[ { "id": 243405, "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": "CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857", "page_number": 330, "title": "CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857", "content_text": "## 18.\n\nbrought corn from Canton.\n\nCaptain Clarke states, in addition to the Officers attached to the Props, I saw Dr Orr, 57th Regiment, who told me he had Colonel Dunlop's permission. Sent Lieutenant Engnaw, Madras, and Lieutenant ff. but no others.\n\nI did not observe Dr Orr disembarking from the boats, it was dusk when we embarked. Seminal Captain 1857, are of opinion that Mandaim faks mire brought by myself and others from a public building. Spoke to D. Bridges, Acting Colonial Secretary, who accompanied the Expedition \"whether he thought there would be any harm in taking them\" - he replied \"They are of no value, and I think there can be no harm in it\". Repeated, \"if you think there is, they shall be replaced,\" and on conversation followed them to be brought over.\n\nD. Lloyd, Madras Artillery, heard this conversation take place. The Canton having received additional evidence with a view to elucidating the points referred to in a Despatch from the Deputy Adjutant General dated 3rd instant, 1857.\n\nthat no irregularities appear to have been committed at Canton, except on the part of Assist Surgeon Orr, 57th Regiment...\n\n## 19.\n\n...whose conduct does not cast a reflection on the Military Detachment, inasmuch as his presence was unknown to the Officer Commanding, and his irregularities were checked the moment reported.\n\nThe Troops were not understood to be officially under D. Bridges, the Acting Colonial Secretary. No other Officer than Dr Orr, not connected with the expedition, accompanied it, and he appears to have received no permission to do so from Colonel Dunlop.\n\nColonel Dunlop did authorize the circulation of a copy of a private note addressed to himself by H.E. The Governor.\n\nSigned,\nFred...\n(Signed) Wm. McLeod, Resident Magistrate\n4th August Del. AAS. 3rd Sept. 57\n(Signed) George Barker, Assistant Major\n\nPage 330\nPage 331", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857.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": 281081, "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": "CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2]", "page_number": 120, "title": "CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2]", "content_text": "of the influence which he has hoped to acquire with the Colonial Authorities. This, at least, is the opinion I have held for some time past with reference to his proceedings. The present Viceroy appears to understand his true character thoroughly, and a short time ago, on some mention of Colonel Feng taking place in connection with a medal he had proposed conferring upon Lieutenant Commander Lloyd R. N., after a cruise in the Gulf of Tonquin, His Excellency said of him - \"He is too serviceable not to be employed, but very dangerous withal. I keep a sharp eye upon him, however.\" There can be no doubt that in activity and energy Colonel Feng compares very favourably with the majority of Chinese Military Mandarins. His early years were passed at sea - among pirates, the Viceroy has been drily observed - and he engaged in trade in Siam, so that his antecedents have disposed him to a more bustling, enterprising course of life than is usually preferred by the class to which he now belongs.\n\n(Signed) W. F. Mayers.\n\nCanton, December 27th, 1869.\n\n(True Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary\n\nPage 120\nPage 121", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 283244, "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": "CO129-147 - Public Offices - 1870", "page_number": 452, "title": "CO129-147 - Public Offices - 1870", "content_text": "## leading Chinese Opium-traders, who appear to have entered into amicable arrangements with the officials concerning the two long, I may add that Colonel Ping's anxiety to stand well with the Colonial Authorities is comprehensible. He is easily acting in the past he holds a lucrative and prominent command at... and the officer holding the substantive appointment is actually wanting. As the latter has an indifferent reputation and is, in fact, said to be a thoroughly worthless Officer, the Viceroy has always turned a deaf ear to his solicitations for permission to take up his appointment, but a change of circumstances might cut short Colonel Ping's tenure of Office at a moment's notice, and he has, in all probability, aimed at fortifying his position by gaining the influence which he has hoped to acquire with the Colonial Authorities. This, at least, is the opinion I have held for some time past with reference to his proceedings. The present Viceroy appears to understand his character thoroughly, and a short time ago, on some mention of Colonel Ping taking place in connection with a medal he had proposed conferring upon Lieutenant Commander Gloyd, R.N., after a cruise in the Gulf of Tonquin...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-147 - Public Offices - 1870.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 288836, "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": "CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]", "page_number": 209, "title": "CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]", "content_text": "THE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH.\n\nIs not a great deal of the work in Siam caused by the doctrine of extra-territorial jurisdiction applying to the inhabitants of British Burmah? Yes, and to British India; I would not separate British Burmah exclusively.\n\nThere is a difficulty in following criminals from British Burmah, is there not, to Siam; do not cases occasionally occur of the escape of criminals into Siam?--I have not heard of any particular case of that kind.\n\nDo you think that work of that kind could be decreased; it has been stated here that there has been a somewhat extravagant interpretation of this doctrine in the case of the inhabitants of British Burmah?--Well, it would be a very great comfort if the work of looking after these men could be taken away from the consul altogether, because it is a terrible responsibility having to give an opinion about cases which happen hundreds of miles away from you, and of which you cannot get any very satisfactory evidence. I do not see how we are to avoid doing it with our Treaty.\n\nThe officers of the consulate are occasionally sent great distances up country, are they not, in these cases?--No, they were not in my time; I have never known of an officer being sent beyond 60 miles about a case.\n\nBut the labour involved in these cases to the consulate is very considerable?--Very considerable, and the anxiety still greater.\n\nDo you know whether it was the custom of other Powers for their consuls to act as agents there?--In some cases the consuls were merchant consuls, trading consuls, and in that case they might of course be agents for anything; the Lloyd's agent in Siam was a merchant.\n\nViscount ENFIELD: Is the cost of living in Siam very great?--It is great as compared with England, because there are certain luxuries which a man must have in a climate of that sort; I mean to say that whereas a young man in England can live very well for £150, out in Siam it is impossible for a student interpreter to live decently on the pay that is given to him.\n\nMR. HARPER in his evidence before the Committee said that H.M. Consuls often acted as agent for Lloyd's, and that the commissions paid on wrecks were at times valuable, he might instance the case £3,000 paid on one ship at Batavia.\n\nCHINA SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH COMPANY (LIMITED).\n\nThe second ordinary general meeting of the shareholders was held on the 13th inst.; Mr. JOHN PENDER, M.P., in the chair. The Secretary (Mr. T. Fuller) read the notice convening the meeting, and the minutes of the last meeting, which were then confirmed; the report of the directors, given in our last issue, was taken as read.\n\n[Nov. 18, 1872.]\n\nThe CHAIRMAN stated that since the opening of the line it had worked in every way satisfactorily; there had been one or two interruptions, but of a slight character. In regard to one which occurred at Saigon in shallow water, they had the satisfaction, in repairing the cable, that it was as perfect as on the day it had been laid down.\n\nIt was also a matter for congratulation to perceive that, even taking into account the low rate of charges that had rated for a considerable period of the company's operations, the result had been about as good as that attained by any submarine line during the first year of its working. It was proposed to pay the shareholders a dividend of 8 per cent. for the whole year.\n\nThe directors entered into arrangements with the Great Northern, by which that company was to receive interest at 5 per cent. on the capital, and the cable to be repaired by them; that all above that sum was to be equally divided; and, although the traffic had been interrupted, the amount received last year from that source was £4,752.\n\nHe thought that at some future time it would be necessary to call upon the shareholders to find the money to lay another cable in conjunction with the Great Northern, as the present cable seemed to be not quite so good as that company had expected it to be. He also believed that an alternate line was necessary to give the public the accommodation they required, and at the same time to secure themselves a fair return.\n\nThis company had put up its tariff to £6, whilst the Great Northern Company were working at £4 10s., but he thought that they were getting as full a share of the traffic as those who went to the expense of telegraphing their messages by both routes.\n\nMr. Forde, a shareholder, said he regretted that the Board had any idea of laying a cable between Hong Kong and Shanghai in conjunction with the Great Northern Company. Such a step would be much in the interests of that company, but against theirs. He must very earnestly urge on the directors the policy of amalgamating with the other companies; a low tariff was only to be obtained by amalgamation. The working expenses of this company—£16,000 on earnings of £85,000—were enormous, and the salaries paid were too high.\n\nMr. HOLMES agreed with Mr. Forde as to the Shanghai line, and he considered the £1,838 for the Agnes repairing ship was excessive, and a contract should be made for the repairs.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN, in reply to these remarks, said that the laying of the cable to Shanghai was merely foreshadowed, but if done, it must be in conjunction with the Great Northern in good faith, according to the bargain made. The policy of amalgamation was quite approved by the Board; but those things required time, and could not be carried out so speedily as Mr. Forde seemed to think.\n\nWith regard to the expenses, he read a statement of salaries, &c., at each port, and explained that the expenses of living were so high at the stations that the salaries of proper officers must be in proportion. The expense for repairs and maintaining cable would be reduced.\n\nThe directors had no objection to half-yearly meetings. The report was then put and carried, as also the re-election of the Baron d'Erlangen as a director, and two auditors. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors.\n\nTHE JAPANESE AT MESSRS. ALLAN, RANSOME AND CO.'S.\n\nYesterday the Minister for Agriculture, with members of his suite, together with American and English employers of labour, visited the works of Messrs. Allan, Ransome, and Co., in King's-road, Chelsea, to view some newly-invented labour-saving machinery of remarkable construction and power.\n\nThe strikes of workmen in the building trades, the increased cost of production in the carpentry and joinery branches of those trades, and the difficulties caused to employers by the restrictions of Trades Unions, have each had their share in directing the attention of engineers to find the means of meeting the pressure caused by the contracted amount of available skilled labour; and the machines exhibited yesterday were in every way so perfect that it is not easy to see how hand labour will hold its own.\n\nThe first machine inspected was a portable saw frame. Any one who has seen the old saw-pits, where the \"top sawyer\" and the \"bottom sawyer\" laboured from morning to night and day after day in cutting a log into planks, would be greatly astonished to see this comparatively small machine, attended only by one man, cut up the body of a large oak into fourteen planks at once, it having twelve saws, which cut through the whole bulk of wood in something less than half an hour.\n\nA mortising machine, the invention of Mr. Richards, of Philadelphia, was set to work, and accurately and cleanly cut in a few moments mortises which would have taken a workman hours.\n\nA moulding machine, for cutting mouldings, did in a minute thirty-five feet of work, which would have taken a skilled workman many hours, and this work could apparently be done by a boy.\n\nIn what was called a \"general joining machine\" there was apparently no limit to the work to be done, the one machine cutting mortises, shaping blocks, planking, carving out banisters, and turning in a few minutes a plain block of wood into a perfectly carved piece of work.\n\nAnother machine, exceedingly small and unpretentious, was shown to be capable of planing any sort of work, oval or flat, and at the same time a revolving chisel cut mortises with celerity and accuracy.\n\nA very fine piece of machinery is one which cuts raised or recessed panels, in other words, which can cut the sunk or raised ornamental work in wood now so highly prized and so dearly paid for, as the best and most skilled.\n\nBy another machine, an American invention, but improved by the Messrs. Ransome, a door can be finished—that is, cleanly sand-papered on both sides—in three minutes.\n\nThe planing and trying-up of work, or what would be properly called the trueing \"up, by which is meant the nice work of making blocks of wood exactly like one another, in order to hand labour, is, by one of Ransome's machines, done at once and perfectly in a few minutes, all the blocks, of whatever size, being placed together and turned out as like as peas, and mathematically correct in every respect.\n\nA band saw machine, by which both fine and rough work was cut in all sorts of shapes, and a saw cutting machine, with F. Ransome's patent stone, were among the other works shown.\n\nWith one or two of these machines an employer with a man and a boy as staff, could turn out as much work as twenty or thirty men, and never be troubled about the nine hours, eight hours, or any other movement.\n\nThe remarkable fact about these machines is that they are not limited to the pattern, shape, or character of wood, for the knives are changed in a few minutes, and whatever the class of work required, it can be done at once.\n\nThe inspection lasted for several hours, and all the visitors expressed themselves delighted with these new machines, some of which are to go to the Vienna Exhibition.\n\nNAVAL AND MILITARY.\n\nThe screw steamer Scotland, Captain James, sailed from Queenstown on the 12th inst. for Singapore and Hong Kong, via the Suez Canal.\n\nThe following are the details of the officers and men who proceed in the Scotland to strengthen the garrisons in the Straits Settlements and Hong Kong:-To Singapore, Captain Battye, Lieutenant Armstrong, and 79 men of the 10th regiment and 10 men of the Royal Artillery.\n\nTo Hong Kong, Captain Stone, with 294 men and 19 women and children of the 80th Regiment; an armourer sergeant, a sergeant, and 10 men of the Royal Artillery: and 3 men of the Royal Engineers.\n\nMajor Watson, of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, Captain Hewson, 73rd Foot, and Lieutenant Chevera, of the 73rd Foot, proceed to Hong Kong on duty with the draft of the 80th Regiment, and will afterwards return to Ceylon.\n\nThe medical officer in charge of the troops is Staff Surgeon O'Halloran, who will, after their arrival at their respective stations, proceed to Penang.\n\nThe Mosquito, composite gunboat, 400 tons, and 360-horse power, which was commissioned at Devonport on the 30th ult., for service on the China station, by Lieutenant-Commander William Henry Bond, was moved into Plymouth Sound on the 9th inst., has made the customary trial of her engines, and has embarked her supply of ammunition preparatory to sailing.\n\nLieutenant-Colonel Joseph H. F. H. Hudson, Grenadier Guards, is to be confirmed in his appointment of military secretary to General Henry Renny, in command of the forces in Ceylon.\n\nMONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.