[ { "id": 222953, "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": "CO129-015 - Others - 1845", "page_number": 162, "title": "CO129-015 - Others - 1845", "content_text": "With regard to protection \"Hongkong should hostilities ensure with China a local corps of 500 Malay, the \"Minden\" now moored in the harbour with one tier, the say juns to complement & 200 marines & Marine Artillery would be more than adequate to resist any Military or Naval force which the south China could send against Hong Kong: And in regards protection against any foreign power with whom we might hereafter possibly be at war this barren island during the above mentioned love for\n\nforce More protection than Singapore & other four valuable possessions which have upwards of ten times the amount of property that Hongkong is likely to possess.\n\nThere can ver\n\n161\n\nTherefore the National advantage of expending life & treasure by the Maintenance of a garrison for the future at Hong Kong: & the Island being as it is, ill-adapted for a Commercial or Political Position as it is for a Military Garrison there are no justifiable grounds for the present connexion large governmental Staff - Colonel Commandant, a Coll Secretary, Police Magistrate, Harbour Master, Chaplain & their subordinates would fulfil every requisite duty.\n\nThus the Civil Charges would be reduced to a scale commensurate with the revenue; they being a Municipal Authority in the hands of the respectable European Residents they would", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-015 - Others - 1845.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 224583, "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": "CO129-018 - Others - 1846", "page_number": 489, "title": "CO129-018 - Others - 1846", "content_text": "REPORT ON\n\nThe constant garden cropping—the deep green of the large rice plains, and the cultivation climbing the hills—give great beauty to the scenery. And at early morn, the singing of the birds in the groves; the murmuring rivulets through the valleys; and the fresh breeze from the mountains, enhance the charms of the landscape, and renovate the health of the debilitated resident of a tropical climate.\n\nWere Chusan a British colony, its hills and vales would be adorned by charming villas, rich orchards, and luxuriant pasturages. English town, with all the advantages of modern civilization, would become an example to the Chinese; and in the improvement of our own position, we should materially aid in the social advancement of the imitative nation contiguous to our shores.\n\nTinghae city, in length from north to south about 1200 feet, and in breadth about 1000, is surrounded by a stone wall of two miles and three-quarters in length, nearly fifteen feet in height, thirteen feet in thickness, surmounted by a strong brick parapet of four feet and a half high, and two feet thick, with small embrasures for matchlocks or arrows. The gateways, four in number, east, west, north, and south, are double, and placed zigzag as in India. The walls are strengthened by square bastions well placed. At intervals around the city, the wall ascends a steep mound, now called the Cameronian Hill (the 26th Regiment being encamped there after our first attack on the island); part of this hill is therefore included within the city bounds. A canal (see map), thirty-three feet wide by three deep, runs parallel to the city wall, about thirty yards distant, except on the western side where it ascends the Cameronian Hill, and enters near the south gate. The level space at each side of the city walls is covered with rice fields, almost continually under water, and of difficult passage to an invading force. The flat country around is a succession of rice fields, bordered with the lofty Barbadian millet, which rises ten feet in height.\n\nThe city of Tinghae is extensive, and, like all Chinese towns, the streets are narrow (about twelve to fourteen feet), irregular, and flagged with large slabs of different kinds of stone. Almost every street has a covered drain, which communicates with a canal. For a Chinese city, it is kept extremely clean; the houses are generally of one story, but the tenements of the richer classes are very extensive, and form three sides of a square, with a lofty wall in front. Sometimes there are two or three inner courts. The shops are numerous, and there is a minute division of employment. In many respects, there is a resemblance to the tradesmen of Europe; persons of the same trade frequently congregate in the same street or neighbourhood. The shops have a long and broad counter, effectually separating the purchasers from the shopmen, with a money-till at one end; there are neatly-labelled drawers, or commodious shelves, and back warehouses for the careful disposition of the goods; a reel of twine hangs from the ceiling, close to wrapping-paper cut of various sizes ready for use. Various articles of such goods as may attract the notice of customers, with the prices affixed on labels, are hanging partly on the outside, in some instances in such characters as are only known to the shopmen. Everything is sold by weight. Silversmiths in Tinghae now make spoons, forks, goblets, branch candlesticks, and various other articles of domestic use. The artisans are extremely expert. The tailors are excellent and cheap workmen, and to the English, are known by their respective cognomens of Stultz, Nugee, &c. The supply of every article of provision, including meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, fruit, groceries, &c., is most abundant, and not one-half the price of very inferior articles at Hong Kong, where, indeed, it is often impossible to get beef or mutton of any description. Let but a European want be known in Chusan, and it will be very extraordinary if it be not supplied by a Chinaman.\n\nA European or Indian soldier is stationed at each gate of the city, but no difficulty is interposed, and no tax levied on perfect freedom of ingress or egress to or from the city. Many of the European officers, including that distinguished soldier, Brigadier Campbell, the Commandant of Chusan, reside in various parts of the city, perfectly isolated from each other, and with as much confidence and security as if they were residing in an English town. The 2nd Madras Native Infantry are quartered in the city, and their place d'armes is a remarkable temple, filled with numerous human figures, of full size, admirably carved in wood, painted, and representing the human countenance and form in every expression and attitude of passion and affection—of grief and joy, of sensibility and intelligence. I have seen nothing equal to the artistic skill and true taste exhibited in this temple in any other part in China. The inhabitants do not seem to take umbrage at its occupation by our troops, who scrupulously preserve it from injury.\n\nHer Majesty's 18th Regiment are quartered outside the city, in some two-storied houses which face the sea close to an extensive bund or embankment, which was erected with marvellous rapidity during the period which intervened between our first and second occupation of the island in 1840-1. This bund extends for nearly three miles along the sea front of Tinghae and Chusan harbour, and forms a fortified earth wall, pierced at short and regular intervals for cannon; and during our second attack on the island, about 150 pieces of artillery of various calibre (many of them however unserviceable) were placed in the embrasures. The bund now forms an excellent promenade for the garrison. The parade of the 18th Regiment is large, dry, level, and in the midst of the barracks, officers' quarters, commissariat and naval stores. Contiguous to the parade, our Government have built an excellent two-storied hospital facing the sea, at an expense of about 10,000 dollars. The European artillery are quartered in comfortable barracks on Joss-House Hill (see map), where a few guns command the whole harbour, the city, and the surrounding plain.\n\nGeology—Chusan appears to have been upheaved by a submarine convulsion, or to have been left dry by the receding ocean. A porphyritic clay-stone, assuming in some places a columnar and in others a laminated structure, appears to constitute the main portion of the island. Occasionally, a compact porphyritic stone of coarse conglomerate, capable of being split into large slabs, or formed into pillars, is found and quarried for various purposes. The soil in the valleys is a rich, dark, alluvial mould. There is no limestone on the island. None of the rotten granite found at Hong Kong or Amoy, and which yields such a deleterious gas, is perceivable at Chusan. About the centre of the island, and at a height of 700 feet, our surveyors found the com-", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-018 - Others - 1846.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 224613, "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": "CO129-018 - Others - 1846", "page_number": 519, "title": "CO129-018 - Others - 1846", "content_text": "94\n\nBRITISH POSITION\n\nRussia, Turkey, Greece, Belgium, Egypt, Persia, and other countries have been benefited by the scientific skill of Europe. Here is a region open to us for the same purpose, far exceeding in value and in extent all those kingdoms put together. If we refuse to avail ourselves\n\nChina by the celebrated Jesuit P. Verbiest, who, by casting cannon (then unknown in China), enabled the Emperor to put down a very formidable rebellion, organized by the famous Chinese general Ou-Sang-Guey, who had been the means of introducing the Tartars into China for the extermination of the rebels, and who now sought to dethrone the Tartar dynasty, and restore the Chinese sovereigns. In a short time, Ou-Sang-Guey made himself master of the provinces of Setchuen, Yunnan, and Kweitehou. His example was followed in the provinces of Canton and Fokien; and Coxinga, a naval co-operator, with a large armament, took possession of Formosa. The rebellion would probably have been successful but for the cannon cast by Verbiest for the Tartars, which they conveyed to the attack on the encampment of Ou-Sang-Guey, and which he was unable to resist. On the death of Verbiest, the Emperor himself wrote the eloge which was read over his grave. The Mahometans had, during 300 years, the direction of the tribunal of mathematics in China, and the preparation of the calendar; but this important duty was taken from them, and vested in the Jesuit Adam Schaal; and they continued to hold this, and other important stations, until their final expulsion from China, after the death of the Emperor Canghi, in his 69th year, A.D. 1722 (20 December) and on the ascent of his third son, Yong-tcheng to the throne at Pekin, who refused to check the persecution of the Christians.\n\nThe Emperor Canghi is described by the Jesuit missionaries as a man having a lofty genius, great penetration, and a faithful memory; with a solid judgment, a sense of right, and a firmness of soul; always master of himself, and capable of forming and of conducting great enterprises. He did not repose upon favourites, but took cognizance of all things, and regulated them himself. He was tender towards his subjects, and never lost sight of judgment and of justice. He studied and acquired the European arts and sciences; and geometry, physics, astronomy, medicine, and anatomy, were successively objects of his careful study. He loved to have the learned Jesuits around him; he esteemed their morals; protected them and their fellow Christians; and had given hopes, that but for his sudden death, he would have openly embraced Christianity.\n\nIn 1620 the Chinese sovereign (Tien-ki) and Government at Pekin, called in the aid of the Christian missionaries, and of the Portuguese, to aid by artillery in repelling the Tartars. This aid was given, and tranquillity was restored at Pekin, to within seven leagues of which city the Tartars had penetrated. In 1628 the Emperor Tien-ki died, and his brother, Hoai-tsong, known also under the name of Tsong-tching, ascended the throne of China.\n\nIn 1636, two leaders or chiefs of plundering banditti, organized a large force, combining all the discontented persons in the empire, as well as all who wished to profit by plunder. They marched towards Pekin, plundering towns, cities, and provinces, and devastating the land with civil war, and the Emperor fearing to fall into their hands, put himself to death. The commandant (Ou-Sang-Guey) of a body of Chinese troops on the frontiers, solicited the aid of the Tartars, to relieve Pekin; this aid was granted by Tsong-te, the Tartar chief, who retook Pekin from the rebels; and as the Chinese Emperor, Hoai-tsong, had committed suicide to prevent falling into the hands of the rebels, the vacant throne was seized by the Tartar general, Tsong-te, who, however, died very soon, and his son, Chuntchi, then only six years of age, was proclaimed Emperor of China by the Tartar garrison of Pekin. The uncle of Chuntchi, named Aniavan, became the guardian of the young prince, who at fourteen years of age ascended the throne, the sovereignty of which was still disputed by the Chinese, particularly in the sea coast and midland provinces. The Tartar troops advanced to Quantong (Canton) and Quangsi provinces, where they took some towns, but were repulsed by two Chinese generals who were Christians. The victorious Chinese declared Yang-tie, who was a prince of the imperial family, emperor, and fixed his court at Chao-king, in the Canton province. The mother of the Chinese emperor, his chief wife, and his eldest son, received the rite of Christian baptism, together with twenty\n\nAND PROSPECTS IN CHINA.\n\n95\n\nof the offer thus benignly vouchsafed to us; if we reject the means of thus benefiting ourselves and myriads of our fellow-creatures, either from apathy, selfishness, miscalled prudence, or erroneous political considerations, the opportunity may never again occur; and that which might have been converted into a source of national strength, of individual good, and of general benefit, may be converted by others, and by different means, into an engine injurious to our own interests, and productive of great and permanent national injury. Are we prepared to run the race of competition with other nations? or, after enjoying duration as a kingdom for upwards of one thousand years, and holding for the greater part of that time the dominant power of the Earth, are we disposed to shrink from the competition and descend in the scale of empires? Other kingdoms and nations are ready to rise, to build, and to strengthen their power on our downfall. We cannot shut our eyes to the fact, that we are envied and feared, rather than trusted and loved, and that if we be not true to ourselves there are none in whom we can trust.\n\nIt has not been by a timid, hesitating, dubious time-serving policy, by a craving after petty immediate gain, by crafty devices, or by subtle intrigues, that a small island in the Western Atlantic has become the mistress of the world—her power seen and felt on every shore, her flag triumphant on every sea.\n\nGreat ends can only be achieved by great means; a nobility of object consecrates the endeavour for its attainment.\n\nIf to pour a quickening life blood into China, to vivify a vast and almost stagnant mass of human beings, and thus incalculably increase our commerce*; if to construct and organize a power on the extreme East, which may eventually counterbalance the gigantic empire which stretches from the Bosphorous to the Arctic circle, from the Baltic to the Pacific; if to diffuse intelligence and science among three hundred millions of people; above all, and before all, to implant the inspiriting doctrines of Christianity over such an immense portion of the globe, that their diffusion would eventually influence all mankind; if to do this\n\nladies of rank at the court. The Chinese empress (baptized Helena Taming), and the other royal Christians, sent a learned missionary (Michael Bagm, a Pole) to Pope Alexander VII., to render obedience to the court of Rome.\n\nThe Chinese dynasty in the southern provinces was but of short duration. Hordes of Tartars poured into China, and three grand armies obliged the Emperor Yang-tie to flee. A sanguinary leader of theirs having overrun the provinces of Honan, Kiangnan, Kiangsi, &c., and committed the most appalling massacres, the peaceful Chinese were glad to accept the Tartar yoke, for the sake of secure enjoyment of their lives. And for two hundred years, 1644 to 1844, the Tartar dynasty has maintained by corruption, by stratagem, and by force, the throne and government of China.\n\n* China has rich mines of gold and silver, but it has also accumulated large quantities of the precious metals from other countries.\n\nIt is computed that 400,000,000 dollars passed from Acapulco to Manila during the 250 years of their intercourse; of this sum it is estimated that one-fourth passed from Manila to China. Since 1784, about 100,000,000 dollars have passed from the United States to China. Siam and Cochin send large quantities of gold and silver in ingots to China. Japan, it is estimated, has poured into China during sixty years of free intercourse, at least 100,000,000. From all other sources during the past century, China has received about 50,000,000. The estimated metallic circulation is equivalent to 500,000,000 dollars.\n\n512", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-018 - Others - 1846.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 224619, "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": "CO129-018 - Others - 1846", "page_number": 525, "title": "CO129-018 - Others - 1846", "content_text": "122\n\nPOINTS FOR CONSIDERATION\n\nfavourable geographical position, and the proximity of Canton and Macao; it can never be a colony, on account of its small size, rocky, rugged, barren structure, its insalubrious and depressing climate, and incapability of even producing food for its inhabitants for one week, it might be stated for one day, for our establishments, and its thieving piratical, worthless population, the refuse of China; and it cannot be made a fortification (even if England desired a fortification to protect nothing at the very extreme end of the Chinese empire), on account of the singular formation of hills and mountains, one commanding another, by reason of the proximity of the main land and of other islands; and further, from the difficulty, if not impossibility of keeping troops alive in Hong Kong, or, if alive, strong enough for active service: \"it would be absurd to create and maintain a fortress for no object whatever. Even if Chusan be not obtained, there can be no justifiable grounds for incurring the present unnecessarily large civil and military expenditure in Hong Kong.\n\n66\n\n1st. This rock is no protection whatever to the trade of Canton; a stout frigate at Whampoa, and a steamer off the factories at Canton, is a far more efficacious protection for our trade there than any garrison or fleet we could maintain at Hong Kong. The present position of the British representative and merchants at Canton, is in several respects worse than before the war: notwithstanding the large fleet and force we have at Hong Kong, our Consular establishment and merchants are subject to insult and even to violence if they move out of their houses, as recently shown; and in fact there is more freedom and respect for British subjects at any other of the Consular ports than at Canton, from whose city we are still debarred even entrance.\n\nDuring the last three years, there have been frequent disturbances, tumults, and conflagrations affecting the life and property of Europeans, without the Cantonese caring about our position at Hong Kong. The Americans have a trade nearly half the amount of the British at Canton; but they require no island like Hong Kong. The occasional presence of one of their ships of war at Whampoa, is their only and best support and protection. Last year an American brig of war, the \"St. Lewis,\" off Canton, was more effectual in preserving British life and property, than Hong Kong, with a plenipotentiary, general, admiral, two regiments, and four ships of war!\n\n2nd. In the event of another war with China, experience has shown that it may most rapidly and economically be terminated by a naval force; if it were resolved to employ soldiers, they must be sent from India, and any force we could keep at Hong Kong, would be utterly inefficient for any military invasion, or garrisoning of different cities in China, should, unfortunately, such a course be ever again adopted; but a few ships of war and steamers in the Yang-tze-kiang, would dictate peace in China, without even suspending our tea trade at Canton.\n\n3rd. With regard to the protection of Hong Kong, should hostilities ensue with China, a local corps of 500 Malays and the “Minden” 74, moored in the harbour with one tier of heavy guns and a complement of 200 marines and marine artillerymen, would be more than adequate to resist any military or naval force which the whole Government of China could send against Hong Kong. And as regards protection against any foreign power with whom England might hereafter possibly be at war, this barren rock by the above-mentioned force would have far more protection than Singapore, and other of our valuable possessions which have ten times the amount of property ashore and afloat to protect, that Hong Kong is ever likely to possess. There can therefore be no national advantage in expending life and treasure by the maintenance of an European garrison at Hong Kong; and the island being as ill adapted for a commercial emporium or political position, as it is a military garrison, there are no justifiable grounds for the present unnecessarily large Governmental establishments; a lieutenant and colonel commandant, a colonial secretary, a recorder, police magistrate, harbour-master, chaplain, and their subordinates, would fulfil every requisite duty. Thus the civil charges would be reduced to a scale commensurate with the revenue, and by vesting a municipal authority in the respectable European residents, they would assess themselves, provide the funds for police, sewers, roads, &c., administer them more efficiently than Government could do, and avoid irritating petty legislation and interference.\n\n123\n\nThe civil expenditure of Hong Kong, therefore, may be advantageously reduced from £50,000 to £12,000 or £15,000 per annum; the military from £150,000 or £200,000 to £20,000 or £25,000 per annum; and the several million dollars now proposed so unnecessarily to be expended on civil and military works may be saved from utter waste. The Consular stations and staff in China, require revision in several ways, but especially in the expenditure; even if we keep open the ports of Ningpo, Foochoo, and Amoy, the Consulate and Superintendent of Trade department charges may, with advantage to the public service, be reduced from about £30,000 or £35,000 a-year, to £15,000 per annum.\n\nIt would be necessary to retain at Shanghai a consul, but at the other three ports a vice-consul at each would be sufficient, and the Superintendency of Trade department ought to be abolished, as its duties would be more efficiently done by a consul-general at Canton, with a supervising control. The consular salaries would be defrayed by bills drawn on the Lords of the Treasury. All correspondence would be direct between the Foreign Office and consul-general. At Ningpo, for instance, where no English vessel has traded for twelve months, and there is not one European merchant we have had during the last year, a consul, a vice-consul, an interpreter (although the consul is a superior Chinese scholar), a surgeon, first and second consular assistant, &c. At Foochoo, where there is no trade, we have a consul, (a vice-consul is named to proceed there,) an interpreter, no surgeon (the Consul being a surgeon), and two consular assistants, &c.\n\nAt Amoy we have a consul, a vice-consul, a surgeon, consular assistants, &c. One efficient vice-consul would fulfil the duties, if there were ten times the amount of the present trade at Amoy. The following scale of consular establishment would be amply sufficient for our present trade and position in China:\n\n518", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-018 - Others - 1846.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229050, "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": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "page_number": 366, "title": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "content_text": "1849 Governor Bonham\n\nJuly 12 68 Councils.\n\nEmir's minutes of the proceedings of the Executive and Legislative Councils for the half year ending June 30.\n\nJuly 17 69 Appointments.\n\nEncloses returns of all appointments for the quarter ending June 30.\n\nJuly 18 70 Treasury Accounts.\n\nEncloses the Treasury Accounts for the quarter ending June 30 with the requisite Vouchers, also the report of the Board of Audit of the Treasurer's Chest.\n\nJuly 20 71, Mr J Mc Knight.\n\nJuly 21 72 Survey.\n\nReports having allowed Mr Mc Knight to resign his Inland Lots Land 887, 133 and 282 the rents have all been paid up.\n\nJuly 21 73 Attorney General.\n\nRequires instructions on the subject Entitled Fees in certain cases for the Attorney General's being called upon for his professional assistance when required by the Ordnance or Military Authorities.\n\nRefers to Despatches from the Secretary of State dated 1845, 1846 and 1847 bearing on this question particularly with regard to the Ordnance Department.\n\nJuly 25 75 Barracks.\n\nEncloses receipt of Despatches.\n\nRefers to Despatches No 5 Military dated May 6 and No 58 dated May 23.\n\nEncloses reports from the Commandants of the Garrison and of the Royal Engineers on the extent of Barrack accommodation required.\n\nReports also his own views on the subject.\n\nJuly 21 72 Police Force.\n\nAugust 11 112 Mary 6.\n\nAuken Despatch.\n\nReports that William Lowe, Richard Tackerbery, Thomas Anderson, George Darrington and James Decker were in the Police force to January 14 and Francis Balfour to Dec. 31.\n\n348 ENE G\n\n1849 Governor Bonham", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229495, "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": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "page_number": 446, "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "content_text": "Aug 23 79\n\n1849\n\nGovernor Bonham\n\n2\n\nof the Freesters, the Red Dean and Mr J Johnson and also Lot 67 held by MR Strahan the reduction on the first being (£28.13.1) and on the latter (£278.15.0), recommends their sanction\n\nAug 24 80 Catholic Bishop.\n\nReports having granted to the Catholic Bishop a lot of Land (here at Aberdeen), at a nominal rent of £1 per year for the purpose of a Chapel exclusively.\n\nAug 25 81 Revenue & Expenditure\n\nEncloses the estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for 1850 with comparative statements of the same from 1845 to 1849 inclusive. The amount of the Parliamentary Grant required will be about £20,000.\n\nAug 25 82 Government House.\n\nPlans & Estimates for Government House recapitulates the means he considers at his disposal for the erection of this building as they stand on the Estimates for 1850, the House is estimated at £14,940.7.7.\n\nAug 28 83 1849 Governor Bonham Despatches.\n\nAug 24 84 Governor & Macao.\n\nReports the circumstances attending the Assassination of the Portuguese Governor of Macao.\n\nEncloses correspondence with the representatives of the different European powers on the occasion and states the measures of precaution he has deemed it necessary to take by sending Ships of War &c to protect British subjects and property.\n\nSep 6 85 Barrack at Aberdeen.\n\nReports having made a Visit of Inspection of the new defensible Barrack at Aberdeen accompanied by the Commandants of the Garrison, of the R Engineers, of the R Artillery &c, they went in H.M. Steamer Medea and returned the same day.\n\nRefers to his Despatches Separate 27 Dec. 1848 and des 58 May 24, Reports that in addition to the reduction of £450 per year economy of a further economy will be effected £2300 per year.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230750, "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": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "page_number": 170, "title": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "content_text": "Troops,\n\nYour\n\nthe Duke\n\nof Wellington will have\n\ngreat pleasure in giving effect to\n\nrecommendation and submitting This name to Her Majesty for Half Pay promotion.\n\nI have, to. (Signed) Fitzroy Somerset.\n\n(True Copy)\n\n167\n\nExtract from General Orders by the Honorable Major General d'Aquilar, C.B. Commanding the Troops\n\nWith the\n\nin\n\nChina.\n\nApril 2nd, 1847.\n\nWith the concurrence of H.E.\n\nSir John Francis Davis, Bart, &c., The Major General Commanding gladly avails himself of the Services of the Honorable Major Caine and appoints him Commandant of the Garrison of Hongkong during the absence of the Major General and the Main Body of the Troops on Expedition to Canton.\n\nShue...\n\n(True Copy)\n\nBy order,\n\n(Signed) J. Bruce, Captain Assistant Adjt General\n\n(True Extract)\n\n(Signed) J. Clark Kennedy, Captain, Asst. Adjt General", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230754, "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": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "page_number": 174, "title": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "content_text": "Mas \n\n- \n\nCommander in Chief to Whampoa in March 1841._ In May 1841 Major Caine was nominated to the appointment of Chief Magistrate of Hongkong. When the Force went against Canton in 1841 Major Caine begged Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary to be permitted to join this Regiment but was refused, vide Letter 19/31 dated 22nd May 1841 from the Secretary to Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary herewith attached. In September 1843 was appointed Member of Council in this Colony. In November 1844, obtained through the kindness of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, on Sir Henry Pottinger's application unattached Majority. In November 1846, promoted to Colonial Secretary and Auditor General, – in April 1847 when the expedition went against Canton was in charge of the Colony, as well as \n\n- \n\nan \n\nleft here in \n\nbeing Commandant of the Garrison - \n\n171 \n\nEntered the Service as Volunteer 17 Foot. 8th Nov2 1813. \n\nLieutenant 17th Foot 6th July 1816 \n\nLieutenant \"\n\n12th April 1819 \n\nExchanged to 14th Foot April 1822 \n\n# \n\nRemoved to 3o Buffs on applica: 16 March 1826 \n\nCaptain 11 Fest 9th Decr 1827 Exchanged 26th Foot October 1834 \n\nMajor by Brevet: 9 Nov 1841 \n\nMajor unattached Novr 1844 \n\n(True Copy)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230768, "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": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "page_number": 188, "title": "CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12]", "content_text": "Ladship by again detailing them, though I would beg to add that since my last application of 1846 I was appointed Commandant of this Garrison in April 1847, during the time I administered the Government in the absence of the Governor and the General, with the Canton expedition and that was favourably reported to the Home Guards by Major General D'Aquilar (vide enclosures 1st and 31st).\n\nAs the favour, I now ask at the touch of my career is probably the last that I shall ever have occasion to urge my account, I trust it will obtain your Lordship's kind support - In which faith I have the honour to subscribe, my Lord,\n\nYour Lordship's\n\nMost Obedient Humble Servant,\n\nWilliam Caine\n\nN.1.\n\nExtract, from General orders by the Honorable Major General D'Aquilar, C.B., Commanding the Troops in China.\n\nWith the Concurrence of His Excellency Sir John Francis Davis, Bart., K.C.B., The Major General Commanding gladly avails himself of the Services of the Honorable Major Caine and appoints him Commandant of the Garrison of Hongkong during the absence of the Major General and the Main Body of the Troops on service at Canton.\n\nApril 2nd, 1847.\n\nBy order,\n\n(Signed) J. Bruce, Captain\n\nAsst. Adjt. General\n\n(True Extract)\n\n(Signed) J. Clark Kennedy, Captain, off. Asst. Adjt. General", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 234717, "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": "CO129-046 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1854 [5-19／8]", "page_number": 129, "title": "CO129-046 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1854 [5-19／8]", "content_text": "Sir.