[ { "id": 241098, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3]", "page_number": 123, "title": "CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3]", "content_text": "Immediately behind Auchterlong's Battery appears to offer the best site for a Barrack, I have marked out on the Plan a portion of the ground suitable for that purpose, in hopes that Sir J. H. Lefroy will be pleased to retain it, unsold and unoccupied, until the question of the Additional force is settled. If Sir J. H. Lefroy agrees to this, I have mentioned the transfer of the Land. It can take place as far as I am concerned once agreed.\n\nand if the Acting Surveyor General, Captain Stuart, will meet me on the ground on the 12th, we can mark out the positions for the Boundary Stones which should be placed with as little delay as possible.\n\nSigned J. S. Stuart\n\nLieut. Col. Royal Engineers\n\nColonel Harton", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 242118, "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": "CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10]", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10]", "content_text": "## \nundersstanding should be speedily arrived at by the Supreme Authorities whether Hong Kong is to be defended by men of war or, in case of attack by land, by fortifications, for such questions appear likely to be raised every day by the Engineer Officers at present here as to the situation of new batteries or the alteration of existing ones, and many of these changes are unfortunately directly incompatible with the construction of the Bowring Praya, the arrangements for progressing which are most satisfactorily made as a public work. I consider it of the very highest interest for the comfort, salubrity, and even safety of the Colony.\n\n## \nTo show the difficulties under which the Colonial Government must labour from the different views taken by successive Engineer Officers, I would remark that Lt. Colonel Stuart's meaning appears to be that a line of sea frontage exceeding a third of a mile must be kept untouched in order to enable one battery to flank another battery, but in", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 266755, "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": "CO129-115 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [9-10]", "page_number": 93, "title": "CO129-115 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [9-10]", "content_text": "92\n\n2.\n\nIt does not appear that the complete formal assent of the Military Authorities has been given to the construction of that road.\n\nIt is true that Mr. Mercer in his despatch No. 906 of 31st December 1865 reports all objections of the War Department (No. 1759/65) as being happily withdrawn; but nevertheless I only find as authority for that statement amongst the enclosures to that despatch a private note from Colonel Stuart, Commanding Royal Engineers, stating that the road \"would\" not be objected to by the Home Authorities, \"so that there appears to be no objection\" to the proposition now being put into form.\n\nOn 15th December 1865, he merely acknowledges Mr. Mercer's announcement of the War Department having withdrawn their former objections. It does not, however, seem that any further action has since been taken to put the matter in the official form mentioned by Colonel Stuart.\n\nUnfortunately, that officer is absent at present in Japan. Nevertheless, under the circumstances, it is quite clear that no objections do exist on the part of the War Department to the road - entirely apart from any question as to the actual extent of the Cantonments adverted, the extent of which is a matter to be decided in an official form.\n\n#\n\nMy despatch No. 56 of the 7th June 7494.\n\n3.\n\nIn My Lord Cardwell's reply No. 34, 26th February 206, 1757/65.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-115 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [9-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 290960, "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": "CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6]", "page_number": 127, "title": "CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6]", "content_text": "Government House, Hongkong, 16th April, 1873.\n\nMy Lord,\n\nI have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's despatch, and to state that I have considered the representation from the Acting Surveyor General, Lieutenant Colonel Stuart, R.E., and after due enquiry, I have applied to the Major General Commanding Her Majesty's Forces on the subject.\n\nThe Right Honorable\n\nThe Earl of Kimberley,\n\nHer Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, &c., &c., &c.\n\nPage 1\n\n...\n\nPage 23\n\n is not a part of the original text, hence removed. The text is re-formatted into proper paragraphs. Minor corrections were made to make the text more readable. The original text's formatting and content were preserved as much as possible. The text is output in HTML format using for paragraphs.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 302439, "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": "CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8]", "page_number": 600, "title": "CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8]", "content_text": "## \nIf the Frands or Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court of his escape from custody.\n\n2. As regards the latter point, I have not yet received an answer from Phillippe, the Attorney General, to the letter sent to him on the 22nd inst.\n\n3. I have also received a copy of a letter from Colonel Stuart, in which he says he has nothing to explain. That brochure was written with the view of the Executive Council, in accordance with a resolution moved unanimously by the Committee. I have invited his Lordship to give some explanations regarding the circumstances under which Guffam was allowed to escape.\n\nPage 600\nPage 601", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 302760, "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": "CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12]", "page_number": 282, "title": "CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12]", "content_text": "# Cantor, 31st October 1878\n\n## Acting Colonel Cantar to Acting Colonial Secretary\n\nForwarding translation of a despatch from the Viceroy and the prohibition of the export of warlike materiel from Wangtung-\n\n## Enclosure\n\n### Pope Hennessy's Despatch, 30th & 2nd November 1878\n\n## Extract from Minutes of Executive Council - 1st November, 1878\n\nPresent:\nHis Excellency The Governor **John Pope Hennessy C.M.G.**,\nThe Honourable The Colonel Commanding the Troops, **Colonel Stuart, R.E.**,\nThe Honourable The Acting Colonial Secretary, **Charles D. May**,\nThe Honourable The Attorney General, **George Phillippo**\n\nAbsent:\nThe Honorable **John Macneile Price**, from indisposition.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 303744, "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": "CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5]", "page_number": 336, "title": "CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5]", "content_text": "## \n33f- and flags. In the centre was placed a large American shield, flanked on each side by British shields and surmounted by the American, French, and English ensigns. A guard of honour of the 27th (Inniskillings), with the Colours and the Band, were drawn up on the Pier, and the Police, under the charge of Captain-Superintendent Deane, lined the road from the Pier to Government House. His Excellency the Governor, who arrived at a quarter to five o'clock, accompanied by Major Palmer, R.E., A.D.C., stood at the head of the steps to receive the General, and the heads of the naval, military, and civil services and the members of the Legislative Council were also assembled at the head of the pier. His Excellency the Governor was dressed in plain clothes and wore his C.M.G. star. The naval and military officers were in undress uniform. Most of the British and foreign residents, with one or two ladies, and a large number of Chinese were likewise present on the pier, which was lined on one side three or four deep. Along the route up to Queen's road a large concourse of people had collected, all eager to catch a glimpse of the distinguished visitors.\n\nAt ten minutes to five the Victoria came alongside the Murray Pier, and the General with Mr. Holcombe landed. His Excellency the Governor, descending a few steps, said - \"General Grant, welcome to Hongkong.\" On entering the mat-shed, His Excellency presented General Grant to Major-General Donovan, Sir John Smale, Chief Justice; Hon. J. Russell, Acting Attorney-General; Hon. M. S. Tonnochy, Acting Colonial Treasurer; the Right Rev. Bishop Burdon, Hon. P. Ryrie, Hon. J. M. Price, Surveyor-General; and Mr. Tam King Sing, the Opium Farmer.\n\nThe Governor was then introduced by Mr. Holcombe to Mrs. Grant, Lieut. Colonel F. D. Grant, Hon. A. E. Borie, Dr. Keating, and Mr. J. R. Young. His Excellency next presented to the General the Hon. W. Keswick, Mr. Taro Ando, Japanese Consul; Dr. Eitel, Inspector of Schools; Dr. Ayres, Colonial Surgeon; Mr. Ng Choy, Lieutenant-Colonel Hall, R.A., Colonel J. Moore, Commissary-General of Ordnance; Colonel Geddes, 27th Regiment; Mr. E. R. Belilios, Commander B. E. Corcoran, H.M.S. Lily; Lieutenant-Colonel C. R. Shervinton, Assistant Commissary-General; Dr. S. S. D. Wells, Deputy Inspector-General, R.N., Mr. D. Robb, R.N., Colonel Stuart, R.E., Staff Commander G. P. Heather, R.N., Captain J. Muskett, and Mr. J. Bremner, R.N. The above gentlemen were introduced in the order named. His Excellency then gave his arm to Mrs. Grant, and the party proceeded along the pier, the guard of honour saluting as they did so, while the Band played. By some unexplainable oversight the usual British cheer was inadvertently omitted.\n\nThe front of the Victoria Recreation Club was decorated with bunting, and the premises of Messrs. McEwen, Frickel & Co. on the Praya were draped with flags. The private residence in Wyndham-street of Mr. W. H. Moors was illuminated with Chinese lanterns, and a transparency displaying a well-executed likeness of General Grant on one side and the American and British flags on the other. Photographs of the scene at Murray Pier were taken by Mr. Afong, as the landing was being effected.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 303748, "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": "CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5]", "page_number": 340, "title": "CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5]", "content_text": "received not only in England, but in India, and in the British colonies; wherever, in fact, I have met Englishmen, I have met nothing but courtesy, hospitality, and good will to myself and my country. As you have said, I am about to leave the British and pass into the Chinese Empire. I have met no gentlemen so kind as the gentlemen of England. For this reception, more especially for the reception in Hongkong, I am grateful, as I know my friends and countrymen at home are grateful for the kindness that I have been honoured with during the last two years. I do not know that I can say anything better, nor anything which is nearer to my heart, now that I am leaving the British Empire, than to ask you all to unite in this sentiment: The perpetual friendship and alliance of the two great English-speaking nations of the world-England and America.\"\n\nThe General's toast was drunk by all the guests upstanding. Soon after, the ladies retired to the large drawing room, and at ten o'clock General Grant, the Governor, and the Aide-de-Camp, with Mrs Grant and Mrs Hennessy, proceeded to the vestibule, where every person on arrival was received and presented to the General by the Governor. These presentations lasted for more than an hour.\n\nThe guests on arriving were met in the hall by the Governor, and were presented to His Excellency by Major Palmer, A.D.C.; the Governor presented his guests to General Grant; Mr C. V. Creagh presented them to Mrs Hennessy, by whom they were introduced to Mrs Grant.\n\n## The Reception\n\nThe Government House grounds were brilliantly illuminated. On both sides of the numerous walks, slight bamboo frames had been erected, and cords, invisible to the eye unless carefully looked for, ran from one to the other all the way round, one cord three feet, another six, from the ground. Every four feet or so a Chinese lantern was suspended from the cords, these being fixed alternatingly on the high and low line. The effect was brilliant and beautiful and striking in the extreme, and the large company seemed greatly to prefer roaming about amid those thousand lights to staying in the Reception rooms. The Governor and Mrs Hennessy walked round frequently amid their numerous guests, His Excellency with Mrs Grant, and General Grant with Mrs Hennessy. The American Star, a large design in gas, on the north side of Government House, was greatly admired. The fairy-like beauty of the scene could scarcely have been enhanced. The lovely dresses of the ladies, the bright and varied uniforms of the officers of different nationalities present, the delightful music of the band, the merry laughter coming from various groups in different portions of the grounds, altogether made up a pleasing, lively and beautiful scene. It was not till nearly midnight that the company began to thin, and by a few minutes after that hour the guests had departed, the visitors were indoors, the lamps \"burnt low, and silence and darkness again assumed their sway. The gathering was in every way most successful, and every one seemed heartily to enter into the spirit of the occasion, and honour the General they had been invited to meet.