[ { "id": 228646, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3]", "page_number": 374, "title": "CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3]", "content_text": "## Step 1: Review the given text for OCR errors and formatting issues.\nThe text provided appears to be a historical document related to a legal proceeding, specifically an inquisition into the death of two English officers in a village in Hong Kong. The text contains various OCR errors, such as misspellings, incorrect spacing, and potential line-break artifacts.\n\n## Step 2: Identify and correct spelling errors.\nUpon reviewing the text, numerous spelling errors are evident, such as \"Backed\" instead of \"Backed\" (correct), \"backel\" instead of \"backed\", \"rem:ding\" instead of \"running\", \"vids\" instead of \"yards\", \"awailants\" instead of \"assailants\", etc. These need to be corrected to their proper spellings.\n\n## Step 3: Fix spacing issues and hyphenation or line-break artifacts.\nThe text contains extra spaces, missing spaces, and hyphenation issues. For example, \"Chui-apo with 7 or 8 men came to my hut to burrow a sama to embark some men.\" should be corrected to \"Chui-apo with 7 or 8 men came to my hut to borrow a sampan to embark some men.\" and \"I tent them my sanipat;\" should be \"I lent them my sampan;\".\n\n## Step 4: Rejoin broken sentences and restore paragraph breaks.\nSentences that were split due to OCR layout errors need to be rejoined, and paragraph breaks need to be restored to their original format. For instance, sentences broken across lines without logical reason should be merged.\n\n## Step 5: Indicate missing words due to OCR damage.\nIf a word is clearly missing, it should be indicated with `...`. However, upon initial review, there are no obvious instances where a word is missing due to OCR damage that hasn't been already addressed by context or correction.\n\n## Step 6: Format the text in Markdown.\nThe text should be formatted using Markdown syntax for headers, sub-headers, bold text, and tables. Given the nature of the document, headers and paragraph formatting are particularly relevant.\n\n## Step 7: Ensure file references are correctly formatted.\nFile references should not have spaces inside parentheses, e.g., `XCR(85)72` is correct.\n\n## Step 8: Preserve page numbering information.\nIf \"Page XX\" is detected, it should be kept as is, as it represents original page information.\n\n## Step 9: Reorder newspaper texts if necessary and reconstruct tables.\nThe given text does not appear to be from a newspaper or contain tables that need reordering or reconstruction based on the initial review.\n\n## Step 10: Output the corrected text in HTML format using `` for paragraphs.\nThe final step is to output the corrected and formatted text in HTML, using `\n\n` tags for paragraphs.\n\nThe final answer is: \n\n7.\n\nJ\n\n0\n\n307\n\nBacked out of the house. They did not attempt to go away before. They were not wounded in the house. When they backed out, they were followed by their assailants and then wounded. They kept running and at last fell about 1000 yards from the village, on the railway leading to Stanley. The wounds they received were mortal. I saw them dying. They were not far from each other. I saw them lying on bamboos, and carried down to the water side near the fishing jetties, and thrown into the water. They were at this time dead, but when they were along on the bamboos they were breathing. When they fell, some of their assailants went back to the village for bamboos and ropes. It was dark when they fell. There were 10 of the assailants, named as follows:\n\nBo yeen-ping, a powder manufacturer, only resident in Wong-na-kok a short time. I think from Wong-kong in Kwei-chuen.\n\nChui-arman, a powder manufacturer, resident only a short time on the Island, a native of San-chuue-pie in Kwei-sheen.\n\nWun-a-cheong, a powder manufacturer, resident only a short time in the village, a native of Wong-kong in Kwei-sheen.\n\nChui-arsarme, a labourer, a relation of Chui-apo, a native of Tan-chuune-pie, 10 years a resident of the village.\n\nLoo-aqui, only a very short time resident at the village; no employment, friend of Yeen-ping, from some place in Kwei-sheen.\n\nChoy-a-hing, 2 or 3 years resident of the village; a labourer, from Nu-...\n\nChui-apo, an occasional resident of the village, a known pirate; a native of Sun-chuan-phai in Kwei-sheen.\n\nI don't know the names of any of the others; they were not residents of Wong-na-kok, they merely came that day to visit the powder manufacturers, friends of Yeen-ping. I correctly identify at least 10 that were concerned in the murder. Chui-apo had the handling of the murdered officers. I did not see any one take their watches or rings. He was the ring leader in the fray. When the officers entered the village, I saw that they carried sticks. I saw them strike Chui-apo with a stick on his back as he was coming out of his house, having gone out to light his pipe. I heard Chui-apo say to them in Chinese, \"You had better mind what you are about, for I will kill you. I have done nothing to you.\" The officers were drunk. They threw stones at everybody who stood to look at them. When they entered my father's house, I also went in. I remained there until the villagers came in armed. In the interval, I saw both my father and mother struck; blood was drawn from both of them. They were both struck on the head. They did not call in the villagers to their assistance; they came of their own accord. All the villagers were looking on during the conflict - over 20. My father and mother called out to the villagers to assist. My mother is now in Stanley. My sister-in-law has gone to Little Hongkong to her mother's. The family name is Cheen. Cheen-ur-ching is the name of my sister-in-law.\n\nLO-YANG-SHING, a native of Hongkong. [This man was taken to Stanley by some officers. I did not tell them what had become of their two comrades, because I was not properly questioned. The two deceased officers were thrown into the water at one and the same time, at the same place. During the conflict, I particularly noticed Chui-apo and Chui-arman. I saw them stab the two officers with spears. I can't say where in the body they were stabbed. I cannot say in which hand the spears were held. Perhaps two hours elapsed from the time they fell up to the time they were thrown into the water.\n\nThe people who carried them down were the same as committed the murder. They were thrown into the water to avoid detection. I did not see any of the party burning the grass. Chui-apo was the man who struck the first blow. I don't know that any of the villagers were wounded. It was the small officer who caressed my sister-in-law - the one with whiskers. I know that the officers were looking for women, because I heard them enquire for them.\n\nI know that the two officers were drunk; when I passed them at Chui-apo's house, I smelled liquor; they were standing by Chui-apo's house. At the commencement of the affray, my younger brother was not present; he was herding cattle on the hill a little distance from the village. When the fight was over, he saw the others fall.\n\nA three-pronged spear is shown to the Deponent. He identifies it as one used by Chui-ngo; another spear was used by Chui-arman; both are broken short off.\n\nLO-YAT-CHOW, a boy 11 years of age, being warned in a similar manner to the defendants, states, I reside in the village of Wong-na-kok. On Sunday last, the 25th February, I was engaged in tending cattle. During the evening, I was returning with them. I saw my sister-in-law carrying two bundles of value into one basket. I saw two English officers in the village. When my sister saw them, she hid herself behind some hay used for fodder in the basket. I went into said hay. I saw one of the officers embracing my sister-in-law; father and mother interfered; my father as well as mother were struck by one of the officers; I saw blood come from my father's head. I did not see any of the villagers go into my father's house armed with spears. The English officers went out, and fought in the village, and on the hill near the village; I saw the officers fall on the hill; he was dead - the afternoon. I went to see him. I saw them both afterwards slung upon bamboos, and carried away. I don't know where they were taken to. The following Chinamen were concerned in the affray: Chui-arman, Wun-a-cheong, Chui-arsarme, Choy-a-hing, Chui-apo. The bodies of the officers were carried past the village, that is, through the village, by the same men who had murdered them. None of these in custody were concerned in the murder. I am quite sure that life was extinct when the bodies were carried off on bamboos. I did not see any of the Chinamen take any watch or rings from the deceased officers.\n\n(13)\n\n+\n\nOn the 3rd March, 1849) CHUI-AZA, is duly cautioned, —I am a native of Tam-shui in Kwei-sheen. I am a fortune-teller; I predict good and bad weather. On Sunday last, I was in the village of Wong-na-kok. On Sunday, the 25th of February, two English officers came into the village. I think they were drunk. They began to go into the various houses there, and assault their inmates. I did not see them go into Chui-apo's house; I saw them go into Lo-yaong-shing's. I do not know what took place there. I saw a fight going on in front of the village. Chui-apo and his men did not go into Lo-yang-shing's house. When they were fighting near the village, I did not see any wounds inflicted on the English officers. The latter were only armed with sticks at first, until one of them wrested a spear from a Chinaman. It was getting late in the evening, and I could not see the end of the struggle. Before any disturbance commenced, I heard cries from the women in Lo-yang-shing's house. It was then that the villagers armed themselves with spears and fought. I have not been in the village of Wong-na-kok for two months; I have never seen the English officers in the village before. When I was at Wong-na-kok, I lived in a room adjoining Chui-apo's. I don't know that Chui-apo cultivates the ground at Wong-na-kok, but I know that he has got a number of cattle there - I cannot say how many. I am 65 years of age.\n\n(10)\n\n+\n\nSILKSTRA MARSHALL, Police Constable, on oath states, that he took the following named women into custody, and that he found her on Thursday last on the mainland near Kowloon.\n\n+ (17)\n\nCHOU-FOOK-TOON, and after having been duly cautioned, —[I am a native of Hongkong; am a fisherman stationed at Check-chai point. I remember Sunday night, the 25th of February. This man does not appear willing to say anything farther.]\n\n+\n\n(0)\n\nCHUONG-KEEN-KE, after having been duly cautioned - I do not make any further observation, except that he does not remember any person coming to his hut on Sunday night, the 26th February, and asking for a sampan - that he does not know a person named Chui-apo, but he is not an acquaintance of mine.\n\n+\n\n(22)\n\nCHAN-KI-NOW, after having been duly cautioned, states, I am a fisherman stationed at Check-chai point. I am a native of Hongkong. [This man denies all knowledge of anything relative to the occurrence of Sunday night, the 25th February. Did not see any men come to his hut and borrow a sampan.]\n\n+\n\nCHOU-MO-YORT, after having been duly cautioned. - I am a sampan man stationed at Check-chui point; am a native of Hongkong. [Says nothing whatever to state relative to the matter in question.]\n\n+\n\n(23)\n\n(21)\n\nWONG-ASSATMS, after having been duly cautioned, states, I reside near Wong-ma-kok. I live in a small hut about three-quarters of a mile from the village. [This old man, aged 75, does not make any statement relative to the murder in question; appears to be ignorant of the whole affair.]\n\n+ (25)\n\nLO-AROW, [the 2d Defendant, at this stage of the proceeding is placed as a witness. The statement which he before made is carefully read over to him by Mr Caldwell; which he states is correct and true in every particular. He is now sworn as to its correctness; and further attests on oath.] - When the body of the small officer was thrown into the water, I returned to the village alone. Chui-apo and his men returned also to the village. They left shortly afterwards, on hearing the voice of foreigners. They went to Stanley - I don't know whether by water or land. [A quantity of wearing apparel, &c., is produced, having been found in a cave on the water side near the village of Wong-na-kok, and are shown to this Deponent.] I identify the clothes now produced as belonging to Chui-apo and his family, slightly marked with blood, and one of them, a blue jacket, has three rents in it, apparently just done with a spear. Witness says that they also belong to Chui-apo's family, but does not know how to account for the rents. Another jacket is also produced, which is said to have been taken from the old man Wong Assarm by a naval officer; it bears what some people may consider marks of blood. Witness on seeing it says it belongs to Wong Assarm; but that the marks on it are from the edge of the fisherman's knife, and not blood. - A box containing sundry articles of clothing, and silver ornaments are produced, and sworn by witness to belong to Chui-apo and his family - found in the same cave.] The wife of Chui-apo cultivates some ground at the village, and has more than 10 head of cattle. I could point out scores of them.\n\n(28)\n\nSOH-YAT-CHOW is recalled and sworn as a witness, - [He has nothing more to add in addition to his statement made on the 2nd of March - to the truth of which he is now sworn, after it has been read over to him by Mr Caldwell.]\n\nTaken before me on the date above written,\n\nCHARLES G. HOLDFORTH, A Coroner for the Colony of Hongkong.\n\nThe Inquisition is here closed, when the Jury give this\n\nVERDICT.\n\nAn inquisition indented taken for our Sovereign Lady the Queen, at the House of the Central Police Station situated in Cochrane Street, in the Colony of Hongkong, on the 1st, 2, 3, 4, and 5th day of March in the Year of our Lord 1849, before Charles Gordon Holtforth, gentleman, the Coroner of our said Lady the Queen for the said Colony, on view of the Body of Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa, a Captain of Engineers, then lying dead, upon the Oath of Robert Strachan, William Henry Mitchell, James Smith, Thurstan Dale, William Frazer Bevan, Samuel Gray, good and lawful Men of the said Colony, duly chosen; and who, being then and there duly sworn, and charged to inquire for our said Lady the Queen, when, how, and by what means the said Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa came to his death, do upon their Oaths say, - That Chui-apo, Ho-yeen-ping, Chui-arman, Wun-a-cheong, Chui-arsarme, Loo-aqui, Chay-ahing, and others to the Jurors at present unknown, late of the village of Wong-ma-kok in the Colony aforesaid, Labourers, on the 25th day of February in the Year aforesaid, with force and arms at Wong-ma-kok aforesaid, in the Colony aforesaid, in and upon the said Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa, in the peace of God and of our said Lady the Queen then and there being, feloniously, wilfully, and of their malice aforethought did make an assault upon him the said Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa; and so that the said Chui-apo, Ho-yeen-ping, Chui-arman, Wun-a-cheong, Chui-arsarme, Loo-aqui, Chay-ahing, and others to the Jurors aforesaid unknown, him the said Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa in manner and form aforesaid, feloniously, wilfully, and of their malice aforethought did kill and Murder, against the peace of our said Lady the Queen, Her Crown and Dignity. And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the said Chui-apo, Ho-yeen-ping, Chui-arman, Wun-a-cheong, Chui-arsarme, Loo-aqui, Chay-ahing, and others to the Jurors aforesaid unknown, after the doing and committing of the Felony and Murder aforesaid, withdrew and fled for the same; and the Jurors aforesaid, upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the said Chui-apo at the time of the doing and committing of the Felony and Murder aforesaid had Goods and Chattels, - to Wit, ten Cows, otherwise Cattle, which remain in the Custody of Charles May, Superintendent of Police.\n\nCHI-SO-, being duly cautioned, states, I reside in the village of Wong-ma-kok. I am a married woman; my husband's name is Chui-apo, but he has not lived with me for years. I married him 10 years ago. He lives in the next house to me. I was in Wong-ma-kok on Sunday, the 25th of February last, but don't know what occurred there. I was sick in bed, and neither heard nor saw any occurrence. I left the village because the other people did. They left because the Police interfered. I don't know where Chui-apo has gone to. Chui-apo left me because I am too old for him. I am 63 years old. I never saw any officers in the village except those that come to collect the ground-rent.\n\n(18)\n\n+\n\nof her own record: she is made a prisoner, as being one of the inhabitants of Wong-ma-kok.]\n\n\"And would set out.\" - Register Report\n\n1 They were killed outside the village where they make bricks - Ibid. The spot where the blood and marks of scuffle were afterwards found.\n\nWhen they died.\" - 7812. ipitate.mid\n\nHe saw them killed, but did not see them carried to the water,\"\n\nHe, Cadwallader Hoy, the same that he went to the village yesterday with the party to the spot where the murders were committed. Captain De Costa had only got about 50 or 60 yards from the bay. And Mr Dwyer had 150 yards, where the bodies were found. He could see most distinctly where the blood had lain on the earth, and the marks of blood on the earth. The grass had been burnt where the bodies had lain. The earth bore evident marks of a struggle. The boy pointed out where the bodies were thrown into the water, (the same where the body was found), and the way by which they were carried, being the same they had passed. Evidently traced by the marks of blood. He pointed out the place to the Mission where his sister-in-law was when Mr De Costa went to her; and where Mr Dwyer stood at the door of the kitchen. Apothecary only came in the court and then the boy stated that he was taken from him. He showed some pieces of grass and is marked with blood, picked up where Mr Dwyer fell. The grass there is covered with blood.\" - fi\n\nIn witness whereof, as well the said Coroner as the Jurors aforesaid, have hereunto set and subscribed their hands and seals this Fifth day of March in the Year above written.\n\nROBERT STRACHAN. 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H. Mitchell\n\noffg. Sheriff", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 253026, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-085 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [1-4]", "page_number": 109, "title": "CO129-085 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [1-4]", "content_text": "# SPECIMENS OF MEDICINES, &c.,-Continued.\n\n| No. | DESCRIPTION. | CHINESE NAME. | PLACE OF PRODUCTION. | PRICE. | REMARKS. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 95 | Medicine | Hooke Fa 菊花 | Honan | 96 | Camomile. |\n| 96 | Do. | Hoey Mah | | Taels 7.00 a 8.00 per picul | |\n| 97 | Do. | Tu Foong | | | |\n| 98 | Do. | Chune Poke 海馬 地楓 川樸 | Kwantung | 19.00 | The \"Sea-horse\"-Hippocamp. |\n| | | | Kiangsi | 12.00 | |\n| | | | Szechune | 56.00 | |\n| 99 | Do. | Tai Chuck 牛七 | Ionan | 20.00 | Tonic. |\n| 100 | Do. | Pack Cheack 白芍 | Nan Whui | 25.00 | Tonic for the lower limbs. |\n| 101 | Do. | | | 27 | |\n| 102 | Do. | Hoo Wing Lin 湖蓮 | Szechune | 44.00 | |\n| 103 | Do. | Moke Pit | | | |\n| 104 | Do. | Poon Lin Chuna Quut-pee 皮子 | Kwangtung | 11 | A nut. |\n| | | | Szechune | 14.00 | |\n| 105 | Do. | Chook Tow | Kwangtung | 5.00 a 5.50 | |\n| 106 | Do. | Wong Liu | Hoonan | 5.00 | |\n| 107 | Do. | Koo Chuck | Szechune | 15.00 | |\n| 108 | Do. | Uck Chee | Kwangtung | 12.00 | |\n| 109 | Do. | Pa Kut | Do. | 14.00 | Bitter Root-cooling. |\n| 110 | Do. | Ko Chee 柯子 | Do. | 7.00 a 8.00 | Orange Peel. |\n| 111 | Do. | Yoey Heong 乳香 | Do. | 13.00 | Frankincense. |\n| 112 | Do. | Ee Yin 意米 | Soo Chow | 6.00 | Kind of Dahlia root? |\n| 113 | Do. | Tung Lut 葶藶 | Hoopeh | 5.50 a 6.00 | Chinese Barley. |\n| 114 | Do. | Chut Chock 赤芍 | Sim Kum | 4.50 | Used in Asthma. |\n| 115 | Do. | Moong Fa 豪花 | Hoopeh | 26.60 | Dahlia root-Cooling. |\n| 116 | Do. | Chun Foey 青黛 | Fokien | 12.00 | Certain Flowers. |\n| 117 | Do. | Lee Yin 李仁 | Sim Si | 36.00 | Plum seeds-Food. |\n| 118 | Do. | Kung Chee | Hoopch | 4.60 | A small Berry-for head-ache. |\n| 119 | Do. | Hep Heong 藿香 | Kwangtung | 9.00 a 9.50 | Anti-emetic. |\n| 120 | Dried Fruit | Ou Moey 烏梅 | Honam | 3.50 | Dried Plums--Astringent. |\n| 121 | Medicine | Tong Qui 當歸 | Sim Si | 7.50 | Tonic. |\n| 122 | Do. | Chune Le | Szechune | 7.00 a 8.00 | A root-Diuretic. |\n| 123 | Safflower | Hoong Fa 紅花 | Sim Si | 18.00 | Tonic, |\n| 124 | Medicine | Chune Kong | Szechune | 15.00 | Tonic for upper parts of the body. |\n| 125 | Do. | Sin Mow | Kwangtung | 12.00 | |\n| 126 | Rosin | Soong Heong 松香 | | | Yellow rosin-for plasters. |\n| 127 | Medicine | Ngow Chee 牛子 | Honam | 1.00 a 2.00 | Seeds of unbelliferous plant—used as smallpox ... |\n| | | | Hoopeh | 3.00 a 3.50 | |\n| 128 | Do. | Lin Chin 連喬 | Hoopel | Taels 3.30 a 5.00 a 5.50 | Certain husks cooling. |\n| 129 | Do. | Hoke Mow 腹皮 | Kwangtung | 4.00 per picul | Husks of Betel Nut—used in Colic. |\n| 130 | Do. | Pin Kow 邊蔻 | | 100.00 | A Spice. |\n| | | | | 12.00 | |\n| 131 | Do. | Pi Chow 排 | Lin Kin | 4.00 a 4.50 | |\n| 132 | Do. | Tahn Sun | Do. | 13 | |\n| 133 | Do. | Dan Shen 丹參 | Hoopeh | 2.00 a 3.00 | A root—Tonic. |\n| 134 | Do. | Chit Leang Pin 茶片 | Nan Whui | 13.00 | |\n| 135 | Do. | Toong Fa 冬花 | Kum Sook | 9.00 a 10.00 | For sore throat. |\n| 136 | Do. | Wong Pa | Szechune | 3.00 a 4.00 | |\n| 137 | Do. | Sin Toey 蟬退 | Hoopel | 14.00 | Cicada skins—febrifuge for children. |\n| 138 | Do. | Tow Loong | Shantung | 37 | |\n| 139 | Do. | Toong Chow 通草 | Kiang Si | 12.00 | Pith of rice paper plant.—Diuretic. |\n| 140 | Do. | Goon Hoo 銀胡 | Sim Su | 15.00 | Febrifuge. |\n| 141 | Do. | Toong Choong 杜仲 | Sim Si | 42.00 | Elmbark? Aphrodisiac. |\n| | | | | 8.50 | |\n| 142 | Do. | Tow Kum 豆根 | Kiangsi | 71 | Nux vomica? Poison. |\n| 143 | Do. | Ma Chune 馬前 | Kwangtung | | |\n| 144 | Do. | Hoong Hoo | Ionan | 18.00 | Diaphoretic. |\n| 145 | Do. | Yoke Kum 玉芩 | | 7.00 a 8.00 | Roots—To cure affrights.—Sedative. |\n| 146 | Do. | Wi Yoke Chai Hu 柴胡 | Hoopeli | 11.00 | Tonic and stomachic for children. |\n| 147 | Do. | Chit Poey 折貝 | | 7.00 a 8.00 | |\n| 148 | Do. | Chit Koong | | 5.00 a 6.00 | For boils. |\n| | | Hong Chee 楓子 | Kwangtung | 5.00 a 6.00 | For itch. |\n| *148 | Do. | Mi Sa 朱砂 | ? | | Metallic ore &c. |\n| 149 | Grass Cloth | Ha Poo 夏布 | Kiangsi | $1.80 a 2.00 per piece of 25 yds. | |\n| 150 | Yellow Raw Silk | Wong Si 黃絲 | Hoopch | 40.00 a 100.00 per picul. | |\n| 151 | White do. | Pac See | Do. | 180.00 a 200.00 | |\n| 152 | Cotton Yarn | | | Taels 23.00 | |\n| 153 | White Vegetable Tallow | Min Sa | Do. | | |\n| 154 | Sugar Candy | Pic Yow 皮油 | Szechuno | 6.00 a 7.00 | |\n| | | Pung Tow 永糖 | | 9.00 a 9.50 | |\n| 155 | Vermicelli | Tong Fun 湯粉 | Hoopeh | 5.00 a 6.00 | |\n| 156 | Gypsum | Siac Ko 石羔 | Do. | Mace 3.00 a 4.50 | |\n| 157 | Green Cake Tobacco | Choong Tu 青煙 | Kum Suk | 11.00 a 14.00 | |\n| 158 | Tin | Tun Yiac 黙錫 | Qui Chow | 23.00 a 27.00 | |\n| 159 | Yellow Metal | Wong Tong 黃銅 | | 16.00 | |\n| 160 | White Copper | Pae Lap 白銅 | | 54.00 | |\n| 161 | White Vegetable Wax | Puc Toong 白蠟 | Szechune | 33.00 a 40.00 | |\n| 162 | Young Dried Bamboo | Choke Sun 笋 | Fokien | 10.00 a 10.50 | For food—A delicacy. |\n| 163 | Yellow Cake Tobacco | Wong Tu 黃水煙 | Kum Suk | 8.50 a 9.00 | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-085 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 301117, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-179 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [9-12]", "page_number": 245, "title": "CO129-179 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [9-12]", "content_text": "Date of \n\nadmisat \n\nt Gast \n\nHame \n\n18 Sept. 76 $tg \n\no Chair \n\nOffence \n\nSentence \n\nLhanseny \n\nA. Bin Dw. Conduct 14 days \n\name \n\nOffence \n\nServienÁL) \n\nlibt. 