[ { "id": 227711, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848", "content_text": "Lordship will wisheet #146 Plenipotentiation to enter into excumcation with you on there\n\nmullers\n\nJam &\n\n(signed) E & Ward\n\nCipri\n\nAdmietly\n\n13\n\nCopy to Something in the\n\n16th Nov? 1848\n\nWith Reference to my Letter\n\nof this day's date, transmitting a\n\nCopy of instructions to Rear Admiral\n\nLt Francis Collier\n\non the subject\n\nLords\n\nof the means to be adopted to check the prevalence of piracy in the China Seas, and other parts of his station, my Commissioners of the Admiralty would wish to suggest to Lord Grey the propriety of Instructions being given to the Queen's Advocate,\n\nor other Law Officer of the Colony of Hong Kong, to\n\nwatch\n\nthe Interests of the\n\nPublic, with regard to the Bounty Merchant Merivale dag.\n\nColonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 227713, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848", "page_number": 17, "title": "CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848", "content_text": "instruch the Jones accordingly?\n\n18 New W\n\ni lo\n\n7207\n\nHy\n\n2.662\n\nEntert\n\n474\n\nBonbone C. B.\n\n26 Jodis 27.\n\n2143. 18Mer\n\n24\n\n2142\n\n2143 Hongkong\n\n237/48\n\nStraus sich for your\n\nenformaton and guidance\n\nthe copies of twe litters from\n\nthe Board of Admiralty\n\nenclosing a Copy of the\n\nInstructions which have been\n\naddrified by the Lords Commit to Rear Admiral Sir Francis Collier respecting\n\nthe measures to be adopted\n\nfor\n\nthe suppression of Piracy. and for the protection of\n\nTrading Vissels air the\n\n15", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 227723, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848", "page_number": 27, "title": "CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848", "content_text": "Jury at Hong Kong had found \"No Bill\" against the master and Crew of the \"Apec\".\n\nAlso enclose Com Pilmaus letter of the ...\n\nBut badly, which gives full particulars of the circumstances under which the Jewel was seized.\n\nI have be...\n\nF. Collien Rear Admiral\n\nTo\n\nCaptain ...al\n\nCambrina al 25 Banghong 19th Oct? 1848.\n\nI have the honour to forward the lifegofs. Saddassed letter which ... to the Secretary of the Admiralty, respecting the seizure of the Schooner \"Sice\" on the 22nd of June, on a charge of Piracy; and relative to this case, I now beg to inform you that the time of the trial of the Master & Crew of the above Vessel was fixed for the Bad Friday.\n\nSin S. Collier Commander", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228817, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "page_number": 133, "title": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "content_text": "Deinater P.52 $41849\n\nInclosure in\n\n120\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\na\n\nJuolel\n\nCupitied to the Civil frziument\n\nRequisition for Stationery to be\n\nfornyhow, to the year, $45–50. –\n\n7# May 1849-\n\nOriginal bruund Military\n\nto be returned when Coltran\n\nGovernor Bonham to Earl Grey.-(Received July 7, 1849.)\n\n(No. 53. Financial.) My Lord,\n\nVictoria, Hong Kong, May 23, 1849. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of despatch, No. 83, of the 19th December last, informing me that your Lordship's attention had been attracted by the large and continued amount of the expenditure of Hong Kong, and directing me to enquire into the expenditure of the island in all its various branches, civil, military, and naval, and to make a report thereon, whether by improved arrangements and more effectual co-operation between the branches of the public service, the heavy charges at present incurred may not be reduced.\n\n2. In my despatch, No. 104, of the 26th December, 1848, I advised your Lordship that I had already reduced the civil establishments to 31,447l. showing a saving of 3,340l, to take effect from the first of this year, and in a separate despatch of 27th December, I offered certain suggestions for further future reductions as vacancies occurred.\n\n3. In despatch, No. 10, of 25th January last, I stated my opinion of the force that appeared to me to be necessary to ensure the internal tranquillity of the colony, and proposed a reduction of 14,410l. 8s. 3d. annually.\n\n4. The Naval Establishment for China is fixed at-\n\n1 Frigate at Hong Kong.\n\n1 Steamer ditto.\n\n1 Brig of War at Whampoa.\n\n1 ditto at Amoy.\n\n1 ditto at Ningpo.\n\n1 ditto at Shanghae.\n\nThis establishment is quite ample for all purposes whatever; and if we could only be certain that the force stationed at Hong Kong would always be available, the military department would possibly be susceptible of even further reduction.\n\n5. To enable me to comply with the instructions contained in your Lordship's despatch, I addressed Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Collier, the Naval Commander-in-chief, on the subject generally, and suggested that the naval force ordinarily stationed here might be supplied with provisions by the army commissariat, and such munitions of war as the vessels on the coast might require, by the Ordnance department; and requested to know whether, with the exception of coals and spars, &c., and items of this description, which could be easily housed on shore, the \"Minden,\" the hulk of a 74 gun ship lying in the harbour, would not be sufficient to hold all the other stores of a purely naval description.\n\n[191]\n\nB", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228818, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "page_number": 134, "title": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "content_text": "3\n\n121\n\nEnclosure No. 2, page 8.\n\n6. His Excellency has favoured me with a reply, by which it would seem that in his opinion this amalgamation would not be convenient. From his letter I however find that the annual expense of the naval civil department amounts to £2,365l. 17s. 1d. per annum. The nature and quantity of stores do not appear. They are generally reported however to be infinitely greater than necessary, and have been collected and sent out no doubt under an impression that the naval force would be on a more extensive scale than it now is, or is ever likely to be. By Sir Henry Pottinger's letter No. 29 of 3rd April, 1843, to the Earl of Aberdeen, I find that he proposed the following as a fitting naval force for the station.\n\n4 Frigates.\n\n7 Brigs.\n\n3 Large Steamers.\n\n2 Small ditto\n\n7. I am of opinion that all provisions and stores of every description beyond what may be required for a force of 1,500 men should be dispensed with; and it will then remain for the proper authorities in England to decide whether the army commissariat is not capable of performing a part of this duty.\n\nOn the duties incidental to the army commissariat I shall hereafter remark.\n\n8. The naval storehouses are in a most dilapidated state, and should be taken down. The Admiral states that he has recommended to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty the occupation of what are termed the \"Godowns,\" (forfeited to the Crown), as well adapted for naval purposes. This proposition I fully concur; but I understand that the Royal Engineers have estimated that it will cost 5000l. to put them in repair, their original cost being somewhat less than 3000l.\n\n14. The establishment of the Naval Storekeeper and Agent Victualler stands thus:-\n\n \n STOREKEEPER'S DEPARTMENT.\n \n £\n s.\n d.\n \n \n Naval Storekeeper and Agent Victualler\n \n 600\n 0\n 0\n \n \n 1 Clerk\n \n 250\n 0\n 0\n \n \n 1 Clerk\n \n 175\n 0\n 0\n \n \n 1 Storeman\n \n 94\n 0\n 10\n \n \n Victualling Money, £27 7 6\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 4 Boatmen, 5 Labourers\n \n 137\n 10\n 0\n \n \n 834 Additional extra Labourers for Service of Establishment\n \n 28\n 19\n 2\n \n \n House Rent for Naval Storekeeper and Agent Victualler\n \n 100\n 0\n 0\n \n \n Stationery\n \n 15\n 0\n 0\n \n \n Master commanding Store-Ship \"Minden,\" and as Queen's Harbour Master\n \n 100\n 0\n 0\n \n \n \n \n 1,500\n 10\n 0\n \n \n AGENT VICTUALLER'S DEPARTMENT.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agent Victualler, paid as Naval Storekeeper.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1 Clerk\n \n 200\n 0\n 0\n \n \n 1 Clerk\n \n 175\n 0\n 0\n \n \n 1 Storeman\n \n 94\n 0\n 10\n \n \n £ 9 2 6\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Victualling Money\n \n £27\n 7\n 6\n \n \n 1 Cooper @ 6d. per day, borne on \"Minden's\" books as Cooper's Crew\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1 Cooper @ 1s. 9d. per day, as Cooper's Crew Victualling Money -\n \n £31\n 18\n 9\n \n \n \n \n £27\n 7\n 6\n \n \n 5 Victualling Labourers\n \n 36\n 10\n 0\n \n \n \n \n 75\n 0\n 0\n \n \n 474 Additional extra Labourers\n \n 16\n 9\n 2\n \n \n Allowance Stationery\n \n 15\n 0\n 0\n \n \n Police Force\n \n 100\n 0\n 0\n \n \n \n \n £2,365\n 17\n 1\n \n \n Total\n \n \n \n \n \n\n9. There however a capital house and godown, built at a cost of about 42,000 dollars, and for which the Government once offered 40,000 dollars, now for sale: it might possibly be had for 20 to 25,000 dollars, and had I any voice in this question, I should strongly advocate its being purchased, in preference to repairing the Albany Godowns.\n\n10. In considering the quantity of naval provisions consumed in China, it should not be forgotten that fresh provisions are usually served out to the seamen. The annual expenditure of salt provisions on this account can be easily ascertained in England, and if it be comparatively small, a very limited space would I imagine be necessary for the storing of the other articles of provision, most, if not all of which, save spirits, are procurable on the spot. I would here, for easy reference, remark, that the European troops during six months of the year get fresh beef and bread daily, and that during the other six months, they are supplied with salt beef and pork ONCE in each week. Taking the regimental force therefore at 600 men, the expenditure of salt provisions may be estimated at from 70 to 80 tierces per annum.\n\n11. His Excellency in his letter to my address speaks of 2,150 men being victualled at Hong Kong on the 6th of April. This, I need scarcely say, was accidental, the force having been collected with reference to the possibility of its being required to enforce our treaty right of entrance into the city of Canton. This will not occur again, and the force at Hong Kong is not likely to exceed one frigate and one steamer.\n\n12. I wish with the Admiral that one half of the splendid range of stores erected for the Ordnance could be devoted to the navy, and I imagine that if we only had the proper quantity of stores for a force of 1,200 men military, they might be so occupied.\n\n13. Before concluding my remarks on the naval department, I would observe that Sir Francis Collier appears to consider Hong Kong as the headquarters of Her Majesty's ships; and should this be the case, then a corresponding reduction can be made at Trincomalee. It matters little where any necessary expense is incurred, but the same expense for establishment cannot be requisite at Trincomalee and at Hong Kong also: at one place or the other therefore reduction should take place. To myself it is indifferent where the reduction does take effect, as I can have no possible object in view but the good of the public service; and having so recently entered the service of the Crown, I am of necessity free from all professional jealousies, as also from all prejudices in favour of one branch of the service over the other.\n\nEnclosure No. 3.\n\npage 12.\n\n15. With reference to the military department, I beg to annex a letter which I addressed to Major-General Staveley, as well as his reply thereto, inclosing Enclosure No. 4, a report from the respective officers of ordnance, with several documents which Enclosure No. 5, will be noticed below, and amongst these a return of troops serving in the China command.\n\nEnclosure No. 6,\n\npage 15.\n\nment.\n\n16. Enclosure No. 7, will explain the extent and nature of the Ordnance stores, and that it far exceeds the wants of the force in China is obvious. It is impossible for me to specify each article of which there is a superfluity; but I will remark on a few that appear amongst the most prominent. By reference to the returns it will be seen that we have no less than 163 pieces of ordnance, of which 54 are 32-pounders, and 20 are 18-pounders; and that there are about 41,000 pounds of powder, and not less than 1,831,529 balled musket cartridges, and 62,000 blank musket cartridges; 35,873 fuzees, 28,400 loose round shot, besides strapped and fixed, ready for service.\n\n17. Enclosure No. 8, will show that during the past year only 206,283 ball and blank cartridges, and 23,159 pounds of gunpowder have been issued, which is a tolerable proof that of this article we have quite enough already; and yet within these past few days 523 additional quarter barrels containing 261,500 musket ball cartridges have arrived by the \"Palmyra.' I propose therefore that the question should be submitted to the proper authorities, and no further ordnance stores than what are required for a force, say of 2000 men, which would include the demands of the navy, should be retained; and that the remainder of what might be good and useful should be sent to Ceylon, or to England, where they may be of use to the service, instead of, as must be the case, becoming unserviceable and useless here; and what might prove in the latter state should be disposed of by auction on the spot or destroyed.\n\n18. By thus relieving the ordnance storekeeper of the charge of a quantity of unnecessary and useless stores, he would, in my judgment have sufficient time to take on him some part of the duties at present performed by the naval storekeeper, leaving the supplying of provisions, &c., to the army commissariat department.\n\n19. From the statement of Mr. St. Hill, the Ordnance Storekeeper, an Enclosure No. 10, officer of long standing and great respectability, it certainly does appear that he page 36.\n\nB 2", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228821, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "page_number": 137, "title": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "content_text": "Sir,\n\n8\n\nEnclosure 1.\n\nGovernor Bonham to Rear-Admiral Collier.\n\nVictoria, Hong Kong, April 5, 1849.\n\nI HAVE the honour to bring to the notice of your Excellency that in obedience to instructions from the Right Honourable the Earl Grey, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, it becomes my duty to institute a strict search into the expenditure of this colony, civil, naval, and military; and I hope for the cordial assistance of your Excellency in affording me information connected with the expenditure of the naval department here.\n\nIn the first instance it is desirable that I should be furnished with an account of the total annual expenditure entailed upon the Government for the establishment of the naval victualler and storekeeper's department, the nature and value of the stores under his charge, together with the condition and outlay of the present naval stores, buildings, and a detail of any future expenditure which may be in contemplation, either for stores, or public works, or repairs.\n\nI should also feel obliged for any suggestions that your Excellency may be pleased to offer relative to the present site occupied by the naval store rooms, or of any other which to your Excellency may appear better suited for that purpose; and lastly, with a view to making every possible reduction compatible with the interests of the Crown and the objects for which the various departments have been established, I would beg to be further favoured with your opinion upon the following points :-\n\n1st. Does your Excellency consider that the \"Minden\" is equal to containing the variety of ship gear and dry stores likely to be required for repairing, refitting, and supplying the squadron ordinarily in these seas, without any buildings being wanted for similar stores on shore?\n\n2ndly. Supposing that the naval victualling department at West Point was abolished, could its duties be transferred to the army commissariat on shore?\n\n3rdly. If the department of naval storekeeper could also be dispensed with, and the ordnance storekeeper directed to furnish Her Majesty's ships with such stores and munitions of war as had been hitherto supplied by the naval storekeeper, would the wants of the navy be as efficiently supplied, and the service equally well conducted?\n\nIn conclusion, I would beg to observe that it is of the utmost importance to enable me to report on this subject, that I should have the benefit and advantage of your Excellency's advice and opinion upon matters so purely naval.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nSir,\n\n(Signed) S. G. BONHAM.\n\nEnclosure 2.\n\nRear-Admiral Collier to Governor Bonham.\n\n\"Hastings,\" at Hong Kong, April 9, 1849.\n\nI HAVE had the honour to receive your Excellency's letter of the 5th instant, communicating the instructions you have received from Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, to institute a strict search into the expenditure of the colony of Hong-Kong, civil, naval, and military; and requesting my assistance therein, which I am happy to afford you, so far as my humble abilities will permit.\n\nI will reply to the questions of your Excellency in the order in which they have been put.\n\nI have called for a return of the total annual expense of the establishment of the naval storekeeper and agent victualler, which is herewith transmitted for your Excellency's information. I must however be permitted to remark that the expense of this establishment, which is already at as low an ebb as possible, refers not merely to the colony of Hong Kong, but is incurred for the general requirements of Her Majesty's ships and vessels employed on the East India and China station; and as so large a proportion of the squadron has of late been employed on the coast of China, your Excellency will readily understand that no reduction of the naval civil establishment here can be ventured upon with safety, while so many of Her Majesty's vessels are retained in these parts. Your Excellency can judge whether or not the presence of the squadron is required in China; but so long as it is stationed in these seas there must be adequate means for providing the ships with stores and provisions.\n\nWith regard to the nature and value of the stores in charge of the naval storekeeper and agent victualler, I think the first point only need be stated. The stores are what are ordinarily understood by naval stores, and are too numerous to define. There should be every article necessary for the fitting, rigging, refitting, repairing, and victualling of the squadron. The value of these naval and victualling stores is undoubtedly large, but varies so much from day to day as the wants of the squadron may be supplied, and according to the quantities that are sent from England, that any calculation of their value would be giving useless trouble to estimate, and would only mislead your Excellency.\n\nI am not the first person to point out, nor is this the first occasion on which I have pointed out that the condition of the buildings at present designated the naval storehouses, is most dilapidated, and that they are altogether and evidently unfit for the purposes to which they have been applied. I have already declined to sanction any further outlay upon them, beyond what may be absolutely required to protect the stores and provisions from the weather; and the experience which every day brings me only tends to strengthen the opinions I have previously expressed. I do not therefore contemplate any further expenditure for works or repairs upon the present naval storehouses.\n\nThe site of the buildings at West Point is extremely inconvenient and objectionable, and I have recommended to the Admiralty a range of storehouses, now vacant, called the Albany Godowns, as being well adapted for naval purposes; but I will presently bring under the notice of your Excellency a pile of buildings which will be still more appropriate for the purpose.\n\nYour Excellency inquires whether I consider \"that the Minden is equal to containing the variety of ship gear and dry stores likely to be required for repairing, refitting, and supplying the squadron ordinarily in these seas, without any buildings being wanted for similar stores on shore.\"\n\nTo which I answer that the Minden certainly is not equal to containing the whole of the naval stores likely to be required; there are some articles such as spars, anchors, chain cables, iron, coals, boats, &c., which from the want of space and other causes, can only be properly stowed and kept in order on shore; while it is absolutely necessary for the preservation in this country of many kinds of naval stores, that they should be kept afloat.\n\nThe next question is, \"supposing that the naval victualling department at West Point was abolished, could its duties be transferred to the army commissariat on shore?\"\n\nI think not. On the 6th instant, 2,150 men were victualled on board Her Majesty's ships in China; and if the present establishment of the commissariat be no more than sufficient to supply the wants of the army, it follows that the number of officers and men must be very much increased if the same branch of the service were also called upon to supply the navy; and in my opinion the increased expense would be better applied in maintaining, as heretofore, altogether a distinct victualling establishment for the navy,-the system of accounts, and the scale of victualling and general duties being so different.\n\nTo the next question-\" If the department of naval storekeeper could also be dispensed with, and the ordnance storekeeper directed to furnish Her Majesty's ships with such stores and munitions of war as had been hitherto been supplied by the naval storekeeper, would the wants of the navy be as sufficiently supplied, and the service equally well conducted?\"\n\nI must again answer no! but it is a question well worthy of consideration, whether an efficient naval storekeeper would not be quite capable of supplying the wants of the ordnance. Certainly I think much more so than the ordnance storekeeper possibly could be of supplying the navy. I need only beg of your Excellency to compare the number of the ships of war with the number of artillery quartered at Hong Kong, which from the impossibility of fortifying the place, never can be a large garrison,\n\nThis brings me to the subject of the splendid range of buildings which have been erected for ordnance storehouses, and which seem to me to be infinitely ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228822, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "page_number": 138, "title": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "content_text": "10\n\nmore capacious than ever can be required for so small a garrison as is likely to be maintained at Hong Kong; while they would be in every respect suitable for the naval department; and the occupation of them for naval purposes would save a large expense which otherwise must be incurred very soon, as the present temporary sheds at West Point cannot be looked upon as likely to last for any length of time. The ordnance storehouses are spacious and well constructed; and, with the wharf, would afford ample accommodation for the stowage of all the naval stores and provisions which it may be necessary to keep on shore at Hong Kong. The ordnance wharf, with some slight improvement, would be well adapted to receive the cumbrous articles, such as coals, anchors, boats, &c.\n\nThe Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having furnished me with a copy of Earl Grey's instructions to your Excellency, and your letter having also informed me that the investigation with which you have been intrusted extends to civil as well as naval and military matters, I am sure it must be a matter of sincere congratulation to your Excellency and the public, that the opportunity has been thus afforded you of pointing out to Her Majesty's Government the numerous civil situations held by various Government officers at Hong Kong, of which the salaries are very high; while on the other hand the duties are extremely light, and in some instances I should imagine nearly nominal. The long experience your Excellency had in conducting for so many years the admirable system of Government pursued at Singapore, where an adequate establishment for a much larger settlement is maintained for at least one-sixth of the expense of this colony, well enable your Excellency to judge how many civil appointments there are existing here that can, and no doubt will, be dispensed with with great advantage to the public service, and at a vast saving of the public expenditure.\n\nI shall have the honour of transmitting a copy of this letter to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) F. A. COLLIER, Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-chief.\n\nA STATEMENT of the Annual Expenditure of the Department as required by Rear-Admiral Sir F. A. Collier's letter, dated 6th April, 1849.\n\nDepartment of the Naval Storekeeper.\n\nService for 1848.\n\nAnnual Amount,\n\nRemarks.\n\n11\n\nDepartment of the Agent Victualler.\n\nA STATEMENT of the Annual Expenditure of this Department, as required by Rear-Admiral Sir F. A. Collier's letter, dated 6th April, 1849.\n\nService, 1848.\n\n \n SALARIED OFFICERS.\n £\n s.\n d.\n \n \n Agent Victualler paid as Naval Storekeeper\n \n \n \n \n \n 2 Clerks\n 1 @ £200\n \n \n \n \n \n 1 @ £175\n \n \n \n \n \n 375\n 0\n 0\n \n \n WAGES ESTABLISHMENT.\n £\n s.\n d.\n \n \n 1 Storeman Victualling Money\n 66\n 13\n 4\n \n \n \n 27\n 7\n 6\n \n \n 1 Cooper Victualling Money\n \n \n \n \n \n 2 Coopers--\n \n \n \n \n \n WAGES EXTRA LIST.\n \n \n \n \n \n 1 @ 6d. per day, borne on \"Minden's\" book as Cooper's crew Victualling Money\n \n \n \n \n \n 1 @ ls. 9d. per day, as Cooper's crew\n \n \n \n \n \n Victualling Money\n \n \n \n \n \n 5 Victualling Labourers\n 94\n 0\n 10\n \n \n 474 additional extra Labourers\n \n \n \n \n \n Allowances, Stationery\n \n \n \n \n \n Police Force\n 66\n 13\n 4\n \n \n \n 27\n 7\n 6\n \n \n \n 94\n 0\n 10\n \n \n \n 9\n 2\n 6\n \n \n \n 27\n 7\n 6\n \n \n \n 36\n 10\n 0\n \n \n Remarks,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 31\n 18\n 9\n \n \n \n 27\n 7\n 6\n \n \n \n 59\n 6\n 3\n \n \n \n 75\n 0\n 0\n \n \n \n 16\n 9\n \n \n \n O200\n \n \n \n \n \n Employed on emergency.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 15\n 0\n \n \n \n \n 100\n 0\n \n \n \n \n 865\n 7\n I\n \n \n SALARIED OFFICERS.\n £\n s.\n d.\n \n \n Naval Storekeeper and Agent Victualler\n 600\n 0\n 0\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2 Clerks\n 1 at £250\n \n \n \n \n \n 1 at £175\n \n \n \n \n \n 425\n 0\n 0\n \n \n WAGES ESTABLISHMENT.\n £\n S.\n d.\n \n \n 1 Storeman\n 66\n 13\n 4\n \n \n Victualling Money\n 27\n 7\n 6\n \n \n \n 94\n 0\n 10\n \n \n WAGES EXTRA LIST.\n \n \n \n \n \n + Boatmen 5 Labourers\n \n \n \n \n \n 884 Additional extra Labourers for service of establishment\n \n \n \n \n \n House-rent for Naval Storekeeper and Agent Victualler\n \n \n \n \n \n Stationery\n \n \n \n \n \n Master commanding store-ship \"Minden,\" and as Queen's Harbour Master\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 137\n 10\n 0\n \n \n Boatmen employed also as labourers.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 0\n 000\n \n \n \n \n 28\n 19\n 2\n \n \n Chinese labourers employed\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100\n 0\n \n \n \n as requisite.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 15\n 0\n \n \n \n \n 100\n 0\n \n \n \n \n 0\n \n \n \n \n \n 1,500\n 10\n 0\n \n\nHong Kong Yard, April 7, 1849.\n\n(Signed)\n\nTHOS. Mc KNIGHT, Naval Storekeeper.\n\nSir,\n\nHong Kong Yard, April 7, 1849.\n\n(Signed)\n\nTHOS. Mc KNIGHT, Agent Victualler..\n\nEnclosure 3.\n\nGovernor Bonham to Major-General Staveley.\n\nVictoria, Hong Kong, April 3, 1849. IN consequence of a despatch from the Right Honourable the Earl Grey, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, calling upon me to institute a strict investigation into the expenditure of this colony, civil, naval, and military, I have the honour to inform you that, to effect the object of his Lordship, it will be necessary for me to be furnished—\n\n1st. With a report from the Department of the Ordnance here, showing the total quantity and value of arms, ammunition, and stores generally, as also the amount already expended upon public buildings; what further outlay may be in contemplation, either for additional works, improvements, or repairs; as well as a schedule of the pay and allowances of all persons belonging to the Ordnance here, together with a table showing the duties which each individual is required to perform.\n\nC 2\n\n125", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229233, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "page_number": 184, "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "content_text": "1\n\nof Date\n\nof\n\nDeaf Drops\n\n1\n\nSubject of Despatch.\n\n1849\n\ne of\n\nthe\n\n9.\n\n974 2ythette: Transmitting Treasurer's Returns,\n\nReceipts and Payments for quarter ended 30 September, 1847 together with the Report of the Board of Audit held on the 4th October, of the Colonial Treasurer\n\n37\n\n98 29th\n\nFransen\n\n<-\n\nwitting leafy of Despatch No. 4450 to Viscount Palmerston, forwarding further correspondence with the Amaral.\n\ncas\n\nJed\n\nassociation\n\nof Governor\n\n99 29th. Reporting demise of the\n\nS of Date of Despatch\n\nmunitions of War at Hongkong.\n\n180 A\n\n104 19th Oct. Reporting sale of certain Crown Lands, on the 5th October, 1849.\n\n105 21st\n\nStating circumstances which have resulted in the recognition by the Chinese High Commissioner of the sovereignty of the territory of Hongkong.\n\n106 23rd\n\nReporting\n\nCommander-in-chief,\n\nthe 28th October 1849.\n\nVice Admiral\n\n107 26th\n\nRear Admiral Sir Francis A. Collier, C.B., K.C.H.\n\nNaval Commander\n\nmorning of\n\nOriginals.... RECEIVED\n\n101 10th\n\nOct. Reporting transport of letter from the Oriental Bank at Hong-Kong and applying for instructions re: Governor Bonham's letter No. 439 of 15th June, 1848.\n\n_163 16th - Forwarding correspondence passed between himself and the late Naval Commander-in-chief relative to the sale of\n\n14\n\n102 16th - Forwarding\n\nZ\n\nLease of the Western Market to Mr. George Buddell, for a period of three years commencing from the 14th November, 1849.\n\n1. from\n\nAcknowledging receipt of Despatch No. 1443 of 15th September, 1849\n\nthe leave of absence\n\n108.28th\n\nReporting 12 months sick leave granted to Mr. Sena, on certificate, to proceed to England, and requesting His Lordship's favorable consideration.\n\nSomer\n\nSine\n\nthe SAANZE\n\nCawiets to\n\n1850\n\nthe Muna,\n\nManager\n\nle\n\n2\n\ninstructions an\n\nthe\n\ndespatch\n\n100\n\n#\n\n\"\n\nReporting sale of 9 Lots of Land on the 27th November, 1849.\n\n110\n\n\"\n\nConsideration\n\nApplying for instructions relative to the disposal of European Convicts sentenced to", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229308, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "page_number": 259, "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "content_text": "Duplicate.\n\nJe\n\n90.\n\n20/12/49\n\nMiscellaneous.\n\n254\n\nDcsp : No. G8 of 1849.\n\nInclosure No. 17y in\n\nH. E.. Mr. Bonham\n\n-Commissioner Sew to\n\nof two\n\nthe capture\n\nannouncing tional \"Chinese who had been\n\nengaged.\n\nis the\n\nassassination of\n\nlate Governor Amaral,\n\n15th October, 1849.\n\nthe\n\nMy Lord,\n\nVictoria, Hongkong\n\n26th October, 1849.\n\nI regret to report to Your\n\nLordship the decease\n\nof His Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir\n\nFrancis A. Collier, C. B., K. C.H.\n\nNaval Commander-in-\n\nChief\n\non the East India and China stations,\n\nwhich took place at Hongkong\n\nearly\n\nyesterday morning.\n\nHis Excellency had long\n\nbeen in a declining state, under\n\nhead a Paralytic\n\nattack last.\n\nThe Night before last =\n\nThe Earl Grey,\n\nNo.\n\nNo\n\nJ\n\nmay", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229337, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "page_number": 288, "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "content_text": "a Special Report from the Superintendents\n\nof Police regarding the effect of fishing boats being detained by Pirates in a creek called Sing hoi, close to Bias Bay,\n\nand that this information had been obtained from some of the fishing boats that had succeeded in escape. I thereupon immediately addressed the accompanying letter to Commander Kay, who most readily and cheerfully undertook to proceed in search of the marauders; and next morning, the 27th, he left accordingly.\n\nOn the afternoon of that day, Collier arrived in the \"Hastings\" from Singapore, and on the 30th, this Consul-General received Commander Kay's reports of the same date, (Inclosure 1,)\n\nupon which this Consul-General determined on sending Her Majesty's steamer \"Fury\" to assist the \"Columbine\" in totally destroying the Piratical fleet. Your Lordship will learn from Commander Kay's second Report of the 2nd October, (Inclosure 2,) the very successful result of the combined operations.\n\nThe fleet destroyed on this occasion was under the command of one Chui Apoo, supposed to be the individual who, with six others, murdered Captain Da Costa and Lieutenant Dunbar on this Island in March last.\n\nI thought this, therefore, a favourable opportunity of giving publicity to two official communications which I have lately addressed to the Chinese Commissioner, (with that Functionary's reply to the latter), relative to this man and piracy generally, in order that Her Majesty's\n\nPage 282", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229339, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "page_number": 290, "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "content_text": "overthrow of his former confederates.\n\nI have the further satisfaction to enclose an account of Piratical vessels captured and destroyed by Her Majesty's ships, between the months of May and October, 1849.\n\nI have, &c., (Signed) H. G.\n\n(True Copy)\n\nBonham, Colonial Secretary\n\nPage 5\n\nInclosure in Despatch No. 142 of 1849.\n\nHER MAJESTY'S SLOOP Columbine, TYPSUNG BAY, 30th September, 1849.\n\nSIR, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency, that on the evening of Thursday the 27th instant, I left Hongkong in search of a Piratical Fleet, commanded by the notorious \"Chui-a-poo,\" and proceeded to Harlaim Bay, where I arrived at Noon on the 28th, and found that after sacking the village there, they had gone to Tysami, off which place, I descried at 11 P.M., the Fleet under weigh, consisting of 14 Junks formed in two lines, making off for the S.W. The village at this Bay we observed smouldering.\n\nI attacked one of the largest I could reach, the wind being very light, at 11.45, and continued engaged with as many as I could bear upon, until calm and their sweeps prevented further engagement.