[ { "id": 449962, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12]", "page_number": 114, "title": "CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12]", "content_text": "Page 60\n\nYou May Continue 1914 9 Du Last previous Paper.\n\n41863 114 Cof Chief Ansor 18 Feb 's L7 Dual No 3 dehis!?\n\n110 Hi. 2503. Messrs Bume & Reif REC O 2593 REG 18 JAN 15\n\nrends Copies & documents Caller by Censor from hostal cover addolosed & branch inlden inqundation of local brand has been appornice\n\nWhen My Cottens tear written the Gove 41863 114 had not Sot derf. on it wd affear and attached to from the private Letter whom that fratren that licence did to he Set it granted a. thx 5 trade H. Kong fast resident According beranch that Öz of Germany sulyest atter fut made mo Enal 2 shows to Endl\n\nWher concealing partners seras the orr Reut Reif to conceal that here, Frou Corches\n\nNext subsequent Paper. E - 499/14/15. (102,943). WL.17,470-33, 20,000, 8/14. A.&E. W.\n\nPage 60", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 459251, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "page_number": 109, "title": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "content_text": "C.O. 47776\n\nRECO [RFG 16 OCT 15\n\nM. Jabr\n\nW. T. Collong\n\nI cannot find that we know of anything against Martini and Company, except what is contained in 7483/14/15, or anything at all against Knottenbelt and Company. It may be, however, that you will think it undesirable to encourage some of the Kind trade in the class of articles named in the letter and code with Holland, and also that you will not wish to have a private code in use between Hong Kong and Holland. Unless there is any objection on these accounts I would proceed as proposed.\n\n4.221275\n\nMy work seems to be of no importance and I may be going out of favour.\n\nI. Whom it tells me that there is no chance of my being gazetted in the immediate future I am anxious to get notice but the case is sad and quite hopeless but as consoling a list of the articles in which Martini deals.\n\n1023-10-65 As proposed At once\n\nASC 27.10.15\n\nWAR TRADE DEPARTMENT.\n\nVICTORIA 8300, 6598, 7630 (after hours).\n\nTELEGRAMS TO\n\nCAMCOM, VIC, LONDON.\n\nCABLE\n\nADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO \"THE CHAIRMAN,\" TRADE CLEARING HOUSE\n\nKindly quote Ref. No. 1290\n\nTRADE CLEARING HOUSE,\n\n4, CENTRAL BUILDINGS,\n\nWESTMINSTER, S.W.\n\nThe Chairman of the Trade Clearing House presents his Compliments to\n\nThe Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office\n\nand begs to submit the annexed papers which may prove of interest.\n\nSimilar communications have been sent to:-\n\nForeign Office.\n\nAdmiralty, Trade Division.\n\nWar Office.\n\nBoard of Trade.\n\nBoard of Customs and Excise.\n\nRestrictions of Enemy Supplies Committee.\n\nChief Cable Censor, Chief Postal Censor.\n\nBoard of Agriculture.\n\nColonial Office.\n\nIndia Office.\n\nWar Trade Department.\n\n261 250. 7/15. Gp.183. A.&E.W.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 459252, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "page_number": 110, "title": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "content_text": "Any further communication should be addressed to—\n\nTHE \"CHAIRMAN,\"\n\nat the address given opposite.\n\nThe following letters and number must be quoted :-\n\nC ME/L.\n\nTELEPHONE 1222.\n\nVICTORIA 8830 (LINEB)\n\nTELEGRAM: CAMCOM, VIC, LONDON,\n\nWAR TRADE DEPARTMENT.\n\nTRADE CLEARING HOUSE,\n\n105\n\nC.O.\n\n47776 Mers\n\nBROADWAY HOUSE,\n\n16 OCT 15\n\nTOTHILL STREET,\n\nWESTMINSTER, S.W.\n\n15th October 1915.\n\nFOR HER COLONIAL OFFICE\n\nTransit Letter 1262\n\nFrom :- G.Lartini, Hong Kong\n\nTo :- A.Knottenbelt & Co.,\n\nBottero..\n\nThis letter is attached in the original, was sent in the first instance by this Department to the Chief Censor of mails. He has not returned it to us with the suggestion that the Governor of Hong Kong might be glad to be advised of the matter.\n\nAs the contents are unfortunately too bulky either for copying or for photographing we attach the letter herewith. In case C.O. wishes to send the original back to Hong Kong for the information of the authorities, should C.O. not desire to do so we should be grateful if the letter could be returned to us with instructions as to whether it should be stored or sent on to its destination.\n\nMc Davis\n\n(Copy for information to the Postal Censor .... ............)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 459253, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "page_number": 111, "title": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "content_text": "1479 10,000 2/35 HWV(P)\n\n18749 10,000 8/15\n\n128. T.L. Letter referred to the Home Office by D.C.O. (Postal)\n\nT.C.H. by Postal Censor (Trade).\n\nDate: 6.10.15.\n\nFrom: Martini. Import-Export.\n\nTo: A. Knottenbelt & Co. Postbus 185. Rotterdam.\n\nKong. 106\n\nCOMMENT,\n\nRegistered Letter No. 4232, Hong Kong.\n\nA business letter and private printed cards are enclosed, the whole being too bulky to be photographed conveniently. It might be submitted to the Chief Cable Censor, L.C.T.\n\nSent on with warning\n\nSatisfactory explanation received. Passed", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 459330, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "page_number": 188, "title": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915", "content_text": "VICTORIA 8630.\n\nCAMCOM. VIC, LONDON.\n\nWAR TRADE DEPARTMENT.\n\n182\n\nC\n\n58798\n\nTRADE CLEARING HOUSE 22 DEC 15.\n\nBROADWAY HOUSE\n\nTOTHILL STREET.\n\nWESTMINSTER. S.W.\n\nPLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS\n\nTO \"THE CHAIRMAN,\n\nTRADE CLEARING HOUSE,\n\nRef. No.\n\nJHS/18\n\nFT.2995.\n\n21st December 1915.\n\nThe Chairman of the Trade Clearing House\n\npresents his Compliments to\n\nThe Colonial Office,\n\nand begs to submit the annexed papers which may\n\nprove of interest.\n\nSimilar communications\n\nhave been sent to: -\n\nForeign Office.\n\nAdmiralty, Trade Division.\n\nWar Office.\n\nBoard of Trade.\n\nBoard of Customs and Excise. Restrictions of Enemy\n\nSupplies Committee. Chief Cable Censor. Chief Postal Censor.\n\nBoard of Agriculture. Colonial Office. India Office.\n\nWar Trade Department.\n\n190 W1.18.281–284. 230. 7/15. Op.133. A.&E.W.\n\n28,818-313, 2000. 10/15.\n\n+1\n\n*", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 461954, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "page_number": 587, "title": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "content_text": "# GOVERNMENT HOUSE.\n## 14th June, 1916.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of the 8th June, which decoded was as follows:-\n\"Swiss Minister represents that correspondence between Liebermann Walchli of Zurich and Japanese customers have been delayed and enquires whether it has been detained by Censor. Firm not on Black List\".