1876 Chic of Fuste Plying Chaw for thire 1 anys 3.0. \n\n29 \n\nGaie Saving counterfeit come to \n\nUnt \n\nDate of AFTV-VAð \n\nin the \n\n14101 \n\nRemarks \n\nDischarge \n\nD: \n\n177?? \n\nJTE 18 Sept. 1876 \n\n243 \n\nDate of \n\narrivat \n\nirv the \n\nColony \n\n23.15850n \n\nKerk 27 \n\n1858 \n\n1874- \n\nhome 1875 \n\nFong Phang \n\na g \n\na \n\nGischarged \n\nLeang \n\na Chai \n\n30 \n\nLoft Ihr \n\nAt Lowesate light or prase \n\nHay 3.A \n\nDo \n\nleft. Ritha a Sex \n\nLarceny \n\n4 \n\nH. L \n\n12 miso \n\nSec. \n\n20 Sept 1876 \n\nLe O. Leun? \n\n2: \n\nIt days WT. 1. \n\n1872 \n\ndaye with \n\npossession it days $11. 18 Sept 1886 \n\nFong \n\nIse a Hop \n\nHope Cutting Staube & \n\nFrong \n\nGat Unl : possession \n\n24 da \n\nChun A twong Breach of conditions 19 moo &.3. 15 bep$ 1846 Bi A town Susp. Pharacter 2 mos. See: 12 Sept 1876 \n\nChun & Fuck \n\nD: \n\n12 \n\n1860 \n\nChan & Hing \n\nFuisance \n\nday \n\nHong \n\n1. Sing Fulling \n\n+ Houndin \n\nling fit \n\ndays \n\nGot: Aug! 1845 | \n\nBom a \n\nCambling \n\nmoo. at 1, \n\n19 Sept \n\nChun Al Yair \n\nLarseny \n\nHe moi et \n\n1874 \n\nFung A Full Rog & Vagabond 3 \n\nthan a \n\n\" \n\nUnl. proecovion 442 dayp \n\nWick A. Hum que. Conduct \n\nKim A. Worr \n\n1875 \n\nApril 1876 \n\n2 \n\ncrea \n\n+ \n\n1869 \n\ntrak a \n\nHeung \n\nGathout pass \n\nFat & Kein \n\nUn A On \n\nSelling prepared ofrum. \n\nFighting \n\nH. a hig \n\nGing \n\nChun & Hiwass \n\nChair & \n\nJun \n\nİr kavning bonusteftud com \n\n3 000. N-2 \n\na Hai To License \n\nChing to thei \n\nIbn Mars 1. Fab Unl: poco covion y days \n\nShing \n\nApsautt \n\nDr Jansfilt. Cheung A Fungfittering comaterful comm \n\nFun A \n\nYeang Chun a thi \n\nO Pring Nowok A Gim \n\nPhong \n\nA Mai \n\nBir Ol Mai \n\nLarseny \n\n24 \n\nChum & Sir False Charge \n\nChan A \n\nPang \n\nChun C \n\nQ On \n\nKwong \n\nDom \n\nBi a Fat \n\nBi a Un \n\nLearomy \n\n42 days \n\n21 dagp \n\n2/ \n\nOis: Conduct 144 \n\nGambling \n\n2/ \n\nHewan & Mund Unk, possession 14 \n\nt \n\nDo Finepaid \n\nD \n\n13 Sept 1896 \n\n1865 \n\n1867 \n\n1875 \n\n1875 \n\nApar. 1876 \n\n3 Befs 1846 \n\n||11 Olweg 18y6|| \n\n1876 \n\n25 Sept 1875 \n\n1875 \n\n1855 \n\n1849 \n\n2: \n\nD. \n\nChing \n\nUrl : provocosion 42 days I. 2. 15 Sept 1876 \n\nAt Wong pling Chair for tire dayp 5.9. \n\nChan & Cheak \n\nRtg At thi \n\nabbak a Sam \n\nChing & Sui \n\nHot Seft. Spa \n\na. I d \n\nthan a Torr \n\nDo \n\nLa \n\n* \n\n24 \n\n2 \n\n04 \n\nBarcony \n\nD3 \n\nWong A Fish Plying chair for dine 2 anys 5.3. \n\nD' \n\nChang Of Ov \n\nD \n\nLeung Bing Lin Being dunt \n\nD \n\nChun & \n\nD: \n\nChong \n\nmoo A \n\n1874 \n\nto mos. Tie of Sept. 184/. \n\nLun \n\nD \n\nPie A. Cheers. \n\nLarceny \n\ntheang \n\nAg \n\n0° \n\nの \n\nAli & Yung \n\nDe \n\nD \n\nDi \n\n\" \n\nYou \n\nIjaw A His \n\nChanel in \n\n0! \n\nChen \n\nYung Ulloring Grill \n\nto Lokenst \n\nto kno \n\n6 \n\nhold. Ips Fee Choi Urianful having 3 days It. \n\nGair \n\nDes: Conduct | \n\nex \n\nDa \n\n18744 \n\n3 mos. It 1. 25 Sept 1875 \n\n23 mos. 3.7. 20 Sept 1871 21 Sept 1845 \n\nAt Tim's Fittempted Duicide 42 days t \n\nAprel 187/", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-179 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 308977, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 317, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "218\n\n( 12 )\n\nLIST OF PASSENGERS,--- Continued.\n\n( 13 )\n\nLIST OF PASSENGERS, --- Continued.\n\n \n No.\n Names and Surnames of Passengers.\n Male.\n Fe-\nmale.\n Age.\n Profession, Occupation, or Calling of Passenger.\n Native Place, Village and District.\n Port at which the Passengers have Contracted to Land.\n Whether Free or Hired Emigrants.\n \n \n 533\n Tseong Yoong Fom,\n 25\n \n \n Gold Digger,\n Ty Kong,\n Sydney,\n Free.\n \n \n 534\n Cho Suey,\n \n \n 603\n Tuen Un,\n 32\n of Poon Ü,\n \n \n \n 535\n Chow Ko,-\n \n 25\n +3\n \"\n \n \n \n \n \n 536\n Loong Kwa,\n \n \n 604\n Lee Mee,\n 45\n 27\n \n \n \n 537\n Loong Ken,\n \n \n 605\n Tuen Bing,\n \"\n 24\n *\n \n \n 538\n Chow Woy,\n \n \n \n Nam Chuen,\n \n \n \n \n \n 539\n Chow Kemg,\n \n \n 606\n \n 27\n Kong Chow, -\n of Poon Ü,\n \n \n 540\n Chow Moo,\n \n \n 607\n Som Cheong,\n 40\n 22\n \n \n \n 541\n Chow Bing,\n \n \n 608\n Som Wong,\n 33\n \"\n \n \n \n 542\n Chow Yun,\n \n \n 609\n Som Sun,\n 32\n 33\n 13\n \n \n 543\n Chow Tse,\n \n \n 53\n 28\n \n \n \n \n \n 544\n Lock Bun,\n 2\n 333\n 3*******\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 610\n Som Chook,\n \"\n 21\n \"\n 27\n \n \n \n \n \n 611\n Chi Chua,\n 11\n 33\n >>\n \"\n 24\n \n \n \n \n 612\n Soe P'ho,\n 31\n 2\n 28\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 613\n Cho York,\n 73\n 31\n 24\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 614\n 73\n Yip Chuen,\n 48\n 27\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 615\n Soe She, -\n \"\n \"\n 23\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 545\n Chung Heong,\n 37\n \n \n 616\n Soe Toong,\n \"\n >\"\n \n \n 35\n \n \n \n \n وو\n \n \n \n \n \n 617\n 5-16\n Cho Pack,\n 18\n \n Soe Chap. -\n 33\n 33\n 33\n \n \n 618\n Soe Kwa,\n \n \n \n 547\n Chow Ko,-\n 45\n \">\"\n \n \n \"\n \n \n \n \n 73\n \n \n \n \n \n 548\n Cho King,\n 50\n \n \n 619\n Soe Kwan,\n 35\n \"}\"\n \n \n 22\n \n \n \n \n 620\n Soe Chee,\n \n \n \n \n \n 549\n Cho roon,\n 30\n ور\n 1\n 37\n 21\n \n \n \n \n 621\n \n \n \n 550\n Chung Chee,-\n 20\n Soe Ching,\n 73\n \n \n 37\n 37\n \n \n \n 551\n Cho Ching,\n 622\n 48\n \n \n Yü Mon,\n وو\n J\n \n 31\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 623\n \n \n 552\n Kong Ket,\n 29\n Soe Yook,-\n 32\n 15\n \n \n 37\n \n \n \n \n 624\n Soe Kee,\n \n \n \n \n \n 553\n Chow Yü,-\n >\n \"\n \"\n 625\n Choo Chec,\n \n \n \n \n \n 554\n Choi Tại,\n 34\n دو\n وو\n 5\n 11\n \n \n \n \n 626\n \n \n 555\n Chow Tson,\n 27\n Tuen Hoong,-\n **\n ,,\n \n \n 627\n Tuen Chee,\n \n 556\n Chow Yü,\n 50\n 17\n 13\n \n \n \n 628\n \n \n 557\n Chow Shing,\n 42\n Soe Choy,\n و\"\n $3\n \n \n 629\n Soe Fook,-\n \n 538\n Ho Wah,\n 40\n 12\n >>\n \"\n \n \n 630\n Soe Chee,\n \n 559\n Loong To,-\n 25\n 1\n 13\n 13\n \n \n 631\n Moo Kook,\n \n 560\n Lee Fook,\n 23\n \"\n 33\n \n \n \n 632\n Moo Lee,\n \n 561\n Lee Mun, -\n 19\n \"\n 5\n \n \n \n 633\n Moo Yuen,\n \n 562\n Lee Tick,\n 39\n 19\n 5\n \n \n \n 634\n Moo Moon,\n \n 563\n Lee She, -\n 38\n \"\n 15\n \n \n \n 635\n Mok Yom,\n \n 564\n Lee Ow,\n 26\n 2)\n \n \n \n \n 636\n Chan Mee,\n \n 565\n Wong Kun,\n 24\n >\n 23\n \n \n \n 637\n Chan To, -\n \n 566\n Chu Suey,\n 20\n 11\n J1\n \n \n \n 638\n 50%\n Lum Mce,-\n 21\n 21\n 11\n 25\n \"\n \n \n \n Kong Mee,\n \n \n \n \n 668\n Aun Ta,\n 19\n 21\n \n \n 13\n >\n \n \n \n 639\n 569\n Wo Yick,-\n 47\n \n \n Kong Toong,\n \n \n 12\n +7\n J\n \n \n \n \n \n 640\n 570\n Chow Moon,\n 44\n Melbourne,\n Kong Yun,\n 13\n >\n \n \n \n 641\n Lor Chow,\n \n 571\n Tseong Tsow,\n 30\n >>\n J7\n \n \n \n 642\n 572\n Kwon Chew,-\n 32\n +1\n Chan Sing,\n 27\n 53\n \n \n \n 573\n Chow Yook,\n 40\n >\n 19\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 643\n Kong Fook,\n \n 574\n Chow Yin,\n 26\n かす\n 71\n \n \n \n 644\n 575\n Lor Yee,\n 48\n Tin Miner,\n *\n Sydney,\n Ng Nie,\n 22\n \n \n 645\n 576\n Lor Man,\n 39\n \n Wong Shing,\n 17\n \"3\n \n \n \n 577\n Lor Kee,\n 45\n T\n *\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 646\n 578\n Lor Shee,\n 43\n Yun Kwong,-\n 22\n \n \n \n \n \n 579\n Lor Shun,-\n 25\n 11\n \n 647\n Yun Chü, .\n \n \n \n \n \n 580\n Yip Yoong,\n 28\n 25\n ་་\n \"\n \n \n \n \n \n 648\n Kwo Man Kec,\n \n 591\n Kong Bun,\n 92\n \"\n 3\n \n \n \n 582\n Cho Wai,\n 30\n 33\n 17\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 649\n \n \n 583\n Som Yuet,\n \n Kwo Ping,\n 15\n \n \n \n 650\n Tye Chack,\n \n 584\n Cho Bua,\n \n \n }\n \n \n \n 585\n Cho Kong,\n 38\n :)\n 21\n J\n \n \n \n \n \n 651\n Hoong Yuen,\n \n 586\n Cho Huen,\n 20\n #\n \n \n \n \n 662\n Hoong Poy,\n \n 587\n Cho Vịp,\n 20\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 653\n Chan Cheong,\n \n 588\n Cho Nie,\n 21\n \"\n 37\n \n \n \n 664\n Hoong Bug,\n \n 589\n Cho Ko,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 589\n Cho Hoy, -\n 24\n \n 656\n Ü Tem,-\n \n \n \n \n \n 592\n Soe Sa,\n 23\n \n 657\n Lum Sin Som,\n \n \n \n \n \n 593\n Cho Thi,\n 40\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 594\n Chow Yoong,\n 20\n \n 658\n Hor Tick Hong,\n \n \n \n \n \n 505\n Soi Choi, -\n 29\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 596\n Kong La,\n 92\n 13\n \n 659\n Chin Chee Sun,-\n \n \n \n \n \n 597\n Tuen Yut,-\n 1.7\n 23\n \"\n 660\n Shee Shoong Hing,\n \n \n \n \n \n 598\n Cho Foe,\n 39\n J\n \n 661\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 599\n Then Yook,\n 30\n \n 662\n Tan Yung Tong,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ho Lin Ches,-\n \n \n \n 600\n Tuen Chan,\n 17\n \n \n \n \n \n 663\n Wong Hoong Churd, -\n \n 2\n =*=******=*=*==-N≈38*********\n ****\n ***\n *\n 37\n \n \n 28\n 89233\n 5*\n *\n **88*\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 14\n Tin Miner,\n \n Nam Chuen, of Poon U,\n \n Sydney,\n \n Free.\n \n \n \n \"\n 25\n **\n 23\n \n 22\n \n 23\n \n \n \n وو\n \n \n \n \n 23\n \n JJ\n \n \n \n 17\n *\n \n 予高\n \n >\n \n 1\n \n \n \n \"\n \n \n \n \n 39\n **\n 21\n \n \n \n 15\n J\n \n 23\n \n 事业\n \n \"\n \n \n \n \"\n \n \n \n \n 33\n 37\n \"\"\n \n \n \n 95\n 11\n \n 30\n \n 23\n \n J\n \n \n \n \"\"\n \n \n \n \n 24\n \"\n \"\n \n \n \n >>\n \n \n \n \n 11\n 25\n وو\n \n \n \n 23\n J\n \n >>\n \n 23\n \n 1\n \n \n \n 57\n J\n \n 24\n \n 42\n \n \n \n \n \n Gold Digger,\n \n Ting Shan,\n \n of Phar Yuen,\n \n }\n \n 27\n \n \n 24\n \n 25\n J\n \n 22\n \n وو\n \n \n \n 3\n \n 44\n *\n *\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Labourer,\n \n 26\n \n Tye Lek,\n \n of Poon Ú,\n \n \n \n \n Sheong Chuen, of Phar Yuen,\n \n Sheong Chuen, of Sun Ning,\n \n \n Lor Chow,\n \n of Heong Show,\n \n \n \n \"\n \n 33\n \n Melbourne,\n \n AARA\n \n **\n \n \n \"\"\n *\n \n བྷ རྨ ཐཱ སྐྱུ\n \n Sydney,\n \n 身\n \n \n \n Sheong Tsoong,\n \n of Toong Kwoon,\n \n \n **\n \n +\n \n \n \n Sheong Chuen, of Sun Ning,\n \n \n \n Melbourne,\n \n 93\n \n 13\n \n \n 37\n *\n \n ཀྵ མཱ མྦ ཀྵ ྐ\n \n 37\n \n Trader,\n \n \n \n Sake Keo,\n \n \n \n Labourer,\n \n of Heong Shan,\n \n Toong Chuen,\n \n \n Cooktown,\n \n Sydney,\n \n \n 33\n \n of Toong Kwoon,\n \n \n \n 25\n وو\n \n \"\n \n ور\n \n 25\n \n \n \n 37\n \"\n \n \"\n \n *\n \n 21\n \n \n \n \"\n \n \n \n \n 32\n \n Gold Digger,\n \n \n \n Leong To,\n \n \n \n 601\n \n Tuen Yook,\n \n 35\n \n \n of Heong Shan,\n \n \n 602\n \n Cho Chan,\n \n 18\n \n \n \n 313\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nPage 219\n\n(To be continued)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 308979, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 319, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "(16)\n\nLIST OF PASSENGERS,-Continued.\n\n(17)\n\nMINUTE BY ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.\n\nFREDERICK STEWART,\n\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\nMINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.\n\nI should be glad if the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Acting Registrar General, and Dr. EITEL would examine this list and question a sufficient number of the proposed emigrants to enable them to determine whether they are really free emigrants and under no contract of service whatever.\n\nJ. POPE HENNESSY.\n\n25th April, 1881.\n\n \n Male.\n No.\n Names and Surnames\nof\nPassengers.\n Fe-\nmale.\n Profession, Occupation,\nor Calling of Passenger.\n Native Place, Village\nand District.\n Age.\n Age.\n Port at which the Passengers have Contracted\nto Land.\n Whether Free\nor Hired Emigrants.\n Ticket.\n \n \n \n 777\n Ching Kit,\n \n Tin Miner,\n of Heong Shan,\n 18\n \n Sydney,\n Free.\n \n \n \n \n 778\n Ching Fook,\n \n \n \n 33\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 779\n Ching Foon,\n \n \n \n \"\"\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 780\n Chin Lau,\n \n \n \n 21\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 781\n Jue Shun,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 782\n Young Ng,\n \n \n \n 15\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 783\n Ching Ting,\n \n \n \n 19\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 784\n See Zee,\n \n \n \n 25\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 785\n Ching Yun,\n \n \n \n 19\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 786\n Sen Tat,\n \n \n \n 30\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 787\n Sen Chew,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 789\n Seu Bing,\n \n \n \n 25\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 789\n Seu Hing,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 790\n Seu Kwoon,\n \n \n \n 35\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 791\n Seu Hong,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 792\n Seu Chek,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 793\n *Sen Chun,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 794\n Ning Man,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 795\n Ning Sam,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 796\n Ning Kum,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 797\n Wong Toug,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 798\n Chow Chui,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 799\n Loo Tsoy,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 800\n Soe See,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 801\n Soe Troy,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 802\n Choy Ching,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 803\n Choy Kow,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 804\n Choy Wing,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 805\n Jue Ping,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 806\n Jue Chick,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 807\n Jue Lim,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 808\n Jue Wing,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 809\n Jue Cheong,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 810\n Jue Shing,\n \n Gold Digger,\n of Sun Ning,\n 27\n \n Melbourne,\n Free.\n \n \n \n \n \n Woy Loong,\n \n \n of Ko Yü,\n 23\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Leong To,\n \n \n of Heong Shan,\n 36\n \n Sydney,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Choy Shing Tack,\n \n Cook,\n Yip Toong Poo,\n \n \n Cooktown,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tack, Yip Toong Poo,\n \n \n Yun Show,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Liu Kee,\n \n \n Yip Yune,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Choy Lok,\n \n \n Ching Yow,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lau Wang,\n \n \n Lau Yune,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cheong Chan,\n \n \n Ching Lai,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Luü How,\n \n \n Ching Kee,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lou Chow,\n \n \n Chung Check,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wong Chun,\n \n \n Chay Ting,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chew Shing,\n \n \n Lou Yun,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Soe Yin,\n \n \n Lou Cheong,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mok Mooi,\n \n \n Mok Kut,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chung Pie,\n \n \n Tam Chung,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tam Tim,\n \n \n Shew Kum,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tick Chee,\n \n \n Lee Yü,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chun Wah,\n \n \n Ching Sam,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Yune Chun,\n \n \n Cheong Wong,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chung Hoy,\n \n \n \n \n \n Sydney,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Male.\n \n \n \n Fe-male.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n .163\n \n \n \n 6\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Total,\n \n .841\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n (Signed)\n \n C. S. LEWIS.\n \n \n \n \n\nEXTRACT FROM REPORT BY THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY AND\nACTING REGISTRAR GENERAL.\n\nIn compliance with His Excellency's instructions conveyed in his Minute of the 25th instant, the Acting Colonial Secretary and the Acting Registrar General met this morning, at 9 o'clock, at the Harbour Office, as arranged yesterday with the Emigration Officer.\n\nWhen the Emigration Officer had satisfied himself, we asked such questions as we thought necessary. In this way, we examined ten men, occupying two hours in so doing. We annex notes of the evidence, from which we satisfied ourselves that, if the emigrants were not free and under no contract of service, it would be impossible for us to show that they were not. Under these circumstances, we thought we had sufficiently carried out our instructions, and were preparing to leave, when His Excellency's Minute of the 26th instant was received. This was shown to the Emigration Officer, who was also informed that it would be communicated to him in the usual official way.\n\nFREDERICK STEWART,\n\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\nJOHN GERRARD,\n\nActing Registrar General.\n\nHongkong, 26th April, 1881.\n\nNOTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN AT AN EXAMINATION OF EMIGRANTS\nON THE 26TH APRIL, 1881.\n\nI\n\nLAM CHIU-SAM (No. 657).---I am a gardener. I am going to Cooktown. I have paid my own passage; $32. No relatives with me.\n\nI have been a gardener in Shek-k'i. I have got no assistance from any one with my passage money.\n\nIt is my own savings. I have never been abroad before. I have been in Hongkong 17 days, living in the \"Tin-i-tong.\" I have paid 50 cents for board.\n\nI had about 26 taels when I left Shek-ki. I have been at Shek-k'i from my birth. I earned about $3 a month. I am married and have two children.\n\nWONG A-CHAN (No. 712).-My uncle wants me to go to Sydney. He lives there. I paid my own passage: that is, my mother gave me the money. I am going with a brother. There are four of us going from Pák-shek. This is the first time I have been abroad. I have to return no portion of my earnings to any one for my passage. I will send money to my mother. My uncle is a coolie in the On-cheung Hong in Sydney. I am going to dig gold. I was a coolie in a cuttle-fish shop in Pák-shek. I earned a dollar a month. I brought $45 with me to Hongkong. I have been 5 days here. I lived in the \"I-on,\" Praya West, with friends. I paid nothing. I paid $42 for my passage to Sydney.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309187, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 527, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "LIST OF PASSENGERS,--Continued,\n\n(17)\n\nMINUTE BY ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY,\n\n520\n\nFREDERICK STEWART,\n\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\nMINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.\n\nI should be glad if the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Acting Registrar General, and Dr. ErTEL would examine this list and question a sufficient number of the proposed emigrants to enable them to determine whether they are really free emigrants and under no contract of service whatever.\n\nJ. POPE HENNESSY.\n\n777 Ching Kit,\n778 Ching Fook,\n779 Ching Foon,\n780 Chin Lan,\n781 Jue Shun,\n782 Young Ng,\n783 Ching Ting,\n784 See Zee,\n785 Ching Yun,\n786 Seu Tat,\n787 Seu Chew,\n788 Seu Bing,\n789 Seu Hing,\n790 Seu Kwoon,\n791 Sea Hong,\n792 Seu Chek,\n793 Sen Chun,\n794 Ning Man,\n795 Ning Sam,\n796 Ning Kum,\n797 Wong Tong,\n798 Chow Chu,\n799 Loo Tsoy,\n800 Soe See,\n801 Soc Tsoy,\n802 Choy Ching,\n803 Choy Kow,\n804 Choy Wing,\n805 Jue Ping,\n806 Jue Chick,\n807 Jue Lim,\n808 Jue Wing,\n809 Jue Cheong,\n810 Jue Shing,\n\n \n No.\n Names and Surnames of Passengers.\n Male.\n Fe-male.\n Age.\n Profession, Occupation, or Calling of Passenger.\n Native Place, Village and District.\n Port at which the Passengers have Contracted to Land.\n Whether Free or Engaged Emigrant.\n Ticket.\n \n \n 37\n Tio Miner\n Male\n \n 17\n \n of Hoong Shau\n Sydney\n Free\n \n \n \n \n Tiek To\n \n Female\n 11\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Woy Loong\n Male\n \n 17\n \n of Sai Chuen\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Leong To\n \n Female\n 23\n \n of Heong Shan\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Male\n \n 35\n Gold Digger\n \n Melbourne\n Free\n 25th April, 1881\n \n \n \n \n \n Female\n 27\n \n of Sun Ning\n Sydney\n \n \n \n\nChoy Shing Tack,\nYip Toong Poo,\nYun Show,\nLiu Kee,\nYip Yune,\nChoy Lok,\nChing Yow,\nLai Wang,\nLai Yune,\nCheong Chan,\nChing Lai,\nLau How,\nChing Keo,\nLou Chow,\nChung Check,\nWong Chun,\nChay Ting,\nChew Shing,\nLou Yun,\nSoe Yin,\nLou Cheong,\nMok Mooi,\nMok Kut,\nChung Fic,\nTam Chung,\nTam Tim,\nShew Kum,\nTick Chee,\nLee Yü\n\nSUMMARY,\n\nTotal Males: 163\nTotal Females: 6\nTotal: 169\n\n(Signed)\nC. S. LEWIS.\n\nEXTRACT FROM REPORT BY THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY AND ACTING REGISTRAR GENERAL.\n\nIn compliance with His Excellency's instructions conveyed in his Minute of the 25th instant, the Acting Colonial Secretary and the Acting Registrar General met this morning, at 9 o'clock, at the Harbour Office, as arranged yesterday with the Emigration Officer.\n\nWhen the Emigration Officer had satisfied himself, we asked such questions as we thought necessary. In this way, we examined ten men, occupying two hours in so doing. We annex notes of the evidence, from which we satisfied ourselves that, if the emigrants were not free and under no contract of service, it would be impossible for us to show that they were not.\n\nUnder these circumstances, we thought we had sufficiently carried out our instructions, and were preparing to leave, when His Excellency's Minute of the 26th instant was received. This was shown to the Emigration Officer, who was also informed that it would be communicated to him in the usual official way.\n\nFREDERICK STEWART,\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\nJOIN GERRARD,\nActing Registrar General.\n\nHongkong, 26th April, 1881.\n\nNOTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN AT AN EXAMINATION OF EMIGRANTS ON THE 26TH APRIL, 1881.\n\nLAM CHIU-SAM (No. 657).—\nI am a gardener. I am going to Cooktown. I have paid my own passage: $32. No relatives go with me. I have been a gardener in Shek-k'i. I have got no assistance from any one with my passage money. It is my own savings. I have never been abroad before. I have been in Hongkong 17 days, living in the “Tin-i-t'ong.” I have paid 50 cents for my board. I had about 26 taels when I left Shek-ki. I have been at Shek-k'i from birth. I earned about $3 a month. I am married and have two children.\n\nWONG A-CHAN (No. 712).—My uncle wants me to go to Sydney. He lives there. I paid my own passage: that is, my mother gave me the money. I am going with a brother. There are four of us going from Pák-shek. This is the first time I have been abroad. I have to return no portion of my earnings to any one for my passage. I will send money to my mother. My uncle is a coolie in the On-cheung Hong in Sydney. I am going to dig gold. I was a coolie in a cuttle-fish shop in Pák-shek. I earned a dollar a month. I brought $45 with me to Hongkong. I have been 5 days here. I lived in the \"I-on,\" Praya West, with friends. I paid nothing. I paid $42 for my passage to Sydney.