[ { "id": 334932, "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": 214, "title": "CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12]", "content_text": "211\n\n22022\n\n2.83\n\nMessrs Caldwell & Wilkinson, Machine on to the staff the Col. Seely\n\n50 Queen's Road,\n\nHong Kong 15th February 1887.\n\nTo\n\nFred. Sieverts Esq.\n\nActg. Colonial Secretary\n\nSir,\n\nColonel Li Loi, acting Governor under the Viceroy of Canton, is anxious to learn whether any instructions have been received by you from the Consul at Canton relative to Ting Sam Wong Yiu Shing, and six others and begs that, if no such instructions have been received, a telegram of enquiry should be sent to the said Consul.\n\nWe have &c.\n\nCaldwell & Wilkinson\n\nPage 212\n\n...\n\nPage 213", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 413286, "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": "CO129-346 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [1-3]", "page_number": 233, "title": "CO129-346 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [1-3]", "content_text": "## Dear Mr. Soares;\n\nThank you very much for your letter of yesterday's date. £300 per annum is not equal to £150 at home & I should have been in receipt of more than that had I remained in the Imperial Services without promotion.\n\nIf, dear Mr. Soares, you would lay this before Colonel Seely, I should be ever indebted to You.\n\nYours sincerely,\nRal Savage\n\nThere is one point, however, I would ask you to lay before Colonel Seely - I am at present receiving only £300 per annum (less 4 per cent for Widows & Orphans) and not £330 as you...\n\nI have generally been unable to rise further than I have. I had every prospect of substantial promotion to Postmaster General if I had remained in the Controller's Office of the General Post Office, London.\n\nHe has had to reply that the soft... is unable to meet... with... at meeting... Mt. Ap. 10, 27, 2513, nr. Barnstaple.\n\nwas not favourable.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-346 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 414792, "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": "CO129-349 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [10-12]", "page_number": 81, "title": "CO129-349 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [10-12]", "content_text": "for the demoralization of \n\nCovenants \n\n\"a microscopic proportion \n\nof the population,\" and one are \n\nof opinion that their total \n\nabolition \n\nhas any \n\neffect on the number of suckers \n\ndemoralize domestic life by compelling seekers \n\ntoemote in this women's quarter, \n\nby extending the influence of \n\nbad example. \n\nYou submit calculations \n\nI show that from the date \n\non which all the Dirany \n\nhouses are closed, \n\nthe loss to the \n\nCath Leeunt \n\nwill be upwards of \n\n$500,000, \n\nor let in the \n\npresent condition \n\nColonel Firminger states it appears practically impossible to \n\nmeet this loss unless Authority \n\nsees fit. Because \n\nit stands \n\nDRAFT \n\nfor the purpose \n\nIt will not have \n\nescaped Governor \n\n## 4. \n\nAs the \n\naction \n\nwhich \n\nhas been taken \n\nas regards the Dirany houses, \n\nis inconsistent with the policy \n\nand Practice \n\n## Corner Chardon \n\nto You \n\n## MINUTE. 794 \n\nof \n\n5 \n\nMay. When, on \n\nthe 20th July, Col. Seely informed \n\nthe W. & Comm \n\nof \n\nthe advice they had recently obtained, \n\nto obtain from \n\nthe Law Officers \n\nthey had before them the proposals \n\ncontained in your desp. of \n\n25973/3 \n\n3 June, and \n\nhad been \n\ntold to anticipate that these proposals \n\nwould be cancelled. \n\nIf your regulations are \n\nrepealed and replaced by others of a different nature. They", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-349 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 414801, "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": "CO129-349 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [10-12]", "page_number": 90, "title": "CO129-349 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [10-12]", "content_text": "## Memo. with 25273 para L\n\nThe present farmer from the date of its purchase to the declared and a permit to store obtained\", and as Mr. Clementi was able to trace every tael of opium bought by Memoranda Page 3 of F. Lugard's opium.\n\nPage VII\n\nIf this suggestion is accepted we might put it to the Governor, and so, whilst giving a ruling on the divans, reserve the farmer's compensation for a final decision.\n\nThe larger question of policy will, I take it, stand over until the Straits Opium Report has been considered and until the present Hongkong farm expires, so will the financial question.\n\nBut there remains to be decided the question of publication of Sir F. Lugard's Memorandum. I think it should be avoided, if possible, because:\n(1) it deals largely with matters which are (or will be) under discussion by the International Commission.\n(2) it discloses on Page 9 what would be held to be the official policy of the Hongkong Government.\n(3) it contains the suggestion for non-abolition of divans, which, I assume will not be accepted.\n\nI presume that Colonel Seely will wish some reference made in our reply to paragraph 10 of the confidential despatch of 27th October which deals with his speech in the House of Commons on July 28th last.\n\nTill the International Commission is completed, it is referenced in Hansard page 1259. His Majesty's Government will presumably not be convinced by this extraordinary despatch so far as to reverse the decision that the dens must be closed.\n\nIn that case, it seems to me useless to adopt a piecemeal policy. If only a few of the dens are closed, their patrons will doubtless take to frequenting those that remain open, and nothing will have been effected. Unless the declared policy is to be reversed, the only rational course is to close all the dens.\n\nThat brings up the question of compensation. But here we get little help from Sir F. Lugard, who has entangled himself in a contradiction. Either the closing of the dens will decrease consumption and so cause less revenue to the farmer, or it will not decrease consumption and therefore the farmer will not lose. Either point of view is tenable, but both cannot be held at once. Before considering the question of compensation, it seems essential to decide between these alternatives, and this can only be done by experience.\n\nI submit that the right course is to inform the farmer that the divans are to be closed at once; that in consideration of this change in the circumstances, the Govt is willing to relieve him of his contract if he likes, but will not pay him anything for loss of expected profit; or, on the other hand, if he wishes to keep up his contract, he can do so, but no compensation will be paid him unless he can show that he has sustained loss by reason of the closing of the divans. He should prove this by an action before the Supreme Court.\n\nThis measure may seem drastic, but I think it is perfectly equitable.\n\nHong Kong will not like it, but they will be soothed if H.M.G undertake to pay a considerable part of the damages. It seems desirable to know now how much H.M.G are prepared to do in that direction.\n\nPage 90\nPage 91", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-349 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 416477, "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": "CO129-351 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 642, "title": "CO129-351 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "C.O.\n\nThis Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[16282]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n[May 7.]\n\nSECTION 1.\n\n635 I JUN 08\n\nExtract from the \"Times\" of May 7, 1908.\n\nTHE OPIUM TRAFFIC,\n\nMr. I. Johnson (Warwickshire, Nuneaton) rose to call attention to the opium traffic in the East, and to move: \"That this House, having regard to its Resolution unanimously adopted on the 30th May, 1906, that the Indo-Chinese opium trade is morally indefensible, welcomes the action of His Majesty's Government in diminishing the sale of opium for export, and thus responding to the action of the Chinese Government in their arrangements for the suppression of the consumption of the drug in that Empire; and this House also urges His Majesty's Government to take steps to bring to a speedy close the system of licensing opium dens now prevailing in some of our Crown Colonies, more particularly Hong Kong, the Straits Settlements, and Ceylon.\" He said that it was agreed, both nationally and internationally, that this traffic must be put an end to. It was a question between money and righteousness. (Hear, hear.) The House of Commons, the leaders of the Churches, and the whole country were behind the movement which he represented. There were difficulties in the way, but the Government must overcome them and put the righteousness of the cause before money. Since the Resolution on this subject passed by the House in 1906 much had been done, but much more might have been done. China had been moving, and had done something on her own behalf; but the progress was too slow. There was ample evidence now that China was sincere in this matter. It was reported from Peking in May of last year that the last of the opium dens in Peking was closed. In the month following all the opium dens in the native quarter of Shanghae were closed; but, on the other hand, in the British and American concessionary quarters the Municipal Council declined to do more than to discontinue the grant of annual licences, and it was not till the 20th March of this year that they proposed to close one-fourth of the dens on the 31st July, and the other three-fourths within two years. He thought that proved that the Chinese were more sincere than we were ourselves. In the self-governing Colonies the traffic in opium was forbidden altogether, but in the Crown Colonies things were different; in Hong Kong nothing had been done, while in the Straits Settlements there had only been a Committee of Inquiry appointed. The Americans, on the other hand, had closed all the opium dens in the Philippine Islands, and he asked the Colonial and Foreign Offices to imitate their example and endeavour not to reduce but to put an end to the use of opium.\n\nMr. T. C. Taylor (Lancashire, South-East, Radcliffe), who seconded, said he had lately visited China, practically for the purpose of studying this question, and he had come to the conclusion that all the best elements in China were resolved to put an end to this traffic. It was not merely an edict of the Government, but opium reform had in it all the elements of a great national movement, and he could recite by the score stories of the scenes of enthusiasm among those who were devoted to the suppression of the habit. In Shanghae, which was an international Settlement, he regretted to say that the municipality had not done all that they ought to have done to close the opium dens at a more rapid rate, while in Hong Kong, a British Settlement, the story was \"nothing attempted, nothing done.\" He was glad to know there was a strong anti-opium movement in Singapore, and he hoped that the Report of a Commission on the subject would soon be published. Japan had sternly penalized the use and sale of opium, but even Japan had yielded to the temptation to make revenue from opium in Formosa and Corea. How could we reproach our ally when we allowed the yellow peril, gold, to infect our own possessions? (Hear, hear.) China would become one of the great nations of the world, and was it our interest that a reformed China should look back on a time when our Government, against the will of the Chinese people, provided the means for their indulgence in this debasing vice? (Hear, hear.)\n\nColonel Seely said it would be convenient if he replied at once on the colonial aspect of the case, partly because the Colonial Office had been declared to be the\n\n[2967 g--1]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-351 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 416533, "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": "CO129-351 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 698, "title": "CO129-351 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nC.O.\n\n# CHINA TRADE\n\n## CONFIDENTIAL\n\n[17479]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n691\n\n[May 21.1908]\n\nSECTION I\n\n(£15 JUN 08)\n\nSir,\n\nChina Association to Foreign Office.-(Received May 21.)\n\n159, Cannon Street, London, May 20, 1908.\n\nI AM directed by my Committee to inclose herewith, for the information of His Majesty's Secretary of State, a copy of the Association's letter of the 20th instant to His Majesty's Under-Secretary for the Colonies on the subject of the closure of the opium houses in Hong Kong.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nC. GRENVILLE ALABASTER, Secretary.\n\nSir,\n\nInclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\nChina Association to Colonial Office.\n\n159, Cannon Street, London, May 20, 1908.\n\nI HAVE the honour to submit, for the consideration of the Secretary of State, a telegram from the Hong Kong branch of this Association, based upon reports which have reached the Colony of a recent debate in the House of Commons on the opium question as affecting Hong Kong:-\n\n\"Press telegram states British Government announces in House of Commons intention issue immediate orders Hong Kong Government to close opium houses forthwith. This would impose considerable financial hardship, as, owing to opium farmers' contracts not expiring until February 1910, it would apparently involve payment of large compensation, in addition to prospective loss of revenue. Unfair to dislocate Colony's finance so suddenly. Urge you to represent need of proceeding less drastically; time is required for gradual readjustment of burden of taxation.\"\n\nThis telegram expresses a feeling of alarm with which my Committee have full sympathy, inasmuch as they feel that a sudden closure of the opium houses would dislocate the Colony's finances at a time when it is ill prepared to withstand such a blow, and in this connection I have the honour to inclose a Memorandum dealing with the trade depression existing at present in Hong Kong.\n\nFrom the report of the debate in the House of Commons on the 6th instant there appears reason to hope that the fears expressed in the telegram may be exaggerated, as Colonel Seely is reported to have said that--\n\n\"When it was a case of our own morals and other people's money that made all the difference. He hoped that his honourable friend would agree that they could not do all at once, and although he was able to state that it was intended to take action, he hoped that his honourable friend would not be disappointed if it was not sudden action, in view of the difficulties of arranging revenue.\"\n\nIt may not, however, be inappropriate to offer some expression of my Committee's views on the matter.\n\nIt is submitted that, in view of the fact that the opium monopoly in the Colony is farmed out for a period of three years, of which nearly two-thirds is at present unexpired, any sudden closing of the opium houses would involve not only a breach of contract which would conceivably mean ruin to the opium farmer, but a great financial loss on the Colony, nearly one-quarter of the Colonial revenue being derived from opium; heavy loss would, moreover, be caused to all the opium dealers and owners of divans, who would assuredly clamour for compensation. And beyond the question of loss to the colonial revenue and of breach of contract with the natives, there is the question of loss which would fall on British subjects engaged in the opium trade--\n\n[2907 *--1]\n\nPage 2\n\nB\n\n...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-351 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 417883, "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": "CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 595, "title": "CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "Enclosure 4.