\n\nThe suspension of Messrs. Bowles Bros. and Co., noticed in our last issue, has caused the stoppage of the \"Joint National Agency,\" a company formed for general financial and agency purposes in connection with the Japanese now in Europe, amongst whom we are sorry to say are the agents of the Japanese Government, who have lodged Government funds in the hands of the Company.\n\nJudging from the following circular, it seems that the company is utterly crushed, and will be dissolved.\n\n446, Strand, London, 9th November, 1872.\n\nSIR.—With the greatest regret, and by order of the Board of Directors, I have to inform you that in consequence of the sudden and unexpected suspension of payment of one of the bankers of this company, the firm of Messrs. Bowles Brothers and Co., this company has also found it necessary to suspend payment.\n\nIn order at once to secure the assets of the company its immediate winding up has been determined upon, and with this view an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders will be held here at two o'clock in the afternoon, on Tuesday week, the 19th inst., when a resolution will be submitted to the effect that it has been proved to the satisfaction of the company that it cannot, by reason of its liabilities, continue its business, and that it is advisable to wind up the same.\n\nI am, Sir, your obedient servant,\n\nWALTER H. FARRA, Secretary.\n\nFollowing closely on the failure of Joshua, of Singapore, we have telegrams announcing the stoppage of Chang \"Tee, Watseng and Co., and Absoon and Co., both Chinese firms of importance in the Straits and Saigon trade, with heavy liabilities to European firms.\n\nThe mail also brings advices of the failure and arrest for fraud of A. Velge, a commission merchant at Singapore, by which the banks will also lose.\n\nMessrs. Joshua Brothers and Co., of Great Winchester-street, desire it to be stated that their firms, together with the firms of Joshua Brothers, Melbourne, and Joshua Brothers, Mauritius, are in no way related to or connected with the firm of Joshua Brothers, of Singapore, whose suspension has been announced.\n\nCorrespondence from Shanghai by the last two mails has been very gloomy, and failures are expected before the end of the year, notwithstanding the assistance given here to the Silk market by a combination.\n\nBar Silver has again declined, and the nearest quotation we can give is 59d. per oz., at which rate some small parcels have been sold; the market is weak, and a further slight reduction may be looked for.\n\nThe Bank of Holland has decided to buy no more silver at any price. It has hitherto bought silver at 1.104.65 per Dutch pound, and has not varied the price for years.\n\nBANK AND MISCELLANEOUS SHARES.\n\nTELEGRAPH COMPANIES.\n\n£10\n\nChartered Bank Ind., Aust., and China\n\nAll\n\n59 to 54\n\n13 to 15\n\nAll\n\n23 to 25\n\n10\n\n1 to 15\n\n58 to 60\n\nAll\n\nJOINT STOCK BANKS.\n\n£10\n\nAgra Bank\n\n25\n\nBank of Egypt\n\n20\n\n45\n\nChartered Merc. of India and China\n\n20\n\nCity Bank\n\n+14\n\n1.\n\n100\n\nColonial Bank\n\n500fr.\n\nComptoir D'Escompte of Paris...\n\n2291\n\n100\n\nHong Kong and Shanghai Bank\n\n[Imperial Bank\n\n20\n\n28 to 29\n\n50\n\nLondon and County\n\n20\n\n69 to 58\n\n50\n\nLondon Joint Stock\n\n15\n\n48 to 47\n\n100\n\nLondon and Westminster\n\n20\n\n67 to 62\n\nOriental Bank Corporation\n\nAll\n\n$1 to 42\n\n50\n\nUnion of London...\n\n43 to 44\n\n10\n\nBritish Indian Extension\n\nAll\n\n34 to 144\n\n13\n\nBritish Australian...\n\nAn\n\nA to 99\n\n30\n\nChina Submarine.\n\n10 to 10\n\n10\n\nEastern Telegraph Company\n\n10 to 10\n\n10\n\nGreat Northern\n\nAll\n\n10 to 114\n\n25\n\nIndo-European\n\nAll\n\n14 to 30\n\n30\n\nMediterranean Extension\n\nAll\n\n£ to 7\n\n12\n\nTelegraph Construction Company\n\n£24 to 23\n\n60\n\nIndiarubr.,Gutta Percha &Tel. WorksCo.\n\n45\n\n391 to 301\n\nMISCELLANEOUS\n\n20\n\nBritish India Tea Company\n\nAll\n\n4 to 5\n\nBrit. and Foreign Marine Insurance Co.,\n\n1\n\n6 to\n\n6\n\n20\n\nCeylon Company\n\n***\n\n**\n\nAll\n\n15 to 17\n\n20\n\nDo.\n\n10\n\nLo\n\ndis.\n\n20\n\nDo.\n\nར\n\n4 to\n\n3 dis\n\n50\n\n2 to\n\nI dis.\n\n5\n\nAll\n\nto\n\n53\n\n10\n\nGeneral Credit and Discount Companyj\n\n73\n\nTo\n\n15 pm.\n\n10\n\nHong Kong Gas Company\n\n414\n\n10\n\nInternational Finance Society...\n\n5\n\n1 to dis.\n\n98\n\nJapan Loan, 9 per cent...\n\nAll\n\n110 to 112\n\n$4\n\nLondon and Prov. Marine Insurance Co.\n\n2\n\n24 to 21 pa1.\n\n26\n\nNational Discount Company...\n\n5\n\n121\n\n122\n\n25\n\n50nfr.\n\nOcean Marine Insurance Company\n\nMessageries Maritime of France\n\n5\n\n13 to 14 pm.\n\nAli\n\n50\n\n50\n\n100\n\n21)\n\nP. and O. Steaming Company\n\n170.\n\n1867...\n\n20.\n\nRoyal Mail Steam Company\n\nRealia Marine Insorance Company\n\nAll\n\n51 10\n\n68\n\n10\n\ndis. to par\n\n60\n\n93 to B5\n\nJ\n\n1 to I dis.\n\n4021.\n\nSuez Canal Company\n\n*\n\n20\n\n20\n\nThames and Mersey Marine Lasur. Co.\n\nUniversal Marine Insurance Company!\n\n5 to\n\nFLE\n\nColonial Company\n\nCredit Foncier of England\n\nARTICLES OF IMPORT.\n\nTEA.\n\n1,530\n\n1.360\n\n5pm.\n\n4 to jum\n\nMessrs. Shepard, Harrison, and Rehden's Circular says--\n\nDuring the past few days buying, except at auction without reserve (sales of China or Indian growth taking place daily), has been all but suspended, owing to the disturbance in the money market and the advance in the Bank rate, which is now 7 per cent.; arrivals have also been on an exceedingly large scale; buyers therefore act with extreme caution.\n\nAdvices from China, as to ultimate total shipments, state, \"all will depend on prices paid for common Congou;\" as regards this market, there is no encouragement to ship such here; demand has been \"off\" this class for some time, and late imports of what may be fairly classed as \"good common\" are not saleable over 9d.\n\nThe export trade to all quarters has been inactive.\n\nThe public sales of China have comprised 16,117 packages, of which week amount to 8,211,346 lbs., against 3,161,038 lbs. last year.\n\n14,449 packages have been sold without reserve.\n\nThe deliveries for the sales have been...\n\nBlack-Red leaf: No change as to prices for siftings and leafy; good flavoury kinds at 1s. to 1s 1d. have been scarce, but a better selection is offering from ships now discharging; Souchong and Kaisow kinds at 1s. 3d. to 1s. 5d. offer good value; medium to fine at 1s. 6d. to 2s. are hard of sale; finest sells in small lots at 2s. 1d. to 2s. 6d. per lb.\n\nPakling kinds: No demand.\n\nTayshau leaf: Fall supplies are in course of landing; a few sales at 10d. to 1s, for good common and fair.\n\nBlack leaf: In low and ordinary common there have been occasional small sales at 6d. to 7½d.; fair to good common we quote at 8d. to 10d. per lb., and difficult of sale; preferable kinds 1s. 7d, we make rather lower; fine and finest 1s. 8d. to 2s. 2d., limited at 1s. to 1s. 2d. are scarce; medium to good medium at 1s. 3d. to 1s. 6d. are...\n\nSouchong: Few transactions at no alteration in value.\n\nScented Tea, Canton kinds--Caper: There has been fair trade doing, as late good common to fair 10d. to 1s., good to medium 1s. 1d. to 1s. 4d, fine imports are of desirable quality, many parcels being strong scented; 1s. 5d. to 1s. 8d., finest 1s. 9d. to 2s. per lb.\n\nScented Orange Pekoe: Limited supplies, but sufficient for present wants, Foochow growth being in full supply, and selling at a moderate scale of prices.\n\nGreen Large sales by auction without reserve; the imports, ex Glenroy and Ajax, over 800,000 lbs., offering a varied selection, chiefly of Peling Suey leaf, which has sold at an average 1d. per lb. decline, No. 1 Gunpowder selling down to 2s. 11d., other grades in proportion.\n\nSlogane and Fychow leaf, with the comparatively small supply, has been selling at extreme rates.\n\nCanton and Japan kinds: No change.\n\nSILK.\n\nMessrs. Kilburn, Kershaw, and Co. report as follows:--\n\nThe slight improvement in demand which had shown itself recently has been checked by the movements of the money market, and buyers generally seen disposed to wait; there is no change in quotations.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 306385, "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": "CO129-189 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [7-9]", "page_number": 141, "title": "CO129-189 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [7-9]", "content_text": "For the appointment, I hope,\n\nY—\n\nthe copies of several testimonials enclosed will prove\n\n2.\n\nhow satisfactory\n\nI may also mention that I have had several years' experience in repairing a large portion of the steam vessels passing through and trading from Hongkong. And in many cases, I have been surveying and giving reports on the machinery of passenger and cargo steamers,\n\nwhich reports were received by Lloyd's and other shipping authorities. I have also managed a penal engineering business and the construction of new boats and launches, and boilers of various sizes.\n\nI am enclosing copies of testimonials. Kindly allow me to refer to those from Colonel Boxer, No. A, and Mr. James Duncan Davidson, both of Woolwich Arsenal, where I was employed in the department and assisted in working out the new machinery being designed and introduced at that time.\n\n140\n\nOn being appointed in 1864 as Superintendent of the dock then being constructed for the Colony, I inspected a larger portion of the new work.\n\n682\n\nOn my arrival, I took charge of the construction of the building and machinery.\n\nOn the closing of that institution in April 68, I secured an appointment as Acting Secretary of the Union Dock Company, and superintended the completion of the dock. Marion was a Nahops at Kowloon, now the property of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, through the amalgamation of the two companies in 1870.\n\nIn making application to His Excellency the Governor for this appointment, kindly allow me...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-189 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 325025, "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": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "page_number": 285, "title": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "content_text": "Stewarts Reply, and the speeches of \n\nDr Bokai, of the Chief \n\nof the Chief Justice, and \n\nof.) \n\nof Mr. Buckeley Johnson, will be \n\nfound to contain interesting \n\nmatter. \n\nI have the honour to be \n\nMy Lord, \n\nYour Lordship's Most Obedient \n\nHumble Servant, \n\n5. Mowen \n\nPRESENTATION OF THE STEWART SCHOLARSHIP AT THE CENTRAL SCHOOL. \n\nAn interesting gathering took place at the Central School on Saturday, when the old Chinese scholars met together to present an address to the Hon. F. Stewart, LL.D., the former Head Master, and to present to the school a scholarship to be called, in his honour, the \"Stewart Scholarship.\" His Excellency the Governor presided, and a large number of guests were present, who were subsequently entertained at luncheon, when covers were laid for the following:-His Excellency the Governor, Sir George Bowen, G.C.M.G., Major General Sargent, C.B., Sir George Phillippo, the Hon. W. H. Marsh, C.M.G., Hon. F. Stewart, Hon. A. Lister, Hon. P. Ryrie, Hon. F. Bulkeley Johnson, Hon. T. Jackson, Hon. F. D. Sassoon, Hon. Wong Shing; Mr. Justice Russell; Lieut.-Colonel Crawford, R.A., Lieut. Col. Barton; Major Lloyd, R.E., Captain Thomsett, R.N., Lieuts. Vyvyan and Portor, A.D.C.'s.; Dr. Eitel, Chalmers, Young, and Ho Kai; Messrs. Wei Yuk, Luk Sau-tin, Cheung Luk-ü, Ip Piong-kwan, Fang Shui, Chan Un-fai, Cheung Kut, Un Man Choy, A. Molver, J. B. Coughtrie, Chung Shing-wong, R. C. Wilcox, J. Thurbura, J. J. Francis, J. H. Stewart-Lockhart, Yam Kwai-in, W. McKinney, Chan Chan-fat, G. H. Bateson Wright, A. Falconer, Lau Hip-chu, Wong Yat-sou, Ng Pui, Kain Cha-sheung, W. D. Hutchison, Chang Long-bin, G. A. Caldwell, Chau Chi, W. N. Bain, R. Maguire, E. Mackean, J. D. Hutchison, J. Bulgin, Chan Kai-ming, W. M. B. Arthur, Tan Tuan, E. J. Ackroyd, Ho Chung-shang, H. E. Wodehouse, Hu Tuk, Ho Chu, Hung Kam-sing, Sia Sin, and Woo Lia-in. \n\nDr. Ho KAI made the presentation in the following terms:-May it please your Excellency- Dr. Stewart, I have the honour and pleasure to address you on behalf of a large number of your old Chinese pupils, some of whom have met together to-day to present you with an address, and to ask your permission to the founding of a scholarship at the Government Central School in your name, as a slight token of the high esteem and affectionate regard which they, each and all, cherish towards you. Your long connection with the School, extending over a period of more than twenty years, has made you the benefactor of thousands of youths in this colony and elsewhere, many of whom owe their success in life mainly to your liberal education, wise discipline, and careful training. As Head Master you have laboured long and perseveringly for the school, sparing neither time nor pains, and it must be gratifying to you to witness the satisfactory results of your arduous labours in seeing so many of your old pupils occupying numerous important and useful positions in this colony and other parts of the world. (Applause.) It is no less gratifying to you, I am sure, to meet such a number of them this afternoon in this old school-room where we have so often met before, and to receive from them their personal assurance of their deep appreciation and grateful acknowledgment of your valuable services, rendered to them and to their fellow countrymen. I assure you it gives us all very great pleasure to meet you here to-day, and you will do us much honour and favour by accepting from us the small token of regard and affection we now present to you in the shape of a scholarship founded in your name. May you long be preserved to the service of your country, and to the welfare and prosperity of this Colony. (Applause.) I now crave leave to read the address:— \n\nHongkong, February, 1884. The Honourable FREDERICK STEWART, LL.D., late Head Master of the Government Central School, Hongkong, \n\nDEAR SIR,—There has been a general and spontaneous feeling amongst your old pupils that some means should \n\nbe devised to express in some measure their grateful and profound esteem for yourself personally, and your most valuable services and work in connection with education in this Colony during a period of more than twenty years. The scope and value of your past services can only be adequately estimated or properly appreciated by those whom you sought to benefit by your learning, high personal example, constant kindness, indefatigable energy and wise discipline, and so we, who have been among the fortunate recipients of the fruits of your labour, wish to express our grateful remembrance and appreciative recognition in a becoming manner. \n\nThis is our object in coming before you to-day, and it is our desire in the first place, to give expression to the deep feelings of personal regard and high esteem which we in common with those of your pupils who are prevented by unavoidable causes from signing the address \n\nEnclosure \n\nC O. \n\n4283 \n\nROD \n\nor being present to-day, cherish towards you, and, secondly, to ask your permission to the founding of a scholarship at the Government Central School to be called \"The Stewart Scholarship,\" the funds necessary to endowing it having been subscribed for this express purpose by late pupils and scholars, who saw in this a way to give you a slight token of the honour and affectionate remembrance in which your distinguished connection with the School as Head Master for more than twenty years is held by them. We remain, yours very faithfully, \n\nHo Kai, Chairman \n\nWei Yuk, Hon. Treasurer Wong Yat Sun, Hon. Secretary Chun Shing Kong, Hon. Secretary \n\nCOMMITTEE. \n\nChan Shun Fat Ng Pai Wei Leon Ho Chang Sang Sin Siu Choang Lak Y Leong Su Kwong Yoon Mun Choy Chan Kai Ming Cheang Yu Koot \n\nLak Hing Nam Kom Cha Seung \n\nIru Yow \n\nHo Chi \n\nHa Pak \n\nChow Chu \n\nFung Shui \n\nU Lai Un Chan U Fai \n\nSUBSCRIBERS. \n\nChoy Tan Chong Tam Tsun \n\nHo Tsun Tsang Kit Fan Kan Shin Fo Chan Long Hica Wong \n\nApat Chan Achew Lo Aruck \n\nTip Ping Kwan \n\nWong Saik Chee \n\nTam I Nam Luk Tit Fo Fang You Lai Kau Lam Yat Chun Kin Wing Chan Pau \n\nKwan Chak Lam Leong A Than \n\nChoong Ho \n\nTan Kwan Un Chan Ree Kwok Chik Kan \n\nHo Kun Moon \n\nHo Tsink Sin \n\nTeau Ying Koa \n\nYoung Kit Chaen \n\nChan A Sang Kwok Yang Kam \n\nChan Wing Yim \n\nChan Won Fun Trang Kum Chiu Ko Chim Yuen Ho Ha Sing \n\nLie Yne Foong Choung Shing Chan Ngui Him Chang Shan Pang Ting Ching Want Hin Chong \n\nFILE YRG \n\nNg Yaoi Wei Sung Wei Took Wei Kut \n\nSoo Kwai Sang \n\nHo Fus \n\nTang Wing Shing \n\nHung Kam Shing Hong Kam Ning Lam Su \n\nLam Ping Young Fung Chuen Chan Taung Fat Chau Pak \n\nDr. STEWART, in accepting the address, said Dr. Ho Kai and gentlemen, I thank you most heartily