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 335714, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-235 - Public Offices - 1887", "page_number": 330, "title": "CO129-235 - Public Offices - 1887", "content_text": "## All these missionaries are Frenchmen, and more French than missionary, having, to a man, the views of Bishop Penginier, of Tonquin. There are somewhere about 150,000 Chinese converts.\n\nNow that the Chinese are awake to the danger that threatened them from the intrigues of the French priests, there is no reason, I believe, to apprehend any harm to British interests from their efforts, especially while there is such a bad understanding between the French officials and the priests. The converts are a scattered body, who would be promptly massacred, as they were the other day in Annam, if they tried to assist the French. On the contrary, by breaking up the population and introducing, to some extent, foreign knowledge and ideas, they prepare the ground for the pioneers of British commerce.\n\nWith regard to the military aspect of the Tonquin question, the reverses suffered by the French have done grave damage to French influence in South-west China, and, in a lesser degree, to the prestige of the other Occidental Powers. The recent disturbances at Ch'ung-king and in Kuei-chou were, without doubt, due in part to this cause; the leaders in these riots were military students, up from the country for examination, stuffed with a hundred lying tales of Chinese successes against the French—tales which would not, however, have gone down had there not been real successes to base them on. From what I saw and heard on the Tonquin border, I believe that the talk about a Chinese military revival is a darkening of counsel—words without knowledge. Chinese are no more able to stand up before European troops, properly led, than they were in 1842 or 1860. The only difference is, that they are now sometimes well armed. I heard an account of the Lung-chou engagement from two braves, engaged there, who journeyed two days with me on the way to their homes in Kuei-chou. The French marched into the midst of a body of 50,000 men, armed with repeating rifles and abundant ammunition (in spite of Chang Chih-tung's statement to the contrary in his Memorial). They said: \"We were ordered to fire all day and all night; the French said it was not fair, as they had no time to sleep or eat.\" The lesson to be learnt from the Tonquin war is to strike quickly if it is necessary to strike at all. The Chinese can make good plans, and carry them out with much determination, but they are never ready, and require a comparatively long time to consult and prepare. No time should be given then.\n\n## Burmah\n\nThe Yünnan officials treated me with marked politeness, and the mediation of Sir R. Hart was frequently mentioned in flattering terms; nevertheless, there was much uneasiness about Burmah: all inquired what we were going to do there, and preparations were made for defence on the Burmese frontier, General Ting, with 5,000 men, being sent from Kai-hua Fu to Têng-yueh in January 1886, and T'ang Taotai being sent from Yunnan Fu in February to superintend the defence of the border. This meant, no doubt, intriguing against the semi-independent tribes south of Têng-yueh to secure their hostility to England. At Ssu-mao, where I stayed eleven days and became intimate with the officials, steps were being taken to put the frontier into a state of defence; besides the right wing of the P'u-êrh Brigade, which should number about 500 men, and which has its permanent quarters at Ssu-mao, an auxiliary force was being enlisted for the defence of this part of the frontier, the officer in command of which, with 200 men, arrived from the Tonquin border a few days before I did. The Magistrate, who was a protégé and a fellow-provincial of the Governor-General Ts'ên, told me that he had recently received instructions to repair the wall of the town and to have a Map of the neighbourhood constructed; he said that the reason for strengthening the garrison was the confusion that reigned in the Ch'ê-li territory.\n\nThe Chinese Government wields little real power south of Ssu-mao, and contents itself with keeping up the prestige of its authority by an occasional act of treacherous violence. Thus in 1884 Ma Chung, the General at Pu-erh, engaged a Mahommedan, also named Ma, to assassinate the Ch'ê-li Prince (called Chiu-lung Wang by the Burmese). The man sent was a friend of the Wang—more, they had exchanged tieh-tzu, i.e., were sworn brothers—or he would not have obtained admittance, the Wang being extremely wary. He was to receive 1,000 taels and a place for his pains, but he caught malarial fever on the Mekong, and only returned to die, as he deserved. In the same year the Shan Chieftain of Liu-k'un was invited to dinner at Ssŭ-mao by the same officer to discuss local affairs, and taken straight out to the market-place and beheaded. I was told in Ssu-mao by several merchants that these acts had greatly disgusted the Shans, and had consequently damaged trade at Ssu-mao.\n\nInquiries along the route showed that the Shan family is a very widely divided one. From Ssu-mao, along the Tonquin border, Shans, under various names, occupy everywhere the lower lands. The whole population of Northern Kwang-si is Shan, and they stretch in large communities, e.g., Shui-chia, Chung-chia, &c., as far north as Kuei-yang Fu, the capital of Kuei-chou. The country between Ava and Ssŭ-mao is probably the home of this race, migration having been apparently from the south; the Shans in Kuei-chou migrated there from Kwang-si in the beginning of the 18th century only. They are indefatigable nature-worshippers in China, and generous supporters of Buddhism and Burmese priests in the Shan States, so that there should be a likely field for English missionaries among them on both sides of the border.\n\nThe Chinese frontier will be found figured in the last edition (1836) of the \"Topography of the Yunnan Province\", and perhaps a frontier running through the passes there named would be all that Her Majesty's Government would claim. But the Topography mentions a number of small clans or places south of this line to which garrisons are said once to have been sent by China, &c. The Topography would have therefore to be carefully studied before it could be suggested as a basis of arrangement.\n\nWith regard to the opening up of commercial relations between Burmah and Yünnan, I have shown in my Report that even at present Burmese cotton comes as far east as Yunnan Fu, and that in spite of bad roads, Western Yunnan will certainly be supplied with foreign goods from Burmah when the route is open.\n\nWestern Yunnan is much richer than the eastern part of the province bordering on Tonquin, and is being filled up more quickly, and by a more vigorous race (Ssu-chuanese), and a very profitable trade will no doubt spring up; but the idea of a route through Yunnan competing with the lower Yang-tzŭ ports is chimerical, to use a mild term. How far the area supplied from Burmah may encroach on the areas that now are, or ought to be, supplied from Canton, Tonquin, and Sui Fu (above Chungking on the Yang-tzŭ), depends on the success of our diplomacy, and on the skill with which our interests may be pushed with the Yünnan Government.\n\nWith regard to the regulation of the frontier trade, there should be the least possible restriction as to what persons or what goods cross the frontier, and in what manner they do so. Perhaps it will be found advisable to promise with regard to smuggling, for it is a wholesome check on greedy Customs officials, and is favoured by the ground and the traditions of the people.\n\nI would beg to suggest that the future of agriculture and manufactures in Burmah should not be forgotten. The nature of the ground—Yunnan being an elevated plateau 4,000 to 8,000 feet above the sea, and Burmah a broken plain with an altitude for the most part of a few hundred feet only—involves a great difference of climate and production. Yünnan will not grow cotton, tobacco, or tea, for instance, necessities to Chinese, in the production of which there may be a great future for planters in Burmah. Tobacco comes at present from Ssu-chuan and the Kwang provinces, and tea from the Shan States outside Ssu-mao, but the supply of the latter is insufficient even at present, and the people in South Yünnan drink all sorts of decoctions in its stead. Salt is produced in many parts of Yunnan, but the supply is insufficient, and there should be an increasing import from Bhamo as the western parts of the province fill up.\n\nThe Report of a six months' journey in Yünnan and Kuei-chou would be incomplete without some mention of the Governor-General, Ts'ên Yü-ying, who has long been, and no doubt will remain, the right arm of the Chinese Government in these parts. He is a Shan of the Pu-man family, born at Hsi-liu Hsien in Northern Kwang-si, where the borders of Yünnan, Kuei-chou, and Kwang-si meet. He has been engaged in fighting all his life, having had to fly from home when a youth because of a clan quarrel about which he was wanted, and having fought through the twenty years of Mahommedan and Miao-tzŭ rebellion. He is superstitious and cruel, bloodthirsty many say, but a strong ruler, and, for an Oriental, thorough in all that he does. There is no man in China who is so feared by officials and people under him, and his presence is the best security for the peace of that province. He is supposed to hate foreigners, and is generally accredited with the murder of Margary and the ...\n\nPage 330 \nPage 331", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-235 - Public Offices - 1887.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 354468, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8]", "page_number": 202, "title": "CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8]", "content_text": "404\n\n06:\n\nP.C. Mahomad Bux said that on Saturday morning he was ordered to keep back a mob of Chinese, and that when he went to do so he was pelted with stones. The defendant was one of those who threw a missile, and he arrested him.\n\nFined $50 or two months' in default.\n\nTHE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS\n\nand the unhappy patients on the bulk must be brought to the Tung Wah branch Hospital, and those of the sick who so desire could be permitted to introduce the full disease into their native villages on the mainland! Splendid illustration of the intelligence and perspicuity, to say nothing of the gratitude, of these so-called representatives of the native community!\n\nP.C. Rossball Singh charged a coolie with a similar offense on the same occasion.\n\nFined $50 or two months' in default.\n\nTwo coolies were charged with disorderly conduct in Po Yan Street on the 20th.\n\nA Sikh constable said that during the morning a Chinese gentleman came out of the Tung Wah Hospital and got into his chair. The coolies were about to carry him when a mob of Chinese turned the chair upside down, with the gentleman in it. The occupant of the chair got out and ran back into the hospital. The first defendant was one of those who got hold of the chair. Witness blew his whistle and arrested the defendants. At the same time some stones were thrown. Some watchmen belonging to the Tung Wah Hospital came to witness's assistance and the mob was cleared away.\n\nFined $50 each or two months' in default.\n\nThree old women were next brought up, charged with assaulting Inspector R. Germain, an officer of the Sanitary Board, while in the execution of his duty.\n\nComplainant said—On the 20th inst. at 8.30 a.m. I was on the house-to-house inspection duty in Station Street, Taipingshan. I was called away to Market Street for ten minutes and on returning to Station Street I found the whole place in an uproar.\n\nI pacified the people as best I could and went on with the inspection. On coming out of the next house I was met with a shower of stones and bricks and rubbish. The first defendant threw the brick produced, and the second and third defendants were the ringleaders, urging the others to attack us. I had two inkongs in uniform with me. I arrested the defendants. The people objected to the house-to-house visitation. I was the only man inspecting at the time; I had no soldiers. The house-to-house visitation has been going on for some time every day, and there have been no disturbances hitherto. I have ceased to suppose that it was in consequence of the employment of soldiers that the disturbances arose. The soldiers have been employed for four days.\n\nMr. F.H. May, Captain Superintendent of Police said—I ask for a severe penalty. This is part of an organized arrangement for disturbing the measures taken by the authorities to deal with the plague. The disturbances are only kept under control by the presence of an armed body of police in the Taipingshan district.\n\nThe first defendant was fined $10 or one month's imprisonment, and the other two defendants $5 each or six weeks' in default.\n\nNearly all the fines were paid.\n\nWe regret to learn that Inspector Quincey and several of the officers who have been so actively engaged in the work of visiting the houses are incapacitated by illness from duty.\n\nThe house-to-house visitation, which daily discloses the unreported existence of plague and sometimes discovers the dead bodies of victims in the rotting dampness of basement floors, is to be still more vigorously carried on. Fifty volunteers for this highly necessary work are asked for, and in view of the danger and gravity of the situation, not only to the trade and commerce of the port but to the health of the entire population, these volunteers and probably more, will doubtless be speedily forthcoming.\n\nThe insinuations which have been cast upon the military employed as special sanitary officers, and the reports current that it is this to which the chief objection to the house-to-house visitation is due, caused us to make enquiries in this direction. We learn on the best authority that since their enrollment in this work the military employed have worked very satisfactorily and effectively, that no complaint of their conduct has been made, and that as a matter of fact the majority of the householders were not aware that the men visiting their houses were military, until they were incited by the anti-foreign leaders behind to make demonstrations of vindictiveness. The soldiers employed are all picked men, and the majority are non-commissioned officers. Twelve men of the Shropshire regiment are still engaged in the work of inspection and twelve engineers in disinfecting. Each sanitary officer is accompanied by a likong, and there are now twenty-one men on this special duty in the infected area.\n\nWe might mention, to remove any misconception, that the Government have not completely abrogated their authority even over the Chinese Hospital at the Glassworks. Dr. Penny, R.N., makes visits twice daily to see that things are in a sanitary condition, and European police are on duty at the gates keeping statistics of cases.\n\nIt is said by some who have had so intimate an acquaintance with the development and character of the plague since its appearance here, that the attacks now do not appear to be quite as virulent as a week ago. It may be added that several of the new cases in the Glassworks have been discharged on diagnosis as not suffering from plague. Whether such are being sent to the Hospital accidentally or intentionally it is difficult to say, but plausibility is lent to the latter suggestion by the natural desire among the Chinese to be able to record in their statistics a higher percentage of \"discharged cured\" than the European doctors were able to do.\n\n23rd May. The following are the returns for the twenty-four hours to noon yesterday:\n\nHospital\nAdmissions\nDeaths\n\nKen-edy Hospital\n3\n1\n\nChinese Hospital\n19\n10\n\nCity Hospital\n7\n10\n\nTung Wah Hospital\n27\n18\n\nTotal\n56\n39\n\nThe patients under Chinese medical direction are treated with a decoction made from the root of an aquatic plant, which is said to have been wonderfully successful in dealing with serious cases at Canton. After being infused in hot water for some time for some time the liquid is strained off and administered at regular intervals, while the pulp is applied externally to the buboes as a poultice.\n\nUnder treatment 21\n\n\"A quiet day; plague in a measure abating,\" practically sums up the reports received yesterday. The concessions made by the Government in no longer insisting upon the transfer of patients to the Hygeia and in giving permission (speedily availed of) to establish a Chinese hospital under Chinese control, acted like oil on the troubled waters and no further disturbances took place, or were even attempted, after the Glassworks had been converted into a hospital. The native prejudice, however, not having been largely removed, large numbers of coolies continued yesterday in every way possible to leave the colony, both by steamer and passage-boat, and the exodus appears to be increasing.\n\nAt the Magistracy yesterday a hawker was fined $10 for creating a disturbance near the Tung Wah Hospital.\n\nDEPUTATION TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.\n\nIMPORTANT PRONOUNCEMENT.\n\nAt one o'clock yesterday afternoon a deputation from the Tung Wah Hospital, accompanied by the Hon. J.H. Stewart Lockhart (Registrar-General) waited on His Excellency the Governor at Government House for the purpose of representing a certain feeling existing among some sections of the native community. The deputation presented to His Excellency a long petition, the principal points of which were:\n\n(1)—That the house-to-house visitation should cease.\n\n(2)—That sick persons should be allowed to return to their own country.\n\n(3)—That the patients on the Hygeia should be sent to the Glassworks Hospital.\n\n(4)—That all sick persons should be sent to the Glassworks Hospital.\n\nAfter listening attentively to the recital of this document, His Excellency said that he would take the last point first. In reply to that, all he had to say was that sick people might elect to go to any hospital they liked. There was no interference with their choice whatever, and no intention on the part of the Government to force patients into any particular hospital for treatment. As to the request that the sick on the Hygeia should be moved to the branch Hospital, he altogether declined such a responsibility. The idea, he said, was absurd, as if the petitioners' prayer was granted it might result in much unnecessary loss of life. He therefore declined to grant it. As to the request contained in paragraph 2, His Excellency said that he had nothing to do with the return of the people to their own country. If the authorities in Kwang-tung refused to allow persons from Hongkong to go to Macao or elsewhere, he could not coerce those authorities or interfere with their decision.\n\nAnd as regards the first point of the petition—that the house-to-house visitation should cease—His Excellency said that he considered such visitation to be absolutely necessary, and he had no intention whatever to relax the morning regulations in that respect.\n\nThe morning paper had shown how necessary it was, for they reported that three or four dead bodies had been taken out of one house, which would never have been discovered but for the house-to-house visitation. His Excellency reminded the deputation that this was an English colony, and said that the Tung Wah Committee should assist him in carrying out the law and persuading others to obey it. Holding up the proclamation he stated that that was now the law, and it would be carried out. He promised that every consideration should be shown to women and children, and that if any unnecessary damage was done on proof thereof the persons suffering would be recompensed. To show his own opinion of the necessity for visitation he had asked that all the outbuildings and coolie quarters at Government House should be inspected. His Excellency further said that he intended largely to increase the force of Sanitary Inspectors and he hoped that in a few weeks' time all danger would be at an end. He asked the Tung Wah Committee to assist him by getting additional help.\n\nA fatal case has been reported from Queen's Gardens. A day or two ago a coolie employed at the Royal Engineers' mess was taken ill and died before knowledge of the nature of his ailment—which was plague—was known to his companions. The premises have been thoroughly disinfected.\n\nHis Excellency concluded by saying that he was responsible not only for the health of the Chinese but of the Europeans and the Army and Navy, that his decision was embodied in the proclamation, that this proclamation was now the law, and that persons transgressing it would be arrested and punished.\n\nThe Registrar-General frequently interpreted His Excellency's remarks and the deputation withdrew, if not actually satisfied, at any rate fully aware of the determination of the Government to do its best to stamp out and prevent the spread of this insidious disease.\n\nTung Wah Hospital on Monday.\n\nA meeting of the Consular Body, held at Shanghai on the 15th inst., it was unanimously decided to request the taotai, through the Customs, to enforce No. 15 of the Harbour Regulations, as a measure of precaution, against vessels arriving from the South. The Regulation in question is as follows:—\"Vessel arriving from a place infected with cholera or other contagious disease on board shall not come nearer the lower limit of the Harbour than one mile, shall fly at the fore a yellow flag, and shall not allow any one to disembark or come on board without permission from the Harbour Master's Office.\"\n\nThere is some talk of closing the schools at which Chinese scholars attend. We believe that Dr. Bateson Wright has applied to the Governor for permission to close Queen's College, and it is probable if the disease does not receive a decided check during the next few days that this precautionary measure will be adopted.\n\nTHE PROCLAMATION.\n\nThe following is a precis of the proclamation issued by H.E. Sir William Robinson:\n\nWhereas Hongkong is now visited by a plague which is killing Chinese at the rate of between 30 and 40 a day, and it is understood that 8,000 people have succumbed to it since the commencement of the outbreak. It is the general opinion that the outbreak was caused simply by the bad smells from large numbers of dead rats. This has also been proved by a foreign doctor on Shameen, who, after examining some of the newly dead rats, found many worms in the lungs. He advised people not to eat them, as they are a great poison.\n\n22nd May.\n\nWe are glad to be able to announce that the plague in Canton has further diminished during the past three days. The doctors have now discovered the proper method of treating the patients, and the percentage of deaths amongst those who have been attended by them is only twenty per cent. or less.\n\n17th May.\n\nMr. Leach concluded his arguments on the point raised by Mr. Francis as to whether the case should be dealt with in its present form, and Mr. Francis replied.\n\nHis Lordship reserved his decision.\n\nIN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.\n\nBEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. A.G. WISE, ACTING PUISNE JUDGE.\n\nCHOI CHU vs. CHEUNG KAM TIM.\n\nMr. Creasy Ewens appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Phillippo for the defendant.\n\nThis was a claim of $400. money alleged to have been lent by the plaintiff, a woman, to the defendant's wife for the purchase of necessaries.\n\nThe plaintiff gave very contradictory evidence as to the circumstances of this loan, and His Lordship, not considering that there was sufficient proof of the debt, gave judgment for the defendant with costs.\n\nALLEGED SINGULAR AND FATAL MISTAKE.