[ { "id": 233402, "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": "CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6]", "page_number": 309, "title": "CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6]", "content_text": "duty undertaken by the gentleman recently gazetted as Acting Colonial Chaplain\n\nIt is absolutely necessary that the whole Sunday Morning Service in the Cathedral should not, in addition to the Early morning service in the Jail, devolve during my absence, on Rev. Dr. C. Odell who has many other onerous duties in St. Paul's College, and is not qualified, by age or experience, to fill so prominent\n\na position before the British Community.\n\nI remain,\n\n(Signed) J.G. Fraser\n\nH.M. Factoria\n\nTrue Copy\n\nW. Caine, Colonial Secretary.\n\nPage 306\n\nJune 3rd 1853\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honor to inform you that the duties required from the Colonial Chaplain here are: full services every Sunday at the Cathedral, a Thursday Evening Service, a service on Sunday at the Jail, three hospitals to be visited weekly, besides Baptisms, Churchings, Marriages, and Funerals.\n\nHaving been appointed Acting Colonial Chaplain at a salary of £350.\n\nTo The Honorable\n\nLieut.-Colonel Caine,\n\nColonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 235765, "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": "CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4]", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4]", "content_text": "haves of glass the above damages may be attributable to neglect \n\nor wanton mischief on the part of the Soldiers, but rather to the rotten state of the house and its \n\nunfitness to stand the \n\nvery \n\nfair \n\nwear \n\nand tear to be \n\nexpected from \n\nuse.\n\nThe Lient. Colonel Fraser, the Honorable \n\nthe Lient: Governor will cause the \n\nexpenditure of the necessary \n\nrepairs necessary, \n\nto be borne by the Govt. - \n\nI have ... \n\n(Signed) M. Mc Lodder, \n\nMajor & Town Major.. \n\nThe mail holes in the walls \n\nwere \n\nabsolutely necessary \n\nas \n\nthere \n\nwas not a \n\nsingle Shelf or place on which the men could hang their \n\naccoutrements. \n\nWith regard to the general state of the building, the Royal Artillery were unable to fire even one shot to try the range for fear of the whole house coming down. - \n\n(True Copy) \n\nColonial Secretary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 239922, "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": "CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12]", "page_number": 139, "title": "CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12]", "content_text": "20\n\nthat the Gaol Guard should be resumed by the Military\n\nThis duty\n\nwas transferred\n\nfrom the Military to the Police\n\nSeems,\n\nin 1854, on the ground of the weak state of the Garrison; however, never to have been intended that the Military should be thus discharged permanently from the\n\nIn 1857 the prisoners at the time of transfer amounted to 167, and at the present moment\n\nto 278.\n\nI do not consider, (nor does\n\nnow the\n\nthe Colonial Secretary, Sheriff, Mr. May) the Gaol secure\n\nwithout this Guard, and I have accordingly insisted on it being re-appointed by the Military Authorities, in the face of some\n\ntrivial objections made by Colonel Fraser,\n\nCommanding the Forces.\n\nI have the honor to be, With the highest respect,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient Humble Servant,\n\nJohn Bowring\n\n136", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 249931, "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": "CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860", "page_number": 81, "title": "CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860", "content_text": "Admiralty\n\n852\n\nTHE LONDON GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 28, 1860.\n\nAdmiralty, February 27, 1860.\n\nRear-Admiral of the Blue James Hope, C.B., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue until further orders, and while employed as Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's ships and vessels within the limits of the East India Station,\n\nCommissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Cumberland.\n\n2nd Cumberland Artillery Volunteers.\n\nThomas Salkeld, Esq., to be Captain Commandant.\n\nCommission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Aberdeen.\n\nColonel Charles Fraser to be Vice Lieutenant\n\nDated 23rd February, 1860.\n\nCommissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Somerset.\n\nRobert James Elton, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant.\n\nDated 22nd February, 1860.\n\n1st Somerset Regiment of Militia.\n\nHenry Gully Foy, Esq., to be Surgeon, vice Hugo, deceased.\n\nDated 23rd February, 1860.\n\nBridgewater or 5th Somerset Company of Volunteer Rifle Corps.\n\nDated 15th February, 1860.\n\n1st Cumberland Rifle Volunteers.\n\nRobert Ferguson, Esq., to be Captain Commandant.\n\nDated 15th February, 1860.\n\n3rd Cumberland Rifle Volunteers.\n\nMajor Charles Hamilton Wake to be Captain Commandant.\n\nDated 15th February, 1860.\n\nCommissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Berks.\n\nBerks Rifle Volunteers.\n\n1st Corps, 1st Company.\n\nHenry Bilson Blandy, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Charles Stephens, promoted.\n\nDated 21st February, 1860.\n\n1st Corps, 2nd Company.\n\nLieutenant Charles Stephens to be Captain.\n\nDated 21st February, 1860.\n\nJohn Masters, Doctor of Medicine, to be Honorary Assistant-Surgeon.\n\nDated 25th February, 1860.\n\nKeynsham or 7th Somerset Company of Volunteer Rifle Corps.\n\nJames Ireland Clayfield Ireland, Esq., to be Captain.\n\nDated 25th February, 1860.\n\nCharles John Simmons, Gent., to be Lieutenant.\n\nDated 25th February, 1860.\n\nHarford Lyne, Gent., to be Ensign.\n\nDated 25th February, 1860.\n\nIlminster or 9th Somerset Volunteer Rifle Corps.\n\nJohn Halliday, Esq., to be Lieutenant.\n\nDated 22nd February, 1860.\n\nJohn Blommart, Esq., to be Ensign.\n\nDated 22nd February, 1860.\n\nWells or 10th Somerset Company of Volunteer Rifle Corps.\n\nJohn Nicholls, Gent., to be Honorary Assistant-Surgeon.\n\nDated 27th February, 1860.\n\nStogursey or 11th Somerset Volunteer Rifle Corps.\n\nGeorge Fownes Luttrell, Esq., to be Lieutenant.\n\nDated 21st February, 1860.\n\nRobert Guy Evered, Esq., to be Ensign.\n\nDated 21st February, 1860.\n\nCommission signed by Her Majesty's Commissioners of Lieutenancy of the City of London.\n\nLondon Rifle Volunteer Brigade.\n\nHis Royal Highness General the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., to be Honorary Colonel.\n\nDated 24th February, 1860.\n\nLeury Adolphus Simonds, Gent., to be Lieutenant.\n\nDated 23rd February, 1860.\n\nBlackall Simonds, Gent., to be Ensign.\n\nDated 23rd February, 1860.\n\nCommissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Oxford.\n\n3rd Oxfordshire Rifle Volunteers.\n\nTimothy Edward Cobb, Banker, to be Lieutenant.\n\nDated 24th February, 1860.\n\nJohn Potts, Gent., to be Ensign.\n\nDated 24th February, 1860.\n\nCommissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Sussex.\n\n6th Sussex Rifle Volunteers.\n\nThe Honourable Percy Scawen Wyndham to be Lieutenant.\n\nDated 15th February, 1860.\n\nThe Honourable Edward Turnour, commonly called Viscount Turnour, to be Ensign.\n\nDated 15th February, 1860.\n\n4th Sussex Rifle Volunteers.\n\nInigo Gell to be Lieutenant.\n\nDated 16th February, 1860.\n\nWilliam Beard to be Ensign.\n\nDated 16th February, 1860.\n\n8th Sussex Rifle Volunteers.\n\nSir Charles Goring, Bart., to be Captain.\n\nDated 16th February, 1860.\n\nCommissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Carmarthen.\n\n1st Carmarthenshire Rifle Volunteers.\n\nThe Viscount Emlyn to be Captain.\n\nJohn Lewes Thomas, Gent., to be Lieutenant.\n\nCommission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Rutland.\n\nRutland Militia.\n\nFrederick Lloyd Philipps, Gent., to be Ensign.\n\n2nd Carmarthenshire Rifle Volunteers.\n\nDavid John Browne Edwardes, Esq., to be Captain.\n\nDated 20th February, 1860.\n\nJohn Thomas Keal, Esq., to be Surgeon.\n\nDated 24th February, 1860.\n\nM. Monvale\n\nWir Blackwood.\n\n\"The Letters Patent for investing the Supreme Court of Hong Kong with an appellate jurisdiction over suits decided by British Consuls in Japan... is now completed, and ready for transmission to the Colony.\n\nThe cost of the Patent is £32.18s. Should it be paid for out of Colonial Funds, or is the Treasury to be asked to disburse the amount?\n\nObserve that the Order in Council of the 30th March last, to which the Patent refers, was published in the London Gazette. It will perhaps be thought proper to notify the passing of this Patent in the Gazette.\n\nM. Walksworth\n\nThe Colony is able to pay for Expenses justly chargeable upon it; but this ...\n\nWH\n\n27660", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 266256, "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": "CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8]", "page_number": 149, "title": "CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8]", "content_text": "146\n\nN° 4.\n\nWith the foregoing communication, the Acting Viceroy has despatched Orders - Summoning Lt. Colonel Fang (the Officer left in command at Pakshui) to Canton in order that he may interrogate him personally; and he has further enjoined the magistrate of the District to proceed with the gunboats of the local Marine Defence Committee to Pakshui and Namshui, there to ascertain within what limits the villages have in reality been rebuilt, as also how many of the lawful inhabitants have actually returned to the spot; directing him at once to take stringent measures for the apprehension of the offenders and their transmission to Canton for trial; orders being at the same time despatched to the Civil and Military Authorities of both Shum Chun and Sin Hui to proceed with troops to the spot and co-operate in surrounding the outlaws and effecting arrests.\n\nThe Acting Viceroy has to inform the Honorable Consul hereof, and requests that he will notify the same to H.M's Senior Officer at Hongkong.\n\nTsing chik 54 year, 5th moon 28th day\n\nTranslated by\n(Signed)\nMm Freak Mayers,\n(Some Copy)\nActing Vice Consul\n(Lines) Alese Fraser Assistant", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 285604, "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": "CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10]", "page_number": 218, "title": "CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10]", "content_text": "2.2. must be prepared for several cases arising from dismissals.