[ { "id": 217136, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 344, "title": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "the deposit money \n\nhas been lodged- \n\nColonel. Wilson, Pate Pay Master. to the. Troops in China . _ with. Mr. Commissary. General. Coffin.; \n\nbut as it seems to me- \n\ndesirable, that it should all be in one. Treasury I would recommend. \n\nfour- \n\napplying to Mr. Poffin. to transfer what is in his hands to the Chief Superintendents charge, and Precipts will be granted... in like manner to that Gentleman, \n\nI propose for \n\nYourselves direct. \n\nwhat \n\ncomes \n\nfrom \n\nI have vo. \n\n(Signed) Henry Pottingen... \n\n(True Copy) \n\nMichaud Wormam \n\n", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 217138, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 346, "title": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "\nin one \n\nMentor \n\nTreasury, - and as the amount has appeared in any public. Account, I suggested, that the sum which had boom transformed. by Colonel Wilson to Mr. Commissary General. Coffin's charge- should be paid \n\nover to Mr. Stewart, \n\nthe Treasurer and Financial. Secretary to Government. \n\nIt appears from a. Memorandum, of which. I enotose a Copy that this can. only be done by \n\nwith. \n\nYour \n\nMr. Coffin Lordship's Sanction, and with the object of preventing references and consequent delay hereafter, I have the honor to beg Your.. Lordsh will – if you see no \n\nnecessary Order. \n\nthat \n\nobjection - give. \n\nthe \n\nI have to.. \n\n(Signed) Henry Pottinger. \n\n(True Copy.) \n\nMichard Wrotham \n\n(Copy) \n\nStatement \n\nI have received the letter and Account Current \n\nfrom the Priblic Agents . From the latter it = \n\nwould \n\nbeen \n\nappear that the total Receipts have \n\nThis amount is composed of \n\nSaid at Calcutta. \n\nJay Master in China Credit of the 2,000,000. Mr. Whichele \n\nAgencies. Charges. \n\n247744b 203,456.3 \n\n300,000 \n\nL. \n\n317964.472 \n\n4,808.. \n\n$1,047942.5/2 \n\nBut of this amount there is stated to be due to the Agouts. \n\nwhich shows the absolute Receipts \n\nto be only \n\n1,047,942-3/2 \n\n29,41042 \n\n$1,018,53 2-3/2 \n\nThe Cross amount of Agencies is \n\nshower to be \n\nof \n\nwhich \n\n51.96414/2 29.410.2 \n\nare due by Government and this \n\nleaves \n\n22,55442/2 \n\nin", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 218540, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844", "page_number": 413, "title": "CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844", "content_text": "of the 164 of June. 1854 \n\nto Despatch N. 44. \n\nLest. of Enclosures \n\nImplicate \n\nColonial Deportiment 404 \n\nNo:46 1568 Hongkong, \n\nReceived 18 Sept 7 / 44 \n\nOctober/44 \n\nMy Lord, \n\nVictoria, Hongkong. \n\nH \n\nJune Juru 14th 1944. \n\nReferring to my despatele No:44. of this date, I have the honor te privard to Iher Lordship a Copy of a \n\nYour \n\nletter \n\ndated on the 23% of December, 1843 pan At Stewart to my address accompanied the Accounts of the Colony of Houghing for the Quarter ending the 30th for liftember, 18483. \n\n• by \n\nShave purposely deferred \n\n-transmitting these Accounts to Your Lordship, until Ishnets have at beast, the means of submitting \n\nof those preceding them. \n\narr \n\nAbstract \n\nThe receipt from Licut: Colonel Wilson - Pay Master of the Expedition- \n\nThe Right Honorable, \n\nLord Hanley, Je ✓ . \n\nfarming", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 220866, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 461, "title": "CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "Nr. 262. \n\nAv. \n\nGovernment House, Hongtong. \n\nJune 2 fth 1843. \n\nIn compliance with the Instructions of His Breecency bir Henry Pottinger. Bart. \n\nM. P. R., Ibey to forward \n\nof Six hundred and forty \n\none \n\nto \n\nyou \n\nthe Neem \n\nI tupees, nine \n\nAnnas, being the Amount of Postage collected. \n\nin Chania \n\nforwarded to. \n\nLetters received from. \n\nand \n\nIndia, up to the If st of hay \n\nLieutenant Colonel Wilson, C. B, \n\nPay Master of the Fevers in China \n", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 221135, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 730, "title": "CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "31.\n\nto 34th July.\n\n18.43 was paid into the hand of Lieut: Colonel Wilson C.B. Cat: Paymaster in China, and his receipt, of which I enclose a copy forwarded under cover to the Post Master General, Calcutta.\n\nThe sum now remitted would have been forwarded at the close of the quarters ending 31st Oct 1843 and 31 Jan 1844, could it have been done without loss to the Indian Post Office but the exchange for Mexican dollars which are received at the rate of 225 Rupees per $100 did not exceed 218 @ 220 per 100 dollars and it was not till very lately that arrangements have been made between Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China and the Government of India to grant Bills for Public money at par.\n\nI have be\n\n(Signed) Chat E. Newart.\n\nTreasurer & Fint. Secretary.\n\nNo:137\n\nNo:137\n\nNo:138\n\nA.J. Gordon Cape\n\nLand Officer &c.\n\nSir,\n\nVictoria,\n\n723\n\nHong Kong, 28th March, 1844.\n\nI am directed to inform you that His Excellency the Governor in Council is pleased to grant you leave of absence from the Colony from the morning of the 29th until the evening of the 30th Instant.\n\nI have &c,\n\n(Signed) Richard Wornam\n\nThe Honorable,\n\nMajor Caine,\n\nChief Magistrate &c.\n\nVictoria\n\nHong Kong.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 222113, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-013 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [8-12]", "page_number": 166, "title": "CO129-013 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [8-12]", "content_text": "Advances to Land Office Same\n\nSir,\n\n2.17\n\nAnswer to Query No. 12.\n\nIn reply to your letter C. 105 of this date, enclosing a Query received from the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, herewith returned, I beg to state: there are no documents or Statements in my office shewing the names and rank of the officers from whom this sum alluded to be received or the monthly rate of stoppage.\n\nWith respect to the exact period the sum alluded to in the Query was received, the enclosed receipt from the Acting Treasurer at the time will shew, and which is the only document I have in my office.\n\nI am unable to give you any further explanation of this Query from the reference I have made to the Books in my office.\n\nI beg to observe that all the Accounts anterior to the 1st September 1845 were taken by Lieut-Colonel Wilson, Paymaster General to the Chinese Expedition, and carried away by him on his return to India in that year.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nSd/ H. A. Farquharson, A/Coll Barrack Master\n\nA. E. Shelley, Esq., Auditor General, Victoria\n\nPage 133\n\nBarrack Office, Victoria\n\n26th September 1845", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-013 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 223141, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6]", "page_number": 99, "title": "CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6]", "content_text": "1245\n\nJune.\n\nCharles Edward Stewart, Esquire,\n\nFocus was waived on Mr. Edwards.\n\nHr Spring\n\nin account current with, the Naval Office, Secretariat, Hongkong (!\n\n377 1/2 8 The 12. 1/2\n\nR3 1843\n\n43710\n\nhigh. 4. By receipt of receipt of Lieutenant Colonel Vols. Filson (^. Jéttaymaster\n\nC. C. Force, transmitted to Her Majesty's Colonial Department\n\n1844\n\nMarch 28\n\nthe\n\nof 4th August 1848, to the address of the Commander General Calcutta\n\nMy H\n\nde\n\ndo. 8° prior to the address of the\n\nAugl\n\ndepth\n\n2€\n\n10\n\nSelfr\n\nNevtr\n\n23\n\n50\n\nGet 1\n\n#\n\n1/2\n\n22\n\n//2\n\nDay 4\n\n1/2\n\nthe 19\n\n1h2\\12,\n\n#22\n\nAdjutant General Bombay\n\nAmount of Bill. 87, drawn by H. H. Stewart, Agent\n\ninclosed by the Order of the Bose, Caster Gove.\n\nGalculla\n\ndo do\n\nAdjutant General, Bombay.\n\ndi\n\ndo de\n\n#\n\n1302\n\nde 1978\n\nde\n\n22.2\n\nde_batculli.\n\n5227-\n\nDe Base boy\n\n2,065 15\n\n208106 457312.\n\nBalance brought forward to the Colonial Treasurer.\n\nJuny 11\n\n22\n\n29\n\nJuly 13\n\n19\n\n23\n\nMarch |\n\n20\n\n2/\n\nApril.\n\n\"\n\n+\n\n20\n\n-(te-\n\n167 12\n\n112\n\n1/2\n\n1/2\n\n28/\n\n281/\n\n//\n\n112\n\n112\n\n1/2\n\n1/22\n\n#12 2\n\n#12\n\n212 2\n\n122\n\n#\n\nTotal Rupees 3738 1\n\nTotal Rupees 4138 8 6\n\nAmounting in all to five thousand one hundred and thirty Eight Rupees and Sixty, Balance transferred to the Colonial Treasurer amounting\n\nRupees one our Annas\n\nto sixty\n\nNote. Further Sums of Rupees, and $12 Casha16 paid to liffin ng on 27th May Wh's, are not included in this account, but transferred to the Colonial\n\nTreasurer.\n\nHongkong, 14th May 1844 —\n\nlate Treasurer, Wm dicty.\n\ndigier Chas &. Slovart,\n\nMarchy)\n\nFrederick M.&. Bruss", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231923, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12]", "page_number": 122, "title": "CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12]", "content_text": "Lieutenant Colonel Tomkyns and Lieutenant Edge, of the Royal Artillery, met with their deaths; and Lieutenant Wilson, Royal Engineers, and the sapper were severely wounded - caused, I understand, by about 200 lbs of powder, which had been placed in a House for the purpose of knocking it down, having exploded (from some defect in fuse) earlier than had been expected...\n\nEvery assistance was rendered by the Military and Naval departments that it was in their respective powers to afford for extinguishing the flames, as well as for the protection of Life and property; and I think it right to add that General Jervois was present at the Fire during the whole night, where his personal superintendence was most useful in every respect.\n\nI have the honor to be, with the highest respect, your Lordships' most obedient humble Servant,\n\nP.S. Since writing the above, I have received a Report from the Superintendent of Police relative to the Fire - a Copy of which I beg to enclose.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 232122, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12]", "page_number": 321, "title": "CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12]", "content_text": "Page 320\n\n1851\n\nSir S Bonham\n\nNo. of Despatches. Du 26 88 Despatches. Du 29 89 Conflagration.\n\nR.C. receipt Reports conflagration having taken place in the Chinese part of the Town of Victoria which was reduced to Ashes to the extent of 450 Chinese Houses.\n\nColonel Tomkyns and Lieut. Lingy of the Br. A, met their deaths and Lieut. Wilson R. E., and one Sapper severely wounded.\n\nEncloses a Police report on the subject.\n\nFeb cong trong 1851 Vol 3. Oct to Dec and Miscellaneous.\n\nAdmiralty 19 Papan for Bishop of Mar. 3 200 Mil. Victoria per H.M.S. Requard for Period specified should the expense be paid by the Public.\n\nDo further enquiry as to mode of Payment for the Papago.\n\nJune 28 Military Invalid K. Houting Hospital The Minden cannot be given up wholly for the use of the Military service as Floating Hospital Required for Naval Papage service.\n\nPage 320", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 249931, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860", "page_number": 81, "title": "CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860", "content_text": "Admiralty\n\n852\n\nTHE LONDON GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 28, 1860.\n\nAdmiralty, February 27, 1860.\n\nRear-Admiral of the Blue James Hope, C.B., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue until further orders, and while employed as Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's ships and vessels within the limits of the East India Station,\n\nCommissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Cumberland.\n\n2nd Cumberland Artillery Volunteers.\n\nThomas Salkeld, Esq., to be Captain Commandant.\n\nCommission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Aberdeen.\n\nColonel Charles Fraser to be Vice Lieutenant\n\nDated 23rd February, 1860.\n\nCommissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Somerset.\n\nRobert James Elton, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant.\n\nDated 22nd February, 1860.\n\n1st Somerset Regiment of Militia.\n\nHenry Gully Foy, Esq., to be Surgeon, vice Hugo, deceased.\n\nDated 23rd February, 1860.\n\nBridgewater or 5th Somerset Company of Volunteer Rifle Corps.\n\nDated 15th February, 1860.\n\n1st Cumberland Rifle Volunteers.\n\nRobert Ferguson, Esq., to be Captain Commandant.\n\nDated 15th February, 1860.\n\n3rd Cumberland Rifle Volunteers.\n\nMajor Charles Hamilton Wake to be Captain Commandant.\n\nDated 15th February, 1860.\n\nCommissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Berks.\n\nBerks Rifle Volunteers.\n\n1st Corps, 1st Company.\n\nHenry Bilson Blandy, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Charles Stephens, promoted.\n\nDated 21st February, 1860.\n\n1st Corps, 2nd Company.\n\nLieutenant Charles Stephens to be Captain.\n\nDated 21st February, 1860.\n\nJohn Masters, Doctor of Medicine, to be Honorary Assistant-Surgeon.\n\nDated 25th February, 1860.\n\nKeynsham or 7th Somerset Company of Volunteer Rifle Corps.\n\nJames Ireland Clayfield Ireland, Esq., to be Captain.\n\nDated 25th February, 1860.\n\nCharles John Simmons, Gent., to be Lieutenant.\n\nDated 25th February, 1860.\n\nHarford Lyne, Gent., to be Ensign.\n\nDated 25th February, 1860.\n\nIlminster or 9th Somerset Volunteer Rifle Corps.\n\nJohn Halliday, Esq., to be Lieutenant.\n\nDated 22nd February, 1860.\n\nJohn Blommart, Esq., to be Ensign.\n\nDated 22nd February, 1860.\n\nWells or 10th Somerset Company of Volunteer Rifle Corps.\n\nJohn Nicholls, Gent., to be Honorary Assistant-Surgeon.\n\nDated 27th February, 1860.\n\nStogursey or 11th Somerset Volunteer Rifle Corps.\n\nGeorge Fownes Luttrell, Esq., to be Lieutenant.\n\nDated 21st February, 1860.\n\nRobert Guy Evered, Esq., to be Ensign.\n\nDated 21st February, 1860.\n\nCommission signed by Her Majesty's Commissioners of Lieutenancy of the City of London.\n\nLondon Rifle Volunteer Brigade.\n\nHis Royal Highness General the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., to be Honorary Colonel.\n\nDated 24th February, 1860.\n\nLeury Adolphus Simonds, Gent., to be Lieutenant.\n\nDated 23rd February, 1860.\n\nBlackall Simonds, Gent., to be Ensign.\n\nDated 23rd February, 1860.\n\nCommissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Oxford.\n\n3rd Oxfordshire Rifle Volunteers.\n\nTimothy Edward Cobb, Banker, to be Lieutenant.\n\nDated 24th February, 1860.\n\nJohn Potts, Gent., to be Ensign.\n\nDated 24th February, 1860.\n\nCommissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Sussex.\n\n6th Sussex Rifle Volunteers.\n\nThe Honourable Percy Scawen Wyndham to be Lieutenant.\n\nDated 15th February, 1860.\n\nThe Honourable Edward Turnour, commonly called Viscount Turnour, to be Ensign.\n\nDated 15th February, 1860.\n\n4th Sussex Rifle Volunteers.\n\nInigo Gell to be Lieutenant.\n\nDated 16th February, 1860.\n\nWilliam Beard to be Ensign.\n\nDated 16th February, 1860.\n\n8th Sussex Rifle Volunteers.\n\nSir Charles Goring, Bart., to be Captain.\n\nDated 16th February, 1860.\n\nCommissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Carmarthen.\n\n1st Carmarthenshire Rifle Volunteers.\n\nThe Viscount Emlyn to be Captain.\n\nJohn Lewes Thomas, Gent., to be Lieutenant.\n\nCommission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Rutland.\n\nRutland Militia.\n\nFrederick Lloyd Philipps, Gent., to be Ensign.\n\n2nd Carmarthenshire Rifle Volunteers.\n\nDavid John Browne Edwardes, Esq., to be Captain.\n\nDated 20th February, 1860.\n\nJohn Thomas Keal, Esq., to be Surgeon.\n\nDated 24th February, 1860.\n\nM. Monvale\n\nWir Blackwood.\n\n\"The Letters Patent for investing the Supreme Court of Hong Kong with an appellate jurisdiction over suits decided by British Consuls in Japan... is now completed, and ready for transmission to the Colony.\n\nThe cost of the Patent is £32.18s. Should it be paid for out of Colonial Funds, or is the Treasury to be asked to disburse the amount?\n\nObserve that the Order in Council of the 30th March last, to which the Patent refers, was published in the London Gazette. It will perhaps be thought proper to notify the passing of this Patent in the Gazette.\n\nM. Walksworth\n\nThe Colony is able to pay for Expenses justly chargeable upon it; but this ...\n\nWH\n\n27660", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 261956, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7]", "page_number": 127, "title": "CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7]", "content_text": "## Surveyor General's Office, Victoria, 10th May, 1866\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honor to forward copy of letter dated the 8th instant from the Commanding Royal Engineer on the subject of the Survey of West Point of Kowloon Peninsula. With reference thereto, I beg to observe that the plan showing the proposed Government reserve was shown by Lieutenant Colonel Moody and an area of 200 feet square is being laid out on the ground level of 40 feet above High Water, and as approved by him.\n\nI beg to forward copy of letter in question to be laid down.\n\n(signature), W. Wilson,\nActing Surveyor General.\n\nTo\nThe Honorable\nThe Acting\nColonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 261960, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7]", "page_number": 131, "title": "CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7]", "content_text": "## 2.4\n\nIt is therefore clear that the War Department can claim to have this site handed over when required for Military purposes, in its integrity viz: unimpaired by such **plans** in such a manner as to reserve or \"forward\" suitable space of sufficient area, for B.S. \"The Establishment of a Battery at this point? \n\nWith reference to the Boundary marks, the Colonial Government, build temporarily even on the site of one of the boundary marks, a slab can still be found in a similar way as fire plugs referred to in towns in England may be. \n\nSuch record is notice to all without inconvenience to any. \n\n| Direction | Distance |\n| --------- | -------- |\n| NT | 15 feet |\n| BS | ... |\n| NE | 10 feet |\n| SW | ... |\n\nI have (signed) H.B.B. Morley, Lieut: Colonel Commanding in China.\n\n(True Copy)\n\n(Signed) W. Wilson, \nActing Surveyor General.\n\n(Five copy)\n\nMt Alexander W.H. Alexander \nActing Colonel Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 264686, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2]", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2]", "content_text": "65\n\nThe plans for the Officers' Quarters and Guard Room have been made since Colonel Lovell left for Manila. Should it be necessary to send the plans which I now forward to the Honorable the Major General, I will have tracings of them made for that purpose. I estimate the cost of the Officers' Quarters, Guard Room, and Barracks at $12,000, $4,000, and $3,000, respectively, totaling $19,000.\n\nI have to,\n(Signed.) W. Wilson,\nActing Surveyor General.\n\n(Copy)\n\nMinute by the Acting Colonial Secretary.\nPlans approved - send to Major General. Copies.\n\nBy Order,\n(Signed) J. Th... an\n(Ford?)\nacs.\n\nCopies.\n5/1/66.\n\nJ. Alexander,\nActing Colonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 265371, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-112 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [3-4]", "page_number": 291, "title": "CO129-112 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [3-4]", "content_text": "## \n\n24th último I received the enclosed communication from **...** to **...** naudi requesting **...** we **...** ): Admiral King **...** time to confer with I him relative to the appropriation of a site for Naval Hospital.\n\n2. Accordingly I made arrangements for meeting His Excellency at Kowloon on the 11th Instant. I had also the satisfaction at the same time of meeting Major General Guy C.B. Commanding the Troops, Captain Nolloth (Senior Naval Officer), Dr Bernard the Principal Medical Naval Officer, Colonel Lovell Commanding Royal Engineer, Captain Jonesker.\n\n## \n\n288 \n2. **...** of the Princess Royal who had formerly been Member of the Commission to report on the same subject. J myself accompanied by Mr Wilson, the Surveyor General of the Colony.\n\n3. Abe visited various points along the West side of the Peninsula and then crossed to the Eastern Shore. **...