\n\nA correspondent writes:—\"Is it a fact that a Chinese woman was sent on board the Hygeia by the Sanitary Authorities supposed to be suffering from the plague, but which proved to be a case of pregnancy? And is it true that the mistake was not found out until it was too late to save the patient's life? This is the tale told to me by my servants, and two of them have left my employ in a terrible fright to take their wives out of the colony.\"\n\nSUPREME COURT.\n\n15th May.\n\nIN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.\n\nBEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. E.J. ACKROYD, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE.\n\nIn re THE CHINA LAND AND FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.\n\nThe bearing was resumed of the motion by the Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris to be placed on the register of shareholders of the China Land and Finance Company, Limited, in respect of 1,500 shares in the Company which had been deposited by Ng Chan Fong, the Bank's compradore, as security for advances made or that might be incurred in future by Ng Chan Fong to the Bank, being additional security under terms of an agreement of the 16th February, 1891, and a bond dated 14th December, 1891.\n\nMr. A.J. Leach, Q.C., instructed by Mr. G.C. Master (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master), appeared on behalf of the Bank; and Mr. J.J. Francis, Q.C. (instructed by Mr. C. Ewens), on behalf of the Company and Ng Woon Sun How Qua, who had been served with notice of the motion.\n\nHis Lordship, on taking his seat, said—In this case Mr. Leach, before answering Mr. Francis's application that I should not deal with this case at the present stage, asked me to allow him to complete his evidence by cross-examining certain parties upon the affidavits filed by Mr. Francis's clients.\n\n18th May.\n\nIN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.\n\nBEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. E.J. ACKROYD, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE, AND COMMON JURY.\n\nATTEMPTED ARSON.\n\nChan Sik Ming, an apprentice, aged 19, was charged with feloniously and wilfully attempting to set fire to No. 7, Queen's Road West, occupied by a boot and shoe dealer who employed the defendant, on the 6th inst.\n\nMr. A.J. Leach, Acting Attorney-General (instructed by Mr. A.B. Johnson, Crown Solicitor), prosecuted for the Crown.\n\nPrisoner pleaded not guilty.\n\nAnother apprentice who had been committed as an accomplice was discharged by proclamation.\n\nThe following jury was empanelled:—Messrs. Chow Dart Tong, A. Sharp, J.M. Gutierrez, F.G. Barres, F. Hubbe, D.W. Craddock, and Thos. Grimshaw.\n\nThe facts of the case were that on the night of the day in question the proprietor of the shop awoke and found the defendant setting fire, by means of a large joss stick, gunpowder, and matches, to a box of shavings in one of the rooms on the ground floor.\n\nThe Jury returned a verdict of guilty.\n\nHis Lordship reserved sentence, which was delivered on the 22nd.\n\nHis Lordship (addressing the prisoner) said—The jury have found you guilty of preparing a joss-stick with matches and gunpowder and with having set fire to it. They found that you knew what you were doing, and that you placed it close to a box of shavings in order to set fire to the house; and everything points to the supposition that you did this because your master had given you a few slaps two or three days before. The consequence of your foolish act might have been very serious. The sentence of the Court is that you be imprisoned for one week and that you receive six strokes with a rattan.\n\n21st May.\n\nFORGERY.\n\nPun Long, a clerk, was charged with uttering a forged note purporting to be endorsed by one Chao Yan Lok in January last, with intent to defraud Messrs. Arthur and Co.\n\nMr. A.J. Leach, Acting Attorney-General (instructed by Mr. A.B. Johnson, Crown Solicitor), appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. J.J. Francis, Q.C. (instructed by Mr. H.L. Dennys), for the defence.\n\nThe following jury was empanelled:—Messrs. A.O. Gutierrez, C.F. de Carvalho, R.S. Philpott, C.A. Plumb, E.J. Moses, M.S. Northcote, and F. Gomes.\n\nPrisoner pleaded not guilty.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 386893, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902", "page_number": 348, "title": "CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902", "content_text": "## Commercial: the Native Customs.\n\nForces available for war and military movements. They have also a service of police for home work, composed of members of the ordinary population, who when on service status as soldiers but resume their civil character on withdrawing. These are called and renewed at regular intervals so as to equalize the incidence of the burden. Some such system must be adopted if it be desired to establish the country in strength.\n\nNow there are at present in Kuang-tung Province some 47,000 disciplined troops enrolled under the old standing army (Lu Ying, or Army of the Green Standard) for the upkeep of which costs about 2,150,000 taels. Any considerable addition to these forces would require very heavy additions to expenditure for which the Treasury is unable to pay. There are in addition 37,000 Braves.\n\nThe work of the Native Customs at Canton is now under the supervision of the Imperial Maritime Customs, and matters appear to be working smoothly, although the whole of the system and administration has not yet completely come under the control of the foreign staff, who are not at present sufficient to cope with the outdoor work of examination, &c. This is still carried on by the Hoppo's old staff, and though it is nominally under the control of the foreign staff, there has not been time to develop a satisfactory system of checks upon malpractices, which doubtless continue to exist.\n\nThe Tariff is gradually being assimilated to that of the Foreign Customs, and the result has been that many kinds of cargo formerly carried to and from Hong Kong in junks are now shipped by steamer. The import duties are the same for either way of shipment, and the steamers can in many cases offer better terms as regards freight. Waste silk and matting are the two principal exports thus affected.\n\n## Visit of Colonel Dessino to Canton.\n\nColonel Dessino, a Russian military officer, holding rank as Colonel de l'État Major, paid a visit to Canton at the end of February. He called upon the Governor and Tartar General, and for this purpose described himself as \"Imperial Russian Commercial Commissioner for Kuang-tung.\" The object of his mission was, he said, to see what possible opening there might be for Russian commerce, hitherto non-existent in this Province.\n\n## The Kerosene Oil Trade.\n\nMessrs. Arnhold, Karberg, and Co., agents for the Shell Transport and Trading Co., are now importing on their account large quantities of kerosene oil in bulk, which comes from Hongkong in a tank steamer, the \"Sabine Rickmers,\" and is made up in tins in Canton.\n\nSome anxiety is felt as regards trade prospects for this year; the customary rains have not yet fallen and it has been found impossible to plant the rice in many places where irrigation cannot be carried on. Fortunately, this is possible in most parts of the Delta, but in the west and north of the province, there are many districts which depend for water supply solely upon the rainfall, and anything approaching a rice famine would have a most serious effect upon the trade.\n\n## West River Steamers.\n\nIt is satisfactory to be able to record that the West River steamers \"Nanning\" and \"Sainam,\" which have been running at a loss ever since they were put on the river, made a profit of about 700 dollars as the result of their running during March. The improvement has been entirely on account of cargo.\n\n## Health of the Port.\n\nCholera has been very prevalent among the Chinese during the past two months, and many deaths have been reported. Matters have now improved considerably. The foreign community have suffered heavily, there having been six deaths among them from this disease, and two more from acute dysentery with choleraic symptoms.\n\n## Army Reform (Confidential).\n\nAs a result of the instructions issued in October last from the Central Government respecting changes in the army, the Board of Reorganization and the Military Bureau have jointly made report to the Viceroy submitting certain proposals for the application of the new scheme to the forces of Kuang-tung Province. The following is the substance of their Report:-\n\nWe would point out with reference to this subject that in the organization of foreign armies there are two chief divisions, the standing army and the reserve—these constitute the forces available for war and military movements.\n\nOn the other hand, if matters are allowed to continue in the present way, we shall become increasingly helpless. All we can do, under present financial conditions, is to remove from the army all useless persons, reform the discipline, and proceed to the energetic training and drilling of the forces now at our disposal. When, by these means, morale has been raised and a new organization introduced, it will be possible to remove time-honoured abuses and malpractices.\n\nAfter exhaustive inquiries and lengthy discussion with a view to the military requirements of Kuang-tung Province, we now have the honour to submit the following proposals:-\n\nThere should first be formed in Canton city a corps of infantry, one of artillery, and one of engineers, to be posted at various stations and continue their training there. These should constitute the nucleus of the new permanent force or standing army, should number 10,000 men, and be placed under the leadership of the Provincial General, who should remain in quarters with them. They should be divided as follows:-\n\n| Branch | Companies | Men |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Infantry | 12 | ... |\n| Artillery | 3 | 344 |\n| Engineers | 2 | ... |\n\nThe yearly expenses for such a force would be 430,000 taels.\n\nA separate force of 15,000 men should be trained to form a reserve in six main divisions, to be posted in detachments on the East, West, and North Rivers, and at the border stations of Chiu Chou, Lien Chou, and at Kao Chou and Ch'iung Chou. This force would cost yearly about 1,300,000 taels, and would be under the direction of the present military authorities at the places where they are stationed.\n\nFor the command of these two corps, careful choice should be made among those members of the present forces who have some knowledge of the use of fire-arms and artillery. The selection should first be made from the Li Ying or Army of the Green Standard, and if that source is insufficient, officers can be borrowed from the Kiangnan Chiang Brigade or Yüan Shih K'ai's standing army. Students from the Hunan Chün Academy can be brought to Canton to establish colleges attached to the various camps, so that the officers can from time to time take up courses of study.\n\nA separate Pay Department should be instituted, so that the officers can devote themselves solely to the training of the forces, and not have their attention diverted by other matters.\n\nThe duty of the police force would, of course, be to see to the preservation of order. The Green Standard Army, rid of its worthless and decrepit members, can be converted into such a force, which would number probably about 12,000 men.\n\nWe would beg your Excellency to submit these proposals to the Throne by memorial, and also to consult with the Tartar General respecting the question of whether the Banner Forces should be trained as a separate force or incorporated in the army.\n\nThe above plan is intended to be carried out in conjunction with the reduction by 20 per cent. of the provincial forces and Braves, as ordered by Imperial Decree last year, and with the disbanding of the Irregulars specially enlisted in 1900.\n\nM. Mandi and Count von Butler, agents for Messrs. Krupp and Sons, paid a prolonged visit to Canton during February. So far as can be ascertained, they have not succeeded in securing any contracts for the supply of arms.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 412638, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 398, "title": "CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "# \nof the officers of the Grand Council says that important changes are impending, the situation is growing increasingly delicate, and the Ministers are full of anxiety.\n\nThe above extracts, I should add, are merely newspaper reports, but they are worthy of reproduction as a reflection of the popular unrest.\n\n## Hangchow\n\nTowards the end of July a state of considerable disquiet prevailed in this Consular district, especially at Kinhua, where, however, the local authorities appear to have acted with considerable promptitude, and to have prevented any serious outbreak by capturing and beheading a number of alleged ringleaders at an early stage. Troops were sent from Hangchow to Kinhua, but the Governor, finding that matters there were assuming a less serious aspect, diverted them, while en route, to Shaoshing, where their presence was required to repress any trouble that might arise from the arrest of the family of the assassin of the late Governor of Anhui. Officials at Hangchow assert that everything is quiet in the Kinhua district, and a lady missionary says that the prompt action taken by the officials has certainly had the desired effect of outwardly suppressing the rebels. The ringleaders of the troubles appear to be educated people and to be connected with other Societies. A Magistrate states that one of the men captured was a member of the Triad Society, and had documents of an anti-dynastic nature on his person, and this is confirmed by the number of placards posted about saying that the Societies are going to put down the present dynasty.\n\n## Chekiang Provincial Railway\n\nThe track of the first section of this line has been completed, and trains have been running daily since the 25th July. These at present only carry merchandise, which, so far, seems to have been practically confined to the Company's railway materials. Passengers are not yet carried owing to the non-arrival of the necessary cars. These are expected during September, when it is proposed to open the line to passenger traffic. An inauguration ceremony is then to be held.\n\n## Hangchow\n\nReporting early in August, His Majesty's Acting Consul states that, according to missionaries in touch with Kinhua district, matters there are settling down owing to the activity of the officials in pursuing the so-called rebels, of whom they seem to have beheaded a very large number.\n\nThe Governor is said to have resigned his post on account of the popular feeling against him over the Shaoshing affair. The Prefect of that place is still vigorously searching the schools there in order to find incriminating documents which will justify his summary execution of Madame Chiu Chin; the manner in which he is doing it is giving great offence. The suggestion against Madame Chiu Chin is that she was the ringleader in an anti-dynastic conspiracy; that she had partisans in the Tatong school; that she was in league with rioters at Kinhua and elsewhere, with whom she had arranged for a rising to take place in Shaoshing. The fact that the Tatung school was founded by Hsu Hsi-lin lent colour to the suspicion that Madame Chin was in league with the assassin.\n\n## Shanghae\n\nThe assassination of the Governor of Anhui and the circumstances attending the subsequent execution of the assassin have aroused a great deal of comment in the Shanghae native papers. One of them in a leading article points out how sedition and particularly anti-Manchu sentiment might be disposed of; the means suggested being the introduction of a Constitution and the grant of equal opportunities of official advancement and influence for Chinese and Manchus alike.\n\nThe news of the execution of the woman teacher Chiu Chin in Chekiang provoked an outburst of protest in the native press against the officials and gentry of that province. One article, entitled \"**Barbarous Execution**\", enlarged upon the illegality of the proceedings, which, it said, were irregular, in that no proper charge was formulated. It remarked upon the entire ignorance which prevailed upon the nature of the case against her. The article concludes as follows: \"I do not write this in support of secret societies, or specially to cry out against the injustice to Chiu Chin, but to point out \nthat the implication of so many in the crime of Hsu Hsi-lin and the execution without proper conviction of a helpless woman will create a general feeling of insecurity, and drive people to desperate undertakings in increasing numbers, and to expression of their feelings in deeds of violence difficult to guard against, and this will be attributable to the severity of the Viceroy and Governor and the weakness of the gentry of Chekiang, who, by this death of Chiu Chin, have together with the officials become utterly discredited.\"\n\nThis is typical of the productions of a large section of the native press, a section which must have a considerable influence upon opinion among the news-reading classes. Political subjects of this kind are treated unreservedly, sometimes illustrated by caricatures in which obnoxious officials and other persons, and sometimes the Central Government, are held up to ridicule.\n\n## Pakhoi\n\nHis Majesty's Acting Consul reported on the 19th July that, in spite of the unusual accumulation of Government troops in various centres, the state of the country cannot be described as satisfactory, and that there seems to exist everywhere in the district an electric feeling of dissatisfaction and expectation. Local robberies have been more prevalent than ever before. There is little doubt that exorbitant taxation and disregard of the feelings of the people were the immediate cause of the Sanna disturbances.\n\n## Nanking\n\nThe news of the assassination of the Manchu Governor of Anhui produced a profound impression on the Viceroy Tuan Fang, who was afraid that the next attempt of this kind would be upon his own life. The Viceroy does not move about so freely as he used to, and is constantly accompanied by a special bodyguard, who are said to follow him closely, even within the precincts of his yamên. There is increased activity in the police force, a special force of detectives having been organized with orders to arrest suspicious characters found in tea-houses and such resorts. A similar force has also been organized from among the military gendarmerie to watch for and check any signs of disaffection among the troops. Extra police protection is given to the arsenal, powder factory, and powder magazines, in addition to that afforded by the usual military sentries. All these may be natural and proper precautions, but stories are current implying that the Viceroy is panic-stricken.\n\n## Character of Tuan\n\nThere is a widespread belief that his Excellency has not the resolution and strength of character required for his high position. However, it is only fair to quote at the same time the opinion recently expressed by the Treasurer of the Shanghae Famine Relief Committee, namely, that the business of relief could not have been effected without the intelligent co-operation of the present Viceroy, and that if his predecessor Chou Fu had been in office the efforts of the Committee would probably have been frustrated.\n\nPage 335", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 422726, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909", "page_number": 129, "title": "CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "# \n24 \n\nretinue. Business with China is carried on viâ Schönn mu, said to be four days' riding to the south (and within the Wall). In spite of its proximity to China we had the greatest difficulty in finding any one who spoke Chinese. Leaving the Yamen we struck south-west, and three hours later reached the lama temple of Kandshur with a population of fifty. Close by is a small stream abounding in geese, fish-hawks, and mandarin duck. The ground all the way was heavy with alkaline salt, which often gave to the country the deceptive appearance of a lake. We slept the night at the Mongol farm of Iloloi, one and a-half hours beyond Kandshur; here I was attacked, when on foot, by five fierce dogs, which got between me and the caravan, and was forced to shoot one in order to save my life.\n\nMay 6.--The dust and the bitterly cold wind ceased and were succeeded by great heat. The land became soft and good in places with a small amount of water; it would seem therefore, capable of supporting a much larger population. A group of six trees in a hollow show that trees will grow if given the opportunity.\n\nDuring the morning we passed the Gurdun temple with a population of only six lamas. Just before reaching the temple a small stream is crossed in a depression, the water winding its way through red sands to join the Ulan Muran. The temple stands among some fine trees. Two hours and a-half later we reached the residence of the Prince of Djussak which is situated on a slight eminence and is visible from some distance. The residence resembles those of the other Princes. The Prince had not up to then been to the Wataishan but was expected to go shortly to see the Dalai Lama. We halted for the night at the tribal temple, two hours west of the Princely residence. There are some hundred lamas there, of whom some are said to belong to the monasteries of Wutaishan.\n\nMay 7.--We went in a south-westerly direction keeping a conspicuous obo and white temple below it to our right and ascended a ridge on the top of which among some trees we passed the ruins of a temple, attacked, looted, and burnt by robbers forty years ago. To our left lay the small lake of Baga noor. The country is rough and wholly uncultivated even round the few Mongol cabins scattered about; sandy soil everywhere and at times all vegetation ceases and huge sand hillocks are passed among or over which the track winds. Water can be found at intervals. We stopped for the night close to the small lake of Chagan noor; the country is white with saline efflorescence. During the morning we passed two temples, those of Onkar and Togoru, both well furnished as regards shrines, scrolls, and temple musical instruments. En route we passed a Chinese itinerant merchant, the first caravan we have met in the Ordos. He had come from Wutaishan and was travelling slowly in a south-westerly direction selling pots, pans, beads, trinkets, tobacco, and general supplies to the Mongols. He had eight camels and as many ponies.\n\nAt Chagan noor we slept at the house of a Chinaman, a native of Shensi, who has been here six years and is employed in making salt bricks. These he sends by camel to Kweihuacheng and Peking. His business arose out of the Boxer troubles. For the damage wrought to the Belgian Mission stations in 1900, the Princes of Djassak, Wushin, and Ottok were ordered by the Central Government to pay 250,000 taels as indemnity; the Princes were to pay 70,000, 80,000 and 100,000 taels respectively. They could only raise 190,000 taels altogether; the Shensi merchants came to their assistance and lent the remaining 60,000 taels receiving in return this salt concession for twenty-seven years. They then placed this man in charge of the work. There seems to have been some trouble with the Mongols when he first arrived which necessitated the presence of soldiers, but all ill-feeling is said to have died away. The salt is taken in the winter time when the lake is frozen, the layer of salt and dust being taken from the top, boiled and the pure salt obtained. Nine huge pans are used, each pan being able to turn out five bricks a day. (See `Industries`.)\n\nMay 8.