\n\nSub043/326\n\n136\n\n4th June, 1854.\n\nLieutenant Colonel Griffin\n\nCommandant of this garrison, having\n\npreferred to the legal Government his\n\nprecedence over the Chief\n\nJustice of the Supreme Court, and\n\nthat claim being admitted as understood in consequence\n\nof a provision in the Colonial Instructions\n\nto the effect\n\nthat the Senior Military\n\nOfficer in Garrison irrespective of his rank shall have precedence of\n\nall Civil functionaries save the Governor\n\nThe Honourable Charles B. Hillier,\n\nActing Colonial Secretary-", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-046 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1854 [5-19／8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 235000, "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": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "page_number": 39, "title": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "content_text": "and all members of the Quan-tye, Quan-typ, a branch of the Triad Society.\n\nSome of the officials had left previously, but the Commandant of the Garrison and one other remained till the attack was made, when their lives were saved by flight - the latter, it is said, has taken refuge here.\n\nThe object of the insurgents appears to be merely plunder; they do not belong either to the rebels at Nanking or to those about Canton; they give out that when they collect a sufficient sum (they will go on to the City of Pantas in the Sunoan district).\n\nSeveral hundred are said to have joined them since yesterday morning; twelve of their number were killed in the assault, while of the Imperialist Soldiers, three were killed and fifteen wounded.\n\nNotice of the intended attack was sent to the inhabitants, who, on condition of withholding assistance to the Garrison, were promised protection to their property. This promise, however, was not kept, for no sooner were the insurgents in possession of the place than armed parties were sent out to ransack the houses, and poultry and even dogs and pigs were seized.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 235920, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4]", "page_number": 170, "title": "CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4]", "content_text": "occurs,\n\nthat an opportunity will soon\n\nfor adopting the following suggestions, which with all deference I submit, as it will\n\nmy interests\n\nnot only advance but will I hope benefit the\n\npublic service.\n\nColonel Griffin the present Commandant of this garrison,\n\nexpects his relief in June next, and as his successor I offer\n\nmyself to the consideration\n\nof Lord\n\nHardinge. My proposition is that I be made a Colonel\n\non the staff with the pay of a Regimental\n\nor staff allowance both amounting to $700 with quarters - this arrangement would effect a saving of £1500 in the Military Expenditure-\n\narrange.\n\n163\n\nthe present Commandant. received abroad I 1866 and a further\n\nallowing of\n\n£800\n\nA £50 in Mt.\n\nthe Civil or\n\nColonial Department, this latter being\n\nnow allowed and\n\nthe Secretary of State for\n\n12 by\n\nthe\n\nColonies, as House Rent, an item rendered unnecessary by assigning\n\nthe Commandant's quarters.\n\nI am quite\n\naware\n\nof the\n\nfrontier nature of the Gover-\n\nnor anything, but I earnestly hope that my long and faithful services to the Crown may induce\n\nHis Lordship to give my suggestion his consideration, and I feel convinced that it will be found\n\nto work well for the public service, while it will place\n\nme in a\n\nposition in which\n\nI", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 235924, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4]", "page_number": 174, "title": "CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4]", "content_text": "(Canton)\n\nExtract\n\nnot from General Orders by The Honble : Major General D\n\n172\n\nD'Aguilar\n\n6. 15. Commanding the Troops in China.\n\nApril 2nd 1847.\n\nWith the\n\nconcurrence\n\nof\n\nHis Excellency Sir John Francis Davis, Bart. &c. The\n\nBach\n\nLeverett\n\nMajor Commanding, gladly avails himself of the services of the Honble: Major Crayne, and appoints him Commandant of the Garrison of Hongkong, during the absence of the Major General and the main Body of the Force on\n\nService at Canton.\n\nBy order,\n\n(Signed) Boner. Hftn. Genl.\n\nBei. Adjt. Genl.\n\nI've Extract\n\n[Signed] J. D'Aguilar\n\nComdg. Troops in China.\n\n(True Copy),\n\nOffgt. Dft. Adjt. Genl.\n\nH.Qrs.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236238, "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": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "page_number": 102, "title": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "content_text": "Buckley.\n\n18 aut\n\nM20mg\n\n98\n\n772.\n\nExecutive.\n\nletter from Resident of the formed a dept.\n\nAnsive 30th Oct. /85 - No 30.\n\n1 95 long kong\n\nRE\n\nAUG 17 1855\n\nVioléria, Hongkong,\n\nMy Lord,\n\n2045 May, 1855.\n\nColonel Griffin R.A.\n\nhaving left this Colony\n\n& Commandant was succeeded\n\non that day\n\nin Command\n\nof the Garrison by Lieutenant Colonel Graham, of Her Majesty's\n\n59th Regiment.\n\nLieutenant Colonel Graham\n\nMember of the Executive Council\n\nThe Right Honorable\n\nFord John Russell, M.P.\n\nNo, Jo", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236360, "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": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "page_number": 224, "title": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "content_text": "No of Despatch\n\nDesp. Desfe:\n\nContinued and reporting to Prostitution\n\nSubject of Despatch\n\nd reporting as to the proposed ordinances\n\nNo of Despatch\n\nrelating to Money\n\nas to the\n\n95 July 22 Reporting publication of the rules for the examination of Candidates for the Indian Civil Service, and replying to Despatch No 28 of 28th April regarding the requisition of the Chinese language by the Civil Officers of Hong Kong\n\n96\n\n99\n\n101\n\n101\n\nverri nut\n\nReporting that a Contract has been entered into with Mr Shortridge for the conduct of the Government Printing Gazette\n\n54 Acknowledging Sir George Grey's Despatch 10y of 98%, directing change in the mode of administering the Government of the Colony\n\nRegarding the Estimates of the Colony for 1886, the favorable state of its finances\n\nand\n\nGove\n\nRepo 62 Transmitting purity of the Colony and Statistics showing the progressing prosperity of the Colony and its Population\n\nReporting Mr. Caldwell's resignation of the offices of General Interpreter and Assistant-Superintendent of Police\n\nTransmitting Quarterly letter from the Colonial Treasurer enclosing Return of Special Disbursements for the quarter ending 31st March 1855\n\nNo of Date of Desp. Despatch\n\nSubject of Despatch\n\n218\n\n102 July 7th Submitting applications from Mr. Piemancther and Mr. D'Almada for Letters of Naturalization\n\n103\n\n10.11\n\nSubmitting Despatch from the late Governor requesting that he may be appointed Commandant of the Garrison\n\ngo Remitting the sum of £1,208-19-0, being unclaimed Balances of Intestate Estate\n\nTransmitting accounts to for\n\nArrroun\n\nColonial Treasurer's letter and the quarter ending 30th June, 1855:\n\nNo of\n\n \n Jan El.\n 3\n \n \n Also. 1 Letter marked Private from Sir John Bowring to The Right Honorable The Lord John Russell, to\n \"others.\"\n \n \n together\n Colonial Secretary.\n \n \n with", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236576, "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": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "page_number": 57, "title": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "content_text": "Lefor\n\nMr. Mist\n\nForward to the Worst Guarde\n\nulication addrefest to\n\nby S. f. facice, to gether\n\ndespe\n\nBeat\n\nt Dept\n\nFor brand Russell-\n\nGovernor Sir Wolu Mouring\n\n7th July, 1855-\n\nVietrin, Augkong,\n\nInelmune-\n\nA 103-\n\nPaccind.\n\nhe may be appointed Commandant Sicut: Goverur, requesting that\n\nSubruithius Despatch from the\n\nof the Garrison.\n\nLient Col: Caine's\n\npouition, as you\n\nhave\n\nelembers Remarked,\n\nhas become\n\nAnomalars And\n\nI daresay\n\nthat\n\nyou\n\nIn Ineriva\n\n55\n\nwould be prepared to recommend\n\nAnything which would put him\n\nmamoe\n\nRef\n\nal\n\nregular footing. You will\n\nof his letter, his\n\ngraced\n\nlaccount of thre\n\npreminary effect of his projedy, if it should be accepted. Although be world himself be a\n\n@maiderable\n\nJanier in point of income, the publie timed save £1100 in the Military department and £250 in the Civil\n\nDepartment: Mather there should be som\n\nataberent ferr bis (init salary, if\n\nthe\n\nMem\n\ntaken Effect, would be\n\ngestion.\n\nfor wesidention. 7. Fl. 3ortin\n\nNo Ball\n\nYou are\n\nfully aware of the\n\nanonalone forition of (6). Grine altend to\n\nby do Ellist, & can explain to Sir W. Mellerwork\n\nthe facts if he desire it here\n\ncont\n\nconcisely\n\nAfter re-examining the text and following the instructions:\n\nLefor\n\nMr. Mist\n\nForward to the Worst Guarde\n\nAddressed to\n\nby S. F. facice, together\n\ndespatch\n\nBeat\n\nDept\n\nFor Lord Russell-\n\nGovernor Sir Wolu Mouring\n\n7th July, 1855-\n\nVictoria, Hongkong,\n\nImmune-\n\nA 103-\n\nPreceeding.\n\nhe may be appointed Commandant Sicut: Governor, requesting that\n\nSubsequent Despatch from the\n\nof the Garrison.\n\nLt. Col: Caine's\n\nposition, as you\n\nhave\n\nmembers Remarked,\n\nhas become\n\nAnomalous And\n\nI daresay\n\nthat\n\nyou\n\nIn Council\n\n55\n\nwould be prepared to recommend\n\nAnything which would put him\n\nmore\n\nRef\n\na\n\nregular footing. You will\n\nof his letter, his\n\ngraded\n\naccount of the\n\npreliminary effect of his project, if it should be accepted. Although he would himself be a\n\nconsiderable\n\nloser in point of income, the public would save £1100 in the Military department and £250 in the Civil\n\nDepartment: Moreover there should be some\n\nabatement for his initial salary, if\n\nthe\n\nMem\n\ntaken Effect, would be\n\nsuggestion.\n\nfor consideration. 7. Fl. Fortin\n\nNo Ball\n\nYou are\n\nfully aware of the\n\nanomalous position of Lt. Col. Caine attended to\n\nby Col. Ellis, & can explain to Sir W. Mellerwork\n\nthe facts if he desires it here\n\nconcisely\n\nHere is the corrected version in HTML format as requested:\n\nLefor\n\nMr. Mist\n\nForward to the Worst Guarde\n\nAddressed to\n\nby S. F. facice, together\n\ndespatch\n\nBeat\n\nDept\n\nFor Lord Russell-\n\nGovernor Sir William Mouring\n\n7th July, 1855-\n\nVictoria, Hongkong,\n\nImmune-\n\nA 103-\n\nPreceeding.\n\nhe may be appointed Commandant Sicut: Governor, requesting that\n\nSubsequent Despatch from the\n\nof the Garrison.\n\nLt. Col: Caine's\n\nposition, as you\n\nhave\n\nmembers Remarked,\n\nhas become\n\nAnomalous And\n\nI daresay\n\nthat\n\nyou\n\nIn Council\n\n55\n\nwould be prepared to recommend\n\nAnything which would put him\n\nmore\n\nRef\n\na\n\nregular footing. You will\n\nof his letter, his\n\naccount of the\n\npreliminary effect of his project, if it should be accepted. Although he would himself be a\n\nconsiderable\n\nloser in point of income, the public would save £1100 in the Military department and £250 in the Civil\n\nDepartment: Moreover there should be some\n\nabatement for his initial salary, if\n\nthe\n\nMeasure\n\ntaken Effect, would be\n\nsuggestion.\n\nfor consideration.\n\nYou are\n\nfully aware of the\n\nanomalous position of Lt. Col. Caine attended to\n\nby Col. Ellis, & can explain to Sir W. Mellerwork\n\nthe facts if he desires it here\n\nconcisely", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236580, "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": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "page_number": 61, "title": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "content_text": "the arrangement.\n\nwhich the Senior Officer of the Troops of Hong Kong\n\nhas been Commandant\n\nhas always been of the Garrison should be\n\ndishes discussed.\n\n[illegible text: \"Share 3 My Loncha, X. 2:659 Victoria, Houghton\"]\n\nVictoria, Hong Kong\n\n4th July, 1855\n\nI have the honor to\n\nhave the hour to report\n\nthat in compliance with the Instructions contained in dispatch 107 of the 28th April last from the Colonial office, His Excellency Sir John Bowring\n\nBowring acknowledged the\n\nadministration of this Government which by virtue of Mr. Under Secretary\n\nPeel's letter\n\nThe Right Honorable\n\nthe 15th February 1854\n\nLord John Russell, M.P.,\n\nHer Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,\n\netc.\n\nXc.\n\nNo.\n\n'i", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236581, "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": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "page_number": 62, "title": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "content_text": "the \n\nhad been intrusted to my care, and was administered by 14th of April 1854 to the 24th of June last.\n\nme from\n\nAs the despatch of 28th April\n\nDispatch\n\nlast above alluded to directs \"that \"the Regulations which were in force previously to your appointment, and with which Colonel Caine is familiar\", \"shall be reverted to\". I am induced to trouble your Lordship with the accompanying inclosures submitted for perusal, in the hope that, through your Lordship's kind offices I may be appointed Commandant of this garrison; when the previous Regulations may be literally \"reverted to\", all the former Lieutenant Governors of Hongkong having been in Command of the Garrison.\n\nIf through your Lordship's instrumentality this boon be granted, the mortification of my present position will be personally relieved, and I shall be your Lordship's grateful debtor.\n\nI have the honour to be, My Lordship's,\n\nMost Obedient Humble Servant,\n\nMajor Lieut. Governor.\n\nP.S. I would pray attention to", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236587, "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": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "content_text": "that in April 1847 \n\nApril 1847 on the withdrawal \n\nof the main body of the troops for the Expedition up the Canton River I was appointed by General D'Aguilar to the Commandantship of this Garrison post which I held till his return a few days after.\n\nAnd \n\nnow \n\nSir I come to the \n\nobject of this application.\n\nI am at present filling the high appointment of Lieutenant Governor of \n\nthis Colony, and while many useful \n\nchanges being made to accelerate the \n\npromotion and better the condition of the Officers of the Army, I beg with all respect to point out that an opportunity will soon occur for adopting the following suggestion which with all deference I \n\nsubmit.\n\nPage 66\n\nsubmit, as it will not only advance my \n\ninterests but will I hope benefit the \n\npublic service.\n\nColonel Griffin the present Commandant of this Garrison expects \n\nhis relief in June next and as his successor I offer myself to \n\nthe consideration \n\nof Lord Hardinge. My proposition \n\nis, that I be made a Colonel on the \n\nStaff with pay of a Lieutenant Colonel, and a Colonial or Staff allowance both amounting to £700 with quarters.\n\nThis \n\narrangement would be a saving of £1100 in the Military Expenditure as the present Commandant \n\nreceives above £1800, and a further \n\nsaving of £250, in Department, this latter being \n\nthe civil or Colonial \n\nallowance now", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236592, "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": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "page_number": 73, "title": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "content_text": "I derived from him in the complicated and difficult position, in which I was placed in China.\n\nI have Her\n\nA True copy\n\n(signed) Henry Pottinger\n\n(signed) Harry Pottinger\n\nKacie\n\nC\n\nthe 886-455\n\n70 A\n\nExtract from General Orders by the Honble Major General D'Aquilar, C.B. Commanding the Troops in China.\n\nApril 2nd, 1847.\n\nWith the concurrence of His Excellency Sir John Francis Davis, Bart, &c., The Major General Commanding gladly avails himself of the Services of the Honble Major Caine, and appoints him Commandant of the Garrison of Wong Hong during the absence of the Major General and the Main Body of the Troops on Service at Canton\n\nBy Order,\n\n[signed] J. Bruce, Captain Assistant Adjt: General.\n\nTrue Extract.\n\n[signed] J. Clark Hennedy, Captain Officiating Assistant Adjt General", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236608, "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": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "page_number": 89, "title": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "content_text": "Nr\n\nNa Date\n\nf\n\nDesp Desp\n\n \n Nr\n Date\n Subject of Despatch\n \n \n 106\n 28th July\n Replying to Desp. Nr. 10 of 31st May, as to the publication of the Treaty with Japan.\n \n \n 108\n \n In reply to Desp. Nr 3 of 18th May, stating that there is no objection to the appointment of Mr. Decus as Swedish Consul at Hongkong\n \n \n 109\n \n Acknowledging circular of 11th May, and stating that the Parliamentary Grant in aid for 1855/56 will not be required.\n \n \n \n \n Acknowledging Circular of 24th May, enclosing copies of the Imperial act 14 & 15 Vict to amend the law of Evidence\n \n \n 140\n August 2\n Acknowledging Despatch No 9 of 25th May, suggesting reconstruction of the Councils of the Colony\n \n\n \n Nr\n Date of Desp.\n Desp\n Subject of Despatch\n \n \n 100\n July 6th\n \n Reporting Mr. Caldwell's resignation of the offices of General Interpreter and assistant superintendent of Police.\n \n \n 101\n \n \n Transmitting letter from the Colonial Treasurer, enclosing Quarterly Return of special Disbursements for the quarter ending 31st March, 1855.\n \n \n 102\n \n fyt\n Submitting applications from Mr. Rienascher and Mr. D'Almada for Letter of Naturalization\n \n \n 103\n \n \n \n \n \n 104\n \n \n \n \n \n 105\n 9th\n \n Submitting Despatch from the Lieut. Governor, requesting that he may be appointed Commandant of the Garrison\n \n \n \n \n \n Permitting the sum of £1208-19-0, being amount of unclaimed Balances of Intestate Estates\n \n \n \n \n \n Transmitting Colonial Treasurer's letter and accounts for the quarter ending 30th June, 1855.\n \n \n \n 4th\n \n Replying to Despatch No 7 of 21st May as to transmission home by Colonel Caine of Colonial Ordinance Nr of 1855\n \n\nOriginals\n\nRECE\n\nOCT\n\n1855", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236873, "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": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "page_number": 354, "title": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "content_text": "میرے\n\n1855\n\n5 May 99\n\n9\n\nGov Bowring\n\n349\n\nN\n\nof the Colony Transmits Report and Statistics for\n\n1 Registrar General\n\n100 Resignation of Mr Caldwell\n\nInterpreter and Assistant Supt of Police Reports, & expresses great regret it Special Disbursements - Quarter\n\nto 31 March 1855. Encloses with Letter from Colonial Treasurer\n\n102 Applications for letters of\n\nnaturalization - Enclosure from Mr Reinacker\n\n'P'D' Almada.\n\nApplication for Appointment\n\nas Commandant\n\nof the Garrison\n\nSubmits from St Goor Caine and strongly\n\nrecommends compliance.\n\nUnclaimed Balances of\n\nIntestate Estates. Encloses\n\nLetter from Treasurer\n\nwith Commissariat Receipt for £1208.9.0 Colonial", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 237516, "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": "CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855", "page_number": 273, "title": "CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855", "content_text": "M. Ettest\n\nInclude in the cases proposed in 834\n\n$2 Sess.\n\n1090g trong trong\n\nMilitary\n\n20\n\nGovernor informed ...fect fit. t. 10...\n\nDraft with low\n\n8364.\n\nFaumu\n\nNOV: 8\n\n1855\n\nMar Department\n\n17th November 1855.\n\nI have laid before\n\nYour\n\nLind\n\nLetter of the 24th.\n\nTilteine, forwarding an application from Lieutenant Colonel Caine the Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong to be appointed Commandant of that Garrison, and I am directed to acquaint you in reply, for the information of Mr. Secretary Labouchere that His Lordship having\n\nJohn Ball Esq.\n\nEq.\n\nPage 363\n\n...\n\nPage 363", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 237517, "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": "CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855", "page_number": 274, "title": "CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855", "content_text": "with the Field Marshal Commanding in Chief on the subject consider it to be inexpedient that the arrangement under which the Senior Officer of the Troops at Hong Kong has always been Commandant of the Garrison, should be disturbed.\n\nJan I \n\nYour Obedient Servant \n\nW.Hendy\n\n270A", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 237811, "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": "CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855", "page_number": 568, "title": "CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855", "content_text": "27\n\n...\n\n给\n\n563\n\n183\n\nMilitary Departments\n\nJan 12 Ordnance. Police Arms & distracting have been given for the polishing...\n\n1. April 20 War Department: Kent and Repairs of Edgers Bungalow. The Treasury has sanctioned the payment of the additional 60 Dollars.\n\nAny 24 Purchase of the Bungalow. Euctores correspondence with Ordnance.\n\nSep + Ground at West Point required for Civil Purposes. sees no objection to the land being given over to the Civil Government.\n\nLes no reason to alter former opinion.\n\ncan. on the by Lieut Colt Cainos Application for Appointment Garrison Commandant. Cannot disturb existing Arrangements.\n\nLand", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 237831, "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": "CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2]", "page_number": 10, "title": "CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2]", "content_text": "12\n\n13\n\n9\n\nBoute\n\nDesk Despatch\n\n1006\n\n1011\n\n102\n\n103\n\nSubject of Despatch.\n\n6 July 1855 Reporting MW. Caldivell's resignation of the Offices of General Interpreter and Assistant Superintendent of Police\n\n104 9th\n\n105\n\n106 28\n\nTransmitting letter from the Colonial Treasurer, enclosing Quarterly Return of Special Disbursements for the Quarter ending 31st March 1855.\n\n914\n\nSubmitting applications from Melienrectin and M. Dada for Letters of Naturalization. Submitting Despatch from the Lieutenant Governor requesting that he be appointed Commandant of the Garrison\n\nRemitting the Sum of £ 12.08.19.0, being amount of unclaimed Balances of Intestate Estates\n\nSubmitting Colonial Treasurer's Letter and Accounts for the Quarter ending 30th June 1855.\n\nReplying to Despatch No 10 of 31st May, re the publication of the Treaty with Japan!\n\n107 30th. The reply to Despatch No 3 of 18th May\n\n108\n\n109-\n\nAppointment of\n\nis\n\nobjection to the\n\nAward\n\nAwedish\n\nstating that they are by no means dissatisfied with the Court at Hongkong.\n\nand\n\nAcknowledging Despatch of 14th May, stating that the Parliamentary Grant in aid for 1855/56 will not be required Acknowledging Circular of 24th May enclosing Copy of the Imperial Act 14 & 15 Vict. Cap: 99, \"to amend the Law of Evidence\"\n\n2\n\n(\n\nPage\n\nDesp. Despatch\n\nSubject of Despatch\n\n110 2 August Acknowledging Despatch No.9 25th May, and suggesting reconstruction of the Council of the Admiralty\n\n112 6th\n\n113\n\n1114\n\nReplying to Despatch No.7 of 21st May,\n\nSubmissions home by Colonel Bruce of Colonial Ordinance No.1 of 1855. Reporting execution of the Chinese Lee Whing on the 18th July.\n\nReporting arrival of the Rev. J. J. Irwin,\n\nColonial\n\nChaplain.\n\nReporting arrival of H.M.S. Sally Bing\n\nthe Colonial\n\nAcknowledging\n\n116\n\n63\n\nMetin\n\nMord.\n\nShort.\n\nMine.\n\n118\n\n119\n\n120\n\n12/\n\n4\n\n5L heavyry.\n\nFire's\n\nacknowledging receipt of Lordship's Despatch No 10 of 30th June, and various Circulars.\n\nof\n\nTransmitting Lists of Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils for the half year ending 30th June 1855!\n\nTransmitting copies of Minutes of the Executive and Legislative Councils for the half year ending June 1855.\n\n336\n\nReporting Land Leased to Mr Murray- by way of Compensation for his Marine Lot, resumed by government.\n\n73,\n\n#\n\nof\n\n2\n\nirone\n\n11002\n\nJinai\n\nWinn\n\n2\n\nReporting resumption of portions of Marine Lots No 54 and 55 for Public purposes.\n\nstone\n\nReporting appointment of Mr. Gundry to the Offices of General Interpreter and Assistant Superintendent of Police.\n\nReporting Sale of Crown Lands on July, and 4th instant\n\nVince\n\nthe other\n\n9", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 239986, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12]", "page_number": 203, "title": "CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12]", "content_text": "streets of the Cite, and that all the Markets and shops had been closed: the Indian Policemen moreover, had been driven from their route certain of the mob, but affecting to escape without injury instantly proceeded to the residence of the Colonial Secretary for the purpose of sending him to the Commandant of the Garrison for 100 Men of the 57th Regiment to aid the Civil Power. The Colonial Secretary was ill in bed, but readily left it and afforded me most efficient personal aid during the disturbance.\n\nTo save time I proceeded to Lieut. Colonel Dunlop's quarters, and 200 Men of the 59th were ordered out to the scene of the emeute whilst the remainder of the Garrison was held in readiness in case they were wanted. On reaching the Queen's Road below the Central Police Station I perceived a dense crowd of probably 8 or 10,000 Chinese, who were loudly vociferous, under some great excitement. It was exceedingly difficult without an efficient interpreter to understand what this mob had risen for, but after much attempt at expostulation with the unruly mob, they came to comprehend that if they were\n\n!", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 240985, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3]", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3]", "content_text": "neighbourhood. A station a little to the eastward of Kellet Island would be a very desirable protection to the whole harbour, particularly as regarding it from Any dangers from ships of Contagious diseases, where we think much danger is to be apprehended. Notwithstanding the result of the Samson's recent visit from the town or descent from the town, it would also serve to overlook the entire road to the Eastward which has long been a notorious haunt of bad character, as is the bay behind East Point, which it would completely command.\n\nWe likewise trust that your Excellency will arrange with the Commandant of the garrison for placing upon our premises a guard of at least 20 steady men, even from the Military force, for the immediate protection of our private residences and business Establishments. We shall be ready to facilitate by every means in our power the arrangements of the several Authorities for ends already indicated, and we would again press upon Your Excellency's consideration the manner in which we are separated from the rest of the community, which alone should entitle us to some such consideration.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 241649, "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": "CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7]", "page_number": 75, "title": "CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7]", "content_text": "\"Court Martial.\" I have &c.\n\n(Signed) F. Dunlap,\n\nLt. Col: R.A.\n\nCommanding the Troops.\n\n(True Copy)\n\n88.5. Bindjes\n\nAching (Colonial Secretary)\n\nCopy\n\nExtract from Garrison Orders.\n\nHongkong\n\n28th April 1857.\n\n2. The Commanding Officer was much astonished to see a portion of correspondence (including a private letter addressed to himself) published in a local paper of this day. The information must have been obtained from or through one of the officers lately employed at Kowloon, one of whom the Commandant cannot doubt has by his acts brought discredit on his brother officers\n\nand now", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 242809, "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": "CO129-065 - Sir Bowring & Public Offices - 1857 [11-12]", "page_number": 205, "title": "CO129-065 - Sir Bowring & Public Offices - 1857 [11-12]", "content_text": "## Extract from General Orders by the Honorable Major General Fennel - Dr Aguilar, G.B., Commanding the Troops in China\n\nApril 2nd, 1876\n\n7. With the concurrence of His Excellency Sir John Francis Davis, Bart, &c. : The Major General Commanding gladly avails himself of the services of the Honorable Major Caine and appoints him to be Commandant of the Garrison of Hongkong during the absence of the Major General and the main body of the...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-065 - Sir Bowring & Public Offices - 1857 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 246700, "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": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "content_text": "Letter from So Story Pastringer to Law Fitzroy\n\n3 Somerset\n\nrecommending an attached tracing Best Myr Eine für Majesty.\n\n26th October 1844\n\n4. Extract from Garrison Orders by Major General D'Aquilar\n\nApprehending Major Caine Commandant of Hongkong and April Bay.\n\nLetter from the Assistant Adjutant General at Hongkong conveying to Major Caine the Acknowledgment of Major General D'Aquilar for his services whilst in temporary Command of the Garrison.\n\n3rd May 1847\n\nNote: This proves that though not a Regimental Major yet as the Commandant of the Garrison, I did perform Military Duty. Garrison Orders moreover there issued in my name.\n\n6. Schedule of Major Caine's services from November 1845 to April 1847.\n\nJune 13.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 247297, "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": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "page_number": 595, "title": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "content_text": "that officer springs from the purest public - from the sense I must ever \n\nMotives, and \n\nCherish the assistance I derived from \n\nhim in the complicated and difficult \n\nposition in which I was placed in China.\n\nI have tea\n\n(Signed) Henry Pottinger\n\nA. True Copy\n\n(Signed) Henry Pottinger\n\n(True copy) Monum\n\nColonial Secretary\n\n(Copy)\n\n4.\n\n592\n\nExtract from General Orders by the Honorable Major General D'Aguilar\n\nC.B. Commanding the Troops in China.\n\nApril 2nd 1847.\n\nWith the\n\nConcurrence\n\nof His Excellency\n\nSir John Francis Davis, Bart. The Major General Commanding gladly avails\n\nhimself of the Services of the Honorable Major Caine, and appoints him Commandant of the Garrison of Hongkong, during the absence of the Major General, the Troops on service at Canton, and the Main Body of\n\nBy Order\n\n(Signed)\n\nI. Bruce, Captain\n\nAssistant Adjt General\n\n(True Extract)\n\n(Signed) I. Clark Kennedy, Captain\n\nofficiating Assistant Adjt General,\n\nColonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 247301, "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": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "page_number": 599, "title": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "content_text": "Capture of Chusan, he was appointed British Commissioner, and about three weeks afterwards Chief Magistrate of the Island of Chusan, which situation he filled until the following February, on the evacuation of the Island by the British Troops. Major Caine was accidentally in Command of the Cameronian Regiment for a few days in Canton River, when the Lieut. Colonel James had proceeded with the Commander in Chief to Whampoa in about May 1841. Major Caine was nominated to the appointment of Chief Magistrate of Hongkong. When the Force went against Canton in 1841, Major Caine begged Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary to be permitted to join his Regiment, but was refused, vide letter No. 131, dated 22nd May 1841, from the Secretary to Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary herewith attached.