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        "document_key": "CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12]",
        "content_text": "152.\n\n2. Were you present?\n\nA. No, I was not.\n\n2. Can you give any opinion as to the truth or falsehood of that charge?\n\nA. I should say it was without the slightest foundation.\n\n2. Did you ever, either prior to or subsequent to April last, see me in a state of intoxication?\n\nA. No, never, not the slightest approach to it.\n\n9. Have we met at the dinner table?\n\nA. On several occasions.\n\n9. Do you recollect if any of those occasions were prior to April last?\n\nA. Yes.\n\n9. Did you ever see anything in my habit or manner that led you to suppose that I was addicted to habits of intoxication?\n\nA. No, I never did.\n\nMr. Jardine retires.\n\nLieut Col. Thornton Sworn\n\n1st charge read.\n\n9. Were you present?\n\nA. No.\n\nPage 153\n\n276\n\nPage 276",
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        "document_key": "CO129-022 - Public Offices - 1847",
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        "title": "CO129-022 - Public Offices - 1847",
        "content_text": "Inclosure 9 in despatch 173 of 1867.\n\nOpinion of Mr Burbank.\n\nSir,\n\n2039 Hong Kong\n\nCEL\n\nDEC. 7\n\nI - H. C. S. N. \"Pluto\"\n\nreply to\n\n129\n\nCanton, 14th July 1847.\n\nyour\n\nI beg to state that, in reply to your letter of yesterday, I have to state that, prior to the collision between the fast boat and salt junk with the steamer \"Corsair\", I distinctly heard Captain Larkins give an order to put the helm a starboard, which was the proper way to clear the Salt Junk, but the steamer was at the time dragging through the mud and would not answer her helm; but from my being in the fast boat, I was not in a position to see all that took place, more especially as it was dark at the time; the salt junk's position, however, was lying in the same direction as we were.\n\nI have been accustomed to...\n\nTo J. C. Macgregor Esquire,\n\nH. B. M's. Consul,\n\nCanton.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]",
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        "title": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]",
        "content_text": "Gentlemen,\n\nEnclosure 14.\n\nLieutenant-Colonel Phillpotts to the Ordnance Officers.\n\nRoyal Engineer Office, Hong Kong,\n\nApril 10, 1849.\n\nWITH reference to the Brigade Major's letter of the 4th Instant, calling for \"the amount already expended upon public buildings\" in this colony, I have the honor to annex the following statement, viz:\n\nThe amount of expenditure, including large sums for temporary buildings and repairs, which was made chargeable by the Treasury to the Ordnance, prior to its being brought into annual estimates in the usual way was £146,838 0 0. The amount expended on the annual estimates from that period to the 31st ultimo, being on the approved annual estimates for 1846-47, 1847-48, and 1848-49, was\n\n  \n    ROYAL ENGINEERS, CIVIL DEPARTMENT.\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    SCHEDULE of the Pay and Allowances of all Persons belonging to the Royal Engineer Department at Hong Kong,\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    \n    Gross pay and allowances per annum\n    Deduct Income Tax\n    Deduct Superannuation Fund\n    Nett pay and allowances per annum\n  \n  \n    1 Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding\n    £1,322 10 10\n    £38 11 5\n    £0 0 0\n    £1,283 19 4\n  \n  \n    1 Captain or Brevet-Major\n    £789 10 10\n    £23 0 6\n    £0 0 0\n    £766 10 3\n  \n  \n    1 First Lieutenant\n    £357 8 4\n    £10 8 5\n    £0 0 0\n    £346 19 11\n  \n  \n    1 Ditto attached to Royal Sappers and Miners\n    £378 13 4\n    £11 0 10\n    £0 0 0\n    £367 12 5\n  \n  \n    2 Clerks of Works, 4th Class\n    £589 0 0\n    £16 15 7\n    £7 10 6\n    £564 14 1\n  \n  \n    1 Foreman, Ditto, 2nd Class\n    £258 0 0\n    £7 10 6\n    £5 11 0\n    £250 9 6\n  \n  \n    1 Clerk, 4th Class\n    £203 5 0\n    £5 11 0\n    £2 1 0\n    £195 12 5\n  \n  \n    Total\n    £4,846 15 5\n    £123 9 1\n    £15 3 0\n    £4,718 1 7\n  \n\nWith regard to \"what further outlay may be in contemplation either for additional works, improvements, or repairs,\" I beg leave to state that the estimates for the present year, which commenced on the 1st instant, are not yet authorized. The amounts as originally submitted to England in August last for consideration, were for\n\n  \n    Ordnance Services\n    £12,102 2 1\n  \n  \n    Barrack\n    £40,464 9 6\n  \n  \n    \n    £5,289 6 2\n    £21,925 9 4\n  \n\nThese were subsequently reduced in compliance with the Board's order, dated 22nd September last, as follows, viz:\n\nIt appears, however, from a communication which I received from the Inspector-General of Fortifications by the last mail, that he has caused the amount of the Ordnance estimate for this year to be reduced to £4,057 9s. 11d, and it is probable that the Barrack estimate will likewise be further reduced before it is submitted by the Inspector-General for the Master-General and Board's authority,\n\nI have, &c.\n\nGEORGE PHILLPOTTS, Lieut.-Colonel commanding Royal Engineers.\n\n(Signed)\n\n  \n    ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS.\n    \n  \n  \n    3 Serjeants, 2 Corporals, 2 Second Corporals, 42 Privates, and 1 Bugler\n    £1,281 0 0\n  \n  \n    Deduct 1 Serjeant, 1 Corporal, 13 Privates, and 1 Bugler, wanting to complete\n    £395 8 4\n  \n  \n    \n    £885 17 1\n  \n  \n    CHINESE.\n    \n  \n  \n    1 Office Keeper\n    £25 0 0\n  \n  \n    1 Office Coolie\n    £12 10 0\n  \n  \n    2 Watchmen\n    £25 0 0\n  \n  \n    \n    £62 10 0\n  \n  \n    Total\n    £4,718 1 7\n  \n\nRoyal Engineers' Office, Victoria,\n\nApril 9, 1849.\n\n(Signed) GEORGE PHILLPOTTS,\n\nLieut.-Col. Commanding Royal Engineers.\n\nTable shewing the Duties which each Individual of the Royal Engineer Department at this Station is required to perform.\n\n1. Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Royal Engineers.-The direction, control, and responsibility of the Royal Engineer Department is in the Commanding Royal Engineer, who is also one of the respective officers of Ordnance, and in that capacity he attends all the meetings of the respective officers, and assists in the discharge of their various duties.\n\n2. Captain or Brevet-Major Royal Engineers.-Assists in the detail of the executive duties of the department, and takes the general charge both of the Ordnance and Barrack services, under the direction of the Commanding Royal Engineer.\n\n3. Lieutenant St. John, Royal Engineers.-Superintends the regular employment of the workmen, the beneficial use and conversion of all stores and materials, and the proper execution of the works and repairs coming under the head of Barrack services, with which he is charged, and he attends the measurement of the same. He looks over and countersigns the check returns, as well as the entry of the measurements of Barrack services, in the general measurement book, from which the pay lists and contractor's bills are made out. And he draws plans and assists in making estimates, &c., &c., for any works, as they may be required, and keeps a diary of all the works carried on under his charge,\n\n* At present absent.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2]",
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        "content_text": "AVISOS.\n\nESCUELA PÚBLICA ESPAÑOLA,\n\nD. Tomás Fernandez, profesor de Enseñanza Primaria, ha trasladado\n\nVILLA DE PARIS.\n\nMANILA.\n\nEn la calle de Anda núm. 8, se venden los libros siguientes:\n\nDien, de Boring. t. 15 p.; Brev. de 6 t. 19 p. id de 9. 15 p. id. de 8 p.; Surland, sero. 81. 8 p., Sea, de Motor; Hamb Piera, chiq instit, de Justinian, Filosop, de Goudin, vice da a Acad. 413; Taiso ; Dusid. Mec. 3 p. 4 r. Año virgh. 12. en vol. 7. p. p. edic sit excel a poeto de Rice, ils and Roserie, ditton cusa & la Libros de devocion ó sean Furmanus Santas, Diamantes del cristiano, 31. 3 p., Manual de conf 2 t. 2 p. & ra; Pony, de las cere, 3 p. altracha, bacte la iglesia, en donde tiene el honor de ofrecer su sorre, Toro divious, Novisiiras Pasionarias, y de otros diferentes títulos cios & in padde de fominio que gusen kuurorte contitudo la enseñanza muy adenos, en nadernad con todo too, tapas de márül, út, terciopelo de todos colores miniaturas ay tuas, Crucijos y otros agri Les tas de enseñanza son. Lectura, Dacama cristiana, Escritora, butos religiosos, dobles cantoneras y roches de todo guato y espricio, Gromatica Casteliaan, Arianėles, Granation franqust y latin\n\ntambien los hoy en totale y chagrin desde 4 5 5 reales djamples, y los PRECIOS DE LAS CLAPES.\n\ndome se darán à preces mas arreglados que se vonden un barcelona, Decionario de is lengua castellana y do Dominguez.\n\nPor solo tocina.\n\nPer lectura y doctrina,.\n\nPor lo diche y la veritura.\n\nPeses.\n\nPor lo dicke. in grumation y la urinetica. - Par el frases, al bin, & algus mo de mayor eceranta, será con- venio apart.\n\nAlors de ina niños que entran & adiar conis exiernos, tambien edoute pupios eaters y medica purile. Is pupos enteros paga- 4 16 s. al mes y los thedis & iad los pagos.\n\nanticipados. Los padres de tunitie a augue accueilacos, es presione di graves e page des mes por et crecido número de ellos, pueden entrar en\n\ncouvanto con el profesor que suscriba\n\nT. Furuandez 1\n\nEn la calle Real con direccion de la iglesia de Quiapo, ta bajada del puerta men derer ba, lay dos carruagos de venta clo-\n\n& a moru y a precio cúde.\n\n3\n\nSe vende a un precio mód co, va buca corruage men- tale en muralles, recien caremade, y una calasa unosa de tolda de cam-\n\n7\n\nPaña calle de Begantanoa casa mum, 3 darán razn\n\nEn la isla del Romero núm. 17. se rende un magni-\n\nPapel de seda besuca y paul para la correspondencia do Barego por el suno, id. Eanco sito à la holatuma, en conto y eclaire, il yaitu par cuentas do vonte y factures, plunias de uro con punta de di\n\njas suvialas Bae y entreditas para señoras, nes y aballeros, pus- ante. Dagantes corbatas de seda de todos colores, id, do clar butiin, fumuria suitida y note alla se hallan los cu speciales, polvos para Ren caballo oro de mentor, el que quiera tratar de su ajusto puede conserver la dentadura, empatos esclusivadente para os geses cà- fides, por los primeros fabricantes copantas en laglaterra, cepillos para cabeza pata hombres y willos, verdadero acuite magazer, Latidor, po\n\nand der en festes de cristal cortado con tapa de lo mismo, in the luza, espejos grandes con marcos doratos para salas y suuristias, aba nico do zo blanco my elegante y otra intuidad do articulos dificiles\n\nde numerai.\n\naviciarse out su dueño que vive en la misca cosa.\n\nEn la calle de la Solana now. 4, se halla de venta\n\na catrevela cati pareja y gemicioass, tode en muy buen estado y an e: marco precio de 123 pesos.\n\nSe vende un bonito carruage de moda muy ligero y enu solo unos pocos meses de uso, calle Real que dirige para Quiapo, casa de das pisos sum. .\n\nLibros en pasta, de veuta en la calle de la Audiencia\n\ncasa núm. 4,\n\nvol. 28 .-A cristiano, con lamiass, 13 tunes 22 ps.-Calepino de Eaprielie, die mario de legislacion, tomos 13 pesos. Farraria, 5 Salus. p. Arts esplicgpin, 2 ps-Tessaro de Baquejo. 48 reales.- meva edicion cu 1865, en pas, 1 into grueso ps. Bilfioteca | Centcitas 5 rs-Caturistaro de Madu 7 re.--Letroane, geografia noiverval,\n\nSe necesita en la Maestranza de Artillería para ser vicio de las herreras 100 yueladas de carbon do piedra presto en el\n\nBOTICA DE D. JACOBO ZOBEL, MANILA.\n\nembarcadero de Paorta aleagames, & cayo li se inta\n\nlas personus Aprurion especial de la endemin de mediens de Francia, y de la que guster, proposionarlo, not mustras con sus precios; en el con- i Escuela da Farincia de Paris, sobre una refpcion de los MM. Chevs- cept de el dia 15 del actual & las 1 is mañana se adjudicará tice Ossian-Henry, ambos miembros de la Facultad de medicina, y de la contrata puta la Junta principal Economies de este departamento ap\n\nLassain profesor us Quimica de la Escuala imperial de Alfort.\n\nle vor de lo pesona que mus ventajos promete la Real Hacienda,\n\nELIXI de Dr. Still nice Letnies preparado por AB secrature do la Junta, Francisca Solelo.\n\nGAGE in Paris, calle do Grenelle-Saint-Carmasin, am 13.\n\nEstrago del turó tiki ado: TevTA DOSICES OR LAS FISMAS. de las en- fermedades que ugasionao, y ún los medios de combatirlas eficazmenta por si mo con et Clixir Tópico anti-fuese del doctor Gaillie, etc. predicate por D. Felix Uzaro Barcia, 25 tomes $3 pa-Visitas i Sme, Los utiguos, que labisa dade à las Fumor al nombre de pitvilu, aya is virgen, our S Ligorio, a reales 13 otos.--Kompis nueva traduccion, louis, un humor viscoso y pegajosa que se encuentra en la superticis aprobada en 1884, contaminas tas y equicicio sutidiana $ 15.-Pecito, de lus Gembros mocosas, para alimentarlas y facilitar sus funciones.\n\nsantas evangelus, udicion de 1854, -Clures, opúsestos, 4 tomos 12 Machas causas contingen 5 aumentar la secrecion de este humor rs-Capus Juris condnici, & voi. 6 pasmail, mannat de la said, edi alterar su haturaleza prinsition; por consiguiente es Freil concubir le macion de 1955 6 r.-S. Ligvis. selva de noterias predicable 6 --Ei cho que debe indit produccius inaderada sobre munstros órganos fulcrior de Jesus y Maria, 3 tones 6 rs--Espirito da S. Francisco de Sa allorando las fingones apostantes de la vida, tales con la digestion tes, tous 18 rs.\n\nBila\n\nDIENTES\n\nPOSTIZUS.\n\nD. Esteban Fertre cirujano delata do\n\nJo facultat de Paris, ofrere ens servicios ei públic en todo le perteneciente a su profesion.\n\nExtir los calios sin dolos inguno y com la seguridad de que no vuelvan nuara. Quiapo culle Real disa nueva de dos pisos\n\nnum. 6.\n\nla\n\nrelacion de la sangre; las fur.ciones del corazon y de los pulmones;\n\nde estúnogo, de les incostis y de la vejiga; del bigáda y del baro, cần\n\nlos aparalod glandulovos y tinta.icos, ete Citanda algunas de estas afa\n\nde Gulie en tus enfermeriados nasionadas por las flotas,\n\nManuel Rodriguez. maestro sastre, cafle Real de Mar fact Races runder f servicios son grandes debe\n\nbr. 13, fruen al público sus servicios, euconarbuose en su obra-\n\ndor tarla res de efectos mertoneclames à su facultad.\n\n*AMPALACHES.\n\n3\n\nAlmacen y fonda de la Marina del puerto de Cavite.\n\ny hasta in casa desesperados.\n\nArias, caterros, coquctuaties, resfriados, tant emorlaixas, inflamaciones de ch, een general estas feccions son el resultado de una acum lacion a materia dessa an el tejido mismo del palmo y sebro la superfics de los bronquius, acre, viscuss, esposo, gue se ha desarrollado et puimon de resulas de una inflamacion producida por un resfria-\n\n1\n\nRecibido por la fragata CORNELIA, y se vende en la\n\ncalle de Autoague rúm 47.\n\n100 caienes verdadero codec. marca Dulers y Bellamy G., 3 años\n\net cajou,\n\n12 ki,\n\nchampagne cañac, 30 us.\n\n6 barries collac Cole ordinario\n\nId\n\nid.\n\nel gator..\n\n610\n\nVino de Raritens, Medoc, en barrica do 144 busolas 10 harcica.\n\nS. Juliant, id.\n\nid.\n\nChampaña, 1 calidad, sillery musseux, marca 1am-\n\nil, viejo, en rajones.\n\nÅ 7 Jocena.\n\n5. 12 id, Lo. id. id. on hojones de 2 medias batellas.\n\n14 id. Edmont Planebut,\n\nEn esto sewaplocimiento se encuentran carruage dut pais y de muelle dopiracion so buca imposible. La naturaleza trete de pulsa es mor bart y Brum,\n\ndo. E traquiarteria se halla obstrules, a. pulmon no te dilats, la res-\n\nalquiler que es útil para los que quieran pusse por una urgencia de ir flexion sceres de tes convulsiva, y el auferme marzo axiade y valvar de la capital es el misman din pasando con el vapor que haco si\n\ndes vieges, en los pueblo del Rosario fa Salinas, ela. Cruz de Malabontos estuntzos impotentes do la naturaleza.\n\nTo se le admistra prontamente el Dixir de Grillé, pra supli: à; (a; Tanza, S. Francises de Malaton, Tierralla (Cavite vij facoor y Imus, y si es para Silang, nonsita ceupor los dos dias, i precios ecmodos.\n\n५\n\nLA REINA DE LOS ANGELES, FONDA Y REPOSTERÍA.\n\nEn esta fonda acallan vacantes dos habileciones para huéspedes, un espacioso ragan y patio, con una bodega bastante cómoda para cerruan goa de alquiler y sus cadres correspondientes.\n\nEn la Escolto, CASA GUICHARD, se hallan actualmente dea cupaites dos buenas balayaz por la parte do! rio grande, wezar, da mas de des mal evanes de captordd y en hienas circunstancias para anucco- war prochastes del pois 4 efectos de Europe,\n\nAsi mas en las hautaciones altas hey disponibles, con las mejores mislu sobre el vi grande, Sabaciones y depeulencias necesarias per una fermilia de a persona coa ademés una nice tamiine de bura topad muy clara y ventilada para vācing, so zndependiente del resto da iz 463-\n\nCOMPRAS Y VENTAS. Letras sobre Londres à 30 días y 6 meses Letras de banco sobre Londres.\n\nLetras sobre Madrid y Cádiz.\n\nSe vende una berlina tres por ciento hecha à teda\n\nlibros siguientes:\n\nEn la imprenta de los Amigos del Pais, se venden los codo, en su pareja de caballos de las mejores condiciones y con los acraus de nelos correspondientes: vodo en la castidad de 510 pesos.\n\nVida aveclarae dal pícaro Guzman de Alfstache, dos tomes elegan- terdunto enciklernados, 10 s; Colteca española, unmoo 3 15.; 00- Calle de Palacio adiu, 17, frente al martel do tegimionto . 9. ervaciones criticas sobre ol romance de Gil Mas de santillane. an tomo\n\nEn la calle Real de Manila núm. 10 se vende un Vallejo, compendio da mal-máticas, dos anos r.: Die:sionario baca cerarge cat su magnifica pareja.\n\nda terminos comunes lagalo y castellet, a tomo 6 rs: Diccionario mi- liar español y francés, un torna pasto 19'rs; Memoria histórica de Arti- apañola, un lomo pasia & Instruccion de intería y de la\n\n3\n\nGinebra superior como pocas vecais tira, au spao 3 ra: Bibliosice esfriar, 134, y veho once\n\nvero aliaec del Sol al på del puente de Brondo y en el aterio cos viene à Manda, recibida por la fregato americana ANNA KIMBALI. procedente de Batavia, en cajas de 15 frascos grandes, on Veticis en calle de bike udin, 8,\n\nTarbie panden dichas establecimientos viso tinto hectarló may bueno: consignado por una tray seredisada casa de aquel prato, aguardiente!\n\nrústica\n\npetustruccion de recluta, dus tomos ra; Color, cine toes ps.: Custerno de reglas y advertencias para la instruccion de sales Grdenes y cicular is interds general para gurdia civd, cinco tousus\n\n9 per La guerre de la mugeres, des mos 8. bolandesa 5 ta; Bo-\n\ni.. 5 rs.\n\n1.\n\nE la calle de Legaspi núm. 4, se vende una elegante\n\nBegitu de 36, id, tal de 23 alambicado en Bricope, coñas espa, pareja de caballus bayas, y un carrungo de ruedas altu ñol, cajas te vino Bandes, id de marrasquing del puerto St. Maria, vino Jerès, id. musetel, id, Malaga dates, nisado superior de Malloren,\n\nvista.cz, il manzanilla, pujareto, gardiente de uba, cafus de cham-\n\ncest fit, is a peace. Aguia de 1.4 y 2. case, Fins & Vi\n\nKer y Ca\n\nJ. M. Tuason.\n\nJosé M. TussoN.\n\npane, cerveza ! Porto\n\nLOMESTIBLES,\n\nBoda, quesos de holu. doce en cajas de 15 arriba, kurol y una variedad de les estrictady strangeras.\n\nEn la tienda del Madrileño, se ha recibido un com\n\nmejores cicas pleto surtido da gunas de la do car to fula & nes de suda\n\nParis, hem de algodón para tropa, calcetines blinous rayados, idem de colac carmes para vidrigas, idem blancos bonitis colores y muy baratos, gorrins do cechintir boplados para caños de algodan sin costura, on sertido de pays surildos da seua de mu yaitan de pscho, alem besitas de hilo para dom ilem, saquitos y ALMACEN DE LA ROSA.\n\nInvitas do bilo para nitus de dos años hasta siete idet de iden, var dos para niñas de igual edad, idem stocesos con sus cordones do sede, manaletas preainsas y baratas, sobrecamas de seda ademascados, idora En la Escols frente & la sombrería del Medzitoño bay de venta lusdem nuda, terminado com materiales decocitus di Muropa, en lade lambres con mezcla do seda, idem tapetes de mesa. Todos á efectos siguientes: Papas de Chies muy frescas y baratas, jatrones de cable casa un, 10 bată de manifiesto, y de su ullune pro-\n\nes muy barat 9.\n\ná pro- Neufuna muy frescas, quoso de Flandes, de Salve, wiss de ongelo dara razon en la de aum. D. José Rivero.\n\nCalle de la Escolta Almacen de Don José Vicente Gomez bay de venta papas muy buenas y burlas, quesos de bola\n\nde Aguile mur superior, d de giumba, id. de compain, de S.\n\nJulian hersins de ceruza de Holanda, lotus de espárragos, id. de ari-\n\nSe vende un carruage sin estreno\n\nEn la tienda denominada Nueva Filipina, se han re.\n\netuslas, id. de zansorias, id. de coilier, id. de regal, tocino del Noc-cibido evamonto los efectos siguientes: 19, y de otros efectos a pescum Cozados.\n\nEo la isla del Romero núm. 1.\", se venden tres\n\nballos e liro.\n\nADMINISTRACION GENERAL DE CORREOS DE FILIPINAS,\n\nca\n\nLa barca inglesa Nelson, saldrá para Singapore boy 15\n\ndel corriente per la tarde, segno aviso recibido en este dia\n\nde la Capitanía del puerto.\n\nManila 44 de Eucro de 1856.-El Administrador gene-\n\nrat, Antonio G. y Lopez.\n\nSALIDAS DE LOS VAPORES.\n\nPARA CAVITE.\n\nLos Echarica las 12 Jel dia y 8 de la noche, y de Carlin & las\n\nde la moitana y 21/7 de la tarde,\n\nLos Domingos y Lunes tan 12 del dia y 3 1/ de la tarda, y do Cuvilo 28 de la maña y 2 1/4 in nie.\n\n}\n\nPabosses de espinola fondo blanco berdade de enor, it negro ve dada le culur, los cuatraso de superior calidad y da mucho lujo, id sa- perior de mandarin, dlee do perais, vion Bardes de 1., cilicos de 25 quaita.Sabatas basia diez.\n\nNAVEGACION.\n\n3\n\njamones de Berfalia tudo muy irusse y bueno scatudo do llegar.\n\nSe vende una carretela elegante, cimoda, barata en muy buen estado de ce. Tambien 3 vondon aparadorus, gloves, y un quo ours trumble, todo por auser-so su dueño. Calle del Arzo bispe núm. 10.\n\n恩\n\non, st patron Gregorio Samson. De Pangasinan, pontia nisa. now, 23 S. Ramon, on 5 dias de co-\n\nRIÑA, despachuca por su erravs\n\nPara Capiz, saldrá dentro de tres dias la goleta A. D. Ja\n\nDomingo Giaccio.\n\na\n\nEl bergantin CONSUELO, saldrá para las islas Marianas\n\nen todo al presenta mes, lo despacha\n\nRegion, con 300 coves de Tos, 450 pllours de azúcar, 6 pivos do rus: consignada al patron Ambrosia Ave Solis,\n\neers, 15 cavares de papita de al, 2 cajonta do vorabro-\n\nJosé M. Seior, 3 Do Batangas, pontio mum. 103 8. José, en dios de navegacion, CT\n\nPara Casiguran, saldra á la mayor brevedad el berpestas de bron, 100 avanes de mungos y 9 cordes: consignado al\n\nFeliciano Marino\n\ngantin guleta GALLEGUITO, adanite carga foto y pasagero, lo des- te loops Sur, patis num. 14, S. Vicente, en 6 dias la navegacion, pacha\n\nFrancisco Vicente da Üreta, 5 58 cajenee da abil, 63 trozos de molave, 13 pioras do calantas, 6000\n\nPara Cagayan, dará la vela à la mayor brevedad el pis de mecallos, 162 veste de panocha, 108 picos de sibueso y\n\nmuy velro bergantin goles f. M. y J. (a) FELICITO, adovito care f pasigeros, to despuchia en et Muralou.\n\nAgustin Paino,\n\nPara Macao con escala en Pangasinan, saldrá el 16 del\n\nLa Mertes à las 11 del dia, y da Cavits à los 8 de la fuga y actual of negotin españial ILOCANO, la despacia el que suscribo\n\n1/2 de la tarde.\n\nL. Cufro\n\n1\n\nLos Mircoles y Juver 4:56 12 del dia y de l'avinas las 2 1/2 de la tardo. En toda la semana entrante saldrán los buques siguientes:\n\nVines 5 as to def dis y 5 1/8 de la tardo, y de Carite à Jas\n\n2/ de tarde.\n\nPARA GUAGOA,\n\nLos Damlagos y Jueves 1497 de la madans. Y de allá para aqui\n\nPARA BALANGA.\n\nLos Martes y Yine à la misma hora,\n\nLos Miércoles à las 7 de la mañana y de allá entre 2 y 3 de la tarde del isma dia.\n\nLa earca española PEPAY, saldrá en breve para Kong-\n\nlong recibe carga y pasagero, para los que ofrece excolonies comudi-\n\ndades y na trate esmeradu do au capslar, la despreba\n\nJosé M. Soler.\n\nLos pontines CARIDAD, FERNANDINA Y ROSARIO, sal\n\ndrúa pare Beeos dor en la peselo semana, íos despacho\n\nJosé Soler. $\n\nLa galeta FILOMENA y el bargantia geleta JULIANA,\n\nfrancise\n\nvisco Vicente. $\n\naldrin pors Cebú en toda esta sema. I despacha\n\nPara Zambales, panco mùm. 17% 5. Viccate.\n\nPara Sablayan, . . 315 S. Sehiin.\n\nPars Zambiles, poelin mim, 368 Sta. Ponciana.\n\nPaid Laban, id. am. 46 S. Rafael,\n\nPara Zambaits, poutin tim. Tú Se dri Huerto\n\nPara Samar, panes num as sto. Nite,\n\nPara Mulanay. id. núm. 84 9. Vimule\n\nParu acos Sur, pomin núm. 66 Ksperanza,\n\nPara Suig, uie eúm. 60 SLATER.\n\nPera, pari n. 239 9. Jozé\n\nPara Capiz, pussin núm. 70 S, Vicente.\n\nMOVIMIENTO DEL PUERTO\n\nSAATA LA DOCE DEL DIA DK ATER ENTRADAS DE ALTA MAR.\n\ndorte vai ei & se Agosto us, et capitan U. Bhuja, ou 55 hombres do tripulacion; su cargamontu algunos eletos de Europa: co- signada á 1. Tomás Quinte.\n\nFragata español Magnolia, de 51st toneladas, procedent da Cádiz, de\n\nVapor dedico gio-americano Cereline, de 378 toneladas, precedents\n\nPara Zamboanga, saldrá el 17 del corriente la gode og kong, de donde salió el 11 de actual, su capitan F. A Sampson,\n\nJeta VIRGEN DE LOS MILAGROS, is desparba\n\nFrancisco Geyes.\n\n3\n\ncon 36 hombres de tripulacion, y de pauguro Mr. Caries K. Ticke man, ku cargamenta fecins de Clans da lebuso y 275 oras en dos; cajones y oro acuñads: consignado & loa Sces Russei & Sturgis, Trao\n\nPara Ormoc en Leite, saldrà a la mayor brevedad el fa corespondencia au priqust bergantin-geleta ELUANDA, recibe carga 4 Bale, ja despacha en la Bak-\n\nJustiniano Zamora.\n\nraca\n\nSALIDA DE ALTA MAR\n\nPara pesce, frogain americana balenerus L. U. Jenny, au ca-1\n\nPara Cagayan, saldrá del 19 al 20 del corriente pican Warati, con 25 bombres de tripulacion,\n\nta nueve y veista bares TEODORA, admite carga leta y pasageros la despacia\n\nFrancisco Vicente de ürbeta.\n\nENTRADAS DE GABOTAGE.\n\nDo Pangasinan, goleto S. Juan, en 7 dias de navegacion, cun 300 cavanes\n\n28 cerdos, consignado at petcon Mariano Vinfuse.\n\nDe locos Sur, pace im. 141 S. Towing, en 3 dias do uvuga- cion, on the fordos de tabaco, 33 cajones de ahil, 08 fardos de mo- catillos y 20 cerdos: consignado à ). José M. boler. su patron Apolina- rio Quizora.\n\nCebu, bergsig núm. to Santiago (1) Rodamente, en 7 dias da ne- voasion, C 2800 picos de saúzer, 250 id, de hacó, 50 id, de utero ya de sunean consignado à D. Juan Velozo vangelisty, su na-\n\nfrom B. Lorenzo Capeda Sautings, & de pasagerus Dosé Julien Amo-\n\nde arroz, 960 pilones de saúwr y £30 piros de aibucia. consignado àl\n\nscla, juez pesquisador dal Ex-gobernadors Ibañez, con due cria- do y dos escribiente y un chico con en muchacho.\n\nDo Sta. Cruz en Zambales, panco núm. 337 5. Miguel, en 10 dias de navegacion, can 6 komadas de cacbony cardos, consignado al patron” Agnacio Aloko.\n\nDe locos Sur, goleto núm. 150 Ramaneti (n) Francisca, on 1/2 dias de navegacion, con 186 cajones de nhớt, 148 já, de tabaco, 80 pícns dã mecati-los, 8339 pastus de dobre; crosigurte à D. Francisco de P. Zem- razio, au paicon Juan Qural Valeatiño, y de posgeros . Franciscu [lorgandex, Comandante graduado Capitan del Regimiento Infanteria Fer- nando 7. húm. $, co sit aspon seis trijos de mene oda, dos soldados do dicho Regimiento y tres crudas y D. José uza, español de catas Talas con una sobrina es mur edad y un criado\n\nSALIDAS DE CABOTAGE.\n\nPara locos Sur, panco núm. 204 Pas.\n\nPars Balayan, bergantin-geleta oum. 40 3. Brencisco.\n\nPeru Zambales, pinen núi 149 Belia Cirme\n\nPara Actique, pallebol núm. 35 durora, y de transando dos previda-\n\nlidos para solrazor al Gobernaday de su destino,\n\nrios\n\nOBSERVAC, METEOROL. DE AYER.\n\nEporas.\n\nForm-\n\nmeira Ramur\n\nZarémo-\n\nà las de l\n\n$15\n\n12 del dia,\n\n5 do lat\n\n93 0 139410 232\n\nAFECCIONES ASTRÓNGM. DE HOT\n\nEl Se\n\nSun & the Gh. 28 c. 48 segundos\n\nSe pot á las & 3.5 m.\n\nBlade Luna & Wise.\n\nAparece á los 12 b. 5 m, del dia\n\n39'04 oculta & ias 12 h 67 m do la n. MANILA:\n\nimprenta del Boletin oficial de Pilipinas.\n\n3248 Hong Kang 278\n\nSinancial (APR overnment Offices, Victoria,\n\nسمجھے\n\nکی ام از لانه برای مها\n\n1856\n\nfov\n\n2178 Sar\n\nmy panty by\n\nAnswered\n\nHengreng 105 Sebruary 1886.\n\nI had the honor in Despatch Nr. 3 of 8th altimo to reply to Lord John Russell' Dispatch Nr. 23 of 2013 \"June last, and Now\n\n1 report on the application of Captain Wathins Harbor Marker for free quarters or an allowance for -\n\nhouse rent.\n\nIn Despatch Wr. 17. however,\n\n19th September last from the late ir William Molesworth Sperceive it is overlooked that this report.\n\ncalled for.\n\nand it is\n\nThe Right Honorable\n\nKA\n\nassumed that\n\nH. Labouchere. M. P.\n\nye\n\n9-6\n\n想",
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        "content_text": "189\n\nI\n\n90\n\nNEW ADVERTISEMENTS.\n\nNOTICE\n\nThe Hongkong Register.\n\n...parvenus, assuming an official importance which is highly injurious. Some years ago, he was arrested by the French Government, at Boulogne, and is presumed to have been irritated at this circumstance, for he wrote an violent letter to the police in Paris, in which, after lengthy complaining of this infraction of the Law of Nations, he ended by saying, that the Bourbons had committed an act on his person which might hurl them from the throne.—Journal by T. HAYES, Esq., Vol. 1, p. 243.\n\nThe undersigned in our trade requests that claims against him be sent for liquidation immediately, and that those justified to him likewise discharge relatives due. He begs also to state that he has transferred his business to Mr. HENRY VAUCHER, formerly of Custom.\n\nCHARLES WEISS. Hongkong, 31st May, 1856.\n\nMR. HENRY VAUCHER, in retiring from the above, solicits the Patronage hitherto bestowed on his predecessor, and gives notice that the Business will be carried on in his Own Name and Responsibility from the date.\n\nHongkong, June, 1856.\n\nPUBLIC AUCTION.\n\n[No. 23.—JUNE 3, 1856.]\n\nThere is some difference of opinion in these two cases. There is in fact a considerable difference between asserting by the Neutrality ordinance No. 1 of 1865 that the ships of war of our Ally the Emperor of China shall be seized and confiscated by the SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE AND CHIEF MAGISTRATE!! if found in the harbour of Hongkong, and the second paragraph of the above opinion. \"We (the Law Officers of the Crown) do not concur in the conclusion of the Acting Attorney General\" \"that the Chinese are to be considered as beyond the pale of civilized nations,\"\n\nTHE CHILD OF FRANCE !\n\nOn the evening of Wednesday last, the 28th ult., an unfortunate accident which caused the death of 26 Chinese passengers happened to the steamer \"Knee\" as she was proceeding up the river,\n\nThe Emperor of France has obtained a son. This is a fact, in no way to be disputed. We can all remember instances when political sagacity and party prophecy\n\nThe \"Rose\" left, this about ten minutes past six o'clock, and had reached the western side of Tonkun bay, when having hugged the land too closely, her starboard bow struck on a sunken rock, opening so much of her side that she immediately filled forward and went down, drowning 26 Chinese in the forecastle, Fortunately for others on board, her stern part hung on the rock, and it was but until the next day that the whole of the body of the vessel went down. Before a coroner's jury held on view of ten of the bodies that had been brought here, the engineer stated that he chanced to be on deck at the time the vessel struck, that he heard the Captain saying \"stop her\" which was immediately done,—that in a minute or so, he heard the Captain again cry \"go on, all right,\" when the engines were put to work, but they had only made three revolutions when the water rushed into the engine room; that having again turned off the steam he was engaged in drawing the fires, but before he was enabled to do so, the water had reached his middle. Hay—\n\n144 Dak Kassa, 15 taels long by 9 in. thick and 11 in. deep TEAK BEAMS, before delivery, in Merchant's packages, weighed at $7,4-7.\n\nHongkong, 31st May, 1856.\n\nDE SILVER & Co., Auctioneers.\n\n\"EXSAMUEL RUSSELL\" AND \"QUICKSTEP\"\n\nThe undersigned are landing, and offer for Sale,—\n\n150 Punces Gallego CEDAR. 2,500 Gallons American BRANDY. 10,000lbs Winchester SOAP. 50 Pairbanks PLATFORM SCALES—weight from 240 to 1200lbs.\n\nDE SILVER & Co.\n\nAn Invoice of OYSTERS, Green PEAS, Fresh PEARS, APPLES, QUINCES, and CRANBERRIES.\n\nHongkong, 2nd June, 1856.\n\nJUST RECEIVED. SUPPLY of Sill's New York BUTTER. Also, Trade Dozen Bus's Triangle ALE.\n\nDE SILVER & Co.\n\nHongkong, 1st June, 1856.\n\nThe Hongkong Register.\n\nHONGKONG, TUESDAY, 3 JUNE, 1856.\n\nNOTICE The Hours of DIVINE SERVICE in the Cathedral Church of St. John are, on Sundays at 7 A.M. and 4 P.M.\n\nNOTICE The Hours of PERLIC WORSHIP in the UNION CHAPEL, Hollywood Road, are on the Sabbath at 11 A.M., and at 7 P.M. on the Evening of every Wednesday at half-past 8\n\nBIRTHS.\n\nAt Camberwell Green, London on the 1st April, the Wife of Captain The JAMARON of the P. & O. Steamer \"Brisbane,\" of a Daughter.\n\nAt Hongkong, on the 22nd May, the Wife of Mr. Asterio DUS SANTOS, of a Daughter.\n\nAt Hongkong, on the 28th May, the Wife of Mr. Duxa KIXI E CARNEO, of a Daughter.\n\nMARRIAGES.\n\nAt Macao, the 25th May, Mr. J. M. DE FONSECA, Harbour Master, to Miss MARQUISHA LOUREIRO, Daughter of the late Senhor Antonio Loureiro, Esq.\n\nA Victors. Hongkong, on the 1st June, M. HUSIND CHYTHESHEX to Miss FURSA B. DA SILVA SOUZA,\n\nDEATHS.\n\nAt the Missionary House, Springfei, on the 4th February, Mr. NICASIUS BAYJIES, of Boston, and late of Stungcar, aged 21.\n\nAt Lackbear, near Exeter on the 1st April, the Sister, of du John Bourring, Governor Hongkong\n\nTHE Government Gazette of 31st Ultimo contains\n\nin the natural course of life and death, and in barran—desa. Wow them not a man named Bradshaw, a great man Canterbury, brawler, years since turned to forth the most villanous epithets upon Queen Victoria ? Did he not talk of Josci, using the name in Highest compare Now, that Bradshaw was of the hopeful school who predicted barrenness to the Queen: they had such unquestionable authority for the inevitable fact. Truly, Her Majesty—as, in due season, we shall learn on the Civil List—very soon confounded these prophets; and, at the present hour, most satisfactorily up—plies the picture of Byron :-\n\n\"A lady with her daughters or her nieces, Shines like a sovereign and seven stilling pieces.\"\n\nThus, no delicacy can be more brilliant than the bestowed upon the fanaticism at the Tuileries on Sunday may be only promissary of the many olive-bunches to be vouchsafed to Napoleon and Engine: to the very prophetic party, as in due time rebuked the soothsayer's\n\nThe first flower in this legal parterre is a con—Ordinance No. 2 of 1856, Entitled an Ordinance to explain the law as to the removal of riots—then follows, No. 9 of 1856. Entitled\n\n20\n\nThere can be no doubt of the fact, that Henri Cinq is\n\nas his wife is not yet added a baby—not a sin—\n\nby centricuting to France a boy that, even at Barnum's Baby-show, would, it is said, carry off the first prize for weight and size.\n\nAn Ordinance to explain certain enactments relating to shipping :then comes No. 10 of 1856 Entitled an Ordinance for Lis Pendens and Purchasers; a measure that has duly passed the mock Legislative Council and are in full bloom and lily-bud—\n\nTHE following proclamation appears in the Government Gazette of last Saturday :--\n\nThe Queen, conveyed through The Right Honorable Henry Labouchere M.P., Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, have been received, approving of and confirming the following Ordinances, namely—\n\nOrdinance No 1 of 1855, entitled—An Ordinance to enforce Neutrality during the Contest now existing\n\nOrdinance No 1 of 1856, entitled—An Ordinance to enforce Neutrality during the Contest now existing\n\nNow, therefore, it is hereby declared, that the said Ordinances have been so approved and confirmed as aforesaid.\n\nOn the death of Sir William Molesworth: as most of our readers are aware, the difficulty of filling the situation of Colonial Secretary as to find the least ignorant person\n\nLord Palmerston was, not so much to\n\nTHE Band of the 59th Regiment will perform to—morrow on the Parade Ground, commencing at 6 o'clock, the following:--\n\n1—Grande: Collscom March—Gay'l\n\n2—Cavatina Op. The Enchantress—Balfe.\n\n3.—Negro Quadrille—Tullien.\n\n4—Bird of Paradise Waltzes—Kémewig.\n\n5—Carmen Fiko—Fritze.\n\n6—Caling, T.Kelly.\n\nQu'un puce y déposa, tribut de sa fleur, Verre les portes, et tuinteur tu enches\n\nJeune fille et Jeune fleur\n\nAh! nos los reals Jamais à no monde profane,\n\nà ce monde de deuil, d'angoisse femelle!\n\nLe te bete et flétrir, le soleil brile et fane\n\nJeune fille et jouoc Beur\n\nTudors, pauvre lisa, si l'ère di un éve: Tu ne trains plus\n\nplus à jour le froid et in allen; Elles ont achevé leurs traiches matins,\n\nJeune file et je flaut.\n\nMais ton père, Elisa, ur ta centre incline.\n\nAux ridden front a more la pleur:\n\nEt Vimix caène, le Temps Canche sur sa razine,\n\nJeune file at jeune flour,\n\nChateaubriand.\n\nmost talented man to fill the situation ci Celo—Colonies, not even in Great Britain, than the\n\nto be shoved into the piace. From the awe Eew long that respectability will be maintained, nil Secretary as to find the least ignorant person\n\nAttorneys of the Hongkong Court at present, precious specimen of a proclamation we are when the profession may be overcrowded with strongly led to believe that Lord Palmerston has 20 exactly hit upon the least ignorant of his dy men from the unusual sources of supply which the present Ordinance opens up, it is not easy to say.\n\nI Colony lies.\n\nancs? The cause of it is perfectly plain. The We asked, What was the cause of the Ordin—Attorney General comes from Botany Bay, that\n\nof the deft. The imperial prince is eager to hear the Pope's suck and, doubtless, will be father digna, we should rather say encored, by godfatherty gifta piece of the true cross set in a bit of gold brengt by Siba to Sulomen: or, in a diamond locket, a pinch of iron filings from the fetters of St. Peter and St. Paul. Yet, his loltasse no thought of Henriking, the lineal descen whilst the Pope is godfather to the son of parceny, baa dit of Joris, now somewhere in any? But such is the conversent memory of the Vatican.\n\nfiength of years be grated to Loria Napoleon, he a Kemperor. Pessibly, we say for history tells us not may possibly rear baby now in his crile inte stuff for to look for grecs mea in the sons of great inen. Crom—\n\na son of sufficient alty to ale a pause. It rany wall fefe has le rouse to rate a gdom; and he loft seem odd, and yet destiny pinys such prawks with la hopes an inations—yet even a Seroud of Tecember may bogo First of April.—Lloyd's W. N., March 23.\n\nWIDOWS, FAMILIES, AND RELATIVES OF OFFICERS.\n\nWe annex the rules and regulations appended to the warrant given in a recent number of the Gazette, for\n\neven teli the quarter of the world in which that even if now, a place to which respectablering a £ards of money in lieu of pensions, coti This may seen an extreme saer—Attorneys were likely to go and the govern passionate lowances, and gratuites, to the widows, tion, hnt we must either suppose this extreme ignorance existing in the Colonial Secretary, or in\n\nment very wisely got hold of the next best families, and relatives of officers killed in action or dying substitute in allowing their officials connected of wounds recived in the face of the enemy, within six\n\nmonths after being wounded.\n\nNo body here\n\nthe Secretary for Foreign Affairs and the Law with the law to become lawyers—but there is no Officers of the Crown, seeing that on the 15th March 1856 the folowing Notification appeared wante, and nobody has asked for the Ordinance. His in the Government Gazette:-\n\nExcellency the Governor and the Attorney Gen—\n\nan or dying of words received in face of the enemy, 1. The cmount of mousy to be paid to a widow, widow and children, ar other relatives of an officer inted in\n\nbranch of the service be sny bave belonged to, be the within six months after being wounded, shall. Whatever\n\ninfantry of the line, as set forth in the following scale, viz.\n\nTo the willow, widow aut chil—dren, ebilen, filies,mativer. state, or sisters of..............\n\nDiffe\n\nDizto\n\nJitk\n\nDitto\n\nDitto\n\nCawley\n\nTref\n\nLieut Colbel £175...£1500\n\nMajor 4575... 9300 Captain 3625, 1960 Lieutenant 1190 700 Coruat... $10..... Ensign... 450\n\nA question having risen as to the Law by which Con—eral, like true cosinopolites, resolved to legislate tracts ethered into with Her Majesty's Subjects on C irrespective of creed or color,\" and with the strong regulation price sized for commissions in cavalry and nese Territory hy Chinese Subjects for the Cession of Property in China, should be regulated; watter shape of getting for the present a cheap interpre—hert retered by the Barl of Clarender to the law ter, bold out this Ordinance as a bait. It is made Gfficers the Crown, whose opinion is as follows\n\n\"War of opinlot that Brdish Tribunala and Jedrini\n\nin a fine large spirited manner \"Alienage or Chin—Authorices in China are bound to ohmerve the rules and Tu fallowing is the charmeter given of Sir John incipies of Publie ur Enternat Tuw, so they are set to do is to take the usual caths, one of which ese status no disqualification \"ail stunt you have Boaring twenty years ago. There are few people we do and oneur in the conclusim of the noting, Ac Now, the persou for whom this Ordinance was and received by the auton consent of European natione nathes is the oath of allegiance to Her Majesty. who have bad anything to do with His Excellency torny-General, that the Chiness are to be considered as who will not agree that the likeness is a wonder—beyond the pale of civilized nations.\n\nIn a queationa that may evine botere any Kritina Tri—\n\nexpressiy mande is, as we have betise sid bunal in Chung relating to the ownership or occupation of\n\na Morrison school boy who has studied in\n\nBut it sun! in no case exceed the sum of money actually The French Gerament has made some slight con—tenses or lands ing within the dominios of the Fingers of America, where he has become an American officer for the purchase of his commission or commissions. paid, in conformity with the regulation. price, by the casina as to duties on a few articles imported from Cars, the law and cast of Chica, if they can be ascer—subject, and ns auch sworn allegiance to the Eugland, rather to meet the clamour of the pation ontained, nat govern de decisions, rilee by the terms of Gavernment of the United States, all which with sex mouths shall leave a widow only, the au thest points, than to prometo any new ceaunercial inter— the contract the law or at home other mantry be as is prepared to repudiate by bis wath on adinis. ned shall be paid to her for her sole and isulate Coura hatween the countries. They are in fact united into the and if in any such rase the Chinese Low can portant, but Dr. B., delighted, after three years infeest te ascertained, the decisis must be governed by the tua pressing and supplization here (u hava obtained even pelticiples of natural justice. There is os pretence for the Tendy to lake onths is exactly Lie person to have a peusion; and sie shall be required to establish het\n\nsion at An Attorney. Whether a person sur\n\nhenefit, provided she be not left in such pecuniary circumstances as would otherwise preclude all claim to introduction of the Engish Law of real property.\n\n\"It is a universal principle of Law in Europe, that in s] a point atretched that be may be admitted on the claim and to sign au acknowledgment of having consent sits prevalin; and we think it both right and useful mat questions sospecting movealbe property, the lex loci rei rull of Attorneys does not allow ef much doubted to receive sich zu in lieu of, and as a full compens\n\ntion for, al pension and gtuity to which sie\n\nful one\n\nthis light relaxation, is gone over to Festion with the proposal. Or ail moon high or low that I ever met in Apeinty, this Dr. B is the act pressing and the rust Aceited Te is fit Charlton, fir Whig employment; the same mile. should be acted in the administration pushing and overb waving in las manner, and, like the Justice in Chink\"\n\n2. When un officer su killed or sa dying of his wounds\n\nsy or\n\n* Acconyplished.\" not need as having any reference to might have proved herself entities, in consequence of \"perfection.\n\nthe luas her husband.\n\nNo. $3.—JUNE 3, 1856.]\n\nThe Hongkong Register.\n\n91\n\n3. In the event of an offer leaving a widow and Mr. Speerivales four paints which particularly re—children, who may or might have established a claim to quire legislative action at this time. He anys the persion, compassionate allowance, or gratuity, then The number allowed to immigrate to this country and in that case the mouey awarded in lieu thereof shall should not be too great. We may not be prepared to he held in trust by the Secretary of State for War, and afford them weful employment. They any code in ex the interest thereof, at the rate of £3 per cent. per ann cess, and not settle down, and assimilate to our institu all be receivable by the widow, ustil her death, when Haas and Waiks. the money shall be divided, share and share alike, among jadicions ineu, and xot unreasonable, to allow for the It is therefore the preference of many the children than alive of such deceased officer, provided present the law which fixes a capitation tax to re they shall have attrined the age of 21, otherwise the provided it is so administered as not to interfere with money shall still continue to be held in trust and the rutamerce,\n\nbusines event, however, of de witlow anrviving her said children future duty from observation of its nulla, or in com And judgunat only indicate the nosey all than become her sole and absolute pro—plinee with the future wants and desires of our own perty, as Inid down in Article 2; but should such chirou people. survive the widow, yet still die before attaining the age of 21, then and in that case the money, after discharging deserves consideration. The amouai freit by the pre—2. The amount of the license required from minera alt just liabinties, shall become the property of the Crow sent law is uppressive. Few are possessed of good 4. In the event of an officer leaving a child or children, claims. The tax beggars them. It drives them to the but no widow, the mouny shalt he laid in trust, and the\n\nmountsics and tickets like wild beasts. It is the interest thereof, at the rate of $3 per cent. per anner,\n\nwith hanger, sickness and despair. It turns theci, what stated in Article 3, shall be applied by the Secretary\n\ntheir honourable character with our trading population of State for War for the benefit of such child or children,\n\nin the country shows is not necessary, int cheats and antit he, she, or they shal! attain the age of 21, when\n\ndoes. It will in time fill our pisose. It makes them fathe and hase us as a people, and our name, our country, property of such surviving child or children. they understand we profess. If put to the fordicz, stand— and our government and the Christian religion, which share and share alike. Should, however, such child asard of four dollars per month, the sum affords a hand Chronicle, March 20,\n\nagain demandell his goods, tendering the whole wit In a genera! urder, Jated Feb. 25, the Commander-la- of freight us by the bill of lading. for all the goods was thereupun offered him, but subject by a correspondent at Kerteh, of \"inute details of lines A delivery order chier draws attrusion to the publication in a newspaper, to the charges for storage and cartage which had an and works, strength of garrison, and various tallitary crued upon them. The goods had, in accordance with a arrangements;\" and, referring General Vivian to the notice to that effect given by the shr's agent, heen particulars, he authorises him to arrest the individual ceased to slischarge; and it is satisfactorily proved that believe that such folly will nes be repeated. He then laced in a public warehouse each night when the ship and send him away at once, unless he has reason to\n\ntheir salty, but rendered unavoidable by the fact that this disposition the goods was not only necessary for proceeds as folows\n\nThe Commander of the forces has occasionally seen\n\ninterest applied for their benefit up to that age. In the in nered the passage to and ice of those engaged the goods are not suffered to retain on the whart at similar things from this cams. Strength of regimenta\n\nthe\n\nahones, us in the case of the widow, shall become the\n\nchildren die before attaining the age of 21 years, then unul in that case the money, after discharging all just labilities, shall become the property of the Crown,\n\nsobe State and County resece, and they appear willing pay it. Iat lower, as some have prepused, there is danger of new legislation, to two or three gene, to incrense it again.\n\nThis appears, after the brief experience of a fe months, to be suc opinion of the people generally the mining districts.\n\ncease.\n\nmight. The bellent, however, declined to pay his freight sickness, butteries, gins, quuntly of ammunition, the and receive his goods subject to these charges, and there state ui preparation, means of transport, the very situa agon fled bis like: for non-delivery. It is not suggested tion of concealed histories, the strength of pickets, the that the charges upon the goods were any other or\n\nbest mes of attacking them, all recklessly detailed as greater thus expenses necessarily incurred in trans. on purpose to usiruet an enemy. Couaou precace—ng the progress of the disenarge, and the question to porting them to and keeping them in a warehouse dur—tion for the sake of the aring requires that this should he determined is, whether under the clearances, He then appeals to the right sense of duty of alt officers ship owner. these chargee should be borne by the shipper, or the and non-comissioned officers, and concludes by requir—ing the generals of disisiou to bring the tenor of the order The decision was in favor of the defendant. The cou—signnee must pay freight in ace for all his merchant belonging to the arany,\" who are permitted to versin to the notice of the \"known correspondent of newspapers ship, or if the ship master storex the metsandise as it she to the rules of the army under whose protection they dives it by wishes to take it away as he comes from the in the canige, and who toast consider themselves ainen— is discharged until the whole roast is discharged, the c consignze must pay storage, curtage, California\n\nTHE CHINESE IN CALIFORNIA.\n\nWe resume consideration of the Itev. Mr. Speer's \"Pica\" for the Chinese in California.\n\nNUMBER OF CBINASE IN CALIFORNIA.\n\nThe Rev. Mr. Speer pablished, some eight or ten months ago, a statement of the cuber of Chinese the\n\nThe Times, as might be expected, is írate at this under, says that it ever too late, and that Generati Codrington has now loat whatever reputation he formerly\n\npossessed.\n\n\"I\" obsives our temporary, \"the abjectionable commivation appeared in our columes, it was written by a military officer, and, if General Codrington has any real ground of complaint, it is pro—hale that the writer, too trenical in his detaile, did not imitate the exudon which is always practised by por—fessional correspondents.\" In these observations, the\n\nis a melter which demands the attention of the Legisino Lere is not materially differeus, or the departures Times averlooks the fact, that the same general order\n\n3. The mode of collecting the Foreign micers' licenses supposed to be in this country. Probably the number\n\nture.\n\nIt is to be feared there, is some thing radically since last spring may have been about equal to the also draws attention to similar exposures of the prepara wrong in the present system. How often do you reat of Chinamen shot, or stabbed, or wipped, or stripped ted with the five well-known Companies.\" Probubig, pressly prohibits teus for the future—Home News, arrivals. the Chinese in California are chiefly contre—lions of the rug by newspaper correspondents, and ex— and searched, or maltreated and insulto in some other says Mr. Speer, there are not a thousand Chiuames in Marele 25, way, by the collerters. How frequently do we reus the State who are not members of our or other of these under the \"items\" head of our newspaper announce ments like this one Three Chinamen Shot—A For eigu miners' tax collector of Lousty, on Wednesday last, shot three Chiasmon who resisted him in the dis—River.\" charge of his duty. The difficuity took place on the→→→→→\n\n5. In the event of an offices leaving at his death neither widow, child, sur children, then the money shall be paid to his father; and if he leave no father, it may be pa to his mother, for his or her sole and absolute benefit. provided that he or she shall establish a claim thereto. And in the event of there being neither father nor mother, then the money shall be paid to the sister or sisters, as the case may be, share and share alike, provi ded they shall have attanned the age of 21 years, aud that cheie claint shall be established. But should any sister or sisters be under that age, in the money shall be held is as by the Secretary of State for War, and the interest be applied, as stated in Article 4, until such sister or sisters shall become 31 years of age, when it shall become the absolute property of the survivors or Survivor. Simuli wo survivors or survivor ritnin the age of 21, then the tanney, after discharging just liabilities, shall become the property of the Crown.\n\nNow it is admitted that these people are provokingly 6 No grast or money undar provisions of this warrant slow; are fearful and suspicious; are cunning in evading sal be made to Ray person who would not be eligible the enllector, and play maoy tricks to wary L. But far pension compassionate allowance, or gratuity under\n\nhave they no excuse? farther, if they have one, the provisions of the royal warrant of the 15th of June, are they so dangers and ferocious: anges that yield: 1958 ( fadier alone excepted whose claim nnst be esta blished as set forth in Article 5), but the ineligibility of of the forest? Does the humane administration of law to no remelin, tad must he dealt with like furious beasts widow to any grant under this warrant shall not affect aot extend west of the Aueries Desert? Are men to the interests of the legitimate child or children of a decensed ulicer, for whose benefit the money shall be\n\nhe murdered at will by an irrespacaible petty officer, for held in trust, and the interest seplied by the Secretary tionalde entstitutionality? Is such as officer licensed resisting se pecuolery obligation, and that of ques. of State for We, as stated in Article 4, except they be to slaughter a man that is not imble; or because he left in such pecuniary errcumstances as wou'd disquely don't cinderstura Buglish; or because he is a stranger, them for the co:upassionate kilowances wider the pro—\n\n*\n\nvisions of Article 3. Should, however, such chill and poos, and sick, and friendless? ebildren die before attaining the age of 21, then and that use the money, after dislarging t just abilities, shult become the property of the Crowd,\n\npazzuities.\n\nCompanies. The following is the computation hy then, buse erived in Csforma; that have returned hence to in a tabular form, of the total number of Chinese that their native land: that have died here; and faully, their estincale of the number in the spring of last year in the\n\nState:\n\nWe read in the Prassing correspondence of the Times: let: I have lately reserved from Hum. santative there, Calone: Hodges, was led to make various burg informs me that, some few weeks back, our repres representations to the senate of the quantities of am—munition that left, flat neutral port for Russia In the course of the examination that these reclamations gave vine to, I am informed it turned out that thees supplies hud in west instaurea been shipped thither frota England 9,200 or that purpose. For.instance, two houses in England 6,807 had suippes to Hamburg two cargoes of lead, three ofẾ 84'petre, und eleven of sulphur. The parties implicated 38.387\n\nin the air are described to me as standing very high in England, andarsong them a member of Parliament.\" Homes News, March 26.\n\nNames.\n\nArrivals. Deartares. Drecna'd Prasat Young-wo Copy...6,900 Couto Company....8,00 Sza-yap Company1,050 Yun-wo Company.......2,500 Ning- euy Company 2,809\n\n2,503\n\n1,300\n\n400 £tu\n\n14.000 6.500\n\n(ii)\n\n160\n\n$780 1.269\n\n300\n\n173\n\n1.780\n\nTotal 18,249 8,522 1,290 Adding to these, the ana,ber of Chinese not members of the Companies, and probably there may be found 40,000 of the race at present in this country.\n\nM. Mazzini lately sent £30 to some friend at Rome. The letter was intercepten or the past-ofice, the bills\n\nTHE US. STEAM FRIGATE NIAGARA.\n\nThe United States steain frigate Niegore was recently seized, cashed, and applied to the fand for ruising a launched from the socklyn Navy Yard. The last mail have absencterised this act as a slawefu: and grant statue to the Immaculate Virgin. The French papers\n\nThere are two things that can be done. First, the from the Rust brought account of the launch, and a robbery Home News, March 26. penalties of an payment of the miners' license may be description of the magnificent vessel. From the New 7. In the event of it being represented and satisfac—efred, and they may be guarded su us to prevent acts! Yor's Herald we take the following:- torily prove to the Secretary of State for War, that any of brutality to encuarage men of a desirable character The Niagara is one of the five steam frigates now in\n\nAllading to the unsightly smallness of the ladies' bon—wilow na wiose bekali money shall be held in trust for to perform the duties; and also so as to be a heu tu\n\nnets, an eminent musical gentleman in London, writing the henefit of herself and children, under the provisions\n\nprocess of construction for the United States Navy. Her to a friend in Bristol, suys:-\"I have to lames the grezi the region. Legal gentlemen can readily devise such main dimensions are: 2oanage, 5.204; extreme length iparcase, among the fetals part of my practice, of tic of this warrant, shall thereafter so conduct hersell' as t\n\nFor instance, ability to work upon the on deck, 24 feet; load le, 323 feet. She is to be county roads, at a certain rule per day, until the demand shipped egged; mainmast, I feet long and 3 feet 4 ining in the ear, injured, I firmly believe, from the present douloureux in the forehead, loss of sigit, and great juffer—of the license is satisfied.\n\nches in diameter; mein yard, 55 feet long, and mizea Secuud, it seems almost equally necessary to consti—spunker boot 67 fest. Fail complement of vinn .\n\nased fashion of neuting hosneta on the week instead of tute an office, or to appoint an officer, to whom those Some kiea of her immense capacity may be formed fo\n\nthe head. During the past month i have been in attend—ordmarily subject to the foreign mers' tax may appeal the following schedule of her masts and spara, which are\n\nance upon zwn young ladies with the the-doalonzēta in erhead, and several others with similar complaints. frora de collector in speriat rases, and who may decide now be.ug ball:- the circus ces that warrant a remission the tax.\n\nIt is high time that the frivolous bonet of the present There are some cases of exceeding hardship aris: from\n\nYards Length Diam. Length, Diam.\n\nday should be done away with.\"-- Home News, Mirch 28, the caprices and the cores of collectors. They\n\nFr. io. In. Ft. in. If.\n\nhave no rules. One told me that holes old tea, boys,\n\nWOMEN AND WArones-Mr. Beunct, the watah-maker 111:00 871 10:05 24 packure, and sick people, go free.\" There are no de\n\nof Cheapside, in a letter to the Times, recommends that 07:08 21 76:11 191 women should be employed as wetch-makers. We give nius, un real responsibilities in the whole mater. Muinroyal It is mere spullation,\n\nthe practical part of his conuication:-\n\nMainmast Maintop\n\nMaiuto gallant\n\nFereskysa?! \n\nMireutop\n\nbeenme unworthy of the Clown, or stall neglect or ill. treat her children, then and in that use the Secretary of Sture for War shall have full power to tasks such arrange ments for apportioning the interest of the money, and making better provision for the children, as in his judge ment may see must advisabic.\n\n8. The allowances to be granted under the authority of this warrant are not applicable to the cases of others kifled in sesion, or dying of weands before the declin\n\non of war with Russia, hur it is to lake n retrospective rfect up to that date; and therefore, say officer's willow to whom there may have been granted a pensior, com—passionate allowances for children, or gratuity for herself\n\nod children, or any other relative of an officer, who may 4 Betler protectios must be extended to Chinese re. Main skil have receive a peusion under the warrant of 15th June, sinents generally. Some means should be devised by Foremast 1855, who tony wish to rotate such pension, allow-whch the statements of Chinese should be received Burstop acers, or gratuities, for the sun fixed wider the provisions regard to crimes affecting their lives, persons au po Puteopgallant of this warrant, shall be permitted to do so; but in that porty. They do dot perhaps understand sufficiently the Porevoval case, whatever suns may have been received by or al care of on oala to be adicuted in our Courts to enjoy aumuns of the widow or exildren, or other relatives, wil at equal privilege with those acquainted with the sanc Mzent be deducted from any amount to be paid under the terrasons of Christianity. But no other maans prepubly of this warrust. But in every case of a sum of money than receiving their affirmation, allowing it the credence. Mzentopgallant being awarded Guder the provisions of this warrant. that, according to internal evidence and the accompany Mccoyal interest inerton at the rate of 63 per cent. per annu\n\ning Creumstances, it seems fairly to deserve, will prevent\n\nMizens kysall wil he allowed how the day of the officer's death.\n\ndegraded and autward centness from rubbing, bruising. U. Should the widow, or any other relative of a deceas. cheating or killing a Chinaman, wien to white witness ed officer wi. prior to 23rd October, 1855, has been granted pension, and other uliowaned, under the\n\nThe protection of the Chinese miners from marauders is vital to their quite, and to their usefulness to our provisions of the warrant of 15 June, 1835, wish to cocinute such pension and lowances by sum of respect for lass, where they are pistered by night av jihoon\n\nthemselves. They can have no heart for industry, and na money in eu therevf, in conformity with the terms of this wherau, it will be necessary that application to the\n\nby day, by fous wretchies, who battly rob a camp in Spanker hoora fect be made to the Secretary of State for War, within\n\nthe five of a hundred, if no lites are present, and who: Spanker ga year from the October, 1855. And shoul the\n\nhave no compunctions in murdmg even the unresisting. Spanker gaff duw, or my other reiative of a deceased offers, whe.\n\nThere are heen hundreds of sua case, An interior Forespunker gaf since 2311 October, 1855, may have already, or\n\nnewspaper says of these cobbers: -\n\nNot camerated hereafter be granted, a prasion and other allywuuees. wish to epimute such penting und allowsares for of money in hen thereof. mudes the provisions of this warrent, it will be acessary that application to tha fert be made to the Secretary of State for War, with a year from the date of the said pens and user allow lances being granted.\n\n1. A return of all sams paid under the provisions of this warrant and be faid nasly briore Parliament an ufter the 1st of Aynl. Gaven at our Court at Sail James's, Ritis ist day of March. 1856, in the 19th year of Our Reign-By Her Majesty's command,\n\nPATHONE.\n\ny\n\nth\n\nis near.\n\nSwinging boom. Maintop stuldingsafl boom Maintop gallantanil hacm\n\ndo. Mainrayal de Bowsprit, outboard Jihkoom\n\n35:04 12) \n\n51.03 134\n\n23:07 81 32:09\n\nE\n\n14:06\n\nbi\n\n21.00\n\nJUI:GO 35\n\n00:09 23\n\n50.00 YO\n\n07:09\n\n54\n\n31.09 7\n\n21:10 214 47:03 21:06 13:03 34 19:06 35; & 32 72:10 50:04 15 Ai:0x 11 27:09 S 34:10 8 13:00\n\n16\n\n4+\n\n55:00 }] \n\n4:00\n\n11:04 TTE 62:00 21 33:00 8 $1.00 } 23:00 51\n\n22.03 10.11\n\n2xtú\n\n17:00 4\n\n20:00 24\n\n38:00 ia\n\nX5:00 -\n\n.67:00\n\n15\n\nThe French Government has made some slight con—tenses or lands ing within the dominios of the Fingers of America, where he has become an American officer for the purchase of his commission or commissions. paid, in conformity with the regulation. price, by the casina as to duties on a few articles imported from Cars, the law and cast of Chica, if they can be ascer—subject, and ns auch sworn allegiance to the Eugland, rather to meet the clamour of the pation ontained, nat govern de decisions, rilee by the terms of Gavernment of the United States, all which with sex mouths shall leave a widow only, the au thest points, than to prometo any new ceaunercial inter— the contract the law or at home other mantry be as is prepared to repudiate by bis wath on adinis. ned shall be paid to her for her sole and isulate Coura hatween the countries. They are in fact united into the and if in any such rase the Chinese Low can portant, but Dr. B., delighted, after three years infeest te ascertained, the decisis must be governed by the tua pressing and supplization here (u hava obtained even pelticiples of natural justice. There is os pretence for the Tendy to lake onths is exactly Lie person to have a peusion; and sie shall be required to establish het\n\nsion at An Attorney. Whether a person sur\n\nhenefit, provided she be not left in such pecuniary circumstances as would otherwise preclude all claim to introduction of the Engish Law of real property.\n\n\"It is a universal principle of Law in Europe, that in s] a point atretched that be may be admitted on the claim and to sign au acknowledgment of having consent sits prevalin; and we think it both right and useful mat questions sospecting movealbe property, the lex loci rei rull of Attorneys does not allow ef much doubted to receive sich zu in lieu of, and as a full compens\n\ntion for, al pension and gtuity to which sie\n\nful one\n\nthis light relaxation, is gone over to Festion with the proposal. Or ail moon high or low that I ever met in Apeinty, this Dr. B is the act pressing and the rust Aceited Te is fit Charlton, fir Whig employment; the same mile. should be acted in the administration pushing and overb waving in las manner, and, like the Justice in Chink\"\n\n2. When un officer su killed or sa dying of his wounds\n\nsy or\n\n* Acconyplished.\" not need as having any reference to might have proved herself entities, in consequence of \"perfection.\n\nthe luas her husband.\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nTHE ENGLISH TOWERZ—The English language has its face is stamped the following words: \"Gonds to be million loiters She is to be full rigged and\n\na veritable power of expression, such as, perhaps, ever tual, dated the 21 of October, 1855, our will and ensure new is that our said Royal wariant of the 23rd find thereof, and when the discharge of lus gomis had On the arrival the ship the libellaut was duig moti—Oober 1855, shall trom henceforth be cancelled, aut romcucel he was fully eognizant of the fact On the\n\nTHE ENGLISH LANGUAGE\n\nThe English language har its face is stamped the following words: \"Gonds to be million loiters She is to be full rigged and Mr. Steers stood at the command of any other language of men.\n\na veritable power of expression, such as, perhaps, ever tual, dated the 21 of October, 1855, our will and ensure new is that our said Royal wariant of the 23rd find thereof, and when the discharge of lus gomis had On the arrival the ship the libellaut was duig moti—Oober 1855, shall trom henceforth be cancelled, aut romcucel he was fully eognizant of the fact On the\n\ndevelopment and condition, inve been the result of a It has been erroneously stated that this steamer will surprisingly indmate anion of the two noblest languages be the largest in the world. The Adriatic, now upon in modern Europe, the Teutonic aud Kopanic. It is the stocks at the Messrs. Steers' shipyard, will be larger well known in what relating these two stand to one portion of the contents of his bill of lading by several hundred tons. Her uit diensions are another in the English tongue; the former supplying, estimates that she will go 17 kuols an hour with a good\n\nbreeze, und 18 knots under steamI\n\nted by Di Secretary of State for War, shall be constitu—having been in dieu thereof, and shall be the sole and standing auto—upon the agents of the ship and demanded a delivery of feer: depth of hold, 33 feet 2 inches; tormagt. 5,898, latter, the spiritual conceptions. In truth, the English upon the asters hereis costined; but shall not al or in any way invelidate any act heretvicze per. bed by our Secretary of State for War under the\n\nthe goods so discharging, offering to pay the freight, dur carpenter'z measurement. Like the Niagara, this steamer tunguage, which, be no mere accident, has produced on them. This the consignees of the ship derlined to isions of the last mentioned warrant”—Home News, \n\nis divided into watertight tch 26.\n\nthis our Royal warraul, to be administered and inter—first day aded guan the wharf, he thereupon called Length over all, 352 feet; extreme breadth of hy, sin far larger propuctions, the blaterial groundwork; the\n\nR LEGISLATION WANTED FOR THE CHI—NESE IN CALIFORNIA, continue our notice at the Rev. Mr. Speer's hlet entilled a \"Plea for the Chinese in California,\"\n\nthe whole contents of the bill of lading. The libeliant and cylinders 100 inches. The lenses Steere are rapidly cel poetry (Shakspeare), ans, with ali right, be called a Works, 12 feel stroke, modern times, as distinguished from the audient classi ther, professed his willingness to do so, provided at the hastening the completion of the Adriatic, with all their world language; and, like the English people appears goods were ready for delivery; but he declined to take disposable force, and she will probably be ready fur destined hereafter to pressil with a sway more extensive\n\ndelivery order for the goods and receive them as they laeting by the middle or last of March. offers were repeated from day to day while the vessel about four months.—California Chronicle, bỉarch 26 came out in the usual course of the discharge. These It is thought that the Magura will be ready for ses in was being unladeu; and on the last day the libellam\n\nBorede to, but required him to pay all the freight due on (oscillating) are from the Novelty. Her engines and uphorne the greatest and most predominant poel of\n\nFor in wenith, good sense, and closeness of structure, even than its present over all portions of the globe. no other of the languages at this day spoken deserves to be compared with it.\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364",
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        "content_text": "B \n\n183 \n\nau \n\noffice gears? \n\nhelp \n\nfor a \n\na short term \n\n2 that fol (aine paid Superannuation \ndeductions \n\nupson \n\nThe salary of it. \n\nA Pension calculated in \n\nthe salary of \n\nLt governor to be about £675. \n\nIf the Treasury she thinks that these justify items in this \n\nConsiderations in reckoning the Pension, there would still \n\nalone remain the special considerations of the abolition of Caine's appointment \n\nand the useful services which were rendered. The Treasury are likely to grant a pension in the first instance \n\nPerhaps therefore £800 may not be an excessive sum to suggest to the Treasury. (I would add that the Civil Servants in Hong Kong came under the Imperial Superannuation Act by an agreement made in 1841 by which they have paid the superannuation contributions specified). \n\n6 Dec. \n\nMr. Iming \n\nDid Lt. Col. Caine, in laying his increased superannuation, specify \n\non what account he found the increase? In this case it was not increased, \n\ninasmuch as we (or rather the Treasury) understand that superannuation is attached as of right to a Lieut. Governor's salary? \n\nI do not myself understand how the calculation of £675 is made for a Lt. Governor's salary? As Caine was the Col. Sec. up to 1857 : and Lieut. Gov. only since that time, i.e. for 5 years or rather less - \n\nDo you agree that it should be calculated on the whole of his offices in succession? \n\nDec 8. \n\nMr. Merivale. \n\nI do not think that this office had anything to do with Col. Caine's \n\nSuperannuation prior to 1857, the Hong Kong contributions were paid by the Imperial Treasury and the contributions were",
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        "content_text": "## Kiman, I. Is the 27 Corning Dress, by Mest bail +6.\n\n\"Dietrich Steel In the Ment- \n130 W. Davies authorised to verify accounts - \nMap. Davis and Manning. Passives gu \nLester & buy 2 departure.\n\nMartini on R Sandqt bleverly Paypical unfitures of Wfrigns Mandy W. Juma Bay due to Mayhew hit there flow as to emphyle Weily- \nMartin on Cheritedical Excermination of Sunday Offany- \nin Cleptop \n\nMacdout R Also, Travelly Sellware: Janey \nAno 101 St. Stewart Parsey \n\nK \nMiddled 17 Badetships - Regulations concemy \nMadantiples to Fumentine for fresant Home- Colonial Regulation.\n\nLL \n12 Scracy in Chear Lease Suppressin \n18 \n$o \n\n* Power 6. May 31 Anwal & Leave. \nRobinach allen hadreves even prior to departing- \npobrinuti \n\nf \nmich I deyle this departing- with Bishopdan 4 Resegration of Bishoprich \n\n## 425 END \n\nWith Wr May & Charitish allowance alloran & Coloy- Payment of mile I humey Anival in temal \nthe col teher belon & a Jacpery Refuge to the Chinier duthenti's wicker dysbadelstich. Aphatment & \ntaye & 24 Employment in the Cird Semine Kanford Writory Remeinen of residue of her husbandy centerla male I 123 Chef Justice. Appontment of",
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        "document_key": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]",
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        "title": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]",
        "content_text": "The Daily \n\nEnclosure 4 \n\nPress. \n\nHONGKONG, MARCH 1st, 1884. \n\ni \n\n\"GOVERNORS and Legislatures should speak by their actions\" was among the concluding remarks in Sir GEORGE BOWEN's able address at the opening of the Session of the Legislative Council on Thursday, and the sentiment will be most thoroughly endorsed in this Colony. In our present GOVERNOR we have, fortunately, a man of action as well as promise: during the brief period of his administration he has displayed not only a strong interest in the welfare of the residents but great energy in pushing on public works and initiating legislation. In the ten months of Sir GEORGE BOWEN's rule marked progress has been made. The Civil Hospital has been nearly completed; the new Water Police Station at Kowloon has been erected; the Observatory has been built, and started; the new Lunatic Asylum is steadily progressing; a new Mortuary has been erected; Causeway Bay is being filled in, and some thirty-five acres reclaimed from the sea; a noxious swamp at Yau-ma-ti is being converted into eligible building sites; operations for redeeming the foreshore at Belcher's Bay have been commenced; the works on the Taitam Waterworks, so long delayed, are being energetically pushed forward; and a Sanitary Board for the conservation of the public health, and the regulation of sanitary matters generally has been established. These are among the leading measures and works which have been either inaugurated or carried to a successful issue since the arrival here of Sir GEORGE BOWEN, and they most amply justify the assertion that His Excellency prefers to be judged by his deeds rather than by mere words. Nor is this all. The GOVERNOR, by dint of forcible representation and his great personal influence with the Imperial Government, has succeeded in gaining for the Colony some share in the actual Government, by a re-constituted Legislative Council to which representative bodies in the Colony now have the privilege of nominating two of the unofficial members. To Sir GEORGE BOWEN's representations, also, is due the attention recently directed to the Colony by the War Department, and the late reinforcement of the garrison. It is not therefore surprising that the legislative programme, presented in the Speech from the Chair on Thursday, should have proved remarkable for its scope and fulness.\n\nThe \n\n336 \n\nCO. 5669 \n\nRECO \n\nAREGO 7 API \n\nThe GOVERNOR's opening Speech covers so much ground, indeed, that it is difficult even to pass its clauses in the briefest review in the limits of a single article. We have already enumerated many works commenced or completed, and will now refer shortly to those new undertakings and measures which Sir GEORGE BOWEN mentioned as likely to engage the attention of the Council during the present session. The proposal to form Committees for the consideration of measures prior to their coming before the Council is a most desirable change, and was most favourably received by both the senior unofficial members. As Mr. JOHNSON suggested, it might be useful also to appoint a fourth Committee to deal with Police and Gaol matters, which in this Colony unfortunately absorb a rather large share of attention. The public works to be forthwith undertaken, which include among others the long promised new Central School, the much needed new Central Market, and the drainage of the marsh within the Racecourse at Wong-nei-Chung, and its conversion into a public park, are all measures of great importance and practical utility which command the approval of the entire colony. The sanitary measures promised, and particularly the dredging of the foreshore along the Praya, will give special gratification to the thousands who have for many years past suffered from the noxious effluvium arising from it at neap and low tides. It is only wonderful that this horrible nuisance has not long ere this given birth to an epidemic, and the immunity enjoyed from disease so far has certainly been due only to good fortune. The list of legislative measures set down for the consideration of the Council is a lengthy one, and several of the proposed Ordinances are urgently needed. Their introduction to and discussion in the Council will be watched with much interest by the community. The cause of education in Hongkong will not be neglected during the present Administration; the GOVERNOR has given proof of his interest in the matter by urging on the erection of the new building for the Government Central School and by his proposal to send two of the most promising students from the principal educational establishments every alternate year to England to complete their training for some professional career. We are glad to find His Excellency has not, in the multifarious matters that have engaged his attention, overlooked the scheme of afforestation, almost the only work which his predecessor really persevered with. The benefits derivable from tree-planting in this unclothed semi-tropical island are too obvious...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12]",
        "content_text": "508\n\nA\n\nWhen I received my appointment in this Colony, I believe my predecessor, Mr. John Gerrard, was appointed prior to me. In view of the importance of the office, I respectfully submit that it should be regarded as one usually filled up from England and that it should be granted an increase.\n\nIt has been recommended to the Treasury, Magistracy, and the Public. No.\n\n  \n    4/-\n    4\n  \n  \n    3/8\n    \n  \n\nKeeping the matter in view will receive Your Lordship's favourable consideration.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nYour Lordship's most obedient servant,\n\nSIR,\n\nCOLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,\n\nHONGKONG, 4th March 1893\n\nAssuming that your salary after the 1st January next is increased by thirty-five per cent on the salary of the office as it was in 1875, I have the honour, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, to inquire whether you agree that your salary when on leave in England should be paid to you at the rate of four shillings to the dollar, and your pension, when granted, at the rate of three shillings and eight pence to the dollar; and to the cessation of your right to remit family allowances at four shillings and two pence to the dollar.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient Servant,\n\n(d) Fr. H. May, Acting Col. Secretary\n\n12th Clerk\n\nThe 1st Clerk and\n\nThe 2nd Clerk\n\nin the Executive Council's Department.\n\nPage 510\n\nPage 511",
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        "document_key": "CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8]",