--We left in a westerly direction across a plain covered with brushwood, some of the ground being so marshy that the camels sank deep into it and could not rise until their loads had been removed. Vast stretches of saline efflorescence at times. In the afternoon the ground began to rise steadily and the sands recommenced. We completely lost our way looking for the residence of the Prince of Washin and had the utmost difficulty in finding a night's shelter. Eventually a very poor yourt called Shi wa was discovered in a coppice. We had great difficulty here in getting a reply to our questions as to distances. What can the traveller make of the answer, \"Ride pony twice run\"? The distance was short, a morning's ride, but can the stranger guess that?\n\nMay 9.--After four hours' marching to the west we reached the Wushin tribal temple standing among some magnificent trees. The number of lamas cannot be less than 400 here. They were exceedingly unfriendly and almost troublesome. We found we had come out of our way again but the lamas refused to show us the right road to the Prince's residence and professed ignorance of what we wanted. They hustled us in short from the temple. We subsequently learnt that the Prince was actually on a visit to the temple and was living in one of the buildings.\n\nRetracing our steps somewhat we found ourselves on the road to Yulinfu, and turned south over hills resembling a Surrey heath. In the late evening we sighted a well-to-do farm to our left called Ba la be-be su; here we halted and were received with the utmost friendliness. We found that we had been quite close last night to the old residence (Chiu se fu) of the Washin Prince, but that His Highness has recently moved southwards.\n\nMay 10.--Leaving early, we rejoined the high road and kept southward. Occasional waterholes by the roadside show that water is obtained by caravans by digging, but that it is scarce. Travelling slowly through the loose sand we ascended to a conspicuous obo on the top of a ridge, and here turned off from the track towards the south-west and came through a narrow marshy strip to the residence of the Wushin Prince after an eight hours' march. The buildings stand on open ground, close to, and slightly above, an old lake bed, a portion of which is still marshy. The buildings, courtyard, and temple, are surrounded by a low brick wall. The population only amounted to three souls, one of whom was an aged lama, another the Prince's nephew, and the third a distant relative. The Prince is boycotted by his subjects because he has surrendered the land of the tribe to the Chinese Government; they refuse to do any work for His Highness, and the yamên has had to be closed. In spite of the absence of the Prince at the tribal temple (he is said to be supervising some rebuilding there) we pitched our tents in the courtyard, much to the annoyance of His Highness's pet monkey which made itself a great nuisance.\n\nBoth yesterday and to-day we passed great quantities of carcases and bones of horses, sheep and cattle lying about. It appears there has been a plague and great mortality amongst the beasts in the districts. The Mongols know of no remedy, and do nothing to check such a plague; the animals just die and the plague stops when it likes.\n\nMay 11.--The present given not being considered sufficient, the Prince's nephew tried to be disagreeable and asked for our passports. As the camels were already loaded, and in view of the real cause of the request, I did not consider it necessary to satisfy a belated curiosity. Leaving in a south-westerly direction, we came in the afternoon into a well-defined road leading to Ninghsiafu. The country was covered with hills of driftsand and a great quantity of brushwood. No water was visible, though this could doubtless be obtained by digging; the track was unusually difficult owing to the sand. Antelope were sighted twice during the day; they had also been seen yesterday close to the Princely residence. We had great difficulty in finding water in the evening, but after a long search discovered a brackish pool hidden away among the hills to our left.\n\nMay 12.--The heat during the day is already very great and uncomfortable unless a breeze blows; the brushwood is rapidly putting out green, and the wild apricot trees in blossom; the wild flowers, such as crocuses, irises, dandelions, and violets, are also coming out. The track to the south-west is some 18 feet wide and unmistakable. It is entirely covered with driftsand, so that travelling is very slow. In the early afternoon we left the sandy hillocks and came on to a wide plain, at the end of which we sighted the Temple of Haliutai on a slight eminence, beyond which the ground slopes down again at once to cross the small stream of the Wutingho which flows south-east to the Hoangho. The temple contains over 300 lamas; we had been warned against them as being unfriendly, but we did not stay long enough for them to show any dislike. The temple is said to be in the happy position of belonging neither to the Chinese Government nor to any of the Princes--to be wholly independent in fact with a small amount of land round it. I do not imagine, however, that this so-called independence is of any account. Crossing the Wutingho we turned off, 25 minutes later, to two Mongol cabins to the left, where we stayed the night. The name of the cabins is also Haliutai.\n\nMay 13.--After three hours marching we passed Shine Sume \"New Temple,\" a regular village of huts round the temple housing some 150 lamas. There are some fine trees round the buildings. Two hours and a half later we came to the foot of a steep ridge, on the top of which we kept for a couple of hours, descending then to cross the Naringol, a stream some 30 feet wide and several inches in depth. It winds over marshy ground to the south and is a home for the Mandarin duck. We stayed the night at a ...\n\n25 \n## \n[2155 6-1]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 469438, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 312, "title": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "content_text": "24\n\n25\n\n308\n\nmatter to persuade porters to carry for us. hospitable manner.\n\nBoth sides welcomed me in u most\n\nActivity of Secret Societies.\n\nThe Triad Secret Society has long been active in Southern Kiangsi, but of late there has arisen a new society commonly known as the Chi T'an Hui, although it is probable that it flourishes under other local names. This society is growing in strength in the south and south-west particularly among the agricultural population. Temples have been built and members initiated in increasing numbers and charms of invincibility and of protection against malign influences are sold and exhibited in the country places.\n\nA curious rumour has arisen among the Chinese to the effect that the new society has some secret connection with Li Lieh-chun and Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The explanation given is that Li and Sun fear a future return to the monarchial régime, and that they hope to use the members of the Chi Tan Hui as the nucleus of a Republican army. I understand also that many young men from Kiangsi have been given good positions in Kuangtung by Li Lieh-chun in order that they may acquire experience in anticipation of the time of trouble. If it be true that Dr. Sun Yat-sen is connected in some way with the Chi Tan Hui, he may reasonably have had some ground for alluding to the possibility of a second Boxer trouble in his telegram to Mr. Lloyd George.\n\nThe officials in general deny the existence of the society. The Garrison Commissioner at Kan Hsien, however, admitted that it had existed in the Kan Nan circuit two years before, but that orders had been issued to the magistrates for its suppression. No proclamations against secret societies were seen by me anywhere on my journey in the interior.\n\nIn any case the gentry are behind the Chi Tan Hui, and its progress merits close attention. The society advocates the return to the primitive faith of the lani, or, in other words, devil worship, a doctrine which appeals peculiarly to the people of these parts, and claims to have the direct protection of Heaven. The general tendency of the movement is therefore anti-missionary, but the resistance is so far passive and inappreciable. That the movement may hereafter develop a more serious aspect is shown by the following extracts from the correspondence of missionaries in the interior:\n\nMr. Hall, of the China Inland Mission at Lung Ch'uan, writes:-\n\nIf\n\nThe Chi-tan is if anything in a more flourishing state than ever throughout the whole Hsien of Lung Chuan, and some of the church members and enquirers are having a hard time of it. If something is not done soon to check it, sooner or later there is certain to be serious trouble. We hear that Wang Chih Shih received a proclamation to put out against it, but yielded to the entreaties of the gentry not to do so. As far as we know, the only places in Wanan Hsien where they dare to carry on the Chi-tan are on the borders of Lung Ch'uan.\"\n\nMr. Horne, of the China Inland Mission at Nanchang, writes:-\n\n\"At our provincial conference from the 4th to 10th April, many of the missionaries testified to the prevalence of this sect in their districts, and were at a loss to know how best to meet it. It certainly is a rapidly growing and serious menace to foreigners and mission work. It is to be hoped that they may soon overstep themselves and meet with repressive measures before any great harm is done.\"\n\nI have requested the missionaries throughout the province to furnish me with information as to the development of this society, and propose to take action as soon as a concrete case is brought to my notice.\n\nGeneral Trade Conditions.\n\nJapanese goods, mainly soap, scent, trinkets, thread, medicines, and toys figure conspicuously in most of the shops in the area visited where Japanese agents are also actively engaged in the collection of camphor, tea, oil, &c. In the two cities untaken by the Taipings, Nanchang and Kan Hsien, British and general foreign goods were found in considerable quantities. In general, the speed at which we were forced to travel prevented me from making extensive enquiries as to trade conditions. For the most part the towns visited had not recovered from the devastation of the Taiping rebellion. In the Wanan district and to the south and east of Kan Hsien ruthless deforestation now results in periodical floods of a severe nature which are a serious handicap to the local trade. In 1915 every house in Wanan district city was destroyed by water, and other cities have suffered in varying degree from the same cause.\n\nItinerary and State of Roads.\n\nMarch 19-Kiukiang to Nanchang (by rail)\n\n21-28.-Nanchang to Wanan (by water). 29-30.-Wanan to Kan Hsien (by road)\n\n73\n\nApril 1-2.-Kan Hsien to Yu Tu\n\nLi\n\n275\n\n644\n\n218\n\n170\n\nH\n\n3-5.-Yu Tu to Ningtu\n\n... \n\n240\n\n7-10.-Ningtu to Ihwang\n\n21\n\n} \n\n280\n\n+1\n\n11-12.-Ihuang to Lin Ch'uan (\n\n17\n\n>... \n\n120\n\n13-15.-Lin Chuan to Tu Chia Po (by water).\n\n310\n\nH↑\n\n\"\n\n16.-Tu Chi Po to Pai Ch'a (by road)\n\n50\n\nF\n\n\"\n\nELT\n\n17.-Pai Ch'a to Hsia Ping, Mei Ling, and Ch'uan Shan Chiu (by road) 18-19 Ch'uan Shan Chiu to Pung Hsin (by road)\n\n71\n\n114\n\nTH\n\n++\n\n\"\n\n20-Feng Hsin to Kao An (by road)\n\n60\n\n11\n\n21-22.—Kao An to Nanchang (by water) ...\n\n190\n\n2,748\n\n150\n\n2,898\n\nVisits in mountain regions away from main road (say)\n\nTotal Li\n\n-\n\nI have\n\nRoads. The roads by which our party travelled consist in the main of narrow tracks across a series of mountain ranges and valleys where rivers wandering in sandy channels are crossed on the flimsiest and most insecure of bridges. Planks or thin tree trunks of a total width of from 1 to 4 feet supported on rickety scaffolding extend from bank to bank across a space of from 20 to 1,000 and more feet. I crossed one of 85 spans of 20 feet. The crossing of such bridges on a wet dark night is a strain on the nerves and endurance of the hardiest person, and ten or more of these bridges may be encountered in a single day's journey. There is no vestige of a handrail and one is forced to make one's way across them as best one can. Travel in these parts is arduous, particularly in the spring which is the rainy season in Kiangsi province. To be carried across rough mountain-roads by amateur chair-bearers is an experience that must be felt to be truly appreciated. Better roads of course exist, but they did not serve the purpose of opium-poppy investigation.\n\nThe li are in general longer than in other parts of China, 2 and not 3 li being frequently the equivalent of 1 English mile, so that the actual mileage traversed by our party exceeded 1,000 miles.\n\nSir,\n\nHis Britannic Majesty's Consulate, Kiukiang,\n\nMay 4, 1917.\n\nEnclosure 9 in No. 1.\n\nConsul Smith to Mr. Alston.\n\nW. RUSSELL BROWN.\n\nSwatow, April 16, 1917. I HAVE the honour to report that, in accordance with the instructions contained in your despatch of the 5th ultimo, I left Swatow on the 19th ultimo, in company with the Chinese delegates, on a journey of investigation into the cultivation of the opium-poppy in Kwangtung, and returned to Swatow yesterday. All preparations for the journey had been completed several days beforehand in Swatow, but no start was possible until after the arrival of the delegates from Canton. The time at our disposal for the journey was only about a month, as the poppy harvest is practically over by the middle of April.\n\nThe Chinese officials who accompanied me were: Mr. Lam Hi Chow, the chief secretary to the Chao Hsün Taoyin, who was the representative of the Ch'ao Hsün Taoyin, the principal Chinese delegate Mr. Kum Yung Fan, the secretary to, and delegate of, the Opium Suppression Bureau, Canton; and two interpreters, Mr. Hoang Tsou Yn, English and French interpreter to the civil Governor, Canton; and Mr. Lau Wai Chi, English interpreter to the Chao Hsün Taoyin.\n\n[2729-\n\n1]\n\nI}", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 492978, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12]", "page_number": 331, "title": "CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12]", "content_text": "AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.\n\nBANKING DEPARTMENT: Current Savings and Time Deposits in Local Currency, U.S. Dollars and Pounds Sterling; Issuance of Commercial and Travelers Letters of Credit; Collection of Drafts, Bills, Notes or Deposits Sale of Money Orders, Drafts, Cable and Mail Payments; Foreign Money Bought and Sold; Liberty Bonds Cashed; American Express Company Travellers Cheques.\n\nSHIPPING DEPARTMENT: Forwarding of Import and Export Shipments, Parcels, Baggage, Bullion, and Securities; Freight and Express Consignments in large or small lots between all parts of the world; Marine Insurance; American Express Company Through Bills of Lading.\n\nTRAVEL DEPARTMENT:\n\nTHE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.\n\nSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1922.\n\nBANKS.\n\nSHIPPING NEWS\n\nThe following local shipping and mail intelligence has been corrected to noon to-day-\n\nVessel Pres. Wilson Dover M. Indien Kueichow Morioka M.\n\nMylie Kaiping Szechuan Hangsang Laibang Georgii Westfalen\n\nfor\n\nVessel Mohon\n\nReliable information planning trips, Tours or Cruises anywhere; Sale of Steamship, Railway, Sight Seeing Guide Tickets at regular Tariff rates; Baggage Insurance; Hotel Reservations.\n\nA COMPLETE WORLD-WIDE BANKING, SHIPPING AND TRAVEL SERVICE.\n\nDevorongis Yue Ying Wa Shizunka M. Shape Alabama M. Morioka M. Kiungchow Triseng Poolee\n\nYat Shing Kaijo M. Victoria Hangsang Dzufac\n\nVessels Arrived.\n\nAgents Pacific Mail Dodwell John Manners 8 & 8 NYK Moller & Co. Sing Kee B & S JH & Co. Wo Fat Sing Arnhold Bros.\n\nAgents Yue Woo OSK Yuan Seng Fat Chrong Bat NYK B & S OSK NYK B & S J M & Co. Hung Shun J M & Co. OSK\n\nFrom 8. Frisco via Manila Chinwantao Shanghai Canton Taikoo Dock Kow. Whf.\n\nASIA BANKING CORPORATION.\n\n(An American Bank for trade with the Far East.)\n\nOwned by group of American Banks and under the control of the New York State Banking Department and the Federal Reserve Bank.\n\nComplete banking facilities incident to foreign trade. Travellers Checks of the American Bankers' Association and the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, negotiable throughout the world, for Sale and Encashment with us.\n\nHEAD OFFICE:\n\nMooring Eow. Whf B 55 ▲ 52 Yokohamaa via Moji Saison C 36 Haiphong via Pukhoi Canton C 39 B. 19 C 35 Calcutta via S'pore Canton Kow. Whf. C 16 Bolt's Whf. Shanghai\n\nBRANCHES Canton Tientsin Hankow Peking Bremen via S'pore\n\nClearances.\n\nVessel\n\nWhere Bound\n\nDeparture. Sept.\n\nTerrane Yokohama vis S'hai Canton Hoihow hi Besttla via Keely Shanghai via Amoy Tacoma via Dairen Calcutta Amoy via Swatow Saigon Fort Bayard \" 6'hai via Swatow 1st Oct. Keelung Melbourne via Sandakan J M & UG. Tongtro via Swatow \" Bangkok via Swatow China Aut.\n\nImpending Departures.\n\n(Compiled from our Shipping Advertisements.)\n\nJ M Co. Destination Tientsin Singapore Sailing Date 1st Oct. let New York\n\nBRANCH: San Francisco. HEAD OFFICE FOR THE ORIENT: THE CHINA SPECIE BANK LTD.\n\nHEAD OFFICE: Manila Singapore D. M. BIGGAR, Manager.\n\nTHE BANK OF CHINA.\n\nTHE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG. Paid-up Capital Reserve Funde:- Sterling ... Silver $20,000,00 £4,500,000 $23,500,000\n\nkocezve Limbliday of Proprionezu § 29.800,000.0\n\nDODAT OF DIRECTURE G. M. Dodwall, Eng.-Obama. Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang-Deputy ChairmN. DG. K. Borzard goa, Mr. B. V. D. Parz A. M. Bower Smith, Eng W. L. Pattonden. Be G.T.K. Edkins, B. B. P. Waits. Be P. E. Holyoak . Cute! Manny): A. G. STITHES, Reg Manager: Abazyba! ——9, B. Mun Bes\n\nLONDON BANK: LONDON COUNTY WESTMINATION PARK'S BANK, LIMITED\n\nCurrens aconas opened is Leeal Barret and Fixed Depoaths recorved far on your i borter perioda a Losal Ourrapay and Òsterling na termi which will be quoted on appliest)00\n\nHongkong, 20th February, 1922 (Specially authorized by Pres- idential Mandate of the Republic HONGKONO SAVINGS BANK St. George's Building, Hongkong. of China on the 22nd of Novem- ber, 1917.)\n\nChairman of Board of Directors Mr. Wong Shiu Ham Chief Manager... Mr. L.S. Holum Asst. Manager... Mr. K. T. Wong Hongkong Manager. Mr. I. P. Allen Foreign exchange and general hanking business transacted.\n\nCurrent, Savings, and Fixed deposits bear interests at rates 2% 4% and 5% per annum re- spectively.\n\nL. S. HOLUM.\n\nChief Manager Hongkong, 2nd October. 1920\n\nNEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.\n\n'KITHERLANDE TRADING SQUINTY,)\n\nBablished 1834 100,000, 8,333,333\n\nPaid-up Capital1:19 446,200 £1,620.433 Reserve Fund....... ....................... Spacial Laser F1.22 650,000 21,889,333\n\nHead Offer:—Amsterdam' Branches at The Hague Botterdam - Brad Agency :--Batąpia BRANCHES Pekalongan Tebing Ting RearijeraİD Knokeres Bandoent Bombay Medan Padang Bingapura Boerabal Borzakarta Caloutta Palemban (Boin) Due Hongkong Cheribon Djember Prong (Dell) lot Oct. Djokjakarta Pontiana Int Kobe Rangooz Telok Betong 2nd Rota-Radja Bamarang Tjilatjup Shanghai 2nd örd 7th\n\nVessel Agents Stanley Benmohr Alps Maru Westfalen Free Claims Goods Storage to be Stored Expires In by A L Kowloon Sept. 29 Oct. 24 GL & Co. Kowloon Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct 4 OSK Kowloon Oct. 4 Oct, 8 Wed. & Saturday RD Co. Holt' Oct. 6 Oct. 19 Oct. 5\n\nExamina tion Date Sept 28\n\nSteamers' Movements.\n\nLaomedon for London. Rotterdam and Hamburg. left Shanghai ou 27th inst for this port, dne here on 30th p m and will be despatched at 4 pm. un 2nd October Protesilaus from Pacific Porte. arrived at Yokohama 28th instant. Mentor arrived at London on 27th September.\n\n!Ange Weltevreden Correspondents at Colombo, Madras Pondi oberry, Bangkok. Baigon, Haiphong, Hanoi. Amoy, Yokohama, Belbourne, Sydney, New Tork, San Francisco, ets,, ete.\n\nLondon Bankers: The National Provimajai, and Union Bank of England, Limited.\n\nThe Bank bays and sells and receive for collection Bills of Ezcbenge, issum tottera <1 credit on a Branches and correspondents the East, the Continent, in Great Britain. America and Australia and transsets banking business of every description.\n\nW. B, GRONKAMP.\n\nAgent.\n\nBANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE (FRENCH BANK.)\n\nHead Onos: 96 Boulevard Hausamana, Pazin, Ginyo M. arrived at Yokohama on September 20th., and sails October 2nd for Capital - Honolulu, San Francisco and South Americk.\n\nMilan, Sept. 29. A hundred and forty-four bodies of victims have been recover- ed from the Spezzia explosion. More fatalities are feared. The rupted.\n\nInjured total six hundred.\n\nPOST OFFICE NOTICES.\n\nHongkong Kengtze Noumes Papeets Peking Paom-Pent Pondicherry\n\nBANKERS.\n\nBhaure Tientsin Tour Do Vladivostook Yuankolo\n\nReserves Frabos 45,000,000 50,000,000\n\nBRANCHEA AND AGENGJES.\n\nBangkok Bairon\n\nTelegraphic Communications with Gap Rock and Waglen Lighthouses are inter-\n\nINWARD MAILS.\n\nambang Djibout! Haiphong Jankow Надоб\n\nFrom Per Duo Haiphong Azay Le Rideau ..30th Sept. Shanghai.. Kanchow ...30th\n\nRESTRICTION OF RUBBER OUTPUT.\n\nLondon, Sept. 29. A supplementary report of the Colonial Office Rubber mittee is to be issued shortly. It is anticipated it will restriction of output in British overses possessions.\n\nEurope via Suez (Letters only, London Shanghai... favour Jupan 31st Aug.) Com-Australia & Manila\n\nLaisang ...30th Taiyuan lat Oct. Suiyang + 2nd Arafura Sicilia President Grant F ... 2nd 3rd\n\nOUTWARD MAILS.\n\nPer\n\nMOORISH BRIGAND SURRENDERS.\n\nSan Sebastian, Sept. 27,\n\nThe Minister for Foreign Affairs announces the surrender of the brigand Raisuli, who has caused considerable trouble for\n\nEurope via Buen (Papers only, London 31st Aug) Canada, U.S.A, Japan & Shanghai\n\nPor Swatow. Amoy & Kestung...\n\nmany years.\n\nIRISH POSTAL STRIKE SETTLED.\n\nLondon, Sept. 29.\n\nThe Irish postal strike, which has been in operation for several weeks, was settled yesterday.\n\nTO KEEP WELL IN\n\nGAMBLING WITH THE DOLE.\n\nTwo men out of number before the Durham\n\nTHE HEAT\n\ndaily regularity\n\nthe charged first importance, and to ensure\n\nCounty magistrates with gaming\n\nja\n\nof\n\nthis Pinkettes are perfection. These gentle little\n\nthe\n\nShanghai, N. China & Dairen Switow & Bangkok | Weikaiwei, Chefno & Tientsin\n\nShanghai & N. China... Saigon Samahur & Wnehow Straits & Egypt ... Japan\n\nSwatow ..\n\n---\n\nPhilippine Is Philippine Is. Shanghai, N. China, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, U.B. A., C. & S. America, & *Europe via San Francisco...\n\n+++\n\nadmitted that they had been swatow, Amoy & Foochow receiving laxatives\n\nunemployment Straits & Calcutta \"dole,\" as well as Poor Law relief Shanghai & N. China. The chairman said it was a dis Haiphong, Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, Mauritius Marques, S. Africa, grace that people should in this.\n\nIndia via Dhanuskhodi. Aden, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles...\n\nPINKETTES\n\nway waste money received from- the Government for the upkeep\n\ndispel constipation, regulate the of themselves and family. In\n\nKaijo M.... Arabia M. Kiangau ... Kueichow Szechnen... Haiyang.. Kochow ... Laomedon\n\nLaisang ... 17th\n\nDate :OCTOBER: -\n\n| IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Emom! de Paris Credit Lyonnais; Banqu de Paris et dra Pays-Bas; Credit Industrial et Commercial Boiacte Generale.\n\nIN LONDON: The National Provinais sad Union Bank of England Ltd., Comp toir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais.\n\nIN NEW YORʦ J. P. Bogna 3 M\n\nInterest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposita scuording to arrangement.\n\nEvery description of banking and exchange business transacted\n\n7. MARSOT,\n\nAoking Manager.\n\n...Sun., 1 inst., 9 a m. Hongkong, October 21st, 1918. ...Sun.. 1 inst., 9 a.m ...Sun.. inst., 9am. ...San 1 inst., 9 a.m. ...Sun., 1 inat, 9am. ...Mon., 1 inst., 9 a m. ... Sun.. 1 inst. 10 a.m. .Mon., 2 inst. 10 30 a m\n\nTHE MERCANTILE BANK OF\n\n.. Mon., 2 inst.. ? 