\n\nThe following programme was performed by the band of Her Majesty's 37th Regt. (Inniskillings) under the direction of Herr Werner, during the course of the evening:\n| No. | Piece | Composer |\n|----|-------|----------|\n| 1 | Overture, Emma di Rosborgo | Meyerbeer |\n| 2 | Quadrille, American | Julien |\n| 3 | Selection, Beatrice di Tenda | Bellini |\n| 4 | Valse, London Society | Coote |\n| 5 | Selection, Irish Airs | Godfrey |\n| 6 | Polka, Lieb und Treu | Welcker |\n\nThe following officials and others were invited to the Reception:\n\nBishop Burdon, Bishop Raimondi, the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Hon. W. Keswick, Hon. O. B. Plunket, the Acting Puisne Judge, the Captain Superintendent of Police, the Postmaster-General, the Acting Harbour-Master, the Colonial Chaplain, the Colonial Surgeon, the Inspector of Schools, the Acting Registrar General, the Hon. K. O. Fuller, United States Secretary,\n\nMessrs Barretto, Corrales, Denny, J. M. Forbes, Levysohn, Mencarini, Colonel Moaby, Plichos, Reiners, Scherzer, and Baron von Soden, of the Consular Services.\n\nStaff Com. Heather, R.N., and officers R. N. Yard.\n\nThe officers H.M.S. Victor Emanuel Comr. Cochrane and officers H.M.S. Lily. Comr. McNeile and officers H.M.S. Fly. Lieut.-Com. Grey and officers H.M.S. Mosquito.\n\nLieut.-Comr. Carey and officers H.M.S. Moorhen.\n\nPerkins and officers U.S.S. ... \nComr. Ashuelot.\n\nCapt. von Nostitz and officers H.I.G.M.S. Freya.\n\nCapt. Schering and officers H.I.G.M.S. Luise.\n\nCapt. Kasamos and officers H.I.J.M.S. Nisain.\n\nComr. von Schuckmann and officers H.I.G.M.S. Cyclop.\n\nCapt. Cocker and officers H.I.O.M.S. Feinco.\n\nDeputy-Inspector-Gen. Wells and officers R. N. Hospital.\n\nCapt. C. H. Palmer, H.I.C.M.S. Peng-chou-hai.\n\nCapt. St. Clair, Brigade Major. Capt. Barton, A.A.M.S.\n\nLieut.-Col. Hall and officers R.A.\n\nCol Stuart and officers R.E.\n\nLieut. Col. Geddes and officers 27th Inniskillings.\n\nLieut. Col. Shervinton and officers Commissariat Dept.\n\nComy.-Gen. Moore and officers Ordnance Store Dept.\n\nCapt. Muskett and officers Army Pay Dept.\n\nSurgeon Major Hungerford and officers Army Medical Dept.\n\nRev. J. Houderson, Acting Military Chaplain.\n\nMr J. Fleming, R. E. Dept.\n\n## Ladies Invited\n\nMrs. Adams, \n\" Arnhold, \n\" Anton, \n\" Armstrong, \n\" Burnie, \n\" Bird, \n\" Ayres, \n\" Ball, \n\" Bain, \n(G. Murray) Mrs Burdon, \n\" Barff, \n\" Belilios, \n\" Beyer, \n\" Bowdler, \n\" Caldwell, \nMiss Caldwell, \nMrs. Clouth, \n\" Coughtrie, \n\" Dunn, \n\" Deane, \n\" Edge, \n\" Eitel, \n\" Falconer, A. \n\" Fleming \nMrs Grobien, \n\" Brereton, \n\" Bright S. (Rochdale) \n\" Coxon, \n\" Crawford, \n\" Crombie, \nd'Almada e Castro \n\" Dickie, \n\" Eastlake, \n\" Ede \n\" Forbes, W. B \n\" Froncio, \nMrs Geddes, \n\" Hall, \n\" Hauschild, \nMiss Hall, \n\" Hazeland, \nMrs. Hancock, \n\" Heaton, \n\" Hanlon, \n\" Holmes, G. \n\" Harton, \n\" Inglis, \n\" Jackson, \nMiss Johnston, \n\" Johnson, \nMrs. Judah, \n\" Kier, \n\" Kerr, \n\" Keswick, \n\" Kidd, \n\" Lai-Kam, \n\" Lister, \n\" McEuen, J. P. \n\" Metcalfe, \n\" Macfarlane, \n\" Marsh, \n\" May, A. J, \n\" Moore, J. \n\" McEwen, A. P. \n\" Murray, \n\" Noate, \n\" Newton,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 304588, "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": "CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12]", "page_number": 531, "title": "CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12]", "content_text": "# BANQUET AND RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE\n\nHis Excellency the Governor and Mrs. Hennessy entertained the following guests at dinner in the evening at Government House:- Professor Nordenskiold, Captain Palander, R.S.N. Vega, His Excellency Major-General Donovan and Mrs. Donovan, Chief Justice Sir John Smale and Lady Smale, Commodore Smith, R.N., Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Pollock, Hon. J. Russell, Hon. P. Ryrie, Hon. M. S. Tonnochy, Colonel and Mrs. Geddes (27th Inniskillings), Surgeon-Major Max Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Taro Ando, Mr. F. D. Sassoon, Lieut. Bove (Vega), Dr. Almquist (Vega), Lieut. Nordquist (Vega), Lieut. Hovgaard (Vega), Dr. Stuxberg (Vega), Lieut. Drummond, A.D.C. to the General, and Mr. C. V. Creagh, Acting A.D.C. to the Governor.\n\nThe following, to whom invitations had been sent, were unable to attend -- Right Rev. Bishop and Mrs. Burdon, Right Rev. Bishop Raimondi, Hon. W. Keswick, and Col., Mrs., and Miss Hall. The band of the 27th Regiment was in attendance and played the following selection, under the direction of Herr Werner, bandmaster: Overture... \"Fra Diavolo\" Auber, Polka \"O Katchke\" Stasey, \"Swedish Air\" Anon., Selection \"Beatrice di Tenda\" Bellini, Valse \"First Roses\" Werner, Jun., Reminiscences of Ireland... Godfrey.\n\nAt the close of the dinner His Excellency the Governor proposed the toast of \"The Queen,\" which was most loyally received, the band playing the National Anthem.\n\nImmediately afterwards His Excellency rose and said- Professor Nordenskiöld: In the name of my Sovereign, Queen Victoria, I have the honour to welcome you and your companions to Her Majesty's dominions.\n\nSix centuries ago Marco Polo came from Europe to China. Two centuries later, the Portuguese crossed the Indian Ocean, entered these seas, and landed within a few miles of this Island, and subsequently the direct voyage across the Pacific was undertaken. The nineteenth century can now add to the roll of its triumphs the fourth and final route from Europe to Asia. It is our privilege to-night to behold the illustrious man who has done this-who left Europe fifteen months ago and is received by us after sailing through the Arctic Seas and accomplishing the North East passage. No generation to come can witness the completion of a voyage rivalling this. We be bold as it were in this remote outpost of Europe the writing of the last words in the last chapter of heroic maritime discovery.\n\nI congratulate the Sovereign of Sweden on the gallantry and success of His Majesty's sailors, led by Captain Palander and the officers of the Vega; I congratulate that great republic - the World of Science - on the achievement of one of her choicest citizens, Professor Nordenskiöld. Ladies and gentlemen, let us drink his health and that of his companions.\n\nHis Excellency's toast was received with enthusiasm, and the band played the Swedish National Air.\n\nProfessor Nordenskiold then rose and replied in Swedish. He has favoured us with the following translation: I have to thank your Excellency, on behalf of my comrades and myself, for the kind words you have used in proposing our healths, and the ladies and gentlemen present for the kind manner in which they have received the toast. Already to-day, in another place, I have had to thank the Inhabitants of Hongkong for the handsome way in which the Swedish expedition has been received in this Colony, and I then stated our visit here would be one of the pleasantest remembrances of the Vega's voyage. To your Excellency's guests on the present occasion I beg to repeat the same thing, but especially I have to thank your Excellency for the munificent hospitality you have extended to myself and Captain Palander at Government House, where we have been guests during our stay here. I now beg to propose the health of His Excellency the Governor and Mrs. Hennessy.\n\nThis toast was duly honoured.\n\n## Reception\n\nHis Excellency the Governor and Mrs. Hennessy held an \"at home\" and a brilliant and numerously attended reception after dinner, in honour of their distinguished guests. The following received invitations:\n\n### Officials and Military Officers\n\n| Name | Title/Position |\n| --- | --- |\n| Hon. C. B. Plunket | Acting Puisne Judge |\n| Captain Superintendent of Police | |\n| Postmaster-General | |\n| Harbour Master | |\n| Colonial Surgeon | |\n| Inspector of Schools | |\n| Acting Registrar-General | |\n| Staff Commander Heather, R.N. | and officers R.N. Yard |\n| Lieut.-Commander Annesley | and officers of H.M.S. Vigilant |\n| Lieut.-Commander M. L. Bridger | and officers H.M.S. Sheldrake |\n| Commander A. L. Douglas | and officers H.M.S. Egeria |\n| Lieut.-Commander W. Nowell | and officers H.M.S. Foxhound |\n| Don. F. Alarcon | and officers of H.C.M.S. Vencedora |\n| Deputy-Inspector-General Breen | and officers Royal Naval Hospital |\n| Captain Palmer | H.I.C.M.S. Peng Chan Hai |\n| Captain St. Clair | Brigade Major |\n| Captain Barton | A.M.S. |\n| Colonel Stuart | and officers R.A. |\n| Officers | 27th Inniskillings |\n| Lieut.-Colonel Shervinton | and officers Commissariat Department |\n| Commissary-General Moore | and officers Ordnance Store Department |\n| Captain Muskett | and officers Army Pay Department |\n| Deputy-Surgeon General Mackinnon | and officers Army Medical Department |\n| Rev. J. Henderson | Acting Military Chaplain |\n| Mr. J. Fleming | P.W.D. |\n\n### Ladies and Gentlemen\n\nMesdames Armstrong, Anton, Ayres, Arnhold, Murray Bain, Ball, Barff, Belilios, Beyer, Bowdler, Burnie, Bird, Brereton, Breen, Caldwell, Clouth, Coughtrie, Coxon, Crawford, Dunn, Deave, D'Almada & Castro, Edge, Eitel, Eastlacke, Ede, Fleming, Ford, Grobien, A. Hancock, Hanlon, Hauschild, Hazeland, Heaton, G. Holmes, Hurton, Jackson, Johnson, Kier, Kerr, Lister, A. P. McEwan, J. P. McEuen, A. J. May, Murray, Musso, Neate, Newton, Plunket, Piercy, J. H. dos Remedios, Robinson, Ridgway, Rogers, Romano, J. A. dos Remedios, St. Clair, E. Sharp, G. Sharp, Squier, Stephens, Sangster, Seth, G. L. Toudin, Thevenin, Thomsett, Vaucher, Vägel, Vernon, Wilcox, Wilson, Wharry, Windram, M. Young.\n\nMisses Caldwell, Johnston, Rogers, Robinson, Rowe, Shervinton, Thomsett, Wells, Walker.\n\nMessrs. E. Barghignoli, Dr. Chalmers, E. Davys, J. C. Edge, Dr. Eitel, F. B. Heroo, R. Lechler, B. Lemonnier, E. Klitske, B. Vigano, Doctors Eastlacke, Von der Horck, Lochhead, O'Brien, Clouth, Rogers, Wharry, Gomes, Young.\n\nMessrs. E. Alford, A. F. Alves, P. M. Alves, J. M. S. Alves, E. J. H. d'Aquino, F. H. Arjanee, J. M. Armstrong, J. R. Anton, W. M. B. Arthur, S. Ashton, H. Arnold, J. Arnhold, J. L. do S. Aivoa, J. Abraham, G. M. Bain, J. D. Ball, Barff, F. W. Barff, Battles, Beart, Belilios, Boris, Beyer, Blackwell, Blogg, Bottomley, Bowdler, Burnie, J. A. Barretto, Blanchard, von Bobers, Botelho, Boyd, Braddon, Bird, Brereton, Brooke, Ban Hap, W. A. Caldwell, Chastel, C. P. Chater, Cheyne, Cohen, Cope, Coughtrie, J. H. Cox, Coxon, Crawford, Cottell, A. L. Carvalho, J. A. de Carvalho, Chapuis, G. C. Cox, Corrales, Chamberlain, G. de Champeaux, Cuff, Chan Afook, Ching Ayu, Chan Soy Sang.\n\nPage 529", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 305483, "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": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "page_number": 224, "title": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "content_text": "## Scrut & Confidential.\n\n260 \n\nWho the 3410R \n\nhi \n\n220 \n\nRoyal Laboratory Office. \n\nHong Kong \n\nDecember 1879 \n\nNumber of Guns \n\nM Antuler \n\nto Your \n\nletter of the \n\n19th Inst.: I have the honour to state that I have given the subject submitted to me careful consideration, and if at times I appear to wander from the immediate questions asked, I respectfully beg leave to state that I have found the whole subject of the Colonial Defence so involved in every branch, that I find it difficult to treat of any one of them thoroughly, without alluding at times to the others.\n\nThe basis of the Defence consists in an armament of thirty-six Guns distributed as follows... \n\nThe Armament of Guns now and recently mounted against the Frontland. Colonel W. J. Stuart has varied...\n\nThe first question raised then is, what shall be the nature of these guns? \n\nThe Guns now mounted and recently mounted at Song Hong consist of B.L.R. Guns and 64 Pr Converted Guns, none of which fire projectiles for Armour-Piercing, and as it is a reasonable assumption by the Royal Engineers that iron-clad vessels etc. etc. Jenils...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 305497, "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": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "page_number": 238, "title": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "content_text": "## Secret and confidential\n\nAnswers to questions contained in the enclosure of a letter addressed to the undersigned by Colonel Stuart Wortley of the Secret and Confidential Committee dated 15th January 1880.\n\nA mixed force of Portuguese and Chinese. The Portuguese of this Colony can scarcely be considered as Europeans. They and their ancestors have been for many years residing at Macao and Hong Kong, intermarrying with each other, so that they may be looked upon as natives of the Colonies. Those of them who are actual natives of Portugal are few. Many are descended from Portuguese parents or are of Portuguese extraction.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 305536, "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": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "page_number": 277, "title": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "content_text": "Additional Question\n\nI believe it will be necessary to extend the Suits Act or parts thereof to any auxiliary Military Force. I cannot say whether any further legislation will be required.