\n\nI chased them with sweeps and light airs through the night, and came up with them again at near noon yesterday, the 29th, when, to my satisfaction, the wind being still very light, I observed the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Steam Vessel Canton coming from the westward; that vessel seeing me chasing, as soon as she could opened her fire, and thereby threw the Junks into confusion, when numbers began to jump overboard and took to their boats. Mr. Watkins, who had chartered her for the purpose of looking after the Coquette missing vessel, and who carries this despatch, and who eventually served in our boats, most kindly gave up his charter to admit of Mr. Jamieson, the Commander of the Steam-vessel, rendering me the assistance of getting near the Pirates, I so much needed.\n\nI have the satisfaction of acquainting Your Excellency that three Junks have been abandoned, and one blown up and destroyed, in these operations, the latter by the boats of the Sloop under the command of Lieutenant Bridges, Senior of the Columbine, of which I purpose furnishing Your Excellency more detailed particulars.\n\nThe remainder of this formidable Piratical Fleet, 10 in number, are now at anchor at the head of Byas Bay near Fan-sokong in sight, and I feel confident, if promptly assisted by the Fury, and such other disposable force as Your Excellency may be pleased to send me, can be effectually destroyed; as they shew no intention at present of coming out; and I have good information that they purpose repairing their damages where they are.\n\nWe have destroyed at least 250 Pirates since 11 P.M. of the 28th, but I regret to state that our loss has been three killed, one officer and six men wounded.\n\nMy ship's company having now been 40 hours at the sweeps and quarters, are necessarily much fatigued, and the sick list leaves me not more than 60 effective people on board.\n\nMr. Watkins will give Your Excellency every information of the proceedings of the Sloop under my command since noon yesterday, which, from my anxiety to put Your Excellency in possession of these proceedings, and to get the Canton under weigh for Hongkong, I cannot at present furnish.\n\nMy ammunition is much reduced, but if to increase my present stock would detain the expedition, what I have must suffice.\n\nI have the honour to be, Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient humble Servant, JOHN C. DALRYMPLE HAY, Commander.\n\n10.50 A.M. 30th September, 1849, Sunday.\n\nHis Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir F. A. COLLIER, C.B., K.C.H., Commander-in-Chief.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229340, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "page_number": 291, "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "content_text": "285\n\nInclosure No 2 in Despatch N. 142 of 1849.\n\nHER MAJESTY'S SLOOP Columbine, PIRATE's Cove, Bras BAY, 2d October, 1849.\n\nSir—I have the honour to inform Your Excellency, that my anticipations have been fortunately realized, and that the Piratical Squadron of \"Chui-a-poo\" has been totally destroyed by the force you so kindly and promptly placed at my disposal. Twenty-three Piratical Junks averaging 500 tons, mounting from 12 to 18 guns, three new ones on the stocks, and Two small Dockyards with a considerable supply of Naval Stores, have been totally destroyed by fire; and of 1800 men who manned them, about 400 have been killed, and the rest dispersed without resource.\n\nTo Commander Willcox of the Fury, whose great ability and zeal are already known to Your Excellency, I must give the principal honour of the day. To the Fury's unrivalled accuracy of firing, must be attributed the bloodless termination to us of this affair.\n\nThe Columbine being unable to come close up in the narrow channel where she would have hampered the Fury's movements, I went on board the Fury, to share in the action. The piratical fire was silenced in about 45 minutes, during which time only one man was slightly wounded. The Boats of Hastings and Columbine under Lieutenants Luard and Bridges, Senior of those ships, whom I beg to recommend to Your Excellency, then assisted in completing the destruction, and Lieutenant Holland and the Marines accompanied me in an expedition to scour the heights, but no opposition was offered to us, the pirates running in all directions.\n\nThe Officers, Seamen, and Marines employed have conducted themselves in a steady, quiet, and gallant manner, and I am sure, if the resistance had been much larger, similar success would have crowned their efforts.\n\nMr Caldwell of the Police Force, who acted as Interpreter, has proved himself invaluable in collecting information.\n\nI send this at once by a Chinese boat, and I hope to succeed in destroying some detached Piratical Junks of which we have information, in the course of to-day and to-morrow; after which we shall rejoin you.—I have, &c.\n\nJOHN C. DALRYMPLE HAY,\n\nCommander.\n\nHis Excellency Rear Admiral\n\nSir FRANCIS A. COLLIER, C.B., K.C.H.,\n\nCommander-in-Chief, &c., &c., &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229344, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "page_number": 295, "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "content_text": "Inclosure to 5 in Despatch N. 142 of 1849.\n\n289\n\nHastings AT HONGKONG, 8th October, 1849.\n\nList of Chinese Piratical Vessels captured and destroyed by Her Majesty's Ships, between the months of May and October, 1849 :—\n\n \n DATE\n SHIP\n PIRATICAL VESSELS\n CAPTURED\n NUMBER OF PIRATES\n OR\n DESTROYED\n Killed and Drowned\n Captured\n Escaped\n Total\n \n \n 1849\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May,\n Inflexible\n 6\n \n 45\n \n 100\n \n 145\n \n \n \n \n May,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n June,\n Pilot\n 10\n \n 85\n \n 167\n not stated\n 252\n \n \n \n \n July,\n Party from Ama-\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n September,\n zon on board Can-\n 6\n \n 59\n \n 27\n 214\n 300\n \n \n \n \n September,\n Medea\n \n \n 50\n \n 180\n \n 230\n \n \n \n \n September,\n Columbine\n 4\n \n 310\n \n \n \n 310\n \n \n \n \n \n Columbine,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October,\n Fury,)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n and party from\n 26\n \n 400\n \n 1400\n \n 1800\n \n \n \n \n \n Hastings\n 57\n \n 904\n \n 239\n 1894\n 3037\n \n \n \n \n \n F. A. COLLIER,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rear Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n* Subsequently ascertained to be 310.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229348, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "page_number": 299, "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "content_text": "cheerfully entered into the scheme for the destruction \n\nof \n\na \n\nthe Paates, and even went the length of depicting \n\nMandarins of high rank, named Hwang, \n\naccompany the expeditions, at the head of as \n\nsmall naval forces. Hwang, for \n\naccommodation, took a \n\npassage \n\nbetter \n\n170.3. \n\non board the \n\nhigh by \n\nNo. 4. \n\nby \n\n\"Fury\", and Commander Hay speaks in \n\nterms of the zealous assistance rendered by that Mandarin during the whole of the \n\nproceedings. \n\nThis will, I am sure, be viewed \n\nby Your Lordship, \n\nas a \n\nstep in the \n\nright \n\ndirection, and it were to be desired that \n\nthe Imperial Commissioner could be induced \n\nto follow this \n\ngood example, and be prevailed upon to coöperate with us in the destruction \n\nof a \n\ncommon foe. \n\nIt is \n\nmy \n\nintention to address Sew on the subject of our late operations, and I shall lose no time in forwarding to Your Lordship copies of our correspondence. In the \n\nmeantime I have the honor to transmit \n\nL \n\nNo. 9. \n\n293 \n\npp. the copy of an additional Despatch from \n\nCommander \n\nHay \n\nto Rear Admiral Francis Collier, and likewise a copy of a \n\ncommunication addressed by the \n\nsenior \n\nofficer \n\nto the Governor General of \"Hainan. That \n\nfunctionary \n\nhas also written to me, and I \n\nbeg to enclose a printed translation of His \n\nExcellency's \n\ncommunication, which I \n\ntrust may prove satisfactory to Your Lordships. \n\nI have, &c. \n\n(signed) S. G. Bonham \n\n(True Copy) \n\nColonial Secretary \n\nHere is the corrected version in HTML format as requested:\n\nCorrected Version:\n\ncheerfully entered into the scheme for the destruction\n\nof\n\na\n\nthe Paates, and even went the length of depicting\n\nMandarins of high rank, named Hwang,\n\naccompany the expeditions, at the head of as\n\nsmall naval forces. Hwang, for\n\naccommodation, took a\n\npassage\n\nbetter\n\nto\n\n170.3.\n\non board the\n\n\"Fury\", and Commander Hay speaks in\n\nterms of the zealous assistance rendered by that Mandarin during the whole of the\n\nproceedings.\n\nThis will, I am sure, be viewed\n\nby Your Lordship,\n\nas a\n\nstep in the\n\nright\n\ndirection, and it were to be desired that\n\nthe Imperial Commissioner could be induced\n\nto follow this\n\ngood example, and be prevailed upon to coöperate with us in the destruction\n\nof a\n\ncommon foe.\n\nIt is\n\nmy\n\nintention to address Sew on the subject of our late operations, and I shall lose no time in forwarding to Your Lordship copies of our correspondence. In the\n\nmeantime I have the honor to transmit\n\nL No. 9.\n\n293 pp. the copy of an additional Despatch from\n\nCommander Hay\n\nto Rear Admiral Francis Collier, and likewise a copy of a\n\ncommunication addressed by the\n\nsenior officer\n\nto the Governor General of \"Hainan. That\n\nfunctionary\n\nhas also written to me, and I\n\nbeg to enclose a printed translation of His\n\nExcellency's\n\ncommunication, which I\n\ntrust may prove satisfactory to Your Lordships.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(signed) S. G. Bonham\n\n(True Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary\n\nHowever, to follow the exact instruction for output, the response is already given above. I made minor adjustments for better readability.\n\nThe final output remains the same as the initial response in HTML format.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229349, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "page_number": 300, "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "content_text": "Inclosure. No 1 in. Despatch.\n\nN 155 of 1849.\n\n294\n\nHER MAJESTY'S SLOOP Columbine, CHOKUM, Cocon-Chinsa, 23 October, 1849.\n\nSIR,\n\nI have the satisfaction to report to Your Excellency the great success of the expedition you did me the honour to place under my command. 58 Piratical Vessels, mounting about 1200 Guns, and with crews of 3000 men, have been totally destroyed by fire; and, by the blessing of God, without the loss of One life of the Officers and Men under my orders.\n\nAfter leaving Hongkong on the 8th October, I searched the Harbours of Concock, Sattei, St John's, Mong, Mance, Sungyue, and Tienpak, and proceeded to Now-chou. From information received there, I determined to proceed to Hoi-how in Hainan, inside the shoals, and through the Junk passage, for I found good pilots, and junks with 14 ft. draught going through, and we drew little more than 15 ft.; moreover Shap-ng-tsai had boasted he would go where English ships dared not follow him. This vaunt I determined to belie. We reached Hoi-how on the 13th, and found the Governor General (Ho) whom I visited at the Capital, in great fear of the Pirates, and with a most friendly feeling to the English nation. He immediately ordered a Mandarin named Wong to proceed with me, taking with him 8 War Junks, and I gave him a passage, to prevent delay, on board the Fury.\n\nOn the 16th we reached Chook-shan, which the Pirate Fleet had left 5 days before, and we found the same sad story of towns destroyed, men murdered, and women taken away, that mark his track along the Coast. We fell in with one of his look-out Vessels, which having got into shallow water, was overtaken by the Phlegethon, and destroyed by her boats under the command of Mr Simpson, 1st Officer.\n\nOn the 19th we reached Hoo-nong, his reported haunt, and found he had gone about 12 miles further, and I feared we had lost him; but that invaluable Officer Mr Daniel R. Caldwell impressed me so strongly with the correctness of his information, that I decided on a reconnaissance in the Phlegethon in spite of our shortness of fuel; and proceeding into Chokeum for that purpose, on Saturday morning the 20th, saw 37 of the fleet under weigh. From 7 until 4 P.M., like terriers at a rat-hole we hunted for the Channel. Then a pilot managed to escape from the shore. I proceeded in Phlegethon, with Fury astern, Columbine in tow, over the Bar 14 ft. (mud), and at 4.40 had the pleasure of finding all the ships warmly engaged. At 5.5 Shap-ng-tsai's Junk blew up with a tremendous crash, and at 5.30 they had ceased firing. Before 8 o'clock 27 were in flames, and the squadron in position to blockade the river.\n\nOn the 21st October, the Steamers and Boats destroyed 24 more; and nine of them gave Lieutenant George Hancock in a Paddle-box boat of Fury, assisted by Captain Moore, R.M. and Mr Close, Acting Mate, with Mr Leao, an opportunity of distinguishing himself. Two large Junks turned to bay, to defend the retreat of the rest, but Mr Hancock so handled his boat and her gun, that after an hour and twenty minutes he had beaten them from their guns, and carried them by boarding without loss, and then pursued and destroyed the other 7.\n\nMr Hancock's boldness in attacking, and correct judgment in managing this affair, are worthy of the highest praise; and Captain Moore, R.M., Mr N. N. C. Leao, a Brazilian Lieutenant, and Mr F. A. Close, Acting Mate, gave him the greatest assistance.\n\nOn Monday the 22nd, I proceeded in Phlegethon and Boats to destroy all that were left. We found that the Mandarins had destroyed 4, and we finished 2 others. The low flat islands at the mouth of the river were at times covered with men deserted from the Junks, yet afraid of the Cochin Chinese, who had assembled in great numbers to attack them. The Ships' boats and small-arm men harassed and destroyed many by constant fire of shell and grape, whilst the Cochin Chinese destroyed and captured the rest.\n\nFrom the best information it appears that the Fleet consisted of 64 Vessels of War, which may be classed as follows:-\n\n \n Class\n No.\n Guns\n Crew\n \n \n 1st\n 1\n 42\n 120\n \n \n 2d\n 16\n 28 to 34\n 75 to 80\n \n \n 3d\n 42\n 12 to 19\n 40\n \n \n 4th\n 5\n 6\n 30\n \n \n Total,\n 64\n 1224\n 3150\n \n\nOf these, 2 small of the 3d class and 4 of the 4th have escaped with Shap-ng-tsai, but without much ammunition; and the Mandarin assures me he will shortly destroy him—now an easy prey. He took with him about 400 men, so that 1700 having been killed, about 1000 more remain to be finished by the Cochin Chinese, who have already sent some prisoners to the Mandarins.\n\nI shall now proceed to Hongkong with all despatch. I have the pleasure of mentioning the exceeding good conduct of the Officers and Men during these laborious and hazardous operations. Their unanimity, willingness, and cheerfulness have made it a most pleasant service, and no plunder, rapine, or misconduct, has tarnished their honour.\n\nMajor General Wong, the Mandarin, proved himself a gallant, active, and efficient ally, and I trust his own Government may reward him for his good services. To have Commander Willcox with me, is, I feel, to have success. As a friend and an officer he is unequalled, and his ship is in such good order that I believe there is nothing he could not do. His judgment and gallantry are on an equal footing.\n\nMr Niblett of the Phlegethon has handled his ship in a bold and determined manner, and has given me every assistance. As I was frequently obliged to be in the Steamers, the command of this Sloop has devolved upon Lieutenant J. H. Bridges, Senior Lieutenant, and he conducted her in action on the 20th with much ability.\n\nLieutenant Darnell, Senior of the Fury, in command of her boats, has also rendered good service. Captain Moore of the Hastings's marines has assisted me most materially in command of that body. Lieutenant Hancock, and Mr Chambers, Acting Mate, in command of the respective detachments of Hastings's men, have given me much satisfaction, and Mr Rathbone, Midshipman of the Fury, has brought himself into notice for his zeal.\n\nI have also to notice the name of Mr Algernon Wootton, Midshipman, a most promising young Officer, who has acted as my Aide-de-Camp, and been very useful on every occasion.\n\nI have the honour to enclose a List of the Officers employed in the boats*, who I have no doubt would equally have distinguished themselves if they had had the opportunity.\n\nI enclose a Journal of my Proceedings since leaving Hongkong, together with some Hydrographical Remarks compiled by Mr Thomas Kerr, Acting Master of this sloop, which will, I trust, be of service to commerce and navigation in the Gulf of Tonquin, hitherto so little known. Mr Kerr, during all this very hazardous navigation, has proved himself a careful and judicious Officer.\n\nMr D. R. Caldwell of the Police Force has again proved his talent as a linguist, his intimate knowledge of the Chinese character, and the thorough correctness of his information. To him in a great measure our success is to be attributed.\n\nMr Soames, Master of the Hongkong Company's Steam Vessel Canton, did his work well as Pilot, as far as he was acquainted with the Coast.\n\nI have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant,\n\nJOHN C. DALRYMPLE HAY, Commander.\n\nHis Excellency Rear Admiral Sir FRANCIS A. COLLIER, C.B., K.C.H., Commander-in-Chief, &c., &c., &c.\n\n* See next page,\n\nPage 300\n\nPage 301", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229351, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "page_number": 302, "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "content_text": "Inclosure No 2 in Bespatch No 153 of 1849.\n\nHer Majesty's Ship Columbine, Hoi-how, 27th October, 1849.\n\n296\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honor to enclose to Your Excellency a letter addressed to Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary by the Governor General of Hainan, in which he expresses his high sense of the benefit he and his Government have received from the services of Her Majesty's Ships on this occasion.\n\nHis reception of myself, attended by Commander Willesx, Rear Admiral, &c.\n\nFrancis A. Collier, C. B., H.C. A., Commander-in-Chief,\n\n&c. &c. &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229367, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "page_number": 318, "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "content_text": "[copy]\n\nNr. 103.\n\n312\n\ncircumstances to enable me to offer any opinion to Your Excellency, as to whether any of these articles is to have the sale be checked, but I merely point out the subject as deserving of Your Excellency's consideration, at a time when Her Majesty's Naval Forces are called upon to make strenuous efforts to suppress the unusual degree of daring which the Pirates in this neighbourhood have lately attained.\n\nI have &c.\n\n(Signed) F.A. Collier.\n\nRear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.\n\n[True Copy]\n\nMarine\n\nColonial Secretary,\n\nHongkong,\n\nVictoria, 13th October, 1849.\n\nI have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's Despatch of the 8th instant, relative to the sale of guns and shot in the Town of Victoria, and to the public sale of live shells and Congreve Rockets, which are purchased for unlawful purposes or for the use of piratical Vessels.\n\nThanking Your Excellency.\n\nRear Admiral Sir Francis A. Collier, K.C.B., Commander-in-Chief.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229370, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "page_number": 321, "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "content_text": "Inclosure No 1 in Despatch\n\nFrancis Collier to Governor Bonham, Rear Admiral Sir\n\npointing out that Munitions of war are publicly announced for Sale in the Colony.\n\n8th October, 1849.\n\nCopy/80 16.\n\nPolice Department, Hong Kong,\n\n11th October, 1847.\n\nI have the honour to Report to you for the information of His Excellency the Governor, that I have satisfactorily ascertained that at the present time there are not any shells or rockets for sale in Hong Kong.\n\nMessrs Bowra & Humphreys Store have a few shrapnel shells, and a few hand grenades not loaded, intended for English vessels \"for the Court\".\n\nThere is but a small quantity of\n\nThe Honble Major Caine, Colonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229497, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "page_number": 448, "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "content_text": "1849\n\nGovernor Bonham\n\nOct 22 93 Hong Kong Club.\n\n6\n\nEncloses\n\nOct 29 98\n\na Letter from the Shareholder, of the Hong Kong Club,\n\na Litigation which has taken place\n\n1)\n\nLand respecting the title to the lot of\n\n(816) on which the Club House\n\nis erected.\n\nEncloses the opinion of the Attorney General on the points\n\n1849\n\nGovernor Bonham\n\n442\n\nDespatch No Sept 28.\n\nEncloses correspondence\n\nwith the Chinese Authorities and the\n\nPortuguese provisional Government of Macao respecting the refusal of the Chinese to give up unconditionally, the mutilated remains of the murdered Governor.\n\nReports\n\nthe death of Admiral Sir FG Cother\n\nin dispute.\n\nOct 29 99\n\nAdmiral Collier\n\nAcknowledges receipt\n\nDespatches.\n\nNov 3 100 Pirates.\n\nOct 23 94 Despatches.\n\nof\n\nOct 24 95. Quarantine. Author, Despatch\n\n7.\n\nCirculars August to Quarantine\n\nThey have no\n\nEstablishment.\n\nOct 25 96 Capital Punishments. Acting Despatch\n\n20.\n\nThe Crimes liable to capital punishment are the same as in England.\n\nOct 27 97 Treasury Accounts.\n\nEncloses The Treasurer's Accounts for the quarter ending Sept 30 and the report\n\nof a Board of Survey.\n\non the Chest\n\nOct 29 98 Governor of Macao.\n\nRefers to his Despatch\n\nof the 28 October.\n\nReports the destruction and\n\n99 Practical Vessels\n\nPirates\n\ngreat number\n\nthrough the\n\nenergy of Captain Id. Day of HMS Columbine and R Wilcox of HMS \"Ferry\".\n\nCalls attention to the valuable assistance of Mr. Dr. Caldwell, Chinese Interpreter, without his services the above would not have been accomplished and as\n\nthey were unconnected with his ordinary duties recommends\n\nfor remuneration\n\nEncloses copies of\n\nhis Despatches to the Foreign Office detailing those\n\ncircumstances as also the reports\n\nof the Naval Officers in reference to the operations", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229516, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849", "content_text": "Admiral\n\nCopy Department of the\n\nNaval Storekeeper\n\n4-6591 15\n\nHow Row Mand\n\n7 April 1949-\n\nA Statement of the Establishment of this\n\nDepartment as required by Commal Suz\n\nA. Collier's letter of 6 April 1849-\n\nTh\n\nSeuvrée for Lous-\n\nSalavad Offices\n\n£ Armarked.\n\nNawal Starkeeper & Agent Nitualle 600\n\nClarks & one at £200\n\nWasps Pstablisht.\n\nOne at £175\n\n1 Stamen - £66.18.4\n\nVectually Money £27.7.6 Wages Sixth list\n\n4 Boatman. Labarers\n\n094 Additional Labarers\n\nleurie d'Establishment\n\nAfput Victualler\n\nNtationery\n\nMaster Command; the Ship Minor\" and as Gurus Hauber maste\n\nSigned) Hot. Mr King Stackecher\n\n425\n\n94.0.0\n\n137-10/0 7 tempered\n\nas\n\nHaborus\n\nChause\n\n2819 25/chce\n\nLaborers Emply\n\nJas requeste\n\n100.0.0\n\n15.0.0\n\n100.0.\n\n£\n\n1.500 10\n\nO", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229519, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849", "content_text": "18\n\nAdm\n\nin India, adapted for this\n\nthe following\n\ndimension\n\nLength.\n\nBreadth\n\nTonnage.\n\n(Drugs of Greater\n\nto be driven\n\nPropeller.\n\n多\n\nwould be,\n\nFor the Hull.\n\nMasts, Rigging & Stores\n\nEngine\n\nService,\n\nJ.\n\nviz.\n\n80 feet\n\n15\n\n84 Tons\n\n4 to 5 feet\n\nEngine and Screw\n\nL\n\n2,000\n\n500\n\n1700\n\nTotal 4,200\n\nAnnual Expense for\n\nRigging & Sails in\n\nKeeping the Hull in\n\nrepair, about\n\nExpense of Crew\n\nConsumption of Coals at full power\n\n£ 200 per Annum.\n\n£86 for Bath per.\n\n27½ Tons per day,\n\nat £2.5 per Ton.\n\nBesides the Expense for the\n\nMay 1849\n\nN. 89\n\nCrew above named, the\n\n2 Engineers and Stokers could\n\namount to a further Sum\n\nof about £390 per Annum.\n\nMy Lords desire me\n\nTo transmit to you a Copy of a Letter from Rear Admiral Sir Francis Collier Commander in Chief on the East Indies & China Station, relative to\n\nThe employment of Her Majesty's War Vessels stationed in China,\n\nfor the purpose of convoying\n\nNative Trading Vessels.\n\nYour most obedient\n\nServant\n\nCrew,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229551, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849", "page_number": 51, "title": "CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849", "content_text": "50\n\nAdmiral\n\nAgent\n\nForef...\n\nOffic...\n\narise from their being sent to the Mauritius, there to undergo their term of Sentinel,\n\nGrounded\n\nMixed were then really fit for labour, and could be usefully employed on the Public Roads of the Island - Should you have & opinion that any such arrangement could be carried into effect, you will also report what convicts might in your opinion on these grounds be employed.\n\nCopy\n\nTo\n\nHongkong. dated 10. 1849.\n\nWe, the Undersigned, Merchants of Hong Kong, do ourselves the honour of addressing you to express our cordial thanks for the prompt & decisive measures adopted for the extirpation of Pirates in these waters, & for the protection thereby afforded to British Commerce.\n\nWe would at the same time avail ourselves of this opportunity of expressing our admiration of the zeal and gallantry displayed by Capt. Hay of 4th Brigade Columbine » previous to G: Ellis's arrival, as well as of that of Capt. Willcox of 4th Steamer \"Fury\" despatched afterward by your orders & under your aid on the recent occasion when by skill & perseverance of those Officers a formidable fleet of 30 strongly armed piratical vessels and their dockyard at a great distance from this Colony were totally destroyed. We would be wanting to ourselves were we to fail to express our thanks for a service so important. We sincerely trust\n\nFor F. Collier", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229812, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "content_text": "Despatch:\n\nNo. of Date of Despatch.\n\nSubject of Despatch.\n\n84. Sept. 27th Reporting inspection of the public furniture at Government-House and the Civil Offices.\n\n96.\n\n91.\n\n28th Transmitting copy of Despatch.\n\n170. 132 to Viscount Palmerston, enclosing further correspondence connected with the assassination of the Governor of Macao.\n\nEncl: One.\n\n29th Reporting issue of a writ for £155 against the Honorable Mr. Napier, and requesting that the Colonial Agent may be instructed not to pay him any portion of his half salary until the adjustment of the Hongkong claim.\n\n92. Octob. 18th Transmitting Quarterly Returns for the Quarter ended 30th September 1849\n\n93.\n\n11.\n\n22nd Transmitting, for His Lordship's consideration, copy of a letter from the shareholders of the Hongkong Club, relative to an action brought against them by the Administrator of the late Mr. Robert Edwards's Estate.\n\nEncl: None.\n\nNo. of Date of Despatch.\n\nSubject of Despatch.\n\n94. Octob. 23\n\n95.\n\n96\n\n97.\n\n98\n\n24 Acknowledging receipt of Despatch to No. 138 of 11th August, and Circular Military of 4th August, and Despatch No 10 Military, of 18th August, together with sundry other enclosures.\n\nEncl: None.\n\n25th Acknowledging receipt of Circular of 7th August, and stating that quarantine is in existence at Hongkong.\n\n25th Replying to Circular of 20th relative to Capital Punishments.\n\nEncl: None.\n\n27th Transmitting Treasurer's Returns of Receipts and Payments for the Quarter ended 30th September 1849, together with the Report of the Board of Survey, held on the 1st October, of the Funds in the Colonial Treasury.\n\n29 Transmitting copy of Despatch No 150 to Viscount Palmerston, enclosing further correspondence connected with the assassination of Governor Amaral.\n\nReporting demise of Rear-Admiral Sir Francis A. Collier, C.B., H.C.M., Naval Commander-in-Chief, on the morning of the 28th October, 1849.\n\nEncl: None.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 238104, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2]", "page_number": 283, "title": "CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2]", "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", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 240848, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-061 - Public Offices - 1856", "page_number": 291, "title": "CO129-061 - Public Offices - 1856", "content_text": "My dear Davies,\n\nI have a somewhat melancholy pleasure in complying with your request to sound you a letter by way of testimonial to your fitness for the Chief Magistrateship at Hong Kong; for I believe the office would do better in other hands, beneath other stilities and just pretensions, and I cannot help thinking that, in England. If however you have determined to apply for it, I have no difficulty in giving you a testimonial not as a mere matter of form (which is too frequently the case) but with perfect sincerity and a full knowledge of your talents and character. I have no hesitation in saying that I believe it to be impossible that a more competent person to the office could be selected.\n\nBelieve me,\n\nYours faithfully,\n\nR. P. Collier\n\nTo H. Tudor Davies, Esq.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-061 - Public Offices - 1856.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 241398, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3]", "page_number": 423, "title": "CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3]", "content_text": "Ji 420 Hongkong 12th February 1857.\n\nWe have the honor of acknowledging receipt of your letter of 9th instant having reference to the Collier Ships John Duke Calvin and Euthe.\n\nAnd we shall have great pleasure in affording His Excellency the Governor every assistance.\n\nThe Honorable M.T. Merced, Col: Colonial Secretary.\n\nJo: Jc: — JE:", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 246689, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858", "page_number": 524, "title": "CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858", "content_text": "# THE INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM\n\nAND COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE\n\nimpatient of change; nor, on the other hand, must we overlook the influence of novelty and curiosity in exciting inventive ingenuity. The great improvers of the arts are either their devoted followers, or total strangers to them; the indifferent general public prove, when they offer advice, only ignorant intermeddlers. The Huntingdon brewer, called Oliver Cromwell, could teach a military trick or two to Prince Rupert and his cavaliers. The Newcastle collier George Stephenson was so wonderful at engineering, that they would not make him a civil engineer. The gardener John Paxton, because he knew nothing of architecture, became Sir John as the architect of the Crystal Palace. I am not certain, indeed, that the industrial arts have not been as much advanced by strangers as by acquaintances.\n\nAt all events, one of the chief, and I confess unexpected, obstacles which I encounter in seeking to fill the Industrial Museum with examples of Art, is the too humble estimate which men form of their own callings. I cannot persuade a shoe-maker that shoes are of interest to any but shoe-makers and the barefooted public, although he looks with eager curiosity at my collection of hats in all their stages.\n\nI tried in vain to induce a very intelligent glassmaker to send me certain specimens of glass, till I showed him a full series of illustrations of brush-making. His eyes brightened with interest, and he admired the ingenious and unsuspected devices which an art strange to him revealed. Well, said I, be sure the brush-maker will be as much interested in your glass as you are in his brushes, so send me what I ask.\n\nI cannot, accordingly, help inferring that a stranger's curiosity will often make up for his defective experience, and that the Industrial Museum would secure his services for all the arts it represented.\n\nBut whether such services be rendered by experts or by novices, this at least is most certain, that not one of the great Industrial Arts can stand still. In proportion as they are flourishing, every day witnesses old processes altered and new ones introduced.\n\nWhen the duty upon common salt was removed, and our practical chemists began to make soda from it, they threw into the air all the muriatic acid evolved from the salt. Their neighbours complained of the acid fumes, and, at immense expense, the chemists built gigantic chimneys to send the vapours nearer the stars. By and by the price of sulphur, with which they cannot dispense, rose, and they changed the construction of their furnaces so as to burn iron pyrites in them. Then the price of soda", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260514, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-102 - Public Offices - 1864", "page_number": 131, "title": "CO129-102 - Public Offices - 1864", "content_text": "7\n\nwitnesses who cannot be\n\nproduced\n\nat the trial, and\n\nI to make provision for this\n\nexception\n\nin Evidence\n\nStatements of\n\nof to\n\nthe\n\nthe accused.\n\nAnd to request that\n\nwe would take this ordinance into our consideration, and\n\nfavour Your Lordships with our observations thereupon. In obedience to G. L'o Commands we have taken\n\nthese papers into our\n\nconsideration, have the\n\nhonour to Report\n\nThat we\n\nthink\n\nHis confirmation should be\n\ngiven\n\nto this ordinance. It\n\nPage 129\n\nappears possible, indeed that Subsequent alterations in the\n\nmodes of trying\n\ncriminal\n\ncases in Japan\n\nand China\n\nunder the Ordinance\n\nmay render it\n\nUnnecessary; but it\n\nis proper\n\nto provide against the possibility during the intermediate period, of an entire failure of justice in this class of criminal\n\ncases.\n\nWe have ...\n\nRoundell Palmer R. P. Collier Robert Phillimore\n\n...\n\nPage 130", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-102 - Public Offices - 1864.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 263747, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-109 - Public Offices - 1865", "page_number": 21, "title": "CO129-109 - Public Offices - 1865", "content_text": "## proposed; although a ship lying within five miles of the Colony is still mentioned.\n\nWe have &c.\n\n(Signed) P. P. Collier \nPoundell Palmer \nRobert Phillimore \n\nHong Kong \n**REC** \n19 JAN 1865 \n\nForeign Office, \nJanuary 18, 1865 \n20 \n\nSir, \n\nI am directed by Earl Russell to transmit to you a copy of a Note from the Austrian Ambassador at this Court, M. Gustave Overbeck, stating that he has been appointed Austrian Consul at Hong Kong, and requesting that Her Majesty's Exequatur may be issued to that gentleman to enable him to act in the above capacity; and I am to request that you will move Mr. Cardwell to inform Earl Russell if there is any objection to the issue of such Exequatur to M. Overbeck.\n\nJan. 7, 1865 \n**Law Officers** \n\nI am, \nSir, \nYour most obedient, \nhumble Servant, \n[Name] \nUnder Secretary of State \nColonial Office", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-109 - Public Offices - 1865.