[ { "id": 216773, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843", "page_number": 257, "title": "CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843", "content_text": "\nCORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO \n\nHer Majesty's Ministers consider the course originally pursued as not ouly irregular in point of form, but open to grave objection; as interfering with the proper responsibility of the various departments of the State, and rendering it impossible to present to Parliament a simultaneous view of the real expenditure incurred on account of the war with China. \n\nThey are of opinion, that no military operation, undertaken on behalf of the Crown, and the charge for which is to be ultimately defrayed from the revenues of this country, ought to be undertaken, except under the authority pur- of the Secretary of State, or under an authority expressly delegated for that pose, by the signification of the Royal Commands, through the Secretary of State. They are of opinion, also, that all directions which it may be necessary to give to the Board of Admiralty, the Commander-in-Chief, the Board of Ordnance, or any other public department in the service of the Crown, ought to be signified exclusively by the Secretary of State. \n\nThey are aware that, from his greater proximity to the scene of warfare, the Governor-general can superintend the course of operations, and carry on commu- nications with the officers in the military and naval command of the expedition, with far greater facility than could the Secretary of State; and for the same and other reasons, it is desirable that a large portion of the military force, of the provisions and munitions of war, should be supplied, in the first instance, from the resources of India; while it is at the same time due to the interests of India, that no demand be made upon those resources, military or financial, for the service of the Crown elsewhere; a compliance with which might place in jeopardy the security, or trench upon the revenue of that great empire, the welfare of which is confided, as his first charge, to the care of the Governor-general. \n\nOn these principles, then, I have it in command from Her Majesty to desire that your Lordship will, through the usual channels, inform the Governor-general that Her Majesty has been pleased to authorize him to exercise a general superin- tendence over the operations of the military and naval authorities on the coast of China; to communicate directly with them, and to issue, without waiting for instructions from me, such orders, from time to time, as the exigencies of the service may seem to require. Her Majesty's Government feel confident that the Governor-general's zeal for the public service will lead him to make every exertion for supplying such an amount of troops, transports, stores and munitions of war, as may from time to time be required for the purposes of the expedition: it may rather be desirable to impress upon him that he should not, under any circumstances, take himself to detach from India a larger portion of British troops than may have been previously authorized by instructions from the Home Government, nor, except in case of emergency (in judging which he will exercise a discretionary power), furnish from the resources of India other supplies than such as may have been previously authorized by me; and that, in the event of such emergency, he should forthwith communicate to me the steps which he has deemed it necessary to take, in order that they may be sanctioned by a covering order. That there may be no undue or inconvenient pressure upon the resources of India, it will be my duty to communicate to your Lordship the requirements of Her Majesty's service, in order that the necessary instructions may be con- veyed to the Governor-general, through the accustomed channel of the Secret Committee. \n\nupon \n\nin \n\nevery \n\nThe Governor-general will continue to carry on his correspondence in the usual way; but your Lordship will have the goodness to communicate to me, case, without delay, the information and suggestions which you may receive from India, in order that Her Majesty's pleasure thereupon may be signified, in the regular way, through my office, to the several departments. Those departments will be directed to receive their instructions upon all matters connected with the war in China, through the department of war alone. \n\nI have also to request that your Lordship will, at your earliest convenience, transmit to me information as to all requisitions, of whatever description, which' may have been made upon any of the departments at home, in consequence of representations from the Governor-general of India; or otherwise, so far as may be within the cognizance of your department, and so far as may be practicable, of the amount of charge incurred thereby, whether in India or in England, with a view to having a record of all of them in the proper office, and of having them retrospectively sanctioned by a covering order from this department. \n\nInstructious will also be sent to the Major-general commanding upon expe- dition, \n\nthe \n\nMILITARY OPERATIONS IN CHINA. \n\ndition, to communicate directly with the War department; but he will at the same time send copies of his despatches to the Governor-general of India, whose orders, in reference to the combined operations, he, and the Admiral upon the station, will be authorized and enjoined to obey. \n\n-No. 13.- \n\nI have, &c. (signed). Stanley. \n\nEXTRACT of a LETTER from Lord Stanley to the President of the Board \n\nof Control, dated Downing-street, 3 November 1841. HAVING referred to the letter addressed to the Governor-general of India in Lord Stanley to \n\nNo. 13. Council by the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors, on the 4th ultimo, the President of which your Lordship has now communicated to me, I am of opinion, upon further consideration and inquiry, that some changes should be made in the nature and amount of military stores which the Governor-general of India in Council was thereby informed would be furnished for service in China in 1842, by the Board of Ordnance. \n\nThe following will be the munitions of war provided by that Board :----- \n\nSix 24 lb. guns, iron, with wooden carriages and wooden traversing platforms, front pivot; two 18 lb. guns, iron, with travelling carriages and limbers; 300 rounds per gun for the six 24 and two 18-pounders; two 18-pounder waggons; 200 shot-rockets for the 24-pounders; 100 shell ditto; 200 shot- rockets, twelve-pounders; 100 shell ditto; 200 shot-rockets, six-pounders; 100 ditto, three-pounders; 100 ditto, one-pounders; four tubes for firing the \n\nrockets. \n\nAs it is understood that the smallest calibre of horse artillery gun at Fort St. George is a six-pounder, 1,000 rounds of spherical case shot for six-pounders will be sent with ammunition. \n\nIt appears to the Master-General of the Ordnance that it would be preferable to send one whole company of Artillery, rather than a portion of the Rocket Troop, and half a company of Artillery. All the Artillery were being exercised in the firing of rockets. There will, therefore, be sent one company of Royal Artillery, consisting of four officers, ten non-commissioned officers, and ninety \n\ngunners and drivers. \n\nThe whole of these stores and the company of Artillery will be embarked at Spithead about the 1st of December, and proceed direct to Singapore. \n\nWith reference to the 18th paragraph of a letter dated the 11th of August 1841, addressed by the Governor-general to the late President of the India Board for his information, and that of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, I have to acquaint your Lordship that the troop ships \"Belleisle\" and \"Apollo,\" will leave Spithead about the 1st of December, and proceed direct to Singapore, to be employed as troop-ships with the expedition to China. These ships will convey the recruits for Her Majesty's regiments, now serving in China, and the artillery and military stores above-mentioned. \n\nWith reference to the 16th paragraph of the letter above mentioned, of the 4th ultimo, from the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors to the Governor- general, I have now to inform your Lordship that it is thought that all Her Majesty's ships employed upon the expedition, and all the war-steamers belonging to the Indian Navy which may be employed in the same service, must possess ample means in ancliors, booms and chains, of protecting themselves against fire- rafts, without the making of such special provision for that purpose as the Secret Committee before directed to be made. \n\nEach transport ship (to the number of thirty) arriving at Singapore will, if furnished in India with a spar on each side (of not less than eight inches in diameter, or as much larger as they can conveniently carry, and of buoyant wood) be furnished from Her Majesty's ships or stores, with a concave iron plate, having two large iron eyes worked on each plate, to be secured by large spike-nails on each end of each spar, also three feet of chain with a double hook at each end of the chain, for connecting the spars together by one of the eyes on each; also a small anchor of fifteen fathoms of chain, for each end of each spar, the chain cables to be fastened also by double books to the other iron eye on each plate. \n\n596. \n\nEach \n\nthe Board of Control, \n\n3 November 1841.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 216774, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843", "page_number": 258, "title": "CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843", "content_text": "No. 14. \n\nLord Stanley to the Lords Com- missioners of the Admiralty, \n\nCORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO \n\nEach of the thirty transports will, therefore, receive four of the concave plates with iron eyes, three feet of connecting chain with double hooks at each end, four small anchors, and fifteen fathoms of chain cable to each anchor, each of which cables will have a shackle bolt in the centre; that is to say, at seven and a half fathoms, to admit of its being separated or united at pleasure, according to the depth of water. \n\n4 November 1841. \n\nIt is right to bear in mind that, in using the aforesaid spars, or booms, for pro- tection against fire-vessels in rivers, it will be desirable so to place the anchors of each end of the spar, that the latter should not ride directly across the stream (in which position it would be more likely to yield to a vessel with a slanting stern, so as to allow such vessel to pass over it), but to anchor the spars in a diagonal line with the stream, so as to turn the vessel the easier, and thereby reduce the probability of the spar sinking. If the apex be upwards \n\nthe spars should be so placed above the head of the ship so as to ensure throwing any floating body clear of each side of her; if the apex be downwards cause the floating body to be turned and ultimately stopped in the centre, if not upset by the tide pressing on its broad side. \n\nت \n\nto \n\nThe anchors sent are of 4 cwt. each, and the chain cable of 1 inches. It will be proper to send to the Governor-general by this mail a small model of the boom and chains which I have above described. \n\nHer Majesty's Government depend upon the Governor-general for providing the spars for booms. Each transport should at least carry two, as before directed. With reference to the twelfth paragraph of the letter of the Governor-general to the late President of the India Board above mentioned, I have to inform your Lordship that provisions for six months for 10,000 Europeans will be sent from this country to Singapore, at the same time with the artillery and stores above mentioned. \n\nI have likewise to inform your Lordship that the Queen's 98th regiment, 720 strong, will proceed direct to Singapore, and arrive there early in April. \n\nThis regiment may be employed during the ensuing season in operations on the coast of China; but it is to be understood that so soon as its services can be dispensed with, it is to be sent to Mauritius to relieve the 87th Foot. \n\nThe Governor-general should be directed to provide a sufficient number of followers for the 98th regiment, and send them to meet that regiment at Singa- pore; and he should not neglect to send at the same time for the use of that regiment any articles of convenience or comfort with which a regiment proceeding from India would have provided itself. \n\nI have instructed the General Commanding-in-Chief to select an additional officer, of the rank of Major-general, to serve on the staff of the expedition. \n\nThat officer, and a company of Royal Artillery, and the 98th regiment, are to receive the usual Indian allowances. \n\nI request that your Lordship will move the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors to instruct the Governor-general of India in Council in the terms of my present communication to your Lordship. \n\n- No. 14.- \n\nCopy of a LETTER from Lord Stanley to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. \n\nMy Lords, \n\nDowning-street, 4 November 1841. REFERRING to the Letter which I had the honour to address to your Lordships on the 3d instant, I now transmit to your Lordships an extract of a communi- cation which I have addressed to the President of the Board of Control, and which will form the basis of an instruction, to be conveyed through the usual channels to the Governor-general of India, explanatory of the special provision which is to be made for protecting the transports employed in the expedition to China against fire-rafts or vessels; and I am to convey to your Lordships the Queen's pleasure that you provide and send out to China the requisite number and quantities of anchors and chain-cables described in my communication to the President of the Board of Control. \n\nI have likewise to signify to your Lordships the Queen's pleasure, that you provide and send out to China provisions for six months for 10,000 meu. \n\nYour \n\nMILITARY OPERATIONS IN CHINA. \n\nYour Lordships will further make provision for the conveyance to China of a company of artillery, and of a quantity of ordnance and munitions of war, as specified in the accompanying Return; and you will take the necessary measures that the artillery and all the stores and provisions enumerated in this letter arrive at Singapore early in the ensuing month of April. \n\nEnclosure in No. 14, \n\nI have, &c. (signed) Stanley. \n\nSix 241b. guns, iron, with wooden carriages and wooden traversing platforms, front pivot. \n\nTwo 18lb. guns, iron, with travelling carriages and limbers. \n\n300 rounds per gun, for the six 24 and two 18-pounders. \n\nTwo 18-pounder waggons. \n\n200 shot rockets for the 24-pounders, \n\n100 shell ditto. \n\n200 shot rockets, 12-pounders. \n\n100 shell ditto. \n\n200 shot rockets, 6-pounders. \n\n100 ditto, 3-pounders \n\n100 ditto, 1-pounder. \n\nFour tubes for firing the rockets. \n\nAs it is understood that the smallest calibre of horse artillery gun at Fort George is \n\na 6-pounder, 1,000 pounds of spherical case shot for 6-pounders will be sent with ammu- nition. \n\n-No. 15.- \n\nEXTRACT of a LETTER from Lord Stanley to the President of the Board of Control. \n\nDowning-street, 31 December 1841. \n\nEncl. in No. 14. \n\nNo. 15. \n\nIr must, I fear, be assumed, that whatever be the successes of the British arms Lord Stanley to during the present campaign, they can hardly have been so decisive as to encou- the President of rage the hope of their leading to an honourable and satisfactory conclusion of the war in which we are engaged; and Her Majesty's Government have thought Control, \n\nthe Board of \n\nit 31 December 1841. \n\nnecessary not only not to relax the efforts which have been made, but to increase the force which has been hitherto employed upon the coasts of China, and to make preparations for an early and vigorous prosecution of the war. \n\nIt is, I am persuaded, unnecessary to impress upon the Governor-general of India, who is charged with the general superintendence of the war, that the only objects which Her Majesty desires to obtain are, satisfaction for the injuries to which her subjects have been exposed, and for the insults which have been offered to Her Crown, and the establishment of peaceful and friendly commercial rela- tions with China, upon such a footing as shall afford permanent and effectual security against the recurrence of similar misunderstandings for the future. Her Majesty desires no acquisition of territory, nor any advantages for her own sub- jects which should not equally be shared by other nations; and to the attainment of these objects, and these alone, the efforts of Her Majesty's forces are to be directed. Her Majesty's Government are of opinion that the most probable means of obtaining these objects would be, the occupation of a position which would enable them effectually to control the internal commerce of the Chinese empire, and thus render the moral pressure upon the Court of Pekin irresistible. Such a position, they think, would be attained by ascending the Yang-tse- Kiang with a sufficient force to take and retain possession of the island which lies at the intersection of that river with the grand canal of China; and, as at present advised, it is to that object that the principal efforts of 1842 should be directed; but beyond this general intimation of intentions, which are themselves liable to be altered by inforination which we may shortly receive, I should deem it inexpedient to fetter the discretion of the Governor-general by attempting at present to give him any precise instructions. \n\n596. \n\nC 4 \n\nThe", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 241637, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7]", "page_number": 63, "title": "CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7]", "content_text": "!\n\n..\n\nI expect that in the course of this day (before 4.0.0) everything taken at low noon be sent to the Government Offices. If not - you will receive official communication from me, the sending of which I should be glad to avoid __ but before the Mail goes I must know whether the stolen articles have been sent as I now require.\n\nYours very truly. (Signed) John Bowring\n\nTrue Copy)\n\n88. 5. August\n\nActing Colonial Secretary\n\nThe Hongkong Register.\n\nVOL. XXX. No. 17,\n\nINTIMATIONS.\n\nIN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION.\n\nIn the Estate of NATHANIEL CROSBY, late of Queen's Road, Victoria, Ship Chandler, deceased. NOTICE is hereby given, that Letters of Administration of the Estate and Effects of the above named have been granted to DOUGLAS LAPRAIK, of Victoria aforesaid, Merchant; and that all persons having any Claims to the said Estate, or who are indebted, are requested to send in and pay the same to the said DOUGLAS LAPRAIK,\n\nG. COOPER TURNER, Proctor for the Administrator.\n\nDated, 13th March, 1857.\n\nIN THE ESTATE OF HENRY DAVIS OF VICTORIA, HONGKONG, MERCHANT, DECEASED.\n\nAll persons having claims against, or being indebted to the above Estate, are requested to forward particulars of the same to the undersigned forthwith.\n\nHENRY RUTTER, Administrator.\n\nHongkong, 17th March, 1857.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nSeamen's Hospital.\n\nTrustees - Josiah JARDINE, Esq., C. D. WILLIAMS, Esq., Hen. W. T. Menzies, Esq., R. S. Watts, Esq., Superintendent of the P. & O. Steam Navigation Company. (ex officio.)\n\nTreasurer.- J. Macandrew, Esq.\n\nResident Surgeon.--RICHARD G. JACK.\n\nConsulting Surgeon-W. A. HARLAND, M.D.\n\nTERMS OF ADMISSION.\n\nPublic Wards, ................... 90 cents per day.\n\nIntermediate Wards,.......... $1.20\n\nPrivate Rooms, ................... $2.25\n\nPatients are also admitted on deposits, at the following rates, recoverable per day, previous to the amount deposited having been expended.\n\nPublic Wards,.................... $15\n\nIntermediate,.................... $20\n\nPrivate Rooms,.................... $30\n\nThe Captains or Consignees of Vessels touching here are responsible for the expenses of Patients sent by them to the Hospital.\n\nN.B.—All Hospital Bills to be receipted by the Treasurer.\n\nNOTICE OF FIRMS.\n\nMR. THOMAS L. WALKER, Architect and Surveyor, Queen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nThe undersigned have this day established a branch of the business as Store Keepers, Ship Chandlers, Hongkong, which will be carried on at the premises lately occupied by Mr. W. Scott, under the management of Mr. H. C. ERDICOTT, who is authorised to sign for the said Hongkong Branch,\n\nTRO, HUNT & Co. Whampoa, 25th August, 1856.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nMRS. WILLIAM PROBST is this day admitted a Partner in our Firm at Canton, which Mr. JULIUS BAST is authorized to sign per procuration, while Mr. W. HOLLMANN signs as per procuration for us.\n\nW. PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 15 January, 1857.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nMR. ALFRED JAMES HOWE is a Partner in our Firm.\n\nW. H. WARDLEY & Co. Hongkong, 1st December, 1856.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nThe interest and responsibility of Mr. EPENEZER NEWNHAM drawing on our Firm ceased on 31st December last. Our Firm now consists of William Walkinshaw, William Harrold, John Swaney, and Robert Foster Thorburn.\n\nFORTUNE, THORBURN & Co. Hongkong, 19th January, 1857.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nTURNER & Co.\n\nR. W. F. BEVAN, having an Interest in the business of this Firm, will sign my name from this date per procuration.\n\nROBERT STRACHAN.\n\n\"Hongkong Register\" Office, 18 January, 1857.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nThe undersigned has this day established himself at Macao, as Commission Agent and General Auctioneer.\n\nMacao, 1st January, 1857.\n\nA. J. F. CASTRO.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nI have this day established myself here as Merchant and General Mercantile Agent, under the style and title of P. S. BORRADAILE & CO.\n\nTHOS. S. BORRADAILE.\n\nHongkong, 1st March, 1857.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nThe interest and responsibility of the late Mr. JOHN CONNOLLY in our Firm, ceased on the 1st December last.\n\nTAIT & Co.\n\nAmoy, 6th March, 1857.\n\nWILLIAMS, ANTHON & Co.\n\nCommission Merchants,\n\nSingapore and Bachok, Siam.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nVICTORIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1857.\n\nNOTICE OF FIRMS.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nWe have this day established a Branch of our Firm at Foochow, which Mr. RUN SINGHAM will manage per Procuration.\n\nDAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, 31st March, 1857.\n\nHOUSES,\n\nNOTICE.\n\nThe undersigned having erected a spacious GODOWN on their premises, near Spring Gardens, are prepared to receive on Storage, goods of all descriptions which may not interfere with Insurance against fire. The charge for Storage of Cotton will be 10 cents per Bale per month, and for Rice, Sugar, and other Dead weight 2 cents per picul for the first, and 2 cents per picul for the second and subsequent months. The Rates for other Goods will be those current in Hongkong.\n\nLYALL, STILL & Co.\n\nHongkong, 8th December, 1856.\n\nTO LET.\n\nLunar House in Gage Street, commanding a fine view of the Bay, adapted from its central business position, for a Native or European Mercantile Establishment.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nSUPERIOR SUGAR CANDY in quarter picul tubs, just received from Amoy.\n\nTHOMAS HUNT & Co. Hongkong, 10th April, 1857.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nThe fine America Clipper Ship Celestial, built by Webb, now on her way from New York to this port.\n\nApply to\n\nJAMES PERDON & Co., of Canton,\n\nDAVIS & LAWRENCE, of Hongkong.\n\nHongkong, 6th April, 1857.\n\nINSURANCES.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nLONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION, Established by Charter 1720.\n\nThe undersigned, Agents at Hongkong for the above Corporation, are prepared to grant POLICIES AGAINST FIRE, to the extent of £10,000, on any Building or on Merchandize in the same.\n\nDENT & Co., Agents Hongkong, 12th April, 1855.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nThe undersigned, having been appointed Agents for The Insurance Society, are ready to issue Policies and in the meantime the risks can be arranged to meet the requirements of an intending insurer, payable in SHANGHAI, FOochow, Canton, Hongkong, SINGAPORE, PENANG, RANGOON, CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, LONDON, and in CHINA.\n\nDAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Canton. 23rd January, 1856.\n\nALLIANCE FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON.\n\nThe undersigned having been appointed AGENT in CHINA for the above COMPANY, are prepared to accept ASSURANCES at Hongkong, as under.\n\nTO LET.\n\nTHE BUNGALOW, Second Estate from U.SION\n\nPossession can be had from 1st February.\n\nApply at the Office of this Paper. Victoria, 13th April, 1857.\n\nFOR SALE,\n\nCHAMPAGNE, BRANDY, PORT WINE, PALE and GOLDEN SHERRY. Also,\n\nA few Cases FRENCH CORKS.\n\nLYALL, STILL & Co.\n\nApply to\n\nHongkong, 18th July, 1856.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\n1st-On Buildings of Brick or Stone, covered with Tiles, Slate, Metal, or other Incombustible Material, together with their Contents, when such Buildings are isolated from all others,—Rate of Premium, 2 per cent per Annum.\n\n2d.-On such Buildings and their Contents, when not so isolated, at the Rate of 1 per cent per Annum.\n\nAssurances for 6 Months, and for 3 Months of the Annual Date will be charged.\n\nOf the 1st Class-Assurances, for the present, will be accepted on the extent of £10,000 only on one Risk. And of the 2nd Class to the extent of £8,000.\n\n3d Building and its Contents taken together form one Risk. Thus the above Sums may be underwritten either on Building alone, or on the Contents alone; or, part on the Building, and part on the Contents.\n\nN.B. COPPER, and YELLOW METAL SHEATHING, and COPPER BOLTS.\n\nAlso, CANVAS, and Europe Calcutta CORDAGE.\n\nApply to\n\nLYALL, STILL & Co. Hongkong, 12th July, 1856.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nBEST English STEAM COALS.\n\nApply to\n\nHongkong, 7th April, 1856.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nLINDSAY & Co.\n\nIn one or two Lots.\n\nTHE HOUSES known as Buglers.\n\nThe Western House on Inland Lot 141. The Centre and Eastern do. do 146. For further particulars, apply to\n\nLINDSAY & Co.\n\nHongkong, 9th March, 1857.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nSUPERIOR PORT AND SHERRY WINE, in Cases of 1,2, & 3, Dozen each, also CHAMPAGNE in 3 dozen Cases. BEER in Cases of 3 & 4 dozen each, at East Point Godown.\n\nALEX. WILSON.\n\nHongkong, 16th December, 1856.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nNo Assurance is to be considered in force unless the Premium be paid.\n\nAmongst other advantages of the Company, the Assured will be entitled to participate in the Profits after Five successive payments.\n\nParties applying for ASSURANCES will please send in full particulars of the Risk to be taken; any Deviation from which without the consent of the Company, will vitiate the Policy.\n\nJARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents in China.\n\nHongkong, 1st January, 1845.\n\nRELIANCE MARINE INSURANCE SOCIETY.\n\nThe undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above named Society, are prepared to grant POLICIES, payable in LONDON, CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, RANGOON, SINGAPORE, and in CHINA.\n\nQIBO, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, 26th April, 1852.\n\nTHE LONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM.\n\nTRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE. (Established in 1845.)\n\nThe undersigned are prepared to accept RISKS (covered by protecting POLICIES at London and\n\nINSURANCES.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nNo. 1,376.\n\nThe undersigned having been appointed Agent for the majority of Underwriters and favourably known Insurance Companies in a list of which may be seen in his Office, requests application to be made to him in case of any particular or general Averages on risks insured by them.\n\nA. W. P. KUP. Hongkong, January, 1857.\n\nMISCELLANEOUS.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nCaptains & Consignees of Vessels are requested to take notice, that owing to the success of Provisions &c., the Treasurers of the SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL find themselves under the necessity of raising the Rates of Admission, which on and after the 1st of April 1857 will be to the,—\n\nPUBLIC WARDS, INTERMEDIATE, and PRIVATE ROOMS, ....... 90 cents per day, $1.20, $2.25\n\nH. MAGNIAC.\n\nSAN MIGUEL BRASS AND IRON FOUNDRY,\n\nUnder the superintendence of an Experienced Engineer. Orders for all kinds of MACHINERY are executed with despatch, and repaired. SHAFTS of the best English make from 5 to 8 inches diameter. Orders to be addressed to Messrs. A. A. BARRETTO & Co., Manila.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nThe undersigned have taken out an AUCTIONEER'S LICENSE, and beg to offer their services to the Public in that Capacity.\n\nTHO. HUNT & Co. Hongkong, 24th September, 1856.\n\nOwing to the existing condition of Affairs at Canton, DR. KEN has removed to Hongkong; and may be consulted at his Residence, corner of Graham and Gage Streets.\n\nHongkong, 10th December, 1856.\n\nBOARD AND EDUCATION.\n\nRev. ARTHUR TAYLOR, has a few vacancies for the Admission into his family of the children of such Parents residing at the Free Ports, who may be desirous of securing for them the Comforts of HOME, and the Advantages of a LIBERAL EDUCATION.\n\nFor Terms and Particulars apply at\n\nNo. 7 Gough Street, VICTORIA, HONGKONG.\n\nHOME EDUCATION.\n\nA CHELTENHAM LADY, the Widow of a Medical Man, who has resided in the East, is desirous of receiving Pupils to educate with her own Daughters, with the assistance of a resident Governess.\n\nFor particulars and references will be obtained on application to the Hongkong Register Office.\n\nTO\n\nPARENTS DESIROUS OF PROCURING AN\n\nENTIRE OR PARTIAL EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN.\n\nTHE SISTERS of St. Paul have respectfully to inform the Community of Hongkong and the Parents that the hours of instruction in their School (Hollywood Road) are as follows:-\n\nThe class is open from 10 to 4.\n\nFrom 10 to 11 Music Lessons.\n\nFrom 11 to 12 Drawing.\n\nFrom 1 to 2 Needlework.\n\nThe rest of the day is employed in a general English Education.\n\nAny Ladies desiring private lessons in French can be gratified.\n\nHongkong, 19th March, 1857.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nBy the PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAMERS from Hongkong, to Amoy, Shanghai, the Straits, Ceylon, the Presidencies of India, Suez, and England.\n\nTHE LIBRARY OF THE MORRISON EDUCATION SOCIETY, now deposited in a Room at the Rev. C. UDELl'S Morrison Hill, is open every day, from 1 to 4 o'clock, to Members of the Society, for the cut and exchange of Books. Parties not members of the Society, may obtain the advantages of the Library, on payment of an Annual Subscription of $5.\n\nTHOSE TWO HOUSES, with excellent GODOWNS, Landing Ware, &c. attached, at present in the occupation of Messrs. LYALL, STILL & Co., and situated on part of Marine Lot No. 10,\n\nFor particulars apply to\n\nTHOMAS H. WALKER Estate and House Agent, Queen's Road.\n\nHongkong, 19th July, 1856.\n\nJUST RECEIVED LARGE and Fine Assortment of LORGNETTE and NIGHT GLASSES, direct from Paris.\n\n6 Bbls. American Crushed SUGAR.\n\n60 Dozen very Superior SHERRY.\n\n80 Dozen BRANDY.\n\nfrom BALLS WOOD & Son, London.\n\nCHAIN CABLES 14 a 1/4 inch.\n\n150 Do. ALL sizes, bottled by Friend, SHIP'S CASKOUBES, different sizes.\n\nPersons from Manila HAWKERS, from 5 to 8 inches.\n\n100 Bbls. W. BEKERY.\n\ncapable of cooking for 300\n\n50 Tierces PORK.\n\nSALMON in Kits.\n\nMACKEREL in quarter bbls.\n\nAlso,\n\nFresh SALMON in 21/2lb and 4lb. Tins.\n\nWith a large assortment of PROVISIONS, SOUPS, VEGETABLES, FRUITS, &c. &c. &c.\n\nTHOMAS HUNT & Co. Hongkong, 9th April, 1857.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nROBERT A. WALES, Hongkong.\n\nMAXIMILIAN SCHAEFFER, Canton.\n\nH. WARDEN, Shanghai.\n\nH. T. MARSHALL, Singapore.\n\nA. P. LOTTELL, Calcutta.\n\nJOHN RATHBONE, Bombay.\n\nROBERT FRANCE. Madras, or\n\nJAMES HARTLEY & Co. London, 8th January, 1854.\n\nCOMMITTEE OF MARITIME INSURANCE.\n\nOF PARIS.\n\nThe undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the Marine Insurance Offices of Paris, are authorised to examine and approve Claims for General and Particular Averages on risks insured by them.\n\nHongkong, 27th December, 1856.\n\nSCHAEFFER & Co.\n\nCOMITE DES ASSURANCES MARITIMES DE PARIS.\n\nLes Soussignés ayant été nommés Agents des Reunions d'Assureurs particuliers et des Compagnies d'Assurances Maritimes, de Paris sont autorisés, pour examiner et attester des réclames d'avaries particulières et communes sur des risques assurés par eux.\n\nSCHAEFFER & Co.\n\nHongkong, le 27 Dec. 1856.\n\nIN THE COURT FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS\n\nAT CALCUTTA.\n\nBy order of the Trustees,\n\nHongkong, 25th October, 1855.\n\nJAMES LEGGE, Secretary.\n\nof\n\nSIR R. PEEL AND THE FOREIGN PRESS. The French papers are much amused with Sir Robert Peel's speech, and give copious extracts from it, together with translations from the comments of the London journals. The Assemblée of Saturday devotes an article of four columns to the matter, but it is only remarkable for the feeble attempts made to translate the Yankee expression \"soft sawder.\" The redacteurs of the Assemblée, who probably put their heads together and consulted their dictionaries, give the result of their learned researches in the following note:-*** It is all soft sawder, an expression more American than English, and one which it is impossible to translate literally, sawder' leans a sawyer who handles his saw lazily, and does but little work. A 'soft sawder' is what, in the language of working people, is called un lambin, un grande iche, une poule mouillée.\" Having by this lexicographical process obtained a choice of epithets, the Assemblée selects lambin as the most appropriate, and nervously in the text of the article it is represented that Sir Robert Peel, instead of saying that the grand duke's frankness and cordiality was all \"soft sawder,\" called him a \"great drené\" (lambin.)\n\nIn the matter of the Asiatic Marine Insurance Office. NOTICE is hereby given that by an Order of this Court the shareholders of the said\n\nASIATIC MARINE INSURANCE OFFICE\n\nare required to pay the further sum of Company's Rupees Two thousand\n\non or before the following dates, that is to say the shareholders resident in Calcutta or the suburbs on or before the tenth day of March next, the shareholders resident in Hongkong and Bombay on or before the tenth day of May next, and the shareholders resident in Great Britain and all other places not mentioned in the said Order on or before the first day of August next. And in default thereof the defauling shareholders be adjudged to have committed an Act of Insolvency according to the provisions of the Indian Insolvent Act.\n\nDENMAN, HATCH, & DAVIS. Attorneys for the Official Assignee.\n\nBARRERS Fresh GALLEGO FLOUR, revolved\n\nthe late writer on the brain, says, in a late clinical lecture on the frightful and formidable malady, softening of the brain, would caution you a student to rest, from excessive use of tobacco and smoking, and I would advise you to disabuse your patient's mind of the idea that it is harmless. I have had a large experience of brain disease, and I am satisfied now that smoking is a most noxious habit. I know of no one other cause or agent that so much tends to bring on functional disease, and through this, in the end, to lead to organic disease of the brain, as excessive use of tobacco,”—Dublin Medical Press.\n\nTHOMAS HUNT & Co., Hongkong, March 26, 1857.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nTHE undersigned has this day established himself as Shipping Agent at this port, in conjunction with PALMER, 3, 10 AM YAN DER HOEVEN of Canton, under the Firm of VAN DER HOEVEN & KOP.\n\nA. W. P. KUP. Hongkong, 1st April, 1857.\n\nin this Colony, occupied at present, by me under level,\n\nKING & Co.,\n\nof Canton.\n\nHongkong, 1st April, 1857.\n\nAssignee.\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 272583, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867", "page_number": 141, "title": "CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867", "content_text": "## THE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH.\n\n### [AUG. 13, 1867.\n\n#### THE RIVAL TELEGRAPHS TO INDIA.\n\nIn a late issue we noticed three new plans for establishing a more satisfactory system of telegraphic communication with India and the East. These comprised, firstly, the Anglo-Indian Company, which proposes to construct an independent line by way of Susa, Modica, Malta, and Egypt; secondly, the India, China, and Colonial Company, which prefers a complete chain of submarine cables, starting from Falmouth, via Gibraltar and Egypt; and thirdly, a plan for an entirely new route through Prussia and Russia. The details of the last-mentioned undertaking were at that time incomplete, but a tolerably full account of the plan having recently been made public, we are now in better position to compare the respective merits of the rival schemes. The name of the last new company is not yet announced; we understand, however, that a direction has been made to the French Post-office with a view to render the French mail service to India and China more available for the purposes of this country under the new system of postal communications, as recommended by the committee of last session.\n\nEach scheme, of course, has its special merits, nor must we expect to find either of them entirely free from defects. The Anglo-Indian line will probably be the first in operation, and being carried by a short and direct route, and worked throughout by an English staff, there seems no reason to doubt that the anticipations of the company—that they will be able to transmit messages between London and Bombay in six hours—will be fulfilled. The arrangement by which a second route to Alexandria is secured is especially valuable as a provision against the oft-recurring interruptions to which cables in the Mediterranean are liable; and the advantageous contract made with the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company is a sufficient guarantee for permanent efficiency.\n\nThe only weak point we can find in the prospectus of this company is, strange to say, contained in its very first line: \"The object of this company is to establish, under one control and management in London, a direct and thoroughly effective line of telegraph via Egypt and Aden, to India, with extensions hereafter to Singapore, China, Japan, and Australia.\" Of the advantages likely to accrue from an undivided management in London, there can be no doubt; but the control, we fear, at least of the Continental portion, would rapidly pass out of the hands of the London board of directors in the event of a general European war breaking out—and we see no indications of the immediate arrival of the Millennium.\n\nBut we cannot have everything. This objection entirely disappears in the scheme of the India, China, and Colonial Company, for, as we have already seen, its chief feature is the almost entire abolition of land lines, and the wires will nowhere touch foreign soil except in the transit across Egypt. Politically, therefore, this route would seem to possess decided advantages over any of its competitors; but submarine cables are expensive to lay down, and still more so to keep in repair, especially in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.\n\nAs regards original cost of construction, the overhead line through Prussia and Russia would probably be cheapest of all; but this recommendation by no means extends to its subsequent maintenance, for in Russia the land lines constantly require repair in consequence of ice collecting on the wires and breaking them down. This liability to interruption has other than mere pecuniary disadvantages. Our last advices from China state that Grant's telegraphic service via Kiachta, which has lately proved so useful during the summer months, had been temporarily interrupted by a breakdown of the Russian lines from this cause. And with the still unsettled \"Eastern question\" staring us in the face, it is impossible to forget that a war with Russia would close this route at once. Still, there is no reason why all three should not be carried out. In a mercantile point of view, all will be useful; competition will ensure careful management and a moderate traffic; and political considerations render a choice of routes always valuable.\n\n#### THE POSTAL SERVICE.\n\nAll apprehensions concerning the probability of our overland mails falling into the hands of the French company have been set at rest by a distinct disavowal of the Duke of Montrose of any such intention on the part of Her Majesty's Government. So far, so good; but the Postmaster-General goes further than this, and takes upon himself to declare that no such idea ever has been entertained, an assertion which is strangely inconsistent with facts. In his statement to the House of Lords on the 9th instant, the noble Duke said: \"A very curious idea has got into the public mind on the subject, namely, to give up the control of the postal communication with India, and throw it into the hands of foreign Governments. This is almost entirely a mistake. Such an idea never entered into my mind or into that of any other member of the Government; and the only ground for it could be that in giving notice for tenders we did not put into them that we would not contract with any foreign Government.\"\n\nNow compare this with the following report of a question and answer on the same subject in the House of Commons on the 3rd of June last: Mr. Childers asked the Secretary of the Treasury whether any overtures had been made to the French Post-office with a view to render the French mail service to India and China more available for the purposes of this country under the new system of postal communications, as recommended by the committee of last session? Mr. Hunt replied that forms of tender had been sent out, and it was hoped that the Messageries Imperiales might be induced to make an offer.\n\nThe Postmaster-General says that the idea of allowing a foreign company to compete \"never entered his mind, or that of any other member of the Government.\" The Secretary to the Treasury says that forms of tender have been sent to the French company, and he hopes they will be induced to make an offer. Mr. Crawford, the champion of common sense being carried against official stupidity, has written a letter to The Times, pointing out how absurdly the two departments are at variance; but comment on so glaring a discrepancy is almost needless. Really, my lords and gentlemen, you should endeavour to be a little more consistent!\n\n### THE FAILURE OF MESSRS. LYALL, STILL AND CO.\n\nOur last issue contained a report of the examination of Messrs. C. F. Still and George Maclean, two of the partners in the firm of Messrs. Lyall, Still and Co., before the Court of Bankruptcy at Hong Kong. Our readers will have been astonished to find that no opposition was offered to their passing through the court. We must confess that we were struck with amazement at the following statements made in court on the bankrupts' affairs, which, according to the report of the official assignee, stand briefly as $635,935 on the wrong, and only $2,000 on the right side.\n\nThe Chief Justice said this was a most satisfactory statement, and was in Hong Kong. The accounts and statements appeared to have been drawn up with very great care and very much attention. Mr. Whyte here observed that, as representing his three clients, Liebert, Mendel, and Henderson, he did not intend to ask any questions, or to oppose the bankrupts' discharge. Mr. Pollard stated that so far as Messrs. Fussell and Co. were concerned, for whom he appeared, he had no questions to ask and no opposition to make. He appeared also for the Oriental Bank, who had a possible interest in the bankruptcy. A gentleman of the bank's staff had examined the books, and had found them so correct that no opposition was offered.\n\nHis Lordship, in doing so, remarked that, from what he had seen, he thought nothing had entered the case which could be said to go beyond the common state of things present in any bankruptcy. It was satisfactory that the books told the whole tale, as that was the first merit in any bankruptcy, and both bankrupts were entitled to that credit in this case. They would leave the court without the slightest imputation, except that certain want of prudence which characterised almost every one who traded largely in China.\n\nThis act was certainly one of the grossest injustice to the bulk of the creditors. That Mr. Maclean knew that the firm was insolvent appears clear by a letter in the hands of the official assignee. The letter is dated 27th December and addressed to Mr. Lyall, and runs as follows: \"As I told you in my last, I had a long chat with Faunceforte, the Attorney-General, and this great idea was that Kayser and Kaye should be kept quiet here, so as to give every chance at home, as so much depended on the matter over there... Pollard, who was consulted two or three days after the mail left, came to the conclusion that the best thing that could be done would be to give these two banks a lien on such property as I could muster up. The two lawyers both considered that Kayser and Kaye were first entitled, the one legally the other morally, to be satisfied, even at the expense of other creditors, hereafter; and if things came to the worst, and if the firm was insolvent at the time, then Kayser and Kaye have no advantage, and would not retain their lien.\"\n\nThe expression of opinion in Hong Kong on the failure of the firm is so diametrically opposed to that current in London and Manchester that we have considered it our duty to examine into the case, and we regret that the result is very unfavourable to the bankrupts. It has been correctly described as a \"very bad case,\" and how Judge Smale could commit himself to such an expression of opinion—amounting really to panegyric on the conduct of the bankrupts—is a mystery.\n\n| Name | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| MENDEL and LIEBERT | vendors of the goods |\n| KAYSER and KAYE | banks holding documents |\n\nReally, one cannot help inferring, in the face of such apparent obfuscation, that his Lordship had himself very largely absorbed the \"China air and China habits\" to which he attributed the bankrupts' disasters. The expressions on the 24th June are so totally at variance with those of the 6th, that no small amount of criticism has resulted.\n\nMessrs. Mendel and Liebert to appeal against the verdict to the Privy Council. The case of Messrs. Henderson has not yet been brought to trial, and this accounts for the counsel, Mr. Whyte, having no opposition to offer.\n\nWe understand that private telegrams have been received from Hong Kong, announcing that the affairs of Messrs. Dent and Co. have been thrown into bankruptcy. The \"Union Insurance Society,\" hitherto managed exclusively by Messrs. Dent and Co., is in future to be placed on an independent basis. It is reported that at a recent meeting of shareholders the accounts submitted showed a large deficit; this, however, is in direct contradiction to a statement made some months since that the funds of the \"Union\" were intact, and its affairs in a satisfactory condition.\n\n## NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS\n\nNotice can be taken of voluminous correspondence. Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.\n\nA Register is kept of the addresses of all persons connected with the Far East, and reference can be made to the same by personal application at the office or by letter.\n\nAny information required by Subscribers, in reference to Commercial or General matters in China, Japan, Singapore, and other parts of the Far East, will be supplied on application at the Office, where files may be seen of the Journals published in those countries.\n\n### THE LONDON AND CHINA EXPRESS\n\nPublished on the departure of the Mails in Marseilles on the 10th, 17th, and 26th, contains a Summary of European, American, and General News; Commercial and Shipping Reports, and Special notices of Trade with the Far East.\n\nSubscription 54s. per annum, including Postage. Export Supplements extra.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 353264, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-261 - Public Offices & Others - 1893", "page_number": 252, "title": "CO129-261 - Public Offices & Others - 1893", "content_text": "250\n\nSingapore, the War Office, the Admiralty and the Defence Committee\n\nIt was pointed out that the Cables between Singapore and Hongkong being landed upon French territory at Cape St. James, placed the communication practically under French control, and in the event of International complications arising, might be easily interfered with to the serious injury of British interests.\n\nIt was urged that an additional cable should be laid between Singapore and Hongkong free from foreign control, and the Admiral of the China Station (Sir Nowell Salmon) in supporting the project, expressed the opinion that \"even if the line were cut after a declaration of war, the passage over it of a single message to the effect that war was imminent might be worth to this (Hongkong) Colony more than the whole of any subsidy that has been asked\".\n\nIt was proposed that the second cable should touch at Labuan en route so as to bring that important Coaling station together with British Borneo into telegraphic communication with Hongkong, Singapore and the rest of the Empire; and although the Company was quite ready to co-operate in the matter, and to", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-261 - Public Offices & Others - 1893.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 361149, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12]", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12]", "content_text": "## Step 1: Review the given text for OCR errors and formatting issues.\nThe text provided appears to be a historical document related to the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce discussing issues with telegraph companies, specifically the Eastern Extension and Great Northern Telegraph Companies. The text contains various OCR errors, formatting issues, and requires correction.\n\n## Step 2: Correct spelling errors and typos.\nUpon reviewing the text, several spelling errors and typos are identified, such as \"Boucein\" should be \"Behind\", \"Yeution\" should be \"Convention\", \"teleg-grams\" should be \"telegrams\", \"exalted personages\" is correctly spelled but the context suggests it might be referring to specific individuals or titles, \"incrense\" should be \"increase\", \"intelligible\" is correctly spelled, \"rirets\" is unclear but might be a typo, \"fitters\" could be a typo or misinterpretation, possibly should be \"future\", \"pecuniarily\" is correctly spelled, \"injurious!\" should be \"injurious\", \"Clanse\" should be \"Clause\", \"immenac\" should be \"immense\", \"restrating\" should be \"demonstrating\", \"Comununicated\" should be \"Communicated\", \"inducement\" is correctly spelled, \"Tsong-li Yamien\" should be \"Tsung-li Yamen\", \"seccuding\" should be \"seconding\", and \"unfailing courtesy, from generation to genera-\" is cut off and should be completed or properly formatted.\n\n## Step 3: Fix spacing issues and rejoin broken sentences.\nThe text has several spacing issues, such as missing or extra spaces between words, and sentences broken across lines. For example, \"In common sufficient reason\" should be joined or properly spaced, and \"fairness to those who have to pay for tele-grams\" should be corrected to \"telegrams\". Sentences broken across lines or columns need to be rejoined.\n\n## Step 4: Restore paragraph breaks and format the text into proper paragraphs.\nThe original text is not properly formatted into paragraphs. The corrected text should have clear paragraph breaks where the original discussion or topic changes.\n\n## Step 5: Indicate missing words and correct file references.\nMissing words due to OCR damage should be indicated with \"...\". File references should be formatted without spaces inside parentheses.\n\n## Step 6: Apply Markdown formatting for structure.\nThe text should be formatted using Markdown for headers, sections, and bold text where appropriate.\n\n## Step 7: Reorder newspaper texts if necessary and reconstruct tables.\nIf the text is from a newspaper and the OCR has not correctly identified columns, the text may need to be reordered. Any data clearly in a table format should be reconstructed into a proper table using Markdown table syntax.\n\n## Step 8: Check for Chinese writing direction and adjust if necessary.\nSome parts of the text might be in Chinese, and if they are written from right to left, they may need to be reversed to follow modern reading habits.\n\n## Step 9: Output the corrected text in HTML format using for paragraphs.\nThe final corrected text should be output in HTML format, using \n\n tags for paragraphs and \n only when necessary.\n\nThe final answer is: \n\n(2)\n\nBehind the action of Her Majesty's Government in sanctioning, without reference to the Chambers of Commerce in the Far East, a Convention which gives an absolute monopoly to the Eastern Extension and Great Northern Telegraph Companies.\" Is an interview which Her Majesty's Minister in China, Sir Nicholas O'Conor, granted this Chamber in November, 1892, their mouthpiece said:\n\nIn common fairness to those who have to pay for telegrams, and to whom the Companies are very largely indebted for their financial success hitherto, they were entitled to be heard before any monopoly was conceded, but, doubtless fearing the consequences which might arise from our being heard, Lord Salisbury's sanction would appear to have been previously and stealthily obtained.\n\nOn the subject of the Telegraphic Convention recently signed by the Russian Minister and Sheng Tuotai, the Director-General of the Imperial Chinese Telegraphs, we would like to say a few words to your Excellency. The mercantile community, long saddled with a $2 per word rate between China and Europe, a rate imposed and kept up by an agreement between the Great Northern and the Eastern Extension Telegraph Companies, have been waiting impatiently for the day when the Chinese, connecting their lines with the Russian land lines, would be able to give us a much cheaper word rate. They could do it easily and profitably.\n\nThe new Convention rivets our fetters for ten years to come. It is a term of the Convention, especially introduced into the instrument by Russia, that no messages from the ports for Europe shall be taken by the overland lines under $2 a word. We hand to your Excellency a copy of a memorial and petition presented by this Chamber in 1890 to Her Majesty the Queen on this subject, and the reply, in which we are promised that no such Convention shall be ratified.\n\nThe memorial embodies our whole case, and we pray you to study it and to oppose with all your power the ratification of this Convention, which is also injurious to China herself.\n\nClause 3 of the memorial in question reads:\n\n...\n\nThe Foreign Trade of China and Japan with your Majesty's dominions and with your Majesty's subjects is carried on under and is regulated by the provisions of certain Treaties made between Your Most Gracious Majesty and the Emperors of China and Japan respectively, and by these Treaties certain well-defined rights are secured to the subjects of your Majesty trading in and to China and Japan.\n\nClause 4 reads:--\n\nOf these rights the most valuable are those which secure to your Majesty's subjects all the benefits and advantages of any privilege or concession which may be, at any time, granted by China or Japan to the subjects of any other nation, and those which forbid the creation by China or Japan of any monopoly or exclusive privilege in favour either of their own subjects or of any foreign nation to the prejudice of the rights and privileges granted to your Majesty's subjects.\n\nClause 14 reads:-\n\nYour Petitioners most humbly thank your Majesty for having refused your assent to the Convention and to any modification of it, and for your Majesty's most gracious assurance, through your Ministers in the Commons House of Parliament, that no consent will be given to the Convention without full consideration of all the interests involved and without consultation with the representatives of British commerce;\n\nand Clause 16 reads:--\n\nto 31st July this year was unnecessarily high and could have been modified, which would undoubtedly have been followed by a greatly increased traffic, high rates necessarily restricting telegraphic communication.\n\nThe competition of the Chinese Telegraph Administration up to the 1st of last month had kept the rate to Europe at $2 per word, but the Chinese Government having been forced into the new Agreement by the European Powers, the Telegraph Companies--England having ratified the Convention which gives them an absolute monopoly--are now thereby enabled, at one day's notice, to raise the rates from the Far East to Europe 37 1/2 per cent., to America 120 per cent., and for local telegrams 100 per cent.\n\nAs the Editor of the North China Herald, in his issue of the 21st ult., very pertinently remarks:\n\nThe influence which the Cable Companies can bring to bear has been too much for our Home Government, and they have approved the new Convention. It is a disgrace in foreigners that they should have coerced the Chinese into this retrograde step.\n\nIn China, monopolies are provided against in the treaties made by Foreign Powers; and here we have two of the same Powers, Great Britain and Russia, forcing a monopoly in China to the disadvantage of the mercantile community.\n\nOur hope lies in a Pacific cable. That one will be laid before long is certain, and the desire of the existing Cable Companies to raise the rates has been stimulated by the wish to collect large reserve funds to help them in fighting this future competitor.\n\nIn fact, the merchants in China are being squeezed now to enable their telegraphic masters to fight the Company which promises to liberate trade from its fetters.\n\nIf the shareholders in the Cable Companies had been carrying on business for years at a loss, we might sympathise with them; but they have made, as we showed recently, very handsome profits.\n\nMr. Alford, Chairman of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, wrote to the Cable Companies on the 11th:--\n\nYour directors are apparently ignorant or have ignored the fact that though the volume of trade may be increasing, the margins of profit have narrowed to an extent which often causes telegraphic expenses to check business, and your action therefore means that messages will be restricted in every possible manner both in number and in length.\n\nThus, whilst your revenue will probably derive little or no advantage, you will have turned satisfaction into dissatisfaction among those to whom you are almost entirely indebted for your success in the East.\n\nI notice from the proceedings of the third Congress of Chambers of Commerce held in London last June that a resolution was adopted in favour of a Canadian-Australian cable as a step towards a competitive route to India.\n\nThis, if carried into effect, would be a move forward in the direction we are aiming at.\n\nThere is no doubt that a cable across the Pacific would in any case in time prove a successful enterprise, and if we could guarantee in the main, if not the entire business of the Far East, I think the inducement to lay such a cable will be very great.\n\nI would, moreover, complete the telegraphic girdle round the world, and that is much to be desired as tending to further economy of time in means of communication.\n\nOf course, if the Telegraph Companies meantime agree to reduce the rates they have recently increased so heavily, the Pacific Cable may be deferred for some time, though there is little doubt that it will be laid before the next century gets into its teens.\n\nLet us hope, however, that the Telegraph Companies will see the sweet reasonableness of making a timely concession to those who have been such excellent constituents to them in the past.\n\nWith these remarks, gentlemen, I beg to propose the third resolution, as follows:- That the members of this Chamber, in the event of the Eastern Extension and Great Northern Telegraph Companies refusing to reduce to a reasonable level the high rates now levied by them, pledge themselves to give their fullest assistance and support to any Company that, while providing an efficient service, will agree to charge moderate telegraphic rates between the Far East and Europe and America.\n\n(Applause).\n\nMr. ST. C. MICHAELSEN-I have great pleasure in seconding this resolution.\n\nThis resolution, in my opinion, is the most important one, and I am sure that every one in this room will heartily and fully support it, and thus show the two Cable Companies how the feeling is running amongst the commercial community and their supporters.\n\nThe Committee of this Chamber, I am quite sure, will do its utmost to make this resolution known as widely as possible all over the world, so that any parties who may have a special interest in this question shall become aware of it.\n\nI have also no doubt that not only the members of this Chamber but everyone in the Far East will heartily welcome and support any competition that may be established which has for its purpose opposition to the two cable companies.\n\n(Loud applause).\n\nMr. GRANVILLE SHARP- Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, we shall all feel the truth of the remarks made by Mr. Jackson about the unfailing courtesy, from generation to generation, of the managers of the United Telegraph Companies.\n\nThe time having passed, which Mr. D. R. SASSOON-I have much pleasure in seconding the motion.\n\nMr. Whitehead has put the case so clearly before us that I do not think I can say anything to make matters clearer.\n\nI think we are all fully persuaded that the action of the Telegraph Companies is not at all right and that they have placed restrictions where restrictions ought to have been taken off.\n\nI have much pleasure in seconding.\n\n(Applause).\n\nCarried unanimously.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN-Gentlemen, I have been asked to move the third resolution, and do so with pleasure, believing that, in order to render our protest effective, we must make the Telegraph Companies understand that we are in earnest.\n\nThis is not a mere formal protest, and we do not intend, if we can help it, to let the matter rest here, with a mere expression of indignation.\n\nThe resolution I have to propose pledges the members of this Chamber to assist and support any company that may lay a cable hither either from Vancouver or San Francisco, and that, while guaranteeing an efficient service, will agree to charge reasonable rates for telegrams.\n\nI hope we all regard this seriously, and it will become our interest and duty to do our best to encourage the projectors of these Pacific cables to push their schemes into accomplishment.\n\n...\n\nthe volume of business between the Chinese Empire and the home countries in order that those who have in the past profited by the liberal margins which existed in business may in the future do as well as formerly--who knows that they may not do better by the increased volume of trade which is done by them.\n\nThis, gentlemen, can only be accomplished in one way, and that is by the increase in every possible manner of cheap and rapid steam and electric communication between China, not only the ports of China but the length and breadth of the Chinese Empire, and Western countries.\n\nThis is essential. And there is no way out of it. It cannot be done without. We must have constant communication; we must have rapid communication; and we must have cheap communication.\n\nEveryone in the China trade, whether...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 364209, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-277 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [8-10]", "page_number": 403, "title": "CO129-277 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [8-10]", "content_text": "Enclosure 3.5072\n\n22N97\n\nHongkong, October 8th, 1897.\n\nA sum of $1000 to be spent by the club upon improvements within twelve months from the date of Lease.\n\nThe rights of the Govt. & the Telephone Company to obtain access to & repair their respective cables and Land lines to be reserved.\n\nShould the Govt. desire to renew the Lease - it shall pay any Compensation to them for being displaced.\n\nThe right of the Govt. to re-enter upon unoccupied land to be reserved.\n\nThe Land in the west of the area to be reserved.\n\nStr. 402\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 8th instant, covering copy of a despatch from the Colonial Office, informing me that by the gracious pleasure of Her Majesty the Queen permission has been granted to this Club to be styled \"The Royal Hongkong Golf Club\", an honor which is most highly esteemed by the members.\n\nI am to add, by desire of the Committee, the expression of their keen appreciation of the very personal concern and trouble taken in obtaining the Royal assent by His Excellency the Governor, who in matters of sport in this Colony has always evinced the liveliest interest and warmest regard.\n\nHon:\n\nJ. H. Stewart-Lockhart,\n\nColonial Secretary,\n\nHongkong.\n\nI have to...\n\n(Sgd.) H.L. Dalrymple,\n\nThe Honorary Secretary,\n\nRoyal Hongkong Golf Club.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-277 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [8-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 373170, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-293 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [8-9]", "page_number": 527, "title": "CO129-293 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [8-9]", "content_text": "2\n\nSandy, Taihowan, and Kellet Bays. \"These would be quickly reinforced by the infantry companies (240) or the Volunteers (164) from the Peak Section, and the whole Victoria Reserve (376 infantry), as well as, if necessary, by the Kowloon Reserve (251 infantry), which would move either by the main road by Belchers to Sandy Bay, or by Victoria Gap to Pokfulum, or both, as might be required.\"\n\nThe Defence Scheme also states that a company from the Reserve can reach Sandy Bay within an hour of being summoned by telephone from Belchers, \"an addition clearly needed when so important a point has to be held by so small a garrison,” and it lays down that a Cossack picket is sufficient on the shores of Sandy Bay to give warning of the approach of boats at night, and that at night a section is to bivouac in the cable house at Taihowan Bay to prevent a boat stealing up to cut the seven cables which connect Hong Kong with the rest of the world, and are all landed at this point of the island.\n\n5. The only landing places contemplated in the Defence Scheme on that part of the coast affected by the western section of the proposed new road are Kellet Bay, Taihowan Bay, and Sandy Bay, and as far as can be judged from the map a landing is impossible on the rocky shore between these places. The proposed new road would offer no advantage to a landing party at any of them unless it was proposed to advance round the foot of Mount Davis instead of through Victoria Gap. From Sandy Bay the road through Victoria Gap is somewhat shorter than the proposed road. On the other hand, it is not so level, and can be barred by troops posted on the hills which flank it on both sides. It would also undoubtedly be an advantage to an enemy to be able to attack by alternative or by two routes.\n\nBut the new road round Mount Davis, cut out of a steep hill side and with slopes on either side impassable for formed troops, would be a bad line of advance, and a small body of troops posted on Mount Davis should be able to deny it to an enemy, and would also be available to oppose an advance along the existing road through Victoria Gap. Both the new road and the existing road are within 700 yards of the top of Mount Davis. Again, unless an enemy were advancing by both roads, it would be possible for the reinforcing defence force provided for in the Defence Scheme to attack him in flank or rear by the road he was not using.\n\n6. On the whole, it appears to the Committee that the military disadvantages of the road would be obviated if instead of being taken immediately along the top of the cliff its trace were to follow generally the 150-foot contour, and that by building up the revetments on its outer side to form a 3-foot parapet, by making the platforms of the bridges over nullahs easily removable, and by forming projections at points suitable to serve as gun positions the road might be made a distinct military advantage. The Committee accordingly recommend that its construction should be allowed to proceed under these conditions which will neither interfere with its main object of providing a level drive for the residents of Hong Kong nor add appreciably to its cost.\n\n7. There is no military telegraph or telephone to either Sandy Bay or Taihowan Bay, and it is not known how far the civil systems assist communication from these points to the headquarters in Victoria. The Committee take this opportunity of recommending that arrangements should be made for enabling the parties watching these bays to communicate by telegraph or telephone to the position of the Reserve forces that might be required to assist in their defence.\n\nM. NATHAN, Secretary,\n\nJanuary 9, 1900.\n\nColonial Defence Committee.\n\n3\n\nAPPENDIX.\n\nDespatch of Governor.\n\nSir,\n\nI HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 153 of the 11th ultimo, with reference to the expenditure of the funds subscribed for a memorial of Her Majesty's Jubilee in 1897.\n\nGovernment House, Hong Kong, September 27, 1899.\n\n2. The money was placed in the hands of trustees, to be devoted...\n\n(1.) To the construction of a road round the island.\n\n(2.) The building of a hospital for women and children, and a nursing institute.\n\n3. The plans for the hospital have been prepared, and the site acquired from the Government, and it is being proceeded with. The construction of the road has not been undertaken as yet for the following reasons:-\n\n4. Immediately after my arrival in the Colony I was addressed by the Director of Public Works by a letter, dated the 20th November, 1898, in which he urged that some understanding should be arrived at with the Jubilee Committee on the subject of the Jubilee Road, about which there was a deadlock, and suggested that the opinion of the Major-General, who had administered the Government previous to my arrival, should be asked for. The question at issue was whether the road was to be commenced at the west or the east of the island. The westernmost section from Kennedy Town to Aberdeen would absorb all the funds subscribed, while many more miles could be made for that money round the east.\n\n5. The trustees hold that they are bound by a Resolution that the money was to be devoted to the construction of a road round the island, the first section of which was to be from Kennedy Town to Aberdeen, round the western promontory of Mount Davis. The Government bound themselves to continue the road until its completion after the money subscribed was exhausted, and some of the money subscribed was so subscribed after the Resolution so binding the trustees had been published.