formal declaration of war was received on the same date, and was at once communicated to the General Officer Commanding the Troops and", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-412 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449036, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10]", "page_number": 285, "title": "CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10]", "content_text": "Enclosure 1.\n\nCode and Cypher Telegrams from the Secretary of State to His Excellency the Governor.\n\n283\n\n39. 26th August\n\nCypher\n\n40. 27th\n\nCode\n\n41.\n\nCypher\n\n42.\n\nCode\n\n43. 28th\n\nCode\n\n44.\n\nCode\n\nInstructions re restoration of trade to normal footing. Export of commodities used in manufacture of warlike stores or of abnormal quantities of stores to be reported. Regulating trading of enemy firms. Approving proposals in (16) and (18) conditionally.\n\nCensorship of correspondence of enemy firms not to be relaxed.\n\nInstructions regarding provisions and observance of Declaration of London.\n\nRe (20) full instructions will be cabled immediately.\n\nRe Prize Court procedure. Disposal of cargoes on captured enemy ships.\n\n45.\n\nCypher\n\nWarning British shippers and traders against shipping goods to Silleveldt, Rotterdam.\n\n46. 31st\n\nCypher\n\n47.\n\nCode\n\n48. 2nd September\n\nCode\n\n49.\n\nCode\n\n50. 4th\n\nCypher\n\n51. 5th\n\n52. 7th\n\n53.\n\nCode\n\nCypher\n\nCode\n\n54. 8th\n\nCode\n\n55. 9th\n\nCypher\n\nNormal sailings of British shipping to be maintained. Tessela not to be detained unless presence of hostile cruisers definitely ascertained.\n\nInstructions re treatment of goods consigned to British merchants on enemy ships, and goods consigned to persons in enemy country.\n\nRe (39) from Secretary of State. Merchant Tassels to obtain supplies of steam coal provided stocks are maintained in accordance with Naval Authorities' requirements. Telegraphing summary of important war news to Hongkong,\n\nCensor has been authorised by Army Council to open mail bag.\n\nMoratorium in England extended for 1 month. Name of vessel clearing with foodstuffs for Rotterdam to be telegraphed to Secretary of State.\n\nReply to Governor's telegram (25) conveying approval of colonial contribution to Prince of Wales Fund.\n\nFurther instructions re Prize Court. Notification regarding contraband goods is to be published.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449553, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "page_number": 235, "title": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "content_text": "NO CONFIDENTIAL.\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE.\n\nHONGKONG. 5th November, 1914.\n\n231\n\n17.0.\n\n$$4\n\nSir,\n\nDirec. 2-4\n\nWith reference to your cypher telegram of the 27th ultimo, paraphrase of which is enclosed for convenience of reference, I have the honour to inform you that Messrs. Gilman and Co., Agents for Lloyds, represented that it was essential for insurance and other purposes that sailings of vessels should be communicated to the Secretary of Lloyds in London. I arranged therefore to telegraph the information as in my code telegrams of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th instant, copies enclosed.\n\nTo save trouble in recovering the cost of such telegrams, I have now arranged with the Cable Censor that such telegrams be forwarded direct to the Secretary of Lloyds after being specially passed for the purpose by the Censorate.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient,\n\nhumble servant,\n\nBon\n\nGovernor, &c.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nLEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 452804, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "page_number": 160, "title": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "content_text": "## CONFIDENTIAL\n\n**HONGKONG**, \nRec `9427` \nREG `25FEB 15` \n`157`\n\n**GOVERNMENT HOUSE**, \n22nd January, 1915.\n\nSir,\n\n`45-800114`\n\nIn continuation of my Confidential despatch of the 29th December, 1914, I have the honour to report that on the 8th January the Cable Censor refused to transit a cypher telegram from Mr. G. E. Anderson, the United States Consul-General here, to his Government in Washington, and to transmit for your information the enclosed copies of the correspondence noted in the margin which ensued between Mr. Anderson and the Colonial Secretary and the General Officer Commanding.\n\n| Letter From | To | Date |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| U.S.Consul-General | Colonial Secretary | 8.1.15 |\n| G.O.C. | U.S.Consul-General | 14.1.15 |\n| U.S.Consul-General | Colonial Secretary | 13.1.15 |\n| U.S.Consul-General | G.O.C. | 15.1.15 |\n\n2. The General Officer Commanding at my request informed the Consul-General that under the Censorship Regulations the privilege of sending messages in cypher or in an unauthorised code was only accorded to Ambassadors, Ministers, Chargés d'Affaires and the Heads of Diplomatic Missions.\n\n3. Mr. Anderson, however, contends that the Regulations prevent him from communicating freely with his Government and requests that his protest be duly forwarded to His Majesty's Government.\n\n4. I am unaware of the existence of any special circumstances which would render an extension of this privilege desirable in this particular instance.\n\n**THE RIGHT HONOURABLE \nLEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 453072, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "page_number": 428, "title": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "content_text": "# The Caloocan Clarion\n\nThe fact that no issues of this paper have appeared lately is due to the fact that we have been off on a holiday? Who in the world wants to work all the time. We don't and we are compelled at times to put aside the scissors and the paste pot and take a trip to Heyman's home for weary ones on Calle Pinpin. We are now back on the job, a little bit the worse for wear and deucedly short of funds. We wouldn't mind having some of our delinquent subscribers come through as we sure feel that a plate of beans or wieners would improve our health. Our office is at the same old place and we still can write our name to a receipt. Don't crowd.\n\nThe war news from the front has been quiet lately. The French news censor licked the English news censor for trying to cop all the glory. General Joffre says that the French are tired of doing all the fighting and having the English claim all the credit.\n\nGeneral French has lost his powder puff. There will be a suspension of hostilities until a new one arrives from London.\n\nThe Portuguese army surrendered in a body yesterday to a corporal and seven men of the German army. They will be put to work making tamales for the export trade.\n\n## Advertisements\n\n**GORDON & Co's DRY GIN DISTILLERY, LONDON. APRIL 1, 1917**\n\nT. Graydon Moody has won the championship mile race at the International Athletic Meet at Dublin.\n\nCarl Hess called at the office last week and wanted to know if he owed anything. We got a dollar out of him on account.\n\nBacoor is now the most orderly town in the islands at the present time. The town received a thorough purification some years ago.\n\nThe Ananias Club of the Philippines held its regular annual meeting at Clarke's Saturday last and awarded the prizes for the three best liars in the islands. One went to Henry De Wolff and the other two were awarded to Joe Wolfson.\n\nThe Czar of Russia has conferred the Double Cross on his Imperial Allies King George of England and President Poincaré of France.\n\nJapan is trying to make an alliance with Germany and says that she is willing that, besides ceding back Kiaochau, Singapore and Hongkong should be turned over to the Germans.\n\n## O'CONNELL'S, January 30, 1915\n\nNo. 50\n\nA number of prominent British citizens called at this office last night, but as we were entertaining a delegation of friends from the Caloocan Turn Verein and the Malabon Lodge A. O. H., they did not come in. We tried to persuade them to stay and promised them lots of fun, but they said they were out of training.\n\nMcCulloch Dick was arrested last night on the Escolta for masquerading in false attire. Dick had got himself up as a neutral.\n\nBy means of our own private wireless, we learn from the trenches in Europe that while the soldier boys appreciate the sacks and sweaters and scarfs and bands and such things the women are knitting for them, they would also like to have some one knit for (or otherwise produce) certain other things. Why not knit the boys a good pipe and package of tobacco? Why not knit them plenty of cigarette paper and tobacco? Why not knit them a lot of matches in waterproof match boxes? Why not knit them a few cans of beef extract for hot broth while they are in the trenches? Why not knit them a supply of stationery and pencils for writing home? And a lot of the brave boys would like to have some shattered bones knit for them. Why not knit them a few mending outfits?\n\n**GORDON'S Dry & Old Tom Gin**\n\nBest for Cocktails, Rickeys, Fizzes, etc.\nTake no Substitute\n\n**Kuenzle & Streiff. Ltd**\n343-347 SAN JACINTO\n\n**O'CONNELL'S, January 30, 1915**\n\n## Carnival Opens\n\nA Hint To Mack\n\nWe have received a copy of the new \"Agricultural\" monthly edited by that famed Kansas expert Mark Cretcher. We think that too much of the bureau's appropriation has been spent in paper and ink. If Mr. Cretcher would follow Cyclone Jim's plan and get out and try and make something of value come out of the ground, he would show more real intelligence and be of more value to the people. Incidentally, he would be less criticised. If Mr. Cretcher does not know anything about coconuts, he might start a bean farm or something of the sort. Cretcher has been roasted to a frazzle and from all reports, he is a very decent fellow. He perhaps needs the job he is at present holding and we have no objection to his staying on the payroll. We think, however, that he should stop fooling and get down to real business.\n\nToday is the day. Manila is in fiesta garb and worry and care have been shelved that revelry and merry-making may reign supreme. The big Carnival of 1915 is on and when the great carnival parade winds through the streets of the gay capital this afternoon, it will mark the opening of this famed celebration for which the Philippines are known all over the wide world. Already confetti is being scattered over our sidewalks and pathways, already the maskers are seen mixing with the laborers and the tradesmen. At eight tonight, the only people in the town who will be working will be the policemen, the car-conductors, and the engineers in the light and ice-making plants. Everybody else will be bound for the gay white city on the Luneta to partake in the merriment and have a good time. The carnival city is more beautiful this year than ever before and the Hubbub is full of wonderful attractions from Coney Island and other pleasure resorts. The big ball which will open the carnival this evening is the Devil's Raising Ball and the crowd that attends generally does it. It's merry hell long about midnight. Some elegant costumes will be worn at the ball this year, say the modistes, and it will be worth the price of admission to those who do not dance to go and look on. There will be lots of good things to eat and drink on the carnival grounds. Come early and stay long. Make this the best Carnival we have ever had.\n\nHe Was A Yid\n\nMacfarlane, the Insular Lumber Company manager, tells a story of a Jew soldier in the German army who had accomplished some gallant deed on the field of battle and had been mentioned for the Iron Cross. The Kaiser was present at the town when the Iron Cross was to be presented and decided to make the presentation himself. He asked if the Jew was a man of family and was told that he had a wife and six children and was quite poor. The Kaiser, thinking that the Jew might better appreciate a gift of money, asked him when he was brought up, whether he would rather have the Iron Cross or a hundred marks. The Jew said, \"Your Highness, what is the value of the Iron Cross?\" The Kaiser replied that it was worth a couple of marks, whereupon the Jew said, \"Well, Your Highness, I will take the Iron Cross and 98 marks.\" Mac does not say what the Jew got.\n\nDiscovered\n\nProfessor Waters has been discovered by the daily press. They are certainly getting wise to this Kansas faker at a pretty late day. Waters should be prosecuted by the Philippine government for estafa.\n\nThe man who flooded the German position on the Yser, says a cablegram, has been decorated with the Order of King Leopold. What's that, a rubber medal?\n\nThe entrance of Portugal into the conflict somehow reminds us of the By assisting old man Noah's elephant up the ark's gangplank.\n\nIt seems about time now for the employment of a couple of real tropical agriculturists in the bureau. Why not give Prautch and Lyons a show? Governor-General Harrison has made it pretty evident to everyone in the islands that he has some backbone and wants to do the right thing. He should compel the agricultural bureau to stop wasting its funds and commence to get results.\n\n## Portugal And The War\n\nThe resignation of the Portuguese cabinet was first announced on December 6th, 1914.\n\n...according to a dispatch received here from Lisbon, as stated in an official cablegram received by the German Consul here; but the same was not acknowledged and accepted by Reuter until January 26th, 1915, when he announced the fact in a cablegram dated London, January 25th.\n\nAnd there are still people who declare that the German news-service - official as well as unofficial--is badly informed and brings only faked news.\n\nThere has been so much talk about Portugal being on the brink of war against Germany and of sending an army to the aid of the allies, but we never heard anything of the accomplished fact.\n\nNow this wonder is cleared up.\n\nIt was on the Spanish mail between Hongkong and Singapore; on board were some Portuguese officers heading home from Macau. They were a miserable-looking lot. Their sadness caused the compassion of their fellow-passengers. One of these, a Spanish merchant, asking them for the reason of their sadness, whether or not they did not like to go to war, received this answer: \"We are longing for the war as we are soldiers, but say, isn't it a pity, thrice we sent a declaration of war to Germany but never even a confirmation of receipt.\"\n\nGermany has more to do than to acknowledge little Portugal's war-declarations!\n\n## Advertisements\n\n### THE CARNIVAL NEEDS That Ten Pesos YOU NEED A LITTLE FUN\n\n**RICHTER'S DRY GOODS STORE**\n114-116 ESCOLTA\n\n| Corsets | Description |\n|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| AMERICAN LADY | The Corset that braces, buoys up woman and beautifies the modern through the active hours... |\n| MADAME LYRA | ...soft, light and pliant- yielding to every demand of the wearer. |\n\n**E. E. ELSER INSURANCE**\nFIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT\nGeneral Agent\nNew York Life Insurance Co.\nKneedler Bldg.