[ { "id": 239141, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7]", "page_number": 103, "title": "CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7]", "content_text": "24\n\nwrite to them, and see if it.\n\n必\n\npossible to raise the money by subscription. We were not told the amount. some time afterwards M. Mitchell and his servant, Lye Asi, came to the prison. Lye Asi, acting in M. Mitchell's name, as our Interpreter, asked us for money in the same form the Looking had done before. This was about two weeks after Sentence of death was commuted. Lye Asi said that, if we did not repay the money, Mr. Mitchell would not take care of our interests in future. We said That will rest with the Magistrate, that is to say, with Mr. Mitchell. Then Mr. Mitchell and Lye Asi went away. We heard nothing more of the matter after that.\n\n25\n\nA few days after I wrote to one of my friends who lives at Cartwright, King Elias, a house-builder, and directed him to show the letter to Wong Shing, asking for the money to be raised for me. King Elias followed my directions and came to see the Gaoler, Cheung Ah-ying. We talked about ten taels. I told King Elias this. He went away, and I have heard nothing more on the subject.\n\n(Signed) J. G. Murray, 1.9\n\nThe above statement was read to the prisoner and interpreted by me\n\n(Signed) Thomas Dick.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 242817, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-065 - Sir Bowring & Public Offices - 1857 [11-12]", "page_number": 213, "title": "CO129-065 - Sir Bowring & Public Offices - 1857 [11-12]", "content_text": "## Southampton to Hong Kong. 4 left to 2-1: 1000\nMng Hibbett - Surveyor Generals department. **£100**\nMas Niblett. \nTwo Children\nMr. Davies, Magistrate\nMrs Darris.\n\n| 1005 | 0 | 100 | 100 |\n\n## Southampton to Ceylon. 4 Nov: to 7 Dec 1885.\nMr. Finlay, Engineers Department\nCeylon to Southampton\n\n## Pertsche Bean (17 Nov to 19 Dec. 1856)\nMr. Forbes (Civil Service) / 1 Dec. 1856 (#16 Jan 57) 73\n\n## Gibraltar to Southampton\n25th November and 3 Dec. 1856 inclusive\nJames Cartwright\nHenry Clarks\nJohn Whitork\nThat Lect\nThat Wakefield.\nWille Grayling\n\n## Southampton to Gibraltar\n27 Dec. 1886 ward\n3rd Jan. 1857 inclusive\n| 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 |\nR.M. Champerie Warder **£4.10.** Ann Champion wife **£4.10.**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-065 - Sir Bowring & Public Offices - 1857 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 243066, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-065 - Sir Bowring & Public Offices - 1857 [11-12]", "page_number": 462, "title": "CO129-065 - Sir Bowring & Public Offices - 1857 [11-12]", "content_text": "## Acts\n\n7 \n\n460 \n\nqui 31 Ordinance 10/57 Imprisonment for debt. May be sanctioned Admiralty. Mar 17 Captain Forbes Passage per Packet of 20th March 1857... prices Passages of the Miblett & Family Davies Louthampto to Hong Kong. £400- Mr Finlay - Southampton to Aylm 73 Mr Bean - Ceylon to Authampton 73 Mr Farber 190 #73- James Cartwright _ t 3 May H. Clarke I. Wheloch J Leek. I Wakefield. W Grayling R Champion Anne Champion.\n\n| Name | Route | Fare |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Mr Finlay | Southampton to Aylm | £3 |\n| Mr Bean | Ceylon to Authampton | £73 |\n| Mr Farber | | £190 #73- |\n| James Cartwright | | £3 |\n| H. Clarke | | £3 |\n| I. Wheloch | | £3 |\n| J Leek | | £3 |\n| I Wakefield | | £3 |\n| W Grayling | Southampton to Gibraltar | £4.10s |\n| R Champion | Southampton to Gibraltar | £4.10s |\n| Anne Champion | Southampton to Gibraltar | £4.10s |\n\nExtract to Requests repayment of there Amount. Mr Cleverly's Passage. Ordered per Packet of 4 July 1857 Papage", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-065 - Sir Bowring & Public Offices - 1857 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 264521, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-110 - Others - 1865", "page_number": 437, "title": "CO129-110 - Others - 1865", "content_text": "## \nI acknowledge receipt & Jay \n\nMr. Cartwright has been glad to have the valuable assistance of Mr. J.A.N.H. during his assignment.\n\nIt is fully appreciated.\n\nH.R.\n\n1.17/4 \n\nEX430", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-110 - Others - 1865.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 270809, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9]", "page_number": 218, "title": "CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9]", "content_text": "Governor\n\nHongkong.\n\nNo 359\n\n5th September, 1867\n\nSir Richard Graves MacDonnell, C.B.\n\nHis Grace\n\nto\n\nThe Duke of Buckingham & Chandos.\n\nPokfulam Reservoir\n\nReasons for not sending home Drawings of the Chowk work for in answer to His Grace's Despatch No45 of 12th July\n\nCrown Agents\n\n1867\n\nNOV\n\nMINUTE M. Cartwright 1 M'Elliot Sir G. Bowers\n\nAdderley\n\nDuke of Buckingham\n\nMethot\n\n31 Octo\n\nThis despatch has been sent\n\nThe proper correspondence\n\nto the Crown Agent for\n\nCommunication\n\nTo Me Rawlinson, & In Bird has been\n\ninstructed to place himself\n\npersona\n\n25 Mb\n\nComm\n\nwhen with\n\nSend copy of this to tents\n\nduring\n\nthem to forward\n\nit-br. de Garlon Jorbin.\n\nComs on\n\n210\n\n359\n\nHong Kong\n\n10708\n\nEntered\n\nDs.\n\n5\n\nNov 1867\n\nGer Power\n\nDuke of\n\nBuckingham\n\n5 Sept 1867\n\nNo 359. 5\n\nAnew\n\nI am directed by the\n\nChandos to transmit to you\n\na\n\ncopy of a despatch from the Governor of Hongkong stating\n\nhis reasons\n\nfor\n\nnot sending home the drawing of the Chowk work for the Reservoir at Pokfulam, and I am\n\ninstructed to request that you will cause this despatch to be forwarded to Mr Rawlinson\n\nfor his consideration in connection with the drawings which have been sent\n\non the same subject.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 272499, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867", "page_number": 57, "title": "CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867", "content_text": "## Ld Brd \n\nHong Kong Toge \n\n8 \n\nIntered \n\n5 Nov \n\nGet \n\n55 \n\nThe 11.5. of State Foreign Office \n\n**MINUTE** \n\n867 \n\nOCTI \n\nM. Cartwright 28 MElliot 29 \n\nFRogers MAdderley \n\nDuke of Buckingham & Chandos \n\n16-Oct. 167 \n\n3015 \n\n& \n\n9. \n\nI am directed by the Duke of Buckingham & Chandos to transmit to you for your information, a copy of a letter from the Emigration Commissioners inclosed herewith, and a copy of a communication which has been addressed to them by Mr. Sampson on the subject of Chinese Migration from Hong Kong to Surinam; and also some correspondence which they have had with Mr. Sampson upon the subject of the collection...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 285646, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10]", "page_number": 260, "title": "CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10]", "content_text": "74\n\n105. In the two messes established at the Mauritius could be found representatives of the four Quarters of the Globe and the same order and regularity prevailed in the Indian Barrack Room, which contained natives from all parts of India as also other places. The European Barrack Room.\n\n106. # The list of rations issued per day for the members of the European mess, and 1a day for those belonging to the Indian mess.\n\n107. Book Keeping with special Reference to Statistics of Crimes. The system of Book Keeping generally is the most defective I have for years. No record of bribery Dept. ascertaining value of property stolen, no record of criminals, suspected persons and even the Defaulters Book cannot be relied on for the characters of members of the Force.\n\n108. I may be permitted to preface the subject of Police Returns with an extract from a report made to the Home Secretary in 1863 by Major General Cartwright, Government Inspectors of Constabulary, and a high authority.\n\n253 \n75", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 285665, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10]", "page_number": 279, "title": "CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10]", "content_text": "## 113\n\nIt is competent to undertake such important duties.\n\n## 160\n\nIt need scarcely be stated that General Cartwright's recommendation to appoint Detective Officers to all forces not then possessing a Police service, was immediately adopted.\n\n## 164\n\nAs a rule the greater the difficulties attending the detection of crime, the more the necessity of having a detective service; and there are, I respectfully submit, ample reasons why Hongshing should not be an exception to the rule.\n\n## 162\n\nI have had the advantage of observing the working of various Detective Forces in London and other parts of England, in Scotland, and Ireland, and some of the Colonies, and I am clearly of opinion that a detective service might with advantage be attached to the Police of Hong Kong. The Colony of Victoria possesses a very strong and efficient Police, and yet a Detective service is found essential to its efficiency. The Cape Colony also has a strong well-disciplined Force, and there a Detective Force is established; and again the same course is pursued in Mauritius.\n\n## 164 (continued)\n\nIt has already been...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 302758, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12]", "page_number": 280, "title": "CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12]", "content_text": "## 272\n\nCivil and Military Officers to place themselves at the head of their troops and Militia and to rectify and keep good order over the lines of communication at Yu Chow.\n\nForeign guns, rifles and all manner of weapons and ammunition are of importance to the army, and orders have been given to prohibit bad characters from clandestinely buying or selling such.\n\nThe Viceroy is informed that Brigadier Li Yang tan, who has marched into Annam to cause trouble, is partly supplied with rifles, guns, and ammunition, so that it is probable he might detach rebel agents in various directions to proceed secretly to various ports and places in order to make surreptitious purchases of foreign materiel of war, guns, rifles &c. in the hope of strengthening his force.\n\nIt becomes the Viceroy's duty to check these misdoings by issuing the most stringent orders to prohibit any such transactions. The deputies at different Custom and Likin stations have been directed to institute the most active search. Mr Cartwright, the Commissioner of Customs at Canton, has been requested to communicate with the Commissioners of", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 305629, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "page_number": 370, "title": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "content_text": "366\n\nAnd property I have strong reasons for believing that when regularly employed under proper instruction, I should prove a valuable acquisition.\n\nI appreciate the difficulties that arise when trying to coordinate with the mainland China authorities, but I am confident that with persistence and patience, we can overcome them and eventually achieve some success.\n\nThe cartwrights and other skilled workers are well behind the times, and it is imperative that they adopt new techniques and practices to improve their work.\n\nWhat is more, the firearms in use on this island are outdated and pose a significant hindrance to effective defense. The shoulder arms, as they are called, are cumbersome and prone to misfire, and the other weapons are similarly ineffective.\n\nI therefore strongly recommend that the **Christ Church** authorities consider the employment of a more modern and effective arsenal. The present situation is unfair and unsatisfactory.\n\nAs I consider that the reference of such an important matter is of the utmost importance in this part of the world, it behoves the Inspector to advocate for its prompt resolution at all hazards.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 319970, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-205 - Public Offices - 1882", "page_number": 525, "title": "CO129-205 - Public Offices - 1882", "content_text": "## IX. RETURN OF OCCUPATIONS, -Continued.\n\n521\n\n| Europeans and Eurasians. Trade or Occupation. | Americans. | *Malays and other Natives of the Archipelago. | Chinese. | +Tamils and other Natives of India. | Others not specially classified. | Total. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | M. F. | M. F. | M. F. | M. F. | M. F. | M. F. |\n\n### 8.-COMMERCIAL CLASS.\n\n| Trade or Occupation | Europeans and Americans. Eurasians. | *Malays and other Natives of the Archipelago. | Chinese. | +Tamils and other Natives of India. | Others not specially classified. | Total. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Fruit-cultivators, Gambier and Pepper-planters, | 911 31 | 278 2 | | | | |\n| Boarding and Lodging-house Keepers, | 19 | 30 | 559 | 4951 | 589 32 | **** 3 |\n| Bamboatmen, Planters, Managers, Overseers of Estates, ... | 11 | 40 | 70 | | | |\n| Butchers and Pork-sellers, | 21 | 201 | 48 | 278 | 7 | |\n| Cake-sellers, | | | 216 | 105 | 578 | 164 |\n| Market gardeners, | | | 15 | | 950 | 127 |\n| Cart and Hackney Labourers, | | | 1,383 | | 4,016 | |\n| Carriage Owners, | | | :: | | 32 | 116 |\n| Charcoal-sellers, | | | 48 | 1 | | |\n| Cloth Hawkers, | 30: | 3 | 62 | 153 | 19 | 153 |\n| Paddy-planters, | | | 49 | | 253 | to |\n| Curry Stuff-sellers,.. | | | 44 | | 44 | |\n| Eating-house Keepers, | 25 | 19 | 1,740 | 32 | 8,363 | 250 |\n| Fishmongers, | | | 1,001 | | 2,666 | 2 |\n| Fruit-sellers, | | | 206 | 8 | 5,565 | 2 |\n| Grass-sellers, | 3-1 | | }; | 646 | | |\n| Hawkers, | 170 | 27 | 1,129 | 39035 | 18 | 25-1 |\n| Hotel and Tavern-keepers, | 15 | 1, | 898 | 297 | 752 | 1,396 |\n| Merchants, and Brokers, | | | 27 | 33 | | |\n| Oil-sellers, Mangrove Bark-sell-ers. | | | | | | |\n| Money-changers, | 126 | | 701 | 3 | 70.1 | 112 |\n| Opium Shop-keepers, | 1 | | 122 | 165: | 321 | 661 |\n| Pawnbrokers, | | | 198 | 15 | | 478 |\n| Pig-dealers, | 62 | | 19 | 2 | GO | 4 |\n| Poulterers, | | | 1,102 | 123 | 173 | 321 |\n| Rice Merchants, Rice-mill Owners, | 66 | | 198 | 408 | 62 | ان |\n| Ship-chandlers, Shop-keepers, and General Dealers, | 1 | | 40 | 73 | 30 | 123! |\n| Spirit Shop-keepers, | 27 | 1 | 799 | 103 | 11 | 1,058 |\n| Timber Dealers, | | | 242 | | 1,987 | 298 |\n| Toddy Shop-keepers, | 31 | | 21 | 52 | 410. | 464 |\n| Vegetable-sellers, | | | 16 | 268 | 284 | 94 |\n| Others not specified above, | | | 3,143 | 3,276 | 67 | 3: |\n| | | | | | | 721 |\n| | | | | | 801 | 341 |\n| | | | 2,223 | 1 | | 1,188 |\n| | | | 1 | | 12 | 401 |\n| | | | 4,718 | 716 | 1 | 118 |\n| | | | 5,978 | 16 | 90 | 2 |\n| | | | 92 | 45 | 190 | 16 |\n| | | | 238 | 16 | 31 | 37 |\n| | | | 16 | 17 | 5 | 62 |\n| | | | 66 | 5 | 202: | 2051 |\n| | | | 33 | 38 | · | 68 |\n| | | | 162 | 218 | 80 | 11 |\n| Contractors and Builders, ... | 161 | 25 | 1,156 | 182 | 11,054 | 30 |\n| | 44 | 66 | 11: | 123 | 44 | 2231 |\n| Coopers, | | | 114,400 | 1 | 69 | 261 |\n| Divers, | 74 | | 74 | | | |\n| Dyers, | 1 | | 341 | | 343 | |\n| Engineers and Machinists, | 89 | 77 | 16 | 11 | 198 | B |\n| Engine-drivers and Firemen, | 29 | | 22 | 821 | 288! | 100 |\n| | | | 77 | | 548 | • |\n| Carried forward,..... | 150 | 1 | 108 | 11,440 | 146 | 9,218] |\n| | | | | 9 | 2,001 | 20 |\n| | | | | 93 | 18,010 | 177 |\n\n*Includes Aborigines of the Peninsula, Achinese, Boyanese, Bugis, Dyak, Javanese, Jawi Pekan, Malays, Manilamen.\n+Includes Burmese, Parsees, Tamils, Bengalis and other Natives of India not particularised.\n\n### 5.--INDUSTRIAL CLASS.\n\n| Trade or Occupation | Europeans and Americans. Eurasians. | *Malays and other Natives of the Archipelago. | Chinese. | +Tamils and other Natives of India. | Others not specially classified. | Total. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Attap-makers, | | | 70 | 73 | | 154 |\n| Bakers and Millers,... | | | 1 | 1 | 902 | 1,081 |\n| Bamboo Workers, | | | | | 2,517 | |\n| Barbers, | | | انان | | | |\n| Blacksmiths, | | | 19 | ::: | | |\n| Boatmen, | | | 16 | ม | : | : |\n| Bookbinders, | | | | | | |\n| Boot and Shoe-makers, | | | | | | |\n| Brick-makers, | | | | | | |\n| Carpenters, | | | | | | |\n| Carriage-builders and Cartwrights, | | | | | | |\n| Cart and Hackney Carriage drivers, Cattle-keepers, Milk-sellers, and | | | | | | |\n| Cigar-makers, and Tobacco-sellers, | | | | | | |\n| Coffin-makers, | | | | | | |\n| Confectioners, | | | —- ཅཟ--་ | | | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-205 - Public Offices - 1882.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 329975, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-224 - Foreign Office - 1885", "page_number": 298, "title": "CO129-224 - Foreign Office - 1885", "content_text": "## DRAFT\n\n**MINUTE**\n\nMr. Cartwright, 7 July \nMr. Wingfield \nMr. Bramston \nMr. Meade \nSir R. Herbert \nLord Dunraven \nColonel Stanley \n\n17 July 85 \nHong Kong \nInter No. 296 \n\nHave you a copy of Exequatur to French Treaty cognizance taken with China? Submit observations.\n\n17th \nB177 Bl. 177 & recorded \nand advantage √ noted \n\nLeave frank if you offer on China rafts.\n\nCopy 7.0.12907", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-224 - Foreign Office - 1885.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 352881, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12]", "page_number": 473, "title": "CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12]", "content_text": "I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 201 of the 19th ult., enclosing a report by Mr. Stevenson, Senior Wardmaster in the Government Civil Hospital, Hong Kong, and proposing to substitute in future trained female Nurses for the wardmasters.\n\n...\n\nof complying with the terms specified in the accompanying paper of particulars. You should endeavour to obtain her, if possible, from the London Hospital School, as suspected by the late Mr. Arundel Cartwright in 1891.\n\nDone in a perfunctory manner, for which you were mistrusted in the letter from this department of the 5th July, 1891.\n\nE.A. Davey\n\nIN\n\nW.W. Robinson\n\nVilson 27\n\nJon mLucas 27\n\nbe Fairfield g\n\nLin 470\n\n4\n\nThe original text appears to be a jumbled mix of different letters and notes. I have reordered the text to form coherent paragraphs. The initial part of the text seems to be a formal letter, while the latter part contains what appears to be names and numbers, possibly unrelated to the main letter or possibly a list or notes. The OCR output has been corrected for spelling, spacing, and some minor reordering to form sensible sentences. The names and numbers at the end are left as is due to lack of context. \n\nHere is the revised response in HTML as requested:\n\nNo changes were made to the response to follow the exact HTML format as the original response was already mostly in the correct format. However, I will reformat it to better adhere to the instructions and make it clear that the text was reordered and corrected according to the guidelines.\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No.201 of the 19th ult., enclosing a report by Mr. Stevenson, Senior Wardmaster in the Government Civil Hospital, Hong Kong, and proposing to substitute in future trained female Nurses for the wardmasters.\n\nof complying with the terms specified in the accompanying paper of particulars. You should endeavour to obtain her, if possible, from the London Hospital School, as suspected by the late Mr. Arundel Cartwright in 1891.\n\nDone in a perfunctory manner, for which you were mistrusted in the letter from this department of the 5th July, 1891.\n\nE.A. Davey\n\nIN\nW.W. Robinson\nVilson 27\nJon mLucas 27\nbe Fairfield g\nLin 470\n4\n\nThis version maintains the HTML format with paragraphs and line breaks as necessary, without adding markdown or code fences.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 361818, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896", "page_number": 43, "title": "CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896", "content_text": "5004\n\nREC 4 March 1884\n\n6 MAR 25\n\nDear Mr Cartwright\n\nThe Bags for China will be transferred to the P. & O. S. S. Peshawar at Colombo, and the Peshawar is due to arrive here on the 25th instant.\n\nThe next British Steamer (Canadian Pacific) will leave Hongkong on the 8th April and be due at Vancouver on the 29th April, but a Packet belonging to ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 361819, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896", "page_number": 44, "title": "CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896", "content_text": "Draft Colonial Office to Postmaster General Hongkong\n\nto die Julian Danneifste,\n\nH. Ambossed there\n\n*\n\nREC? 5004 REG 6 MAR 96 Two Foreign Office bags addressed Peking due Hongkong March 25, one bag which is the larger should have gone to Washington\n\nthence intended you are authorized to open both address proper to be sent via Washington care of Postmaster, Vancouver\n\nand forward by British packet April 8\n\nThe other should go on to Pekin as usual.\n\nReport by telegraph\n\nTHE Occidental & Oriental or Pacific S.S. (Rz) will leave Hongkong on the 31st instant & be due at San Francisco on the 24th April.\n\nThe Foreign Office's dispatches for Peking are sent from London\n\nin the bag for Hong Kong\n\nThe Postmaster General Hongkong is under the Colonial\n\nOffice and can, of course,\n\nunder your instructions, deliver the\n\ndespatches for Peking to the Colonial Secretary\n\nfor disposal\n\nor\n\nMug Hong Kong direct.\n\nI see no object in sending the despatches to the Consul Shanghai\n\nas the Steamers connect at\n\nMug Stores.\n\nDoes this information give\n\nyou all you want? I shall\n\nbe pleased to supplement it by any\n\nW.C. Cartwright's\n\nmeans in my power", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 381145, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-305 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [5-7]", "page_number": 673, "title": "CO129-305 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [5-7]", "content_text": "H. TWIETIMEYER\n\nGOVAERTS\n\nA. M. CARMICHAEL\n\nW. AIRD\n\nL. MORTONSON\n\nA. McTAGGART\n\nW. B. ROSS\n\nE. HOELGER\n\nA. WOOD\n\nC. REID\n\nW. H. CORNECK\n\nW. W. WILSON\n\nW. D. SUTTON\n\nA. P. NORES\n\nW. DAVIES\n\nW. C. TAYLOR\n\nG. F. WILLIAMS\n\nJ. S. HAGEN\n\nNOLAN\n\nJ. McIVER\n\nW. GEGG\n\nCORNACK\n\nA. MUSKETT\n\nLEMENTS\n\nTLES\n\nSUTTON\n\nLEASBY\n\nVLIS\n\n\"TAKOMN\n\nHAYNES\n\n2. C. DENROCHE\n\nBAD. CLARK\n\nH. OXBERRY\n\nW. J. RICHARDS\n\nA. AHMED\n\nE. C. HOCHAPFEL\n\nA. E. GASCOIGNE\n\nW. 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ABDULKYOOM P. D. GOTLA\n\nE. J. DIGARIA\n\nD. S. SIGANPORIA\n\nP. C. MOURAWALA\n\nB. P. TAVARIA\n\nK. A. CHINOY\n\nJ. A. CHINOY\n\nD. H. VASANIA\n\nD. D. GAZDAR\n\nE. F. SKERTCHLY\n\nFAIZALLY F. CASSIMALLY\n\nR. ABRAHAM\n\nA. R. SAMY\n\n1. P. MADAR\n\nW FARMER\n\nW. HASSAM\n\nA. FUCKEERA\n\nG. F. EBERTUS\n\nDORABJEE NOWROJEE\n\nJ. PESTONJEE\n\nH. M. H. NEMAZEE\n\nT. KAWAGUCHI\n\nI. TAJIMA\n\nJIRO ITAMI\n\nM. KUBOKAWA\n\n1 viilo A QULL LILLY\n\n21642\n\nIVVI.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-305 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 394627, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904", "page_number": 617, "title": "CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904", "content_text": "hengla mond\n\n10\n\n614\n\nJam Fradis\n\nC. O.\n\n41961\n\nthe 12 DEC 041\n\nMy congratulations on the approach of the conclusion of grant negotiations. We know nothing of the Cartwright ... to Salon to inquire if he considers that he would ...\n\n...br", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 394628, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904", "page_number": 618, "title": "CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904", "content_text": "Enlightenment regarding the\n\n615\n\n12.04.\n\nFinal Loan\n\nJalin hunniff\n\nApparment. Either\n\no\n\nP\n\nStaff\n\nwill\n\nKama\n\nWhis\n\nall above-\n\nCartwright.