[ { "id": 219173, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844", "page_number": 22, "title": "CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844", "content_text": "Governor \n\n11th august, 1944. \n\nActoria longhong. \n\nto \n\nDesp: 8250 \n\nLord Hanley. \n\nReceived \n\ncases to Houghing for trial. \n\nColony Istating. \n\nimportant. or aggravated for the transmission fall \n\nChief Justice acting out. In supreme Court. Referring to of Ordinance for opening, tobe Lieut. Governon Revision Major General D'Aqualin Probable duration of absence. to the four New Consulates . \n\nReasons for personal visit \n\n25 (Dec \n\nGod. Hope \n\nBest Buds \n\nde Gable non perchent within the Funigen \n\nDepartment, behind the extremad \n\nNo:51 Inancial. \n\nRECEIVED \n\n1972 Hory Lang \n\nhetoria, Honghong, \n\nMy Ford \n\n16th August 18 \n\nWith reference to Your Lordship's \n\n45 January. \n\nseparate and exfidential Despatch to hir Henry Settinger onder date the 44 Thave the force to state that the row of building commenced by my Predecessor \n\nthe accommodation of Civil Officers of unvent is at length nearly completed, \n\nItal outliny of 18670 Dollars. The \n\nid forwarded herewiths \n\n(parties) \n\n7 13 deceber Hey \n\nThe reject of Your Lordship's - tispatch above refared to was to relieve the Civil Servants from a part of \n\nthose \n\nheavy charges to which they were liable \n\non of \n\non account of House Rent in the \n\nThe Right Honorable, \n\nLord Manley, M. P. \n\nде \n\npresent", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 255706, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3]", "page_number": 34, "title": "CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3]", "content_text": "# Communion\n\n2255 Kong\n\n\"Mr Menus\" present suit in \"to fot \nIn Alien.\n\n30 \nthe opinion of the Law Officers in England \nrespecting \nthe effect of consecration.\n\nIt appears to me that his first step has \nbeen to get the opinion of the Law Officers at H. Ex., \nLaw Off? wann \nunk.\n\n1 \nwhich I \nI hear that the Local \nshould be kept up to then \nI apprehend that \"consecration\" is \nan act \nof the Ecclesiastical authorities of any religion communion, set apart \na building \n12 on Ecclesiastical utilitarian for the certain particular religion \nwith h \nCommunion \na chunk for ancip \nCennewor \n(est- \ntabish Son \nground br \nChustion - Heuit - Anglin \nchalin. (cath. buccial \nCom aretu) the un \nthe mass\n\nThis best in \n26th \nRene \nacest for the admin = \nneupa \nA satur ir a cutain \nAntiment in \n14.\n\nI apprehend, \nUligions \nwith reput", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 269739, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4]", "page_number": 361, "title": "CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4]", "content_text": "Understand that the Charter Party Vorland was broken by the Government at HongKong.\n\nMy reply was dated the following day, the 24th February, as follows: To my great astonishment, I see that Lotscheid has made me suppose that the Charter Party \"Vorland\" was annihilated by the Government; this is an untruth. We enclose copy letter Lobscheid.\n\nThat copy was a letter from Lotscheid to the Acting Dutch Consul Bastian, the best and most substantial proof for my reply.\n\nMost respectfully,\n\n(Sig.) Baak Agent for the Lainan dung Carß?\n\nL.\" Evening Mail\" In 5973/67\n\n2544244 November, 1886._-\n\nCRIMINAL SESSIONS.\n\n23rd November, 1866.\n\n(Before His Honor the Chief Justice.)\n\nFORCIBLY DETAINING A FEMALE,\n\nFive Chinamen were indicted for having by force feloniously detained one Chu a Lun, a woman, with intent to sell the said Chu a Lun. A second count simply charged false imprisonment.\n\nThe following jury were sworn:-Thos. Algar, D. Davidson, J. H. Cox, Adolph Meyer, W. N. Middleton, C. G. Oldach, and A. L. Turner.\n\nThe Attorney General stated the case. On October 27th, information was received by the Registrar General that some persons were improperly detained in a house at Wanchai against their will. He went to the house, which he found with windows barred, and other indications of its being a place of confinement; inside there were several persons, women crying, and declaring that they were there confined.