[ { "id": 333419, "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": "CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3]", "page_number": 241, "title": "CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3]", "content_text": "Our staff at present consists of:\n\n1 Superintendent.\n\n1 Assistant Superintendent.\n\n1 Do.\n\n1 Clerk.\n\n1 Engineer.\n\n1 Assistant Engineer.\n\n2 Engine Drivers, Chinese.\n\n3 Do., Europeans.\n\n2 Assistant Engine Drivers, Europeans.\n\n6 Stokers.\n\n1 Overseer of Water Works.\n\n1 Inspector of Dangerous Goods.\n\n1 Chinese Assistant Do.\n\n2 Foremen.\n\n4 Assistant Foremen.\n\n17 Firemen, Europeans.\n\n46 Do., Chinese.\n\n30 Do., Market Coolies.\n\n10 Chinese Contingent.\n\n15 Watchmen.\n\nFloating Engine.\n\n1 Assistant Foreman and Engine Driver.\n\n1 Chinese Engine Driver.\n\n1 Stoker.\n\n2 Seamen.\n\nSince the post of second Assistant Superintendent has been abolished and the joint appointment of Assistant Superintendent and Engineer has been made, a greater responsibility has fallen on the Acting Assistant Engineer, as the Engineer in his dual capacity is frequently called away to the scene of the fire, and must leave the Engines in charge of the next in command.\n\nLooking to the increased duties that devolve upon the Engineer and his Assistant, who now have to keep in an efficient state six steam engines and nine manuals, I consider the remuneration, which was voted at a time when there were only two steam engines, is somewhat inadequate to the increased duties and responsibilities.\n\nAt the Annual General Inspection in November last, a new feature was introduced in the form of competition at Fire drills for prizes, which acted as a stimulus to the members of the Brigades and gave them greater interest in their work; and amongst the Chinese particularly, this has resulted in bringing to the front some really valuable firemen. As an instance of the efficiency of the Brigades, I may mention that at the recent fire which occurred in Bonham Strand on a Sunday afternoon, within the space of a few minutes of the alarm being sounded, thirteen powerful jets of water were playing upon the burning houses.\n\nAt first sight our Brigade appears to be not only adequate as regards machinery, but also numerically, but when it is borne in mind that not more than half of the Europeans are available at any one fire, and that the hilly configuration of the Colony often requires two engines to do the work of one in order to reach the elevation required, it will be seen that the Brigade is under, rather than over, the necessary strength for a growing Colony like Hongkong.\n\nThe supply of water from the new Water-works (in course of construction) will materially assist in extinguishing fires in the upper levels of the Colony, and also in the early stages of all fires, if my suggestion with regard to telephonic communication is adopted. But the value of water mains must not be over-estimated, as in a case similar to that in Bonham Strand (referred to before) it would be impossible to concentrate such a body of water at any one given point from hydrants as could be obtained by steam Engines, and the superiority of salt water over fresh, for extinguishing fires is universally acknowledged.\n\nI cannot close this report without mentioning the able assistance I have had during the past year from the Officers of the Brigade. I may specially mention Mr. WAGNER, who has been acting as Engineer and Assistant Superintendent, Mr. RAE, the chief foreman, and Mr. CAMPBELL, Acting Assistant Engineer. These officers have devoted a great deal of time and attention to their respective duties and the present efficiency of the Brigade is in a great measure due to their untiring exertions.\n\nWe are greatly indebted to the Captain Superintendent of Police for the excellent order kept by his force at the various fires. The systematic working of the Brigade, and absence of malicious injury to hose and larceny of Government property, is greatly owing to the vigilance of the Police.\n\nSubjoined is a tabulated form showing the number of alarms of Fires, and estimated damage for the past year.\n\nThe Honourable F. STEWART, LL.D.,\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nActing Colonial Secretary,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nJOHN S. BREWER,\n\nActing Superintendent Fire Brigade.\n\nDate.\n\nYEAR 1886.\n\nRETURN OF FIRES AND ALARMS OCCURRED DURING THE\n\n \n Date\n Time\n Situation of Fire\n Cause\n No. of Buildings destroyed\n Wholly\n Partly\n REMARKS\n \n \n 1 January\n ...\n A stack of grass at the back of Joss house at Shaukiwán\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n Some thousands of young fir trees were destroyed.\n \n \n ...\n ...\n A bed curtain in No. 42, Circular Pathway\n Carelessness with a lighted cigar\n ...\n ...\n ...\n A number of Chinese\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Grass on hillside West of Mount Davis\n Unknown\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Chimney of No. 27, Gage Street\n Sparks from the Engine House\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Praya Central, Blackhead & Co.'s Store\n Carelessness with matches\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Saw dust in No. 21, Pound Lane\n Unknown\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Near Shaukiwán Market\n Accidental when cooking\n ...\n ...\n ...\n Burning Incense\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Grass above Tai-tam-tuk Water-Works\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n 13\n ...\n Grass on the hillside at Mount Davis\n ...\n ...\n 66\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n A stack of grass at Shaukiwán\n ...\n ...\n 35\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n A matshed at Coffee Plantation\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n 19\n ...\n Trap door No. 297, Queen's Road Central\n ...\n 1\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n A bed curtain and beddings in No. 41, East Street\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Matshed at Hungbòm Docks\n ...\n 1\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n 26\n ...\n Cook-house No. 61, Praya West\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n 30\n ...\n A stack of grass at Taikoktsui\n Unknown\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Grass on the hill near Parsee Point\n Do.\n ...\n ...\n 17\n ...\n \n \n 31\n ...\n Chimney of No. 4, Blue Buildings\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n 19 February 2\n ...\n No. 186, Hollywood Road, (Po Lok Theatre)\n ...\n Whole Block\n 02\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Matshed at No. 2, Gap Street\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n 5\n ...\n Stack of grass at Quarry Bay\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Wooden partition at No. 49, Wear Street\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Chimney at No. 1, Seymour Terrace\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Stack of grass at Shankiwán\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Matsheds at Naval Yard, Kaulung\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Chimney at No. 11, Cochrane Street\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Grass on the hill at Mount Davis\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Chimney at No. 3, Taipingsbán Streer\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Matsheds at Belchers Battery\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n 10\n ...\n No. 3, Wing Fung Street\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n No. 8, Wai Tak Lanė\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Chimney at No. 5 Station\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Staircase of No. 149, Queen's Road West\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n No. 84, Queen's Road East\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n No. 116, Praya West\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Mosquito curtain in No. 266, Queen's Road West\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Wooden partition at Gilman Bazaar\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Chimney of No. 235, Queen's Road Central\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n No. 56, Market Street\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n ...\n ...\n Chimney at Iongkong Club\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n 6\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n 13\n ...\n ...\n \n \n 11\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n 21\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n April\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n \n \n 6\n ...\n ...\n ...\n ...\n 35\n 'ZZ\n ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 333420, "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": "CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3]", "page_number": 242, "title": "CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3]", "content_text": "No. \n\nDate. \n\nTime. \n\nRETURN OF FIRES AND ALARMS OCCURRED DURING THE YEAR 1886,--Continued.\n\n \n Situation of Fire.\n No. of Building destroyed.\n Damage.\n Cause.\n REMARKS.\n \n \n Grass on hillside near Aberdeen,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mosquito curtain at No. 10, Jardine Bazaar,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Firewood in cook-house of No. 3, Hin Lung Lane, No. 50, Jardine Bazaar,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n No. 4, Square Street,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chimney at No. 224, Queen's Road West,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chimney of Medical Hall,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Firewood in the kitchen of No. 31, Gongh Street,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n A piece of cloth at No. 9, Wellington Street,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 41 May 30,\n 11.30 a.m.\n Third Street,\n \n \n \n \n 42 31,\n 8.30 a.m.\n \n \n \n \n \n 43 June 30,\n 2.30 p.m.\n \n \n \n \n \n 44 July 3,\n 7.30 a.m.\n \n \n \n \n \n 45 3,\n Midnight\n \n \n \n \n \n 46\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 47\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 48\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 49 30,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 50 August 3,\n 12.45 p.m.\n No. 24, Circular Pathway,\n \n \n \n \n 51 13,\n 9.45 p.m.\n \n \n \n \n \n 52 13,\n 5 p.m.\n \n \n \n \n \n 53 14,\n Noon.\n \n \n \n \n \n 54 17,\n 8.30 p.m.\n \n \n \n \n \n 55 20,\n 10 a.m.\n \n \n \n \n \n 56 26,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 57 30,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 58 September 5,\n 9.30 p.m.\n Chimney of No. 21, Ladder Street,\n \n \n \n \n 59\n 8.\n \n \n \n \n \n 60\n 9,\n \n \n \n \n \n 61 1,\n 11 p.m.\n No. 3, Ezra Lane,\n \n Mat Screen.\n \n \n 62 12,\n 4.20 a.m.\n No. 824, Queen's Road West,\n \n \n \n \n 63 15,\n 4 p.m.\n Grass on hill near Cape D'Aguilar and Stanley Road,\n \n $3,500\n \n \n 64 17,\n 7 p.m.\n No. 41, Salt-fish Lane,\n \n \n \n \n 65 17,\n 6.30 p.m.\n A Kerosene Lamp No. 47, Hollywood Road,\n Lamp burst.\n \n \n \n 66 19,\n 4 p.m.\n Grass on hillside near Chai Wan,\n \n Trifling\n \n \n 67 27,\n 10 a.m.\n \n \n \n \n \n 68 29,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 69 October 2,\n 5.45 p.m.\n Chimney of No. 10, Queen's Road Central,\n \n \n \n \n 70 6,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 71\n 6 a.m.