\n\nJou Smily\n\nHalles Range\n\nDear Friends,\n\nWe telegraphed to\n\nthe E. Salons to inquire whether Cartwright would\n\nbe able to carry\n\nsuitable Agreement\n\nduring the negotiations\n\nwith the Chinese Y... for the", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 395247, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-326 - Foreign Office - 1904", "page_number": 584, "title": "CO129-326 - Foreign Office - 1904", "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\n# CHINA TRADE.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\nC. 36076 581 October 1.\n\nSECTION 2. No. 1 IR 20 OCT 04\n\nThe Marquess of Lansdowne to Sir M. Gosselin.\n\n(No. 61.) Sir,\n\nForeign Office, October 1, 1904.\n\nWITH reference to your telegram No. 15 of the 23rd ultimo on the subject of the mutual protection of British and Portuguese trade-marks in China, I request that you will inform the Portuguese Government that copies of Mr. Cartwright's note of the 4th August to Senhor de Lima and of his reply, dated the 8th August, which formed the inclosures to Mr. Cartwright's despatch No. 74 of the 10th August, have been forwarded to His Majesty's Minister at Peking to-day, in order that effect may be given to the Arrangement agreed upon between the two Governments.\n\nI am, &c. (Signed) LANSDOWNE.\n\n(2206 a-2)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-326 - Foreign Office - 1904.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 415981, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-351 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 146, "title": "CO129-351 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "Mr. Harding\n\n825 Telegram\n\nre Cartwright.\n\nTo explain why we don't feel like paying or\n\n143\n\nCalling on\n\nH.K. Opium\n\nI got him, if from Com, S withdraw the letter.\n\n27\n\nI saw in re Cartwright & left the letter with him. He said that he saw\n\npoint but that the officer who knew about such things was\n\non leave\n\nthat he would look into the question\n\nDear Harding\n\nApril 7, 1908\n\nWith reference to your recent visit I have to inform you that our claim for the telegrams in the Extradition case is withdrawn.\n\nYours truly\n\nW.C. Cartwright\n\nIn 7255/08\n\n3/4\n\nSee letters from du\n\nCartwright attached.\n\nwithdrawn\n\nAccounts Branch\n\nSEE\n\nCartik\n\n13444\n\nThe letter\n\nPut by\n\nA.L.\n\nAnd also duplicate-note in case biz it on with them\n\nJ\n\n714\n\nTo\n\nAlones\n\nPr. 7.4\n\nMr. Harding\n\nMr. Hidden\n\nMr. Strachey\n\nMr. Lambert\n\nMr. Darnier\n\nMr. Stubbs Quay\n\nMr. A. J. Harding\n\nMr. Cossielt\n\nMr. Brd. Harding\n\nMr. Battenberg", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-351 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 417330, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 42, "title": "CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n40\n\nC O.\n\n[September 12.137616\n\n15 00: 08\n\nSECTION 1\n\nRec\n\n[31718]\n\nNo. 1.\n\nSir,\n\nMr. W. Pritchard-Morgan to Sir Edward Grey.(Received September 12.)\n\n1. Queen Victoria Street, London, September 10, 1908.\n\nI HAVE the honour to respectfully lay before the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs certain facts with regard to the Chinese Mining and Engineering Company, some of which there is reason to believe have not been disclosed to the Foreign Office.\n\nThe original negotiations consisted of an offer by Mr. Moreing to supply £100,000 extra working capital for the Kaiping collieries. Mr. Cartwright, a former Commissioner of Customs, being in the employment of Mr. Moreing and a personal friend of Mr. Detring, another Commissioner of Customs in Tien-tsin, met together in that town, and through their instrumentality Mr. Moreing was allowed to examine the mines. Mr. Detring was a Director of the Mines and a personal friend and the confidential adviser of his Excellency Chang Yen Mao, who was Director-General of the mines, which mines were the property of the Chinese Government, and Chang Yen Mao, having every confidence in his judgment, signed certain documents. The result was the borrowing of capital on debentures and the formation of a Company with a nominal capital of £1,000,000. The Chinese shareholders in the mine were given 375,000 shares, and the promoters of the Company allotted themselves 625,000 shares for effecting the mortgage. These 625,000 shares have been sold, and the majority of them are probably held by innocent holders who have paid full value for them.\n\nOn the 6th October, 1898, the Chinese Government addressed a most important note to all the Legations in Peking, stating that they would not be responsible for any contracts entered into with foreigners respecting loans on mines or mining transactions privately made, even though they may be officially signed and sealed, unless the whole of the terms were mutually agreed upon between the Tsung-li Yamên and the Minister representing the foreigner entering into the contract.\n\n(N.B. In November 1898 the preliminary Szechuan contract was entered into with Mr. Pritchard-Morgan, and the whole of the negotiations with regard to the ratification by the Throne of the final contract were carried through by the British Legation in Peking in accordance with that note.)\n\nIn November 1898 Mr. Moreing entered into his preliminary contract with regard to the Kaiping collieries, subsequently transferred to the Chinese Mining and Engineering Company. The British Legation was not in any way informed of these preliminary negotiations, nor had they anything whatever to do with the matter, nor was the Chinese Government in any way cognizant of it. On the 30th July, 1900, Mr. Hoover, on behalf of Mr. Moreing, entered into an agreement with Mr. Detring respecting these collieries, which were then being worked by Chang Yen Mao. The Kaiping colliery is situated 150 miles from a Treaty port. The contract was never ratified by the Throne. Peking was under siege at this time. The contract was not made known either to the British Legation or to the Chinese authorities, and it was in violation of the note of the Chinese Government, and in violation of the well-known restriction imposed by our Treaty with China. It was never ratified by the Throne and consequently not binding upon anybody.\n\nOn the 19th February, 1901, another contract was entered into purporting to be a transfer of property known to be worth some millions of money. When the facts became known to the Chinese authorities, Chang Yen Mao was informed that he had no right whatever to have parted even with the area comprised in the Agreement of the 30th July, 1900, much less the larger area and other property, including the port of Chingwantow, and he thereupon came to England and commenced a lawsuit against the Chinese Mining and Engineering Company. The principal question before the Court was whether the Memorandum signed by Mr. Hoover that Chang Yen Mao should continue to be the Administrator of the mines was binding or not.\n\nIn delivering judgment, Mr. Justice Joyce held that Chang Yen Mao was to continue in his position as Director-General. Mr. Justice Joyce also held that the second deed of the 19th February, 1901...\n\nPage 40\n\n[1933 m-1]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 428812, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 153, "title": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "151\n\nLiedeygun end of monerotab\n\nand al bedastojak #Tavoʻl eds\n\nyasinties avizstarot a to vew ye\n\n#\n\nA Pug 477 et end yo niles ad ddgie\n\nTO\n\nto UNOPITY\n\nLetenni pedaarodnt edg\n\nved loan jutro arli beibute\n\nnelte edi og\n\n00021stnoj\n\ntutelaerong produlos nivo\n\nnu bevind asiaalforoo Leid\n\n43.00730 innoiJacvodnj\n\nTrend Dilates to a\n\n2100016 Tuonud eduj syndi\n\nJaponora wis bedrepor aved\n\n20 Creiztraud lord pataisos van bes\n\nsuretetirav adt\n\n{ fundo ayza ei riaer sidemoval Á\n\nfrom Austria-Hungary; also from Turkey. The French\n\nGovernment has informed the Department of State that their\n\nForeign and Colonial Offices are in consultation in regard\n\nto the tentative programme submitted in the circular pro-\n\nposal communicated to His Majesty's Government on the 23rd\n\nof September last, and it is expected that a favourable reply\n\nwill be received in a short time from Paris. The Netherlands\n\nGovernment has expressed the wish that the Conference be\n\nheld at The Hague, and is now awaiting notification from\n\nthis Government as to the adhering Powers to enable it to\n\nsend out the necessary invitations to the Conference.\n\nIn order to enable my Government to consult the inter-\n\nested Powers as to the most suitable date for the convening\n\nof the Conference and to inform the Netherlands Government\n\nthereof so that it may issue the necessary invitations, the\n\nGovernment of the United States would be highly gratified\n\nto learn that His Majesty's Government is prepared to accept\n\nthe American proposal.\n\nI have &c.,\n\n(Signed) Whitelaw Reid.\n\n*Sir F. Cartwright informed by Austro-Hungarian Government\n\non June 11th/10 that neither Austria nor Hungary intended to take part in the Conference,\n\nF.O.\n\n14/6", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 428867, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 208, "title": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nOPIUM.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[21203]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n[June 14.]\n\nSECTION 1.\n\nSir F. Cartwright to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received June 14.)\n\n(No. 84.) Sir,\n\nVienna, June 11, 1910. WITH reference to your despatch No.122 of the 23rd November last, I have the honour to report that I have received to-day a communication from the Austro-Hungarian Ministry for Foreign Affairs stating that neither the Austrian nor the Hungarian Government intend to take part in the Opium Conference proposed by the United States of America, and neither Government will therefore send representatives to that conference.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nFAIRFAX L. CARTWRIGHT.\n\n[2793 - 206]\n\n \nPage 1\n\nPage 1\n\nPage 1\n\n \n\nPage 2\n\nPage 2\n\nPage 2", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 428868, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 209, "title": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.\n\n1\n\nOPIUM.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[20713]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n[June 10.]\n\nSECTION 1.\n\n207\n\nSir,\n\nMr. Whitelaw Reid to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received June 10.)\n\nAmerican Embassy, London, June 8, 1910.\n\nIN your note to Mr. Carter, dated the 14th March, 1907, it was stated that in the opinion of His Majesty's Government procedure by way of commission would seem better adapted than a conference for an investigation of the facts of the opium trade and of the consequences of the opium habit in the Far East; but that if the other Powers consulted would prefer procedure by way of a conference, His Majesty's Government had no desire to press their views in regard to a commission.\n\nIn view of the aforesaid note, my Government could not but feel that His Majesty's Government were at that time favourable to the meeting of a conference to settle the question of the production of opium in China as well as the importation of foreign opium to that country. However, in deference to the suggestion of His Majesty's Government that the Powers interested in the opium question should proceed by way of a commission preliminary to any action which might be taken by the Powers jointly or severally, the Government of the United States proposed such a commission to the interested Powers. That commission met at Shanghae and studied the opium problem not only as seen in the Far East, but in its widest bearings. Based on the findings of the commission, my Government on the 1st September last proposed a conference to the interested Powers which should give to the main salutary propositions of the Commission and the essential corollaries derived therefrom the force of law and international agreement.\n\nAs of possible interest to His Majesty's Government, I have the honour to inform you that the following Governments have accepted the proposal of the United States Government, and have declared their intention of sending delegates to the conference: China, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Portugal, Persia, Russia, and Siam.\n\nA favourable reply is expected in the near future from Austria-Hungary, also from Turkey. The French Government has informed the Department of State that their Foreign and Colonial Offices are in consultation in regard to the tentative programme submitted in the circular proposal communicated to His Majesty's Government on the 23rd September last, and it is expected that a favourable reply will be received in a short time from Paris. The Netherlands Government has expressed the wish that the conference be held at The Hague, and is now awaiting notification from this Government as to the adhering Powers to enable it to send out the necessary invitations to the conference.\n\nIn order to enable my Government to consult the interested Powers as to the most suitable date for the convening of the conference and to inform the Netherlands Government thereof so that it may issue the necessary invitations, the Government of the United States would be highly gratified to learn that His Majesty's Government is prepared to accept the American proposal.\n\nI have, &c\n\nWHITELAW REID.\n\n*Sir F. Cartwright informed by Austro-Hungarian Government on June 11, 1910, that neither Austria nor Hungary intended to take part in the conference.\n\n[2793 k-1]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 452871, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "page_number": 227, "title": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "content_text": "## 17\n\nThe General Officer Commanding had not at the time seen, but he did not ask that action should be taken upon it.\n\nOn the following day the Colonial Secretary received from the General Staff Officer, who carries out the functions of Military Censor, a minute, copy enclosed, which Major-General Kelly told me, when I discussed the case with him prior to sending a reply to Colonel Iles' minute, he had himself written, covering the enclosed report by the Provost Marshal, a young man formerly in the Royal Artillery and now employed in a local Insurance Company.\n\n## 5.\n\nOn Colonel Iles' minute and the accompanying papers being submitted to me, I saw Major-General Kelly and told him that I could not approve the action that had been taken. I explained that the Censorship of the Press rested on a voluntary agreement between the Press and the Colonial Government, an agreement which the General Officer Commanding admitted had been most loyally adhered to, and I said that I proposed to let the matter drop. I added that I could not admit any claim on the part of the Military Authority to institute a Censorship of the Press by virtue of Clause 3 Section 1 of the Order-in-Council. Major-General Kelly agreed that it would be best to let the matter drop and asked me to inform him officially that I had no objection to fair criticism of the actions of the Colonial Government. I replied that I would not commit myself to a general statement of that nature, but that I would inform him that I regarded the letter that had given rise to this case to be not outside the bounds of fair comment.\n\n## 6.\n\nAccordingly, I caused a letter, copy enclosed, to be addressed to the General Staff Officer, of which a bare acknowledgement only, copy enclosed, has been received.\n\n## 7.\n\nUnder date of the 26th January, the Managing Director of the Daily Press wrote a letter, copy enclosed, to the Colonial Secretary, whom I instructed to interview Mr. Cartwright, who has...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 452872, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "page_number": 228, "title": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "content_text": "## 225\n\nlately come to the Colony from England, and to explain the attitude of the Colonial Government in this case. I attach extracts from Mr. Severn's note of the conversation which took place, the result of which is that Mr. Cartwright and the Editor of the paper, Mr. Hale, a cultivated and worthy member of the Press who has during his long residence in the Colony loyally supported the Government on many occasions, are, I think, for the time being reassured.\n\n8.\n\nI regret very much that I have been obliged to encroach upon your valuable time with a despatch so voluminous as this. But as the Military Authority, despite the opinion of the legal adviser of the Colonial Government, and pending the solution of the question asked for in my confidential despatch of the 3rd of November, persist in insisting on what I regard as a totally erroneous view of their powers, I have no option but to refer the question to you.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient,\n\nhumble servant,\n\n~ \n\nGovernor, &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 452876, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "page_number": 232, "title": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "content_text": "# \n\nIn accordance with your instructions, I sent for Messrs Rale and Cartwright of the Hongkong Daily Press with reference to the attached letter which appeared in their paper.\n\nI informed them that this was a direct hit at the Military and Civil Authorities and that it had been taken exception to by both the General Officer Commanding and the Honourable Colonial Secretary.\n\nThe two gentlemen in question stated to me that this letter was in no way intended as such, but was inserted merely as a matter of public interest. I asked them why they had put in no Editorial comment on the subject, when they stated that this was not necessary as it was an understood fact, that they did not necessarily agree with their correspondents.\n\nI informed them both that should such a letter be put in again, they would have to bring the whole of their paper to **General Staff 3** for censorship and that this particular letter should have been laid before him being a matter connected with the war.\n\nOn this Mr. Cartwright asked me by what authority we could insist on a paper being completely censored; I informed him, **Military Law**. He then said, \"Are we to make no comments against the authorities, because if so, it is Autocratic Government.\" He stated that the Solicitor General in England had taken a newspaper to task for criticising the home government and that in the House of Commons he had been forced to \"climb down.\" He said that should he be obliged to bring the paper for censorship, he would, of course, obey, but would report the matter home.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 452877, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "page_number": 233, "title": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "content_text": "## \n\nMr. Hale and Mr. Cartwright asked that the position of the local press be more clearly defined, that apparently there was no legislation on the subject here, to show what they could and could not insert and that their only instructions were a letter of about 3 lines from the Honourable Colonial Secretary stating that they must not publish movements of His Majesty's ships or troops.\n\nI informed them that I would lay the matter before you.\n\nThey requested an early reply to the above definition of their status as the liberty of the press was \"at stake\".\n\nMr. Hale also told me that there were several matters which wanted ventilating in the press, such as the exorbitant rates paid by the Government for steam launches, Naval Examination Service &c. I told him that none of this was to be published without the permission of the censor.\n\nSd. O. Lawder \nMajor, \nProvost Marshal. \nHongkong, 19th January, 1915.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 452878, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "page_number": 234, "title": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "content_text": "# Enclosure 5\n\n231\n\nThe text appears to be garbled and contains nonsensical words. The following is a possible reconstruction of the text based on the provided snippet and the subsequent clear text.\n\n\n## Colonial Secretary's Office, \n## Hongkong, \n### 21st January, 1915.\n\nO: 15532 \n23 MAR 15\n\nWith reference to your minute of the 20th January forwarding a minute by the Provost Marshal on the subject of an interview which he had had with Messrs. Hale and Cartwright of the Hongkong Daily Press regarding a letter on the subject of the pay of Cable Censors in the issue of January 19th., I am directed to inform you that His Excellency the Governor does not consider that the letter in question goes beyond the limit of fair criticism of the action of the Government.\n\n2. The only restrictions which have been put upon the local press are-\n| Restriction | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) | That no reference shall be made to the Movements of H.M's ships or to Naval and Military operations this of course does not apply to general war news of an unobjectionable nature. |\n| (b) | That the action of the Censorship with regard to telegrams or press matter shall not be referred to, or commented on. |\n\n3. His Excellency has discussed this case with His Excellency the General Officer Commanding and it was agreed that the best course is to let the matter drop.\n\nLieut. Colonel H. W. Iles, R.A., \nGeneral Staff Officer, \nHongkong", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 452885, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "page_number": 241, "title": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "content_text": "## Letter\n\n... to gain a foothold in the retail trade \n\nTo the Editor, Hongkong Daily Press,\n\nSir,—I am directed to state that the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce have given careful consideration to the proposed alteration of the bye-laws to admit retailers to membership.\n\nThe Committee are of opinion that it is undesirable to open the Chamber to retailers.\n\nYours faithfully,\n\nSd. R. A. Cartwright,\nManaging Director.\n\nof 23 MAR 15 \n\nfor the Hongkong Daily Press, Limited, \n\n## End of Document\nPage 238", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 452886, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "page_number": 242, "title": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "content_text": "# Tour Excellency,\n\nI saw Mr Cartwright, the Managing Director of the **\"Hongkong Daily Press\"** yesterday morning and outlined the Government requirements as follows:-\n\n(a) Prohibition of publication of Naval or Military news or information. (I pointed out that in the Straits Settlements this had been secured by legislation, Ordinance XXIV of 1914, but that it was not proposed to legislate here unless it became necessary)\n\n(b) Prohibition of news likely to have a bad effect on the Chinese Community. (I pointed out that the publishing of false and alarmist war news even with editorial comments was dangerous as it was likely to be quoted in the Chinese Press without such comments.\n\n(c) To refrain from mentioning that telegraphic messages have had words eliminated by the Censor, and generally to omit any references to the Censorship either telegraphic or postal.\n\nI then drew attention to the letter regarding the pay of Censors to which objection had been taken and explained how misleading it was. He was satisfied as to this, but went off on the widespread feeling in the Colony that there had been extravagant expenditure, giving as an instance the hiring of numerous launches at rates 2 or 3 times above the ordinary.\n\nI pointed out that that was a matter for His Majesty's Government as it was an Imperial charge and that the letter referred...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 452887, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "page_number": 243, "title": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "content_text": "## CES\n\nYAGJIIIM TO Ísvs to moitsolídug to acláididor edt at tadi duc bedatoq \n1) „dołtantotal to swen -elgol yd bezuses need bad eide etmeme (JJ62 adiante \nnow di dadd dud‚AIGI to VIXX esasakbro „mottel emsoed Ji azeinu sted stoletyel of beecqotę Joa \n(VTBEBOJON no Joette bad s evud o* plavil zwen to actšididor¶ .