\n\nHe found the prisoners acting as proprietors or occupiers of the house, and they were taken in charge, and ultimately committed for trial. The indictment related only to one woman, but this was only a technical form of proceeding, and in fact, embraced all the persons who had been confined in the house.\n\nSome evidence would be given as to the intent to sell the woman, but he would not now particularly allude to it.\n\nThe learned Attorney General then called: Mr. Tonnachy, the Registrar General, who described the house as he found it, and the inmates.\n\nThere was a room in which he saw about 25 women and children all huddled together. Prisoners were there. There was not space for the women to lie down comfortably. Some of them were crying, and they presented a very miserable appearance altogether.\n\nThe first prisoner had a paper and pencil in his hand, going round with the others as if inspecting the women.\n\nAll the prisoners having come to me by my direction, I addressed them in Chinese, speaking to the first prisoner.\n\nChuaLin, now in Court, was one of the women crying; I know the paper produced (a Chinese document). I took it from the door of the house.\n\nI asked the first prisoner, in Chinese, in the presence and hearing of the others, \"what is this place?\" He said \"It is an emigration barracoon,\" as I understood him. His words were \"a coolie coon,\" the term always used to mean emigration barracks.\n\nI asked him if he had a license from my office. He said they had a license.\n\nI asked them to produce it. I am not certain which, but one of them went below and brought me up a small piece of white paper with English print on it.\n\nIn the hearing of the prisoners, the women said something.\n\nI looked at the paper and said, \"This is not a license from my office.\"\n\nThe document produced is the printed paper I have referred to.\n\nHis Honor, reading the paper, remarked, \"Mr. Lobscheid says they will be well treated.\"\n\nThe paper was real. It was the well-known certificate by the Revd. Mr. Lobscheid.\n\nWitness continued-I cannot say which of the prisoners gave me the paper; all the prisoners concurred in pointing to the paper.\n\nI spoke to the women in their hearing. I asked the women what they were doing there, and the moment I spoke, they all flocked round me.\n\nMr. Barnard objected that the women themselves could best give evidence of what they themselves said.\n\nHis Honor: But he is going to tell what he said himself.\n\nWitness: Several of them cried out, \"We have been kidnapped, and brought here under false pretences.\" I said, \"why not go away?\" They said, \"we are not allowed to.\"\n\nThe prisoners made no observations whatever.\n\nI asked the women if they had received any money. In answer, they said they had not.\n\nPrisoners offered no remarks as to that.\n\nI gave the prisoners into the custody of Sergeant Langdon.\n\nI brought all the women and children to the Station. They came with me gladly.\n\nBy the Court: Chu a Lin was one who came with me.\n\nCross-examined by Mr. Barnard: I do not think the persons in the room could see passengers along the road, owing to the grating.\n\nI had no difficulty in getting into the house, but the trap door leading to the room where the women were was fastened by a bar.\n\nIt was not a usual trap door. I have never seen a trap door like it in Chinese houses; a woman was keeping guard over the door, as she asked me what I wanted.\n\nShe might have been there for any other purpose.\n\nShe opened the door on my asking her to do so.\n\nI do not recollect what words I said in Chinese to the prisoners.\n\nThe Attorney General suggested that the particular word used by witness in English, which Mr. Barnard wanted, might be rendered by a Chinese equivalent.\n\nWitness continued: Most of the prisoners know English, No. 3 particularly well; the conversation was carried on partly in English and partly in Chinese.\n\nI did not enter into conversation specially with No. 1.\n\nI should not receive the words \"coolie coon\" as meaning emigration office.