[ { "id": 216682, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 166, "title": "CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843", "content_text": "\nbeen \n\non brought be my the withdraw \n\nMajor \n\nCaine \n\nI fall a Member of the Comet honing that yo arived charge of the sick of 19. 28. Regund \n\nا کچھ کہ مجھے \n\nیم \n\nJ. \n\n'th's Hear Thaviw at. \n\nof tal legiment i \n\n} \n\nstate in \n\nbrick he \n\nOn the 30° of Celiber \n\nthe time hour, \n\nr \n\nat Houghing \n\nfound them. \n\nwe arrived in \n\nirit on board \n\nthe beansport. Moises with Colonel Frate \n\nCam \n\nPatt \n\n18. H. 26. Regiment, to exan we statest to be here. Avcifeund \n\nthe sick is he \n\nbout larity two \n\nby two then. \n\nalfbelongs \n\nbo 1.9. 20% and the other le sole chments of 12.55; \n\n497. \n\n.... \n\nRegiments, \n\nThe \n\nZec. \n\nat the times av \n\ncallers Curalescas myerin, and deviral fr berlin, suffering firm frem \n\nand diarrhea. They had hem \n\nheard. \n\nsuse Kr, and stated, that they had neither \n\nby \n\nHear \n\nmedia at \n\nor bad thing been \n\nOffice. Fro \n\nin they were first, but on load \n\nwich \n\nt to the Best Panch Barracks, shown the barracks, which were station to be filled \n\nwith sich, and the fourths which \n\ncontained, whet \n\nང་ Qa \n\nthee, the healthing on \n\ndenti \n\nduty \n\nfound \n\nsick, \n\nвые \n\nfirst went into this barracks and \n\nthere Whirly five a forty \n\nツ \n\nLov \n\nat the time euffering from fener \n\ncrec. \n\nWe re \n\nactually lovel \n\nہے۔ \n\nfish for \n\nhad left the \n\ncomplaint. \n\nMeine & Spinoy \n\nmost of them \n\nhave ofthem a fort - \n\nla fore, \n\nwere. \n\nhospital ally u your days. \n\nand loves at of thems \n\nPrinted out at the time to tie sent back in medi- let to torpital yn treatments. We then pro- readed to the burrucho cconfied by the sick, \n\n= \n\ntheres found them \n\nWe manner \n\nded in the \n\nalready, ufucation to this Cant, which, was \n\nrepresen in a deger. Vitally, \n\nin e \n\ni \n\nampatible \n\nscovery from dicence, or with the preservations \n\nof health. \n\nCrie \n\nfuel. \n\nthen with \n\nGoing Lead and eve \n\nfive \n\nLa \n\ninformos piefone night, that i'd in the course of that day. The patients \n\nwe... E.. \n\n\"generally. \n\nstate of reise med de bility, and \n\nof them evidently rapid en ticking Rhein diseases. This \n\nhundred \n\nthemen and \n\nin the loade \n\n22 AL \n\nwanted t \n\nto \n\nfortyfen, unsion several They Land not room \n\nluen \n\nFor the \n\nutensils, which wer \n\nin the open \n\nver and a \n\nA \n\nthe Conan ons. \n\nLosfilat spital \n\ntherefore plased out. \n\nate, hand me \n\n& PLE \n\nin formed", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 217488, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-003 - Foreign Office - 1843", "page_number": 226, "title": "CO129-003 - Foreign Office - 1843", "content_text": "tue \n\nLere Theigh \n\ntreal becslamice of long kong by \n\nshable the Cest trudl perwer Execute \n\noffences willen mil to Chemia peter. \n\n12 July 20. Hope \n\nAll ordinary analcipes \n\nOtherwise it word searen \n\nbery \n\nCara \n\nof Chine \n\nto fail in their application to the obvious that persons charged with Offen \n\nwn the Offences commetted \n\nwithin the Queen's Dominions c. not be sent for trial strewhere, A Frenchman \n\nCAM \n\nA zim.Q. \n\nLondon, \n\non, or an \n\nEnglishman \n\ncould not be reclaimed for trial by his wron \n\nby the Goot. chose Laws he had broken \n\nallenia.. \n\nEvery \n\nto the Sovensign and to the haw \n\nCoth Hot \n\nthis \n\n4. \n\nGov. or given up to be tried \n\nation \n\nKont \n\na \n\nthe Counting, within whods, be \n\nhappens to be. Besides, the same action which is criminal in \n\nsi clean qusi \n\nanother, \n\nanuary \n\nor sway \n\nnot be so m \n\n4.1 \n\nequal degree. All this \n\nA \n\nthe States of Christendom; but wont probably be. \n\ninmintelligible to the Chinese Good. It it be rights to establish such an \n\ninnovation. I think the safort way \n\nlocal Regulative of Hong Hong \n\nit will be to rely \n\nthe \n\nExtract of a letter from fir Henry Pottinger to the \n\nrecorded opinion that the British \n\nin bequent inquires conferime his already still accedes to that propoxal ; but all for that purpose. The Plenipotentiary \n\nat Kowloon should be governed by their own laws; \n\nand Mandarive to be stationed at, \n\nLuggestion that the People of Houghay his perfect willingness \n\nto meet their Excellen to the Imperial Commigers at hanking, 7th. The Plenipotentiary lhewise internatio \n\nAuthorities ou \n\nor restraint the large afcneblage of toples impossible to keep in any degree of order to a certain exteul, else it will be \n\nallowed torxercise Police jurisdiction \n\nHong Kong must be \n\n6 July. \n\nChinese at trong Kong shall be tried \n\nW. Hope. \n\narise belive on themselves; but that the Chinese Gord. shall appoint the Judge handle, be reconciled with our \n\naffect of this must maraly that Sir b. Pottinger agrees that the Chinese Juday as oftere as quactions \n\nThis is a concession which can \n\nSovereignty. but how has this oh be \n\nto judge. \n\nEnighean notions \n\nconclusive objection \n\ns more than \n\nby legislating apprehend the settled hovel wheech will require domumems for trial. a \n\nquersuns out of the dens uinte callers be as to sudicy Cand - The difficulty therepre \n\nin Houghong itself buton the \n\nt appeaestrat howling is not \n\nsassin he is Bougkom frem which \n\nJuly? \n\nnd our lash insanctions on this subject. Lock to then, and \n\ntheduce you vill, \n\nrushselves or suding cream call \n\nadunk Cuinese saw within thugharg \n\nhere it aderirentul bryginal \n\nCompare them with this prisonline, and we decid", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-003 - Foreign Office - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 242327, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10]", "page_number": 213, "title": "CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10]", "content_text": "## OVERLAND FRIEND OF CHINA.\n\n### DEPARTURES\n\n| Ship | From | For |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Fing | Queenstown | London |\n| Erit. 635 | Nor | Falmouth |\n| Thisvors, bark | | Cork |\n| Wild Flower, ship | | |\n| fuit. $5 an | | |\n| 478 Jan 28 | Bourby, stranier | Bombay |\n| | for Hamburgh | |\n| Glonesa, brig | | |\n\nVery DEPAR TURES \n\nPer Antelope, Mers Wetmort, Cry der, Cons \n\nCheng Ayow at the bakery. He also sent upward of $1,000 in stock, Porter, and Feset. bie slop, Since the dieta barces in Canton. where he had shop, and since hearing a \n\nmises were bural, ha reward of red for: his apprehension, he has reklo gone to his bakery, and has lived principally upstairs, not wicking--as Mus! of the korean and compradores belonging to his district had returned bone-sill into a su Hongkong. This day before yesterday. Rant & Co. wished 10 preare 27 000 he, of biscuit #rom bin, and he went down to his bakery with Mr Diner in n bout, to show sim his bakery, with nechinery there; ofter which, Mr Dades of the Curemissaris wishing to see him on business be walked from his bikers to the Coquarist Ar Dunder told him to uske at haste with Die biscus, an it was want-) for the Cricutia; on hie way Lock,] he culted on Me Poster, saying he would and orxt morning at the for. Same sunrmmon, decorren 4 and 5 clack, Mr Edwards brought him an order an Burd & Co., for the liricvery if the 1800 taga \n\nAs regards the Bakery, ho find a foremas-Apuk, whole shout a fortnight agot his present foremen is Alan, and two are under him. Alitook and Antzat, rue for day, nod one for night work. Does unt know whether may of those three are here or not. Dues un know who have been seized wowa tist sume lave in en sex, because the boy that come over with Sergesti Je le pold him so. \n\n### SHIPPING IN CHINA.\n\n#### MERCHANT VESSELS.\n\n| Ship | Arrival | Consignees or Masters |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Trufl | | |\n| Tay. ship | | |\n| Brothers, brig | | |\n| Calders ship | | |\n| Cama Family, ship | | |\n| Deva, ship | | |\n| Karl Grey, harve | | |\n\nArriva \n\nMERCHANT VESSELS- Continard \n\n| Ship | Arrival | Consignees or Masters |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Ceylond, ship | 42.007- | |\n| BRU Felix, barque | 5 jaan. Postase and co. | |\n| | m. Pustan and on | |\n| | Amoy | 150Sept Jafard and ev |\n| | Sept Bard sud en | 2) telebe |\n| | 440 Feb 117adise, ad | |\n| | Nur 2: Canajee and co. | |\n| Cat Szybbe Guesden. | Jan | »[ bh& 21 * |\n| Alibotsford Guique | Apicion, big corn, bene | 43 55 Jardinë, 14. aud zo. |\n| | 19til yd 190. | |\n| | 21 flee 17ardine od | |\n| British. | fub chau | |\n\n### SHIPPING IN CHINA.\n\n#### ARRIVALS\n\n| Ship | From | Consignees or Masters |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| H.Ms.Cuia | London | |\n| Quch of May, cart Bri. | Liverpool | |\n| Cadiz, lemmer | Bombay | |\n| Fiery Cross, r | Caloutca | |\n| Lighting, Amer Sempre, ship | | |\n| Chris, bili | Frote Sourabaya | |\n| | eb 16ongkong | 314 Feb 49anghae |\n| | Brisco Feb Tungkong | Brit 415 Feb |\n| | 316- | |\n| | Fart of Wheur, sh. Brit. 75 Fob | |\n\n### TRIPS OF WAR IS CHINA AND NORTHERN WATERS\n\n| Ship | From | For |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Faruk Lucy, bork | East Coast | |\n| Mazeppa, schooner | | |\n| Kepbyi, suhor | | |\n| Jouppi, stip | New York | Hongkong |\n| | Bru | 64.hongkongRainwa |\n| | 140 3 | |\n| | Am. 173 Feb Shanghae | |\n\n### PASSENGERS INWARD.\n\nPer Zephyr, Mass Dicken, and Campbell, and 8 Chinese.\n\nPer Cadla, Mesars Hoord, Booker, Walker, Macresa, ale Lean, Maitland, Junes, Heard, Bugg, Boer, Hislop, and Cembranc \n\nPer Clarendon, 18 Malay Listars from the brig Pantole \n\nFor Muzeppo, Cap'at-e Barchain and Wilson.\n\nPer Amu, Mesa Homes, Sicin and Barn.\n\nPer Time and truth, 172 Chi \n\nPer Fiery Cross, Hou'blo F. Calthorpe, Mat \n\nMuk, un arvadis.\n\nPer Vindex, spwrecked passengers from the Amariest ship Ga đèn Buer, \n\nPer Butos Ayres, Mi Hart and 5 Chinese.\n\nPer Loty Wind, Mr went Mea Broughall, Me like, and Mackenzie.\n\n### PASSENGERS OUTWARD.\n\nPer Wild ture, Air Alester Divd.\n\nPur Erin, Measta Mutland T. Muceria.\n\nvera, Dr. Mrs, Mr and Miss Hotano, Messrs \n\nHN Lag, R Tarure, PMLen, W. Hislop \n\nJ. Pardon, W. G. S., P. Kou, G. Ha \n\nwith sum ecrits, and Capeso fomulos 2nd class,\n\n### SUPREME COURT.\n\n#### Crimmel Session i THE QUEL versie The Pureezers.\n\n##### Monday February 2nd, FIRST DAY.\n\nThe proceeding in this case commented at naon before n crowded. Coar. The Hon'le the A \n\nDr. Dempster, Colonial Surgeon vorn, de- posed-te ulsnys bal bis bread from. E-ing's torney General appeared for the prosecution; asap. On the morning in question the bread was sisted by Mr Cooper Turner, who had vuhunteered this services in the case withon fee or reward, \n\nbrought as usual a little before 8, of which his wife and family pateak. Far the defence, Dr. Bridges and Mr Day; with Ms. Dempster Bit giddy and inclined to vomit, Of After endaga gusti portion, Messrs Gaskell one Brown, and Mr H. J. Tarrant, his at de time no nalica was taken; but after \n\nThe Jury consisted of the following gentis pen the breakfis mod we over, he also having Messrs-MeLand, Martha-Suson, SriMaker, \n\ntion, Stationer-Panson, Book Keeper. after be felt the same effects. \n\nYerandah and cigar, when in a few moments \n\n·Lysil, ferchant-Bowra, Skip Coller. Prstone to the opening of the unse Dr. Bridges rose to request that he witnesses night leive the Casted which being complied with,-Thu Auorney Gener in cising to address the Cant, observed, that such a case as the one is was about to lay before shem had never been contenplated by Bush lathe attempt-Well nigh sccessfu' destroy an entire formasily by poison, was possible only to a anal bead to ba analyz-i. 1 vit oor take it payseif, \n\nThe head prisoner's Da family might be been destroyed the p soned he would have tea infuscating which the Gender of the Jury wacht es is the vid. ener to be whyeed, as bey (the family) theraselves were farers, Circumstantial evidence was at all times diffent to prosocute and convict apos; but in the case of a sorst crime liko polasaing, there should be allowed a great latile, and the mercy of the low should be restrained nos colged.