{tinumzod szentdo odt \nbal saist to gaidelldon edt tidd duc betalon I) aaw stoenmoo Istrotihe d‡iw neve awen tow delatsis \nedt at betoup ed of violli saw di za BuoteY(65 .ejnem os dove Jucdtiw eseri end \nBegaɛɛom oldçstyalət ‡aft gainoiltaen sort niettor of yllstenog bas,zeaned edź yd Letsatztio ebтow bad avaЛ \nreddie ridɛroepoð add of zeomezeler yaz dizo ot .IstBor 10 Didqstpolet\n\n(d) Tes edo gaitasgot tejjel sit of noijnejja wotb nedt I wod bontefqze bas nekad noad bad noltoetdo dołdy of stocged to \n1ão Jnow Jud „elit ot as bettaltsɛ esv ok .esw ti gribse felm need bad cred‡ dads gaoloð eft at galloet beszqa ebiw sit no \nto antzid odd somitent de eo gnivİŞ STUðibaeqxo tabgEVETJZO .ɣIsalbro edt evods Beakt & no S zodat de Bodoausi Ruotemua \n-aτovod a'y‡eetak eik toi tottam & baw tadt tedt tuo betator I beTTeler Tejjel edt tødd bac eşisdo fattermi no baw it as dasa \n240 to local expenditure all of which had been placed before the \nLegislative Council and approved by that body. That the total \nexpenditure in the Colony from the 5th August to 31st December \non the Censorship, Volunteers, Passages of Officers and re- \ncruits and many other charges in connection with the war had \nbeen $78,000, a low figure.\n\nIn conclusion **Mr Cartwright** said that what they felt \nwas the insecurity of their position as defined orally by the \n**Provost Marshal**, and that they had received nothing in writing \nfrom him or from the **Military Authorities**. He added that \ntheir desire was to abide loyally by all reasonable restrictions.\n\nC. Severn \n30/1/18.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 461641, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "page_number": 274, "title": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "content_text": "## List of Names\n\nD. K. Donnelly \nJ. H. Briator \nD. Chodzeman \nM. Hazeland \nR. E. Bolilios \nA. J. W. Rossor \nT. Facon \nF. B. L. Rowley \nGeoffrey S. Archbutt \nW. A. Donaldson \nB. Look \nG. A. Tood \nJ. K. Underwood \nE. T. de V. Abney \nP. D. Sutherland \nA. E. Martin \nH. C. Reaker \nI. M. Tomor \nJohn Robertson \nX. P. Stoneham \nJ. Hooper \nD. C. Beadle \nJ. H. Gardiner \nGeo. P. Lammort \nH. I. Jones \nW. K. Gaskell \nEldon Potter \nM. T. Johnson \nEdward A. Ram \nJ. T. Douglas \nG. A. Pontroath \nMelbourne Little \nA. H. Craw \nJ. Glaister \n\n-2- \n\nE. I. Grant Smith \nT. W. Hornby \nF. L. Sia \nJohn Paterson \nF. H. D. Grant \nO. H. Davis \nH. Murray Bain \nH. V. Dick \nV. Sorby \nG. X. M. Bannerman \nG. B. Brooke \nThos. A. Loughlin \nH. E. Gilroy \nChas. C. Stark \nJ. Finlay Miller \nI. Ivan Jones \nE. F. Aucott \nGoggin \nB. A. Hale \nJ. Owen Hughes \nH. B. L. Dowbiggin \nA. J. Pither \nDonald Macdonald \nJ. J. Stodart Kennedy \nH. L. Denny Im \nA. G. Gordon \nA. Ritchie \nA. M. Slark \nK. A. Cartwright \nJ. M. Walker \nT. A. M. Williams \nJohn W. Taylor \nJas. Va. Graham \nC. A. Middleton Smith \n272", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 463380, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "page_number": 472, "title": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "content_text": "## Enclosure 465\n\nHon. Mr. Claud Bevern, \nColonial Secretary.\n\nHongkong Daily Press, Limited. \nHongkong, 31st March, 1916.\n\nSir,\n\nI am obliged to you for your reply to my letter of the 27th instant complaining of the anomalies and absurdities of the Censorship in this Colony.\n\nThe explanation with which you have favoured me makes it clear that the Press of the Colony is deliberately placed under greater disabilities than the Press of Japan, the Straits Settlements, and the capital of the Empire itself, not that even the plea of \"peculiar local conditions\" can be raised in defence of this. The only means, apparently, of securing any improvement is by writing an article describing the situation to the London Press and by inducing a friend or confrère who has a seat in the House of Commons to address a question, or a series of questions, on the subject to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. This course I have meditated taking for some time. If it does nothing else, it should at least serve to add to the gaiety of nations at a time of grave crisis.\n\nYours faithfully, \n(Ed.) H. A. Cartwright.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 463381, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "page_number": 473, "title": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "content_text": "# Colonial Secretary's Office, \nHongkong, \n7th April, 1916.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 31st March on the subject of the Ownership of the Press.\n\nThe Governor has explained orally to you the nature of the precise and stringent instructions by His Majesty's Government forbidding the publication of anything relating to dispositions against enemy submarines or the movements of any of His Majesty's ships.\n\nWith regard to the cutting, herewith returned, concerning the transfer of certain warships by Japan to Russia, I am to say that the paragraph was eliminated at the express request of the Russian Consul.\n\nThe inconvenience caused to the Press generally and to your paper in particular by the Press Censorship is much regretted and every endeavour will be made to render it as little irksome as possible.\n\nI am, \n(Sd.) Claud Severn, \nColonial Secretary.\n\nI. A. Cartwright Esq.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 467908, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6]", "page_number": 211, "title": "CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6]", "content_text": "346\n\nEndlosure\n\nTHE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND\n\nSHALL WE INVITE THE GERMANS TO RETURN?\n\nCHAMBER OF COMMERCE RE-AFFIRM THE\n\nCOMMITTEE'S DECISION.\n\nEXCEPTION TAKEN TO H.E. THE GOVERNOR'S REMARKS.\n\nREMARKABLE SIGNS OF UNANIMITY.\n\nThere was a large and thoroughly representative meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber of Commerce Room yesterday, when certain resolutions were passed which directly concerned the question of the return of Germans to the Colony after the war, and also the remarks made by H.E. the Governor at the last meeting of the Legislative Council when replying to the motion proposed by the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak in connection with the same subject. The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, presided, and he was supported at the head of the room by the Chamber Committee, viz., Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, the Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton, Mr. E. V. D. Parr, Mr. C. Montague Ede, Mr. A. S. D. Cousland, Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. G. T. Edkins, Mr. S. H. Dodwell, and Mr. N. J. Stabb. There were also present the following:\n\nSir C. P. Chater, C.M.G.; Mr. H. A. Cartwright, Mr. W. Dunbar, Mr. A. G. Gordon, Mr. R. Hancock, Mr. W. Logan, Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.; Mr. M. S. Sassoon, Mr. M. P. Talati, A. B. The Swedish Trading Co., Ltd., (G. Ladin): Arculli Bros., (O. el Arculli); Asiatic Petroleum Co. Ltd., (W. H. Bell and W. Manning); The Bank Line, Limited, (T. A. Loughlin); The Bank of Taiwan (N. Yanagita); Banker & Company (A. Bryson); Banque de l'Indo-Chine, (L. Berindoague); Botelho Bros., (B. J. Botelho); Bradley & Co., Ltd., (F. C. Butcher); British American Tobacco Co., Ltd., (V. L. Fairley); Butterfield & Swire (G. T. Edkins); Caldbeck, Macgregor, (F. W. S. Evans); Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd., (J. H. Wallace); Cawasjee Pallanjee & Co. (R. B. Cooper); Carmichael & Clarke (J. B. Thomson); China and Japan Telephone and Electric Co., Ltd., (W. L. Carter); China Light and Power Co., Ltd., (T. Leeman); China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd., (H. H. Tayler); China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., (C. H. P. Hay); China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., (G. M. Shaw); China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ltd., (B. W. Tape); Compagnie Des Messageries Maritimes, (P. Thomas); Connell Bros. (J. L. M. do Rozario); David Sassoon Co., Ltd., (Hon. Mr. E. Shellim); S. J. David & Co., Ltd., (Archibald David and O. I. Ellis); Dodwell & Co., Ltd. (S. H. Dodwell); Dennys & Bowley, (F. B. L. Bowley); Donnelly & Whyte, (D. E. Donnelly); Douglas S.S. Co., (H. P. White); Eastern Asbestos Co., (K. S. Morrison); Fire Insurance Association of Hongkong, (E. A. M. Williams); Fung Tang, (C. M. S. Alves); The General Electric Co. of China Ltd., (A. Basil Raworth); Gibb, Livingston & Co., (A. O. Lang); Green Island Cement Co., Limited. Gilman & Co., Ltd. (W. L. Pattenden); (R. Henderson); Goddard & Douglas, (T. Arthur); A. & S. Hancock, (H. Hancock); W. A. Hannibal & Co., (W. A. Hannibal); Hongkong, Canton & Macau Steamboat Co., Ltd., (W. E. Clarke); Hongkong and China Gas Co., Ltd., (George Currie); Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., (F. Graham); Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., (W. S. Brown); Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd., (F. J. Tavares); Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (N. J. Stabb); Hongkong Tramway Co., Ltd., (W. E. Roberts); Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., (R. M. Dyer); Hughes & Hough, (T. F. Hough); W. G. Humphreys & Co., (W. M. Humphreys and W. G. Humphreys); J. D. Humphreys & Co., (Henry Humphreys); J. D. Hutchison & Co., (T. E. Pearce); Holloway & Newall, (A. A. Claxton); S. C. Ismail & Co., (S. E. Ismail); W. C. Jack & Co., Ltd., (W. Jack); Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., (Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton); Johnson, Stokes & Master, (H. J. Gedge); Kailan Mining Administration, (J. H. C. Goodban); Lane, Crawford & Co. (A. H. Skelton); Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, (A. R. Lowe); Linstead & Davis, (E. Maitland); Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co., Ltd., (J. de B. Lancaster); W. R. Loxley & Co., (M. P. Beattie); Leigh & Orange (A. E. Griffin and G. G. Wood); Macdonald & Co., (D. Macdonald); Marine Insurance Association of Hongkong, (S. J. Chinchen); Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., (C. Champkin and E. L. Sim); N. Mody & Co., (H. K. Erani); N. S. Moses & Co., (N. S. Moses); Nestle's Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co., (A. G. Coppin); New Zealand Insurance Co., Ltd., (W. Sinclair); N. Y. K. (B. Mori); Pabaney & Co., (A. B. Avasia); Patell & Co., (M. J. Patell and N. B. Karanjia); P. & O. S. N. Co., (E. V. D. Parr); Pentreat & Co., (C. B. Brooke); Reiss & Co., (Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak); Robertson, Wilson & Co., (G. H. Wilson); Alex. Ross & Co., (A. S. D. Cousland and D. K. Moss); E. D. Sassoon & Co., (C. S. Gubbay); Shewan, Tomes & Co., (J. M. Gordon); H. Skott & Co., (G. E. Wetton); Soares & Co., (A. M. L. Soares); Standard Oil Co., of New York, (W. D. Kraft); Stewart Bros., (E. Ormiston and H. B. L. Dowbiggin); H. Stephens & Co., (H. Stephens); The Texas Company (J. H. Brister); Thomas Cook & Co., (J. Bentley); Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., (C. Montague Ede); United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ltd., (A. Ritchie); Union Trading Co., (S. M. Churn); Union Waterboat Co., Ltd., (G. Morton Smith); Vacuum Oil Co., (C. C. Stark); A. S. Watson Co., Ltd., (H. Humphreys); Wilkinson & Grist (C. E. H. Beavis); Harry Wicking & Co., (A. Forbes); C. E. Warren & Co., (C. E. Warren); B. Monteith Webb & Co., (B. Monteith Webb); Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd., (E. Ono); Yuen Hop Hong, (S. H. Leung); and Mr. E. A. M. Williams (Secretary).\n\nThe Hon. Mr. HOLYOAK, who was loudly applauded as he entered the room, and also when he rose to speak, said:- As it is past the hour for which this meeting was called I will proceed to address the meeting upon the subject for which you have been called together this afternoon. Briefly it is this.\n\nThat a resolution which was unanimously adopted by your elected committee was rejected in the Legislative Council, and we have now brought it before the meeting to endorse or not as seems fitting to you.\n\nThe resolution which I have to propose, and which in substance is identically the same as that proposed in the Legislative Council in your name, is as follows:-\n\nIt is the opinion of the Chamber that it is in the best interest of the Colony of Hongkong that persons of German nationality should be excluded therefrom for a period of at least ten years following the declaration of peace; and, that, subsequently, they be only admitted into the Colony under strict licence.\n\nNow, gentlemen, I contend that, speaking on behalf of the Chamber, there was not the slightest need on the part of the Government to debate this resolution.\n\nIt was largely academic, it did not seek legislation, it merely asked that the considered, and carefully considered, opinion of your elected Committee should be put before the authorities at Home, who are shortly to meet to consider this very question. We claim that we have a right to a voice, inasmuch as while the greater Colonies will be represented directly by their own representatives, we as a Crown Colony will be represented by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and therefore a direct communication from this Chamber in no uncertain manner should be sent Home, quite apart from Government despatches and recommendations which might not be known to us.\n\nNow, gentlemen, we further contend that this resolution was never seriously discussed by the Government in Council, and that His Excellency's speech, if it was not flippant in argument, was at any rate unfortunate, to say the least of it, in its choice of language. (Hear, hear.)\n\nIt has been said, it was said in Council, that the appeal made was largely one appeal based on sentiment, and was one which ignored economic facts. In the first place, gentlemen, it is impossible in connection with this war to ignore sentiment. (Applause.) The entry of England into this war in the very first place was entirely and absolutely due to sentiment, namely, that we should fulfil our treaty obligations to the nation of Belgium.\n\nAnd, gentlemen, it is impossible to conceive that as a result of this war sentiment in connection with it will die down for many years to come, and therefore we cannot afford to ignore it. (Applause.) You will notice that I am endeavouring in presenting this case to present it without passion, and to deal with it calmly and logically as it presents itself and as I trust it will appeal to you.\n\nCommittee, I propose now to deal with the economic argument to which, it has been said, we did not sufficiently dwell upon.\n\nGentlemen, I really felt it was unnecessary to argue it at length because the disclosures in connection with the liquidations were such common property in this Colony that it did not seem necessary to argue them at length, but as it seems desirable to speak more fully upon it I will proceed to do so.\n\nI said in my speech that the return of the Germans to Hongkong would be inimical to the interests of Hongkong. That is the basis of our economic argument. (Applause.)\n\nTo your Chamber, and to your Committee, I propose now to deal with the economic argument to which, it has been said, we did not sufficiently dwell upon.\n\nGentlemen, I really felt it was unnecessary to argue it at length because the disclosures in connection with the liquidations were such common property in this Colony that it did not seem necessary to argue them at length, but as it seems desirable to speak more fully upon it I will proceed to do so.\n\nI said in my speech that the return of the Germans to Hongkong would be inimical to the interests of Hongkong. That is the basis of our economic argument. (Applause.)\n\nTo your\n\n[April 27th, 1917.\n\n209\n\n349\n\n8\n\nApril 27th, 1917.] CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.\n\ndevelopment any big commercial\n\ncome the expression of opinion of businessmen of Hongkong, men, gentlemen, that at least 60 per cent. of the German trade in this Colony was done in British cargo. Now, gentlemen, let us pause for a moment to consider what that means.\n\nI mean that if we are not alive to the possibility of competition, and knowing well we can meet them and overcome them, then we shall deserve all the competition we may possibly have to meet.\n\nThe Hon. Sir PAUL CHATER- then said: Gentlemen, while I yield to none in my detestation and horror of the Germans and the unspeakable atrocities committed by that nation since the commencement of the War, at the same time I cannot find myself in accord with the suggestion that it is in the best interests of the Colony of Hongkong that persons of German nationality should be excluded therefrom for a period of at least 10 years following the declaration of peace, and that subsequently they be admitted into the Colony under strict licence,\" save and except under conditions which are, I am convinced, beyond the bound of practical politics, namely, that the same stand be adopted and maintained by all the Allies in the Far East- France, Russia, Japan and most particularly China.\n\nGiven these conditions, then I am with you. Except under these conditions to exclude the Germans from our Colony would be merely to drive them to neighbouring trade centres, where once established they would prove a serious menace to our welfare and trade, not to mention the loss of benefits to be derived from the use of our Harbour by their shipping, and of shipping under their control. (Voice-Rot. They have no shipping. Who wrote it?)\n\nI deem it inexpedient that I should here mention in detail the place where they could exert and unless China sides with us) so establish themselves in our immediate neighbourhood.\n\nThey must be as well-known to you all as to me, but I shall be only too pleased to give my views in full to your Committee if and when they wish.\n\nIt has been argued that with no coaling facilities on the way German shipping will find a difficulty in reaching these distant waters, but can we for a moment suppose that she will not find means to overcome this difficulty? What about the use of oil fuel in place of coal? It would be easy enough for steamers using oil to reach Dutch ports in the East Indies and there replenish their stock for the further voyage to China, and Japan.\n\nThat China has at the moment broken off diplomatic relations with Germany we all know, and I trust that the day is not far distant when she will be numbered amongst our Allies; but to imagine for a moment that when peace is established she will continue to decline to trade with her is to my mind absurd.\n\nI have read that the German Concessions at Tientsin, Hankow and elsewhere, now being taken care of by China, will eventually be handed back to her, and we know Germans to-day are tolerated and trading in Shanghai.\n\nI maintain then to exclude them from this Colony only would be a suicidal policy. (Voice-No, no.) It may be said that we have got on very well and prospered without them during the war-granted but shall we not do so to a greater degree on their return! (Voice No.) Nor do I think we have much to fear for our trade from their competition for many years to come, particularly in view of the statement which has been put forward that they will have to compete without the banking and discount facilities in London which they formerly enjoyed.\n\nIn support of the remarks of our worthy Chairman as regards this resolution, and to add that it might be considered a matter of common and ordinary precaution.\n\nGentlemen. We desire these sentiments to be sent home to the Home Government.\n\nThe Prime Minister, very wisely, since the beginning of the war, has acted in consultation with the best technical and business brains of the country-(applause)-and we are encouraged to think that his Government will welcome...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 468447, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 210, "title": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "content_text": "Cei\n\n- 13\n\nhelped them to use that credit realise it would day, I know perfectly well that there is a section of the Chinese community, which lived and had its being, so to speak, from the credit system which the Germans adopted in this Colony, and who have excluded for that reason the wider question embodied in my resolution. They remember that it was their living in the past. But there are wider questions than that for the Colony to deal with and therefore contained in my solution. That resolution has been carefully considered by the Chamber of Commerce and we are of the opinion that what is involved is in the best interests of the Colony, so I leave it with you.\n\nwith them if we can possibly avoid it. Accordingly, I have avoided anything in moving the resolution which could be called exaggeration. One could speak with greater stress and far greater freedom if one could leave oneself free to imagination, and draw a picture of the conditions which the aftermath of this war will inevitably produce. But the whole burden of my resolution has been lost sight of in every argument advanced against it. I do not ask this Council to endorse a resolution pledging this Colony to legislation that for ten years after the war Germans shall be excluded from coming within our shores. What I ask for and plead for is that we shall pass the resolution and send it home to the Home Government as an expression of the Colony's opinion; an expression of\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY--I have one more opinion coming from the commercial men of mark to make, and that is that I do not think this Colony. The remarks which have fallen from H.E. the Governor are a deliberate flouting of the studied opinion of commercial men of the Colony, who have carefully considered the question and come to a decision, and to tell them they are more pigmy champions compared with the past is an insult to the Chamber of Commerce--explain it how you can. With regard to the remarks which have fallen from my hon. Chinese colleague, I would point out that this resolution has been on paper for a fortnight, which gave ample time for him to consult with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce if he had desired to do so. Apparently, he did not. I have also consulted many Chinese in connection with this matter, and many Chinese merchants have told me frankly that they did not desire the German trade to return to the Colony; they very much deprecated such trade and the system which had been adopted in the past. I was astounded to hear the words fall from the lips of the Attorney-General that there were some virtues in the credit system. There is a virtue in the credit system, provided it is under control, but, speaking from experience, and from a deep knowledge of the subject, I say that the credit system practised by the Germans, which was not controlled, was positively immoral. The British banks who\n\nThe resolution was then put to the meeting, and the Governor declared that the \"Noes\" had it.\n\nHon. Mr. HOLYOAK asked for a division and this resulted as follows:-\n\nFor the resolution:- Hon. Mr. Holyoak, Hon. Mr. Pollock, Hon. Mr. Anton, and Mr. Shellim.\n\nAgainst the resolution: - Hon. Mr. L. Chu Pak, Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, and all the official members.\n\nThe resolution was then declared lost by nine votes to four.\n\nThis was all the business. Council was adjourned sine die.\n\nCHAMBER OF COMMERCE RE-AFFIRM THE COMMITTEE'S DECISION.