\n\nThis Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nCHINA TRADE.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n0.0\n\n \n | 46946\n 591\n \n\n[May 7.]\n\nSECTION 1.\n\n[16282]\n\nRe: 23 DEC 08\n\nNo. 1.\n\nExtract from the \"Times\" of May 7, 1908.\n\nTHE OPIUM TRAFFIC.\n\nMr. W. Johnson (Warwickshire, Nuneaton) rose to call attention to the opium traffic in the East, and to move: \"That this House, having regard to its Resolution unanimously adopted on the 30th May, 1906, that the Indo-Chinese opium trade is morally indefensible, welcomes the action of His Majesty's Government in diminishing the sale of opium for export, and thus responding to the action of the Chinese Government in their arrangements for the suppression of the consumption of the drug in that Empire; and this House also urges His Majesty's Government to take steps to bring to a speedy close the system of licensing opium dens now prevailing in some of our Crown Colonies, more particularly Hong Kong, the Straits Settlements, and Ceylon.\" He said that it was agreed, both nationally and internationally, that this traffic must be put an end to. It was a question between money and righteousness. (Hear, hear.) The House of Commons, the leaders of the Churches, and the whole country were behind the movement which he represented. There were difficulties in the way, but the Government must overcome them and put the righteousness of the cause before money. Since the Resolution on this subject passed by the House in 1906 much had been done, but much more might have been done. China had been moving, and had done something on her own behalf; but the progress was too slow. There was ample evidence now that China was sincere in this matter. It was reported from Peking in May of last year that the last of the opium dens in Peking was closed. In the month following all the opium dens in the native quarter of Shanghai were closed; but, on the other hand, in the British and American concessionary quarters the Municipal Council declined to do more than to discontinue the grant of annual licences, and it was not till the 20th March of that year they proposed to close one-fourth of the dens on the 31st July, and the other three-fourths within two years. He thought that proved that the Chinese were more sincere than we were ourselves. In the self-governing Colonies the traffic in opium was forbidden altogether, but in the Crown Colonies things were different; in Hong Kong nothing had been done, while in the Straits Settlements there had only been a Committee of Inquiry appointed. The Americans, on the other hand, had closed all the opium dens in the Philippine Islands, and he asked the Colonial and Foreign Offices to imitate their example and endeavour not to reduce but to put an end to the use of opium.\n\nMr. T. C. Taylor (Lancashire, South-East, Radcliffe), who seconded, said he had lately visited China, practically for the purpose of studying this question, and he had come to the conclusion that all the best elements in China were resolved to put an end to this traffic. It was not merely an edict of the Government, but opium reform had in it all the elements of a great national movement, and he could recite by the score stories of the scenes of enthusiasm among those who were devoted to the suppression of the habit. In Shanghai, which was an international Settlement, he regretted to say that the municipality had not done all that they ought to have done to close the opium dens at a more rapid rate, while in Hong Kong, a British Settlement, the story was \"nothing attempted, nothing done.\" He was glad to know there was a strong anti-opium movement in Singapore, and he hoped that the Report of a Commission on the subject would soon be published. Japan had sternly penalized the use and sale of opium, but even Japan had yielded to the temptation to make revenue from opium in Formosa and Korea. How could we reproach our ally when we allowed the yellow peril, gold, to infect our own possessions? (Hear, hear.) China would become one of the great nations of the world, and was it our interest that a reformed China should look back on a time when our Government, against the will of the Chinese people, provided the means for their indulgence in this debasing vice? (Hear, hear.)\n\nColonel Seely said it would be convenient if he replied at once on the colonial aspect of the case, partly because the Colonial Office had been declared to be the\n\nB [2967 g--1]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418040, "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": "CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 752, "title": "CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "747\n\nAgreement\n\nbetween British and Chinese Governments.\n\nChina's efforts.\n\nEuropean\n\nin China.\n\n4\n\n9. In pursuance of the last-cited clause of the Regulations, negotiations were entered into with the British Government which have resulted in an Agreement between the two Governments, accepted by that of China on the 27th January, 1908. By this Agreement, the British Government binds itself for three years to reduce the export of opium from India each year by one-tenth of the amount annually taken by China on the average of the years 1901-5, and undertakes to renew this obligation, so as to put an end to the export in ten years, if China has, during these three years, faithfully performed her engagement to suppress, pari passu, the production of opium. (For the details of this Agreement, see the official publication, \"China No. 1 (1908),\" a copy of which accompanies this letter.) The Government of India has taken steps to give effect to this Agreement by reducing the cultivation of opium in its own territories and the export of opium produced both in those territories (Bengal opium) and in the protected States (Malwa opium).\n\n10. The Central Government of China has made great efforts to carry out the Regulations of November 1906. The effect already produced by these efforts has been summarized, from the Reports of the British Consuls in China, in two Reports, prepared under the direction of the British Minister at Peking, by Mr. Leech, Councillor of the British Legation. The first of these Reports, dated the 27th November, 1907, is contained in the White Paper already quoted, \"China No. 1 (1908),\" pp. 31 to 45; the second, dated the 24th June, 1908, in a more recent White Paper, \"China No. 2 (1908),\" a copy of which also accompanies this letter. In his first Report, Mr. Leech remarks (p. 31) that the considerable extent to which the Chinese Government has already succeeded in its attempt at suppression produces the impression that it will succeed in this formidable undertaking. Already the opium dens were closed in nearly all the great cities without causing disturbances, and the majority of those in the country districts (p. 42). Mr. Leech adds, however, (p. 32): \"Whether China can completely obtain the good she seeks without Government control of opium, both native-grown and imported, is somewhat doubtful. At present, she is debarred from doing so by Article 5 of the British Treaty of Nanking of 1842 and Article 14 of the French Treaty of Tien-tsin of 1858.\"\n\nIn his second Report, Mr. Leech states (p. 2) that the cultivation of the poppy has been reduced in many provinces, and that the numerous supplementary Decrees issued by the Central Government manifest the energy and interest taken by it in the suppression of the trade. A special Commission had just been appointed to dismiss all opium-smoking officials (p. 3). The Chinese Government applies to the import of opium from Persia and Turkey the same rule of diminution by 10 per cent. per annum as to that from India (p. 4).\n\n11. In most of the European territorial Concessions in Chinese ports, efforts have been made for the suppression of opium dens. None exist any longer in the British Concessions. At Chinkiang, the opium shops will all be closed from the end of this year, \"China No. 2\" (p. 5). In the International Settlement at Shanghae, as the result of a discussion at the annual meeting of ratepayers in March last, one-fourth of the opium dens were closed from the 1st July, lots having been cast to settle which of them it should be; another one-fourth (369 dens) are to be closed on the 31st December, 1908. These reductions are understood to have been made with a view to bringing the whole to an end within two years, and the British Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey, has promised to do his best to ensure that this shall be realized. In the French Concession at Shanghae, the licence tax has been increased fourfold, and females prohibited from entering, with the result that twenty-five dens have closed their doors, \"China No. 1\" (p. 44), but the remainder continue open.\n\nBritish Crown Colonies, House of Commons Resolution, May 6, 1908.\n\n12. A further debate on the opium question took place in the House of Commons on the 6th May, 1908, particularly with regard to the sale of opium in the British Crown Colonies, which are placed under the direct control of the Colonial Office in London. The following Resolution was proposed:\n\n\"That this House, having regard to its Resolution, unanimously adopted on the 30th May, 1906, that the Indo-Chinese opium trade is morally indefensible, welcomes the action of His Majesty's Government in diminishing the sale of opium for export, and thus responding to the action of the Chinese Government in their arrangements for the suppression of the consumption of the drug in that Empire; and this House also urges the Government to take steps to bring to a speedy close the system of licensing opium dens now prevailing in some of our Crown Colonies, more particularly Hong Kong, the Straits Settlements, and Ceylon.\"\n\n5\n\nThe Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, Colonel Seely, on behalf of the Government, accepted the Resolution and announced that they had already telegraphed to the Governor of Hong Kong as follows:\n\n\"His Majesty's Government have decided that steps must be taken to close opium dens in Hong Kong, as they recognize that it is essential in dealing with the opium question in Hong Kong that we must act up to the standard set by the Chinese Government.\"\n\nColonel Seely stated that, in Ceylon, the Imperial Government had accepted the recommendations of a Commission of Inquiry appointed by the Government of the island, in favour of the closing of opium shops at the end of the present year, the establishment of a Government monopoly for the import and sale of the drug, and the distribution by Government of the quantity required by consumers who should have registered themselves for this purpose. The Governor of Ceylon, in giving his approval to the Report, had observed that the brown races, to which the Sinhalese belong, are less tolerant of the opium habit than the Chinese.\n\nWith regard to the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States under British Protectorate, the Under-Secretary said that the Imperial Government was awaiting the Report of a local Commission, but he promised the House that action should be taken \"which shall lead with certainty in the direction of the ultimate extinction of the abuse of opium.\"\n\nThe Resolution was supported by the Right Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, Secretary of State for the Colonies in the previous Government, and unanimously adopted by the House of Commons.\n\n13. In French Indo-China, a Commission, presided over by M. Hardouin, has lately presented a Report which made the following proposals:\n\n14\n\n(1.) To raise the price of prepared opium.\n\n(2.) To prohibit the sale of dross.\n\n(3.) To limit the sale of opium in shops.\n\n(4.) Gradually to close public smoking resorts, commencing with those in the less important centres.\n\n\"The Commissioners further advise that steps should be taken to bring the pernicious effects of the opium habit to the knowledge of the people, and that smokers should in future be excluded from public offices.\" (\"China No. 2,\" p. 6.)\n\nIndo-China.\n\n14. The Governor of Macao has lately issued orders to a Commission to devise means to rid that Colony of opium, on the lines pursued by the Chinese Government.\n\n15. The present condition of legislation with regard to the sale of opium may be summarized:\n\nSummary of Legislation regarding the sale of opium.\n\nIn Japan, the Philippine Islands, and most of the self-governing British Colonies, the sale and consumption of the drug are totally prohibited, except for medical use. In China, a great effort is being made to free the Empire from this curse. In Formosa, most of the British Crown Colonies, Macao, and French Indo-China, beginnings, or at least promises, of legislation with the same object have been made.\n\nIn British India, the sale of opium prepared for smoking is prohibited, but that of opium for eating is permitted, except that in Burmah, it has been forbidden, since the 1st January, 1894, to sell opium to Burmese and to certain other native tribes. In the Straits Settlements also, the sale of opium to Malays is forbidden, but this prohibition, as also that existing in Burmah, appears to be more or less evaded.\n\nIn the Dutch Indies, where the sale of opium is a Government monopoly, the import and consumption of opium appear to be increasing year by year, to the great injury of the Javanese.\n\nCultivation.\n\n16. The cultivation of the poppy (Papaver somniferum) and manufacture of opium exist in Turkey, Persia, British India, and China. Turkey opium is preferred for medical use; in the United Kingdom, chemists are bound by the directions contained in the \"Pharmacopoeia Britannica\" to use it exclusively. In Persia, according to the testimony of American missionaries and of a British Consul, the cultivators are given to the opium vice, which reduces them to great misery. In India, the cultivation has been diminished, in concert with China, which has undertaken to extinguish it entirely within ten years. There is a small amount of poppy cultivation and opium...\n\n[2050 m-2]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418261, "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": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "page_number": 211, "title": "CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908", "content_text": "Sir-\n\n210\n\nCHINA ASSOCIATION,\n\n159, Cannon Street,\n\n20th May, 19\n\nE.C.\n\nCO.\n\n18229\n\nI have the honour to submit for the consideration of the Secretary of State a telegram from the Hongkong Branch of this Association, based upon reports which have reached the Colony of a recent debate in the House of Commons on the Opium question as affecting Hongkong:\n\n\"Press telegram states British Government announces in House of Commons intention to issue immediate orders Hongkong Government to close opium houses forthwith. This would impose considerable financial hardship as owing to opium farmer's contracts not expiring until February, 1910, it would apparently involve payment of large compensation, in addition to prospective loss of revenue. Unfair to dislocate Colony's finance so suddenly. Urge you to represent need of proceeding less drastically; time is required for gradual re-adjustment of burden of taxation.\"\n\nThis telegram expresses a feeling of alarm with which my Committee have full sympathy, inasmuch as they feel that a sudden closure of the opium houses would dislocate the Colony's finances at a time when it is ill-prepared to withstand such a blow, and in this connection, I have the honour to enclose a Memorandum dealing with the trade depression existing at present in Hongkong.\n\nFrom the report of the debate in the House of Commons on the 6th instant, there appears reason to hope that the fears expressed in the telegram may be exaggerated, as Colonel Seely is reported to have said that:-\n\n\"when it was a case of our own morals and other people's money, that made all the difference. He hoped that his Hon. friend would agree that they could not do all at once, and although he was able to state that it was intended to take action, he hoped that his Hon. friend would not be disappointed if it was not sudden action, in view of the difficulties of arranging revenue.