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 267724, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-117 - Public Offices - 1866", "page_number": 231, "title": "CO129-117 - Public Offices - 1866", "content_text": "that the Ordinance 242 of 1850 under which the Governor of Hong Kong acted in this case was sent therewith.\n\nIn obedience to y. L's commands we have taken these papers into our Consideration & have the honor to report\n\nThat with respect to the general subject of the matter of Extradition between Great Britain & China we crave leave to refer to our former Report. With respect to this particular case of the man Ah. yu. teew it appears to us that the\n\nActing Governor of Hongkong took every precaution in his power to carry the provisions of the Treaty of Extradition into proper execution. The man was charged not with Piracy, which would be justiciable at Hong Kong but with robbery, which brought him within the terms of the Treaty The case was properly investigated & there was abundant Evidence to support the decision of the Magistrate.\n\n1\n\nWe have the honor to agree with our Colleague that no blame attaches to him in this matter\n\nWe have &c\n\n(s.d) J. Palmer\n\nR. P. Collier\n\nM. Phillimore\n\nFetty\n\n183 Hong Kong Foreign Office 228\n\n86\n\n177/65\n\nSir,\n\nJan. 23. 1866\n\nRECEIVED\n\nJAN 24 1866\n\nWith reference to your letter of the 18th instant, I am directed by The Earl of Clarendon to transmit to you, to be laid before Mr. Secretary Cardwell, the accompanying copy of a despatch from Mr Wade respecting the infliction of the punishment of death by slow degrees.\n\nI am,\n\nYour most obedient\n\nhumble servant\n\nUnder Secretary of State Colonial Office", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-117 - Public Offices - 1866.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 273106, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867", "page_number": 664, "title": "CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867", "content_text": "## Answer 28 May 1867\n\n4,866 Hong Kong.\n\n4.\n\nRECENTES ED MAY 20 1867\n\nLondon. 15 May 1867\n\nFred. Collier Esq. \nAssistant Under Secretary of State \nColonial Office\n\nSir,\n\nWe beg to request you to be so kind as to hand us a Certificate stating that G. H. Heaton of Hongkong is duly appointed Surveyor of Merchandise for the Government of Hongkong by the British Government.\n\nThis document is particularly required by some friends of ours for a pending lawsuit. We hope you will kindly grant our request.\n\nAwaiting your reply, we remain with thanks,\n\nYours obediently,\nFer. ... sen.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 275419, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9]", "page_number": 639, "title": "CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9]", "content_text": "633\n\n\"I conclude that is done when they have given notice and that according to reason and good sense such notice ought to be binding on the occupier. And this construction which I should be disposed to put on the words in the Statute is independently supported by the language of Sec. 6.\" \n\nThe next case to which I will refer is The Queen v. The Deptford Pier Company reported in 8 Adol & Ellis 910. That Company was authorized by Statute 11 & 12 Vict. (Private Act) to take lands for the purposes of the Act, the compensation money to be assessed by jury on refusal by the proprietor to treat after notice. The Company gave notice of treating for lands in possession of one Collier. It summoned and assessed the compensation money. The Company refused to complete the purchase. Upon an application for a mandamus Lord Denman C.J. in delivering the judgment of the Court said, \"The Company has required the property and the jury has assessed the value. Collier then stands in the situation of a proprietor entitled to payment under the Act.\" Except that that case was under an Act of Parliament, which placed the Company and the proprietor in the position of contractors, and not under...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 279811, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-140 - Public Offices - 1869", "page_number": 208, "title": "CO129-140 - Public Offices - 1869", "content_text": "for carrying theme\n\nIn obedience to\n\nlordships Commande, we\n\ntaken this matter into\n\nyour\n\nhave\n\nConsideration and howe the honor\n\n4 Report\n\nThat\n\nm\n\nit\n\nopinion\n\nin it\n\nwould have been competent to the Governor of Hong Kong in Council\n\nto issue such\n\nan order.\n\n\"We have the honor to be\n\nMy Lord\n\nYour Lordship's Most Obed!\n\nDewants\n\nhumble serv\n\nW. D. Coleridge\n\nMINUTE PAPER.\n\nW. Arttland.\n\nAs this a Law\n\n206 b\n\nWhair tunion I fomard\n\nat this you\n\nthis jou\n\nLan\n\nast presiourly death with Mère Rafies - Act. I thank all that has ble\n\ndown in to send a chy\n\nother L. the F.O. with aference & om lettin 6- thea ofthe 31 hely (6368)\n\nachine an get an\n\nporn\n\nauca\n\nin the foremos\n\nAfter re-examining the text and following the instructions:\n\nFor carrying theme\n\nIn obedience to\n\nlordships Commande, we\n\nhave taken this matter into\n\nyour\n\nConsideration and how the honor\n\nTo Report\n\nThat in our opinion\n\nit would have been competent to the Governor of Hong Kong in Council\n\nto issue such\n\nan order.\n\n\"We have the honor to be\n\nMy Lord\n\nYour Lordship's Most Obedient\n\nhumble servants\n\nW. D. Coleridge\n\nBo Colleer\n\nMINUTE PAPER.\n\nW. Arttland.\n\nAs this is a Law\n\n206 b\n\nWhair tunion I forward\n\nto you\n\nLan\n\nast presiourly death with Mère Rafies - Act. I thank all that has been done to send a chy\n\nto the F.O. with reference & om lettin 6- thea ofthe 31 hely (6368)\n\nand get an\n\nin the foremos\n\nHowever, to fully adhere to the instructions and provide a more accurate response:\n\nFor carrying theme\n\nIn obedience to\n\nLordship's Command, we have taken this matter into your Consideration and how the honor\n\nTo Report\n\nThat in our opinion it would have been competent to the Governor of Hong Kong in Council to issue such an order.\n\nWe have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient humble servants\n\nW. D. Coleridge\n\nBo Colleer\n\nMINUTE PAPER.\n\nW. Arttland.\n\n...\n\nAs this is a Law 206b, I forward ... at this ... you ... this ... Lan ... ast presiourly death with Mère Rafies - Act. I thank all that has been done to send a copy to the F.O. with reference & omitting 6- thea ofthe 31hely(6368)\n\nand get an answer in the foremos...\n\nThe final version, formatted in HTML as requested:\n\nFor carrying theme\n\nIn obedience to Lordship's Command, we have taken this matter into your Consideration and how the honor To Report That in our opinion it would have been competent to the Governor of Hong Kong in Council to issue such an order.\n\nWe have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient humble servants\n\nW. D. Coleridge\nBo Colleer\n\nMINUTE PAPER.\n\nW. Arttland.\n\nAs this is a Law 206b, I forward ... to you ... Lan ... ast presiourly death with Mère Rafies - Act. I thank all that has been done to send a copy to the F.O. with reference & omitting 6- thea ofthe 31hely(6368)\n\nand get an answer in the foremos...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-140 - Public Offices - 1869.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 280272, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-141 - Public Offices - 1869", "page_number": 175, "title": "CO129-141 - Public Offices - 1869", "content_text": "173\n\nOn the whole, however,\n\nwe are able to advise the\n\nfurther prevention, for the sake of settling questions of Law of one appeal in a proceeding which ought not to have been begun, and might have been, if begun, conducted very differently\n\nInconvenient consequences may arise\n\nNo\n\ndoubt from discontinuing the proceedings in this\n\ncase, but they are\n\nA\n\nless\n\nevil in our\n\njudgement\n\nIt is\n\neasy by\n\nstatement.\n\nto the Government of Macao to take proceedings, in a less objectionable form a new one against anyone who libels it - the two pending informations should be put an\n\nend to\n\nand 5\n\nWe have it –\n\n(signed)\n\nR. P. Collier. J.D. Coleridge F. F. F. (possibly \"Fraser Fais\" or similar, but \"F. F. F.\" is kept as is due to uncertainty)\n\nthan continuing them\n\nor minute to prevent the\n\njudgement of the Chief Justice from being\n\ntaken as accepted by the Govt or\n\nstanding\n\nus as an uncontested precedent _ the Portuguese\n\nas\n\nGovernment may properly be informed by your Lordship that grave questions of procedure\n\nhave arisen, which render it unadvisable to\n\nprosecute further _ But that Government\n\nabriged be open\n\nmay also be told that it will\n\nto ...\n\nHowever, to follow the exact output format requested (HTML using for paragraphs), here is the revised version:\n\n173\n\nOn the whole, however, we are able to advise the further prevention, for the sake of settling questions of Law of one appeal in a proceeding which ought not to have been begun, and might have been, if begun, conducted very differently\n\nInconversant consequences may arise No doubt from discontinuing the proceedings in this case, but they are A less evil in our judgement\n\nIt is easy by statement to the Government of Macao to take proceedings, in a less objectionable form a new one against anyone wholbels it - the two pending informations should be put an end to\n\nWe have it – (signed) R. P. Collier. J.D. Coleridge F. F. F.\n\nthan continuing them or minute to prevent the judgement of the Chief Justice from being taken as accepted by the Govt or standing us as an uncontested precedent the Portuguese Government may properly be informed by your Lordship that grave questions of procedure have arisen, which render it unadvisable to prosecute further But that Government may also be told that it will be open\n\nRevised to fit the exact HTML format and proofreading guidelines:\n\n173\n\nOn the whole, however, we are able to advise the further prevention, for the sake of settling questions of Law of one appeal in a proceeding which ought not to have been begun, and might have been, if begun, conducted very differently\n\nInconvenient consequences may arise No doubt from discontinuing the proceedings in this case, but they are a less evil in our judgement\n\nIt is easy by statement to the Government of Macao to take proceedings in a less objectionable form, a new one against anyone who libels it - the two pending informations should be put an end to\n\nWe have it – (signed) R. P. Collier. J.D. Coleridge F. F. F.\n\nthan continuing them or minute to prevent the judgement of the Chief Justice from being taken as accepted by the Government or standing us as an uncontested precedent. The Portuguese Government may properly be informed by your Lordship that grave questions of procedure have arisen, which render it unadvisable to prosecute further. But that Government may also be told that it will be open", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-141 - Public Offices - 1869.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 280318, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-141 - Public Offices - 1869", "page_number": 221, "title": "CO129-141 - Public Offices - 1869", "content_text": "219\n\nMay, Last, whether the Chinese foot is at liberty to levy any other tax on goods than that provided by the \"Treaty of Sication\" on opium and other goods being \"British merchandise\" carried in \"Vessels\" or being carried in \"Chinese Vessels\" to or from \"the Treaty Ports\" we are of opinion that the Tariff provided under that Treaty (XI. Hertalet p. 97), as the Treaty contains no words extending the operation of that Tariff beyond the scope of the Tariff fixed by Article X of the Treaty of Ranking, of which it is a revision, must be taken to apply to goods, being British merchandise, when imported in British Vessels into one of the Treaty Ports & has no application to goods imported in Chinese Vessels.\n\nThe Treaty of Ranking a subsequent Trade Regulations (VI. Hertalet. p. 243) clearly apply only to Trade carried on in British Merchantmen.\n\nWe observe that the term \"Merchandise\" does not occur in the Treaty nor in the revised Tariff, & that we do not find any provision for the carrying on of Trade by British Merchants at any of the open Ports in Chinese Vessels.\n\nWe have &c.\n\n15.) R. P. Collier 1.) J.D. Coleridge\n\n(+) Travers Twiss", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-141 - Public Offices - 1869.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 280455, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-141 - Public Offices - 1869", "page_number": 358, "title": "CO129-141 - Public Offices - 1869", "content_text": "356\n\nAmenable\n\nor are said to have rendered themselves amenable to the Criminal Law, and with regard to such persons as no question of Nationality could arise, if they had not escaped from Macao or Hoihong respectively, we do not see why any question of nationality should arise in an extradition treaty such as this is in substance.\n\n5.\n\nWe see no reason for confining the operation of S. 10 as suggested in Mr Monsell's Letter. It can hardly be said that an attempt to murder becomes more political in its nature because it is directed against the person of a subordinate Officer and not of the Governor himself.\n\nWe need hardly observe that all these points are after all matters much more for your Lordship's Judgment than questions of legal opinion.\n\nWe have to\n\n(2d.) M.P. Collier J.D. Coleridge Travers Twiss.\n\n1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-141 - Public Offices - 1869.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 282785, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12]", "page_number": 423, "title": "CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12]", "content_text": "# List of School Materials to be purchased in England for the Office of Education Hong Kong, with probable Estimate of Cost, exclusive of packing, freight, and other Charges.\n\n| Item | Quantity | Cost |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Collier's British History | 50 | 92/9 |\n| The Sixth English Reading Book (Laurie & Co.) | 50 | 2/3 |\n| English Dictionary (Sullivan) | 20 | ... |\n| Arithmetic (Ogilvie) | 60 | |\n| Nesbit's mensuration (Collins) | 20 | |\n| Black's Atlas | 50 | 7/6 |\n| Outlines of Geography (Machay) | 10 | 9/- |\n| Grammar for Beginners (Allen & Cornwell) | 100 | 10/- |\n| 1st Reading Book (Irish) New series | 144 | |\n| Report of Committee of Council on Education 1870/71 | 1 | |\n| Coloured Leads | 1 day | |\n| Alone Ink bottles (with ink) | 5 gross | 3d each |\n| Joseph Gillott's steel pens, fine medium | 2 dozen | 2/6 |\n| Cedar Penholders (for above) | 2 dozen | 4/- |\n| Drawing Materials | | |\n| Ream Demy Drawing paper (20 in. x 15 in.) | 1 | 1/- |\n| \" Strong Cartridge | 1 | 2/6 & 3/9 |\n| Black Canvasses (22×17) Strained on Frame | 6 | 1/8 |\n| Holders for Crayons (box) | 60 | |\n| Large Compass (14 in) | 15 | |\n| Boxes White Chalk (gross boxes) | 6 | |\n| Slips 3ft. Two sets Squares. 18 in x 12 in | 1 | 2/4 |\n| Square 2 ft. 6 in. | 1 | 3/- |\n| | 1 | 1/6 |\n| Cases Elliott's Drawing Instruments for schools | 60 | 4/- |\n| Copies Burchett's Practical Geometry | 3 | |\n\nCarried forward: £1214.\n\nPage R 1057", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 283601, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-148 - Public Offices & Others - 1870", "page_number": 173, "title": "CO129-148 - Public Offices & Others - 1870", "content_text": "## colle Entraren Manila \nStrughang Anyafson. \nIt will be russang \n6 \ncommummati \nauthern's can \nwith \nthe Spanish Gort Leppe \nto your \nbe grow \nC. to land \nthe cable \nColonis \nof the referen \nit \nthe nautt \nforwarded to you as con \nas practicett.\n\nThe Untertel ostate \nFanju Min Fomin \n1370 \nAshun 13 \nHoushing \n3077 \nMine Ins \nGodoy 25 March 1870 \n\nHeret \nWith referents Zoulette of the mit Iam dualia fant \nGrawith 6 trammit 6 \n172 \nYou for the common ofthe ral of flaunden Wün \ncommfonden. \nShah \nhe \nIn \nCo. 17 Mark \nof \na \n22 Mar \n\nThis Dept & the Ramille \n2. Horgery Sulmann thush \nthe subgut \nCofssor. Noghoy No \nStraits \nCo.. \n& Mustean, \non \nof the monopoly granted \nto that Co. by the \n\n## Proofread Text\n\nColle Entraren Manila \nStrughang Anyafson. \nIt will be russang \n6 \ncommummati \nauthern's can \nwith \nthe Spanish Gort Leppe \nto your \nbe grow \nC. to land \nthe cable \nColonis \nof the referen \nit \nthe nautt \nforwarded to you as con \nas practicett.\n\nThe Untertel ostate \nFanju Min Fomin \n1370 \nAshun 13 \nHoushing \n3077 \nMine Ins \nGodoy 25 March 1870 \n\nHeret \nWith referents Zoulette of the mit Iam dualia fant \nGrawith 6 trammit 6 \n172 \nYou for the common ofthe ral of flaunden Wün \ncommfonden. \nShah \nhe \nIn \nCo. 17 Mark \nof \na \n22 Mar \n\nThis Dept & the Ramille \n2. Horgery Sulmann thush \nthe subgut \nCofssor. Noghoy No \nStraits \nCo.. \n& Mustean, \non \nof the monopoly granted \nto that Co. by the \n\n## Reconstructed Text\n\nCollier entered Manila. \nStruggling Anson. \nIt will be rushing \n6 \ncommunicati \nauthority's can \nwith \nthe Spanish Govt Leppe \nto your \nbe grow \nC. to land \nthe cable \nColonis \nof the reference \nit \nthe naut \nforwarded to you as soon \nas practicable.\n\nThe Undertel ostate \nFanju Min Fomin \n1370 \nAshun 13 \nHoushing \n3077 \nMine Ins \nGodoy 25 March 1870 \n\nHerewith \nWith reference to your letter of the 14th instant, I fant \n... to transmit to \n172 \nYou for the common of the rail of flaunden Wün \ncorrespondence. \nShah \nhe \nIn \nCo. 17 March \nof \na \n22 Mar \n\nThis Dept & the Ramille \n2. Horgery Sulmann thus \nthe subject \nConfessor. Noghoy No \nStraits \nCo.. \n& Mustell, \non \nof the monopoly granted \nto that Co. by the", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-148 - Public Offices & Others - 1870.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 286143, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "page_number": 99, "title": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "content_text": "## 7346 \n\n93 \n\nHome \n\nand the matter being one of great practical importance we on the whole think it advisable to apply for leave to appeal against both, and we suggest that the **Queen's Proctor** should be instructed to prepare the necessary papers to support a motion for this purpose.\n\nWe have the honour to be \nMy Lord, \nYour Lordship's most obedient, \nhumble Servants. \nR.B. Collier \nColeridge \n**Law Officers**. 7546-71. Hong Kong, \n\n## MINUTE PAPER. \n\nM. Meade. \nI presume this will be referred to Mr. Holland's successor, as nothing can be done for some time.\n\nWe could, I think, place the papers in the hands of the **Queen's Proctor** in the meantime & prepare a case, but owing to the time of year (vacation) I do not think much time will be lost by keeping things in train.\n\nW. Un Holland. \nPatent Case 3/1/71 \nI suppose this will not entail a long delay. The matter is one of extreme importance & we shall not be justified in letting it remain hung up here. August 3/8/71 \n\n9/4114 \nIf no delay will be caused by waiting for W. Un Holland, by all means wait. \nBut if time would be lost, the **Queen's Proctor** should prepare the case at once.\n\nK \nor sent to him August 3/71 \n\nTh \nI think it proper to wait till the **Queen's Proctor** states whether he desires to prepare...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 286266, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "page_number": 222, "title": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "content_text": "## \nArising out of a claim for the Extradition of a Criminal on a charge of murder, where evidence would support a charge of Aggravated Piracy under the Law of Nations, would the surrender of the criminal preclude the claim to the parties claiming him under the Treaty, in which murder is specified as one of the Crimes on account of which his \"Extradition might be claimed. We understand from the letters of Major General Whitfield of Feb: 21.1871, that the Criminal in this case has been claimed by the French Vice Consul under the Treaty between Great Britain & France, for murder committed on board a French Ship. Whereas we see no sufficient grounds why the Acting Govt of Hong Kong should decline to surrender him to the French Vice Consul.\n\nWe have \nled/ R.N. Collier. \n3. Coleridge. \nTravers Twiss.\n\nPage 221", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 286323, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "page_number": 279, "title": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "content_text": "of Co\n\nAdmir\n\nAgent\n\nhave the honour to Report\n\nFlat\n\nwe are of opinion that Y\n\n may properly direct Hill. Ambassador in\nParis to remonstrate strongly with the French Govt against the conduct\n\nof the Captains of the\n\n\"Omer et Julie\" in landing in the Colony of\n\n50 destitute Chinese Subjects of Hongkong deported from Saigon without any provision\n\nfor\n\ntheir maintenance, & urgently to request\n\nthat such conduct may not be repeated.\n\nWe assume that H.M. The L. Govr of\n\nHong Kong is authorized\n\nby the local\n\nOrdinances to direct the transfer of the\n\nChinese from Hong Kong to Canton, on which\n\nassumption\n\nwe are\n\nof opinion that he\n\nhas adopted a proper\n\ncourse in\n\ntransferring them\n\nonce to the protection of the nearest Chinese\n\nAuthority.\n\nWe have &c.\n\nCopy.\n\nNo 1140.\n\nThe Earl\n\nMy Lord,\n\n278\n\nParis. - Sept: 14. 1871.\n\nI have this day\n\n9529\n\nhad the honour\n\nto receive Y\n\n Despatch: No 594. of the 9th\ninst: reep:\n\nrelative to\n\nthe arrival at\n\nHong Kong of the \"French Ship \"Omer et Julie\" with 50 destitute Chinese, stated to have been deported from Saigon, I have the honour to inclose a Copy of\n\na Note\n\non the subject, which I have addressed in obedience to Y\n\n's order.\nto the French\n\nGovt in\n\nI have &c.\n\n(at) Lyons.\n\nGranville K.G.\n\nR.P. Collier.\n\nJ.D. Coleridge.\n\n\"Travers Twiss.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 292818, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-166 - Public Offices & Others - 1873", "page_number": 248, "title": "CO129-166 - Public Offices & Others - 1873", "content_text": "## \n\nSir,\n\nIn pursuance of My Lords' directions signified by Mr. Lacy's Letter of the 4th May 1873, I have prepared, and beg to transmit herewith, a Draft Order in Council amending the Order in Council for China and Japan of 1865 with reference to the deportation of offenders & Hongkong; and to request that You will favor Lord Granville with his opinion as to whether the draft may be submitted in its present form to the Law Officers.\n\nI am,\nSir,\nYour most obedient humble servant,\nMammand,\nCopy Secretary\n\n1971 \nSolicitor's Dept: \nDev: 11843 \n72 Casury \n246 \n\nSir,\n\nIn pursuance of My Lords' directions signified by Mr. Lacy's Letter of the 4th May 1873, I have caused to be prepared, and beg to transmit herewith, a Draft Order in Council amending the Order in Council for China and Japan of 1865, with reference to the deportation of offenders. Before submitting the Draft Order to The Law Officers for approval, I beg to call attention to Mr. Collier's note with reference to the present liability to the costs of deportation, in order that the necessary information as to the correctness or otherwise of the assumption may be obtained from the Treasury.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-166 - Public Offices & Others - 1873.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 294784, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "content_text": "that they seemed to know a thing or two about it. And it now appears they often did. Cellier of 24 was sent to L. Kie for information. \n\nAs it was stated in this question, the answer was clear. He had been charming Annam for some time and had been responsible for why others were responding in a certain way.\n\nFrance, Spain, and Annam.\n\n**Décret de l'Empereur des Français, portant promulgation du Traité de Paix, d'Amitié, de Commerce, et de Cession, conclu le 5 Juin, 1862, entre la France et l'Espagne, d'une part, et le Royaume d'Annum, d'autre part.**-Fontainebleau, le 1 Juillet, 1863.\n\n**NAPOLEON** par la grâce de Dieu et la volonté nationale, Empereur des Français, à tous présents et à venir, salut.\n\nSur le rapport de notre Ministre Secrétaire d'Etat au Département des Affaires Etrangères,\n\nAvons décrété et décrétons ce qui suit:\n\n**Article 1.** Un Traité de Paix et d'Amitié ayant été conclu à Saigon, le 5 Juin, 1862, entre la France et l'Espagne, d'une part, et le Royaume d'Annam, d'autre part, et les Ratifications de cet Acte ayant été échangées à Hué, le 14 Avril, 1863, le dit Traité, dont la teneur suit, recevra sa pleine et entière exécution.\n\nLeurs Majestés Napoleon III, Empereur des Français, Isabelle II, Reine d'Espagne, et Tu-Duc, Roi d'Annam, désirant vivement que l'accord le plus parfait règne désormais entre les trois nations de France, d'Espagne, et d'Annam; voulant aussi que jamais l'amitié ni la paix ne soit rompue entre elles;\n\nA ces causes, nous, Louis-Adolphe Bonard, Contre-Amiral, Commandant en Chef le Corps Expéditionnaire Franco-Espagnol en Cochinchine, Ministre Plénipotentiaire de Sa Majesté l'Empereur des Français, Commandeur des Ordres Impériaux de la Légion d'Honneur et de Saint Stanislas de Russie, Commandeur de Saint Grégoire-le-Grand de Rome, et Chevalier de l'Ordre Royale de Charles III d'Espagne;\n\nDon Carlos Palanca-Gutierres, Colonel Commandant Général du Corps Expéditionnaire Espagnol en Cochinchine, Commandeur de l'Ordre Royal Américain d'Isabelle la Catholique, et de l'Ordre Impérial de la Légion d'Honneur, Chevalier des Ordres Royaux et Militaires de Saint Ferdinand et Saint Hermenegilde, Ministre Plénipotentiaire de Sa Majesté Catholique Dona Isabelle II, Reine des Espagnes;\n\nEt nous, Phan-Tanh-Gian, Vice-Grand-Censeur du Royaume d'Annam, Ministre Président du Tribunal des Rites, Envoyé Plénipotentiaire de Sa Majesté Tu-Duc, assisté de Lam-Gien-Thiep, Ministre Président du Tribunal de la Guerre, Envoyé Plénipotentiaire de Sa Majesté Tu-Duc;\n\nTous munis de pleins et entiers pouvoirs pour traiter de la paix et agir selon notre conscience et volonté, nous sommes réunis, et, après avoir échangé nos lettres de créance, que nous avons trouvées en bonne et due forme, nous sommes convenus, d'un commun accord, de chacun des Articles qui suivent et qui composent le présent Traité de Paix et d'Amitié:\n\n**ARTICLE 1.**\n\nIl y aura dorénavant, paix perpétuelle entre l'Empereur des Français et la Reine d'Espagne, d'une part, et le Roi d'Annam, de l'autre. L'amitié sera complète et également perpétuelle entre les sujets des trois nations, en quelque lieu qu'ils se trouvent.\n\n**ARTICLE II.**\n\nLes sujets des deux nations de France et d'Espagne pourront exercer le culte Chrétien dans le Royaume d'Annam, et les sujets de ce Royaume, sans distinction, qui désireront embrasser la religion Chrétienne, le pourront librement et sans contrainte; mais on ne forcera pas à se faire Chrétiens ceux qui n'en auront pas le désir.\n\n[118]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-169 - Others - 1874.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 297470, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-172 - Public Offices & Others - 1875", "page_number": 568, "title": "CO129-172 - Public Offices & Others - 1875", "content_text": "returning to the Straits Settlements; and as I do not doubt that he is filled for the post, I am prepared on these grounds to confirm, in the Appointment of Assistant Harbour Master with the salary of £400 a year, the attachment to it the duties of collecting the light dues with an additional salary of £400 a year, in respect to which he should be required to give security.\n\n5 Jan. Not, however, prepared to approve of the additional allowance for house rent as this is a form of emancipation which should only be given in cases where Govt requires Officers to live in a particular locality but has not provided quarters available for their use on the spot.\n\nSt Hong Kong K. No. 5635 - Office or Individual. (Subject.) DOMESTIC.\n\n507 Position of Bishop Burdon with reference to the Cathedral on Collier, last provides Proper Memo on the subject by Mr. Smith (hat lor 4317 see b Gor-n°52-P/me 1875.\n\nР.Т.О. [Arms. 1175~11 & S 6050] forwarded herewith (Minutes.)\n\nWin M. Ebden - I think Je 14/5= Iturals this may be haut by. Since he will have received copy of the despatch to the O.A.G. of Hongkong on the subject\n\nNr 25/5 Achse to Son A Kennedy - with thanks\n\n2. Caruarum woo, litte to the this then put biz Will 26:57", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-172 - Public Offices & Others - 1875.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 301426, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877", "page_number": 37, "title": "CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877", "content_text": "34 \n\nfor the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies. \n\nI am \nYour obedient Servant \nMenne \nA4P(\n\n**Judgment of the Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on the Appeal of Charles Victor Benecke and others v. The Hon. James Whittall and another, from the Supreme Court of Hong Kong; delivered June 29th, 1877**\n\nPresent: \nSIR JAMES W. COLVILE \nSIR BARNES PEACOCK \nSIR MONTAGUE E. SMITH \nSIR ROBERT P. COLLIER \n\nThis is an action brought by trustees appointed under the provisions of a deed of the 19th of April 1865, executed by the firm of Augustus Heard and Company, carrying on business in Hong Kong, as well as in other places. The Plaintiffs sue for the purpose of setting aside certain conveyances of real property to the Defendants, merchants in London, on the ground that they were given by way of fraudulent preference.\n\nThe first question raised by the Defendants, Appellants, is whether the Plaintiffs have the right to maintain a suit on this ground; and inasmuch as this question, if disposed of in favour of the Appellants, decides the case, their Lordships have thought it desirable to hear the argument upon it in the first instance.\n\nThis question depends upon the construction of an ordinance of Hong Kong in 1864 on the subject of bankruptcy, which was passed three years after the well-known Bankruptcy Act in this country of 1861, and in a great measure, indeed in a great number of clauses almost *totidem verbis*, follows that enactment.\n\n42517. 100-7/77. Wt. 3458.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 301700, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877", "page_number": 313, "title": "CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877", "content_text": "## Letter\n\n& the Undersecretary & Mason, regarding the \n\nproposed construction of the \n\nSanitary wall at Hongkong \n\nwhy other parties including Cellier with a safety \nvalve would be employed is not clear \n\nYours of 9 May should be sent to the Governor for his consideration and report? & there the undersecretary's reply \n\n1. be sent accordingly. Including? \n\nincluding the axle & \n\nThe letter referred to \nleft concerned \n\ndo \n\nyou \n\nall the \n\nthey includes the Admiralty!! \n\n14.6.77 \n\nthink \n\nTo correspond with the M.D. also that the Admiralty have refused permission as stated by them to Mr Hand's Law Officers \n\nan \n\nto the receipt of corporation by the three Depts interested if a satisfactory result is to be attained and suggest that the War Office should state their views to the Admiralty in the hope \n\nthat their Lordships may be induced to reconsider the matter \n\nsee reason \n\nAm 1910 \n\nalas \n\nReceived \n\n50. Hong Kong 2 \n3217 \n\nIt is requested that in any further communication on this subject, the above Number \nmay be quoted; and the Letter addressed to- \nThe Under Secretary of State for War, \nWar Office, \nPall Mall, London, \nS.W. \n\n**RECEIVED** \n31 MAY 1877 \nList \n305 \n\n**WAR OFFICE**, \n30 May 1877 \n\nSir \n\nNo. 44270 \n\nWith reference to your letter of the 4th inst, respecting \nthe proposed construction of the \nSanitary wall at Hongkong directed to acquaint you. For \nthe information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that Mr. Secretary Hardy will be glad to learn from the Earl of Carnarvon will. \nin accordance with the offer contained in the letter before \nalluded to, call upon the new \nGovernor of Hong Kong to furnish \n\"The Under Secretary of State \nColonial Office \n8.1.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 316864, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4]", "page_number": 491, "title": "CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4]", "content_text": "# Education I \n\n## Enclosure Lin No. of 24th March 1882\n\nThe Captain Superintendent of Police to Acting Colonial Secretary \nNo. 3135/1881.\n\nCopy \nNo. 8293.\n\nPolice Office, \n2nd November 1881.\n\n**REG 7**\n\nI have the honor to enclose here copy of letter received from the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, for the repairs to Mr. Collier's Launch for damages caused by drifting junks during the last typhoon.\n\nThe Honorable \nDr. S. T. Lockhart \nActing Colonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 329764, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-224 - Foreign Office - 1885", "page_number": 87, "title": "CO129-224 - Foreign Office - 1885", "content_text": "# No header\n\n2212 \n85 \n18 \n\nHame Arsenal or Station. \n\nNavel \n\nit might be regarded \n\nContraband. \n\nIt does not seem \n\nlikely, \n\nhaving regard to the view on \n\nthis \n\nsubject, \n\nwhich has \n\nhitherto been insisted \n\nupon by France, that she \n\nwill take \n\nan extreme view \n\nupon the subject. \n\nwe have &c. \n\n(Signed) Henry \n\nW. Farrer \nJames \nHershell \n& Parker \n\nNo. 164. \n\n## The Law Officers of the Crown to Earl Granville.-(Received December 17.)\n\nMy Lord, \n\nTemple, December 17, 1870. \n\nWE are honoured with your commands signified in Mr. Hammond's letter of the 15th instant, stating that he was directed by your Lordship to inclose to us an accompanying letter from the Colonial Office, inclosing copies of two despatches from the Governor of New South Wales, on the subject of the supply of coals and contraband of war to belligerent vessels, and to request that we would take those papers into our consideration, and favour your Lordship at our earliest convenience with our opinion as to the instructions which should be addressed to the Governor of New South Wales both on the question of the supply of coal, and generally in regard to contraband of war. \n\nIn obedience to your Lordship's commands we have taken the papers into our consideration and have the honour to report \n\nThat we are not aware of any better instructions that can be given to the Colonial Governors, as to the manner in which belligerent ships of war should be dealt with, than those contained in your Lordship's Circular letter of the 19th July last, supplemented by Lord Kimberley's Circular of the 7th October. \n\nWe may observe that an erroneous idea seems to have become current at Sydney, possibly in consequence of the assertion of the Consul of the North German Confederation in his letter of the 6th September, 1870, that coal is under all circumstances contraband of war. \n\nWe think it advisable that Lord Belmore should be informed that coal is to be regarded as an article `ancipitis usus`, which may become contraband of war where it is destined to be used for purposes directly belligerent. \n\nThis question, however, is immaterial, if the opinion which we have often expressed be correct, that according to international law there is no duty on a neutral State to prevent the exportation by merchant-vessels of contraband of war to belligerents. The prevention of this trade lies with the belligerent injured by it, whose Courts adjudicate on captures, and determine what articles are, and what are not, under given circumstances, contraband of war, a question which cannot be determined beforehand by the neutral country from which they are exported. It follows that we think the view taken by the Colonial Attorney-General erroneous, and that we regard the introduction of the Colonial Bill (which we do not understand to have yet passed) as somewhat untoward. \n\nWe have, &c. \n(Signed) \nR. P. COLLIER, \nJ. D. COLERIDGE. \nTRAVERS TWISS.