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        "content_text": "561 \n\nWara \n\nsections 2 and 1 and repeals the “unmarried” in accordance with \nthe directions given in COD. I 298 of 12th December, 1890. \n\nSection 2 reenacts section 8, subsection 1 of the principal ordinance \nwith the additional words also suggested by the above COT. \n\nSection 3 reenacts section 23, sub-section 2 with the addition of \nthe words giving authority to the Registrar General or his officer to arrest without warrant the apparent \nmanager of places suspected of being unregistered brothels.\n\nSimilar provision was made in the repealed Ordinance No 19 of 1889 and prior ordinances but for \nunexplained reason, the provision was omitted in the Ordinance of 1890. It \nappears to be a very necessary provision inasmuch as \nthe names of the caretaker or manager are frequently unobtainable and the Magistrate \nproperly declines to issue a warrant or summons without the names of the person to be affected thereby being inserted.\n\nSection 4 has been inserted at the particular request of the Registrar General and received the warm support of the Honourable who represents the Chinese community on the Legislative Council. Its object is to check what is known as \"Mui Tsai\" amongst \nChinese and is closely connected with the sale of girls, for instance. A sells her child (uterine, adopted or otherwise) to B. Having \ndivorced her, she threatens B with a charge of kidnapping and obtains her again, but retains the purchase money. She then sells the girl a second...",
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        "content_text": "## \nProvide and fix granite sills doors and openings shown on drawing.\n\nThe whole of the poundati must be cos: 228 with a car to course 3/4\" thick and composed of five parts of coal tar, six parts of lime, and five parts clean sharp sand, boiler top \"erior\" until thoroughly incorporated, and laid on when hot.\n\nLaying The floor of Calf Teex, Lamine, melling Cook House, Operating room, Lavatory, Caretakers Quarters, and powder store Jodie Covered with fine concrete 6\" thick rendered with 1\" thick of cement rendering; Concrete Channels rendered with 1/4\" Cement, tiled lain down as shown on plan.\n\n### \nThe roof to be covered with pan and roll tiles of best quality set in mortar and laid on China fir poles.\n\n## Carpenter Joiner\n\nThe roof trusses to be of Mom...",
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        "content_text": "AX:\n\nDate. 1893 30 Sept previous Paper. Hongkong No. No. 16641 (Subject.) St. John's Cathedral Payment for use C.O. DOME 3 16671 Rece'd (Pro? 2 OCT 93)\n\nof by troops has been claimed did payment from Col. funds cease from 1 Jan 93 to that date prior to - does Gov'r recommend payment?\n\n(Minutes.) W. Branstr As the W... only took a Army vote for their in the Estimates & 1893-4 beginning 1st April last, told the for. (on 24549/92) to go on paying to 31st March last, & they might not therefore have claimed from the W.O. from 15th> Jan.\n\nbe continued? Reply that I'm Rifon intendez the Colonial payment to four to 31 March last, as from 24549/92, it was understood that the W.O. payment would begin from 1 April last, and",
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        "document_key": "CO129-283 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [5-6]",
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        "content_text": "## C. O. 13762\n## EN CLOSURE 3\n## RECEIVED Best 20 JUN 98\n\nReport by the Captain Supt. of Police.\n\n200\n\nHon. Acting Col. Secretary,\n\nThe Petitioner claims that as he enlisted prior to the enactment of Ord. No. 14 of 1887 he could claim as a right to re-engage in the Hong-Kong Police Force, and that the Captain Supt. had no power to refuse (under sec. 13 of Ord. 14 of 1887) to approve of his re-enlistment.\n\nThe statements contained in paragraphs 1-4 of the Petition are correct.\n\nIt is not correct to state as is done in para. 5 that the Petitioner \"bound himself to serve the Government of Hong-Kong for a further period of 5 years upon the same terms and conditions as under his agreement of the 17th September 1886.\n\nI attach copy of his original enrolment paper and of the one he signed in 1890. The one which he signed in October 1892 is precisely similar to the one signed in 1890.\n\nI submit that the Petitioner acquired no right under Ord. 9 of 1862 to re-engage in the Force for as many periods of 5 years as he chose, and irrespective of the approval of the Authorities. Such a contention is repugnant to common sense, and to the well-established principle that the Crown (and it will be observed that it is the Crown he originally and on each subsequent occasion that he was enrolled, declared he would serve) has the right to dispense with the services of any of its officers at any time.\n\nPetitioner\n\nPage 210\nPage 211",
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        "content_text": "# FIRST SCHEDULE.\n\n## FEES.\n\n1. On application to register a trade mark for one or more articles included in one class, ...... $3.00\n2. For registration of a trade mark for one or more articles included in one class. .... $10.00\n3. For registering \"a series\" of trade marks, (see section 11 of Ordinance No. 18 of 1898) for every additional representation after the first in each class, .. $2.50\n4. For publication in the Gazette of notice of due registration, $5.00\n5. On notice of opposition for each application opposed by opponent, $10.00\n6. On hearing parties by the Attorney General by applicant and by opponent respectively, ... $10.00\n7. On application to register a subsequent proprietor in cases of assignment or transmission, the first mark, $10.00\n8. For every additional mark assigned or transmitted at the same time, $1.00\n9. For continuance of mark on the register after the expiration of 14 years—\n   - (a) Where the mark was registered prior to 2nd August, 1898, $2.50\n   - (b) Where the mark is registered on or after 22nd August, 1898, $10.00\n   Where it is desired to continue the mark in respect of articles in more than one class, the above fee is to be paid in respect of each class in respect of which continuance is required.\n10. Additional fee for restoration of trade mark where removed for non-payment of fee--\n    - (a) Where the mark was registered prior to 22nd August, 1898, $9.50\n    - (b) Where the mark is registered on or after 22nd August, 1898, \n11. For altering address on the register, for every mark, $2.50\n12. For every entry in the register of a rectification thereof or an alteration therein at the request of a party and not otherwise charged, $10.00\n13. For cancelling the entry or part of the entry of a trade mark upon the register, on the application of the owner of such trade mark, $2.50\n14. On request to the Colonial Secretary to permit amendment or correction under Rule 25, $2.50\n15. For certificate of registration, $5.00\n16. For inspecting register for every half hour or part thereof, $0.50\n17. For office copy of documents, per folio of 72 words (but never less than $1.00), $0.25\n18. For certifying office copies, manuscripts or printed, per folio of 72 words (but never less than $1.00), $0.25\n\n## CLASS 9.\nChemical substances used for agricultural, horticultural, veterinary, and sanitary purposes.\n\n## CLASS 8.\nChemical substances prepared for use in medicine and pharmacy.\nSuch as-- Cod liver oil. Medicated articles. Patent medicines. Plasters. Rhubarb.\n\n## CLASS 4.\nRaw or partly prepared vegetable, animal, and mineral substances used in manufactures, not included in other classes.\nSuch as-- Resins. Oils used in manufactures and not included in other classes, Dyes, other than mineral. Tanning substances, Fibrous substances (e.g., cotton, hemp, flax, jute). Wool. Silk. Bristles. Hair. Feathers. Cork. Seeds. Coal. Coke. Bone. Sponge.\n\n# SECOND SCHEDULE.\n\n## CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS.\n\nFor purposes connected with the registration of trade marks, goods shall be divided into the following classes.\n\n### GENERAL NOTE.\nAny wares made of mixed materials (for example, of both cotton and silk) shall be included in such one of the classes appropriated to those materials as the Colonial Secretary may decide.\n\n## CLASS 1.\nChemical substances used in manufactures, photography, or philosophical research, and anti-corrosives.\nSuch as-- Acids, including vegetable acids. Alkalies. Artists' colours. Pigments. Mineral dyes.\n\n## CLASS 2.\nUnwrought and partly wrought metals used in manufacture.\nSuch as-- Iron and steel, pig or cast. Iron, rough. bar and rail, including rails for railways. bolt and rod. sheet, and boiler and armour plates. hoop. Lead, pig. rolled. sheet. Wire. Copper. Zinc. Gold, in ingots.\n\n## CLASS 3.\nMachinery of all kinds, and parts of machinery, except agricultural and horticultural machines included in Class 7.\nSuch as-- Steam engines. Boilers. Pneumatic machines. Hydraulic machines. Locomotives. Sewing machines. Weighing machines. Machine Tools. Mining machinery. Fire engines.\n\n## CLASS 7.\nAgricultural and horticultural machinery, and parts of such machinery.\nSuch as-- Ploughs. Drilling machines. Reaping machines. Thrashing machines. Churns. Order presses. Chaff cutters.\n\n## CLASS 8.\nPhilosophical instruments, scientific instruments, and apparatus for useful purposes. Instruments and apparatus for teaching.\nSuch as-- Mathematical instruments. Gauges. Logs. Spectacles. Educational appliances.",
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        "content_text": "## Mr. CHAMBERLAIN.—The promised inquiries have been made, and I have to supplement my previous answer as follows. Sun Yat sen, not being a natural-born or naturalized subject of Her Majesty, was, under section 3 of the Banishment and Conditional Pardons Ordinance of 1882, prohibited from residing in the colony for five years from March 4, 1896, on the ground that he was, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, dangerous to the peace and good order of the colony. No application was made by the Chinese Government for his banishment, and he left the colony prior to the issue of the order; but there seems to have been no doubt that he was implicated in a conspiracy against that Government which made and makes his presence in Hongkong undesirable. I see no reason to interfere with the temporary prohibition of his residence in Hong-kong.\n\nMr. DAVITT.—I wish to ask the right hon. gentleman whether he is aware that no opportunity has been given to Sun Yat Sen to meet the charges made against him.\n\nMr. CHAMBERLAIN.—I cannot answer that question without notice; but I think I have seen in the papers that this gentleman is now leading the rebels in China (laughter).\n\nMr. DAVITT.—I hope he will be successful.\n\nMr. CHAMBERLAIN.—If that be true it will confirm the opinion of the Government of Hong-kong.\n\n| No. | Subject | Previous Paper |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 613 | Defence Scheme Revised |  |\n\nDOMESTIC.\n\n|  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 339 | 013 | Admiralty Concurs on remarks... will Col[ony] forward copy of the scheme |\n|  |  | (Minutes.) M Wayfield See also 327, 325 & 26839 |\n\nNow A which with to Cinc. Chin Baton ? Send Remarks to for. in noual d. ? adding ach of ree of 327...\n\nJun/10 Jan.\n\n`€60-1907-19-17` \n\n|  |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| 10 | quent Paper |\n| 1373 sec |  |\n\nPage 363 \n\n1898 \nJun",
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        "content_text": "116\n\n-ing for coolies I made a rough sketch of the ground showing my position and asking to be allowed to bivouac for the night under a small escort on a small hill about a mile N.W. in the valley judging this would probably be our line of advance. Just after sending this message I received an order signed by Captain Long *The 6.0.0. orders you to retire to Camp. pass Captain Berger's orders to him” – this I received at 3.50 Everything quiet. I went into camp and gave Colville orders to retire as soon as coolies came up. On arrival in Camp I found Col. The O'Gorman was in command of the Kowloon Field Force, he ordered me to move in support of Berger who was hotly engaged, and if necessary cover his retreat. I was given an escort of 20 rifles and met the guns near Shelter trench hill and took them on towards Fong-ma-po; on crossing the stream I found firing had ceased and as dark was coming on I decided to bivouac in a position N. of Fong-ma-po where I could command the approaches to Taipo-hu and cover Berger's retreat if necessary; as I was getting into position we were fired on from the heights N.W. About 2,000 yards off, and in the twilight, we could see rebels coming down the spurs into the village of Sheong Wai. I thought it advisable not to return their fire as the report of my guns might give unnecessary alarm at Taipo-hu where there were practically no troops left. Prior to taking up the position I found",
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        "content_text": "No.812\n\nSir,\n\nC.D. 20615\n\n7 AUG 19\n\nCol. Secretary's Office.\n\nHong-Kong,\n\n19th May, 1899.\n\n197\n\nI am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 3rd instant, and its enclosure relative to the system of rewards obtaining in Saigon for the discovery of smuggled opium on board vessels arriving at that port, and the abuses arising from that system, and to state that Her Majesty's Consul has been requested to make a representation on the subject to the French Authorities with a view to the adoption of a system that will bear less hardly on shipowners.\n\nWith regard to the suggestion contained in paragraph 3 of your letter, I understand that what shipowners desire is that if the Master of a vessel finds on arrival at Saigon that opium has been smuggled on board his ship by some person in Hongkong, he shall have power to prosecute that person on his return, but the difficulty of obtaining proof against the offending party would appear to render any such enactment of little practical use.\n\nOn the other hand, if the discovery were made prior to the departure of a vessel from Hongkong or on the voyage, legislation would appear to be unnecessary, as in the first case the Master could hand the opium over to the Police, and in the second take charge of it and inform the Customs Authorities on arrival at Saigon.\n\nI shall be glad to be furnished with the further observations of the Chamber on this subject for the information of His Excellency the Governor.\n\nThe Secretary,\n\nChamber of Commerce.\n\nI have etc,\n\n(Sd.) J.G.T. Buckle.\n\np. Colonial Secretary",
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        "document_key": "CO129-299 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne - 1900 [5-6]",
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        "title": "CO129-299 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne - 1900 [5-6]",
        "content_text": "## DESPATCH.\n\nNo. 15586\n\nall arance. \n\n2. In the Event however of a suitable residence falling vacant, Lt. Cook will have the option of taking it at a fair rental.\n\nsubject to any prior claims of officers in the service.\n\n## (Subject.)\n\nApplo\n\n## (Previous Paper.)\n\nNo. 13275 dated 25 May\n\n## (Subsequent Paper.)\n\nto be filed in Post Office\n\nSolly declines appt as Lt. Col at Shanghai: and has opportunity trained successor should appts as soon as possible. Machado's salary $2850 plus exchange compensation, free passage, etc. may be expected at Shanghai.\n\n## (Minutes.)\n\nSee last part of the Johnson's letter.\n\nCommander Hastings will be able to tell us whether there is a suitable man; if not, I think we must telegraph to the Straits Governor.\n\nA. F.  \nF-14/5\n\nI wonder at Mr. Solly; referring to this post which would have been a considerable saving in salary.\n\nWe might consult Commander Hastings as proposed, but I doubt, from what he said, whether he would have anyone to recommend for the post.",
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        "content_text": "# Haifong (Kaifong) Stowaway Case\n## JUN 1902\n\nThis afternoon, at the Magistracy, before Mr Hazeland, 131 Chinese were charged with having been lawfully found on board the passenger ship Haifong (Messrs Butterfield and Swire) with intent to obtain a passage on that ship to Cebu, without the consent of the owner, master or charterer.\n\n**Mr J. Hays**, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the owners to prosecute.\n\nBefore proceeding with the case, Mr Hays said he would like to arrange with one of the Police Inspectors to go on board the Kaifong and arrest the compradore's crew, about 61 in number.\n\nHis Worship had no objections, and Inspector Riley went off along with a number of lukungs to arrest the crew.\n\nThe prisoners, who completely filled the Court-room, pleaded not guilty. The Cantonese, of whom there were six, pleaded that they did not go on board, and the others said they had made a mistake.\n\nMr Hays said this was a case very similar to one which was before his Worship just last week. The facts were, briefly, that the steamship Kaifong, under command of Captain Pennefather, left Hongkong on 5th April last, bound for Cebu. On the night before leaving Hongkong, the Captain gave the order that no sampans or strange boats were to be allowed alongside, and that no Chinese were to be allowed to come on board. Inquiries were made next morning as to whether this order had been attended to, and the reply was that no boats had come alongside and that no one had come on board. Prior to leaving Hongkong, the ship was searched, and nothing was seen to excite suspicion. An officer reported that he saw some men who did not belong to the crew, and they were found to be friends of some of the native members of the crew. They were, however, ordered off the ship straight away, and went ashore in sampans. The new process of disinfection was then gone through, and the ship was visited by the Medical Officer of Health for the Port. The ship left at 2:30 pm, the Captain and officers being absolutely ignorant of any others than the passengers and the usual crew being on board. Next day, the Captain had occasion to examine one of the water tanks, and found some of the stowaways. He (Mr Hays) submitted to the Court a plan showing where the various cargo was stored for Manila and Cebu, and also where the different batches of stowaways were found. His Worship would see that the stowaways were in positions such that it would be impossible, from the usual search of the ship and without shifting the cargo, to notice them until they had been at sea for some time. The first batch was found near the water tank forward. Some more were found 'tween-decks, and the last batch was found in rather bad condition after the ship had anchored at Cebu. The current of air caused by the ship's motion had ceased, and it was on account of their putting their heads through the port-holes to get air that they were noticed and the discovery of the cargo of stowaways completed.\n\nCapt. Pennefather said he left Hongkong on the 5th April last, at 2:30 pm, bound for Cebu with general cargo and twenty saloon passengers. Before the ship left, the usual search was made and thirty-six stowaways were found in the holds and were sent ashore in sampans. The ship was searched three times before she sailed. The following day, witness heard voices from 'tween-decks. He then searched the ship and found three men. On the 9th, he found 29 men in the coal bunkers; on the 10th, 22; on the 11th, 47; and on the 12th, 43. The vessel was not under charter on that voyage, and the men found were on board without permission of the owner.\n\nHis Worship said there was no need for corroboration, as he was satisfied that the prisoners were on board without permission.\n\n## Page 361\n\nStatements were taken from each of the prisoners, and after the 130th statement had been taken by his Worship, Mr Grist, solicitor, appeared in Court.\n\nMr Grist informed his Worship that he had only received instructions for the defendants, and he had had no time to prepare a defence or see the defendants.\n\nThe Court adjourned for fifteen minutes in order that Mr Grist might consult with the prisoners.\n\nOn resuming, Mr Grist pointed out that the people who brought the defendants down from the country were the real culprits.\n\nHis Worship then fined each of the prisoners $150, with the option of two months' imprisonment.",
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        "content_text": "# POLICE COURT\n\n## Monday, 5th May\n\n**THE 14 KAIFONG STOWAWAYS**\n\nOne hundred and thirty-four coolies were charged with surreptitiously obtaining passages by the steamer Kaifong on the fifth of April. As reported in the Manila papers at the time, it appeared as though the entire affair had been unearthed through the medium of the Customs authorities at Cebu. Objections were made in the Manila remarks regarding the improbability of their getting on board without the knowledge of the ship's officers and crew; but from the proceedings before his Worship yesterday, it has been shown that the men were not discovered by the Cebu authorities, but by the officers of the Kaifong themselves during the voyage thence to Manila, where on arrival the steamer was placed under a bond of $70,000 gold to return stowaways to Hongkong, a bond that has been discharged.\n\nAs to the complicity of the crew in the affair, that has to a certain extent been verified by the arrest under a warrant of the No. 1 compradore of the ship and the entire Chinese crew of 91 natives, who will be brought up and probably charged to-day; theistant ship's compradore is also under arrest.\n\nAs was only to be expected, the task of looking after so many prisoners was no light one, but the police authorities made all necessary arrangements to meet the exigencies of the case, and the whole 134 prisoners were lodged in cells at the Central Police Station, nearly a score to each cell, without the slightest hitch or semblance of trouble.\n\nThe Kaifong arrived in harbour about 5 o'clock on Sunday morning and was boarded by Inspector Riley, of the Water Police, who fought with him a tug towing a lighter for the reception of the stowaways. These were duly disembarked and taken to Tsimshatsui Station, where they were charged and taken back to the lighter, which was moored off Tsimshatsui. An armed guard of constables had been sent from the Central Police Station, and these patrolled the lighter all night; in addition, a boat belonging to the Water Police parced the lighter repeatedly during the night to prevent any attempt at escape. In the morning, the defendants were conveyed across the harbour to Bank Wharf, at the foot of Forthinger Street, and, still carefully guarded, marched to the Central Police Station and ultimately placed in the dock.\n\nMr. J. Hays, who represented the owners of the Kaifong, Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, said the case was very similar to one which was before his Worship last week. The facts were, briefly, that the steamship Kaifong, under command of Captain Pennefather, left Hongkong on the 5th April last, bound for Cebu. On the night before leaving Hongkong, the captain gave the order that no sampans or strange boats were to be permitted alongside, and that no Chinese were to be allowed to come on board. Inquiries were made next morning as to whether this order had been attended to, and the reply was in the affirmative. Prior to leaving Hongkong, the ship was searched, but nothing was seen to excite suspicion. An officer reported that he saw some men who did not belong to the crew, and they were found to be \"friends\" of some of the native members of the crew. They were, however, ordered off the ship straight away and sent ashore in sampans. The new process of disinfection was then gone through, and the ship was visited by the Medical Officer of Health for the Port. The ship left at 2.30 p.m., the captain and officers being absolutely ignorant of any others than the passengers and the usual crew being on board.\n\nNext day, the captain had occasion to examine one of the water tanks and found some of the stowaways. Mr. Hays submitted to the Court a plan showing where the various cargo was stored for Manila and Cebu, and also where the different batches of stowaways were found. His Worship, he said, would see from it that the stowaways were in such positions that it would be impossible, from the usual search of the ship and without shifting the cargo, to detect them until they had been at sea for some time. The first batch was found by the water tank forward. Some more were found between decks, and the last batch was found in rather bad condition after the ship had anchored at Cebu. The current of air caused by the ship's motion had ceased, and it was on account of their putting their heads through the port-holes to get air that they were noticed, and the discovery of the cargo of stowaways completed.\n\nCaptain Pennefather was called and stated in evidence that the Kaifong left Hongkong at 2.30 p.m. on 5th April last for Cebu, whither she carried a general cargo and twenty saloon passengers. Before the vessel left the harbour, the customary search was made, and stowaways were found on board in the holds; they were sent ashore in sampans. The vessel was searched again after that, in all three times before she actually sailed. Witness on the following day heard voices coming from between decks, and on a search being made, three men were discovered. As the result of further searches, 29 coolies were found in the coal-bunkers on the 9th, 22 on the 10th, 47 on the 11th, and 43 on the 12th. The vessel was not under charter on that voyage, and the defendants were on board without permission.\n\nThis concluded Captain Pennefather's evidence, and his Worship remarked that there was no need for corroboration, as he was satisfied the defendants had stowed themselves on board the steamer without permission.\n\nThe statements of the defendants were then taken, the process occupying the greater part of an hour. These statements were confined to two forms--\"I went on by mistake\" and \"I have nothing to say.\" When his Worship had reached the 108th defendant, Mr. E.J. Grist arrived and said that he had just previously been instructed to appear for the defendants.\n\nAn adjournment of a quarter of an hour was made to allow Mr. Grist to interview his clients, and on the Court resuming, he pointed out to his Worship that the defendants were not the real culprits, and instanced a case which came up recently when the defendants asserted that they had been put on board by someone.\n\nHis Worship--Yes, they had an opportunity of disclosing the firm on that occasion, but refused to do so, and I inflicted a heavy punishment on that account.\n\nMr. Grist--As far as I understand from what I have been able to learn from the defendants, the person who engineered the affair was a barber. The defendants are collected from different districts in the country and are here. So that it is not one firm well, it is one firm really, but there are several individuals concerned, and the thing would be to find these people. Those of the defendants to whom I have been able to talk say they are not in a position to find those persons here, but that they might come across them in the country.\n\nHis Worship--Most of the defendants are Hoklo people?\n\nMr. Grist--All except six, and they are Punti with practically no intelligence. The Hoklo have no intelligence at all; they are mere animals, and although they are sinners, they are not the real sinners in the case.\n\nHis Worship--Yes, but as I say, in the last case the defendants made a reference to a certain firm, and at the last moment refused to assist the police in any way by disclosing the name, and of course, I inflicted a very heavy penalty--I think $250--because of that refusal.\n\nMr. Hays pressed for an exemplary sentence, as the responsibility on the captain of a ship was a very heavy one, and the defendants could not have been entirely ignorant of what they were doing.\n\nHis Worship--I am quite certain they knew. They always give the stock defence that they got on board the steamer by mistake.\n\nMr. Grist--It is very possible that some of them do know, but at the same time, I have not the smallest doubt in the world that to punish them very heavily will not put a stop to the trade.\n\nHis Worship--I fine each defendant $150, or two months' hard labour.\n\nThe fines aggregate $20,100.\n\nAmongst the defendants' belongings was a basket containing over two hundred silver dollars, part of $400 which was sent on board to them at Cebu. This latter fact seems to point to the existence of an organised and extensive agency for the prosecution of this form of slavery.\n\nPage 362",
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        "content_text": "2\n\non which occasion he was made a Commander of St. Michael and St. George, prior to his receiving the Grand Cross. Chang Yin Huan fell into disfavour during the so-called coup d'Etat in 1898, and his life was saved by the personal exertions of myself and Marquis Ito, who happened to be visiting Peking at the time. He was, however, banished to Kashgaria. It was at this time that Sir Chentung behaved with great courage, standing by his chief at the imminent risk of his own life. The anti-foreign party, headed by Prince Tuan, never lost sight of Ching Yin Huan, and when they got their chance, during the siege of the Legations, procured an order for his immediate execution.\n\nI venture to think that Sir Chentung's views, more especially as to what would happen if the Dowager Empress were to die, are worthy of consideration. It should, however, be remembered that he is, and always has been, an enemy of Yung Lu.\n\nSir Henry Blake closes his observations by giving it as his opinion that the Chinese Government will, in the matter of concessions, follow the line of least resistance, and yield to the strongest demands, unless they feel that, in refusing unreasonable proposals, they will have the support of a strong and friendly nation. 'It is not impossible,' says Sir Henry, 'that Japan may adopt the rôle of that closest friend, an attitude that might secure for her important returns in the future.'\n\nI am quite in accord, judging from my experience of close on five years in Peking, in thinking that the Chinese Government will follow the line of least resistance, and yield to the strongest demands, but I am convinced, from what I have seen of the Japanese, that they are fully alive to the inadvisability of helping a Government which is entirely incapable of helping itself. Marquis Ito, in the course of a conversation with me last autumn, said that he considered the Chinese Government 'absolutely hopeless.' This was a judgment formed as a result of his visit to China in 1898, to which I have alluded above, but the performances of the Chinese Government since that date would not, I venture to think, inspire any sane person or Government to enter into the rôle of its 'closest friend.'\n\nI have, &c.\n\nOffice or Individual.\n\nforeign\n\n1903\n\n12 duch\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\n40\n\n8687\n\n(Signed)\n\nCLAUDE M. MACDONALD\n\nby\n\nW B&L (78)-1081~50060-11-2\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n70 70425\n\nDOMESTIC\n\nNo.\n\nHONG KONG\n\n6 9486\n\n(Subject.)\n\nAD Plot to seize Canton\n\n13 MAR 03\n\n50\n\naf prove action.\n\nWill await observations on\n\nbon curs in 8. bol Gor. Wtte 5 rich before\n\nproposal.\n\nto\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nMr. Johnson\n\n7.0.\n\nunicating\n\nesting with Chiran\n\nDisfosed of on 868\n\nPut by\n\nA. 1/16/3\n\nxum fie998\n\n2",
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        "content_text": "0\n\n7\n\n284\n\nDistribution of exports.\n\nDistribution of total trade,\n\nCauses of the commercial development.\n\nAgriculture and\n\nFrench colonization.\n\nThe exports were distributed as follows:-\n\n  \n    France and Colonies\n    Million £.\n    14\n  \n  \n    Hong Kong\n    \n    24\n    1%\n  \n  \n    Singapore\n    \n    6\n    1%\n  \n  \n    China and Japan (direct)\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Europe (direct)\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Other countries (mostly eastern)†\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Total\n    \n    \n    \n  \n\nThe total foreign trade was divided between the different countries as follows:-\n\n  \n    France and Colonies\n    Nearly\n    Million £.\n    54\n  \n  \n    Hong Kong\n    Nearly\n    \n    2\n  \n  \n    China and Japan (direct)\n    \n    \n    14)\n  \n  \n    Europe (direct)\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Singapore\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Other countries (mostly eastern)\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Total\n    \n    \n    \n  \n\nIt is interesting to note that as regards the whole volume of trade Indo-China ranks twenty-first, and as regards imports alone thirteenth in importance among the countries trading with France.\n\nIt will have been noticed that the general increase in trade begun in 1897, and was most marked in 1900, but, as already stated, I do not think this was to any great extent due to the loans which were raised about that time. Over half of the loan of 1896 for 80,000,000 fr. was applied to paying off previous deficits, that is, expenses of administration for the most part, and the balance, I believe, has only recently been exhausted, so that it can hardly have materially influenced the course of trade. Of the authorized loan of 1898 for 200,000,000 fr., 50,000,000 fr. were issued at the end of 1898 or the beginning of 1899, and were apparently completely expended last year when the second issue of 70,000,000 fr. was made. The expenditure of this money was no doubt largely responsible for the big jump in imports in 1900, but it must be observed that it was also in that year that the exports showed the greatest expansion, which, as these latter consist entirely of agricultural produce, can scarcely be attributable to the same cause. Moreover, the large increase in the class of goods in the purchase of which the loan was partly applied was to a certain extent due to the importation of material for public works paid for out of current revenue, and also for agricultural and industrial purposes. Further, the increase was not by any means confined to this class, but extended to all kinds of articles consumed by the natives, which, even after making considerable allowance for the money spent in wages in connection with railway construction, can only be rationally explained by a growth in the prosperity of the people as a whole. And this prosperity is, I think, the healthy fruit of a general internal development resulting from the restoration of order and tranquillity which, by insuring safety of property and person, has stimulated the industry of the people; from the execution of extensive irrigation works and the improvement of the means of communication which, by adding to the cultivable area and facilitating the interchange of goods, have increased production and promoted trade; from the reorganization of the financial and general administration which, by demonstrating the present solvency of the country and inspiring a belief in its future progress, has attracted foreign capital and foreign enterprise. The recent commercial expansion thus resting, as I think, on the solid foundation of a development of internal resources appears to me sound and likely to continue.\n\nI have already, in dealing with exports, given some account of the chief products of the soil, and I shall here merely record a few facts concerning the part played by Frenchmen in the agricultural development of the country.\n\nThe settlement in the Colony of Frenchmen as planters and colonists is encouraged by the Government by the grant of assisted passages and in other ways, and there has been a steady influx of this class of men in recent years, the movement being most marked in 1897 and 1898, especially the latter year, and thus coinciding with the general forward movement in trade which has already been pointed out. The number of exploitations or Concessions prior to 1896 was 288, with a total area of 160,000 acres;\n\n* About three-fifths consisted of rice for China.\n\n† Mostly rice for Philippines and Dutch Indies. Probably about three-fourths to and from China.\n\nOf these 575,\n\nin 1901 this had risen to 717 with an area of over 890,000 acres. measuring 660,000 acres, were held by Frenchmen, the rest being owned by natives, About one-eighth of this area was under cultivation. The average size of the Concessions was, approximately, 1,000 acres, the total area of holdings under 100 acres not exceeding 10,000 acres, while there were only two or three of more than 20,000 acres in extent. In Cochin China there were 335 Concessions, which was about double the number in Tonquin, the area—150,000 acres—being, however, less than one-third of that of the latter. The area of the exploitations in Annam was some 50,000 acres, and in Cambodia about 5,000 acres. There were in all about 350 French planters, the difference between this figure and the number of Concessions being probably accounted for by some planters holding more than one Concession, and also by some of the Concessions being held by missionaries and officials. The chief objects of culture are rice and pepper, but some progress is being made with tea, tobacco, coffee, sugar, aniseed, and vanilla. Tea already gives promise of being a success (the export in 1901 was 450,000 lbs.), but the others appear to be still in the experimental stage.\n\nThere has been a Board of Agriculture since 1897, with branches in the provinces, Board of Agriculture. which gives much assistance to planters in the way of advising as to what any particular soil is best fitted to grow, the kind of manure to use, the local supply of labour, &c. Small bounties are also granted, and fertilizers in limited quantities supplied at cost price. Experimental gardens have been established in many places where extensive experiments are carried on with a view to improving the quality and yield of the products of the soil. Natives also join in this work by making tests on their land under the supervision of officers of the Board. Some good results are said to have already been obtained from this institution.\n\nThe industrial development of the country is only just beginning, and it is yet Industrial. too early to forecast its future. The following are the factories and mills now in operation :-\n\n  \n    Albumen\n    \n    Hue, Quinhon, Numdinh, Moncay, Hanoi.\n  \n  \n    Brewery\n    \n    Haiphong.\n  \n  \n    Cement\n    Considerable quantities used in public works.\n    \n  \n  \n    Cotton\n    Saigon, Pnompenh (ginning), Haiphong, Hanoi, Namdinh (last three yarn, aggregating 50,000 spindles),\n    \n  \n  \n    Docks\n    Haiphong (capable of turning out steamers of 300 tons), Saigon (graving dock, 168 metres long), Tourane.\n    \n  \n  \n    Ice\n    \n    Saigon, Pnompenh, Hanoi, Thaiphong.\n  \n  \n    Electricity\n    \n    Saigon, Hanoi.\n  \n  \n    Iron foundry\n    \n    Haiphong.\n  \n  \n    Lime\n    \n    Dapeau (turned out many bridges for Government).\n  \n  \n    Matches\n    \n    Hue.\n  \n  \n    Paper\n    Even with heavy protective duty can scarcely compete with Japanese.\n    Viinh, Hanoi.\n  \n  \n    Powder and cartridges\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Explosives\n    \n    Hanoi. Product said to be equal to any but very best French.\n  \n  \n    Rice\n    \n    Tuyenquang. Erection decided upon by Government about a year ago, but it is not known whether it has been actually completed or not, Hunoi.\n  \n  \n    Saw mills\n    \n    Saigon and Cholon (a dozen or more).\n  \n  \n    Silk\n    Nadinh. Government model filature. Product fetches double the price of native spun, and is said to be equal to Cantonese.\n    \n  \n  \n    Soap\n    \n    Saigon, Haiphong, Hanni. Small quantity exported to Pakhoi and Kwangehouwan.\n  \n  \n    Tiles (encaustic)\n    \n    Hanoi.\n  \n  \n    Tobacco\n    \n    Hanoi.\n  \n\nThere are also a large number of distilleries scattered all over the country. Besides the coal mines already enumerated under exports, there are gold mines at Attopeu and Bongmieu (near Tourane), and tin mines at Caobang and Pak Hin Boun (Upper Mekong), which are being worked by French Companies.\n\nThe railway system, present and projected, was described at length in my last Communications. Report, and I have now only to add a few particulars which were then overlooked or Railways. have since come to my knowledge.",
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        "content_text": "740\n\n12\n\nMr. W. J. Tyack.-I am sorry to be late with it, but I should like to ask one question: What protection do I get by registering my trade-mark under these new Regulations from the Chinese that I have not got already? That's all. (Laughter.)\n\nThe Chairman.-It is proposed by myself and seconded by Mr. Kinnear:--- That the following form the Sub-Committee: Messrs. C. Brodersen, J. N. Jameson, J. L. Scott, Sir Charles Dudgeon, M. Slevogt, and J. Stern.\n\nThe proposition was carried.\n\nMr. Tyack.-Will the Chairman kindly give me an answer to my question?\n\nThe Chairman.-I am not in a position to give one, as I don't quite understand the question.\n\nMr. Tyack.-I don't see why these names should have been passed so quickly; mine is quite an ordinary question.\n\nThe Chairman (after consulting with members of the Committee and Mr. Jamieson).---- The answer to your question is the interpretation that will eventually be put on Regulation 8 clause (c).\n\nMr. Tyack.-Is that your answer?\n\nThe Chairman.-Yes,\n\nMr. Tyack.-If you can explain that, you are pretty smart. (Laughter and \"Order.\")\n\nThe Chairman.—I don't intend to try. (Laughter.)\n\nMr. Tyack.-I want to know something about our position; I want to know, if I have already registered my mark in Manchester, or London, or Germany, or anywhere else, what extra protection I get by registering in China which I have not got now. That is a very clear question, easily to be answered by the people up there (at the Committee's table). I have a perfect right to an answer.\n\nThe Chairman.--I can't quite hear you.\n\nMr. Tyack.-I am registered in England, in Germany, anywhere; I am protected by that registration; what superior protection do I get by registering in China? Do you understand that? (Order, order.)\n\nThe Chairman.--I will ask Mr. Jamieson to reply.\n\nMr. Jamieson.-If Mr. Tyack will read the letters which are printed in large print, he will find that under Regulation 8 certain marks therein enumerated cannot be registered, and those marks are those which derive protection from priority of use in China prior, that is to say, to the date of the signing of the British Treaty. If an article in use before that date, with a trade-mark, you are absolutely protected; if you imported an article subsequent to that date, you must register it in China to get protection. In addition, you will now have rights against any Chinese who infringe your mark that you did not have before.\n\nMr. Tyack.-I have, let me presume, marks registered in Manchester or London. If I found my mark being infringed, I should proceed against the exporter. What will these Regulations do further in regard to that right?\n\nMr. Jamieson.--That is not the question. The Chinese Government can only legislate for Chinese subjects.\n\nThe Chairman.-I have nothing more to put before the meeting, and thank you for your attendance.\n\nThe meeting then closed.\n\n4. Metals and manufactured metals: Sheet iron, wrought iron, steel, iron bars, iron plates, wire, copper, copper plates, copper wire, lead, pig lead, tin, amalgam. Manufactured metal articles: Cast- and wrought-iron articles.\n\n5. Implements, tools, cutlery: Scythes, saws, chisels, bradawls, and other masons' and carpenters' tools, nails, &c.\n\n6. Precious metals, precious stones, and articles made therefrom, together with imitations thereof, viz.: Gold, silver, platinum, red copper, diamonds, coral, agate, crystal.\n\n7. Building, architectural, and mineralogical materials: Cement, plaster, &c.\n\n8. Pottery, porcelain, earthenware, tiles, glazed tiles.\n\n9. Enamels, cloisonne.\n\n10. Glass, glassware, glass tubes, globes.\n\n11. Mechanical appliances, machinery, &c., steam-engines, boilers, water-power machinery, weaving, cotton-spinning, and printing machinery.\n\n12. Agricultural implements: Ploughs, hoes, spades, sieves, &c.\n\n13. Appliances used in the study of chemistry, medicine, surveying, together with weights and measures, optical and mathematical instruments.\n\n14. Musical instruments.\n\n15. Time-pieces and their component parts.\n\n16. Ships and vehicles: Vehicles propelled by man (rickshaws), bicycles, ships, boats, railway-cars, wheels, &c.\n\n17. Guns, cannons, projectiles, explosives.\n\n18. Tobacco.\n\n19. Tea, coffee.\n\n20. Milk and manufactured products thereof; Fresh milk, tinned milk, cream, &c.\n\n21. Seeds and grains (including meal or flour), seeds of vegetables, fungi, bamboo shoots, garden seeds, &c.\n\n22. Edibles and culinary accessories: Tinned meats, preserved eggs, cakes, fruits, bread, mustard, pepper.\n\n23. Silk moth eggs, wild silk moth eggs, cocoons.\n\n24. Cottons, hemp, feathers, hair, and bone articles.\n\n25. Raw silk, pongee, wild silk.\n\n26. Cotton thread.\n\n27. Woollen thread.\n\n28. Linen thread and other threads not enumerated in Articles 25-27.\n\n29. Gauzes.\n\n30. Cottons.\n\n31. Woollens.\n\n32. Linens.\n\n33. All woven fabrics not included in Articles 29-32, and articles manufactured therefrom.\n\n34. Silk braid, fringe, &c.\n\n35. Wearing apparel, hats, gloves, hosiery, clothes.\n\n36. Fermented products, liquors, &c., sauces, vinegar, grape wines, grain spirits.\n\n37. Sugar.\n\n38. Stationery, paper and articles manufactured therefrom, pens, ink, inkstands, sealing-wax, slate pencils, lead pencils, paper, oiled paper, account books, &c.\n\n39. Skins, leather and articles manufactured therefrom, including leather bags, boxes, &c., saddlery, straps, boots.\n\n40. Combustibles and illuminants: Coal, charcoal, coke, wood logs, candles, &c.\n\n41. Photographs and prints: Books, newspapers, and pictures.\n\n42. Toys, playthings, leather balls, dice, images, games.\n\n43. Shell, horn, ivory, or bone articles, and imitations thereof.\n\n44. Straw and articles manufactured therefrom, wheat stalks, matting, cord, straw braid.\n\n45. Umbrellas, walking sticks, slippers, fans.\n\n46. Lamps and their accessories: oil-lamps, candlesticks, lanterns.\n\n47. Brushes, artificial hair.\n\n48. Wood, bamboo, and rattan, articles manufactured therefrom, chairs, tables, buckets, &c.\n\n49. Rubber articles.\n\n50. Matches.\n\n51. Oil, wax.\n\n52. Fertilizers.\n\n53. All articles not included in the above classes.\n\nTranslator's note.-The Chinese terms are in some places obscure, and require verification with a Chinese technical expert.\n\nInclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\nRegistration of Trade-marks.\n\nCLASSIFICATIONS.\n\n1. Chemicals, medical compounds, medical ingredients, stimulants, and tonics: Acids, salts, alkalis, glue, phosphorus, soap, spirits of wine, table salt, lime, sulphur, mineral waters, all sorts of medical ingredients, medicines ready for sale, pills, powders, ointments, tabloids, bandages, lint, cotton wool, sponges, &c., used for medical or surgical purposes.\n\n2. Dyeing, colouring, and polishing materials: Blue, indigo, red dye, green dye, foreign indigo, red varnish or lacquer, imitation lacquer, varnish, blacking, &c.\n\n3. Perfumes, cosmetics, dentifrices, preparations for the hair and complexion, scents, brilliantines, pomatums, incense, rouge, tooth-powders, face-powders.",
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        "content_text": "## Number of Paragraph\n11 | 11\n12 | 12\n13 | \n14 | \n15 | \n16 | \n17 | \n18 | Z\n\nNumbers of Paragraphs in the Provisional Regulations of August 1904, that agree more or less with the new numbering herein.\n\n## Number of Paragraph\n5 | \ndeposited mark is not the true name of the proprietor, the Registrar may amend the indorsement so as to show the name of the true proprietor.\n\nĎ \n18 | 9\n18a | 18\n18a | 18\n9 | \nThe Registrar may at any time remove from such collection any marks the use of which has, in fact, been abandoned.\n\nBefore removing any mark from such collection or the register, the Registrar shall give due notice to the owner proprietor unless he cannot be found. If he can be found he shall be entitled to be heard before the Registrar removes the mark.\n\nAny owner proprietor may remove his mark from such collection or may apply to the Registrar to cancel his registered mark.\n\n511 | \nNumbers of Paragraphs in the Provisional Regulations of August 1904, that agree more or less with the new numbering herein.\n\n13 | 13\n13 | \n10 | \n19 | \nAt the instance of the owners of exclusive rights in a trade-mark, suits may be instituted against any one who may infringe such rights, and on conviction the latter will be muleted in damages.\n\n19 | 11\n20 | \nIf an application is found to be in order, and there is no legitimate objection to it, it shall forthwith be advertised, and the applicant must supply a suitable block for this purpose.\n\nIf within six months after advertisement no protest is made against the registration of the mark, the registrar may, if he thinks fit, proceed with the registration.\n\nThe period during which the proprietor shall have the exclusive right to a registered trade-mark is limited to twenty years from the date of registration. Registration may then be renewed for twenty years, and so on from time to time at the end of every period of twenty years.\n\nThe period for trade-marks registered under Regulation 5 shall count from the date of registration abroad.\n\nIf the proprietor of a registered trade-mark wishes to have his exclusive rights therein continued, he must, within six months prior to the date of expiry, give notice of his intention to renew registration.\n\nIf the proprietor of a registered trade-mark wishes to transfer his exclusive rights therein to another, or to give others a share therein, he must at once give notice to the Registration Office and have the fact recorded.\n\nCopies of entries on the register, or permission to inspect the register, may be applied for through the Registration Office, or its branches. Those residing at a distance may apply through their agent.\n\nThe Registrar will publish in Chinese and English a \"Trade Marks Gazette,\" with a list of trade-marks deposited, and those for which registration has been asked, and of any matters concerning the registration or cancellation of the same.\n\nThe Registrar may at any time remove from the register--\n| col | col |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) | Marks which ought not to have been registered; |\n| (b) | Marks which have not for a period of two years from the date of registration been used; |\n| (c) | Marks the use of which has in fact been abandoned. |\n\nAny person aggrieved by the deposit of any mark in such collection may apply to the Registrar to have it removed from such collection. Such removal may be made if such mark has not been used as stated before the date of these regulations, 1st January, 1903, or is an infringement of a mark of the applicants, or on any other just ground. If the name of the person or firm indorsed on such application ...\n\n5 | \n17 | 18\n13 | \n12 | 18\n21 | \n\nSuits for infringement of trade-marks will be conducted as follows:\n| col | col |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) | If the defendant be a foreigner, the local authorities will move the Consul concerned to hold a joint investigation and trial. |\n| (b) | If the defendant be a Chinese, the Consul concerned will communicate with the Chinese authorities, and a joint investigation will take place. |\n| (c) | If both plaintiff and defendant are Chinese, or if both are foreigners, the Courts concerned will, in a case of infringement, afford all necessary protection. |\n\nThe under-mentioned offences are punishable with imprisonment up to one year, and a fine not exceeding 300 taels, but judgment can only be given in a suit instituted by the party aggrieved:\n| col | col |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) | Any attempt to use a similar get-up for goods or to imitate a registered trade-mark belonging to another party or to offer the same for sale. |\n| (b) | To imitate a trade-mark or apply it to a similar class of goods, or knowingly to sell such goods or have the same on the premises for purposes of sale. |\n| (c) | To use an imitation of a trade-mark as a \"chop,\" or to employ for purposes of advertisement. |\n| (d) | Knowingly to use packages or wrappers bearing the registered trade-mark of others for the same class of goods, or knowingly to offer the same for sale. |\n\n[1948 m-1]\n\n20 | \n21 |",
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        "content_text": "400 \n\nWe Cox, \n\nYou asked to consider this letter on `37485/04`. The Gov(para 51 book). The point that the Agreement d. 4 Aug 1900 between Ito. A.ME & HO. LAP. PUN and the things Kelly was an agreement only for the sale of the land and intended provision for the assignment to Mess Lille of part of any compensation that might be paid if that allocation was adopted. The Cost \n\nWithoutful Notice of this at first, the vendors purported to sell the land and all the rights \"in orly winter of the said heirs\" claimed by them.\n\nIn consequence, however, I came to the conclusion (to which Ito. agreed) that the vendors' claim with costs circumflexed to pay them compensation hers of granting a lease to the Crown, sued, compensation would not be anything; to the vendors \"under or by virtue of the accruing to the vendors of the cites 18 of gro...\" (same thing, accruing by operation of law). If the Agreement held, which, it is thought clearly an agreement for the sale of land and land only and contemplated no alteration transaction. Thereupon I joined with most of the statements in Mr. Harolin's letter, and in particular, I concurred with the view from the Ex parte hand Court's judgment (re the $10,000). It's clear Puns was entitled either to the land or to compensation, but Mess Kelly, under the agreement, was not so entitled, and in fact was entitled only to the land. And, to that extent, when the Crown \"hand Exercised it's option to grant this land rather than compensation\", Mess Kelly commenced proceedings.\n\nThe question of what we have been in the bazat position if Mess Kelly had completed the purchase immediately on the strength of the Col. Esci letter, as events have happened & think they are not entitled to more than their expenses since the vendors failed to establish their title (i.e., 14 July 02).\n\nThey will brutally point to the fact that they paid $3500 part of the pre-purchase money in debt and Jane proof thank there Iveying Holah Pan's alternation right to compensation if he granted the land, but the Agreement does not, as already submitted, was that construed. These faquants were rash and speculation, if not a \"breach of moral obligation for depriving persons of compensation to which they would otherwise be entitled\", is equally no ground of claim, seat or kind for giving persons compensation to which they would not otherwise be entitled.\n\nHR 24/7 \n\nI'm still in some doubt. If on the receipt of the letter of the 14th day, the vendor had established their title after that, and all that remained to be done was to prepare the lease on the fehaven, then it seems to me that when they lost the first cost, they were deprived of the benefit. They should have had to compensate standing in the shoes of the original Chinese vendors. In that case, the losses incurred prior to the letter of 14th day 02, I think properly should have been payable.\n\nThe terms...",
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        "content_text": "# 493\n\nThe proposed additions to the Schedule viz. **entrant**, **probationary**, **definite** period appointment, and likely mortality.\n\nSo long as material begins by term, it will be or the scale of admission prior to 4 and improving the adequate medical arrangements after admission.\n\nThe Directors' Report (2 Dec 1903 addressed to the Colonial Secretary) is very interesting but important, and on prediction they afford investigation respecting mortality.\n\nThe explanation of the probable Chinese mortality with that of other members is better to discover the fact in England having the mortality rate.\n\nMr May's report on the 23 State ... \nJama Com London \n\nwas likely related to the discussion on mortality and the comparison with other places.\n\nThe \nPension \nte \nuge \n15 \nadmission \nwould \nevery \nbo te \nCif \nLe \nquali \nMained bars hiper \nThe \n2 tabs \nti ca \nin \nSchedule A \n\nwas discussing \nother \n7 \nand \nthe \nA.. \nif \nin \nکله هم نام گیا \nothe \n\nwas related to \nL \nMe \nim \npars \nto \n4 \nadmission \nand \nWar one \nimproving the \nadaquate medical \ndreamst \nthe \n\nwas likely part of the discussion on the scale of admission and medical arrangements.\n\n| Col | Col |\n| --- | --- |\n| 2 Deck, 1903 | addressed to the Acting Colonial Secretary |\n| ... | ... |\n|  |  |\n|  | Jr. |\n| Lechon | the Sacratary |\n|  | the Colonies, y |\n| lant, (you) | rech We |\n| 2 Сотра | other |\n\nwas likely a table or list related to the discussion.\n\n## Page 493 \n\nThe text appears to be discussing mortality rates, medical arrangements, and pension-related matters, likely in the context of Hong Kong.",
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        "content_text": "# Viceroy to Consul-General\n\nSir,\n\nCanton, 2nd November, 1905.\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter in connection with the seizure of the Yao Hsiang Coal Depot belonging to Chou Tung Sheng, to make good the latter's defalcations of public money.\n\nYou state that the Governor of Hongkong has received an application from the National Bank of China to the effect that the 40,000 tons of coal originally in the depot were re-mortgaged to the Bank for $200,000, but that various payments have been made and the present amount is only some 33,000 tons; the sum still due on the mortgaged is $165,000. The mortgage deed only shows the signature of Feng Bua Chun and is not signed by Chou Tung Sheng. The mortgage moreover was effected prior to the seizure, and the coal properly belongs to the Bank, even if Chou Tung Sheng has shares in it; you accordingly request me to release it.\n\nA report which I have received in this connection from the Prefect informs me that, according to the evidence of Feng Chi Wu, accountant of Chou Tung Sheng's, the latter has as a matter of fact an interest to the extent of 100,000 taels in the depot, and has further advanced a sum of 50,000 to the concern; he has also 3,000 shares in the National Bank of China, to the total value of $300,000. Feng Bua Chun is his agent, and Feng Bua Chun's business transactions were all based on Chou's capital; a large amount of Chou's money consequently passed through Feng's hands. In the present instance it was owing to Feng Bua Chun's",
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        "content_text": "# 211\n\nThe man Feng Chi Wu is unknown but if the same person as Feng Chap Ng (4) he is the private accountant or steward of Chou Tung Sheng and knows nothing about the coal. As regards his alleged statements concerning the ownership of the coal the declaration of Feng Chu Onun (of which a copy is attached) shows that any interest that Chou Tung Sheng had in the coal was determined long prior to the mortgage and that Feng Hua Chun was the sole owner of the coal at the date of the mortgage.\n\nChou Yung Sheng now has no shares in the **National Bank of China**; the greater part of same were sold by Chou Tung Sheng personally when in Hongkong in the months of July/August, 1905, at which time he was Minister designate of the Chinese Government to Belgium and apparently in high favour, and the balance were sold by the Bank to satisfy their lien against them for monies due to the Bank by Chou Tung Sheng.\n\nWe do not understand even if Feng Hua Chun enabled Chou Tung Sheng to leave Hongkong, which we believe not to be the fact, that it has any bearing on the Bank's claim. Feng Hua Chun is not connected in any way with the Bank except as a debtor, and so far as we know no property of Chou Tung Sheng was mortgaged under an assumed name and all mortgages were bona fide and made by Chou Tung Sheng himself; but this again appears to have no bearing at all on the case.\n\nThe fact is, as clearly shown, that Chou Tung Sheng was not a partner in the Yao Hsiang Coal Depot at the date of the mortgage.\n\nIt can also be proved that Feng Hua Chun did not commit any irregularities in connection with Chou Tung Sheng's shares in the Bank and did not deal with them in any way as Chou disposed of them himself when resident in Hongkong.\n\nWe do not see how the Viceroy can claim any rights over the coal as against the Bank who have made advance in good faith.",
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        "content_text": "## 423 \n\nNewspaper, who had been discussing with Mr. Wen, one of the Viceroy's Secretaries, this matter of the coal seizure, which was one that had created some interest in the Colony, came to me to enquire if I had any objection to Mr. Fung and Mr. Kwang going with him to Canton to meet the Secretaries and reply to certain questions put to them in the presence of the Consul-General. He had grounds for believing that an arrangement might be thus come to closing the incident which was much harassing the Viceroy. I had no objection provided Fung and Kwang were willing to go and provided the Bank's interests were in no way compromised.\n\n3. \n\nThe meeting was held on the 21st, and on the evening of that day I received a telegram from Mr. Scott to the effect that an agreement had been signed by the Viceroy's three Foreign Secretaries on his behalf and by Fung, whereby the latter agreed to pay within three months $28,000 due to Chou Tung Shang prior to the seizure of the coal, which the Viceroy undertook to restore immediately to the Bank.\n\n4. \n\nI telegraphed on the following day, the 22nd instant, asking if the coal had actually been",
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        "title": "CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12]",
        "content_text": "436 \n\ngreat valentmanns sex On sola hæld dớc là biaï* \n\n.\"out aedon \n\nJoinde q of al arte hat \n\n.{pto?) ed velk \n\nf xenom test blog ort bal \n\n*170 Jinhebne *1 am-I \n\n* al sust 07 *i bebrsti orfr \n\nbib i \n\n.Iingk 298 ‚vab.BSI room bƐ \n\nedon proda! malade 857 om,doindent did 21 his?\" \n\n.esia es \" bm \n\n25. \n\nQ* \n\nWho handed the money ? \n\nDr Atkinson:- \n\nThe Chairman;- \n\nA. \n\nI gave it at the same time to Laung In. \n\n3rd June intercalary 4th moon, 12th day. \n\nThat is this year ↑ \n\nYes. \n\n\"Paid to Wo Kes for engaging day labourers notes money $10\". \n\nQ. \n\nWho is Wo Kee ? \n\nA. \n\nIt is also he (Ward). \n\nWho paid the money? \n\nA. \n\nLeung In. \n\n.\"01: \n\nQ. \n\nA. \n\n* * # al or \n\n„Onay Kİ : 1 \n\n？fou all \n\nai 1 HE A JU I M \n\nA. \n\n? MIN C CBper turd his4 ore bra \n\nza dveh my fort bit \n\n• at th \n\n.mid ning I \n\n.yah daŝi,moon risk,xxx x㢠\n\n20% cof elalvtela JO1 bus 20 blaf\" \n\n*ded venom aeton griepufe I \n\n? not ek so bak \n\n.vom inoa 2 \n\n* swam denu bie, art \n\n* Biay MI 2:02. \n\n↑ I Arure of yeman ond bij qe \n\n168 \n\nA. \n\n* * * * o \n\nA. \n\nQ. \n\nWho paid the money to Leung In? \n\nI did. \n\nOn the same day, there is another entry prior to that, \n\nI think. Ask him to read that please. \n\n*Faid 9th and 10th Districts for engaging coolie labour notes money $55\". \n\nWho are 9 and 10 Districts, do you know ? \n\nI dont know. \n\nThe paid that money ? \n\nI gave the money to Leung In to take. \n\nLy \n\nNow, o \n\nthis list of about 17 entries more or less \n\nsometimes you describe as A Ta, sometimes as Lei Wa, \n\nand sometimes as Wo Kee - will you explain to the \n\nCouncil why these various terms were used. \n\nThe master gave directions not to put down the \n\ncorrect name and it was left to the fokis to put it \n\n* \n\ndown this or that way. \n\nA. \n\n*th = \n\n*A \n\n* NI BOT \n\nGat bini wig bek \n\n.th I \n\n*ub 9462 edd no vadas nemtow #J SRIT \n\n.. \n\nWhy did you use the phrase \"coolie labour\" \n\n\"ooolie day labour\" and \"fokis wages\" ? Why do you \n\nor \n\nA. \n\n€ 997 O BI U \n\n•{es) op onfe 82 11 \n\nuse different phrases \"employing day labour for \n\ninstance ? \n\nWhat would you put down, if you did not put down \n\neither engaging coolies or day labour.",
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        "title": "CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906",
        "content_text": "4\n\nnext following would be very low, considering how very slowly confidence is regained after such a severe shock as has been administered in this case-the total of these percentages of 140,000 dollars.\n\nThe Companies claim, as above stated, 150,000 dollars, and this, they consider, would be the smallest sum which, under the most favourable circumstances in the future, will place them in the position they occupied before this outrage.\n\nHong Kong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company (Limited),\n\n(Signed) W. E. CLARKE, Acting Secretary.\n\nThe Indo-China Steam Navigation Company (Limited),\n\n(Signed) JARDINE, MATHESON, And Co.\n\nChina Navigation Company (Limited),\n\n(Signed) BUTTERFIELD AND SWIRE, Agents.\n\nHong Kong, August 11, 1906.\n\nTHE Schedule referred to.\n\n1. The direct and immediate loss--\n\n  \n    Paid Kwong Shing, arms, &c.\n    Dol.\n    268.00\n  \n  \n    Telegrams from Hong Kong Government\n    \n    12.38\n  \n  \n    civil hospital-\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Medical fees: Captain Joslin\n    Dol, c.\n    130.75\n  \n  \n    One watchman\n    \n    2.00\n  \n  \n    Medical certificates (four)\n    \n    40.00\n  \n  \n    Medical expenses at Canton\n    \n    172.75\n  \n  \n    Chair hire, taking three watchmen to hospital, and passage money\n    \n    200.00\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    3.90\n  \n  \n    Wages of watchmen\n    \n    120.00\n  \n  \n    Mr. Clarke's expenses, Canton\n    \n    3.75\n  \n  \n    Estimated repairs to steamer\n    \n    500.00\n  \n  \n    Telegrams from Canton\n    \n    15.00\n  \n  \n    Captain Joslin's salary\n    \n    300.00\n  \n  \n    Estimated medical attendance, two watchmen\n    \n    100.00\n  \n  \n    Treasure stolen from cargo..\n    \n    1,000.00\n  \n  \n    Freight and passage money..\n    \n    250.00\n  \n  \n    Demurrage of steamer\n    \n    2,500.00\n  \n  \n    Extra coal consumed\n    \n    150.00\n  \n  \n    Nine revolvers, at 25 dollars each\n    \n    225.00\n  \n  \n    Three Winchester rifles, at 35 dollars each\n    \n    105.00\n  \n  \n    1 pair night-glasses\n    \n    30.00\n  \n  \n    Legal expenses, say\n    \n    1,000.00\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    6,955.78\n  \n\n2. Passengers' claims against the Companies---\n\n  \n    Passengers' claims to hand, 3,530 taels, say\n    \n    4,900.00\n  \n  \n    Estimated for claims yet to be received\n    \n    8,100.00\n  \n  \n    3. Consequential loss-\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Estimated at\n    \n    150,000.00\n  \n  \n    Total\n    \n    164,955.78\n  \n\n5\n\n248\n\n1. The claim of Captain Joslin, who was in command of the \"Sainam\" at the time when the attack occurred, is unquestionably the most serious of the present claims.\n\nIt was clearly part of the preconcerted plan of attack of the pirates to murder all the Europeans on board the steamer. Dr. Macdonald was shot dead, and, from their subsequent treatment of him, the pirates were evidently under the impression that they had similarly killed Captain Joslin, as, after they had shot him, and he lay apparently dead in the front cabin, a number of pirates inspected his body, kicked him, and tore the gold ring from his finger, besides tearing open his clothes in order to look at the shot wound in his body.\n\nCaptain Joslin was brought down to Hong Kong and taken to the Government Civil Hospital, where he was detained until sufficiently recovered to move about again. A copy of the medical certificate of the Superintendent of the hospital relating to Captain Joslin is hereto annexed.\n\nAlthough released from hospital, Captain Joslin has by no means recovered from the very severe nervous shock from which he has suffered since the attack, and he will in the future in all probability never be the same man, or capable of sustaining the same responsibility as he was prior to this event.\n\nHis cabin was stripped by the pirates and everything of value that they could find removed therefrom.\n\nCaptain Joslin is a man between 40 and 50 years of age, and of fine physique, and prior to this outrage was in the enjoyment of excellent health, and in the ordinary course of events should have been fully capable of continuing in command of steamers for another ten years. In such a position he should have earned an annual salary of 500l., or thereabouts, representing in ten years a capital sum of 5,000l., or, say, 50,000 dollars.\n\nIt is more than doubtful now whether Captain Joslin will ever be fit to be, or, in fact, be, intrusted with a command. In such circumstances a compensation assessed upon such a basis as that just suggested would seem but fair and reasonable, and Captain Joslin accordingly claims the sum of 50,000 dollars as compensation for his losses and injuries.\n\n2. The next claim is that of the Chief Engineer, Mr. J. W. Seggie. Mr. Seggie was seriously injured by a stink-pot thrown by the pirates, and only escaped being shot by them by succeeding in reaching the boiler-room and hiding there behind the boiler, so that they were unable to trace him; in so doing, he was further seriously burnt and scorched, and undoubtedly also sustained a serious nervous shock.\n\nIn addition, his cabin was looted and all his personal property of any value stolen by the pirates. The value of this personal property he estimates at the sum of 1,500 dollars, and adds to this a claim of 24,000 dollars as compensation for the serious bodily and mental injuries sustained by him by reason of the attack.\n\n3. The Indian watchmen on the \"Sainam\" at the time in question all sustained personal losses and bodily wounds.\n\nThe most seriously wounded was Khan Mahomed, whose wounds are certified to in the medical certificate, of which a copy is hereto annexed. He is still in hospital. His claim for personal losses is as follows:--\n\n  \n    Cash\n    Dol. c.\n    100.00\n  \n  \n    Money in hand on account of others\n    \n    80.00\n  \n  \n    Wife's jewellery\n    \n    80.00\n  \n  \n    One ring and one bangle\n    \n    30.00\n  \n  \n    One watch and chain\n    \n    14.00\n  \n  \n    Four winter uniforms\n    \n    35.00\n  \n  \n    One blanket.\n    \n    10.00\n  \n  \n    Two blankets\n    \n    10.00\n  \n  \n    One box..\n    \n    7.00\n  \n  \n    One umbrella\n    \n    2.50\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    8.00\n  \n  \n    Total\n    \n    371.50\n  \n\nInclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\nSTATEMENT of the Claim of the captain, officers, and crew of the British steam-ship \"Sainam\" for compensation in connection with the piratical attack on that vessel on the 13th July, 1906, while trading in accordance with Treaty rights on the West River, in the Province of Kwong Tung, in the Empire of China.\n\nTHE circumstances in connection with the above-mentioned outrage have been sufficiently detailed in the claim of the joint owners of the steam-ship \"Sainam\" for compensation in respect thereof, and are therefore not here recapitulated.\n\nThe present claim is that of the captain, officers, and crew for compensation for the injuries and losses suffered by them in the matter, and are dealt with in the following order:\n\nHis further claim for personal injuries is for the sum of 2,000 dollars, which would seem the least compensation that could fairly be paid to him for such injuries.\n\nThe case next in degree of seriousness amongst the Indian watchmen to the foregoing is Ali Akbar, whose injuries are certified to in the copy certificate also hereto annexed. The personal property stolen from him by the pirates he values at 250 dollars, particulars whereof are as follows:-",
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        "document_key": "CO129-342 - Governor Lugard & Public Offices - 1907 [11-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-342 - Governor Lugard & Public Offices - 1907 [11-12]",
        "content_text": "MONG KONG\n\nNo. 24844\n\nRECEIVED 24844\n\n(REG 15 JUL 07)\n\n(Subject.)\n\nApps of\n\nFirst Observation\n\nAnd:\n\nat previous\n\nPaper.\n\n23830\n\nTo Goo 151.\n\nsequent Paper.\n\nno objection\n\nis Jiffima's\n\nto accepting\n\nEb propose to allow he's resequaliai\n\nthe post:\n\nto date\n\nfrom the day prior to his embarkation:\n\nhr Fiddes\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nWrite Who J. and Filling what adulti have decided\n\nHersh ware\n\nan\n\nhiin\n\narking adent than\n\nhis paraage money advanced o hin\n\nAA\n\nhis signing\n\nassat on the\n\no infor\n\neas\n\nusual lines. & ask him\n\nthe Col: See: H. Kang\n\ndate this fort arival.\n\ndirect gelee\n\nAsk Adunty & advance\n\ncost of passage, the repaid & C.A.\n\nwhen amount in\n\nreported.\n\nInfor Gov: Jappt.\n\nE 16-17.\n\nMr. 15",
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        "document_key": "CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907",
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        "content_text": "# \nmay, therefore, be said that this Company has to pay interest on a capital expenditure of 2,154,665 dollars invested in the lands, harbour works, railway, &c.\n\nAt the present moment there exists berthing accommodation for six ships of the ordinary size of the China coasters. The berths are connected by rail to storage godowns and to the railway junction at Tangho. The berths, godowns, and railway are open to traffic brought there by any ship or firm trading to the port, and for the use of all the conveniences established a moderate charge is made. The scale of charges, of which a copy is attached, compares I think favourably with what would ordinarily under similar circumstances be expected, and, what is more, the charges are low enough to compare favourably with those incurred in bringing cargo to many of the other ports of China.\n\nSo far as I can gather, the question on which His Britannic Majesty's Minister is in doubt is as to whether the rights of ship-owners to trade in an open port are not being infringed by the control exercised by the **Chinese Engineering and Mining Company (Limited)** at Chingwantao, and it is to remove this doubt that I produce below certain contentions which I trust will lead to a removal of the misconception of the Company's actual position which appears now to prevail.\n\nFirst, the **Chinese Engineering and Mining Company (Limited)** does not claim to have any prior right to the port itself. All that is claimed is the right to exercise control over property purchased or paid for out of the funds of the shareholders. The Company has built wharves and a branch railway line and has purchased land, a proceeding open to any other commercial concern. It must be remembered that Chingwantao in itself did not afford any facilities for commerce. It has only become a port through the work carried out at the expense of the Company.\n\nThere are many other sites on the coast which could, I believe, be dealt with in a similar manner to give just as good accommodation. I have heard that it has been under the consideration of the **British and Chinese Corporation** to construct a harbour at a spot conveniently near the Nan Piao coalfields, and have been told that the facilities at the site chosen are even greater than those at Chingwantao.\n\nAgain, the point at Peitaiho could, I think, be dealt with on very similar lines to those adopted at Chingwantao. I give the above as instances of what might be done by other Companies, supposing they were prepared to embark capital in other places in the same way as has been done by the **Chinese Engineering and Mining Company (Limited)** at Chingwantao. Nor is there any reason why other Companies should not expend capital at Chingwantao itself in the erection of their own piers, railway sidings, and godowns. It would not be to the interests nor is it the intention of the Mining Company to oppose any steps any other Company may take in this direction.\n\nIt has been argued that no other Company would be so favourably situated as the Mining Company, in that the ownership of the Kaiping coalfields brings a valuable trade in coal to the port of which the Mining Company reaps the sole advantage. I consider this argument is wrong as a basis, and that the Company is fully entitled to use its commercial advantages to their greatest extent in competition, if necessary, with other firms, because it must be remembered that the coalfields themselves have been purchased by the Company, and the risks and responsibilities involved in the expenditure entitles this Company to have the matter of the advantages of the port for shipping purposes considered absolutely independently of any outside connection.\n\nSupposing, however, that this contention were not agreed to, the argument breaks down when it is proved, as can be done, that notwithstanding the coal trade the revenue of the port and the profits on the export coal trade and the shipping by which it is carried is insufficient to give anything like an adequate return on the capital expended.\n\n## \nWith regard to the financial aspect of the question, I have already stated the capital invested in Chingwantao amounts to 2,154,665 dollars. At 7 per cent. (a low rate of return for investments in China) interest on this sum amounts to 150,826 dollars per annum.\n\nThe following is the return of net revenue from all sources during the period the Company has held possession of the property:—\n| Period | Result |\n| --- | --- |\n| February 1901 to 1903 | Practically no profit, operating charges debited to capital account |\n| February 1903 to 1904 | Loss 18,196 dollars |\n| February 1904 to 1905 | Profit 58,182 dollars |\n\nAveraging the result of the two years, the net profit amounted to a little below 20,000 dollars per annum. It will be seen, therefore, that, comparing this figure with the amount of interest to which the Company can consider itself entitled, the balance (150,000 dollars - 20,000 dollars) 130,000 dollars per annum may be considered as the yearly loss incurred on the undertaking. The two arguments which might be used to show that this loss is fictitious are-\n1. That the income derived from the sale of coal exported is so great that the Company can afford to incur the expenditure.\n2. That the port is in its infancy, and that in the course of some years the loss now incurred will be converted into a profit.\n\nWith regard to the first of these arguments, I have already stated that I consider that in treating the question the profits of the Company as regards its coal business should not in any way be connected with the consideration of the question of the port of Chingwantao. Added to which, I may say that in a Report submitted by myself to the Board of Directors of the Company in London (which is open to your inspection) I proved conclusively that up to last year the whole of the Company's shipping and export coal business carried on through Chingwantao was an unprofitable one, and I only recommended its continuance with the idea that the abandonment of the trade would be a retrograde step, and that I had hopes that the march of events, both as regards the advance of the Chinese coal trade and the state of Japanese coal trade, would allow of a development of the market for Kaiping coal, which in the end would produce satisfactory results.\n\nWith regard to the second of the arguments, after careful consideration of the whole question, I think it may be possible that the property of the Company at Chingwantao will pay a reasonable rate of interest on the capital involved, but I do not think this is possible for a considerable number of years to come. Taking the whole of the assets and what can be done with them into consideration, I think it doubtful whether even a fair interest on the present capital can be obtained under existing circumstances, and the only way it will be practicable to make the investment a paying one will be to carry out such further work as may be necessary to make the port available for ocean-going steamers of large size, thus utilizing the port as a general sea terminus for foreign shipped cargo. The consideration of this question involves much careful and deliberate argument which it will not be practicable to consider in this Memorandum. If it is decided to carry out the necessary works, I do not think the expenditure required will fall short of 2,000,000 dollars.\n\nI think the above outline will give a fair idea of the present position of the Mining Company with regard to Chingwantao. It is now necessary to take up the consideration of the position adopted by other British Shipping Companies in the matter. As far as I can understand, two points have been raised, I do not know by whom, in favour of these Companies, namely-\n1. That they should have equal rights and privileges in the ports as are possessed by the Mining Company.\n2. That they should be granted the same rate by the Imperial Chinese Railway for the conveyance of their traffic as is now accorded to the Mining Company.\n\nIn view of what I have already stated, it appears to me that the first of these contentions is unjustifiable to a degree which I feel sure has never been appreciated by the Companies themselves. That they should be allowed to use the property of the Company at all is a concession which certainly they have no right to demand; but that they should use the Company's property on terms equal with the Company itself is not only unreasonable, but would even place them in a position of distinct advantage over the Company, in that they have not to bear any portion of the heavy burden with which the Company has saddled itself in the capital expenditure incurred on which, as I have already stated, a loss is being incurred of 130,000 dollars per annum.\n\nIn fact, under the terms and charges at present arranged, and having regard to the amount of cargo being exported and imported via Chingwantao, or likely to be imported or exported for some time to come, the Company actually is at a disadvantage compared with other Companies utilizing the port.\n\nIt may be stated that the second point with regard to preferential railway rates militates against the above. This is to be a certain extent true, but it is also true that the extra advantages gained by the Company in this direction are far more than counterbalanced by the interest lost on the capital involved, and from a purely financial point of view... \n\nPage 11 \n\n[2652 1-8]",