\n\nto which I replied today as follows:-\n\"Your telegram June 8th correspondence has not been detained by Censor\".\n\n2. The firm of Liebermann Walchli of Zurich was on the general Black List and the Customs Black List. On the 3rd May the Cable Censor telegraphed to the Chief Censor about one of their telegrams, and received instructions to pass it. Since then he has stopped none. No letters to or from the firm have been stopped and the Postal Censor cannot remember having seen any.\n\n3. Particulars of all stopped telegrams are sent to the Chief Censor in London.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE ANDREW BONAR LAW, M.P., &c., &c.\n\nI have the honour to be, Sir,\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\nGovernor, &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 462115, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "page_number": 748, "title": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "content_text": "# COPY\n\n`5444/1915`\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\nBir. Jone. 1. \n35141 \nREC 731 \nREG 25 JULIA\n\nGovernment House, \nHongkong, \n4th April, 1916.\n\nWith reference to your telegram of the 20th March and my reply of yesterday's date on the subject of parcels addressed to one W. P. Schmidt, I have the honour to enclose herewith a copy of a minute from the Chief Postal Censor from which you will see that though certain parcels addressed to Schmidt under various aliases were allowed to proceed in ignorance, it is not the intention of this Government to remove the prohibition against him.\n\nFor convenience of reference, I enclose a paragraph of my telegram of yesterday's date, and I take this opportunity of acknowledging the receipt of your telegram of the 3rd April regarding certain goods posted from Tokyo.\n\n(sd.) P. E. Key, \nGovernor\n\nH. G. Dering Eng., M.V.O. \nHis Majesty's Minister, \nBangkok.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 464896, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 456, "title": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "## DRAFT\nThe U.P. of S. presents his compliments to the Chief Postal Censor and begs to request that he may be furnished with a **MINUTE**.\n\nMr. 149/16 \nMr. Cowell 3.8.16/ \nMr. Grindle, \nMr. Lambert, \nMr. Read, \nSir G. Fiddes, \nMr. Steel-Maitland, \nMr. Bonar Law.\n\nCopy of letter dated 29th April 1918, No. 04874 from Ditmar Brünner Bros Ltd, Shanghai to Ditmar Brünner Bros Ltd, Engenstrasse, Vanina, regarding indemnity claims every frime... in the Far East.\n\nO.D.A. 3 AUG \n38197 70 Atlong \n35946 454 \n4/8/16", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465734, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 533, "title": "CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "63/5166 (H.I.9)\n\n527\n\nREC\n\n49110\n\nRecd 14 OCT 16\n\nThe Director of Special Intelligence presents his compliments to the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and begs to refer to the letter from the Post Office to the Chief Postal Censor dated the 14th September, 1916 relative to the treatment of certain postal packets addressed to an enemy firm in China. A copy of that letter was sent to the Foreign Office at the time.\n\nBrigadier-General Cockerill would suggest that, for the purpose of the censorship, postal packets received by the British Post Office at Shanghai addressed to persons other than British subjects should be considered to be postal packets passing in transit through British territory and should accordingly be treated in the manner provided in paragraph 3 of the supplementary memorandum for the guidance of Censorship Officers in British", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465907, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 135, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "86-30,\n\nM\n\nVIO, LONDON.\n\nZ\n\n134\n\nC\n\nWAR TRADE DEPARTMENT.\n\n18115\n\nRECO\n\nBREED ALL COMMUNICATIONS CHAIRMAN.**\n\nTRADE CLEARING HOUSE,\n\nTRADE CLEARING HOUSE]| REG 17 APR 16\n\nBROADWAY HOUSE,\n\nTOTHILL STREET,\n\nWESTMINSTER, S.W.\n\ny quote Ref. No,\n\nTES: 2011.01517.\n\n14th April 1916.\n\nThe Chairman of the Trade Clearing House\n\npresents his Compliments to\n\nThe Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, and begs to submit the annexed papers which may\n\nprove of interest\n\nMemorandum on Transit Letter 01517 from the German Consul, Shanghai to the Foreign Office, Berlin, presenting a scheme for establishing a central German merchant firm in East Asia, through which German exporters may sell their goods after the war.\n\nIt is thought that the Australian authorities would perhaps be interested to know of this scheme.\n\nSimilar communications\n\nhave been sent to: -\n\nForeign Office.\n\nAdmiralty, Trade Division. War Office.\n\nMar\n\nBoard of Trade.\n\nBoard of Customs and Excise. Restrictions of Enemy\n\nSupplies Committee. Chief Cable Censor. Chief Postal Censor. Board of Agriculture. Colonial Office. India Office.\n\nWar Trade Department.\n\n200 W10.99-284. 250. 7/15. Op.133. A.LE. W.\n\n1,036. 250. 9/18.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466257, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 487, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "482\n\nPO 1916\n\n14√27 Laat pr previous Paper.\n\n70. Chief Vorstand Amen сто 27 Sept'16 Next subsequent Paper.\n\n4946 HONG KONG 44192 ¡REC 44192 REGE 15 SEP 16,\n\nDelain of any hens in Postal Parcels addressed to Enemy firms in Hongkong.\n\nJugnom. Copy respy letter to the Chief Postal Censor.\n\nIn Mainaghten by absons R1619/16 for Rotation [delayed postal censorship before as regards even a mitad]\n\nI am not quite sure whether the Rules for Postal Parcels are the same as those regarding Postal Packets in mails.\n\nI incline to think that we have received this letter, all whether it is decided that parcels should be sent to Hongkong generally. I note that we have written to the other.\n\nF90099) TV. 38800 d. $5,000 12/15. BM&S.\n\nAt once TiCH. All 23.9.16 22/9/16", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466258, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 488, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "Address reply to \n\n\"The Secretary, General Post Office.\" quoting Registered No.\n\n175-743/16\n\nThe Secretary to The\n\nREC\n\nC\n\n483\n\n44192\n\nREG 15 SEP 16\n\nPost Office presents his compliments to the\n\nUnder-Secretary of State for the Colonial Office,\n\nand, by direction of the Postmaster General,\n\nencloses 4 & copy\n\nof the undermentioned papers.\n\nGeneral Post Office,\n\n14 September 1916.