\n Chimney of No. 18, Hollywood Road,\n \n \n \n \n 72 11,\n 9 p.m.\n Carpet in Hongkong Hotel,\n \n \n \n \n 73 12,\n 6.30 p.m.\n Grass on Mount Davis,\n \n \n \n \n 74 21,\n 10.45 p.m.\n A mosquito curtain in No. 5, Third Street,\n \n \n \n \n 75 22,\n 12.30 p.m.\n A matshed at Stone Cutters' Island,\n \n \n \n \n 76 22,\n \n No. 3, Kan Ü Fong,\n \n \n \n \n 77 23,\n 5.50 p.m.\n No. 3, Tuk Hing Lane,\n \n \n \n \n 78 November 2,\n 12.50 p.m.\n Grass on hill near Tai-tam-tuk,\n \n \n \n \n 79 2,\n 7.20 p.m.\n Some mats on No. 51, Caine Road,\n \n \n \n \n 80 6,\n \n Chimney of Tsimshatsui Station,\n \n $12,000\n \n \n 81 November 8,\n \n Chimney of No. 95, Second Street,\n \n \n \n \n 82 13,\n 10,\n No. 218, Hollywood Road,\n \n \n \n \n 83 10,\n 17\n A bundle of firewood in No. 10, West Street\n \n \n \n \n 84 11,\n 3\n Rattan shavings in No. 15, Tik Lung Lane,\n \n \n \n \n 85 18,\n \n A mattress in No. 74, Praya East,\n \n \n \n \n 86 20,\n 11\n Flooring of No. 88, Bridges Street,\n \n \n \n \n 87 20,\n 32\n Cook-house No. 6, Praya, Hunghom,\n \n \n \n \n 88 22,\n \n No. 17, Hollywood Road,\n \n \n \n \n 89 24,\n \n Horse Repository, Garden Road,\n \n $40,000\n \n \n 90 24,\n 5.40 p.m.\n A mosquito curtain No. 60, Praya, Yaumati,\n \n \n \n \n 91 26,\n 9 p.m.\n No. 106, Queen's Road West,\n \n \n \n \n 92 26,\n \n Chimney No. 36, Praya Central,\n \n \n \n \n 93 29,\n 5 p.m.\n A mosquito curtain No. 7, Circular Pathway,\n \n \n \n \n 94 December 5,\n 5 p.m.\n A mosquito curtain Square Street,\n \n \n \n \n 95 7,\n 37\n Hillside near North Fort,\n \n \n \n \n 96 11,\n 59\n Bed board at No. 23, Taipingshan Street,\n \n \n \n \n 97 13,\n \n Grass on the hill at Aberdeen,\n \n \n \n \n 98\n 15\n Chimney of No. 39, Pottinger Street,\n \n \n \n \n 99 16,\n 5 a.m.\n No. 91, Queen's Road West,\n \n \n \n \n 100 16,\n 33\n 12.30 p.m.\n Grass on hill between Chaiwan and Shekò,\n \n \n \n 101 17,\n 7 a.m.\n No. 223, Queen's Road West,\n \n $16,000\n \n \n 102 17,\n 8 p.m.\n Wooden partition at No. 20, Jervois Street,\n \n \n \n \n 103 19,\n 5.40 p.m.\n No. 67, Bonham Strand West,\n \n $18,000\n \n \n 104 20,\n 1.40 a.m.\n Mat-bags in No. 155, Praya West,\n \n \n \n \n 105 20,\n \n A coal godown in Ship Street,\n \n \n \n \n 106 22,\n 3 p.m.\n Cook-house of No. 42, Jervois Street,\n \n \n \n \n 107 24,\n 5 p.m.\n A matshed in Italian Convent's Garden at Kaulung,\n \n $80\n \n \n 108 25,\n 33\n 5.50 p.m.\n Chimney of No. 91, Praya West,\n \n \n \n 109 28,\n 7 p.m.\n 1st floor of No. 23, East Street,\n \n \n \n \n 110 29,\n 5 p.m.\n Grass on the hillside above Pokfulam Road,\n \n \n \n \n 111 29,\n 6.30 p.m.\n Grass on hill between Gap and Mount Kellett\n \n \n \n \n 112 29,\n 7 p.m.\n A mosquito curtain and some bed clothing in No. 49, Square Street,\n \n \n \n\nFire Brigade Department, Hongkong, 5th January, 1887.\n\nJOHN S. BREWER,\n\nActing Superintendent Fire Brigade.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 344965, "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": "CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5]", "page_number": 74, "title": "CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5]", "content_text": "SCHEDULE B.-Continued.\n\n72\n\nA.\n\nB.\n\nC.\n\nD.\n\nE.\n\nF.\n\nG.\n\nH.\n\nB.\n\nM\n\nC.\n\nD.\n\nE.\n\nF.\n\nG.\n\nH.\n\n \n No. of\n Block No.\n Streets.\n Over-crowded or not.\n No. of Houses\n Houses in which Over-crowding exists.\n No. of Floors in which Over-crowding exists.\n No. of Persons.\n Amount\n REMARKS.\n \n \n Brought forward,\n \n \n \n 67\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Praya West,\n No\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wing Lok Street,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 68\n \n Tung Lai Lane,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Praya West,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wing Lok Street,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 69\n 282322\n Morrison Street,\n \n 2,285\n 301\n 5,751\n 368\n 1,875\n \n \n \n Brought forward,\n \n \n \n 29\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tank Lane,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 86\n \n Square Street,\n No\n 39\n 10\n 48\n \n \n \n \n \n 95\n \n Tank Lane,\n Yes\n 14\n 11\n 25\n 75\n \n \n \n \n 96\n \n Square Street,\n No\n 11\n 18\n 54\n \n \n \n \n \n 97\n \n Tank Lane,\n Yes\n 5\n 3\n 16\n 48\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Square Street,\n \n 13\n 2 + 1\n 3\n 9\n 26\n \n \n \n \n \n Bridges Street,\n \n 12\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 70\n \n Bouham Strand,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 72\n \n Queen's Road Central,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lower Lascar Row,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Queen's Road Central,\n \n 25\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n West Street,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Queen's Road Central,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 71\n \n Tank Lane,\n No\n 23\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kut Tsonng Lane,\n Yes\n 79\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wai Yan Lane,\n No\n 9\n 28\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Souza Lane,\n \n 14\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 98\n \n Bridges Street,\n Yes\n 6\n 16\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rozario Street,\n \n 12\n 1\n 4\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tank Lane,\n \n 3\n 6\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 99\n \n Rozario Street,\n \n 8\n 18\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Market Street,\n \n 8\n 17\n \n \n \n Brothels exist in this Street.\n \n \n 74\n \n Queen's Road Central,\n Yes\n 50\n 10\n 12\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tank Lane,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lower Lascar Row,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100\n \n Bridges Street,\n No\n 39\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 92\n \n \n 113\n 28\n \n \n \n Brothels exist in this Street.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 13\n 32\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 39\n 49\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 34\n 20\n 3\n 23\n 31\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n 14\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n anco co to co\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3\n 13\n 2\n 26\n 3\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 40\n 111\n 3\n 40\n 126\n \n \n \n \n \n Tank Lane,\n \n 16\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 73\n \n Caine Road,\n No\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n East Street,\n Yes\n 7\n 3\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 101\n \n Do.,\n European Dwellings.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n U Yam Lane,\n \n 18\n 21\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 102\n \n Castle Road,\n Do.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 75\n \n Queen's Road Central,\n \n 24\n 2\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seymour Road,\n Do.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lower Lascar Row,\n \n 21\n 24\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 104\n \n Robinson Road,\n Do.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ladder Street,\n \n 2\n 6\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 105\n \n Caine Road,\n Do.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 76\n \n Lower Lascar Row,\n \n 10\n 1\n 27\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Staunton Street,\n Yes\n 14\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Upper Lascar Row,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Aberdeen Street,\n \n 13\n 30\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 77\n \n Lower Lascar Row,\n \n 10\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chung Wo Lane,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Upper Lascar Row,\n \n 10\n 16\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wa in Fong, East,\n No\n 8\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n East Street,\n No\n 4\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 78\n \n Do.,\n \n 8\n 7\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Do.,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n South, Do.,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n West,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 79\n \n West Street,\n \n 3\n 9\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 107\n Hollywood Road,\n Yes\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Possession Street,\n \n 7\n 18\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lower Lascar Row,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n West Street,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hollywood Road,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ng Kwai-fong,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Tsung Lane,\n \n 16\n 48\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 29\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 80\n \n Do.\n No\n 4\n 10\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 13\n 4\n 6\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wa Lane,\n No\n 7\n 21\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 108\n \n Circular Pathway,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tseung Hing Lane,\n Yes\n 6\n 18\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 81\n \n West Street,\n No\n 4\n 12\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 82\n \n East Street,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 109\n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 83\n \n Upper Lascar Row,\n Yes\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hollywood Road,\n No\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bridges Street,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ladder Street,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Un Wo Lane,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shek Cheong Lane,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wa Hing Lane,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kut Sing Lane,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hollywood Road,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shing Wong Street,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Queen's Road Central,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Circular Pathway,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hillier Street,\n \n 30\n 67\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n No\n 1\n 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Yes\n 3\n 6\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 5\n 18\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 32\n 31\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n No\n 18\n 15\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Yes\n 20\n 58\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 15\n 23\n 83\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3\n 4\n **\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n No\n 7\n 19\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 84\n \n Upper Lascar Row,\n Yes\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tan Kwai Lane,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brothels exist in this Street.