\n\n##### Tuesday, February 3rd. Spcom DAY.\n\nThe Jury were ai libely to Had some guilty the white and brown. Mach loss than Jue contents oral!; but if they to one accesy geily, they of one loaf would ease donth, Qi thu same day me of necessity envies all ule aceeasica, Ife (the 16 h)a puliceman brought ins uva Jura, one would show them how strong was the Prisoner's couting yeast, the other materials for making interest in the pawning attonit, and that his me tires were plan allong-ejulier against bar. the crapings of the table upon which dough had YRE! Fis al brought una faur. pistry, and barigns And Flea tupe of reward from bie Chuv boa md--likswise pustry in maulds. \n\nThe Judge taking his sral, the Attorney Gon had fied, but two had been breught back. 1 \n\nfarmen of me of the gestiunea of the Jury having Count for the Primera perhaps might say that the loo who escaped were the foremen and that from each other. I have known Alan for Boner. The sad Jaror was warned of the seati express-d himself in rather strong bungange of his the guilty parties; but the two who were brought some time. I have always known hip to be com \n\n(the Attorney General'a) conduct towards the pricredit scount with Alam-Aluo told me and bacs were surely equally amenabis suspicion provoked by fight; and the rather because, no pazines to his baziness. About fity Chinese would be impossible, under Ruch circumstances, to \n\nsidered sa the master of the Esing shop. I know of his asseverations; but on reflection, desiated, a barrel, it was on the afternoon of his wrest day he had bought some Aur for 81 por harre ments be was wring, and for some time persisted in they were the musters of those two whe cecaped,' were arrested at the tokery and shop and taken to \n\nand the I could take it at any time by giving $15 and has entire control over them. Every air the police station. They were taken before Mr Camelarve was against the Prisonerte de May, J. P.;-several Justices of the Reice were \n\nallow a Jury to go bome; and moreaves it wald septim they praclisul-waiting out the bread present as the examination, \n\nbe impossible for him to prove the eas if Jurors was being delivered before they went on hour the examined before Magistrates on two different oc- \n\nforgot their cath so far as to discuss among their The prisoners were Steamer Shomrack. \n\nCross examined have known Alun sinca friends outside the pros and cone of the indictment 1942, I supply stripping to a larga amowit, I have \n\nAt the son-the see-int, the Father-the athers them bad arenic, Esch of the seros I receivest \n\nere merely employed by them. These prisoners from Mr Grand Pro contained andream of arsenic, daring He ever said anything to me of their o \n\nnot have said that ke had been tail about the Man- were only responsilite for counselors, but for was come white arsenic, ae brown breading soldiers. I ever saw the issuer in the bakery \n\nThe Prisoner's Chaunted a presumed upon this indulgence, and although the Governo, which webou had shews great for beatrice sulliney \n\nto the \n\nPRINTED ANTY PUPLISH WOn an Epicon AND PROPRIETOR, HY Luts of Azaya. BEN Street, Viccuri, 1887.\n\nSUPPLEMENT TO THE OVERLAND FRIEND OF CHINA, 15TH FEBRUARY, 1857-", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 285824, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-153 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [11-12]", "page_number": 27, "title": "CO129-153 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [11-12]", "content_text": "## MINUTE PAPER\n\nThe Chamber forthwith memorialized this Home for this purpose.\n\nIn the vote for this augmentation being among our duties, debate ensued in the Colonial Council. Mr. Lyne acted whether it was \"one of the duties of the Legislative Council to address the Attorney General in Canton regarding Callers who have been declared in this Council to be in breach of privilege.\" A question very ministerially cut a mal-...\n\n...afunilly police.\n\nSo without due notice, on 26th, but about Mr. South at once peremptorily and indignantly resented.\n\nAfter a rather internal General Whitfield enframed Mr. Agnew that he was affected at the next Council substantiating a charge.\n\nOnce again the question was dealt with, namely a supposed breach of privilege in the facts of the case; Mr. Ryne convicted.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-153 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 296071, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-170 - Sir Kennedy - 1875 [1-3] -- Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [3-6]", "page_number": 533, "title": "CO129-170 - Sir Kennedy - 1875 [1-3] -- Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [3-6]", "content_text": "525 \n\nMy opinion be imprudent in this class of structure to erect the windtable class radius suggested, along a site containing water so deep as to preclude the possibility of future reclamations. The wall here should therefore be of a permanent nature as can rest quite satisfied that at least in my generation nothing will ever be built outside it. A permanent wall along such depths as those marked in the plan will in many places require a pile foundation of frontage, raising the cost of the Marine Property, Calders Project to about $450,000, of which the Government share would be $120,000.\n\nI am of opinion in favour that it will be possible materially to reduce these figures by getting the Projectors to bring their proposed sea wall further inshore into shallower depths. They would have to content themselves with somewhat smaller superficial areas of reclaimed land, but the cost would be reduced and could not average safely be built under a price of $350 per lineal foot. If accurately reduced to, say, two-thirds, perhaps sufficiently, Levoma...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-170 - Sir Kennedy - 1875 [1-3] -- Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [3-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 298204, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8]", "page_number": 128, "title": "CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8]", "content_text": "new powder close at Home Callers Irland.\n\n6. The Superintendent also concurs with me in the opinion that the storage of powder on shore entails the necessity of a wharf projecting into deep water to allow of large cargo boats coming alongside and loading at all times of tides without having to use boats. On this point it must be borne in mind that it is in the increased handling of powder barrels, caused by the loading and unloading in and out of small boats that the risk of accident lies, and the prudence of having a proper wharf will therefore be readily recognized.\n\n7. Accordingly, though not instructed to that effect, I have prepared a drawing of a timber jetty running out into a depth of five feet at low water spring tides, the cost of which will be $2700. Owing to the excessive shallowness of the water all along the shore opposite the magazine, the jetty, as shown, will have to run out to a distance of one hundred and forty-four feet before attaining the depth mentioned.\n\n8. The aggregate cost of magazine and jetty would therefore amount to $10,700.\n\nI have etc.,\n\n(Signed) J. I. Price\n\nGeneral", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 320975, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3]", "page_number": 354, "title": "CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3]", "content_text": "Ergasson said on April 10 the merchants were more specific. Item by item they were bound to be defeated by the attacks of Hongkong and other callers in Parliament and requested Government to consider the present charter as necessary for the Governor.\n\nExceptions were raised, and the acknowledged coal of Spain traffic diminished due to any modification of the Jurent system.\n\nRecent attempts were made by W. Goschen to facilitate the passing of the bill, a rather dangerous practice which I always try to avoid. There can be no harm in calling after Fergusson's words, but I question whether it should be prosecuted materially to modify the basile System without further producing a great loss of revenue, which it would be difficult to...\n\nSupplement. Wong 11/8/41 And kuutifad Proceed in his Be Habul shu Kifo\n\nDate: 1883 No. 49 14 Mar previous Paper.\n\n(Subject.) St. Joseph's College DESPATCH. Rec'd 24 Feb 1883 Submit application for grant in aid of building of St. Joseph's School.\n\n(Minutes.) M. Bramston. See also 6920. Eitel seems to me to have dealt fairly and straightforwardly with the managers of the St Joseph's College, and it was jesuitical in them to have kept a letter of his unanswered for a year and then to use the fact of its having been written to force the hands of government as to getting...\n\nPage 352\n\n \nchong dong No 6902 102\n\n249flis", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 339744, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12]", "page_number": 335, "title": "CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12]", "content_text": "## \nIt is desirable that he should, in the absence of the Surveyor General, be able to see callers and facilitate business as far as practicable when otherwise engaged on inspection duty. There are many questions of daily occurrence in which the interests of individuals are obviously not those of the Government, that it is very desirable that the difficulties which the Surveyor General has to contend with should not be increased by unnecessary friction caused by an ill-considered word or expression (either verbal or in correspondence) on the part of his subordinates.\n\nIf a qualified official cannot be supplied from the existing Civil Service of the Colony, I would suggest that application may be made for a junior member of the home Civil Service who should have had sufficient experience of the routine of a Government Office. I am induced to make this suggestion from my experience in Cyprus where, in the early days of the occupation, clerks were sent out from the War Office and India Office to organise the Chief Secretary's and other departments as would, I presume, be necessary in Cyprus.\n\nIt would be necessary, in order to induce such an official to accept service in Hongkong, that he should be placed on the same footing as the permanent officials of the Hongkong Civil Service.\n\n## 2. Accountant's branch\nThe Accountant of the Department is Mr. M. Gutierrez, who has been in the Government service since April 1864. He is assisted by M. J.G. Gutierrez. As far as I have had an opportunity of forming an opinion, I find the departmental books and accounts are models of neatness and accuracy, and they satisfy, I believe, in every respect the requirements of...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 388716, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6]", "page_number": 223, "title": "CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6]", "content_text": "## Governor. No.\nThe 24 11 1903 May\n\nLast previous Paper. 35 (78)—3040--20000-13-2\n\nNext subsequent Paper. No. 2218\n\n**(Subject.)**\nREC? 219 C.O. 22187 **DESPATCH.** F-G 17 JUN 03)]\n\nInstructions for Colonial Secretariat Leeds Feeds & copies of Hr Callers 19\n\n**(Minutes.)** \npare copies to Library Ill. Johnson. These rules have been very carefully drawn up. During remainder of Ills. Drayton, he will no doubt be able to get them into working order, and to make alterations in them as found necessary in practice, and the Office will be in first-rate order when he leaves it.