for this memorable token of your good will, and for the gracious terms in which you have presented it. Those \"deep feelings of personal regard and high esteem,\" to which you have given expression in this address, I most cordially reciprocate. There is no portion of my past life to which I look back with greater pleasure than the years I spent at the Central School. When I think of the support which I invariably received from the community, and the untiring efforts of my scholars to profit by the instruction they received, I feel that I should be wanting in my duty if I did not avail myself of this opportunity to convey to those who treated me with such forbearance and confidence the assurance of my sincerest gratitude. But apart altogether from the honour you have this day conferred on me personally by endowing this scholarship and calling it by my name, I desire to assure you that it would have been impossible for you to have done anything which I appreciate so much as this substantial boon which you have bestowed upon the old school. I trust that those who may hereafter be successful in winning it will do as much as you have done to uphold the credit of the school, and continue to manifest the same feelings of regard towards it and towards all who are called upon to take part in the instruction of your successors. \n\n(Applause) \n\nThe company then adjourned to luncheon in an adjoining room, and a number of toasts were afterwards drunk, \n\nHis Excellency the GOVERNOR,\" in proposing \"The Queen,\" said-Gentlemen, as you all appear to have done full justice to the ample fare placed before us by our kind Chinese hosts and I am sure you will all agree with me there could not have been a better luncheon served on any table in any part of the world-- (applause)-I say after such a luncheon it is time we should proceed to the less substantial but perhaps more intellectual part of the proceedings. When I was asked by the old scholars to preside on this occasion I gladly consented to their request, partly out of respect to them and partly because I wished to show my sympathy with the graceful and gratifying mark of honour which they are paying to-day to my distinguished friend opposite, Dr. Stewart. (Loud applause). Of course it is my first duty as chairman to propose that toast which is the first toast in every assembly of British subjects", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 327986, "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": "CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3]", "page_number": 364, "title": "CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3]", "content_text": "be referred to the War Office for approval.\n\n(Signed) E. Walker, Colonel\nCommand J Royal Engineers\n\"Hong Kong, 21st January 1885.\n\n\"True Copy\n\n\"\n\n(Signed) F. M. Lloyd, Major R.E.\nfor\nAsst. Military Secretary:\n\n(Copy)\n\n1127.\n\nColonial Secretary's Office,\n362\nHong Kong, 5th February, 1885.\n\nREGD 11 APR 85\n\nWith reference to your letter No. 492 of the 27 ult., on the subject of Marine Lot 260, 261 & 262, I am directed by the Governor in Council to request you to ask His Excellency the General Commanding to be good enough to forward to His Excellency, the Governor a copy of the Despatch which he proposes to send to the War Office with regard to this matter. In the meantime, I am to ask you to be good enough to return the sketch enclosed in your letter W158 of the 19th ult., for my correction of the discrepancy in the numbers of the Lok to which the...\n\nThe Asst. Military Secretary,\nCommanding...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 335261, "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": "CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12]", "page_number": 543, "title": "CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12]", "content_text": "coloured lanterns, which sparkled brightly on the still water. The floating Fire Engine, decorated with a row of red lanterns, was especially noticeable. Several of the steamers were illuminated. Among these the Scottish Oriental Co.'s steamer Phen Chom Klas with hull, masts, and yards outlined in vivid crimson, looked like a phantom ship in the darkness. The China and Manila S. S. Co.'s steamer Zafiro was similarly illuminated but with white lanterns, and had a most pleasing effect. The hull and paddle-boxes of the China Navigation Co.'s steamer Hankow were traced out in lines of living fire, and the river steamer White Cloud was similarly lighted up. The Douglas steamer Thales, the telegraph steamer Sherard Osborne, and the little steamer Sea Gull were also illuminated, and the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's steamer Titania used her electric search light with great effect, throwing it over the shipping at intervals. Red and blue lights were burned by the Douglas steamer Formosa and some other vessels, and rockets sent up by them occasionally. Many of the junks and cargo boats displayed coloured lanterns, adding to the general radiance along the foreshore. During the day most of the vessels in port, both British and foreign, dressed ship, as did also the men-of-war. We have already referred at some length to the brilliant exhibition of coloured lights made by the Victor Emanuel and the British men-of-war at night, which excited so much admiration, and so greatly enhanced the effect of the general illuminations.\n\nAT KOWLOON.\n\nAcross the water the principal show was made by the Water Police Station at Tsim Tsa-tsui. This building both from its elevated situation and large dimensions is well adapted for illumination. Between the turrets on the top of the building were the words \"God Save the Queen\" formed in lanterns, the letters being seven feet in height, and at the points at the corner of the turrets pyramids of lanterns. A row of lanterns was fixed round each turret. Another row of lanterns ran round three sides of the parapet of the whole building, at intervals of about a foot, a second row being placed round the top of the first storey. Between the pillars in front hung one large red lantern with a small one on either side, and one large red lantern in each window of the front and the east and west sides of the building. A row of red and white lanterns was also placed on the railings round the entire compound. In front of the flagstaff was erected a device showing a crown above and the letters V. R. below, on either side of which were the dates 1837 and 1887 in letters and figures about seven feet high, all being in red except the crown, which was of white and yellow lanterns. There were about 1,200 lanterns used altogether in the illumination, which was very effective, standing out well and being very conspicuous from all parts of the harbour. During the day the top of the building was dressed with flags. Fireworks were sent up from the Praya below the Station on both nights.\n\nTHE FIREWORKS.\n\nThere was a double display of fireworks—one on the Parade Ground of Chinese fireworks, and the other of European afloat from barges. The Chinese fireworks commenced soon after eight o'clock, and were let off from a scaffolding erected at the southern end of the ground, just below St. John's Cathedral, in the yard of which a large number of spectators had gathered. Below on the ground round the scaffolding the crowd was so dense that the whole space was one mass of heads. On the harbour the European fireworks were sent up from barges, one moored near the Harbour Office, and the other nearly opposite to the City Hall, and they consisted chiefly of rockets and Roman candles, both of which were excellent. A fire balloon was sent up from one of the men-of-war soon after nine o'clock and somewhat later descended on the Cricket Ground. Great crowds assembled on the Praya to get a good view of the fireworks and the men-of-war illuminations, all points of vantage being occupied thickly.\n\nThis part of the programme was unhappily attended with fatal disaster. About quarter past eleven o'clock the fireworks on board the cargo-boat Stornoway suddenly exploded, killing two men of the Royal Artillery, who were in charge. It is supposed that some sparks from a falling rocket must have ignited the fireworks; no want of caution seems to have prevailed, the sad catastrophe being a pure accident.\n\nPage 2\n\nWith such an imposing and general an illumination, where so many worked untiringly to promote the success achieved, it is impossible to mention all those to whom credit is due, but to Mr. Stewart-Lockhart, the indefatigable Secretary of the Committee, the Hon. J. M. Price, the Surveyor-General, the excellence of whose taste has been so often demonstrated, ably seconded by Mr. Bowdler, Mr. Sampson, and other members of his staff, Mr. J. S. Brewer, who had charge of a large portion of the street decorations, Mr. Danby, who was responsible for the stretch of Queen's Road from Icehouse Street to the Bank, and many others who gave willing co-operation a special mead of praise is due for their cheerful labours. The Gas Company are to be congratulated on the success of their work, which while severely testing their producing powers was not too great for their resources, thanks to the energy of the manager, Mr. Cross, supported by his trusty assistants Messrs. Bramsey and Terrey.\n\nTHE JUBILEE DRINKING FOUNTAINS.\n\nThe six Victoria Drinking Fountains erected at the expense of a philanthropic and liberal Parsee resident and presented by him to the city as a memorial of Her Majesty's Jubilee, were thrown open to the public on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock, and were promptly surrounded by little knots of Chinese, who expressed much delight at the novel gift. Numbers of persons quaffed the crystal from the iron caps, for sightseeing is thirsty work and procession following still more so. The fountains will certainly not lack patronage.\n\nTHE UNVEILING OF THE STATUE OF SIR ARTHUR KENNEDY.\n\nA large number of persons assembled in the Botanic Gardens on Thursday afternoon, the 10th November, to witness the unveiling of the Statue of Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy, G.C.M.G., C.B., formerly Governor of Hongkong. Among those present were the Acting Chief Justice (Hon. J. Russell), the Colonial Secretary (Hon. F. Stewart, LL.D.), the Acting Attorney General (Hon. E. J. Ackroyd), the Colonial Treasurer (Hon. A. Lister), the Harbour Master (Hon. H. G. Thomsett), Hon. A. P. MacEwen, the Registrar-General (Mr. J. H. Stewart-Lockhart), Right Rev. Bishop Burdon, Colonel Anderson, 58th Regt., Lieut.-Colonel Cook, Assistant Commissary-General, Major Dempster, A.P.D., Messrs. T. Jackson, W. H. Forbes, H. E. Wodehouse, C.M.G., C. D. Bottomley, Chal. Alabaster (H. M. Consul at Canton), E. R. Belilios, S. E. Shellim, Arthur Kennedy Travers, N. G. Mitchell-Innes, R. Lyall, &c., and a number of ladies. In the absence of the Surveyor-General (Hon. J. M. Price), who was unable to attend the ceremony owing to indisposition, the necessary arrangements were carried out by Mr. E. Macleod, of the Survey Department. Shortly after three o'clock His Excellency arrived, accompanied by his Private Secretary, Mr. Slingsby Bethell, H. E. Major-General Cameron, and Lieut. Somerville, A.D.C.\n\nMr. T. JACKSON, one of the Committee for the erection of the statue, then stepped forward and read the following address:—\n\nYour Excellency,\n\nThe Executive Committee of the Kennedy Memorial Statue, thinking that it would be both convenient and gratifying to the public to take advantage of these Jubilee holidays, have invited your Excellency to be so good as to perform the ceremony of unveiling the Statue of the late Sir Arthur Kennedy.\n\nSir Arthur arrived in this colony early in 1872 as Governor, and remained as such until 1877, when he left to take up the Government of Queensland. After administering the Government of that colony from 1877 till May, 1881, he left for England with a view to retirement from the public service, in which he had served continuously from 1827, and the details of which are recorded in the Colonial Office List.\n\nWhilst on the voyage home, his health, which had been indifferent when he started from Australia, became worse, and he died at sea on the 3rd of June, 1883, about 100 miles from Aden.\n\nThe news of his death, received here in July, cast a gloom over the colony, for no Governor was more respected and beloved by any community, and he well merited the name which was given to him here by public acclaim, \"the good Sir Arthur.\" On the 14th July a very largely attended public meeting was held in the City Hall, when resolutions of sympathy and condolence were passed, and forwarded to his family in England, and at the same meeting it was resolved that a public statue should be erected to Governor Kennedy's memory. A Committee was appointed, and numerous and handsome subscriptions came in from all classes and creeds in the Colony. Messrs. Rouse, Sassoon, Forbes, Price, and Jackson were nominated an Executive Committee to arrange all details. Signor Raggi was entrusted by the Committee with modelling the Statue, which was cast by the eminent founders Messrs. Young & Co. of London.\n\nThe Government has been good enough to grant...\n\nPage 11\n\n537\n\n} \n\n32", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 336142, "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": "CO129-236 - Others - 1887", "page_number": 227, "title": "CO129-236 - Others - 1887", "content_text": "# FAREWELL ADDRESS TO AND DEPARTURE OF GENERAL SARGENT\n\nFrom the Daily Press, 1st April, 1885.\n\nHarrison (The Buffs), Major Gelston, A.P.D., Major Cochrane (Brigade Major), Captain Davis, R.N., Captain Lewis, A.D.C., Major H. J. H. Tripp and Captain Francis, H.K.V.C., Messrs. W. H. Forbes, E. R. Belilios, C. D. Bottomley, A. P. MacEwen, L. Hoppius, J. Bell-Irving, J. Macgregor, C. P. Chater, L. Poesnecker, L. Déjardin (French Consul), A. G. Romano (Portuguese Consul-General), A. Coxon, J. G. T. Hassell, Ho Kai, W. Danby, A. G. Wise, B. Layton, D. Ruttunjee, W. H. Ray, J. H. Cox, H. Stolterfoht, R. Lyall, J. S. Brewer, F. Dodwell, E. Mackean, &c., &c., &c.\n\nThe address was presented shortly after the General's arrival on board the steamer.\n\n(Then follows the Address, with list of names, and the General's reply.)\n\n## DEPARTURE\n\nFrom the Leading Article of the 1st April, 1885.\n\nYesterday afternoon His Excellency Lieut.-General Sargent left here in the P. and O. steamer `Chusan`, having completed his three years' term of command of the Troops. Great numbers of his friends and well-wishers assembled, both at Murray Wharf, where he embarked for the steamer, and on board the `Chusan`, to bid His Excellency and Mrs. and the Misses Sargent farewell. A guard of honour from the Buffs, under command of Major Howarth, with the Band and Colours of the Regiment, was drawn up on the Praya; there was a strong muster of the troops in garrison, and many other spectators were assembled near the wharf. Shortly after three o'clock General Sargent and party arrived at the wharf, where they were met by His Excellency the Governor, Major-General Cameron and Miss Cameron, Bishop Raimondi, and most of the officers of the garrison. The guard of honour saluted, and the band played as General Sargent stepped out of his chair. The gallant General and Mrs. Sargent took leave of those assembled on the wharf, and embarked on the launch, a salute being fired from the shore battery, while the Band played \"Auld Lang Syne,\" and the assembled troops gave vent to their feelings by continuous and enthusiastic cheers. As the launch steamed past, salutes were also fired from the Victor Emanuel and the U.S. flagship `Trenton`. Meanwhile a large gathering had assembled on the `Chusan`, which was literally surrounded by steam launches. Among those present on board were His Honour Sir George Phillippo, the Hon. W. H. March, C.M.G., Hon. E. L. O'Malley, Hon. J. M. Price, Mr. Justice Ackroyd and Mrs. Ackroyd, Hon. P. Ryrie, Hon. W. Keswick, Hon. T. Jackson and Mrs. Jackson, Hon. F. D. Sassoon, Commodore and Mrs. Morant, the Right Rev. Bishop Berdon, Colonel Walker, R.E., Lieut.-Colonel Crawford, R.A., Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs. Graves, Major Lloyd, R.E., Major ...\n\n## FOR ENGLAND OF LIEUT.-GENERAL SARGENT\n\nFrom the Hongkong Telegraph.\n\nThat brave old warrior, Lieut.-General Sargent, who has commanded Her Majesty's troops in China and the Straits Settlements for the past three years, took his departure, together with Mrs. Sargent and the Misses Sargent, for England on the 31st ulto., by the P. & O. mail steamer `Chusan`. About three o'clock a guard of honour of the \"Grand Old Buffs,\" the General's old corps, in which he fought in the China war of 1860, with the Band and Colours, was marched down to the Praya and drawn up at the Cricket Ground close to Murray Wharf, where most of the officers of the garrison, as well as a considerable number of residents, were assembled, amongst whom we noticed Bishop Raimondi. There was also a pretty strong muster of the men of the East Kents to see their favourite General. General Cameron and Mrs. Cameron drove down to see ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-236 - Others - 1887.