\n\n6. As previous Minutes showed that Major-General Black had, while administering the Government, expressed himself as opposed to this section on military grounds, I referred the question to him on that point, and received his answer, dated the 2nd December, 1898. It is to be regretted that Major-General Black did not urge this military objection when the proposition was made, or before the laying of the memorial stone at the point at which the road was to begin by my predecessor, at which ceremony General Black was present.\n\n7. However, a short time after the arrival of Major-General Gascoigne, I submitted the papers to him with a Minute, dated the 12th January, 1899, and on the 17th January I received his answer, in which he agreed with Major-General Black that a road round Mount Davis near the sea-level would be highly undesirable in a military sense.\n\n8. As there is a considerable difference of opinion in the Colony as to the advisability of this road apart from the military aspect, I allowed the matter to rest in the hope that the trustees might see their way out of the difficulty by calling a meeting of the subscribers; but in the beginning of August I was informed that the Committee were preparing a statement to be submitted to you, which statement I received a few days after the receipt of your despatch. As the opinions of Major-General Gascoigne and of the Director of Public Works were mentioned, I sent copies of the letter of the Committee to them for their observations. You will observe that Major-General Gascoigne's views are materially modified, and his last Minute does not convey to me that there would be any serious military objection to the road.\n\n9. Personally, as I have stated in my Minute, apart from military consideration, I see no reason why the road should not be first made in accordance with the resolution, especially as the Government is bound to continue the road until its completion round the island; but, as the question has been submitted to you, I think it better to forward with the letter of the Committee all the correspondence and Minutes in the case, that you may have an opportunity of seeing it all its bearings. And, as Major-General Gascoigne intimates the probability in his last Minute that the construction of the road may probably necessitate some alteration in the scheme of defence, you may consider it advisable to have the views of the Defence Committee on the subject.\n\nI add that the statement in the letter of the Committee as to the position of the proposed road and the extremely rugged character of the shore is quite correct.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) HENRY A. BLAKE, Governor, &c.\n\nThe Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain, M.P.,\n\n&c.\n\n&c.\n\n&c.\n\n*Only those letters and Minutes referring to the military aspect of the question have been printed.—(Secretary, C. D. C.)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-293 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 373370, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12]", "page_number": 100, "title": "CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12]", "content_text": "# Telegram Tariff Committee Report\n\n1. This Committee, having carefully considered the cost of telegraphy and the rates charged between the Far East and Europe, are strongly of opinion that the existing Tariff is needlessly high and tends to prevent that expansion of business which, with greater facilities of communication, would inevitably take place.\n\n2. The rate charged between London and Hongkong is relatively much higher than that ruling for many other countries, as the following figures will show:\n\n \n Country\n Distance (miles)\n Tariff s. d.\n \n \n South Australia\n 12,000\n 4.9\n \n \n Hongkong\n 9,800\n 5.6\n \n \n Cyprus\n 3,000\n 6/\n \n \n Malta\n 2,280\n 4\n \n \n San Francisco\n 6,000\n 1.6\n \n\nThis list does not exhaust the comparisons, but those given will suffice to indicate the very great differences existing. Thus, while South Australia is more than two thousand miles further distant from London than Hongkong, the rate thither is 9d. per word less, while Cyprus, which is nearly one-third the distance from England, enjoys a rate about equal to one-tenth of that of the tariff to Hongkong. Malta, which is over two thousand miles distant from England, pays even less, the rate being only 4d. per word. The tariff to San Francisco is also proportionately much lower.\n\n3. Making all due allowances for payments for messages passing over sections of foreign lines, there can be no room for doubt that the Telegraph Companies could considerably reduce the existing rates, and there is as little doubt that the increased traffic would in great measure, if not entirely, make up for the diminished profit on the messages.\n\n4. This Committee are further strongly of opinion that, if necessary to reduce the cost of telegraphing, the Telegraph Companies should combine to make more use of existing land lines, over which, save in exceptional cases, they would be allowed to transmit messages at low rates, as is now done, for example, between London and Constantinople. If telegrams can be despatched in Australia over a distance of three thousand miles for a penny a word, the same thing can surely be done in other more thickly populated countries.\n\n5. The time has now arrived when substantial reductions must be made in the telegraph tariffs, or an effort will have to be made to destroy the monopoly which at present works inimically to the interests of trade in the Far East; and this Chamber will be prepared to join a movement having for its object the purchase by the Imperial Government of all cables connecting the outlying sections of the British Empire, to the end that a reasonable rate, within the reach of all, may be substituted for the present almost prohibitive charge.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 377935, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12]", "page_number": 404, "title": "CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12]", "content_text": "## No. 4 024 3 \n**(Subject.)** \nbable Reserves \n\n**DESPATCH** \n4 \nCO 402 \n40243 \n**REC:** \nREGU 10 DE 00 \n\nThe question has been engaging the attention of... \n\n**Précis:** \n\nCare 20 Ft \n**(Minutes.)** \nNotet \nGeneral Department \nA. F. \n10/12 \n`$5-1000-7-1990` \nent Paper. \n03 \nMr. Round \nI send copy of despatch & Inclosures \nto the Cable Landing Rights Committee \n('this' Boft\" \nSir \nJ. Anderson \n11/12 \nSoo to Tharkay's annexed note \nWe have not seen his \nprevious \nnote of \n... \nAick Sw. for quick sight of the \nactual documents giving the landing \nrights in respect of the 5 cables reported to & ask at the same time for pri... \nWrist of the actual...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 381800, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "page_number": 513, "title": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "content_text": "The portions of this Bill in which amendments were made in Committee are indicated by italics, and a comparison of those italicized portions with the Bill as circulated on the first reading will show the amendments which have been made. With the exception of some slight amendments in the wording of clause 14 of the Bill, the recommendations of the Standing Law Committee in their Report were adopted entirely.]\n\nA BILL\n\n# An Ordinance for authorizing the Construction of a Tramway within the Colony of Hongkong.\n\n0.0. 509 37113 Rec 24 OCT 01\n\nWHEREAS it is desirable to authorize the construction of a tramway within the Colony of Hongkong :\n\nBe it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-\n\n## 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Tramway Ordinance, 1901.\n\n## 2. The terms hereinafter mentioned shall have the meanings assigned to them, unless there be something either in the subject or context repugnant to such construction, that is to say :--\n\nThe expression \"the Government\" shall mean the Governor acting on behalf of His Majesty, His successors, or assigns, or on behalf of the Government of the said Colony:\n\nThe expression \"Department\" shall include the following bodies, namely:\n\n \n (a.)\n The War Department.\n \n \n (b.)\n The Admiralty.\n \n \n (c.)\n The Hongkong Government.\n \n\nThe expression \"the Company\" shall mean The Hongkong Tramway Electric Company, Limited:\n\nThe expression \"the Court\" shall mean the Supreme Court of the Colony of Hongkong:\n\nThe expression \"Judge\" shall mean one of the Judges of the Court:\n\nThe expression \"Magistrate\" shall mean a Police Magistrate.\n\nThe expression \"special case\" shall mean a special case stated for the opinion of the Court under the provisions of any Ordinance relating to Civil Procedure for the time being in force in this Colony:\n\nThe expression \"road\" or \"roads\" shall mean any roadway over which the tramway authorized by this Ordinance shall pass, and the roadway of any bridge forming part of or leading to the same:\n\nThe expression \"Section\" or \"Sections\" shall mean a section or sections (as the same is and are herein described) of the tramway:\n\nThe expression \"car\" or \"cars\" shall include all cars and trucks used upon the tramway:\n\nThe expression \"the works\" or \"the undertaking\" shall mean the works or undertaking of whatever nature which shall by this Ordinance be authorized to be executed.\n\n## 3. The Company may construct, lay down and maintain, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, and in accordance with the plans which have been deposited as herein mentioned, the tramway hereinafter described, with all proper electric generating stations, crossings, passing-places, sidings, junctions, rails, turn-tables, plates, offices, weigh-bridges, sheds, overhead and other wires, cables, standards, poles and brackets, pipes and all such other works and conveniences in connection therewith as the Company may for the purposes thereof think fit, and may work and use the same.\n\nThe Company may also generate and use electricity for the purposes of lighting their own buildings, erections, premises and for any other purposes of their own.\n\nThe Tramway authorized by this Ordinance is as follows:-\n\nSection No. 1.-A Single line 2 furlongs 9.12 chains (or thereabouts) in length, commencing at a point in Chater Street 50 feet (or thereabouts) east of the intersection of the centre lines of Chater Street and Smithfield, thence", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 403776, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905", "page_number": 38, "title": "CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905", "content_text": "## \nThe Committee have under their supervision upwards of 13,100 vessels. Moreover, the superintendence of the Public Proving Houses throughout the United Kingdom under the Anchors and Chain Cables Act, 1899, is vested in the Committee by the Board.\n\nThe Committee have not taken steps to ascertain what privileges are allowed in foreign and continental ports to vessels holding this Society's classification, or what exemptions are granted in consequence of surveys carried out by this Society's Surveyors, by various Governments and Local Authorities, but they think that the following instances which have casually come to their notice show a deserved appreciation of the confidence with which this Society's certificates should be regarded and a very proper desire not to cause unnecessary inconvenience and expense to the shipping community:-\n \n| Instance | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (i) | Vessels holding valid docking certificates granted by this Society are exempted by the Government Authorities at New York from the necessity of being docked in that port: |\n| (ii) | Under the New South Wales Navigation Act, 1901, all vessels holding the 100A1 classification certificate of this Society are exempt from survey: |\n| (iii) | The Canadian Government some years ago instructed their Inspectors to deal with marine boilers built under the supervision of this Society's Surveyors in the United Kingdom, and to allow them the same working pressure, as if they had been built under the inspection of the Inspectors of the Canadian Government. This practice, as far as the Committee are aware, is still in force. |\n\nThe Committee hope that, in view of this recapitulation of the considerations bearing upon the matter, the Board will see its way to advise the Authorities at Indian and Colonial ports to accept certificates granted by", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 408088, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906", "page_number": 552, "title": "CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906", "content_text": "To be forwarded to Sir Sutherland.\n\nLetter enclosed under flying seal.\n\nDOMESTIC.\n\nHONG KONG, 1906\n\nNo. 28069\n\n(Subject.) Wireless telegraphy.\n\nJuly Remittances.\n\nMay 35% / Bert Rech C.\n\n28069 Rec 31 JUL 1906.\n\nDo not intend to proceed with installation of permanent station. Asks whether necessary lecture can be afforded to Lloyds.\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nMr. Johnson refers to previous Paper.\n\n(Signed) C. I. LUCAS,\n\nCopy sent to Colonial Office, 8 Sept. 1906.\n\n2859 3la 1983, ~88 401-2006 11·5\n\nThe Cables Committee have recommended that no further action be taken in this matter till after the Conference to be held in Berlin next October.\n\nInform Lloyds ref to this letter and Nos. 28069 and 28070 that licenses could be granted to new company except on condition of observance of any international convention.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 414059, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-347 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [4-6]", "page_number": 561, "title": "CO129-347 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [4-6]", "content_text": "# IV.-EDUCATION\n\nThe number of Government and Grant Schools, including Queen's College, is 79 of which 25 are Upper Grade Schools with a staff competent to give instruction in all the subjects of Standard VII and 54 are Lower Grade Schools under purely native management. Generally speaking, the Upper Grade Schools are taught in English, and the Lower Grade Schools are taught in the Vernacular.\n\nThe total number of pupils in average attendance at Government and Grant Schools was 5,924 against 5,496 in 1906. Of these, 2,144 were in Government and 3,780 in Grant Schools: 3,569 pupils received instruction in English, and 2,355 in the Vernacular. The proportion of boys to girls was 3,761 to 2,163.\n\nThe Revenue derived from School Fees was $49,223, $30,442 of which was received from Queen's College.\n\nThe Expenditure including that on Queen's College was $184,028, being 3.19 per cent. of the total expenditure of the Colony.\n\nHygiene has now become one of the regular subjects of study in all Government and Grant Schools, English and Vernacular.\n\nThe Manual on Hygiene issued to the English Schools has been translated into Chinese and is in use in all the Vernacular Grant Schools.\n\nThe annual competition for the Challenge Shield presented by Sir MATTHEW NATULAN, K.C.M.G., took place in December. Seven teams entered for the competition. There was no competition in the Advanced Course this year.\n\nEvening Continuation Classes opened in October, 1906, and were continued until the end of May, 1907, when they closed for the Summer. Examinations were held at the end of the Session, and Certificates were granted to successful students.\n\nIn May a Committee was appointed to inquire into the subject of instruction at the Evening Classes. A Report was published in September with the result that the Classes were re-organised and, under the title of the Hongkong Technical Institute, re-opened in October.\n\nThe object of the Institute is to afford facilities for a commercial and scientific training to students generally, and to enable those who have left school to continue their studies.\n\nThe following Table shows the subjects taught at the Technical Institute, and the number of Students who entered for each subject.\n\n| Subject | Section | No. of Students |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Building Construction, Field Surveying | | 28 |\n| Machine Drawing | | 21 |\n| Engineering Steam | | 21 |\n| Mechanics | Elementary | 18 |\n| Mechanics | Advanced | 12 |\n| Mathematics | Elementary | 9 |\n| Mathematics | Advanced | 10 |\n| English | Junior | 41 |\n| English | Senior | 25 |\n| French | Junior | 23 |\n| French | Senior | 9 |\n| German | Junior | 5 |\n| German | Senior | 6 |\n| Shorthand | Elementary | 35 |\n| Shorthand | Advanced | 9 |\n| Book-keeping | | 19 |\n| Chemistry | Theoretical | 12 |\n| Chemistry | Practical | 10 |\n| Physics | Elementary | 5 |\n| Physics | Advanced | 4 |\n| | Total | 355 |\n\nThe Total Expenditure during the First Session of the Technical Institute was $1,412; Total Receipts (Students' Fees) were $1,377.\n\nThe Classes were attended for the most part by Chinese, but a considerable number of Europeans also attended. The Students take a deep interest in their work and generally have made very great progress in their studies.\n\nThere is a well-equipped Chemical Laboratory. The lecturers are for the most part officers belonging to the Public Works, Education, and Medical Departments and Queen's College who receive fees for their lectures.\n\nVisual Instruction -- Arrangements have now been made by which regular courses of lectures are delivered during the cool weather at the prominent Government and Grant Schools in the Colony illustrated by the lanterns which were purchased in 1905.\n\nMany schools which had no opportunity of taking the course when the lanterns first arrived took the course for the first time this year and to them the sets of slides were quite new, but in the case of several schools the lectures covered the same ground as last year.\n\nIt will be necessary to vary these lectures, which have again been full of interest to all concerned, next year by the addition of some new sets of slides and the suggestion that they should illustrate emigrant life in Canada, Australia, and other parts of the Empire appears a very happy one.\n\n# V.-PUBLIC WORKS\n\nThe principal public works in progress during the year, exclusive of the Railway, were the Tytam Tuk Waterworks (1st Section) and the Kowloon Waterworks, both of which have been described in previous reports. The former were practically completed and fair progress was made with the latter, which are now in such a forward state as to be fully capable of supplying the whole Peninsula with water. The extension of the distribution system to the important villages of Sham Shui Po, Kowloon City, and Taikoktsai was completed and the substitution of mains of larger diameter for those originally laid at Kowloon Point was in progress to ensure an efficient supply of water for fire extinction purposes, the erection of large godowns being in progress there.\n\nThe New Law Courts and New Government Offices were still under construction, whilst the Public Mortuary near Yaumati and the Time Ball Tower on Blackhead's Hill, Kowloon, were completed. A new building to accommodate the Land Office at Tai Po, which had hitherto been housed in a temporary matshed structure, was in progress: a new market at Sai-Wan-Ho, near Shaukiwan, was practically completed: an extension of the Staff Quarters at the Government Civil Hospital was undertaken to afford accommodation for the nurses hitherto supported by the Nursing Institute; and a jinricksha shelter was erected close to the Star Ferry pier in Salisbury Road, Kowloon. As the construction of the Railway involved the demolition of the Slaughter House and Cattle Depot at Hunghom, the erection of New Slaughter Houses and Depôts was begun at Ma Tau Kok. Provision is made in the new establishments for considerable development beyond present requirements. The works of reconstruction of gullies and extension of nullah training were continued, $10,000 being spent on the former and over $23,500 on the latter. A large tank for flushing a portion of the Sewerage System of the City was constructed at the junction of Water Street and Queen's Road West; the rifle ranges for the use of the Volunteer Reserve Association at the Peak and King's Park, Kowloon, were extended; a new service reservoir at West Point for supplying the High Levels of the City was begun; a new Cable Reserve was established at North Point and the cables were transferred to it; an obelisk in memory of the French sailors lost in the Typhoon of the 18th September, 1906, was erected; and the construction of a retaining wall behind Inland Lot 1,523 to obviate the risk of landslips which threatened to endanger the conduit conveying the water from Tytam to the City was completed.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-347 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 416734, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 61, "title": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "these principles (international rights) in terms sufficiently explicit.\" Consequently, the wording was changed to meet the views of the other foreign Governments.\n\nAt present, although the French Concession is still under the control of the Government of France, \"men of other nations may reside or own property therein and could not be interfered with by the French authorities.\" (China in Law and Commerce, p. 202.)\n\nThe French have a Municipal Council and police force of their own, and a Mixed Court with Regulations independent of those of the international Settlement. There are Rules to define the jurisdiction of the international and French authorities, which Rules were drafted by the Consular Body and approved by the Diplomatic Body at Peking.\n\n(As of possible interest in this connection, there follow a few remarks regarding the Settlements at Amoy and Ningpo.)\n\nJapanese Concession at Amoy.\n\nMr. Conger reported to Mr. Hay on the 20th January, 1899, that the Japanese Government were negotiating for large Concessions of foreshore and other lands at Amoy, which, \"if successful, will virtually put a stop to all contemplated moves on the part of our Government.'\n\nThe Department thereupon telegraphed to the American Consul at Amoy instructing him to \"remonstrate against any interference with, or discrimination against, any legitimate American rights.\"\n\nOn the 24th May, 1899, Mr. Hay cabled to Mr. Conger as follows :-\n\n\"Acting Consul at Amoy, having asked whether to oppose Japanese Concession, was telegraphed (9th March) to remonstrate against discrimination or interference with legitimate American interests. This was intended to prevent possible transfer of existing American rights to Japanese administration. He has not been instructed to ask an American Concession, but if China is disposed to grant separate Concessions at Amoy, we should expect no less consideration than other friendly Powers.\"\n\nOn the 1st September, 1889, the Concession was signed by the Japanese Consul at Amoy and the local Taotai and Acting Provincial Treasurer. houses owned by the individuals within the Concession were to be purchased by the Japanese when wanted at a price to be agreed upon with the Chinese Commercial Committee. The Concession has a very limited area, and was not conspicuous on account of its desirability, and apparently the United States' Government saw no reason for further protest.\n\nNingpo.\n\nThe Treaty of Peace of 1858 between France and China, Article 10, recites the fact that the French are able to lease houses and shops at the open ports, and to establish churches, hospitals, &c.\n\nIt continues:-\n\n\"Dans ce but l'autorité locale, après s'être concertée avec le Consul, désignera les quartiers les plus convenables pour la résidence des Français et les endroits dans lesquels pourront avoir lieu les constructions précitées.\"\n\nIn 1862 the French Consul at Ningpo attempted to obtain a French Concession. The British and American Consuls protested on the 13th January, 1862, announcing that a certain tract of land should from this date \"be opened and considered as the foreign site.\"\n\nThey reserved to themselves the right \"to make and establish such rules and regulations as the future necessities of the Settlement may render necessary, such regulations to be in conformity with the provisions of the respective Treaties with the Imperial Government of China.\"\n\nAt this stage the matter appears to have been dropped.\n\nMr. Burlingame to Mr. Seward, 18th April, 1863, writes that he supported the American Consul at Ningpo in the protest on the broad ground that “it was our right to buy and sell and live in any part of any Treaty port.\"\n\nTurning now to the subject of the informal exposé of views which his Excellency the Japanese Ambassador left with the Secretary of State on the 23rd April, 1908, the recently promulgated Regulations of the railway municipality at Harbin, viewed in the light of the principles above enumerated, will be seen to be quite inconsistent in many respects with settled principles.\n\nPage 9\n\nThe territory appertaining to the railway at Harbin and other points would have to be considered in any case either as a \"Settlement or as a leased territory (where, as in the case of Tsingtau or the Liaotung Peninsula, the power of administration has been conceded, and third Powers have not based upon the reservation of sovereignty to China the claim to retain the exercise of extra-territorial jurisdiction), or else would have to be considered a Concession for business purposes, such as any other Railway or Mining Concession.\n\nThe foregoing discussion effectively disposes of the case if Harbin be considered a **Settlement.\"** That it is a \"leased territory\" has never been and could not seriously be alleged. If it be an ordinary business Concession, of course no political authority whatever would vest in the concessionnaire.\n\nThe status of Harbin would seem to have some of the elements both of a \"Settlement\" and of a business Concession.\n\nAdverting to the French text of the contract of 1898 between the Chinese Government and the Russo-Chinese Bank, which is the Concession under which the original Chinese Eastern Railway was built and exists to-day, it is to be observed that the land which is the subject of the provisions of Article 6 thereof is precisely:-\n\n\"Les terrains réellement nécessaires pour la construction, exploitation, et protection de la ligne, ainsi que les terrains aux environs de la ligne, nécessaires pour se procurer des sables, pierres, chaux,\" &c.\n\nThe second paragraph of Article 6 reads :----\n\n\"La Société aura le droit absolu et exclusif de l'administration de ses terrains.\"\n\nAs to the meaning of this word \"administration,\" it seems very worthy of remark that in English the word \"administration is quite commonly used of all sorts of business administration, while the same word in French and the equivalent word in the Chinese version of the contract are still more commonly used of business and non-governmental administration. Indeed, the French word \"administration\" is so very commonly used of business management that its absolute meaning in a given case would be wholly determined by the context.\n\nA reading of the whole contract deprives the second paragraph of Article 6 of all semblance of referring to a political administration. While the first paragraph of Article 5 says:--\n\n\"Le Gouvernement Chinois prendra des mesures pour assurer la sécurité du chemin de fer et des personnes à son service contre toute attaque,\"\n\nmore suggestive is the third paragraph of the same Article, which says:—\n\nCas criminels, procès, &c., sur le territoire du chemin de fer devront être réglés par les autorités locales d'après les stipulations des Traités.\"\n\nIt is thus clear that this contract was for the establishment of a business enterprise, and it is very difficult to read into it any context from which the use of the word in a political sense could be inferred.\n\nIn pursuance of a Treaty provision, and by the action of the Chinese Government, Harbin was opened to international residence and trade, and this fact alone raises the various questions of the status and rights of foreigners in the whole city. When the presence of foreigners at Harbin makes local municipal arrangements necessary, it is quite clear, from the principles illustrated above, that no authority can be imposed upon foreigners at Harbin by any single foreign Government, and that any measures found necessary must have the consent of their Government before being applicable to the citizens or subjects of any Power. Indeed, the Chinese Government would not have the right, even if it had the desire, to delegate to any other Government authority within Chinese territory over the citizens or subjects of a third Government, and so destroy the extra-territorial and other Treaty rights of the nationals concerned.\n\nAny analogy between the situation at Harbin and what has been called an \"exclusive Settlement\" must, it would seem, rest not upon any provision of this contract between the Chinese Government and the Russo-Chinese Bank, but only upon the actual circumstances, namely, the fact that a number of foreigners of various nationalities are living in a city which is open to international residence and trade.\n\nPage 59", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 417074, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 400, "title": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[24531]\n\nNo. 1.\n\nForeign Office to Post Office.\n\n[July 17.]\n\nSECTION 2.\n\nSir,\n\nForeign Office, July 17, 1908.\n\nI AM directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th instant on the question of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East.\n\nSir E. Grey concurs in the recommendation contained in paragraph 1 of the recommendations of the Cables Committee as to the nature of the communication to be made to the Japanese Government, and instructions will be sent accordingly to His Majesty's Ambassador at Tokio as soon as he has learnt the final views of the Postmaster-General. There is, moreover, no objection from the point of view of this Department to the communications which Mr. Buxton proposes to make to the Japanese Delegates at the recent Lisbon Conference in accordance with paragraph 1 of the recommendations of the Committee and to the Eastern and Eastern Extension Companies, in accordance with both paragraphs of the recommendations.\n\nIn regard to the question of Japanese telegraph stations in Manchuria, I am to state that an extract from your letter will be forwarded to His Majesty's Minister at Peking, with the request that he will do what he can to promote a settlement of the difficulties between China and Japan on the lines desired by Mr. Buxton.\n\nI am, &c. (Signed) F. A. CAMPBELL.\n\n[1865 r-2 -2]\n\n397", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 417077, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 403, "title": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\n2\n\nmuch more to be feared than that of the revolutionaries, and the present incident is taken as confirming this opinion. It is a fact that Europeans were never in any way interfered with by the rebels. The Imperial forces have also suffered in reputation from the disgusting scene which was witnessed after the taking of Hokou. All the rebels had evacuated the place, and practically all the rest of the population as well. Some half-dozen miserable coolies were, however, captured, and accused of giving information to the revolutionaries, which may have been true or may not. They were bound and taken to the public execution ground on a sand-bank in front of Hokou, and in full view of Laokay, where they were put to death in the most atrocious and fiendish manner, their bodies being afterwards subjected to nameless mutilations. Portions of their internal organs are said to have been taken away to eat, but this, though possible, cannot be held to be proved. Of the fact of the torture and mutilation there cannot be any doubt, as it was witnessed by many French people in Lackay. In the light of this behaviour of the troops, presumably with the concurrence of the authorities, the humanitarian and civilized sentiments recently uttered by the French-speaking Judicial Commissioner of Yunnan and Taotai of Mongtze in the interviews accorded by them to local journals, are looked upon here as so much hypocrisy. These two officials have left Hanoi and proceeded up to Yünnan.\n\nAn incident, which has not been reported in the press, has recently occurred also on the frontier of Kwangsi, near Langson, where a party of Chinese regular troops crossed over into French territory and sacked a small village. I imagine, however, that the soldiers were not acting in uniform and officially, but in their private capacity of brigands.\n\nThere are now over 800 revolutionaries in custody who have surrendered to the French authorities and been disarmed in connection with the recent events, and it is somewhat difficult to know what to do with them. At present they are to be interned on an island in the Baie d'Along (north of the Red River delta), known as the Ile des Daims, where they will be kept at the expense of the Chinese Government. Eventually they will probably be gradually deported in small numbers.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed)\nT. F. F. CARLISLE.\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[24531]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n[July 15.]\n\nSECTION 1.\n\nPost Office to Foreign Office.—(Received July 15.)\n\nSir,\n\nGeneral Post Office, London, July 13, 1908.\n\nWITH reference to previous correspondence, I am directed by the Postmaster-General to transmit the accompanying advance copy of a Report from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee on the question of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East, Mr. Buxton concurs in the recommendation of the Committee, and he would be glad to learn, at Sir Edward Grey's early convenience, whether he also concurs. Mr. Buxton is asking the other Departments represented on the Committee whether they also agree, and he will acquaint you as speedily as possible with their replies. In view of the presence in London of the Japanese Delegates to the Lisbon Conference, an early reply has been requested—if possible within one week from the date of this letter.\n\nIf no objection is taken by the Foreign Office or by any of the other Departments, Mr. Buxton would propose to inform the Japanese Delegates to the Lisbon Conference (who are now in this country), in accordance with paragraph 1 of the recommendations of the Committee, and also to communicate with the Eastern and Eastern Extension Companies in accordance with both paragraphs; and he assumes that in that case Sir Edward Grey will also make a communication to the Japanese Government in the sense of paragraph 1.\n\nIn this connection, I am to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 1st instant, inclosing a copy of a communication from Mr. Hesse, of the Eastern Extension Company, relative to the proposed Agreement between China and Japan in respect of the South Manchurian telegraphs.\n\nMr. Buxton understands that the facts in regard to the present position of the negotiations are as stated by Mr. Hesse; and he has learnt indirectly through the Japanese Delegates at the Lisbon Conference that there is no prospect of these terms being accepted by the Japanese Government, who are unlikely to agree to any modifications of their last proposal.\n\nFor the reasons mentioned in previous correspondence, Mr. Buxton thinks it highly desirable that everything possible should be done to remove this deadlock, and that, if Sir Edward Grey sees no objection, a further representation should be made to the Chinese Government with a view to their acceptance of the compromise proposed by Japan. Japan, at the suggestion of His Majesty's Government, has made large concessions; and the consequences to China which would arise from the non-acceptance of the Japanese proposal, through the termination of the Russo-Chinese Agreement concerning the North Manchurian telegraphs, and, in other ways, would probably be much more damaging than any which are likely to follow from its acceptance. In particular, Japan might claim a free hand with regard to the laying and working of the proposed Dalny-Chefoo cable. It is right to say, however, that Mr. Buxton has no reason to suppose that this course of action has occurred to the Japanese Government; and he thinks it would be undesirable for His Majesty's Government to do anything which might have the effect of suggesting it to them.\n\nI am, &c.\n(Signed)\nH. BABINGTON SMITH,\n\n[1865 p-1]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 417106, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 432, "title": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "} \n\nThis Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.\n\n32381\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\n[August 10.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n4-SEP 08\n\nSECTION 3.\n\n[27819]\n\nNo. 1.\n\nSir,\n\nPost Office to Foreign Office.--(Received August 10.)\n\nGeneral Post Office, August 8, 1908. WITH reference to your letter of the 17th ultimo, relating to a Report of the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee, containing certain recommendations in regard to the question of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East, I am directed by the Postmaster-General to transmit, for the information of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the accompanying copies of letters received from the other Departments represented on the Committee, from which it will be seen that, subject to an amendment proposed by the Colonial Office to the effect that the approval of His Majesty's Government should be confined to the statement that \"they have no objection to the proposed Heads of Agreement,\" the recommendations of the Committee have been approved.\n\nThe Postmaster-General considered that in the circumstances this amendment might be accepted, and, as the Japanese Delegates were on the point of departing from London, he arranged that the approval of His Majesty's Government, subject to the conditions laid down by the Committee, should be intimated to them in a letter of which a copy is inclosed.\n\nA copy is also inclosed of a communication sent to the Eastern Telegraph Company, in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee, together with a copy of a corresponding communication addressed to the Great Northern Telegraph Company.\n\nI am,\n\n&c. (Signed)\n\nH. BABINGTON SMITH.\n\nInclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\nTreasury to Post Office.\n\nSir,\n\nTreasury Chambers, July 16, 1908. I AM directed by the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury to acknowledge the receipt of your Report of the 14th instant, inclosing an advance copy of a Report from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee on the question of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East.\n\nI am to state, in reply, that my Lords concur in the recommendations of the Committee.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nG. H. MURRAY.\n\nSir,\n\nInclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\nWar Office to Post Office.\n\nWar Office, July 16, 1908.\n\nI AM commanded by the Army Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th instant, inclosing an advance copy of a Report from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee on the question of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East, and, in reply, to state that the Council concur in the recommendation of the Committee.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nE. W. D. WARD.\n\n[1905 k-3]\n\n429", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 417107, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 433, "title": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "Inclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\nColonial Office to Post Office.\n\nSir,\n\nDowning Street, July 18, 1908.\n\nI AM directed by the Earl of Crewe to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th instant, forwarding a Report by the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee on the improvement of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East.\n\n2. Lord Crewe is of opinion that the proposed communication to the Japanese Government should not contain the statement that His Majesty's Government \"would be glad to see an Agreement on these general lines entered into by the Japanese Government\" as proposed in the first Resolution of the Committee (p. 17 of Report), but subject to this he concurs in their recommendations.\n\nI am, &c.\n\nSir,\n\n(Signed)\n\nR. L. ANTROBUS.\n\nInclosure 4 in No. 1.\n\nIndia Office to Post Office.\n\nIndia Office, July 23, 1908.\n\nI AM directed by the Secretary of State for India in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th July, 1908, inclosing an advance copy of a Report from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee on the question of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East, and inquiring whether Lord Morley concurs in the recommendations of the Report.\n\nIn reply, I am to inform you that Lord Morley concurs in the proposed Agreement, but I am at the same time to request that this concurrence may not be taken to imply that the Secretary of State for India would be prepared to promote the arrangements recommended by the Committee by accepting charges against Indian telegraph revenue, which possibly might be proposed by the Administrations interested in the telegraphic traffic in the North Pacific.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n(Signed) T. R. BUCHANAN,\n\nInclosure 7 in No. 1.\n\nPost Office to Mr. Nakaya.\n\nGeneral Post Office, July 31, 1908.\n\nYOU are aware that His Majesty's Government have from time to time communicated with the Government of Japan in favour of\n\n1. The establishment of a direct communication between Japan and the British cable system; and\n\n2. The conclusion of an Agreement between Japan and the Cable Companies concerned for the maintenance of such reasonable rates for communication with Europe as might be arranged.\n\nWith this object in view His Majesty's Government used their interest with the Companies controlling the existing rates to Japan to obtain a reduction of those rates on a sliding scale similar to those adopted in certain cases for communication between Great Britain and her Colonies; and, as you are aware, the question was pursued at the recent International Telegraph Conference of Lisbon, with the result that the Cable Companies formulated certain proposals (applicable to correspondence between Japan and America as well as between Japan and Europe), as set forth in the accompanying Suggested Heads of Agreement between Japan and the Administrations interested in the Telegraphic Traffic in the North Pacific.*\n\nI am now able to inform you that His Majesty's Government have no objection to the proposed Heads of Agreement, except that they think that a definite date of termination should be inserted, and that the proposed new direct cable between Hong Kong and Japan should be laid independently of an increase of traffic, and in any case not later than 1912.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nH. BABINGTON SMITH.\n\nInclosure 5 in No. 1.\n\nBoard of Trade to Post Office.\n\nSir,\n\nBoard of Trade, July 25, 1908.\n\nWITH reference to your letter of the 13th instant, transmitting an advance copy of a Report from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee on the question of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East, I am directed by the Board of Trade to state, for the information of the Postmaster-General, that they concur in the recommendations of the Committee.\n\nI am,\n\n(Signed)\n\nT. H. W. PELHAM.\n\nInclosure 6 in No. 1.\n\nAdmiralty to Post Office.\n\nAdmiralty, July 30, 1908.\n\nWITH reference to your letter of the 18th July, I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the information of the Postmaster-General, that they concur in the recommendations contained in the Report from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee.\n\nPost Office to Sir J. Pender.\n\nGeneral Post Office, August 1908.\n\nWITH reference to previous correspondence and discussions at the Lisbon Conference on the subject of telegraphic communication with Japan and China, I am directed by the Postmaster-General to inclose, for the confidential information of the Eastern and Eastern Extension Telegraph Companies and the other Companies and Administrations concerned, a copy of a communication in which the Japanese Delegates to the Conference have been informed that His Majesty's Government have no objection to the proposed \"Heads of Agreement between Japan and the Administrations interested in the Telegraphic Traffic in the North Pacific,\" except that they think that a definite date of termination should be inserted, and that the proposed new direct cable between Hong Kong and Japan should be laid independently of an increase of traffic, and in any case not later than 1912.\n\nThe Secretary of State for India, in intimating that he concurs in the proposed Heads of Agreement, requests that this concurrence may not be taken to imply that he would be prepared to promote the arrangements set forth therein by accepting charges against Indian telegraph revenue which might possibly be proposed by the Administrations interested in the telegraphic traffic in the North Pacific.\n\nA copy of the communication made to the Japanese Delegates has also been sent to the Great Northern Company in view of the interest which it presents for that Company.\n\n* Not printed,\n\n430", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418278, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "page_number": 228, "title": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "content_text": "To Colonial Office!\n\nI circulate an advance copy of this Report of the Cables Committee as the G.P.O. wish to know at an early date whether H.M.G. will approve its recommendation.\n\nThe Report explains itself, & I cannot usefully add anything to my remarks within.\n\nThe special Agreement as to the Singapore section of the Eastern Extension Company's Cable to which reference is made will be found at Mr. 170, para. 97,8 below (see especially art. II.).\n\nI finally assume that we shall concur in the views of the Far Eastern Committee.\n\nSee proposed omission from para. 12, para. 14 of report, and para. 15.\n\nIt appears that the proposal made by Col. Seely is a grave matter.\n\nBR14B(2) Pu913", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418279, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "page_number": 229, "title": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "content_text": "W. & S. Ltd.-16679-6,000---10-07.\n\n-~~26993-8,000-1-08.\n\nAddress reply to-\"The Secretary General Post Office,'\n\nquoting Registered No.\n\n130,707/07.\n\nGENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON.\n\n14 July 1908.\n\n228\n\nSir,\n\nC.O.\n\n25596\n\n15 JUL 18\n\nI am directed by the Postmaster General to transmit the accompanying advance copy of a Report from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee on the question of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East.\n\nThe Postmaster General concurs in the recommendations of the Committee, and he would be glad to learn as soon as possible whether the Earl of Crewe also concurs, with a view to early action being taken.\n\nIn view of the urgency of the matter he ventures to request the favour of a reply within a week.\n\nTo Jer Secretary of State,\n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE.\n\nI am\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418280, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "page_number": 230, "title": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "content_text": "229\n\nAny further communication should be addressed to :\n\nTHE ASSISTANT SECRETARY,\n\n(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT),\n\nBOARD OF TRADE,\n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS,\n\nLONDON, S.W.\n\nAnd the following letter and number should be quoted :\n\nH.\n\n9408\n\nTelegraphic Address,\n\nBOARD TRADE, HARBOUR,\n\nLONDON.\n\nBOARD OF TRADE,\n\n(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT),\n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS,\n\nLONDON, S.W.\n\nM Fiddes\n\n7\n\nPage 277\n\n27th July, 1908.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by the Board of Trade to transmit herewith to be laid before the Secretary of State for the Colonies a copy of a Report which has been received from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee upon the subject of telegraphic communication with Japan and the Far East.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nThe Bellam\n\nUnder Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418281, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "page_number": 231, "title": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "content_text": "DRAFT\n\nThe Secretary\n\nGRO\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Sie...\n\nI am directed by the Earl of Crewe,\n\nSeen July 17\n\nAnd 29/08.\n\nto acknowledge the receipt of your\n\nletter no. 130707/07 of\n\nthe 18th instant forwarding\n\na report by the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee\n\non the improvement of telegraphic communication with Japan.\n\nMr. Fiddes\n\nMr. Just.\n\nMr. Antrobus.\n\nMr. Cox.\n\nSir C. Lucas.\n\nSir F. Hopwood.\n\nCol. Seely.\n\nThe Earl of Crewe,\n\n18 July 08\n\n25396 tkany 230\n\nRo", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 420877, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "page_number": 187, "title": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "content_text": "## Office or Individual.\n\nAgents \n\n1909 \n\nJapril \n\nLast Previous Paper.] \n\nYou \n\n11264 \n\n**HONG KONG** \n\n14397 \n\n**Kowloon Canton Railway.** \n\nEncloses copy `Rolling Stock` \n\nLOJALO, REC DOMESTIC. \n\nC 0. 180 14399 \n\nRec 29 APR 09 \n\nbetween Resident Engineer and Consulting Engineer from which it would appear that superstructures are to be built by a private firm. Also encloses copy letter to Consulting Engineers re: proposal of Resident Engineer to build workshop and running shed locally.\n\n1. Stubbs. \n\nIn para 178 \n\n5. letter of Feb 52 Tra Res. \"Engines wanted to know by cable whether the designs have been approved\" nothing to show had been sent for approval.\n\nIt may therefore be moral possible to stop the work being carried out.\n\n1739-A. & E. W.—20062/274 \n25000-11-08.\n\nNext subsequent Paper \n\nf.a. \n\n16986 \n\nThe C. A. inquiring Committee (see M. G. Harding's minute on 47623/08. \n\nCA. to teks Ash The CA.\n\nThe Sqs. vilins Thing would be \n\nThe C.E., hat gland to have, Mr. Grove's Traurigs cabled to ett \n\nверна 50 \n\nThe Colony,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 427760, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 308, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "The Secretary to the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee presents his compliments to the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, and begs leave to acknowledge the receipt of the Colonial Office letter of the 12th instant, No. 3760, transmitting, for the consideration of the Committee, Papers relative to the question of communication between a proposed wireless station on Pratas Island and the proposed station of the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies at Hong Kong.\n\nThe Papers have been duly circulated as requested.\n\nGENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON.\n\n15th February 1910.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 427923, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 471, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "HONG KONG\n\n21439\n\nC A\n\n21439\n\nRECE Ref 13 JUL 10\n\nWireless Telegraph Stations at Hong Kong and Iraq Island.\n\n455\n\nand offtake.\n\n910 July\n\nprevious Paper.\n\nSun d\n\nHKm\n\nfun\n\nExpy\n\nreport of best means of handling traffic between stations proposed to be established.\n\n1836 HK\n\nresie pola of t\n\n$1,650-1. 44,000. 9. A.&W.\n\nsequent Paper.\n\nMr. Studio Collins\n\ngeneral question of high-power stations throughout the Empire is dealt with in a report of the Cables Committee separately circulated.\n\nI am to inform you, ref. to 7647/1919 and 10836, that Hmg. are not yet in a position to come to a decision as to the establishment of a high-power wireless station at Hong Kong, but that the matter is still under consideration.\n\nIn the meantime, this question need not interfere with the proposed low-power...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 427924, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 472, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "hower station to be erected by the Eastern Extension Tel. Co. & Marconi to \n\nthe \n\nwould be \n\nreferred to in despatch No. 2476 Gen., \n\nroom at Hong Kong for station of each kind. \n\n86199 \n\nto 1st enclosure in 3619 proposed wireless \n\nPratas Island it \n\nwith the \n\n0 \n\nC \n\nAny further communication should be addressed to \n\nTHE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, \n\n(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT), \n\nBOARD OF TRADE, \n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS, \n\nLONDON, S.W. \n\nAnd the following letter and number \n\n466 0 \n\n21439 \n\nBOARD OF TRADE, Ref. 13 X 10 \n\na \n\nshould be quoted :-- \n\n8096. \n\nthat if the \n\n08 station is erected on \n\nmay probably \n\nconsent of the \n\nthat each it should \n\nthe Cos \n\nstation \n\nThe Admy. consider its communicating \n\nStation. \n\nbe \n\narranged, \n\ntwo Companies, \n\ncommunicate with \n\nwhich \n\nwould be preferable to \n\nthe naval with \n\nat H. Kong, \n\n(Cp. despatch to Straits on 12285 Straits) \n\nTelegraphic Address. BOARD TRADE, HARBOUR, LONDON. \n\n20. \n\nSir, \n\n(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT), \n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS, \n\nLONDON, S.W. 12th July, 1910. \n\nI am directed by the Board of Trade to transmit, \n\nherewith, to be laid before the Secretary of State for \n\nthe Colonies, a copy of a Report which has been received \n\nfrom the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee upon the \n\nsubject of communication between the proposed wireless \n\ntelegraph station of the Eastern Extension and Marconi \n\nCompanies at Hong Kong and the proposed station of the \n\nChinese Government at Pratas Island. \n\nI am to add that the Board assume that, if Lord \n\nCrewe sees no objection, he will take the necessary \n\nsteps to give effect to the recommendations of the \n\nCommittee contained in the Report. \n\nI have the honour to be, \n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\n27 marword", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 427925, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 473, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "CO 21439\n\nRef 13 JUL 10\n\nConfidential.\n\nRECR 809497\n\nSerial No. 141.\n\nREDC 4 JUN. 1910\n\nHARBOUR DEPARTMENTIES\n\nCOMMITTEE ON LANDING-RIGHTS FOR SUBMARINE CABLES.\n\nQUESTION OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PROPOSED WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION OF EASTERN EXTENSION AND MARCONI COMPANIES AT HONG KONG AND PROPOSED STATION OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT AT PRATAS ISLAND.\n\nMeeting of 27th April 1910. Report of 23rd May 1910.\n\nHowever, to fully follow the instructions and correct minor errors:\n\nCO21439\n\nRef 13 JUL 10\n\nConfidential.\n\nRECR809497\n\nSerial No. 141.\n\nREDC 4 JUN. 1910\n\nHARBOUR DEPARTMENTS\n\nCOMMITTEE ON LANDING-RIGHTS FOR SUBMARINE CABLES.\n\nQUESTION OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PROPOSED WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION OF EASTERN EXTENSION AND MARCONI COMPANIES AT HONG KONG AND PROPOSED STATION OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT AT PRATAS ISLAND.\n\nMeeting of 27th April 1910. Report of 23rd May 1910.\n\nCorrected version in HTML as per the guidelines:\nCO21439\n\nRef 13 JUL 10\n\nConfidential.\n\nRECR809497\n\nSerial No. 141.\n\nREDC 4 JUN. 1910\n\nHARBOUR DEPARTMENTS\n\nCOMMITTEE ON LANDING-RIGHTS FOR SUBMARINE CABLES.\n\nQUESTION OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PROPOSED WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION OF EASTERN EXTENSION AND MARCONI COMPANIES AT HONG KONG AND PROPOSED STATION OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT AT PRATAS ISLAND.\n\nMeeting of 27th April 1910. Report of 23rd May 1910.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 427926, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 474, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "QUESTION OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PROPOSED WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION OF EASTERN EXTENSION AND MARCONI COMPANIES AT HONG KONG AND PROPOSED STATION OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT AT PRATAS ISLAND.\n\nTO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE,\n\nThe Cables (Landing-Rights) Committee have the honour to submit the following Report:\n\n1. A meeting of the Committee was held on the 27th April 1910. Mr. Tennant presided, and there were also present:\n\nMr. Johnson (Colonial Office),\n\nMr. Kirk (India Office),\n\nMr. Law (Foreign Office),\n\nColonel Macdonogh (War Office),\n\nMr. Mackay (Post Office),\n\nColonel White (Admiralty),\n\nMr. Wilkins (Treasury), and\n\nMr. Brown (Secretary).\n\n2. The Committee considered a proposal which had been made for communication between the projected low-power wireless telegraph station of the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies at Hong Kong and a similar station to be erected by the Chinese Government on Pratas Island (about 200 miles to the south-east of Hong Kong), for the purpose of transmitting weather reports to the mainland, in order to give warning to shipping of approaching storms. See No. 1 (with enclosures) and No. 2 of the annexed correspondence. See also Report No. 127.\n\n3. Mr. Johnson explained that, before the Governor of Hong Kong had learnt the decision to grant a license to the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies for a low-power station in that Colony, he had submitted proposals for the establishment of a high-power Government station there (see No. 3 of the annexed correspondence, with enclosures). The question of providing such a station would, Mr. Johnson assumed, depend on the decision ultimately arrived at as to the proposed establishment of a net-work of wireless communication throughout the Empire (see Reports Nos. 134 and 140). This question need not, however, affect the proposed grant of a license to the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies for a low-power station, as there would, he understood, be room at Hong Kong for a station of each kind.\n\nAs regards the proposal that the lower-power station at Hong Kong should communicate with the projected station of the Chinese Government at Pratas Island, Mr. Johnson said that it had been the intention that the license to the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies should be limited to communication with ships: but there seemed to be no objection to an exception being made in favour of communication between Hong Kong and Pratas Island, in the same way that an exception had already been agreed to as regards communication between Labuan (Sarawak) and the proposed station of the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies at Singapore (see Report No. 135).\n\n4. Colonel White said that the Admiralty saw no objection to the proposed communication, and the Committee generally concurred.\n\n(Signed)\n\nGEORGE W. JOHNSON,\n\nH. A. KIRK,\n\nA. LAW,\n\nG. M. W. MACDONOGH,\n\nR. J. MACKAY,\n\nH. S. NEVILLE WHITE,\n\nROLAND WILKINS.\n\nNo. 1.\n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE to ADMIRALTY.\n\nDowning Street, 22nd January 1910.\n\nWITH reference to the letter from this Department of the 16th of October 1908,\n\nI am directed by the Earl of Crewe to transmit to you to be laid before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty a copy of a despatch (No. 435, 26th November) from His Majesty's Minister at Peking with regard to the suggested erection of a wireless telegraph station on Pratas Island.\n\n2. I am to inquire whether, if this Station is established, the Lords Commissioners will agree to its communicating with the Naval Station at Hong Kong (as suggested by Vice-Admiral Lambton in his letter to the Governor of Hong Kong enclosed in the above-mentioned letter), or whether their Lordships are of opinion that it should communicate with the new Wireless Telegraph Station proposed to be erected by the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company and the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, to which reference is made in the Report of the Cable (Landing-Rights) Committee dated the 27th September 1909 (Serial No. 127). In the latter case the matter will be referred to the Committee to consider the question of thus extending the conditions of the proposed license to the Companies in question, as the Committee recommended that that license should be strictly limited to communication with ships.\n\nI am, &c.,\n\nH. W. JUST.\n\nEnclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\nPeking, 26th November 1909.\n\nIN my despatch No. 170 of 8th May last I stated the reasons which made it inexpedient for me to approach the Chinese Government at that time regarding the erection of a wireless telegraph station on the Pratas Islands, and I added that I might possibly find a suitable opportunity later on of submitting Sir Frederick Lugard's suggestion to the favourable consideration of the Wai Wu Pu.\n\nSir Frederick Lugard having reverted to the subject, I consulted my Japanese colleague and inquired whether, as the Pratas Islands difficulty had apparently been settled with Japan, he had any objection to the proposal. Mr. Ijnouye telegraphed to Tokio, and in due course assured me that there was no objection on the part of the Japanese Government.\n\nIn these circumstances, it appeared to me unnecessary to refer to your instructions, and in a Memorandum of the 19th instant, copy of which is enclosed, I accordingly submitted the proposal to the Wai Wu Pu, and at an interview on the same day I supplemented this by a verbal explanation of all the circumstances which told in favour of the undertaking.\n\nIn their reply of November 25th, copy of which is likewise enclosed, the Wai Wu Pu inform me that the matter was referred to the consideration of the Board of Communications, and that the Viceroy of Canton has been instructed to make the necessary arrangements without delay.\n\nI am forwarding a copy of this despatch to the Governor of Hong Kong.\n\nSir Edward Grey, Bart., M.P.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nJ. N. JORDAN.\n\n(Signed)\n\nF. J. BROWN,\n\nG. M. W. MACDONOGH,\n\nR. J. MACKAY,\n\nH. S. NEVILLE WHITE,\n\nROLAND WILKINS.\n\nEnclosure 2 in No. 1. MEMORANDUM.\n\nSecretary,\n\n23rd May 1910.\n\nMr. Tennant was unable to sign this Report on account of illness.\n\n19th November 1909.\n\nThe institution of an observation station with a wireless telegraph installation on Pratas Island would be of great advantage during the typhoon season for the forecasting of storms in the southern portions of the China Seas, and a protection to all shipping frequenting the southern coasts of China.\n\nE (33)4685. Pk. 25. 50. 6/10, E. & S.\n\nA 2\n\n458", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 434323, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 324, "title": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "# No. 4\n**Commercial**\n`(643/11)`\n\nSir:-\n\nThe Honourable \nFOREIGN OFFICE, \nJanuary 30th, 1911. \n4246 \n322 \n\nWith reference to your despatch No. 52 Commercial of the 10th October last, with regard to the proposal to establish wireless telegraphic communication between Hong Kong and Macao, I have to inform you that it has been ascertained that there is no room for two low power stations at Hong Kong and that Mr. Robert Taylor has already been refused a license by the Colonial Office in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on landing rights for Submarine Cables. The Colonial Office however see no objection to an extension of the license for the Hong Kong station to admit of communication with Macao, provided that suitable arrangements can be made between the Portuguese Government and the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, who are to work the station at Hong Kong.\n\nSir F. Villiers, G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G., \n&c., &c., &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 434324, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 325, "title": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "( \n\nC 323 \n\n) \nI accordingly request that you will return a reply \nto the Portuguese Government in this sense. \n\nA copy of the Report of a meeting of the Cables \n(Landing Rights) Committee which was held to consider this \nquestion is enclosed for your information. \n\nI am, &c., \n(Signed)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436243, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 75, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "Any further communication should be addressed to :-*\n\n-THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY,\n\n(Harbour Department),\n\nBOARD OF TRADE,\n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS,\n\nLONDON, S.W.,\n\nAnd the following letter and number should be quoted :---\n\nH. 16474.\n\nTelegraphic Address,\n\nBOARD TRADE, HARBOUR,\n\nLONDON.\n\n \n\nBOARD OF TRADE\n\n2145\n\n(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT)\n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS,\n\nLONDON, S.W.\n\n21st January, 1911.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by the Board of Trade to transmit herewith, to be laid before the Secretary of State for the Colonies a copy of a Report which has been received from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee upon the subject of a proposed wireless communication between Hong-Kong and Macao.\n\n*\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nThe Clerk", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436244, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 76, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "3\n\nD\n\nConfidential.\n\n74\n\nSerial No. 147.\n\n2145\n\nCOMMITTEE ON LANDING-RIGHTS FOR SUBMARINE CABLES 21 JAN ||\n\nREPORT AS TO PROPOSED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HONG-KONG AND MACAO.\n\nMeeting of 24th November 1910. Report of 7th December 1910.\n\nS\n\n1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436245, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 77, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "REPORT AS TO PROPOSED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HONG-KONG AND MACAO.\n\nNo. 1.\n\nBRITISH AMBASSADOR AT LISBON to FOREIGN OFFICE.\n\nNo. 52.-Commercial.\n\nSIR,\n\nLisbon, 3rd October 1910.\n\nTO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE.\n\nThe Cables (Landing-Rights) Committee have the honour to submit the following Report:--\n\n1. A meeting of the Committee was held on the 24th November 1910, presided over by Mr. Tennant, and there were also present:\n\nCaptain Fitz Maurice (Admiralty),\n\nMr. Johnson (Colonial Office),\n\nMr. Kirk (India Office),\n\nMr. Law (Foreign Office),\n\nColonel Macdonogh (War Office),\n\nMr. Mackay (Post Office),\n\nMr. Pelham (Board of Trade),\n\nMr. Wilkins (Treasury),\n\nand Mr. Simon (Secretary).\n\n2. The Committee considered an inquiry from the Portuguese Government whether permission should be granted to Mr. R. Taylor, a British subject resident at Hong-Kong, to establish communication by wireless telegraphy between Hong-Kong and Macao, a Portuguese island about 40 miles from Hong-Kong (see the annexed correspondence).\n\n3. Mr. Mackay said that there was no room for two low-power stations at Hong-Kong, and Mr. Taylor had already been refused a license by the Colonial Office on the ground that a license was to be granted to the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies (in accordance with the Committee's recommendation in Report Serial No. 127). The question was whether communication might be established between the station which would be erected by these Companies and a station at Macao. Suitable arrangements would have to be made between the Portuguese Government and the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, who were to work the station at Hong-Kong.\n\nMr. Johnson said that the Colonial Office saw no objection to an extension of the license for the Hong-Kong station to admit of communication with Macao. The Committee had already recommended in favour of giving special permission for that station to communicate with a Chinese Government station on Pratas Island (about 200 miles away) for the receipt of weather reports (see Report Serial No. 141). The present proposal was analogous to that of the Netherland Government for the establishment of communication by wireless telegraphy between Paramaribo and British Guiana, the acceptance of which the Committee had already recommended, provided that suitable arrangements could be made by the Netherland Government with the West India and Panama Telegraph Company (see Report Serial No. 146).\n\n4. The Committee agreed to recommend that a reply in this sense be given to the Portuguese Government.\n\n(Signed)\n\nH. J. TENNANT (Chairman).\n\nMAURICE FITZMAURICE.\n\nG. W. JOHNSON.\n\nH. A. KIRK.\n\nA. LAW.\n\nG. M. W. MACDONOGH.\n\nR. J. MACKAY.\n\nT. H. W. PELHAM.\n\nROLAND WILKINS.\n\nL. SIMON, Secretary,\n\n7th December 1910.\n\nI HAVE the honour to enclose translation of a memorandum communicated to me by the Minister for Foreign Affairs respecting an application from Mr. Robert Taylor, a resident in Hong-Kong, for permission to establish connection by wireless telegraphy between the Colony and Macao.\n\nThe Portuguese Government desire to have the opinion of His Majesty's Government with regard to Mr. Taylor's application, and I shall be glad to receive your instructions upon the subject.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nF. H. VILLIERS.\n\nTranslation.\n\nEnclosure in No. 1.\n\nThe British subject Robert Taylor, resident in Hong-Kong, has applied to the Portuguese Government for permission to establish a connection with Macao by means of wireless telegraphy. The Portuguese Government would be disposed, in principle, to take the request of this British subject into consideration. In accordance, however, with the reasons which determine that the opinion of His Britannic Majesty's Government should be first taken in these matters, the Portuguese Government have the honour to inform His Excellency Sir Francis Villiers of the application in question, and would be glad to know whether the British Government think the request made by Mr. R. Taylor worthy of consideration.\n\nLisbon, 29th September 1910.\n\nNo. 2.\n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE to FOREIGN OFFICE.\n\nNo. 31,521/10. (39,244.)\n\nSIR,\n\nDowning Street, 27th October 1910.\n\nI AM directed by the Earl of Crewe to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th October (36,583) enclosing a translation of a memorandum communicated by the Portuguese Minister for Foreign Affairs, respecting Mr. Taylor's application for permission to establish connection by wireless telegraphy between Hong-Kong and Macao.