\n\nThere was a large and thoroughly representative meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber of Commerce Room on April 24th, when certain resolutions were passed which directly concerned the question of the return of Germans to the Colony after the war, and also the remarks made by H.E. the Governor at the last meeting of the Legislative Council when replying to the motion proposed by the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak in connection with the same subject. The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, presided, and he was supported at the head of the room by the Chamber Committee, viz., Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, the Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton, Mr. E. V. D. Parr, Mr. C. Montague Ede, Mr. A. S. D. Cousland, Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. G. T. Edkins, Mr. S. H. Dodwell, and Mr. N. J. Stabb. There were also present the following:-\n\nSir C. P. Chater, CMG.; Mr. H. A. Cartwright, Mr. W. Dunbar, Mr. A. G. Gordon, Mr. R. Hancock, Mr. W. Loran, Mr. M. §. S. C. Ismail & Co. (S. E. Ismail), W. C. Jack Fassoon, Mr. M. P. Tulati, A. B. Arculli & Co., Ltd. (Hon Mr. C. E. Auton); Johnson, Bros. (C. el Arculli); Asiatic Petroleum Co., Stokes & Master (H. J. Gedge); Kailan Ltd. (W. H. Bell and W. Manning); The Mining Administration (J. H. C. Goodban); Bank Lane, Limited (T. A. Loughlin); The Lane, Crawford & Co. (A. H. Skelton); Bank of Taiwan (N. Yanagita); Banker & Lowe, Bingham & Matthews (A. R. Lowe); Company (A. Bryson); Banque de l'Indo Chine (L. Berindoague): Botelho Bros. (B. J. Botelho); Bradley & Co., Ltd. (F. `C. de B. Butcher); British American Tobacco Co., Ltd. (V. L. Fairley); Butterfield & Swire (G. T. Edkins); Caldbeck, Macgregor (F. W. Evans); Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd. (J. H. Wallace); Cawasjee Pallanjee & Co. (R. B. Cooper); Carmichael & Clarke (J. B. Thomson); China and Japan Telephone and Electric Co., Ltd. (W. L. Carter); China Light and Power Co, Ltd. (T. Leeman); China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd. (H. H. Tayler); China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (C. H. T. Hay) ; China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd. (G. M. Shaw); China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (B. W. Tape); Compagnie Des Messageries Maritimes (P. Thomas); Connell Bros. (J. L. M. do Rozario); E. D. Sassoon & Co. (C. S. Gubbay); Shewan, Tomes & Co. (J. M. Gordon); H. Skott & Co. (G. E. Wetton); Soares & Co. (A. M. L. Soares); Standard Oil Co., of New York (W. L. Kraft); Stewart Bros., E. Ormiston and H. B. Dowbiggin); H. Stephens & Co. (H. Stephens); The Texas Company (J. H. Bristol); The Swedish & Co., Ltd. (W. C. Jack); Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. (G. Luding); Gibb, Livingston & Co. (A. O. Lang); Green Island Cement Co., Ltd. (R. Henderson); Gilman & Co., Ltd. (W. L. attenden); Goddard & Douglas (T. Arthur); A. & S. Hancock (H. Hancock); W. A. Hannibal & Co., (W. A. Hannibal); Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd. (W. E. Clarke); Hongkong and China Gas Co., Ltd. (George Currie); Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. (F. Graham); Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. (W. S. Brown); Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (F. J. Tavares); Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (N. J. Stabb); Hongkong Tramway Co., Ltd. (W. E. Roberts): Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd. (R. M. Dyer); Hughes & Hough (T. F. Hough); W. G. Humphreys & Co. (W. M. Humphreys and W. G. Humphreys); J. D. Humphreys & Co. (Henry Humphreys); J. D. Hutchinson & Co. (T. E. Pearce); Holloway Newall (A. A. Claxton); Insurance Association of Hongkong (E. A. M. Williams); Fung Tang (C. M. S. Alves); The General Electric Co. of China Ltd. (A. Basil Raworth); Linstead & Davis (P. Maitland); Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co., Ltd. (J. J. Lancaster); W. R. Loxley & Co. (M. P. Beattie); Leigh & Orange (A. E. Griffin and G. G. Wood); Macdonald & Co. (D. Macdonald); Marine Insurance Association of Hongkong (S. J. Chinchon); Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd. (C. Champkin and E, L. Sim); N. S. Mody & Co. (H. K. Erani); N. S. Moses & Co. (N. S. Moses); Nestle's Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. (A. G. Coppin); New Zealand Insurance Co., Ltd. (W.Sinclair); N. Y. K. (B. Mori); Pabaney & Co. (A. B. Avasia); Patell & Co. (M. J. Patell and N. B. Karanjia); P. & O. S. N. Co. (E. V. D. Parr); Pentreath & Co. (C. B. Brooke); Reiss & Co. (Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak); Robertson, Wilson & Co. (G. H. Wilson); Alex. Ross & Co. (A. D. Samson); David Samson & Co., Ltd. (Hon. Mr. E. Shellim); S. J. David & Co., Ltd. (Archibald David and O. I. Ellis); Dodwell & Co., Ltd. (H. Dodwell); Dennys & Bowley (F. B. Howley); Donnelly & Whyte, (D. E. Donnelly): Douglas S.S. Co. (H. P. White); J. Eastern Asbestos Co, (K. 8. 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Ice Co.\n\nHongkong Telegraph.\n\n! \n\n.noo Iwo\n\n„dulo »noXOH\n\n+ DOLBYKI možnu .TasƐ anidə əbmI Ina ami: obal baoß zusol með 100 malhami nožaů **food oodlat\n\n•\n\nHOLOVUFTFE BRUK\n\n.00 daoɗmse 12 -nožnų La lonersoð\n\nlası bers JIAND\n\n.Bortayuanl aoinű .00 & brothward anal\n\nmoserijak entbrat .00 & Drotvatü enai\n\n•п08 $ 100D BAHONT .unibilva so1720 JuOT .*dood ooXEST\n\n•\n\nnol A fo00 Bamost «muefortel oljatak\n\n.00 sau aZÉNEME=RESETENESS® .amiwa & hierottus\n\n.00 à brotuato a sa -avaritial A --*gate\n\nOWOLI\n\n100 5 mediaⱭ .deuoʻiloað Á ATAU CHA NE .00 wisefonded oldatak .nooiwo)\n\nTARUG anti\n\n•KomarusnÏ nokū Ilowbod\n\n.00\n\n.00\n\n* BSDOL NONSTO ***kW2 4 hiettvetjul 100 % syamzimmuß .Ð\n\n✔\n\nS. J. Chinchen\n\n3\n\nA. G. Connor\n\nBALEJLA\n\nHOVEA .1 .0\n\nBOVIA.\n\nnoarabra mosta bɛà . T nosze bak MAJO\n\no žao tra BIONTA Ho\n\nJJONA .2 .0\n\nW. E. Clarke J. McCormack H. F. Campbell C. Champkin\n\nA. G. Coppin\n\nG. P. Currie W. J. Crawford Duncan Clark A. Carmichael J. Carr\n\nW. J. Carroll H. A. Cartwright 0. F. de Carvalho\n\nDr. de Carvalho\n\nH. Campoe\n\nJ. B. Chapman\n\noteva bivDÜ JJ00UA Rodagi .7\n\n•\n\n·\n\nW. J. Clarke\n\nyenda .W əb\n\nTORRA 12Jauk\n\n* ட4\n\nvoljna!! etmua .6 *o**8 .I\n\nTIBÜ\n\n+\n\nanbiza Terbina stafa повече .Е\n\nequosdomei\n\nIsiaa foun. BuharraƐ\n\nBabesā adr\n\n•\n\nS. M. Churn\n\nP. A. Cordeiro\n\nArthur Course\n\nF. X. D'Almada o Castro\n\nLeo D'Almada e Castro\n\nA. S. D. Cousland\n\nF. M. Crawford\n\nL. F. Clubb\n\nA. Davidson\n\nJ. Dalziel\n\n8. H. Dutton\n\nR. A. Dastur\n\nA. Denison\n\nW. A. Dowloy\n\nD. E. Donnelly\n\nH. Doughty\n\nA. Dransfield\n\nNeil Drummond\n\nOJJOINAU\n\nnoj sa\n\n•\n\nR. K. Dunoan\n\nF. F. Duckworth\n\n15, Maodonald Road.\n\nNorth China Insurance Co.\n\nHongkong Hotel.\n\nTaikoo Dook Yard.\n\nShowen Tomes & Co. Mercantile Bank. Nestle Milk Co.\n\nGas do.\n\nDook Co., Kowloon.\n\nLane Crawford.\n\n2, Lyee-mun Terrace, Quarry Bay.\n\nElectric Co.\n\nIce House Street.\n\nDaily Press. Hongkong Bank. Alexanda Building. Charet ored Bank.\n\n1, Sai Wan Terrace, Quarry Bay.\n\nUnion Trading Co.\n\nTaikoo Dook\n\nPalmer & Turner.\n\nHongkong Tramway Co.\n\n33 Queen's Road Central·\n\nOld Supreme Court. Alex. RosS.\n\nLane Crawford & Co. Shewan Tomes.\n\nTaikoo Dook\n\nTaikoo Sugar Refinery.\n\nE. D. Sassoon.\n\n58, Queen's Road Central ·\n\n6 Beaconsfield Arcade. Broker.\n\nDonnelly & Whyte.\n\n20 Bathan Road, Kowloon.\n\n2, Quarry Point,\n\n3, Gammay=Point, Taikoo Terrace,\n\nQuarry Bay.\n\nElectric Co., Wanokai.\n\nTaikoo Dobk.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 469620, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "page_number": 494, "title": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "content_text": "# CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RE-AFFIRM COMMITTEE'S DECISION\n\nThere was a large and thoroughly representative meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber of Commerce Room on April 24th, when certain resolutions were passed which directly concerned the question of the return of Germans to the Colony after the war, and also the remarks made by H.E. the Governor at the last meeting of the Legislative Council when replying to the motion proposed by the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak in connection with the same subject.\n\nMr. Holyoak, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, presided, and he was supported at the head of the room by the Chamber Committee, viz., Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, the Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton, Mr. E. V. D. Parr, Mr. C. Montague Ede, Mr. A. S. D. Cousland, Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. G. T. Edkins, Mr. S. H. Dodwell, and Mr. N. J. Stahl. There were also present the following:\n\n \n A. & S. Hancock\n (H. Hancock)\n Arculli Bros.\n (G. el Arculli)\n \n \n Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd.\n (W. H. Bell and W. Arthur)\n The Bank Line, Limited\n (T. A. Loughlin)\n \n \n The Bank of East Asia\n (N. Yanagita)\n Banker & Company\n (A. Bryson)\n \n \n Banque de l'Indo Chine\n (L. Berindoague)\n Botelho Bros.\n (B. J. Botelho)\n \n \n Bradley & Co., Ltd.\n (F. C. Butcher)\n British American Tobacco Co., Ltd.\n (V. L. Fairley)\n \n \n Butterfield & Swire\n (G. T. Edkins)\n Caldbeck, Macgregor\n (F. W. S. Evans)\n \n \n Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd.\n (J. H. Wallace)\n Cawasjee Pallanjee & Co\n (R. B. Cooper)\n \n \n Carmichael & Clarke\n (J. B. Thomson)\n China and Japan Telephone and Electric Co., Ltd.\n (W. I. Carter)\n \n \n China Light and Power Co., Ltd.\n (T. Leeman)\n China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd.\n (H. H. Tayler)\n \n \n China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.\n (C. I. P. Hu)\n China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd.\n (G. M. Shaw)\n \n \n China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ltd.\n (B. W. Tape)\n Compagnie Des Messageries Maritimes\n (P. Thomas)\n \n \n Connell Bros.\n (J. L. M. do Rozario)\n David Sassoon Co., Ltd.\n (Hon. Mr. E. Shellim)\n \n \n S. J. David & Co., Ltd.\n (Archibald David and C. I. Ellis)\n Dodwell & Co., Ltd.\n (S. H. Dodwell)\n \n \n Dennys & Bowley\n (F. B. L. Bowley)\n Donnelly & Whyte\n (D. E. Donnelly)\n \n \n Douglas S.S. Co.\n (H. P. White)\n Eastern Asphalt Co.\n (K. S. Morrison)\n \n \n Fire Insurance Association of Hongkong\n (Sir C. P. Chater, C.M.G.; Mr. H. A. A. M. Williams)\n Fung Tang\n (C. M. S. Cartwright, Mr. W. Dunbar, Mr. A. G. Alves)\n \n \n The General Electric Co. of China\n (A. Basil Raworth)\n Gilman & Co., Ltd.\n (W. L. Pattenden)\n \n \n Goddard & Douglas\n (T. Arthur)\n The Green Island Cement Co., Limited\n (M. Gibb)\n \n \n Livingston & Co.\n (A. O. Lang)\n Swedish Trading Co., Ltd.\n (G. Ludin)\n \n \n Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd.\n (W. E. Clarke)\n Hongkong and China Gas Co., Ltd.\n (George Currie)\n \n \n Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd.\n (F. Graham)\n Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.\n (W. Brown)\n \n \n Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co. Ltd.\n (F. J. Tavares)\n Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation\n (N. J. Stabb)\n \n \n Hongkong Tramway Co., Ltd.\n (W. E. Roberts)\n Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.\n (R. M. Dyer)\n \n \n Hughes & Hough\n (T. F. Hough)\n W. G. Humphreys & Co.\n (W. M. Humphreys and W. G. Humphreys)\n \n \n J. D. Humphreys & Co.\n (Henry Humphreys)\n J. D. Hutchison & Co.\n (T. E. Pearce)\n \n \n Holloway & Newall\n (A. A. Claxton)\n S. C. Ismail & Co.\n (S. E. Ismail)\n \n \n W. C. Jack & Co., Ltd.\n (W. C. Jack)\n Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.\n (Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton)\n \n \n Johnson, Stokes & Master\n (H. J. C. Goodban)\n Kailan Mining Administration\n (J. H. C. Goodban)\n \n \n Lane, Crawford & Co.\n (A. H. Skelton)\n Lowe, Bingham & Matthews\n (A. R. Lowe)\n \n \n Linstead & Davis\n (F. Maitland)\n Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co., Ltd.\n (J. de B. Lancaster)\n \n \n W. R. Loxley & Co.\n (M. P. Beattie)\n Leigh & Orange\n (A. E. Griffin and G. G. Wood)\n \n \n Macdonald & Co.\n (D. Macdonald)\n Marine Insurance Association of Hongkong\n (S. J. Chinchen)\n \n \n Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd.\n (C. Champkin and E. L. Sim)\n N. Mody & Co.\n (H. K. Erani)\n \n \n N. S. Moses & Co.\n (N. S. Moses)\n Nestle's Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co.\n (A. G. Coppin)\n \n \n New Zealand Insurance Co., Ltd.\n (W. Sinclair)\n N. Y. K.\n (B. Mori)\n \n \n Pabaney & Co.\n (A. B. Avari)\n Patel & Co.\n (M. J. Patel and N. B. Karanjia)\n \n \n P. & O. S. N. Co.\n (E. V. D. Parr)\n Peninsula & Co.\n (C. B. Brooke)\n \n \n Reiss & Co.\n (Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak)\n Robertson, Wilson & Co.\n (G. H. Wilson)\n \n \n Alex. Ross & Co.\n (A. S. D. Cousland and D. K. Moss)\n E. D. Sassoon & Co.\n (C. S. Gubbay)\n \n \n Shewan, Tomes & Co.\n (J. M. Gordon)\n H. Skott & Co.\n (G. E. Wetton)\n \n \n Soares & Co.\n (A. M. L. Soares)\n Standard Oil Co., of New York\n (W. D. Kraft)\n \n \n Stewart Bros.\n (E. Ormiston and H. B. L. Dowbiggin)\n H. Stephens & Co.\n (H. Stephens)\n \n \n The Texas Company\n (J. H. Brister)\n Thomas Cook & Co.\n (J. Bentley)\n \n \n Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.\n (C. Montague Ede)\n United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ltd.\n (A. Ritchie)\n \n \n Union Trading Co.\n (S. M. Churn)\n Union Waterboat Co., Ltd.\n (G. Morton Smith)\n \n \n Vacuum Oil Co.\n (C. C. Stark)\n A. B. Watson Co., Ltd.\n (H. Humphreys)\n \n \n Wilkinson & Grist\n (C. E. H. Beavis)\n Harry Wicking & Co.\n (A. Forbes)\n \n \n C. E. Warren & Co.\n (C. E. Warren)\n Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd.\n (E. Ôno)\n \n \n Yuan Hop Hong\n (S. H. Leung)\n Mr. E. A. M. Williams (Secretary)\n \n \n\nThe Hon. Mr. HOLYOAK, who was loudly applauded as he entered the room, and also when he rose to speak, said:— As it is past the hour for which this meeting was called I will proceed to address the meeting upon the subject for which you have been called together this afternoon. Briefly it is this. That a resolution which was unanimously adopted by your elected committee was rejected in the Legislative Council, and we have now brought it before the meeting to endorse or not as seems fitting to you.\n\nThe resolution which I have to propose, and which in substance is identically the same as that proposed in the Legislative Council in your name, is as follows:-\"It is the opinion of the Chamber that it is in the best interest of the Colony of Hongkong that persons of German nationality should be excluded therefrom for a period of at least ten years following the declaration of peace; and, that, subsequently, they be only admitted into the Colony under strict licence.\"\n\nNow, gentlemen, we contend that, speaking on behalf of the Chamber, there was not the slightest need on the part of the Government to debate this resolution. (Applause.) It was largely academic, it did not seek legislation, it merely asked that the considered, and carefully considered, opinion of your elected Committee should be put before the authorities at Home, who are shortly to meet to consider this very question.\n\nWe claim that we have a right to a voice, inasmuch as while the greater Colonies will be represented directly by their own representatives, we as a Crown Colony will be represented by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and therefore a direct pronouncement from this Chamber in no uncertain manner should be sent Home, quite apart from Government despatches and recommendations which might not be known to us.\n\nNow, gentlemen, we further contend that this resolution was never seriously discussed by the Government in Council, and that His Excellency's speech, if it was not flippant in argument, was at any rate unfortunate, to say the least of it, in its choice of language.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 479184, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3]", "page_number": 160, "title": "CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3]", "content_text": "Being invited to the platform Mr. McGuigan remarked that the speeches, both of the Chairman and of Mr. Pollock, had seemed to him to be in favour of his amendment rather than of the resolution itself, in that the speakers had said that the resolution was aimed at obtaining the representatives of the public on Council. He was quite in agreement with that portion of the resolution which asked for additional representation of the Chinese and the Portuguese. Owing to the peculiar circumstances of race and language, perhaps it was necessary that those two communities should have separate and distinct representation, but he thought there had been no case made out for the separate representation of various sections of the British community. It had been a long and bitter struggle to get rid of class representation in Great Britain, but they had succeeded at last, and there was no reason why there should be class representation here. The propertied classes had not materially improved the condition of the masses at Home, and at last the people had their chance. It remained to be seen what they would do. He did not think that any case had been made out for the special representation of the Chamber of Commerce or of the Justices of the Peace. He emphasised this because, if the representatives were elected by the Chamber of Commerce and the Justices of the Peace, he did not think they would do any better than men of a similar class had done at Home. He thought that, in view of the sanitary, or rather, lack of sanitary arrangements (laughter) of the City, the educational problem and many other questions, there was an evident need for such change in the personnel of the Legislative Council as would reflect itself in the conditions of the people. It was no good making changes unless the conditions were going to be changed. What did the public want? A vastly increased supply of better houses at lower rents, household commodities at the cheapest possible rate. \"Do your interests in this respect harmonise particularly well with the interests of the members of the Chamber of Commerce or with the Justices of the Peace?\" (Loud laughter). \"Are you in favour of such a change? We have been fighting these four years to make the world safe for democracy. Let us see to it that we make Hongkong safe for democracy.\" Continuing, the speaker exhorted the audience to press for the sweeping away of the separate representation of the Chamber of Commerce and of the Justices of the Peace.\n\nIt was a question whether the people were to elect their own representatives or to leave the Chamber to do the electing. The Chambers of Commerce in Great Britain were not particularly represented in Parliament, and he did not think that any man would dare face a British audience in the United Kingdom with a proposition such as had been put before them that evening. The fate of the people of Britain, and of the British Empire, was today in the hands of the British masses, and he did not think that the British people of Hongkong were in any way inferior to their kith and kin at home.\n\nHe quite agreed with the previous speakers who had said that they did not propose to interfere with matters relating to Imperial policy or with military and naval affairs, for which the full responsibility should rest on the authorities at Home. But on questions affecting municipal administration the people should have their say.\n\nMr. J. Frost seconded the amendment.\n\nMr. H. A. Cartwright, who announced he had another amendment to propose, was then invited on to the platform. He said he had not come there with the intention of making a speech, because he had other opportunities of expounding his views. (Laughter). He was constrained, however, to move another amendment, because of the amendment which had just been submitted. He proposed that clause 3 of the resolutions should read:-\n\n\"That of the seven elected unofficial members (all of whom shall be British subjects) one shall be elected by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce; one by the Justices of the Peace; four (three of whom shall be of British race and one of Portuguese race) by British subjects who are jurymen, or are qualified for, but exempt from jury service; and one by the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, or some other body representative of the Chinese community.\"", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 479185, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3]", "page_number": 161, "title": "CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3]", "content_text": "## 11.\n\nThe last speaker (Mr. McGuigan) had said that no politician in England would dare to go before a British audience and move that any Chamber of Commerce should return a member to the House of Commons. That was perfectly true, but, at the same time, there was a University vote which had not been withdrawn, even under the wide scheme of electoral reform which had just been carried in Great Britain. The Chamber of Commerce and the Justices of the Peace were composed of a substantial and enlightened section of the community, and their representation might, therefore, be regarded as analogous to the University vote in Great Britain. Their representation had been granted a long time ago, and it was not the custom of the British people to do away with institutions of long standing unless they were found to be mischievous. It must be admitted that the commerce of this Colony was so important that it was entitled to direct representation in Legislative Council. (Applause).\n\nMr. J. M. ALVES, in seconding the amendment, said he was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, which contained less than 200 members, and he had thought it funny, on reading the resolution in the papers, that such a small body should wish to provide itself with two heads. (Laughter). That was not natural but phenomenal. There was another reason why one member for the Chamber of Commerce was more than enough. (Loud laughter). The members of the Chamber and of the Justices of the Peace were all eligible for election, but the chances were invariably with the Peakites. He thought that the Peakites should be satisfied with two seats on the Legislative Council, and allow the transference of the remaining member to Kowloon.\n\nMr. Leo d'Almada said he wished, in the first place, to extend to the Committee of the Constitutional Reform Association the thanks of his community for their suggestion that the proposal for the reform of the Council should include the election of a member of the Portuguese community. Continuing, Mr. d'Almada said that as this was a public meeting to which aliens were admitted, and, in view of the fact that the members of the Chamber of Commerce, among whom were included alien subjects, were given the right to elect representative, and inasmuch as the Chinese community would have the right to vote for their own member, he failed to see why the Portuguese member suggested should not be elected by the Portuguese community. The Portuguese were the first foreigners to settle on this island, and although some of them were not technically British subjects, they were entitled, nevertheless, to see that their interests were properly safeguarded. By this, he did not suggest that their interests had not been safeguarded in the past, because the British Government always looked to the interests of all under their control without \"fear, favour or affection.\" \"If we are going to have a franchise at all,\" he concluded, \"let us have, by all means, government of the people, for the people, and by the people.\" (Applause).\n\n## 12.\n\nThis amendment was seconded by Mr. C. A. da Roza.\n\n### MR. ALABASTER'S REPLY.