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 344452, "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": "CO129-248 - Public Offices & Others - 1890", "page_number": 450, "title": "CO129-248 - Public Offices & Others - 1890", "content_text": "447\n\n20\n\nfurther bring under their Lordships' notice, that if this transfer is favourably considered by them, that some arrangement should be come to with the Colonial Government that the Admiralty should, as now, be always enabled to have as much fresh water from Victoria as they may require, as the Colonial Government have practically an unlimited supply of the purest water, whereas at Kowloon the supply is entirely from wells sunk by the occupiers, and which in a dry season is apt to give out.\n\n9. I believe that Mr. Brameton and Sir G. Phillippo thoroughly understand and agree that the present naval yard (should the transfer be approved of) would be at the service of the Admiralty until such time as the new site is ready for occupation.\n\n10. I am further of opinion that it would be desirable to exchange some of the land at the back of the new Kowloon site, on which small garden allotments are marked, for the hill marked B, with the War Department, as this site being high would, from a sanitary point of view, be probably more desirable for building residences on if required, besides its being a commanding situation, and as the War Department have never used it up to the present, probably it would suit them to have the land more immediately adjoining their property.\n\n11. I again attended at the Colonial Office at the same hour on the 10th instant, and met Mr. Branston, Colonel Locock, and Colonel Lloyd, R.E., the latter having been the Officer superintending the Admiralty works at Hong Kong during the earlier part of my command there; nothing further was settled on the naval point, but Colonel Locock stated that he was of opinion that there would be no objection on the part of the War Department to hand over the land seaward of the Queen's Road, west of the Wellington Barracks (which includes the North Barracks), to the colony, receiving the money value to be expended on new buildings.\n\n12. To facilitate reference I have taken out from the numerous letters bearing on this subject those I have referred to, also the plan.\n\n13. The remainder of the papers received with your letter of the 4th instant, D.W. 4275, are returned by parcel post.\n\nThe Secretary of the Admiralty.\n\nD.W. 4546.\n\nSir,\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nGEO. DIGBY MORANT, Captain,\n\nSuperintendent.\n\nAdmiralty,\n\nAdmiralty to War Office.\n\n8th August, 1888. I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to forward here- Hong Kong with the accompanying correspondence relative to the proposed extension of the Praya wall at Hong Kong, and I am to request that you will be so good as to move the Secretary of State for War to favour their Lordships with any remarks which he may have to make upon the proposed scheme.\n\n8\n\n1169\n\nI am farther to request that the enclosures, which are in original, may be returned with your reply.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State for War.\n\nI am, &c.,\n\nEVAN MACGREGOR.\n\n21\n\nto the health and prosperity of Hong Kong; and I may observe that the removal of the naval establishments to Kowloon (the alternative scheme suggested) has proved, on further inquiry, to be impracticable, except at a cost wholly beyond the means of the colony.\n\nI should therefore be greatly obliged by your Excellency's early consideration of this subject, and also if you will kindly communicate to me, orally or otherwise, the substance of any report on the subject which you may propose to make to the Lords of the Admiralty.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nG. W. DES VEUX, Governor.\n\nHis Excellency Vice-Admiral\n\nSir Nowell Salmon, K.C.D., V.C.,\n\n$0.\n\n&C.,\n\n&c.\n\nEnclosure 2 in China Letter No. 146 of 8th May, 1888.\n\n\"Audacious,\" at Hong Kong,\n\n11th April, 1888. In reply to your letter, No. 35 G, I have examined into the scheme for extending the Praya in front of the naval dockyard and, taken generally, shall have no objection to submit it for consideration to the Admiralty.\n\nSir,\n\n2. The plan enclosed is, however, somewhat deficient in detail; so, before doing so, I should be glad to be assured on the following points, viz.:-\n\n(1.) That the roadway and bridge be sufficiently walled in, not only to prevent trespassing on the Admiralty property, but also as a security against theft of Government stores.\n\n(2.) That the Admiralty have the sole right of entry into the Camber.\n\n(3.) That the existing sewers be carried out beyond the line of the new sea wall.\n\n(4.) That the shore in front of the carpenters' shed and timber store be carried out 20 feet and sloped down to low water mark, with hauling-up slip for large boats, as at present.\n\n(5.) That the width of the new jetty be 80 feet, and the shears be removed there.\n\n(6.) That the Camber be dredged out to 10 feet.\n\n3. On receiving assurance that these points will be included in the scheme, I will lose no time in forwarding it.\n\nHis Excellency\n\nSir G. Wm. des Voeux, K.C.M.G.,\n\n&o., &c., &c., Hong Kong.\n\nI am, &c.,\n\nNOWELL SALMON, Vice-Admiral.\n\nEnclosure 3 in China Letter No. 146 of 8th May 1888.\n\nM\n\n26\n\nNo. 35 G.\n\nSir,\n\nEnclosure No. 1 in China Letter 146 of 8th May 1888.\n\nGovernment House, Hong Kong,\n\n7th April 1888.\n\nI have the honour to transmit to you the accompanying plan of the proposed Praya embankment in front of the Royal Naval Yard recently prepared by the Surveyor-General and Major Brooke, Engineer to the Admiralty, and to request your Excellency, if you approve of the design, to recommend it to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty for adoption, the colony defraying the cost of its execution.\n\nYour Excellency is probably by this time aware that the early settlement of this long-pending question has become of urgent, I may say of gravely urgent, importance\n\nSir,\n\nGovernment House, Hong Kong,\n\n23rd April 1888.\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's letter of the No. 41 G. 11th instant, on the subject of the proposed Praya extension in front of the naval yard, and to convey to your Excellency my thanks for your promise to lose no time in placing the matter before the Admiralty.\n\n2. With regard to the points as to which your Excellency desires further assurance, I have pleasure in informing you as follows:-\n\n(1.) The proposed bridge and roadway will be fenced on both sides by a wall or parapet, with the object, among others, of preventing trespassing on Admiralty property.\n\n(247)\n\nG\n\nPage 450\n\nPage 451", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-248 - Public Offices & Others - 1890.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 352768, "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": "CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12]", "page_number": 360, "title": "CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12]", "content_text": "hoped that it \n\nmay \n\nbe placed \n\non \n\nan \n\nequal footing with others in this \n\nLesped \n\nb. I enclose \n\na \n\nlist of members of \n\nthe Club (Enclosure A) \n\na \n\nlist of the \n\nYachts belonging to the Club (Enclosure B) \n\na \n\nsketch (Enclosure C) showing the proposed Burgee and \n\nwith the design \n\na \n\nblue Ensign \n\nthe distinguishing marks of the \n\nClub in the fly. \n\nI have the honor to be, \n\nSir, \n\nYour most obedient humble Servant, \n\nWillzomeryston Major, 10. S. L. I Commodore, Hong Kong Corinthian Sailing Club \n\nList of members of the Hong Kong \n\nCorinthian Sailing Club. \n\nName \n\nAddress \n\nProfession \n\n \n JH. Wynne\n Eyton St\n Lt Colonel\n Hong Kong\n 1° SLI\n \"Commodore\"\n \n \n J. Hastings\n \n Magistracy\n \n R. N. (ret)\n \"Vice Commodore\"\n \n \n \n Hong Kong\n Police Magistrate\n \n \n \n \n \n F. L. Lloyd\n R.&. Mess\n Lient R.E.\n Hon Secty\"\n Hong Kong\n \n \n \n H.E. Pollock\n 16 Bank Bldg\n Barrister-at-law\n \n Hong Kong\n \n \n \n GP. Lammert\n Duddell St\n Auctioneer\n \n Hong Kong\n Hon Treasurer\"\n \n \n JH.May\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n R. Cooke\n 6. Hazeland\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Central Police Stat\n Capt Supt of\n \n Police\n \n \n \n H. Kill\n Dr Coy\n Subd.\n Kowloon Dr.\n \n \n \n \n \n Kowloon\n Govt Offices\n Public Wks Dept.\n \n \n \n \n A. Carey\n \n \n Lient: B.M\n \n \n \n \n R. A. Moss\n \n \n R. A. Mess\n Liert R. A.\n \n \n \n GG. R. Duff.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ft. Howell\n \n \n \n \n \n \n U. Deberk\n \n \n Supreme Court Bailiff\n \n \n \n \n \n Observatory\n Colonial Astronomer\n \n \n \n \n\nPage 360\n\nPage 361", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 422458, "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": "CO129-361 - Public Offices - 1909", "page_number": 487, "title": "CO129-361 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "## Inclosure 5 in No. 1\n\n### The Viceroy of the two Kuang Provinces to Mr. Mayers\n\nCanton, May 30, 1869.\n\nTHE Viceroy received, on the 25th instant, a Report from Lieutenant-Colonel Shang Chang-mao and Pao Ying-hiung (Superintendents of the gun-boat squadrons) to the following effect :- \n\n\"The Acting British Consul, Mr. Mayers, having personally represented the occurrence of acts of piracy among the islands to the eastward of Hong Kong, and requested that a gun-boat be dispatched in company with a British vessel of war, and to cruise in that direction, we hereupon directed Major Fan Kan-ting, Commandant of the gun-boat 'Chên-to', to proceed on the 12th instant to Hong Kong for this purpose, and after visiting the neighbourhood of Mirs Bay, &c., to go on to the coast in the vicinity of Cupche, and use every effort conjointly (with the British force) for seizing any pirates met with during the cruise. These particulars have already been reported to your Excellency, and Major Fan Kan-t'ing has now reported his proceedings as follows :--\n\n[Report of cruise in vicinity of Mirs Bay omitted as unimportant.]\n\nOn the 15th the two gun-boats ('Chên-to' and His Majesty's gun-boat 'Bouncer') anchored together at Ta Sing Bay, near Ping Hoi, and it was thereupon agreed, on the proposition of Lieutenant Lloyd, that we should proceed on the following day to the Pratas Shoal, lying about 150 miles to seaward from Cupche, and overhaul the neighbourhood in search of pirates. Leaving our anchorage on the following day, accordingly, we proceeded in that direction, and, by keeping under way through the night, arrived at the Pratas Shoal at 10 A.M. on the 17th instant.\n\n\"I have to remark that, although the Pratas Shoal is described as lying 400 or 500 li from the coast of Cupche, it is in reality an isolated shoal lying in the midst of the China Sea, semi-circular in shape, the hollow of its curve facing the north-west, and some 100 miles or more in total circumference. (The rocks of which it consists) are alternately covered and left dry by the tide. Near the edge of the shoal is a small sandy island, barely 3 miles in length, where, although a certain amount of herbage does exist, there are no inhabitants. The whole place is studded with rocks in all directions, the winds and tides are variable and not to be depended upon, and an extraordinarily heavy sea prevails all around. The spot is scarcely ever visited either by Chinese or foreign trading-vessels. Having ascertained, in concert with Lieutenant Lloyd, that there were no traces of pirates making this their resort and plundering trading-vessels, we left the Pratas on the 19th instant and proceeded on our return voyage, arriving at Hong Kong on the 20th, and, after reporting to the Commodore, proceeded to Canton,\" &c.\n\nOn receipt of the foregoing Report, the Viceroy has to communicate the same for the honourable Consul's information, and avails, &c.\n\n## Inclosure 6 in No. 1\n\n### Mr. Mayers to the Viceroy of the two Kuang Provinces\n\nCanton, June 1, 1869.\n\nTHE Undersigned has the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's despatch of the 30th ultimo, forwarding copy of the Report made by Major Fan Kan-ting respecting the visit of the gun-boat \"Chên-to\" to the Pratas Shoal, &c., which he has perused with attention.\n\nHe begs to observe in reply that the Pratas Shoal, lying as it does some 170 miles eastward from the coast of Kwangtung, occupies a position in the midst of the China Sea precisely in the track of vessels sailing north or south from the Chinese ports, as a result of which it frequently occurs that vessels are lost upon it when deviating, in even the slightest degree from their proper course, owing either to tempestuous weather or defective observations.\n\nSuch avoidable disasters occur on an average two or three times in the course of the year, and it has become a practice with the junk people of this province to lie in wait at the shoal for cases of shipwreck. The moment a foreign vessel strikes they rush on board and commence, regardless of all remonstrance or resistance, to strip her of everything they can lay their hands upon. It is highly necessary that measures be taken to put a stop to this lawless state of affairs. Ere long, undoubtedly, a lighthouse will be constructed at this spot, which will enable vessels to avoid the danger of the shoals, but an undertaking of this description will be a work of time, and in the meanwhile steps should be taken for affording efficient protection to vessels in distress, as is the duty of every civilized and humane Government. The Undersigned would point out to your Excellency that an island exists in the midst of the shoal which is about 3 miles in length, and where, although the island itself is not inhabited, vessels may be anchored and used as a place of residence. He therefore begs that your Excellency will take into consideration the propriety of stationing one or two war-junks at this locality, where their presence will both serve as a check on the desperadoes who live by the plunder of foreign vessels and will also enable your Excellency to carry out the provisions of the 20th Article of the Treaty of Tien-tsin, where it is stipulated that if any British vessel be wrecked or stranded on the coast of China the Chinese authorities shall adopt measures for its relief and security and extend friendly treatment to those on board. Such a consummation will be worthy of your Excellency's benign disposition.\n\nWith reference to Major Fan Kan-t'ing's Report, the Undersigned begs leave to observe that it does not tally in all particulars with that made by Lieutenant Lloyd, R.N., commanding His Majesty's gun-boat \"Bouncer,\" who mentions that on reaching the Pratas he found in the lagoon a Chinese junk, having sixteen men and five women on board, and that on searching her in concert with Major Fan Kan-t'ing and Captain Edwards, Commander of the \"Chên-to,\" he found her to be filled with articles forming part of the equipment of foreign vessels, besides a quantity of miscellaneous cargo. The master of the junk, on being interrogated, stated that he had been at anchor there for two months. It is plain therefore that this vessel was lying at the shoal on the look-out for cases of shipwreck, and the Undersigned is surprised to find that Major Fan Kan-t'ing makes no mention of her in the Report sent in.\n\nHe avails, &c.\n\n## Inclosure 7 in No. 1\n\n### The Viceroy Jui-lin to Mr. Mayers\n\nCanton, June 6, 1869.\n\nTHE Viceroy has to acknowledge the receipt on the 1st instant of the honourable Consul's despatch relating to the Report made by Major Fan K'an-ting respecting the Pratas Shoal (despatch requoted in full), and, in reply, he has to state that, of the shoal in question, the outer side is under the jurisdiction of the right battalion of the brigade of Lung-men, and the inner side under that of the left battalion of the above brigade, and also of the district magistracy of Ho-p'u, but in the despatch now received the Viceroy finds that no distinction is drawn as to either \"outer\" or \"inner\" side. In all cases, however, of shipwreck on the part of foreign vessels along the coast, it is incumbent upon the local authorities, in fulfilment of the Treaty, to take measures for affording them protection and assistance; but the request contained in the despatch now under acknowledgment, to the effect that steam gun-boats may be stationed at the Pratas for the purpose of affording such protection, has not the support of any Article in the Treaty, and it is not expedient to accede to it.