\n \n \n \n \n Hollywood Road,\n \n 12\n 31\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n U Hing Lane,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 85\n \n Do.,\n No\n 12\n 34\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 110\n \n Queen's Road Central,\n \n 12\n 30\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Square Street,\n Yes\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Circular Pathway,\n \n 28\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 40\n *7\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 86\n \n Hollywood Road,\n No\n 9\n 27\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 111\n \n Jervois Street,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Taipingshan Street,\n Yes\n 2\n 4\n 4\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Queen's Road Central,\n Yes\n 52\n 29\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Square Street,\n \n 15\n 46\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n East Street,\n \n 12\n 36\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ***\n \n \n 808\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 87\n \n Do.,\n \n 77\n 21\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 88\n \n West Street,\n \n 12\n 38\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 22\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 89\n \n Do.\n \n 11\n 33\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hollywood Road,\n No\n 2\n 4\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n O youve\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hillier Street,\n No\n 4\n 10\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 20\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cleverly Street,\n Yes\n 3\n 7\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kwai Wa Lane,\n \n 12\n 36\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 28\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 112\n \n Jervois Street,\n No\n 20\n \n A\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Queen's Road Central,\n \n 17\n 53\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Morrison Street,\n \n 2\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 90\n \n Upper Station Street,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 91\n \n Do.,\n \n 7\n 21\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 113\n \n Bonham Strand,\n \n 21\n 63\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Yes\n 5\n 15\n 5\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Do.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jervois Street,\n \n 21\n 62\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 92\n \n Taipingshan Street,\n \n 9\n 27\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11\n 35\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cleverly Street,\n \n 4\n 8\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Taiping Lane,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 114\n \n Burd Street,\n \n 7\n 22\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Caine Lane,\n \n 22\n 55\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jervois Street,\n \n 13\n 39\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Upper Station Street,\n No\n 8\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hillier Street,\n \n 2\n 8\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shiu Hing Lane,\n Yes\n 8\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cleverly Street,\n \n 1\n 4\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 93\n \n Taipingshan Street,\n No\n 5\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 115\n \n Bonham Strand,\n \n 13\n 40\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n East Street,\n Yes\n 32\n 10\n 85\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Burd Street,\n \n 5\n 15\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 94\n \n Taipingshan Street,\n No\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hilior Street,\n \n 12\n 36\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Square Street,\n Yes\n 3\n 29\n 14\n 136\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wing Lok Street,\n \n 16\n 48\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n East Street,\n \n 8\n 5\n 20\n 61\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 爷爷\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bonham Strand,\n \n 16\n 48\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carried forward,\n \n \n \n 2,890\n 381\n 7,524\n 473\n 2,430\n \n \n \n Carried forward,\n \n \n \n 3,532\n 475\n 9,374\n 599\n 3,286\n \n \n\nPage 72", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 358632, "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": "CO129-269 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1895 [12]", "page_number": 38, "title": "CO129-269 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1895 [12]", "content_text": "## Appendix E\n\nSchedule setting forth the situation of the basements illegally occupied on the 1st of April and on the owners, etc, of which notices have been served and compliance with the law enforced.\n\n| Name of Street | Nos. of the Houses | Total No. of Basements |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Wanchai Road | 36 | 1 |\n| Ship Street | 9 | |\n| | 77A, 70A, 82, 40, 52 | |\n| Hon Fang Lane | 2, 5, 7 | Q |\n| Queen's Road East | 10 | |\n| | 62, 217 | |\n| Wing Fung Street | 10, 12, 14, 10, 18, 20, 20, 24 | 3 |\n| Pedder's Hill | 1,0 | |\n| Mosque Junction | 43, 45 | 5 |\n| Kai Un Lane | East end of Lane | 4 |\n| Stanley Street | 9, 11, 18, 47 | |\n| Pottinger Street, Cochrane Street | 10, 12, 14, 16 | |\n\n(e) In the case of top floors such mezzanine floor, storey or cockloft does not extend over more than one-half of the floor area of the room, and has a clear space above it of not less than eight feet and below it of not less than nine feet measured vertically. When the roof has no ceiling or tie the measurement shall be made from the level of the floor up to half the vertical height of the rafters over such mezzanine floor, storey or cockloft.\n\n(d) In the case of mezzanine floors, stories or cocklofts on ground floors that do not comply with the conditions specified in the preceding paragraph, no permission will be granted for their continuance except for storage purposes only, and provided that the space so encroached on by such mezzanine floor, storey or cockloft shall not be included in the calculation of the cubic capacity of the room available for habitation.\n\n2. It should be noted that, under the provisions of sub-section b of section 8 and Bye-law 7 under section 13 of this Ordinance, the partition walls of every separate compartment must not be of a greater height than 8 feet, and must leave a space between the top of the partitions and the ceiling or underside of the joists of not less than 4 feet, and that such space must not be closed except with wire netting, iron bars, lattice work, or carved wood work arranged in such a way as to leave at least two-thirds of such space open and as far as practicable evenly distributed.\n\nBy Command,\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th August, 1895.\n**J. H. STEWART LOCKHART**, \nColonial Secretary.\n\n## GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 407\n\nNo. of District\n\nThe following is published.\n\nBy Command,\n**J. H. STEWART LOCKHART**, Colonial Secretary.\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th September, 1895.\n\n| Name of Street | Nos. of the Houses |\n| --- | --- |\n| Wellington Street, Staunton Street, Hollywood Road | 35, 29, 31 |\n| Gage Street | 15, 156, 15n, 21, 23, 27, 29, 51, 50, 61, 91 |\n| | 03, 09, 101 |\n| Queen's Road Central, Lyndhurst Terrace, Wing Wah Lane | 9, 13, 15, 17 |\n| | 1, 93, 27, 29, 31 |\n| | 9 |\n| | 82, 84 |\n| Hollywood Road | 20, 19 |\n| Ping On Lane, Gough Street | |\n| Bridges Street, Staunton Street, Tauk Lane, Square Street, Circular Pathway | 41, 48, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 63, 93, 95, 97 |\n| Shing Wong Street, Wellington Street, Kan U Tong South | 90, 101, 108, 105, 107, 100, 111, 113, 115 |\n| | 117, 119, 121, 126, 127, 100, 131, 133, 135, 137, 140, 142, 146, 148, 100, 162, 164, 166, 168 |\n| | 1, (), 2, 5 |\n| | 23, 25, 91, 35, 36, 37, 39 |\n| | 1, 3, 5, 7, 66A |\n| | 33, 35, 37 |\n| | 28, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, 48 |\n| | 2, 3, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 24, 42, () |\n| | 4, 5 |\n| | 196 |\n| | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |\n| | 160, 162, 164, 303, 305, 307, 309, 311, 313 |\n| Queen's Road Central | 30 |\n| | 134 |\n| | 315, 319, 321, 323, 326, 327, 320, 331, 333 |\n| Chung Wo Lane | 21, 22 |\n| Wa In Fong East | 9 |\n| Lower Ladder Street Terrace | 4 |\n| Upper Lascar Row | 1, 3, 5, 34 |\n| Lower Lascar Row | 2, 4, 6, 17, 19, 21, 28, 25 |\n| Tan Kwai Lane | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 |\n| Tsui Ou Lane | 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 |\n| Queen's Road Central | 6 |\n| | 335, 341, 343, 345, 349, 301, 358, 365, 357 |\n| | 359, 301 |\n| Queen's Road West | 29 |\n| | 65, 68, 91, 97, 101, 125, 131, 133, 167, 209 |\n| | 227 |\n| | 1 |\n| | 127 |\n| Total No. of Basements | 219 |\n\n## SANITARY BOARD NOTIFICATION\n\n**MEZZANINE FLOORS, STORIES, OR COCKLOFTS**\n\nIN\n\nBuildings erected AFTER the passing of Ordinance 16 of 1894, (29th December, 1894).\n\n1. Under the provisions of sub-section 2 of section 7 of Ordinance 15 of 1894, it is unlawful to construct, put up, continue or maintain in any room of any domestic building erected after the 29th of December, 1894, any mezzanine floor, storey or cockloft whatsoever, except where such room is situated on the ground floor and is used as a shop or workshop, in which case the written permission of the Sanitary Board must be first obtained and any conditions imposed in such permission must be complied with.\n\n2. Notice is hereby given that such permission will not be granted unless the following conditions are complied with:-\n\n(a) The building shall be constructed and maintained in a satisfactory sanitary condition.\n(b) The mezzanine floor, storey or cockloft shall not extend over more than one half of the floor area of the room and shall have a clear space below it of not less than eight feet measured vertically, provided that this space is sufficient to prevent the obstruction of any doorway situated in an external wall.\n\n(c) The space both above and below such mezzanine floor, storey or cockloft shall be used for storage purposes only and shall not be enclosed except with wire netting, bamboo lattice or carved wood-work arranged in such a way as to leave at least two-thirds of such space open and as far as practicable evenly distributed, and the space encroached on by such mezzanine floor, storey or cockloft shall not be included in the calculation of the cubic capacity of the room available for habitation.\n\nBy order of the Sanitary Board,\nHongkong, 27th September, 1895.\n**Huon MCCALLUM**, \nSecretary.\n\n21st October, 1895.\n**W. EDWARD CROW**, \nAssistant Secretary and Superintendent.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-269 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1895 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 363520, "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": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "page_number": 357, "title": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "content_text": "Tir lived and kept the depôt — a gambling house within \n\na stone's throw in Wa Lane. Seh Jang Chung said he had \n\nheard of the Gambling house and only once met \n\nSam Yin casually on board the Junton Shamer. \n\n(he). The admitted that there \n\nwas a club at W. 9 Circular Pathway which he frequented.