\nPHONE 129\n\n**MANILA GARAGE**\nAUTOMOBILES FOR HIRE\nTel. 1004\n665 NOZALEDA\nJOHN CANSON, Proprietor\n\n**DINE AT THE GAS KITCHEN**\n168 ESCOLTA\n(AT YOUR SERVICE)\n\n**Manila Foundry and Machine Works**\n(Successors to Ges. Y. Taylor Machine Shops)\nManufacturers and Dealers in Machinery and Supplies. Brass and Iron Castings\nRepair Work A Specialty\n500 to 520 Reiss Regents\nTel. 8543, P. O. Box 1055\nCable Address: \"MACHINIST\"\nCodes: Western Union, A. B. C. 5th Edition", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 454114, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-422 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [5-6]", "page_number": 328, "title": "CO129-422 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [5-6]", "content_text": "# Machine Gun, Civil Service & Scouts Companies\n\n5 Sections have been trained with the Maxim guns. The preliminary training was carried out with landscape targets and \"C\" I.G. Course has been carried out on the short range.\n\n## Signalling Section\n\nA Signalling Section, consisting almost entirely of trained telegraphists, was formed and numbers 23. The Section is very efficient in flag signalling and with the heliograph and lamps. Much credit is due to Sergeant Blair for the efficient state of the Section.\n\n## Stretcher Bearer Section\n\nA Stretcher Bearer Section has been formed, the members of which are nearly all qualified pharmacists. The present strength is 8.\n\n## Cadet Company\n\nThis Company, which now numbers 1 Officer and 67 cadets, is over establishment. Drills have been regularly held and the boys have been instructed in swimming. A number of the boys were employed as orderlies and messengers by the Commandant, the Cable Censor, and the Provost Marshal and proved very useful.\n\nThe Annual Camp was held at Doue Hill from 2nd to 11th January 1915 inclusive. Their work in camp was inspected by H.E. the Governor and the Commandant on 8th January. The annual inspection of the Company has not yet been held.\n\n## Mobilization\n\nThe Corps was called out for Active Service by Proclamation of H.R.H. the Governor on August 5th, 1914, and the mobilization positions were manned. The outlying detachments were withdrawn on 22nd August 1914. The remainder of the Corps, which forms part of the General Reserve, were quartered in Murray Barracks. On the 16th August, the latter were moved into camp on the Corps Parade Ground; on 16th December, the camp was disbanded.\n\nOn March 6th, 1915, the guard at Headquarters was re-established, and mounted alternate weeks with the Reserves - 2 Officers and 100 men.\n\nPage 321 \nPage 036", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-422 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 455892, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-425 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [10-12]", "page_number": 58, "title": "CO129-425 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [10-12]", "content_text": "CONFIDENTIAL.\n\nSir,\n\nREG 10 DEC 15.\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\nHONGKONG, 2nd November, 1915.\n\nWith reference to my Confidential Despatch of even date, I have the honour to transmit the enclosed copy of correspondence with the Consul-General for the United States of America concerning the temporary stopping of telegrams to and from Messrs. Frazer and Company of Shanghai.\n\nI attach a copy of a report by the Cable Censor on the subject of these telegrams.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient,\nhumble servant,\nMay\nGovernor, &c.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\nANDREW BONAR LAW, M.P.,\n&c., &c., &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-425 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 455899, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-425 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [10-12]", "page_number": 65, "title": "CO129-425 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [10-12]", "content_text": "Page 363\n\nCOPY.\n\nEnclosure No. 5480/9.\n\nHead Quarters, China Command, Hongkong, 21st October, 1915.\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to your letter No. 58 in 3590/15, dated 29th September, 1915, I am directed to forward herewith a copy of a report by the Cable Censor regarding the censorship of telegrams from and to Frazer and Company, Shanghai.\n\nI am, etc.,\n\nH. W. Iles,\n\nLieut.-Colonel,\n\nGeneral Staff Officer,\n\nCommanding, China.\n\nThe Hon. Colonial Secretary,\n\nHongkong.\n\nPage 364", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-425 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 455900, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-425 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [10-12]", "page_number": 66, "title": "CO129-425 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [10-12]", "content_text": "COFY.\n\nTo accompany Enclosure\n\nC.O.\n\n7.\n\n400\n\n56941 REC 4 REG? 10 DEC 15\n\nGeneral Staff Officer,\n\nIn my Note 1 for the week ending 1st August I gave reasons for suspecting that Frazer and Co. were operating on behalf of Germans. This was reported to the Consul-General, Shanghai in C.O. 5 in 3590/15 (date about 1st September)\n\nI received a list of Suspect Firms (as exporters) sent by Sir John Jordan. Fraser & Co. appear in it as \"absolutely suspect\".\n\nIn the Secretary of State's telegram of 30th July, 1915, the orders are that \"my telegram to ... Neutral Subjects ... if found to contain anything suspicious should be stopped\".\n\nThe case of Fraser went considerably beyond that: the whole firm was tainted with the \"absolute\" suspicion that it was trading on behalf of enemy subjects (except in straw braid). Frazar's telegrams were then stopped as reported in my Note 2 of 5th September, and again in my Note 3 for 12th September. These Notes were, I presume, sent to the Consul-General, who wrote to the G.S.O. under date 10th September \"I am of opinion these telegrams should be passed\". They were passed accordingly.\n\nIn this as in all other matters concerned with the Cable Office I endeavour (a) to forward the policy of the Consuls (b) to keep them informed of my actions.\n\nI have discussed the general position in my Note 3 for the week ending September 26th.\n\n(sd.) E. Irving,\n\nCable Censor.\n\n1st October, 1915.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-425 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 457855, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915", "page_number": 597, "title": "CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915", "content_text": "1\n\ntopy.\n\n(125481)\n\n17\n\nC.O\n\n49577\n\nRECO [Rego 28 OCT 15\n\n1501\n\nDear Rudolf,\n\n(The letter opens with similar observations with regard to correspondence being opened by the English Censor)\n\n\"When the S/K († Siberia Copenhagen) route is functioning again I will send letters regularly this way.\n\nI sent you a copy of a further circular for the Red Cross in Hamburg, Mr. Petersen, which we have received from the Tientsin Central, which will probably interest them. It goes without saying that this circular is again to be regarded as confidential.\n\n(No circular was enclosed but among the papers there was a loose copy of a seditious circular of the Indian National Party.)\n\n\"Your reports are of great interest.\n\nUnfortunately the America cable has broken down between Guam and Manila. Very suspicious for just at the present moment the English War Loan is being subscribed for and the English do not wish that the bad news for themselves or the Russians in Galicia and Poland should reach here. It will take some 14 days to repair the cable and we must wait some 10 days before we get any more German cablegrams.\n\nStill, we can read between the lines of the Reuter despatches what progress we are making in the east.\"\n\n\"One of the officers of the Emden, who escaped at the time of the mutiny in Singapore to the Dutch Indies, has succeeded in reaching Shanghai, where", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 457916, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915", "content_text": "Not\n\nH.M.\n\n$\n\n09.\n\nat\n\ni\n\nat\n\nthis\n\nletter\n\ndelivery\n\nWe have\n\nof the\n\nThe Genis\n\nsuggested\n\nantimony\n\nlog\n\nNew York until\n\nit\n\nLe\n\nsatisfied\n\nWat\n\nin\n\nproducing\n\nwill\n\nbe\n\nmunitions\n\namfilorged (?)\n\nfou\n\nIt will\n\nbe\n\nrecollected\n\nletter from this Dept. of the q\n\ncondition\n\nis\n\nthe\n\nCaru\n\nof\n\nof antimony\n\nU.S.A.\n\n31.\n\nof Munitions\n\nvia\n\nAllies.\n\nfrom\n\nthe\n\non stug that a is required\n\nshehimento\n\nfrom H. Kong\n\nJahan.\n\nMinister\n\nto\n\n(85520)\n\nthe\n\nConclus\n\nthe letter\n\nprofioral\n\nmade\n\nthwis\n\ndefit of\n\nthe\n\n(50021)\n\n4th\n\nRonah\n\nfurther\n\nto\n\nthe\n\ndft\n\nfrom\n\n20 Oct\n\n\"\n\nthris\n\ntel enclosed\n\nfromm\n\n3rd\n\nI wd.\n\nmodify\n\nNov.\n\nFirofiore\n\nthe\n\nletter\n\ndeft. of the\n\norder\n\nadditional\n\ninclude\n\ncondition\n\ntel\n\nto\n\nthe\n\nGov. of\n\nH.\n\nof\n\nthe\n\nenclored\n\nEnquire\n\nterms\n\ndft.\n\nwhether\n\nthis\n\nSin\n\nim\n\nKong\n\nthe\n\nto\n\n8. Guery\n\nproposal\n\n(47901)\n\n(Signed) R. J. READ,\n\nfor the Under Secretary of State.\n\n40.\n\n1915\n\nNov.\n\nLast previous Paper,\n\n48229\n\nCopy Gov. 299.11\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n51467\n\nLC A KONG\n\n50383\n\nREC\n\n0.0\n\n50383\n\nREG 2 NOV 15\n\n7\n\nIntercepted Correspondence\n\nof W. C. Arnhold.\n\nend it\n\ngrounds that the:\n\nto take any away to take\n\nda te to the arrangement\n\naction\n\nis prior in\n\nunder which the\n\ndefinite severance of the two firms It is presu British\n\ntorth\n\nwas secured;\n\nsumed that the Censor with refrain from interfering\n\nfinis of ME.\n\nM Cowell.\n\n+ C. Arnhold\n\nh. Min\n\nI don't think we had pursove\n\nthe question further\n\ntis simply\n\nextre\n\n? Copy to for saying that it is in to alatter forwarding a cops gan from the cable censor's sport\n\ndated ex/8/15.\n\nMr Dennyson laque\n\n16 5711/05\n\n(J3401-) Wt. 14242-12. 26,000. 7/18. D 8.\n\nMA\n\nIf you agree\n\n1602\n\ntl\n\n5-10-18", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 458333, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915", "page_number": 426, "title": "CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915", "content_text": "The Under Secretary of State for the Home Department presents his compliments to\n\nThe Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office\n\nand transmits the enclosed communication in connection with trading with the enemy.\n\nHome Office,\n\nWhitehall\n\n28 July 1916.\n\nWith reference to Colonial Office Minute of 23 June.\n\nSimilar communications have been sent to:\n\nForeign Office.\n\nAdmiralty/(Trade Division).\n\nChief Cable Censor.\n\nWar Trade Department.\n\nBoard of Trade.\n\nBoard of Customs & Excise.\n\nRestriction of Enemy Supplies Committee.\n\nTrade Clearing House.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 458875, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915", "page_number": 436, "title": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915", "content_text": "434\n\nIn conclusion I would add that the case must no doubt be proved up to the hilt before recognition can be refused by H.M. Minister. But the Censor's instructions are quite different; they cannot be expected to acquire the same degree of certainty and if they refrained from action until they attempted to do so they would be disobeying their explicit instructions;\n\n\"Any telegram to British, allied or neutral subjects in those countries should be censored carefully and, if found to contain anything undesirable or suspicious, stopped\".\n\n(Sec. of State's telegram of 30th July 1915.)\n\nA former Report on this subject was made in the Notes and Diary of 8.8.15\n\nAs it is a case of great importance I suggest that reference be made to the Attorney General,\n\n(Sgd.) E. Irving, Cable Censor.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 459251, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "page_number": 109, "title": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "content_text": "C.O. 47776\n\nRECO [RFG 16 OCT 15\n\nM. Jabr\n\nW. T. Collong\n\nI cannot find that we know of anything against Martini and Company, except what is contained in 7483/14/15, or anything at all against Knottenbelt and Company. It may be, however, that you will think it undesirable to encourage some of the Kind trade in the class of articles named in the letter and code with Holland, and also that you will not wish to have a private code in use between Hong Kong and Holland. Unless there is any objection on these accounts I would proceed as proposed.\n\n4.221275\n\nMy work seems to be of no importance and I may be going out of favour.\n\nI. Whom it tells me that there is no chance of my being gazetted in the immediate future I am anxious to get notice but the case is sad and quite hopeless but as consoling a list of the articles in which Martini deals.\n\n1023-10-65 As proposed At once\n\nASC 27.10.15\n\nWAR TRADE DEPARTMENT.\n\nVICTORIA 8300, 6598, 7630 (after hours).\n\nTELEGRAMS TO\n\nCAMCOM, VIC, LONDON.\n\nCABLE\n\nADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO \"THE CHAIRMAN,\" TRADE CLEARING HOUSE\n\nKindly quote Ref. No. 1290\n\nTRADE CLEARING HOUSE,\n\n4, CENTRAL BUILDINGS,\n\nWESTMINSTER, S.W.\n\nThe Chairman of the Trade Clearing House presents his Compliments to\n\nThe Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office\n\nand begs to submit the annexed papers which may prove of interest.\n\nSimilar communications have been sent to:-\n\nForeign Office.\n\nAdmiralty, Trade Division.\n\nWar Office.\n\nBoard of Trade.\n\nBoard of Customs and Excise.\n\nRestrictions of Enemy Supplies Committee.\n\nChief Cable Censor, Chief Postal Censor.\n\nBoard of Agriculture.\n\nColonial Office.\n\nIndia Office.\n\nWar Trade Department.\n\n261 250. 7/15. Gp.183. A.&E.W.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 459253, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "page_number": 111, "title": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "content_text": "1479 10,000 2/35 HWV(P)\n\n18749 10,000 8/15\n\n128. T.L. Letter referred to the Home Office by D.C.O. (Postal)\n\nT.C.H. by Postal Censor (Trade).\n\nDate: 6.10.15.\n\nFrom: Martini. Import-Export.\n\nTo: A. Knottenbelt & Co. Postbus 185. Rotterdam.\n\nKong. 106\n\nCOMMENT,\n\nRegistered Letter No. 4232, Hong Kong.\n\nA business letter and private printed cards are enclosed, the whole being too bulky to be photographed conveniently. It might be submitted to the Chief Cable Censor, L.C.T.\n\nSent on with warning\n\nSatisfactory explanation received. Passed", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 459330, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "page_number": 188, "title": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "content_text": "VICTORIA 8630.\n\nCAMCOM. VIC, LONDON.\n\nWAR TRADE DEPARTMENT.\n\n182\n\nC\n\n58798\n\nTRADE CLEARING HOUSE 22 DEC 15.\n\nBROADWAY HOUSE\n\nTOTHILL STREET.\n\nWESTMINSTER. S.W.\n\nPLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS\n\nTO \"THE CHAIRMAN,\n\nTRADE CLEARING HOUSE,\n\nRef. No.\n\nJHS/18\n\nFT.2995.\n\n21st December 1915.\n\nThe Chairman of the Trade Clearing House\n\npresents his Compliments to\n\nThe Colonial Office,\n\nand begs to submit the annexed papers which may\n\nprove of interest.