\n\nPage 596\n\nIn September 1843, was appointed Member of Council in this Colony. In November 1844, obtained through the kindness of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, on Sir Henry Pottinger's application an unattached Majority. In November 1846, promoted to Colonial Secretary, and Auditor General. In April 1847, when the Expedition went against Canton, Major Caine was left here in charge of the Colony, as well as of the Garrison, being Commandant.\n\nPage 17", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 247483, "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": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "page_number": 155, "title": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "content_text": "been signed by the Acting Governor and Colonial Treasurer, and it only now remains to erect the necessary boundary stone, to meet the cost of which an item will be inserted in the annual estimate now being prepared.\n\nI hope to have copies of these plans in time to transmit to the Inspector General of Fortifications by the mail of the 22nd July.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) Geo. Wynne\n\nCapt. R.E.\n\nTrue Copy\n\n(Signed) H. George Foley\n\nCol. Sec's Office\n\nHongkong, 9th July 1859\n\nSir,\n\nGovernment Offices, Victoria\n\nHongkong, 4th July, 1859\n\n\"Secret\"\n\n152\n\nIn acknowledging your despatch of May last (date not specified), I have the honour to report that I have consulted General Straubenzee, Colonel Anstruther, Commandant of this garrison, and Colonel Wynne, Commanding Royal Engineer, on the subject of the defences of Hongkong, and that while no undue alarm is felt,\n\nThe Right Honorable\n\nSir Edward B. Lytton, Bt., M.P.,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 249113, "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": "CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6]", "page_number": 303, "title": "CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6]", "content_text": "In Herculas Robinson\n\nThe Duke\n\nReceived\n\n7\n\nto\n\nInclosure.\n\nN44.\n\nNewcastle\n\nrecommending\n\nsuspension from office, and\n\nsupporting Mr. Gunthorpe's\n\nhis dismissal.\n\nF. Rogers. As this is a case\n\nof defalcation of\n\npublic revenue – which Avenue, Hong\n\nKong being\n\na Crown Colony, the Audit\n\nOffice at home examines into\n\nthink that, before any\n\nconsiderate\n\nsteps are taken with respect to\n\nMr. Gunthorpe it would be proper\n\nto refer to the Treasury.\n\nBut from J5528 it will\n\nbe seen\n\nthat Mr. G.\n\nis preparing an exculpation. So wait for it, before referring to the Treasury!\n\nAB.\n\nDura\n\nJ5528/60\n\n293\n\nMinutes of the Executive Council\n\nof Hongkong\n\nMonday, 9th April, 1860\n\nPresent:\n\nThe Honble The Commandant of the\n\nThe Honble The Colonial Secretary,\n\nHis Excellency The Governor,\n\nGarrison.\n\nThe Council met today by special summons.\n\nwas sworn in as a\n\nChief Justice, who was in attendance, Esqre, Attorney General and Acting.\n\nThe Honble William Henry Adams,\n\nProvisional Member", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 250229, "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": 379, "title": "CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860", "content_text": "til\n\nd of\n\nGeneral, that the want of space in Hong Kong may induce them to encamp Troops on the opposite coast, which is not in any way viewed as an unfriendly act, and that while there, it will be the duty of the Commandant to assist the Authorities in maintaining order amongst the lawabiding Inhabitants. When Troops arrive, I shall be prepared to have the Ships conveying them placed to the west of the Peninsula, and one third from each Vessel landed, so as to reduce the numbers and thus keep all in health, and shall have them in that state till I hear further from Your Excellency as to what Notification you think it most desirable to issue to the European Community of Hongkong.\n\nI would conclude by reminding Your Excellency that there will be another drain upon the Force in China, which could not, even without exercising Jurisdiction, be held by a less force than three Companies of Native Infantry from Hong Kong Garrison.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nSigned,\n\nC. van Straubenzee M.G.\n\nComdg. Troops in China\n\nTrue Copy.\n\nBrereton,\n\nActg. Military Secretary.\n\nConfidential\n\n377\n\nW4497 or\n\nRead Enclosure Canton\n\nMarch 4th 1860.\n\nIn forwarding you the Copy of a letter from the Honble. F. Bruce C.B. H.M. Minister in China, I have the honor to request that you will be pleased to call upon His Excellency Lord, the Governor General, and point out to him that in consequence of the large force shortly expected in China, and of the Reinforcement that may arrive after the departure of that Force, I shall be compelled, from want of space at Hong Kong, temporarily, to occupy a portion of the Kowloon Peninsula for encampment, &c., and trust that His Excellency\n\nHarry Parkes Esqre\n\nde\n\na2 Ve", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 250621, "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": "CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3]", "page_number": 182, "title": "CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3]", "content_text": "Inclosure No.2 in Despatch\n\nNo 22 of 1861\n\n170\n\nExtract from the Minutes of the\n\nExecutive Council of Hongkong,\n\nheld\n\non\n\nthe 24th December, 1860.\n\ndecision of the Council. General, announcing Secretary to the Registrar Setter from the Colonial\n\nthe\n\n14th June 186\n\n\"Present:\n\n\"His Excellency The Governor,\n\n\"The Honble The Chief Justice,\n\n\"The Honble The Colonial Secretary,\n\n\"The Honble The Commandant of the\n\nGarrison.\n\n\"Read and considered, Letter No. 93, of 21st Instant, from Mr. Caldwell, respecting the non-liquidation, within the time stipulated by Government, the amount abstracted from the", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 250795, "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": "CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3]", "page_number": 356, "title": "CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3]", "content_text": "Stoppage of the works went officially through the Commandant of the Garrison, and upon that order the works were stopped, as Colonel Macmahon duly reported.\n\nMr May, as a Magistrate, I have no doubt acted in the manner which he conceived to be the mildest and least irritating, but it must not be lost sight of that the case was one that required prompt and stringent measures of repulse for I hope that in no other part of Her Majesty's Dominions an opposition to the lawful authority of the Chief Administrative officer be imagined so deliberate and so persistent.\n\nAs regards the permission now applied for, I have to say that my plans were otherwise for the disposal of this ground, but that when I shall learn your Excellency's proposals as to the distribution of the Garrison, I shall be glad to take the whole matter into consideration, and come to a decision on the entire merits.\n\nI have etc.,\n\n(Signed) Hercules G. R. Robinson,\n\nGovernor and Commander-in-Chief.\n\n(True Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 250803, "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": "CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3]", "page_number": 364, "title": "CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3]", "content_text": "out for. Imperial purposes, totally irrespective of the Colony, commandant of the Garrison reporting for the Governor's information any changes that may be made.\n\nI have ...\n\n2.) C. T. Van Strabenzer, \n\n(90.)\n\nM.G. Com JH. Mr. Troops in China - \n\n(Signed) St. George Toley,\n\nMender Lax 2.0.\n\nMINUTE\n\n14\n\n1861\n\n35\n\n4003 W. 0.\n\n4062\n\nat Secretariat, They Military A Siri Rogers 15\n\nClortone 16 Na turtle\n\nbol & Military Secretary duft Wh\n\n(True Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nLine #4539\n\ndie,\n\ntechkich.\n\nThey\n\n20 cube.\n\nSame die? By the\n\nDuke of Newcastle to\n\nack? the rest of your\n\nletter of the 3?? Mis haul, forwarding copies o correspondence at\n\nAnd paper in Hope.\n\nThe Suljih &\n\nthe erection\n\nof temporary\n\nEnts on the Kowloon\n\nPeninsula for the use\n\nof the Troops.\n\nIn reply I am to", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 251906, "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": "CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12]", "page_number": 353, "title": "CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12]", "content_text": "349\n\nI enclose herewith in accordance with standing instructions lists of Councils.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nMy Lord/Sure,\nYour Graces,\nMost obedient servant,\nPresented by\n1st & Roger.\n\n79-4/677\nMolin.\n\n## List of Members composing the Executive Council of Hongkong\n\n* The Chief Justice\n* The Colonial Secretary (absent on leave to England)\n* The Acting Colonial Secretary\n* The Commandant of the Garrison\n\n## List of Members composing the Legislation Council of Hongkong\n\n| Official Members | Non-Official Members |\n| --- | --- |\n| The Chief Justice | Alexander Perceval, Esq. |\n| The Colonial Secretary (absent on leave to England) | Angus Fletcher, Esq. |\n| The Acting Colonial Secretary | Francis Parr Thomley, Esq. |\n| The Attorney General | |\n| The Colonial Treasurer | |\n| The Auditor General | |\n| The Surveyor General | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 252030, "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": "CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12]", "page_number": 477, "title": "CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12]", "content_text": "## 473 \n\nlegal proceedings were in progress here which would have been prejudiced by very immediate action; I accordingly delayed the commencement of inquiry ordered until their termination, as reported at the time in my Despatches noted in the margin.\n\nThe mode of making the accessory investigation having been left to my discretion, I determined that the most convenient and constitutional course was to institute a public Inquiry before the Executive Council which consisted, in addition to myself, of the Acting Chief Justice, the Colonial Secretary, and the Commandant of the Garrison. Of these the only one who was not a stranger to the Colony was Mr Mercer, the Colonial Secretary, and he had been absent in Europe on leave during the greater part of the period within which the transaction to be inquired into had taken place, entirely unconnected with them. I accordingly directed the following Notification to be published in the Government Gazette, both in English and Chinese.\n\nGovernment Notification\n\n\"En compliance with instructions received from His Grace The Duke of Newcastle, Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 252596, "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": "CO129-084 - War Office & Others - 1861", "page_number": 49, "title": "CO129-084 - War Office & Others - 1861", "content_text": "47\n\nthe\n\nOff\n\nthe Commandant of the Garrison, duly\n\nupon that order the works were\n\nstopped, as the Commandant duly\n\nreported,\n\nnor may\n\nas a\n\nMagistrate\n\nI have no doubt acted in\n\na\n\nmanner which he considered to\n\nbe the wisest & least irritating\n\nbut it must not be lost sight\n\nof that the case\n\nrequired prompt & stringent\n\nmeasures & repressive, for I hope\n\nthat in no other part of Its\n\nDominions and opposition to legitimate\n\nauthority of the Chief Administrating\n\nOfficer be imagined, so deliberate\n\n& persistent.\n\nAs regards the permission\n\nI may say how applied for, I have to\n\nstate that\n\nmy\n\nplans were otherwise\n\nfor the disposal of this ground, but that when I shall learn\n\nfrom Y.E's proposals as to the distribution of the garrison, I\n\nshall be\n\nglad\n\nto take the\n\nwhole matter into consideration\n\nat\n\na\n\nlater time \n\n(I have reformatted the text to follow the original paragraph structure, rejoined broken sentences, corrected spacing errors, and fixed unambiguous OCR spelling errors.)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-084 - War Office & Others - 1861.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 252714, "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": "CO129-084 - War Office & Others - 1861", "page_number": 167, "title": "CO129-084 - War Office & Others - 1861", "content_text": "## Hong Kong \n\nReceived \n4 JAN 1861. \n165 \n\nLondon 61 Burton Crescent \n4 January 1861 \n\nReferring to your letter dated 19th September 1880, I beg to state that Lieutenant Colonel Dunlife of the Royal Artillery was in England, seconded for duty with the War Department in November 1856, when He was Commandant of the Garrison, and I at that time Conducting the Government.\n\nColonel Dunlife's reply I now enclose in Original for the information of His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, and His Grace will be much obliged by receiving it back, after its having been submitted to His Grace.\n\nI have the honor to be, \nYour most Obedient Humble Servant, \nMaine Decoll \nUnder Secretary of State \nfor the Colonies \nDowning Street", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-084 - War Office & Others - 1861.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 253810, "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": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "page_number": 436, "title": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "content_text": "## Page 431\n\nEngland. The Arms have not yet been ordered as some doubt appears to exist as to the most suitable weapon; and the Commanding Officer of the Corps applied to me a short time ago to obtain, in the meantime, from the Military Stores here, the loan of 100 Stand of Arms so as to enable the volunteers to proceed with their drill. I accordingly sent a requisition for the arms asked for to the Commandant of the Garrison, who ordered the issue from the Ordnance Stores on loan, upon a guarantee being given by the Commanding Officer of the Volunteers, that the loan of these arms, even including fair wear and tear, would be paid for if required by the Secretary of State for War, to whom the matter was referred by the Ordnance Storekeeper.\n\nThe Commandant of the Garrison was good enough also to lend to the Volunteers, on the application of the Commanding Officer of the Corps, a vacant room upon the basement story of the Murray Barracks, which, having been condemned some time previously by a Military Board as unfit for a quarter, was consequently altogether useless for any Imperial purpose. The Brigadier General Commanding Her Majesty's Forces in China has, I now learn from a letter which has been addressed to the Commandant here, disapproved of these proceedings on the part of the Commandant in very strong terms.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 253811, "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": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "page_number": 437, "title": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "content_text": "## \nand directed the withdrawal of the room, \nand the return of the arms to store. \nI venture to think that the \ndetermination which is evinced in the Brigadier General's communication \nin any shape - \nis not likely to assist or accommodate \nthe Volunteers here in \nwhatever, even when such assistance can be given without loss or inconvenience to the Imperial Government, is not in unison with the Policy \nor \nwishes of Her Majesty's Government. \n\n## Enclosure \nNo 2 \nThe Arms having been issued \nto the Volunteers, on the \nguarantee referred, before \nthe receipt \nof the Brigadier General's instructions \non the subject, and the question as to \npayment having been referred to the Secretary \nof State, the Commandant of the Garrison has taken upon himself the responsibility of \nnot enforcing the Brigadier General's orders pending the receipt of the decision of the Secretary of State for War, as, had he done \nso, it would at once have ended the Volunteer movement in this colony. \n\nI enclose a copy of \nthe reply \nwhich \nhas been addressed to the Brigadier-General by the Commandant, and \nwhich he has transmitted to me \nfor information. \n\nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Duke, \nYour Grace's \nMost Obedient Servant; \nMerentes to Mobincon \n\n432", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 253815, "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": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "page_number": 441, "title": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "content_text": "# Document\n\n24115 \n430 \n-27 \n\naccordingly do that those are to be returned. \nI have, yo...\n\n(Signed) I. Manscrgh \nD. U.. A. G. \n\n(True Copies) \nMalesande \nActing \nColonial Secretary \n\n(Copy) \nDy 213 \n\nSir, \nGarrison Office, \nHongkong, 15th June, 1862. \n\nI have the honor to enclose the \naccompanying letter from Major Blamire 99th Regiment late Commandant \nat this station. \n\nWith reference to your communication \nNo 963 of the 6th Ultimo, \nI would be glad to be made acquainted with the decision of Major \nGeneral Sir John Michel K.C.B. \n\nThe Deputy Assistant Adjutant General \nHead Quarters, \nShanghai", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 253850, "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": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "page_number": 476, "title": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "content_text": "# Minutes of Proceedings of the Executive Council of Hongkong for the year 1861\n\n## Received\n\n**N130**\n\nDie A. Robinson \nBought 25-chue 1887\n\nThe Duke of Newcastle \n2 Inclosures.\n\n167130 \nIn 835716r \n471\n\n## Minutes of Proceedings of the Executive Council of Hongkong for the year 1861\n\n### Present:\n\nFriday, 25th January, 1861\n\nHis Excellency The Governor, The Honble The Chief Justice, The Honble The Colonial Secretary, The Honble The Commandant of the Garrison.\n\nThe Council met today by Special Summons.\n\nThe Minutes of the meetings of the 21st and 27th December last, were read and approved.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 253856, "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": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "page_number": 482, "title": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "content_text": "## 13 \n### Auctioneers' Licenses \nAuctioneers' Licenses were granted to the following applicants, namely: - \n- A. F. Norris - for one year from the 4th of May, 1861, \n- Joseph J. Ray for a similar term, from the 25th of May, 1861. \n\nThe Council then adjourned. \n\n(Signed) A. F. Mercer, \nColonial Secretary. \nAdministering the Government. \n\nWednesday, 17th July, 1861. \n\nHis Excellency The Governor having this day proceeded on leave of absence to the North of China, the Oaths of Office were administered by The Honorable The Chief Justice to The Honorable The Colonial Secretary as Administrator of the Government. \n\nThe Council was then formed. \n\nRead and approved this 17th Day of July, 1861. \n\n(Signed) \nI. D'Almada e Castro, \nClerk of Councils. \n\n**Present:** \n- The Honorable The Colonial Secretary, Administering the Government. \n- The Honble The Chief Justice. \n- The Honble The Commandant of the Garrison.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 253857, "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": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "page_number": 483, "title": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "content_text": "# Minutes of the Meeting\n\nThe Minutes of the Meeting of the 3rd June were read and approved.\n\nAuctioneers' Licenses, for one year from the 26th June 1861, were granted to Messrs. George P. de Silver, and Mr W. K. Stanford.\n\nThe Council then adjourned.\n\n(signed) **W. J. Mereer**, \nColonial Secretary Administering the Government: \n\nRead and approved, this 25th Day of July, 1861. \n(signed) **S. D'Almada e Castro**, \nClerk of Councils.\n\n## Thursday, 25th July, 1861\n\nPresent: \n- The Hon'ble The Colonial Secretary, Administering the Government. \n- The Hon'ble The Chief Justice, \n- The Hon'ble The Commandant of the Garrison \n\nThe Council met today by Special Summons.\n\nThe Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.\n\n## 23rd July 1861\n\nConsideration was given to the Chief Justice's Report and Notes on the trial of Seong-...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 253858, "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": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "page_number": 484, "title": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "content_text": "## Tuesday, 24th September, 1861.\n\nPresent: \nHis Excellency The Governor, \nThe Honble The Chief Justice, \nThe Honble The Colonial Secretary, \nThe Honble The Commandant of the Garrison.\n\nThe Council met today by special Summons.\n\nThe Minutes of the Meeting of the 25th July last were read and approved.\n\n(Signed) \nS. D'Almada e Castro, \nClerk of Councils.\n\nConsideration was given to Chief Justice's Letter and his Notes on the trial of Nathaniel Akkum, and Kwok-Ahche, convicted of Murder at the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court held on the 20th Instant, and Sentenced to be hanged.\n\nThe Members unanimously advised that the Law should take its course.\n\nThe Council then adjourned.\n\nRead and approved, this 24th Day of September, 1861.\n\n(Signed) Hercules G. R. Robinson, \nGovernor.\n\n## \n21st of September 1861.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 253859, "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": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "page_number": 485, "title": "CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6]", "content_text": "## Wednesday 9th October, 1861\n\nPresent: \n**His Excellency The Governor**, \n**The Honourable The Colonial Secretary**, \n**The Honourable The Commandant of the Garrison**\n\nThe Council met today by special Summons.\n\nThe Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.\n\nThe Governor laid on the Table a letter from Mr Mercer, applying for Six Months' leave of absence to England, from the 15th Instant, and such application was complied with.\n\nCriminal Sessions, and against whom Sentence of Death had been passed.\n\nThe Members of the Council unanimously advised His Excellency, that the Law should be allowed to take its course.\n\nThe Order made, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 9 of 1857, prohibiting Hoo-eth-cheong, a suspicious character, from residing or being within this Colony for the term of Five years from the 12th Instant, was submitted and approved.\n\nThe Council then adjourned.\n\n(Signed) Hercules G. R. Robinson, Governor.\n\nRead and approved, this 14th Day of October, 1861.\n\n(Signed) L. D'Almada e Castro, Clerk of Councils\n\nCourt, Case no. 34733 of 19 September 1861. Order endorsed on 24 September 1861.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 254372, "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": "CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12]", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12]", "content_text": "## \n6.48. Military. 2 CE 11th Decr\n\n### DEC 8. 13 Jan No. 6.\n\n**REC EIV HED 3 DEC 1862**\n\nMy Lord Duke,\n\n**2nd October, 1862.**\n\nI have the honor to report that Lieutenant Colonel Moody, R.E., Commandant of Songtong, called on me on the 25th Ultimo to communicate an intended alteration in the Garrison.\n\n2. Mr. Robertson, Her Majesty's Consul at Canton, had called on His Grace The Duke of Newcastle...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 254374, "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": "CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12]", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12]", "content_text": "4\n\nGarrison duty at the moment, but an early statech his expectation of reinforcement from Bombay.\n\n7. Colonel Moody having recently succeeded as Commandant unaware that it was my sanction to an alteration of the garrison cons requisite, but on my pointing out the rule he concluded his Official resol with a request that the necessary permission might be granted.\n\n8. I was relieved to find that the object in despatching there to Canton was men to different from that which I understood Mr. Robertson to propose, and in conveying my sanction to Colonel Moody I suggested that the ampore for which they were sent and the source of the application for them, should be put officially and prominently before Mr. Robertson and the Chinese Authorities.\n\n9. The force above detailed left Hongkong for its destination yesterday morning.\n\nI have the honor to be,\nMy Lord Duke, Grace's,\nyour Most obedient Servant", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 254387, "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": "CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12]", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12]", "content_text": "No 51.\n\n**Financial**\n\n20/% grey 6\n\n.... \n\n< \n\nAus? \n\nTreas. \n\ncouson- \n\n26 Deck \n\n11749 Hay Hay \n\n**RECEIVED**\n\nHo \n\n3 DEC \n\n1862 \n\n3rd October, 1862\n\nMy Lord Duke,\n\nI have the honor to report to Your Grace that the Surveyor General's Department being greatly in want of European Overseers for the various works in progress, application was made to the Commandant of the Garrison for the services of 41 European Sappers, and these have been obtained, as a temporary measure, since the 14th inst., at an allowance...\n\nThe Duke of Newcastle \n\nJen. \n\nYou \n\nYen.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 255701, "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": "CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3]", "page_number": 29, "title": "CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3]", "content_text": "## \n**The Duke of Newcastle, K.G.**\n\nMay Lord Duke,\n\nI have the honor to refer to Your Grace a question that has been recently mooted here with reference to the consecration of Cemeteries.\n\nOn the 9th ultimo the Commandant of the Garrison forwarded me a letter over the signatures of the Garrison Chaplain, the Officers Commanding the Several Regiments...\n\nReceived 3 MAR\n\n14 January, 1863\n\non the 1st January 1863 the financial state of the Colony and Expenditure 7/1862, as also Reporting the actual Revenue...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 255869, "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": "CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3]", "page_number": 197, "title": "CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3]", "content_text": "187 \n\n**Commandant** \nof \nthe \nMilitary guard. \n\nI have not been able to arrange with the Garrison for the service of a Military guard, and enclose copies of the Correspondence on the subject.\n\nYour Grace will perceive that it is proposed to send the heavier sentence-men on board the Hulk.\n\n8. \nI had hoped to see Brigadier General Staveley (without whose sanction it appears that Colonel Moody could do nothing) in the Colony by this date, but I learn by private letter from him that he will be detained in Shanghai till near the End of the month.\n\n9. \nOn his arrival here I shall enter into full communication with him, and Endeavour to secure such an increase to the Garrison as will admit of a Military guard being detailed for the service for which I conceive it so urgently required.\n\n10. \nI consider this very Essential, but the Police Guard on Land as proposed in the Report of Messrs May, Quin, and Scott I have approved.\n\n11. \nThe Police Guard I differ from these Gentlemen as to the sufficiency of this guard without Military aid.\n\n12. \nI have considered the Gaol Establishment now constructed as a distinct Department to come under the head of Gaols and after that of the Victoria Gaol over which Mr. Scott presides.\n\n137 \nI find that an Ordinance will be...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 256113, "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": "CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3]", "page_number": 441, "title": "CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3]", "content_text": "## 426\n\nM's Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Peking.\n\nIn addition to your presence in the Colony, I have another cause, immediately pressing, that induces me to write to you, namely the expediency, I should say necessity, of a Military Guard over the Prisoners about to be placed in the Convict Hulk off Stone Cutters' Island.\n\nOn this subject, the Acting Colonial Secretary has already addressed the Commandant of the Garrison under date 8th January last. I would beg your reference to that letter and its reply from Lieutenant Colonel Moody, in which the numerical weakness of the Garrison is admitted. I would add that recent occurrences within the Garrison have convinced me of the necessity of a Military Guard (say a Sergeant and Twelve) over the Prisoners it is proposed to detain - most of them desperate men convicted of the gravest offences and sentenced to long terms of imprisonment.\n\nBut on the general question, I would call your attention to the following facts: In 1848, Sir George Bonham was directed to enquire into the Military wants of the Colony. He placed the number at the lowest possible amount to which he thought they could be reduced at 1128 men; the Major General then Commanding, having also in view the reduction of the force in relation to the population of the Colony, put this number at 1... the population was then 21,500, and our attention was confined strictly and solely to the Island...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 256117, "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": "CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3]", "page_number": 445, "title": "CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3]", "content_text": "## Brigadier General Staveley to Acting Governor Mercer.\n\n**Sir**\n\nHead Quarters \nHeongkong, 24 March, 1863.\n\nI have the honor to inform your Excellency in reply to your letter of the 5th instant that the subject of the strength of the Garrison of Hongkong shall have my best attention and that I shall direct the Commandant to furnish the necessary Guard for the Prisoners at Stone Cutters' Island.\n\nMeasures are already in progress for conveying Convicts to Hongkong from Shanghai.\n\nHis Excellency \nThe Acting Governor, \nHongkong", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 256580, "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": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]", "page_number": 337, "title": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]", "content_text": "two Briefings, on the 15th and 17th Instant; and I enclose the minutes for your N.3. Grace's information.\n\n12.\n\nI hope that the proceedings taken will meet with approval.\n\nyour Grace's\n\n13. The Gunboats in ordinary to the number of our 6 are getting their Guns on board and can be manned and made ready for sea with Soldiers and hired Seamen from the blockading fleet at 6 hours notice. The batteries, four in number (earthen) being actively thrown up, Hongkong, 2, in Kowloon side, mounting 17 heavy guns, and I have every reason to trust that through the energy of Colonel Reeves, C.B., the Commandant of the Garrison, Captain Nolloth, R.N., and Lieutenant Colonel Moody, R.E., the defences that it is in our power to make in the emergency will be ready within a very short time after the arrival of the incoming mail, or at least by the time that the \"Jamestown\" would require to reach this after receiving from this a declaration of war. I had ... that I should add that though these measures have been proposed and adopted on my responsibility the Council strongly supported the propositions, and Captain Nolloth and Colonel Moody on consultation by the Council, fully concurred\n\n14.\n\nCorrected errors and applied formatting according to the given rules:\n\n1. \"Bricetings\" -> \"Briefings\"\n2. \"humiles\" -> \"minutes\"\n3. \"oor\" -> \"our\"\n4. \"Guns on bound\" -> \"Guns on board\"\n5. \"Scammen\" -> \"Seamen\"\n6. \"brochant\" -> \"blockading\"\n7. \"(carthen)\" -> \"(earthen)\"\n8. \"Hougtong\" -> \"Hongkong\"\n9. \"huns\" -> \"guns\"\n10. \"R. St.\" -> \"R.N.\" (Royal Navy)\n11. \"R. R.\" -> \"R.E.\" (Royal Engineers)\n12. \"NA\" removed as it seems to be an OCR error or unrelated to the text.\n13. \"mensures\" -> \"measures\"\n14. \"Mail news\" seems out of place, but was left as is due to rule 7.\n15. Formatted the text into paragraphs.\n16. Added `...` to indicate a missing word.