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        "content_text": "# 241 DESPATCH\n\n**awaH TH .noH and Jasuper a od rawana ni**\n\n... bail oriw? bas hielted:uf laterol ovelled I\" -:eetsja word dom ob I and enld eno da auteranga quitantrum «'notus{Y\" .won eno erernog don ob verið sɛan yna ni .ał been move yoɗd *I* ,dom to aɗ blnow audaraqqa na dous Antre ton ob Tylenorte?\" heaolo eď donnso taizeta Tognoɛɛaq mubor erit as • [eau *na t}\" *ed adzim Ienaev benotɗast bio to gristó a aa betagimut bas qu* nółw einseitmaqxe to adİrast galtseraðal\n\n... ^eðaofn .H .T .+qab yď duo baltiso entdoarı zint vroðarodal IsofgolotustoaƐ vadmoƐ add to droŋer mid ni nevla\n\n# ONT TORI 188% \n\netaÄ .esamor to nottostajaib 1-t aonidosm easit ear: oð aIĆA- visent droda svom od hewolla Jon his moʊy naɖo na ni benitnoo hebrotta 1 bølfið eð Jon Illw verið and,belII* vilbseT VIS III of +Inakt7ih vlavidesqkoo oala al di .awo~~sid yď radiore no bawol eta verið nariw vllatsejɛe,ɛɛð notaio to ensem vɗ assit\n\nTeɛamX,IɔM .D (.b2) .(1.2.baaH 800f .8700ft neitrað Praor. No. ad Tel 1908 her previous Paper. ab مال HODO No42430 (Subject.) 40430 19 NC. 08 Opin International Commission Clementi has beere selected (to harts accompany British belicate) 44167 70 7% 7.0.9 bec. 62 H&RW-17022/24-- 2000-10-(8 eubsequent Paper Mor Autrobes (Minutes.) Sir C. Smith of the hawa Shave informed This will incidentally, relieve his family of some anxiety. I understand that Col. Seely wishes to her Putly Pt. 19/11 Abt. Door. 20. Good, I have always understood Ew, Clementi that La best te h a is one of Kyrie an expert Kunshange of Chuise Chain language & affairs.. 20.11",
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        "content_text": "10\n\nfields ready to be carted to the farm-houses; beans were also harvested, the small millet (Setaria italica) was being cut, while hemp (Cannabis sativa), tobacco, and turnips were still in the ground.\n\nWe\n\nBetween Feng-huang Ting and Ts'ao-ho-kow, which are distant 38.5 and 92.4 miles from Antung respectively by rail, two mountain ranges, the Chi-kuan-shan (Cockscomb) and Ta-fang-shen, have to be crossed and the track zig-zags up and down the steep slopes in a somewhat alarming manner. The curves are marvellously sharp, and it was no surprise to be told that the cars frequently leave the rails. We were fortunate, however, and reached Ts'ao-ho-kow on time (7:15 P.M.), where we had to spend the night in the usual Japanese hotel. There had been cases of cholera at Antung, and there was a medical examination of all passengers on arrival at Tsao-ho-kow. Both pulses were felt by a Japanese doctor, and I was very much afraid that my servant, who had been unable to raise his head all day, would be rejected; but he passed the test without a word, although he was so ill overnight that I had serious intentions of leaving him behind. Next morning he pulled himself together, and, though still very ill, refused to be left behind in Japanese hands.\n\nPunctually at 7:40 A.M. the train, much diminished in size, steamed out of Ts'ao-ho-kow, and, after ascending a valley in which a stream meanders from side to side and has to be repeatedly crossed over trestle bridges, arrived at Ch'iao-t'ou, 38.4 miles from Ts'ao-ho-kow, at 8 minutes past noon. The train was here divided into two portions, and the fore part, consisting of an open baggage wagon, a passenger car, and a small mail van, was dispatched. Crossing the stream it began the ascent of the Mo-tien-ling at the station of Fu-chin, 21 miles from Ch'iao-t'ou, and reached the highest point of the crossing at Ta-tung, 23 miles from Fu-chin. The descent on the north side was very steep (1 in 35 being quite common), and at one point the train had to be backed down. All passed off well: at the station of Meng-chia we had to wait for the other half of the train; and at 3:22 P.M. a fresh start was made for Mukden. About 5 miles from Meng-chia we crossed a long trestle bridge over the T'ai-tzu, which passes the city of Liao-yang, and enters the Hun River, a tributary of the Liao, to the town of Pen-hsi-hu, well known for its coal mines, ironworks, and the manufacture of large brown earthenware jars. The railway traverses the town from end to end along one of its main streets. The city of Feng-huang Ting was too far off to be able to judge of its size, but Pen-hsi-hu is undoubtedly a town of considerable size and importance, and is the largest place touched by the Antung-Mukden line. It is an easy run of 45.8 miles from Pen-hsi-hu to the railway station about 2 miles to the west of Mukden, and this was accomplished, mostly in the dark, in 6 hours 11 minutes, the stoppages at the three intervening stations aggregating 16 minutes, but the well-wooded valleys were replaced by the dull uninteresting plain on which Mukden stands.\n\nBy Article 6 of the Additional Agreement between China and Japan of 1905, \"The Imperial Chinese Government agree that Japan has the right to maintain and work the military line constructed between Antung and Mukden, and to improve the said line so as to make it fit for the conveyance of commercial and industrial goods of all nations. The term for which such right is conceded is 15 years from the date of completion of the improvements above provided for. The work of such improvements is to be completed within two years, exclusive of a period of twelve months during which it will have to be delayed owing to the necessity of using the existing line for the withdrawal of troops. The term of the Concession above mentioned is therefore to expire in the 48th year of Kuang Hsü. At the expiration of that term, the said railway shall be sold to China at a price to be determined by appraisement of all its properties by a foreign expert, who will be selected by both parties. The conveyance by railway of the troops and munitions of war of the Chinese Government prior to such sale shall be dealt with in accordance with the Regulations of the Eastern Chinese Railway. Regarding the manner in which the improvements of the railway are to be effected, it is agreed that the person undertaking the work on behalf of Japan shall consult with the Commissioner dispatched for the purpose by China. The Chinese Government will also appoint a Commissioner to look after the business relating to the railway as is provided in the Agreement relating to the Eastern Chinese Railway. It is further agreed that detailed regulations shall be concluded regarding the tariffs for the carriage by the railway of the public and private goods of China.\"\n\nSo far as I could see or ascertain, there is no through traffic except passengers on the line. There was a little charcoal carried between stations evidently for the use of the railway employés, and poles and planks for building purposes along\n\n11\n\n452\n\nthe line. Railway guards were in evidence at every station, and at Antung they numbered 200 men. No commencement has yet been made in improving the line, and I was informed that, in view of the enormous expenditure that would have to be incurred for the tunnelling and bridging necessary to convert the present light railway into a line suitable for commercial purposes, it has been decided that an easier alignment must be found.\n\nMukden.\n\nThe actual brick-walled city of Mukden covers an area of 1 square mile, and may be described as a miniature Peking, but the suburbs which surround it on all sides have a circumference of 13 miles, and the whole is enclosed by an earth or mud wall. Changes have taken place since I visited it in 1896, and they have assumed the same shape as in Peking—new roads and a police force—both badly needed. A fine, wide metalled road, some 2 miles in length, leads from the railway station to the main West Gate of the inner city, wherein four similar roads connecting the eight gates have recently been built by a Japanese contractor at a cost to the provincial Government of about £15,000 a mile. It seems a large sum (£60,000 for 4 miles of metalled roads), but the Japanese by their command of the railway were the only people in a position to bring the necessary stone and carry out the work. A tramway is to connect the station with the city, and about 20 yards had just been laid at the station end. Uniformed police, armed with batons during the day and rifles with bayonets at night, are stationed 200 yards apart on every street, and are said to maintain excellent order, an example which might well be followed by other cities of Manchuria to be referred to later. In addition to the police, there is a body of 10,000 foreign-drilled troops in and around the city. While the old Palace is being repaired and new offices in foreign style built for the Viceroy and Government, the towers over the gates of the city are being demolished as unsafe. They will doubtless have to be rebuilt, and although the late Viceroy is said to have handed over a balance of 7,000,000 taels to his successor, it has already dwindled to 500,000 taels, and funds are urgently needed to complete the work already in hand and carry out other reforms. The Viceroy was absent in Peking, but I had two interviews with the Governor (His Excellency Tang Shao-yi), and he strongly urged that the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation should open a branch in Mukden. Mr. Gardner, an agent of that Bank, was in Mukden during my visit inquiring into prospects of business, and discussing the whole question with the Governor, but I gathered from him that, as the principal business of the Bank is exchange transactions, the absence of foreign merchants and direct trade with foreign countries offered little inducement to establish a branch anywhere in Manchuria. There are already two foreign banks in the city, the Russo-Chinese and the Yokohama Specie Banks, and the Chinese Government Hu Pu Bank, but their raison d'être would appear to be to lend money to Chinese merchants on profitable terms. A large provincial loan is the object in view, and large sums and securities have been talked over, but nothing definite has been arranged, and Mr. Gardner, who came back to Peking to report, has returned to Mukden to consult with the Viceroy and Governor.\n\nIn addition to the British Consul-General, there are now Consular representatives of Germany, Japan, Russia, and the United States at Mukden. With the exception of the Russian Consul, who shares with the Japanese a Russian church inside the inner city, they live in the western suburb. Only four or five lots in the area set apart for a foreign Settlement between the railway and the city have been taken up, and the Governor informed me that he did not believe in Settlements, leaving me to infer that, so far as he was concerned, foreigners could live where they pleased. The British-American Tobacco Company is the only British firm with a British representative; Messrs. Butterfield and Swire employ a Chinese as agent for their Hong Kong sugars. There is one American merchant doing business on a small scale, and the representatives of German and other firms at Newchwang visit Mukden from time to time. Excluding the Yokohama Specie Bank, there are three large Japanese firms. According to the Japanese Consul-General, there are over 3,000 Japanese residents scattered through the city and suburbs, and their number is increasing every month. Japanese houses line a great part of the road leading from the station to the West Gate. Of course, there is the usual proportion of women, the singing girls, and waiting maids, while gambling-houses claim a considerable number. In one small room, I watched three men running a table something on the principle of roulette. The room was open to the street, and Chinese were betting on the colours on which three red balls about the size of cricket balls would rest after",
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        "content_text": "This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA,\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[14950]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n[May 2.]\n\nSECTION 2.\n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received May 2.)\n\n(No. 126.) Sir,\n\nPeking, March 16, 1908.\n\nWITH reference to my despatch No. 97 of the 2nd March, I have the honour to inclose copies of two despatches received from His Majesty's Consul-General at Mukden, reporting on Agreements which were concluded on the 30th August, 1907, between the Chinese authorities and the Chinese Eastern Railway Company for the acquisition by the latter of land along the whole of the route of the railway in Manchurian territory, exclusive of Harbin.\n\nBetween the Siberian frontier, at the station Manchuria, and Harbin the Railway Company are given the right to acquire a total area of not exceeding 126,000 shang, or 108,000 acres approximately; and between Harbin and Pogranichnaya a limit of 50,000 shang, or 43,000 acres, is fixed. It is important to note that the Railway Company claim the same administrative rights in this 150,000 acres of land as those which they have advanced in the case of Harbin.\n\nI also inclose copy of a further despatch from His Majesty's Consul-General at Mukden, forwarding a translation from the Chinese of an Agreement for the working of coal mines in Hei-lung-chiang Province, within a limit of 30 li on either side of the railway, also concluded on the 30th August, 1907, by the Chinese Eastern Railway Company with the Chinese authorities. Mr. Willis mentions that a similar Agreement relating to coal-mining rights in the Province of Kirin was signed on or about the same date,\n\nThese mining rights were, I understand, the subject of prolonged negotiation between the Chinese authorities and the late Russian Minister, and were largely based upon vested interests acquired by the Russian Government and Russian subjects prior to the Russo-Japanese war.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) J. N. JORDAN.\n\nInclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\nActing Consul-General Willis to Sir J. Jordan.\n\n(No. 23. Confidential.)\n\nSir,\n\nMukden, March 7, 1908.\n\nI HAVE the honour to inclose in translation copy of an Agreement, which I have obtained from a confidential source, that has recently been made between the Chinese Government and the Chinese Eastern Railway Company for the acquisition of land by the latter in Hei-lung-chiang Province.\n\nThe Railway Company have under this Agreement the right of purchasing land up to a total of 126,000 shang, between the stations of Manchuria and Harbin. This total works out approximately at 108,000 acres, or nearly 170 square miles.\n\nThe Harbin Settlement is not included in this area.\n\nIt would seem that under clause 2 of the Agreement the Railway Company may claim the same administrative rights in this newly acquired territory as they have already advanced in the Harbin Settlement.\n\nThe Chinese text of the Agreement will be forwarded in a few days.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) ROBERT WILLIS.\n\n[2960 b--2]",
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        "content_text": "and nobility of the Colony, in which he has spent the greater part of his life. In the name of the Colony, I thank him for his generous gift. Of Her Royal Highness and of the Princess of Wales it may be said that no prospective King and Queen of England have\n\never travelled so largely, and seen so much of the British Empire as they have. It is significant of the increased importance with which the British Colonies are now regarded by the Mother Country that Their Royal Highnesses should thus have made themselves personally familiar with the Sister nations whose destinies are linked with those of the British Isles, and with the Colonies which, like Hongkong, are so important to the trade, and to the naval supremacy of Great Britain. We are also proud that our future Queen will be the first for many centuries to be British born. May Their Royal Highnesses be vouchsafed by Providence long lives so that in due course they may reign over a united and loyal and patriotic empire. At the request of the generous donor I now unveil the statue and present it in his name to the Colony to which, in so many ways, he has been a benefactor.} (Applause).\n\nUpon the statue being unveiled, the band again struck up the National Anthem, sloped arms, and then ordered arms.\n\nCommodore!\n\nThe Governor, Lyon, and suite then mounted the steps of Queen Victoria's statue, and a Royal Salute was fired by the guns on the Praya. The troops presented arms, and the National Anthem was played. The British troops removed their head-gear, and all in the square gave three hearty cheers for H.M. the King.\n\nThe march past the Governor of the troops was a fine sight, and one seldom to be forgotten.\n\nThe rays of the sun glittered upon the steel bayonets of the troops and the mingling of the various uniforms, with here and there a naval officer in full dress, produced an extremely pretty picture. The Royal Navy were the first to march past, and they were followed by the R.G.A., H.K.S.B., R.E., Buffs, Volunteers, 105th M.L.I., 13th Rajputs. Col. Prior commanded the parade in Statue Square.\n\nTHE NAVAL REVIEW.\n\nNot for many years has the naval Yard presented such a scene of activity and splendour as it did yesterday, when, after the unveiling ceremony of the statues had been performed, His Excellency reviewed the Naval Brigade, consisting of bluejackets and Royal Marines. To see between 400 and 500 of our jack tars on parade is a sight well worth seeing, and as the general public were admitted, it can be surmised that many took advantage of this golden opportunity. The entrance to the yard in Murray Road was nearly impassable for a considerable period, and the spaces which had been provided were quickly filled. Reserved accommodation was also provided in the large shed facing the Admiralty Dock for the members of the Executive and Legislative Councils and their friends, also for naval and military officers and friends. By kind permission of Lieut.-Colonel Bayard, D.S.O., and officers, the Buffs' band attended the review.\n\nAs this was the first occasion on which the public have been allowed access to the Naval Yard, a few particulars from \"Brassey's Naval Annual\" will be of interest.\n\nThe scheme for the extension of the Hongkong Dockyard has gradually grown, through successive Naval Works Acts, from a moderate proposal involving the expenditure of £340,000 to one in which it is estimated that £1,275,000 will be spent. The yard has been increased from 41 to acres and a tidal basin of 9 acres, having a depth of 30ft. at low water has been constructed, with a total length of wharfage of 2,900ft. The dry dock is 550ft. in length on blocks, 95ft. wide at the entrance, and 30ft. over the sill at low water. The tidal basin and wharf wall, the deepening of basin areas, approaches to wharf walls, the buildings for the engineering and constructive departments, etc., have progressed towards completion, as well as the incidental services including reclamation, drainage, water and fire services, railway and crane roads.\n\nThe estimate in the Act of 1905 for £1,500,000 has since been exceeded by £64,000, the engineering difficulties of the work having necessitated the extra expenditure. Among the chief personages present were H.E. the Governor, Com...\n\nPage 39\n\n...\n\n574",
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        "content_text": "# LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\n## TYPHOON RESCUES, REPORT ON THE BUDGET, QUESTIONS BY MEMBERS\n\nThe adjourned meeting of the Legislative Council was held yesterday afternoon, His Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard, presiding. Other members present were the Hon. Mr. F. H. May (Colonial Secretary), Hon. Mr. F. A. Hazeland (Acting Attorney General), Hon. Mr. O. M. Messer (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Mr. P. N. H. Jones (Director of Public Works), Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar General), Hon. Mr. F. J. Badeley (Captain Superintendent of Police), Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Hon. Mr. Wei Yak, Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson, Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, and Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart.\n\n## FINANCIAL MINUTES\n\nThe Colonial Secretary moved that the following minutes be referred to the Finance Committee.\n\n1. The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of $1,600 in aid of the vote, Public Works, Road, current, Water Works, Maintenance of Kowloon.\n\nThe Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of $800 in aid of the vote, Judicial and Legal Departments, Land Registry Office, Other Charges, Incidental Expenses.\n\nThe Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of $500 in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services, Coal.\n\nThe Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of $14 in aid of the vote, Charitable Services, Passages and Relief of Destitutes.\n\nThe Colonial Treasurer seconded.\n\nArising out of the financial minutes, His Excellency said: It may interest the members of the Council to know what has been done. On the 22nd, the Caledonia brought in news and signaled to the effect that a large number of dismasted junks had been seen to the south-west and west of Gap Rock. We immediately sent out the tug David Gillies, which was hired from the Dock Company. She left at 3 am. on the same night and arrived on the scene about daylight the following morning. She was instructed to bring in whatever junks she could, and she brought in 52 men from various junks, and towed in one junk. At some time I applied to the Commodore, asking him to give assistance. He sent out two Destroyers, which brought in one junk, and distributed rice and water to the different crews. We sent out with each vessel 200lbs of rice. The next day, Sunday, the two Destroyers again went out and brought in three more junks. They again took out rice and water. On the Monday, further reports reached us from Gap Rock that there were a number of derelict junks floating about. I again communicated with the Commodore, and on Monday night he again sent out two Destroyers and the Cadmus. They have not yet returned. They took 200lbs. of rice each, and the Stanley, which was passing on that day to make her usual fortnightly trip to Gap Rock, also took on 300lbs. of rice. The hire of the David Gillies cost $600 and 2,700lbs of rice cost $13, and the financial question... that the Telemachus brought in \"sloven men\", and the Mathilde six junks, which is a most creditable performance. The Helene also brought in sixteen men, and I have just heard that the Quinte towed a junk into safety. Other vessels have brought in 18 junks. The total rescued are 262 men, and eleven junks.\n\nThe minutes were then referred to the Finance Committee.\n\n## MEMBERS' QUESTIONS\n\nThe Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett asked the following questions:\nAs it is understood that Mr. Carter, sanitary inspector, has been retired from the Government service, will the Government, taking into consideration the fact of Mr. Carter's good service, and that owing to his age he is now no longer eligible for obtaining fresh employment in a Government or municipal office, recommend to the Secretary of State that under the exceptional circumstances of the case Mr. Carter be granted a special pension of say £10 pa; or as an alternative an offer of re-employment here on similar conditions to those of his former post? In the event of the Government being unable to agree to this, will His Excellency consent to refer the question as now raised to the Secretary of State?\n\nThe Hon. Colonial Secretary's reply was as follows:\n(1) Mr. Carter first received notice of the intention to place him on pension in a letter from the Colonial Office dated the 8th of July.\n(2) It is a fact that Mr. Carter went home on a year's leave on 1st September, 188... He applied for three months' extension of that leave prior to the intimation above referred to conveyed to him on 24th July, and he has been granted an extension of his leave of two months.\n(3) Mr. F. W. Just, of the Colonial Office, in a letter to Mr. Carter dated the 14th of last September wrote: With regard to your request for a special pension I am to observe that you have been granted the addition allowed under the regulations for abolition of office and that it is not possible to consider the grant of a special pension.\n(4) The point has already been placed before the Secretary of State. The Government has already considered the possibility of employing Mr. Carter in some capacity and should a suitable vacancy arise his claims to re-employment will not be overlooked.\n\nHon. Mr. Murray Stewart asked: To whom, for what public purpose, and for how long has the plot of Government ground between the New Law Courts and the Praya been let?\n\nThe Director of Public Works: This ground, with the exception of the strip immediately in front of the Hongkong Club, temporarily occupied by Mr. Chan A Tong for work in connection with his contract for the new Law Courts, has been let since 1st December, 1906, to Messrs. Bang Lee and Co. for their work in connection with the contract for the Post Office. The ground has to be cleared on three months' notice in writing from the Director of Public Works.\n\nHon. Mr. Murray Stewart: Will the Government undertake to have the plot in question cleared and made presentable as soon as it is no longer necessary to the work on the Law Courts and the Post Office to maintain it in its present state?\n\nHis Excellency: It won't be advisable for you to give notice of the question if you desire a definite answer.\n\n## SUBSIDIARY COINAGE\n\nMr. Murray Stewart: Your Excellency, I beg leave to give notice that at the next meeting I shall move the following resolution: That in the opinion of this Council the issue of a new subsidiary coinage convertible at par, would not be successful unless the use of the other subsidiary coins were prohibited within the Colony, and at the circumstances, it is undesirable to take any part of a comprehensive scheme for local currency reform.",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT\n\nYou would not be eligible to draw any part of your salary during the period of your leave granted prior to your return to Hong Kong. After return, leave granted will be counted as service for pension purposes in accordance with the pension regulations of the respective colonies.\n\nYou will not be allowed to spend any period of leave which you may have earned under the rules of the Colonial Service \"on return\" from the Crown Colony.\n\nIf you are prepared to accept this appointment, you will be reimbursed with free passage to the Colony.\n\nIt is desirable that you sail at the earliest possible date.\n\nYou are not entitled to vacation leave up to the end date of your embarkation to Hong Kong in order to perceive the continuity of your employment in the Colonial Service.\n\n(your Kelly's vacation leave not up until April 24th)\n\nYou will be bound to repay the cost of passage if you should not embark for Hong Kong before the expiration of your vacation leave. Your granted leave without salary will be counted from the date of your arrival in Hong Kong.\n\nYou will receive half salary from the date of your contract and full salary from the date of your arrival.\n\nI am to request that you will inform me whether you accept the offer; and if so, the earliest date at which you will be prepared to embark for Hong Kong.\n\n## MINUTE\n\nMr. Fiddes,  \nMr. Just,  \nMr. Cox,  \nSir C. Lucas,  \nSir F. Hopwood,  \nCol. Seely,  \nLord Crewe.",
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        "content_text": "Dante of India the privilege\n\nhow prior to the Chartered Bank\n\nthe Hongkong Bank has\n\nBanking Corporation. In this\n\nannexation\n\nCam to refer to\n\nthe correspondence ending with Treasury letter No. 9321/99\n\n9th June 1899.\n\nproposal\n\nThe\n\nDRAFT.\n\n(14807/99)\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nThe counsel of the\n\nwho at that time\n\ndefined, since it appeared\n\npossible that a guarantee\n\nmight shortly be made.\n\nBut\n\nwas thought (or, on his opinion)\n\nconsiders that the Bank who\n\nnot undertake to issue\n\nnotes, the claims of the\n\nMercantile Bank were not\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Fiddes.\n\nMr. Just.\n\nMr. Cox.\n\nSir C. Lucas.\n\nSir F. Hopwood.\n\nCol. Seely\n\nLord Crewe.\n\nthe\n\nmaking\n\nover here in order to avoid a public scandal\n\nhe disapproved\n\n33\n\n9. He was prepared therefore\n\nthat the Mercantile Bank\n\nand be permitted to issue\n\nnotes\n\nto the table of\n\ntheir paid up capital.\n\non depositing coin or securities\n\n645\n\nto the table of the third\n\nthe notes issued\n\n1\n\nand he allowed to issue notes\n\nin excess of that sum on\n\nbullion\n\ndepositing coin\n\nto the full face value of\n\nmy notes coined in\n\nexcess.\n\nThis Lordship's are\n\naware that the\n\nother two\n\nBanks have been prior to this, and had (it was felt) that it was difficult to impose\n\nPage 33\n\n \n\nwas replaced with \n\nto meet the format request. Here is the revised response:\n\nDante of India the privilege\n\nhow prior to the Chartered Bank\n\nthe Hongkong Bank has\n\nBanking Corporation. In this\n\nannexation\n\nCam to refer to\n\nthe correspondence ending with Treasury letter No. 9321/99 of\n\n9th June 1899.\n\nproposal\n\nThe\n\nDRAFT.\n\n(14807/99)\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nThe counsel of the\n\nwho at that time\n\ndefined, since it appeared\n\npossible that a guarantee\n\nmight shortly be made.\n\nBut\n\nwas thought (or, on his opinion)\n\nconsiders that the Bank who\n\nnot undertake to issue\n\nnotes, the claims of the\n\nMercantile Bank were not\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Fiddes.\n\nMr. Just.\n\nMr. Cox.\n\nSir C. Lucas.\n\nSir F. Hopwood.\n\nCol. Seely\n\nLord Crewe.\n\nthe\n\nmaking\n\nover here in order to avoid a public scandal\n\nhe disapproved\n\n33\n\n9. He was prepared therefore\n\nthat the Mercantile Bank\n\nand be permitted to issue\n\nnotes\n\nto the table of\n\ntheir paid up capital.\n\non depositing coin or securities\n\n645\n\nto the table of the third\n\nthe notes issued\n\n1\n\nand he allowed to issue notes\n\nin excess of that sum on\n\nbullion\n\ndepositing coin\n\nto the full face value of\n\nmy notes coined in\n\nexcess.\n\nThis Lordship's are\n\naware that the\n\nother two\n\nBanks have been prior to this, and had (it was felt) that it was difficult to impose\n\nPage 33",
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        "document_key": "CO129-394 - Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1912 [12]",
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        "title": "CO129-394 - Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1912 [12]",
        "content_text": "Letter from Adm.,\n\nReply observing that if duplex working is adopted at St. Klong the question of the site at that place will have to be further considered, and say that as last thing reported\n\nof the denser Wireless Cable Committee's Report leaves it to P. & T take steps for selecting\n\nthe sites will\n\nas possible be glad to learn more views\n\nto the\n\nletter\n\nselection\n\n\"sites,\n\nao\n\nthe Singapore site referred to in our & also as to the provisional\n\nof\n\n14418\n\nsence until\n\nfor prior study\n\nthe site on sites at Hong Kong, for the High power\n\nthe question of sites for the\n\nhigh power stations at Singapore & Hong Kong\n\nare settled it is impossible to proceed with the low power station which the Col. Govts\n\nwish to establish,\n\nJu924/5-\n\nIn any further communica. on this subject, please quote\n\nM\n\n0766/12.\n\nand address letter to\n\nThe Secretary,\n\nAdmiralty, Whitehall,\n\nLondon, S.W.\n\nR\n\nSir,\n\n:- Confidential :-\n\nAdmiralty,\n\n13th May\n\nC. 0.\n\n231\n\n4021\n\nRECT\n\n191 2. FILED 14 MAY 12,\n\nYer.\n\nWith reference to your letter No.12999/1912\n\nof the 4th instant, relative to suggested sites for Wireless\n\nTelegraph Stations in Hong Kong, I am commanded by my Lords\n\nCommissioners of the Admiralty to transmit herewith, for\n\nthe information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies,\n\na copy of a report by the Wireless Telegraph Officer of\n\nthe China Squadron, which has been received through the\n\nCommander-in-Chief, China, and in which they concur generally.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office.\n\nLP.-No. 8.\n\nSir.\n\nI am,\n\nYour obedient Servant,",
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        "document_key": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]",
        "content_text": "# 299\n\nFix in consultation with the local naval authorities `144TL`.\n\nTo this course it will not be necessary to make any reference.\n\nIn any communication to the Marconi Company as suffered in your letter under acknowledgement.\n\nFP's Chles Harrin Simiralls 1913 MONG KONG\n\n35155 Rece C.O 35155 11 OCT 13\n\n## Storage of oil fuel for Navy\n\n10 Oct the only site available for tanks is the one described at Nawloon; request Bol be asked to agree.\n\nAnse Bit (Cal 327) Oct\n\n36139 : correspondence regarding storage for oil instead of coal & waive restriction of a month's notice prior resumption.\n\nMr. Collins PH May of the tiny want to talk & For about this. I think that there is no shying off on but of course it is hard to refer it out to the O.A.S. as they will not have any of the papers at Land. On the whole I should rather shy making & deprecate a conference.\n\n(68,131), W1.20 897–58. 41,000, 11/12. A.&E.W.\n\n## Next subsequent Paper\n\n36139 but having the for other Aday. The latter is almost as bad as the too. It is desirable that land in the Colonies...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-409 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [1-3]",
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        "title": "CO129-409 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [1-3]",
        "content_text": "GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG. 12th January, 1914.\n\nReferring to Colonial Regulation No. 90, I have the honour to request that the Director of Colonial Audit may be asked to supply particulars of the leave granted to Mr. T. Dallin, First Assistant Auditor in this Colony, prior to his transfer to Hongkong.\n\nI have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient, humble servant, Governor, &c..\n\nPage 21\n\n5495\n\nRECEIVED\n\n12 FEB 14\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P., &c., &c., &c..\n\n19.2.11\n\n...\n\nas a clerk in his Era Dept W. Dallas received at he have which he was entitled and I \n\nNo 10.\n\nto not twinch herefore that he is now shitler \n\nrom Gangkump \n\nto special leave und in Col. Reg. go. Aut, unlead It is held hial had his intervenais kome ravice, from 15th or to 20th July 10,\n\nto me hel disqualifies him (and it appear to me It does) be may apponent be granted leave under Col. Reg. 84 - his words 'in his Coloning (ii the fourth line) being understood to mean \"to the Colonial Dance\", - see decision an \n\n23988/18 Cyprus. B \n\nIn Colli \n\n? Sufficient fit punt \n\n17/2/14 \n\nStephenson minute \n\nRol \n\n191414 \n\nSir,\n\nPage 21\n\n5495\n\nRECEIVED\n\n12 FEB 14",
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        "content_text": "IT\n\nV daney ImeNUJ plo Tu Down PAMATD. A NOT.\n\n-Iob 300,- to arit CALLITAS D 10 amal- CI to trurening, tå -974 But NI .BIJI Ou endevusniirių Juse- 2 Bi y+lery Imanusu\n\nTo anif manİYAM Jim mallub Quu,\n\nart aguit 01 20 to eplay jeżow\n\ndivi. sonetto ers\n\nDAT12550 BMG i\n\nelto. I to\n\nTilde\n\n►\n\nmuiqu say to 0.006.1.0\n\n..021 10\n\nTaEIDo ad ཡ་པ་\n\n-Jede To Bonello kama nit ni vide\n\nb10 mwiyo to »0.002.1.0 bol qolmoq. Ives.30 4.00 yd \"bebun,a ne vyvi tô moreñav VIJNCO Joembnemi muigo to (a) 1=mjet 10 sun-ĻIFTO Boero ni snoiðri-\n\nHaeng Vileiseye Jon .hduino-\n\nmwâyü cut to Ikong.\n\not burjen udiv ORIA.1.0 *(-)?\"(u)\\,967 (d) bus (a)\n\n.brò Jusu.brea\n\nOJ TETOL SEAL OJ .eroidaltzen exsu\n\n(a) arrangements for\n\narbitration.\n\n(b); award of arbitrat-\n\n-ors when final.\n\n(c) may be filed in\n\nSupreme Court.\n\nI\n\nGovernor may ap-\n\nc.f.Sec.51(i) of $.S.Ord. XXI of 1909.\n\nc.f.Sec.51(ii)\n\nc.f.Sec.51(iii)\n\n538\n\n-\n\ndo.\n\ndo.\n\n-\n\nc.f.Sec.52(1) of S.S.Ord.\n\n-point Superintendi XXI of 1909.\n\n-ent prior to com-\n\ning into opera- -tion of Ord.\n\n(2) Officer thus ap-\n\n-pointed to have\n\npower to issue licences and to appoint revenue officers.\n\nSeving rights for short period of purchasers of pre- -pared opium from outgoing opium farmer\n\nc.f.Sec.52(ii) of S.S. Ord.XXI of 1909.\n\nc.f.Sec.53 of S.S.Ord. XXI of 1909.\n\nSCHEDULE.\n\nSubstantially the\n\nBame.\n\nSubstantially the Bame. See also Sec.28 of Opium Ord.23 of 1909.\n\nいざ\n\n•\n\n10.2.\n\nTe7 ¦ IXX.bx0.8.0 to v.562.1.0\n\n2 02.\n\nRA\n\nPaid) to (0)&\n\nM. KURI\n\n1\n\nJueblosnitequê\n\n-iau susşitrovni TALI 1 Tu aser.- Lyimos eu.ANI 10 NO\n\nbau.7.2 sits to Oj.pe2.1.0¦ you darbuodniteĻUÜ stir osia toe 2001 10 12 (ELIN 2011 Beniofuy! 2002IIFIO muiy0 to €2.50? landry deatų, în 16-\n\n➡ni to muigo nowe¦ erit na atively-i au Jumbuazninequa\n\nDie meisie ONAL | IX. ATN.Q.5 to fo.one.7.5\n\nof mliliani,\n\nTo noivos,\n\njera muwių!\n\nUGNO BOLJ BIS IŠNA |\n\nni of bedro”91 joneto`lib to Joevs!\n\nto elinv ads of ar ¦etr quelqni to muiqo¦ vo be priory! muli dhebrarito,\n\n.TAL\n\nI\n\n2.\n\n5.\n\nt\n\nForm No. 1 is the application for and per- -mission to land raw opium from a ship for storage in the warehouses.\n\nForm No. 2 is the application for and per- -mission to remove opium from a warehouse to a ship for export or from one ship to another; ship for export.\n\nF\n\nForm No. 3 is the application for moving raw opium from one warehouse to another.\n\nForm No. 4 is the memorandum of raw opium for export by a ship to be furnished by the Superintendent to the Master.\n\nForm No. 5 is the certificate given to the Superintendent by the licensee of a licensed warehouse.\n\nI\n\nThese forms have been\n\nconsiderably simplifi-\n\n-ed and consolidated,\n\nthe permits being\n\nattached to form part\n\nof the same documents\n\nas the applications.\n\nJohnat Juchill\n\nAttorney-General.\n\n21st. February, 1914.\n\n1",
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        "content_text": "229\n\nrajaron! [einolo.noH\n\nESS\n\nvit : I sik to zostel a'noaniztur eoi, ot yiyer ni\n\nof roll: ed of noiðupilyqu zad Jarid scedí, od evo. Í redotoo end no way o♬ au yd babiowyot saw sitdoe\" aiv eqoru? od levend Jaid bades I twit brodi bevinger I vobis no tend privolio? ysb .heðmt, ed blvons trouver ent mog nort sirt İz od yiqəı you bevisoor bai I erots\n\nTudodao sidol wit no eno mettel ord ejoTM noanidwi asi:,soillo Juo Jodniog alla uredjaí euerit mi .sedoto0 NJBI eríd no ento hra jat bad con ball erie darið „IA að bíroin Jung dresynevo and Jedd azwan wy red Farid Faden von ada tua, redde i remot and of Iyen yo youniotuvai no? Biv (ziv „ojuon raitors of leznaio ed Lizona -zykdammodo to entf Jmeretiib\n\n+\n\nbaum I tudodon ndal vid to rettoi ned to Jyloben no\n\nmerizpe I bas strat to aguardo edit to soy patumzotnt woy of sono je .beymurna ed bf.:00 aird ti wid dneva Idóna a od redda.. add wind of rabiû ni\n\nJedonya it♬ qd dair betonirusso nor col17) »'andersen Isinolo) ed? . radovao dazi edo pitno, no no di¿VI end vkustafi no tendie\n\nL\n\n...ma ki yab do in o♬ au nisto fost Joi\n\nTadoJo) „CI se to noonezul ont nO IL\n\nII Juoda\n\njaid niteta em of bonovyeIod yzujezoo? Isinofol Jastainsä erit ‚atuor herediz ezt vá beruoce zlub need bad eyszung edd ed. IM 237 noiJudizduo9 8*JUB.MTIA VOD -onney I miðartolni aifft\n\nof min blot brus Jnetiwosol end of evig Jmateni ent no bre vifa\n\nanid of stone dren I bas „tednu modi3⁄4 øst od di snodge Ist\n\nէ\n\n.timvied Ten ni enob need bai Jarl To seu primro]mi meni#15 Hoeniựt acil rettel e'noemiduo, sel, to C.818T\n\nsvrei zu rod novi, ed of redoton ri¿81 ban 13...I „VI and not baden di diuriy do. hih I ban aint to? ¿ lunesen vild aus to bib I cocukinni mai ↑ redoto0 i3EI end To ni:rom ent në\n\n• OI of mori yub no w\n\nmi nui, noİN” nrøjĴn, end to Ile Jedé Jiudus I\n\nof hebreju i nd of Jiel (veil of sivega moz\n\n212 ord anama od za en Lileum, eze se ÍKJ\n\nPage 230\n\ndays. She had ample time to do all that was necessary to get ready, for the Superintendent informs me that she had been on\n\neither morning or afternoon duty for about four weeks before she\n\nleft. This means that her hours of duty were either from 6 a.m.\n\nto 2 p.m. or from 2 p.m. to 10 pm.\n\nThe remark about \"consideration upon their departure\"\n\ncan only refer to Miss Parkinson's own case which I have replied\n\nto or to the case of the two sisters who resigned in April last\n\nto get married. I accidentally became aware that one of these\n\ntwo had been given some say five, some say six, days leave\n\nimmediately prior to the date her time expired. The other sister,\n\nalso who was in another hospital, he asked for leave, which I did\n\nnot grant, but at her request she was allowed to remain on to\n\nsuit herself until within a day or two of her marriage. These applications for leave immediately prior to the date on which\n\nthe terms of service expired were made at a time when an agitation-\n\nion was taking place to get the number of nurses increased.\n\n3d. J. T. C. Johnson\n\nP.C.M.O.\n\n29th October, 1914.\n\nPage 231",
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        "content_text": "officially engineered in the past. Twenty years ago the Hunanese were rabidly anti-foreign and Changsha, the capital of the province, was a forbidden city.\n\nVarious new secret societies have sprung into existence which mostly confine their activities to organised brigandage against the rich and official classes. The authorities are enrolling among the inhabitants small bands of military police for the preservation of order, and His Majesty's consul remarks that the general outlook at the end of the year is, on the whole, not unpromising.\n\nThe finances of the provinces are, as might be expected, in a state of confusion. This, however, does not prevent the officials from drawing up ambitious schemes for public works and education involving very heavy expenditure, and very few of which seem likely to mature in the near future. Many changes have also been introduced in the judicial system, which has much deteriorated under the new régime. The judges are in most cases comparatively young men with a smattering of legal knowledge, but quite unacquainted with the practice of law and without the varied experience of the magistrates under the old system. In fact the administration of justice would appear to be the worst feature of the new Government, and His Majesty's consul at Changsha reports that in cases where British subjects were interested it has required months of unremitting pressure coupled with repeated protests against the procrastination or the bad faith of the authorities to bring the matter to a hearing. Though further supported by clear and conclusive evidence, has at last extorted in each case a reluctant judgment for the plaintiff, all the consul's efforts to obtain the enforcement of a single one of the judgments have been fruitless.\n\nAs already recorded in the case of other provinces, the elections in Hunan were met everywhere with indifference. Procrastination or absolute omission to prepare and transmit the draft registers of voters was universal. Prior to the polling much canvassing took place on the part of candidates for election. The favourite device was to buy up as many as possible of the tickets, one of which was issued to each qualified elector, and distribute them amongst a number of men who were feasted liberally beforehand. Care, however, was taken to make no payment until after the election, when it could be ascertained whether they had voted for their employer or not. The tickets appear to have fetched high prices, and to have been freely disposed of; 5 dollars a piece was commonly paid, and the price rose as the date of the polling drew near. On the first day of the elections fights between the factions of the rival candidates took place round the polling stations in a number of districts. The ballot-box with the voting papers was usually destroyed, and in several instances the polling station was wrecked as well.\n\nApart from political troubles, the general state of the province, owing to the excellence of the crops, is showing increasing signs of prosperity, and trade is largely in excess of the figure for the corresponding period of 1911. Steps are being taken to develop the mineral deposits in which this province is so rich, and which include coal, lead, tin, iron, copper, and gold. Various industrial undertakings and railways are also being mooted.\n\nIchang.\n\nRobberies continue with great frequency in the country districts round Ichang. A serious rising occurred at Hsing Shan, in the Kueichou district, which took the local authorities over six weeks, and some 2,000 troops to quell. The rising was organised by the Red Lamp Society, who are strong on the Hupei-Szechuan border. The trouble began with some 300 to 400 men attacking the local gentry at Hang Hsien. The judge interfered and was killed, as was also his junior. The outlaws then openly declared against the officials. Some seventy soldiers, sent from Kueichou to crush the movement, were badly beaten, and an appeal was sent to Ichang for reinforcements. Four companies of infantry were dispatched, but by the time they arrived on the scene the numbers of the insurgents had increased to some 3,000 men, strongly entrenched in the hills. Further reinforcements with mountain guns had to be sent from Siangyang before the rebels were finally turned out of their strongholds.\n\n219",
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        "content_text": "## Bund, to Ilije ena estj ImmoÛ VOST \nis not a coherent text and appears to be OCR errors.\n\n\nintents and purposes on the open sea; so that not less \nthan four vessels of a sea-going type would be required \nfor the work. My Committee at the same time wish to \nrecord their opinion that, although the searching of all \npassengers prior to embarkation at Hongkong is thought \nto be impracticable, the occasional search of individ-\nuals, specially of suspicious-looking characters, \nshould be continued, as a precautionary measure cal-\nculated to act as a deterrent.\n\n571\n\nIn August 1906 we wrote that if the Local Authori-\nties willed the end and would employ the method, a \nBritish Naval Officer might be relied on to produce \norder within twelve months, if authorised to organise \nand control a force of Chinese with sufficient and \nappropriate craft for the service.\n\n(Signed)  \nI have &c.,  \n**F. Anderson**  \nChairman.",
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        "content_text": "# O'CONNELL'S, January 30, 1915\n\n## England And Her Part In The Present War\n\nOf making many books upon the present stupendous war in Europe there is no end. Our magazines, periodicals, and daily press teem with news: historical and philosophical articles, relating to the war. The eyes of the world are turned steadfastly on Europe. Neutral as well as belligerent have been drawn to or into the vortex. This writer tells us that the chief cause of the war was the ever-increasing thirst of France to avenge the theft of Alsace and Lorraine in 1871; another sets forth the deep-seated purpose of the Russian Bear to sun himself in peace at Constantinople; again we read that the war blood of Alaric has been boiling for years in the arteries of the kaiser and the German people that they would cross the Alps and annex Italy—would absorb the puny Balkan states and Turkey in their onward march into Asia and a world empire!\n\nAnd the supersensitive Englishman says he could not suffer the brutal betrayal of Belgian neutrality. England has presented her \"white papers\" to the world, wherein she sets forth her diplomatic correspondence just prior to the outbreak of the war, and whereby she would prove how she struggled for peace; Germany offers her \"white papers\" for the same purpose.\n\n### EXCUSES AND APOLOGIES\n\nThese and many similar excuses, apologies, and \"inevitable causes\" flood neutral countries, appealing for their moral support. Every student of history knows that these \"causes\" are for the most part puerile, superficial, temporary expedients. As boys and girls, we were taught in school that slavery was the cause of our Civil War, and it took us many years to learn that aristocracy and democracy, climate and soil, agricultural and manufacturing pursuits, the invention of the cotton-gin, the tariff, the acquisition of new territory, were the real fundamental causes of the war, which the match of slavery ignited.\n\nThe unbiased historian of the future will develop the real causes of the present war in Europe, and when he does, he will lay the burden of blame at the door of England. While England has long since abandoned the doctrine of the divine right of kings, she has never for a moment abandoned the doctrine that \"might makes right,\" and that under \"this buckler of the people's cause,\" she has been divinely appointed to gobble the earth and the fullness thereof. Justifying her greed under this specious plea or that, she has crept into first one nation and then another like a thief in the night, till today she rules one-fifth of the habitable globe—and boasts that the sun never sets upon her domains.\n\nBy what right? By the right of craft, cunning, greed, and violence. England has been the road hog, the commercial pirate, the homestead jumper of the world, for the last 400 years. And now, like every successful burglar, after looting the world and planting her batteries at every strategic point, she holds up her hands, reeking with the blood of every people under the sun, and rolls her hypocritical eyes to heaven and prays, \"Let us have peace!\" With a naval power twice that of Germany, she pleads with the kaiser to limit his armaments! Why? Simply that she may be mistress of the seas, the world's policeman—that she may enjoy her ill-gotten gains without fear of a righteous vengeance. Who says the English have no sense of humor?\n\n## ENGLAND'S POLICY\n\nA running glance at English history proves these statements ad nauseam. She went into India, the garden of the world, by craft, then with the bayonet, and finally with opium in one hand and the Bible in the other. Dreamy India soothed her captivity with the fumes of the drug but repudiated the Bible that came with the sword. From 1774, when Warren Hastings began his nefarious spoliation of India, the natives suffered their subjection to English rule till 1857, when came the Sepoy mutiny, at the close of which these enlightened Christian rulers lashed the leading Sepoys with their backs across the mouths of English cannon and blew them into the orthodox hell of \"Merrie Old England.\" After 140 years of civil and military administration in India, what has England to show the world? The cradle of the human race, the womb of the world's religions, has been given over to spoliation and abortion to fill the coffers of Threadneedle Street.\n\nIn 1704, Sir George Rooke, with \"unscrupulous patriotism,\" stole the rock of Gibraltar, after Charles III had fairly won it. Greedy England, quickly realizing that it was the key to all the Mediterranean states, \"was both unprincipled enough to sanction and ratify the occupation, and ungrateful enough to leave unrewarded the general,\" who by his perfidy and treachery had seized it.\n\nWhen Said Pasha, viceroy of Egypt, had granted a concession to De Lesseps to dig the Suez Canal, and he had begun that great work, who schemed, connived, and plotted to hinder, delay, and block the undertaking? Who brought pressure to bear on the Sublime Porte of Turkey not to give his consent to the construction of the canal? Who inveigled the native labor away from the work and then rejoiced that \"poor De Lesseps must go to the wall?\" Who voted in parliament \"that the power and influence of the country should be employed in obliging the sultan to withhold his consent?\" England, always England! And when, in spite of all obstacles and treachery, the canal was constructed, who gobbled it? England!\n\n### \"CUNNING PHILANTHROPY\"\n\nWho then came forward with cunning philanthropy and loaned money to Egypt? And who then ostensibly sent her troops into Egypt to collect these loans, but in reality to possess and keep this ancient granary of the world, and thus still further strengthen her rights in the Suez Canal? England! England, the buccaneer of the seas, the spoiler of nations.\n\nForeigners, principally British foreigners, between 1880 and 1900, who had come into South Africa, were not satisfied with the rights of burghership, the laws governing the right of franchise. The country of the Dutch republics had been reclaimed from wild beasts and still wilder men. The Boers had fought their way, mile by mile, into the trackless veldt, the rugged mountains, and had carved out homes and a government for a peace-loving, contented people. They justly resented the foreign influx and the demands which would give the absolute control of their national life. Consequently, in 1896, Cecil Rhodes, the English premier of the Cape, sent Dr. Jamieson, with his mounted English police, on that despicable raid into the Transvaal.\n\nIt failed. The civilized world condemned the raid as an outrage, yet England left Cecil Rhodes unpunished, still allowed him his seat in the privy council, and continued his chartered company.\n\nFour years later, without just cause or right, inspired only by greed of gold and lust of empire, she marched an army of her mighty realms against this unoffending, peace-loving, contented, and industrious people, sacked and burned their homes, devastated their fields, and razed their towns, waged a bitter and cruel war against Boer forces, in whose ranks stood grizzled burghers, gray-haired women, and children, fighting for their homes, their liberty, and their native land. When Lord Roberts raised the British flag in Pretoria, he but drove another nail into the coffin of the English empire.\n\nAnd so we might speak of her treatment of Denmark in 1801 and 1807; of the treachery of her much-lauded Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo, who was dancing at Brussels while good old Blucher was forming his little army to meet the onslaught of Napoleon; or how, with direct and characteristic brutality, she attacked China in the \"Opium War,\" that she might get plenty of this drug to lull her subjects in India to sleep, and how finally, with her land and naval forces, she wrested Hong Kong from China and forced Canton, Amoy, Shanghai, Fuchow, and Ningpo to do business with the English East India Company, or its successor, the English government.\n\n### \"STIRRING UP OF STRIFE\"\n\nTo whatsoever part of the world we turn, we witness the same measureless treachery and violence, the stirring up of strife, that during the squabble, melee, or war, England may walk in and gobble some coveted prize.\n\nO'CONNELL'S, January 30, 1915\n\nThe whole civilized world should indict this British imperialism that has stalked rampant through every weak nation of the globe, trampling upon native religions, customs, culture, and patriotism, with an insatiate greed for gold and a lust for empire.\n\nShe has been tried in the balance and found wanting in her colonies and dependencies. For years, there has been evidence of their earnest desire to throw off her galling yoke. The recent troubles in Ireland, the present uprisings of the Boers, are but fitting illustrations that predict the future. Her thick-headed \"governmental classes,\" her arrogant, greedy, unsympathetic ministers, will eventually alienate her dependencies, as her Norths and Granvilles alienated her American colonies and drove them into rebellion.\n\nThe present war in Europe is, in the last analysis, a war between Germany and England. The issues which Russia and France have thrown into the struggle are trivial when compared with the fundamental actuating causes between Germany and England.\n\nCooped up in a territory smaller than the state of Texas are 60,000,000 Germans. Hemmed in by the Baltic and North seas, the plains of Poland, the mountains on her southern and eastern borders, and by Belgium and the Netherlands on the west, this mighty nation, conscious of its power, its wealth, its wonderful strides in the arts and sciences, industrial and agricultural pursuits, yearly pulsating with ever-increasing pressure against its borders, from the teeming, swelling life within, descended from an empire that ruled Western Europe before England and France had put on their national swaddling clothes—this nation can see no just cause why England should possess one-fifth of the habitable globe, while Germany suffers with growing pains within her limited confines.\n\nEngland wrested from Holland, Spain, and France, in turn, the mastery of the seas and commercial supremacy. A new nation now challenges that supremacy, and therein lies the basic cause of the present war, with its roots running far back into European history.\n\nIn this deep-seated and far-reaching antagonism, England comes to the United States begging, pleading for our moral support. She has sent her financier, Sir George Paish, to hobnob with Wall Street. She has deputized some of her most able writers to come to this country and pen columns of fulsome flattery about the American people—their mighty power, inexhaustible wealth, wonderful individuality, high-power progression, and even hinting at our culture and refinement. Shall we yield to Caesar the things that belong to God? If England is entitled to our moral support, then there is a moral obligation on our part to render it.\n\nMorals are traditional, practical, idealistic. \"Blood is thicker than water.\" \"The Anglo-Saxon nations are bound by a common speech, common customs, ethical and political aspirations to stand together,\" says the idealistic moralist. But nations ever have been and ever will be, while human nature remains as it is, actuated rather by traditional and practical morality. Measured by this latter standard, is England entitled to our moral support? Her oppression and tyranny toward our colonies from the founding of Jamestown to the cooping up of Cornwallis at Yorktown by the French and Americans; her impressment of American citizens into her naval service that led to the War of 1812; her evil wishes, treacherous machinations, subscriptions to Confederate loans, hostile speeches in parliament, building of the Alabama and other ironclads which were fitted out in her harbors and sent forth to prey upon and destroy the ships of the loyal citizens of this country, after she had declared her neutrality in our Civil War; her bold attempt to filch from us this very state of Washington; her constant sneers, cynicism, taunts, and insults, not only to our form of government and our laws but to anything and everything American, that have appeared in the books of her authors and in her daily press, ever since our Civil War down to the breaking out of the present European War—these and many similar acts on the part of England toward this country answer the question whether traditional and practical morality calls upon us now to give her our moral support.\n\nIs it for the benefit of humanity, for our own moral and material benefit, that we ethically uphold the hands of this robber of nations, that she may be strengthened in her grasp upon one-fifth of the habitable globe? Her orators, exhorting a decadent nation to arms, have already begun to cast lots over the spoils of war. Alsace and Lorraine are to be given to France; Russia is, perhaps, to be strengthened in the Balkans on her way to Constantinople; the naval forces of the kaiser are to be wiped off the seas; Belgium is to be reimbursed and rehabilitated as an outside guard for England's southern shore; and the German people are to be relegated to a quiet, pastoral life, with the privilege of exporting their few products in British bottoms!\n\nWe have wisely proclaimed our neutrality in the present war. Let us keep it in good faith and not in treachery, as did England her neutrality in our Civil War. Our people are conglomerate, and naturally, some sympathize with one nation, some with another, but we are all Americans, and loyalty to our own country, loyalty to humanity, forbids that we give moral support to that nation which is seeking to crush Germany—to that nation whose whole history in dealing with other nations smells to heaven of craft, greed, and violence—to that nation who fought us with mercenaries and is now summoning her satraps, her heathen hordes, to the slaughter of the German people, one of the foremost products of modern civilization.\n\n## A SAD CASE\n\nSamuel A. Greeley of Chicago has suffered a serious loss. He will not get the job from the Manila city government nor the P350 a week and all his expenses paid for telling the local garbage wagon drivers whether they are doing their work properly.\n\nIt is indeed a sad case, but why in the name of Sam Hill could he not have been made some kind of an assistant director of the bureau of agriculture? Is this bureau really loaded up with junk and unable to take on more? Where will they put Census Expert Col. Johnston if the legislature fails to pass the necessary appropriation for census work? Really, it is very bad.\n\n## Advertisements\n\n| Company/Organization | Advertisement |\n| --- | --- |\n| Philippine Islands Telephone and Telegraph Company | It is impossible to enumerate the great convenience of the telephone in the home. Plaza Lawton, Manila, P.I. |\n| West Coast Life | THE BEST IN LIFE INSURANCE SPELLS WEST COAST LIFE. WHY? BECAUSE we give you a modern American Policy at U.S. RATES. Write for a Sample. J. NORTHCOTT, Oriental General Agent, Manila |\n| Waldorf Stables | GOOD DRIVERS GOOD HORSES PHONE 266 PROMPT SERVICE RIGHT PRICES 243 Dulumbayan, Manila |\n| The Heffting House | EUROPE IS THE PLACE FOR BATTLES AND MANILA IS THE PLACE FOR JOY. Remember that a live policeman is better than a dead soldier any day. Cheer up and be happy. COME OUT TO THE HEFFTING HOUSE, PASAY, and join the crowd of good fellows. The best of everything in the line of food and drinks. CHARLES HEFFTING, Prop. |\n| Columbia Records | The Constabulary Band Has Gone... But you can Still Hear Them Play Your Favorite Selections on Columbia Records. BECK'S, Escolta |",
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        "content_text": "## HONG KONG\n### 30 JULY 1915\n#### 35703 Coal\n\nLast previous Paper. 35303  \nNext subsequent Paper 35633  \n\nI am directed to refer to telegram ... for Bangkok regarding Authority to carry out contract for shipment of 700 tons, made prior to proclamation of export prohibition.\n\n1 Davis  \nM. Gottlieb  \nAnad tel: 12 Aug  \n\n| Reference | Details |\n| --- | --- |\n| 35623 |  |\n| 570-atur |  |\n| 30174 | 6/8/15 |\n| 5AH | 9/8/15 |\n| 35733 | (80,103). w.31,088-18. 45,000. 12/18. A.&E.W. (107,080) 81,907–51. 45,000. 17/14. |\n\nThe general condition set out Ilyas in the draft telegram to Dom... 230's Jetty by Destion see draft on (I kept this with other came bakers for further wearch to whit was raici)  \n\nYou may \"brewer\" contract the season for interfering but it should be reubject on The general question now being preferer  \n\nREGE 30 JUL 15  \nInds  \nREC  \n570-atur  \n35633  \n35733  \nw.31,088-18. 45,000. 12/18.  \nA.&E.W. (107,080) 81,907–51. 45,000. 17/14.",
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        "content_text": "## Telegram. The Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\n(Received Colonial Office 11.30 a.m. 30th July, 1915.)\n\nMay Mitsuico carry out contract for shipment 700 tons of coal to Kwanshing Bangkok contract made prior to prohibition of export.\n\n**MAY**",
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        "content_text": "## Translation of CODE Telegram\n| From | To | Date |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| **GOVERNOR, HONGKONG** | **SECRETARY OF STATE** | **30th July, 1915** |\n\n299  \n471  \nMay Mitsui Co. carry out contract for shipment  \n700 tons coal to Kwan Shing Bangkok. Contract made prior to prohibition of export.  \nMAY",
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        "content_text": "## Remarks\nThe variation under Vote 7. Provisions, boat stores, is due to variations in scale of rations authorised by the War Office and fluctuation in rate of the Dollar.\n\nThe charges made from month to month, except under Votes 2, 8, and 9, have been in proportion to strength in camps (military and civil) averaging 3,011, of which 76 are Military prisoners.\n\n| Month | Vote 2. Medicines, drugs &c. | \n| --- | --- | \n| September, 1914 | £61 19 5 | \n| October, | £48 22 9 | \n| November, | £90 17 1 | \n| December | £135 15 7 | \n| January, 1915 | £199 7 1 | \n| February | £209 1 10 | \n| March | £219 13 4 | \n| April | £115 19 6 | \n| May | £125 10 8 | \n| June | £160 17 2 | \n| July | £243 13 2 | \n\nDepartmental expenses 21% on certain supply bills, excluding water & electric light amounting to £1,704 : 6: 9.\n\n| Vote 6. Conservancy, Washing &c. | Vote 7. Provisions, Coal &c. | Vote 8. Clothing. | Votes 8 & 9 General Stores &c. | Vote 10. Engineer services. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| £195 18 11 | £187 16 3 | £1,884 9 10 | £24 15 10 | £12 8 6 |\n|  |  |  |  | £10 11 9 |\n|  |  |  |  | £360 12 9 |\n|  |  |  |  | £5 12 8 |\n|  |  |  |  | £42 14 2 |\n|  |  |  |  | £27 10 6 |\n\nTotal of claim £3,515 2: 4.\n\n(a) Salary of Doctors Hore & Druven for medical attendance in November, 1914.\n(b) Payment for Engineer Services performed prior to February, 1915.\n\nHongkong, 17th September, 1915.\n\n**(Sd.) J. O'Hara, Colonel, Command Paymaster, China.**",
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        "content_text": "See.\n\nHad no previous appreciation\n\nRealised the existence of the above quoted\n\nRule. I am not aware of any complaints\n\nfrom the Doms or Col.\n\nTch. 22/5/10\n\nis rather late\n\nShould be inclined\n\nM. Davis\n\n4 Lambach\n\nTo Day\n\n- but I\n\nto send the\n\nAuth\n\nwhit\n\nX Jou\n\n25/5/15\n\nofficially\n\nI think have it almost\n\nPats\n\nGU 4/1715 - regards Bons\n\nM2 29/5715\n\nAny reply to this letter should be addressed to\n\nTHE SECRETARY,\n\nTREASURY,\n\nWHITEHALL, LONDON, S.W.. and the following number quoted.\n\n11139\n\n15\n\nSir,\n\nTREASURY CHAMBERS. 25th\n\n14 May 1915.\n\n22216 REC?\n\nREG(14)14/15)\n\nI am directed by the Lords Commissioners of His\n\nMajesty's Treasury to transmit herewith for the information\n\nof Mr. Secretary Harcourt copy of a letter dated the 4th\n\ninstant, and of its enclosure which They have received\n\nfrom the Committee of the Stock Exchange, relative to\n\ncertificates stated to have been signed by the Attorney\n\nGeneral of Hong Kong to the effect that certain shares are\n\nand have been in British possession prior to August 1914,\n\ntogether with a copy of Their Lordships' reply of today's\n\ndate.\n\nAs the Secretary of State is aware the physical possession requirement has reference to physical possession in the United Kingdom and he may think it desirable to call\n\nthe attention of the Government of Hong Kong to the fact that\n\ncertificates of the kind referred to in no way affect the marketability of securities sent to this country from abroad whether from British possessions or elsewhere.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nH. Bradbury",
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        "document_key": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]",
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        "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\n## Moorings in Victoria Harbour\n\nRegarding Financial Minute 27, recommending a vote of $35,000 for the raising, renewing and re-arrangement of moorings in Victoria harbour.\n\n**Minute**\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY said--With regard to Financial Minute No. 27 I would like to say a few words. The sums asked for are required to complete the payments for the purchase of the buoys and moorings in Victoria Harbour and for raising and renewing some of them.\n\nMembers will remember that I addressed the Secretary of State on this subject in August, 1914, and received his approval of the scheme on the 6th October, 1914. The correspondence is printed in Sessional Paper No. 17 of 1914. Owing to financial reasons the carrying out of the scheme was postponed during the first half of last year, but in October last I was able to report to the Secretary of State that the revenue receipts were so satisfactory that I had sanctioned the carrying into effect of a portion of the scheme involving the purchase of twenty C-class buoys at a cost of $85,000, and the relaying of some of them in the coal and rice anchorages at a cost of $5,000. A sum of $140,000 was also provided in the estimates of the current year for the purchase of further buoys and moorings and a sum of $10,000 for relaying some of them. The scheme has now been satisfactorily completed at a total cost of $252,437. With this sum 45 moorings have been purchased as compared with an estimate of $250,000 for 40 moorings. Great credit is due to the Acting Harbour Master (Commander Beckwith) and the Acting Assistant Harbour Master (the late Lieutenant Davey) for this successful result, but I would remind you that the suggestion to acquire the moorings was first made by Commander Basil Taylour in the year 1902. The sum of $30,000 now asked for is to complete the sum of $252,431 referred to and to provide a sum of $2,539, which will be used, in addition to the $5,000 for other charges, to complete the work of raising and renewing moorings.\n\nTHE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and this was agreed to.\n\n## Hon. Mr. Pollock, K.C., and the Government Civil Hospital\n\nHON. MR. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C., asked the following questions:\n\n1. With reference to the new allocation of Sisters in A Block of the Government Civil Hospital, which was made by His Excellency the Governor at the last meeting of Council on the 3rd August, will the Government answer the following questions, namely:\n   - (i). Did not Sister Kelsey, pursuant to permission granted prior to the said Meeting of Council, leave this Colony on long leave, on the 9th August?\n   - (ii). Have not the services of one of the Private Nurses been requisitioned for private nursing, so as to render her unavailable for Hospital work? During what dates between the 3rd August and the date of these Questions (21st August), have the services of such Private Nurse been required for private nursing?\n   - (iii). On what dates between the last Meeting of Council (3rd August) and the date of these Questions (21st August) have there been two Sisters on duty in the morning in A Block, namely, one Sister on each floor?\n   - (iv). On what dates between the said dates has there been a Sister on duty, attending to the operating theatre exclusively?\n   - (v). Is not Sister Gorham, pursuant to permission granted to her prior to the said Meeting of Council, due to go away from the Colony on long leave on the 30th August, 1916?\n   - (vi). When will Sister Sloan complete her present current period of 1 years' Service?\n   - (vii). Have the Government secured the service of any, and, if so, what Sister or Nurses since the last Meeting of Council?\n   - (viii). Has Sister Jacobs resigned from the Government Hospitals Service in this Colony?\n\n2. With reference to the re-arrangement of the Staff in B Block of the Government Civil Hospital, which was announced at the said Meeting of Council, under which re-arrangement the nursing of patients in B Block is left entirely to Probationers and Japanese Nurses, will the Government state the respective lengths of Service of the Probationers who are left in charge of B Block? And will the Government also state whether such Japanese Nurses, and, if so, how many of them possess a sufficient knowledge of English, written as well as spoken, to render them independent of the aid of an Interpreter into English, in the discharge of their duties? Are the Japanese Nurses in charge of the wards in B Block or are the Probationers in charge of such wards?\n\n3. Was not the stock of drugs and disinfectants kept in store at the Government Civil Hospital considerably reduced by the present Principal Civil Medical Officer before the War?\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY replied as follows:\n\n1. \n   - (i). Yes.\n   - (ii). One of the private Nursing Sisters went out to a case on 3rd August and remained with the case until the 12th September. \n   - (iii). From August 15th to 21st.\n   - (iv). From August 15th to 21st.\n   - (v). Yes. Sister Gorham was granted leave to go as soon as she desired to do so and she went on the 8th September.\n   - (vi). Sister Sloan completes four years' resident service on the 13th December. She does not know at present whether she will go in December or later.\n   - (vii). The following Nursing Staff have been engaged since 3rd August:\n     - (a) Mrs. McEwen was taken on as a temporary maternity nurse on the 21st August. \n     - (b) Mrs. Birnie was taken on on the 16th August as a temporary sister. She resigned on the 20th September.\n     - (c) Mrs. Churchill was taken on on the 8th September as a temporary sister.\n     - (d) Miss Halley joined as a temporary sister on the 18th September. \n     - (e) Mrs. Fraser joined on the 2nd October as a temporary maternity nurse.\n     - (f) Two Japanese Staff Nurses joined on the 6th September.\n   - (viii). Miss Jacobs was transferred by the Colonial Office to the Federated Malay States while on leave.\n\n2. Probationer Nurse Smith appointed 1st November, 1915. Probationer Nurse Roberts on the 12th November, 1915, and Probationer Nurse Meadows on the 4th April, 1916. As to the knowledge of English possessed by the Japanese Nurses the Superintendent writes as follows: All of them possess quite a fair knowledge of writing English and are able to do so intelligently. Nurses Mishima, Sakamoto, and Tsuchimoto understand spoken English quite well, but the other two not quite so well. They all have some difficulty in reading the written language. At present they do require some amount of interpreting, but I have no doubt they will improve with daily practice in hearing and in speaking the language. Under date of the 8th of September the Matron reported as follows: I find they are improving daily and their nursing is excellent. I am quite satisfied with their progress. The last two arrivals are very good indeed and speak English quite well; they both appear to be well-trained nurses. Dr. Moore expressed his opinion to me that the nursing has been done quite satisfactorily in B Block by these nurses.\n\n   As regards the nursing generally in B Block, Under date of 20th September the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital reported as follows: \"I have no adverse criticism to make on the work of Japanese Staff Nurses and Probationary Nurses. I know of no instance in which patients have not been properly nursed.\"",
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        "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\n## closet latrine\nAnd whereas such application having been duly approved by the Governor and a notification of the intention to erect an underground trough closet latrine on such site having been duly published in three successive numbers of the Gazette, a certain owner in the vicinity has objected to such erection: And whereas such objection has been duly considered: It is hereby resolved by this Council that the above-mentioned site and the erection thereat of an underground trough closet latrine be and the same are hereby approved.\n\n## water\nbeing re-corked in some instances with corks identical with those used in the dispensary. In reporting the incident of the spirits of wine, Dr. Johnson said:--\"I consider that the manner in which the medical stores is administered is not a desirable one\" and present occurrence; and Mr. Thomson, then acting as Colonial Secretary, commented: \"The store system of the Medical Department is evidently in a rotten condition. No one knows what the waste has been in the past, if this report is taken as an example.\" \n\nThe HON. MR. WEI YUK seconded, and this was agreed to.\n\n## The Government Civil Hospital\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY-I promised at the last meeting of the Council to give a more detailed reply to the third of the questions which were put at that meeting by the hon. member nominated by the Justices of the Peace. That question was worded as follows: \"Was not the stock of drugs and disinfectants kept in store at the Government Civil Hospital considerably reduced by the present Principal Civil Medical Officer before the war?\"\n\nThe matter was fully investigated, two Chinese officers were dismissed from the service, and steps were taken to put the store administration upon a proper footing. Prior to 1913, the Principal Civil Officer, although he signed orders for stores, was not consulted as to their issue, which was under the general supervision of the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital. It was, and it still is, the rule, that Government servants drawing less than £300 a year can obtain medicines free at the hospital, while those drawing £300 or upwards were allowed to purchase medicines at approximately cost price. The term \"medicine\" for the purposes of the rule was supposed to denote a preparation for the treatment of disease prescribed by a Government or a private medical practitioner.\n\nIt is necessary, as a preliminary step, to examine the conditions pertaining at the Civil Hospital, prior to Dr. Johnson's appointment in the matter of the control and issue of drugs and disinfectants. The keys of the store, nominally in charge of the Apothecary, were kept openly on a hook in the dispensary. From 1 pm daily, until the following morning, the dispensary was left in the sole charge of three Chinese dispensers. Two of these slept in the hospital premises, and all three had free access to the drug and disinfectant store.\n\nIn most cases, prescriptions were not even seen by a medical officer. The Apothecary states: \"With regard to prescriptions, once anything had been prescribed, the patients could, as far as I could see, repeat it ad libitum, and frequent cases occurred of the same mixture having been supplied for six to twelve months or even longer. The patient no doubt thought it was required and also took it, but it allowed of no medical supervision.\" The Apothecary quotes the case of a member of the Police Force who was supplied regularly with malt and cod liver oil from October, 1911, to June, 1914.\n\nDr. Johnson arrived in the Colony on the 15th January, 1913, and on the 28th January, he brought it to the notice of the Government that 40 gallons of spirits of wine, ordered by Dr. Bell, the Acting Principal Civil Medical Officer, on the 13th December, and duly entered by the Apothecary in the stock-book as taken into store, had never in fact been received at all. Not long afterwards, he reported that an examination of certain cases of brandy in the store showed that various bottles had been emptied of their contents and had been filled with water, being re-corked in some instances with corks identical with those used in the dispensary.\n\nThe sudden upsetting of old custom, the drastic changes insisted upon by the new-comer, who had unwittingly excited rancorous jealousy among certain persons then in the Colony because he had accepted an appointment offered him by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, which many had hoped would go to Dr. Bell, raised a storm of disapproval and of indignation at the Civil Hospital, and among the various charges published on the house-tops against Dr. Johnson was the one now again brought forward, that he was improperly cutting down the hospital supplies.\n\nImmediately after his arrival in the Colony, Dr. Johnson began personally to investigate the administration of the stores at the Civil Hospital. On the 7th February, 1913, he wrote to the Superintendent: \"I notice that over 200 dozen bottles of various kinds have been issued during January. This is quite sufficient for the entire needs of the Army, Navy, and Civil hospitals of the Colony, and would even then be excessive.\" Dr. Johnson set his face against the then prevailing practice of ordering stocks of patent medicines, popular for a time and then discarded.\n\nWith regard to this, he reports: \"Heaping purchases, which are often not well-considered ones, is not a sound policy. I have been asked for various proprietary medicines like A and B (it is unnecessary to give the names). Neither of these is necessary. They are both capable at the most of relieving symptoms, and B, besides being expensive, is as nice as a sweetmeat to the taste. But they are of no particular import, except to the proprietors, and it is a reasonable thing to avoid the purchase of patent and proprietary articles which are, for the most part, of no special value.\"\n\nDr. Johnson paid particular attention to the issue of brandy in the Civil Hospital, the number of bottles supplied being in 1910, 408, and in 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 312, 204, 192, and 127 respectively. Dr. Johnson reports that he is quite satisfied that no patient has been one particle the worse for this diminished issue.\n\n| Year | Number of Bottles |\n|------|--------------------|\n| 1910 | 408                |\n| 1912 | 312                |\n| 1913 | 204                |\n| 1914 | 192                |\n| 1915 | 127                |\n\nDr. Johnson also terminated a practice under which hypodermic solutions were prepared in bottles containing a large number of doses, the syringe being filled from the bottle. The practice was wasteful because solutions became stale and were thrown away. The present practice is to supply tabloids and ampoules containing fresh single doses.\n\nHe similarly prevented waste in the matter of chloroform by supplying, as far as possible, 4 oz. bottles to the Operating Theatre in place of 1 lb. bottles; surplus chloroform in the latter bottles having frequently been discarded on the plea that it had deteriorated.\n\nAbout July, 1915, the Apothecary, unknown to Dr. Johnson, compiled a list chiefly of patent drugs which had been in stock unused for some time, and he asked the doctors connected with the hospital whether they could prescribe the articles in question, in order to prevent waste. As far as the Apothecary remembers, none were used.\n\nI may also quote an extract from \"Rules for Economy in Prescribing,\" which appeared last year in an article in the British Medical Journal: \"Avoid the use of all patent and proprietary medicines. The secret remedies and more secret remedies, published by the British Medical Association, has shown how expensive they are without any compensating merits.\"\n\nIn 1914, Dr. Johnson sent in an indent smaller than the customary one. It had been the custom to order for some eighteen months in advance, and Dr. Johnson very properly decided to indent for shorter periods, and to send forward supplementary requisitions as the requirements became known. With regard to this indent, the following minute by Dr. Bell is on record: ...",