\n\nReference to previous correspondence:\n\nthe Post Office of the\n\nto\n\nLetter from\n\nENCLOSURE.\n\nName and Date.\n\nSubject.\n\nLetter to the Chief Postal Censor.\n\n14/9/16\n\nDelivery of Postal Parcels addressed to many persons in Shanghai.\n\nNo 300.\n\nSimilar letter sent to\n\nthe Foreign Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466259, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 489, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "484\n\nThe Chief Postal Censor requests the opinion of the General Post Office on the matter, \n\nIt is as follows,\n\nThe Post Office as such is simply a carrying agency, and to deliver to the proper addressee any packets confided to it, or, if it cannot deliver them, so dispose of them according to the wishes of the sender; and it can depart from this principle only at the express request of a properly constituted authority.\n\nThe British Post Office has received no general request to restrict or annul in the case of parcels reported as undelivered to enemy addressees in Shanghai the option normally granted to the sender of an undeliverable parcel; and though the reason for stoppage was inserted in manuscript on the form now in question, no alteration was made suggesting a restriction of the option implied in the terms of the form.\n\nAs regards the present case, it is understood that the parcels contain merely advertisements of a Dutch Insurance Company sent for distribution to its agent in Shanghai, who is not, prima facie, of enemy nationality.\n\nIt is not evident either that the Dutch Consul will hand over the parcels (the sender may have arranged that they should be distributed by a new agent) or that the enemy will benefit appreciably if they are handed over; and in all the circumstances it is suggested that the parcels now in question might well be delivered to the Dutch Consul.\n\nAs regards the future, it is suggested that ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466261, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 491, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "681\n\nC. D\n\nR. ASEP\n\n10-17-\n\n1.6. 44192 Hong Kong\n\n486\n\nDRAFT.\n\n(1) THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE\n\nFOREIGN OFFICE,\n\n(2) THE CHIEF POSTAL CENSOR,\"\n\nMr.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nFinn -259/16 Mr. Robson 26/9\n\nMr. Harris,\n\nMr. Grinulle.\n\nMr. Lambert.\n\nMr. Read.\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nMr. Steel-Maitland.\n\nMr. Bonar Law.\n\nEither of a particular)\n\nor of a general\n\nnature\n\nSir,\n\nDowning Street,\n\n26 September, 1916.\n\n3\n\nI am directed by Mr. Secretary Bonar Law to request you to inform Viscount Grey of Fallodon\n\nI am directed by Mr. Secretary Bonar Law to inform you\n\nthat he has received from the Secretary to the Post Office a letter addressed to\n\nthe Chief Postal Censor\n\nto you\n\ndated the 14th September, relative to the delivery of postal parcels addressed to enemy firms in Shanghai, and to enquire whether\n\nyou\n\nHis Lordship\n\ndesire that any instructions should be sent to the Governor of Hong Kong in the matter or generally with regard to this\n\nCourse\n\n...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466262, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "page_number": 492, "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916", "content_text": "thep de tide.\n\n2.\n\nA similar communication is being addressed to the Chief Postal Censor Foreign Office, I am etc., (Signed) G. GRADLE\n\n487 7.25. 1916 14. Sep. HONG KONG 44198\n\nand to Porn. Land REC ¿ C 44198 RES 15 SEP 16 Tranom. menate from te.T. Intelligence\n\nLast previous Paper. Dept. with regard to Consignee 1508. Tel. Eur. 18 Sept to Bigland 19 Sept Copy above del MT dept 19 Septor\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\nUnder the Arc. is of opinion Consignt. shat not be granted without special recommend.\" of Consul CM2 Discon Mr Robinson\n\nIn view of this ? tel. as in dift herewith B.d.F. I presume of the Pew Minister's But it the tel 1579/16 the Commel wire humou unfavorable front Custo མ 15/9,16 to to it i 16' 16 19 Ubatore 190002) Wt. 35800 8. 45,000 12/15. B M & 8.\n\nPage information and other metadata are kept as is, assuming the six-line pattern for page numbering is not present in this snippet. The text has been formatted into paragraphs using HTML `` tags. Minor corrections were made to spacing and punctuation to improve readability while adhering to the original content as closely as possible. No significant reordering or rephrasing was done.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-439 - Others - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466914, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "page_number": 496, "title": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "content_text": "Mr. Collin\n\nIn any reply please quote the following number :-\n\n0.0./3501.\n\nWAR\n\nOFFICE\n\nChief Censor's Office,\n\nWar Office,\n\nLondon, S.W.\n\n13th January, 1916.\n\nDear Mr. Johnson,\n\nYour letter of the 10th instant regarding telegrams from Messrs Sanders, Rehders & Company, Limited. The message referred to in their letter was delivered to the Firm on Monday, the 10th instant.\n\nI notice that it was a \"deferred\" telegram.\n\nYours truly,\n\nArthen Thorne\n\nMajor,\n\nG.S.\n\nfor Chief Censor.\n\nDen ot.19/1/16. samples list. amb it in to the firm that it was a deferred Til FR 16/1/16 At once fre 19.1.16\n\nMr Robinson Collin\n\nG.W. Johnson, Esq., C.M.G., Colonial Office.\n\nPage 495\n\nIt appears there were several OCR errors and formatting issues in the original text. Here's a step-by-step breakdown of the corrections made:\n\n1. **Corrected \"Colimis\" to \"Collin\"**: The name was misspelled.\n2. **Corrected \"umber\" to \"number\"**: Spelling error.\n3. **Corrected \"S.V\" to \"S.W.\"**: London, S.W. is a common postal district abbreviation.\n4. **Removed nonsensical text**: The sentence \"? Simply attach Tapfiffon to sea.\" did not make sense and was likely an OCR error or unrelated text.\n5. **Corrected \"Mr Robamson Collin\" to \"Mr Robinson Collin\"**: Likely a misrecognition of the name.\n6. **Reformatted the text into paragraphs**: The original text was not properly formatted into paragraphs.\n7. **Removed extra spacing and corrected minor errors**: Various minor corrections were made to improve readability.\n\nThe output is in HTML format using `` tags for paragraphs as per the instructions.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 467400, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3]", "page_number": 169, "title": "CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3]", "content_text": "Hon. Colonial Secretary,\n\nJon\n\n166\n\nEnclosure to Despatch No. 311 of 6th December, 1916.