\"\n\nIt may not, however, be inappropriate to offer some...\n\nUnder Secretary of State\n\nfor the Colonies\n\nColonial Office\n\nDowning Street, S.W.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418757, "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": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "page_number": 335, "title": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "content_text": "C.O.\n\n13122333 No: IREC\n\n1909\n\nREGE 17 APR 09,\n\nOf produc Top-by\n\npresent industry and trade, which has been in existence for over 100 years. Such a monopoly covering ... of the total drug consumed, would be an effective agent in controlling and restricting consumption, in raising revenue, and in securing accurate statistics. It would not be a breach of treaty, and would not be objected to by the foreign merchants, who could still sell to whom they pleased, while the monopolists of the native drug would take good care to see that such persons dealt in foreign opium only.\n\nThe Chinese Government I would venture to suggest, should exercise a Government monopoly in respect of all opium produced by the cultivators in precisely the same way that the Indian Government holds a monopoly of all the opium produced in Bengal. Lord Brassey's Opium Commission recorded it as their well considered conclusion, that this was \"the best system for regulating the production\". † The Indian Government sells its opium at auction but for the reasons I have already given it is probable that it would be better that in China the monopoly of preparation and retail sale should, as in Hongkong, be in the hands of licensed monopolists. The Indian auction sales are solely for export,—the sales in China and sale would be solely for local consumption. The licensee would have the sole right to deal in both raw and prepared native opium, obtaining his supplies from Government while the sale of the progressively decreasing imports of foreign opium would remain unrestricted in accordance with treaty.\n\nof prepare\n\n-ly\n\nFarmers.\n\nThe professed object of China is to reduce the sale of opium, and since the creation of a monopoly is stated to be \"fundamentally prejudicial to trade\",— competition being excluded, and licensees being gradually reduced,—it will assist the object in view.\n\nThe Chinese Government has long been alive to the advantages of the monopoly system for controlling, and possibly extinguishing the trade, but they have confined their efforts to endeavouring to create a monopoly in foreign opium at Nanking, Kiukiang, Szechuan, Hupei and Canton, notwithstanding that it was always in the power of the opium guilds to decline to buy foreign opium if they really desired to exclude it. In October 1907 an Imperial decree directed an enquiry with a view to a monopoly of sale, and the report of the Board of Finance a year later opposed it on the grounds that it would give umbrage to foreigners, would involve expense, would delay the extinction of the habit for the full period of 10 years, and would require a better organised police supervision than China possesses. The monopoly suggested apparently included foreign opium, and referred to sale only,—which was to be a Government monopoly and not in the hands of licensees. Nor was any monopoly of production included. It therefore differs radically from my own suggestion. So far from being expensive, a monopoly such as I suggest, should in the first year yield a Revenue—if the Hongkong farm may be taken as a basis of calculation of some £55,000,000 ‡ and would thus enlist the co-operation of the Provincial Authorities.\n\nA Government monopoly of sale is, I concur, not feasible owing to the inadequacy of the Police and the venality of officials, and I therefore suggest the licensed monopolist. The Government monopoly of all produce involving a careful check of the area under cultivation, the licensing of growers, and a yearly decrease would I admit be difficult, but as the Board recommend this check as an alternative, it is clear that they consider it to be within the capacity of the Government machinery. The bargain with India is of course based on the pledge of total abolition in 10 years. If the monopoly system should substitute Regulation and Control for Abolition (which no doubt India would prefer), the terms of the compact would have to be reconsidered. The machinery for a system of Licensed Farmers, already exists in the opium guilds, who at Canton (and probably elsewhere) already pay a fixed sum to the Provincial Revenue, and license the retail shops. Recently indeed the Viceroy of Szechuan has urged that in order to effectively control the growth of the poppy and the sale of opium, it is necessary that the trade in the native drug should be an official monopoly, that all raw opium should be bought up, and it should be prepared, sold or exported by official hongs. §\n\nSir J. Lyall. Indian Opium Report Vol. VI. p. 121.\n\n† Ibid Vol. VI, p. 96.\n\n‡ Hongkong $4,115,200 on (say) 800 chests (local consumption only). Therefore China consuming about 22,588 chests (see p. 1) would at the same rate realise 50 millions sterling. Memorial in Official Gazette 21.1.1909.\n\nPage 20\n\nPage 20\n\nPage 20\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nMEMORANDUM REGARDING THE RESTRICTION OF OPIUM\n\nIN HONGKONG AND IN CHINA.\n\nLaid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, March 11th, 1909,\n\nOn May 6th, 1908, Mr. W. Johnson moved a resolution in the House of Commons (seconded by Mr. T. Taylor) approving the action of His Majesty's Government in progressively decreasing the quantity of opium exported from India to China, and urging the abolition of licensed Opium Dens in the Far Eastern Crown Colonies.* Both mover and seconder informed the House that in Hong-kong \"nothing had been attempted,—nothing done\". These statements passed unchallenged, and have conveyed to the rest of the Empire an erroneous impression of the facts regarding this Colony, which has caused no little soreness in a very loyal portion of His Majesty's oversea dominions. The Under Secretary in his reply said that His Majesty's Government recognised that in dealing with the opium question in Hongkong it was essential that we should act up to the Standards set by China † and in a later debate on July 28th ‡ he added that it had not been possible to get a reasoned opinion from Hongkong,\n\nI will endeavour in the following observations to remove the misunderstanding created by the remarks of Messrs. Johnson and Taylor, and at the same time to present a reasoned opinion as to the measures which may usefully and with justice be taken in order to give effect to the high object which His Majesty's Government have in view, viz., to restrict the opium habit in this Colony and to assist the Chinese Government in effecting a like restriction in China.\n\nI write as one who has comparatively recently come to the Far East with no preconceived ideas and prejudices on the subject, but who has studied it closely for over a year. I claim moreover to have given practical proof in the past of a keen interest in matters affecting the welfare of Native Races,—e.g., the suppression of the Liquor Traffic, Slavery, etc., in Africa.\n\nThe Eastern Colonies, as a part of the British Empire, are animated by the same attitude of ideals as the United Kingdom and have a not less high standard of morality. If then the Rulers of the Empire at its centre, and the Home Parliament, with a full and accurate knowledge of the whole circumstances, arrive at the conclusion, that restriction in the matter of opium should be inaugurated in India and in the Eastern Crown Colonies, we may assume with confidence that the decision would meet with a loyal response, in spite of the fact (which Colonel Seely frankly pointed out) that it is their Revenue and their trade,—and not that of the United Kingdom,—which are affected.\n\nThe Colonies concerned are, however, naturally anxious that the Imperial decision shall be based upon an accurate presentment of the facts, and it is clear from a perusal of the speeches in the Legislative Councils and from the comments of the Colonial Press, that the communities concerned labour under an impression that public opinion in England has to some extent been misinformed as to the facts, and that in consequence the methods proposed are not in all cases such as are best adapted to the end in view, or consonant with a British sense of Justice. Willing co-operation can only be based upon a mutual conviction that the course of action adopted is one that has every prospect of being effective, and that the sacrifices made will not be futile.\n\n* Hansard Vol. 188 (4th Series) p. 330 et seq. † Ibid p. 356.\n\n‡ Vol. 193, p. 1260.\n\n§ Ibid p. 355.\n\nPage 21\n\nPage 21\n\nPage 21", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418853, "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": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "page_number": 431, "title": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "content_text": "423\n\nDESPATCH,\n\nGovernor. No.\n\nward\n\nTel\n\n1909\n\n25 duch\n\nLast Previous Paper.\n\nH. off\n\n1012 X\n\nHONG KONG\n\n10470\n\nRetrial\n\nRECO\n\nC.O.\n\n10470\n\nRECS 25 MAR OS\n\nof acquitted prisoner's\n\nStates circumstances connected\n\nwith\n\nto absence of material witness\n\nNolle prosequi entered owing\n\nMar Stables\n\nMar Cox\n\n4 Bretty\n\nKawlusion Mewhite and\n\nIrevality\n\n24 March\n\n-A. & E. W.-20962/97-\n\n23000-11-0.\n\nNext subsequent Paper\n\n(M. Nicholson has\n\nSome\n\n021\n\nThen again.\n\nColonel Seely\n\nto 12. Dundas\n\nhas\n\nseen\n\nhe wishes to reply\n\nMr Wodehouse who knew\n\nme at the time\n\nmarked on circle of\n\nhello unrenal\n\nctre\n\na with\n\nbrutality. The main evidence against\n\nprisoners\n\nblazing\n\nthe possession of\n\n& the murdered man.\n\nfor Micholson will farther refer to Bundes\n\n/ Copy of Colmdite the at a\n\nSurly's letter to hu\n\nRawkin,\n\nnolla pusqui has now been entered\n\nthen to patz.\n\nLam\n\nadded papers In Ik word for thing Tv 24% to 2373\n\nJSR. 26.3 25/3", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418857, "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": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "page_number": 435, "title": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "content_text": "432\n\n24th March.\n\nDear Colonel Seely,\n\n1299.\n\nWith reference to the Peake Case I have just received a further letter from Mr. Caltrop which I sent you, and also a letter from him which I enclose, saying that the Attorney General has entered a \"nolle prosequi\". I can only express regret at having troubled you in the matter, and have written expressing a strong opinion that the previous request should have been negatived by telegram as soon...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418858, "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": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "page_number": 436, "title": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "content_text": "the circumstances were known.\n\nMum neutral.\n\nBundes White\n\nColonel J. E. B. Feely, hp\n\nSecretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nHong Kong\n\nThursday, 23rd March 4th 1909\n\nDear White,\n\nYou will see by the attached newspaper cutting that yesterday, March 3rd the Attorney General at the Criminal Sessions announced that a nolle prosequi had been entered against the accused in what is well known as the Peak Case.\n\nI should have thought that if the Attorney General really considered that he was in law entitled to proceed against the prisoners in a second trial, he would, under the circumstances which he alleges, have applied for a postponement till the next sessions which", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 420190, "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": "CO129-358 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [10-11]", "page_number": 80, "title": "CO129-358 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [10-11]", "content_text": "I intend to allow it. Of course the Gov. may act against the advice of his Ex. Council, but there are safeguards; he has to report such cases to the S. of S.\n\nI would disallow this Ord., explaining why, and (in order to relieve the Ex. C. of really trivial matters).\n\nC\n\nIt is necessary in Lord Crewe's view of the Colony.\n\nHBr 38/11\n\nI entirely agree. Proceed as proposed?\n\n7.12.\n\n(in routing) ask the Gov. to submit the draft of a new Ord., explain in each case why the powers may properly be transferred to the Gov. alone. We might indicate, from Mr. Stubbs' minute, what subjects seem at sight trivial, and what do not.\n\nColonel Seely\n\n29/11\n\nIn addition, I think that the form (Ordinance 10 of 1885 balancing claims) ought to consult his Council as to any claim for reimbursement from general revenue.\n\nSimilarly, I think that under 100f99 the Council ought to have advice in fixing anything to do with the form to abstain from declaring the names of the proprietors.\n\n(1390), W, 20024-26, 8000, 11/08, A, & E, W, (8327).\n\n1081-7. 6000, 4/09.\n\nThe clause deciding what lighthouse \"beacons\" should be carefully worded, as it is not necessary that the Governor has erred.\n\nPage ...\n\nGR1178/1922/32(III)\n\nXCR(85)72\n\n \nC2-x11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-358 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 420226, "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": "CO129-358 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [10-11]", "page_number": 116, "title": "CO129-358 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [10-11]", "content_text": "## \n113 \n\nThe S.D. intention has been approved. I sanction the two we 12795 + 37128 point out that it would have been better to defer the night paragraph until the amendment contained in the draft ordinance has been passed.\n\nJR24/1 \n\nM. Stubbs' remarks on this paper saying that the AG has rightly interpreted the wishes of the S.S.S.\n\n24/11 \n\nSubject to addition in A branch minuted 4/0. I see my minute above Junction OW. 19 1909 + 11./16 to C.O. I also think this should go to Acc 207.0. I persuant Colonel Feely's approval - 2674. So proceed at once bar Cotting hur Cox.\n\nI asked to see these pp. and I received a private letter from me tees Davis (attached) which suggested to me that the instructions were not clear. Carey out the and this reat intention of the minutes on 12795 is the case. The real intention is to be found in the passage I have worked in red pencil in Col Szelep's minute of 12795, and I am afraid that it was not accurately represented in para 3 of our despatch on that paper. Moreover, Mr Davies' recollection of the intention (see para of his private letter herewith) is perfectly correct. He felt that the off orders based on the despatch did not coincide with his recollection of what was suggested at his interviews with the Governor.\n\nThe intention of 12795 was, short, to relect Sec 4 of orders of 1890 thereby restoring Sec 4 of the Principal order of 1890 to its former condition. Under the section, so restored, whipping is allowed in addition to any other punishment for certain grain offences specified. To this section, so restored, was to be added a subsection allowing whipping (but not in addition to other punishment) on the commission of offences other than those specified in use of which would become subsec (1) of the new sec 86.\n\nI have amended the off order in red ink to show how the above intention should be carried out.