\n\nPar. 21 deals with the distinction of documents. The list of periodically recurring duties/f. 131 is also to have special attention. \n\nAch with A. F. 18/1 expression of appreciation; and note alance Guy 10/7 8.70", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 389952, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11]", "page_number": 228, "title": "CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11]", "content_text": "# B C \n\nOwing to the thin staff in this Report.\n\n225 \n\n## 7. I am in my office as Registrar, not merely to carry out the work I have stated I direct and control the office and see that the work is carried out properly.\n\nI am constantly attending to urgent matters, receiving callers upon enforcement matters, dealing with applications from the Government, various institutions, and individuals, and I must be in my office ready to attend to them. These applications are made in various forms that require immediate attention, such as interim attachments, arrest of ships, penalty for debt, winding up, and distraint by bailiff.\n\nAs regards distraints, sales, etc., and I must have a good deal of time to attend to Emergency matters. The Commissioners are not in a position to know what work I really perform. How they made up their minds to deal with...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 405874, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-335 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [8-10]", "page_number": 416, "title": "CO129-335 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [8-10]", "content_text": "Page 142\n\nExtract from the \"Hongkong Telegraph\" of 2nd October, 1906.\n\nTHE LATE CAPTAIN BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N.\n\nAnd still the tale of the typhoon's victims is not told, for, as will be seen by the announcement in another column, there is yet another victim to be added to the list of those who have lost their lives as a result of that storm's ravages. We speak of the Hon. Captain Barnes-Lawrence, R.N., who, for the past three years, has been our respected and highly-esteemed Harbour Master, and than whom we venture to say, a better or more efficient officer has never filled that onerous position.\n\nWith all the multifarious business and the ramifications of his department, visitors and callers found him, at all times, ever the same genial, courteous gentleman, ready to listen to reports, to hear complaints, to attend to suggestions, and to give advice upon all matters pertaining to mercantile marine affairs, whether the giving of such advice came within his province or not.\n\nIn all such matters he was most approachable, and no one seeking his advice or assistance was ever \"sent empty away.\" As a Harbour Master, he lent a ready ear to all suggestions and considered them and their practicability, being never above accepting a hint, even from the layman and outsider, if it tended to benefit harbour conditions; and many an improvement in the mooring accommodation, the lighting at night, and the new piers, are due to his foresight and thought for the benefit of the mariners frequenting this harbour, as well as of the port itself.\n\nHe never lost sight of the fact that the port of Hongkong was the first port in point of tonnage in the British Empire, and that he was the Harbour Master of that port, and he recognized that it behoved him to maintain the traditions of the harbour over which he, in a manner of speaking, ruled.\n\nAnd it was in the strenuous exercise of his multifarious duties—some, even, self-imposed duties—that he contracted the illness that proved his undoing, and removed from our midst one of our ablest and most popular officials.\n\nHis motto appeared ever to be \"ask not another to do that which you can do yourself,\" and so it was that, after that dire and dreadful typhoon of the 18th September, desiring to make up his reports and gather all the data possible from his own personal observation, and although he was even then in but indifferent health, he made a complete tour of inspection of the harbour proper, viewing the wrecks, making inquiries here and there, and gathering all the facts as they then could be gathered.\n\nBut, unfortunately, the Colony was not free of typhoons, and Capt. Barnes-Lawrence caught a bad chill, upon which dysentery supervened, and although he stuck to his desk and to his duties, with all the hardihood of a naval-trained officer, he was at length forced to admit himself beaten, and nine days ago it was announced that the Harbour Master was indisposed and unable to attend the office for a day or two.\n\nAnd that was the beginning of the end. Daily inquiries were made at the Harbour Office, and by telephone at his residence, and daily they became, to his friends, more disheartening, though no one dreamt of a fatal termination of his illness then, so that when it was announced this afternoon that the Hon. Capt. Barnes-Lawrence had passed quietly away at 1.50 p.m. to-day, it came as a great shock, and on all sides expressions of the greatest regret were heard.\n\nHe was a friend to all, and everyone who knew him, in business or in social life, felt himself at once his friend. As a marine magistrate, he appeared to be admirably—aye, and more than admirably—fitted for the position, with all its heavy responsibilities, and many a mariner, this day afloat on many seas, has to thank him for the salvation of his position and the saving of him from doing foolish things, which would have left him to become stranded, a loafer and beach-comber in this Colony, but for the good advice of their friend the Harbour Master.\n\nMany a one will remember how, when called upon to try sailors for various breaches of the Mercantile Marine Laws, he would call them into his private office, and there talk to them—not as Magistrate to accused—but as man to man, and only when they persisted in their refusal to return to duty, would he put them on their trial in open Court.\n\nCaptain Barnes-Lawrence had seen much service before he retired from the navy, having been in the punitive expedition up the Gambia River in 1876; on the Somali Coast, with the naval expedition in the Kaffir War, throughout the Egyptian Campaign of 1882, his services being also lent to China. His last post, before transfer to Hongkong, was that of Captain of the Port at Gibraltar.\n\nA good, true, and honourable gentleman has gone from amongst us, and many will mourn his loss. To his bereaved wife and family, the greatest sympathy will be extended in this their hour of sorrow.\n\nPage 143", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-335 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [8-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 424329, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-364 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "page_number": 462, "title": "CO129-364 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "content_text": "## Step 1: Understand the task\nThe task is to proofread OCR output of historical records related to Hong Kong. The output should be in standard Markdown format.\n\n## Step 2: Identify the issues in the given text\nThe given text appears to be a jumbled mix of languages, including English, Chinese, and possibly others, with many OCR errors. It lacks coherent sentence structure and contains a variety of numbers, dates, and what seems to be file or document references.\n\n## Step 3: Reconstruct sentences and paragraphs\nGiven the text is heavily corrupted and mixed with different languages and characters, the first step is to identify any coherent parts or patterns. However, the text as provided does not form coherent sentences or paragraphs due to the mix of languages and OCR errors.\n\n## Step 4: Apply the rules for proofreading\n1. **Preserve paragraph breaks**: The original text does not have clear paragraph breaks.\n2. **Rejoin broken sentences**: Sentences are not identifiable.\n3. **Restore column reading order**: Not applicable without clear column structure.\n4. **Fix spacing errors**: Extra spaces are present, and there are missing spaces between words.\n5. **Correct unambiguous OCR spelling errors**: Many words are misspelled or garbled.\n\n## Step 5: Analyze the given text\nUpon closer inspection, the text seems to be a collection of fragments, including dates (`31/12/&`, `7/10/08`, `21/9/04`), numbers (`44`, `460`, `371321`), and words or phrases in different languages. Some parts seem to refer to documents or reports (`Statement`, `Balance`, `To Revenue`, `report separately`), while others appear to be unrelated or corrupted text (`کریم`, `بیرون`, `سی کو`, `گھر`, `مسجد`, `ᄑ`, `人`).\n\n## Step 6: Attempt to reconstruct or correct the text\nGiven the constraints and the nature of the text, a direct reconstruction into coherent Markdown is challenging without a clear understanding of the original document's structure or content.\n\n## Step 7: Output in Markdown format\nSince the text is heavily corrupted and does not form coherent sentences or paragraphs, and given the instruction to not add commentary, the task becomes one of attempting to make the text more readable while adhering to the Markdown format requirements.\n\nThe final answer is: \n## OCR Output\nThe provided OCR output is heavily corrupted and contains text in multiple languages. Here is an attempt to format it in Markdown:\n\n| Fragment | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| `IZ` | Unknown |\n| `之` | Chinese character |\n| `کریم` | Non-English text |\n| `The fund.` | English phrase |\n| `leabilite's` | Possible OCR error for \"liabilities\" |\n| `44`, `460`, `371321` | Numbers |\n| `the pond, with whith to Value of the specified` | English phrase with possible OCR errors |\n| `V`, `Wars perved` | Unknown or corrupted text |\n| `بیرون` | Non-English text |\n| `The 31/12/& Statement` | Date and document reference |\n| `71 Balance To Revenue` | Financial reference |\n| `fer991/08`, `7/10/08`, `21/9/04` | Dates or document references |\n| `info`, `Ra`, `Cars`, `ryolo` | Unknown or corrupted text |\n| `ᄑ`, `人` | Non-English characters |\n| `Commentston cound.` | Possible OCR error for \"Comment or Count\" |\n| `the 6/9104, & Widows passions.` | Date and unclear reference |\n| `with your سی کو` | Mixed language text |\n| `7/2369/04`, `20/2400/07`, `7019107` | Dates or document references |\n| `مسجد` | Non-English text (Arabic for \"mosque\") |\n| `Jour letter wit Ver h mith and upon respectivaly` | Corrupted English sentence |\n| `Valenchon fran upon thee Table` | Corrupted English text |\n| `Lar 21902 the y mortality adoptad Ceylon Tables` | Corrupted text with possible date and reference to mortality tables |\n| `Entity to refer especially to your Callers` | English phrase |\n| `bais my and the 21/9/04 & Is parte cularly on the ripept;` | Corrupted English text with date |\n| `Kamer and w 31/1/05, which the compay, stive Valuations founded` | Corrupted text with date and possible financial reference |\n| `Is Her am pelogend, & the Valuation.` | Corrupted English text |\n| `he كيفا` | Mixed language text |\n\nPage numbering or other metadata is not clearly identifiable in the provided text.\n\nGiven the instruction to preserve original content and not to rephrase or rewrite, and the text being too corrupted, a more detailed reconstruction is not feasible without further context or clarification on the original document's content and structure.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-364 - Public Offices & Others - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 443887, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 325, "title": "CO129-402 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [7-8]", "content_text": "## Government House. 1 August 1913.