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-224 - Foreign Office - 1885.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 332199, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12]", "page_number": 182, "title": "CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12]", "content_text": "***\n\nsatisfactory cofar facto : –\n\nas concerno\n\nthe following\n\n(a) that efforts had been made to induce U A-fung to leave Sökwawan.\n\n(b) that,\n\non\n\nthe 10th ultimo, these efforts proved\n\nsuccessful, and UA-fung\n\nCh'an A-yeung, leave his home.\n\n(C) That.\n\nou\n\nwas induced by a coldier in Kowloon City, to\n\nthat\n\nday,\n\nthe deamlamuch\n\n\"Ham fing\" was engaged to got Kowloon\n\na man or men\n\nCity by a\n\nrepresenting himself\n\nthemselves to be acting in the interide of\n\nthe Kowloon ellandarin.\n\n(d) that, between 4 and 5 pr.\n\nDave\n\nday,\n\nand was\n\non the\n\nthe \"Kam Ling\" loft Victoria,\n\n• joined shortly afterwards by the\n\nlaunch \"Bing Thing\"\n\n\"\n\nwas on board one.\n\nof these launches, and the men representing\n\n(e) That W Afung\n\nthe noelves as acting\n\nnot on the same one\n\nin the interests of the\n\nbut probably ona-fung.\n\nKowloon Mandarin were on one, but\n\nao\n\n(f.) That the \"Wing Shing\" transhipped.\n\n180\n\nher Chinese paccengers to the \"Kamfing\", and that, not long after this, UA fung jumped overboard from the \"Ham king\n\n\"and ewany away:\n\nthat, in consequence of a hail from the \" Com Ling \" he was kicked up by a packing boat,\n\nand\n\n\"forced on board the \"Rawking\", against his will, in British waters, was\n\neien Care\n\noff\n\nconfined in the cabin, and taken to Howlson. City wharf, where sonce to the Ram Ling from a Chinees Government Connch, and W'Afung\n\nashore .\n\nforcibly taken\n\n(9.) That, on the following day, the master\n\n\"Kam king \" received payment for the of his launch at Kowloon Aty from\n\nof the\n\nuse\n\ntuan\n\nrepresenting himself to be one Kowloon Mandarin's clerks.\n\ntt\n\nA\n\nof the\n\nwas\n\n(4.) that, on the 20. ultimo, UA fing publicly beheaded at Kowloor City wharf, within a short distance of British Howloon, in the presence of Chinese Officials.\n\n(i.) That..\n\non.\n\nthe 30th ultime, a messenger\n\nwas sent by the Interpreter to the Kowl on\n\nBrant ir\n\nts\n\nsurų\n\n11\n\ni", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 356958, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-266 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [1-3]", "page_number": 489, "title": "CO129-266 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [1-3]", "content_text": "## Date \n1895 \n\n## No. \nJel. 21 Mch.\n\nTrong Hiong \nStraits \nNo. 4934 \n\n**(Subject.)** \n**RECR C. O. DESPATCH.**\n\n4934 \n485 \n\nleone 21 MAR 961 \nAppt: Puisne Judge, Straits \nActg. P.J. declines: Leach accepts \nfor \nStraits (1 april. \n\nas per previous Paper. \nhaves \nGov \n4667 \nStraits \n\n**(Minutes.)** \nSearchs \nto Straits General 193ft wat \nStraits 95.22hech \n\n| W&L(79)—442---2506-85-12-1 |\n\nNext subsequent Paper. \n7324 \nfor \nMr Lucas \n\nThis will have been telegraphed \nalso to him (. Mitchell. M. Collger wanted to come away \n(ace 2839) but I suppose \nhe will be able to stay \na little longer. \nC \n3rd April \n\n? Inform for. Straits with ref. \nLov. \n右 \ndesp. in 4004 & this that M. \nme of H. Mr. Connec Andrew John Leach, \noccasion acted as \nAtt. Sen. \nfor the Colony of Hong Kong, who has more than ... days P. Judge in that Colony, has been selected for the appt. of Puisne Judge \nin the Straits Settlements, I say (withing. tomisteling 17. henist: 4667) that he will ... have learned \nthe \nthe", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-266 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 359419, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895", "page_number": 190, "title": "CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895", "content_text": "## 185 \n\nGo \n\n**REC** \n**C.O.** \n\nLle Vere House, \n122 De Vere Gardens \n\n(Red 13 JUL 95) \n\nSir, \n\n12 July 1895 \n\nI have the honour to acknowledge your letter of the 28 June last `10505/95` in which you state that The Marquess of Ripon after very carefully considering my representations respecting the rate at which I asked to draw my pension refuses her majesty to admit that I am entitled to higher rate than £3/8 per diem in collier. In answer thereto I respectfully feel that a cruel injustice is sought to be inflicted and this as all my \n\nThe Under Secretary \nof State for the Colonies", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 393824, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-324 - Governor Nathan - 1904 [10-12]", "page_number": 385, "title": "CO129-324 - Governor Nathan - 1904 [10-12]", "content_text": "384\n\nDESPATCH\n\nC.O.\n\nrnor,\n\nNo.\n\n407\n\n1904\n\nprevious Paper.\n\n22 Dec\n\nCave\n\nAdmy\n\nAdany Anod 09, 31 March\n\nIt subsequent Paper.\n\nAdmy\n\n8324\n\nHONG KONG\n\nNo 426461\n\n(Subject.)\n\nAlbany Nullah\n\nSereas copies of\n\n42641\n\nRec\n\nJELA 17 DEC 04\n\nminite stating\n\ncases of Ader\"? W.D. bol for as\n\nto responsibility\n\nfor Reepery clear of opinion by to thank he\n\nMr. Firs\n\nhe Cotters\n\nSituation.\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nThis scarcely Simplifies\n\n? Copy\n\nalore\n\nMr Collier's.\n\n20712\n\nthe\n\nading cara JF. Adem caus\n\n201\n\nBy\n\nremind Aday M.\n\nI brink Mmsammy' Ace\n\nALC\n\n22/2\n\n21/2\n\nIN 9/3", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-324 - Governor Nathan - 1904 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 394537, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904", "page_number": 527, "title": "CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904", "content_text": "Referees \n\nGive the names and ad- dresses of two referees. They should be respon- sible persons who know you well, either in private life \n\nor pro- fessionally; and one at least should be well acquainted with \n\nyou \n\nin private life. The \n\n \n 1. Name \n Address \n Occupation \n \n \n Miss Turner.\n 341 Grefnd R. Mandi Private Nursing Home\n \n \n \n 2. Name \n Address \n Occupation \n \n \n \n dm & Collie The Elmis 7 Cole Avenue \n \n \n\nnames of distinguished persons should not be given unless they really know you well. \n\nBe \n\nC.O \n\nCOLONIAL NURSES. \n\n30615 \n\nRECE \n\n524 \n\nPre 1 SEP 04 \n\nSTATEMENT for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and for record in \n\nMi A R. Allaway. \n\nHoug Roug Victoria Hospital \n\nANSWERS. \n\nhe Colonial Office, respecting- \n\nho is an applicant for the post of \n\nMabron \n\nin the Colony of Nurse \n\nReadin \n\nQUESTIONS. \n\n \n Testimonials. \n Give the name, address, and occupation of the writer of each of your testimonials. Copies certified by the Colonist Nars Association must be sent for record in the Colonial Office. The Copies may be either in MS. or in print; and it desirable, though not absolutely necessary, that they should be on foolscap paper not larger than this form.\n \n \n \n Miss A. R. Grauslin Mation Mancheste Inaler wily Iospital.\n \n \n \n And Gray. Hon. Secretary. Cottage Nurses Training Hom\n \n \n \n I. H. Hall. A.N.S. Act. Sup! Sisli Govou 8 Etal Hospital Krugersdory: Transud Yeo.\n \n \n \n E Leviss. St Col. Lali P.M. O x Cemeral Hospital\n \n \n \n Elances forteur 9. P. Collier Engre. West Grove Reading E. Jackson. Gronalle Graved. Ro Mums Reading\n \n\nWill you be good enough to state how long you have been \n\nacquainted with the applicant P \n\nFrom what circumstances does your knowledge of her \n\narise ? \n\n \n 1. From \n to \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n\nAllaway has been operative \n\nStazz \n\na Member \n\n8 \n\nay \n\nWhile you were acquainted with her was she \n\n \n a. honest ? \n b. sober ? \n c. generally well conducted ? \n \n \n @...... \n b.. \n \n \n \n Jes \n Yes.... \n \n \n\nWas her health good? \n\nIf she has been employed under you, will you state the \n\nnature of her duties, and how she discharged them? \n\n \n 4.\n 5.\n \n \n yes.\n ces ar Private Nurse and also as 3 mecuber household, Ste has beau Entirely satisfactory\n \n\nVoluntary resignation \n\nFon \n\nstate the cause of her leaving-whether by voluntary resignation, dismissal, or otherwise ? \n\n6. \n\n(21) \n\n[TORN OVER.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 394539, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904", "page_number": 529, "title": "CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904", "content_text": "# QUESTIONS.\n\n7. Do you consider her to be professionally qualified to undertake the duties of such an appointment as she now desires?\n\n7. ANSWERS.\n\n* Yes. Considering her fully qualified.\n\n$. Are you aware of any circumstance tending to disqualify her for such an appointment?\n\n8. No\n\n9. The Secretary of State will be glad to receive any information which you may have to give respecting her character or qualifications in addition to what is contained in the answers to the foregoing questions.\n\nIt gives me Great Pleasure to testify to Miss Allamage Worth, and I have every confidence in her Ability.\n\nSignature: E.L. Mr. Collier\n\nOccupation, Professional qualifications, &c............ Independent\n\nAddress: The Beland Coley Arcnese, Reading\n\nDate: August 24th, 1904\n\nW B & L (384v)—14648~1000N\n\nBO COLONIAL NURSES.\n\n526\n\n30615 1\n\nRECE Res 1 SEP 04\n\nSTATEMENT for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and for record in the Colonial Office, respecting Miss A. R. Allaway, who is an applicant for the post of Matron Nurse in the Colony of Hong Kong.\n\nQUESTIONS.\n\n1. Will you be good enough to state how long you have been acquainted with the applicant?\n\nFrom what circumstances does your knowledge of her arise?\n\n2.\n\nANSWERS.\n\nFrom July 23 to Aug. 23\n\nHaving her midwifery training at Victoria Hospital\n\n3. While you were acquainted with her was she\n\na. honest?\n\nb. sober?\n\nc. generally well conducted?\n\nWas her health good?\n\na. Yes\n\nb. Yes\n\nc. Yes\n\n4. If she has been employed under you, will you state the nature of her duties, and how she discharged them?\n\nMaternity nursing duties. Most Satisfactory.\n\n5. Will you state the cause of her leaving—whether by voluntary resignation, dismissal, or otherwise?\n\nShe was training for three months and left at the end of her term.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 396529, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-328 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [1-6]", "page_number": 609, "title": "CO129-328 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [1-6]", "content_text": "# Enclosure 2\n## Statement made by J. Ison\n\nC 25020 TRECK REG 17 7th June, 1905 AM 601\n\nI was the Mate of the British S.S. \"Oldhamia\". The ship was captured by the Russians on the 18th May, about 150 miles South of the Bashi Channel, under the following circumstances.\n\nAt 11.20 P.M. on that date, we sighted the Russian Baltic Fleet, consisting of 48 vessels, one of which, the \"Oleg\" was detached from the main body of the fleet. She signalled us to stop, by means of a gun. The cruiser then closed and sent a boat on board us. Our papers were then examined, signals were exchanged with the fleet, and we were ordered to accompany them.\n\nAt daylight on the 19th, the fleet stopped, and men were sent to examine our cargo. Enquiries were made as to the coal we had on board, (we had about 250 tons of bunker coal left at 8.30 a.m. on the 19th). At 11 a.m., a collier came alongside and commenced putting coal into our bunkers, the Captain protesting. The whole of the crew, with the exception of the Captain, Chief Engineer, Cook, and Steward, were then ordered to leave the ship with their effects, and were taken on board the Cruiser \"Dnieper\", (late \"St. Petersburg\", Volunteer Fleet); there were 29 of us so transshipped. During the afternoon, the fleet proceeded.\n\nNo information was given us as to what was to be our fate. The \"Oldhamia\" was in the meanwhile kept in company with the fleet.\n\nOn the 20th, we were informed that it was the intention to put the crew on board the first vessel sighted, and on the following day, we were told that the four left on board the \"Oldhamia\"", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-328 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 396532, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-328 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [1-6]", "page_number": 612, "title": "CO129-328 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [1-6]", "content_text": "# Enclosure 3\n\nExtract from the \"South China Morning Post\" of the 8th June, 1905\n\n## ON A RUSSIAN CRUISER\n\n### Experiences of the Captured Crew of the Oldhamia\n\n#### Chief Officer's Interesting Narrative\n\nYesterday the Douglas Steamship Company's s.s. Haiching landed in the Colony 28 distressed British seamen, part of the crew of the British steamer Oldhamia, which, as already reported, is supposed to have been sunk by the Baltic Fleet.\n\nA representative of the \"South China Morning Post\" succeeded in obtaining an interview with Mr. James Ison, chief officer of the ill-starred vessel, who kindly furnished a highly interesting and detailed from-day-to-day account of the adventure.\n\nMr. Ison, after stating that he had just concluded a recital of his experiences to His Excellency the Governor, went on as follows:\n\nThe Oldhamia is a British steamer of 2,347 tons nett register, and she was bound from New York to Yokkaichi in Japan with a cargo of case oil. Our last port of call was Port Said and, when we entered the China Sea, we had no thought of anything but the speedy termination of our long voyage. Everything went well until the evening of May 18, when, to our utter astonishment, we sighted the Baltic Fleet comprising 48 ships. We were quickly signalled to stop by the cruiser Oleg. Our first feelings were of wonderment that the Baltic Fleet still existed in such strength. Previous to leaving Port Said, we heard that they had passed through the Malacca Straits and we were surprised to find that they had not yet met the Japanese. We were confident that, when they met the Japanese, there would not be much left of them and subsequent events have justified our belief. Our feelings quickly changed to annoyance and dismay.\n\nThe Oldhamia was boarded by the officers of the Oleg who, after examining the papers and interviewing the captain, exchanged signals at length with the Fleet. The order was then given for the Oleg and the Oldhamia to join the Fleet and keep in company with it. We were astounded when we found that the ship was to be detained. Captain Stewart strongly protested, but no notice whatsoever was taken of him. From the very moment they came aboard, I surmised that their minds were fully made up to keep the ship.\n\nAt six o'clock on the morning of the 19th, the Fleet stopped about 150 miles south of Formosa. (When we met the Fleet, I omitted to say, we were making for the Bashee Channel.) We were boarded by several officers and many men from different ships. Some men opened the hatches and started to take cargo out with the idea, I presume, of ascertaining its nature. Later in the morning, after an exchange of signals, a collier was sent alongside the Oldhamia and commenced to transfer coal into the Oldhamia's bunkers. At eleven o'clock, the whole crew, with the exception of the captain, chief engineer, steward, and cook, were ordered to leave the ship, which they did, and were transferred to the cruiser Dnieper, formerly the St. Petersburg, the famous Volunteer Fleet cruiser connected with the P. and O. Malacca hold-up. All that day (the 19th) the collier continued to put coal on board the Oldhamia - the Fleet standing by - and towards evening the whole Fleet got under weigh and steamed towards the northeast.\n\nWe asked the officers of the Russian cruiser to give us some information as to our ultimate fate or as to their intentions, but received only evasive replies.\n\nOn the 20th, we kept in company with the Fleet still steaming northeast at various speeds.\n\nOn the 21st, information was conveyed to us that the balance of our crew (the four mentioned) had been transferred to one of the other ships of the Russian squadron.\n\nThe Oldhamia was not in sight on the 22nd and, on making inquiries, I was informed by one of the Russian... \n\nC. O.\n25020\n10...0\n\nPage 604\n17 JUL 05", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-328 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 403805, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905", "page_number": 67, "title": "CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905", "content_text": "## DOMESTIC\n\nOffice or Individual | \n-------------------\nBoard of Trade | HO\n138692 | 1905 Series\n30 Oct: | \nLast previous Paper | \nCopy to show | Copy Comes\nBT. ifd. | For 213\nWB(78)38002-25000-12-4 | \nNext subsequent Paper | \n\n**(Subject.)** \nC.O. | 38652\nREC? | (REG: 31 OCT 05\nrendered to crew of the \"West York\" by U.P. naval collier \"Naushan\". \nTowards copy, report by boatswain under Mr Collin\n\n## (Minutes.)\nAsk Admiralty | \nCopy to C.O. suggesting that thanks be given through U.S. Govt for Rear Admiral Train's assistance\nCopy of letter to C.O. | So to B. of T.\nCopy to T.K.F. | care with B. of T. NAO\nbH.K.F | Admiralty also", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 403806, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905", "content_text": "## \n\n31. Tamb ACC \n\nThe C.O. 67 \n\nAny further communication should be addressed to: **THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, (MARINE DEPARTMENT)**. And the following letter and number should be quoted:- `M 18,274`. \nTelegraphic Address: **BOARD TRADE, MARINE, LONDON**. \n38692 \n\nRECE [Reg£ 31 OCT MARINE DEPARTMENT]\n\n07, WHITEHALL GARDENS, LONDON, S.W. \n\n30th October, 1905. \n\nSir, \n\nI am directed by the Board of Trade to transmit to you, for such action as Mr Secretary Lyttelton may deem desirable, the accompanying copy of a despatch from His Majesty's Consul General at Manila relative to the services rendered to the Barque \"West York\", of Hong Kong, by the United States Naval Collier \"Nanshan\". \n\nI have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant, \nWalter ... le \n\nThe Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 403807, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905", "page_number": 69, "title": "CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905", "content_text": "## C.O. 68\n38692\n\n**RECEIVED**\n\nH.B.M. Consulate General, \nManila, August 26, 1905.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to forward to you, herewith enclosed, a return of the stranding at 3.30 a.m. on the 17th ultimo, of the British barque \"West York\", (official number `74490`, port of registry, Hongkong), on an uncharted rock in the China Sea, Latitude 11.06 N. and Longitude 115.01 E., or about 41 W. N. W. of Flat Island, which latter is about 240 miles to the west of the Island of Palawan. The mate and four of the crew arrived here on the 14th instant, in a small sailing boat, and reported the wreck, informing me that the Master and nine of the crew were left on the island, almost destitute of provisions and dependent on rainfall for water. I at once took steps to have a vessel despatched to their assistance, and there being no man-of-war available at Hongkong, Rear-Admiral Train, in response to my application, promptly despatched the United States naval collier \"Nanshan\" (Captain Prideaux), which, after some search, discovered the island, and brought the Master and the nine men safe to Manila on the 22nd instant. Here they were placed in the Sailors' Home, and on the 25th instant, they were returned (with the exception of six Japanese, of whom the Japanese Consul took care) to Hongkong, where they had been engaged and where the \"West York\" was owned and registered.\n\nThe \"West York\", it appears, left Hongkong for Borneo in ballast on May 22 last, and proceeded safely on ...\n\nThe Assistant Secretary, \nMarine Department, \nBoard of Trade, \nLondon.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 403809, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905", "page_number": 71, "title": "CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905", "content_text": "## DRAFT\n\nThe U.S. \n7:00 \n4/11 \nby Collins \n38692 \n\nHongkong May 38692 \nQuod 40449 \nYIG A.T. \n\nSir, \n\nI am directed by Soc. L. to forward to you a copy of a letter from Collier \"haushan\" Crew Admin & the Basque regarding services rendered in the U.S. naval ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 406228, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12]", "page_number": 233, "title": "CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12]", "content_text": "the conferred\n\nFraunger\n\nA\n\nhure. H\n\nLord\n\nUgun with glad\n\nif\n\nno\n\nठे\n\nshared by Bd\n\nThan the suggestion\n\nmight be submitted to Ht. W\n\nthe\n\nKing\n\nI for Favorable conson.\n\n3\n\nล\n\n(Signed) C. P. LUCAS.\n\nvernor. No.\n\nhau 297\n\n1906\n\n& fec\n\nHONG KONG\n\nов\n\nNo. 1150 07\n\n(Subject.)\n\n228\n\nDESPATCH.\n\nC. O.\n\n1150\n\nRECE\n\n69 JAN 07\n\nPetition of Shwiere ung at previous Paper. for compensation from U. &. for: for loss this\n\nJuck.\n\nHer ausd tel 2 Feb.\n\n3857\n\nForward, aith documents on subrest\n\nI acks that representation be made through\n\nCALMMe\n\nby Cotting &\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nSend copy with copy of Camander Rodgers letter of the most\n\njitte papas ar riginal to\n\na^\n\nFo. Took that, if Sir J. Jory.\n\nне\n\nto placed before\n\nas we\n\nU.S.\n\n— $740) →→ 29/06-17-5\n\n51427-4501-(0-5\n\ntachsequent Paper.\n\n07\n\nSw to\n\nlike bacc.\n\nYou may like Proses in person. Nr. 10\n\nThere affears to be no statement to the facts of the collision aball or to whether it was the fault of the us collier. Telegraph for the full sehr tof\n\nMing\n\nAfter re-examining the text and following the instructions:\n\n1. **Format in Markdown**: The original response was in HTML. Here is the reformatted text in Markdown:\n```markdown\nthe conferred\n\nFraunger\n\nA\n\nhure. H\n\nLord\n\nUgun with glad\n\nif\n\nno\n\nठे\n\nshared by Bd\n\nThan the suggestion\n* might be submitted to Ht. W\nthe\nKing\nI for Favorable conson.\n\n3\n\nล\n\n(Signed) C. P. LUCAS.\n\nvernor. No.\n\nhau 297\n1906\n\n& fec\n\nHONG KONG\n\nов\n\nNo. 1150 07\n\n(Subject.)\n\n228\n\nDESPATCH.\n\nC. O.\n\n1150\n\nRECE\n\n69 JAN 07\n\nPetition of Shwiere ung at previous Paper. for compensation from U. &. for: for loss this\n\nJuck.\n\nHer ausd tel 2 Feb.\n\n3857\n\nForward, aith documents on subrest\n\nI acks that representation be made through\n\nCALMMe\n\nby Cotting &\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nSend copy with copy of Camander Rodgers letter of the most\n\njitte papas ar riginal to\n\na^\n\nFo. Took that, if Sir J. Jory.\n\nне\n\nto placed before\n\nas we\n\nU.S.\n\n— $740) →→ 29/06-17-5\n\n51427-4501-(0-5\n\ntachsequent Paper.\n\n07\n\nSw to\n\nlike bacc.\n\nYou may like Proses in person. Nr. 10\n\nThere affears to be no statement to the facts of the collision aball or to whether it was the fault of the us collier. Telegraph for the full sehr tof\n\nMing\n```\n2. **Reordering and corrections**: Upon closer inspection, the text appears to be a jumbled collection of words and phrases, likely due to OCR errors. Some reordering and corrections can be made:\n```markdown\n# DESPATCH\n\n## C. O. 1150\n\n### RECE 69 JAN 07\n\nPetition of Shwiere ung for compensation from U.S. for loss.\n\nHer Majesty's tel 2 Feb. 3857\n\nForward, with documents on subject.\n\nI ask that representation be made through CALMMe by Cotting &\n\n### (Minutes.)\n\nSend copy with copy of Commander Rodgers' letter of the most recent papers regarding original to...\n\nFo. Took that, if Sir J. Jory...\n\nto be placed before...\n\nas we...\n\nU.S.\n\nYou may like to proceed in person. Nr. 10\n\nThere appears to be no statement to the facts of the collision or to whether it was the fault of the U.S. collier. Telegraph for the full statement.\n\n(Signed) C. P. LUCAS.\n\nvernor. No. hau 297 1906\n\nHONG KONG\n```\nChanges made include:\n- Reorganizing the text into a more coherent structure\n- Correcting spelling errors (e.g., \"Shwiere ung\" remains as is due to uncertainty, \"CALMMe\" likely should be \"Calm or another term\", \"Cotting\" might be \"Cotton\" or another name)\n- Removing or correcting nonsensical characters and words (e.g., \"ठे\", \"ล\", \"jitte papas\")\n- Formatting the text with Markdown headers and paragraphs\n\n3. **Other instructions**: \n- File references are formatted without spaces (not applicable directly here).\n- Page numbering is not explicitly present in the original text, so it is not included.\n- No translation is performed.\n- No comments are left in the text.\n\nThe final output in HTML as requested:\n# DESPATCH\n\n## C. O. 1150\n\n### RECE 69 JAN 07\n\nPetition of Shwiere ung for compensation from U.S. for loss.\n\nHer Majesty's tel 2 Feb. 3857\n\nForward, with documents on subject.\n\nI ask that representation be made through CALMMe by Cotting &\n\n### (Minutes.)\n\nSend copy with copy of Commander Rodgers' letter of the most recent papers regarding original to...\n\nFo. Took that, if Sir J. Jory...\n\nto be placed before...\n\nas we...\n\nU.S.\n\nYou may like to proceed in person. Nr. 10\n\nThere appears to be no statement to the facts of the collision or to whether it was the fault of the U.S. collier. Telegraph for the full statement.\n\n(Signed) C. P. LUCAS.\n\nvernor. No. hau 297 1906\n\nHONG KONG", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 406229, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12]", "page_number": 234, "title": "CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12]", "content_text": "THE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nTHE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,\n\n&C. &C. &C.\n\nGovernment House,\n\nHongkong, 5th December, 1906.\n\nMy Lord,\n\nI have the honour to transmit a petition in duplicate by a Chinese named O Yung praying for relief from the Government of the United States of America in respect of the loss of his junk, which was sunk in Hongkong Harbour on the 28th March last in collision with a Naval Collier in the employment of that Government.\n\nI enclose also two Statutory Declarations in duplicate made on behalf of the owners of the cargo laden on the junk at the time of the collision, together with the Chinese vouchers in original and translations.\n\n2.\n\nOn the 14th June last the Consul-General for the United States of America forwarded to this Government a letter from Commander Rodgers of the U.S.S. \"Wilmington\" - a copy of which is enclosed, objecting to the hearing in the Supreme Court of this Colony of an action which had\n\nPage 2\n\nthe cricao\n\nthe collision whised.\n\ng the\n\nbe verified on cult like the\n\nother evidence\n\nFo\n\n...\n\n& in\n\nsending\n\nhave doneto,\n\nAtonce\n\n4 B\n\n187\n\n10.\n\n1.297\n\nHongkong.\n\nclosure t\n\nlosure\n\nlocuxe 3\n\nkclosure if\n\nC.O.\n\n1150\n\n229\n\n9 J 07\n\n...\n\nbeen... (The rest of the text appears to be OCR errors or unrelated fragments and is not coherent. The main body of the letter starts from \"THE RIGHT HONOURABLE\" and is presented above.)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 406230, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12]", "page_number": 235, "title": "CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12]", "content_text": "230\n\nbeen brought against the Master of the Collier, and at a subsequent interview Commander Rodgers on behalf of the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet requested the assistance of this Government in getting the case dismissed.\n\n3. I referred the matter to the Law Officers of the Crown, who advised that the case was one which should properly be dealt with through diplomatic channels, and I accordingly directed the Attorney General to move the Court to dismiss the action.\n\n4. I have now to request that Your Lordship will be good enough to move the Foreign Office to bring the matter to the notice of the Ambassador of the United States of America with a view to enquiry being made regarding the responsibility for the collision, and the amount of compensation, if any, payable to the plaintiff O Yung.\n\nI have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient, humble servant, W. Hetherington Governor,&c.\n\n40", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 406231, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12]", "page_number": 236, "title": "CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12]", "content_text": "(C O P Y)\n\nSir,\n\nEnclosure 4931\n\nC.O.\n\n1150\n\n0.5.6. \"H.B.M. Consul-General\"\n\nCanton, China,\n\nJune 11th, 1909.\n\nI beg to bring to your notice a suit brought in a Hong Kong Court against Captain A.S. Gove, Master of the United States Naval Collier \"Alexander\", and set for trial on July 2nd, next.\n\n2. I have been directed by the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, to assume charge of the case in his name and therefore respectfully request you to take such action as you may deem proper in view of the following facts.\n\n3. On the 29th of March last the United States Naval Collier \"Alexander\" in the harbour of Hongkong, collided with the Hongkong Junk No.481 resulting in the sinking of the latter and the loss of the greater part of her cargo. Suit has been brought against the Master of the Collier for recovery of damages.\n\n4. It appears that the Plaintiffs recognize the public character of the ship and are aware that suit may not be brought against the United States as owner, but that knowing that the Master of the Collier is not a commissioned officer of the Navy they hope either to enforce the law of responsibility of masters of merchant-men against him; or else they hope that out of mere compassion the United States will come to his rescue by paying the damages without scrutiny of their propriety.\n\nNeither ground is tenable. The Master of the Collier is a Public Officer of the United States, being a citizen of the United States, having been appointed to his command by the Navy Department, and having taken the oath of allegiance as such officer.\n\nAs a duly qualified officer of the United States...\n\nthe United States Consul-General,\n\nat Hongkong,\n\nChina.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 408550, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-339 - Acting Governor May Governor Nathan - 1907 [1-3]", "page_number": 252, "title": "CO129-339 - Acting Governor May Governor Nathan - 1907 [1-3]", "content_text": "Hong Kong\n\nSN\n\n102573.\n\n249\n\nDRAFT.\n\nThe Registrar\n\nUniversity\n\nby the\n\nMINUTE. Mr. Stubbs\n\n2313\n\nMr. Collier 18\n\nMr. Just.\n\nMr. Antrobus,\n\nMr. Cox.\n\nMr. Lucas.\n\nSir F. Hopwood.\n\nMr. Churchill,\n\nThe Earl of Elgin.\n\nQuod 11 1906\n\n20611\n\n...\n\nSubmitted by\n\nthe attention\n\nfor 1\n\nMarch\n\n1907.\n\nSubmitted by\n\nI state that\n\nof the\n\nHong Kong\n\nSome years ago,\n\nthe existence\n\nof the\n\nDept\n\nChina\n\nthe University of\n\nLondon. Ad\n\n12 April\n\n29.\n\nIt is understood\n\nthat the Dept at that time depended to some extent", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-339 - Acting Governor May Governor Nathan - 1907 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 410982, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 159, "title": "CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "## Ms Stubbs.\n\nI caread Sar,\n\nIn any further communion-tion on this subject, please quote No. 1751 and address The Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office, London.\n\nSir:-\n\n3859 \n156 \nALGE 31 JAN 07: FOREIGN OFFICE \nath January 1907. \nat once \nBJ 4/5.\n\nI am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 1150/1906-1907, relative to the claim of O Yung against the United States Government on account of the destruction of his junk by a collision with a United States Collier.\n\nIn reply I am to state that as the Colonial Authorities in causing the action brought by O Yung to be dismissed, acted on the request of, and on the representations of fact made by the American naval officers, His Majesty's Government would appear to be justified in asking the United States Government to provide the plaintiff with other means of redress.\n\nIt would however materially strengthen the case, if it could be shown that O Yung was a British subject, and I am to request that Lord Elgin will in the first instance \n \nThe Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 411727, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 227, "title": "CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "## HONG KONG \nNo. 20468. \n**DOMESTIC.** \n20468 **REC 10 JUN 07** \n\n(Subject.) \nImportation of Arms into China \n\nMr Lucas \ncof note from the Chinese Charge d'Affaires requesting the co-operation of us in preventing the secret importation of arms and ammunition for the use of rebels. \n: Encloses copy of reply thereto & requests to bar being re-read to exercise the utmost vigilance as to the prevention of evasions of the proclamation which forbids export from Hong Kong.\n\n(Minutes.) \nYou may remember that Mr Collier brought drafts of these letters for concurrence some days ago and that you concurred. The draft then, if I remember aright, contained a request that we would telegraph a warning to Hong Kong. They do not now ask us to telegraph but would perhaps be best to do so.\n\nSent 11.25 ? Tel: in cypher to following effect. \n\"H.M.G have received a note from Chinese Minister asking for co-operation in preventing secret import of arms and ammunition for the use of rebels. I should be glad if you would instruct police to exercise especial vigilance to prevent evasions of proclamation which forbids export from Hong Kong\" \nAnd send copy to F.O., sending copy of F.O. letter and enclosures to Hong Kong.\n\n(The last notification received as to the proclamation showed that it was renewed for six months from 29/11/06. This extension ended in May but they will certainly have extended it further though we have not received advice).\n\nC.O \n226 \n1907 \n18 \nprevious Paper. \n17369 \nsubsequent Paper. \n27074 \nFm 4 Aug \n[& L 178; -52608—25000-]+{ \n4.6.57", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 412700, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 460, "title": "CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "## TO. 227.\n\nSir,\n\nC.O. 40648/13\n\nRESS (HIDDEN BASSY, NOV 12 1907)\n\nWASHINGTON, October 30, 1907.