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 256585, "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": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]", "page_number": 342, "title": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]", "content_text": "\" for the complete security of our future \n\nEstablishments in that island. \n\n \n\nr \n\n \n\n\" \n\nTime Extract) \n\nture Commercial \n\nWider and \n\nActing Colonial Secretary \n\n- ANTAL, SANITA PENN EIG \n\n3 A \n\n29./20. \n\n336 \n\nMinutes of the Executive Council of Hong Kong \n\nPresent. \n\nMonday, 15th June ... \n\nHis Excellency In Acting Governor. The Hon'ble The Acting Colonial Secretary The Hon'ble The Attorney General . \n\nThe Hon'ble The Commandant of the Garrison \n\nThe Council met today by special \n\nsummons \n\nThe minutes of the meeting of the \n\nInstant were read and approved. \n\nThe \n\nCaptain Nolloth, R. N., the Senior Naval \n\nOfficer \n\nwho was \n\nin \n\nattendance being ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 256588, "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": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]", "page_number": 345, "title": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]", "content_text": "Wednesday, the 17th June 1863.\n\n17\n\n339\n\nHis Excellency The Acting Governor. The Hon'ble The Acting Colonial Secretary. The Hon'ble The Attorney General.\n\nThe Hon'ble The Commandant of the Garrison.\n\nThe Council met today, pursuant to adjournment.\n\nCaptain Nolloth, R.N., Senior Naval Officer, attended the meeting.\n\nThe Minutes of Council of the 15th Instant were read and approved.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 256589, "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": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]", "page_number": 346, "title": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]", "content_text": "Colonel Reeves stated that Colonel Moody was engaged in carrying the military works under his charge, and Captain Nolloth reported that the manning of the Gunboats with all was progressing actively, - adding that H.M.S. Scout would probably be in harbour before long, and then work at the Southward was completed.\n\nThe Acting Governor observed that a force of 45 men belonging to this Garrison had been told off on 4 October last for duty at Canton, but that under present appearances it was very likely they would be recalled to drill here.\n\nThe Commandant said that he had anticipated this, and 10 of the 45 had already been ordered back to Hongkong. Satisfactory progress being thus reported, the Council adjourned.\n\n(signed) W. T. Mercer, Acting Governor.\n\nRead and approved, this 22nd day of June, 1863\n\n(signed) F. d'Almada e Castro, Clerk of Council\n\nTrue Copy\n\nF. d'Almada e Castro, Clerk of Councils.\n\nPage 340\n\n \n\nwas replaced with proper nouns and spellings \nPage 340\n\n is kept as is. Here is the revised response in HTML as requested:\n\nColonel Reeves stated that Colonel Moody was engaged in carrying the military works under his charge, and Captain Nolloth reported that the manning of the Gunboats with all was progressing actively, - adding that H.M.S. Scout would probably be in harbour before long, and then work at the Southward was completed.\n\nThe Acting Governor observed that a force of 45 men belonging to this Garrison had been told off on 4 October last for duty at Canton, but that under present appearances it was very likely they would be recalled to drill here.\n\nThe Commandant said that he had anticipated this, and 10 of the 45 had already been ordered back to Hongkong. Satisfactory progress being thus reported, the Council adjourned.\n\n(signed) W. T. Mercer, Acting Governor.\n\nRead and approved, this 22nd day of June, 1863\n\n(signed) F. d'Almada e Castro, Clerk of Council\n\nTrue Copy\n\nF. d'Almada e Castro, Clerk of Councils.\n\nPage 340", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 256629, "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": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]", "page_number": 386, "title": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]", "content_text": "Mr Macer\n\nThe Duke\n\nto\n\n77\n\nNewcastle\n\nInclosure.\n\nN124\n\nReceived\n\nN. 120, respecting\n\nIn continuation of despatch\n\nMeasures\n\nfor the security of the Colony.\n\n28137/1/65\n\n380\n\nMinutes of the Executive Council of Hongkong\n\nPresent:\n\nMonday, 27th June, 1863.\n\n22\n\nHis Excellency The Acting Governor.\n\nThe Honble The Colonial Secretary\n\nThe Honble The Attorney General.\n\nThe Honble The Commandant of the Garrison!\n\nThe Council met to day by special summons.\n\nColonel Moody, Commanding Royal Engineer,\n\nattended the meeting.\n\nThe Minutes of Council of the\n\nwere read and approved.\n\nthe instant\n\ni", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 256663, "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": "CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10]", "page_number": 21, "title": "CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10]", "content_text": "CU.\n\n21\n\n20\n\nthe vicinity,\n\nI think\n\nwe\n\nentitled to attribute\n\nhave\n\nescaped under Providence to the Sanitary\n\nreforms mentioned\n\nsurgeon.\n\n21.\n\nby\n\nthe Colonial\n\nYour Excellency appointed.\n\nSanitary\n\nCommittee will\n\na view\n\nto consideration being given to the existing system of drainage and\n\nthe suggestion of any improvement therein that might appear necessary. The Committee however have not\n\nyet submitted this Report.\n\nVolunteers.\n\nto the establishment in this Colony of a Corps of Volunteers; and although they have been little\n\nthan\n\na\n\ntwelvemonth in\n\nexistence, their efficiency\n\non occasion\n\nhas been\n\nhighly spoken of. On the\n\noccasion of the celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday they took part in the parade and I had the pleasure subsequently to hear the Commandant of the Garrison express high opinion of their steadiness and appearance.\n\nThis is gratifying and greatly to the credit of the Gentlemen\n\n23\n\n22.\n\nI cannot conclude this\n\nbrief Report without alluding\n\nto\n\nthose\n\nwho\n\nhave\n\nformed\n\nthe Corps, for it is not", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 256907, "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": "CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10]", "page_number": 265, "title": "CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10]", "content_text": "Military Secretary to Colonial Secretary's Office.\n\nNo. 45.\n\nThe Military Secretary's Office,\n\nHongkong 17th August, 1863.\n\nI am directed by the Major General Commanding to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated 14th Instant No. 1968 forwarded through the Commandant of the Garrison, and to inform you for the information of the Acting Governor that the Major General is willing to pay the amount for the building of the batteries, but at the same time he desires to add that it is his intention to...\n\nColonial Secretary\n\nHongkong", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 256912, "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": "CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10]", "page_number": 270, "title": "CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10]", "content_text": "Rifle Association; that Colonel Reeves - the Commandant of the Garrison in my Command - on hearing expressed his their approval of the Anniversary in May last; and that Capt. Tanner, the Instructor of Musketry to the 69th Regiment, who has had charge of their drill and practice reports very favorably of the Corps.\n\n15. I beg to enclose Mr. Tanner's report, which I hope Your Grace will pronounce satisfactory.\n\nI have the honor to be, My Lord Duke, Your Grace's Most Obedient Servant, Sir J. Rogers. 24. Oct.\n\nThis reports the second instance in which the Hong Kong Volunteers have been found to be much regretted to have not been supplied with Arms until the corps has provided itself with Weapons from this country.\n\nAnd that it would be desirable to learn whether the application W. R. 24 Oct. Should be justified in making the application.\n\nI am fully aware that such band & formal cups' an liste Kat am Sø the world is walled in by real massacre that troops in case of Emerging would be things by things deprecate proceedings of this kind, which are calculated to arouse Discontent & Unrest when it is at least desirable that calm prevail.\n\n24/10 M. But (strictly speaking) Mr. Mercer's interpretation of the War Office circular is correct, but then it was as expected that such a contingency would arise.\n\nMr. Mercer evidently doubts the Correctness of his statement. If War Office stating that the Duke has learnt with much regret that, the Volunteer Force in HK has for the second time been deprived (without a reference home) of the Artillery Carriages which were from the Military store, and express a hope that some means may be found.\n\nPage 270\n\nPage 271", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 257941, "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": "CO129-095 - Public Offices - 1863", "page_number": 498, "title": "CO129-095 - Public Offices - 1863", "content_text": "I have de...\n\n(Signed) W...some Ind...\n\nDep & Insp Gen of Hospitals & Pen...\n\n0 year\n\nCopy\n\n1.\n\nHead 2r How How\n\n9th Sch/63\n\n493\n\nI have the honour to inform GE,\n\nin reply to your Letter of ...$t Just that the subject of the strength of the Garrison of Hong Kong shall have my best attention and that I shall direct the Commandant to furnish the necessary guard on the prisoners at Stone Cutters Island.\n\nMeasures are already in progress for conveying to Hong Kong from Shanghai, 100 Rowed File of the B.S.I. another hundred of the Same Corps shall be sent by the first opportunity, & I hope to make a still further increase.\n\nThe Acting ...your...\n\n \n...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-095 - Public Offices - 1863.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 257979, "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": "CO129-095 - Public Offices - 1863", "page_number": 536, "title": "CO129-095 - Public Offices - 1863", "content_text": "8.45.\n\n2411147/63\n\n1\n\n· 531\n\nMilitary Secretary's Office Hong Kong\n\n1863.\n\n5\n\nI am directed by the Major General Commanding to acknowledge the receipt of Your letter dated 14th instant No. 968 forwarded through The Commandant of Le Garrison, and to inform you for the information of the Existing Governor that the Profor General is willing to pay amours for the building of the Batteries, but at the same time he desires me to add that it is his intention to forward a remonstrance to the Right Honble the Secretary of State for War. Still holding the opinion That Her M. Celepander Esqr.\n\nColonial Secretary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-095 - Public Offices - 1863.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260078, "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": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "page_number": 287, "title": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "content_text": "277\n\nto remove\n\nthe\n\nfound necessary entire Regiment to Kowloon\n\nI enclose for your perusal all the Official Reports\n\ncopies of\n\nupon the subject of the riots which\n\nhave\n\nAs\n\nyet\n\nreached\n\nfrom\n\nthe\n\nCaptain Superintendent of Police,\n\nas well as\n\nof the letters in which\n\nI transmitted these reports to the Commandant of the garrison, together with his\n\nreply.\n\nCoroner's Inquisitions\n\nFree\n\nare still\n\nsitting, and a Court of Inquiry\n\nis being held upon\n\nthe conduct\n\nof the Military in these transactions.\n\nAs usual, in cases of\n\nDisturbances\n\nin which numbers of persons\n\nare\n\nengaged at night, much contradiction and discrepancy\n\nexist in the evidence on minor\n\npoints of\n\ndetail, but certain main facts have been established beyond\n\nall dispute, and these I will relate\n\nas\n\nbriefly as possible for your\n\ninformation.\n\nOn Monday night, the 12th instant, a disturbance took\n\nplace between some Europeans and Lascar seamen originating,\n\nit is supposed,\n\nin a brothel dispute.\n\nAn attack appears to have been made by the Europeans upon a Lascar boarding house adjoining the brothel, and in the fight", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260083, "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": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "page_number": 292, "title": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "content_text": "TZ\n\nshamefully maltreating every colored policeman and civilian indiscriminately who did not fly upon their approach.\n\nConstable - who was on duty at the principal landing place was either killed or drowned by them, and one Sergeant and four Constables were beaten violently and left in a precarious state.\n\nSeveral Lascars and Chinese also met with similar treatment at their hands.\n\nOn receiving a report of these disgraceful outrages, on Thursday morning, the 15th, I at once communicated with the Commandant, suggesting the advisability of the Regiment being forthwith removed to Kowloon; and the Commandant concurring entirely in the necessity for such a step, the Regiment was moved across the Harbour the same day to the quarters recently occupied by the 20th Regiment, prior to their departure for Japan.\n\nA Detachment of the Engineers, Artillery, and 67th Regiment, which were stationed at Kowloon, were then brought over to this side of the Harbour for garrison duty.\n\nI am satisfied that if this prompt remedy had not been", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260087, "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": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "page_number": 296, "title": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "content_text": "Robinson\n\nThe Adjutant R. Cardwell.\n\n1 Inclosure.\n\nNo. 150\n\nReceived\n\nReporting riots by Chinese at Kowloon.\n\nRemoval of the 99th Regt. consequent upon the riot.\n\n286\n\nYoung\n\nColonial Secretary to Commandant of Garrison:\n\nThe Colonial Secretary's Offices,\n\nHong Kong, 14th September, 1864\n\nI am directed by His Excellency The Governor to forward for your information copy of a letter, just received from the Captain Superintendent of Police, on the subject of a riot which took place last night in the town, and to suggest to you, under the circumstances stated, that it appears to His Excellency advisable that you should order the 77th Regiment to be forthcoming for the present.\n\nColonch Moody, R.E.\n\nCommandant of the Garrison.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260090, "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": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "page_number": 299, "title": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "content_text": "Private letter.\n\n289 to Commandant of Garrison.\n\nGovernment House,\n\n15th September, 1864.\n\n7. a.m.\n\nAn inquiry into all the circumstances of the riot will at once be instituted before the Magistrates.\n\nIt is perhaps as well for me to observe that the riot originated and was conducted solely by Civilians, the Military having been at no time in any way concerned in it. I make this explanation as on enquiry made by me, not received from Major Dunne in reply to my application for the Military, he said he would send a force of two Companies but that I had better send a strong Police Force to arrest all Civilian rioters.\n\n[Signed] H. M. Quin, Captain Superintendent.\n\nI am directed by His Excellency the Governor to forward for your information a Report just received from the Captain Superintendent of Police detailing a series of disgraceful outrages perpetrated last night by a party of Her Majesty's 99th Regiment upon both the Police and the inhabitants of this town.\n\nCaptain Quin has also verbally represented to His Excellency that...\n\nThe Honorable The Commandant.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260094, "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": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "page_number": 303, "title": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "content_text": "293\n\nColonial Secretary to Commandant of Garrison.\n\nthat to keep the Police out of the wary ye 805. riot of this description is simply impossible.\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hong Kong September [?].\n\nwhen going and the inhabitants being Cartanously ill-treated.\n\n027\n\nI am directed by His Excellency the Governor to transmit for your information a letter received from Mr Whyte Magistrates, stating that on Tuesday morning he suggested to the Commanding Officer of the 59th Regiment the advisability of confining his men to the Barracks for a few days, and inclosing Major Dunn's reply to this communication.\n\nI would further respectfully suggest to His Excellency that the Military Authorities be made to enquire as to the manner in which these outrages have been dealt with by the Police, and that the crime of murder most certainly attaches to some of them and may yet be proved.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) Wm J. Cain Captain Superintendent, H.K.P.\n\nThe Honorable Colonel Moody, R.E. Commandant of the Garrison.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260100, "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": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "page_number": 309, "title": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "content_text": "Colonial Secretary's Office, \n\nHong Kong, 19 August 1868 \n\nSer \n\nJam \n\nI am directed by His Excellency the Governor to transmit for your information a copy of a letter with its inclosures received from the Captain Superintendent of Police reporting divers cases of assaults committed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday last, by soldiers of the garrison, some of whom appear to have been on sentry duty at the time, upon Police Constables on their beats, and to state observations as detailed by ... \n\nThe Honourable \n\nThe Commandant, \n\n    fo. \n\n    fo.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260107, "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": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "page_number": 316, "title": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "content_text": "Commandant of Garrison to Colonial Secretary.\n\nSir,\n\nGarrison Office,\n\nHong Kong,\n\n22 September, 1864.\n\nI have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the following communications from His Excellency the Governor and Commander in Chief relative to the late disturbances by certain volunteers of the ... Regiment.\n\nHaving personally been in communication with His Excellency on the subject, and having had very much to attend to in the Garrison in consequence of these disturbances,\n\nThe Honorable Colonial Secretary...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260819, "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": "CO129-103 - Others - 1864", "page_number": 46, "title": "CO129-103 - Others - 1864", "content_text": "8\n\nAdvocate-General, received a step of promotion and the honour of a C.B. for China.\n\nAt the time of Lord Gough's leaving Madras for China, he was in command of a division at that Presidency where my chief, Sir Samford Whittingham, was Commander-in-Chief, and who particularly requested Lord Gough “to look to the interests of his late Aide-de-Camp, Captain Caine, who would be found active, willing, and useful,—the latter particularly with the native troops of India, with whose language he is considered conversant.”\n\nSurely, with this strong recommendation, had I not been detained, as I have already shown, Lord Gough would have had the opportunity of serving me, and I have always considered myself hardly used in this particular instance, from not being rewarded in either department.\n\nIn April, 1847, when the then Governor, Sir John Davis, proceeded with Major-General D'Aguilar, with your Majesty's forces to Canton, I was appointed in the public gazette Acting Governor, and by the Major-General as Commandant of the garrison of Hong Kong. I commanded that garrison for seven days, and for the last two days a Major of the 42nd Madras Native Infantry was in the garrison; I exercised the necessary military control over the garrison, issued garrison orders, and superintended all its military details, having made the required measures, offensive and defensive, for meeting an enemy.\n\nMy conduct elicited the commendation of the Major-General as well as the Governor, Sir John Davis; vide this Memorial. Lieutenant-General Sir William Brereton and Colonel Clarke Kennedy, commanding the Military Train, are aware of these facts.\n\nIn June, 1854, I had to prepare the colony of Hong Kong to resist Russian invasion, much alarm existed among the inhabitants as no intelligence of any authenticity could be obtained of the whereabouts of the Russian squadron. From the senior naval officer, Captain Sir William Hoste, Bart., every possible assistance was afforded, and but for that officer's ready zeal and prompt help, I should not have been able to carry out the necessary measures for offence and defence against the enemy. I would here beg to remark that on this occasion the responsibility of the means adopted rested solely with me; these, with the necessary extra expenditure, were approved by the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Sir William Hoste, being one of your Majesty's household, might, if required, be questioned hereon. A corps of volunteers was raised, and I was unanimously elected its Colonel.\n\n9\n\n44\n\nIn November, 1856, I had to quell a grave émeute at Hong Kong, among the Chinese, some 15,000 or 20,000 having tumultuously assembled, driving away the police from their posts, stopping the markets from selling, and closing the doors of all the shops, and the multitude filling the streets. Feeling that I was well known and respected by the populace, I proceeded, with a very inefficient Chinese interpreter to address the mob, and with the presence of 100 men, from the 59th Regiment, who reached me about half-an-hour afterwards, and the willing assistance of Colonel Dunlop, Commandant of the Garrison, who kept in readiness all the troops, with artillery, the mob was awed, and by the following evening order was perfectly restored, and then the stated grievances of the populace looked into and redressed. Happily no lives were lost; but I feel it due to myself to observe, that the least hesitation on my part, or one false step, would most inevitably have led to great loss of life, and destruction of property. Upon Sir John Bowring's return the next night from Canton, his Excellency was pleased to thank me in the presence of the Secretary of the Superintendency, \"for quelling the mob, and preventing the effusion of blood in the city.\"\n\nIn 1857, the Horse Guards, through the Secretary for War, permitted me to sell out of the army, but I only received the price of my company, and though the majority was sold, its amount went to the State. The reason stated in Sir Charles Yorke's letter (as per Memorial) for the price of the Majority not being granted was, \"that I had not served as Major.\" This was to me a most grievous blow. I was then verging on my 60th year, and felt compelled to accept the offer made even in the face of having commanded the garrison of Hong Kong, in May, 1847, as a Major. Had Lord Raglan, to whom I was well known, been alive, I venture to assert that my original military services would not have been forgotten, and that the result would have been different; and this I say without prejudice to Sir Charles Yorke, or any of the Horse Guard authorities. That I received a legitimate military command over the garrison of Hong Kong, in 1847, is a fact not to be controverted; I say legitimate in consequence of the order for my doing so being from the senior military officer commanding your Majesty's troops in China, and sanctioned by the Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Sir John Davis.\n\nIn addition to my Report of April, 1847, to the Honourable the Major-General commanding in China, I now append, in further confirmation of my claim to the full amount of the Majority, a present state of the troops at Hong Kong, before", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-103 - Others - 1864.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260824, "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": "CO129-103 - Others - 1864", "page_number": 51, "title": "CO129-103 - Others - 1864", "content_text": "18 \n\nresult was that a great number of large and small guns, muskets, pistols, swords, and spears were thus secured, but It is, of course, have since been given back to the owners. difficult to say whether any attack on Hong Kong was seriously designed; but it is well to know that if it had been attempted, the preparations were such that it must almost certainly have failed. It is said that but for the early return of the troops from Canton, the efficiency of the acting Governor's plans might have been put to the test; in which case a committee of safety was to have been appointed, the inhabitants enrolled and told off in divisions; the women and children, with the treasure, placed in the 18th Barracks, guarded by the troops off duty (about 200 men), with guns, howitzers, and ammunition; guns from the Ordnance and men from the merchant shipping would have been placed on board the \"Minden\" and \"Alligator,\" and both vessels removed from their present anchorage, and moored, the one off the naval stores, and the other at Kellett's Island.\n\n\"Sir,\n\n(A true extract.)\n\nAssistant Adjutant-General's Office,\n\nVictoria, Hong Kong, May 3, 1847.\n\nI have the honour to acquaint you that the Major-General Commanding has had much pleasure in forwarding your military report, of the 9th ultimo, to his Grace the Commander-in-Chief, and that in so doing he did not fail to express his acknowledgments of the services rendered by you, whilst in temporary command of this garrison during the recent operations at Canton.'\n\nI have the honour, &c. (Signed) JOHN BRUCE, Captain,\n\nAssistant Adjutant-General.\n\nHon. Major Caine, Colonial Secretary, Victoria.\n\nEXTRACT of Despatch 41 of April 19, 1847, from Governor Sir John Davis to the Earl Grey.\n\n\"The Major-General's report will put your Lordship in possession of the military details of our short expedition of seven days, and I have only to add that the able dispositions of Major Caine, who was Acting Governor and Commandant in my absence, ensured the safety and tranquillity of the colony.\"\n\nTrue copies.\n\n19 \n\nCOPY of a PETITION from the Chinese Inhabitants of Hong Kong, to the Governor, Sir John Davis, Bart.-July, 1845.\n\n\"A respectful petition from all the shopkeepers and inhabitants of the colony of Hong Kong, who supplicate that a good ruler may be retained by the Government, and beg that this favour be granted.\n\nThe benevolent government of his Honour Major Caine has existed since the opening of this port, and widely extended to the mercantile classes, so that they enjoyed their property. He has shown favours and inspired awe, and the robbers have found him like a thunderbolt, while his soothing influence and conciliatory conduct have brought back the days of \"lang\" and \"Zu\" (“Zu,\" or of \"Zuon\" and \"Thuu\" the two great patriarchs of the Chinese nation). He looked upon the people in no other light than his children. civil and military capacity he has, by his transforming influences, brought on a regeneration. We now hear that his Honour Major Caine will very soon be honourably promoted, and we shall then have none to whom to look up for assistance. We, your subjects, therefore now appear before you, with the utmost sincerity and truthfulness, to make known the previous favours enjoyed, humbly hoping that the high authorities may condescend to regard our foolish wishes, and permit him to retain his control, that we may for ever praise his lenient rule. We thus, creeping in our blindness, represent this, leaving it to you to determine whether our request is proper. With this petition we repair before his Excellency Governor Davis, beseeching the favour that it may be granted.\n\nYaheze year, 6th month, or July, 1845.”\n\nTrue translation. (Signed) CHAS. GUTZLAFF,\n\nChinese Secretary.\n\nFrom all the Wards of Hong Kong and Chinese Inhabitants, bearing 115 Seals of Shops and Firms.\n\n2nd PETITION.\n\nHong Kong, July 1845. \"The duly prepared petition of the shopkeepers and other inhabitants of the wards of \"Shengwan,\" \"Chingwan,\" and \"Hea Wan\" (three Eastern Districts)---\n\nBeseeching for a continuation of virtuous administration of the laws, and that the office of chief magistrate be occupied as heretofore, which they pray may be graciously granted.\n\nWhereas your petitioners, since the establishment of this settlement, have gratefully enjoyed the extensive diffusion of \n\nPage 49", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-103 - Others - 1864.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260833, "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": "CO129-103 - Others - 1864", "page_number": 60, "title": "CO129-103 - Others - 1864", "content_text": "36 \n\nChina Mail, No. 471, February 23, 1854. Hong Kong, \n\n\"Dr. Bowring, as we announced six weeks ago, has been appointed Plenipotentiary and Superintendent of Trade, and as the separation of the offices would involve the 'fash' of new Act of Parliament, Order in Council, and Colonial Charter, he will likewise hold the appointment of Governor of Hong Kong; but the duties of the office will probably be intrusted to Colonel Caine, with the title of Lieutenant-Governor, to which, if economy and efficiency were really desired, might be added Commandant of the Garrison, after the departure of General Jervois, the present holder of these two offices.\" \n\nChina Mail, No. 479, April 20, 1854. Hong Kong. \n\n\"We have long thought Colonel Caine would make a good Governor, but unfortunately his commission as Lieutenant-Governor is effective only in the absence of Sir John Bowring. No doubt it is proposed that the Colonel shall, as we announced two months ago, administer the affairs of the colony in which Sir John Bowring will not interfere, unless when his supreme authority is indispensable; but such division of duty and responsibility must impair the efficiency of the office, and cases may arise in which important, but not very palatable measures may be suffered to drop between the two stools of Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, the one refusing to interfere, and the other holding that he has not the actual power.\" \n\nChina Mail, No. 495, August 10, 1854. \n\n\"The appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel Caine to the Lieutenant-Governorship of Hong Kong would appear to have been received as favourably in India as here.” Bengal Hurkaru remarks-\"We are glad to remark that Lieutenant-Colonel Caine, who served in India for upwards of a quarter of a century before he proceeded with the Cameronians to China in 1840, and who must be well known to many of our readers, has been raised to the dignity of Lieutenant-Governor of Hong Kong, an honour and a reward to which his long and meritorious services well entitle him.” \n\n(No. 709.) Sir, \n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, \n\nHong Kong, September 26, 1856. I am directed to forward the accompanying address from \n\n37 \n\nthe Indian residents of this city, with copy of covering letter from Mr. Mitchell, Acting Chief Magistrate. I have the honour, &c. \n\n(Signed) W. T. MERCER, \n\nH. E. Colonel Caine. \n\n(No. 30.) \n\nColonial Secretary. \n\nChief Magistrate's Office, Victoria, \n\nSir, \n\nHong Kong, September 26, 1859. I have the honour to transmit the enclosed letter to my address from a class whom I may designate as the \"Old Indians of the colony, and most of whom I dare say are personally known to yourself. The address is evidently intended as a farewell tribute to Colonel Caine, to whose feelings, notwithstanding its uncouth form, I make no doubt it will be acceptable. \n\nI have the honour, &c. (Signed) W. H. MITCHELL, The Hon. W. T. Mercer, \n\nColonial Secretary. \n\nHonoured Sir, \n\n36 \n\nActing Chief Magistrate. \n\nW. H. MITCHELL, Esq. \n\nHong Kong, September 24, 1859. We, the undersigned, do most humbly beg your Honour, \n\nto take this case as far as your Honour pleases to assist your most obedient servants. In the beginning of the first war with China, we, the Indians, gave good credit to the British, and assisted them as much as it lay in our power, by carrying provisions, &c., &c., to the men-of-war ships, Company's vessels, &c., &c., in the Hong Kong roads: this was twenty years ago, in Sir Henry Pottinger's time: after Hong Kong was taken, now nineteen years, gave it to Colonel Caine's charge, and appointed him Magistrate of the colony. Colonel Caine was an upright person, in his duties he gave much credit to the Government at the time; if there was any complaint to be made, we used to go to him, and he does nothing but justice. \n\nWe beg your Honour to look thoughtfully upon this case, and assist us. Now there are all new Government officials in Hong Kong, they don't know us, Colonel Caine is the only one now who has been from the beginning to this time. Unfortunately he is going to leave his old faithful servants behind, who do mournfully regret his loss. May it please Providence to place one in his stead-so kind, civil, and charitable.