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-358 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 420805, "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": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "page_number": 115, "title": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "content_text": "## Contribution\n\nAdvisable and be part of com, HNK. uses to make of the tors on optimum revenue we can produce.\n\nAn I don't myself so that an alternate defence of Tranny get to hear it odemar to paying what he wants in consequence. I said he inclined them to reply that if Eur is anxious to make the contactation he must do it at the expense of other items in the Estimates, i.e., cut down his other expenditure this year.\n\nJR7/12\n\nLir 7. Ligand is always putting holes upsetting abolition arguments.\n\nFre aur arguments.\n\n...the freedom of the Port, which was told the Treasurer I the with my unthinkable present financial situation.\n\nI do not think that this grant is justifiable as it is sufficient.\n\nDa ab in the refely given a site & that thats the Sos carriders present financial situation must be justified proposal.\n\nYu - regretting not that he emmet ~W vous. ASC15/12\n\n157 Sie I Hopwood 113 Tapee. Is I hugard has made it practically impossible for I Concur telegram why this Ko BBr15712 in to Consent Kak withches Shabovale do Any J. gs. reperi he Alepam La papers ba aftermand for Ko S. & S. apperal.. approval.. As Knight rear muhitaj JRIE 13.17 atman J Slikts.\n\nfecisulated in accordance with bi I stoperoodi meinte abort Seem for Colonel Seely Land Crewe.\n\nThis was quite right. If the principal position of the Coway specs, \n\nLatt = 19.X11 17/12", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 421021, "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": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "page_number": 331, "title": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "content_text": "## \nat J. Will of course be argued fully \nthe re-trial & the Supreme Court of Hong Kong is competent to deal with it.\n\nThe Secretary of State sees no reason to interfere with the administration of justice \nthe release of the prisoners.\n\n`RES 23/3` \nSir I Hopwood to send telegram `10043`\n\nI propose on \nRefly \n\"My attention has been called to this matter. I am communicating with the Governor with regard to it.\" \nand telegraph asking as to the facts & grounds of charge of manslaughter.\n\n`AB 23/3` \nI agree \nit is flushing `23.3` \nOh certainly. Mr Cox's answer `Yes E23. I 78. 23.3.`\n\n**Colonel Seely.** My attention has been called to this matter, and I am communicating with the Governor with regard to it. [23rd March 1909.]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 421023, "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": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "page_number": 333, "title": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "content_text": "Dear Colonel Seely.\n\nNot aborting all men who take this counsel.\n\nA live & sincere paper about the Hong Kong case. I mentioned by the day. Of course there is personal knowledge of the veritable Shakespeare... \nColonel L.B. Seely, M.P., Under Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\n2240 \n345 \nhauch. 4909.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 421029, "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": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "page_number": 339, "title": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "content_text": "# Bushink \n## Laney \n### Cost, partly to unexpected difficulties in construction partly to extensions of the original design.\n\nThe question whether works that be complicated departmentally is decided in each case on its merits, and degradation that... More Cotoner is how important work in the Crown Colony being executed by contractors is the result of competitive tenders. The Crown Agents are not paid by percentage but receive fixed Salaries. The Colony does not pay percentage on the work in question, and the Crown Agents have neither the control of the work nor any patronage in the Colony in connection therewith.\n\n## Official Report 15 June\n### The UNDER SECRETARY for the COLONIES (Colonel Seely): \nThe decision to construct this line departmentally was taken on the advice of the consulting engineers after full consideration of the circumstances. The increase in the estimated cost, to which my hon. Friend refers, is due partly to unexpected difficulties in construction and partly to extensions of the original design. The question whether such works shall be constructed departmentally or otherwise is decided in each case on its merits, and I may mention that more than one important work in the Crown Colonies is now being executed by contractors as the result of competitive tenders. The Crown Agents are not paid by percentage, but receive fixed salaries. The Colony does not pay to them a percentage on the amount of the work in question, and the Crown Agents have neither the control of the work nor any patronage in the Colony in connection therewith.\n\n### Mr. GINNELL: \nWhat was the original estimate per mile for the tunnel portion? Is the hon. and gallant Gentleman aware that it has already cost £200,000 per mile!\n\n### Colonel SEELY: \nI cannot say offhand what was the original estimate. This tunnel is one of the particular points to which I referred in my answer where the amount was exceeded owing to unforeseen difficulties.\n\n### Mr. GINNELL: \nHow is it that in the making of the railway, the object of which is purely commercial, the commercial principle of inviting tenders has not been adhered to as is required by all other Departments of Government and public companies?\n\n### Colonel SEELY: \nI have answered most of that in my answer I think. If the hon. Gentleman will put down another question on the subject I will give him a fuller answer on that specific point.\n\nPage 331\nSeen Pt. 21/16 \nFor soft Fift 196 \nCLOVT. \nMajor Cameron points out that the chief reasons were (1) the necessity of immediate Commencement and (2) a tunnel 27% miles long through material the nature of which could not be foretold with any certainty. Mht. June 10 \n18/6 \n12. Fiddes \nYou may like to see. \nPut by", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 421031, "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": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "page_number": 341, "title": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "content_text": "# Official Report 24 June\nColonel SEELY: The Secretary of State has no detailed information as to the basis on which this compensation was assessed; but it is understood that the Colonial Government have accepted the payment as a final charge on the revenue of Hong Kong.\n\nMr. J. D. REES: May I ask if the principle is now settled that compensation is to be paid by the British Government in such cases?\n\nColonel SEELY: I said in this case the Colonial Government had accepted the payment as a final charge on the revenues of Hong Kong.\n\nMr. H. A. WATT: Was the money paid without inquiry?\n\nColonel SEELY: The fullest inquiry was made, and a long inquiry was conducted before this resolution was arrived at.\n\nMr. REES: Is this compensation in respect of acts done under orders from the Colonial Office?\n\nColonel SEELY: It is only part of a general policy which is being carried out by His Majesty's Government in consultation with the local Governments. It would be impossible to make any general statement now, but it is part of a general policy.\n\n## Related Document\nThe Govt of H.K. understands that when the proposal for closing the ... in question was made, it was stated that the Govt would undertake compensation, and the Legislative Council has not objected. The Licensee was to be compensated \"for goodwill\". \n\n## File References\n`43606/08`, `5gh.29/6`, `13122`, `Pt.23/6 Ky`, `23. VI`\n\n## Page Number\n393", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 421121, "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": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "page_number": 431, "title": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "content_text": "## \n\nThat they are reluctant. A gift of anything at all? Telegraphing proposed: WE must write to them, putting in a little feeling. We ought to thank the O.C. Tresour for, after all, having obliged on this occasion. R&J 27/8.\n\nThat is another small point which I should like to put forward. I think it would be to the holder's great prestige if these scholarships were called King Edward's Scholars or King Edward VII's Scholars. I will also convey our thanks to W. Arthur for this unexpected munificence.\n\nThe details of number & amount of Scholarship should be left to the Governor, who is inclined to think that it would be good to confine them to Chinese or British subjects, either from Hong Kong or from the Straits. It would, I think, be good to encourage Straits Chinese to continue their education in Hong Kong rather than in England, as at present.\n\nTo proceed. In the reply to this Letter, the following Number should be quoted. Copy attached to `ADV 565`. 8 October 1912. 14893/09.\n\n## \n\n**TREASURY CHAMBERS**. \n20 August 1909.\n\nSir,\n\nI have laid before the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury Colonel Seely's letter of the 12th ultimo (`19658/1909`), respecting a grant from Imperial funds to the proposed University at Hong Kong.\n\nIn reply, I am to point out that so far as My Lords can ascertain, no precedent exists for a grant of this kind, and They feel great hesitation in consequence in complying with the request of the Secretary of State. In view, however, of the very special circumstances of the case as represented in the letter under reply, and having regard to the contribution offered by the Imperial Government of China, My Lords are willing to make an exception in favour of the proposed University.\n\nOf the various modes of assistance suggested in Colonel Seely's letter, They prefer the institution of scholarships to be held by British Subjects, and They will be prepared, on the establishment of the University, to authorise an annual expenditure not exceeding £300 for this purpose.\n\nMy Lords consider that a grant of this character and amount is the utmost concession which They can make to the ...\n\nThe Under Secretary of State, \nColonial Office.\n\n`HB127/8` \n`Joice_36` \nPage 31.8 \nPage 30.1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 421273, "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": "CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909", "page_number": 62, "title": "CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "## 6.0\n\nThis Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's,\n\nC. O.\n\n61\n\n**CHINA TRADE**\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n1545\n\n[December 15.]\n\nJAL.03 SECTION 2:\n\n[44883]\n\nNo. 1.\n\nQuestion asked in the House of Commons, December 15, 1908.\n\nMr. Theodore C. Taylor,- To ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can inform the House as to whether the recent riots in Hong Kong are now completely over; whether he is aware that many of the Chinese there are afraid to form anti-opium societies for fear of offending the Colonial Government; and whether he will give instructions that the Colonial Government shall encourage and aid in the formation of such societies by every reasonable means.\n\nAnswered by Colonel Seely, for Sir Edward Grey.\n\nAs regards the first part of my hon. friend's question, I have no information of any very recent rioting, though the situation still has to be carefully watched. As regards the remainder of his question, I would refer him to the answer which I gave on the 19th October to a question put by my hon. friend in very similar terms.\n\nMr. Theodore C. Taylor: In view of the anxiety of the people to establish these societies, will the Government send out instructions to the officials on the spot to encourage the movement?\n\nColonel Seely: The local Government is fully seized of our views and appreciates them.\n\nMr. Theodore C. Taylor: But will it give effect to those views?\n\nColonel Seely: Of course it will.\n\n[2050 p-2]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 423521, "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": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "page_number": 125, "title": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "content_text": "While it will not cause radical alteration of the present arrangements, it seems dutiful whether it and he with representations. Personally, I cannot see any but sentimental objections to the present system.\n\nTill 7.0. that we are Jaipso. RES. 19111 AEC 20711\n\nIn any further communication on this subject, please quote No. 42214\n\nThe Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office, London.\n\nThe Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs presents his compliments to the Under-Secretary of State for Colonies and, by direction of the Secretary of State, transmits herewith copy of the under-mentioned paper.\n\nForeign Office, Nov 18, 1907.\n\n| Name and Date | Reference to previous letter | Description of Inclosure |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Colonel Feely | Aug 28, 19°q | Sopineed yes. HB 27/11 22.11. atonce |\n| Mr. Bryce | No 251 Comme | Washington Novel Subject. isc -June |\n\nPace Tax in Hong Kong [ 12 ]\n\n(Similar letter sent by...) \n\nPage 363 \n37696 Received Pre 18 NOV 09 \n26526 \n124", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 424028, "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": "CO129-364 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "page_number": 161, "title": "CO129-364 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "content_text": "## LAD \n41473 \n159 \n\n**Enclosures** \n\nRece Race 24 DEC (9) \n\nBryce asked the Under Secretary for the Colonies whether the subsidiary coinage current in Hongkong was partly British and partly Chinese; whether the Chinese coin was only accepted by money-changers at a considerable discount; whether, in sympathy, the British coin was also depreciated to an almost similar extent, to the loss both of Government and of Traders; whether he was aware that the Hongkong Government appointed a Committee to suggest remedies, and that the Majority Report of the Committee recommended that the circulation of Chinese coin should be prohibited; whether, though 18 months had lapsed, no action had yet been taken by Government; and whether the Secretary of State would instruct the Hongkong Government to prohibit the circulation of Chinese coin with a view to enabling British coin to realize its face value in a British Colony. \n\nColonel Seely: The answer to the first four clauses of my hon. friend's question are in the affirmative. \n\nIn the Minority Report, however, of the committee referred to, a strong opinion was expressed as to the difficulty and undesirability of prohibiting the import and circulation of subsidiary Chinese coins in Hongkong, and as to the adverse effect which such a measure would have on trade between Hongkong and Canton. The Governor has been endeavouring to arrange with the Viceroy of the two Kwang Provinces for the cessation of the coinage in Canton until the coins reached par, and thereafter for a restriction upon output in accordance with the actual needs of the community, and it appeared from the latest report we have received on this subject, in the summer of last year, that the Viceroy was taking satisfactory measures to deal with the matter. \n\nThe Secretary of State has recently requested the Governor of Hongkong to report on the present position, and on receiving the report will consider what steps should be taken.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-364 - Public Offices & Others - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 425097, "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": "CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5]", "page_number": 122, "title": "CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5]", "content_text": "# DRAFT\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge Sir Frederick Lugard's despatch No. 125 of the 14th April with regard to the interpretation of the term \"consulting practice\".