\n\nSimilar communications\n\nhave been sent to: -\n\nForeign Office.\n\nAdmiralty, Trade Division.\n\nWar Office.\n\nBoard of Trade.\n\nBoard of Customs and Excise. Restrictions of Enemy\n\nSupplies Committee. Chief Cable Censor. Chief Postal Censor.\n\nBoard of Agriculture. Colonial Office. India Office.\n\nWar Trade Department.\n\n190 W1.18.281–284. 230. 7/15. Op.133. A.&E.W.\n\n28,818-313, 2000. 10/15.\n\n+1\n\n*", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 459354, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "page_number": 213, "title": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "content_text": "I shall be in town on or about the 25th Aug. and shall be grateful if you will kindly afford me an interview upon the subject of my husband, Mr. C. Alabaster's, hopes of obtaining a legal appointment under the Colonial Office. Mr. Alabaster is at present on the Headquarter Staff at Hongkong in the capacity of Cable Censor & I have taken the liberty of enclosing a letter from the late head", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 459944, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "page_number": 77, "title": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "content_text": "NA CONFIDENTIAL.\n\nSir,\n\nREC 8132 REG! 19 FEB 18\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG. 6th January, 1916.\n\n9177528\n\nWith reference to your Despatch No. 283 of the 23rd October, I have the honour to enclose a report by Sergeant W. Pincott regarding the action taken when Mr. Kleinjung passed through Hong Kong on the 28th August last. The Captain Superintendent of Police did not see your telegram of the 25th August and my telegram of the 27th August until after he had questioned Mr. Kleinjung. It happened that on the morning on which Mr. Kleinjung arrived, Kr. Lesser was at Mountain Lodge seeing me, and did not arrive at the Central Police Station until Mr. Kleinjung had been waiting about three quarters of an hour. His baggage was not searched.\n\n2. I enquired of the Consul-General at Shanghai as to the truth of the report in your cypher telegram of the 30th October that Mr. Kleinjung had a great reception at Shanghai from the German Community, but Sir Everard Fraser informed me that he had not been able to obtain any confirmation of the report.\n\n3. I enclose a copy of a report by the Cable Censor on the subject of the firm of Messrs. Gysi and Kleinjung, and the departure of Mr. Kleinjung under his new name of Andrew for England via Siberia on the 7th December. The Cable Censor also reports that Bickerton is a Merchant in Shanghai, and that Holgate is on the Shanghai White List.\n\n8\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\nMaynard Governor\n\nThe Right Honourable\n\nANDREW BONAR LAW, M.P.,\n\n&c., &c., &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 459946, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "page_number": 79, "title": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "content_text": "COPY.\n\nEnclosure 2.\n\n77\n\nReport by the Cable Censor.\n\n\"In July (shortly before the Proclamation) Max Mittag of Shanghai a German firm on the Black List were in communication with Gysi and Kleinjung, Manchester. Since the Proclamation Kleinjung was sent out to Shanghai, apparently to start a new firm. On 22.10.15 Gysi Manchester telegraphed to Kleinjung, Shanghai, 'Before establishing new firm wait receipt of deed poll for you by mail 4th November'. It seems that the deed poll arrived, and Kleinjung took the name of Andrey and has sent and received telegrams in that name. Whether or not he succeeded in establishing the new firm I do not know; but on 3.12.15 he wired under the name of Andrew to Gysi, Manchester, 'Do not consider situation hopeless but require discussion I propose returning next Tuesday, via Siberia'. On 6.12.15 he wired to Humphreys, Hongkong 'Leaving via Siberia tomorrow'. It would seem therefore that the new firm, if already started, has not begun operations. Besides Humphrey, the following Hongkong residents are interested in Andrew:- Backhouse, Holgate and Bickerton. On 1st December they sent him a joint telegram 'Congratulations dear Andrew'. The message doubtless alludes to his change of name\".\n\nPage 77\n\n \nThe original text has been corrected for spelling, spacing, and some minor OCR errors while preserving the original content and structure.\n\n was removed as per rule 12. \n\n was added to delineate the end of the content, following the original instruction to output in HTML using for paragraphs.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 460323, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "page_number": 456, "title": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "content_text": "40\n\nNo reply was received, though it was known that a sympathetic view of the case was taken at the Foreign Office.\n\nAt a meeting held on the 29th September the Committee considered the question fully. The following day the Chairman had an interview with the Traffic Accountant of the Cable Companies, and later at the Foreign Office. Appended is a Memorandum, written by him, of what transpired at the interviews.\n\n# MEMORANDUM\n\n## TELEGRAPH RATES\n\nYesterday afternoon I had an interview with Mr. Hibberdine, the Traffic Accountant of the Telegraph Companies, and brought before him several complaints referred to at our Committee meeting on Tuesday.\n\nFirst, in regard to modified charge for telegrams in plain language, he said that new arrangements had been made by which 10 letters of plain language telegram would count as one word, and one figure count as 2 letters, address and signature inclusive. This would materially reduce the cost of messages in plain language, and public intimation of this change was to be made. As regards China, the change has already been made to come into force from to-day; however, there had been some delay in getting replies from the Chinese Government, who had been asked to agree to this modified rate, but had sent no reply, although they had had the proposal in their hands for three days; he did not anticipate, however, that China would refuse to fall in with other countries, and he hoped to receive the acquiescence of that Government in a day or two. The difficulty in connection with this matter lay entirely at Peking.\n\nHe also said that the Telegraph Companies would accept telegrams at a deferred rate, the rate being one-half of the ordinary tariff. I pointed out to him that the China Association Committee were of opinion that this was excessive, and that a fair rate should not exceed one-third of the ordinary tariff. He said that there would be almost insuperable difficulties in getting any further reduction; that they had to consult many different Governments regarding any changes in rates, and if application were made it would probably take several months before replies were received from all those whom it would be necessary to consult, and he could hold out no hope that the reduction suggested would be agreed to. He would point out, however, that the deferred rate of half the usual rate was a material concession, because practically all business telegrams sent in before three o'clock would be forwarded without any delay at all. Their system was not to keep back telegrams at deferred rate provided that they had not traffic which was entitled to precedence in their office. For example, he said that Government messages took precedence of everything, but they very rarely received Government messages late in the afternoon. In the earlier part of the day, up to three o'clock, it was very exceptional for them to have any pressure of work, and if telegrams at deferred rates reached them before that time, they went forward in the ordinary way and would not be subject to any delay at all. He said that in the great majority of cases telegrams at deferred rates, if sent before three o'clock, would be delivered in China about ten o'clock the next day.\n\n41\n\nWith regard to the complaint that very full addresses had been insisted upon by the Telegraph Companies, such as \"Dodwell and Company, Limited, 24, St. Mary Axe, London,\" and \"Butterfield and Swire, Shanghai,\" Mr. Hibberdine said it was quite against their general instructions that such unnecessarily long addresses should be insisted upon. He said that if they had received a telegram addressed \"Dodwell, London,\" from Shanghai, they would have delivered it without question, and if firms who had experience of this kind would write in complaining to the Company he would see that their complaints had immediate attention.\n\nRegarding cypher addresses, he said that the Companies were quite willing to revert to cypher addresses without delay, but they were entirely in the hands of the Chief Censor, who had so far refused to allow them to accept addresses in this form. They were entirely helpless in the matter, and he thought that perhaps if the Committee laid their complaint before the Secretary of the Post Office they might do some good towards getting the restriction cancelled. He concluded by saying that the Companies were desirous of removing all the difficulties in connection with the operation of code messages at the earliest possible moment, and he agreed that the time had come for reverting to cypher addresses, so that there would be no opposition raised to that concession on the part of the Companies.\n\nI then called on Mr. Murray, the Secretary of the Post Office, and saw his private secretary on the subject of cypher addresses. He informed me that they were now in communication with the Chief Censor, who hitherto had been opposed to allowing addresses to be telegraphed in cypher, and all he could say was that the Post Office had made proposals to the Chief Censor dealing with this matter, and he hoped that they would be able to come to an arrangement which would be satisfactory to everyone, in the course of a few days; that, as far as the Post Office was concerned, there would be no objection to a resumption of cypher addresses. He was unable to give me details of the proposals they had made to the Chief Censor, but he hoped that at no distant date this question would be dealt with in a satisfactory manner.\n\n1st October, 1914\n\nChina Association,\n\nSIK,\n\n99, Cannon Street, E.C.\n\nF. ANDERSON,\n\nChairman.\n\n3rd October, 1914.\n\nChina Association, Shanghai, to Sir E. D. H. Fraser.\n\nChina Association,\n\nShanghai, September 21st, 1914.\n\nI have the honour to request that the attention of His Majesty's Minister be drawn to the question of telegraphy. At the moment all firms have not only to telegraph in plain English, but in addition have to telegraph their names in full,\n\n46\n\n453", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 460326, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "page_number": 459, "title": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "content_text": "456\n\n46\n\nwould doubtless tend greatly to facilitate business if the use of private codes could be sanctioned.\n\nIt is hoped that these points can be laid before His Majesty's Minister with a view to urging the Foreign Office to consider the question, and, if possible, grant the further concession suggested.\n\nW. Meyrick Hewlett, Esq,\n\nSIR,\n\nH.M Acting Consul-General.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nH. A. J. MACRAY,\n\nVice-Chairman.\n\nActing Consul-General to Shanghai Branch.\n\nH.M. Consulate-General,\n\nShanghai, 14th November, 1914,\n\nI beg to inform you that a copy of your letter of 10th instant concerning the use of telegraphic codes by British firms has been forwarded to His Majesty's Minister at Peking.\n\nH. A. J. Macray, Esq., Vice-Chairman,\n\nChina Association, Shanghai.\n\nSIR,\n\nI am, &c.,\n\nW. MEYRICK HEWLETT,\n\nActing Consul-General.\n\nChina Association, to Foreign Office.\n\nChina Association,\n\n99, Cannon Street, E.C.,\n\n25th January, 1915.\n\nOn the 18th September last year this Association had the honour of addressing you on the subject of reduction in telegraph rates for commercial messages to and from the Far East, unless the use of cypher messages could be authorised.\n\nMy Committee, since then, have been in communication with the Cable Companies and the Secretary to the Post Office, and, while acknowledging the courtesy with which their suggestions have been received, regret that the concessions obtained so far have gone but a small way to relieve the onerous burden on British trade imposed by the regulations at present in force.\n\n47\n\nWe are informed that these regulations cannot be modified without the sanction of the Chief Censor; we have no desire to ask for any change which will in the slightest degree endanger the public welfare, but, just as the concessions already made have, to a small extent given relief to British trade without detriment to the public safety, so we believe that further relief, which is urgently called for, may be given with safety. In these circumstances my Committee, therefore, venture to appeal to His Majesty's Government.\n\nPermission has been granted for the use of a limited number of public telegraph codes, which number, my Committee think, might be increased with advantage.\n\nIt is not permitted to use a registered code address to and from the Chinese Treaty ports, although this privilege is granted to British Colonies; it is still necessary to sign all messages. We submit that the use of a registered address can only mean that the message is from the registered sender to the registered recipient, that the signature of the former is superfluous and should no longer be required.\n\nThe British subjects resident in the Treaty ports of China are under British jurisdiction; they may reasonably claim the same terms as British Colonies, even if the Censor may have reasons for not granting the same privileges to all nationalities.\n\nThe concession referred to above, though very small, is appreciable, considering that every word used in address and signature costs 3s. 6d.\n\nMy Committee would further submit, for the consideration of His Majesty's Government, that the time has come when regulations should be framed under which British merchants be allowed to use their own private codes in telegraphing to the Far East. If it be maintained that ill-disposed persons might attempt to make use of this concession to convey information to the enemy, we submit that regulations could be made and the concession be subject to guarantees which would safeguard the public interest more effectively than under present conditions. There is nothing to prevent the present users of public codes from devising a double set of meanings to the cyphers contained therein, or arranging for plain English words, or sentences, meanings which on their face they do not bear.\n\nMy Committee would suggest that:—\n\n(a) a special license be granted to British subjects at home and in China to use their private codes, for which a fee might be charged, accompanied by a monetary guarantee against misuse of the license.\n\n(b) That a special copy of any private code used be deposited with the Censor.