\n\n58 \n\nPage 60\n\nPage 61", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-103 - Others - 1864.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260839, "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": "CO129-103 - Others - 1864", "page_number": 66, "title": "CO129-103 - Others - 1864", "content_text": "43\n\n1:\n\nSCHEDULE of Inclosures to Despatch No. 96, of 20th May, 1859, from Colonel Caine to Sir E. B. Lytton, Bart.\n\n1. Statement showing age, length of service, and actual salary of Colonel Caine, as also the amount of his contributions to the Superannuation Fund.\n\n2. Letter from Mr. Morrison, Secretary to Superintendency, to Captain Caine, stating that the Chief Superintendent declines to allow him to quit Hong Kong to command his company in the operations against Canton.\n\nMay 22, 1841.\n\n3. Letter from Sir Henry Pottinger to Lord Fitzroy Somerset, recommending Brevet-Major Caine for an unattached Majority\n\nOctober 26, 1844.\n\n4. Extract from General Orders by Major-General D'Aguilar, appointing Major Caine Commandant of Hong Kong.\n\nApril 2, 1847.\n\n5. Letter from the Assistant Adjutant-General at Hong Kong, conveying to Major Caine the acknowledgment of Major-General D'Aguilar for his services whilst in temporary command of the garrison.\n\nMay 3, 1847.\n\n[Note—This proves that though not a Regimental Major, yet, as the Commandant of this garrison, I did perform military duty. The garrison orders, moreover, were issued in my name.—M. CAINE.]\n\n6. Schedule of Major Caine's services from November, 1813, to April, 1847.\n\n7. Letter from Colonel Edwards, 17th Foot, to Colonel McCombe, commanding 14th Foot, bearing testimony to the intelligence, zeal and activity of Lieutenant W. Caine, and to his gallantry at the attack of Jutguh and at the storming of the heights of Jhubbulpoor,\n\nMay 3, 1822.\n\n8. Letter from Colonel Edwards, 14th Foot, to Major-General Sir H. Taylor, bearing testimony to the conduct of Lieutenant W. Caine as a zealous, active, and meritorious officer.\n\nSeptember 18, 1825.\n\n9. Letter from Colonel McCombe to Major-General Sir Herbert Taylor, recommending in strong terms a Memorial from Lieutenant W. Caine to his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief.\n\nSeptember 18, 1823.\n\n49\n\n10. Letter from Major-General Sir Thomas Regnell to Colonel Stewart, congratulating him on the appointment of Lieutenant W. Caine to his regiment.\n\nOctober 1, 1826.\n\n11. Letter from Colonel McCombe, 14th Foot, to Lieutenant W. Caine, bearing testimony to his merits and distinguished services.\n\nDecember, 29, 1826.\n\n12. Letter from Major-General Sir Samford Whittingham to Viscount Combermere, reporting the gallant conduct of Lieutenant Caine at the assault of Bhurtpoor, on the 18th January, 1826.\n\nNovember 26, 1827.\n\n13. Extract from Sir John Davis's despatch, marked \"Separate and confidential,\" of 21st November, 1846, recommending Major Caine for the office of Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong.\n\n14. Extract from Sir John Davis's despatch, marked \"Separate and confidential,\" of 27th November, 1846, regarding Major Caine's fitness for the office of Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong.\n\n15. Extract from Sir George Bonham's despatch, marked \"Separate,\" of 29th October, 1850, submitting Major Caine's application to retire from his post of Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong, at the end of 1851.\n\n16. Extract from Sir George Gray's despatch, \"Military,\" No. 2, of 11th October, 1854, to Sir John Bowring, approving measures adopted by Colonel Caine for the protection of Hong Kong, in June, 1854, against Russian aggression.\n\n17. Copy of Sir Edward B. Lytton's despatch, No. 43, of the 1st October, 1858, to Sir John Bowring, bearing testimony to the services of Colonel Caine during his long connexion with the Government of Hong Kong.\n\n18. Copy of letter from Sir Charles Yorke, Military Secretary to His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, on the subject of Colonel Caine's desire to realize the value of his commission, but granting only the value of the company.\n\nMay 18, 1857\n\n19. Hong Kong. Memorandum of Land Sales, from 13th April, 1854, to 30th June, 1855.\n\nW. T. MERCER,\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nE\n\n64\n\n7", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-103 - Others - 1864.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260841, "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": "CO129-103 - Others - 1864", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-103 - Others - 1864", "content_text": "53\n\n52\n\nI am sure I need not say more to induce His Grace the Duke of Wellington to look as favourably as may be consistent with the rules of the service on Major Caine's claims; I will therefore only add, that this recommendation in favour of that officer springs from the purest public motives, and from the sense I must ever cherish of the assistance I derived from him in the complicated and difficult position in which I was placed in China.\n\nLieutenant-General\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) HENRY POTTINGER.\n\nThe Lord Fitzroy Somerset, K.C.B., &c.\n\nTrue copy.\n\n(Signed) W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.\n\n4.\n\nEXTRACT from General Orders by the Honourable Major-General D'Aguilar, C.B., Commanding the Troops in China.\n\nApril 2, 1847.\n\nWith the concurrence of his Excellency Sir John Francis Davis, Bart., &c., the Major-General Commanding, gladly avails himself of the services of the Honourable Major Caine, and appoints him commandant of the garrison of Hong Kong, during the absence of the Major-General and the main body of the troops on service at Canton.\n\nTrue extract.\n\nBy order,\n\n(Signed) J. BRUCE, Captain,\n\nAssistant Adjutant-General. J. CLARK KENNEDY, Captain,\n\nOfficiating Assistant Adjt.-General.\n\nTrue extract.\n\n(Signed)\n\n(Signed)\n\nCopy, No. 687.\n\nSir\n\nW. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.\n\n5.\n\nAssistant Adjt.-General's Office,\n\nVictoria, Hong Kong, May 3, 1847.\n\nI have the honour to acquaint you, that the Major-General Commanding has had much pleasure in forwarding your military report of the 9th ultimo, to his Grace the Commander-in-Chief, and that in so doing he did not fail to express his acknowledgments of the services rendered by you whilst in temporary command of the garrison during the recent operations at Canton.\n\nHon. Major Caine,\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) J. BRUCE, Captain,\n\nAssistant Adjt.-General.\n\nColonial Secretary, Victoria.\n\nTrue copy\n\nW. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.\n\n SCHEDULE of Major Caine's services.\n\n66\n\nMajor Caine entered the service in November, 1813, was employed in the Nepaul War of 1814 and 1815, and in action with the enemy at Jeetgurh on the 3rd January, 1815, when in the Light Company of the 17th Foot; was in the war of the Dekhan in 1817 and 1818, and engaged with the enemy at Jhubbulpoor on the 19th December, 1817, when he planted the regimental colour of his regiment, and destroyed in single combat the Arab Chief commanding on the Mussulman Saint's Tomb at Jubbulpoor; present during the siege of Bhurtpoor, when he volunteered the forlorn hope, and was wounded in the assault whilst carrying the enemy's guns:- Major Caine had the good fortune to destroy three of the enemy on this occasion to whom he was singly opposed; commanded the Grenadier company of the Cameronians at the capture of Chusan, 5th July, 1840. Major Caine has filled the various appointments of Regimental Judge Advocate, of Adjutant and of Major of Brigade at Bhurtpoor, as well as that of Major of Brigade at Meerut, and Deputy Judge Advocate General of that division. Whilst in the 14th Regiment had the honour of being Aide-de-Camp for six years and a half to his ever to be lamented chief the late Sir Samford Whittingham; Aide-de-Camp for one year to the late Major-General the Honourable John Ramsay, and appointed by the British Government in India as Aide-de-Camp to his Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands, with whom Major Caine continued during the sojourn of His Royal Highness in the Bengal Presidency in 1838. Major Caine was also nominated in General Orders Brigade Major to the late (then Brigadier) General Oglander, in the Shekawatty force in 1834, and performed the duties of Aide-de-Camp to that deeply regretted officer from February, 1839,\n\nG\n\nI\n\n·P.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-103 - Others - 1864.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 260842, "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": "CO129-103 - Others - 1864", "page_number": 69, "title": "CO129-103 - Others - 1864", "content_text": "54\n\nuntil the arrival of the China Expedition at Singapore in June, 1840, where he joined his regiment. Two days after the first capture of Chusan he was appointed British Commissioner, and about three weeks afterwards Chief Magistrate of the Island of Chusan, which situation he filled until the following February on the evacuation of the island by the British troops. Major Caine was accidentally in command of the Cameronian Regiment for a few days in Canton River, when the Lieutenant-Colonel (James) had proceeded with the Commander-in-Chief to Whampoa in March, 1841. In May, 1841, Major Caine was nominated to the appointment of Chief Magistrate of Hong Kong. When the force went against Canton in 1841, Major Caine begged Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary to be permitted to join his regiment, but was refused. (Vide letter No. 131, dated 22nd May, 1841, from the Secretary to Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, herewith attached.) In September, 1843, was appointed Member of Council in this colony. In November, 1844, obtained through the kindness of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, on Sir Henry Pottinger's application, an unattached majority. In November, 1846, promoted to Colonial Secretary and Auditor General. In April, 1847, when the expedition went against Canton, was left here in charge of the colony, as well as being Commandant of the garrison.\n\nEntered the service as Volunteer, 17th Foot, 8th November, 1813.\n\nEnsign, 17th Foot, 6th July, 1814. Lieutenant, 12th April, 1819.\n\nExchanged to 14th Foot, April, 1822.\n\nRemoved to 3rd Buffs on application, 16th March, 1826. Captain, 41st Foot, 9th December, 1827.\n\nExchanged 26th Foot, October, 1834.\n\nMajor by Brevet, 9th November, 1841. Major Unattached, November, 1844.\n\nLieutenant-Colonel by Brevet, November, 1851.\n\n(Signed)\n\n\"My dear Colonel,\n\nTrue copy.\n\nW. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.\n\n7\n\nBurhampoor, May 3, 1822. This has for its object the introduction to your favourable notice of Lieutenant W. Caine, lately exchanged from the 17th to the 14th Foot. During the time I have commanded the 17th, I have found him a most intelligent and zealous\n\n53\n\nofficer. He has been in the Light Company for three years, and has always proved an active smart officer; indeed, he has generally commanded the company, and finding him so useful in that charge, I have not taken his wings from him when his turn came to command a battalion company, but gave him, as his right, the payment of the right centre, and the command and general management of his own company, the captain of which being sick; though with the regiment, of course drew the command allowance, consequently all the labour and responsibility fell to Lieutenant Caine, and therefore all the merit. I have never had the honour of being on service with the 17th, but the old officers tell me that Caine, as a volunteer in the Nepal war, at the attack of Jeetgurh, on the 3rd of January 1815, distinguished himself by bringing off all the ammunition which had been abandoned by the native detachments; that such had been made known by the late Major-General Hardyman to the Marquis of Hastings, who instantly rewarded our young friend with an Ensigncy, antedated ten months, to give him rank. Caine carried the regimental colour at the storming of the heights of Jhubbulpoor, and was the first officer of the right wing who made a lodgement on the Saint's Tomb, where in the teeth of the Arabs he planted his colour, aided by one colour serjeant and seven men. He there had a personal contest with the Arab Chief, whom he shot. I mention these particulars to insure Caine your protection, as he is a fine young fellow, who will (opportunity offering) distinguish himself, and be a credit to his regiment. You will find him well acquainted with the native language, and always willing to make himself useful. In manners and conduct, he is very gentlemanlike, and his departure from the regiment (in which he has been since he was three years of age) is productive of sincere regret to his brother officers.\"\n\nVery sincerely yours,\n\n(Signed)\n\nColonel J. McCombe, Commanding 14th Foot, Meerut.\n\n\"My dear Sir,\n\nW. T. EDWARDS,\n\nColonel 17th Foot.\n\nTrue copy\n\nW. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.\n\nMeerut, September 18, 1825. With the permission of Colonel McCombe, Commanding the 14th Regiment, I have the honour thus to give testimony\n\n67", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-103 - Others - 1864.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 261459, "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": "CO129-104 - Sir Robinson - 1865 [1-3] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [3-4]", "page_number": 158, "title": "CO129-104 - Sir Robinson - 1865 [1-3] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [3-4]", "content_text": "## 155\n\ncontains the views \n\nہو \n\n(Copy) \n\nthe Major \n\nNr 931 \n\n**Military Secretary's Office**, \n\nHangrang. \n\n26th October 18by. \n\nSir, \n\nWith reference to your letter \n\nGeneral on street security \n\nI have so \n\n(sigh) \n\nH.&. B. Moodys Sient Col R.E. \n\nCommandant. \n\nM437 dated Garrison Office 17th Octo 18ty on the subject of claims for compensation by Beardmore House for loss sustained on the night of the 13th ultimo during the riot in which certain men of the 99th Regiment \n\nI am directed by the Major General Commanding to state for the information of The Commandant \n\nHongKong. \n33 \n7", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-104 - Sir Robinson - 1865 [1-3] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [3-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 261517, "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": "CO129-104 - Sir Robinson - 1865 [1-3] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [3-4]", "page_number": 216, "title": "CO129-104 - Sir Robinson - 1865 [1-3] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [3-4]", "content_text": "213\n\nYour views in the matter, but on this occasion approves of your allowing the Volunteers credit for the packaging included in the enclosed Voucher, provided they are returned at once and in good order, but it is to be understood this is not to be quoted as a precedent, and that the Volunteers cannot be allowed to return stores for payment, at their own convenience, and to disturb accounts, by claiming reimbursement of the original value of the same, at indefinite periods.\n\nsettled in future(?)\n\nF. 13. subsequent and indefinite\n\nWith reference to the disputed articles of ammunition, said to have been lost when in charge of the Royal Engineers, an application had better be made to the Commandant Hongkong for a Garrison Board to decide who is fairly liable, as the loss cannot be borne by the Imperial Government.\n\nYou are obtaining an adjustment of long outstanding accounts with no time to lose.\n\nI have, &c.,\n(signed) A. Gammell Major D.A.A.G.\n\n(True Copy)\n(Dirto) W. W. N. Scott, \nD. Assist Colonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-104 - Sir Robinson - 1865 [1-3] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [3-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 262271, "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": 442, "title": "CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7]", "content_text": "438\n\nGeneral's office, see Fechatel my \"1675 of 9th Alltime, I was compelled to assign to the Commandant of the Garrison for the services of an officer and Mr Bacon of the 2nd Duntley Battalion, 9th Regiment, was nominated Private Secretary in Mr Deane's place. The Salary is one Hundred Dollars a month, and I have to ask for your approval of the appointment which dates from the 14th instant - I was unable to relieve Mr Deane till the end of the month.\n\nWith reference to the first paragraph of my despatch 115 of 28th March, I should add that I found so much inconvenience in living away from Government House that I resolved to occupy it until relieved in this government, and moved into it accordingly.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour Most Obedient Servant,\nMorrison", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 262702, "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": "CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9]", "page_number": 304, "title": "CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9]", "content_text": "309\n\nQ 1 ચૈત \n\n\"I greatly regret that on sanitary grounds alone the road in question could be seen as a benefit as well as a convenience to the Community. I have alluded to this subject partly that a project so important may not be lost sight of, and partly to account for the neglect of a work that had been already authorized.\n\nThe vote of $3790 for Her Majesty's Port works forms explanation, and I am glad that the opportunity falls to me to suggest it.\n\nThe increase to the Adjutant of Volunteers arises in this way: I have been impressed after the departure of Major Brine and Scott the former Commandant to get any Officer in the Garrison to take the post. Officer of similar rank, Colonel Commanding, and Colonel Stawell, Commanding at Hong Kong, pointed out to me that all Volunteer Regiments at home had a Volunteer Commanding Officer and a professional Adjutant. The present Adjutant is a volunteer and receives horse allowance of $100 a year; I propose to double this to $200 a year, and shall then be enabled to procure the services of an efficient Officer of the Garrison as an Adjutant, while the Volunteer Corps must, as elsewhere, select from itself a Commanding Officer.\n\nOn the subject of the Military Contribution with which this Despatch concludes, I have touched in the commencement of this Despatch, and it is not necessary to say more about it.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 264726, "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": 108, "title": "CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2]", "content_text": "## Hong Kong, November 26th\n\nDear Sir,\n\nI desire to bring to the notice of the Government a proposition made by me on the 10th August 1861 to Colonel Moody, then the Commandant of the Garrison, relative to the land around the Bluff upon which our house is situated and which I am informed by a letter from Colonel Gordon under date of 15th July has been submitted to the Home Government and has been refused.\n\nI venture to re-open the subject in the hope of a favorable reconsideration of the decision arrived at, from my belief that the matter \n\n| 15% | Wemment |\n| --- | --- |\n| ... | ... |\n\nwas an arrangement (Census) to the formal usufruct? of W.G. Antje obtaining that of with the Amount of rent payable to the Colonial Gov. (ita) a niche & a matter of arrangement between that Govt and him.\n\nPage numbers and other metadata like \"7/2 93 197 410 Lam 10 42200 104\" are not directly related to the main text flow and should be kept as is or placed at the top or bottom as metadata. However, the main task is to reconstruct the sentences and paragraphs.\n\nThe initial part seems unrelated to the letter and appears to be a table or some form of data. The main text starts with \"Hong Kong, November 26th. Dear Sir,\" and continues as a coherent letter. \n\nThe original text has been corrected for spacing, and the sentences have been rejoined where they were broken across lines. The initial tabular or data section has been formatted using Markdown table syntax.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 265514, "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": 433, "title": "CO129-112 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [3-4]", "content_text": "# Wangsang Jefiniale \n\n28th April, 1866\n\nGecemer \n\n**Sir Richard Graves Mac Donnell** \n\nRight Honorable \n\nEdward Cardwell, M.P., \n\nDespatchers from the Secretary of State: \n\nNo 39 and 40, acknowledged \n\n906 \n\n429 \n\n435 below.0. \n\n80.63 \n\nCopy Mr. G. Consul `XCR(85)72` Jeene disposed of \n\n28 March 1864 Surther ance \n\nNo 2b \n\nGovernment House \nHong Kong 28th April 1866 \n\nI have the honor to inform you that \non the 4th Instant I received \nintimation from the Commandant of the Garrison that the Lands &c granted for Military purposes in the Colony \n\nThe Right Honorable \nEdward Cardwell, M.P. \nHer Majesty's Principal Secretary of State, \n&c \n&c", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-112 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [3-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 265884, "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": "CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6]", "page_number": 354, "title": "CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6]", "content_text": "No 3.\n\n353\n\nby the Commandant of the Garrison of Shuntak to come to Honghing to ask for the arrest of the prisoner. I know the prisoner by appearance.\n\nOn the night of the 24th March last I went with the Magistrate and a body of men to the Üntai Pawn shop. I found that there had been a great disturbance. The chest had been broken open. I also examined the roof, and found that the tiles had been all removed, and the bars of the windows cut.\n\nThe prisoner is now before me.\n\nDeclaration signature: Dhar Kohin Baji. P. l. 356\n\nDeponent deposeth,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 266250, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8]", "page_number": 143, "title": "CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8]", "content_text": "## Warning.\n\nN82.\n\n29th July 1866.\n\nGraves MacDanel\n\nGrunner Die Richard Graves Right Honorable\n\nEdward Cardwell, M.P.,\n\n**Abandonment of Pakshni by Imperial forces - Dismissal of Chinese Commandant by Vice Roy! Pakshni ungarrisoned.**\n\n(Copy)\n\nNo 407\n\nD.\n\nN.I.\n\nin `GR188/08`\n\nColonial Secretary's Office,\n\nHong Kong, 9th July, 1866.\n\nI am instructed by His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell to transmit for your information, and that of the Vice Roy, the enclosed report of Commander St. John of his last visit on the 25th ultimo to Pakshni.\n\nYou will observe that he represents the Chinese garrison as having left the place, which was once more occupied by Pirates.\n\nB. Robertson, Hope, C.B.\nH.B.M's Consul.\n\n## Enclosure.\n\nCanton", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 267471, "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": 416, "title": "CO129-116 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [11-12]", "content_text": "In moving about the Harbor he will observe if any of the European vessels, &c., are out of place, or have their cables foul, directing them to move or clear hawse as the case may require.\n\nHe will encourage the Masters of Junks to take out Licenses informing them that their vessels must come round to Victoria to be registered.\n\nDirections for the Boarding Officers.\n\nThe Harbor, in reference to Boarding Vessels coming in, is divided into two Divisions, Eastern and Western, the line is to be one drawn from this Office to the N. W. boundary of Kowloon. They will take weekly turns with each division. On Sundays, after the morning report is completed one officer, in rotation, may have the remainder of the day to himself, the other is to continue on duty. At 9 A.M., 1.30 and 4 P.M., any intelligence that has been gathered is to be given to the Coolie in attendance, the former for the Morning and the latter for the Evening Papers, respectively as has been hitherto usual. Vessels arriving between that hour and Sunset are to be boarded on arrival. Lists of the ships in Port are to be kept corrected daily, a list of all arrivals and departures since the sailing of the previous European Mail is to be made out for the Editors corrected up to the day previous to the departure of the outgoing Mail. On the arrival of any steamers with Mails on board whether day or night they are to be boarded if between 4 A.M. and 10 A.M. by both Officers, the West division Officer will collect the reports, list of Passengers, &c. for His Excellency the Governor, the other one will receive and land without delay the parcels of \"Straits' Times\" and \"China Express.\" If between 10 P.M. and 4 A.M. the West Division Officer will do both duties. In the event of there being no letters or papers for the local journals a report of her arrival is to be sent to them. Men of War are to be boarded by the Officer in whose division they may anchor. As the Gun-boats are much alike in appearance a correct account of the number in Port on each evening must be borne in mind, that in the morning no mistake shall be made as to an arrival during the previous night. All Gun-boats are to be boarded on anchoring and any intelligence which they may bring is to be carefully noted.\n\nThey will board every Vessel arriving within the limits of their respective Divisions of the harbor, if the vessels' number is not up it is to be hoisted and remain so until the Captain shall have reported himself at this Office. A copy of the Harbor Regulations is to be given to each ship. A proper berth is to be pointed out for the ship to moor in, observing that, except in very few cases, Merchant Vessels are not allowed to anchor on the Men of War ground. They will report any Vessels shifting berth without permission and the Masters of any having a foul hawse are to be requested to clear their chains. Vessels clearing out are to be boarded to see that none are fitted without sanction for the carriage of Chinese Passengers, acquainting me with the result. They will take special care that the Steamer's Fairway is kept clear and that all the Buoys in the Harbor are kept in their places and properly painted. They are to come to me for orders at 10 A.M., 1 P.M. and 4 P.M. unless from circumstances they are unable to do so. At 7 P.M. a report, to be made out by the West Division Officer, is to be sent to me of all Vessels arrived or sailed during the day, this will be returned and it is to form the original report for the following morning, after filling in arrivals and departures during the interval. On boarding Vessels enquiries are to be made as to the state of Health of the Passengers and Crew, if there is small Pox or other infectious disease, the Quarantine Flag is to be hoisted and the Master is to be told not to communicate with the shore but is to await orders from me. Ships having Powder on board are not to anchor in the vicinity of other Vessels until the Powder is stored, special report of such Vessels arriving is to be made. A special report also to be made of any Chinese Passengers arriving at this Port.\n\nOn boarding newly arrived Vessels they are to gather what news they can such as weather, Vessels fallen in with, places touched at, and any other intelligence which it is important that the Government should be acquainted with. In the case of Mail Steamers, dates of leaving Suez, Galle and Singapore. With respect to other Vessels the date at which last place touched at should be noted. Immediate report of the arrivals of all Men of War, including all Gun Boats, is to be made to His Excellency the Governor and to myself. The Commandant of the Garrison to have foreign Vessels only reported to him. After Office hours these reports are to be sent to the residences respectively. They will find out from Masters of ships arriving from Ports in China or Manila if they have destitute seamen on board and if they have, from what Port and by whose order they were shipped, making immediate report to me of the circumstance.\n\nAs each wears a uniform by which he is recognized as an Officer of this Government, I must impress on them the necessity of preserving a respectful and proper bearing towards all those with whom they may come in contact.\n\nOn finding any unlicensed Junk at anchor at any other place than the \"Junk Anchorage,\" they will immediately seize and give her into the Custody of the Police. During the day they will each board at least Ten Junks making an entry in the book supplied for that purpose.\n\nDuties of Officers in Charge of Harbor Master's Stations.\n\nTo board all Junks arriving at the Station and twice during each day, and twice during the night in each week at uncertain times to visit the \"Junk Anchorage\" demanding to see the \"Anchorage Passes\" of at least Ten Vessels on each occasion and to satisfy themselves generally that there has been no breach of the Law.\n\nTo bear in mind that any unlicensed Junk anchoring in the Waters of Hongkong at any place other than a \"Junk Anchorage\" is strictly prohibited, and any Master of a Vessel infringing this Law is with his Vessel to be detained until the usual visit of the Harbor Master or his Assistant.\n\nGreat care is to be taken to enter in the Register all the particulars required by Section XI of the Ordinance; Licensed Fishing Boats and Special Permit License Boats are not required to report on arrival, but these Vessels are to be frequently boarded to see that they do not engage in any other business than that for which their Licenses are issued, and any Vessel found doing so is to be detained.\n\nTo be very careful of the Custody of \"Anchorage Passes,” “Special Permits,” and “Clearances.” As they will be supplied and their value charged to the Station, at the end of the month those remaining, and those soiled (which must be produced) together with the \"Receipt of Fees Book\" will be required to agree with the Number in charge or the deficiency will be an imprest against the pay of the Officer at fault.\n\nAll Junks, except Special Permit Licensed Junks and Licensed Fishing Boats, must have \"Anchorage Passes.”\n\n'Special Permits\" may be granted to unlicensed Junks for certain purposes such as going to wharfs to discharge or take in Cargo, to haul up for cleansing the Boats' bottoms, or undergoing repairs, or for any other good reason which the Master may give rendering his removal from the \"Anchorage for Junks\" necessary.\n\nNo Junks except Special Permit Licensed Junks and Licensed Fishing Boats are to leave the Stations without either a \"Day\" or Night Clearance;\" when the former is applied for it is only to be given in exchange for the \"Anchorage Pass\" (issued at the Station from which the Clearance is demanded) and should the Master of a Vessel be unable to produce one, she is immediately to be given into the Custody of the Police. The same Rule is to apply to \"Night Clearances,\" but in addition the Master is to be narrowly examined as to his reasons for desiring to leave the Station after dark and unless they are satisfactory the \"Night Clearance\" is to be withheld. No Junk whatever is to proceed to Sea during the prohibited hours without a Night Clearance\" for which the proper fee is to be paid.\n\nIn the case of applications for Licenses, the Applicants are to be desired to convey their Junks to Victoria and the Masters thereof must appear at this Office.\n\nThe Officer at Sowkewan will visit Sy-wan Bay once a week, and any Vessel, other than Special Licensed Boat or a Licensed Fishing Boat, found at anchor is to be seized.