\n\n### 317\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to my secret despatch of the 29th ultimo, I have the honour to inform you that Tsen Ch'un-hsüan (in Cantonese, Sham Ch'un-hün), who was Viceroy of the two Kwang Provinces in 1903-1906, arrived on the 28th ultimo from Shanghai, where he was in close relations, as I am informed, with the Revolutionary party, with 5 followers. The Consul-General at Canton states that he is informed that one of these was Wong Ching-wai, the man who attempted to assassinate the Prince Regent and a prominent member of the Kwo Min T'ang.\n\nTsen refused to see any callers during the day, did not call upon me, and left the same night for Canton by river steamer. The Police have learned from a Chinese employee on board the steamer by which he travelled that 2 Japanese were in Tsen's suite and that at Canton he was met by 14 or 15 Japanese beside the Chinese officials.\n\n2.\n\nOn the 29th ultimo, Mr. Imai, the Japanese Consul-General here, called upon the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and in the course of a conversation which turned on the present political situation in China, Mr. Imai was very insistent that Yuan Shih-k'ai was not the man for China; that his popularity was limited; that even if he won in the present struggle \n\nThe Right Honourable \nL.V. Harcourt, M.P. \n&c. &c. &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-402 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 446276, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-407 - Public Offices & Others - 1913", "page_number": 258, "title": "CO129-407 - Public Offices & Others - 1913", "content_text": "253\n\n2.\n\nI then will make arrangements to give effect to the Pacific Telegraph 1913.\n\n11 Rebe HONG KONG W. PACIFIC RECO C.O. 5010 5010 RFGF 12 FEB 13\n\nChwire bookies for Deland d) Nauru cable con con Axhes that favourable, wishy of the Board tie for East previous Paper. 4394 may shuppement f the Goods\n\n3 he view of the suggested attration; in procedure refrained from I have Communication with In on the subact telegraph.\n\nTo Gov. Conf! 28 118,151). WL 827---55. 41,000. 11/12. A.¿EW. be gran to heroes Weast's affes for permission frecruit Psupply any further men re-spoke 后 Atinho. Wee See Eur / 4394 / Along. I Johnson about it; it apperes that the derp dres relate to the Pacific Phosphatit.\n\nmatter (fact users my to A 50/4394 veruiting to tamon & does not mention any other place.\n\nThe strong obson which was taken to a similar uquest in 1909-10 was based trome extent M the ill-treatment of Chuese Calmers in Baltimore quant Paper Samoa (& Mr Collins minute or Ex/28373/19).\n\nxt subsequent #Kay 293/13 Why we who has no Chinese conceal to protect H 11884/15 1464452 | 15\n\nPage 253\n\n...\n\nPage 254\n\n(No text available)\n\nPage 255\n\n \nhas been removed as the original text does not contain such page information. The text has been formatted according to the given rules, with corrections made for spelling, spacing, and some reordering for clarity while maintaining the original content as much as possible. The output is in HTML format using `` for paragraphs.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-407 - Public Offices & Others - 1913.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 452566, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-419 - Individuals - 1914", "page_number": 412, "title": "CO129-419 - Individuals - 1914", "content_text": "## 403\n\nI exercise discipline of the office and, whilst exercising a general supervision over all and dealing with all cases of work of special nature as such arise, I also devote my time in the Correspondance Office to such work as the following:\n\n1. (a) Taking verbal instructions from D.P.W. and preparing letters or minutes in accordance with such and submitting same for his signature. Such correspondence concerns both the Public and Government Departments.\n\n(b) Drafting correspondence (letters or minutes to Government Departments and letters to Public) and submitting such for D.P.'s approval or otherwise. This particularly refers to correspondence involving reference to money matters or accounts, and the drafting is usually done before the papers have been put before the D.P.W.\n\n(c) Personally deal with (\"pro D.P.W.\") and complete such Inter-Departmental papers and returns as do not necessarily require reference to, and personal treatment by, the D.P.W.\n\n(d) Personally interview callers in the office on matters which do not require the D.P.W's own personal attention.\n\n(e) Frequently deputed by D.P.W. to call on his behalf on members of the Public, on matters of public business, to obtain information anent such, or act in some other way.\n\n(f) Collect and supply D.P.W. with material for his Annual Report and for the many other reports, &c. and correspondence generally, as required.\n\n(g) Owing to my long connection with the office, I am consulted on non-technical matters of Government business chiefly procedure and precedents or some matter of \"ancient history\" involving local and departmental knowledge.\n\nThese interviews and consultations are constant and concern officers generally, from the D.P.W. downwards,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-419 - Individuals - 1914.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 459388, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 247, "title": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "content_text": "IES\n\nBRON]\n\nDAY\n\nENGOPOT\n\nC\n\nC.D.\n\n1.JUN.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nKaruna Haykay\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Jairs 1/6/0-\n\nMr. Callers I\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nSt G. Fiddes.\n\nSir H. Just.\n\nSir J. Anderson.\n\nLord Islington.\n\nMr. Harcourt.\n\nわ\n\nCopy Boy I fir\n\n26451\n\n3C\n\nB Hangkay\n\n23825-\n\nCapp\n\n232\n\nSeachhoused Pink. 5.15 for\n\n(stofume\n\nWom\n\nI June 15\n\nBaker & Joy London partida ath for Lerminion\n\nhifert int Haykay from Holland\n\nSwagger ful\n\n...\n\nTaikos Sugar Caufany in,\n\nJay\n\ndecolonizing sugar syrishing\n\nMothall I borhelige\n\nthestless\n\nther they love proprsify\n\nthe to\n\nShevy material and illation illa tipu\n\ntur falahen wi\n\nletghynges\n\nMere fe a legnes arghchemic silver gray She cist\n\n10 for\n\nrascallion anwend tal-\n\ncur to antinged\n\narchDuchy\n\nThat arch suchen\n\nIt appears that the original text is heavily distorted and contains many nonsensical words and phrases, likely due to OCR errors. I have made minimal corrections to the text, preserving the original content as much as possible.\n\nHowever, I noticed that some parts of the text seem to be jumbled or out of order. If this is due to the OCR engine failing to recognize columns or other layout issues, it may be necessary to re-examine the original scan and re-OCR the text.\n\nHere is the corrected text in HTML format, using tags for paragraphs:\n\nUpon closer inspection, it is clear that the text is not coherent and contains many errors. I have indicated some of the missing or unclear words with `...`. \n\nIf you would like me to re-examine the text and attempt to correct it further or reorganize it, please provide more context or information about the original document.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 460576, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5]", "page_number": 57, "title": "CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5]", "content_text": "Kay \n\n1916 \n\n96. HONG KONG \n\n18193 wg Passages for Volunteers. RECE 18193 54 REG 17 APR 16 \n\n8 Mar. eve's parts of his instructions to Military, Las previous Paper. \n\n537887 Next subsequent Paper. \n\nAuthorities that the Govt. would pay no more passages for recruits from H. K. or outside: yo Callers. You may the tea. : Puth \n\nJR 19/4/16 to see Gen Dept Mr. Margaghtin Jelle тса. 25.4.16. Dee At once Are S.R.2 22.4.16 BI 23783. \n\n(90092) Wt. 35800-6. 45,000 13/15. BMS.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 461352, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5]", "page_number": 833, "title": "CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5]", "content_text": "# \n30382 \n836 \n\nThe Special Police Reserve were organised under authority \nof the Special Police Reserve Ordinance No. 27 of 1914. Enlistment \ncommenced in February 1915; and the number of members stands at \npresent at 540.\n\n## 2.\n\nThe Corps consists of British subjects only. There is a \nDeputy Superintendent and an Assistant Superintendent who have \ncontrol over all the units. The other officers are members of the \nseveral units. There are four companies. No. 1 Europeans and \nIndians. No. 2 Portuguese. No. 3 & 4 Chinese. There is a maxim \ngun section, a motor bicycle section and a mounted section composed of various races. A band composed of Portuguese, and an Ambulance Corps composed of Chinese. Several ex-members of the Regular Police Force are staff inspectors whose duties are to assist in seeing \nthat the police patrol duties are properly carried out and who \nvisit the patrols when out on duty.\n\n## 3.\n\nThe police duties consist in patrols on land and in \nlaunches in the Harbour. The Reserve men do three hours patrol at \na time, on land they go out in pairs and do duty between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. and 9 p.m. and midnight. The various companies take it in turns to provide the patrols. Each company is treated alike, and no difference is made regarding race. On an average each man does one patrol every 5 days. Recruits have at least two drills a week, and passed men one a week. There is also a combined route march about once a month. Arrangements have also been made by a system of a few telephone messages and callers to summon all men to their respective Police Stations on an emergency, when they all have to turn up in uniform with rifles and ammunition.\n\n## 4.\n\nThe equipment consists of summer and winter uniform. \nRifles are supplied. Service rifles and Martini carbines to No. 1 and No. 2 companies and Winchester rifles to the Chinese companies. All men go through a musketry course, and musketry competitions are held. Rifles are periodically returned to store for examination, cleaning and repairs. When on patrol duty they carry belts, \nrevolvers and truncheons.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 467249, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3]", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3]", "content_text": "Page 12224\n\nRea? 6 MAF 17\n\n16\n\n.50 Terms) is Tedes: Lammel groźzneli veft\n\n„Divi redispell „d48% goodznell\n\nærst\n\nLetðnað grágmill sðið yď boskrba med sad rodendo sint\n\nmert yď vớy of foasethha zmešani „stƐf edit to mattel add to ,bál steď ni no natural han masað „mioni „mascal „aremaid judkolle vindié figurest\n\nTatoe¿dua te ammit\n\nPuntega smisla Ya dvojdve\n\nword of settimmeð yn að dwoméni énery te od blauw #1\n\nsbred edt at sheɑ't yman wique Lemoney yaliom te slqtontuq adé móřede\n\nto sminio te naktorteltea ast tot eldalkeva dnamiriavel Introqul yledil ei re med and oriquill add to admeg éma??25 od stotihano\n\nljivost Intregul ant yd boéqala od ot\n\nyšiupe vino vereqqu di battleiks od olężontrą ode TI «ddiam nonnique Invoi no agrado de it a ad bloode ambelo Irani tadė\n\n‚atzegå, zvonů ada\n\n(-rabinnoo at tilgāt raing sdt dørld Bandari beur votimmeð vil\n\nynosi milá Orogegnið selt ok baðsduba um ateřibero. Inmol to evoted fit at beiteline stow umiało Inool esade someth40\n\nYo dieq pas det etařkřenů, sultini #onblaas-men\n\n1.ode sved I\n\nELLE M A M (58)\n\nGYTATOMOR\n\nsid rarenal arg\n\n„pinderoel fakno[@\n\nLov.\n\nHONG KONG\n\n1414\n\nPro\n\n12224\n\nwh.\n\nHardway lord Birtich foods for Jade. China\n\nthay\n\n1917\n\n6 Jan\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\n!! your 31 oud\n\n26\n\nDupl 40.\n\nAns? Conf\n\n12 Apul aff 10008\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n70\n\nThoos\n\nbey Antherae in Torking\n\nRestrictions placed by Auth thes\n\nare unOLÍ\n\nColony\n\nprejudice to trade Requests, this steps way\n\ntaken to recove them.\n\nMr Callers Grindle\n\nthe\n\nWe\n\nif no objection\n\nCopy 57.? ward hith\n\nthe Dr. Sov! may\n\nwith a new\n\nnews to restrictions\n\n(J 16915—4 L.) Wt. 85722-18, 60,000. 