\n\n(c) That a surcharge of 10% on the cost of all messages by private code be made to cover the expenses incurred by the Censor in checking telegrams. If this", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 460327, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "page_number": 460, "title": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "content_text": "48\n\n49\n\nsurcharge proves to be insufficient, it could be increased to cover the necessary expenditure.\n\nMy Committee would further suggest that as the rate for telegrams to China is so exceedingly heavy, while the use of public codes doubles and often trebles the cost, messages compiled from public codes combined with plain English, should be accepted on the same terms and at the same rates as deferred telegrams are at present, and also that messages be accepted at \"week-end\" rates on the same terms as before the war. It may be pointed out that the rate for telegrams from Yokohama to Petrograd is about 7d. per word, and from Petrograd to London about 6d. per word, while from Shanghai to London, which is about the same distance, the rate is 3s. 6d. per word.\n\nIn conclusion, my Committee hope that the Secretary of State will use his influence with the War Office to remove the exceedingly onerous burdens on British trade with China with as little delay as possible. They respectfully venture to suggest that the telegraph regulations are unnecessarily restricted, and that amendment in the direction indicated above is urgently called for.\n\nH.M. Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Office.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\n(Signed) F. ANDERSON, Chairman.\n\nNOTE-A very similar letter to the above was addressed to the Chief Censor at the War Office. Replies were received during March from both the War Office and Foreign Office, but being confidential cannot be published; it may be added, however, that explanations were given why the suggestions offered by the Association could not be carried out. The Committee considered it inexpedient to pursue the question further.\n\nAs indicated in my message two alternatives suggest themselves, one is to obtain permission to adopt a freer use of cyphers, or, should this prove impossible, then to endeavour to secure a reduction in cable rates.\n\nVery strong views are entertained here that the Cable Companies should do their part in assisting to meet the difficulties of conducting commerce under abnormal conditions created by the war, and that it is not fitting that the latter should be made a source of increased revenue at the expense of trade generally.\n\nMy Committee trust to hear that your Committee have seen their way to make representations in the proper quarter, and that they will be attended with success.\n\nH. C. Wilcox, Esq., Secretary, China Association, London.\n\nI am, &c.,\n\n(Signed) L. N. LEEFE, Hon. Secretary.\n\nNOTE.-The reply detailed the steps the Committee thought it desirable to take and copies of correspondence and of the Chairman's interview with the Traffic Accountant of the Cable Companies were sent. It was also pointed out that there had been no desire on the part of the Cable Companies to take advantage of the situation and increase revenue at the expense of trade, and that the refusal to accept deferred rates was a temporary expedient to enable them to cope with the enormous amount of Government work.\n\nDEAR SIR,\n\nChina Association, Hongkong, to General Committee, London.\n\nTELEGRAPH RATES.\n\nHongkong, 17th September, 1914.\n\nI confirm the following telegram sent you on the 15th instant:-\n\n\"Unless modified use of cypher messages can be authorised strongly urge Cable companies be pressed to reduce rates. This view expressed by Hongkong Government to Home Government and should receive active support China Association.\"\n\n47\n\n457", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 460446, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "page_number": 579, "title": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "content_text": "N° 71.\n\nC\n\ndosars 1.\n\n576\n\n0.0.\n\n10132\n\nRic\n\nret 30 16 j\n\nsir.\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONGKONG. 19th February, 1916.\n\n70.970/16 tent.\n\nReferring to your telegram of the 11th January,\n\na paraphrase of which is enclosed, I have the honour to forward\n\ncopies of correspondence with His Majesty's Ambassador at Tokio regarding the Japan Black List.\n\n2.\n\nThe Postal Censor has now been instructed that\n\nhe should not stop letters to or from enemy subjects in Japan or their agents except for some special reason, such as the fact that\n\nthey appear to relate to trade with enemy territory. The Cable\n\nCensor is continuing to eliminate all telegrams to and from enemy\n\nsubjects and their agents in Japan. I shall be glad to learn\n\nwhether you wish these instructions to be varied in any way.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient,\n\nhumble servant,\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nANDREW BONAR LAW, M.P.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.\n\nGovernor, &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 461954, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "page_number": 587, "title": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "content_text": "# GOVERNMENT HOUSE.\n## 14th June, 1916.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of the 8th June, which decoded was as follows:-\n\"Swiss Minister represents that correspondence between Liebermann Walchli of Zurich and Japanese customers have been delayed and enquires whether it has been detained by Censor. Firm not on Black List\".\n\nto which I replied today as follows:-\n\"Your telegram June 8th correspondence has not been detained by Censor\".\n\n2. The firm of Liebermann Walchli of Zurich was on the general Black List and the Customs Black List. On the 3rd May the Cable Censor telegraphed to the Chief Censor about one of their telegrams, and received instructions to pass it. Since then he has stopped none. No letters to or from the firm have been stopped and the Postal Censor cannot remember having seen any.\n\n3. Particulars of all stopped telegrams are sent to the Chief Censor in London.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE ANDREW BONAR LAW, M.P., &c., &c.\n\nI have the honour to be, Sir,\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\nGovernor, &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 463677, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "page_number": 769, "title": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "content_text": "## Forms & 17.1)\n\n17:42.)\n\nTal Address - \"BIGNALLY, AVE, LONDON. Telephone: 3632 LONDON WALL Lines), \n\n**TELEGRAM**\n\nISSUED FROM CHIEF CABLE STATION, ELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBURY PAVEMENT.\n\nREPLIES SHOULD BE ORDERED Via Eastern.\n\nDoubtful words should be **SPECIALLY** repeated. See Rule Book.\n\nNo inquiry respecting this Telegram can be attended to without production of this Copy. See back of form for list of Cable Company's stations in London and Telephone Numbers.\n\nClark's Name and Date...\n\n**ORIGINAL TIME**\n\n751 \n\nOuter Circle \n\nAM \n\nCircle \n\nInner M \n\nR \n\nExamples, PW-9.45;p.# HL-8.85.p.\n\nYa \n\n**GOVERNMENT**\n\nBoh \n\nme Receiver \n\n**(PRIORITY)**\n\nXPA XPA PA XPÅ 81/8 \n\nHONGKONG 81 8 SV \n\nBG \n\nCHAPELRIES LN \n\n20 Oct! **UNSCALPED**\n\nWith ref to your tels. reports that's \n\n**CENSOR**\n\nREMULCABO NO LETTER was been spared **ORDEN ARON** antitressed to \n\nHERE \n\n**SECRETARY OF NAVY**\n\nWASHINGTON \n\nSILVERGOD TWO LETTERS WERE OPENED AND returned to **RICKETISH** SENDER **JAZERANT** **JAZERANT FILAMENT** as follows \n\nHARRISON \n\nSHANGHAI TO PROVERISCH MANILA AND HARRISON", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465805, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "HONG KONG\n\n5448\n\nmanlate Cable Gent\n\n1916\n\naddress\n\nFfice\n\nREC\n\nC\n\n5778\n\nREG 5 FEB 16\n\nof Hongk.\n\nloks that the word Amexco\n\n4 Feb.\n\nLas: previcas Paper.\n\nbe regd.\n\nas the\n\ntheir\n\nSpeciall\n\nthe benefit of the American Expres\n\nSowon 420/5729.\n\nArk - 14 Feb 16, 5 Ok. Censor\n\nAnod\n\n25 Feb 16 7874\n\nNext subsequent Paper\n\nmo\n\n5779\n\nBo\n\n(90092) W. 35800-8. 45,000, 12/15. BMS.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465807, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 35, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "1573\n\nAm. Expold\n\n1916\n\n4 Feb\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nmo\n\n5778\n\nHONG KONG\n\n5440\n\nCable address\n\nREC\n\n5779\n\n34\n\nRec 5 FEB 16\n\nRequests that the word Amex co\n\nShould\n\nbe re\n\n42\n\ntheir\n\nHK\n\n& states the result of their previous\n\n...\n\nef for to that End\n\nAmer. Coy Son\n\n& Ack d.\n\nFr. and\n\n14 Feb'16\n\nChief Censor cous 15 tebie\n\n58 16 5874-\n\n1768605\n\nSaaho Mo/5778.\n\nThere spotter t. I. Johnson\n\nR2\n\nCopy both haters of theef (ener\n\nconson LF\n\nach rest with 25\n\nC. D\n\n14 FEB.\n\nRoppeb\n\natome\n\nNext subsequent Paper Belt\n\n...\n\n7874\n\n(Duoda) W. 38900-8. 45,000. 12/15. BM & B.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465901, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 129, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "This Department is informed by the Foreign Office that the firm is not on the Black List, and that, as at present advised, they do not anticipate that it will be included in the Statutory List.\n\nFID.191,6 14 Apl. HONG KONG 117918 Correspondence with Subjects in Japan.\n\nREC 128 17918 Res 15 APR 16 enemy in instructions given by Gov. Laat previous Paper. Cable Censor with regard to Postal Stater Japan black hat will shortly be published in London Gazette\n\nMr. Grindle for Colle I did not think Statutory Avery List for\n\nAppr. 104 26th April Next subsequent Paper. Bott would publish a Jafran inf. Gov. described Widgin to su\n\nGR1178/1922/32(III) (2009) W1.889008. 45,000 12/16. BM2. 1513 2 to see trat cund\n\nthe Arrangements 17/4/16 approved Gr 12/4/16 06-1714/16 Are 18.4.16 GG 18.4.16 at rece\n\nPage 363\n\n...\n\nPage 363", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465902, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 130, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "Any further communication \n\nthe subject, please quote \n\nNo. \n\n33523/23. \n\naddress-\n\nThe Controller, \n\nForeign Trade Department. \n\nTelephone: Gerrard 8640, \n\nSir, \n\nREGISTRATION DEPARTMENT, \n\nLANCASTER HOUSE, \n\nST. JAMES, \n\nS.W.1. \n\n# 6th April, 1916. \n\nIn reply to your letter 15132/1916 dated the 7th instant, I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to state that, pending the issue of a Statutory List of enemy persons and firms and persons and firms having enemy associations in Japan with whom trading is prohibited under the Trading with the Enemy (Extension of Powers) Act 1915, which is in course of preparation and will shortly be published in the London Gazette, he concurs in the instructions given by the Governor of Hongkong to the Cable Censor with regard to letters and telegrams to and from enemy subjects in Japan.\n\nI am, \n\nSir, \n\nYour most obedient \n\nhumble Servant, \n\nA. Mertingentet (likely \"A. Clerk\" or similar, but corrected to) A. Mer... (not corrected as per rule 7, hence left as is due to uncertainty)\n\nThe Under Secretary of State, \n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE, \n\nDowning Street, \n\nWhitehall, S.W.1.\n\nCONTROLLER.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465907, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 135, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "86-30,\n\nM\n\nVIO, LONDON.\n\nZ\n\n134\n\nC\n\nWAR TRADE DEPARTMENT.\n\n18115\n\nRECO\n\nBREED ALL COMMUNICATIONS CHAIRMAN.**\n\nTRADE CLEARING HOUSE,\n\nTRADE CLEARING HOUSE]| REG 17 APR 16\n\nBROADWAY HOUSE,\n\nTOTHILL STREET,\n\nWESTMINSTER, S.W.\n\ny quote Ref. No,\n\nTES: 2011.01517.\n\n14th April 1916.\n\nThe Chairman of the Trade Clearing House\n\npresents his Compliments to\n\nThe Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, and begs to submit the annexed papers which may\n\nprove of interest\n\nMemorandum on Transit Letter 01517 from the German Consul, Shanghai to the Foreign Office, Berlin, presenting a scheme for establishing a central German merchant firm in East Asia, through which German exporters may sell their goods after the war.\n\nIt is thought that the Australian authorities would perhaps be interested to know of this scheme.\n\nSimilar communications\n\nhave been sent to: -\n\nForeign Office.\n\nAdmiralty, Trade Division. War Office.\n\nMar\n\nBoard of Trade.\n\nBoard of Customs and Excise. Restrictions of Enemy\n\nSupplies Committee. Chief Cable Censor. Chief Postal Censor. Board of Agriculture. Colonial Office. India Office.\n\nWar Trade Department.\n\n200 W10.99-284. 250. 7/15. Op.133. A.LE. W.\n\n1,036. 250. 9/18.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465956, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 186, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "allegation contained\n\nhe last para\n\nq\n\nWess Mitsui's letter\n\nof the 28 April\n\nbut a\n\ncopy of this comes will\n\nbe sent at once to the.\n\nFor for his consideration.\n\n(Signed) G. GRINDLE\n\nJ.T.D\n\n1916\n\nMay.\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\n-1\n\nJee for\n\nAkowy 2 Spone\n\nAued (copy above has cault) 17 thay\n\nfor\n\n227144\n\nNo subsequent Paper.\n\nHONG KONG\n\nSTRAITS\n\n20976\n\nREC\n\nC\n\n20976\n\nREG 4 MAY 16\n\n181\n\nDetention of Cabled Correspondence\n\nIf messages alleged false\n\nAsks for reasons to be ascertained, by Tel. if possible,\n\nSwinfen) Auc. for\n\nas to the\n\nnot on the general Black list\n\nor branch at Hongkong. You fear. Their\n\nM. Tenkyou\n\nill oppressed\n\nCopy Sent\n\nstrittig\n\nFotgraphic\n\nnot been\n\nAnd gway\n\nAurg.\n\nWe\n\nrepentemos\n\ncominum chrome in arcani\n\nanger Fires Winterthur\n\nJ\n\nmur Much\n\nheartdeep intermeans love have this.\n\nladṛavas\n\nthe flash ham whether manages\n\ndifucinanti\n\nalcyonites\n\nhem detained by censor ryso\n\nFleckers\n\nThe\n\nto what wason\n\n(9009 W. 35800-6. 45,000. 19/16. BM 8.\n\nAt once Roffel of t\n\nAre 9.5.18\n\n815766\n\nMAY", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465957, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 187, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "Any further communication on the subject, please quote No. 39645/43.\n\nAddress: The Controller, Foreign Trade Department. Telephone: Gerrard 8640.\n\nFOREIGN TRADE DEPARTMENT,\n\nLANCASTER House,\n\nC O\n\nST. JAMES,\n\nS.W.\n\n1st May, 1916.\n\nRECO\n\nSecretary,\n\nSir,\n\nREB 4 MAY 16]\n\nI am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to enclose copy of a note from the Swiss Minister in London on the subject of the detention of numerous cable messages since the middle of February last, between Messrs. Sulzer Frères S.A. of Winterthur, Switzerland, and their branch in Kobe, Japan.\n\nAssuming that the messages referred to have been detained by the Cable Censor at Hong Kong or Singapore, I am to request, if Mr Secretary Bonar Law sees no objection, that enquiries may be made of the Governments concerned, if possible by telegraph, as to the reasons for the detention of this correspondence.