30 p.m Hydrangos......Man.. 2 inat. 3.30 pm.\n\n......Mon, 2 inst., 5 pm Slavic Prince ...Tues., 3 inst., 9 a m\n\nTyndareos\n\nPresident Wilson... Tnes, Jinat..\n\nRegistration 9.15 a.m. Letters 10 a m (Due San Francisco 25th Oct)\n\n...Tues., 3 inst., noon.\n\n..Tuee, 3 inst\n\n1. PD ...Tuse., 3 inst, 2 p.m\n\nHaifong Kutsang Kanchow\n\n---\n\nAngkor...\n\nliver, cuce bilious attacks, sick future the magistrates thought Bangkok... headaches, bad breath, costed that all similar cases should be\n\nPhilippine Islands Iloilo, Sandakan. tongue, clear the skin of pimples taken under the Vagrancy Act, and blotches. Of chemists, or so that offenders could be sent to post free, 60 cents the vial, trom prison for three months. Fines Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 96 were imposed ranging from £2 to Szechuen Road, Shanghai. 1£5.\n\n---\n\n..1nen. 3 inat\n\nINDIA, LIMITED.\n\nSend Offna 11, Ornenshurst\n\n#treat. Lozdon, 8. 0 1.\n\nAuthorised (apita) Aubearibed Capital Paid Up Capital Reveres Fund\n\n£3,000,000\n\n-\n\n-\n\n1,000,000 2.860,000 1.150,000\n\nDAVIERS\n\nThe Bank of Haglund The London Jolat City & Midlang Bank, Lad BS.ANCHE:- Bombay Calcutta Colombo Dalbi Galle Яoogkons Howend Kandy\n\nRegistration 145 pm. Port Louis (nurtsins)\n\nLettera 230 pm. (Due Marseilles 7th Nov) Doen Samud...Tues., 3itat, 4.30 pm\n\nKarachil Kota Bhere Kuala Lump Madra New Yorl Perang Kangoon Bbanghe\n\nBingapore HONGKONG BRANCH Every deseription of Banking and brabange business transmoked.\n\nInterest allowed on Current Accounts at 8 per vent per annum on Daily Balanses, and on Fized Deposits at rates which may ba asceptained application.\n\nN. C. WILSON, Aoting pagar,\n\nAustralia & New Zealand via Thura- day Islands\n\nArafura...\n\n---\n\n*Correspondance hearing vansel's name only.\n\n... Wed 4 inst.. Registration 8 15 a.m. Letter's ga.m (Due Thursday Islands 19 Oct.)\n\n1, Queen's Road Central. Hongbong, 17th, January, 1822\n\nAuthorized Capital..$60,000,000.00 Paid up Capital...... 18,278,600.00 Reserve Funds...... 9,629,425.24\n\nHEAD OFFICE PEKING Hongkong Branch: 4 Queen's Road, Central.\n\nBranches and Bub-branches all over China other parts of the world\n\nThe business of the above hana ɔs soudbase by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHA! BANKIN CORPORATION.\n\nAndes may be obtained an appurasi-D INTEREST on inwe\n\nCorporation, on th\n\nMinimum monthly balanges at $34 rer aona\n\nFor the Honghong sad wager Barbra\n\nA. H. BARLOW, Acting Chief Manage\n\nand Correspondenta in Kurope, America, and THE CHARTERED BANK OF\n\nINDIA, AUSTRALIA AND\n\nLondos Bankera:-The National Provincial and Calon Bank of England, Ltd The Guaranty Trust Company of New York. New Tork Bankers:-The Irving National Banka. The Puitable Trust Company of New Yor]\n\nCHINA.\n\nIzaorporated by Boval Chan 12\n\nInterest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application Evary description of Banking Business traD RESERVE LIABILITY OF\n\nnoted\n\nLosas granted on approved neuritics Special failities for Home Exobangs.\n\nTSUYEE PEI\n\nManager.\n\nPAID-UP CAPITAL_ RESERVE FUND PROPRIETORE\n\n£1,700,00\n\n43.000.\n\nFOREIGN PICHANG) and Beneral hol\n\ning bugle transacted,\n\nCURRENT ACCOUNTS +paned and PIN DEPOSITO rapeived for 1 year or sborist person atste which will be quoted on naplisation\n\nJ. LICROCKATT.\n\nManage).\n\nTHE BANK OF EAST ASIA, Hongkong, 1st January, 1914.\n\nLIMITED.\n\nHEAD OFFICE No. 10 Des Voeux Road Central, Established 1919.\n\nAUTHORISED CAPITAL 1. CAPITAL.\n\n20,908.00% 00\n\nRESERTS FUND) mátti várnak meg§- 300,000.00\n\nDIRECTORS:\n\n2. Pong Way Ting, ChaIEDAS\n\nHOL. Mr. Chow Shan Son. Mr. Kan Ying Pu\n\nM Loon Chua,\n\nMr Fox Play Bhas\n\nMY P. K. Kwok,\n\n*. Thang Linh\n\nMr. Buyab Tal\n\nMr. Mck Ching Kong.\n\nMr. Wong Yun Tong, Mr. Cha Ching dhok, Mr. Kan Obiz Nam.\n\nDale Manager Mr. Kon Tong Pn. Loss. Manager, Mr. Li Tu Pong\n\nBRANCHES & AGENCIES:- NEW YORK LONDON PARIS SHANGHAI XOBE NAGASAKI SINGAPOR TIENTSIN MANILA\n\nSAMARANG CALCUTTA SAN FRANCISCO YOKOHAMA SAIGON PENANG HANKOW BATAVIA SOURABAYA BOMBAY CANTON\n\nLinden Backers: ---The London Joins Ühty and Midland Bank, Ltd.\n\nEvery description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.\n\nInterest allowed on Current Deposit Account at the rate of Two per oost. per annum on Bav Ingi Asanunt Four per deni, por ananu, sad on Fixed Deponiis at the following ratan:-\n\nFor a month at the rate of 3% per annum For montbe at the rate of 4% por ana Foz 10 mostbe the rate of 6% per\n\nIAN TONG PO.\n\nBongbong, Marab Mh. 1991\n\nÜbiof Mangor.\n\nTHE FUTIEN BANK,\n\n2. Connaught Road, Central\n\nGeneral Banking and Exobange Business Transacted, Losas Granted O Approved Becurities\n\nInterest of Fixed Deposits— For 12 months... For\n\nmontbe .....\n\nFor 3 months.\n\n--% per annum,\n\n3% per annum.\n\n2% per aIELD,\n\nUn Demand Current Avvounts :-\n\n2% per annum on the Daily Credit Balakene of over $100, )\n\nLA CHEE YA.\n\nManager\n\nTHE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.\n\nNo, 6. Des Voeux Road HONGKONG.\n\nBANK OF CANTON\n\nLIMITED\n\nHEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG\n\nFOREIGN EXCHANGE D General Banking BURIDAR Transacted.\n\nINTEREST ON PIXEI DEPOSITS.\n\nFor 12 Months 5% per annum, For 6 Months 4% per annum For 3 Months 3% per annum. On Demand 2% per annum\n\nCURRENT ACCOUNTS\n\n2% per annum on the daií credit balances of over $100.00\n\nLOOK POON SHAN,\n\nChief Manager.\n\nTHE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANKELT)\n\nBataulinand 1800 Cupita) (fully paid ny) — Reserve Fund\n\nBatavia Y 200.000 - 2. $.000.00\n\nBRAD OPPION, TOKORAMA Brushes and agensis N Bombay Buenos A7zm Calcutta Changchun Dairen (Dalny)\n\nKai Ines Tube Loydas Los Angeles Mantin Lyons Fengties Makdan Nagasaki\n\nHamburg Hankow Honolul Tokyo Harbin Nagoy Newchwang Draks\n\nZARZDOR Bo de Jaarl Bnerabeys Baigos Ban Fransi Beattie bangbal Bingapor Bbtmomon\n\nSydney New York Tienki TUBANIA\n\nPeking Vladivoston Thington\n\nInterest silowed on Current Asconais, Deposits received for hyed period\n\nba obtained on application.\n\n2. KIDHYAMA\n\nMasajul,\n\nBongo. 11th September 1922.\n\nINTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.\n\nU. $18,000, DEN U. B 5,458,15 G. B. I D80, 11\n\nCAPITAL AND SURPLUS: CNDIVIDED PROFITS: RESERVE FOR DIVIDENDS: (Owned by the National City Bank of New York)\n\nHOAD OPPION; 60 Wall Stroms. NEW YORK BRANOMES. LONDON: 36 Bishopsgas, L. C. LYONS: 37 Pisos Tolosas BAN FRANCISCO; 232 Montgomery Struer CHINA: Canton, Bankow, Harbin, Hongkong\n\nPeking Bbanghai, TrenseLD, DOMINICAN REPUBLIO: Kurrió Plana Sez Pedro de Macoria, Banobus Baguays Banto Domingo, Karamona, San Fran eino de Mooris Chatar INDIA: Bombay, Calausts, Rangoon\n\nTHE INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL BANK, LIMITED\n\nHead Offee-York Building, Boad, Hongkong.\n\nBranches :--\n\nit hanghai and Hankow. Correspondents in all qummerajai denizen\n\n■China and abroad JAPAN: Kobe, Yokohama. BAVA: Batavia, BouraonYN PANAMA: Colon, PanaIDE. PHILIPPINE 18LANDS: Onbu, Malin. of SPAIN: Barcelona, Madrid,\n\nSTRAITH SETTLEMENTS : Singapore,\n\nBRANCHEM OF THE NATIONAL STY BANK OF NEW YORK, ARGENTINA: Buenos Altos, koenzie- BELGIUM: Antwerp, brassek,\n\nPrompt Service. Attractive rates för all kinds of DepoHILD, Inquiries are welcoma,\n\nS. Y. HSUEH,\n\nManager.\n\nTHE CHINESE MERCHANTS BANK. LTD.,\n\n醬精飓有行账\n\nLO\n\nAlexandra Bulld'ap1. Chster Boad\n\nDozera and Exebunga busimon\n\ntronasutad.\n\n| HEa2kl. Paranobus, form Amen. Bao Janeiro, Bancos, Ban Panic\n\nCHILE: Bantingu, Valparaino\n\nCUBA Bavana sod 22 səsinə in Cuba. ENGLAND: adaa.\n\nITALY:\n\nPERU: L\n\nPORTO 100: Pobus, dan Juna.\n\nRUSSIA: Mosenw, Forzigrad, (emporarily closed).\n\nURUGUAY: Mosterides VENEZULLA. Luznomi\n\nDADZIDO Pinshine tras\n\nAll descriptione di autod. Loans granted on approved suvarities.\n\nInterest allowed on surrent and satis Current Accounts opraad sad Fixed Deposits accounts and fixed deposita in joom va foreigi rseeived a rator which may be assortaimed ourrondins al raïme to be kerurteaned on applièw on application.\n\nThe Ban als conduct a Bavings Depart\n\nmeni.\n\nC. LAD. Chief Manaдет\n\n1105,\n\nGLURGY BOGG\n\nMaunger.\n\nHorford September, 30th. 1,22", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500966, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "content_text": "Pearl Theatre \n\n(Opposite DUTCH FOLLY, THE BUND.) \n\nPROGRAMME FOR \n\nTuesday to Thursday Aug: 11 to 13 1925 At 1.30, 6.45 and 9.15 P.M. \n\nMARION DAVIES \n\n→ STE -- \n\n\"The Restless Sex\" \n\n7 KEELS \n\n--AND- \n\nEDNA MARIAN \n\n-IN- \n\n\"Her Daily Dozen\" \n\n(Comedy in 2 parts) \n\nThe Sun Roof Garden. \n\nCinematograph, Different kinds of Chinese & Foreign plays. Amusements are shown Day and Night. \n\nAdmittance 35 Cents. \n\nExtra charges for Tom, refreshments, Talossops Observation, \n\nExhibitions of Transtigaration. Special Vinoma \n\nRear Seats \n\nnt \n\nTHE CANTON GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1925. \n\nSoviet Mercantile Fleet \n\nThe \n\n\"Sovtorgflot\" \n\n\"MONGUGA\" $74 \"PAMIAT LENINA\" \n\nwill leave Canton for Swatow and Shanghai and Vladivostok on or about 18th August. \n\nFor further particulars apply to \n\nPetroleum Office of Trade Mission of U.S.S.R. in China at Canton \n\n(Agents of Soviet Mercantile Fleet \"Berfo glat\") \n\n2nd floor, Central Bank of China Buildings, The Bund. \n\n行銀央中 \n\nTHE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA \n\nEstablished by Government Mandate of 7th August, 1921 \n\nOfficial Government Depositary \n\nGENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED \n\nTelephone: Central 199, 444, 777. \n\nTelegraph Address: \"CENTRAL\" \n\nTSE VUNG SOONG \n\nChief Manager \n\n東 \n\nThe Bank of East Asia, Ltd. \n\n(CANTON BRANCH) \n\nSAPSAM HONG STREET, CANTON. \n\nHead Office-HONGKONG. \n\nCable Address---**FASTA BANK” \n\nSHAMKEN, \n\nTelephone No.-1876 West. \n\nAuthorized Capital $10,000,000.00: $5,000,000.00 \n\nPaid-up \n\nReserve Fund \n\nBRANCHES & AGENCIES throughout the World. \n\nEvery kind of banking facilities:- \n\nGranting loans on approved securities. \n\nSelling drafts and buying bills on Foreign agencies, \n\nTHE ORIENTAL HOTEL \n\nAND \n\nRESTAURANT \n\nTHE BUND \n\nFACING THE PEARL RIVER \n\nWith the Whole View of Canton City \n\nFrom the Roof Garden \n\nModern Accommodation and Comfortable Equipments \n\nHot and Cold Baths \n\nServe best Foreign and Chinese Meals \n\nWe prepare party dinners \n\nThe Sincere Co., Ltd. \n\nUniversal Providers. \n\nThe Bund, Canton \n\nNew Arrivals Of Tinned Goods And Silks \n\nOur Own Manufacturers:-- \n\nAERATED WATERS, PERFUME, GLASS WARE, METAL WARE, RATTAN WARE, FURNITURE, &C, SOAP, \n\nOUR ROOF-GARDEN:- \n\nCinema and a Variety of Chinese & Foreign Plays \n\nAdult 35 Cents, \n\nAre shown DAY & NIGHT.-- Admission \n\nSavings Department. Concessions to small depositors with current accounts interest \n\nTHE SUN CINEMA. \n\nPROGRAMME FOR \n\nAugust 12th to 0th, 1925 \n\nTRIANGLE PLAYS \n\nPRESENTS \n\nDOROTHY DALTON \n\n \n\nThe Far Eastern Trust and \n\nSavings Bank, Ltd. \n\n34, SECOND MALOO \n\nWEST BUND, CANTON. \n\nHONAM-SUB \n\nCABLE ADDRESS \"BANKTRUST\" \n\nBRANCH \n\nTA KEE TOW \n\nAll descriptions of Banking Business transacted, \n\nInterest allowed on Current and Savings Accounts and \n\nLoans granted on approved securities. \n\nIN \n\nFIXED DEPOSITS. \n\n\"The Dark Road” \n\nIN FIVE BIG REELS \n\n$1,80 \n\nVarious Comedies \n\n \n\n \n\nTHE \n\nChina Development \n\nCommercial \n\n& Savings Bank, Ltd. \n\nTelone (9-tra] 792 \n\nAditing, West Bugend B'. \n\nCroston \n\nTHE SUN Co., Ltd. \n\nUNIVERSAL PROVIDERS \n\nWEST BUND; & WAI OI STREET, OLD CITY. CANTON, \n\nfe in to join advantage to visit our Wholesale and Retail Departments. All kinds of China silk piece goods, boots and shoes, hats, outfitting, etc. \n\nPROFESSIONAL QUALITY \n\n7 out of 10 cases of \n\nHEADACHE \n\ncan be cured from eyestrain. If you were a victim of this trouble, you should have your eyes examined soon. \n\nDO IT AT THE SUN CO. \n\nDr. K. K. Yang, who takes charge of our Optical Department, \n\nhas specialized on Ophthalmology and Optometry. \n\nJET \n\nSuits for our third floor, well-stocked for \n\nDR. KÜNK, \n\nA modern Banking and up-to-date... All manner of interest rates allowed for all kinds of deposits. \n\nLoans granted on approved securities \n\nBANK OF CANTON LIMITED, \n\nHEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG, \n\nINTEREST ON FIXED OR WITH \n\nCURRENT ACCOUNTS \n\nFor 12 Months 5% per annum, \n\nFor 6 Months 4 per annum, \n\nFor 3 Months & per annum on the daily credit \n\nbalance of over $100.00, \n\nOn demand \n\n2% per annum \n\nChief Manager \n\nLABOR AND PEASANT MOVEMENT. \n\nTHE CANTON \n\nGAZETTE \n\nWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1925. \n\nCommerce Leaders On Trade Permits. \n\n(Continued from Page 1) \n\nPeanut Oil Shipments \n\nDiplomatic Commission's Report On Shanghai \n\nShootings \n\nNo Enthusiasm For Judicial Inquiry--Chinese Rights Recovery \n\nMovement. \n\nPeasants Movement. With The Strikers. \n\n„Outing to the best product of elibe th Workers infinging the vari joik being insul? cirat far the preda Government Devises Means To \n\nMeeting Of Peasants Union OffThe \n\nSow bad but all good to be the people, to saul rely Aid The Workers On Strike. 1st Division Of Pun Yu District. \n\ntransporth a sie abject to ajan skipun ka the hum A present the movement for the inspection, and this shows that the Taingear wind beachwang Bia the (YBOX QUE YEASANT CORRESPONDENT) \n\nand Nationalist Revolution \n\nthe authorities \n\not oflented buke massage, shipping bus bort tilf After the establishment of the Nations emancipation has \n\nuniformily is the internal affairs, tied up, and regular supplies of oil only the faulted brake from Shock Of French Minister's Split. Diplomatie turpe have ap \n\nPeasants Union of the 1st division \n\nprogressive, Rod towardɛ the actio Mr. Long Ton Hing said the Geotou lava imen impossible Paris sud Teky, is generally) \n\nfelt tore that thpt of the parently reanvered from the sbank Pon Yo! Fongebuan) f \n\nof the rains wochers on ekrike, Commit-ones Buty land taken up tuns causing a ries in the murkor \n\nConniving to Shanghai should be of the Fench Minister'e rezigna District great soccer das fillorect \n\nthe Governmel has led its be the maler with His strikers, adde \n\nThe Cute Balta Unkel liebed bioause it participeter, in att pablico give them advice and estistuuon, the Butte Cermitte died rent Mr. \n\nSo for very little Tadication for I was told to day that the vacancy thas create on the Uɔra- activities. This is the third soul goes the Atrike a garrist into Lai Torg Fo to the Come Shaughst kan spesially pirates; meeting for skation of Commit fot, the Gavermout has red Department to deal conjully wished a forge consignawel of pear on glee by the Legatione contain would most probanly as Members. Everyone attended the} \n\ndevire no efforte to \n\nen forit. so said that this in simply full from Tsingtao, for shipment turning its esetents, but the Chinese led in the course of a few days. \n\nIt is nateraled that the moment are thornghiy convinced that it) After the recting with interess. \n\nmaintaining the livelihood of the matter the part of the Pickete Caston to meri leoni nada. misssacre of the bite Persillut. Me-trikers, and \n\nA gram bas bra rectly contains wittesuls cond-matia of the Walebicoupe agres to limit the ital diturions to the Shangbai 1 taken further sed it can be iti u the met Lum Pub-abus, the prepa krew steps to plan for this organizing held by the rite it from Shanghai stating that the Shanghai. In the encantas, affair and disttangle it entirely well that in neder to gata fedemtion of a fre Labor Employment Boday. \n\nwas shipped to Caxton per 8.8 therefore, the excuse of the Legather fauce, the L-gations will \n\nHua Tan1 \" Yang\" to tins that pubility would be a fester inte formal negations. they should be crited. \n\nTwo Problems, \n\ndesirable në the prcent time would \n\nThere does aut seam to be ruah \n\narrive within a few days. It is an \n\nipated that the price of oil on the \n\nt seem to be tenable, for the bope that this will secar for some \n\nreport on the progress sẽ chlá i \n\nwill drup \n\nBurns:iudings of the Commiration canuettes how ver, for pessimistio views \n\nUnion during the past half year. \n\nhe said Agency, and will be \n\nJone of them saying to-day, \"Every \n\nof esucer ions to the Chinese side of thing is right up is the st.\" \n\nthe \n\nasket \n\nMr. Wis Chung Tong said that \n\ndisending the question Specia! Porrults, there are two lar] (2) Reading a report from the viraduced to work at the taaleries porte: & niste which require dia. cedially the oil spot w salt. contain anything like the number \n\nare the rais sung the Diplomate, Provincial Prasanta Bulou giving of the Qovernment, Organized curiou pervious to other points;- \n\nbio of gel permits, hai 1.vfile care silaged in Chines circles. The Judicial Inquiry particulare of the Sbike and Pelili | Bodies or private onneeros. \n\nnal conditions, \n\nSOLUTIONS: \n\n(1) A 1 I'm perleliete Sad Erbed sny tinta to \n\noverthrew our revisionary \n\nmeet, we take it that this preval. ni \n\nwamacre is no opportunity for \n\nnational revelation to come lo touch with the Imperialists, \n\nReports are to be made by a \n\n(1) I The Hous of Special Permits \n\nFly \n\nwiched to know what slegs are to be \n\nthe factorior together with the \n\nHere shali-hed? of names of Camic workers, and & \n\nStill the authorities are \n\ny \n\nI have tried to obtain official \n\ntaker in case of an IGLESINE colnetant, even to discus3 be repropilen on the Shanghai suggestion \n\n(3) be in revani juchfying And detention of gcle after the they say that it is tharugbly of judicial inquiry me a prelunicary moso to Diplomatic nogatíations. at tinn of Sucis! Permits, and understand abrand bath \n\nthe question skoold content and in spirit. One fois! be British Legation refuse to cros heronghi sussidered and prep tuld me to-day that the Commission rant on this or any other anggen ensures adopted in safeguard the cted an the eyes and curs of the tine and other Legation are not nthusiastic, the g-coral opinion Diplomatic Corps and that their findings were intended merely being that the bat way out of the \n\nMr. Chow Tie bong said that \n\nbeats for the Tegations in their present imposan is to concentrate on wh the Chinese the task of commiting the Chinata \n\n\"It's setrue tovernment to a conferences \n\nfuture. \n\native-vuot \n\nto be cent mostly to the shove the fame of puniat Purists, but mentioned raployment Agency. | there permite abon'd be perfine₫ 1 giving paritenters of the retire-goode which necessarily seqnies \n\nIt should be sorate and appointments of workers.aponia! permission. The workers who are now set of pheduled as to what sort of good#] () As the Torpaciaklata do do! | employtcut will shen he introduced are specially emitted and what] like na to have any protest in Recording to their order of registra-sort of goods can be transported thought glat per missing is zorgulations \n\nfreely. There are send goods. thesarily quired for \n\ngads and native tate, ned that \"ggest that the report evatuise \n\ned to ma sa. Who will you appiat parahase of which in weessary le \n\nwholesale condemnation,\" he said. \n\nWhen asked the nature of the judgest Who in to suggest a meet demands, but which are for special permission should only he list of goods to he boycotsed \n\nobtained when its cecessarily peers autarquently extended judicisi inquiry? Whose respost- the Commission, this official replied bility is F It was felt that the regaired for the gonde. \n\nwwa entirety outside the Mr. Lee The Ting said that he \n\nthat they wers iustimated to tey to \n\nmatter \n\nGnd basia of onderstanding with nommatenae of the Diplomatin Corps quite agreed with the option the Chinese delegates. This agro Chinese \"Obstacles\" Mr. Le Long Yo \n\nthat the qualienment, bait it been sirived at, wond \n\n(2) The atrikers are not striving for their own privilegra but striving \n\nfor national freedom \n\nChild 15 Cents, \n\nHOTEL \"ASIA.\" \n\nWEST BUND, CANTON. \n\n亞洲大酒店 \n\n廣州市西 \n\nDOW \n\n49 \n\nBeveral questions were propound- \n\nBuoi pinion is that, as long \n\nthe Shanghai Comantasion' \n\net e they axercise their finsreini \n\ntun, to work at these fmolorice influence to purabase tools such as \n\nwhich will be only allowed to tak Chang Teo-lin, He Yao-nan, ou the workere from the Emply Chen Chiong-ming, Tavg Punjab ment Agency first before they are and other anti-revolutionarists to allowed to employ outridle workers. \n\nMr. Chiu Riang Yo said that опросе аль \n\nBerides the above Agency, Lonsidera at the isang of each Workers Reception House will alan Special \"ermits and he put into be retablished to norept the workers forer, for it is within the power of \n\nunemployed. Their \n\ndaily the authorities to dreide whether of adapting proper meastires to if have been used by the Diplomatie) \n\ngoard the future stoukk he Carpa to gain a complete ander (4) Strike is the only wesJOG \n\nexpenses will ho fixed ecording to Special permission is to be given o \n\nby naslona to try to persuade the that we have to fight against the \n\ntheir profusion while \n\nthe But, bat en har part we should considered, but that a list of the standing with the Chinese Cover report serasina a pstery, it would echinit the case to Daperiliis, therefore if our strike responelbility of using the fandsgather to publie epioion sequods abcold be made unt first 1nment. He wisked to emphasize that: \n\nthe much discussed document could blese to complication anj that: is successful the Government is also so reset those ux penina will be whotter suob Squaint Permita should \n\nnot be made public for the reasor judicial inquiry, they being fully ancetesful but if is fails the Gov shouldered by both the Government be enforced or nut- \n\nHodded at preclamation should be issued for that it containert confidential vinced that the report contatos an indiętoget of Shanghai. In information which was intended for theen streamatseen the ChiansO thero 6:0 gonta wbich requiro \n\nMr. Chiu Kiang Ya said that re the sole use of the Diplomata in Jonger exist. \n\nA Worker Training Rehoal will special permistion and these are (a) Wo pensaate living i \n\nhe instituted within the aboy goods belarging to the nations with tentatives should be nominated their negotiations with the Chines glowy villeges provive ile dame Reption Hopen lo benel the whieh perange of Huseietconnee Jay this Chimeran Deperiment in Govornicent. \n\nthe vare Delicate Position \n\nMerever it has always bron dea cacemic and political oppressional workers \n\ntid comparatively stan has been difend, and it is \n\n[vidared in Peking that the Chinese from the Io perinata as the people valushie Parsing in the the art nucess to spunify in detail ni \n\nLater meeting of the maider themselves the judger on of all claeren presise. Therefore agro-ding to their usual profession. these grode. \n\nDiplomatie Corps 1983 held the Shanghai affair. They always morning. No statement refer to the British as the culprits efter was Kiven out, A British and will not approach the problem report Legation officiel saying that the to the alightest spirit of vara pre- \n\nposition we so delicate that nothing mias \n\ntriñera. \n\nwe must also do cur bit to help tho The neurre in this soholi will b \n\nfor grjually inorvused in faturs \n\nELECTION. Mr. Wong Hung Ploihe aake of promoting the estu \n\nwas cleabed as the Priest, and \n\nof trokers, \n\nvold \n\nLeonjunction with \n\n：： Khambers of Commerça \n\nPestigate and to decide what sui \n\nwill Jequire Spei \n\nin \n\nE \n\nthut \n\nMr Chow Chin Sheen Fald that of goods In considers the enfora meal of the Permissing, \n\n» Special Permite quite thorough investigation a Impossible breaust of the \n\nMr. Puo Kam Hong said that event of Specis! Perrite sheold \n\nVice President. Mesers Yi Ram Cheaper Fire-wood For difficulty and tesuits in derling \n\nMr. Ta Yang was elected as the \n\nHot, So Ku and Chong Xu more \n\n堤 \n\ncheted sa members of the milte and Massrs Lon Sek And Wong Yon, Tow Pa elected as judge \n\nL'o- Mus wore \n\nDESTRUCTION OF PEASANTS UNION AT HAI LU FONG. \n\nLEADING HOTEL IN SOUTH CHINA \n\nFirst Class Accommodation, Hot and Cold Water Service Throughout, Electric Lights, Fans and Elevators. Perfect Sanitary Arrangements. Spien- did Dining Room, Meals a la Carte, Excel'ent Cuisine. Public Bar. First Class Billiard Room. \n\nRoof Gardue \n\nBanquets, \n\nSplendid Views of Canton City and Pearl River Hairdressing Saloon. Moderate Rates. \n\nUNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF \n\nTHE SUN CO, LTJ, CANTON. \n\nHIGH-GRADE \n\nJob Printing \n\nEXECUTED WITH \n\nPROMPTITUDE \n\nAND \n\nACCURACY \n\nAT LOW COST \n\nTHE CANTON GAZETTE \n\nPRINTERS & PUBLISHERS \n\nCanton. \n\nwith such permits and on secourt: \n\nof the time for shipping the goods being a shot. \n\nskuld be made. \n\nFald \n\nuld say: \"Now that the first port is unfavourabls, you want 'armiker liquiry.