11:16. D&S G122' 41.\n\nbe\n\napproached\n\nremoning These\n\nAr@\n\n13/7.\n\n8.3.17\n\n425.2.17\n\nat que\n\n1\n\nPage 12224\n\n(End of Page)\n\n(Three lines at the bottom are not present, assuming they were page numbers or other metadata)\n\nAfter re-examining the text and following the instructions:\n\nPage 12224\n\nRea? 6 MAF 17\n\n16\n\n.50 Terms) is being discussed: Lammel groźzneli veft\n\nDivi redispell d48% goodznell\n\nFirst\n\nLetðnað grágmill sðið yď boskrba med sad rodendo sint\n\nmert yď vớy of foasethha zmešani stƐf edit to mattel add to ,bál steď ni no natural han masað mioni mascal aremaid judkolle vindié figurest\n\nTatoe¿dua te ammit\n\nPuntega smisla Ya dvojdve\n\nword of settimmeð yn að dwoméni énery te od blauw #1\n\nsbred edt at sheɑ't yman wique Lemoney yaliom te slqtontuq adé móřede\n\nto sminio te naktorteltea ast tot eldalkeva dnamiriavel Introqul yledil ei re med and oriquill add to admeg éma??25 od stotihano\n\nljivost Intregul ant yd boéqala od ot\n\nyšiupe vino vereqqu di battleiks od olężontrą ode TI «ddiam nonnique Invoi no agrado de it a ad bloode ambelo Irani tadė\n\natzegå, zvonů ada\n\n(-rabinnoo at tilgāt raing sdt dørld Bandari beur votimmeð vil\n\nynosi milá Orogegnið selt ok baðsduba um ateřibero. Inmol to evoted fit at beiteline stow umiało Inool esade someth40\n\nYo dieq pas det etařkřenů, sultini #onblaas-men\n\n1.ode sved I\n\nELLE M A M (58)\n\nGYTATOMOR\n\nsid rarenal arg\n\npinderoel fakno[@\n\nLov.\n\nHONG KONG\n\n1414\n\nPro\n\n12224\n\nwh.\n\nHardway lord British foods for Jade. China\n\nthay\n\n1917\n\n6 Jan\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nyour 31 oud\n\n26\n\nDupl 40.\n\nAns? Conf\n\n12 Apul aff 10008\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n70\n\nThoos\n\nbey Antherae in Torking\n\nRestrictions placed by Auth thes\n\nare unOLÍ\n\nColony\n\nprejudice to trade Requests, this steps way\n\ntaken to recove them.\n\nMr Callers Grindle\n\nthe\n\nWe\n\nif no objection\n\nCopy 57.? ward hith\n\nthe Dr. Sov! may\n\nwith a new\n\nnews to restrictions\n\n(J16915-4L.) Wt. 85722-18, 60,000. 11:16. D&S G122' 41.\n\nbe\n\napproached\n\nremoning These\n\nAr@\n\n13/7.\n\n8.3.17\n\n425.2.17\n\nat que\n\n1\n\nPage 12224", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 468602, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "page_number": 365, "title": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "content_text": "354 \n\n2. Their Lordships will observe that in his telegram of the 28th August Sir H. May does not appear to take into account the securities stated by the Crown Agents in their letter of the 28th February, which was forwarded to your Department on the 5th March, to have been released in accordance with the telegraphic instructions of the Government of Hong Kong.\n\n3. As there appears to be a serious deficiency in the securities deposited with the Crown Agents, I am to request that Their Lordships will approach the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation with a view to their making good the deficit.\n\nI am, etc.,\n\n(Sd.) H. J. READ,\n\n29 Aug.\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nHONG KONG\n\n51890\n\nTuz\n\n0\n\n51800\n\nREC2\n\nREG 23:27.7.\n\nResumption of part of Remaining Portion of Marine Lot 45 for purpose of widening Spring Gardens Lane \"subrato proposals for - M. Callers.\n\nThis seems reasonable mag.\n\nThe For. does not ask for approval mi to necessary compensation intl appear in the Estimates.\n\n? Ack reet and approst action taken\n\nJR 23/10/17.\n\nHoe\n\n24.10.1\n\n10.17 atonce Vatome\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n(16915—4 h.) Wt. 95722-18. 50,000. 11:16. D&S. G122 41.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482714, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "page_number": 136, "title": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "content_text": "due to Bette Collins\n\nor this shirt.\n\nPlease new\n\ncranton of 1st Mary /19, etc.\n\ndue to Caluers\n\nHis\n\nCave\n\nCattier exceptional\n\n134\n\n() the Chalmers did as?\n\nG\n\nteaign without permission?\n\nHe accepted a\n\naffoited Asst hash\n\nSurveyor = Nov/12\n\non a 3 years agreement areszied\n\n2228 Nov./14 (167974115) = m\n\naffarell gazettad\n\n2nd Lt. immediately. In view of circular dost & 1 May 19\n\n? Ach\n\nand state that I knew of his\n\nservise in the Army S.JS. Cas decided that he may\n\nbe reinstated as from 1st Jan 1918; Slate ahotst\n\nto full period of military service from the date of the Forces will be allowed to count-\n\njoining\n\nfor increment & superannuation benefits, but that this will make the\n\nperiod between his discharge from the Army = 1915\n\n(2)\n\nand his subsequent re-enlistment in 1919;\n\n2\n\nLe man\n\nin 1894/18\n\ntell him that he will be granted ars.\n\ntares as from\n\n472/16\n\n18\n\nin accordance with para 4 of Taglette\n\nanchored in are desp. of 1 May/19-\n\nnot the Army on that date;\n\nhonoured Re\n\nGranted A full\n\nthat date; from the date offis\n\n+\n\nI copy correct C.A. -wing guil\n\n6/5/19\n\nC.A.G. - ref. wis def 1 Mandiq\n\nLEG.\n\nCommission without permission\n\n& the Centred his resignation which\n\nI think we\n\n(16291%).\n\ncust regard\n\nhaving been accepted\n\nBut\n\nthe rules\n\nin material differ..\n\nI aire. I may 1818 is clearly intended\n\nto apply to such a case.\n\n(2) [Chalmers was serving on appt\n\ni deil\n\nslightly less than 2\n\n2 years\n\nin 18king.\n\n(3) Hu cie.\n\nSeems\n\nI may\n\nof the day and\n\n41 1815 2\n\nin May 1947\n\noth\n\nthe does not satisfy the conditions in fera\n\n5 of Dr letter end, in arc. I\n\nto have contemplated\n\ncontinuous military service. In Chelwers clates\n\nThat Le\n\nMe and\n\nbytes\n\ninvalided out\n\nhall blamed & rejoin.\n\nRecovering his\n\nBut as he afflict\n\n1 Jan 1916 for complement this she not be allowed A\n\nwake\n\nany difference.\n\nthes (2) is the only material point.\n\nL'allic that he Chalmus states that he applied\n\nfor leave of absence. This is not correct.\n\n- Lice\n\n1679\n\nPage 6", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 483892, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7]", "page_number": 245, "title": "CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7]", "content_text": "\"Public Trustee, London.\" \n\nHop, 5820. \n\nshould be addressed to PUBLIC TRUSTEE, and \n\nbe sufficiently stamped. \n\n•Metal \n\nbeips should be \n\nd for bath or Securities ised with the Public \n\nBranch Office: \n\n1 Square. Manchester. \n\n241 \n\nPUBLIC TRUSTEE OFFICE, \n\n7 \n\nRECEIVED \n\nKINGSWAY, \n\n23SEP 1920 \n\nLONDON, W.C. 2. \n\nCALLERS, UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED SHOULD ATTEND AT \n\nCORNWALL HOUSE, STAMFORD STREET, S.E. \n\nPage 241\n\n21st September, 1920. \n\nB-Please quote fully \n\nthe following reference \n\nSir, \n\nTrading with the Enemy. \n\nReference No. 691. \n\nI am directed by the Custodian to acknowledge \n\nthe receipt of your letter of the 7th instant, ref. 40402/20, enclosing a report from the Governor of Hong \n\nKong in regard to the affairs of Kr. T. Christiani, a \n\nGerman subject, for which I am to thank you. \n\nI am, Sir, \n\nYour obedient Servant. \n\natterain \n\nPrincipal Clerk. \n\nUnder Secretary of State, \n\nColonial Office, \n\nS.W.1.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 484052, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7]", "page_number": 405, "title": "CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7]", "content_text": "HONG KONG\n\nRES\n\nREG: SEP 20 1920\n\nRifled; Juns re for Volunteer defence\n\n8 Jely.\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nRES\n\nA 3 23 8 .1J00\n\nI. copies of unsent forms.\n\nIntuits borks. that wo the supply fortuned refler & rewis guus artis Free a reduced pricE, that the value of Jaar ré leat for use in I Aff way be as off aloiner drewd order if both exffections are unprecheable ack thes wident to seat to CA for execution subred to provide *Mufid.\n\n704. free whether they : rer TINT bapy 0.0.com.\n\nCopy Enden's CA If W.O lat H. Rome haree Where aromat or at realuced forice Lue should be a from S.S.x will. to the But I doubt while F. M.S. 7 cofry (with defil. indent) to W.O. See their wary whether and meet the Sou is huy arshes Curl 11/9/20 Gant Wilson to see later At once Ase .770 .109\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\nLie 13.9 per Callers LUN\n\nThe Cabeast recently (25069-41) Wt [26689-3 50,000 11/19, H. 8. G. 128/ 11.\n\nthy approsed\n\n[P.T.O\n\nPage 182", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 487246, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5]", "page_number": 220, "title": "CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5]", "content_text": "# PUBLIC TRUSTEE OFFICE\n## KINGSWAY, LONDON, W.C. 2.\n### 18th March, 1921.\n\n| Reference | T.P.O.516 |\n| --- | --- |\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by the Custodian to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th instant (your reference 10733/1921), and to state that the Custodian notes that you would see no objection to the release to Mr. Wilzer of the dividends at present held, amounting to £795.19.8.\n\nI am, Sir,\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nPFwain by \nPrincipal Clerk, \n`SP.2` \nAttach `Cun` \n22/3/21 \n\n**NOTES ON ADDRESSING ENVELOPES**\n\nLetters should be addressed to **PUBLIC TRUSTEE**, and be sufficiently stamped. Official receipt should be quoted for Cash or Securities sent to the Public Trustee.\n\n**BRANCH OFFICE** \nAlbert Square, Manchester.\n\nJ.B.-Please quote fully the following reference.\n\n**CALLERS** \nUnless otherwise directed should attend at \nCORNWALL HOUSE, STAMFORD STREET, S.E.1. \nPage 219", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 489356, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 504, "title": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "content_text": "# 501 \n\n30 \n\nOn the South Manchurian Railway there are 472 passenger and sundry cars and the following goods waggons: \n\n| Type | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Refrigerator cars | 5 |\n| Box cars | 1,335 |\n| Gondola cars | 1,320 |\n| Coal cars | 215 |\n| Flat cars | 121 |\n| Water waggons | 10 |\n| Oil tanks | 8 |\n| Total | 3,014 |\n\nThere are thus about two-and-a-half times as many goods waggons on the South Manchurian Railway as there are on the Tien-tsin-Pukow Railway, while on the Shantung Railway, which is only 284 miles, there are 1,051 goods waggons as against 1,315 on the Tien-tsin-Pukow Railway. Allowing for the fact that the average car capacity is slightly higher on the Tien-tsin-Pukow Railway, the tonnage per mile is considerably greater on both the Japanese-owned lines. It is not unfair, therefore, to conclude that if the Tien-tsin-Pukow Railway were efficiently managed it might have provided itself, even under war conditions, with at least double its present amount of rolling-stock.\n\nThe situation is aggravated by the fact that what rolling-stock there is is not managed in an efficient and economical manner. On the Shantung Railway the freight trains run as regularly to schedule time as do the passenger trains, and goods never take more than twenty-four hours to cover the 220 miles between Tsinan and Tsingtao. The distance from Tsinan to Tien-tsin is almost exactly the same distance, but goods generally take about four days to do the journey. The goods trains keep to no sort of schedule time, but wander up and down the line in a state of utter and most wasteful confusion.\n\nAnother glaring evil on the Tien-tsin-Pukow Railway is the large number of transportation companies which have obtained an altogether illegitimate hold upon the line. There are regulations forbidding railway officials from holding shares in transportation companies but, needless to say, such rules, by methods not unknown in western countries, are more or less openly evaded.