\n\nExternal Puntiary \n\nThe 9/2/80\n\n273\n\n## Government Central School, \nHayting, 9th February 1980.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your **Confidential** Circular, the 27th ultimo, enclosing a list of queries on the subject of the raising of Auxiliary Local Force for the defence of Hong Kong.\n\nHaving given these queries my most careful consideration, I have come to the conclusion that I can only assist the matter in a fractional way.\n\n**[Signature]**\nColonel A. J. Stuart\nChairman", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 305553, "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": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "page_number": 294, "title": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "content_text": "## Search & Confidential Committee, Stronghing.\n\nHongkong, 9 February 1880.\n\nColonel Stuart,\n\nChairman,\n\nIn answer to question 18 of your Circular of the 24th ulto., I beg to inform you, that in my opinion, reliance could not be placed in the numerical strength of a Volunteer force in a place like Hongkong, when every member has his own occupation to attend to, and the duties of business men, clerks in offices, and others at work from early morning till sundown, and at home in the evening. This is the only reason that this young portion prefer amusements to the dull monotony of drill and instruction &c. I have no doubt but that the majority of the Volunteers would rejoice at the prospect of being of some assistance in the defence of the Colony in case of need.\n\nThe constant fluctuations among the foreign residents make it difficult to keep the Corps who...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 305588, "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": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "page_number": 329, "title": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "content_text": "# 325 \n\n**Secret & Confidential** \n\n## Council Chamber \n12 Feb=151980 \n\nI have the honour to reply \nto your letter of the 24th Ultimo \nand to append categorical replies to the \nqueries which you enclosed, so far as \nI have been able to answer them. \n\nI have been able to refer to \nColonel Stuart CRS \nCommandant \n\nI have the honour to be, \nYour obedient Servant \n\n**Secret & Confidential Committee** \nDowdchenk \nClerk to Council's \nСемья...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 305603, "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": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "page_number": 344, "title": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "content_text": "## 340 \n`1209/Eu $3.2.80` \n\n**Hongkong** 12th February 1880 \n\nIn reply to your letter of the 24 ult., I have the honour to submit the following observations on the subject to which it called my attention.\n\n### Caution \n\nIn the first place, I would remark that it appears to me that Hongkong, from a military point of view, should be included in the same category as Malta. It is a small island without territory and has only a population, which its exceedingly favourable commercial position, its being a naval station, and being occupied by a garrison, have attracted to it and support. The position of the island on the coast of China, gives the nation...\n\n**Colonel Stuart R.E.** \nChairman of the Committee on the Defence of Hongking 23", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 305941, "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": "CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6]", "page_number": 164, "title": "CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6]", "content_text": "161 \n\nColonel Hall raises a question as to whether he should sit as an Official Member of the Executive Council, stating that His Excellency Major General Donovan, before leaving Hongkong, had informed him that he (Colonel Hall) would not become a member of the Executive Council during the Major General's absence from the Colony as the latter was absent from the Colony only on a tour of inspection in the Straits Settlements and would remain, as it were, still within the limits of his command, whilst he (Colonel Hall) was Senior Military Officer in Hongkong, only for the time being.\n\nHis Excellency the Governor said that such a difficulty had never, to his knowledge, been raised before either in this Colony or any other. His Excellency said the rule in Hongkong was that when the General in Command had absented himself from the Colony of Hongkong on his annual inspection to the Straits Settlements, the next senior Military Officer assumed the Command of the troops in Hongkong and always took the Oath and his seat as a member of the Executive Council. That had occurred in the case of Colonel Stuart, Colonel Hall, and others.\n\nIn the Windward Islands, where he had also been Governor, the same practice had been followed. When General Farren left Barbadoes on a tour of inspection to Jamaica and the other Islands, the next Senior Officer, Colonel Porter, R.E., took his seat at the Executive Council of Barbadoes as Senior Officer in Command of the troops. The Governor asked the Attorney General to refer to Her Majesty's Letters", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309026, "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": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 366, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "I a white vol:& Colonel Stuart's at \n\np.p. 27: \n\n32059 \n\nof the latter, & the Arbitrator's Report at p. 171. \n\nI may further call attention to the Acting Attorney General's opinion on the legal aspect of the claim (6.41) & some antecedents & letters reflecting on Mr Price's delays in reporting on pp. 85-87. I have also added pencil references in the margin of the Desp: to the pages White vol: referred to by \n\nthe case \n\nHe \n\nThe Governor. \n\nFrom p. 89 of the three vol: the contents appear with topure exceptions to be the same as on the white vol.. \n\nMr. Cough the original (of which a faint is given \n\nreferent memorial However ab \n\nin his family) \n\n6.94, the further observations by dat Coughlin \n\nthe in important evidence taken \n\nby the Arbitrator including \n\nCoughtime's, Mr M Kein \n\n& Mr Dowdle's contention. \n\nEl \n\n362 \n\nI Watt \n\nbehalf of the harvey on fencial: \n\nDebts are \n\nto be \n\nfound only in \n\nThe three volume. (Places marked) the points of difference not Satisfactorily cleared up In Coughlin \n\n1. that the new drain brought \n\nan addition \n\nof water too great for the old drain to carry away. \n\n2. that the Inesting was immediately caused by the old drain getting choked up with boulders and being out of repair (Her duty wults widence), & by the displacement of the two large stones by the force of water \n\nSat. Rice. \n\n1. That it was \n\nlarge enough & with fall enough & \n\naway \n\ncarry, three times the \n\nquantity. 2. that the drain \n\nwas not choked with sand or boulders & could not have been. to the wish of \n\nwater \n\nbeing very great. two latter \n\nthat the stones \n\nwere displaced by \n\nThe water", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309031, "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": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 371, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "367\n\nunder his house.\n\n2.\n\nHe alleged, and Colonel Stuart, then a Member of the Executive Council and Commanding Royal Engineer, agreed with him that this arose from the fact that a new drain had been made by the Survey Department which caused an accumulation of sand and ultimately excessive pressure from conveying a body of water larger than the old drain had been constructed to take.\n\n3.\n\nPrice alleged. On the other hand, Mr. that Mr. Bouthrie's servants had been in the habit of removing large stones from the top of the old drain to throw down the night soil into it; and that this was the main cause of the accident.\n\n4.\n\nThe application came before the 2nd of July, 1880, and was referred to the Attorney General and then to the Executive Council. Owing to some delays in the Survey Department in dealing with the papers, I was unable to bring the question to a final decision till this year.\n\n5.\n\nThe Executive Council recommended that the question of fact in dispute between Mr. Price and Mr. Bouthrie should be referred to some independent person to take evidence and report upon. This was done.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309032, "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": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 372, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "368\n\ndone by Captain Thomsett, the Marine Magistrate, who reported that Mr. Coughtrie's claim of $1,500.\n\n6.\n\nwas entitled to his original\n\nAs the Executive Council, and the Finance Committee have concurred in the justice of this vote, I recommend Your Lordship sanction it.\n\n7.\n\nto\n\nUnfortunately Mr. Price complicated the question by charging Mr. Coughtrie with being guilty of personal abuse of the Surveyor General, (and he (Mr. Price) also attributed motives to Colonel Stuart in the advice he gave as a Member of my Council (when in command of the Troops) and in the professional opinion he expressed on a further reference of the papers to him on a unanimous vote of the Executive Council.\n\n8.\n\nI believe there was no ground for Mr. Price's insinuation against Colonel Stuart.\n\nSome delay\n\n9.\n\nand misconception.\n\nseems also to have arisen from the unfortunate fact that Mr. Price, who was Acting Colonial Secretary for a short time, when the case was before the Executive Council, did not send to Mr. Coughtrie the whole of the extracts from his own and other Survey Office reports on the Case", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309045, "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": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 385, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "38123\n\n↑\n\nExtract from Minutes of the Executive Council\n\n13th August 1878\n\nPresent\n\nHis Excellency Governor J. Pope Hennessy, C.M.G.\n\nThe Hon'ble The Colonel Commanding the Troops\n\nColonel Stuart R.E.\n\nThe Hon'ble The Acting Colonial Secretary Mr. Price\n\nThe Hon'ble The Attorney General G. Phillippo\n\nThe Hon'ble Cecil Clementi Smith\n\nThe Governor laid upon the table papers in connection with a claim made by\n\nMr. Austin for compensation from the Government for damages done to his\n\nproperty.\n\nThe papers had been already circulated.\n\nA Honourable Member, and Acting ...\n\nthat His Excellency stated, 112 Claughton...\n\nhaving ...\n\n \n... right of ...\n\n... lay. There ...\n\n...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309046, "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": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 386, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "382 25\n\n•harring aboridoried any idea of staking legal proceedings against the Government, and that therefore as be the Governor does with the Attorney General to whom the papers had been referred that the matter had becon a question of policy rather than law - the question for the Council to consider was whether the Government should accede to the plaintiff's proposal to submit the case to arbitration.\n\nDisenssions in which the Honourable the Colonel Commanding the troops (Colonel Stuart) differs from the Acting Colonial Secretary (the Honourable J. M. Price) that the damage was not owing to the bursting of the drain which ran under the house and had been faultly constructed by Government.\n\nSince however the Colonel formed his opinion from verbal and personal observation only, and had not seen the Surveyor General's report nor the other papers on which the Acting Colonial Secretary's view of the case was based, it is resolved that before arriving at any definite conclusion on the matter all the papers be forwarded for the perusal of the Honourable the Colonel Commanding the Troops.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309052, "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": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 392, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "# \n\nbesides\n\nbe\n\nan\n\nbefore a Court of Justice when\n\nthe\n\nmuf jo prAYDINI\n\n \nquestion\n\n...\n\n \nsifted\n\napplied. The Executive Council\n\nis hardly, in my opinion, a\n\nproper tribunal to examine\n\n...\n\n \nto prefer\n\nCarelessness\n\n \naffected.\n\n...\n\n \nno proof of mayor\n\n \nfor several days\n\nbe done\n\nPolicy\n\nto audit\n\nAs a\n\nI submit for His Excellency's\n\nI do not see how the money\n\ndecision of\n\nto seek a remedy by a\n\nPetition\n\nbe told to have recourse to it.\n\nColonel Stuart considers.\n\n(P)\n\nA. 17\n\nbe carried\n\nwith\n\nof\n\nawards of a Court\n\nwould entail\n\na precedent which might prove\n\nvery inconvenient hereafter,\n\nbesides\n\nby\n\nCommittee for investigating\n\nSubmitted for His Excellency,\n\n(Signed) W. H. March\n\nColonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309061, "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": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 401, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "397\n\nExtract from Minutes of the\n\nExecutive Council.\n\n23rd December 1899.\n\nPresent\n\nHis Excellency the Governor.\n\nHis Excellency Major-General Commanding, the Troops, Donovans.\n\nThe Hon'ble the Colonial Secretary.\n\nThe Hon'ble the Acting Attorney General, et Russell.