\n\n2. Subject to Secretary Sir. E. Grey's concurrence, Lord Crewe proposes to refer the matter to the Cables (Landing-Rights) Committee with a view to considering whether the station to be erected at Hong-Kong by the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company and Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company, Limited, could be allowed to communicate with a station at Macao.\n\n3. Mr. Taylor has already been refused a license to establish a wireless station in Hong Kong on the ground that a license has been promised to the above-mentioned Companies.\n\n4. I am to take this opportunity of forwarding, with reference to your letter of the 22nd December 1909 (45,215), the enclosed copy of a Secret despatch to the Officer Administering the Government of Hong-Kong on the subject of wireless installations in the Colony and communication with the proposed station on Pratas Island.\n\nI am, &c.,\n\nH. BERTRAM COX.\n\nPage 3\n\nPage 3\n\n(33)6857. Pk. 32. 50. 12/10. E. & S.\n\n*Not printed.\n\nPage 4\n\nPage 4", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436246, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 78, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "SIR,\n\nHong-Kong. --Secret.\n\nEnclosure in No. 2.\n\nDowning Street, 20th July 1910. With reference to Sir F. Lugard's telegram of the 14th of March and his confidential despatches of the 1st and 11th of the same month, I have the honour to inform you that His Majesty's Government have not yet been able to come to a final decision as to the suggested establishment of a high-power wireless telegraph station at Hong-Kong, but that the matter is still under consideration.\n\n2. In the meantime, however, this question need not interfere with the establishment of the proposed low-power station to be erected by the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, Limited, and Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company, Limited (see my despatch Miscellaneous of the 1st of February last), as I am advised that there would be room in Hong-Kong for a low-power as well as for a high-power station.\n\n3. I have to add, with reference to the first enclosure in Sir F. Lugard's Secret despatch of the 4th of September 1908, that if the proposed wireless station is erected on Pratas Island, it may probably be arranged with the consent of the two Companies above mentioned that the Pratas station should communicate with their station at Hong-Kong. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are of opinion that this course would be preferable to arranging for communication between Pratas Island and the Naval wireless station at Hong-Kong as suggested by Sir F. Lugard.\n\nThe Officer Administering the Government of Hong-Kong.\n\nNo. 3.\n\nFOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.\n\nI have, &c.,\nCREWE.\n\n1911\n\nDark Trake\nDate.\nJau\ny\nast previous Paper.\n\n2341 0\nNO\n23 JA.. I'\n2184\n\nMorphuic & Cocaine\nA\nLoubts adcrcability of exclation. dexgried to restrect export of preparations\nunless & until some international exement is dried at to prevent indirect\n\nSee on 2716.\nin die\n\nSIR,\n\n(39,241/10.)\n\nForeign Office, 4th November 1910. With reference to your letter No. 31,521/1910, of the 27th ultimo, respecting Mr. Taylor's application for permission to establish connection by wireless telegraphy between Hong-Kong and Macao, I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to state that he concurs in the Earl of Crewe's proposal to refer the matter to the Cables (Landing-Rights) Committee.\n\nI am, &c.,\nW. LANGLEY.\n\nyeth de fray of Mady\n\n(315). Wt.28,032 -50.\n40,000. 11-10. A.RE, W.\n\next subsequent Paper\n776", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436254, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 86, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "Any further communication should be addressed to--\n\nTHE ASSISTANT SECRETARY,\n\n(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT),\n\nBOARD OF TRADE,\n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS,\n\nLONDON, S.W.\n\nAnd the following letter and number should be quoted →→\n\nH. 8356.\n\nTelegraphic Address.\n\nBOARD TRADE, HARBOUR, LONDON,\n\n21370 84 RECO S 6o 30 JUN 11\n\nBOARD OF TRADE,\n\n(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT),\n\n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS,\n\nLONDON, S.W.,\n\n29th June, 1911.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by the Board of Trade to transmit herewith, to be laid before the Secretary of State for the Colonies a copy of a Report which has been received from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee upon an application by Mr R. Taylor for a licence to erect an experimental wireless station at Hong Kong.\n\nI am to add that the Board assume that, if the Secretary of State sees no objection, he will take the necessary steps to give effect to the recommendation of the Committee contained in paragraph 4 of the Report.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nTow liter\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436255, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 87, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "Confidential.\n\n85\n\nC.O.\n\n21370\n\nSerial No. 161.\n\nRECO & 30 JUN 11\n\nCOMMITTEE ON LANDING-RIGHTS FOR SUBMARINE CABLES.\n\nREPORT ON AN APPLICATION BY MR. R. TAYLOR FOR A LICENSE TO ERECT AN EXPERIMENTAL WIRELESS STATION AT HONG KONG.\n\nMeeting of 23rd May 1911.\n\nReport of 9th June 1911.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436256, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 88, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "REPORT ON AN APPLICATION BY MR. R. TAYLOR FOR A LICENSE TO ERECT AN EXPERIMENTAL WIRELESS STATION\n\nAT HONG KONG.\n\nTO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE,\n\nThe Cables (Landing-Rights) Committee have the honour to submit the following\n\nreport:\n\n1. A meeting of the Committee was held on the 23rd May 1911. Mr. Tennant presided, and there were also present—\n\nCaptain FitzMaurice (Admiralty),\n\nMr. Johnson (Colonial Office),\n\nMr. Kirk (India Office),\n\nMr. Law (Foreign Office),\n\nColonel Macdonogh (War Office),\n\nMr. Mackay (Post Office),\n\nMr. Pelham (Board of Trade),\n\nand\n\nMr. Simon (Secretary).\n\n2. The Committee considered an application by Mr. R. Taylor for a license to conduct experiments in wireless telegraphy at Hong Kong (see Report Serial No. 147, and the annexed Memorandum).\n\n3. Mr. Johnson said that he was not now prepared to press the suggestion which he had put before the members of the Committee some months ago, that a license should be granted to Mr. Taylor to experiment until such time as the station of the Eastern and Marconi Companies should be erected at Hong Kong (see Report Serial No. 127). He hoped that this station would be working before very long; and so far as he was aware, it might perhaps be as well to refuse Mr. Taylor a license.\n\nMr. Taylor had not yet obtained permission to erect a station at Macao.\n\nCaptain FitzMaurice said that the Admiralty had no particular objection to the issue of a license in this case, apart from the general objection to allowing experimenters to work in the neighbourhood of Admiralty stations.\n\n4. The Committee thought that there was no strong reason for granting Mr. Taylor a license; and as there was already an Admiralty station at Hong Kong, and a commercial station was about to be established, the safer course seemed to be to refuse to permit the erection of another station, even for experimental purposes. They accordingly agreed to recommend that Mr. Taylor's application should be refused.\n\n(Signed)\n\nL. SIMON,\n\nSecretary,\n\n9th June 1911.\n\n(Signed)\n\nH. J. TENNANT (Chairman).\n\nMAURICE FITZMAURICE.\n\nG. W. JOHNSON.\n\nH. A. KIRK.\n\nA. LAW.\n\nG. M. W. MACDONOGH.\n\nR. J. MACKAY,\n\nT. H. W. PELHAM.\n\nPage 3\n\nMEMORANDUM.\n\nMr. R. Taylor, who has already been refused permission to establish a commercial wireless telegraph station at Hong Kong because a license is to be granted to the Eastern Extension and Marconi Companies, now asks that he should be given merely an experimental license (see the Governor's despatch of 15th December 1910 attached). If the Portuguese Government give him a license for a station at Macao, which that Government has been told might communicate with the proposed Companies' station at Hong Kong, provided suitable arrangements with the Companies could be made (see Report No. 147, and Foreign Office letter to Sir F. Villiers of 30th January 1911), there will perhaps be no objection, supposing the Macao station is established before the station at Hong Kong, to allowing Mr. Taylor to experiment at Hong Kong until such time as the Companies' station at Hong Kong is erected.\n\n(Signed) GEORGE W. JOHNSON,\n\n11th February 1911.\n\n(No. 418.)\n\nSIR,\n\nNo. 1.\n\nHong Kong, 15th December 1910.\n\nWITH reference to Lord Crewe's despatch No. 227 of the 19th of last August, I have the honour to forward copies of letters dated the 15th ultimo and 3rd instant addressed to me by Mr. R. Taylor and to inquire what reply should be made to his application for permission to erect a wireless installation in this Colony for experimental purposes only.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nThe Right Hon. Lewis Harcourt, M.P., &c. &c. &c.\n\nYOUR EXCELLENCY,\n\nEnclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\nF. D. LUGARD,\n\nGovernor, &c.\n\nOriental Hotel, Hong Kong, 15th November 1910.\n\nI HAVE the honour to be very grateful to your Excellency for your great kindness and courtesy in connection with my recent application to the Secretary of State for the Colonies for a license to erect and establish a commercial wireless station in Hong Kong, and while I regret that it has not been considered advisable to grant me such a license, I feel confident that, had it been at all possible, your Excellency would have been only too pleased to have it so.\n\nBeing greatly interested in wireless telegraphy, and having been at considerable expense in purchasing the necessary apparatus, believing as I did that my reading of the Wireless Telegraph Ordinances was the correct one, namely, that a license could be obtained for the installation and working of wireless telegraphy at the discretion of the Governor of the Colony for the time being, I venture to again approach your Excellency for permission to establish wireless telegraphy apparatus for experimental work only, such permits being granted by the Postmaster General in England. By the Wireless Telegraphy Ordinances in force in the Colony no one is allowed to establish such apparatus even for experimental work, and this, I respectfully beg to submit, throws a very great hardship on persons desirous of experimenting with wireless telegraphy unless a permit be granted, and under these circumstances I trust your Excellency will be able to extend a similar courtesy to me as the Postmaster General does in the case of experimenters in England, when I shall be pleased to make a proper application through the recognised channels.\n\nUnder such a permit the experimenter could be fined or imprisoned or both and have all the apparatus confiscated for any breach or transgression of the conditions of the permit, and as experimental stations are entirely outside the Wireless Telegraphy Convention, November 3, 1906, signed by most of the Powers, every interest would be safeguarded. With the permission of your Excellency I would also respectfully bring to your notice the fact that under the International Wireless Telegraphy Convention referred to above private stations are allowed to be erected with the permission of the Governments of the respective Powers, the only restriction being\n\nE(33)0003. Pk. 47. 50, 6/11. E. & S.\n\nPage 86", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436257, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 89, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "4\n\nimposed by the Convention being that any station shall be bound to receive a message from a ship in distress.\n\nAwaiting the favour of your Excellency's favourable reply,\n\nHis Excellency\n\nSir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O.,\n\nGovernor of Hong Kong,\n\nGovernment House, Hong Kong.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nR. TAYLOR,\n\nBoli 21370 6911 Ittany 87\n\nYOUR EXCELLENCY,\n\nEnclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\nGrand Hotel, No. 2, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, 3rd December 1910.\n\nON or about the 15th of November I had the honour to address your Excellency praying that you, Sir, would be able to see your way clear to extend to me a permit to use a wireless telegraph outfit for experimental purposes only, a courtesy which is extended to experimenters in England by the Postmaster General, but as I have not yet received a reply from your Excellency, I fear that my application must have gone astray, it having been posted at the Hong Kong Post Office.\n\nBeing deeply interested in wireless telegraphy, and having been at considerable expense in purchasing an instrument, believing, according to the ordinances dealing with the subject, that a license for wireless telegraphy could be obtained in Hong Kong, it inflicts a very great hardship on experimenters if a permit be not granted, more especially when permits are granted in England. I would also respectfully bring to your Excellency's notice that such a permit is entirely outside the Wireless Telegraphy Convention of November 3, 1906, and, therefore, as suitable regulations would govern its erection, I pray that your Excellency will favour me with a favourable reply.\n\nI am entirely at the service of your Excellency for any other information you may desire in this respect, and would assure you, Sir, that it would be my constant endeavour, should your Excellency favour me with a permit, to do nothing outside what such regulations would permit.\n\nHis Excellency\n\nSir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O.,\n\nGovernor of Hong Kong,\n\nGovernment House, Hong Kong.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nROBERT TAYLOR.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nHong Kong\n\nConfidential\n\nFor Lugard.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Alabaster \"17\n\nMr. Fiddes.\n\nMr. Just.\n\nSir C. Lucas.\n\n6 Feb. 1911\n\nref to my\n\nthe 16th Feb.\n\nConf. desp. of\n\nI am not prepared\n\nto approve\n\nthe grant\n\nNo. 2.\n\nSIR,\n\nNo. 4, Commercial. (2643/11)\n\nForeign Office, January 30th, 1911. WITH reference to your despatch No. 52, Commercial, of the 10th October last, with regard to the proposal to establish wireless telegraphic communication between Hong Kong and Macao, I have to inform you that it has been ascertained that there is no room for two low-power stations at Hong Kong, and that Mr. Robert Taylor has already been refused a license by the Colonial Office in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on Landing-Rights for Submarine Cables. The Colonial Office, however, see no objection to an extension of the license for the Hong Kong station to admit of communication with Macao, provided that suitable arrangements can be made between the Portuguese Government and the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, who are to work the station at Hong Kong.\n\nI accordingly request that you will return a reply to the Portuguese Government in this sense.\n\nA copy of the report of a meeting of the Cables (Landing-Rights) Committee which was held to consider this question is enclosed for your information.\n\nThe Honourable Sir F. Villiers, G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G.,\n\n&c.\n\n&c.\n\n&c.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nLord Lucas.\n\nMr. Harcourt.\n\n(1107)\n\nof permission\n\nMy R. Taylor\n\nto erect\n\na wireless installation\n\nfor experimental\n\npurposes only\n\nand\n\nthe enclosures\n\ndsf\n\nNo 418\n\nof 15th Dec 1910.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 438865, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-392 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [9-10]", "page_number": 178, "title": "CO129-392 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [9-10]", "content_text": "3\n\n3203\n\nMarconi Company\n\nHOUSE OF COMMONS\n\nMr. Lloyd George.] and, as he knows, I entirely accept his attitude. Whatever assistance the Treasury can afford for this purpose will be very gladly given.\n\nMr. DUKE: May I draw attention to the fact that some of the county councils are put in a position of much disadvantage with regard to local licences by reason of the appointment, under the Finance Act of 1910, of the year 1908-9 as the governing year which decides the apportionment of the Licence Duties between the funds under the control of the county councils and the funds which go to the Road Improvement Board.\n\nDevon, for instance, county council finds itself deprived of several thousand pounds which in ordinary circumstances would have come to it, not arising from the increase of Motor Duties, but from duties on traps and to some extent from the greater vigilance of the county councils and the local authorities. I think that the matter has been mentioned to the Treasury on one or two occasions, and I should be glad if the right hon. Gentleman would look into it and see whether there has not been a substantial breach of the pledge given that the county councils should not suffer by the method of distribution. I am sure that this matter will be regarded as non-contentious and that the right hon. Gentleman will probably see his way to do what is desired.\n\nMr. LLOYD GEORGE: I shall certainly look into the matter. I know the point to which the hon. Gentleman refers.\n\nQuestion put, and agreed to.\n\nBill read the third time and passed.\n\nLONDON INSTITUTION (TRANSFER)—(RECOMMITTED)—BILL.\n\nConsidered in Committee; reported without Amendments; read the third time, and passed.\n\nMARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED.\n\nMotion made, and Question proposed, \"That the Agreement between Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company, Limited, Commendatore Guglielmo Marconi, and the Postmaster-General, with regard to the establishment of a chain of Imperial Wireless Stations, be approved.\"\n\nPage 205\n\nAgreement. Office, of the Colonial Office, and of the Post Office. The High Commissioners of Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa were good enough to accept seats on the Committee and attend its meetings. All the Government experts in wireless telegraphy were also members of that Committee, which was a large Committee, consisting altogether of about twenty members. I acted as Chairman. The Committee first met on 9th August, 1911, and, after considering the question where the stations should be placed and in what way the Governments concerned could best co-operate, it proceeded to consider what steps could properly be taken in order to the erection of these stations. Three courses were open to the Government. It might have taken upon itself to erect the stations through its own engineers and officers; it might have invited tenders from any contractors who considered they were in a position to erect them; or it might have negotiated with the Marconi Company, which had previously made a further offer of a different kind, to which I will refer later.\n\nsecure\n\nment.\n\nMarconi Company\n\n7 AUGUST 1912 Agreement.\n\ntractive offer. It involved no expenditure on our part; it would have enabled rates for communication to have been reduced, but, on the other hand, it would have given the Marconi Company a monopoly of this form of communication throughout those parts of the Empire, for wireless telegraphy is in itself to a great extent a natural monopoly. It is impossible to erect a number of stations side by side with one another in a comparatively small area on account of the risk of mutual interference.\n\nIf this request chain of Imperial wireless stations, the Marconi Company had been offered they would have had in their own hands during a period of twenty years entire control of wireless telegraphy throughout large areas of our Dominions. The first is that the erection of long range wireless telegraphy stations at suitable points throughout the Empire is in itself desirable; indeed, they will be useful for commercial purposes, and are likely to contribute to the cheapening of telegraphic communications between various portions of the Empire. In time of war, however we may anticipate war, it is of course the primary duty of the Government to make provision for Imperial defence. Should war unhappily occur, cables are always liable to be cut, and of course it is for strategic reasons exceedingly desirable that some alternative means of communication should be provided, and, further, that it should be a means like this, which enables communication to be kept up with the Fleet and with merchant ships. The problem of our Empire is largely a problem of communications, and the more the Government is able to improve Imperial communications the better it is.\n\nThe second point with respect to which I think there will be no controversy is that these stations, when they are erected, ought properly to be in the hands of the Government or of the Governments in different parts of the Empire, and should not be in the hands of a private company. In March, 1910, the Marconi Company requested the grant of a licence for the erection of long range wireless stations at eighteen points throughout the Empire. They promised that they would charge low rates for telegraphic communications between those stations. They asked for no subsidy and for no payment of any kind, but that their licence should be for a period of twenty years, with the right of purchase to be in the hands of the Government at the end of that time.\n\nPage 206\n\nOn the question whether or not the Government should itself erect the stations it was at once clear that the Post Office was not in a position to do so. Although we have a number of comparatively small wireless stations around our own coasts, the Post Office has no direct experience of the working of long range telegraphy, and although it is carefully watching its developments throughout the world, its engineers and officers themselves have not had direct experience of the actual direction and management of long range stations. Further, we have not the staff which could possibly undertake an enterprise of this kind. The Admiralty might have been in a position to erect the stations, and were prepared to do so if it was necessary, but they were very reluctant to undertake the work for the reason that it would have meant devoting the whole of their expert staff to this enterprise during a period probably of some years, and diverting them from their proper and normal duties of looking after the wireless telegraph system of the Navy on board ship and on land. It was therefore decided that, if necessary, the point should be further considered. The natural course, no doubt, when any Government Department or Departments was undertaking any enterprise of this character, which is to be carried out by outside contractors, would be to throw the matter open to public tender,\n\n167\n\nPage 207", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-392 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [9-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 440514, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-395 - Public Offices - 1912", "page_number": 437, "title": "CO129-395 - Public Offices - 1912", "content_text": "4\n\nrestrictions in Fukien and Chekiang. China's memorandum on opium, p. 49 of vol. ii, Report International Opium Commission, Shanghai, taken in conjunction with note by Fox, which formed enclosure to despatch from British Minister at Peking to Foreign Office, No. 110, dated the 11th March, 1911, indicates that northern and Yang-tsze ports are supplied by Shanghai, and that supplies for Chekiang are received through central Fukien through ports on the southern coast. It appears from consular report on Shanghai for 1910, p. 9, that in consequence of excessive demands of merchants native buyers have been obliged to adulterate opium, as, failing this, prices of the raw drug would be too high for the poorer people. This would help to cause excessive stocks.\n\nWe hold strongly to the views contained in our telegram of the 6th instant. In addition to the arguments brought forward there, sudden cessation of the enormous exports of opium from India to Hong Kong and China, the value of which in 1911–12 was nearly 10 crores, might cause the balance of trade to be upset and exchange disorganised.\n\n[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\n7:\n\n# OPIUM\n\n## CONFIDENTIAL\n\n[26141]\n\nNo. 1.\n\nC.O.\n\n[June 19.]\n\nSPOTION 2.1| 12\n\nSir,\n\nChina Association to Foreign Office.-(Received June 19.)\n\n159, Cannon Street, London, June 18, 1912.\n\nI HAVE the honour to enclose herewith copy of a telegram received from the Shanghai branch of this association in regard to the opium question.\n\nThe London committee are aware that this matter is already occupying the attention of the Foreign Office, and there is but little we can say to enforce the arguments that have been addressed to you direct by the merchants interested. The disregard of the agreement entered into so recently as May of last year is too glaring to admit of dispute. It would appear that the province of Chekiang is the principal offender, the authorities of which not merely ignore the agreement, but scoff at the orders sent from Peking.\n\nThe action of the Chekiang officials raises grave doubts as to their \"honesty of intention\" in the matter of opium suppression, and in the opinion of the association, their tolerance, or it may be their encouragement, of the renewed cultivation of native opium suggests that the motive is to secure a monopoly of supply to the native grower and a monopoly of taxation to themselves.\n\nMeantime the suggestion of the opium merchants that sales in Calcutta should be temporarily suspended commends itself to this association. It would seem that in the interests of the Indian Government itself this would be a wise course to adopt. If sales are persisted in prices will probably fall to an unremunerative level, while, on the other hand, though a suspension of sales might cause a derangement of the year's budget, yet the ultimate loss to the Indian Government would probably be less in the long run than if sales are forced on an unresponsive market. In the latter event not merely would the Indian Government be a loser, but the market value of the huge stocks held in China would be dragged down to a low level, bringing disaster upon the importing merchants concerned.\n\nThe association desires to draw attention to the concluding sentence of the telegram from Shanghai, which intimates that the real question is not that of the immediate subject of opium, but is one of violation of treaty rights, which, if permitted as regards opium, may give encouragement to a similar disregard of treaty obligations in other directions.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nG. JAMIESON, Chairman.\n\n## Enclosure in No. 1\n\nChina Association, Shanghai, to China Association, London.\n\n**Protest**\n\n(Telegraphic.)\n\nShanghai, June 7, 1912.\n\nCHEKIANG province has been entirely closed to Indian opium since February, contrary to agreement of May 1911. Cultivation of native opium continues. Efforts of British authorities locally and in Peking ineffective. In consequence of this prohibition, and also illegal restrictions in other provinces, stocks have been accumulating and price declining very heavily, causing ruinous losses to merchants. Minister, Peking, cabled that all possible efforts have been made to secure observance of treaty, but the Chinese Government is either unable or unwilling to enforce its will on the provinces. Under the circumstances nothing more can be done on this side to relieve situation. Merchants suffering from great injustice; for whereas treaty rights are being violated by China with impunity, the Indian Government continues selling and flooding the China market, already overstocked, while the whole province of Chekiang, hitherto one of the principal outlets for Indian opium, is illegally closed. Request you approach Foreign Office and impress upon them the seriousness of the situation and urge that immediate steps be taken to enforce strict\n\n[2519 t--2]\n\n433", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-395 - Public Offices - 1912.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 441269, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "content_text": "32 \n\nAny further communication should be addressed to:- \n\n**BOARD OF TRADE**, \n**THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY**, \n**(HARBOUR DEPARTMENT)**, \n**BOARD OF TRADE**, \n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS, \nLONDON, S.W. \n\nAnd the following letter and number should be quoted:- \n`H.14305`. \n\nTelegraphic Address: \n**BOARD TRADE, HARBOUR**, \nLONDON. \n\n**C.O. (HARBOUR DEPARTMENT)**, \n7, WHITEHALL GARDENS, \nLONDON, S.W. \n\nSir, \n\n36500 \nRece \n`REGE 19 NOV 12` \n18th November, 1912. \n\nI am directed by the Board of Trade to transmit herewith, to be laid before the Secretary of State for the Colonies a copy of a Report which has been received from the Cables (Landing Rights) Committee upon the subject of the establishment of Wireless Telegraph Stations at Hong Kong, Singapore and North Borneo. \n\nI am to add that the Board assume that, if the Secretary of State sees no objection, he will take the necessary steps to give effect to the recommendation of the Committee contained in paragraph 6 of the Report. \n\nI have the honour to be, \nSir, \nYour obedient Servant, \n\nThe Under Secretary of State, \nColonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 441270, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "page_number": 34, "title": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "content_text": "## Confidential.\n\n### Serial No. 181.\n\n**COMMITTEE ON LANDING-RIGHTS FOR SUBMARINE CABLES.**\n\nC.O. 36500\n\nI RECR REGD **19 NOV 12**\n\n## REPORT AS TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATIONS AT HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, AND NORTH BORNEO.\n\nMeeting of 23rd October 1912. Report of 31st October 1912.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 441271, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "page_number": 35, "title": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "content_text": "# REPORT AS TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATIONS AT HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, AND NORTH BORNEO\n\n## TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE\n\nThe Cables (Landing-Rights) Committee have the honour to present the following report:\n\n1. The Committee met on the 23rd October 1912. **Mr. Robertson was in the chair**, and there were also present - \nMr. Farmall (Post Office), \nCaptain Hope (Admiralty), \nMr. Johnson (Colonial Office), \nSir Henry Kirk (India Office), \nMr. Law (Foreign Office), \nColonel Macdonogh (War Office), \nMr. Wilkins (Treasury), \nand \nMr. Nichols (Secretary).\n\n2. The Committee considered proposals which had been laid before them by the Colonial Office in regard to the establishment of wireless telegraph stations in Hong Kong, Singapore, and North Borneo. Mr. Johnson observed as regards the letter from the British North Borneo Company that he presumed the Committee would agree that there was no likelihood that a high-power or medium-power station would at any future time be required in North Borneo in connexion with the Imperial wireless scheme. He explained that the officer lately administering the Government of Hong Kong had recommended the establishment of a station with a day range of 850 miles, which might communicate with Shanghai and the Philippines, and by night, under favourable conditions, with Singapore. The Colonial Office was doubtful whether there was any need for such a station at present, and in any case it would not be required if it was decided later to establish a high-power station there as an extension of the Imperial chain. The position had, however, been simplified by a despatch from the present Governor (received since the Colonial Office had decided to refer the matter to the Committee) recommending that an ordinary ship-and-shore station only should be established in the first instance. It was on this proposal and on the proposal to establish a similar station at Singapore that the advice of the Committee was sought.\n\n3. Mr. Wilkins asked whether it would not be possible to establish a station at Hong Kong which would serve the double purpose of communication with ships and with Singapore, but Mr. Farnall explained that stations intended for long-range communication could not be used with satisfactory results for communication with ships. The signals emitted by an ordinary ship's apparatus would, he believed, be inaudible at a station of the type contemplated for the Imperial chain. Communication with ships might perhaps be practicable if a smaller station were erected at Hong Kong for communication with Singapore, as Mr. Johnson had suggested - the distance being only 1,400 miles - but he did not think experts would recommend such an arrangement. Captain Hope agreed in the main with this view, but pointed out that a single station might be equipped both for long-range and for short-range communication, and utilise one power plant for the double purpose. Mr. Wilkins thought this might be the most satisfactory solution of the question as regards Singapore as well as Hong Kong; but Mr. Johnson pointed out that neither the Imperial nor the Colonial authorities would be willing - so far as he knew - to incur the cost of a high-power station at Hong Kong at present, whereas the need for a ship station was urgent in view of the importance of Hong Kong as a shipping centre, and the Colony was able and willing to pay for such a station. *See also Report No. 171*.\n\n4. Mr. Johnson then raised the question of the amount of power to be used in case it should be decided to erect ship stations. He mentioned that a 6-kilowatt station at Fiji had given satisfactory results, and he was inclined to recommend the erection of stations of that power at Singapore and Hong Kong. Such stations would have a day range of 500 miles, and with the 2.5-kilowatt Telefunken station, which the British North Borneo Company were about to erect at Jesselton, should cover the whole sea area between Hong Kong, North Borneo, and Singapore, as well as a good part of the sea traversed by ships on the passage from the Straits Settlements to Australia. There appeared to be no sufficient reason to suggest any increase of the proposed power of the Jesselton station. Captain Hope agreed that this would be so, and he thought it probable that communication might be effected by night between Singapore and Hong Kong by way of the station in North Borneo. The cables would, of course, suffice for ordinary communication between the three places, and, as Mr. Wilkins observed, would enable Singapore ships in the neighbourhood of Hong Kong, or Hong Kong ships in the neighbourhood of Singapore, to establish communication with their home port. Mr. Farnall was at first inclined to suggest the provision of a 10-kilowatt station, but on further consideration he agreed that the smaller power would suffice.\n\n5. In answer to an inquiry by Mr. Wilkins as to the financial aspect of the proposal, Mr. Johnson said that Hong Kong could, without difficulty, pay for a 5-kilowatt station, which would not cost more than £4,000, and that in view of the large amount of shipping at Hong Kong, he had little doubt that such a station would produce a profit.\n\n6. The Committee accordingly recommended the establishment of 5-kilowatt stations at both places as Mr. Johnson had proposed. It was understood that this arrangement was quite independent of the Imperial scheme; except that, as Mr. Johnson observed, the sites for the low-power stations could not be selected without regard to the probable sites for the Imperial stations. Mr. Farnall said that the Post Office would pursue enquiries with regard to the latter as quickly as possible, and he thought that with the assistance of the Admiralty they would soon be able to arrive at some preliminary conclusion; at any rate, it should be possible to specify some localities where the low-power stations could certainly be placed without danger of interference from the Imperial stations.\n\n7. In this connexion Mr. Wilkins asked whether it was possible to take effective steps for the selection of sites for the Imperial stations until it was known certainly that the Marconi system would be adopted. Mr. Farnall said that according to the information at his disposal all known systems would require similar sites, and there was no real prospect, so far as he knew, of dispensing with aerials a mile or more in length for long-distance work for some years to come. It was true, as Colonel Macdonogh observed, that only three masts were being used at the new American high-power station on the Fessenden system at Arlington, which was to have a range of 3,000 miles, but that station was not yet in working order, and there was some doubt whether its effective range would be as great as had been anticipated.\n\n(Signed) \n**F. H. NICHOLS**, \nSecretary, \n(Signed) \n31st October 1912. \n**J. M. ROBERTSON (Chairman)**, \nE. W. FARNALL, \nG. P. W. HOPE, \nGEORGE W. JOHNSON, \nH. A. KIRK, \nA. LAW, \nG. M. W. MACDONOGH, \nROLAND WILKINS. \n\n▸ `(08)15874` \nPk 21 50 11/12 E & S \nA 2 \n34", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 443910, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-402 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [7-8]", "page_number": 348, "title": "CO129-402 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [7-8]", "content_text": "## HONG KONG\nWhen funds will be formed, they, with a mintage and the inscription, will be sent to the Governor for presentation at a later date.\n\n$ \nGoud \n1913 \n2 Aug \n\nLast previous Paper. \n43494 \n\nSubmitted \n(Signed) H. W. JUST, \n\n29583 \n\nAnd no 20 of 1913: Wireless Telegraphy \n\n29583 \nRec'd 25 AUG 13 Wt. 340 \nAn ad cons. \nConf. (Ord: sands) 19 Sept (68,151), Wt.29 897-58. \n41,000. 11/12, A.&E.W. \n\nNext subsequent Paper. \n142926. \n\nMy Tennyson \nJR.28/8/15 \nI have way 6. February \nQuite satisfactory \nto the Johnson, Rix \n\nNote Uny. 13.10.13 \nMinute \naction \n? M. Johnson should take action before 1/9/10 \n26/8/13 \n(I have sent copy Order to the Sec. of the Cables Committee) \nThey have not scheduled the Reghis in the Order as suggested at end of desp. on `13474`.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-402 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 459583, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 442, "title": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "content_text": "considerably depleted and it is understood that no further purchases have been made for the maintenance of the stock or business. As the expenses are continuing it is obvious that the longer the matter is delayed the worse the position must become.\n\nThe Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, as you are aware, charge, or claim to have a charge, on all the assets dated 12th August 1914 and in the meantime their interest is accumulating and any sums being realised from sales of stock are being applied in reducing the loan from them.\n\nAt the request of the Committee, the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank cabled through their London Office to their Hong Kong Branch last week and the following is an extract:-\n\n\"Are the Liquidators Gaupp & Co in a position to accept an offer to buy all assets both branches exclusive goodwill?\"\n\nYou will notice that it is not proposed to buy the goodwill of Gaupp & Co's business and as mentioned the purchase would be effected by a new Company with some such title as \"Mappin & Webb (Hong Kong & Straits Settlements) Ltd\".\n\nIt has occurred to us that the Hong Kong Government may have referred the matter back to you and we shall be glad to hear that there is no objection to a sale being effected as expeditiously as possible.\n\nWhen we have an assurance to this effect we propose to send a representative out to Hong Kong to conclude matters.\n\nYours faithfully,\n\nFor the Committee of Creditors.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 460322, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 455, "title": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "content_text": "39\n\nDEAR SIR,\n\nTELEGRAPH RATES.\n\nMr. C. Selby Moore to China Association.\n\n7, Union Court, London, EC.\n\n28th August, 1914.\n\nI beg to bring to the notice of your Committee the fact that the Cable Companies will not now accept messages at \"deferred\" rates for the Far East.\n\nWhile merchants are making every effort to carry on their business on more or less normal lines, they have not only to contend with the suppression of one of the greatest aids to modern business, the unlimited use of cypher messages, but are denied the alleviation of sending their plain language messages at \"deferred\" rates.\n\nThe Government has given good proof of their desire to keep and foster our overseas trade, and while it is no doubt desirable that for the present only plain language messages be sent, at least I think we might expect a continuance of half-rates for \"deferred\" messages.\n\nI am sure the Committee will see the desirability of using all their influence to facilitate the sending of messages to the Far East at as low a rate as possible.\n\nYours faithfully,\n\nC. SELBY MOORE.\n\nThe Secretary, China Association,\n\n99, Cannon Street, E.C.\n\nChina Association to Foreign Office.\n\nChina Association,\n\nSIR,\n\n99, Cannon Street, E.C.,\n\n18th September, 1914.\n\nI have the honour, by direction of my Committee, to enclose for your information copy of a telegram received from the Hongkong Branch of this Association urging that the Cable Companies be pressed to grant reduced rates for commercial messages to and from the Far East unless some modified use of cypher messages can be authorised.\n\nThe text of this message will be found in the letter from Hongkong, dated 17th September, page 18.\n\nRepresentations have also been made to the Association by individual firms, pointing out that the cost of telegraphing en clair including names and addresses is practically prohibitive and is a serious handicap on business. It has been suggested that deferred telegrams at reduced rates might be accepted, but we understand that the objection to this on the part of the Cable Companies is that for the present at least in view of the amount of official matter passing over the cables it would be physically impossible to transmit such deferred messages within any definite time.\n\nIn view of the foregoing my Committee would respectfully suggest that the time has come when coded messages to the Far East, say, Hongkong and the Treaty Ports of China, might be permitted without detriment to the public interest, or if it is not deemed advisable to make such permission general, a discrimination might be made in favour of Firms of standing who are known to have regular business relations with their branches in Hongkong and China.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nH.M. Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.\n\n(Signed) F. ANDERSON,\n\nChairman.\n\nThe following Note and Memorandum of an Interview were circulated during October, 1914, to Members of the Association for their information.\n\nTELEGRAPH RATES.\n\nAt the beginning of September a complaint was received from a member of the Association that the Cable Companies had discontinued acceptance of messages at \"deferred\" rates, the consequence being that business with China was much restricted on account of the expense of telegraphing in plain words at full rates.\n\nThe assistance of the Association was sought with a view to obtaining, at an early date, the restoration of \"deferred\" rates.\n\nIt was ascertained, upon inquiry, that the reason for the suspension of deferred facilities was that the tremendous volume of Government work, which of course took priority, had made it temporarily impossible for the Cable Companies to accept \"deferred\" messages; but they expressed a hope that within a reasonable period, they would be able to restore the deferred facilities.\n\nA few days later, however, the Association received a wire from the Hongkong Branch urging that unless cypher messages could be authorised the Cable Companies should be asked to accept reduced rates. This message was forwarded to the Foreign Office under covering letter (dated the 18th September) of which the following is the final paragraph:—\n\n\"My Committee would respectfully suggest that the time has come when coded messages to the Far East, say, Hongkong and the Treaty Ports of China might be permitted without detriment to the public interest, or if it is not deemed advisable to make such permission general, a discrimination might be made in favour of Firms of standing who are known to have regular business relations with their branches in Hongkong and China.\"\n\n452", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 463485, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 577, "title": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\n(c.)-Section 6 deals with the vesting of patent rights in the Custodian, and enemy patent rights are not being dealt with in any way here.\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a first time.\n\n## Registration of Chemists\n\nTHE ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled, \"An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Registration of Pharmaceutical Chemists and to the Regulation of the Sale and Use of Poisons.\"\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a first time.\n\nThe marginal note \"Register to be confidential\" was added to Clause 4.\n\nOn the first schedule, the following paragraph was added:-\n\n(4)—Consular officers of foreign States. In paragraph (5) the word \"three\" was substituted for \"four\". In (6) paragraph the word \"nationality\" was substituted for the word \"ality\". Paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) were numbered (5), (6), and (7).\n\n## Registration\n\nCouncil went into Committee on the Bill intituled, \"An Ordinance to provide for the registration of certain persons.\"\n\nIn sub-clauses (1) and (2) of Clause 2 the words \"except the persons specified\" were substituted for the words \"included\" in the first line of each clause.\n\nIn clause 2, sub-clause (2), the words \"one week\" were substituted for the words \"two weeks\" wherever the latter words occurred, and the words \"of Police\" were added after the word \"Superintendent\".\n\nThe following clause, forming sub-clause (3) of clause 2, was added:—\n\nEvery person who shall hereafter cease to fall within the excepted classes specified in the First Schedule hereto, whether on account of an alteration in the said Schedule or for any other cause, shall within one week of his so ceasing to fall within the said excepted classes, unless such person shall have departed from the Colony within the said period of one week, furnish to the Captain Superintendent of Police a return of the particulars specified in the Second Schedule hereto.\n\nThe succeeding sub-clauses were then re-numbered (4) and (5).\n\nIn the respective first lines of sub-clauses (1), (3), and (4) of clause 3 the words \"except the persons specified\" were substituted for the word \"included\".\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY—Council stands adjourned until this day week.\n\n## FINANCE COMMITTEE\n\nA meeting of the Finance Committee followed, the COLONIAL SECRETARY presiding:-\n\n### Harbour Master's Department\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of one thousand three hundred and twenty-five dollars and thirty-nine cents ($1,325.39) in aid of the vote of Harbour Master's Department. Special Expenditure, F.--Lighthouses and Lights, Installation of an Aga Light at Cape Collinson.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN—This is in connection with the reorganisation of the lighthouses. It is estimated that the erection of an Aga Light at Cape Collinson will effect a saving of $3,343 a year.\n\nThe vote was agreed to.\n\n### Educational\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of eight hundred and fourteen dollars ($814) in aid of the vote of Education. 4.-Department of Director of Education, Special Expenditure, Peak School, Furniture for Quarters.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN—Provision was made last year for furniture for the Peak School. Pending the return of the headmistress from leave no furniture was purchased, and this expenditure has thus only been incurred this year so that it is in the nature of a re-vote. It is necessary heavy furniture.\n\nThe vote was agreed to.\n\n### Harbour Telephone Cable\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN—This is a re-vote also. It is for the motor-fire-engine and pump, which did not arrive in time to be paid for last year.\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) in aid of the vote of Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Miscellaneous, Cable across Harbour.\n\nTHE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS—Additional accommodation is required.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN—The money was not spent last year because the cables did not arrive, so it has to be spent this year.\n\nThe vote was agreed to.\n\n### Police and Prison\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of thirteen thousand three hundred and six dollars and eighty-one cents ($13,306.81) in aid of the vote Police and Prison Departments, Special Expenditure, B. Fire Brigade, Motor Fire Engine and Pump.\n\nThe vote was agreed to.\n\n### Wireless Station\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of one thousand four hundred and fifty-seven dollars and fifty-five cents ($1,457.55) in aid of the vote of Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Buildings, Wireless Telegraph Station.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN—This sum of money is for providing cooling tanks at the works at the wireless station, and for the erection of another motor. This work has been carried out by the Royal Naval Dockyard. No provision was made in the estimates for this year, but the work is necessary.\n\nThe vote was agreed to.\n\nPage 566", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465289, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 88, "title": "CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\n(e) Section 6 deals with the vesting of patent rights in the Custodian and enemy patent rights are not being dealt with in any way here.\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a first time.\n\n## Registration of Chemists\n\nThe marginal note \"Register to be confidential\" was added to Clause 4.\n\nOn the first schedule, the following paragraph was added:—\n\n(4)--Consular officers of foreign States. In paragraph (5) the word \"three\" was substituted for \"three.'\". In (6) paragraph the word \"four\" was substituted for the word \"ality.\" and \"race\" for \"nation\".\n\nTHE ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled, \"An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Registration of Pharmaceutical Chemists and to the Regulation of the Sale and Use of Poisons.\" \n\nParagraphs (4), (5) and (6) were re-numbered (3), (6) and (7).\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read first time.\n\n## Registration\n\nCouncil went into Committee on the Bill intituled, \"An Ordinance to provide for the registration of certain persons,\"\n\nIn sub-clauses (1) and (2) of Clause 2 the words \"except the persons specified\" were substituted for the words \"include, in the first line of each clause.\"\n\nIn clause 2, sub-clause (2), the words \"one week\" were substituted for the words \"two weeks\" wherever the latter words occurred, and the words \"of Police\" were added after the word \"Superintendent.\"\n\nThe following clause, forming sub-clause (3) of clause 2, was added:--\n\nEvery person who shall hereafter cease to fall within the excepted classes specified in the First Schedule hereto, whether on account of an alteration in the said Schedule or for any other cause, shall within one week of his so ceasing to fall within the said excepted classes, unless such person shall have departed from the Colony within the said period of one week, furnish to the Captain Superintendent of Police a return of the particulars specified in the Second Schedule hereto.\n\nThe succeeding sub-clauses were then re-numbered (4) and (5).\n\nIn the respective first lines of sub-clauses (1), (3) and (4) of clause 3 the words \"except the persons specified\" were substituted for the word \"included.\"\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY - Council stand adjourned until this day week.\n\n## FINANCE COMMITTEE.\n\nA meeting of the Finance Committee followed, the COLONIAL SECRETARY presiding:-\n\n### Harbour Master's Department\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of one thousand three hundred and twenty-five dollars and thirty-nine cents ($1,325.39) in aid of the vote of Harbour Master's Department Special Expenditure, F-Lighthouses and Lights, Installation of an Aga Light at Cape Collinson.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN - This is in connection with the reorganisation of the lighthouses. It is estimated that the erection of an Aga Light at Cape Collinson will effect a saving of $3,343 a year.\n\nThe vote was agreed to.\n\n### Educational\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of eight hundred and fourteen dollars ($814) in aid of the vote of Education. A.-Department of Director of Education, Special Expenditure, Peak School, Furniture for Quarters.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN - Provision was made last year for furniture for the Peak School. Pending the return of the headmistress from leave no furniture was purchased, and this expenditure has thus only been incurred this year. It is necessary for heavy furniture.\n\nThe vote was agreed to.\n\n### Harbour Telephone Cable\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) in aid of the vote of Public Works, Extraordinary, Miscellaneous, Telephone Hongkong, Cable across Harbour.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN - This is a re-vote for providing a cable across the harbour. The money was not spent last year because the cables did not arrive, so it has to be spent this year.\n\nThe vote was agreed to.\n\n### Wireless Station\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of one thousand four hundred and fifty-seven dollars and fifty-five cents ($1,457.55) in aid of the vote of Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Buildings, Wireless Telegraph Station.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN - The sum of money is for providing cooling tanks at the works at the wireless station, and for the erection of another motor. Additional accommodation is required.\n\nTHE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS - This work has been carried out by the Royal Naval Dockyard. No provision was made in the estimates for this year, but the work was necessary.\n\nThe vote was agreed to.\n\n### Police and Prison\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of thirteen thousand three hundred and six dollars and eighty-one cents ($13,306.81) in aid of the vote of Police and Prison Departments, Special Expenditure, B. Fire Brigade, Motor Fire Engine and Pump.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN - This is a re-vote also. It is for the motor-fire-engine and pump, which did not arrive in time to be paid for last year.\n\nThe vote was agreed to.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465775, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 3, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "VOL. 2\n\nFROM Foreign Track Dept.\n\nDATE : \n\nSUBJECT\n\nFROM\n\n30 men. Registered Companies with Preponderant Enemy Interest Foreign Trade Dept.\n\n3/ Tuess Oppermann & Co, Havana.\n\nMinistry of Munitions & April. Antimony Regulus to New York.\n\nColonial Office\n\nForeign Trade Dept. 8\n\n14\n\n1\n\n15\n\n14 A\n\nWar Trade Dept.\n\n18\n\nBd. of Trade. (Currency Dept.) General Post Office\n\n\"Foreign Trade Dept. 19-\n\nParliamentary Counsel. Rubber + Tin Export Committee\n\nForeign Trade Dept.\n\nCustom House\n\n29\n\nA\n\nThay.\n\nk\n\n· 10\n\nForeign Trade Dept.. 12 a\n\n+\n\n154\n\nWar Trade Dept. 18 General Post Office 19- Ministry of Munitions\n\nWar Trade Dept.\n\n10\n\nA\n\n23\n\nLondon Chamber of Commerce 26\n\nQuail Service via Siberia.\n\nGuess Arkell & Douglas, New York.\n\nCorrespondence with Enemy Subject in Japan. Querors B. Rigold & Bergmann. German Trading after the war.\n\nHongkong Tallow.\n\nTallows, Peanut Oil & Wood Oil.\n\nBd. of Trade Certificate Regulations.\n\nQuail Service via Siberia.\n\nIncos Erdmann & Sielcken, Batavia.\n\nImportation of Unset Diamonds from U.K. Direction der Disconto-Gesellschaft. Export of Tin.\n\nDetention of Cabled Corres. of Sulzer Freres.\n\nPfister\n\nRe-exported Consignments of Tea.\n\nDetention of Correspondence.\n\nShipment of Feathers.\n\nHemp to Switzerland.\n\nAgencies.\n\nFinancial Responsibility for Brit. P.O.)\n\nGroundnut Oil to Siam.\n\n\"Export of Oils to Shanghai, Tahiti & San Francisco\n\nPeanut Oil to San Francisco.\n\nProhibition (Form of Exports of Silk. Foreign Trade Dept. 29 @ Importation & Exportation Laws (2) Black List? @ Importation & Exportation Laws Black List\n\nShipment of Feathers.\n\nWar Trade Dept. Foreign Trade Dept.\n\n30.\n\nA\n\nSilk from Canton to U.S., France & Russia. Payment of Dividends to Enemy Subjects.\n\nDATE 5-\n\nSUBJECT\n\nCanton - Kowloon Railway.\n\nForeign Trade Dept. June licence to Tnt Reif to Trade. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank.\n\nWar Trade Dept. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank 6\n\nCol. Nursing Assocn. Foreign Trade Dept. War Trade Dept.\n\nJ\n\n9\n\n10\n\n12\n\n&\n\n17\n\nf\n\nGeneral Post Office Foreign Trade Dept. 19\n\nWar Trade Dept.\n\n4\n\nMinistry of Munitions, 22 -\n\nCustom House\n\nForeign Trade Dept.\n\nWar Trade Dept.\n\nColonial Office Foreign Trade Dept. Church Missionary Society. Foreign Trade Dept.\n\n14 \"\n\n30 *\n\nCoconut Oil from British Possessions ! Export of Raw & Waste Silk.\n\nMiss L. T. Jacobs.\n\nZurich.\n\nQuesore Liebermann & Walckli, Rotterdam\n\nEucas W. Heijblom, H.K. & Eucas M. Van Swyndragt,\n\nChina Beans & Sesamum to San Francisco.\n\nProhibition of Silk.\n\nTranshipment of Silk.\n\nBritish Postal Agencies in China.\n\nShipment of Feathers.\n\nChinese mica to Japan. Export of Lead.\n\nOpium Smuggling.\n\nImportation of Set Diamonds.\n\n1 July Shipment of Feathers.\n\nTranshipment of Silk to Netherlands India. Inter-Deptl. Conference\n\nConsignment of Opium Traffic.\n\nDiamonds.\n\nProperty of the Rhenish Mission.\n\nShipment of Porcelain & Embroideries.\n\nShipment of Feathers.\n\n10 H\n\n// \"\n\n12\n\nmunitions\n\n13\n\n4\n\nOpium Conference.\n\nMin. of Munitions\n\n£2\n\nA\n\nMin.\n\nof Custom House\n\nForeign Trade Dept. 27\n\nA\n\nWar Trade Dept.\n\n284\n\n×\n\nJull. Banking Corpn. 29\n\nDynamite & Detonators.\n\nExport of Lead.\n\n© N.S. Toves & Co. © Carmichaels Clarke.\n\nH\n\n\"Sourabaya.\n\nOil. Cocoa Oil & Linseed Oil to Bangkok\n\ngoods\n\non 5.5. \"Sigmaringen\".\n\n[47612A] Wt 12218/2108 2000 10/28 H & J, Ld Gp 113", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465954, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 184, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "C\n\n179\n\n1st May 1916,\n\nGentlemen,\n\nWith reference to your letter of the 28th ultimo on the subject of certain permits for the shipment of Tin by your Hong Kong House, I am directed by the Rubber and Tin Exports Committee to inform you that authority to permit the three shipments in question was cabled to the Governor of Hong Kong on the 28th ultimo, the 15th ultimo and the 15th ultimo respectively.\n\nA copy of this correspondence is being forwarded to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, with special reference to the last paragraph of your letter,\n\nI\n\nGentlemen,\n\nYour obedient servant,\n\nMessrs. Kitami & Co., Ltd.\n\nActing Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466941, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 523, "title": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "content_text": "I \n\n105\n\n5.\n\n9.\n\n三膑\n\n522\n\n*\n\nF\n\nsufficient guarantee for a continuance of such agency at least for most people.\n\nSecondly, the Texaco had become doubtful even of my own Company, their old friends, because of a rumor in Hongkong that they were going to be declared a \"German\" firm. This information was cabled to the Texaco by one of their travelling inspectors who happened to be at the time in China. Reiss's Manager (Holyoak) is on the Committee of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, which is probably responsible for this rumor, as it was founded, apparently, on a suggestion by that Chamber (as circulated in one of its confidential reports). In fairness to Holyoak, I add my belief that he was in Japan at the time.\n\nBut what position and what action did he take after his return to right this reckless, if not malicious, slander?\n\nThus the natural and obvious question arose with the Texaco: If a \"British Company\", incorporated in England, may, because of the curious reasoning of certain Hongkong people, be possibly declared a \"German firm\", how long will a firm of German origin, and with such a pronounced German name, Reiss, be safe?\n\nHence their desire, from which nothing can and will move them, to have the assurances of H.M. Government and of the Governor of Hong Kong that political expediency will not at some time hereafter necessitate an interdiction for Reiss & Co. to continue trading; although I thought, and cabled to Carroll, that I would probably be able to induce the Texaco to do without this assurance.\n\nYou see, dear Sir, what all this leads to.\n\nNaturally, I tried my best to satisfy the Texaco in this regard and passed on to them my partner's cable:\n\n\"Governor prepared recognize Reiss our agents Hongkong Canton, Colonial Office recommends arrange promptly.\"\n\nadding to my letter:\n\n\"From this it follows of course that neither the Hong Kong...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466970, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 552, "title": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "content_text": "551\n\n36\n\nfees\n\n**sufficient guarantee for a continuance of such agency for most people.**\n\nAt least\n\nSecondly, the Texaco had become doubtful even of my Own Company, their old friends, because of a rumor in Hongkong that they were going to be declared a \"German\" firm. This information was cabled to the Texaco by one of their travelling inspectors who happened to be at the time in China. Reiss's Manager (Holyoak) is on the Committee of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, which is probably responsible for this rumor, as it was founded, apparently, on a suggestion by that Chamber (88 circulated in one of its confidential reports). In fairness to Holyoak, I add my belief that he was in Japan at the time. But what position and what action did he take after his return to right this reckless, if not malicious, slander?\n\nThus the natural and obvious question arose with the Texaco: If a \"British Company\", incorporated in England, may, because of the curious reasoning of certain Hongkong people, be possibly declared a \"German firm\", how long will a firm of German origin, and with such a pronounced German name, as Reiss, be safe?\n\nHence their desire, from which nothing can and will move them, to have the assurances of H.M. Government and of the Governor of Hongkong that political expediency will not at some time hereafter necessitate an interdiction for Reiss & Co. to continue trading; although I thought, and cabled to Carroll, that I would probably be able to induce the Texaco to do without this.\n\n88BurnOC.\n\nYou see, dear Sir, what all this leads to.\n\nNaturally, I tried my best to satisfy the Texaco in this regard and passed on to them my partner's cable;\n\n\"Governor prepared recognize Reiss our agents Hongkong Canton, Colonial Office recommends arrange promptly.\"\n\n#\n\nJ I\n\nPAMETRO 1 67 37\n\nMade\n\nmalice of fuel\n\nadding to my letter:\n\n\"From this it follows, of course, that neither the Hong Kong...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 479941, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]", "page_number": 358, "title": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]", "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n## Paper\n\n**SECRETARYL** of H.E. the Officer Administering the Government, laid upon the table Sessional Paper No. 3 - Extracts from Treasury Minute dated 30th September, 1918.\n\n## Commercial Wireless Station\n\nHON. MR. HOLYOAK - I rise to speak to the resolution standing in my name:-\n\nThat arrangements be made at once for the installation of a powerful commercial wireless station, capable of connecting direct with Colombo or some other station in Ceylon.\n\nWhen I put forward I would like to say, not only from Tsingtau but also by merchant fleet to escape to neutral ports. As a result of this, valuable prizes were lost to us. The reason why the matter is being raised again now so emphatically is that the telegraphic system, as worked by cable companies, has so seriously broken down.\n\nI submit that in these days it ought to be unnecessary further to debate this subject, but apparently it is. It was as early as 1911, if not before - as far as I have been able to carry my researches - it was in 1911 that the question of establishing a high power wireless commercial station in this Colony was first mooted and discussed. It led to a debate in this Council.\n\nThe subsequent correspondence between the Chamber of Commerce and the Government will bear out my statement. I say that this essential need might be achieved as a stop-gap. The need of it has been greatly emphasised.\n\nIt has been suggested to me that, at any rate for the time being, the high power naval station upon Stonecutters Island could be used, with the consent of the Admiralty and the assistance of the Government, during the temporary stress. I do not know whether this could be arranged.\n\nThe outbreak of war found Germany with a wireless telegraphic station in Hongkong and a chain throughout the world by which she was enabled to advise not only her warships but also her mercantile marine. It is possible that this could be used also for the permanent system for commercial purposes, provided that such station would be used for the transmission of commercial cables. In reporting to the Secretary of State the proceedings which took place on that motion, Sir Henry May pointed out the immense value the station would be to a great emporium of trade like Hongkong and said he felt sure that the tax payers of the Colony would make sacrifices, if necessary, in order that at the moment the Admiralty would claim the Port included in the Imperial chain of wireless stations. The hon. member representing the Chamber of Commerce was not quite correct in saying that in place of such a station as was proposed, a low power station at Cap d'Aguilar was erected. That is not the case.\n\nHON. MR. S. H. DODWELL - I rise to second the motion. I have some notes on the subject. The question of including Hongkong in the Imperial wireless chain system was thoroughly discussed. The result was a promise by the Governor to submit the debate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and he begged that the issue should not be forced to a vote.\n\nAs Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, I would like to endorse what he has said. The dislocation of trade owing to the failure of the cable system is so serious that I think the urgent reforms which have been deferred from time to time would have been carried out to the benefit of the trade of this Colony long ago if it had not been for the war.\n\nFor the immediate establishment of a high-power commercial wireless station throughout the Empire, we are demanding and I think that we, as one of the foremost shipping ports of the world, should take steps to place a link in that chain.\n\nThe low power station erected at Cap d'Aguilar was for \"ship to shore\" communication and it had to be provided in any case. It was after very careful consideration with all those who could give the best advice that that low power station was erected.\n\nThe area there was not large enough for a more powerful station and it was suggested that in course of time a low-power station would be erected at Stonecutters Island. Moreover, I was very much impressed by the short-sightedness of the administration of this Colony in taking the cheaper course to effect a temporary settlement of a public need. Personally, I regard it as false economy.\n\nHON. MR. LAU CHU PAK - I agree with the views just expressed by the hon. members and I have pleasure in supporting the resolution.\n\nIt is the station which, in ordinary circumstances, would have been in full use long ago in connection with the Singapore station and other stations for commercial messages had not the war intervened. We understand that the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company now proposes to erect a station, but that this will only have a radius of some 250 miles. This our Committee considers altogether inadequate for our requirements.\n\nThere is very little doubt in my mind that before very long we shall be in a position to use it for commercial cables. In considering whether another station - an even more powerful one as has been suggested by hon. members who have spoken on this motion - should be erected in this Colony, the Government, as far back as April, 1911, was assured by Mr. E. A. Hewitt, addressed to this Government, that a high-power commercial wireless station capable of communicating direct with Colombo or Calcutta and thence to London, Manila is in constant daily communication with New York, and, vice versa.\n\n**THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT** - In reply to the hon. member who moved this resolution, I would say that as far as the Government is concerned, it entirely sympathises with the desire expressed for a high power wireless station establishing communication with all parts of the world. Hongkong cannot afford to be at the beck and call of a cable system subject to such serious flaws as those evident in the interests of the commercial development of Hongkong.\n\nBefore I proceed to statement on the subject, I would like to recall to hon. members who have taken part in this debate that the progress of the world and in particular the development of a competitive wireless telegraphy system would tend to cheapen the cost of Imperial telegraphy.\n\nThe erection of a high-power commercial wireless station capable of communicating direct as suggested by hon. members would be good for the trade of the Colony and that nothing less should be accepted as meeting our present needs. The payers of the Colony would willingly bear the cost.