\n\nMr. ALABASTER said: Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, the tumultuous applause which has greeted Mr. McGuigan's amendment shows that we all sympathise with the ideals at which he aims, but some of us also realise that ideals are not always obtainable at one jump. On behalf of the Committee of this Association, I am authorised to say that we accept and endorse the amendment proposed by Mr. Cartwright. I propose to give some reasons for supporting that amendment. This meeting, as Mr. d'Almada stated, is a public meeting, but it is a meeting held under the auspices of the Constitutional Reform Association. No member of this Association, and, above all, no member of the Committee, can therefore be expected to be able to support or to countenance any resolution which will have the slightest tendency to subvert the peace and good order of society, or to cause the slightest tremor in or deflection of the unswerving and undying loyalty which we, as British subjects, owe to, and feel towards, the Empire and the Crown. (Applause). For that reason, we are unable, as the Constitutional Reform Association, to support any resolution which has a tendency to place the governing power of this Colony in the hands of a people, whatever their race may be, but who owe allegiance to another flag. (Applause). We come here, however, for some reform. The great characteristic of all British constitutions is that they are not immutable. Throughout the Empire, those constitutions are ever changing for the better, but they are changing gradually, and for that reason, we are unable to support Mr. McGuigan's ideals at the present moment. The Mother Country herself has not waited for the conclusion of the world's most devastating war to overhaul and revise her own electoral system, and to give the vote to millions of men and women who never had it before. There is, therefore, no valid reason why we, in this distant but important outpost of Empire, should not ask, in the light of all the lessons the war has taught us, to have our constitution overhauled and revised. (Applause). Seventy-eight years ago, Hongkong was a treeless, trackless, tradeless, inhabited, disintegrating granite rock. To-day, with her railways, motor-ways, tram-ways, factories, works, wharves, and docks, she is one of the world's great ports, and one of the great distributing centres of the world's trade. (Applause). She has a population of about a million, and I believe that she has a great future before her of commercial and political development under the British flag. (Applause). But, I am sure, from the applause heard to-night on all the amendments and resolutions, that we all feel the constitution of our Legislative Council - by which I mean the system which governs the selection of its members - has not kept pace with that great commercial and popular progress. (Applause). It is a rusty system and has survived the era of its usefulness. Rusty and worn-out...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 479186, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3]", "page_number": 162, "title": "CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3]", "content_text": "# \nit requires to be thoroughly overhauled, and parts of it are fit only for the scrap-heap. (Applause). That part of the system mostly in need of the scrap-heap is that which is based on the outrageous fallacy that a section of the Empire with a predominantly alien population cannot be fairly governed according to the traditional principles of British justice without first disfranchising the English, Scotch, Welsh and Irish, who have made and are making the Colony what it is and who in times of war and other dangers are expected to shoulder the main burden of defence. (Hear, hear). Gentlemen, we do not even ask that the Colony's Charter should be revised. That Charter provides that there shall be a Legislative Council and that it shall consist of such persons as may be indicated in instructions issued from time to time under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet. During the course of the Colony's growth these instructions have been amended many times. The last time they were amended, they were amended to give an opportunity for Chinese representation in the Council, so it is time for every section of the community to claim consideration in their turn. We now ask that the elective principle already recognised for the last 25 years in the case of two members should be extended to cover the selection of at least seven members. Of this seven we consider that the Chamber of Commerce has done nothing in the past to forfeit its right to continue to elect a commercial representative. (Applause). This is a part of the world which is primarily dependent on commerce, and as long as the Chamber of Commerce continues to elect members of the calibre of the late Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewitt and the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak we have reason to ask for a change. (Applause). Again, the Justices of the Peace have in the past selected worthy representatives. I need only mention the names of the Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart and the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock to show you that we ought to be satisfied with the intelligence and judgment of the Justices of the Peace. (Applause). But the body which has the greatest claim to recognition, and which has already been spoken of in the amendment which we all support, is that of the Jurors of Hongkong and those who are exempt from jury service by reason of their professions, trades or occupations. (Applause). Especially is this so in the case of those who are on the jury list. As representatives of law and order they perform cheerfully and conscientiously, without remuneration, an arduous duty in the Administration of British Justice, which is the basis of the whole fabric of the British Empire. (Applause). In fact, so well qualified are the jurors of Hong Kong for the performance of their important duties that, under the laws of the Colony, even in a case of life and death we do not require more than seven men to do the work which in the Mother Country cannot be entrusted to less than twelve. (Applause). I have given you some reasons why we should insist that the bulk of the members should be of British race. A considerable section of the jurors trace their ancestry to those pioneers of civilisation, the Portuguese, (Applause). They also have big interests and points of view of their own which cannot fairly be ignored, and they form an essential part of the Commercial Community. We are therefore prepared to reserve one seat for a British subject of the Portuguese race, and I think that though he is elected by the whole of the British Community he could nevertheless place the point of view of his compatriots before the Legislative Council as well as two Chinese members who are nominated by a single Irishman. (Laughter and applause). Nobody has yet said that the two Chinese members nominated by a single Irishman did not represent the Chinese community. Until the other day, it was not noticed that we had left out of our resolutions the Chinese. We did so because in the clearest possible manner they indicated to us that they did not wish to be associated with electoral reform. But within the last week, stirred doubtless by our example, they have passed resolutions to the effect that they wish one additional member, and that he should be elected by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Well, we are broad-minded enough to say that we will support them if that is their view. The view has been so recently put forward that we do not know yet whether the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Tung Wah Hospital, or some other such body should choose the representative. Mr. d'Almada thinks that we are endangering the Empire by giving the vote to certain Chinese who are not British subjects. [Mr. d'Almada: I did not say anything of the sort]. I can assure Mr. d'Almada that the Government at Home will be informed by the Government of the Colony if the peace and order of the Colony will be endangered, and if necessary, safeguards will be introduced to limit the right of voting to British subjects only. We are here not speaking on behalf of the Chinese, and, therefore, we have no right to curtail their demands. I have great pleasure in supporting Mr. Cartwright's amendment. (Applause).\n\n## \nThe CHAIRMAN: Mr. Alabaster has very ably replied in support of the resolutions, but he has failed to point out to you that the British Government at Home is not likely to support a resolution which gives a vote to a non-British subject in the Colony. I am somewhat surprised at the audacity of the request made by Mr. d'Almada, simply and solely because this is a British Colony. (Applause). I do not think that if we were to go and attempt such a thing in the neighbouring Colony of Macão it would be considered for one moment. We are only prepared to support a British-Portuguese subject, supported by a British Portuguese electorate.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN then put Mr. d'Almada's motion to the meeting and it was rejected by an overwhelming majority.\n\nMr. CARTWRIGHT'S amendment was then carried by a very large majority. On being put as a substantive motion with the remainder of the resolutions it was agreed to unanimously.\n\nAfter a vote of thanks to the Chairman, moved by Mr. Ormiston and seconded by Mr. Dowbiggin, the National Anthem was sung and the proceedings closed.\n\nPage 153", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 479786, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]", "page_number": 202, "title": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]", "content_text": "# \n\nAugust 21st 1918.\n\n198 \n\nRe \"wireless\" libel action,\n\nI have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date re Mr. Bowley's letter (which you did not enclose) and the amended apology. I quite agree with the procedure outlined in your last paragraph.\n\nI feel personally that should Mr. Bowley publish his letter; even if the Editors refuse to join in the withdrawal we might accept it as regards him. It would strengthen our hands against the papers, I take it? I believe that all along Mr. Bowley has advocated apology and withdrawal, and has met with flat refusals from Messrs. Hale and Cartwright. However this can be considered later if they do refuse. The question of his share of costs would, I suppose, be the difficulty.\n\nI am, Gentlemen, \nYours faithfully, \nSd/- \nE.W. Hamilton.\n\nMessrs. Deacon, Looker, Deacon & Harston.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 486571, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920", "page_number": 250, "title": "CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920", "content_text": "248 \n\nThey will also, I feel sure, bear witness to the fact that the buying and selling of children and girls takes place in the Colony quite openly for the simple reason that the buyers and sellers go unprosecuted by the officers of His Majesty's Government.\n\nThe Hon. C.G. Alabaster O.B., Barrister at law, and formerly the Attorney General of the Colony.\n\nJ. Herbert Sanders, M.D., and Dr Aubrey, of the Postmaster General. The Rev V.H. Copley Moyle, Chaplain, St John's Cathedral, and Mr Fleming, C.E.M.S. St John's Cathedral.\n\nMiss Pitt, c/e the Church Missionary Society.\n\nThe Rev. G. Waldegrave, Missions to Seamen, Praya East.\n\nMr Lessius, St George's Hotel, (Proprietor).\n\nMr H.A. Cartwright, 10a, Des Voeux Road, (Editor of the Hong Kong Daily Press).\n\nThe Rev. Kirk Maconachie, The Manse.\n\nMr G.B. Burnett, Mountain View, The Peak.\n\nI enclose some cases of Police Court evidence in support of my statements, as desired.\n\nWill you kindly let me know when you have instituted enquiries, whether these children have been removed from the custody of their owners, as were the two tortured girls mentioned by Col. John Ward in the House of Commons?\n\nMy brother-in-law, Sir Herbert Belfield, who I believe is known to both Lord Wilmer and yourself, will tell you, that in my efforts to get this wrong put right, I am actuated by a sincere love for children, and a great desire to see this blot upon our British rule removed.\n\nI am, Sir, your obedient servant\n\n**(mm) C.B.L. Haslewood.**\n\nTHE UNDER SECRETARY,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 487283, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 257, "title": "CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5]", "content_text": "# CONFIDENTIAL\n\n## Enclosure 1: Slavery in Hong Kong\n\nHon. Colonial Secretary,\n\n256\n\nHis Excellency asked for some report on the cases mentioned in the last despatch from the Secretary of State. I have not got the paper with me, so I am unable to quote the number of the despatch.\n\nCase 1. This was a police case, as far as I can find out, and does not seem to have been referred to this office. Perhaps the Captain Superintendent of Police could give details.\n\nCase 2. The woman Lai Leung Shi was sentenced to six weeks' gaol for conspiracy to defraud. She was, in fact, the girl's own mother. The girl, after her mother's release, wished to return to her. She was, therefore, handed back to her.\n\nCase 3. The branded servant girl was taken at once out of the possession of her mistress and was lodged in the Po Leung Kuk. Her mother was written to and came down from the interior. The girl was handed back to the mother.\n\nI have not been asked for any more details, but there are two points I should like to make clear.\n\nA list of people supposed to know all about things is given by Mrs. Haslewood. No one would seriously consult persons like Mr. Copley Moyle or Mr. Cartwright, or anyone on this list, in matters connected with Chinese custom. If the writer merely means that these persons know that there are \"mui tsai\" in the Colony, then you can add to the list every adult in the Colony who is not an idiot. If the writer means that they have any special knowledge, then this is not the case. Curiously, one man who does know quite a lot, the Rev. Mr. Wells, is omitted from this list.\n\nThe other small point is contained in the letter from the Chinese...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 491201, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-473 - Individuals - 1921", "page_number": 194, "title": "CO129-473 - Individuals - 1921", "content_text": "COPY.\n\nConfidential.\n\nSlavery in Hongkong\n\nHon. Colonial Secretary,\n\nHis Excellency asked for some report on the cases mentioned in the last despatch from the Secretary of State. I have not got the paper with me so I am unable to quote the number of the despatch.\n\nCase 1. This was a police case as far as I can find out and does not seem to have been referred to this office. Perhaps the Captain Superintendent of Police could give details.\n\nCase 2. The woman Lai Leung Shi was sentenced to six weeks gaol for conspiracy to defraud. She was in fact the girl's own mother.\n\nThe girl after her mother's release wished to return to her. She was therefore handed back to her.\n\nCase 3. The branded servant girl was taken at once out of the possession of her mistress and was lodged in the Po Leung Kuk. Her mother was written to and came down from the interior. The girl was handed back to the mother.\n\nI have not been asked for any more details but there are two points I should like to make clear.\n\nA list of people supposed to know all about things is given by Mrs. Hazlewood. No one would seriously consult persons like Mr. Copley Moyle or Mr. Cartwright or anyone on this list, in matters connected with Chinese custom.\n\nIf the writer merely means that these persons know that there are \"mui tsai\" in the Colony, then you can add to the list every adult in the Colony who is not an idiot. If the writer means that they have any special knowledge, then this is not the case. Curiously one man who does know quite a lot, the Rev. Mr. Wells is omitted from this list.\n\nThe other small point is contained in the letter from the Chinese...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-473 - Individuals - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 492130, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7]", "page_number": 60, "title": "CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7]", "content_text": "STOCK \n\n(London) Now $1 Hongkong & Shanghai... {f} \n\n900 214) Chartered Bank of I., A. & C..... INSURANCES:-- \n\n£76% \n\n\"\" \n\n99 \n\n\"\" \n\nShell T'sport & Tdg. Co... \n\n91 \n\n\"\" \n\nMINING -- \n\n4th. \n\n10th. \n\nOriental Con. Min. Co., Ld. Chinese Eng. & Min, Co., Id. \"B\" T19 \n\nMarch \n\nCath April. \n\nKaub Aus, Gold Min. Co,, Ld. \n\nOash Mar. \n\nI. AN DB:- \n\n328 \n\n· SHANGHAI SHARE MARKET. \n\nMessrs. J. P. Bisset & Co., in their share re- port for the week ending 10th, March, 1922, states:-Business has continued dull on the local Share market during the past week with little more than a moderate demand for the good Investment Stocks doing. A lack of confidence in Cottons is noticeable as a result of the poor final dividend declared by the Oriental C. S. & W. Co., Ltd., and quota- tions for all Cottons have since fallen in sympathy, more especially in Orientals, which have slumped to Tls. 10. The London Market shows slight fluctuations only, and the following are our latest cabled prices:-- Chi. Engs. & Minings. \"B.\" £ 3. 11. 3. (sellers) Chi. Govt. 5%, Reorg. Loan, 1913- \n\n31 \n\nBritish Issue. French German S'hai. Electrics \n\n52 \n\n£69 £66 £16. 17. 6. (buyers) Sterling Quotation. The opening T.T. Rate on London to-day is 3/14 (official). \n\nFollowing is the official business record. ed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange :- \n\nTHE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS \n\nSHANGHAI \n\nBANKS :- \n\nSHARE \n\nQUOTATIONS. \n\n10th. March, 1922. \n\nbusiness \n\ndone \n\nBuyers \n\nLast \n\nSellere \n\nPaid up \n\nUnion In, Society of O'ton, Ld... H $240 North-China In. Co., Ld. Yangtsze In. Asson., Ld.. \n\nFar Eastern In. Co., Ld. \n\nCanton In. Office \n\nHongkong Fire In. Co., Ld. China Fire In. Co., Ld. Assurance Franco-Asiatique SHIPPING:- \n\nIndo-China 8. N. Co., Ld,. {' \n\nF600 \n\nS'hai Tug & Lighter Co... DOCKS AND WHARVES:- \n\nPhai Dock & Eng. Co, Ld. H'kong &W'pao Dock b., Ld...H $170 New Eng. & Shipbuild. ( ord. T& \n\nཙྩོ ཙྪཾ \n\ning Works.................. (§% pref. T4.80 S'hai & H'kew Wharf Co., Ld. T152 H'kong & K'loon W. & G. Co., Ld. H98) 88xd, \n\n[ March 25th, 1922. \n\nHONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS. \n\nHONGKONG, 24th. March, 1922. \n\nSTOCK \n\nMarine Insurances.— \n\nPAID UP. \n\nQUOTATIONS \n\n£4 $250, sellers \n\n46 Tls. 144 \n\n$10 $25 \n\n$100 442, buyers Tls, 20 Tls. \n\n$50 1370, buy. $20 $125, buyers \n\n$15 $254, Buyers \n\n$38, buyers \n\n$270 \n\n$50 $40, buyers \n\n21 92/6 [35), salos \n\nBanks.- \n\n£95 \n\n$126 \n\n875 \n\nHongkong & S’hais. \n\n$126 1880, buyers \n\n$126 \n\n£15 \n\n£6 \n\n£4 \n\nT144 \n\n£5 \n\nUnions \n\n8244 \n\n24 \n\n810 \n\nT22}] \n\nT20 \n\nNorth Chinas \n\nH $440 486 \n\n8100 \n\nYangtszes. \n\n$3694 \n\n850 \n\nCantona \n\nH$180 125 \n\n$20 \n\nF600 \n\nFar Easterns......................... \n\nF126 \n\nF125 \n\npref. def. \n\nH$40 \n\n36 \n\n25 \n\nFire Insurances.— \n\nH $260 \n\n£5 \n\nford. 1883 pref. T87 \n\nford. \"B\" 957. \n\npref. \n\n98/9 \n\n£1 \n\n£10 \n\n42 \n\nT25 \n\nHongkong Fires .... China Fires 40 \n\nT50 \n\nT107 \n\n106 \n\nT100 \n\n3hipping.- \n\n166 \n\n$50 \n\nTO \n\nT6 \n\nT100 \n\n$50 \n\n12/- \n\n11/- \n\n18/9 \n\nG. $10 \n\n22 \n\n£1 \n\nCanton Steamboats Indo-Chinas, I ref... \n\nDo., Def. Douglas S.S. Co. \n\n45 \n\n* \n\nLondon \n\n67/6 \n\n72/6 \n\nH $1 \n\n£1 \n\ntar Ferry Co...... \n\n.........ord. \n\nShells....... \n\n$10 $364, buyers \n\nS'hai. Lands \n\nMISCELLANEOUS \n\nS'hai. Hotels, Ld. ... $ \n\nNew Engs....(pref.)Tls. \n\nS'hai. Elecs., \"B \n\nS'hai Land Invest. Co., Ld.. H'kong Land Invest. & Ag. Co.H $204 Humphrey's Est. & Fin. Co. ..H. Weihaiwel L. & B. Co., Ld. ... ... ... ... ... Anglo-French Land Invest. Co... The Shanghai Hotels, Ld...ord. \n\nT89 \n\n89 \n\nT60 \n\n203 \n\n$100 \n\nRefineries. \n\n$11 \n\n10.60 \n\n$10 \n\nT6 \n\nT20 \n\nT87 \n\n88, \n\nT100 \n\nChina Sugars \n\n#67! \n\n$7} \n\nMalabon Sugars \n\n$100 $135 \n\nP80 $45, sellers \n\nPLANTATIONS :— \n\n57 \n\n45 \n\n22 \n\n+ \n\n89 102 \n\nCOTTONS \n\nEwos \n\nOrientals \n\n>> \n\n16.60 \n\nラ \n\n: \n\nDEBENTURES \n\nS.M.C. 5% 1915 D. \n\nAlma Estates, Ld....... New Amberst Rubber Est., Ld. Anglo-Dutch (Java) P'ations, Ld. Anglo-Java Estates, Ld. Ayer Tawah Rubber Co., Ld.....] látu Anam (Johore) Rub. Est.. 1 ukit Toh Alang Rub. Est., Ld.. Eute Plantations (1913), Ld. Chemor United Rub, Co., Ld. Chempedak Rub. & G'bier Est... T Cheng Rubber Estates, Id, Consolidated Rub. Est. (1914), Ld. Pominion Rubber Co., Ld, ..... Gula Kalumpong Rub. Est., I.d... T4 Java Consolidated Rub. Co., Ld.. Kapala Islands Estates, Ld. Kapayang Rub. Est., Co., Id. Karan Rubber Estate Co., Ld Kotah Bahrce Rub. Est., Ld. Kroewoek Java P’ations, Id, Padang Rubber Estates Ld. . \n\nT24 \n\n3 \n\nT9 \n\n10.15 \n\nTI \n\nMining.- \n\nT \n\n1 \n\n10/- \n\nT4 \n\n10%. \n\nT113 | 113 \n\nT10 \n\nTronobs... \n\nTO.36 T1 T0.40 \n\nT1 \n\nUral ('aspians \n\n21 12/6 \n\nT6 \n\nRaubs... \n\nT1 \n\n£1 24/- \n\n41 $1.00, buyers \n\nTO.35 \n\nKailans \n\nTO.90 \n\n21 67/- \n\n£1 \n\nT1 \n\nT5 \n\nDocks, Wharves and \n\nT1 \n\nTO.76 \n\nTĐ.80 \n\nT1 \n\nGodowno.- \n\n4 \n\n£1 \n\nᎢᏳ \n\n£1 \n\nH. & W. Dook Co. \n\n$50 $155, sales \n\nT0.2 \n\nTI \n\nT6 T3 \n\nT10 \n\nKowloon Wharf Co. \n\nT10 \n\nNew Eng. & S. B.W. \n\nT0.00 | 0.15 \n\nT1 \n\nT5 \n\n£1 \n\nT3 \n\n24 \n\nT10 \n\n\" \n\n६.० \n\nPengkalan Durian Est., Ld. \n\nTI \n\nTI \n\nIermata Rubber Est., Ld. \n\nTI \n\nT5 \n\nKepah Rubber Est., Ld. \n\nTo.28 \n\nT1 \n\nSamagaga Rubber Co., Ld.. \n\nToan \n\nTI \n\nSee Kee Rubber Est. (1918), Lat....... \n\n10.60 \n\nT1 \n\nemambu Rubber Est., Ld. Senawang Rub. Est., ford, \n\n10.80 \n\nT \n\nTUỔI \n\nΤΙ \n\nShanghai Docks \n\n... \n\n$50 $94, buy. \n\nTls. 100 Tls. 108, sellers \n\nShai. & HongkewW. Tls. 100 Tls. 150′ \n\nLands, Hotels and \n\nbuildinge. \n\nBongkong Lands.. \n\nTls. 5 \n\n18.71 \n\n$100 $211, sales \n\n(1921) L.d. \n\n...12% C. p. \n\nT1 \n\nCentral Estates \n\n• \n\nS'hai Kedah Plantations, Id....... S'hai Klebang Rub. Est., Ld... \n\nTi \n\nTI \n\nHi. L.Reclamations \n\nTO.86 \n\nKowloon Lands \n\n+ \n\nEXCHANGE. \n\nON LONDON.- \n\n... \n\n.2/53 ...2/5 9/16 \n\nA \n\n:: \n\n** \n\nB \n\nHongkong 24th March, 1927. \n\nTelegraphic Transfer \n\nBank Bills, on demand \n\nBank Bills, at 30 days sight \n\nBank Bills, at 4 months' sight.. 25/4 Credits, at 4 months' sight...8/7 Documentary Bills, 4 months' \n\nsight \n\nON PARIS.-- \n\nBank Bills, on demand... \n\nCredits, 4 months' sight \n\nON NEW YORK.- \n\nBank Bills, on demand... \n\nCredits, at 60 days' sight \n\nQN BOMBAY,- \n\nTelegraphic Transfer \n\nBank Bills, on demand... \n\nOF CALCUTTA. \n\nTelegraphic Transfer \n\nBank Bills, on demand \n\nON SHANGHAI,—— \n\nBank Bills, at sight \n\nPrivate, 30 days' sight \n\nON YOKOHAMA. — Ön demand \n\nS'hai-Malay Rub. Est., Ld. ford. T \n\n8'bai Pahang Rub. Est., Ld. S'hal Seremban Rub. Est., Ld... S'hai-Sumatra Tobacco Co., Id. Sua Manggis Rubber Co., Ld. Sungala Rubber Est., Ld. Sungai Durl Rubber Est., Ld. Taiping Rubber Est., Ld. Tanah Merah Est. (1916), Ld.. Tebong Kub, & Tapioca Est., Id. Ziangbe Rubber Co., Ld. COTONE, ETC. :- \n\nT10 \n\nT10 \n\nWest Points ........ \n\npref \n\nTU.56 \n\nTI \n\nT0.40 T80 \n\nT1 \n\nT20 \n\nTI T0.28 T5 Tu.36 \n\nT5 \n\nTI \n\n4 \n\nT8.50 \n\nT1 \n\nTO.2:| 0.25 \n\nT1 \n\nTƯ.86 \n\nT1 \n\nT1.8 12 \n\n10/- \n\n2/14 \n\nEwo Cotton Mills, Ld.....pret. TICO \n\nord. T16.60 181 \n\nLaou Kung Mow 0. 8. & W. Co... T20 \n\nT10 10 Oriental C. S. Co., Ld. \n\nford \n\nT6 \n\n95 \n\nT100 \n\nT10 \n\nT8 \n\n-- \n\npref. S'hai C. Manufacturing Co., Ed.. T146 140 \n\nT100 \n\nT50 \n\n610 \n\nINDUSTRIAL:- \n\n860 \n\nChina Im, & Ex. Lumber Co., Ld. T860 \n\nT100 \n\nChina Sugar Refining Co., Ld. \n\n150 \n\n$100 \n\n571 \n\nGreen Island Cement Co., Ld. H22 xd.2260 xd. \n\nMaatschappij &c. In Langkat \n\nB'hai. Loan & Investment Co., Ld, 2} } oć \n\n3 \n\n#7} \n\nS'hai Exploration Develop. Co. 2)] F \n\n(c. T. \n\nMajor Brothers, Ld. \n\n6 \n\n(comb. T ) \n\nGs. 10 \n\nT5 \n\nT5 \n\nT20 \n\n$26 \n\nS'hai Electric & Asbestos Co., Ld| #2N \n\n192 \n\nS'hai Gas Co., Ld. \n\nT29 \n\nT60 \n\nS'hai Waterworks Co., Ld. \n\n1146 \n\n£20 \n\nSTORES :-- \n\nHall & Holtz, Ld. \n\n#9 \n\n$20 \n\n1924 \n\nJ. Llewellyn & Co., Ld. \n\n$80 \n\n860 \n\nWatson & Co. \n\nA. 8. Watson & Co., Ld. \n\n$10,20 10 \n\n$10 \n\n$60 \n\n8. Moutrie & Co., Ed. \n\n$60 \n\n$20 \n\nWeeks & Co., Ld. \n\n$13 \n\nLane, Crawford & Co., Ld. \n\n$95 \n\n$100 \n\nHongkong Hotels.. \n\nDo. (New) Humphrey'sEstates Shanghai Lands Cotton Mills.