\n\nThe Hon'ble J. M. Price.\n\n\"It is agreed that the requisite papers with the Surveyor General's latest report upon the Case be forwarded to Colonel Stuart Commanding Royal Engineers for his opinion.\n\nThe hearing of the Case having been of considerable interest and having then been of opinion that the laws provide for arbitration...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309062, "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": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 402, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "398\n\nRE\n\nColonial Secretary to Colonel Stuart\n\nNo 1626\n\nColonial Secretary's Office\n\nHong Kong 20th December\n\nI am directed by His Excellency the Governor to request you to favour him with your opinions on the accompanying papers regarding the \"Caze\" that you have taken a personal interest in. His Excellency is aware that you have taken a personal interest in this case, and has been informed by the Surveyor General dated the 9th September.\n\nColonel Stuart, Commanding Royal Engineers", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309063, "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": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 403, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "399\n\nsince the matter came before\n\nyour capacity\n\nyou\n\nin\n\nof Council, A is.\n\nas Member\n\nExcellency will\n\nbe glad to learn your opinion\n\non the case as it now stands.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) M. N. March\n\n\"Colonial Secretary.\n\nTo\n\nColonel Stuart, R. E.\n\nTo Colonial Secretary\n\nHongkong, this 18th March, 1880\n\nIn compliance with the\n\nrequest contained in\n\nyour letter,\n\nDecember 1879, &c.\n\nI have the\n\nfollowing\n\nremarks for the information\n\nof His Excellency the Governor upon what is known as the \"Coughtrie Case\"\n\n(1). The Surveyor General\n\nsays in his last minute, that Mr Coughtrie does not \"disprove\n\nthe Statements made by him.\n\nThe fact is, that Mr Coughtrie\n\nhas had opportunity of so doing.\n\nduring\n\nhis prayer.\n\nThe Honourable\n\nthe Colonial Secretary.\n\nis, that he\n\npray...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309069, "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": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 409, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "4057\n\nMinute by His Excellency\n\nThe Governor\n\nWrite to Colonel Stuart conveying to him thanks for this his valuable report.\n\n2.\n\nThen to the Surveyor General and the other Members of the Executive Council for any observations they deem fit to make.\n\nOn receiving back the papers after circulation we will meet and discuss the matter in Executive Council.\n\n(signed). Pope Hennessy\n\n8th January, 1880", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309070, "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": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 410, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "RE Colonial Secretary to Clerk Stewart R.E.\n\n406.\n\n4o 32.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by His Excellency the Governor to convey his best thanks for your report on the Condition of the Coastguard papers.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) W. N. March. Colonial Secretary\n\nColonel Stuart Commanding Royal Engineers.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309079, "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": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 419, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "415\n\n\"house was\" but long after the drain under my house was completed, they turned the waters of a large drain unto it, and \"thereby threw upon it duties which it was never intended to and could not adequately fulfil\". This, I say, was the proximate and real cause of the accident and upon this point the statement of the Surveyor throws some light.\n\n2. To the above I replied in my minute of 9th September 1879, that the drain under my house was capable of discharging 2277 cubic feet of water per minute, whereas the entire volume of storm waters, including those of the larger drain which he complains had been turned into it, came after all to an average of 705 cubic feet per minute, during the greatest intensity of the storm, or less than one third.\n\n3. My statement and calculations were then referred to Colonel Stuart, C.E., who was no longer a member of the Executive Council, for an opinion, and on the 4th January, 1880, Colonel Stuart sent in his report. The reference to Colonel Stuart for an opinion was in every respect the same as a reference to Mr. Boughbrie himself. The close friendship existing between these two gentlemen, and Colonel Stuart's...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309080, "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": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 420, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "The following text has been proofread according to the given instructions:\n\nHe and Mr. de Gruyther had sympathy and interest being shown on behalf of his client, and very naturally gave rise to the expectation of his professional advice and assistance in formulating and elaborating his case from the very beginning. We visited the scene of the accident immediately after it occurred and subsequently watched the subsequent examination on behalf of Mr. Boughtree. I was therefore somewhat surprised at the remarks made by Colonel Stuart in his Report of the 6th January 1880, as they stand in such contrast with the language habitually used by Mr. Coughtrie.\n\n4. I have now to deal with Colonel Stuart's Report of the 6th January. I can disprove his statements in this case absolutely and completely.\n\n5. In paragraph 1, Colonel Stuart says that Rev. English complained of having had no opportunity of dispelling the allegations made by the Jews' Funeral Department, but seeing the number of letters that have been written by Mr. Boughtree on the subject and his subsequent report dated 20th April 1880 for the information of the Executive Council, consisting of eight closely written sheets of foolscap, he can hardly now deny not having had an opportunity of dispelling...\n\nPage 420\n\nPage 421\n\nThe text has been formatted into paragraphs, and minor corrections have been made to spelling and grammar. The original page numbers have been preserved as per the instructions.\n\nHowever, to follow the exact output format as requested, here is the revised output in HTML format without the explanatory text:\n\nHe and Mr. de Gruyther had sympathy and interest being shown on behalf of his client, and very naturally gave rise to the expectation of his professional advice and assistance in formulating and elaborating his case from the very beginning. We visited the scene of the accident immediately after it occurred and subsequently watched the subsequent examination on behalf of Mr. Boughtree. I was therefore somewhat surprised at the remarks made by Colonel Stuart in his Report of the 6th January 1880, as they stand in such contrast with the language habitually used by Mr. Coughtrie.\n\n4. I have now to deal with Colonel Stuart's Report of the 6th January. I can disprove his statements in this case absolutely and completely.\n\n5. In paragraph 1, Colonel Stuart says that Rev. English complained of having had no opportunity of dispelling the allegations made by the Jews' Funeral Department, but seeing the number of letters that have been written by Mr. Boughtree on the subject and his subsequent report dated 20th April 1880 for the information of the Executive Council, consisting of eight closely written sheets of foolscap, he can hardly now deny not having had an opportunity of dispelling...\n\nPage 420\n\nPage 421", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309081, "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": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 421, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "disproving the allegations made by this Department.\n\n6. In paragraph E, Colonel Alcock says that the fundamental point is the duration of the storm, and that consequently my calculations are nullified, and in support he quotes the local newspapers (rather an untrustworthy source on which to base data). The \"China Mail\" of 22nd May, 1878, in an account of the storm says,\n\nThe storm increased in violence after 1 a.m.; about 4 a.m. it appeared as if the air was nothing but one mass of electricity; about 4½ part 2, the lightning and the rain poured down in a more vivid and perfect deluge. There was a brief deceptive lull. About ½ past 4 a.m. the storm resumed its fury with redoubled intensity; not-sey but it does not say when it stopped.\n\n7. On comparing these extracts with those given by Colonel Stuart, they will be found to vary considerably. Colonel Stuart's quotations show the storm as lasting from 1 a.m. till 3:15 a.m., while those from the \"China Mail\" I quote show it as commencing after 1 a.m. and redoubling intensity at 3:30 a.m. This difference in the newspaper reports hardly", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309122, "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": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "page_number": 462, "title": "CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7]", "content_text": "457\n\ngreater weight the drain could bear.\n\nto state if that is other than the top of a\n\na\n\nlarge boulder\n\nwhat is\n\nlaying\n\nsays\n\n\"I tours\n\nin the drain but the\n\nhouse was not resting\n\nthere is a\n\ntwo officers of\n\nthe Rahman\n\nthem.\n\ndifference between the Survey Department,\n\nbut allowance must be made for the\n\ntime that has elapsed\n\nlength of time\n\nthe accident.\n\nelapses since\n\nI think the report made by Colonel\n\nthe Royal Engineers on the 6th\n\nindependent opinion of\n\nStart\n\nof\n\nJanuary\n\n1880 is an\n\nwhat he saw, and the conclusions he came to\n\nan\n\nthe subject of the damage done to Messrs Boughton's house are entitled to great consideration Colonel Stuart states in para 5c. of 6th January 1880:- \"What happened I conceive to be this: The old\n\nof\n\nletter\n\n\"drain became partly brought into it\n\nconstruction\n\nby\n\nby\n\nchoked\n\nby\n\nthe new drain\n\nsand\n\nthe Surveyor General's department;\n\n\"the old drain became gorged at the\n\n\"place of the land deposit under the foundations\n\nthe house; the water then\n\nof\n\n\"accumulated\" in the drain and by its\n\n\"pressure destroyed the drain, not only under the foundations of Belmont but at a\n\nthe surface of\n\n\"weak point\n\nnear\n\nthe\n\n\"ground higher up. This explanation accounts for each and all of the\n\ncircumstances that occurred whereas\n\n\"that\n\nof\n\nthe\n\nSurveyor General's\n\nDepartment, does not.\n\nIt is\n\nA\n\ndifficult matter for me to decide between experts such as Colonel Stuart, R.E, Surveyor General Price, and Mr Bowker Assistant Surveyor General, are, but the question\n\nI being referred to me\n\nI give it to the best of my ability; my opinion is that the \"old drain gave way\n\nNorth West corner\n\nunder\n\nthe\n\nof the house in\n\nconsequence of the drain being required to", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 317410, "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": "CO129-201 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [6]", "page_number": 91, "title": "CO129-201 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [6]", "content_text": "# Extract from Minutes of Executive Council\n\ndated 27 May 1882.\n\n## Present\n\n* His Excellency the Administrator (W. H. March C.M.G.)\n* His Honour Colonel Commanding (Col. Parnell, C.B.)\n* The Hon. the Acting Colonial Secretary (F. Stuart)\n* The Hon. the Attorney General (E. L. O'Mally)\n\n## Absent\n\n* The Hon. J. M. Price (on leave)\n\nThe minutes of the last meeting of Council held on the 16th inst. are read and confirmed.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-201 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 381870, "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": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "page_number": 583, "title": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "content_text": "COPY.\n\n2\n\n579\n\nHosting held in the Office of the Director of Public Works to consider what arrangements should be made in the interests of the Telegraph and Telephone Companies, and the Military and Colonial Government lines, to protect their lines from damage, in connection with the proposed Electric Tramways:\n\nDirector of Public Works:\n\nPresent.\n\nMr. Von der Pfordten.\n\nMr. Gibson.\n\nMr. Stuart Harrison\n\nMr. Tooker\n\nGradrizki.\n\nMajor Mould, R.E.\n\nMr. Bickenson\n\nColonel Boyle.\n\nRepresenting the Telegraph Companies.\n\nRepresenting the Telephone Company.\n\nMr. Dickenson submitted a scheme which he is agreeable to having inserted in the proposed bill granting the concession for the Tramway. Mr. Von der Pfordten suggested certain slight alterations and additions and stated that his Principals in London and Copenhagen had been communicated with as to accepting the clause so amended as sufficiently guarding their interests. Mr. Bickenson was prepared to agree to the amendment and addition to the clause.\n\nMr. Dickenson proposed with reference to Telephones to follow the Board of Trade Regulations, but not to go beyond them or do anything not there laid down to protect the Telephone Companies, and further asserted that the Electric Tramway will not prejudicially affect the Telephones, the system of which here is defective.