\n\nI asked them for a license; they seemed at a loss, and after some consultation among themselves, one of them, I believe No. 1, went and got the paper in English; they did not seem to know what they were expected to produce.\n\nI don't think they seemed to think that the paper was a proper license, because they did not know what was on it, as it was in English.\n\nHis Honor: Will Mr. Lobscheid be called as a witness? Is he here?\n\nThe Attorney General: No, my lord, not for the prosecution.\n\nMr. Barnard continued his cross-examination, and it being past three o'clock, His Honor hoped the lamps would be got ready.\n\nMr. Barnard shortly afterwards resumed his seat.\n\nChu a Lin deposed-I am a widow; my home is at Fatshan; at present, I am staying in the Gaol.\n\nI was on the pigs' establishment before that (a laugh).\n\n(By \"pig establishment,\" witness, after some difficulty, explained her meaning to be that it was a house where persons who have been deceived were placed.)\n\nThe establishment is in Hongkong.\n\nA woman met me in Fatshan and made a communication to me, which induced me to come to Hongkong.\n\nI was landed from the steamer in a small boat and taken to the piggery, where I was for two nights and two days.\n\n(Witness inspected the prisoners and identified Nos. 1 and 2; No. 3 she did not know; thought she knew No. 4; did not know No. 5.)\n\nShe did not recollect seeing one of the prisoners in the room where she was placed, but she had seen those she had identified in a room below.\n\nThere was not much light in the room. The window was barred up.\n\nThe Attorney General: Does she recollect that gentleman (pointing to Mr. Tonnachy) coming to the house?\n\nWitness hesitated at first, but a gleam of intelligence, as His Honor remarked, suddenly irradiated her face, and she said something.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 354470, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 204, "title": "CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8]", "content_text": "412\n\nThe St. George's Day celebration at Shaughai, which took place on the evening of the 14th inst. in Chiang Sa-ho's Garden, proved a great success. It took the form of an English Fair and Grand Rural Fête.\n\nThe death of Mr. F. W. White at Foochow, already reported, was caused by his falling over the verandah during the night. He was found lying on the ground with his skull fractured, never regaining consciousness.\n\nTHE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND\n\nA robbery took place on the night of the 17th inst. in one of the fantan houses at Macao. From the particulars given in the Independente it appears that about nine o'clock in the evening the fantan house named Trevy, situated in the Rua Nova d'El-rei, was attacked by a gang of seven men armed with knives and revolvers, who took all the money on the table, some $200 more or less. They then made off, firing at the watchman, Joan Panio de Souza, as they left, inflicting two wounds. The wounded man was taken to the hospital, but his life is despaired of.\n\nAt the Peking races on the 5th instant, Mr. Detring's Sendgraf, which had been unplaced in two other races, won the Consolation Stakes. Thus qualified he was started in the Champion Stakes which followed, and won the race by a length.\n\nThe British ship Queen Victoria, 1,587 tons, Captain Logie, left Kobe on May 7th, consigned to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company at Yokohama, arrived in the bay on the morning of the 15th inst., passing the lighthouse at Kent at 8.30 a.m., and shortly after grounded on Fatton spit. Mr. Lafin, on the news being received, immediately proceeded to her assistance in the Yokosuka-maru, but the high wind prevailing prevented much being done.\n\nOwing to the drought and famine in the Pescadores, says a Formosa despatch quoted by the N. C. Daily News, the Governor, E. Sho, sent a ship named Chu, with about several thousand piculs of potatoes and a load of rice, this last being the gift of H. E. T'ang Chuang-chih, Viceroy at Foochow, for distribution amongst the sufferers. Mr. Chu personally visited the thirty-two islands of the group, and distributed an average of twenty-five catties of rice to each person. Some 6,000 out of the 9,000 inhabitants availed themselves of the government charity.