\n\n19. Tam also is of opinion that the following measures will also prove beneficial. Viz:\n\n(A) The introduction of the clauses of the Habitual Criminal's Act, concerning \n- The Registration of Criminals.\n- The placing of Released Convicts under Police supervision.\n- The extension of the Vagrant Act.\n\nIn a Colony like this, where the European Police and Gaol Officers change so completely within a four-years' period, it would greatly facilitate the recognition of Criminals if the Law Times' suggestions of Colonel Fraser in 1869 (London City Police) could be adapted; viz; that convicts of a certain standing should be branded on the body with letters corresponding to those in an Official Register, which should contain:\n- (a) the convict's previous character;\n- (b) The photographing of prisoners should be carried out more extensively than at present;\n- (c) That no dangerous characters should be released from Gaol without previous information being forwarded to this Department;\n- (d) The harboring of Strangers by Servants should be made penal both for the Strangers and Servants.\n- (e) The Registration ticket of each...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 290125, "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": "CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872", "page_number": 289, "title": "CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872", "content_text": "War\n\nLand B\n\nMist\n\n€\n\nfothen\n\n1\n\n[...of the several authentics\n\nIt is quite popular he may\n\nLeard\n\nthin\n\nunde\n\nLaw a Zeme\n\nhe may have reason for changing. Then heard but he has his legal right.\n\n1. In the name of Diss.\n\na\n\nwhy ifti. Dr. Madanelle\n\nbe that confidentially\n\nwritte might be sent\n\n2-Colonal Fraser the head,\n\nAli Roline, with a\n\nwhy thi\n\nin 1860 which grais\n\nthere\n\ntestimonial sygned by the Chief S.G. Her\n\nDici number\n\nin the Force, saying Kit hard\n\nSentuly\n\nwould be Alleged\n\n2\n\nColonel Fraser gave any enfortin\n\nla merz le alle te qui in iferou\n\nLabat-\n\nin stated & Si R. M.\n\nass. M. R.\n\nAqply.\n\nJourfect\n\na mare's nest.\n\nas proposed & fox.\n\nRm 12/7\n\nBread\n\n284\n\nTo proud. But if the Rise has changed his name, there will be nothing discovered.\n\n94644 13/2/22\n\ninquire of Col: Fraser\n\nK July 14/72", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 329397, "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": "CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12]", "page_number": 176, "title": "CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12]", "content_text": "## DRAFT\n\n### MINUTE\n\nMr. Fraser \nMr. Wingfield \n\n28 Feb 86 \nHong Kong \n175 \n\nI am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to transmit to you the draft despatch of 23 Feb 86.\n\nMr. Bramston \nMr. Meade \nSir R. Herbert \nLord Dunraven \nColonel Stanley \n\n235.20 \n469.31 Dec \n74 \n\nConcerning a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong relative to the Case of James Edward ... an idiot.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 332665, "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": "CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886", "content_text": "at Peking, stating that the Captain of the vessel will be punished by the Chinese Government, and that The Governor General of Foochow will be instructed to express regret to the Hongkong Government for the occurrence in question. The Chinese Government further ask that the crew of the cruiser may now be released from arrest:\n\nI am to request that Lord Salisbury would suggest that the governor of the Colony should be instructed to liberate the prisoners as soon as he has received a suitable expression of regret from the General of Foochow.\n\nJam. Sir, laying Your this letter before Secretary Colonel Stanley, you will state to him that I am,\n\nYour most obedient humble servant,\n\nPhilip W. Fraser", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 333615, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3]", "page_number": 437, "title": "CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3]", "content_text": "کچھ \n\n5\n\nproposes to do-what? Not to make them a handsome present, not to do anything pleasing to them, but to put his hand into his pocket and make himself a handsome present. The park is for our own amusement and gratification, and probably certainly not for the recreation of the whole community, but only a section of the community—the section which you expect to put their hands in their pockets and subscribe towards the rejoicings. The Government have voted the money, the land is the property of the Government, and only the Government can do the work. The only thing we can do is to urge the Government on and say that if they will be so good as to get the work done this year and pay out the moneys voted for it we will put our hands into our pockets and pay the balance it may stand in need of. I put it the thing is utterly inadequate, utterly unworthy of the community, and almost ridiculous. The park would be a useful thing, but not for the jubilee celebration of Her Majesty. If we do anything let us do something that will be a credit to ourselves. I simply moved the amendment to the second resolution with a view of eliciting the opinions of the meeting. I loyally accept the decision. We are to have a permanent institution, but let it be something worthy of the occasion. As Mr. Ryrie says, we are wealthy enough to put our hands in our pockets and establish a well-endowed charitable institution of some kind, and if we are to have a permanent institution I do urge upon you, gentlemen, that this meeting should do something worthy of the occasion and of Her Majesty. I have much pleasure in seconding the amendment moved by Dr. Ho Kai. With regard to leaving the exact nature of the institution to the decision of Her Majesty, of course something must be suggested. Nothing can be left to Her Majesty except that perhaps half a dozen schemes may be submitted to her with suggestions, and she may choose one of them as most acceptable to herself. But with the broad general principle of the amendment I do most sincerely hope you will concur—that the permanent memorial take the form of a charitable institution the nature of which shall be in accordance with the wishes of Her Majesty the Queen.\n\n€ 189.\n\nMr. R. FRASER-SMITH—Your Honour and gentlemen, although there may be some difference of opinion as to the form the permanent memorial should take, I think there cannot be two opinions as to the pliability of conscience displayed by the learned Queen's Counsel who has just taken his seat. About ten minutes ago we had him contending the proper mode of celebrating the occasion would be to subscribe to the institution in London, and now we hear him advocating a charitable institution. There is certainly a great inconsistency in this as the two things happen to be as opposite as the poles. With reference to the only sensible objection raised to the Park by Dr. Ho Kai, which was that it had already been named the Bowen Park, that does not happen to be the case. I happened to be present at the little amusing farce which took place in Happy Valley two years ago, and what took place was that the Surveyor-General said it was the unanimous opinion of the people of the colony that the park should be named the Bowen Park. But the Surveyor-General had never had the sanction of the community to make that statement; and all Sir George Bowen said was that he was very glad to hear it. It was perfectly well understood that when the park was completed it should be named the Bowen Park, but it has never been so named, and therefore the objection is the merest phantasy. With reference to what Mr. Francis says as to its not being a suitable memorial, not good enough, I think nothing more suitable could be devised. A thing that is to tend so much to the health and recreation of the community is better than a charitable institution, which can only cut one way. The objection of a few Chinese is that the Chinese will not benefit by it. Who will benefit by a charitable institution? The Europeans? Certainly not; the Chinese and the Chinese alone. (Hear, hear). But the Chinese will benefit by this park; they benefit by it now. Anyone who frequents the Race-course as much as I do will see hundreds of children playing on it now. How many more hundreds will go there when it is put in proper order! I am certainly in favour of Mr. Chater's proposal until something else of a definite nature is put before the meeting. Nothing else definite has been put before the meeting, and until something better has been put forward I will certainly support Mr. Chater's proposal. (Applause).\n\nHon. A. LISTER—May I be allowed for one moment to protest against the idea that the Government is in any way pledged to complete the Park at Wong Nei-cheong? A very singular delusion seems to run in the minds of Dr. Ho Kai and others that when a certain sum of money is written down on paper it represents so much cash. A sum of $25,000, I think, was, in a moment of enthusiasm, put down as a possible sum which might be spent on a public park; but that sum was very quickly withdrawn, and the idea of spending anything was given up. Then the modest sum of $5,000 was put down and was spent. And what did it do? It reclaimed that little corner as you go into the valley, and that was all the Colony got for $5,000. A proposal was made to spend another $5,000, but the Surveyor-General said he preferred to do the whole thing or nothing, and he declined to do any patchwork. (Applause). He declined to spend $5,000 this year and $5,000 next year. He said it would simply be making matters worse; creating mud heaps was, I think, his expression. The Government has spent $5,000 to put a little corner in order, and it may in future years, if there is any available surplus, devote a little more to the same purpose. I should say that may occur, if nothing unforeseen happens, in fifteen years, or may be twenty years. (Laughter).