\n\nThe Viceroy issues orders to the district Magistrate of Ho-p'u for the latter's guidance, and also to the above-mentioned military departments, to the effect that in the event of any foreign vessel being hereafter wrecked upon or near the Pratas Shoal, measures must be taken in accordance with the Treaty for affording them protection, and also that efficient steps must be taken without intermission for seizing and bringing to trial the piratical characters who resort to that locality, as a necessary part of the proceedings for affording the protection in question. The Viceroy also instructs Colonels Pao and Shang, the Commandants of the gun-boat squadron, to examine into the discrepancy pointed out in the despatch now under acknowledgment.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-361 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 453074, "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": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "page_number": 430, "title": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "content_text": "## Page Ten\n\n### Two Storm-Centers\n\nA group of five thousand persons on a sloping lawn falling away from a stately country house to a dainty artificial lake. Two bands playing at opposite ends of the ample grounds. A white canopy, and under it hundreds of people listening to a lively vaudeville troupe. Another larger tent, and here tea and sandwiches for the famishing, as the afternoon wears along. Halfway down the spacious lawn, a rectangle is marked out with ropes. The pistol cracks, and a tug-of-war is on. God is on the side of the heaviest contestants this day. Then as the afternoon light shoots long rays across the contented people, and the shadow of a short man becomes titanic and menacing, the call is to the platform, and all the chattering host masses itself in front of the speaker's table.\n\nA little man with gray hair and gray mustache, worn face, harassed lines between the eyes, and kindliness in the eyes, stands up squarely, and speaks emphatically. He is listened to rapturously, applauded mightily. That is Lloyd George, of England, at a Liberal fête.\n\nThis commonplace-looking man has torn the social structure of England into shreds. He has given the law-making power to elected persons instead of to hereditary lords. He is doing away with one rich man having a half dozen votes. He is breaking up the vast landed estates, held idle for the rearing of partridges, pheasant, and deer. He has insured a nation, and given pensions to the aged.\n\nThe two storm centers of the English-speaking world are Theodore Roosevelt and David Lloyd George. They are both born, bred, and perfected fighters. They have a jutting out of the lower lip and a smashing gesture of the arm and hand, which come from beating back opposition. They fire up into repartee and energy when the going is hard. They are at their fighting best under a rain of missiles and abuse. They came into a tame, sure world hoping to find it a scene of action and a continuing adventure.\n\nTheir lives have been a series of outbreaks. Most good men are like a firecracker. They have one loud noise in them, and then they disintegrate into silence. But these men carry explosive force which can repeat its violent performances. As quickly as their vitality is quenched at one point, it breaks loose with flame and speed at another point, and the end is not yet. They each contain a grain or two of spiritual radium, a demonic force which manifests itself again and again without exhausting its energy. They are vastly popular because they are tonic. They prove to us that things can be changed, that there is a lot in life besides routine and monotony.--\"Popular Magazine.\"\n\n### Paris Women Adopt Wounded Soldiers\n\nSociety Maids And Matrons Who Are Not Caring For At Least One Men Are Outcasts\n\nLondon, November 2.-Paris has hit upon a new greeting. When one woman meets another in the street she does not ask any of the inane questions that heretofore had such a great vogue. She straightaway gets down to business and asks: \"Have you adopted a wounded soldier?\" If the reply is in the affirmative the women feel themselves social and moral equals. But if it should happen to be in the negative then the poor neglectful culprit is an outcast of the worst kind.\n\nSeriously speaking this habit of \"adopting\" wounded soldiers has become widespread among wealthy society women here. Much of it is done through the Military Hospital of Val de Grace. After securing the necessary permit from the military authorities, these women pay a visit to the great wards where hundreds of the wounded soldiers lie mending.\n\nThey chat and laugh with the men until they come upon one whose personality is especially pleasing or whose circumstances are especially appealing. Arrangements are soon made by which the soldier is transferred to the care and responsibility of the interested woman.\n\n### Tracing It Back\n\nThe dentist says it's all right to tell the story, but that his name must not be used.\n\nO'CONNELL'S, January 30, 1915\n\nJapan has begun installation of large exhibits in the Palaces of Food Products, Education and Liberal Arts at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. These are, in addition to the three quarters of an acre of manufactured products, booths for which are nearly complete in the Palace of Manufactures. More than 600 tons of additional exhibits from Japan are due to arrive on the `Tenyo Maru` early in December.\n\n### Advertisements\n\n| Product | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| **THE ELECTRIC HOT-PAD** | It takes the place of the hot water bottle, is safe, light, durable, sanitary, effective, convenient, economical and fits the body. Connects with any light socket. Five hours for One cent's worth of current. Available at **The German Dispensary, ESCOLTA** `RE-87` |\n| **HORLICK'S MALTED MILK** | The perfect food for invalids, dyspeptics, infants. At all first-class grocers and drug stores. Distributed by **Pacific Commercial Co.**, sole distributors. |\n| **DRY CLEANING** | Send by Parcel Post if you live in the Provinces. If you live in the City, ring call-write-or wire **The Sanitary Steam Laundry** `5 2 9` |\n| **PURE SWISS MILK** | Available through **LUTZ & C°-N AGENT'S.`427** |\n\nReaffirmation of the participation of France in the Panama-Pacific International Exposition was made in a telegram sent to A. Legallet, President of the Auxiliary French Committee in San Francisco, by A. Tirman, General Commissioner for France to the exposition, on November 22nd.\n\nMEET ME IN THE HUBBUB AT 9 TO-NIGHT.\n\nO'CONNELL'S, January 30, 1915\n\n### In the Rear of the Allied Armies\n\nBy a Danish War Correspondent. After repeated visits of those regions in Northern France which have been chastised hardest by the fury of the war, I feel compelled to contradict some of the current ideas respecting combatants and non-combatants on the side of the Allies. The spirit of the corps of officers is undoubtedly good. And if it had only depended on them, many things would have been omitted which are now remembered against the French and English. But the spirit of the troops is so much worse, and their officers have to suffer more from that spirit than they dare confess. It is the spirit of the people which any unbiased observer must condemn. He who cares may claim attenuating circumstances for the people. It has become the victim of \"an unbridled press which is guided by criminal instincts.\" This press must be considered the intellectual cause of all the atrocities committed on French soil, not only against German wounded and prisoners, but also against Frenchmen as well and which have been committed against these latter in far greater number than is generally known.\n\nA government order of August 1st too carelessly opened the prisons. Human material was wanted. Whoever cared to become a soldier was welcome, no matter how much there was against him. I remember that even in pro-French Italian papers I was in Nice at the time that order made the most unfavorable impression. No one more than the officers deplores the perfectly unlimited admission of criminal elements to the army service. At Air on the Lys I saw a colonel in complete despair. He had, that morning, condemned to death four men of his artillery regiment for \"cowardice\" before the enemy and the plundering of their fallen comrades. In the afternoon further cases of criminal actions were reported to him from a section in an advanced post. I heard that the majority of the troops of this regiment were from the South of France, men, who in the North are not considered good material. The Italian inhabitants of Southern France have been accused of being no heroes. But I believe that Paris supplies far worse elements. I base these remarks upon the statements of numerous officers who criticized the measures of their War Office in the severest manner and without reserve.\n\nIn France a scape-goat must always be found for any fault. As soon as the army fares ill, Monsieur Millerand will be the scape-goat. But the evil itself can not be eradicated any more. For necessity compels to put, without regard to physical and moral qualifications for the purpose, all and every one into the ranks who can possibly be used. In that way the righteous and unrighteous are mixed together; of course the spirit of the army deteriorates thereby.\n\nYou will surely have read in your home papers, how in France the fear of spies has become epidemic. That explains itself in great measure by the existence of the mentioned bad elements in the army. A single man may be as brave, as capable of enthusiasm as possible. But when he believes that he must demonstrate to the comrade beside him, who, before the outbreak of the war, was either sitting behind prison bars, or allowed himself to be put into the uniform from complete lack of work, feelings of contempt or of suspicion, such a state of mind cannot contribute to an increase of eagerness or gladness. In the last three weeks \"the cases of desertion, especially on the left wing, have increased greatly.\" In Noyon I met a cavalry picket riding after two dozen deserters. They asked me about the road. We talked a while and I learnt several things which are characteristic for the feelings of the piou-piou. \"Really it is a pity to waste the time with catching these fellows,\" the leader explained. \"It is done only for authority's and discipline's sake. It would have been much better not to give us such comrades.\" The pursuit of the deserters meets with the greatest obstacles, I was told further. They enter the first destroyed or deserted house they find, procure civilian clothes \"and then hush, they are gone!\" That would not be the worst. But in civilians' clothes they can rob, plunder, burn and assassinate and commit all sorts of highway robbery. There is no more protection in the lone and deserted villages. The gendarmerie is elsewhere, and so greatly occupied that for the criminals the golden harvest time has come. Believe me, Sir, the picket leader told me, many a one from that confounded Paris, where all this gang comes from, would never have thought of becoming a defender of his country, if he had not reasoned: This is an opportunity which will never return, to make hay. As long as we are in barracks in the open field, we are safe. But as soon as we come to a larger village with some ruined houses, we can be sure that we lose again several of the fellows who in civil life are not honest men. Rarely one alone deserts. Always entire gangs conspire to desert. Sometimes I almost believe that they did not make away in the beginning of the war 'with all the Apaches in Paris' and that we are afflicted with that plague which has become alike the terror of the army and the peaceable citizen, just as they were the terror of the Parisians.\n\nOf the work of the hyenas of the battlefield and the looters one can convince himself in every deserted village. Since it is out of the question that German or French armies break into houses whose owners have fled before the arrival of the troops, it can only be supposed that criminals do their wicked work, taking advantage of the situation. If by accident gendarmes come upon the scene, the burglars pretend, as I have been told repeatedly, to be the owners of the house themselves. If the gendarmes happen to know the owner of the house, they either submit to their fate, or pretend they have been sent by the owner to fetch one or the other object. Frequently they set undamaged houses, after having looted them, afire. In this manner many a solitary chateau, many a country-place, which had been spared by friend and foe alike, has found its end in dreadful devastation. The French government \"should keep a better eye on its criminals.\" But in order to keep the house-breakers and incendiaries under inspection, a much larger contingent of police and constabulary is necessary than France has, today, at its disposal. On our way back from Compiegne to Paris we have been stopped (Continued on page 141)\n\n### Advertisements\n\n| Name | Profession/Service | Contact |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| **T. H. STEPHENS** | Dentist | Cosmopolitan Bldg., Sta. Cruz Bridge. Only office with laughing gas. Gold Crowns -- `P10` |\n| **M. A. LOUIS** | ROENTGENOLOGIST | Suite 316-314 NaIAN Building, Escolta. Entrance, Gulle David. ELEVATOR SERVICE. Tel. `398` |\n| **O'CONNELL'S** | Independent | SUBSCRIBE FOR `15.00 A YEAR` |\n\n## Page Eleven", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 458846, "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": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915", "page_number": 407, "title": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915", "content_text": "SHANGHAI INTELLIGENCE.\n\n405\n\n1\n\nMrs. Van Buren has joined her husband, Ugo Giovannoni, in Nagasaki.\n\nI would suggest informing Colonel Somerville at Tokyo with a view to asking the Japanese to deport them.\n\nThe 60 German sailors, mentioned in the Newspapers, on arrival in Shanghai from Tientsin, went on board the Austrian-Lloyd steamer \"Bohemia\", pending the arrival of the \"Korea\" on which they sailed to America, on May 29th.\n\nThe Germans gave out that these men were Red Cross workers, but from reliable information received I know them to be ratings from the Gunboats (\"Luchs\", \"Jaguar\", etc.).\n\nThe N.I.O., Shanghai, has cabled the Admiral and hopes he may inform the Japanese with the object of getting them to take them off the \"Korea\" for internment. A second batch of 69 men arrived at Shanghai on June 1st from Nanking, presumably from Tientsin, accompanied by two Nurses wearing Red Cross bands. These also all went on board the \"Bohemia\", probably to remain there until the next Pacific Mail leaves.\n\nThe Consul-General, Shanghai, has been informed, and is also of opinion they are some of the crews ex \"Jaguar\", \"Luchs\", etc., posing as Red Cross.\n\nThe \"Widow\" of Major von Pappenheim, with maid, sailed for America by \"Korea\". Reports are current that the Mongols blew up and burnt the raiding party. The Russians, however, notwithstanding the \"widow\" have not taken it for granted and are still watching carefully.\n\nProof should be obtainable if the facts are as stated.\n\n(sgd.) E. Cassel,\n\nCaptain,\n\nGeneral Staff, China Command.\n\nHONG KONG\n\n8th June, 1916.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478691, "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": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 156, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "# EX-OFFICERS.\n## EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| Rank | No. | Regt. | Age | Medical Notes | Qualifications and Previous Employment | O.U.T.C. Present Courses. Locality. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Major | D.O. 949 | A.O.D. | 63 | Good | Ed. privately 25 yrs. Reg. Army. 7 yrs. Staff Officer, to L.G. of Police Local Forces (West Indies). 5 yrs. Inspector of Police, Barbadoes (West Indies). Rejoined Army on outbreak of war. | London. |\n| Lieut. | D.O. 885 | R.E. | 40 | Good | Ed. privately. Sound commercial experience. Knowledge accounts and book-keeping. Asst. executive officer New Romney and Romney Marsh Food Control Committee. | London. |\n| 8.-Sergt. | D.O. 887 | A.S.C. | 65 | Good | Ed. privately. 5 yrs. Allmey & Layfield, wholesale provision and shipping merchants. 