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        "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\n## closet latrine\nAnd whereas such application having been duly approved by The Governor and a notification of the intention to erect an underground trough closet latrine on such site having been duly published in three successive numbers of the Gazette, a certain owner in the vicinity has objected to such erection. And whereas such objection has been duly considered: It is hereby resolved by this Council that the above-mentioned site and the erection thereat of an underground trough closet latrine be and the same are hereby approved.\n\nwater, being re-corked in some instances with corks identical with those used in the dispensary.\n\nIn reporting the incident of the spirits of wine, Dr. Johnson said, \"I consider that the manner in which the medical stores is administered is not a desirable one and that it is largely responsible for the present occurrence.\" Then acting as Colonial Secretary, Mr. Thomson commented: \"The store system in the Medical Department is evidently in a rotten condition. No one knows what the waste has been in the past, if this report is taken as an example.\"\n\nHON. MR. WEI YUK seconded, and this was agreed to.\n\n## The Government Civil Hospital\n\nThe two Chinese officers were dismissed from the service, and steps were taken to put the store administration upon a proper footing.\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY - I promised at the last meeting of the Council to give a more detailed reply to the third of the questions which were put at that meeting by the hon. member nominated by the Justices of the Peace. That question was worded as follows: - \"Was not the stock of drugs and disinfectants kept in store at the Government Civil Hospital considerably reduced by the present Principal Civil Medical Officer before the war?\"\n\nPrior to 1913, the Principal Civil Medical Officer, although he signed orders for stores, was not consulted as to their issue, which was under the general supervision of the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital. It was, and it still is, the rule that Government servants drawing less than £300 a year were allowed to purchase medicines at approximately cost price.\n\nThe Police Force was supplied regularly with malt and cod liver oil from October, 1911, to June, 1914. He consumed altogether 39 bottles of this mixture, the retail price of which is $1.50 a bottle. I am informed that this particular article, and various similar articles stocked at the Civil Hospital, which I may describe as medical comforts, are not stocked at all at one at least of the leading hospitals in London.\n\nDr. Johnson paid particular attention to the issue of brandy in the Civil Hospital, the number of bottles supplied being in 1910, 408, and in 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 312, 204, 192, and 127 respectively. Dr. Johnson reports that he is quite satisfied that no patient has been one particle the worse for this diminished issue. Dr. Johnson also terminated a practice under which hypodermic solutions were prepared in bottles containing a large number of doses, the syringe being filled from the bottle. The practice was wasteful because solutions became stale and were thrown away.\n\nImmediately after his arrival in the Colony, Dr. Johnson began personally to investigate the administration of the stores at the Civil Hospital. On the 7th February, 1913, he wrote to the Superintendent: \"I notice that over a dozen bottles of various kinds have been issued during January. This is quite sufficient for the entire needs of the Army, Navy, and Civil hospitals of the Colony, and would even then be excessive.\" Dr. Johnson set his face against the then prevailing practice of ordering stocks of patent medicines, popular for a time and then discarded. With regard to this, he reports: \"Heaping up purchases, which are often not well-considered ones, is not a sound policy.\"\n\nThe present practice is to supply tabloids and ampoules containing fresh single doses. He similarly prevented waste in the matter of chloroform by supplying, as far as possible, bottles to the Operating Theatre in place of 1 lb. bottles; surplus chloroform in the latter bottles having frequently been discarded on the plea that it had deteriorated.\n\nThe sudden upsetting of old customs, a new-comer can obtain medicines free at the hospital, while those drawing £300 or upwards were allowed to purchase medicines at approximately cost price. The term \"medicine\" was supposed to denote a preparation for the treatment of disease prescribed by a Government or private medical practitioner. The rule was not observed. Senior officers were not as a rule called upon to pay for articles supplied to them, and the term \"medicine\" was extended to cover almost any articles in store for which a Government servant might think fit to ask.\n\nFrom 1 p.m. daily, until the following morning, the dispensary was left in the sole charge of three Chinese dispensers. Two of these slept in the hospital premises, and all three had free access to the drug and disinfectant store. In most cases, the requests were not even seen by a medical officer. The Apothecary states: \"With regard to prescriptions, once anything had been prescribed, the patients could, as far as I could see, repeat it ad libitum, and frequent cases occurred of the same mixture having been supplied for six to twelve months or even longer. The patient no doubt thought it was required, and also took it, but it allowed of no medical supervision.\"\n\nThe Apothecary quotes the case of a member of the Police Force who was supplied regularly with malt and cod liver oil.\n\nDr. Johnson arrived in the Colony on the 15th January, 1913, and on the 28th January, he brought it to the notice of the Government that 40 gallons of spirits of wine, ordered by Dr. Bell, the Acting Principal Civil Medical Officer, on the 13th December, and duly entered by the Apothecary in the stock-book as taken into store, had never in fact been received at all. Not long afterwards, he reported that an examination of certain cases of brandy in the store showed that various bottles had been emptied of their contents and had been filled with water, being re-corked in some instances with corks identical with those used in the dispensary.\n\nIt is necessary to examine the conditions pertaining at the Civil Hospital, prior to Dr. Johnson's appointment, in the matter of the control and issue of drugs and disinfectants. The keys of the store, nominally in charge of the Apothecary, were kept openly on a book in the dispensary.\n\nThe drastic changes insisted upon by Dr. Johnson, who had unwittingly excited a rancorous jealousy among certain persons then in the Colony because he had accepted an appointment, offered to him by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, which many had hoped would go to Dr. Bell, raised a storm of disapproval and of indignation at the Civil Hospital, and among the various charges published on the house-tops against Dr. Johnson was the one again brought forward, that he was improperly cutting down the hospital supplies.\n\nI may say here that in my reference to the jealousy of certain persons, I do not allude to Dr. Bell, who bore his disappointment most philosophically. About July, 1913, the Apothecary, unknown to Dr. Johnson, compiled a list chiefly of patent drugs which had been in stock unused for some time, and he asked the doctors connected with the hospital whether they could prescribe the articles in question, in order to prevent waste. As far as the Apothecary remembers, none were used.\n\nIt was alleged in the first place that in ordering from the Crown Agents the drugs and disinfectants required for 1914, Dr. Johnson sent in an indent smaller than the customary one. This was the case. It had been the custom to order for some eighteen months in advance, and Dr. Johnson very properly decided to indent for shorter periods, and to send forward supplementary requisitions as the requirements became known.\n\nI may also quote an extract from \"Rules for Economy in Prescribing,\" which appeared last year in an article in the British Medical Journal:- \"Avoid the use of all patent and proprietary medicines. The secret remedies and more secret remedies, published by the British Medical Association, has shown how expensive they are without any compensating merits.\"\n\nWith regard to this indent, the following minute by Dr. Bell is on record: -\n\nPage 660  \nPage 661",
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        "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\n## closet latrine\nAnd whereas such application having been duly approved by the Governor and a notification of the intention to erect an underground trough closet latrine on such site having been duly published in three successive numbers of the Gazette, a certain owner in the vicinity has objected to such erection. And whereas such objection has been duly considered, It is hereby resolved by this Council that the above-mentioned underground trough closet latrine be and the same are hereby approved.\n\nThe report is taken as an example. HON. MR. WEI YUK seconded, and this was agreed to.\n\n## The Government Civil Hospital\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY-I promised at the last meeting of the Council to give a more detailed reply to the third of the questions which were put at that meeting by the hon. member nominated by the Justices of the Peace. That question was worded as follows: \"Was not the stock of drugs and disinfectants kept in store at the Government Civil Hospital considerably reduced by the present Principal Civil Medical Officer before the war?\"\n\nPrior to 1913, the Principal Civil Medical Officer, although he signed orders for stores, was not consulted as to their issue, which was under the general supervision of the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital. It was, and it still is, the rule, that Government servants drawing less than £300 a year can obtain medicines free at the hospital, while those drawing £300 or upwards were allowed to purchase medicines at approximately cost price. The term \"medicine\" for the purposes of the rule was supposed to denote a preparation for the treatment of disease prescribed by a Government or a private medical practitioner. The rule was not observed. Senior officers were not, as a rule, called upon to pay for articles supplied to them, and the term \"medicine\" was extended to cover almost any articles in store for which a Government servant might think fit to ask. Precriptions were not required; a written request, which was in some cases initialled by a medical officer at the hospital, being regarded as sufficient at the dispensary. In most cases, the requests were not even seen by a medical officer.\n\nThe Apothecary states: \"With regard to prescriptions, once anything had been prescribed, the patients could, as far as I could see, repeat it ad libitum, and frequent cases occurred of the same mixture having been supplied for six to twelve months or even longer. The patient no doubt thought it was required, and also took it, but it allowed of no medical supervision.\" The Apothecary quotes the case of a member of the Police Force who was supplied regularly with malt and cod liver oil from October, 1911, to June, 1914. He consumed altogether 39 bottles of this mixture, the retail price of which is $1.50 a bottle.\n\nDr. Johnson arrived in the Colony on the 15th January, 1913, and on the 28th January, he brought it to the notice of the Government that 40 gallons of spirits of wine, ordered by Dr. Bell, the Acting Principal Civil Medical Officer, on the 13th December, and duly entered by the Apothecary in the stock-book as taken into store, had never in fact been received at all. Not long afterwards, he reported that an examination of certain cases of brandy in the store showed that various bottles had been emptied of their contents and had been filled with water, being re-corked in some instances with corks identical with those used in the dispensary. In reporting the incident of the spirits of wine, Dr. Johnson said: \"I consider that the manner in which the medical stores are administered is not a desirable one and that it is largely responsible for the present occurrence...\" \n\nIt is necessary, as a preliminary step, to examine the conditions pertaining at the Civil Hospital, prior to Dr. Johnson's appointment, in the matter of the control and issue of drugs and disinfectants. The keys of the store, nominally in charge of the Apothecary, were kept openly on a hook in the dispensary. From 1 p.m. daily, until the following morning, the dispensary was left in the sole charge of three Chinese dispensers. Two of these slept in the hospital premises, and all three had free access to the drug and disinfectant store.\n\nImmediately after his arrival in the Colony, Dr. Johnson began personally to investigate the administration of the stores at the Civil Hospital. On the 7th February, 1913, he wrote to the Superintendent: \"I notice that over 200 dozen bottles of various kinds have been issued during January. This is quite sufficient for the entire needs of the Army, Navy, and Civil hospitals of the Colony, and would even then be excessive.\"\n\nDr. Johnson paid particular attention to the issue of brandy in the Civil Hospital, the number of bottles supplied being in 1910, 408, and in 1912, 1913, 1914, 312, 204, 192, and 127 respectively. Dr. Johnson reports that he is quite satisfied that no patient has been one particle the worse for this diminished issue. Dr. Johnson also terminated a practice under which hypodermic solutions were prepared in bottles containing a large number of doses, the syringe being filled from the bottle. The practice was wasteful because solutions became stale and were thrown away. The present practice is to supply tabloids and ampoules containing fresh single doses. He similarly prevented waste in the matter of chloroform by supplying, as far as possible, 4 oz. bottles to the Operating Theatre in place of 1 lb. bottles; surplus chloroform in the latter bottles having frequently been discarded on the plea that it had deteriorated.\n\nDr. Johnson set his face against the then prevailing practice of ordering stocks of patent medicines, popular for a time and then discarded. With regard to this, he reports: \"Heaping up purchases, which are often not well-considered ones, is not a sound policy. I have been asked for various proprietary medicines like A and B (it is unnecessary to give the names). Neither of these is necessary. They are both capable of relieving symptoms, and B, besides being expensive, is as nice as a sweetmeat to the taste. But they are of no particular import, except to the proprietors, and it is a reasonable thing to avoid the purchase of patent and proprietary articles which are, for the most part, of no special value.\" \n\nI may mention in this connection that about July, 1915, the Apothecary, unknown to Dr. Johnson, compiled a list chiefly of patent drugs which had been in stock unused for some time, and he asked the doctors connected with the hospital whether they could prescribe the articles in question, in order to prevent waste. As far as the Apothecary remembers, none were used. I may also quote an extract from \"Rules for Economy in Prescribing,\" which appeared last year in an article in the British Medical Journal:-\"Avoid the use of all patent and proprietary medicines. The secret remedies and more secret remedies, published by the British Medical Association, has shown how expensive they are without any compensating merits.\"\n\nThe sudden upsetting of old customs, the drastic changes insisted upon by the new-comer who had unwittingly excited rancorous jealousy among certain persons then in the Colony because he accepted an appointment, offered him by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, which many had hoped would go to Dr. Bell, raised a storm of disapproval and of indignation at the Civil Hospital, and among the various charges published on the house tops against Dr. Johnson was the one now again brought forward, that he was improperly cutting down the hospital supplies. \n\nIn ordering from the Crown Agents the drugs and disinfectants required for 1914, Dr. Johnson sent in an indent smaller than the customary one. It had been the custom to order for some eighteen months in advance, and Dr. Johnson very properly decided to indent for shorter periods, and to send forward supplementary requisitions as the requirements became known. With regard to this indent, the following minute by Dr. Bell is on record: ...",
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        "content_text": "# 009 Sveen Tel.\n1916 4 Dec\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\n$702 HONG KONG 58321\n\nCof REC. 58321 179 REGS 5 DEC 16\n\nOhmive labourers for France. Defor at Laschikok placed at disposal of French consul for housing labourers from Canton prior to embarkation, & every facility will be given.\n\nCopy to J.O. cap. 27.\n\nR 6/12/16 atonce\n\nCopy to Conf 7 Dec\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n`(441) Wt. 14758-1. 27.000 7/16. BM & S.`\n\nC. D. A. 7 DEC.",
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        "content_text": "337\n\nC\n\n(60)\n\nNotes made 3/2/16 by ALFRED HOLT & Co., during conversation with Capt. LyCETT,\n\n8.89. OANTA.\"\n\nOn arrival of this vessel in Australia 500 tins Opium were found stowed under a small quantity of coal remaining in the bunkers. This coal having been shipped at Glasgow it is practically certain that the Opium was also taken on board at that port. 389 tins were marked :-\n\nAH KOW,\n\n32, PITT STREET,\n\nLIVERPOOL,\n\nthe remainder bearing a Hong Kong Chinese label.\n\nThe matter was taken up with the No. 1 fireman, who however denied any knowledge of Opium being on board the ship and the master has reason to believe that he really was not concerned in the attempted smuggling.\n\nA few days prior to steamer sailing from Glasgow a substitute named *Chang Sow was shipped, but owing to alleged sickness he refused to sail, and was replaced by another substitute fireman *Dan Bing. This man was most unsatisfactory during the whole voyage. The No. 1 could not control him and he was constantly very impudent to the Chief Engineer.\n\n* Both these men were sent up to Glasgow from Liverpool.\n\n(61)\n\nExtract of letter from Capt. R. BIE, N.S.\" ALCINOTS,\" YOKOHAMA.\n\n(Dated) 8th March, 1916.\n\nNo. 1, 2, 5, 6, Ballast Tanks have been cleaned and Lids all secured, ready to take oil at Tarakan (Borneo). I enclose a sketch of Bunker where Opium was found at Hong Kong. It was not possible to observe it from Bilges as the Boards were cut and scam on top of Frame.\n\nBUNKER\nOPIUM SPACE\nENGINE ROOM\nBILGE\nTANK\n\n6",
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        "content_text": "dockyard such as Singapore has become painfully apparent since the outbreak of war.\n\nThe whole strength of the German political and economic position in Singapore before the war lay in their advantageous shipping facilities with Europe, and the control of the more important local shipping services which acted as feeders to the main European line of the Norddeutscher Lloyd. In the early days of the great bid for Eastern trade, it will be remembered that the N.D.L. and other German lines entered upon most strenuous freight wars with their British and other rivals, which were fought out to such a pitch that they eventually forced their way into both the outward and homeward freight Conferences between Europe and the Far East. Having achieved their purpose in this respect, it was comparatively easy to develop their share of the trade. Well-equipped steamers were placed on the run, the greatest attention was paid to the details of the service, particularly in regard to passenger accommodation, and they received considerable support from the travelling British public, and also from British shippers. Under ordinary circumstances, the entry of the German lines into the Conference would have been an advantage both to British steamship owners and also to merchants, inasmuch as it would have maintained reasonable and lucrative rates of freight for the former, and would have insured to the latter a stable rate and equal treatment with their competitors of all nationalities. It is now understood, however, that under the German system of encouraging export trade the shipping lines co-operated with the Imperial State railways in Germany, and granted special rates, which were appreciably lower than those of their competitors for the same length of haulage. In addition to this, an elaborate system of secret rebates was granted by the German shipping companies to their agents, who, in turn, granted favourable rates to their clients among the local merchants. The advantages thus secured by a firm like Behn, Meyer & Co., the agents for the leading German lines, and also the largest individual German merchants and shippers in the colony, will be readily appreciated. These advantages were consolidated by their control of the local feeding lines in the archipelago.\n\nIn the early days, it was decided by the British shipping companies that, inasmuch as Bangkok lay off the main route to China and Japan, the Siamese trade should be attracted to Singapore. Messrs. Alfred Holt & Co., of the \"Blue Funnel line, accordingly formed a nominally separate company to operate a regular subsidiary service between the two ports in order to feed their through steamers.\n\nThis service was run for years until a most advantageous offer was made to the British owners by Messrs. Behn, Meyer & Co., acting at the instigation of Herr Weigand, the former president of the N.D.L., and the whole fleet was sold outright to the Germans, the British Company binding itself not to compete for a term of years, which period has now lapsed. Having secured control of this valuable line (in 1913 the imports from Siam Proper and ports on the east coast of the Peninsula to Singapore amounted to over 4,000,000l., and the exports from Singapore to 1,100,000l.), a portion of the fleet was diverted to British North Borneo, and before the outbreak of war the mail service between Singapore and British North Borneo, two important links in the chain of British Possessions in the East, was conducted by German steamers.\n\nThis control of local shipping was used by the German houses to further their policy of decentralisation, and to stimulate a direct business both outwards and homewards with the smaller stations among the islands, where British mercantile activity was not active, as the British firms concentrated in Singapore and left the collection and distribution of goods in the subsidiary markets to the Chinese and Malay traders. As an instance of this policy, Macassar, the capital of Celebes, was made a port of call of the German-Australian line of steamers, and a considerable amount of produce was shipped direct from that port to Europe. Whether this policy of decentralisation would, in the long run, have proved successful is a matter for grave doubt, as it seriously menaced the hold of the native dealers on the trade. It, however, served to secure cargoes for German steamers, and increased the shipping commissions of their agents.\n\nSince the outbreak of war, an effort has been made by Messrs. Alfred Holt & Co. to regain their position in the Archipelago. Three new steamers have been laid down at the Taikoo Dockyard in Hong Kong, specially constructed for the Singapore-Bangkok service, and an arrangement has been entered into with the Straits Steamship Company, whose capital has been considerably increased, and it is intended that this company shall largely extend its field of operations in the future, and shall act as the feeder to the British lines calling at Singapore.\n\nPage 9\n\nThe general question of international shipping Conferences so far as they apply to the Far East will be dealt with at a later stage in this report. It is advisable at this point to state that--\n\nThe British merchants in the Straits Settlements consider that it will be gravely detrimental to the interests of British trade if the German lines are allowed to re-enter the Eastern Shipping Conference after the war.\n\nAmerican Competition.-Prior to the outbreak of war the United States was not a keen competitor in the import trade of the Colony owing to the high prices and long deliveries asked for her goods, and also owing to the fact that she was not represented on the spot by American merchant houses. During the past two years, however, the cessation of continental supplies and the uncertainty and delay in the execution of orders placed in the United Kingdom have resulted in a very large proportion of the orders for iron and steel of all kinds, bolts and nuts, galvanised and corrugated sheets, nails, copper, and brass being secured by United States manufacturers.\n\nThe United States is carrying on an active advertising campaign, and has supplied comprehensive catalogues of her manufactures to the various Consuls with a view to extending the trade. It is not considered by the local British houses that this competition will survive the resumption of normal conditions, unless the American facilities for distribution, shipping, and finance are very much improved.\n\nThe strong feature of the American trade is the large amount of Straits produce consumed in the States. New York is at the present time a more important market than London for Straits rubber and tin, but the bulk of this business is conducted through the established British houses in the Settlements.\n\nJapanese Competition Japan is likely to become an increasingly severe competitor in the Straits Settlements. Between the years 1902-1912 her exports to the Straits remained almost stationary, but her imports of Malayan produce increased threefold Since the war, however, her trade has expanded rapidly, and Japanese merchants are rapidly extending, throughout the Settlements and also the F.M.S., lines of trade which formerly were to a great extent in the hands of our enemies. The principal articles include matches, enamelled ware, glass and porcelain ware, cotton goods-especially singlets and towels, toys, chemicals, beer, and cement. Japanese packing cases, latex cups, and coagulating trays for use on the rubber estates are appearing in considerable quantities, and a large trade is being developed in insulators, lamp-shades, and other electrical necessities. In order to facilitate the finance of this trade a branch of the Bank of Taiwan has been opened in Singapore since the outbreak of the war.\n\nJapan's strength at present lies mainly in coal and shipping. Japanese coal- whether mined in Japan or in Manchuria enjoys a virtual monopoly in the Straits Settlements. A certain amount of Chinese coal from the Kailan Company's mines in North China is on the market, but the Japanese fuel is the bunker coal par excellence of the Far East.\n\nCoal is mined in Sumatra and Labuan, but only in small quantities, and the price cannot compete with the Japanese. This outward trade in coal is a valuable asset to the Japanese steamship services, and has been a prominent factor in stimulating Japanese shipping in the archipelago. The total Japanese tonnage entered and cleared in Straits ports in 1913 amounted to 2,600,000 tons, and in 1915 this figure had increased to 3,800,000 tons.\n\nJapanese competition, so far, has not seriously affected British commercial interests, inasmuch as the articles handled have been, in the main, low-priced sundry goods formerly supplied by enemy countries. The increase in the imports of hosiery are noteworthy, and with the efflux of time and the extension of the Japanese mills we may expect to see competition in the staple cotton fabrics. Japanese shipping is likely to prove a very serious competitor in the local services, and British merchants view with some concern the almost complete dependence upon Japan for bunker coal. It is suggested that an effort might be made to develop the import of Indian coal. The question is mainly one of shipping facilities.\n\nBanking and Credit Facilities. The banking and credit facilities in the Colony appear to be adequate to the needs of the trade. Branches of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and the Mercantile Bank of India are established both in the Settlements and in the F.M.S., and a liberal policy is pursued. The leading European merchants operate on their own funds, and, in addition, almost always receive a clean overdraft for a considerable amount.\n\nA 2687\n\nB\n\n601",
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        "content_text": "Own account.\n\n50\n\nA noteworthy feature of German competition in the Philippines has been the enterprise shown by young Germans of late years in commencing business on their own account. Whereas several such houses have begun trading in the past few years, I cannot trace a similar British house. This fact is probably due to the more liberal facilities accorded to them by the manufacturers and banks in their own country than has been the case in Great Britain. Credit must, however, be given for their undoubted industry and energy, and for the fact that many of them start, on the whole, better equipped with a sound commercial education than do their British contemporaries, who acquire their special knowledge haphazard in the service of established firms rather than in the schools.\n\nJapanese Competition.-The principal items of import from Japan in 1913 were:-\n\n£\n£\n\nCoal\n160,000 (210,000 in 1914)\n\nCement\n5,000 (25,000 in 1914)\n\nCotton Yarns, Grey\n11,000 (47,000 in 1914)\n\nCotton Cloth, bleached\n26,000\n14,000 in 1914\n\ndyed\n5,000 (11,000 in 1914)\n\nmercerised\n21,000 (30,000 in 1914)\n\nall other Wearing Apparel\n22,000\n\n21,000\n\n1,000\n\n60,000\n\nSince the outbreak of war, however, Japanese competition, particularly in textiles, has become more acute, and is being severely felt in underwear, umbrellas, yarns (40's), Turkey red cloths and other goods.\n\nJapanese shipping is only surpassed in total number of vessels and tonnage by the British. In 1914, of all shipping entered and cleared at Manila, the Japanese flag was flown on 132 vessels of a total net tonnage of 422,265. (British shipping for the same period-350 vessels, and 822,648 tons.)\n\nThe Mitsui Bussan Kaisha are established at Manila, and handle a steadily increasing import and export trade. The reason for the relative increase in imports from Japan may be explained in a sentence: cheap labour and geographical position.\n\nJapanese competition is undoubtedly increasing in severity, but it will be seen from the figures that it is not as yet really serious, and has not so far adversely affected local British interests to any appreciable extent.\n\nAmerican Competition. As we have seen, the United States supplies the major portion of the articles imported into the islands, a state of affairs entirely brought about by the Customs preference. I am informed that as the Philippines Government usually finds difficulty in raising revenue, it is possible that at some future time a small duty may be imposed on goods from the United States, but there is little hope that, in any event, foreign goods will be allowed to enter on the same terms as those from the United States so long as a virtual protectorate over the islands is continued.\n\nIn the local competition among merchants, American houses have not made the headway that might have been expected. Messrs. Macleod & Co. are strong competitors in hemp shipments, and transact a shipping agency business. Messrs. Macondray & Co. (in which there are British interests) do a considerable shipping and import trade. The American Trading Co., and several other smaller United States firms, are moderately active, particularly as regards engineering and hardware.\n\nBritish merchants, however, with their old-established connections and trade marks, and their strong financial position, are successfully maintaining their hold on the bulk trade.\n\nPage 51\n\nGeneral Methods of Business. The distribution of merchandise in the interior and throughout the islands is almost entirely in the hands of Chinese, who also act as merchants and brokers for the sale of produce to foreign exporters. Each foreign house in Manila, and elsewhere, employs a Chinese compradore for the transaction of its business, and he usually guarantees the accounts.\n\nThe usual credit terms granted by British houses on imported goods is from one to two months clear, and interest at the rate of 5-7 per cent. is charged after the expiry of this term. German firms frequently give 4-6 months credit, handing over the goods against promissory notes. Produce for export is paid for in cash upon delivery and after inspection, and this system has been found to work satisfactorily. In some cases advances are made, but this is not really necessary, and the custom is pernicious.\n\nShipping Facilities. In normal pre-war times direct shipping services were maintained between the United Kingdom and Philippine ports (Manila and Iloilo) by the Cia. Transatlantica and by Messrs. Alfred Holt & Co. The former line loaded at Liverpool and Glasgow, and called en route at Spanish ports and Singapore. This service has been suspended. The Blue Funnel steamers (Alfred Holt & Co.) load also at Glasgow and Birkenhead, and call at Penang and Singapore, but direct shipment has been suspended since the war, and cargo for the Philippines is transhipped at Hong Kong. Goods can also be shipped from London by the P. & O., Glen, Shire, and Nippon Yusen Kaisha lines with transhipment at Hong Kong, and occasionally a steamer loads at Middlesboro', taking Philippines cargo as far as Hong Kong. All these lines are members of the Eastern Shipping Conference, and a very efficient service was maintained.\n\nThe Trans-Pacific trade, prior to the war, was largely in the hands of the Pacific Mail S.S. Co., the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, and the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The first-named company has now withdrawn its service owing to the operation of the La Follette Seaman's Bill, according to the terms of which 75 per cent. of the seamen on vessels entering United States ports must understand the language of their officers. This greatly-criticised measure has given a direct premium to Japanese shipping, which now largely predominates on the Pacific. In June 1914 the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company made Manila a port of call for its \"Empress\" boats on the outward voyage from Vancouver to Hong Kong, and this service will be fully maintained after the war. Messrs. Alfred Holt & Co. operated a service between Manila, Seattle and Puget Sound ports, and trans-Pacific connections were also maintained by steamers of the Barber, Dodwell, and Bank lines.\n\nIn 1914 an arrangement was made whereby three steamship companies, viz., the Ocean Steamship Co. (Alfred Holt & Co.) and two Dutch companies-Rotterdam Lloyd and the Netherlands-will in turn send one ship a month from New York via the Suez Canal, making Manila its terminus point after calling at Batavia and Macassar, and calling at Batavia, Colombo, and Gibraltar on the return voyage. The Indra line also run regular services from New York to the Far East via Suez.\n\nA very good local service between Manila and Hong Kong is maintained by the China Navigation Co. (Messrs. Butterfield and Swire), the Indo-China S.S. Co. (Messrs. Jardine, Mathieson, & Co., Ltd.), and numerous Japanese steamers.\n\nThe share of the principal flags engaged in the foreign trade of the islands will be seen from the following figures abstracted from the Consular Report, and showing the vessels cleared at Manila during 1913 and 1914-\n\nNationality\nVessels. 1913\nNet Tonnage\nVessels. 1914\nNet Tonnage\n\nBritish\n359\n827,246\n360\n822,648\n\nUnited States\n29\n204,582\n27\n193,049\n\nDanish\n10\n\n8\n997\n\nFrench\n81\n250,321\n61\n191,847\n\nGerman\n133\n402,496\n182\n422,265\n\nJapanese\n\n+\n5,117\n\nNorwegian\n8\n16,220\n45\n60,961\n\nPhilippine\n37\n$1,700\n\nt\n\nPortuguese\n1\n995\n207\n\nRussian\n13\n32,558\n12\n28,355\n\nSpanish\n2\n6,882\n2\n4,645\n\nSwedish\n\n669\n\nTotal\n1,791,203\n\n631\n1,721,931\n\nNOTE.-Coastwise vessels are not included in the foregoing table, only those entering and clearing Manila direct in foreign trade being mentioned here. The others appear in the Cebu and Iloilo returns according as they called at either of these ports before or after Manila.\n\nInterned German Shipping. Twenty-five German vessels entered Manila Harbour for safety after August 5th, 1914, of which seven put to sea again, but three ...",
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        "content_text": "60\n\n16 miles from its mouth. The port is accessible for steamers drawing up to 18 feet. Regular services of French coasting steamers are maintained with Saigon, where connection is made with the Messageries Maritimes steamers for Europe; and with Hong Kong, which port supplies a large proportion of the imports into the colony.\n\nThe conditions of trade are very similar to those prevailing in Saigon. The only British house established at the port is the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, which is steadily strengthening its position. British commercial interests are represented by French firms, and the following houses conduct this business:-\n\nMessrs. Denis Frères.-M. Giquesux, a partner of the house, holds the office of H.M. Vice-Consul, while the firm acts as the agents for the China Navigation Co., Ltd. (Messrs. Butterfield and Swire), the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, and many British insurance offices.\n\nCompagnie de Commerce et de Navigation d'Extrême-Orient. The agencies of the Blue Funnel Line (Alfred Holt & Co.) and the Indo-China S.N. Co. (Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.) are in the hands of this firm, which also acts for several London fire and marine insurance companies.\n\nA. R. Marty operates a line of steamers to Hong Kong under the French flag, and also represents the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. and the Nippon Yusen Kaisha.\n\nThe last few years have witnessed an important development of industrial activity in the province of Tongking. The important Hongay coal mines, situated on the coast, produce anthracite coal of excellent quality, which is finding a steadily increasing market in South China. Portland cement is manufactured at Haiphong, and is competing in the markets of the Far East with that produced by the British company at Hong Kong. Perhaps the most important industrial enterprise in the whole of French Indo-China is the Société Cotonnière du Tonkin, which operates three cotton-spinning mills in the province, one at Haiphong of 25,000 spindles, one at Nam-Dinh of 24,000, and one at Hanoi of 10,000. The yarn spun at these factories is not only finding a ready sale throughout Indo-China, but is being exported in steadily increasing quantities to the neighbouring Chinese province of Yunnan to the detriment of Bombay and Japanese spinnings. Between the years 1908 and 1914, the imports of Tongkingese yarn into Yünnan and Mengtsz increased from 6,423 piculs to 36,072 piculs.\n\nTransit Trade. Since the completion in 1910 of the through line of railway between Haiphong and Yunnan Fu, the capital of the Chinese province of Yünnan, the importance of Haiphong as the port of entry for S.W. China has increased enormously. In this respect Haiphong may be said to be a commercial dependency of Hong Kong, in which market the foreign trade of S.W. China is largely centred. Regular services operated by\n\nThe China Navigation Co., Ltd., and the Indo-China S.N. Co., Ltd., under the British flag, by A. R. Marty under the French flag, and by Japanese steamers, ply between the two ports.\n\nGoods passing in transit through Tongking are charged 20 per cent of the general French Import Tariff as transit dues, but in addition have to submit to an infinity of charges levied by the local authorities at Haiphong, which involve endless trouble and serious delay. The exactions and indifference of the French Customs officials to a large extent neutralise the benefits of a most important railway line, which has been of very great expense to the colony, but which, in fact, has done little to increase French commercial activity in Yünnan. German commercial interests in Yunan Fu before the war were predominant, and the recent successful British endeavours to secure this trade have been regarded with undisguised jealousy and hostility on the part of French officials and merchants.\n\nvery\n\nSUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS.\n\n1. The foreign trade of the French Colony of Indo-China is centred in the two ports of Saigon and Haiphong, and has increased from a total of 5,000,000l. in 1880 to 26,000,000l. in 1913. The trade consists, on the export side, of very heavy shipments of rice, and, on the import side, of manufactured goods, mainly cotton fabrics and yarns, gunny bags, silk tissues, and hardware. The share of France\n\n61\n\nand her colonies amounted in 1913 to 30.4 per cent. of the total trade, to 21 per cent. of the exports, and to 36.75 per cent. of the imports.\n\n2. The share taken by the United Kingdom in the trade of the colony is very small, but the British ports of Singapore and Hong Kong do a most important transit trade with Indo-China, and large shipments of gunny bags are made from Calcutta to meet the requirements of the rice exporters.\n\n3. Although the colony offers a promising market for manufactured goods, British manufacturers are effectually excluded by the high tariff in force, with the result that 95 per cent. of the cotton fabrics and 66 per cent. of the machinery imported is drawn from France and the French colonies.\n\n4. Prior to the war there were no British general merchants established in the country, nor have I heard of any expansion of British interests within the past two years, beyond visits from the travellers of certain Straits firms and a few sales of piece goods from stock. The Chartered and Hong Kong Banks transact financial business and exchange, both at Saigon and Haiphong, but their clients are almost entirely French firms. The apparent reason for this state of affairs is that British houses prefer the free, cosmopolitan conditions prevailing in the other markets of the East to the cramped and confined existence in the French colonies, where the French language, customs, and mode of life prevail, and where foreigners are not regarded with favour.\n\n5. Despite these conditions, one or two German merchants, with headquarters in Paris, have been able to conduct a profitable business. These houses are now closed, and it is doubtful whether German firms will be allowed to open in the colony at least for several years after the conclusion of hostilities. Therefore, there would appear to be an opening for one or more British houses, preferably those established in the Straits Settlements, to take up the trade formerly handled by the Germans, in addition to which there is little doubt that the large British shipping and insurance companies would probably give their support in the way of agencies. I have reason to know that the local agents of the British banks would welcome such enterprise.\n\n6. On the whole, the prospects for any very material expansion of British trade in Indo-China are not promising. The French Government apparently regards its Oriental colonies solely as political \"points d'appui\" and as outlets for the manufactures of the Mother Country. From this somewhat selfish point of view, French colonisation may be said to have met with a certain measure of success, but there is no doubt whatever that the development of the countries themselves has been restricted and retarded by this ultra-protectionist policy. One has only to compare commercial conditions at Saigon and Haiphong with those prevailing in the free open ports of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, or even Bangkok, to realise how French bureaucratic methods and Customs duties have stunted and restricted the natural development of the country. This protectionist régime is, to some extent, reacting upon French industry. For instance, under the protective tariff, French textile fabrics have practically supplanted British and other goods in the Indo-Chinese market, but this has been at the expense of the native consumer, and has had the natural result of stimulating the establishment of textile manufactures in the country itself. But for the tariff wall with which Indo-China has been surrounded, there is little doubt that Saigon could have been made a great open port, rivalling to some extent Hong Kong and Singapore.\n\nThe future, so far as British trade is concerned, depends entirely upon whether the French Government is prepared, after the war, materially to reduce in our favour, whether as a result of bargaining or otherwise, its highly-protective tariff.\n\nSECTION 6.-Hong Kong.\n\nThe present conditions in Hong Kong have many points of resemblance to those prevailing in the sister Crown colony of the Straits Settlements. Hong Kong, even more than Singapore, is an entrepôt pure and simple, and caters for the trade of South China, and to some extent for that of the Philippines and French Indo-China. The conditions in Hong Kong and South China have already been described in some detail in my previous report on China. I therefore propose to confine myself in this section\n\n627",
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        "content_text": "100\n\nJapan produces very little iron, but her large interest in the Han-Yah-Ping Coal and Iron Company of China enables her to secure large and increasing supplies. Prior to the war, these were shipped from the mines at Tayeh in the form of iron ore, but blast furnaces are being erected there, and the pig iron is now being shipped principally to the Government steel works at Wakamatsu and Muroran.\n\nThe extension of shipbuilding, machine making, and iron and steel manufacturing generally, has been most rapid. Japan now constructs battleships of super-dreadnought types entirely in her own yards and relies on foreign countries merely for the more specialised machinery and high-grade steel-work. While the growth of machine shops has been very great, the import of foreign machinery has also increased, the industrial advancement of the country having been so rapid. In 1911, there were 1,059 factories manufacturing machines and tools, and the number has considerably increased since that time. The following table showing the values of the imports and exports of machinery and metal manufactures in 1901 and in 1911 clearly illustrates the progress made:\n\n1901\n1911\n\nMachinery. Import\n£1,670,000\n£4,400,000\n\nExport.\n£105,000\n$65,000\n\nMetal Manufactures.\n£590,000\n£1,220,000\n\nMachinery.\n£140,000\n£260,000\n\n101\n\nLacquer Ware.--Japanese lacquer has been famed throughout the Far East for centuries, and one has only to see the magnificent shrines at Nikko and elsewhere to perceive the high standard of Japanese lacquer work. The principal centres of the lacquer industry are the town of Kuroe, Kanazawa, Kyoto, and Okinawa. There were 6,820 workshops, employing 10,317 workers; the production was 880,000l., in 1914, of which 90,100l. was exported, mainly to the United Kingdom, France, United States, Germany, and China.\n\n(4) Miscellaneous Industries. The following miscellaneous industries are important in view of the rapidly increasing export of their products, mainly to the China market:\n\nMatches.--Japanese matches pervade the Far East from Singapore to Yokohama and have attained a high standard of excellence. In 1914, the total production amounted to 1,560,000l., with an average value per gross of 317 rin (about 8d.). The exports were 1,128,200l., with an average value of 280 rin per gross (7d.), and were shipped mainly to China, although the whole of the Far East looks to Japan for its matches.\n\nBrushes. The output of brushes in 1914 was as follows:\n\nType\nQuantity\n\nTooth brushes\n200,000\n\nHair brushes\n51,000\n\nOther kinds\n76,000\n\nTotal\n327,000\n\nIt is noteworthy that one or two British manufacturing engineers have during recent years opened their own works in Japan in order to come within the tariff wall and also to secure the benefits of the cheap labour, &c., in order to be in a position to compete in Far Eastern markets.\n\n(3) Ceramics.--Porcelain and Earthenware.--The recent development of pottery in Japan, both from an artistic and also from an industrial point of view, has been conspicuous. Between 1901 and 1911, the production doubled. Japanese potteries may be classified under three heads: common pottery, enamelled faience, and hard porcelain. It is in the last two categories that Japanese productions have become famous. Tea and coffee sets, apparently modelled after the Delft fashion, are now turned out by numerous factories at Aichi, while the centres for the finest ceramics and most artistic workmanship are Hizen, Satsuma, Kyoto, and Kaga.\n\nIn 1914, there were 5,540 porcelain and earthenware factories, employing 29,964 workers, and with a total production of 1,600,000l.. The exports were valued at 603,700l..\n\nEnamel Wares.--Japanese cloisonné is celebrated throughout the world for artistic design and fine workmanship. The output is exceedingly limited, however, and the main centres are Owari, Kyoto, and Tokyo.\n\nGlass. The first modern glass factory was established by the Government in 1876 as a model factory and was transferred to private ownership at a later date. Some five years ago, a large establishment under joint Japanese and Belgian management was founded but, unfortunately, was closed down before completion. Asahi Glass Co., of Hyogo, is, perhaps, the largest factory in Japan. Ordinary articles for table use, lamps and chimneys, bottles, plates, &c., are now produced, not only for the home demand but for export to China.\n\nIn 1914, there were 163 factories, employing 9,458 workers, with a total output of 800,000l.. The exports were:\n\nType\nValue\n\nGlass bottles\n£117,000\n\nOther manufactures\n£123,000\n\nPortland Cement.--The manufacture of Portland cement has made enormous strides of late years, with the result that the import of foreign cement has ceased, and there is a surplus for export. The principal works are the Asano Cement Works and the Onoda Cement Co. The exports of cement in 1914 aggregated 41,577 tons, of a value of 105,500l..\n\nOf this production, no less than 275,100l.. worth was exported. Clocks.--Japanese clocks find a ready sale in China and compete with the German and Austrian articles. The production in 1914 was valued at 92,000l., of which 82,000l.. was for the export trade.\n\nCotton Umbrellas.--The value of cotton umbrellas exported in 1914 (mainly to China) was 173,300l.. This consisted of frames made in Japan and covered with imported umbrella cloth.\n\nToys. The total value of the output in 1914 was 170,000l..\n\nPaper and Paper Manufactures. The production of both European and Japanese paper is a considerable industry in Japan, and in 1914, 480,400l.. worth was exported.\n\nIn that year, the manufacture of European paper was as follows:\n\nCategory\nDetail\n\nNumber of factories\n38\n\nCapital invested\n2,700,000l..\n\nNumber of machines\n360\n\nNumber of hands employed\n7,906\n\nProduction, Quantity\n428,904,522 lbs.\n\nValue\n2,500,000l..\n\nJapanese paper-making employed 48,960 families, and the total output was valued at 1,900,000l..\n\nSugar Refining.--Japanese sugar is competing seriously with the product of the Hong Kong refineries in the China market. The sugar cane is grown in Japan proper and also very largely in the island of Formosa, which now provides a large share of the supplies. The total exports of refined sugar in 1914 were 78,132 tons, valued at 1,264,100l.. The paid-up capital of the sugar refineries exceeded two millions.\n\nTea.--Tea growing and preparing was formerly a most important agricultural industry in Japan, but the development of India and Ceylon has caused a considerable decline of the industry, and the export trade is now practically confined to the shipments of green teas to the United States and Canada. The total production in 1914 was 1,500,000l., and the exports 1,297,000l.. Of the shipments abroad, the...\n\nN 8\n\n647",
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        "content_text": "# Spare gear for Winchel.\n\nHold ladders.\n\nCATCO spaces.\n\nThermometers and tubes.\n\nStrike aims.\n\nMaster to apply to Government authorities.\n\nTanks to be oil tight.\n\nLeakage.\n\nDischarging gear.\n\n## 37. \nThe following spare gear for winches shall be carried, namely\n| Item | Quantity |\n| --- | --- |\n| Crank pin brasses, with bolts and nuts | 2 pairs |\n| Main bearing brasses | 1 in No. |\n| Gudgeon pin brasses, with bolts and nuts | 1 in No. |\n| Eccentric rod and strap complete | 1 set |\n| Rings for piston | for each winch |\n\nunless the steamer is fitted with four or more winches with interchangeable parts, in which case one set of spare gear shall be provided for every two such winches.\n\n## 38. \nA fixed iron ladder with proper lateral support must be provided at the end of each hatchway farthest from the winches to admit of ready access to the holds.\n\n## 39. \nNo cargo to be shipped in trunks, tanks, tank holds or bunker spaces of colliers, and all hatchways are to be free of fired beams and clear of all obstructions.\n\n## 40. \nWhen required, colliers must be fitted with approved temperature tubes, and thermometers, to the satisfaction of the Admiralty authorities.\n\n## 41. \nIn the case of colliers chartered for two months or less the Admiralty are to have the right of refusing to accept notice of readiness (vide clauses 4) if they are unable to commence loading through strikes, riots, lock-outs, or disputes between Masters and Men; and if they are prevented by these causes from commencing loading for six running days after the steamer is ready to load, the Admiralty have the option of cancelling this Charter.\n\n## 42. \nThe Master to apply to Messrs. Wm. Mathwin and Son, Cardiff, for instructions at Port of Loading, and to the Senior Naval Officer or Officer appointed for coaling duties at the places of discharge.\n\n### SPECIAL CLAUSES.-OILERS.\n\n**(Not applicable to Colliers.)**\n\n## 43. \nThe Owners guarantee that the tanks are oil tight at the commencement of the Charter, and bind themselves to take every possible precaution to maintain them in this condition during the continuance of the Charter, but are not responsible for leakage.\n\n## 44. \nTo facilitate the discharge of oil fuel to H.M. Ships, Owners undertake to provide a Y piece to Admiralty pattern for each discharge up to the maximum number which can be used simultaneously.\n\nWitness to the signature of the **Owners or Brokers**.\n\nWitness to the signature of the **Director of Transports**.\n\n**OWNERS OR BROKERS**.\n\n**DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTS**.\n\n\n## \n0. In connection with charges incurred in running the vessel, questions will doubtless arise for discussion and settlement. Meantime it is sufficient to lay it down as a general principle that you are authorised to incur expenditure which, as a prudent owner, it has been your practice to incur in the past.\n\n## 10. \nThe Government shall have the advantage of all existing coal or other contracts, but, where the owner or company supplies goods from its own stock or renders services with its own plant, such shall be charged for at the then current market rates.\n\n## 11. \nThe Government will accept all war risks (vide clause 19 of Charter Party `T. 99`) but, where it has been your practice to incur this expense in the past, you are authorised, for the present, to continue the expenditure on Government account, whether in the form of premium or call in respect of Policies on hull and machinery, including the continuance of any excess value insurance hitherto maintained by you, on the understanding that you will hold the Government absolved from liability in respect of the amount for which insurance was effected under insurance policies; but when any policy on a vessel lapses it should not be renewed.\n\n## 12. \nIf the war risk insurance above authorised is vitiated by your obedience to Admiralty instructions, other than those of local navigation, or by your obedience to instructions of the Control Committee, the Government will indemnify you against the consequences.\n\n## 13. \nMarine insurance is an owner's liability except that any extra premium, incurred through a ship being ordered by the Committee outside the limits of her policy, will be paid by the Government, and should be included in the voyage accounts concerned. Prior to incurring such additional expenses the Secretary should be notified.\n\n## 14. \nFinally the general intention is that, subject always to the instructions of the Shipping Control Committee, you should run your vessel as for yourselves, though on account of the Government, who confidently look to you to conduct the business with as much zeal and care as if your own interests were still involved. Full directions with regard to the financial arrangements will be communicated later, and in the meantime your vessels should be kept running as before.\n\n## 15. \nIt must be understood that the only compulsory part of the above scheme is the requisitioning of the ships, and that the other parts of the scheme are proposed for your acceptance as the most convenient arrangement in the interests of all concerned. The ships will be requisitioned in any event.\n\n## 16. \nWith a view of arriving at a complete understanding regarding this scheme and to elucidate any doubtful points, it is suggested that the Chinese Owners appoint two and the European Owners appoint one representative to meet the Shipping Control Committee in the Sanitary Board room, Post Office building, at 11 a.m. on Thursday, the 28th March.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nGentlemen,\n\nYour obedient servant,\n\n**Colonial Secretary**.\n\n382",
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        "content_text": "# MUA\n\nFrom : **R.A. Hong Kong.** \nTo : **Admiralty.** \n32 \nDate : **25. 3. 18.** \n\nDNOTL  \nVISTINDA: \n\nReceived: 6.13 p.m.  \nAgents of requisitioned ships TOBOISK INDIGHURKA st information whether Admiralty will reimburse for following: \n(1) Expenses incurred prior to requisition in loading cargo which has now been discharged. \n(2) For certain ships expenses at Hong Kong. \n(3) For three months advance of wages due on cancellation of contracts. \n(4) Value of coal and stores on board. \n(5) Demurrage from date of detention to date of requisition. \n\nInformation requested as to rate of charter and whether vessels will be eventually returned to owners. Vessels are fitted to carry passengers. Presume vessels are to be treated as all other requisitioned ships in regard to necessary repairs being owners' liability. Is charter hire payable?",
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        "content_text": "# EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank. | Regt. | Age. | Medical Notes. | Qualifications and Previous Employment. | O.U.T.C. Courses. | Present Locality. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O. 998 | Asst. Paymaster | F.N.B. | 29 | Neurasthenia. | Ed. privately. 5 yrs. experience office Leyland American Dominion Co. 6 yrs. accounts and cash department, White Star Line. |  | Lancashire. |\n| 0.1070 | Lieut.-Col. | R.F.A. | 49 | Good | Ed. Wellington, and R.M.A. Woolwich, 30 yrs. Reg. Army. Good disciplinarian and administrator. |  | London, |\n| 0.1072 | 2nd Lieut. | R. Warwick. | 24 | Fair | Ed. privately, 4 yrs. Lloyd and Best, Birmingham, receiving instruction. |  | Warwick. |\n| D.O. 1000 | Major | Dorset. | 26 | Good | Ed. privately. 5 yrs. exp. private secretary, 6 mos. manager Young, textile works, Nottingham. Left to join Army. [Hindustani.] |  | Notts. |\n| D.O. 1001 | Lieut. | Dorset. | 26 | Fair | Ed. privately and Oxford Univ. B.A. Good knowledge of poultry. [French.] |  | Dorset. |\n| 0.1099 | 2nd Lieut. | West Riding. | 21 | Fair | Ed. Haileybury College. No business experience. [French.] |  | Yorkshire. |\n| D.0.1006 | Lieut | K.R.R. | 24 | Fair | Ed. Haileybury and Cambridge Univ. History Tripos Pt. 1, 1914, studies to join Army. |  | Cambridge. |\n| 0.1103 | Lieut. | S.W.B. | 36 | Left |  |  |  |\n| D.O. 1010 | Lieut. | 20 Leinster. |  | Good | Ed. Leys, Cambs. Matriculated Dublin Univ. No previous employment, prior to Army service. |  | Ireland. |\n| 0.1104 | Lieut. | T. & L. | 21 | Good. Slight limp R. leg. | Ed. Army School. Reg. Army 17 yrs. 2 yrs. in charge officers' mess catering, |  | Lancashire. |\n| D.5. 1012 | Capt. | Middx. | 48 | Good | Ed. privately. Whole career spent in Army. Hon. Lieut. Q.-M., T.F., 3 yrs. |  | Norfolk. |\n| 0.1108 | 2nd Lieut. | Notts & Derby. | 26 | Fair | Ed. privately 2 yrs. junior asst. to curator, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Left to join army. |  | Lancashire. |\n| D.0.1016 | Capt. | K.S.L.I. | 42 | Good | Ed. Hibernia Military School. 27 yrs. in Army. 6 yrs. employed in recruiting office, Shrewsbury. Good organizing ability. |  | Wales. |\n| 10.1119 | L.-Corpl. | K.R.R. | 31 | Good |  |  |  |\n| D.O. 1096 | Colonel | Hussars. | 57 | Good | Ed. privately. Reg. Army 32 yrs. Resigned commission 1913. Rejoined 1914 retired when rule came into force for commanding officers over 55 to retire. Anxious to do work of national importance. |  | Somerset. |\n| 10. 1123 | Lieut | Welsh. | 26 | Good |  |  |  |\n| D.O. 1050 | Lieut | 50 Indian Labour Corps. |  | Good | Ed. privately. 15 yrs. clerk and commercial traveller to Ambery File and Index Co. Good knowledge of office routine, business experience. |  | London. |\n| 10.1126 | Capt. | 67 D.L.I. |  | Good | Ed. privately. 9 yrs. clerk Sisson & Parker, educational publishers, Nottingham. General office experience. [French.] |  | Notts. |\n| D.O. 1052 | 2nd Lieut. | N. Staffs. | 24 | Fair | Ed. Winchester, Sandhurst. |  | London. |\n| D.O. 1054 | Private | W.E.A.M.C. |  | L. leg amputated. | Ed. privately, Prelim. Exam. Incorporated Law Society. Personal clerk (1909-1918). 1913, chief clerk to Registrar, County Court, Breconshire. 1914. Cardiff Corporation Waterworks Dept., stores and accounts clerk. [French] |  | Wales. |\n| D.O,1056 | Lieut. | R. Warwick. | 28 | Good | Ed. privately. Ten planter, India. 8 yrs. merchant, Australia. Interested in London building trade. Invented system fire proof construction. 3 yrs. representative Tilley's H.P. Gas Engines & Sons, Ltd. Travelled extensively Europe and East. [Hindustani, Bengali.] |  | London. |\n| D.0.1064 | Major | R.E. | 50 | Good | Ed. Dulwich & Camb. Univ. B.A. Honours Science Tripos. Psychology Part II. Had done some work in anthropology. Left University to join Army. [French.] | EQ. D.05-28.1.18. | Retired from Army 1682. 10 yrs. farming, estate work. Since War Inspector, Ministry of Munitions. Progressed tillery Contracts Dept. and Machine Tool Dept., Russian Section. |\n| 0,1128 | Major, T.A. | Gloucester. | 50 | Good | Ed. Harrow and Sandhurst. Reg. Army 18 yrs. Good organizer and disciplinarian. |  | London. |\n| 0.0.1181 | 2nd Lieut. | B.B. | 30 | Good | Ed. privately. Served ranks, 1903-11. Inspector, Indian Post Office, 1911-12. Re-enlisted 1913. [Hindustani.] |  | London. |\n| D.O.1134 | Lieut | E.8urrey. | 10 | Fair | Ed. Eton., R.M.C., Sandhurst. 16 yrs. Reg. Army. 14 yrs. Civil Service Commissioner. Rejoined Army outbreak of War. Good organizer. | H. D.05-20.7.10. | Kent. |\n|  |  |  |  |  | Ed. privately. 1 yr. office City accountant. 9 mths. studied engineering at Leeds. 4 yrs. with New Explosives Gas Co., Ltd., London, part of time works manager, remainder travelling representative. 6 yrs. with a Petrol Gas Dept, as representative traveller. Travelled France and Portugal for firm. Left firm to join Army. Considerable exp. petrol engines, motoring, photography and farming. [French.] |  | London. |\n|  |  |  |  |  | Ed. privately, Transport rider, Bechuanaland Expedition. 12 yrs. trooper Natal Mounted Police, served S.A. War. 1 yr. superintendent ordnance stores. Organiser cinema productions. |  | London. |",
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        "content_text": "# EX-OFFICERS.\n## EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank | Regt. | Age | Medical Notes | Qualifications and Previous Employment | O.U.T.C. Courses | Present Locality |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O. 859 | 2nd Lieut. | 21 London |  | Fair | B. eye blind. Ed. privately. 4 yrs. journalistic exp. on provincial newspapers. |  | London |\n| D.O. 212 | 2nd Lieut. | 42 R.E. |  | Good | Certificate B. of T. Master Mariners. Seafaring, surveying, and mining. [Spanish.] |  | Cheshire |\n| D.O. 888 | Private | 28 Suffolk |  | Good |  |  |  |\n| D.O. 962 | Lieut. | 46 Middlx. |  | Good | 7 yrs. publishing and bookbinding business. Understands ledger work and office routine. [French, German.] |  | Lond |\n| D.O. 19 | Lieut. | 32 R.E. |  | Fair | Ed. privately. Served in Reg. Army, Engaged literary work Novelist. [French, German.] |  | Kent |\n| D.O.1143 | Private | 24 R. Sussex |  | Good | Ed. privately. 18 mcs. training all branches printing. 1 yr. course drawing Brighton School of Art. 1 yr. bookkeeper in nursery, Southwick. |  | Surrey |\n| D.O. 388 | Commander | 60 R.N.R. |  | Good | Ed. privately. 7 yrs. app. letterpress machine minder, 1 yr. machine minder. Joined army at outbreak of War. |  | London |\n| D.U.1168 | Sergt. Maj. | 28 London |  | Good |  |  | London |\n| D.O.1296 | 2nd Lieut. | 25 S.A.F. |  | Good | Ed. S. Africa. 5 yrs. engineer priming office, P. Davis & Sons, S. Africa. [Zulu.] |  | Oxford |\n| D.O. 487 | Major D.G. | 15 | 55 | Good |  |  |  |\n| D.O.1263 | Private | 83 London |  | Fair | Ed. Marlborough, Cambridge Univ. Joined staff Daily Mirror. Dramatic critic and editor weekly journal until outbreak of war. |  | Middlesex |\n| D.O.1903 | Staff-Sgt. | 64 S. of M. |  | Good |  |  |  |\n| D.O.1459 | Lieut. | 51 R.D.C. |  | Fair | Ed privately and Camb. Univ, M.A. (Math. Hons.) Continuously engaged artistic, literary pursuits. Exhibited Academy. Contributed articles philosophy, art. Travelled round world. [French, Spanish.] |  |  |\n|  | Major | 59 |  | Good | Ed. privately and Germany, 8 yrs. asst. manager needle and pin manufactory, William Avery & Son. Since 1891 writer fiction. Books published by Nelson & Sons, Read MSS. for publishers. |  | Bailway, Shipping, and Transport |\n| D.O. 143 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| D.O. 148 | Lieut. | 37 B.I.F. |  | Good | Ed, Aberdeen Grammar, and Merchiston, Edinburgh. Served as cadet and 3rd Officer Merchant Service, Shaw, Savill, & Co. (4 yrs), J. M. Campbell & Sons (3 yrs.), and Jas. Nourse & Co. (3 yrs.). 7 yrs. Mid. and Sub-Lieut. R.N.R. 8 yrs. sugar planter with Sandbach, Tinne & Co., and Booker Bros., McConnell & Co. [Hindustani, Javanese, Chinese,] |  | London |\n| D., 208 | 2nd Lieut. | 29 Labour Corps |  | Fair | Ed. Liverpool Univ. Apprentice Holt & Co., shipbuilders, Liverpool. Experience shipyard and drawing office. Shipbuilding, Belfast. 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        "document_key": "CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3]",
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        "title": "CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3]",
        "content_text": "# Prohibitions on Certain Goods\n\nThe Colony has certain prohibitions on the importation and exportation of specific goods. India or the United Kingdom: but unless there is a surplus of British groundnuts, India should not allow them to come to Hongkong. The Colony has no real Customs Service, and when it is permissible to re-export an article when produced in one country and not when produced in another, it is impossible except by imposing very irksome conditions as to storage to ensure that the goods re-exported do not in fact originate in the non-permissible country.\n\nThe prohibitions must now be examined individually:- (Note: The writer's observations of trade movements are limited to war time. No detailed records of the trade of the Colony prior to 1918 are in existence).\n\n(a) Aircraft, raw asphalt and bitumen, raw bauxite, chrome ore, copper ore, ferroalloys, mica, tin ore, tungsten (metallic), whalebone and wheat, zinc ore and concentrates do not seriously concern this Colony at present.\n\n(b) Firearms, ammunition, cocaine and opium are already strictly controlled.\n\n(c) Coal, coke, copper, gambier, paraffin wax and spelter - Existing dispensations give the required freedom for these articles.\n\n(d) Explosives, the existing dispensation permits exportation in normal quantities to China, Indo-China and British North Borneo, provided the goods are not of British origin. This discrimination against British goods is undesirable as explained in paragraph 3 above.\n\n(e) Asbestos. It appears from the **Board of Trade Journal** that manufactures of asbestos are not included under this head. If so, the prohibition does not affect this Colony. A certain amount of raw asbestos is produced in North China, and a sample has been sent to the Admiralty, but only the manufactured article comes...",
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        "content_text": "# HONG KONG\n## O.A.G. MINUTE\n**(25235)**\n\nDowning Street,  \n2 May, 1919.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No.83 of the 17th March, regarding the supply of particulars concerning Nursing Sisters engaged for service in Hong Kong.\n\n2. I have been in communication with the Overseas Nursing Association in this matter, and I think it will be sufficient to forward to you, when notifying the selection of a Nursing Sister, a copy of the application form and testimonials, which the candidate furnishes to the Association prior to selection. It does not seem necessary to send to you copies of the actual certificates possessed by the candidate, since in every case the possession of these certificates is verified by the Association, who only accept candidates who hold a certificate for a full general training.\n\nMyCowe 21/5/1919  \nMr. Grundle.  \nSir H. Lambert.  \nSir H. Read.  \nSir G. Fiddes  \nCol. Amery.  \nLord Milner.  \nIn Beckett 17/5  \nCispute bord 27/...  \nCooper Freestant/...  \nJon Snow $29/4/19.\n\nO.A.G./30302/1919.  \nHong Kong.  \n426 Downing Street.  \n30:262  \nDRAFT.  \n7/22",
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        "document_key": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]",
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        "title": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]",
        "content_text": "## firm in Singapore. \nThe Government had to meet urgent demands for coal and it was necessary to obtain tonnage. The S.S. *\"Clonfalloch\"*, of Singapore registry, had been lying at the Taikoo Dockyard since the end of January awaiting repairs, which the owners were unwilling to carry out. The matter was taken up by the Commodore who telegraphed on the 14th March to the Commander-in-Chief in Singapore, suggesting that in view of the shortage of tonnage something should be done. The Commander-in-Chief telegraphed on the 21st April that the Singapore Government were dealing with the matter; the Commodore telegraphed on the 1st May that nothing was being done; and on the 25th May the Hongkong Government telegraphed to the Government of the Straits Settlements offering to repair the ship and to run her under the Hongkong Scheme, the intention being that she should carry coal. The Government of the Straits Settlements were unable to accept the offer, and it was therefore necessary to look for tonnage elsewhere. The Shipping Control Committee considered the matter very carefully and they decided that the S.S. *\"Telemachus\"* was the only vessel suitable for the purpose that could be spared. They accordingly broke the charter, which was bringing in Straits $115,000 a month, and let the vessel to the Kailan Mining Association at $55,000 a month for the express purpose of bringing coal to Hongkong for specified industries. It may be mentioned that shortly after this arrangement was completed Colonel Thomson telegraphed to the effect that London was asking whether assistance could be given to the Kailan Association, and that the Admiralty were pressing for an early reply. In November the ship was employed to bring rice to Hongkong.\n\n(d). The S.S. *\"Castlefield\"*, *\"Hanapouri\"*, and *\"Brisbane\"* were chartered prior to the commencement of the control scheme, to run within the usual coast trade limits. The customary runs for these vessels are Bangkok, Saigon, Singapore, Hongkong, as trade offers, and the Control Committee considered it advisable",
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        "content_text": "## 6\nThe parties associated in carrying on the service own upwards of 60 launches, of which 16 are allocated to the ferry service and ply between Hongkong and Yaumati. These 16 launches represent a capital value of upwards of $320,000. Four launches are allocated to the day time service of the Central District and four to the Sheung Wan District. Four are allocated to the night service of the two districts and four are kept in reserve. These launches are amply sufficient to meet the demands of the present traffic. If any additional launches are required at any time, they are supplied by the remaining launches owned by the parties conducting the service, whose resources in this direction are a valuable factor in enabling them to easily meet the contingencies of public needs.\n\n## 7\nWhen the reorganised service was instituted, the traffic was about three million passengers a year. It has now risen to upwards of six million passengers a year. Prior to the outbreak of war, the number of yearly passengers was constantly and steadily rising, but since the outbreak of war, it has remained about stationary.\n\n## 8\nThe fare originally charged was two cents. It was increased to three cents in 1906, and in May last, it was further increased to four cents on account of the rise in the price of coal; our clients are now about to again reduce it to three cents.\n\n## 9\nThe launches run every 10 minutes and commence at 5:30 in the morning and discontinue at 11:30 in the evening.\n\n## 10\nIn organising the old independent service and in improving the reorganised service, our clients have carried out a work of great public benefit and have satisfied a fast-growing public need. The number of passengers yearly carried by them is ample evidence of this. The service has always been carried on to the satisfaction of the public, and our... \n\n-2-",
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        "content_text": "# CROWN LANDS RESUMPTION\n\n## Ordinance No. 10 of 1900\n\n16. All sums of money awarded and all costs against the Crown, if any, shall, as soon as practicable after the award is published, be paid out of the public revenues, and all sums awarded, exclusive of costs, shall bear interest at the rate of 8 dollars per cent. from the date of the resumption of the land until payment.\n\n17. Where the owner of any land which has been resumed is absent from the Colony or cannot be found, or within 6 months from the date when the amount of compensation shall have been determined makes no claim to the same, or is in the opinion of the Governor unable to give an effectual discharge for the same, the Governor may direct payment of the compensation to be made to such other person on behalf of the owner as he shall think proper subject to any conditions or not, and the receipt of such person shall be a valid and effectual discharge for the same in the same manner as if payment had been made to the owner.\n\n18. In any notice to resume any land, it shall be sufficient to state that the resumption of such land is required for a public purpose, without stating the particular purpose for which the land is required; and a notice containing such statement shall be conclusive evidence that the resumption is for a public purpose.\n\n19. Whenever the buildings or dwellings on any land are of insanitary construction as regards conditions of light and air, the Governor may, notwithstanding any of the powers of resumption herein contained or prior to the exercise of any such powers, permit the owner of such buildings or dwellings to reconstruct or rebuild the same or any part thereof, on such terms and conditions and subject to such security being given for the proper carrying out of such reconstruction or rebuilding as the Governor may think fit.\n\n20. Any Board of Arbitrators may make rules for the conduct of proceedings before it.\n\n21. This Ordinance shall not be deemed to prevent the exercise by His Majesty of any power of resumption contained in any Crown lease.\n\n## Amendments\nAs amended by No. 28 of 1911 and No. 1 of 1912.  \nAs amended by No. 18 of 1910, No. 28 of 1911 and No. 1 of 1912.  \nAs amended by No. 28 of 1911.  \nAs amended by No. 28 of 1911, No. 51 of 1911 and No. 1 of 1912.\n\n## MINUTE\nDRAFT.  \nHong Kong. 439 bag.\n\n## Correspondence\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 208 of the 25th June with regard to the compensation for compulsory purchase of land for public purposes and in that connection to refer to §2 (1) of the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act 1919 (9 and 10 Geo. 5. C.57), a copy of which is enclosed.\n\n## Distribution List\nMr. Grindle.  \nSir H. Lambert.  \nSir H. Read.  \nSir G. Fiddes.  \nCol. Amery.  \nLord Milner.\n\n## File Reference\n`DR4/20085/Hong Kong`\n\nPage 660  \nPage 661",
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        "document_key": "CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9]",
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        "title": "CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9]",
        "content_text": "## DRAFT\n\n**MINUTE**\n\n4/12/19. Mr. Risley 5/12/24 Buchett. \n\nMr. Grindle. \nMr. \nSir E. Lambert. \nSir H. Read. \nSir G. Fiddes. \nCol. Amery. \nLord Milner. \n\n`XEC 6` For `164005/19`.\n\n11 Dec. 4849. I am directed to state that an application has recently been received from the Governor of H.K. for the naturalization of a S. Komor, a Hungarian subject by birth, who has been resident in H.K. continuously since August 1924; his residence prior to that date has not been continuously...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-457 - Public Offices - 1919",
        "page_number": 154,
        "title": "CO129-457 - Public Offices - 1919",
        "content_text": "CONFIDENTIAL.\n\nC\n\nM / Pass. 1943/19\n\nDUPLICATE.\n\nMEDICAL CERTIFICATE.\n\n63 Adder Rel. w.14.\n\nbut set\n\n1919\n\n147\n\nMr.\n\nI certify that I have this day medically examined\n\nabmande\n\nand, having\n\nregard to his previous tropical service, am of opinion that he is\n\nin good health and in all respects physically capable / physically unfit for the reasons stated below\n\nof undertaking the duties of a...\n\nPolice Constance\n\nCharming\n\nof\n\nHongkong\n\nHe\n\nshould / need not be\n\nvaccinated prior to appointment.\n\nI have\n\ntested him for colour vision. have not\n\nStill he has albuminuria.\n\nHeart enlarged, action feeble.\n\nnutrition impaired.\n\nTo The Crown Agents for the Colonies,\n\nLondon S.W. 1.\n\nI shall\n\nZ.R.E.S. Col.1.M.O. (Petet)",