\n\nHon. A. P. MACEWEN—Sir, I would simply say I do not consider any scheme which has been included in the Government estimates as fit and proper for the present occasion. Mr. Fraser Smith has said that no other definite scheme has been put before us, but I may say that shortly before I came into the room this evening I received a communication from a mutual friend who asked me to propose the following. I am sorry he is not here himself. He suggests, and I to a very great extent agree with him, that subscriptions to the jubilee commemoration should be devoted to the enlargement and restoration of the City Hall, which should hereafter be called the Victoria City Hall, and that a Committee be appointed to obtain plans and estimates, the same to be submitted to the subscribers. I may perhaps state the cost would amount to something like $30,000, and there is no doubt that sum could be very easily subscribed in this colony. It would at the same time benefit the Chinese and be a great source of pleasure to many Europeans, and it is a scheme I should support.\n\nThis proposition was not seconded.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN, in putting the amendment proposed by Dr. Ho Kai, said—Considering that we have declined to consider the proposal put forward by the Prince of Wales to subscribe to the Institute for Great Britain, India, and Colonies, perhaps the next most graceful thing we could do would be to leave the disposal of such funds as we may subscribe to the decision of Her Majesty herself, and that the Committee which may be appointed should be empowered to make out a list and forward it to Her Majesty, or it might be submitted hereafter to another public meeting. However, the resolution and amendment have been proposed and seconded, and it is a question for your consideration.\n\nThe amendment was then put and lost, and Mr. Chater's resolution for the formation of the Victoria Park was carried by a large majority.\n\nMr. FRANCIS proposed the appointment of the following gentlemen as a general Committee: Major-General Cameron, Vice-Admiral Hamilton, Sir Geo. Phillippo, Commodore Morant, Colonel Storer, R.E., Colonel Ryan, R.A., the Right Rev. Bishop Burdon, Dr. Chalmers, Rev. A. Gase; the Consuls for France, Japan, United States, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Siam, and Spain; Messrs. Ackroyd, Ayres, Bell-Irving, Bottomley, Chater, Coughtrie, Crawford, Darby, Deane, Francis, Grote, Hoppius, Huntington, Inchbald, Lister, Humphreys, Li Shing, MacEwen, Mackintosh, Marty, Mehta, Mody, Poesnecker, Rano, Ross, Russell, Ryrie, Rutter, F. Stowell, Shellim, Stiebel, Thomsett, Thorburn, Walter, Whitehead, Wodehouse, Wong Shing, Von Bose; Colonel Anderson, Captain Bunbury, Major Chaytor, Messrs. Danby, Ford and Gillies, Dr. Ho Kai, Messrs. H. MacCallum, voQubae, Mitchell Innes, Orange, Price, Turner, Wai Yuk, Travers, Lockhart, Chan Kwan-i, Yeung Pun-nam, Ka In-tong, Lai Ling, Choi Chee Bee, Chan Ping, Wong She-tai, Ho Kwan Shan, Leung On, Lo Hok-pang, Kaw Hong-take, Lau Yam-tsun, Tseng Sz-kai, U Lin-nn, Lau Wai-chan, and Fung Wa-chun.\n\nHon. A. LISTER seconded, and the resolution was carried.\n\nOn the motion of the Hon. P. RYRIE a vote of thanks to the Chairman was carried by acclamation.\n\n431", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 355469, "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": "CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12]", "page_number": 454, "title": "CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12]", "content_text": "Enclosure 1\n\n# C.O. 1 \n659 449 \n\n\"The Hongkong Weekly Press\" of 20th October, 1894 \n\n## THE PLAGUE HEROES. \n### PUBLIC MEETING AT THE CITY HALL. \n\nA largely attended public meeting was held on Thursday afternoon for the purpose of considering at the City Hall the steps to be taken to recognise the services rendered to the community during the plague.\n\nAmong those present were H. E. Sir William Robinson, His Honour Mr. Justice Ackroyd, Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Hon. J. J. Keswick, Hon. E. R. Belilios, Hon. A. McConachie, Hon. E. Bowdler, Capt. Lethbridge, Messrs. H. Mackintosh, A. Coxon, H. H. Hoppins, T. Jackson, H. E. Wodehouse, C. V. Ladds, Granville Sharp, R. Fraser Smith, G. Piercy, T. Sercombe Smith, G. R. Stevens, J. Grant Smith, A. Findlay Smith, J. Hastings, J. R. Michael, D. R. Sassoon, J. S. Moyes, J. Thurburn, W. Wylie, A. G. Wise, V. H. Dacon, J. B. Coughtrie, A. B. Johnson, A. G. Wood, Gen. B. Dodwell, J. P. Cottain, W. St. J. Hancock, R. M. Gray, J. Marshall, Capt. Sterling, and others.\n\nThe ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE—I am quite sure everyone here will heartily endorse the action of the Committee in asking His Excellency the Governor to take the chair on this occasion, and I therefore formally move that Sir William Robinson do take the chair. (Applause).\n\nHis EXCELLENCY—Gentlemen, I am much obliged to you for asking me to take the chair on this interesting occasion. We are met this afternoon, as you know, to consider the steps which should be taken to recognise the gallant and noble efforts of those volunteers, military, naval, police, and lay, who offered their services unreservedly and with such great effect, when the plague broke out. I do not intend to trench upon the able and eloquent speeches which I have no doubt we shall hear from the gentlemen on either side of me.\n\nI am glad to see so many here this afternoon—gentlemen who I feel sure will delight in doing honour to those to whom great honour is due. (Hear, hear). The first resolution, which will be moved by the Acting Chief Justice, is as follows: \"That this meeting do resolve that the services rendered to this community during the recent plague by those who assisted are worthy of public recognition.\"\n\nThe ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE—Your Excellency and gentlemen, I have much pleasure in responding to the call of your Excellency in moving the first resolution, which has just been placed before you. The facts connected with the recent plague and the services which have been rendered to the colony in connection with this outbreak are no doubt still fresh in your minds, but perhaps you will permit me for the purposes of this resolution to briefly recall them.\n\nIn the beginning of May last, there were rumours here that a new and, to all appearances, a deadly disease was raging in Canton. Enquiries there proved the report to be true, and soon after that, there were some suspicious deaths in this colony. These increased, and on May 11th, there was a meeting of the Sanitary Board at which extraordinary resolutions and exceptional powers were taken, and this colony was declared to be infected.\n\nThe Sanitary Board, assisted by Mr. May and the Europeans in the police under him, did all that they could then to stop the progress of the disease. This unfortunately was ineffectual; volunteers were called for, and about fifty were obtained from the garrison, and it was hoped that with the advent of the rains, we should be able to stamp out the disease. Our hopes vanished bit by bit; fresh efforts were made, and we received further assistance from the garrison to the extent of 300 volunteers.\n\nNotwithstanding this, the plague still spread; it took a good hold on the colony, and during several weeks, it taxed the courage, energy, and perseverance of those who were seeking to combat it. At last, by God's blessing on the measures taken, we were mercifully delivered from it. I am sure you all wish to recognise the services of those who assisted the colony in this terrible visitation.\n\nTo Major-General Barker, I think our first thanks are due. He at once saw the gravity of the situation and acted as perhaps few would have done. He did not hesitate to take upon himself the responsibility of sanctioning the volunteering of the military. The responsibility was great, for all that we knew of the plague was that it was a deadly disease, and nobody could then tell what would be the effect of it on these men, who would be brought so closely into contact with it.\n\nThe General, recognising the danger that the colony was in, continued the responsibility of allowing the soldiers to go on with their good work. Fortunately, we have only had to deplore one death among the volunteers, but if there had been a greater mortality, the General would have been severely blamed by his superiors and by those who are always ready to criticise and censure the efforts of others without doing anything themselves to help their fellow-creatures in moments of difficulty and distress.\n\nThe colony is deeply indebted to General Barker, and his services, I am quite sure, will not go unrewarded. I think I should next mention the services rendered by the officers and soldiers of the Shropshire Regiment, by several officers of the Royal Engineers, and by other members of the garrison. Whatever they did was essentially volunteer service.\n\nThey are not, strictly speaking, ours; they are here to-day and gone to-morrow. But as soon as they saw they could be of use and recognised the colony was in danger, they readily and willingly came forward to help. Their task was not a light one; on the contrary, it was a difficult one. At times, it must have been very disagreeable and always fraught with danger.\n\nRemember, they were working in the slums of Taipingshan during the summer months. Their work was to visit from house to house, to search for the sick and the dead, to remove them and all the accumulations of dirt and filth, furniture and other effects, and then to thoroughly disinfect and cleanse these houses. I am told the amount of dirt removed was astonishing.\n\nThis work was always done with alacrity and never-failing good humour, and it was done only as volunteers could do it. (Applause). There was no half-heartedness, for they did it with all their might. (Loud applause). The Colonel and officers tendered valuable assistance. They vied with each other in organising the men, in teaching them, and rendering every assistance they could; and by their constant presence, showed they were ready to participate in the danger to which the men who were at work were exposed.\n\nColonel Robinson visited his men, I believe, morning and evening, nearly every day, and nothing was left undone by him that he could do to help and encourage them. (Applause). The officers also on duty imitated his example; there was no shirking their work; they assisted the men so far as they could; they worked with them and encouraged them by their constant presence in the midst of the infected district.\n\nSoldiers, as a rule, are trained to destroy life, not to save it; this was a new rôle for our friend Tommy Atkins, but he has done it well. He has proved that he can do his duty whether it is resisting a European foe, or repelling the furious onslaughts of Indian or Arab fanatics, or fighting in the slums of Taipingshan an unseen but not less deadly enemy. (Applause).