\n\nNo danger is anticipated, as she is a strongly built vessel. The place on which she has grounded, we learn from the Japan Gazette, is composed of soft mud, so that when the weather moderates and she is lightened it is probable that she will get off without injury.\n\nA plucky rescue from drowning was accomplished at Kobe by Morton Thurgason, A.B., of the Centurion, in the harbour on the 12th inst., we learn from the Hyogo News. A shipmate engaged in cleaning the ship's sides was seized by a fit, and in a helpless condition fell into the water. Thurgason immediately jumped from the rail and seizing the sinking man he succeeded in keeping his head above water until help arrived.\n\nOur contemporary hopes that proper representations will be made of the matter to the Royal Humane Society.\n\nMay 24, 1894\n\nAt the Bien-su Spring Race Meeting on the 17th inst., the Chalin Stakes was won by Pilgrim, the London Plate by Tristar, the Spring Cup by Depatch, the Welter Stakes by Plebian, the Oaks by Pilgrim, Sorthen Zupyzten, and the Viceroy's Cup by Mountain Dr.\n\nOn the 18th inst. the Tientsin Derby was won by Loadstar, the Anatolia Flag Class by chain, the Mongol Ce Casting bir, the Paotai's Cup by Bay-bay, the Cathay Cup by Loadstar, and the Tientsin Stakes by Reichskanzler.\n\nThe Koyo Maru, a steamship owned by the Koyei Steamship Company of Osaka, we learn from the Kobe Herald, stranded on a rock off Naniwamura in Isami Gun, Chita Ken, during a gale, on the night of the 4th inst., and sank the next morning. The Koyo Maru was the late Orestes, built in England, and measuring 320 ft. in length, 38 ft. in breadth, and 26 ft. in depth. Her tonnage is 2176 and registered tonnage 1329. She was commanded by Captain W. H. vekardt.\n\nDr. Morrison, who is journeying from Chungking to Bhamo, has been heard from at Pusseik, in Yunnan, where he was on the 7th of last month, a letter to a gentleman in Shanghai says (N. C. Daily News). The Doctor says: \"I did the fourteen stages to Ubaulung in four days, and waiting there one day I started to Tangobeup, and compassed the remaining stages in three and a bit. So far I have come very quickly from Chungking to Snifa. 230 miles, of which I rode 33 miles, chair 20 miles, boat 40 miles and walked 137 miles; Snifa to Laowatan, 15 miles chair 82 miles, walked 113 miles; Laowatan to Hantung, 145 miles, chair 43 miles, walked 102 miles; Hantung to Tungcheun 110 miles; 80 miles, walked 30 miles.\n\nEveryone is very well.\"\n\nWe take the following from the N. C. Daily News: Some engineers while exploring in the district of Hsingkouchon, Anhui, came across at the end of last month an old shaft, in which there happened to be a number of dead bodies, apparently miners, suddenly cut off from the upper world by the collapse of the mine, less than 400 years ago. The explorers were so scared that they at once gave up further exploration, filling the hole which revealed to them the gruesome sight. Although the coal deposits were reported to be especially rich, the superstition of the people was too great, and a good mine has thus been lost to the proprietors. The dead bodies are said to have been free from decay and the features were quite natural, but no sooner did the outside air enter the hole than the bodies and clothing suddenly crumbled away, leaving nothing but skeletons.\n\nA serious misfortune at Yonezawa, Yamagata Ken, on the 29th ult. Miss Imhoff, a missionary in Japan, met with an accident. According to a native version of the affair, Miss Imhoff had the temerity to preach a sermon whilst standing beside a monument erected in honour of the founder of the Uyesugi family, a former daimyo of Yonezawa, in memory of whom a native religious festival was just then being held. Apparently exasperated at the intrusion, a demonstration was organised, and one of the party threw a stone, which struck Miss Imhoff's eye-glasses, breaking one of the glasses, and injuring the eye so seriously that she will probably lose the sight.