** wound marked 3 grounds on the plan being inspreeting recommended for Q of the sites Naval Hospital, by the present Colonial Surveyor. In considering this and other sites on the Kowloon Peninsula it may be useful to bear in mind that", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-112 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [3-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 267436, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-116 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [11-12]", "page_number": 381, "title": "CO129-116 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [11-12]", "content_text": "21st May 1866\n\nCol. Lowell Be...\n\nTo M. Wilson\n\nSurveyor General.\n\nCannot alter removal of locks...\n\nTo send for extreme from Canton...\n\nEndorsed:—\n\nTo Colonel Low, R.E. 12th Dec. 1866\n\n—\n\nAnn...\n\nDear Sir,\n\nJune 1709 (?)\n\n67\n\n379\n\nI fear that you...\n\nmust have misread...\n\nfrom my note which...\n\nreferred mainly to...\n\n2.02\n\nEntirely to the Cath...\n\nZertage! The Mr. P...schutz and not mine...\n\nto the Colonial...\n\nAny way...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-116 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 269884, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6]", "page_number": 99, "title": "CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6]", "content_text": "95\n\nhimself last December\n\n14.\n\ntautor\n\nshe\n\ndialé\n\n\"Department reas probably the immediate\n\na regular\n\nob just of the Prustin in\n\nHad he adopted of procedure, he would have known\n\namennt of this Government's information,\n\nand learned that the valuation, which he\n\nbeats\n\nthere\n\nas\n\nano\n\nofficial record, was\n\nonly\n\nand\n\nof\n\nproffrival jobs on his privals accennt\n\nwhich Mr Witsen\n\nwas at that time\n\neccasionally allowed to undulatte. A repy\n\ngiving\n\nof the Colonial Secretary's letter permission is enclosed in Mr Wilson's\n\nthe\n\naccompanying statement, and when the latter\n\nmade the valuation be\n\nwas\n\nthat the Trustees of Welcher\n\nnot\n\nwere\n\nawari\n\ninlending\n\nWhat\n\nMilitary.\n\nto sell this properly\n\nproperty to this the Ginnal call \"the scope of purpose of \"rendering the property for sale to the War\n\ngetting the professional\n\nplan and valiation made, but those intentions\n\nWir www\n\ncommunicated to this Geve\n\nKnew Knew\n\nunk\n\nGer annun\n\nwhich consequently threw nesting at all\n\nof the transaction.\n\n19:\n\nFamilly. I am\n\nvecuse made a\n\nquite\n\neven\n\nimable le\n\noffered.\n\nan\n\nGeneral's part for the transmission privately\n\nQu\n\nEnclosure M. C 4th June, 1869.\n\nའ་་ལ\n\nof a plaw which\n\nike\n\nd the most important\n\nignored.\n\nviz:\n\nof all Colonial rights- wy: the reserved Prayan\n\nwhich\n\nThe\n\nappear distinctly worsted on plaw of Pulelius lets. What posible can throw be for withholding from this Government the knowledge that Colonel Loull had reported \"such Prayer could not of\n\nbe allowed\"? I am\n\nTherefore at\n\nCause", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 274143, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5]", "page_number": 404, "title": "CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5]", "content_text": "399 \n\nwith any important work without serious misgivings, and a conviction great misfortune and the analyses of the professional analyzer at the Mint and also of the Colonial Surgeon give from 11 to that the Public will not get their money economically laid out.\n\nCL cent CH 57. to a colony like this in financial difficulties.\n\n156. The circumstance to which I allude was the quality of the mortar used in construction of the large Goal at Stone Cutter's Island, which I found nearly completed when visiting the place on my arrival. I was struck by the inferior appearance of the Mortar in use and I took a sample of it and analyzed and reported \"Mud not mortar\". I got better results from another part of the Building with varying percentages of lime in the different samples. I then referred to the contract and found that 50 per cent lime was the quantity stipulated for and was to be paid for by the Public. I called on the Surveyor General for explanation as he must either have been guilty of great carelessness in supervising the Contractor's work or of connivance at fraud. Mr Wilson all through showed the utmost callousness, though the case was one in which most persons naturally would have been extremely sensitive. He actually dissuaded Colonel Lovell, who would...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 274281, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5]", "page_number": 542, "title": "CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5]", "content_text": "## A421.\n\n**Sir.**\n\n536\n\n**Colonial Secretary's Office**\nHong Kong, 17th July, 1860\n\nIn reference to the various Memoranda and correspondence from the 20th ultimo to the 12th instant as to the quality of the mortar used in building the Gaol at Cutters Island,\n\nI am instructed by His Excellency the Governor to inform you that Colonel Lecall having withdrawn from the Board of inquiry,\n\nW. Wilson, Sing!\nQuarter Master General.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 277511, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-135 - Public Offices & Others - 1868", "page_number": 811, "title": "CO129-135 - Public Offices & Others - 1868", "content_text": "Pension.\n\nMr. Mari\n\nC\n\nhave on for\n\nSalary from 13. May to be 12. May 1866\n\non have a fun to batter dated mouths within our Salary.\n\nbut retired\n\nim\n\nPension setting for 12 May 1866. Mr. Powis's support reached Mr.\n\nProbably about the 1. Dec last aim is therefore unaffected Talerz from 18. May 64 to 61. In 1867.\n\nMr. Wilson has been\n\nalist from 17. Mar 1865 to 15. Mar/67\n\nL\n\nhave - for\n\nwith the exception of a period he was ill from 1866 to 1 Jul/67\n\nThe Salary.\n\na fant\n\nMr. E. Roger\n\nMr. Wilson was\n\nfor a long time acting\n\nColonel Cheftain and Mr. Boris when he came home\n\ntime on half Salary & further beyond without any Salary\n\nfrequently\n\nhe relied on\n\nthe\n\n806\n\nunefforfeited moiety of the Salary for the months he was acting\n\nJohn with consideration\n\nHe was\n\nacters for 2 years & 4 months, has been\n\nwith consideration for the loss\n\nRaval\n\nfor\n\ndie haben Bay. And\n\nfall\n\nat been\n\nan abortive hubad\n\nzu only y/o his own\n\nRay\n\nLand\n\nto pull in Salary at all, Love sand certainly\n\nIt under the circumstances I thus it is hardly\n\nC\n\nCare for allowing him the full Pay.\n\n20\n\nwith reason that an officer having to fall salary within den offen", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-135 - Public Offices & Others - 1868.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 281335, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2]", "page_number": 374, "title": "CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2]", "content_text": "## 372 \n\nThe City. \n\n## 11. \n\nIt is desirable that an opinion of the kind should be obtained from some person unconnected with the Government, or the original inception and planning of the work, so as to ensure freedom from prejudice and foregone conclusions on the subject. W. Wilson committed the Government on an Estimate to the undertaking originally of a total expenditure of $100,000, which as revised lately with M. Toowon, he now puts down at nearly $200,000! This is elucidating how reckless incompetence always is, and dangerous to the public interest.\n\n## 12. \n\nEventually, by dint of lavish expenditure, I have at least no doubt that an adequate supply of water will be furnished to the town. I regret, however, that the works having been planned and commenced before my arrival, I allowed myself to be thereby deterred from taking an opinion long since on obtaining water by cheaper means. The profitability of a plentiful supply of water is clear. I still think the nature of the ground would have rendered such a result practicable. I have, therefore, not forgotten to refer that point, amongst others, to Lieut. Colonel De Brittain for his opinion, as his views may eventually be useful if any further extension of the Water...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 287776, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5]", "page_number": 346, "title": "CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5]", "content_text": "314\n\n4\n\nRawlinson's entirely a reverting to Mr Rawlinson's original suggestion that the byewash or bye-channel should be a tunnel or drift way in the solid ground on one side? As Colonel de Butts remarks (C.O.4.71 - 14th February, 1870), the deep cutting planned by Mr Wilson for a permanent byewash led through the embankment instead of being kept clear of it as insisted on by Mr Rawlinson. Mr McCallum has simply therefore reverted to Mr Rawlinson's plan instead of going on with Mr Wilson's - and aided by Mr Kydd sent out expressly to superintend the work.\n\nMr Rawlinson's plan and Mr Kydd's skill and care has been a success in which Mr Macpherson had apparently very little share.\n\nFurther,\n\n(Signed) R. G. MacDonnell\n\n46\n\n11th March, 1881.\n\nMinute by His Excellency Sir Richard MacDonnell.\n\nAccording to Mr Kydd whom I have seen this day, he was the party who suggested the change of Mr Wilson's plan and reversion to that of Mr Rawlinson and he had also originally the principal share", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5].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": 334025, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5]", "page_number": 309, "title": "CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5]", "content_text": "302\n\n296\n\nTHE SANITARY RECORD.\n\n(F) Power of Entry\nUnder sect. 102, Public Health Act, 1875, the local authority or any of its officers have power of entry to any premises to examine for nuisances, enforcing the smoke prevention provisions, or examine as to recurring nuisances.\n\nTo enter upon land (sect. 105, Public Health Act, 1875) for the purposes of making plans, surveying, measuring, levelling, keeping in repair or examining works, ascertain the course of sewers or drains, or ascertaining or fixing boundaries and many other purposes.\n\nQuestion 3.\nWhat are the chief principles to be observed in the sewerage of a town or district, and how would you proceed to determine the size and capacity of the outfall sewer? What size of sewer would you propose for a town of 25,000 population where the gradient is 1 in 300? Illustrate your answer by sketches.\n\nAnswer: Geographical configuration, annual average rainfall, number of present population and prospective increase, taking the last census as a basis. Whether a full water-closet town, or if to be sewered on the separate system: the nature of the outfall with a view to gravitation or mechanical lifting, and other minor causes.\n\nThe size of the outfall sewer, in my opinion, should be not less than 3 feet 3 inches by 4 feet 6 inches, discharging 185 cubic feet per minute, thus allowing the sewage at 30 cubic feet per head per day to be discharged in eight hours. On the separate system this capacity for a full water closet town, and to allow for heavy rainfalls, say 3 feet by 4 feet 6 inches, if rain or surface waters is to be included, discharging 267 cubic feet per minute, with the inclination given of 1 in 300.\n\nQuestion 4\nWrite a specification for laying stoneware pipe sewers.\n\nAnswer: Being the specification for a pipe sewer, I assume that any local surveyor would be equal to this, and as it would take up a very considerable space in the SANITARY RECORD, without a corresponding benefit to surveyors generally, I omit to take up the space, the general features of such a specification being that the pipes shall be straight, sound, and true to bore, well and truly laid, and jointed in a perfectly water-tight manner; the earth excavated at the collars so that the body of the pipe may have a true bearing along its whole length. If in faulty ground concreted all around and on top to exclude uneven pressure; if on good ground, then the earth put in 6-inch layers, well rammed in around and above to avoid sinkage. All laid in straight lines from manhole to manhole, with provision for ventilation and lighting, so that a lamp inserted at a lamphole may be seen and show a light to an adjacent manhole, thus at once showing where any stoppage existed.\n\nQuestion 5.\nSupposing a sewer to have a gradient of 1 in 300, how much would the velocity and discharge be increased by altering the gradient to 1 in 60?\n\nAnswers: 1 in 300 = 4/57*32) = 7*92 increase of discharge per second. 1 in 60 = /1000 = 10*00) = 17*32 (1.732 increase of velocity per second.\n\n1005\n\n7320\n\n2000\n\n3200\n\n3000\n\n2000\n\n22000\n\nQuestion 6.\nGive a description of the process termed intermittent downward filtration. State what area of land you would require with a gravelly soil for applying this method of purifying sewage to a town with a population of 20,000 inhabitants; and state the arrangements you would adopt for dealing with the rain water falling on the roofs, yards, and streets.\n\nAnswer: Intermittent downward filtration may be termed a natural system of purification of sewage by means of the filtering and aërating action of the soil: it is carried on by discharging (with or without previous precipitation) upon a properly prepared area, the sewage of the town under drainage. This sewage is conducted upon the prepared area by a series of carriers, and then allowed to filter through the land into drains laid about 6 feet under ground, from whence it (as an effluent) is conducted to its outfall, mostly a river. The action upon the sewage is threefold—viz., evaporation, aëration, and filtration, and if properly conducted should give an effluent of a very high standard.\n\nAs to the amount of land requisite for the purification of the sewage of a town of 20,000 population, authorities differ, but taking the daily amount of sewage per head at 30 gallons, and the average of five persons to each house equal to 150 gallons per house per day, then the fact that this quantity must be got rid of in about eight hours, it would not be safe to reckon less than 1,000 gallons per house. Then taking 4,000 houses, there would be 4,000,000 gallons of sewage to deal with, which could be successfully treated on 5 acres of such land; but it would, of course, require that a very far larger amount should be provided, as no land could be expected to be constantly under treatment, and the least amount should be five times this quantity, so as to have only one-fifth under treatment.\n\nGreat diversity of opinion exists upon this subject, and no very hard and fast line can be drawn. Each case must rest upon individual merits and local circumstances.\n\nWith regard to dealing with rain-water from roofs, most of it should undoubtedly be stored for domestic use, as it is far too valuable to be uselessly wasted. Drainage from yards and roads should be conducted in separate channels (from the sewer proper) to a natural outfall: although often in storms the washings from roads may be nearly as bad as sewage; but, on the other hand, if the surface-water were admitted, the sewers would have to be greatly increased in size to provide for excessive rainfall.\n\nQuestion 7.\nDescribe and illustrate by sketches the essential points to be observed in carrying out a system of house drainage, and the best means of providing urinal and closet accommodation for schools, workhouses, and similar institutions.\n\nQuestion 8.\nIn arranging the water supply for a manufacturing town of 30,000 inhabitants, state what you consider of importance as regards (A) Sources of supply; (B) Quantity required; (C) Distribution.\n\nAnswer: (A) The geographical situation of the town, as to the possibility of gravitation from rivers or otherwise; the geological situation of its surroundings, with a view to its probability of affording a sufficiency of supply and its nature as to hardness, &c.; the annual average rainfall: what water rights, if any, existed; the present population and prospective rate of increase, and whether the town was a full water-closet one or otherwise.\n\n(B) Twenty-five to thirty gallons per head population.\n\n(C) Under pressure that all cisterns had ball-cocks and tell-tale overflows; that Deacon's waste-water preventers were in use; that a thorough system of inspection existed to detect waste; that the mains were well laid and efficiently jointed, and that a sufficiency existed for immediate use in case of fire. In the constant service system there is very little, if any, waste; the returns from many towns showing none; but in the intermittent there is often a large amount of waste through neglect of the inhabitants and defective fittings. The screw-down tap somewhat modifies this, but it is a very slow and unsatisfactory way of drawing water.\n\nQuestion 9.\nDescribe the general characters of the waters derived from—(1) The chalk; (2) the new red sandstone; (3) the carboniferous formations; and the methods by which water should be obtained from each.\n\nAnswer: (1) Water derived from the chalk formation, although generally pure and plentiful (except in long seasons of drought), is often very hard, leaving injurious effects on some constitutions.\n\n(2) Water derived from the new red sandstone formation is sometimes of a rather hard description, but not to the degree of that yielded by the chalk formation.\n\n(3) The carboniferous (or coal measure) formations always yields soft water of undoubted purity, and generally in ample volume for all purposes.\n\nQuestion 10.\nIn what ways is water able to be polluted after collection, during its distribution to houses, and in houses? What means would you adopt to prevent such pollution?\n\nAnswer: Water may become polluted after collection by fungoid growths and atmospheric influences (where exposed to such): during distribution, from imperfect pipes and joints allowing sewer or other gas to enter the mains; in houses, by improper fittings, such as a cistern in direct communication with the drain, or so placed as to be difficult of cleansing, and frequently not ventilated, and other insidious causes.\n\nQuestion 11.\nWhat fittings, and plumber's work generally are required for a high-pressure constant water service? How would you make the connection with the main? Describe the kinds of joints which should be used on the branches?\n\nAnswer: The class of fittings required for the high-pressure constant service are iron tubular services with iron angle or T-pieces, either tinned or galvanised. Where lead must be used the joints should be what is known as plumber's or wiped joints, the taps being those known as the high-pressure screw-down service taps, the connection with the main being by a ferrule; plumber's joints on branches, unless iron unions are used.\n\nQuestion 12.\nThere is great difficulty in obtaining a supply of good water for a country house, and it is therefore necessary to obtain as much water as possible from the roofs, and to use it for drinking and cooking purposes. The total area of area of the roof of the house and offices is 8,000 square feet, and the average annual rainfall is about 40 inches. Calculate what size the storage tank should be, and give a sketch of it and of its appendages?\n\nAnswer: Size of storage tank, 160,000 gallons.\n\nQuestion 13.\nTo what extent does the size of a room affect the quantity of fresh air required for effective ventilation, and what quantity of air would be required per hour for a room containing 8,000 cubic feet, occupied by fifteen people? How would you ventilate such a room? Illustrate your answer by sketches.\n\nAnswer: Douglas Galton in 'Healthy Homes' quotes: \"According to theoretical calculations, it would appear that, with an initial air space of 1,000 cubic feet, occupied by one individual, it would be necessary to supply 3,000 cubic feet per hour, to maintain the room in a proper condition of humidity. As regards other impurities, if 0.6 per 1,000 of CO2 are accepted as the limit of respiratory impurity in a well-ventilated air space, in addition to the 0.4 per 1,000 in normal air, we can calculate out the amount of air necessary for the purpose; and from this calculation it appears that it requires 3,000 cubic feet per hour to preserve the air-space in the required state of freshness. Thus the theoretical calculations, based first upon humidity, and secondly on carbonic acid, bring us to similar conclusions in each case.