\n\nThis regiment has a distinguished record which is proudly displayed on its colours, for it has fought its country's battles during the long contest in the Peninsula, on the burning plains of Scinde, and in other parts of India, and again in Egypt and the Soudan. Of these feats, it is justly proud, but I think the day-to-day fight with disease in Taipingshan in the summer of 1894 will, for courage and endurance and devotedness to duty, compare with any of their gallant achievements. (Loud applause).", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 365116, "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": "CO129-279 - Public Offices - 1897", "page_number": 363, "title": "CO129-279 - Public Offices - 1897", "content_text": "CCHINA FINANCES.\n\n1.6\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\nCo\n\nxref.\n\n16093\n\n[August 22\n\nSECTION REO 19 AUG 17,\n\n(No. 75.) My Lord,\n\nNo. 1.\n\nSir C. MacDonald to the Marquess of Salisbury.—(Received August 2.)\n\n359\n\nPeking, June 14, 1897. IN continuation of my despatch No. 69 of the 3rd June last, I have the honour to inclose herewith to your Lordship copy of a despatch which I have received from Mr. E. H. Fraser, giving an account of his return journey from Wuchow to Canton in Her Majesty's ship \"Tweed.\"\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) CLAUDE M. MACDONALD.\n\nInclosure in No. 1.\n\nConsul Fraser to Sir C. MacDonald.\n\n(Separate.) Sir,\n\nCanton, May 31, 1897. IN continuation of my separate despatch of the 14th instant, I have the honour to report on my voyage in Her Majesty's ship \"Tweed\" from Wuchow to Canton.\n\nHaving surveyed the Wuchow reach, we left on the morning of the 16th instant, and, after stopping three hours off Feng-Ch'uan, where we were disappointed of an expected supply of local coal, anchored at 5 P.M. at Tê-ch'ing. A walk through this city and its suburbs gave no reason for altering my opinion as to its want of trade. The district produces rice and some tea and silk, but not enough for export. Brush-wood was the only article that we noticed being loaded on boats. A certain amount of yarn and cotton is imported from Canton, Fatshan, or Sainan, but foreign piecegoods cannot compete with the native cloth. There is no Li-kin Office here, nor any local duties on merchandize. The surrounding country is very hilly, rice being grown in every valley, sweet potatoes and sorghum on the higher slopes, and mulberry on the sandy patches. In spite of this careful cultivation the people looked poor and ill-fed.\n\nNo cassia is produced or dealt in at Tê-ch'ing, the only two centres of this trade being Lo-ting and the thriving village of Luk-po, where we anchored on the evening of the 18th May amidst a great number of salutes from the gun-boats lying at this the head-quarters of Upper West River Patrol Division. Liu Pao-ch'an, a Hunan military official with the rank of Brigadier, is in charge of this division, which extends from Chao-ch'ing to the frontier of Kuangtung. He has thirty-two vessels and some 300 men under him, a force quite insufficient to keep down piracy, here very rife. Mr. Liu called on us, and was kind enough to escort us through the village, which contains some 3,000 inhabitants. The shops seemed thriving, and I noticed kerosene, Japanese matches, and printed cloth, together with some yarn and a few piecegoods, for sale therein. Occasionally jewellers' shops showed that the people could afford luxuries, as did several good temples and a well-built college. The chief export is cassia bark and twigs. The good quality of bark pays a loti of 5 mace per 100 catties, and is then free to Canton, where it is sold to foreign firms. The annual trade in bark is said to be of at least 30,000 taels value. The other products exported are silk and incense sticks. There is no import li-kin or duty of any kind.\n\nHere we\n\nChao-ch'ing Fu was reached on the afternoon of the 19th May. exchanged calls with the Taotai, Colonel, and Magistrate, who were very polite. city showed signs of former grandeur, but the only trade now is in coarse mats made by the women. The men are either hangers-on of the officials or employed on junks. Trade, so far as I could ascertain, there is none. The Magistrate declared that 20,000 taels would buy up the whole place, a state of things which he ascribed to the bad feng shui, to counteract which many pagodas have been built on the surrounding hills, where are no local duties, the Ch'ien-ch'ang and Hou-lik stations above and below levying the taxes on merchandize.\n\n[1552 -1]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-279 - Public Offices - 1897.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 390534, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-320 - Governor Sir Blake Acting Governor May - 1903 [11-12]", "page_number": 87, "title": "CO129-320 - Governor Sir Blake Acting Governor May - 1903 [11-12]", "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\nA meeting of the Legislative Council was held yesterday afternoon. Present: -\n\n**HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR**, Sir HENRY A. BLAKE, G.C.M.G.\nColonel L. F. BROWN, Commanding the Troops.\nHon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G. (Colonial Secretary),\nHon. Sir H. S. BERKELEY (Attorney-General),\nHon. I. A. M. JOHNSTON (Acting Colonial Treasurer).\nHon. W. CHATHAM (Director of Public Works).\nHon. A. W. BREWIN (Registrar-General).\nHon. BASIL BR. H. TAYLOR (Acting Harbour Master).\nHon. Sir C. P. CHATER, C.M.G.\nHon. Dr. HO KAI, C.M.G.\nHon. WEI YUK.\nHon. C. W. DICKSON.\nHon. GERSHOM STEWART.\nMr. R. F. JOHNSTON (Acting Clerk of Councils).\n\n## SWEARING IN A MEMBER\n\nHon. A. W. Brewin, Registrar-General, was sworn in as a member of the Council on his return to the Colony.\n\n## STANDING COMMITTEES\n\nThe following standing Committees were appointed: -\n\n* Finance Committee: All members except the President (Chairman, the Colonial Secretary).\n* Public Works Committee: The Director of Public Works (Chairman), the Colonial Treasurer, Sir C. P. Chater, Mr. C. W. Dickson, Mr. Gershom Stewart (temporarily and in place of Mr. Shewan).\n* Standing Law Committee: The Attorney-General (Chairman), the Harbour Master, Dr. Ho Kai, Mr. Wei Yuk, Mr. Pollock, K.C. (temporarily and in place of Mr. Sharp).\n\n## FINANCIAL\n\nThe **COLONIAL SECRETARY** laid on the table Financial minutes (Nos. 54 to 57) and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee.\nThe **ACTING COLONIAL TREASURER** seconded and the motion was agreed to.\n\n## PAPERS\n\nThe **COLONIAL SECRETARY** laid on the table a report on Queen's College and correspondence arising out of the report of the Education Committee (1902).\n\n## THE CONVICT PRISON ON STONECUTTERS' ISLAND\n\nThe **DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS** laid the following report of the Public Works Committee on the table: -\n\nThe Chairman laid before the Committee an estimate which had been prepared by the Superintendent of the Gaol showing that the cost of the staff for supervising the proposed prison and the cost of transport would amount in all to $23,153 per annum, the sum included for transport being $2,500. The only saving to be effected in the present annual expenditure would be $5,836, which is now expended in connection with using the Belilios Reformatory as a gaol. The net extra expense of the proposed prison would therefore amount to $17,317 per annum. The only saving which would be effected by constructing a prison on the outskirts of the city instead of on Stonecutters' would be the sum of $2,600 per annum for transport. The annual working expenses of the existing gaol amounted to $110,178.80.\n\nThe Chairman also read the Colonial Secretary's minute of the 24th September, 1903, in which he stated that, in the event of the Colonial Government abandoning the Stonecutters' site for a gaol, the War Department might contribute as much as half the cost of the new Gunpowder Depot on Green Island, which is estimated to cost $107,000.\n\nThe Committee desire that definite information should be obtained as to the amount which the Military Authorities would be prepared to contribute in the event of the Gunpowder Depot being removed from Stonecutters Island as proposed, and \n(a) the proposal to erect a convict prison there being carried out;\n(b) the proposal to erect a convict prison there being abandoned.\n\n## PUMPING APPARATUS AT TYTAMTUK\n\nThe **DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS** - Before resuming my seat, sir, I would like to mention for the information of hon. members that a temporary pumping plant has been established at Tytamtuk which is capable of raising about half a million gallons daily to the tunnel which conveys the water to the city. The pump commenced work on the 1st of this month, and has been at work since with slight intermission. (Applause.)\n\n## SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS\n\nThe **COLONIAL SECRETARY** laid on the table the following additional bye-law made under Sub-section 25 of Section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, for regulating the slaughter of animals, and moved its approval.\n\nAll animals killed for food in a Government slaughter-house shall be killed in the following manner: - (1) All cattle (except buffaloes) shall be killed with a pole-axe of a pattern to be approved of by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon. (2) All buffaloes shall be killed with a rifle of a size and pattern to be approved by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon. All rifles used for this purpose shall be kept by the inspector in charge of each slaughter-house and used by him alone. (3) All sheep, goats and swine shall be killed with a knife in the usual manner, except in the case of pigs which, in the opinion of the inspector in charge of the slaughter-house, are too large to be killed in this way. Such pigs shall be killed in the same manner as cattle. Provided always that nothing in this bye-law shall affect Jews, Mahomedans, or other peoples holding religious beliefs which compel them to kill animals for food in a particular manner.\n\nThe **ATTORNEY-GENERAL** seconded, and the motion was agreed to.\n\n## NEW TERRITORIES TITLES ORDINANCE\n\nThe **ATTORNEY-GENERAL** moved the first reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to repeal the New Territories Titles Ordinance 1902.\nThe **COLONIAL SECRETARY** seconded, and the motion was agreed to.