\n\nThe true version of the case, however, is given by a correspondent of the Japan Mail as follows: It being the anniversary of the festival of the Uyengi Shrine, permission was asked by the pastor of the Christian churches of the place to hold an open-air meeting, which request was granted by the authorities, a policeman being in attendance. The meeting was not within the enclosure of the shrine, but in the public park adjoining. A meeting was held in the afternoon, at which such good order prevailed that it was decided to hold one in the evening also. The speakers at both meetings were men, Japanese, the pastors and others, Miss Imhoff going by request to assist in the singing, which, aside from distributing tracts and picture cards, was the only part she took. In the evening good attention was given till one of the young men, a student, rather unwisely charged the people with worshipping idols that were not gods, when they became somewhat noisy, though not interrupting the speakers, who finished the meeting in good order. After the close of the meeting, and as Miss Imhoff was reaching up to take down her foreign lantern, a stone, which seems to have been the first and only one, was thrown, striking her in the right eye, breaking her spectacle glass, and entering the eye. A Japanese physician was called, who removed the pieces and who is now caring for the patient. He is an able man and seems to be doing all that can be done. He hopes that after the wound has healed, by an operation similar to that performed for cataract, partial vision may be restored to the injured eye.\n\nThe Shanghai papers record the death of Mr. Charles H. Dallas, who was a prominent member of the Masonic craft, having held the high office of District Grand Master in Japan for some time. At the funeral the Masonic as well as the Church service was read. Mr. Dallas came out to join his brother, Mr. Barnes Dallas, in Shanghai, over thirty years ago, and then made his home in Japan for some years, where he narrowly escaped death at the hands of two ronians, who savagely slashed him from behind with their swords. He returned to Shanghai some years ago. He has left a widow and children.\n\nThe neighbourhood of Ningpo, the N. C. Daily News says, has for a long time been considered a very quiet one. It is therefore surprising to hear that, a few nights ago, a missionary of the Church Missionary Society was attacked and robbed at night by brigands within ten miles of the city. He was travelling in a native boat, so probably the rascals did not know that they were attacking a European; and as soon as the foreigner's presence was discovered they decamped; but not before they had severely beaten the boatman, and given the missionary one or two heavy blows. It is to be hoped that the officials will take prompt steps to stop any repetition of such proceedings.\n\nThe Japan Mail says: We are informed by Captain Snow that during his recent adventures on the sealing vessels of a rock situated in about the position of the 20 fathom line, which was said to have been seen by the people of the Abyssinia on one of that steamer's voyages, and was subsequently searched for without being found. Mr. Snow expressed his opinion that the \"Askold\" rock does really exist. No one probably ever heard of a submerged danger in that locality would seem to indicate that the rock is a real one.\n\nAccording to the N. C. Daily News, Peking, the recent competition for the Chinszih or metropolitan degree at Peking has been marred by a scandal. Owing to the repeated memoranda of various censors, crying out for stricter observance of the regulations of the examination hall, the examiners and other officials within the examination hall have been severely reprimanded and some of them have been punished. No less than from seventy to eighty chujen or competitors had their papers rejected and were disqualified for life.\n\nA practical joke, and a very ill-advised one, says the Kobe Chronicle, was perpetrated by some mischievous persons at Yonezawa. Miss Imhoff is much respected and loved by the people of Yonezawa for her kind and gentle spirit, and they all, as one, regret the accident that befell her.