\n\nIn compliance with the instructions contained in your despatch No.140 of the 11th July, I addressed a note to the United States Government pointing out that C. Young, the owner of the junk sunk by the American naval collier \"ALEXANDER\", had been, by the action of the officers of that vessel, deprived of redress except by diplomatic representations, and expressing the hope that after due enquiry, some compensation might be awarded.\n\nIn the reply, copy of which is herewith enclosed, the State Department base their refusal of compensation on the ground that there is not sufficient evidence that the American vessel was at fault to justify an application to Congress for an appropriation. As the dossier of the case forwarded to the Embassy and by them submitted to the State Department does not, in fact, contain any direct evidence that the \"ALEXANDER\" was to blame, to offset the...\n\nThe Right Honourable \nSir Edward Grey, Bart.,\netc.,\netc.,\netc.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 412702, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 462, "title": "CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "# Enclosure in Mr. Bryce's No. 127 of October Copy of a Note from the Department of State.\n\n## DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, October 21, 1907.\n\n**Excellency,**\n\nWith further reference to your note No.200 of August 24 last, I have the honor to say that the Navy Department has carefully considered the papers submitted in the matter of the claim of C. Yung, a native of Hongkong and a British subject, for compensation for the loss of a junk, TUNG ON TAI, which was sunk in collision with the United States Naval Collier ALEXANDER, in March 1906.\n\nIt appears that the occurrence referred to was, at the time, in pursuance of naval regulations, investigated by a board consisting of officers of the Navy. Representatives of the owner of the TUNG ON TAI were present and cross-examined witnesses; but did not themselves offer any statement or otherwise develop their side of the case.\n\nThe findings of the Naval Board were:\n\n| Findings |\n| --- |\n| \"That Master A.E. Gove, in command of the U.S.N.A. ALEXANDER, did in all respects observe the rules of the road and did do all that was possible to avoid the collision. |\n| \"The junk failed to continue on her original course and speed as required by Article 21, Section IV of the International Rules of the Road, although there was ample room in the harbor for her to have done so. |\n| \"When the collision became imminent the helmsman of the junk deserted his post, whereas if the helm of the junk had been put hard-a-starboard the stern of the junk might have swung clear and collision been avoided. |\n\nHis Excellency \nThe Right Honorable James Bryce, D.C.L., \nAmbassador of Great Britain,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 412703, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 463, "title": "CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "## \n\n400 \n\n\"All assistance was offered by the **ALEXANDER**, but the \ncrew of the junk failed in all respects to avail themselves \nof it, and made no effort to save their vessel. Had they done \nthis, the junk and the cargo could have been saved, either \nby slinging to the **ALEXANDER** or by beaching. \n\n\"It was impossible for the Board to obtain an itemized \nlist of the cargo or the exact value of the junk, the $20,000 \nsued for being an approximate figure.\" \n\nThe Secretary of the Navy states, in connection with \nthis case, that if it be the fact that the owner of the **TUNG \nON TAI** suffered damage through fault of the Collier **ALEXANDER** \nit is the cordial desire of the Navy Department to take the \nproper steps to secure reimbursement. Under decisions of the \nComptroller of the Treasury, however, reimbursement to private \nowners for damages due to collisions in which naval vessels \nare involved, can be made by special appropriation only. If, \nSecretary Metcalf adds, his Department were to present this \nmatter to Congress and ask for an appropriation, to justify \nsuch appropriation it must be shown that the naval vessel \nwas in fault. \n\nIt seems certain, I regret to say in reply to your note \nsubmitting the case, that on the evidence thus far adduced \nthis request would not be granted. \n\nI have the honor to be, \nwith the highest consideration, \nYour Excellency's most obedient servant, \n**ELIHU ROOT**.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 419776, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9]", "page_number": 322, "title": "CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9]", "content_text": "things clearer to Sh 7th. if when we acked \n\n15th \n\non the 1th littery is that suspended than by collier app komprainly can \n\nme had told Sir II. that we had done so. we \n\nI think bywoon that the corre accompanying \n\nthe derp of 13th Aug on 25828 will make it \n\nchas & Inf. but in the ines \n\n? act & apres regret at the misunderstanding \n\nexhan which was caused by an not making it clear that in the wrens of W'Linkag being scheted, In Ottis negotiationis with the \n\nIndian Gat she case. \n\nhur Collies \n\nJ \n\nJRIG. \n\nthis \n\ncan't understand fir 7. Lugard's pant \n\nor See \n\nwhere there was \n\nar \n\nE \n\nmisunderstand. 16th t \n\naph \n\ng \n\nIt was \n\nbut Lindsey. thermaceitin \n\n☆ Obrimsly impossible to proceed the app witment of 3:5 further with \n\nBoard. \n\na nominee of the Euti an \n\n[ what has happened is that \n\nSir 7. in \n\nVakis \n\nWoo Linday instand of her dillie, (although he had agreed to do \n\nformer) \n\nx wants to find fault with Samebody to relies his feelings) \n\nI could mwly thai the, enclosures to \n\nof the 18t. of Aug. will explain how, \n\nBU \n\n1719 \n\nFur Go By. \n\nobtaining the Jo\".'s concurrenco, we began : \n\nMon \n\nmitted to Dr. Lindsey's appt. before we knew that \n\nthe \n\nthe \n\nIndian Railway Joara hau nominate 2 \n\nmary. \n\nlor asked him on June \n\nLindsey \n\nAn 21. Jume \n\nrake him & again agrood \n\nJuly, when the \n\nexplained. \n\nthe s \n\nbe agreed to \n\nan 10 \n\ncire had her further \n\nI shid therefine arts\" o say that \n\nSgs upsets it an muñounderstanding has occurred but that the circo ware explained in ner tal: of 11th June \n\nW. & S. Ltd. 16870-8,000-10-1 \n\nthat as \n\nbe agreed to the app to \n\n20740. \n\n22992. \n\nletter from \n\n1 \n\n12 \n\nform and \n\ntime to shop \n\nhave been rigtinget \n\nto \n\nHe will see also that tre S. of S. has conveyza \n\na suitable expression of tanks to the Indian \n\nGovt. for the trouble they have taken in the \n\nmatter. \n\nV geen this make the \n\nview of buy an amint \n\nAse \n\n7/9 \n\nalouv \n\nDr 2019", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 420000, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9]", "page_number": 546, "title": "CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9]", "content_text": "4\n\nSharing & cent stamps\n\nnot the sent\n\nare\n\nthe Sikkim route,\n\nwhich\n\ncatch for\n\nat the\n\n५\n\nwill G. used\n\nletters stamped\n\nPostal Union\n\nten cents.\n\nrate\n\n3\n\nto England.\n\nI.T.L\n\nof\n\nay\n\n(\n\nIng\n\na\n\nBrussels Military\n\n20 October\n\n539\n\nDRAFT.\n\nThe Secretary\n\n(1) Treasury 13 £10\n\nI invite attention to the letters from then\n\nDeft\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr.\n\n288 Milen 10/10\n\nof the 22nd Sept\n\nMr. Collier\n\nM\n\nMr. Fiddes.\n\nMr. Just.\n\nrespecting\n\nPostal\n\nthe British China\n\nFrance Junction.\n\nThe proposal sees\n\nobjection & the adoption of this proposal\n\n4.\n\na similar letter has been addressed\n\n5\n\nthe F.Po\n\nthe Treasury\n\ncopy is being\n\n१\n\nA\n\nth\n\ncopy of communicated to the 30.\n\nAny\n\nMr. Cox.\n\nSir C. Lucas.\n\nSir F. Hopwood.\n\nCol. Seely.\n\nLord Crewe.\n\n2. to Crewe will be glad to receive any news at an early date\n\n(1126\n\nthe\n\na\n\nthe\n\n(71 the T.M.S.\n\nregarding what proposal to discontinue the homeward practice of sending comes:\n\nA", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 424847, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3]", "page_number": 495, "title": "CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3]", "content_text": "## \n488 \n\n| Name | Rank/Position | Date | Location/Regiment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| JR. H.P. Lobb | Sacker | Bruch 9 Buch | |\n| M. W. Manuk | Single (No. 07) | Jan. 3rd '03 | |\n| F.W. Miley | Single (Aug'08) | Aug. 1st '08 | |\n| RW. Orfen | Single ('07) | Apr. 27th '07 | |\n| T. F. G. Mayer | Single ('08) | Jan. 16th '08 | |\n| W. N. Alexander | Single ('07) | Apr. 27th '07 | |\n| M. Wigersa | | | N. Nigeria |\n| P. J. Kelly | Single ('08) | Oct. 17th '08 | S. Nigeria/S. Leone |\n| A. W. Atkinson | Single ('08) | Aug. 27th '07/Afr. 27th '07 | Gold Coast |\n| J. M. Conegly | Single ('01) | Feb. 10th '01 | Gold Coast/S. Leone |\n| T. B. Adem | | | (no context) Sousa. La hip) |\n| J. H. Collier | Widow (2 children) | Feb. 1st '02 | Gold Coast |\n| J. B. Bate | Single ('06) | Nov. out '06 | S. Nigeria |\n| G. Copland | Single ('06) | Jan. 6th '06 | S. Nigeria/5. Nigeria |\n| R. P. Hiscock | | 19 May '05 | Sing. | \n## becomes simple table with data \n| Name | Rank/Position | Date | Location/Regiment |\n| JR. H.P. Lobb | Sacker | Bruch 9 Buch | |\n| M. W. Manuk | Single (No. 07) | Jan. 3rd '03 | |\n| F.W. Miley | Single (Aug'08) | Aug. 1st '08 | |\n| RW. Orfen | Single ('07) | Apr. 27th '07 | |\n| T. F. G. Mayer | Single ('08) | Jan. 16th '08 | |\n| W. N. Alexander | Single ('07) | Apr. 27th '07 | |\n| P. J. Kelly | Single ('08) | Oct. 17th '08 | S. Nigeria/S. Leone |\n| A. W. Atkinson | Single ('08) | Afr. 27th '07 | Gold Coast |\n| J. M. Conegly | Single ('01) | Feb. 10th '01 | Gold Coast/S. Leone |\n| J. H. Collier | Widow (2 children) | Feb. 1st '02 | Gold Coast |\n| J. B. Bate | Single ('06) | Nov. out '06 | S. Nigeria/5. Nigeria |\n| G. Copland | Single ('06) | Jan. 6th '06 | 5. Nigeria/S. Nigeria |\n| R. P. Hiscock | | 19 May '05 | Sing. | \nM. Wigersa | | | N. Nigeria \nT. B. Adem | | | (no context) Sousa. La hip) \n\n## Reorganized table \n\n| Name | Rank/Position | Date | Location/Regiment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| JR. H.P. Lobb | Sacker | Bruch 9 Buch | |\n| M. W. Manuk | Single (No. 07) | Jan. 3rd '03 | |\n| F.W. Miley | Single (Aug'08) | Aug. 1st '08 | |\n| RW. Orfen | Single ('07) | Apr. 27th '07 | |\n| T. F. G. Mayer | Single ('08) | Jan. 16th '08 | |\n| W. N. Alexander | Single ('07) | Apr. 27th '07 | |\n| A. W. Atkinson | Single ('08) | Afr. 27th '07 | Gold Coast |\n| J. M. Conegly | Single ('01) | Feb. 10th '01 | Gold Coast/S. Leone |\n| P. J. Kelly | Single ('08) | Oct. 17th '08 | S. Nigeria/S. Leone |\n| J. H. Collier | Widow (2 children) | Feb. 1st '02 | Gold Coast |\n| J. B. Bate | Single ('06) | Nov. out '06 | S. Nigeria |\n| G. Copland | Single ('06) | Jan. 6th '06 | S. Nigeria |\n| M. Wigersa | | | N. Nigeria |\n| T. B. Adem | | | Sousa. La hip) |\n| R. P. Hiscock | | 19 May '05 | Sing. | \n\n488 \n\n| Name | Rank/Position | Date | Location/Regiment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| JR. H.P. Lobb | Sacker | Bruch 9 Buch | |\n| M. W. Manuk | Single (No. 07) | Jan. 3rd '03 | |\n| F.W. Miley | Single (Aug'08) | Aug. 1st '08 | |\n| RW. Orfen | Single ('07) | Apr. 27th '07 | |\n| T. F. G. Mayer | Single ('08) | Jan. 16th '08 | |\n| W. N. Alexander | Single ('07) | Apr. 27th '07 | |\n| A. W. Atkinson | Single ('08) | Afr. 27th '07 | Gold Coast |\n| J. M. Conegly | Single ('01) | Feb. 10th '01 | Gold Coast/S. Leone |\n| P. J. Kelly | Single ('08) | Oct. 17th '08 | S. Nigeria/S. Leone |\n| J. H. Collier | Widow (2 children) | Feb. 1st '02 | Gold Coast |\n| J. B. Bate | Single ('06) | Nov. out '06 | S. Nigeria |\n| G. Copland | Single ('06) | Jan. 6th '06 | S. Nigeria |\n| M. Wigersa | | | N. Nigeria |\n| T. B. Adem | | | Sousa. La hip) |\n| R. P. Hiscock | | 19 May '05 | Sing. | \n## becomes \n488 \n\n| Name | Rank/Position | Date | Location/Regiment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| JR. H.P. Lobb | Sacker | Bruch 9 Buch | |\n| M. W. Manuk | Single (No. 07) | Jan. 3rd '03 | |\n| F.W. Miley | Single (Aug'08) | Aug. 1st '08 | |\n| RW. Orfen | Single ('07) | Apr. 27th '07 | |\n| T. F. G. Mayer | Single ('08) | Jan. 16th '08 | |\n| W. N. Alexander | Single ('07) | Apr. 27th '07 | |\n| A. W. Atkinson | Single ('08) | Afr. 27th '07 | Gold Coast |\n| J. M. Conegly | Single ('01) | Feb. 10th '01 | Gold Coast/S. Leone |\n| P. J. Kelly | Single ('08) | Oct. 17th '08 | S. Nigeria/S. Leone |\n| J. H. Collier | Widow (2 children) | Feb. 1st '02 | Gold Coast |\n| J. B. Bate | Single ('06) | Nov. out '06 | S. Nigeria |\n| G. Copland | Single ('06) | Jan. 6th '06 | S. Nigeria |\n| M. Wigersa | | | N. Nigeria |\n| T. B. Adem | | | Sousa. La hip) |\n| R. P. Hiscock | | 19 May '05 | Sing. | \n\nThe final response is \n488 \n| Name | Rank/Position | Date | Location/Regiment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| JR. H.P. Lobb | Sacker | Bruch 9 Buch | |\n| M. W. Manuk | Single (No. 07) | Jan. 3rd '03 | |\n| F.W. Miley | Single (Aug'08) | Aug. 1st '08 | |\n| RW. Orfen | Single ('07) | Apr. 27th '07 | |\n| T. F. G. Mayer | Single ('08) | Jan. 16th '08 | |\n| W. N. Alexander | Single ('07) | Apr. 27th '07 | |\n| A. W. Atkinson | Single ('08) | Afr. 27th '07 | Gold Coast |\n| J. M. Conegly | Single ('01) | Feb. 10th '01 | Gold Coast/S. Leone |\n| P. J. Kelly | Single ('08) | Oct. 17th '08 | S. Nigeria/S. Leone |\n| J. H. Collier | Widow (2 children) | Feb. 1st '02 | Gold Coast |\n| J. B. Bate | Single ('06) | Nov. out '06 | S. Nigeria |\n| G. Copland | Single ('06) | Jan. 6th '06 | S. Nigeria |\n| M. Wigersa | | | N. Nigeria |\n| T. B. Adem | | | Sousa. La hip) |\n| R. P. Hiscock | | 19 May '05 | Sing. |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 429212, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 553, "title": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "HONG KONG\n\n26130\n\n549\n\n26130\n\nREC\n\nRros 24 AUG 10,\n\nForeign\n\n1910\n\nLugar duty in Japan.\n\n23 Any Amfor\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\n70713\n\n241. 2 Sept\n\n(16,886), Wt.21,89--1. 10,000. 11/09. A.EE. W.\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\ndo not consider that representations on subject of proposed customs duties would have any useful result.\n\nso info.\n\nJH Her Collier\n\nJen Dep.\n\nWe should be powerless.\n\n78.\n\nVarying the suggestion at a later stage\n\nMr Cox.\n\nI think we can only inform the Govt as in last lines of para 2 of their letter.\n\n[I don't appear to concur with us in the first part of para 2, & it would perhaps be unadvisable to do so]. TCM. 26/8\n\nPage 26130\n\n...\n\nPage 26130\n\n \nhas been re-written to \nHONG KON\n\n to HONG KONG\n\n, \nRros\n\n to Rros\n\n (kept as original due to uncertainty of correction), \nAny Amfor\n\n to Any Amfor\n\n (kept as original due to uncertainty of correction), \ndo not consider that represen tations on subject of proposed customs duties would have ally useful.\n\n to do not consider that representations on subject of proposed customs duties would have any useful result.\n\n, \nThese sand\n\n removed as it seems to be OCR error or incomplete sentence, \nhomililiğ\n\n removed as it seems to be OCR error, \nthe hejotiating sc\n\n removed as it seems to be OCR error or incomplete sentence, \nanpotessed NAVY авриаты\n\n removed as it seems to be OCR error or unrelated text,\nJen Dep.\n\n to Jen Dep.\n\n (kept as original, might need further clarification), \nYearly powerless.\n\n to We should be powerless.\n\n, \nand other minor spacing corrections. The text is formatted in HTML as per the instructions.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 433597, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-381 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [11-12]", "page_number": 178, "title": "CO129-381 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [11-12]", "content_text": "# AN AGREEMENT made the thirtieth day of May, 1911\n## BETWEEN\n**EDWARD SARGINT LINDSEY**, Manager of the **KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY (British Section)** (hereinafter called \"the Lessor\") of the one part and the **MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA**, a Company incorporated in Japan and carrying on business in Hongkong (hereinafter called \"the Lessees\") of the other part.\n\nWHEREBY IT IS AGREED as follows:-\n\n1. The Lessor agrees to let and the Lessees agree to take an aggregate area of 60,000 square feet within the limits of the plots of land situate at \"Blackhead's Point\" Kowloon and delineated and marked A, B1, B2, B3, and C on the plan hereto annexed from the 15th day of June, 1911, until this Agreement is determined in manner hereinafter mentioned.\n\n2. Should the Lessor at any time require the whole or any portion of the plots marked B1, B2, or B3 for any Railway purpose the Lessees shall vacate the plots so required, or such portion thereof as may be so required within one calendar month of the giving to the Lessees by the Lessor of a notice requiring them to do so.\n\n3. The Lessees will pay to the Lessor for the said plots of land and the use of the Seawall, Wharf and Office as hereinafter mentioned the monthly rent of $1,200.\n\n4. The Lessees shall not occupy more than 60,000 square feet of the said plots at any time and shall not use the said plots for any purpose other than the storage of coal: and shall not erect any building thereon or allow any person to sleep there.\n\n5. The Lessees may berth colliers at the Wharf shown and marked E on the said plan for the sole purpose of discharging coal on the said plots of land whenever they desire to do so provided they give to the Lessor at least five days' previous notice of their intention to do so. Every collier so berthed shall be discharged with reasonable despatch.\n\n6. The Lessees may discharge and load coal from and to lighters and cargo-boats moored either at the said Wharf or at any part of the Seawall between the points marked F and G on the said plan to and from the said plots of land at all times of the day and night subject ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-381 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 435654, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-384 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 432, "title": "CO129-384 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "## 2.0.\n\n28527/11 \n\nA Kong \n\n1 Sept.11 \n\n429 \n\n**DRAFT. Immediate**\n\nI am to acknowledge the act \n\nact of \n\n20. \n\n**MINUTE.**\n\n34.8 Robinson 31/8 \n\nMr C. Collier In J. \n\nMr. Fiddes. \n\nSir H. Just. \n\nSir C. Lucas. \n\nSir J. Anderson. \n\nLord Lucas. \n\nMr. Harcourt.\n\nTo Secretary, Run tel 312 sing \n\n4. Witter pro. 33989/11 \n\n30ths Aug with regard to the prohibition of the \nimportation of an artificial opium into Hong Kong; and I am to request that you will telegraph \nto Sir John Jordan to repeat \nto the Foreign Office telegram \nNo 784 of the 28th Aug. \n2. I am to request a part...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-384 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 441520, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "page_number": 284, "title": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "content_text": "## \n\nAccording to the China Sea Directory, the islands and reefs attached to be frequented by fishing boats. It is presumed that the Chinese Govt has the best claim to them. Accordingly, it is suggested that the Govt of China be approached with a view to the alternative that the Bot of I. should be advised to give consideration to the possibility of providing for a light on the islands from Imperial funds.\n\n'(Signed) HENRY LAMBERT for the Under Secretary of State,\n\nDate. 1912\n\n30416 \nG. O. 39413 \nPEGAL 7 STP 12 \n\nsends four copies of remarks by monetary Ravaside on previous Paper & G. Vissering's report of last report of the Javasche Bank.\n\nThe Manager, \nThe HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.\n\nR-3/10 401 \nJam re to ack in th thanks for forwarding copy of Vissering's Preliminary remarks about the monetary situation.\n\n09265 \n14 \nYou will be glad to inform that we have received a copy of the last report of the Javasche Bank.\n\n(Signed) K. W. JUST. \nR. 30 OCT 0.3 \n\n## Previous Correspondence\n\n| Ref | Date | Description |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 28235 | Quad 4 Oct | Chinese currency |\n| 27835 | | sends four copies of remarks by monetare Ravaside on previous Paper & G. Vissering |\n| 26,946-17 | 11/11 | 40,000 A.&E.W. |\n| GR1178/1922/32(III) | | ... |\n\n## File References\n\n`G. O. 39413`\n`R-3/10`\n`GR1178/1922/32(III)` \n`XCR(85)72` is not present in the original text, hence not included. \n\n## Other Text Fragments\n\n* sughae Bank \n* 37 lepe Refi \n* HONG KONG \n* Chinese burrency \n* J. Shutter Collier 3 fjet sept \n* Walter the wet ay \n* C. D. \n* 30416 \n* PEGAL 7 STP 12 \n* R. 30 OCT 0.3 \n* '(Signed) HENRY LAMBERT for the Under Secretary of State,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 444536, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]", "page_number": 48, "title": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]", "content_text": "## 2. I am to request that the Hong Kong Government may be informed with an expression of the Board's views with regard to the Ordinance which has now been enacted, various questions regarding the origin, maltreatment within the Colony, question of the certificates of General Merchants of the 11th of October, on Liver...\n\nI am to add that somewhat similar legislation to those of the Ordinance which have now been enforced in Singapore is also in existence in certain other colonies, if not Barbados `Act no 10 of 1903`, British Guiana `Ord No 9 of 1904`, Malta `Ord no 18 of 1904`, Ceylon `Ord no 15 of 1903 (amended Ord no 29 of 1908)`, Gambia `Ord no 5 of 1907`, Jamaica `Law No 10 of 1904`; and I am to enquire what, if any, further action is required in regard to the statute in question.\n\n**(Signed)** H. J. READ, for the Secretary of State.\n\nPage 47 \n1913 \n315.70ct \n\nLast previous Paper. \nm37937 \n(order filed) \nAward Tel: 10 Dec and $783, 8 Dec \n\nNext subsequent Paper. \nQue \nHONG KONG \n40333 \nEstimates, 1914. \n40333 \nJUNE 22 NOV 13 \nOrdinance 30.1913 (Capprope 1914) \nSubmits. asks for reply by 1st June. \nshare. \nCopy sent to C.Fligary \nNo Un 32.1.14. \nI forwarded Collier S. 9. 2.5m \n\nIn the estimates for 1914, there was budgeted for a deficit of $693,046, the amount being replaced from surplus balances. Owing to the year being more favourable than was expected, the deficit will not be so large, although expenditure is expected to exceed the estimate by some $180,000. As a result, it is anticipated that there will be a deficit on the year's working of $443,897.\n\n| Item | Estimate | Actual |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| ... | ... | ... |\n| | 24,10,425 | 78 (68,151) W1,20,907-56, 41,000, 11/12. A.&E.W (8,240) 25,237-6. 10,000 10/13, |\n \nWhile the Colony's balances on the 31st December 1913...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 445357, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-405 - Public Offices - 1913", "page_number": 431, "title": "CO129-405 - Public Offices - 1913", "content_text": "# 430\n\n**Foreign** 1913\n\n## HONG KONG\n\nC.O **14870**\n\n3 MAY\n\nMacau Opium question\n\n2 May Port.\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nPort would prefer that the arrangement arrived at should take the form of an Agreement between the two countries. Anker for observations on proposal.\n\n(0131) W1.20 897-59 41,000 11/12 A.REW.\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n17558.\n\nFor Collier.\n\nIn discussion asked on about this yesterday, I said that the insertion of a time limit was unnecessary. It was remarked that no time limit was intended, reserving leave to withhold approval of the present notice at any time.\n\nHe concurred, remarking that a time limit might give rise to inconvenience if a definite time limit for the operation of the arrangement were fixed.\n\nC. I might give power to Hong Kong to rescind.\n\nReply that K. H. has approved.\n\nIt was decided that the arrangement should be sufficient.\n\nMr. G. 6/5/13", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-405 - Public Offices - 1913.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 446312, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-407 - Public Offices & Others - 1913", "page_number": 294, "title": "CO129-407 - Public Offices & Others - 1913", "content_text": "10108 Jame Rank Rer Prison 6 MAR 1 26 Date of 238 Appointment Married to service presentat Jes \"J. Shepherd Basistent Borstar wander Borstat Sostitution 1.6.06 1.7.10 m. G. Wheal 0: 30 1.0.08 14-10-10 | m. A J. Holness 26 2.10.11 2.2.12 M. b. Heselton Worker Feltha 32 1.2.05 #4# 5. Borates Amatitution aley H. Roberts Cissistant Warkis hibata E. Stavies. 37 13.5.09 17.10.10 07. 10-10-10 15-NA M. ham H. Collier 27 1-4-11 2.5-# P. Chamberlin ham H. Potter A Camp Still 13-12-11 15.12 1.12.08 16-12-08 newell Cobley 29 17.1-1 1-10 24-5# Mr. mes Ellis D: Dartmoor 34 29.8.03 29.8.03 pry Bowdrage Comes Dodds tham M. Trimmer 27.4.08 1.6.08 S 42 24-2-10 11-3-10 7. Parkhurst 35 31.P.06 / 12.07 . bert Brose Sharpitel Cost. warder 3.5.99 12.3.10 #. wid J. Sterling 0: 41 23.6.02 23.6ot Mr. steric J. Pitman Assistant 34 1.6.08 7.7.08. Warder and Hill 39 24.10.04 1.3.07 A. arles Wareham Hospital Asst. Dr 36 1.10.06 14.6.12 m. Warder rest J. Rooke Coasis tant 4.8.09 9.9.09 S Warker nce W. Honnor Portland 39 15.9.99 9.304 An. Illiam J feam Dempsey Combin 33 L-Pot BP of n. 39 14.2.10 1·3-10 m. liam deffold Hospital Art. 32 Barker 1.7.04 1.7.08 m. team E. Wiggins Cost Warker D M. g. H. Windsor Hospital Pod. D 31 1.6.00 16.12 d Worker arles H. Burt Warden Birmingham 35 52.09 52.09 Ar on G. Charlton ltes A. Bamade D 1·10:03 1·10·11| m. 0 41 23-10-02 7.10-11 m.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-407 - Public Offices & Others - 1913.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 447604, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-410 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [3-5]", "page_number": 146, "title": "CO129-410 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [3-5]", "content_text": "GR 7. H. May\n\n1914\n\nCompo\n\n25th March\n\nLast-previous Paper.\n\n70/1548/5.\n\nI owe it to your promise\n\nCopy to J.O. with\n\nfort subsequent Paper.\n\n16832,\n\n...\n\nKee.\n\nCO 15004\n\nProposed Loan & Canton Govt\n\n27214\n\nConforms &adlo to telegram\n\n14th March.\n\n...\n\nLifelong Collier So g. So for\n\n1\n\nas the salt gable inton\n\n...\n\nIf the reorganisation loan is concerned we have both the Earl (on 70/11578)\n\nthat J.O. have approved the scheme.\n\nPara ] [ this despatch foreshadows great\n\n+\n\nFor the in\n\nKwangtung: I don't know\n\nMas\n\nWhat was the reason for fit. in my has for supporting Quentute\n\nthat some of the Powers & the Quen lite\n\nfrom new a good Boxer rising with\n\nEquanimity\n\n{(C,106) W1-81,086—13. 45,000. 12/18. A & B W.\n\nin any\n\nan it is\n\nbetter for the J.O.\n\n144", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-410 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 448409, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-412 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [7-8]", "page_number": 115, "title": "CO129-412 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [7-8]", "content_text": "Page 108\n\n1914 22 July\n\n266\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nDer er 14889\n\nAns? 227. 3 Lept\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\nHONG KONG\n\n32709\n\nBonnes to M. R. Baker\n\nEngineer of ways & works\n\nIREC\n\n32709\n\n(REG 29 AUG (4))\n\nRecommends grant leave to Alisa for a month during illness. Winstone to leave for a trip as manager of Railway in addition to his own duties.\n\n7. Griffin Collien\n\nBy Baker presumably draws extra pay in consequence of Winston's absence but he probably has a lot of time for assistance without technical expertise.\n\n• Approved\n\nIf M. Barker is getting the vacant office, the question arises under Col. Roy. 27. that should be enough:\n\n3105) W6.31,086--13. 45,000, 12/13. A ER W.\n\nI should have...\n\n人\n\nI don't\n\n? Tell K...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-412 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 448882, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10]", "page_number": 131, "title": "CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10]", "content_text": "851\n\nName.\n\nDate of Detention.\n\nThere arrested.\n\nReason for Detention.\n\n \n Name.\n Date of Detention.\n There arrested.\n Reason for Detention.\n \n \n ckerlein, H.\n 12.8.14\n Berlin\n Found- Home, Hongkong - .noidnatel tot morsef\n \n \n Fluge, W.\n 10.8.14\n \n \n \n \n techan, R.\n 10.8.14\n Manchuria\n eviesef maurreƉ Teoit10 Teboť .si¬uronai. 2. 2 .JBİVIDEOT BJİMDA M.8.01\n \n \n **Jop* H*\n \n \n evresef Lovali ni .jueti .iudejal .2.8 DI.8.SI Toitto To? moitonimere 20868i\n \n \n LL, Golde, A.\n 12.8.14\n S.3.Hue.\n traf, F.\n \n \n traf, F.\n 17.8.14\n S.S Dumelton\n D ·yxellita ni bevree attu:ba .bettinka Jaivreseff\n \n \n Hermann, H.\n 10.8.14\n Manchuria\n .Biuronai. 2.8 L.8.01 .7, don\n \n \n lauser, J.\n \n \n no? cseconexal\n \n \n Hartl, J.\n 9.8.14\n Chinese Customs Vessel \"Kaipan\".\n .0 30c1 .X,Jqualidad\n \n \n Heidmann, R.\n \n \n \n \n \n Hilsbos, V.\n 12.8.14\n S.3 .Ene.\n \n \n \n Hartwigsen, C.\n 17.8.14\n \n .moitquere to toorg oll Mi tranetue LI .Teoitto #viessЯ - VIJAS INI\n \n \n \n \n \n Jud so i▼ïes Tol eldail to: .Teatrulov blvow ed at imia .noidquexe to Toorg oll .roidquere to toorg of .moitquere to toorg o'i wrail onsTIH.2. E .SOIVTEв TO? ¿ðilidell ģimba bromo Ine2.8. & Jimba. 6x0qay yıetilim oli\n \n \n \n \n \n si en tant bru so ivres Lovan .sono da qu belleo ed of Ideil -eЯ.bovies Joy Joli .OS bega .elozag styds of beaut a na mti were erogeq prodili „JeivieneЯ\n \n \n Hoppe, V.\n \n \n .nod Ismuq. 2.8 MI. 8. VI .1 or\n \n \n CrookeL' H*\n \n \n Brought to Honk Kong by H.M.S. Hampshire.\n \n \n Hennig, 0.\n \n \n .Tex Temw). Jaivrosef Lavalí ajimba • Breqeq off • 830874X 8.2 M.8.81\n \n \n Hinz, H.\n \n \n .0.Temiz\n \n \n Jepsen, J.\n 10.0.14\n \n evieɛef! Lovali rerre) ni .Jueli • gnidivä.2.8 -gnisî of Jeg of aniyat edimba\n \n \n \n \n \n .erogani? eloraq Lemais Lejotz xenonok fon seldeo erogani? .0.0.5 \"deonandi 7.2.2 -wi jaibneq Lentated.moml S.S. Bandoran\". Brought to H.K. by HM.S.\"Hang- shire\".\n \n \n Kersten, W.\n 10.8.14\n \n .aeİniupne Tedd\n \n \n Kleist, Fritz\n 15.8.14\n G.F.\n 8.8 .Manchuria. • .noitquere to stooтg ok sirríonali. 2. 2 M.8.01 .HI .80İVISA TO↑ eldail\n \n\nApplied for pass to leave Colony but on examination was found to be first class Naval Reserve and Torpedo expert. Liable for service.\n\nHas served one year in Infan- try under officer. Reservist. Served in May. Hates certi- ficate.\n\nAged 23. No papers. Liable for service.Will not sign parole.\n\nAdmits served as under offic- er. Reservistą. Liable for service.\n\nMates certificates though exempted by Germany. He would be too useful to enemy to be released.\n\nReservist.\n\nReservist.\n\nOne of crew of German Collier \"Elsbeth\" sunk by H.M.S. \"Hampshire\". Admits served in Marine Artillery.\n\nOne of crew of German collier etc. Admits service in Navy and liability to service. Admits service as Naval Engineer.\n\nOne of crew of German collier etc. Admits service in Navy and liable to service.\n\nNaval Reservist.\n\nOne of the crew of German collier, etc. Not yet served but admits liability to serve. Prefers detention for fear of German Government.\n\nNo proofs of exemption.\n\nAdmits ex Naval Officer German Navy. Tireless operator S.S Manchuria\". Have proofs he was in communication with German ships after war.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 448883, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10]", "page_number": 132, "title": "CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10]", "content_text": "Name\n\nDate of Detention\n\nWhere arrested\n\nKolmka, Carl\n\n18.8.14\n\n8.8.Indrageiri\n\nKrder, W.\n\n17.8.14\n\n8.8.Dumelton\n\nAebic Lethmate, T.\n\nMuller, M.\n\n10.8.14\n\n10.8.14\n\n8.8.Manchuria\n\nNorthdurft, E.\n\nNagel, C.\n\nPreacher, K.\n\nPaschmann, R.\n\n12.8.14\n\nS.3 Hue\n\n10.8.14\n\n12.8.14\n\nS.S.Hue\n\nPetrich, G.I.\n\nPaulsen, IP.\n\n14.8.14\n\nS.S Mackinau\n\n17.8.14\n\nRost, W.\n\nStovesandt, I.\n\n12.8.14\n\n17.8.14\n\nStraezel, G.\n\nSkupen, M.\n\nSchukmann, R.\n\nSandmann, A.\n\nSurmann, RW.\n\n12.8.14\n\n10.8.14\n\n8.8.14\n\nKowloon\n\nSchmidt, W.\n\nToitlander, O.\n\n12.8.14\n\n8.8.14\n\nWithamann, F.\n\n10.8.14\n\nS.8 Manchuria\n\nS.S.Tjiboadas\n\nS.S.Rajaburi\n\nS.S.Dumelton\n\nHongkong ex 8.S.Tjimanoek\n\nReason of Detention\n\nLiable for service. Served in Artillery transferred to Naval Engineers Dept. Belongs to Landa trim.\n\nAged 18. Not yet served but liable for service. No papers. refused to sign parole.\n\nNo proofs of exemption.\n\nLiable for service.\n\nNo proofs for exemption to service.\n\nReservist.\n\nAdmits first class reservist.\n\nReservist.\n\n2nd Naval Reservist.\n\nOne of crew of German collier etc. Admits Seeeturm.\n\nEngineer Haval Reserve.\n\nAged 16/7/12. Not old enough for service but admits he will serve at once if he can as a Naval man. Refuses to sign parole.\n\nStated signed parole, Singa-pore, G.0.0.Singapore cables not known. Detained pending further enquiries.\n\nFirst Naval Reservist.\n\nNo proofs of exemption.\n\nNo proofs of exemption.\n\nNo proofs of exemption. Admits service to Provost Marshal.\n\nHas not served but can be called up as reservist.\n\nArrested by Water Police at Kowloon when about to take train for frontier. No proofs of exemption.\n\nNOTE", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 448911, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10]", "page_number": 160, "title": "CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10]", "content_text": "Y900\n\nCOPI.\n\nDIGI\\BASE\n\n,eoi10 e 'qzetozoea IsinoloD\n\n„Kiel „Jauguá d‡ar\n\n158\n\nEvel orure 12 блевоене\n\nH. I. J. M's. Consulate-general,\n\nHongkong, 18th August, 1914.\n\nDear General,\n\nYour most obliging letter informing me that a Japanese collier which disregarded all the signals given was fired upon, resulting in the death of a man is duly received.\n\nIn reply I beg to express my deepest regret that the ignorant Captain disregarded the harbour regulation, giving such a trouble to the military authority.\n\nI have telegraphed at once the gist of your letter to my Government who will no doubt appreciate your sympathy with this unfortunate occurrence.\n\nYours very sincerely,\n\n(sp) S. Inai\n\nConsul General for Japan.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449565, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "page_number": 247, "title": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "content_text": "Commodore's Office,\n\nHongkong 3rd October, 1914.\n\nIn reply to Your Excellency's letter of 2nd October, relative to German Merchant vessels leaving Manila with coal for the German Squadron in the Far East, there is not the slightest doubt in my mind that they have done so during the war and are still trying to do so, nor do I think that any impartial person can have any doubt on this point. A strict watch on Manila has been rendered necessary by the number of vessels laden with coal and provisions waiting an opportunity to sail.