\n\n2. I regret that I am unable to accept at this stage my consultant in this country, to elucidate the function of \"Consulting Practice\" when used in connection with the S.C.O. Officer in the Straits. By \"consulting practice\" I consider that Colonel Bourdillon should include only questions & circulars, which might be sent by Hand of Govt.\n\nA seperate Dept. I.B. Hind.\n\nwas desirable in view of ...\n\nMr. Robinson 11/6\nMr. Stuth\nMr. Fiddes. Collins 13\nMr. Just.\nMr. Cox.\nSir C. Lucas.\nSir F. Hopwood.\nCol. Seely,\nLord Crewe.\n\n14 JUN \nP 16 \nJune 10 \n\n14642/10 \n\nAkong M. 163 \nIhD. A. S. \n.05 0905 \nSt Kong \n120 \nG. D.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 425198, "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": "CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5]", "page_number": 223, "title": "CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5]", "content_text": "He simply acknowledges JR76.\n\nAs to the minutes, see Mar Collins, but he has no qualifications for the Treasurer's work & should not be allowed to act as Treasurer.\n\n? Say that para...\n\nThe papers seen share her sent to los... no... we bring with the Governor's approval.\n\nI think that we should ask... have done in Aberdeen Colleagues, that this may not be done in... false.\n\nIt seems a good thing to swing... has a... masa... his fate. He is of 40... to complaining getting, at the age salary qualifies £810 (with special rates for bar & pension £300, which has not been raised to £757.\n\nIn addition to an allowance of $400 for the Supervising other Institute.\n\nHome Technical have had bad luck in the way of acting appointments this year.\n\nIt controls the testing...\n\nThat neither... adjust in... The Malay agree. It is intolerable & unjust, has no... had accusation against him self... there may prejudice against import duty had passed the same competitive...\n\n...if what a hasty train...\n\nWill be allowed prejudice in this... Die independent effectively with many...\n\nWe have no doubt that Swing's claims when it is necessary to fill temporarily or permanently the post of First Magistrate General nor of Registrar & add that he appears & have had sufficient experience of financial work to make it possible to allow him to act as Treasurer.\n\nBy 216 and for C., Lums might say his private Totte that his honor in receiving full... by abathsots casin...\n\nColonel Seely 3/6 may reply, and Fit Lucas 2/6 will as doubt wish to answer as the Collins \"support\".", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 425261, "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": "CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5]", "page_number": 286, "title": "CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5]", "content_text": "**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\nHongkong.\n\nOfficially in Hong Kong, and (6.) because China is making extraordinary efforts in many provinces, with the ardent support of all the best men in China, to put down opium smoking. To publish a document with government authority, on her borders, which, in time, would make all these efforts quite ridiculous is plainly indefensible, unless one is satisfied with the indisputable evidence that the conclusions in the document are true.\n\nOn these grounds, I would suffer should refuse permission giving that our reason fully.\n\nMy Lord,\n\nGovernment House,\nHongkong, 28th April, 1910.\n\nWith reference to paragraph 2 of my **Confidential Despatch** of the 24th November, 1908, I have the honour to forward herewith six copies of a report by Mr. Frank Browne, dated the 18th ultimo on \"Some Constituents of Opium Smoke\", with an appended minute by Dr. Atkinson, the Principal Civil Medical Officer, dated the 19th idem, stating that the report by the Government Analyst proves conclusively to his mind that tobacco smoking is a greater evil than opium smoking.\n\nI have seen Colonel Seely and Sir F. Lugard, who are quite content to publish the document at once.\n\nIf Your Lordship concurs in my view that this paper is a valuable scientific contribution to the impartial study of the Opium Question, I would request Your Lordship's permission to lay it on the table of the Legislative Council, and I venture to point out that it would appear to be less than fair to Mr. C. Clementi not to lay upon the table at the same time his Memorandum.\n\n**THE EARL OF CREWE**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 425627, "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": "CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5]", "page_number": 651, "title": "CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5]", "content_text": "## No. 188\n\nIt means putting Hongkong on trial for a month outside the proviso to sec 4. I see no objection to secs 3, 4, and 6. The trial of the accused for the outside, west wordes... need not be postponed at all. Sec 5 carries out the directions and is all right.\n\n37133/59 \nCol Salle mar \nLike to see un ong Hong. \n0 646 20710 \n\n**Government House, 31st May, 1910.**\n\n? Sanction \nAC 13- \nColonel Seely \nMr Cax \nABL 1577 \nSu \nDo you on any pound? JJR. 15/7 \nArmy objection \nน. Colonel July the nove Saly \nho. Ifee \nKB \nтоп \nThen sanction. 187 at once (prt 271 3389)\n\nMy Lord,\n\nReferring to paragraphs 2 to 4 of Your Lordship's Despatch No. 299 of the 10th of last December, I have the honour to submit for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance entitled:-\n**An Ordinance further to amend the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890.** (No. 7 of 1910.)\n\nThe customary report by the Attorney-General is enclosed.\n\n## Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2.\n\nThe opportunity was taken of effecting also the amendment contained in Section 4, as the not infrequent practice of late committal of cases for trial at the Criminal Sessions affords little or no time...\n\n**THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CREWE, &C.**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 426656, "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": "CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9]", "page_number": 436, "title": "CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9]", "content_text": "Hongkong.\n\nNo. 300.\n\nI think we might not press on the side (mercy. Though I sue that there mentres & Comical wanted to dis mess him.\n\nI think the punishment is severe ssuget, without passing, a recuson of the punishment.\n\nSam. Dopr\n\nMr Cox\n\nJR 4/10.\n\nImposs\n\nAnd I\n\n6/10\n\nColonel Seely\n\nA&C\n\nTEM.\n\nI think the punishment has been sufficient.\n\na./5+257 00 reprimand we have\n\nHB 6710\n\nEnclosure 1.\n\nEnclosure 2.\n\n(9.8.6.)\n\nEnclosure 3.\n\nMy Lord,\n\nI am free with you.\n\nThe O.A.G. be directed to reconsider.\n\nDefst 105 cof co ab 78.\n\nсо 432 30147\n\nRece 1 OCT 10\n\nGovernment House, Hongkong, 2nd September, 1910.\n\nI have the honour to forward the enclosed copy of a minute by the Director of Public Works, dated the 10th ultimo, and to state that upon receipt of it I directed Mr. Chatham to charge Mr. H. A. Morris, 2nd Class Overseer in the Public Works Department, with absenting himself from duty without leave from Tuesday, the 2nd ultimo, to Monday, the 8th ultimo.\n\nI enclose copy of the ensuing correspondence, together with the report of an enquiry held by a Committee of the Executive Council on the 26th ultimo.\n\nThe report of this Committee was considered by the Executive Council at a meeting held on the 29th ultimo, and the Council advised that Mr. Morris should be severely reprimanded and should revert to his minimum rate of salary with effect from the 29th ultimo, i.e. that his service for increments should date from that day.\n\nA minority of the Council (consisting...\n\n9.10.\n\nat once.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nTHE EARL OF CREWE,\n\n&c.\n\n800...\n\n&c", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 426834, "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": "CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9]", "page_number": 614, "title": "CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9]", "content_text": "0.A.G./32928/10 Hong Kong\n\n610 DOVNING STREET,\n\nNovember,\n\n18 Nove\n\n17\n\n1910.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nHONG KONG, Ho 336\n\nGovernor,\n\nColonel Sir F.D. Lugard, K.C.M.G.,C.B.,D.S.O.\n\n80..\n\nMINUTE.\n\n80.\n\n&c.\n\nSir,\n\nMr. H.T.Allen 15.11.\n\nMr. A.Harding\n\nMr. Fiddes.\n\nMr. Just.\n\nMr. Cox.\n\nSir C. Lucas.\n\nSir F. Hopwood.\n\nCol. Seely.\n\nLord Crewe.\n\nAusa 5319/11\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Sir F.H.Kay's despatch No.313 of the 22nd of September, and to convey to you my approval of the appointment of Dr.To Ying-kuan to be Resident Surgeon at Tung Wa Hospital.\n\nI consider that the proposal\n\n2.\n\nthe\n\nA\n\nto allow private practice but to restrict the exercise of this privilege to the members of the Hospital Committee and their families as proposed by the Officer", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 426876, "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": "CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9]", "page_number": 656, "title": "CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9]", "content_text": "throwing \n\non \n\nthe accused \n\n7 \n\nthe burden \n\nof proof that he had reasonable \n\ncause to believe that she had no \n\nhusband- but I \n\nsuppose \n\nnot object \n\nthe cox \n\nNo. \n\n321 \n\nwe \n\nneed \n\nHongkong. \n\n1.077911 \n\nIt puts upon a person harbouring a Chinese married \n\nwoman the obligation to make \n\nas to the antecedents from some person other than \n\nherself. \n\nMy Lord, \n\nof being sure, she prants \n\nor intimate friends of the \n\nshe was an \n\nopmster \n\nCwoman \n\nnear relations \n\nor a cridors, he w. presumably, \n\nbr protected by the first proviso. of he make \n\nprot \n\ninsufficient ine, wire, \n\nor none at all \n\nI think he \n\nis profeck, mats subject to the penalties of \n\nthe ada \n\nEnclosure! \n\nJJR \n\nrefu \n\nAir \n\nColonel Seely \n\nSagree. The man is made \n\nbound to inquire \n\ndo. \n\nSanction & as \n\nans he ought t \n\nin case ga \n\nffal order (see 6780/05) ask for \n\nsefort on & working of ndie at endy a \n\nyear. \n\nHiz \n\n1711 \n\nYes. for. So \n\nTo proceed. \n\nH \n\n14.11. at once \n\nPage 652\n\nC O 33243 \n\nREG 29 OCT 10 \n\nGovernment House, \n\nHongkong, 28th September, 1910 \n\nI have the honour to submit for \n\nthe signification of His Majesty's pleasure the following \n\nOrdinance entitled:- \n\nAn Ordinance to amend the Magistrates Amend- \n\n-ment Ordinance, 1903. (No. 28 of 1910.) \n\n2. \n\nThe customary report by the \n\nAttorney-General is annexed. \n\nI have the honour to be, \n\nMy Lord, \n\nYour Lordship's most obedient, \n\nhumble servant, \n\nOfficer Administering the Govern \n\n-nent. \n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE \n\nTHE EARL OF CREWE, \n\n200.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 427556, "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": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 105, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "The General Tariff for artichoke is 29.0 cents (Customs Tariff 1190).\n\nIt is 12 cents, and the Preferential tariff is 8 cents. Under the recent agreement with US, cement from Canada will come in from the States at the rate of 11 cents, and Hong Kong will get the benefit of the reduction from 12 1/2 to 11, that is if the new arrangements go through. The reason why Canada will not give preference is because it is supported by Mr. Stubbs-Corson without previous approval from Li Ju-cai.\n\nColonel Seely is to proceed. C.P.214/2, Aug 14/2.\n\nMr Harcourt, you may like to see. We can send to Canada as proposed.\n\nM. J. Robson remarks that we may send it, but Canada won't give Preference JR2/5.\n\nEntrepot port - the Hong Kong $4.16.2.11 NO. 420.\n\nGovernment House, 15th December, 1910.\n\nI have the honour to forward the enclosed correspondence which has passed between this Government and the Canadian Government together with a letter dated the 8th instant from the Green Island Cement Company and to request your assistance in obtaining for this Colony the preferential duties accorded by the Dominion to other British Colonies.\n\n2. I take this opportunity of enquiring why a difference has been made in the treatment accorded to Hongkong and to the Straits Settlements.\n\nI have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient, humble servant,\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.\n\nPage 1...\n\n...\n\nGEORGE 18 JAN 101\n\nGovernor, &C.\n\nPage 2...\n\n \n\n...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 427594, "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": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 143, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "hi been more leniently treated in connection with his previous offence (30147).\n\n? Ach & say alternative but to approve dismissal, though had not in the cites My Harcourt has no\n\nMr Morris been dealt with more leniently in the past instance it is possible that the necessity for dismissal would not have arisen now.\n\n(My only doubt is but we may be championing a man who has given way, & is well known in the Colony to have given way, to drink : but there is no indication in the present despatch that his conduct was attributable to that cause).\n\nTCM 24/1\n\nColonel Sealy has never been reported to have interfered with his duties. Therefore we must ignore reports of drinking being a habit.\n\nYes, as proposed.\n\n24.1.\n\nNo.\n\n425.\n\nYou. 3014 7/10.\n\nSir,\n\nEnclosure 1\n\nEnclosure 2.\n\nGovernment House\n\n17th December, 1910.\n\nIn reply to Lord Crewe's Despatch No.294 of the 19th of last October, I have the honour to forward the enclosed copy of a minute by the Director of Public Works, dated the 9th instant together with a copy of a letter dated the 13th instant which Mr. W. Chatham addressed to Mr. H. A. Morris by my instructions.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient,\n\nhumble servant,\n\nGovernor, &C.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nLEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.\n\n...\n\nPage 139\n\n18 JAN 11\n\nC O\n\n1717\n\nYou. 3014 7/10.\n\nXCR(85)72\n\n is not present, hence not corrected. 'You. 3014 7/10' is kept as is, assuming it is part of the original text. 'C O 1717' and '18 JAN 11' are kept as is. 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Ach & say alternative but to approve dismissal, though had not in the cites My Harcourt has no\n\nMr Morris been dealt with more leniently in the past instance it is possible that the necessity for dismissal would not have arisen now.\n\n(My only doubt is but we may be championing a man who has given way, & is well known in the Colony to have given way, to drink : but there is no indication in the present despatch that his conduct was attributable to that cause).\n\nTCM 24/1\n\nColonel Sealy has never been reported to have interfered with his duties. Therefore we must ignore reports of drinking being a habit.\n\nYes, as proposed.\n\n24.1.\n\nNo.\n\n425.\n\nYou. 3014 7/10.\n\nSir,\n\nEnclosure 1\n\nEnclosure 2.\n\nGovernment House\n\n17th December, 1910.\n\nIn reply to Lord Crewe's Despatch No.294 of the 19th of last October, I have the honour to forward the enclosed copy of a minute by the Director of Public Works, dated the 9th instant together with a copy of a letter dated the 13th instant which Mr. W. Chatham addressed to Mr. H. A. Morris by my instructions.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient,\n\nhumble servant,\n\nGovernor, &C.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nLEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.