\n\nThe Officer at Stanley will visit the Creek at the head of Tytam Bay and West or Sogcow Bay once a week, and any Vessel found at anchor, other than a Special Permit Licensed Boat or a Licensed Fishing Boat, is to be seized.\n\nThe Officer at Aberdeen will visit Deep Water and Repulse Bays once a week, and any Vessel found at anchor, other than a Special Permit Licensed Boat or a Licensed Fishing Boat, is to be seized.\n\nDuties of Inspector and Assistant Inspectors of Junks and Cargo Boats.\n\nTo be up at Gun fire and report their presence to the Assistant Harbor Master and to execute whatever orders he may give; to board all Junks seen to be coming in and make entries in the Book supplied for that purpose; of the Junks at anchor to board at least Twenty each day and see that all ...\n\nNo Officer to tout for any Tavern, Boarding House, or Store.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-116 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 270746, "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": "CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9]", "page_number": 155, "title": "CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9]", "content_text": "Department, for the required period of four months.\n\nSigned)\n\nR. G. M. D.\n\n14th August, 1867.\n\nTrue Copy\n\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\n148\n\nExtract from the Minutes of the Executive Council of Hongkong, held on the 15th of August, 1867.\n\nPresent:\n\nHis Excellency Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, K.C.B. The Honorable Colonel Gawler, Commandant of the Garrison. The Honorable Cecil C. Smith, Acting Colonial Secretary. The Honorable Henry John Ball, Acting Attorney General.\n\nThe Council meets this day at 3.30 P.M., by special Summons.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 270780, "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": "CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9]", "page_number": 189, "title": "CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9]", "content_text": "Ju 10.2-75/67\n\n182\n\nExtract from the Minutes of the Executive Council of Hongkong, held on the 15th of August, 1867.\n\n\"Present\"\n\nHis Excellency Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, C.B.\n\nThe Honorable Colonel Gawler, Commandant of the Garrison\n\nThe Honorable Cecil Smith, Acting Colonial Secretary\n\nThe Honorable Harry John Ball, Acting Attorney General\n\nThe Council meets this day at 3.30 P.M., by special Summons.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 271081, "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": "CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11]", "page_number": 37, "title": "CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11]", "content_text": "13. But Bills, &c., wherein any error or mistake has been made will be allowed also, although they may have been accepted or tendered for acceptance, provided the claimant produces the Bill which have been substituted for them within Six Months after the date of the spoiled ones.\n\n14.-Applications for allowances for Spoiled Stamps will be entertained every Friday between Noon and 3 P.M.\n\n15.-In cases where paper, printed or plain, or parchment, &c., is spoiled in stamping, it will be destroyed, the applicants finding at their own cost the additional paper, &c., required.\n\n16.-The Stamps will be impressed upon any part of the Documents indicated, where it may be practicable with security to the Revenue, a point which in case of dispute will be decided by the Collector of Stamps.\n\n17. To prevent inconvenience a few Blank Forms of Bills of Exchange or Bills of Lading may be left at the Stamp Office by persons requiring Impressed Stamps to supply any deficiency which may have occurred in counting, or to re-place any which may have been spoiled in stamping.\n\n18. All Impressed Stamps will bear the date on which they are impressed.\n\n19.--The Officers of the Stamp Office are not responsible for any loss or damage which may occur to any Deed, Instrument, or Writing sent in for the purpose of being stamped, unless the same occurs willfully, fraudulently, or by gross negligence.\n\nF. W. MITCHELL,\n\nCollector of Stamp Revenue.\n\nIn 11801/19.\n\nExtract from Minutes of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, held on the 28th of September, 1867.\n\nStamp Office, Hongkong, 4th October, 1867,\n\nPresent:\n\n\"His Excellency Governor Richard Graves MacDonnell, C.B.\n\nThe Honorable Colonel Swaier,\n\nCommandant of the Garrison.\n\n\"The Honorable F. C. Smith,\n\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\n\"The Honorable Henry John Bell,\n\nActing Attorney General.\n\nThe Council meets this day at 11.30", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 277920, "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": "CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3]", "page_number": 393, "title": "CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3]", "content_text": "J38. Hong Kong\n\n388\n\nCopy\n\nwill relearn\n\nwe7\n\nLetter to\n\norig\n\nto &c\n\nagents\n\nMay 1869\n\nEC\n\nC:0:\n\nMAY 7\n\n1869\n\nGovernment House, Hong Kong,\n\n10th March, 1869.\n\nMy Love,\n\nI have the honour to transmit a Return, certified by the Commandant of the Garrison, shewing that the sum of $553.82 (equivalent to £115.5.0) is due to this Colony for the maintenance\n\nThe Right Honorable\n\nEarl Granville, K.G.,\n\nHer Majesty's Principal Secretary of State,\n\n&c.\n\n&c.\n\nfe.\n\n1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 277925, "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": "CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3]", "page_number": 398, "title": "CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3]", "content_text": "Duplicate Plakets No 143.\n\nSim\n\nGarrison Office,\n\nHongkong, 8th March, 1869\n\nWith reference to your\n\nletter of the 5th Instant, I have the honor to inform you;\n\nthat I have caused the enclosed Returns to be examined and that they are quite\n\ncorrect.\n\nI have …\n\n(Signed). A. Hove, Capt. & Commandant.\n\n(True Copy)\n\ndiria\n\nButii\n\nThe Honorable,\n\nThe Colonial Secretary.\n\nHongkong\n\nINDEX", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 278126, "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": "CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5]", "page_number": 139, "title": "CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5]", "content_text": "[ 20 ]\n\nExtract from the Minutes of the Executive Council of Hongkong.\n\n“SATURDAY, 3RD APRIL, 1869.”\n\n«PRESENT:”\n\n“His Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, C.B., Governor,\n\nThe Honorable COLONEL KNOX GORE, Commandant of the Garrison.\n\nThe Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.\n\nThe Honorable JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE, Attorney General.\n\nThe Honorable W. H. RENSHAW, Auditor General.\n\nThe Queen v. Saint.\n\n136\n\nINFORMATION\n\n“His Excellency the Governor lays on the Table the Letter addressed to him by Governor De Souza (10th March), together with His Excellency’s Minute thereon of same date, referring it to the Honorable the Attorney General, also the Report of that Officer on the subject; And it is resolved, that Application for Special Leave to appeal in Reg. v. Saint be made, through the Right Honorable the Secretary of State, to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.”\n\n(True Extract),\n\nL. D’ALMADA E CASTRO,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nHONGKONG\n\nTO WIT.\n\nIN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.\n\nTRINITY TERM, IN THE THIRTY-FIRST YEAR\n\nOF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA.\n\nBE IT REMEMBERED, that the Honorable HENRY JOHN BALL, Esquire, Acting Attorney General of Our Lady the Queen, who prosecutes for Our said Lady the Queen in this behalf, in his proper person, comes here into the Supreme Court of Hongkong, before the Chief Justice thereof, on the Eighteenth Day of May, in this same Term, and for Our Lady the Queen, gives the Court here to understand and be informed, That before and at the times of the printing and publication of the false, scandalous, malicious and defamatory libels and libellous matter and things, hereinafter mentioned and set forth, there subsisted and now subsists, alliance, friendship, amity, peace and concord between Our Sovereign Lady The Queen, and His Most Faithful Majesty The King of Portugal, and the subjects of Their said Majesties respectively, and that before and at those times, His Excellency Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL was, and yet is, the Minister of Marine and for the Colonies, in the Government of His said Most Faithful Majesty, and had previously been Governor for His said Majesty of the Settlement, Province, or Colony of Macao, upon the coast of the Empire of China.\n\nThat CHARLES ABRAHAM SAINT, of the City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, being the Proprietor, Printer and Publisher of a certain Newspaper called The China Mail, well knowing the premises, but being a malicious and evil disposed person, and unlawfully and maliciously devising, and intending to revile, traduce, defame and vilify the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL, so being and as such Minister as aforesaid, and to bring him into great hatred, scandal, infamy, disgrace and contempt, as well among the liege subjects of Our said Lady The Queen, as among the subjects of His said Most Faithful Majesty, and to cause it to be suspected, that he had acted corruptly, improperly and dishonestly, in his said Office of Minister of Marine, and for the Colonies of His said Most Faithful Majesty, and also unlawfully and maliciously devising, as much as in him the said CHARLES ABRAHAM SAINT lay, to interrupt, disturb and destroy the friendship, amity, peace and concord, subsisting between Our Lady The Queen and Her subjects, and His said Most Faithful Majesty and His subjects, on the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord, One thousand Eight hundred and Sixty-eight, at the City of Victoria, in this Colony, unlawfully and maliciously, did print and publish, and cause and procure to be printed and published, in the said Newspaper called The China Mail, a very false, scandalous and malicious libel of and concerning the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL, as such Minister as aforesaid, that is to say --\n\n“Curious rumours are floating about respecting Macao (meaning the said Settlement, Province, or Colony of His said Majesty) and the action taken by the Portuguese Government regarding the recent exposures of the coolie trade. It is asserted by those who have good means of knowing, that Senhor AMARAL (meaning the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL,) who enjoys the honor of representing the coolie Colony (meaning Macao) in the Portuguese Parliament, has become alarmed, lest the thorough ventilation of abuses recently commenced, should lead to legislation likely to prejudice the interests of the pig-dealers (meaning persons accused or suspected of kidnapping and man-stealing) and influenced by", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 278445, "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": "CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7]", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7]", "content_text": "The Commandant is always anxious to carry out the wishes expressed by the Governor, the Commander-in-Chief, but in the case of the Artillery occasionally firing blank ammunition on the Garrison Parade Ground in the regular course of this drill, he does not think he is authorized to suspend it.\n\nN2374.\n\nColonial Secretary's Office,\n\nHong Kong, Jr 18th 48.\n\nIn reply to your communication of the 17th instant. The Governor requested by the Colonel Commandant to correct the misapprehension under which you appear to labor.\n\nIn you express an important anxiety lest any part of their instructions which would in any measure impair their efficiency.\n\nI have to state (signed) A. Kennedy Gore,\n\nColonel Commandant.\n\n(A true Copy)\n\nH.Gardiner,\n\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\nSuspension of the least part of the training necessary for the instruction of the Artillery. His Excellency hopes that the ordinary drill of that branch of the service might be efficiently conducted without interfering as at present in a very material degree.\n\nThe Honorable,\n\nColonel Know Good,\n\nCommandant of the Garrison.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 278682, "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": "CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7]", "page_number": 251, "title": "CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7]", "content_text": "In 2649/69.\n\n[20]\n\nExtract from the Minutes of the Executive Council of Hongkong.\n\n\"SATURDAY, 3RD APRIL, 1869.\"\n\n\"PRESENT:\"\n\n\"His Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, C.B., Governor. The Honorable COLONEL KNOX GORE, Commandant of the Garrison, The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.\n\nThe Honorable JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE, Attorney General. The Honorable W. H. RENNIE, Auditor General.\n\n#\n\n*\n\n\"His Excellency the Governor lays on the Table the Letter addressed to him by Governor DE SOUZA (10th March), together with His Excellency's Minute thereon of same date, referring it to the Honorable the Attorney General, also the Report of that Officer on the subject; And it is resolved, that Application for Special Leave to appeal in Reg. v. Saint be made, through the Right Honorable the Secretary of State, to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.\"\n\n(True Extract),\n\nL. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nProceedings on Non-appearance of Party charged.\n\nProceedings on Non-appearance of Prosecutor after Notice of Trial.\n\nProcess for procuring Attendance of Witnesses on Criminal Cases.\n\nHow many Witnesses in one Subpœna.\n\nPrivate Prosecutor to pay Sheriff's Costs together with Expenses.\n\nENCLOSURE 2.\n\nExtract from Ordinance No. 3 of 1865.\n\nXV. When it shall appear by the Return made by the Officer executing the same that the Copy or Copies of the Information and Notice or Notices of Trial have been duly served in Manner hereinbefore provided and the Party or Parties charged on being thrice called on the Day appointed for the Trial does or do not appear, it shall be competent for the Prosecutor to move the Court, if the Party or Parties charged have been admitted to Bail, that he or they and his or their Sureties may be called upon their Recognizance or Recognizances and in Default of his or their Appearance that the same may be estreated; and it shall also be competent for the Prosecutor to apply to the Court for a Warrant for the Apprehension of the said Party or Parties.\n\nXVI. If the Prosecutor or his Attorney having given Notice of Trial shall not appear in Court to prosecute or prefer the said Information before the Close of the Session of that Court before which he gave Notice of Trial, it shall be competent for the Party or Parties charged to move the Court to discharge him or them therefrom: and when he or they, or any other on his or their Behalf has or have been bound by Recognizance for his or their Appearance so to take his or their Trial then that the said Recognizance may be discharged; and where the Information is at the Instance of a Private Party it shall also be competent to the Party or Parties charged to move the Court that the said Private Prosecutor or his Sureties shall be called on their Recognizance and in Default of his Appearance that the same may be estreated.\n\nXVII. The Subpoena or Process of the Court for procuring the Attendance of any Person on Behalf of the Crown who shall not have been bound by Recognizance to appear before the said Court to give Evidence in any Criminal Case, shall be sued out of the Registrar's Office by the Crown Solicitor, or, where the Prosecution is at the Instance of a Private Party, by the Prosecutor or his Attorney, or by the Party or Parties charged or his or their Attorney; and the same shall be delivered to the Sheriff at his Office, for Execution thereof, together with so many Copies of the Subpœna as there are Persons to be served therewith.\n\nXVIII. The Names of Four Witnesses may be inserted in one Subpoena, and they shall be described therein with such Certainty that the summoning Officer may be able readily to find them; and the Form of the Subpœna shall, as near as may be, be according to the like Form established in the said Court in and for Civil Cases.\n\nXIX. When the Prosecution is at the Instance of a Private Person, he or some one on his Behalf, shall at the Time of delivering the said Subpœna and Copies thereof, also pay to the Sheriff his lawful Cost and Charges for executing the same, together with such further Sum or Sums of Money as the said Private Party intends the said Sheriff to give or tender to the said Witnesses respectively for their Travelling Expenses.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 279254, "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": "CO129-139 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [8-12]", "page_number": 290, "title": "CO129-139 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [8-12]", "content_text": "It is one within the last par Two that he has taken o' brink.\n\nSend to the Trading\n\nthat\n\n(whose\n\naf\n\nin the case\n\ncase\n\ntot\n\nJarmans? pension of le\n\nThis is\n\n16 a\n\nThomtow\n\nnot many so string that the redund\n\nle pantia.\n\nMr. R. 6.12.69\n\nMelaschef terminaleon\n\nantall cavier, the I think the\n\nDiary b Prefered.\n\nExtract from the Minutes of the Executive Council of Hongkong, held on the 10th May, 1869.-\n\n\"Present:\n\nHis Excellency Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, K.C.B.\n\nThe Honorable John Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary.\n\nThe Honorable Julian Pauncefote, Attorney General.\n\nThe Honorable H. A. Rennie, Auditor General.\n\nThe Honorable Colonel Edward H. Cooper, Commandant of the Garrison in consequence of an accident.\"", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-139 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 281040, "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": 79, "title": "CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2]", "content_text": "Pang Yak the present Commandant at Kowloon.\n\nI have not thought it reassuring to send a copy of your duplicate to me.\n\nThe present Commandant of the Kowloon Garrison (Sang Muto) entered on his duties at Kowloon about three years ago, and having at the time of his appointment paid me a visit, came afterwards to me in writing. He was merely in acting thus following out the practice of his predecessor (Cheung Yuet Tong) who had always maintained the most friendly relations with this and other subordinate Departments of the Government.\n\nMany visits and communications\n\nIn 2252/70\n\n78\n\nPage ...\n\n \n\nHowever, to follow the exact instruction to output HTML and keep the original \"Page XX\" information if present, and assuming \"Ул\" etc., are part of a \"Page XX\" format:\n\nSince the original text does not clearly indicate a \"Page XX\" format with the given characters, the best course is to directly correct and format the given text as per instructions.\n\nPage Ул \n\nPang Yak the present Commandant at Kowloon.\n\nI have not thought it reassuring to send a copy of your duplicate to me.\n\nThe present Commandant of the Kowloon Garrison (Sang Muto) entered on his duties at Kowloon about three years ago, and having at the time of his appointment paid me a visit, came afterwards to me in writing. He was merely in acting thus following out the practice of his predecessor (Cheung Yuet Tong) who had always maintained the most friendly relations with this and other subordinate Departments of the Government.\n\nMany visits and communications In 2252/70 78\n\nLet's correct and simplify the output to adhere strictly to the format requested and the task rules:\n\nPang Yak the present Commandant at Kowloon.\n\nI have not thought it reassuring to send a copy of your duplicate to me.\n\nThe present Commandant of the Kowloon Garrison (Sang Muto) entered on his duties at Kowloon about three years ago, and having at the time of his appointment paid me a visit, came afterwards to me in writing. He was merely in acting thus following out the practice of his predecessor (Cheung Yuet Tong) who had always maintained the most friendly relations with this and other subordinate Departments of the Government.\n\nMany visits and communications In 2252/70 78\n\nGiven the original text and instructions, a more accurate representation maintaining original \"page\" context if it were clearly \"Page XX\" is challenging without clear \"Page XX\" context. Thus, focusing on correcting the main text is prioritized.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 281354, "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": 393, "title": "CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2]", "content_text": "# Extract from the Minutes of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, held on 28 January 1870\n\n## Present\n- **His Excellency Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, C.B.**\n- **The Honorable Colonel Knox Gove, Commandant of the Garrison (in the absence of Major General Whitfield)**\n- **The Honorable J. Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary**\n- **The Honorable Julian Pauncefote, Attorney General**\n- **The Honorable F. Henry Smith, Registrar General**\n\n## Absent\n- **The Honorable W.H. Rennie**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 281620, "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": "CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5]", "page_number": 182, "title": "CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5]", "content_text": "## Saturday 31st April, 1869.\n\nPresent:\n \n**His Excellency Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell**, \n**The Honorable Colonel Edward Bruce Hamley**, Commandant of the Garrison. \n**The Honorable John Gardiner Austin**, Colonial Secretary. \n**The Honorable Julian Pauncefote**, Attorney General. \n**The Honorable W. A. Rennie**, Auditor General.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 281631, "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": "CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5]", "page_number": 193, "title": "CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5]", "content_text": "# Extract from the Minutes of the Executive Council of Hongkong\n\n## \"SATURDAY, 3RD APRIL, 1869\"\n\n### \"PRESENT:\"\n\n* His Excellency **SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, C.B.**, Governor\n* The Honorable **COLONEL KNOX GORE**, Commandant of the Garrison\n* The Honorable **J. GARDINER AUSTIN**, Colonial Secretary\n* The Honorable **JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE**, Attorney General\n* The Honorable **W. H. RENNIE**, Auditor General\n\nHis Excellency the Governor lays on the table the Letter addressed to him by Governor De Souza (15th March), together with His Excellency's Minute thereon of same date, referring it to the Honorable the Attorney General, also the Report of that Officer on the subject; And it is resolved, that Application for Special Leave to appeal in Reg. v. Saint be made, through the Right Honorable the Secretary of State, to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.\n\n(True Extract),\n\n**L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO**,\nClerk of Councils.\n\nA despatch is then read and considered from His Grace the Secretary of State, dated the 27th November 1868, No 194, transmitting a Correspondence with the Law Office, relative to a claim of £30 advanced by that department for the value of certain Barrack Fire Engine Stores, which were damaged or lost at the Fire in the night of the 2nd November, 1867.\n\nHis Excellency the Governor lays on the Table herewith the Papers connected with the Leave of absence which, with the concurrence of...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 281634, "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": "CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5]", "page_number": 196, "title": "CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5]", "content_text": "## 32.\n\n## 33\n\n194\n\nMonday, 10th May, 1864\n\nPresent\n\n**His Excellency Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, K.C.B.**\nThe Honorable John Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary\nThe Honorable William Pauncefote, Attorney General.\nThe Honorable W.H. Pownall, Auditor General.\n\nAbsent;\n\nThe Honorable Colonel Knox Gore, Commandant of the Garrison in consequence of an accident.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 283223, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-147 - Public Offices - 1870", "page_number": 431, "title": "CO129-147 - Public Offices - 1870", "content_text": "# 429 \n\nDuplicate. \n\n`C.S.O.N.63`. \n\nHong Kong, 5th January, 1870. \n\nTo **Rutherford Alcock, K.C.R.** \n\nH.B.M's Minister, \n\n**Governor** \n\n66 \n\nWoking. \n\nFr. **Richard Graves Mackennall**, \n\nC.A. \n\nInterview with Vice Rey of \n\nThe Two \n\n**Kwang** \n\nThe 20th and 29th December 1869. \n\nIntercourse between Hong Kong \nand Kowloon -- \nCustoms and Local Exercisers \n\nChinese Consul at \n\n...\n\n\"Enclosure in Governor's \nDispatch No. 4 of 8th January \n1870. \n\nDuplicate. \n\n(Copy) Memo \n\nThe present Commandant of the Kowloon Garrison (Fang Yuck) \nentered on his duties at Kowloon about \nNov. 1868 three years ago, and having notified \nme at the time in writing of his \nappointment came after to \nmy house and paid me an \nofficial visit. \n\nIn acting thus he was merely following out the practice of his predecessor (Cheung Yuk Tong) who had always maintained the most friendly relations with this and other subordinate Departments of the Government. \n\nMany visits and communications.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-147 - Public Offices - 1870.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 290002, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872", "page_number": 166, "title": "CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872", "content_text": "Land\n\nLedion\n\nas Aid-de-Camp & His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands, With Tour Major Caine continued during the sojourn of this Royal Highness in the Bengal Presidency in 1838. Major Caine was also nominated in several orders, Brigade Major to the late (then Brigadier) General Oglander, in the Chekawatty Force in 1834, and performed the duties of Aid-de-Camp to that deeply regretted Officer from February, 1839, until the arrival of the China Expedition at Singapore in June 1840, where he joined his Regiment. Two days after the first capture of Chusan he was appointed British Commissioner, and about three weeks afterwards, Chief Magistrate of the Island of Chusan. His situation was filled until the following February on the Evacuation of the Island by the British Troops. Major Caine was accidentally in Command of the Cameronian Regiment for a few days in Canton river, when the Lieutenant-Colonel proceeded in the steamer to Whampoa in March, 1841. In May 1841, Major Caine was nominated to the appointment of Chief Magistrate of Hongkong. When the Force went against Canton in 1841, Major Caine begged Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary to permit him to join his Regiment, but was refused.\n\n225 May 1841,\n\n(vide letter No. 131, dated 22nd May 1841, from the Secretary to Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, herewith attached.) In September 1843, was appointed member of Council in this Colony. In November, 1844, obtained through the kindness of His Grace the Duke of Wellington, on Henry Pottinger's application, his Majority. In November, 1846, promoted Colonial Secretary & Auditor. In April, 1847, when the Expedition went against Canton, was left here in charge of the Colony, being Commandant of the Garrison as well as Colonial Secretary.\n\nTrue Copy\n\n(Signed) W. J. Mercer,\n\nColonial Secretary\n\nExtract from Despatch marked \"Separate\" of 29 October, 1850, from Governor Sir George Bonham to Earl Grey\n\n\"2. Major Caine has spent forty-seven years of his life in Asia, and during thirty-seven years has been employed as a soldier and Civilian in the public Service. In the former capacity he has served either on the staff or immediately under the eye of several of the most distinguished General Officers who have held Commands in India, and their letters, which copies are Enclosed in his letter to me, unanimously attest his activity, utility, and distinguished gallantry in Camp and Field. As a civilian, both Sir Henry Pottinger and Sir John Francis Davis have spoken in the highest terms of his zeal and efficiency, and I can but repeat the assurance which I have already had the honor to convey to your Lordship of my perfect concurrence with my predecessors in his title to their good opinion.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 290003, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872", "page_number": 167, "title": "CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872", "content_text": "Land Board\n\nMiscu\n\nOB\n\nmost\n\nde was He\n\nfor long not only the principal but the only Executive Officer in this colony, which at the time of its first Establishment was the resort of a mixed population, composed of all Eastern nations, and the order and security of the Colony was without doubt due to his acquaintance with Asiatics, his perfect knowledge of the Hindustani Language and the personal activity which had procured his honorable notice in his own profession. It is but just to add, that had he followed the fortunes of his Regiment, he would have been necessarily promoted some years ago;\n\nBut so necessary did Captain Elliott consider his presence at Hongkong that he refused his natural request to be at the head of his company in the operations against Canton.\n\nTrue extract\n\n2. T. Mercer,\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nExtract of despatch 41 of April 19th, 1847, from Governor Sir John Davis to the Earl Grey.\n\n\"The Major General's report will put your Lordships in possession of the Military details of our short Expedition of seven days and I have only to add that the able dispositions of Major Caine, who was acting Governor and Commandant in my absence, Ensured the safety and tranquility of the Colony.\n\nAssistant Adjutant General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, May 3-4, 1847\n\n162\n\nI have the honor to acquaint you that the Major General Commanding has had much pleasure in forwarding your Military report, of the 9th ultimo, to His Grace the Commander-in-Chief, and that in so doing he did not fail to express his acknowledgements of the services rendered by you, whilst in temporary command of this garrison, during the recent operations at Canton.\n\nI have the honor, &c., (Signed) John Bruce, Captain,\n\nAssistant Adjutant General.\n\nTo Major Caine,\n\nColonial Secretary, Victoria.\n\nIn December, 1857, Major Caine was permitted by Major General Sir Charles Straubenzee, K.C.B. Commanding H.M. Forces in China, to accompany him at the assault and capture of Canton, and in the General's despatch he was pleased thus to express himself to Lord Panmure, then Secretary for War:\n\nExtract\n\n\"I take this opportunity of thanking...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 297893, "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": "CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3]", "page_number": 354, "title": "CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3]", "content_text": "351\n\nthe position of affairs an existing before the so-called transfer, is clearly set forth.\n\n6. In these despatches it is stated that on the 4th April 1866 he received an intimation from the Commandant of the Garrison that the lands granted for Military purposes in the Colony would be perambulated and the barrier-gates closed on a certain date named therein.\n\nOn reference, however, to the Major General it appeared that there was some doubt as to the boundary of Cantonments in Victoria to the North, there being no documents or plan on record in his Office defining the existence of any boundary stones along the Sanhem line.