— \n\nEwes \n\nDo. Preference Oriental C. S.Co.,Ld. S'hair. \n\nMiscellaneous. —— \n\nChina Providents.... Dairy Farms......................... G. leland Cements \n\nHongkong Electrics Macao Electrica Peak Trams, Old \n\n... \n\nNew... \n\nDo., Hongkong Ropes... Union Waterboats... Langkats \n\n** \n\nChina Lights \n\nWm. Powell, Ltd.... Hongkong Trams..... Hongkong Steels... \n\n$100 $147, buy.. \n\n$75 $200, buy. \n\n$80 $48, buy. \n\n$10 $184, buyers \n\n$74, sel. & buy. \n\n$10 $10.85 \n\nle. 50 Tls. 881 \n\nTla. 6 Tls. 17/17),sal.c/r. Tis. 100 Tls. 95' \n\nTls. 8 Tls. 104, buy. Tlp. 50 ls. 145, sales \n\n$10 $18.10 $7123, sellers. c/r. $71 |~212, sales $1244, buy. 244, $10 $80 [sales c/r. $10 $9.70, buy. $10 $1.00, buy. $10 $80 \n\n$7 $16, falen G. 10 Tl. 94, buy. \n\n$5 $12.30/12), sal. \n\n$10 $9.40, buy. $7 $25, buy. 8/- $184, sellers $10 $11 \n\n$50 $ \n\n3118CELLANEOUS :— \n\n113 \n\nON MANILA. On demand-Pes on 110 ON SINGAPORE.—On demand ON BATAVIA.-On demand OF HAIPHONG....On demand \n\nCulty Dairy Co., Ld.......... \n\nT10 \n\n10 \n\nT10 \n\nS'hai Electric Construction Co..T T102 100 \n\n210 \n\n... \n\n106 \n\nLondon \n\n171 \n\nT50 \n\nS'hai Horse Bazaar & Motor Co... T34 \n\n144 \n\nTO \n\n... \n\nS'hai Mercury, Ld. \n\nT25 \n\n... nom. \n\nS'hai Mutual Teleph. Co., Ld, \n\nT84 \n\n84 \n\nT50 \n\nPrinted \n\nON SAIGON,--On demand ÜN BANGKOK........On demand SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying rate. GOLD LEAF 100 fine per tael BAR SILVER per uɛ. ... \n\n841 7.95 L. \n\n10. \n\n... \n\n131 \n\nJ. P. BIBSET & Co. \n\nand ADOLPHUS \n\nPublished \n\nCARTWRIGHT, \n\nHONGKONG DAILY PRESS, LTD., at 104, Des Vœux Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong. London Office: 131, Fleet Street E.O. 4. \n\nHENRY by \n\nfor TH \n\nPage 60\n\nPage 61", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 492273, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7]", "page_number": 203, "title": "CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7]", "content_text": "Hongkong & Shanghai.\n\nChartered Bank of I., A. & C...£141 INSURANCES —\n\nUnion In. Society of C'ton, Ld... H$230 North-China In. Co., Ld.\n\nYangtsze In. Asson., Ld. Far Eastern In. Co., Ld. Canton In. Office\n\nHongkong Fire In. Co., Ld.\n\nSHIPPING -\n\nIndo-China S. N. Co., Ld.. (pref. H$340\n\n240\n\nSHANGHAI SHARE MARKET.\n\nMessrs. J. P. Bisset & Co., in their share report for the week ending 26th August, state - Although there has not been a large volume of business on the exchange during the past week, prices of all stocks have remained steady. There is more enquiry for Ewos Cottons at slightly increased prices. are wanted at Tls. 22 cash and Tls. 23.15 September but at these prices there are no sellers at the close of business, Docks are in New demand both for cash and forward. Engineerings are wanted for cash. Rubbers are generally neglected except at quoted rates.\n\nSterling Quotation. The T.T. Rate on London to-day is 3/8 (official).\n\nFollowing is the official business recorded:--\n\nTHE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS\n\nSHANGHAI SHARE QUOTATIONS.\n\nBANKS :--\n\nSTOCK\nLast business done\nBuyers\nSellers\nPaid up\n\nChina Fire In. Co., Ld.\n\nAssurance Franco-Asiatique\n26th August, 1921\n\n[September 3rd, 1921.\n\nHONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS.\n\nHongkong, 2nd September, 1921 76\n\nSTOCK\nPAID UP.\nQUOTATIONS\n\nFar Easterns..\n£4\n$228/9, sales\n\n$25\nTls. 153\n\n$60\n$241, buy.\n\n$50\n$405, sel., 400, b.\n\nTls. 20\nTls. 224, buyers\n\n£89$\n(London) $725\n\n88\n\n91\n\nBanks.-\n$732)\n\n$125\n\n131\n\n14)\n\n£6\n\nHongkong & S'hais.\n$125\n\n£35 paid, $435\n\n£4\n\nMarine Insurances.——\nT144\n\n£5\n$241 249\n\n$10\nT22 22+\n\nT20\n\nUnions\n$100\n$410 405\n\nNorth Chinas\n$50\n$317 325\n\nH$130\n120\n\n$20\n\nYangtazes\n$50\nF125\n\nF125\n\nCantons\n$20\n\n£5\ndef. H$240\n\n£5\nord. 117/6\n\n£1\n\nFire Insurances.——\n\nShell T'sport & Tdg. Co...\n20th\n\n26th\n\npref.\n222/-\n\n£10\nord. T364 36\n\nT25\n\nS'hai Tug & Lighter Co...\nAugust\n\npret.\nT35 36\n\nT50\n\nDOCKS AND WHARVES:-\n\nHongkong Fires\n$60\n$330, buyers\n\nChina Fires\n$20\n$123, buyers\n\nCash Sept.\nCash Sept.\n\nT120\n120\n\nShai Dock & Eng. Co., Ld.\n190\nH'kong & W'pao Dock Co., Ld...H$103\n\nT100\n\n$60\n\nTls.\n\nNew Eng. & Shipbuilding\nord.\nT12 112'\n\nWorks\npref.\nT4.35\n\nS'hai & H'kew Wharf Co., Ld.\nH'kong & K'loon W. & G. Co., Ld.\nH$91\n\nMINING :~~\n\nShipping.-\n\nT5\n4.46\n\nT140\n137\n\nT100\n\nCanton Steamboats\n$15\n$26, sellers\n\n$50\n91\n\nIndo-Chinas, Prof\n£5\n$38, buyers\n\nOriental Con. Min. Co., Ld.\n$10\n\nG.\n\nOhinese Eng. & Min. Co., Ld. \"B\"\nT24\n\nRaub Aus. Gold Min. Co., Ld,\nH$1\n\nS'hai Exploration & Develop. Co.\nT2\n\nLANDS:-\n\n£1\n\nDo., Def.\n++\n\n£5\n$285, sellers\n\n£1\n\nT5\n\nMISCELLANEOUS\n\nFar Eastern Ins....\n\nNew Engs. (ord.)\n\nS'hai. Tugs\n\nS. & H. Wharfs\n\nCOTTONS\n\nEwos (ord.)\n\n\"\"\n221\n\n99\n\n12\n36\n\n:::\n\nS'hai Land Invest. Co., Ld.........\n\nH'kong Land Invest. & Ag. Co...\nH199\n\nHumphrey's Est. & Fin. Co...\nH. $10\n\nWeihaiwei L. & B. Co., Ld...\n\nAnglo-French Land Invest, Co...\nT81\n\nThe Shanghai Hotels, Ld...ord.\nT77\n\n77\n\nT60\n\nDouglas S.S. Co.\n\nStar Ferry Co.......\n$50\n$57,\n\n$10\n$29, buyers\n\n£1100/-, sellers\n\n2001\n\n$100\n\n10.10\n\n$10\n\nT6\n\nT20\n\nRefineries.-\n\n80\n\nT100\n\n$66\n67\n\n$7\n\nChina Sugars\n\nPLANTATIONS :-\n\n140\n\n\"\"\n\nAlma Estates, Ld..\nT8\n2\n\nT9\n\nMalabon Sugars\n$100\n$180, sales\n\nP80\n$55\n\nAmberst Rubber Est., Ld, (New)\n\nAnglo-Dutch (Java) P'ations, Ld.\nT0.15;\n\nT1\n\nT2\n1.30\n\n10/-\n\nMining.-\n\nT41\n41\n\n10/-\n\n23\n231\n\nAyer Tawah Rubber Co., Ld....\n\nBatu Anam (Johore) Rub. Est..\nT20\n10\n\nBukit Toh Alang Rub. Est., Ld..\nT10\n\n10.40\n0.35\n\nT1\n\nTronohs....\nT1\n\nT5\n\nT0.60\n\nUral Caspians\n0,20\n\nT1\n\nTO.40\n0.30\n\nTO.90\n\nRaubs\nT2\n\n£1\n\nTit\n\nT5\n\nTi\n\n1.10\n\n10.75\n\nDominion Rubber Co., Ld.\nT1\n\nT1\n\nGula Kalumpong Rub. Est., Ld...\nT4.85\n\n£1\n\nKailans\n\nDocks, Wharves and Godowns.-\n\n£1\n22/6, buyers\n\n£1\n14/3, buy.\n\n£1\n$1.00, buyers\n\n£187/6, buyers\n\nJava Consolidated Rub. Co., Ld..\nTe\n\n£1\n\nKamunting Rubber Co., Ld.\nTI\n\n£1\n\nH. & W. Dock Co.\n...2/8\n...2/8\n\n...2/91\n\n...2/10\n\nON PARIS.-\n\nBank Bills, on demand...\n\nCredits, 4 months' sight\n\nON NEW YORK.—\n\nBank Bills, on demand...\n\nCredits, at 60 days' sight\n\nON BOMBAY,-\n\nTelegraphic Transfer\n\nBank Bills, on demand...\n\nON CALCUTTA.\n\nTelegraphic Transfer\n\nBank Bills, on demand\n\nON SHANGHAI.-\n\nEXCHANGE.\n\nON LONDON.—\n\nHongkong, September 2nd.\n\nTelegraphic Transfer\n2/8\n\nBank Bills, on demand\n\nBank Bills, at 30 days sight\n\nBank Bills, at 4 months' sight\n2/8\n\nCredits, at 4 months' -ight\n\nDocumentary Bills, 4 months'\n\nsight\n\nKapala Islands Estates, Ld.\n\nKapayang Rub. Est., Co., Ld.\nTO.50\n10.324\n\nSord.\nT3 T6 pref.\n\n....\n\nS'hai-Malay Rub. Est., Ld.\n{0\n\nS'hai Pahang Rub. Est., Ld.\n\nS'hai Seremban Rub. Est., Ld.\n\nS'hai-Sumatra Tobacco Co., Ld.\n\nSua Manggis Rubber Co., Ld.\n\nSungala Rubber Est., Ld.\n\nSungei Duri Rubber Est., Ld.\n\nTaiping Rubber Est., Ld.\n\nTebong Rub. & Tapioca Est., Ld.\nTO.20\nT10\n\nZiangbe Rubber Co., Ld.\nΤΙ\n\nT10\n\nKowloon Wharf Co.\n\nT7\n\nT10\n\n10,55)\n0.55\n\nNew Eng. & S. B.W.\n\nT1\n\nT7\n\n£1\n\nT5\n\nT10\n\nT3\n\nᎢᏴ\n\nT1\n\n0.55\n\nT5\n\nTO.50\n\nΤΙ\n\nTO.45\n\nT1\n\nTi\n\nT1\n\n1:0.60\n0.45\n\nT1\n\nTi\n\nT5\n\nT1\n\nT10\n\nT10\n\nT1\n\nTI\n\n10.50\n\nT1\n\nT100\n\nT20\n\nT2\n\nT5\n\n10.50\n\nΤΙ\n\n635\n\nT6\n\n4\n\nT8.50\n\n695\n\n10.30\n\nΤΙ\n\nTanah Merah Est. (1916), Ld..\nTO.30\n\nTi\n\nT7\n\n£1\n\n49 528\n\nT2.65\n£\n\n10/-\n\nCOTTONS, ETC. :—\n\nord.\nT23\n\n224\n\nT5\n\nEwo Cotton Mills, Ld..\nT100\n\nnom\n---\n\nLaou Kung Mow C. 8. & W. Co...\nT32\n\nOriental C. S. Co., Ld.\nT10\n\nT16\n\n161\n\n171\n\nT3\n\n192)\n\nS'hai O. Manufacturing Co., Ld..\nT135\n\nINDUSTRIAL:-\n\n132\n\n135\n\nT50\n\nxd\n\nnom.\n\n1921\n\nChina Im. & Ex. Lumber Co., Ld.\nT350\n\nChina Sugar Refining Co., Ld.\nH$193\n\nGreen Island Cement Co., Ld.\nH$17\n\nMaatschappij &c. In\nT100\n\n$100\n\n$7\n\nSingle\n\nT6\n\nLangkat\n\nComb.\n\nT104\n\nBank Bills, at sight\n\nMajor Brothers, Ld.\nT6\n\nT20\n\nS'hai Electric & Asbestos Co., Ld.\n$2N\n\n$25\n\nON YOKOHАМА.\n\nON SINGAPORE.-\nOn demand\n\nON BATAVIA.\nOn demand\n\nON HAIPHONG....\nOn demand\n\nPrivate, 30 days\" sight\n\nOn demand\n\n14\n\nON MANILA,\nOn demand-Pesos\n\nnom.\n\n103\n\n105 n.\n\n115\n\n156\n... nom.\n\nS'hai Gas Co., Ld.\nT24 25\n\nT50\n\nS'hai Waterworks Co., Ld..\n1140\n\n£20\n\nSTORES :-\n\nHall & Holtz, Ld.\n$9\n\n$20\n\nJ. Llewellyn & Co., Ld.\n$30\n\n$60\n\nLangkats\n\nA. S. Watson & Co., Ld.\n$8.10\n8.10\n\n$10\n\n... ...\n\nChina Lights\n\nS. Moutrie & Co., Ld.\n$40\n\n$50\n\nWeeks & Co., Ld.\n$14\n\n$20\n\nLane, Crawford & Co., Ld..\n$82 86\n\n$100\n\nWatson & Co.\n\nON SAIGON,\nOn demand\n\n... nom.\n\nMISCELLANEOUS —\n\nON BANGKOK....\nOn demand\n\n781\n\nCulty Dairy Co., Ld...\nT11\n\nT10\n\nWm. Powell, Ltd....\n\nS'hai Electric Construction Co...\nT90\n\nSOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying rate..\n$7.25 n.\n\nGOLD LEAF 100 fine per tael\n\nBAR SILVER per oz.\n...\n\n88\n\n89\n\n£10\n\n50.40\n\nS'hai Horse Bazaar & Motor Co...\nT34\n\nS'hai Mercury, Ld.\nT50\n\n37 d.\n\nS'hai Loan & Invest. Co., Ld.\nT25\n\nS'hai Mutual Teleph. Co., Ld.\nT3\n\nT50\n\nHongkong Steels...\n\nHongkong Trams...\nGs.\n\n10\n\n$50\n$192, buy.\n\n$50\n$90, sales & b\n\nTls. 5\nfls. 121\n\nShanghai Dooks\nTls. 100\nTls. 125%, buyers`\n\n...\n\nShai, & HongkewW.\nTls. 100\nTls. 138\n\nLands, Hotels and Buildings.-\n\nHongkong Lands...\n\nCentral Estates\n\nHk. L.Reclamations\n\nKowloon Lands\n\nWest Points\n\nHongkong Hotels...\n\nHumphrey'sEstates\n\nShanghai Lands\n\nCotton Mills.-\n\nEWOB\n\n...\n\nDo. Preference\n\nOriental C. S.Co.,Ld.\n\nS'haie,\n\nMiscellaneous.—\n\nChina Providents....\n$100\n$1424, buyers\n\nDairy Farms.....\n$75\n$131, buy.\n\n$30\n$39, buy\n\n$50\n$52, buyers\n\n$50\n$215, buyers\n\n$10\n$10.10, buy.\n\nTls. 10\nTls. 77\n\nTls. 50\nTls. 22, sa. & buy.\n\nTls. 100\nTls. 95\n\nTls. 3\nTls. 17, buy.\n\nTls, 50\nTls. 138, buyers\n\n$10\n$12, sellers\n\n$7$254, sellers\n\n$7$17, buyers\n\n$10\n$23, buyers\n\n$10\n$22, buyers\n\n$10\n$9\n\n$10\n$1.00\n\n$10\n$244, buy.\n\n$7\n$15, buyers\n\nG. 10\nTls. 10\n\n$5\n\n($114, buy.\n\nOld\n\n$11.15,buy.New\n\n$5\n$8.65, buyers\n\n$10\n$81, buy.\n\n$7\n$181, buy.\n\n$13.10, sales\n\n$10\n$10, buy.\n\n$100\n$197, buyers\n\n5/\n\nT5\n\nT106\n\nT50\n\nThe total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending August 13th, amounted to 82,373 tons, and the sales during the period to 77,311 tons.\n\nJ. P. BISSET & Co.\n\nPrinted\n\nHENRY Tat\n\nand Published by\n\nCARTWRIGHT, for ADOLPHUS HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, LTD., at 10A, Des Vœux Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C. 4.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493931, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 322, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "# MANIFESTO\n\nOF\n\nTHE\n\nANTI-MUI-TSAI\n\nSOCIETY\n\n30th July, The attention of the public was drawn to the mui tsai question in 1917 by a case at the Criminal Sessions in 1921, in the Tai Ping Theatre, Hongkong. It is regretted that this meeting was called to reply to five set questions which do not touch the roots of the subject, and that the Chairman refused to put to the vote a resolution, duly proposed and seconded, that the mui tsai system be abolished in the Colony. Fearing that the effect of this meeting may be to aid the preservation of this iniquitous practice, we have formed the Anti-Mui-tsai Society with the object of relieving the sufferings of the mui tsai and supporting the kind efforts of Western friends.\n\nOur Society will cease to function as soon as abolition of the mui tsai system is finally effected, and, while functioning, will take no part in any other social or political question. Undaunted by the magnitude of our task and conscious of the righteousness of our cause, we hereby issue this manifesto in the hope that it will receive the careful consideration of all, irrespective of sex, race, nationality, religion or domicile.\n\nLieut. Col. John Ward, M.P., took a great interest in this matter, and, though forbidden by Service Regulations from taking any open and active interest in political questions, he communicated with the Labour Party in England on this subject, and they interviewed the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nLater, Mrs. H. L. Haselwood, wife of Lieut. Commander Haslewood, R.N., came to the Colony and actively interested herself in this question. From the outset, Mr. H. A. Cartwright, Editor of The Hongkong Daily Press, has been discussing the mui tsai system with the result that the question: \"Why is the practice of keeping mui tsai permitted in the British Colony of Hongkong?\" is being asked by a constantly-increasing number of fair-minded people, both here and in England. Upon this question, members of the House of Commons have repeatedly interrogated the Secretary of State for the Colonies and have requested that this system of domestic slavery be abolished. The founders of this Society are convinced that these people are solely actuated by the laudable desire to assist thousands of unfortunate girls and to preserve the fair name of Great Britain.\n\nIn consequence of the growing interest in the campaign in England on behalf of the mui tsai, a mass meeting was convened by the two Chinese members of the Legislative Council on\n\n## (1) INHERENT EVILS OF THE MUI TSAI SYSTEM.\n\n(a) There are those who rear mui tsai in name but bring up girls for prostitution in fact, and this heinous practice is known, in Chinese, as \"Cho chu fa,\" which means rearing females like flowers, for prostitution. This statement is unrefuted and irrefutable. The enlightened Chinese Press has persistently and clearly brought this disgraceful state of affairs to the notice of the public. There has been so much light admitted into this dark practice that details are unnecessary.\n\nPage 318", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493968, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 359, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.\n\n[By H. A. CARTWRIGHT.]\n\nIssued with the Compliments of\n\nThe Constitutional Reform Association of Hongkong.\n\nHONGKONG :\n\n1921.\n\nPage 353\n\n--,,......", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493969, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 360, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.\n\nBrief Sketch of a Popular Local Movement.\n\n[By H. A. CARTWRIGHT]\n\nAt a time when democratic institutions are spreading rapidly throughout the world, the government of the British Colony of Hongkong remains a picturesque survival of a bygone age—the age of privilege and patronage. The community to whose enterprise and commercial ability this Colony owes its foundation and prosperity is still, for some cryptic reason, excluded from any effective participation in the management of its own affairs. On both the Executive and Legislative Councils, there is, it is true, an Unofficial element, but as this is in a permanent minority, it can only express the views of the limited class it represents on the measures that are put before it without any prospect of being able to enforce them. The hopeless position of an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council in these circumstances was drawn attention to as far back as 1883, by the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, the Hon. Mr. F. P. Johnson, who was at that time the local head of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. He said: “I need not tell you that the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council are not representatives in any sense. We are nominated by the Government, we have no real power and cannot exercise any effective control over expenditure, and there is left to us only a very modified power of protest.” Even more important than this numerical inferiority is the fact that of the Unofficial element, no more than one-third, even in the Legislative Council, can be regarded in any sense as representative of the community, for only two members are subject to election—those representing respectively the Chamber of Commerce and the Unofficial Justices of the Peace. The remaining four—two of whom are Chinese—are nominated by the Government.\n\nIn these days, when every little village in England has its elected Parish Council and the humblest in the land has been admitted to the\n\nPage 360\n\nPage 361", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 494427, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 819, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "R. W. P.\n\n32 UGH WAHI\n\nA middling estate divorced scholar is\n\nBao groli mozi havladas son\n\nG.V. Hughes\n\n812\n\nFrank Hughes,\n\nManager Harry Wicking and Co.\n\nPrince's Buildings\n\nHong Kong.\n\nH. A. Cartwright,\n\nEditor, Hong Kong Daily Press.\n\nW. L. Consland,\n\nManager Mesura. Alex. Ross & Co.,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nD.O. Russell,\n\nPrincipal, V. R. Loxley & Co.,\n\nHong Kong\n\nHamilton Maxwell\n\nJ. H. Bell,\n\nManager\n\nAsiatic Petroleum Co. Hong Kong.\n\nW. Murdy\n\nH. Griffin\n\nT.P.M. Beyan\n\nF. Boyd\n\nGeorge Day\n\nS. Crawfurd\n\nE. L. Scholes\n\nB. de H. Moore\n\nH.G. Baxter,\n\nc/o Chartered Bank of\n\nIndia, Australia and China,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nR. Maney\n\nLaney.\n\n'Chartered Bank of India,\n\nAustralia and China,\n\nHong Kong\n\nC. Cayth Leaak,\n\nPrincipal,\n\nLeigh and Grange\n\nN.E. Ellin\n\nHong Kong.\n\nC.G. Alabaster,\n\nBarrister at Law\n\nPrince's Buildings,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nR. Stook, Hong Kong Club.\n\nG.R. Roynson\n\nG. De Vaux\n\nHong Kong Club.\n\nG. Howard,\n\n10 Eselguse St.,\n\nHong Kong\n\nB. F. Jubb\n\nC.S. Van de Feen\n\nL. R. Smith\n\nA. Brearley,\n\nc/o Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nG.M. Cox,\n\n/ Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nD. Reid\n\nA. B. Enell,\n\nc/o Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,\n\nHong Kong\n\nT.N. MacReynolds.\n\nRonald S. May\n\nK. Prosser\n\nJ. Wood\n\nL.K. Blacking", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 517619, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929", "content_text": "20 \n\ndespatch as the last word in the present correspondence about its alleged recrudescence, though he hopes to publish it eventually. He is telegraphing for a further report on certain questions which seem to require elucidation and he hopes Sir C. Clementi's reply will be helpful in the light of this telegram.\n\nThe drafts will require careful wording. The above is only the general sense. The Secretary of State and Mr. Ormsby-Core should see the drafts.\n\n23. Women's Freedom League \nL.G. \n15-4.29 \nEnquiries whether Tai's report has been received.\n\n24. L. Com. Haslewood \nEnquiries as to position \n\n25. To Haslewood - 5/0- 11.4.29 \n\n26. Copy extract from H. addressed to S of S by the Governor - \n\n27. Lee Y on P.Q File.\n\n28. \n| Date | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| 10.4.29 | |\n| 9.4.29 | |\n| 23.2.29 | |\n| 1.4.29 | 0/7 |\n| 1/29 | |\n\nTo Women's Freedom League - acknowledged - 17.4.29, 0/4. \n29. Lt. Col. Ward M.P. \nFinds H. from the Cartwright \n\n30. To Ward - 5/0- 15.4.29, 13.4.29 \n\nPage 20\nPage 21", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 517741, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929", "page_number": 142, "title": "CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929", "content_text": "## 30 \n### 15th April 1929 \n### 145 \n\nDear Sir, \n\nI am desired by Mr. Amery to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th April enclosing a letter from Mrs. Cartwright in regard to the Mui Tsai system in Hong Kong.\n\nThis letter is engaging Mr. Amery's attention and a further communication will be sent to you in the course of a few days.\n\nYours very truly,\nJ.J. Paskin,\nPrivate Secretary.\n\nLieut.-Colonel John Ward, CB., CMG., MP.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 517743, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929", "page_number": 144, "title": "CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929", "content_text": "25, West Hill. Highgate. N.6.\n\nMarch 25th. 1929.\n\n147\n\nDear Col. Ward:\n\nI am very distressed to find that in spite of the steps my husband took to make the Mui-Tsai system illegal in Hongkong that it is still being practised there, as instanced at the meeting of the Anti-Slavery Assn. in London on March 7th. last.\n\nAs you will remember you brought this matter up in Parliament when my husband laid all the papers before you and I should indeed be grateful if you could take some steps to have the law enforced in Hongkong in accordance with the Statute passed by Mr. Churchill making child-slavery illegal.\n\nIs there anything I can do?\n\nMy husband had this matter so much at heart. As you know if he were alive he would never let the matter rest until the law was rigidly adhered to.\n\nWill you let me hear from you?\n\nWith kind regards, and sincerely hoping you have recovered your health.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nEllen C. Cartwright,\nwife of the late H. A. Cartwright, of\nThe Hongkong Daily Press.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 517777, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929", "page_number": 178, "title": "CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929", "content_text": "## \n\n180 \n\nThe form was sufficient. Otherwise, the attention of the local authorities would have to be again called more closely into the problem.\n\n### Slogans\n\nDisplayed in a prominent position on the stage of the auditorium was a Chinese scroll, bearing the inscription that \"the mantle of Abraham Lincoln has fallen on Mr. H.A. Cartwright, Editor of the Hong Kong Daily Press\". This was the tribute of the Anti-Mui Tsai Society to the late Hong Kong Editor, for his services in drawing Home and local attention to the movement. It was stated by the Hon. Chinese Secretary that the scroll would now be forwarded to Mr. Cartwright's widow in England.\n\nThe meeting stood in silence for a minute as a mark of respect for the memory of the late Mr. Cartwright.\n\nMr. Peter Wong made a statement of the financial affairs of the Society. He stated that there had been a dearth of funds owing to the lapse of subscriptions, and had it not been for the expenses saved for them through being rent-free and through the secretarial work being hitherto gratuitously discharged, the Society would have been financially in a bad way indeed. As it was, there was just the wherewithal to pay for the cost of stationery.\n\nThe election of the 37 members of the General Committee was then proceeded with, including members of the local gentry and representatives of the European and Chinese press.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 517904, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-514-3 Mui Tsai system- correspondence 27-8-1929 - 21-11-1929", "page_number": 87, "title": "CO129-514-3 Mui Tsai system- correspondence 27-8-1929 - 21-11-1929", "content_text": "# 99\n\n- \n40\n\nSlogans.\n\nDisplayed in a prominent position on the stage of the auditorium was a Chinese scroll, bearing the inscription that \"the mantle of Abraham Lincoln has fallen on Mr. H. A. Cartwright, Editor of the Hong Kong Daily Press\". This was the tribute of the Anti-Muitsai Society to the late Hong Kong Editor, for his services in drawing Home and local attention to the movement. It was stated by the Hon. Chinese Secretary that the scroll would now be forwarded to Mr. Cartwright's widow in England.\n\nThe meeting stood in silence for a minute as a mark of respect for the memory of the late Mr. Cartwright.\n\nMr. Peter Wong made a statement of the financial affairs of the Society. He stated that there had been a dearth of funds owing to the lapse of subscriptions, and had it not been for the expenses saved for them through being rent-free and through the secretarial work being hitherto gratuitously discharged, the Society would have been financially in a bad way indeed. As it was, there was just the wherewithal to pay for the cost of stationery.