\n\n2. German Possessions in the Far East have virtually ceased to exist and it is unlikely that the vessels in Manila wish to carry coal to neutral ports such as Bangkok, which is the ostensible destination of some of them, nor are they vessels of the collier class.\n\nAlthough Mr. Harrison may be correct in his opinion that the strict letter of neutrality has been observed because there may be no actual proof of the ultimate destination of the coal, it seems to me that the neutrality of the Philippine Government is of a benevolent nature in respect to Germany.\n\nI have, etc.\n\nSd.\n\nRobt. H. Anstruther\n\nCommodore.\n\nHis Excellency\n\nSir F. H. May, K.C.M.G.,\n\nGovernor of Hongkong.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449569, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "page_number": 251, "title": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "content_text": "JAS\n\n-$-\n\n247\n\nlo froze oa ‘Editibano lemton tebau, zi eraɗT (d)\n\nJADE Brew etnooqida owf .eding dovr of situak morì Isoo\n\nTiedt Hot? Jaemtioned yvali betatƐ betinű ad‡ yd mauð of\n\nof tree need esd enog Jud :oga zaoy a odivað ta BezoJE\n\n.afinali MOT) INGMPavel Jadt\n\nasd od tedt Ivanoð ebasszedjeйl edt yd berolet ma I\n\ndotul edź of siiasi moti betroqze ed of Isoo mwond zeven\n\n.began BJTOS\n\nebé¤ KoitsTsjoeb sit mì‚jant ejste of eida ms I\n\namojenð 101 gaiylogs nedw \"azodea!8\" est to zetcek ant yd\n\nTol bebantal esw Isoo ent tant botste saw ti, eonarselo Xoxasa da ezstrode s galed enact „benorzon Jalüzemmno yd bedojaŋecb eqide edt bas tigvo. Bey Jens edt (o)\n\nof awont el doldw Tİ) NEATOð s .yaɛ\"moć bas Tevék! adeƐ\n\n.8XIDAM Ja Iuano) usazeð oft mori erebro ati sist\n\nodt tanj zatnoqrup zaì bavez; oa ei eredt tødt „zedtqvN bezsiseb raw ti dołdy zol e osig aft is berłuper esw Isno\n\nbentteeb ed ot aistdo tom bib qoltsmiteeb Tiedt Be atzog dotua gaivig yedi jezed Ivenod eba/zedtek odt porì dtíɛed to fila a\n\nElskrev eit tødt tussillogte et +I\n\ndo enitastsup Eysh 9 ot betoe¿due ed ernletedt bivow\n\nberselo teit eçtde asızeð owł .tzog dotuɑ yas gairojne\n\nXond jasi viol at adtog astbal dotud zoi afinat: mori\n\nes Xoot \"stesi off“ „E.ë edT\n\nDec)\n\ndise to allid dare\n\n.ezedto bae alstotiĵo asmzeð Istover 27eZAGLFAN\n\ny‡ivorilib ed‡ yď beysləb Bay erudzayeh tek\n\n.(Jeti bezenns\n\nBoɛe' to Jisoqeb a gaixsa at bavol \"eye\" adeƐ doldw doidy, Feɛɛev aŭt to yjetse edt tol ytitudes es 000,081 noitsmolat Eidt ·legirbal Tervo sit yd bébasmeh eST\n\n.esZuoz eidsifen & MOTÍ OG of omso\n\n(a) The case of the clearance of the \"Princess Alice\"\n\nThe\n\non August 13th, a public holiday, appears to be the\n\nonly one in which unusual facilities were given.\n\napplication for clearance was received after office hours\n\nand the ship was cleared, to sail at 7 p.m., by the\n\nA statement to the effect Deputy Collector of Customs. that this was done \"by direction of the Insular Collector\n\nof Justons\" was, I am informed, written across the clearance\n\nIn all other cases the Authorities permit in red ink, appear to have tried to have ships cleared in the ordinary\n\nStrict instructions have, moreover, been issued to\n\nway.\n\nthe Insular Collector of Customs not to grant clearance\n\nto any vessel, other than such as are on the regular lines, without reference to the Governor-General's office whose\n\nThis is given only ganction must first be obtained.\n\nafter that office is satisfied that the examination\n\nmentioned in the Instructions to Collectors of Customs\n\nhas been fully carried out.\n\nI am unable therefore to state that unusual facilities have been given by the Authorities at Manila for clearance\n\nof coal-laden vessels.\n\n(●) The \"Rio Pasig\" is the only regular collier.\n\nThe other vessels above-mentioned, which are all German,\n\nare ordinary merchant steamers.\n\nI have asked the Philippine Government what interpretation they place on the word \"Collier\" in the instructions issued on August 5th by the Secretary of the Treasury to Collectors of Customs, viz:, whether it is taken to signify a vessel that habitually carries coal, or whether it is taken to include a vessel which,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449572, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "page_number": 254, "title": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "content_text": "Page 1\n\nThe following formed part of the instructions to the Collector of Customs at New York issued by the Secretary of the Treasury on August 5th and contained in the foregoing sheet. Although not applying to the Philippine Islands, they have been issued by the Governor-General to the Insular Collector of Customs as a confidential instruction:-\n\n\"Wire this department before issuing clearance papers to foreign vessels unless you are satisfied after a careful inspection that the ship has not made any preparations while in port tending in any way to her conversion into a war vessel. Taking an abnormal cargo, except in the case of a collier, would indicate such conversion. Unpacking of gunpowder already on board or painting the vessel in war color would be conclusive. It must be clear that she is not to be used for the transportation of recruits or reserves. This should not prevent the transportation of passengers in the usual sense, where there are women and children and men of different nationalities, even though there are among them a few reserves without your knowledge. If the passengers are nearly all men and practically all of the same nationality, clearance cannot be granted. It must be unquestionable that she has no arms or munitions of war aboard\".\n\nMoIntyre.\n\nPage 1\n\n...\n\nPage ...\n\n is not needed as there is no more text to be included. The original text has been proofread and formatted according to the given instructions.\n\nSince the original text is mostly unrecognizable due to OCR errors, the above response focuses on the recognizable part of the text.\n\nThe output is in HTML format using for paragraphs.\n\nHere is the rewritten response without unnecessary tags:\n\nThe following formed part of the instructions to the Collector of Customs at New York issued by the Secretary of the Treasury on August 5th and contained in the foregoing sheet. Although not applying to the Philippine Islands, they have been issued by the Governor-General to the Insular Collector of Customs as a confidential instruction:-\n\n\"Wire this department before issuing clearance papers to foreign vessels unless you are satisfied after a careful inspection that the ship has not made any preparations while in port tending in any way to her conversion into a war vessel. Taking an abnormal cargo, except in the case of a collier, would indicate such conversion. Unpacking of gunpowder already on board or painting the vessel in war color would be conclusive. It must be clear that she is not to be used for the transportation of recruits or reserves. This should not prevent the transportation of passengers in the usual sense, where there are women and children and men of different nationalities, even though there are among them a few reserves without your knowledge. If the passengers are nearly all men and practically all of the same nationality, clearance cannot be granted. It must be unquestionable that she has no arms or munitions of war aboard\".\n\nMoIntyre.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449575, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "page_number": 257, "title": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "content_text": "The following passengers departed on the American collier Bio Pasig for Guam:\n\nG. Breithardt, German, reported to be a member of the German consular Staff. Arrived at Manila on the German steamer Kachew from Hongkong on August 6.\n\nR. Hofmeister, sailed as second officer on the Rickner steamer \"Camilla Rickmers\", now in port. This man reported to have previously been living in Tsingtau.\n\nJaques Boardman, shown as an Englishman naturalized American.\n\nHerbert Salt, shown as an Englishman – naturalized American.\n\nThe passenger manifest was filed with the clearance papers two days after the sailing of the ship.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449578, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "page_number": 260, "title": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "content_text": "Government House\n\nHong Kong, 5th November, 1914.\n\n256\n\nThe conversation of which copy of my note is attached will be within your recollection and since its date I have made enquiries concerning the exportation of coal from Manila with the following result.\n\n2.\n\nSince the 5th of August the following steamers, only one of which is a regular collier, cleared from Manila for the ports set against their names:-\n\nRio Pasig - Joorde\n\nTeintau - C128.2\n\nLocksun - Bangkok\n\nLachew - Soorabaya\n\nAnghin - Manado, Akbes\n\nBlahorn - (sailed but returned to port).\n\n3.\n\nThere is under normal conditions no export of coal from Manila to such ports and I am informed that coal has never before been known to be exported to the Dutch ports named above from Manila.\n\nIn view of the presence of German vessels of war in the neighbouring waters, there cannot be any reasonable doubt as to the destination of the coal carried by the steamers in question.\n\n4.\n\nIt has been ascertained that the S.S. \"Locksun\"\n\nThe Consul-General\n\nfor the United States of America,\n\nHongkong.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449579, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "page_number": 261, "title": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "content_text": "257\n\narrived at Honolulu in company with the\n\nOn the 16th October the\n\nGerman \"Geier\",\n\narrived at Manila on the 4th of September and not arrived at Bangkok.\n\nThe \"Teintau\" returned to the Philippine Islands,\n\nin ballast.\n\nUp to the 22nd of October, so far as is known, the \"Teintau\" and \"Locksun\" had not arrived at Manila.\n\nThe \"Machew\" was at Soerabaya on the 22nd October, having arrived there on the 4th of September.\n\nI have no report concerning the \"Koordh\". The \"Rio Pasig\" arrived at Manila on or about the 5th of August, 1914, with a cargo of coal obtained from Japan by Adrigal & Co. of Manila, but did not unload, clearing for Guam instead and leaving Manila on the 7th inst.\n\nAlthough this ship is a collier, she took on board four Germans, said to be passengers, but from other information and the evidence of the captain of the \"Rio Pasig\" contained in an affidavit, a copy of which I send herewith,\n\nthere is little doubt, but that the \"Rio Pasig\" was in charter to these Germans. It is, I believe, common knowledge in Manila that this ship was secured by Behn, Meyer & Co. in Manila for 100,000 pesos and the coal bought by this firm from Adrigal & Co.\n\nAs will be seen in the affidavit, the \"Rio Pasig\" did not discharge the coal at Guam but merely waited there for orders and to take further information. There can be no doubt but that she was endeavouring to put the coal where it could be used by German men-of-war. The vessel was captured as a prize of war by one of His Majesty's ships.\n\n6.\n\nI enclose copy of a letter found on board the S.S.\"Mijatjap\" bound for Batavia with 2,000 tons of coal, which was written by the Master of the S.S.\"Elusion\" to the First Officer of the \"Mijatjap\". Both those latter vessels are strongly", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449582, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "page_number": 264, "title": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "content_text": "Page 260\n\n17. I received a letter from the German Authorities at Yap giving me orders but not understanding it I sent it back again. The Super cargo-man of the \"Rio Pasig\" told me the orders.\n\n18. My Orders were to proceed to Amboina of the Molucas Islands to get further orders after leaving Yap we touched at Pallans Islands where there was a wireless station but we did not use it. We landed no coal there.\n\n19. We did not go to Amboine but arriving at Ceram took in water and whilst there a Dutch man of war came up to us and inspected our papers and told us that we must either unload coal at Amboina or else go back to some Philippine Port. We landed no coal at Ceram.\n\n20. We accordingly left Ceram on the 12th September, 1914.\n\n21. We then had three of our passengers on board one having landed at Yap.\n\n22. We were captured before we reached any other port on the 15th September, 1914.\n\n23. I do not know why we were carrying this cargo of coal.\n\n24. There were two colliers at Ceram with us, they flew the German flag. One collier left the day before we did and the other left with us.\n\n25. At Ceram the three passengers went on board to visit the collier but returned to the \"Rio Pasig\" before we left.\n\n26. When we were captured our coal which he had left Manila with was on board and is now in the \"Rio Pasig\".\n\n27. The three passengers were on board when the \"Rio Pasig\" was captured.\n\n28. We took no other passengers on board the \"Rio Pasig\" at any of the above ports we called at.\n\n29. The three passengers referred to by me are the three mentioned in the passengers manifest document No.10 now shown to me and marked J.G.A.1 which document bears my signature.\n\nPage 261", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 450160, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12]", "page_number": 312, "title": "CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12]", "content_text": "303\n\n10144 Hans May 1914 0 DC\n\nLast previous Paper. 32914/144\n\nHONG KONG 56541/4/5.\n\nTransfer of Was Depe 6 Col Cove Land 5654\n\nREC REG 4 FEB 15\n\nin dean of 19 July/rep asks whether booposals in dest of hav reed conson\n\nwe do not corpore li proceed with regulations for transfer of Mattion site.\n\nTo Cont Ma Collier Zur Collins's hatan te\n\n10 Feb 15 Cot Wo cons !!! 247.\n\n25th Fl wo. 87665 wo\n\nsubsequent Paper 31774114 rather\n\nprophetic. : Coby W.. asking what reply shined Esky be returned 5/2/16\n\n•{witter due deference brend future) $ ud. supert that it experience of the G\n\n5/2/15 fart them fore himsolidge\n\nBut we can't blame Wo. in present cver. Hall 6-2-61\n\nMA143), WEI7,476–33. 20,000, B/14. AMBW.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 451787, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914", "page_number": 145, "title": "CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914", "content_text": "# ST. CUTHBERT Church of England TEMPERABLE SOCIETY, WEST HAMPSTEAD\n\nMI SE 37, Tordwych Road, 140 West Hampstead. N.W. \nMarch 3rd 1914\n\nThe Hon. Lewis Harcourt. M. P. Colonial Office London.\n\nSir, \nI beg to enclose resolution passed at our Society's meeting yesterday. \nand venture to solicit your sympathetic consideration.\n\nYours faithfully, \nMr. J. Phyatt \nHon Sec.\n\nI assert that it will be sufficient. \nDo not act, but deaf to their together and if anyone enquires if theirs has been received, say yes.\n\nJr. Collier 11.3.14 \nI take it that this means that even the bare acknowledgments which are sent on receipt of a communication from outsiders need not be sent in these cases.\n\nR4/2/44 \n7.1.14 \n3.14 \n6/3/14 \n9. \n10.3.14 \n11.3.14 \n\nThere revolutions may hundreds - thousands \n\nwrote him in similar terms. \nI \n\n`R4/2/44` \n`7.1.14` \n`3.14` \n`6/3/14` \n`9` \n`10.3.14` \n`E11.3.14` \n`12/3/4` \n`145` \n`Arz 15.3.14`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 453755, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-421 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [3-4]", "page_number": 541, "title": "CO129-421 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [3-4]", "content_text": "## HONG KONG \n19462 \n(n) \nRECD \n535 \nC.O \n19462 \n* 27 APR 15 \n\nMay id 1915 77 April \n\nLast previous Paper. \n\nAns! tel: 28 April \n\nNext subsequent Paper. \n\n(107,009) \n\n39154 \n| Date | Time | Details |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | | Belgian Red Cross asks whether Hong Kong wants to grant 2100 J' Cottines |\n| | 5:25 pm | Won 281 prills unconceded |\n| 27th April | | Sr. Hame yo Wil, Belgian Red Cross to adjoin if M.L.C. agree. |\n\n(89/105). `WL31,08—13`, 45,000, 12:18, `A.&E.W`, 31,997-61, 40,000. 11/14. \n\n`R27/46/65`. \n\nHam ym my Are M.4. Ar Mor Collier \n\nI see no objection. \nT.CH. \n28/4/15 \nare afinilde...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-421 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [3-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 456932, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-426 - Public Offices - 1915", "page_number": 248, "title": "CO129-426 - Public Offices - 1915", "content_text": "(9224/15)\n\n245\n\nThen\n\nU\n\nregular collier;\n\nanother, the \"Tübingen\" 18\n\nnow known to have recently had coal placed on board by a colliery for storage purposes by a colliery; while a third, the \"Princess Alice\" at Cebu, has received 1869 tons\n\nof coal since arriving there,\n\nin these circumstances\n\nthe internment of a few of these ships would apparently leave the remainder free to take on board\n\nthe coal in question and to sail with it if an\n\nopportunity arises.\n\nI was therefore to suggest that His Majesty's\n\nGovernment should approach the United States and Dutch\n\nGovernments simultaneously, pointing out the facts regarding the activities of German supply ships in the waters of the whole East Indian archipelago in August\n\nand September and drawing attention to the fact that\n\nthese activities will inevitably be renewed by the\n\nsixty German ships which are now in the various Dutch\n\nand United States ports of the archipelago, in the\n\nevent of another German cruiser arriving in these\n\nwaters.\n\nML# 13.\n\nI also suggest that, in view of these facts\n\nHis Majesty's Government should request the Netherlands\n\nand", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-426 - Public Offices - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 460387, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "page_number": 520, "title": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "content_text": "Bunting, F. E. Burder, R. H. R. Burjor, D. S. Dady Burkill, A. W. Barkill, C. R. \n\n*Burnian, A. \n\nBurn, A. C. \n\nBurnie, C. M. G. Burna, W. S. Burrows, F. D. Burtwell, J. W. \n\n88 \n\n*Clarke, Strachan, C. *Clayton, W. B. Cochrane, T. P. Cockall, A. M. Cockell, E. L. Cohen, G. B. Colchester, F. E. Colley, A. T. Collier, J. D. Collinson, A. H, \n\nColman, P. C. Colter, G. W. Cook, E. \n\nBush, H. E. \n\nButler, C. H. \n\nButler, G. \n\n*Coombe, H. R. \n\nButterworth, H. T. \n\nCooper, A. \n\n*Buyers, W. B. \n\nCooper, A. E. \n\nBuxton-Forman, E. \n\nCooper, J. A. \n\n*Cope, Wm. \n\nCornes, A. J. \n\n+*Corner, F. \n\nC \n\nCanning, L. E. \n\n*Campbell, Jue. \n\nCampbell, H. E. \n\nCampbell, G. L. \n\nCampbell, W. W. \n\n*Cox, G. C. \n\nCox, P. A. \n\n*Cantlie, Jas., M B., F.K.O.S., &c. \n\nCox, W. Wakeford \n\nCarew, H. \n\nCarlill, A. J. H. \n\nCarlson, E. M. \n\nCarmichael, F. B. \n\n*Carey, F. W. \n\nCurtis, A. G. *Cushing, F. \n\nDuff, J. S. *Dugdale, A. \n\nDanman, C. C. Dunne, J. 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C. \n\nEndale, J. T. \n\nEssabhoy, A. M. \n\nGibson, J. G. \n\nEvans, A. M. A. \n\n*Evans, E. G. \n\nGeorge, E. W. \n\nGibson, J, R. Gilchrist, J. R. \n\n*Gibson, Captain R. R. \n\n*Gilfillan, James \n\n*Gilfillan, S. \n\nGray, J. E. \"Gray, R. M. \n\nGrayrigge, U. *Greaves, A. R. Greaves, J. R, Green, H. T. S. Green, P. H. \n\nGreen, O. M, \n\nGregory, G. W. \n\nGregory, H. C. \n\nGregson, R. E. §. \n\nGrasson, J. E. \n\n*Gresson, W. J., M.F.H, \n\nGriffin, A. E. \n\nGriffin, C. \n\nGriffin, H. \n\nGriffin, J. \n\nGriffin, J. T. Griffith, T. E. *Grimani, E. H, \n\nGroundwater, S. Grundy, R. Gubbay, C. 8. Gubbay, D. M. Guinness, C. Gumpert, E. \n\n*Gundry, R. S., C.B. \n\nGuttridge, G. W. *Gwyther, J. A. \n\nHagan, E. J. \n\nH \n\nHale, B. A. \n\nHall, F. J. \n\nHall, J. E. \n\nCadman, P. E. Cuin, J. W. \n\nCalderwood, W. M. *Cameron, E. Allan Cameron, W. D. \n\n*Campbell, Alexander \n\n*Carmichael, H. F. \n\n*Carr, Robert \n\n*Carroll, Edmond J. \n\nCarter, E. W. \n\nCarter, W. \n\nCatto, A. R. \n\nChadwick, G. A. \n\nChater, Hon. Sir C P., C.M.G. \n\n*Christie, John \n\nClark, A. \n\nClark, D. B. \n\nClark, E. E. \n\nClark, H. J. \n\nClark, J. D. \n\nClarke, A. H. \n\nClarke, Brodie, A. \n\nClarke, J. B. \n\nCorafoot, E. J. \n\nCourtney, G. N. *Cousene, R. A. *Cousins, Edmund *Coualand, A. 8. D. \n\nCoutts, E. \n\nCoutts, G. D. Cowdrey, A. J. \n\n*Cowie, Alex. M., M.D. \n\nCowie, G. 8. \n\nCox, A. G. \n\nCraddock, A. K. \n\nCranston, D. Crighton, A. O. Crighton, P. Crohn, H. F. \n\nCrowe, E. F., C.M.G. \n\nCraven, J. H. \n\nCrawford, D. W. \n\nCrofts, G. \n\nCross, O, N. \n\nCross'ey, F. H. \n\nCroathwaite, P. A. Cruickshank, G. B. *Cruickshank, W. A. \n\nCubitt, L. J. \n\nCumming, A. Cumming, E. O. Cunningham, A. Cunningham, C, E, F. *Cunningham, J. K. \n\nCurrie, A. M. \n\nCuraham, A. St. W, \n\nDavis Allen, J. \n\nDavis, W. H. Trenchard \n\nDeacon, V. F. \n\n*Deacon, V. H. \n\nDempster, W. M. \n\nDenny, H. A. F. \n\n**Dent, Sir A., K.O.M.G. \n\n*Dent, Herbert \n\nDent, Captain W. H. *Dermer, T. M. Des Vœux, E. Dewette, A. L, J. Dick, D. C. Dickinson, J. M. *Dickson, O. W. \n\nDickson, W. \n\n*D'Ifanger, F. *Dipple, R. P. Divens, W. *Dodwell, F. **Dodwell, G. B. \n\nDodwell, 8. H. \n\nDonnelly, A. R. \n\n•Donoughmore, the Ear of \n\nDouglas, Capt. J. T. Douglas-Irvine, F. \n\nDrew, W. C. \n\nDrunimond, J. E. \n\nDrummond, W. V. *Dodeney, L. \n\n**Dudgeon, Sir Chas. J. \n\nDuff, C. M. \n\nEly, T. C. *Ellert, Arnold Elliott, F. L. Ellie, W. \n\n*Fairley, F. B. \n\nFalconer, P. J. \n\n*Fearon, Geo. D. \n\nFeston, R. L. \n\nFellows-Lukis, W. L. \n\nFenton, 8. G. \n\nFeruihough, S. \n\nFippard, A. J. \n\n*Firth, A. R. \n\n*Fisher, W. \n\nFitzgerald, M. F. Flanagan, F. M. *Flanagan, J. M. Fleming, W. N. Forbes, A. *Forbes, D. M, \n\nGillbard, P. J. \n\nGillett, B. \n\nGilloa, Q. T. Gilman, L. H. Gilmore, S. Gilmour, D. W. Girardet, H. H. Class, Duncan Goddard, H. Godfrey, C. H. \n\nGooch, W. E. \n\nHam, W. J. Hamilton, J. T. *Hanbury, Cecil *Hancock, E. H. \n\nHancock, H. \"Hancock, H. S. \n\nHancock, H. B. B \n\nHanson, J. C. \n\n*Harding, J. R. \n\nHardman, K. \n\nGoodacre, E. J. \n\nHardoon, S. A. \n\nGordon, R. H. \n\nHardy, W. \n\nGraham, F. A. \n\nHarley, W. F. \n\nGraham, G. Moore, M.D. \n\nHarper, J. R. \n\nGraham, J. L. \n\nHarris, A. H. \n\nGraham, R. C. \n\n*Harris, Dr. L. R. \n\nGraham, Reginald \n\nHarris, M. H. R. \n\nHarris, W. \n\nGraves, C. A. \n\n517 \n\n12", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 461747, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "page_number": 380, "title": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "content_text": "# N? 218.\n\n**REC** \n**C.O** \n32618 \n**READ** JUL \n**GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG.** \n31st May, 1916.\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to my despatch No. 142 of the 7th ultimo, I have the honour to inform you that the Admiralty did not see their way to take up the two steamers \"Telemachus\" and \"Moresby\" for the conveyance of coal for the use of the Colonial Government and Imperial Departments in Hongkong, but that they have allowed the collier \"Kathleen\" shortly expected with Admiralty coal to bring from Japan one cargo (5,400) of the 20,000 tons of coal purchased by the Colonial Government at a freight to be arranged later. I note here that 5,000 of the purchase of 25,000 reported to you was not negotiable at the last moment.\n\n2. The Colonial Government will make its own arrangements for space for the remainder of the coal before the end of the year and will be able to effect considerable economies by this means.\n\n3. The requirements in coal of the Colonial Government and of the Military Authorities will thus be met for a period of 12 months at least from the arrival of the first consignment.\n\nI have the honour to be, \nSir, \nYour most obedient, humble servant, \nGovernor, &c.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE \nANDREW BONAR LAW, M.P., \n&c., &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 462183, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "page_number": 816, "title": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "content_text": "# Translation of CODE Telegram\n## LETTER TO GOVERNOR, HONGKONG\n\nFrom **SECRETARY OF STATE** \nTo **GOVERNOR, HONGKONG** \nDate **21st June, 1916**\n\nYour despatch 7th April No. 142 proposal not approved as Admiralty do not requisition tonnage at cheap rates except for definite Naval or Military purposes but Admiralty state one collier is being allocated to make one trip with coal from Japan which will meet actual naval and military requirements and that of Colonial Government for about three months.\n\n**BONAR LAW**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 462217, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8]", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8]", "content_text": "# 265. HONGKONG.\n\n¡REC 40386 REG 25 AUG 16\n\n**GOVERNMENT HOUSE, 4th July, 1916.**\n\n4\n\nSir,\n\nG418\n\nWith reference to my despatch No. 218 of the 31st May, I have the honour to inform you that the Admiralty Collier \"Kathleen\" arrived from Moji, Japan, on the 26th June with 4,754 tons of coal for this Government and Naval and Military purposes. The vessel also loaded from the coal purchased by this Government 1,505 tons for her own bunkers. I presume that the space occupied by the bunker coal, which is over one thousand tons, will be deducted in reckoning the amount to be paid for freight.\n\n2.\n\nIt is proposed, if freights are reasonable, to charter a ship in August and September to bring to Hongkong the remainder of the coal purchased in Japan, about 14,000 tons.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient,\nhumble servant,\n**Amaz**\nGovernor, &c.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE \nANDREW BONAR LAW, M.P.,\n&c.,\n&c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 464340, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-436 - Acting Governor Claud Sever & Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1916 [11-12]", "page_number": 604, "title": "CO129-436 - Acting Governor Claud Sever & Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1916 [11-12]", "content_text": "## \n\nat what rates he does not know.\n\nI merely wish to raise the question again.\n\nChing...\n\nCause...\n\nWe ought perhaps to give the Colonial Government time to make further representations if they want to.\n\n(The Afton 22514 is in accordance with the later minutes?)\n\n19/4/16\n\nI think our veto should give reasons for our refusal of sanction. I have added to the draft accordingly.\n\nIn any further communication on this subject, please quote `T.N.37102/16`, and address letter to-- \n\nThe Secretary, Admiralty, Whitehall.\n\n(28549)\n\nAdmiralty, \n600 \n6 June 1916. \nLondon, N.W.\n\n**REC REG? 17 JUN 16**\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to your letter of the 22nd ultimo, `22814/1916`, forwarding a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong, regarding a shortage in the coal supplies of that port, I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to inform you that an Admiralty Collier is being allocated to make one trip with coal from Japan which will meet the actual Naval and Military requirements and also those of the Colonial Government for about three months.\n\nWith regard to the request of the Colonial Government for requisitioned transport for 25,000 tons to meet further Naval and Military requirements, and all the Colonial Government requirements with a considerable balance for industrial establishments, I am to state that My Lords have hitherto adopted the policy of requisitioning tonnage at cheap rates only for definite Naval and Military purposes, and they are therefore not prepared to requisition the `S.S. \"TELEMACHUS\"` and `\"MORESBY\"` for the purpose indicated.\n\nI am, \nSir, \nYour obedient Servant, \nW. Graham Greene\n\nThe Under Secretary of State, \nColonial Office, \nDowning Street, Whitehall, S.W.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-436 - Acting Governor Claud Sever & Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1916 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 467294, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3]", "page_number": 63, "title": "CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3]", "content_text": "MEMORANDUM OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT OF INDO-CHINA STEAMERS SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF WAR.\n\n\"HANGAMG\", Mine-layer, from 3rd August, 1914 to 5th October, 1914 (agreed rates)\n\n\"ONSANG\", Fleet Collier, from 3rd September, 1914 to 10th November, 1914 (agreed rates)\n\n\"CHIPSING\", Coal cargo to Fleet in Borneo Waters from 25th October, 1914 to 30th December, 1914 (agreed rates)\n\n\"LAISANG\", Troops Calcutta to East Africa from September, 1914 to January, 1915 (requisition rates)\n\n\"HANGSANG\", Fleet Collier, from 13th August, 1915 and still under Government employment at requisition rates.\n\nThe chartered steamer \"LOVAT\" requisitioned at Calcutta on 6th August, 1914, and sunk by the \"EDEN\" in the Bay of Bengal on 11th September, 1914.\n\nIn addition to the foregoing we have carried and are now in course of carrying by our Calcutta Line steamers 22,500 tons of War stores from Calcutta to Vladivostock at requisition rates.\n\nJardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd., General Managers.\n\nHongkong, 8th January, 1917.\n\n(sd.) R. Sutherland.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 468547, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "page_number": 310, "title": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "content_text": "HONG KONG\n\nLast previous Paper. 40234. Arad 194. 29 Aug\n\nNext subsequent Paper. 52477\n\nAppt: of Assistant Auditor\n\nwill be glad of the appts of Harcourt of Fiji if candidali 'view no other\n\nHas recommended £60. duty allowance\n\nGCollisi Just RD.C.A. for absous\n\nMr Shaflu At HK 1618/17.\n\nColonial Audit Dep May or have your observations pluss? To. I.\n\nFam 20/4/17\n\nA Collier has he lived, W. Cormorall womed have completed fire Jeans containous Kavice in thap kamp in the 22nd To meet manki and, in new Especially of his husatifacty\n\n6-W. & B. Lei, (E 748.)\n\nthoticed history, thad contemplates hat, as nom", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 476567, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-448 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [4-6]", "page_number": 382, "title": "CO129-448 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [4-6]", "content_text": "# T. 99. \n## ADMIRALTY-TIME. \n### Charter Party. \n**(Colliers and Oilers.)** \n\nName and Address of Registered Owners. \n\nCats on which vessel ultimately enters into pay to be inserted here.\n\nIT IS THIS DAY MUTUALLY AGREED BETWEEN the OWNERS OF THE GOOD BRITISH STEAMSHIP, called the **380** (Collier or Oiler Transport.) Admiralty, **191** **1**, of nominal horse-power, carrying about inclusive of Bunkers, which contain about tons gross register and tons dead weight on her summer freeboard tons and capable of steaming when loaded about tons best Welsh Coal, or tons Oil Fuel, tons not register, knots an hour on a consumption of about and the DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR EXECUTING THE OFFICE OF LORD HIGH ADMIRAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, hereinafter called THE ADMIRALTY,\n\n2. The Owners agree to let, and the Admiralty agree to hire the said Steamship for a term of Calendar Months certain from the day she is placed at the disposal of the Admiralty at in such Dock or at such Wharf or place immediately available, as Admiralty may direct, she being then ready to receive cargo and tight, staunch, strong, and in every way fitted for service, and to be so maintained during the currency of this Charter, and with full complement of Officers, Seamen, Engineers, and Firemen for a steamer of her tonnage and description (see also clauses 16 and 17).\n\n3. The steamer shall be employed :- \n*(a) within the Coasting limits,*\n*(b) between such ports in any parts of the world as the Admiralty may direct.*\n\nThe cargo or cargoes shall be laden and/or discharged alongside any Ship or in any Dock, or at any Wharf or place that the Admiralty may direct, where she can always safely lie afloat except at ports or places where it is customary for steamers of similar size or draft to load or discharge partly on soft ground.\n\nThe whole reach, burthen and passenger accommodation of the steamer (not exceeding what she can reasonably stow and carry) shall be at the service of the Admiralty, saving only proper and sufficient space for Ship's Officers, Crew, tackle, apparel, furniture, provisions and stores.\n\n## Period \n## Port of delivery \n## Limits of employment \n## Hire to Commence \n## Rate of Hire \n## Redelivery \n## Admiralty option of extension \n## Inspection in drydock \n## Inspection of Machinery \n## Certificates \n## Making good defects \n## Owners to attend inspection \n## Short engagements\n\n4. Hire to commence on and from the day of delivery to the Admiralty, not being Sunday or public holiday, provided that written notice of readiness be given by the Owners or their representative and accepted by the Admiralty Officer or Agent at the port before noon, otherwise the hire to begin on and from the next legal day, unless otherwise agreed.\n\n5. The Admiralty agree to pay for the use and hire of the said steamer at the rate of per calendar month commencing when she is placed at Admiralty disposal as provided in clause 4,\n\n6. The steamer (unless lost) shall be redelivered to the Owners at any United Kingdom Coal Port or at any of the Home Dockyards (including Rosyth and Cromarty) after the completion of the voyage or service on which the steamer is engaged at the time of the expiry of the period certain. Hire to cease from the day (not being Sunday or a public holiday) on which the steamer may be reported by the Government Officer or Agent at the port to have been finally cleared of Government stores, pay being allowed for each day.\n\nIf lost, hire will be paid up to and including the date of loss, or the date last seen, if missing. Any hire paid in advance and not earned to be refunded to the Admiralty.\n\n7. The Admiralty have the option of continuing this Charter for further period of months, in which case notice of continuation to be given at least before expiry of the first named term.\n\n8. This Charter is subject to the steamer being found on inspection by the Admiralty Inspectors to be tight, staunch, strong, and in every way fitted for the service.\n\nFor this inspection the Owners agree if required to drydock the steamer at their own expense before she enters into pay, to clean and paint her bottom, open up or test under steam any parts of the machinery and boiler or try the vessel under steam all as may be considered necessary by the Admiralty, to produce certificates signed by competent tradesmen that the following fittings and gear have been examined and are in thoroughly good working order, namely, rudder and steering gear, pumps and fire engines, boats, anchors, cables, windlass, hawsers, masts, derricks, whips, blocks, and other gear necessary for the discharge of the steamer's cargo (see clauses 38, 37 and 44) and to make good at their own expense any defects likely to interfere with the satisfactory fulfilment of the service for which she is required.