\n\n8. A letter was accordingly written to Major General Guy requesting that no perambulation might take place of boundaries not hitherto distinctly defined. The Major General was also requested to cause copies of such documents and plans as defined the boundaries of Cantonments in Victoria to be furnished to the Colonial Government.\n\n9. In reply a plan and a letter from the Commanding Royal Engineer addressed to the respective Offices of Ordnance were found...\n\n1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 297911, "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": "CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3]", "page_number": 372, "title": "CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3]", "content_text": "Memorate home whom to show upet\n\n11. July at the bust duster Agrees to above propose\n\nMaster Gast\n\n12. 7. August lol. Detalle Col. Sec: higgest formal transfer of\n\n(Manite from Surveyor Best W\n\n4869\n\n369\n\n65\n\n76\n\nCopy)\n\n2e26\n\nGovernment House\n\nkhung bảng\n\n28th April 1866\n\nSir,\n\nyou\n\nthat on\n\nrok\n\n13. 24 Jan 1976 Col-Sec. Aut Mites Auggests that in heir of the;\n\na path be made to serve as lemp boundary\n\nRecretary\n\n14. 8736 1876. Aust Fruits Col. Me declines acceding to above pro\n\nSecretary.\n\nwithout first referring the wall to thee tee of State.\n\nSeparate 13. March Sunceyor Gent Col. See lnters into the question geners\n\n1876.\n\nand cephes to Euggestion made Col. Moggridge Commanding Pop\n\nInclosures in Surveyor Chauth Report luguéer\n\n8 March R. 9. Alford Surveyor had thates banner in which transfe\n\n(Indorial in Lurityor Pads Report) was\n\n·!!) Detached Plan marked \"C\"\n\neffected in 1869.\n\nIllustrating impossibility of makin new 800 yard range in manner by on page as of lurveyor Energh\n\nGundnar Shohin Colomal Secretary\n\nI have the honor to inform\n\nthe 4th Instant. I\n\nreceived an intimation from\n\na from the Commandant of the Garrison that the Lands xe, granted for Military purposes in the Colony would be perambulated and the barrier gates\n\nclosed on the oth instant in accordance with instructions received from the\n\nThe Right Honorable\n\nEdward Cardwell M. P.\n\nHer Mappaty = Principal Secretary /\n\nMar", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 305625, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "page_number": 366, "title": "CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4]", "content_text": "unreliable as soldiers and in large numbers. Wild in case of a real or fancied grievance they be turbulent and mutinous. \n\nBrother Chinamen are nice Minds disposed to Europeans, Courageous - and capable of enduring hardships; here they would be in a foreign country and in case of disaffection would have no sympathisers among the inhabitants, and in case of the latter being disaffected, the Northam Chinese would not sympathise with them.\n\nI am unable to quote military knowledge on this point - to 4. I think the force must require to be permanent: in a place like Hongkong a Militia would be impracticable.\n\n5. I think that part of the force might be employed as riflemen and part in working the Guns.\n\n362 on the defences - Northam Chinese are large muscular men and should work well in batteries.\n\nI should suppose that the Regiment in garrison could supply sufficient instructors to train the force. But I am hardly competent to answer that question.\n\nI fancy that with the new retirement scheme there would be no difficulty in obtaining officers who have served in the Army to Command Companies and perform the staff duties. The Subalterns might be Sikhs or other natives of India and in course of time I don't see any reason why Chinamen might not rise to be Subalterns - the system might be the same as we have seen in Madras Regiments here. Europeans - think the senior officers might be good but I don't think a militia force with men untrained would be good.\n\nCommandant and Staff officers - the rest natives.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 305938, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6]", "page_number": 161, "title": "CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6]", "content_text": "## Colonel Hall, R. A. to Governor Pope Hennessy\n\nHead Quarters, Hong Kong, 25th March 1880.\n\nI have the honour to inform Your Excellency that I assumed command of the Garrison yesterday the 24th instant consequent on the departure of His Excellency Major General E. W. Donovan for the Straits Settlements.\n\n[signed] \n**E. F. Hall** \nLt. Col. & Bt. Col. R. A. Commandant of the Garrison \n**I. P. Hennessy, C. M. G.** \nGovernor and Commander in Chief", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 305939, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6]", "page_number": 162, "title": "CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6]", "content_text": "## Governo Tope Hennessy to Colonel Hall, R. A. \n159 \n\n**Government House, Hong Kong, 25 March 1880.**\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of today's date informing me that you assumed Command of the Garrison yesterday, the 24th instant, consequent on the departure of His Excellency Major General E. W. Donovan for the Straits Settlements.\n\nI have &c.\n\n**(signed) J. Pope Hennessy** \nGovernor and Commander in Chief\n\nHonorable Colonel Hall, R. A. \nCommandant of the Garrison", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 309725, "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": "CO129-194 - Governor Hennessy Administrator Tonnochy - 1881 [8-9]", "page_number": 386, "title": "CO129-194 - Governor Hennessy Administrator Tonnochy - 1881 [8-9]", "content_text": "383\n\nfor the\n\nHennessy, before he left the colony, - appointed a Committee, for purpose referred to in the telegram, consisting of six members namely, Lieutenant Colonel L. F. Hall, Royal Artillery, Commandant of the Garrison, Lieutenant Colonel I. A. Papillon, Commanding Royal Engineers, Lieutenant Colonel A. D. Geddes, Commanding the 1st Royal Enniskillings Fusiliers, Commander I. G. Jones, Royal Navy, of Her Majesty's Ship Victor Emanuel, Mr. W. M. Deane, late Acting Colonial Treasurer and Captain Superintendent of Police and Acting Colonial Secretary and myself, with Captain Bury, Royal Artillery, Acting Assistant Military Secretary, as Secretary\n\n2.\n\nI attended one meeting of the Committee but on the departure of the Governor I ceased to do so as I considered it undesirable to remove Lieutenant Colonel Hall from the Chairmanship which I should have been obliged to do if I had attended the Committee after having become Administrator.\n\n3.\n\nThe Members are engaged at present in visiting the various localities recommended for forts and also the various points round the island where an enemy might effect a landing\n\n4.\n\n{\n\n2\n\n1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-194 - Governor Hennessy Administrator Tonnochy - 1881 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 319124, "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": "CO129-204 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [11-12]", "page_number": 128, "title": "CO129-204 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [11-12]", "content_text": "2 \n\nA strong desire is felt by the Corps that its members should be resuscitated and that with proper assistance and Government agreement, this would be easily effected. In reply to a request that the nature of the assistance to be appointed an Officer of Artillery as Commandant of the Volunteers, I would propose that he should be paid $100 a month, which is the rate paid on a former occasion for this duty to a retired officer of the Garrison. This is half of the money given by the Government, and it is just that the terms of the assistance to be given by the Government should be defined. I have received a letter from Acting Commandant Mr. Francis, and I shall feel much obliged if Your Excellency would consider the proposals of the Volunteers and favor me with any suggestions that you may have to make thereon. If Your Excellency would appoint an Officer as provided in the Estimates for Commandant of the Volunteers.\n\n## \n\n3 \n\n125 \n\nWith regard to Carbines, I propose to request the Secretary of State for the Colonies to supply a stand of 150 or 200 with accoutrements for the use of the Volunteers, but in the meantime, I would be glad to be informed whether Your Excellency...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-204 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 319126, "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": "CO129-204 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [11-12]", "page_number": 130, "title": "CO129-204 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [11-12]", "content_text": "## 10th\n\nI return as requested, the letter addressed to you by the Acting Commandant and which you enclosed for my perusal. Captain Francis seems to have thoroughly gone into the whole subject for Your Excellency's information and decision, and I certainly think that the Colonial Government, if it desires a Volunteer Corps at Hong-Kong, ought to make the purchases he recommends.\n\nWith Your Excellency's approval and after speaking to Colonel Crawford, I placed it in the hands of Major Moore Lave, Royal Artillery, who will make a first-rate Commandant of the Corps, and I desired him to write his views on the subject. He has done so in his letter of yesterday's date herewith annexed. I approve of the suggestions he makes in that letter.\n\nYour Excellency is aware that Major Moore Lave will have to continue his Garrison and Regimental duties. Feeling sure that... \n\nPage 127", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-204 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 322142, "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": "CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7]", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7]", "content_text": "HONGKONG, JUNE 5TH, 1883.\n\nTHE recent disaster which has befallen the French troops in Tonquin will necessitate the employment of a much larger force than has in France been deemed necessary for the occupation of Tonquin. The expedition now on its way out from Toulon was, according to one authority, to consist of three transports carrying 1,500 to 1,800 marine infantry and artillerymen, while another paper, the Gaulois, states the transports Vinh-long, Shamrock, Annamite, and Bienhoa were to convey the expedition, which was to consist of three battalions of marine infantry. A blockade of the coast was also to be established with twenty-four vessels of war. This force is, however, totally inadequate for the purpose of effectively occupying Tonquin. It will only bring the present force in the country up to a strength of some 4,000 men, and, according to a Haiphong correspondent of the Temps, small-pox has carried off a considerable number of the troops garrisoning Hanoi.\n\nIf the French Government wish to avoid a succession of disasters, of which the late one outside Hanoi will be the smallest precursor, they must despatch at least ten thousand men to Tonquin. The position there is certainly critical. The Black Flag band are said to number from seven to eight thousand men, and to be armed with breech-loading rifles, while the Yellow Flags are even more numerous, and not less unfriendly to the French. The Annamites have thrown in their lot with these bands and can give some assistance, while it is pretty certain large bodies of troops are being collected on the frontier of Tonquin, and may at any moment be marched across the border.\n\nThe reverse sustained by the French troops and the death of that gallant soldier Commandant Rivière, have also encouraged the Chinese to believe that their interference in Tonquin may be attended with some success. They will be as sure to attach too much importance to the success of the Black Flags on the 19th ultimo, as Europeans are to under-estimate an Asiatic enemy, and may grow arrogant in consequence.\n\nThe loss sustained by the Hanoi garrison has been made good by a reinforcement of 250 men from Saigon, but the blow dealt to French prestige cannot be so easily repaired. What the real intentions of the Chinese Government are cannot be foretold, but LI HUNG-CHANG is coming south, armed with powers to levy men and prosecute a war. The Grand Secretary will, however, first see Monsieur Tricou, the new French Minister to China, and may perhaps be able to arrange some amicable settlement of the questions at issue with him.\n\nBut, as matters stand, there seems little prospect of this, and hence it behoves the French Government to send sufficient troops out not only to occupy Tonquin and establish order there, but to hold it against an invading Chinese force. The French Authorities do not yet appear to recognise the critical position in which they might be placed by an invasion of Tonquin by twenty or thirty thousand well-armed Chinese troops. Four thousand French soldiers are no doubt equal to crushing the whole might of Annam, but the case is far different when they have to face the Chinese troops, who, if not endowed with too much courage, at least possess fairly good arms and could fight behind stockades.\n\nTonquin is a difficult country, and a guerrilla war might be waged there by very indifferent troops for a long time. If therefore the French Government wish to avert further misfortunes they should lose no time in despatching a supplementary and much larger expedition to Tonquin than the insignificant force which left Toulon on the 20th May.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 322656, "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": "CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9]", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9]", "content_text": "31\n\n11\n\nherewith two letters and a requisition for 150 Carbines, from Lieutenant Colonel Crawford, Commanding Royal Artillery at this station, who is also Commandant of the Hongkong Volunteer Artillery.\n\n2. The enclosed letters give a succinct account of the history and present condition of this local Corps. In the opinion of Colonel Crawford, W.A., and of the other Military Authorities, it is a very useful auxiliary to the Royal Artillery for defensive purposes, and a valuable adjunct to our small garrison of some eight hundred (800) men in all.\n\nAt first, arms and accoutrements were provided for the Volunteers at Hongkong, by the War Department, as for the Volunteers in England; but, (in the words of Colonel Crawford), in February 1881, for some unexplained cause, these guns, arms, and accoutrements were ordered to be returned to the Ordnance store; so the Volunteer interest soon became extinguished, and the Corps died out.\n\nEnclosures 1 to 3.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 322659, "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": "CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9]", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9]", "content_text": "19\n\n10\n\n14\n\nRequisition of Colonel Crawford should be complied with by the War Department, on the following conditions:-\n\n(1) The Commandant of the Hongkong Volunteers for the time being, shall always be an Officer of the Regular army serving in this Garrison; and he shall be in charge of the arms lent by the War Department for the use of the Volunteers; and responsible for their safety, and for the cost of any loss or damage to them; and for their return to the Military Stores, when required by the General Commanding; or if the Volunteers should at any time be disbanded.\n\n(2) The Colonial Government shall pay the Commandant and drill-sergeants, and any armourers, &c., who may be required; and also for the ammunition used by the Volunteers; and shall defray all other necessary incidental expenses.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 324995, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "page_number": 255, "title": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "content_text": "The dozen or twenty guns there were on the front attacked by the French were placed in such cramped positions that they scarcely covered more than the country directly in front of them. Here and there, too, there were square wooden trough-like constructions run through the body of the wall, presumably called loop-holes, but absolutely useless except when a body of troops was unfortunate enough to pass directly in front of them. In addition to this, not even the best use that could have been made of the bad material at their disposal was obtained. The Black Flags seem to have handed over the artillery to the Yunnan or Kwang-si militia, and these men neither had the skill nor the courage necessary to serve the guns. It seems undeniable that if the cannon had been employed with anything like the energy which kept up the small arm fire, the French would never have taken Bortay, or at any rate, not till after a long siege. As it was, the fight here, though severe enough while it lasted, was nothing like the struggle at Phu-sa.\n\nDivided counsels no doubt helped the French greatly. The Chinese \"regulars,\" as they are styled, seem to have drawn off early on the morning of the 15th. Then Liu Jung-fu and the Torquinese Prince appear to have had bickerings, and in the end none but the Black Flags seem to have fought. Close to the west gate, where the entry was effected, there is a long street, constituting the Chinese quarter of the town and inhabited in great part by the leaders of the Hak-kis. Up one side of this street went the Turcos and the Foreign Legion and up the other the Infantry of Marine under the direct command of Admiral Courbet, who was one of the first to surmount the works. All through the second day the fighting centred in this street. Turning and counter-turning movements were made by both sides, but all the while the hardest work was in the centre. The Chinamen defended almost every house. They very early found out that the system followed by the French from the beginning of the campaign was to be carried out here. No quarter was asked for and none was given. So it went on till close on nightfall, when Liu Jung-fu's house was reached. From the extensive outline to be traced in the ashes and the pieces of ornamental stone and plaster-work still to be seen, this must have been a very fine building. With its capture the fighting seems to have practically ceased. The Frenchmen devoted themselves to the ransacking of the defeated chief's house, and the Black Flags drew off towards the citadel, which is not much more than two hundred yards off. What the value of the despatches discovered in Liu's house may have been has not yet appeared. The letters from Hué are at any rate of no practical value, unless they result, or have already resulted, in the beheading of anti-French mandarins. The import of Li Hung-chang's communications may or may not have important results. Perhaps the new reinforcements announced to have left France are not altogether unconnected with the perusal of these documents.\n\nWhat followed is long since known to you. The Black Flags drew off under cloud of night to the mountains which lie north and west of the town. The French entered the citadel early in the morning. The entry was, in true modern Gallic fashion, utterly unauthorized and irresponsible. A handful of Turcos and Estrangers approached the north gate, pushed it open, and entered and found no one inside except for wretched Annamese women and children, and 8 or so Scots of still more luckless youths. A flag was then improvised of a length of the red waistcloth of a Turco, the handkerchief of an officer, and a strip off the blue cummerbund of a Foreign Legion man, and the hoisting of this characteristic tricolor on the tower was the first notice Admiral Courbet had of the occupation of the citadel. Inside, the rice stores were the principal captures made. There was a certain amount of bar-silver taken, but the Chinamen seem to have carried the greater part away with them. About a hundred and fifty poulies were found, as also an elephant, since dead, and a small arsenal. It was obvious, however, that all who left carried their arms and cartridge belts with them. The French have made a clean sweep of all the buildings inside the citadel with the exception of a few of the better-class huts for the officers, the Royal Pagoda, in which the Colonel Commandant is domiciled, and the huge granaries of rice, which were piled up to the roof with grain and contained provisions for probably a couple of years. There is also a curious small building used by the Black Flags as a powder manufactory, with regular compartments for the saltpetre, sulphur, and charcoal. The French are tinkering it up into an arms store. There is no doubt that Liu Jung-fu showed good judgment in abandoning the citadel. Its conglomerate walls would even have fallen before the French guns and the whole garrison would have been trapped. It does not seem to have mounted more than sixteen or twenty guns altogether, and these, if possible, were more wretched pieces than the ordnance on the earthworks.\n\nThe French have cleared a wide space all round the front, and have driven wide open ways in all directions out into the open country, necessarily sacrificing the houses of the town in the process. This presents a most desolate appearance at present. Only about one house in fifty yards is occupied, and yet it appears that it is dangerous for a man to walk alone through the streets after dark. Possibly this state of things may improve later on, but it will not do so very fast, if we are to judge from the other towns in French occupation. Nowhere have they as yet more than a mere military grip on the country. They hold the towns, but nothing more. The Chasseur d'Afrique may jingle his spurs down the Boulevard Marty of Haiphong; the Turco may clear the streets before him in Hanoi; the ordinary line-man and his fellow of the Infantry of Marine may kick over old women's vegetable stalls and swagger about consumedly in Nam-dinh and Haid-anong; at Sontay the same thing may be done with impunity, but nowhere can any one of them go beyond the range of French guns. The Black Flags or pirates would be down upon them immediately. The wanderer would be fortunate if he was merely pelted with stones. The ordinary thing would be a spear-thrust, and a pint of nails and pebbles from a blunderbus might be anticipated with reasonable confidence. It will be a long time before the delta is really brought to a peaceable condition.\n\nIt will be much longer if the projects at present seething in the Gallic brain are attempted. You are aware that the idea is to surround Bac-ninh completely and destroy the garrison to the last man, even if there should be twenty-five thousand of them. Unfortunately for the garrison it would seem that the heights round the town are taken, this scheme is quite feasible. This swooping scheme is talked of here in the most matter-of-fact way by naval and military officers, by civilians and loafers. The argument is that it will be a most salutary \"example\" and that under cover of the scare \"produced,\" the French General Négrier is the man whom rumour points out as the leader of the attack - will make a dash on Lang-son, through the hills, and so close the gate from China. Lang-son should certainly have been taken long ago, but that does not mean that it will be taken now, either easily or at all. There are signs that the rains may set in early this year. There has already been a great deal too much for our comfort. In the rains the country between Bacninh and Sontay would be impracticable.\n\nMeanwhile everything here is at a stand-still, pending the arrival of General Millot with the reinforcements. It is a question whether he will allow correspondents to go to the front, and if he follows the advice of those now in power, he will not.\n\nPage 253", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 325219, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "page_number": 479, "title": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "content_text": "THE FRENCH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN TONQUIN. (From our Special Correspondent.)\n\nFALL OF BACNINH; RETREAT OF THE CHINESE. ADVANCE OF FRENCH TROOPS ON THAI-NGUYEN AND LANGSON.\n\nBacninh, March 15. The long awaited coup has been struck and Bacninh is in the hands of the French. But though the French soldier now occupies the house of the vanquished, and the French flag waves over the battlements of the citadel, no one is satisfied.\n\nThe victory has been of the hollowest, the success the most empty. The well-designed scheme for forcing the Chinese garrison to fight a decisive engagement, by closing their means of retreat, and thus striking a blow which should at once bring the Chinese Government to terms, has utterly failed, and the only result obtained is the removal of the theatre of operation, to the North, nearer the frontier, further from the base.\n\nThe plan of hemming in the Chinese troops was certainly not an easy one to carry out, but it is probable that it might have been, at all events to a great extent, achieved, had General Negrier been well supported by his naval colleagues in command of the flotilla.\n\nThe original design of dividing the Hanoi brigade into two columns appears to have been abandoned and General Brière de L'Isle left Hanoi, accompanied by the Commander-in-chief, on the morning of the 8th inst. The whole of the troops comprising the 1st brigade were landed at a point a little below Hanoi and above Batang, and, after marching about nine miles, bivouacked for the night at a village called Noi-phot.\n\nIt was intended that General Brière should have formed a junction with the left of General Negrier's brigade at Chi Marché, a village on the Canal des Rapides about half-way between the Red River and the Song-cau, on the 9th, but the roads were found to be so bad and impracticable that General Brière was unable to carry out the programme.\n\nThe night of the 9th was passed at the village of Ngon, close to the Haiduong road, the 10th at Bou-quoi, and it was not until the morning of the 11th that the column arrived at the banks of the canal, and then, not at Chi Marché but at Xa, a few miles above the appointed place of meeting.\n\nThe march, thus far, had been almost entirely unopposed by the enemy.\n\nGeneral Negrier, in the meanwhile, left Haiduong on the morning of the 7th and arrived at the advanced post of the Seven Pagodas the same day. On the 8th he pushed forward, the left wing of his column following the course of the Canal des Rapides, while the right rested upon the Song-cau.\n\nTwo of the light draft gunboats, the Trombe and the Eclaire, ascended the canal with the left wing, but afterwards rejoined the flotilla on the Song-cau. The latter had succeeded in forcing the first barrier on the river near Yen-ding, and it was here that the first skirmish with the enemy took place.\n\nEarthworks were erected close by the river with a few guns covering the approach, while the tops of some neighbouring hills were also entrenched and stockaded. The position was actually one of considerable defensive strength, but a very poor stand was made by the Chinese troops occupying the post.\n\nA few shells from the gunboats soon settled the lower fortifications, while the garrisons of the hill forts evacuated their post and escaped in the direction of Bacninh on the marine fusiliers advancing to storm the heights.\n\nOwing to General Brière not arriving as expected, two days' delay in advancing then occurred. When, however, that General had crossed the Canal, on the 11th, General Negrier at once pushed forward towards Bacninh.\n\nThe flotilla, which consisted of the Pluvier, Lynn, Leopard, Aspic, Éclair, Trombe, and Carabine, and several launches and junks with provisions, left Yen-ding early on the 12th but were forced to stop a little higher up the river, at Langhon, by another barricade of stone and sunken junks.\n\nThe Commodore of the flotilla, Captain Morel Beaulieu, was provided with torpedoes and other appliances, besides having plenty of coolies to employ in the removal of the barrier, but as far as I could see no serious effort was made to force or remove the obstruction until the next day, when it became known that General Negrier had pushed forward and occupied Bacninh on the evening of the 12th.\n\nThe whole plan of cutting off the retreat of the Chinese rested upon the rapid advance of the gunboats to Lai-cau, the nearest point on the river to Bacninh, where a bamboo bridge across the stream connects with the Thai-nguyen and Langson roads.\n\nThe commandant of the flotilla failed to force the barrier and thus when General Negrier arrived at Bacninh, after a little skirmishing with the enemy, who were posted on the fortified hills close to the town, he found the citadel evacuated by the garrison, the Chinese having crossed the bridge and retreated along the roads towards the northern frontier.\n\nA little opposition was met with at some of the outer fortified posts which surround Bacninh and it was here that the French forces sustained the only losses of any consequence which were suffered during the operations, these amounting in all to five killed, of whom two were officers, and about sixty wounded, most of them very slightly.\n\nWhile occupying the town and citadel, on the evening of the 12th, General Negrier sent forward a strong detachment of marine fusiliers and tirailleurs to Lai-cau, but they were too late to cut off the retreat of the evacuating force, as the last straggling bands of the Chinese army were seen crossing the bridge over the Song-cau as the French troops advanced.\n\nThe greater part of them had, however, left the citadel twenty-four hours before the arrival of General Negrier's force.\n\nPage 477", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 325220, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "page_number": 480, "title": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "content_text": "Generals Millot and Briére de L'Isle entered Bacninh, and the troops comprising this division continued to pour into the town and citadel during the afternoon. The town of Bacninh consists for the most part of one or two long streets, all the houses of which, as well as the buildings in the citadel, were entirely deserted, quarters were therefore easily found, even for the large force which accompanied the three generals.\n\nI had hoped to have entered Bacninh with General Negrier's staff, but the detention of the gunboats at the second barrier rendered this impossible, as The Times correspondent and myself were forced to get to the front by means of a native boat, accompanying the gunboats. On the 13th early, a portion of the barrier was broken down, and together with the small gunboat Carubine and the ambulance launch King-nam we succeeded, after considerable difficulty in getting up to Lai-cau, whence we immediately marched on to Bacninh.\n\nLai-cau, the landing place for Bacninh, on the Song-cau, is only a small military station, and it was here that a number of the Chinese regulars were probably quartered. The road from here to Bacninh is a fairly good one, and winds between three hills of some hundred foot in height which were well fortified and would have given considerable difficulty in storming had the Chinese stood their ground at all. The town is of very much the same character as the village of Lai-cau, not an Annamite town at all, but simply a collection of soldiers' quarters. Outside, to the south-east, a semicircle of small detached forts have been erected, evidently recently, and here again a stand might have been made by the Chinese, had any real defence been attempted. When we entered the town the streets were crowded with soldiers. General Briére's brigade was then on its way in, and extended in a long line far out into the plain, the balloon, which had been used during the march, for taking observations, floating in the air a couple of hundred feet above the heads of the rear guard.\n\nNear the entrance to the citadel we found the quarters of the Quang, or chief military mandarin, and, both here, and in some of the neighbouring houses, we saw quantities of ammunition, Snider cartridges and explosive shells. Numbers of Chinese uniforms, light blue and dark blue with red letters and facings, were lying about in all directions. Very little damage had been sustained by the buildings, as the town and citadel had been occupied with little or no opposition. A few dead bodies of Chinese who had remained behind too long were to be seen both outside and inside the walls. These appeared to be, for the most part, either boys or old opium smokers. In all probability about forty or fifty Chinese were killed at the taking of the place. The three Generals took up their quarters in the citadel in the large building which goes by the name of the King's Pagoda.