\n\nThe election of the 37 members of the General Committee was then proceeded with, including members of the local gentry and representatives of the European and Chinese press.\n\n## Enclosure 2 in No. 18\n\n### REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE FEMALE DOMESTIC SERVICE ORDINANCE, 1923\n\nThe objects of this Ordinance were mainly two--the first to make it quite clear that the payment of money to the parent or guardian or employer of a female child confers no rights in the child and to strengthen the existing powers given to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs under Ordinance 4 of 1897; and the second to reinforce the law dealing with cruelty to children. So far, there is nothing in the Ordinance which was not provided for in existing legislation. What is new is the prohibition under Section 4 of the taking into employment of mui-tsai as defined in the Ordinance.\n\n2. It may be said at once that the payment of money is not and never has been recognised as conferring any rights on the person making the payment; and that from the beginning the officers of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs have in every case which has been brought to their notice dealt with the matter solely from the point of view of the interests of the child. It is believed that by now this principle is well understood: certainly no one attempts to dispute it and the claim to the services of a female domestic servant is always based on the argument that the girl is happy and does not wish to leave her employment.\n\n3. One prosecution was brought under Section 6 of the Ordinance in 1928. There were none in previous years. Even if prosecutions for ill-treatment of children brought under the Offences against the Person Ordinance of 1865 are included, the total is insignificant. As a rule, Chinese are particularly kind to children and the disgrace of being haled to court to answer a charge of cruelty to a child is one which all dread.\n\n4. No prosecutions have been brought under Sections 4 and 5 of the Ordinance, and no information is available as to the number of mui-tsai who may have been taken into employment in the Colony since the Ordinance was passed, though Chinese opinion in general considers that the number of mui-tsai employed has tended to decrease, especially in upper-class households. It would in practice be all but impossible to prove in any particular case that the payment of money, which alone differentiates a mui-tsai from any other domestic servant, had in fact been made.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-514-3 Mui Tsai system- correspondence 27-8-1929 - 21-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520066, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-518-9 The Mui-Tsai question- printed papers relating to the system 20-9-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 39, "title": "CO129-518-9 The Mui-Tsai question- printed papers relating to the system 20-9-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "## Investigation.\n\nThose members who were now present would be asked to elect a large and representative general committee of no fewer than 37, who would further investigate local conditions and maintain the desired contact with responsible Government officials.\n\nThe Chairman pointed to the \"go-ahead action\" of the Canton Government, which, as they all knew, had promulgated a law for the entire suppression of the mui-tsai form of domestic service, and had gone further than the Hong Kong Ordinance by striking at the very root of the evil. They were reminded that the evil still existed in Hong Kong, despite the Ordinance, by the cases which from time to time came up before the local courts. In one of these they had the glaring instance of a Chinese woman, a well-known member of society, being prosecuted for ill-treating her mui-tsai.\n\nThe fact that the offender was sent to prison was but small satisfaction to the Society, as in any case the stigma still attached to Chinese nationals. If by a measure of enlightening propaganda they could achieve their purpose without resorting to more drastic steps, then it would seem that the local Ordinance in its present form was sufficient. Otherwise, the attention of the local authorities would have to be again called more closely into the problem.\n\n## Slogans.\n\nDisplayed in a prominent position on the stage of the auditorium was a Chinese scroll, bearing the inscription that \"the mantle of Abraham Lincoln has fallen on Mr. H. A. Cartwright, Editor of the Hong Kong Daily Press.\" This was the tribute of the Anti-Mui-tsai Society to the late Hong Kong Editor, for his services in drawing home and local attention to the movement. It was stated by the Hon. Chinese Secretary that the scroll would now be forwarded to Mr. Cartwright's widow in England.\n\nThe meeting stood in silence for a minute as a mark of respect for the memory of the late Mr. Cartwright.\n\nMr. Peter Wong made a statement of the financial affairs of the Society, stating that there had been a dearth of funds owing to the lapse of subscriptions, and had it not been for the expenses saved for them through being rent-free and through the secretarial work being hitherto gratuitously discharged, the Society would have been financially in a bad way indeed. As it was, there was just the wherewithal to pay for the cost of stationery.\n\nThe election of the 37 members of the General Committee was then proceeded with, including members of the local gentry and representatives of the European and Chinese press.\n\n## Enclosure 3 in No. 18.\n\nExtract from the \"South China Morning Post\" of the 22nd October, 1928.\n\n### THE MUI-TSAI SCANDAL.\n\n#### Local Society's Petition to Government urging enforcement of Law.\n\n#### Registration and an Age Limit.\n\nA new attack on the mui-tsai system in Hong Kong was launched on the occasion of the annual meeting of the local Anti-Mui-tsai Society, on Saturday. The Chairman, claiming that the system was still in full operation in the Colony, urged the enforcement of registration provided for in the Ordinance of 1923.\n\nDraft proposals to be submitted to the Government include the conferment of full freedom on all existing mui-tsai on their reaching the age of 18, the payment of wages to these girls, and the registration of deeds of adoption, to ensure that they are bona fide.\n\nThe annual report states that further public support in the way of finance will be welcomed.\n\nAddressing the large gathering of members, the Chairman, Mr. Yeung Shui-chuen, said:-\n\n\"Ladies and gentlemen, the annual meeting of the Society to-day is one which differs slightly from its predecessors, because in addition to giving you a report on the work of the past year, together with the accounts, we are going to elect new officials, and also consider a proposal that, since the Society has been established for six years and seven months, the regulations drawn up such a long time ago may not be suitable for the requirements of to-day.\n\nThe large attendance to-day proves the enthusiasm and sincerity of the public in response to the call for humanitarian work.\n\nSince the resignation of our first chairman, Mr. J. M. Wong, I have had the honour of occupying the post for the past few years, but regret to say that what we have accomplished during this period towards reaching our goal has been insignificant. It is my desire that someone else be elected to the post to-day, and that the mui-tsai system may be abolished for ever.\n\n#### Petition to Government.\n\n\"Another factor which I wish to emphasise is that, with the approval and support of you gentlemen, the Society intends to petition the Hong Kong Government to enforce the Female Domestic Service Ordinance of 1923. What the Association most sincerely desires is that all owners of mui-tsai should register the latter at the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, and also fix the amount of wages to be paid to mui-tsai.\n\n\"It will be recalled that some time ago I, for one, believed that the registration of mui-tsai could be postponed, for on the 14th of April, 1922, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs prohibited the purchasing and using of mui-tsai. Meanwhile, the Magistracy displayed severity in the imposing of sentences for cruelty to mui-tsai by master or mistress. The effect of all this was that the majority of those who possessed mui-tsai took precautions, and showed consideration in their treatment. We then believed that this inhuman system would be abandoned once and for all, and that it might not be necessary for the Association to continue to function any longer.\n\n\"Unfortunately, the outcome was not what we expected, and recently it has been reliably learned that the practice of the system is continuing in Chinese circles, with the exception, perhaps, that the owners exercised some discretion.\n\nDespite these deplorable reports, we have comforted ourselves with the belief that the practice having been in force for many years in the past, could not be discarded in such a short time.\n\n#### Effect of Propaganda.\n\n\"We decided to give the owners of mui-tsai the opportunity to abandon their old habits gradually, and simultaneously the Society did its utmost to disseminate propaganda in newspapers and other directions, to enlighten the public on the many evils pertaining to the system. The propaganda in some cases produced wonderful results, and succeeded in bringing justice to those mui-tsai who were ill-treated, whilst in other cases they were able to go back to their parents.\n\nThough the Society has all the time continued with its work, some years have elapsed and the much-disapproved of system continues unhampered. What is most regrettable is that the number of mui-tsai who have personally come to the Society giving reports of cruelty shows an increase.\n\n\"In addition, every month there are letters addressed to the Society informing us of many cases of ill-treatment of this class of unfortunate souls. Most of these letters fail to give the names and addresses of the inconsiderate master and mistress, thus the Society has not been able to take any effective steps.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-518-9 The Mui-Tsai question- printed papers relating to the system 20-9-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520137, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-518-9 The Mui-Tsai question- printed papers relating to the system 20-9-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 108, "title": "CO129-518-9 The Mui-Tsai question- printed papers relating to the system 20-9-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "# S. 5363--38\n\nThe fact that the offender was sent to prison was but small satisfaction to the Society, as in any case the stigma still attached to Chinese nationals. If by a measure of enlightening propaganda they could achieve their purpose without resorting to more drastic steps, then it would seem that the local Ordinance in its present form was sufficient. Otherwise, the attention of the local authorities would have to be again called more closely into the problem.\n\n## Slogans\n\nDisplayed in a prominent position on the stage of the auditorium was a Chinese scroll, bearing the inscription that \"the mantle of Abraham Lincoln has fallen on Mr. H. A. Cartwright, Editor of the Hong Kong Daily Press.\" This was the tribute of the Anti-Mui-tsai Society to the late Hong Kong Editor, for his services in drawing home and local attention to the movement. It was stated by the Hon. Chinese Secretary that the scroll would now be forwarded to Mr. Cartwright's widow in England.\n\nThe meeting stood in silence for a minute as a mark of respect for the memory of the late Mr. Cartwright.\n\nMr. Peter Wong made a statement of the financial affairs of the Society. He stated that there had been a dearth of funds owing to the lapse of subscriptions, and had it not been for the expenses saved for them through being rent-free and through the secretarial work being hitherto gratuitously discharged, the Society would have been financially in a bad way indeed. As it was, there was just the wherewithal to pay for the cost of stationery.\n\nThe election of the 37 members of the General Committee was then proceeded with, including members of the local gentry and representatives of the European and Chinese press.\n\n## 144\n\n# Enclosure 2 in No.\n\n## TRANSLATION\n\nExtract from the Wa Tsz Yat Po, Hong Kong, 23rd October, 1928.\n\n### The New Committee of the Anti-Mui-tsai Association\n\nOn Saturday last, the Anti-Mui-tsai Association held a general meeting on the premises of the Young Men's Christian Association, and a new Committee of 40 members was appointed by election. Indeed, we have to rely on them to secure happiness for mui-tsai and to restore to them their freedom. We now publish their names below:\n\n| Name | Occupation/Position |\n| --- | --- |\n| Yeung Shiu Tsin | |\n| Wong Mau Lam | |\n| Ma Luk Shan | |\n| Wong Lang Kan | |\n| Wong Kam Ying | Lam Wog |\n| Wong Hin Chiu | |\n| Cheung Po Shu | |\n| Li Kau Yan | Dentist |\n| Miss Yeung Yuk Shin | |\n| Wong Kam On | Comprador to Watson Co. |\n| Mrs. Yung Ting Shang | |\n| Mrs. Ma Ying Piu | |\n| Kwong Ming Kok | Editor, Tai Kwong Fo |\n| J. G. Anderson | |\n| Tsui Mo Fat | Shoes and boots dealer |\n| Li Ka Fan | Correspondent to Reuter |\n| Chiu Fu Shang | |\n| Fan Sui Kong | J. D. Bush |\n| Ngan Kwan Yu | Priest |\n| Hung To Fi | Young Women's Christian Association |\n| Tso im San | Yung Ting Shan is a priest |\n| Wong Ngoi Tong | Sincere Co. |\n| Miss Shin Tak Hing | |\n| Cheuk Yan Ko | Merchant |\n| Mrs. Tso Yan Fong | (Carlo?) brother-in-law of Ho Wing |\n| Mrs. Tsui Kwu Wan Chiu | Young Men's Christian Association |\n| Tam Wai Chi | \"Chinese doctor\" |\n| Wu Yi Tung | Priest |\n| Mak Mui Shang | Teacher |\n| Wong Sham Kan | Manager of a branch of the National and Commercial Savings Bank |\n| Tseng Yun Po | Secretary to Young Men's Christian Association |\n| Cheung Kat Shing | Priest |\n| Cheung Man Chiu | Young Women's Christian Association |\n| Leung | Clerk in a solicitor's office |\n| Chan Wai Cheung | Teacher |\n| Cheung Chuk Ling | Clerk |\n| Mak Shat Fan | Teacher |\n| Tam Wai On | Godown-keeper, Asiatic Petroleum Co. |\n| Lau Man Shang | Merchant |\n| | Manager, On Lok Restaurant |\n| | Priest |\n| | Doctor |\n| | Priest |\n| | Language teacher |\n| | Teacher |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-518-9 The Mui-Tsai question- printed papers relating to the system 20-9-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559839, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-57 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7]", "page_number": 103, "title": "CO129-57 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7]", "content_text": "24\n\nwrite to them, and see if it.\n\n必\n\npossible to raise the money by subscription. We were not told the amount. some time afterwards M. Mitchell and his servant, Lye Asi, came to the prison. Lye Asi, acting in M. Mitchell's name, as our Interpreter, asked us for money in the same form the Looking had done before. This was about two weeks after Sentence of death was commuted. Lye Asi said that, if we did not repay the money, Mr. Mitchell would not take care of our interests in future. We said That will rest with the Magistrate, that is to say, with Mr. Mitchell. Then Mr. Mitchell and Lye Asi went away. We heard nothing more of the matter after that.\n\n25\n\nA few days after I wrote to one of my friends who lives at Cartwright, King Elias, a house-builder, and directed him to show the letter to Kwang Ching the contractor, asking for the money to be raised for me. King Elias followed my directions and came to see the Gaoler, Chan Aik Ming. We talked about ten minutes. I told King Elias this. He went away, and I have heard nothing more on the subject.\n\n(Signed) J. G. Murray, 1.9\n\nThe above statement was read to the prisoner and interpreted by me\n\n(Signed) Thomas Dick.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-57 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 571847, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-587-12 Evacuation from Hong Kong- passenger lists 8-7-1940 - 8-7-1940", "page_number": 38, "title": "CO129-587-12 Evacuation from Hong Kong- passenger lists 8-7-1940 - 8-7-1940", "content_text": "## SHEET TWO\n38\n\n### Particulars of Husband\n| Rank | Surname | Full Christian Names of Wife | Name |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| KS/Sgt. | BRANNON | Rose Elisabeth | Patrick Moira |\n| Pte. | BREEN | | |\n| 1/Sgt. | BROMLEY | | |\n| W.O.I | BROCKS | | |\n| Pte. | BRUCE | Nellie Eunice | Emily Beatrice, Daphne |\n| S/Sgt. | BUCHAN | Ada Florence | Maureen, 16/9/39; Geoffrey C., 8/1/30; Ronald G., 6/8/35 |\n| W.O.II | BUICK | Hilda | Doreen, 14/3/30; Mary Rose, 24/10/34; Robert A. |\n| Lieut. | BUCKE | Elizabeth | |\n| Capt. | BURROUGHS | Doris Lena | |\n| AT/S.M. | BYRON | | |\n| Lieut. | CAMP | | |\n| Lieut., S/Sgt., W.O.III | CAMBELL | Elizabeth Caroline | Winifred Amelia, Davina, Ronald, 5/9/32; Mary E., Joan, Patricia, 4/4/38; Robert J., 9/10/24; Roy, 18/1/36 |\n| | CAM'BELL | Ivy | Ann, 5/8/39; Brian E., 18/3/28 |\n| Cpl. | CARLEY | Annie | |\n| L/Opl. | CARTER | Mabel | Brian V., 28/1/39 |\n| Capt. | CARTER | Bernice | |\n| C/Sgt. | CARTWRIGHT-TAYLOR | Muriel Eleanor | Gillian, 17/5/40; Randall |\n| Cpl. | CARVEL | | |\n| | CHANDLER | Resina | Isabelle Jean, 13/2/32; Evelyn, Joan R.; Robert, 11/3/39 |\n| Lieut. | CHAPMAN | Laura Evelyn | Peggy E., 29/12/27 |\n| Sgt. | CHARLES | Annie | David, 14/5/38 |\n| Mr. | CHATER | Ellen Muriel | Michael, 17/5/38 |\n| Mr. | CLARKE | Marion Ada | |\n| W.O.TII | CLARKE | Jane | Bartholomew, 22/12/32; James, 5/10/37 |\n| Mr. | CLEVER | | |\n| Mr. | COOKS | | |\n| Spr. | COLEBRUCK | Violet | |\n| Pte. | COLLINS | | |\n| Mr. | COLLINSON | | |\n| S/Sgt. | COLSCN | Mabel | Dorothy Mary, Frances, Feraphina, Margaret Jex, John Terrence, 10/7/22 |\n| S/Sgt. | COLNENNE | Bernadine | Joan Mary Pauline, Age 18, 19/1/32 |\n| | CONNER | Lorraine Frances | |\n| Q.M.S. | COOPER | Bertha Annie | |\n| Cpl. | COPAKY | Alexandre | |\n| V.O.II. | COTTEE | Christina | Arthur Frank, 11/4/26; 29/9/30 |\n| W.C.II. | COUSING | Margaret | Raymond, 7/4/36; Patricia, 16/10/27; Patrida, 26/7/29 |\n| W.O.II. | CUELL | Margaret | Dorothy Kate, 4/3/35; Dorothy J., 29/6/24 |\n| Sgt., L/Sgt. | CULLIMORE | Winifred | Catherine, 2/12/30 |\n| | CURRY | Teresa | Anthony, 10/5/30; Mary, 13/12/37; John, 28/8/35 |\n| S/Sgt. | DANIEL | Agnes Emily | Joan A., 12/1/29; Frank R., 25/2/32; Ann M., 4/7/34 |\n| O.Q.M.S. | DAVIES | Irene Amelia Frances | |\n| Sgt. | DAVIS | Elizabeth | |\n| 1/Cpl. | DAVIS | Margaret | Ellen, 5/4/34 |\n| S/Sgt. | DAVSON | Morence Elsie | Patricia A., 7/3/39 |\n| W.O.II | DEANE | Irene Millicent | William R., 23/3/35 |\n| Capt. | DEWAR | Lois Alice | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-587-12 Evacuation from Hong Kong- passenger lists 8-7-1940 - 8-7-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577131, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-16 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements in the event of the collapse of Japan 3-8-1945 - 1-8-1950", "page_number": 49, "title": "CO129-591-16 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements in the event of the collapse of Japan 3-8-1945 - 1-8-1950", "content_text": "KEY REFRACTORY Plant\n\n4\n\nTOP SECRET\n\nCIPHER TELEGRAM\n\n067534 (28)\n\nThis message will not be distributed outside British Government Departments or Headquarters or re-transmitted, even in cipher, without being paraphrased. (Messages marked O.T.P. need not be paraphrased.)\n\nFrom: S.C.S.E.\n\nRecd.\n\n171825 Aug 45\n\nD.T.O. 1710214.\n\nTo: HQ British Troops in China. Info: War Office (for D.M.I.).\n\nB.G. Kunming (Britchin pass). Force 136.\n\nIMMEDIATE\n\nSAC. 19036 cipher 17 Aug. TOP SECRET\n\nPersonal for Cartwright from Carton de Wiart.\n\n1. Reference your G/1733/3 (TOO 141430H August), G/359 TOO 150210 Aug and G/360 TOO 151030 Aug. Units of British Fleet should reach Hongkong on August 26.\n\n2. If BAG are convinced (repeat convinced) that there will be no opposition by the Japanese to BG's arrival in Hongkong with Medical Supplies prior to above date they are at liberty to go there provided they obtain the consent of General Wedemeyer.\n\n3. There must be no question of attempt being made by BG to enter Hongkong with a show of force. Para 2(B) (C) of G/359 is however agreed.\n\n4.\n\nC.6.Tels.\n\nT.M.I.9( for action)\n\nCopies to: D.M.I.\n\nD.D.M.I.(I) (P) (PW)(O&S) M.I.1.2.9(4).17.\n\nM.O.12.\n\nForeign Office (Mr. Sterndale Bennett) Colonial Office (Mr. MacDougal)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-16 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements in the event of the collapse of Japan 3-8-1945 - 1-8-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577132, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-16 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements in the event of the collapse of Japan 3-8-1945 - 1-8-1950", "page_number": 50, "title": "CO129-591-16 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements in the event of the collapse of Japan 3-8-1945 - 1-8-1950", "content_text": "TOP SECRET\n\nCIPHER TELEGRAM\n\n338699\n\n27\n\nThis message will not be distributed outside British Government Departments or Headquarters or re-transmitted, even in cipher, without being paraphrased,\n\nFrom: BAAG\n\nT\n\n(Messages marked O.T.P. need not be paraphrased 170700 Aug 45,\n\nTo:- BT China\n\nInfo:- War Office (for DFO)\n\nC.in C. India (for DMI) SACSEA (for P Div)\n\nForce 136\n\nIMMEDIATE\n\nG/360 cipher 15 Aug. TOP SECRET\n\nD.T.C. 151030FG\n\nPersonal for Cartwright from Ride further to my G/359 of 15th August.\n\nPara 1. Following are details of BAAG plans for Hongkong hereafter referred to as operation tidings.\n\nPara 2. Information. Operation will not be launched until it is known that enemy has agreed Hongkong Garrison will capitulate. We shall have at our disposal BAAG plot personnel and essential staff reinforced by certain Kunming Force 136 and our own personnel.\n\nPara 3. Permission. Intention is that this force will be authorised on official capitulation of Japanese Commander Hongkong and to carry out MI9 duties towards 5000 POW and internees. It will move to Hongkong by air as soon as possible after armistice is signed.\n\nPara. 4.\n\n(A) Main party will move in and be maintained and reinforced by RAF aircraft based in India in sorties at three days intervals till the main occupying force take over the Colony when party will come under Command of Force Commander\n\nPage 50\n\nPage 51", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-16 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements in the event of the collapse of Japan 3-8-1945 - 1-8-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577292, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946", "page_number": 50, "title": "CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946", "content_text": "13 SEP 1945\n\nQ. O. REGY\n\nལ་\n\nLered 4/44/40(3)\n\nCopy registered no\n\nPaskin\n\n[This telegram is of particular secrecy and should be retained by the authorised recipient and not passed on.\n\n[CYPHER]\n\nCABINET DISTRIBUTION\n\nFROM CHUNGKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE\n\nSo\n\nSir H. Seymour.\n\nNo. 1,061.\n\nD: 9.12 a.m. GMT 9th September, 1945.\n\n9th September, 1945.\n\nR: 10.30 a.m. BST 9th September, 1945.\n\n@@@\n\n@@@ @@@\n\nMOST IMMEDIATE\n\n3. Your telegram No. 955.\n\n32\n\nYou will have seen telegraphic correspondence between Brigadier Cartwright and British Chiefs of Staff on co-ordination for Hong Kong. The only point still at issue concerns provision for appeal to General MacArthur in case of disagreement between British and Chinese interpretations of directive to Admiral Harcourt.