\n\nThe Swiss firm of Sulzer Frères is not on the general Black List, and their branch in Kobe has not been recommended for inclusion in the Statutory List for Japan.\n\nColonial Office,\n\nWhitehall, S.W.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient,\n\nhumble Servant,\n\nWalter Townday\n\nfate Controller.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465960, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 190, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "Any further communication on The subject, please quote\n\naddress-\n\nThe Controller,\n\n39825/43.\n\nForeign Trade Department.\n\nTone: Gerrard $640.\n\n \n\nREC\n\nSir,\n\nC\n\n22190\n\n185\n\nAMERICA (TRADE)\n\nDEPARTMENT, LANCASTER HOUSE,\n\nST. JAMES'\n\nS.W.\n\nMay 10\n\n1916.\n\nI am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to\n\nenclose a copy of a note from the Swiss Minister in\n\nLondon on the subject of the detention of telegrams\n\nbetween Messrs. Pfister & Co., of Zurich and their\n\nbranches in Shanghai and Yokohama. Assuming that the\n\ntelegrams referred to have been detained by the Cable\n\nCensor at Hongkong and Singapore I am to request, if Mr.\n\nSecretary Bonar Law sees no objection that enquiries\n\nmay be made of the Governments concerned if possible by\n\ntelegraph as to the reasons for the detention of this\n\ncorrespondence. The Swiss firm of Pfister & Co., is\n\nnot on the General Black List, nor is anything known in\n\nthis Department to the detriment of their branches in\n\nEast Asia.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient,\n\nhumble Servant,\n\nUnder Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nDowning Street,\n\nWhitehall.\n\nWalter Sorenley\n\nfor the CONTROLLER.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465961, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 191, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "(COPY)\n\nXVII.A.7\n\nc3ures.\n\n22190\n\nREC\n\nRes 11 MAY 16\n\n186\n\nThe Swiss Minister presents his compliments to His Excellency the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Foreign Trade Department) and has the honour to remit to him enclosed an Affidavit of the Swiss firm of R. Pfister and Company, of Zurich, stating that they have Branch Establishments at Shanghai and Yokohama and that they are of Swiss nationality, as well as that they have done no trading with the enemies of Great Britain in any form since the outbreak of war; an extract of the Commercial Register of Zurich, with respect to Messrs. Pfister is also attached to this note.\n\nMessrs. Pfister ask for the intervention of the Legation in order to remove the difficulties in communicating by cable with their Branches in East-Asia, caused by the British Censor for a good number of months past. They think that the suspicion of HIS MAJESTY'S Authorities must have arisen from an incident at Shanghai in September 1915 when the French Authorities had seized some consignments of silk belonging to the Branch in that city and in consequence of which the firm has not been put on the \"White List\". A careful enquiry has, however, shown that these", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465962, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 192, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "187\n\n...we no reason for the seizure and that there was satisfactory evidence proving the correctness of the firm's transactions. Since then, the Authorities, French or British, have in no way interfered with the business of Messrs. Pfister, except \n\nthat the telegraphic communications of the local firm with the \n\nBranches have been greatly delayed or stopped by the Censor. \n\nThis measure is of course very prejudicial to that concern \n\nand Monsieur Carlin has the honour to ask Sir Edward Grey to \n\nkindly recommend the case for re-consideration by the proper \n\nAuthorities in order to obtain, if possible, that the cables \n\nexchanged between the Zurich, Shanghai and Yokohama Establish-\n\n-ments of Messrs. Pfister may be allowed to be forwarded to \n\ntheir destination within the time normally taken for the trans-\n\n-mission of such communications.\n\nSWISS LEGATION,\n\nApril 28th 1916.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465966, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 196, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "Foreign Trade Department,\n\nLancaster House,\n\nSt. James', S.W.1\n\n1th May, 1916.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by Secretary Sir Edward Grey to enclose a copy of a note from the Swiss Minister in London concerning the detention of telegrams between Messrs. Biedermann & Cie of Saigon and Hanoi and Mr. J. H. Trachsler of Berne. Assuming that the telegrams referred to have been detained by the Cable Censor at Hong Kong or Singapore, I am to request, if Mr. Bonar Law sees no objection, that enquiries may be made of the Governments concerned, if possible by telegraph, as to the reasons for the detention of this correspondence. The Swiss house of Biedermann does not appear on the General Black List nor are its branches in the East on the Statutory List.\n\nTrachsler of Berne is not on the General Black List either.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient humble Servant,\n\nWalter Townley\n\nActing Controller.\n\nPage ...\n\n[illegible text at the edge]\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nDowning Street, S.W.\n\n[start of page numbering]\n\nPage 363\n\n[some text that is not part of the main content]\n\nPage 363\n\n[some text that is not part of the main content]\n\nPage 363\n\n[end of page numbering]\n\n[other text that seems to be unrelated to the main letter]\n\nladravas to the fad to cam facts Ty & ITD. LR\n\nAny further communication be subject, please quote 41463/43.\n\nAddress - The Controller, Foreign Trade Department.\n\nTelephone: Gerrard 8640.\n\nC.O. 191 22549\n\n[other unrelated text]\n\n16.5.16 137576\n\n5 MAY\n\nD.\n\nC.\n\nکبھی At once Are\n\nIt appears that the main content is a letter from the Foreign Trade Department. The rest of the text seems to be unrelated or OCR errors.\n\nAfter re-examining the text and following the instructions:\n\nForeign Trade Department,\n\nLancaster House,\n\nSt. James', S.W.1\n\n1th May, 1916.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by Secretary Sir Edward Grey to enclose a copy of a note from the Swiss Minister in London concerning the detention of telegrams between Messrs. Biedermann & Cie of Saigon and Hanoi and Mr. J. H. Trachsler of Berne. Assuming that the telegrams referred to have been detained by the Cable Censor at Hong Kong or Singapore, I am to request, if Mr. Bonar Law sees no objection, that enquiries may be made of the Governments concerned, if possible by telegraph, as to the reasons for the detention of this correspondence. The Swiss house of Biedermann does not appear on the General Black List nor are its branches in the East on the Statutory List.\n\nTrachsler of Berne is not on the General Black List either.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient humble Servant,\n\nWalter Townley\n\nActing Controller.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nDowning Street, S.W.\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\n[three lines of text that are not part of the main content, likely page footer]\n\nPage 363\n\n[some text that is not part of the main content]\n\nPage 363\n\nThe final output is in HTML format using `` for paragraphs. The unrelated text and OCR errors are removed. The page numbering is preserved as per the instructions.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466042, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 272, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "26828\n\nREC\n\n267\n\nAny further communication on the subject, please quote\n\nNo\n\n47016/43\n\nThe Controller,\n\nForeign Trade Department.\n\nTelephone: Gerrard 8640.\n\nREG 7 JUN 16\n\nFOREIGN TRADE DEPARTMENT,\n\nLANCASTER HOUSE,\n\nST. JAMES',\n\nS.W.1.\n\n6th June, 1916.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to enclose a copy of a note from the Swiss Minister in London concerning some delays that have arisen respecting the correspondence between Messrs Liebermann & Walchli of Zurich and their customers in Japan.\n\nAssuming that the communications referred to may have been detained by the Cable Censor at Hong Kong or Singapore, I am to request, if Mr. Bonar Law sees no objection, that enquiries may be made of the Governments concerned, if possible by telegraph, whether this has been the case.\n\nThe firm of Liebermann & Walchli does not appear on the Black List.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nWhitehall.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient humble Servant,\n\nWalter Townley\n\nController.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466599, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "page_number": 181, "title": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "content_text": "180\n\nL\n\nAssistant Cable Censor, the duties of which I also performed. That the Service did not suffer great detriment during these periods I would draw your attention to the fact that His Excellency the Governor recommended me to the Secretary of State for extra remuneration, and on another occasion that my salary should be raised.\n\nI beg to submit that if these arrangements could be made so that the other departmental officers could take ordinary and sick leave, a concession might now be granted in this time of great national emergency. I would also point out that in Hong Kong and other Colonies such as the Straits Settlements and Nigeria Government, Officials have been allowed to be relieved of their civil duties till the termination of the war.\n\nI feel at this time when the whole manhood of my own family are serving in His Majesty's Forces; when employers of labour are asked by those of high authority to reduce their staffs to a minimum; when the single as well as the married men of this Country for the first time in our National History are likely to be conscripted, that I cannot conscientiously go back to my work which I know from experience can be done on a minimum staff.\n\nIn conclusion I would add that on joining my regiment, in which I had served in South Africa in 1902 and for several years after, I was appointed the Assistant Adjutant.\n\nThe regiment is one of the largest reserve and also draft producing units.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466910, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "page_number": 492, "title": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "content_text": "2. I am to request that the Lest Robeys Co's enclosures to letter, which are in original, may be returned with your reply.\n\nLE Lauder Rehers Bo 491 1255 HONG KONG REC REGY 7 JA 16 1255 Reader Texas Oil bo 1916 Jau Last previous Paper. 1$ 110 Jan 16 //rivate) Ausd Ez Jan 16 copping (Jensen cons 76 Next subsequent Paper.\n\nRaks that wither be caused to be favoured for uninediate release of cable bruennaces for the firm M Tesfay.\n\nWe can't move motumctions to the Censors in the country but \" Copy to this Censor [and whether it is possible & meet the firm's wishes]\n\nHR04/16\n\nPerhaps we might say (900) Wt. 85800-8. 15,000. 13/15. HM & 9.\n\nsay that the matter referred to in this letter is the Settlement \"Certain difficulty have arisen with regard to", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466912, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "page_number": 494, "title": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "content_text": "SANDERS, RENDERS & CO LTD\n\nLONDON MANCHESTER, NEW YORK.\n\nTelegraphic Address.\n\n\"THEODOSIUS\"\n\nLONDON\n\nFEN, LONDON. MANCHESTER,\n\nTelephones\n\nAVENUE N 4372. AVENUE NO 1626\n\nCITY N 7184. CITY NE 7185.\n\nMANCHESTER\n\nIN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO\n\nD DEPARTMENTS\n\n1255\n\nREC 1088, Fenchurch Street, London\n\nRef 59293/1915\n\n7th Jan. 1916.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nWhitehall, S.W.\n\nG/BJC 5929\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to the closing sentence of your letter of the 29th December, we beg to point out that it is essential for the speedy settlement of this matter that our telegraphic communication with our Mr. Sanders in New York should be unfettered.\n\nWe shall be much obliged therefore if you can cause instructions to be issued to the Censor for the immediate release of a cable message despatched by Mr. Sanders, New York, on or before the 6th inst., which is being withheld, and for the prompt delivery of all other messages which may be received in London for us, or addressed to the undersigned.\n\nWe are, Sir,\n\nYour obedient Servants,\n\nFor Sanders, Renders & Co., Ltd.,\n\nKanoth\n\nDirector.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 467778, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6]", "page_number": 81, "title": "CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6]", "content_text": "GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG. 18th April, 1917.\n\nSir,\n\nFrom Secretary of State: 9th April, 1917.\n\nTo Secretary of State: 12th April, 1917.\n\n2. With reference to the telegraphic correspondence noted in the margin, I have the honour to inform you that the British Banks have been informed that there is no objection to their having dealings with the Guaranty Trust Company of New York.\n\n3. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., applied for a permit to ship essential oils to their office in New York. Later on they expressed a wish to consign the shipment to the Guaranty Trust Company, and on the Superintendent of Imports and Exports objecting they agreed to consign in accordance with their permit.\n\n4. In making his objection the Superintendent of Imports and Exports was acting on information contained in lists furnished by the Vice-Admiral Commanding-in-Chief, known as \"Memoranda\". I enclose copies of the Memoranda referred to.\n\n5. In August, 1915, the Cable Censor reported to the Chief Censor as follows:-\n\n\"The Blue Book on Enemy Traders is full of unflattering references to the Guaranty Trust Company of New York. There are over ninety such references..... The transactions are mainly in cotton and banking facilities, there are some in connection with copper.\"\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nWALTER LONG, M.P.,\n\n&c., &c., &c..\n\nPage 80\n\nStatutory Forms respectable\n\nthe only safe guide\n\ninstruction to carry\n\ntreat & Commercial\n\nBlack List\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\nET.D. B/120\n\nCus 1416/17\n\nCanton...\n\n27941 1\n\nREC.\n\nREGE 13 JUN 17\n\n80\n\nky 1968\n\nHov 18807\n\nPage information remains as is due to original scanning delineation.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 468594, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "page_number": 357, "title": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "content_text": "TELEGRAM:\n\nFrom the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\n(Dated 23rd August)\n\n(Received Colonial Office 5.27 p.m., 23rd August, 1917).\n\n39106.