\n\n...\n\nPage 139\n\n18 JAN 11\n\nC O\n\n1717\n\nYou. 3014 7/10.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 427599, "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": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 148, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "Fr. M. Mitchell - Ines\n\nPrisa Savica\n\ninteres\n\nX\n\nHome\n\nDeputy Govt (22602/96).\n\nNot however, before, according to the Then\n\nGod's, ha\n\nhar\n\n\"completely rehabilitated himself in public estimation\" (17687/94)\n\nAll This\n\nBus is of comme, beside the point so far Commander Taylor\n\nit seemed fair to\n\nhome\n\nJA allow to pass.\n\nF. Lugard The is concerned, but\n\nM. Mitchell Innes misstatements about\n\n? We showe pon't out to\n\nTrue facts\n\nAs to Commander Tayla den Dat exercising\n\nThe case.\n\nbe entirely failed in\n\nThe proper supervision. He seeme\n\nI have allowed his\n\nNov. 22 1909) to tak our\n\nCristar (8 ints abeyance with the result Yhat fees contined to be hand to to shroff.\n\nI would approve to Govt's him $750 -tion to fine\n\nChe recommenda- Sgs presumes hat steps have been auch (a) that stehe Jay also take Kar Care\n\n6. with Eniture Not The security will be L also to prevent Hi future for which the shroff has to give arequate for that wallows be taken use toch erasers cleaning stamps. (see para 7*9% M. Phelip report).\n\nM. Stephenson should see To qu #BC ! 144 hir Colluis\n\nAs to (b) if o presume. ther Stamps it suggestion is that receipt or revreme cleaned & used again toh. prosible to present. aught this h introducing a. cancelling stamps with a date machine. perforating Con pw. Lua Promed M Air Colonel Seely 16/2 system of Suggest this 23 B1 1472.\n\nPoproued. There is no doubt that the novou master 4.d/Miny to Fave. & bin. excuses seem to me to be quite unsatisfacto HR 1572 Mr Cov So proceed.\n\n \nPage 23\n\n \n\nHere is the revised response with the requested changes:\n\nFr. M. Mitchell - Innes\n\nPrisa Savica\n\ninteres\n\nX\n\nHome\n\nDeputy Govt(22602/96).\n\nNot however, before, according to the Then\n\nGod's, ha\n\nhar\n\n\"completely rehabilitated himself in public estimation\" (17687/94)\n\nAll This\n\nBus is of course, beside the point so far Commander Taylor\n\nit seemed fair to\n\nhome\n\nJA allow to pass.\n\nF. Lugard The is concerned, but\n\nM. Mitchell Innes misstatements about\n\n? We showed out to\n\nTrue facts\n\nAs to Commander Taylor den Dat exercising\n\nThe case.\n\nbe entirely failed in\n\nThe proper supervision. He seemed\n\nI have allowed his\n\nNov. 22 1909) to take our\n\nChristar (8 ints abeyance with the result that fees continued to be handed to the shroff.\n\nI would approve to Govt's him $750 fine\n\nChe recommenda- Sgs presumes that steps have been taken (a) that stehe Jay also take Kar Care\n\n6. with Entire Not The security will be also to prevent future for which the shroff has to give adequate for that which allows be taken use of erasers cleaning stamps. (see para 7,9 M. Phelip report).\n\nM. Stephenson should see To qu #BC 144 hir Colluis\n\nAs to (b) if we presume. their Stamps it suggestion is that receipt or revenue cleaned & used again. possible to prevent. introducing a cancelling stamps with a date machine. perforating Con pw. Lua Promed M Air Colonel Seely 16/2 system of Suggest this 23 B1 1472.\n\nProposed. There is no doubt that the new master 4.d/Miny to Fave. & bin. excuses seem to me to be quite unsatisfactory HR1572 Mr Cov So proceed.\n\nPage 23", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 427913, "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": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 461, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "Colonel Seely\n\nToo not think we can\n\nBut great confusion is likely to arise if we refuse.\n\nM 10035\n\nare at a loss to know much about the registry on ship.\n\nSend to Straits and Hong Kong by GBT letter & enclosure to proceed with them as requested by BT\n\n1375-\n\nYes. We must act proud.\n\nH 76.5.\n\nMr. Cox\n\nI can't think we need do more at present than what is indicated in par. 3 of this letter\n\ni.e., if Mr. Churchill tells the S. of S. for India about the extension &c., we will send it to the Governor of Hong Kong and Straits Settlements.\n\nStat Concurs in the proposal &c.\n\nAnd then wait till we hear from them again.\n\nthe 19/5\n\nYes. Agreed.\n\nHB 7845\n\nIt is the Home Secretary\n\nX h\n\nwhose concurrence they hope to have.\n\nACC 10/1-\n\nto have cleared up a mistake.\n\nHBW/5\n\nSir,\n\nCO 714113\n\nMARINE DEPARTMENT,\n\n7, Whitehall Gardens,\n\nLondon, S.W.\n\n10th May, 1910\n\nI am directed by the Board of Trade to state that they have recently had under consideration the question of bringing to the notice of Lascars and Chinese seamen serving on British ships the fact that the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906, applies to seamen.\n\nThe Board are in communication with the Home Office in regard to the proposal to effect this object by the exhibition of notices in the Shipping Offices in Indian ports and at Hong Kong and Singapore. Mr. Churchill has already concurred in the proposal to suggest to the Secretary of State for India in Council that instructions might be given for the exhibition of such notices in the Shipping Offices at the principal Indian ports, and the Board are in communication with the India Office on the subject.\n\nI am accordingly to inquire whether, in the event of Mr. Churchill's concurring in the extension of this proposal to the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong, the Earl of Crewe would be prepared to suggest to the Governments of Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements that similar notices should be exhibited in the Shipping Offices at Hong Kong and Singapore.\n\nA copy of a draft notice which has been prepared\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nS.W.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 428710, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 51, "title": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "49\n\nSie Ihggott, in reas,\n\nhab\n\n{\n\nthe\n\nProposal for reconstituting\n\nhe\n\nAppeal bouch\n\nhas been fan\n\nallowed to\n\ndrop for the present,\n\nI consider that\n\nho\n\nuseful purpose would\n\nbe served\n\nGa\n\nfurther descissio\n\nof the Eustian.\n\nForeign\n\n1910\n\nHONG KONG EASTERN\n\n15574\n\nАрит\n\n19 May Cruits of forcha\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\n14293\n\nDup. Prints Straits\n\n(16,955) Wt.21,660-1. 40,0,\n\n11/00. A.&.W.\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n17590\n\nMy Shitt: Allens\"\n\nto stop\n\nthe\n\nfor\n\n15574\n\nREG 23 MAY 10)\n\nREC?\n\nEfforts are seriously being made\n\no pinse habit _ 37 Wilkinson's shythmical translation of the Governor's\n\nrexameters is interesting and amusing.\n\n? Sunts to likong\n\nStraits\n\nP\n\nfec\n\nM\n\nLord Crewe\n\nYou may like to see.\n\nColonel feely JBL\n\n24/5\n\nX. ZES-\n\n5275", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 429578, "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": "CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 315, "title": "CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "HONG KONG EASTERN\n\n34442\n\nCO 34472\n\nRECO\n\nREG 10 NOV 10\n\nForeign Office\n\n1910\n\n9th Nov\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nA 2\n\n2\n\nOpium\n\nSirits of cores\n\n314\n\nStents to Conf 34 Na\n\n(16,835). Wt. 21,654 -1.41),¡N\n\n11.00. A.&E.WE\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\nSee also\n\nBam Dife Hamon\n\n34282.\n\nOct 17 81 (12 34282)\n\nColonel Seely\n\n(Negotiations for progressive reduction of Indian exports)\n\nOct 21 82 (views of Indian Govt)\n\nOct 25-83\n\nNov 3 82.\n\nattitude of\n\n4.M.G. towards\n\nconference\n\nShould be read\n\nPrints here\n\n33072\n\nto\n\nwith\n\nJM\n\nH.K.\n\n34282 and\n\nbe Cotters\n\nThese 7\n\nimportant\n\nat\n\nиз ств 3/119/11\n\nA.1.3 21/11 21111\n\n22.11.10", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 429953, "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": "CO129-374 - Public Offices & Others - 1910", "page_number": 145, "title": "CO129-374 - Public Offices & Others - 1910", "content_text": "Colonel Seely\n\nHarperhosed\n\nHBz\n\nColonel only agrees\n\n28/7\n\nC28.VIT.\n\n \n\nSir,\n\nCA\n\n20068\n\nChina Association 27 10\n\nJUL\n\n159, CANNON STREET,\n\nLONDON, E. C. 26th July, 1910.\n\n14/\n\nBy the direction of my Committee I have the honour to enclose for the information of His Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies a letter addressed by this Association, on the 11th instant, to the Foreign Office, with regard to an invitation said to have emanated from the American Government \"to a Conference at the Hague upon the opium problem all over the world.\"\n\nI have the honour to be\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient\n\nhumble servant,\n\nHewlett\n\nSecretary.\n\nH.M. UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE\n\nfor the Colonies,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nDowning Street, S.W.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-374 - Public Offices & Others - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 430529, "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": "CO129-375 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [1-2]", "page_number": 82, "title": "CO129-375 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [1-2]", "content_text": "Page ??\n\nDRAFT.\n\nMt.\n\nThe\n\n(Ausd. 7031/11 fueral)\n\nMav\n\nHong Kong.\n\n4940\n\n11\n\nNonorary Secretary\n\nFestival of Empire\n\nMINUTE.\n\nSmith 28/2/11 The Green\n\nMr. Harris / Man\n\nMr. Fiddes.\n\nMr. Just.\n\nMr. Cox.\n\nSir C. Lucas.\n\nSir F. Hopwood.\n\nCol. Seely.\n\nLond. Coroane,\n\nMr. Harcourt.\n\nOn Me Greis\n\nwstenctions.\n\n2 March 1911\n\nSer\n\n76\n\nwith reference to the\n\nletter from this Dep. of the 22nd?\n\nof November last respecting\n\nthe participation\n\nof\n\nCrown Colonie's\n\nin the\n\nexhibition of Colonel resources,\n\netc., to be held\n\ni. Connection\n\nwith the Festival of\n\nEmpire\n\nat the Crystal Palace this", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-375 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 434242, "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": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 243, "title": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "## 241\n\nnecessary for the construction of the loop line round the North of the City connecting Ta Sha T'ou with the terminus of the Yueh-han Railway at Huang Sha.\n\n## 1911\n\nforeign\n\nDate.\n\n7 Jan.\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\n5.21847\n\n**HONG KONG**\n\n2716\n\nC O\n\n2716\n\nRE REGS 28 JAN\n\nTraffic in opium, morphine, cocaine\n\nA question is to be discussed at proposed conference at the Hague, considers it undesirable to take action suggested by Allies.\n\n2187. Colonel Sealy, in forwarding `37469`, asked to be informed whether the matter might be pressed verbally. Neither does it seem to realize that it was not direct.\n\n`37469`) An answer be given (b). That (as in Collins pointed out) the proposed (a) would act such Orders in Council at once. Probably, as they say, it would be ineffective until an International agreement had been arrived at (for Danish...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 434301, "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": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 302, "title": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "## \n\n2 \n\ntimes been suggested by Japan and Russia, we might perhaps use our influence with these Powers to arrange some settlement of the Chinchow-Aigun project, but Mr. Straight, I understand, will have no half measures. According to the Russian Minister here, when M. Isvolsky pointed out to Mr. Straight the difficulty there would be in carrying the proposed line across the Russian railway, the latter retorted that a tunnel or an overhead railway would serve the purpose. Language like this does not naturally tend to disarm opposition, \n\nThe Chinchow-Aigun project has, however, been quiescent for some time past, and the Americans are now engaged in pressing other schemes in which their interests are practically identical with our own. Mr. Calhoun is still somewhat lukewarm about the Hukuang Railway loan, but he has at least assisted by his presence at an interview for pressing the question upon the attention of the Wai-wu Pu. \n\nIn their negotiations for the currency loan of 10,000,000l. the Americans know that they have our cordial sympathy, and except for some isolated and ill-timed incursions of American missionaries into the opium question, there are fortunately no longer any grounds for conflict between American and British policy in China. \n\nI am glad to note a distinct improvement in this respect during the last few months, and it will be my earnest endeavour to do what I can to maintain it, although we must always, I fear, be prepared for our policy in China being viewed with unreasonable suspicion both by China and America. This is one of the penalties which we have to pay for the political advantages which we reap from our alliance with Japan. \n\nI have, &c. \n\n**J. N. JORDAN**\n\nP.S. Since writing the above I have read Mr. Max Müller's despatch No. `388` of the 28th October last, which illustrates, very fully, American political methods in China. The views expressed in that despatch are in entire accord with my own experience. \n\n**J. N. J.**\n\n`1911` \n\n| Date | |\n| --- | --- |\n| | Feb |\n| Last previous Paper | Cout `15` Teb |\n| Print to | { Straits) Conf. |\n| | `300` |\n| | HONG KONG CASTORN |\n| | `3448` |\n| | `33 1` |\n| | `3445` |\n| | Pruits of further |\n| | CA |\n| | Colonel Seely |\n| | Xer |\n| | are |\n| | her corr |\n| | M. Stabil |\n| | several important prints here |\n| | Jan `1181`. Jan `1881`. |\n| | Jan `2382` |\n| | Jan |\n\n| | |\n| --- | --- |\n| | `13` $1 |\n| | so to No |\n| | proposed Opin Conference |\n| | (`33.413`), `W1.28,032--50`. |\n| | `20,000`. `13,10`. `A.&L.W.A` |\n| | ext subsequent Paper |\n| | `07:3` |\n| | `6.2` |\n| | ABBY |\n| | Jan |\n| | F2 |\n| | agreement |\n| | Jastruction of expat fon |\n| | India. |\n| | Pripts to Strants |\n| | HK |\n| | Uff comf |\n| | `4/2` |\n| | 的 |\n| | `3/2`. |\n| | `72-11` |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 434328, "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": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 329, "title": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "## FOREIGN OFFICE\nFebruary 10th, 1911.\n\nWe have received a telegram from Peking in which Sir J. Jordan strongly recommends Mr. Max Müller as British Delegate to the proposed Opium Conference at the Hague, the date of which, Jordan understands is likely to be advanced at the request of the Chinese Government.\n\nAs you know, Max Müller has during his term of Chargé d'Affaires, taken a leading part in the negotiations in regard to the Opium Question with the Chinese Government and has furnished an exhaustive Report on the cultivation of Opium in China.\n\nMy dear Lucas:- \n\n...private note this (devas) that we consider that Le C.S. should not be asked to represent H.M.G. again as it is scarcely possible to find a better representative, & that it would be quite appropriate to associate him with him.\n\nRY \n7671 \n14/2 \nColonel Seely \nSucceeded in reply? \nNo reply. \n21.2. at once.\n\nFOREIGN OFFICE \n`4476/11` \n327 \n\nPage numbering is not explicitly present in the given text, but `327` could be a page number.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436230, "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": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 62, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "24th March, 1911.\n\n61\n\nDear Colonel Seely,\n\n...