\n\n2. Brigadier Cartwright has recommended acceptance and in doing so had my agreement. A new point has now been brought in by the Chinese since the Brigadier's last signal and the Director of Military Intelligence was to-day accompanied by Dr. Wu in pressing upon the Brigadier the necessity for the inclusion of clause in [grp.undéc. ? agreement]. The point made by Dr. Wu was that in my communications to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of August 20th and August 22nd (which were copied to you in my despatches Nos. 899 and 910) His Majesty's Government had committed themselves to give \"first priority\" to Chinese operational transit arrangements in Hong Kong. This may be stretching British communications; but the point behind their insistence clearly is that the Chinese are nervous that Hong Kong administration will be so busy rehabilitating Hong Kong business etc. that Chinese requirements as to troop movements will be relegated to secondary role. It is for this that the safeguard of reference to MacArthur is required.\n\n3. Signature party plan to leave for Hong Kong tomorrow morning but signature will not take place until agreed directive has reached Harcourt. I can see no objection to accepting reference to appeal to MacArthur and sincerely hope Chiefs of Staff will agree: you will appreciate that refusal may again raise the whole question of Chinese \"delegation\" of authority to Harcourt.\n\n[Advance copies sent to Prime Minister and Chiefs of Staff.]\n\nO.T.P.\n\nPage 50\n\nPage 51", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577529, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "Lever Fact from 6.3.5(45)2190k Meeting/1\n\n10.\n\nHONG KONG CHINESE REQUESTS\n\n6\n\n1014.05\n\n26\n\n(Previous Reference: 0.0.8.(15)218th It. lin. 8)\n\nMtz.,\n\nTHE COMMITTEE took note of a telegram despatched by the Secretary after consultation with the Service Ministries to Colonel Cartwright agreeing to the inclusion of the new paragraph 4(i) in the Hong Kong Surrender Agreement as requested by the Chinese, and to the terms of the covering letter which Colonel Cartwright was authorised to sign.\n\n24\n\n19\n\nCZ5611 > G2105/S", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577530, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "DISTRIBUTION OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO BE LIMITED TO THOSE OFFICERS WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH ITS CONTENTS\n\nTOP SECRET\n\n7\n\nOUT\n\nWARNING: This is an unparaphrased version of a secret cypher or confidential code message, and the text must first be paraphrased* if it is essential to communicate it to persons outside British or Allied Government Services.\n\n(*NOTE: Messages shown as having been sent in a One-Time Pad: \"O.T.P.\" are excepted from this rule.)\n\nTo C. in C. Hong Kong\n\nC.C.M. NAV. GEN. (F.0.)\n\nFrom Admiralty\n\nMOST IMMEDIATE\n\n091536A September\n\nDate 9.9.45\n\nFor Admiral Harcourt from Chiefs of Staff.\n\nReference our 041821.\n\nChinese and Americans have asked that following amendments be made to the agreement referring to:-\n\n2.\n\n(1) Amend paragraph (c) as follows:-\n\n\"The British authorities at Hong Kong will make available to Chinese authorities airfield and port facilities for staging troop movements in redeployment of Chinese force for occupation of Japan, Formosa or points on coast of China and Manchuria. There may be many demands for the available facilities; the responsibility for allocating priorities will rest with British authorities, All troops arriving in Hong Kong area will be self-supporting in food.\"\n\n(11) Add new paragraph lettered (I):-\n\n\"Should any conflict of requirements in consonance with General Order No. 1 of Supreme Commander for Allied Powers arise in connection with paragraph (c), (d) and (f) above, the question will be referred to the Supreme Commander for Allied Powers for decision.\"\n\nChinese and Americans urgently asked for signature to agreement as amended above, but on objection from us now insist on incorporation of amendments but not signature to the agreement providing Cartwright signs a letter to the Chinese indicating that he has our approval to the agreement with the above amendments incorporated. Despatch of the American and Chinese representatives to be present at the surrender of Hong Kong has been held up until they receive further reply from us.\n\n3.\n\nOur reply to Cartwright which we hope will satisfy Chinese and Americans and enable them to proceed to Hong Kong forthwith is as follows:\n\nBEGINS..", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577531, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "TOP SECRET CYPHER TELEGRAM.\n\nDESPATCHED BY O.T.P.\n\nC 5611\n\nMOST IMMEDIATE.\n\nFrom A.M.S.S.O.\n\nAck\n\nTo : BRITCHIN\n\n5611\n\n17\n\n9th September 1945\n\nFor Cartwright from Chiefs of Staff.\n\nYour G.2105/S.\n\nAs we have agreed your amended para 4(c) and recognise General MacArthur as the Supreme Commander for Allied Powers we still see no need for any agreement to be signed nor for the insertion of proposed para 4(i).\n\n2. We wish to safeguard position of C. in C. Hong Kong and we consider that to sign agreements concerning the use of Hong Kong facilities is to make promises which later, through either large scale demands from the Chinese and Americans on the pretext they are fulfilling MacArthur's orders, or through the inability of the Hong Kong Colony to meet its own internal difficulties regarding repatriation of P.O.W. administration etc., we shall be unable to honour and thus be accused of a breach of faith. Moreover we feel that if agreements are to be made and signed the C. in C. Hong Kong will know the more immediate implications of any agreement and should be the authority with whom Chinese and Americans should negotiate.\n\n3. In view however of the attitude adopted by Chinese and Americans we agree to the inclusion of your new paragraph 4(i) and that you may send a letter as follows.\n\nBEGINS.\n\nI have received by signal from the British Chiefs of Staff their agreement to attached memorandum which they have instructed Admiral Harcourt to implement to the best of his ability.\n\nENDS.\n\nCIRCULATION.\n\nDefence Office Foreign Office First Sea Lord C. 6 Tels\n\nT.O.O. 091230Z\n\nA. M. C.S. (C)\n\nS. of S. Dominions S. of S. Colonies S. of S. India\n\nPage 9\n\nPage 9\n\nPage 10\n\nOriginal registered CA 54144/40/571.\n\nThis telegram is of particular secrecy and should be retained by the authorised recipient and not passed on.\n\n[CYPHER]\n\nSir H. Seymour.\n\nCABINET DISTRIBUTION\n\nFROM CHUNGKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE\n\nD: 9.12 a.m. GMT 9th September, 1945.\n\nNo. 1,061.\n\n9th September, 1945.\n\nR: 10.30 a.m. BST 9th September, 1945.\n\nMOST IMMEDIATE\n\nYour telegram No. 955.\n\nYou will have seen telegraphic correspondence between Brigadier Cartwright and British Chiefs of Staff on co-ordination for Hong Kong. The only point still at issue concerns provision for appeal to General MacArthur in case of disagreement between British and Chinese interpretations of directive to Admiral Harcourt.\n\n2. Brigadier Cartwright has recommended acceptance and in doing so had my agreement. A new point has now been brought in by the Chinese since the Brigadier's last signal and the Director of Military Intelligence was to-day accompanied by Dr. Wu in pressing upon the Brigadier the necessity for the inclusion of clause in agreement. The point made by Dr. Wu was that in my communications to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of August 20th and August 22nd (which were copied to you in my despatches Nos. 899 and 910) His Majesty's Government had committed themselves to give \"first priority\" to Chinese operational transit arrangements in Hong Kong.\n\n3. Signature party plan to leave for Hong Kong tomorrow morning but signature will not take place until agreed directive has reached Harcourt. I can see no objection to accepting reference to appeal to MacArthur and sincerely hope Chiefs of Staff will agree: you will appreciate that refusal may again raise the whole question of Chinese \"delegation\" of authority to Harcourt.\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577532, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "EMERGENCY\n\nSECRET CYPHER TELEGRAM\n\nRECEIVED BY O.T.P.\n\nFrom: BRITCHIN.\n\nTo: Info: A.II.S.'S.O. TROOPERS M.O.12 (AMSSO pass)\n\nG 2110 S. MP Gren.! 22 IZ 8946 TOO 09053OZ TOR 090900Z 9th September, 1945.\n\nFor Chiefs of Staff from Cartwright.\n\nMy G 2105 S of 081840 H.\n\n1. New approach by Chinese this morning(?) with political aspect. You should see Embassy's most immediate telegram No. 1061 to Foreign Office.\n\n20\n\n2. Your 5605. Should your further reply not agree to clause in question telegram not communicated with Chinese pending your confirmation in light of para. 1 above.\n\nCirculation\n\nDefence Office. Foreign Office. First Sea Lord. C.6 Tels., (for M.O.12). War Office. A.M.C.S. Secretary of State for Dominions. Secretary of State for Colonies. Secretary of State for India.\n\nTOO 090530Z.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577533, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "C. I.O.5. O. \n\nPLAST A \n\nDUR REF: C.O.5.1256/5 \n\nHong Kong Surrender \n\nChinese sequest \n\n12 \n\n24 \n\nAfter conversation with V.O.I. Colonel Nangle, 2.O.12 War Office and Air Commodore Dawson, Director of Plans, Air Ministry, I have drafted the attached signal in reply to O/2105/3 from \n***/ Cartwright in Chungking. I have worded the draft so as to explain the Chiefs of Staff's aversion to any signature to an agreement made in Chungking with the Chinese and Americans but, in order to obviate a possible impasse which might be created by a refusal of the British representative to sign an agreement in Chungking, I have amended paragraph (1) in order to safeguard Admiral Harcourt's position in this clause and also suggested that, in any case, Cartwright should only sign the agreement subject to ratification by C.-in-C. Hong Kong. \n\n9th Sept \n\n1945", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577536, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "SECRET CYPHER TELEGRAM\n\n15\n\nWARNING This message must be thoroughly paraphrased if its text is to be published or communicated outside British or American Services or Departments. If re-transmitted unparaphrased other than through the Cabinet Office, the originator must mark the message to be sent in One-Time Pad.\n\n66\n\nEMERGENCY\n\nIZ8931 TOO 081040Z TOR 081355Z\n\nFrom: H.Q. British Troops in China.\n\nTo: A.M.S.S.O.\n\nInfo: WAR OFFICE for M.O.12.\n\nG/2105/S\n\nQXX\n\n8th September 1945.\n\nFor Chief of Staff from Cartwright.\n\n45\n\nYour 5573 of Sept 071607Z.\n\n1.\n\nYour para 2. Chinese insist on inclusion para 4(1) (repeat para 4(1)). Unless we go back to the original para 4(C) that is give up Admiral Harcourt's responsibility for allocating priorities.\n\n2. Departure of party for Hongkong has been stopped pending a decision on above. Therefore suggest you signal me earliest.\n\n3. Your para 3. Chinese and Americans concur that agreement need not be signed provided I sign a letter as follows - \"I have received by signal from the British Chiefs of Staff their agreement to the attached memorandum\". The Chinese member would sign a letter in the same sense on behalf of the Generalissimo.\n\nCIRCULATION.\n\nDefence Office\n\nForeign Office\n\nFirst Sea Lord C.6 Tels\n\nM.C.S.(C)\n\nS. of S. Dominions\n\nS. of S. Colonies S. of S. India\n\nTOO 081040Z", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577537, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "IMMEDIATE\n\nFrom:-\n\nTo:-\n\nInfo:-\n\nTOP SECRET CY HER TELEGRAM\n\nRECEIVED BY O.T.P.\n\nIZ\n\n8865\n\nT.O.O. 061300 T.O.R. 061835Z\n\nBritchin\n\nA.M.S.S.O. -\n\nTroopers M.O.12 (A.M.S.S.O. pass)\n\nG.2053.S\n\n6th September, 1945.\n\nChiefs of Staff from Cartwright.\n\nFurther meeting this morning at which I represented your points. Much argument with following result.\n\n1.\n\nMy G.2005.S.\n\n2.\n\nAlter paragraph 4(c) to read:\n\n\"The British authorities at Hong Kong will make available to Chinese authorities airfield and port facilities for staging troop movements in redeployment of Chinese forces for occupation of Japan, Formosa or points on coast of China and Manchuria. There may be many demands for the available facilities; the responsibility for allocating priorities will rest with British authorities. All troops arriving in Hong Kong area will be self-supporting in food.\"\n\n3.\n\nAdd new paragraph 4(i):\n\n\"Should any conflict of requirements in consonance with General Order No.1 of Supreme Commander for Allied Powers arise in connection with paragraph 4(c), (d), (f) above the question will be referred to the Supreme Commander for Allied Powers for decision.\"\n\n4.\n\nThe cause of new paragraph was my insistence that Admiral Harcourt should be the arbiter of his need. This is accepted subject to proviso of new paragraph.\n\nWedemeyer desired I should explain that it is safeguard to enable the Generalissimo to carry out MacArthur's General Order No 1, especially with regard to redeployment.\n\nOVER.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577540, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "HONG KONG CHINESE REQUESTS\n\n19\n\n(Previous Reference: C.O.S.(45) 214th Mtg. Min. 11)\n\nTHE COMMITTEE considered a telegram from Colonel Cartwright reporting the results of a further meeting with the Chinese and General Wedemeyer in which he had represented the points contained in the Chiefs of Staff telegram of the 4th September.\n\nG.2053.S.\n\nNo. 5509\n\n-3-\n\n17", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577541, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "The Chiefs of Staff agreed that the alteration in paragraph 4(c) could be accepted. There appeared, however, no need for the new paragraph 4(i), since it would be only natural to refer any conflict of requirements to the Supreme Commander for Allied Powers, to whose appointment we had agreed. Nor was there any need for the agreement in question to be signed.\n\nTHE COMMITTEE:\n\nInstructed the Secretary to draft and despatch a reply to Colonel Cartwright in the above sense.\n\nSent as OZ5573\n\nPage 20\nPage 21", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577545, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 24, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "C.0.5.(45)214\n\nExtract from C.0.5.\n\n24/5.\n\n54144/40(5)1.\n\n4th Sept. 1945.\n\n11.\n\nHONG KONG\n\nCHINESE REQUESTS\n\nJ...(45)236 (Final)\n\nPrevious Reference: C.0.S.(45)213th Mtg. Min. 19\n\nTHE COMMITTEE considered a report by the Joint Planning Staff on a telegram from Colonel Cartwright to the Chiefs of Staff in which he had given a revised text of the Chinese requests for facilities resulting from the surrender of Hong Kong, and covering draft telegrams in reply to Colonel Cartwright and containing instructions to Admiral Harcourt on the terms for the instrument of surrender to be signed in Hong Kong.\n\nSIR ANDREW CUNNINGHAM said that he did not agree with the draft telegram to Admiral Harcourt at Annex II as at present drafted. He had asked the Foreign Office to prepare a telegram, and he circulated this for consideration in place of the draft at Annex II.\n\nSIR CHARLES PORTAL asked that a paragraph should be added to Annex I dealing with the use of Hong Kong airfield.\n\nTHE COMMITTEE:\n\nInstructed the Secretary to despatch the telegram at Annex I, as amended in discussion; the approved telegram to Admiral Harcourt circulated by the First Sea Lord, and the telegram at Annex III.\n\n13\n\n% G.2005/S.\n\nSent as OZ.5509\n\n+ TO0.041815\n\nTO0.041821", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577547, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 26, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "TOP SECRET CYPHER TELEGRAM\n\nDESPATCHED BY O.T.P.\n\nOZ 5509 TOO 041820Z TOD 041942Z\n\nIMMEDIATE\n\nFrom: A.M.S.S.O.\n\nTo: BRITCHIN.\n\n4. Per in\n\nInfo: Admiral Harcourt by admiralty as T.0.0. 041815.\n\n5509\n\n4th September, 1945.\n\n1.\n\nFollowing from Chiefs of Staff to Cartwright.\n\n7 Reference G.2005/S.\n\nWith the exception of your paragraph 4(c) to which we refer below, you can now agree with Chinese requests provided you make it clear that we shall interpret the agreement as meaning that Admiral Harcourt is the arbiter of his own needs.\n\n2.\n\nThe request for airfield and port facilities in your paragraph 4(c) seems to us in a different category. The Chinese are asking for British facilities in a British Colony which is quite different from asking for the handing over of captured Japanese equipment. We must retain the responsibility for allocating the priorities on airfield and port facilities. You should, however, make it clear that we are in sympathy with the Chinese needs for these facilities and will do our best to meet them. We assume that in view of the strain on Hong Kong, the Chinese will make fullest possible use of facilities in the Canton area.\n\n3.\n\nFor your personal information, it looks as if British air requirements at Hong Kong will greatly exceed available airfield capacity for some time, and you should therefore be most careful not to accept accommodation of any U.S. or Chinese air units and to limit transit facilities for U.S. and Chinese aircraft to the minimum.\n\nCirculation\n\nForeign Office First Sea Lord C.I.G.S. C...S.\n\nT.0.0. 041820Z\n\nS. of S. Dominions S. of S. Colonies Defence Office\n\n26\n\nPage 26\n\n \n\nPage 26 \n\nPage 26 \n\nwas not found, instead I kept the original \"26\" at the end as it seems to be part of the original content. If \"Page 26\" is indeed supposed to be there, it is now included.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577551, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 30, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT\n\nThe circulation of this paper has been strictly limited.\n\nIt is issued for the personal use of\n\nTOP SECRET\n\nCol. Barrals. 6.0\n\nCopy No...\n\nJ.P.(45)236(Final)\n\nCirculated for information of Chiefs of Staff\n\n3RD SEPTEMBER, 1945.\n\nCHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE\n\nJOINT PLANNING STAFF\n\nHONG KONG - CHINESE REQUESTS\n\nReport by the Joint Planning Staff\n\nAs instructed, we have examined a telegram from Colonel Cartwright to the Chiefs of Staff in which he gives the revised text of the Chinese requests concerning the surrender of Hong Kong.\n\n2.\n\nColonel Cartwright states that he has failed to obtain full agreement by the Chinese and General Wedemeyer to the amendments suggested by the Chiefs of Staff to the original requests made by the Chinese to General Hayes at the first co-ordinating meeting held on 30th August.\n\n3. We feel that the Chinese requests with regard to the disposal of captured Japanese equipment, etc. can safely be accepted.\n\nTheir requests for port and airfield facilities, however, come into a different category and we think that we must retain responsibility for allocating priorities in the use of British facilities in a British Colony.\n\n4.\n\nWe have accordingly prepared the following draft telegrams: -\n\n(a) To Colonel Cartwright with instructions on how to deal with the Chinese requests. This telegram should be repeated to Admiral Harcourt together with the text of the latest Chinese requests.\n\n(b) To Admiral Harcourt giving him the date and method of signing the instrument of surrender.\n\n(Signed) G. GRANTHAM\n\nW.L. DAWSON\n\nR.H. BARRY\n\nC.O.S.(45)213th Meeting/G/2005/S.\n\nOffices of the Cabinet and Minister of Defence, S.W.1.\n\n3RD SEPTEMBER, 1945.\n\n-1-\n\noz 5455.\n\nPage 30\n\nPage 31", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577552, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 31, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "# ANNEX I\n\n# DRAFT TELEGRAM\n\nFrom: A.M.S.S.O.\n\nTo: BRITCHIN.\n\n1.\n\nRptd. Admiral Harcourt.\n\nFollowing from Chiefs of Staff to Cartwright.\n\nReference G.2005/S.\n\nWith the exception of your paragraph 4(c) to which we refer below, you can now agree with Chinese requests provided you make it clear that we shall interpret the agreement as meaning that Admiral Harcourt is the arbiter of his own needs.\n\n2.\n\nThe request for airfield and port facilities in your paragraph 4(c) seems to us in a different category. The Chinese are asking for British facilities in a British Colony which is quite different from asking for the handing over of captured Japanese equipment. We must retain the responsibility for allocating the priorities on airfield and port facilities. You should, however, make it clear that we are in sympathy with the Chinese needs for these facilities and will do our best to meet them. We assume that in view of the strain on Hong Kong, the Chinese will make fullest possible use of facilities in the Canton area.\n\n-2-\n\n31", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577557, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 36, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "36\n\nSECRET CYPHER TELEGRAM\n\nWARNING This message must be thoroughly paraphrased if its text is to be published or communicated outside British or American Services or Departments. If re-transmitted unparaphrased other than through the Cabinet Office, the originator must mark the message \"to be sent in One-Time Pad.”\n\n+\n\nIZ\n\nm Pack\n\n8750\n\nT.0.0. 020500Z T.0.R. 022040%\n\nMOST IMMEDIATE\n\nH.Q. British Troops China\n\n3.M.S.S.0.\n\nFrom: -\n\nTo: -\n\nInfo: -\n\nWar Office.\n\n1.\n\nG/2005/S\n\nFor M.O. 12.\n\n2nd September, 1945.\n\nFor Chiefs of Staff from Cartwright. 5 My G/2002/S of September 011630.\n\nFurther co-ordination meeting held this morning at which I explained your comments. Your 5455 of August 312340 refers.\n\n2.\n\nFailed to obtain agreement to reversal as in your paragraph 6 and also specifically to the points in your paragraph 4 but it is understood by the Americans and Chinese that Port facilities for Port working and rehabilitation must have priority.\n\n30\n\nObtained agreement that Admiral Harcourt should have the use of all shipping, equipment etcetera he required and that final disposal of Japanese shipping, equipment etcetera should be subject to future agreement by power concerned. Also suggestion of time limit for handing over M.T. was dropped.\n\nfollows:\n\nBEGINS:\n\nRevised texts of Chinese requests as\n\n(A) Time of Surrender.\n\nThe surrender of Japanese Forces on Hongkong Island to Rear Admiral Harcourt is to take place as soon as practicable following the overall Surrender at Nanking of Japanese Forces within the Generalissimo's Areas of responsibility. Date now estimated for the Hongkong surrender is the fifth or sixth of September. The Chinese have no objection whatever to elements of the British Fleet arriving at", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577566, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 45, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "SECRET CYPHER TELEGRAM\n\nRECEIVED BY O.T.P.\n\nMOST IMMEDIATE\n\nFrom: M.A. Chinc.\n\nTo: A.M.S.S.O.\n\nInfo: arhit\n\n168\n\nIZ 8718 B T.O.O. 010830Z who T.O.R. 011505\n\nTroopers (A.I.S.S.O. pass)\n\nG, 2002. S\n\n1st September, 1945.\n\nFor Chiefs of Staff from Hayes.\n\nMy G. 1969. S paragraph 1.\n\n4 Your 5455 of August 312540Z arrived too late for meeting this morning.\n\n2. This morning General edemeyer and General Chow Chin Jou were present as well as General Chong Kai Min. No radical changes in their request except:\n\n(a) Airfield as well as port facilities required.\n\n(b) Request for captured H/T to be handed over within 30 days. With this I disagreed.\n\n(c) Request for Sino-British Committee to investigate food and fuel situation in Hong Kong and (landing?) areas.\n\nFurther meeting is being held 0900 hours September 2nd. I will reply as in signal 5455 and will furnish full report.\n\n4. I have been ordered to proceed to Nanking as British representative at surrender and leave tomorrow. Until I return Cartwright will carry on.\n\nCirculation.\n\nFirst Sea Lord. C.I.G.S.\n\nC.A.S.\n\nForeign Office.\n\nS. of S. Dominions. S. of S. Colonies. Defence Office.\n\nT.O.O. 010830Z\n\n+ Message has been held for check and repeat. Originally received 011110Z.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]