\n\nThe objects and reasons attached to the Bill are as follows: - The object is to repeal the New Territories Titles Ordinance because it has become apparent that the system of title by registration thereby established is unworkable and because it is found that the system, if it could be brought into operation, would clash with the Land Court Ordinance, 1900, in a manner contemplated neither by its framer nor by the Legislature when it passed the Ordinance. The conflict with the Land Court Ordinance arises from the interpretation given in the New Territories Titles Ordinance to the expressions \"customary land\" and \"customary landholder.\" The effect of that interpretation may be to override section 14 of the Land Court Ordinance and to confer \"title\" in a manner never intended and impossible to permit. It was never intended and cannot be permitted that title to land in the New Territories should be acquired otherwise than by grant from the Crown as in the case of land in the other parts of the Colony, but it is open to question whether the effect of the interpretation clause of the New Territories Titles Ordinance is not to vest in the Land Court the power to confer title independently of grant from the Crown. It was never intended that the Land Court should have power to do more than investigate claims to land and report thereon to the Governor. It was always intended, and that intention still prevails, that the ultimate right to grant or to refuse a title should rest with the Governor - an intention which clearly appears in section 14 of the Land Court Ordinance, 1900. No inconvenience will thereby be caused to anyone, because no land has yet been brought under the operation of the Ordinance.\n\n## NEW TERRITORIES LAND COURT ORDINANCE\n\nThe **ATTORNEY-GENERAL** moved the first reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to further amend the New Territories Land Court Ordinance, No. 18 of 1900.\nThe **COLONIAL SECRETARY** seconded, and the motion was agreed to.\n\nThe objects and reasons of the Bill are to empower the Governor to facilitate and accelerate the work of the New Territories Land Court by adding members thereto when necessary.\n\n## PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS ORDINANCE", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-320 - Governor Sir Blake Acting Governor May - 1903 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 391995, "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": "CO129-322 - Acting Governor May - 1904 [1-5]", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-322 - Acting Governor May - 1904 [1-5]", "content_text": "in 1901\n\nwith regard to this, I need only\n\nquote Colonel Yorke's opinion, dated 15th March,\n\n1902;\n\nI can only repeat\n\nwhat I have already said that if I were \"the responsible adviser to His Excellency, \"The Governor of Hong Kong, I should refuse to accept the proposal of Messrs Dickinson to lay the tramway in with separate strips of concrete under \"each rail. I have no doubt that the\n\n\"proper mode is to lay a layer of\n\nconcrete across the entire width, outside\n\n\"the track and excluding\n\n\"each rail:\n\nThe statement made in the 9th paragraph of Messrs Dickinson's letter of the 5th November, 1900, is not in accordance with the facts.\n\nWith\n\nregard\n\nto the last paragraph of Messrs Dickinson's letter, the proposal to adopt centre hole construction along Fraser's Road was not submitted to me until about November last. I have no recollection of the interview on 6 April, 1901, mentioned in Messrs Dickinson's letter nor of the decision which is said to have been arrived at on that occasion. The plans deposited with me are\n\nsigned by Messrs Shewan, Tomes & Co and show a mere outline of the route with the double or single line of rails, as the case may be indicated. There is absolutely nothing to\n\nshow", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-322 - Acting Governor May - 1904 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 392008, "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": "CO129-322 - Acting Governor May - 1904 [1-5]", "page_number": 27, "title": "CO129-322 - Acting Governor May - 1904 [1-5]", "content_text": "30219/0\n\n26\n\nzipe.\n\nby Bess\" Leigh and Ora\n\nOn the 9th July, M. Hackwood wrote to me repudiating the cross-section and stating that Messrs. Leigh and Fraser had no authority to act for the Company without the approval of the Government, which had been submitted to The Attorney General, I intimated to Mr Hackwood on the 20th July, that the cross-section referred to was the one deposited by his company and was to be adhered to.\n\nBefore anything further transpired, the Secretary of State's despatch, No. 302 of 14th August, 1908, was received, in which directions were given that the requirement as to concreting the full width between the two tracks was to be waived.\n\nAfter the receipt of these instructions I recognized that an approved cross-section no longer existed and I refused to issue any further permits for the work to proceed until new cross-sections were deposited and approved of by me.\n\nI may add that any confusion or misunderstanding in this matter has arisen from the Company's neglect to instruct their local agents properly and from their attempt to coerce me into approving a section which was condemned by me when it was first submitted by Colonel Boufle.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-322 - Acting Governor May - 1904 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 411322, "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": 499, "title": "CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "# AFFAIRS OF CHINA\n## CONFIDENTIAL\n\nNo. 1.\n### March 9.\n\n## SECTION 3.\n### C. O. 10923\nREGE 26 MAR 07\n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received March 9.)\n\n**(No. 42. Confidential.)**\nPeking, January 23, 1907.\n\nIN my despatch No. 9, Very Confidential, of the 7th instant, I had the honour to transmit to you copy of a despatch from Sir Pelham Warren, inclosing translation of an extract from the \"Nan Fang Pao\" of the 15th December, being instructions from his Excellency Chang Chih Tung on the subject of rebellious societies. I stated that I had asked His Majesty's Consul-General at Hankow to ascertain who the \"foreign adviser\" was whose report is quoted in the Viceroy's instructions, but that Mr. Fraser could only discover that it was a foreign official in the north who is not in his Excellency's employ.\n\nI have now received a despatch from Mr. Fraser stating that the instructions were based on a communication from the Viceroy Yuan, which did not specify the foreign and native officers who supplied information as to the secret societies.\n\nMr. Fraser has also obtained information throwing light on the blanks and obscure allusions contained in the instructions. \"Certain foreigners\" on p. 2 appear to be four Frenchmen, whose Chinese names only, however, have been discovered, and whom it has not been possible to identify. \"The Bank\" (p. 2), with which the money collected by the societies is said to be deposited, is the Hong Kong and Shanghae Bank. A certain country (p. 4) from which munitions of war had been purchased is America, and the three Powers (p. 4) who have made agreements with the Wai-wu Pu are Great Britain, Japan, and France.\n\nMy French colleague informed me some days ago that he had reason to believe that Sun Ya Tsen was in close collusion with a number of foreigners. He knew for certain of one French deputy who was in constant communication with him, and about whose action he had received a remonstrance from the Wai-wu Pu. He added that this was by no means an isolated instance.\n\nColonel Munthe, a Norwegian subject and Aide-de-camp to the Viceroy Yuan, mentioned to me a short while ago that the French Government had detected a sale of 75,000 stands of arms in Tonquin to a revolutionary body in China, and had warned the Wai-wu Pu of the transaction.\n\nIn conversation with Tong Shao-Yi, I recently alluded to the insinuations against foreign Powers contained in the Viceroy's instructions, and said that, so far as Great Britain and British subjects were concerned, they were totally unfounded. While fully admitting this, his Excellency assured me, confidentially, that three French officers stationed in Peking had exposed themselves to very great suspicion of maintaining intimate relations with the revolutionary party in China, and that their action had formed the subject of an official remonstrance addressed to the French Minister, who had acted very correctly in the matter. Two of these officers, Tong added, had left Peking, but the third was still here.\n\nI have, &c.\n(Signed) J. N. JORDAN.\n\nPage 493\n[2418-3]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 496808, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923", "page_number": 53, "title": "CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923", "content_text": "## 19. References\n\n1. Name: R.T.B. Glampoot \n Occupation or position: Eng. \n Address: Baldray Grange Grammar School, West Kirby, Cheshire.\n\n2. Name: W.D. Seville Esq. \n Occupation or position: Headmaster \n Address: The Grammar School, Stockton on Tees.\n\n3. Name: Lt. Colonel John Fraser \n Occupation or position: Lt. Colonel \n Address: 10 York House, York St., Portman Sq. W.\n\n(These should be persons resident in the United Kingdom, who have known the applicant intimately and are in a position to answer any enquiries that may be made of them. They should not be relatives and should be holders of responsible positions who are acquainted with the applicant's character and work in recent years.)\n\n## 20. Copies of Testimonials from:\n\n1. W.D. Seville Esq. \n The Grammar School, Stockton-on-Tees.\n\n2. Miss Lear \n Kings House School, Highgate, N.10.\n\n3. F.R. Earp Esq. \n East London College, Mile End Rd., London.\n\n4. Day Esq. \n Heatherdown, Ascot.\n\nOriginal testimonials may be required, should the applicant be selected for interview. Copies of testimonials should be submitted in duplicate.\n\n## 21. Observations\n\n[Subjects the applicant is prepared to teach and any special qualifications or experience (e.g., music and singing, commercial subjects, languages, literary work, organization or inspection not mentioned under heads 14-18 above, should be given here.]\n\nI have done a good deal of private coaching in general subjects - especially for the Common Entrance examination in which all my pupils have been successful. I am prepared to teach Greek, Latin, Mathematics, French, English, History, elementary Botany, Geography, Needlework, and Scripture.\n\nDorothy Farmer has taught classics and English to one of my boys most successfully. Were it not for the extension of one of the staff, created from military service, I should have kept her on.