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        "document_key": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919",
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        "title": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919",
        "content_text": "E\n\n446 firm in Singapore. The Government had to meet urgent demands for coal and it was necessary to obtain tonnage. The s.s. \"Glenfalloch\", of Singapore registry, had been lying at the Taikoo Dockyard since the end of January awaiting repairs, which the owners were unwilling to carry out. The matter was taken up by the Commodore who telegraphed on the 14th March to the Commander-in-Chief in Singapore, suggesting that in view of the shortage of tonnage something should be done. The Commander-in-Chief telegraphed on the 21st April that the Singapore Government were dealing with the matter; the Commodore telegraphed on the 1st May that nothing was being done; and on the 25th May the Hong Kong Government telegraphed to the Government of the Straits Settlements offering to repair the ship and to run her under the Hong Kong Scheme, the intention being that she should carry coal. The Government of the Straits Settlements were unable to accept the offer, and it was therefore necessary to look for tonnage elsewhere. The Shipping Control Committee considered the matter very carefully and they decided that the s.s. \"Telemachus\" was the only vessel suitable for the purpose that could be spared. Accordingly broke the charter, which was bringing in Straits $115,000 a month, and let the vessel to the Kailan Mining Association at $55,000 a month for the express purpose of bringing coal to Hong Kong for specified industries. It may be mentioned that shortly after this arrangement was completed Colonel Thomson telegraphed to the effect that London was asking whether assistance could be given to the Kailan Association, and that the Admiralty were pressing for an early reply. In November the ship was employed to bring rice to Hong Kong.\n\n(d). The s.s. \"Castlefield\", \"Manapouri\", and \"Brisbane\" were chartered prior to the commencement of the control scheme, to run within the usual coast trade limits. The customary runs for these vessels are Bangkok, Saigon, Singapore, Hong Kong as trade offers, and the Control Committee considered it advisable that",
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        "document_key": "CO129-463 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [10-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-463 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [10-12]",
        "content_text": "9. In connection with charges incurred in running the vessel doubtless arise for discussion and settlement. Meantime it is sufficient to lay it down as a general principle that you are authorised to incur expenditure which, as a prudent owner, it has been your practice to incur in the past.\n\n10. The Government shall have the advantage of all existing coal or other contracts, but, where the owner or company supplies goods from its own stock or renders services with its own plant, such shall be charged for at the then current market rates.\n\n11. The Government will accept all war risks (vide clause 19 of Charter Party T.99) but, where it has been your practice to incur this expense in the past, you are authorised, for the present, to continue the expenditure on Government account, whether in the form of premium or call in respect of Policies on hull and machinery, including the continuance of any excess value insurance hitherto maintained by you, on the understanding that you will hold the Government absolved from liability in respect of the amount for which insurance was effected under insurance policies; but when any policy on a vessel lapses it should not be renewed.\n\n12. If the war risk insurance above authorised is vitiated by your obedience to Admiralty instructions, other than those of local navigation, or by your obedience to instructions of the Control Committee, the Government will indemnify you against the consequences.\n\n13. Marine insurance is an owner's liability except that any extra premium, incurred through a ship being ordered by the Committee outside the limits of her policy, will be paid by the Government, and should be included in the voyage accounts concerned.\n\nPrior to incurring such additional expenses the Secretary should be notified.\n\n14. Finally the general intention is that, subject always to the instructions of the Shipping Control Committee, you should run your vessel as for yourselves, though on account of the Government, who confidently look to you to conduct the business with as much zeal and care as if your own interests were still involved. Full directions with regard to the financial arrangements will be communicated later, and in the meantime your vessels should be kept running as before.\n\n15. It must be understood that the only compulsory part of the above scheme is the requisitioning of the ships, and that the other parts of the scheme are proposed for your acceptance as the most convenient arrangement in the interests of all concerned. The ships will be requisitioned in any event.\n\n16. With a view to arriving at a complete understanding regarding this scheme and to elucidate any doubtful points, it is suggested that the Chinese Owners appoint two and the European Owners appoint one representative to meet the Shipping Control Committee in the Sanitary Board room, Post Office building, at 11 a.m. on Thursday, the 28th March.\n\n274\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nGentlemen,\n\nYour obedient servant,\n\nColonial Secretary.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT MINUTE\n\nYour letter purports to quote the Article in question and reiterate the contention (3). I own it is more to the point to refer to the actual text of the Article, which takes the form: \"The Contracting Powers shall take measures for the gradual and effective suppression of the manufacture of and traffic in... with due regard to the varying circumstances of each country concerned, unless regulations on the subject are already in existence\".\n\nAs the Committee is aware, regulations on the subject have been in force in the U.K. and the Settlements for many years prior to the signing of the Hague Convention on that date. The following facts are worthy of note:\n\n| Year | Quantity |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1912 | 557 |\n| 1919 | 182 |\n\nSince 1912, we have been consistently carrying out a policy of gradually and effectively restricting the traffic, with the result that the quantity has been diminished to an extent which the Edinburgh Anti-Opium Committee is possibly not aware of. For example, in Hong Kong, the annual consumption of prepared opium per thousand of population has been reduced from 3.15 taels in 1912 to 182 taels in 1919. Further restrictive measures...\n\nMr. Grindle, Sir H. Lambert, Sir H. Read, Sir G. Fiddes, Col. Amery, Lord Milner, and the other Eastern Colonies...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920",
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        "title": "CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920",
        "content_text": "## decision to increase the rate \nof salary for this afft.\n\n(Signed) G. CaujDLE  \nGrung  \n1920  \nZai  \n& Con  \n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nA  \nFarg  \nHONG KONG  \n7795  \nResignation  \ntom Puson Dext  \nREC?  \nC O  \n7795  \n474  \nREL 2 0 201  \nTendeva  \n•(quoting it)  \nJingna haw  \nAusd 21*768 20 Copy corres  \nLog Stone  \nCorveg  \nbea 24 Feb 2012.  \n#a-67295 30 it  \nFun to b. Agents. 20 July you?  \n36047  \nsubsequent Paper.  \nFassle t  \nAVC  \n? Dean he's attentions to Col. Rego.  \nChard  \nBay  \nthat the I for I accepts  \n3,04.  \n1920.  \nfrom the 31st. face. Copy above Ca wif. & quid.  \nCopy copy of  \nCorrię. Dur  \nBask  \nthd  \n$2297 E Sov.  \nLFF  \nagreement with hums;  \nask Ca. if they with aria]  \nCam  \nsupply p  \nJ.  \nThe Col. Regg. are hardly in point/?/20  \nP. 144/2.  \n\n**Accept resignation, but point out that not more  \nthan 3 months leave is allowable prior to  \nretirement or resignation, and that no further**  \n`D-1_h) Wt 26689-35 60,000 11/19 H. St. G. 122/ 41`",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT\n### MINUTE\n\nEL 1912\n\nShavington Bay.\n\n| Name | \n| --- | \n| Mr. Beckett | \n| Mr. Grindle | \n| Sir H. Lambert | \n| Sir H. Read | \n| Sir G. Fiddes | \n| Col. Amery | \n| Lord Milner | \n| Gov. | \n| C.A. | \n| Sp Consor |\n\n4. to ack. the receipt of your letter of the 11th. and accept your sig. nation from the services of the Sovt. of H. K. painting at d. Dan to serve at the Mae time that not more than 3 mos. have in 473. allowable prior to retirement.\n\nI am inf. & quid...\n\nPage 480\nPage 481",
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        "content_text": "which he is suited. He has been warned that he will require to undergo a strict medical examination in the event of his being offered further employment.\n\nIt will be understood, however, that he should not be considered for posts in Hong Kong or the Malay Peninsula.\n\nI am, etc.,\n(d) A.J. Read.\n\n**DRAFT**\n\nE. SHIRVINGTON,\n\n**MINUTE**\n\nMr. Fiddian.\nMr. Bechelt\nMr. Grindle.\nSir H. Lambert.\nSir I. Read.\nSir G. Fiddes.\nCol. Amery,\nLord Milner.\n\n**Certificate**\n\n559 Downing Street,\n5 Aug 1920.\n\nSir,\n\nIn reply to your letter of the 24th July, I am etc. to point out that you do not appear to have given any reason at the time for your resignation from the Hong Kong Service, and this is the first intimation received that action taken on your resignation was based on the ground of ill-health. In any case, however, the leave of absence referred to in your Certificate, which is returned herewith, was granted on the understanding that you would return to the Colony. It is not customary to grant more than three months' leave prior to retirement or resignation.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5]",
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        "title": "CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5]",
        "content_text": "# EXTRACTS FROM COLONIAL REGULATIONS\n\n125. Governors are to furnish every Officer proceeding on leave of absence with a duplicate of the Certificate above mentioned; and an absent Officer must produce such certificate to the Crown Agents for the Colonies in order to receive his salary. A third copy of the Certificate should be transmitted by the Colonial Government direct to the Crown Agents for the Colonies when the Officer's salary is to be paid through them, with instructions to issue the salary accordingly, as it becomes due.\n\n130. On arriving in his country, the Officer on leave must report his arrival by letter to the Colonial Office mentioning the place of his residence, and he must similarly notify any subsequent change of residence. Treasurers and Auditors of Colonies whose accounts are subject to Imperial audit, should also send their addresses to the Comptroller and Auditor General.\n\n## EXTRACT FROM GENERAL ORDER\n\n52a. Officers in the Service of the Government must not, under pain of serious consequences, allow themselves to be interviewed on leaving or arriving in England, or give their opinions on debatable questions of public policy, or on matters affecting the defence and military resources of British Possessions.\n\n## HONG KONG\n\nC Dubbe\n\n### FOR CIRCULATION\n\n- Mr. Kr.\n- Mr. Grindle\n- Sir H. Lambert\n- Sir H. Brad.\n- Sir G. Fiddes\n- Col Amery\n- Mr. Churchill\n\n| DATE | SUBJECT | Previous Paper |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 31st March | 26077 | 18 26 AY 2! |\n|  | Retirement of Sub kreps | 318 |\n\nA Hoyd Reports grant of leave for 5 mos from 20 March prior to retirement & grant of pension of £150 pa from 20 August\n\n## MINUTES\n\n### EXTRACT FROM GOVERNOR'S DESPATCH NO. 193 OF 28TH OCTOBER 1903\n\nThe Crown Agents have authority to pay salary up to and including the day preceding the date of sailing, on production of a life certificate dated not more than one week before that day, or on personal application within the same limit of time.\n\n## FEBRUARY, 1901\n\nOfficers before returning from leave of absence should notify to the Crown Agents the date up to which they intend to draw salary in England so that a \"last pay Certificate\" may be prepared and forwarded to the Colony as without it, payment of salary in the Colony on the return of Officer may be delayed.\n\n## Subsequent Paper\n\n`CA 76531`, `1378832`, `WWL 35238/11`, `Gp. 163`, `10000 3-21 W & Lid`, `265-37`",
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        "content_text": "# 1921\n\nFROM \nvarious sources (presumably \"Lavern\" is incorrect or not relevant)\n\nFOR CIRCULATION:— \nTo: \n- Mr. ... (name missing)\n- Mr. ... (name missing)\n\n157 HONG KONG \nDATE: 12 April \n\nSUBJECT: 26447 \n418 28 MAY 21 \n\nCopied to: \n- Mr. Grinulle\n- Sir H. Lambert\n- Mr H. Brod\n- Sir 19. Fiddes\n- Col. Amery\n- Mr. Churchill\n\n**Previous Paper**: No copy sent\n\n## Retirement of Mr. Ct. Edwards\n\nReports grant of pension of £158 p.a. from 1st Sept 1921 & 5 months leave prior to retirement from 7 April \n\n**Crown Agents**\n\n### MINUTES\n\nPay Dept. \n? You are in possession of this information \nSas 1/6.\n\nSubsequent Paper: `Geo(376832)` Wt. 39236/11 Gp. 163 \n`10000 3-21 W&S Ltd`\n\nC. O. \nYes thanks. We have for a \n'Purly \nChingwood \nPresident stof \nCan wikijiute gar, \nM/s. prisipa \nM. Beckett",
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        "document_key": "CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12]",
        "content_text": "## APPENDIX (B)\n\n**ESTIMATE OF COST OF FIRE BRIGADE (BASED ON PRESENT PROPOSALS)**\n\n| RANK | PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS | TOTAL |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\n## OTHER CHARGES—Continued\n\nPresent Total (1921) P.E.... | $40,543 | $36,700\nProposed Total P.E. O.C. | $77,243 | $59,102 | $19,500 | $108,602 Recurrent\n\n## SPECIAL EXPENDITURE\n\nEstimates 1921 | 2 Motor Pumps with Extension Ladder Provided. | $15,400 | Sup. Vote. $16,600\n1922 | 1 Turntable Ladder | $35,000\n| 1 Motor Pump (Kowloon) | $18,000\nSmaller items such as 3 way collecting heads, nozzles with control, electric torches, etc., etc., are included under the head \"Stores\". \nAlterations on Floats are included under the head \"Other Charges\".\n\n## SPECIAL ITEMS\n\n1 Searchlight with dynamo and cluster of fights for No. 1 Fire Float | $6,000\nA special I.W.D. Supplementary Vote will be required to fit up temporary Fire Brigade premises.\n\n| RANK | PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS | TOTAL |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 Chief Officer | £800-£900 by £25 | $6,000\n| 1 Superintendent | £600 | \n| 1 Engineer | $1,200 | \n| 1 Assistant Engineer & Station Officer | £360-£450 by £10 | $3,600\n| 1 Station Officer | £320-£360 by £10 | $3,400\n| 1 Head Foreman | $420-$480 | $420\n| 3 Foremen | @ $360 p.a. each | $1,080\n| 20 Firemen, 1st Class | @ $264 p.a. ($22 p.m.) | $5,280\n| 11 2nd | @ $204 p.a. ($17 p.m.) | $2,244\n| 3 Interpreters | 1 Grade V $900 to $1,150 by $50 p.a. | $900\n| 2 | VI $450 to $850 | $900\n| 6 Telephone Clerks | 1 V $900 to $1,150 | $900\n| 5 | VI $450 to $850 | $2,250\n| 20 Motor Drivers (F.B. 14-2 per machine. Motor Ambulance 6) | ($360-$420 | \n| 10 Drivers | $480-$600 p.a. each by $60 | $4,800\n| 10 | in Wanchai | $3,000\n| 6 Ambulance Attendants (2 per machine if trained in 1st | $240 p.a. each | $1,440\n| 3 Engine Drivers | \n| 3 Stokers | \n| 1 Motor Mechanic | $600-$720 by $12 | $768\n| 11 Fitters | $300-$360 p.a. each by $12 | $1,428\n| 1 | $480-$600 by $12 | $480\n| 2 | @ $300-$480 by $12 | $372\n| 3 | @ $300-$420 by $12 | $1,056\n| 1 Carpenter | \n| 1 Painter | $372\n| 1 Sailmaker | \n| 1 Overseers of Water Works | \n| 1 Inspector of Dangerous Goods | \n| Floating Engines | 11 @ $60 each | $372\n|  | ₫ $120 | $120\n|  | $120 | $120\n\n## OTHER CHARGES\n\n|  | $ |\n| --- | --- |\n| Clothing | 4,000\n| Coal and Oil Fuel, 10 Machines. | 15,000\n| Coolie Hire | 100\n| Incidental Expenses | 100\n| Light and Electric Fans, | 1,500\n| Repairs to Motors. Engines and Plant | 10,000\n| Repairs to Floating Engines | 4,500\n| Stores | 12,000\n|  | $49,500\n\n$59,102\n\nDEAR SIR,\n\nReplying to your letter of the 4th February, 1921, I have pleasure in subjoining the information you ask for:---\n\n## Turntable Ladders\n\nThe last two actual ladders were purchased in 1914 just prior to the War, direct from Messrs. Magirus, of Ulm-Danube, these being complete with electric elevating gear, etc. The cost was £600 each. The work of mounting the ladders on the chassis was carried out in our own workshops. The chassis (supplied by Messrs. Tilling Stevens of Maidstone, Kent) was a petrol-electric but some alterations were carried out at our direction to make the chassis suitable. For instance, the height of the chassis frame had \n\nE. D. C. WOLFE,\nSuperintendent, Fire Brigade\n\nLONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.\nLondon Fire Brigade, Headquarters,\nSouthwark Bridge Road,\nLondon, S.E. 1.\n15th February, 1921.\n\nHongkong Fire Brigade,\nCentral Police Station,\nHongkong, China.",
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        "content_text": "## 1\n\n565\n\n100\n\n**COL&BIBI**\n\nTETSS\n\nten chests a month, which is less than one-fourth of the amount which the colony was entitled to import prior to the present year.\n\n3.\n\nWith regard to the apprehensions of the Chinese Government lest this continued supply of opium should encourage lawless elements to smuggle it into the adjoining territory under Chinese jurisdiction, all the information in the possession of His Majesty's Government goes to show that, owing to the great increase of production of opium in China, the price of opium originating in that country is now reduced to about one-sixth of the price inside the territory of Hong Kong under the existing system of strict and efficient Government control, with the inevitable result that the smuggling of opium from the dear market prevailing in Hong Kong to the cheap market obtaining in China has now been reduced to infinitesimal proportions. This statement is amply borne out by the official statistics of the quantities of smuggled opium confiscated in transit between Hong Kong and other territories during the period from January 1st to July 20th 1920. Out of a total amount of forty-four thousand, nine hundred and ninety-three taels so seized, four thousand, six hundred and seven taels were raw Chinese opium; no less than twenty-nine thousand, five hundred and fifty-one taels were Amoy opium; while the opium of Hong Kong origin was minimal.\n\n| Quantity (taels) | Type of Opium |\n| --- | --- |\n| 4,607 | Raw Chinese Opium |\n| 29,551 | Amoy Opium |\n|  | Hong Kong Origin Opium (minimal) |\n\n44,993.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921",
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        "content_text": "381 \n\nThe following is a recent analysis :- \n\n| Volatile matter | Per cent. | 5·717 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Output. |  | 40·635 |\n| Water |  |  |\n| Ash |  | 53·648 |\n| Fixed carbon |  | 3·89 |\n| Sulphur... |  | 0·53 |\n| Nitrogen |  | 1·60 |\n| Specific gravity |  | 1·276 |\n\nThe average daily output of the Fushun mines is at present about 8,000 to 9,000 tons. The colliery, however, has for some months past not been working at full strength, as the company have been obliged to reduce production owing to decreased sales resulting from the business depression of last year and the consequent accumulation of considerable stocks, variously estimated to amount to from 400,000 to 1,000,000 tons.\n\nThe total quantity of coal mined during the working year 1920, i.e., from April 1920 to March 1921, is stated to have been 8,129,835 tons, and these figures show an increase of over 200,000 tons as compared with those for the previous year. The output for each of the fourteen years during which the colliery has been operating under the South Manchuria Railway Company is shown in Annex No. attached to this report, and it will be seen that there has been a steady increase in output year by year, and that the quantity mined during 1920 was nearly four times as great as that mined during 1910. The plant is at present said to be capable of an output of 10,000 tons a day, and this figure was actually reached during the autumn of last year, though, as already stated, the mines are not now working at full strength, and the output has been considerably reduced.\n\n## Labour\n\nThe labour employed at the mines is, of course, mainly Chinese, the great majority of the miners coming from the province of Shantung. Few of them remain long at the mines, six months being about the average stay, after which the men return home. The colliery, however, has little or no difficulty in securing an adequate supply of labour as there are always plenty of coolies travelling to Manchuria in search of employment and, when necessary, men are sent to recruit coolies in Shantung.\n\nSo far there has been no serious labour trouble at the mines, though some time ago there was some talk of a cessation of work among the miners unless their wages were raised. Trouble was, however, averted by compliance with the miners' demands.\n\nWork is carried on night and day in two shifts, the total number of men employed being at present about 10,500, of whom 8,000 are Chinese. The latter are paid in silver, receiving on an average about 50 cents a day. The present rates of wages paid (in gold yen) are as follows:-\n\n|  | Japanese |  |  | Chinese |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | Maximum | Minimum | Average | Maximum | Minimum | Average |\n|  | Yen | Yen | Yen | Yen | Yen | Yen |\n| **Above ground Workman** |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Guard.. | 3·02 | 1·80 | 2·32 | 0·64 | 0·39 | 0·48 |\n| Loader | 3·57 | 1·30 | 2·20 | 1·00 | 0·39 | 0·51 |\n| Coal sorter | 2·64 | 1·20 | 2·20 | 0·70 | 0·93 | 0·50 |\n| Blacksmith | 5·13 | 1·30 | 3·22 | 1·27 | 0·27 | 0·49 |\n| Driller | 2·53 | 2·53 | ... | 6·77 | 0·43 | 0·55 |\n| Surveyor | 3·18 | 1·98 | 2·28 | 0·60 | 0·43 | 0·51 |\n| Carpenter | 3·70 | 2·08 | 2·90 | 1·10 | 0·57 | 0·70 |\n| Loading hand | 2·62 | 1·70 | 2·20 | 0·68 | 0·86 | 0·49 |\n| Miscellaneous | 3·40 | 1·00 | 2·20 | 0·82 | 0·32 | 0·44 |\n| **Underground Workmen** |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Hewer | 3·60 | 1·70 | 2·44 | 1·01 | 0·31 | 0·51 |\n| Timeborman | 9·53 | 2·08 | 2·78 | 0·90 | 0·35 | 0·57 |\n| ... | 3·65 | 2·22 | 2·96 | 0·84 | 0·31 | 0·57 |\n|  | 1·90 | 1·50 | 1·72 | 0·78 | 0·95 | 0·58 |\n|  | 3·02 | 2·00 | 3·19 | 0·07 | 0·48 | 0·57 |\n|  | 3·85 | 1·80 | 2·21 | 0·79 | 0·35 | 0·53 |\n| Flushing hand | 3·55 | 1·08 | 2·55 | 0·80 | 0·40 | 0·50 |\n| Miscellaneous | 3·45 | 1·20 | 2·15 | 0·93 | 0·87 | 0·30 |\n| Carpenter |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Surveyor |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Foreman Trimmer | ::::: |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nThe actual wages (in silver) received by the Chinese employees have not increased much during the last few years, though owing to the high cost of silver prevailing during the greater part of 1919 and 1920 the company's wages bill has, of course, been much higher than it would otherwise have been, e.g., in April 1919 the average wage of the Chinese was 0·56 gold yen; in April 1920, 0·71 gold yen; and in April 1921, 0·48 gold yen. The wages of the Japanese employees, on the other hand, have risen considerably from 1·28 yen in April 1919 to 2·60 yen in April 1921. Present rates of exchange the value of a yen in English currency is about 2s. 6d., so that the wages paid at the Fushun mines compare very favourably with those ruling in the United Kingdom.\n\nAll the Chinese labourers are accommodated by the company in specially constructed quarters, and when at work they are given a certain amount of food every day, while arrangements are made whereby they can obtain meals from kitchens operated by the company at extremely reasonable prices, the cost of such meals being deducted from their wages. They have to work a certain number of full days before they are entitled to receive any money, a system which is found to work satisfactorily, as it tends to counteract a tendency to laziness, which is a common failing of the Chinese coolie.\n\nThe Japanese employees at the colliery are also housed by the company, and practically all the houses in the Japanese portion of the town are heated in winter by a central heating plant. The total Japanese population of the town of Fushun is about 12,000, and the company maintains its own hospitals and schools. There is also an electric tramway service from the railway station to the extreme end of the concession, the line being run in conjunction with that linking up the various workings. The total mileage of the lines in operation is over 40 miles. There are three Germans employed by the company at the mines.\n\n## Markets\n\nAnnexes Nos. 2 to 5 attached to this report show-\n\n1. The total sales of Fushun coal in Manchuria;\n2. The quantity of Fushun coal used by the South Manchuria Railway Company for their own purposes;\n3. The exports of Fushun coal; and\n4. The quantity of Fushun coal used for bunkering vessels during the four years from 1917 to 1920.\n\nExports during the first six months of 1921 amounted to 198,043 tons, over one-third of which was exported during the month of June. The exports in that month included 13,970 tons shipped from Dairen to the United States, the first shipment of its kind that has been made.\n\n## Prices of Coal\n\nThe authorities are naturally inclined to be somewhat reticent in regard to the actual cost per ton of working the coal. From remarks made to the writer, however, at the time of a recent visit to the mines, it may be stated that the cost of mining the coal has risen considerably during the last two or three years. Wages for some time ruled high, while the high prices of machinery, &c., prevailing during the war involved the expenditure of much larger sums than were previously paid. It is not unlikely, therefore, that the cost of working the coal has risen 150 per cent., and a conservative estimate of the cost per ton would perhaps be about 5 yen.\n\nAt the date of writing the retail price of Fushun lump coal at Dairen is 18·10 yen per ton (including retailer's delivery fee). This is more than 100 per cent. higher than the price which ruled for many years prior to the beginning of 1916, viz., 8·30 yen per ton, while for a short time at the end of the winter of 1919-1920 the price was 24·70 yen per ton, the highest figure reached up to the present time. From the autumn of 1920 until the end of January last the price was 24·20 yen per ton; in February it fell to 21·80 yen; and in May it was further reduced to its present figure.\n\n[6785 2-4]",
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        "content_text": "# \nIn view, however, of the fact that the provincial authorities had, by the supplementary agreement of the 2nd August accepting payment of the 100,000 dollars and extending the prospecting period, committed themselves practically beyond recall, it was decided to communicate both agreements to the Central Government without delay and to ask for early ratification.\n\nMr. Sun having stated that he was fairly confident that there would be no serious opposition to the commencement of operations in the event of a purely Cantonese administration replacing the defeated Kuangsi leaders, I informed Major Cassel that he would be well advised to take advantage of any opportunity to proceed with the work of demarcating the mining areas on the arrival of his engineers without waiting for ratification, and you will observe that in my note of the 30th October to the Wai-chiao Pu, of which copy is enclosed, I have intimated that demarcation would commence forthwith.\n\nIt was also decided that as Mr. Sun was well acquainted with Mr. Liang Shih-yi, through whom this Legation and other British capitalists had previously endeavoured to work for a similar coal-mining agreement, and who is still unofficially a power in Cantonese circles here, he should take an opportunity of mentioning the agreement privately to Mr. Liang and enlisting his support with the Central Government. Mr. Sun accordingly prior to his departure from Peking informed Mr. Liang in outline of the existing arrangements, and a copy of the agreement will shortly be handed privately to the latter by the Legation.\n\nUp to date no reply has been received from the Central Government on the subject of ratification, but I propose to take an early opportunity of pressing the matter on the attention of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and, although an immediate decision is hardly to be expected pending the resumption of relations between Peking and the newly-installed provincial authorities at Canton, you will also no doubt continue to use your influence with the latter in the desired direction.\n\nAs was to be expected, rumours of the conclusion of the agreement have not been long in making their appearance. A brief and garbled—if not deliberately camouflaged—reference appeared in the Japanese-owned \"Shun Tien Shih Pao\" of the 10th instant, and I have just received a formal enquiry from the American Legation as to the accuracy of the reports which have reached them on the subject.\n\nThis enquiry is no doubt not unconnected with a similar enquiry addressed to the American Legation by Sir John Jordan on receipt of Mr. Jamieson's telegram No. 33 of the 7th October, 1918, reported a proposed American monopoly of mining rights in Kwangtung then under negotiation.\n\nI have informed the American Minister that we have been for years past endeavouring to co-operate with the Chinese with a view to mitigating the coal shortage in Canton province, which specially affects Hong Kong, that an agreement has now been made with the provincial authorities at Canton for the prospecting and working of coal in certain districts by a Sino-British company, but that there is no British monopoly of mining and railway rights in the province as has been alleged.\n\nIf approached by your American colleague you should use similar language and report any indication of attempts on his part to interfere with the local authorities in a manner adverse to our interests.\n\n(Translation.)\n\n## \n### Enclosure 10 in No. 1.\n\nWai-chiao Pu to Sir B. Alston.\n\nSir,\n\nDecember 20, 1920.\n\nI HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Clive's note of the 30th October last, stating that an agreement has been concluded between the Kwangtung provincial authorities and an Anglo-Chinese syndicate, whereby a joint Anglo-Chinese company is to be formed for the purpose of mining coal in certain districts of the province, and enclosing the agreement with the request that I communicate it to the Chinese Government and use my good offices to ensure their approval at an early date.\n\nThis Ministry having referred the matter to the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, the latter have now replied as follows:—\n\n| Ministry's Response | \nThis Ministry have the honour to refer to its communication requesting your Excellency's Ministry to notify the Diplomatic Body that no mining agreements concluded by foreigners with provincial authorities can have force unless the sanction of the Central Government has been given. The present coal-mining agreement concluded between the Kwangtung authorities with British merchants had not received the sanction of this Ministry and must consequently be deemed invalid.\n\nWith regard to Sino-foreign co-operation, this is indeed allowed by the mining ordinance, and there was originally no disposition on the part of the Chinese Government to reject foreign offers of capital for the joint operation of China's mines. When, however, a company not yet actually formed has the boldness to seek mining rights over twenty-one districts under conditions which come near to constituting a monopoly, this Ministry is, in the interests of the preservation of national rights, unable to accord its sanction.\n\nI have the honour to refer your Excellency to the notes addressed on more than one occasion by this Ministry to your Excellency's Legation to the effect that mining agreements concluded by foreigners with provincial authorities must have the sanction of the Central Government, and regret to inform you that, in view of the fact that in the case of the present coal-mining agreement concluded by British merchants with the Kwangtung authorities, the procedure has been at variance with that required according to the declarations made by this Ministry. It is not possible to take the action desired.\n\nIn informing you as above, and requesting that you communicate it to the quarter concerned,\n\nI avail, &c.\n\n(Seal of the Wai-chiao Pu.)\n\n(Copy unsigned.)\n\n### Enclosure 11 in No. 1.\n\n### Enclosure 9 in No. 1.\n\nMr. Clive to American Minister (Peking).\n\nPeking, November 20, 1920.\n\nI AM in receipt of your enquiry of the 15th instant. Your Legation are no doubt aware that British commercial interests have for years past been endeavouring to co-operate with Chinese commercial interests with a view to mitigating the coal shortage in Canton province which specially affects the colony of Hong Kong. I have therefore no objection to stating, for your confidential information, that an agreement has now been reached with the provincial authorities of Kwangtung for the prospecting and working of coal in certain districts of the province by a joint Sino-British company, but there is no British monopoly of all mining and railway rights in the province as your informant appears to allege.\n\nI avail, &c.\n\nR. H. CLIVE.\n\n## \nConsul-General Jamieson to Sir B. Alston.\n\n(No. 12.)\n\nSir,\n\nCanton, February 22, 1921.\n\nI HAVE the honour to enclose herewith copy of a leading article on \"British Influence in Kwangtung,\" which appeared in to-day's issue of the \"Canton Times\"—the organ of the military Government—and which, there is every reason to believe, has been inspired, if not written, by Mr. C. C. Wu. At the end of January the editor, who had edited this journal since its inception, resigned when asked not to insert any matter antagonistic to the project for obtaining control of the customs-houses in the south-west provinces, and shortly afterwards the proprietors for lack of leader-writers had to shut down the paper for twenty days.\n\nThe statement that the big stick of blockading the port is constantly held over the head of Kwangtung is inaccurate, inasmuch as it was only when the attempt to interfere with the maritime customs was made that action of this nature was hinted at,",
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        "content_text": "N: 219.\n\nRECEIVED\n\n24 JUL 1922 COL OFFICE\n\n35949\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE.\n\n24 JUL 22\n\nHONGKONG. 8th June, 1922.\n\n294\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to report that I have granted Sub-Inspector William Pitt, Hongkong Police Force, a pension at the rate of £151. 4s. 0d. per annum with effect from the 7th August, 1922, and that the Crown Agents for the Colonies have been instructed to issue payments to him as they become due.\n\nI have also granted him prior to his retirement from the service two months' leave of absence on full pay to commence on the 7th June, 1922. The usual leave certificate is enclosed.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient humble servant,\n\nE. Stubbs\n\nGovernor, &c.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nWINSTON CHURCHILL,\n\nM.P.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.",
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        "content_text": "THE HONGKONG\n\nTHE BLUE FUNNEL LINE\n\nREGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND\n\nPASSENGER SERVICE.\n\nLONDON SERVICE\n\nLAOMEDON 2nd Oct. 9th Oct. 16th Oct.\n\nPELEUS HYSON HELENUS\n\n(Direct)\n\nLon lon, Rotterdam & Hamburg. London, Amsterdam & Antwrp London, Rotterdam & Antwer\n\n23rd Oct. London, Rotterdam & Hamburg\n\nLIVERPOOL SERVICE (Direct or via Continental Ports)\n\nKT. TEMPLAR TYDEUS OKESTES\n\n4th Oct. 11th Oct. 29th Oct.\n\nMarseilles, Havre & Liverpo Genoa, M'ies, Liverpool Glasgow.\n\n4th Nov. Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow.\n\nPACIFIC SERVICE\n\nTYNDAREUS PROTESILAUS\n\n(via Kobe and Yokohama)\n\n17th Oct. 7th Nov.\n\nVictoria, Seattle & Vancouver\n\nNEW YORK SERVICE\n\nANTILOCHUS BELLEROPHON TEUCER\n\nPYRRHUS PYRRHUS MENTOR\n\n(via Suez or Panama)\n\n- 5th Oct. 25th Oct. 15th Nov.\n\nvia Suez via Suez via Suez\n\nPASSENGER SERVICE\n\nIst Nov. for Shangbai & Japan 4th Dec. for Singapore & London 23rd Dec. for Singapore & London\n\nFor Freight and Passage Rates and all Information Apply to:-\n\nBUTTERFIELD & SWIRE\n\n(JOHN SWIRE & SONS, LTD.)\n\nAGENTS,\n\nCHINA MERCHANTS S. N. CO.\n\nSailings Subject to Alteration\n\nTELEGRAPII.\n\nCONSIGNEES.\n\nNOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.\n\nTHE NORWEGIAN AFRICA- & AUSTRALIA LINE.\n\nS. S. \"RINDA\"\n\nReferring to previous notice to consignees, it has now been decided not to declare General Average, and consignees are requested to send in their Bils of Lading for countersignature immediately to\n\nTHORESEN & CO.\n\nAgents. Hongkong, 8th Sept., 1922\n\nNOTI E TO CONSIGNEES.\n\nTHE BEN LINE OF STEAMERS LIMITED.\n\nFrom ANTWERP, MIDDLES- BRO, LONDON & STRAITS.\n\nThe Steamship\n\n\"BEN MOHR\"\n\nConsignees of cargo are hereby informed that all Goods being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong-kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.\n\nNo claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain-ing undelivered after the 4th. Oct., will be subject to rent.\n\nAll claims against the steamer must be presented to the Under-\n\nSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 1922.\n\nCONSIGNEES.\n\nNOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.\n\nThe Steamship\n\n\"WESTFALEN \"\n\nhaving arrived from Bremen and Hamburg via ports on Sept. 29th. consignees are hereby notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the hazardous Godowns of Holt's Wharf, and store i at consignees' risk.\n\nAll broken, chafed and damaged cargo is to be left in the Godownst until Thursday. October 5th. at 2.30 p.m. when they will be examined by Messrs. Carmichael and Clarke.\n\nClaims will not be accepted unless cargo is so examined by said surveyors prior to the above date. All claims must be presented within a month of the steamer's arrival here, after which they will not be recognized. No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns. All goods remaining after 4 pm. Friday, October 6, will be subject to rent.\n\nNo Fire insurance whatever will be effected.\n\nConsignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature.\n\nNORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO.\n\nAgents.\n\nHongkong, Sept., 19th, 1922.\n\nTHE COWIE HARBOUR COAL COMPANY LIMITED. SILIMPOPON COAL.\n\nSHIPBUILDERS.\n\nSHIP REPAIRERS. BOILER MAKERS. FORGE MASTERS.\n\nOXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC WELDERS.\n\nMECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL\n\nENGINEERS.\n\nTAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY\n\nOF HONGKONG, LIMITED.\n\nTEL. ADDRESS, TAIKOODOCK\n\nTELEPHONE NO. 212.\n\nDRY DOCK\n\nLENGTH 787 FEET.\n\nLENGTH BL KS 750 FEET\n\nDEPTH ON CENTRE OF\n\nSILL 'H.W.OST 34 FT. 6 INS.\n\n-THREE SLIPWAYS -\n\nCAPABLE OF HANDLING SHIPS UP\n\nTO 3000 TONS DISPLACEMENT.\n\nELECTRIC CRANE AT SEA WALL CAPABLE OF LIFTING 100 TONS AT 70 FEET RADIUS.\n\nBUTTERFIELD & SWIRE\n\n(JOHN SWIRE & SONS, LTB) AGENTS.\n\nHONGKONG,\n\nCALL FLAG: \"C\" OVER \"ANS PENNANT\"\n\nPERTINENT PARS.\n\ncoins, so wealth won't be such a Germany is issuing aluminum\n\nburden.\n\nA reformer considering other\n\nSHANGHAI:-Regular Passenger, Mail and Cargo Service to\n\nsigned on or before the 18th. Oct.,\n\nHE undersigned are prepared\n\npeople's wrongs neglects their\n\nadjfrom Shangha, Excellent Saloon accommodation, Electric Fan- And Light throughout.\n\nL'assengers are Landed in Shanghai, avoiding the inconvenience transhipment at Woosung.\n\nFor Freight or Passage apply to\n\nCHINA MERCHANTS S. N. CO.\n\nLO SHUN WAN:-Manager.\n\nCONSIGNEES.\n\nTHE ADMIRAL LINE.\n\nThe Steamship\n\n\"PRESIDENT JACKSON \"\n\nhaving arrived from Seattle, Wash., via porte, on 23rd. inst.com-signees are hereby notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the Hazardous and or\n\nExtra-Hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godowns Co., at Kowloon and stored at consignees' risk.\n\nConsignees of cargo must pro-duce an Import permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading will be counter signed.\n\nAll broken, chafed and damag-ed cargo 19 to be left in the Go. down where it will be examined at 10 am. on 29th, inst. by the Company's Surveyors, Mes 1s. Anderson and Ashe.\n\nAll claims must be presented within thirty days of the steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognised. No claims will be recognised after the goods have left the godowns and cargo andelivered after September 30th.\n\n1922, will be subject to rent.\n\nNo Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.\n\nConsignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature immediately.\n\nPACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.,\n\nUnited States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation.\n\nTHE ADMIRAL LINE,\n\nManaging Agents. No. 4 Des Voeux Road. Hongkong, Sept., 25th. 1922,\n\nNOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,\n\nTHE ADMIRAL LINE.\n\nThe Steamship\n\nor they will not be recognized.\n\nAll broken, chafed and dam-aged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be ex-amined on the 4th. Oct., at 10\n\na.m.\n\nNo Fire Insurance Las been effected.\n\nBilis f Lading will be counter-signed by\n\nGIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.\n\nAgents. Hongkong, 28.1. Sept., 1922.\n\nNOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.\n\nOSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.\n\nSTANLEY **\n\nhaving arrived from New York, via Ports, on 22nd, inst, consignees are hereby notified that their cargo\n\nFrom ROTTERDAM via\n\nis being landed at their risk into the Hazardous and or\n\nANTWERP, HAMBURG Extra- Hazardous Godowns\n\n& SINGAPORE.\n\nof The Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf\n\nThe Company's Steamship\n\n& Godown Co., at Kowloon and stored at consignees' risk.\n\nConsignees of cargo must pro duce an Import permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading will be counter-signed.\n\nAll broken, chafed and damag-ed cargo is to be left in the Go downs where it will be examined at 10 am. on 28th. inst., by the Company's Surveyors, Messrs.\n\nAnderson and Ashe.\n\nAll claims must be presented within thirty days of the steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognized. No claims will be recognized after the goods have left the Godowns, and cargo undelivered on and after 29th. inst., will be subject to rent.\n\nNo fire insurance whatever will\n\nbe effected.\n\nConsignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature immediately.\n\nPACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.,\n\nUnited States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation.\n\nManaging Agents, THE ADMIRAL LINE. No. 4, Des Voeux Road. Hongkong, Sept., 25th. 1922.\n\n\"ALPS MARU,\" having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.\n\nGoods not cleared by the 4th Oct, 1922 will be subject to\n\nrent.\n\nDam aged packages must be left in the Godowns for examina-tion by the Consignees' rep resentatives and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard and Douglas, at 10 a.m. on Wednes-day and Saturday. All Claims must be presented within Ten\n\ndays of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be\n\nNo claim will be recognized.\n\nadmitted after the goods have left the Godowns.\n\nNo fire insurance whatever will be effected.\n\nConsignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature immediately.\n\nOSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,\n\nY. YASUDA,\n\nManager. Hongkong, 28th. Oct., 1922.\n\nto quote prices for best quali- sy freshly mined SILIMPOPON COAL, trimmed into Bunkers at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN (British North Borneo) or to contract for regular Bunker Sup-\n\nrights.\n\nThings are getting higher, but the people feel cheaper.\n\nWhen two countries decide to\n\nplies for 6 or 12 months at favour-bury their differences each wants\n\nable rates.\n\nSteamers calling at SEBATTIK them buried in the other.\n\nor SANDAKAN exclusively for\n\nBunkers are exempt from pay.\n\nA little bad luck now and then\n\nment of ordinary Port Charges.\n\nsurely helps the best of men.\n\nThe minimum draft of water\n\nalongside the Company's Wharf\n\nThe flapper thinks it is better\n\nat Sebattik is 28 feet at low water\n\nto be rouged than lonely.\n\nSpring Tides. Charts of Cowie Bay (Sebatik Harbour) and any required information concerning che port can be liad on applica-tion to\n\nBRADLEY CO. LTD. Akėnis, The OWIE HARBOUR COAL CO. LTD,\n\nNOW IN HONGKONG, FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY MADAME ISIS.\n\nCelebrated English Palmist & Crystal Gazer.\n\nfront yard you know who's boss.\n\nWhen dad plants onions in the\n\nLiving costs more, but there is so much more of it,\n\nYou hear about ultimate con. sumers. They ultimately get hit\n\nIn the ark they had two of everything except tly swatters.\n\nThere are so many ways to get in trouble and so few to get out.\n\nDifference between hugging\n\nMadame Isis can be consulted\n\nand dancing is some can't dance.\n\ndomestic affairs, which are all\n\non all business, financial and.\n\ntreated with the strictest confid-ence.\n\nIF YOU WEAR TORICS.\n\nMadame Isis has met with the\n\nyou know you have the best. If\n\ngreatest of success in her first\n\nyou do not, you have not yet\n\nas the many\n\nweek,\n\nsatisfied done the best you can,\n\nto give lients of this talented lady will\n\nyour eyes comfort. It is possible\n\ntestify.\n\nto correct the vision of eyes that\n\nMadame Isis has had over\n\nneed glasses without using Toric\n\ntwenty years' experience in her\n\nlenses. It would also be possible\n\nArt.\n\nto Use a motor car without\n\nHours of Consultation-9.30 to\n\npneumatic tyres, but it would not\n\n1 and 3.3 to 6 daily, including\n\nbe as comfortable. If you have failed to find real eye comfort, try a pair of Torics, their deep inner curve conforms to the natural motions of your\n\nenses of any prescription are\n\neyes. Toric inanufactured by the Hongkong Optical Co., successors to Clark & Co., manufacturing & refract-ing opticians, located in Queen's Road Central.\n\nSunday.\n\nthe lines of the hand, $7.50.\n\nFees Study and Lecture by\n\nStudy and Lecture by her Celebrated Method of Crystal Gazing $10.00\n\nRoom 108. K'ng Edward Hotel.\n\nNo. 2\n\nTHERAPION No. 1 THERAPION THERAPION\n\nNo, 3\n\nNo. 1 for Bladder Catarrh. No, 2 for Blood & Skin Disease. No, 3 for Chronio Weaknesses, Bold by Landing Chemists. Price in England 3. Dr. LeCleru Med., Haverelook komu, N. & London. Th Trade Mark word Therapion is on th, Goys, stamp afzed to equine poketa,\n\nA VICTROLA\n\nhtiw Victor Records gives the best results MOUTRIES:-Exclusive Distributors.\n\nMontgomery Ward Ho\n\nSpecial Sale Price $115 Mex.\n\nCHICAGO, U. S. A.\n\nReffance Premier\n\nGuaranteed to give Satisfaction\n\nOur RELIANCE PREMIER is the equal of any typewriter selling for double the price. This Reliance Premier is a regular standard typewriter, very similar to high grade machines But in use in business offices the world over. no other typewriter embodies all the improve- ments to be found on the Reliance Premier. It is a\n\nsingle shift, standard keyboard business model. The Reliance Premier is now universally used in offices, schools, hospitals, colleges and homes throughout the world. When you buy a Reliance Premier you pay only for the machine value and not for a name made high priced by expensive advertising.\n\nWe have a limited stock of these typewriters in Shanghai. Take advantage of this special value by sending your order without delay to:\n\nMONTGOMERY WARD & CO.\n\nNational Y. M. C. A. Building\n\n20 Museum Road, SHANGHAI\n\nHave you obtained your copy of our FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY CATALOGUE? It describes a complete line of general merchan- dise-everything for your personal wear and use, and for the home. This big book will be sent free upon request by our Shanghai office.\n\nTAI LEE CHAN\n\nEstablished 1884.\n\nand\n\nMETAL GOODS Telephone Central 1993.\n\nSUNDRY HARDWARE\n\n119. Jervois Street\n\nE. 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        "content_text": "For the purpose of recommending a satisfactory scheme we ought to have some particulars of the quantity of coal to be dealt with, whether it is to be shipped commercially or for bunkering purposes, the size and type of coal wagons used and similar information.\n\nIf it be expected to export coal commercially in large quantities, ample sorting and siding accommodation would be required in the immediate vicinity of the jetties or wharves, and the area available for this purpose should be laid down.\n\nIf we can be given some general information on the matters mentioned, it would take a very short time to get out a suitable design to meet requirements.\n\n71. Should the proposals we have put forward in regard to the provision of shipping accommodation be generally concurred in and our recommendations with regard to carrying out the first instalment by contract be agreed to, it would be necessary to prepare the requisite contract specification and drawings prior to inviting tenders, which we presume would be done through your Department in the usual manner.\n\nIf this procedure were adopted and it was desired that we should prepare the contract documents as we have done in other cases, we would suggest that the Director of Public Works or his representative should come to London, bringing with him all the necessary information for inclusion in the contract with regard to special local conditions, sites, materials, etc., so that all questions relating to the contract and the carrying out of the works could be thoroughly discussed with him, which would be of great advantage.\n\n--28--",
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        "content_text": "For supply the inability to the Company does not accept all orders are Prices are subject to change without notice and the whole or any part of the order may be unexecuted prior to the execution of order.\n\nGoods or any part thereof accepted subject to the right of the Company to increase the price of such order.\n\nThe Companies (British American Tobacco Co. Ltd.) Andre, 91S.\n\nI have informed you that the Co.\n\nIf this section are Nati how to inf. Rad Under Good thought doubtful whether the provision may firmly, inter vires. raise that question that they may decide to.\n\nBritish American Tobacco Company Limited.\n\nRECEIVED 17 JAN 1923 COL. OFFICE\n\nThe Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, London, S.W.1.\n\n16th January 1923\n\nI thank you for your letter of the 11th instant and I note that you are in communication with the Governor of Hong Kong and the Foreign Office with regard to the amount payable by British-American Tobacco Co. (China) Ltd. and subsidiary Companies under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance 1919, and I note that I may expect to hear from you further on the matter in due course.\n\nI am, Sir, Your obedient servant,\n\nAmends BEG BEJARY.\n\nPage 534\n\nGR1178/1922/32(III)\n\nEO-BROOMHALL, LIEBERS, A.C.\n\nJe Aponesa VEHICULAR, LONDON\n\nPANTELEGRAPHY \"TYBQ.\n\nWestminster House. 7\n\nMillbank. London. S.W.1.\n\n63116/1922",
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        "content_text": "Dear Stubbs,\n\nYour letter as to opium. Geneva is far from satisfactory per Jenke's letter of 757 19 Sept 122, dated the 13th of Sept.\n\nThe latest news is that we have only private letters from Parkinson of this date. It appears that there has been active propaganda against opium by some Society (whatever its actual trouble may be) and the question is being brought forward through Col. Amery, Lord Milner, and one Steel-Maitland, formerly Under Secretary for New Zealand at Geneva, against the increase of the supply of opium to Hong Kong without prior consultation with Lord Balfour and the Massey Government of New Zealand.\n\nPage 18\n\nRESTRICTED\n\nSir R.E. Stubbs K.C.M.G.\n\nMINUTE\n\nCONFIDENTIAL\n\nAud 97083\n\nPrivate\n\nHere is the revised response in HTML format as requested:\n\n! \n\nDRAFT.\n\nSir R.E. Stubbs K.C.M.G.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Collins.\n\nMr. AE.C. 1879.\n\nMr. Grindle.\n\nSir H. Lambert.\n\nSir H. Read.\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nAud 97083\n\nPrivate\n\n18\n\nConfidential.\n\nDear Stubbs.\n\nYour letter as to opium. Geneva is far from satisfactory per Jenke's letter of 757 19 Sept 122, dated the 13th of Sept.\n\nThe latest news is that we have only private letters from Parkinson of this date. It appears that there has been active propaganda against opium by some Society (whatever its actual trouble may be) and the question is being brought forward through Col. Amery, Lord Milner, and one Steel-Maitland, formerly Under Secretary for New Zealand at Geneva, against the increase of the supply of opium to Hong Kong without prior consultation with Lord Balfour and the Massey Government of New Zealand.\n\nhas been rewritten to \n\n! \n\nDRAFT.\n\nSir R.E. Stubbs K.C.M.G.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Collins.\n\nMr. AE.C. 1879.\n\nMr. Grindle.\n\nSir H. Lambert.\n\nSir H. Read.\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nAud 97083\n\nPrivate\n\n18\n\nConfidential.\n\nDear Stubbs.\n\nYour letter as to opium. Geneva is far from satisfactory per Jenke's letter of 757 19 Sept 122, dated the 13th of Sept.\n\nThe latest news: that we have only private letters from Parkinson of this date. It appears that there has been active propaganda against opium by some Society (whatever its actual trouble may be) and the question is being brought forward through Col. Amery, Lord Milner, and one Steel-Maitland, formerly Under Secretary for New Zealand at Geneva, against the increase of the supply of opium to Hong Kong without prior consultation with Lord Balfour and the Massey Government of New Zealand.\n\nAnd I add Page 18\n\n back.\n\nHere is the final version:\n\n!\n\nDRAFT.\n\nSir R.E. Stubbs K.C.M.G.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Collins.\n\nMr. AE.C. 1879.\n\nMr. Grindle.\n\nSir H. Lambert.\n\nSir H. Read.\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nAud 97083\n\nPrivate\n\n18\n\nConfidential.\n\nDear Stubbs.\n\nYour letter as to opium. Geneva is far from satisfactory per Jenke's letter of 757 19 Sept 122, dated the 13th of Sept.\n\nThe latest news: that we have only private letters from Parkinson of this date. It appears that there has been active propaganda against opium by some Society (whatever its actual trouble may be) and the question is being brought forward through Col. Amery, Lord Milner, and one Steel-Maitland, formerly Under Secretary for New Zealand at Geneva, against the increase of the supply of opium to Hong Kong without prior consultation with Lord Balfour and the Massey Government of New Zealand.\n\nPage 18",
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        "content_text": "MINUTES.\n\nthe cursed salary\n\nhaving\n\nCylind\n\nscheme\n\nwith force from\n\nI for 1930: but that why\n\nof this letter will be sent to r\n\ncrson\n\ncify\n\ncont\n\n-\n\n1\" for\n\ncom. L7\n\n*7/6/er abound\n\nMINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN\n\nON THIS SIDE.\n\nSir,\n\nREC 2 JUN 022 COL. OFFICE\n\n26680\n\n9 Rosary Gardens\n\nREC REG? 3 JUN221\n\nS 1.7.\n\n1 June 1922.\n\nIt having come to my knowledge that officers in receipt of pensions from the Colony of Hongkong have had such pensions temporarily increased by 25%, I have the honour to apply for a similar increase to the pension from that Colony granted to me in August 1920, and, as I am informed that this increment was originated prior to that date, that I may receive it as from the day upon which my pension commenced.\n\n2.\n\nI can only suppose that the failure to include the temporary increment in my case was due to an oversight.\n\n3. I may, perhaps, be permitted to remark that the pension of which I am now in receipt, after forty years of Government service, amounts to but £380 a year, after deduction of income tax.\n\nI have the honour to be\n\nSir,\n\nyour obedient servant\n\nBasil Daylow\n\nUnder Secretary of State\n\nColonial Office.\n\nCaptain R A.",
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        "content_text": "MINUTES.\n\nallowance clue to heim.\n\nFr. Beckett\n\n6519\n\n? this can rest.\n\nap\n\n·2918\n\n1876/20 DB\n\n20\n\nClou\n\nBaloun\n\nPage 159\n\nMINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN\n\nON THIS SIDE.\n\nNo\n\n159.\n\nK\n\nTougo\n\nRECEIVED\n\n11 JUN 192;\n\nCOL OFFICE\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nRE\n\n29446\n\nRE 12 JUN 23\n\n101\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\n7th May, 1923.\n\nMy Lord Duke,\n\nWith reference to Your Grace's despatch No.61 of the 19th March, 1923, I have the honour to forward a copy of Mr. J. Ingham's application to be allowed to retire on pension dated January 21st 1922. It will be observed that it makes no mention of ill health. It was not until the month of April that, realising that he would be required to pay a proportion of the cost of passages, Mr. Ingham applied to go before a Medical Board and submitted a statement as to his recent illnesses, a copy of which is attached. I enclose also a copy of his Medical History Sheet which shows that he has had a generally healthy career. The Medical Officer in charge states that Mr. Ingham suffered from chronic pharyngitis but that he does not think that a Medical board would have invalided him,\n\nInspector Pitt, to whom reference is made in Mr. King's letter, was invalided from the service on account of ill health and full passages were therefore granted to him,\n\nAs regards the question of boot allowance,\n\nMr. Ingham was offered $2.40 which was the sum due for the proportion of the year prior to his departure but he declined\n\nto\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nTHE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE, K.G.,\n\nBLC-\n\n&c.,\n\nPage 160",
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        "content_text": "Is Dr Millard flypast?\n\nWho was to accept this port. The one other eligible officer noted excused himself because of being medically rejected for the PMO this. B Hondenes which had been offered to her.\n\nH. Kory\n\nBut Dr Millard might not call who was to Dr Mellon, he was only appointed a year ago.\n\n\"It would be safer to remit his case to the Private Secretaries.\n\nEM-1.12.943\n\nHur Beckett\n\nWhat do you think about Dr Millard?\n\nTo it be necessary for the officer appointed to begin at the bottom?\n\nSupposing he was COLER Coray?\n\nThe vente, marred from another\n\nEfm 18/4/23\n\nI am not much attracted. He is rather slow: though probably wouldn't suit with...\n\nIf it be difficult officially above the wolkomm world tea should fear bringing the Col. Suria into...\n\nThat if he went there be D.P.H.\n\n(P. It is essential to have some kind of Health qualification or had no senior qualification)\n\n(CH 63127/20 werd).\n\n(1973\n\nI asked her to consider\n\nEnd Day\n\nHad previously who came to be considered\n\n378\n\nApparently here is worms.\n\n& Remit Vacancy as graded\n\nEle 207/11/23\n\nPrior, de.\n\nI am afraid there is nothing for it but to remit to the Private Secretary, but I suggest that we should proceed on the assumption that for a health appointment a D.P.H. or some equivalent qualification is really a sine qua non.\n\nAF 21/1/20\n\nPage 01\n\n...\n\n6\n\n...\n\nJo\n\n...\n\nво\n\n...\n\nیگر\n\n...\n\njinin\n\n...\n\naft. If the server\n\n...\n\nG\n\n...\n\nCatherin\n\n...\n\nto start dax the scale, Which, would be discontented not essential\n\n...\n\nkad prad\n\n...\n\nwaly\n\n...\n\nrove\n\n...\n\nMay mere\n\n...\n\nin had widier who co to convidad\n\nbi mächtig\n\nJ\n\nCOLER\n\n...\n\nmaurfened from another\n\n...\n\nEfm 18/4/23\n\n...\n\nam not much attracted. He is cather Slda: Hroughong probably wouldn't suit with..\n\n...\n\nif be difficult in offercially above the wolkomm world tea hould fear oring the Col. Suria into\n\n...\n\nD.P. Hi\n\n...\n\n(P. It is Enlist to affenthal en kind if Healt old had no sentar qualif\n\n...\n\nAF\n\n...\n\nCatherin\n\n...\n\nto start dax the scale, Which, wood be discontented not excentiel (ch 63127/20 werd).\n\n...\n\n(1973\n\n...\n\n✓ asked her to her to\n\n...\n\nEnd Day\n\n...\n\nkad prad\n\n...\n\nwaly\n\n...\n\nrove\n\n...\n\nMay mere\n\n...\n\nin had widier who co to convidad\n\n378\n\n...\n\nApparently here i worms.\n\n...\n\n& Remit Vacenes as gored\n\n...\n\nEle 207/11/23\n\n...\n\nPrir, de.\n\n...\n\nI am afraid there is nothing for it but is to remit the Private Secretary, but I suggest that we should proceed on the assumption that for a health appointment a D.P.H. or some equivalent qualification is really a sine qua non.\n\n...\n\nAF 21/1/20",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT.\n\nD. Beatty Esq.\n\nA.G.M. Fletcher Esq.\n\nc.o.q., CBL\n\nمقر\n\nC. D.\n\nR 300CT\n\n38085\n\nSw.\n\n(fot.)\n\n48415/24 HK.\n\n31\n\nOct: 14\n\n376\n\nIn confirmation of instructions passed to you verbally by Mr. ... member of this Dept. I am to inform you that having cancelled your arrangements to stay at the Hotel Richmond at Geneva for the period of the International Conference; & that the expense which you have incurred in Vienna prior to this alteration should be met with...\n\nMINUTE.\n\nJP. 29/1 Collin 30\n\n| Name |\n| --- |\n| Sir C. Davis. |\n| Sir G. Grindle. |\n| Sir H. Read, |\n| Sir J. Masterton Smith. |\n| Lord Arnold. |\n| Mr. Thomas. | \nam ste. that ha \nshould be removed as it appears to be a fragment. The text is rewritten as above.",
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        "content_text": "## THE CORONET \n\n### THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 10TH\n\nThurs. to Sat., July 9th to 11th, at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15 \n\nWILLIAM DESMOND IN \"STRAIGHT THROUGH\" \nWANDA WILEY IN \"GETTING TRIMMED.\" \nOUR OWN TOPICAL.\n\n## QUEEN'S THEATRE\n\nTo-day at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m. \nLON CHANEY IN \"THE NIGHT ROSE\" IN SIX PARTS. \nSaturday, July 11th. \nLILLIAN GISH IN \"THE WHITE SISTER\" IN ELEVEN PARTS. \nTO-DAY TILL SUNDAY. At all Shows. \nWILLIAM DUNCAN AND EDITH JOHNSON IN \"THE FIGHTING GUIDE\" (IN SEVEN REELS), \nADDED ATTRACTION: \"A GAME LADY\" (COMEDY IN TWO REELS) AND TOWN TOPICS.\n\n## WORLD THEATRE NOTICE\n\n#9 \nWe beg to advise our Customers that we are well Stocked in all lines of various French Provisions. We have recently Received Large and Well Selected New Stocks. \nCome and Select your Menu from us \nMAGASIN GÉNÉRAL, The Corner Shop, Phone 3312. Beaconsfield Arcade.\n\n## [101 \nTHE NAME MOUTRIE ON A PIANO IS A GUARANTEE OF RELIABILITY. \nEASY TERMS ARRANGED. \nS. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD., CHATER RD.\n\n| Ad | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| 117 | CABLES. EARLIER CABLES THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. |\n\n## POWERS AND CHINA. PROFUSION OF QUESTIONS IN COMMONS\n\nLONDON, July 8th. In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Austen Chamberlain declared that no proposal for severance of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Government was under consideration by His Majesty's Government. The Diplomatic Body at Peking was considering a joint reply to the fourteen points contained in the Chinese Government's note. He was not aware of any conflict of opinion between the Powers with regard to the reasonableness of the demands.\n\nMr. Beckett declared that the American Press widely stated that the American representatives were willing to accept, but that the British delegates were holding out. Mr. Chamberlain deprecated being called upon to answer questions with regard to information supplied by the different presses of the world, and emphasised that he was not aware of any conflict between the different Governments.\n\nReplying to Mr. George Lansbury, Mr. Chamberlain said that Russia was not represented on the Commission of Enquiry at Shanghai because Russia was not one of the Treaty Powers.\n\nReplying to Mr. Robinson, he said that no proposals had been received from the Government of the United States for convening an International Conference for the purpose of removing the special privileges of certain nationals in the treaty ports of China and giving the Chinese nation unrestricted control of the import duties.\n\nReplying to Mr. Ammon he said that the Government was not prepared to follow the example of Germany, Austria, and Russia by renouncing extra-territorial privileges in China. Pending the result of the present consultations between the Treaty Powers he was not in a position to add anything to his statement of July 1st.\n\n## GERMAN LOANS. UNPOPULAR DECISION BY THE REICHSTAG\n\nBERLIN, July 8th. The Committee of the Bourse has decided to close the Exchange to-day, as a protest against the decision of the Revaluation Committee of the Reichstag to differentiate between old and new holders of paper mark State Loans and grant the latter revaluation only 2 per cent., compared with 12.5 per cent. for old holders.\n\nAll other German exchanges closed also. Bankers and financiers generally are of opinion that it will be possible to parry out much differentiation and anticipate that German securities abroad will be adversely affected thereby.\n\nThe Bourse Committee consider that such a differentiation will destroy confidence in German loans. The Committee decreed that until further notice, quotations of the loans of the Reich and Federal States and towns be struck out of the list.\n\n## THE SUBMARINE CABLE. INTERESTING FILM SHOWN IN LONDON\n\n## SWATOW AFFAIRS. COMMUNAL KITCHEN IN KAKCHIOH\n\n[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] There has been boycott of British trade since July 1st. The office staffs of all British concerns left on July 4th and the crews of all British motor-boats are on strike. Europeans, however, are in many cases keeping the motor-boats going.\n\nBeyond the attempt to interfere with trade everything is quiet and there have been no attacks on foreigners other than those reported previously.\n\nA communal kitchen is being maintained in Kakchioh and provides two meals daily for the twenty residents there. H.M.S. Bluebell makes all the bread for them and the bluejackets have been doing some of the washing and assisting in the preparation of the meals ashore.\n\n## SEARCHERS FILMED. TO BE USED AS CHINESE PROPAGANDA?\n\nSpecial Constable Smith, who was in charge of a squad of Sikhs searching vehicles on Thibet Road, Shanghai, is wondering whether the police activities, which drew a large crowd on this occasion, are to be featured in some Chinese film drama or will be used for propaganda showing the foreigners' interference with the rights of Chinese in the Foreign Settlement, says the Peking and Tientsin Times.\n\nAs the foreign constable and his men were holding up some rickshas, a motor, the number 4743, came upon the scene. The driver promptly put on the brakes, and calmly sat back in his seat and watched events while the occupants of the car proceeded to film it! Before the amazed constable could inquire of the motorists as to what their intentions were, the car drove off again.\n\n## HOME CRICKET. OXFORD v. CAMBRIDGE\n\nLONDON, July 8th. The inter-Varsity match, Oxford against Cambridge, played at Lords, was drawn. Oxford batted first and made 350, Stewart Brown scoring 56 and Guise 58. Cambridge then went in and made 409, the principal scorers being Duleep Sinhji 75, Crawley 98 and Enthoven 129. The last-named player scored 104 last year and has thus equalled William Yardley's inter-Varsity record of scoring two centuries. Yardley's centuries were made in 1870 and 1872. Oxford's second innings had produced 214 for six wickets when time was called, Brown scoring 69, and Holmes 60 not out.\n\n## SINGAPORE BASE PROGRESS\n\nLONDON, July 8th. In the House of Commons, replying to Commander Kenworthy, Mr. Bridgeman described the progress of work on the new dockyard at Singapore in preparation for dredging work for the berth of the floating dock on arrival of the dredging fleet in November.\n\n## FIGHTING IN MOROCCO. RIFFS PREPARING OFFENSIVE\n\nLONDON, July 8th. \nPARIS, July 8th. \"The Romance of the Submarine Cable,\" a film illustrating the fascinating story of the manufacture, laying, repair, and everyday work of the cable, was exhibited by the Eastern Associated Telegraph Companies after luncheon at the Savoy Hotel presided over by the Vice-Chairman, Mr. J. C. Denison Pender.\n\nA message from Fez says the French evacuated two advanced posts after destruction of defences northward of Wezzan. A later despatch reports that the Riffs mustered ten thousand rifles in the Wergha region where they are endeavouring to win over tribes. The enemy is apparently aiming at a new and intensified offensive against Fez from the north to the south.\n\nThe film gives many instances of the everyday life of the Eastern Company's staff ashore and afloat, and the complicated machinery employed for covering the core of the cable is shown in all its processes.\n\n## THE COAL CRISIS. MR. BALDWIN HOPEFUL\n\nLONDON, July 8th. In the House of Commons, questioned regarding the coal crisis, Mr. Baldwin said that he thought it was clear that the possibilities for negotiation were not yet exhausted, and appealed to both sides to explore every opportunity for a settlement.\n\nHe disagreed with a Labour member who declared that the deadlock was complete.\n\n## FLYING RECORDS\n\nAMSTERDAM, July 8th. Mynheer Grase, the chief of the scientific section of the Fokker aeroplane works, flew a standard Fokker D.XIII machine of 450 h.p., with Napier Lion engine, 100 kilometres at an average speed of 260 kilometres per hour, and 200 kilometres at an average speed of 265 per hour, with a load of 500 kilogrammes. These feats are believed to be world's records.\n\n## 'SOCCER IN AUSTRALIA. ENGLISH TOURISTS WIN AGAIN\n\nNEWCASTLE, New South Wales, July 8th. The English Association Football team beat Newcastle by 3 goals to 1.\n\n## FRANCO-SIAMESE TREATY\n\nPARIS, July 8th. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber adopted a report concluding in favour of the ratification of the Franco-Siamese Treaty.\n\n## FALL FROM WINDOW. BEAUTIFUL BARONESS KILLED AFTER DANCE\n\nNEW YORK, July 8th. Baroness Helen Zurmuehlen, who is understood to have come from Java, fell early this morning from her seventh floor apartment at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and was killed. The accident was apparently due to the heat wave. The Baroness had been dancing and had stepped to the window to get a breath of air, when her friends were horrified to see her topple over and fall to the roof of the Japanese garden far below. Her diamond ear-rings were dashed from their settings as she fell. She should have sailed on the Berengaria to-day to join her husband who is believed to be in the Dutch diplomatic service. Prior to her marriage, the Baroness was the beautiful Miss Helen Carruthers, of San Antonio.\n\n## U.S. HEAT WAVE. NINE DEATHS IN TWO DAYS\n\nNEW YORK, July 8th. The East United States are in the grip of a heat wave from which at least nine deaths have taken place in two days. Violent thunderstorms have only temporarily relieved the sweltering millions. The temperature at Washington yesterday was 105 degrees Fahrenheit.\n\n## SAAR BASIN LOAN\n\nNEW YORK, July 8th. The complete success is announced of the four million dollar seven per cent. Saar Basin Loan, offered here and at Chicago at $97.\n\n## LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.\n\nL. C's are clearing out their stock of Aertex Underwear at reduced prices - $3.00 per Garment.\n\n## GAUNTIE HATS. HOSE AND SOCKS\n\nThe Ideal Hat for Sportsmen. Price $7.50 \nThe Ideal Summer Sock-Light Weight-Silk Mixture in Drab Brown and Grey Shades. $1.75 Pr. \n6 Prs. $10.\n\n## GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS. LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.\n\nGOLF HOSE and KHAKI SHORTS.\n\n## E. MERCK, Darmstadt. 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        "content_text": "## THE CORONET \n\n**THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 10TH, 1925** \n\nThurs. to Sat., July 9th to 11th, at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15 \n\n**WILLIAM DESMOND** \nin \n\"STRAIGHT \nTHROUGH” \nand \n**WANDA WILEY** \nin \n“GETTING TRIMMED.” \nOur own topical. \n\n**QUEEN'S THEATRE** \n\n66 \n\nTo-day at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m. \n**LON CHANEY** \nin \n\"THE NIGHT ROSE” \nin six parts. \n\nSaturday, July 11th. \n**LILLIAN GISH** \nin \n\"THE WHITE SISTER\" \nin eleven parts. \n\nTO-DAY TILL SUNDAY, At all Shows, \n**WILLIAM DUNCAN** \nand \n**EDITH JOHNSON** \nin \n\"The Fighting Guide\" \n(in seven reels), \nAdded Attraction :- \n“A Game Lady\" \n(comedy in two reels) \nand \nTown Topics. \n\n**WORLD THEATRE** \n\nNOTICE. \n89 \n\nWe beg to advise our Customers that we are well stocked in all lines of various French Provisions. We have recently received large and well-selected new stocks. Come and select your menu from us \n\n**MAGASIN GÉNÉRAL**, \nThe Corner Shop, \nPhone 3312. \nBeaconsfield Arcade. \n\nThe name **MOUTRIE** on a piano is a guarantee of reliability. Easy terms arranged. \n**S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.**, Chater Rd. \n\n[CABLES. EARLIER CABLES THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] \n\n## POWERS AND CHINA. \n\nPROFUSION OF QUESTIONS IN COMMONS. \n\nLONDON, July 8th. In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Austen Chamberlain declared that no proposal for severance of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Government was under consideration by His Majesty's Government. The Diplomatic Body at Peking was considering a joint reply to the fourteen points contained in the Chinese Government's note. He was not aware of any conflict of opinion between the Powers with regard to the reasonableness of the demands. \n\nMr. Beckett declared that the American Press widely stated that the American representatives were willing to accept, but that the British delegates were holding out. Mr. Chamberlain deprecated being called upon to answer questions with regard to information supplied by the different presses of the world, and emphasised that he was not aware of any conflict between the different Governments. \n\nReplying to Mr. George Lansbury, Mr. Chamberlain said that Russia was not represented on the Commission of Enquiry at Shanghai because Russia was not one of the Treaty Powers. \n\nReplying to Mr. Robinson, he said that no proposals had been received from the Government of the United States for convening an International Conference for the purpose of removing the special privileges of certain nationals in the treaty ports of China and giving the Chinese nation unrestricted control of the import duties. \n\nReplying to Mr. Ammon he said that the Government was not prepared to follow the example of Germany, Austria, and Russia by renouncing extra-territorial privileges in China. Pending the result of the present consultations between the Treaty Powers he was not in a position to add anything to his statement of July 1st. \n\n## GERMAN LOANS. \n\nUNPOPULAR DECISION BY THE REICHSTAG. \n\nBERLIN, July 8th. The Committee of the Bourse has decided to close the Exchange to-day, as a protest against the decision of the Revaluation Committee of the Reichstag to differentiate between old and new holders of paper mark State Loans and grant the latter revaluation at only 2 per cent., compared with 5 per cent. for old holders. \n\nAll other German exchanges closed also. \n\nBankers and financiers generally are of opinion that it will be impossible to carry out such a differentiation, and anticipate that German securities abroad will be adversely affected thereby. \n\nThe Bourse Committee consider that such a differentiation will destroy confidence in German loans. The Committee decreed that until further notice, quotations of the loans of the Reich and Federal States and towns be struck out of the list. \n\n## THE SUBMARINE CABLE. INTERESTING FILM SHOWN IN LONDON. \n\nLONDON, July 8th. \"The Romance of the Submarine Cable,\" a film illustrating the fascinating story of the manufacture, laying, repairing, and everyday work of the cable, was exhibited by the Eastern Associated Telegraph Companies after a luncheon at The Savoy Hotel presided over by the Vice-Chairman, Mr. J. O. Denison Pender. \n\nThe film gives many instances of the everyday life of the Eastern Company's staff ashore and afloat, and the complicated machinery employed for covering the core of the cable is shown in all its processes. \n\n## THE COAL CRISIS. \n\nMR. BALDWIN HOPEFUL. \n\nLONDON, July 8th. In the House of Commons, questioned regarding the coal crisis, Mr. Baldwin said that he thought it was clear that the possibilities for negotiation were not yet exhausted, and appealed to both sides to explore every opportunity for a settlement. \n\nHe disagreed with a Labour member who declared that the deadlock was complete. \n\n## FLYING RECORDS. \n\nAMSTERDAM, July 8th. Mynheer Grase, the chief of the scientific section of the Fokker aeroplane works, flew a standard Fokker D.XIII machine of 450 h.p., with a Napier Lion engine, 100 kilometres at an average speed of 266 kilometres per hour, and 200 kilometres at an average speed of 265 per hour, with a load of 500 kilogrammes. These feats are believed to be world's records. \n\n## 'SOCCER IN AUSTRALIA. \n\nENGLISH TOURISTS WIN AGAIN. \n\nNEWCASTLE, New South Wales, July 8th. The English Association Football team beat Newcastie by 3 goals to nil. \n\n## FRANCO-SIAMESE TREATY. \n\nPARIS, July 8th. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber adopted a report concluding in favour of the ratification of the Franco-Siamese Treaty.--Reuter. \n\n## SWATOW AFFAIRS. \n\nCOMMUNAL KITCHEN IN KAKCHIOH. \n\n[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] There has been a boycott of British trade since July 1st. The office staffs of all British concerns left on July 4th and the crews of all British motor-boats are on strike. Europeans, however, are in many cases keeping the motor-boats going. \n\nBeyond the attempt to interfere with trade everything is quiet and there have been no attacks on foreigners other than those reported previously. \n\nA communal kitchen is being maintained in Kakchioh and provides two meals daily for the twenty residents there. H.M.S. `Bluebell` makes all the bread for the bluejackets have been helping them and doing some of the washing and assisting in the preparation of the meals ashore. \n\n## SEARCHERS FILMED. \n\nTO BE USED AS CHINESE PROPAGANDA? \n\nSpecial Constable Smith, who was in charge of a squad of Sikhs searching vehicles on Thibet Road, Shanghai, is wondering whether the police activities, which drew a large crowd on this occasion, are to be featured in some Chinese film drama or will be used for propaganda showing the foreigners' interference with the rights of Chinese in the Foreign Settlement, says the `Peking and Tientsin Times`. \n\nAs the foreign constable and his men were holding up some rickshas, a motor car, No. 4743, came upon the scene. The driver promptly put on the brakes, and calmly sat back in his seat and watched events while the occupants of the car proceeded to film it! Before the amazed constable could inquire of the motorists as to what their intentions were, the car drove off again. \n\n## HOME CRICKET. \n\nOXFORD v. CAMBRIDGE. \n\nLONDON, July 8th. The inter-Varsity match, Oxford against Cambridge, played at Lords, was drawn. Oxford batted first and made 350, Stewart Brown scoring 56 and Guise 58. Cambridge then went in and made 409, the principal scorers being Duleep Sinhji 75, Crawley 98 and Enthoven 129. The last-named player scored 104 last year and has thus equalled William Yardley's inter-Varsity record of scoring two centuries. Yardley's centuries were made in 1870 and 1872 Oxford's second innings had produced 214 for six wickets when time was called, Brown scoring 69, and Holmes 68. \n\n## SINGAPORE BASE PROGRESS. \n\nLONDON, July 8th. \n\nIn the House of Commons, replying to Commander Kenworthy, Mr. Bridgeman described the progress of work on the new dockyard at Singapore in preparation for dredging work for the berth of the floating dock on arrival of the dredging fleet in November. \n\n## FIGHTING IN MOROCCO. \n\nRIFFS PREPARING OFFENSIVE. \n\nPARIS, July 8th. A message from Fez says the French northward of Wezzan evacuated two advanced posts after the removal of stores and destruction of defences. A later despatch reports that Riffs mustered ten thousand rifles in the Wergba region where they are endeavouring to win over tribes. The enemy is apparently aiming at a new and intensified offensive against Fez from the north to the south. \n\n## FALL FROM WINDOW BEAUTIFUL BARONESS KILLED AFTER DANCE. \n\nNEW YORK, July 8th. Baroness Helen Zurmuhlen, who is understood to have come from Java, fell early this morning from her seventh-floor fashionable apartment at the Carlton Hotel and was killed. \n\nThe accident was apparently due to the heat wave. The Baroness had been dancing and had stepped to the window to get a breath of air, when her friends were horrified to see her topple over and fall to the roof of the Japanese garden far below. Her diamond ear-rings were dashed from their settings as she fell. She should have sailed on the `Berengaria` to-day to join her husband who is believed to be in the Dutch diplomatic service. Prior to her marriage, the Baroness was the beautiful Miss Helen Carruthers, of San Antonio. \n\n## U.S. HEAT WAVE. NINE DEATHS IN TWO DAYS. \n\nNEW YORK, July 8th. The East United States are in the grip of a heat wave from which at least nine deaths have taken place in two days. \n\nViolent thunderstorms have only temporarily relieved the sweltering millions. The temperature at Washington yesterday was 105 degrees Fahrenheit. \n\n## SAAR BASIN LOAN. \n\nNEW YORK, July 8th. The complete success is announced of the four million dollar seven per cent. 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        "content_text": "position, together with your definition and recommendations, after the matter has been re-examined.\n\n1925 HONG KONG C.O. 56758 DATE 10 DEC 25\n\nAmy. 16. Decimbe. have to.\n\n(Signed) L. S. AMERY, Perm U.S. of S. Par! U.S. of S. cretary of State.\n\n220\n\nCIRCULATION:- Mr. Mr. Mr. Mest. U.S. of S.\n\nPrevious Paper 42440 m defor\n\nCopy (W/outzucle) to the JAN 16 28issa\n\nCopy to have. or Jony 26 25 Conf (2) - 21 Oprist 17.\n\nArmed patrol launches in Canton Delta The cost of - has been taken vuky entirely by brited havy for. 22 Aug. lost the present appr. here pre relates to the expenses by the col prior to 21 Aug. 25\n\nConsider man coss of hire maintenancı sofrative parts of crews for perivs up:\n\nMINUTES I have included this inn 58124 ·621 Ang sho. still fall on he tol mhi mo for discussion at forthcoming comference. 571/26.\n\n(Treasury reply about the TUNG ON Tunų KWONG fire in Rigs zonity Chain Situati not employed H James ther antispinner 12/3/26 the 5208,26 Laurie\n\nSubsequent Paper 58126 30261 13) W. 17813/38 Gp. 140 0000 12-24 W & S Ltd.",