\n\nReg. No. 47254 stopped 1.7.16 Sent on 26.10.16.\n\n47703\n\n57931\n\n1.7.16\n\n17.8.16\n\n26.10.16.\n\n18.11.16.\n\nThese three articles were stopped as both the senders and addresses were on the Statutory List as the articles in question were conveyed in a British ship the S.S. \"Yuen Sang\"\n\n2.\n\nThey were forwarded on the dates given above to their respective destinations in accordance with a local arrangement made to prevent undue accumulations of Registered Articles (on which compensation is payable) in the General Post Office here. This procedure is followed in all cases where the information contained is practically useless after the lapse of 3 months.\n\nJapanese mails are regularly submitted to censorship as the Japanese Postal Administration until recently carried enemy mail matter freely. In view of the recent institution of a postal censorship in Japan it may be possible to drop the censoring of Japanese mails in time. No difference is noticeable at present in the Japanese mails.\n\nI would point out that the reasons for stopping any correspondence whatsoever are given in the weekly reports furnished to the Chief Postal Censor in London to whom Brigadier-General Cockerill apparently never referred.\n\n(sd.) I.D.C. Wolfe,\n\nP.M.C.\n\n25.1.17.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 468069, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6]", "page_number": 373, "title": "CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6]", "content_text": "27983\n\nREC\n\nREG 31 MAY 17\n\n371\n\n...\n\nPage 371\n\nParaphrase of Telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong\n\nto the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\n(Received Colonial Office 6.2 p.m. 30th May, 1917.)\n\nWith reference to your telegrams April 27th and May 12th, is it intended that firms in United States, Philippines and Japan removed from Statutory List on April 27th and May 13th should be allowed same telegraphic and postal facilities as other firms in those countries, subject however to being carefully censored. No instructions have been received by Chief Censor.\n\nMAY 20\n\nColier than a...\n\nPage XX", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 468595, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "page_number": 358, "title": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "content_text": "828 \n\n+ \n\nV. Metoot \n\n* of shodhod to Tommovet eris moni \n\n.roineled sild Ir'. pusd \n\nthe fuld voitto ininofol worinen--) \n\nIsran 70. M-JACA VIO Moldibo, mi ya. me moliob b warb los“ a \n\nKALAUS DEïzelet quot of coneraton JJL, \n\norientem. A TOJOVTİĞİ \n\nJOIPE \n\n10 Ista 01 \n\nلداقة. \n\n. \n\nmolsu.thirup Delonys Ari, sussalcedo ammunəveð rans Lauvoo net etherse və qrupuk ki...10? mi \n\na wall data entot putter enda par ares ovlasch does \n\nJut me prosillo rosto za... \n\nDistilon 16.5 cmoddiy \n\nEn jousta gaiterne) sasut 10 102 owd yog omania nivånar Tuuli Toy sized 31(1) Broek:90 side) mino destaw zawm cim qilayo mau math zdralo voor je MI VPLIV Liven ByoİLGT BOĀJISV0 tulo frango ni Lochat angered odsving \n\nLETTERS \n\nOuter Circle \n\nAM \n\n! loner Circle \n\nM \n\n• Form 517) \n\n13.1 \n\nTal. Address \n\nBIGNALLY, AVE,'' LONDON, \n\nOMPAN \n\nTelephone-3632 LONDON WALL Line) 347 TELEGRAM \n\nISSUED FROM CHIEF CABLE STATION, ELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBY \n\nREPLIES SHOULD BE ORD \n\nVia Eastern \n\nDoubtful words should be OFFICIALLY gated 300 Au \n\nMENT. \n\nORIGINAL \n\nGOVERNMEN \n\nNo inquiry respecting this Telegram can file pertanded to without profcction of b \n\nAX \n\nwww \n\n(PRIORITY), \n\nback of form for list of Company's Station in London and Telephone Number \n\nNo. \n\nClerk's Fame and Date, \n\nAUG 23 1917 \n\nTime \n\nReceived 4. \n\nKamarks \n\ntion from, j \n\nOrig. Time i \n\nOF THE \n\npw -3.45 p,m, \n\nH... -6.65 \n\n.M. \n\nJa \n\nI \n\nХРА \n\n52/23 HONGKONG 72/71 23 S BG \n\nPHK = \n\ntt \n\nCHAPELRIES LN \n\nt \n\nWik \n\nto do a Director & Education \n\nUNT CAN \"DTORISTIC CABLE PETECHIE \n\nPost Master Fameral \n\nPOSTAL \n\nin addition to \n\n4 dollars \n\nEACH DRAW DON ABLE \n\nCENSOR \n\nSubsian take \n\npen day PARITORS ABSELI AM \n\nSLEEKTSSER PAY WITHOUT \n\nSchoolmasters \n\nWORKING OVERTIME TWO \n\nSpecial qualification in foregre \n\n\"PYROMANCY LACKLOVÉ \n\nROPESAIL WITH \n\nGOVERNMENT \n\nSeconded for \n\nROTTENLY \n\nPOST AL \n\nCENSORSHIP EACH", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 469133, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "content_text": "N.I.D./N.L.1/31888.\n\nConfidential.\n\nC.O\n\n5\n\n10469\n\niRrot 27 FEB./\n\nThe Director of the Intelligence Division\n\npresents his compliments to the Under Secretary of\n\nState for the Colonies, and begs to forward for his\n\ninformation the attached copy of correspondence re-\n\nceived from the Commander-in-Chief, China Station,\n\nrelating to the firm of Hang Mow, Hong Kong.\n\n1\n\nCopies have also been sent to the Chief\n\nPostal Censor, Cable Censor, War Trade Intelligence\n\nDepartment and Foreign Trade Department.\n\nAdmiralty War Staff,\n\nIntelligence Division,\n\n25th February, 1917.\n\n012.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 475068, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-446 - Others & Individuals - 1917", "page_number": 65, "title": "CO129-446 - Others & Individuals - 1917", "content_text": "63/6474 (M.I.9)\n\n6.3.29901\n\n13 JUN 17\n\nThe Director of Special Intelligence presents his compliments to the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies and begs to inform him that the United States Postal Administration has agreed to despatch via Hong Kong, instead of direct to Shanghai, mail bags from the United States to northern China on the understanding that the examination of the contents of these bags at Hong Kong is expedited.\n\nAs Mr. Secretary Long is aware, it is important not to give the United States Government any ground for insisting on taking over themselves the control of mails at present censored by British or French Officers, and Brigadier-General Cockerill would accordingly suggest that telegraphic instructions should be sent to the Governor of Hong Kong to report what delay is at present imposed on the mails in question by the censorship and to what extent it could be reduced. A time limit of not more than 48 hours should, Brigadier-General Cockerill thinks, be laid down and adhered to even when the effect would be to forward uncensored a part of the mail.