\n\nThe admitted that a youth named Ah Ling had lived at Wo 9 Circular Pathway but had gone away last year to become an apprentice to an Engineer at Wanchai in Queen's Road East.\n\nEnquiry then elicited the fact that his admissions with respect to a Ting were in accordance with fact.\n\nPage 356\n\nEnclosure $P(d).\n\nThe made no mention of the Cook at NC Arculer Pathway named Asi; yet the Police on that very day had found that a Cook of that name, a person well known to them, had been living there and had only just left — gone into hiding.\n\nFinally Sam Yin identified Vang Chung.\n\nExclure $P is Chung Yung's (JungKis) Statement :-\n\nIt is not very important but it shows that the Flower Seller Hung Khi was not a creature of Sam Yin's imagination; that he lived next door to Chan Rai Ming, one of the persons for whom he is supposed", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 363564, "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": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "page_number": 399, "title": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "content_text": "A clerk hands over payment to one agent for distribution of a large parcel.\n\nThey wish to be endowed in a ...\n\nList A is not so detailed as List H. List A was kept for record and reference.\n\nThere was another gambling establishment called on at Cheung Ting Street. The headquarters of it were at No. 28 Upper Lascar Row, on the 3rd floor. Arrested lists then produced, and paid out sums to the same Police, and other watchers.\n\nThe Police Sergeant produced (List I) also received bribes from the master of the Cheung Hing Street gambling establishment.\n\nThe master of the Cheung Hing Street gambling establishment is Lam Chi.\n\nThe Fuk Ki at the back of No. Queen's Road Central had itself at No. 1 Circular pathway to a gambling establishment on a large scale.\n\nReply some Ehre and we Chen Shin.\n\n(〃)\n\nVictor's Jail.\n\nK 398\n\nExtract from confidential communication from Hon. Colonial Secretary to the Captain Superintendent of Police, dated 4 July 1894\n\nSham Yin\n\nThe name of the gambling house dept at Wo La Lane was the ...\n\nI recognise the piece of paper produced marked List III in my handwriting, in pencil.\n\nThe first item, $1.50. The 10th Tang #1.7 + that Tang Ching, selective...\n\n\"Police Sergeant in the Hong Kong Police was paid off $12.70 on the 1st day or the 12th moon this year (? February 1897) I paid the amount called Ayi in that late. Tang Ching told me to pay Ayi. I came down from Canton in the 18th year of Kwong Su (Xu) Prince then have always been connected with gambling. I first went into partnership with Lam Choi, opened a gambling house at Wo... & we have. We called it Yist Pla.\n\nBefore opening it, I arranged with Tang Chung. I asked him whether I could open it; he said, yes, open it. I asked him how much he wanted; he said he wanted $30 a month. I said I could pay.\n\nI paid a clerk, Ting, at Wo & Circular for about 2 years. He used to come to the 3 East Street...\n\nPage 266\n\nPage 398", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 363565, "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": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "page_number": 400, "title": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "content_text": "(2)\n\n(3)\n\nto get the not always\n\nmoney.\n\nHe came every day\n\nat the same\n\ntime Chau\n\nKim. Sometimes the payments were made.\n\nChan Shams sometimes saw\n\nthe payments.\n\nMy friends who were\n\nthere said the payments were made but I can't\n\ngive their\n\nnames as I don't want to.\n\nI have been an\n\napprentice engineer\n\nI think at Wanchai.\n\nHis surname was\n\nEng instead. I could see\n\nhe was between\n\n10 & 20 years of age. After working, I left Tang Ching to\n\npay & I went to 9 Circus resulting\n\nin a fight.\n\nThat is Tang\n\nA Gi.\n\nI went to visit Tang Ching Chung's club still. He told me to go\n\nto learn Engineering.\n\nAnd\n\neveryone\n\nhad better pay to a Ki.\n\nWhen I first made the arrangement with Tang Ching, he said if I paid him $11.70 each day, he would settle\n\nwith the Sy Ye's.\n\nHe said he would ensure that I should have had no trouble from the government servants. I was to pay Tang Chung himself $3 and $8.70\n\nwas\n\nto be distributed to others.\n\nI continued to pay this amount to A Yi afterwards.\n\nAfterwards, I agreed to pay an additional dollar\n\na day.\n\nA Yi told me he wanted\n\n$20 more.\n\nThe Cook at Ho Q\n\nCircular Pathway\n\noccasionally saw Tang Chung.\n\nI went\n\nto\n\nCircular Pathway.\n\nI used to go\n\nto Circular Pathway.\n\nThe last time\n\nwas the 20th day\n\n10th day of 5th\n\nmonth this year.\n\nNo 2\n\n399\n\nThe gambling at\n\nWa Lave ceased on the 19th\n\nday of 5th moon.\n\nOn the following day,\n\nI went to see Tang Chung. I was at\n\nNo 3 East Street.\n\nOn the 19th of 6th\n\nmonth,\n\nI was on the verandah.\n\nTai Pan Chi beckoned me. I said, \"What is\n\nthe matter?\"\n\nHe said, \"You must cease playing street\"\n\nin brothels in Cheong\n\nStreet and Wa Lave because he had\n\ngot word from the Central Police Station\n\nthat play must stop\n\nat once.\n\nLun Hee Chung\n\nwas\n\nlooking after the accounts in Cheong Hing Street.\n\nHe kept the money\n\nand pledges of Cheung Hing in Upper Lascar Row in the most easterly\n\nof\n\nthe\n\nnew houses on\n\nthe 2nd & 3rd\n\nfloors.\n\nTai Pan Chi went to warn\n\nthe Cheong Hing Street house & I myself\n\nwent to Wa Lave. I told the Fok Is to stop at once.\n\nTai Pan Chi is Lam Chi; he has\n\nin both houses; the one\n\nin Cheong Hing Street\n\nand the one in\n\nWa Lave.\n\nI was only interested\n\nin Wa Lave.\n\nThe name Sik Ki\n\nis only used for pass books &\n\nprovisions are bought. I took\n\nthe tables & chairs\n\naway. Other times I went back to East Street to make up the accounts. I asked Tai Pan Chi what was\n\ngoing on.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 363566, "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": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "page_number": 401, "title": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "content_text": "(4)\n\na\n\nthe matter but he did not know. He said it must cease at once; at 7 o'clock a raid will be made. He said Kwai Tan by the Police had given him the information.\n\nNext day at 8 p.m.\n\n5\"\n\nPathway\n\nI went to\n\non the 20th Circular\n\n9\n\nCheung\n\nto see Tang. I asked Tai Pan Chi was there.\n\nTang Chong said he had been obliged to shut down because Kwai Tan Hoi had told him to. He only knew that Kwai Tan Hoi had told Tai Pan Chi about the matter.\n\n(5)\n\nthis\n\n400\n\nyear this\n\nwith reference to the 2nd item in paper #II Lap $2.50. This means that on the 14th day of the 1st month, I paid $12.50 to I Sang Ut, a boy interpreter to the Nuisance Inspector. The Nuisance Inspector is a man between a red face and a Portuguese.\n\n$0.75\n\n407.50\n\nwife\n\nI have not seen her, but I am told she goes to the market.\n\nThe Inspector came to the house but found the street door of our house closed. He knocked, but the people would not open.\n\nAt the beginning of the year, he came every day for 2 or 3 days, then came again 2 or 3 times.\n\nTo prevent his coming, we agreed to pay my jokey, I Seng Ut, whether we could give money to the Inspector to prevent his coming. He said $2.50 a day would make it all right.\n\nI asked what security we had that it would be all right. The boy said the Inspector would not come after the money was paid, and that would prove it all right.\n\nThe Inspector came before he was paid.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 363602, "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": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "page_number": 436, "title": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "content_text": "435\n\n! \n\nMy daughter-in-law lives with me. My wife &\n\n92 Sox.\n\nThe\n\nDe\n\ndaughter aged 17\n\nthe aged 13\n\nGrandson 7\n\nOne 12.\n\nor 8 years of age.\n\nMy nephew is Tang Kan, he is\n\nKeinoman\n\nI draws\n\nin\n\nsteam launch\n\nor $15 a month\n\n$14 or\n\nMy Servant Tang Tuh is\n\na relation of mine.\n\nhis father\n\nam\n\nSometimes he lives at No 43 Bust-\n\nStreet, sometimes at 9\n\nthat is\n\nLun is\n\nPathway - Tang\n\nI\n\nday\n\n90 to\n\nCa\n\nCircular\n\nTang\n\nLin's club.\n\nclausean of mine.\n\nTang Lim's Club\n\nI have had a\n\nevery\n\nSoon there\n\nEver since the 3rd moon option\n\ndime has a room\n\nCircular Pathway\n\nto the\n\nthe entrance\n\nbasement floor is from\n\nAnother passage\n\nby somebody belonging to Pak Hong.\n\nit is occupied.\n\nto a ham\n\nThere is\n\nWo\n\na means\n\nof communication between these basement floors and\n\nthe two\n\nfloors in Circular Pathway\n\nA Ting does not live\n\nyear have\n\nwent\n\naway\n\nwith me,\n\nto work last\n\narm\n\nnot sure\n\nI have not seen him since.\n\nHe went\n\nas an apprentice to an\n\nEngineer at Wanchai - Chinese\n\nplace Tik Lam's in the Queens Road. Before he went he was\n\nliving with me at\n\nCircular Pathway\n\nI have only\n\nAs\n\nNo\n\n9\n\nliving\n\nat\n\nA Ting of No 9 Circular Pathway. At present\n\nthere\n\nare now.\n\nI only give\n\nper year. Tang\n\nthere\n\nand Tang\n\nLine\n\nare\n\nthe only two living\n\nat\n\nNo 9\n\nCircular Pathway\n\nI, Tang\n\ngive them any wages to do.\n\nTang Line & Tang Fuk are\n\npersons living in No 9 Circular\n\nPathway\n\nThere is\n\na basement floor, two story high, to\n\nCircular\n\nPathway\n\nbasement\n\nfor food\n\nSometimes I\n\ngive him\n\na little money for clothes. I do\n\nnot pay him\n\nHe has\n\nto work\n\nto look after\n\nthe house. I slept at\n\n9\n\nCircular", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 363603, "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": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "page_number": 437, "title": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "content_text": "Circular pathway last night, when\n\n778\n\nbetween 7 Lim Tang\n\nI left this morning\n\nI left Tang\n\nNo one\n\nelse.\n\nFür\n\nI was with Inspectors Lyndsay, Perry, animacy,\n\nI have been Rept\n\nCha gambling house.\n\n436\n\nI did hear the day after the arrest that Tham Lin Rept a gambling house.\n\nI had any quarrel with Sham Lin. I don't know.\n\nI have had no quarrel with Lam Chi.\n\nI have had no quarrel with The Leung.\n\nbrand I have any\n\nFor I will duin Lince cey\n\nPerry left 6 years ago.\n\nAs I said before, I have known Lam Yin since the 3rd moon this year (about April 1897). My wife was going to West Point. He is a coolie in a house, not a relation of mine.\n\n3rd moon I have slept every 3 nights when I accompanied my wife to the Canton Steamer. The steerage was crowded, so I took my wife upsteerage. There I saw a woman. Tham Sin came up and said, \"You are W. Chung?\" & I said \"yes, what's your name?\" he said \"Sham Yin\" I have never spoken to him before or since. I have never spoken to him until today.\n\nI did not know until today that he reported a gambling house at Circular Pathway last night.\n\nExcept for 2 nights, I returned to my family house No 43 East Street.