\n\nSmall silver coins of the Hongkong and Canton mints have passed current in Kobe at par; in fact, the imported coin has often been found very welcome, owing to the great scarcity of native coin. Now, however, a change has suddenly come over the scene, and the exchange-shops in the town refuse to receive but Japanese coin at their counters. It is said that the stop has probably been taken from motives of jealousy, owing to the alleged large profits made by Chinese importers of the Canton silver.\n\nNot only the Christians, but non-Christians, send her the most touching and sympathetic letters of sympathy. Miss Imhoff is very thankful for the kindness shown by the people, and has not the least bitterness, even toward the unknown person who caused her so much suffering and anxiety. She thinks it simply an accident, unintentional, at least, of serious results.\n\nDate. 1894\n\nStore Mong\n\nNo. 11451\n\n(Subject.)\n\nNo. 125\n\nRiots\n\n26 May\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nGov 7340\n\n1. 178)-41-347--0000-11-05\n\nSubsequent Paper.\n\n2773\n\n201\n\nDESPATCH.\n\nC.O.\n\n11451 REC? Ract 2 JUL 34,\n\nSends translations of letters from Chinese Justices of the peace and merchants, addressed to Mr. Lockhart & Capt. Supt. of Police, May 24, expressing appreciation of their conduct in suppressing riots.\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nW. M. Tarfield\n\nInteresting compliments.\n\nAcknowledge\n\nYes-as\n\nMay 27th\n\nas in draft annexed. / is rather more than a mere word of thanks, it is distinctly creditable to Messrs. Lockhart and May. They are practical people. The Chinese I wish Mr. Lockhart promotion.\n\nC.PL.\n\n2\n\nI have added a few words.\n\nKery\n\nR.577\n\nThese officials are the Enchantress idea that they are promoted sky-high above the rest.\n\nRow 4/7\n\n2.7.54", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 365859, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-281 - Governor Sir Robinson & Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [1-3]", "page_number": 194, "title": "CO129-281 - Governor Sir Robinson & Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [1-3]", "content_text": "The Cliffe might be made of expected Craportath. It has advantages over Crajection. The Peak area in 188... Just theme 200 Werk... when be has... Until the exciting Disgraces, some parties say that during the... then will be... Post Office & Supreme Court at Sensor. Will I do not think that the Cliffe gerunds... the Mountain... Should be rotated at... Fort Araw... the Pease... Ground Jame in favour of... its use... The Chaffe... The Ormaty suggestion... we by... If you do not... Chalin... agree... See It Blake... \n\nDuner must be Correspondent. The Reaction for Craig Raiver is absurd. The Clyff...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-281 - Governor Sir Robinson & Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 378245, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900", "page_number": 61, "title": "CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900", "content_text": "| 15546 \n57 \n19 MAY 00 \nbel og \n11: \n\n1 edit to radial at metal, metod aottel ent to g400 are ne dywal angle wif men dortta si del ølt to gina de m 9.1... \n磐 \nVT OOK Max is a NO BIT* ** \n5. \n\nA plan which seems to me advisable is to make it publicly known that efforts will be made to protect one route only between Saashui and the sea. Which this route should be is difficult to decide, but I would suggest the West River by Campbell Island, Kum Chuk, Chaulin Island and the Broadway to Macao, as the easiest to patrol and protect, but there may be good reason to prefer another one.\n\nFor the prevention of such things in future, one \n\n6. \nI consider His Excellency Li Hung Chang at Canton should be pressed to take immediate action and invited to co-operate with us, in which case I will at once furnish a small force to do so.\n\n7. \nIn the event of the Chinese Authorities refusing to set in the matter, I conclude Your Excellency will agree with me that permission might be sought from home to act independently of the Chinese, though I think their co-operation is very desirable.