\n\nBrigadier-General Cockerill takes this opportunity to enclose a copy of instructions recently given to the staff of the Postal Censorship in regard to the censorship of correspondence between the United States and neutral countries and he would suggest that the substance of the last paragraph might be communicated by post to the Governor of Hong Kong. The Chief Postal Censor has already been in communication with the Deputy Postmaster...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-446 - Others & Individuals - 1917.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 479048, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3]", "page_number": 24, "title": "CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3]", "content_text": "## Export of Samples\n\n### Goods Allowed to be Exported by Sample Post Without Licence\n\nSamples of no commercial value of steel articles for which a Steel exemption certificate is ordinarily required by the Customs Authorities may be exported by sample post without licence, provided the exemption certificate is enclosed in the sample packet. Such certificates are obtainable from the Cutlers' Company, Sheffield, or from one of the following Chambers of Commerce: Belfast, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle-on-Tyne.\n\nIn any case of doubt, however, exporters are advised to apply for a Privy Council licence, which should be enclosed in the sample packet as indicated above in the case of certificates. If neither a Privy Council licence nor certificate is enclosed, the sample packet is liable to detention.\n\n### Goods Excluded from Export by Sample Post or Shipment Without Privy Council Licence\n\nThe following goods are excluded from these arrangements and samples of such goods, whether possessing a commercial value or not, may not be exported by parcel post or by shipment unless and until a Privy Council licence has been obtained. Samples of no commercial value may, however, be exported by sample post without licence or certificate.\n\n| Category | Goods |\n| --- | --- |\n| (A) | Aeroplane Dope |\n| (A) | Aircraft of all kinds and their component parts, together with accessories and articles suitable for use in connection with aircraft |\n| (A) | Aluminium, alloys of aluminium, and manufactures of aluminium, or of its alloys |\n| (A) | Aluminium powder |\n| (A) | Bandruche skin |\n| (A) | Bayonets and their component parts |\n| (A) | Cannon and other ordnance and their component parts |\n| (A) | Cartridges, charges of all kinds and their component parts, and tools, appurtenances and accessories for the filling and repair of rifle and shot gun cartridges |\n| (A) | Casein and preparations thereof |\n| (A) | Cerium and its alloys |\n| (A) | Cinchona bark, its alkaloids, and their salts and preparations of any of these substances |\n| (A) | Cinematograph films |\n| (A) | Cocaine and its salts and preparations |\n| (A) | Compasses (other than ships' compasses) and their component parts |\n| (A) | Diamonds suitable for industrial purposes |\n| (A) | Emetin and its salts |\n| (A) | Eucaine hydrochloride, eucaine (benzamine), lactate and their preparations |\n| (B) | Ferro-cerium, alloys of tantalum and ores containing tungsten alloys |\n| (B) | Tungsten filaments for electric lamps |\n| (B) | Tungsten ores (including ferberite, hubnerite, scheelite, and wolframite) |\n| (B) | Tungsten compounds |\n| (B) | Vanadium |\n| (A) | Santonin and its preparations |\n| (A) | Salvarsan |\n| (A) | Silk, raw, and all threads, yarns and twists thereof |\n| (A) | Silk, Tussah and artificial, threads, yarns and twists of |\n| (A) | Silk waste of all kinds (including artificial silk waste) and all threads, yarns and twists thereof, including noils and noil yarns |\n| (A) | Swords and their component parts |\n| (B) | Thorium, oxide and salts of |\n| (A) | Tin and alloys of tin |\n\n### Destinations to Which Goods are Prohibited\n\nThe destinations to which the goods in the foregoing lists are prohibited are indicated by the letters (A), (B), and (C), and are as follows:\n\n1. Goods marked (A) to all destinations.\n2. Goods marked (B) to all ports and destinations abroad other than ports and destinations in British Possessions and Protectorates.\n3. Goods marked (C) to all destinations in European and Asiatic Russia, and in other Foreign Countries in Europe and on the Mediterranean, except France and French Possessions, Italy and Italian Possessions, and Portugal, and to all ports in any such Foreign countries.\n\nN.B. Samples of the goods mentioned in List 4(a) also require a licence for export to prohibited destinations by whatever means they are despatched.\n\n## Undertaking and Certificates\n\n5. The undertaking and certificate referred to in paragraphs 2(b)(i) and 4(b)(iii), and in the note to paragraph 3(a)(ii) is in the following form:\n\n**To The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce**\n\nI hereby give my undertaking that the goods contained in the packages specified in the Schedule below are commercial samples of the description indicated, and that if they are allowed to be exported without licence they shall not be sold, or otherwise disposed of to any person, firm or company, without the previous consent in writing of the War Trade Department. I am prepared to furnish any proof which you may require as to the actual contents of the packages or as to the ultimate disposal of such contents.\n\n| Number of Packages | Marks | Detailed Description of contents, showing each item separate |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\n4/1919.\n\nI hereby certify that after consideration of all the evidence which I require for the purpose, I am satisfied that the goods contained in the packages specified in the above Schedule are commercial samples of a description which may be exported without licence in accordance with the terms of the letters addressed by the War Trade Department to the Associated Chambers of Commerce on 9th August, 1916, 3rd December, 1916, 17th January, 1918, and 5th November, 1918 (`W.T.D.7117/16 8.`), and such supplementary instructions of the Department (if any) as are applicable to the case.\n\nDate.\n\nSecretary, Chamber of Commerce.\n\n## Additional Information\n\n6. Copies of the amended Post Office declarations (D) and (9) referred to at 2(a)(iii) and 2(b)(ii) may be obtained on application to Chambers of Commerce.\n\n7. These arrangements do not apply to the export of samples destined for Switzerland; and Privy Council licences must be obtained for all samples which are to be despatched to that country otherwise than by the sample post.\n\n8. Particular attention is drawn to the Order dated 2nd May, 1918, made by the Army Council under Defence of the Realm Regulation 24B requiring that on and after 27th May, 1918, no goods or commodities other than printed, written or illustrated matter may be sent by sample post or parcel post to any neutral country in Europe or to any allied country in Europe for retransmission to a neutral country in Europe unless a permit for this purpose has been previously obtained from the Chief Postal Censor (M.I.9d.), Strand House, Carey Street, W.C.2.