\n\nThe Board of Trade Regulations are dated 1897, and Mr. Gibson remarks that since then there has been much found out on the subject. Mr. Tooker considers the Regulations inapplicable to Hongkong.\n\nMr. Stuart Harrison is of opinion that the Electric Tramway Company should be obliged to adopt the \"double trolley system\" as used in Cincinnati and Rochester in America.\n\nMr. Tooker considers the Company should pay the cost of the construction of a metallic circuit to all Telephone lines throughout the Colony.\n\nMajor Mould, R.E., says that he considers the Military Authorities would be put to the expense of doubling their circuits all round if the Electric Tramways are constructed as proposed by Mr. Dickenson.\n\nThe fact seems to be that either the Telephone Companies or the Tramway must have a metallic return, the question is who is to be put to the expense.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 499795, "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": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "page_number": 199, "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "content_text": "# GOVERNMENT HOUSE.\n6th March, 1925.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to report that I have granted to Inspector Frederick Appleton of the Hongkong Police Force a pension at the rate of £297. 0s. 0d. per annum and that the Crown Agents for the Colonies have been requested to make payment to him as it becomes due.\n\nInspector Appleton has been granted five months' leave of absence, commencing on the 7th of March to the 6th of August, 1925, prior to retirement. The leave certificate has been forwarded to you in my despatch No.82 of the 4th of March.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient humble servant,\n**C. E. STUART** \nGovernor, &c.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE \nLIEUTENANT-COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P., \n&C., &c., &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500120, "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": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "page_number": 524, "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "content_text": "# \nR \nS.O. \n36757 \n11 AUL 28 \n535 \n\n**GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG. 4th July, 1925.**\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to inform you that the question has arisen as to the material to be used in constructing the foundation of the Quay Wall at North Point, and to request that the matter may be referred to the Consulting Engineers, Messrs. Coode, Fitzmaurice, Wilson and Mitchell.\n\nI enclose a copy of a statement by Mr. K. Baker, the Port Engineer, together with a report by Mr. P. R. Warren of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Ltd.\n\nThe drawing and sample of sand referred to in Mr. Baker's statement are forwarded under separate cover.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient humble servant,\n**C. E. STUART**\nGovernor, &c.\n\nThe Right Honourable \n**LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.**,\n&c.,\n&c.,\n&c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563249, "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": "CO129-574-13 British capital for China- Prime Minister's statement 5-11-1938 - 5-11-1938", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-574-13 British capital for China- Prime Minister's statement 5-11-1938 - 5-11-1938", "content_text": "## HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT—*conid.* \n\n### War Office— \n**Secretary of State** Rt. Hon. LESLIE HORE-BELISHA, M.P. \n**Under-Secretary of State**-Lord STRATHCONA AND MOUNT ROYAL. \n**Financial Secretary**-Sir VICTOR ALEXANDER GEORGE ANTHONY WARRENDER, Bt., M.C., M.P. \n\n### Air Ministry— \n**Secretary of State**-Rt. Hon. Sir H. KINGSLEY WOOD, M.P. \n**Under-Secretary of State**-Captain HAROLD HARINGTON BALFOUR, M.C., M.P. \n**Lord President of the Council**- \nRt. Hon. Viscount RUNCIMAN. \n\n### Lord Privy Seal— \nRt Hon. Sir JOHN ANDERSON, G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., M.P. \n\n### India Office— \n**Secretary of State**-Most Hon. the Marquess of ZETLAND, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E. \n**Under-Secretary of State**-Lieut-Colonel ANTHONY JOHN MUIRHEAD, M.C., M.P. \n\n### Burma Office— \n**Secretary of State**-Most Hon. the Marquess of ZETLAND, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E. \n**Under-Secretary of State**-Lieut.-Colonel ANTHONY JOHN MUIRHEAD, M.C., M.P. \n\n### Admiralty— \n**First Lord**-Rt. Hon. the Earl STANHOPE, K.G., D.S.O., M.C., D.L. \n**Parliamentary and Financial Secretary**-GEOFFREY HITHERSAY SHAKESPEARE, Esq., M.P. \n**Civil Lord**-Colonel JOHN JESTYN LLEWELLIN, O.B.E., M.C., M.P. \n\n### Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence— \nRt. Hon. Sir THOMAS WALKER HOBART INSKIP, C.B.E., K.C., M.P. \n\n### Board of Trade— \n**President** Rt. Hon. OLIVER FREDERICK GEORGE STANLEY, M.C., M.P. \n**Parliamentary Secretary**-RONALD HIBBERT CROSS, Esq., M.P. \n\n### Mines Department— \n**Parliamentary Secretary**-Captain HARRY FREDERICK COMFORT CROOKSHANK, M.P. \n\n### Department of Overseas Trade \n**Secretary**-Rt. Hon. ROBERT SPEAR HUDSON, M.P.-[Representing Foreign Office and Board of Trade.] \n\n### Ministry of Health— \n**Minister** Rt. Hon. WALTER E. ELLIOT, M.C., M.P. \n**Parliamentary Secretary**-ROBERT HAMILTON BERNAYS, Esq., M.P. \n\n### Ministry of Transport— \n**Minister** Rt. Hon. EDWARD LESLIE BURGIN, LL.D., M.P. \n**Parliamentary Secretary**-Captain AUSTIN UVEDALE MORGAN HUDSON, M.P. \n\n### Board of Education— \n**President**-Rt. Hon. the Earl DE LA WARR. \n**Parliamentary Secretary**-KENNETH MARTIN LINDSAY, Esq., M.P. \n\n### Ministry of Labour— \n**Minister** Rt. Hon. ALFRED ERNEST BROWN, M.C., M.P. \n**Parliamentary Secretary**-ALAN TINDAL LENNOX-BOYD, Esq., M.P. \n\n### Ministry of Pensions— \n**Minister** HERWALD RAMSBOTHAM, Esq., O.B.E., M.C., M.P. \n\n### Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries— \n**Minister** Rt. Hon. WILLIAM SHEPHERD MORRISON, M.C., K.C., M.P. \n**Parliamentary Secretary**-The Earl of FEVERSHAM. \n\n### Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster— \nRt. Hon. Earl WINTERTON, M.P. \n\n### First Commissioner of Works— \nRt. Hon. Sir PHILIP SASSOON, Bt., G.B.E., C.M.G., M.P. \n\n## HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT—*contd.* \n\n### Attorney General— \nRt. Hon. Sir DONALD BRADLEY SOMERVELL, O.B.E., K.C., M.P. \n**Solicitor General**- \nSir TERENCE JAMES O'CONNOR, K.C., M.P. \n\n### General Post Office— \n**Postmaster-General**-Major Rt. Hon. GEORGE CLEMENT TRYON, M.P. \n**Assistant Postmaster-General**-Sir WALTER JAMES WOMERSLEY, M.P. \n**Paymaster General**-The Earl of MUNSTER. \n\n### Treasury— \n**Chancellor of the Exchequer** Rt. Hon. Sir JOHN SIMON, G.C.S.I., G.C.V.O., O.B.E., K.C., M.P. \n**Parliamentary Secretary** Captain Rt. Hon. HENRY DAVID REGINALD MARGESSON, M.C., M.P. \n**Financial Secretary**-Captain Rt. Hon. DAVID EUAN WALLACE, M.C., M.P. \n**Lords Commissioners**- \n- Hon. JAMES STUART, M.V.O., M.C., M.P. \n- Lieut.-Colonel CHARLES IAIN KERR, D.S.O., M.C., M.P. \n- Captain THOMAS LIONEL DUGDALE, M.P. \n- PATRICK MUNRO, Esq., M.P. \n- STEPHEN NOEL FURNESS, Esq., M.P. \n**Assistant Whips (unpaid)—** \n- Major Sir ALBERT JAMES EDMONDSON, M.P. \n- Major JOHN ARTHUR HERBERT, M.P. \n- Major GEORGE STEVEN HARVIE WATT, M.P. \n\n### Scotland— \n**Secretary of State** Rt. Hon. DAVID JOHN COLVILLE, T.D., M.P. \n**Under-Secretary of State**-HENRY JAMES SCRYMGEOUR WEDDERBURN, Esq., M.P. \n**Lord Advocate**-Rt. Hon. THOMAS MACKAY COOPER, O.B.E., K.C., M.P. \n**Solicitor-General**-JAMES SCOTT CUMBERLAND REID, Esq., K.C., M.P. \n\n### His Majesty's Household— \n**Lord Chamberlain**-Rt. Hon. the Earl of CLARENDON, K.G., G.C.M.G. \n**Lord Steward**-Rt. Hon. the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, G.C.V.O. \n**Master of the Horse**-The Duke of BEAUFORT, K.G., G.C.V.O. \n**Treasurer** Captain Hon. ARTHUR OSWALD JAMES HOPE, M.C., M.P. \n**Comptroller**-Captain CHARLES WATERHOUSE, M.C., M.P. \n**Vice-Chamberlain**-ROBERT VILLIERS GRIMSTON, Esq., M.P. \n**Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms**-Rt. Hon. The Earl of LUCAN, K.B.E., C.B. \n**Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard**-Lord TEMPLEMORE, K.C.V.O., D.S.O., O.B.E. \n\n### Permanent Lords-in-Waiting— \n- Colonel The Rt. Hon. Lord WIGRAM, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.S.I. \n- Rt. Hon. The Earl of CROMER, G.C.B., G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O. \n**Lords-in-Waiting—** \n- Viscount GAGE. \n- The Earl of ERNE. \n- The Earl of ELDON. \n- Viscount ALLENDALE, M.C. \n- Earl FORTESCUE, M.C. \n- The Earl of BIRKENHEAD. \n\n### Forestry Commissioner— \nColonel Rt. Hon. Sir GEORGE COURTHOPE, Bt., M.C., M.P. \n\n### Charity Commissioner— \nLEWIS JONES, ESQ., M.P. \n\n### Second Church Estates Commissioner, representing Ecclesiastical Commissioners— \nHon. RICHARD DOUGLAS DENMAN, M.P. \n\n## No. 165 \n## A 2 \n## 10", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-13 British capital for China- Prime Minister's statement 5-11-1938 - 5-11-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575959, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "page_number": 112, "title": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "content_text": "# General Crerar adds:-\n\n6\n\nWith information at my disposal concerning units of Force \"C\" and knowing professional ability and character of Commanding Officer, Brigadier Lawson, I would say that Force \"C\" was certainly fit to meet an attacking force, even in superior numbers, and to give a fine account of itself by December 8. General Crerar says:-\n\nAt\n\nInformation at my disposal during latter part of September, 1941, indicated that outbreak of hostilities with Japan was not imminent and that time would, in all probability, be available to carry out intensive, adequate and possible extensive training of Canadian forces at Hong Kong after their arrival.\n\nGeneral Stuart agrees with this.\n\nThe evidence relating to the training, equipment and personnel of the two battalions is fully examined in the Appendix. For reasons which there appear, I am satisfied that in respect of weapon training, as in respect of other matters, this selection cannot be justly impeached as affected by any error in judgment.\n\nThird, of the steps taken to bring the units up to strength, including first reinforcements. The selection of the units made, it became necessary to provide \"first reinforcements\" for both battalions and to bring the Winnipeg Grenadiers up to strength. Both battalions were warned for service on October 9th and the ship which had been provided by the British Government to take the expedition to Hong Kong was to sail before the end of the month. In an interval of not more than two weeks it was necessary to obtain the required additions, as well as to attend to the multifarious tasks involved in equipping the expedition. It must be remembered that all these preparations had to go forward, not only with urgency, but also with extreme secrecy. It was decided to obtain the men needed for the Royal Rifles in Military District No. 2, with Headquarters in Toronto, and those for the Winnipeg Grenadiers in Military District No. 10, with Headquarters in Winnipeg.\n\nAll men who were added to the two battalions prior to the departure for Hong Kong volunteered for service overseas with the battalion to which they went. They were, in the case of each battalion, accepted as satisfactory by the Officer Commanding, or by officers designated by him. The steps taken by the battalion and district officers were taken under the direction of and were approved by National Defence Headquarters at Ottawa and, in particular, of and by Colonel P. Hennessy, the Director of Organization in the Adjutant-General's Department, upon whom devolved the immediate direction and responsibility for the task of bringing the units up to strength and providing first reinforcements, and who became the Senior Administrative Officer of the Expeditionary Force.\n\nThere were added to the Royal Rifles 154 men from Military District No. 2, of whom 52 came from the Midland Regiment and 102 came from Advanced Training Centres at Camp Borden. There were added to the Winnipeg Grenadiers, 282 men and 12 officers from Military District No. 10. In the Appendix I have examined in detail the training and qualifications of each group of the men added.\n\nA period of sixteen weeks has been laid down as the standard period to be devoted to the training of an infantry recruit before sending him overseas. In individual cases and by reason of the exigencies of shipping, this standard has on occasion not been enforced. Of the men added to the strength of the Hong Kong expedition, all but about six per cent had undergone more than sixteen weeks military training after enlistment in the active army. As I have already said, all these men volunteered for service with the expedition and all were accepted as suitable by officers of the battalion to which they were going.