\"\n\nDe Chaumont in Parkes' 'Practical Hygiene': \"A certain amount of fresh air has to pass through a given space in a fixed time in order to maintain a certain degree of purity; the amount has been fixed at 3,000 cubic feet for each healthy person in an hour. Thus a space of 100 cubic feet must have its air changed thirty times in an hour. If 3,000 feet of air are to be given, while a space of 1,000 cubic feet need only have it changed three times in an hour for an equal ventilation, then our problem being 15 persons in a room of 8,000 cubic feet, would work out thus: - 3,000 x 15 = 45,000 cubic feet of air as requisite. The room being of 8,000 cubic feet capacity would require the air to be changed nearly 5.6 times in an hour.\n\nCOMPETITIONS.\nSANITARY INSTITUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN.\nAt an Examination, held Nov. 11 and 12, 62 Candidates presented themselves as Local Surveyors and 59 as Inspectors of Nuisances. The questions were set to be answered in writing on Nov. 11, and the Candidates were examined viva voce on Nov. 12. The Institute's Certificate of Competency to discharge the duties of Local Surveyor was awarded to John Reid Anderson, John F. Curwen, John William Metcalf, Charles Chambers Smith; and the Institute's Certificate of Competency to discharge the duties of Inspector of Nuisances was awarded to James Barfoot, John Barron, Daniel Bartley Bostel, G. Stanford Bostel, Harry D. Bowyer, Edmund Bradshaw, Charles E. Brown, Albert Chadderton, David Christie, William Hatch Clayton, George William Cobham, John F. Elliott, John William Hart, Albert Hodges, W. Lee Holding, Joseph Huxley, Joshua Jameson, Edgar E. Jury, Richard C. Lindop, Arthur Henry Lukes, Charles MacMahon, R. McCulloch, Adam Luke McDonald, William Edwin Newbery, John Henry Ollett, William Parsons, William Robert Pearson, Charles Poole, Christopher Raimes, George Russell, Ambrose J. Shore, Charles Chambers Smith, Edwin Smith, Henry Charles Soper, Henry Spadaccini, Alfred William Stone, William Tate, John Tunstall, Samuel Turner, James A. Webb, Charles Turle Wilson, Charles Bruce Wood.\n\nAPPOINTMENTS.\nMEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH.\nANNINGSON, Bushell, M.D.Cantab, has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Cambridge Urban Sanitary District, at £350 for one year, and for the Chesterton Urban Sanitary District, at £50 for one year.\n\nATKINSON, Francis Edward, L.R.C.P.Lond., M.R.C.S.Eng., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Craven Combined District, comprising the Haworth, Oakworth, Oven-temple, Silsden, and Skipton Urban Sanitary Districts, and the Keighley, Settle, and Skipton Rural Sanitary Districts, at £150 per annum, for three years.\n\nBARNES, George, L.R.C.P.Edin., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A.Lond., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Chard Urban Sanitary District, at £10 for one year.\n\nBLANISTON, Aubrey, L.R.C.P.Edin., L.R.C.S.Edin., has been appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Wareham Urban Sanitary District, at £10 per annum.\n\nCLARK, William Wake, M.B. Univ. Edin., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A.Lond., has been appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Higham-Ferrers newly formed Urban Sanitary District, at £15 per annum.\n\nGREATREX, Adolphus Barnell, M.D.Univ. St.And., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.M., L.S.A.Lond., has been appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Kidsgrove Urban Sanitary District, at the rate of £20 per annum, until March 25 next, vice Brigham, resigned.\n\nHODGSON, Isaac Clark, M.B., C.M.Univ.Glasg., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Workington Port Sanitary District, at £5 for one year.\n\nMEREDITH, John, M.D.Univ. Edin., L.R.C.S.Edin., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Wellington (Som.) Urban Sanitary District, at £60 per annum, for three years.\n\nPATTERSON, George Henry, L.R.C.P.Lond., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A.Lond., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Dalton-in-Furness Urban Sanitary District, at £30 for the year ending Dec. 25, 1887.\n\nRAWSON, Edwin Ellsworth, L.R.C.P.Edin. and L.M., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A.Lond., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Thornton Urban Sanitary District, Yorkshire, at £27 for one year.\n\nREDDING, J. H. Douglas, L.R.C.P.Edin., L.R.C.S.Edin., L.M., L.F.P.S.Glasg., and L.M., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Huntingdon Urban Sanitary District, at £24 for one year.\n\nSHEA, John, M.B. Univ. Lond., M.D. Univ. St.And., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A.Lond., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the combined Reading and Wokingham Rural and Urban Sanitary Districts, at £385 per annum, from Dec. 25, 1886.\n\nTABOR, Charles James, M.B.Univ. Durh., has been appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Joga Division of the Redruth Rural Sanitary District, at £18 per annum, vice Reed, deceased.\n\nTURNER, Frederick, M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A.Lond., has been re-appointed Medical Officer of Health for the Buxton Urban Sanitary District, at £40 for one year.\n\nSURVEYORS, CLERKS TO GUARDIANS, INSPECTORS OF NUISANCES, &c.\nARCHIBALD, Mr. G. T., has been re-appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the Workington Port Sanitary District, at £5 for one year.\n\nARNFIELD, Mr. Edwin, has been elected a Member of the New Mills Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice Stafford, deceased.\n\nBATE, Mr. Alfred Goodwin, has been appointed Collector to the Town Council and Urban Sanitary Authority of Reigate, at £150 per annum, vice Apted, resigned.\n\nBEAUMONT, Mr. J. M., has been elected a Member of the Elland Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice Crowther, resigned.\n\nBOLLAM, Mr. Frederick, has been appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the Wareham Urban Sanitary District, at £10 per annum.\n\nCLAYTON, Mr. William, has been re-appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the Southowram Urban Sanitary District, at £10 for one year.\n\nCOLE, Mr. Arthur Henry, has been appointed an Inspector of Nuisances for the Leicester Urban Sanitary District, and Inspector of Food, and of Dairies, &c., at £100 per annum, vice Wand, resigned.\n\nCOX, Mr. James Henry, has been appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the Hailsham Rural Sanitary District, Sussex, at £81 per annum, vice Martin, deceased.\n\nCROGHAN, Mr. Thomas Andrew, C.E., has been re-appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the Buxton Urban Sanitary District, at £5 for one year.\n\nFLATER, Mr. George Clavell, Solicitor, has been appointed Town Clerk and Clerk to the Urban Sanitary Authority, Wareham, at £30 per annum.\n\nGORDON, Mr. E. S., has been appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the East Grinstead Urban Sanitary District, at £20 per annum, vice Brown, resigned.\n\nGREENWOOD, Mr. Joseph, has been re-appointed an Inspector of Nuisances for the Ulverstone Rural Sanitary District, at £15 per annum, and Surveyor at £30 per annum, for three years, from Jan. 1, 1887.\n\nGRIFFITHS, Colonel, has been elected a Member of the Broadstairs Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice Todd, resigned.\n\nHART, Mr. Alfred, has been appointed Surveyor, Inspector of Nuisances, and Collector, to the Ashbourne Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, Derbyshire, at £100 per annum, vice Bourne, resigned.\n\nHARKOP, Mr. Arthur Jenkins, Local Manager of the Manchester and Liverpool District Banking Company, has been appointed Treasurer to the newly-formed Cheadle and Gatley Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority.\n\nHAWKINS, Mr. Richard P. B., Solicitor, has been appointed Town Clerk and Clerk to the Urban Sanitary Authority of Woodstock.\n\nJONES, Mr. George, jun., has been appointed Surveyor and Collector to the Town Council and Urban Sanitary Authority of Wareham, at £30 per annum.\n\nJOHNSON, Mr. Henry, has been appointed Treasurer to the Bingley Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice Brown, resigned.\n\nKENDRICK, Mr. James, has been elected a Member of the Tipton Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice Underhill, resigned.\n\nKINGTON, Mr. Joel, Inspector of Nuisances for the Idle Urban Sanitary District, Yorkshire, has been appointed Inspector under the Dairies, &c., Orders of 1885 and 1886, made pursuant to the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Acts of 1878 and 1886.\n\nLAUGHTON, Mr. James, has been elected a Member of the Bromsgrove Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice Amphlett, deceased.\n\nLUCY, Mr. Charles Frederick, Local Manager of the York Union Banking Co., has been appointed Treasurer to the Pickering Guardians and Rural Sanitary Authority, Yorkshire, vice Clarkson, resigned.\n\nMARSH, Mr. Samuel, has been elected a Member of the Bampton Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice Dart, resigned.\n\nMATTHEWS, Mr. George Somers, the Surveyor and Inspector of Nuisances to the Dorking Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, has been appointed Inspector under the Dairies and Covered Sheds Orders of 1885 and 1886, at £10 for one year.\n\nPOTTER, Mr. Charles John, has been elected a Member of the Willington-Quay Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, vice O'Brien, disqualified by non-attendance for six months.\n\nPROCTER, Mr. Thomas, has been re-appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the Dalton-in-Furness Urban Sanitary District, at £65 for the year ending Dec. 25, 1887.\n\nPROSE, Mr. John Edwyn, has been re-appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the Ludlow Urban Sanitary District, at £25 for one year.\n\nRUBBRA, Mr. W. A., Manager of the Wellingborough and Higham-Ferrers Branch of the Northamptonshire Union Bank, has been appointed Treasurer to the newly chartered Town Council and Urban Sanitary Authority of Higham-Ferrers.\n\nSALTHOUSE, Mr. John, has been re-appointed an Inspector of Nuisances for the Ulverstone Rural Sanitary District, at £10 per annum, for three years, from Jan. 1, 1887.\n\n[DEC. 15, 1886,\n\n297", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 352987, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12]", "page_number": 579, "title": "CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12]", "content_text": "Either would I think fills the post well.\n\ndas Knellas has 19 years.\n\nColonial Office.\n\nwhile 10 years.\n\n7\n\nCil: Lee & Barbados.\n\nHe has more than once and as Administrator for St Lucia for short periods and done well.\n\nClerk's Name.\n\nNo.\n\nOpening remarks.\n\nWords.\n\nNo.\n\nREMARKS.\n\nGl:\n\nHis promotion would make way for Mr Melville which would be convenient. Mr Wilson has acted several times.\n\nTrinidad\n\n24 years. Brunswick. He has been in the service.\n\nBesides previous experience in the Colonial Office, he has been in different offices.\n\nHis promotion would create opportunities.\n\nThe Trinidad post would make a considerable saving by a reorganisation of the Green Lands Department and be a further saving.\n\nColonel\n\npar\n\nWhich Meslin\n\nAbove the Volunteer department.\n\nOn the other hand, this J. Bramwell does not wish for the appointment, the reason for which is that he thinks Mr Wilson rather destitute in maintaining his opinion.\n\nI think whichever (as whreons) is appointed, the salary should be $1200.\n\nSW 27 Dec.\n\nJ.\n\nI vote for Not Resolving. If Mr Mien retires in the Spring, Mr Kuolles might.\n\n& this would afford an opportunity.\n\nHis place would be a good one to save money.\n\nEm 28/12.\n\nR.28/12.\n\nMr Melville might take Mr Kelly's place.\n\nJ\n\nR.TO.\n\nTELAC\n\nDated\n\nTo\n\nFIDE\n\nRESP\n\nTELEGRAPH STATION: 1189\n\nTHE EASTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED,\n\nLONDON\n\nBRANCH STATIONS:\n\n8, LEADENHALL STREET, E.C.\n\n3, GREAT TOWER STREET, E.C.\n\n41 & 42, PARLIAMENT ST., S.W., and 37, HOLBORN VIADUCT, E.C.\n\nThe following TELEGRAM Received at From\n\nAddress\n\nHongKong Charles\n\nCol: Secretary\n\nSTATIONS:\n\nC.O.\n\n1733\n\n576\n\nDEDBROAD STREET, E.C.\n\nRCX(93)270\n\n9.6\n\nTime\n\nvia \"Bastern.\"\n\n10%\n\nClines\n\n174.\n\nChange easily thankfully acknowledged.\n\nTrinidad may be quoted abbreviated.\n\nFor leave of next hypocaust redeeming revision.\n\n10\n\nReceived\n\nNo inquiry respecting this Telegram can be attended to without the production of this Paper.\n\nCONDITIONS UPON WHICH THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN ACCEPTED.-The Telegraph Companies and Administrations through whose hands this message has been passed, will not be responsible in any case for anything done, or omitted to be done, beyond the limits of their Stations or Telegraphs; MISTAKES OR DELAYS in the transmission or delivery of, nor for the NON-TRANSMISSION, MIS-DELIVERY or NON-DELIVERY of, from whatever cause arising. Any complaint, however, will meet with every attention on being brought to the notice of the Company.\n\nREPLIES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED VIA \"EASTERN.\"\n\nWaterlow & Sons Limited, Printers, London Wall, London.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 355370, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12]", "page_number": 355, "title": "CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12]", "content_text": "It appears that the input text is a jumbled collection of names, words, and phrases, likely resulting from an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) error or a scanned document with poor quality. As an OCR proofreader specializing in historical records related to Hong Kong, I will follow the provided rules to correct and format the text.\n\n## Step 1: Initial Assessment\nThe given text seems to be a mix of names, possibly from a list or a directory, with some words and phrases that are not coherent. There are clear OCR errors, such as \"CoolMatison\" instead of a plausible name, and \"Ilwaithecklact,\" which does not form a recognizable word.\n\n## Step 2: Correcting OCR Errors and Formatting\nUpon closer inspection, it appears that many of the words are actually names or surnames. I will attempt to correct obvious OCR errors and format the text into a more readable structure.\n\n## Step 3: Applying the Rules\n1. **Format**: The text will be transformed into standard Markdown.\n2. **Reasonable adding of words and re-ordering**: I will attempt to make sense of the list by correcting names and potentially reordering if necessary.\n3. **Correct spelling errors**: Obvious spelling errors will be corrected.\n4. **Fix spacing issues**: Extra spaces will be removed, and missing spaces will be added where necessary.\n5. **Rejoin broken sentences**: Not applicable as the text does not appear to contain sentences.\n6. **Restore paragraph breaks**: The text will be formatted into proper paragraphs or lists.\n7. **Indicate missing words**: If a word is clearly missing, `...` will be used.\n8. **Do not rephrase or rewrite**: The original tone and style will be preserved as much as possible.\n\n## Step 4: Processing the Text\nGiven the text:\n```\nCoolMatison Wupho \nJ. K. Dealy. \nM.M. Jameson \nWho Maciell \nIlwaithecklact \nBhome \nVzduchle \nA. Seth \nمجھے تم \nC.350 \nCharles Foods 22281 \nRECP \n(Rec2 26 DEC 34) \nHughes Hallum. \nGall with Moffatt J.R. Grimmble \nClivran Ladds Mbermann \nW. J. Waltenson \nfilyen to discolle \nBowring \nBanishesother \nM. Chathew. \nVairid Wood C. ff. Gale R.F. Duvry. # TooKer\n```\n\nLet's correct and format it:\n\n### List of Names and References\n\n* J.K. Dealy\n* M.M. Jameson\n* A. Seth\n* Hughes Hallum\n* Gall with Moffatt J.R. Grimble\n* Clivran Ladds Mbermann\n* W.J. Waltenson\n* M. Chathew\n* Vairid Wood C. ff. Gale R.F. Duvry\n\n### Unclear or Non-English Text\n* CoolMatison Wupho (possibly \"Colonel Wilson Wuph\" or another correction)\n* Who Maciell (possibly \"William Maclell\" or another correction)\n* Ilwaithecklact (unrecognizable, possibly a misrecognition of a non-English name or word)\n* Bhome (possibly \"B. Home\")\n* Vzduchle (unrecognizable, possibly a misrecognition of a non-English name or word)\n* مجھے تم (non-English text, possibly Urdu)\n* C.350 (could be a reference or code)\n* Charles Foods 22281 (appears to be a company reference)\n* RECP (Rec2 26 DEC 34) (file reference, corrected to `RECP(Rec2 26 DEC 34)`)\n* filyen to discolle (possibly \"filed to disclose\")\n* Bowring (a surname)\n* Banishesother (unrecognizable, possibly \"Banishes other\" or another correction)\n* # TooKer (possibly a hashtag or a reference, unclear)\n\n## Step 5: Final Formatting\nGiven the rules and the nature of the text, the most appropriate formatting seems to be a list for the recognizable names and a separate section for the unclear or non-English text.\n\n### Output in HTML as Requested\n\nJ.K. Dealy\n\nM.M. Jameson\n\nA. Seth\n\nHughes Hallum\n\nGall with Moffatt J.R. Grimble\n\nClivran Ladds Mbermann\n\nW.J. Waltenson\n\nM. Chathew\n\nVairid Wood C. ff. Gale R.F. Duvry\n\nCoolMatison Wupho\n\nWho Maciell\n\nIlwaithecklact\n\nBhome\n\nVzduchle\n\nمجھے تم\n\nC.350\n\nCharles Foods 22281\n\nRECP(Rec2 26 DEC 34)\n\nfilyen to discolle\n\nBowring\n\nBanishesother\n\n# TooKer\n\nThis output follows the instruction to use HTML with `` for paragraphs and includes a line break (`\n`) to separate the clearer list of names from the less clear or non-English text.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 355472, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12]", "page_number": 457, "title": "CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12]", "content_text": "Enclosure 2\n\nThe Daily Press.\n\nHONGKONG, December 6th, 1894.\n\nTHE GARRISON AND THE PLAGUE.\n\nTHE GOVERNOR PUBLICLY THANKS THE PLAGUE WORKERS.\n\nYesterday morning the members of the Garrison who assisted in the work of combatting the recent plague were paraded on the Cricket Ground for the purpose of receiving from H.E. the Governor a public expression of the thanks of the community for their gallant services.\n\nPromptly at half-past ten the men of the Shropshire Light Infantry, the Royal Engineers, the Medical Service Corps, and the Royal Artillery who took part in the plague work assembled on the Parade Ground, and having been formed into six companies, marched down to the Cricket Ground, headed by the Band of the Regiment. Forming into double line at 10.45 they stretched across the Cricket Ground, facing the pavilion, with the Band in the rear. There was a large attendance of the public to witness the ceremony, and the occasion was graced by the presence of a number of ladies.\n\nAt a quarter to eleven H.E. the Governor and H.E. Major-General Digby Barker and their staffs arrived and were received with the usual salute, after which they marched across the field and passed slowly in review the entire front line and returned between the front and rear ranks. At 11.10 the members of the Legislative Council arrived and joined the Governor's party in front of the pavilion. Commodore Boyes was also present. His Honour Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Chief Justice, the Chairman of the Committee appointed to decide on the form the public recognition of the plague workers' services should take, represented that body.\n\nThe troops having been formed into three sides of a square, the Acting Chief Justice explained the purpose of the gathering and H.E. the Governor addressed the men.\n\nThe ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE (Mr. ACKROYD) said—Your Excellency, our presence here to-day is one of the results of the public meeting held in the City Hall, under your Excellency's presidency, in September last. At that meeting it was resolved that the services rendered to the colony during the plague epidemic which raged here a few months ago were worthy of public recognition, and a large and influential Committee was appointed to carry out the wishes of the meeting.\n\nThat Committee having carefully considered the great assistance which the colony had received in its time of distress from the military were desirous that each of the officers and men who had been engaged in plague work should receive some mark of the Colony's recognition and appreciation of their services and that a record of the same should remain in the Regiment and at the Hongkong Mess of the R.E.\n\nThey therefore decided to award certain medals and pieces of plate, which I need not detail as your Excellency has a full list of them. The Committee very much regret that it has been impossible to get these medals struck here or to procure at once suitable pieces of plate, but all the necessary orders have been given and we hope to be in possession of these in two or three months.