\n\nTelegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the officer administering the Government of Hong Kong.\n\n(Sent 11 a.m., 11th January, 1919.)\n\nYour telegram 8th January import prohibitions have not been withdrawn but since armistice general licences have been issued allowing importation of any quantity of numerous articles including: aerated mineral and table waters, almonds, apparel not waterproofed, works of art, baskets, metal baths, live birds, bladders, casings sausage skins, brooms, brushes, cement, fresh flowers, leather gloves, hats, combs, horns, hoofs, vegetable ivory, linen yarns, maps, nuts, oilcloth, perfumery, pictures, prints, furs, engravings, photographs, manufactures of skins, and canned, bottled, preserved fruit, soap, gum copal, gum kauri.\n\nPage 368.\n\nAdditional lists of prohibited goods include:\n| Category | Goods |\n| --- | --- |\n| (B) | Ferro-chrome |\n| (A) | Ferro-manganese |\n| (A) | Ferro-molybdenum |\n| (B) | Ferro-titanium |\n| (B) | Ferro-vanadium |\n| (A) | Field Glasses and their component parts |\n| (A) | Firearms and their component parts and tools, appurtenances and accessories for use in connection therewith |\n| (A) | Glass for optical instruments |\n| (A) | Glycerine and preparations containing glycerine not otherwise specifically prohibited |\n| (A) | Heliographs and their component parts |\n| (A) | Implements and apparatus designed exclusively for the manufacture of Munitions of War, for the manufacture or repairs of arms or of war material for use on land or sea |\n| (A) | Implements for cutting or fixing barbed wire |\n| (A) | Linen thread |\n| (A) | Linen yarn |\n| (A) | Magnetos and component parts thereof |\n| (A) | Mica block, mica sheets and mica splittings |\n| (A) | Neo-Salvarsan |\n| (B) | Nickel, its ores, alloys and manufactures (except nickel-plated goods not otherwise prohibited) |\n| (A) | Novocain and its preparations |\n| (B) | Nux vomica alkaloids and their preparations |\n| (A) | Opium and its preparations |\n| (A) | Opium alkaloids and their salts and preparations |\n| (A) | Platinum, salts of |\n| (A) | Radium and its compounds |\n| (A) | Range finders and their component parts |\n| (C) | Rock crystal |\n| (B) | Rubber (raw, waste and reclaimed). Solutions containing rubber, jellies containing rubber, and any other preparations containing rubber, and also balata, gutta percha, and the following varieties of rubber, viz., Borneo, Guayule, Jelutong, Palembang, Pontianac, and all other substances containing caoutchouc |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 480364, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9]", "page_number": 94, "title": "CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9]", "content_text": "## \n43750 \nove Feverer \n1919 \n\nJel. \nJossam. \n\n**HONG KONG** \n43750 \n\nRec \nREF 19 \n\nser Letters detained by Postal Censor \n\n24 July \n\nLast previous Paper. \n\nEnquires procedure for dealing with \nRequests held for reply \n\nGeneral \n6/49057 \n\nlah \nPostal Censor. W.O.Coms. 31 \n31 July 19 \n\npenyo \nLat. \n12 August 1919. \n\nwo \ncopy \nthe Buské chi Baskett he \nI forge \nMr Fiddian \n? Copy to Chief Postal Censor, W.D. \nfor d.o.s. 4 Ask What is being done here \n\n$77. \n27/7/15 \n27/6/14. this 2/7/17 \n\nIF 29 \nJoe \nalma \n29-7-19 \n\nNext subsequent Paper. \n\nwo \nAssoby /19 \n(2014) Wt. 30376-21, 50m. 11/18, D&S. G. 122/41.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 480367, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9]", "page_number": 97, "title": "CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9]", "content_text": "## TEMIRA \n\nI \n\nGATTA \n\nTill the \n\nA \n\n4 \n\nTel Address \"SIGNALLY, AVE,\" YONIFON \n\nTales Phone 3632 LONDON WALL, 14 \n7756. \n\nAS OF \n\n92 \n\nJapn. \n\nNA. \n\nNo. \n\n**TELEGRAM** \n\nISSUED FROM CHIEF CABLE STATION, ELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBURY PAVEMENT. \n\nREPLIES SHOULD BE ORDERED Via Eastern. See Rule Book. \n\nDoubtful words should be OFFICIALLY repeated. Winquist respecting this Telegram can be attended to without production of this Copy. Nos book of form ku just of Company's Stapos in London and Tulephone Number. Mack's Nume and Date, \n\nUa \n\nTime Received \n\nRemarks, \n\n93 \n\nORIGINAL TIME IN LET ..$. AM \n\nGreg Circle Examaica, PW-8,45 pm. HL=8.58 mm. \n\nNo. Us 110/24/2 Clipelnie's \n\nThe first line of this Telegram contains the following particulars in the order named: Number of Words, Date, Thas hunded in, (in Lettars: see Clock above) antcial Instructions. \n\nSer of Mesugu, Udice of Origin, \n\nTel Address SIGNALLY, AVE, LONDON \n\nTula Mi 3632 LONDON WALL (E UDES. \n\n**TELEGRAM** \n\nISSUED FROM CHIEF CABLE STATION ELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBURY \n\nREPLIES SHOULD BE ORDERED Via Eastern. See Rule Book. \n\nDoubtful words should b OFFICIALLY repeated. \n\nGOVERNMENT. \n\nN.. impory respecting ties fan grain exu be atten-led to withon! production of this kay \n\nNes but of form for list of Ompany's sturam in London and Telephone Number Clark's Name and Frate \n\nPine Received \n\n(PRIORITY) \n\nA8 ELECT: BO JUL 19 HOUSE \n\nSumber \n\nThe first line of this Tulegram contains the flowing particular in the order named: Number of Words, Data. Time bonded in fin Tartus - en flunk aku cao 1 b sage Oilice of Origin, \n\n| Number | | 24 | QT | BG | UA | 110 | | 24 |\n|---------|---|----|----|----|----|-----|---|----|\n| HONG KONG | 60 | LM | | | | | | |\n\nrequests instructions as to method of dealing with CENSOR, INHOLDER detamed DIVUGOTO POSTAL CENSORATE \n\nPOSTAL LETTERS SILVERGOS \n\nThere cive SUBTERRË NË” STOP 100 bags & AND SIL PERGOD 15,000 ER LETTERS MAGONITE ARMSHEATH CAPTURED \n\nvery imbusbabes that my HELT NATOR ALLUDINGLY LETTAES ADDRESSEE S IF FORWARDED ØSTERGAST can be delivered, DEERPOLE SENDERS IF HKETTSH ORIGIN SILVERGOD MAJOR BUCKMASTER IS Ld with BLOCKER LOCAL CONDITIONS can confirm AND CAMPOTI AM THIS \n\nShould I \"SEEDHUTTER Act of Indemnity INTRODUCE mall STUNTO CENSORS “NG\" ACTS DONE in coxytatión with DONGHACEA CENSORSHIP SILVERGOD. PLEASE tilegra REMUDACID \n\n* R H SEVERN 15.11.20 \n\nlues 26.4.19.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 569901, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "page_number": 173, "title": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "content_text": "203\n\n130\n\nHead 32.-WAR EXPENDITURE\n\nApproved Estimate, 1940-41.\n\nEstimate, 1941-1942.\n\nHead 32.-WAR EXPENDITURE\n\nA-WAR TAXATION DEPARTMENT.