\n\nShe is capable, with the boys, of being a disciplinarian and a lady at the same time, most obliging and spirited.\n\nS. H. Day \nHeadmaster\n\nI am a keen cyclist and motorist and am fond of all out-door sports including swimming and rowing.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 496812, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923", "page_number": 57, "title": "CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923", "content_text": "# EPHONE PADDINGTON 5237.\n\nAckril \n53 \n**Form: Colonel John Fraser.** \n10, YORK HOUSE, \nYORK STREET, \nPORTMAN SQUARE, W1. \nFeb. 17-1923.\n\n71.\n\nThe Secretary \nBombay \n\nDear Sir,\n\nWith reference to your letter of 7 Feb. and consequent enquiry regarding Miss Borotay Farmer in Hong Kong, I beg to state that Miss Farmer acted as my secretary before he went to Harrow and I found her very satisfactory from every point of view. She knew her subject thoroughly and was most painstaking and patient.\n\nS. 4. 1. Hong Kong Edt Jy? Seneral Swojects Inc's Erass. C. Q. no. 724.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 507407, "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": "CO129-500-1 Canton situation- governor's despatches 18-5-1927 - 9-6-1927", "page_number": 138, "title": "CO129-500-1 Canton situation- governor's despatches 18-5-1927 - 9-6-1927", "content_text": "- 2 -\n\nThe s.s. \"Tungshan\" was escorted by H.M.S. \"Cicala\". The valour of the aforesaid troops proved unequal to the prospect of serious retaliation and no further firing took place.\n\nFacios Nos 1 & 2\n\n2027\n830001 B\n1027 of 30001 B\n137\n\nI enclose two further reports of the result of the invitation to the Hong Kong press described in paragraph 2 of my secret despatch of the 13th May.\n\nThe replacement of the author of the invitation by a subordinate, in order that any inconvenient question might be burked and unfortunate statement repudiated, is too typical of Chinese diplomatic methods to require further comment.\n\n3.\n\nThe matter of the demand on the steam-launch \"Tai Pang\" (see paragraph 6 of my despatch of the 13th May) appears to have closed with Mr. Brenan's representations. The District Officer, Mr. J.A. Fraser, with the kind assistance of Colonel F. Hayley Bell, Commissioner of Chinese Customs for the \"Kowloon\" district, endeavoured to get into personal touch with the author of the demand (Mr. P'ang Ching-hin) at his headquarters in Bias Bay but found Mr. P'ang absent in Hong Kong. Mr. Fraser, however, established friendly relations with the Chinese District Inspector of Police at Nam O (on the Mirs Bay shore of the Peninsula separating that bay from Bias Bay) and was given to understand that the position was realized and the demand would not be repeated. The launch has since called at Tip Fuk without molestation.\n\n4. My hopes for the resumption of through traffic on the Kowloon-Canton Railway have only partially been realized, the damage to the locomotives seized by the Communist railway staff having left the railway unready. Since then the Chinese...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-500-1 Canton situation- governor's despatches 18-5-1927 - 9-6-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 557605, "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": "CO129-567-12 Hong Kong University 24-1-1938 - 24-1-1938", "page_number": 43, "title": "CO129-567-12 Hong Kong University 24-1-1938 - 24-1-1938", "content_text": "44\n\n8\n\nEnclosure No. 1.\n\nUniversity of Hong Kong.\n\nMinutes of the 51st meeting of the Court of the University of Hong Kong held on Monday, May 23rd, 1938, at 5.30 p.m. in the Fung Ping Shan Library.\n\nPresent:-H.E. Sir Geoffry Northcote, K.C.M.G.\n\nMr. D. J. Sloss, C.B.E.\n\nMr. G. S. Archbutt.\n\nDr. G. D. R. Black, O.B.E.\n\nHon. Mr. S. Caine.\n\nMr. P. S. Cassidy.\n\nHon. Mr. Chau Tsun Nin, C.B.E.\n\nHon. Sir Shouson Chow, Kt., LL.D.\n\nMr. E. Cock, M.B.E.\n\nHon. Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, Jr.\n\nHon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell.\n\nLieut.-Colonel H. B. L. Dowbiggin, O.B.E. Mr. D. Drummond.\n\nMr. D. C. Edmondston.\n\nMr. Eu Tong Sen, O.B.E.\n\nHon. Mr. J. A. Fraser, M.C.\n\nMr. Fung Kung On.\n\nHon. Mr. R. M. Henderson.\n\nMr. Ho Kom Tong, O.B.E.\n\nMr. Kan Tong Po.\n\nHon. Mr. T. H. King.\n\nHon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G., LL.D.\n\nMr. Li Jowson.\n\nMr. Li Tse Fong.\n\nMr. W. H. Lock.\n\nH.M. Sir A. D. A. MacGregor, Kt.\n\nMr. G. P. de Martin, M.B.E.\n\nMr. Mok Kon Sang.\n\nMr. A. Morse.\n\nHon. Mr. R. A. C. North.\n\nMr. T. E. Pearce.\n\nHon. Sir H. E. Pollock, Kt., K.C., LL.D.\n\nMr. F. J. de Rome, M.B.E.\n\nMr. J. H. Ross.\n\nMr. G. R. Sayer.\n\nHon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, M.C.\n\nHon. Mr. N. L. Smith, C.M.G.\n\nMr. Sum Pak Ming.\n\nMr. M. P. Talati.\n\nMr. Tang Shiu Kin, M.B.E.\n\nDr. Ts'o Seen Wan, C.B.E., LL.D.\n\nRt. Rev. Bishop Henry Valtorta.\n\nRt. Rev. Bishop R. O. Hall.\n\n10", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-567-12 Hong Kong University 24-1-1938 - 24-1-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 573154, "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": "CO129-588-24 China- British extra-territorial rights- negotiations with China 23-11-1942 - 1-1-1943", "page_number": 289, "title": "CO129-588-24 China- British extra-territorial rights- negotiations with China 23-11-1942 - 1-1-1943", "content_text": "# C.O.\n\n**REGISTERED No.**\n\n## DRAFT AND RECORD COPY\n\n**LETTER**\n\n**SENT**\n\nbe 115\n\nColonial Office,\n\nATE 289\n\nDowning Street, S.W.1. 1st December, 1942.\n\n**DRAFT**\n\n**SECRET**\n\nDear Ashley Clarke,\n\nWith reference to your letter of the 25th November (P 7822/828/10) regarding the New Territories of Hong Kong, our Secretary of State has now considered the draft telegram to Chungking which you enclosed, and, as you know, the matter was raised yesterday in the War Cabinet. Colonel Stanley has no objection to offer to the draft telegram.\n\n2. We have been carefully considering the question of the right to be accorded to Chinese nationals and companies to acquire and hold rights of all kinds in real property in British territory on the same conditions as British nationals and companies. Seel has explained to you in his letter of the 21st November our particular difficulty in Kenya, and the Foreign Office is no doubt considering how this can be met. The draft note, a copy of which was contained in your letter to Rumbold of the 11th November, postulates a reciprocal right of nationals and companies of His Majesty to acquire and hold rights of all kinds in real property in China on the same conditions as Chinese nationals and companies. Are we satisfied that this will be a real reciprocity in practice, and can we rely on the substantial revolution in Chinese policy to be forthcoming as regards the freedom of British companies to function in China and their consequent right to acquire and hold lands in that country in the same real sense as we are contemplating for Chinese companies in British territory? It would, of course, be no reciprocity in the full sense if there were the old insistence in China of a \"British\" company being in fact required to be 51 per cent Chinese.\n\n## ENCLOSURES\n| Ref | \n| --- | \n| (90) | \n| (76) | \n\n## FURTHER ACTION\n| Ref | Action | \n| --- | --- | \n| 4 | Love made o | \n| | Commiss sent by hand to 77V | \n| | Weldwch 'Caching. Wr.Ed Simon's Worf 102 Good. Cop Powell LGA 23. N/ Mr Rumble 1.3. To MAR | \n| | Mr Caster DO | \n| | 14\" Fraser B.T | \n\nH. ASHLEY CLARKE. ESQ.\n\n(0004) Wt. 25408—113 40,000 ea. 2 serta 9/40 T.S. 695", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-588-24 China- British extra-territorial rights- negotiations with China 23-11-1942 - 1-1-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577274, "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": "CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946", "page_number": 32, "title": "CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946", "content_text": "Page 6 of Commander-in-Chief's, Hongkong No. C. in C. Hongkong 5/67/3 of 6th October, 1945.\n\n32\n\nGeneral Pan, Colonel Williamson and Colonel Lew came to stay at Government House. Captain E.R. Bilbyard-Leake, DSO, RN (Retd.), Naval Attaché at Chungking also arrived for a short visit.\n\n11th September,\n\n33. During the forenoon of 11th September H.M.C.S. ONTARIO, H.M.T.S. LLAN STEPHAN CASTLE and GLENGYLE and H.M.S. STRIKER arrived with the 3rd Commando Brigade under the command of Brigadier C.R. Hardy, DSO, RM. Taking passage in ONTARIO was Major General F.W. Festing, CBE, DSO, General Officer Commanding Land Troops, Hongkong, and a small staff. The Commando Brigade commenced disembarkation at once, two Commandos going to Kowloon and one to Victoria.\n\n12th September.\n\n34. On 12th September I convened a meeting of the several Landing Force Commanders, General Pan, Brigadier Hardy and other Commando officers to arrange for the Army to take over certain areas now patrolled by the Navy and R.A.F. Major General Festing took over control of all forces employed on the preservation of law and order.\n\n13th September.\n\n35. On 13th September at 2100 a proclamation was issued re-introducing the Hongkong dollar at the rate of 1/3d sterling the following day. The Hongkong dollar was in no way tied to the Japanese Yen which had been current until now. The supply of actual dollar notes was small and limits were imposed on the amount that could be drawn from banking accounts and by the Services. The basic rates for day by day labour were fixed at $1 for unskilled labour, $1.50 for semi-skilled, domestic servants, etcetera, and $2.00 for chargehands. The price of rice was fixed at 20 cents a catty.\n\n36.\n\n14th September\n\nIt was expected that there might be trouble on 14th September over the introduction of the new currency and consequent inflation of the Military Yen, but although most of the shops were closed, there were no incidents.\n\n37.\n\nDUKE OF YORK arrived and secured to the only buoy afloat in the harbour. She was wearing the Flag of Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser who was returning from the surrender ceremonies at Tokio.\n\n38.\n\nA detachment of Commandos went by train, run by Naval and R.A.F. personnel, to Fanling, rounded up about 800 docile Japanese troops and brought them back to Kowloon.\n\n15th September\n\n39. On 15th September I took Admiral Fraser for a tour of the Colony, the Island of Hongkong in the forenoon and Kowloon in the afternoon.