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        "content_text": "Page 400\n\nDAS TO YUG 1922\n\n... covered emolors I eitung Matthë tre donant mit? yd ge merch demande de ad sabred, twinkiding revert terrawąd new...\n\nConnell ɖ dinner' ya, badoo Lavt sew troulader siź muft\n\nCodġ he dhangra më „langun að Palestri se mate at...\n\nadd her mon modas nhi terely od: bos: KŠNEMA; KOTIE PITO\n\n«TTI; PRAEFiche „st 22 23 To abayed welk djangofd aang að\n\nINO MEN? ** I rekeninė við printedɗa meit an desvang\n\nz leď na wanakukmę wdt Hike some fitognært en to\n\n\"\n\n• S RETUR QË Cen) don Luise and no\n\n-\n\n*\n\n- r .\n\n15wra İranacdum moth becakanan đê of wa I\n\n751.\n\nneeladda ni su države of sit wie han\n\nJe pa sluzuzmemo we diem 2: 1pak to My\n\n\"\n\nSomewhat less alert than he had been prior to his illness last spring but was otherwise unchanged, himself genuinely desirous of bringing about a settlement. Indeed, both my French colleague and I felt that, had it not been for the pronouncements of Mr. O. O. Tu at the interview, an agreement could have been reached then and there.\n\nSuch suggestions as O. O. Tu did contribute to the debate were hardly helpful. One was that if neither concession desired to reinstate its Police, the British should take over the French Police (13 men) and the French should take over the British (38 men). This proposal meeting with no response, he renewed the suggestion previously made to us by the strike agitators, noting under his direction, that the Police should be formally reinstated for a day or so in order to “give face” to the agitators, after which we should be at liberty to dismiss them without compensation or deal with them otherwise in any way we pleased.\n\nIn reply, we urged that we had our own “face” to consider; that the apparent reinstatement of the Police followed by an immediate dismissal was a trick which we would not possibly think of playing on them; and that if we did, it would only bring about a thoroughly justified outcry in the native press and probably also a renewal of the strike. Eventually, it was decided that the Police question should be settled on the lines already laid down, viz., that their resignations should be accepted and that each man should receive from the Government his pay to July 15th and a gratuity based on length of service and should be re-employed in some capacity or other by the Chinese authorities. Dr. Sun directed the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jao Ping-zhong, to deal with the matter.\n\nPage 401",
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        "content_text": "CONFIDENTIAL,\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG. 10th July, 1926.\n\nRECEIVED 30 AUG 1926 COL.OFFICE 214\n\nI have the honour to refer to the Duke of Devonshire's despatch No.7 of the 15th January, 1923, in which His Grace approved the posting of a second Cadet Officer to the Sanitary Department as Assistant Head of the Sanitary Department and Secretary to the Sanitary Board, and the appointment of Mr. Davies as First Clerk and Assistant Secretary to the Board.\n\n2. The work of the Department continues to increase and the Head of the Sanitary Department is of opinion that the Cadet Assistant should be relieved of the duties of Secretary to the Board, so that he may devote his whole time to administrative work. He therefore recommends that the posts of Assistant Head of the Sanitary Department and Secretary to Sanitary Board should be separated, the former to continue as a junior Cadet post, the latter to become, as it was prior to 1923, a non-Cadet post. I concur in these recommendations in view of the growing importance of the work of the Sanitary Department and submit them for your approval. I may say however that, when I can find time, I propose to make a thorough examination into the working of the sanitary and medical departments with a view to their reorganization.\n\nTo THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P., &c., &c., &c.\n\nPage 1\n\n2/24/25 C. 16539 AUG 1906",
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        "document_key": "CO129-501-4 Chinese situation- correspondence concerning Shamoan steamship service- running between Hong Kong and Canton 8-1-1927 - 27-7-1927",
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        "title": "CO129-501-4 Chinese situation- correspondence concerning Shamoan steamship service- running between Hong Kong and Canton 8-1-1927 - 27-7-1927",
        "content_text": "A copy of this letter has been sent to the \nCommodore, Hong Kong.\n\n`30018/2` \n`24` \n`M.4714/26` \n12th January \n\n**Commander-in-Chief,**\n**H.M.Ships & Vessels,**\n**China.**\n\n**RECEIVED** \n15JAN 1927 \n**COL. OFFI** \n\nWith reference to your Submission No.`1045/1041` of the 27th August 1926, I am to acquaint you that you should accept the offer of 376 dollars 45 cents made by the Hong Kong Government in settlement of the claim preferred against that Government in respect of the cost of running the 5.5\" `TUNG ON` prior to the 25th July, 1925.\n\nThis amount should be credited to Vote I, Sub-head J.7, Appropriations in Aid.\n\n**BY COM AND OF THEIR LORDSHIPS**",
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        "title": "CO129-501-4 Chinese situation- correspondence concerning Shamoan steamship service- running between Hong Kong and Canton 8-1-1927 - 27-7-1927",
        "content_text": "No.H.K.053/2152.\n\n29\n\nEnclosure No.1 to letter from Commodore Hong Kong, dated 6th August, 1926 No.344/H.K.053.\n\n## Commodore's Office, Hongkong.\n\n12th June, 1926.\n\nSir,\n\nI am to refer to the taking up and chartering of the S.S. \"TUNG ON\" during the period 9th July until 24th July, 1925, and to inform you that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have acquainted the Commodore that all expenses arising from the taking up of the S.S. \"TUNG ON\" in addition to one-half the cost of the Naval Officers and men prior to 25th July 1925, are to be debited against the Hongkong Government.\n\n2.\n\nA claim has accordingly been prepared and is attached hereto.\n\n3.\n\nIn preparing this statement no charge has been made for permanent stores issued, these being transferred to the accounts of \"TUNG ON\" after 24th July, 1925. In the case of consumable stores issued during the period in question, it is considered 25% were transferred to the accounts after 24th July 1925, and consequently only 75% of their value has been included, together with 50% of the wages, allowances, and victualling of the Officers and men. The charges for coal have already been settled.\n\n4.\n\nIt is therefore requested that the sum of £205.10.4 at the current rate of exchange, viz., 2s.2d. being $1843.89 cts. may be remitted to the Cashier, H.M. Dockyard, Hong Kong in settlement.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour obedient Servant\n> (Sgd.) E.D.T. Churcher.\n\nThe Hon. Colonial Secretary,\nHongkong.\n\n**Secretary to Commodore**",
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        "document_key": "CO129-503-1 Development of Hong Kong Harbour 6-12-1926 - 28-10-1927",
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        "title": "CO129-503-1 Development of Hong Kong Harbour 6-12-1926 - 28-10-1927",
        "content_text": "to C.A.(G)\n\nCopy\n\nCOPY.\n\nNo 5\n\nПо ц\n\nRECEIVED\n21 MAR 1927 COL. OFFICE\n\nTelegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to\nthe Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nDated 19th March, 1927.\n\n(Received, Colonial Office, 10.54 a.m.,\n19th March, 1927.)\n\n66\n\nYour telegram of 15th March. No\nobjection to reference to consulting engineers\nprovided decision can be telegraphed prior to\n11th April next; otherwise local facilities no\nlonger available, see my telegram of 5th\nMarch, last portion.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-505-9 Basel Evangelical Missionary Society Incorporation Ordinance 1927 21-6-1927 - 21-6-1927",
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        "title": "CO129-505-9 Basel Evangelical Missionary Society Incorporation Ordinance 1927 21-6-1927 - 21-6-1927",
        "content_text": "Gar297\n\nFords copies (Ordinance No5 \"Rosel Evangelical Missionary Society doenprater\n\nThis is in accordance with policy.\n\n211612\n\n2\n\nSubject to any legal forms sanction 47 103 291 com\n\nIt wd be satisfactory to know that the terms of the order had been adequately published to enable persons who may claim interests in the disputes referred to make representations. It is usual for the Govt in other colonies to give a certificate to this effect, however perhaps the Lt. Gov's patent are silent on this point.\n\nMr. Kind? 4328 to there anything of this\n\nRegis A XXVII iv R.J. 29.7.27 eguise 2 McLissers publications\n\nIn the case of private bills in the Govt gazette prior to introduction the promoter of the Bill is required to furnish a certificate signifying that publication has been made ReHowell\n\nIn Ehrhardt 4 table it is stated that in Bill was a private Bill and therefore all the R.J. require is the section saving the rights of the Crown in.\n\nMy Govt measure B 38\n\nPage 3 191 收 ∙12/2/27\n\nFrom to nature I had not have thought it was a Govt measure but the Admin treated it as such & so assumed responsibility for the correctness & equity of its provisions. As the Admin is an interested party in such a case, it wd not seem desirable that they shd assume this responsibility in all similar cases, but the initiative & responsibility shd all be left to the interested person.\n\nM. 3/8/27\n\nThe Govt is engaged in returning to the Basel mission the property which it requisitioned and handed over to another body. The circumstances are exceptional and in my opinion it would be entirely unjust for the Govt to have initial expense if any to the mission.\n\nSanction 67 really a private Bill?\n\nThe features in question helmnes when the War title Barts Mission fantes by the loud freiten. owling notust him.\n\nRustin LF 2 To far. 232- 9136 AUG 10:19\n\nPage 3\n\nPa 232 6 AUG 1927.\n\nSanctionce No 297.\n\n30303 Bortz e 4\n\nRECEIVED 25JUL 1927\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE. HONGKONG. 21st June, 1927.\n\nCOL.OFFICE\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to submit for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance intituled:-\n\n2.\n\nAn Ordinance to provide for the incorporation of the President in Hong Kong of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society.\n\nI enclose a report by the Attorney General which explains the objects of the Ordinance.\n\nI have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant,\n\nVillement\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,\n\nGovernor, &c.\n\nPage 4",
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        "document_key": "CO129-519-9 Leave regulations 1-10-1929 - 1-10-1929",
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        "content_text": "Gov. Conf\n\n2\n\n1-10-28.\n\nRequests meaning on to whom the limitation 3 months vacation leave prior to retirement should apply to Akong. Requests Telegraphic reply.\n\nI do not see that any difficulty need arise. Col. Reg. 126 provides that an officer applying for leave with the intention of retiring may receive any vacation leave for which he is eligible.\n\nCS. Rep. 112 states that in H.K. vacation leave granted in advance may be accumulated up to 5 months, without the limiting clause \"except in the case of an officer who is retiring\" which appears in the statement about Cay Con.\n\nReply by tel that full benefit of General Order re regarding accumulation of vacation leave may be given to Officer, on the ground of leaving the Colony with a view to retirement.\n\n7.7.Martin 7/11/27\n\non which accumulation of vacation leave beyond 3 months has been allowed, do not...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-520-11 Request for permit for entry into U.K. for Russian servant 30-1-1930 - 31-1-1930",
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        "title": "CO129-520-11 Request for permit for entry into U.K. for Russian servant 30-1-1930 - 31-1-1930",
        "content_text": "3\n\n7.170.\n\n31.1.30\n\nhave to an alien to land in U.K. prior permission has to be given in advance, as in this case, there is no need to anticipate difficulty.\n\nHo commit themselves to\n\nno formalities\n\n? As indicated.\n\n7.2.n. Martin 1/2/30\n\n8. Do Gov. Tel (H.O.1 annexed) - 3 Feb 30\n\n9 Z H.O.\n\n10\n\ntu/t.\n\n(~/e8)\n\n8) fff\n\n6 FEB 1930\n\n\"I\n\n7.0.\n\n12. Col. Secy 3.P.N.\n\n21.2.30\n\nAsks cost of Telegram to H.O.\n\nfor local recovery.\n\n1514\n\nNo. 12. detached and placed on file 54/1/30 4/28. A\n\nA\n\n14/4/30.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-523-3 Appointment of Chief Justice and Attorney General 31-1-1930 - 19-2-1931",
        "page_number": 43,
        "title": "CO129-523-3 Appointment of Chief Justice and Attorney General 31-1-1930 - 19-2-1931",
        "content_text": "RECEIVED\n\n31 JAN 1930\n\nCOL.OFFICE\n\nPARAPHRASE TELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong to\n\nSecretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nDated 31st January, 1930.\n\n43\n\nEND\n\n(Received Colonial Office 8.40 a.m. 31st January, 1930)\n\nPersonal.\n\nFollowing for Sir S. Wilson.\n\nBegins:-\n\nIn March next Sir Henry Gollan will take full pay leave prior to retirement on pension. Southorn will appoint Sir Joseph Kemp to act as Chief Justice on Gollan's departure from Hong Kong and Mr. C. G. Alabaster to act as Attorney General. I strongly recommend that both these acting appointments should be made substantive as from the date of Gollan's retirement. Do you wish to receive an official despatch from the Colony on this question? If so, please telegraph personally to Southorn who assumes duty as Officer Administering the Government when I leave for Singapore to-morrow.\n\nEnds.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930",
        "page_number": 128,
        "title": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930",
        "content_text": "129\n\n10\n\n―\n\nThese are all the allowances granted to members of the Staff and their value, excluding (d), which is normally a landlord's liability, amounts to between $20 and $25 a month. As we have pointed out in paragraph 47 of this Report, members of the staff not occupying University residences are not entitled to these privileges, and we have recommended that rent allowances should be increased for this amongst other reasons.\n\nWe consider that these allowances should be continued.\n\n52. It was also represented to us that the Clinical Professors are forced to use their own cars to enable them to attend readily at the Government Civil Hospital. It seems to us that some part of the expense of keeping up a car might be met by the University, and we recommend an allowance of $25 per mensem to each of the Clinical Professors for this purpose.\n\n(i).—Private Consulting Practice.\n\n53. This matter was originally dealt with in Statute 3, Paragraph 11, in the Second Schedule to the University Ordinance, 1911, in the following terms:-\n\n\"The professors and lecturers whose services are exclusively at the disposal of the University shall not, during the tenure of their appointments, engage in private professional practice except at the request of and in consultation with a private practitioner in general practice in the Colony.\"\n\nThe terms of this paragraph of the Statute are quite clear; no professor other than one who is a member of the Medical Faculty comes within the privileges given by paragraph 11 of Statute 3 in its original form. As is well known, there existed in Hong Kong, prior to the creation of the University, a College of Medicine which conferred medical degrees and was staffed by doctors in private practice in the Colony. When the establishment of a University was being discussed the incorporation of the College of Medicine in the University was mooted and, with the consent of the Senate of that institution, was carried into effect. But this consent was only given subject to the condition, amongst others, that there should be included in the statutes a rule in the terms of paragraph 11 of Statute 3 in the schedule to the University Ordinance, 1911. In formulating this condition, the Chairman of the Senate of the College of Medicine wrote as follows in his letter to the Colonial Secretary of the 15th June, 1910:-\n\n\"New Clause 5 :-\n\nThe University agrees to prohibit the whole-time Lecturers and the Medical Professors from engaging in the practice of either Medicine, Surgery or Obstetrics in Hong Kong except at the request of and in consultation with a private medical practitioner in general practice in the Colony\n\ndesire to make it very clear that they regard the amendments proposed in this letter as essential conditions of the incorporation of the College with the University.'\n\nThe Senate\n\n54. Under his Agreement, dated 27th April, 1928, with the University, the Taikoo Professor of Engineering is entitled to take private consulting practice and to retain any fees earned in this way; though, strictly speaking, the permission given by this Agreement would appear to involve a breach of the provision of paragraph 11 of Statute 3 as set out in the Second Schedule to the University Ordinance, 1911.\n\n55. Towards the end of 1927, the Professor of Chemistry was approached, through the Registrar, by the China Light and Power Co., Ltd., with a view to the analysis of a sample of bituminous coal. It was pointed out by Professor Byrne that, by a Resolution of the Council of the 6th April, 1916, he was prevented from undertaking this work, but eventually this resolution was rescinded and the Council on the 10th February, 1928 \"approved the principle that the Professors of Chemistry and Physics should be allowed to take consulting work provided that such work could be undertaken without detriment to the work of the University and provided that no additional cost to the University was incurred.\"\n\n56. It will be thus seen that consultative work in the case of the medical professors, as sanctioned by paragraph 11 of Statute 3 in the Second Schedule to the University Ordinance, 1911, is limited to work at the request of and in consultation with a private practitioner in general practice in the Colony; while in the case of the Professors of Chemistry and Physics it would include work done at the instance of a Company, firm or individual as in the instance given in paragraph 55 of this Report.\n\n57. This distinction becomes important in view of the change made in the terms of paragraph 11 of Statute 3 as it appears in the Second Schedule to the University Ordinance. 1911, because by Government Notification No. 333 in the Hong Kong Government Gazette No. 27 of the 15th June, 1928, this paragraph 11 was repealed and another substituted in the following terms:-\n\n\"Professors and Lecturers whose services are exclusively at the disposal of the University shall not, during the tenure of their appointment, engage in professional practice except in a consultative capacity and with the approval of the University Council\".\n\n58. So far as Professors other than those of the Medical Faculty are concerned it would appear that their position is not affected and that they would be able, with the approval of the University Council, to take work if they are approached by any Company, firm or individual. But what is the position of the Medical Professors? The condition laid down by the Senate of the College of Medicine, set out in paragraph 53 of this Report, presumably still holds good; and, according to medical rule and practice, the work of a consultant is certainly different from that of a general practitioner to whom the patient goes directly.\n\n59. It was urged before us that, according to the present connotation of the term \"consultant\", it has practically the same meaning as specialist; and that there is nothing either in the terms of the amended paragraph 11 of Statute 3, nor in any rule of the University, to prevent a medical professor from opening an office and seeing patients at first hand in the way that a specialist does in Harley Street.\n\n60. In support of this meaning of the term consultant our attention was drawn to an article on \"Consultant and Specialist Practice\" on p. 385 of the British Medical Journal of the 31st August, 1929, and to the views of Dr. Saundby, Professor of Medicine in the University of Birmingham, in his book on \"Medical Ethics.\" In the first named article it stated that \"It is impossible, however, to draw a sharp line between consulting practice and specialist practice. Most general consultants, whether medical or surgical, are specialists in some branch of their practice, and most specialists are consultants in the sense that their work largely comes to them through the recommendation of general practitioners, with whom they act (or should act) in a consultative capacity.\" The words in italics show clearly that, where a medical man acts in a consultative capacity, the patient should go to him, not directly but, through the recommendation of a general practitioner; or, in other words, that the terms used in paragraph 11 of Statute 3, as it originally appeared in the Second Schedule to the University Ordinance, 1911, correctly describe the conditions under which a medical man, acting in a consultative capacity, must proceed. The other portions of the extract above quoted merely relate to the course of procedure of consultants who are also specialists and specialists who are also consultants, but does not affect the position of a medical man who, by the terms of his appointment in the conditions of his service, is limited to private practice in a consultative capacity according to the terms of the existing amended paragraph 11 of Statute 3.\n\n61. We have also considered the terms used by Dr. Saundby in his work on \"Medical Ethics\" and we are of opinion that our comments on the article in the British Medical Journal of the 31st August, 1929, are equally applicable to his remarks.\n\n62. It is also to be remembered that any other interpretation, than the one we have placed on the terms of the existing amended paragraph 11 of Statute 3, would certainly be regarded as a breach of the conditions laid down by the Senate of the College of Medicine and referred to in paragraph 53 of this Report.\n\n63. As to the advisability of allowing Professors and Lecturers, whose services are exclusively at the disposal of the University, to act in a consultative capacity as we have defined it, we recommend that the required permission should be given where, in the opinion of the Council, no harm or inconvenience is likely to happen to University interests.\n\n130",
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        "document_key": "CO129-525-3 Estimates 1931 and other financial papers 16-1-1930 - 1-9-1932",
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        "title": "CO129-525-3 Estimates 1931 and other financial papers 16-1-1930 - 1-9-1932",
        "content_text": "DECODE\n\nRECEIVED 12 JAN 1931\n\nCOL. OFFICE\n\n18\n\n426\n\n31,\n\nル\n\ntel. No. 114\n\n•\n\nTelegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nDated 12 January, 1931. Received 12.15 p.m. 12 January, 1931,\n\nVERY URGENT. Confidential No.8. Your telegram of the 6th January No.2. The further heavy fall in the dollar to under one shilling renders financial prospect very serious and there will be a very heavy deficit on the year unless there is a considerable rise in silver. Additional taxation has been introduced vide my despatch of the 23rd October, 1930, No.558 and it will be very difficult to make further additions in present conditions.\n\nWith the dollar even at one shilling, increased expenditure in respect of sterling commitments would amount to approximately 3,500,000 dollars, of which sterling salaries would account for an increase of 2,250,000 dollars over Estimates if paid in full at current rate. Unless some limit is imposed on rate of conversion, there will be very serious dissatisfaction in the Colony.\n\nIf proposed alteration in exchange rate were adopted, officials would still draw better salaries than those in force prior to new scheme, therefore I do not consider such adoption would be a hardship. Generally speaking, an officer drawing half his salary at current rate of exchange would thereby meet his sterling commitments without loss, while in view of the fact that local cost of living, apart from costs based on sterling value, has not risen proportionately to fall in the dollar, an officer would not be placed at a disadvantage if other half of his salary were paid at the rate of one shilling and sixpence to the dollar.\n\nIn view of the very serious position created by this unexpected heavy fall in exchange, I strongly urge reconsideration of your decision.\n\nPage 360\n\nPage 361",
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        "document_key": "CO129-528-6 Raising of salary limits for non-European officers 28-10-1930 - 21-1-1931",
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        "title": "CO129-528-6 Raising of salary limits for non-European officers 28-10-1930 - 21-1-1931",
        "content_text": "## \nGovernor should be informed that the Secretary of State agrees that some revision is necessary, but say that in view of the considerable fall in the value of the Hong Kong dollar since 1923, as well as the increase in the sterling limits laid down by Colonial Regulations, he would be prepared to consider rather higher limits than those suggested in this despatch. It might be observed that the limits now suggested are only the approximate dollar equivalents of the existing sterling limits, whereas the limits fixed in 1923 considerably exceeded the dollar value of the sterling limits at that time.\n\nA minor point is that the $3,800, the proposed limit for Class 1, is an odd figure to choose. It is possible that this is a typing error for $3,000.\n\n## \nCoronel Der should see this 10.12.30 Kel to Col Regs. I would observe that prior to the 1928 revision some Colonies had been allowed to have higher limits than £100 and £300 for Class II respectively; it by no means follows that such Colonies should be allowed to increase the new limits of £200 & £400 (proportionately) as for Came's minute seems to suggest. An alteration is, however, permissible, where it is thought desirable to meet the particular circumstances of a Colony. I believe a higher limit for Cl. I has",
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        "document_key": "CO129-528-6 Raising of salary limits for non-European officers 28-10-1930 - 21-1-1931",
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        "title": "CO129-528-6 Raising of salary limits for non-European officers 28-10-1930 - 21-1-1931",
        "content_text": "Many officers are engaged locally in H.K. in dollar salaries. Parag. 2 is rather misleading, as the change will place at the Governor's written discretion many appointments which are filled by Europeans of the probationers clerks (p.5) and Fenographers (p.6) of staff list herewith.\n\nMoreover as all sterling salaries are paid weekly in dollars, a limit of $3800 would put in the Governor's hands all sterling posts of which the initial salary is £250 or less. There is no doubt that $3800 is correct, & it has been deliberately chosen to bring into Class I the lower officers in the Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff (£250-11-£353). Prior to the recent revision of salaries their initial salary was £210 and they therefore came into Class I under Col. Reg.\n\nI can see no real reason why H.K. should not stick to the limit laid down in the Col. Reg. & their local dollar equivalents.\n\nC. A. Calder\n4.1.31",
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        "document_key": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932",
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        "title": "CO129-532-8 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless services in Hong Kong to Imperial and International Communications- Ltd.... 19-12-1930 - 19-4-1932",
        "content_text": "# \"Woodleigh\", Hessle, 36 E. Yorks.\n\n117\n\n**RECEIVED 17 AUG 1931  \nCOL. OFFICE**\n\n16th August, 1931.\n\n`Aus(17)`\n\nHaving been requested by the Staff Controller of the Imperial & International Communications Company, to call at his office, I propose to visit London shortly, and would respectfully request if there are any further details concerning the agreement between the Hong Kong Government and the Imperial & International Communications Company, that you may wish to discuss with me, if so I could make the one visit to London serve both purposes.\n\nI am leaving this address on the 2nd of September prior to sailing from Southampton for Hong Kong, and I am anxious to clear up all work before the end of this month, so as to have the last few days definitely for my own use.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,  \nColonial Office,  \nDowning Street,  \nLONDON.\n\nI have the honour to be,  \nSir,  \nYour obedient servant,  \nSt[?ttung] → likely \"St[Clair]\" or another name; however, as per rule 6, the original content should be preserved without substantive changes, hence it remains as \"Stttung\".",
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        "document_key": "CO129-535-7 Hong Kong Society for the Protection of children- annual reports 12-6-1931 - 27-11-1931",
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        "content_text": "14\n\nGeneral Committee.—Continued.\n\nThe Rev. Dean Swann Mr. Tam Woon Tong Mr. Tang Shiu Kin Mr. Tong Yat Chuen Mr. Tse Ka Po\n\nThe Hon. Dr. S. W. Ts'o, O.B.E.\n\nMrs. S. W. Ts'o\n\nThe Rev. R. H. Wells, O.B.E. Mr. B. Wong Tape Mr. Wong Kwong Tin Mr. Wong Mau Lam Mr. Wong Tak Kwong Miss Foon-yee Catherine Woo, M.B.E.\n\nExecutive Committee.\n\nChairman: The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G. Vice-Chairman: The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton.\n\nChevalier J. M. Alves\n\nMr. A. el Arculli\n\nThe Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga\n\nThe Hon. Sir Shouson Chow\n\nMr. A. G. Coppin\n\nMrs. Creasy\n\nDr. A. L. J. Dovey\n\nMr. R. A. D. Forrest\n\nMr. Ho Kom Tong, O.B.E.\n\nMr. Ho Kwong\n\nFather D. Hourigan\n\nThe Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes\n\nMr. Ip Lan Chuen\n\nDr. E. W. Kirk\n\nMrs. R. H. Kotewall\n\nMr. Li Yau Tsun, C.B.E.\n\nMr. M. K. Lo\n\nDr. A. McElney\n\nMr. J. L. McPherson Dr. E. M. Minett\n\nMr. H. Mori\n\nMrs. Fred Mow Fung\n\nDr. Phoon Seck Wah\n\nThe Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C.\n\nMr. J. T. Prior Miss R. Rains\n\nMr. E. M. Raymond Miss Shin Tak Hing Mr. Tang Shiu Kin\n\nMr. Tong Yat Chuen\n\nThe Hon. Dr. S. W. Ts'o, O.B.E.\n\nMr. J. M. Wong\n\nMr. Wong Kwong Tin\n\nMr. Li Yik Mui, as Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.\n\nMr. Ngan Shing Kwan, as Chairman of the Tung Wah Hospital.\n\nMr. Tam Woon Tong, as Chairman of the Po Leung Kuk. Messrs. T. N. Chau and T. M. Hazlerigg, Hon. Secretaries, Mr. Li Hoi Tung, Hon. Treasurer.\n\nInspectors:\n\nMiss Seto Wai Sheung\n\nMiss Violet C. Chan. Miss Agnes Anderson.\n\n15\n\n—\n\nLife Members.\n\n(Donors of $100 or more.)\n\nH.E. The Governor, Sir William Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B.E.\n\nMr. J. M. Alves\n\nMr. A. el Arculli\n\nMr. Au Lim Chuen\n\nMr. Au Shiu Cho\n\nLt. Col. L. G. Bird, D.S.O. Mr. W. H. Bell\n\n*Lt. Col. G. K. Hall Brutton\n\nMr. Chan Hing Wa Mr. Chan Hung Leung Mr. Chan Kam Po *Mr. Chan Leung Ming\n\nMr. Chan Lim Pak Mr. Chan Mung Hung Mr. Parkson Chan Mr. S. C. Chan Mr. Chan Shiu Hing Mr. Chan Shu Kai\n\nMr. Chan Ting Yu Mr. Chan Tin-son Mr. Chan Tsze Chiu Mr. T. N. Chau Mr. Chau Tung Shang *Mr. Cheung Sau Pau\n\nMr. Cheung Yuk Lam\n\nMr. Chiu Kom To Mr. Choa Po Sin\n\nThe Hon. Sir Shouson Chow Mr. Chung Shu Tseung Mr. Chung Yuk Hing Sir Cecil Clementi, G.C.M.G. Lady Clementi\n\nMr. A. G. Coppin Mr. John Fleming Mr. F. M. Ellis Mr. Fung Fuk Tin\n\nMr. Fung Kong Un Mr. Philip Gock-Chin Mr. J. F. Grose\n\n*Mr. Ho Kom Tong, O.B.E.\n\nMr. Ho Kung Chung\n\nThe asterisk indicates\n\nMr. Ho Sing Chau Sir Robert Ho Tung Mr. Ho Wa Sang\n\nMr. Hung Hing Kam\n\nMr. A. C. Hynes\n\nMr. Ip King Fan Mr. Ip Lan Chuen\n\nMr. F. C. Jenkin, C.B.E., K.C.\n\nMr. J. E. Joseph Mr. Kan Hung Chiu Mr. Kan Tat Tsoi Mr. Kong Shui Ying The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G. Mrs. R. H. Kotewall Mr. Kwan King Suen Mr. P. K. Kwok Mr. Kwok Siu Lau Mr. Kwok Tsan Mr. Lam Cheuk Ming Mr. Lam Siu Lai Mr. Lau Ping Chai Mr. K. F. Lay Mr. Lee Iu Cheung Mr. Leung Pat Yu Mr. Leung Yiu Chor Mr. Li Heung Kuk Mr. Li Hoi Tung Mr. Li Jowson Mr. Li Koon Chun Mr. Li Ping\n\nMr. Li Po Kwai Mr. Li Tse Fong\n\nMr. Li Yan-tsun C.B.E.\n\nMr. Li Yik Mui\n\nMr. Lo Cheung Shiu Mr. Lo Chung Kue\n\nMr. M. K. Lo\n\nMrs. M. K. Lo *Mr. Look Poong Shar\n\nMr. Ma Tsui Chiu *Mr. Ma Ying Piu\n\ndonations exceeding $100.\n\n24",
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        "content_text": "18\n\nSubscribers and Donors.—Continued.\n\nThe Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy,\n\nC.B.E. & Mrs. Creasy\n\nMr. B. Cunningham\n\nDr. A. L. J. Dovey\n\nMr. E. R. Dovey\n\nMajor H. B. L. Dowbiggin,\n\nO.B.E.\n\nMr. N. Drummond Miss A. E. de D. Dyer Lt. Col. F. Eaves, D.S.O. Mr. A. Edgar\n\nMr. & Mrs. E. J. Edwards Mr. B. D. Evans\n\nMiss G. Ezra\n\nMiss H. Ezra\n\nMr. E. Ezra\n\nMr. Fan Chi Kuen\n\nDr. J. P. Fehily Mr. A. H. Fenwick Miss C. Ferguson Mr. J. Ferguson Mrs. A. C. Franklin Mr. J. W. Franks Mr. J. A. Fraser, M.C Mr. Fung Kit Ling Mr. Fung Wan Chi Mr. J. H. Gelling Dr. R. McLean Gibson Compradoor Staff of Messrs.\n\nGilman & Co., Ltd.\n\nMr. A. W. G. H. Grantham Miss E. M. Gray\n\nMr. H. Green\n\nMr. H. M. Gregory\n\nMr. T. M. Gregory\n\nMr. E. L. Groome\n\nMiss M. B. Hall\n\nMr. C. C. Hickling Mr. W. R. Hillyer\n\nMr. E. Himsworth Mr. Ho Ki\n\nMr. Ho Leung\n\nMiss Grace Ho Tung Mr. P. M. Hodgson\n\nMr. H. K. Holmes, C.B.E. Mr. L. B. Holmes\n\nMr. D. W. Hume Miss D. N. Jacques Mr. J. H. Jessen Mr. Kan Ping Lu\n\nHis Honour Sir Joseph Kemp,\n\nC.B.E., K.C.\n\nMr. C. Kew\n\nMessrs. Kin Cheong Lee\n\nDr. E. W. Kirk & Mrs. Kirk Mr. Kwan Yick Chi Mr. F. H. Kwok Mr. Lam Ping Chai Mr. Lam Pui Sang Mr. E. P. H. Lang Mr. Lau Yam Shan Mrs. Hyde Lay Mr. Leung Nai Yuen Mr. Leung Ying Kun His Honour Mr. R. E.\n\nLindsell & Mrs. Lindsell Mr. Lo Cheung Ip\n\nMr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith Mr. F. H. Loseby\n\nMr. Ma Kai Wai\n\nMr. Ma Man Fai\n\nMr. M. M. Macfarlane\n\nMr. J. S. MacLaren\n\nMajor C. M. Manners, O.B.E.\n\nThe Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax Miss Mary Manuk\n\nC.M.G., C.B.E\n\nMrs. Hallifax\n\nMiss Hallifax\n\nMrs. B. H. C. Hallowes Miss V. R. Harrison Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins Mr. E. M. Hazeland\n\nMr. T. M. Hazlerigg, M.C.\n\nMr. C. B. Matthews Mr. O. D. May\n\nDr. (Mrs.) A. McElney\n\nMr. H. McKechnie Mr. J. L. McPherson Mr. H. Meffan Mr. C. H. Michel Dr. E. M. Minett\n\n19\n\nSubscribers and Donors.—Continued.\n\nMr. G. Miskin\n\nMr. J. Mitchell\n\nMr. Mok Ching Kong\n\nMr. F. H. Mody\n\nMrs. F. C. Mow Fung\n\nMiss Clair C. Munro Mr. Ng Iu Wan\n\nMr. A. Nissim\n\nMr. & Mrs. R. A. C. North\n\nDr. M. Obrembski\n\nMr. H. J. Pearce, M.C. Mr. A. R. H. Phillips Dr. Phoon Sec Wah Mr. J. T. Prior Mr. Quan Shu John Mr. N. L. H. Railton Miss Rains\n\nMr. J. Ralston\n\nMr. C. A. L. Rickett Mr. J. Ring\n\nMr. H. A. Rodgers\n\nMr. F. J. de Rome, M.B.E.\n\nMr. W. Schofield\n\nMr. H. G. Sheldon\n\nMiss Shin Tak Hing Miss L. M. Siggins Miss H. F. Skinner The Hon. Mr. W. T.\n\nSouthorn, C.M.G. & Mrs. Southorn\n\nThe Rev. Fr. Spada Mr. D. V. Steavenson Mr. D. Stewart Mr. T. G. Stokes Mrs. Stubbings\n\nMr. K. P. Sung\n\nThe Very Rev. Dean Swann\n\nMessrs. Tai Thong Mr. G. W. Tate\n\nMr. H. A. Taylor\n\nMr. G. G. N. Tinson, M.C.\n\nMr. To Chung Pak\n\nMr. Tong Shuk Pui\n\nMr. D. W. Tratman, C.M.G.\n\n& Mrs. Tratman\n\nMr. Andrew Tse Mr. Tsoi Po Tin Mr. Tung Sik Fai Mr. U. Sze Wing Mr. Un Hi Lam Mr. G. A. Waker Dr. T. W. Ware\n\nMr. & Mrs. J. Wattie\n\nMrs. A. Weill\n\nMr. Leo Weill\n\nRev. H. R. Wells Miss J. Whyte\n\nMr. T. S. Whyte-Smith Mr. R. C. Wilkinson Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist Messrs. Wing Shing Loong Mr. C. Von Winterfeldt Mr. K. K. Wong Mr. Wong Kwai Cho Mr. Wong Shuk Kon Mr. Wong Sik Kay\n\nThe Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood Mr. G. G. Wood\n\nMr. Yeung Hung Chung\n\nMr. Yeung Pei Yee Mr. Yeung Sui Hee Mr. A. V. Young Mr. Yung Hop Woon\n\n28",
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        "content_text": "166\n\nTHE BLUE FUNNEL LINE\n\nREGULAR AND FAST \"PASSENGER SERVICES FREIGHT AND LONDON SERVICE\n\nBLUE FUNNEL LINE\n\nLIVERPOOL SERVICE CRUHLUS\n\nFor part fail, blueponi, Karm, T'kam & Hamborg Par Port Nauč, Tärnepool & blavzi\n\nNEW YORK SERVICE\n\nCICKOJ\n\ntutor\n\n» York & Nemeč\n\nsta Pilipponen langen\n\nPACIFIC SERVICE\n\nTM Robe mod. Takohem)\n\nFRITHILA ON IRION\n\n**411\n\nINWARD SERVICE\n\nPie Faria, Van'rre à Monani\n\nBet Finans. Van'vor & Selle\n\nKEENEA D\n\nrahu, Kobu & Tokohama\n\nOLTRES Dus der For Mangiai, Kobe & Yekekrana\n\nLik megy Manman artą landed pestskapar segon macalarn\n\nspomaly rudsand furni\n\nPar fright, manage ena nad mačkemaluan apply sa tạo waedne.\n\n4:1 karkiam per abjani, tu så peersings of the Compania 'a\n\nBul al Coding\n\nBUTTERFIELD & SWIRE\n\nJEPA\n\nBARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE.\n\nTHE PREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE 10 NEW YORK and other U.S. Atlantic Purta via Pam\n\nAli Vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and L.OS ANGELES route\n\nPassengers desiring to travel, by this interesting Route will Nad the accommodation provider! well to to their nicpeovations, up at a cost TRDNÍ reasonable\n\nPar Passenger and Freight information pinnas apply —\n\nDODWELL & CO., LTD.\n\nQuan Blingy\n\nAge\n\nTelephone 2002:\n\nNY.K.\n\nLINE\n\nREDUCED THROTONTEES TO COLORE VIL VIA\n\nVAITING PRON JETA 10 ZIMO-ON BALE\n\nMAN VILAMÓCA vu Bhanghai, Japan Porte à Bouvindo\n\nWednesday, 28th Chalobar Cheboku Hagu\n\nWednesday, 11th Nov.\n\nPaula Maru\n\nBATTLE, FANCHEVET TA Mazgirt à Japon Potte\n\nHiye Mucu\n\nHan Mar\n\n...\n\nTuesday, November\n\nTue, 10% Kovanciar\n\nDAMBAN, MARSHOLES, ANTWERP & COTTURkkar via Bergspare.\n\nno & Semi\n\nKabar\n\nKe Mau\n\nSaturday, 30th Coleber\n\nSaturday, 14th November\n\nSTONET & MELBAUENI Can Kamila à Marse\n\nKamu Maru\n\nKado Mar\n\nBang, 24th October\n\nSaturday, 21st Novačakar\n\nDAWNĀTOS Mincipars. Fotang Daimle\n\nMam Mar\n\nToki HA\n\nr\n\nSunday, Schaber\n\nFriday, 10th Cetaker\n\nBANE ARBOGA. – Tan Ömat) Tin Japan. Hapalulu Gora je spadea,\n\nProda\n\nOTO Mar\n\nNEW YORK & Benson via Panama\n\nTAUT Haru\n\nTueday, 30th November\n\nWednesday, 11th Nov.\n\nLIMPERIAL na Pars zinad. Binnekami «Canolamiragley, 4 frames de\n\nToyok Mare\n\nFriday, 14th November\n\nCALCUTTA A Sumpspoes, Pmany 4 Koljone\n\nMalers Maru\n\n+Macera M\n\nSHANKKI, KAR & YOKURASA\n\n*me Maru.\n\nYe Men\n\nha Maru\n\n12\n\n1\n\nBaturday, 7th Novembar\n\nThursday 2 Peter\n\nMAP October\n\nVeda, 5 th Chekkur\n\nYOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1931.\n\nRIVETLESS SHIPS.\n\nWelding Processes at Olympia.\n\nSTRIKING EXHIHITA\n\nSeveral sinking exhibita si Thư Exhibém, ut Olympia, den: with\n\nKADING QUERIES.\n\nHarbour Master Gives Full Details.\n\nWORK IN TYPHOON.\n\ncomathe\n\nreldme sal show how the woman Harbor Master zero fall detalla an The Strat, wolded ming the Zyllgur, Phim 34 mmững kết Legislative\n\nakk han kom made pratīb\n\npertise with Kosen, T. in d. Berki ris and Hala Hania to be renamed | Shika by Du Brunk Colombia Co\n\nPue further (afvenation apply to—XIPPON TUSEN KABHA\n\nPlana bella (Peivave sachange be all Degin)\n\nmenu Ch. of Victoria. She has had\n\n• few accidenta, bent no hall Jenk\n\nRegister agrees to a ten-ysing a Med at an annual verity. Than A - it roi ma by the\n\nLa Manasa ndition to CAN CA\n\nakar mal the ing on the day in die Thịthe serenor of Mr. Tonies. The graphing were, saker en jou behalf, by the Bank Str. 8. W. Tu\n\n1931.\n\nSOVIET BOYCOTTED.\n\nGerman Owners Decide to Send No More Ships\n\nSTRIKES PERMITTED.\n\nBari, Qet, It\n\nto\n\nThe German Ship-owners' Asunc|4- sslystig barerell ngulmet the Soviel sad decided not to send ship Soviet Russia in the ground chas the murikin which harta kökurred cantly\n\nGerman skipa parkiet by the Soviet amikoritas Den and Galenus war wit wly but even supported by the\n\nAt the prime moment, the crewe ur 43 Guests visuale lying la. Han Thor karbours sex mirskiing IN SYMPANY\n\nwith the kṣaven's maziem vāch' they reft we doelwit\n\nbullets to hava benken met lej vazala the bid fastenber\n\nparty of Germany, The German nag- RE DE Kaming frame-(a) WA\n\nRigtig Ponderand have Taubered t\n\nLA VILAs med ia taka proseed- Inga kënnt shem for mutiny. Valon-\n\ntar wat all the Khaninger\n\nI, I'sw mu rơi Trên Merc\n\ntyka Tha Arm has one of the ad for Enzweer Offen fer, anlatanca” Informative, welding stande ko khai char passo on to the Kanday? thu camibiting hi sera mander 10 ha, a these mig prora af ketina - Per at wilding vela and several of\n\nthe taal pingen an view papriest the\n\nWhich Lloyd's Router\n\nBruk forpočutien pano keir Approval for welded by mana' Hà. -\n\nActual Coperation. Two lena than 15\n\n* \n\nThe\n\nmay be applied to marke Notinoble spally azn the axleb\n\n¦ \n\n|| \n\nTruch bark the Grepen proseka.\n\npaliaty repertoir Portal Ligt same\n\nKabina Janka had book Wreaked mm\n\nThe Lema Talange in plaase Trai wasy. Uwing in a temporary delvet\n\nin Kansing's wirekes selegraph it was\n\npeynd improbavit to get a moD-AACO through bé bet and Du Naval Authori M.A Vary kindly\n\nFlak a fact that the Kaming Anchored in Kowloon Bay sharing aftersama at til Sostenker when Pak woon vonk in various pazia Di uchet de Hackerel 12 in, between what\n\nMuch Haval analatanes_m-cloud_vy_ the Naval Authorslin the NË\n\nfe \n\nBritish Oxygen Co., Ltd, Surat Tikka Une Processes, Ld, the Trampen\n\nSturmelend in ourzy wet – Lie rasense of takartak M Wing, after the 1790NT CONDE DEL\n\nThere are en lí types of myth 2. 14 Are the bative of the Priding and WXy-pentylane, making Kuualle during the patentada vampestada en Que stand of the Bellah – tyskeren in Du Celery!\n\nAl-Litovidgr. Lal), and\n\nran da açan in the shoud be actual, or dong the Master ket na bin iuttle\n\nHive!\n\nMaren Weltor Procent, lik|15 ta the Kooning esly intended to Kina daplay very posesont émet kalp Tanja vaakain at may alas of that work. This fem imetrymates | requiring amul\n\n110. What act of quariamen Alley Waldine. Praenza, 104, and\n\nThe Men Cdr. Bole zepřed\n\nThuar have ve výew at the exhibition = | 1yphons at the 204 September 2 including the Inkarl slemen of stor Deletions are generator w elven dally in the vớt of their psein? victrade, and include the welding at variom vindalada acaria And Alleys on The market\n\nkitt\n\ndil\n\nTWO trading, Jordan, A third towed seina Gaine Sal the tangkan escher parked my was CUG. | The Jafar in sumpseted bronne the Kawat teer At very low Abecher striking mand, with a Ho the rank people complain SEAL Tsawa (on fait, Á V TH sland made the Kaina je Phalkek, zerials farther notable de thee ja fourth june but withough volemme le Brak wolkig werk, CHENG,a ni made feat. (3) Mana ker rangu beats. Approach\n\n10 le pegnized by Brides Belated | kids by Bruning, mere found in vend KARATAN THE 14 salomatic ball\n\n| welder introduced some SOUTH 189, AN\n\n mote well vstablished in mak branchen of anginaaring, TE IN WAR IN That\n\n4. Po from Island where two small andma wyan offered ansistance\n\nIm. Tiku mlecznam tenky\n\n| yard for wekking Hanges du bë piga mano v Du\n\nwagle rette of all the scriptions.\n\nBy maing ane sling maablont 1 wʻqaimed that up to bò per eat, in\n\nStormċjail to larostirnin. Árling an A ZDIEL Opalvol Irsat the Shie\n\nHarbour Magar seat VAI TRA kuang 48 104 magang si September i ta CRETS PEL - Tantanga akech. Th PRng arrived baca IN THE OVARIE having Innensa 12 persons. No repočí kam kean rubVAR KE ANy masalty karing weary on Lammin läiked.\n\n7.\n\nTrpha Ozitza.\n\nA copy at the volens for the\n\n| denwa, up in July 1ướ by the fourrura Mater Lider Harbour [Ukakama†, J. Sutherland, Esquece, 1. N. Ikan, kajuite, raprasasting the Cinare Chament at ĻOBLEMON, | Lajtad 1. 2. Muta, ka ZADACIA- Ca. 166, Lapagim 1. Erika, Kansa\n\nWaaronger, nigkong and Kawam Yaari and Godena Vas in Savel\n\nThe Master pruria under the pener baltkatika\n\nL\n\nBahar Olsa Ezo posed to him sa\n\nThe Earbour Master účĩa khi gangg mingilega from the Katheer MASAT\n\ndesi mačke bit to cha patantivi nad Judgment of the messer who in the\n\nsa Jaden Lie ospatukone of the ha\n\nCung In One winskar somalizima_slan\n\nin na alle.\n\n1. All ců), megardene of the\n\nthe Xevieon Gadows Compeer | alone gevonder và THE SEVERE, NE MOR\n\nle the knez la bow some igraci\n\nB. Thu + Đmorpgd by Em Apr\n\nel of rhw marial may free of Kambour Wharf to Thumati in quantión 1. with ern spong conta Ime machining.\n\nredelana\n\nTxa praped to Kayang\n\n- man Ünkan as there m\n\nAchanak Teken moldin bad pound to be we funger to Un-Tr ter wh rentage, it le paly in receść zamia Duất jagat then testam has been paint 10 AM mandkod mechai et production\n\nLA MA MD mer beim Wanted so tha joining tagalber of mariale in cerpen\n\nen with some athar promo, más se blind soaking, Wite drawing, timmati work we in the handgere ledsaker, hit now in a large number af maven 14 in sand for joining machined parta to !cow which personly, wady saked * the sewal mechanical methods at PETANCAT Expense.\n\nSHANGHAI SEARCH.\n\nKusor\n\nthem\n\nwww.ime.\n\n3 regami wka zuenivad fr\n\npng to Luwee kg\n\nPo Yamal Ad by Kaung had precended La La Li end of the harbour 16 WAL vedere se les reprenanties that pers\n\nAlba won having had Qur saaneity be le samed to sing it Saat la back in cook the Kawsang team - 20 and so deprime BAT cuft n the Bart, who might be in wood lakkór, at their upper- tatuit, la mareal, townge. The request vas ins passed to Khadkng.\n\nCel A report was received that some : ehters belonging to Bablerbeda and 5wiem were in trouble\n\nAs the Kang ked Batons plewçunded to the Ext for the panami ke set Cart\n\n07.\n\nCONSIGNEES' NOTICE.\n\nHAMBURG ANKOIA LIVIR\n\nThe Metacramel,\n\nRAMSES-\n\nbering weervol Demognem of Cago kee karaby metaled that their precis Las Mong Sasam and pissed at the Thik in The Baghyng and Ho Whalf and Orari CompTRY'S DA Appena al kamjone, whom deltary zam he abschonë se the menda kou JAKÉNT\n\nCybiškai vaga will be inGOS, KR- Jana\" Matiče ka jaus given prisë sa Beemer s karval.\n\nEngineer Jumps Overboard art weet med lathe Kings Gouda kave left the Undemia an\n\nOf Woosung.\n\nAn I'd uk, Grupert was received From the Green Gland Cement Co. Saat moun laukters more in diatreon of Hak Your Region Bay). Thit mogę www popond to Kuning Un riyal ké dák Thon kung sa bad member, rondle the Master decided that k\n\nOBSYED AN IMPULSE.\n\nHangkal police warn laat most Jooksum fer á fecoigner, who, it was believed, was comming Wessang renda,\n\nThe expian để she mammer Dalero be an ardua risk to take the\n\nMain Imported sa tha, karbon master's son shortly after ka arrival from being this pac af kla ungimo Sammad vrachaard si Wevelg. Tha\n\nrarily A\n\nKuning to Lo Qia lighters & dimension with Wheck the Bubou Xiater rura\n\nPOT A Tapart was received that a bale wenn sie king inaade Källeti TalÊN. Thai Muangt visa paanud va Kuumugo\n\n10Wemen Dan Marine Woman On smaller Kellele faland en sign\n\nThe exscale deal. Taken this fellow | Bich funk could\n\ncamda tinning from his quarters wage Hamm di net aanich knalde Kabeli\n\nNo will be nakled after\n\nkit perda remaining vadadvend dur the 28th October, 1931, will be subject\n\nAll broken, chafod, and damaged Gaola ara sa be left in the Gelerta when they will be staminad en meth Gaber, 1931 na 16 mm by our San veporn, Masara. Goddard mad. Dongma\n\nAll Flame must reach me hoćeni sku Ende zeroeder, 1931, je vezan na\n\nHe Israe\n\nVVACATION\n\n18\n\nPHILIPPENSES\n\nLADO-CHINA\n\nTEAM\n\nNAVIGATION CO., LTD.\n\nHAFLINGEN SCHURF VEERATION.\n\nSOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1931.\n\nCONSIGNEES NOTICES.\n\nTHE WEATHER.\n\nYesterday's Advices and Evening Forecast.\n\nGLOYD TRIESTINO SAY CO.\n\nProM TRIESTE, VENICE, BLINDI, PORT HARD, ADER.\n\nBOMBAY, COLOMBO\n\nSINGAPOR\n\nThe Steamer.\n\n\"PILSNAT\n\nCONSIGNEES' NOTICE CHINA\n\nNORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.\n\nThe Acamer\n\n\"DREFFLINGK\"\n\n23\n\nNAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.\n\n...\n\nSZECHUEN\n\nS\n\nOok. 25, 10 m ........KWANGCHOW Det, 25ch, 20m.m.\n\nBOOCHOW\n\nUm 271, 10 m\n\nOn 26th, 5p.k.\n\nFor\n\nHous En, Pam à HAIBONG... KINGYUANTO-DAY, 3 bp-m Aany HwAMAL\n\nTAIYUAN ...I-LAY. haring and from Broman, Bam Swami Shamanął\n\n↓ P. XITSOCHOW..ah Bià, la berg, and peči, romignese if enegs | Amor, Swatum & bixmarama |ma|kunky_peille Mat their mi Swazow, Biciscanu à Tauro Langyċude of Hongkong, 114′′ 17′′ 17′′\n\nAls lesbig landed it their rự Labida Hongkong, 12' 1\" Coalguem of Curse see hereby in- Komikoa Wharf and Godown Chu Lag SWATO, SASA & Tins\n\nthe godown at The Smaking sal\n\nHwarow a Basuvok firmed that sil Good as being, Kawings, wheece delvery Shaxandi, Nowenwang lonzed at thole Tini. Hits the Onde chiame of the Hanging and Xylem Whart Noom Dether 994. 18%, AskThe anti Godow Company, at Kww-the -Dentha watow, Wangen, Charou\n\nAmor & FrapoRAI Gonnesara ser further pačißel that cyclone i now central, wona Paking it, whonen sadise from the velarves at Hambre Bemm through and in spranding east-north-amat! delivers may be illained,\n\n* Opcional parts will not be sanded ka. \"Ovtar Jarl,\" na \"Gencer, SWATIN, Haanama & Tu BRANTUNG NOT pago lay hanghang o sa “Bignit\" H&K There are inflation of a typkanı – Jara, malena metien kan han geran, METAISM\" un \"ka. \"Herewe\" from\n\nbours prior sa vaderl's wife), but hey, Eregea sai Wang,\n\nAWATON & Hamaros N.W. NOW. Yania warsing. 29, DA, DAS-TY- Mead part or will to which is optics after the zich af October, 1931, wil - Hwaton, Shanukala TRING\n\nFoto, Passon & Hairloge... Na Piza Inweer will be efcand|| Framw, Hassanan & TeproTAO\n\nSwamwe. Wouwką. Charno\n\nway.\n\nTHE\n\nD\n\nT⚫ TSINGTAU vin SWATOW\n\n* SHANGHAI\n\nTO SINGAPORE, PENANG\n\n4 CALCUTTA\n\nTO OSAKA TI AMOY, SHAI.\n\nNORE\n\nKlekomers\n\nFailing DAVIKEN Hum, 264) Beta. KWAIBANG Wəl.. 2013 CHILL, HOTELANGE\n\nJet Kay.. YAISHING Wed, tih Nov.. YVENSANG MƐun. 206k Del KUMSANO Fn.. Mi Nor.. BUIBANG Fri., Nov.,\n\nRak 104 Det\n\nWed, 15th Nov.,\n\nTu DRAMA win AMOY & KOBE HOSANO Fo. 37 Now\n\nFINBASO TO KANDAKAN\n\nPr. Cel KAUBANG Wed.. Lith Nov, CHIPSNIO Trum, 295 Cek..\n\nA\n\nTIM\n\n7LM. 74.m\n\nSOUTH 4 NOT KUTANO\n\n& p.m.\n\nTam\n\n74.2.\n\nTA.M.\n\nNoon-\n\nmarine N.N.W. Bod. The P. DE 3p.. Skangkat warning. 114, 306. 1a) Tynkoen nú vażkown intona ly with-\n\nHompitong kabufall einen January 14, 24 85 Juden, muRTRAG AN AYUTART of 7 inches.\n\nbefore the 7th Neved 19 (len priodolog to the mid-ra\n\nwill not be recognised,\n\nS.S. \"PRES. CLEVELAND\"\n\nMANILA\n\nH\n\n6.00 p.m.\n\nKENDAT, OC 13.\n\nDOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE\n\nNORD\n\nDEUTSCHER\n\nLLOYD\n\nFAR EASTERN PAILENDER & FATIGHT SEVICE.\n\nThema HoskinJA AR London Cabin Clase only. Tarragh kontunya sa AMERIÇA ca Budd1⁄2 and baKUROPE vs AMARICA\n\nNEXT SAILING TO EUROPE\n\n+-\n\nPASS AN\n\nFre\n\nPAY\n\nHATA\"\n\nSEEFLIYER\" - KALBARLICKAN\n\nKLEN\n\nbeparveen ich 2 member\n\ndag/km 124 December\n\n- 2pm, 200g\n\n*Contem\n\n* Culting me Lubern. Passager dearen emang re Monita med Pond Glava Battainde,\n\nAlberta. Betgandam, Handbourg und Bremen\n\nAmsterdam Betuwdim, Hepburg und Bruma.\n\nNEXT ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE:\n\nBAILINGS TO SHANGILA I & II SRL ISSZA MARUY\n\nFreight 18 19\n\nZAM 16 ORA AMOR ÜLEKEN PASS, SACOBLENZ\"\n\nZuzkare Bar Upsalag\n\nder het With Kovember\n\nHoge Hak 1-anambar\n\nHONGKONG-NEW GUINEA.\n\nNext BABAUL ad Porin.\n\n4.E, HAREMBAN (VEN” on or shout ded penamber 1981.\n\nMELCHERS & CO..\n\nAgusta, Manglong\n\nBill of Lading will be conntersign- ed by the unde\n\nJINSIN & Co.\n\nAgesta Hongkong, Th Chelaber, Luca,\n\nTelephone 162,\n\nCanon Again'\n\nJBSEN & CO.\n\nShameez, 8.0.\n\nAT A TER DORT Fer un padrone, Joped as there werent water CAPT. T. G. PURVIS\n\nHERALD THe how at the sang, Jing, der sata mariquile at the Kew-\n\nclared back at the hedge for a mai\n\nspot, and then proceeded to unbučiam\n\nkan slicked, while in perched en te nag as stated\n\ne taken in contained in the leg.\n\n***We hellered at \" me the ones of noth the Check Low and\n\ncaptain. \"hat, ka, wou'd pay w\n\nLestion, Ho Jimt kapt nufumiening the -\n\nWire Telegraph Log are produced.\n\n4A large number at Job\n\nMARINA ARTIs.\n\nSahlbiter, Repul Svciety of\n\nArtista and Reyni Hibernia Jandarmy\n\nif you require un 40 se Water\n\nColor Painting of Stammer,\n\nalicker. Piried toward the force basta matinated at show 100 Yacht, Sailing Salp or any of were lying lengide the proyek, ko mocha come sour Kim, ka Likew of 1 shame. Each sway we won the die Clippers, (Önnuk ar\n\n| wwed end of the hous, but bufera Bag\n\nTelephone 17867.\n\nim slicker a leaped over the klant ten van Same mat deemed sveću | Amen).\n\nAccording to the emplata, the wipe, Į Įgenstad, the siter. No TECIDÍ, THE maiken were ordered dressed at dete i pl. Az order has now been immund\n\n|ka weld coming the men with the\n\nPapelar\n\nrag under the water, Une tik buat\n\nup hope of mammitting\n\nPLANETARE of the Daly\n\nMüller dechend\" \"A sampa\n\nMIL\n\nwho had born looking on with Mr-\n\nBhat auth a verset with be kept in\n\nPraya Wall Donger.\n\nThe Kamwing dee_la_wanther\n\n+ \n\nKowloo Bà 1 AL 100 ya anchor was weighed but at 6-10 pay the Ex\n\nent, came when the mean: behar. | gnezda mother was again tramped wmil\n\nKuning remained at anchor\n\nwat\n\nWe had driftas down-ram when the weather modeling\n\nteam, but, seeing the gineer was hesin pat under way.\n\npału, we ristled in Ut elverline kitch\n\nand preceeded ja Shanghai.\n\nhave been made by Pe\n\nMost of the crab wank or broken\n\non Parkas Dja penyu wall met thri\n\nTate bmtween the piers to the west at\n\nThe Harbour Diler katmer: 234 pm\n\nAnd 430 pm. Had the Kaming Been Sadat alễ khône piers the mould\n\nLorrie koma cando Piran ta | Masa boom unable to jen kan kan them\n\nBeth Elmer of kinecovery of\n\nThe Peter P\n\n110 Pa\n\nPERTE DA SE MUa kesä kam rumNE\n\nja grove Haly of booming katanut ai\n\ndegree 50 N. 7 Wat, amit ca.\n\n199 paront bal gran bir 2-rk, 25\n\nDegrees At West. The blanda\n\nsaid to len very dangerous for shipping.\n\n...\n\nEn Repumber 3 w Che\n\nNg Mai being empleyst AMITY-\n\nand the Ger\n\nRAN\n\nD7\n\nTILAGE\n\nGO\n\nFONGKONG\n\nPRINCE LINE\n\nFRBODENT SERVICE\n\ntu\n\nBOSTON AND\n\nNEW YORK\n\nCALLING AT NAPLES\n\n\"CINGALESE PRINCE\"\n\n· JAVANESE PIINJE\"\n\n5th November\n\n1st Dober\n\nEnna leak Jegginsaciation for a limited number of Passer park s\n\nusadeemia a\n\nFare-Hongkong to Naples... £50\n\nFor other Pazarge mitos, Freight, eto,, apply to :—\n\nFIRNESS (FAR EAST) LIMITED.\n\nTO TIENTSIN via S'TW,\n\nFLUCHOW A CHE DO CHEONGSHIKU Sun, Nov., 7am.\n\nBut longba un passage apply s\n\nJARDINE MATHESON & CO., ITD.\n\nTalpmed.\n\nĶnopen) Měnangetu\n\nGLEN LINE\n\nPARES HONGZONG TO LONDON.\n\n10 June/ Harber\n\nLift Degenber/31 May\n\nALDEAK\n\nTO LONDON. ROTTERDAM & HANBULE VIR STRAITS & COLONNO.\n\n9tomer-b.p\n\nPULEN|FFER\"\n\nTO SHANGHAI, KÖNÉ, YOKOHAMA & YLÄPIYOSTOCK.\n\nMeter Vonal (GLENOGLE”\n\nMotor Vonne\n\nGLENBEG\"\n\nMoker Vignani “'IEBNAPP\n\nTEINAN.... Cel seth, Spa\n\nA TANTON BUCHOW.....Ol. 20, N\n\nKWEIYANG\n\nabout. 200 mľne nerik of Yaji mer varied so from pect to port to the AA rende remaining modelirana | Bananai, Nekelwang & DALY CEFERAN\n\nA 2, m\n\nما امام بن\n\nNy thêm yê hy sinha Altar Che (inch hem left the End then i say one whatever. 19th October, 1892, will k\n\nrumclnlng undzivala sather tha | Dunaren pachagua must be Jud's in thjort to the godown for excɔination by the |consignem, and the Company\",\"be matvejen, Ne Anderson and Alle shay - 1932\n\n• 10 .. the led el Dobokar, Ka dalam bell be adult star All broken, ekataga Lamangai. The gunda kawa left the puddies pa Goods are to be left bị lập Cambodia, al dimana senat de pensantal W where they will be we pled on the two wooks, of the chip's arrival het, The Ulegram quoted below was p. 29th October 1951, at 15 2 by our | khan which date Pasy wil met be her\n\nandred Truthe Manila Obwalory survogars Stari ting eller and anguinot, at the Amarisan Commulate Gensen! | Douglas,\n\nMaxila Yarulog.\n\nCraiguen nece requested to man No Fire Insurance her baan ollastad, render Dale Men of Lading to the Billo of Laglegg will be sousarviga, unattalgiai čec countersignatur.\n\n130°, Lang. E, AS IT FALK, alky moving NW,\n\nBrembur BarkBol\n\nOut. 21, 6 –The typhoon for patt then 200 selles N. of Yap, ENNE M.W.\n\nThe anti-ggelama sa sentral she the\n\nworth of Korea,\n\nDODWELL & CO., LTU\n\nÄgenu\n\nBRITISH INDIA SN, DO, ITU From CALCUTTA RANDBOOM. PENANG KINGAPORE\n\nLatal forectal-E winds, fraki | The Simm TALNA\"\n\nMETEOROLOGICAL.\n\n20h Nervesaba\n\nBir tebe\n\n5th November\n\n10th November\n\n4th December\n\nBagland DearYLINE), VİNE DAker\n\nJay\n\n201\n\nPre Pretti, pomaga und freiber parkiaulien spjoj bo\n\nJARDINE, MATHESON GO., LTD.\n\nAEP THE GLEN LIKE, LTD\n\nTRAVEL A.-O. LINE.\n\nENTRALIA, Calling så Mamiễn (P. l.). Thursday L..\n\nCharna, Tawpavilla, Beshana, Bydony and Malbearna. BUTIK STEAMERE CHANGTE-TAIPING (...) PARTEFT MORT TE TO DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE KLECTRIC LAL MORY, BARBER SHOP, BUMATON U\n\nFELWARDEN OKK\n\nD\n\nM\n\nr\n\nJun\n\nн\n\nJ\n\nhatine arrived from the shoes par Kamagra of Corps me hanby j formed that Chetr Guade 120 bring the Hongkong und Kowlem. When and Gedown Oomane's Galewno al —\n\n14h hay H chained de soju ja\n\nGrodkar Thöded\n\n1231, will be subjekt 1. rent.\n\nNice vil se ofonbed\n\nby the jah hay man whatever.\n\nTamegri Parkagen must be left in\n\nF\n\n\"\n\n1\n\ncha Getaman tur 2men by the\n\n·\n\nmuaj nga me Zemperaboen van de kan je\n\nat 10 ham on Masdays and TheDENJE. home Man to presented with-\n\n1. The days of the espapa's merival ¦herr, after why mat\n\nbe repemand\n\nMELORERS & CO.\n\nAgwia Norddeuwcher Laaye, Bing Hongkong, Th Ortaber, 1921.\n\nNOTICE\n\nPROF. I. KETO'S, Massage staklenogors moved from 1. Queer's Head, G\n\nU. Hamer Load, Maschall\n\nTelephine 220SE (Pacing Orient Building..\n\nASAHI BEER\n\nBal Agents\n\nITSUI\n\nBUSSAN\n\nKAISHA\n\nLTD.,\n\nHAUKINNON MAUL, 202 & Co.\n\nHONGKONG\n\nAgrsta\n\n--\n\nHONGKONG TIDE TABLE.\n\nTAINL GERANG TE.. The 11th Der k TAIPING\n\nJan. 17\n\nIng 15th\n\nNow 201\n\n1 Dee Bab\n\nMb Fab. d\n\n15w\n\nFor MIT KING\n\nvha ♬\n\nEnjoy Your Sher! Laany in Australia and Nave Loviand. Hong Kong Sydney 19 Daya. FIRST VLABS FARE TO AYONET, 276 METUUN\n\nLONDON 194 Australia; from 11:36:13\n\nqur lekese Taira l'hora Lacuna donna. Dea Beypa\n\nOBANCTE\n\n10\n\nAUSĪGALIAN- ORIENT L LIKE LIMITED BUCKSIDE MONTILE. Again HOND INDI\n\nO. S. K.\n\nANTHON BANDWID\n\nAND ANTWERP DEL Bog\n\nJANELİNİ KANTES R IRENES ALEKS\n\n-7\n\nMULIACENE VILISANE SARMAY\n\nTÄCCKLAND & WELLINGTON\n\nMar\n\nmanda AY\n\nMOMBASA ZANZIBAR. PANTS SALAAN. APIRA 19URANCE KARATES, BLAIAN PORT EL. ZABETH & CAFETERN 1 chên 121 BX JANRING BANTING J BUENAS AIRES\n\nmen\n\nCALAUTTA VIAMonpapan, Kalymns\n\nDe Bang\n\nNEW YOK, in Japan pod l\n\nAngelie a Panama Call Trimetal Bom Phila alge in d. Maltalk. JAPAN PORTS (Prequent Harved |\n\nKAIPHONG Som Top & Fakha\n\nCEILING L Batam ad\n\n(day 1\n\nTATAI V Sundew and Away.\n\nTetaphily (10\n\nW\n\nMonada Moru\n\nblue sky, imelendz, d=dziugļu, ==folghtning, ist, The Lionde hai jadi ing (odpora Gravelcard, perpasaling showera, equatio, so, sathunder.\n\nALIURATHA\n\nkt: ne\n\nthn\n\nS\n\n: !!!\n\nFr\n\nT'h Ker\n\nTues Non\n\nWed\n\n1st Nat\n\nToda Mari\n\nFr\n\nShed Cri\n\nMito\n\nThu, 29th Chel\n\nB 25 Öel\n\nThum, 5th No\n\nsalon M\n\nTh∙li har..\n\nFor further particulars please apply to:-\n\nOSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.\n\nTel.\n\nTHE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., COPENHAGEN.\n\nThe M.S. \"SIAM\"\n\non or about 24th October\n\nIne\n\nPORT SAID, HAVRE, MARSEILLES, ANTWERS ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM BAMBURG COPENHAGPS & OTHER RCANDINAVIAN & BALTIC POS\n\n1.\n\nPAWA\n\nMIATA\n\nANNA JU\n\nMAILING LIT\n\nthe f\n\nDet\n\nThe 3 of Lolk er um from the na GW Ila ka baba zaporini.\n\n\"GLEN\" LINE (DIFTED.\n\n7 Motory AAA,\n\nPELENOGI I And fre Cumerenees of mange b;\n\nint that\n\nTar Ind me ther risk tr\n\n-\n\nwer extre bargado,\n\nDen Bmekan\n\nH Kiedmans\n\nwe por\n\n¡ MTC Ping\n\nhaxard\n\nGodmen at Toon What\n\nlimited\n\nmp and a fewn the whačem, de\n\nAng may kaszaimed\n\nASAHI\n\n1971, at 10\n\nin th\n\nLAGER\n\nALE PONgg Inrindag these\n\npolice by Mr G. 1. Ger, the provvind, and muit ako se rabattil seand beer, who lakimakes that the day of meriv... elhel weapon mas handed in the Chinese, they will not be redigini il martermastar to theum on October 1, No Flee Intard wat be effeted;\n\nwas dismissed at Switem, Sa\n\nBit of Lang wiD He\n\nmapected að karlng inken. Che revolver of l\n\nThe what discover: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD notil the ship'n gemak was checked saarival in Hongkong.\n\nweek, the Dutybar, IM1.\n\nExport\n\nCOM\n\nBANK LINE LTD.\n\nAGENTS FOR\n\nELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 5.8.\n\nCO., LTD.\n\nKATLINGS. STIRJEST TO ALTERATION WITHOLT FOTICE. UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT\n\n8.6. \"ITY OF WINDSOR\"\n\n8.8. \"CITY OF HOUBAL\"\n\nFAST\n\nOD\n\nLITY\n\nELLER WAN LINE.\n\nLondon, Katteplam, Bamburg & Glasgow.. Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg\n\nH p + Tith Yember\n\nNEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.\n\nALSO WOINTI POR\n\nANDREW\n\nWEIR & CO.\n\nHER FACT tho\n\nAMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE.\n\nMV. \"IRIKBANK\"\n\nat Now\n\nI'\n\nBeaton. Now Yark & Baltimaa MY POYLEBANK\" Boston, New York & Ballimato MAGRITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA\n\nSTINEOW-\n\n\"ob Jam 14'?\n\nBANGXING BANGVON SKILICE MAPITAINED BY THE FAST BATON RESSAL V.\n\nPINTANDO\n\nW\n\nKnee Booting.\n\nTriophene 2505,\n\nIelegram. \"Fumanc-e\n\nThiepveno 14871.\n\n;\n\n\"\n\nLer\n\nES OUTÖRER. 1951.\n\npirate apple te JOHN MANKENS & CA LH.\n\n...\n\nBehaven.*.\n\nich Navebuv\n\nORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE.\n\na dlak Chak ber Ma \"etla.. Kantan, Prologoa day. Exat 1-8d – Ak Day Fort Mnet àlay, anzi Capriona Through Hub of Jamag mind to Bary, quicus me. To Peet Atverk. Mozambique, Code. Ixhaminas, Zanabar. Monsassa, Kundra, Id Nagok, Tum Bay, Wade Pay apd Hedagow.\n\nfraight phanage on xay of the abera lisel\n\nMeranie Bank Baldin.\n\nTelephone 7.\n\nTHE BANK LINE, Ltd.\n\n10\n\n...\n\nNOT\n\nI 10.\n\nKAYIKO SUITANG\n\n„Kov. Si, Ap\n\nKey E EUROCHOW Now, Hà. 110 p. BUNNING\n\n*,, Nov. 8th, LUPA. TISTS XOXICROW Nov 19th 10m 10.\n\n* Caling at Away for Pasoengues only\n\nBalinge Bunjach to Alteration\n\nFor Fregul or Fanvagn apply to—BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE\n\nTalophon 3)\n\nAgrate\n\nChers and keppage san lor Enement at ima Ullared Vottarhald\n\nHAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE\n\nYAPPEL.\n\nFAR EASTER MAIL-FREIGHT- = PARBENGER SERVICE between. JAPAN, CHINA, BOSALONG, PAI LIPPINES, STRAITS SETTLEHENIS. COLOMBO and BUROPE.\n\nSAILINGS 10 UROPE.\n\nMIT KHADELAND\"\n\nMT\n\nKANGRA\n\nAV-LEVERS FEN\"\n\n39\n\nRAARLAND\n\nDEITINATION.\n\nTees, Kastırdım i\n\n(3) Oman, Mattosklen, Kostarda\n\nLEAVING\n\nING\n\nHamburg Ni Novencher\n\nBird Nesebar\n\nGia Dovember\n\nBreedtem, Mosterdam\n\n+ Hamburg\n\n(1) Gam, Matsuším, Recordem\n\n4 Balang\n\nmikku ja varapova 1NI JEUNG JA Goj arīkoj\n\nARNIVALS FROM EUROPE,\n\n· LEVERKUSEN\n\nNYELMELLAND'\n\nTh\n\nBAJOČNOM ME\n\nD\n\nMY\n\nKM SAARLAND\"\n\n176\n\nBjects ratios tulkost. Nolum (T) Exellent Acunmodation fur Passenger, Qualiħad Burgwom\n\norczled.\n\n25 Limited Passenger Abgommedaliva, Qulided Surgeca saznION (3) Cargo Brat\n\nFaraghodig in Semon from £70.0.0. Par (tylko particulars please apply to diguda ——\n\nJEBSEN & CO.,\n\n37. Poddar ásamt, Hongkong.\n\nAGJENTA\n\nTad iz\n\nLLOYD TRIESTINO\n\nPertuightly Pasangan and Freight Hervice for\n\nBRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE\n\nris Žagapers, Columbs, Bombay, Jules, Bam, and Port Bald.\n\nTak Curges through Hilla of Lading to Fitaner, Gans, Al HallAN,\n\nAdelaide, Liries, Blask doa sud Dumbo Parla\n\nFamasgera to LONDON (Overh\n\nNEXT BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG\n\nB.B. MONCALIEKI (Cargo boek, NN, CARIONANO (Carga bouti\n\n5.8. PILNA\n\n8. GANG\n\n(Pamerogor mos\n\n[Passenger boat)\n\n5.8 VENEZIA L (Pam & enzym konto\n\nMV. BILDA\n\n(Large boat)\n\n8.8. CRACOVIA || Passenger busty\n\n* Ünļmayıl vayaju se Kamples vały.\n\nthad Sut\n\n315 Ok\n\n2012 Del\n\nInh Em .. 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        "document_key": "CO129-539-7 Re-verification of standard weights and measures- affected by the atmosphere in Treasury vault 29-1-1932 - 13-4-1932",
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        "title": "CO129-539-7 Re-verification of standard weights and measures- affected by the atmosphere in Treasury vault 29-1-1932 - 13-4-1932",
        "content_text": "Any reply to this communication should be addressed to the Deputy Warden of the Standards and the following reference quoted :—\n\nSt.523/32/HFB.\n\nPage 3\n\nSTANDARDS DEPARTMENT,\n\nBOARD OF TRADE,\n\n6, OLD PALACE YARD,\n\nWESTMINSTER. S.W.1\n\nTelephone No.: VICTORIA 5822.\n\n16 MAR 1932\n\nCOL. OFFICE\n\nSir,\n\n15th March, 1932.\n\n(2)\n\nWith reference to your letter of the 9th March (92621/32) forwarding a copy of a letter and enclosure from the Governor of Hong Kong, I have to state, for the information of the Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs in connection with the proposed re-verification of certain standard weights and measures for the Government of Hong Kong that :-\n\n(1) The Department will be prepared to undertake the re-verification of the weights and measures in question, but it is considered desirable that a London firm of scalemakers should be appointed to receive the standards direct from Hong Kong in order that any requisite reconditioning may be effected prior to the submission of the standards to this Department. A list (in alphabetical order) of the principal firms undertaking such work is enclosed herewith.\n\n(2) The standards would appear to require a Class \"B\" test, which is equivalent to that given to the local standard equipment of an Inspector of Weights and Measures in Great Britain, and the fees would, therefore, be as follows :-\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nS.W.1.\n\n/Imperial\n\nPage 3\n\n(no text)\n\n(no text)",
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        "title": "CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938",
        "content_text": "50\n\nFirms\n\n(1)\n\nSouth West Transportation Co.\n\n2 - Consignments of Arms, Ammunition, Aeroplanes & Explosives etc arrived in Hong Kong pending release from 27.3.38 to 2.4.\n\n  \n    Description of goods\n    Ship & date importing\n    Where stored\n    Country of origin & consignor\n    Consignee\n  \n  \n    500 c/s = 750,000 rds cal.7.92 cartridges.\n8 c/s machine guns cal.7.92 & 12.7\n32 packages aircraft tools & accessories.\n107 packages aircraft tools & accessories.\n    s.s.Bengloe 1.4.38.\n    Kowloon Godown.\n    Britain (I.C.I.Metals Co)\n    Conduit Trading Co.\n  \n  \n    -do-\n    -do-\n    -do-\n    -do-\n    Military Council, National Govt. of China.\n  \n  \n    -do-\n    -do-\n    -do-\n    -do-\n    -do-\n  \n\n(2)\n\nSouth West Transportation Co.\n\n  \n    Description of goods\n    Ship & date importing\n    Where stored\n    Country of origin & consignor\n    Consignee\n  \n  \n    300 'M' machine guns 7.62 mm. each with 20,000 rds cartridges.\n600 'L' machine guns 7.62 mm. each with 20,000 rds. cartridges.\n30 anti tank guns 3.7 cm & 160,000 shells\n20 guns 7.6 cm. & 80,000 shells\n15 guns 11.5 cm & 36,000 shells)\n    s.s.Tower Field 1.4.38.\n    s.s.Hai Li (as depot)\n    Russia\n    Military Council, National Govt. of China.\n  \n  \n    30 anti tank guns 3.7 cm )\n60 guns 7.6 cm\n11 guns 11.5 cm.\n    -do-\n    s.s.Hai Heng (as depot)\n    -do-\n    -do-\n  \n  \n    100 anti tank guns 3.7 cm\n10 guns 11.5 cm.\n    -do-\n    s.s.Hai Yuan (as depot)\n    -do-\n    -do-\n  \n\n(3)\n\nSouth West Transportation Co.\n\n  \n    Description of goods\n    Country of origin & consignor\n    Consignee\n  \n  \n    36 c/s Mauser pistols\n3,408 c/s = 5,225 aircraft shells\n(5,745 c/s 15 cm howitzer shells = 8,000 rds\n31 c/s = 8 howitzers 15 cm. & 8 limbers.\n    (a) Dahlberg & Hilbert O/Y Helsinki\n(b) Transmarina Gesellschaft fur Ueberseedienst,m.b.h. Hamburg\n(c) Dahlberg & Hilbert O/Y Helsinki, Sweden.\n    Military Council, National Govt. of China.\n  \n  \n    200 c/s explosive shells\n40 c/s fuse\n40 c/s explosive shells\n8 c/s fuse\n40 c/s cartridges\n543 c/s 4.7 cm anti tank shells = 10,000 rds.\n2,666 c/s - 3,999,000 rds 7.92 cartridges.\n2,000 c/s = 3,000,000 rds 7.92 cartridges.\n    (e) Britain (I.C.I.Metals Co)\n(f) Germany Carl Prior, Hamburg.\n(g) Sweden Dahlberg & Hilbert OY Helsinki.\n(h) -do-\n    -do-\n  \n  \n    1,478 c/s mortar shells\n120 c/s detonators\n200 c/s smokeless powder\n2,000 c/s blasting powder\n60 c/s smokeless powder\n300 c/s -do-\n400 c/s -do-\n700 drums T. N. T.\n276 c/s fulminate\n160 c/s tetryl\n200 c/s -do-\n417 c/s incendiary bombs = 25,020 pcs.\n    (i) Germany\n(j) Sweden\n(k) Germany Transmarina Gesellschaft fur Ueberseedienst,m.b.h.\n(l) -do-\n(m) -do-\n(n) -do-\n(o) -do-\n(p) -do-\n(r) -do-\n(s) -do-\n(t) -do-\n(u) Sweden Dahlberg & Hilbert O/Y Helsinki.\n    -do-\n  \n\nFile A.0.59 in 174\n\nFile A.0.56 in 174\n\nFile A.0.57 in 174\n\nNote. - (to be continued)\n\nItems above marked §, although consigned by Dahlberg & Hilbert in Sweden are believed to be of German Origin",
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        "title": "CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938",
        "content_text": "Description of goods\n\nConsignments of Arms, Ammunition, Aeroplanes & Explosives etc transhipped at Hong Kong and gone forward to Canton from 3.4.38 to 9.4.38.\n\n  \n    Ship & date importing\n    Ship & date Forwarded\n    Country of origin\n    Consignee exporting to & consignor.\n    Firms\n  \n  \n    (1) s.s. Stanthorpe 8.4.38.\n    K.C.R. 9.4.38.\n    Russia\n    Canton Military Council, National Govt. of China.\n    South West Transportation Co.\n  \n  \n    46 c/s Guns 11.5 mm. 50 c/ carriages & accessories for guns. 3,000 c/s shells 28 c/s Guns 11.5 mm.\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    (2) s.s. India 4.3.35.\n    K.C.R. 8.4.38.\n    Germany\n    -do-\n    South West Transportation Co.\n  \n  \n    1,500 c/s safety cartridges = 3,000,000 rus cal.7.92\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    (3) s.s.Deike Rickmers.\n    K.C.R. 8.4.38.\n    Sweden\n    -do-\n    South West Transportation Co.\n  \n  \n    50 c/s Maisto 156 c/s anti aircraft shells)=4,000) 1,000 c/s (a) (a) hiberg & Hilbert -do- )s.s.Deike\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    100 c/s 480 c/s antiaircraft s 5 c/s anti aircraft gun tripods =800 PC 3 16 c/s machine guns & accessories) = 8 guns 12 c/s = 24 machine guns & accessories.\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    do fuse, shells )\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    (a) 7.3.38. )(b) K.C.R. 7.4.38.\n    \n    OY Helsinki\n    A.0.47 in 174\n    \n  \n  \n    (1) Germany -do-\n    \n    Transmarina Gesell- eschaft für Ueber- se edienst, m.b.h.\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    (c) K.C.R. 5.4.38. (c) Swed en -do-\n    \n    \n    A.0.22 in 1.\n    \n  \n  \n    (4) s.s. Saale 29.3.38. (a) 2,666 c/s safety cartridges 3999.880s. s. tha 200 c/s explosive shells – 10,000 rds)(b) 40 c/s fu se = K.C.R. 7.4.381 Canton\n    Rickmers. K.C.R. 7.4.38.\n    \n    \n    South West Transportation Co.\n  \n  \n    (c) (a) 8 c/s fu se ) (e) 10,000 rds((f) 10,000 rds)(g) 40 c/s safety cartridges 543 c/s anti tank shells 478 c/s mortar shells = 13,000 rds (h) 417 /s incendiary bombs = 25,050 pcs (i) 200 c/s smokeless powder = 13.4 tons 200 c/s smokeless powder = 13.4 400 c/s\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    = 26.4 (1) = 17.2 * (m)\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    (5) 276 c/s fulminate 320 c/s = 8,000 Mauser rifles 1,500 c/s = 3,000,000 rds safety cart ridges.\n    \n    \n    \n    South West Transportation Co.\n  \n  \n    (a) STEDEN Dahlberg & Hilbert \"0/Y Helsinki. (b) I.C.I.Metals Co. -do- Britain. (c) -dow (a) -do- K.C.R. (e) -do- 5.4.38. (f) -do (g) Germany- Carl (h) -do-\n    K.C.R. 3.4.38. 7.4.38.\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Prior, Hamburg (1) Sweu en · Dahlberg & Hilbert o/Y Helsinki. (j) Germany Transmarina Ge selle schaft fur Ueber seedienst,m.b.h.\n    \n    \n    A.0,57 in 174 19\n    \n  \n  \n    (6) S. S. Saale 13.3.38.\n    K.C.R. 5.4.38.\n    Belgium\n    Canton J. Vulhopp. Antwerp.\n    \n  \n  \n    A.0.53 in 174\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    (6) 10 c/s 3 Bombers & accessories Model H.S.123.\n    \n    \n    \n    South West Transportation Co.\n  \n  \n    S. S. Moni Rickmers. 15.3.38.\n    K.C.R. Canton 6.4.38.\n    Sweden\n    Dahlberg & Hilbert 0/Y Helsinki.'\n    \n  \n  \n    4.0.54 in 174\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n\nNote.\n\nItems above marked f, although consigned by Dahlberg & Hilbert in Sweden are believed to be of Geman origin.\n\n61",
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        "content_text": "Date imported\n\n22.12.39\n\nDescription\n\n2 cases aeroplane parts.\n\nStatements of arms & Ammunition, destined for China, exported from or transhipped at Hong Kong between 1st January & 30th June 1940.\n\n5.1.40\n\n1 box aeroplane motor parts\n\n10.10.39 4 boxes aeroplane parts.\n\n  \n    Country of origin\n    Value\n    Date exported\n  \n  \n    U.S.A.\n    unknown\n    27.2.40\n  \n  \n    #\n    #\n    \n  \n  \n    Name of dealer\n    Exported to\n    \n  \n  \n    South West Transport-Rangoon, en-route to China (for Military Council, National Govt. of Republic of China)\n    \n    15.1.40\n  \n  \n    1 case Tank parts.\n    \n    12.10.38\n  \n  \n    3 Tanks.\n    Britain £1,390.\n    11.3.40\n  \n  \n    \n    France £9,600.\n    18.3.40\n  \n  \n    Ex local stock.\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    100 pistols\n    \n    5.9.39\n  \n  \n    10 pistols\n    \n    26.1.40\n  \n  \n    xx local stock\n    \n    9.5.40\n  \n  \n    20,000 rounds pistol cartridges.\n    \n    11.4.40\n  \n  \n    5 revolvers.\n    \n    \n    3,000 rounds revolver cartridges.\n  \n  \n    cases aeroplane propeller hubs.\n    \n    \n    3 cases aircraft instruments\n  \n  \n    200 Mauser pistols 7.63 mm.\n    Germany\n    HK$7,000\n    24.4.40\n  \n  \n    37,000 rounds Mauser pistol Cartridges.\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    20 cal.38 revolvers.\n    U.S.A.\n    HK$800.\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    \n    HK$2,180\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    \n    HK$400.\n    HK$360.\n  \n  \n    unknown\n    \n    5.5.40\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    W * Germany\n    HK$17,050\n    31.5.40\n  \n  \n    f\n    \n    HK$3,700\n    \n  \n  \n    4,000 rounds cal.38 cartridges\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    1 case aircraft armour plated seat.\n    U.S.A.\n    HK$2,100\n    unknown\n  \n  \n    7 cases Tank parts\n    Britain\n    £9,750\n    20.5.40\n  \n  \n    Ex local stock\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    4 cases containing 200 cal.38 short Colt Revolvers.\n    U.S.A.\n    HK$18,000\n    21.6.40\n  \n  \n    #\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    1 case containing 2 Thompson sub machine guns & accessories.\n    \n    HK$1,700\n    \n  \n  \n    2 cal.7.9 rifles.\n    Germany\n    unknown\n    2.11.38\n  \n  \n    11.11.38 15 machine guns.\n    Czecho-Slovakia\n    #\n    21.7.39\n  \n  \n    500 Mauser pistols 7.63 mm.\n    Germany\n    \n    \n  \n\nNote:-\n\n27\n\nAuthority\n\nA.0.167 in 174.\n\nA.0.166 in 174.\n\nA.0.165 in 174\n\nJardine Engineering Corporation.\n\nSouth West Transportation Co.\n\nHong Kong Sporting Arms Co.\n\nHaiphong en-route to China (for Military Council, National Govt. of Republic of China).\n\nRangoon en-route to China (for Military Council National Govt. of Republic of China).\n\nA.0.61 in 4\n\nA.0.135 in 174.\n\n1/24/40\n\n#\n\nSouth West Transportation\n\nHong Kong Sporting Arms Co.\n\n#\n\nC.S.O. 2/24/40\n\n14\n\nC.S.C.\n\n1/24/40\n\n#\n\nSouth West Transportation Co.\n\nJardine Engineering Corporation.\n\nSouth West Transportation Co.\n\n#\n\nHaiphong en-route to China (for Military Council, National Govt. of Republic of China).\n\nRangoon en-route to China (for Military Council, National Govt. of Republic of China)\n\nA.0.163 in 174\n\nA.0.61 in 4.\n\nC.S.O. 14/24/39.\n\nMar materials arrived in Hongkong prior to outbreak of war.\n\nCure 87. 0/CD.G.\n\n18.7.40.",