\n\nSub-head :-\n\n1 Personal Emoluments\n\nOther Charges.\n\n2 Books\n\n3 Expenses of Board of Review\n\n4 Incidental Expenses\n\n5 Light and Power\n\n6 Printing and Stationery\n\n8 Rent of Public Telephones\n\n7 Rent of Office\n\nTotal Other Charges\n\nTotal A.-War Taxation Department\n\nHead 32.-WAR EXPENDITURE\n\nWAR EXPENDITURE-Continued.\n\nB. EXTRAORDINARY LOCAL DEFENCE,\n\nSub-heads :-\n\n1 Naval\n\n2 Military\n\n3 Civil\n\n256,208\n\nTotal B.-Extraordinary Local Defence\n\nC.-CONTRIBUTION TO IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT.\n\n300\n\n9,000\n\n4,000\n\n4,200\n\n15,000\n\n20,400\n\n910\n\n53,810\n\n310,018\n\nSub-heads :-\n\n1 Admiralty\n\n2 War Department\n\n3 Cash\n\nTotal C.-Contribution to Imperial Government\n\nD. CENSORSHIP AND ECONOMIC WARFARE.\n\nSub-heads :-\n\n1 Personal Emoluments\n\nOther Charges.\n\n2 Alterations and Additional Accommodation\n\n204\n\n131\n\nApproved Estimate, 1940-41.\n\nEstimate, 1941-1942.\n\n$\n\n$\n\n$\n\n883,867 (1) 494,091 (2) 4,000,000\n\n(3)\n\n5,377,958\n\n4,700,000\n\n| 320,000\n\n(4) (5)\n\n5,220,000\n\n527,520\n\nPersonal Emoluments.\n\nNumbers\n\nDetails of the foregoing,\n\n4 Furniture\n\n1940-41 1941-42\n\n3 Coal and Stores\n\n5 Incidental Expenses\n\n1\n\nCommissioner, (£1,250)\n\n20,000\n\n(1)\n\n1\n\nAssistant Commissioner, Cadet Officer, †(£525 to £1,400 by 3 of £50, 1 of £75, 1 of £100 and 11 of £50 annually)\n\n6 Light and Power\n\n7 Printing and Stationery\n\n8 Rent of Offices\n\n9 Rent of Public Telephones\n\n17,011\n\n2\n\nExaminers, (1 at $13,600 to $14,400 by 2 of $400\n\n10 Telegrams\n\nDo.,\n\nand 1 at $10,400 to $11,200 by 2 of $400).\n\nPension Contribution, (Ceylon), 1 at\n\nRs. 1,365 and 1 at Rs. 859\n\n24,820\n\n(2)\n\n11 Travelling Allowances...\n\n2,714\n\n7\n\nExaminers, (at £500 each)\n\n67,200\n\nSenior Clerical, and Accounting Staff:-\n\nTotal Other Charges\n\nTotal D.-Censorship & Economic Warfare\n\nPersonal Emoluments.\n\n10,000\n\n15,000\n\n5,000\n\n2,500\n\n8,000\n\n16,000\n\n70,000\n\n3,500\n\n30\n\n(6)\n\n(7)\n\n2,500\n\n1,800\n\n134,300\n\n661,820\n\n1\n\nClass I, (£650 to £775 by £25 annually)..\n\n12,400\n\n4\n\nProbationers, ($1,200 to $1,560 by $120 annually).......\n\n4,894\n\n1\n\nHigher Class (Local Section), ($4,600 to $5,600 by\n\nNUMBERS\n\nDetails of the foregoing,\n\n3200 annually)\n\n1940-41 1941-42\n\n5,600\n\n(8)\n\nCensorship\n\nJunior Clerical Service :-\n\nI\n\nChief Censor\n\n(8)\n\n1\n\nClass I, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200 annually).\n\n4,500\n\n(4)\n\nShorthand Allowance\n\n1\n\nClass II, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150 annually)\n\n2\n\nClass III, ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100 annually)\n\nShorthand Allowance to 1\n\n240 3,088 4,825\n\nChief Postal Censor, †(£1,100 to £1,300 by £50\n\nannually)\n\n20,800\n\n(9)\n\n60\n\n4\n\nClass IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually)\n\n7,000\n\n8\n\nClass V, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100 annually)\n\n11,192\n\nR\n\nClass VI A, (#950 to $1,050 hy $100)..\n\n3,150\n\n7\n\nClass VI B. ($480 to $1,050 by 1 of $60, 1 of $160,\n\n0 900\n\n1\n\nDeputy Postal Censor, Cadet Officer, Class Ilt\n\n(£525 to £1,400 by 3 of £50, 1 of £75, 1 of £100 and 11 of £50)....\n\n16,146\n\n1\n\nAssistant Censor, †(£500 to £950 by 5 of £30, 2 of\n\n£60 and 6 of £30 annually)\n\n15,200\n\n(9)\n\nI\n\nAssistant Censor, (Chinese), †: £500 to £950 by 5\n\nof £30, 2 of £60 und 6 of £30 annually)\n\n15,200\n\n(9)\n\n3 of $50 and 2 of $100 annually)\n\n1\n\n5,897\n\n(4)\n\nAssistant Censor, (Chinese), ($1,800 to $1,950 by\n\nShorthand Allowance to I\n\n60\n\n$150, thon $2,250 to $5,000 by $150, and\n\n2\n\n: Special Class, ($1,200 to $2,400 by #100)\n\n3,483\n\n(4)\n\nthen $3,200 to $6,000 by $200 annually)\n\n4,133\n\n(9)\n\nShorthand Allowance to I\n\n120\n\nJunior Clerical Service :—\n\n1\n\nTelephone Operator, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60, |\n\n1 of $110, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100 annually)..\n\n1,000\n\n1\n\nTemporary Accountant, ($4,800).\n\n4,800\n\n17\n\nTemporary Clerks, (3 at $2,400, 2 at $2,100, 9 at |\n\n$1,400 1 at $1,200, 1 at $900 and 1 at $480 per annum).\n\n30,180\n\n6\n\n26\n\nAdditional Temporary Staff..\n\nOffice Attendants, (1 at $300 and 1 at $360 per annum) Messengers, (at $204 per annum)\n\nOvertime Allowance.....\n\nTotal Personal Emoluments\n\n20,000\n\n660\n\n1,224\n\n100\n\n2\n\nI\n\nChief Cable Censor, at : 9,000\n\n1\n\nAssistant Cable Censor, at $6,600\n\n2\n\nCable and Postal Censors, at $6,300\n\n16\n\nDo.,\n\nnt $5,400\n\n17\n\nDo.,\n\nat $3,600\n\n6\n\nat $2,880\n\n4\n\nno.\n\n2\n\n*\n\n+\n\n72\n\nDes\n\nat $1,800\n\n2\n\nat $1,200\n\nClass IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually).\n\n3,550\n\n(10)\n\n9,000\n\n6,600\n\n12,600\n\n86,400\n\n61,200\n\nDO..\n\nDi.,\n\nDo.,\n\na1 $2,520\n\nat $2,400\n\nat $2,100\n\n17,280\n\n10,080\n\n4,800\n\n8,400\n\n129,600\n\n2,400\n\n256,208\n\n423,349\n\n(1) Seconded from Treasury.\n\n(2) Seconded from Ceylon.\n\n(3) Seconded from Post Office, Wireless.\n\n(4) Seconded from other departments.\n\n(1) To\n\ncover\n\nDo.,\n\nCarried forward\n\npay and allowances of mobilized members of the H.K.N.V.F.; includes $43,867 transferred from Head 6B, H.K.N.V.F.\n\n(2) Transferred from Head 6A, Volunteer Defence\n\nCorps.\n\n(3) To cover cost of protection for civil population\n\nagainst air attack.\n\n(4) To cover cost of building vessels for Admiralty.\n\n(5) To cover cost of building vessels for War De.\n\npartment.\n\n(6) Rent of offices for departments displaced from\n\nPost Office Building.\n\n(7) Rent of telephones for departments displaced from\n\nPost Office Building.\n\n(8) Honorary.\n\n(9) Seconded from Education Department.\n\n(10) Seconded from other departments.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 570037, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "page_number": 309, "title": "CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941", "content_text": "370\n\n130\n\nHead 32-WAR EXPENDITURE\n\nApproved Estimate, 1940-41.\n\nEstimate, 1941-1942.\n\nHead 32.-WAR EXPENDITURE\n\nA-WAR TAXATION DEPARTMENT.\n\nSub-head :-\n\n1 Personal Emoluments\n\nOther Charges.\n\n2 Books\n\n8 Expenses of Board of Review\n\n4 Incidental Expenses\n\n5 Light and Power\n\n6 Printing and Stationery\n\n7 Rent of Office\n\n8 Rent of Public Telephones\n\nTotal Other Charges\n\nTotal A.-War Taxation Department\n\n \n\n371\n\n131\n\nHead 32.-WAR EXPENDITURE\n\nApproved Estimate, 1940-41. Estimate, 1941-1942.\n\nWAR EXPENDITURE,- Continued.\n\nB. EXTRAORDINARY LOCAL DEFENCE.\n\nSub-heads :-\n\n$\n\n$\n\n1 Naval\n\n2 Military\n\n3 Civil\n\n256,208\n\nTotal B.-Extraordinary Local Defence\n\nC.