\n\nNo one will be surprised to learn that these companies enjoy many unfair advantages in their dealings with the railway. They can get cars when none are available for the ordinary trader. At various points along the railway - some of them important centres such as Tsining, Suchoufu, Pengpu, &c. - they own the only available goods sheds and have monopolised all the land which the railway company should have taken up for that purpose, so that the merchant is obliged to store and ship his goods through the transportation company. Moreover, the railway authorities absolutely refuse to take any responsibility for cargo lost or stolen. This is a very serious matter. On the Shantung Railway, controlled by the Japanese, thefts are practically unknown. For example, a British firm which ships all its cargo from Shanghai to Tsinan via Tsingtao, though this is a cargo peculiarly liable to pilferage, shortages during the whole of 1920 have only amounted to 15 dollars. Claims for shortages are promptly settled by the Japanese, but although thieving is rampant on the Tien-tsin-Pukow Railway such claims are not even entertained by the Chinese. The railway police are so inefficient that on the greater portion of the line merchants have to send an escort to guard their cargo. An escort has even to be sent with an empty oil tank car to prevent theft of parts of the car en route. When whole car-loads are shipped it is practicable to send an escort, but for smaller lots the cost is prohibitive, and in such cases the merchant is forced to ship through a transportation company.\n\nIn all these various ways the merchant is unable to deal direct with the railway company but is forced to employ the transportation companies, who use the power they possess in the most exorbitant and unmerciful manner. They are not content with making a legitimate profit out of the difference between picul rate and car-load rate, but charge their customers no less than two to three times the ordinary railway rates. Thus, if a merchant in Tsinanfu desired to send candles to Taianfu - a distance of 50 miles - he might, if he did not know local conditions, calculate that the total charges per picul would amount to 0.22456 dollars, made up as follows: \n| Charge | Dollar |\n| --- | --- |\n| Railway picul rate | 0.15456 |\n| Railway loading | 0.02000 |\n| Railway likin | 0.03000 |\n| Railway discharging | 0.02000 |\n| Total | 0.22456 |\n\nThe transportation company's charges, however, amount to 0.655 dollars per picul, and the merchant is forced to pay these exorbitant rates because, for the reasons which I have enumerated above, he finds it in practice impossible to deal with the railway company direct.\n\nThe following table shows the railway charges and the transportation companies' charges per picul on shipments of candles from Tsinan to various stations in Shantung. It will be observed that the transportation companies' charges vary from about treble the railway charges for short distances to about double for longer distances: \n| Place | Miles | Railway Picul Rate | Railway Loading and Discharging | Railway Likin | Total Railway Charges | Total Charges Transport Companies |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Taianfu | 45 | 0.15456 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.22456 | 0.655 |\n| Tawenkow | 63 | 0.21112 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.28112 | 0.795 |\n| Yaotsun | 81 | 0.25504 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.32504 | 0.785 |\n| Yenchoufu | 98 | 0.31584 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.38584 | 0.825 |\n| Tsinugchow | 118 | 0.37744 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.44744 | 0.935 |\n| Tsowhsien | 110 | 0.35588 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.42588 | 0.988 |\n| Tenghsien | 135 | 0.43288 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.50288 | 0.932 |\n\nThese facts suffice to show that the transportation companies constitute a serious handicap on trade and a hindrance to the efficient management of the railway. The evil varies in intensity on different sections of the railway. Between Techow and Linching traders can avoid the transportation companies for car-load shipments, and thefts are also less frequent on this section. But at Nanking the conditions are, or used to be, incredibly bad. I am informed that two years ago two big companies were absolutely in the power of the transportation companies through whom they were forced to make all shipments of their goods along the Tien-tsin-Pukow Railway. On one occasion they agreed to break away and hire their cars direct from the railway, but the transportation companies actually bribed coolies along the line to get under the cars and pierce cargo through the floor of the car. As a consequence, very little of the cargo reached its destination, and after one trial the companies abandoned the struggle and returned to bondage once more. Whether conditions at Nanking have improved in the last two years I do not know.\n\nAnother serious cause of complaint is the absence of through traffic facilities between the various railways, which involves much expense in coolie hire, damage to cargo through extra handling and unnecessary delay to rolling-stock. For example, there is a company which owns sidings connecting with both the Shantung Railway and the Tien-tsin-Pukow Railway. The cars can be brought within a few feet of each other, but transferring cargo from one to the other costs 10 dollars. Firms who do not own sidings are mulcted much more heavily.\n\nThere are, of course, political reasons which prevent through traffic arrangements between the Shantung Railway and the Tien-tsin-Pukow Railway, but there is no valid reason why through traffic should not be allowed on the Tien-tsin-Pukow Railway, the Peking-Mukden Railway and the Lung-Hai Railway, all of which are Chinese Government lines. It is difficult to say to what extent the bad conditions on the Tien-tsin-Pukow Railway are due to corruption and to what extent to inefficiency, but it is alleged that a considerable amount of corruption exists. Some of it, indeed, seems inevitable. A station master, for example, is paid a salary of 85 dollars a month and 35 dollars entertainment allowance, but he is obliged to spend at least 100 dollars a month on providing tea and cigarettes for business callers and ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 490545, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 237, "title": "CO129-472 - Others - 1921", "content_text": "## PUBLIC TRUSTEE OFFICE\n### KINGSWAY, \n### Trading with the Enemy.\n### T.P.O. 516.\n### LONDON, W.C. 2.\n### 1st February 1921.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by the Custodian to draw your attention to the case of Mr. Wilzer, formerly in the employ of the Chinese Customs Service, and of German nationality.\n\nIt appears that Sir John Jordan wrote to the Dutch Minister at Pekin that the Governor of Hong Kong had been authorised to release Mr. Wilzer's money subject to Sir John Jordan being able to vouch for that gentleman's friendly attitude and could confirm his statement that he had been exempted from repatriation. It was stated that Sir John Jordan gave these assurances, and accordingly, on the 12th April 1920, the Custodian of Enemy Property, Hong Kong, wrote to Mr. Wilzer informing him that the Secretary of State for the Colonies had authorised the payment of a lump sum of $5,000 and a monthly sum of $500, provided sufficient funds stood to Mr. Wilzer's account in his books.\n\nAll Mr. Wilzer's assets consisted solely of 30 shares in the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, of which 16 were on the Hong Kong register, 13 on the London register, and one on the Shanghai register. The Hong Kong and London shares and one Shanghai share were held by the Bank in Hong Kong, according to the order of the Custodian of Hong Kong, and all the dividends which had accrued due were paid in London to the Custodian. It was, therefore, impossible for the Hong Kong Custodian to make the payments authorised by the Secretary of State.\n\nIt appears that Mr. Wilzer has now returned to Hamburg, and he has written to this Department, forwarding to the Custodian copies of the correspondence as per the attached, and requesting that effect should be given to the authority for the release of the shares given by the Hong Kong Custodian. I am to state that the Custodian has in hand dividends amounting in all to £795. 19. 8d.\n\nThe Custodian will be glad if you will consider this matter and let him know whether, in your opinion, he should give effect to the decision of the Custodian in Hong Kong.\n\nI am, Sir,\nYour obedient Servant,\nSwann\nPrincipal Clerk.\n\nThe Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies,\nColonial Office,\nDowning Street,\nLondon, S.W.1.\n\n## ENCLOSURE\n\nN.B.-Please quote fully the following reference.\n`5195`\n\nCALLERS, UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED, SHOULD CALL AT CORNWALL HOUSE, STAFFORD STREET...\n\n234\n\n**PUBLIC TRUSTEE OFFICE**\nTelegram: \"Public Trustee, London,\" Telephone: Holborn 582 & 5837\nLetters should be addressed to **THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE (Trading with the Enemy)**, and must be sufficiently stamped.\nAn official receipt should be obtained for Cash or Securities deposited with the Public Trustee.\n\nBranch Office\nAlbert Square, Manchester.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-472 - Others - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 490945, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 638, "title": "CO129-472 - Others - 1921", "content_text": "9704\n\n631\n\nRVD/LGW.\n\nTelegram: \"Public Trustee, London.\" Telephone: Hop. 5820.\n\nBattery should be addressed to THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE, and must be sufficiently stamped.\n\nOfficial receipt should be obtained for Cash or Securities deposited with the Public Trustee.\n\nBranch Office —\n\nAlbert Square, Manchester.\n\nN.B. Please quote fully the following reference\n\nPUBLIC TRUSTEE OFFICE,\n\n42219\n\nCALLERS, UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED SHOULD ATTEND AT\n\nKINGSWAY,\n\n23 AUG 21 LONDON, W.C. 2.\n\nDIRECTED\n\n2th August, 1921,\n\nCORNWALL HOUSE\n\nSTAMFORD STREET. S.E. 1.\n\nTrading with the Enemy.\n\nRef. No. T.P.O. 516.\n\nNATIONAL\n\nSCHEME\n\nDISABLED\n\nMEN\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by the Custodian to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 17th instant, your reference 40099/21, and to inform you that, on the recommendations of Lord Justice Younger's Committee, Mr. A. H. Wilzer was repaid dividends amounting to £200, which the Custodian received in respect of securities.\n\nI am to add that, as Mr. Wilzer is resident in Germany, the Committee were not empowered to recommend the release of more than £200, and the Custodian still retains, as subject to the charge created on all German-owned property in this country by Article 297 of the Treaty of Versailles, an amount of £595. 19. 8., received by him in respect of dividends declared on shares belonging to the German national.\n\nI am, Sir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nHarum\n\nPrincipal Clerk,\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nS. W. 1.\n\n \nClerk", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-472 - Others - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 490948, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 641, "title": "CO129-472 - Others - 1921", "content_text": "finds held by them an account of the Custodian of Enemy Property. The Custodian will pay over to them and retain the balance of the money which he holds to Wilger's account.\n\nOu\n\nRT/CTD.\n\nrema: \"Public Trustee, London.\" Telephone: Hop. 5820. Letters should be addressed to PUBLIC TRUSTEE, and be sufficiently stamped. An official receipt should be obtained for Cash or Securities deposited with the Public Trustee.