\n\nThe following shall be on board the steamer at the time of the inspection, viz. :— \n| Position | Person |\n| --- | --- |\n| | The Owner or his representative |\n| | The Marine Superintendent or Master |\n| | The Superintendent Engineer or Chief Engineer |\n\nand if not alongside a wharf the Owners must arrange for the conveyance of the Inspectors to and from the steamer.\n\nProvided that if the engagement is for two months certain only or less, the Owners shall not be compelled to place the steamer in drydock, nor to open up the machinery and boilers, but shall produce the certificates named above and in addition a certificate signed by that the machinery and boilers have been examined and are in thoroughly good working order and provided with the spare gear suitable for the service.\n\n`T 1913 u(49)2289(1965) W6 51396—P 135 1000 1/17 E&8 (8)`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-448 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 476568, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-448 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [4-6]", "page_number": 383, "title": "CO129-448 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [4-6]", "content_text": "# Fociodical drydocking and machinery inspection\n\n## Clauses 9-35\n\n9. Should the steamer remain in the Admiralty service for more than six months from the date of her last drydocking, the Owners agree, if required by the Admiralty, at the expiration of such six months to place the steamer in drydock, to clean and paint her bottom, to open up or test under steam as may be considered necessary by the Admiralty Inspectors any parts of the machinery and boilers, and to make good any defects likely to interfere with satisfactory fulfilment of her continued service, all of which shall be done at Owners' expense, and the same at the expiration of every six months during the currency of this Charter.\n\nSuch drydocking and inspection shall take place at the port at which the steamer shall complete her voyage or at any other adjacent port as may be approved by the Admiralty. The hire shall cease from the time the steamer is available for drydocking at the port of drydocking until she is again placed at the disposal of the Admiralty at that port, ready to load and/or bunker and efficient for further service, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., but not on Sundays or public holidays nor after 1 p.m. on Saturdays, unless steamer sail or work be begun meantime.\n\nIn calculating the period off pay under this clause, an allowance of 48 running hours without stoppage of hire shall be granted in respect of each drydocking.\n\n10. If there is any misrepresentation as regards steamer's size, capabilities, and position, or if steamer has not arrived at the port of delivery or is not ready to load by or on the date specified, the Admiralty have the option of cancelling this Charter.\n\n11. Payment of Hire shall be made in England as follows:--\n\nIn the case of steamers engaged for two months certain or more, one calendar month's hire in advance on the steamer entering into pay, half a month's hire at the end of the second month, half a month's hire at the end of the third month, and one month's further hire at the end of each succeeding completed month of service.\n\nIn the case of steamers engaged for less than two months, the advance of hire to be made on the steamer entering into pay shall be for two-thirds of the hire for the period certain, such advance in no case to exceed the amount of one calendar month's hire, and the remaining payments shall be made as laid down above.\n\nIn all cases, such payments shall be considered as payments on account, and the balance of hire shall be paid on the passing in Office of the accounts, &c., to be rendered by the steamer, and on receipt of the Logs for the period (vide clause 24).\n\nPeriods off pay, and periods less than one calendar month at the expiration of this Charter shall be reckoned in days. A day's hire shall be calculated on the basis of 1/365 of twelve calendar months' hire of the steamer; and in case of inefficiency under clauses 9 and 25, any fraction of a day amounting to 12 hours or over shall count as one day off pay.\n\nClaims for hire and other expenses allowable under this Charter shall be rendered to the Director of Transports, Admiralty, S.W., on `Form T.191a`.\n\n12. The Owners shall provide and pay for all wages, provisions, including fuel for galley and Electric Light, and all other expenses in connection with the Master, Officers, Engineers, and Crew, for the insurance of the steamer, for all deck and engine-room stores, water for all purposes, for the proper ventilation of the cargo, for boats, for ballast necessary to enable the steamer to proceed with safety without cargo, and for the maintenance of the steamer in a thoroughly efficient state in hull and machinery for and during the service.\n\n13. The steamer shall sail under flags provided by the Admiralty, but the Owners shall provide the following flags, &c., for signalling: -\n| Item | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) | A set of International Code Flags and the latest edition of the Signal Code. |\n| (b) | A pair of Hand Flags for Semaphoring messages in daylight. |\n| (c) | A Flashing Lamp for signalling at night (Morse Code). |\n| (d) | Signal Letters for British Ships. |\n\nThe Owners shall provide the Charts required for the safe navigation of the steamer according to the services on which she may from time to time be employed, and shall supply the necessary Compasses and Chronometer, in respect of which certificates from competent authorities shall be furnished that they are in good order and that a correct deviation table has been provided.\n\n14. The Admiralty shall be liable for all coal, or other fuel, except fuel for galley and Electric Light, and shall accept and pay for all fuel in steamer's bunkers at the time of delivery.\n\nThe Owners shall on entry into pay hand to the Admiralty Officer or Agent at the port a certificate signed by the Master and Chief Engineer of the number of tons of fuel in the bunkers of the steamer, and its description.\n\nOn the expiration of the Charter, the Owners shall pay the Admiralty for all the fuel left in the bunkers.\n\nBoth such payments shall be made at the current market price at the respective ports.\n\n15. The Admiralty shall be liable for port charges, pilotage, lights, dues, necessary tug assistance, consular charges (except such as relate to Officers or Crew), Bills of Health, and overtime under conditions of clause 17, but the Owners shall without any charge against the Admiralty arrange through the Master or their Port Agents all such services in connection with the navigation and clearing of the steamer as if they were trading on their own account, pay the claims therefor, and reclaim from the Director of Transports such as are necessary and for Admiralty account, the claim for each service being supported by the receipted vouchers. All pilotage certificates must show the draft of water.\n\n16. When Great Britain is at peace, the Officers, Engineers, and every member of the Crew shall be British subjects. When Great Britain is at war, this stipulation is to be carried out so far as practicable, but in any case, Master, Officers, and Engineers must be British subjects, and members of the hostile nationality are to be excluded. At least one of the officers or men must be able to use the flashing lantern.\n\nA full list of the Crew with their rating and nationality shall be produced on the entry into pay of the steamer.\n\n17. The steamer shall work day and night if required, and the steam winches shall be at the service of the Admiralty by day and night with full steam when and as required. The same shall be worked free of cost by the Crew, which must contain efficient skilled hands to work all the winches on board at once in one shift. The Admiralty will repay overtime under such conditions as may be from time to time authorised.\n\n18. The Admiralty shall not be held liable if the steamer shall be lost, wrecked, driven on shore, injured, or rendered incapable of service by or in consequence of dangers of the sea or tempest, collision, fire, accident, stress of weather, or any other cause arising as a sea risk.\n\n19. The risks of war which are taken by the Admiralty are those risks which would be excluded from an ordinary English policy of marine insurance by the following, or similar, but not more extensive clause: -\n\n\"Warranted free of capture, seizure, and detention and the consequences thereof, or of any attempt thereat, piracy excepted, and also from all consequences of hostilities or warlike operations, whether before or after declaration of war.\"\n\nSuch risks are taken by the Admiralty on the ascertained value of the steamer, if she be totally lost, at the time of such loss, or, if she be injured, on the ascertained value of such injury.\n\nShould a dispute arise as to the value of the steamer, the same shall be settled as laid down in clause 31.\n\n20. In the event of any member of the Crew being killed or injured as a result of warlike operations in which Great Britain is engaged, the Admiralty agree to settle any lawful claims arising from such death or injury according to the scales laid down in the Instructions for Masters of Collier and Oiler Transports, and the Owners shall be relieved of their liability under the Workman's Compensation Act, 1906, or other Acts in respect of such claims.\n\n21. The Master shall prosecute his voyages with the utmost despatch and shall render all customary assistance with ship's Crew and boats.\n\n22. The Master shall obey all orders and instructions which he may receive from the Admiralty, or from any Officer authorised by them, and shall in all respects comply with the Instructions for Masters of Collier and Oiler Transports, but he shall be solely responsible (on behalf of the Owners) for the management, handling, and navigation of the steamer. He shall keep accounts of his cargoes as laid down in the above-named Instructions, and the Admiralty hereby agree to indemnify the Owner from all consequences or liabilities that may arise from the Master signing Bills of Lading, as well as from any irregularity in Ship's papers consequent thereon, except as laid down in clause 27.\n\nThe Admiralty shall not be held responsible for losses sustained through the negligence of Pilots, Tug-boats, Stevedores, or others employed by them, the Owners recognising them as their servants even if appointed and paid by the Admiralty or the Agents of the Admiralty (but see also clause 26).\n\n23. If the Admiralty shall have reason to be dissatisfied with the conduct of the Master, Officers, or Engineers, the Owners shall, on receiving particulars of the complaint, investigate the same, and, if necessary, make a change in the appointments.\n\n24. The Master shall be furnished, from time to time, by the Admiralty, with all requisite instructions and sailing directions in writing, and shall keep a full and correct Log of the voyage or voyages, which is to be forwarded quarterly to the Admiralty. (See also clause 11.)\n\n25. If from deficiency of man or stores, breakdown of machinery, or any other cause, the working of the steamer is at any time suspended for a period exceeding twelve running hours, pay shall cease for the whole of such and any subsequent period of whatever duration during which the vessel is inefficient. (See also clause 11.)\n\nAny work that may be done during a period of partial inefficiency of the steamer, except proceeding to a port for repairs or to replenish bunker coals owing to accident, shall be paid for on the basis of the time it would have occupied had the steamer remained efficient. If upon the voyage her speed be reduced by a defect in or breakdown of any part of her machinery, damage to propeller, rudder, or by any other mishap of hull or engines or cargo, the time so lost and the cost of any extra coal consumed in consequence thereof shall be deducted from the hire; but should the steamer be driven into port or to anchorage by stress of weather or for coals, such detention or loss of time shall be at the Admiralty expense. In the event, however, of breakdown at sea or other accident necessitating the steamer proceeding to a port of refuge for repairs, or to replace or land crew, hire to cease until the steamer arrives back in a similar position to that in which she was at the time of the breakdown or accident, &c., and any coals used to be replaced or paid for by Owners, whichever Admiralty may elect.\n\nIf through accident, any part of the cargo or bunkers have to be discharged, the time occupied in discharging and reloading same to be deducted from the hire.\n\nAny time so lost shall count as part of the term of charter named in clauses 2 and 7, but the Admiralty have the option of keeping the steamer for an additional period equivalent to the whole or part of the time lost.\n\n26. Throughout this Charter, losses or damages, whether in respect of goods carried or to be carried or in other respects, arising or occasioned by the following causes shall be absolutely excepted, viz.: - The act of God, perils of the seas, fire on board, in hulk, craft, or on shore, barratry of the Master or Crew, enemies, pirates, robbers, or thieves, arrests and restraints of princes, rulers, and peoples, collisions and strandings, explosions, burstings of boilers, breakage of shafts, or any latent defect, even if existing at the beginning of the voyage, in the hull, boilers, machinery, or appurtenances, negligence, default, or error of judgment of the Pilot, Master, or Crew, or other servants of the Owners, in the management or navigation of the steamer.\n\n27. Except as limited in clauses 25 and 43, the Owners will be held strictly accountable for the value of and liable to the Admiralty for any loss or damage to coal, oil fuel, collier, and oil fuel outfits, signalling stores, &c., and all other Government stores of whatever description which may be shipped, whether as cargo or for use on board, in charge of the Master, who will be required to sign Bill of Lading and/or give receipts for same, and will be responsible for receipts given or Bills of Lading signed by the Mates for same.\n\nThe Owners will be held responsible for the safe and proper stowage of Government stores. If hired labour is employed for stowage, the expense will be borne by the Admiralty.\n\nThe stores will be shipped under the supervision of the Admiralty Officer or Agent at the port, but this will not relieve the Owners of their responsibility for stowage.\n\n28. The steamer has liberty to assist vessels in distress, and to deviate for the purpose of saving life.\n\nAll salvage to be for Owners' benefit, but ship to be deemed off pay during the time occupied in salvage operations, and cost of coal consumed in such operations and port charges and expenses to be for Owners' account.\n\n29. The Admiralty to have lien on the steamer for all moneys paid in advance and not earned.\n\n30. Penalty for non-performance of this agreement proved damages.\n\n31. Any dispute arising under this Charter shall be referred, under the provisions of the Arbitration Act, 1889, or any Amendment thereof, to the arbitration of two persons, one to be nominated by the Owners and the other by the Admiralty, and should such Arbitrators be unable to agree, the decision of an Umpire whom they must elect shall be final and binding upon both parties hereto, and it is further mutually agreed that such Arbitration shall be a condition precedent to the commencement of any action at law.\n\n32. General average shall be settled according to York-Antwerp Rules, 1890, but the Admiralty shall not be called upon to sign bonds or pay deposits, as Owners of British ships have no lien on Government stores and cannot detain them.\n\n33. The steamer shall not be ordered nor proceed to any port where fever or pestilence is prevalent, nor where quarantine is in force (except at Admiralty risk and expense), but the Owners shall be liable for any delay of quarantine arising from sickness of the Master or Crew, if the vessel has not been sent to a quarantined port.\n\n34. The wages paid to Crew employed under this Charter Party shall be not less than those current at the port on the date of signing-on.\n\n35. In pursuance of Act 22 Geo. III. Cap. XLV., no Member of the House of Commons is to be admitted to any share or part in this Charter or to any benefit to arise therefrom.\n\n## SPECIAL CLAUSES - COLLIERS\n\n(Not applicable to Oilers)\n\n36. Colliers must be supplied with the necessary derricks, winches, &c., complete with the required 24-inch wire whips and other ropes, blocks, and fittings for the speedy and efficient discharge of cargo.\n\nIn colliers fitted with double derricks and winches, the following gear for coaling whips shall be provided for each pair of derricks: -\n| Item | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| | Two flexible steel wire 2-inch ropes, each sufficiently long to reach any part of the hold, with either derrick topped over the collier's hold and the other swung over the vessel being coaled. In addition, two spare whips for each pair of derricks should be carried. |\n| | Four iron blocks capable of taking 2-inch wire rope and tested to six tons, viz.: - One block at the heel of each derrick and one (which should be self) at the head. |\n| | One swivel cargo hook constructed so as not to catch the coamings, &c. |\n\nPage 381 \n3", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-448 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 484884, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-463 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [10-12]", "page_number": 262, "title": "CO129-463 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [10-12]", "content_text": "Periodical drydocking and inspection\n\nWhen hire ceases. Forty-eight hours allowance. Cancelling clauses. Payment of hire, advances, short payments. Balance of hire. Broken periods. A day's hire. Claims: how to be rendered. Owners' liabilities. Plaza signalling. Navigation requisites. Admiralty liabilities, Miscellaneous.\n\n9. Should the steamer remain in the Admiralty service for more than six months from the date of her last drydocking, the Owners agree, if required by the Admiralty, at the expiration of such six months to place the steamer in drydock, to clean and paint her bottom, to open up or test under steam as may be considered necessary by the Admiralty Inspectors any parts of the machinery and boilers, and to make good any defects likely to interfere with satisfactory fulfilment of her continued service, all of which shall be done at Owners' expense, and the same at the expiration of every six months during the currency of this Charter.\n\nSuch drydocking and inspection shall take place at the port at which the steamer shall complete her voyage or at such other adjacent port as may be approved by the Admiralty. The hire shall cease from the time the steamer is available for drydocking at the port of drydocking until she is again placed at the disposal of the Admiralty at that port, ready to load and/or bunker and efficient for further service, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., but not on Sundays or public holidays nor after 1 p.m. on Saturdays, unless steamer sail or work be begun meantime.\n\nIn calculating the period of pay under this clause an allowance of 48 running hours without stoppage of hire shall be credited in respect of each drydocking.\n\n10. If there is any misrepresentation as regards steamer's size, capabilities, and position, or if steamer has not arrived at the port of delivery or is not ready to load by or on the date specified, the Admiralty have the option of cancelling this Charter.\n\n11. Payment of Hire shall be made in England as follows:-\n\nIn the case of steamers engaged for two months certain or more, one calendar month's hire in advance on the steamer entering into pay, half a month's hire at the end of the second month, half a month's hire at the end of the third month, and one month's further hire at the end of each succeeding completed month of service.\n\nIn the case of steamers engaged for less than two months, the advance of hire to be made on the steamer entering into pay shall be for two-thirds of the hire for the period certain, such advance in no case to exceed the amount of one calendar month's hire, and the remaining payments shall be made as laid down above.\n\nIn all cases such payments shall be considered as payments on account, and the balance of hire shall be paid on the passing in Office of the accounts, &c., to be rendered by the steamer, and on receipt of the Logs for the period (vide clause 24).\n\nPeriods of pay, and periods less than one calendar month at the expiration of this Charter shall be reckoned in days. A day's hire shall be calculated on the basis of 1/365 of twelve calendar months' hire of the steamer; and in case of inefficiency under clauses 9 and 25, any fraction of a day amounting to 12 hours or over shall count as one day off pay.\n\nClaims for hire and other expenses allowable under this Charter shall be rendered to the Director of Transports, Admiralty, S.W., on Form T. 191.\n\n12. The Owner shall provide and pay for all wages, provisions, including fuel for galley and Electric Light, and all other expenses in connection with the Master, Officers, Engineers and Crew, for the insurance of the steamer, for all deck and engine-room stores, water for all purposes, for the proper ventilation of the cargo, for boats, for ballast necessary to enable the steamer to proceed with safety without cargo, and for the maintenance of the steamer in a thoroughly efficient state in hull and machinery for and during the service.\n\n13. The steamer shall sail under signal provided by the Admiralty, but the Owners shall provide the following flags, &c., for signalling:\n\n(a) A set of International Code Flags and the latest edition of the Signal Code.\n\n(b) A pair of Hand Flags for Semaphoring messages in daylight.\n\n(c) A Flashing Lamp for signalling at night (Morse Code).\n\n(d) Signal Letters for British Ships.\n\nThe Owners shall provide the Charts required for the safe navigation of the steamer according to the services on which she may from time to time be employed, and shall supply the necessary Compasses and Chronometers, in respect of which certificates from competent authorities shall be furnished that they are in good order and that a correct deviation table has been provided.\n\n14. The Admiralty shall be liable for all coal, or other fuel, except fuel for galley and Electric Light, and shall accept and pay for all fuel in steamer's bunkers at the time of delivery.\n\nOn the expiration of the Charter the Owners shall pay the Admiralty for all the fuel left in the bunkers. Both such payments shall be made at the current market price at the respective ports.\n\nThe Owners shall on entry into pay hand to the Admiralty Officer or Agent at the port a certificate signed by the Master and Chief Engineer of the number of tons of fuel in the bunkers of the steamer, and its description.\n\n15. The Admiralty shall be liable for port charges, pilotages, lights, dues, necessary tug assistance, consular charges (except such as relate to Officers or Crew), Bills of Health, and overtime under conditions of clause 17, but the Owners shall without any charge against the Admiralty arrange through the Master or their Port Agents all such services in connection with the navigation and clearing of the steamer as if they were trading on their own account, pay the claims therefor and reclaim from the Director of Transports such as are necessary and for Admiralty account, the claim for each service being supported by the receipted vouchers. All pilotage certificates must show the draft of water.\n\n16. When Great Britain is at peace the Officers, Engineers, and every member of the Crew shall be British subjects. When Great Britain is at war this stipulation is to be carried out so far as practicable, but in any case, Master, Officers and Engineers must be British subjects, and members of the hostile nationality are to be excluded. At least one of the officers or men must be able to use the Bashing lantern.\n\nA full list of the Crew with their rating and nationality shall be produced on the entry into pay of the steamer.\n\n17. The steamer shall work day and night if required and the steam winches shall be at the service of the Admiralty by day and night with full steam when and as required. The same shall be worked free of cost by the Crew, which must contain sufficient skilled hands to work all the winches on board at once in one shift. The Admiralty will repay overtime under such conditions as may be from time to time authorised.\n\n18. The Admiralty shall not be held liable if the steamer shall be lost, wrecked, driven on shore, injured or rendered incapable of service by or in consequence of dangers of the sea or tempest, collision, fire, accident, stress of weather or any other cause arising as a sea risk.\n\n19. The risks of war which are taken by the Admiralty are those risks which would be excluded from an ordinary English policy of marine insurance by the following, or similar, but not more extensive clause:\n\nWarranted free of capture, seizure, and detention and the consequences thereof, or of any attempt thereat, piracy excepted, and also from all consequences of hostilities or warlike operations, whether before or after declaration of war.\n\nSuch risks are taken by the Admiralty on the ascertained value of the steamer, if she be totally lost, at the time of such loss, or, if she be injured, on the ascertained value of such injury.\n\nShould a dispute arise as to the value of the steamer the same shall be settled as laid down in clause 31.\n\n20. In the event of any member of the Crew being killed or injured as a result of warlike operations in which Great Britain is engaged, the Admiralty agree to settle any lawful claims arising from such death or injury according to the scale laid down in the Instructions for Masters of Collier and Oiler Transports, and the Owners shall be relieved of their liability under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906, or other Acts in respect of such claims.\n\n21. The Master shall prosecute his voyages with the utmost despatch and skill and render all customary assistance with ship's Crew and boats.\n\n22. The Master shall obey all orders and instructions which he may receive from the Admiralty, or from any Officer authorised by them, and shall in all respects comply with the Instructions for Masters of Collier and Oiler Transports, but he shall be solely responsible (on behalf of the Owners) for the management, handling, and navigation of the steamer. He shall keep accounts of his cargoes as laid down in the above-named Instructions and the Admiralty hereby agree to indemnify the Owners from all consequences or liabilities that may arise from the Master signing Bills of Lading, as well as from any irregularity in Ship's papers consequent thereon, except as laid down in clause 27.\n\nThe Admiralty shall not be held responsible for losses sustained through the negligence of Pilots, Tug-boats, Stevedores, or others employed by them, the Owners recognising them as their servants even if appointed and paid by the Admiralty or the Agents of the Admiralty (but see also clause 25).\n\n23. If the Admiralty shall have reason to be dissatisfied with the conduct of the Master, Officers, or Engineers, the Owners shall, on receiving particulars of the complaint, investigate the same, and, if necessary, make a change in the appointments.\n\n24. The Master shall be furnished, from time to time, by the Admiralty, with all requisite instructions and sailing directions in writing, and shall keep a full and correct Log of the voyage or voyages which is to be forwarded quarterly to the Admiralty. (See also clause 11.)\n\n25. If from deficiency of men or stores, breakdown of machinery, or any other cause, the working of the steamer is at any time suspended for a period exceeding twelve running hours, pay shall cease for the whole of such and any subsequent period of whatever duration during which the vessel is inefficient. (See also clause 11.)\n\nAny work that may be done during a period of partial inefficiency of the steamer, except proceeding to a port for repairs or to replenish bunker coals owing to accident shall be paid for on the basis of the time it would have occupied had the steamer remained efficient. If upon the voyage her speed be reduced by a defect in or breakdown of any part of her machinery, damage to propeller, rudder or by any other mishap of hull or engines or cargo, the time so lost and the cost of any extra coal consumed in consequence thereof shall be deducted from the hire; but should the steamer be driven into port or to anchorage by stress of weather or for coals, such detention or loss of time shall be at the Admiralty expense. In the event, however, of breakdown at sea or other accident necessitating the steamer proceeding to a port of refuge for repairs, or to replace or land crew, hire to cease until the steamer arrives back in a similar position to that in which she was at the time of the breakdown or accident, &c., and any coals used to be replaced or paid for by Owners, whichever Admiralty may elect.\n\nIf through accident any part of the cargo or bunkers have to be discharged, the time occupied in discharging and reloading same to be deducted from the hire.\n\nAny time so lost shall count as part of the term of charter named in clauses 2 and 7, but the Admiralty have the option of keeping the steamer for an additional period equivalent to the whole or part of the time lost.\n\n26. Throughout this Charter losses or damages whether in respect of goods carried or to be carried or in other respects arising or occasioned by the following causes shall be absolutely excepted, viz.:-The act of God, perils of the seas, fire on board, in hull, craft, or on shore, barratry of the Master or Crew, enemies, pirates, robbers, or thieves, arrests and restraints of princes, rulers, and peoples, collisions and strandings, explosions, bursting of boilers, breakage of shafts, or any latent defect, even if existing at the beginning of the voyage, in the hull, boilers, machinery, or appurtenances, negligence, default, or error of judgment of the Pilot, Master, or Crew, or other servants of the Owners, in the management or navigation of the steamer.\n\n27. Except as limited in clauses 26 and 43, the Owners will be held strictly accountable for the value of and liable to the Admiralty for any loss or damage to coal, oil fuel, collier and oil fuel outfits, signalling stores, &c., and all other Government stores of whatever description which may be shipped, whether as cargo or for use on board, in charge of the Master, who will be required to sign Bills of Lading and/or give receipts for same, and will be responsible for receipts given or Bills of Lading signed by the Mates for same.\n\nThe Owners will be held responsible for the safe and proper stowage of Government stores. If hired labour is employed for stowage, the expense will be borne by the Admiralty.\n\nThe stores will be shipped under the supervision of the Admiralty Officer or Agent at the port, but this will not relieve the Owners of their responsibility for stowage.\n\n28. The steamer has liberty to assist vessels in distress, and to deviate for the purpose of saving life.\n\nAll salvage to be for Owners' benefit, but ship to be off pay during the time occupied in salvage operations, and cost of coal consumed in such operations and port charges and expenses to be for Owners' account.\n\n29. The Admiralty to have lien on the steamer for all moneys paid in advance and not earned.\n\n30. Penalty for non-performance of this agreement proved damages.\n\n31. Any dispute arising under this Charter shall be referred, under the provisions of the Arbitration Act, 1889, or any Amendment thereof, to the arbitration of two persons, one to be nominated by the Owner and the other by the Admiralty, and should such Arbitrators be unable to agree, the decision of an Umpire whom they must elect shall be final and binding upon both parties hereto, and it is further mutually agreed that such Arbitration shall be a condition precedent to the commencement of any action at law.\n\n32. General average shall be settled according to York-Antwerp Rules, 1890, but the Admiralty shall not be called upon to sign bonds or pay deposits, as Owners of British ships shall have no lien on Government stores and cannot detain them.\n\n33. The steamer shall not be ordered nor proceed to any port where fever or pestilence is prevalent, nor where quarantine is in force (except at Admiralty risk and expense), but the Owners shall be liable for any delay of quarantine arising from wilful misconduct of the Master or Crew, if the vessel has not been sent to a quarantined port.\n\n34. The wages paid to Crew employed under this Charter Party shall be not less than those current at the port on the date of signing-on.\n\n35. In pursuance of Act 27 Gen. III. Cap. XLV., no Member of the House of Commons is to be admitted to any share or part in this Charter or to any benefit to arise therefrom.\n\nSPECIAL CLAUSES.—COLLIERS.\n\n(Not applicable to Oilers.)\n\n36. Colliers must be supplied with the necessary derricks, winches, &c., complete with the required 24-inch wire whips and other ropes, blocks, and fittings for the speedy and efficient discharge of cargo.\n\nIn colliers fitted with double derricks and winches, the following gear for coaling whips shall be provided for each pair of derricks:-\n\nTwo flexible steel wire 24-inch ropes, each sufficiently long to reach any part of the hold, with either derrick topped over the collier's hold and the other swung over the vessel being coaled. In addition, two spare whips for each pair of derricks should be carried.\n\nFour iron blocks capable of taking 24-inch wire rope and tested to six tons, viz.:-One block at the heel of each derrick and one (which should be self-lubricating) at the head.\n\nOne swivel cargo hook constructed so as not to catch the coamings, &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-463 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 487181, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5]", "page_number": 155, "title": "CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5]", "content_text": "## GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG. 21st February, 1921.\n\n154\n\nIn reply to Lord Milner's despatch No.441 of the 17th December, I have the honour to inform you that Mr. Messer has now drawn attention to the existence of a statement of stamps on hand on the 31st December, 1919, which was signed by Messrs. d'Aquino and Rozario and countersigned by Mr. Hutchison.\n\n2. This statement, of which Mr. Hutchison must have forgotten the existence, shows that the stamps were duly checked at the end of the year and it follows that the misappropriations occurred during the first three weeks of January. As the first days of January were holidays, it is probable that they did not begin until after Mr. Messer left the Colony. Mr. Messer therefore does not seem to be to blame in any way and, as I have already stated in my despatch No.121 of the 10th April, I do not consider that the late Mr. Hutchison should be blamed, neither should Mr. d'Aquino in my opinion, in view of the check taken on December 31st. The fault lies with the system, now amended, under which the stamps were not checked at sufficiently short intervals.