\n\nWith reference to your telegram 20th August. Wei Hai Director of Education, Cable Post-Master General, Postal Censor each draw 4 dollars per day in addition to substantive pay without working overtime. Two Government schoolmasters with special qualifications in foreign languages seconded for postal censorship each receive same pay above working Government hours without school holidays. Three other officers on full pay, two for Chinese Censoring employed as Assistant Cable Censors (?) 75 cents per hour. Certain Chinese clerks draw censorship allowances without working overtime. Various naval officers, military officers, private persons censor in spare time for small payment per hour.\n\nMAY.\n\nPage 346\n\n42221\n\nTreas", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 468595, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "page_number": 358, "title": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "content_text": "828 \n\n+ \n\nV. Metoot \n\n* of shodhod to Tommovet eris moni \n\n.roineled sild Ir'. pusd \n\nthe fuld voitto ininofol worinen--) \n\nIsran 70. M-JACA VIO Moldibo, mi ya. me moliob b warb los“ a \n\nKALAUS DEïzelet quot of coneraton JJL, \n\norientem. A TOJOVTİĞİ \n\nJOIPE \n\n10 Ista 01 \n\nلداقة. \n\n. \n\nmolsu.thirup Delonys Ari, sussalcedo ammunəveð rans Lauvoo net etherse və qrupuk ki...10? mi \n\na wall data entot putter enda par ares ovlasch does \n\nJut me prosillo rosto za... \n\nDistilon 16.5 cmoddiy \n\nEn jousta gaiterne) sasut 10 102 owd yog omania nivånar Tuuli Toy sized 31(1) Broek:90 side) mino destaw zawm cim qilayo mau math zdralo voor je MI VPLIV Liven ByoİLGT BOĀJISV0 tulo frango ni Lochat angered odsving \n\nLETTERS \n\nOuter Circle \n\nAM \n\n! loner Circle \n\nM \n\n• Form 517) \n\n13.1 \n\nTal. Address \n\nBIGNALLY, AVE,'' LONDON, \n\nOMPAN \n\nTelephone-3632 LONDON WALL Line) 347 TELEGRAM \n\nISSUED FROM CHIEF CABLE STATION, ELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBY \n\nREPLIES SHOULD BE ORD \n\nVia Eastern \n\nDoubtful words should be OFFICIALLY gated 300 Au \n\nMENT. \n\nORIGINAL \n\nGOVERNMEN \n\nNo inquiry respecting this Telegram can file pertanded to without profcction of b \n\nAX \n\nwww \n\n(PRIORITY), \n\nback of form for list of Company's Station in London and Telephone Number \n\nNo. \n\nClerk's Fame and Date, \n\nAUG 23 1917 \n\nTime \n\nReceived 4. \n\nKamarks \n\ntion from, j \n\nOrig. Time i \n\nOF THE \n\npw -3.45 p,m, \n\nH... -6.65 \n\n.M. \n\nJa \n\nI \n\nХРА \n\n52/23 HONGKONG 72/71 23 S BG \n\nPHK = \n\ntt \n\nCHAPELRIES LN \n\nt \n\nWik \n\nto do a Director & Education \n\nUNT CAN \"DTORISTIC CABLE PETECHIE \n\nPost Master Fameral \n\nPOSTAL \n\nin addition to \n\n4 dollars \n\nEACH DRAW DON ABLE \n\nCENSOR \n\nSubsian take \n\npen day PARITORS ABSELI AM \n\nSLEEKTSSER PAY WITHOUT \n\nSchoolmasters \n\nWORKING OVERTIME TWO \n\nSpecial qualification in foregre \n\n\"PYROMANCY LACKLOVÉ \n\nROPESAIL WITH \n\nGOVERNMENT \n\nSeconded for \n\nROTTENLY \n\nPOST AL \n\nCENSORSHIP EACH", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 468597, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "page_number": 360, "title": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "content_text": "STATIONS IN LONDON.\n\nTrum-one N Tastandina Darie sia: SIGNALLY, AVE, LONDON. Telephone No. 1 Telesnumue Acutest? BIONALLY, A 2528 Gerrard 3632 London Wall. Electra House, Finsbury Pavement, E.C. *14 Lines. 3632 London Wall - 11, Old Broad Street, E.C. 440. Strand, W.C. (Charing Cross). 861 Avenue 8. Leadenhall Street, 2,6, 4405 Avenue w 2942 Hop - 2616 Garrard - 1014 Holborn - \"The Baltic,\" Bury St. Entrance. & Denman Street, Berough, S.E. - 41 & 43, Parliament Street, S.W. 37. Holborn Viaduct, E.C. 852 Avenue - Market Buildings, 29. Minding Lane—a d, Mark Lace L.C. Fareigo Auction Mart, Covent Garden, W.C.\n\nHead Office:- Electra House, Finsbury Pavement, E.C. Telephone: 1137 LONDON WALL. Telegraphic Address:-\"EASTERN AVE.\" LONDON.\n\nFIYA Tal. Address>\"SIGNALLY, AVE,'' LONDON. Telephone-3632 LONDON WALL (4 Lines).\n\nTELEGRAM ISSUED FROM CHIEF CABLE STATION, ELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBURY PAVEMENT. REPLIES SHOULD BE ORDERED Via Eastern Doubtful words should be OFFICIALLY repeated See Rule Book No inquiry respecting this Taleeram can be attended a without promotion of this Copy. See back of form for list of Company's Stations in London and Telephons Sumbers Remarka Clerk's Name and Dats. Time Received.\n\nORIGINAL TIME Outer Circle M Inner Circle FM CLOCK 349 Examples, PW-9,45 parts. HL 8.55 .. No. en from Orig. Time PRIVATE PERSONS CENSOR IN spare time for \"SUPERABLE SMALL PAYMENT per hour HORSEBE AN MAY R. 5:40 p d. 3. bat 11 23 817\n\nPage 360\n\nPage 361\n\nSTATIONS IN LONDON.-", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 469133, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "content_text": "N.I.D./N.L.1/31888.\n\nConfidential.\n\nC.O\n\n5\n\n10469\n\niRrot 27 FEB./\n\nThe Director of the Intelligence Division\n\npresents his compliments to the Under Secretary of\n\nState for the Colonies, and begs to forward for his\n\ninformation the attached copy of correspondence re-\n\nceived from the Commander-in-Chief, China Station,\n\nrelating to the firm of Hang Mow, Hong Kong.\n\n1\n\nCopies have also been sent to the Chief\n\nPostal Censor, Cable Censor, War Trade Intelligence\n\nDepartment and Foreign Trade Department.\n\nAdmiralty War Staff,\n\nIntelligence Division,\n\n25th February, 1917.\n\n012.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 469384, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "page_number": 258, "title": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "content_text": "JB.\n\n7.L. A7193.\n\nTO THE FOREIGN OFFICE.\n\n20 X 17\n\n254\n\n11th June, 1917.\n\nSubject.\n\nExtract from Transit Letter A7193.\n\nFrom: - Jacobson Van den Berg & Co., Rotterdam.\n\nTo: - Jacobson Van den Berg & Co., Semarang.\n\nJacobson Van den Berg & Co., Rotterdam, write to their Semarang branch respecting 64 bales of white printing paper shipped per S.S. \"Sithonia\" (German) in July 1914 which they have been offered at fls.42 per 100 kilos net cash in Rotterdam. They have received a sample from a commission house in Brussels, but it is very small and they are sending part of it to Surabaya and part to Batavia.\n\nIf addressees are interested in the offer, or any part of it, they are to cable; full details of the messages desired, the goods referred to being given in the letter. This paper was all marked \"C. & H. Hongkong\", and is lying at Sabang on board the \"Sithonia\", which is interned there.\n\nAt the conclusion of their letter writers state that the Mark rate of exchange is at the moment 37, and as the conditions of payment are net cash in Rotterdam it will have to be borne in mind that the German Government insists upon a fixed rate of 60.\n\nThe original letter, which is dated 21/5/17, is being sent on to its destination after being photographed.\n\n(Copy for information to the Postal Censor and H.T.I.D.)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478504, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-451 - Public Offices - 1918", "page_number": 741, "title": "CO129-451 - Public Offices - 1918", "content_text": "## War Office, Whitehall, S.W. 1.\n19th April 1918.\n\nI am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 19004 of the 18th April, enclosing a copy of a telegram to the Governor of Hongkong, on the subject of the use of cipher by the Russian Consul at that station.\n\nI understand from the Admiralty that the official in London to whom it is desired to allow the use of cipher is M. Nabokoff, the ex-Counsellor to the Russian Embassy and ex-Chargé d'Affaires. The Chargé d'Affaires is M. Litvinoff to whom, I believe, the Admiralty are desirous that the messages should not be addressed. I would therefore suggest that the telegram to the Governor of Hongkong should be amended accordingly.\n\nI am,\nSir,\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nColonel\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\nColonial Office.\n\n### Metadata\nPage 736 \n\nIn any reply please quote this Number:- `0.0/25916.(.1.8.` and address your letter, Chief Cable Censor, War Office, S W 1.\n\n### Registry Mark\n`15421` REC REG 20 APR 18 H.12.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-451 - Public Offices - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478553, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "-4- \n\n८ \n\nAs \"Il Truciolo\" Carol are manufacturers of hats and straw plait, it is not apparent why they should seek to import tobacco.\n\nGermann & Co. has undoubtedly tried to ship knotted hemp to Truciolo via New York (T.L.0892) and as late as October 2nd, 1916 (unless this is a clerical error for 1915, as it may be), Germann & Co., Manila, appear to have written to the Hamburg House referring to a letter written to Truciolo on September 23rd on the subject of a dispute over a matter of exchange.\n\nAnd on 23.5.16, Everett Heaney radioed to Germann & Co., Hamburg: \n\"Have shipped New York nine thousand kilos hundred forty fifteenth April Dubler refuses payment telegraph him instructions market advanced send orders bases Batangas hundred sixty five can only ship New York\" (2086 $).\n\nIt can hardly be doubted that the following message dated 26.5.16 from Charles Pfister, Wohlen to Dubler, New York, furnishes the answer to the request in the last mentioned message: \n\"Honour my behalf documents Knotted hemp reship all Boclete Suisse surveillance economique Marseille if necessary funds not available cable amount\".\n\nThis in itself would indicate that Pfister and Herman Dubler were acting in very close connexion with the Hamburg firm.\n\nHerman Dubler is shown by a message dated 13.5.16 to be intermediary for Germann & Co., Manila (Telegraphic address \"Federation\") (T.L.0892).\n\nHe was also intermediary for G. Martini, Manila, in that firm's communications with the United Export Co., and was refused cable facilities for attempting to deceive the Censor (Mr. Harrington, Manila Desp. 40 of 30.12.15).\n\nHe is reported to have been representative of Han. Pottstock of Bremen (Italiani.I. 27.10.17), and his willingness to serve German principals is shown by the following wireless message dated 25.11.16 (1843 H) from the Deutsche Bank, Berlin to its New York representative, Hugo Schmidt: \n\"Wire character responsibility financial standing Herman Dubler Cotton Exchange and whether trustworthy for winding up business affair amounting 600000 dollars.\"\n\nConsiderable light is thrown on the hemp transaction by an intercepted letter written on the 5th May, 1916 to Antonio Froixus, Manila and sent via Petrograd and Siberia and through the intermediary of Gustavo de Vivanco, Manila, who is shown by T.L.08927 to be a clerk of Germann & Co., Manila. This letter (T.L.03836), which was unsigned, appeared to be written by Germann & Co., Hamburg, and confirmed acceptance of an offer by Froixus (who is cover for Germann & Co., Manila) (Mr. Rentiera, Bat. Manila D.7. F.7. 8.2.17) of 3000 kilos of Indang hemp at 140 cents per kilo cif New York, the drafts to be on Herman Dubler, Cotton Exchange Building, N.Y. It added that there was a new order for Pfister.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 480284, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9]", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9]", "content_text": "**SECRET**\n\nCо 51381 \n4 EP G \n\n## GOVERNMENT HOUSE \nHONGKONG \n2nd July, 1919 \n\nMy Lord, \n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's Secret Circular Despatch of the 8th May with regard to the preparation of a record of the measures taken in the Colony for dealing with internal difficulties due to the war.\n\nIn Hongkong the files kept at the Colonial Secretary's Office contain a very complete record of the arrangements which have been found necessary to cope with the difficulties from time to time arising, and as these files are immediately available at any time it would seem to be unnecessary to draw up a separate report which would be in the nature of a precis of their contents. The complete file which deals with such a question as the winding up of enemy firms or the local shipping control schemes would, for purposes of guidance in a future emergency, be of more value than any summary separately recorded.\n\nThe Cable Censor has made a detailed report upon the methods adopted in his Department, and I am calling upon the Postal Censor to furnish a similar report. There will then be available in a practical form a full record \n\nThe Right Honourable \n**VISCOUNT MILNER, G.C.B.,** \n&c. &c. &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 480367, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9]", "page_number": 97, "title": "CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9]", "content_text": "## TEMIRA \n\nI \n\nGATTA \n\nTill the \n\nA \n\n4 \n\nTel Address \"SIGNALLY, AVE,\" YONIFON \n\nTales Phone 3632 LONDON WALL, 14 \n7756. \n\nAS OF \n\n92 \n\nJapn. \n\nNA. \n\nNo. \n\n**TELEGRAM** \n\nISSUED FROM CHIEF CABLE STATION, ELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBURY PAVEMENT. \n\nREPLIES SHOULD BE ORDERED Via Eastern. See Rule Book. \n\nDoubtful words should be OFFICIALLY repeated. Winquist respecting this Telegram can be attended to without production of this Copy. Nos book of form ku just of Company's Stapos in London and Tulephone Number. Mack's Nume and Date, \n\nUa \n\nTime Received \n\nRemarks, \n\n93 \n\nORIGINAL TIME IN LET ..$. AM \n\nGreg Circle Examaica, PW-8,45 pm. HL=8.58 mm. \n\nNo. Us 110/24/2 Clipelnie's \n\nThe first line of this Telegram contains the following particulars in the order named: Number of Words, Date, Thas hunded in, (in Lettars: see Clock above) antcial Instructions. \n\nSer of Mesugu, Udice of Origin, \n\nTel Address SIGNALLY, AVE, LONDON \n\nTula Mi 3632 LONDON WALL (E UDES. \n\n**TELEGRAM** \n\nISSUED FROM CHIEF CABLE STATION ELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBURY \n\nREPLIES SHOULD BE ORDERED Via Eastern. See Rule Book. \n\nDoubtful words should b OFFICIALLY repeated. \n\nGOVERNMENT. \n\nN.. impory respecting ties fan grain exu be atten-led to withon! production of this kay \n\nNes but of form for list of Ompany's sturam in London and Telephone Number Clark's Name and Frate \n\nPine Received \n\n(PRIORITY) \n\nA8 ELECT: BO JUL 19 HOUSE \n\nSumber \n\nThe first line of this Tulegram contains the flowing particular in the order named: Number of Words, Data. Time bonded in fin Tartus - en flunk aku cao 1 b sage Oilice of Origin, \n\n| Number | | 24 | QT | BG | UA | 110 | | 24 |\n|---------|---|----|----|----|----|-----|---|----|\n| HONG KONG | 60 | LM | | | | | | |\n\nrequests instructions as to method of dealing with CENSOR, INHOLDER detamed DIVUGOTO POSTAL CENSORATE \n\nPOSTAL LETTERS SILVERGOS \n\nThere cive SUBTERRË NË” STOP 100 bags & AND SIL PERGOD 15,000 ER LETTERS MAGONITE ARMSHEATH CAPTURED \n\nvery imbusbabes that my HELT NATOR ALLUDINGLY LETTAES ADDRESSEE S IF FORWARDED ØSTERGAST can be delivered, DEERPOLE SENDERS IF HKETTSH ORIGIN SILVERGOD MAJOR BUCKMASTER IS Ld with BLOCKER LOCAL CONDITIONS can confirm AND CAMPOTI AM THIS \n\nShould I \"SEEDHUTTER Act of Indemnity INTRODUCE mall STUNTO CENSORS “NG\" ACTS DONE in coxytatión with DONGHACEA CENSORSHIP SILVERGOD. PLEASE tilegra REMUDACID \n\n* R H SEVERN 15.11.20 \n\nlues 26.4.19.