\n\nThe Committee also suggested that your Excellency should be asked to publicly thank the officers and men of the Shropshire Regiment and other corps for their services. As I have already said, we regret very much that we are unable to present the medals and pieces of plate to-day; their absence naturally deprives this ceremony of something of its interest and importance.\n\nIt therefore only remains to me as Chairman of the Committee to thank Your Excellency for your kindness in accepting our suggestion, and attending here to-day, and to ask your Excellency on behalf of the community of Hongkong to convey to the officers and non-commissioned officers, and men of the garrison who volunteered and took part in the plague work the hearty thanks of the community for their devoted and valuable services, to express our sincere and best wishes for their prosperity, and assure them that we shall follow with the liveliest and most grateful interest their future career and welfare.\n\nHis Excellency said—Gentlemen, non-commissioned officers and men, I have been asked to thank you publicly on behalf of the community for the valuable services which you rendered to the Colony during the plague. I do so with great deal of pleasure. Your conduct during that trying period was courageous, charitable and even noble. It properly elicited from the Government and from the community of Hongkong feelings of admiration and gratitude.\n\nYou may depend upon it that the residents of Hongkong will never forget the gallant Shropshire Boys and their comrades in arms who came to their aid so nobly at that critical time. (Applause). It is their wish that you should not forget them, and therefore they desire to make some suitable acknowledgment of your services.\n\nI will now read to you a list of the presentations that will be made: In memory of your gallant Captain Vasey, who laid down his life for others, it is intended to erect a tablet or window in St. John's Cathedral and a gold medal will also be sent to his sorrowing mother. (Applause).\n\nTo your gallant Colonel, Colonel Robinson, a piece of plate will be presented. (Applause). Another piece of plate will be presented to the Officers' mess. Gold medals will be presented to the following officers—Major W. Maclaughlin, Captains G. U. L. Buchanan, H. B. Walman, and E. Howell, Lieuts. R. A. Jordan, J. A. Strick, and E. B. Luard, and Second Lieut. W. J. Robinson. All these officers were at work from the beginning of the epidemic.\n\nGold medals will also be given to Major A. F. A. Lyle, Capt. J. G. Forbes, Lieut. J. C. Wilson, and Second-Lieut. R. T. Carreg, of the Shropshire Light Infantry. To your Sergeants' mess it is intended to present a silver shield. To the Companies will be presented a cup for competition at football, and to each of you men will be given a silver medal.\n\nThe community has also subscribed for a piece of plate for the R.E. Mess, and a separate piece will be given to that gallant Royal Engineer, Lieut. Boys. (Applause). The piece of plate to the mess will bear the names of Capt. W. R. Stewart, Lieut. P. B. Molesworth, Lieut. R. H. H. Boys, and Lieut. Kelsall.\n\nI regret that these pieces of plate and medals are not completed, but I shall have much pleasure in forwarding them to you in a few weeks' time. As I have already said, they are presented to you by a grateful community. In the name of the people of Hongkong I thank you again for your courageous services.\n\nWe are sorry to part with those who are shortly going to leave us, and we wish you health, happiness, and good fortune in India or in any other station to which you may be sent. (Loud applause).\n\nColonel ROBINSON—Your Excellency, on behalf of all the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, present and sick, I thank you for the very kind words you have used. When we were asked to help the Colony and the men were informed that their services might be required, there was not a single man in this Garrison who would not have stepped forward to give his assistance.\n\nWhen I called for volunteers from my own regiment, there were so many that I had not to touch a single man in garrison or regimental employ; and when cases of plague occurred among the workers this did not deter the men, who came forward as readily as ever.\n\nI thank Your Excellency for your kind words and for your kindness in coming here and the community for granting these medals, which, I am sure, will be highly valued by every man in my regiment.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 365602, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-280 - Public Offices & Others - 1897", "page_number": 449, "title": "CO129-280 - Public Offices & Others - 1897", "content_text": "Secular\n\nColonel of the Coldstream J. Stirling ceased to be employed on 26.6.77.\n\nTapaver Saute Stool\n\n\"I Coldstream Guard.\n\nBATTN\n\nCOLOSTREAM GUARDS\n\n14 JUL. 1897\n\nPIRBRIGHT CAMP\n\nDRAFT.\n\nStrong\n\n15-3389/17\n\nColonel J.P. Stirling\n\nMINUTE.\n\n21st. Macnaghten 17/7 31. Johnson 17/8\n\nMr. Wilson.\n\nMr. Lucas.\n\nMr. Graham.\n\nSir J. Bramston.\n\nMr. Wingfield.\n\nEarl of Selborne.\n\nMr. Chamberlain.\n\nSir,\n\n20 July 27\n\nWith reference to the letter from this Department of the 3rd instant, I am directed by Mr Secretary Chamberlain to inform you that it is understood that you rejoined your Regiment on the 26th ult., the Crown...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-280 - Public Offices & Others - 1897.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 372564, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8]", "page_number": 559, "title": "CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8]", "content_text": "Enclosure No. 1.\n\n556\n\nThe Officers of the Corps also continue to render good service; they set an admirable example to the Non-Commissioned Officers and Men under their command, and do as much as possible to promote the efficiency of the Corps.\n\n14. Corps Quartermaster Sergeant G. WATLING has discharged his duties in a most satisfactory manner, and has rendered very efficient service in connection with the various gun practices, competitions, etc., during the year, and particularly at the Camp of Instruction.\n\n15. The Instructors for the Field Battery, \"A\" Machine Gun Co., Band, Signalling, and Ambulance Classes, have proved themselves very efficient and painstaking, and have discharged their duties to my entire satisfaction.\n\n16. The Non-Commissioned Officers and Men of the Corps have, with few exceptions, attended regularly and shown a praiseworthy desire to make themselves smart and efficient; their conduct and good feeling in Camp and on all occasions has been exceedingly good.\n\nREGULATIONS.\n\n17. The proposed new Regulations for the Corps were, after many various alterations and after much care and thought on the part of Major Sir J. W. CARRINGTON, Knt., C.M.G., submitted through you for His Excellency the General Officer Commanding, and His Excellency the Governor-in-Council's approval on the 4th instant.\n\nThe recommendations of the Committee held last year on the interior economy, etc., of the Corps, and sanctioned by C.S.O. No. 2581, dated 17th January, 1899, have been embodied in them.\n\nMISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.\n\n18. The Annual Inspection of the Corps by His Excellency the Major-General Commanding was held on the 29th ultimo.\n\nThe parade state on that occasion is shown in Enclosure No. 6.\n\nHONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.\n\nFIELD BATTERY.\n\nNominal Roll of Efficients for the Year ending 16th April, 1899.\n\n \n Rank and Name\n Corps Number\n Rank and Name\n Corps Number\n \n \n Captain Chapman, A.\n \n Gunner Dean, J. T.\n 238\n \n \n Slade, M. W.\n \n Donaldson, T.\n 50\n \n \n Colonel Mainwaring, K. B.\n 243\n Ellis, O. J.\n 267\n \n \n Captain Bland, W. St. C.\n \n Ellis, D. E.\n 282\n \n \n Royal Artillery, Adjutant\n \n Surgeon-Captain Lowson, J. A.\n 231\n \n \n Lieutenant Stedman, F. O.\n 269\n \n \n \n \n Medical Officers\n \n Lieutenant Macdonald, D.\n 186\n \n \n Quarter-Master Sergeant Watling, G. W.\n 272\n \n \n \n \n Corps Quarter-Master Sergeant (Staff)\n \n Acting Battery Sergeant-Major Duncan, G. L.\n 304\n \n \n \n 275\n Farr, A. J. M.\n \n \n \n \n 71\n Higgins, F.\n \n \n \n \n 149\n Humphreys, A.\n \n \n \n \n 150\n Halden, G. M. P.\n \n \n \n \n 302\n Herbst, E.\n \n \n \n \n 13\n Hatherly, E. W. F.\n \n \n \n \n 11\n Howarth, H. C.\n \n \n \n \n \n Hauen, C. E. A.\n \n \n \n \n 153\n Hance, J. H. R.\n \n \n \n Battery Quarter-Master Sergeant Coyle, J.\n \n Henderson, R.\n \n \n \n Sergeant-Drummer Brown, A.\n 251\n Hubbard, A.\n \n \n \n \n \n Kennett, H. S.\n 9\n \n \n Sergeant Hayward, G. C.\n 3\n \n 153\n \n \n \n 159\n Kennedy, D. F.\n 252\n \n \n \n 118\n Lammert, L. E.\n 18\n \n \n McPhail, H.\n 223\n \n \n \n \n \n 3\n Lee, J. R.\n 24\n \n \n Armstrong, J. H. W.\n 259\n Kennett, H. W.\n 278\n \n \n \n \n \n 34\n \n \n Parvell, W. H.\n 283\n \n 107\n \n \n Acting Sergeant Rutter, R. V.\n 293\n \n 127\n \n \n Corporal Meek, T.\n 313\n \n 49\n \n \n \n \n Humphreys, W. M.\n 240\n \n \n \n 4\n Ramsey, W. F.\n 210\n \n \n \n \n \n 40\n \n \n Stopani, W. A.\n 141\n \n \n \n \n \n \n White, G.\n 124\n \n \n \n 105\n \n 101\n \n \n Acting Corporal Gow, D.\n \n Millar, J.\n 249\n \n \n \n BIS\n \n \n \n \n Baker, J.\n \n \n 306\n \n \n \n 25\n Olson, J.\n 204\n \n \n Bombardier Nobbe, A. P.\n 301\n \n \n \n \n \n 191\n Smart, C. McD.\n 102\n \n \n \n 100\n Deas, W. M.\n \n \n \n Acting Bombardier Wilson, G. T.\n 106\n \n 241\n \n \n \n \n Hari, W.\n 163\n \n \n \n 200\n \n 263\n \n \n Trumpeter Plouston, C.\n 203\n Moore, S. R.\n 192\n \n \n \n 2+\n \n 305\n \n \n Gunner Abraham, E.\n 256\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seth, H. A.\n 25\n \n \n \n 197\n Bentley, R. J. H.\n 317\n \n \n \n 71\n Lammert, H. A.\n \n \n \n Lysaught, J.\n \n \n \n \n \n Lapsley, R.\n \n Beuning, T.\n 151\n \n \n Logan, J. C.\n \n \n 15\n \n \n MacDonald, W. J.\n \n Sayer, E. A. R.\n 190\n \n \n Mody, J. H.\n \n Brett, L. E.\n 71\n \n \n Melver, M.\n \n \n 247\n \n \n Mackie, A. J.\n \n \n 116\n \n \n Moller, J. A.\n \n Begley, A. J.\n \n \n \n McLeish, P.\n \n \n > \n \n \n Pidgeon, J. H.\n \n Toller, W.\n 311\n \n \n Patton, G.\n \n \n 315\n \n \n Reid, A.\n \n Baker, F. H.\n \n \n \n Stewart, W.\n \n \n **\n \n \n Sutton, A. I.\n \n Tuohy, G.\n 276\n \n \n Sanderson, J. S.\n \n \n 267\n \n \n \n 277\n \n 1\n \n \n Soth, S. A.\n \n Burgess, J. R.\n \n \n \n Spittles, B. J.\n \n Taylor, W. C.\n 201\n \n \n \n \n Thomson, W. M.\n 27\n \n \n \n \n Bevan, H. S.\n 166\n \n \n \n \n \n 41\n \n \n \n \n \n 15\n \n \n Toppiu, W. J.\n \n Baker, W. A.\n 187\n \n \n \n 268\n \n 229\n \n \n \n \n Cumpston, W. H.\n 17\n \n \n \n \n Uphill, A.\n 155\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Warren, C. E.\n 286\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Craig, R. H.\n 206\n \n \n \n \n Wilkinson, S.\n 279\n \n \n Chamant, A. E.\n 280\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wynne, H. S.\n 300\n \n \n Chummut, F. G.\n 287\n \n \n \n \n \n \"1\n Wheeler, H. S.\n 213\n \n \n \n \n \n 73\n \n \n Cotton, J. T.\n 143\n \n \n \n \n \n >\n Crispin, C. R.\n 10\n \n \n \n \n \n 33;\n \n\n(3 Officers.)\n\n(90 Non-Commissioned Officers and Men.)\n\n19. Surgeon-Captain F. O. STEDMAN, M.D. (Lond.), again conducted a course of lectures on Ambulance Work, accompanied with Stretcher Drills. 9 members presented themselves for examination, which was conducted by Major WATSON, R.A. Medical Corps: of the examinates 8 were successful.\n\n20. I have to request that the Chief Ordnance Officer, China, may be asked to keep up the usual quantities of 7-pounder R.M.L. Gun Ammunition for use of the Corps, to be indented for as required on repayment. Very little more Martini-Henry Carbine Ammunition, ball or blank, will, it is thought, be required by the Corps as the re-arming with the new Carbine of 303 calibre has been sanctioned, and it is hoped they will be received during the ensuing summer.\n\n21. The Local Government having sanctioned the proposals of the Committee held on the 29th September, 1898, it is felt that the result of their proposals cannot fail to add to the general efficiency of the Corps.\n\n22. During the past season attention has been drawn to the necessity for the re-arming of the Field Battery with a more modern gun than the 7-pounder R.M.L. in their possession. The question has been gone into fully (Vide this Office No. 8 dated 15th March, 1899), and it is hoped that the newest pattern gun may be supplied to the Corps.\n\n23. Attention has also been drawn (Vide this Office No. 5, dated 14th February, 1899) to the unserviceable state of the 120 Machine Gun belts on Corps charge, and the question of replacing the 45 with 303\" barrels to the 12 machine guns on Corps charge has also been gone into (Vide this Office No. 4, dated 17th April, 1899).\n\n24. The report of the Committee of Officers of the Corps on the question of uniform of the several ranks of the Corps was embodied in the new draft Regulations submitted recently for approval.\n\n25. Requisitions for the Capitation Grant for Efficients and Proficients have been sent direct to the Honourable the Colonial Treasurer.\n\n26. It will be seen from this report that the progress of the Corps remains good and the interest shown by the Government and the Legislature during the past season cannot but have a good effect on the Corps in general.\n\nMajor Sir J. W. CARRINGTON, Knt., C.M.G., and Commandant, proceeded on leave on the 5th instant, from which date I assumed command.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nR. B. MAINWARING, Colonel, Acting Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.\n\nR. B. MAINWARING, Colonel, Acting Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 434267, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 268, "title": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n2\n\nEnclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\nLieutenant-Colonel Strickland to Government of Burmah.\n\nNovember 21, 1910.\n\nI have the honour to report in reply to your telegram dated the 1st November, 1910, that the boundary pillar reported to have been damaged by the Chinese authorities was visited and examined by Mr. Wilson's clerk, in the absence of Mr. Wilson on casual leave. The boundary pillar is No. 38, and it is now reported that the number has been destroyed and the top of the pillar damaged. This boundary pillar is on the delimited north-eastern frontier, being the next one to the south of Manang Bum, which is No. 39. It is difficult to assign a reason for interference with this boundary pillar; it can only be attributed to its being on the high road, and so likely to annoy Chinese authorities, while others are off the main track.\n\n## AFFAIRS OF CHINA\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n[83]\n\n3447\n\n£69\n\nof 3 FEB II\n\n[January 2, 1911.]\n\n### SECTION 1.\n\nNo. 1.\n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received January 2, 1911.)\n\n**(No. 454. Confidential.)**\n\nSir,\n\nPeking, December 16, 1910.\n\nI have the honour to forward herewith a copy of minutes handed to me by Mr. Hillier, agent of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, of a meeting held on the 13th instant by the Peking representatives of the British, French, German, and American groups who signed the recent agreement in London.\n\nIt will be noted that the first subject of discussion was the Kausu Railway loan, a scheme which was outlined in Mr. Max Müller's despatch No. 393 of the 1st November, and that the four groups propose to participate in any definite agreement which may be ultimately reached.\n\nLord ffrench, who is leaving for London on the 19th instant in connection with the projected Chinchou-Aigun Railway, informs me that his conversations with the Russian Minister have led him to the conclusion that some arrangement is possible at St. Petersburgh. On the other hand, Mr. Straight does not consider that the Russian proposals for a Chinchou-Hailar and Harbin-Aigun Railway as an alternative to the Chinchou-Aigun line are to be taken seriously, and it will be interesting to see on what lines it is proposed to reconcile the conflicting interests.\n\nThe third question discussed was that of the 50,000,000 dollars gold loan which the American group has been negotiating for some two months past with the Chinese Government for the purpose of currency reform. It will be seen that the objections raised by the Chinese to foreign control of the expenditure and to the joint signature of the agreement by the four groups have necessitated a modification of the proposals. Mr. Straight has now proposed to the Chinese Government that a provisional agreement for 50,000,000 dollars gold should be signed forthwith between the American group and the Chinese Government, provided that a satisfactory scheme of currency reform be drawn up within the next twelve months and that an American financial adviser be immediately appointed. For the immediate requirements of Manchuria, the American group will advance 5,000,000 dollars gold against 6 per cent. Treasury bills to be repaid by the Chinese Government out of the proceeds of the loan or otherwise. When the terms of the currency scheme have been satisfactorily arranged by the American group, the other groups will be invited to join in signing a supplementary agreement, which will be in the nature of a final agreement embodying the necessary conditions of control and participation.\n\nI understand from Mr. Straight that the negotiations have been conducted principally with Dr. Chen, a Chinese educated in America, who is a financial expert of high standing and is vice-president of the Taching Bank. He represents Duke Tsai Tse and the Ministry of Finance. It seems that when Prince Tsai Hsun was recently in America, President Taft suggested to his Highness the expediency of securing the services of an American financial adviser. This suggestion was telegraphed to the Regent, who authorised his brother to convey his approval of it to the President. The American group therefore felt justified in making the appointment of an adviser a condition of the loan, and the Chinese appeared at first ready to fall in with this view. Indeed, the American Minister informed me this morning that when the Wai-wu Pu first approached him on the subject of this loan, the Grand Secretary Na Tung had given him an assurance that an American adviser would be appointed to control the expenditure of the money. After the preliminary agreement was concluded, the details had passed into the hands of the financiers. It soon became apparent that objections would be made to the appointment of a financial adviser. The signature of the inter-group and the inter-bank agreements in London had raised suspicions in the minds of the Chinese, which had been further aroused by a representation made by the French Minister to the Wai-wu Pu with regard to the appointment of a French financial adviser. Mr. Calhoun saw Duke Tsai Tse, the Minister of...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482459, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919", "page_number": 507, "title": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919", "content_text": "Imperial Wireless Telegraphy Committee.\n\nREPORT.\n\n493\n\nTHE IMPERIAL WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY COMMITTEE.\n\nThe Right Hon. Sir HENRY NORMAN, Bart., M.P. (Chairman).\n\nF. J. BROWN, Esq., C.B.E., M.A., B.Sc.,\n\nAssistant Secretary, General Post Office.\n\nW. H. ECCLES, Esq., D.Sc., M.I.E.E.,\n\nProfessor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, City and\n\nGuilds of London Technical College.\n\nRear-Admiral F. L. FIELD, C.B., C.M.G., R.N.,\n\nThird Sea Lord.\n\nProfessor Sir JOSEPH ERNEST PETAVEL, K.B.E., D.Sc., F.R.S.,\n\nDirector of the National Physical Laboratory.\n\nSir JOHN SNELL, M. Inst.C.E.,\n\nChief Electricity Commissioner.\n\nJAMES SWINBURNE, Esq., M.Inst.C.E., F.R.S.\n\nL. B TURNER, Esq., M.A., M.I.E.E.,\n\nFellow and Lecturer of King's College, Cambridge.\n\nSecretary: Brigadier-General S. H. WILSON, C.B., C.M.G. Assistant Secretaries: Lieutenant-Colonel C. G. CRAWLEY, M.I.E.E.\n\nMr. F. W. PHILLIPS.\n\nThe Right Hon. Viscount Milner, G.C.B., G.C.M.G.,\n\nSecretary of State for the Colonies.\n\n1. ON the 24th November, 1919, we were appointed by yourself, with the approval of the Cabinet, as the Imperial Wireless Telegraphy Committee, to prepare a complete scheme of Imperial wireless communications in the light of modern wireless science and Imperial needs, and in doing so—\n\n(1.) To consider what high-power wireless stations it is desirable on commercial or\n\nstrategic grounds that the Empire should ultimately possess.