\n\nLam Yen brought the prisoner in identifies Tang Chung P.S. the Hongkong Police to", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 363607, "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": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "page_number": 441, "title": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "content_text": "Lin with my own hands handed it \"you\". Yeong Fat asked Chan Sin whether he has not had Kwai Tan Li shared in the house, he only got in the 2nd or 3rd moon of the year. He was away for 5 years during his banishment.\n\nI heard that there was a quarrel between him and Yin. Did I not have he was the one of the Ching writ in the street you. Yeong Fat says there was a quarrel in the 5th moon last year? \"Ham Yin says he was at home during my father's funeral in the 5th moon (he died on the 9th day).\n\nI believe that Cheong Iton who returned from banishment in the year used to pay bribes for gambling to Etanton, Quincey Baker: his nickname is Kwai Tan Loi. I heard that Kwai Tai Lon was constantly up at the quarters at the Central Station, chatting with Planton.\n\nI have known Cham Cher for several years. I heard that he had a share in gambling houses at the Club at Pat Po Tai (Circular Pathway). Sham Cha has a druggist chop named Ink low Him at the bottom of Rough Street.\n\nI never heard that Fuk Ki had domino in the club. I have heard they had gambling in Leen airy. I heard that 3 or 4 months ago, Lam Chi had a share in the Cheong Hing gambling houses. There are all brothels there. I have been to No 3, East... never Kwai...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 363648, "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": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "page_number": 482, "title": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "content_text": "481\n\nShame in leee stray daily\n\naccounts found by Mr. Way for\n\nthe 17th 18th and 19th December 1896.\n\nShame Yin the man who was convicted at the Police\n\nCourt of being the Keeper of the common gaming house at\n\nNo. 2 Wa Lane when examined after his conviction said\n\nCircular Pathway\n\nTang\n\n9\n\nI used to go occasionally to 9\n\nto see\n\nChung (Detective Police Sergeant 190) The last time\n\nI went was on\n\nThe 19th June\n\nNo. 2 Wa Lane ceased on\n\nI went to see\n\nday\n\nStreet\n\ncu\n\nThe 18th\n\nJune\n\nThe gambling at\n\nand the following\n\nTang bluing. I was at No.3 East\n\nLane out in the verandah. I was alone,\n\nTai pau Chi (same bloke i.e. the Lune Chi mentioned\n\nin the letter to Mr. Way of the 18th June) beckoned me into the street I said \"what is the matter!\" He said\n\n\"you must care\n\nplay\n\n\"Cheong Hing Street and Wa Lane\" because he had\n\nat once in both houses in ups\n\nLane\n\nfrom the central Police station that play\n\ngot word to stop at once-\n\nTai\n\npau\n\nchi went to\n\nwarn\n\n6.\n\nCheong\n\nHing Street house and I\n\nmyself went to Wa Lane and told the people to stop at once I took\n\nthe tables away\n\nand then I went back to\n\nthe accounts\n\nand chairs\n\nw\n\nEast Street to wake\n\nup\n\nI asked Tai\n\npau\n\nChi what was the matter but he did not know. He said \"you raid will be made by the Police,\" he said Kwai Fak Hoi (informer Hoi) had given him the information\n\nNext\n\nday\n\nat 8 o'clock\n\nCircular Pathway to see\n\nthe\n\n(3)\n\n19 June\n\nI went to\n\n9\n\nTang Cheong (Detective Police", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 364085, "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": "CO129-277 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [8-10]", "page_number": 279, "title": "CO129-277 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [8-10]", "content_text": "(\n\n278\n\nthe arrangement because P.C. Yeung Fat was cheating him, and he arranged for the money to be paid to P.S. 190 Tang Chung.\n\nThe money used to be paid to No. 9 Circular Pathway (Fang Chung's Club). Tang Chung asked me to go there and fetch it once a week for P.S. 43 Holt as Tang Chung had not time to get it.\n\nAfter the beginning of the Chinese New Year, I went regularly once a week to No. 9 Circular Pathway and fetched $10.50/100 for Holt. The money used to be done up in a parcel. I used to receive it from Tang Chung's own hands. I used to pay it to P.S. 43 Holt either in the street, or early in the morning in the Central Station when the detectives met to get their instructions.\n\nI received the bribes for P.S. 43 Holt and paid them to him for 8 weeks. After that, Tang Chung told me that I need not come for the money as he would pay it himself to the Sergeant.\n\nTang Chung told me that as he was paying No. 3 McIver, he could pay the money to Holt at the same time.\n\nI know that Stanton, Quincey, and Baker all received bribes from Sam Yin in respect of the Fa Lane gambling house. E.S. 190 Fang Chung has told me so. I never saw any payments made to those three Inspectors, but it was a matter of common knowledge among the Detective Staff that Stanton and Quincey and", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-277 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [8-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 365964, "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": 299, "title": "CO129-281 - Governor Sir Robinson & Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [1-3]", "content_text": "293 \n\nand that he had often seen him at No.9 Circular Pathway at Tang Chung's Club. Tang Chung went to this Club every day, having had a room there in which he slept every night since the 3rd moon of the year, as he, Tang Chung, stated to me on the 12th July. Upon the 12th July Sham In stated to me that on the day after the gambling house was closed he went to see Tang Chung at that Club and that there he found Tai Pau Chi.\n\nI do not propose addressing you at length on the statements made before the Vice Consul at Canton by Young Fat, Tang Chung and O Mi Cheung. In my opinion the statements are absolutely untrustworthy. They are simple denials by the principal offenders in the matter and are not supported in any way. There cannot be the least possible doubt that Tang Chung and Young Fat, at any rate received bribes from the gambling house and if this be once conceded the statements made before the Vice Consul must be untrue, though as the parties making them are out of the jurisdiction they cannot be prosecuted for perjury.\n\nThere is no doubt about these men having bribed but there is a difficulty in proving in a Court of Law that they paid the money over to their superior officers.\n\nThe original statements of Tang Chung and Yeung Fat which were taken down by me on the 12th and 14th July are available for reference. As to the statement made by O Mi Cheung and taken down by me, it is not amongst the papers with me and to the best of my recollection it was a very short statement simply denying...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-281 - Governor Sir Robinson & Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 366397, "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": "CO129-282 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [3-4]", "page_number": 253, "title": "CO129-282 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [3-4]", "content_text": "252 \n\nto Inspector Quincey. It is Kwan $3. This means that I paid \n$3 a day to Tang Chung for Quincey. \n\nI did not pay it direct to Tang Chung. Formerly he used to send A Ting to fetch it. A Ting went to be an apprentice Engineer at the beginning of last year. After that A Yi came to fetch the money. A Yi was a cook employed at No.9 Circular Pathway. No. 9, Circular Pathway is Tang Chung's Club.\n\nI have been paying $3 a day to Quincey since I first opened the house. That is when gambling was going on. When there was no gambling, no money was paid.\n\nAt first, I paid the $5 a day to Tam Shat. Tam Shat was a Detective in the Police Force. Tam Shat became insane and ceased being a Policeman. Then Tang Chung came to me and said that Quincey **hau saiu** I was to pay the money to him (Tang Chung) as Tam Shat was insane. I ceased paying Tam Shat from the beginning up to about a year after the great Plague. After that, I paid the money to Tang Chung. Tam Shat was a detective and used to do duty in the Victoria Hotel. I continued to pay A Yi the $5 a day for Tang Chung for Quincey up to the 19th of the 5th moon (18th June) of this year.\n\nI recognise the bundle of slips produced. They are the daily accounts of expenditure and receipts on account of the gambling house.\n\nThe daily total amount of bribes was entered in", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-282 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [3-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 366701, "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": "CO129-283 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [5-6]", "page_number": 110, "title": "CO129-283 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [5-6]", "content_text": "106\n\narranged for the money to be paid to P.S.190 Tang Chung.\n\nThe money used to be paid to No.9 Circular Pathway (Tang Chung's Club). Tang Chung asked me to go there and fetch it once a week for P.S.43 Holt as he (Tang Chung) had not time to get it.\n\nAfter the beginning of the Chinese New Year I went regularly once a week to No.9 Circular Pathway and fetched $10.50 for Holt. The money used to be done up in a parcel. I used to receive it from Tang Chung's own hands. I used to pay it to P.S.43 Holt either in the street, or early in the morning in the Central Station when the detectives met to get their instructions. I received the bribes for P.S.43 Holt and paid them to him for 6 weeks. After that Tang Chung told me that I need not come for the money, that he would pay it himself to the Sergeant.\n\nTang Chung told me that as he was paying No.3 Mo. Iver he could pay the money to Holt at the same time.\n\nI know that Stanton, Quincey and Baker all received bribes from Sam Yin in respect of the Wa Lane gambling house. P.S.190 Tang Chung has told me so. I never saw any payments made to those three Inspectors but it was a matter of common knowledge among the Detective Staff that Stanton & Quincey and Baker were bribed.\n\nI have heard that the following European Police also received bribes from Sam Yin in respect of his gambling house:\n- Corcoran, A. S. Graham and Acting Sergt. Macaulay.\n\nThere were also various others but I did not trouble to enquire.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-283 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 388147, "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": "CO129-316 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [1-4]", "page_number": 323, "title": "CO129-316 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [1-4]", "content_text": "## Closure 60.\n\n9.\n\n307\n\nSection 171 of the original draft) a space of eight feet \nclear of the toe of the retaining wall in Circular Pathway, there would have been no site left to build on.\n\nSection 180. The effect that the alteration in the law effected by this section will have on the arrangement for open spaces in the rear of houses hereafter erected on land already sold by the Crown, is best shown by the accompanying sketch plans.\n\nThe arrangement of kitchen and yard is in accordance with the suggestions of Messrs. Chadwick and Simpson. Scavenging lanes are also provided for in accordance with their recommendations.\n\nSub-section (c) explains itself.