\n\n7\n\nA number of officers gave evidence of the great value of the personal selection of men for a unit by competent officers of that unit. For example, Lieutenant-General McNaughton said (and with him General Crerar and General Stuart agreed):\n\nIf I were the Commanding Officer and had had the chance to select the men and know them individually—see that they were all right—I would not have worried very much whether they had completed the basic training or not, because character is the thing we lay most stress on, and, if they were people who were suitable in my judgment to incorporate in the battalion, I would have been perfectly happy to have had them. I would not have worried from the point of view of military efficiency one iota, because, if they are the right type of men, even on the voyage over I would have completed their individual training.\n\nI accept this evidence of Generals McNaughton, Crerar and Stuart and of other officers to the like effect as of great weight in deciding upon the propriety of the steps taken to bring the force up to strength and to provide it with first reinforcements.\n\nA considerable amount of evidence was directed to show the effect of adding to two well-trained battalions groups of lesser trained men numbering about six per cent of the strength of the two units. That evidence conclusively establishes that an efficient battalion is, and must be, capable of absorbing recruits, who have not fully completed their training, up to a much greater proportion of its strength than six per cent, without at all detracting from the efficiency of the battalion as a whole.\n\nFrom the whole of the evidence (which is fully discussed in the Appendix) I have reached the conclusion that there was no unfairness either to the battalions, or to the expedition, as a whole, from the addition of this small percentage of men who had not fully completed the standard period of training at the time they were accepted by the battalion officers. Nor have I any doubt that these men who volunteered for the expedition in order to enter upon active service would be quickly absorbed into their new units, or that in accepting them there was not any unfairness to the men themselves; and I am satisfied that the acceptance of these men had no detrimental effect upon the efficiency of either battalion. I have found no dereliction of duty or error in judgment in connection with the additions made to the strength of the two units.\n\nIn the course of my examination of the evidence I found that the inclusion of this small percentage of men was not the result of any shortage of fully trained men in Canada. It arose from the necessity of obtaining the men with great speed and secrecy and the impracticability in the time available of selecting them from a larger number of training centres.\n\nFour, of the general organization and dispatch of the force, apart from the subject of mechanical transport. The facts are stated in the Appendix and they require no comment here.\n\nFive, of mechanical transport. With regard to the mechanical transport of the force, consisting of 212 vehicles, the troopship, the Awatea, provided by the British authorities had not sufficient cargo space to take them. The War Office was most anxious that the troops should go on this ship, as another opportunity to sail was not likely to occur for two months. Shortly before the expedition sailed, space for the vehicles unexpectedly became available in an American ship and that ship sailed with the vehicles on November 4, but did not reach its destination before the outbreak of hostilities, as she was diverted by the United States naval authorities. Had she been allowed to follow her normal route, she would have reached Hong Kong before the Japanese attack opened. This miscarriage was not in any way due to any fault, or mistake, of any officer of the Canadian forces, or of any official of the Canadian Government.\n\n114", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575972, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "page_number": 125, "title": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "content_text": "139\n\n32\n\nWith regard to the anti-aircraft platoon, he says it had been fully instructed in mechanism, drill and tactical handling of both the Lewis and Bren guns, but no firing had been done.\n\nThese are the main features of Colonel Sutcliffe's report. In concluding he says, in speaking of his battalion:-\n\nTheir many and varied duties did, however, furnish both the Officers and O.R's with a far more extensive general training than this report would indicate. In the matter of drill and general deportment their standard is high, and in spite of the many months (15 in all) of monotonous duties, during which time they had no leave, the morale, discipline, and esprit de corps have been maintained at a very high level.\n\nTo such a body of men which had been mobilized for practically two years, one can apply with confidence the evidence of General Stuart, the present Chief of the General Staff:\n\nA. That is a point that has been concerning me with respect to most of the evidence I have heard. I feel that the evidence I have heard so far has been trying to bring out just the condition of the battalions, and chiefly the Winnipeg Grenadiers in respect to their individual and sub-unit training. Q. Undoubtedly the emphasis has been placed on that?-A. All the way through, sir. Now, that is only part of the training of a unit, my lord; that is superficial. What takes a lengthy time in training a unit is giving the unit something like character, and perhaps the best way I can explain it is this\n\nQ. Individuality and character?-A. Collective character. The training is broken up into three components; the first component is the moral component; the second component is the mental component; and the third component is the physical component. And of those three I put far and away the greatest weight on the moral component.\n\nAs to the moral component, it is true it is an indirect approach, but nevertheless there are certain characteristics that we try to develop in the individual: First of all, loyalty; secondly, confidence. By loyalty I mean loyalty to those working with him, to those under him, and to those above him. As to confidence, the same: determination, sense of duty, moral courage. Give me a unit that has got those attributes, and I could whack it into shape in no time.\n\nQ. There was a favourite phrase years ago that seems to have gone out of fashion, namely, esprit de corps?-A. Absolutely; I am coming to that, sir. You may say that the summation of those moral characteristics is what is commonly referred to as morale.\n\nQ. Yes. A. Now, on the mental side you have got judgment, constant mental alertness, readiness to accept responsibility.\n\nQ. Yes.-A. Then on the physical side you have the need to develop a healthy body that can give effect to the great demands on the spirit and on the mind. Every single thing that a unit does is an indirect approach to the development of those various characteristics. I do not care what it is. That is why I, in the early days of the war used to lose patience with people who would come into my office and complain: \"What can we do when we have not got equipment?\" Even if they have no equipment they can get the really hard and difficult part of the training done without it. Those are the most difficult things to accomplish, and take the greatest length of time. I maintain that if they are brought out on the moral side and the mental side, these alleged shortcomings that we have heard about, which are all very simple and do not take very long to adjust, can be adjusted; and I am quite convinced they could have been adjusted in this particular case in the time that was available to them.\n\n33\n\nNow, what are the requirements. In respect to those two units, they had experienced commanders; they were well officered; as far as I knew they did the job that they were on thoroughly and well. All right, if they did their job well and there were no complaints about it, those characteristics that I have been talking about must have been developed. In other words, they were good units, well tried units, and if that is so it is more than 75 per cent of the battle.\n\nQ. Then your opinion is, from what you have said, that any weapon training or anything of that sort that these units may have been short in as laid down in the books, could have been made up prior to the 8th December?-A. I not only think it, I know it.\n\nFor some considerable time since the outbreak of war in 1939 Canada has been sending troops to England, and since June, 1940, England has been under direct threat of invasion. In October, 1941, there was no war in the Pacific. Speaking of the troops sent to England from June to September, 1940, Lt.-Col. Sparling, Staff Officer in the Directorate of Military Training at National Defence Headquarters who had gone overseas with the Second Canadian Division, said that in his opinion the training of both the Royal Rifles and the Winnipeg Grenadiers was far ahead of the units of the Second Division at the time they proceeded overseas. In speaking of the two battalions in question in comparison with other battalions in Canada in September, 1941, Colonel Sparling said that, from an examination of the training reports, they were the equal of any other unit. It is to be borne in mind that these battalions had an advantage over other battalions in Canada in the experience which they respectively had in Newfoundland and the West Indies, not enjoyed by battalions which had not been out of the country; and it seems proper to call attention to the fact that both these battalions had enjoyed the advantage of having virtually the same men, trained by the same officers and N.C.O's for a long period overseas.\n\nGeneral Crerar had knowledge of the equipment and state of training of the units in the Canadian army. He says:-\n\nDetailed statement of supplies and issues of weapons and equipment to units of Canadian army, and also of state of their training, were prepared monthly under the direction of the Vice Chief of the General Staff, copies of which came to me.\n\nHe further says, as regards these units:-\n\n140\n\nTo the best of my knowledge and experience, however, no battalions of any army, even if fully equipped, can ever be regarded as completely trained. Training is an unceasing process. There were, however, in Canada at the time in question a number of battalions (among which were Royal Rifles and Winnipeg Grenadiers) which, although somewhat handicapped by lack of supplies of certain platoon weapons (mortars and anti-tank rifles) in my opinion were generally adequately trained to undertake defensive responsibilities such those in prospect in Hong Kong,\n\nIt should be recalled that General Crerar had personal knowledge of the Royal Rifles as the result of two inspections, one in the autumn of 1940 and one in the early summer of 1941, as he mentions in his evidence; and that he had first hand knowledge of the Winnipeg Grenadiers from his interviews with Brigadier Kay, as he also mentions in his evidence. This knowledge led him to believe, as he states in his recommendation, that the experience of these battalions in Newfoundland and the West Indies respectively would be of \"no small value\" to them in their new role in Hong Kong. It was evidently General Crerar's opinion that these two battalions were specially qualified to adopt themselves to the conditions awaiting them in Hong Kong. He says:--", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575976, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "page_number": 129, "title": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "content_text": "40\n\nsaw a number of men from both the District Depot and the Basic Training Centre and from these personally selected the necessary number to complete his establishment. In this way 40 men from the District Depot and 23 men from the Basic Training Centre-all of whom were volunteers-were added to the strength of the Winnipeg Grenadiers.\n\nBefore examining in detail the qualifications and training of the men added, one further general comment should be made. It was decided that the Winnipeg Grenadiers should be brought up to the required strength by volunteers from mid-western Canada, through Military District No. 10. This decision appears reasonable in view of the fact that this regiment had originally been mobilized in this district. The primary responsibility for the additions to the strength rested on the Adjutant-General's Department and its execution was committed to Colonel Hennessy, the Director of Organization. Brigadier Riley (the officer commanding Military District No. 10) took steps to provide the necessary number of volunteers for the consideration and acceptance of Colonel Sutcliffe (the officer commanding the Winnipeg Grenadiers). In all such steps Brigadier Riley conferred with and obtained the approval of Colonel Hennessy, who relied, and properly relied, upon the decision of the local officers as to the acceptance or rejection of available volunteers. In fact, Colonel Hennessy, as Director of Organization, approved all steps taken to obtain additions to the strength of the Winnipeg Grenadiers; the District provided the necessary number of volunteers; and either Colonel Sutcliffe, or his second-in-command, Major Trist, personally interviewed every man who came from the District Depot and the Basic Training Centre. The men from the Advanced Training Centre at Dundern were accepted on the report from that centre that they were all fully trained. The men from Advanced Training Centre No. 15 at Winnipeg were accepted on the recommendation of Colonel Graham, who was in command of that centre and was, therefore, in the best position to know of their qualifications.