\" \n\nKuomintang Leadership. \n\ncould be issued in the Press. Thie attigial \n\nthat your \n\nThe underlying fant of the pre- permitted reappondent might b ho temporarily auspended and that \n\nthat the Carpa End madent situation is that the Shang- the Cinmei Dë Depurament bebeen idle in three lost for weeke, affair been completely in istenes on Scoing that firemund is a daily \n\nMr. Le Tie Ping euid that, in requ zied to form in juration but that the usture of the diecur near sha inged by \n\n{with Commercial circles, theBious must remain sceret peril aceh recovery of perige rights. The cessity for the people, the Gay \n\nbie opiblor, the eve of Special \n\ntime on it was opportune to make slagan. \"Abolish Unequal Treating\" lab ur glass Me, an \"Association of ennen? gave special orders to the \n\nby the l'ems for the \n\nany aument to the waiting warld.sted to ba mnapilize} parpore of deltae simics at tho Esat, West \n\nFrons efter gaatters Fundor Rusintang, bat sowadays oven Meericua in miting the importation of foreign investigation for the parate of \n\nluvestigating into the question. jstand thas the Waichinupa has at the most gamervative Chinese, wha and Forth Rivera veling that they should preveu gods that the products of our \n\nyot acerpted tire Legational thru months ago would have con The Chairman, having laid the exhortion of the easiled prut clius | country \n\nongiortation \n\nflow battled befa any ditens wild mees are reacting themselves the side of the rights rayhty sins take pluca ch other matters, made This is the argument Low bez movement.--Peking Correspondent \n\ncarried on by theu Juiling, the of the N. C. Dally News \n\nfor \n\nA telegram from the Peasants fees on all junts carrying fir foreign eruntries are not fer, and hove proprenis before the membe- iw point beat the Shanghai case-moedach rail as th Faik \n\nUnica of Hai Fung, \n\nrends: \"A \n\nveer 500 \n\nhan:1 Roldiers \n\nthat be thinks that free transporta- \n\nfor the \n\nFangwood Ea Cartan, sed should give \n\nwas Amendment tebel them every proficios Instead. \n\nThese orders hayo bee heya ton of goods from one place to ing commented by Lo Yet \n\nYoung by the various defrate armice, and another in an ew couster should passed by the musetingi- Tange Chok Moy, Yoce Viu Chong in the past few days the varius a permitted, but the distinction Pass Resolution \n\nChore, are fireword junka at 660 different was kind of grods should be stated. Seng Bad Chung being assisted by Cheng Bon Nemecticus have been able to arrive at \n\nIn added thek tice su and other uti-resolutiousrists and Canton in perfect safety without! \n\nthe nemaity of paying the prate Capitalists and nailed to one group. They are being careled by the re- \n\nb- General Trb. Their le sia \n\nle to rain the pensant of Flai anri \n\ntion fera en-erate? \n\nKeon the extention of Pea mach \n\nprein Permits may perhaps \n\npexible with regard to trade with \n\n“That be spesixi permits will be \n\nquired the goods which are Dok; the gods of the romy vations. The The va i us Chemibres \n\n& reign compris, but it is absolute for Commerce for \n\nng there junk by the lunal hundits | ly impossible d'or interne! trade, \n\nLu Fang. The Prasanta Uniors bse not \n\nof Hai Lu Fang and Chin Tongeving \n\nنا \n\nbeen a heavy \n\nbefor \n\ntho protection of the \n\nwere destroyed by the rehols, and armies: hesos the great deep in the the Preddent of the Executive price of fireword on the inseket. \n\nJu edditio: 47 the Committed Mr. Sit Aam Yito wai \n\nkidnapped. \n\nAs the \n\nthey \n\nbruke inty \n\nMr. \n\nChoy Tel \n\nCommittee of that division and \n\n+x-Presilent of the Executive Traine, amely:- \n\nCheck on \"Enemy\" Goods. \n\nAmmittor \n\nHow British Oppress the \n\nChinese Seamen in \n\nHongkong. \n\ncurtain \n\nChinese TOS\", \n\nif \n\nstrikera in \n\nCanton wre facing starvation and that they อวน!! strike Bod return to Canton they would meet the same fate. \n\nThe seamos replied that they \n\nconjointly with the Authorities, to avsetigate to what ark of godle named Chan bau, who had been wall strika even though they \n\narrasted and detained by Hongkong Government for seizetize) \n\nMr. Pan Kam Blong said that | og enemy auflon gunde.\" \n\nWork \n\nthered to ₫ nth. \n\nthe particular reason of iasing The suggestion of Mr. sheve such profel Permits to do Kok Sbing to winate the Proud was recently expelled from \n\nbaye veranen of financial commction; \n\nChinese \n\nseamen \n\nAgain Ho Baiskwong threstened \n\n•hem by saying that if they do ant \n\nbe \n\nĮsomply with his order, they would \n\nhe \n\nsubject to arresŠ. The seamen \n\na that they would prefer to be \n\nlime large shipments of fireworks! the house of also arrived from the North River with certain foreige patiune. ad Bid-st of the four Chamb-tot Hongkong is connection with \n\nverzner only applies Commerce as representatives to see strike, has come up in Cantos and the Beation by the Ynot-Han Railway that the Low, \n\nto genie \n\nof the Britial and the cho Commissioner of Commerce related how the British Imperialists imprisoned than to continue thir \n\nwith fe added that and \n\nin employ. consult \n\ntim oppresg Japanese patious. \n\nHearing this, its halfcaste the Commerce Department should ainut the procedure, was passed Hongkong. \n\nby \n\nand Messrs the meeting, be reqeated to prepare a list of \n\nWhoo the bitsking\" re-ompradora, He Sawong, beame ordered #greatly enraged and gnode of these nations with signs Chow Tin Hong of the Cneral turned to Hangkang from Tinstein the Bettiah palice to \n\norented great disturbanes and \n\nthe first! tulsbery. loners of division received the same treat ment. This band of rebels compos ed of over 2000 had arrived at Lui Wo Cheng cu the 6th inetant, \n\ndare not disarm that Turing Those few days the Generals of Chen Oblog-ming were trying to Sorada \n\nHN and and rent their \n\nMonday Ear cara \n\nTuesday six cars \n\nWednesday four cars \n\nThursday night on \n\n(including night train) \n\nFriday eleven CATA \n\n(including night traio) \n\nSaturday four ears \n\nto \n\nfor identification and mark out Chamber of Commeros, Liang-toug \n\nSunday four cars \n\nEach of the above cara contained \n\nabout ten thousad catties of fire-goods \n\nof Commerce \n\nAriest and \n\nThe seamen were sentenced to \n\nthe which are far que daily to the City Chamber, Ya Hu-om the 7th alt, the British, realis ake them to the Harbour Master quirements and of which purchase of the Union of Merebant, anding that the Chinees we mew on for trial. is necessary, and then for the trova Trung Shau-dek of the Cooperative board the said vessel u uld join the \n\nware wriks, ordered the reveal to be two weeks' imprisonment if they portation of snch goods Special Chamber \n\nbat taninateri « representatives to monerd at Leesamman. for frure still insisted to strike. The seamen Permite will be innuit, \n\nThen they were permasted refused and so wera imprisoned. not belonging to ourg with Mr. Liang Tan-hing,shere. \n\nWhen the term of imprisonment prices of which have enemy natius should not require representatives of the Commerce sot to join the strike by one of the \n\nDepartment, \n\nGate | Louis of British Imperialism. Com-woe sarved, they were expelled from overtbrow the therefore greatly dropped day by such permite. \n\npradoro Ito Sui-kwang who threakon Hongkong and come up to Cantou Mr. Ire Long Yu said that he missioner Soneg. Our day, as there is already so over. Government, \n\nstriker, adding that is weekend. The meeting ended at 5.30 p.m. the has miroudly studied the question of \n\nspies to Hai Lu Fong to raise up wood, the \n\nap \n\nNationalist \n\nto \n\nGovernment must take note of this, stock \n\nand \n\n200", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 513138, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928", "content_text": "Enclosure No.1 in Mr. Brennan's despatch No.51 of April 16th, 1928.\n\nNo. 57\n\nCOPY.\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONGKONG.\n\n20th March, 1928.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to inform you that I have received a telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated 13th March, approving the proposal made in my telegram of the 20th February that I should notify Mr. Lau Cheak Pan that I cannot permit him to function any longer in Hong Kong as Superintendent of the Chinese Telegraph office; that he must vacate the premises at once and hand over to the Electrical Engineer of the Hong Kong Public Works Department, who will temporarily act as custodian; that I should then endeavour to arrange that the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company should assume control of this office under a working arrangement with the Canton authorities; and that meanwhile telegraphic messages between Canton and Hong Kong should be handled by the Government wireless stations at both ends.\n\n2. You will recollect that at the conference which I had with Marshal Li Chai-sum at Canton on the 10th March, at which you were present, the Cantonese Authorities urged that I should not close down, even temporarily, the Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Kong, but that I should allow the Canton Government to nominate a superintendent of this office. It was then agreed between Marshal Li and myself that the Canton Government should be permitted to send a Cantonese merchant to Hong Kong to be manager of this office, such merchant to be persona grata to the Hong Kong Government and not to be an official, and the title of the post to be \"Commercial Agent in charge of the Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Kong\".\n\n3. If...\n\nHis Britannic Majesty's Consul General,\n\nCanton.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 513140, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928", "page_number": 56, "title": "CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928", "content_text": "Encl. No.2 in Mr. Brenan's despatch No.51 of April 16th\n\nSir,\n\nH. B. M. Consulate General,\n\nCanton.\n\nMarch 22nd, 1928.\n\n56\n\nWith reference to the question of the Chinese telegraph office in Hongkong, I have the honour to inform you that I have received a letter from the Governor of Hongkong stating that His Excellency is now prepared to put into effect the arrangement agreed on at the interview which he had with Marshal Li Chai-sum on March 10th.\n\nYou will remember that the arrangement was that the Canton Government should send a Cantonese merchant to Hongkong to be manager of the office, such merchant to be persona grata to the Hongkong Government and not an official, and the title of the post to be \"Commercial Agent in charge of the Chinese Telegraph Office in Hongkong\").\n\nHis Excellency requests me to say that he will be glad to learn as soon as possible whom the Canton Government proposes to nominate for this appointment and when he may be expected to arrive in Hongkong. Directly the Hongkong and Canton Governments have agreed on the nominee for this office, Mr. Lau Cheak Pan (), the present telegraph superintendent will be told that he cannot be permitted to function any longer in Hongkong and at the same time the Hongkong authorities will instal the new nominee as \"Commercial Agent\", giving him such police protection as may be necessary.\n\nThe favour of an early reply is requested.\n\nThe Commissioner for Foreign Affairs,\n\nCanton.\n\nI have the honour, etc.,\n\n(Sgd.) J.F.Brenan.\n\nActing Consul-General.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-507-9 Chinese Telegraph Office- Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 4-1-1928 - 20-7-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515485, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928", "page_number": 17, "title": "CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928", "content_text": "and to meet this estimated deficit we had surplus assets on January 1st, 1928, of $3,985,761 of which $2,025,000 were liquid without counting the repayment from loan funds.\n\nUnless some unforeseen catastrophe should occur to disturb the even tenor of our way between now and the end of the year there is every prospect that we shall complete the year 1928 with a surplus on our estimates of just over $1,000,000 instead of a deficit of just over $2,000,000.\n\nThe year opened with a good many clouds on the political horizon owing to the December upheavals in Canton, but a new era of improved relations with Kwang Tung began with the interchange of visits between Marshal Li Chai Sum and His Excellency Sir Cecil Clementi in the early part of this year, and this Colony and the neighbouring provinces of China owe much to Sir Cecil's untiring labour for the reopening of friendly intercourse between Hong Kong and its great neighbour, the city of Canton. It cannot be expected that trade should recover in a bound the position from which it had receded. China has been too long rent with civil strife to be able at present to trade with its former freedom. It can neither produce nor absorb the volume of its peace time trade. But at any rate in Kwang Tung and Kwang Sai under their present rulers, signs of returning prosperity are by no means lacking. Piracy and banditry are being suppressed, roads and other means of communication are being opened up, communism is being kept in check,\n\nand\n\n17", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 522265, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-521-13 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 27-8-1930 - 16-10-1930", "page_number": 426, "title": "CO129-521-13 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 27-8-1930 - 16-10-1930", "content_text": "429\n\nH\n\ni\n\nProposed collection of\n\nChinese Customs\n\ndues and duties in Hongkong.\n\nhiv-d, other in theory\n\nPalmerston's\n\nattitude to this\n\nproposal\n\n(2)\n\ntime stipulated that \"all just charges and duties to the Empire upon the commerce carried on there [are] to be paid as if the trade were conducted at Whampoa.\" Thus at the very birth of the Colony it is clear that the British Plenipotentiary recognised not only that the cession of the island raised a problem of vital importance to China, namely, the steps to be taken for the protection of China's revenue, but also that, in his opinion, the solution lay in arranging for collecting in Hongkong itself the dues and duties payable to the Chinese Government. This projected convention, however, was disavowed by the Emperor of China and the Imperial Commissioner recalled in disgrace for having consented to it, the head and front of his offence being agreement to the cession of Chinese territory. Nevertheless, before it was known that ratification would be withheld the British authorities had already, on 26th January 1841, taken formal possession of the island of Hongkong and had begun immediately to develop it as a place of residence and of future trade as well as a base for further military operations. The renewal of hostilities in February that year served to emphasise the value of the place, and as the British home authorities, on bearing of the acquisition and occupation of the island, did not openly repudiate Elliot's action in this respect, it follows that they tacitly for the time being confirmed that action, even though the cession had not been ratified by the Emperor.† Free trade principles, however, as well as distrust of Chinese Customs methods and levies, at that time were too deeply ingrained in the British trading community to permit of the establishment on the island of an agency for the collecting of Chinese Customs dues and duties.\n\nThe clause, therefore, of the unratified Treaty of Chuenpi guaranteeing some such arrangement soon became a dead letter.\n\n§ 2. Further evidence of the free trade attitude of the infant Colony will be found in the official notification of 7th June 1841 declaring Hongkong to be a free port at which there would be no charges on imports and exports payable to the British Government, nothing being said about the \"just charges and duties\" payable to China, although Sir Brooke Robertson, H.B.M.'s Consul at Canton, writing in December 1874, claimed that at the time this notification was issued \"Chinese duties were levied at Hongkong under the Agreement of 20th January 1841, and the right to do so continued until the signing of the Treaty of Nankin in August 1842, when it ceased.\"§ That such a declaration of free port status, unless accompanied by measures for the protection of China's revenue rights, would place China in a most disadvantageous position was recognised even by Lord Palmerston, whose strong imperialistic attitude no one can question. Without such safeguards it amounted almost to an open challenge of China's revenue rights, for in those days, when mercantile buccaneering was still rampant,\n\n* British Parliamentary Papers: \"Correspondence relative to Military Operations in China\" (1843), p. 14.\n\n† When giving instructions to the Elliots in February 1840 Lord Palmerston had pointed out the desirability of taking possession of an island or islands on the China coast and had stated that, instead of the cession of such an island, the British Government would be prepared to accept a treaty guaranteeing security and freedom of commerce.-H. B. Morse: \"The International Relations of the Chinese Empire\" (London, 1910), Vol. I, pp. 628, 638. \"It appears to Her Majesty's Government that the island of Hongkong ought to be retained.\"-Lord Palmerston to Sir Henry Pottinger, 5th June 1841. Morse, op. cit., Vol. I, p. 661.\n\n#Chinese Repository, Vol. X, 1841, p. 350 (vide Appendix B),\n\n§ British Parliamentary Papers: \"Correspondence relating to the Complaints of the Mercantile Community in Hongkong against the Action of Chinese Revenue Cruizers in the Neighbourhood of the Colony\" (1875), p. 41.\n\n(8)\n\neveryone knew that while the British Government could not and would not support clandestine trading, yet the arbitrary opening of a free port on China's own coast in close proximity to large trading centres could not but lend facilities to those who were bent on evasion of China's dues and duties. Palmerston clearly understood the situation, for although he censured Elliot severely for not carrying out orders, yet when giving instructions to Sir Henry Pottinger, who had been chosen to replace Elliot, he drew the attention of the departing Envoy to specific instances in Europe where the practice obtained of one Power allowing Customs duties to be collected in its territory by the agents of another Power on behalf of the Government of the latter, and admitted that in the case of Hongkong \"British commerce might be much encouraged if goods which had once been landed at Hongkong could be carried from thence to any Chinese port without being liable to any further payment on account of duty; and the Chinese Custom House officers in Hongkong would be less likely than the Chinese authorities at other ports to attempt to levy exorbitant and illegal duties.\"\n\n*** The final settlement of this issue was left in the hands of the Plenipotentiary, with the proviso that whatever arrangement should finally be made it was to be embodied in a treaty properly ratified by the Emperor of China.\n\nmade by Sir\n\nChina's revenue\n\n3. Sir Henry Pottinger soon found that local feeling and opinion among the British Arrangements\n\ntraders were against any arrangement by which Chinese Customs officials should be permitted\n\nHenry Pottinger\n\nto function in Hongkong for the collecting on China's behalf of dues and duties from vessels to safeguard trading with the newly opened treaty ports. He realised, however, that some action on the\n\nrights.\n\npart of the British authorities was called for, to prove to all and sundry that the cession of Hongkong was not to be interpreted as official neutrality towards those who took it as inaugurating an era of unlicensed trading. In the Treaty of Nanking, signed on 29th August 1842, by which the cession of the island of Hongkong was duly ratified (Article 3), no provision is made for the control of the illegitimate trade which, to the detriment of China's revenue, such cession would inevitably encourage; but as the text of this treaty had, in the main, been drafted in London, such provision could hardly be expected. That the cession had the undesirable effect referred to, and that the British Plenipotentiary was alive to this effect and to his duty in regard to it, is evidenced (1) by the proclamation which he issued on 15th April 1843 to all British subjects peremptorily informing them that as a fair and regular tariff was now in force all smuggling transactions must cease,§ and (2) by the insertion in the Supplementary Treaty of Hoomun Chai ( ), signed 8th October 1843, in the drafting of which the Treaty of Hoomun Plenipotentiary had a free hand, of special clauses designed to put a check on illegitimate trade. Of these the twelfth article provides for the placing of a British Consul at each of the five recently opened treaty ports to strictly watch over and carefully scrutinise the conduct of all persons being British subjects trading under his superintendence,\" with strict instructions to apprise instantly the Chinese authorities of any smuggling transactions coming to his\n\n* Lord Palmerston to Sir Henry Pottinger, 31st May 1841. 1.0. Circular No. 418, Second Series. Morse, op. cit., Vol. I, p. 658. (Vide Appendix C.)\n\n+ British Parliamentary Papers: \"Papers relating to the Colony of Hongkong\" (1857), p. 36.\n\nHid., pp. 33, 34-\n\n§ Chinese Repository, Vol. XII, 1843, p. 224 (ride Appendix D),\n\nChai, 1843-\n\n1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-521-13 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 27-8-1930 - 16-10-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 531172, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-535-5 N.I. Brewer- transcript of trial and evidence 1-1-1929 - 31-12-1931", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-535-5 N.I. Brewer- transcript of trial and evidence 1-1-1929 - 31-12-1931", "content_text": "12\n\nBY MR. BREWER.\n\nA.\n\nCan you give me the name of a single person who owed money to the Company, that you are not in possession of the proper document?\n\nOfficial Receiver\n\nMr. Brewer's\n\nA.\n\nHis Lordship:\n\nMr. Brewer, His Lordship\n\nMr. Rossi\n\nGive\n\nA.\n\n***\n\nA.\n\nA.\n\nA.\n\nA.\n\nA.\n\nI don't want you to go into the documents.\n\nMy point is, the witness stated that there are people on the books who owe the Company money whose documents he has not got. Do you wish to withdraw that statement?\n\nI don't think it matters.\n\nYour point is that you supplied all the applications?