\n\n(2.) To prepare estimates of the capital and annual costs of each station—the life of the plant and buildings, as taken for the calculation of depreciation, to include an adequate allowance for obsolescence.\n\n(3.) To examine the probable amount of traffic and revenue which\n\nmay be expected from each station.\n\n(4.) To place the stations recommended in their order of urgency.\n\nThe conclusions we have reached and the recommendations we make will be found summarised at the end of this report.\n\n2. In the course of our inquiry we have held 23 sittings; we have examined numerous witnesses, including representatives of the Admiralty, with especially important evidence from His Majesty's Signal School, Portsmouth; the War Office, with valuable information from the Signals Experimental Establishment, Woolwich; the India Office; the Colonial Office; and of two commercial wireless firms, each of which would be prepared to tender for the construction of wireless stations; we have been informed of the views of the Royal Air Force, and we have received helpful communications from eminent technicians and commercial wireless organisations in France and the United States. The Post Office is represented on our Committee by an Assistant Secretary, and a Staff Engineer has been present, when required, at our discussions. The Marconi Company declined our invitation to give evidence.\n\n3. It was unnecessary for us to visit wireless stations, as every important type of long-range station in Europe is already well known to one or more of us.\n\n4. The Post Office wireless staff has, at our request, kept twenty-four-hour intercepting watches upon the working of the chief European long-range wireless stations. We have thus learned the average amount of traffic, chiefly Transatlantic, handled by these stations, the delays and interruptions occurring, the speed of working, the number of repetitions required to ensure correct reception of messages, &c. This intercepting work was done with great efficiency, and the information thus acquired has been very instructive.*\n\nIt may be of interest to give a few extracts from the logs of the intercepting officers. Of course \"atmospherics\" (atmospheric electrical discharges) are among the causes of bad service.\n\nService 4 (not Transatlantic).—\"A considerable part of the time is taken up with repetitions.\" “As a rule about half the messages have to be repeated.\"\n\nService B (Transatlantic).—On different occasions\n\n6,883 of 7,557 words 915 repeats.\n\n5,444\n\n568 1,746\n\n7,230\n\n5,132\n\n4,656\n\n2,394\n\nService C (Transatlantic).—\" corrections,\"\n\nFrom 8 p.m. till midnight was mostly used in giving repetitions and\n\nRepetitions averaged about four words every minute, and requests for V's (the letter V continuously repeated to enable the receiver to adjust his apparatus) were numerous.\"\n\nWt. 0.481 2000 20 O.P. (358)\n\n(Note command on page 4.\n\nB 2", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482473, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919", "page_number": 521, "title": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919", "content_text": "507\n\n28\n\n5. That similar communication be established by valve stations between England and Canada, subject to decision in conference between the Imperial and Canadian Governments.\n\n6. That the stations be planned by a Wireless Commission of about four members, as herein described, whose functions would probably cease with the completion of the stations, and that the construction of the stations be entrusted to the Engineering Department of the General Post Office and the corresponding Dominion and Indian authorities, according to the plans furnished by the Wireless Commission.\n\nWe find :-\n\n1. That an Imperial wireless scheme established in this manner would afford reliable, expeditious and economical communication for commercial, social and press purposes throughout the Empire, and that it would meet essential Imperial strategic requirements.\n\n2. That estimates of revenue and expenditure indicate an initial annual loss, after paying interest at 61/2 per cent, on capital, and allowing for complete amortization of buildings and plant within a proper period, of about £100,000, divided as shown between the Imperial Government and the other Governments concerned, but that (a) this loss, which was to be expected, may reasonably be regarded as likely to decrease annually, until after ten years the service will show a profit; (b) the system recommended is probably the most economical that will produce the results required, and at the same time be in accord with present wireless science and future wireless developments; and (c) the small temporary loss is negligible in comparison with the Imperial benefits to be conferred.\n\n1919\n\n20 July\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nGov 4/939.\n\nHONG KONG\n\n43160\n\n43160/4 # 19\n\nBooks & papers of liquidated enemy firms\n\nSecuris aceler.\n\nrocks if they could be our home.\n\nchr Beshett\n\n? Send copy of this to DAG.\n\nde ask that\n\nOur colleague, Rear-Admiral Field, having been prevented by his new duties as Third Sea Lord from attending some of our meetings, deputed Captain J. K. im Thurn, C.B.E., R.N., Director of Naval Signals, who also signs this Report, to represent him on those occasions.\n\nIt has been of great advantage to us to have Brigadier-General Wilson as our Secretary, and we desire to express our high appreciation of his very valuable help.\n\nWe have also to thank Lieut.-Colonel Crawley and Mr. F. W. Phillips, our Assistant Secretaries, for their efficient services.\n\nJOHN K. IM THURN.\n\n(Signed)\n\nHENRY NORMAN, Chairman.\n\nF. J. BROWN,\n\nW. H. ECCLES.\n\nF. L. FIELD.\n\nJ. E. PETAVEL. JOHN SNELL.\n\nJ. SWINBURNE. L. B. TURNER.\n\n6.Aug/19.\n\nsuch books and documents, of the nature referred to in possession of late firm, may be forwarded here.\n\nS. H. WILSON, Secretary.\n\nF. W. PHILLIPS,\n\nC. G. CRAWLEY,\n\nAssistant Secretaries.\n\n2, Whitehall Gardens, S.W. 1,\n\nMay 28, 1920,\n\nto reply, saying that S.JS. will be pleased to place at their disposal on receipt of same.\n\n9.7.4.\n\n25/7/19.\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n60867.\n\n(2014-b.) Wt. 90976-21. 500m. 11/18. DES. G. 122/41.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 484053, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7]", "page_number": 406, "title": "CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7]", "content_text": "the recommendations of the O.C.\n\nwhich \n\nin their Memo No 490 M were to the effect that: \n\n(a) Rifles & machine guns recently acquired for the local Defence Corps were to be transferred to the local Auxiliary Police Force. There will be an initial issue at 500 rounds per rifle and 5000 rounds machine gun. The rifles should be supplied to local Governments free of charge \n\n(b) This should be done on the understanding that the local Governments will pay for all packing and carriage charges and for the future maintenance of arms and ammunition.\n\nThe rifles (Lewis guns were not referred to by O.C.) required for the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps should therefore be provided under this arrangement together with 500 rounds of ammunition per rifle. The General Staff are now going into the question of giving effect generally to the Commander's decision, and for the moment the matter is held up pending a decision as to who is to pay for the repair of the arms.\n\nRegister No. \n\nMinute Sheet No. 401\n\n27.9.20 \n\n88.6 \n\nThen further action on this must wait.\n\nBring up in a month.\n\nBeskytt My Di\n\nSenbear\n\nAt once\n\nA.S.C.\n\n4.10\n\nWalter Haus and fl\n\nAl. cee last Lara of. Jest Wilson wincenti.\n\nHow does that \n\n1574/0\n\nAn Beckett\n\nSee euroston of 12 Nov which is about to be sent. (You will see that Governments are to pay for any necessary repairs).\n\n1 Nov.\n\nrforming Colonel briefly of the conditions & asking for estimates of requirements.\n\nJad po 11/20\n\nSIEN, LIDL PRINTERS, ALDERSHOT.\n\n1,400 14, 108,000, 8/11. W 1640]\n\n[P.T.O.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 490476, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-472 - Others - 1921", "page_number": 168, "title": "CO129-472 - Others - 1921", "content_text": "# HONG KONG 13555\n## IREC 13555 REL 21 M 21 165 1921\n\nMerch Last previous Paper. po 20 14921\n\nTwo copy from 406, Hong Kong, Mr Burett Putting. Me Clawson Burn **the was often received this from Colonel sent it to to me.**\n\nLi request sent CL A Jonny ap a copy of para: of our Ain Plean su ter 14th que `(60509)` CA Wilson's minty on 37499 (2ct page).\n\nThe hams come represented that Goc agret o th onc consequently LUB prepared to affirms the Next subsequent Paper, Goo 21326 site though pointing out the risk.\n\nW ham not brandt got from Admit regarding the hejorations with the A-5- Petriteam in, but prem are still proceeding.\n\nthing General Wilson shtree for trous, before action is Tanter `(x2) (65404)` Ws. bx136/24 Gp. 163 250 8 20 W&S Ltd. `(01177: 22646,32)` 500GJ 10-20 *", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-472 - Others - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 490796, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-472 - Others - 1921", "page_number": 489, "title": "CO129-472 - Others - 1921", "content_text": "## VENEREAL DISEASE\n\n### Proposed Commission of Inquiry for Malaya\n\nMalaya branch of the British Medical Association had a conference on the instant, in the Municipal Council chamber with the Commissioners of the National Council for Combating Venereal Disease.\n\nMalcolm Watson, president of the Malayan branch of the Association, presided over the gathering numbering 37, in his opening address welcomed the presence of the Commissioners and impressed on them the importance of venereal disease on the community at large.\n\nDr. Hallam put before the meeting the objects of the Commission, viz.:-Conference with the local authorities in the Eastern ports with regard to the best measures which might be undertaken to reduce the incidence of venereal disease. He reminded the members of the fact that the question of the provision of free diagnosis and treatment for the seafaring population of all nations was to be discussed at the conference of the health section of the League of Nations to be held at Geneva in February, 1921. Dr. Hallam then outlined the recommendations which have been approved by the National Council for Combating Venereal Disease, namely: the provision of free diagnosis, the provision of free treatment, early treatment centres, and a campaign of education of the general public. He pointed out that on matters of prophylaxis and prostitution, personal opinion and the opinion of the Society were in favour of early treatment rather than personal prophylaxis, and suppression rather than segregation. In support of these views, he quoted a letter by Colonel Harrison on the results of the experiences with prophylactic packets in Rhine Army and he also drew attention to Flexner's views on the subject. He pointed out that in all countries where a public health policy was adopted, very active measures were being taken to provide modern treatment for venereal diseases and also the segregation of prostitutes. He cited the fact that even in Japan, the public health department were in favour of suppressing brothels, and cited as an instance the improvement in one of the counties of Japan in which the law had been already enforced.\n\nDr. Hallam realised that the conditions in these Far Eastern ports differed considerably from those found in Europe, nevertheless he wished to impress on the members of the medical profession here that the views of many experts were opposed to recognised methods, and that these views were supported by many recorded facts which were worthy of the most profound consideration before coming to a final opinion. In conclusion, he asked for the approval of the members of the Association in giving approval to the proposals mentioned above.\n\n### Position in Malaya\n\nDr. Galloway in his reply gave full approval to the establishment of free diagnosis and free treatment, and although approving of a campaign of education of the general public in principle, he was of opinion that little could be done on that score in Singapore. He then proceeded to point out the great divergence which existed between the actuality as existing here and the commonly accepted ideals, which were held on this subject in civilised countries. He laid stress on the fact that the social and economical conditions in the Straits and F.M.S. were probably unique and that it was futile to attempt to apply methods based on evidence or experience gained in other countries to the conditions which obtained here. He urged that the only way by which any useful measure could be evolved to deal with the evil was by a careful study of the local conditions and, to that end, he moved the resolution:-\"That this Association do memorialise the Government of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States to cause full inquiry to be made as to (a) the prevalence of venereal disease, (b) the cause of that prevalence, (c) means of treatment, (d) means of prevention, and (e) the subject of prostitution generally.\"\n\nDr. Rattray, in seconding Dr. Galloway's proposal, stated that for the past year he had been making efforts to establish a kindred society in Malaya, viz., the S.P.V.D. These efforts had been crowned with success and his society is established here on a sound foundation. Dr. Rattray considered that his society went a necessary step further than the N.C.C.V.D., namely, in giving greater prominence to the value of disinfectants as a preventative of venereal disease.\n\nDr. Hoops joined the discussion and thought that the seafaring population should receive greater attention. He gave his experiences of the value of anti-venereal clinics which he had established in Kedah.\n\nDr. Hacker gave an account of his experiences with the Garrison in Singapore. He was in favour of early treatment.\n\nIn the subsequent discussion, Dr. Candrick, Dr. Glass, Dr. Dawson, and Dr. van Dort joined.\n\nDr. Hallam replied briefly and the proceedings were terminated by the unanimous adoption of Dr. Galloway's resolution.\n\nThe council and members of the Malaya branch of the British Medical Association entertained the Commissioners to dinner at the Europe Hotel at night. There were present:-Dr. Malcolm Watson (President, Malaya branch B.M.A.), Mrs. Rolfe, Miss Grant, Dr. Hallam (Commissioners of N.C.C.V.D.), Mr. Haynes (Secretary to the High Commissioner, Malay States), Mrs. Haynes, Dr. Hoops, Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish, Dr. and Mrs. Brooke, Dr. Lim Boon Keng, Dr. Hunter, Dr. Fry, Dr. and Mrs. Taylor, Dr. Dexter Allen, Dr. and Mrs. Black, Dr. and Mrs. Rattray, Dr. Stookes, Dr. Scharff (hon. sec. Malayan Branch, British Medical Association), Dr. Gray, Dr. Wilson, Dr. Leicester, Dr. Van Dort, Dr. Orahay, Dr. Conrad, Dr. Weerekoon, Dr. Murison, Dr. Gibbs, Dr. Hoahing, Dr. Glass, Dr. Webster, Dr. Fitzgerald, Dr. H. L. H. Lim, Dr. Lim Han Hoe, Dr. McGregor, Captain Hacker, Dr. Noel Clark, Mr. Quentzer, Dr. P. L. Loh, Dr. Jap, Dr. Sayers, Dr. Dawson, and Dr. Macalister.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-472 - Others - 1921.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": 500129, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 533, "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "content_text": "# \n## Government House, Hong Kong. 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. R. 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, etc.,\n\n**(Sgd) R. F. STUBBS.** \nGovernor &c.\n\nThe \n**LIGHT 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": 500138, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 542, "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "content_text": "## Government House, Hong Kong. 4th July 1925.\n\n### Letter\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. R. 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, etc.,\n\n**(Sgd) R. E. STUBBS.** \nGovernor &c.\n\n### Address\n\nThe Right Honourable \nLIEUTENANT COLONEL L. C. 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": 504024, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10]", "page_number": 520, "title": "CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10]", "content_text": "him that he will be kept au fait with the gist of any future conclusions arrived at by the C.I.B., which we think he ought to know.\n\nThis case./\n\nI am not at all sure that he wasn't told in\n\nHe has, I know, been kept fully informed of what has been decided from time to time by the Cabinet: but the trouble appears to me to be that he thinks in his capacity as Governor of Hong Kong he is also responsible for the control of all the naval, military and air forces in South China as well as shaping our policy there!\n\n(Signed) S. H. WILSON,\n\nNO SECRET\n\n3.22103\n\n30 NOV 1926\n\n433\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE.\n\nGov. 14935\n\n14986\n\n17434 Sex 19034\n\nThe Gov 19032\n\n17837\n\nC.I.D\n\n19033\n\n1910 R\n\nSir,\n\nHONGKONG.\n\n25th October, 1926.\n\nWith reference to my secret telegrams of the 20th September and the 8th and 9th October, 1926, Rear-Admiral A.J.B. Stirling has furnished me with a copy of a secret report, dated 19th October, which he has addressed to the Naval Commander-in-Chief, China Station, and I forward herewith an extract of that portion of it which discusses the coercive measures recommended for adoption in the event of anti-British manifestations in Kuang-tung province necessitating armed intervention.\n\n2. Foreign Office telegram No. 269 to His Majesty's Minister at Peking was repeated to me on the 16th September, and in it I saw that the Committee of Imperial Defence had in March last carefully considered plans for dealing with any emergency which might arise at Hong Kong or elsewhere, as a result of the disturbed conditions at Canton, and had arrived at certain conclusions.\n\nI at once inquired both of the General Officer commanding\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.Q.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,\n\n&c., &c., &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 504223, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12]", "page_number": 93, "title": "CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12]", "content_text": "STATE-SECRET\n\nSEC\n\nTARAPHRASE.\n\nFrom!- 5.0.6. Hồng none.\n\nDespatched 1406 16/11/20 Received 0910 16/11/26\n\n90 - 101.\n\nThe War Office.\n\n1852 cipher 16/11.\n\nI am sending at the request of Governor and Admiral, two platoons of Indian infantry to reinforce Naval contingent leaving immediately for Bias Bay to rescue two European women reported to be captured by pirates, with orders that without your cabled authorization they are not to land. Please telegraph authorization.\n\n(Telegram 8)\n\nto M.0.1. (for action).\n\nCopies to:- ARMY COUNCIL. D.M.0 & 1. D.D.M.0 & I. M.0.1.14.10.2.24.28. M.I.1.2.20.3.30. D.S.D. D.M.T. B. of S. for Foreign Affairs. Sir Maurice Hankey. Sir William Tyrrell. F.0.(Mr.Ashton-Gwatkin). First Lord of Admiralty, Lord Beatty, Ad(D.N.I.) Ad(D.0.D.) S. of S.for India. I.0.(Military Department)\n\n0.(Colonel Wilson-Johnston). S.of S.for Colonies. C.O.(Sir J.E.Shuckburgh), C.O.(Mr.Clauson).\n\nS.of S.for Air. Air Ministry (D.A.S.)\n\nAir Ministry (D.A.S.) Air Ministry (D.D.Q.I.)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 508597, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-502-1 Singapore naval base- payment of Hong Kong's contribution 7-1-1927 - 27-9-1927", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-502-1 Singapore naval base- payment of Hong Kong's contribution 7-1-1927 - 27-9-1927", "content_text": "## GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG. 17th June, 1927.\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to your despatch No.83 of 2nd April, 1927, on the subject of the contribution by the Hong Kong Government towards the cost of the Singapore Naval Base, I have the honour to forward copy of a letter from the Auditor on the question of the disposal of the sum of £14,517.0s.6d, being interest accrued on the special fund established for providing the Colony's contribution of £250,000.0s.0d.\n\n2. The contribution was fixed at £250,000, and the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty requested that the whole sum should not be paid over at once but as required and as expenses were incurred. There can be, I regret, no question of increasing that contribution under the conditions now obtaining in Hong Kong.