\n\nBranch Office — Albert Square, Manchester.\n\nN.B.—Please quote fully the following reference\n\nCALLERS, UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED SHOULD ATTEND AT CORNWALL HOUSE, STAMFORD STREET, S.E.1.\n\n634\n\nPUBLIC TRUSTEE OFFICE,\n\nKINGSWAY\n\nLONDON, W.C.2.\n\n19th September, 1921\n\nTrading with the Enemy.\n\nT.P.O. 516.\n\nNATIONAL\n\nDISABLED\n\nSCHEME\n\n(Blgned) WINSTON S. CHURCHILL\n\nDear Sir,\n\nIn reply to your letter of the 13th instant, I am directed by the Custodian to state the address of Mr. H. A. Wilzer is:- 39, Badestrasse, Hamburg.\n\nI am to express regret for the delay in dealing with your letter of the 30th ultimo, which arose owing to the file having been mislaid.\n\nI am, dear Sir,\n\nYours faithfully,\n\nAthenes\n\nfor Principal Clerk.\n\nLords, Ammens, Esq., Colonial Office, S.W.1.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-472 - Others - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 504410, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 280, "title": "CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12]", "content_text": "271\n\nto understand the callers' requirements; frequent mis-understandings and mistakes occur, wrong numbers are given, attention to other calls is delayed and a general slowing down of the operation of the system results.\n\n(17). The Cantonese dialect is, I understand, a very difficult one from the telephone point of view owing to the similarity of sound when some of the numbers are pronounced. The numbers \"Yat\" (1), \"Teat\" (7), and \"Pat\" (8); \"Yee\" (2), and \"Sze\" (4); \"Sam\" (3) and \"Sheung\" (double) are particularly confusing, and the difficulty is aggravated by tendency on the part of the Chinese to slur the numbers when speaking on the telephone.\n\n(18). For the new Central Exchange at Victoria it is estimated that the initial equipment should be sufficient for 7000 subscribers' lines, and in order to show a financial comparison of the two systems, I enclose statements marked \"A\" and \"B\" giving estimated figures of Capital and Annual charges for Manual and Automatic exchanges respectively. Rent and Taxes and Administrative Charges are not included as these items apply equally to both systems. From these statements it will be seen that the capital cost of the Automatic installation is about 61% higher than the Manual while the annual charges, including interest on Capital, are approximately 5.51% lower.\n\n(19). The lower figure of annual charges for the Automatic is mainly due to the elimination of the cost of the operators on the Manual system. In place of the operators provision is made for 22 mechanics (2 European and 20 Chinese) for routine testing and general maintenance work on the Automatic plant. With regard to the employment of Chinese mechanics, I am assured by Mr. Bennett that it will be possible to train such men for this work, and that under good European supervision they will perform the necessary duties satisfactorily. Marsh, Manager of the Hongkong Electric Co. Ltd. with whom Mr.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 505539, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-497 - Public Offices - 1926", "page_number": 261, "title": "CO129-497 - Public Offices - 1926", "content_text": "Stephen com\n\nPlease\n\n1570\n\nALL\n\nbelow\n\nYour\n\nMonude ar\n\nIn view of the\n\nConditions Card down\n\nin the\n\nB.T. letter I think that we\n\nwant for the reply from\n\n&\n\nCalders\n\n27.\n\nf\n\nMY.\n\nCRep\n\n\"SHIPMINDER, PARL, LONDON.\"\n\nphone VICTORIA 8740 Ext.\n\nfurther communition on this\n\nhout be addresđta—\n\nAssistent Secretary,\n\nMurcantile Marine Department\n\n(address as opposite)\n\nand he following number quoted -\n\n82253\n\nMERCANTILE MARINE DEPARTMENT,\n\nBOARD OF TRADE, SANCTUARY BUILDINGS,\n\nC.5883\n\nGREAT SMITH STREET,\n\nLONDON, S.W.1.\n\n12th March, 1926.\n\n1.8292/25.\n\n57.0/26.\n\n17533/25\n\nSir,\n\n13 MAR 1926\n\nWith reference to your letter of the 28th of\n\nJanuary, regarding the special class Passenger Certi-\n\nficate for foreign going vessels proposed to be issued\n\nby the Government of Hong Kong, I am directed by the\n\nBoard of Trade to state, for the information of Mr.\n\nSecretary Amery, that provided the Hong Kong Government\n\nare prepared to put into force all the regulations\n\nregarding the survey of passenger steamers in force\n\nin this country, copies of which were enclosed with\n\nthe Board's letter of the 16th April, 1885, and\n\narrangements are made for a Hong Kong Surveyor to\n\nproceed to the United Kingdom to be trained in the\n\nduties arising out of subdivision of passenger ships\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE, S.W.1.\n\n...\n\nCorrected version in HTML format:\n\nMERCANTILE MARINE DEPARTMENT,\n\nBOARD OF TRADE, SANCTUARY BUILDINGS,\n\nC.5883\n\nGREAT SMITH STREET,\n\nLONDON, S.W.1.\n\n12th March, 1926.\n\n1.8292/25.\n\n57.0/26.\n\n17533/25\n\nSir,\n\n13 MAR 1926\n\nWith reference to your letter of the 28th of January, regarding the special class Passenger Certificate for foreign-going vessels proposed to be issued by the Government of Hong Kong, I am directed by the Board of Trade to state, for the information of Mr. Secretary Amery, that provided the Hong Kong Government are prepared to put into force all the regulations regarding the survey of passenger steamers in force in this country, copies of which were enclosed with the Board's letter of the 16th April, 1885, and arrangements are made for a Hong Kong Surveyor to proceed to the United Kingdom to be trained in the duties arising out of subdivision of passenger ships\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE, S.W.1.\n\nChanges made:\n1. 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Corrected minor spacing issues.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-497 - Public Offices - 1926.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 529089, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-532-4 Mui Tsai system- resolution and correspondence with private individuals 27-10-1930 - 24-6-1931", "page_number": 92, "title": "CO129-532-4 Mui Tsai system- resolution and correspondence with private individuals 27-10-1930 - 24-6-1931", "content_text": "**The Catholic Citizen** -2d. Monthly\nTel.-Museum 4181\n\nSt. Joan's Social & Political Alliance\n\n## Executive Committee\n\n* Miss Douglas Irvine, M.A., Chairman.\n* Miss Leonora de Alberti.\n* Miss Barry, Hon. Secretary.\n* Miss Pauline M. Brandt, Hon. Treasurer.\n* Miss E. Butler-Bowdon.\n* Miss Barclay Carter, Lic-ès-L.\n* Miss Fedden.\n* Miss Sheilah Hynes.\n* Miss Jeffery.\n* Miss C. Madden, F.L.A.\n* Mrs. Laughton Mathews, M.B.E.\n* Mrs. O'Connor.\n* Miss Monica O'Connor.\n* Mrs. Shattock, M.B., B.S.\n\nThe Rt. Hon. (Non-Party)\n\n55 BERNERS STREET, OXFORD STREET, W.1\n\nLord Passfield, M.P., Colonial Office, Whitehall Street, S.W.1.\n\nHours for callers: Daily, 3-5 p.m., or by appointment. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.\n\nMarch 20th, 1931\n\nI am instructed to send you the following resolutions which were passed unanimously at the 20th Annual Meeting of St. Joan's Social and Political Alliance held on March 14th:\n\n1. **State Regulation of Vice**\nSt. Joan's Social & Political Alliance calls upon the Government to hasten the abolition of all brothels known to the Authorities within the jurisdiction of the British Empire.\n\n2. **Slavery**\n(a) St. Joan's S.P.A. calls upon the Government to take all possible steps to discountenance among indigenous peoples any practices whatsoever involving the bartering of women and children into domestic or other forms of slavery.\n(b) **Mui Tsai**\n(1) St. Joan's S.P.A. demands that registration of Mui Tsai, including \"adopted daughters\" should be made compulsory;\n(2) that an adequate system of inspection, control and remuneration be enforced;\n(3) that all Mui Tsai be informed personally that they are now free, and that proper accommodation and training for them be provided.\n\nYours faithfully,\nMiss Barry\nHon. Secretary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-532-4 Mui Tsai system- resolution and correspondence with private individuals 27-10-1930 - 24-6-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 529117, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-532-4 Mui Tsai system- resolution and correspondence with private individuals 27-10-1930 - 24-6-1931", "page_number": 120, "title": "CO129-532-4 Mui Tsai system- resolution and correspondence with private individuals 27-10-1930 - 24-6-1931", "content_text": "**St. Joan's Social & Political Alliance**\n\n## Executive Committee\n\n* Miss L. Mora de Alberti\n* Miss Barry, Hon. Secretary\n* Miss Pauline M. Brandt\n* Miss E. Butler-Bowdon\n* Miss Barclay Carter, Lic-ès L.\n* Miss Fedden\n* Miss Douglas Irvine, M.A., Hon. Press Secretary\n* Miss Sheilah Hynes\n* Miss Jeffery\n* Mrs. McMahon\n* Mrs. Laughton Mathews, M.B.E., Hon. Treasurer\n* Mrs. O'Connor\n* Miss Monica O'Connor\n\n55, BERNERS STREET, \nOXFORD STREET, W. 1.\n\nHours for callers: \nDaily, 3-5 p.m., or by appointment. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.\n\n20th January, 1931.\n\nMy Lord,\n\n(Non-Party)\n\nI am instructed by my committee to express our dissatisfaction with the Governor's Report on the position of \"Mui Tsai\" as published in `Cmd.3735`, December 1930.\n\nWe deeply regret that the pledges given for the release of the Mui Tsai have not, to any considerable degree, been honoured.\n\nMay we beg that you would insist on the complete registration of Mui Tsai, including the so-called \"adopted daughters\", and that you will further insist on an adequate system of inspection for which task we think suitable women should be appointed.\n\nI am,\nYour Lordship's obedient servant,\n**Miss Barry**\nHON. SECRETARY.\n\nThe Rt. Hon. Lord Passfield, \nSecretary of State for the Colonies, \nColonial Office, \nDowning Street, S.W.1.\n\nPage 120\nPage 121\n\nThe Catholic Citizen - 2d. Monthly. \nTel. - Museum 4181.\n\nTelegraph: \n50 CITIZENRY, CHURTON, LONDON. \nTelephone: \nVICTORIA 6065. \nGordon, M.A., Chairman.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-532-4 Mui Tsai system- resolution and correspondence with private individuals 27-10-1930 - 24-6-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 530391, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-533-9 Revision of Tobacco Taxation system 17-2-1931 - 13-11-1931", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-533-9 Revision of Tobacco Taxation system 17-2-1931 - 13-11-1931", "content_text": "## 82786\n\nCLOSED UNTIL \n\nPrevious | 72879/30 \nSubsequent | Tobance. 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Calder | 8.5 87A 1/5 \nП. | \n1419 | Bi \nhe 83 | 22/1 \nF.E.D. | 24/12 \n61 | 2012 \n16. | _Mr Marlin 16 \nTo Calde | вк \n849 | CR Deep lek \nFED | نے انسه \n244/2 | 25.7/5 \n4/3 | 4/3 \n4.- 3 | Mo Coldes \nChhap | 7/3. \n19/5 | вк \n872°= | 110.3 \n11/3 | CRDes \nlell 2 | 11/13 \nafes Branch | 47 \n(72741) Wt. 11776A-17 | 10m 9,30 P.St. G. 101/33A.\n\n| Mr Calders | 126. \n---------|-------------\nDess | R50 \n29 | 29 \n283 | BY", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-533-9 Revision of Tobacco Taxation system 17-2-1931 - 13-11-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 535845, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-541-5 Harbour Light dues- proposed amendments 11-8-1932 - 22-5-1933", "page_number": 39, "title": "CO129-541-5 Harbour Light dues- proposed amendments 11-8-1932 - 22-5-1933", "content_text": "The comparison with Manila is scarcely apposite as the authorities there have undertaken large harbour schemes and wharf development.\n\nEND\n\nThe system of compound fees admittedly penalises the occasional callers, but it is submitted that the regular trader deserves more consideration than the occasional caller. It is the regular companies who, whether cargo is plentiful or scarce, maintain regular services from the Port and provide the backbone of the Colony's revenue by the trade which they render possible.