\n\n40. Some light was thrown on the continued delay in obtaining permission to sign the formal surrender by a signal from London to Chungking showing apparent misunderstanding in co-ordination. However, this was cleared up by a further signal during the night and the ceremony for which we and the Chinese and American representatives had waited so long was fixed for 1600 the following day.\n\n16th September/", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577275, "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": "CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946", "content_text": "Page 7 of Cor zoom-in-thief's, Hongwong No. G. in C. Hongkong 5/67/3 \n\nof 6th October, 1945.\n\n3.3 \n\n41. The formal surrender was in the presence of senior and distinguished officials. The streets were lined with massed Royal Marine, Commando and Naval detachments and a combined Naval, Military and Air Force Band were drawn up in review order with massed Royal Marine and Commando Pipe Bands at Government House. The scene of the ceremony was in the lofty entrance hall in which were assembled the senior officials including Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Rear Admiral Daniel, Major General F.F. Festing, Air Commodore H.. Bartholomew (Ambassador at Chungking), Mr. H. Gimson (former Colonial Secretary), and Mr. MacDougall.\n\n42. The Japanese representatives, Vice Admiral Ruitaro Fujita and Lt. General Umelichi Okada, were escorted from Kowloon by Captain J.A.S. Eccles, R.N., and six Royal Marine Commandos. Arrangements were made to stand behind a small table a few feet away from where I, together with the other Allied official observers, Mr. Tih Hua Kuo, Colonel Adrian Williamson, A.U.S., and Captain W.B. Bu, J.A., took their places.\n\n43. I instructed the Japanese representatives to sign the Instrument of Surrender, a copy of which had been given to them beforehand, and to surrender their swords to me.\n\n44. When this had been done I signed on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom and the Commander-in-Chief of the British Pacific Fleet.\n\n45. The swords were taken back to Kowloon under escort.\n\n46. After the ceremony we assembled in the grounds where I inspected the Combined Detachment. The Union Jack was then ceremonially hoisted to the accompaniment of the National Anthem followed by a salute of 21 guns from H.M. ships in the harbour and a fly-past by naval aircraft.\n\n47. In the evening there was a searchlight and firework display by the Fleet which was excellent and greatly delighted the local population.\n\n(Sgd.) Harcourt\n\nCOMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577494, "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": "CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946", "page_number": 252, "title": "CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946", "content_text": "251\n\n13th September.\n\n35. On 13th September at 21.00 a proclamation was issued re-introducing the Hong Kong dollar at the rate of 1/3d sterling the following day. The Hong Kong dollar was in no way tied to the Japanese Yen which had been current until now. The supply of actual dollar notes was small and limits were imposed on the amount that could be drawn from banking accounts and by the Services. The basic rates for day by day labour were fixed at $1 for unskilled labour, $1.50 for semi-skilled, domestic servants, etcetera, and $2.00 for chargehands. The price of rice was fixed at 20 cents a catty.\n\n14th September.\n\n36. It was half expected that there might be trouble on 14th September over the introduction of the new currency and consequent inflation of the Military Yen, but although most of the shops were closed, there were no incidents.\n\n37. DUKE OF YORK arrived and secured to the only buoy afloat in the harbour. She was wearing the Flag of Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser who was returning from the surrender ceremonies at Tokio.\n\n38. A detachment of Commandos went by train, run by Naval and R.A.F. personnel to Fanling, rounded up about 800 docile Japanese troops and brought them back to Kowloon.\n\n15th September.\n\n39. On 15th September I took Admiral Fraser for a tour of the Colony, the Island of Hong Kong in the forenoon and Kowloon in the afternoon.\n\n40. Some light was thrown on the continued delay in obtaining permission to sign the formal surrender by a signal from London to Chungking showing apparent misunderstanding in co-ordination. However, this was cleared up by a further signal during the night and the ceremony for which we and the Chinese and American representatives had waited so long was fixed for 16.00 the following day.\n\n16th September.\n\n41. The formal surrender was arranged to take place at Government House. The streets were lined with Service detachments and a combined Naval, Royal Marine, Commando and R.A.F. Guard with massed Royal Marine and Commando Pipe Band were drawn up in the grounds of Government House. The scene of the signing was in the large and lofty entrance hall in which were assembled the senior and distinguished guests including Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Rear Admiral D.B. Fisher, Rear Admiral C.S. Daniel, Major General F.W. Festing, Air Commodore G. Bartholomew (representing H.M. Ambassador at Chungking), Mr. H. Gimson (former Colonial Secretary), and Brigadier D.M. MacDougall.\n\n42. The Japanese representatives, Vice Admiral Ruitaro Fujita and Major General Umekichi Okade, were escorted from Kowloon by Captain J.A.S. Eccles, R.N. and six Royal Marine Commandos. They were made to stand behind a small table a few feet away from a larger table where I, together with the other Allied official observers, Major General Pan Hwa Kuo, and Colonel...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577503, "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": "CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946", "page_number": 261, "title": "CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946", "content_text": "260\n\n13th September.\n\n35. On 13th September at 21.00 a proclamation was issued re-introducing the Hong Kong dollar at the rate of 1/3d sterling the following day. The Hong Kong dollar was in no way tied to the Japanese Yen which had been current until now. The supply of actual dollar notes was small and limits were imposed on the amount that could be drawn from banking accounts and by the Services. The basic rates for day by day labour were fixed at $1 for unskilled labour, $1.50 for semi-skilled, domestic servants, etcetera, and $2.00 for chargehands. The price of rice was fixed at 20 cents a catty.\n\n36.\n\n14th September.\n\nIt was half expected that there might be trouble on 14th September over the introduction of the new currency and consequent inflation of the Military Yen, but although most of the shops were closed, there were no incidents.\n\n37. DUKE OF YORK arrived and secured to the only buoy afloat in the harbour. She was wearing the Flag of Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser who was returning from the surrender ceremonies at Tokyo.\n\n38. A detachment of Commandos went by train, run by Naval and R.A.F. personnel to Fanling, rounded up about 800 docile Japanese troops and brought them back to Kowloon.\n\n39.\n\n15th September.\n\nOn 15th September I took Admiral Fraser for a tour of the Colony, the Island of Hong Kong in the forenoon and Kowloon in the afternoon.\n\n40. Some light was thrown on the continued delay in obtaining permission to sign the formal surrender by a signal from London to Chungking showing apparent misunderstanding in co-ordination. However, this was cleared up by a further signal during the night and the ceremony for which we and the Chinese and American representatives had waited so long was fixed for 16.00 the following day.\n\n16th September.\n\n41. The formal surrender was arranged to take place at Government House. The streets were lined with Service detachments and a combined Naval, Royal Marine, Commando and R.A.F. Guard with massed Royal Marine and Commando Pipe Band were drawn up in the grounds of Government House. The scene of the signing was in the large and lofty entrance hall in which were assembled the senior and distinguished guests including Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Rear Admiral D.B. Fisher, Rear Admiral G.S. Daniel, Major General F.V. Festing, Air Commodore G. Bartholomew (representing H.M. Ambassador at Chungking), Mr. H. Gimson (former Colonial Secretary), and Brigadier D.M. MacDougall.\n\n42. The Japanese representatives, Vice Admiral Ruitero Fujita and Major General Umekichi Okada, were escorted from Kowloon by Captain J.A.S. Eccles, R.N. and six Royal Marine Commandos. They were made to stand behind a small table a few feet away from a larger table where I, together with the other Allied official observers, Major General Pan Hwa Kuo, and Colonel ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577512, "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": "CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946", "page_number": 270, "title": "CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946", "content_text": "269\n\n13th September.\n\n35. On 13th September at 21.00 a proclamation was issued re-introducing the Hong Kong dollar at the rate of 1/3d sterling the following day. The Hong Kong dollar was in no way tied to the Japanese Yen which had been current until now. The supply of actual dollar notes was small and limits were imposed on the amount that could be drawn from banking accounts and by the Services. The basic rates for day by day labour were fixed at $1 for unskilled labour, $1.50 for semi-skilled, domestic servants, etcetera, and $2.00 for chargehands. The price of rice was fixed at 20 cents a catty.\n\n14th September.\n\n36. It was half expected that there might be trouble on 14th September over the introduction of the new currency and consequent inflation of the Military Yen, but although most of the shops were closed, there were no incidents.\n\n37. DUKE OF YORK arrived and secured to the only buoy afloat in the harbour. She was wearing the Flag of Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser who was returning from the surrender ceremonies at Tokio.\n\n38. A detachment of Commandos went by train, run by Naval and R.A.F. personnel to Fanling, rounded up about 800 docile Japanese troops and brought them back to Kowloon.\n\n15th September.\n\n39. On 15th September I took Admiral Fraser for a tour of the Colony, the Island of Hong Kong in the forenoon and Kowloon in the afternoon.