\n\nSub-section (d) is intended to meet the possibility of the owner of a block of houses deciding to pull down every third house so as to enable the storeys of the houses to be lighted and ventilated by lateral windows, providing for a window into each cubicle on such storeys and thereby enabling the cubicles to be occupied in the proportion of one adult to every 30 square feet of superficial floor area and 400 cubic feet of air space instead of 50 square feet and 600 cubic feet (Section 46).\n\nIn Sub-section (f) such open space is dispensed with on the ground storey if such ground storey and the ground storeys on either side of it are occupied as shops. This provision is to meet the case of an owner of a block of houses who only pulls down the upper storeys of every third house. In this case, the scavenging lane at the back will be required.\n\nSection", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-316 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 389590, "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": "CO129-318 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [7-10]", "page_number": 493, "title": "CO129-318 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [7-10]", "content_text": "## Sub Enclosure to enclosure 2.489\n\n1\n\nC. O.\n\nSir, C. E. Chater, C.M.G.,\n\nDear Sir,\n\n**38533 RECH**\n\nHongkong, September 20th, 1903\n\nHerewith we beg to forward you small block plans of the proposed site for a Church at Kowloon. The larger scale plan shows the site with the adjoining roads, houses, etc., while the smaller block plan shows its position in relation to Kowloon Peninsula generally.\n\nWe would point out that the hill on which the Observatory stands is the highest point of this portion of the Peninsula, being about 110 feet above the sea and is a fine commanding site which can be seen from the whole harbour and surrounding country. It is also very central, being close to the junction of the Robinson and Austin Roads, which may be said to be the very centre of the Peninsula and equally convenient for the Naval, Military, and Civilian population, and it would also adjoin the new Schools.\n\nThe Church site would be about 40 feet below the Observatory and about 30 feet above the Robinson Road. The ground slopes upwards from the Robinson Road to the Observatory, which is on the summit of the hill. The site is thickly covered with fir trees, which trees would form a fine belt of green round the Church.\n\nThe position of the site as regards the points of the compass is exactly right, being due East and West with the main entrance at the West end.\n\nThe approach would be from the Robinson Road up the circular pathways indicated on the plan.\n\nThe site while being admirably suited for a Church...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-318 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [7-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 390508, "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": "CO129-320 - Governor Sir Blake Acting Governor May - 1903 [11-12]", "page_number": 61, "title": "CO129-320 - Governor Sir Blake Acting Governor May - 1903 [11-12]", "content_text": "## Page 59\n\nNo. 48 Sergeant since the beginning of the Gambling house. That is 4 or 5 years ago. I first paid $1 to Yeung Fat for him. I think I paid it up to the year before last. Then Hau Hang a Detective came to say that it was too little. He said No. 42 thinks $1 a day too little and if you do not believe me I will take you to the Kanno Temple to see him (New 43). I believed him and I consented to pay $2. Hau Hang told me to pay the money to Tang Chung, Police Sergeant 190; so I paid Tang Chung $2 a day while gambling was going on. Tang Chung used to send a man either A Ting or Ayi and I used to pay it to them. A Ting used to live at No. 9 Circular Pathway. Ayi also lived there. No. 9 Circular Pathway is Tang Chung's Club.\n\nI recognise the bundle of papers produced. They are the daily accounts kept in connection with the gambling house. The total amount of bribes paid by me at East Street daily was entered by me in these daily account slips. A balance of these daily accounts was struck daily and the balance to debit or credit entered in the ledger. The list of persons bribed was written by me. The entry \"New 43 $2\" was written by me. This list and the daily accounts and the books are in same condition as they were when in my possession in No. 8 East Street. They have not been altered in any way.\n\nThese papers and books were in my possession at No. 3 East Street the day they were seized by the Captain Superintendent of Police.\n\nThis $2 was paid up to the 18th day of June, 1897. The last payment was made on that day.\n\nNo questions.\n\nHau Hang, R.C.137 states:- I returned from England yesterday. I left for England on the 1st of May. I was on the Detective Staff before I went to England for 4 years", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-320 - Governor Sir Blake Acting Governor May - 1903 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 390509, "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": "CO129-320 - Governor Sir Blake Acting Governor May - 1903 [11-12]", "page_number": 62, "title": "CO129-320 - Governor Sir Blake Acting Governor May - 1903 [11-12]", "content_text": "I know Sam Yin (points him out). I became acquainted with him 3 years ago. He is an accountant for a gambling house in a Lane. He used to live at No. 3 East Street.\n\nI know No. 9 Circular Pathway. It is Tang Chung's Club. Tang Chung told me to go there to fetch money for No. 48 Sergeant. Sergeant No. 48 is Sergeant Holt. I went myself to No. 9 Circular Pathway. Since the beginning of this Chinese Year I have taken money for Sergeant Holt six times. I used to go once a week. I used to get $10.50 each time. Tang Chung used to hand the money himself to me. The money used to be done up in a parcel, there was nothing written on the parcel. Inside were bank notes and 10 cent pieces. After receiving the money I handed it over to Sergeant Holt. Sometimes I paid it in the street and sometimes at the Central Station when the prisoners were released early in the morning.\n\nAfter I had received the money six times Tang Chung told me that I need not receive the money any more. I don't know why. I have never had any dispute or quarrel with Sergeant Holt.\n\nThe money that I paid to Holt was paid as bribes for the Wa Lane Gambling House. I myself received bribes from this gambling house in Ka Lane. While I was in receipt of bribes I did not report the gambling house.\n\nI do not know whether Sergeant Holt ever reported the Gambling house.\n\nNo questions.\n\nSergeant Holt states that he does not wish to make any statement and has nothing to say.\n\nRecommended", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-320 - Governor Sir Blake Acting Governor May - 1903 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 409490, "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": "CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6]", "page_number": 556, "title": "CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6]", "content_text": "# RETURN of OFFICERS who have given Security for the due Discharge of their Duties\n## Prepared at the Annual Inspection of Securities, held on 7th February, 1907\n\n| Name of Officer giving Security | Exact Titles of all Appointments (either permanent or temporary) now held by him | Nature of the Security given | Names, Addresses, and Occupations of the Sureties in each Bond | Title of Office in respect of which the Bond is given, as stated therein | Date of Bond | Amount of Bond |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Fang Yok Kan | Sixth Clerk, REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPT.; Shroff | Deposit Note of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank for $100 | | | | 100 |\n| Wong Bak Shin | ... | Do. | Man To Toung, Master of Tang Wing shop; Yau Shui, Master of Hung Cheong, Constructor's shop, No. 81 High Street | | 13th January, 1904 | 5,000 |\n| ... | ... | IF BY GUARANTEE BOND | Wong Lai-fú; Compradore of Simsson & Co.; Kwok Shut Teng, of Heung Shonng Kerosine Oil Company | | 27th February, 1902 | 2,000 |\n| ... | ... | ... | Wan King Ceung of No. 20 Queen's Road East; Ko Sik Chi of No. 39 Queen's Road Central | | 2nd June, 1905 | 250 |\n| ... | ... | ... | ... | | 6th July, 1906 | 300 |\n| Lan Tin Tsung | Aurilary Shroff, (office dispensed with.) | Deposit Note of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank for $300 | | | | |\n| Cheng Ki Heung | Writer, COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT | Personal Bond with two Sureties, jointly and severally | Tsiu Yin-cho of the Yin Hing shop No. 44 Jervois Street; Wong Yui Sung of the Wing Sing shop No. 82 Queen's Road Central | | 22nd February, 1904 | 200 |\n| Chat Shing Ip | Writer | Do. | Yung Chiu Po, Compradore J. D. Jutebison & Co. | | 1st February, 1904 | 250 |\n| Lau Tsz Ping | Writer | Do. | Chow Yat Shing, Master of the Ki Lan No. 21 East Street; Cheng Yuen, Master of the Kwong Tsâu, No. 4 Tung Tak Lane | | 12th January, 1906 | ... |\n| Chan Fung Thug | Writer | Do. | Tam Hoi, Master of the Tsung Hoi Kee shop, No. 40 Circular Pathway; Lan Kam Shing, Master of the In Lee shop, No. 514 Queen's Road West | | 8th December, 1906 | ... |\n| ... | Office Attendant | Do. | Wong Shan Kan, Master of the Wai Hang, No. 196 Wellington Street; L. F. Cooke, Master of the Po Kee, No. 58 Connaught Road | | 11th December, 1906 | 550 |\n| ... | ... | ... | Kwong Hang, Master of the Yu Lung, No. 65 Wellington Street; So Mau Hing, Master of the Fu Keo, No. 57 Queen's Road West | | 14th December, 1906 | ... |\n| ... | ... | ... | Ho Hoi, Master of the Sze Hop, No. 321 Queen's Road West; Fung Fong, late District Watchman | | 11th December, 1906 | 100 |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 409495, "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": "CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6]", "page_number": 561, "title": "CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6]", "content_text": "(K 12)\n\nRETURN of OFFICERS who have given Security for the due Discharge of their Duties,\n\n(K 13)\n\nprepared at the Annual Inspection of Securities, held on 7th February, 1907,-Continued.\n\n \n Name of Officer giving Security.\n Exact Titles of all Appointments (either permanent or temporary) now held by him.\"\n Nature of the Security given.\n Names, Addresses, and Occupations of the Sureties in each Bond.\n Title of Office in respect of which the Bond is given,\n Date of Bond.\n Amount of Bond as stated therein.\n \n \n Lum Him,\n Assistant Shroff,\n Personal Bond with two Sureties, jointly and severally.\n Law Shan Ting, Compradore, C. Abdoola & Co., No. 22 Gage Street; Chan Cheang Kwan, of the Hip Hing shop, No. 15 Stanley Street.\n \n 18th December, 1906.\n $300\n \n \n Man Ki Hong,\n Shroff, Money Order Branch,\n Personal Bond with three Sureties, jointly and severally.\n Lum Yui Sang, Owner of the Yeng Cheong Compradore shop, No. 15, Victoria Street; Cheong Sum Toi; and Young Yung Kwan, of Hong Cheong Bakery shop, No. 14, Victoria Street,\n \n 16th March, 1896.\n 1,000\n \n \n Chan U Pau,\n No. 1 Postman,\n Personal Bond with two Sureties, jointly and severally.\n Leung Ngan Pun, Master of Mee Kee Hong, No. 28, Des Voeux Road; Li Chik Sang, Master of the Yea Chan, No. 10, Chiu Long Street,\n \n 6th November, 1905.\n 500\n \n \n Ho Kwan,\n No. Postman,\n \n Su Sze, of No. 16, Upper Station Street; Chan Tack, of No. 25, Wing Wo Street.\n \n 19th December, 1901.\n 500\n \n \n \n \n \n Tsoi Chi, Master of the Kwong Tseung, No. 13, Circular Pathway; Cheng Un, Master of the Hang Un, No. 6, Kwong Yuen Street.\n \n 17th July, 1905.