\n\n3. Interest on the money received from the Shipping Control has always been credited to the Hong Kong General Account, and I entirely concur in the directions given in Colonial Office letter No.`30041/27` of 29th March, 1927, that the accrued interest on the capital sum should be transferred to that same account.\n\n4. I do not anticipate any further controversy over the Shipping Control money.\n\nI have the honour to be, Sir,\nYour most obedient humble servant,\n**Governor, &c., &c., &c.**\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.\n\nPage 10\nPage 11\n\n## DRAFT.\n\n**Mr. E. J. Harding.**\n**Sir C. Strachey.**\n**Sir J. Shuckburgh.**\n**Sir G. Grindle.**\n**Sir C. Davis.**\n**Sir S. Wilson.**\n**Mr. Ormsby-Gore.**\n**Lord Lovat.**\n**Mr. Amery.**\n\n24 Sep! x7\n\nI have to acknowledge receipt of your despatch No. 242 of the instant, forwarding a copy of a letter from the Auditor General on the question of the disposal of £14,617-0-6, being interest accrued on the special fund established for providing the Colony's contribution of £250,000 towards the cost of the Singapore Naval Base.\n\n2. Some doubt exists in the Auditor's mind whether, if the sum of £14,617-0-6 is credited to the Hong Kong General Account, the whole of the sum provided by the special fund will not become liable to military contribution. In view of the assurance given by the Treasury that we claim will be Treasury made for military contribution, offered to waive I consider and no apprehension on this score.\n\nPage 8\nPage 9\n\n| Ref | Date | Details |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| No. 299 | 27 SEP | |\n| No. 83 | 2nd April, 1927 | Contribution by Hong Kong Government towards Singapore Naval Base |\n| No. 242 | | Forwarding Auditor General's letter on disposal of £14,617-0-6 |\n| No.`30041/27` | 29th March, 1927 | Colonial Office letter on accrued interest on capital sum | \n| | 24 Sep! x7 | |\n| | 26/9/17 | Beckelt 2p |\n| | | Mr. Emmens |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-502-1 Singapore naval base- payment of Hong Kong's contribution 7-1-1927 - 27-9-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 509124, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-502-6 China- general situation 7-1-1927 - 3-3-1927", "page_number": 50, "title": "CO129-502-6 China- general situation 7-1-1927 - 3-3-1927", "content_text": "## SECRET\n\n2nd March, 1977.\n\n50\n\n54\n\nDear Sir Maurice Hankey,\n\nSir Samuel Wilson proposes to authorise the issue of a telegram to the Governor of Hong Kong as in the draft attached. Before doing so he would like to know whether you see any objection to the transmission of the Summary of Conclusions from C.I.D. Paper 771-B.\n\nOur Secret despatch of the 20th of January, to which reference is made in the draft, followed on the correspondence between Wilson and yourself. Please see your letter of the 21st of December.\n\nYours very truly,\nLIEUTENANT COLONEL \n**Sir** P. ... GCB.\n\n(Sgd) Stephen L. Holmes.\n\nPage 50\nPage 51", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-502-6 China- general situation 7-1-1927 - 3-3-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 510131, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-503-5 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance- 1927 3-12-1926 - 31-12-1927", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-503-5 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance- 1927 3-12-1926 - 31-12-1927", "content_text": "## Mr. Bickle \nMr. Ellis \nMr. E. J. Harding \nSir C. Strachey \nSir J. Shuckburgh \nSir G. Grindle \nSir C. Davis \nSir S. Wilson \nMr. Prmsby-Gore \nLord Lovat \nMr. Amery \n\n25/12 \nE 87/10885 \n3001/1927 Hong Kong \n\nSir, \nDowning Street, \n31 December, 1927 \n\n**DRAFT** \nR 24 DEC \n\nTHE SECRETARY, \nTREASURY \n\nNo. 481 8th Novr. \nCopy Sw. 115- \n- 4 APR 1928 \n\n(14) \n\nWith reference to your letter of the 20th September, No.F.10158, regarding the Bill which is being prepared by the Government of Hong Kong to consolidate and amend the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance, 1866 and 1924, I am, etc., to transmit to you a copy of a despatch which has been received from the O.A.G./in reply to a telegram which was sent upon receipt of your letter asking to be furnished with a report on the reasons for the very wide powers sought to be conferred under No.3 of the proposed Regulations attached to the Bill. \n\n2. The S. of S. would be glad if the Lords Commrs. of the Treasury would furnish him with their observations on the enclosure to Mr. Southorn's despatch.\n\nIt is not impossible that the Bank have in fact been exercising some of the powers for which they are now seeking legislative sanction.\n\nThe S. of S. is of opinion that it would be dangerous to curtail the powers of the Bank drastically at the present moment.\n\nI am, etc. \n(Signed) G. GRINDLE \n\nPage 9 \n\nNo 481 \n- 4 APR 1928 \n52801/28 \n\n**RECEIVED** \n12 DEC 1927 \n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE, \nHONGKONG. 8th November, 1927 \n\nSir, \nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of 23rd September, 1927, with regard to the proposed new Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ordinance, and to inform you that its contents were communicated to the Bank. I now attach copies of a letter from the Bank to the Treasurer dealing with the points raised. \n\nI have the honour to be, \nSir, \nYour most obedient humble servant, \nW. SOUTHORN, \nOfficer Administering the Government. \n\nLIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.I.S. AMERY, \n&C., \n&C., \n&C. \n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-503-5 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance- 1927 3-12-1926 - 31-12-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 510503, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-504-10 Currency system- premium on bank notes as compared with British silver dollars 10-1-1927 - 30-8-1927", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-504-10 Currency system- premium on bank notes as compared with British silver dollars 10-1-1927 - 30-8-1927", "content_text": "## CONFIDENTIAL.\n\n30148\nRECEIVED\n$1 JUL.1927\nCOL. OFFICE\n\n4, MILLBANK,\nWESTMINSTER,\nLONDON, S. W. 1.\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\nHONGKONG. 10th June, 1927.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your confidential despatch of 14th April, 1927, on the subject of the premium on Bank Notes as compared with silver dollars in Hong Kong.\n\n2\\. The Honourable Mr. A.C. Hynes, Acting Manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, has been requested by the Colonial Treasurer to furnish a memorandum on this very complicated and technical matter. A copy of his reply is enclosed.\n\n3\\. I support Mr. Hynes' suggestion that, if further information is required, reference should be made to Sir Newton Stabb or Mr. A.H. Barlow, both of whom have great experience of local conditions. Communication with these gentlemen can be established through the London office of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at 9 Gracechurch Street E.C.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\n**THE RIGHT HONOURABLE \nLIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P., \n&C., \n&c., \n&c.**\n\nGovernor, &c.\n\nPage 10\n\n## \n4, MILLBANK,\nWESTMINSTER,\nLONDON, S. W. 1.\n30th August 1927.\n\nDear Ellis,\n\n**HONG KONG CURRENCY.**\n\nI have not been able to reply earlier to your note of 16th August, as I have been away on a short holiday.\n\nThe reply from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank seems to me very unsatisfactory, and does not convince me of the necessity for any separation in the values of the note and the dollar. I still think that the present system is neither sound nor safe, and that the position, though no doubt difficult, ought to be remediable.\n\nWould it not be worth while to have it investigated by a small independent committee?\n\nI am choked up at the moment with work left over for me, but I hope to look in and see you in a few days.\n\nYours sincerely,\nPhechees\n\nW.D.Ellis, Esq.C.M.G.\n\nPage \nMr. E. J. Harding.\nSir C. Strache.\nSir J. Shucburgh.\nSir G. Ghindle.\nSir C. Davis.\nSir Wilson.\nM Ormsby-Gore.\nEarl of Clarendon.\nMr. Amery.\n\n**DRAFT.**\nP.H.\n15/8/\n... \nEzechiel for Cime famysig\n... \nC. D. R 15 AUG \n30419/% H.Mong \n5 Augur 127 \nNear bywhist Stran transmit a the for. 4 Hillay trammill; by the leaking 4 Way a mine Maragi \n\n... \nJai A. A.. \n7 Pherglar Bark the subject of s on A on notes in What Clay-Pestof. at your luiere \n... \n(BİNANI WALTER 9. ELLIÐ \n\nPage \nPage 4 \nRECEIVED \n31 AUG 1927 \nCOL.OFFICE \n\nPage 9 \nPage 9 \nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-504-10 Currency system- premium on bank notes as compared with British silver dollars 10-1-1927 - 30-8-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 510722, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-504-14 Surveyors- vacancies- training and conditions of service 6-5-1927 - 22-2-1928", "page_number": 41, "title": "CO129-504-14 Surveyors- vacancies- training and conditions of service 6-5-1927 - 22-2-1928", "content_text": "## Mr. Emmans 1912127\nMr. Beckett is \n387. Liesching 2017 fs. \nMr. \nMr. J. Harding. \nSir C. Strachey. \nSir J. Shuckburgh. \nSir G. Grindle. \nSir C. Davis. \nSir S. Wilson. \nMr. Ormsby-Gore. \nLord Lovat. \nMr. Amery. \n\nD \nC. D \nR 20JUL. \n3016! Itong \n41 \n7 \n\nCo. for Ms Liesching's signature \nCol. Count. Ell \nJack, CMG, \n880 \nColonel Commandant \n23 July / 27 \n\nDear Col,\n\nDRAFT.\n\nJack,\n\nWe have been asked by the Ordnance Survey Dept. to clarify the nature of the training given day-to-day other than Hong Kong Probation (other particularly Glen as to whether mister in storms for latitude longitude,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-504-14 Surveyors- vacancies- training and conditions of service 6-5-1927 - 22-2-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 510924, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-504-5 Study leave- amendments to General Orders 3-3-1927 - 27-2-1928", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-504-5 Study leave- amendments to General Orders 3-3-1927 - 27-2-1928", "content_text": "A f2 \n\n15 \n\nCONFIDENTIAL. \n\nC.O. 4th Meeting (1927). \n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE CONFERENCE, 1927. \n\nCopy No. 16 \n\nSTENOGRAPHIC NOTES OF THE FOURTH MEETING HELD AT THE COLONIAL OFFICE ON THE 11TH MAY, 1927, AT 4 P.M. \n\nPresent: \n\nThe Right Hon. L. S. AMERY, M.P., Secretary of State for the Colonies (in the Chair). \n\nThe Right Hon. W. ORMSBY GORE, M.P., Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. \n\nSir GRAEME THOMSON, K.C.B., Governor, Nigeria. \n\nLieut.-Colonel Sir E. W. M. GRIGG, K.C.V.O., C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C., Governor, Kenya. \n\nSir D. C. CAMERON, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., Governor, Tanganyika Territory. \n\nSir H. A. BYATT, K.C.M.G., Governor, Trinidad. \n\nMr. H. C. LUKE, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary, Sierra Leone. \n\nMr. R. S. D. RANKINE, C.M.G., Chief Secretary, Nyasaland. \n\nMr. R. POPHAM LOBE, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary, Cyprus. \n\nMr. E. B. ALEXANDER, C.M.G., Controller of Revenue, Ceylon. \n\nMr. H. MARRIOTT, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements. \n\nLieut.-Colonel W. B. DAVIDSON-HOUSTON, C.M.G., Administrator, St. Lucia, representing Windward Islands. \n\nMr. E. BAYNES, O.B.E., Colonial Secretary, Leeward Islands. \n\nSir HENRY LAMBERT, K.C.M.G., C.B., Senior Crown Agent for the Colonies. \n\nBrig.-General Sir S. H. WILSON, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., C.B., Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. \n\nBrig.-General Sir F. GORDON GUGGISBERG, K.C.M.G., D.S.O., Governor, Gold Coast. \n\nSir H. J. STANLEY, K.C.M.G., Governor, Northern Rhodesia. \n\nBrig.-General Sir JOSEPH BYRNE, K.B.E., C.B., Governor, Seychelles. \n\nMr. W. C. F. ROBERTSON, C.M.G., Governor, Barbados. \n\nMr. E. B. JARVIS, C.M.G., Chief Secretary, Uganda. \n\nMr. E. COSTLEY-WHITE, O.B.E., Chief Secretary, Zanzibar. \n\nMr. E. MILLS, O.B.E., Assistant Chief Secretary, Palestine. \n\nMr. R. O. WINSTEDT, C.M.G., D.Litt., Director of Education, Malay States. \n\nMr. S. B. B. McELDERRY, Cadet Officer, Class II, Hong Kong. \n\nMr. H. HENNIKER-HEATON, Colonial Secretary, Bermuda. \n\nMr. J. N. OLIPHANT, Conservator of Forests, British Honduras. \n\nSir GILBERT GRINDLE, K.C.M.G., C.B., Deputy to Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. \n\nMr. W. C. BOTTOMLEY, C.B., C.M.G., O.B.E., Assistant Secretary, Colonial Office. \n\nThe following were also present: \n\nCaptain the Hon. B. E. H. CLIFFORD, C.M.G., M.V.O., Imperial Secretary, South Africa. \n\nMajor R. D. FURSE, D.S.O., Private Secretary (Appointments) to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. \n\nColonel C. W. G. WALKER, D.S.O., Secretary, Governors' Conference, East Africa. \n\nDr. A. T. STANTON, Chief Medical Adviser to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. \n\nMr. D. CAIRD, C.B.E., Director of Information, Colonial Office. \n\nMr. W. D. ELLIS, C.M.G., Assistant Secretary, Colonial Office. \n\nMr. A. J. HARDING, O.B.E., Assistant Secretary, Colonial Office. \n\nMr. O. G. R. WILLIAMS, Assistant Secretary, Colonial Office. \n\n(62483d) \n\nMr. E. B. BOYD, Secretary to the Conference. \n\nMr. G. H. CREASY, Deputy Secretary. \n\nN", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-504-5 Study leave- amendments to General Orders 3-3-1927 - 27-2-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515262, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-510-5 Registration of United Kingdom Patent Amendment Ordinance- 1928 draft bill 14-2-1928 - 17-7-1928", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-510-5 Registration of United Kingdom Patent Amendment Ordinance- 1928 draft bill 14-2-1928 - 17-7-1928", "content_text": "Mr. Bickle 54 Mr. Bight.\n\nMr.\n\nMr. Bottomley.\n\nMr. E. J. Harding.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nSir G. Grindle.\n\nSir C. Davis.\n\n52830/1928 Hong Kong,\n\nDowning Street,\n\n8\n\n28\n\n11 APR 1928\n\nApril, 1928.\n\nSir,\n\nSir S. Wilson.\n\nMr. Ormsby-Gore.\n\nLord Lovat.\n\nMr. Amery.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nTHE COMPTROLLER,\n\n(C.12313/26)\n\nINDUSTRIAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT,\n\nBOARD OF TRADE.\n\nD\n\nNo. 88 14th Feb.\n\nNo.1.)\n\nWith further reference to your letter of the 16th June, 1926, I.P.D.26054/21211, I am, etc., to transmit to you a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong submitting a draft bill to amend the Registration of United Kingdom Patents Ordinance, 1925, and to make certain provisions with regard to Letters patent granted under the Patents Ordinance 1892.\n\n2.\n\nSubject to the concurrence of the Board of Trade, the Secretary of State proposes to inform the Governor that he approves the introduction of the Bill.\n\n3.\n\nMr. Amery is advised that the local interpretation of Section 7 of the Principal Ordinance is correct,\n\nPage 9\n\nand that legislation, to provide that privileges shall date from the date of registration in Hong Kong, as proposed in para. 6 of the S. of S.'s despatch of the 23rd of June, 1926, copy of the draft of which was enclosed in the letter from this Department of the 12th of June, 1926, (C.10978/26) is therefore unnecessary.\n\n(Signed) G. GRINDLE\n\nPage 9\n\nPage\n\nNo 88.\n\nSir,\n\n52830\n\n10\n\nRECEIVED | 9 MAR 1928\n\nICOL.:\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONGKONG.\n\n14th February, 1928.\n\nB/T 1017\n\n3+3\n\nI have the honour to submit for your consideration six copies of a draft bill to amend the Registration of United Kingdom Patents Ordinance, 1925, and to make certain provisions with regard to letters patent granted under the Patents Ordinance, 1892. The point on which I am in doubt is as to whether the draft bill carries out the instructions contained in paragraph 6 of your despatch No.182 of the 23rd June, 1926.\n\n2.\n\nI am advised that the practical effect of section 7 of the principal Ordinance, Ordinance No.15 of 1925, appears to be to make the protection operative only from the date of registration in Hong Kong, and that the section expressly provides that the protection terminates with the United Kingdom protection. You may, however, require some alteration of the bill on one or other of these two points.\n\n3.\n\nI am not of opinion that applications not made within the three years prescribed by the principal Ordinance should be subject to any higher fee. This would, to my mind, be unfair in the case of patents which were already three years old at the commencement of Ordinance\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nLIEUTENANT COLONEL L.S. AMERY, M.P.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.\n\nNo.13\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-510-5 Registration of United Kingdom Patent Amendment Ordinance- 1928 draft bill 14-2-1928 - 17-7-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515647, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-511-12 Staff list for Hong Kong- approval for staff increase in Colonial Secretary's Office 15-6-1928 - 15-6-1928", "page_number": 25, "title": "CO129-511-12 Staff list for Hong Kong- approval for staff increase in Colonial Secretary's Office 15-6-1928 - 15-6-1928", "content_text": "38\n\n28\n\nHONG KONG,—Continued.\n\nEDUCATION DEPARTMENT,— Continued.\n\nMistresses, Contil.\n\n£300-£20-£400\n\nC. Peyton, Mar. 17, '25.\n\nthen £410-£10-£600.\n\nC. C. Munro, July 31, 25. D. M. Jaques, Jan. 14, '27. A. E. E. Steele, Sept. 9, '27. H. Gilmore, Sept. 9, '27. M. B. Watts, Sept. 9, '27. D. S. Smith, Sept. 23, '27. 1 vacancy.\n\nHONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.\n\nCommandant.....\n\nAdjutant\n\nCorps Sergt. Major\n\n.. $900\n\nAllowance L. G. Bird, D.S.O., Lieut.-\n\nColonel, Mar. 26, '20.\n\nper annum,\n\n$10,200 per annum. R. A. Wolfe Murray, Bt-\n\nMajor, D.S.O., M.C. (The Gordon Highlanders) Dec. 31, 26,\n\n£320-£10-£400... H. Westlake, D.C.M., Apr.\n\n10, '22.\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.\n\nDirector of Public £1,250-£50-\n\nWorks.\n\n£1,500.\n\n3 Assistant Directors £1,050-£30-\n\nof Public Works.\n\n1 Engineer\n\n8 Engineers\n\n3 Engineers\n\n£1,200.\n\n£1,050-£30-\n\n£1,200,\n\nHarold T. Creasy, C.B.E.,\n\nAug. 30, '23.\n\nH. T. Jackman, June 1, 21. E. W. Carpenter, Jan. 1, '25. H. E. Goldsmith, Sept. 3, '26.\n\nA. E. Wright, Jan. 1, '25.\n\n£725-£25-£1,000 | R. M. Henderson, Jan. 1, '23. Charge Allow- A. G. W. Tickle, Jan. 1, '23. ance at $2,400. E. Newhouse, Jan. 1, 23. H. C. Lowick, Jan. 1, '23. L. H. King, Nov. 29, 23. H. S. Rouse, Jan. 1, '24. P. D. Wilson, Jan 1, '25. Adam Anderson, Jan, 1, '27. A. B. Purves, Jan. 1, '25. 12 increments of | H. H. Pegg, Jan. 1, '25. £20 and 12 of H. J. Pearce, Jan. 1, '25. £25 each.\n\n£460-£1,000 by\n\n29\n\nHONG KONG,-Continued.\n\nPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,—Continued.\n\n3 Engineers....\n\n29 Engineers,\n\n1 Mechanical Engineer.\n\n£460-£20-£700. R. P. Shaw, Mar. 27, '20.\n\nR. S, Logan, Mar. 27, '20.\n\n£460-£20-£600. Charge Allow\n\nance to 1 £100.\n\nat\n\nE. S. Carter, Aug. 21, '20. C.B. Robertson, Nov. 22,'20. A. Nicol, July 30, 21. A. Kirk, Sept. 9, 21. W. Woodward, Nov. 22, '21. C.W. E. Bishop, Feb, 18, '22. S. C. Feltham, Jan. 5, '23. A. E. Lissaman, Feb. 19. '28.\n\nW. J. S. Key, Sept. 15, '23. G. S. Graver, Dec. 7, 23. D. S. Edward, Dec. 21, 23, R. J. B. Clark, Jan. 4, 24. R. S. W. Paterson, May 9, '24.\n\nJ. Bottomley, May 23, 24. S. O. Hill, July 5, '24. R. Cryan, Nov. 17, '24. A. W. Hodges, Jan. 3, '25. C. J. Waddell, Jan. 3, '25. W. H. Owen, Jan. 29, '25. A. H. McBride, Feb. 28, '25.\n\nR. J. Vernall, April 18, '25.\n\nG. S. Brown, June 13, 25,\n\nJ. Ring, July 1, '25,\n\nN. K. Littlejohn, Sept. 1, '26.\n\nK. S. Robertson, Aug. 1, '27.\n\n5 vacancies.\n\n£500-£10-£60... E. P. Fletcher, June 5, '25.\n\nSupt. of Crown Lands. £900-£25-£1,000 | L. C. P. Rees, Jun, 1, '22.\n\nCharge Allow- ance £100.\n\n1st Asst. Supt. of £700-£25-£875...| II. West, Jan. 1, '26.\n\nCrown Lands.\n\n1\n\n2nd Asst. Supt. of £650-£25-£750... E. Larmour, Jan. 1, '26.\n\nCrown Lands.\n\n39", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-511-12 Staff list for Hong Kong- approval for staff increase in Colonial Secretary's Office 15-6-1928 - 15-6-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515910, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-511-22 Annual general report 1927 12-10-1928 - 26-11-1928", "page_number": 47, "title": "CO129-511-22 Annual general report 1927 12-10-1928 - 26-11-1928", "content_text": "# AGRICULTURE ETC.