\n\n(Signed) \nI have, &c. \nE.H.Seymour, \nVice Admiral.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 419929, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9]", "page_number": 475, "title": "CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9]", "content_text": "-16- \n\n59 lives, and damage was done to 77 Government buildings with a loss of one life. The river steamer Ying King foundered with a loss of 424 lives, including those of the Master and 3 European passengers. Inside and outside the harbour limits 17 European and 123 native craft were sunk, many more being wrecked or damaged. The loss of Government property alone was estimated at $100,000. The storm swept on to Canton where great destruction of river craft and much loss of life occurred,\n\nUnder instructions from Your Lordship a bill was introduced into the Legislative Council to provide for the Transfer to the Government of Hongkong of the Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund and of the Management and Control of the Pensions of Widows and Orphans. The bill was passed on the 30th July and the fund amounting to a sum of $371,321 was transferred to the general revenue of the Colony, out of which the pensions in question will in future be paid.\n\nA riot broke out in the town of Victoria on the 1st and 2nd of November in connection with a boycott of Japanese goods by the Cantonese. This boycott was due to the feeling excited in China by the Talsu Maru affair, and was actively organized by the \"National Disgrace Society\" at Canton. It soon spread to Hongkong, where the Government from the first took active steps to combat it with the result that by the autumn several Chinese merchants in the Colony had again begun to trade in Japanese goods. This gradual failure of the boycott movement in Hongkong dissatisfied the more violent agitators in Canton, who, thereupon, made this Colony the scene of an organized riot, which had for its object the destruction of the shops and goods of such Chinese merchants as had abandoned the anti-Japanese boycott. The affair was arranged with such secrecy and skill that the Police of the Colony were completely taken by surprise, and for the purpose of restoring law and order it was necessary to call upon the Military Authorities for assistance. A proclamation was forthwith issued declaring the Colony subject to the provisions of the Peace Preservation Ordinance and with the help of the troops order was restored by the evening of the 2nd November. After that date there was no further outbreak and drastic steps were taken to deal with the instigators of the outrage. In no instance was a Japanese shop or a Japanese subject attacked.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nMy Lord,\n\nYour Lordship's most obedient,\n\nhumble servant,\n\nGovernor, &c.\n\n#612.2\n\nSa-tsing\n\nHONG KONG,\n\nKOWLOON AND ADJACENT TERRITORIES.\n\nTUNGShak KWAN\nPiang tidKon Lan\nAaong tuhoTong-lak\nLung koagHsin hi\nTai-Tong-tu KU ISHA N\nTong poiCheng-hang\nkungShaktboug tea\nBIASWo-shak gain\nApo kiLong-heu\nFule-yunYong tai shan\nLunga sin:Wang-kong\nl'an-tonSa wen\n5 Tai-wb - chumanMa-ham\n3 Lok-shule-trenyTong hang\nShong-tung \"Kaicking ByFeñ-tea-sha\nPa kongTison kui -chun.\nTAI-PUNG-SANGSa-ng-chung\nWong muTiptun\nPallashaPichau\nBVKI ANG\n\nCANTON RIVER\n\nSai fleungFa-trai\nNAM-/TAOs TACHM\nBAYRing Cheng\nTai-Kwaimiu\nNo chuLin-tin\nChak-won!Luna\nTai-oMoi-fim\nPuhakHS IN\nAMNGAN Low-long (SUN-ON Sone con Jam\nSha-tauLongtounty\nORE P\nBAFHAU - HOI\nYan-haShui wan ten.\nFTai, shut hang\nPing-shayZo Shui-leu.\nPet long, Chin shanĹSu-chav\nNam-longLe ChaBy\nChulu kakIdin ten a\nMiguChui-yen\nTu longLe-man\nLin-chancJ£ ¢\nKane KinKagi Shni Hun\nSha tagYam ten &\nMKath Croolgi\nSong chauSha-iauskok\nLakes Criscont. 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LAT.\n25Iz Pinkoghi das,raphiesi Iurante\n:\nChi chau XLEMA\nCHANNEL\nDrawn and Engrand fe Gin Durnestory & Caronánde\n15Mirs P\n1E LONG OF\nBAYKak tere\nNOTE Territory under Convention of 1860 Boundary under Convention 1898...