\n 100\n \n \n Leung Min,\n Keeper of the Lan Shang Tea Shop, No. 22, Queen's Road West.\n \n \n \n 15th December, 1898.\n 100\n \n \n Postmen and others\n \n Bonds 59; Deposit Notes 19 of $50 each.\n \n \n \n \n \n\nAGENCIES.\n\n \n J. C. Kaye,\n First Clerk at Shanghai,\n Personal Bond with Two Sureties, jointly and severally.\n J. A. Moller; W. R. Kobler.\n \n 20th February, 1901.\n $4,000\n \n \n Peter L. Swenson,\n Second Clerk at Shanghai,\n Do.\n Joseph Davison; Harry Thomas.\n \n 20th June, 1906.\n 500\n \n \n A. E. Gutierrez,\n Clerk,\n Deposit Note of the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank for $100.\n \n \n 3rd April, 1905.\n 100\n \n \n J. A. Xavier,\n Do.\n Deposit Notes of the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank for $801.95 and $198.05.\n \n \n 24th March, 1906.\n 1,000\n \n \n A. Bastian,\n Marine Officer,\n and Guarantee Corporation,\n J. W. Harris; L. J. Gutierrez,\n \n 11th April, 1902.\n 500\n \n \n \n \n \n T. M. Lopes; F. H. M. Castro.\n \n 24th June, 1905.\n 500\n \n \n Chuen Man-yeung,\n Compradore at Shanghai,\n \n \n \n 7th July, 1903.\n 2,000\n \n\nHARBOUR MASTER'S DEPT.\n\n \n G. Wie Deckwith,\n Assistant Harbour Master and Emigration Officer.\n Guarantee Bond\n J. A. Harvie; W. R. Kobler, at Shanghai,\n \n 18th March, 1903.\n £1,000\n \n \n \n \n Kemal Bond-with one Surety-jointly-and-severally.\n A. Babington of Shewan, & Tomes Co.; H. P. White of Douglas Lapraik & Company.\n \n 29th October, 1906.\n 2,000\n \n \n Major Frederick S. Mande.\n \n \n \n \n 26th July, 1899.\n 500\n \n \n C. D. Wilkinson, Solicitor.\n \n Original Bond with the Crown Agents in London.\n \n \n 20th January, 1905.\n 555", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 503177, "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": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "page_number": 252, "title": "CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8]", "content_text": "30\n\nCAFE DISPUTE.\n\nOVERLAND CHINA MAIL\n\nMIXED COURT.\n\nShanghai, July 21. As regards the Mixed Court rendition, the \"Sin Wan Pao\" states that the Ministry of Justice considers it improper to allow assessors to continue to sit in criminal cases,\n\n[No. 2998. July 22, 1926.\n\nTHE BOYCOTT,\n\nJuly 21. According to a report to hand, the Canton authorities are forbidding the alleged circulation of rumours by strikers.\n\nEvidence was given at the Central Magistracy yesterday in the case in which Mr. I. G. G. Taylor, who came from Shanghai, and Mr. J. L. Durand, a partner in the Cafe Parisien, were charged in connection with incidents at the Cafe on the 14th-15th instant.\n\nMr. Taylor spoke to Mrs. Taylor, Mr. Taylor not being there at the time. Mr. Durand blamed Mr. Taylor for the absence of the band. Mrs. Taylor said that her husband could not be in two places at once, upstairs and at the door.\n\nSuch rumours are stated to concern the present conference and the provision allowing local authorities to decide all criminal actions and execute all such decisions is regarded as repugnant to recent ordinances promulgated by the Central Government, and prejudicial to the movement for the unification of the law.\n\nThe \"Sin Wan Pao\" adds that the Ministry, in conjunction with the Wai-chiaopu, intends to submit a resolution to the Cabinet for the revision of the agreement.--Reuter.\n\nMr. Durand told Mrs. Taylor to leave the restaurant, saying \"I don't want you here. Get out!\" Mrs. Taylor said she wanted written notice. Mr. Durand insisted that she leave, and pushed her. She refused to go and he called her a fool. She slapped his face, whereupon he kicked her in the legs and ran upstairs.\n\nMrs. Taylor went to fetch her husband, who went upstairs after Mr. Durand. Witness called a Chinese policeman, who said he could not do anything until a whistle was blown.\n\nMr. Taylor is charged with disorderly conduct and Mr. Durand appears to answer five charges including assault, abusive language, and disorderly conduct.\n\nMr. Hugh Jones appeared for Mr. Durand and Mr. Taylor conducted his own case.\n\nWitnesses who had been subpoenaed in support of Mr. Taylor's case were business men and an adjournment would cause considerable loss of valuable time.\n\nMr. Hugh Jones applied for a remand but Mr. Taylor objected.\n\nMrs. Landau, of Madame Flint's Beauty Parlour, said she heard the disturbance in the cafe. Both Mr. Taylor and Mr. Durand were excited.\n\nMr. Taylor slapped Mr. Durand's face and Mr. Durand kicked, but witness did not see exactly what happened.\n\nWitness went up to the office with Mr. Durand, who had not had time to open his typewriter when Mr. Taylor came in and said: \"Did you call my wife a ...?\"\n\nMr. Taylor lifted a chair and threw it at Mr. Durand, who ran, with Mr. Taylor after him.\n\nMr. R. E. Lindsell, the Magistrate, agreed to hear witnesses on subpoena whose evidence concerned chiefly the events of the afternoon.\n\nMr. Taylor will be called later to give evidence of the evening events leading up to an alleged assault on Mr. Durand.\n\nThe dispute between the parties commenced in connection with the lateness of arrival of the band for a musical tiffin at the cafe on the 14th.\n\nThe band did not put in an appearance until 2 p.m. According to the opening of Mr. Taylor, both Mr. Durand and Madame Flint, the other partner in the cafe venture, were very excited and Mr. Durand called him (witness) a fool and used threats about taking witness by the throat and throwing him out of the cafe.\n\nMr. Alexander Schultz, assistant manager of the Russo-Asiatic Bank, who was in the cafe at 1.15, said he overheard Mr. Taylor and Mr. Durand in argument.\n\nMr. Durand told Mr. Taylor that his services were unsatisfactory and blamed him for the absence of the band.\n\nMr. Taylor was trying to explain, but Mr. Durand was very angry and said \"I feel like breaking your neck.\"\n\nMr. C. E. dos Remedios, clerk in the Russo-Asiatic Bank, corroborated Mr. Schultz.\n\nEvening Incidents.\n\nThe incidents on which the charges are based took place in the evening and arose out of the conduct of two sailors in the cafe.\n\nMr. Charles Henry Cotton, assistant manager of the cafe, said that Mr. Durand came into the cafe and...\n\nThe case was adjourned until tomorrow at 2.15 p.m.\n\nPhoto by A. Poorg.\n\nCOLONY'S HEALTH.\n\nJuly 21, Last week the following notifiable diseases were reported to the Medical Officer of Health:\n\nDiphtheria: 2 from Kowloon, total 2 cases, all Chinese.\n\nEnteric fever: 1 from city, 2 from Kowloon, total 3 cases (2 Chinese, 1 Portuguese), 1 death.\n\nParatyphoid fever: 1 Chinese case from city.\n\nCerebro-spinal fever: 1 fatal case (Portuguese) from city district.\n\nRabies: 1 dog from city.\n\nInfluenza (not notifiable): 1 death.\n\nWas ...\n\nAs indicated in the \"China Mail\" on several occasions last week, the Strike Executive has not been permitted to send delegates to the conference, with a watching brief.\n\nIt has now been confirmed that only the official delegations are present at the conference.\n\nAfter publication hours yesterday, a message was received from Reuter. In yesterday's issue, we gave the facts of this communique, now confirmed by the following:-\n\nThe conference at Canton resumed its sittings on July 19 (Monday) in the Canton Foreign Office, when the British delegation replied to the statement made by the Chinese delegation on the origin of the anti-British boycott.\n\nOn Monday, there was a \"clean\" return of health, no case being notified to the authorities.\n\nDamage at the Peak Tramway lower station. In the centre (foreground) is the nullah.\n\nOn the right is the Helena May Institute and a tram car can be seen on the left.\n\nThe next sitting of the conference has been fixed for July 21 (today).\n\nC.S.P. HELD UP.\n\nJuly 21. The danger to traffic and pedestrians by the rolling of barrels along pavements and roads was stressed at the Central Magistracy this morning when representatives of Messrs. Kwong Sang Hong, the perfumers, were charged with obstruction.\n\nIt was stated by Divisional Inspector Blackman that the Captain Superintendent of Police was held up with his car at Praya East yesterday by a number of coolies rolling barrels on the road.\n\nTo a question from the Magistrate (Mr. R. E. Lindsell), the defendant explained that it was easier to roll the barrels than to carry them, as it required two men to each barrel.\n\nRemarking that the coolies should be mindful of pedestrians and moving traffic, His Worship imposed a fine of $5.\n\n(No. 2998.—July 22, 1926.\n\nVALLEY ASSAULT.\n\nJuly 21.\n\nOVERLAND CHINA MAIL\n\nHIGH PRICES.\n\n251\n\n31\n\nGraham's Road, The Albany, Hollywood Road, Lyndhurst Terrace, Wellington Street from Pottinger Street to Queen's Road Central, Pottinger Street.\n\nJuly 21. Suggestions that there had been ill-feeling between the parties were made by Mr. A. J. O'Donoghue and Mr. W. B. Hind who appeared for the defence of Hajee Mohamed Ismail, 13 Sharp Street, and A. H. Harteam, 11 Da Street, at the Central Magistracy yesterday.\n\nThe charge was one of assault against two Chinese ladies.\n\nOriginally, the property consisted of four lots but as the third failed to elicit a bid in its entirety, it was put up in six sections, all of which were disposed of.\n\nLot 1, consisting of the remaining portion of Inland Lot No. 1285, including Staunton Street, was sold to Mr. Ma Chi-long for $20,000, an increase of nearly $6,000 on the upset price.\n\nLot 2, consisting of Section C of Inland Lot No. 1968 together with No. 3 Tai On Terrace, was also purchased by Mr. Ma Chi-long for $13,000, an increase of $8,000.\n\nLot 3 (a) consisting of Section F of Inland Lot No. 370 together with the buildings thereon now known as Nos. 2 and 3 Circular Pathway and Nos. 9 and 10 Tai On Lane was sold to The Hongkong and Kowloon Land and Loan Company for $8,900.\n\nLot 3 (b) consisting of Section G of Inland Lot No. 370 together with buildings thereon now known as No. 5 Circular Pathway was sold for $9,800.\n\nLot 3 (c) consisting of Subsection No. 2 of Section A of Inland Lot No. 9A together with the buildings thereon now known as No. 10 Circular Pathway and No. 2 Tsui On Lane was sold for $13,300, an increase of $8,300.\n\nLot 4 consisting of Subsection No. 1 of Section A of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1463 together with the buildings thereon now known as No. 174 Kowloon City Road, was bought by the Chuen On Fire Insurance Company Ltd., with one bid of $100 above the opening price of $1,000.\n\nNo. 7 Tsui On Lane was sold to the same company for $7,800, an increase of $2,800.\n\nThe Captain Superintendent of Police has now given permission for motor cars to use certain prohibited areas in order to relieve congestion.\n\nThe following are the areas temporarily opened for motor traffic:\n\nTaiwong Street.\n\nIce House Street south of Queen's Road Central (both ways).\n\nIn regard to Ice House Street, a recent notification stated that this road \"south of Queen's Road Central is open to motor traffic upwards, that is to say from Queen's Road Central, but motor traffic downwards, on such portion of Ice House Street, is prohibited.\"\n\nThe temporary concession now allowed will enable motor cars to use Ice House Street above Queen's Road Central (the hill portion).\n\nIn effect, a motor car can now proceed from the Queen's Road junction of Ice House Street right down to the old Fire Station near the junction of Wellington Street and Queen's Road, and vice versa.