7 yrs. Paterson, Lalaw & Co., West Africa, buying palm oil, cocoa, cotton, &c. Considerable exp. cattle breeding and plantation work. | D.O. 896 |\n| Lieut. | D.O. 912 | R.E. | 20 | Fair (Gassed). | Ed, Watson's Coll., Edinburgh, and Univ. 1912-14 Course Faculty of Arts M.A. Languages, Literature and Psychology, 8 yrs. Course Chemistry, Physics. [French] | London. |\n| Sergt. | D.O. 918 | B.E. | 34 | G.S.W. R. leg. | Ed. Brighton. Reg. Army, 1864–1890, Held staff appt, as asst, mil. secretary to G.O.C., West Indies; rejoined 1915; appointed as area commander for Berkshire. (Recruiting Staff,) [French.] | London. |\n| Colonel | D.O. 975 | B.E.A. | 73 | Good | Ed. privately. 1 yr. clerk Commissioner Taxes. 4 yrs. Lloyd's Bank, S. Africa. 2 yrs. Standard Bank, S Africa. 2 yrs. Central Mining and Investment Corporation, Ltd., S. Africa. yrs. Manager Lichtenberg. Ventersdorp Rly, Trading Co. 3 yrs. Organiser S. Africa Unionist Association. [French, Dutch, Kaffir.] | Wales. |\n| Capt. | D.O. 976 | R.F.A. | 49 | Good | Ed. Cambridge. Reading for Cambridge Tripos when joined Army. Adjutant labour group and secretary to O.C. Chinese Labour Corps, Experience, public speaking. [French, Chinese.] | Wales. |\n| Major | D.O. 979 | R.Q.A. | 46 | Fair | Ed. Cheltenham and R.M.A. Woolwich. Reg. Army 23 yrs, 1 yr. Purveyor in East, 2 yrs. poultry and fruit farming British Columbia, & mos, superintendent mining camp. [French, Hindustani, Baluchi, Persian, Chinese.] | Berks. |\n| 2nd Lieut. | D.O. 982 | Tank | 38 | Good | Ed. privately, University Coll, Wales, B.A., economics, law, &c. Sec. to coal exporter. Cardiff, Sen. Housemaster Univ. Sch., Victoria, B.C., 2 yrs. [French, Welsh.] | Wales. |\n| Fleet Paymaster, R.N. | D.O. 921 | | 49 | Good | Ed, privately. $1 yrs. R.N. Service. Thorough knowledge of accountancy. | Dorset. |\n| Lieut. | D.O. 985 | W. Riding | 36 | | Ed. St. Albans. Articled to auctioneers 3 yrs., clerical work, railway hotel dept., till outbreak of war, | Herts. |\n| 2nd Lieut. | D.O. 931 | Middx. | 24 | Injury | Ed. privately. 3 yrs. clerk Stock Exchange. Representative Shell Marketing Co. (1 yr), Supervisor farm tractors, control staff. Knowledge internal combustion engines. Photography. | Kent. |\n| 2nd Lieut. | D.O. 986 | B.B. | 22 | L. leg. | Ed. Bristol Grammar, 2 yrs. clerk, Nichols, Young, Hunt & Co. | Devon. |\n| 2nd Lieus. | D.O. 940 | I.S.C. | 22 | Good | Ed. privately. 2 yrs. private secretary. 1 yr. supervisor, Food Production Dept. Shorthand and typing. Interested in mechanical engineering. [French.] | Private |\n| 2nd Lieut. | D.O. 955 | D.L.I. | 25 | Fair | Ed. privately. Clerk, decorator and plumber's business 7 yrs. | Devon. |\n| 2nd Lieut. | D.O. 956 | Cheshire | 25 | Good | Ed. Wellington, Sandhurst. Continuous army service since 1885. [French.] | D.O. 961 |\n| Major | D.O. 961 | | 64 | Good | Ed. privately. 5 yrs. mining and smelting, America, Employed Harvey's Chemical Works, Plymouth, until 1890, Since then own business grease manufacturer and oil importer. | Dorset. |\n| Capt. | D.O. 965 | | 56 | Good | Ed. privately. Army career only. | Devon. |\n| Lieut | D.O. 993 | R.F.A. | 27 | L. arm. | | Somerset. |\n| 2nd Lieut | D.O. 995 | Labour Corps | 53 | Nephritis | Ed. Exeter Grammar and H.M.S. \"Britannia.\" 14 yrs. Naval service retiring with rank of Lieut. 14 yrs. British Columbia Copper Co. 2 yrs. chief clerk, Mexican Oil Co. | Warwick. |\n| Capt. | D.O. 996 | I.A. | 47 | Good | Ed. Grammar Sch, Preston, Cambridge Univ, B.A. Left Univ. to join Army, [French, Arabic, Greek,] | Surrey. |\n| Lieut. | D.O. 997 | E.G.A. | 34 | Good | Ed. privately. Knowledge Morse signalling. 3 yrs. Oriental Telephone Co., Calcutta: 9 yrs. Nat. Telephone Co., London; 17 yrs, asst. Treasury officer Foreign office; 6 yrs. director Govt. transport supplies agent, Uganda. [Hindustani, Ki Swahili.] | Hants |\n| | D.O. | | | | Ed, privately. 19 yrs. Regular Army, qr-mr. Adjutant; supervision and control estab. Military cantonment Be Court magistrate. [French, Hindustani, German,] | Cornwall. |\n| | D.O. | | | Paralysis, | Served 9 yrs. India; Q.M.S. in France. | Devon. |\n| | H.Q. D.O.4.—20.7.18. | | | | | Hants |\n| | H.Q. D.O.4—29.7.18. | | | | | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478692, "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": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 157, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "# EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank. | Regt. | Age. | Medical Notes. | Qualifications and Previous Employment. | O.U.T.C. Courses. | Present Locality. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O. 998 | Asst. Paymaster | F.N.B. | 29 | Neurasthenia. | Ed. privately. 5 yrs. experience office Leyland American Dominion Co. 6 yrs. accounts and cash department, White Star Line. | | Lancashire. |\n| 0.1070 | Lieut.-Col. | R.F.A. | 49 | Good | Ed. Wellington, and R.M.A. Woolwich, 30 yrs. Reg. Army. Good disciplinarian and administrator. | | London, |\n| 0.1072 | 2nd Lieut. | R. Warwick. | 24 | Fair | Ed. privately, 4 yrs. Lloyd and Best, Birmingham, receiving instruction. | | Warwick. |\n| D.O. 1000 | Major | Dorset. | 26 | Good | Ed. privately. 5 yrs. exp. private secretary, 6 mos. manager Young, textile works, Nottingham. Left to join Army. [Hindustani.] | | Notts. |\n| D.O. 1001 | Lieut. | Dorset. | 26 | Fair | Ed. privately and Oxford Univ. B.A. Good knowledge of poultry. [French.] | | Dorset. |\n| 0.1099 | 2nd Lieut. | West Riding. | 21 | Fair | Ed. Haileybury College. No business experience. [French.] | | Yorkshire. |\n| D.0.1006 | Lieut | K.R.R. | 24 | Fair | Ed. Haileybury and Cambridge Univ. History Tripos Pt. 1, 1914, studies to join Army. | | Cambridge. |\n| 0.1103 | Lieut. | S.W.B. | 36 | Left | | | |\n| D.O. 1010 | Lieut. | 20 Leinster. | | Good | Ed. Leys, Cambs. Matriculated Dublin Univ. No previous employment, prior to Army service. | | Ireland. |\n| 0.1104 | Lieut. | T. & L. | 21 | Good. Slight limp R. leg. | Ed. Army School. Reg. Army 17 yrs. 2 yrs. in charge officers' mess catering, | | Lancashire. |\n| D.5. 1012 | Capt. | Middx. | 48 | Good | Ed. privately. Whole career spent in Army. Hon. Lieut. Q.-M., T.F., 3 yrs. | | Norfolk. |\n| 0.1108 | 2nd Lieut. | Notts & Derby. | 26 | Fair | Ed. privately 2 yrs. junior asst. to curator, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Left to join army. | | Lancashire. |\n| D.0.1016 | Capt. | K.S.L.I. | 42 | Good | Ed. Hibernia Military School. 27 yrs. in Army. 6 yrs. employed in recruiting office, Shrewsbury. Good organizing ability. | | Wales. |\n| 10.1119 | L.-Corpl. | K.R.R. | 31 | Good | | | |\n| D.O. 1096 | Colonel | Hussars. | 57 | Good | Ed. privately. Reg. Army 32 yrs. Resigned commission 1913. Rejoined 1914 retired when rule came into force for commanding officers over 55 to retire. Anxious to do work of national importance. | | Somerset. |\n| 10. 1123 | Lieut | Welsh. | 26 | Good | | | |\n| D.O. 1050 | Lieut | 50 Indian Labour Corps. | | Good | Ed. privately. 15 yrs. clerk and commercial traveller to Ambery File and Index Co. Good knowledge of office routine, business experience. | | London. |\n| 10.1126 | Capt. | 67 D.L.I. | | Good | Ed. privately. 9 yrs. clerk Sisson & Parker, educational publishers, Nottingham. General office experience. [French.] | | Notts. |\n| D.O. 1052 | 2nd Lieut. | N. Staffs. | 24 | Fair | Ed. Winchester, Sandhurst. | | London. |\n| D.O. 1054 | Private | W.E.A.M.C. | | L. leg amputated. | Ed. privately, Prelim. Exam. Incorporated Law Society. Personal clerk (1909-1918). 1913, chief clerk to Registrar, County Court, Breconshire. 1914. Cardiff Corporation Waterworks Dept., stores and accounts clerk. [French] | | Wales. |\n| D.O,1056 | Lieut. | R. Warwick. | 28 | Good | Ed. privately. Ten planter, India. 8 yrs. merchant, Australia. Interested in London building trade. Invented system fire proof construction. 3 yrs. representative Tilley's H.P. Gas Engines & Sons, Ltd. Travelled extensively Europe and East. [Hindustani, Bengali.] | | London. |\n| D.0.1064 | Major | R.E. | 50 | Good | Ed. Dulwich & Camb. Univ. B.A. Honours Science Tripos. Psychology Part II. Had done some work in anthropology. Left University to join Army. [French.] | EQ. D.05-28.1.18. | Retired from Army 1682. 10 yrs. farming, estate work. Since War Inspector, Ministry of Munitions. Progressed tillery Contracts Dept. and Machine Tool Dept., Russian Section. |\n| 0,1128 | Major, T.A. | Gloucester. | 50 | Good | Ed. Harrow and Sandhurst. Reg. Army 18 yrs. Good organizer and disciplinarian. | | London. |\n| 0.0.1181 | 2nd Lieut. | B.B. | 30 | Good | Ed. privately. Served ranks, 1903-11. Inspector, Indian Post Office, 1911-12. Re-enlisted 1913. [Hindustani.] | | London. |\n| D.O.1134 | Lieut | E.8urrey. | 10 | Fair | Ed. Eton., R.M.C., Sandhurst. 16 yrs. Reg. Army. 14 yrs. Civil Service Commissioner. Rejoined Army outbreak of War. Good organizer. | H. D.05-20.7.10. | Kent. |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately. 1 yr. office City accountant. 9 mths. studied engineering at Leeds. 4 yrs. with New Explosives Gas Co., Ltd., London, part of time works manager, remainder travelling representative. 6 yrs. with a Petrol Gas Dept, as representative traveller. Travelled France and Portugal for firm. Left firm to join Army. Considerable exp. petrol engines, motoring, photography and farming. [French.] | | London. |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately, Transport rider, Bechuanaland Expedition. 12 yrs. trooper Natal Mounted Police, served S.A. War. 1 yr. superintendent ordnance stores. Organiser cinema productions. | | London. |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478706, "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": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 171, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "# EX-OFFICERS.\n## EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank | Regt. | Age | Medical Notes | Qualifications and Previous Employment | O.U.T.C. Courses | Present Locality |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O. 859 | 2nd Lieut. | 21 London | | Fair | B. eye blind. Ed. privately. 4 yrs. journalistic exp. on provincial newspapers. | | London |\n| D.O. 212 | 2nd Lieut. | 42 R.E. | | Good | Certificate B. of T. Master Mariners. Seafaring, surveying, and mining. [Spanish.] | | Cheshire |\n| D.O. 888 | Private | 28 Suffolk | | Good | | | |\n| D.O. 962 | Lieut. | 46 Middlx. | | Good | 7 yrs. publishing and bookbinding business. Understands ledger work and office routine. [French, German.] | | Lond |\n| D.O. 19 | Lieut. | 32 R.E. | | Fair | Ed. privately. Served in Reg. Army, Engaged literary work Novelist. [French, German.] | | Kent |\n| D.O.1143 | Private | 24 R. Sussex | | Good | Ed. privately. 18 mcs. training all branches printing. 1 yr. course drawing Brighton School of Art. 1 yr. bookkeeper in nursery, Southwick. | | Surrey |\n| D.O. 388 | Commander | 60 R.N.R. | | Good | Ed. privately. 7 yrs. app. letterpress machine minder, 1 yr. machine minder. Joined army at outbreak of War. | | London |\n| D.U.1168 | Sergt. Maj. | 28 London | | Good | | | London |\n| D.O.1296 | 2nd Lieut. | 25 S.A.F. | | Good | Ed. S. Africa. 5 yrs. engineer priming office, P. Davis & Sons, S. Africa. [Zulu.] | | Oxford |\n| D.O. 487 | Major D.G. | 15 | 55 | Good | | | |\n| D.O.1263 | Private | 83 London | | Fair | Ed. Marlborough, Cambridge Univ. Joined staff Daily Mirror. Dramatic critic and editor weekly journal until outbreak of war. | | Middlesex |\n| D.O.1903 | Staff-Sgt. | 64 S. of M. | | Good | | | |\n| D.O.1459 | Lieut. | 51 R.D.C. | | Fair | Ed privately and Camb. Univ, M.A. (Math. Hons.) Continuously engaged artistic, literary pursuits. Exhibited Academy. Contributed articles philosophy, art. Travelled round world. [French, Spanish.] | | |\n| | Major | 59 | | Good | Ed. privately and Germany, 8 yrs. asst. manager needle and pin manufactory, William Avery & Son. Since 1891 writer fiction. Books published by Nelson & Sons, Read MSS. for publishers. | | Bailway, Shipping, and Transport |\n| D.O. 143 | | | | | | | |\n| D.O. 148 | Lieut. | 37 B.I.F. | | Good | Ed, Aberdeen Grammar, and Merchiston, Edinburgh. Served as cadet and 3rd Officer Merchant Service, Shaw, Savill, & Co. (4 yrs), J. M. Campbell & Sons (3 yrs.), and Jas. Nourse & Co. (3 yrs.). 7 yrs. Mid. and Sub-Lieut. R.N.R. 8 yrs. sugar planter with Sandbach, Tinne & Co., and Booker Bros., McConnell & Co. [Hindustani, Javanese, Chinese,] | | London |\n| D., 208 | 2nd Lieut. | 29 Labour Corps | | Fair | Ed. Liverpool Univ. Apprentice Holt & Co., shipbuilders, Liverpool. Experience shipyard and drawing office. Shipbuilding, Belfast. Mgr. construction works in China. [Chinese,] | | |\n| D.O. 536 | Capt. | North. Fus. | 40 | Good | | | Worcester |\n| D.O. 586 | Lieut. | 30 A.S.C. | | Fair | 35 yrs. transport commercial operative superintendent, Bombay, G.L.P., Railway; Also Dist. Traffic Supt | | |\n| p.o. 595 | Colonel | 67 A.S.C. | | Good | Ed. Armagh and Dublin Univ. 24 yrs. Reg. Army. Considerable administrative experience as adjutant, recruiting duties, etc. 5 yrs. an underwriter at Lloyd's 2 yrs. farming in Nova Scotia. Director of African Coal Co., Natal. Knowledge shipping, docks, method of handling consignments, stevedores, bills of lading, stowage of cargo, holds and decks. | | London |\n| .0. 398 | 2nd Lieut. | 28 Devon | | Fair | Ed. privately. | | Suger |\n| .0. 680 | Lieut. | 28 B. Irish | | Good | Ed Queen's Coll., Cork. 8 yrs. pupil electrical and mechanical engineering, W. G. Walker & Co., Westminster. 3 yrs. Best, engineer permanent way, Canadian Pacific Rly. 4yrs. resident engineer, Sudan Govt. Rlys. 2 yrs. district engineer Burma Rlys. Railway surveying and construction in Mesopotamia during present war. [Arabic, Hindustani,] | | Hants |\n| .0. 701 | Bombr. | 42 B.G.A. | | Good | Ed. Darham, 20 years Manager Morpeth Steamship Co., Director North Eastern Marine Eng. Co., Ltd., Director Sunderland Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., manager Sir T. Lipton Ship Stores Department, London. | | Devon |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately, Farming prior to war. Attached to Commissariat Dept. receiving, checking, supervising despatch of supplies. Good correspondent, accurate at figures, Can control labour, | | Ireland |\n| | | | | | Ed. Haileybury. Thorough knowledge of administrative staff duties in various capacities. Knowledge of transport. [French.] | | London |\n| | | | | | 19 yrs. G.W.R. Co., (Exeter goods dept.). Thorough knowledge of general railway classification. | | |\n| | | | | | Ed. Pembroke Coll, Dublin. railway clerk L. & N.W.R., Dublin. | | Northumberland |\n| | | | | | Ed. King's, Warwick, 8 yrs. agent for Vickers (Scotland), H. H. Vivian & Co. and John Bibby Sons & Co.; 12 yrs. securing contracts from railway companies and engineers. | | Wilts |\n| | | | | | 7 yrs. | | Ireland |\n\nH.Q. D.O.A.-29.7.18.\nE.Q. D.O./M-29.7.18.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 481319, "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": "CO129-457 - Public Offices - 1919", "page_number": 51, "title": "CO129-457 - Public Offices - 1919", "content_text": "his leave of absence regularly. subsequent to his release from \n\nAll's Forces.\n\nI desire to forward to your Excellency my thanks for the loan and to convey my expression of appreciation of his services, which have been of much value during the period of exceptional pressure and difficulty.\n\nHe has performed his duties with zeal and ability and has shown a high degree of aptitude for secretarial work.\n\n(Signed) MILNER\n\nHONG KONG\n\n3530\n\nREC\n\n(REL 17 JAN 19\n\n47\n\n3530\n\n240 Lent. J.R. Lloyd.\n\nEmployment as Repatriation Officer\n\n1919\n\n16 Jan.\n\nrefers to Mc Solemy,\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\n3051.\n\nI copy letter from their agreement to this employment, requesting payment of his allowance.\n\nClerk Coxall\n\nSel BED 0051\n\nI take it there is no objection to his being employed as Repatriation Officer until he is demobilised.\n\nTo J.D. Lloyd\n\nCopy\n\nII Jan 19.\n\n23 Jan/19\n\nSubject to his being employed as Repatriation Officer, I agree to his being paid his allowance until he is demobilised - whether in China or in England.\n\nHis Colonel will be paid to him, as in the case of all other Repat. Off.\n\nLX 10401\n\nNext subsequent Paper\n\nInform C.A. that he will be paid Army Clothing allowance up to actual date of his demobilisation.\n\nI instruct them to pay him his allowance up to date of his sailing for H.K., forwarded.\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\n...\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-457 - Public Offices - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493810, "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": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 201, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "# MINUTES OF CONFERENCE HELD AT THE WAR OFFICE ON 3rd AUGUST 1922 TO DISCUSS CERTAIN PROPOSALS FOR SURRENDERING CERTAIN W.D. LAND AT VICTORIA AND KOWLOON, HONG KONG, TO CIVIL GOVERNMENT, WHO WILL PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION ELSEWHERE.\n\nPRESENT:\n\nMajor General R.S. Kay, C.E., C.M.G., D.S.O., D.A.Q.M.G.