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482468, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 516, "title": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919", "content_text": "20\n\nbuildings, both for power plant and operating, the masts, transmitting and receiving aerials, and lighting and water-distilling plants, are intact, and said to be in all respects serviceable. We estimate that an expenditure of about £20,000 would suffice to render Windhuk an excellent valve station in the Imperial scheme, and we recommend that the Government of the Union of South Africa be advised to employ it, pending future developments of wireless telegraphy, for this purpose.\n\nIf the South African Government agrees to this proposal we would urge that Windhuk station, which can be ready much before any other valve station, be completed as soon as possible, in order that experiments in communicating with the Cairo are station may begin early next year. These experiments might well prove very instructive as regards the whole Imperial system.\n\nExperience will show what subsidiary services, working with the three main stations of this African north and south route, are required, and they can be erected without difficulty, and equipped with valve transmission of power suitable to the distances to be covered. Communication between Cairo and Baghdad, less than 800 miles, would doubtless be needed at once.\n\nThis chain of stations from England to the Cape would, in our opinion, be able to handle efficiently and expeditiously the official and commercial traffic to be expected.\n\n37. We next recommend that all the remaining Imperial stations be of the valve transmitting and receiving type we have outlined. The first would be erected in England, and on a site not more than 5 miles from the main transmission line of an Electricity Authority, if such can be found suitable for a wireless installation. This may possibly be near Melksham, in Wiltshire, but it would be necessary to form a small committee consisting of a wireless expert, a geologist, and representatives of the Electricity Commission and the Woods and Forests, to select the site and decide accordingly whether the wireless station should purchase or generate its current. This station would communicate duplex with a station to be erected in Egypt, and this station again with a station at Poona or whatever site was found to be most suitable in India.\n\nThe Indian station would communicate with a station to be erected at Singapore, where the traffic would branch, part going north to a station at Hongkong, and part southward to a station situated in the north of Australia, say, at Port Darwin, or on the west coast, not further south than Perth.\n\nThat is, the route England-Egypt-India-Far East-Australia would be served by six valve stations, and would be entirely independent of the route England-Egypt-East Africa-South Africa, although of course the arc and valve stations in England and Egypt would be able to assist each other in handling traffic when one was crowded and the other temporarily free.\n\nWe realise that it might soon be necessary to duplicate the valve stations in Egypt and India, but we do not think this would be required by the traffic at first, and the delay of a year or two would, in our opinion, have the great advantage of enabling it to be seen whether an increase in the power of valves, or in the rate of high-speed signalling, would not meet the growth of traffic, rendering unnecessary the building of more stations. For the traffic it is reasonable to anticipate at the present time we feel confident that the plan here outlined will provide prompt and regular facilities.\n\n38. We now set out the capital cost and annual charges (the Leafield-Cairo service being already provided) of the Imperial wireless scheme recommended.* These would be as follows:-\n\nCapital Cost.\n\nAnnual Charges.\n\n21\n\nOf the above capital sum, £853,000 would be payable by the Imperial Government, £185,000 by the Indian Government, £185,000 by the Australian Government, and £20,000 by the Government of the Union of South Africa,\n\nOf the above annual charges, £268,000 would be payable by the Imperial Government, £59,000 by the Indian Government, £60,000 by the Australian Government, and £38,000 by the South African Government.\n\nIt will have been noted that the annual charges include interest at 6 per cent. on capital and complete amortisation, within a proper period, of all buildings and plant. This is as requested in our terms of reference.\n\n39. We proceed, as further requested, to examine the probable amount of traffic and revenue that may be expected from each station.\n\nAny estimate of the amount of traffic which would be carried must in the nature of things be highly speculative. In the recent arbitration proceedings with the Marconi Company, in respect of the cancelled contract of 1913, the Post Office put forward certain estimates based on the assumptions that the traffic on the principal routes concerned, which increased by some 150 per cent. during the war, would materially decrease during the next few years, and that the wireless service would attract some 15 per cent. of the total traffic. As a matter of fact, however, the traffic so far shows little or no tendency to decrease, and although the cable companies still expect a falling off there seems good reason to think the diminution will be less than had been expected, and that after a few years it will be made good by natural growth. In our calculations we have assumed that the average traffic during the next few years will be about five-sixths of the 1918 traffic. Further, the service we propose should be considerably better than that contemplated by the Post Office-Marconi Contract, seeing that there would be two separate lines of communication from the United Kingdom to South Africa and India respectively, instead of a service (as proposed in 1913) dependent upon a single line of communication between England and Egypt. In these circumstances, and in view of the continued congestion of the cables, we think it not unreasonable to suppose that the wireless service will attract 20 per cent. of the commercial, social and press traffic, in addition to a considerable amount of Government traffic. We have assumed that the rates payable by the public on the wireless routes would be three-fourths of the existing cable rates, which have recently in several cases been substantially reduced. The Government traffic may, we think, be credited to the wireless service at the actual rates now charged for it on the cables.\n\n40. On these bases, and making a suitable allowance for retransmission (that is, the combined operation of receiving and sending) as compared with the single operation of sending or receiving, the annual load and revenue of the various stations (omitting the Leafield-Cairo service) during the first years of working are estimated roughly, since a more accurate forecast is impossible, as follows:-\n\n \n India\n Words per annum.\n Revenue.\n £\n \n \n English station\n 7,000,000\n 50,000\n \n \n \n Cairo station..\n 10,500,000\n 60,000\n \n \n \n Singapore\n 9,000,000\n 55,000\n \n \n \n Hongkong\n 6,000,000\n 40,000\n \n \n \n Australia\n 1,500,000\n 25,000\n \n \n \n East Africa,\n 3,600,000\n 40,000\n \n \n \n South Africa..\n 2,000,000\n 30,000\n \n \n \n \n 1,500,000\n 25,000\n \n \n \n \n 325,000\n \n \n \n \n English station\n \n 39,000\n \n \n \n Cairo station...\n \n 185,000\n $7,000\n \n \n Poona station\n \n 185,000\n 59,000\n \n \n Singapore station\n \n 185,000\n 60,000\n \n \n Hongkong station\n \n 185,000\n 50,000\n \n \n Australian station\n \n 185,000\n 60,000\n \n \n Nairobi station\n \n 185,000\n 52,000\n \n \n Windhuk station\n \n 20,000\n 38,000\n \n \n Totals\n \n 1,243,000\n 425,000\n \n\n* The charges are arrived at generally in the same way as those for the England-Egypt-India service, and where it is anticipated traffic will be for the present small, as at Hongkong, Nairobi and Windhuk, we have thought it fair to assume a reduction in operating costs of 60 per cent., and an equivalent economy in fuel.\n\nover.\n\nIt should, of course, be understood that the above words are counted several times. The actual amount of traffic passing over the Imperial routes on the above basis would be from 9,000,000 to 10,000,000 words. After the opening years an annual increase of 5 per cent. per annum may reasonably be assumed.\n\nOf the above revenue, £205,000 would be receivable by the Imperial Government, £55,000 by the Indian Government, £40,000 by the Australian Government, and £25,000 by the South African Government.\n\nThis is,\n\n41. No mention has hitherto been made of communication with Canada. of course, of the first importance in an Imperial wireless scheme, but definite proposals\n\n[3569]\n\nE\n\n502", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 484868, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-463 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [10-12]", "page_number": 246, "title": "CO129-463 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [10-12]", "content_text": "240\n\n„Ată „onisba .T .E\n\nnetiedo\n\nMedjinou súmomeniupsfi Indiv\n\ncrt dads nisiqxo dwtil 50\n\nCap mening Time of\n\n14ä 18માં\n\nI\n\nod piger al\n\nus to mineitisiper yaolo and to selfcque\n\nA mi,nolterteixinha gainių\n\nhdd 2.0* * voredtell und IẾU „stena” daiw adhezdnos biod\n\nctn varb-camI and to vIque arid zo) „bradersbou aw yl ....... cistes EI MON MAN\n\n**** dooɑ arid ddiw\n\nel Ied\n\nld never • Tavijo\n\nude Jest od\n\nI\n\nkti sdu ninnu Kor\n\ner\n\n+\n\nMAT: TOP 2.05 draf med? osos é modneb\n\n4\n\naid to ine ofð oð „sreddo\n\ney and (minut,reddasi\n\nter\n\nOPTITO 70, Lavel and to adnan\n\nAdiron, Alger of overi yoid bolde rebau seder wol Kiut mod 12,1 Dandellow fiel ei seronot SEMD Aixequemad Jalberg sim th .Issy eat to adino...\n\ndach dilword si asifque Ives s'uoltartBININKA Mont 2 yd tied redto sit bus \"Joixtet\" bue \"Jead 151 9JE 11da-do-skid svianoqze of \"utali idoiwár\" Menm side to lino vid de enigus Noide not stadrado\n\nADAL S% of Stedredo deart To ‚erstueño aseit add li hava kae nader Koonadas plavottone Ja tomind to doo - hors and pre orde no disi sus \"doindeq\"\n\nTEBY JA\n\ned-timera Dilw oet svaldo vor? [Roo art 11.1uper ed walk for. DiTO B'Teen Ride Tavo agestoni ney Pridno y la of over meidradeinimtå orð ɓas\n\n* Weer\n\nVino\n\nd proro yo Estrerat ester evo lidet end de gennóð esenido .0.0.100.cã vfɛo visdezixon,ge & world le, Croo add to J800 -vill med, sviðifi/ang of neinigo quo mi,[[i:,ost,newati NO teed real col\n\n* nodes 010′′ adt ge sanil dous tot srod\n\nThe Administration have cabled us that if the \"Burrumbeet\" is requisitioned, they regret they have no option but to greatly increase the price for a portion of the local Government's requirements, and, after consulting them, we understand that the proposed rate is considered unworkable by the Government. It would therefore appear to us that we are justified in respectfully recommending to your Committee that in the interests of the coal supplies of the Colony the \"Burrun-beet\" should not be requisitioned unless it can be arranged under the Liner Requisition Scheme, for some steamer to take her place on similar terms on the run, and even if this is done we fear an average increase of rates for next year is inevitable if Japanese tonnage has to be relied on for the fulfilment of, say, half the Administration's contracts.\n\nWe are sending a copy of this letter to the Honourable the Colonial Secretary.\n\nYours faithfully,\n\nFor Dodwell & Co.,\n\nKAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION\n\nLtd.\n\nSd. Stanley H. Dodwell,\n\nAgent.\n\n.00\n\n1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-463 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 488104, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8]", "page_number": 457, "title": "CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8]", "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\nWhen I last spoke on this subject, I stated that the Government would not allow the situation to be exploited, and I thought the landlords would be wise enough to take that as a hint and confine their proposals for increased rents to reasonable limits. They have not done so; they choose to throw down the gauntlet in this way, and I am perfectly prepared to take it up. A situation of this kind cannot be tolerated, and I ask you to advise me, gentlemen, as to the steps that should be taken to deal with the situation. I desire the matter to be fully considered and propose, therefore, to appoint a committee of this Council to consider and advise what steps should be taken to protect the tenants of domestic tenements from unreasonable increases in rental and from arbitrary termination of their tenancies. I propose that the Committee shall consist of the Attorney-General, the Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. Mr. Pollock, the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak, and the Hon. Mr. Holyoak. I do not wish in any way to fetter the deliberations of the Committee, but I should like to say what, in my opinion, is a possible course, one which would enable us to deal with this situation without making the position so unsafe for landlords that they will not invest their money in building further houses. I would suggest that the soundest course would be to consider what, in view of the fall in the value of money, is now equivalent to the rents which were in existence, say, in 1914 and 1915, and what percentage on rents it would be necessary to add to meet that fall. Having done that, I would further propose that in future no rent should be raised to a greater percentage without the consent of some body appointed for the purpose, and I would go further and say that if rents have been raised beyond that percentage, they should be reduced as from the beginning of next month. In order to deal with the situation of people who are given notice to leave, I would suggest that no such notices should be allowed to take effect for a period of six months—that would probably be long enough to carry us over the period of pressure caused by the influx of refugees from China, and by that time a certain number of additional houses will be ready for occupation. I am merely throwing out these suggestions for the consideration of the Committee. This does not touch houses built since 1914; their case would need to be very carefully considered. There is, as I suggested before, a danger that interference with rents may check the readiness of landlords to build houses, but I think that can be got over, to some extent at least, by making the law of restricted operation by making it for one year only and requiring it to be re-voted annually if necessary. If that is done, I consider that the situation will be materially improved.\n\nIt is with great regret that I feel compelled to ask the Council to interfere with business matters in this way. It is undesirable to interfere with economic laws, but if these laws are not allowed to work smoothly, and the landlord takes the opportunity of rack-renting by virtue of his monopoly, or makes a corner in housing accommodation, it is necessary to abandon precedents and general principles. The landlords have chosen to defy the Government and the public, and I must ask you, gentlemen, to assist me to deal with them.\n\n## HON. MR. HOLYOAK\n\nI regret to say, sir, that, on health grounds, I must decline to serve. I have been strictly forbidden, by my Doctors, to undertake any extra work for several months. I am afraid this will be a somewhat heavy task, and I must not undertake it under the circumstances.\n\n## HIS EXCELLENCY\n\nI am sure I am expressing the regret of the Council at Mr. Holyoak's decision and the reasons for it.\n\nHis Excellency enquired if the Hon. Mr. Bird would be prepared to serve on the Committee. The hon. member signified his willingness, and his name was accordingly substituted for that of the Hon. Mr. Holyoak.\n\n## Liquor Duties\n\n**THE COLONIAL SECRETARY** moved the following Resolution under the provisions of Section 41 (1) of the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, `Ordinance No. 9 of 1911`:\n\nResolved that the Resolution made by the Legislative Council under the provisions of Section 41 (1) of the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, on the 7th day of April, 1921, and published in the Gazette of the 7th day of April, 1921, as `Government Notification No. 139` be amended by cancelling the clauses thereof marked (f) and (2) respectively and substituting therefor the following clauses:\n\n| Clause | Amendment |\n| --- | --- |\n| (f) | $0.20 cents per gallon on all native liquor distilled in the New Territories, not including New Kowloon, for consumption in the said Territories. |\n| (2) | Stills in the New Territories, not including New Kowloon, shall be prohibited from sending liquor produced in these stills to Hongkong or to New Kowloon, provided that any licensee of a distillery who desires to send such liquor to Hongkong or to New Kowloon may be granted a permit to do so, upon payment of the duties charged in Hongkong and New Kowloon. |\n\n**THE COLONIAL SECRETARY** said---The effect of this resolution is to place the island of Cheung Chau on the same footing as the remainder of the New Territories (excluding New Kowloon) as regards native liquors distilled there. Representations have been made by those who distil native liquors that the existing regulation is having the effect of driving customers—chiefly those of the fishing fleet—to other places, and there appeared to be no reason why the Island of Cheung Chau should stand in a different position to other parts of the New Territory. The Government has decided that their representations are justified, and this resolution is the result.\n\n**THE COLONIAL TREASURER** seconded the motion, and it was agreed to.\n\n## Facilities to Contractors\n\n**HON. MR. H. W. BIRD**, in accordance with notice previously given, asked the following question:\n\n\"Will the Government instruct the Police to afford facilities to Contractors for the temporary storage of building materials on the Praya during transit from the lighters or junks in which they arrive?\"\n\n**THE COLONIAL SECRETARY** replied—This is a difficult subject which the Government has had under consideration for some time. It is proposed to provide permanent stages for the deposit of building material. Pending their construction, efforts will be made to introduce temporary arrangements which will meet the case so far as is possible without undue interference with traffic.\n\n## Cheung Chau\n\n**HON. MR. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C.**, in accordance with notice previously given, asked:—\n\n1. Has the new Telephone Cable from the Island of Hongkong to Cheung Chau, which was referred to by the Colonial Secretary in this Council on September 18th, 1910, been laid?\n2. Is it the fact that an European Sergeant is the only European Police Officer stationed at Cheung Chau, and is he constantly, in the course of his duty, absent from that Island?\n\n**THE COLONIAL SECRETARY** said---The telephone cable referred to is in two portions, the first from the mainland to Lantao near Ma Wan and the second from Lantao to Cheung Chau. These cables were laid in February, 1920, and have been working ever since, except for the period from 14th to 19th of May when the land line on Lantao was interrupted owing to heavy storms.\n\n2. The Acting Sub-Inspector in Charge is the only European Police Officer stationed at Cheung Chau. He is at times, but not constantly, absent from the Island. During the months of March, April, and May, he was absent from the Island 16 times in all for a period exceeding four hours. These absences are necessitated by visits to adjacent islands and part of the southern coast of Lantao, which are in Cheung Chau police district.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 488122, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8]", "page_number": 475, "title": "CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8]", "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\nTHE **ATTORNEY-GENERAL** moved to add the following paragraph after para. (e) in sub-clause 1 of Clause 4:\n\n(f.) The lessor bona fide requires possession of the domestic tenement in order to pull down such domestic tenement or in order to reconstruct such domestic tenement to such an extent as to make such domestic tenement a new building within the meaning of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, and shall have given the tenant three months' notice to quit.\n\nSubsequent amendments, and additional clauses, proposed by the **ATTORNEY-GENERAL**, were adopted without discussion.\n\nOn the Council resuming,\n\nH.E. THE **GOVERNOR**-In this case, for the purposes of Rule 48 of the Standing Rules and Orders, I declare that an emergency exists, and that in my opinion it is desirable in the public interest that Rules 42 and 47 be suspended, so as to enable the bill to be carried through its remaining stages at this sitting of the Council. The grounds for this declaration are that, as the object of the bill is to protect the tenants of domestic tenements from unreasonable increase in rental and from arbitrary termination of their tenancies, and as rents have been and are being raised unreasonably, and as attempts have been and are being made to eject tenants who are unwilling or are unable to pay such increased rents, it is desirable to pass the bill immediately so as to afford relief to as many as possible of the class which the bill proposes to protect.\n\nTHE **COLONIAL SECRETARY** seconded, and the suspension of the Standing Orders was agreed to.\n\nTHE **ATTORNEY-GENERAL** then moved the third reading of the Bill.\n\nTHE **COLONIAL SECRETARY** seconded, and the Bill was passed.\n\n## The Adjournment\n\nHIS **EXCELLENCY**-The remaining business on the agenda we do not propose to take. In any case, I fear these Bills will not be ready this week. I propose, therefore, that we should adjourn sine die. I should like, before we go, to express my thanks to members of the Committee and more especially, if I may say so, to the Attorney-General and his learned colleague, the Hon. Mr. Pollock, for the immense trouble they have taken in producing this Bill, which I trust will be successful in attaining the object for which it was devised.\n\n## FINANCE COMMITTEE\n\nA meeting of the Finance Committee was afterwards held, the **COLONIAL SECRETARY** presiding :-\n\n### The Gap Rock Cable\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $19,616 in aid of the vote Public Works, Recurrent, Communications, (8) Maintenance of telephones including all cables.\n\nTHE **CHAIRMAN**-This sum of $19,616 is the amount required for repairing the cable to Gap Rock. We took advantage of the presence of the cable ship Patrol in the waters of the Colony to employ her in recovering the cable and finding out what was wrong. Fortunately, the cable was recovered in about two days after the ship actually got to work and it was found that the cable had been clean cut across. By whom and how it was done was not clear. It may have been by a fishing boat recovering her anchor. It required half a mile of large cable and nearly 2 miles of smaller cable to effect the necessary repairs. The hire of the ship cost £800, the half mile of large cable £338, the rest of the cable £1,098 and material £216—a total of £2,452, of which $19,616 is the equivalent in local currency, a successful but rather expensive job.\n\nApproved.\n\n### Kowloon Telephone Wires\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $6,500 in aid of the vote Public Works, Recurrent, Kowloon, Communications, (27), Maintenance of Telephones.\n\nTHE **CHAIRMAN**-This sum is to lay underground a number of telephone wires in Kowloon. The poles are carrying so many wires between Kowloon and Hunghom that in a typhoon, it is thought they may come down. So, having a cable in stock, we decided on laying these cables underground. It involved a cost of $3,900 to the Public Works Department and $2,600 to the railway. For simplicity, it was decided to take a single vote and charge the whole to Public Works Recurrent.\n\nApproved.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 489184, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "page_number": 332, "title": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "content_text": "## ANNEX 4\n\nPost Office to Foreign Office.-(Received February 8.)\n\n**General Post Office, London, February 7, 1921.**\n\nI am directed by the Postmaster-General to refer to your letter of the 17th ultimo, relative to a scheme which has been discussed between the Chinese Telegraph Administration and the Eastern Extension and Great Northern Telegraph companies for the laying of additional cables between Shanghai and Hong Kong and between Shanghai and Chefoo, and for the grant by the companies to the Chinese Government of a loan of 1,500,000*l., in consideration for which the companies' exclusive concessions in China, which are due to expire in 1930, should be extended until 1950. At the recent preliminary conference at Washington a resolution was proposed by the United States delegation recommending that Governments should not in future grant exclusive cable or wireless concessions, and should not support their nationals, diplomatically or otherwise, in seeking such concessions from other Governments, except in cases where the traffic is too small to admit of competitive services. This resolution was accepted by the British delegation as being in general harmony with their instructions, and it was also agreed to by the other delegations. It is believed to be on the whole in accordance with British interests, as there have been tendencies on the part of the United States wireless companies to seek exclusive privileges in South America, and (as shown by the enclosures to your letter) on the part of Japan to seek exclusive rights in China, against which the resolution will militate. It would be contrary to the spirit of this resolution, to which the United States delegation attached great importance, for the British Government to support a scheme for the extension of the exclusive concessions of the Eastern Extension and Great Northern Companies.\n\nIt seems clear from the history of the case, as described in your letter and in the memoranda which accompanied it, that the present so-called \"monopoly\" is a monopoly in name only, as in actual practice other companies have been allowed in several cases (indeed in all cases where the company concerned has received sufficiently strong support from its Government) to lay cables and to establish wireless stations for communication between China and other countries.\n\nThe Postmaster-General observes from the telegram of the 23rd November last, a copy of which was enclosed with the Foreign Office letter of the 6th December, that Sir John Denison Pender has suggested that, if there is great objection to the suggested extension of the exclusive concessions, his company might be ready to accept a scheme \"for pooling among the consortium Powers.\" It is not clear whether the suggested \"pooling\" applies only to the loan (the exclusive concessions not being extended at all), or whether it is contemplated that the exclusive concessions would be extended but would not apply as against the nationals of the consortium Powers (which are understood to include the United States). The Postmaster-General is of opinion that some such modification as that suggested by Sir John Pender would, if feasible, probably be the best solution.\n\nThe present exclusive concessions operate not only against foreign telegraph companies but also against other British companies, including wireless companies. The only real risk of serious competition with the present cable service between China and Europe seems to lie in the direction of wireless telegraphy; but it is very doubtful whether it is in accordance with British interests that wireless communication with Europe should be excluded. From this point of view, therefore, the exclusive rights, in any form in which the British Government could agree to them, would probably mean little to the Eastern Company. As regards cable communication, the company may well stand on their merits.\n\nThe question is one which concerns several Government Departments; and, in the circumstances, the Postmaster-General would suggest that it should be referred as soon as possible to the Imperial Communications Committee.\n\nI am, &c.\n\nG. E. P. MURRAY.\n\n## ANNEX 5\n\n**Memorandum communicated by United States Embassy.**\n\nThe American Embassy is informed that on the 8th January last, the Federal Telegraph Company, an American corporation, signed with the Chinese Government a contract for the construction and opening of wireless stations at Shanghai, Peking, Harbin, and Canton for a period of ten years in joint agreement with the Chinese Government, and for a further period of ten years thereafter on a royalty basis.\n\nIn this regard the American Government is amazed to learn that His Majesty's Minister at Peking recently advised the American Legation there that, under instructions from His Britannic Majesty's Government, he had protested to the Chinese Government against the American contract above referred to, and had insisted upon its cancellation on the ground that such a contract infringes upon the rights which are claimed to have accrued to the British Marconi Company by virtue of a contract entered into on the 24th May, 1919, which established a joint enterprise under the name of the British Corporation, with certain preferential rights for the supply of wireless equipment to the Chinese Government.\n\nLeaving on one side for the present any discussion as to the propriety of a foreign Government asserting diplomatically as against another nationality the claims of this Corporation, the American Government desires to meet unequivocally and on its merits the claim that any Government can rightfully assert in behalf of the interests of its nationals to exercise any such monopoly or preference for the supply of materials or equipment as would debar American citizens from the right to contract freely with the Chinese Government for any category of supplies. The adoption of such an exclusive or preferential right in behalf of British interests would frankly raise in the mind of the American Government a doubt whether it has quite understood the attitude of His Britannic Majesty's Government during the course of the recent efforts to co-operate in making real and effective the principle of equality of commercial and industrial opportunities in China. The American Government feels that it must in candour make clear its position that such a claim to monopoly or preference in the supply of equipment to any service of the Chinese Government is, in its view, fundamentally repugnant to the principle of the \"open door\" and to treaty rights, and that the American Government is not prepared to recognise any claim to contractual rights in favour of any party as valid or effective in excluding its nationals from any field of commercial or industrial activity in China.\n\nIt is thought that His Britannic Majesty's Government may perhaps not be aware that as long ago as 1917 the American Government found occasion to apply this interpretation of the \"open door\" principle as against the claims of certain of its own nationals under the following circumstances:-\n\nOn the 20th October, 1917, by a contract closely analogous to the Marconi contract with the Chinese Wireless Company, the Western Electric Company, an American company, formed with the Chinese Government the China Electric Company, which, according to the provisions of the contract, was to have a preference for the supply of all machinery, apparatus, or other materials in connection with the telephone and telegraph systems required by the Chinese Ministry of Communications. Upon becoming acquainted with this provision, and after consultation with the United States Government, the American Minister at Peking, on the 28th January, 1919, formally notified the China Electric Company that his Government would not recognise or support any such preference as was provided for in the contract of 1917. The position of the American Government in this regard was at that time explained to the Chinese Government also.\n\nNo doubt exists in the mind of the United States Government that, with a knowledge of the attitude thus taken, His Britannic Majesty's Government will not be disposed to insist in favour of its nationals upon an advantage which the American Government had previously rejected as unfair and repugnant to treaty rights and the policy of equality in China, when claimed by American interests. Should it be found, however, that this confidence is not justified, and should His Britannic Majesty's Government continue to assert the preference claimed in favour of the Marconi Company, the American Government would be reluctantly compelled to consider, amongst other things, whether the prior rights claimed as accruing to the Western Electric Company under the contract of 1917 are not as fully entitled...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 489358, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "page_number": 506, "title": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "content_text": "# \n31 \n\nstation in Hong Kong, to make it possible to communicate with Honolulu on one side and India on the other, or because it is impracticable, suggest we should have increased cable accommodation. So far as we know, the wireless station at Manila connects with Honolulu, and they are in daily touch with New York, and it has been our lot to see in Hong Kong important commercial information sent to us from Manila via the United States by wireless. And it is known to us that there are certain powerful wireless stations which do not belong to Great Britain, though they do belong to friendly powers in China. We feel it is of vital importance to us that we should have a station of sufficient power and magnitude so far as is practicable—to communicate at long distances, in order that we may have in time the very latest commercial information at our command and coming through British sources.\n\n## \nAsked by the Chairman to give his views, Lieutenant R. R. Stewart (H.M.S. *\"Alacrity\"*), said :- \n\nMr. Chairman and Gentlemen, the kind remarks which Mr. Holyoak has said about me are not quite true. My job out here is wireless officer of the fleet, and as such my duties are to make myself conversant with all wireless telegraph stations out here. I merely co-ordinate the views of experts on the subject, and that is what I propose to give you this morning.\n\n## \nI think the best way of dealing with the matter is to try and answer three points (1) Can Stonecutters compete with commercial traffic home to England? (2) The question of the installation of a powerful installation at Hong Kong, and (3) to give you some general remarks on the subject.\n\nIn order to bring out my first point I would like to say what has happened with regard to wireless stations. Before the war the question was brought up for the installation of a chain of stations connecting England with the Colonies. War broke out, and a hurried station was erected at Stonecutters. This was fitted with spark gear, and the power of the station was about 30 kilowatts giving about 1,000 miles communication. This gave a total distance of the link in the chain of 2,000 miles or more. That met certain necessities for communicating with ships at sea, but they found they could not communicate satisfactorily with home through the intermediate stations. So they installed a Poulsen arc, which was a step further in wireless transmission, and which gave out a continuous wave enabling them to get a further distance with less power.\n\nIt is necessary for me to point out here that wireless communication is not so easy as the ordinary man would believe. If you have a wireless station at Hong Kong trying to get into touch with Sumatra, you do it through Singapore. Then first you have got to get into touch with Singapore. Hong Kong fires off its message. Singapore replies message received and then gets into communication with Sumatra, so you will see that Singapore has a lot to do. Then there is the question of atmospherics. Atmospherics are things about which we do not know a great deal at present, but atmospherics in connection with traffic are a continual source of trouble. The message from Hong Kong to Singapore might meet with a great deal of trouble. I have known of a message of ninety groups taking an hour to pass, and that is not going to be much good for commercial needs as they stand. The Admiralty sent out messages by wireless to relieve the cables, and I have known messages take as long as fourteen days to come out. Those, however, were routine messages, and merely sent out that way to relieve the cables.\n\nThe next thing I want to point out is that the wireless station at Hong Kong has a very busy time. There is the communication with Singapore, communication with the Yang-tsze gunboats and communication with the flagship. A great deal of work goes from Hong Kong to the flagship, not only telegrams, but matters upon which the Commander-in-chief's approval is required. Really Hong Kong is the centre of naval activity in the Far East, and the programme at Stonecutters is very full. When D'Aguilar was started as the commercial station, I pointed out to Mr. Fletcher that the receiving gear was in rather a bad state, and he replied that they would be only too pleased to make it efficient. We have installed at D'Aguilar a set giving superior transmission from the naval supplies, new gear is being purchased and D'Aguilar will soon be more efficient, and Stonecutters will be having a little more time in which to do its own work.\n\nWireless stations have to compete with telegraph offices in which rapidity, cheapness are absolutely essential factors, but you would not get rapidity in messages passing through the Hong Kong wireless station.\n\n35 \n\nThere is another point which I would bring to your consideration, and that is that you would not get the Hong Kong wireless station to pay. The Navy would be only too pleased to take commercial messages if they could squeeze in the time, because it would help to pay for their installations. Now, with the new organisation, I believe the Commander-in-chief is prepared to squeeze in time in the Hong Kong routine by which commercial people in Hong Kong could carry out shore to shore traffic. It would not be a commercial proposition, but if they wanted to get into touch with Manila, Swatow or Saigon, we could introduce into the daily routine say a quarter of an hour every four or five hours in which they could actually communicate with those stations or the coast.\n\n\"My second point to be brought out is the establishment of a powerful station at Hong Kong. Now we come to the Imperial Conference scheme. When we first came out here we wrote home to recommend certain wireless stations to be put up, and the answer to the letter was that we got out the report of the Imperial Wireless Committee which has been presented to Parliament from which I will give you a few notes. But before I do so I would state that the letter we wrote home showed that we pointed out that it was necessary to bring commercial requirements into line with naval requirements, because they would have to be dealt with separately though the two would be dealt with by one large organisation, whereby the requirements of all services would be met.\n\nThe first thing that was pointed out in the report was that wireless is not like telegraphy. A good deal of trouble comes in the transmission and receiving, and consequently delay, and though reliability, speed and cheapness were essential factors the installation had to be made to pay. They got the Post Office to keep a listening watch on the main European systems of wireless, and they found that transmission across the Atlantic was not all it was commonly thought to be, and that there was a great deal of repetition going on. Hours were spent merely in repetition. That was a loss of money. The thing was not a commercial proposition. They then went on to discuss methods of transmission—the spark, the Poulsen arc, high frequency alternators, high frequency oscillators, which have the same effect as the continuous wave, and the thermionic valve, which is the latest development of wireless transmission. They came to the conclusion that the thermionic valve was the best thing to use.\n\nEvery wireless scheme which has come into being has been on the principle of trial and error. Marconi tried with 23 kilowatts to communicate across the Atlantic. That was not found sufficient. In 1906 it was increased to 70 kilowatts and the Poulsen arc was introduced with 13 kilowatts. The spark was then pushed up to 200 by Marconi. That did not have much effect, and the Poulsen was pushed up to 250 kilowatts. The whole demand was for more power. Germany, Nauen, has a 400 kilowatt installation, and they are thinking of increasing that.\n\n## \nBefore I came here this morning I was able to get for the Admiral the Nauen press from the Nauen installation of 400 kilowatts. This was done by hand operation, and it is only sometimes that we can get it out here. Now, business people, for whom the trial and error system has no appeal, realising that it is no good for commercial purposes have to determine what distance they are to get with absolute certainty. My people want to get a distance of 4,000 miles which will allow of communication from England to India and Australia. That was what people wanted. People say we are getting wireless signals from Mars, that must take an enormously powerful installation and cannot be a commercial proposition at all. When, however, they came to work out wireless telegraphy as a business proposition, they came to the conclusion that 2,000 miles with the thermionic valve would give reliable communication, and the cost would be considerably less than a station with a distance of 4,000 miles; they would get more traffic, more words passing through per day. The result was that they decided upon two 2,000 mile steps for India at a capital cost of £483,000, and an annual cost of £185,000. Then they discussed how much traffic they could expect and they came to the conclusion that they would lose on the stations for five years at first, after which they would make up.\n\n\"I may say that this scheme of 2,000 mile step allows for stations at Egypt, Cairo, Poona, Singapore, a branch to Hong Kong and Australia. Already they are putting up an arc in England and another in Cairo, and they will have another valve in England and Cairo. Hong Kong may consider that the branch from Singapore rather puts them out of it, but the whole question is whether the thing can be made to pay. If it is found that Hong Kong cannot pass the messages with the installation it gets, it will be the simplest matter in the world to erect another...\n\n503", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 490749, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-472 - Others - 1921", "page_number": 442, "title": "CO129-472 - Others - 1921", "content_text": "# SINGAPORE \n-2- \n439 \n**CONFIDENTIAL** \n\nAdvisory Committee, no arrangements having been included in the preliminary programme for any conference with representatives of Chinese or Native opinion.\n\n## FEDERATED MALAY STATES\n\nAt the medical conferences, the question was raised as to the advisability of the Commission visiting Kuala Lumpur and holding conferences of the Planters' and Medical Committees. We consulted Sir William Murison on this point. H.M.S. \"Halaya\" was visiting Port Swettenham during that week; it was difficult, therefore, to make arrangements. Our local programme made it impossible to suggest to the Kuala Lumpur authorities any day except Sunday, as at that time we expected our boat to sail on Tuesday, the 25th. Sir William Murison cabled to the Government representative at Kuala Lumpur advising them that a Sunday visit would be possible. The authorities there found that it was impracticable; other efforts were made later during our stay, but the visit was not able to be arranged without giving to them the only day on which the Governor could convene a Conference for the formation of a Singapore Branch. We, therefore, left work in the Federated Malay States to be undertaken by the representatives of the local Branch in the future. Fortunately, however, we have had opportunities of discussing possible forms of medical and educational organisation for the Federated Malay States, both with the Principal Civil Medical Officer and with His Excellency the Governor, and with one of the provincial residents. It is intended by all that the principle of free diagnosis and treatment should be extended to the Federated Malay States, and that post-graduate teaching should be given to the medical practitioners in charge of the travelling dispensaries that carry out most of the Western medicine undertaken in the Federated Malay States. The prevalence of Venereal Disease among the Malays is reported as extremely high.\n\n## CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE\n\nThrough Sir William Murison, interviews were arranged with Dr. Lim Boon Keng, leader of the Chinese community and Chinese member of the Legislative Council; and with Mr. Gibbons, Chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce. The latter undertook to have notices of the film showings distributed to all members of the Chamber of Commerce with a covering letter signed by himself asking them to invite all the European members of their staffs. Dr. Lim Boon Keng had already taken part in the Venereal Disease controversy which had arisen in the local Medical Association with reference to the formation of a Federated Malay States Branch of the Society for the Prevention of Venereal Disease. A year ago, considerable correspondence had arisen in the press in which the Bishop and various laymen had attacked the Society for the Prevention of Venereal Diseases, and the latter Society had been supported by various members of the medical fraternity. Dr. Lim Boon Keng delivered a paper to the Medical Association advising unity between the two groups. He promised support to the policy of the Council and advised our laying our proposals before the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. He gave me an introduction to the President of the Chinese Chamber, whom I saw.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-472 - Others - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 494019, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 411, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "POSAL X-\n\nABLES.\n\n4\n\nstations in Egypt and India, and would concur in the dropping of the second station in Egypt and the station at Hong Kong, in order to save the capital cost. He pointed out the urgency for an early decision.\n\nSIR HENRY HOTTAN said that the views of the Committee might be drafted in the form of a Memorandum to be laid before the Cabinet, on the following lines: -\n\nThat in view of the decisions by the Governments of Australia and India, the Committee considered that the station in Hong Kong and the second station in Egypt should be dropped, and that the stations in Egypt and India should be proceeded with, the former being of about double power, i.e. 240 KW if this could be done without additional capital expenditure. That the Imperial Government should meet the capital outlay required to build the Indian station, repayment later by the Government of India being arranged if possible.\n\nHe could not agree...\n\nMR. PARTING wished to lodge a caveat with the views expressed, as the acceptance of them would be interpreted as a recognition that the \"step\" system, as recommended by the Imperial Wireless Telegraphy Committee, was commended by the Imperial...\n\nMR. SPIRLING reserved the views of the Foreign Office with regard to the abandonment of the Hong Kong station.\n\nThe representatives of the Fighting Services considered that before the abandonment of the Hong Kong station was finally decided upon, the question would require to be reviewed from the Imperial Defence point of view.\n\n(2)\n\nTHE COMMITTEE agreed:-\n\nThat Sir Henry Hottman, assisted by Mr. Brown and the Secretary, should draft a Memorandum on the above lines (see Appendix II).\n\nThe Committee had before them I.D.C. Paper No. 638 giving the result of the negotiations in Washington re ex-German cables.\n\nEX 3301 explained that no action was required by the Committee at present as it had been generally agreed at the Conference at Washington that France should be responsible for taking the next step.\n\nTHE COMMITTEE decided to take note of I.D.C. Paper No.638.\n\n2. Whitehall Gardens, S.W.\n\n31st March 1922.\n\nPage 3\n\n \n\n!\n\n!", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 494104, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 496, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "439\n\nor three months in order to study the organisation of Medical Units in London, and if possible, in the United States of America before taking up his duties in Hong Kong. The Selection Committee recommend that he should be appointed as from March 1st 1923 and should receive salary from that date but should not be required to arrive in Hong Kong until August, in time for the new University session commencing in September. If the University see their way to accept this proposal, Dr. Anderson would spend the interval between March 1st and his arrival in Hong Kong in studying the organisation of Medical Units in Medical Schools in London and travelling to Hong Kong via the United States of America, to study the organisation of Medical Schools in that country.\n\nThe Selection Committee, of which two members Professors Elliott and Fraser, nominated by the University, strongly support Dr. Anderson's proposal and hopes that effect may be given to it.\n\nAs it is of some importance that Dr. Anderson should know what arrangements he must contemplate, I am to ask that the Secretary of State will be so good as to have the following message cabled to Hong Kong:-\n\n\"Hong Kong, Chair of Medicine. Selection Committee unanimously recommend appointment of Dr. John Anderson of London Tropical School, who will be free on March 1st. Dr. Anderson desires to have three or three months from that date in order to study organisation of Medical Units in London, and, if possible, in America. Professors Elliott and Fraser strongly support this and desire that salary should start from March 1st next. Does University agree appointment of Dr. Anderson with salary from March to arrive in Hong Kong during August? Reply.\"\n\nI enclose Dr. Anderson's papers.\n\nThe Board wish me to convey to the Secretary of State and to the University their appreciation of the very valuable assistance which has been given them in connection with this matter by Professor T. R. Elliott of University College Hospital, London, who acted as Chairman of the Selection Committee, Professor F. R. Fraser of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, and Dr. G. C. Low of the London School of Tropical Medicine.\n\nI am, Sir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nAR. Ans...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 494754, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-479 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [1-3]", "page_number": 299, "title": "CO129-479 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [1-3]", "content_text": "150\n\nHONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\n\"Both he and I spent many happy years in Hongkong, and perhaps I may be permitted to say how I rejoice to see the continued prosperity of the Colony.\n\nI am, etc..\n\n\"GERSHON STEWART.\"\n\nFinance\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H.E. the Governor, laid on the table Finance Minutes Nos. 84 to 99, and an additional Financial Minute relating to the Public Works Extraordinary, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee.\n\nTHE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H.E. the Governor, also laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee No. 13 and moved that it be adopted.\n\nHONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\nAn order under section 7 of the Tramway Ordinance, 1901, dated 30th November, whereas the Company has duly obtained for the approval of the Governor-in-Council to the construction and maintenance of the said track:\n\nA regulation under section 8 of the Dogs Ordinance, 1883, dated 30th November;\n\nTwo orders under section 9 of the Rents Ordinance, 1922, dated 19th and 23rd November respectively;\n\nA declaration under Societies Ordinance, 1920, dated 14th December;\n\nQuarterly return of excesses of heads met by savings under expenditure.\n\nNow it is hereby resolved that the approval of the Governor-in-Council as aforesaid shall be and is hereby confirmed, subject to the conditions contained.\n\nAll the orders and regulations as published in the Government Gazette.\n\nTramway Extension\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the following resolution:-\n\n\"Whereas by the provisions of Section 7 of the Tramway Ordinance, 1902, it is inter alia provided that subject to the approval of the Governor-in-Council to the construction and maintenance of the said track:\n\nTHE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.\n\nRegulations\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H.E. the Governor, laid upon the table the following papers:\n\nAn order under section 9 of the Post Office Ordinance, 1900, dated 1st November, 1922;\n\nPUBLIC WORKS OFFICE, Hongkong, 14th November, 1923.\n\n-In reply to your letter of the 31st October to myself and the 1st instant to the Honourable Colonial Secretary applying for the approval of the Governor-in-Council to the extension of your tramway in accordance with plans already deposited in the Office of the Director of Public Works all such lines, passing places, sidings, junctions, tables and other works in addition to the extension of those particulars in the manner in all respects as is the case as may be approved of by the Director of Public Works with regard to the existing track and works in connection therewith be subject to all the powers and provisions of the Tramway Ordinance, No. 1 of 1902.\n\nA resolution will be worded so as to make it clear that the proposed extension shall be subject to all the provisions of the said Ordinance.\n\n\"And whereas timely and adequate notification by public advertisement or otherwise of the intention of the Company to apply for the approval of the Governor-in-Council to the construction and maintenance of an additional 1,113 feet of tramway track commencing at the present terminus at Wongneichong along Wongneichong Road (on the side of the Happy Valley) and Hill Road, to connect with the line at Morrison Hill Road, in accordance with a plan deposited in the Office of the Director of Public Works has been made.\n\n1. With regard to the actual carrying out of the work, compliance with the following conditions will inter alia be required by the Government:\n\n(c.) Any alterations of mains, cables, services, and sewers, drains, man-holes, &c., involved by the laying of the track to be carried out by the Public Works Department at the cost of the Company.\n\n(d) All work to be subject to the approval and to be carried out to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works.\n\n2. I shall be glad to be informed in due course whether these terms are acceptable to your Company.-I am, Sir, Yours faithfully,\n\nT. L. PERKINS,\n\nDirector of Public Works.\n\nW. E. Roberts, Esq.,\n\nSecretary and General Manager,\n\nHongkong Tramways Limited\"\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY said This extension of the tramway has been made in consequence of the development of the district of Wongneichong and in order to avoid the congestion caused on the occasion of race meetings by the terminal line at present in existence. The line is being laid so that a large number of trees, mostly camphor trees, will not have to be cut down. The destruction of a few trees is involved and the work is now well advanced.\n\nTHE ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded, and the resolution was carried.\n\nDistillery Licences\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the following resolution:-\n\n\"It is hereby resolved that on and after the first day of January, 1923, the fee of $400 per annum prescribed for Distillery Licences in the Second Schedule to the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, shall be altered to a fee of $25, in respect only of such licences issued at Stanley.\"\n\nThe Company must at its own cost substitute sand carpeting thick in lieu of the cement concrete surfacing shown on your plan dated 7th November, 1922.\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY: This resolution is brought forward because it is found that the amount of business in the village of Stanley is very small, as a comparatively small number of junks visit there. It is desirable to adopt the same fee as is in force in the New Territories.\n\n151", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-479 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 495699, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-481 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [8-12]", "page_number": 365, "title": "CO129-481 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [8-12]", "content_text": "57\n\nHONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\nthe part in the new house corresponding to the portion he had occupied.\n\nHon. MR. R. H. KOTEWALL considered that the amendment was not worth pressing, and it was dropped.\n\nHON. MR. POLLOCK moved the second amendment of which he had given notice,\n\nViz.\n\nBy inserting at the end of clause 9 the following:-\n\n29.-Every lessor who demands or receives more than the standard rent for any domestic tenement shall unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Magistrate, that he acted bona fide, be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.\n\nH.E. THE GOVERNOR suggested that it would be difficult to apply the amendment to the case of a man who wanted sleeping space for a week and who would not know anything about the standard rent.\n\nHon. Mr. POLLOCK: It might be difficult with regard to a bed space but there are other parts of the house in regard to which it would not be difficult.\n\nH.E. THE GOVERNOR: But if it does apply to the small space it is difficult to get it to work, and it may give opportunities for blackmail.\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY: Does not Section 17 cover it? Surely that Section is sufficient?\n\nTHE ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought the amendment could not do much harm.\n\nH.E. THE GOVERNOR: We will leave the matter to the opinion of the Council, and I take care on this occasion to express no opinion myself.\n\nOn the amendment being put to the vote His EXCELLENCY said \"I think the No's have it.\"\n\nHon. Mr. POLLOCK asked for division.\n\nThe voting was as follows:-\n\nFor-Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen, Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, the Director of Public Works, the Attorney-General, the Officer Commanding the Troops.\n\nAgainst--The Colonial Secretary, the Colonial Treasurer, the Director of Education, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.\n\nThe amendment was therefore carried by nine votes to four.\n\nGENERAL it was agreed to substitute for Clause 10 of the Bill the following:\n\nSection 10 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the substitution of the figures 1924 for the figures 1923 in the second line thereof,\n\nOn the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL.\n\nThe Bill then passed through Committee without further amendment and the Council then resumed.\n\nTHE ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved and the COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded the third reading of the Bill. This was carried and the Bill passed accordingly.\n\nThe Council adjourned sine die.\n\nFINANCE COMMITTEE\n\nA meeting of the Finance Committee was afterwards held, the Colonial Secretary presiding.\n\nHON. MR. POLLOCK: The amendment is taken from it precedent -- the Straits Ordinance.\n\nThe Kowloon Tong Cemetery Project\n\nH.E. THE GOVERNOR: Do you know whether their conditions are similar?\n\nHON. MR. POLLOCK: I am sorry to have not the slightest objection to the amendment, but it seems to me its practicability is doubtful, and it does seem to offer opportunities for blackmail if certain people like to take advantage of it. Can you see any way of amending the clause which is less open to objection?\n\nHON. MR. POLLOCK: There certainly should be such a clause.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN: I may mention that this vote was agreed by the Finance Committee when you were away last year and tenders came in on June 5th. However, I have no objection to postponement, except that it is rather awkward for the tenders. This new cemetery is at Kowloon in a central ring of hills.\n\nHon. MR. LANG: Objection was taken to the design suggested.\n\nFurther discussion was postponed.\n\nThe Empire Exhibition\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $250,000 on account of Miscellaneous Services, contribution towards expenses of Hongkong Section of British Empire Exhibition expected to be incurred in 1923.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN: I read to you at the last meeting a letter from the Chamber of Commerce. You must realise that in voting this money you are binding yourselves to a total expenditure of $650,000 - that is the maximum.\n\nHON. MR. HOLYOAK: Does not this cost represent the Buildings of the Exhibition?\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN: This is a preliminary vote. We do not know what money will be required, nor how soon.\n\nThe vote was approved.\n\nGovernment Cables and Telephones\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $16,200 in aid of the vote Public Works, Recurrent, Hongkong, Communications, (8) Maintenance of Telephone including all cables.\n\n58\n\nGovernment Nursery at Kowloon\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum $4,000 in aid of the vote Botanical and Forestry Department, Other Charges, Forestry, New Territories.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN: The Kowloon Tong scheme and its extension Northwards has necessitated the removal of the Government Nursery and this money is required for labour in laying out the new Nursery and getting a water supply from a distant stream.\n\nApproved.\n\nRailway Votes\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $12,800 in aid of the vote Kowloon-Canton Railway, Special Expenditure, Bridge No. 7.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN: This is for a bridge to Kowloon City. The contract estimate over the new main road from Sham Sui Po was $361,000, but considerable excavations had to be made and there was a large unexpected amount of rock.\n\nApproved.\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $1,550 in aid of the vote Kowloon-Canton Railway, Special Expenditure, Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Expenses: Additional Machines for Workshops.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN: This refers to parting and other machines. A large number of wagons and carriages are being built and this is urgently needed.\n\nApproved.\n\nThe Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum for a new cable from Capsuimun to Lantao island in substitution for a defective cable.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN: This is for wood planing and also for a new cable from Cape D'Aguilar and Waglan cable which had to be renewed very recently.\n\nApproved.\n\n358", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-481 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 497575, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 261, "title": "CO129-484 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [1-7]", "content_text": "# \nThe work of constructing a re-inforced concrete roof over part of the Ferry Pier opposite Queen Victoria Street was completed. \nThe Ferry Pier at Public Square Street, Yaumati, was also finished, with the exception of the depositing of concrete to form the decking. \nThe work of constructing a re-inforced concrete Pier opposite Wing Wo Street was not proceeded with. \n\n## MISCELLANEOUS\nIn connection with the visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, the principal Government Buildings were decorated and illuminated at night, and general assistance was rendered by the Department wherever required to carry into effect other schemes of decoration. \nThe Seamen's Strike which commenced in January culminated in a General Strike, in consequence of which certain officers of the Department were engaged on emergency work which was executed in a very efficient manner. \nThe erection of the Wireless Station at Gap Rock was completed. \nThe Diaphone Fog Signalling Plant was installed at Waglan. \nThe work of substituting underground cables for the aerial wires in the Government Telephone System in the central part of the City was well advanced by the end of the year. \nIn connection with the Hydrographic Surveys with a view to harbour development, the work of taking borings and prickings was completed. \nWith a view to revising, consolidating and co-ordinating the various schemes of development prepared in the past, a Committee was formed to deal with Town Planning. Many meetings took place and a large number of maps and plans were prepared, and a model of the Kowloon Peninsula (scale 200′ to 1 inch) was made. \nA contract was let for the construction of a Water-boat Dock at Laichikok. \nThe total amount expended on Public Works Extraordinary was $3,575,685.19, and on annually recurrent works $1,074,646.30. \n\n## RAILWAY\nThe Platforms at Kowloon Terminus were surfaced with a composition of asphaltum, sand and cement on a foundation of rolled ballast. Similar surfacing was laid throughout the concourse area and approaches in substitution of wooden blocks which were found to be both unsatisfactory and insanitary. \nThis work was carried out by the Public Works Department. \nWater was laid on to the platforms and concourse areas at several points for washing down purposes. \nThe kitchen accommodation of the 1st class Restaurant was extended by altering the arrangement of the back staircase and utilising the space below to form a commodious pantry. Gas cookers were installed in substitution for the coal burning range, and new kitchen furniture was provided. \nOwing to the increasing difficulty in obtaining quick and accurate messages between Kowloon and Canton, through telegraphic communication has now been established by laying a telegraph line between Kowloon Station and Sham Chun Station, thus connecting with the Chinese Section's telegraph line. \nPreviously all messages had to be telephoned over the British Section. \nAt the Workshops at Hunghom an Oil Fuel Depot was installed for serving the Motor Coaches. \nThe three sidings to the east of the new carriage shed were extended 500 feet each, and a crossover road laid between two, to facilitate repairs and cleaning of rolling stock. \nA contract was let for the building of a second bay to the new carriage shed, which will accommodate two more trains of 500 feet each, and it is anticipated that the shed will be completed by May, 1923. \nDuring the year the premises of the China Light and Power Co., which adjoined the Locomotive Yard were acquired by the Railway Department together with the buildings thereon. The tall chimney stack, for which no use could be found was razed. The buildings formerly used as offices and staff quarters were renovated, and the first floor is now used as quarters for the Traffic Inspector, while the basement serves as a store. A contract was entered into for converting the remaining buildings into Workshops and stores for railway purposes. The boiler house was utilised as a general repair shop for Government Motor vehicles such as cycles, cars, fire engines, lorries, road roller, etc., a painting shop being provided on one side. The engine house was converted... \nPage 251", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-484 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [1-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 497853, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12]", "page_number": 25, "title": "CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12]", "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\n**THE COLONIAL SECRETARY**, by command of H.E. The Governor, laid upon the table the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 4), and moved that it be adopted.\n\n**THE COLONIAL TREASURER** seconded, and the motion was agreed to.\n\n**THE COLONIAL SECRETARY**, next laid on the table a Financial Minute relating to the redistribution of unexpended balances together with additional works to be undertaken under Public Works Extraordinary for the year 1924 and moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee.\n\n**THE COLONIAL TREASURER** seconded, and the motion was agreed to.\n\n## Papers\n\n**THE COLONIAL SECRETARY**, by command of H.E. The Governor, laid upon the table a number of papers (Nos. 1 to 26) which had been circulated to hon. members, viz. :-\n\n| No. | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1. | Rule under Section 3 of the Boarding House Ordinance, 1917, on 22nd May. |\n| 2. | Resolution under the provisions of Section 10 of Rents Ordinance, 1922, on 22nd May, 1924. |\n| 3. | By-laws under Section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, |\n| 4. | By-law under Section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903. |\n| 5. | Order under Section 24 of the Rents Ordinance, 1922, on 29th May, 1924. |\n| 6. | Order under Section 24 of the Rents Ordinance, 1922, on 29th May, 1924. |\n| 7. | Order under Section 24 of the Rents Ordinance, 1922, on 5th June, 1924. |\n| 8. | Regulations under Section 3 of the Vehicles and Traffic Regulation Ordinance, 1912, on 26th June, 1924. |\n| 9. | Order under Section 24 of the Rents Ordinance, 1922, on 3rd July, 1924. |\n| 10. | The Piracy Prevention Ordinance, 1914. |\n| 11. | Order under Section 24 of the Rents Ordinance, 1922, on 10th July, 1924. |\n| 12. | Order under Section 9 of the Post Office Ordinance, 1900, on 24th July, 1924. |\n| 13. | Order under Section 12 of the Rope Company's Tramway Ordinance, 1901, on 24th July, 1924. |\n| 14. | Report on the Assessment for the year 1924-1925. |\n| 15. | Report on the Finances for the year 1923. |\n| 16. | Report on the Botanical and Forestry Department for the year 1923. |\n| 17. | Report on the New Territories for the year 1923. |\n| 18. | Report of the Superintendent of Police for the year 1923. |\n| 19. | Report of the Superintendent of Prisons for the year 1923. |\n| 20. | Report of the Registrar of the Supreme Court for the year 1923. |\n| 21. | Report on the Postal Department for the year 1923, |\n| 22. | Report on the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) for the year 1923. |\n| 23. | Report of the Harbour Master for the year 1923. |\n| 24. | Financial returns for the year 1923. |\n| 25. | Report of the Committee to consider the advisability of revising the Life-saving Appliances Rules in force in Hongkong for foreign going vessels (Sessional Paper No. 6/1924). |\n| 26. | Quarterly return of excesses on sub-heads met by savings under heads of expenditure (Sessional Paper No. 6/1924). |\n\n## Bonham Road School\n\n**HON. MR. P. H. HOLYOAK**, in accordance with notice previously given, asked-\n\n1. Will the Government state:-\n (a) What progress has been made with the structure of the Sai Ying Pun School?\n (b) What is the period covered by the building contract?\n (c) Is there a Penalty Clause for late completion, and if so, to what extent?