\n\nA general exhibit of foreign vegetables was staged at the first New Territories Agricultural Show which was held at Sheung Shui on November 7th and 8th.\n\nMore interest is now displayed in the cultivation of both foreign and native vegetables for local consumption, this is chiefly due to increased motor transport and the communication between the Hong Kong markets and the New Territories villages which was established during labour troubles and consequent shortage of fresh vegetables during 1925.\n\nInspection of Nursery Stock.-Eleven consignments of bulbs of Narcissus Tazetta were inspected during the year, of these four consignments totalling 57,106 bulbs were exported to United States of America and Honolulu; seven consignments totalling 177,810 bulbs were exported to Britain and British Colonies.\n\nSmall consignments of fruits, dried legumes and vegetables were inspected before being exported to the Philippine Islands by local firms.\n\n## SEED COLLECTION\n\nSeeds of the following were collected for local use and for the purpose of exchange, Casuarina equisetifolia, Cunninghamia sinensis, Glyptostrobus heterophyllus, Lucaena glauca, Bauhinia variegata, Cassia fistula, Tristania conferta, Sterculia lanceolata, Ficus religiosa, Callistemon lanceolatus, Garcinia oblongifolia, Melia Azedarach, Callistemon rigidus, Cinnamomum Camphora, Poinciana regia, Aleurites Fordii, Aleurites montana, Aleurites triloba, Acacia pennata and Pinus Massoniana.\n\nThe Department is indebted to the following donors of seeds, plants &c. The Curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden, Darjeeling; Director of Agriculture, Peradeniya; Superintendent, La Mortola, Ventimiglia, Italy; Director, Forestry Department, Sandakan; Botanic Gardens, Glasgow; Bureau of Forestry, Manila; Horto Botanico Tergestino, Triesta, Italy; Dr. A. Gooderson (New York); Professor J. Baline (Mexico); Lt. Colonel E. D. Matthews; Mrs. H. M. Dyce and Messrs. J. F. Groves; C. H. Blasson; M. J. Quist (Consul-General for the Netherlands); W. Dixson (Sydney); R. A. Nicholson, W. W. Hornell, and G. G. Nelson.\n\n**Director**\n\nThe following were the principal recipients, Imperial Institute, England; Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya; Ministry of Agriculture, Horticultural Section, Giza (Mudiriya), Egypt; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Senor Matheus d'Andrade (Azores); Sir Edward Stubbs (Fannica); Director of Agriculture, Cape St. Mary, Colony of Gambia; Brother Barry Benedict; Secretary, Royal Hong Kong Golf Club; Father U. Galbiati; Lt. Colonel E. D. Matthews; Rev. W. W. Rogers; Conservator of Forests, Medan Sumatra, and Messrs. M. J. Quist (Consul-General for the Netherlands); H. G. Keith (Sandakan); F. G. Walsingham (U.S.); D.M. Damle (India); W. Y. Chun; R. H. Cambage (Australia); R. A. Nicholson; D. Chun; R. H. Cambage (Australia); R. A. Nicholson; D. Wilson; F. A. McClure (Canton); B. N. Parker (India); Chan Yuk Bang; W. Gendwirk (Jamaica) and H. D. McLaren (N Wales).\n\n## Revenue and EXPENDITURE\n\nStatements of the Revenue collected by the Department and comparison of Revenue and Expenditure are given in Tables III and IV.\n\n## STAFF\n\nThe Assistant Superintendent Mr. G. B. Twemlow proceeded on leave on April 2nd until the end of the year.\n\n29th February, 1929.\n\nH. GREEN,\nSuperintendent.\n\nPage 82", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-511-22 Annual general report 1927 12-10-1928 - 26-11-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526902, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-529-3 China- Boxer Indemnity (Application) Bill 21-2-1931 - 21-2-1931", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-529-3 China- Boxer Indemnity (Application) Bill 21-2-1931 - 21-2-1931", "content_text": "363 \n\n**China Indemnity**\n\nTurton, Robert Hugh Wallace, Capt. D. E. (Hornsey) Ward, Lieut. Col. Sir A. Lambert Wardlaw-Milne, J. S. Warrender. Sir Victor Waterhouse, Captain Charles Wayland, Sir William A. Wells, Sydney R. \n\n10 FEBRUARY 1931 \n\nWilliams, Charles (Devon, Torquay) Wilson, G. H. A. (Cambridge U.) Windsor-Clive, Lleut.-Colonel George Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl Withers, Sir John James Wolmer, Rt. Hon. Viscount Womersley, W. J. \n\nWood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley \n\nBill read the Third time, and passed. \n\n**CHINA INDEMNITY (APPLICATION) BILL**\n\nNot amended (in the Standing Committee) considered. \n\nLord HUGH CECIL: I beg to move, \"That the further consideration of the Bill be now adjourned.\" \n\nI can assure the Government that this Motion is not due to any hostility to the Bill, but merely in order that an opportunity may be given to those who are interested in it from an educational point of view to propose such Amendments to the Bill as we think may be required. [HON. MEMBERS: \"Speak up; we cannot hear you!\"] We are very anxious that in the arrangements which are made in the Bill the interests of Chinese culture in the universities should be considered. No provision is made in the Bill for supporting those studies even in the universities which have already devoted some attention to them. There is provision in the Schedule for £200,000 to be given to the universities, and it is to be administered by a committee which is to be a chartered body. The proposed charter has not yet received the Royal approbation and its exact purport is not yet known. But, as far as it is known, it does not appear to make provision for supporting the studies in Chinese language and culture in the universities which have so far been devoting themselves to the subject, and we are anxious to have a full opportunity of thinking the matter over and so being able to formulate whatever Amendment is required to provide that those universities which have already devoted their attention to Chinese culture should receive whatever support can be given to them out of the indemnity. It seems rather strange, though I have no doubt the Government have good reasons for it, to give £200,000 out of the indemnity to a body which has not yet any legal existence. This committee has not yet received the Royal Charter, I understand, and it is odd that the Bill should be carried out with a provision in it which gives £200,000 to a body which has not yet any legal position.\n\nTherefore, we are anxious for a little time in which to think the thing over, not with the smallest hostility to the Bill or to what the Government design in it, but in order to carry out what, I am sure, they wish as much as we, namely, the cultivation of Chinese studies in London, and the use of the money for the purpose of such studies. For this reason I have been asked to move a short postponement, of some days, perhaps, in order that we may look into the matter and formulate our proposals in a more distinct form. I do not know whether the Government would be prepared to receive a deputation from the universities interested, but I feel sure that, in whatever way it may be brought about, there might be a private interchange of counsel between the Government and the universities interested, with the object of promoting this object which is common to us all. \n\nI hope that the Government will be able to assent to this Motion, or, if not, to assure us of their co-operation in the object which we have at heart, which is to use this money to promote a mutual understanding between China and Great Britain by encouraging the study of the Chinese culture and language in the universities of this country. \n\nThe UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Dalton): The Noble Lord has moved this Motion in a speech with a great part of which I am in full sympathy. As he said, the universities have come forward in this matter rather late in the day. The Bill was printed before Christmas; it was read a Second time in this House without a Division; and during the Second Reading Debate the point which the Noble Lord has raised was not made by any of the university representatives in this House. It was then considered by a Standing Committee, and the point was raised by my hon. Friend the Member...\n\n364 \n\nWorthington-Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L. Wright, Brig. Gen. W. D. (Tavist'k) Young, Rt. Hon. Sir Hilton \n\nTELLERS FOR THE NOES.- Commander Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell and Major Sir George Hennessy. \n\n...of the House of Commons to the other House of Parliament with a provision in it which gives £200,000 to a body which has not yet any legal position. \n\nTELLERS FOR THE NOES.- Commander Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell and Major Sir George Hennessy. \n\n37", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-529-3 China- Boxer Indemnity (Application) Bill 21-2-1931 - 21-2-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 551215, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-557-7 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps and Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force- annual report 1935-6 22-6-1936 - 20-11-1936", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-557-7 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps and Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force- annual report 1935-6 22-6-1936 - 20-11-1936", "content_text": "# MEDALS\n\nThe following members of the Corps were awarded the Jubilee Medal in May, 1935.\n\n* Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.O., O.B.E.\n* Lieut-Col. H.B. Dowbiggin, O.B.E.\n* Lieut-Col. G.D.R. Black, O.B.E., V.D., M.D.\n* Major E. J.R. Mitchell, O.B.E.\n* Lieut. N. V. Halward, M.C., M.A.\n* Battery Sergt-Major J. M. Juck.\n* Company Scrgt-Major M.F. Baptista.\n* Sergeant E.C. Hudson, M.C.\n\nThe following members and ex-members of the Corps were awarded the Efficiency Medal and Clasp in March 1936.\n\n* Regimental Sergt-Major W.H. Edmonds, M.B.E.\n* Company quartermaster Sergt. T. Bolt.\n* Piper F.D. Wilson.\n\nThe following members and ex-members of the Corps were awarded the Efficiency Medal in March 1936.\n\n* Lieut. A. W. Brown\n* Lieut. A. Urquhart\n* R.S.M., A. E. Rowe\n* C.S.M., R.H.G. Charles\n* C.S.M., G. T. Padgett, M.B.E.\n* C.Q.M.S., J. A. Howe\n* Sergt. Drummer W. Brown\n* Sergt. W. F. Cobb\n* Corpl. J. V. Ramsey\n* Bdr. C. E. Moore\n* Corpl. J. J. King\n* Pte. I. Morley\n* G. H. Cuthill\n* H. Balean\n* Gnr. H. T. Buxton\n* Pte. E. Docherty\n* Drummer W. R. Forsyth\n* Pte. V. H. C. Garrett.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-557-7 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps and Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force- annual report 1935-6 22-6-1936 - 20-11-1936.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 552262, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-559-13 Sir A. Caldecott- visit to Canton 13-9-1936 - 26-11-1936", "page_number": 37, "title": "CO129-559-13 Sir A. Caldecott- visit to Canton 13-9-1936 - 26-11-1936", "content_text": "## Stokes & Master (Mr. D. B. Johnson); The Kailan Mining Administration (Mr. W. Wright); Messrs. Ed. Keller & Co., Ltd., (Mr. H. A. Keller); Messrs. Kunst & Albers (Mr. W. Egge); Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews (Mr. J. Fleming); Messrs. W. R. Loxley & Co., (China); Ltd., (Mr. T. A. Mitchell); Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co., (The Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, Mr. D. W. MacE and Mr. A. W. Hay-Edie); Mrs. John Manners & Co., Ltd., (Mr. W. J. Hansen); Messrs. Maxim & Co., (Mr. J. F. B. Ribeiro); The Mercantile Bank (Mr. R. Kennedy); The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha (Mr. K. Numata); The Netherlands Trading Society (Mr. J. C. Mantel); The Nippon Yussen Kaisha (Mr. K. Watanabe); The Orient Tobacco Manufactory Ltd., (Mr. E. de Chaffoy); Messrs. Pentreath & Co., (Mr. G. A. Pentreath); Messrs. Petersen & Co., (Mr. H. Arfas); Mr. G. H. Potts; Messrs. Reiss Bradley & Co., (Mr. K. S. Morrison and Mr. J. Ormiston); Mr. E. M. Raymond; Messrs. Robertson, Wilson & Co., Ltd., (Mr. G. W. Sewell); Messrs. Shewan Tomes & Co., (Mr. I. W. Shewan); Messrs. David Sassoon & Co., (Mr. A. H. Compton); The E. D. Sassoon Banking Co., Ltd., (Mr. A. Raymond); Messrs. Stewart Brothers (Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin and Mr. H. R. B. Hancock); The Swedish Chinese Export & Import Co., Ltd., (Mr. B. Astington); The Union Insurance Society (Mr. W. R. Mansfield); The Union Trading Co., Ltd., (Mr. S. M. Churn); The Union Waterboat Co., Ltd., (Mr. A. Utoomal); Messrs. C. I. Bowker & Assudamal Co., (Mr. P. Vaswani); Messrs. Watanmal Boolchand (Mr. W. Boolchand); Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., (Mr. J. E. Jupp); Messrs. Harry Wicking & Co., Ltd., (Mr. H. Owen Hughes); Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist (Mr. D. H. Blake).\n\n## HONGKONG-CANTON TIES\n\n### Friendship Increased By Visit, Says General Huang\n\nIn an interview with a S.C.M. Post representative yesterday, General Huang Mu-sung, Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, made the following statement regarding the visit to Hongkong: \n\n\"The relations between Great Britain and China have been traditionally friendly and those between Hongkong and Canton are particularly close and important. Two months ago, His Excellency Sir Andrew Caldecott, the Governor, was kind enough to pay a visit to Generalissimo Chiang and ourselves in Canton, thereby further strengthening the bonds of our friendship. Acting on instructions from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, and the wish of the people that we should return that visit, I, in company with Mayor Tseng Yang-fu, have come to Hongkong.\n\n\"I am most thankful for and deeply impressed by the most cordial and impressive welcome accorded to us by the authorities of Hongkong and by the enthusiasm shown by our nationals here. I am particularly delighted to have had the opportunity of making personal contacts with the high officials of the Hongkong Government as well as leaders of the local community and representatives of the various Chinese public organisations.\n\n\"We are working for the prosperity of both Hongkong and Canton, and we feel quite confident that, after this visit, our friendship and co-operation will be increased and lead to useful results. I earnestly hope that in future we shall meet each other more often and exchange views for achieving progress, and promoting the welfare, of our two cities, and strengthening the ties of friendship between Great Britain and China.”\n\n## CHINESE TIFFIN\n\n### Businessmen Entertain At Hongkong Hotel\n\n#### SPEECHES OF WELCOME\n\nGeneral Huang Mu-sung, Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, and Mr. Tseng Yang-fu, Mayor of Canton, were the guests of honour at a tiffin in the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden yesterday, when they were entertained by a group of leading Chinese business men. Other guests included the trade delegation which arrived from Canton yesterday morning.\n\nIn proposing a toast to General Huang and Mr. Tseng, the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, who spoke in Chinese, said:\n\n\"The visit of His Excellency the Chairman of the Provincial Government of Kwangtung and His Honour the Mayor of Canton has given unbounded pleasure to the whole community of Hongkong. The warmth of their welcome has seldom been equalled. It was but in September last that Governor Sir Andrew Caldecott called on Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in Canton, when he had the opportunity of meeting many high officials there, and of cementing the friendly relations between Kwangtung and Hongkong. To-day, so soon after that visit, His Excellency the Chairman, General Huang Mu-sung, and His Honour Mayor Tseng Yang-fu honour Hongkong with a visit. This is clear evidence of the harmonious friendship between the Authorities of the two places, and also of the increasingly cordial relations between China and Great Britain.\n\n\"Of the population of Hongkong about 97 per cent. are Chinese. Canton and Hongkong are closely related, geographically, commercially, and even from the point of view of peace and good order. Last night at the banquet at Government House, His Excellency the Chairman very aptly likened Canton and Hongkong to two sisters. I venture to make two other comparisons. Canton is as a mansion, and Hongkong its gateway; Canton is as the human trunk, and Hongkong its throat.\n\n\"Fortunes Linked. A few days ago His Honour the Mayor, speaking at a meeting of the Rotary Club in Canton, said somewhat to the effect that if Canton prospered, Hongkong would also prosper; if Canton suffered, Hongkong would also suffer; that, in short, the two places are interdependent. There can be no doubt that Canton and Hongkong share their prosperity and adversity, and are intimately responsive to each other in ebb and in flow.\n\n\"A few days ago, when I went up to Canton to attend the State funeral of the late Mr. Hu Han-min, I was overwhelmed by the unbounded hospitality of His Excellency the Chairman and of His Honour the Mayor. Though the conversations I had with them were short, they were not too short to enable me to realise that they had already gained thorough knowledge of local conditions. Now, they have come personally to Hongkong, and are seeing for themselves the conditions of the Chinese in particular, and of the Colony in general. Their knowledge will thus be enhanced, for 'to see with the eye is better than to hear with the ear,' just as one personal contact is better than a hundred letters.\n\n\"Both the Chairman and the Mayor love the people, and are assiduous in their efforts for their welfare. Since the assumption of their high offices, they have introduced what is modern, and abolished what is obsolete. They have upheld law and order, and they know the needs and heed the aspirations of the people.\n\n\"Hongkong happily also has as its Governor Sir Andrew Caldecott who has understanding and sympathy, vision and ability. Thus, like 'the echoing sound or the responding spirit', friendly co-operation will, of a certainty, be forthcoming, to the benefit of the two places.\n\n\"Able Assistants. Moreover, all those who have accompanied the Chairman and the Mayor on this visit are men of outstanding ability. Among the officials there are, for instance, Dr. Tyau, Colonel Li Fong, General Wong Keung, and Colonel Chang Yuan-man. Among the commercial party there are, among others too numerous to name, Mr. Ho Chap-ping and Mr. Chau Tin-pong who, with their colleagues, form a distinguished party. Our pleasure has been enhanced by the presence of His Majesty's Consul-General in Canton, Mr. Herbert Phillips, and of other prominent citizens of the Colony, official and unofficial, British and Chinese.\n\n\"Last night at Government House, His Excellency the Chairman quoted this happy saying: 'To befriend the one's good neighbour, and to co-operate with him, is a precious asset of a nation.' This precept is being carried into practice by Canton and Hongkong to-day.\n\n\"My fellow-hosts and I sincerely hope that our distinguished guests will not measure the extent of our respect and admiration for them by the inadequacy of the arrangements which we have made for their welcome and entertainment. We wish them every success in their high endeavours, and we wish Kwangtung peace and prosperity. Gentlemen, I now ask you to raise your glasses and drink with me to the health of His Excellency General Huang Mu-sung and Mr. Tseng Yang-fu.\"\n\nThe toast was responded to by Gen. Huang and Mr. Tseng, who spoke in Cantonese.\n\n#### Gen. Huang's Response\n\nIn coming to Hongkong with the Mayor Mr. Tseng Yang-fu to return the visit of His Excellency Sir Andrew Caldecott, I have been accorded the warmest welcome and I feel I have been greatly honoured. It is almost two years since I last visited Hongkong. On coming here again this time, I am glad to see with my own eyes the progress in trade and industry, the prosperity of the market, and the bright and harmonious views from every aspect. The economic depression has affected world trade generally, but Hongkong is able to stand out against all. You Gentlemen and the Government are to be congratulated for your efforts which have had such satisfactory results.\n\nChina's poverty has been due to two reasons—political instability and want of co-operation between Government and people. Fortunately, the country is now united, law and order are enforced, and...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-559-13 Sir A. Caldecott- visit to Canton 13-9-1936 - 26-11-1936.