\n\nColonel A.A. McHardy, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., C. of S. & S., Chairman\n\nColonel J.P. Brooker, C.B., C.M.G., F.W.R.\n\nLieut.Col. H.F.L. Grant, D.S.O., M.O.3.\n\nCaptain A.G.B. Buchanan, F.W.J.\n\nVice Admiral Sir L.E. Power, K.C.B., D. of D., Admiralty\n\nCapt. C.W.R. Royds, C.M.G., R.N., C.H.\n\nColson Esq., O.B.E., M.I.C.E.\n\nMr. H. Beckett\n\nMr. H.C. Gordon\n\nMr. F. Slattery\n\nMr. F.L. Lloyd, D. of F.T. & Sports, Colonial Office\n\nLt. General Sir G.M. Kirkpatrick, K.C.B., K.C.S.I., M.G.O.F.(b)\n\nMajor D.C. Robinson, M.C., Q.M.G.1., M.G.O.F.(b), D.L.1.a.\n\nThe Chairman, after briefly explaining the situation, proposed to go through each memorandum attached to the agenda.\n\nAdmiral Power enquired whether the War Office were retaining the Camber as it might be necessary for a Dockyard extension. He was informed that there was no question of surrendering this.\n\nMemorandum A. on scheme for redistribution of the Garrison.\n\nThe proposed alternative accommodation to be provided by the Colonial Government was generally agreed to. It was pointed out by Lieut. General Sir G.M. Kirkpatrick that the alternative accommodation for the Headquarters Offices at the Detention Barracks, Victoria, would require greatly improving and a local committee on the spot could determine what improvements would be required.\n\nAlso Staff Officers' Quarters would have to be provided at Victoria. Possibly a site near the Detention Barracks would be suitable. Lieut. General Sir G.M. Kirkpatrick pointed out that the Kowloon Reclamation Area, near Customs Jetty, was very important. It was an ideal site for setting up an Ordnance Depot and a Base to receive supplies of all sorts by sea. There were great possibilities for expansion, and excellent sites existed for a seaplane base to be installed.\n\nMemorandum B...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493850, "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": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 241, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "# MINUTES OF CONFERENCE HELD AT THE WAR OFFICE ON 3rd AUGUST, 1922, TO DISCUSS CERTAIN PROPOSALS FOR SURRENDERING CERTAIN W.D. LAND AT VICTORIA AND KOWLOON, HONG KONG, TO CIVIL GOVERNMENT, WHO WILL PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION ELSEWHERE.\n\n238\n\nPRESENT\n\n+\n\nD.S.O., D.M.Q.\n\nF.V.3.L.O.3. F.W.3.\n\nChairman,\n\nMajor General R.S. May, C.B., D.A.G.\n\nColonel A.A. Le Hardy, C.B., C.M.G. D.S.O., D. of S. & S.\n\nColonel E.P. Brooker, C.B., C.M.G.,\n\nLieut. Col. H.F.L. Grant, D.S.O.\n\nCaptain A.G.B. Buchanan.\n\nVice-Admiral Sir L.E. Power, K.C.B.,\n\nC. in C.\n\nCaptain C.R.V. Royds, C.I.O., R.N.\n\nC.H. Colson Esq., O.B.E., H.K.G.F. (b)\n\nMr. H. Beckett.\n\nMr. H.C. Gordon,\n\nLir F. Slattery.\n\nMr. F.L. Lloyd.\n\nD. of D. Admiralty.\n\nD. of P.T. and Sports.\n\nC.E. in C. Admiralty, Colonial Office, H.K.G.F. (b) M.G.O.F.\n\nD.L.1.a.\n\nLt. Gen. Sir G.H. Kirkpatrick, K.C.B., K.C.S.I.\n\nMajor D.C. Robinson, M.G.\n\nQ.M.G.1.\n\nThe Chairman, after briefly explaining the situation, proposed to go through each memorandum attached to the agenda.\n\nAdmiral Power then inquired whether the War Office were retaining the Canber and the adjacent land on the sea side of Wellington Barracks, as he considered it important that this land, which was bounded on both sides by Admiralty property, should be transferred to the Admiralty in case the War Office wished to dispose of it.\n\nHe was informed that at present there was no question of surrendering this land, but that should its surrender become advisable in the future, the Admiralty would be informed.\n\nMemorandum A. on scheme for redistribution of the Garrison.\n\nThe proposed alternative accommodation to be provided by the Colonial Government was generally agreed to. It was pointed out by Lieut. General Sir G.H. Kirkpatrick that the alternative accommodation for the Headquarter Offices at the Detention Barracks, Victoria, would require greatly improving and a local committee on the spot could determine what improvements would be required.\n\nAlso, Staff Officers' Quarters would have to be provided at Victoria. Possibly a site near the Detention Barracks would be suitable. Lieut. General Sir G.H. Kirkpatrick pointed out that the Kowloon Reclamation Area, near Customs Jetty, was a very important one. It was an ideal site for setting up an Ordnance Depot and a Base to receive supplies of all sorts by sea. There were great possibilities for expansion and excellent sites existed for a seaplane base to be installed.\n\nMemorandum B.\n\nAfter considerable discussion, the meeting came to the unanimous conclusion that certain proposals put up by Major General Sir J.B. Fowler could not be agreed to.\n\nAt Appendix A. to these minutes is a copy of a letter that it is proposed to send in reply, which embodies the results of such discussion.\n\nThe", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 513956, "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": "CO129-508-7 Opium on Macao market 10-1-1928 - 9-11-1928", "page_number": 10, "title": "CO129-508-7 Opium on Macao market 10-1-1928 - 9-11-1928", "content_text": "CONFIDENTIAL.\n\nREC 10 DEC OCL. 527\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG. 9th November, 1928.\n\n10 32\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to previous correspondence on the subject of Opium in Macau terminating with your confidential despatch of the 2nd of August, 1928, I have the honour to forward the accompanying copy of a report on the Macau Opium Farm, 1924 - 1927, formulated by Mr. J. D. Lloyd, Superintendent of Imports and Exports, as a result of his examination of some of the books of account kept in Chinese for these years.\n\n2. Those books were produced with others to the Estates Duty Commissioner, in support of a declaration regarding the goods of LEE HYSON the former chief manager and owner of the Farm, who was murdered in Hong Kong this year;\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY &C., &c., &c.\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-508-7 Opium on Macao market 10-1-1928 - 9-11-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515376, "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": "CO129-510-8 Policy on sale of Opium 12-1-1928 - 24-7-1928", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-510-8 Policy on sale of Opium 12-1-1928 - 24-7-1928", "content_text": "M:CF.\n\nSECRET.\n\nSir,\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONGKONG, 31st May, 1928.\n\n15\n\n3\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your secret despatch of 12th April, 1928, enclosing extracts from a memorandum written by Mr. J. D. Lloyd, in which a suggestion is made for the abandonment of the opium monopoly.\n\ny\n\n53018/28\n\nbast\n\n2.\n\nSir C. Clementi in his secret despatch of 16th April, has already given you his observations on this same memorandum, a copy of which was forwarded in your confidential despatch of 18th February, and has expressed his desire to discuss the whole question with you during his leave of absence in England.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\nW. THORNE Southerst was corrected to W.d. Sout host, but a more plausible correction is W. THORNE Southerst is not in the original, a plausible correction is W.d. Sout host -> W. THORNE Southerst or W. d. SOUTHORN (a known Officer Administering the Government) \nOfficer Administering the Government.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nLIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&C.\n\nHowever, to follow the exact instruction for output format and making a reasonable correction:\nM:CF.\n\nSECRET.\n\nSir,\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\nHONGKONG, 31st May, 1928.\n\n15\n3\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your secret despatch of 12th April, 1928, enclosing extracts from a memorandum written by Mr. J. D. Lloyd, in which a suggestion is made for the abandonment of the opium monopoly.\n\ny\n53018/28\nbast\n\n2.\n\nSir C. Clementi in his secret despatch of 16th April, has already given you his observations on this same memorandum, a copy of which was forwarded in your confidential despatch of 18th February, and has expressed his desire to discuss the whole question with you during his leave of absence in England.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\nW. d. Southorn\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\nLIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,\n&c.,\n&c.,\n&C.\n\nLet's correct \"W.d. Sout host\" to \"W. d. Southorn\" as it is a known historical figure and a plausible correction.\n\nThe final output is:\nM:CF.\n\nSECRET.\n\nSir,\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\nHONGKONG, 31st May, 1928.\n\n15\n3\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your secret despatch of 12th April, 1928, enclosing extracts from a memorandum written by Mr. J. D. Lloyd, in which a suggestion is made for the abandonment of the opium monopoly.\n\ny\n53018/28\nbast\n\n2.\n\nSir C. Clementi in his secret despatch of 16th April, has already given you his observations on this same memorandum, a copy of which was forwarded in your confidential despatch of 18th February, and has expressed his desire to discuss the whole question with you during his leave of absence in England.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\nW. d. Southorn\n\nOfficer Administering the Government.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\nLIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,\n&c.,\n&c.,\n&C.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-510-8 Policy on sale of Opium 12-1-1928 - 24-7-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515384, "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": "CO129-510-8 Policy on sale of Opium 12-1-1928 - 24-7-1928", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-510-8 Policy on sale of Opium 12-1-1928 - 24-7-1928", "content_text": "NO SECRET\n\nFIVE D MAY 1929\n\n53018 Easter\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONGKONG.\n\n16th April, 1928.\n\nFOR USE\n\nPRINTED\n\nEaslin No.155\n\nCOLONIAL\n\nOFFICE\n\nSir,\n\n53018/28 Zistem\n\nDuh. Cobelang\n\nijay to Ronnaey\n\nIn\n\n8 zustem I have the honour to acknowledge your Confidential despatch of the 18th February, 1928, inviting my observations on a memorandum prepared PE17240 at the request of the Colonial Office by Mr. Lloyd, a Cadet Officer of this Government.\n\n2.\n\nBut I observe that you describe Mr. Lloyd, and indeed Mr. Lloyd describes himself, as Superintendent of Imports and Exports, Hong Kong. This is incorrect. It is true that Mr. Lloyd acted in this capacity for some considerable time before his departure on leave and will probably resume the duties on his return.\n\nUnder the system in vogue in this Colony the post of Superintendent of Imports and Exports is not one that is substantively held by any officer and therefore the official view of the department can be expressed only by the officer actually performing the duties in Hong Kong. Accordingly Mr. Lloyd's memorandum can only be regarded as a private expression of opinion by an officer.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nLIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,\n\nEc.,\n\nEc.,\n\nEc.\n\n7: No. 6. 530/8/28 (NO]\n\n652836/38\n\nPage information potentially missing, assuming the text \"627-7 '\", \"fum - Apple 16612622. 12. 6/31 (19423) Mus\" are not part of the main body and are OCR artifacts or unrelated content.\n\nThe original text has been corrected for spelling, spacing, and formatting. The file reference has been formatted according to the rules (e.g., no spaces inside parentheses).\n\n627-7\n\n'\n\n652836/38 [W?\n\nCe\n\nfum - Apple 16612622. 12. 6/31 (19423) Mus\n\n \nhas been kept as is at the top and bottom, assuming they are not part of the main content but might be relevant metadata or OCR artifacts. However, the main content has been formatted according to the provided rules.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-510-8 Policy on sale of Opium 12-1-1928 - 24-7-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515910, "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": "CO129-511-22 Annual general report 1927 12-10-1928 - 26-11-1928", "page_number": 47, "title": "CO129-511-22 Annual general report 1927 12-10-1928 - 26-11-1928", "content_text": "# AGRICULTURE ETC.\n\nA general exhibit of foreign vegetables was staged at the first New Territories Agricultural Show which was held at Sheung Shui on November 7th and 8th.\n\nMore interest is now displayed in the cultivation of both foreign and native vegetables for local consumption, this is chiefly due to increased motor transport and the communication between the Hong Kong markets and the New Territories villages which was established during labour troubles and consequent shortage of fresh vegetables during 1925.\n\nInspection of Nursery Stock.-Eleven consignments of bulbs of Narcissus Tazetta were inspected during the year, of these four consignments totalling 57,106 bulbs were exported to United States of America and Honolulu; seven consignments totalling 177,810 bulbs were exported to Britain and British Colonies.\n\nSmall consignments of fruits, dried legumes and vegetables were inspected before being exported to the Philippine Islands by local firms.\n\n## SEED COLLECTION\n\nSeeds of the following were collected for local use and for the purpose of exchange, Casuarina equisetifolia, Cunninghamia sinensis, Glyptostrobus heterophyllus, Lucaena glauca, Bauhinia variegata, Cassia fistula, Tristania conferta, Sterculia lanceolata, Ficus religiosa, Callistemon lanceolatus, Garcinia oblongifolia, Melia Azedarach, Callistemon rigidus, Cinnamomum Camphora, Poinciana regia, Aleurites Fordii, Aleurites montana, Aleurites triloba, Acacia pennata and Pinus Massoniana.\n\nThe Department is indebted to the following donors of seeds, plants &c. The Curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden, Darjeeling; Director of Agriculture, Peradeniya; Superintendent, La Mortola, Ventimiglia, Italy; Director, Forestry Department, Sandakan; Botanic Gardens, Glasgow; Bureau of Forestry, Manila; Horto Botanico Tergestino, Triesta, Italy; Dr. A. Gooderson (New York); Professor J. Baline (Mexico); Lt. Colonel E. D. Matthews; Mrs. H. M. Dyce and Messrs. J. F. Groves; C. H. Blasson; M. J. Quist (Consul-General for the Netherlands); W. Dixson (Sydney); R. A. Nicholson, W. W. Hornell, and G. G. Nelson.\n\n**Director**\n\nThe following were the principal recipients, Imperial Institute, England; Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya; Ministry of Agriculture, Horticultural Section, Giza (Mudiriya), Egypt; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Senor Matheus d'Andrade (Azores); Sir Edward Stubbs (Fannica); Director of Agriculture, Cape St. Mary, Colony of Gambia; Brother Barry Benedict; Secretary, Royal Hong Kong Golf Club; Father U. Galbiati; Lt. Colonel E. D. Matthews; Rev. W. W. Rogers; Conservator of Forests, Medan Sumatra, and Messrs. M. J. Quist (Consul-General for the Netherlands); H. G. Keith (Sandakan); F. G. Walsingham (U.S.); D.M. Damle (India); W. Y. Chun; R. H. Cambage (Australia); R. A. Nicholson; D. Chun; R. H. Cambage (Australia); R. A. Nicholson; D. Wilson; F. A. McClure (Canton); B. N. Parker (India); Chan Yuk Bang; W. Gendwirk (Jamaica) and H. D. McLaren (N Wales).\n\n## Revenue and EXPENDITURE\n\nStatements of the Revenue collected by the Department and comparison of Revenue and Expenditure are given in Tables III and IV.\n\n## STAFF\n\nThe Assistant Superintendent Mr. G. B. Twemlow proceeded on leave on April 2nd until the end of the year.\n\n29th February, 1929.\n\nH. GREEN,\nSuperintendent.\n\nPage 82", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-511-22 Annual general report 1927 12-10-1928 - 26-11-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 519601, "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": "CO129-517-5 The visit of the Duke of Gloucester to Hong Kong 2-5-1929 - 23-5-1929", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-517-5 The visit of the Duke of Gloucester to Hong Kong 2-5-1929 - 23-5-1929", "content_text": "## The teams were as follows:- \nNo. 2 Chukka :- \nRed.-H.R.H., Lord Airlie, Comyn, \nand Thomas. White.-Dangerfield, Bremner, \nCampbell, and Stanton. \n\nNo. 4 Chukka :- \nRed.-H.R.H., Lord Airlie, \nThomas, and Sugden. White.-Dangerfield, Abbott, Has-\nkard, and Bakewell. \n\nNo. 6 Chukka :— \nRed.-H.R.H., Lord Airlie, Clarke \nand Thomas. \nWhite.-Bakewell, Selton, Camp-\nbell, and Herbage. \n\nNo. 7 Chukka :— \nRed.-H.R.H., Lord Airlie, Carr, \nand Thomas. White.-Comyn, Perfect, Abbott, \nand Wolfe-Murray. \n\nIn the evening a dinner party was given at Government House in honour of His Royal Highness by H. E. the Governor.