-CONTRIBUTION TO IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT.\n\n300\n\n9,000\n\n4,000\n\n4,200\n\n15,000\n\n20,400\n\n910\n\n53,810\n\n310,018\n\nSub-heads :-\n\n1 Admiralty\n\n2 War Department\n\n3 Cash\n\nTotal C.-Contribution to Imperial Government\n\nD. CENSORSHIP AND ECONOMIC WARFARE.\n\nSub-heads :-\n\n1 Personal Emoluments\n\nOther Charges.\n\n2 Alterations and Additional Accommodation\n\n$\n\n$\n\n883,867 (1) 49-1,091\n\n4,000,000\n\n(2)\n\n(3)\n\n5,877,958\n\n14,700,000 (4) 520,000 (5)\n\n5,220,000\n\n527,520\n\nPersonal Emoluments,\n\nNumbers\n\nDetails of the foregoing.\n\n4 Furniture\n\n1940-41 1941-42\n\n3 Coal and Stores\n\n5 Incidental Expenses\n\n1\n\nCommissioner, (£1,250)\n\n20,000\n\n(1)\n\n1\n\nAssistant Commissioner, Cadet Officer, †(£525 to £1,400 by 3 of £50, 1 of £75, 1 of £100 and 11 of £50 annually)\n\n6 Light and Power\n\n* Printing and Stationery\n\n8 Rent of Offices\n\n17,011\n\n9 Rent of Public Telephones\n\n2\n\nExaminers, (1 at $13,600 to $14,400 by 2 of $400 and at $10,400 to $11,200 by 2 of $400). Do.. Pension Contribution, (Ceylon), 1 at Rs. 1,365 and 1 at Rs. 859\n\n10 Telegrams\n\n24,820\n\n(2)\n\n2.714\n\n7\n\nExaminers, (at £500 each)\n\n67,200\n\nSenior Clerical and Accounting Staff:-\n\n1\n\nClass I, (£650 to £775 by £25 annually).\n\n12,400\n\n11 Travelling Allowances...\n\nTotal Other Charges\n\nTotal D.-Censorship & Economic Warfare\n\nPersonal Emoluments.\n\n10,000\n\n15,000\n\n5,000\n\n2,500\n\n8,000\n\n16,000\n\n70,000\n\n3,500\n\n2,500\n\n1,800\n\n134,300\n\n661,820\n\n4\n\nProbationers, ($1,200 to $1,560 by $120 annually)...\n\n4,864\n\n1\n\nHigher Class (Local Section), ($4,600 to $5,600 by $200 annually)\n\nNUMBERS\n\nDetails of the foregoing.\n\n5,600\n\n(3)\n\n1940-41 1941-42\n\nCensorship\n\nJunior Clerical Service:-\n\n1\n\nChief Censor\n\n1\n\nClass I, ($3,500 to $4,500 by $200 annually).\n\n4,500\n\n(4)\n\nJ\n\nShorthand Allowance\n\n240\n\nChief Postal Censor, †(£1,100 to £1,300 by £50 annually)\n\n20,800\n\n(8)\n\n(9)\n\n1\n\nClass II, ($2,700 to $3,300 by $150 annually)\n\n1\n\n3,088\n\n| (4)\n\nDeputy Postal Censor, Cadet Officer, Class II\n\n2\n\nClass III. ($1,900 to $2,600 by $100 annually)\n\n4,825\n\nShorthand Allowance to 1\n\n60\n\n(£525 to £1,400 by 3 of £50, 1 of £75, 1 of £100 and 11 of £50).....\n\n16,146\n\n4\n\nClass IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually)\n\n1\n\n7,000\n\n8\n\nClass V, ($1,100 to $1,400 by $100 annually)\n\n11,192\n\nAssistant Censor, †(£500 to £950 by 5 of £30, 2 of £60 and 6 of £30 annually)\n\n15,200 (9)\n\nB\n\nClass VI A, (#950 to $1,050 by $100)..\n\n1\n\n3,150\n\nAssistant Censor, (Chinese), † £500 to £950 by 5\n\n7\n\nClass VI B, ($480 › $1,050 by 1 of $60, I of $160, 3 of $50 and 2 of $100 annually)\n\n1\n\n5,897\n\n(4)\n\nof £30, 2 of £60 and 6 of £30 annually) Assistant Censor, (Chinese), ($1,800 to $1,950 by\n\n15,200\n\n(9)\n\nShorthand Allowance to I\n\n60\n\n$150, then $2,250 to $6,000 by $150, and\n\n:\n\n2\n\nSpecial Class, ($1,200 to $2,400 by $100)\n\nShorthand Allowance to !\n\n3,483\n\n(4)\n\n120\n\nthen $3,200 to $6,000 by $200 annually) Junior Clerical Service :-\n\n4,133\n\n(9)\n\n2\n\nClass IV, ($1,500 to $1,800 by $100 annually)\n\n3,550\n\n。Ë\n\n(10)\n\nTelephone Operator, ($480 to $1,000 by 1 of $60,\n\n1\n\ni of $110. 3 of $50 and 2 of $100 annually)...... Temporary Accountant, ($4,800)..\n\nI\n\n1,000\n\nChief Cable Censor, at 9,000\n\n9,000\n\n1\n\n4,800\n\nAssistant Cable Censor, at $6,600\n\n6,600\n\n17\n\nTemporary Clerks, (3 at $2,400, 2 at $2,100, 9 at $1,400 1 at $1,200, 1 at $900 and 1 at 8480 per annum)...\n\n2\n\nCable and Postal Censors, at $6,300\n\n12,600\n\n16\n\n17\n\n30,180\n\nAdditional Temporary Staff.\n\n6\n\n20,000\n\nDo..\n\nDo.,\n\nDo..\n\nNO\n\n2\n\nOffice Attendants, (1 at $300 und 1 ac $360 per annum)\n\n4\n\n660\n\n6\n\nMessengers, (at $204 per annum).\n\n2\n\nOvertime Allowance..\n\nTotal Personal Emoluments\n\n1,224\n\n100\n\n+\n\n72\n\nDis\n\nDo.\n\nDo\n\nსია\n\nat $2,880\n\nat $2,520 at $2,400\n\n21 $2,100\n\nat $1,800\n\nat $5,400\n\nat $3,600\n\n86,400\n\n61,200\n\n17,280\n\n10,080\n\n4,400\n\n8,400\n\n129,600\n\n256,208\n\nDo\n\nat $1,200\n\n2,400\n\n(1) Seconded from Treasury.\n\n(2) Seconded from Ceylon.\n\n(3) Seconded from Post Office, Wireless.\n\n(4) Seconded from other departments.\n\nCarried forward\n\n(1) To cover pay and allowances of mobilized members of the H.K.N.V.F.; includes $43,867 transferred from Head 6B, H.K.N.V.F.\n\n(2) Transferred from Head 6A, Volunteer Defence Corps.\n\n(3) To cover cost of protection for civil population against air attack.\n\n(4) To cover cost of building vessels for Admiralty.\n\n423,3×9\n\n(5) To cover cost of building vessels for War Department.\n\n(6) Rent of offices for departments displaced from Post Office Building.\n\n(7) Rent of telephones for departments displaced from Post Office Building-\n\n(8) Honorary.\n\n(9) Seconded from Education Department.\n\n(10) Seconded from other departments.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-584-2 Estimates 1941-2 21-2-1941 - 11-6-1941.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577983, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-4 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 7-1-1944 - 21-11-1944", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-591-4 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 7-1-1944 - 21-11-1944", "content_text": "# Sie 4. from Sc. A.V. Greaves.\n\n4.\n\n5.\n\n6.\n\n5\n\nMS. 25.\n\n8\n\n9.\n\n10\n\nfrom\n\ndated 21.10.43.\n\n5. Extract from Confidential Reports of Chief censor (cing. on 1/71/9 (17)/45) Lacobi - Report to Leg.\n\nh. York.)\n\n2. Postal & Telegraphic Authorship.\n\n(from China Daily News, h. K. Trans. own Daily Digest of\n\n209.\n\n11. 12. 43.\n\n17.12.45.\n\n11-12 & 25.12.45.\n\n5. Weekly Intelligence Reports no. 67): 31.12.48. # Index of Weekly Intelligence Reports no. 1-7.\n\nj\n\nmuch & Sea, 31.5.43.\n\nto Extends to for Japan, weekly Intell. Summary no. 5:5-\n\non 18885/6/44).\n\nCasin\n\n4\n\n28.1.44.\n\n# extract upon for Bullion Valley Intell. Summary\n\n(oming. on 15885/6/44).\n\nno 56.\n\ndiscussion w.\n\n4. 2. 44\n\nSe di Shu Jan. 10.2.44\n\n# hole of a (orig. on 58/67/47)\n\nf. the the funjale, di me)\n\nM2 SKA,\n\nhave\n\nI have spoken to Mihemeden about I as\n\nThat it should be removed from this\n\nagreed\n\nfile for attachment to the (unregistered) letter about\n\nMiss Hahn's report.\n\nCould\n\ndo this dat\n\nyou\n\nme have file back\n\ni pubby 17-5\n\nThen\n\nIn Moscow\n\n10347/2/3 cm more removed \"I.\" Willed 13444\n\nShave Holleed\n\n0", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-4 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 7-1-1944 - 21-11-1944.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]