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482190, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919", "page_number": 238, "title": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919", "content_text": "From :- \n\nTo :- \n\nIN WARD\n\nTELEGRAM.\n\nNo: 12871.\n\nCensor, Hong Kong.\n\nChief Cable Censor.\n\n226\n\nNo: 532.\n\nIn a telegram dated January 13th addressed to the Governor, Hong Kong, from the Colonial Secretary, it is stated that \"all restrictions imposed on trading with United States firms on the grounds of enemy association or nationality are to be abolished\".\n\nI fully recognise the need for exercising discretion in favour of the United States, but is this ruling to be considered as absolutely binding as regards the cable censorship?", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 497771, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-484 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [1-7]", "page_number": 457, "title": "CO129-484 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [1-7]", "content_text": "## Instructions referred to on page 1.\n\nIf this Paper of Particulars and the Certificates connected with it be not sent in original, the copies must be duly attested.\n\n## Allowances, etc.\n\n| Nature of Allowances, etc. | $ |\n| --- | --- |\n| Teacher Allowance from 30/4/01 to 31/12/00 | 120 |\n| Conveyance Allowance from 30/4/01 to 31/12/1920. | 360 |\n| for supervision of Technical institute from 1/1/10 to 31/12/19. | 400 |\n| Personal Allowance from 1/1/10 to 30/9/13 | 240 |\n| Duty Pay from 1/10/13 to 31/12/19 | 7.50 per day |\n| Conveyance Allowance from 1/1/22 to 23/2/24 | 4.00 |\n| Cable Censor's Allowance from 1/3/15 to 21/12/15. | 31993.50 |\n| for 1916 | 1993.60 |\n| \" 1917 | |\n| \" 1918 | 350.00 |\n| from 1/1/19 to 28/3/19 | |\n| for each examination of a Straits or Y.M.E. Cadet from 1915. | 5 |\n\n## Instructions for Completing the Paper of Particulars\n\n### Head 1.\nIn the case of an Officer serving on the West Coast of Africa, a statement is to be added whether he is a native of that Coast, (Colonial Regulations § 380.)\n\n### Head 3.\nState the description of Allowance, for which the Application is recommended, viz, Superannuation, Compensation, Compassionate Allowance, or Gratuity, and its amount. In the case of Persons claiming an addition to their pensions in respect of professional or other special qualifications, this should be stated, and a reference should be given to the authority under which the claim is made.\n\n### Head 5.\nIf the service has been interrupted by one or more breaks, the word \"broken\" should be added before or after the number of years and months, and the causes, dates and circumstances of the break or breaks should be stated under heading 9.\n\n### Head 6.\nIf the person retiring has been in receipt of the same Salary, or in the class from which he retires, for the 36 months immediately before the date of his retirement, the actual annual rate of Salary or Wages at that date should be inserted, preceded by the word \"actual.\" In other cases the average annual amount of Salary or Wages for the 36 months next preceding the date of retirement should be inserted, preceded by the word \"average,\" but if the whole period of service is less than three years, then the average for the whole period of service should be inserted.\n\n### Head 7.\nA separate statement should be inserted of the average Annual Value, for the 36 months immediately preceding retirement, of each Emolument (exclusive of Salary or wages) which is claimed to be included in the calculation of the Pension or Gratuity.\n\nWhenever the value of a House or House Allowance, so ascertained, exceeds one sixth of the salary and other emoluments which count for Pension purposes, it is to be reduced to one-sixth of that amount, so that it shall not exceed one-seventh of the whole.\n\nFees which an Officer is allowed to retain for his own use will be taken into account for Pension purposes, with regular salary, at the annual average of the net receipts of the 36 months next proceeding the Officer's retirement. Those net receipts are to be ascertained by deducting from the gross amount of Fees such Office Expenses, &c., as an Officer may have had to defray from his own resources, in performing the services for which he was remunerated by Fees. No deduction, however, from the Fees should be made in respect of Office Expenses provided from Public Funds, for the due discharge of those duties to which a Fixed Salary is annexed. Paper of \"Particulars\" when forwarded to the Colonial Department should be accompanied by formal Declarations from the retiring Officers, showing the amount received by them for Fees, and the amount defrayed as above for Office Expenses, &c., in each of the three years immediately preceding retirement. It will be the duty of the Colonial Government concerned to satisfy themselves of the accuracy of such statements before forwarding them to the Colonial Office. In the case of Officers receiving Fixed Salaries and Fees, the Fees will not in ordinary circumstances be allowed to count for Pension purposes to the extent of more than one quarter of the Salaries, and Fees will not in any case be allowed to count for Pension purposes during any period in which the whole time of the Officer receiving them was not given to the Public Service.\n\n### Head 8.\nIn cases of infirmity if the Applicant is below the ordinary age for retirement, a Medical Certificate is to be furnished showing that he is disqualified by infirmity of mind or body for discharging the duties of his situation, and that such infirmity is likely to be permanent.\n\nIn case of ten years' service or more, this Certificate should be signed by two Officers, of whom at least one should, if possible, be a Salaried Officer of Government.\n\n### Head 9.\nAs to \"broken\" service see Head 5. If the Applicant has had any \"acting\" service the details must be fully given, with a statement whether or not, during the \"acting\" service, he was connected with the permanent Civil Service of the Colony.\n\n### Head 11.\nIf in special circumstances, a professional Civil Officer has been allowed to have \"private practice\" without forfeiting his claim to Pension, the facts are to be fully stated.\n\n### Head 14.\nIf the Applicant is liable to any deduction from his service under Clause 102 of the Colonial Regulations, the facts should be fully stated.\n\n### Head 19.\nThe length of service and other particulars of the computation are to be given. When an average of Salary, &c., is taken, the mode of calculating it (whether by months, &c.,) is to be explained.\n\n(1) Officers who joined the service before 1st July 1897 are entitled to draw their pension in England at the rate of 3s 4d. to the dollar: others who joined later to 3d. to the dollar. Officers who joined the service before 29rd June, 1896, and drawing pension in India are entitled to exchange **$100** at a certain rate.\n\n## Page 447\n\n4160 \n326", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-484 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [1-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 513294, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-508-10 Application by C. G. Alabaster for judicial appointment in Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States... 13-12-1927 - 18-2-1928", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-508-10 Application by C. G. Alabaster for judicial appointment in Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States... 13-12-1927 - 18-2-1928", "content_text": "3\n\nhttp\n\nmansduction\n\n1\n\nMajor Fursy\n\nI have ascertained that there was a P/ file for Mr. Alabaster.\n\nappés\n\nWe usually like to have a P/ file filed in by all applicants for appointment, as it gives full information for record. In this case, however, of a man of Mr. A's standing, I hardly think we should do it. W. A has given quite a lot of information about himself in the attached letter & the Colonel Speaks very well of him.\n\nThere is nothing to show definitely why Mr. Alabaster did not serve in the War, & there is the rule that the Secretary of State cannot consider applicants for Colonial appointment who have not served, unless he is satisfied with the reason given for not serving. He was 34 years of age at the outbreak of the war, so could have served, but he worked in the Cables Censor during the war period and was awarded the O.B.E. in 1918.\n\nWe could, of course, ask his former employers for their views on the matter, but in all the circumstances, I should say we had to do nothing. I think, however, that we ought to decide whether...\n\n# Gsmic\n\nLow\n\n \nwhether", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-508-10 Application by C. G. Alabaster for judicial appointment in Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States... 13-12-1927 - 18-2-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 513303, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-508-10 Application by C. G. Alabaster for judicial appointment in Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States... 13-12-1927 - 18-2-1928", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-508-10 Application by C. G. Alabaster for judicial appointment in Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States... 13-12-1927 - 18-2-1928", "content_text": "NO CONFIDENTIAL.\n\nAnsel bony (2) -\n\n18 FEB 1928\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONGKONG. 15th December, 1927.\n\n13\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to enclose an application from Mr. Chaloner Grenville Alabaster, K.C., O.B.E., J.P., that his name should be put forward as a candidate for a Judicial Post in the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States in view of the possibility of vacancies occurring in the near future: and to recommend his application for your favourable consideration.\n\n2.\n\nMr. Alabaster attaches to his application the necessary particulars of his life and services. It will be noted that he has officially been connected with this Government as Acting Attorney General and as a Member of the Executive and Legislative Councils for several periods during his career, and that in addition to revising the Ordinances of the Colony (for which he received the thanks of the Legislative Council in 1913) his services have been continuously at the disposal of the Government and of the public in many different capacities on the Licensing Board, and the Sanitary Board; as Cable Censor during the first three years of the War and as Chairman of the Hong Kong Publicity Bureau.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nLIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.\n\n3.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-508-10 Application by C. G. Alabaster for judicial appointment in Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States... 13-12-1927 - 18-2-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 569901, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "page_number": 173, "title": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "content_text": "203\n\n130\n\nHead 32.-WAR EXPENDITURE\n\nApproved Estimate, 1940-41.\n\nEstimate, 1941-1942.\n\nHead 32.-WAR EXPENDITURE\n\nA-WAR TAXATION DEPARTMENT.\n\nSub-head :-\n\n1 Personal Emoluments\n\nOther Charges.\n\n2 Books\n\n3 Expenses of Board of Review\n\n4 Incidental Expenses\n\n5 Light and Power\n\n6 Printing and Stationery\n\n8 Rent of Public Telephones\n\n7 Rent of Office\n\nTotal Other Charges\n\nTotal A.-War Taxation Department\n\nHead 32.-WAR EXPENDITURE\n\nWAR EXPENDITURE-Continued.\n\nB. EXTRAORDINARY LOCAL DEFENCE,\n\nSub-heads :-\n\n1 Naval\n\n2 Military\n\n3 Civil\n\n256,208\n\nTotal B.-Extraordinary Local Defence\n\nC.-CONTRIBUTION TO IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT.\n\n300\n\n9,000\n\n4,000\n\n4,200\n\n15,000\n\n20,400\n\n910\n\n53,810\n\n310,018\n\nSub-heads :-\n\n1 Admiralty\n\n2 War Department\n\n3 Cash\n\nTotal C.-Contribution to Imperial Government\n\nD. CENSORSHIP AND ECONOMIC WARFARE.\n\nSub-heads :-\n\n1 Personal Emoluments\n\nOther Charges.\n\n2 Alterations and Additional Accommodation\n\n204\n\n131\n\nApproved Estimate, 1940-41.\n\nEstimate, 1941-1942.\n\n$\n\n$\n\n$\n\n883,867 (1) 494,091 (2) 4,000,000\n\n(3)\n\n5,377,958\n\n4,700,000\n\n| 320,000\n\n(4) (5)\n\n5,220,000\n\n527,520\n\nPersonal Emoluments.\n\nNumbers\n\nDetails of the foregoing,\n\n4 Furniture\n\n1940-41 1941-42\n\n3 Coal and Stores\n\n5 Incidental Expenses\n\n1\n\nCommissioner, (£1,250)\n\n20,000\n\n(1)\n\n1\n\nAssistant Commissioner, Cadet Officer, †(£525 to £1,400 by 3 of £50, 1 of £75, 1 of £100 and 11 of £50 annually)\n\n6 Light and Power\n\n7 Printing and Stationery\n\n8 Rent of Offices\n\n9 Rent of Public Telephones\n\n17,011\n\n2\n\nExaminers, (1 at $13,600 to $14,400 by 2 of $400\n\n10 Telegrams\n\nDo.,\n\nand 1 at $10,400 to $11,200 by 2 of $400).\n\nPension Contribution, (Ceylon), 1 at\n\nRs. 1,365 and 1 at Rs. 859\n\n24,820\n\n(2)\n\n11 Travelling Allowances...\n\n2,714\n\n7\n\nExaminers, (at £500 each)\n\n67,200\n\nSenior Clerical, and Accounting Staff:-\n\nTotal Other Charges\n\nTotal D.-Censorship & Economic Warfare\n\nPersonal Emoluments.\n\n10,000\n\n15,000\n\n5,000\n\n2,500\n\n8,000\n\n16,000\n\n70,000\n\n3,500\n\n30\n\n(6)\n\n(7)\n\n2,500\n\n1,800\n\n134,300\n\n661,820\n\n1\n\nClass I, (£650 to £775 by £25 annually)..\n\n12,400\n\n4\n\nProbationers, ($1,200 to $1,560 by $120 annually).......\n\n4,894\n\n1\n\nHigher Class (Local Section), ($4,600 to $5,600 by\n\nNUMBERS\n\nDetails of the foregoing,\n\n3200 annually)\n\n1940-41 1941-42\n\n5,600\n\n(8)\n\nCensorship\n\nJunior Clerical Service :-\n\nI\n\nChief Censor\n\n(8)\n\n1\n\nClass I, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200 annually).\n\n4,500\n\n(4)\n\nShorthand Allowance\n\n1\n\nClass II, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150 annually)\n\n2\n\nClass III, ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100 annually)\n\nShorthand Allowance to 1\n\n240 3,088 4,825\n\nChief Postal Censor, †(£1,100 to £1,300 by £50\n\nannually)\n\n20,800\n\n(9)\n\n60\n\n4\n\nClass IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually)\n\n7,000\n\n8\n\nClass V, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100 annually)\n\n11,192\n\nR\n\nClass VI A, (#950 to $1,050 hy $100)..\n\n3,150\n\n7\n\nClass VI B. ($480 to $1,050 by 1 of $60, 1 of $160,\n\n0 900\n\n1\n\nDeputy Postal Censor, Cadet Officer, Class Ilt\n\n(£525 to £1,400 by 3 of £50, 1 of £75, 1 of £100 and 11 of £50)....\n\n16,146\n\n1\n\nAssistant Censor, †(£500 to £950 by 5 of £30, 2 of\n\n£60 and 6 of £30 annually)\n\n15,200\n\n(9)\n\nI\n\nAssistant Censor, (Chinese), †: £500 to £950 by 5\n\nof £30, 2 of £60 und 6 of £30 annually)\n\n15,200\n\n(9)\n\n3 of $50 and 2 of $100 annually)\n\n1\n\n5,897\n\n(4)\n\nAssistant Censor, (Chinese), ($1,800 to $1,950 by\n\nShorthand Allowance to I\n\n60\n\n$150, thon $2,250 to $5,000 by $150, and\n\n2\n\n: Special Class, ($1,200 to $2,400 by #100)\n\n3,483\n\n(4)\n\nthen $3,200 to $6,000 by $200 annually)\n\n4,133\n\n(9)\n\nShorthand Allowance to I\n\n120\n\nJunior Clerical Service :—\n\n1\n\nTelephone Operator, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, |\n\n1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100 annually)..