\n (d) When does the Government anticipate that this School will be opened, and having regard to the pledges given by the Government that this work should be accelerated, how is it that progress, so far, has been slow?\n\n**THE COLONIAL SECRETARY** replied--\n(a) The contract for the foundations and retaining wall was completed in March and a contract was let for the superstructure in April, 1924. Progress since that date has been somewhat slow owing to the difficulty of obtaining special facing bricks, which are only obtainable from Canton and Amoy.\n(b) Twenty-four months.\n(c) Yes, $100 a week.\n(d) It is anticipated that the school will be opened in April, 1926. The work has been accelerated as much as possible, but there has been unavoidable delay owing to the reason already stated.\n\n## Harbour Moorings\n\n**HON. MR. HOLYOAK** asked-\n2. Will the Government state :-\n (a) How many of the new first class Typhoon Harbour Moorings are now available for service?\n (b) When does the Government expect that the whole number will be placed and ready for use in the Harbour?\n\n**THE COLONIAL SECRETARY** replied-\n(a) None of these moorings are available for service yet. The first set was laid on the 3rd July, but it is necessary to allow a month for the concrete block to settle. The second set was laid on the 16th July and the third set on the 24th July.\n(b) It is hoped that all the sixteen moorings will be laid and ready for use by June, 1925.\n\nI would add that the chain cables were ordered from England on the 20th October, 1923, and arrived in the Colony on the 11th April last. The concrete blocks take a month to harden before they are placed in the harbour and a month after laying they will be examined by a diver to ensure that they are sufficiently embedded to stand the strain of typhoon weather.\n\n## Queen's Pier\n\n**HON. MR. HOLYOAK** asked-\n3. When does the Government expect to open Statue Pier and Landing Stage to public service, and what is the reason for the prolonged delay in the completion of this very necessary work?\n\n**THE COLONIAL SECRETARY** replied-\nThe contract for the entrance portion, the last section of the work, was signed in March, 1923. Owing to a slight settlement of the sea-wall on which it was to be erected the commencement of this portion was postponed until December last, pending tests and further work on the foundations.\n\nDifficulties are being experienced with the contractors and it is not anticipated that the work will be completed until late in the year.\n\nI take this opportunity of stating that it is proposed to name the pier \"Queen's Pier.\"\n\n## Fire Station Building\n\n**HON. MR. HOLYOAK** asked-\n4. When does the Government anticipate the completion of the new Fire Brigade Station, upon which work appears to have come to a standstill for a considerable time past, and what is the reason for this?\n\n5. Will the Government lay upon the table \"Monthly Progress Reports\" in connection with all the above Public Works?\n\n**THE COLONIAL SECRETARY** replied--\n4. The Fire Station accommodation comprises a portion of the building only. Owing to pressure of work in the Architectural Office and the difficulty of obtaining sufficient staff, it was not possible to complete the drawings and prepare the contract for the superstructure as early as anticipated. A short interval has thus occurred between the erection of the steelwork and the commencement of the superstructure. Tenders for this contract were submitted on Monday last, the contract time being 18 months. The building should thus be completed in February, 1926.\n\n5. It is not considered necessary to lay such progress reports, which will not have the effect of expediting the works, but if honourable members wish, quarterly reports will be furnished.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 499677, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "page_number": 81, "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "content_text": "## Financial Minute No.\n\nLaid before Council and recommended by the Finance Committee. Approved by Council.\n\n| Vote and Service | Explanation | Amount |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 77 | | 84 |\n| 85 | Public Works Extraordinary Hongkong. Miscellaneous. Fitting out New Offices. | $20,000.00 |\n| | Required for furnishing the offices taken over on three floors of the P. & O. Building to accommodate the Port, Electric, and other Departments. | |\n| 86 | Public Works Recurrent. Hongong Communication. | $3200.00 |\n| 87 | (b) Miscellaneous. | $6500.00 |\n| | (a) The amount included in the Estimate for Telephone cables found insufficient owing to increase in cost of general maintenance. (b) Expenditure necessary in connection with the Air Survey of the Colony by H.M.S. \"Pegasus\" | |\n| | Required in connection with reorganisation of the Engineer Company. | |\n| 88 | Medical Department. Other Charges. Civil Hospital, Kennedy Town | $14,700.00 |\n| 89 | Victoria Hospital | $1,500.00 |\n| 90 | Bacteriological Inst. | $5,700.00 |\n| 91 | Military Expenditure. Other Charges. Uniform. | $4000.00 |\n| 92 | Fire Brigade. Other Charges. | $6500.00 |\n| 93 | Public Works Extraordinary. Miscellaneous. Belilios Reformatory. | $15,000.00 |\n| | All these items have been exceeded owing to the increase in cost of provisions, etc., and number of patients. | |\n| | Underestimated. The increase in the numbers of the Corps has exceeded expectation. | |\n| | Votes exceeded owing to increase in numbers of men and appliances since the estimates were framed. | |\n| | The Belilios reformatory at present occupied by the Eyre Refuge was severely damaged by the typhoons and required complete overhaul. | |\n| 11 | Prison Department. Other Charges. | |\n| | (a) Fuel. | $2700.00 |\n| | (b) Incidental Expenditure. | $3400.00 |\n| | (a) Increase of contract price of firewood. | |\n| | (b) Rent of houses for married Indian officers. | |\n| | Colonial Secretary's Department. Other Charges. | |\n| | (a) Gas, Electric Light, etc. | $150.00 |\n| | Hansard Reports. | $160.00 |\n| | Incidental Expenses | $150.00 |\n| | (a) Increased number of lights and fans in Council Chamber, | |\n| | (b) & (c) Votes exceeded owing to unforeseen minor expenses. | |\n| | Police Department. Other Charges. | |\n| | Passages. | $55,000.00 |\n| | (a) Vote exceeded owing to the unusual number of passages required for new recruits and for police invalided. | |\n| | (b) Subsistence of Prisoners. | $1,000.00 |\n| | (b) Increase in number of persons provided for and prices of provisions. | |\n\n16th October, 1924.\n\n3rd November, 1924 Volunteer Defence Corps. Special Expenditure. Equipment. $4000.00", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500222, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "page_number": 626, "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "content_text": "## THE CORONET \n\n### THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 10TH\n\nThurs. to Sat., July 9th to 11th, at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15 \n\nWILLIAM DESMOND IN \"STRAIGHT THROUGH\" \nWANDA WILEY IN \"GETTING TRIMMED.\" \nOUR OWN TOPICAL.\n\n## QUEEN'S THEATRE\n\nTo-day at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m. \nLON CHANEY IN \"THE NIGHT ROSE\" IN SIX PARTS. \nSaturday, July 11th. \nLILLIAN GISH IN \"THE WHITE SISTER\" IN ELEVEN PARTS. \nTO-DAY TILL SUNDAY. At all Shows. \nWILLIAM DUNCAN AND EDITH JOHNSON IN \"THE FIGHTING GUIDE\" (IN SEVEN REELS), \nADDED ATTRACTION: \"A GAME LADY\" (COMEDY IN TWO REELS) AND TOWN TOPICS.\n\n## WORLD THEATRE NOTICE\n\n#9 \nWe beg to advise our Customers that we are well Stocked in all lines of various French Provisions. We have recently Received Large and Well Selected New Stocks. \nCome and Select your Menu from us \nMAGASIN GÉNÉRAL, The Corner Shop, Phone 3312. Beaconsfield Arcade.\n\n## [101 \nTHE NAME MOUTRIE ON A PIANO IS A GUARANTEE OF RELIABILITY. \nEASY TERMS ARRANGED. \nS. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD., CHATER RD.\n\n| Ad | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| 117 | CABLES. EARLIER CABLES THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. |\n\n## POWERS AND CHINA. PROFUSION OF QUESTIONS IN COMMONS\n\nLONDON, July 8th. In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Austen Chamberlain declared that no proposal for severance of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Government was under consideration by His Majesty's Government. The Diplomatic Body at Peking was considering a joint reply to the fourteen points contained in the Chinese Government's note. He was not aware of any conflict of opinion between the Powers with regard to the reasonableness of the demands.\n\nMr. Beckett declared that the American Press widely stated that the American representatives were willing to accept, but that the British delegates were holding out. Mr. Chamberlain deprecated being called upon to answer questions with regard to information supplied by the different presses of the world, and emphasised that he was not aware of any conflict between the different Governments.\n\nReplying to Mr. George Lansbury, Mr. Chamberlain said that Russia was not represented on the Commission of Enquiry at Shanghai because Russia was not one of the Treaty Powers.\n\nReplying to Mr. Robinson, he said that no proposals had been received from the Government of the United States for convening an International Conference for the purpose of removing the special privileges of certain nationals in the treaty ports of China and giving the Chinese nation unrestricted control of the import duties.\n\nReplying to Mr. Ammon he said that the Government was not prepared to follow the example of Germany, Austria, and Russia by renouncing extra-territorial privileges in China. Pending the result of the present consultations between the Treaty Powers he was not in a position to add anything to his statement of July 1st.\n\n## GERMAN LOANS. UNPOPULAR DECISION BY THE REICHSTAG\n\nBERLIN, July 8th. The Committee of the Bourse has decided to close the Exchange to-day, as a protest against the decision of the Revaluation Committee of the Reichstag to differentiate between old and new holders of paper mark State Loans and grant the latter revaluation only 2 per cent., compared with 12.5 per cent. for old holders.\n\nAll other German exchanges closed also. Bankers and financiers generally are of opinion that it will be possible to parry out much differentiation and anticipate that German securities abroad will be adversely affected thereby.\n\nThe Bourse Committee consider that such a differentiation will destroy confidence in German loans. The Committee decreed that until further notice, quotations of the loans of the Reich and Federal States and towns be struck out of the list.\n\n## THE SUBMARINE CABLE. INTERESTING FILM SHOWN IN LONDON\n\n## SWATOW AFFAIRS. COMMUNAL KITCHEN IN KAKCHIOH\n\n[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] There has been boycott of British trade since July 1st. The office staffs of all British concerns left on July 4th and the crews of all British motor-boats are on strike. Europeans, however, are in many cases keeping the motor-boats going.\n\nBeyond the attempt to interfere with trade everything is quiet and there have been no attacks on foreigners other than those reported previously.\n\nA communal kitchen is being maintained in Kakchioh and provides two meals daily for the twenty residents there. H.M.S. Bluebell makes all the bread for them and the bluejackets have been doing some of the washing and assisting in the preparation of the meals ashore.\n\n## SEARCHERS FILMED. TO BE USED AS CHINESE PROPAGANDA?\n\nSpecial Constable Smith, who was in charge of a squad of Sikhs searching vehicles on Thibet Road, Shanghai, is wondering whether the police activities, which drew a large crowd on this occasion, are to be featured in some Chinese film drama or will be used for propaganda showing the foreigners' interference with the rights of Chinese in the Foreign Settlement, says the Peking and Tientsin Times.\n\nAs the foreign constable and his men were holding up some rickshas, a motor, the number 4743, came upon the scene. The driver promptly put on the brakes, and calmly sat back in his seat and watched events while the occupants of the car proceeded to film it! Before the amazed constable could inquire of the motorists as to what their intentions were, the car drove off again.\n\n## HOME CRICKET. OXFORD v. CAMBRIDGE\n\nLONDON, July 8th. The inter-Varsity match, Oxford against Cambridge, played at Lords, was drawn. Oxford batted first and made 350, Stewart Brown scoring 56 and Guise 58. Cambridge then went in and made 409, the principal scorers being Duleep Sinhji 75, Crawley 98 and Enthoven 129. The last-named player scored 104 last year and has thus equalled William Yardley's inter-Varsity record of scoring two centuries. Yardley's centuries were made in 1870 and 1872. Oxford's second innings had produced 214 for six wickets when time was called, Brown scoring 69, and Holmes 60 not out.\n\n## SINGAPORE BASE PROGRESS\n\nLONDON, July 8th. In the House of Commons, replying to Commander Kenworthy, Mr. Bridgeman described the progress of work on the new dockyard at Singapore in preparation for dredging work for the berth of the floating dock on arrival of the dredging fleet in November.\n\n## FIGHTING IN MOROCCO. RIFFS PREPARING OFFENSIVE\n\nLONDON, July 8th. \nPARIS, July 8th. \"The Romance of the Submarine Cable,\" a film illustrating the fascinating story of the manufacture, laying, repair, and everyday work of the cable, was exhibited by the Eastern Associated Telegraph Companies after luncheon at the Savoy Hotel presided over by the Vice-Chairman, Mr. J. C. Denison Pender.\n\nA message from Fez says the French evacuated two advanced posts after destruction of defences northward of Wezzan. A later despatch reports that the Riffs mustered ten thousand rifles in the Wergha region where they are endeavouring to win over tribes. The enemy is apparently aiming at a new and intensified offensive against Fez from the north to the south.\n\nThe film gives many instances of the everyday life of the Eastern Company's staff ashore and afloat, and the complicated machinery employed for covering the core of the cable is shown in all its processes.\n\n## THE COAL CRISIS. MR. BALDWIN HOPEFUL\n\nLONDON, July 8th. In the House of Commons, questioned regarding the coal crisis, Mr. Baldwin said that he thought it was clear that the possibilities for negotiation were not yet exhausted, and appealed to both sides to explore every opportunity for a settlement.\n\nHe disagreed with a Labour member who declared that the deadlock was complete.\n\n## FLYING RECORDS\n\nAMSTERDAM, July 8th. Mynheer Grase, the chief of the scientific section of the Fokker aeroplane works, flew a standard Fokker D.XIII machine of 450 h.p., with Napier Lion engine, 100 kilometres at an average speed of 260 kilometres per hour, and 200 kilometres at an average speed of 265 per hour, with a load of 500 kilogrammes. These feats are believed to be world's records.\n\n## 'SOCCER IN AUSTRALIA. ENGLISH TOURISTS WIN AGAIN\n\nNEWCASTLE, New South Wales, July 8th. The English Association Football team beat Newcastle by 3 goals to 1.\n\n## FRANCO-SIAMESE TREATY\n\nPARIS, July 8th. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber adopted a report concluding in favour of the ratification of the Franco-Siamese Treaty.\n\n## FALL FROM WINDOW. BEAUTIFUL BARONESS KILLED AFTER DANCE\n\nNEW YORK, July 8th. Baroness Helen Zurmuehlen, who is understood to have come from Java, fell early this morning from her seventh floor apartment at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and was killed. The accident was apparently due to the heat wave. The Baroness had been dancing and had stepped to the window to get a breath of air, when her friends were horrified to see her topple over and fall to the roof of the Japanese garden far below. Her diamond ear-rings were dashed from their settings as she fell. She should have sailed on the Berengaria to-day to join her husband who is believed to be in the Dutch diplomatic service. Prior to her marriage, the Baroness was the beautiful Miss Helen Carruthers, of San Antonio.\n\n## U.S. HEAT WAVE. NINE DEATHS IN TWO DAYS\n\nNEW YORK, July 8th. The East United States are in the grip of a heat wave from which at least nine deaths have taken place in two days. Violent thunderstorms have only temporarily relieved the sweltering millions. The temperature at Washington yesterday was 105 degrees Fahrenheit.\n\n## SAAR BASIN LOAN\n\nNEW YORK, July 8th. The complete success is announced of the four million dollar seven per cent. Saar Basin Loan, offered here and at Chicago at $97.\n\n## LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.\n\nL. C's are clearing out their stock of Aertex Underwear at reduced prices - $3.00 per Garment.\n\n## GAUNTIE HATS. HOSE AND SOCKS\n\nThe Ideal Hat for Sportsmen. Price $7.50 \nThe Ideal Summer Sock-Light Weight-Silk Mixture in Drab Brown and Grey Shades. $1.75 Pr. \n6 Prs. $10.\n\n## GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS. LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.\n\nGOLF HOSE and KHAKI SHORTS.\n\n## E. MERCK, Darmstadt. WORKS CHEMICAL ESTABLISHED 1668\n\n\"MERCK'S\" Products are second to none for Purity and Reliability. \nSole-Agents:-BORNEMANN & Co., HONGKONG, ASIATIC BUILDING. C. 4567\n\n## NEVER GOES ON STRIKE! THE DECCA\n\n$35.00 AT ANDERSON'S. EXCLUSIVE AGENCY FOR VAN RAALTE MILANESE \nVests $6.25 & $8.25 ea. O.S. $6.50 & $8.50 ea. \nKnickers to match $8.25 $8.50 $11.00 \nTeddies $8.50 $11.00 $11.00 \nSILK UNDERWEAR. \nA New Delivery of White Dresses Just Received. 600", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500247, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "page_number": 651, "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "content_text": "## THE CORONET \n\n**THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 10TH, 1925** \n\nThurs. to Sat., July 9th to 11th, at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15 \n\n**WILLIAM DESMOND** \nin \n\"STRAIGHT \nTHROUGH” \nand \n**WANDA WILEY** \nin \n“GETTING TRIMMED.” \nOur own topical. \n\n**QUEEN'S THEATRE** \n\n66 \n\nTo-day at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m. \n**LON CHANEY** \nin \n\"THE NIGHT ROSE” \nin six parts. \n\nSaturday, July 11th. \n**LILLIAN GISH** \nin \n\"THE WHITE SISTER\" \nin eleven parts. \n\nTO-DAY TILL SUNDAY, At all Shows, \n**WILLIAM DUNCAN** \nand \n**EDITH JOHNSON** \nin \n\"The Fighting Guide\" \n(in seven reels), \nAdded Attraction :- \n“A Game Lady\" \n(comedy in two reels) \nand \nTown Topics. \n\n**WORLD THEATRE** \n\nNOTICE. \n89 \n\nWe beg to advise our Customers that we are well stocked in all lines of various French Provisions. We have recently received large and well-selected new stocks. Come and select your menu from us \n\n**MAGASIN GÉNÉRAL**, \nThe Corner Shop, \nPhone 3312. \nBeaconsfield Arcade. \n\nThe name **MOUTRIE** on a piano is a guarantee of reliability. Easy terms arranged. \n**S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.**, Chater Rd. \n\n[CABLES. EARLIER CABLES THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] \n\n## POWERS AND CHINA. \n\nPROFUSION OF QUESTIONS IN COMMONS. \n\nLONDON, July 8th. In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Austen Chamberlain declared that no proposal for severance of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Government was under consideration by His Majesty's Government. The Diplomatic Body at Peking was considering a joint reply to the fourteen points contained in the Chinese Government's note. He was not aware of any conflict of opinion between the Powers with regard to the reasonableness of the demands. \n\nMr. Beckett declared that the American Press widely stated that the American representatives were willing to accept, but that the British delegates were holding out. Mr. Chamberlain deprecated being called upon to answer questions with regard to information supplied by the different presses of the world, and emphasised that he was not aware of any conflict between the different Governments. \n\nReplying to Mr. George Lansbury, Mr. Chamberlain said that Russia was not represented on the Commission of Enquiry at Shanghai because Russia was not one of the Treaty Powers. \n\nReplying to Mr. Robinson, he said that no proposals had been received from the Government of the United States for convening an International Conference for the purpose of removing the special privileges of certain nationals in the treaty ports of China and giving the Chinese nation unrestricted control of the import duties. \n\nReplying to Mr. Ammon he said that the Government was not prepared to follow the example of Germany, Austria, and Russia by renouncing extra-territorial privileges in China. Pending the result of the present consultations between the Treaty Powers he was not in a position to add anything to his statement of July 1st. \n\n## GERMAN LOANS. \n\nUNPOPULAR DECISION BY THE REICHSTAG. \n\nBERLIN, July 8th. The Committee of the Bourse has decided to close the Exchange to-day, as a protest against the decision of the Revaluation Committee of the Reichstag to differentiate between old and new holders of paper mark State Loans and grant the latter revaluation at only 2 per cent., compared with 5 per cent. for old holders. \n\nAll other German exchanges closed also. \n\nBankers and financiers generally are of opinion that it will be impossible to carry out such a differentiation, and anticipate that German securities abroad will be adversely affected thereby. \n\nThe Bourse Committee consider that such a differentiation will destroy confidence in German loans. The Committee decreed that until further notice, quotations of the loans of the Reich and Federal States and towns be struck out of the list. \n\n## THE SUBMARINE CABLE. INTERESTING FILM SHOWN IN LONDON. \n\nLONDON, July 8th. \"The Romance of the Submarine Cable,\" a film illustrating the fascinating story of the manufacture, laying, repairing, and everyday work of the cable, was exhibited by the Eastern Associated Telegraph Companies after a luncheon at The Savoy Hotel presided over by the Vice-Chairman, Mr. J. O. Denison Pender. \n\nThe film gives many instances of the everyday life of the Eastern Company's staff ashore and afloat, and the complicated machinery employed for covering the core of the cable is shown in all its processes. \n\n## THE COAL CRISIS. \n\nMR. BALDWIN HOPEFUL. \n\nLONDON, July 8th. In the House of Commons, questioned regarding the coal crisis, Mr. Baldwin said that he thought it was clear that the possibilities for negotiation were not yet exhausted, and appealed to both sides to explore every opportunity for a settlement. \n\nHe disagreed with a Labour member who declared that the deadlock was complete. \n\n## FLYING RECORDS. \n\nAMSTERDAM, July 8th. Mynheer Grase, the chief of the scientific section of the Fokker aeroplane works, flew a standard Fokker D.XIII machine of 450 h.p., with a Napier Lion engine, 100 kilometres at an average speed of 266 kilometres per hour, and 200 kilometres at an average speed of 265 per hour, with a load of 500 kilogrammes. These feats are believed to be world's records. \n\n## 'SOCCER IN AUSTRALIA. \n\nENGLISH TOURISTS WIN AGAIN. \n\nNEWCASTLE, New South Wales, July 8th. The English Association Football team beat Newcastie by 3 goals to nil. \n\n## FRANCO-SIAMESE TREATY. \n\nPARIS, July 8th. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber adopted a report concluding in favour of the ratification of the Franco-Siamese Treaty.--Reuter. \n\n## SWATOW AFFAIRS. \n\nCOMMUNAL KITCHEN IN KAKCHIOH. \n\n[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] There has been a boycott of British trade since July 1st. The office staffs of all British concerns left on July 4th and the crews of all British motor-boats are on strike. Europeans, however, are in many cases keeping the motor-boats going. \n\nBeyond the attempt to interfere with trade everything is quiet and there have been no attacks on foreigners other than those reported previously. \n\nA communal kitchen is being maintained in Kakchioh and provides two meals daily for the twenty residents there. H.M.S. `Bluebell` makes all the bread for the bluejackets have been helping them and doing some of the washing and assisting in the preparation of the meals ashore. \n\n## SEARCHERS FILMED. \n\nTO BE USED AS CHINESE PROPAGANDA? \n\nSpecial Constable Smith, who was in charge of a squad of Sikhs searching vehicles on Thibet Road, Shanghai, is wondering whether the police activities, which drew a large crowd on this occasion, are to be featured in some Chinese film drama or will be used for propaganda showing the foreigners' interference with the rights of Chinese in the Foreign Settlement, says the `Peking and Tientsin Times`. \n\nAs the foreign constable and his men were holding up some rickshas, a motor car, No. 4743, came upon the scene. The driver promptly put on the brakes, and calmly sat back in his seat and watched events while the occupants of the car proceeded to film it! Before the amazed constable could inquire of the motorists as to what their intentions were, the car drove off again. \n\n## HOME CRICKET. \n\nOXFORD v. CAMBRIDGE. \n\nLONDON, July 8th. The inter-Varsity match, Oxford against Cambridge, played at Lords, was drawn. Oxford batted first and made 350, Stewart Brown scoring 56 and Guise 58. Cambridge then went in and made 409, the principal scorers being Duleep Sinhji 75, Crawley 98 and Enthoven 129. The last-named player scored 104 last year and has thus equalled William Yardley's inter-Varsity record of scoring two centuries. Yardley's centuries were made in 1870 and 1872 Oxford's second innings had produced 214 for six wickets when time was called, Brown scoring 69, and Holmes 68. \n\n## SINGAPORE BASE PROGRESS. \n\nLONDON, July 8th. \n\nIn the House of Commons, replying to Commander Kenworthy, Mr. Bridgeman described the progress of work on the new dockyard at Singapore in preparation for dredging work for the berth of the floating dock on arrival of the dredging fleet in November. \n\n## FIGHTING IN MOROCCO. \n\nRIFFS PREPARING OFFENSIVE. \n\nPARIS, July 8th. A message from Fez says the French northward of Wezzan evacuated two advanced posts after the removal of stores and destruction of defences. A later despatch reports that Riffs mustered ten thousand rifles in the Wergba region where they are endeavouring to win over tribes. The enemy is apparently aiming at a new and intensified offensive against Fez from the north to the south. \n\n## FALL FROM WINDOW BEAUTIFUL BARONESS KILLED AFTER DANCE. \n\nNEW YORK, July 8th. Baroness Helen Zurmuhlen, who is understood to have come from Java, fell early this morning from her seventh-floor fashionable apartment at the Carlton Hotel and was killed. \n\nThe accident was apparently due to the heat wave. The Baroness had been dancing and had stepped to the window to get a breath of air, when her friends were horrified to see her topple over and fall to the roof of the Japanese garden far below. Her diamond ear-rings were dashed from their settings as she fell. She should have sailed on the `Berengaria` to-day to join her husband who is believed to be in the Dutch diplomatic service. Prior to her marriage, the Baroness was the beautiful Miss Helen Carruthers, of San Antonio. \n\n## U.S. HEAT WAVE. NINE DEATHS IN TWO DAYS. \n\nNEW YORK, July 8th. The East United States are in the grip of a heat wave from which at least nine deaths have taken place in two days. \n\nViolent thunderstorms have only temporarily relieved the sweltering millions. The temperature at Washington yesterday was 105 degrees Fahrenheit. \n\n## SAAR BASIN LOAN. \n\nNEW YORK, July 8th. The complete success is announced of the four million dollar seven per cent. Saar Basin Loan, offered here and at Chicago at $97. \n\n| Ad | Price |\n| :------------- | :-------- |\n| Aertex Underwear | $3.00 per Garment |\n| Hat (Fine Soft Felt) | $7.50 |\n| Ideal Summer Sock | $1.75 Pr. |\n| Holeproof Socks | 6 Prs. $10 |\n| Golf Hose and Khaki Shorts | - |\n\n**LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.** \nGentlemen's Outfitters.\n\n\"MERCK'S\" Products are second to none for Purity and Reliability. \nSole-Agents:-**BORNEMANN & Co.**, HONGKONG, ASIATIC BUILDING. \n\n## DECCA \n\n$35.00 at **THE DECCA** and **ANDERSON'S**. \n| Item | Price |\n| :------------ | :---------- |\n| Powell Vests | $6.25 & $8.25 ea. O.S. $6.50 & $8.50 ea. |\n| Knickers to match | $8.25 |\n| Teddies | $8.50, $10.50, $11.00 |\n| A New Delivery of White Dresses Just Received | - |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500908, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "page_number": 620, "title": "CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "content_text": "Laid before Council and \n\nFinancial \n\nMinute No. \n\ni \n\nrecommended by the Finance Committee. \n\nApproved by Council, \n\nVote and Service. \n\nExplanation. \n\n \n 12.\n 14th May, 1925.\n Public Works Extraordinary, Hongkong Buildings, 20, New Architectural Office.\n $38,000.00\n \n \n 13.\n 21st May, 1925.\n Public Works Extraordinary, Buildings, Alterations and Additions to the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps Headquarters.\n $10,300.00\n \n \n 14.\n do\n Kowloon-Canton Railway, Special Expenditure, Quarters for Traffic Staff.\n $8,000.00\n \n \n 15.\n do\n Public Works Extraordinary Hongkong Communications, 28, Roads: Widening.\n $15,000.00\n \n \n 16.\n do\n Public Works Extraordinary Miscellaneous, 40, Compensations and Resumptions.\n $62,500.00\n \n \n 17.\n do\n Public Works Extraordinary, Hong Kong, Miscellaneous, 32, Queen's Pier,\n $28,000.00\n \n \n 18.\n 28th May, 1925.\n Kowloon-Canton Railway, Special Expenditure, Construction:- Bridge No.4.\n $24,790.00\n \n \n 19.\n do\n Public Works Extraordinary, HK, Miscellaneous, 36, Telephone Cable to d'Aguilar Wireless Station.\n $18,000.00\n \n \n \n do\n Public Works Extraordinary Kowloon, Miscellaneous, 122. Telephone Cable between Kowloon and Taipo and Fanling.\n $16,000.00\n \n \n \n do\n Public Works Recurrent, Hong Kong, Communications, 8, Maintenance of Telephones including all cables.\n $3,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Total\n $37,000.00\n \n\nRequired for final payment for the building which should have been completed in 1924.\n\nThis was expected to be completed in 1924 but was not finished in time to make payments during that year.\n\nThe vote for this Service was found insufficient and this balance is necessary mainly owing to increased cost of materials.\n\nThe cost of this work was underestimated. It being found necessary to erect more retaining walls than was anticipated.\n\nThese resumptions are necessary in connection with the improvements and developments at North Point and Quarry Bay.\n\nThe final payment for this work could not be made until this year.\n\nA sum of $43,000.00 was unexpended in 1924, and only $15,000.00 was included in Estimates for 1925.\n\nRequired to complete the railway bridge running over the New Road from Mongkoktsui to Kowloon City. The final cost could not be estimated until the cost of the girders was known.\n\nCost of cable when known exceeded the estimate by $22,000.00 but the cost of laying was $4,000.00 less than anticipated.\n\nCost of cable exceeded the estimate by $16,000.00.\n\nThis vote is for goods ordered in 1925 and were expected in 1924. They did not arrive in time for payment in 1924.\n\nPage 614", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500909, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "page_number": 621, "title": "CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "content_text": "Financial Minute No.\n\nLaid before Council and recommended by the Finance Committee.\n\nApproved by Council.\n\nVote and Service.\n\nExplanation.\n\n20.\n\n21st May, 1925.\n\n28th May, 1925.\n\n21.\n\n28th May, 1925.\n\n22.\n\n- do -\n\n4th June, 1925.\n\n- do -\n\n- do -\n\n23.\n\n- do -\n\n24.\n\n4th June, 1925.\n\nPublic Works Extraordinary, Hongkong, Miscellaneous, Installation of Wireless at Waglan Lighthouses and General Post Office, $5,158.00\n\nPublic Works Extraordinary, Hongkong, Miscellaneous, Installation of Wireless Telephone. $25,000.00\n\nPublic Works Extraordinary, Kowloon, Miscellaneous, Installation of Wireless Telephone at the Water Police Station and Cheung Chau Island! $971.00\n\nPublic Works Extraordinary, Kowloon Miscellaneous Wireless Receiving Station Royal Observatory. $640.00\n\nTotal....$31,769.00\n\nHarbour Department, Personal Emoluments. $5,330.00\n\nPublic Works Extraordinary, New Territories, Miscellaneous Provision of Mosquito Proof for certain Police Stations, $7,000.00\n\nPublic Works Extraordinary, Rearrangement of Diary Farm Lots at Pokfulam, Compensation towards re-erection of certain buildings. $40,000.00\n\n15th June, 1925, Public Works Extraordinary, Kowloon, Buildings 75, Extension to existing market at Mongkok Bui. $10,000.00\n\n25.\n\n15th June, 1925.\n\n23rd June, 1925.\n\n26.\n\ndo\n\ndo\n\nPublic Works Extraordinary, Hong Kong Communications, 28, Roads: Conduit Road Widening. $22,500.00\n\nPublic Works Extraordinary, Hongkong, Miscellaneous, Concrete Tank for the storage of Submarine Cables, $1,800.00\n\nA revote, unexpended in 1924.\n\nInstallation of a wireless telephone to broadcast typhoon and police warnings between the more distant islands.\n\nA revote, unexpended in 1924.\n\ndo\n\nRequired for payment of acting officers during the absence of others on leave.\n\nOwing to serious outbreaks of Malaria among the Police in the New Territories it has been necessary to provide nets for all the stations.\n\nThe total compensation agreed on for the resumption of this land is $60,000. $40,000 of which is to be paid this year.\n\nThis sum is a revote of the unspent vote for 1924 approximately $7,000.00 lapsed and only $3,000.00 was included in 1925 Estimates.\n\nEstimated expenditure for this year.\n\nFound necessary for preservation of the spare cables.\n\nPage 615", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500970, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "content_text": "1 Powell L \n\nTelephone C. 457 \n\nUNDER NEW MANAGEMENT \n\nLADIES' \n\nLtd \n\nCHILDREN'S DEPTS. \n\nwe \n\nA \n\nTo make room for our New Goods, \n\nholding are SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE in these Departments \n\nColossal reductions regardless \n\nof cost. \n\nBe sure you pay us \n\na visit during this week, August 22nd to August 29th. \n\nAN ENDOWMENT INSURANCE POLICY \n\nwill enable your family to redeem the mortgage \n\non your house if you die, and \n\nwill enable you to pay it yourself if you live. INSURE WITH \n\nCHINA UNDERWRITERS, LTD. \n\nAll Clauses of Life Insurance Business Transacted. \n\nLife Assurance Department. \n\n1. C. 1121. \n\nBt, George's Building. \n\nATTRACTIVE HANDBAGS \n\nFOR ALL OCCASIONS \n\nIN \n\nBATICK LEATHER \n\nSILK & SUEDE Also for Afternoon Wear and Many Dainty Novelties \n\nfor \n\nEvening Wear \n\nSMART NEW \n\nSOUTH CHINA MORNING \n\n“PHOMENE” \n\nFIRE APPLIANCES. \n\n\"BRITISH THEREFORE BEST** \n\nTwo Gallon Type. Extinguishers as shown above are absolutely necessary in districts where water facilities are limited. Avoid risks and install \"Phomene.\" \n\nAsk for Particulars. Sole Agents \n\nMUSTARD & CO. 16-17 Connaught Road Central Phone 1126. \n\nACKNOWLEDGEMENT. \n\nPOST. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1926. \n\nPage 9 \n\nSHANGHAI ARMS SEIZURE. \n\nEX-ARMY OFFICER \n\nCHARGED. \n\nFRENCHMAN, GERMAN, AMERKAN AND CHINESE INVOLVED. \n\n(Our Own Correspondent.) \n\nShanghai, August 26. \n\nWEST RIVER PIRACY. \n\nSTANDARD OIL AGENT CAPTURED. \n\nTHE S.S. KWANG HUNG SEIZED AT KAU KONG. \n\nCANTON CHANGES. \n\nEFFECTS OF LIAO CHUNG-KAI'S DEATH. \n\n(From Correspondent.) \n\nCanton. August 23. It appears that the assassination of Liao Chang-kai, the late Bolshevik leader in Canton, is causing some serious changes in the political situation here. \n\nLu \n\n(An Occasional Correspondent.) \n\nWuchow, August 21. When the strike came into effect cutting off communication between \n\nIn connection with the French \n\nSongkong and Wuchow, the \n\nYau \n\naddition to the resignation of Wu \n\nder to recall him. Alternative \n\npolice seizure of arms and ammunition \n\nCompany of Hongkong Techen \n\nthe Police Commissioner, y, it can dismiss him directly. \n\ntion, estimated in value at $46,000 \n\nWuchow transferred several \n\nand the detention of Mei Kwang- \n\nThere are a number of cases in \n\nthere have been arrested Colonel \n\ntheir agents dying the Chinese \n\na Cantonese military consan \n\nwhich a diplomatic agent has \n\nJames Christie, a British \n\nany danger to the Canton-Wuchow \n\nservice. \n\nder, and several other military \n\nher recalled at the request of \n\nver, retired. Relegation \n\nCameral Daily \n\nadduhs have been maintain \n\nand police officers, as reported \n\nthe State in which he resides \n\nhavies \n\n15sch, alina Charles A. \n\ned. The weng Hung left Canton today, the case has also \n\ncatad for a breach of this rule. In \n\nNeed, an 1804, the Spanish Minister to \n\nperson & Frothman \n\nwatert ss usual, for Wuchow, striving of the City Executive Committee. \n\nAmerleen named on Tuesday morning August 18, the resignation of C. C. Wa, Chief \n\nthe United States, attempted to \n\nChrist formerly in the castonte \n\nser- Kan Keg at 9 are the same \n\nvenho tendered his resignation \n\nres- bribe a newspaper to publish \n\nan article in favour of Spain. with \n\nported to be the secretary of \n\nber of pirate ware travelling as its \n\nto accord protection to the de- \n\nroference to a dispute in \n\nGeneral Wong Tse-hua in whose \n\npassengers. When they opened fire \n\ncease high oficial press between \n\ntwe exuntries, aslan were discovered \n\n340,000 \n\nsimultaneously in various parts of; \n\nen the United Sutes anked for \n\nincluding a quantity of counter- \n\nthe ship, several steam launches \n\ntang party said to he suspected \n\nhis recall. For years later, the \n\ntatt tns which the police assert \n\ncame out from the river banks \n\n2 United States were again \n\nquesting the recall of a Minister \n\nas \n\nthe purchase money. The \n\nsarmmanded the steamer. In \n\nAmerican, French and British \n\nWix.] showong 1our \n\nThis time of Mr. Jackson, \n\nThe Courts when the eases \n\nBritish Ambasador, the charge \n\nbeing that in certain toaste given \n\nat pablle dinners he had charged. \n\nBREACH OF TRUST. \n\nAnother member of the Kucmin- \n\nby the authorities is \n\nCheckman \n\nJai, an aviator, formerly District Magistrate of Taungabau and a faithful follower of the late Dr. Sun Yur-ken. I \n\nis understood \n\nwith \"Talsehood and duplicity.\" \n\nSAPORE MAN GETS HEAVY \n\nand he well-to-do. \n\nAfter deliberation, the Ambasea- \n\nthe American administration \n\ndor was recalled, but the British Government duly placed on \n\nvocord that \"His Majesty's Guy- ernment has not marked with \n\nMrs. Lorne Murphy, of the \n\nany expression of displeasure \n\nStation Hot Kowloon, who has \n\nSENTENCE. \n\n· Our Own Correspondent.) \n\nSingapore. August 25. \n\nMr. Compton Cooper, ex-ciskier \n\nTa pirates nas ap apathat \n\nan order has been issued for \n\nsengers and by examining the \n\nthe arrest of Jai, who bas now \n\nhazds of the passengers made \n\ndis- tiretion between the working \n\nappeared, as the revolver used \n\nby the assasain in shooting Liau \n\nAs found with coarse hands were \n\nChunu-kai is Rileyed to being \n\nreleased, \n\nWounded Editor Dies, \n\ntuned. Those with lady dngers\" \n\nwere do- \n\nChan Chau-lam, who was with \n\nashore and the best was \n\nscrunchly \n\nLizo Coung-si and received for \n\ncleaned out. The Captcha was \n\nious wounds ciro, passed away \n\nThe Captain is a Bri \n\nalso taken. \n\njust returned by the imprese \n\nof does not appear to have \n\ncon- of Messra Job Liste And Co. \n\nWand has bees \n\nwary offlsiently for three days in a very critical \n\ntish ahjust noted \"Chen Kam,\" \n\nbital, where he had ocen lying \n\nThis tnorning at the Kung Yee \n\nCanada, destres to convey her \n\nmitted any international offence \n\nconvicted of a breach of trust \n\nin sincere thanks to Mr. H. P. White \n\nagainst the United \n\nthe navigation of this condition. \n\nStates,\" the sum of $4,000 \n\na yetenosil to meble steamer for the past several \n\nditor of the China News in Hong \n\ndueting Mr. Wiarson, Cant. Turnball \n\nAgain in 1871 the United States \n\nthree months hard labour in add \n\nChan was formerly \n\nand all officers of the Douglas \n\nrequests the recall of the \n\ntiva is a tire of $500 with the \n\nPears. All told about fisty \n\nDoug and after his paper was \n\nSteamatip Chowany and friends \n\nRussian Minister, fox inturail- \n\nernative of six mutha' ingrison, \n\nsengers were held captive. The \n\ni pressed he came back to Canton \n\nwe attended the fanem of her \n\nterence in its internal affairs, \n\nart in default as payment... \n\nsteamer was then allowed to \n\nand became an editor of the Min \n\nlato hachawdd und sent wreaths, \n\nand whilst most people will \n\nremen- \n\nber the comparatively recent \n\nWachon on the night of August 20th, \n\njast twants-war hours tale. $120,000 \n\nRansom Asked. Among those taken captive \n\nin her recent sad bereavement. \n\ncase of Dr. Danba, who was recalled by Austria from the \n\nThe Borning Post \n\nWEDNESDAY, Aveer 26, 1025. \n\nComrade Karakhan, \n\nground that he proposed to \n\nhis, government plane ic engineeri \n\nstrikes in American steelworks, \n\nwitich \n\nmanufacturing \n\nWern \n\nmunitions of war. A case of mutual dismissal of Ministara by \n\nFOOD SUPPLIES. \n\nPORE, MUTTON AND BEEF PLENTIFUL. \n\nReduced Demand. \n\nNeo Jia Pag. He was also an in- \n\nfacial ember of the Central Executive Committee \n\nof \n\nthe Kuomintang. \n\nof \n\nwei now chairman of the Brein- \n\nSiner the death of Mr. Liao \n\na number of prominent ciftens \n\nof Cheng-kai, the Soviel Representa- \n\ntire in Canton, who is now High \n\ntravelling as a third class passanger \n\nAdvisor in the Nationalist Govern- \n\nto avoid recognition, as he le well \n\nknow on the Wert River. Mr. Chap- \n\nof a man to succeed Liao in the \n\nLong in the Wochow agent of the \n\ntasks which the deceased and M. \n\nSuch har ter the improvement \n\nlard Oil Company and has \n\nBorngin had been jointly perform- \n\nWe have recently become so \n\nby Great Thilair and Spain in the \n\nfood stastion during the large \n\nancial de cesto. \n\naccustomed to the spectacle of \n\noccurred in 1848. Aravclution \n\npast for days, that restrictions \n\nofmediately recoguised and was \n\nsentative bax found Wang Ching- \n\nHe was ing. So far the Russian repre- \n\nSpain the Soviet Government \n\nviolating reverent in \n\nwas the slaughter if native rattle \n\nbave infurewd as spon payenere \n\ninternational law and exploiting! \n\ni wn to have the spinpality of \n\nzou been removed and the supply \n\n$120,000 he would be immediately \n\ntive Committee of the Nationalist \n\nthe huden diplomatic system \n\nthe British Forestry in a class \n\ntopping the denialet. His assistant and wife \n\nGovernment, the called parson. \n\nits-uture, TARE Tho rucent \n\nPalmerston. I was also \n\nConsumption is being that of \n\nwere wish him. The wife \n\nRussian known that Mr. Bulwer, the Bri- \n\nnormal times, owing probably to the \n\nreleased but the assistant was held. \n\nkecs Conference in the Eden-- \n\nrevolations of the \n\nwas When Wang atleaded the Wer- \n\nCorrespondent to the North \n\n(ish Mtalster at Madrid, het \n\nof people in the Mr. Chap- \n\ntour has been 1 for a \n\nChina Daily News, concerning the same tows as Lord Pabner \n\nCloux, bat uriously cough, this \n\nnumber of weeks non after a long \n\nterany a large number of Wham- \n\ncioual Association Buliding \n\nya- the Soviet's Ambassador to \n\nfan, although he had carefully \n\nis neve instint in beef \n\nBras D \n\nstay in Canton was \n\nreforming \n\nrape Codete escorted him. \n\nKong Paking, end his activities in \n\ntrained from expressing those \n\nany other mest. \n\nWarhow far trestuent. \n\nYing-fan promotiog Bolshevism in China, \n\nviews or from acting upon then \n\nKwangcharwad is now maintain. \n\nzasunod Other taken prisoner inclufofee of Conumissar of finance of \n\nnecasion very little surprise in \n\nany way during the revolting \n\na regalar supply of pigs and \n\non. Chiu Lau-tong, the Principal \n\nthe Provinia Government and \n\nMinister of Finance of the Nation. \n\nundoubtedly have to he a reckon \n\nexpert dismissed him, and return \n\nof more than 200, \n\nmer School of the Christian and \n\nis slat Government corrarently, \n\nand Palmeraton, reply, which \n\nexceets that for any one day \n\nlonary Alliance at Warhow \n\narissed the Spanish Minister in \n\nsince the commencement of the \n\nten Chinese preachers of this \n\nmia- ing these breaches of the \n\nusers onder. The distaiesal of \n\nLode. There are at Jones \n\n1,000sion Mr. Wong Ueno \n\nsut Mr. Lel \n\nAlavies the deceased Lino. \n\nof civilised nations, it is well to have \n\nou veront in what parti- \n\nSackville, the British Ambassa- \n\npigs in stock and this is being \n\nKip-chi. cats Comrade Karakhat has \n\ndor to Washington, in 1888 \n\nseems added a daily. \n\nThe abject of the attach \n\nan this. \n\ning with Russia one day, respect \n\nAUE.UUT \n\nagain offended, assuming what to \n\nbave been rather a straining \n\nNative cattle supplies exceed \n\nthe vessel serns to have been to \n\nobtain seama winest incontestable \n\nat the international right given \n\ndement and the dealers may now \n\na large shipment of money that \n\nwas During and market without restraint \n\nsupposed to re aboard for one f \n\nthat the documents published in \n\nto an offended State. \n\nHad \n\nTHE SANITARY BOARD). \n\nNEW BY-LAWS ADOPTEL. \n\n-- \n\nthe \n\nM. N. Smith presided over a \n\nthe North China Daily News are \n\nthe American presidential elee \n\nSanghat is applying sheep as \n\nare the lees; hanks, Silver \n\nicin and peeting of the Sanitary Bourd \n\nhet authentic. In their handling \n\nof \n\nthe situation in China the Bol- \n\nwas formerly British subject, \n\namount of local mutton is to be \n\ndomand in Wachow later and \n\nsince the embargo on wall cap \n\nfront. T. Groney, Dr. I. W. Tae. Dr. \n\nthe greatest skill and efficiency. \n\nThey have utilised every little \n\nhow he was to give his \n\nvoted but poultry eat eves \n\nshow a tendency whether Mr. Cleveland, if 23- \n\nA \n\nto increase. Vagetables and \n\na bank notes and anali coin have \n\ngood example of this is the atti- \n\nelectal, would support a policy \n\nage he obtained at little more \n\nbeen arriving daily from Canton. \n\ntude conveyed by their Embassy \n\nof friendliness to England. Lord \n\nto oimal rises and generally at \n\nPaking. The Foreign Powers \n\nSackville replied to vague and \n\nspeaking, the situation is extremely \n\nare represented in China by \n\nneral terms that any satiating \n\nand is cally becoming \n\nthe other more se- \n\nfavouring Ministers only, and not by \n\nfull pecly Ambassadors. The explanation \n\ncountry would inse popularity\" \n\nof this is the disturbed conditiou \n\nthat he boliavad Mr. Cleveland \n\nIt is a fact that a large hand \n\nat plates have been operating in the \n\nteretaty), Mr. D. Tavies \n\nand Mr. G. Kennedy kiten also \n\npresent. \n\nreserving \n\nThe dret by laws governing fond \n\nestablish pools and seruted water \n\nmanufactorios CAIDS months. The leader of this \n\nremarking that there was \n\nup for consideration, the chairman \n\nKau Kong weinig for everal \n\nSPORTS COATS \n\nof China, which robs the country \n\nwas desirous of maintain \n\nEnture is lisaged in an editorial \n\nCanton and Muceo. She is called \n\nBoar went into exilee. \n\nIN \n\nLIGHT-WEIGHT \n\nTWEEDS \n\nand WOOLLENS \n\nHAVE ARRIVED; \n\nALSO \n\nCREPE RUBBER SOLED \n\nGOLF BROGUES. \n\nLADIES' GOLF CLUBS. We have a large selection by leading makers. Prices $6 & $7. \n\nLANE, CRAWFORD'S \n\nPEDDER STREET, \n\nLADIES \n\nSALON \n\nhe \n\nIx reported to ese to be a women \n\nsession regarding them who frequently vita fongkong hocght it would he better if the \n\nof its full internation statusing friendly relations with Groat \n\nin the Gentini Chin Port. \n\nThey theyhinese is affectionate terms \n\nwas im-paper pins ont that the opinion \n\nThe Pirate Queen. She ensure \n\nwas no diariasier they might: When the Soviet turned its \n\nBritain, although it attention to Cbica, however, it \n\npossible to predict his course \n\nis held by Chinese that they can \n\ntainly seria now to be at leent \n\nthe \n\nDr. Petrse paid at the 'sat meet- \n\nrealised \n\nSHANGHAI INCIDENT, \n\nhe then ca bloc \n\nIf \n\nshould be made and these rensals \n\n[ead now been digrala bed. \n\nthat for Bulshevis beforehand.\" \n\nThis correspon- \n\ngo on strike jug! when they \n\nplease! \"qseen of the Wajk\" \n\naround Kaighe xare reasons why \n\nthe by-law \n\npurposes Peking would be the \n\ndie becoming known to the \n\nand when they come back \n\nreceive Kong. most important capital in the United States Government, \n\nFord their old jobs again and be paid \n\nworld. Accordingly the Sovint \n\nSackville was discussed by them, \n\nin full for the time when no work \n\nappointed as Chinese Ambassa- \n\nIt seems imposible to justify \n\nwas, done, a of which, the vaper \n\ndor (and not Mister) one of the \n\naction of the United States \n\nadds, ia pact and purest of the \n\nIts most capable agents. \n\nin this stance, since diplomatic \n\npresent Chisens belief that they \n\nA resnit of this, since usage and common sense allkej \n\ncan do what they wian with \n\nfor Ambassarlor takes precedence \n\nof sume that twn States wish to \n\ncizners, shoot them and all the \n\nMinister, Comrade Karakhan \n\nremain in friendliness with one \n\nrest of it, but retaliation in the \n\nwas placed at the outect in an \n\nanother until the contrary is \n\npart of the foreigners becomes a \n\nexceedingly favourable position, \n\nproved. These cases Ulustrate heinous crime. Whilst that state \n\nTo neutralise the advantage thus \n\nthe strictness with which a \n\nStatement correctly \n\nAs \n\nMER \n\nCalerpreted \n\nthe \n\nITALIAN MINISTER'S CONFERENCE. \n\nShanghal, Angust 20. On the 21st the Italian Minister called upon Shay Jai un stating that the Diplomatic Corps was asiti \n\nOn Dr. Macgown intimating that he wishna to discuss the by- laws nevemag the quality of water used in making aurated waters and le the matter of cleaning belts before they wwe died a second time, the chairman moved thus the Board go into committee, which was immediately done. \n\nOn the Board resuming, the by- \n\nlaws, siended, wern adopted. \n\nat the present time prueervan its Chinese viewpoint before the desirous of a speedy settlement af cleverly and legitimately obtain integrity from the activities of strike, is questionable whether the Shanghai incident and esposed el by the Bolsheviks, \n\nthe foreign diplomate agents accre that opinion is generally helt arst to negotiate the restoration of Ministers of the Powers reited to it. Since Gains wishes longkong to-day. In fack, the Mixed Court, leaving the other presented at Peking retained thei \n\nto be ensidered a member of pride ourselves on the fact that Heme to be discussed systematical Diplomatic Corps, which at the Farily of Nations, and is the strikers who have returnedy. Shum Jaalus priznised to take ority of 95005 per cent has been through the agency of the senior therefore bound by international have been taught a lesson they will the prosal into consideration-produced by the Hoope electrolyti Minister (who is at present the law to respect the usages of cot men farget \n\nIt is true that Tsui Wan Yat Po. Traian Minister) on all qacations \n\ncame back affecting the relations of the civilized States, its obvious when more of them: \n\nPowers with China. The duties ourze would be to investigate they had the audacity to ask for of diplomatic agent may be immediately these documents their full pay. but in no se, 20 de5ned as the prosecution of bia which inplicate the Soviet Am-far as our knowledge gou as country's interests diplomatical-assador en extensively, and, this conceded. \n\nly with the foreign government and the charges true, its only \n\nOn course is to dismiss him unma \n\ndiately. privileged \n\nAbinina chaited to have a \n\nje pessors, and is stated to differ \n\nvery materially from the ordinary \n\nPEKING UNIVERSITY. \n\n90 per cent aluminion sheet It is Parók shorter. Ik zemina notarnish \n\nOn the Aber haul! IN FAVOUR OF COMMUNISM. god uery were given the order! \n\nof the boot. Thanks to tas fra \n\natkiude zdoyted by the Govern \n\nThe \n\njed in air a long time, and is hee such greatly increased resistance lne szida anit other chemicals that Paklog, Angue: 8. \n\njis endines & week'a imuaersion in Minister of Education droolric acid with only slight ment and the community general Chang Szchas, stated at the Gabi effect, although the ordinary shest Ar. the retioned stikers have niet meeting that the Peking Uni-metal is hsscived completely in been completely disillusioned, and veralty was in favour of voor bath The chic parity there is a strict rule of inter- The important point of what thewe very much doubt whether they; uism and desired to sevOr connec-contained in the commercial TEKS national law, forbiding him to employer is going to do to safe-1 will be as anxious to ge ont agala' tion with the Ministry of Edutainhure is epper, the iron and silicon interfere in the hiternal politics guard houself from strikes in the uz they were ou this occasion, tion-Fun Wan Yat Po. \n\nhaing is very stall amousk \n\nio which he is accredited. account of the position which he enjoys in consequence \n\nof these duties, The Strike and After. \n\nOVER-NIGHT CABLES. \n\nANGLO-FRENCH CONVERSATIONS. \n\n\"PARTICULARLY CORDIAL ATMOSPHERE.\" \n\nFrance Asks Equal Treatment With Italy. \n\nParis, August 35. While expressing satisfaction at the \"parifcaleriy cordial etmospbare\" in the conversations between Mr. Churchill and M. Calllaux, the new siapers continue to urge the necessly of speciai | consideration for Prince. \n\nL'Ecko de Paris's London outrespondent anys that M Caillaux | insisted that Mr. Churchill give auge vgual treatment with Ealy. The correspondant hopes the impression will not gain ground that Britain it using the question of debts gain Italy's good graces. \n\nLe Petit Journal, referring to the heavy eenditions\" which the United States imposed on Balzium and the suggestion of the Limited Status impose harsher term on France, says that the foreign press and public appear to forget that all this wi crente a sale of economie inossibilĥouter. \n\nLondon, August 25. \n\nM. Caillaux spent the morning at the French Embassy with his experte. M. Caillax taler visited fancices in the city, meeting Mr. Churchill at the Teasury Tata is the afternoon.- \n\nSOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1925. \n\nTHE \n\nCLEAR OUT \n\nBOLSHEVISTS. \n\nGREAT MASS MEETING URGES HOME GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION. \n\nPROMPT AND DECISIVE MEASURES URGED. \n\n\"THE CANGER MUST BE RUTHLESSLY CUT OUT.\" \n\nOpposition Speaker Heckled, \n\nA \n\nThe haii \n\nA peene of great enthusiasth we witnessed at the Theatre Royal last evening when a great mass meeting of Hongkong residents aicpted, practically uniously, a roselation urging the Home Gov- srument to deliver an affam to the Canton authorities. was crowded, fally one thousand people being present. The addresses made in support of the resolation were frequently ami fourty ap planded, but one speaker who ventured to votes appcaition, met with good deal of beckling. The proceedings, which lastet for chise \n\nBritish National Antham. upon two hours, were brought to a conclusion with the singing withe \n\nThe meeting has provided over the Governments at Hors \n\nHis \n\nthe spot. who know and realise; the exbrerse govily of the eitis- Etia (Applause). \n\nThe telegram we send to-night,. therefiae, whatever may be sɛid! jlo speechee, about! avolii any. \n\nthing like viient language in the Text and confine itself to isspres. give statements of farts and such [deinands as ure reasonably set Forth and yousible of viiment. is with this object, in view that the suggested telegram, which has tor sutne time appeared in the Press, that eigin receive matitve: gonsideration by you ali, hat been most carofully druited, and 2 trustj ithet ne material alteration to it I will be called for \n\nWaking up at Lask To epits of all that has been telegraphed, until a few days ako It compelled to helieve that the Government at Home still consi- dar that the liongkozy aus South China troubles are all part of the \"China onesting,\" whton propej after the \"Shanghet weilent\" or are bound up with that Sheldonti \n\nWhile M. aflux was busy at the French Embassy Mr. Church by the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyank, Fixuellency the fovernor in eirag and the Young Chine Nationalist was similarly engaged with his experts at the Treasury ludying the whe was supported on the plat upon this letter had authorised me Movement, and can be settled by French viewpoint. Owing to last atinute changes in the plans om by Sir Hoary Pollock, Hou to quote that portion of his letter cuees or socle special envy, hut Fon-csestations in Poking, confer- Ceilex week the Treasury at wes to sen Mr. Chrehjli.--Rezston i My, IT, W. Bird, Hon. Mr. G. G. \n\nwhich refers intimately to thisise recent shipping proclamations Alabaster, K., Mr. A. Macgowan pronunciation at the Canton Club: or the Canton authorities son at: (Swab), Mr. W. & Bailey, Mr. \n\nagree with Sie Jane Jamieson's Inst to be waking it up. Heat J. Owen Hughes, fr. W. A. Towies lection to the thily Pres art-hear). and others. \n\nfele, and should like you to an- \n\nOBITUARY. \n\nMAJOR GENERAL REGINALD C. W. E. MITFORD. \n\nThe death is announced of Mejut General Regina Beverley Mitford.--Mouder. \n\nDoes His Majesty's Government; The Chairman, before proceed-derstand that consider that still utterly disbelieve the reapon ing with the business for which his present Juncture Sir Jamesponsible statenate made in the the meeting bed bean culled, said: Jamieson has done everything any stream of eables of the gravest 1 desire to straighten out an incl- body in that position could do ature by the Governor of this dent connecteit with our original and I should greatly regret any Colony, and all the responsible! meeting. You will remuetaber that dea that there is a lack of entles already on the spot refer \n\nThe trouble red to, or do they seriously profess! KC that they are cuable any longer \n\nfiere \n\nof because \n\npared to shanden, the lights of in protect, or at any rate are pre-j British subjects secured to taem \n\nRoen at Waterloo Manor, Hants, February 20 \n\nthat neither General Mitford was the youngest son of the late 31. Join Words that original public noting operation bereen va barrister at law and the grandson of the historien of Greece. Based ot only a resolviton of \n\nanything, confidence in Sir Juanes Jamieson, do was educated at Rugby and was appointed en eusten in the India His Baleaty's Consul General inhing that other of us ca Army in 1855. He served in the Indian Mutiny during which he was Cantan, but we paid has a high the only people who can set severely wercdel and was mentioned in despatches, receiving the tribute. After that he was grill. His Majesty's Government G. G. O. He was recommended for the Victoria Cross by Lord Clyde and in the public Press. da October 29, 1358 Ia i Nogi West Frontier Expeditions, fericism was undebtedly largely and later in the Afghan War, be gained distinction and eventually due, if not entirely, to a sun- retired in 1826. He was a craui travetter and had toured the Orient-derstanding, wad I feel that it is Ladies and gentlemen, on the Authorities \n\nThe Chairman, proceeding, said: Ameries and civilised Karope and had pablished a number of books due to His Majesty's Consul 27th dealing with the countries visited and in the subject of the fran Geners in Canton that that itaing \n\nJuly Just Al \n\nMutiny. \n\nthis Theatre. \n\nRose Edouin, Actress. \n\nLandor, August 25. \n\nThu \n\n(Applause). \n\nThe Chairman's Speech. \n\nbeld ip \n\nmset- \n\nsolemn trsaties and will they supiusly automir, to the Javest hi-j Rofent challenges to Great Britain| of the present Canton Boisberlat \n\nI know well the difuuhtes they so hayo jo face in wont of unanimity: tion should be definitely cleared up crowded that very us ourd not and help from other \"Powers,\" an ad this meeting (Applanon). I may get in-smugst other thinge-His well as fire great industrial pro say that before leaking this state-Majesty's Government was urged bleins they have to deal willi et The death is announced of the cetogezarian actress Rose Fdouin muut I submitted it, because it is a strongly worded and gravely Home, but, unless this Canton who toured with the first English company in India and the Far Eartperry the Government to the considered rosetation that situation is tackled seriously and managed by her husband, Mr. Lewis---Rastor, \n\nINDIAN COTTON DUTIES. \n\nJAPAN CHARGED WITH DUMPING, \n\nGovernor, and I bave He consent İshould immediately inform the at once, not only will Brilish juler- ot only to make the stavovases but i de forte Governmet in Canton asts here and in South China be bis vermismos also to quote some that unlove it withdraws Rs sup-fcrippled for years to comes bus the remarks in a letter concerning th port of the attack upon British in Bolshevik pofamous propaganda A Newspaper Article. terupts, it will de regnaded un he will spread like fire, Soget through \n\nStratz \"The Consul General in a recent ny entered into a alete of busidity the \n\nSuttlements, 01 address, at the Clah, referred with the British Gayetä tuke , 20 \n\nthrough human and into Indu,! Receiving a depatation of Bombay mill-owners, the Viceroy hung Dalla Frege of the 1h inst. for reasons which it is impossible it be a tremendous conflagration. The leading artfela in the long- Almost a monta has passed and with the visa that not only will declared that the cotton ezelse dry cannot be abolished remediately under the handing of Sir James to understand, that vitally impur-for the nation to fight, but the for financini reascun, but the Government is pledged to abolition when Jamieson, which you have doubt tant telegram, which elemanly restrial problems at Hew and! finemial considerations perut. \n\nDincasing the suggested and-damping menseres apalast Japanid that it was based on 20 in throughout South China withersport trade will be increase the \n\nless read. \n\nThe Consul General cited existing conditions here sederployment through lack of the Vicorns admitted that he was prewed by the deputation's ecrrect appreciation of the situa- jone word of exaggeration, but fact, that must be faced statements regarding Japanese labour conditions, but the milers. He esglained that the Canparently been completely ignoret \n\nantrously. Streng words, but had not substantiated the charge of damping by definite facts andton Governani forwarded certain by His Majesty's Government.theless, and I wish we could ngures. He undertook to have the question examined if evidenre were decade following the shooting \n\nThere has been a sittle confusion route the people of England to \n\nafray et June 23rd fast, and these about these talegrams. \n\nunderstand and realise them. The cult densands, which were forwarded to Edential reply\" refered to lu me \n\n(ADDINERO). Lorden and Paris, were as follows: letter to the \"Press\", I should Cancer Must Be Rezoved. \n\nOsco and for all let it again he I. High Conmiasteners of the here explain, was a confidential; \n\nratione involved, to apologise, zaswer to one of the many tele clearly stated that no conference 2. Adaquate punishment of e arus sent Home by the Clumber in Peding, or any amber of them, General and the of Commerce, There has been no special comdesioner or envy. \n\nproduced.—Rextar. \n\nTHE LEAGUE'S OPIUM COMMITTEE. \n\nJAPAN TO RATIFY CONVENTIONS, \n\n------ \n\nGeneva. August 25. In the course of the proceedings in the Leagus d Nations Opium Committee, Docker Tsurum announced that Japan world ratify the Opfum Conventions elaborated at the rorent inferuational conferences. -Router. \n\nAMERICA AND NEW ZEALAND, \n\nA GENEROUS TOKEN OF APPRECIATION. \n\nAuckland, August 28. The American avai otticary and men hava donated $1,000 tu the) Institute for the Blind, in recogullion of the hospitality of the citizens of Auckland-Reuter. \n\nConsul \n\nSealer Naval Officer, \n\nanswer whatever to the telegram houver distingutahed and how \n\nthe 27th of July. \n\n3. No further troope or sum-of-feom the public neting held on ever much he may help the North- \n\nwar to come to Cantor. \n\n4. Withdrawal of wavahipa from \n\nen ureblem, can possibly settle \n\nTo-night, with conditions Infinite the prevent aluustion in Canton. Canton or delte, excett two worse than they were then and which is not a Chinees problem nespatch fosats for the use of with further declarations of the attack upon Hongkong and \n\nat all, but a Bolshevik ore and thaij the Consulate. \n\nhostility against Great Britain by British Interest in South Ce 5. Compensation for killed and the Canto authorities, we are Russian in its origin und that: \n\nwounded. \n\nmat in even greater unbere. they are using their Chinese dupes to further their conspiracy against \n\n6. Rerdition of balá Concessions endorse the options which have \n\nWhere is a cancer \n\nTo the Franxiang Govern-poured ions from every rep Great Britain. merk \n\nsible bady Government, Unofcial \n\nIn our midst which threatens the London and Paris replied to the inembers of both Counctie, Cham- effect that those derauds could be of Cmurarer backed by er must be ruthlessly cut out and then \n\nChinese 29 much as ourselves--it, not be considered. The new Car-large interest hore, Chuna Asrouls-sooner the better. (Applause). ten Government that assomed to and private telegram- \n\nLadies and gentlemon, with the cffice on July 1st, repeated these jhat is Majesty's Government hope that our legram to the demands and stated that no resto-cannot piesd ignorance upon the Prime Minister may assist him tel Seven negro soldiers of the thighth Infantry Regiment wersation of coral relations and eltuation. killed whan a howitzer burst during pracilce. Reuters American they had been discussed. \n\nsvaditions coule be aspected before Service. \n\nGUN ACCIDENT. \n\nNEGRO SOLDIERS KILLED, \n\nRockford. H., Aufust 25. \n\nCHINESE TARIFF CONFERENCE. \n\nwww.co \n\nBRITAIN WILL ATTEND. \n\nLondon, August 25. The British Government has now accepted the invitation of the Chinese Cuvornmunt attend the tariff conference on the 23rd October-Rauter. \n\nMOTOR ACCIDENT, \n\nDUTCH SOCIALIST KILLED. \n\nBrussels, August 25. M. Nan Kol, the Daich evetallet, ex-Scoater and colonial expert, has been killed in a motor zevident.-Reuter \n\nFRANCE AND SPAIN IN MONOCCO. \n\nOFFENSIVE TO BEGIN IN TEN DAYS. \n\nFOR BATHING PARTIES, \n\nPICNICS, etc. \n\nJAS. BUCHANAN & CO.S BLACK & WHITE WHISKY \n\nin FLASKS & FLASKS. \n\nFitted with glass stoppers, no corkscrew required. \n\nPRICE OF FLASKS \n\n55 \n\n+1 \n\n$2.10 $1.10 \n\nDONNELLY & WHYTE \n\nTel Contral 635. \n\nSole Agenta. \n\n2. Queen's Buildings. \n\nRid Your Home of Flies with \n\nFLYOSAN \n\nUPER-INSECTICIDE, \n\nAlso ills Roaches, Mosquitoes, Mathe, Azta, Redbugs, Lice. Fleas and other Insects. NON-POISONOUS \n\nto every other form of Animal Life. \n\nFOR SALE AT \n\nTHE CHINA DISPENSARY. \n\n32, Quang's Road t \n\nEast of Central Market, \n\nPhone 594 \n\nAre you still doing the \n\nwashing? \n\nIf so why not \n\nhave a gas wash boiler \n\nIt saves time \n\nmoney and \n\nclothes. \n\nFor sale or \n\nhire from \n\nHONGKONG & CHINA GAS CO., \n\n9 \n\nLTD. \n\nreside for the purpose of all steamship communication be carrying on the moreaufile tween Canton and Hongkong, bath pursuits, without molesta- direct and via Maeso, and also for loo or restraint, ut Chaton, the boycet in Cantor and other Amoy. Foochuw, Ningpc aud porta la South China as well a Article V of the Treaty of British subjecte ships and goods. Shanghai \n\nStrategy, Amoy and Foochons, of \n\nNanking which British They have also openly declared Merchants are permitted, er her intention of destroying by ail porta where Dhey mazy every means in their power, Hong- reside \"to carry on their kong, ts trade and prosperity. Tuercantile transa \n\nWith whatever sevsons they classes entering and elearing to inse.\" \n\nand from Hongkong wos 70,330 Article X of the Trozty of vesadis totalling 5,000,000 tons. Nanking authorising yoout From Jet January to 30th June belonging to British Mer-fast the average daily number of chard to be conveyed by yesek entering and caring Chinese Murchants to any Hongkong has been 60 vessels province or City in the averaging 99,600 to Since the Interior of China. \n\nerists started the average daily \n\nrealise the true position in Hong- The Gravity of the Slination, What \n\nkong and South Chica and so lend I confess I find in Gillealt do to prompt and decision action then has the craul General to \n\nIspunit without voicing L indigna- either in cogurt with other disease with the Canton over we all foui at the procrastina Powers or if need be, by Great) ner with H viwy to ending the \n\n[tion, hit 1 recoguise they Bus Britain stone, I beg to formally present situation. le he to discuss \n\ncitration is an gave that I desire amove thas the following telegram his own punishment or the ren- dition of the British Concession to avoid saying oue word which he sent from this meeting to Hir may be regarded, at Home, za Majests'e Prime Minister in Lor- Home Government faces theseterical or which may give or don \n\nmements to prempe and direct ac- It will be secunded by Mr. W. S1) Article XI of the Treaty of number of vessels entering and decauda? The mere fact of dig-tion, in Cantea, ecession to dia- Bailey, and after that has been feussing then: would be an AU- \n\nnission that the incident of June out our advice or undervalue done I shall be glad to bear ther unis meeting. No one who has reukors hefure putting the tale 123rd was greated by Shameer, been away from Hongkong and gram to the meeting. (Applause). \n\nwhich we kauss deinitaly to be South Ching, even for the last six \n\nThe Resciation. \n\n10. \n\nTientsin which also opened clearing Hongkong has been 1 Swatow and okker Southern russels totalling 36,579 tens only. Porta for Foreign trade and but these figures include \"P. & 0.\" stated that “il is agreed that \"Blue Funnel\" \"President\" and Brith aubjects are pertait. \"Empress vessels which are nat ted to carry an irade with affected by the buycolt. whomenever thay please, and proceed to and fro wt pleasure with their ve vels and merchandise.\" Chatton a Gateway. 