\n\nIt is accepted by the Government of China and Japan and by other Governments that a system of compounded fees is equitable and we see no reason why the Hong Kong Government should accept the view that the interests of occasional callers should be given prior consideration to those of the regular companies.\n\nMy Committee earnestly expresses the hope that on reconsideration the Government will agree to (a) a reduction in Light Dues, or (b) the introduction of a system of compounded fees.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\n(Sgd) M.F. Key,\n\nSecretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-541-5 Harbour Light dues- proposed amendments 11-8-1932 - 22-5-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 549230, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-554-7 British Empire and China Trade Fair 14-5-1935 - 23-10-1935", "page_number": 46, "title": "CO129-554-7 British Empire and China Trade Fair 14-5-1935 - 23-10-1935", "content_text": "WHAT IT DOES.\n\nIt is assumed these facts are agreed,\n\nI. The Chinese form a potential market for trade and business which, to-day, is barely touched.\n\n2. The Chinese will respond to a business approach on lines similar to those appealing to other nations.\n\n3. Such approach entails direct contact with Chinese dealers and consumers, made in their own language and by methods to which they are accustomed.\n\nAs very few non-Chinese can travel in the Interior of China and talk direct to the people there, the Trade Fair at Hong-kong enables you to display your goods on the threshold of South China. Chinese officials, merchants, dealers and the public are invited to visit the Trade Fair and inspect your goods, and to discuss business with you or your Chinese-speaking representatives specially provided by the Organisers for that purpose.\n\nWHAT YOU CAN DO THROUGH IT.\n\nWithout leaving your office or incurring any expenses for sending your own representatives, if you so desire you can ship your goods to Hongkong; have them displayed at your stall; have your sales points lucidly explained to Chinese callers by trained, Chinese-speaking salesmen; have your goods sold; have a full report on how they appeal to the Chinese; have a report giving suggestions on how to turn to advantage all the invaluable information acquired for you during the period the Trade Fair is open, setting out which of your goods prove acceptable to Chinese, and in which a possibility exists for building up a permanent market.\n\nWHAT IT COSTS.\n\nSay 200 sq. ft. of space at $10 or $12 per sq. foot, according to position, which includes cost of erecting an enclosed and covered stand with walls and ceiling painted ivory white and having a raised wooden floor and night-sheets.\n\nDecoration of stand, varying from $100, if only simple dressing and display is required, up to, if plastic decorations, draping and special lighting effects are required, say $500 or $2,400.\n\nTaking delivery of exhibits from ship, transport to stand, unpacking, storage of crates, according to measurement and weight, $100.\n\nWages for one month of one Chinese-speaking salesman, specially trained in each Exhibitor's sales points, say $125.\n\nLighting of stand for one month, wiring and hire of meter, say $40.\n\nInsurance of stand and of contents, say 34% of value.\n\nDaily cleaning of stall and provision of floral decorations as required, say $25.\n\nIncidentals, hire of telephone at stand, hire of fire extinguisher, etc., say $50.\n\nCost of one page advertisement in Fair Catalogue, printed in English and Chinese, or one coloured insert, say $150.\n\nBlocks, designs, translations, etc., for above, say $50.\n\nOne Float in Land procession, including hire of lorry and driver, decorating it, and incidentals, say $250.\n\nOne Float in Harbour procession, say from $250 to $500.\n\nCost of translating and printing sales literature in Chinese for distribution at the Fair, preparing showcards in Chinese, varying with quantity, say $500.\n\nCost of displaying Exhibitor's own films daily, and providing Chinese captions, say $500.\n\nCost of, say, 50 entrance tickets for distribution to clients, at 30 cts. each $15.\n\nThe following services are provided free to Exhibitors:—\n\nOne representative of the Trade Fair is provided in each Dominion to assist Exhibitors in every way possible; to study each Exhibitor's products and their sales points; to supervise in Hongkong the erection of each stand; to select and train Chinese-speaking salesmen for the exclusive use of the Exhibitor.\n\nTo prepare and forward to each Exhibitor at the close of the Trade Fair a full report on Chinese opinion of his goods, possibilities of developing a trade in them, and suggestions on the best method of doing so.\n\n48", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-554-7 British Empire and China Trade Fair 14-5-1935 - 23-10-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 549466, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-555-11 Benares Khan- admission to Hong Kong 7-11-1935 - 5-12-1935", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-555-11 Benares Khan- admission to Hong Kong 7-11-1935 - 5-12-1935", "content_text": "part of the duty of a consul to foist British Indians, wandering in China, on a Colony which does not want them and which, if it gets them, will be under some liability to repatriate them to India. 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Markdown is not used; instead, HTML \n\n tags are used as per the final instruction.\n\nThe response I provided earlier already follows the HTML format requirement. To enhance it according to the rules and compact knowledge:\n\n- The initial part of the text is a coherent paragraph discussing the role of consuls and the issue with British Indians in China.\n- The names and dates that follow seem to be related to distribution or filing information.\n- The text is already formatted into paragraphs using \n\n tags.\n\nTo perfect it:\n- Ensure that the distribution list or the latter part is correctly understood as not being part of the main narrative but rather metadata or filing information.\n- The original scan's line breaks and page numbers (if any) should be preserved where relevant.\n\nThe given response is already in the required HTML format. However, to strictly adhere to the rules and improve:\n\nPart of the duty of a consul to foist British Indians, wandering in China, on a Colony which does not want them and which, if it gets them, will be under some liability to repatriate them to India. The Treasury make a fuss when British subjects from overseas are dumped in this country instead of being returned to their country of origin; and H.M. may well similarly resent the well-meant activities of consuls in China who find the Colony a convenient depository for embarrassing callers.\n\n#Rlowell\n\nres\n\n26.11.35-\n\n27/1/357\n\nat ma\n\nZ To Onde (2.0.). 1 Ausd\n\n2. To His Excellency Thomas)\n\nTo dis A balde will\n\n5\n\nDEC 1935\n\n03\n\nune (1) Bers, and Comp.\n\n5\n\nDEC 1935\n\nFor Straits fo\n\nSuburbs obens on (1)\n\nCopy (5th (rse (FO.) 80.\n\nXanstruis\n\n29\n\n6. To (.w-orde (10.) (W/C5)\n\n572/361\n\n5464748 transfered to\n\n55018/36 Easty.\n\nLet's correct minor errors and ensure the format is as per the instructions:\n\npart of the duty of a consul to foist British Indians, wandering in China, on a Colony which does not want them and which, if it gets them, will be under some liability to repatriate them to India. The Treasury make a fuss when British subjects from overseas are dumped in this country instead of being returned to their country of origin; and H.M. may well similarly resent the well-meant activities of consuls in China who find the Colony a convenient depository for embarrassing callers.\n\n#Rlowell\n\nres\n26.11.35-\n27/1/357\nat ma\n\nTo Onde (2.0.). 1 Ausd\n2. To His Excellency Thomas)\nTo dis A balde will\n\nDEC 1935\n03\nune (1) Bers, and Comp.\nDEC 1935\n\n5\nFor Straits fo\nSuburbs obens on (1)\n\nCopy (5th (rse (FO.) 80.\nXanstruis\n29\n\n6. To (.w-orde (10.) (W/C5)\n572/361\n5464748 transfered to\n55018/36 Easty.\n\nThis version adheres to the HTML format and makes minor adjustments for readability while keeping the original content intact.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-555-11 Benares Khan- admission to Hong Kong 7-11-1935 - 5-12-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 551883, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-558-3 Levy on Salaries- petition from Chinese Civil Servants 3-1-1936 - 19-12-1936", "page_number": 244, "title": "CO129-558-3 Levy on Salaries- petition from Chinese Civil Servants 3-1-1936 - 19-12-1936", "content_text": "# 32401\n\nHONG KONG \n\nPRIVATE \n\n༣༠ ?སྭཱདྷག 'i \n\n\nJedd to \n\nedit of 191d de fr \n\nTR \n\n:'. \n\n\n7. \n\npetitioners be informed that you are unable to intervene \n\non their behalf. \n\nI have the honour to be, \n\nSir, \n\nYour most obedient, humble servant, \n\nX Calders \n\nGovernor, &c. \n\n242", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-558-3 Levy on Salaries- petition from Chinese Civil Servants 3-1-1936 - 19-12-1936.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 595181, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-619-4 Department of Supplies- Trade and Industry- organization and finance 19-3-1949 - 31-3-1949", "page_number": 35, "title": "CO129-619-4 Department of Supplies- Trade and Industry- organization and finance 19-3-1949 - 31-3-1949", "content_text": "- 5 -\n\n41\n\nwith this section and last month there were 377 callers seeking help and advice in one form or another. This section's activities are legion, but its activities in reviving the rubber and the rubber shoe industry, the textile industry (on a limited basis), the biscuit industry, the chocolate and sweet industry, the aluminium industry and the most recent agreement assuring the supply of newsprint and paper to the Colony at reasonable prices, are particularly meritorious.\n\nMoreover, once export trade conditions become normal, this section can perform a useful function in helping exporters. For the moment, however, the department is understaffed and its whole operations are in the hands of Mr. Galvin and one European inspector. Additional help on the administrative side is required. One reasonably senior and experienced officer should be attached to Mr. Galvin - if I knew when Mr. Colledge was coming back he might be the solution.\n\n(vi) \n## Fuel, Marketing and Accounts \n\nThe above-mentioned analysis, however, only stops the leaks because even in these sections (whose activities are nearly Governmental) there is a constant simmering revolution about the inadequacy of the salaries, particularly in view of the fact that many of the employees are on a temporary basis with no hope of attaining permanency in a government department. When we reach the Fuel, Marketing and Accounting Sections - the buying and selling part of the organisation where commercial knowledge is fundamental - this condition becomes symptomatic.\n\nAll of the employees in these sections, Chinese and European alike, are commercial men who each have their own special knowledge and niche, and oftentimes their responsibility is very large. Last month, for instance, our sales through these three sections were 16,000,000 Dollars, or probably 33% of the Colony's whole business. Since we take a percentage of all business done, inevitably, if we administer properly, we must make a tidy profit for Government. To continue to administer properly, however, is the problem for at present the commercial world rates the services of employees more highly than we do and each week brings its crop of resignations on the", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-619-4 Department of Supplies- Trade and Industry- organization and finance 19-3-1949 - 31-3-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]