\n\nI congratulate you on your new appointment, although at the same time I regret your severance with the Colonial Office. Before you actually give over all connection with the Colonial Office, may I ask you to give favourable consideration to the following.\n\nThe compensation accorded to the Colony of Hong Kong on account of the loss sustained by the Colony owing to the new opium regulations seems very inadequate. The opium farm used to bring in a revenue of over two million dollars; it has now fallen below one million, two hundred thousand, and shows signs of further curtailment. Such a loss, coming so rapidly, has naturally thrown the Colony's finances into confusion, and the allowance made last year of nine thousand pounds and this year of twelve thousand pounds is not enough to meet the Colony's requirements.\n\nThe method of collecting the Military contribution seems to me unfair. You collect 20% of the gross revenue, and you count as gross revenue what is received on account of the Post Office. I would point out that the Post Office this year is estimated to receive four hundred and three thousand dollars, but the cost to run it...\n\n-1-", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 436242, "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": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "page_number": 74, "title": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911", "content_text": "of the proposed answer is sought.\n\nMh. 17.11\n\nLord Emmott - Breathersgastati\n\nh. Hare cont\n\nI agree\n\nK.18-11-11\n\nattached.\n\nbus 24/\n\nOfficial Report 20 Nov 1941-\n\nColonel SEELY: His Majesty's Government see no reason for altering the present system of administration.\n\n...\n\nInclipses in\n\n-m\n\n1911\n\nLard of\n\nCrade\n\nDate.\n\nJav\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\n2145\n\nWireless Telegraphy\n\nLeures\n\nfor.\n\n2145\n\n21 JAN 11,\n\nAkay - Deceo.\n\nreport of\n\n...\n\nRe\n\nTrade.\n\n73\n\nC. LR bom on proposals\n\n...\n\n2%\n\nMr. Stubbs.\n\nactio\n\nBreede\n\nM. Johns.\n\nI presume not no necessary is to write to Fo\n\nConcurrence expressing in Xo report.\n\nBut I would suggest that this concurrence should be made referent (133.413). Wi.28.032--60.\n\n60,600. 11:10 A&E.W.\n\next subsequent Paper\n\nThe agreement of The Govt of Xat consequently and Xat write to H.H im\n\nada x\n\nLatter\n\n4.19.\n\nA\n\ngive\n\nNo\n\nif it\n\nShort of objecting ar it wishes.\n\n...\n\nAs to the high power scheme\n\nSea\n\nWash\n\nwe\n\nApportunity\n\n39337/10 See on 70-4246 grginie", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 442715, "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": "CO129-400 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [3-4]", "page_number": 283, "title": "CO129-400 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [3-4]", "content_text": "## B 277\n\n2\n\n**PHOTOGRAPHY IN NATURAL COLOURS**\n\nThe Polychromide System\n\nEffort to produce photographs in the actual colour of nature have attracted earnest attention during recent years, and the works of the Lumières and others were valuable stepping-stones on the road to progress. It has been proved that, by the use of the colour-screen, negatives can be produced giving the sensations of the three primary colours, and these can be combined to leave a fairly harmonious picture; but it has been well stated that the results obtained by superposed pigmented bichromated gelatine (successively yellow, red, and blue), printed from colour-selection negatives at very uncertain and often far from satisfactory.\n\nOne of the chief features which distinguish the new polychromide process, patented by Mr. Acon Hamburger, of the Dover Street Studios, from many others is the use of a mechanism which enables the three plates to be taken simultaneously at a single exposure. In order to overcome certain difficulties inherent in this principle, Hamburger employs both reflection and refraction, and he has succeeded in so balancing the intensities of each that the perfect colour-stone rendering is obtained. A scale of shades of the standard colours has been prepared, in which the yellow inclines slightly to orange, the red to crimson, and the blue to green; that is to say, in lieu of being true primaries, the tints are in each case somewhere merged the one into the other. These shades are standardized, so that by means of the special developer used in the camera and the sensitized printing paper, with the above standard tints, any photographer should be able to attain accurate results. Two plates not on three are employed, each is sensitized to photograph one colour only.\n\nThe plate and the film are put together into one slide, with the emulsions in contact, the film thus serving the purpose of screening the plate. A print is made from the blue negative upon a rapid gelatine paper, which is turned into the yellow image. Prints in gelatine containing double salts are prepared from the other two negatives and transferred to a temporary support of glass. They are then superposed on the original yellow print by stripping. Though so far Mr. Hamburger has worked only by the aid of artificial flashlight, using a special compound to impart the requisite active properties, he does not anticipate obstacles in adapting the process to ordinary daylight. The camera takes the three pictures through a single lens and a single shutter, and it is found possible to have the register of the pictures perfectly accurate. The success of this process appears to depend upon the skill with which the spectrum has been split up, so that there is either no gap nor overlap, and therefore no colour is either lost or doubled. Specimens of the results yielded by the new process include not only serious portraits, in which the delicate flesh tints, the hair, and the minute details on the costume of the sitters are reproduced in complete harmony and in true colours, but also copies of paintings by the Old Masters in which the values due to low tone and false tints are successfully overcome.\n\n## NEWS OF THE WORLD\n\n[Telegrams from London]\n\n**The King of Greece**\n\nReuter's correspondent at Athens wires that an eye-witness of the scene said that the King was standing at the corner of Aghistas Street, which is near the Police Headquarters, when an assassin rushed out of a hiding place and drew a big revolver from close quarters at His Majesty.\n\nThe Aide-de-Camp, Colonel Frangoulis, drew his revolver, whereupon the assassin turned round and fired twice upon the Colonel.\n\nTwo Cretan gendarmes then dashed up and arrested the assassin, who offered no resistance.\n\nColonel Frangoulis ran to the King, thinking His Majesty had not been hit, but found that he had fastened to the ground and was only half conscious.\n\nColonel Frangoulis raised the King in his arms, but His Majesty did not utter a word.\n\nSome notes and cartridges were found on the assassin.\n\nReuter's correspondent at Athens says the man refuses to speak except to say, \"I will speak in the presence of the King.\"\n\n**King George V**\n\nThe King, accompanied by Queen Alexandra, visited Queen Mary at Marlborough House.\n\nThe outrage has aroused worldwide condolences and universal expressions of horror.\n\nA dispatch from Salonika to \"The Times\" regarding the assassination of the King of Greece says the King was in the habit of walking out every afternoon with a single servant, refusing requests made by his advisers to permit the presence of guards.\n\nYesterday, he was talking happily of the war and the successes of the Greek army as a long delayed triumph to his reign and said: \"Tomorrow I pay a final visit to the Dreadnought Goeben. It is with happiness and contentment that a German battleship should honour the Greek King at Salonika.\" These proved to be His Majesty's last words, for at that moment the assassin...\n\nThe Aide-de-Camp, Colonel Frangoulis, seized the hands of the assassin, which was poised for a second shot. Covering his Royal master with his body, Colonel Frangoulis grabbed the assailant by the throat and held him fast till soldiers came to his aid.\n\nThe English public are profoundly affected by the tragedy, which is an additional bereavement in Queen Alexandra's family. There were many references to the tragedy by public men at meetings held yesterday, and last night, wide pages of the papers were devoted to tributes.\n\nReuter's correspondent at Athens says that all Greece is grief-stricken. The Prince George and others gently broke the news to the Queen, who fainted several times.\n\nReuter's correspondent at Athens also reports that it appears that the assassin is weak-minded, and a victim of alcohol. He is a native of Greece. He was twice dismissed from a school where he was employed as an attendant and he petitioned the King, who referred the matter to the proper quarter, which rejected the petition.\n\n## British Affairs\n\nIn introducing the Army Estimates in the House of Commons, Col. Seely, Minister of War, dwelt on the extraordinary apprehension regarding aviation. He pointed out that the officers' never allowed performances to be published, and consequently remarkable achievements went unnoticed.\n\nHe affirmed that they did not possess any Zeppelins because they were not required.\n\nIt was decided to have some transportable dirigibles, and they would also possess 14 aeroplanes by May. Publicity were obviously marked for an expeditionary remount, and they could not reinforce the Egyptian garrison or the Indian troops. They had obtained a type of aeroplane superior to that of any nation. The difficulty was in regard to the engine, as he was offering a prize in this connection with the promise of a large purchase.\n\nThe Minister, Mr. H. Samuel (Postmaster General) and Sir Rufus Isaacs (Attorney General) obtained judgment with costs against the French newspaper \"La Muflin\" for libel in connection with statements published relating to the Marconi affair. The newspaper admitted the statements to be false and apologized.\n\nCounsel for the defence unreservedly accepted the denials of the Ministers that they were in any way concerned with dealings in Marconi shares.\n\nDelous Wattoit, Unionist Free Trader, has been returned to Parliament for the Kendal Division. The polling was:\n\n| Candidate | Votes |\n| --- | --- |\n| Col. Weston (U.) | 3,241 |\n| Mr. Somervell (C) | 1,680 |\n| | 581 |\n\nUnionist Majority\n\nMr. Bone, in addressing the members of the Manchester Unionist Association, said that Kendal, in electing Colonel Weston, who refused to support the policy announced by the Party leaders, really voted no confidence in the late Government. If the party refused to act unitedly and would act following the leader, it was his duty to give place to another; and he would perform that duty if circumstances arose.\n\nThe result of the Houghton-le-Spring by-election was:\n\n| Candidate | Votes |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mr. Wing (L) | 930 |\n| Mr. Richardson (C) | 4,807 |\n| Mr. Modles (L) | 4,185 |\n\nThe motion by Mr. Harold Smith for a reduction of the Home Office vote was defeated by 224 votes to 100.\n\nThe two Irish prisoners who had been sentenced for five days in Cold Bath Fields prison and to whom shamrocks were sent down on St. Patrick's Day have been rescued.\n\nFrom Port Said, it is reported that the steamer \"Melen\" has shipped £50,000 in gold for Singapore.\n\n## Affairs in China\n\nThere is much published in the Russian press regarding impending war between Russia and China. This is partly based on reported Chinese preparations for an advance on Urga, in defiance of Russia.\n\nIt is announced from St. Petersburg that M. Mueller, the Consul General at Tabriz, is proceeding to Urga as Consul-General, the consulate there being upgraded to a Consulate-General.\n\n## ENDER ENTIRELY NEW SIGN ON KHEN\n\n**EXCELLENT COLON**\n\nModerate Rates\n\nM. HAYNES, Manager\n\n**GRAND HOTEL**\n\n- No. 2, Queen's Road Central\n\nA FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL.\n\nEvery order European Massage attended.\n\nSituated in a central position. Large Airy Rooms. Luxuriously furnished. Electric Light and hot water throughout.\n\nSanitary arrangements of the latest pattern.\n\nCUISINE UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION\n\nLadies' Afternoon Tea Rooms. Special terms for families made on application to the Manager.\n\nCharges Moderate\n\nF. RICHMANN, Proprietor\n\nTelephone No. 197, Telegraphic Address: \"Cowworm,\" Hongkong\n\n## CANNAVOLT\n\n**CENTRAL**\n\nTOKYO-HOTEL\n\nChen Hwang & Co. Limited.\n\nGENERAL IMPORT & EXPORT.\n\nANTON'S LARGE WHOLESALE & RETAIL STORE.\n\n| Furniture, Draperies, Groceries, Hats, and Shoes. Makers of Jewellery, Linquers, Crockery, Watches, and Trimmings. Wines and Spirits. Foreign Clothes for gentlemen made to measure by our own tailors. |\n| --- |\n\nENORMOUS SUCCESS\n\nTHE CHINA DAILY OUTLOOK, MONDAY, MARCH 24th, 1913\n\nThe news published in Bangkok that a party of military police have occupied the place where the salt will be examined has been paid for. Salt bought from the Government...\n\n## VICTORIA THEATRE\n\n**LOCAL AND GENERAL**\n\nEXCHANGE 111-1/2c Calcutta.\n\nThe Burma-China Frontier\n\nITTAJ\n\nThe manufacturer of salt shall sell it full to the Government at an appointed time.\n\nThe Thunderbolt Man, Wonderful Imitator and International Jester, was delivered in London on the 20th March.\n\nALEXANDER GALINSKY\n\nSATURDAY, 22nd,\n\nDebate at the Pantomime Arsie\n\nMISS ARKAS\n\nLarge assortment of Chinese Silks, Brocades, Shawls, and Foreign Goods of every description.\n\nAll goods sold at reasonable prices. The Cheapest and best place in Canton to buy Chinese and Foreign Goods.\n\nSUP PAT POO STREET, CANTON, Tel. No. 140.\n\nCanton, January 1, 1912.\n\nMAN and Italian\n\nThe Charming Serio Dancer,\n\nFREDA ARDEA LOON,\n\nTHE MAGNIFICENT NEW FILM\n\nFIRST-CLASS PRESERVES\n\nGINGER AND GOOSE MANUFACTURERS,\n\nFACTORY AT YAUMATI\n\nStation: No. 38, DES VIEUX ROAD WEST.\n\nTelephone No. 177.\n\nWhy are the leading Manufacturers of this class of Goods? Our Fruit and Gingers are all tough and of the first quality. Our Syrup is prepared from the best quality of Sugar. We give particular attention to sanitary arrangements.\n\n\"The Bohemian Girl\"\n\nSINGER\n\nSEWING MACHINES\n\nPianosare kept in stock. Our Symps is prepared from the best quality of Sugar. We give particular CORSTE particular attention to sanitary arrangements.\n\n978 TELEPHONE: HONGRONG\n\n**GRAND CARLTON HOTEL**\n\nUNSURPASSED FOR\n\nLocation\n\nService\n\nCuisine\n\nand Home Comforts\n\nTHE JOYAT FAMILY HOTEL OF THE COLONY\n\n-10, Lee Theatre Road\n\nHOTEL BAI TIMORE.\n\n1. No. 2, WYNDHAM STREET.\n\nREASONABLE RATES.\n\nNo. 658, Telegraphic Address \"BALTMAX\" Hongkong.\n\nReuter's correspondent at St. Petersburg states that the \"Novoe Vremya\" says that as a result of a circular from the Chinese Government regarding the possibility of conflict with Russia arising out of the projected...\n\n## VISITORS AT HOTELS\n\nKisa Rewind live Mongolian pagan, business My A. D. Ander\n\nMr & Mrs N Fulsdan, the Chinatown of Harbin, has almost ceased.\n\nThe majority Chinese workmen have quitted their affairs and from other centres there are similar reports. Frontier trade is at a standstill, and China has prohibited the exportation of all alimentary products.\n\nOther events are expected in a very brief period of time.\n\nIn the House of Commons, Sir Edward Grey informed Mr. Harwood Bunder that the negotiations for the Chinese Loan were still in private.\n\n| Mr F. Arou | Mr T. Aoki | De Botilos |\n| Mr Birsand | child Lisa Crosse | |\n| Mrs Orexier | Straw. Donaldson | Ewing |\n| Mr Finchote | Miss Graham | |\n| Mr Geo. Oribia | | |\n| Mr and Mrs F. E. | Melfough | |\n| Hi, i | | |\n| Mad | | |\n| Major. J. Masti | Dr Muller | |\n| Mr M. F. Murray | Nakashima | |\n| Mr Overy | Miss M. Panti | |\n| Cast M Pos | Mustu | |\n| Mrs E. Karay | | |\n| Mr G. R. Rabb | | |\n| Miss F. Sunders | Capt. & Mrs Schenk | |\n| Dr Silene | | |\n| and Mrs Kemp | Me H. S. Burze | M&Ms Lauritsen |\n| Stranet fokildren | i Captiasalinity | Choses A. H. |\n| Mis A. Loigh | | |\n| wherton | | |\n\n**PECTO SEPPUSE**\n\n4. 