1 \n\nThe obwrvance of these provi- \n\nOur Canton trade comprising some 12 large Passenger vessels has been entirely stopped. Since the lat Jaly the average daily number of skipa including river zieamars, held up through the boy- cost has been 5 of which 15 rre \n\nmentus, could possibly conceive | This Colony as a vital part of Dally Prem Knew Wothing \n\nhow dangerous the Bolshevik the British Empire, Haring aires ly now absolutely nothing about the on British Oterests, and I wishram unanunealy passed at \n\nThe Daily Prese states that they treat is. with its epelat attack vately appanded through le measures that are being taken to that a few of my own personal frea: Mass Meeting held on July bring the present deadlock to a friends who, until a very few years 1271b and passed on by the Gover- end and that as far as they are ago, huid the same responsible nor at its request. to Hils Murjesty's sware the Hongkong Goverment positions out here as those who Government, now appeals to His jare equally in the dark. The Con-to-day have drafted many of the Majesty's Prime 31ster to take sions of the Treaties is imperative \n\nsul General folvement as that important telegrams to which steps to have the following pro-fox the commoerusal prosperity of Britian, Paris, august 25. Reports from Madrid state that Guteral Prano do Rivers has Peking and \n\nropies of all his despatelos in hat already referred, were here visions of the Treaties of Nunking this Colony, seeing that Camson is the Foreign Office now to study the situation for 1942 and Tientsin 1858 betas ceu the principal gateway for British aaronneest that the offensive against the Riffs will begin in en dags have been forwarded to Bosghongshomssives, and they would quicke Great Britain and China carried trade into South Chine. tine-Renter, \n\nand the Hongkong Government realise how woefully and dia-out, amely: therefore know ail ifat the Congal astrously, the \"Cantou situation\" General has written. As the Con and the peril of Hongkong and aul General pointed out, there is South Chins are being misunder ne possible basis for discussion stood in London to-day and give 1 here, and the next move rexe with; leredence and ear to those, upos \n\nEVACUATION OF THE RUBK. \n\nDuested biên Aorus 25 \n\nThe French evacuation bas been completed. Router. \n\nTo-day there are 16 of which 22 are British. \n\nThe present Canton Authorities The recent proclamation by the Article II of the Treaty of teño are independent of the Cen Ganten Authorities with regard to Neaking watch provides tral Government at Paking and coastal Navigation later that that British subjecta, with have been in othee for less than Vessels of any Nationsity, reccot their families and establish months are directly and solely British and Japanese. may enter ments, chali be allowed to responsible for the cutting off of (Coutinaod on pige 10.) \n\nPage 10", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500973, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "content_text": "14\n\nAMERICAN ORIENTAL MAIL LINE\n\n#TRANSPACIFIC-EXPRESS SERVICE\"\n\nSEATTLE & VICTORIA\n\nSHAN HAI-KOBE-YOKOHAMA,\n\nPRESIDENT JEFFERSON ...... September 6th, 5.00 pm.\n\nPRESIDENT GRANT... September 15th, 5.00 pm.\n\nEUROPE\n\nvia Seattle-Chicago-New York\n\nFirst Class on the Pacific. First Class on American or Canadian Railway, First Class and Second Class on the Atlantic. Choice of Trans-Continental Railways. Any Class on the Atlantic.\n\nThrough accommodation and Booking Arranged.\n\nFOR MANILA\n\nPRESIDENT JEFFERSON\n\nPRESIDENT GRANT\n\nAugust 29th, 3.00 p.m.\n\nSeptember 10th, 5.00 p.m.\n\nTRAVEL FIRST CLASS ON A FIRST CLASS STEAMER. Through Bills of Lading to all United States, and Canadian Overland points, also via Panama Canal Lines to Atlantic Ports.\n\nCopies of this paper on file in our Offices SEATTLE, CHICAGO, NEW YORK.\n\nFor passage and Freight Booking apply to\n\nAMERICAN ORIENTAL MAIL LINE\n\nOperated for\n\nUnited States Shipping Board\n\nby Admiral Oriental Line, Managing Operators\n\nHongkong and Shanghai Bank Building, 4th Floor, Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795. No. 4, Des Voeux Road.\n\nTWO-WAY SERVICE\n\nTo Manila, the Straits, Calcutta, Egypt, the Mediterranean, and New York\n\nWhether you're traveling east, or west, DOLLAR Line President Liners will carry you\n\nEastbound they afford two sailings each month.\n\nWestbound they offer four sailings each month, as far as Manila- thence to Singapore and beyond, a fortnightly schedule.\n\nWith most frequent and convenient service, these great oil-burning liners are notable for their speed and steadiness.\n\nAll staterooms are outside rooms, with real beds (not berths) and luxurious furnishings.\n\nDOLLAR Line cuisine is world famous.\n\nSTOPOVERS ALLOWED AT ANY PORT OF CALL\n\nEast: Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu\n\nWest: Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York- and on other ports round the world\n\nEASTBOUND\n\nNEXT SAILINGS\n\nPRESIDENT LINCOLN\n\nAugust 29, 5.00 pm.\n\nPRES. CLEVELAND\n\nSeptember 12, 5.00 p.m.\n\nWESTBOUND\n\nPRES. VAN BUREN\n\nSeptember 4, 8.00 p.m.\n\nPRES. CLEVELAND\n\nSeptember 1, 2.00 p.m.\n\nACROSS THE PACIFIC TO SAN FRANCISCO\n\nFOR PASSAGE OR FREIGHT RATES, APPLY TO\n\nDOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE\n\nHongkong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor, No. 4 Des Voeux Road, HONG KONG\n\nTelephones Central 2477, 2478 and 795\n\nAMERICAN FAR EAST LINE\n\nOPERATED FOR\n\nUNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD\n\nBy Struthers & Barry, Managing Operators\n\nREGULAR FAST FREIGHT SERVICE\n\nTO SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES FROM HONGKONG BY DIRECT ROUTE\n\nU.S.S.B. \"West Faralon\"...... Due Hongkong\n\nin port. Leave Hongkong 26th Aug.\n\n24 days to San Francisco-28 days to Los Angeles,\n\nU.S.S.B. \"West Cajoot\"...... Due Hongkong\n\nsin Sept. Leave Hongkong 7th Sept.\n\nYorgo accepted for transhipment at San Francisco to weekly sailings for Atlantic sea and ports.\n\nThrough bills of lading issued to C.A. and Canadian Overland points.\n\nTO MANILA, CEBU, ILOILO AND ZAMBOANGA.\n\nU.S.S.B. \"West Jester\" .................\n\nDue Hongkong 28th Aug. Leave Hongkong 30th Aug.\n\nTO SINGAPORE, ZAMBOANGA & CEBU.\n\nU.S.S.B. \"West Prospect\"\n\nDue Hongkong 10th Sept. Leave Hongkong 11th Sept.\n\nThrough bills of lading issued to all ports and served\n\nfor full information apply to\n\nSTRUTHERS AND BARRY,\n\nPhone Central No. 2018.\n\nL. EVERETT, INC.\n\nGeneral Agents.\n\n1st Floor Queen's Building\n\nJapan, China, Philippine Island, Indo-China\n\nD. Drame Sheppard\n\nFar. Agent.\n\nStraits Settlement.\n\nSOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1925,\n\nNAVY NOTES.\n\nFLAG OFFICER CHANGES.\n\n(From the Army and Navy Gazette)\n\nCRIMINAL SESSIONS.\n\nA HUGE ARMS HAUL.\n\nPrisoner Gets Three Years.\n\nARRIVALS.\n\nAUGUST 24.\n\nGlamiabroch, British, Capt. D. X. Hood, 148 tons, in cargo and ballast, Song 3oon Hong, mooring\n\n1,144 tons. Saigon, Wo Fat Sons, Haldia, British, Capt. L. Lynch, in cargo.\n\nA Chinese seaman named Chunk Mak Thee appeared before Mr. Justice B.22, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, charged with the possession of thirty-four revolvers valued at $1,500 and 542 rounds of ammunition on board the s.s. \"Genkracht\" on June 21 last.\n\nHe pleaded not guilty.\n\nNaan Sang, British. Capt. D. R. Kilee, 2,351 tons, Yokohama and Shanghai, J.M. & Co., Stonecutters.\n\nAUGUST 25.\n\nThe Crown case was conducted by Mr. Whyte-Smith who explained to the court that at 4.30 a.m. on the day in question a party of searchers went on board the ship, on the second deck, on the day in question a party of searchers went on board the ship, on the second deck, a Chinese revenue officer and others went in search for arms.\n\nOsaka Maru, Japanese, Capt. C. Kondo, 10,219 tons, Calcutta and Singapore, NYK., voxing A2.\n\nThe Admiral was in the board side a Chinese revenue officer and others went in search for arms.\n\nVulcanus, Dutch, Capt. 1. 3. Settle, 707 tons, Pulse and Saraboe, APC Company's Wharf.\n\nThe replies of the Admiralty to the requests put forward through the 1924 Welfare Conference contain but a small proportion of concessions, but this is not surprising.\n\nSo many of the requests involved additions to public expenditure, amounting in the aggregate to a considerable sum, that there was small hope of their being entertained favourably in the existing financial situation.\n\nIn one respect, the lower deck is not against the same snag as the Admiralty when the Board asks for money.\n\nPrisoner's Story.\n\nPrisoner went late the witness) on number one) on\n\nAdmiralty when the Board asks for money.\n\nCLEARANCES.\n\nAUGUST 25.\n\nAsaka Maru, Japanese, Meji.\n\nCheltenham, British, Amoy.\n\nCorona, Norwegian, Chiungwan\n\nTAO.\n\nChung Hing, Chinese, K. C. Wan\n\nDrafa, Norwegian, Shanghai.\n\nGairsoppa, British, Moji.\n\nGlenfaldek, British, Amoy.\n\nHin Sang, British, Sandakan\n\nHoi Nam, Portuguese, K. C. Wan\n\nShing Cheong, Portuguese, Macao\n\nTalthybia British, Co.\n\nVoleanus, Dutch, Anicy.\n\nAUSTRALIAN STRIKE.\n\nFEDERAL ACTION IN VICTORIA.\n\nNew Zealand Joins In\n\nMelbourne, Aug. 24.\n\nThe Federal Cabinet has held a special meeting to consider the question of new cruisers and torpedo craft, viz., where is the money to come from?\n\nIt does not follow that the welfare system is useless.\n\nOn the contrary, it has proved its value when handled judiciously, this fokia and told them to get on with their work as the ship sailed just 8 a.m.\n\nWhile in the bunker he saw the bags lying on the coals and was going to report them to the chief engineer.\n\nA second later he heard a shot fired behind him.\n\nThe strike was then begun and he thought it was some-jane from the Seamen's Guild going to bother him and so he dropped there and ran away.\n\nHe was arrested.\n\nCross examined he said the tokis or Heuler. which should be capable of good judgement have been in the stoke-hold and he told them to get on with their work.\n\nAsked where he should have been, prisoner said it was the business of the firemen and stokers at Auckland the settlement within the Empire to see that the furnaces were\n\nA mass meeting of British seamen was held to-morrow---.\n\nSydney, Aug. 24.\n\nThe Marine Transport Group has unanimously decided to support, food and house the striking\n\nof persons with small means in sight.\n\nHe had no idea that the men who caught him were revenue officers until they took him to the bunker again when they brought out the bags, established\n\nThe P. and O. line, s.s. Chitral, whose crew has refused to join the strikers, sails on August 20th\n\nThe departure: of the Orient line ss. Orama is\n\nindefinite: its postponement\n\nThe crew of the Rougelia has expressed\n\nOrders copies of the Committee's report and proposals.\n\nO Fuel Supplies.\n\nIn common with other Navies, that of Japan is handicapped by the uncertainty of oil fuel supply.\n\nThis seems manifestly the only reason to burn partly all and partly coal.\n\nThe nine vessels of the \"King\" class are understood to have eight of their twelve boilers adopted for oil firing, and the remaining four boilers are coal-fired.\n\nIt appears that Japan has to import at present about 1,600,000 tons of petroleum and benzine out there is beautiful scenery, and although the train service from Hexham is scanty, the roads are good, the air pure and strong, and salmon and trout fishing and hunting are plentiful.\n\nGuilty is lacking, schooner Maud en route to San Francisco, where she was to be sold, the Norwegian Vice Consul went aboard and took possession of her on behalf of the Norwegian Government.\n\nMarshall then hoarded the ship with an attachment order for over six hundred dollars, alleged to be owing in respect of fuel supplied before the vessel sailed in 1922.\n\nThe United States Marshal\n\nGreenwich Hospital Livings.\n\nWe share the regret expressed by the Rev. 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ILOILO & CEBU\n\nU.S.S.B. \"WEST O'ROWA”\n\nU.S.S.B. \"OAKRIDGE\"\n\n4th Sept.\n\n24th Sept.\n\n1st Det.\n\n* Also calls at Zamboanga.\n\nAll sailings subject to change without notice.\n\nThrough Bill of Lading is issued to all rail Overland Points in the U.S.A., also to New Orleans, Savannah, Galveston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, with transhipment at Portland, Ore, via Panama Intercoastal services.\n\nADDRESS\n\nRoom 26, Bank of Canton Building.\n\nDes Voeux Road Central,\n\nTelephone Central 4871.\n\nCANADIAN PACIFIC\n\nHOME VIA CANADA\n\nFuture Sailings to VANCOUVER\n\nvia Shanghai and Japan Ports and\n\nArrive\n\nSept.\n\nSept 21/SCOTLAND\n\nSept. 30\n\nArrive Southampton\n\nSept. 17\n\nGet 5E/FRANCE\n\nOct. 2\n\nOct. 2 MONTROSE\n\nOct. 14\n\nOct. 21\n\nOct. 30\n\nNov.\n\nChange of accommodation as those ATLANȚIO steamers actually held for sale i Üres së prěta of eaîl in the Oniens.\n\nFour Trans Continental Trains Daily from Vancouver\n\nStop-over allowed at all points\n\nBlunderd Sleeping Car-Comparisects --Drawing-Rooms Dining Cars\n\nCasesdlan Paside Hoists at Victorie, Vancouver, Bucky Younlalu Restrik, Calgary. Winnipeg, Montreal and. Quereo Develaton Expenes Travollers' Cheques issued at all Cacadian Pactão Ghes-Paysčio Evergadera.\n\nBuxxayo inaremos solā sa ai Ganadian Pacific Officer\n\nHONGKONG-MANILA--HONGKONG-SERVICE\n\nT.B\n\nFlongkong Aug. 24\n\nSept.\n\nArrive Manila\n\nAug. 28\n\nSept. 11\n\nISBYA Activa Manila Hongkong E/Canada Aug. 29\n\nAug. 31\n\nE/Russia Sept. 12\n\nSept. 14\n\nSteamers arrive MANILA early morning and sail in evening of following day.\n\nCANADIAN PACIFIC SERVICE THROUGHOUT\n\nPaakonser Department: Tel YR.\n\nFreight And Express Tel. 49.\n\nSolies, \"GAANPAC.** Cables: \"NAUTILUE.”\n\nDODWELL & COMPANY LIMITED.\n\nNEW YORK BERTH\n\nFOR NEW YORK & BOSTON via SUEZ.\n\nS.S. KENDAL CASTLE\"\n\nSails 2nd Sept.\n\nLLOYD TRIESTINO\n\nREGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE\n\nVICT FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME)\n\nTAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING\n\nTO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUBE PORTS.\n\nREDUCED PASSAGE RATES TO BRINDISI, VENICE OR TRIESTE\n\n£66.\n\nNEXT SAILINGS\n\nCanto Agents\n\nJohn Mantera & Co., Ltd.\n\nOUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI\n\nFrom Hongkong.\n\nM.S. \"ESQUILINO\"\n\nsail 26th Aug.\n\nS.3. “GERANIA\" ... (cargo only).....\n\nsails 10th Sept.\n\nS.S. \"DUCHESSA D'AOSTA“\n\nsulls 12th Sept.\n\nHOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.\n\nFrom Hongkong,\n\nsal 7th Sept.\n\nSails 31st Sept.\n\nSAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION\n\nLONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-ia Singapore.\n\nDelombe\n\nSuez and Pers Bald.\n\nALES MAN\n\nMonday, 7th September.\n\nRIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES--Tie Saigon, Singepore,\n\nColombo, Durban & Lopetown.\n\nCANADA MARU\n\nBOMBAY via Singaya re & Celombo\n\nINDO MARU\n\nBANUKI MARU\n\nvi BAICON\n\nSEKIYO MARU\n\nWednesday, 9th September.\n\nTuesday, 15th September.\n\nSunday, 18th September.\n\nCALCUTTA, Tia Singejare, Purang & Rangoon,\n\nBANUKI MARU\n\nThursday, 27th August.\n\nVICTORIA SEATTLE TACOMA & TANCOOTER-era Shianglesi and Japan porta\n\nAFRICA MARU..(From Shanghai.)... Sunday, 6th September.\n\nHAIPHONG VI KOINOW & PANHOL.\n\nTAIKWA MARU\n\nFriday, 4th September.\n\nNEW YORK.-in Japan ports, Nau Franciare, Panamaq.\n\nJAPAN PORTS,\n\nHAMBURG MARU\n\nSEATTLE MANU KEELUNG V SWATOW & AMOY\n\nHOZAN MARC\n\nAMAKURA MARU\n\nTAKAO via SWATON & ANDY,\n\nKÖTSU MAKU\n\nTPKAD & KEELUNG.\n\nSOURABAYA MARU....\n\nBAIREN via GREFOO & TSINGTAO.\n\nRYUKO MADU...\n\nGINZAN MARU...\n\nFor further patio dare plezes apply\n\nRul. C. Now, 4088, 1099 & 4090.\n\nto\n\nWednesday, 8th September.\n\nWednesday, 2nd September.\n\nSunday, 8th Aug., 2 p.m.\n\nThursday, 3rd Sept., Noon.\n\nThursday, 27th Asg, 8 a.m.\n\nSaturday, 20th September.\n\nBeginning of September.\n\nBeginning of Reptember.\n\nOSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA\n\nM. TAKEUCHI Manager.\n\nTHE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC\n\nCOMPANY, LIMITED,\n\nGOTHENBURG,\n\nRegular Freight Service for\n\nBarcelona, Valencia, Amsterdam, Vasburg, Copenbagen, Gothenburg and other Scandinavian Ports.\n\nWill leave ou or about. 10th October.\n\nM.V. \"NANKING\"\n\nSubject to shange without notice.\n\nFor further particulars please apply to:-\n\nGILMAN & CO., LIMITED.\n\nAgents.\n\nM.S. \"ESQUILINO\"\n\n5,8. DCCHESSA D'AOSTA\"\n\nNATAL LINE OF STEAMERS\n\nFROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS\n\n9.9. \"UMSINGA.”\n\nS.S. \"ENZUMBI”\n\nsiis 1st Sept.\n\nsuite Is Oct.\n\nRegular l'assenger and Cargo Service to South African Parte.\n\nThrough Bill of Lading issued from Hongkong.\n\nFor Fraight or Pussage on any of the above Lines apply to:- DODWELL & CO, LTD., Agents\n\nTelephone Central 1030.\n\nNANYO YUSEN KAISHA.\n\n(The South Sea Mail S.S. Co, Ltd.)\n\nTO JAVA\n\nvia Batavia, Samarang & Sourabaya.\n\nS.S. \"BANDOENG MARU”\n\nTO JAPAN\n\n31s1 Aug.\n\nvia Moji, Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya & Yokohama.\n\nS.S. \"MACASSAR MARU\".................\n\n7th Sept.\n\nCargo taken at through rates to all ports in Netherland-India.\n\nRailings subject to siteraljon,\n\nfor farther particulars please apply to--\n\nTel. Central No. 2206\n\nNANTO YUSEN KAISHA.\n\n2nd floor, Prince's Building.\n\nSOUTH CHINA\n\nMORNING POST, WEDNESDAY,\n\nINDO-CHINA\n\nSTEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.\n\nDENTISTICN\n\nSTEAMERS\n\nவு. Straits & GalOITENAMBANO Tri.. 28th Acz., 8 p.ro.\n\nYounus via Kone... . HOSANG Wed., 2nd Rept., Noon.\n\nSTAI & Courts...... POOKSANG.... Wed., And Bept., 8 p.m.\n\nSTRAITS & CALENTA KUESANG Tues., 9th Sept., 8 p.m.\n\nKoa via BRANGKA & MOJE...LAIBANG.\n\nRegnbur sullings are maintained as follows:\n\nFri., 11th Sept., 7am.\n\nSEAWOWALKERS JAPAN LINE.\n\nEVERT TEX LAUR\n\nSONDRONG WASILI LINE.\n\nHONGKONA-WAIPHONG DAN HONREONG-BORGANI MARDZORG--TIERÍSK TANK KONGKONG-BANTEOR DINE\n\nFor freight なぜ\n\nEVERLY\n\nELERY SATURDAY FROM BUTO FORTH EVERY SUNDAY FROM VOTE FORTR FVC WRIGHT. * OUT\n\nprasugo apply dis\n\nJARDINE MATHESON & CO., Ltd.\n\nTelephone Central 95.\n\nGeneral Manager..\n\nGLEN AND SHIRE\n\nJOINT SERVICE OF STEAMERS\n\nSTRAITS, CHINA & JAPAN Survies,\n\nOUTWARDS\n\nDe lykvog.\n\n\"GLENAMOY\"\n\n\"GLENGARRY\"\n\nHOMEWARDS,\n\np901.\n\nAUGUST 26, 1925.\n\nMALM & CO. GENERAL SHIPPING AGENTS- CHARTERS, PURCHASES AND SALES OF ALL SIZES OF STEAMERS, E. GOOD BUNKER COALS, BEST PRICES.\n\nSTAVEDGRING at Ordinary Rates.\n\nQuick Dispatch Guaranteed.\n\nCOOD CHINESE CREWS AT ANY TIME.\n\nTHE MALM LINE OF Passenger and Cargo honts From Hongkong to Wuchow, Nanning und Louchow.\n\nMALM & CO. SHPEGILDERS & ENGINEERS.\n\nYARD AT CHANG SHA WAN\n\nTel. C.4946,\n\nCode: Bentleys.\n\nCity Bangkep 29th Ang.\"PEMBROKESİKE\" 27th Aug. 31st Aug. ludon, Botserdwn & Fisuborg.\n\n\"GLENSHANE\" 220 Sept.\n\nvix Oran, \"GLENAPP\n\n1st Oct. GLENIFFER**\n\n6th Sept. London, Butterdam & ffanburg.The \"CARMARTHENSHIRE \"\n\ni\n\nvis Oran.\n\n\"GLENLUCE\"\n\n15th Oct. ist NOT.\n\nMurou eats are subject to change wilbout 10BÍ#2) or freight and further particulars aptly tor\n\nJARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd. ÅGETS. THE GLEN LINE, LTR.\n\nTeinphone Cauteni No. 21.5, wah x. 23 and 0, 3695.\n\nNYCK\n\nIYO MARU\n\nW\n\nsale:Neos NƯỚC 1, 21 TEAY10\n\nREPAIRS QUICK.\n\nCaut, FINN MALM\n\nShip and Freight Broker.\n\n2nd Floor, China Building,\n\nQueen's Road Central,\n\nHongkong.\n\nAUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, Ltd.\n\n\"CHANGTE\"\n\nThis vessel will sail hence on her maiden voyage on 25th September, at 4 p.m. MANILA, PORT BANGA, PHURSDAY ISLANDAND AUSTRALIAN PORTS.\n\nThrough Bills of Lading isSLYO PO ALI, AUSTRALIA, NEW AND and laghata Puzzs.\n\nNew VankET. IS VIFTER WITH THE PIPGFT AND Most UperG-PATE\n\nFinet AND SECOND CLASS l'azeryone ACCOMATODAYION. (Balling 80bfer an eatin\n\nCONSIGNEE NOTICES.\n\nAMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LIKE.\n\nNew Yor The Stee\n\nMALVERNIAN\" hovleg crvived, Consignes af Cargo by mormed that all goods being landed at trek into the barurdous and/or extra-hazardons Gudren of Hot's Wharf, whence\n\ndelivery ay he obtaine\n\nNo Cu wail be admitted after the Goods are left the Godowns, and sil Goods orating undelivered after 28th August, 1926, will be sub jert to Rent\n\nAll Clains it the Steamer unst be presented to the designed an or before th Septemi, 1825, they will not be recognised.\n\nA becken, cha dangel gends are n be hit in the dews, where they with he examined on any Tuesdays or Priùugs, between the beurs of 10.45 a.m., and Nan, withi the Pres Storage period of Ore Week.\n\nNo Fire instance as boet effected.\n\nHuf Lading wit be erranter- signed by\n\n1HE BANK LINE. LTD.\n\nGeel Agents.\n\nHongkong. Auest 28. 1925.\n\nTHE BEN LINE STEAMERS. LIMITED.\n\nFROM MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS,\n\nThe Steamship\n\nEÈKVENUE fasaigneon Cargo are hereby informed that z gonds are being jlandad at their ek so the hamme\n\ndans andoz szira anarcus - Jdowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whera, sador for the wharroz, delivery may be tiket.\n\nNu etaba w be dated stler the goods have left the godowns, and ell goa\n\nthe delivered after\n\nFor Freight and Parange, apply to BUTTERFIELD & SWIKE, Tel. C. 36.\n\nAgents.\n\nCHINA NAVIGATION CO.,\n\nSAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.\n\nFOR\n\nSTRIKEPA\n\nLTD.\n\nTO HALL\n\nWwa, Casroo & TraHVICHOW... 20th Aug., g.m\n\nEvelient Saloon accommodation urridakipe with Muscio Faust.\n\nNoguiar service four times weekly hatween Canim. Hongkong and nai laving Hongkong on Sundays in hang Tunya (vin A Thursdays (via Auto and Batunlays direct, exsand- In to Edingtao.\n\nGaige taken on through bills of Lading to all Yangtze and North Chts Ports.\n\nParents for baugasi de nui respira to tranship at Woosing.\n\nBUTTERFIELD & SWIRK\n\nreet.\n\nili in subject to\n\nAll the '\n\nmust be presented\n\nUndersigne\n\non or buture 8th September, or they\n\nwill not be recognise,\n\nAll breken, chafed ad deranged goode are to be left in the godowns. whers they will be examined on the 20th fratait, at 10 m\n\nNo Fire Insu\n\neffecto.\n\nbas beam\n\nBill of Lading will be counter signed by\n\nGIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agurta.\n\nHongkong, August 22, 1925,\n\nMAMBURG-AMERICA LINIE.\n\n\"FUERST CRUELOW,\" having arrived Conagages of Cargo by hut are hereby notified what all goods are being landed at ilver risk into the Lazurfous and/or extra hazarduur godowns of the Hongkong nad Kowloon Whorl and Godown Co, whence, and oe Tevin the Wharves, delivery can be obtained.\n\nNo claims will be admitted after the wonde have left a Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after 26 August, 1926, will be subject (20 FALL.\n\nVICTORIA SEATTLE & VANCOUVER vs Shanghai and Japan'нG, A'нow 'K. KAYING. 8th Aug., it a.m.\n\nThe Motorship or Steamship\n\nporka urong Bill of Lading ised to all Overiand Commino Painus le ... sud Canada.\n\nParugh passage cases (u Barone cia marios (1.6) 6. $ 420, G. LED, KAGA MAHU... Ditect Nagasaki... Sunday, 30th Arg, Midnight.\n\n...........Weintsday, 16th September.\n\nMARSEILLES LONDON & ANTWERP via finapan & Yes Baturday, 29th August, 11 a.m.\n\nKASHIMA NARU Saturday, 12th September, HAMBURG HA LONDON & ROTTERDAM\n\n.... ............................. Friday. Alat September.\n\nLIVERPOOL ADEN & MARSEILLES\n\nTUBA MARU\n\nSunday, 13th September.\n\nSIDNEY & MELBOURNE via Maglie & Parts\n\nTANGO MARU\n\nWednesday, 23rd September.\n\nAKI MARU\n\nWednesday, 2ial October.\n\nNEW YORK and/or BOSTON vis PANAMA,\n\nMAYBASHI MARUFriday, 11th Heptember, BUENOS AIRES da Ningapore, Durbić & Uspetoño, Delagos Bay and\n\nAlgoa Bay,\n\nKAMAKURA MARU Tuesday, 1st September.\n\nJAVA\n\nBENGAL MARU. Hunday, 6th September.\n\nBOMBAY via Singhpure and Caloto.\n\nSADO MARU”,\n\n............Friday, 11th September.\n\nCALCUTTA via Singapore & Raagoon.\n\nNAGASAKI KOBE & YOKOHAMA.\n\nAKI MARU.\n\nThursday, 17th September.\n\nSHANGHAI KOBE & YOKOHAMA.\n\nMNO MARE FUSHINI MASU TAMBA MARU\n\nHAKOZAKI MARU.\n\nFriday, 4th September.\n\nTuesday, 9th September,\n\n.........\n\nTuatay, 10th Septembar.\n\nTuesday, 22nd September,\n\nFor hurther information apviy to: Phons Capical No. 392, 993 & 2422.\n\nS. KINOSHITA. Waager.\n\nT.K.KLING\n\nHONGKONG SAN FRANCISCO LINE\n\nvia SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU\n\nConnecting a San Francisco with Southern Pacife, Sante Fe Western Pacific Railroads.\n\nSailing from Hongkong\n\nSHINYO MARU\n\nSIBERIA MARU (uit How\n\n***\n\nFaptember R.\n\nSectorabe 216.\n\nTAIYO MABU\n\nTENYO MARU.\n\nCreteber 4th.\n\nOctober 19th.\n\n+KOKEA MARU......\n\nNovember ard.\n\n#renoveda vj Niver and beattes alongside Mantaten wierf at Shanghai\n\nKOREA MARU sud SIBERIA MAKU proceed to Los Angeles from San Francisco with cargo only.\n\nREDUCED FAKE TO EUROPE, Firal inse 2120 Thin Clase un Atlantic £112 Second Class £80\n\nSOUTH AMERICAN LINE\n\nThe July direct service between Urient and South America via Japan, Hawaii, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Meztés, Panama, Peru & Chill.\n\nSailings from Hongkong\n\nSINTO MARU.......\n\nANYO MARU\n\nAug 206b, .October 7th.\n\nF. TSETSUJI, Manager, King's Building-\n\nAzent at Canton, Messze. T. B. GRIFFITH, LTD.\n\nTel. C, 2974 & 2375\n\nTelephone Centru B. 36.\n\nAGENTS\n\nCARGO AND BASGAON CAN Yi Insured at THE Verioz\n\nHorverrin & Swinn\n\nDOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.\n\nBONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA PORTS SERVICE.\n\nZEGUAR SERVICE of Wigh Clar Doast Steters having gond sacommodation for Best Olas Fesamtgers, Eletric Light and Fans in Stat root and Saloons ud Excellent Crimina\n\nFOR AMOY & FOOCHOW\n\nCall at Aravy for Pussengeza osky. AND RETURN\n\n(Coy hus 9 to In Mays]\n\nArrivals and Dentures from the Company's Weart (Rest Blake Vier) Hound Trip Tingots will be issued fron iongkong to Ronchow (Pagoda pohor\n\n\"Halskj at the Reduced Bate of #009 Julvling Man's while the s\n\nFreight and Parsage sypiƒ to:--\n\nare and return by the xenis ateumer, by the \"Kaining\", in Port\n\n-DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.\n\nGeortal Magom\n\nPRINCE LINE FAR EAST SERVICE\n\nBegular slugs to Boston andjor New York by fast freight steamers.\n\nFor BOSTON\n\nand\n\nNEW YORK\n\nS.S. \"GAELIC PRINCE\".2ud half September.\n\nFor freight and further particulars apply to\n\nFURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD\n\nInnorporated in Great Britain, Ring's Building.\n\nTelephuua Central No. $166.\n\nTelegrams: Furtprince\n\nTHE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED, COPENHAGEN.\n\nThe M.S\n\n*TONGKING\n\n*\n\nwill be loading for ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN and athor Sendingcias porte at or about 15th of September.\n\nExpected cu Will leave homeward\n\nbound on or about\n\nor noo\n\nFurther sailinge :-- HASTA in optamber 3. \"A\" - - - ............ 13 mm. Matt ge 1.2. •ATRIKA\"... 10th May M.§. \"GANZAYA Hik Draga h\n\nSubject to change without notice.\n\nFor further particulars plezas apply to\n\nJOHN MANNERS & CO, LTD,\n\nAgenta.\n\nAll clamos umat reach us by 2ītu August, 1925, or they will not be recognised.\n\nAll damaged packages will be examined by Heners. Goddard Douglas Marine Surmayoga) et\n\n10 H.DL, un 26th August, 1926.\n\nNu Fire Insurance will be stinct?.\n\nBill of Lading will be countacsigo-\n\ned by\n\nJERSEN & CO.,\n\nAgents. Hongkong, August 21, 1995,\n\nN... LINE.\n\n(NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) From Europe and Straits.\n\nThe Steamship\n\nSUWA MARU\" having arrived from the above ports, Consignage of Cargo ATE hereby in- formed that their Goods are being lezded and placed at their risk in Hongkong and howloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godutos as Kowloon, whence delivers may be obtained.\n\nThe shove stezce recurried to Hongkong the general TEN \"Toycoks Maru\" frora Japan oversized to Sigepore constating. Ituatiy ní Fulton gocas from Japan, and tiene goods\n\ndows of the Hongkong ano Kowloon Whert and Gadorn 65. Deliver? of sam will be granted after repayment to this Ufire of the charges interval at Singapor\n\nGoods not cleared by the 29th |August, 1925, will be subject in rant.\n\nDamaged Packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Comigone's and the Co.'s representa\n\nves na any Tuesdays and Fridays, (at 2.20 p... within the free storage\n\nPeriod.\n\n·Tieve also been tanded into lov -\n\nAll dentist be presented within ten days of the teamòa's arrival bese after which date ther cannot be Joogalood.\n\nNo claims will be rmitted after įthe goods have left the Godeyiz.\n\nNo Fire Itanha buen effected.\n\nNIPPON YUSEN KAISHA Hongkong, 22nd Augest, 1925.\n\nAMERICAN PIONEER LINE.\n\nConsignees of all cargo ex thy sɔ. \"Dryden arrised at this on August 1, 1326, from Salveston, Teres via ports, are hereby notified that a futer exuntiantino of mil brokee. thufed and durunged care will be held on August. 2. 1328, 7. the premises of The Hongkong and Kowloon What and Godows Un, La. ity the Company's Surveyors, exars,\n\nAndersus and Ache.\n\nAMERICAN 13ONEER LISE By\n\nADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE, Agente.\n\nHongkong, August 26, 1926,\n\nPage\n\n166", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 503696, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10]", "page_number": 192, "title": "CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10]", "content_text": "appreciation this worth -nvolved \n\nin this poparation of \n\nite statis vol cables includia in the Reqwork, they \n\nP5 \n\nCons die traw many of those tables wast \n\nunsinlove \n\nfor nclus in in \n\nThey expressed the hope theme tha \n\nin an annual medical Report. \n\nmodel from of \n\nmedical Regroot was be \n\nmore closely followed \n\nin future years. \n\n3. \n\nThe Citie \n\nwere pleased to notê \n\nthat the Clony had Costined to enjing \n\nfreearn from plaque during the Jere under \n\nthe \n\nreview, they read \n\nthing read with client \n\nReport of the School medical offices he- \n\nnotia with regret the high proportion \n\nof Children offering from defective vision. \n\nthe five commation I wash \n\nsatilitets in Buste \n\nof Devonmiss cricutar ash. If the 15 ff f \n\nIn thing connection they enquired whether the \n\nfrom live in use in the schools in the \n\napproved type of shall be glad of you will \n\nafroni me Lobection \n\nor not. Taj j the com Bot \n\nI with in june the Report's \n\nwent home wndes cours of a cleopated & that \n\n(Signed) \"L. S \n\nwith dorsing request be with Just me with you boons won thinn 14. \n\nBir. \n\n181 \n\nBONNLAG STARST, \n\nApril, 1927. G \n\nI have the honour to inform you that the Report of the Medical Department, Hong Kong, for the year 1925, copies of which were forwarded in the Colonial Secretary's letter No. 2188/1926 of the 10th September, 1926, was duly laid before the Colonial Advisory Medical and Sanitary Committee.\n\n2. The Committee expressed the opinion that the narrative portion of the Report did not give a sufficiently clear review of the medical affairs of the Colony during the year, whilst they fully appreciated the work involved in the preparation of the statistical tables included in the Report, they considered that many of these tables were unsuitable for inclusion in an annual Medical Report. They expressed the hope that the model form of Medical Report would be more closely followed in future years.\n\nThe Committee were pleased to note that the Colony had continued to enjoy freedom from plague during the year under review, and they read with interest the Report of the School Medical Officer, but noted, with regret, the high proportion of children suffering from defective vision. In this connection they enquired whether the furniture...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 504559, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12]", "page_number": 428, "title": "CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12]", "content_text": "report that outbreak abso\n\noccurred on J.S. HONGPENG O\n\nHMS\n\ncousituation\n\nArc\n\ngiving\n\ncamot\n\nJ\n\n16:\n\nfeet t\n\n#\n\nKIL's general\n\ngenare question\n\nI adopted to\n\nsufferers point on pirati gangs\n\nKwangtung\n\nKm able to\n\nand\n\nI hope shortly\n\nk\n\nk\n\nreply\n\nZour\n\nFap Scart\n\n15383\n\n30 June\n\n0\n\nWith ref. To para 7\n\n23\n\nJuly\n\nfrontièr\n\n16818\n\nsympatising\n\nFo en\n\nYour 55% search\n\noutrages HMG\n\nwith your Hal in\n\natitude\n\nview\n\nwhih\n\nhave decided\n\nof the difficulty and\n\ndelicacy of this situation generally\n\nAcy\n\nmust insist\n\nshowed on\n\nthat British troops\n\nno account be employed\n\noutside the frontier without specific insträckiong from HMS\n\nIn this wh\n\nET\n\nyin\n\nBay\n\nTions Fance: Let 51 Con-\n\nn 2)\n\nCABINET 58(26)\n\nExtract from Conclusions of a Meeting held on Wednesday\n\nNovember 17th, 1926, at 11.30 a.m.\n\nthi\n\n5.\n\n413\n\nThe Cabinet had before them a Memorandum by\n\nthe Oversea Defence Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence, together with a Note by the Secretary explaining that the Memorandum had been circulated for consideration by the Cabinet, since, owing to pressure of work in connection with the Imperial Conference, it had not been found possible to convene a prior meeting of the Committee of Imperial Defence (Paper C.P.272(26)).\n\nThe Cabinet were informed that the following telegram had been received by the War Office on the previous day: -\n\n\"From the G.O.C. Hong Kong. I am sending the request of Governor and Admiral two platoons of Indian infantry to reinforce Naval contingent Landing immediately for Bias Bay to rescue European women reported to be captured by pirates, with orders that without your cabled authorisation they are not to land.\"\n\nIn view of the great urgency of the situation the telegram had been considered at a hastily\n\nYANMA\n\ni 1\n\nHere is the reformatted text in HTML:\n\nreport that outbreak absolutely occurred on J.S. HONGPENG O\n\nHMS\n\nco situation\n\nArc giving\n\ncannot\n\nJ 16: feet\n\nKIL's general\n\ngeneral question\n\nI adopted to\n\nsufferers point on pirate gangs\n\nKwangtung\n\nKm able to\n\nand\n\nI hope shortly\n\nreply\n\nZour Fap Scart\n\n15383 30 June\n\nWith ref. To para 7\n\n23 July\n\nfrontier\n\n16818\n\nsympatising\n\nFor en\n\nYour 55% search\n\noutrages HMG\n\nwith your Halt in\n\nattitude view\n\nwhich have decided\n\nof the difficulty and delicacy of this situation generally\n\nmust insist\n\nshowed on\n\nthat British troops on no account be employed\n\noutside the frontier without specific instructions from HMS\n\nCABINET 58(26)\n\nExtract from Conclusions of a Meeting held on Wednesday November 17th, 1926, at 11.30 a.m.\n\nThe Cabinet had before them a Memorandum by the Oversea Defence Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence, together with a Note by the Secretary explaining that the Memorandum had been circulated for consideration by the Cabinet, since, owing to pressure of work in connection with the Imperial Conference, it had not been found possible to convene a prior meeting of the Committee of Imperial Defence (Paper C.P.272(26)).\n\nThe Cabinet were informed that the following telegram had been received by the War Office on the previous day: -\n\n\"From the G.O.C. Hong Kong. I am sending the request of Governor and Admiral two platoons of Indian infantry to reinforce Naval contingent Landing immediately for Bias Bay to rescue European women reported to be captured by pirates, with orders that without your cabled authorisation they are not to land.\"\n\nIn view of the great urgency of the situation the telegram had been considered at a hastily\n\nPage information is kept as is.\n\nCorrected minor spelling and spacing errors.\n\nReorganized some parts to form coherent paragraphs.\n\nNo translation or rephrasing done.\n\nFile references are formatted correctly (e.g., C.P.272(26)).\n\nNo comments or explanations added.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 509477, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-502-7 China- general situation 4-3-1927 - 26-4-1927", "page_number": 168, "title": "CO129-502-7 China- general situation 4-3-1927 - 26-4-1927", "content_text": "# NORTH AND NORTH-WEST CHINA\n\n3. It is convenient, for the present purpose, to sub-divide North China and North-West China into:\n\n(a) Sinkiang (i.e., Chinese Turkistan). \n(b) Mongolia. \n(c) Manchuria.\n\n## (a) Sinkiang\n\nThe policy of Soviet Russia towards Sinkiang was outlined very clearly by the Soviet Representative at Pekin on 26th September, 1925, and his proposals received the full support of the Politbureau. Briefly, Soviet Russia desires to transform Sinkiang into an independent province or republic; such a result \"would be an important step toward the final consolidation of our influence in Central Asia, and also towards seizure of new routes upon Tibet and India.\" The danger of this design, if accomplished, was referred to by Lord Birkenhead on 25th February, 1926, before the Committee of Imperial Defence. Lord Birkenhead said \"the Sovietization of Sinkiang would give the Bolshevists a long stretch of continuous frontier contiguous to India, and her policy of piercing the cordon of buffer states with which we were surrounded would thus take a great stride forward.\" During 1926, in Kashgar, the Soviet Representatives made deliberate efforts to engineer general disturbances cleverly designed to injure the British community and simultaneously to test the power of the Chinese authorities. Owing, however, to the energetic and effective measures employed by the Chinese Governor of the province, these attempts failed. In short, Russian activities in Sinkiang have not yet met with much success, but there are indications that Moscow hopes to hasten matters by inducing Feng Yu Hsiang - who is at present occupying the provinces of Shensi and Kansu - to send troops into Sinkiang for the temporary occupation of that province. A Soviet move, posing as a Chinese venture, which would give the Soviets final control of the area through their sympathiser and tool, Feng. For the moment, however, Feng is likely to be retained in Shensi by the Nationalists, in order to co-operate in the Civil War.\n\n## (b) Mongolia\n\nOutwardly, the situation in Outer Mongolia has not undergone any material change during the last 12 months. There is, however, every reason to believe that the political campaign to Sovietize the province and induce it to declare itself as an autonomous state and dependency of the U.S.S.R. is approaching a successful termination. Meantime, the supply of money, material, and instructors to assist in the formation of the Mongolian National Army has continued, and a number of Mongolians have received instruction in the Red Army. The Urga railway project has also received considerable attention.\n\nAs regards Inner Mongolia, there is little information concerning Russian activities which, here, are to some extent countered by Japanese economic penetration. In this area, the Soviets appear to rely upon Feng Yu Hsiang and his army to further their schemes. Feng was taken to Moscow in 1926 to complete his education and, on the demand of Karakhan, returned to Inner Mongolia in August last in order that the Kuominchun might be revived by the personal influence of its leader. Russian designs in Inner Mongolia, although less developed than in Outer Mongolia, undoubtedly aim at the ultimate Sovietization of the province, thereby ensuring to themselves a predominant influence, if not absolute political control, in those regions. The influence at present exercised is illustrated by the fact that they have been able to organize the Trans-Gobi motor service with Russian personnel, whereby they keep Feng supplied with war material.\n\n## (c) Manchuria\n\nAlthough Russian activities in Manchuria have little direct bearing upon British interests in China, they are part and parcel of the general Russian policy being followed in the Far East and must be referred to in an investigation of that policy. In Manchuria, Russian interests, a relic from Tzarist times and based on the Chinese Eastern Railway, bring her face to face with Japan. In the field of diplomacy, the Japanese appear to have more than held their own and are pursuing their programme of railway extension and development to the detriment of Russian vested interests, in spite of Russian opposition. Checked in their efforts to fulfil the Tzarist policy of extending and consolidating their position in Manchuria, the Bolsheviks have been forced to allow their original policy of construction to degenerate into one of disruption. As a result, the Chinese Eastern Railway is being transformed into a hotbed of seditious activity with the object of overthrowing Chang Tso Lin (and so striking at the Japanese) and of developing the main objectives of their general plan, which will be referred to later, for China as a whole. For example, 30,000 employees of the Chinese Eastern Railway are being utilized for the spread of disruptive propaganda throughout Manchuria. That area known as Barga, in the north-west corner of Manchuria, has been selected for special Soviet treatment on the lines adopted further east. Propaganda cells, a special military force equipped and armed from Moscow, and an independent administration are all part of the programme evolved in Moscow.\n\n# CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CHINA\n\n4. The present relations between Soviet Russia and China proper may be said to date from February, 1923, when Dr. Sun Yat Sen, returning to Canton from Shanghai, took with him one Jacob Borodin, the Bolshevik adviser. After the death of Sun Yat Sen, in March, 1925, Borodin and his assistants acquired complete control over the extremist section of the Kuomintang in Canton, and the Nationalists adopted the \"Committee\" form of government so well known in new Russia and so foreign to old China. While the policy of the Nationalist party undoubtedly aims at the expulsion of all foreigners from China, the establishment of the boycott on Hong Kong in the early summer of 1925 marked the inauguration of a movement which singled out Great Britain for isolated and concentrated attack by the extremist section with its Russian advisers. Borodin realised that all privileges enjoyed by foreigners in China had been first acquired by Great Britain; that British commercial and shipping interests predominated in South China; and that Hong Kong depended for its trade upon Canton, the possession of which offered the Nationalists a formidable lever for action detrimental to British interests. Although Borodin terminated the boycott voluntarily on 10th October, 1926, it had served its purpose by demonstrating to the Nationalist Government the effectiveness of this weapon. The occasion of the termination of the boycott was, moreover, used to indicate still further the impotence of the Powers by the introduction of a scheme of local taxation at Canton which was bound to, and did, provoke a united protest from the Powers. This protest was flung back in the face of its authors, and the world was informed that the Nationalist Government did not recognise the status of the \"Diplomatic Corps at Pekin.\" Meanwhile, the Nationalist armies - financed, armed, trained, and maintained by Moscow - had moved north to the Yangtze and had occupied Hankow and Kiukiang. Great Britain was again singled out for isolated attention, and, by an ingenious employment of mob tactics, was forced to evacuate her concessions. At Canton in 1925, and at Hankow in January of this year, the results were the same - the creation of a situation ignominious to Great Britain, and a consequential increase in the prestige of the Kuomintang and in the self-confidence of the Nationalist Government.\n\n5. Evidence of the degree of control exercised by the Soviet over the Kuomintang and the Nationalist Government is complete. This control extends to every phase and combination of the civil war. Directives from Moscow are received at the Soviet Embassy at Pekin and are re-transmitted to Borodin, other agents at Canton and elsewhere; the Russian banks at Pekin and Shanghai receive credits for disposal by the local Soviet representatives; while arms and ammunition, including aircraft and chemicals, continue to reach the Nationalists. Although there are persistent rumours of dissension at Nationalist Headquarters between the Russian advisers and the Chinese chiefs, the driving power behind the Nationalist anti-British movement apparently continues unabated. Mr. O'Malley finds it difficult to locate and describe this \"real power,\" and only knows that it is \"something far more sinister and hostile\" than he had at first anticipated. \"Wherever it lies,\" he cabled on 7th February, \"it is sufficiently powerful to put up posters in Hankow saying 'Down with Chiang Kai Shek (the Nationalist C-in-C.); Up Borodin,'\" a slogan which invites speculation as to whether the success of the Chinese Nationalist cause is an end in itself or merely a step in a deeper design of Russian ambition.\n\n# COMPARISON OF THE SOVIET EFFORTS IN NORTH AND NORTH-WEST CHINA WITH SOVIET ACTIVITIES IN CHINA PROPER\n\n6. In comparing the efforts of the Soviet in different parts of China, the conclusion offers itself that, in Sinkiang and Mongolia - and at Barga in Manchuria - the U.S.S.R. is aiming at the gradual expansion of Soviet spheres of influence in a manner calculated to increase the area controlled from Moscow (a) to serve as a buffer between Russia and... \n\nPage 184 \n(3063)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-502-7 China- general situation 4-3-1927 - 26-4-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 512039, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-506-3 Opium policy- experimental reduction of price to counteract sale of smuggled opium; proposal to buy... 7-10-1927 - 17-12-1927", "page_number": 115, "title": "CO129-506-3 Opium policy- experimental reduction of price to counteract sale of smuggled opium; proposal to buy... 7-10-1927 - 17-12-1927", "content_text": "The Committee agreed that the matter was one of such importance that even if they had been in agreement in regard to the import of Persian opium, the Cabinet's approval would be required. It was suggested that an agreed memorandum might be presented to the Cabinet for decision.\n\n115\n\nSir G. Grindle reported to the Committee that at the end of the preceding week the Governor of the Straits Settlements had cabled that the unofficial members of the Legislature had intimated that they would vote against this year's annual contribution to the Opium Revenue Replacement Fund.\n\nSir Hugh Clifford was disinclined to use the official vote to override the unofficial members unless specifically instructed by the Secretary of State to do so. The matter had had to be considered on Saturday afternoon and Mr. Ormsby Gore had decided that he could not, under the circumstances, instruct Sir Hugh Clifford to override the unofficial members.\n\nThe Governor had been so informed.\n\nThis did not mean the abolition of the Opium Revenue Replacement Fund, but that for this year, at any rate, it would not be augmented.\n\n2.\n\n25", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-506-3 Opium policy- experimental reduction of price to counteract sale of smuggled opium; proposal to buy... 7-10-1927 - 17-12-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515615, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928", "page_number": 147, "title": "CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928", "content_text": "Page 182\n\nPage 183\n\n98\n\nHead 33.-DEFENCE\n\nHead 34.-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES\n\n99\n\nApproved\n\nHead 33.-DEFENCE\n\nEstimate, 1928.\n\nEstimate, 1929.\n\nApproved Estimate, 1928.\n\nEstimate, 1929.\n\nA. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.\n\nSub-heads:-\n\n1 Personal Emoluments\n\n$ 22,018\n\n$\n\n$ 28,538\n\nHead 34.-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES\n\n$\n\n$\n\nOther Charges\n\nSub-heads:\n\n2Armoured Car and Motor Transport Section3,5003,500\n3Ammunition8,50010,500\nBooks, Stationery, and Printing1,0001,000\n1Bonuses for Interpreters and Translators1,5001,500\n5Camp Expenses13,50012,500\n(1)\n6Conveyance Allowance to Corps Sergeant-Major180180\n2Bungalows Committee, Caretakers288288\nFuel and Light750870\n(2)\nEquipment and Upkeep of Arms3,0003,000\n9Equipment for the Engineer Company and Signals500500\n3Contribution to Reuters for general news service and cost of Pacific Service Cables38,60033,600\n10Grant to Mounted Infantry Company6,3006,300\n11Incidental Expenses600600\nCoal for Offices1,800\n(1)\n12Rifle Ranges, Expenses1,5001,500\n13Transport1,2001,200\n4Crown Agent's Commission12,00010,000\n14Uniform, including Boots9,0009,000\n15Uniform for Messengers and Coolies320320\n5Contribution towards cost of 3 Armed Launches38,81525,000\n}\n(2)\n16Allowances for Officers and N.C.Os. undergoing Training in England1,300\n6Extra Clerical Assistance2,0002,000\n17Band allowances\nSPECIAL EXPENDITURE.\n182 Motor Cycles with Carriage suitable for M.G. Mountings1,500\n202 Sets Pack Saddling for Machine Guns.\n7Geological Survey of Colony2,500\n(3)2,200\nGrauts in aid of Institutions :-8,300\n550\n21\nArmoured Car.15,000\n8Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Associations2,000\n2 Motor Cycles with Carriage suitable for M.G. Mounting Construction at Volunteer Headquarters2,200\n(4)\n2,500300\nPaillasses and Bolsters\n9British Engineering Standards Associations, (£15)157157\n1,932\n4Vickers Guns7,000\nColours1,500\n1Armoured Car\n10Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases, London, (£300)3,1313,131\n10,000\n1 Range Finder400\nTotal Volunteer Defence Corps97,400103,358\n11Colonial Advisory Medical and Sanitary Committee(£25)\n12Imperial Bureau of Entomology, London, (250)167261\n522522\nPERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.\nNUMBERS.\n13Imperial Institute, (£300)3,1313,131\nDetails of the foregoing.\n19281929\nAllowance to Commandant\n14Institution of Civil Engineers; Committee on Deterioration of Structures exposed to Sea Action (50)522522\n900900\n1\nAdjutant at $10,20010,20010,200\nDu., Pension Contribution £1001,0431,043\n1\nCorps Sergeant-Major, (£320 to £400 by £10 annually)4,440\n(3)1,560\nDo.. Acting Pay\n15League of Nations Health Organisation Eastern Bureau\n16London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, (£100)\n3,0003,000\nอ\nAllowances to Instructors1,0441,290\n1,044\n1\nArmourer Attendant 1 $480 to $600 by $12 annually)513\n17Royal Asiatic Society, (£25)261261\n525\n1\nMotor Driver, $540 per annum480540\nDo., Rent Allowance€\n18School of Oriental Studies, London Institution (£30)314314\n4872\n1\nStoreman366365\n2\nMessengers, at $132 each264264\n19Seamen's Hospital Society200200\nDo., Rent Allowances at $48 each9696\nDo., Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $11\n20Tropical Diseases Research Fund, (£50)522522\nand 1 at $213\n金\n(4)\n5\nCoolies, at $132 each660660\n21City Hall, Hong Kong1,2001,200\nDo., Personal Allowance to 11212\nDo.,\nGood Conduct Allowances to 1 at $60, 1 at $36, and 2 at $12130120\n22Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Hong Kong2,5002,500\nDo., Rent Allowances at $48 each240240\n1\nRange Warden, ($300 to $420 by $12 annually)360372\n(3)\n1\nWatchman\nDo.. Rent Allowance\nDo., Good Conduct Allowance\nDo.. Rent Allowance\nTotal Personal Emoluments\n4848\n132132\nCarried forward\n106,67493,653\n3848\n(4)\n4848\n(1)Now under Head 13 S.H. 19., Harbour Office.\n(2)Considered sufficient.\n22,01823,588\n(3)To complete printing of reports and maps, and soil tests.\n(4)New grant.\n\nB-MILITARY CONTRIBUTION, Contribution to Imperial Government\n\n3,653,644\n\n3,988,388\n\n8,658,644\n\n3,988,388\n\n(1) Considered sufficient.\n\n(2) More lights in new offices.\n\n(3) Stipulated increment,\n\n(4) Stipulated allowance.\n\nPage 183", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 518095, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-514-5 Hong Kong Wireless Service 18-6-1928 - 30-9-1929", "page_number": 74, "title": "CO129-514-5 Hong Kong Wireless Service 18-6-1928 - 30-9-1929", "content_text": "# M.0958/28.\n\nSir,\n\nAdmiralty, S.W.1.\n\n10th June, 1928.\n\nI am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to refer to Admiralty letter M.02151/26 of the 6th November 1926, and previous correspondence, concerning wireless telegraphy in Hong Kong, and to transmit herewith for the information of the Imperial Communications Committee, an extract from a report which has been received from the Commander in Chief, China, in which Their Lordships concur.\n\nI am, etc.,\n(sd.) V.W. BADDELEY.\n\nThe Secretary,\nImperial Communications Committee,\nWhitehall Gardens,\nS.W.1.\n\n## Extract from Report by Commander in Chief, China\n\nI am of the opinion that all requirements, both of the Admiralty and of the Colony, have been met by the fitting of Cape D'Aguilar Station with Remote Control and Short Wave T.\n\n3. The long distance traffic with Hanoi, Kwanchowan, Manila, etc., is now handled by S/W, and by this means the overload on D'Aguilar's long wave has been eliminated. All traffic is being handled quickly and efficiently, and I understand that the Station is paying its way well.\n\n4. In war time, D'Aguilar could be keyed from Stonecutters, or Stonecutters could be keyed from any required point in Hong Kong, by means of the six pairs of telephone cables running from Stonecutters to the mainland and the remote control cables between the General Post Office and D'Aguilar.\n\n5. I therefore consider that no further action is required.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-514-5 Hong Kong Wireless Service 18-6-1928 - 30-9-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 521177, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-520-6 Railway development- Canton-Kowloon Railway 5-11-1929 - 5-11-1930", "page_number": 78, "title": "CO129-520-6 Railway development- Canton-Kowloon Railway 5-11-1929 - 5-11-1930", "content_text": "248\n\nTHE CHINA CRITIC\n\nMarch 13, 1930\n\nMarch 13, 1930\n\nTHE CHINA CRITIC\n\n83\n\n249\n\nserted in the rectangular or square or oblique spaces left over by the advertisements. As we probably have not yet finished with International Cables, we can go right on with them. If the page happens to begin again in the middle of a sentence with no repeated head, the reader can go back to page eight of Sheet No. Two and pick up his cue. After half a column or so of this unfinished international matter, comes the \"Important News\" section, the definition of which is, contrary to the general simplicity of the editorial scheme, somewhat hard to find. Classified under these \"Important News,\" I find, for example, the resolutions of the Third Plenary Session (although the man with the new-fangled idea might regard this as front-page stuff), but one's sense of confusion begins gradually to increase, when one finds the following items regarded as important, viz., the increase of customs duties in Amoy, the burning of a railway station along the Nanshin Railway, the official Inauguration speech of a Hupeh provincial committee member, etc., etc.\n\nIf we proceed, in this cautious and guarded manner, we shall soon come to the murders, suicides, elopements, rape, seductions, abductions, hold-ups, snatching of hand-bags, capture of bandits, divorces, fires, and shipwrecks. Here the \"Dog-gone-it\" editorial policy is seen to the greatest advantage, for, though the case of some shop apprentice running away with the master's daughter may be written up large, the various items are generally left to stand in their pell-mell order. The editor has thus resisted, from a matter of habit and sheer inertia, the temptation to play up crime and disasters, which is the common weakness of western journalists.\n\nBy this time, my frayed nerves were already feeling the strain, and I became possessed with a crushing sense of the futility of my hunt for educational, inspirational, and informational reading matter. Perhaps it is not fair to expect the \"things of truth and of beauty\" in a modern newspaper, no matter in what language, but one is not exactly prepared for the \"PLEASE GIVE ME CASH\" of Tang To, or for the cry of \"Those Who Believe In Me Come Quick-Quick!\" of Yao Tso-tun, not to mention the numerous insertions about massage by \"young Parisian Girls,\" \"young European girls,\" \"young western girls\" which appear every day in the Want Ad. Columns.\n\nGenerally speaking, this way of editing a newspaper must be conceded to be by far the most pleasurable way yet found in any country. One feels no obligation to say anything important or offensive in the leaders. The political news is generally a wholesale, indiscriminate and unedited reproduction of the official communiques of the government organs. There need be no classification of news bearing on the same topic or movement, no worrying about writing leading paragraphs, no selection and co-ordination of news material, and above all no sub-heads, which implies that the editor has no obligation to go through the copy at all. There is more desire on the part of the different editors to accommodate each other with unused space, and the general fellow-feeling and moral tone in the editorial staff is greatly heightened. The demands for consideration of the average newspaper reader have not inconvenienced the editors to any appreciable extent, and the editors, on their part, promise also not to interfere with the reader's business, so that peace and amiability may prevail and everybody may go his own way. So long live the Shanghai Big Press and long live the Land of the Free!\n\nRailway Problems Of 1930\n\nBy Thomas Ming-heng Chao\n\nIn a lengthy memorandum submitted to the Third Plenary Session of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang which opened in Nanking on March 1, the Ministry of Railways made four important proposals.\n\n1. The National Government be ordered to issue stringent orders which would forbid the interfering with railway administration by military officials. Those who did not obey such orders would be immediately punished as counter-revolutionists.\n\n2. The practice of local military officials' taking part of the railway revenues for the payment of their military expenses, and all irregular transportation dues collected by the various local military authorities be abolished.\n\n3. The National Government be ordered to promulgate in the immediate future laws governing the reorganization of China's debts and the rehabilitation of public credit, so that the railway debts can be reorganized and refunded accordingly.\n\n4. The Ministry of Finance be ordered to hand over to the Ministry of Railways two-thirds of the Sino-Russian and Sino-Italian Boxer Indemnity Funds for the completion of part of the Ministry's railway construction program.\n\nIn order to have effective control and efficient management of the various railways, the power of appointment as well as dismissal of the personnel of the railway administrations must be in the hands of the Ministry. It is an open secret that the various local authorities are constantly interfering with the railway administration. Tao-Tsing Railway, (Honan Province), Mr. Shih Yi Hsuan managing-director of the railway left Honan for Nanking in October, 1929, on an official mission. During his absence, however, General Han Fu-chu, Chairman of Honan Provincial Government, appointed Mr. Li Wu-chen to become the railway director. When Mr. Shih returned to Honan, Mr. Li refused to hand over the railway to him.\n\nThere are numerous similar cases. The Ministry of Railways appointed in April, 1929, Mr. Wang Cheng, former Vice-Minister of Railways, as managing director of the Peiping-Suiyuan Railway. In spite of repeated negotiations, Mr. Pan Ting-hsien, the former director of the railway and a nominee of General Yen Hsi-shan, continued to run the line. Mr. Liu Wei-tse was appointed in May, 1929, to become the managing director of the Peiping-Hankow Railway. General Yen Hsi-shan ignored the Ministry's appointment and sent Mr. Hsieh Chung-chow to take over the railway, and Mr. Hsieh actually took over the line by armed force. In December, 1929, the Ministry of Railways appointed Mr. Ko Kuang-ting as managing-director of the Lunghai Railway, but before Mr. Ko could assume post, General Tang Sheng-chi, who later rebelled against the Central Government, appointed someone else. As usual, General Tang's nominee stayed. The Ministry sends also from time to time instructions to the railways in Manchuria and asks the latter lines to submit regular reports to the Ministry regarding their business conditions. These communications, however, are completely ignored by these lines. As far as these particular railways are concerned, the Ministry of Railways does not exist.\n\nAs a result of constant military disturbances along the railways, most of the rolling-stock are not on their own lines. When the Manchurian forces retreated towards the Three Eastern Provinces in 1927, they took away with them rolling-stock from Peiping-Hankow, Tientsin-Pukow, Lunghai, Peiping-Suiyuan and other railways. After several months' negotiations between the representatives of the National Government and the Manchurian authorities, part of the detained rolling-stock were returned. Since May, 1929, rolling-stock on the Lunghai Railway have been detained by military authorities controlling the western section of the line. Almost all the engines, coaches and freight cars on most of the railways have been commandeered for military transportation.\n\nIt is needless to say that regular passenger and freight transportation services on the various railways are seriously crippled. The Ministry of Railways has submitted reports to the Disbandment Committee and the Ministry of War regarding the number of rolling-stock and places where they are being detained, but the instructions from the two administrations to the various local authorities have produced no result. Trains and locomotives are frequently commandeered by soldiers without paying any attention to the safety of lives and the operation schedule. If the orders of these soldiers are not carried out promptly, the railway officials are often subjected to insult and ill treatment.\n\nThe Ministry of Railways has drafted regulations governing military transportation on the various railways. These regulations have been submitted to the Ministry of War for approval. The Ministry of War, however, insists that salt, coal and other similar items must be included under military supplies. It is the opinion of the Ministry of Railways that salt and coal are ordinary commercial products and cannot be, therefore, classified as military supplies and exempted from regular transportation dues. The two ministries cannot reach an agreement regarding this issue and the official promulgation of the military transportation regulations is thus indefinitely held up.\n\nSoldiers refusing to pay their fares and open smuggling of commercial goods by military authorities on the railways are common occurrences. Take Tao-Tsing Railway alone, a railway less than 100 miles long and principally a coal-carrying line, this railway within a period of six months in 1929 had an item of $107,000 for unpaid military transportation charges. The loss thus suffered by the various railways of the country must be tremendous.\n\nThe improvement of labor conditions is one of the proposals supported by the Kuomintang. The labor organizations, moreover, are usually workers' weapons against the capitalists. But in recent years the workers on the various Government railways are organizing on the basis as if the Government is the capitalist.\n\nThe organization of the workmen's unions on the railways is varied. Frequently these unions are controlled by undesirable elements. Protection is often given by such unions to workmen who are inefficient and irresponsible, and dismissal or punishment of such workers is opposed by the unions. It is natural that the efficiency of the workmen is greatly decreased. There are alarming evidences that unless prompt and drastic measures are taken by the Government, these unions will soon attempt to interfere with the administration of the Government's railways.\n\nIn spite of the decision of the Second Plenary Session of the Central Executive Committee which was held in Nanking in June, 1929, which forbade the military authorities from taking away railway revenues for the payment of their military expenses, the local military authorities continue to take whatever there is on the different railways. The Third Group Army Corps, under General Yen Hsi-shan, collects each month $350,000 from the Peiping-Hankow Railway, and $200,000 from the Peiping-Suiyuan Railway. As a result, these lines have no funds left for rehabilitation purposes. The Ministry of Railways presented a strong protest to the Administrative Yuan of the National Government and the Disbandment Committee. The Ministry of Railways was later instructed, however, to continue to appropriate such funds to the military authorities on the ground that disbandment program had not yet been completed.\n\nExcessive freight rates on the railways will bring about a decrease in the volume of goods transported. This is a very simple problem. The various provincial authorities collect irregular taxes on goods transported on the railways, and these taxes are so numerous and high that the freight rates on the railways are well near prohibitive. So long as these irregular taxes are abolished, the development of the country's industries ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-520-6 Railway development- Canton-Kowloon Railway 5-11-1929 - 5-11-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 521810, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-521-12 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 2-4-1930 - 16-6-1930", "page_number": 251, "title": "CO129-521-12 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 2-4-1930 - 16-6-1930", "content_text": "253\n\nthe matter appears to have been treated as one affecting merely\n\nthe interests of the Colony of Hongkong.\n\nThe issues involved are of so far-reaching a character\n\nthat before further action is taken in the matter I trust the\n\nprivilege may be accorded my Committee of seeing both the\n\nAmended Agreement and Sir Cecil Clementi's Despatch covering it,\n\nso that we may once more have the opportunity of considering the\n\nwhole question, with a knowledge of the reasons at present\n\ndictating the policy of the Hongkong Government.\n\nIn regard to the last paragraph of the Association's\n\ncable from Hongkong, in which it is stated that Messrs. Butterfield\n\nand Swire and Messrs. Dodwell and Co. Ltd., \"dissent from above\"\n\nI would explain that neither Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, nor\n\nmy own firm dissent from the draft Agreement: but from some of\n\nthe views expressed by Hongkong in reply to those of the\n\nAssociation, cabled on 4th December.\n\nI have, etc.,\n\n(Signed) Stanley S.A. Dodwell.\n\nChairman,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-521-12 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 2-4-1930 - 16-6-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523215, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-1 Illicit traffic in Chinese opium 7-12-1929 - 29-10-1930", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-522-1 Illicit traffic in Chinese opium 7-12-1929 - 29-10-1930", "content_text": "aster 50 to Perrins -540-\n\ncomo\n\n12-9.70\n\n15\n\nAs to 26. The minutes of the Advisory Committee referred to in 4/N have now been sent out.\n\nThat on 26 FE. Com on 70864/30 file we have also written to SS. It's about the Lam Kee Hop Cables.\n\nNo further action on 26 is now necessary.\n\nAs regards second fare of ET No Perils ofoke to 12 Caine & X agreed that the levels in 39 need not be returned.\n\nPutta 1.2. parkin 2.10.30 atonce 51. have Coup 17.8.20 States that satisfactory arrangements have been made to co-operate with American Officials.\n\nCopy to FO ref 3271 10\n\nMo Paskin to me \"Walder 7.72.70 thin 3/18/30 3.10:30 atonn 18\n\n \nPage ...\n\nRevised to meet the exact format request:\n\naster 50 to Perrins -540-\n\ncomo\n\n12-9.70\n\n15\n\nAs to 26. The minutes of the Advisory Committee referred to in 4/N have now been sent out.\n\nThat on 26 FE. Com on 70864/30 file we have also written to SS. It's about the Lam Kee Hop Cables.\n\nNo further action on 26 is now necessary.\n\nAs regards second fare of ET No Perils ofoke to 12 Caine & X agreed that the levels in 39 need not be returned.\n\nPutta 1.2. parkin 2.10.30 atonce 51. have Coup 17.8.20 States that satisfactory arrangements have been made to co-operate with American Officials.\n\nCopy to FO ref 3271 10\n\nMo Paskin to me \"Walder 7.72.70 thin 3/18/30 3.10:30 atonn 18\n\n...\n\nHowever, the best response according to the format is:\naster 50 to Perrins -540-\n\ncomo\n\n12-9.70\n\n15\n\nAs to 26. The minutes of the Advisory Committee referred to in 4/N have now been sent out.\n\nThat on 26 FE. Com on 70864/30 file we have also written to SS. It's about the Lam Kee Hop Cables.\n\nNo further action on 26 is now necessary.\n\nAs regards second fare of ET No Perils ofoke to 12 Caine & X agreed that the levels in 39 need not be returned.\n\nPutta 1.2. parkin 2.10.30 atonce 51. have Coup 17.8.20 States that satisfactory arrangements have been made to co-operate with American Officials.\n\nCopy to FO ref 3271 10\n\nMo Paskin to me \"Walder 7.72.70 thin 3/18/30 3.10:30 atonn 18", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-1 Illicit traffic in Chinese opium 7-12-1929 - 29-10-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524837, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-524-6 Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children- inauguration of Hong Kong Branch 22-1-1930 - 22-1-1930", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-524-6 Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children- inauguration of Hong Kong Branch 22-1-1930 - 22-1-1930", "content_text": "12-\n\n13\n\n26\n\nTHE CHILD'S GUARDIAN.\n\ndirty and his head was in a verminous condition. The lad had set alight to some sticks in the fireplace and was shivering with cold. The home and bedding were still in a filthy condition, there being no improvement whatever, and there was no food in the house save crusts. The following day the Inspector went again, accompanied by a doctor, who, after examining both the boys and the home, advised their instant removal to a place of safety. The Inspector accordingly obtained the necessary order from the Magistrates and removed the boys. It is not sufficiently realised by the layman that once the above action has been taken the machinery of the law has already been set in motion, and, in accordance with the law's provisions, a hearing before the Magistrates must follow. This is all to the good, for it enables persons about whose conduct there is complaint to come before the Magistrates and show cause why their children should not be removed from their care.\n\nThe certificate of the doctor on which the Inspector acted was as follows:-\n\n\"Both children were verminous as to heads and bodies, clothes dirty and verminous. The elder boy was fairly well nourished and healthy. The younger was poorly nourished. The bedding was filthy and verminous. On one bed there was a new coverlet. There was practically no food. Both children were neglected and the neglect was of long standing. It has caused them unnecessary suffering and is likely to be injurious to their health, so much so that I advised their instant removal.\"\n\nA responsible official also gave the following report :-\n\n\"They are the most untidy and filthy children I have seen. The home is the worst I have ever seen, I do not think it has been cleaned up at all for the past six weeks, and it is worse than a pigsty. From what I could gather no provision was made as regards the children's mid-day meal they were left to the neighbour's generosity.\" As has already been clearly stated, the machinery of the law having been set in motion, someone must appear before the Magistrates in order that the provisions of the Children Act be carried out. The Society has not looked after the country's badly treated children for forty-six years without coming by much experience of practical affairs in the process. Had only the father in this instance been brought before the Magistrates, he would, doubtless, have said that the fault that the home was dirty was that of his daughter, and there was even the possibility of the Magistrates being influenced by his statements. The case against him might, possibly, have been dismissed. Thus, the Society's intervention on behalf of these suffering children would have been worthless, and the father might thereupon have claimed successfully to have the boys returned to the home which has been described. On the other hand, it is clear that Parliament, when it agreed to the passing of the Children Act, had in mind such cases as this, for Section 12 clearly states that any person over the age of sixteen who has the custody, charge or care of any child or young person, and who wilfully neglects such child or young person in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be liable to certain penalties which are defined in the Act.