\nFish Miles (18%)\nSunmuro\n\n168\n\nJohn Bariatre & Co", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 497002, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923", "page_number": 248, "title": "CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923", "content_text": "242 \n\nWeed for \n\nanteverse but \n\nhe \n\navailable \n\nbe \n\nif required \n\nHe hoped that Col Amery \n\neither \n\nHe \n\nwent \n\nin \n\nwriting \n\nand \n\nspeaking \n\non the subject. \n\nalso hoped that 15.28 \n\nlater will personally \n\nThis \n\nquestion of unitary land. I've \n\nland in especially wanted \n\nfree of land in \n\nfor \n\nnew City Hall. in \n\nWh \n\nfor P. Chatin or fees to place home \n\nwhom \n\nof his collections of \n\nvalue. \n\n& \n\nHe spoke with great enthusiasm \n\nof the new building scheme, which \n\nin part follows \n\nscheme \n\n16 \n\nRB5. \n\ntu. March \n\nwas unwell \n\nthe Collins has been \n\naway for the last 2 \n\ndays. You see above. ? Have \n\nyou had anything \n\nfrom Col. Amery. \n\nIf you approve \n\nwe will fetch \n\nof draft to common Sin P. Chalin or for. \n\nAm6 \n\n- \n\nthe Jarsh \n\nWe Break \n\nNo I have heard nothing from \n\nCol Amery- \n\nAfter I show the letter to Sir, \n\nwill you \n\nlet me have a reply. \n\nmy flagged minute further \n\nwhich seems to have \n\ncaused \n\ndoubt: \n\nit- \n\nI have \n\nbelow. \n\nЕш \n\n6.7 \n\n1970717 \n\nCumulus, see subs, cumulus 10, \n\nwho have \n\nagreed. \n\n#7L \nto", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 499387, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924", "page_number": 496, "title": "CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924", "content_text": "## MINUTES\n\nA memorandum regularly sent to Lions when ... has been read by the ...\n\nhe has so enquired.\n\nIn Stephen's head manage of the ATK is Bank. My ...\n\nboth ...\n\nI don't see how we can avoid as they ...\n\nThe PS to fix Time when free. I expect you will ... with the present ... at the interview\", not ... . \n\nMr. Masal Sie Paul Chalon has a sort of prescriptive right to an interview with the T. of T. J. oft. of many S. IS. have resided in the past.\n\n9.8.17, 6.24 Un Prelitto I knew Frysed har at the Hof C. Sunday at 4:30 pm on 18.\n\nMINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE.\n\nEn March 485 Lin Paul Chalin (ka Called and tha P Jays Zu. 4.30 h. at are will bust brim o Stephen. Can I hit him that the SAS will give them ion that hour!\n\nDr Dis MA 20 aft I am of and this must be put off as this is an unpunt Cabuit Chu wh can be at no other time. Cd for flean alter it to 5:30 pm on Thursday.\n\nSu PC asked 23 Eur 2416", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 499388, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924", "page_number": 497, "title": "CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924", "content_text": "## \nSir Paul Chalin has fortunately arranged to be in Paris for business on Thursday, which cannot be put off. He hopes to present a letter to Mr. Stephen personally, as the Unofficials attaching importance to this. \n\nIt is evident that the Houghing Unofficials are comfortable with this letter being presented to Mr. Stephen personally. In the present occasion, Sir Paul Chalin will attend at the time and deliver the letter referred to in this telegram.\n\nAs Mr. P.C. can't see Excersity, the question is whether there is any point in Mr. Stephen personally receiving it. Mr. Knight suggests that Sir Paul Chalin could post the letter or bring it to him. \n\nSir Paul Chalin was very anxious about a meeting in Paris, which had been officially called to suit his convenience. It was impossible for him to scratch it. But he thinks that Mr. Stephen would have come personally, as head manager of the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, Mr. Stephen occupies a position of outstanding power and influence in the Far East. Mr. Stubb thinks very highly of him and considers himself lucky to have induced him to come. \n\nUnder the circumstances, it would be extremely unfortunate if Mr. Stephen could not receive Sir Paul Chalin personally. As he is pressed for time, a few minutes would suffice. \n\nSen suff 24/6 \n\nDie Paul Chalin...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]