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 554268, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-562-12 Dysentry epidemic- recommendation to enforce compulsory pasteurization of milk 7-6-1937 - 17-8-1937", "page_number": 66, "title": "CO129-562-12 Dysentry epidemic- recommendation to enforce compulsory pasteurization of milk 7-6-1937 - 17-8-1937", "content_text": "# Witness List\n\n## List of Witnesses and Their Descriptions\n\n| Witness | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mr. D. M. Lewis | |\n| Mr. Wilfred Buckley, C.B.E. | Chairman of Council, Amalgamated Master Dairymen, Limited |\n| Dr. W. G. Savage, B.Sc., D.P.H. | Medical Officer of Health, Somerset |\n| Professor J. C. Drummond, D.Sc., F.I.C. | Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medical Scientists, University College, London |\n| Professor Sir Frederick Hobday, C.M.G., F.R.C.V.S., F.R.S.E. | Principal and Dean of the Royal Veterinary College, London |\n| Dr. A. T. R. Mattick, B.Sc., Ph.D. | Head of the Bacteriological Department, National Institute for Research in Dairying, Reading |\n| Dr. Nathan Raw, C.M.G., B.S., F.R.C.S., M.R.C.P. | Member of the Council of the International Union against Tuberculosis |\n| Sir William Wilcox, K.C.I.E., C.B., C.M.G., M.D. | Medical Adviser to the Home Office |\n| Miss Olga Nethersole, R.R.C. | Founder and Honorary Organiser of the People's League of Health |\n| Dr. R. Veitch Clark, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H. | Medical Officer of Health, Manchester |\n| Dr. Norman C. Wright | Director, the Hannah Dairy Research Institute |\n| Professor S. H. Gaiger, F.R.C.V.S. | Department of Animal Pathology, University of Liverpool |\n| Mr. James Mackintosh, O.B.E. | Head of Dairy Husbandry Department, National Institute for Research in Dairying, Reading |\n| Dr. F. G. Minett, D.Sc., M.R.C.V.S. | Director, Research Institute in Animal Pathology, Royal Veterinary College |\n| Mr. W. Cassels Jack | Member of Central Executive Committee, National Farmer's Union of Scotland |\n| Mr. Hugh Begg, F.R.C.V.S. | Representatives of the Scottish Society of Veterinary Inspectors |\n| Mr. A. Douglas, M.R.C.V.S. | Chief Veterinary Officer, West Riding County Council |\n| Mr. D. G. Barbour, Secretary | |\n| Mr. D. S. Rabagliati, F.R.C.V.S. | Director of Agriculture, West Sussex County Council |\n| Mr. William Lawson | Scottish Chamber of Agriculture |\n| Mr. T. G. Wilson | |\n| Sir Frederick Hobday, C.M.G., F.R.C.V.S., F.R.S.E. | Principal and Dean, Royal Veterinary College |\n| Mr. J. Hammond | Physiologist, Animal Nutrition Institute, Cambridge |\n| Mr. W. S. Mansfield | Director, University Farm, Cambridge |\n\n## Continued List of Witnesses and Their Descriptions\n\n| Witness | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mr. R. E. Glover | Institute of Animal Pathology, Cambridge |\n| Dr. J. B. Orr, F.R.S. | Director, Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen |\n| Lieutenant-Colonel J. P. Simpson, D.S.O., F.R.C.V.S. | Representatives of the National Veterinary Medical Association of Great Britain and Ireland |\n| Mr. G. P. Male, M.R.C.V.S. | Representatives of the National Veterinary Medical Association of Great Britain and Ireland |\n| Dr. J. J. Buchan | Medical Officer of Health, Bradford |\n| Dr. Thomas Orr | Medical Officer of Health, Ealing |\n| Mr. D. S. Rabagliati, F.R.C.V.S. | Chief Veterinary Officer, West Riding County Council |\n| Mr. G. C. L. Elliston | Executive Secretary, Society of Medical Officers of Health |\n| Dr. A. S. M. Macgregor, O.B.E. | Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow, President, Scottish Branch of the Society of Medical Officers of Health |\n| Dr. W. G. Clark | Assistant Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow, Hon. Secretary, Scottish Branch of the Society of Medical Officers of Health |\n| Mr. E. P. Everest, M.B.E. | Vice-Chairman, Executive Council, Rural District Councils Association |\n| Professor Share Jones, F.R.C.V.S. | Director of Veterinary Studies, School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool |\n| Mr. R. A. Howson | Assistant Secretary, Parliamentary Committee of the Co-operative Congress |\n| Mr. G. Walworth | Agricultural Adviser of the Co-operative Union |\n| Mr. Ernest C. King | Clerk and Solicitor to the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District Council |\n| Dr. F. R. Edbrooke | Medical Officer of Health, accompanied by |\n| Mr. H. Buxton | Sanitary Inspector, accompanied by |\n| Dr. R. Seligman | The Aluminium Plant and Vessel Company |\n| Mr. D. Cumming, M.R.C.V.S. | Representatives of the Scottish Branch of the National Veterinary Medical Association of Great Britain and Ireland |\n| Mr. W. Nairn, M.R.C.V.S. | Representatives of the Scottish Branch of the National Veterinary Medical Association of Great Britain and Ireland |\n| Major J. G. McGregor, M.R.C.V.S. | Representatives of the Scottish Branch of the National Veterinary Medical Association of Great Britain and Ireland |\n| Mr. F. Dent (Essex) | Chairman of the Agricultural Committee of the Association of County Councils' Association |\n| Mr. J. Donaldson (Oxfordshire) | Representatives of the County Councils' Association |\n| Mr. J. D. Davidson | Director of Agriculture, Glamorgan |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-562-12 Dysentry epidemic- recommendation to enforce compulsory pasteurization of milk 7-6-1937 - 17-8-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575420, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-23 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905", "page_number": 62, "title": "CO129-590-23 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905", "content_text": "61 \n\n**Standard Vacuum 011.**\n\nI. \n**Director of Medical Services** Both working for public health and Internees, food, etc.\n\nF. I. Sanger.\n\nSelyn Clarke, Dr. & Mrs. \n\nAAN I. K. I. 1. AAA Sheppard, J. Oram. \nShoop, Dr. and Mrs. \nSlay, Ted. \nSleap. \nStalker, A. \nStalker, Mrs. M.C. \nStalker, Miss Rexina. \nStanton, T.W. \nStanton, Mrs. T.W. \nStrange, H.E. \nStrange, E.L. \nStrange, Mrs. E. \nStrange, Master Peter. \nStrange, S.N. \n\n| Name | Notes |\n| --- | --- |\n| Sleap | Son of Sleap on Original List. |\n| Slay, Ted | |\n| Stalker, A. | |\n| Stalker, Mrs. M.C. | |\n| Stalker, Miss Rexina | |\n| Stanton, T.W. | Butterfield & Swire, Taikoo. |\n| Stanton, Mrs. T.W. | \" |\n| Strange, H.E. | |\n| Strange, E.L. | |\n| Strange, Mrs. E. | |\n| Strange, Master Peter. | |\n| Strange, S.N. | In hospital in Jan. Probably. Missionaries. Reported by B. Proulx. |\n\nNot there at all. \n| Name | Notes |\n| --- | --- |\n| Sheppard, J. Oram | 18 |\n| Shoop, Dr. and Mrs. | M |\n| Slay, Ted | Not there at all. |\n| Stanton, T.W. | Butterfield & Swire. |\n\nWatson, J.A. \nWhitney, Miss. \nChristian & Missionery Alliance.\n\n| Name | Notes |\n| --- | --- |\n| Wilson, Sgt. John. | |\n| Winter-Blythe. | Chief Clerk, 1st H.K.Regt. |\n| Tood. | P. Deacon's Solicitor. |\n| Woodhouse. | Butterfield & Swire. |\n| Worrall, Geoffrey. | A.P.C. |\n| Worrall, W.R. | Butterfield & Swire. |\n| Yale, Colonel. | 1st H.K.Regt. (believed died of wounds). |\n\nType I in red on original document.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-23 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575628, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-23 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905", "page_number": 270, "title": "CO129-590-23 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905", "content_text": "## TELEGRAM from Macao. (via Lisbon) No.1. 19th January.\n\nKnaggs;\n\nThompson returned to Hong Kong ? 7th December wives of officials, Mrs. G. S. Wilson and two children, husband, Assistant Superintendent of Police; Mrs. E. J. R. Mitchell and two daughters, husband, Colonel of Volunteer Force. Others, three European officers of steamship Saioni with wife and child; E. Heenan, Royal Insurance Liverpool.\n\n2. Notice given lease Office. I had no power to engage or dismiss staff without consent of Hong Kong. (Corrupt Group) staff as their destination would be most harmful to reputation of His Majesty's Government.\n\n3. Following reasonably substantiated; Governor. Colonial Secretary and Chinese Secretary reasonably treated in Y.M.C.A. Kowloon. Others interned in bad conditions, European crowded.\n\nPage 270 \nPage 271", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-23 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579119, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 35, "title": "CO129-592-2 Reports on current situation- medical work 3-3-1946 - 12-5-1947", "content_text": "Similar letters sent to:-\n\nH.E. Sir Franklin Gimson, K.C.M.G.\n\nSingapore.\n\nSir Wilson Jameson, K.C.B.\n\nMinistry of Health, Whitehall, S.W.1.\n\nThe Librarian,\n\nThe Royal Societies Club,\n\nDover Street, W.1.\n\nThe Librarian,\n\nThe British Museum,\n\nLondon\n\nThe Editor,\n\nThe Lancet,\n\nAdelphi, W.C.1.\n\nThe Secretary,\n\nThe Royal Society of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,\n\nMansion House,\n\nPortland Place, London, W.\n\nThe Dean,\n\nThe London School of Hygiene and\n\nTropical Medicine,\n\nLondon, W.C.1.\n\nThe Librarian,\n\nThe Royal College of Physicians,\n\nPall Mall, S.W.1.\n\nThe Librarian,\n\nRoyal Society of Medicine,\n\n1 Wimpole Street, London W.\n\nThe Librarian,\n\nBritish Medical Association.\n\nTavistock House, London, W.C.\n\nColonel Sir John Sleeman, St. John's Ambulance\n\nSt. John's Gate, Clerkenwell, E.C.\n\nThe Secretary,\n\nSt. John's Ambulance Brigade,\n\n35-\n\nThe International Red Cross Society,\n\nGeneva.\n\nThe Secretary,\n\nCanadian Red Cross H.Q. Ottawa.\n\nThe Secretary,\n\nAustralian Red Cross H.Q.\n\nSydney, N.S.W.\n\nThe Secretary,\n\nAmerican Red Cross H.Q., Washington, U.S.A.\n\nThe Secretary,\n\nThe British Red Cross\n\nSociety, Grosvenor Crescent, S.W.1.\n\n4.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-2 Reports on current situation- medical work 3-3-1946 - 12-5-1947.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579595, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-6 Reports on current situation- including weekly intelligence reports 18-9-1945 - 20-12-1945", "page_number": 137, "title": "CO129-592-6 Reports on current situation- including weekly intelligence reports 18-9-1945 - 20-12-1945", "content_text": "· 14 · \n\n137\n\nThe accused Frank ROBERT was in the Internment Camp also, and about the beginning of 1942 he discovered a radio receiving set in one of the huts in the camp. Instead of reporting this to the officer in charge, he secretly kept it. When WATERTON and REES demanded it, he clandestinely handed it over to them, although he knew that it was forbidden to use a radio receiver.\n\nThe accused William John ANDERSON was in the service of the former HONGKONG Government, and was interned when HONGKONG fell to the Japanese Army. In June 1943, he received a wireless receiving set each from the accused James Leslie ANDERSON and REES and used these to listen secretly to broadcasts from London and other places, and reported what he heard to the British Internees' representative, the former Civil Governor of HONGKONG, SIMPSON, and to others.\n\nThe accused James Leslie ANDERSON was a radio technician employed by the former HONGKONG Government, and was interned from April 1942 onward.\n\nIn May 1942 he obtained a radio receiving set secretly from an American named WILSON, and secretly kept it. About June 43, when requested by the accused William John ANDERSON to hand it over to him, he did so, knowing that it was to be used without permission for the purpose of listening in to broadcasts from London and other places.\n\nThe accused IAN CHUK MING was employed as a clerk in the harbour department by the former HONGKONG Government and was a section leader in the Reserve Police Force. After the fall of HONGKONG he worked as the manager of a building firm. About April 42, he attended a meeting of former members of the Reserve Police, held by TSO TSUN ON and after TSO TSUN ON had gone into the interior for consultations with the British organization in the interior, he agreed. He then collected funds to help carry on their activities, and in March 1943 he illegally went to the British organization in WAICHOW and reported Conditions in HONGKONG. From April to June of the same year, on five or six occasions, he received documents from the British organization in SHIU KWAN (KUKONG) via the British organization at WAICHOW for transmission to Capt. FORD and Lieut. GFEY in SHAMSHUIPO P.O.W. Camp, and to Colonel NEWNHAM in the KOWLOON Fort P.O.W. Camp. He employed the P.O.W. Camp truck drivers LEE LAM and LEE HUNG HOI and others to deliver these messages and to bring out replies. In this way, he strove to maintain liaison between the British organization and the P.O.W. Camps.\n\nThe accused CHEUNG YUNG SAM was a mechanic employed at KOWLOON shipbuilding yard. He was approached about March 1943 by a near relative LUI KA YAN and requested to make a report on conditions in the shipbuilding yard. Although he knew this involved espionage activities on behalf of the enemy, he agreed, and on several occasions investigated and reported on the personnel in the shipbuilding yard and on the ships which were undergoing repairs there.\n\nThe accused LUK CHUNG KIT was out of work when the war broke out. About May 1942, he got to know the above-mentioned LUI KA YAN, and when the latter went to WAICHOW to make contact with the British organization there at the end of March 1943, the accused accompanied him. LUI KA YAN later asked him to pass newspaper reports, etc. to the British organization in WAICHOW and to receive funds for their work. He agreed to do this and secretly left the area in a fishing boat from SHATIN to carry out this mission.\n\nThe accused HO YAU worked on a fishing boat near SHATIN and about April 43 was urged by LUI KA YAN to work with him. Although he knew that this involved engaging in activities on behalf of the enemy, he agreed, and between that time and June on ten to twenty different occasions carried some of the conspirators and their reports and funds.\n\nThe accused LEE LAM was a driver for the KOWLOON Omnibus Company. About the end of December 42 he was asked by LUI KA YAN with whom he was already acquainted, if he would introduce secret documents to the P.O.Ws at KOWLOON Fort and SHAMSHUIPO P.O.W. Camps, in return for a monthly remuneration. At that time, he was the driver of a bus which his company furnished to the P.O.W.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-6 Reports on current situation- including weekly intelligence reports 18-9-1945 - 20-12-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 580110, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946", "content_text": "Apologies for delay.\n\nForward this file for Colonel.\n\nInvitation to Members in sending how Seven days fathers of 4-16 4 were proposed for the\n\nA. het woon\n\n15.R. Mr. MacDougall to Sir A. Caldecott\n\nR. E. Priestley\n\nmens forster\n\nMorse.\n\n28 JUL 1945\n\nCommittee 17.7.45.\n\n23. Extract from a Memo by Sir H. Priestley,\n\n24: My Priestley,\n\n25. Ain a cate\n\n30/7/45-\n\n31.7.45 I have spoken to Mr. Cox about (24) and he agrees that Mr. Priestley will be one of the most valuable members on the Committee and that, therefore, we should try to arrange their meetings at such times as will be convenient to him. In any case there is no reason why they should start as early as 10.30 a.m.\n\nI also spoke to Mr. Cox about 18B and he agreed that we might take the preliminary step of consulting the Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh University about Mr. Wilson. We should not want to appoint Mr. Wilson, of course, without the Committee's recommendation, but no doubt they would find it useful to have the Vice-Chancellor's views.\n\n13.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 580262, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946", "page_number": 171, "title": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946", "content_text": "54147/45\n\n27\n\n167\n\n3rd August, 1945\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by Colonel Oliver Stanley to inform you that an application has been received from Mr. John Wilson of 5 Bonnington Road, Peebles, in connection with the possible appointment at a later date of a Registrar for Hong Kong University.\n\nIt is the intention that a small Advisory Committee should be established in the near future to represent the University and to undertake planning and make recommendations in regard to such matters as the assembling of staff, the collection of equipment and the priorities to be given to the re-establishment of the various faculties. It is expected that this Committee will recommend the appointment of a full-time paid Secretary and possibly other staff to assist in this work.\n\nIt would be appropriate if the secretary to this Committee were a person suitably qualified to become Registrar of the University when it is re-established.\n\nIt is understood that Mr. John Wilson was a member of the teaching staff of Edinburgh University from 1925 and 1936 and Colonel Stanley\n\nTHE VICE-CHANCELLOR,\n\nEDINBURGH UNIVERSITY.\n\nwould", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 580265, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946", "page_number": 174, "title": "CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946", "content_text": "170\n\nRegistrar of\n\nthe University when it is\n\nre-established.\n\nIt is understood that Mr. John Wilson\n\nwas a member of the teaching staff of\n\nEdinburgh University from 1925 to 1936\n\nand Colonel Stanley would, therefore, be\n\ngrateful for any observations which you may\n\ncare to offer on Mr. Wilson's suitability\n\nfor the posts described.\n\nI am,\n\netc.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-593-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45. Includes 32 photographs depicting-... 10-1-1945 - 20-1-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 582403, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-595-6 Building Reconstruction Advisory Committee Report 9-4-1946 - 10-6-1947", "page_number": 26, "title": "CO129-595-6 Building Reconstruction Advisory Committee Report 9-4-1946 - 10-6-1947", "content_text": "# BUILDING RECONSTRUCTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE\n\n## Terms of Reference\n\n(i) To find and state the facts relating to the present condition of buildings in the Colony and to report on the extent of the damage done in the Colony to buildings of all types, placing them in categories according to their functions.\n\n(ii) To make recommendations to the Commander-in-Chief on policies to be adopted to hasten rehabilitation.\n\n(iii) To review the present allocation of accommodation and to prepare estimates of accommodation likely to be needed for the Services, Government and civilian use for a period of, say, 12 months.\n\n(iv) To make recommendations for new construction and repairs and for priority of each category of building reconstruction work.\n\n(v) To advise on the policy for importation of building materials.\n\n(vi) To recommend what Government control (if any) should be imposed to ensure that materials in short supply are allocated in the best interests of the community.\n\n(vii) To advise on policy for financing reconstruction, legislation and town planning and other relevant matters.\n\n(viii) To co-opt additional members if considered desirable for efficiency and in carrying out these terms of reference.\n\n## Composition\n\n- **Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie** - Chairman\n- **Capt. C. N. Lentaigue, D.S.O., R.N.** - Navy\n- **Wing Cdr. F. W. Chadwick, D.F.C.** - R.A.F.\n- **Capt. (Sp.) J. P. Lumley, R.N.V.R.** - Commander-in-Chief's Staff\n- **Colonel H. M. Whitcombe** - Land Forces\n- **Wing Cdr. R. H. Richards** - do.\n- **Lt. Col. W. G. Wormal** - C.A.S. Supplies, Transport & Industry\n- **Lt. Col. J. D. Milne** - Quartering Commandant\n- **Lt. Col. J. W. Amps, O.B.E., R.E.** - Works Branch\n- **Wing Cdr. S. E. Faber, A.F.C.** - R.A.F.\n- **Lt. Col. J. Forbes** - Land Forces\n- **Mr. G. L. Wilson, F.R.I.B.A., F.S.I.** \n- **Mr. A. M. Braga** - Secretary\n\nMr. Harold W. Lee left the Colony on the 27th February, 1946, for the U.S.A. as a representative on the staff of the Chinese Government delegation to the Security Council of the United Nations Organisation, and Mr. G. L. Wilson was invited to join the Committee.\n\nThe Building Reconstruction Advisory Committee will be responsible to the Commander-in-Chief, Hong Kong.\n\nPage 8\nPage 13\nPage 77", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-595-6 Building Reconstruction Advisory Committee Report 9-4-1946 - 10-6-1947.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]