\n\n40. Some light was thrown on the continued delay in obtaining permission to sign the formal surrender by a signal from London to Chungking showing apparent misunderstanding in co-ordination. However, this was cleared up by a further signal during the night and the ceremony for which we and the Chinese and American representatives had waited so long was fixed for 16.00 the following day.\n\n16th September.\n\n41. The formal surrender was arranged to take place at Government House. The streets were lined with Service detachments and a combined Naval, Royal Marine, Commando and R.A.F. Guard with massed Royal Marine and Commando Pipe Band were drawn up in the grounds of Government House. The scene of the signing was in the large and lofty entrance hall in which were assembled the senior and distinguished guests including Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Rear Admiral D.B. Fisher, Rear Admiral C.S. Daniel, Major General F. Festing, Air Commodore G. Bartholomew (representing H.E. Ambassador at Chungking), Mr. H. Gimson (former Colonial Secretary), and Brigadier D.M. MacDougall.\n\n42. The Japanese representatives, Vice Admiral Ruitero Fujita and Major General Umekichi Okada, were escorted from Kowloon by Captain J.A.S. Eccles, R.N. and six Royal Marine Commandos. They were made to stand behind a small table a few feet away from a larger table where I, together with the other Allied official observers, Major General Pan Hwa Kuo, Colonel ...\n\nPage 270\n\nPage 271", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577521, "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": "CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946", "page_number": 279, "title": "CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946", "content_text": "278\n\n13th September.\n\n35. On 13th September at 21.00 a proclamation was issued re-introducing the Hong Kong dollar at the rate of 1/5d sterling the following day. The Hong Kong dollar was in no way tied to the Japanese Yen which had been current until now. The supply of actual dollar notes was small and limits were imposed on the amount that could be drawn from banking accounts and by the Services. The basic rates for day by day labour were fixed at $1 for unskilled labour, $1.50 for semi-skilled, domestic servants, etcetera, and $2.00 for chargehands. Rice was fixed at 20 cents a catty.\n\nThe price of\n\n36.\n\n14th September.\n\nIt was half expected that there might be trouble on 14th September over the introduction of the new currency and consequent inflation of the Military Yen, but although most of the shops were closed, there were no incidents.\n\n37.\n\nDUKE OF YORK arrived and secured to the only buoy afloat in the harbour. She was wearing the Flag of Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser who was returning from the surrender ceremonies at Tokio,\n\n38. A detachment of Commandos went by train, run by Naval and R.A.F. personnel to Fanling, rounded up about 800 docile Japanese troops and brought them back to Kowloon.\n\n39.\n\n15th September.\n\nOn 15th September I took Admiral Fraser for a tour of the Colony, the Island of Hong Kong in the forenoon and Kowloon in the afternoon.\n\n40. Some light was thrown on the continued delay in obtaining permission to sign the formal surrender by a signal from London to Chungking showing apparent misunderstanding in co-ordination. However, this was cleared up by a further signal during the night and the ceremony for which we and the Chinese and American representatives had waited so long was fixed for 16.00 the following day.\n\n16th September.\n\n41. The formal surrender was arranged to take place at Government House. The streets were lined with Service detachments and a combined Naval, Royal Marine, Commando and R.A.F. Guard with massed Royal Marine and Commando Pipe Band were drawn up in the grounds of Government House. The scene of the signing was in the large and lofty entrance hall in which were assembled the senior and distinguished guests including Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Rear Admiral D.B. Fisher, Rear Admiral O.S. Daniel, Major General F.V. Festing, Air Commodore G. Bartholomew (representing H.E. Ambassador at Chungking), Mr. H. Gimson (former Colonial Secretary), and Brigadier D.M. MacDougall.\n\n42. The Japanese representatives, Vice Admiral Ruitero Fujita and Major General Umekichi Okada, were escorted from Kowloon by Captain J.A.S. Eccles, R.N. and six Royal Marine Commandos. They were made to stand behind a small table a few feet away from a larger table where I, together with the other Allied official observers, Major General Pan Hwa Kuo, and Colonel", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579582, "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": "CO129-592-6 Reports on current situation- including weekly intelligence reports 18-9-1945 - 20-12-1945", "page_number": 124, "title": "CO129-592-6 Reports on current situation- including weekly intelligence reports 18-9-1945 - 20-12-1945", "content_text": "SECRET\n\nEXTRACTS FROM WEEKLY INTELLIGENCE REPORT NO:4\n\nFROM\n\nSTAFF OFFICER (INTELLIGENCE) HONGKONG.\n\n24th SEPTEMBER, 1945\n\nBEACH DEFENCES\n\nA recent report in the newspapers stated that a glance at HONGKONG made it clear that the Japanese were determined to put up a stiff fight for the place. This is a most misleading statement. It is true that the hills on the Island are honeycombed with foxholes but beach defences are practically non-existent. No trace of any mining can be found, the only barbed wire is the remains of British defences which have fallen into complete disrepair and, as far as can be seen, there are no gun positions covering possible landing places. The main beach at REPULSE BAY is completely undefended, the only obstacle to be overcome being the complete lack of maintenance of the roads leading away from the beach and the thick undergrowth covering the former sea wall. The roads in the immediate vicinity of the beach are passable but could at present only take a thin stream of traffic due to the undergrowth. With modern equipment, however, it is considered that this can hardly be counted as even a minor obstacle.\n\nThe positions of many foxholes show the Japanese to have been very industrious and remarkably stupid. For instance, two well-constructed holes were found covering a beach in TOLO Harbour which no one would ever have used even for a commando raid.\n\nOwing to lack of transport and shortage of personnel, it has not yet been possible to get a detailed report on all beaches, but it can reasonably be assumed that the above remarks apply to all.\n\nIt has been approved to establish a Joint Intelligence Committee which will have general supervision over all Intelligence and Security within the Colony. The members are expected to be:\n\n \n Chairman\n COLONEL RIDE\n Army\n \n \n \n COMMANDER LITTLE\n Navy\n \n \n Lt.\n COL. DEVEY\n Air Force\n \n \n \n Defence Security Officer\n Not yet appointed\n \n \n \n COLONEL SANSOM (Commissioner of Police)\n Not yet appointed\n \n \n \n Civil Affairs\n \n \n\nThe problem of covering the remainder of the area you have allotted me still remains largely unsolved. It is hoped that transportation to SAIGON may be available in the near future, which will put A/S.O.I. F.I.C. that much further on his way, but there is no officer for Formosa, even should transportation and accreditation be available.\n\nSHIPPING\n\nServices between various ports in the vicinity have started up, if slightly spasmodically, during the last week. These are shown in the enclosed newspaper cuttings.\n\nThe Commander-in-Chief, Admiral FRASER, visited CANTON, travelling by water, during the week, but the full report on his trip is not yet available.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-6 Reports on current situation- including weekly intelligence reports 18-9-1945 - 20-12-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 593797, "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": "CO129-616-1 Correspondence on the production of a Cantonese-English dictionary; Report on a tour of South East... 1-1-1946 - 31-12-1947", "page_number": 85, "title": "CO129-616-1 Correspondence on the production of a Cantonese-English dictionary; Report on a tour of South East... 1-1-1946 - 31-12-1947", "content_text": "-11- \n\n85 \n\nDaniel, S/Ldr, W.J. (S.C., Chinese), S.T.I. Dept., Hongkong.\n\nDavies, F/O P.J. (S.C., Japanese), Legal Office, Iwakuni, Japan.\n\nde Moubray, Captain G. (S.S.C., Japanese), SEATIC, Singapore.\n\nDonnelly, S/Ldr. I.A.F. (S.C., Chinese), Assistant Secretary to HE The Governor General, Malaya.\n\nDuffy, Lieutenant J. (S.C., Chinese), c/o Land Forces, HQ, Hongkong.\n\nDawes, Lieutenant A.J. (S.C., Chinese), c/o Land Forces, HQ, Hongkong.\n\nEarl, Captain H.F. (S.C., Chinese), Customs Department, Kuala Lumpur.\n\nField, Captain C.E. (S.C., Japanese), SEATIC, Singapore.\n\nFitzgerald, C.P. (C.C., Chinese), British Council, Nanking.\n\nGreen, F/O A. (S.C., Chinese), Land Forces GHQ, Hongkong.\n\nGreenland, Captain F. (S.S.C., Japanese), SEAC, Singapore.\n\nFraser, Lieutenant I.D. (C.C., Malay), DO Ipoh, Perak, Malayan Union.\n\nFraser, Mrs. I.D. (C.C., Malay), Ipoh, Perak, Malayan Union.\n\nGraham, S/Ldr. J.W.W. (S.C., Japanese), RAF SO, SEATIC.\n\nGrant, Major D.M.K. (C.A.C., Malay), Forestry Dept., Batu Gajah, Ipoh.\n\nGraeme-Cook, Captain I. (S.S.C., Japanese), Translator, SEATIC, Johore Bahru.\n\nGildersleeves, Captain H. (C.A.C., Malay), Survey Dept., M.C.S., Kuala Lumpur.\n\nHobson, ex-Sub/Lt. (S.S.C., Japanese), Translator, ATIS, Tokyo, Japan.\n\nHsiao, Chien (Lecturer in Chinese), Professor of English, University of Shanghai.\n\nHsiao, Gwen (C.C., Chinese), wife of above.\n\nHartley, Lieutenant J.C. (S.C., Japanese), Translator, SEATIC, Singapore.\n\nHo Cheng, Mrs. Ph.D. (C.C., Chinese), Secretariat, Karlan Ming Co., Chinwangtao.\n\nHore, Captain M.F. (S.S.C., Japanese), SEATIC, Singapore.\n\nJohnston, Lieutenant R. (S.C., Japanese), In Transit.\n\nJosselyn, H.E. (C.A.C., Malay), Malay Civil Service.\n\nKuai, Colonel Grace (C.C., Chinese), Counsellor Foreign Affairs Dept., HQ, 11th War Zone.\n\nKay, Captain G.R. (S.S.C., Japanese), Translator, SEATIC, Singapore.\n\nLancashire, Captain J. (S.S.C., Chinese), Singapore.\n\nLindsay, J. (C.C., Chinese), Butterfield & Swire, Shanghai.\n\nLaidlaw, Captain J. (S.C., Chinese), Education Service, Malayan Union, Kuala Lumpur.\n\nLevy, Lieutenant L. (S.C., Japanese), SEATIC, Singapore.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-616-1 Correspondence on the production of a Cantonese-English dictionary; Report on a tour of South East... 1-1-1946 - 31-12-1947.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]