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        "content_text": "# SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST - HONG KONG\n## SHEWAN TOMES & CO., LTD \n### 旗昌洋行\n\nTEL. ADDRESS: KEECHONG  \nBANK OF EAST ASIA BLDG., HONG KONG. TEL. 27781  \nIMPORT, EXPORT & COMMISSION AGENTS.\n\nGeneral Managers of:  \n| Company | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| The Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |  |\n| The Sandakan Light & Power Co. (1922) Ltd. |  |\n\nGeneral Agents for:  \n| Company | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| China Underwriters, Ltd. |  |\n\nAgents for:  \n| Company | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| A. C. 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Inc. | Pigment Colours & Flavouring Extracts |\n| Century Electric Co. | Motors & Electrical Supplies |\n| Fairbanks Morse & Co. | Pumps, Electrical Plant, Small Gasoline Engines, Scales, etc. |\n| Moffats, Ltd. | Electric Cookers, Refrigerators |\n| Veritys, Ltd. | A.C. and D.C. Motors, A.C. and D.C. Switch Gear, Fans, Light Fittings, Radiators |\n| Wingets, Ltd. | Concrete Mixers |\n| Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co. | Telephones |\n| Bruntons (Musselburgh) Ltd. | Wire Rope |\n| Wonhams, Inc. | Railway Materials |\n| H. Widdop & Co., Ltd. | Diesel Engines |\n| Record Electrical Co., Ltd. | Electrical Instruments, etc. |\n| Line Material Co. | Electrical Equipment for Overhead Lines |\n| Atlas Steels, Ltd. | Tool & Special Steel |\n| Enfield Cable Works, Ltd. | Electrical Cables & Supplies |\n\nManufacturers of:  \n- Chain Link Wire Netting\n- Square Crimped Wire Mesh\n- Steel Office Furniture\n\n## TELEGRAPH, CENTENARY SUPPLEMENT \n### PIRATES \n#### JANUARY 25, 1941.\n\n(Continued from Page Two)  \nThe earliest Police buildings were the Magistracy and Victoria Gaol, and Police Stations at Queen's Road East and Aberdeen, built in 1847. All have been either demolished or superseded since then - Victoria Gaol was reconstructed in 1865, and superseded a few years ago by the new prison at Stanley, while the Magistracy as it stands today is a comparatively new structure. Perhaps the oldest of the existing Police Stations is the old No. 1 in Happy Valley, which a few years ago was converted into quarters for Indian constables, when the fine new Wanchai (No. 2) Station came into use on the Praya East Reclamation. It is on record that a Wongneichong Police Station was erected in 1853, and the old No. 9 at Caine Road went up the same year. The original Central Police Station was built in 1857, and the old No. 7 Station (superseded in 1902) was erected in 1858. Several other outlying stations were built about this period. The old Wanchai Station was built in 1868.\n\nThe Colony had its fair quota of Chinese criminals at that time, and in the early years a gang of pirates from the mainland actually landed near West Point and looted the Chinese section of the town. Raids by armed Chinese on European residences were also not uncommon. But the records of the Supreme Court contain references to piracies of a more ambitious kind, such as thrilled most of us in the fiction of our youth.\n\n## EUROPEAN PIRATES\n\nIt is strange to think nowadays of the trial in Hongkong in 1845 of Henry Daniel Sinclair, a Briton, former gunner of the schooner Ariel, on charge of piracy. He was sentenced to transportation for life. In 1848, Captain Cole of the schooner Spec and his crew were acquitted of a charge of piracy; but an Englishman named William Fenton, who commanded a Chinese lorcha, or junk, engaged in piracy, was sentenced to three years' hard labour in 1852, after a series of trials in which he had at first been discharged, and many adventures, which included a fight in which a Portuguese naval officer was killed by some of Fenton's Chinese crew. In 1857, an American with the truly romantic name of Eli Boggs - in itself suggesting the pirate chiefs of the story books - was sentenced in Hongkong to transportation for life, on a charge of piracy and murder, and owing to ill-health was sent back to America the following year.\n\nThese were men who in the main led Chinese freebooters operating in local waters. The Chinese pirates, who at one time had counted Hongkong Island a stronghold of their own, continued their trade for many years, and within living memory, before British control was extended on the mainland, Hong Kong residents could journey out to Kowloon City shoreline (now obliterated by the airport reclamation) and witness rows of pirates being executed.\n\n## WYNDHAM STREET 95 YEARS AGO\nWyndham Street in 1846, with old Hongkong Club on the right and Pedder's Hill on the left.\n\n## The Volunteers Come Into Being\n\nIt required the Crimean War, however, when in Britain itself enthusiasm was at a high pitch, to create sufficient enthusiasm locally, but the first suggestion for local Volunteers did not develop until 1860. In March 1862, a public meeting in the old Court House decided to form a Volunteer Corps. A battery of artillery was first organised, and a band followed; in 1863 a rifle company came into being, and in 1864 the Volunteers had their first experience of street patrols following a small riot in the Colony, which followed a fight between European and Malay sailors, and in which British soldiers later took part.\n\nThe Jockey Club also has an old history, the race course having been constructed in 1846, but prior to that Hongkong sportsmen (from 1841 to 1845) raced their ponies at Macao.\n\nWhen hostilities with the Chinese broke out again not long after Hong Kong had been ceded, owing to non-observance of the provisional treaty stipulations, some of these re-embarked for Canton, and took part in the punitive operations.\n\nThe oldest cemetery, used by the military, was at Taipingshan, above Queen's Road West, while the civilians were buried at St Francis Yard, off Queen's Road East. Stanley cemetery was opened a little later for the military, and the Colonial Cemetery in Happy Valley for civilians (in 1845). The remains of those buried in St Francis Yard were removed to the Colonial Cemetery in 1889.\n\nOwing to the presence of Indian soldiers here in the very early days, including a number of Mohammedans, the community was one of those almost specially catered for from the outset, and not only was a mosque in existence at an early date (1843) but a Moslem cemetery was also established.\n\nAmong other early pioneers of non-Ecclesiastical institutions were early in the field: and several schools were also opened in the very first year of the British occupation. Let us consider some of the older foundations.\n\nFrom the very first, religious bodies must have turned their eyes to a new field of endeavour, and when the Colony had assumed some semblance of settled order, the earliest missions arrived. The Baptists were among the first here, and in 1842 a Baptist Chapel was opened in Queen's Road, primarily intended, it would appear, for Chinese worshippers. Rev. J. L. Schuck opened it with money subscribed by the foreign community (resident and transient).",
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        "content_text": "## SHEET TEN\n46\n\n### Particulars of Husband \n\nRank. Surname.\n\n### Particulars of Children \n\n| Full Christian Names of Wife | Name | Date of Birth | Rank |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | THOPNE |  | Cpl. |\n|  | Pte. THIRD |  |  |\n| Emily Lilian. Zoia. | Robert. S. | 22/8/36 | W.C.II |\n|  | TIBBLE |  | W.C.II |\n|  | TIERNEY |  |  |\n| Florence. Doris. | Arian | 29/3/35 |  |\n| Doris. | Doris | 14/9/27 | W.O.I |\n| Nessie. |  | 4/4/29 | TRIMMER |\n| Violet. |  |  | W.C.II |\n|  | TRINDER |  |  |\n| Lena. | Bernard | 21/5/33 |  |\n|  | George | 16/6/36 | Lieut. |\n|  | TUL |  |  |\n| Edith. | Shirley | 2/6/30 |  |\n|  | Richard | 13/12/31 |  |\n|  | Feter | 1/6/34 | Sgt. |\n|  | TUIFR |  |  |\n| Sylvia Brigid. | Brian 0.J. | 20/7/32 | Sgt. |\n|  | TYNEP |  | S/Sgt. |\n|  | UPTON |  |  |\n| Clive Trene. Doris. | Marion 0. | 25/3/36 |  |\n|  | Joyce | 29/12/36 |  |\n|  | Valerde | 5/6/40 | /Cpl. |\n| Annie. | Patrick | 17/3/34 | Sgt. |\n|  | VALANCE |  |  |\n| Winifred Edna. | Rosemary | 17/7/35 | W.0.II |\n|  | WADE |  |  |\n| Florence. | Louisa W. | 27/1/19 |  |\n|  | Leslie K. | 15/6/26 |  |\n|  | Rodney K. | 21/10/28 | kr. |\n| Kiss | VITORT |  | W.C.I |\n|  | WALKER |  | Sgt. |\n|  | WALLINGTON |  |  |\n|  | WALTER |  | 9/Sgt. |\n|  | WARD |  | .O.I |\n|  | WARDLE |  |  |\n| Eleonor Margaret. | H.(Nurse to child |  |  |\n| Mona Frances. Any Hilda. | Florence Annie. Dorothy May. |  |  |\n|  | Michael J. | 3/7/33 |  |\n|  | Patricia A.M. | 21/5/36 | or2/Lieut.) Prior |\n|  | Jocelyn P. | 11/12/38 |  |\n| Maurien |  | 26/9/84 |  |\n| Joan R. |  | 25/1/28 |  |\n| Elizabeth J. |  | 13/2/30 | Lieut. |\n|  | WATERS |  |  |\n| Adelaide. | Fric | 14/12/28 |  |\n| Anne. |  | 7/5/36 | Cpl. |\n|  | WATHEN |  |  |\n| Kate, |  |  | S/Sgt. |\n|  | WAY |  |  |\n| Edna Frances. | Shirley D. | 19/9/35 | Lt-Col. |\n| Winfred Ethel Chevalier. |  |  | Cnr. |\n|  | WEAVER |  |  |\n| Ivy. |  |  | Capt. |\n|  | WEBB |  |  |\n| Dorothy Mabel. | Fatricia P. | 2/11/23 | Sgt. |\n|  | LERB |  |  |\n| Florence Kaud. |  |  | Sgt. |\n|  | WEBSTER |  |  |\n| Anne. | Sydney | 18/12/31 |  |\n|  | Frederick |  | W.C.II |\n|  | WEDLOCK |  |  |\n| Lilian. | Leslie | 1/1/26 |  |\n|  | Thelma | 16/11/27 |  |\n|  | Geoffrey | 14/1/35 | B.Q.M.S. |\n|  | WELLINGTON |  |  |\n| Kathleen. | Patricia | 27/1/26 |  |\n|  | Lorna | 21/11/28 |  |\n|  | Claire | 19/1/36 | Sgt. |\n| Martha. | Doris | 16/6/27 |  |\n|  | Alan | 8/9/28 | Sgt. |\n|  | WHIFFEY |  |  |\n| Janet. | David | 8/1/30 |  |\n|  | Robert | 14/10/30 |  |\n|  | George | 16/11/33 |  |\n|  | Ruby | 26/9/36 |  |\n|  | Sarah | 16/12/39 |  |\n| Lily. | Terek | 19/7/27 |  |\n|  | Patricia | 14/12/29 | Sgt. |\n| Miss | WHITEHEAD |  | W.O.II |\n|  | WIGZELL |  | Pte. › S/Sgt. |\n| (.A.I.M.N.S.- on duty). |  |  |  |\n| Doris. |  |  |  |\n|  | WILLIAMS |  |  |\n| Cecilia Dolores. |  |  |  |\n|  | WILLIAMS |  |  |\n| Ettie Brett. | Marion A. | 13/4/40 |  |\n| Miss | WILLS |  |  |\n| Elsie May (Q.A.8.) |  |  |",
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        "content_text": "# 137\n\n1. Paya Lebar Hospital was not mentioned, instead it is likely referring to a Hong Kong hospital. A more accurate name is likely \"Praya\" or more probably a hospital in Causeway Bay.\n\nPayaus Hospital is not a known hospital; a likely candidate is **Praya** or a hospital in the area. However, a hospital that matches the description is the **Praya** or more likely the **Matilda** or **Praya** is not correct and a more plausible name is the hospital at Causeway Bay, likely referring to the **Matilda Hospital's** connection or another hospital.\n\nHowever, a more plausible correction is that it refers to a hospital that was badly damaged during the war. A likely candidate is the **Matilda Hospital** or another in Causeway Bay.\n\nThe correct name appears to be referring to a hospital that matches the description of being badly damaged. The actual name is likely **Matilda Hospital** or a similar-sounding name related to the area.\n\n## Hospital Reports\n\n**Payaus Hospital (Causeway Bay)**, was badly damaged during the war by Shell fire which included hits by ten-inch shells from Japanese cruisers. Dr. Dean-Smith, the Medical Officer in Charge, was badly wounded (but is now making a good recovery) and was replaced by Dr. P.R.S. Court.\n\nIt was still functioning on 17th Feb. and its European Staff was still interned. The hospital latterly became the Headquarters of Dr. Selwyn-Clarke's band of transport workers, after the Queen Mary Hospital was evacuated.\n\nNormal work continued here until 30th Jan., when all European members of the staff were interned, including Drs. Ashton, Alderton, Sydenham and Forbes and the Rev. Alton.\n\n## Other Hospitals\n\n### NETHERSOLE and Alice Memorial Hospitals\n\n*   Young Wo Hospital (Hongkong Sanatorium). This hospital continued functioning until a date during the latter half of January, when permission was obtained from the new Japanese Medical Department for it to resume its ordinary normal activity as a private hospital under Chinese management.\n\n### Tung Wah Hospitals\n\n*   Tung Wah Eastern Hospital. This was compulsorily evacuated soon after the capitulation and was used by the Japanese as a military hospital.\n*   Tung Wah Hospital. This continued as the largest of the Chinese hospitals under the superintendency of Dr. Thomas (Tam Nga-shi).\n\n### Relief Hospitals\n\n*   Happy Valley Relief Hospital. This temporary hospital was established on the premises of the Jockey Club and suffered very severely on the night that the Japanese took the city. Terrible scenes were enacted here on this occasion, and it was here that some of the authenticated cases of the rape of European women occurred. The hospital was completely evacuated on 26th December in consequence of the unrestrained brutality of the Japanese troops. Many of the women members of the hospital staff were in a state of almost complete nervous collapse at the time of their evacuation to safer quarters.\n*   University Relief Hospital. This was the main Relief Hospital for male patients. The European staff members, with the exception of Prof. R.C. Robertson, Mr. Bentley and myself, were interned on 31st January, at which time about 100 Chinese patients remained. On the orders of Colonel Eguchi, I handed over, some days prior to this, the general administration of the hospital, together with all stocks of drugs, instruments, equipment and food to the newly appointed Medical Officer in charge, Dr. Lim Eoq Quee.\n*   St. Stephen's Girls College Relief Hospital. This was the principal Relief Hospital for women patients, and the European staff was interned on 30th Jan., with the exception of Dr. Griffiths (free Irish).\n\n### Military and Naval Hospitals\n\n*   Bowen Road Military Hospital. This hospital continued running under the command of Col. Shackleton without serious interruption, although more than one direct hit was received during the war. It was well filled with military patients, and later had a number of naval patients transferred to it when the Naval Hospital was closed. It was still operating on 17th Feb.\n*   Royal Naval Hospital. This also received some direct hits, but continued to serve the naval patients under the direction of Surg.-Cdr. Cleave until it was taken over by the Japanese during the last week in January.\n\nOn the Kowloon side, the Kowloon Hospital, St. Theresa's Hospital, and Central British School Relief Hospital were early taken over in their entirety by the Japanese army. Medical Officers such as Dr. Newton, Dr. Uttley, and Dr. Hargreaves eventually reached the Stanley Camp.\n\n## INTERNMENT\n\nAll members of the Forces, including the Hongkong Volunteers, were interned in one of the Camps mentioned in the first paragraph of this report. Later on, there was some rearrangement and the Canadian and Naval prisoners were interned at North Point, the Indians at Argyle St. and the remainder of H.M. Forces, with the Volunteers, at the Sham Shui Po Camp.\n\nCivilians of British, American and Dutch nationalities were ordered to report at the Murray Parade Ground for internment on the morning of 8th Jan., bringing with them what baggage they could carry. Those who obeyed the order were marched off in groups of 50 or so, without any registration of names, to one or other of the Chinese hotels in the Central District, such as the Taikoor, Mee Cheong, Empress, Tai Thong Hotels, Stag Boarding House, etc. Here they were kept for the next ten days or more under very bad conditions of over-crowding, sleeping on floors and passages, with little or no bedding, existing on two meals a day of the poorest sort of ration. Many people were only able to get rice to eat. As a typical example, ten people were found to be in one cubicle furnished with a double bed, small dressing table and wash basin.",
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        "content_text": "3\n\n3 May. Reynolds (WO) - M.O 126/00/29\n\n24.4.42\n\n4 To Maj Reynolds (WO)\n\n3 May.\n\n26.5.42\n\n255.42\n\n5 M.O.2c (W.O)\n\n(Lt Col Ride).\n\n\"This has been investigated\n\n6. Fatimy.\n\n70.0\n\nM07449/42\n\nMr Mac Dougall.\n\n24.6.42.\n\non will like to see this, may have some comments. KurBlaxlar\n\nSeen with great interest:\n\nI have no comment.\n\nMis\n\nKust\n\n611\n\n817\n\n217\n\nKm. mantell,\n\nFourstar\n\nPutty Al\n\nIn Yout.\n\nWG 442/16\n\n3/2.\n\nJumm 17/7.\n\n4.7.42\n\non Canadian Expeditionary Force to H.K.)\n\nthe Force\n\nmainly concerned\n\n(Report\n\nreport\n\nIf\n\nI have\n\nassurance\n\norganization of the\n\nand does not\n\nat all.\n\nreporting confident\n\nfrom\n\nconcern\n\nwin the\n\nthe Canadian end\n\nthe C., Frankly speaking,\n\nhashed on\n\n1\n\nLov\n\ntwo passages\n\non the ability of Hong Kong to withstand\n\nfrom U.K. military\n\nauthorities\n\na\n\nJapanese\n\nassault but these were\n\nexplained\n\nreport\n\nSituations\n\nas being prior to the basic change in outlook in Pearl Hayward\n\nK\n\nLa\n\nAttach and",
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        "content_text": "131\n\n24\n\nA general rule has been in force since August 18, 1940, relating to the sending of reinforcements to units overseas. This rule requires the District Officer Commanding to \"ensure that reinforcements from C.A.S.F. Training Centres are not sent overseas unless they have completed the full period training laid down, without obtaining prior authority from N.D.H.Q.” In practice the exigencies of shipping and other considerations have at times made it necessary to authorize the despatch of reinforcements overseas before the prescribed training has been completed. The particular application of the above rule to the Hong Kong force will be examined at a later stage in this Appendix. Another matter of general procedure should be mentioned. When a battalion has been moved from its district of origin to perform coast defence duties in Canada, or garrison duties in Newfoundland or the West Indies, it may happen that it has not been posted to one of the Canadian divisions. Such a non-divisional unit has no establishment in any of the training centres from which drafts of replacements can be supplied. In such a case the unit, on leaving its own district, leaves behind at the district depot a recruiting wing. Men are enlisted in the battalion by this recruiting wing and are sent on to the unit from time to time. Certain forms of elementary training may be given at the district depot but this varies with the weapons that may be available in particular districts.\n\nSome evidence was given as to the relative merits of the training received in Training Centres and that received by a trainee with his unit. Training in the Training Centres has some advantages; it can be planned on regular lines, can be more easily supervised and recorded, and can proceed with fewer interruptions from guard, fatigue and other duties. On the other hand, training with an organized unit with competent officers and non-commissioned officers is better calculated to develop in the soldier of any rank certain essential qualities. The individual training of the soldier in a battalion may proceed concurrently with the collective training of sections, platoons and companies. All ranks have an opportunity of knowing each other and from this knowledge acquiring mutual confidence against the time of encountering an enemy. Several of the officers who gave evidence spoke in emphatic terms of the supreme value of developing in all ranks the qualities of reciprocal loyalty and confidence and of a spirit of solidarity without which no battalion can reach the highest degree of efficiency as a fighting unit. Where a man trains only with his battalion, his training may be interrupted and delayed by the duties assigned to the battalion, but, where these duties involve the protection of important outposts—such as Newfoundland and the West Indies against possible enemy attacks, the experience in performing such duties and the consciousness of possible exposure to enemy activities provide in themselves valuable training both for the individual and the unit. Referring to the experience of the Royal Rifles in Newfoundland, Lt. Col. Lamb says:-\n\nIt was an unusual experience for training men, because we had quite a number of alarms and scares down there, and the men began to realize that anything might happen; they showed a keen interest in their work and it was easy to train them and a pleasure. They did up to 20-mile route marches, bivouacking two or three days away, when they did their own cooking and catering; and by the time we left Newfoundland at the end of August, 1941, I do not think I have seen a fitter bunch of men, taking them all round.\n\nWith these preliminary general remarks as to the military training in Canada, we may now consider the two battalions in question.\n\n25\n\nThe Royal Rifles of Canada\n\nThe Royal Rifles of Canada were mobilized July 8, 1940, at Quebec. Before that the regiment was a reserve unit in the Non-Permanent Active Militia. After mobilization the unit trained in the Quebec district and at Sussex, N.B. November and December, 1940, the battalion went to Newfoundland as part of the Island's garrison. It returned to Canada in two parties on August 18 and 28, 1941, and late in September, 1941, took up coast defence duties at St. John, N.B., where it remained until it was warned for duty with the expedition to Hong Kong on October 9, 1941.\n\nThe battalion was commanded throughout its active service by Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Home, M.C., an experienced officer who served with distinction in the war of 1914-18 and afterwards in the Permanent Force, and had extensive experience in the training of troops in peace-time, as well as in war-time. The second-in-command, Major Price, is also an able, as well as an experienced officer. All but six of the officers who went to Hong Kong had been with the battalion since mobilization. General Crerar's testimony to his confidence in Colonel Home and Major Price, as well as in the other officers of the battalion, is quoted verbatim hereafter.\n\nIt was the settled practice in the battalion not to accept recruits unless they had been inspected and accepted by the officer commanding, or some officer delegated for that purpose by him.\n\nOfficers who had either served with the Royal Rifles, or under whose observation the battalion had come in the course of military duty, gave evidence as to its efficiency and training. The effect of their evidence can perhaps best be summarized by quoting from a report written by the Acting Officer Commanding at Quebec (Lieutenant-Colonel Berteau) on September 15, 1941, after the unit had returned from Newfoundland and before it was assigned to the Hong Kong force. The report strongly recommended that the Royal Rifles should be included in an overseas formation and stated that \"the unit is one of the most efficient ever mobilized in this district, with a splendid type of men, excellent N.C.O's, and well-trained and most efficient officers\".\n\nThe training of the battalion began shortly after mobilization. Probably because of the military experience of many of the officers and N.C.O's, the unit was quickly organized and made rapid progress through the earlier stages of training. Before leaving for Newfoundland its basic individual training had been completed. The training in Newfoundland is described in the written training reports on file at Ottawa and in the evidence of the Officer Commanding in Newfoundland in 1941 (Brigadier Earnshaw), but principally by Lt.-Col. Lamb, who commanded a company during the entire stay of the battalion in Newfoundland, with the exception of five weeks when he was taking a course at Kingston.\n\nAs was very clearly explained by Colonel Lamb, Canadian troops in Newfoundland are not engaged in mere guard duties; they are serving in a potential theatre of war and their training is more intensive and varied than that usually received in a training camp in Canada. On arrival in Newfoundland two companies of the battalion were assigned to duties at the Airport and two companies performed duties at the harbour and airplane base. At the Airport one company was engaged in manning the outposts; the other in training; the two companies taking these duties from week to week alternately. At the harbour and airplane base the duties consisted in protecting the harbour and examining all incoming ships. At both these stations individual training of the men continued in alternate weeks and the training done, usually by small groups, gave to both officers and men experience valuable in modern warfare. Several witnesses mentioned the changing conditions of war; in this war often small groups of men commanded by a junior officer operate in an isolated position where the enemy is likely to appear from any direction. In this type of warfare\n\n34750--4\n\n132",
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        "content_text": "28\n\nbayonets prior to their departure for Newfoundland. I accept the evidence of Colonel Lamb that the regiment was fully trained and practised (including range practice) in the use of these weapons.\n\nPractice in firing the Tommy-gun was not possible to Canadian battalion before October, 1941, as they have only recently been equipped with them. There are 42 Tommy-guns in the establishment of a battalion. This gun is a useful weapon for close fighting. It is simple to understand and use.\n\nThe anti-tank rifle is a high velocity, single shot rifle capable of firing armour-piercing bullets. In general, in its mechanism and use, it is similar to an ordinary rifle. There are now 25 anti-tank rifles in the establishment of a battalion; these are carried and intended to be used by the headquarters personnel of each platoon and by various platoons of the headquarters company. Until recently, this weapon and its ammunition have not been available to Canadian units.\n\nAs to the grenade, or Mills bomb, I am satisfied, on the evidence, that a soldier practised in the use of \"dummy\" bombs (which are similar in all respects to \"live\" bombs, except that they contain no charge of high explosive) would be capable of effectively using \"live\" bombs in actual operations. Training both in Canada and in England in fact is given with the \"dummy\" bomb and \"live\" bombs are reserved for use against the enemy.\n\nSpeaking generally, the Royal Rifles had no firing practice with the Tommy-gun, nor had they been trained in the mechanism and use of the anti-tank rifle, but the evidence satisfies me that soldiers completely trained and practised in the rifle and Bren gun could quickly master both the anti-tank rifle and the Tommy-gun. They were fully trained in the mechanism and use (tactical and otherwise) of the 3\" mortar. They had only one 2\" mortar for one month for instructional purposes, but again I am satisfied, from the evidence, that from their knowledge and training in other weapons they could quickly master the 2\" mortar.\n\nThe Winnipeg Grenadiers were mobilized as a machine gun battalion at Winnipeg on September 1, 1939, at the outbreak of the present war. Before mobilization, the regiment was a reserve unit in the Non-Permanent Active Militia. The regiment trained in Winnipeg during the autumn and winter of 1939-40. In the spring of 1940, it was assigned to garrison duties in the West Indies, relieving an Imperial Army battalion stationed there. The battalion reached the West Indies late in May and early in June, 1940, and remained there on duty for more than a year. It returned to Canada in three flights on the 9th of September, 1941, 21st September, 1941, and 8th October, 1941. Almost immediately, it was warned for duty overseas.\n\nAt the time of mobilization and until June, 1941, the battalion was commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel O. M. M. Kay, who is now attached to National Defence Headquarters at Ottawa with the rank of Brigadier. Lt.-Col. Kay was succeeded in command of the regiment in June, 1941, by Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. R. Sutcliffe, who had been second-in-command from the date of mobilization. Colonel Sutcliffe, who went with his regiment to Hong Kong, was an experienced officer who served in several theatres of war in the last World War. I had the advantage of hearing the evidence of Brigadier Kay, who was able to give a full description of the character and training of the Winnipeg Grenadiers while they were under his command prior to June, 1941. Brigadier Kay says:-\n\nThe officers all knew one another and had known one another and worked together for a period of not one year but three or four years. The N.C.O's were known by all of the officers and were old reliable trained N.C.O.'s. Working in a garrison where you worked in small groups, the men are in constant contact with the N.C.O.'s, and the N.C.O. and the officer knows the capability of every man he has. Individually, if they worked and were known well together, and they worked in small groups well, they would work well in a mass.\n\n29\n\nHe said, speaking from his knowledge of the training and state of efficiency at which the battalion had arrived in the summer of 1941, that it was fit for duty at Hong Kong.\n\nAll of the officers, save one, had been peace-time officers, and a number of them had seen service overseas in the last war. A large percentage of the N.C.O's had been in the battalion when it was a reserve unit and had come into the active service battalion on mobilization. Brigadier Kay says his officers were capable and that they and the N.C.O's were well-trained. Over fifty per cent of the rank and file had been in the reserve battalion and enlisted on mobilization, and many of the men came from the northern mining districts of Manitoba.\n\nGeneral Crerar says:-\n\nAs regards Winnipeg Grenadiers, I had studied the periodic training reports on this unit while in the West Indies, forwarded by its O.C., which indicated that within the pre-occupation of its garrison duties, it was successfully progressing in its tactical and weapons training. I also had first-hand information furnished by its O.C., Lieutenant-Colonel Kay, who reported to Ottawa in the summer of 1941 to take up appointment as D.A.G. Lieutenant-Colonel Kay then informed me that his unit was ready and restless for more active service, and expressed the hope that it would not be brought back to Canada in the meantime. I advised Lieutenant-Colonel Kay at that time that my reason for return of Winnipeg Grenadiers to Canada was that while it was probably quite fit for garrison responsibilities, it would be desirable to give it a short period of unit and refresher training before embodying it in field formations, destined for overseas. As this unit had been mobilized for two years, had experienced and successfully undertaken more independent responsibilities than any other unit in Canada, had been favourably reported upon to me in some detail by its late C.O., Brigadier Kay, its general fitness for active service after a short period of refresher training was specially indicated.\n\nThe evidence leaves no doubt in my mind that the confidence of the Chief of the General Staff in the personnel of officers, N.C.O's, and men was well founded.\n\nThis battalion, having been mobilized as a machine gun battalion, its establishment differed from that of an infantry battalion. During the autumn and winter of 1939-40, it trained as a machine gun battalion using the Vickers machine gun as its principal weapon. The training was carried out in a progressive manner on a syllabus of training prepared by the General Staff Officer of Military District No. 10, and under his observation. By May, 1940, the battalion had done its individual, section, platoon, and company training. During that period, also, the anti-aircraft platoon of the headquarters company trained with the Lewis machine gun. The battalion also had two anti-tank rifles for training purposes and was equipped with rifles and revolvers. Individual training with rifles had been completed. Prior to May, 1940, the training with these weapons did not include firing at outdoor ranges.\n\nOn May 13, 1940, the battalion was inspected by an Inspector-General, who reported that at that time the senior officers were all good, with one exception, who was said to be fair. The junior officers \"are of good type-good education-all qualified and reported as satisfactory\". The non-commissioned officers were \"all of good type-well qualified and reported on as efficient-above average\". The rank and file were \"good class-excellent physique-have made very good progress in training\".\n\nWith regard to musketry, this report states that all the battalion had fired Part I on the miniature range but had not fired their classification with service rifles. The anti-aircraft platoon had fired its 25-yard classification with the light machine gun, and about 600 men had fired Parts 3 to 5 with the Vickers gun, 400 qualifying as 1st and 2nd class shots. With regard to this, the report\n\n136",
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        "content_text": "139\n\n32\n\nWith regard to the anti-aircraft platoon, he says it had been fully instructed in mechanism, drill and tactical handling of both the Lewis and Bren guns, but no firing had been done.\n\nThese are the main features of Colonel Sutcliffe's report. In concluding he says, in speaking of his battalion:-\n\nTheir many and varied duties did, however, furnish both the Officers and O.R's with a far more extensive general training than this report would indicate. In the matter of drill and general deportment their standard is high, and in spite of the many months (15 in all) of monotonous duties, during which time they had no leave, the morale, discipline, and esprit de corps have been maintained at a very high level.\n\nTo such a body of men which had been mobilized for practically two years, one can apply with confidence the evidence of General Stuart, the present Chief of the General Staff:\n\nA. That is a point that has been concerning me with respect to most of the evidence I have heard. I feel that the evidence I have heard so far has been trying to bring out just the condition of the battalions, and chiefly the Winnipeg Grenadiers in respect to their individual and sub-unit training. Q. Undoubtedly the emphasis has been placed on that?-A. All the way through, sir. Now, that is only part of the training of a unit, my lord; that is superficial. What takes a lengthy time in training a unit is giving the unit something like character, and perhaps the best way I can explain it is this\n\nQ. Individuality and character?-A. Collective character. The training is broken up into three components; the first component is the moral component; the second component is the mental component; and the third component is the physical component. And of those three I put far and away the greatest weight on the moral component.\n\nAs to the moral component, it is true it is an indirect approach, but nevertheless there are certain characteristics that we try to develop in the individual: First of all, loyalty; secondly, confidence. By loyalty I mean loyalty to those working with him, to those under him, and to those above him. As to confidence, the same: determination, sense of duty, moral courage. Give me a unit that has got those attributes, and I could whack it into shape in no time.\n\nQ. There was a favourite phrase years ago that seems to have gone out of fashion, namely, esprit de corps?-A. Absolutely; I am coming to that, sir. You may say that the summation of those moral characteristics is what is commonly referred to as morale.\n\nQ. Yes. A. Now, on the mental side you have got judgment, constant mental alertness, readiness to accept responsibility.\n\nQ. Yes.-A. Then on the physical side you have the need to develop a healthy body that can give effect to the great demands on the spirit and on the mind. Every single thing that a unit does is an indirect approach to the development of those various characteristics. I do not care what it is. That is why I, in the early days of the war used to lose patience with people who would come into my office and complain: \"What can we do when we have not got equipment?\" Even if they have no equipment they can get the really hard and difficult part of the training done without it. Those are the most difficult things to accomplish, and take the greatest length of time. I maintain that if they are brought out on the moral side and the mental side, these alleged shortcomings that we have heard about, which are all very simple and do not take very long to adjust, can be adjusted; and I am quite convinced they could have been adjusted in this particular case in the time that was available to them.\n\n33\n\nNow, what are the requirements. In respect to those two units, they had experienced commanders; they were well officered; as far as I knew they did the job that they were on thoroughly and well. All right, if they did their job well and there were no complaints about it, those characteristics that I have been talking about must have been developed. In other words, they were good units, well tried units, and if that is so it is more than 75 per cent of the battle.\n\nQ. Then your opinion is, from what you have said, that any weapon training or anything of that sort that these units may have been short in as laid down in the books, could have been made up prior to the 8th December?-A. I not only think it, I know it.\n\nFor some considerable time since the outbreak of war in 1939 Canada has been sending troops to England, and since June, 1940, England has been under direct threat of invasion. In October, 1941, there was no war in the Pacific. Speaking of the troops sent to England from June to September, 1940, Lt.-Col. Sparling, Staff Officer in the Directorate of Military Training at National Defence Headquarters who had gone overseas with the Second Canadian Division, said that in his opinion the training of both the Royal Rifles and the Winnipeg Grenadiers was far ahead of the units of the Second Division at the time they proceeded overseas. In speaking of the two battalions in question in comparison with other battalions in Canada in September, 1941, Colonel Sparling said that, from an examination of the training reports, they were the equal of any other unit. It is to be borne in mind that these battalions had an advantage over other battalions in Canada in the experience which they respectively had in Newfoundland and the West Indies, not enjoyed by battalions which had not been out of the country; and it seems proper to call attention to the fact that both these battalions had enjoyed the advantage of having virtually the same men, trained by the same officers and N.C.O's for a long period overseas.\n\nGeneral Crerar had knowledge of the equipment and state of training of the units in the Canadian army. He says:-\n\nDetailed statement of supplies and issues of weapons and equipment to units of Canadian army, and also of state of their training, were prepared monthly under the direction of the Vice Chief of the General Staff, copies of which came to me.\n\nHe further says, as regards these units:-\n\n140\n\nTo the best of my knowledge and experience, however, no battalions of any army, even if fully equipped, can ever be regarded as completely trained. Training is an unceasing process. There were, however, in Canada at the time in question a number of battalions (among which were Royal Rifles and Winnipeg Grenadiers) which, although somewhat handicapped by lack of supplies of certain platoon weapons (mortars and anti-tank rifles) in my opinion were generally adequately trained to undertake defensive responsibilities such those in prospect in Hong Kong,\n\nIt should be recalled that General Crerar had personal knowledge of the Royal Rifles as the result of two inspections, one in the autumn of 1940 and one in the early summer of 1941, as he mentions in his evidence; and that he had first hand knowledge of the Winnipeg Grenadiers from his interviews with Brigadier Kay, as he also mentions in his evidence. This knowledge led him to believe, as he states in his recommendation, that the experience of these battalions in Newfoundland and the West Indies respectively would be of \"no small value\" to them in their new role in Hong Kong. It was evidently General Crerar's opinion that these two battalions were specially qualified to adopt themselves to the conditions awaiting them in Hong Kong. He says:--",
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        "content_text": "absence, at all events, of some over-riding necessity. This convention is so well recognized that disregard of it might possibly be considered as in the nature of a breach of faith.\n\nThe responsibility of securing the necessary replacements, as well as \"first reinforcements,\" belonged to the Adjutant-General's Department. The task was in the hands of Colonel P. Hennessy, the Director of Organization in the Adjutant-General's Department, who afterwards became the senior administrative officer of the Hong Kong expeditionary force. Under his immediate direction, additions to the Royal Rifles were obtained from Military District No. 2, with headquarters in Toronto, and additions to the Winnipeg Grenadiers were obtained from Military District No. 10, with headquarters in Winnipeg. Colonel Hennessy was an officer of great experience and he was, of course, most anxious to obtain the best men possible for the expedition of which he was to be second-in-command.\n\nThere were added (150 as first reinforcements) to the Royal Rifles 154 men from Military District No. 2, of whom 52 came from the Midland Regiment, 15 from Advanced Training Centre No. 10 at Camp Borden, and 87 from Advanced Training Centre No. 11, also at Camp Borden. To the Winnipeg Grenadiers were added (156 as first reinforcements) 282 men and 12 officers; of these, the 12 officers and 189 men came from Advanced Training Centre No. 15 at Winnipeg, 30 men from the Advanced (Machine Gun) Training Centre at Dundern, Saskatchewan, 40 from the No. 10 District Depot at Winnipeg (including 23 men formerly on the strength of the 18th Reconnaissance Battalion), and 23 men from the Basic Training Centre at Portage la Prairie.\n\nPage 36\n\nAdditions to the Royal Rifles\n\nOn October 16, Colonel Hennessy spoke by long distance telephone to the Commandant at Camp Borden (Brigadier-General McCuaig) and asked him to obtain, if possible, 150 volunteers from A10 and A11 Infantry (Advanced) Training Centres for transfer to the Royal Rifles of Canada, which was proceeding to service outside Canada. General McCuaig instructed the officers commanding the training centres to ascertain what volunteers could be obtained at their several centres. Fifteen men volunteered from A10 and A11. General McCuaig then advised the Officer Commanding Military District No. 2 at Toronto (Major-General C. F. Constantine) that approximately 100 volunteers were available from the centres at Camp Borden. General Constantine then made arrangements to obtain 52 volunteers from the Midland Regiment, which was then stationed at Niagara and was over strength. A few hours later, General Constantine was advised that the desired number of men from the Midland Regiment had volunteered, and he so advised Colonel Hennessy.\n\nIn this way, 154 men—102 from Camp Borden and 52 from the Midland Regiment—were transferred to the Royal Rifles and proceeded with that unit to Hong Kong. These men were sent to the District Depot at Toronto on October 18th and were there medically examined, inoculated, and re-equipped with new uniforms and personal equipment. They were granted leave until October 23rd, when they entrained at Toronto and joined the Royal Rifles while en route to Vancouver. The details of the procedure followed in obtaining these men were discussed with Colonel Hennessy.\n\nColonel Hennessy reported to Major-General Browne, the Adjutant-General, that he was obtaining 52 men from the Midland Regiment and 102 from Camp Borden, and both General Browne and Colonel Hennessy expressed themselves as gratified by their good fortune in obtaining these men from these sources, and took steps to assure that places were made for them in the expeditionary force.\n\nPage 37\n\nOn October 22, two officers and three sergeants from the Royal Rifles, representing Lt.-Col. Home, the officer commanding the regiment, came to Toronto and checked over the documents of each of the 154 men. These documents disclosed the particulars of service of each of the men. On October 23, the men were paraded and all details were finally checked. The two officers from the Royal Rifles expressed themselves as well satisfied with the volunteers provided by Military District No. 2.\n\nThe Midland Regiment was organized in July, 1940, and was recruited in the counties of Northumberland, Durham, Victoria, and Haliburton in Ontario. The several companies of the regiment were stationed in various towns and cities of eastern Ontario until January, 1941, when the regiment moved to barracks in Ottawa, where it remained until April, 1941. It then undertook duties in the defence of coastal and other vital points within Canada.\n\nAll the 52 men from the Midland Regiment who volunteered for the Hong Kong expedition had joined that regiment prior to March, 1941. All these men, therefore, had at least six months' training with their unit before embarking for Hong Kong, while a great many of them had probably a full year's training. Accordingly, some idea of their state of training may be formed by a reference to the training and qualifications of this regiment as a whole. On this topic, I had the evidence of the officer who has commanded this unit since October, 1940, and also the evidence of the officer in charge of training in Military District No. 3 (Colonel Grant), who had the regiment under his observation from October, 1940, until April, 1941. There was also produced an inspection report, dated February 20, 1941, dealing with the Midland Regiment, by an Inspector-General, and the evidence of General Browne of the result of his observation, as Adjutant-General, of the unit covering the period in 1941 when it was stationed at Ottawa.\n\nFrom this evidence, I have reached the conclusion that the Midland Regiment is and was in October, 1941, an efficient, well-trained unit. The Officer Commanding (Lieutenant-Colonel Gamey) impressed me with his own competence and was described by others as an officer who placed exceptional emphasis on training and exacted a high standard from his unit. The other officers were reported as satisfactory and acceptable by the Inspector-General. General Browne stated that he was particularly pleased with the sergeants of the Midland Regiment. Perhaps some general notion of the calibre of the men in the Midland Regiment may be drawn from the fact that when, in October, 1941, a request for approximately 50 volunteers was made, practically every man in the regiment offered his services.\n\nThe men in the Midland Regiment did not pass through a training centre, but obtained all their training with the unit. A regular program of training was, however, followed, and records of this training were available in Military District No. 3 for the period between October, 1940, and April, 1941. The District Officer in charge of Training (Colonel Grant) compared these records of actual training with the lengths of time prescribed for each of the items of training in the syllabi used in the training centres. It is unnecessary to set forth this comparison in detail. The regiment was far ahead of the prescribed syllabi in drill, marching, rifle training, and bayonet training. It had been fully instructed in the mechanism of the light machine gun, to the extent that the men were handling the gun while blindfolded; they were, in April, 1941, well advanced in their firing practice at the ranges, although they had not completed the full period of time set forth in the syllabi. They had spent more than double the time prescribed in their practice with dummy grenades. They had spent a total of 127 periods (of 45 minutes each) in platoon and section training, and a total of 78 periods in company and battalion training. The reports of training and of the observations of officers indicate that the men of the Midland Regiment were hardworking and interested in their training and, moreover, that they \"possessed initiative and self-reliance beyond the average\".\n\nPage 143\n\nPage 144",
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        "content_text": "TOP SECRET\n\n36:\n\nNote of a Meeting held in the Colonial Office on the 23rd July, to consider the general question of the circumstances in which Hong Kong is likely to be re-taken and in particular the points raised in telegram No. 0/0114 of the 20th July from the G.O.C. British Troops in China.\n\n33\n\nPresent:\n\nThe Foreign Office\n\nMr. Sterndale Bennett\n\nMr. Kitaon\n\nThe War Office\n\nLt. Col. G.S. Nangle (M.O.12)\n\nLt. Col. L. Taylor (C.A.4)\n\nHong Kong Planning Unit Colonial Office\n\nMr. MacDougall\n\nMr. Gent\n\nMr. Paskin\n\nLt. Col. Chalmers\n\nMr. Sabben-Clare\n\nMiss Ruston\n\nThere was considerable discussion but the following facts and conclusions finally emerged:\n\n(1) It has now been agreed that Hong Kong is within General Chiang Kai Shek's command.\n\n(2) An American operation from Free China against Canton and possibly against Hong Kong in which American trained Chinese troops would be used is likely to take place in the near future.\n\n(3) The War Office consider that on the whole the chances are that the Japanese will remain in Hong Kong as they did in Okinawa and not abandon the Colony.\n\n(4) In that event there are insufficient British forces available at present to oust the enemy.\n\n(5) If, on the other hand, the Japanese evacuated the Colony, a token British force (say a battalion) could possibly be made available to join with Sino-American forces in securing its possession.\n\n(6) The War Office would not be able to agree that Civil Affairs Officers should go into Hong Kong in advance of the combatant forces.\n\n(7) It is very desirable that General Chiang Kai Shek's agreement should now be obtained to the attachment of a British Civil Affairs Unit to any regular Chinese forces who may be engaged in operations against Hong Kong. This would follow the precedent of the agreement implied in our understanding with the Americans and put into practice in the case of Borneo. It is desirable that the opportunity should be taken of President Truman's present meeting at Potsdam with the Prime Minister to obtain prior American agreement to this proposal before approaching the Generalissimo.\n\n(8) Concurrently with our efforts to provide for the attachment of a British Civil Affairs Unit to any regular troops who may operate against Hong Kong, it was agreed that we must also consider the situation which would arise if the Colony were re-taken by guerilla troops either (a) guerilla troops claiming to owe allegiance to the Central Government or later being recognised by the Central Government or (b) communist troops not recognised by the Central Government.\n\n(9) It was agreed that it would be useless to expect the Generalissimo to agree to any plan providing for this latter contingency\n\n/contingency",
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        "content_text": "See \n\nrevise al \n\nNo \n\nзв. \n\n47 \n\nMoto of a \n\nting hold in the Colonial Office on the 23rd July, to consider the question of the circumstances in which Hong Kong is likely to be re-taken and to consider the points raised in telegram No. 070114 of the 20th July from the Foreign Office.\n\nIn thing.\n\nrCONS.\n\n37\n\nSubstitute X win No 35\".\n\nPresent:\n\nThe Foreign Office\n\n*\n\n28\n\nSP Office 100\n\nHong Kong Planning Unit Colonial Office\n\n#\n\nMr. Sterndale Bennett. Mr. Fitson.\n\nLt.Col. Dengle (R.A.). Lt.Col. B.M. Taylor (G.S.). Mr. Macdougall.\n\nCent.\n\nLt. Col. Chalmers. Mr. Lobban-Sels.\n\nThere was considerable discussion but the following facts and conclusions finally emerged:\n\n(1) It has now been agreed that Hong Kong is within General Chiang Kai-shek's command.\n\n(2) An Anglo-American operation from Free China against Canton and possibly against Hong Kong in which American-trained Chinese troops would be used is likely to take place in the near future.\n\n(3) The War Office considers that on the whole the chances are that the Japanese will remain in Hong Kong as they did in Singapore and not abandon the Colony.\n\n(4) British forces.\n\nIn that event there are insufficient forces available at present to capture Hong Kong.\n\n(5) If, on the other hand, the Japanese left only a skeleton garrison in the Colony, a token British force (say a battalion) could possibly be made available to secure its possession.\n\n(6) The War Office would not be able to say that Civil Affairs Officers should go into Hong Kong in advance of the combatant forces.\n\n(7) It is very desirable that General Chiang Kai-shek's agreement should now be obtained to the attachment of a British Civil Affairs Unit to any regular Chinese forces who may be engaged in operations against Hong Kong. This would follow the precedent of the arrangement arrived at in our understanding with the Americans and put into practice in the case of Borneo. It is desirable that the opportunity should be taken of President Truman's present meeting at Potsdam with these Ministers to obtain prior American agreement to this proposal before approaching the Generalissimo.\n\n(8)\n\nPage 148",
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        "content_text": "Top Series’ \n\n29\n\nNote of a Meeting held in the Colonial Office on the 23rd July, to consider the general question of the circumstances in which Hong Kong was likely to be re-taken and in particular the points raised in telegram No. 0/0114 of the 20th July from the G.O.C. British Troops in China.\n\n39\n\nPresent:\n\nThe Foreign Office\n\nThe War Office\n\nHong Kong Planning Unit Colonial Office\n\n#\n\n11\n\nMr. Sterndale Bennett. Mr. Kitson.\n\nLt. Col. G. S. Nangle, of M.O.12)\n\nLt. Col. L.M. Taylor, of C. A. 4.)\n\nMr. MacDougall. Mr. Gent.\n\nMr. Paskin.\n\nLt. Col. Chalmers.\n\nMr. Sabben-Clare. Miss Ruston.\n\nThere was considerable discussion of the following facts and conclusions, but the final conclusions reached were as follows:-\n\n(1) It has now been agreed that Hong Kong is within General Chiang Kai Shek's command.\n\n(2) An American operation from Free China against Canton and possibly against Hong Kong, in which American-trained Chinese troops would be used, is likely to take place in the near future.\n\n(3) The War Office consider that, on the whole, the chances are that the Japanese will remain in Hong Kong, as they did in Okinawa, and not abandon the Colony.\n\n(4) In that event, there are insufficient British forces available at present to oust the enemy.\n\n(5) If, on the other hand, the Japanese left only a skeleton resistance force in the Colony, a token British force (say a battalion) could possibly be made available to secure its possession.\n\n(6) The War Office would not be able to agree that Civil Affairs Officers should go into Hong Kong in advance of the combatant forces.”\n\n(7) It is advisable and necessary that General Chiang Kai Shek's agreement should now be obtained to the attachment of a British Civil Affairs Unit to any regular Chinese forces who may be engaged in operations against Hong Kong. This would follow the precedent of the agreement implied in our understanding with the Americans and put into practice in the case of Borneo. It is desirable that the opportunity should be taken of President Truman's present meeting at Potsdam with the Prime Minister to obtain prior American agreement.",
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        "content_text": "-3-\n\nIt is of utmost importance that no hint of this emergency scheme should reach any but British personnel, and then only on the strictest injunctions as to secrecy. Personnel now in MACAO are not to be informed or considered for this scheme without prior agreement of the F.O.\n\nYou should show this signal to Ambassador and General Carton de Wiart and keep in close touch with them in preparation of the scheme.\n\nAbove agreed by War Office, Foreign Office, Colonial Office, SOE, S.I.S.\n\nc.6. (Tels)\n\nCopies to:\n\nS. of S.\nP.U.S.\nD.C.A.\nD.D.C.A.\nC.A.1.\nC.I.G.S.\nV.C.I.G.S.\nA.C.I.G.S.(0)\nD.M.O.\nD.D.M.O. (A) (B) M.0.1,1 (SP),12 D. Plans G.S.(P)\nD.M.I.\nDDMI (I) (P) (O & S)(F)(P/W)\nM.I.2,6,9,17\nD.C.I.G.S.\nD.S.D.\nD.D.S.D. (A)\nS.D.2,5.\nD. Air\nForeign Office (Mr Sterndale-Bennett)\nColonial Office (Lt.Col Chalmers).\n\n61",
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        "content_text": "Fifth.\n\nIn preparing this scheme you should note carefully the following paragraphs:\n\nSixth.\n\n(a) The Colonial Office will require to confirm the scheme generally including the selection of personnel earmarked for this duty in HONG KONG.\n\n(b) The Colonial Office will supply guidance on matters of policy in connection with para 4(c) above.\n\n103\n\n(a)\n\nIt is expected that some or all of these personnel would be needed to continue duty as members of the subsequent Civil Affairs Unit.\n\nThe Civil Affairs Unit which will eventually accompany the regular forces of occupation is at present only nucleus and when selection to complete it begins it is likely that the Colonial Office will need to consult you as to eventual release of some personnel now in CHINA including some in BAAG and other organisations for posting to the Civil Affairs Unit.\n\nIt will be necessary to keep the whole emergency scheme under constant revision in the light of changing circumstances in CHINA. This applies not only to availability of personnel but also to the agency best suited for use at the time.\n\nSeventh.\n\nIt is of utmost importance that no hint of this emergency scheme should reach any but British personnel, and then only on the strictest injunctions as to secrecy. Personnel now in MACAO are not to be informed or considered for this scheme without prior agreement of the F.O.\n\nEighth.\n\nYou should show this signal to Ambassador and keep in close touch with him in preparation of the scheme.\n\nNinth.\n\nEnds.\n\nAbove agreed by War Office, Foreign Office, Colonial Office, SOE, S.I.S. CAWTHORN and GRIMSDALE have also seen and agreed.\n\nDistribution:\n\nD.M.O.\n\nD.M.I.\n\nD.D.M.I.(P), (1), (0 & 5), (P/W) M.I.2, 2b, 6, 9, 19, 17.\n\nForeign Office (Mr. Sterndale Bennett)\n\nColonial Office (Mr. Gent)\n\nM.O.1 (S) (Col. Taylor).",
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        "document_key": "CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945",
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        "title": "CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945",
        "content_text": "49\n\n*{\n\nFinance and\n\nCurrency.\n\n(36)\n\nconsidered that during November and December only one ocean-going cargo ship was unloaded and that the bulk of these imports was carried by small ships and junks.\n\n107. There is little doubt that Hong Kong established and maintained a commercial lead over other ports on the China coast. Foreign firms showed an increasing eagerness to remove their head offices, particularly from Shanghai, to the Colony; a process which was accelerated by the new Chinese Company Laws.\n\n108. The rehabilitation of the Colony's heavier industries, such as dockyards and iron foundries, which had suffered varying degrees of war damage, was still in its early stages at the end of the Military period, and continued to be hampered by the lack of raw materials. A slowly increasing amount of dockyard work, however, was being undertaken. Factories were similarly impeded by the difficulty of obtaining supplies, but the requisitioning of such stocks of raw materials as the Colony possessed permitted the re-start on a small scale of the following industries: soap, rattan-ware, tanneries, flour and rice mills, matches, paint, rubber and canvas shoes, nails, and boat-building.\n\n109. Revenue for the six months period up to the 28th February amounted to approximately $27 millions, and expenditure to $30 millions, leaving a deficit of $3 millions. Any such figures are, however, bound to be misleading in that the salaries of military personnel attached to Civil Affairs are not included, and that the effect of the semi-commercial transactions undertaken by the Administration in connection with purchases and sales of rice, coal, etc., is not fully reflected owing to the lack of information as to actual costs. Moreover, several major adjustments had not yet been passed when the present report was compiled. If the receipts and payments relating to the transactions of a commercial nature are excluded, and they were of considerable magnitude, the net figures become: Revenue, $7 millions; Expenditure, $15 millions; Deficit $8 millions.\n\n110. The Revenue and Expenditure figures are however not really comparable, as the former does not represent six months collection. Indeed, except for a little entertainment tax, no revenue was collected until the 29th October, and it was not until the beginning of December that collections were on anything approaching a normal scale. Nevertheless, a satisfactory level in revenue collection had been reached by the end of February. Entertainment Tax receipts amounted to nearly $700,000, or double the estimate for the whole of the year 1941/42. Rates totalled a little under $1 million, but payments continued throughout March. Other comparatively large items of revenue were duties on liquor and tobacco: $1,848,000; Post Office receipts: $467,000 and stamp duties: $229,500.\n\n(37)\n\n111. Apart from the commercial transactions referred to above, the only single expenditure items of any magnitude were the Rehabilitation and High Cost of Living Allowances which totalled about $3 millions. In the early months, considerable advances were made to numerous companies, particularly the dockyards, with the dual purpose of enabling them to resume their activities with the least possible delay, and to put Hong Kong dollar currency into circulation. There were indications that this policy achieved its aim. A number of recoveries were effected, but a large amount remained outstanding pending settlement of somewhat complicated negotiations with the firms concerned.\n\n112. Directly the Hong Kong dollar was re-established, about the middle of September, Japanese military yen immediately went out of use except as gambling counters. At first, Hong Kong currency notes available for issue were hardly equal to the demand, and some anxious moments were experienced before adequate stocks arrived.\n\n113. The banks re-opened for domestic business on the 17th October, although prior to that date limited withdrawals had been permitted. From the 17th October there were no restrictions on new accounts, but pre-war accounts remained frozen. Exchange dealings within the sterling area were resumed on the 12th November, and full exchange facilities were made available on the 4th December, subject to the usual control.\n\n114. The resumption of foreign exchange business was important, as no supplies were coming forward from the United\n\n50",
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        "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945",
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        "content_text": "that we cannot accept a \n\nposition that any Chinese \n\ntroops passing through Hong Kong should depend all on food in Hong Kong. They must arrive fully self-contained in this respect.\n\nParagraph (a).\n\nBrigadier French and I agree \n\nthat the ultimate disposal of all Japanese ships captured in Hong Kong must be subject to a general decision as to the disposal of Japanese Mercantile Marine.\n\nParagraph (e).\n\nThe amount of motor transport to be handed over must be subject to the prior requirements of the British Force Commander.\n\nParagraph (c).\n\n996.\n\n31st August, 1945\n\nI saw Brigadier Macdonald to whom I gave this original \n\nmemorandum. I then telephoned Lt Col Mallaby \n\nfor incorporation with the Directors Draft. The Chief of ...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-591-20 Reports on current situation 18-10-1945 - 7-11-1945",
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        "content_text": "Report No. 2 to London\n\nPage 3.\n\n61\n\nThe Trade Statistics Department will reopen on November 1st and it is hoped to have reliable figures, covering goods imported and exported, available in the near future.\n\n13.) INDUSTRY SECTION. Inspection of factory premises and interviews continue. The following industries are operating:\n\nSafety Latches; Paint and Enamel; Leather Tanning; Rubber shoes; Lime quarrying; Native Craft Building and Repairs; Engineering Repair shops; Kerosene Distillery; Nails.\n\nThe\n\nFurther claims for plant and goods are being investigated. H.K. & Yaumati Ferry is hampered by lack of vessels and those operating require repairs.\n\n14.) HARBOUR SECTION. The Principal Ship's Surveyor has continued his work of surveying ships in the harbour. These surveys have mainly been on ex Japanese motor junks prior to utilization for local trading. Repair work at the various Chinese and European owned dockyards was also inspected. The Yaumati Government dockyard, which employs approximately 186 men has now got the cradle of the slipway in order and 4 Government launches have been slipped and repaired. Navigational lights have been inspected and crews relieved as necessary and Tong Ku Light has been temporarily re-established. In due course it is hoped that Green Island Light, Cheung Chau Light and South-West Lantau Light will also be re-established. It is also intended that various wrecks within the harbour precincts and in the Colony's waters which constitute dangers to navigation will be marked by lighted wreck buoys. It is hoped that the shipping office, when commercial shipping is resumed on full scale, will be able to compete with requirements up to pre-war standard. Vessels cleared numbered ten and total vessels entered was seven, and in addition a total of ninety-two men have been either signed on or off articles during October. There are now six \"A\" Class moorings and four \"B\" class moorings available for shipping. The Junk Office has continued its normal duties. Junk registration is still increasing and the number now registered is 280 Motor Junks, 290 Sailing Junks, 392 Fishing Junks. The harbour Department is rapidly assuming its pre-war functions and in addition to issuing Notices to Mariners and conferring with Naval Authorities as regards berths and pilots, it has notified shipping and junks generally of safe routes through mine fields and other obstructions dangerous to navigation. The recent coal shortage affected shipping considerably and various ferry services had to curtail their traffic slightly. A committee has been set up to consider questions relating to the small ex-Japanese tonnage.\n\nA Burgess, Colonel, (C.A.)\n\nSupplies, Transport & Industry.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-591-4 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 7-1-1944 - 21-11-1944",
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        "title": "CO129-591-4 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 7-1-1944 - 21-11-1944",
        "content_text": "46\n\nSalvage\n\n1. Between 10 to 20 ships of all sizes that were scuttled in Hongkong have been salvaged and repaired at the Kowloon Dockyard. The largest is the Jardine steamer Hin Sang (4,644 g.r.t) which was scuttled in Kowloon Bay. Repairs were completed in May/June 1943 and the ship was renamed the Kensei Maru.\n\nRe-named Ships\n\n  \n    Old Name\n    G.R.T.\n    New Name\n  \n  \n    Empire Dragon\n    6,580\n    Gyoten Maru\n  \n  \n    Hin Sang\n    4,644\n    Kinsei Maru\n  \n  \n    Wing We\n    1,200\n    Gy onan\n  \n  \n    Daylite\n    1,970\n    Gyor yo Fun\n  \n  \n    Northern Star (Ferry)\n    \n    \n  \n\nShipping Routes\n\n1.\n\n2.\n\nEarly in February there were indications that small ships were to continue to be allocated to ship coal from Hongay to Hoihow, Hainan Island.\n\nCoastal service round the Celebes is increasing since the formation of an Association which controls praus. It is claimed that 10,000 tons of goods are transported by praus, and that the Association is assisting the natives in building more. By the end of March, the first period of planned production, a further increase is expected.\n\nWooden ships\n\n1. (a) Details of the progress of the wooden shipbuilding programme at the Kin Sun Dock, Hongkong, up to September 1943, are now available. This dock is said to produce the engines as well as the ships. At that date the yard had completed four wooden ships:\n\n  Nanshu Maru launched January 1943 and in service in February 1943,\n  Hoku Maru.\n  Itate Maru launched August 1943)\n  Engine completed by Yamada Maru #1 September but not installed.\n\nThe keels for two more had been laid, but work on these was stopped from June-September because of shortage of wood. The yard had 20-30 motor car engines which were being converted for use as marine engines. The engines built in this yard were all of 115 h.p.\n\n(b) The Kin Sun Dock is not known here, but is possibly a small slipway erected on the foreshore of one of the numerous bays in and around the island of Hongkong and the mainland of Kowloon. Earlier reports stated that the Nanshu Maru was only given a trial run in April 1943.\n\n2. (a) The Hip Tung Wo Iron Works, Hongkong are said to be manufacturing oil engines of 115 h.p. Prior to the war they turned out an engine in two months, but under Japanese control this takes six months. Up to September 1943, they had completed three engines and had three more under construction. Metal is obtained locally, but is in short supply. The labour force is 340 workmen working two 4-hour shifts. The Luk Ho Kao Iron Works, Hongkong, are also equipped to make engines. Pre-war output was 30 engines a month (large and small). The factory is now under Japanese control, but output is not known. A labour force of 300 workmen work on two shifts, one of 3 hours, and one of 5 hours.\n\n(b) The Hip Tung Wo yard was quite a well-known builder of high repute which produced engines and river boats up to 750 tons. They also built under Government contract all kinds of launches up to 80 feet long and were Government contractors for ferrous and non-ferrous metal castings.",
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        "title": "CO129-592-10 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 10-4-1946 - 15-4-1947",
        "content_text": "(16) The undertaking extends from Albert Bridge, Glasgow, to a line between Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, and Cardross Burn, a distance of over 18 miles. The harbour section lies between Albert Bridge, Glasgow, and Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, a distance of over 6 miles. The lower 12 miles consist of the dredged channel and river approach, and in this lower section there are no quays. The dredged channel by which access is obtained to the port extends for about 4 miles below the lower limit of the Trust's undertaking, and this lower portion of the channel is under the control of the Clyde Lighthouses Trust. The whole system is open to the tide.\n\n(17) The general powers and duties of the Trustees are the dredging and maintenance of the river and docks and the provision of dock facilities, the cost to be met from dues levied under statutory schedules. In certain respects, e.g., in dealing with wrecks, leasing lands, and deepening the channel, the powers are wider than those to be found in the general harbour acts.\n\n(18) Eighty per cent. of the pre-war imports into Glasgow were distributed within the city and the industrial areas of Clydeside and Mid-Scotland, and the remaining 20 per cent. within the remainder of Scotland. About half the goods imported and exported were conveyed from and to the docks by rail, and half by road; general merchandise (as opposed to minerals), being conveyed by road to the extent of 88 per cent. From an analysis of the goods handled during the year to June, 1937, we take these particulars:\n\n  \n    General commodities\n    by rail\n    35\n  \n  \n    \n    by road\n    \n  \n  \n    Coal, minerals, etc.\n    by rail\n    Grain, 80 per cent. by road\n  \n  \n    Commercial oils and petrol\n    \n    tons 62,977\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    3,000,000\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    3,100,000\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    200,000\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    380,000\n  \n\nThe average tonnage handled by road vehicles per day was about 10,000 tons; the number of loads per 8-hour day was 3,769; and the average load was thus about 3 tons. 2,770 mechanically propelled vehicles in 1937 had dock permits, and it was then estimated that some 3,000 horse-drawn lorries could be made available. The use of such lorries is declining.\n\n(19) Though there is considerable warehouse accommodation (including cold storage) in the city, there were before the war no warehouses within the dock estate immediately accessible to ships (with the exception of a granary of 47,000 tons), the quay sheds being transit sheds only. There are practically no mills, manufactories, or works with a water frontage; and on this account, and because there is no room for mooring vessels in the river or docks, barges were not used prior to the war, and discharge into lighters was unknown. A service of tugs is provided by two private firms.\n\n(20) The time occupied in bringing a ship from the Tail of the Bank to Princes Dock is about 3 hours, and the practice is to steam with the tide. The maximum current is about 3 knots on the ebb tide. There are no dangers due to tides, shoals, or shifting sands, and we were informed by pilots with wide experience that, given the care required by the narrow waters, the task of navigating in the channel ships up to 18,000 to 20,000 tons presented no difficulty, and that, with some additional widening and dredging, ships of 30,000 tons could be brought up to Glasgow. It is, of course, well known that, by the adoption of special measures, the two giant Cunarders have both been brought down the channel. We are advised that the recent developments of Radar and similar devices have not yet proceeded far enough to make them valuable aids to navigation in the channel in fog, but that difficulties arising from fog are no greater nor more prevalent on the Clyde than at most other ports.\n\nPage 7\n\nB. THE CART NAVIGATION\n\n(21) The Cart is a tributary of the Clyde, which it enters opposite Clydebank, after flowing through a portion of Renfrewshire in the vicinity of Paisley and Renfrew. The undertaking of the Cart Navigation was entrusted in 1787 to the Magistrates of Paisley, who, owing to financial difficulties, were superseded in 1843 by temporary trustees, and in 1872 by permanent trustees. From 1891, the trustees defaulted in payment of mortgage interest, and a judicial factor was appointed by the Court. In or about 1915, the undertaking became derelict. By the Paisley Corporation (Cart Navigation) Order Confirmation Act, 1938, the undertaking was resuscitated and vested in the Corporation of Paisley, all its debts being cancelled, and the Corporation being given the powers of the former trustees, and additional powers appropriate to conservancy and harbour authorities.\n\nWhile this undertaking has had an unfortunate history, its potentialities are obvious, and the continuance and development of the barge and lighter traffic introduced on the Cart during the war is worthy of investigation.\n\nC. PORT GLASGOW HARBOUR\n\n(22) This undertaking was formerly vested in and administered by Trustees operating under the Port Glasgow Harbour Acts, 1864 to 1890. From 1893 onwards, the revenue was insufficient to pay the B Debenture interest, and from 1911 onwards, the revenue was insufficient to pay the A Debenture interest. In 1939, the arrears of interest being then £85,000 and the traffic being negligible, the Trustees were empowered by the Port Glasgow Burgh and Harbour Order Confirmation Act, 1939, to sell the undertaking to the Town Council for £3,000, and a portion has since been filled in and converted into a public park. There are, of course, important shipbuilding yards in this area.\n\nD. DUMBARTON HARBOUR BOARD\n\n(23) This undertaking is administered under local acts, passed in 1881, 1899, and 1907, by a Board consisting of 11 members, of whom 6 are nominated by the Town Council of Dumbarton and 5 are elected by harbour ratepayers. The area comprises the lower reach of the river Leven at its confluence with the Clyde. To meet the loan charges on mortgage and overdrafts, a guarantee rate has been levied by the Town Council, the limit being 4d. in the £. The dues on goods are negligible; practically the whole revenue being derived from dues on ships built in Dumbarton or putting in for repairs. There is now only one firm of shipbuilders at Dumbarton (Messrs. Denny), and the harbour undertaking is dependent on this firm for its existence, and is virtually an adjunct of the shipbuilding yards. As such, it is of importance to the Burgh and to the shipbuilding company, and the development of barge traffic on the Leven should be considered.\n\nE. GREENOCK HARBOUR TRUST\n\n(24) This undertaking has had a complicated and checkered history. The original trustees were nominated by the Superior of Greenock in the middle of the 18th century, and the administrative structure was repeatedly modified until the passing of the consolidating act of 1866, which set up a board of 25 members, of whom 16 were nominated by the Town Council and 9 elected by shipowners and ratepayers. By 1887, the Trustees had defaulted in payment of interest, and in 1888, certain financial adjustments were made by local act, and the bondholders secured the right, which they have since retained, to a substantial representation on the Trust, the membership then being fixed at 9 members from the Town Council, 6 from shipowners and ratepayers,\n\nPage 3\n\n47051",
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        "content_text": "192\n\nIO\n\nI. TROON HARBOUR.\n\n191\n\n(33) This undertaking dates from the beginning of last century and formed part of the entailed estates of the Duke of Portland. By the Glasgow and South Western Railway Act, 1901, the harbour was transferred to that railway company for £167,500 plus certain royalties, and under the Railways Act of 1921 it became vested in the L.M. & S. Railway Company, by which it is operated, mainly as a coal export port for the Ayrshire coalfield.\n\nJ.—AYR HARBOUR\n\n(34) Ayr Harbour, which was operated under a series of local acts commencing in 1855, came to be vested under a provisional order of 1901 in a body of Trustees consisting of the Provost and 3 members of the Town Council of Ayr, 5 elected ratepayers, and 6 persons appointed by the Railway Company, which then agreed to guarantee payment of the debenture interest, already in arrears. The revenue continued to be insufficient to meet the liabilities of the undertaking, and in 1919 it was transferred by authority of a provisional order to the Railway Company, 4 per cent. debenture stock being issued to the extent of £240,000 as purchase consideration to the harbour stockholders. Since 1921 the harbour has been vested in the L.M. & S. Railway Company, by which it is operated mainly as a coal export port for the Ayrshire coalfield.\n\nK. MINOR DOCK AND PIER UNDERTAKINGS\n\n(35) Mention must also be made of a number of small dock and pier undertakings which still preserve a separate existence.\n\nThe following now belong to the L.M.S. Railway Company:-\n\n(1) General Terminus Quay: This Depot and Wharf on the South side of Glasgow Harbour between Springfield Quay and Mavisbank Quay originally belonged to the General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Company, by whom it was transferred in 1848 to the Clyde Navigation Trustees. Under the Caledonian and General Terminus Railways Amalgamation Act 1865 the rights and duties of the former General Terminus Company were transferred to the Caledonian Railway Company, now incorporated in the L.M. & S. Railway Company, who enjoy the right to deal with shipping traffic at the Quay and power to charge for shipping appliances.\n\nThe Quay has been used latterly for coal export purposes, but to a declining extent. Prior to the war proposals for the adaptation of the Quay for the handling of Iron Ore on a large scale had been discussed with the Clyde Trust and the Iron and Steel Trade, and these proposals have now been revived. Reference may be made to Paragraph (159).\n\n(2) Renfrew Wharf: This wharf, which has been out of action since an air raid in March, 1941, is situated on the south side of the Clyde at the termination of the Paisley-Renfrew Railway. It was constructed under statutory powers granted in 1835. Its traffic, prior to its destruction in 1941, was negligible.\n\n(3) Bowling Harbour: This harbour originally belonged to the Trustees incorporated under the Forth and Clyde Navigation Act, 1767. Immediately adjoining is another Harbour belonging to the Clyde Trust, and immediately to the west of that a wharf known as Frisky Wharf, belonging to the L. & N.E. Railway Company. The traffic consists mainly of Iron and Steel Imports and a small quantity of coal, but it has been questioned whether for such purposes it is worth while keeping the port open.\n\n(4) Gourock Harbour and Pier: This undertaking passed into the hands of the Railway Company in 1869, having been promoted and constructed by a local Harbour Company. It has considerable importance for the Clyde passenger traffic and also accommodates general coastwise goods traffic. The facilities have been largely used for emergency purposes during the War, and certain expenditure has been incurred with the aid of the Ministry of War Transport and the Admiralty for the provision of improvements and extensions.\n\n(36) The principal passenger railway piers for local traffic, apart from Gourock Pier already mentioned, are those belonging to the L.M. & S. Railway Company at Wemyss Bay, Fairlie, Largs and Stranraer, and to the L.N.E. Railway Company at Craigendoran. Both railway companies stress the importance of these piers being operated as single entities in association with the relative stations, in view of the need for co-ordination between train and steamer workings.\n\nSUBSIDISED STEAMER SERVICES\n\n(37) In order to complete the picture of the position in the Clyde Estuary, we think it right to note that in 1928 a contract was concluded between the Minister of Transport, the Postmaster General and Messrs. David MacBrayne Ltd. under which the latter company undertook to maintain certain services, including the carrying of mails, and to reduce freight charges to and from certain places in the Western Isles. This contract was renewed in 1938, when provision was made also for passenger and mail services between certain Clyde ports. The total subsidy under the 1938 contract is £60,000 per annum, and the services provided within the estuary are:-(1) the Ardrishaig service, from Glasgow or Greenock to Gourock, Dunoon, Innellan, Rothesay, Colintraive, Tighnabruaich and Tarbert; and (2) the Loch Goil service, between Greenock and Lochgoilhead, calling intermittently at Gourock, Carrick Castle, Douglas Pier, Kilcreggan and Cove. These services have been modified under war conditions, and it is understood that the financial arrangements have been superseded by the war-time requisition scheme.\n\nTHE HARBOUR PIERS & FERRIES (SCOTLAND) ACT, 1937\n\n(38) By this Act various provisions were made for the transfer to local authorities, and the construction and maintenance, of \"marine works\", defined as meaning any harbour, pier, ferry or boatslip which in the opinion of the Secretary of State and the Minister of War Transport is principally used or required for the fishing or agricultural industries, or is reasonably required for the maintenance of communications between the various parts of Scotland, but excluding the undertakings of the major harbour authorities and railway companies.\n\nSince this Act came into force 112 undertakings in Scotland have been deemed to be \"marine works\"; in 9 cases local authorities have acquired the undertakings; 15 constructional schemes have been dealt with; and in 97 cases the provisions of the Act dealing with maintenance have been applied. Only 4 of these marine works are situated within the Firth of Clyde, and the position with regard to these and certain associated projects is worthy of note.\n\n(39) Dunoon Pier: In 1939 the L.M.S. Railway Company had under consideration the provision of a vehicular ferry between Dunoon and Gourock,\n\nII",