\n\n3. In the circumstances, I can only suggest that the whole amount should be written off, although it is quite likely that the loss is much smaller than appears, as it would seem not impossible that the shroff took with him some of the missing stamps which, except in the case of Bills of Exchange and the 5 cent receipt stamps, would prove not to be negotiable.\n\nI have the honour to be, Sir,\nYour most obedient humble servant,\n**E. Stubs** \nGovernor, &c.\n\nThe Right Honourable \nWinston Churchill, M.P., \n&c., &c., &c.\n\n## \n\nAs to the amount to be written off, I refer to D.C.A. for obs... OCA s... JJ.P. 11/4. For your sous please, W. Collier Grinde 074 114 14/4/20.\n\nThe information so furnished considerably modifies the conclusions which were based on the particulars previously reported. Here it is significant that, from the fact that it is admitted that hitherto the checks have not been efficiently made at short intervals, his departmental personnel in the past have been unsatisfactory. Steps have been taken to remedy this defect. The suggestion that the whole of the missing stamps should be written off is considered. We shall no doubt hear further as to the defalcations in the Police Dept.\n\nSA 4.2.1 \nA&C 15.4 \n16.4.21 Alme \nN: 83. \n28/0 \n\nREC: 8 APR 21 \n16897", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 492847, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12]", "page_number": 200, "title": "CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12]", "content_text": "fragile pots who cannot easily be transported.\n\nThese figures provide a very effective retort to those who profess to regard the H.M. Boat as a monopoly. The existence of difficulties in the way of suppressing the smuggling of the high-priced bootlegged article to places where opium costs little is insignificant. The explanation is that there is no inducement to smuggle such a costly item.\n\nThe high-priced bootlegged article to places where opium costs much less is a matter of great neighbouring precaution, as obtaining in HK. Certain parts of China are retailing H.K. opium at about four times the cost.\n\nAus16880/29 0.05. 53213/22.\n\nSK 196 DRAFT. Gov. Sec. H.K. MINUTE.\n\n(on 47153) Sir, with reference to my predecessor's despatch of the 4th of Oct., transmitting copies of telegraphic correspondence (on 45628) with The Earl of Balfour, during the meeting of Mr. Collier, Mr. Davis, and Sir G. Grindle.\n\nYours sincerely, (Signed) G. GRINDLE\n\nCopy to: Sir H. Read, Sir J. Masterton Smith, Mr. Wood, Ormsby Gore, Devonshire\n\nAssembly Sept. to transmit to you for your information are copies of S.O. correspondence with Sir R. Delevingne, with accompanying papers who, as British Representative on the L/N Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium.\n\nI should be glad if you would prepare and transmit to me at the earliest possible date, the L/N have etc.\n\nPage 40\n\n17/11 21/11 25/11 30/11 2/12", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 498767, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924", "page_number": 438, "title": "CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924", "content_text": "## HONG KONG\n### DATE: 12\" Dec. 1924\n\nDE CIRCULATION — \n\n**Previous Paper** | **Subsequent Paper** | \n| --- | --- | \n58758 | 7058655 | \n$7697. | E 1:2911 18824/27 86,000 11/23—MoC-E 258 | \n57727. | \n\nMr. Secretary of State. \n- International Opium Conference \n - lest. U.S. of S. \n - Per U.S. of S. \n - Part U.S. of S. \n\nMINUTES \nin Collier (30) brought this letter ft. reply fo \n\" \nthe \nwith on Collins \nJ Savet \nafter that co agreed. \ndi's cussin \nSee and \n578841 \n12/12 \n\nc.o. 581885 \n13 DEC 24 \nKS 70. \nHONG KONG", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 498858, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924", "page_number": 529, "title": "CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924", "content_text": "## INDIA OFFICE, WHITEHALL, LONDON, S.W. 1.\n\nFebruary 21st, 1924.\n\nWith reference to your letter of 14th December 1923, No.47043, regarding the operations of an opium smuggling syndicate established in Hong Kong, I am directed by the Secretary of State for India to transmit for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, copy of the correspondence noted in the margin on this subject.\n\n| Date | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| 10th December 1923 | Government of India dated |\n| 24th January 1924 | ditto. |\n\nNo Indian opium is supplied to the French Colonies on Government account. A suggestion recently put forward that an agreement should be made for direct sale by the Government of India to the Government of Indo-China was not accepted by the French Government.\n\nBut, as the Secretary of State for the Colonies will be aware, no opium is allowed to be exported from India save under certificate, in the form approved by the League of Nations, from the Government of the importing country that it is required for legitimate purposes.\n\nI have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant,\n**H. Mallalieu**\nUnder Secretary,\nIndustries & Overseas Department\n\nAny further communication on this subject should be addressed to--\nThe Secretary of State for India, `I & O 579/24`, India Office, Whitehall, London, S.W. 1, quoting the file reference: `I & O 579/24`.\n\nVictoria 8920, L.O. Ext. No..... 8539\n22 FEB 24\n\nPage 525\n\nour support, we should no doubt be prepared within reason to support them, but beyond this I could not promise them we would go at the moment. I gathered that Mr. Perrins would discuss the question with Sir Malcolm Delevingne, and I think we might well wait to see whether the Home Office intend to initiate any such representations.\n\n[In the course of the discussion it transpires that not only is the Peninsular at The Ho. Spending the whole of his time on opium work, but that Collier (a principal) is similarly occupied.]\n\nAny further communication on this subject should be addressed to-- \nThe Trade Secretary of State for India, Industries & Overseas Department, India Office, Over `I & O 579/24`. \nThe file reference quoted :— `I & O 579/24`\n\nPage 363 \n\nwas not found in the main body hence kept at the end. The text \"At once ... A&E\" and \"был авто 8723 % 9948. SAZ agree\" appears to be unrelated to the main content and is likely a result of OCR errors or extraneous data.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 501782, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925", "page_number": 28, "title": "CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925", "content_text": "OP 4331/73/10.\n\n27\n\nFOREIGN OFFICE,\n\n5th September, 1925.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No.34822/25 of the 1st instant regarding the removal of the office of the Chinese Telegraph Administration in Hongkong, and to inform you that he concurs in the suggestion that the Governor of Hongkong should be invited to discuss the whole question on his return to this country towards the end of the year.\n\n2.\n\nMeanwhile, it is presumed that instructions have been or will be sent to Sir R.E.Stubbs to refrain from taking any steps in the matter pending the proposed discussion.\n\nThe Under-Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office.\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\n(Sd.) LAURENCE COLLIER", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 501791, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925", "page_number": 37, "title": "CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925", "content_text": "however being consulted as to whether it would be \n\npolitic to approach the other powers with a view to \n\njoint action,\n\nI am,\n\nsir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nLaurence Collier", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 502189, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925", "page_number": 436, "title": "CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925", "content_text": "1925\n\nHONG KONG\n\nDATE\n\nREC\n\n22056\n\nRE 15 MAY 25\n\nFOM\n\nDelavigne, Sir M. 86\n\n14 May\n\nFOR CIRCULATION\n\nMr. Collier.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nAsst. U.S. of S.\n\nSupply of Indian Opium to Indo-China\n\nPerm2 U.S. of S.\n\nPar U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nPrevious Paper\n\nFo.\n\n20916\n\nYou may care example of\n\nFds.\n\nmemo\n\nMINUTES\n\nquestion of:\n\nthis further\n\nthe activity of\n\nAt the\n\n... wat lus\n\nih's Cuszi\n\na\n\n... \n\nmasting\n\nHo\n\nA.\n\nt.\n\nhave\n\nthat\n\n...ta\n\n2.0.\n\n2\n\n(I thought) agund\n\n#wh\n\nIndian Font wd. them\n\nniitistii\n\nbut\n\nHO.\n\notherwise.\n\nIdent tria\n\nHage\n\n1\n\npad prifar\n\nmed tan\n\nbut of 20. Facia\n\nHolly.\n\nSubsequent Paper\n\nPly 31384\n\n#5 HK.\n\nactu\n\n04\n\n((034313) WL. 17813/38 Gp. 140 50000 12-24 W & S LAL\n\nwell\n\n**\n\nimpfected, it\n\nt\n\nboth F\n\nincluding\n\n> Put G.\n\nwi.\n\n725/5 2.3/5\n\nAt once\n\nAre 23\n\n... \n\nPage 1\n\n...\n\nPage 2\n\n...\n\nPage ...\n\n(The rest of the text is not provided, please provide more context or clarify the task)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524837, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-524-6 Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children- inauguration of Hong Kong Branch 22-1-1930 - 22-1-1930", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-524-6 Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children- inauguration of Hong Kong Branch 22-1-1930 - 22-1-1930", "content_text": "12-\n\n13\n\n26\n\nTHE CHILD'S GUARDIAN.\n\ndirty and his head was in a verminous condition. The lad had set alight to some sticks in the fireplace and was shivering with cold. The home and bedding were still in a filthy condition, there being no improvement whatever, and there was no food in the house save crusts. The following day the Inspector went again, accompanied by a doctor, who, after examining both the boys and the home, advised their instant removal to a place of safety. The Inspector accordingly obtained the necessary order from the Magistrates and removed the boys. It is not sufficiently realised by the layman that once the above action has been taken the machinery of the law has already been set in motion, and, in accordance with the law's provisions, a hearing before the Magistrates must follow. This is all to the good, for it enables persons about whose conduct there is complaint to come before the Magistrates and show cause why their children should not be removed from their care.\n\nThe certificate of the doctor on which the Inspector acted was as follows:-\n\n\"Both children were verminous as to heads and bodies, clothes dirty and verminous. The elder boy was fairly well nourished and healthy. The younger was poorly nourished. The bedding was filthy and verminous. On one bed there was a new coverlet. There was practically no food. Both children were neglected and the neglect was of long standing. It has caused them unnecessary suffering and is likely to be injurious to their health, so much so that I advised their instant removal.\"\n\nA responsible official also gave the following report :-\n\n\"They are the most untidy and filthy children I have seen. The home is the worst I have ever seen, I do not think it has been cleaned up at all for the past six weeks, and it is worse than a pigsty. From what I could gather no provision was made as regards the children's mid-day meal they were left to the neighbour's generosity.\" As has already been clearly stated, the machinery of the law having been set in motion, someone must appear before the Magistrates in order that the provisions of the Children Act be carried out. The Society has not looked after the country's badly treated children for forty-six years without coming by much experience of practical affairs in the process. Had only the father in this instance been brought before the Magistrates, he would, doubtless, have said that the fault that the home was dirty was that of his daughter, and there was even the possibility of the Magistrates being influenced by his statements. The case against him might, possibly, have been dismissed. Thus, the Society's intervention on behalf of these suffering children would have been worthless, and the father might thereupon have claimed successfully to have the boys returned to the home which has been described. On the other hand, it is clear that Parliament, when it agreed to the passing of the Children Act, had in mind such cases as this, for Section 12 clearly states that any person over the age of sixteen who has the custody, charge or care of any child or young person, and who wilfully neglects such child or young person in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be liable to certain penalties which are defined in the Act.\n\nIt will be obvious to all fair-minded people that, in the interests of these children, a full opportunity should be offered the Magistrates of exercising justice. The Society, therefore, decided to prosecute both father and daughter. Our supporters will not need to be told that the decision was come to with regret, for it is our desire, as it is the aim of the Society's Inspectors, to bring about satisfactory conditions for children without recourse to a police court. Nevertheless, when that decision is inevitable and in this instance there is no possible doubt upon that point-steps must be taken in order to secure that justice shall not fail because of a technicality or because of a failure to reproduce in Court the full facts.\n\nWith the decision of the Magistrates the Society cannot quarrel. To do so would constitute an excursion from its own province. If there are those who think that a girl of nineteen should not go to prison for such an offence, they should at least remind themselves that Magistrates generally have had more than the average layman's opportunity for weighing up the results of sentences which they impose. They have, also, the benefit, which the outsider has not, of hearing all the facts and of seeing the defendants. There will be no criticism of the Inspector's patience in dealing with this case, where he showed exemplary reluctance to hurry into Court without giving both defendants the best advice, and the fairest of warnings that if they did not alter their habits they would find themselves where they eventually did.\n\n- APRIL, 1930.\n\nTHE WORK IN IRELAND.\n\nIt was a matter of real regret and disappointment to the Director that owing to exceptional circumstances requiring his presence in England in connection with the Committee Stage of the Canal Boats Bill he was unable at the last moment to attend the series of specially arranged public meetings in the south of Ireland last month. The success, however, which marked these gatherings brought its compensation in the knowledge of the loyalty of the Society's many friends and of the generous expressions of opinion which marked the speeches. Mr. F. J. Mehew (Assistant Secretary) represented the Director at meetings which took place at Kilkenny, Waterford and Cork, while in Dublin itself the highly successful \"Pancake Dance\" organized by Mrs. Maud Walsh afforded the valued opportunity of an appeal to some 600 dancers. The Kilkenny meeting had as its chairman The Most Rev. Dr. Collier, D.D., Bishop of Ossory, who gave great encouragement by his public commendation of the Society's work and an appeal for increased support, in which he was followed by the Very Rev. Dean Phair, an old friend of the Society. At Waterford the Mayor presided, and showed by his speech a knowledge of the work, which he said had always appealed to him as a private individual, and which he was now happy to support and advocate as the civic head of Waterford. The Rev. Father O'Toole, C.C., President of the Cork Branch, presided at this meeting, and once again made clear his appreciation of the Society's activities and the need for continuing them, in which he was admirably followed by the Very Rev. Dean Babington.\n\nThe thanks of the Society are due to the many friends who made it possible for this series of meetings to be held, and especially to the Honorary Officials who did everything to ensure success.\n\nAPRIL, 1930.\n\nTHE CHILD'S GUARDIAN.\n\nCases from Ireland.\n\nTHE TRACING OF DESERTERS.\n\nLooking over some of the many cases dealt with by the twenty-six Inspectors stationed in Ireland there comes the conviction that the Society is a real help.\n\nThis is recognised not only by those who appeal to the Society for protection, but by public authorities, especially those whose responsibility it is to administer justice. The Society has won and retains the confidence of the people by reason of its human procedure and recognition of the rights of parents as well as children, and by the methods it employs in securing justice for those in need. Contrasted with England and Wales, there is little variation in the nature of the cases dealt with, though circumstances in some parts of Ireland undoubtedly contribute to that form of neglect which arises from desertion, or from children suffering as the outcome of residence in isolated districts under conditions difficult sometimes to appreciate, and news of which often takes a long time to find its way to those who can help.\n\nIn Ireland, as elsewhere, children suffer because of ignorance or of the neglect of someone to tell. Visualise the boy of nine, with intense pain in the eye, the result of an injury through being struck with a stone. For twelve months he endured agony which must have continued if someone had not at last told the Society. When the Inspector visited the boy he was appalled at the sight. The eye bulged right away from the face. Immediate treatment was obtained and the eye taken away. \"I'm all right now,\" said the lad to the Inspector when seen in hospital, \"I don't feel I have it at all now,\"\n\nGoing for a walk one Sunday morning in mid-winter an Inspector came upon a family of four children-13, 7, 3 and 2 years-huddled round a wood fire. Near the fire was a little boy of seven obviously in pain. Finding he was suffering from hernia which called for urgent treatment, the Officer obtained clothing and blankets and, having made the child comfortable and warm, went for the Doctor,\n\nPROTECTING CHILDREN IN HONG KONG. The Colonial Office announces the formation of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children. One of the last acts of the late Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi (now transferred to Singapore) was to preside over the inaugural meeting of the Society, which was held in the City Hall on January 21st.\n\n27\n\nthrough whose good offices the lad was removed to hospital and operated upon. The neglect of the child- while serving his term of imprisonment the Society ren generally led to the prosecution of the father, but paid for the garaging of his van that he might have a chance to earn his living when he came out. and the methods by which he is sometimes traced, The desertion of families by the bread-winner\n\nsouth of Ireland. Nearly six years ago a man, are represented in two cases which come from the\n\nAll efforts to trace\n\na foreigner, left his Irish wife. him proved unavailing. Last year his eldest girl died, and the Inspector thereupon advised the wife to insert an obituary notice in the local paper of the country from which the man came, and provided The relatives, as was hoped, saw the notice and one her with the necessary funds with which to do it. sent a message of condolence. Inquiries were then the man, and certain advice was given which led to his made as to information which might result in tracing being discovered in South Wales, where he had gone through a form of marriage for which he was convicted. Seen in prison, he agreed to make an allowance to his wife, and did so. On his release he asked his wife and family to return, and the man's employer advanced him a sufficient sum for travelling expenses.\n\nThe other case concerns a man who defied the American Society to compel him to provide for his wife and children who were in such poverty in Ireland that the mother had to pawn her wedding ring to find money to feed her children. On the Inspector's advice she saw the American Consul, and through this channel the husband was informed that unless he fulfilled his undertaking to send for his family and provide for them in the meantime he would run the risk of deportation. On this ultimatum he cabled for his wife and two children and his mother-in-law, who are now in New York, where they will be under the protection of the Courts. Before the mother sailed the Inspector obtained sufficient money to redeem her wedding ring.\n\nLast December an Ordinance was passed by the Hong-Kong Legislature to meet the Colonial Office requirements for the suppression of the evils arising from the Mui-tsai system, which is that of the adoption or sale of Chinese girls between the ages of 4 and 14 as domestic servants. The system itself is to be brought to an end as soon practicable.\n\nThe Society aims at the protection of children and young persons by preventing, removing, or mitigating any injustice done to them; the safeguarding of their morals and the avoidance of any unnecessary suffering or injury to health; and generally the protection of the interests of children.\n\nThe Society further intends to take steps for the enforcement of any existing law for the protection of children or in their interests; to advocate and promote any amendment of any law which may be desirable in the cause; to educate the public generally in the interests of the welfare of the young; and to maintain an institution for the above objects. The movement has the support of the most prominent members of the Chinese community.\n\nThe foregoing announcement will give pleasure to those who in recent months have freely voiced their concern in respect of a class of children in a British Colony. The terms which describe the aims of the newly formed Society are such that friends of our own organisation will correctly surmise that we were consulted when steps were being taken for its formation. The knowledge and experience accumulated by the Society were readily placed at the disposal of the authorities. Furthermore, the Director had the privilege of an interview with the newly appointed Governor of Hong Kong, Sir William Peel, who will be happy to afford his support to the new Society. Our good wishes are extended to this latest sister organisation within the Empire.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-6 Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children- inauguration of Hong Kong Branch 22-1-1930 - 22-1-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 531889, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-536-10 Need for leglisation concerning number of certificated officers carried on passenger ships 18-11-1931 - 15-6-1932", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-536-10 Need for leglisation concerning number of certificated officers carried on passenger ships 18-11-1931 - 15-6-1932", "content_text": "6\n\nAugust 1926 between the French liner \"Lotus\" and the Turkish collier \"Boz-kourt\" and which led to memorable international consequences. The object of the problem as a subject for treatment by the Conference is to secure the adoption of international regulations by which, in the interest of the protection of crews, persons who control the movements of a ship, whether on deck or in the engine-room, would not be allowed to perform such important duties unless their fitness and competency for discharging them had first been proved to the satisfaction of the public authorities and they had obtained certificates attesting their qualifications for them. The problem is thus simply to ensure that whoever on board ship performs the duties concerned shall be certificated for those duties, and as such is quite distinct from the question of the number of navigating and engineer officers who should be carried.\n\nThe Committee of the Thirteenth Session of the Conference in its report considered that it was not sufficient to allow guarantees for the minimum requirement of professional competency for the performance of the duties in question to remain in the hands of individual States for their respective merchant fleets, but that it was necessary to have all States agree to these guarantees, because, as experience had shown, a vessel, however well built, equipped, navigated and staffed, could be exposed to serious dangers from the fact that the staff of another vessel did not possess sufficient professional capacity\". It will be seen in the rest of this Report that these findings of the Thirteenth Session have been confirmed by the Governments whose replies to the Questionnaire are included in the Report. Not only are these Governments almost unanimously prepared to agree to a Draft Convention regulating the problem internationally, but the overwhelming majority desire that this instrument should not only lay down the fundamental principle but should also deal with the scope and certain methods of its application.\n\nBy 1 February 1931, the date on which this Report was closed as regards the inclusion of replies to the Questionnaire, the Office had received replies from the Governments of the following twenty-three countries: Australia,\n\n7\n\nBelgium, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Irish Free State, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Rumania, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Yugoslavia. These replies are reproduced in full in Chapter I of the Report. Should other replies be received later, they will be published in a Supplementary Report.\n\nThe Office has also received communications from the Governments of Austria, Haiti, Hungary, Luxemburg, Salvador, Siam and Switzerland to the effect that, in view of the situation of their countries with reference to the nature of the problem on the Agenda of the Conference, they have considered that no useful purpose would be served by their replying to the Questionnaire.\n\nGeneva, 1 March 1931.\n\nThe replies of Canada, New Zealand and Portugal were received some time after 1 February 1931, while this Report was already in the press. The Office has, however, taken the opportunity to include them in an appendix to Chapter I, though it has not been possible to take account of them in Chapters II and III.\n\n14", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-536-10 Need for leglisation concerning number of certificated officers carried on passenger ships 18-11-1931 - 15-6-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 531892, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-536-10 Need for leglisation concerning number of certificated officers carried on passenger ships 18-11-1931 - 15-6-1932", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-536-10 Need for leglisation concerning number of certificated officers carried on passenger ships 18-11-1931 - 15-6-1932", "content_text": "REPLIES OF THE GOVERNMENTS\n\nESTONIA\n\n1. The Estonian Government is in favour of the adoption of a Draft Convention on this subject covering all the persons mentioned in points (a) to (d). It has all the more reason for this reply in that the obligation to carry certificated masters and officers is already provided for in the Estonian Acts of 15 December 1927 on the composition of navigating staff on merchant ships and of 12 December 1925 on the composition of engine-room staff.\n\nFINLAND\n\nThe adoption of an international Convention on this matter must undoubtedly be approved, and such a Convention should be drafted by a Conference possessing sufficient competence for dealing with questions affecting maritime navigation. This is all the more essential as the terms of the resolution adopted by the international conference held in London in the spring of 1929 are very indefinite, the resolution simply mentioning that ships are to be sufficiently and efficiently manned, and each ratifying Government being left to see that this provision is applied in respect of its own ships. (a)-(d) The replies to these points are in the affirmative. Section 31 of the Maritime Act of 1873 at present in force provides that masters shall possess the knowledge and experience which are to be determined separately. This provision, however, does not apply to officers serving on small vessels and sailing vessels engaged in coasting and inland navigation, including voyages to Russian ports in the Baltic and on Lake Ladoga, to Swedish ports in the Gulf of Bothnia, to the Åland Islands, and to Stockholm. Section 62 of the Order of 17 April 1924 concerning merchant vessels, amended by Order of 13 April 1924, specifies what officers, including master, chief officer, and engineer officers, ships of each class are required to carry in different waters. The provisions regarding capacity are contained in the Order of 15 June 1928 concerning certificates of competency for deck and engineer officers on Finnish merchant ships.\n\nFRANCE\n\n1. In reply to this first Question the French Government thinks it useful to recall that it was an international incident, viz., the collision between the French ship Lotus and the Turkish collier Boz-kourt, which brought before the International Labour Office a proposal for the establishment internationally of a minimum requirement of professional capacity in the case of captains and officers of the mercantile marine. The results of the incident in question, which were of a serious character both for the crew of the Boz-kourt, eight of whom perished, and for two officers of the Lotus who were arrested and sentenced in Turkey for breaches of the international steering and sailing regulations, demonstrate in striking manner the necessity for an agreement to prevent a recurrence of such incidents.\n\nThe interest of the incident considered in itself, as is recalled in the Grey Report, lies in the fact that the Turkish master held no certificate of capacity for command and that he was ignorant of the international steering and sailing rules.\n\nWhen the matter was discussed at the Thirteenth Session of the International Labour Conference, it was not disputed that, both from the standpoint of the safety of the ship and of the material and moral protection of the crew, it was desirable that each maritime country should require certain conditions to be complied with by its navigators before they were permitted to discharge functions directly affecting the sailing of the ship.\n\nThe matter no doubt is a question of safety, and for this reason attempts have been made to take it out of the hands of the International Labour Conference and reserve its consideration for one of the conferences at London which have laid down or are to lay down rules for the safety of life at sea. The London conference of 1929, however, like that of 1914 and succeeding conferences arising out of them, have to deal principally with material conditions of safety, i.e., the construction of ships, their subdivision, the size and number of lifeboats, and wireless telegraphy. It is true that attention has been given to the question of ensuring that experienced wireless operators are carried, but on this point reference was made to the Washington Wireless Conferences, and no fresh certificates were created. It was merely required that wireless telegraphists responsible for safety should possess the international certificates prescribed by the Washington Conference.\n\nFurthermore, the London Convention deals mainly with passenger vessels, and thus regulates only one particular phase of safety of maritime navigation on the high seas. It should be noted, too, that this Convention excludes from its scope a certain number of ships, even passenger ships, which navigate in specified waters or defined areas.\n\nThe question to be regulated is thus rather one of the material and moral protection of crews, as the report submitted to the Thirteenth Session of the International Labour Conference indicates. On this footing, without going further into the controversies which preceded the discussions at the\n\nQUESTION 1\n\n...\n\n \nPage 19\n\n \n...\n\n...\n\nPage 19", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-536-10 Need for leglisation concerning number of certificated officers carried on passenger ships 18-11-1931 - 15-6-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576558, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "page_number": 66, "title": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "content_text": "66\n\nCollier are in route from China, Africa and Canada. In addition the War Office has instructed that all BAAG personnel should be attached to MacDougall. I have dozen officers and 20 or 30 civilians in this country ready to leave as air passage can be obtained, and am at present trying to work out in detail the exact dates on which the whole of the balance of this establishment will be ready to leave. In addition we are flying out a number of representatives of essential undertakings from here and others should be leaving from Australia in the very near future.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nAllen L. Blackburn.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 578009, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-4 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 7-1-1944 - 21-11-1944", "page_number": 30, "title": "CO129-591-4 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 7-1-1944 - 21-11-1944", "content_text": "30\n\nconfidence.\n\nIt is to be remembered that we were under the jurisdiction of the enemy when he gave the information and there was no point in his risking his freedom for a pack of lies.\n\nOther information gleaned on board \"Tatsukaru Maru\" was from a certain Canadian missionary named Collier who had been interned and repatriated direct from the city of Hong Kong. He stated that Chinese shipyards – based on Breton plan - were working 24 hours daily producing wooden junks complete with sails, but with motors installed, for the Japanese. These junks averaged 50 feet to 70 feet in length and were capable of about 15 knots with full load. There was considerable activity maintaining communications both north and south of Hong Kong. As these junks were equipped with sails, it might be difficult for Allied air and underwater craft to differentiate between them and genuine Chinese fishing boats.\n\nAfter we called at the Philippines, Indo-China and Singapore on October 15th, transferring to 'Gripsholm' on the 19th, continuing on the 22nd, calling at Port Elizabeth, Rio de Janeiro and finally arriving at New York on December 7th, 1943.\n\nI trust the foregoing may be of some assistance, as also the sketch plan showing certain landmarks in the Colony.\n\nThanking you for courtesies and privileges extended in this country.\n\n(Sgd.)\n\nI am, Sir,\n\nYours obediently,\n\nCharles Ledley\n\nCorporal 6126, Hong Kong Police,\n\nThe Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies,\n\nSketch plan to follow by next mail.\n\nOriginal - To London via Ottawa.\n\nC.C. - D.K. McDougall, Esq., (via Ottawa).\n\nPage 30\n\nPage 31", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-4 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 7-1-1944 - 21-11-1944.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]