\n\nA number of senior officers gave evidence as to the great value of the personal selection of men by a competent commanding officer. Lieutenant-General McNaughton said in evidence:-\n\nIf I were the Commanding Officer and had had the chance to select the men and know them individually-see that they were all right-I would not have worried very much whether they had completed the basic training or not, because character is the thing we lay most stress on, and, if they were people who were suitable in my judgment to incorporate in the battalion, I would have been perfectly satisfied to have had them\n\nI would not have worried from the point of view of military efficiency one iota, because, if they are the right type of men, even on the voyage over I would have completed their individual training.\n\nThese opinions were confirmed by both General Crerar and General Stuart· and are, of course, of the greatest weight in considering the fitness of these additions to the strength of the Winnipeg Grenadiers.\n\nWith regard to the 189 men from Advanced Training Centre No. 15, while they had been at the Training Centre for periods ranging from two weeks to over a year, and while 42 of them had been in the active army for less than sixteen weeks, the Commandant of the Training Centre, Colonel Graham, says they had all fired their courses at the ranges with rifles, light machine guns, anti-aircraft rifles and anti-aircraft guns.\n\nWith regard to the 42 men mentioned above, all with one exception (a man who enlisted on August 1, 1941), had had military experience, either with a militia regiment, a unit of the permanent forces, or in a Basic or Advanced Training Centre prior to enlistment in the active army. As illustrations the following may be noted: One man who enlisted on July 16, 1941 had served with the Royal Irish Constabulary and for two years with the Seaforth Highlanders; one who enlisted on July 17, 1941, had had one year with the Dragoons;\n\n41\n\none who enlisted July 24, 1941, had also had one year with the Dragoons; one who enlisted on July 16, 1941 had had six years in the Gloucester Regiment; one who enlisted on July 10, 1941 had had nine years in a militia regiment; one who enlisted on August 28, 1941 had previously been at a Basic Training Centre for nine weeks; one who enlisted August 28, 1941 had had two months previous service at a Basic Training Centre; one who enlisted on the same day had previously had twelve weeks at a Basic and an Advanced Training Centre. Of these 42 men, the latest enlistments were three men who enlisted respectively on September 5 and 11. One of these had previously been with the Forestry Corps as a fitter; one had been with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, and one had been in the Forestry Corps and had had ten weeks at a Basic Training Centre.\n\nIn the period immediately prior to October, 1941, the Advanced Training Centre No. 15, from which these men came, had, for training purposes, an adequate supply of rifles, bayonets, light machine guns, anti-tank rifles, Tommy-guns and dummy grenades. This Centre, in common with other Training Centres and units in Canada, was at that time without 2\" and 3\" mortars for training purposes.\n\nThirty men were added to the Winnipeg Grenadiers from the Advanced (Machine Gun) Training Centre at Dundern, Sask. All these men had completed their advanced training and twelve of them were trained specialists. In some respects this group were trained beyond the standard laid down in the syllabi for training centres, as they had received instruction in field engineering and pistol training that was not prescribed in the syllabi.\n\nForty men were transferred to the Winnipeg Grenadiers from No. 10 District Depot at Winnipeg. It will be recalled that these men were obtained after it appeared that further additions would be required than had been originally anticipated at the time the unit was selected for service in Hong Kong. Permission was accordingly obtained from headquarters in Ottawa to seek volunteers at the district depot. The district depot receives all men when they are recruited and also men who are being transferred from one unit to another. It was described as a \"manning pool\" for the district. At the time that volunteers for the Winnipeg Grenadiers were being sought, there were 23 men at the district depot who had been left behind by the 18th Reconnaissance Battalion when that unit left the district. These men had had considerable training with their unit, but had been left behind because they were thought not suitable for the specialized work of a reconnaissance battalion. The time served by the men from the 18th Reconnaissance Battalion was as follows: One had served four weeks; one, five weeks; one, six weeks; three, twelve weeks; four, thirteen weeks; one fourteen weeks; one, fifteen weeks; eight for sixteen weeks; one for eighteen weeks; one for nineteen weeks, and one for twenty weeks. Of the remaining seventeen men from the District Depot, one had already served twenty-four weeks at a Machine Gun Training Centre before being attached to the Depot; in the same way one had served twenty weeks at a Basic Training Centre; one had served five weeks in a Basic Training Centre and prior to that had been in a Reserve Battalion from August 13, 1940 to the date of his enlistment on April 10, 1941; one had had two periods of thirty days and eight weeks at Basic Training Centres; one had had eight weeks in a militia regiment; one had trained with the Grenadiers themselves for one year from September 18, 1939; one had had thirty days at a Basic Training Centre; one had had the same experience, followed by eight weeks in a Divisional Supply unit; one had sixteen weeks with a militia regiment; one had had eight weeks with a Divisional Supply unit; one had had eight weeks at a Basic Training Centre; one had had six months with a militia regiment; one had been in a Reserve Signallers Battalion for thirty-seven weeks; one had formerly been with the battalion for thirty weeks, having returned from the West Indies in April, 1941. Of the remaining three men, one had\n\n148", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575978, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "page_number": 131, "title": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "content_text": "44\n\n1\n\nprocedure that was adopted and it is a fair presumption that he was not ignorant of the character of the additions he was getting. He relied, no doubt, very largely and properly upon the acceptance of these additions by the officers of the Royal Rifles in the one case and by Colonel Sutcliffe and his second-in-command in the other case. I accept the view of General McNaughton in the statement already quoted that, if the inspection was judiciously made and if the men accepted were men of character, there is no reason to doubt that when the time came they would prove to be competent soldiers.\n\nAt an earlier stage of this Report, I mentioned the general rule that was circulated among a number of the District Officers Commanding under date of 18th August, 1940, respecting the sending of reinforcements overseas from Canadian Training Centres. The notification of this rule bears the signature of Colonel J. K. Lawson, who later took command of the Canadian Expedition to Hong Kong. As the notice is short it may be quoted in full:-\n\nTraining-Reinforcements C.A.S.F.\n\nOTTAWA, ONTARIO,\n\nAugust 18, 1940.\n\n1. I am directed to request that you will ensure that reinforcements from C.A.S.F. Training Centres are not sent overseas unless they have completed the full period of training laid down, without obtaining prior authority from N.D.H.Q.\n\n2. In the event of such authority being granted, I am to request that you will ensure that a complete record of the stage of training reached by each man accompanies him, as indicated in H.Q.S. 3498-5 of 26th January, 1940, paragraph 5.\n\n(Sgd) J. K. LAWSON,\n\nColonel, for Chief of the General Staff.\n\nStrictly, it is doubtful if this rule had any application to the men added to the strength of the Royal Rifles and the Winnipeg Grenadiers in October, 1941. The rule applies literally to those men who enlist in battalions which are already overseas, and for which trained reinforcements are provided from the Training Centres. The two battalions that went to Hong Kong were non-divisional units and had no establishments at any training centres from which reinforcements could be drawn. The transfers made in October, 1941, were not reinforcements being sent overseas from Training Centres, within the terms of the general order of August 18, 1940; and, therefore, that order is technically inapplicable.\n\nNevertheless, the order of August 18, 1940, is based on the view that Canadian soldiers should not leave Canada on service until their training has been completed, without special authority from N.D.H.Q. I understood from several of the witnesses that this was the approved military practice, although in fact it had been necessary on occasions-mainly because of the shipping situation- to deviate from the rule. In the cases of the men added to the strength of the Royal Rifles and Winnipeg Grenadiers, such authority from N.D.H.Q. was, of course, obtained. The officers in charge in both Military District No. 2 and Military District No. 10 were in constant communication with Colonel Hennessy, who was the officer in charge of this phase of the preparations at N.D.H.Q., and who gave full permission for all the steps taken to obtain volunteers for the two battalions.\n\nGeneral Crerar, who, as Chief of the General Staff, had been responsible for the general policy expressed in the order of August 18, 1940, was absent from Ottawa during the period when steps were taken to bring the two battalions up to strength. He cannot, therefore, have any personal responsibility with this phase of the organization of the expedition. Nevertheless, he stated, in response\n\n45\n\nto a question sent to him, \"that if the formation commander and the officers commanding units were content to accept as volunteers, following personal inspection, a proportion of reinforcements who had not completed certain elements of their advanced training, and if this question had been referred to me at the time, I am satisfied that I would have concurred in this deviation from my stated general policy.\"\n\nGeneral Stuart says:—\n\nTherefore the problem is this: I admit that I wanted to give those units refresher training. What were we to do? To make use of the shipping that we were told would be available on the 17th, remembering the conditions as they were at the time, my lord: we were at peace; war, according to the best information we had was not imminent; therefore why should not that refresher training be carried out at the other end, namely, at Hong Kong, and let us make use of that shipping that was placed at our disposal for that purpose? And again, in view of the stress, the importance that the British authorities placed upon our taking advantage of that shipping in order to get those people there just as early as possible, we chose that alternative, and I submit that there was not a second choice.\n\nQ. There was no alternative?-A. There was no alternative, my lord.\n\nQ. I understand you to say that there was no practicable alternative?-A. No practicable alternative, my lord.\n\nOn the whole matter I find that there was no dereliction of duty or error in judgment from the mere fact that approximately 120 men were included in the expedition before they had completed their prescribed periods of training.\n\nI have already found that the addition of these men did not impair the efficiency of the expedition nor did it constitute an injustice to these men themselves. I have also found that there was no breach of any general order relating to reinforcements in the addition to the Hong Kong force. It is beyond question that it is better practice to send fully trained men overseas than it is to send men who are only partly trained. I believe however that, in the circumstances existing in October, 1941, the course taken to bring the units up to strength was fully justified, even though it resulted in the incorporation of a small number of men who were incompletely trained. However it would be most unfortunate if, from these findings, it was inferred that Canada did not have, in October, 1941, sufficient fully trained men in the country to provide the numbers required by the two battalions. I investigated this question but, for obvious reasons, I cannot give the exact figures of trained men in Canada at that time. I can state, however, that in the training centres alone — despite very large numbers going forward to England early in October, 1941, and also in November, 1941 there were many hundreds of fully trained men available. And outside the training centres, in other battalions stationed in Canada, there were tens of thousands of men who had received more than six months' training.\n\nIn these circumstances, it may seem a little strange that any men who had not completed their training were included in the expedition. The explanation is to be found in the speed and secrecy with which preparations had to go forward. Between the date of the definite advice from England as to the details of the proposed expedition (October 9) and the date of sailing from Vancouver (October 27) only eighteen days intervened. Accordingly it was necessary to concentrate efforts in one or two localities to obtain the required number of volunteers. In seeking these volunteers the need of secrecy prevented any disclosure of the specific nature and destination of the expedition, and the number of volunteers was undoubtedly restricted by this inability to give any information of the type\n\n152", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575979, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "page_number": 132, "title": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "content_text": "153\n\n46\n\nof service being offered. In the result, the methods adopted were those I have already described, and I have expressed my opinion on that.