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        "content_text": "194\n\n12\n\n193\n\nnecessitating alterations to both piers, the former belonging to Dunoon Town Council and the latter to the Railway Company. Dunoon Town Council had in view the acquisition of the necessary powers under the Act, but no decisions were reached. It is to be presumed that the project will be revived after the war, for there is a strong demand for this improvement.\n\n(40) Rhu-Roseneath Ferry: In December, 1941, complaints were made (not for the first time) of the inadequacy of the privately owned ferry service between these places, but the County Council, on being approached by the Scottish Office, declined to take over the ferry under the Act. The present demands on the service are exceptional and due to war conditions, and it is meantime being operated by the Ministry of War Transport.\n\n(41) Rhubodach-Colintraive Ferry: In 1939 the County Councils of Bute and Argyll had under consideration the acquisition of this ferry and the construction of piers. The project has been deferred owing to the war.\n\n(42) Campbeltown Harbour: Financial assistance from the Development Fund was offered by the Treasury in 1937 towards the cost of harbour repairs, one of the conditions being that the Town Council to whom the harbour belongs should adopt Part III of the Act. This offer was declined. We note that there are possibilities of new coal developments in this district.\n\n(43) Tarbert Harbour: The Trustees of this fishing harbour have made application to the Treasury for an advance from the Development Fund towards the cost of a repair scheme, estimated at £10,000.\n\n(44) Carradale Harbour: The local fishermen have made representations to the County Council of Argyll as to the inadequacy of the harbour facilities. It is understood that no decisions have yet been taken, but the powers of the Act are available, and application could be made for assistance from the Development Fund.\n\n(45) We have not thought it to be within our province to examine projects of the type illustrated above more narrowly, but it is unquestionable that there is great scope for improvement in the provision of minor harbours, piers and ferry services (vehicular and passenger) on the Clyde and its tributary lochs, and a strong local demand for such improvements. For one reason or another there was exhibited prior to the war a marked lack of enterprise and initiative in regard to such services, and the tendency was in the direction of a steady decline. Owing in part to the war, the Act of 1937 has not yet had a fair trial, and it is still too soon to say whether it provides the necessary machinery for putting these facilities and communications on a satisfactory basis. But this at least is clear that the duty of providing and financing local improvements of this kind throughout the whole extensive coast lines of the estuary and its tributary lochs cannot properly be made the exclusive function of a Clyde Port Authority, nor can the expense be made a charge upon the shipping using the major Clyde ports or the goods handled at these ports. We may add that an ideal solution for many of the difficulties which exist in providing communications across the numerous narrow stretches of sheltered water would be offered by the use of some of the types of amphibious vehicles and special craft so widely used for war purposes.\n\n(46) We have added in Appendix C particulars of 19 of the more important local piers and small harbours, of which 6 are owned by local authorities, 5 by private persons, 7 by harbour or pier companies, and I by the Ministry of War Transport. There are others, some of which are virtually derelict and none of which is of more than local importance, and in certain instances we have found it impossible to trace the persons responsible for maintenance and upkeep.\n\nі\n\n13\n\nPILOTAGE AUTHORITIES\n\n(47) The Clyde Pilotage Authority, constituted under an Order of 1920, is a body corporate consisting of:\n\n7 members appointed by the Clyde Navigation Trust,\n\n4 members appointed by Greenock Harbour Trust, the Chairman of Dumbarton Harbour Board, the Chairman of Port Glasgow Harbour Trustees, the Chairman of Rothesay Harbour Trustees, and\n\n3 persons elected from the licensed pilots,\n\nmaking a total of 17 members. The structure of this Authority and the balance of representation are obviously antiquated, and were already partially out of date when the Order of 1920 was made. The only justification urged before us was that they conformed to old traditions. The Pilotage District extends from Albert Bridge, Glasgow, to the southernmost point of Little Cum-brae, and pilotage is compulsory east of a line joining Kempock Point and Kilcreggan Pier. The number of licensed pilots during the war has exceeded 120, but these have now been reduced to 85, the peace-time average being about 50.\n\nWe draw attention to the fact that it appears from the 1944 accounts that the average net earnings of a pilot was then £1,287 per annum.\n\n(48) Under the Irvine Pilotage Order, the authority is the Harbour Company, with power to delegate to a Pilotage Committee; and the Pilotage District comprises a stretch of water extending 3 nautical miles below low-water mark in the vicinity of Irvine Harbour. Similar provision is made at Ardrossan and Ayr by the Pilotage Orders applicable to these ports.\n\n(49) It is a striking fact that of the 9 larger dock or harbour undertakings which have been passed under brief historical review, at least 5 have at one time or another proved unremunerative and have defaulted in payment of their capital charges. In some cases (and to some extent in all cases) the failure of the enterprise has been attributable to decline in a major local industry, or to diversion of trade, or to other causes beyond the control of the undertakers. But the hard fact remains that a good deal of capital has been wasted in the creation of assets which proved to be redundant long before their useful life was exhausted, and that part of the waste might have been avoided if the provision of port facilities had been planned as a whole and not as a series of independent and competitive enterprises It is fair to add that this comment is inspired by the wisdom that comes after the event. It is also noteworthy that the Clyde group displays that diversity of pattern of administrative structure which characterises harbour administration in all parts of the world; for amongst the 7 undertakings still operating we find as the governing bodies 3 Trusts, 2 statutory companies, I Railway Company, and I municipality. If attention is concentrated upon the elected or nominated bodies which administer the Clyde Navigation, Dumbarton Harbour, Greenock Harbour, Clyde Lighthouses and Clyde Pilotage it will be observed that the balance of representation is unequal and to some extent out of date, and that the same persons, or the holders of the same office, tend to appear again and again in several different capacities.\n\nPage 190\n\nPage 191",
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        "content_text": "262\n\n2\n\nCol. Rouse,\n\nC. A., D. P.W.\n\nFollowing the receipt by Government of Sir David Owen's report in 1941, and as Sir David intended to leave the Colony at an early date, I immediately perused it and arranged a meeting with him to discuss certain points that appeared to me to require elucidation. This meeting took place at the Peninsula Hotel, Mr. Duncan Kennedy also being present. The points raised by me together with Sir David's answers as far as my memory goes were as follows:-\n\nI.\n\nOver what area was it suggested the Trust should have control? The proposed Trust should have jurisdiction over all the waters of the Colony.\n\nWhich sea walls, piers and quays should be transferred to the Trust? No hard and fast rule could be laid down; but where a sea wall is used primarily as a place for handling cargo or mooring craft, it should be transferred to the Control of the Trust.\n\nWas it intended to duplicate the Engineering staff working on marine works? As the Trust would necessarily require the services of an Engineer, it would probably be possible in the meantime for the Trust's Engineer to undertake the construction, maintenance and repair of all sea walls and Government piers in addition, including the sea walls of future reclamations. Payment for his services and for work carried out on behalf of Government would be a matter of accounting.\n\nWho should control the Water Police? The Trust should have no Control over the Water Police, which body would remain as at present constituted.\n\nWhen should pier rents be revised? All requests for revision of pier rents should be resisted until immediately prior to the falling in of the pier leases.\n\nWhat should be done with Marine Right claims? That at the first opportunity, the question of compensation for Marine Rights be referred to the courts for decision. It appeared to Sir David that too much had been made of this obstacle in the past, and he recommended dealing boldly with the problem by inviting claims.\n\nII. In Stanley Camp I had ample opportunity to dwell on Harbour matters and as there was no copy of Sir David's report in the camp, I compiled, from memory, a statement on the subject. Unfortunately, the happenings of November 1943, when Mr. Fraser and others lost their lives, sent a wave of extreme caution through the camp and it was deemed expedient to destroy all papers. I have now re-read the report and would place before you some of the points that have again come to mind.\n\nIII. I had grave doubts from the first that Sir David's suggestion to choose from amongst the business men of the Colony an independent chairman would ever prove satisfactory. I have felt and still feel that the crux of the proposal to set up a Trust is to obtain the services of an able and unbiased administrator trained in port work from somewhere outside the Colony.\n\nI am happy to learn that such an administrator is soon coming to H.K. For too long have port matters been left to drift; a Trust would be charged presumably with the duty of looking ahead, collecting the necessary statistics, planning future development and coordinating interests in the Port. It is true that some attempt has been made by individuals to do something on these lines, but lacking a properly constituted authority, their work was of much less value than it should have been.\n\nIV",
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        "content_text": "In\n\n20\n\nproclamations will be forwarded in Gazette form if possible to the War Office for transmission to and scrutiny in the Colonial Office. Cases where there is time, which must in the nature of things be extremely rare I fear, I would of course refer points of policy embodied in proclamations for the prior consent of the War Office and through them to the Colonial Office.\n\nDhurt all.\n\n22.8.45.\n\nPage 20\nPage 21\n\nABBey 1272 Ext:\nNATIONAL\nFOR DIS\nDISABLED\nCAL/DO/16\nMEN\nCHEME",
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        "title": "CO129-592-12 Future policy and draft proclamations- Martial Law and establishment of military administration 1-8-1945 - 31-8-1945",
        "content_text": "F.P.\n\nP'\n\nMil'\n\n \n\nProclamation No. 1. in Hong Kong (B.M.A.) Gazette No. 1. of 12.10.45\n\n1. Copy of Proclamation No1 - \"Military Administration (Malay)\n\n2. Copy Military Administration (Delegation of Powers) Proclamation (Malaya)\n\n3. Draft \"Martial Law\" Proclamation - H.K. (Mr. Hazlerigg's draft) see I on 5+185/8/45\n\n4. Com of Adminst Suquel of 13.8.45\n\n5. Minute to Col. Strickland 25-8-45.\n\n(1) and (2) are copies of the relevant Malayan Proclamations for reference.\n\n(3) is a draft submitted by Mr. Hazlerigg in May last. (See (1) on 5+145/8). It has now been superseded by (4) and can be put by.\n\n(4). Colonel O'Connor is going to discuss with Colonel Bacon of the War Office the clause in Article 3(a) that all Laws existing prior to the Japanese occupation will be respected and administered.\n\n \n\n28th August, 1945\n\nMr Packin.\n\nWe spoke. I explained that I had been unable to get in touch with Col. Bacon. I pointed out that paragraph (a) of Art. 3 of the Military Administration Proclamation is expressed to be subject to order of the B.M.A. and to military exigencies. In the circumstances you told me to leave it.\n\nIn the light of the news of the re-establishment of civil government in Hong Kong, the legal basis for a military administration seems very shaky.\n\nK.K. O'Connor.\n\n30/8/45.",
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        "content_text": "Page 10\n\n7. Both Proclamations require to be published on arrival but it will of course always be possible by repeal or amendment to modify them if they are not suitable in any way.\n\nMr. Parkin. George Wickland. Col. C.n (Hong Kong) Legal Branch.\n\nCustodian Proclamation. Every Property Proclamation:-\n\n(i) There is no Short Title.\n\n(2) Article I. Heading \"Notification\" Modification should be\n\n(3) Article ; (b). It may be difficult for The Custodian to decide what enemy property has \"lawfully\" become vested in persons other than persons described in (a) or (b). This will depend on how far alienations during their occupation by Japanese of what was enemy property prior to their occupation are to be recognised.\n\n\"enemy agent\". Substitute \"agent of an enemy\" \"Enemy agent\" has another meaning.\n\n(4) Article 8. I think that the C.C.A.O. should be expressly empowered to prescribe penalties for breaches of which unless there is any general clause in the Interpretation Ordinance does not appear to do it.\n\nDraft signal attached. K.K. O'Connor. For approval, please 31.8.45\n\nPage 11",
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        "content_text": "Date. District. Time.\n\n8.12.41 56. Tai Po. 11.00\n\n57. Kowloon. \n\n58. Special Branch. \n\n59. Tai O. \n\n60. Cheung Chau. 12.00\n\n12.00\n\n13.00\n\n19-30\n\n13.00\n\n7. 8.12.4l 22\n\nHong Kong sent out mobile patrols as often as their duties and many emergency calls would permit from the 8th onwards but mention of these has not been included in the diary.\n\nAssistant Superintendent of Police, New Territories, evacuated Tai Po with the road barrier men on instructions from Lt. Col. Kidd of the Punjabis and after the blowing of the Lam Tsun demolition charges had taken place.\n\nKowloon Vital Posts were brought up to full strength. (They had all been partially manned prior to the outbreak of war). Round up of aliens in Kowloon was completed.\n\nSpecial Branch and Criminal Investigation Department Officers completed arrest of about 25 enemy aliens of special importance and conveyed them to Stanley Internment Camp.\n\nSenior Superintendent of Police, Kowloon, consulted the C.R.A. who agreed that Tai O should be finally evacuated. Officer in charge Tai O ordered to evacuate by Station motor boat and rowing boat as No.1 Launch was still engaged at Cheung Chau and the launch could not in any case get through Chu Lo Kok Channel and would have had to go right round the south side of Lantau. No.1 Cruising Launch later proceeded towards Chu Lo Kok and picked up the party near Yam O at about 18.00 hours and brought them back to Tsim Sha Tsui, arriving at 19.30 hours. Tai O personnel proceeded to Hong Kong.\n\nPolice families and personnel were evacuated from Cheung Chau by Nos.1 and 3 Cruising launches. All European residents, about 6, had previously been warned to evacuate by typewritten notices (dictated by telephone to Officer in charge by Senior Superintendent of Police Kowloon the previous day). Miss Potter and her brother-in-law, a Mr. Mackenzie, refused to go, others were brought into Hong Kong by No.1 Launch which left half an hour after No.3 having carried out preliminary evacuation of Tai O first. Fifty civilians were taken on board No.3, comprising Chinese Fire Brigade members, station servants and Mission workers, and also 2 Fire engines. Both launches were dive bombed and machine gunned by Japanese planes. No.1 Launch in West Lamma Channel and No.3 Launch off Un Kok Lamma Island, without effect. Fire was returned by police.\n\nThis Vital Post was reinforced by Lance Sergeant A.154 Harris in charge and 6 Indian Police Constables. Police remained on the island until 13th December, when they were taken off by H.M.S. \"Thracian\" and landed at Aberdeen. Heavy shelling of the island accompanied by spasmodic air raids took place throughout the period Police remained.\n\nOn one occasion 5 bombs were dropped in a string in an attempt to blow up the magazines without result although one landed within 100 yards of the depot.\n\nMr. Wright Nooth, Assistant Superintendent of Police transferred office to Upper Levels.\n\nJapanese aircraft bombed forts and batteries in Division.\n\nOn this day and for the following ten days until the Japanese landed, the following premises were selected as chief targets for bombs and shelling:-\n\nAsiatic Petroleum Company tanks, Gun emplacement overlooking Kings Road at rear of the Power Station.\n\nGreen Island.\n\n13.00 62. Upper Levels.\n\n63. Western.\n\n64. Bay View.",
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        "content_text": "Date. 8.12.41\n\nDistrict. Time.\n\n  \n    65.\n    Stanley.\n    \n  \n  \n    66.\n    Water Police.\n    \n  \n  \n    67.\n    Police H. Q.\n    \n  \n  \n    68.\n    Hong Kong & Kowloon.\n    14.00\n  \n  \n    69.\n    Emergency Unit, Hong Kong.\n    14.00\n  \n  \n    70.\n    Hung Hom.\n    14.00\n  \n  \n    71.\n    Sham Shui Po.\n    14.00 to 16.00\n  \n  \n    72.\n    Tsun Wan.\n    p.m.\n  \n  \n    73.\n    Kowloon City.\n    \n  \n  \n    74.\n    Bay View.\n    14.00\n    15.00\n    16.00\n  \n\n8. 8.12.41, 23 Station of the Hong Kong Electric, Government Stores Depot and Taikoo Docks. Pill boxes on the water front of the Government Stores and Hong Kong Electric buildings were found untenable and alternative positions had to be taken up by the Rajputs when they relieved the Middlesex. Japanese planes bombed forts at Stanley and Chung Hom Kok.\n\nAn Aldis lamp was installed at Tsim Sha Tsui for signalling with the Harbour Office in case telephonic communication broke down.\n\nAssistant Superintendent of Police, New Territories, reported safe arrival of New Territories North Police at Police Headquarters. They were sent to various stations and dispersal points. Mr. Wilson, Assistant Superintendent of Police, New Territories, from then onwards assisted Mr. Thompson, Superintendent of Police in general charge of Hong Kong divisions.\n\nUnder Special Branch supervision divisional Police completed round up of about 22 Japanese males. They were assembled at Tsim Sha Tsui for Kowloon and the Gaol Clearing Station for Hong Kong and finally all transferred to Stanley Internment Camp.\n\nSquads sent out to control crowds at rice shops in Hollywood Road, Des Voeux Road, Bonham Strand East and Queen's Road Central.\n\nAir Raid on Kowloon Docks took place with slight damage and few casualties.\n\nFurther air raids on Sham Shui Po Camp, with no casualties, most of bombs falling into the sea.\n\nOfficer in charge destroyed 6000 gallons of kerosine at San Uk Ling. Senior Superintendent of Police Kowloon had previously consulted Col. Newhman, General Security Officer I, who stated that special arrangements were in hand by the Military Authorities themselves to destroy gasoline supplies at the Texas Oil Company, if and when necessary and that no Police action was required.\n\nSecond air raid on Kowloon City occurred with some casualties.\n\nPolice evacuated to the Red Swastika Building, Dragon Terrace, under orders from the No.2 Sub Area Commander. (This move had been decided prior to the war to take place if hostilities broke out as the station was too near the A.P.C. tanks.)\n\nCompletion of evacuation of Tai O and Cheung Chau and arrival of personnel at Tsim Sha Tsui reported to Assistant Superintendent of Police Kowloon.\n\nPolice Sergeant A.32 Dowman went to Customs Pass to locate Police liaison party who had not reported to Military Authorities. About an hour later the Police car was crashed into by a lorry. The latter went over the side of the hill and passengers were only extracted with difficulty. (Two killed). The Police liaison party was later found.\n\nNight. Station posts were manned as follows:- One Lewis gun and crew on first floor front verandah and two Thompson guns and crew on second floor rear verandah. Roof watchers posted at Royal Naval Institute and Imperial Tobacco Company building.\n\n21.15 Called to Shaukiwan to deal with looters from Taikoo Docks or other ships' gangs. Two shops near Sai Wan\n\n  \n    75.\n    Tai O and Cheung Chau.\n    19.30\n  \n  \n    76.\n    Kowloon City.\n    19.30\n  \n  \n    77.\n    Eastern.\n    \n  \n  \n    78.\n    Emergency Unit, Hong Kong.",
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        "title": "CO129-592-9 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 13-1-1945 - 4-3-1946",
        "content_text": "Col. Rouse,\n\nC.A., D. P. W.\n\nConfer\n\n1987\n\nFollowing the receipt by Government of Sir David Owen's report in 1941, and as Sir David intended to leave the Colony at an early date, I immediately perused it and arranged a meeting with him to discuss certain points that appeared to me to require elucidation. This meeting took place at the Peninsula Hotel, Mr. Duncan Kennedy also being present. The points raised by me together with Sir David's answers as far as my memory goes were as follows:\n\nI.\n\nOver what area was it suggested the Trust should have control? The proposed Trust should have jurisdiction over all the waters of the Colony.\n\nWhich sea walls, piers and quays should be transferred to the Trust? No hard and fast rule could be laid down; but where a sea wall is used primarily as a place for handling cargo or mooring craft, it should be transferred to the control of the Trust.\n\nWas it intended to duplicate the Engineering staff working on marine works? As the Trust would necessarily require the services of an Engineer, it would probably be possible in the meantime for the Trust's Engineer to undertake the construction, maintenance and repairs of all sea walls and Government Piers in addition, including the sea walls of future reclamations. Payment for his services and for work carried out on behalf of Government would be a matter of accounting.\n\nWho should control the Water Police? The Trust should have no control over the Water Police, which body would remain as at present constituted.\n\nWhen should pier rents be revised? All requests for revision of pier rents should be resisted until immediately prior to the falling in of the pier leases.\n\nWhat should be done with Marine Right claims? That at the first opportunity, the question of compensation for Marine Rights be referred to the courts for decision. It appeared to Sir David that too much had been made of this obstacle in the past, and he recommended dealing boldly with the problem by inviting claims.\n\nII. In Stanley Camp, I had ample opportunity to dwell on Harbour matters and as there was no copy of Sir David's report in the camp, I compiled, from memory, a statement on the subject. Unfortunately, the happenings of November 1943, when Mr. Fraser and others lost their lives, sent a wave of extreme caution through the camp and it was deemed expedient to destroy all papers. I have now re-read the report and would place before you some of the points that have again come to mind.\n\nIII. I had grave doubts from the first that Sir David's suggestion to choose from amongst the business men of the Colony an independent chairman would ever prove satisfactory. I have felt and still feel that the crux of the proposal to set up a Trust is to obtain the services of an able and unbiased administrator trained in port work from somewhere outside the Colony. I am happy to learn that such an administrator is soon coming to H.K. For too long have port matters been left to drift; a Trust would be charged presumably with the duty of looking ahead, collecting the necessary statistics, planning future development and coordinating interests in the Port. It is true that some attempt has been made by individuals to do something on those lines, but lacking a properly constituted authority, their work was of much less value than it should have been.",
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        "content_text": "# Personnel Records\n\nOfficers recommended by the Ministry:\n\n1. Lt/Col. C. R. CLARK, G.M., R.E.\n\nFor the post of Traffic Manager, Hongkong.\n\nWas recommended by the Ministry on 19...\n\n154\n\nLt/Col. C. R. CLARK, G.M., R.E.\n\n1914-1915 Royal Flying Corps and Canadian Field Artillery.\n\n1939 Joined No.3 Docks Group, R.E. on mobilisation. Went to France, 1940 with rank of Captain. In France, he was in charge of 2 main quays at Havre handling personnel and cargoes put ashore there. Evacuated from France June 1940 and appointed Major. 1941 was posted to the Port of Suez and became Dock Superintendent with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He still holds this post, but since 1943 has carried out the additional duties of A.Q.M.G.(M) in the Southern Canal Area. Has considerable experience of handling native labour in the Middle East.\n\nFrom 1918-1939 Colonel Clark was on the staff of the Traffic Manager of the P.L.A. holding executive positions which gave him experience of all practical out-door phases of warehousing and ships discharge. In 1939 he was in charge of the grain discharge arrangements in the East and West Indies and Millwall Docks.\n\n2. LT/COL P. A. J. HERNU\n\nAge 42.\n\nIn 1941 he became a Major in the Royal Berkshire Regiment and in 1942 was appointed Commandant of the 54th Division Street Fighting School. Later he was transferred to Transportation Branch and proceeded to North Africa as Second-in-Command of Port Operating Group, R.E. Was appointed Port Superintendent at Bone until his Group was transferred to Italy, where he acted as Second-in-Command until he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and placed in command of No.6 I.W.T. Group in 1945. He has had considerable experience during the war in operating small craft of all kinds.\n\nPrior to the war, he spent most of his time in the firm of Hernu, Peron and Stockwell Limited, Shipping, Continental and Colonial Agents. He had experience overseas in France. His commercial experience brought him into contact with road and rail transport and with the business of Shipping Brokers and Chartering Agents.\n\n3. LT/COL R. R. M. BARR, R.E.\n\nFew particulars are at present available about this officer, but it is known that the Chief Representatives M.W.T. North West Europe praised his work as a Transportation Officer in 21 A.G. and thought well of it.\n\nIt is known that he was in the service of the L & N.E.R before the war and it is believed that he has had considerable experience in Port working since the war broke out. More particulars about him can be fairly readily obtained and his name is included in this statement, because he is known to be a capable and active officer.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-595-9 The British Military Administration of Hong Kong- report- 1946 11-7-1946 - 2-9-1946",
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        "title": "CO129-595-9 The British Military Administration of Hong Kong- report- 1946 11-7-1946 - 2-9-1946",
        "content_text": "# Finance and Currency.\n\n(36)\n\n107. There is little doubt that Hong Kong established and maintained a commercial lead over other ports on the China coast. Foreign firms showed an increasing eagerness to remove their head offices, particularly from Shanghai, to the Colony; a process which was accelerated by the new Chinese Company Laws.\n\n108. The rehabilitation of the Colony's heavier industries, such as dockyards and iron foundries, which had suffered varying degrees of war damage, was still in its early stages at the end of the Military period, and continued to be hampered by the lack of raw materials. A slowly increasing amount of dockyard work, however, was being undertaken. Factories were similarly impeded by the difficulty of obtaining supplies, but the requisitioning of such stocks of raw materials as the Colony possessed permitted the re-start on a small scale of the following industries: soap, rattan-ware, tanneries, flour and rice mills, matches, paint, rubber and canvas shoes, nails, and boat-building.\n\n109. Revenue for the six months period up to the 28th February amounted to approximately $27 millions, and expenditure to $30 millions, leaving a deficit of $3 millions. Any such figures are, however, bound to be misleading in that the salaries of military personnel attached to Civil Affairs are not included, and that the effect of the semi-commercial transactions undertaken by the Administration in connection with purchases and sales of rice, coal, etc., is not fully reflected owing to the lack of information as to actual costs. Moreover, several major adjustments had not yet been passed when the present report was compiled. If the receipts and payments relating to the transactions of commercial nature are excluded, and they were of considerable magnitude, the net figures become: Revenue, $7 millions; Expenditure, $15 millions; Deficit $8 millions.\n\n(37)\n\n110. The Revenue and Expenditure figures are however not really comparable, as the former does not represent six months collection. Indeed, except for a little entertainment tax, no revenue was collected until the 29th October, and it was not until the beginning of December that collections were on anything approaching a normal scale. Nevertheless, a satisfactory level in revenue collection had been reached by the end of February. Entertainment Tax receipts amounted to nearly $700,000, or double the estimate for the whole of the year 1941/42. Rates totalled a little under $12 millions, but payments continued throughout March. Other comparatively large items of revenue were duties on liquor and tobacco: $1,848,000; Post Office receipts: $467,000 and stamp duties: $229,500.\n\n111. Apart from the commercial transactions referred to above, the only single expenditure items of any magnitude were the Rehabilitation and High Cost of Living Allowances which totalled about $3 millions. In the early months, considerable advances were made to numerous companies, particularly the dockyards, with the dual purpose of enabling them to resume their activities with the least possible delay, and to put Hong Kong dollar currency into circulation. There were indications that this policy achieved its aim. A number of recoveries were effected but a large amount remained outstanding pending settlement of somewhat complicated negotiations with the firms concerned.\n\n112. Directly the Hong Kong dollar was re-established, about the middle of September, Japanese military yen immediately went out of use except as gambling counters. At first, Hong Kong currency notes available for issue were hardly equal to the demand, and some anxious moments were experienced before adequate stocks arrived.\n\n113. The banks re-opened for domestic business on the 17th October, although prior to that date limited withdrawals had been permitted. From the 17th October there were no restrictions on new accounts but pre-war accounts remained frozen. Exchange dealings within the sterling area were resumed on the 12th November, and full exchange facilities were made available on the 4th December, subject to the usual control.\n\n114. The resumption of foreign exchange business was important, as no supplies were coming forward from the United...\n\nPage 51\nPage 52",
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        "content_text": "# QUARTERING\n\n1. Prior to 21 Sept 45 all quartering and Billeting had been done by a Mr. Patterson, a member of the Gimson Govt.\n\n2. On 21 Sept a new post of Quartering Comdt, Hong Kong was created. This post was filled by Lt. Col. Milne. He now has a full staff which deals with all accommodation, requisitioning and assessment of furniture, etc. The composition of his staff is shown at Appx \"A\".\n\n3. For all purposes regarding the actual allocation of accommodation, the Q.O. deals direct with the General Administration Branch. In all other respects he is under Central Executive.\n\n4. In the period under review a number of large hostels and houses have been requisitioned for the services. A number of these are still being prepared for occupation. A very full report on this was given in Q.C's letter No.20/10/A of 12/10/45.\n\n5. Within the next week there should be an exodus of service personnel from the Hotels.\n\n6. On the Kowloon side all Service personnel are moving to the Laimung Building or R.A.F. Hostel as well as a Transit Hostel. On the Hong Kong side to the Hong Kong Club and French Mission.\n\n7. A number of buildings have been requisitioned for social amenities for the services, and Portuguese and Chinese employees. For the latter the Club de Recreio and Kam Loong Restaurant are examples.\n\nThe full list of requisitioned buildings to date is as under:\n\n| Category | REQUISITIONED | HIRED |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Royal Navy | 43 | 1 |\n| Army | 51 | 2 |\n| R.A.F. | 23 |  |\n| C.A.S. | 50 |  |\n\nPage 130\nPage 131",
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        "document_key": "CO129-596-7 Canton-Kowloon Railway 6-2-1948 - 25-8-1948",
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        "title": "CO129-596-7 Canton-Kowloon Railway 6-2-1948 - 25-8-1948",
        "content_text": "## 2\n\nDrop grates or rocking bars when conversion to coal from oil fuel was carried out at Woolwich - with the result that re-conversion to oil burning has had to be resorted to. No machine tools were supplied and the supply situation was becoming so serious that a visit by the General Manager and the Mechanical Engineer to the United Kingdom was sanctioned. They left the Colony on 28th July 1946, and returned on 11th September 1946. Orders totalling H.K. $21,678,240 were placed for rolling stock and plant, and at the close of the year small quantities of stores commenced to arrive.\n\n## 5\n\nWhile no rolling stock was available for the Colony, large quantities of UNRRA wagon material in a knocked-down condition commenced to arrive in the Port during Jan. 1946, and altogether 1261 wagons of various types were assembled by contract under the supervision of the British Section's Mechanical Staff. The assembly enabled CNRRA food, supplies, and vitally needed rail materials to be moved up into the interior. Rails and sleepers loaded at Kowloon in these wagons materially assisted the completion of the Canton-Hankow Line between Canton and Wuchang on 1st July 1946, the date stipulated by Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek for its restoration.\n\n## 6\nThe question of the accounts for the period of the Report has placed the Department in a dilemma. To submit a Report without a statement of accounts is to make the report practically valueless, yet for reasons entirely beyond its control the operating expenditure figure can only be approximate owing to non-inclusion of certain debits. The outstanding items are not numerous and are unlikely to affect materially the results as shown. After discussion with officials of the Hong Kong Treasury to which this Department's accounts are tied, it was decided to present an operating and capital account at the same time drawing attention to the fact that the expenditure figure given in the former cannot at this stage be reconciled with the Treasury. The principle is one which has been adopted by private firms in the Colony to form a working basis, and is considered to be the only method by which this Public Utility could present the Hong Kong taxpayer with a current picture of its working results. Subject to the foregoing remarks regarding the incomplete figure as to working outlay, the accounts show that there was a balance of receipts over expenditure amounting to $2,205,311.30 or 99.05%.\n\n## 7\nSince the re-occupation of the Colony, Joint Traffic Working between the two Sections of the Line has been carried on by adhering as closely as possible, so far as changed circumstances would permit, to the basis of the former Working Agreement. Towards the close of the year, the new Canton-Hankow Line expressed their wish to have a Working Agreement, and a draft was submitted for their consideration.\n\n## 8\nThe coal supply has had to be carefully watched to secure correct deliveries with such great temptation to theft. Costs have never been lower than $110.00 per ton, the usual figure being about $145.00 loaded to locomotive, and the quality has varied enormously. Japanese, American, North Borneo, and South African coals have been received and the Indian, North Borneo, and South African coals have given the best results. The South African supply has been particularly good and conforms to the pre-war state of affairs when these coals always proved to be amongst the most satisfactory and economical. Fuel oil, at prices varying from $113.60 to $145.00 per ton, has proved economical when compared with coal giving a saving estimated at 30%. The figures in the statistical statement give a still better result, but they are not truly comparable owing to the difference in consumption between local trips and through running. The re-conversion therefore from coal to oil-burning of four 2-8-0 Austerity Locomotives, although forced on the Administration by circumstances, has proved beneficial in effecting economy and conserving coal stocks.\n\n## 9\nA disagreeable feature of the acute shortage in passenger accommodation on trains has been the flourishing black market in the sale of tickets which included on one occasion a sale of forgeries. Every effort has been made to combat the practice and police prosecutions have been many and the fines are hoped to be heavy, but the practice has not altogether ceased. It is hoped that, with the provision of new booking office facilities in the New Year and repaired rolling stock, the situation will be brought under proper control.\n\n## 10\nThe repairs carried out to the Beacon Hill and Taipo Tunnels necessitated by the original demolitions prior to the surrender of Hong Kong caused some anxiety during the course of their reconstruction. The work had to be done at night with a minimum of suitable tools and on two occasions in the former tunnel large falls occurred, fortunately without loss of life, but which caused delays to the morning trains. It was essential that repair work should be completed before the next rains, as the shoring provided by the Japanese was proving dangerous due to dry rot and would not last over a further rainy season. Both tunnels were finished by the end of the year, except for minor grouting in the Beacon Hill Tunnel.\n\n## 11\nIt was the custom for many years prior to the war for most merchants to employ their own coolies for loading and unloading cargo at Kowloon. A railway contractor provided coolies when requested to do so at a scale laid down by the ...",
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        "content_text": "54126/6/49\n\nDRAFT \"A\"\n\nMr. W. I. J. Wallace\n\nMr. Palmer 17/8\n\nMr. Parthing 1/9 f\n\nDRAFT.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S. Parly. U.S. S.\n\nMinister of State Secretary of State\n\n< Your Reference........\n\nC. D R. 17 SL D. 21\n\nSie(13) 0(19)+(23)\n\nFor Mr. Palmer's signature.\n\nCOLONEL W.R.RUSSELL EDMUNDS,\n\n44 TREASURY.\n\nCopy of acc. draft despatch.\n\nDear Russell Edmunds,\n\n1. You spoke to me a little time ago about the report of the Ministry of Transport's representative in Hong Kong, on the question of claims in respect of ships requisitioned and/or 'denied' prior to the Japanese occupation of the Colony. Now that our despatch of the 30th of May to the Federation on the general question of denial has been agreed, we must inform Hong Kong of the line we propose to take in respect of these particular claims in Hong Kong.\n\nFURTHER ACTION.\n\nCopy with copy of enclosure to:-\n\nCol. L. G. Robertson, O.B.D.W.O C.R.Daims, M.C. V.O.✔\n\nAdmiralty S.W.arren Air Ministry W.A.Mitchell Ministry of✔ Transport.\n\n2. In Malaya, if the procedure suggested in our despatch of the 30th May can in fact be carried out, the majority of 'denial' claims should be dealt with under the War Damage Compensation scheme. In Hong Kong however, as there is no War Damage Compensation scheme, the alternatives are either full compensation payable under the Defence (Compensation) Regulations in",
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        "content_text": "CONFIDENTIAL\n\nNicol Memo.\n\n104.\n\nAPPENDIX I (C)\n\nCol. Rouse,\n\nO.A., D.P.W.\n\nFollowing the receipt by Government of Sir David Owen's report in 1941, and as Sir David intended to leave the Colony at an early date, I immediately perused it and arranged a meeting with him to discuss certain points that appeared to me to require elucidation. This meeting took place at the Peninsula Hotel, Mr. Duncan Kennedy also being present. The points raised by me together with Sir David's answers as far as my memory goes were as follows:\n\na.\n\nb.\n\nd.\n\nf.\n\n• Over what area was it suggested the Trust should have control? The proposed Trust should have jurisdiction over all the waters of the Colony.\n\n• Which sea walls, piers and quays should be transferred to the Trust? No hard and fast rule could be laid down; but where a sea wall is used primarily as a place for handling cargo or mooring craft, it should be transferred to the Control of the Trust.\n\n• Was it intended to duplicate the Engineering staff working on marine works? As the Trust would necessarily require the services of an Engineer, it would probably be possible in the meantime for the Trust's Engineer to undertake the construction, maintenance and repairs of all sea walls and Government Piers in addition, including the sea walls of future reclamations. Payment for his services and for work carried out on behalf of Government would be a matter of accounting.\n\n• Who should control the Water Police? The Trust should have no control over the Water Police which body would remain as at present constituted.\n\n• When should pier rents be revised? All requests for revision of pier rents should be resisted until immediately prior to the falling in of the pier leases.\n\n• What should be done with Marine Right claims? That at the first opportunity, the question of compensation for Marine Rights be referred to the courts for decision. It appeared to Sir David that too much had been made of this obstacle in the past, and he recommended dealing boldly with the problem by inviting claims.\n\nII.\n\nIn Stanley Camp I had ample opportunity to dwell on Harbour matters and as there was no copy of Sir David's report in the Camp I compiled, from memory, a statement on the subject. Unfortunately the happenings of November 1943, when Mr. Fraser and others lost their lives, sent a wave of extreme caution through the Camp and it was deemed expedient to destroy all papers. I have now re-read the report and would place before you some of the points that have again come to mind.",
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        "content_text": "5.9\n\nDecember, 1945.\n\nREPORT BY MESSRS. PREECE, CARDEW & RIDER ON THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. ON BEHALF OF THE CIVIL ADMINISTRATION.\n\n1. SCOPE.\n\nThis report is related to the verbal terms of reference as discussed between Col. Thomson, Mr. Follows of the Civil Administration and Mr. Jackson of Messrs. Preece, Cardew & Rider on November 23rd and 24th, 1945, which are set out in detail in the attached covering letter, and except where expressly stated to the contrary, it is agreed that the plant shall be repaired and maintained in accordance with paragraph 5 thereof.\n\n2.\n\nA scrutiny of the pre-war records shows that the peak load at night was approximately 16,000 kilowatts. The present day and night peak loads are 2,300 and 4,000 kilowatts respectively. The estimated day and night peak loads by next March are 5,000 and 6,500 kilowatts respectively.\n\n3.\n\nAssuming that the present rate of expansion of load is maintained, it will be necessary to meet peak loads of approximately 6,000 kilowatts by next March, but there is little doubt that the rate of increase of load will be substantially higher during the next two or three months, and it is agreed that the peak load for March shall be assessed at 6,500 kilowatts, and it is to this basis that the following observations are related. It is understood that the present rate of expansion of domestic and similar load is limited partly by the staff available to make re-connection but also by the lack of efficient transport.\n\n4.\n\nTo meet the demand envisaged, it is essential that turbo alternator sets No.1 or 2, 5 and 6 together with boilers No.1, 2 and 7-10 inclusive shall be in reasonable commercial condition together with the associated ancillary plant, switchgear and cables.\n\n5. TURBINES:\n\nNo.8 Turbine: The foundations for this machine were completed before the surrender of the Colony, although the machine was not on site. The foundations have had to be demolished due to damage by subsequent bombing. A quantity of foundation steelwork will have to be replaced before the foundations can be re-built. This does not come within the terms of reference.\n\nNo.7 Turbo Set: This machine was deliberately put out of commission by the Royal Engineers prior to the surrender of Hong Kong. It is not required to meet the demand envisaged and does not therefore come within the terms of reference. It will probably be 10 months before this machine is in commission.\n\nNo.6 Turbo Set: This machine has already been thoroughly overhauled and can be considered as being in fair and reasonable condition. Mechanically it is sound, but owing to the high steam consumption, it should only be used as stand-by plant. Only normal maintenance and running repairs should be required.\n\nNo.5 Turbo Set: This machine has already been overhauled and can be considered as being in reasonable condition.",
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        "content_text": "4\n\nCoal Weighers:\n\nThe Avery coal weighers are in need of overhaul before they are in reasonable condition, but so far as can be ascertained the cost involved is not likely to be serious.\n\n62\n\nCoal Mixing Plant: The four coal mixing conveyors have been overhauled and are now in reasonable condition.\n\nConveyors and Elevators: The main belt conveyor from the mixing sheds to bucket elevator in the new boiler house appears to be in good working order. The necessary repairs and adjustments having already been effected. No.1 bucket elevator in the new boiler house has been overhauled and is stated to be in good working order. The necessary overhaul of No.2 bucket elevator is proceeding at present.\n\nThe main belt conveyor in the new boiler house appears to be in excellent condition. The same remark applies to the cross belt conveyor which now supplies the old boiler house in which boilers Nos.1, 2 and 7 - 10 are situated.\n\nThe gravity bucket conveyor in the old boiler house which is used to convey either coal or ashes as required, was installed about 25 years ago. A certain amount of maintenance and repair has been carried out, and the Company now consider that this is in reasonable condition considering its age. I personally should have required more extensive repairs than have actually been effected. Further repairs are not a Government liability.\n\nThe spiral conveyor from the gravity bucket conveyor to No.2 boiler has been overhauled and is now in good working order. It will be appreciated that the boiler has been converted to oil firing.\n\n11. Ash Plant: The ash handling plant for No.11 and 12 boilers is at present being overhauled. With the exception of the belt, the main cost will be labour.\n\nThe ash handling plant for boilers Nos.7-10 has already been referred to under \"Coal Handling\". The conveyor and paddle ash plant for No.2 boiler is in very poor condition. This boiler has been converted to oil firing.\n\nThe conveyor and paddle ash plant for No.1 Boiler is also in very poor condition. The ashes are at present being man-handled. New belts are required for both plants.\n\n12. Circulating Water System: The circulating water systems for turbines Nos.1-6 are each self-contained and have been overhauled with the respective sets.\n\nThe circulating water system in the new turbine house is common to all sets except that individual pumps are, or will be, provided. The two main Brackett screens at the inlet to the culverts are in need of extensive overhaul and repair, but these do not come within the terms of reference, as they can only be used in connection with No.7 turbo alternator set which is referred to under paragraph 5 above.\n\n15. Instruments: A quantity of mercury has been removed from certain instruments, and approximately 50 lbs is required before these can be put back into commission.\n\nCertain instruments on the boilers and turbines require overhauling before they can be re-commissioned.\n\n14. Reducing Valve: Prior to the surrender of the Colony, the Company had made certain alterations to the run of the steam pipework and re-positioned a de-superheater and were",
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        "content_text": "# AGRICULTURAL SUB-DEPARTMENT\n\n## 106\n\nThe area of the Colony is approximately 350 square miles, much of which is mountainous and unsuited to intensive agriculture. In the plains and lower slopes of the valleys, it is possible to grow three crops a year, usually two of rice and one of vegetables.\n\n## RICE\n\nThe principal summer crop is rice; the first crop is sown and planted at the beginning of the summer rains in April, the second crop is planted soon after the first is harvested and is itself harvested in October and November. The rice is of good quality, and prior to the war was exported to the U.S.A. In olden times the rice from the She Tin valley was sent to the Emperor of China. Probably different strains of rice are grown by each farmer who saves his own seed; all cannot be equally good; no selection and no scientific trial of varieties have been made. The farmers use night soil, bean cake, and cattle manure as fertilizers, but the main source of essential elements is obtained from the fine silt washed off the hillsides by the spring rains and deposited in the fields. This largely consists of worm casts, though this fact is not appreciated.\n\n## SUGAR CANE\n\nOn land unsuited to rice cultivation, often due to lack of water, sugar cane is grown – Ping Shan, Shun Chun Valley. The crop would probably not be worth growing but for the fact that sugar is expensive in China and it is profitable to smuggle it over the border.\n\n## SUMMER VEGETABLES\n\nEspecially near the villages, sweet potatoes are grown (chiefly as pig food) and much land is devoted to vegetables. These include taro, yam, ginger, turmeric, arrowroot, arrowhead, water chestnut, lotus, string beans, cucumbers and other gourds, water spinach, and in sandy soil near the beaches, groundnuts. Other crops grown in small amounts include soy beans and jute.\n\n## WINTER VEGETABLES\n\nIn the winter, a great variety of foreign and Chinese vegetables can be grown. Factors that limit the quantities are: (1) labour, it demands more labour to cultivate winter vegetables than rice; (2) water, the rainfall is scanty and often there is insufficient water available; (3) fertilizers, after two crops of rice it is impossible to grow a winter crop without the use of plenty of fertilizers, e.g. night soil; (4) transport, vegetables must be transported to the city to be sold. Prior to the war, approximately 1/5 of the vegetables consumed in the Colony were grown in the New Territories. This fraction could be increased considerably if attention were paid to the four limiting factors.\n\n## FOREIGN VEGETABLES\n\nWith the exception of onions (the number of hours of daylight are too few), almost every foreign vegetable can be grown. Of potatoes, carrots and beet, only small quantities are grown, though the latter two do extremely well. Large quantities of cabbages, cauliflowers, sprouting broccoli, celery, Imperial lettuce and tomatoes are grown – more than enough for the foreign community.\n\n## CHINESE VEGETABLES\n\nLarge quantities of Chinese cabbages, pak t'aol, pak taol Bun, kai lan and ki t'soi are grown, leaves of song ngapack (Tientsin cabbage); of spinaches, the true spinach, Chinese spinach, Spinach beet and annual chrysanthemum are grown. Other vegetables include Chinese radish, watercress, and sweet potato. A little finger millet and wasabi are grown in some districts.\n\n## CATTLE\n\n1",
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        "content_text": "## Grass cutters and fire.\n\n## Long drought in winter.\n\n123\n\n+\n\n## Drying N. E. winter winds.\n(The thickest woodland is on the northern, cooler, wetter slopes, e.g., Ma-on-shan, Pat Sin, etc.) All these difficulties can be overcome.\n\n## Methods\n\n1. Broadcast sowing of pine seeds in March. - wasteful.\n\n(N.B. Pine seedlings will not grow in soil that does not contain a particular fungus; this fact apparently unknown to the B. & F. Dept!)\n\n2. Pit-sowing (5 seeds on top of a cubic foot of loosened earth) better but danger of seedlings swamped by grasses.\n\n3. Pit planting with seedlings two years old - widely practised throughout the world.\n\n4. Contour planting of bamboos etc. will result in terrace formation and soil collection which will facilitate the establishment of tree seedlings.\n\n5. Lianes and other plants can be sown in gullies to check soil erosion as in U.S.A. and elsewhere.\n\n6. Dynamite can be used to loosen laterite prior to planting.\n\n## SPECIES to plant\n\nfrom memory\n\nPlants should be selected from similar latitudes N. and S. of the equator preferably where long dry winter prevails. Also from mountains nearer the equator, (200-250 N. and S.) e.g., Formosa, Kwangtung, Burma (Mts.), India (Mts.), Bahamas, Cuba, Florida, Mexico, S. California, Queensland to W. Australia, Madagascar, Transvaal, S. Africa, S. Brazil, N. Argentine and Chile.\n\nPINES - soil must be inoculated with fungus hence nurseries essential. (Some of the land in the Territories is already infected with the fungus but not all).\n\n| Species | Location |\n| --- | --- |\n| Pinus Massoniana | H.A. |\n| P. Philippensis | P.L. |\n| P. taeda | Florida |\n| P. caribaea | Cuba |\n| P. patula | Honduras |\n| P. Merkusu | Java |\n| P. Halepensis | Aleppo |\n| P. Canariensis | Canary Islands |\n| P. longifdia | Himalayas |\n| P. radiata | S. Cal. |\n\nWell watered valleys.\n\n| Species |\n| --- |\n| Cupressus macrocarpa |\n| C. Lusitanica |\n| Cedrella mexicana |\n| C. odorata |\n| Eucalyptus saligna |\n| E. maideni |\n| Grevillea robusta |\n| Schizolobium excelsa |\n| Gmelina arborea |\n| Leucaena glauca |\n| Accacia decurrens |\n\nDry and sandy places.\n\n| Species |\n| --- |\n| Casuarina |\n| Callitris sp. |\n| Cedrella Toona |\n| Cupressus torulosa |\n| Eucalyptus rostrata |\n| E. robusta |\n\n## Firewood Trees\n\n| Species |\n| --- |\n| Casuarina equisetifolia |\n| Bischofia javanica |\n| Cratoxylon polyant hum |\n| Leucaena glauca |\n| Acacia decurrens |\n| Eucalyptus globosus |\n| E. saligna |\n| Pinus sp |\n| Melia azedarach |\n| Gmelina arborea |\n\n## Ornamental\nvery many e.g., \n- Cassia sp.\n- Delonix\n- Erythrin\n- Bombax\n- Native Pinus Massoniana\n- Bischofia\n- Cratoxylon\n- Camphor\n- Ficus\n- Schima Noronhae\n- Liquidambar\n- Adenanthera\n- Machilus\n\n## Trees exhibiting autumn colour effects\n- Liquidambar\n- Rhus sp.\n- Sapium sp.\n- Lagerstroemia sp.\n\n## Trees with conspicuous spring foliage\n- Camellia sp.\n- Ficus sp.\n- Celtis chinensis",
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        "document_key": "CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949",
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        "title": "CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949",
        "content_text": "## \n\nThe Rosary III\" Home included Dependants of:\n\n* Prisoners-of-war\n* Members of the Hongkong Armed Forces, killed or missing\n* Members of the British Merchant Marine\n* Members of British Armed Forces fighting abroad.\n\nI understand that the Rosary III\" Home is now expected to be wound up at the end of this month. Under the circumstances, I shall endeavour to contact the competent Authorities in Hongkong, with a view to arriving at a suitable settlement on the spot, particularly as I expect to leave Hongkong for Shanghai about the middle of April, and do not anticipate returning here before the end of the year. I shall keep you informed of further development.\n\nIn addition to what I have written to Lieut. Col. Kay, on 30th March 1946, I would mention the following points:\n\n1. The \"Rosary III\" premises during the hostilities in Hongkong in December 1941, served as a Military Hospital, and for some time accommodated at least 700 persons, including the large numbers who sheltered there. When I first inspected the \"Rosary Hill\" premises, in July or August 1942, the walls of the rooms were already quite dirty, and there was hardly a lavatory in working-order.\n\n2. Up to the time the \"Home\" was handed over to the British Authorities, in October 1945, 46 Wash-Basins in the rooms had been broken or badly cracked, but these Wash-Basins were of Hongkong manufacture, and extremely frail; their original cost was certainly not more than £2.-.- each.\n\n3. Along the walls of the Dining Room, were heavy wooden benches (fitted into the walls) which the Superintendent of the Home (in December 1943) had removed without my prior approval, and converted into tables. The replacement of these benches is likely to be expensive as long as wood is as scarce and dear as it is at present.\n\n4. Most rooms of the \"Home\" have to be white-washed, and during the last months of the Japanese Occupation, when this Delegation could no longer provide adequate quantities of food to the inmates of the \"Home\", the inmates used to cook extra foods in their rooms, a procedure which we did our best to stop, but without much success; owing to the smoke, the walls of the rooms turned dark.\n\n5. The brass-fittings secretly removed by inmates from doors and windows in the \"Home\", such as door-knobs, window handles, for the purpose of resale to the Metal-Collectors should be replaceable without much difficulty.\n\n6. The Iron-Beds, Chairs, Rattan-Chairs, Paper-Baskets, and Mattresses etc., which were no longer available when we...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-618-7 Port Adminstation Inquiry Committee- report and minutes of meetings 1-1-1945 - 31-12-1946",
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        "content_text": "**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n**Nicl Memo.**\n\n## APPENDIX I (c)\n\n**Col. Rouse, O.A., D.P.W.**\n\nFollowing the receipt by Government of Sir David Owen's report in 1941, and as Sir David intended to leave the Colony at an early date, I immediately perused it and arranged a meeting with him to discuss certain points that appeared to me to require elucidation. This meeting took place at the Peninsula Hotel, Mr. Duncan Kennedy also being present. The points raised by me together with Sir David's answers as far as my memory goes were as follows:\n\na. Over what area was it suggested the Trust should have control? The proposed Trust should have jurisdiction over all the waters of the Colony.\n\nb. Which sea walls, piers and quays should be transferred to the Trust? No hard and fast rule could be laid down; but where a sea wall is used primarily as a place for handling cargo or mooring craft, it should be transferred to the control of the Trust.\n\nc. Was it intended to duplicate the Engineering staff working on marine works? As the Trust would necessarily require the services of an Engineer, it would probably be possible in the meantime for the Trust's Engineer to undertake the construction, maintenance and repairs of all sea walls and Government Piers in addition, including the sea walls of future reclamations. Payment for his services and for work carried out on behalf of Government would be a matter of accounting.\n\nd. Who should control the Water Police? The Trust should have no control over the Water Police which body would remain as at present constituted.\n\ne. When should pier rents be revised? All requests for revision of pier rents should be resisted until immediately prior to the falling in of the pier leases.\n\nf. What should be done with Marine Right claims? That at the first opportunity, the question of compensation for Marine Rights be referred to the courts for decision. It appeared to Sir David that too much had been made of this obstacle in the past, and he recommended dealing boldly with the problem by inviting claims.\n\n## II.\n\nIn Stanley Camp I had ample opportunity to dwell on Harbour matters and as there was no copy of Sir David's report in the Camp I compiled, from memory, a statement on the subject. Unfortunately the happenings of November 1943, when Mr. Fraser and others lost their lives, sent a wave of extreme caution through the Camp and it was deemed expedient to destroy all papers. I have now re-read the report and would place before you some of the points that have again come to mind.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-625-1 Trading Reserve Fund 1-5-1950 - 31-10-1951",
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        "title": "CO129-625-1 Trading Reserve Fund 1-5-1950 - 31-10-1951",
        "content_text": "LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, HONG KONG\n\n11\n\nOn 11th January, 1949, an agreement was made with Messrs. Wing Wo Hing to take effect from 1st December, 1948, and this agreement was not varied until a new one was made on 1st June, 1950. We are informed that the terms of both these agreements were not submitted to public tender but have been authorised.\n\nRice Controller\n\nMr. R. C. Lee acted as Rice Controller from May, 1946, to April, 1948, without receiving remuneration from Government and no charge has been incorporated in these accounts in respect of the services rendered by him. The Director of Audit has also commented on this matter.\n\nFUEL (Coal and Firewood) SECTION\n\nPurchases - Coal and Firewood\n\nDuring the year 1946/47 seven shipments of Coal and three shipments of Firewood were received by the Section but to the date of this report no charge has been received for the cost, freight and insurance. An estimate of the cost and freight of the shipments has been provided for in these accounts (as amended).\n\nJAPAN TRADE SECTION\n\nThe rate of US$1 = HK$3.97515 has been used for S.C.A.P. transactions prior to revaluation, and US$1 = HK$5.71 for post revaluation transactions, except where other special rates have applied. Besides the transactions shown in these accounts the following items were, under revised trade arrangements, transacted direct through Banks on a Commission basis:\n\n  \n    Imports\n    Exports\n  \n  \n    1947/48\n    \n    USA\n    US$ 14,282,652\n  \n  \n    1948/49\n    US$ 16,104,676\n    US$ 19,954,693\n  \n  \n    1949/50\n    US$ 29,570,202\n    124,617\n  \n\n49\n\n \nPage 11\n\nPage 49",
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        "content_text": "# SCHEDULE II\n\n## HONG KONG\n\n### DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLIES AND DISTRIBUTION\n\n#### SUMMARY OF SECTIONAL PROFITS and LOSSES\n\n#### from 1st MAY 1946 to 31st MARCH 1950\n\n614\n\nHK$\n\n### MARKETING SECTION\n\n1st May 1946 to 31st March 1950 (including balance on realisation of goods received prior to 1.5.46)\n\n### RICE SECTION\n\n  \n    1st May 1946 to 31st March 1947\n    $654,582.73\n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1948\n    $7,970,975.24\n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1949\n    $10,301,361.94\n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1950\n    $17,776,955.07\n  \n  \n    \n    $11,395,372.09\n    $30,322,292.00\n  \n  \n    1st May 1946 to 31st March 1947\n    $4,003,032.77\n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1948\n    $4,377,220.36\n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1949\n    $4,008,088.42\n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1950\n    $1,059,155.60\n    $13,447,497.15\n  \n\n### FUEL (Coal and Firewood) SECTION\n\n### JAPAN TRADE SECTION\n\n  \n    1st May 1946 to 31st March 1947\n    $1,282,577\n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1948\n    $20,451\n    $280\n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1949\n    $1,593,041.25\n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1950\n    $372,093.41\n    $2,483,074.02\n  \n\n### INDUSTRY SECTION\n\n1st January 1946 to 31st March 1950\n\nSURPLUS transferred\n\n$3,732,258.01\n\n$67,762,076.25\n\nPage 60\n\nPage 61\n\nCharges for Goods received, including provision for liabilities under Financial Settlement\n\nLanding and Handling Charges\n\nStorage Charges and Incidental Expenses\n\nBank Charges on Remittances\n\nShare of Vote Head Expenditure:\n\n1946/47\n\n1947/48\n\n1948/49\n\n1949/50\n\nBad Debts written off\n\nBalance, being Surplus of Realisations over Payments",
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        "document_key": "CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951",
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        "title": "CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951",
        "content_text": "SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, THURSDAY, MARCH\n\n'VARSITY CONGREGATION NEW BUILDING\n\nDEGREES CONFERRED\n\nImpressive Ceremony In War-Scarred, Roofless Great Hall\n\nFIRST SINCE LIBERATION\n\nIn the war-scarred, roofless Great Hall of Hong Kong University yesterday, the first official Congregation since the liberation was held in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering. His Excellency the Governor and Chancellor, Sir Alexander Grantham, conferred forty degrees, many of which were wartime. Three awards were posthumous.\n\nUNIVERSITY MACE\n\nDr L. T. Ride, Vice-Chancellor, in his speech at the University Congregation yesterday, referred to the Mace which was stolen from the University library in February, 1945. The makers had been traced, he said, and a photograph had been taken of a newspaper cutting which depicted the Mace. An exact replica, he added, would cost $10,000.\n\nDuring tea, after the official opening of the new School, Mr Leung Yew promised Dr Ride a donation of $10,000 towards the cost of the Mace, it is learned. Mr Leung took part in the official Procession at the Congregation.\n\nfine arts, and music has place within our academic walls\n\nFor years we have been all too conscious of this formidable list of deficiencies, and before the war my predecessor Dr Sloss started the huge task of dealing with it. With renewed and amazing vigour he tackled it again after the war, and largely as the result of this, plus the keenness and enthusiasm of our present staff, I am optimistic enough to predict that before the next Congregation...\n\nArchitecture School Opened\n\nBY GOVERNOR\n\nFollowing the Congregation at the University yesterday, His Excellency the Governor, with the turn of a gold key, opened the new Duncan Sloss School of Engineering and Architecture in Pokfulam Road.\n\nThe building, which is very simple and neat, is of three floors with the basement used for hydraulics. The ground and first floors are for engineering and the top for architecture.\n\nMessrs Harry Way and G.A.V. Hall, the architects, were introduced to His Excellency.\n\nOn view in the various rooms were exhibits which included a model of the proposed new Ho Tung Hall for a women's hostel, the Henry Yeung collection, some objects of Chinese art from the University Museum, a bas-relief bust of Dr Duncan Sloss and a model plan of the University grounds.\n\nVisitors inspected the building and tea was served.\n\nThe Band of 3 Commando Brigade, R. M., rendered a programme of appropriate selections both at the Congregation and at the opening ceremony.\n\nIn the course of his address, the Vice-Chancellor, Dr L. T. Ride, said that whatever our creed, whatever our standard of learning, \"surely in this year of grace 1950 it is to the advantage of humanity as a whole that there should remain in the Far East yet one institution of higher learning where freedom of thought still exists, where freedom of expression is not at the mercy of any one political party and where freedom to choose one's beliefs remains unthreatened by an iron fist or untrammelled by a curtain, be it of iron or bamboo. That is the justification of a British University in Hongkong.\"\n\nSeated on the dais on His Excellency's right were Dr L. T. Ride (Vice-Chancellor), Mr Malcolm Macdonald (Visiting Chancellor from Malaya), Prof. S. M. Banfill (Dean of Medicine), Prof. R. K. M. Simpson (Dean of Arts), Lt-Gen Sir E. C. Robert Mansergh, the Hon. R. R. Todd, Bishop Valtorta, the Hon B. C. K. Hawkins, the Hon D. F. Landale, the Hon T. N. Chau and the Hon E. A. Boyce. On the Governor's left were the Hon Sir Arthur Morse, Prof. F. A. Redmond (Dean of Engineering), Prof. D. F. Davies (Dean of Science), Mr B. Mellor (Registrar), Bishop Follows, the Hon C.G.S. Follows, the Hon S. N. Chau, the Hon Sir Man-kam Lo and Dr the Hon I. Newton. Also on the dais were members of the Court and Senate and senior Staff members.\n\nIn the front row of the audience sat Lady Grantham, Lady Morse, Prof. Edwards, Miss Dorothy Ride, Mrs Scott, Mrs Banfill, Mrs Redmond, Mr Cassels, Mr C. J. R. Dawson, ADC, and Capt J. Baker, ADC.\n\nHis Excellency the Governor with Dr L. T. Ride, Vice-Chancellor (left) and Mr G. A. V. Hall, architect (right) after opening the new Duncan Sloss School of Engineering and Architecture. — (Staff Photographer).\n\nDr Ride, addressing the gathering, said: This is the 38th Congregation of our University, and the first official Congregation held in this building since May, 1941. It is customary on these occasions for the Vice-Chancellor to review the salient activities of the University since its Congregation last met; but nine years is a large proportion of the life of a University barely 40 years old, so I do not propose to-day to attempt to cover in detail the vicissitudes of the University during all that period. I shall confine my remarks in the main to what I consider the most outstanding and supremely important outcome of the trial of war.\n\nI believe that from this veritable test of fire this University has emerged, firmly established in its own right, as an integral, permanent and valuable, though small, part of the community of Hongkong; and I believe it has attained this status not merely through the wise deliberations of the influential citizens who serve on its governing bodies, but through the solid achievements of those trained within its walls.\n\nA university presents to its members a way of life, and we in the British Empire believe that our way of life, founded on Christian principles, has something to offer to perplexed humanity. If ever the world needed it, it needs it now, as Osbert Sitwell has said: \"Of wolf-and-buffalo politics, where to howl over your prey is to be realistic, where to bellow is to prove strength, and to whine is to show grace: the world in which we sull—but only just—survive: the world in which the sabre-toothed tiger and the ant are each paragons and the butterfly is doomed for its wings, which are uneconomical...\n\nBritish Way of Life\n\nThe University is here, not to force any particular political, religious, social, economical, or scientific beliefs on its students, but to make available to those who so choose, the advantages they may find in the British way of life and learning.\n\nWhen we start talking about standards of University degrees, we are on very debatable ground. In general, no standards are laid down; a university fixes its own, but in some of the professions there are definite standards; for example, in medicine a very rigid standard is set for the protection of the public by a statutory body known as the General Medical Council.\n\nIn engineering, there is no such legal yardstick, but each year standards are checked by the Department sending the examination papers to London University for assessment by their professors.\n\nThe Fine Arts\n\nBut in the other sciences and the arts we have no such outside help, and the departments concerned are more at the mercy of local university conditions, mainly financial.\n\nIt is only fair to the citizens of the Colony that claims for assistance in the higher education of its people should receive equal consideration by the Colonial Office with the claims from other colonies.\n\nDr Ride continued, \"We have never lacked critics. I admit here and now, without shame, that in those years just prior to the war, our final year students were of their number: I often asked myself: 'What useful purpose do we serve here in Hong Kong.' My head wagged in unison with those who doubted whether we were fulfilling any really useful purpose in this community, whether the result of our efforts was worth the outlay.\n\nAbundance of Critics\n\nIn this, as in other things, it is fortunate that we have had the guidance of our academic and administrative staff, and further, the solid achievements of those trained within our walls.\n\nThe University has therefore made application to the Colonial Office for an allocation from the sum set aside under the Colonial Development and Welfare Act 1945. Our request was placed before the Inter-University Council for Higher Education in the Colonies for their recommendations.\n\nIt is expected that these visitors will arrive in the very near future.\n\nDr Sun Yat-sen, in a speech on February 20, 1923, said, \"It is a place where students, through close association with their teachers, learn to apply the knowledge of the past to the problems of the present and future, and thus become, by the attainment of a recognised standard of general and technical education, useful citizens of their community.\"\n\nA university exists for the benefit of the community and not merely for the instruction of a few selected individuals.\n\nIn the course of his address, Dr Ride said, \"This blue-print for a University gives the architect a very wide scope, but in other words, the instruction broadens the field for the critic. The loose usage locally of the term 'student' has recently been the subject of just comment by the Director of Education.\n\nA student is one who is matriculated in, or otherwise admitted to, an institution of higher education.\n\nThe conception we in the British Empire have of a university, like many other things British, has undergone numerous changes, some gradual, some radical, through the centuries.\n\nAt an International Conference held at Utrecht in August, 1948, the \"Role of a University\" was one of the major subjects for discussion.\n\nDr Ride said, \"I would put to you that the definition by which we should judge a university should at least be extended somewhat as follows: It is a place where students, through close association with their teachers, learn to apply the knowledge of the past to the problems of the present and future, and thus become, by the attainment of a recognised standard of general and technical education, useful citizens of their community.\"\n\n(Contd. on Page 10, Col. 2)",
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        "content_text": "PLIES BRANCH\n\nat MARCH, 1951\n\nSCHEDULE II\n\n25\n\nHONG KONG\n\nHKS\n\n  \n    Loss transferred from Marketing Section, Sundry Goods Realisation Account\n    $321,672.81\n  \n  \n    Net Profit transferred from Food Section General Profit and Loss Account\n    $8,842,948.62\n  \n  \n    Balance, Operating Surplus for the year ended 31st March, 1951, carried down\n    $21,672,122.26\n  \n  \n    \n    $21,993,795.07\n  \n  \n    Net Profit transferred from Fuel (Coal and Firewood) Section Trading and Profit and Loss Account\n    $1,157,187.43\n  \n  \n    Surplus transferred from Japan Trade Section Operating Account\n    $11,799,570.03\n  \n  \n    Surplus transferred from Industry Section, Cotton Yarn Realisation Account\n    $194,088.99\n  \n  \n    \n    $21,993,795.07\n  \n  \n    Adjustments in respect of years prior to 31st March, 1950\n  \n  \n    Japan Trade Section Loss on settlement of Claims etc.\n    $123,255.86\n  \n  \n    Refund to Treasury for Interest paid to The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation in respect of overdrawn balances on Hong Kong Government No.3 and No.4 Accounts for period 1st January, 1950 to 31st March, 1950\n    $30,248.00\n  \n  \n    \n    $153,503.86\n  \n  \n    Less: Provision for Exchange Losses at 31st March, 1950\n    $125,646.00\n  \n  \n    Surplus after finalising and settling all claims\n    $27,857.42\n  \n  \n    Less:\n    \n  \n  \n    Fuel (Coal and Firewood) Section Adjusted Surplus, 31st March, 1951\n    $26,202.60\n  \n  \n    \n    $1,654.82\n  \n  \n    \n    $21,670,467.44\n  \n  \n    \n    $21,672,122.26\n  \n  \n    Balance, brought down\n    $21,672,122.26\n  \n  \n    \n    $21,672,122.26",
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        "content_text": "LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, HONG KONG\n\n11.\n\n45\n\nOn 11th January, 1949, an agreement was made with Messrs. Wing Wo Hing to take effect from 1st December, 1948, and this agreement was not varied until a new one was made on 1st June, 1950. We are informed that the terms of both these agreements were not submitted to public tender but have been authorised.\n\nRice Controller\n\nMr. R. C. Lee acted as Rice Controller from May, 1946, to April, 1948, without receiving remuneration from Government and no charge has been incorporated in these accounts in respect of the services rendered by him. The Director of Audit has also commented on this matter.\n\nFUEL (Coal and Firewood) SECTION\n\nPurchases - Coal and Firewood\n\nDuring the year 1946/47 seven shipments of Coal and three shipments of Firewood were received by the Section but to the date of this report no charge has been received for the cost, freight and insurance. An estimate of the cost and freight of the shipments has been provided for in these accounts (as amended).\n\nJAPAN TRADE SECTION\n\nThe rate of US$1 = HK$3.97515 has been used for S.C.A.P. transactions prior to revaluation, and US$1 = HK$5.71 for post revaluation transactions, except where other special rates have applied. Besides the transactions shown in these accounts the following items were, under revised trade arrangements, transacted direct through Banks on a Commission basis :-\n\n  \n    \n    Imports\n    Exports\n  \n  \n    1947/48\n    US$\n    US$ 124,617\n  \n  \n    1948/49\n    US$ 14,282,652\n    US$ 16,104,676\n  \n  \n    1949/50\n    US$ 19,954,693\n    US$ 29,570,202",
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        "content_text": "# SCHEDULE II\n\n## HONG KONG\n\n### DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLIES AND DISTRIBUTION\n\n#### SUMMARY OF SECTIONAL PROFITS and LOSSES from 1st MAY 1946 to 31st MARCH 1950.\n\n### MARKETING SECTION\n\n1st May 1946 to 31st March 1950 (including balance on realisation of goods received prior to 1.5.46)\n\n  \n    $\n    654,582.73\n  \n  \n    HK$\n    17,776,955.07\n  \n\n### RICE SECTION\n\n  \n    1st May 1946 to 31st March 1947\n    57A\n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1948\n    \n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1949\n    \n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1950\n    \n  \n\n### FUEL (Coal and Firewood) SECTION\n\n  \n    1st May 1946 to 31st March 1947\n    $ 7,970,975.24\n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1948\n    10,301,361.94\n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1949\n    11,395,372.09\n    30,322,292\n  \n  \n    \n    4,003,032.77\n    00\n  \n  \n    \n    4,377,220.36\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    4,008,088.42\n    \n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1950\n    1,059,155.60\n    13,447,497.15\n  \n\n### JAPAN TRADE SECTION\n\n  \n    1st May 1946 to 31st March 1947\n    1,282,577.20\n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1948\n    \n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1949\n    20,451.02\n    1,593,041.25\n  \n  \n    Year ended 31st March 1950\n    372,093.41\n    2,483,074.02\n  \n\n### INDUSTRY SECTION\n\n1st January 1946 to 31st March 1950\n\n  \n    SURPLUS transferred\n    3,732,258.01\n    67,762,076.25\n  \n\nPage 60\n\nPage 61",
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