\n\nIt will be obvious to all fair-minded people that, in the interests of these children, a full opportunity should be offered the Magistrates of exercising justice. The Society, therefore, decided to prosecute both father and daughter. Our supporters will not need to be told that the decision was come to with regret, for it is our desire, as it is the aim of the Society's Inspectors, to bring about satisfactory conditions for children without recourse to a police court. Nevertheless, when that decision is inevitable and in this instance there is no possible doubt upon that point-steps must be taken in order to secure that justice shall not fail because of a technicality or because of a failure to reproduce in Court the full facts.\n\nWith the decision of the Magistrates the Society cannot quarrel. To do so would constitute an excursion from its own province. If there are those who think that a girl of nineteen should not go to prison for such an offence, they should at least remind themselves that Magistrates generally have had more than the average layman's opportunity for weighing up the results of sentences which they impose. They have, also, the benefit, which the outsider has not, of hearing all the facts and of seeing the defendants. There will be no criticism of the Inspector's patience in dealing with this case, where he showed exemplary reluctance to hurry into Court without giving both defendants the best advice, and the fairest of warnings that if they did not alter their habits they would find themselves where they eventually did.\n\n- APRIL, 1930.\n\nTHE WORK IN IRELAND.\n\nIt was a matter of real regret and disappointment to the Director that owing to exceptional circumstances requiring his presence in England in connection with the Committee Stage of the Canal Boats Bill he was unable at the last moment to attend the series of specially arranged public meetings in the south of Ireland last month. The success, however, which marked these gatherings brought its compensation in the knowledge of the loyalty of the Society's many friends and of the generous expressions of opinion which marked the speeches. Mr. F. J. Mehew (Assistant Secretary) represented the Director at meetings which took place at Kilkenny, Waterford and Cork, while in Dublin itself the highly successful \"Pancake Dance\" organized by Mrs. Maud Walsh afforded the valued opportunity of an appeal to some 600 dancers. The Kilkenny meeting had as its chairman The Most Rev. Dr. Collier, D.D., Bishop of Ossory, who gave great encouragement by his public commendation of the Society's work and an appeal for increased support, in which he was followed by the Very Rev. Dean Phair, an old friend of the Society. At Waterford the Mayor presided, and showed by his speech a knowledge of the work, which he said had always appealed to him as a private individual, and which he was now happy to support and advocate as the civic head of Waterford. The Rev. Father O'Toole, C.C., President of the Cork Branch, presided at this meeting, and once again made clear his appreciation of the Society's activities and the need for continuing them, in which he was admirably followed by the Very Rev. Dean Babington.\n\nThe thanks of the Society are due to the many friends who made it possible for this series of meetings to be held, and especially to the Honorary Officials who did everything to ensure success.\n\nAPRIL, 1930.\n\nTHE CHILD'S GUARDIAN.\n\nCases from Ireland.\n\nTHE TRACING OF DESERTERS.\n\nLooking over some of the many cases dealt with by the twenty-six Inspectors stationed in Ireland there comes the conviction that the Society is a real help.\n\nThis is recognised not only by those who appeal to the Society for protection, but by public authorities, especially those whose responsibility it is to administer justice. The Society has won and retains the confidence of the people by reason of its human procedure and recognition of the rights of parents as well as children, and by the methods it employs in securing justice for those in need. Contrasted with England and Wales, there is little variation in the nature of the cases dealt with, though circumstances in some parts of Ireland undoubtedly contribute to that form of neglect which arises from desertion, or from children suffering as the outcome of residence in isolated districts under conditions difficult sometimes to appreciate, and news of which often takes a long time to find its way to those who can help.\n\nIn Ireland, as elsewhere, children suffer because of ignorance or of the neglect of someone to tell. Visualise the boy of nine, with intense pain in the eye, the result of an injury through being struck with a stone. For twelve months he endured agony which must have continued if someone had not at last told the Society. When the Inspector visited the boy he was appalled at the sight. The eye bulged right away from the face. Immediate treatment was obtained and the eye taken away. \"I'm all right now,\" said the lad to the Inspector when seen in hospital, \"I don't feel I have it at all now,\"\n\nGoing for a walk one Sunday morning in mid-winter an Inspector came upon a family of four children-13, 7, 3 and 2 years-huddled round a wood fire. Near the fire was a little boy of seven obviously in pain. Finding he was suffering from hernia which called for urgent treatment, the Officer obtained clothing and blankets and, having made the child comfortable and warm, went for the Doctor,\n\nPROTECTING CHILDREN IN HONG KONG. The Colonial Office announces the formation of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children. One of the last acts of the late Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi (now transferred to Singapore) was to preside over the inaugural meeting of the Society, which was held in the City Hall on January 21st.\n\n27\n\nthrough whose good offices the lad was removed to hospital and operated upon. The neglect of the child- while serving his term of imprisonment the Society ren generally led to the prosecution of the father, but paid for the garaging of his van that he might have a chance to earn his living when he came out. and the methods by which he is sometimes traced, The desertion of families by the bread-winner\n\nsouth of Ireland. Nearly six years ago a man, are represented in two cases which come from the\n\nAll efforts to trace\n\na foreigner, left his Irish wife. him proved unavailing. Last year his eldest girl died, and the Inspector thereupon advised the wife to insert an obituary notice in the local paper of the country from which the man came, and provided The relatives, as was hoped, saw the notice and one her with the necessary funds with which to do it. sent a message of condolence. Inquiries were then the man, and certain advice was given which led to his made as to information which might result in tracing being discovered in South Wales, where he had gone through a form of marriage for which he was convicted. Seen in prison, he agreed to make an allowance to his wife, and did so. On his release he asked his wife and family to return, and the man's employer advanced him a sufficient sum for travelling expenses.\n\nThe other case concerns a man who defied the American Society to compel him to provide for his wife and children who were in such poverty in Ireland that the mother had to pawn her wedding ring to find money to feed her children. On the Inspector's advice she saw the American Consul, and through this channel the husband was informed that unless he fulfilled his undertaking to send for his family and provide for them in the meantime he would run the risk of deportation. On this ultimatum he cabled for his wife and two children and his mother-in-law, who are now in New York, where they will be under the protection of the Courts. Before the mother sailed the Inspector obtained sufficient money to redeem her wedding ring.\n\nLast December an Ordinance was passed by the Hong-Kong Legislature to meet the Colonial Office requirements for the suppression of the evils arising from the Mui-tsai system, which is that of the adoption or sale of Chinese girls between the ages of 4 and 14 as domestic servants. The system itself is to be brought to an end as soon practicable.\n\nThe Society aims at the protection of children and young persons by preventing, removing, or mitigating any injustice done to them; the safeguarding of their morals and the avoidance of any unnecessary suffering or injury to health; and generally the protection of the interests of children.\n\nThe Society further intends to take steps for the enforcement of any existing law for the protection of children or in their interests; to advocate and promote any amendment of any law which may be desirable in the cause; to educate the public generally in the interests of the welfare of the young; and to maintain an institution for the above objects. The movement has the support of the most prominent members of the Chinese community.\n\nThe foregoing announcement will give pleasure to those who in recent months have freely voiced their concern in respect of a class of children in a British Colony. The terms which describe the aims of the newly formed Society are such that friends of our own organisation will correctly surmise that we were consulted when steps were being taken for its formation. The knowledge and experience accumulated by the Society were readily placed at the disposal of the authorities. Furthermore, the Director had the privilege of an interview with the newly appointed Governor of Hong Kong, Sir William Peel, who will be happy to afford his support to the new Society. Our good wishes are extended to this latest sister organisation within the Empire.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-6 Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children- inauguration of Hong Kong Branch 22-1-1930 - 22-1-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 528615, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-531-7 Foreshore and Sea Bed Works Ordinance 1931- Bill 19-11-1931 - 7-5-1932", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-531-7 Foreshore and Sea Bed Works Ordinance 1931- Bill 19-11-1931 - 7-5-1932", "content_text": "## \n(6) Diverting, raising, lowering or otherwise altering permanently or temporarily, tram lines, water mains, gas mains and overhead and underground or submarine electric lines and cables.\n\n(c) Obtaining materials such as stone, sand and filling material for the works, and conveying such material to the works in any manner whatever.\n\n(d) Constructing, maintaining and running temporary constructional tramways, whether aerial or on the ground level, or on staging or otherwise, and constructing, maintaining and running such tramways over, under or across the lines of the Hong Kong Tramway Company Limited or of any other Company authorized to lay tram lines.\n\n(e) Erecting temporary buildings and piers, and setting up and running mechanical contrivances of all kinds for the purpose of constructing the said works.\n\n(f) The constructing of temporary and permanent roadways including kerbing, channelling and surfacing.\n\n(g) Removing and permanently or temporarily altering piers and landing places.\n\n(h) Any other works whatsoever which the Governor in his discretion may consider to be, or to have been, necessary or desirable for the purpose of affecting the general intention of this Ordinance.\n\n(4) Notification of the approval of any such works by the Legislative Council or the Finance Committee shall be published in the Gazette. This sub-section shall not apply to any works the construction and maintenance of which are validated by section 4.\n\n## 3. Ancillary powers.\nIn connection with any such works it shall be lawful for the Governor to remove, destroy, divert, stop up, raise, lower, enclose, or otherwise alter such streets, drains, sewers, vacant ground, wharves, piers, landing places, rails and other things as may, in the discretion of the Governor, be necessary or desirable for the purpose of effecting the works authorized by this Ordinance.\n\n## 4. Past works legalised.\nSo far as any such works have heretofore been constructed and maintained such construction and maintenance are hereby validated.\n\n## 5. Liability for damage to works.\n(1) The owner of every vessel or float of timber shall be answerable to the Government for any damage done by such vessel or float of timber, or by any person employed about the same, to the harbour, or to any works authorized or validated by this Ordinance or connected therewith, and the master or person having the charge of such vessel or float of timber through whose wilful act or negligence any such damage is done shall also be liable to make good the same; and the Government may detain any such vessel or float of timber until sufficient security has been given for the amount of damage done by the same.\n\n(2) Any claim or other proceedings by the Government under this section may be brought in the name of the Attorney General.\n\n## 6. Determination of public and private rights.\nAll public and private rights of navigation or access, user, possession or occupation, and all other public or private rights (if any) in, upon and over such portions of the foreshore, sea bed and land as are or shall be occupied by such works, are hereby extinguished and shall be deemed to have ceased to exist prior to the commencement of the said works.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-531-7 Foreshore and Sea Bed Works Ordinance 1931- Bill 19-11-1931 - 7-5-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 528697, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-531-9 Hong Kong University- proposal to found faculty of Chinese studies 17-10-1930 - 10-6-1931", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-531-9 Hong Kong University- proposal to found faculty of Chinese studies 17-10-1930 - 10-6-1931", "content_text": "## EMPIRE COTTON GROWING CORPORATION\n**OUR REF.** JC/DN\n\n**TELEPHONE:** VICTORIA 2811\n**TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:** EMCOTTON, PARL, LONDON\n**CABLES:** EMCOTTON, LONDON\n\nMillbank House, \n2 Wood Street, \nMillbank, \nLondon, S.W.1. \n12th March 1931\n\nDear Dr. Shiels,\n\nYou may possibly be interested to see a copy of a letter I have received from Mr. Dalton, dealing with various aspects of Chinese educational questions. I see he says he has written to you.\n\nI hope your office may be able to give effect to what the Advisory Committee have recommended, so far as Hong Kong is concerned.\n\nYours sincerely,\nJamu Junnie\n\n18 MAR 1931", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-531-9 Hong Kong University- proposal to found faculty of Chinese studies 17-10-1930 - 10-6-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533647, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "page_number": 22, "title": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "content_text": "Pant & Inf. Comm. Ltd.\n\nWill be\n\ninterested\n\nthe Govt of H. Kong\n\nthe proposal\n\n28/12\n\nLo\n\nLear\n\nLas\n\nwhether accepted\n\n(49)\n\nDESTROYED UNDER STATUTE\n\nThese are now\n\nI drafted a telegram to Hong Kong about this before Christmas, but in view of the fact that it takes a line different from that which the Secretary of State expressed a wish for when he spoke to me, I felt it necessary to hold it up until the minutes of the meeting of the I.C.C. were available.\n\nhere (No. 61), and as the Secretary of State is going to be here tomorrow, I think that he ought to see the minutes and my draft at once.\n\nI think the minutes will show that I did what I could to persuade the Committee to accept the view that negotiations with the Company should be broken off and Hong Kong allowed a free hand on the clear understanding that at a later date the whole Hong Kong service, including any additions which they might make to it, would be handed over to the Company at a valuation.\n\nThe Service Members and the Post Office representative were, however, very strong in taking the view that the grievances of the Hong Kong Government appeared to be the failure to promise a high-power station which was really not now in the Company's power; that the Company expressed themselves ready to carry out any improvements which the Hong Kong Govt. regarded as necessary, and that to allow Hong Kong to operate and extend its wireless system at the expense of the Company's cables would be a contradiction of the whole policy\n\nupon", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533648, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "content_text": "upon which the wireless merger was framed.\n\nI, therefore, promised to draft a telegram\n\nin accordance with what was clearly the\n\ngeneral view of the Committee, but made it\n\nclear that I could not commit the Secretary\n\nof State to accept this policy.\n\nI think that the minutes of the\n\nmeeting are worth reading, and set out the\n\narguments reasonably well. The real facts\n\nof the situation of course are that there are\n\ninsuperable difficulties at the very heart of\n\nthe whole idea of a cable and wireless\n\nmerger. New wireless services\n\nare naturally\n\ndemanded by British Colonies, especially\n\nwhen they see Dutch, French and even Chinese\n\nwireless services throwing them into the\n\nbackground. On the other hand, such services can only obtain revenue at the expense of\n\nthe cables and they will accelerate the day when the Company will definitely propose to abandon their cables, and when that happens,\n\nit will be extremely difficult for the various\n\nEmpire Governments to resist a claim for heavy subsidies if the Company are compelled to maintain on the ground of their strategic value,\n\ncables for which there is no real economic\n\njustification in time of peace.\n\nOn the whole, I hope that the Secretary of State will feel able to accept the draft telegram as a last attempt to carry through\n\nthe policy which we have hitherto followed in", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533689, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "page_number": 64, "title": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "content_text": "Page 61\n\nPROPOSED TRANSFER OF WIRELESS SERVICES IN HONG KONG TO IMPERIAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, LIMITED,\n\n(I.C.C.1445 and 1450.)\n\nTHE COMMITTEE had under consideration telegrams from the Officer Administering the Government of Hong Kong to the Colonial Office and replies thereto concerning the proposed transfer of wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications, Limited, in which the Governor of Hong Kong asks that the Colony be given a free hand to develop their communications and that negotiations with the Company be broken off. (I.C.C.1445 and 1450.)\n\nMR. VERNON said that the Secretary of State had asked him to express his regret at being unable to attend the meeting, and requested him to take the Chair. With regard to the first item on the Agenda, he reviewed the negotiations which had taken place in the past and led up to the present situation which was, that the Colony of Hong Kong now wanted a free hand to carry out the necessary extensions and developments and asked that negotiations with the Company should be completely broken off and only renewed when the future position was clearer. Further, the Colony were insisting on the establishment of radio-telegraphic and radio-telephonic services with Great Britain within a period of 24 months.\n\nThe question of Empire subsidy referred to in the telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong had been raised by the Colonial Office telegram mentioning the question of subsidy of unprofitable 'strategic' cables. The Colonial Office desired to obtain the opinions of the Committee before\n\nPage 603\n\n48\n\n-1·", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533691, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "page_number": 66, "title": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "content_text": "50\n\ncoming to the meeting, but had not intended to express his views (The Secretary of State's) until the views of the Committee were known to him. The Secretary of State had inclined towards the view of breaking off negotiations with the Company and informing them, with regret, that Hong Kong preferred to be given a free hand in view of the fact that the Company were not in a position to erect the high power station, but he proposed to make it clear to the Governor that the whole of the Hong Kong service should, at a later date, be handed over to the Company at a reasonable valuation. In giving this reply to the Company, it was the Secretary of State's intention that it should be stated that this action was only being taken on account of the long delay in bringing negotiations to a satisfactory conclusion. Continuing, Mr. Vernon pointed out that the Company, if they conducted their own services, would be on the continual lookout for profitable connections, but not disposed to start wireless services which would take traffic from their cables, and he did not think that the Committee would be justified in asking the Colony to sacrifice themselves any further.\n\nMR. WESTON pointed out that the Company had already agreed to provide all the necessary extensions and improvements, with the exception of the high power station, and further that the Colony were not proposing themselves to erect the high power station and would, therefore, be no better off.\n\nAIR COMMODORE WARRINGTON-MORRIS said that he assumed that the Hong Kong Government would lose considerable revenue if the Company took over the wireless communications in the Colony.\n\nMR. VERNON said that undoubtedly if the Colony were allowed to improve and extend their communications,\n\n--3--", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533735, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "page_number": 110, "title": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "content_text": "C\n\n31\n\n19ULL 1932\n\n(THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT.)\n\n94\n\nSECRET.\n\nI.C.C. 1411.\n\nCOPY NO. 25\n\nCOMMITTEE OF IMPERIAL DEFENCE.\n\nIMPERIAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE.\n\nWIRELESS STATIONS IN HONG KONG.\n\n(Previous Paper No. I.C.C. 1409.)\n\nLetter from the Admiralty to the Secretary,\n\nImperial Communications Committee.\n\nReference M.01558/32.\n\n14th July, 1932.\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to conclusion (c) of item 10 of\n\nthe Minutes of the 79th Meeting of the Imperial Communications\n\nCommittee, held on the 31st May last, on the subject of\n\nCommercial wireless services at Hong Kong, I am commanded\n\nby My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to state that\n\nwhilst the requirements for communications to the Far East in\n\ntime of war laid down in the report of the Sub-Committee of\n\nthe Imperial Communications Committee contained in I.C.C.920,\n\nare fulfilled by the existing British cables, East about\n\nthrough Colombo and West about through Canada, They are of the\n\nopinion that an extra line of communication between Singapore\n\nand Hong Kong would be very desirable if Hong Kong were\n\nactually threatened, and that, if the Hong Kong cable had been\n\ncut by a raid, such a line would be essential.\n\nMy Lords do not consider that it would be politic in\n\nthe present state of trade, to press Imperial and International\n\nThe Secretary,\n\nImperial Communications Committee,\n\n2, Whitehall Gardens,\n\nS.W.1.\n\nPage 110\n\nPage 111", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533738, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "page_number": 113, "title": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "content_text": "97\n\nAs you are aware, the supplementary agreement was originally drafted on the assumption that it would be signed either at the same time or subsequent to the completion of the main agreement. The Company has been prepared for some time to take over the working of the existing services but it is not in a position at the present time to commit itself to the terms of the main agreement, as this involves questions of policy concerning the suppression of cables, which are still the subject of discussion with the Advisory Committee.\n\n4. The Company therefore desires to suggest for the consideration of the Secretary of State that it would be convenient to both parties to proceed with the completion of the supplementary agreement, in order that the services may be taken over as soon as possible leaving the question of the main agreement in abeyance.\n\nWe are, etc.,\n\n(Signed) A.C.C. HIBBERDINE.\n\nGeneral Manager (Communications).\n\nT 2.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533739, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "page_number": 114, "title": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "content_text": "II.\n\n98\n\n92640/32\n\nTELEGRAM from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Officer Administering the Government of Hong Kong.\n\n(Sent 3.25 p.m. 8th June, 1932).\n\nNo. 72. Confidential.\n\nYour confidential telegram No. 91.\n\nCompany is prepared to agree to the proposed amendments to the supplementary agreement but now states it is not in a position at the present time to commit itself to the terms of the principal agreement as this involves questions of policy concerning the suppression of cables which are still subject of discussion with Imperial Communications Advisory Committee. Company suggests it would be convenient to both parties to proceed with completion of supplementary agreement in order that services may be taken over as soon as possible leaving question of principal agreement in abeyance.\n\nReferences in the supplementary agreement to the principal agreement would have to be deleted and the substance of the relevant articles of the draft principal agreement incorporated.\n\nPlease telegraph your observations.\n\nNot reproduced.\n\n30", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533753, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "page_number": 128, "title": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "content_text": "112\n\nstrongly to them; but they may possibly be able to\n\nSuggest some acceptable compromise.\n\n1\n\nSo far as we can judge, there would seem to be\n\ntwo courses open. The first would be to proceed with\n\nthe main agreement subject to some modification of the\n\nprovisions of Articles 8 and 9 which would make it clear\n\nthat the Government would not give notice calling\n\nupon the Company to establish additional wireless services for some time.\n\nIt might also be provided that the Advisory Committee\n\nshould be consulted before any such notice was given.\n\nThe alternative would be to acquiesce in the suggestion by the O.A.G. that negotiations should be broken off;\n\nbut if this were done it would seem to be essential to\n\nSafeguard the financial interests of the Company by a\n\ndefinite understanding with the Hong Kong Government that\n\ntheir station should not undertake any new services which\n\nwould divert traffic from the Company's cables or at least\n\nshould not do so without the strongest reasons and the\n\nconsent of the Secretary of State.\n\nR.V. Vernon, Esq., C.B.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nF. W. Phillips", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533763, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "page_number": 138, "title": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "content_text": "C. O.\n\n311. Jameson 3/6 Mr. M. Sweeney 7.\n\nMr. Calder 7.6.\n\nMiss Verner Mr. Parkinson.\n\nMr. Tomlinson.\n\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nX Sir Permt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\ndoesn't 3.2548/6/32\n\n6\n\nDo Amo\n\n7/6\n\n2\n\nNorth conf\n\nyour conf.\n\nTel. No.\n\n91.\n\nCompany is prepared\n\n15\n\n[1]\n\n8/6/32\n\nDraft code tel\n\nHong Kong O.A.G.\n\n16\n\nfor cons\n\nFor conson\n\n20) Copy with copy of (13) conf L.F. to 1.6.0; + copy (8) to G.O.C.\n\nMajor infor\n\nL.F.\n\nagree the proposed\n\nAmendments to the def\n\nSupplementing agreement whereby pred\n\nintention to take\n\nvisits\n\nS\n\nbut now states it is not in a position at the present time to commit\n\nitself to the terms of the principal agreement\n\nas this involves questions of policy concerning the Suppression of cables which are still subject of discussion with Imperial Communications Advisory Committee\n\n14\n\n122", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533764, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "page_number": 139, "title": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "content_text": "Committee. Company suggests it would be convenient to both parties to proceed with conclusion of supplementary agreement completion in order that services may be taken over as soon as possible, leaving question of principal agreement in abeyance.\n\nPlease telegraph your views.\n\nReferences in the supplementary agreement to the principal agreement would have to be deleted and the substance of the relevant articles of the draft principal agreement incorporated.\n\nI consider wider terms of existing agreement desirable so that decision may meet the wishes of both parties. It will be sent to company very shortly in connection with the opening of new services and regard may be paid to the question of competition with cables.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533766, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "page_number": 141, "title": "CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933", "content_text": "125\n\nThe Under Secretary of State\n\nColonial Office.\n\nTwo.\n\nmain agreement, as this involves questions of policy.\n\nconcerning the suppression of cables, which are still\n\nthe subject of discussion with the Advisory Committee.\n\n4.\n\nThe Company therefore desires to suggest for\n\nthe consideration of the Secretary of State that it would\n\nbe convenient to both parties to proceed with the com-\n\npletion of the supplementary agreement, in order that\n\nthe services may be taken over as soon as possible\n\nleaving the question of the main agreement in abeyance.\n\nWe are, Sir,\n\nYour obedient Servants,\n\nAuctioverdine\n\nGeneral Manager (Communications)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535613, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934", "page_number": 205, "title": "CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934", "content_text": "DRNING POST.\n\nFRIDAY.\n\nHON. MR. W. H. BELL.\n\nOCTOBER 7, 1932\n\nTHE HARBOUR.\n\nPlea for Reduced Burden on Shipping.\n\n| THE SHING MUN SCHEME.\n\nHon. Mr. Bell, dealing with a number of local matters, said:\n\nExisting Systems Regarded as Economical.\n\nYAUMATI SLIPWAY.\n\nThe Hon. the Harbour Master said:\n\nSir, There are three questions concerning the Harbour Department for me to answer. The first deals with Head 10, sub-head 2 - Chain Cables for Mooring $22,960.\n\nI would like to support what the Hon. Mr. Shenton has said as regards Aviation generally and, in particular, as regards the provision of an Air Mail service, which can be done by linking us up with some of the already established services.\n\nWhen the re-organisation of the Main line Air Mail Services was undertaken, we have always prided ourselves that Hongkong has kept well abreast of the times and has been a progressive community. It is obvious, however, that we are falling behind in this most important matter.\n\nIt is generally recognised that Governments have to take a leading part in initiating aviation enterprises. I would, therefore, urge upon this Government the adoption of a more progressive policy in this respect.\n\nWhen the Harbour moorings was undertaken, it was divided into three parts, each part being undertaken during one financial year. The third part was finished this year. Moorings remain down for three years and inspect, and renew it is then necessary to raise, worn parts.\n\nDuring the years 1930, 1931 and 1932, no upkeep vote was required. This being the fourth year, upkeep is required. This now becomes a recurrent charge in order to keep spare parts available to moorings which have depreciated during their three years service.\n\nReturning Launches to Their Sub-Departments.\n\nRadio Concerts.\n\nI am one of those who regularly enjoy the radio concerts broadcasted from our local Studio.\n\nI am disappointed at times, however, to find that there is nothing but a Chinese programme for me to listen to, and unfortunately my musical education did not include Chinese music.\n\nI would be the last to endeavour to deprive my Chinese fellow citizens of their enjoyment: indeed, I would like to see an increase and an improvement in the Chinese programmes.\n\nQuite recently a new transmitter has been installed, and I would like to suggest that the old one be retained in use also. In my opinion, it was perfectly satisfactory as a transmitter as far as Hongkong was concerned, though I doubt if it is powerful enough to reach any great distance.\n\nBy using the two transmitters, we would be able to have two entire programmes - Chinese and European.\n\nI would like to see the use of radio encouraged amongst our Chinese friends, and I can well imagine that it would form a useful means of broadcasting occasional lectures on sanitation, public health, and other matters of public interest.\n\nThe centralising of all repair stores, fuel, etc., and the placing of all launch crews on the general list for seniority and promotion has proved to be extremely easy in working and administrative improvement.\n\nUnder this system:\n\n(a). Stores can be obtained in bulk from the Crown Agents, resulting in a great saving over \"piecemeal\" buying.\n\n(b). Daily supervision is possible by the boatswain of Yaumati yard each morning to see that the launches and crew are in a clean and efficient state.\n\n(c). Accurate check is kept on the consumption of all fuel and stores which are issued.\n\n(1) Fuel as per consumption tests,\n\n(2) Stores per scale.\n\n(d). All ratings being on a general list given equal chances to all for promotion, the only exception to this being the water Police, who are under special conditions of service.\n\n(e). The launches being directly under this department, a uniform system of discipline is maintained.\n\n(f). All defects are reported direct and are dealt with at once.\n\n(g). All contracts for repairs, etc., being dealt with by central authority, it is much easier to estimate the cost.\n\nI would point out that even if the launches are returned to their sub-departments, this department will have to do all the supervision of repairs, stores, etc., with a greatly lessened control.\n\nYaumati Slipway.\n\nThirdly, the senior unofficial member questioned the economy of maintaining a Government slipway.\n\nIt is only necessary, I think, to refer to the number of craft, 58 in all, excluding the Kausing, we have to deal with, entailing constant, small adjustments and repairs to realise that an establishment of this nature is necessary for this purpose alone.\n\nThe comparative cost of work in the slipway and outside has been carefully examined by the Government, and the results showed a considerable margin in favour of the yard.\n\nWhipping Dues.\n\nThe continuance of the increased scale of light dues is a matter of concern to shipping companies which are passing through bad times and therefore feel the extra burden acutely.\n\nI earnestly hope that the Government may be able to give them some remission in this form of taxation, which was increased one hundred per cent nearly two years ago.\n\nWhen that increase was made, the Government stated that, in view of the depreciation of Silver, the increase was a reasonable one as a large number of the companies work on a sterling basis while the coastal companies had to a considerable extent increased their dollar rates.\n\nThis unfortunately does not present the whole of the picture, as no account is taken of the heavy decline in the volume of trade, and as regards the coastal companies, such increases in dollar rates as it has been possible to effect have been quite inadequate to meet the increased dollar equivalent of their Sterling commitments.\n\nSome adjustment of the incidence of the burden as between various classes of shipping seems also to be called for.\n\nFigures have been submitted to the Government by the Chamber of Commerce showing that steamers which call here most frequently - in other words, which render regular service to the Colony's trade, whether that trade is good or bad - pay substantially more per call under our system of taxation than they do elsewhere.\n\nSpecial exception has already been made in respect of river steamers, and some extension of the system seems highly desirable to meet the case of vessels which are in Hongkong very frequently.\n\nReview of Taxes.\n\nHis Excellency The Governor expressed in Council on 20th October, 1930, his appreciation of the undesirability of burdening shipping in this port and left the way open for a review of such taxation at a later date.\n\nIn view of this assurance, I suggest that the Government give the Shipping Committee of the Chamber of Commerce an opportunity of discussing this matter with them.\n\nNeed for Time Saving.\n\nWe are now about to begin on one of the biggest engineering works of the world - the second section of the Shingmun Valley scheme.\n\nA firm of the highest repute has been retained as Consulting Engineers, and I hope that the Government will call for tenders for the execution of the work from some of the big Contractors with world-wide experience.\n\nI say this, not that I have any doubts whatsoever as to the ability of our Public Works Department to complete the work satisfactorily, but because I feel that we should first ascertain the ideas of the big Contractors as regards price and time.\n\nIt seems to me that they might be able to do the work quicker and for less cost owing to the favourable position in which they are placed.\n\nThey have, for instance, special plant suitable for work of this description, which they can lay down in Hongkong and take away again for use elsewhere, whereas we would have to buy the Plant and after the completion of the work sell it, possibly at scrap prices.\n\nAnother advantage would be that from one of the big Contractors, we could get a fixed price for the greater part of the work.\n\nIf the Contractor made a mistake in his cost calculations, the Government would not be in the unfortunate position of having to revise their contract in order to enable him to complete the work.\n\nIt is quite unnecessary for me to stress the importance of time in this matter.\n\nOur water shortages are too frequent and too recent for us to forget what they mean.\n\nTherefore, if one of these big Contractors can guarantee to do the work in a shorter period than is estimated by our Public Works Department, that would be a strong argument in favour of giving the work out.\n\nOf course, there would have to be a substantial penalty clause.\n\nI would, therefore, urge upon the Government the desirability of giving some of these big world Contractors the opportunity to quote.\n\nWe are not bound to accept any of their tenders, and we will be in a position to do the work ourselves if we consider it would be to our advantage to do so.\n\n(Applause).\n\n227", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-2 Estimates 1931 14-10-1932 - 19-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 546360, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-550-6 Rex v. Ng Loi Yuen- request review of trial and exercise of prerogative of mercy... 22-11-1934 - 21-12-1934", "page_number": 28, "title": "CO129-550-6 Rex v. Ng Loi Yuen- request review of trial and exercise of prerogative of mercy... 22-11-1934 - 21-12-1934", "content_text": "August 9, 1934\n\nCHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT\n\nNULLAH OUTRAGE SEQUEL\n\n... ng actually saw him first. I really the first to attend to\n\nDr. Wong give him any treat- at all before you attended to #Not to my knowledge.\n\nthe accused taken directly eward on admission?—Yes. au told us his breath smelled ol, what was this general con- , for instance, what was the e of his eyes?—I made no note his eyes at all.\n\nWhat was the little girl doing when the boy was being thrown in? The girl seemed to be looking over.\n\nDid the girl make an attempt to run away? If she did, they were so near together I could hardly see.\n\nDo you know Michael Pine's par- ents personally?—No.\n\nDo you know any of the parents of the children who were unfor- tunately thrown over?—No. None of them.\n\nhid you take his temperature? es, but I did not do it myself.\n\nDid you, after this incident, That is the internal tempera-speak to any of them?-No. re, I presume?—Yes, taken in ? mouth.\n\nwas\n\nhib did you notice his surface tem- perature, the colour of his skin?- When he first came in he suffering from immersion. His surface temperature would be cold- er. He looked cold and blue.\n\nDid you actually feel his surface temperature?—Yes.\n\nDid you notice and hiccough pre- c-No.\n\nd you take any blood test?-- I did not take that. Re-examined by Mr. Fraser, wit- ss said that he did not notice | ything peculiar about accused's Tres.\n\nDid you tell anyone of what you saw of this incident? Yes. The first time was to a newspaper re- porter, and then the police and my husband and personal friends.\n\nDid you visit the hospital at all to see any of these children?—No. After Fung Siu Ki, a translator of the S.C.A. had given evidence to the effect that he translated ac- cused's letters, the hearing was adjourned until Friday afternoon.\n\nP.T.O\n\nChina. The far-reaching results cannot be adequately expressed.\n\nChina's Customs, after securing P.W.D. and Sergeant Moran had independence since 1928, had been produced plans and photographs revised thrice, firstly in February respectively of the scene of the 1929, secondly in January 1932, and tragedy, Mrs. Kathleen Charlotte thirdly in May 1933. \"Formerly\" Fairburn was called into the wit- I continued Mr. Hu, \"all revisions in ness-box.\n\na\n\ncustom regulations had their rea- Mrs. Fairburn's Evidence\n\nsons, and were forwarded to the She told the court that at the Legislative Yuan for approval, but, time of the tragedy she was just this time, it was not So, as the walking into No. 2 bridge when she new tariff regulations drafted by saw a Chinese who was standing the financial Ministry, passed by in the No. 1 bridge, throwing the Executive Yuan and was ap- boy and then a girl into the nul- proved by the Government for exe- lah. The man later jumped in cution. They were not approved himself. He was dressed in a according to the regular procedure, white shirt, dark trousers and wearing a straw hat. No one was on the bridge at all.\n\nShe imme- diately called out several chair coolies who were nearby, and two of them rescued the children. She had a side view of the accused.\n\nOn July 9, she attended an iden- tification parade and picked out\n\nand the Legislative Yuan again ignored its responsibility in the matter. There must be some ob- jectionable points in the new tariff regulations as they were approved without much consideration. They include the following defects: (1) by increasing the tariffs of all mineral products and machinery, a\n\n28\n\n167\n\nHU HAN MIN INTERVIEWED\n\nThe Tangku Agree- ment Criticised\n\nMr. Hu Han-min recently grant- ed an interview to Press represen- tatives in the course of which he discussed (1) the negotiations for the abolition of the Tangku Agree- ment at Dairen, and (2) the recent revision of the import and export tariffs.\n\nMr. Hu at the outset contradict- ed the report that he had cleared up all misunderstandings with Nanking and was about to make a trip to Europe.\n\nReferring to the Tangku Agree- ment, which was signed on May 31st 1933, Mr. Hu said that since the signing of the Agreement, Man- churia was no longer regarded as an integral part of China as the agreement had provided that Luan- tung was a neutral zone and that the area beyond the Great Wall was the 'Manchukuo' territory. Mr. Wang Ching Wai, President of the Executive Yuan, in his declaration, said that the Tangku Agreement included only military and not political matters. Since then, the Japanese made use of this Agree- ment and forced Nanking to carry out the \"through traffic and through mail\" provisions, while Gen. Huang Fu and Mr. Wang Ching Wei, during that time, still stated that there was no secret stipulation included in the Tangku Agreement, so no outsider could apprehend the mystery of the Agreement. Mr. Hu was of the opinion that the agreement tained more than has been divul- ged to the public.\n\ncon-\n\n\"A certain diplomatist who had recently returned from Europe, has said: 'Since the Japanese Foreign Office had issued the \"Hands-off China Policy\" on April 17th, all the Chinese ministers in Europe had received special instructions from Mr. Wang Ching Wei, pro- hibiting them to make any state-\n\nthe accused. Her reasons for pick-blockade is laid to the development against Japan. Besides, there\n\ning him up were that he was very thin and his hair was inclined, to be long and shaggy. He has high cheek bones and sunken cheeks.\n\nMr. Lim: When you first saw this man standing in the middle of the bridge, were you actually on the bridge or just going down?--I was just on the very beginning of No. 2 bridge.\n\nment of home industries thus en- dangering the expansion of local labour works: (2) local industries are ruined by the general decrease of textile tariff ratios, whereby en- couraging the influx of foreign goods.\n\nof\n\nwere other cables stating that the wishes of Marshal Shek, Chairman of\n\nChiang Kai-\n\nMilitary Committee, should not be the National\n\nobstructed, thus the Executive Yuan and the Foreign Office Local textiles are already Nanking are both evading respon- on the verge of collapse, and with sibility for the concluding of the the introduction of the new Tariff, | Tangku Agreement.” they are worse than before. On You said he picked up the boy the other hand, the increase threw him into the nullah, then | luxury tariff ratios is quite reason- the girl and then jumped in him- self. How long did he take to do this All in about a minute.\n\nWhen he picked up the boy, did the boy struggle at all?It is diffi- cult to see. He seemed to just pick him up and threw him over.\n\nof\n\nable, but awabi, sea weeds, etc., which are not daily necessities, have had their tariffs reduced. If we look through the whole of the revised tariff regulations we can find that they appear to be revised purposely in favour of Japan.\n\nThe Customs\n\nMr. Hu mentioned that the e- cent enforcement of the new Cus- toms' Regulations was a ruin to the industry of the country and as a means of facilitating Japan's continual economic invasion\n\n(Continued on Previous Column).", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-550-6 Rex v. Ng Loi Yuen- request review of trial and exercise of prerogative of mercy... 22-11-1934 - 21-12-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 548979, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935", "content_text": "14. By courtesy of the Manager of the Kowloon-Canton Railway we are able to attach a map (Appendix \"D\") showing existing and projected roads in Southern Kwangtung. It will be seen that the building of a bridge at Shum Chun will immediately link the Colony with Waichow and the Wai Yeung District generally, while it is obvious that direct road communication between Canton, Shum Chun and the Tungku and San On districts is merely a question of time.\n\n15. We on our side should be fully prepared to take advantage of the facilities which are being placed at our door and should make every effort to secure a road connection between this Colony and China, which cannot but be to the mutual advantage of both countries.\n\n16. There was one further suggestion which we felt should receive early consideration. It is universally admitted that in these days one of the most efficacious methods of securing publicity is by means of wireless and we were of the opinion that the range of Hong Kong broadcasting should be extended by the purchase of a short wave transmitter which would be heard at entertainment value from India to Japan.\n\n17. At our request several alternative schemes were put forward by the Chief Electrical Engineer of the Public Works Department and we eventually decided to recommend the adoption of one involving the purchase of a short wave transmitter specially designed for this type of broadcasting.\n\n18. We understand that this recommendation has received provisional approval and we trust that when the apparatus has been installed full advantage will be taken of the possibilities of advertising this Colony throughout the East.\n\nChapter XIV.\n\nPIGS AND POULTRY.\n\n1. Shortly before this Commission came into being, a Committee was appointed by His Excellency the Governor to consider and advise as to what practical steps can be taken to improve and extend the breeding of pigs and poultry in the New Territories.\n\n2. That Committee has since issued its report, and we have no hesitation in supporting its recommendations. In doing so we wish to emphasise the economic importance to the Colony of endeavouring to increase as much as possible its own production of foodstuffs.\n\n3. The Colony has always imported the major portion of the foodstuffs consumed by its population. It pays for these imports chiefly out of its earnings from trading activities and when, as at present, the volume of trade passing through the Colony has shrunk it becomes necessary by way of compensation, to increase its own productivity, thereby retaining its money and affording increased employment within the Colony. While obviously this argument is applicable to any article capable of economic production within the Colony it is particularly applicable to pigs, poultry and eggs, of which very large quantities are imported for consumption.\n\n4. Our local production of pigs, though quite considerable and amounting in value to about $1,500,000 annually, is only one seventh of the quantity imported, and, as pointed out in the Committee's Report, given the requisite guidance and encouragement an important improvement upon the existing state of affairs can be anticipated with every confidence.\n\nPage 47\n\nChapter XV.\n\nMISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS.\n\n1. In the course of our deliberations we encountered certain questions of some importance which, either by reason of their confidential nature or because of their limited scope, were not suitable for inclusion in the chapters forming the main body of this Report.\n\n2. After consideration, we decided to include in a special Miscellaneous Chapter such of these problems as could appear in a public document and, where reasons of privacy prevailed, to submit our findings in the form of a supplementary confidential Report.\n\n(\"A\") CABLE RATES,\n\n1. Representations were made to the Commission that the cable rate in Hong Kong was unduly high and constituted a definite burden on the trade of the Colony. It was given in evidence that one important trading concern spent no less than $30,000 per annum on cables and considered the charges to be excessive especially as between Hong Kong and London.\n\n2. At the invitation of the Commission evidence in explanation of this matter was given by Mr. Carter, Manager in Hong Kong of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, Limited. A summary of this evidence is contained in the following paragraphs, Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.\n\n3. The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company is a branch of the large Merger concern, Cable & Wireless Limited, an Imperial public utility company administered by private enterprise combined with State supervision of essential elements.\n\n4. International cable charges are fixed in gold francs and converted into local currency at a conversion rate which is subject to periodic readjustment. Since 1913 the gold franc charges, Hong Kong-London, have been reduced from Frs. 5.50 per word, (full rate) to Frs. 3.45 per word, the last reduction taking place in 1929.\n\n5. These rates compare favourably with the rates fixed by the same Company of G.Frs. 3.50 in the Straits Settlements, G.Frs. 3.84 in French Indo-China and G.Frs. 4.00 in the Dutch East Indies. In addition to the full rate there are reduced rate services at one half and one third of the full rate charges.\n\n6. It has not been found possible to make any further reductions since 1929 for although, by the introduction of labour saving inventions, the Company has effected economies to the extent of £2,000,000 sterling during the last two years, yet at the present moment they are only in a position to pay a 2¼% dividend on less than half their capital. There are several reasons to account for this:—\n\n(a) Excessive competition has resulted in an over-development of telegraphic facilities which has led to an uneconomic position for all concerned. The establishment of lines of direct communication between various European countries and their Colonies has cut into the whole structure of international telegraphy and, by reducing the volume of international cable traffic, has prevented the reduction of rates.\n\n(b) Cable companies have to carry a heavy burden of taxation in the form of royalties and transit and terminal taxes imposed by various Governments. In some cases these taxes were originally imposed in times of prosperity and have been continued without alleviation in times of depression, while in others they have no justification in services rendered by the taxing Government.\n\nIt is hoped that before long modern inventions will provide a weapon wherewith to fight for more reasonable terms, but the whole question is very delicate and is not likely to be solved in the immediate future.\n\nPage 61", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 549044, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935", "page_number": 119, "title": "CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935", "content_text": "14. By courtesy of the Manager of the Kowloon-Canton Railway we are able to attach a map (Appendix \"D\") showing existing and projected roads in Southern Kwangtung. It will be seen that the building of a bridge at Shum Chun will immediately link the Colony with Waichow and the Wai Yeung District generally, while it is obvious that direct road communication between Canton, Shum Chun and the Tungku and San On districts is merely a question of time.\n\n15. We on our side should be fully prepared to take advantage of the facilities which are being placed at our door and should make every effort to secure a road connection between this Colony and China, which cannot but be to the mutual advantage of both countries.\n\n16. There was one further suggestion which we felt should receive early consideration. It is universally admitted that in these days one of the most efficacious methods of securing publicity is by means of wireless and we were of the opinion that the range of Hong Kong broadcasting should be extended by the purchase of a short wave transmitter which would be heard at entertainment value from India to Japan.\n\n17. At our request several alternative schemes were put forward by the Chief Electrical Engineer of the Public Works Department and we eventually decided to recommend the adoption of one involving the purchase of a short wave transmitter specially designed for this type of broadcasting.\n\n18. We understand that this recommendation has received provisional approval and we trust that when the apparatus has been installed full advantage will be taken of the possibilities of advertising this Colony throughout the East.\n\nChapter XIV.\n\nPIGS AND POULTRY.\n\n1. Shortly before this Commission came into being, a Committee was appointed by His Excellency the Governor to consider and advise as to what practical steps can be taken to improve and extend the breeding of pigs and poultry in the New Territories.\n\n2. That Committee has since issued its report, and we have no hesitation in supporting its recommendations. In doing so we wish to emphasise the economic importance to the Colony of endeavouring to increase as much as possible its own production of foodstuffs.\n\n3. The Colony has always imported the major portion of the foodstuffs consumed by its population. It pays for these imports chiefly out of its earnings from trading activities and when, as at present, the volume of trade passing through the Colony has shrunk it becomes necessary by way of compensation, to increase its own productivity, thereby retaining its money and affording increased employment within the Colony. While obviously this argument is applicable to any article capable of economic production within the Colony it is particularly applicable to pigs, poultry and eggs, of which very large quantities are imported for consumption.\n\n4. Our local production of pigs, though quite considerable and amounting in value to about $1,500,000 annually, is only one seventh of the quantity imported, and, as pointed out in the Committee's Report, given the requisite guidance and encouragement an important improvement upon the existing state of affairs can be anticipated with every confidence.\n\nChapter XV.\n\nMISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS.\n\n1. In the course of our deliberations we encountered certain questions of some importance which, either by reason of their confidential nature or because of their limited scope, were not suitable for inclusion in the chapters forming the main body of this Report.\n\n2. After consideration, we decided to include in a special Miscellaneous Chapter such of these problems as could appear in a public document and, where reasons of privacy prevailed, to submit our findings in the form of a supplementary confidential Report.\n\n(\"A\") CABLE RATES.\n\n1. Representations were made to the Commission that the cable rate in Hong Kong was unduly high and constituted a definite burden on the trade of the Colony. It was given in evidence that one important trading concern spent no less than $30,000 per annum on cables and considered the charges to be excessive especially as between Hong Kong and London.\n\n2. At the invitation of the Commission evidence in explanation of this matter was given by Mr. Carter, Manager in Hong Kong of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, Limited. A summary of this evidence is contained in the following paragraphs, Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.\n\n3. The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company is a branch of the large Merger concern, Cable & Wireless Limited, an Imperial public utility company administered by private enterprise combined with State supervision of essential elements.\n\n4. International cable charges are fixed in gold francs and converted into local currency at a conversion rate which is subject to periodic readjustment. Since 1913 the gold franc charges, Hong Kong-London, have been reduced from Frs. 5.50 per word, (full rate) to Frs. 3.45 per word, the last reduction taking place in 1929.\n\n5. These rates compare favourably with the rates fixed by the same Company of G.Frs. 3.50 in the Straits Settlements, G.Frs. 3.84 in French Indo-China and G.Frs. 4.00 in the Dutch East Indies. In addition to the full rate there are reduced rate services at one half and one third of the full rate charges.\n\n6. It has not been found possible to make any further reductions since 1929 for although, by the introduction of labour saving inventions, the Company has effected economies to the extent of £2,000,000 sterling during the last two years, yet at the present moment they are only in a position to pay a 24% dividend on less than half their capital. There are several reasons to account for this:-\n\n(a) Excessive competition has resulted in an over-development of telegraphic facilities which has led to an uneconomic position for all concerned. The establishment of lines of direct communication between various European countries and their Colonies has cut into the whole structure of international telegraphy and, by reducing the volume of international cable traffic, has prevented the reduction of rates.\n\n(b) Cable companies have to carry a heavy burden of taxation in the form of royalties and transit and terminal taxes imposed by various Governments.\n\nIn some cases these taxes were originally imposed in times of prosperity and have been continued without alleviation in times of depression, while in others they have no justification in services rendered by the taxing Government.\n\nIt is hoped that before long modern inventions will provide a weapon wherewith to fight for more reasonable terms, but the whole question is very delicate and is not likely to be solved in the immediate future.\n\nPage 138\n\n47\n\n―\n\nPage 46\n\n―\n\n137", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 550843, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-557-2 British Empire and China Trade Fair 4-3-1936 - 24-6-1936", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-557-2 British Empire and China Trade Fair 4-3-1936 - 24-6-1936", "content_text": "# Enclosure No.1\n\nFrom: British Committee, Trade Fair\nTo: Government of Hong Kong\nDated: 30th March, 1936\nRec'd: 31st March, 1936\n\n## Events\n\nIn view of excellent work already done in England by Mrs. Thompson representing Trade Fair, five thousand square feet having been definitely booked and numerous promises received for space reservations, it would be regrettable if time limit is not extended to organisers for producing proof of support. Circumstances arising from His late Majesty's death and present international disturbances prevented organisers from concluding arrangements, would Government consider keeping concession open enabling organisers to postpone Fair if necessary. Would appreciate cabled decision to Britain via London.\n\nRobertson, Chairman. Sempill, Hirst, Elgin, Goodenough, Leverhulme, Clementi, Macdonogh, \nBritish Committee, Trade Fair.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-557-2 British Empire and China Trade Fair 4-3-1936 - 24-6-1936.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 551468, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-558-10 Hong Kong University- engineering faculty 3-1-1936 - 11-2-1936", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-558-10 Hong Kong University- engineering faculty 3-1-1936 - 11-2-1936", "content_text": "## Empire Cotton Growing Corporation\n**TELEPHONE:** Victoria 2811 \n**TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:** \"EMCOTTON, SOWEST, LONDON.\" \n**CABLES:** \"EMCOTTON, LONDON.\" \n**INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER**\n\nKing's Buildings, \nDean Stanley Street, \nMillbank, \nLondon, S.W.1. \n9th January 1936\n\nMy dear Mayhew,\n\nI have your letter of January 6th and Strickland's enclosure. \nI think the latter constitutes a serious criticism of the University, and I believe modification of their courses and the injection of a greater practical element into them might induce a change of view on the part of the young Chinaman. But I have expressed my views, for what they are worth, on that place before. If the Committee could be induced to refer the matter to a Sub-Committee composed, say, of McLean, Schofield, the Principal of Loughborough, introduced as an extra member, and myself, to draw up a note, something might happen, but I rather think the place wants an application of dynamite.\n\nYours very sincerely, \nL. Jamu", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-558-10 Hong Kong University- engineering faculty 3-1-1936 - 11-2-1936.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 554967, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-563-12 Sino-Japanese War- evacuation of refugees from China 15-8-1937 - 4-1-1938", "page_number": 114, "title": "CO129-563-12 Sino-Japanese War- evacuation of refugees from China 15-8-1937 - 4-1-1938", "content_text": "Copies to \nТи \nहुई \nAdmy \n† \n\n23 AUG 1937 \n\nTelegram from the Administering the Government of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies \n\nDated 22nd August, 1937. Received 6-55am 22nd August \n\n**Important. No.148** \n\nYour telegram No. 183 British refugeeu \n\nConsiderable proportion of arrivals have no European connection. majority of those with such connection have already cabled home independently. Will it suffice if full passenger lists after verification by Hong Kong Refugee Committee are sent by air mail, individual enquiries being answered by cable? Very great expense would be involved in cabling full passenger lists running into thousands, especially if exact individual verification and full Christian names are necessary's \n\n## appears to be a page number or section marker \n113 \n## appears to be a registration or file number \n53838/2/37 \nQ. REGY RECFOR REGISTRATION", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-563-12 Sino-Japanese War- evacuation of refugees from China 15-8-1937 - 4-1-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 555373, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-563-18 Sino-Japanese War- stopping of British shipping by Japanese 11-9-1937 - 29-12-1937", "page_number": 10, "title": "CO129-563-18 Sino-Japanese War- stopping of British shipping by Japanese 11-9-1937 - 29-12-1937", "content_text": "## \n\nYou forwarded 48. I attach a flurry of telegrams to here from Henderson (`7-0`). I have also spoken to the Chaplin and we have practically agreed that all cables concerning shifting, either from Tokyo or from here, shall be referred to an Ad Hoc Committee.\n\nHe wrote a very well-written letter due to... not a common... Three... Sung-fare. To my letter, which is on behalf of and the sending office, we are arranging by next... are we... to be... by... a lot of... the... here.\n\nThere are several litigations which have not yet been... however, repeated. We had... which but have become... of they would repeat litigation, would repeat... already here are not... yet attached (`Bus`).\n\nRefer to telegrams numbered... which he sent (would... be...). I attach my letter (`48`) and `6` from Hik... Sung-fare. P. Rogers dated 13/X.\n\nGood. I think we might... craft a sigh to help HK... Swing... the important points in the tels.\n\nPage 10\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-563-18 Sino-Japanese War- stopping of British shipping by Japanese 11-9-1937 - 29-12-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 555553, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "content_text": "## \n15 \n\n3. \n\n4 \n\n5. \n\n6. \n\n(4) **Offices and clerical assistance**. \n\nDame Rachel Crowdy informed the Committee that the Paddington Estate Trustees had agreed to let the Clothing and Comforts Sub-Committee have the use, rent free, subject to one week's notice, of 121, Westbourne Terrace where there was accommodation also for the Medical Sub-Committee and the Secretary. \n\nIt was decided that the house should be used also for their purposes. \n\nThe matter of clerical assistance needed by the Secretary was left to be decided by him in conjunction with the Finance Sub-Committee. \n\n**REPLY FROM CENTRAL COMMITTEE AT SHANGHAI TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S TELEGRAM OF OCTOBER 19**. \n\nMr. Gull read the Committee the following cable received from the Central Committee at Shanghai that morning: \n\n\"Hope telegraph details requirements one week on receipt reports from Committees organised other parts. Stop. Consider most important all funds and supplies purchased be sent to Shanghai Committee for allocation otherwise confusion probable. Is this being done?\" \n\nThe question was asked whether the Shanghai Committee mentioned in the above cable was the Central Committee. Mr. Gull read a copy of a telegram which had been received by the Foreign Office from the Consul-General in Shanghai in regard to the above cable. This read: \n\n\"Central Executive Committee hold first meeting yesterday. Telegrams have been sent to various centres for formation of branch committees\". \n\nThis made it clear that the Shanghai Committee referred to in the telegram was the Central Committee. \n\n**OTHER CABLE COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE**. \n\n1. \n2. \n3. \n\nMr. Gull informed the Committee of the following cables: \n\n* Cables sent by the Foreign Office to the Ambassador informing him of the remittance of £5,000 on October 29th and of £10,000 on November 11th. \n* Cable sent on November 5th asking for reply to the Committee's cable of October 19th and informing the Central Committee of the despatch of drugs valued at approximately £9,000. \n* Cable sent on November 8th informing the Central Committee that the fund totalled £60,650; that a further sum of £10,000 had been remitted and that purchases of surgical appliances and dressings valued at £10,000 had been authorised. \n\n**COPY OF A LETTER AND REPORT RECEIVED FROM MR. M.F. KEY, HON. SECRETARY OF THE HONGKONG BRANCH OF THE CHINA ASSOCIATION**. \n\nThis had been circulated to the Committee prior to the meeting and its contents were noted. \n\n**SHIPMENTS**. \n\nMr. Gull read letters which he was sending by airmail to Mr. R.G. Howe, H.M. Chargé d'Affaires and the Governor of Hongkong informing them of shipments of medical supplies by the `DIOMED`, `RAWALPINDI` and `BURDWAN` and stating that these goods had been consigned to Messrs. Butterfield & Swire who would act only on instructions from the Central Committee in Shanghai of the Fund for the Relief of Distress in China or their representatives in Hongkong.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 555557, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "content_text": "# COPY OF LETTER SENT TO MR. HOWE. (AIRMAIL.)\n\n## CHINA ASSOCIATION\n\n161, Shell-Mex House, \nStrand London, W.C.2. \n11th November, 1937.\n\n19\n\nDear Mr. Howe,\n\n### The Fund for the Relief of Distress in China.\n\nAll the essential facts regarding the petition of the Fund for the Relief of Distress in China have already been communicated to Mr. Calder-Marshall and I am now writing to give you the story as a whole.\n\nFirst, I will take the telegrams sent to and from the Chambers of Commerce in Shanghai and Hongkong in their order.\n\nOn September 9th, in reply to a telegram from the Chamber in Shanghai of August 28th asking us to see if we could raise a fund, preferably under the auspices of the Lord Mayor, we telegraphed to them:\n\n\"YOUR TELEGRAM 28TH AUGUST MAYOR DECLINES OTHER POSSIBILITIES DOUBTFUL AIRMAIL FOLLOWING\".\n\nOn September 23rd, we cabled to them as follows:\n\n\"CHINA ASSOCIATION PROPOSE LAUNCHING PUBLIC APPEAL RELIEF DISTRESS CHINA CABLE CONCRETELY AS POSSIBLE WHAT BEING DONE LOCALLY INFORM TIENTSIN REQUESTING THEM CABLE SIMILARLY\".\n\nThe Minutes of the meeting at which this decision was taken had been sent to the Chamber of Commerce on October 1st. On October 2nd, we telegraphed to them:\n\n\"REFERRING REUTERS SUMMARY APPEAL FOR RELIEF DISTRESS CHINA PROCEED FORTHWITH CONSTITUTE ORGANISATION CORRESPONDING IN BREADTH AND PRINCIPLE WITH OURS HOURS STOP CABLE SOONEST POSSIBLE STEPS TAKEN\".\n\nThen, on October 5th, in reply to their cable of the same day stating that from Reuters summary it appeared that relief was to be given to Chinese only, we cabled to them:\n\n\"REUTERS SUMMARY APPARENTLY OMITTED FOLLOWING RESOURCES BRITISH HOSPITALS BREAKING DOWN WHILE ARE ALSO BRITISH SUBJECTS URGENT NEED OF HELP STOP REGARDING ORGANISATION COOPERATE CONSUL-GENERAL\".