\n\nYes, this\n\nMr. Ross says that if the list of borrowers on the books is correct, then I have not got those applications.\n\nMy point is this, my Lord. Every person who made a loan duly signed the proper form, and with the papers dealing with those who had not paid up, all the people who were still owing, the correct and full number of papers were handed over to you. Do you disagree with me?\n\nI handed them over to the Official Receiver and at a later date we checked them over. I think some were missing.\n\nCan you give me the names of loans when the Bank closed?\n\n(After consulting papers) Li Shui Hung, Lui King, Tu Kee Man, Pun Yik Wan, Kwong Ling Chui, R. A. Starling and two other loans. These six persons had outstanding loans? Yes.\n\nWould you\n\nYou are quite sure of that? Would you mind looking up the shareholders' Register (Exhibit U.). How much is owing by R. A. Starling?\n\nThe Shareholders' Register does not show what it is.\n\nWill you look through the Loan Ledger, does he owe anything?\n\nHe does not owe anything now.\n\nI am dealing only up to the Balance Sheet. Would you also check Pun Yik Wan.\n\n(Books consulted and transactions followed through).\n\nWhen you obtained these letters of applications for loans from the voluntary liquidators, you say you made no check whatever as to whether they agreed to the amount outstanding? Did you make a list?\n\nI did not make a list of every single document, I just took the books and bills.\n\nWhen you received these they were kept in the safe depository vault as valuable documents?\n\nThey were.\n\nAnd you did not bother to make a list identifying what you received from us?\n\nNo.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-535-5 N.I. Brewer- transcript of trial and evidence 1-1-1929 - 31-12-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 545498, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-549-12 Annual report of the Social and Economic Progress of the People of Hong Kong- 1933... 8-6-1934 - 11-6-1934", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-549-12 Annual report of the Social and Economic Progress of the People of Hong Kong- 1933... 8-6-1934 - 11-6-1934", "content_text": "## Chapter XII \n### PUBLIC WORKS\n\nDuring the year under review the operations of the Public Works Department were carried out under a Head Office Staff by eleven sub-departments. The European Staff comprised 160 officers and the Asiatic Staff 612.\n\n#### 2. Buildings\nThe following works were completed during the year: Crematorium at Kai Lung Wan Cemetery; extension of the offices of the Public Works Department; additions to Kowloon Hospital comprising a new Ward Block and a House for a second European Medical Officer; Venereal Diseases Clinic at Kowloon; new Cattle Lairage at Ma Tau Kok Cattle Depot; Wireless Broadcasting Station at Kowloon; the Lady Ho Tung Infant Welfare Centre at Fanling; extension to the Store at the Central Police Station; provision of tanks for the storage of fish at the Central Market; Quarters for Gardeners at the Government Pavilions; Latrine and Bath House at Hennessy Road; Drill Hall at Kowloon Junior School; alterations at Kowloon Fire Station to provide quarters for Sub-Officers; Quarters and Store for the Botanical and Forestry Department; additions to Tai O Police Station; alteration and additions at the Remand Home for Juvenile Offenders; additions at Tsun Wan Police Station; adaptation of the Sailors' Home and Seamen's Institute for Offices; two Garages at Tai Po and the erection of a Fountain, Shelter and Lavatory in the Botanical Gardens.\n\n31\n\nIn addition the following works were under construction during the year:-Site formation for the New Government Civil Hospital at Pokfulam; new Residence for the Director, Royal Observatory; Government Bungalow at Fanling; Block of Quarters for Nurses at Kowloon Hospital; site preparation for the New Gaol at Stanley; Sextons Quarters at Chai Wan Cemetery; additional Wing containing Laboratory and Class Rooms at the Junior Technical School; Dormitory Block at Lai Chi Kok Gaol.\n\nIn addition to general maintenance, numerous minor alterations and improvements to Government Buildings were also executed during the year.\n\n#### 3. Communications\nThe following works were completed: The Concourse Area at Jubilee Street Vehicular Ferry Pier was surfaced; completed portions of Jaffe & Thomson Roads were kerbed, channelled and surfaced; a new area for burial purposes was formed in the Colonial Cemetery; a further section of Connaught Road West from Eastern Street to Ping On Wharf was strengthened, sandcarpeting and surfacing on a 6\" cement concrete foundation being laid; Kennedy Road-a further section of this road adjoining the Magazine was widened to 30 feet; a retaining wall adjoining IL. 59 section A, Caine Road, was taken down and rebuilt to the new road alignment; dangerous bends on Tai Hang Road were improved; Stubbs Road was regraded between the Peak Hotel and Jardine's Corner; a portion of Prince Edward Road between the Railway Bridge and Leven Road surfaced with 7\" reinforced concrete; Chatham Road between Middle Road and Austin Road laid with bottoming and surfacing; the Concourse Area at Jordan Road Vehicular Ferry Pier laid with bottoming and surfacing; Taipo Road diverted at its junction with Castle Peak Road and laid with bottoming and surfacing; Children's Playground complete with shelter, lavatories and equipment erected at Kowloon Tong; area for Children's Playground formed at Tong Mi Road; area for Children's Playground formed at Shantung Street; the bend on Castle Peak Road opposite the Warders' Quarters widened and improved; the bend at top of Laichikok Hill on Castle Peak Road widened and improved. The strengthening and improvement of road surfaces in the New Territories was continued between 20th and 21st milestones-Castle Peak; between 30th and 35th milestones-Mei Po-Fanling; between Kwanti Race Course and 2nd milestone, Sha Tau Kok Road and at Tsun Wan Hill; also between Tai Wai Level Crossing (8 mile-stone) and 12th mile-stone, Taipo Road. The hilly portions of the Lin Ma Hang-Sha Tau Kok Patrol Path was surfaced.\n\nThe following works were under construction:-The 1st section of new road between Causeway Bay and Ming Yuen Gardens; a new road to Bathing Beaches (S.E. of Repulse Bay); widening of Robinson Road between Peak Road and Glenealy... \n\n30 \n\nThese Bank notes are redeemable in legal tender dollars at the Banks' Offices in Hong Kong, and include fiduciary issues amounting to $12,000,000, the balance being covered in various proportions for the respective banks by silver coin of approved denominations, by bullion, and by securities.\n\n### The weights and measures in use in the Colony are defined in the Schedule to Ordinance No. 2 of 1885. \nThey consist of the standards in use in the United Kingdom and of the following Chinese Weights and Measures:— \n| Unit | Equivalent |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1 fan (candareen) | 0.0183 ounces avoirdupois |\n| 1 tsin (mace) | 0.133 ounces avoirdupois |\n| 1 leung (tael) | 1.33 ounces avoirdupois |\n| 1 kan (catty) | 1.33 pounds avoirdupois |\n| 1 tam (picul) | 133.88 pounds avoirdupois |\n| 1 check (foot) | 14.4 English inches divided into 10 tsün (inches) and each tsun into 10 fan or tenths |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-549-12 Annual report of the Social and Economic Progress of the People of Hong Kong- 1933... 8-6-1934 - 11-6-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 551837, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-558-3 Levy on Salaries- petition from Chinese Civil Servants 3-1-1936 - 19-12-1936", "page_number": 198, "title": "CO129-558-3 Levy on Salaries- petition from Chinese Civil Servants 3-1-1936 - 19-12-1936", "content_text": "# \n## Signature \nWilla \nChan Pailan \n(Chan Heifung, 2 \n\n## Department \nPublic Works Department \n\n## Rank \nSignature \nRank \n\n| Name | Rank |\n| --- | --- |\n| Ching Kan Johof | 1st Class Land Surveyor |\n| Chan Chungling | 2nd Class Land Surveyor |\n| Kas bohnen ting | |\n| My Po Lam | |\n| Lilving Kwong | |\n| Sinittablis | |\n| Ng Ting Cheak | |\n| Chow Yan thang | |\n| Tong Chi Tai | |\n| Leung Wan Henk | |\n| Pangon ti bhonkhiasany | |\n| Ng Polini | |\n| Lay find ang | |\n| Lich King | 1st Class Land Surveyor's Assistant |\n| | for Jam Chui |\n| Willing Kwake Ping | 3rd Class |\n| | For thing quen |\n| Cheong Wing Hong | |\n| Lo | |\n| To Ying the | |\n| Being share fo | |\n| Ng Tai Lak | |\n| Jang Chilen | |\n| Jong Shanting | |\n| Ny Wing | |\n| Jong Post su | |\n| In | |\n| Lo Hok Kai | |\n| Lai suing Chan | |\n| Jamyan Karay bhan | in Jung |\n| Pang Chak Sang | ~ Class insuplemen |\n| | |\n| 6th Goode Charle | |\n| Lung She has | Andreen 3.11. Poor |\n| Cheung Sung to | Tang Yaktin Pun shing Fat. 4th |\n| To You wing | |\n| To yok Wong | |\n| mauuun | |\n| Wong Chun Stung | |\n| bhan bhaust den | |\n| You Then Kwai | 4th |\n| Wong Jan tieng | 2nd Class cus |\n| Jan Wali How | |\n| Cheung Wing I | |\n| Wing Fun OB | 3rd Class Clerk inted For 4th Class Clerk |\n| Dances Hang | 5th Class Clerk |\n| Leung Yunching | 5th Class Click |\n| Chape to ani | |\n| wangbok | by 2nd. dass daughter |\n| Dungkan Book | meter reader |\n| Taughwokhang | |\n| | Class Click |\n| | 6B. Class Clerk |\n| Chan Ping to | 6A Class Clock |\n| Jautrke | 68... |\n| Chii Hor | |\n| Chan Wan thing | ADimee Clark |\n| | Meter Reader |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-558-3 Levy on Salaries- petition from Chinese Civil Servants 3-1-1936 - 19-12-1936.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559034, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-568-6 Botanical and Forestry Department- proposed expansion and reorganisation 4-10-1938 - 14-7-1939", "page_number": 49, "title": "CO129-568-6 Botanical and Forestry Department- proposed expansion and reorganisation 4-10-1938 - 14-7-1939", "content_text": "· 6 \n\nlunghe 8 \n\ninformation in regard to general condition of forests, illicit tree cutting, results of plantings, etc., etc., are obtainable only by special visits of the senior officers. Forest Guards should be trained to know their sections thoroughly and to be able to supply any information required. They are not appointed solely to protect the forests from the depredations of malefactors. In order, therefore, that the department may function more effectively, it is proposed that the protective service shall be completely separated from the field staff and that the Forest Guards and some of the Foresters shall be domiciled at certain fixed points. The forest areas will be sectioned and a small staff will be placed in charge of each section. This staff will control the section and will provide all information which may be required. Reports will be checked up by the senior officers of the department and by a system of time checks and surprise inspections, the movements of the staff will be kept under observation. By this arrangement, full intelligence of the forest areas will be available and the men will be held responsible for the protection of their particular sections. Where possible, it is proposed to house these outposts adjacent to Police Stations in order that liaison may be maintained with the Police Department and telephonic communication with Headquarters be made available by use of the Police telephones.\n\n2.\n\nProposed Re-arrangement of Forest Protection Service.\n\nHong Kong\n\n-\n\nIt is proposed to establish outposts composed of 1 Forest Guard and 3 Foresters at the following points:-\n\nHeadquarters; Wong Nei Chong Gap; Wan Chai Gap; Braemar Hill; Tytam Gap; Stanley; Aberdeen; Pokfulam.\n\nKowloon & New Territory\n\n-\n\nOwing to the detached nature of the areas on the Mainland, some of the proposed Forest Reserves, etc., are already provided with protective services, these are:-", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-568-6 Botanical and Forestry Department- proposed expansion and reorganisation 4-10-1938 - 14-7-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 570501, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940", "page_number": 318, "title": "CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940", "content_text": "Detective Office,\n\nWater Police Station.\n\n317\n\nSO KOON CHIU. 20 years.\n\nTallyman employed by the HANG FAT Transportation Co., 3rd floor of the Bank of East Asia Building, Born at TONG CHUEN Village, SHUN TAK District, States:-\n\nI have been in Hong Kong for the past 16 months. After my arrival in Hong Kong, I was unemployed. The next 3 months I studied English at the SAN AH School, No.? Nathan Road.\n\nAfter leaving the school, I was unemployed until about one month ago when I got the job as tallyman with the HANG FAT Transportation Co. My father, named SO SAU LIN, resides at 24, Tung Choi Street, ground floor.\n\nI have known CHAN CHOI, the cargo agent, since my employment at the HANG FAT Firm.\n\nMy work consists of checking cargo onto cargo junks in Hong Kong and, on its arrival in Chinese territory, I again make a check to see if the cargo is correct.\n\nBefore leaving Hong Kong with a cargo, a cable is sent by the HANG FAT Co. in Hong Kong to the HANG FAT Co. in Canton, street unknown. I believe the procedure is then for HANG FAT in Canton to send junks loaded with cargo to NAM TAU, where the cargo from Hong Kong is unloaded and the cargo from Canton is taken on board and conveyed to Hong Kong. The receipts in connection with any cargo aboard our junks are handed over to CHAN CHOI. I don't know whether he gets the receipts from the HANG FAT Firm or whether he gets them from the cargo owners.\n\nI don't know the man mentioned, LAM CHUNG, referred to by my foki CHAN CHOI.\n\nAt about 08:30 hours on 22.1.40, I was on board one of the two junks which was being towed by the Steam Launch KWAI HING off CHEK WAN when I heard the siren of the Steam Launch KWAI HING blow two blasts. At the time the siren sounded, I was in the cabin. I came out on deck and saw CHAN CHOI, the", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 593897, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-616-2 Hong Kong War Memorial Fund (Amendment) Ordinance 1948 6-2-1948 - 16-11-1948", "page_number": 59, "title": "CO129-616-2 Hong Kong War Memorial Fund (Amendment) Ordinance 1948 6-2-1948 - 16-11-1948", "content_text": "## CONTRIBUTIONS TO HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND.-Continued.\n\n| Name | Amount | Name | Amount | Name | Amount | Name | Amount |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Ho Ga Yu, Mr. & Mrs. | 40.00 | Ho Siu Hong, Mr. | 300.00 | Hongkong St. Andrews Society | $100,000.00 | King Tai Guan | 100.00 |\n| Ho Kum Tong, Mr. & Mrs. | 1,000.00 | Ho Tung, Sir Robert | 10,000.00 | Hongkong Stock Exchange Ltd. | 25.00 | J. R. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. | 100,000.00 |\n| Ho Nai Tong | 10.00 | Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation | 10,000.00 | King's Store | 25.00 | Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Staff | 100.00 |\n| Hongkong Bank \"Sun Wah\" | 20.00 | Java-China-Japan Lijn N.V.. | 5,610.00 | Kitty in Memory of Jeff Ko Ho Ning (Macao) | 50.00 | Insurance Staff | 224.70 |\n| Hongkong Telephone Co., Ltd. | 25,000.00 | Java-China-Japan Lijn Staff.. | 50.00 | Ho Wing, Mrs. | 20.00 | Kong Kiu School Staff & Pupils | 1,000.00 |\n| Hongkong Tramways Ltd. | 50,000.00 | Holland China Trading Co. | 50.00 | Hodges, Messrs. H. M. | 400.00 | Hongkong & Swatow Commercial Bank | 145.00 |\n| Hongkong Brewery & Distillery | 1,354.00 | Hongkong Volunteer Association | 3,000.00 | Jehangir, Shirin (Navjote Mubarak, 21/9/47) | 51.00 | H.K.V.D.C'. All ranks | 650.00 |\n| Hongkong Can Co. | 50.00 | Hongkong & Canton Export Co., Ltd. | 100.00 | Jehangir, Pesi (Navjote Mubarak, 21/9/47) | 51.00 | Canadian War Dead H.K.V.D.C. 4th Battery in memory of deceased members and N. C. O's | 51.00 |\n| Hongkong Catholic Centre | 250.00 | Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd. | 25,000.00 | Jehangir & Company (Navjote Mubarak, 21/9/47) | 51.00 | Kowloon Dock Employees Elc. Dept. | 129.00 |\n| Hongkong Chinese Women's Club | 300.00 | Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd. (In Memoriam)... | 925.00 | Jehangir & Family (Navjote Mubarak, 21/9/47) | 51.00 | Kowloon Motor Bus Co. | 5,200.00 |\n| Hongkong Civil Service Chinese Association | 200.00 | Joffee, Mr. & Mrs. | 20.00 | Johannessen, R. | 10,000.00 | Krogh, Moe | 1,000.00 |\n| Hongkong Clays & Kaoling Co., Ltd. | 50.00 | Johnson, Stokes & Master | 2,500.00 | John, James | 50.00 | Kwai Kee Bank | 100.00 |\n| Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd... | 50,000.00 | Jones, Aneurin | 100.00 | Jones, Mr. & Mrs. J. G. | 100.00 | Kwan, Mr. & Mrs. C. Y. | 200.00 |\n| Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., Staff | 1,017.35 | Jones, J. R. | 50.00 | Jones, Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd | 50.00 | Kwanti Handicap 1941, Balances of a/cs. per Mr. R. E. M. Devaux & Mr. H. E. Phillips | 1,558.00 |\n| Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., Chinese Staff | 70.00 | Jones & Co. | 100.00 | Joseph, Julia | 1,000.00 | Kwantung Provincial Bank | 200.00 |\n| Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. | 50,000.00 | Josephine & Jennie | 10.00 | Hua, Dr. T. Y., O.B.E. | 100.00 | Kwok, Mrs. Alic | 20.00 |\n| Hongkong Football Association | 4,599.32 | Hugh-Jones, Mr. & Mrs. G. S. | 300.00 | Kwok, Mrs. Lambert | 50.00 | \"Jonah\" | 500.00 |\n| Hongkong Football Association via H.K.V.D.C. | 4.599.51 | Hughes, Mr. & Mrs. A. W. | 5,000.00 | Kwok, Mr. & Mrs. L. P. | 200.00 | Hongkong War Effort | 1,899.41 |\n| Hongkong Hotel Garage Ltd. | 2,000.00 | Humphreys Estate & Finance Co., Ltd. | 50,000.00 | Kwok, P. C. | 50.00 | Hongkong & Yaumati Ferry Co., Ltd. | 7,000.00 |\n| Hongkong & Inland Trading Co. | 10.00 | Hung Lee & Co. | 30.00 | Kwok, Mr. & Mrs. P. K. | 100.00 | Kwok, Miss Alice F. | 10.00 |\n| Hongkong Jockey Club | 100,000.00 | Hung On To | 10.00 | Kwok, W. H. | 50.00 | Kwok, Mr. & Mrs. A. Y. | 100.00 |\n| Hongkong Jockey Club, Members | 700.00 | Hutchinson & Co. John D. | 5,000.00 | Kwok Hing Chun, Mrs. | 100.00 | Kwok, Mr. G. S. | 100.00 |\n| Hongkong & Kowloon Pawnshop Association | 100.00 | Hunt. Mr. D. | 20.00 | Kwok Hing Wang | 100.00 | Kwok Hin Wang 2nd donation (Memory of Mrs. Ma Sheng Shi) | 10.00 |\n| Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. | 50,000.00 | Hunt & Co. | 200.00 | K. B. G. C. Raffle | 283.00 | K. C. C. Contributions from Members | 102.30 |\n| Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co., Ltd. | 25,000.00 | Kadoorie & Sons, Sir Elly | 10,000.00 | Kwan, Mr. & Mrs. C. Y. | 200.00 | Kwong Fat Bank | 200.00 |\n| Hongkong Match Factory | 100.00 | Kan Chiu Nam | 50.00 | Kwong On Bank | 500.00 | Kwong Sun Hong | 100.00 |\n| Hongkong Metal Merchant's Association | 100.00 | Kan Koan Asing & Co. | 200.00 | Kwong Tai, Middle School Students | 285.00 | Kwong Tung Hing Fruit Store | 50.00 |\n| Hongkong Printers Association | 200.00 | Kan Kom Tsing | 500.00 | Kate, Granny | 5.00 | Kourjausky, M. | 25.00 |\n| Hongkong Red Swastika Society | 500.00 | Karanjia Dr. & Mrs. N. P. | 100.00 | Keller & Co., Ed. A. | 2,000.00 | Imperial Chemical Industries. | 16,000.00 |\n| Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 50,000.00 | Keating, Capt. D. | 100.00 | Kemp, G. A. | 50.00 | Incorporated Law Society of Hongkong | 100.00 |\n| Insurance Company of North America | 500.00 | Kennedy Road, Junior School | 100.00 | Kenworth Trading Co. | 25.00 | Indo-China Trading Co. | 500.00 |\n| International Merchandising Co. | 100.00 | Kenniff, Mr. & Mrs., & Miss | 50.00 | Khan, Mr. & Mrs. Y. J. | 5.00 | La Salle College-Staff & Students | 331.75 |\n| Ipekdjian Bros. Ltd. | 100.00 | Kim (N. 0. C. M.) | 1,000.00 | Kim Sing Hong | 100.00 | Labrum, Mr. & Mrs. V. C. | 20.00 |\n| Island Paint Co. | 200.00 | Kincheng Banking Corporation | 500.00 | King Fook Bank | 250.00 | Lai Chack Girls School Branches | 146.75 |\n| King, Professor & Mrs. Gordon | 1,000.00 | King Hing Construction Co.... | 50.00 | Lai Chack Girls School Pupils | 248.25 | Lai Hing | 50.00 |\n| Lamb-Gasper, Mrs. Dorothy... | 300.00 | Lam, F. L. | 500.00 | | | | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-616-2 Hong Kong War Memorial Fund (Amendment) Ordinance 1948 6-2-1948 - 16-11-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 595340, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-621-10 Democratic Socialist Party of China 30-7-1948 - 30-7-1948", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-621-10 Democratic Socialist Party of China 30-7-1948 - 30-7-1948", "content_text": "8/1170/4850\n\nCopy to Colonial Office.\n\nMy dear Leo,\n\n30th July, 1948.\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\nWe have received from you under cover of Marking V.L. despatch reference No.466 (47/1021/48) of 14th June, 1943, codes of correspondence regarding the above Party which now has its headquarters in Hong Kong. We have never felt inclined to take a very serious view about the activities of this Party here, but it may be useful to you to have the following information about them on record.\n\n2.\n\nThe Reform Group of the Democratic Socialist Party, who split away from the main body of the Party led by Carson Chang on the question of co-operating with the K.M.T. Government, set up their office here in Hong Kong towards the end of 1947. The most active member of the Party in Hong Kong is Major George Suh Pho-tian (蘇沛霆), but the Chairman of the Party is Wu Hsien Tze (伍...). Their main activities in Hong Kong seem to consist in blackening the face of the other branch of the Party headed by Carson Chang. Apart from that they talk a remarkable amount of well-intentioned hot air about democracy and socialism, taking the line that they would like to model themselves and their policies on the Labour Party in the United Kingdom. As regards China their policies seem to be entirely out of touch with reality.\n\n3. The central committee of the Reform Group of the Democratic Socialist Party held a meeting of the Hong Kong and Macao branch on the 4th January, 1948, in Hong Kong, at which Wu Hsien Tze presided. According to Sun Mo-tang it appears that at this meeting the Party decided to endeavour to work in co-operation with right-wing thinkers of the China Democratic League who remained in Shanghai, in order to establish a strong Third Party to check the rapid expansion of the Communist movement. He added that they did not see eye to eye with the Revolutionary Committee of the K.M.T. under Marshal Li Chai-sum on the point of American assistance to China, which the Democratic Socialist Party favours.\n\nAfter that meeting little was heard of the Democratic Socialist Party for some months, until April, when an article in one of the more moderate Chinese newspapers in Hong Kong, the Kung Sheung Evening News, gave an account of the tendency of the Party to split into even smaller factions or cliques. This article, which appears to be fairly accurate, claimed that roughly speaking the members of the Group, who were united only in the matter of boycotting Carson Chang, could be divided into the following two categories:\n\na) One Group supporting the policy of forming an alliance with the China Democratic League. This Group is headed by Chang Tung-shun (張東...), who is actually a member in his private capacity of the C.D.L.\n\nb) A second category...\n\n| Category | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| a | One Group supporting the policy of forming an alliance with the China Democratic League. This Group is headed by Chang Tung-shun (張東...), who is actually a member in his private capacity of the C.D.L. |\n| b | A second category... |\n\nRECEIVED\n\nL.H. Lamb, Cail.Go, O.Dalie,\nHui. Charge d'affaires, British Embassy,\nNANKING.\n\n17 AUG 1948 C.O. AS", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-621-10 Democratic Socialist Party of China 30-7-1948 - 30-7-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]