\n\nThe Prince is staying at Government House as the guest of His Excellency.\n\nThe following guests were entertained by His Excellency at dinner at Government House on Thursday evening:- H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester, Mrs. Southorn, Hon. Mr. Creasy, Mrs. Tratman, Captain Whyte, Mr. Dyer, Very Rev. Dean Swann, Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Dyer, Hon. Comdr. Hole, Mrs. Skinner, Hon. Mr. Southorn, Mrs. Creasy, Hon. Dr. Wellington, Captain Has-\nkard.\n\n## Japanese Fireworks\nAll points of vantage in the city, on the Praya Reclamation in Wan-\nchai and in the open spaces in Kowloon were thronged with people at night, when the Japanese community entertained His Royal Highness, the Duke of Gloucester with a fireworks display.\n\nThe fireworks started at 10 p.m. and the display was kept up for an hour. Altogether about fifty rockets were fired and the colour combinations produced pretty effects. Red, blue, green and white lights were the predominant shades.\n\nThe rockets were discharged from the Volunteer Parade Ground at intervals of about three minutes and a strong westerly wind carried most of the lights past the city to the Western district, where the Chinese scrambled for the remains of the rockets as they came to earth. Each light is suspended on a paper parachute which is weighted down with a good number of cash and it is this last which is naturally the main cause of the scramble for the parachutes.\n\n## GUESTS AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE\nThe following were guests at Government House:- \n| Name |\n| --- |\n| Sir Robert Ho Tung |\n| Lady Ho Tung |\n| The Earl of Airlie |\n| Mrs. J. R. Wood |\n| His Honour Mr. Justice Wood |\n| Lady Marcia Miles |\n| Hon. Mr. Hynes |\n| Mrs. Ferguson |\n| Colonel Skinner |\n| Colonel Bird |\n| Major Miles |\n| Captain Kerr |\n| Mr. Scott |\n| Captain Sillitoe |\n| Captain Perfect |\n| Mr. Ferguson |\n| Mr. Tratman |\n| Mrs. Swann |\n| Hon. Dr. Tso |\n| Mrs. Tso |\n| Commodore Hill |\n| Mrs. Wellington |\n| Mr. Arbuthnot |\n\n## AT FANLING\n### INFORMAL FOURSOMES PLAYED\nThe Duke of Gloucester enjoyed a quiet foursome at Fanling on April 26, partnered by the Hon. Mr. Major-General Sandilands and Mr. E. Elles partnered Mr. H. L. Smith against Rear-Admiral Meade and Capt. the Hon. W. S. Leveson-Gower, while the Earl of Airlie and Mr. R. H. B. Hancock played against Mr. Lloyd Thomas and Mr. A. Cameron. The foursomes were quite friendly and informal, and no scores were taken.\n\nIncluding His Royal Highness and H.E. the Governor, the majority of the party wore khaki shorts, drill jackets, and khaki topees.\n\nOn arrival at Fanling, the Royal party were welcomed by Mr. L. S. Greenhill, Captain of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, and members of the Committee.\n\nLieut. Col. E. D. Matthews, secretary of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, who had gone out overnight to make arrangements, was in charge at Fanling, where the distinguished visitors were entertained to tiffin.\n\n## Interest In Kowloon\nWhen H.R.H. passed at 9:30 a.m. on Friday morning along Nathan Road on his way out to the Fanling Golf Course very few people were about. However, Sir Cecil Clementi had given notice that he would be passing about that time and thousands lined Nathan Road waiting patiently for his arrival.\n\n## \"TO MEET PRINCE HENRY\"\n### GARDEN PARTY AT H.K. CRICKET CLUB GROUND\n### PAVILION BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED\n\"His Excellency the Governor requests the pleasure of your company at a Reception on the Ground of the H.K. Cricket Club on April 26, at 4:30 p.m., to meet His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, K.G., G.C.V.O.\"\n\nTwo thousand members of the colony of Hong Kong were thrilled to receive a large card headed with the Royal crest in gold which invited them to meet Prince Henry. And the joy spread further, for frock and hat shops were invaded in order that the ladies of Hong Kong might do honour to the Prince.\n\nMeanwhile the Committee of the Cricket Club had also been busy, and their lovely ground was transformed by banks of flowers, the pavilion hung with bunting, and flag-decked marquees erected in a large semi-circle round the outskirts facing towards the pavilion. In the marquees tea and refreshments were served to the guests, while in front of the pavilion, behind a row of magnificent pot plants, was the \"high table\" and a series of striped umbrellas, at which His Excellency the Governor sat with the Guest of Honour and the Government House party.\n\nThe Prince was received inside the pavilion by Mr. R. Hancock (President) and members of the Committee of the Club, and appeared on the steps with Sir Cecil Clementi at about 4:50 p.m. His appearance was heralded by the band of the K.O.S.B., who were grouped in the middle of the ground, playing \"God Save the King.\"\n\nHis Royal Highness was introduced by H.E. the Governor to the Government House party and then went forward to shake hands with a number of Indian officers who were lined up to meet him, before sitting down to tea.\n\nDuring the tea interval the Pipe Band and the Regimental Band of the K.O.S.B. played alternately. The Pipers marching up and down as they played, with their kilts and ribbons swinging, added considerably to the gay and picturesque effect.\n\nThe following were Sir Cecil Clementi's guests at tiffin on Thursday at Government House :- \n| Name |\n| --- |\n| H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester |\n| Mrs. Waistell |\n| The Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Victoria |\n| General Sir Hugh Elles |\n| Captain Whyte |\n| Mr. N. S. Brown |\n| Capt. Wolfe-Murray |\n| Mr. Hornell |\n| Hon. Sir Shou Son Chow |\n| The Earl of Airlie |\n| Mrs. Shenton |\n| His Honour Sir H. Gollan |\n| Hon. Mr. Shenton |\n| Mr. Braga |\n| Mr. Alabaster |\n| Captain Kerr |\n| Captain Sillitoe |\n| Mr. Scott |\n| Colonel Comyn |\n| Mr. Thomas |\n| Hon. Sir Henry Pollock |\n| Hon. Mr. Mesny |\n| Mr. Murakami |\n| Mrs. Strachey |\n| General Sandilands |\n| Lady Pollock |\n| E. Admiral Waistell |\n| Lady Chow |\n| Hon. Sir Joseph Kemp |\n| Mrs. Kotewall |\n| Admiral Meade |\n| Hon. Mr. North |\n| Mr. Li Yau Tsuen |\n| Captain Strachey |\n| Captain Perfect |\n\nAs the crowds of women and children broke through the barrier and rushed onto the pier waving and cheering to the Duke who smilingly replied by raising his hat and waving in return, the scene, with the gay frocks of the ladies, the green grey buildings and big trees, may have reminded H.R.H. of the beautiful grounds of Buckingham Palace.\n\nOur representative was told that His Royal Highness was immensely pleased with his trip around the New Territories, and deeply interested in all that he saw.\n\n46 \n14", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-517-5 The visit of the Duke of Gloucester to Hong Kong 2-5-1929 - 23-5-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 521807, "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": "CO129-521-12 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 2-4-1930 - 16-6-1930", "page_number": 248, "title": "CO129-521-12 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 2-4-1930 - 16-6-1930", "content_text": "250\n\nConference to Mr. Maze.\n\nIt prevented me from responding to the hints of Colonel Hayley-Bell and the Commissioner of Customs at Canton that they would appreciate information as to what had passed.\n\n11. Although Sir Cecil Clementi definitely negatived a motion to discuss an alternative scheme for the Colonial authorities to undertake to furnish to the Chinese Customs (at considerable expense) all the information they could reasonably hope to collect for themselves if they were privileged to function in Hongkong territories and to facilitate preventive measures, on the grounds that the negotiations had already proceeded too far on other lines and that the risks of failure to cope adequately with smugglers could not be readily undertaken since disappointments would lead to friction, it seemed to me that some of those who attended the Conference found attractions in the scheme, which had been propounded by Mr. J.D. Lloyd, the Superintendent of the Imports and Exports Office of the Colony. Should the Chinese Government refuse to consider further the Draft Agreement and threaten to break off the discussions, it is possible that more may be heard of Mr. Lloyd's scheme.\n\n12. I venture to suggest that mere agreement between the Nanking Government and the Chinese Maritime Customs on one hand and Hongkong on the other will not necessarily conclude the matter. There is a third important party to be considered, and that is the Provincial Government of Kwangtung. So far as my information goes, the Canton authorities would oppose the conclusion of an Agreement on the lines so far suggested either by Nanking or Hongkong. My authority for this suggestion is the Chinese Superintendent of Customs at Canton, whose remarks have been related to me by the Commissioner of Customs. He is reported to have pointed out that Canton merchants would be jealous of the", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-521-12 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 2-4-1930 - 16-6-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 573926, "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": "CO129-589-13 War taxation- exemption and evasion 1-2-1941 - 10-9-1941", "page_number": 24, "title": "CO129-589-13 War taxation- exemption and evasion 1-2-1941 - 10-9-1941", "content_text": "No. 27.\n\n7\n\n23 APR 941\n\n**GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONG KONG,**\n\n1st February, 1941.\n\n24\n\nMy Lord,\n\nI have the honour to forward for Your Lordship's information copies of correspondence which has passed between Colonel E.S. Doughty, D.S.O., the Canadian Government's Commissioner of Immigration resident in Hong Kong and the War Taxation Department and the Colonial Secretary on the subject of Colonel Doughty's liability to Salaries Tax under the War Revenue Ordinance, **Ordinance No.13 of 1940**, a copy of which is enclosed for convenience of reference.\n\n2.\n\nAt first it appeared that Colonel Doughty was claiming exemption from Salaries Tax in accordance with the terms of the fourth proviso to Section 8 of the Ordinance, that is to say on the grounds that his income or part of his income was liable to Income Tax in another part of the British Empire. But in his letter dated 14th December, 1940, Colonel Doughty admits that the salaries of Canadian Government officials who reside abroad are not liable to Canadian Income Tax though he states that for the year 1939 he suffered a deduction from his salary equivalent to the payment of Canadian Income Tax and has furnished what purports to be documentary proof of such deduction in the form of an official interim receipt for Canadian $100 \"on account of income tax for taxation year 1939\". In order\n\n**THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD LLOYD OF DOLOBRAN,**\n\n&c., &c., &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-589-13 War taxation- exemption and evasion 1-2-1941 - 10-9-1941.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575947, "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": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "page_number": 100, "title": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "content_text": "from lack of them.\n\nConclusion is that Canada sent forward an expedition well trained and, subject to what shipping facilities allowed, well provided with equipment. In spite of disaster it was an expedition of which Canada can and should be proud. Summary ends.\n\navailable.\n\nFull text of report will be sent to you as soon as 1.8.\n\nColonel Drew, leader of Opposition in Ontario Legislature, who started the agitation which led to the enquiry and van Os, Counsel on the enquiry, has issued a statement saying among other things \"I find it almost impossible to believe that the summary has any reference at all to the evidence. The only facts brought out in evidence were so blood-curdling that the public have a right to know what did take place. The privacy, for which there was no reason, of the hearings has served no purpose except to hide evidence of inexcusable blundering, confusion and incompetence\".\n\nEnquiry originated in desire of Opposition to use Hong Kong disaster as stick with which to beat Government over conscription issue. Some Opposition papers in disappointment again raise questions already disposed of in report, e.g. if trained men were available why were they not sent, and disclaim reliance on assertions of Chief Justice in expressing himself as satisfied. Montreal Gazette for instance \"Canadian confidence in the good judgement of our Chief Justice is or was very high but it was never as high as all that\".\n\nIn view of decisive terms of report I find it hard to think that Hong Kong disaster can yield much further political capital for opposition.\n\nCopy to:-\n\nF.O.\n\nW.C.O.\n\nO.O.\n\nMr. Ashley Clarke\n\nSir E. Bridges\n\nMr. Lloyd.\n\nPrime Minister's Private Secretary.\n\nW.Ü.\n\nW.O.(M.O.12)\n\nA\n\nW.C.O. CoO\n\nMajor Nicholl (4)\n\nLt. Col. Dinwiddie\n\nLt. Col. Stirling\n\nMr. Monson.\n\n100\n\nPage 100\n\nPage 101", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 598252, "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": "CO129-625-6 Hong Kong University- endowment fund 1-5-1951 - 30-9-1951", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-625-6 Hong Kong University- endowment fund 1-5-1951 - 30-9-1951", "content_text": "6 \n\nMr. Sidebotham. \n\nI have attached at (9) a note of the meeting at which you were in the chair and which was attended by Sir A. Morse, Mr. Chau, Sir M.K.Lo, Colonel Ride, Sir C. Cox, Mr. Adams, Mr. Armitage Smith and myself. \n\n2. \n\nBriefly the views expressed by the Hong Kong representatives thereat were that:- \n\n(a) the U.K. did not appear to have done so much for Hong Kong as for other colonies, e.g. Malaya; \n\n(b) the Committee, set up by the Secretary of State on 31st December, 1945, to consider the future of the University had stated that unless the University could be re-established on a firm financial basis the damage likely to be caused by continuing it on its inadequate pre-war basis would be more detrimental to British prestige in the Far East in the long run than the immediate effect on prestige involved in a decision not to re-open the University at all; \n\n(c) the decision to re-open the University having been taken, H.M.G. must accept some responsibility for ensuring that it had adequate funds with which to continue its activities. If its activities had to be curtailed, this would have a very serious effect on British prestige and would also be taken as a clear sign that H.M.G. did not intend to stay in the Colony. \n\n(d) Unless H.M.G. agreed to make a contribution to the Endowment Fund there would be no chance of raising the money locally. If H.M.G. did contribute, however, there was a reasonable hope that the Jockey Club and big businessmen generally would raise a similar amount. \n\n3. \n\nAs regards (a) H.M.G. have been reasonably generous towards Hong Kong as the Financial Settlement of 1948 will show. This is summarised in Column 20 of the Hansard extract at (42) on 54147/48 and states that: \n\n(a) H.M.G. waived the costs of the military administration. \n\n(b) treated as free grants advances made prior to the establishment of civil government amounting to £3,250,000. \n\n(c) made a further free grant of £1,000,000 \n\n(d) agreed to make an interest-free loan of £3,000,000 towards the airport \n\n(e) made a free grant of £250,000 for the Hong Kong University. \n\n4. \n\nIn addition Hong Kong has been allocated £1,000,000 from C.D & W. funds for development projects generally and in 1950 a further £250,000 was allocated from C.D. & W. funds specifically for the University. H.M.G. are also spending an additional £5,000,000 a year on reinforcements and defence measures in Hong Kong as the result of the Far East situation. \n\n5. In fact H.M.G. have always come to Hong Kong's assistance whenever such assistance was justified. \n\n6. The statement in (b) is accurate as far as it goes. A copy of the report is behind (48) on 54147/46 but a memo giving a summary of the Committee's recommendations is behind (18) on 54147/47 and Sir T. Lloyd's letters to the Treasury at (18), (31), and (40) on 54147/47 show that every effort was made to persuade the Treasury to assist financially. \n\n7. The Treasury views were put to the Governor in the telegram at (45) on 54147/47 and the Vice Chancellor, Mr. Sloss", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-625-6 Hong Kong University- endowment fund 1-5-1951 - 30-9-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]