17, Currie's\n\nLONG HING & CO.\n\nDEVELOPING MACHINES\n\nQueen's Road Central.\n\nLEE ON & CO.\n\nMANUFACTURERS of the Best Hand-made Silk and Green Cloth Embroidery of the Latest French Pattern. Canton Down-work, Wholesale and Retail.\n\nPRINTING\n\n7, Queen's Road Central, HONGKONG UNDERTAKEN\n\n**OPEN AIR SKATING RINK**\n\n**BELLE VIEW HOTEL.** (Telephone No. 907)\n\nSESSIONS 10 am, 1 12 noon, 2 to 5 pm, 7 to 10 pm.\n\nADMISSION 25 cents.\n\nADMISSION 50 cents.\n\nON LOCK\n\nYUEN\n\nCafe and Restaurant\n\nA la Carte at all hours\n\n7 pm to 1 p.m.\n\n27, Des Vœux ROAD CENTRAL\n\n(Next Door to WROXWALL)\n\nW. GALLAGHER\n\nManager.\n\nDr. M. H. CHAUN\n\nYEN YEE & CO.\n\nHAIR DRESSING SALOON.\n\nHair Clipper, Razors, Scissor Sharpening and Repairing, Singeing Shaving, Massage, etc., a specialty.\n\nToilet Requisites Cigare and Cigarettes.\n\n**DENTAL SURGEON**\n\n32. Queen's Road Central (1st Floor)\n\nBoone 2 and 5.\n\nFrom the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.\n\nTelephone 125,\n\nNo. 28, Corner of D'Aguilar Street\n\nElectrical Engineers and Fitters\n\nand that the terms now under consideration by the Chinese Government have the unanimous approval of the Six Power Bankers, that Britain would continue exclusively to support the group negotiating the Loan.\n\nThe Balkans\n\nReuter's correspondent at Constantinople says that an official dispatch claims the success of the Turks at Chatalja after a desperate infantry battle.\n\nIt concludes: \"Our forces are engaging the enemy along the whole front.\"\n\nThe I. K. & S. Bank\n\nThe chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, presiding at the all-Party meeting in London, referring to opium, said he believed some equitable arrangement would be reached whereby an outlet would be found for the present stocks. It hardly seems just that purchasers of opium from the Government of India should...\n\n| Mr K. Mintumi | |\n| Mr H. H. Taylor | My Water |\n| M. F. W. White | |\n\n**GRAND HOTEL**\n\nMr and Mrs Allen\n\nMr May\n\nMr Agnew\n\nMr Reuskansen\n\nDe Brigga family\n\nMr and Mrs Mudie\n\nMr Nai Prusit\n\nand Mr J Oeso\n\nand Mrs Creer\n\nM: W. Men\n\nM: Gais\n\nMr A. Hersi\n\nMy Higginbotham\n\nMr J. Houlka\n\nDr Berage\n\nMy Selenide\n\nMr H. J. Sharp\n\nMr Shastin\n\nMr and Mrs Tobias| Tobias\n\nM. G. R. Tyre\n\nMr and Mrs Ho. Meg Watkins\n\nward\n\nDr Kurt\n\nMr Lorria\n\nMr Woodenek\n\nMr and Mrs Wikle\n\n**GRAND CARLTON HOTEL**\n\nMr and Mrs Frank\n\nMr W. Pringle, Jun\n\nAilen\n\nMr A.F. Remedios\n\nMr A.G. Reaumut\n\nMr A. Ringe\n\n**PHOTO SUPPLIES**\n\nYour Road Contra\n\nA.\n\nTACK & Co.\n\n26. Des Vieux Road\n\nELECTRIC FITTINGS COMPANY.\n\nNo. 188, Des Vœux ROAD CENTRAL\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nDeveloping Workmanship Guaranteed.\n\nand Printing\n\nUndertaken\n\nWO HING & CO..\n\nNo. 174. Queen's Road Central\n\nFR or\n\nas Riaze ng Ayrou\n\n**HOLLE HOTEL**\n\nMANUFACTURERS OF\n\nHigh Class Shawls, Handkerchiefs, Shawls, and fine Embroideries, Silk and Crepe Shawls and: \n\nMr G. Bolden\n\nMeWL Bobbik\n\nInces of Avery\n\nDancriptiste.\n\nCuphant\n\nMe Braga\n\nMi and Ms Arthur:\n\nMr F. Braga\n\nMiss F. Braza\n\nThe terms of the final agreement of the Mix Power Loan were now being satisfactorily arranged with China, and the conclusion of the Loan only awaited a decision between China and the Governments concerned regarding the appointment of foreigners to advisory posts.\n\nMiss M. Benga\n\nMva J. Conwford\n\nHarper\n\nMY J. Fayin\n\nRogerar\n\nMin Adwig\n\nMr A Selenit\n\nMr G. 1. Sew!!\n\nMiss Ethi Seith\n\nMy R. Stephenson\n\nMiss 6. Hour\n\nMre demeys\n\nMrs Tall\n\nMr F. J. Traadpild\n\nMr Mrs Rt.\n\nMr J, Veracr\n\nArt W\n\nHereel confidence in China's future and said in interious popularise. Jesper\n\ntion w great patural resources were & \n\nuthent guarantee of its prosperity\n\n**SING KEE & CO.**\n\nNSOP CHANDLERS, COMPRADORES AND STAYCLONES\n\nNo. 34. Connaught Road, Hongkong.\n\nKeep on hand every Description of Ship's Provisions, at lowest prices.\n\n**'MOHI' PEARL**\n\nTel), 632\n\nExcellent amongst all Pearls. Colour and shape up-to-date. Necklet, Earing, Brooches, Drops, etc.\n\nTRIAL SOLICITED\n\nMOHIDEEN & CO.,\n\n38, funny's Loan Central, foxokono.\n\n**Dr. YOUNG BROTHERS**\n\nAMERICAN DENTISTS\n\nPrice: the Best Quality Gaur\n\nNO, SEA, QOHEN'S ROAD CENTRAL\n\nEnteed AB Saris of Cout of the \n\nBEST QUALITY FOR SALE\n\nHONGKONG\n\nThe Carpau mail of the 19th Feb. says the frontier of Burma in British territory is, of course...\n\nThe date for the above transaction will be fixed by Ministerial order.\n\n7. The manufacturer shall first #1...\n\nAn interesting lecture will take place to-night at the Y.M.C.A. on \"Croatian Life and Scenery\" illustrated with a number of lantern slides.\n\nThe Sanitary Board meets...\n\nCorrespondence relative to affairs in various villages should be submitted at once.\n\nOn Good Friday and Easter Sunday, special services were held in the churches of the Colony, and sermons emphasizing the occasion to the Christian world were dwelt upon by the clergy in charge with much devotion and feeling.\n\n**A Transparent Lie**\n\nAsiatic Daily says \"It has been previously reported that the Kaomingtang demanded the formation of a party Cabinet as a reward for their supporting Yuan Shi-kai as President. According to reliable sources in addition to this claim, this Club Tang has further exacted the non-payment of one million dollars for expenses.\" Such palpable lies are self-condemning. It is but a cheap way of preying on the public sympathy. Fabrication of myths as a political weapon is not likely to endure long.\n\n9. According to circumstances, the Government may organize a patrol force for the purpose of regulating the manufacturers, protecting the salt furnaces and storage, and watching the dealing and manufacturing of salt.\n\n10. The Government may, according to the local conditions, grant rules by retail.\n\nDetailed regulations regarding the above Companies and retail rules shall be separately fixed.\n\n11. As salt affects the sanitary condition of the people, the Government may deal severely with the dealers of it, and any mixture shall be found in the salt.\n\n12. The writ officials may investigate the reservoirs of well water, the places of manufacturing, storing, and the buildings, banks, etc. If necessary, for the sake of supervision, extra men may be put upon the said items.\n\n13. The sale of salt whilst in transportation...\n\nThe Victoria Theatre is nightly drawing good houses, with Miss Freda Ardea and her dancing and Alexander Galinsky, for quick change artist being very popular. Miss Ark, the new Pantomime artiste, has a style peculiarly her own, which should prove a draw. The pictures are good, \"The Sphinx\" being especially so.\n\nIt is notified in the \"Government Gazette\" that the registration of the following trade marks has been renewed under the provisions of the Trade Marks Ordinance, 1909.\n\nThe new public improvements, for which it was proposed to make a loan, have been temporarily abandoned. No money is available for new equipment for the fire department, and consequently, the firemen in one district have to run with engines so dilapidated that the men fear the apparatus will fall to pieces.\n\nThe police department is pressed for funds, and impounded on leave of Mr. Justice Gow-Thomas; the health department has been pared down; the street department is cut to the marrow.\n\nHis Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve the following appointments:\n\nMr. Joseph Hansford Kemp, Crown Prosecutor, to be Puisne Judge.\n\nMr. Pauling and approved by the Government.\n\nThe Government shall deal directly with the Company, without regard to the person or persons to whom the rights and privileges belong.\n\n8. With regard to the railways constructed by the Company, should it be necessary for military purposes...\n\n## DO THINGS BLUR?\n\nDo they sometimes appear distorted?\n\nIs your sight blurred?\n\nIt is probably caused by astigmatism. Call at your earliest opportunity and have your eyes examined on we with thoroughly scientific lines.\n\nA rough test for astigmatism is as follows:-- Place the paper about three feet away and look with one eye at the above fan. The lines should appear of equal blackness, if they do not CONSULT\n\n**MANILA OFFICES,**\n\n78 ESCOLTA.\n\nTO-DAY.\n\n**LARK & CO.** SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS\n\nYORK BLOCKS, CHATER ROAD\n\nHONGKONG\n\n**THE SINCERE CO., LTD.,**\n\n215-221, Des Voeux Road Central, 109-111, Connaught Road Central,\n\nUNIVERSAL PROVIDERS\n\n& \n\nHONGKONG and SOUTH CHINA,\n\nDEPARTMENTS FOR\n\nHousehold Goods, Furniture, Wearling Apparel\n\nGroceries, Wines and Spirits, Requisites, Jewellery,\n\nand Spirits, etc., etc.\n\nThe Pioneer One Price Store.\n\nGeorge Albert Would-ck.\n\nFirst Clerk\n\nThe License will be for 10 years to singolien or to reserve the right...\n\nReferred to Committee.\n\nIX.\n\nDespite all retrenchment, books shall be kept in the way prescribed by the Government, and shall be subject to...\n\nChicago is in the lightest touch since the days of the big Fire, 1871. The Metropolis of the World is bankrupt...\n\n## ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL\n\nThe Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospital:\n\n£1\n\nHo Kam Toog\n\nJ. M. Wung\n\n**National Council**\n\n(Continued from Page 1)\n\nThe revised regulation of the Railway Company of China (First reading).\n\n1. The Railway Company of China shall be organised in accordance with the Presidential Order of the 9th day of the 9th month of the First year of the Chinese Republic. With the exception of the railways, which have been or are to be built, or the construction of which has been signed, by the Government under the direct management of the Ministry of Communications and the railways concessions of which have been given to other Companies to be built.\n\n2. In addition to the common legal rights and privileges of other companies, the Company shall have the following privileges:\n\n(a) To propose and settle the lines referred to in the said article.\n\n(b) To take the concession of the lines referred to in the first article and to agree with Chinese or Foreign lot holders or Boat shares.\n\n(c) To utilize and manage the railway referred to in the first article, (1) manage the affairs connected with the alanya referred to in the first article.\n\n(e) To secure special funds and to buy in belonging to individuals, benefited by the construction of the line referred to in the first article.\n\n2. May any other company or the Government be willing to transfer the right of concession, which does not belong to the lines referred to in the first article, the Company has authority to accept it.\n\nThe Lines, other than those referred to in the first article, must be constructed by other companies under the regulations of the Government. They should not interfere with the privileges of the Company.\n\n4. The dates for commencing and completing the construction of the various lines by the Company shall be registered by the Government, unless the...\n\nShould it be unable to construct the railway according to the date, the Government may devise means for its construction.\n\n5. In all the lines which are to be built by the Company, the Government shall afford every protection and facility in the work.\n\nII. All railways constructed shall eventually become the property of the Government. With regard to the period of construction and management, and the selling of the control by the Government, the Company shall also be subject to the customary conditions applied to other companies. As to the laws and orders in connection with the affairs of the Company, unless otherwise provided by the Bill.\n\n7. All the Chinese or Foreign shares or loans, contracted by the Company, shall be subject to the laws of the Government; hence they shall enjoy the due protection of the Government. With loans which need to be guaranteed by the Government, the contract should be submitted for approval, and the regulations regarding foreign shares shall also be submitted...\n\nThe Regulations of the Company for the Transportation of Salt (first reading).\n\nThose who desire to form a Salt Company...\n\n**GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS,**\n\n**TIENTSIN-PUKOW LINE**\n\nThe Public are respectfully informed that the Through Train Service between Tientsin and Pukow will be commenced from the 4th December 1912.\n\n| TIENTSIN TO PUKOW | | |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Tientsin (Settlement)... | dep. 12.50 p.m.... | Wednesday and Saturday |\n| Pukow | arr. 2.55 | Thursday and Sunday |\n\n| PUKOW TO TIENTSIN | | |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Pukow... | 8.20 a.m. ... | Monday and Friday |\n| Tientsin (Settlement)... | arr. 10.33 | Tuesday and Saturday |\n\nFrom 1st December, all Trains from Tientsin will start from the Settlement Station.\n\nThe daily Trains between TSEN (Settlement) and Taku, between Tsinanfu and Msinanfu, and between Hwangyow and Pukow, and on the Branch Lines between Yaonow and Tsinanfow, and between Linsin and THAOCHUANG, will run as usual.\n\nThrough Trains are provided with Comfortable Sleeping Berths for the 1st Class Passengers, at a Charge of $5.00 per Berth.\n\nFurther particulars may be had on application to this Office.\n\nHEAD OFFICE,\n\nTientsin, 25th November, 1912.\n\nBY ORDER,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-400 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [3-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 486201, "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": "CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920", "page_number": 555, "title": "CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920", "content_text": "## Sympathise with the Justin's operetest \n\nI sympathise with the undertone, but I think it will be better if a statement is made that we don't intend to promote the objects of the Edinburgh Anti-Opium Committee for promoting the Objects of **THE HAGUE INTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONVENTION**.\n\n### Edinburgh Anti-Opium Committee\n\n**President**-Lord Polwarth.\n\n**Vice-Presidents**- \n| Name | Title |\n| --- | --- |\n| Sir MARK J. M'TAGGART STEWART | Br. |\n| Very Rev. Dr. Russell | |\n| Rt. Rev. Bishop WALPOLE | D.D. |\n| Professor JAMES SETH | |\n| C. E. PRICE | Esq. |\n\n| Name | Title |\n| --- | --- |\n| Avon Clynx | Baq, K.C., M.P. |\n| J. M. Hoces | Esq., M.A., M.P. |\n| W. Graham | Esq., LL.B., M.P. |\n| C. D. MURRAY | Esq., K.C., M.P. |\n| Captain J. G. Jason | M.P. |\n| Sir Edward PAXHOTT | LL.D. |\n\n**Chairman of Executive**-A H. F. Barbour, Esq., M.A., LL.D.\n**Hon. Treasurer**-T. S. MARTIN, Esq., C.A., 10 Dean Park Crescent.\n**Hon. Secretary**-Rev. G. S. Moffat, M.A., 199 Braid Road.\n\n## Correspondence Details\n\n| Code | Number | Date |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| C.O | 553 | |\n| | 35643 | |\n| Rec | | 20 JUL 20 |\n\n19 July 1920\n\nReferring to yours of 29 May (`24398/20`)\n\nMy Lord,\n\nAs it might revive the opium evil, we don't want to be put into new heathles. In our letter of 15 May, we stated that the British Forces were not allowed, if it could not discourage, abuse of opium in Singapore, having in view the valley of my friend China. General Leely, when under pressure for the flowers, and that we should not have Colonel Thoracoloss... than that of lobus. We hold therefore that far from discouraging opium smoking, we do actually recommend the severe law it brought in. We beg to call your attention to the enclosed leaflet and the disastrous consequences of the policy of the Military Office.\n\nOpium, as sanctioned by the Government, will not be adopted by the Government, far too conscious of the deleterious effects regarding the Hague Convention. We are treated with respect in the same way as the Cameroons. But out that... \n\nPage 363", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]