\n\n1,000\n\n1\n\nTemporary Accountant, ($4,800).\n\n4,800\n\n17\n\nTemporary Clerks, (3 at $2,400, 2 at $2,100, 9 at |\n\n$1,400 1 at $1,200, 1 at $900 and 1 at $480 per annum).\n\n30,180\n\n6\n\n26\n\nAdditional Temporary Staff..\n\nOffice Attendants, (1 at $300 and 1 at $360 per annum) Messengers, (at $204 per annum)\n\nOvertime Allowance.....\n\nTotal Personal Emoluments\n\n20,000\n\n660\n\n1,224\n\n100\n\n2\n\nI\n\nChief Cable Censor, at : 9,000\n\n1\n\nAssistant Cable Censor, at $6,600\n\n2\n\nCable and Postal Censors, at $6,300\n\n16\n\nDo.,\n\nnt $5,400\n\n17\n\nDo.,\n\nat $3,600\n\n6\n\nat $2,880\n\n4\n\nno.\n\n2\n\n*\n\n+\n\n72\n\nDes\n\nat $1,800\n\n2\n\nat $1,200\n\nClass IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually).\n\n3,550\n\n(10)\n\n9,000\n\n6,600\n\n12,600\n\n86,400\n\n61,200\n\nDO..\n\nDi.,\n\nDo.,\n\na1 $2,520\n\nat $2,400\n\nat $2,100\n\n17,280\n\n10,080\n\n4,800\n\n8,400\n\n129,600\n\n2,400\n\n256,208\n\n423,349\n\n(1) Seconded from Treasury.\n\n(2) Seconded from Ceylon.\n\n(3) Seconded from Post Office, Wireless.\n\n(4) Seconded from other departments.\n\n(1) To\n\ncover\n\nDo.,\n\nCarried forward\n\npay and allowances of mobilized members of the H.K.N.V.F.; includes $43,867 transferred from Head 6B, H.K.N.V.F.\n\n(2) Transferred from Head 6A, Volunteer Defence\n\nCorps.\n\n(3) To cover cost of protection for civil population\n\nagainst air attack.\n\n(4) To cover cost of building vessels for Admiralty.\n\n(5) To cover cost of building vessels for War De.\n\npartment.\n\n(6) Rent of offices for departments displaced from\n\nPost Office Building.\n\n(7) Rent of telephones for departments displaced from\n\nPost Office Building.\n\n(8) Honorary.\n\n(9) Seconded from Education Department.\n\n(10) Seconded from other departments.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 570037, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "page_number": 309, "title": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "content_text": "370\n\n130\n\nHead 32-WAR EXPENDITURE\n\nApproved Estimate, 1940-41.\n\nEstimate, 1941-1942.\n\nHead 32.-WAR EXPENDITURE\n\nA-WAR TAXATION DEPARTMENT.\n\nSub-head :-\n\n1 Personal Emoluments\n\nOther Charges.\n\n2 Books\n\n8 Expenses of Board of Review\n\n4 Incidental Expenses\n\n5 Light and Power\n\n6 Printing and Stationery\n\n7 Rent of Office\n\n8 Rent of Public Telephones\n\nTotal Other Charges\n\nTotal A.-War Taxation Department\n\n \n\n371\n\n131\n\nHead 32.-WAR EXPENDITURE\n\nApproved Estimate, 1940-41. Estimate, 1941-1942.\n\nWAR EXPENDITURE,- Continued.\n\nB. EXTRAORDINARY LOCAL DEFENCE.\n\nSub-heads :-\n\n$\n\n$\n\n1 Naval\n\n2 Military\n\n3 Civil\n\n256,208\n\nTotal B.-Extraordinary Local Defence\n\nC.-CONTRIBUTION TO IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT.\n\n300\n\n9,000\n\n4,000\n\n4,200\n\n15,000\n\n20,400\n\n910\n\n53,810\n\n310,018\n\nSub-heads :-\n\n1 Admiralty\n\n2 War Department\n\n3 Cash\n\nTotal C.-Contribution to Imperial Government\n\nD. CENSORSHIP AND ECONOMIC WARFARE.\n\nSub-heads :-\n\n1 Personal Emoluments\n\nOther Charges.\n\n2 Alterations and Additional Accommodation\n\n$\n\n$\n\n883,867 (1) 49-1,091\n\n4,000,000\n\n(2)\n\n(3)\n\n5,877,958\n\n14,700,000 (4) 520,000 (5)\n\n5,220,000\n\n527,520\n\nPersonal Emoluments,\n\nNumbers\n\nDetails of the foregoing.\n\n4 Furniture\n\n1940-41 1941-42\n\n3 Coal and Stores\n\n5 Incidental Expenses\n\n1\n\nCommissioner, (£1,250)\n\n20,000\n\n(1)\n\n1\n\nAssistant Commissioner, Cadet Officer, †(£525 to £1,400 by 3 of £50, 1 of £75, 1 of £100 and 11 of £50 annually)\n\n6 Light and Power\n\n* Printing and Stationery\n\n8 Rent of Offices\n\n17,011\n\n9 Rent of Public Telephones\n\n2\n\nExaminers, (1 at $13,600 to $14,400 by 2 of $400 and at $10,400 to $11,200 by 2 of $400). Do.. Pension Contribution, (Ceylon), 1 at Rs. 1,365 and 1 at Rs. 859\n\n10 Telegrams\n\n24,820\n\n(2)\n\n2.714\n\n7\n\nExaminers, (at £500 each)\n\n67,200\n\nSenior Clerical and Accounting Staff:-\n\n1\n\nClass I, (£650 to £775 by £25 annually).\n\n12,400\n\n11 Travelling Allowances...\n\nTotal Other Charges\n\nTotal D.-Censorship & Economic Warfare\n\nPersonal Emoluments.\n\n10,000\n\n15,000\n\n5,000\n\n2,500\n\n8,000\n\n16,000\n\n70,000\n\n3,500\n\n2,500\n\n1,800\n\n134,300\n\n661,820\n\n4\n\nProbationers, ($1,200 to $1,560 by $120 annually)...\n\n4,864\n\n1\n\nHigher Class (Local Section), ($4,600 to $5,600 by $200 annually)\n\nNUMBERS\n\nDetails of the foregoing.\n\n5,600\n\n(3)\n\n1940-41 1941-42\n\nCensorship\n\nJunior Clerical Service:-\n\n1\n\nChief Censor\n\n1\n\nClass I, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200 annually).\n\n4,500\n\n(4)\n\nJ\n\nShorthand Allowance\n\n240\n\nChief Postal Censor, †(£1,100 to £1,300 by £50 annually)\n\n20,800\n\n(8)\n\n(9)\n\n1\n\nClass II, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150 annually)\n\n1\n\n3,088\n\n| (4)\n\nDeputy Postal Censor, Cadet Officer, Class II\n\n2\n\nClass III. ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100 annually)\n\n4,825\n\nShorthand Allowance to 1\n\n60\n\n(£525 to £1,400 by 3 of £50, 1 of £75, 1 of £100 and 11 of £50).....\n\n16,146\n\n4\n\nClass IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually)\n\n1\n\n7,000\n\n8\n\nClass V, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100 annually)\n\n11,192\n\nAssistant Censor, †(£500 to £950 by 5 of £30, 2 of £60 and 6 of £30 annually)\n\n15,200 (9)\n\nB\n\nClass VI A, (#950 to $1,050 by $100)..\n\n1\n\n3,150\n\nAssistant Censor, (Chinese), † £500 to £950 by 5\n\n7\n\nClass VI B, ($480 › $1,050 by 1 of $60, I of $160, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100 annually)\n\n1\n\n5,897\n\n(4)\n\nof £30, 2 of £60 and 6 of £30 annually) Assistant Censor, (Chinese), ($1,800 to $1,950 by\n\n15,200\n\n(9)\n\nShorthand Allowance to I\n\n60\n\n$150, then $2,250 to $6,000 by $150, and\n\n:\n\n2\n\nSpecial Class, ($1,200 to $2,400 by $100)\n\nShorthand Allowance to !\n\n3,483\n\n(4)\n\n120\n\nthen $3,200 to $6,000 by $200 annually) Junior Clerical Service :-\n\n4,133\n\n(9)\n\n2\n\nClass IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually)\n\n3,550\n\n。Ë\n\n(10)\n\nTelephone Operator, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60,\n\n1\n\ni of $110. 3 of $50 and 2 of $100 annually)...... Temporary Accountant, ($4,800)..\n\nI\n\n1,000\n\nChief Cable Censor, at 9,000\n\n9,000\n\n1\n\n4,800\n\nAssistant Cable Censor, at $6,600\n\n6,600\n\n17\n\nTemporary Clerks, (3 at $2,400, 2 at $2,100, 9 at $1,400 1 at $1,200, 1 at $900 and 1 at 8480 per annum)...\n\n2\n\nCable and Postal Censors, at $6,300\n\n12,600\n\n16\n\n17\n\n30,180\n\nAdditional Temporary Staff.\n\n6\n\n20,000\n\nDo..\n\nDo.,\n\nDo..\n\nNO\n\n2\n\nOffice Attendants, (1 at $300 und 1 ac $360 per annum)\n\n4\n\n660\n\n6\n\nMessengers, (at $204 per annum).\n\n2\n\nOvertime Allowance..\n\nTotal Personal Emoluments\n\n1,224\n\n100\n\n+\n\n72\n\nDis\n\nDo.\n\nDo\n\nსია\n\nat $2,880\n\nat $2,520 at $2,400\n\n21 $2,100\n\nat $1,800\n\nat $5,400\n\nat $3,600\n\n86,400\n\n61,200\n\n17,280\n\n10,080\n\n4,400\n\n8,400\n\n129,600\n\n256,208\n\nDo\n\nat $1,200\n\n2,400\n\n(1) Seconded from Treasury.\n\n(2) Seconded from Ceylon.\n\n(3) Seconded from Post Office, Wireless.\n\n(4) Seconded from other departments.\n\nCarried forward\n\n(1) To cover pay and allowances of mobilized members of the H.K.N.V.F.; includes $43,867 transferred from Head 6B, H.K.N.V.F.\n\n(2) Transferred from Head 6A, Volunteer Defence Corps.\n\n(3) To cover cost of protection for civil population against air attack.\n\n(4) To cover cost of building vessels for Admiralty.\n\n423,3×9\n\n(5) To cover cost of building vessels for War Department.\n\n(6) Rent of offices for departments displaced from Post Office Building.\n\n(7) Rent of telephones for departments displaced from Post Office Building-\n\n(8) Honorary.\n\n(9) Seconded from Education Department.\n\n(10) Seconded from other departments.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575296, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-22 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 19-1-1943 - 20-11-1943", "page_number": 137, "title": "CO129-590-22 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 19-1-1943 - 20-11-1943", "content_text": "# 134\n\nIt has occurred to me that I ought to give what information I am in possession of with regard to the Cable & Wireless Hongkong Staff, now interned in the Civilian Internment Camp on Stanley Peninsula, Hongkong Island. The entire British staff of the Hongkong office, with the exception of the Construction Engineer, Mr. H.L.N. Ascough, were brought to the internment camp with practically everybody else of British (American and Dutch) nationality about the 5th of January, 1942.\n\nThe Japanese authorities evidently hoped that Mr. Ascough could be useful to them and, therefore, kept him and Mrs. Ascough at the Hongkong Telephone Co.'s offices at Exchange Building, Des Voeux Road, for several weeks after the surrender. When they finally gave up trying to get information or assistance from Mr. Ascough, he and his wife were interned.\n\nAbout 4-5 months ago, the Japanese enquired for some Australians whom they wanted to go to Shanghai, from where it was the intention to have them broadcast to Australia about conditions under Japanese rule. The Japanese finally compelled Mr. & Mrs. Murdoch to go to Shanghai, and they passed through Hongkong about the end of September last. (I believe Mr. Murdoch was President of the Australia & New Zealand Association at Hongkong just before the war broke out).\n\nThe Assistant Manager, Mr. F.J.R. Glass, was not well a few months ago, and the Deputy Engineer, Mr. Simmons (arrived in Hongkong from Athens a couple of months before the outbreak of war), was brought up to St. Paul's Hospital in town for an X-ray examination, but he returned almost immediately to Stanley. I believe Mr. Simmons told me that Mrs. Simmons and their child (children?) are living at Durban, South Africa. Mr. Oatway (?) who came out from England to work in the Censor's department during the war, had been in St. Paul's Hospital for over a month by the end of November last. He told me when I saw him out there that he was suffering from cancer on the tongue, but he was very much improved when I saw him last time (end of November) and expected to have to return to Stanley soon. Apart from these cases, I have not heard of any illness amongst the Cable & Wireless staff.\n\nI have personally read postcards sent by Mr. J.S. Jenkins and Mr. H.L.N. Ascough during October and November last, when everybody of the C. & W. staff at Stanley was reported well.\n\nOur former Manager at Hongkong, Mr. F.V. Jensen (who himself was far from being well and therefore stayed at St. Paul's Hospital from March, 1942, until his retirement and subsequent departure for Shanghai in October last), has been sending parcels of food and tobacco, etc. to Mr. Jenkins several times. I myself and Mr. J.G. Jensen have also sent the C. & W. staff some parcels during the latter part of 1942, when the G.N. Tel. Co. finally succeeded in obtaining sufficient funds to pay us salaries, etc. Furthermore, I happen to know that Mr. Silva (formerly of C. & W. and lately employed in the Censor's office) and Mr. J.W. Leonard have been sending parcels to the C. & W. foreign staff at Stanley as long as they could afford to do so.\n\nDuring the later months (in August and some time before Christmas), everybody in the Internment Camp received their share of the tinned foods and comforts brought to Hongkong by the evacuation ship, `Kamakura Maru`, via Lourenco Marques from U.K.\n\nI have been told that the food at Stanley has improved considerably both as regards quality and quantity during the last few months. The Representative of the International Red Cross in Hongkong, Mr. Zindel, told me recently that, in his opinion, there was really no reason for complaint as regards the food provided now.\n\nThe C. & W. staff interned at Stanley include the following:\n| Name | Position |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mr. J.S. Jenkins | Manager |\n| Mr. F.J.R. Glass | Assistant Manager |\n| Mr. H.L.N. Ascough | Constr. Engineer (and Mrs. A) |\n| Mr. Simmons | Engineer (arrived from Athens) |\n| Mr. H.W. Johnston | |\n| Mr. C.M. Newman | |\n| Mr. S. Maunder | |\n| Mr. Murdoch | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-22 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 19-1-1943 - 20-11-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575778, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-24 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905", "page_number": 130, "title": "CO129-590-24 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905", "content_text": "OFFICE OF CENSORSHIP \n\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA \n\nM \n\nSen (S). \n\nMail (M) \n\nAir \n\n(A). \n\nL \n\nLand (L). \n\nMail No. \n\nFROM: \n\n\n\nCONFIDENTIAL \n\nTYPE OF CENSORSHIP \n\nCable (C) Registered No. \n\nRECORD NO. \n\nTelophone (T) \n\n3910.112 \n\nMI-81146 \n\nSerial No. \n\nPage \n\nof \n\npages. \n\nNone \n\nNong \n\n1 \n\n1 \n\nTO: \n\nLee Fon \n\n300 West 59 Street. \n\nNew York City \n\nMr. Lee Kai Chiu \n\nc/o Hon Cheong \n\n129 \n\nLIST: \n\nU. S. A. \n\nNorth \n\nTub Fuk Street \n\nTol Shan, Kwongtring \n\nLIST: \n\nChira None \n\nDate of letter (or postmark if lettor \n\nundated). \n\nAugust. 14, 1942 \n\nTo be photographed : \n\nNo \n\nTo whom photograph is to be sent : \n\nDISPOSAL OF ORIGINAL COMMUNI- \n\nCATION: \n\nHold (H). \n\nPrevious relevant records : \n\nFor interoffice use by A. C. \n\nor D. C. only: \n\nStation distribution: \n\nJambica \n\nNone \n\nTrinidad \n\nD. R. \n\nAug.19, 1942 Released (R) \n\nCondemned (C). \n\nReturned \n\nto sender (RS) \n\nR \n\nOr sent with comment to: \n\nLanguago: \n\nPreviously censored by: \n\nDR \n\nDivision (or Section) \n\nTable \n\nuse \n\nonly \n\n10 \n\npe \n\nADB \n\nAG \n\nBEW \n\nBF \n\nChinese \n\nD. A. C. \n\nExaminer (Censor Cable) \n\nCOMMENT \n\nPOLITICAL \n\nNone \n\nExam. date \n\nTyping \n\ndate \n\nLIM \n\nLSY \n\nAug. 17, 1942 \n\nAug. 19, 1942 \n\nBR \n\nBP - \n\nCA A \n\nCAN \n\nCCC \n\nCIAA \n\nCOI \n\nCOM \n\nCPO \n\nDL \n\nED \n\nFBI \n\nFCC \n\nFR \n\nFSA \n\nFTC \n\nIMM \n\nINT \n\nJSM \n\nLC \n\nMC \n\nMEW \n\nOCCUPYING FORCES IN HONGKONG RATION FOOD AND DRAFT \n\nCHINESE FOR MILITARY DUTY \n\nThrough \n\nWriter states, his family still lives in Hongkong. a friend in unoccupied China, writer receives letters at times. They are short of rice in Hongkong. The Japanese controlled Hongkong government allows only 6 oz. of rice daily to each person. Many people lose weight and get sick because they do not have enough to eat. \n\nWriter also states his family told him that the Japanese in Hongkong now are drafting Chinese youths. Many young men are already in training or in the army. \n\nWriter also writes to his friend in unoccupied China and asks him to advise his family to move away from Hongkong. \n\nMID \n\nONI \n\nOPA -/C \n\nPO \n\nRFC \n\nSC \n\nSD \n\nT \n\nWFB. 2 \n\n\nEnclosure \n\nG \n\nall \n\nامان \n\n\nPage 130Page 131", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-24 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]