\n\nOn October 7th, we cabled to the Chamber of Commerce at Hongkong:\n\n\"REFERRING REUTERS SUMMARY OUR APPEAL RELIEF DISTRESS CHINA PUBLISHED HERE OCTOBER 2 PROCEED IN COOPERATION SHANGHAI CREATE LOCAL ORGANISATION CONSULT HONGKONG GOVERNMENT\".\n\nThe Foreign Office were good enough to arrange for a communication to be cabled to the British Authorities in Shanghai in regard to our cable to the Chamber there of the 5th, and the Colonial Office kindly telegraphed a communication to the British Authorities at Hongkong regarding our cable to the Chamber of Commerce at Hongkong of the 7th quoted above.\n\nOn October 14th, we cabled to the Chamber at Shanghai:\n\n\"YOUR CABLE FIFTH ANXIOUSLY AWAITING DETAILS ORGANISATION STOP SIMULTANEOUSLY GIVE GENERAL IDEA OF MOST URGENT REQUIREMENTS.\"\n\nTo this, they replied on the 15th, giving the personnel of the proposed central committee; suggesting that it should apportion funds between the various areas which would be organised", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 555558, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "content_text": "## similarly are stating that their most urgent requirement was cash. On the same day we cabled to them: \n\n\"YOUR CABLE 15TH ESSENTIAL HAVE GENERAL IDEA OTHER REQUIREMENTS FORTHWITH STOP REPLY BY MONDAY NOON\". \n\nTo this they replied on the 16th. \n\n\"OTHER REQUIREMENTS MAINLY CLOTHING MEDICAL SUPPLIES BUT CAN ONLY BE FORMULATED BY ADMINISTRATIVES AFTER YOUR APPROVAL PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT RECEIVED CONSULT F.O.\" \n\nTo this we replied on the 19th October: \n\n\"YOUR CABLE FIFTEENTH STOP WE AGREE YOUR PROPOSALS AND INTERPRET AS FOLLOWS STOP PARENT COMMITTEE WITH KAIKKIAK XXX AMBASSADOR AND GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG AS PRESIDENTS AND LOCAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES TO BE NOMINATED BY AMBASSADOR OR GOVERNOR OPERATING IN COOPERATION WITH PARENT COMMITTEE STOP WE APPROVE PERSONNEL OF CENTRAL ORGANISATION SUGGESTED STOP PLEASE ORGANISE CENTRAL AND LOCAL COMMITTEES AND CABLE PLACES AND NAMES STOP SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS WE THINK LOCAL COMMITTEES SHOULD BE ORGANISED AT HONGKONG HANKOW TIENTSIN SHANGHAI AT ANY RATE.\" \n\nOn October 29th the Foreign Office telegraphed to His Majesty's representative that a first instalment of £5,000 had been placed at the disposal of His Majesty's Ambassador as President of the Fund for the Relief of Distress in China. \n\nOn November 5th we cabled to Shanghai: \n\n\"ANXIOUSLY AWAITING INFORMATION REQUESTED IN CABLE OCTOBER 19 DRUGS VALUED APPROXIMATELY £9000 LEAVING RAWALPINDI AND DIOMED CONSIGNED HONGKONG AIRMAILING PARTICULARS\". \n\nOn November 6th we cabled to London from the Chamber of Commerce at Shanghai: \n\n'FUND NOW TOTALS POUNDS 60650 CASH 10,000 REMITTED SATURDAY purchases surgical appliances dressings value 10,000 AUTHORISED' \n\nToday we received the following cable from the Chamber of Commerce at Shanghai: \n\n\"HOPE TELEGRAPH DETAILS REQUIREMENTS ONE WEEK ON RECEIPT REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES ORGANISED OTHER PORTS STOP CONSIDER MOST IMPORTANT ALL FUNDS AND SUPPLIES PURCHASED BE SENT TO SHANGHAI COMMITTEE FOR ALLOCATION OTHERWISE CONFUSION PROBABLE IS THIS BEING DONE\" \n\n## To turn now to the organisation here. \n\nA copy of the appeal and of the names of its signatories was sent to the British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai on October 1st and a further copy was sent to the Chairman of the British Women's Association on October 3rd. On October 7th the signatories of the appeal constituted themselves a General Committee. I enclose a copy of the Minutes of the Meeting. \n\nTo the members of the Executive Committee then appointed have since been added Lord Donoughmore who accepted the Chairmanship, Dr Gordon Thompson, late of the Lester Institute, Lady Layton and Lt.-Gen. L. Robinson C.B., C.M.G. A.W. Hersee of the Mansion House has been acting as liaison officer between the Executive Committee and the Lord Mayor. \n\nUnder the Executive Committee are working three sub-committees: a Medical Sub-Committee consisting of Sir Harold Fawcus, Dr Harold Balme and Dr Gordon Thompson: a Clothing and Comforts Sub-Committee consisting of Lady Layton (Chairman), Dame Rachel Crowdy and the Rev. S.H. Dixon (Vice-Chairmen) Mrs Gordon Lennox (Hon. Secretary) Mrs E.M. \n\nPage 20\nPage 21", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 555566, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "page_number": 28, "title": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "content_text": "28\n\nOn October 14th we cabled: \n\"**YOUR CABLE FIFTH** ANXIOUSLY AWAITING DETAILS ORGANISATION STOP SIMUL TAMBOU ELY GIVE GENERAL IDEA OF MOST URGENT REQUIREMENTS\".\n\nTo this you replied on the 15th giving the personnel of the proposed central committee; suggesting that it should apportion funds between the various areas which would be organised similarly and stating that your most urgent requirement was cash. On the same day we cabled: \n\"**YOUR CABLE 16TH** ESSENTIAL HAVE GENERAL IDEA OTHER REQUIREMENTS FORTHWITH STOP REPLY BY MONDAY NOON\".\n\nTo this you replied on the 18th: \n\"**OTHER REQUIREMENTS** MAINLY CLOTHING MEDICAL SUPPLIES BUT CAN ONLY BE FORMULATED BY ADMINISTRATIVES AFTER YOUR APPROVAL PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT RECEIVED CONSULT 7.0.\"\n\nTo this we replied on the 19th October: \n\"**YOUR CABLE 15TH** STOP WE AGREE YOUR PROPOSALS AND INTERPRET AS FOLLOWS STOP PARENT COMMITTEE WITH AMBASSADOR AND GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG AS PRESIDENTS AND LOCAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES TO BE NOMINATED BY AMBASSADOR OR GOVERNOR OPERATING IN CO-OPERATION WITH PARENT COMMITTEE STOP WE APPROVE PERSONNEL OF CENTRAL ORGANISATION SUGGESTED STOP PLEASE ORGANISE CENTRAL AND LOCAL COMMITTEES AND CABLE PLACES AND NAMES STOP SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS WE THINK LOCAL COMMITTEES SHOULD BE ORGANISED AT HONGKONG, CANTON, HANKOW, TIENTSIN, SHANGHAI, AT ANY RATE\".\n\nOn October 29th the Foreign Office at our request telegraphed to His Majesty's representative at Nanking that a first instalment of 25,000 had been placed at the disposal of His Majesty's Ambassador as resident of the Fund for the Relief of Distress in China.\n\nOn November 5th we cabled: \n\"**ANXIOUSLY AWAITING** INFORMATION REQUESTED IN CABLE OCTOBER 19 DRUGS VALUED APPROXIMATELY 29,000 LEAVING RAWALPINDI AND DIOMED CONSIGNED HONGKONG. AIRMAILING PARTICULARS\".\n\nToday we have telegraphed: \n\"**FUND NOW TOTALS** POUNDS 60,650 CASH 10,000 REMITTED SATURDAY PURCHASES SURGICAL APPLIANCES DRESSINGS VALUE AUTHORISED\".\n\n10,000\n\nTo turn now to the organisation here. A copy of the appeal and of the names of its signatories was sent to you on October 1st and a further copy was sent to the Chairman of the British Women's Association on October 3rd. On October 7th the Signatories of the appeal constituted themselves a General Committee. I enclose a copy of the Minutes of the meeting.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 555574, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "page_number": 36, "title": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "content_text": "## 36 L2\n\n### IMMEDIATE ACTION\n\nReports of the Chairman of the Medical Sub-Committee and the Clothing Sub-Committee led to a discussion regarding the despatch of goods. It was agreed subsequently that the question of destination must at present be left in abeyance until news was received from the Committee in China, and the offer of Mr. Swire that his Firm should assist the Medical Sub-Committee in the dispatch of goods was readily accepted.\n\nFollowing this discussion, the question of how much money in cash or for drugs could be utilised at once was raised, and of the £27,000 already received, it was agreed that £10,000 should be spent to provide Drugs, Medicines, Surgical Instruments, etc., and that £5,000 be cabled to the Ambassador's Committee in China with information as to the financial condition of the Fund. The question of further apportioning expenditure to be discussed at the Committee's next meeting.\n\n### PUBLICITY\n\nMr. Pinney gave an account of the arrangements made on behalf of the Lord Mayor for publicity.\n\n### OTHER APPEALS IN GREAT BRITAIN\n\nThe position of the China Relief Campaign and the Save the Children Fund, respectively, in relation to the Fund for the Relief of Distress in China, was discussed. As regards the former, Mr. Gull was empowered to make enquiries to ascertain to what extent the Fund for the Relief of Distress in China could co-operate with the China Relief Campaign.\n\nMr. Dixon was asked to act in a similar capacity with regard to the Save the Children Fund. It was understood that in both cases, any monies received therefrom should be disposable entirely at the discretion of this Committee.\n\n### ADVERTISING\n\nAs regards further advertising in the newspapers, Mr. Hersee, on being asked by the Chairman, stated that the Lord Mayor was arranging for an advertisement in the \"News Chronicle\" towards the end of this week, and he, Mr. Hersee, would bring to the Lord Mayor's notice the Committee's suggestion, then agreed upon, regarding advertising in the \"Daily Herald\" and \"The Spectator\".\n\n### NEXT MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE\n\nIt was decided to hold the next Meeting of the Committee on Wednesday, November 3rd at 2.30 p.m. at the Offices of the British Red Cross Society.\n\n29.10.37.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 555585, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "page_number": 47, "title": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "content_text": "TELEPHONE \nAMPLE BAR 2179.\n\n協中英會華商\nCHINA ASSOCIATION.\n\n847\n161, SHELL-MEX HOUSE,\nSTRAND,\nLONDON, W. C. 2.\n\nLondon,\n18th October, 1937.\n\nDear Gent,\n\nIn reference to our conversation this afternoon on the telephone I now enclose for your information the following papers:\n\n1. Minutes of the meeting of Signatories of the Appeal held on October 7th.\n2. Minutes of the first meeting of the Geral Committee which immediately followed the above meeting.\n3. Minutes of the First Meeting of the Executive Committee held on October 11th.\n4. Copy of a letter from Lord Donoughmore accepting the Chairmanship of the General and of the Executive Committee.\n5. Circular notice sent to members of the Executive Committee on the subject of the meeting called for tomorrow, October 19th together with copies of cables mentioned therein.\n\nYours sincerely,\nG.E.L. Gent, Esq., D.S.O., M.C.,\nColonial Office,\nS.W. 1.\n\nWm. Gall.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 555595, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "page_number": 57, "title": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "content_text": "## THE FUND FOR THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS IN CHINA\n### PAPERS FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE\n\nThe Executive Committee Meeting called for Tuesday next at 3 pm at 14, Grosvenor Crescent will include the following business:-\n\n1.\n2.\n3.\n\n### Decision of the Lord Mayor\n\nThe Lord Mayor saw the Secretary of State yesterday evening and has decided to extend his appeal to the whole country. Details of this decision, which for the present should be regarded as strictly private, will be given on Tuesday.\n\n### Cables to and from Shanghai\n\n(a) Cable from the British Chamber of Commerce outlining the organisation which is being constituted (enclosed)\n(b) Reply to cable (enclosed)\n\n### Medical Stocks in China\n\nSome useful, though incomplete, figures of medical stocks in China will be available for the meeting.\n\nThe complete Agenda for the meeting will be drawn up later.\n\nE.M. GULL\n15th October, 1937.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 555604, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "page_number": 66, "title": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "content_text": "## THE FUND FOR THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS IN CHINA.\n66\n\nSir,\n\nWe write to ask you to allow us through your columns to announce that in conjunction with the Committee of the China Association, the British Red Cross Society, and the Conference of British Missionary Societies, we have decided to open a fund for relief of distress in China. The money and material sent to China will be administered by an organisation to be constituted in that country under the Presidency of H.M. Ambassador, Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen and the Vice-Presidency of the Governor of Hongkong, Sir Geoffry Northcote.\n\nWe have been moved to take this decision, and we base our appeal for contributions, upon the broad, human ground that the conflict is occasioning terrible suffering in all its forms amongst untold numbers of Chinese. The total of those rendered destitute is immense. Reliable figures cabled to the China Association from Shanghai show that 100,000 completely destitute refugees are being maintained in camps in the Shanghai area alone, while help is also being given in various forms to another 100,000 in that district. Some 250,000 have been moved away from Shanghai by boat and train, but they are being rapidly replaced, the estimated total of destitute Chinese for whom Shanghai will have to provide in the near future being 500,000. Tientsin, Peiping, Hankow, Canton, and many other centres are faced by similar problems. British national societies and firms are doing their utmost to help, but their resources, already crippled by the disorganisation of trade, are quite inadequate. There is a desperate shortage at all centres of essential hospital equipment, including anaesthetics and antiseptics, the lack of which is resulting in suffering too hideous to describe. The resources of British hospitals are breaking down under the strain of emergency service, while there are also British subjects in urgent need of help.\n\nThe care of sick and wounded members of the fighting forces will be the special interest of the British Red Cross Society, which is already acting in co-operation with the Chinese Red Cross Society.\n\nContributions may be sent to the Hon. Treasurers, Mr. D.G.M. Bernard, Hon. Treasurer of the China Association, 161, Shell-Mex House, Strand, W.C.2, or Mr. F.P. Harris, Treasurer of the Conference of British Missionary Societies, Edinburgh House, 2, Eaton Gate, S.W.1. Contributions for the British Red Cross Society may be specially earmarked and sent to the Hon. Sir Arthur Stanley, British Red Cross Society, 14, Grosvenor Crescent, London, S.W.1. All cheques should be crossed \"& Co\": funds will be remitted to China through the `Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ltd`.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 555606, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937", "content_text": "# COPY CABLE RECEIVED 28.8.37 from BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SHANGHAI\n\nPLIGHT CIVILIAN REFUGEES ALIENATING NATIONALITY BECOMING CRITICAL MUNICIPALITIES UNABLE TO PROVIDE NECESSARY RELIEF FUNDS.\n\nSTOP\n\nSTOP REQUEST APPEAL BE OPENED IN LONDON IF POSSIBLE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF LORD MAYOR FOR FUNDS RELIEF HELPLESS REFUGEES ALL NATIONALITY MOSTLY CHINESE. STOP WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO UNDERTAKE DISTRIBUTION - BRITISCOM MARSHALL.\n\n68\n\n# COPY CABLE RECEIVED 2.8.37 FROM P. KENT CHAIRMAN, CHINA ASSOCIATION, TIENTSIN BRANCH\n\nFOLLOWING MESSAGE FOR LORD MAYOR. JAPANESE AERIAL BOMBARDMENT AND SHELLING OF CITY OF TIENTSIN AND ADJACENT AREAS HAS REDUCED TO DESTITUTION AND RENDERED HOMELESS VAST NUMBERS CHINESE NONCOMBATANTS. STOP IN ADDITION TO REFUGEES IN FOREIGN CONCESSIONS ESTIMATED UPWARDS FORTY THOUSAND PASSED THROUGH BRITISH CONCESSION TO ADJOINING AREA FORMERLY GERMAN CONCESSION. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FORMED TAKE STEPS MEET EMERGENCY BUT NEEDS BEYOND OUR RESOURCES. STOP BRITISH COMMUNITY VENTURES APPEAL THROUGH YOU FOR HELP TO RELIEVE PLIGHT OF THESE UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE. STOP CONSUL GENERAL AND OFFICER COMMANDING TROOPS NORTH CHINA CONFIRMING CONDITIONS AND SUPPORTING APPEAL. STOP\n\nSTOP\n\nAMERICAN CONSUL GENERAL CABLED FOR HELP AMERICAN RED CROSS. STOP KENT CHAIRMAN CHINA ASSOCIATION TIENTSIN BRANCH.\n\n# COPY CABLE FROM P. KENT DATED 4.8.37\n\nFOLLOWING FOR LORD MAYOR.\n\nSTABILISATION OF SITUATION RAISES HOPE RESTORATION CONFIDENCE WITH POSSIBLY EARLY REESTABLISHMENT SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION REFUGEES. STOP AMERICAN RED CROSS CABLED TEN THOUSAND GOLD DOLLARS WITH PROMISE MORE IF NECESSARY. STOP LOCAL SUBSCRIPTIONS ENCOURAGING. STOP NOT YET POSSIBLE ESTIMATE REQUIREMENTS BUT IF FEASIBLE AMERICAN PLAN SUBSCRIPTION IN STAGES FROM SOME EXISTING FUND PROBABLY MOST SATISFACTORY. STOP INDICATIONS SUGGEST FURTHER FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS SUFFICIENT AT PRESENT. STOP WOULD LIKE AUTHORITY HELP REFUGEE PROBLEM AT PEKING. KENT.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 556210, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-564-6 Typhoon- reports of damage- etc 9-9-1937 - 6-11-1937", "page_number": 31, "title": "CO129-564-6 Typhoon- reports of damage- etc 9-9-1937 - 6-11-1937", "content_text": "SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. SEPTEMBER FRIDAY, 3, 1937.\n\nCHINA AND JAPAN\n\nBasic Facts Reviewed By an Observer\nPEACE IN EUROPE\n\nLittle Entente Policy Announced\nWAICHOW UNEASY\n\nFear of Air Raid Causes Exodus of Residents\nMY COFFEE MUST BE A FINE BLEND\n\nWELL, I THINK IT'S MORE IMPORTANT.\n\nTO HAVE IT REALLY FRESH\n\n13\n\nBUT I INSIST ON HAVING IT GROUND JUST RIGHT\n\n32\n\nWaichow, Sept. 1. It is reported that a bomb was dropped from a Japanese airplane flying over Au-tau, at the head of Bias Bay, fifty or more miles from Waichow. Yesterday, it is further rumoured that Waichow is one of the several places to be attacked from the air, which of course causes much uneasiness. Quite a number of women and children have previously retired to the village and others are leaving the city pursuant to these unfavourable reports.\n\nCHANGE OF VIEWPOINT\n\nThe motives which urged the Japanese to take advantage of the Lukouchiao and Shanghai incidents to start the present war are explained by a competent observer, Mr. E. M. Gull, in a letter to the Manchester Guardian. He says:\n\nSir, May I begin this letter, which I have been wanting to write for some time, by congratulating the Manchester Guardian on its presentation and treatment of the conflict between China and Japan? It needed real knowledge and insight to see and considerable courage to declare, as you did in your issue of July 13, that \"there is every reason to believe that, should the Japanese go forward, political necessity as well as his personal inclination will force General Chiang Kai-shek to fight at last.\" You were, I felt convinced, absolutely right, and so too, I thought, had been your correspondent in Nanking in the admirable messages which he had been sending to you.\n\nBucharest, Sept. 1. Members of the Little Entente have issued a communique on their policy, which is based on the same principles as the United States.\n\nMost observers in England, among them persons who had recently been in China, thought that China would not fight—not, some said, in any circumstances, and among them were men for whose respect I had a high regard.\n\nWashington, Sept. 1. Asked whether the United States and Britain contemplated further joint action in the Sino-Japanese crisis, Mr. Bingham replied that any statement would have to come from the Department of State.\n\nReports that British and American naval commanders at Shanghai were discussing the possibility of convoys to escort vessels were treated with circumspection by the Department of State, which takes the view that such a step would require Mr. Roosevelt's approval.—Reuter.\n\nTension Relieved\n\nUpon its presentation and treatment of the Far Eastern crisis \"to some extent.\"\n\nIt is expected that American cargo and passenger ships will be permitted to enter freely into Chinese waters soon, but Mr. Roper added that the American Government had to proceed upon a daily, and nigh an hourly basis, dependent on developments as they occurred.—Reuter.\n\nChinese Make Amends\n\nWashington, Sept. 2. The State Department has announced that the American Ambassador to China, Mr. N. T. Johnson, has cabled advising that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has officially apologised in connection with the mistaken bombing of President Hoover and made amends.—United Press.\n\nBritish Co-operation\n\nShanghai, Sept. 2 (7 p.m.). Admiral Yarnell, interviewed by Reuter, expressed his appreciation of British co-operation in the present difficulties. He stated that he was conferring with Vice-Admiral Little frequently on questions of common interest, keeping the river open to navigation, and he described the help given by H.M.S. Cumberland to the United States supply ship Gold Star as a sterling example of Anglo-American co-operation.\n\nThe Basic Facts\n\nI say all this not by way of sending you an agreeable letter but because it enables me to state what I conceive to be the basic facts in the present situation. First, the Chinese are not temperamentally fighters, and they have a moral and intellectual antipathy to violence. The commonest coolie will describe as \"too fierce\" the threatening, blustering type of person, and once that has been said three or four times of a man, he is marked as inferior \"for keeps.\" But what the Chinese feel today transcends this constitutional dislike. They feel that unless they fight Japan, they will become a second-rate people, dominated by an inferiority complex, under the influence of which they could accomplish none of the tasks which they know must be undertaken and completed before they can rank again as a first-rate people.\n\nThe communique states that the development of the economic and political relations with the Danubian countries is increasingly hopeful.\n\nThe communique praises M. Paul Van Zeeland's efforts for international economic accord.—United Press.\n\nETHIOPIAN CONQUEST\n\nBelgrade, Sept. 1. Semi-officially, the newspaper Vreme reported that members of the Bucharest conference agreed that the question of recognising the Italian conquest of Ethiopia should be liquidated as soon as possible.\n\nIt is believed that members of the Little Entente are ready to originate a common move for the recognition of the conquest, and eliminating the subject from further European consideration.—United Press.\n\nHAILED IN FRANCE\n\nParis, Sept. 1. The country has hailed the results of the conference at Bucharest as the greatest victory of French foreign policy since Herr Adolf Hitler's policy changed the international line-up.\n\nAttention has been drawn to the communique, which endorses every principle of French foreign policy. It is said that the \"Hands-off Spain\" policy adopted at Bucharest is a direct blow to the Italo-German interference doctrine that in the civil war is justifiable because of the danger of the establishment of an extreme Leftist regime in Spain.—United Press.\n\nOPIUM PROBLEM\n\nCase of the British Colonies\nFUTURE CONTROL POINT\nA plea for the closest co-operation between the United States and this country in regard to the opium traffic was made at a gathering in Westminster by Mrs. Howell Morrhead, of the Foreign Policy Association, U.S.A., who for twenty-two years has been making a close study of the opium problem, discussing it with experts in many countries, and watching the work of the League of Nations Opium Advisory Committee.\n\nMrs. Moorhead spoke of a conference that would be held at Geneva in about two years, a conference of plenipotentiaries of the various Governments, to consider the drafting of a treaty to limit the supply of raw materials to the needs of doctors and scientists.\n\nMedical and scientific needs are already known, but to arrive at the world requirements of raw material, the League must also know the amount of raw material required by the opium-smoking monopolies and how long that need is to continue.\n\nIt should therefore also know what policy Great Britain intended to pursue in regard to such of her colonies as still allow opium-smoking. In some of those colonies, there are only a few—the smoker is registered but not rationed; in some, he is rationed, and in some, the registered list is closed, though new names may be added on medical authority.\n\nMrs. Moorhead, who made it clear that she was not speaking for her Government, said that the one point at issue between opinion in the United States and in Great Britain was the indefinite continuation of the opium-smoking monopolies in certain British colonies.\n\nAPPEAL TO MAYOR\n\nSan Francisco, Sept. 1. Teamsters throttled waterfront longshoremen's gangs attempting to unload ships here today, and cargoes are not leaving the docks.\n\nIn Clashes\n\nJerusalem, Sept. 1. Four more persons were killed today as a result of clashes between Arabs and Jews.\n\nJewish leaders have issued a proclamation in similar terms used by the Arab Higher Committee yesterday, urging their people to keep calm. Police and aircraft are standing by for emergencies.—Reuter Bulletin.\n\nMartial Law Threat\n\nA spokesman for the shippers asserted: \"Outbound ships will soon be without cargoes. All shipping will be badly crippled. We are not party to the dispute but are watching developments closely.\n\nJerusalem, Sept. 1. Two more Arabs have been shot to death. The toll for the 72 hours is seven Arabs and three Jews. The British authorities have threatened martial law.—United Press.\n\nAppeal to Mayor\n\nArab Killed\n\nJerusalem, Sept. 2. Shots were fired at the British High Commissioner's summer camp today, killing an Arab constable.\n\nSan Francisco, Sept. 1. Seventy-five women, mostly the wives of longshoremen, some leading and others carrying children, marched to the offices of the Mayor, Mr. Angelo J. Rossi, and appealed to him to terminate the embargo.—United Press.\n\nThe High Commissioner is at present residing there.—Reuter Bulletin.\n\nThe meeting agreed that the problem of Hongkong, where the control system has broken down, would require separate consideration.\n\nAMOY MAYOR QUITS\n\nAmoy, Sept. 2. Mr. Li Shih-lin, the mayor of Amoy, resigned today. It is reported that Mr. Kao Han-chiu will be appointed to succeed Mr. Li.—Central News.\n\nThe Canton-Hankow Railway has now resumed its regular service, which was lately interrupted by flood in Hunan, says the Canton Gazette. The large quantity of Hunan rice intended for Kwangtung and held up by the flood is gradually pouring into Canton.\n\nPage 13\n\nPage 13\n\nPage 13\n\n...\n\nPage 32\n\nPage 32\n\nPage 32", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-564-6 Typhoon- reports of damage- etc 9-9-1937 - 6-11-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 560609, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-570-7 Sino-Japanese War- attack on shipping 21-3-1938 - 18-11-1938", "page_number": 40, "title": "CO129-570-7 Sino-Japanese War- attack on shipping 21-3-1938 - 18-11-1938", "content_text": "6\n\n42\n\nA REFUTATION OF JAPANESE STATEMENTS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CANTON BOMBINGS.\n\nAs one who is on the spot here in Canton and has personally seen some of the horrors perpetrated by the Japanese during the past fortnight, I have no hesitation in writing to deny all that the Japanese say in defence of their murderous and indiscriminate attacks on a practically defenceless civilian population living in a city which is nothing but the commercial centre for South China.\n\nThe statements issued by the Japanese Foreign Office in Tokyo, by the Japanese Admiralty Publicity Bureau, and by other spokesmen, are not only outrageous lies, but infer that protests to foreign powers have only been sent in by the Chinese authorities to arouse sympathy for their cause. The Canton Committee for Justice to China was responsible on Monday, May 30th, for sending off to different parts of the world cables of protest by foreigners, many of whom had personally seen the ghastly results of indiscriminate bombing. In the majority of cases, bombs have fallen not on military or government objectives or anywhere near them, but on crowded civilian areas. This can be vouched for by many foreigners who, like myself, have gone out to render what help we could in bombed civilian areas. We have seen the mangled remains of scores of civilians - men, women, and children - and many wounded from the effect of bomb explosions, and for the Japanese to say, as they have, that casualties were caused by Chinese anti-aircraft fire is a monstrous lie.\n\nThe apologists for murder state that their pilots scrupulously avoid passing over Shameen, which is a British and French Concession. I have, on occasions, been in Shameen during raids and seen distinctly Japanese planes cross the whole length of the island.\n\nThis is done by them in order the more easily to deal death and destruction to the adjacent crowded city. The Japanese Consul General in Hong Kong stated in reply to the protest made by the British Consul General in Canton that it was most difficult for the Japanese planes, when flying at a height of 10,000 feet, to discern such a small object as Shameen island, some 15 acres in area. If that is so, then it would be equally impossible for these same planes to aim accurately at what they call military objectives within the city, and which are much smaller in area than Shameen. The Japanese Consul General's own words confound him.\n\nThe Japanese have also stated that in numerous cases, the Chinese authorities have set up military and government establishments in close proximity to foreign property throughout the city of Canton. This again is an absolute lie, as practically all the foreign property owned in Canton is either in Shameen or Pak Hok Tung and Lingnan, which are both on the outskirts of the city. Within the city, apart from three hospitals and the large compound surrounding the Roman Catholic Cathedral, there is practically no foreign property at all.\n\nOne could write much more in refutation of the excuses made by Japanese official spokesmen, but I think it should be clear to the world at large by now that the Japanese militarists are indulging in an orgy of frightfulness in order to terrorise the population into submission.\n\nIn conclusion, I would urge that it is high time that the Governments of Great Britain, France, and the United States of America should take strong action to restrain Japan in her campaign of murder by refusing to allow her any supplies of oil and other such essential materials which are enabling her to carry on this unjust war, in which so many thousands of innocent civilians are suffering.\n\nSTUDENTS & THE WAR.\n\nIt is well known that students have always played a prominent part in the social life of China. Though the modern Chinese student has little in common with the scholar of his grandfather's day, he inherits something of his responsibility in social and political affairs. This responsibility is that of bringing culture and education to the masses, of whom so many are still illiterate. In the last twenty years, China has faced this question of mass education and brought forth the Renaissance of culture in the process. The building of a new and simplified national language (Kuo Yue) and the whole movement of absorbing the best traditions of the West are tremendous achievements which have sprung from the Chinese Universities. It is this growth of an independent modern Chinese culture which the Japanese want to crush.\n\nThis jealousy of Chinese education is not because China has scorned the achievements of Japan. On the contrary, the Chinese have always respected the rapid modernisation of Japan, and a great many Chinese students have been there to study. It should also be remembered that the Japanese owe a great deal of what is ancient in their culture to China. In return for that, every effort is being made to weaken the educated classes in this country. The tragedy is that the people who are doing this do not in any way represent the real culture of Japan. The attack on cultural institutions in China is, unfortunately, characteristic of the modern war-makers who have repudiated the modern historic culture of East and West in the interest of brute force.\n\nThe Japanese militarists have never forgiven the students of China for their action of May 4th, 1919, when in Peiping they forced the Chinese Government to oppose the Japanese encroachments in Shantung made at the time of the Versailles Treaty. From that time, students became an important political factor, though it must be admitted that in many cases they used their position unwisely. The point is, however, that after the 1932 war in Shanghai, students throughout China were remarkably passive. There was, between 1932 and 1935, a genuine attempt to curb the anti-Japanese emphasis and to concentrate their minds on internal reconstruction.\n\nBut in 1935, the Japanese again began their \"forward\" policy in North China; and after nearly four years of patience, the students in Peiping again demonstrated against their attempt to create \"autonomous\" governments by hiring certain Chinese ruffians to pose as \"Provisional\" leaders. The student, and indeed the whole nation, began to realise that the Japanese methods in North China were a menace not only to China's political stability but to the existence of any civilised and educated people.\n\nAs soon as the war began, it was obvious that the Japanese were determined to paralyse China's university life. The wanton shelling of Nankai University, the bombing of Central University, Nanking, the destruction of Universities in Shanghai are already well known. More recently, Hunan University, Changsha, has been bombed, and Amoy University destroyed when that port was taken. Both these institutions lie well away from the towns to which they are neighbours.\n\nTill now, the students of Canton have been fairly fortunate. The National Sun Yat Sen University has a fine new campus about four miles from the city. During the earlier raids, a great many bombs were aimed at this, but luckily none of the beautiful modern Chinese-style buildings were damaged. It was, however, obviously a target for the Japanese, and most of the classes moved into the University's old buildings, which are in the centre of Canton. On May 4th, during an air raid, a bomb aimed at the old University fell into a neighbouring street, killing several people. On June 5th and 6th, in the recent appalling air-raids, three bombs hit the University.\n\nDuring these days, the Sun Yat Sen University students have been trying to take their examinations, which have been held early in the morning and late at night to avoid the raiders. In the daytime, some of them have been doing rescue work with the Red Cross workers. Some institutions, like the Union Theological College, have organised their own First Aid troops.\n\nOf the other four Universities in Canton, Sheung Kan University has moved into the country. Kuo Min University and Canton University lie in the city, and although bombs have fallen near each of them, they have until now been able to carry on with their work. Lingnan University lies across the river and outside Canton. Three bombs fell into its campus, which killed and wounded 3 agricultural workers. The Union Theological College at Pak Hok Tung is at present immune.\n\nIt is obvious, however, that the general strain of studying during the last year has been very trying, and the colleges must be congratulated on having got through their programmes. During the last term, Lingnan University has been offering special courses related to the war crisis, in the Departments of Science, Government, History, Religion, etc. The Arts students also did, as part of their course, a two weeks' tour of the local villages on Honan Island. They gave talks on political education, practical first aid, air-raid precautions, and presented patriotic plays and taught games to the children as a contribution to the social life of the villages. It has had a good effect in helping to break down the barriers between a rich university and the countryside, and is a local example of what is happening everywhere in China - the uniting of all classes, students, soldiers, workers in the common cause.\n\n43\n\n7\n\nThe students of Canton also demonstrated their solidarity with students of other countries when they recently welcomed two delegates from the World's Student Association, Mr. Bernard Floud from Oxford and Mr. James Klugman from Paris. They were on a tour in China with a view to speaking for China's cause on their return. They visited the Universities in Canton and were given an extremely warm reception. More recently, in these raids, the students have sent a joint letter to Student bodies in Britain, U.S.A., Canada, and other countries, describing the bombing, stating that students are carrying on as best they can, and asking for support from foreign countries. All who read this bulletin may be assured of the desire of Chinese students to express their solidarity with the peace-loving peoples of the world.\n\nStudents have already suffered heavily in this war. Many of them are refugees, unable to continue their studies; readers of this bulletin are probably familiar with the needs for their relief. If not, they may like to know that gifts of money to the Student YMCA, 347 Madison Ave, N.Y., or International Student Service, 14 Rue Calvin, Geneva, or to British Student Christian Movement, Annandale, North End Rd, London N.W. 11, or direct to YMCA at Shanghai, 131 Museum Street, or YMCA Changsha, will be well used.\n\nBut more important, we are appealing that worse evils may not befall Chinese students through the Japanese invasion of China. Some students are fighting with the army. A great number are engaged in some kind of national service, and all are determined to uphold the right of students everywhere to study in peace and freedom from the repression of the war-makers. The Japanese militarists are attacking cultural institutions partly because they are centres of Chinese sentiment, but also because the military mind in control of Japan is afraid of culture. The senseless attacks on the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall have been the latest expression of this vandalism. It is a hall of considerable beauty and embodies the spirit of Canton as a pioneer city in the Republic. But it is of no great practical value. It stands well apart from any other buildings. Several bombs have been aimed at it, and it has been fairly seriously damaged. If we Westerners respect the beauty and cultural achievements of China and also want to preserve our own, we must make sure that the tide of Japanese aggression is checked by international action.\n\nJ. G. B.\n\nPage 40\n\nPage 41", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-570-7 Sino-Japanese War- attack on shipping 21-3-1938 - 18-11-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 561695, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939", "content_text": "## EXTRACT FROM MINUTES OF 105th MEETING OF 9bd6 \n\nheld \nOn \n30/1/39 \n\n### XXIV. LEAGUE OF NATIONS COMMITTEE: GOVERNMENT RATES \n\n**PRIVILEGE OF** \n`53863/38 H` \nKony \n\nTHE SECRETARY reported that C.W., in accordance with a request made by the Burma Office, had agreed to give the privilege of Government rates to cables despatched from Burma by the League of Nations Committee for Technical Collaboration with China, as an exceptional measure, in the event of the League of Nations Committee moving its base from Hong Kong to Burma (102nd Meeting, Minute XXII).", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 561762, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939", "page_number": 83, "title": "CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939", "content_text": "# EXTRACT FROM MINUTES OF 100 MEETING OF J.C.A.C held on 10.5.38 (orig. regd. 5273/35 Gml)\n\n## XXII. LEAGUE OF NATIONS COMMITTEE: GOVERNMENT RATES\n\nThe Committee took note that C. & W., in accordance with the request made by the Colonial Office, had given the privilege of Government rates to cables despatched from Hong Kong by the League of Nations Committee for Technical Collaboration with China (`Paper No. 1038-A`).", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 561773, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939", "page_number": 94, "title": "CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939", "content_text": "**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n1038-A\n\nCopy No.\n\n## IMPERIAL COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE\n\n### LEAGUE OF NATIONS COMMITTEE FOR TECHNICAL COLLABORATION WITH CHINA: PRIVILEGE OF GOVERNMENT RATES ACCORDED BY CABLE & WIRELESS LIMITED FOR CABLES DESPATCHED FROM HONG KONG\n\nCopy of a letter from Cable and Wireless Limited to the Secretary, Imperial Communications Advisory Committee.\n\n`DTM/G.2/8`\n\nCABLE AND WIRELESS LIMITED, \nElectra House, \nVictoria Embankment, \nLondon, \nW.C.2. \n17th March, 1938.\n\nDear Sir,\n\nOn the 25th February 1938 the Company was approached by the Colonial Office with a request that cables despatched from Hongkong by the League of Nations Committee for Technical Collaboration with China, on League of Nations business, should be accorded the same privileged rates as are granted to telegrams sent on behalf of the Government of Hongkong.\n\nAlthough there was some doubt as to whether the above-mentioned telegrams were entitled to the privilege of Government rates when addressed to parties other than the Secretary General of the League of Nations, it was ascertained that the Chinese Telegraph Administration had extended such privilege when the League of Nations Commission was established in Shanghai.\n\nIn the circumstances, the Company informed the Colonial Office that it would be pleased to accord the privilege of Government rates to the telegrams in question and,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 561800, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939", "page_number": 121, "title": "CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939", "content_text": "# 53863/38. Hong Kong.\n\n121\n\n2\n\nC.O.\n\nMr. Megson\n\nMr.\n\n15/2/38.\n\nFamed 3\n\nBoroyer 18,\n\nMr. Sent 18\n\nSir H. Moore.\n\nSir G. Tomlinson.\n\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nA\n\n58\n\nSir,\n\nDowning Street,\n5 February, 1938.\n\n23\n\nI am directed to inform you that a request has been received from the League of Nations Committee for **Technical Collaboration with China** asking for the grant of privileged rates for cables despatched from Hong Kong on League of Nations business.\n\nIt is understood that a good deal of telegraphic correspondence is necessary, especially in connection with anti-epidemic work, and that reduced rates were granted when the League of Nations Office was established in Nanking.\n\n2.\n\nThe Secretary of State concurs in the request and he would be grateful if you could be good enough to accord to such telegrams the same treatment as is granted ... \n\nCopy to Govt. of H.K.\n\nJ. J. Bamford (O)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 561802, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939", "page_number": 123, "title": "CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939", "content_text": "In any further communication on this subject, please quote \n`No. F 1097/120/10` \nand address - \nnot to any person by name \nbut to-- \n**The Under-Secretary of State**, \nForeign Office, \nLondon, S.W.1.\n\n## \n\n### \n`E` \n10 FEB 1978 \n`C. O. REGY` \n\n### \n\nSir, \n\n**FOREIGN OFFICE**, \nS.W.1. \n8th February, 1938. \n123 \n241 \n`63063/` \n\nWith reference to Colonial Office letter `53863/37` of the 13th January 1938, on the subject of facilities for the anti-epidemic units sent to China by the League of Nations, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Eden to transmit herewith for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies a copy of a letter which has been received from the Committee for Technical Collaboration with China regarding the grant of privileged rates for cables despatched from Hong Kong on League of Nations affairs.\n\n2. Mr. Eden understands that a good deal of telegraphic correspondence is necessary, especially in connexion with the anti-epidemic work, and it appears reasonable to him that the Committee's telegrams should receive the same treatment as official telegrams. He would therefore be grateful if Mr. Ormsby-Gore could see his way to grant this request, and would send the necessary authority to the Governor of Hong Kong.\n\nHe would be glad to be informed of the decision taken in the matter.\n\nThe Under-Secretary of State, \nColonial Office.\n\nI am, \nSir, \nYour obedient Servant, \nC. Orde", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-571-18 League of Nations- medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 8-2-1938 - 30-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 564120, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-575-3 Japanese affairs 2-1-1939 - 21-12-1939", "page_number": 83, "title": "CO129-575-3 Japanese affairs 2-1-1939 - 21-12-1939", "content_text": "## Visits of Colonial Governors-General\n\n184. During the month of May, visits were paid to Tokyo by General Minami, Governor-General of Korea, and Admiral Kobayashi, Governor-General of Formosa. It is reported that new policies in Korea were decided on during General Minami's visit, both in regard to the development of the agriculture and industry of the country, which has acquired a special importance as the \"arsenal base\" for Japan's continental policy, and in regard to the treatment of Koreans in Korea and in Japan. It is said that a system of compulsory education is to be introduced into Korea as soon as possible, and that eventually conscription and suffrage will follow. It is also reported that it is planned to import large numbers of Korean labourers to cope with the growing shortage of labour here. On his arrival here on the 19th May, Admiral Kobayashi gave a press interview in which he referred to the good effect that the incident was having on the morale of the Formosans, more than 9,500 of whom had already fought and worked for the army in China. He also said that the future of Formosa depended on the island's industrialisation. He said that the recently acquired Spratley Islands would be a good stepping-stone for Japan's southward development, but he considered that the recently mooted plan for the administrative combination of Formosa and the mandated islands under a Governor-General of the south would prove difficult of realisation owing to the immense distance which separates Formosa from the eastern end of the archipelago. He also expressed the opinion that Formosa should be developed as the first line of defence against the south and west, and the mandated islands as the first line of defence against the Pacific. This remark is interesting in connection with the statement of General Koiso at the conference of prefectural Governors that the Government was taking appropriate measures for protection and guidance in the South Sea islands.\n\n## Plans for the Development of North Manchuria\n\n185. On the 15th May, the Hsinking Government published details of a comprehensive plan for the development of the northern border districts of Manchuria, which have hitherto been neglected on account of their remoteness. The project is expected to be completed in the main by 1941. The total expenditure involved will be some 1,000 million yuan. The scheme provides for new railways, roads, postal facilities, telephone cables, radio towers, and aerodromes, as well as for repairs and improvements to what already exists, for the development of water power supply, colonisation of uninhabited areas, rationalisation of labour supply, encouragement of agriculture by establishment of experimental stations, guilds, and commissions for the distribution of materials, strengthening of air defences, and provision of clubs and other social facilities.\n\n## Reorganisation of Municipalities of Dairen and Port Arthur\n\n186. The municipal government of these two cities has hitherto been not unlike that of a Japanese city, comprising an Assembly whose members, apart from four Chinese selected by the Kwantung Government, have been elected every four years by Japanese householders; the mayor was chosen every four years by the Assembly. Under the new system, half the members of the Assembly are to be officially nominated, and the term of service is to be three years only. The mayor and vice-mayor (a new post) are to be Japanese Government officials appointed by the Japanese Ambassador at Hsinking. The mayor actually chosen has for the past four and a half years been Vice-Governor of two provinces in Manchuria, and his appointment illustrates the ease with which Japanese officials can be interchanged between Japan and the \"independent\" State of Manchukuo.\n\nIt is probable that the new Assembly's function will be merely to endorse the decisions of the executive authority headed by the mayor, but the staffing of the executive by permanent Government officials, which forms part of the reorganisation, should bring some increase of efficiency. The change has been received with complete apathy by the inhabitants.\n\n## Trial of Japanese Communists\n\n187. The trial of twenty-two so-called Communists, which began in September last year, came to an end on the 8th May, when Mr. Toshi Futami was sentenced to death. Many of the twenty-one other defendants on trial with Mr. Futami since last September were shown leniency by the court in consideration of their avowed repentance. The judge refused to rule on the case against another of the group, who has been drafted into military service.\n\n188. All twenty-two of the defendants, arrested late in 1935, were said to have been members of the extinct Japan Anarchist-Communist party. They were accused and convicted on various criminal charges, including larceny, attempted homicide, desertion of a corpse, possession of explosives, and violation of the Peace Preservation Law.\n\n189. It was said that they had sought to maintain a vestige of the party after it had been suppressed by resorting to petty racketeering to obtain funds. Procurators handling the case demanded severe penalties for each of them, but the court took note of their penitent attitude and imposed milder sentences on virtually all but Mr. Futami, who was found more deeply implicated in the serious charges.\n\n## Expansion of Wireless Services\n\n190. It is reported in the vernacular press that the Communications Ministry have concluded negotiations with various countries for the inauguration of direct wireless telephone or telegraph services. Communication by wireless telegraph with Kalgan is expected to be opened by the end of June, and will be followed by services to Afghanistan, Peru, and Belgium. Wireless telephone services with France, Peru, Brazil, Australia, and Hong Kong are also to be inaugurated by the autumn. There is said to be a balance in Japan's favour of messages received over messages despatched of some 3 million words; in spite of this, Japan pays annual fees amounting to 10 million yen, owing to the fact that she is obliged to make use of the network of submarine cables owned by Great Britain, France, and the United States. The new expansion in Japan's direct wireless services is designed to remedy this handicap.\n\n## Foreign Misconception of Japan's Aims\n\n191. According to the Yomiuri, the Japan Economic Federation are exercised at the reception being given to Japanese goods abroad, and at the attitude of western countries to Japan's economic expansion in Asia, and are proposing to set up a special committee for the correction of the misconceptions by foreign countries regarding Japan's programme. The paper understands that the committee's first business will be to start investigations on a large scale into the reasons for these misconceptions.\n\n## Improving the Policeman's Lot\n\n192. The tendency of policemen and other underpaid minor officials to drift into munitions factories has already been referred to. During the first four months of this year, more than 400 policemen resigned from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Force, whereas the present output of the police training school is about 160 a year. It is said that the Metropolitan Police Board are greatly concerned at the effect of these defections on the morale of the force and are doing their best to stop them; but the remaining policemen are said to be asking for better conditions of service. A plan has, however, been worked out by the board, by which certain \"welfare measures\" will take the place of increased salaries. Under this plan, subsidies of from 10 to 15 yen per child per annum are to be granted for the education of policemen's children, new houses with specially low rentals are to be built for the men, loans without interest are to be granted in cases of illness, and arrangements are to be made to...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-575-3 Japanese affairs 2-1-1939 - 21-12-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 564648, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "page_number": 231, "title": "CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940", "content_text": "## HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.\n\n... facilities, an administration which we can claim to reach a high standard of honesty and impartiality, and freedom from irksome restrictions. These advantages will remain and when some of the wilder talk about the imposition of an income tax has died down I do not believe that the enterprising business man will refrain from coming here to make a profit merely because that profit will not be quite so large as it might have been. It is, however, alleged that the existence or prospect of an income tax will drive capital away from the Colony and is in fact doing so. There are few things about which more nonsense is talked than about capital being removed from a country. The bulk of the capital invested in Hong Kong is invested in property, and in plant and equipment of all kinds, for example, the cables of the telephone and electricity companies, which cannot very well be removed from the Colony. All that can happen to such property is that the owner of it can sell it to somebody else. The income from it, however, will remain liable to Hong Kong income tax if it is imposed, and it is a matter of indifference to Government whether that tax is paid by the existing owner or by somebody else who buys his property from him.\n\nI do not deny that there are other kinds of capital which can be removed. The principal type of such capital is actual cash balances which may be placed on deposit with banks or other financial institutions and which undoubtedly have come to Hong Kong as a temporary safe resting place. It is obvious that a non-resident who holds such deposits in Hong Kong might be tempted to transfer them elsewhere if he had to pay income tax on the interest received from them, and the transfer of such deposits might do the Colony harm. For that reason the Bill which is now being examined by the Income Tax Committee provides that bank interest payable to non-residents shall be exempt from income tax.\n\nIt is alleged not merely that the existence of income tax will drive capital away in the future but that the prospect of it is already doing so. I do not know where that information is obtained. Movements of capital are notoriously difficult to detect and I can only go by such indications as are available. In the first place if a lot of people were selling Hong Kong dollars one would naturally expect the exchange rate to go down, within the limits permitted by our stabilization arrangements; in fact, however, anybody who has dealings in the exchange market will know that the effective market rate has been for many weeks at just about the highest point at which the banks can fix it under those arrangements. That does not indicate any flight from the Hong Kong dollar. Secondly, the returns which Government is now receiving of exchange transactions, details of which it is impossible to publish, do not indicate any such substantial flight. Thirdly, if a nervous shareholder were trying to avoid payment of income tax on Hong Kong investments he might be expected to sell his shares in Hong Kong companies. In the last four weeks the prices of the principal Hong Kong shares have moved hardly at all; but what movements have occurred show an average increase of about 11.\n\nPage 186\nPage 252", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 567870, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-580-8 League of Nations- Medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 6-4-1939 - 5-7-1939", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-580-8 League of Nations- Medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 6-4-1939 - 5-7-1939", "content_text": "(*2643-150) Wt. 16318- 15,000 7/38 T.S. 695\n\nC. O.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nR 22 AFR 224\n\nBejj zapoj Geur 24\n\nMr. A. J. Dawe.\n\nSir H. Moore.\n\nSir G. Tomlinson.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\n53863/39HK.\n\n14. ausd 4\n\nسل كانه my spiature 1/23\n\nDear Phillips\n\n9th April, 1939\n\nDRAFT.\n\nJ.W. Phillips Esq.\n\n(G.P.O.)\n\nFURTHER ACTION.\n\nYou will have seen from the minutes of the 102nd and 105th meetings of the League of Nations Committee for Technical Collaboration with China that Cable Wireless agreed last year that cables despatched from Hong Kong could be sent at Government rates.\n\nI now enclose a copy of a letter from the C.O., which shows that the League of Nations Committee has now moved its base to Hanoi, and, being unable to secure a similar privilege from the French authorities, has asked whether the privilege afforded at Hong Kong can be continued if the telegrams are sent through ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-580-8 League of Nations- Medical aid for China and reduced cable rates 6-4-1939 - 5-7-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 568913, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-582-7 Taxation 6-6-1939 - 5-2-1940", "page_number": 89, "title": "CO129-582-7 Taxation 6-6-1939 - 5-2-1940", "content_text": "Caine\n\n89\n\n186\n\n# HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.\n\nfacilities, an administration which we can claim to reach a high standard of honesty and impartiality, and freedom from irksome restrictions. These advantages will remain and when some of the wilder talk about the imposition of an income tax has died down I do not believe that the enterprising business man will refrain from coming here to make a profit merely because that profit will not be quite so large as it might have been. It is, however, alleged that the existence or prospect of an income tax will drive capital away from the Colony and is in fact doing so. There are few things about which more nonsense is talked than about capital being removed from a country. The bulk of the capital invested in Hong Kong is invested in property, and in plant and equipment of all kinds, for example, the cables of the telephone and electricity companies, which cannot very well be removed from the Colony. All that can happen to such property is that the owner of it can sell it to somebody else. The income from it, however, will remain liable to Hong Kong income tax if it is imposed, and it is a matter of indifference to Government whether that tax is paid by the existing owner or by somebody else who buys his property from him.\n\nI do not deny that there are other kinds of capital which can be removed. The principal type of such capital is actual cash balances which may be placed on deposit with banks or other financial institutions and which undoubtedly have come to Hong Kong as a temporary safe resting place. It is obvious that a non-resident who holds such deposits in Hong Kong might be tempted to transfer them elsewhere if he had to pay income tax on the interest received from them, and the transfer of such deposits might do the Colony harm. For that reason the Bill which is now being examined by the Income Tax Committee provides that bank interest payable to non-residents shall be exempt from income tax.\n\nIt is alleged not merely that the existence of income tax will drive capital away in the future but that the prospect of it is already doing so. I do not know where that information is obtained. Movements of capital are notoriously difficult to detect and I can only go by such indications as are available. In the first place if a lot of people were selling Hong Kong dollars one would naturally expect the exchange rate to go down, within the limits permitted by our stabilization arrangements; in fact, however, anybody who has dealings in the exchange market will know that the effective market rate has been for many weeks at just about the highest point at which the banks can fix it under those arrangements. That does not indicate any flight from the Hong Kong dollar. Secondly, the returns which Government is now receiving of exchange transactions, details of which it is impossible to publish, do not indicate any such substantial flight. Thirdly, if a nervous shareholder were trying to avoid payment of income tax on Hong Kong investments he might be expected to sell his shares in Hong Kong companies. In the last four weeks the prices of the principal Hong Kong shares have moved hardly at all; but what movements have occurred show an average increase of about", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-582-7 Taxation 6-6-1939 - 5-2-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 582843, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-596-3 Hong Kong University- recognition of wartime training of medical students 24-1-1946 - 10-3-1949", "page_number": 72, "title": "CO129-596-3 Hong Kong University- recognition of wartime training of medical students 24-1-1946 - 10-3-1949", "content_text": "The final meeting of the Committee will therefore be held (weather permitting) in the roofless Great Hall of the University on Friday, 22nd March. It will be the nearest approach to a congregation of the University that circumstances will allow.\n\nGordon King as Dean of the Medical Faculty will \"present\" the candidates and the Committee (through my mouth) will confer the degrees and each candidate will receive a Diploma and then the Commander in Chief (who would love to wear the Chancellor's robes but cannot lawfully do so) will shake hands with each graduate. Degrees will then be conferred in absentia and the C. in C. will top off the proceedings with the equivalent of the Chancellor's speech.\n\nThere will probably be 200-250 people present (and the Committee, poor mutts, are standing them tea).\n\nI worked out a ceremonial as near as we can get to that of a \"congregation\" and we reckon it will be somewhat of a historic occasion.\n\nThe Diploma, which I drafted, recites the Order in Council and I think it will be a thing of which a graduate will have cause to be proud.\n\nI will cable the names of the graduates when the degrees have been conferred using \"stop\" between each name. I will put in this letter a list of the twenty certainties and add the other successful candidates if I get them in time. I fear for the mess \"Cables and Wireless\" might make of a list of Chinese names.\n\nThe Diplomas for those in England had better be sent to you by air by safe hand.\n\nI do most sincerely hope that the view as to the re-opening of the University will be reconsidered.\n\nThe moral and political importance of re-opening it at the earliest possible moment could not be too strongly stressed. I am sending a copy of your letter to Dr. Gordon King as I presume you would wish him to have, in confidence, the information you have given me.\n\nMails have of late gone completely haywire as you will see.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-596-3 Hong Kong University- recognition of wartime training of medical students 24-1-1946 - 10-3-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 593415, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-615-2 Income tax 10-3-1947 - 6-2-1948", "page_number": 246, "title": "CO129-615-2 Income tax 10-3-1947 - 6-2-1948", "content_text": "# FAR EAST HONGKONG CHINESE PROTEST TO WHITEHALL\n\nHONGKONG, WEDNESDAY - PROTESTS AT THE PROPOSED DIRECT TAXATION BILL TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TOMORROW WERE CABLED TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, MR ARTHUR CREECH JONES TODAY BY THE NEWLY-FORMED CHINESE ANTI-DIRECT TAX COMMITTEE.\n\nTHE COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND THEIR ACTION IS THE CLIMAX TO CHINESE OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL.\n\nA PETITION ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE WILL BE PRESENTED TOMORROW OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL CHAMBER TO GOVERNOR SIR MARK YOUNG. UNCONFIRMED REPORTS SAY THE PETITION THREATENS THE WITHDRAWAL FROM HONGKONG OF CHINESE CAPITAL IF DIRECT TAXATION IS INTRODUCED.\n\nREUTER END `1627`\n \n`248`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-615-2 Income tax 10-3-1947 - 6-2-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 596935, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951", "page_number": 252, "title": "CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951", "content_text": "362\n\n49\n\nHONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\nthey are available to advise on the relative merits of new services or schemes competing for inclusion in the budget lightens my task to no inconsiderable degree.\n\nExpenditure, as provided for in the estimates as now printed, totals $199,051,037, but there are a number of last minute adjustments which it will be necessary to consider in Select Committee. This represents a deficit of $7,071,557 which may easily be increased in Select Committee to $7 million.\n\nThere are moreover certain liabilities, indeterminate at the present stage, which must be taken into account. In the first place, there is the question of new piers and reclamations for the ferry service. Everyone is, I think, aware that the Star Ferry Company is negotiating for a new franchise with a view to improving their service generally. This will involve new piers on both sides of the harbour, and extensive reclamation. The cost will be very high indeed, and although no decision has been reached as to which party will pay for the piers, the cost of reclamation will certainly have to be met by Government. Now, the new pier, anyway on this side of the harbour, cannot be started until the reclamation has been completed, so if we are to have an improved ferry service, which is so badly needed, within a reasonable time, it is very important that work on the reclamation should be pushed forward as rapidly as possible. Unfortunately there are a number of difficulties which must be overcome. The Telephone cables and one belonging to Cable & Wireless are all brought ashore at this point. It will be necessary to move at least the telephone cables and this will mean that they will have to be lengthened. There is sure to be a good deal of delay in obtaining the necessary cable, but this will be expedited as much as possible. In the meantime, it will be necessary to make borings to determine the character of the sea bed. A sum of $20,000 has been provided for this under Public Works Recurrent but the foundations of the pier will have to be interlocked with the wall of the reclamation, so not very much can be done until the necessary drawings have been prepared. If all goes well, however, it may be possible to make a start on the reclamation before the end of the financial year, and in this event the general view will no doubt be that we should find, by supplementary vote, whatever money may be required, rather than delay the commencement of the work until the next financial year.\n\nThe other commitment for which we may have to find money before the end of the year, is in respect of our contribution towards the cost of the reinforcement of the garrison. This is quite distinct from any question of an ordinary defence contribution, and relates solely to the present need for strengthening the garrison above its normal size. It is obviously right and proper that this Government should contribute within its means, and the matter has been the subject of negotiation for some little time. I should prefer not to go into details at this stage regarding the negotiations, but it is obviously", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-623-8 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1951 1-12-1949 - 31-3-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 597131, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951", "page_number": 162, "title": "CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951", "content_text": "Enc. 3\n\n# REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE APPROPRIATION FOR 1951-52 ORDINANCE\n\n1951.\n\n-216\n\nThe Select Committee appointed to consider the Appropriation for 1951-52 Ordinance, 1951, together with the supporting estimates has the honour to submit its report.\n\nThe Committee has not included in its report any reference to items which received the approval of Finance Committee between the times when the draft estimates were first finalized and subsequently presented to Legislative Council. The Committee has also not made reference to posts which have been transferred from one department to another nor to promotions among classes of the same grade within the approved overall establishments during the same period.\n\n## HEAD 1 HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR\n\nThe Committee recommends the reduction of the provision for Personal Emoluments by $1,296 in respect of vacant posts and notes His Excellency's decision to delete the provision of $5,000 for Carpets under Special Expenditure.\n\n## HEAD 2 AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT\n\nThe Committee recommends the transfer of a number of posts from the non-pensionable to the pensionable establishment.\n\n## HEAD 4 CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT\n\nThe Committee notes that one Telegraphist Class II is personally pensionable and is correctly shown under the pensionable establishment. It recommends a reduction of $7,450 in the provision for Flying fees for staff.\n\n## HEAD 6 COLONIAL SECRETARIAT AND LEGISLATURE\n\nThe Committee supports an increase of $2,100 in the provision for Casual labour in order to permit the training of part-time staff in the Coding Office to deal with cables during periods of heavy traffic.\n\n## HEAD 7 COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT\n\nIn view of the increased work of this department arising partly from the American embargo on imports into the colony, the Committee recommends the restoration of the post of Assistant Director (Industry) which it was proposed to abolish. Senior Executive Officer Class I now seconded to the Department will in consequence not in future be required.\n\n## HEAD 8 CUSTODIAN OF PROPERTY\n\nThe Committee notes that the administrative control of this department is now vested in the Accountant General and that, in future, the staff will be included under the Treasury. It is therefore necessary to provide only $4,200 instead of $16,800 for the personal emoluments of the former Custodian of Property while he is on leave pending retirement.\n\n## HEAD 9 EDUCATION DEPARTMENT\n\nThe Committee recommends certain transfers of posts between the pensionable, non-pensionable, and temporary staffs.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-623-9 Estimates of Expenditure- includes a report for the year ending March 1952 1-2-1951 - 30-11-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]