\n\nIn considering the character of these additions, as well as in considering the question of the selection of the units, we should remind ourselves once again that, in October, 1941, there were no hostilities in the Pacific and the best informed opinion available to the Canadian authorities was that hostilities would not arise in the near future. The telegram of the 26th of October stating that the consensus of opinion that war in the Far East was unlikely at present has already been quoted textually. The evidence of General Crerar and General Stuart, already quoted textually, was to the effect that the information at their disposal in September justified the belief that there would be sufficient time after the arrival at Hong Kong to carry out the necessary training to bring the recruits who had not gone through their full period up to the required level of training in weapons, as well as otherwise. In truth, the evidence as a whole, and especially the evidence of General McNaughton, General Crerar and General Stuart satisfies me that opportunity for this training was available and General Crerar's conclusion is justified that on the 8th of December the expeditionary force was in fact fit to meet an attacking force in superior numbers. Nor in this connection can we properly overlook General Grasett's confident assurance, conveyed to General Crerar, that with two additional battalions the Hong Kong garrison could withstand any attack the Japanese could bring to bear against it for an extended period. Nor can we overlook the telegram of October 30th, which as already observed, seemed implicitly to suggest that the advent of Canadian reinforcements would assist in maintaining peace. General Crerar's view is that there were grounds for thinking that the arrival of the Canadian force in Hong Kong might influence the situation in the Far East in favour of the maintaining of peace.\n\nOne further matter relating to the training of the expedition should be mentioned. The expedition sailed from Vancouver on October 27th and reached Hong Kong on November 16th; hostilities with Japan did not break out until December 8th. There was thus a total of six weeks in which training of the expedition as a whole could go forward — approximately three weeks on the ship and three weeks in Hong Kong. Brigadier J. K. Lawson, Colonel Home and Colonel Sutcliffe were all officers who had great experience and placed great stress upon training. It is inconceivable that they would not have made full use of this interval of six weeks to repair any deficiencies in training.\n\nThere is considerable evidence to suggest that training was in fact vigorously carried on between October 27 and December 8. Before leaving Ottawa, Brigadier Lawson asked for information about weapons in which the two battalions were not practised so that he could make arrangements for training in those weapons on shipboard.\n\nIn his report written shortly before arrival in Hong Kong Brigadier Lawson reports as follows:-\n\nTraining has been carried out regularly since October 30. Emphasis has been laid on physical training, weapon training, P.A.G. (protection against gas) and such specialist training as could be carried out. Special classes have been organized for officers and N.C.O's. including a special P.T. class for the more senior officers. A series of lectures for officers and warrant officers was commenced after leaving our first port of call, dealing with conditions likely to be met in the Far East, races and religion, military geography, health in the tropics, characteristics of Indian Army troops likely to be met and the Japanese Army.\n\nLectures were also given to all troops on sanitation and hygiene in the tropics and on security.\n\nThis report is confirmed by an extract from a letter written by one of the junior officers on November 9, in which is described the activities on board ship.\n\n47\n\nThis officer stated he was up at 6:30 a.m. and attended the officers' lecture from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m.; parades took place between 9:00 and 11:30 a.m., and between 2:00 and 4:30 p.m.; he delivered two lectures each day; at 4:45 p.m. attended an officers' P.T. class for half an hour, and spent the evening in study and at a lecture at 10:00 p.m.\n\nWeekly reports sent by cable from Hong Kong indicate that training continued vigorously after the arrival of the expedition. These messages report specifically that weapon training was carried on and that operational exercises were undertaken.\n\n154", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575980, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "page_number": 133, "title": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "content_text": "155\n\nSECTION V—THE HEADQUARTERS STAFF\nThe original request from Great Britain asked for two battalions to forward to join four Imperial and Indian battalions already stationed there. Subsequently, on October 11, 1941, an additional request was made that Canada should, if possible, supply a modified headquarters force, consisting of approximately eighty officers and men. This request made it clear that if Canada could not provide any or all of this force by the time of sailing, the War Office in Great Britain would do so, and that the dispatch of the two battalions should not be delayed on that account.\n\nOn receipt of this cablegram, the Acting Chief of the General Staff (Lieutenant-General Stuart) conferred by telephone with Colonel Ralston and General Crerar, who were then on their way to England. General Stuart recommended that Colonel J. K. Lawson should be given command of the force and that Colonel P. Hennessy should be made its senior administrative officer. Colonel Ralston consulted with General Crerar and obtained his recommendation that this additional responsibility should be assumed by Canada. He ascertained that Colonel Lawson's position as Director of Training could be filled without interfering with military training in Canada. Thereupon Colonel Ralston gave his assent to the proposal and recommended its adoption. The matter was then referred to the Associate Minister of National Defence, who also gave his approval, and this was subsequently confirmed by the War Committee of the Cabinet. Great Britain was advised that the headquarters force would be provided and that the dispatch of the two battalions would not thereby be delayed.\n\nColonel Lawson was appointed to command the Canadian force with the rank of Brigadier and Colonel Hennessy was appointed senior administrative officer of the force. The other personnel of the headquarters staff was selected and sailed with the Royal Rifles and the Winnipeg Grenadiers to Hong Kong. Certain special Canadian details were added to those requested by Great Britain, with the result that a total headquarters personnel of 97 sailed to Hong Kong on October 27.\n\nThe members of the headquarters staff are, of course, more concerned with administrative duties than with actual combat against the enemy. It is desirable, however, that all such personnel should be sufficiently trained to take part in the fighting if need arises. All of the officers on the headquarters staff were fully trained. All of the men, except four, had served in the active army for upwards of sixteen weeks. Of these four, one was a tradesman in the Ordnance Corps who had only 13 weeks service, two were provosts in the military police who had fourteen weeks service each, and one was a signaller with fourteen weeks' service. I am of the opinion that these deficiencies in time spent in the army are of no significance.\n\nSECTION VI—DETAILS OF ORGANIZATION OF THE FORCE\nBy the Order in Council directing this Inquiry, I was required to examine into the organization of the Canadian expedition to Hong Kong and particularly to investigate \"the provision and maintenance of supplies, equipment and ammunition and of the transportation therefor\". This required a lengthy and somewhat wearisome examination of the multitudinous details relating to the preparation and dispatch of the force. It was a matter of some surprise to me to learn how complicated were the preparations necessary for such an expedition, and how much was accomplished by those in charge of the organization of the force in a very brief period.\n\nAfter thus examining in detail the steps taken to make ready the expedition, I concluded that only one matter required exhaustive discussion in this Report—namely, the provision and dispatch of mechanical transport for the Canadian force. This subject will be discussed in the next section. I feel that no useful purpose will be served in giving, in wearisome detail, all the other matters concerning the organization and dispatch of the expedition—all of which were successfully handled and concerning which no possible question arises. It is sufficient to state a conclusion in general terms as to the organization of the force.\n\nThe provisioning of such a force falls under three divisions—general stores, technical stores and mechanical transport—each of which is administered by a Director in the Department of the Master-General of the Ordnance. General stores include all supplies except weapons, ammunition and mechanical transport. All required general stores were provided for the expedition to Hong Kong and accompanied the troops on the ship carrying them to their destination. Technical stores include weapons and ammunition and the necessary supplies of reserves, spare parts, tools, etc. A list of technical stores supplied to the Hong Kong force was filed, together with a list showing in what respect the technical stores provided fell short of the prescribed establishment. These deficiencies were the subject of communications between Canadian and British Military Headquarters. There were no available Boys anti-tank rifles in Canada in October, 1941. Nor was there ammunition for 2\" and 3\" mortars available in Canada at the time. These facts were reported to the British authorities. Their reply expressed gratification respecting the equipment the Canadian units would take to Hong Kong, and stated that the deficiencies in the Boys anti-tank rifles would be made up when possible by release and delivery of such weapons direct to Hong Kong from British sources. As to the mortar ammunition, the War Office arranged to provide a supply for weekly release in Hong Kong and stated that some mortar ammunition would be available immediately from stocks already in Hong Kong. Subject to these deficiencies, the full establishment of technical stores, together with large reserves, was provided by Canada and proceeded with the expedition to Hong Kong.\n\nLeaving aside for the moment the question of mechanical transport, I am satisfied that the expedition to Hong Kong was fully and properly equipped. It was stated by one of the senior officers at National Defence Headquarters that he believed that the \"two battalions went out of this country better equipped than any units ever left the shores of this country\".\n\n48\n\n49\n\n156", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579095, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-2 Reports on current situation- medical work 3-3-1946 - 12-5-1947", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-592-2 Reports on current situation- medical work 3-3-1946 - 12-5-1947", "content_text": "To 7.4. Cree\n\nDr. Rae.\n\nIn his minute of 21/10 above,\n\n231041\n\n15:10\n\nDr. Kauntze has said he would like 5 copies of Dr. Selwyn Clarke's report on medical and health conditions in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation, for use in this Office. As I understand, he is at present away, may I therefore send them to you?\n\nWe are sending copies to the Governor under cover of a despatch (see draft opposite) and wish to tell him to what individuals or bodies in this country copies have been sent. To date I have sent 25 copies to the Colonial Advisory Medical Committee, 9 copies to the Colonial Medical Research Committee, 2 copies to Dr. Platt, and 5 copies herewith. Would you very kindly advise whether any further distribution should be made?\n\nWould U.N.N.R.A. be interested?\n\nOr the Ministry of Health?\n\n23/10/46.\n\nYes. One copy might go to the M/H.\n\nTo S. Shiday\n\nI have sent a copy of the Report to Miss Watson (see letter at 17).\n\nCopies have also been sent with compliments to the European Regional Office of U.N.R.R.A. (Dr. G. Stuart) and the Ministry of Health, (Colonel P.G. Stock, C.B., etc.) as proposed in Dr. Rae's minute above and to Dr. MacLeod and Dr. Valentine, who, with Miss Watson, are the authors of the three appendices to the Report.\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\n625470-46.\n\nsto\n\n...\n\n \nhas been removed as it is not clear where it should be inserted. The text has been formatted into paragraphs using HTML tags. Spelling errors have been corrected, and spacing issues have been fixed. The original page numbering lines (\"Page 363\") have been preserved. The text has been reordered to make sense, and file references have been formatted correctly (although there were none in this text). 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