\n\nIsmail said he was cycling fairly fast down the path from Wong Nei Chong Road and merely reached out his arm to move one of the girls to a side in order to avoid a collision.\n\nHe was the leading cyclist, but complainants were wrong in saying there were three of them.\n\nWitness said that Gomes, the third cyclist, was some distance behind and did not turn up at the bicycle shop.\n\nWhen witness went to look for him, he met a brother of one of the complainants who told him that another cyclist had been arrested.\n\nGomes also gave evidence, and said he cycled some distance behind the other two.\n\nHe did not see or hear anything unusual on the path.\n\nHe wrote the name \"F. Kelly\" in the cycle hire books, as it was his nickname.\n\nHe also wrote his correct name and address and told the dealer that he would pay for the damage done to the cycle when he was pulled off by the brother of one of the complainants.\n\nHe dissociated himself from Harteam's action so that he should not be held responsible for the damage to witness's cycle.\n\nAfter hearing the evidence of the second defendant, which was similar to that of Ismail, and submissions for the defence, Mr. Lindsell accepted the evidence of the complainants as substantially true and convicted both defendants.\n\nThey were each fined $25, or fourteen days' imprisonment in default, and bound over to be of good behaviour for six months.\n\nAt 4 p.m. on July 22, nominations of candidates for the Legislative Council election close at the Magistracy.\n\nThe election is to be held on Monday, to select a non-official Justice of the Peace to represent the J.P.'s for three months, during the absence of Sir Henry Pollock.\n\nPhoto by A. Fang.\n\nMOTOR ROUTES.\n\nJuly 21. With the closing of Pedder Street between Queen's Road and Des Voeux Road for motor traffic temporarily owing to the heavy damage caused by the flood and obstructions at...\n\nJust like the Japan earthquake disaster,\" remarked a visitor at the scene above, on Monday.\n\nThis is Pedder Street, facing Queen's Road (with the A.P.C. in background) and shows the violent upheaval which moved large slabs of asphalt road material.\n\nTRAFFIC AGAIN.\n\nJuly 21. Yesterday Hongkong Hotel 'buses were out again, making the journey to Repulse Bay and back.\n\nOnly residents were carried on this motor service.\n\nThe Aberdeen Kai Fong 'buses were also in commission.\n\nThe route followed (out of town) is along Queen's Road West, up by No. 7 police station, along Pokfulam Road (past the University and No. 3 pumping station), and so on; and return by the same way.\n\nRepulse Bay residents reach the Hongkong Hotel by way of Queen's Road, from the west of the city.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563252, "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": "CO129-574-13 British capital for China- Prime Minister's statement 5-11-1938 - 5-11-1938", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-574-13 British capital for China- Prime Minister's statement 5-11-1938 - 5-11-1938", "content_text": "# HOUSE OF COMMONS\n## Oral Answers\n\n### PRINCES PIER, GREENOCK.\n\n6. Mr. R. Gibson asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that it is proposed to close the Princes Pier, Greenock, which added to the closing of the Caird shipyard would aggravate unemployment and distress in Greenock; and whether he will consider, in collaboration with the President of the Board of Trade, measures to extend the said Princes Pier with a view to making it adequate as a landing stage for trans-Atlantic liners calling at Greenock?\n\nMr. Colville: I am not aware of any proposal to close the Princes Pier, Greenock, although I understand that the Harbour Trust state that it will require reconstruction if it is to be kept in use. The question of financial assistance towards the cost of reconstructing the pier for its present purposes has been the subject of communication between the Harbour Trust and the Commissioner for the Special Areas, who is awaiting definite proposals from the Trust. Conversion of the pier into a landing stage for trans-Atlantic liners is, however, a wider question, which would fall to be considered primarily by the Harbour Trust.\n\n### HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS (ECONOMIC INQUIRY).\n\n7. Mr. Malcolm MacMillan asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when the Report of the Economic Committee of the **National Development Scottish Council** on its investigations in the Isles and Highlands of Scotland will be published?\n\nMr. Colville: I am informed by the Economic Committee of the Scottish National Development Council that the report of their Highlands and Islands Sub-Committee will be published about the beginning of next month.\n\nMr. J. J. Davidson: Can the right hon. Gentleman say how long this Committee have been in formulating their report?\n\nMr. Colville: I could not say exactly without notice.\n\n### ORINSAY (ROAD FACILITIES).\n\n8. Mr. Malcolm MacMillan asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware of the hardships in winter time suffered by the people of Orinsay through having to carry all provisions long distances for lack of a proper road and by children on their way to school; and whether he will take action along with the Ross County Council for the reconstruction of the existing pathway to bring it up to modern standards?\n\nMr. Colville: The condition of the road referred to has been brought to my notice and, I understand, to the notice of the local authority. If the county council should decide to contribute to the cost of the works and to undertake responsibility for their construction and maintenance, I am willing to consider sympathetically an application for assistance.\n\nMr. MacMillan: In view of the right hon. Gentleman's willingness to consider this matter sympathetically, and in view of the fact that the county council has repeatedly repudiated responsibility, as well as the Department of Agriculture and the Ministry of Transport, will he give some indication that he will take direct action?\n\nMr. Colville: As the hon. Member knows, the position is that in the first place an application should come from the local authority, but I have given an indication of what my attitude will be in certain events.\n\n### HERRING INDUSTRY.\n\n9. Mr. Malcolm MacMillan asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will make a statement on the recent failure of the West Coast herring fishing resulting from the action, at inadequate notice, of the Herring Industry Board in banning curing even for local consumption; whether he can state why the board had not anticipated the over-curing on the East Coast and prevented it instead of penalising the West Coast ports; and what steps he proposes to take, by legislation or otherwise, to prevent the further collapse of the herring industry in the near future?\n\nMr. Colville: The prohibition of curing to which the hon. Member refers may have shortened the herring fishing season on the West Coast by two or three weeks, but the season cannot be regarded as a failure. The catch at Stornoway during the summer of this year amounted to approximately 49,000 crans, valued at £91,000. Last year the catch was 31,000 crans, valued at £57,000, and in 1936, 37,000 crans, valued at £67,000. I am informed that the board's reason for prohibiting curing between 29th August and 30th September last was that they were satisfied that the quantity of herring already cured of the kind produced at Stornoway at that time of the year was more than sufficient to meet the demands of the markets, and that, if any further amount had been cured, it would have been exceedingly difficult to sell. With regard to the last part of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to the Act which has recently been passed for the purpose of amending and extending the powers in the Herring Industry Act, 1935.\n\nMr. MacMillan: Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that, while the Herring Industry Board permitted what was obviously the over-curing of a very large amount of inferior herring caught on the East Coast, without taking any action to make sure that they were marketable, the board took action penalising the West Coast, where the best herring in the world were being produced?\n\nMr. Macquisten: Does not this go to show that the Herring Industry Board are doing more harm than good, and should be abolished?\n\nMr. Colville indicated dissent.\n\n### COAL INDUSTRY.\n#### MINERS' NYSTAGMUS.\n\n11. Miss Ward asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can announce any beneficial result from the conversations which have taken place between his Department and the Home Office on the subject of miners' nystagmus?\n\nThe Secretary for Mines (Captain Crookshank): I assume that this question arises on the report of the Departmental Committee, which dealt mainly with questions arising under the Workmen's Compensation Acts. That Committee also made recommendations for the improvement of mine lighting which directly concerned my Department, and this subject has been further dealt with in a circular letter to the coal mining industry sent out on 30th September last. I will send my hon. Friend a copy.\n\nMiss Ward: While thanking my hon. and gallant Friend for that information, may I ask whether conversations are continuing on the subject of other recommendations to nystagmus, etc.?\n\nCaptain Crookshank: I do not think the hon. Lady quite heard my reply. I said the matter which directly concerned me had been dealt with.\n\nMr. George Griffiths: Is it not a fact that these men have been for 10 years looking for some help from the Minister's Department, and that, according to his statement, they are going to get none?\n\n### SOUTH WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE.\n\n15 and 16. Mr. E. J. Williams asked the Secretary for Mines (1) the output of the South Wales and Monmouthshire coalfield for the year 1920 and each year to date; (2) the number of persons engaged in the South Wales and Monmouthshire coalfield for the year 1920 and each year to date?\n\nCaptain Crookshank: As these questions involve a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, answer them together by circulating a statement in the **OFFICIAL REPORT**.\n\nThe information is as follows:\n| Year | Output of Saleable Coal | Average number of persons employed in and about coal mines (including Clerks and Salaried Persons) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1920 | 46,248,967 Tons | 271,161 |\n| 1921* | 30,572,003 | 232,043 |\n| 1922 | 50,325,094 | 243,015 |\n| 1923 | 54,251,587 | 252,617 |\n| 1924 | 51,085,135 | 250,065 |\n| 1925 | 44,629,522 | 217,809 |\n| 1926* | 20,272,572 | 217,753 |\n| 1927 | 46,256,363 | 194,100 |\n| 1928 | 43,311,966 | 168,269 |\n| 1929 | 48,149,613 | 178,315 |\n| 1930 | 45,107,912 | 172,870 |\n| 1931 | 37,084,852 | 158,162 |\n| 1932 | 34,874,302 | 145,709 |\n| 1933 | 34,354,884 | 142,900 |\n| 1934 | 35,173,317 | 139,806 |\n| 1935 | 35,025,110 | 131,697 |\n| 1936 | 33,886,179 | 126,233 |\n| 1937 | 37,773,013 | 135,901 |\n\n* The majority of the coal mines were idle during a considerable period of the years 1921 and 1926 owing to protracted disputes.\n\n### HOLIDAYS WITH PAY.\n\n17. Miss Ward asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will issue a statement showing the terms on which holidays with pay have been granted in the various districts?", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-13 British capital for China- Prime Minister's statement 5-11-1938 - 5-11-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]