\n\nWith the exception of a few Annamite coolies and old women, no inhabitants were to be seen, though I was informed on good authority that there had been a few days before, not less than 25 thousand men in and around the place. Of these some ten or twelve thousand were Chinese regular troops, while the remainder were made up of Tonquinese and Chinese irregulars. I believe, however, that no Black Flags at all were among the garrison.\n\nOn the following day I saw three batteries of Krupp guns which were captured in the citadel. They were mounted for field service and were of about 24 inches calibre. They were quite new and in good condition and looked as if a shot had never been fired from them.\n\nOn the 14th preparations were made for a forward move on the part of the troops, and at an early hour on the morning of the 15th General Negrier started from the other side of the river with a force of about three thousand men on the road to Langson, while General Briére de L'Isle with another column of about the same strength set out on a march to Thai-nguyen. I was informed by General Millot, who remained in charge of Bacninh, that it was intended to occupy Thai-nguyen at once, but that General Negrier would not probably, for the present at least, go on to Langson, which is some eighty miles from Bacninh, but was to make a reconnaissance in force to see if the retreating Chinese army would make a stand on the road to the frontier. The General expected that no opposition would be encountered this side the frontier. General Negrier, who occupied Bacninh alone on the evening of the 12th, and who has throughout the operations done his share of the work well and promptly, was naturally much chagrined at the failure of the river flotilla to get up to Lai-cau in time, as the plan for cutting the Langson and Thai-nguyen roads and forcing the Chinese troops to fight was thus entirely frustrated. Judging from the appearance of the barrier and the means at the disposal of Commandant Morel Beaulieu I believe that if a vigorous attempt had been made on the first arrival of the gunboats the position might have been forced and some, if not all, of the vessels pushed on to Lai-cau in time to turn the retreating army. But pluck and energy were scarcely to be expected from the officer commanding the flotilla, who has on more than one occasion since last June, distinguished himself by an utter want of the qualities most necessary in a naval or military commander.\n\nThe question as to what will be done next, now that Bacninh is in the hands of the French, is one not easily answered. That Bacninh was garrisoned by a regular Chinese army, armed, equipped and paid by the Chinese Government, is now a matter proved without doubt, though it would appear probable that orders had been issued to the mandarin commanding to evacuate the post. A march across the frontier into the valley of the West River is spoken of as possible, but this would certainly require a large additional force. If China cannot be brought to terms it will be necessary to establish a line of military ...\n\nPage 478\n\nPage 480\n\nPage 481", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 325734, "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": "CO129-216 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [5-6]", "page_number": 323, "title": "CO129-216 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [5-6]", "content_text": "heavy guns (\"7\" and 9\") will become available for Annual Practice duly.\n\nIn the meanwhile the Hong Kong Volunteers have been and are being instructed in the drills and duties of Garrison gunners.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n(Signed) G. A. Crawford, C. Col. Comdt.\nCommandant H. K. V.\n\n322", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-216 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 327582, "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": "CO129-219 Foreign Office 1884", "page_number": 370, "title": "CO129-219 Foreign Office 1884", "content_text": "# JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE\n\n## 5 Décembre\n\nSeizième année. N⚫ 334.\n\ne: sur les flancs ne tardait pas à signaler un groupe de Pavillons très serrés sur les hauteurs à l'ouest de Kep. La marche fut alors reprise. En se portant d'une hauteur à une autre, le pays paraissait vide et l'avant-garde était arrivée à 1,500 mètres de Kep, sans que l'ennemi se fût montré. Le général et l'état-major de la brigade se tenaient à la pointe d'avant-garde pour être éclairés aussi vite que possible sur la situation, lorsqu'à 500 mètres de Kep, le capitaine Fortoul, chef d'état-major, aperçut la route barricadée et des groupes de l'ennemi poussant précipitamment des animaux au pâturage dans la direction du village. Enlevé au pas de course par le capitaine Fortoul, la tête d'avant-garde arrive pêle-mêle avec les Chinois sur la première barricade. Comprenant immédiatement la situation, cet officier porte un second groupe de l'avant-garde à la sortie nord du village. Le poste chinois qui l'occupe, entièrement surpris, est presque totalement détruit et le général jette en appui de la pointe la seconde compagnie d'avant-garde.\n\nUne attaque enveloppante par les deux ailes, principalement par notre gauche, se développait. Les lignes de tirailleurs épaisses, soutenues à courte distance par des groupes compacts, étaient sorties brusquement d'un pli de terrain situé au sud du village de Cham.\n\n| Situation | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Attaque | enveloppante par les deux ailes |\n| Direction | principalement par notre gauche |\n| Lignes de tirailleurs | épaisses, soutenues par des groupes compacts |\n| Origine de l'attaque | pli de terrain situé au sud du village de Cham |\n\nCette attaque avait pour objectif la hauteur occupée par l'artillerie et une ligne de hauteurs dominantes situées en arrière. Elle fut résolument menée que les garde-flancs refoulés repassèrent en arrière de la crête.\n\nUn second assaut avait été repoussé. L'artillerie donnait de nouveau tout entière sur le village. Le général fit alors descendre une pièce de 4 de montagne qui fut amenée à bras à 50 mètres du réduit où elle fit brèche.\n\nL'ennemi tenta par cette brèche une sortie désespérée qui ne put réussir, l'ouverture se trouvant presque instantanément bouchée par encombrement de morts et de mourants. Les troupes se jetèrent de nouveau sur le réduit et durent une troisième fois reprendre leurs positions.\n\nUn retour offensif de l'ennemi n'était plus à prévoir et le général renforce l'attaque par la compagnie Barbier (143e).\n\nIl est ordonné à l'artillerie de reprendre le feu rapide sur le réduit jusqu'à la sonnerie de la charge.\n\nLe gros achève le déploiement de sa première ligne et, garnissant la crête, se trouve à 150 mètres de la ligne de tirailleurs chinois; cette ligne est en un instant écrasée par les feux rapides. Les deux pièces de gauche de l'artillerie, faisant en même temps face à gauche, les cribent de mitraille, tandis que tous les conducteurs disponibles les prennent en écharpe avec leurs mousquetons.\n\nÀ ce signal, donné à deux heures dix minutes, la compagnie Barbier formée en colonne d'assaut se jette contre la face nord du réduit, accompagnée par les feux des deux compagnies Verdin et Barbier, qui les poursuivirent de hauteur en hauteur jusqu'au village de Cham. Ce village, battu par l'artillerie de Saxcé (80 millim. de montagne), fut bientôt évacué et ses défenseurs se replièrent sur la ligne des hauteurs en arrière.\n\nPresque en même temps, une attaque enveloppante par la droite, qui s'était glissée à travers bois et derrière les compagnies Gignou et Gaillon, avait pris position à la tête d'un ravin dont la direction enfilait l'artillerie.\n\nLa section de droite de la batterie de Saxcé lui fit immédiatement face, tandis que la compagnie Barbier contre-attaquait. Au bout de 20 minutes, les Chinois disparaissaient et ne se montraient plus. La compagnie Barbier était néanmoins maintenue en réserve de ce côté.\n\nLes autres fractions de troupe qui entourent le village suivent le mouvement à la baïonnette. Un combat corps à corps a lieu dans le réduit; le capitaine Gignous est blessé d'un coup de sabre; le capitaine Kerdrain, de deux coups de sabre et de deux coups de lance.\n\nLes débris de la garnison se font tuer à leur poste de combat.\n\nLa garnison de Kep et de son réduit était forte d'environ deux bataillons. Les cadavres de plus de 600 Chinois sont restés dans le village ou dans le réduit, formant des amoncellements aux points de passage.\n\nTous les bagages de l'ennemi, ses approvisionnements, ses chevaux et ses mulets sont entre nos mains, ainsi qu'une grande quantité de munitions, de fusils Mauser modèle 1871 et Winchester, grand modèle.\n\nLe combat commençait donc pour les Chinois par une surprise; leurs clairons sonnaient de tous côtés et une violente fusillade s'engageait immédiatement entre les deux compagnies d'avant-garde (capitaines Planté et Venturini) et les défenseurs du village dont l'intérieur était fortement organisé. Une position pour l'artillerie est reconnue par le général, à gauche de la route, et la section d'artillerie avant-garde y est immédiatement amenée. Pendant ce temps, le gros de la colonne se formait au sud de Kep en ordre préparatoire au combat sur deux lignes à intervalles serrés. Le feu avait commencé à dix heures et était immédiatement devenu très intense. Les troupes chinoises paraissaient être nombreuses. Elles occupaient dans le fond une ligne de hauteurs; la gauche s'appuyait à la route de Chine qui était défendue par une pagode fortifiée avec parapet et prolongée par une lisière de bois organisée défensivement. La droite s'appuyait au village de Cham situé un peu en avant de la ligne principale.\n\nLe village de Kep et son réduit central formaient donc un vaste fort placé en avant de la ligne ennemie qui le flanquait des deux côtés.\n\nPendant toute la nuit et une partie de la matinée du 9, les troupes, en fouillant les localités, ont tué des Chinois blottis dans les rizières ou dans les fourrés.\n\nToute l'artillerie fut réunie en un seul groupe sur un mamelon qui domine Kep à courte distance.\n\nLe tir de la batterie de Saxcé fut alors dirigé sur la Pagode pour protéger la marche de l'infanterie.\n\nLa compagnie Mailhatte et la compagnie Pé-Coul, tirées du gros, passent le long de Kep et se portent avec la plus grande résolution, sans tirer, sur la redoute de la Pagode, qui est enlevée du premier coup. Tous ses défenseurs sont tués sur place sans pouvoir faire feu. De là, les compagnies se jettent sur le fort du Nord, par la gauche, et s'y installent.\n\nEn même temps, deux compagnies du 23e (capitaines Gignous et Gaillon), prises dans la première ligne du gros, reçurent l'ordre de contourner Kep par l'est pour l'envelopper et le prendre à revers. Le capitaine Fortoul servit de guide au commandant Godard, commandant le bataillon du 23e, chargé de cette attaque.\n\nCette troupe dut traverser des fourrés difficiles et des mamelons enchevêtrés couverts d'herbes épaisses et de hauteur d'homme, marche des plus pénibles sous un soleil de feu.\n\nLe village de Kep n'était enveloppé qu'à onze heures et demie, et dans cette situation aucun de ses défenseurs n'en pouvait plus sortir sans tomber sous le feu à bout portant des troupes d'attaque; mais l'ennemi avait employé ce temps à profit.\n\nÀ onze heures, il dessinait une attaque enveloppante...\n\nLe principal point d'appui des Chinois était enlevé; nous tenions la route de Chine et leur communication par Cham. Dès lors, la déroute commençait. Des bandes désorganisées s'enfuyaient vers le Song-Thuong, auquel l'armée chinoise était adossée le matin.\n\nUn régiment de cavalerie les aurait jetés dans le fleuve; mais, à cause de la chaleur excessive, elles ne purent être poursuivies que par des feux.\n\nIl était une heure, l'ennemi avait disparu de tous les côtés.\n\nIl ne restait au centre du terrain de l'action que le village de Kep qui se défendait avec acharnement.\n\nLes cartouches de Mauser sont de 1881. Dans les prises, où des objets appartenant aux officiers de la colonne Dagenne ont été retrouvés, figurent des approvisionnements de tentes et d'effets de toutes sortes qui donnent lieu de croire que ces forces sont un corps d'avant-garde formé par des hommes résolus destinés à préparer l'invasion du delta.\n\nLes pertes de l'ennemi doivent être de 1,000 hommes, et ce qui reste de cette avant-garde est débandé et a traversé le Song-Thuong, comme l'a constaté la poursuite faite, dans la journée du 9, par le commandant Godard et une section de 80mm de montagne.\n\nÀ la prise de Kep, les troupes, remarquablement conduites par leurs officiers, ont fait preuve d'un entrain, d'une vigueur et d'une décision dignes d'éloge.\n\n## AVIS & COMMUNICATIONS\n\n### Ministère des affaires étrangères\n\n#### CONCOURS D'ADMISSION\n\nUn concours sera ouvert, le lundi 19 janvier 1885, au ministère des affaires étrangères pour l'admission dans les carrières diplomatique et consulaire.\n\nLe nombre des places d'attachés mises au concours est fixé à six (6).\n\n## DOMESTIC\n\n| Office or Individual | Date | Last previous Paper | Put By | No. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | 1884 | 70 | | 214 89 |\n| | 17 Dec | | | 21726 |\n| | | 369 | | |\n\n| CO. | RECO | AREGO | 19 DEC 34 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 21 726 | | | Chinese Plot (Subject.) for the Destruction of French Steamers |\n\nCopy despatch from Peking 9 (Minutes.)\n\nMr Meade Put By i.P.L. Sri R J. Sec 19.\n\nSir A. Parks used firm language _(he then discovered on his first visit to Peking with Sir F. Lock)_ 19.12 Matth. 20 E.a. 20.Dec.\n\nNext subsequent Paper. Dec. 2 21853", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-219 Foreign Office 1884.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 328048, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3]", "page_number": 426, "title": "CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3]", "content_text": "# The French March to Langson\n## FULL DETAILS\n(From a Correspondent.)\n\nLANGSON, Feb. 13, 1885. The French column entered Langson to-day. The troops engaged in the campaign have been fewer than was previously supposed, and the resistance encountered, though strenuous, was less formidable than many had expected. A few days before joining the column I had been told by an officer in charge of an important garrison that there was a French army at Chu of 20,000 men, but the more prevalent opinion among military circles was that 10,000 was nearer the mark, and so it turned out. In October last there were said to be from 12,000 to 15,000 French troops in Tonquin. Since then a certain proportion of sick and time-expired men have been sent home, but reinforcements to the extent of 3,000 men have arrived to fill up the vacancies. Immediately before the campaign was opened it was well known that the garrisons in every quarter of Tonquin had been almost depleted to furnish troops for the expedition, and the following figures will show to what extent these were reduced. At Nauliub, where there is a native population of 60,000 or 70,000, only 15 French soldiers were left to guard the place; in Nimbinth and Haidnong, none; in Hunghoa, 150; in Thai Nguyuen, 15; at the Seven Pagodas, 50 artillerymen and 2 soldiers of the line, with a lieutenant in command; at Phulang Thuong, sure an or 60; and at Kep perhaps 150. Of course in all those garrisons there was a company or section of native troops on whose reliability too much trust cannot be placed; but I give the figures to show that when all but 200 or 300 of the French forces in Tonquin were requisitioned for the Langson expedition, it was natural to suppose that at least 10,000 men were to march to the front. As a matter of fact, however, the column, composed of two brigades, has not exceeded 6,000 in number.\n\nIt is certain that the number of men placed hors de combat in engagements is but a very small proportion of the number to be accounted for, and confirms most conclusively what has been said about the disastrous effects of the climate upon the army occupying Tonquin. That the expedition should be accomplished (in so far as it has been accomplished) by such a small body of men says much for the skill and energy of the commanders, and the devotion and endurance of the army. That to compose this small army important garrisons in the North and West should be temporarily denuded, while the Black Flags of the River Claire and a large Chinese army on the Red River were threatening, says much for the coolness of the Generals, and shows a daring which some persons may condemn as a dangerous rashness. But it says little for France, or for the Government of France, which has professed to attach so much importance to Tonquin as a colonial possession, that she has left so small an army to attempt so much, or made it necessary to encounter such serious risks.\n\nThere is little doubt that if there had been sufficient troops for the purpose the French army would have been divided into two columns, one to march from Chu, and the other advancing by the Mandarin road, ... the road by way of Phulang Thuong, Bac-le, along which the Annamite ambassadors were wont periodically to make their processions from Hanoi to Peking. There is little doubt also that the Chinese expected the attack on that route, and probably were prepared to oppose strong, perhaps their strongest, defence.\n\nOn the 30th January, with 800 men, General Negrier made a reconnaissance from Kep towards Bac-lo, floated his balloon, and ascertained the position and strength of the enemy. Leaving his balloon to float a day longer he descended to Phulang Thuong, early on the morning of the 31st, and was followed in a few hours by the troops who had accompanied him; and, at 10 a.m. he and his men had embarked and were being carried down the Thuong, and up to Chu on the river Locknam.\n\nTo prevent the possibility of any notice being given to the Chinese of the intentions of the General, the prefect of Phulang Thuong, his secretary, and the interpreter to the commandant were imprisoned.\n\nOn the 2nd February both Generals with their brigades began the march from Chu; and before reaching Langson it became manifest that the main body of the Chinese on the Bac-lo route had been outflanked, and General Negrier's ruse had succeeded. That did not imply, of course, that a stout resistance was not to be encountered on the route from Chu, but it did imply that a much more formidable resistance was not met with, a resistance which may have been almost impossible to overcome, or which could not have been overcome except at a cost which would have been nearly as disastrous as a defeat.\n\nThe forts at Dong-son, which in all numbered thirty-six, were all taken on the 6th, and a halt of four days was found to be necessary to enable a convoy of provisions, including slow-travelling cattle, to arrive. The time was variously occupied in taking a plan of the country from the peak on one side of a limited plain which commands a wide view on the Western side of the range of hills. The Chasseurs d'Afrique also rode across to Kep and returned by way of Chu on the following day. Part of the time was also occupied in exploding the ammunition taken from the enemy, of which there was a great store of all sorts, Remington, Snider, Martini Henry, Winchester, and other cartridges. Here, too, one realised more than previously that the cry of a scanty supply of water on the route, and that supply poisoned by minerals, was a scare originated by the Chinese. A little above Chu the Locknam river turns towards its source S. by E. In the direction of Anchau is a stream along which the road lies for 12 miles above Dongson almost to Langson, it is said to be a branch of the river. I drank of the Locknam (as at the other rivers touched on the voyage, only when bailed, simply because the waters were turbid), and the waters of the streams by which our course has lain I found refreshing to bathe in, and sweet to drink. Other discoveries were made at Dongson. In one of the large forts was found a skeleton, evidently that of one who had been...\n\nPage 424", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 336176, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-236 - Others - 1887", "page_number": 261, "title": "CO129-236 - Others - 1887", "content_text": "## \n\nof the 2nd Battalion \nof \nThe Buffs \nstationed at Macau I succeeded \nin \ngetting \nto China \na second \ntime by paying largely \nas a \nregu \n245 \n3 \nAllied Commissioner. This was \ngiven \nby \nEnormous increase to trade \non opening other Treaty Ports and it added to the Colony of Hong Kong \nover and \nenlarged \nits re \nlation \nand increased the \nprice for \nthe \npurchase \nof \nthe \nby \nthe \n2nd Lieutenant Colonel of the Buffs \nBattalion of \n\"The \nat Canton where I \nwas selected to \nform the Provisional Battalion \nfor the Garrison of Hong Kong dur-ing the war and to be Commandant \nthere, with extra staff pay of £115 a month. I accepted the \nappointment \nwith \nthe \npromise that I would be \nallowed to \nrelinquish it when the \nwar Commenced, this I did, and \nwas very actively employed during \nthe war. \n\nI was appointed Commandant \nof \nThe Taku Forts and Senior \na very important acquisition \nof the Peninsula \nstretching \nfrom \nthe Mainland of \nChina into the center of \nthe harbour and completely \ncommanding it \n\nWhile apologizing for the \nlength of \nthis letter, I trust that all the varied experience I have had in China, and my \nservices there, may \nbe considered sufficient \nrecom \nmendation for my being honoured with the appointment, and which \nI am \nconfident \nyou \nwould never \nhave \nto regret. \n\nI have ... \n(Signed) I. H. Sargent \nLt: Gen: \nAllied", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-236 - Others - 1887.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 352793, "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": 385, "title": "CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12]", "content_text": "The Code of Regulations for Educational Grants-in-aid has been revised with the aim of raising the standard of Education.\n\nArrangements have been made by the Government to bring the West Point Reformatory under the provisions of Ordinance No. 19 of 1886 as a Certified Reformatory School for the reception of juvenile offenders. I trust that this will have the effect of reducing the gaol population and of preventing the contamination of the young which is certain to occur when they are brought into contact with the old offenders.\n\nFor the benefit of the Government Central School for Girls, a Member of this Council has erected a handsome three-storied building which will soon be handed over to the Government.\n\nPhysical Drill, which was introduced a short time since in 11 schools, has during this year been carried a step further by the superaddition of a Cadet Corps subject to inspection by the military authorities. This Corps is popular, and in many ways, and especially so far as physique and discipline are concerned, will prove of great benefit to those who belong to it, or who may hereafter join it.\n\nThe need of a fixed standard of Chinese orthography in connection with local examinations has long been recognized. At the suggestion of the Government, it has at last been supplied by the Rev. Dr. CHALMERS, whose work in this, as in other cases, is admitted, by those who are capable of judging, to be a monument of learning and industry.\n\nExaminations have been held for the Diploma of the College of Preceptors, and for London matriculation purposes. In addition to the Oxford Local Examinations, provision has been made for the re-introduction into Hongkong of Cambridge Local Examinations.\n\nThese facts indicate not only progressive movement but prove that, as far as circumstances will admit, local Education is being assimilated to the system in force in the Educational Institutions of the Mother Country.\n\nI referred just now to the Cadet Corps, and some mention of the Volunteer Force should not be omitted. It numbers about 90, and every effort has been made to increase its numbers but without much result. It can therefore only be said that whilst it forms a most valuable nucleus, its practical utility depends upon its further expansion.\n\nThe Officers, and especially the Commandant, have done all in their power to ensure its being a success, and active preparations are being made for its taking part in the mobilization of the Garrison in January. The new headquarters are nearing completion and will be a great convenience to members of the Force. I much wish that the Volunteer movement was looked on with greater favour and received greater support from the Community generally than it appears to do at present.\n\nThere is every probability of Hongkong being shortly put into telegraphic communication with the outer world, independently of connection with any Foreign territory. This is a subject of congratulation.\n\nSo far as I am aware, it will not be necessary to trouble you with legislation of any importance in the near future, so that we may anticipate an unusually short session.\n\nI am in communication with the Viceroy of Canton and Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in Peking in reference to the opening up of the West River to Foreign trade, and also in regard to the question of preferential duties granted on junk-carried tea to the detriment of Foreign shipping. These are two weighty matters affecting existing trade and its possible extension. A favourable solution of them would be hailed with great satisfaction by me in consequence of the undoubted benefits which would accrue therefrom to the Mercantile Community of Hongkong.\n\nAnd here, Gentlemen, it is not inappropriate for me to refer to the happy relations which for the last two years have existed between the Government and the Chamber of Commerce, and which it will always be my endeavour to maintain unimpaired.\n\nWe have to be thankful for exemption from serious epidemic or destructive storms in 1898. In the late typhoon, it is true that Gap Rock Light was considerably injured, and that costly repairs will have to be effected; but otherwise, thanks to the timely warnings issued from the Observatory, the damage done to property was infinitesimal, and little or no loss of life occurred.\n\nThe general behaviour of the Chinese during the past year has been most exemplary, and the criminal class has largely decreased.\n\nIn conclusion, Gentlemen, I shall not lay myself open to the charge of being over-sanguine when I assert that there is distinct evidence that the condition of the Chinese Community is improving, that business is more settled, and that the prospects are better than they have been at any time during the past three years. It is my earnest desire, in which you will cordially join, that still brighter and happier times may be at no distant date in store for all classes of Residents in this important and progressive Colony.\n\nWILLIAM ROBINSON,\n\nGovernor.\n\nCouncil Chamber, 4th December, 1893.\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nWB & L(121)-22916—6000-2-92\n\nGov. No.\n\nDispatch 234.\n\nDate: 1893\n\n6 Dec\n\nLast previous Paper: Gov 93-4 \"Z 22 Jan\n\nNext subsequent Paper: 561 HongKong No. 485\n\n(Subject.) DESPATCH. C.O. 382 485 94 Govt Balances in local banks. Steps being taken to reduce them to the prescribed limit. Copy letter to Cagts.\n\n(Minutes.) M. Fanfield See also 564 480 2561\n\nThe instructions to the C. Agents to keep the investments of Fund may not be (or to the latter) separate Praza Fund is contrary to the intention. parr. 4t's of an desp\n\nThe moment it is known that separate rested in this Praza Fund is in England, the Lotholders will have opening hereafter any profit that may to claim arise the transaction, wither by rise in Exchange or rise in value of this securities. On the other hand should there", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 359038, "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": "CO129-269 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1895 [12]", "page_number": 444, "title": "CO129-269 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1895 [12]", "content_text": "that the deficit is largely due to the action of his countrymen in ousting the islanders from their fisheries. The chief products of Quelpart are, as he observes, ponies, oxen, hides, edible seaweed, awabé, and medicines, particularly a drug called the \"Nu Pak.\" There is no export except to the Corean mainland, the greater part of the hides going to the shoemakers of Seoul. The natives in winter wear, he notes, not only skin coats and hats, but boots and even stockings of skins. Quelpart also produces oranges, and these and its diminutive ponies form its \"local tribute\" to the King. It is said that the arrival of the first consignment of the golden fruit at Seoul, five centuries ago, created such a stir, that the magnates decided to celebrate the occasion in an eminently characteristic way, and hold a quagga (\"Koa-kê\"), or examination. Ever since that day a quagga has taken place at Seoul on the day of the 11th moon, upon which the tribute oranges reach the city.\n\nWhere export trade is so slack, imports are necessarily few. A native broker consulted by the pressmen stated that of the consignment of kerosene he had imported from Fusan he had in three years sold but a hundred tins or so, despite the fact that there are two or three merchants of standing at the city. The population of Chei-ju is set down at 2,000 families; that of the whole island at some 7,000 or 8,000, but these are only approximations.\n\nWe left Chei-ju at noon, and steered due north for the Ping-yang inlet and Chennampo. We arrived off the Sir James Hall group at nightfall of the 23rd, and lay to for a short time, making the mouth of the Ta-dong about 7:30 A.M. on the 24th. At Oripo, which we passed at some distance, were lying one Japanese steamer and the Japanese commissariat steam-launch I had noticed on my previous visit.\n\nWe dropped anchor at Chennampo at 10 o'clock, where we found a transport, the \"Hinode,\" engaged in taking on board the rails which had formed the tramway between that port and Ping-yang. I learnt that the rails, which are of the ordinary portable pattern, were to be shipped to Formosa, and I observed, when I came to land, that they had been taken up as far south as the barracks in the village. The rest of the line from the wooden jetty to the barracks and the creek-head was still in position, and I hope will, with the embankment on which it rests, be permitted to remain for the common benefit of the coming community.\n\nI happened to mention in the hearing of the ship's local agent that I proposed to go ashore. On this he observed that he feared I should be stopped. I naturally asked, by whom? He replied, by the Japanese sentry at the jetty. I might, however, ask for a permit from the Commandant, Major Kaizu. I could not well do that, I answered, as I did not recognize Major Kaizu's right to interfere with my movements on Corean territory. It would be as well, indeed, if the agent were to see that I was not stopped.\n\nIn the afternoon I went on shore, but was in no way interfered with; though, as some justification of the agent's anxiety, there stood at the jetty-head a sentry box and sentry, with a notice, dated the 20th July last, \"Henceforward, landing is prohibited without the permission of the Garrison Commandant.\" I called on Major Kaizu, of whose courtesy and geniality I had heard much from Mr. Osborne, but to my regret found him too ill to receive me.\n\nAll the commissariat stores I had on my earlier visit observed on the reclaimed ground by the jetty had disappeared, and I learnt that the \"Ilyenik\" was to take away some 12,000 bags of rice and over 1,000 boxes of shrimps, which had been disposed of by auction to private Japanese. The store stacks in the village were also greatly diminished, and the very shops (walls, roofs, and all) of most of the local Japanese traders had disappeared. I was told that all their fellows of Ping-yang had come away, fearing trouble after the withdrawal of the garrison, and that those at Oripo and Chennam would shortly follow.\n\nI took the opportunity to make a more extended observation of the surrounding country than had been possible at my earlier visit. The creek, I noticed, was largely availed of despite its narrowness, and the fact that it runs dry at low water. A sloping stone roadway had been constructed at its head, to which the rails of the tramway still lead. On the hill to the north-east the wooden penthouse between the two old trees and the careful terracing were, the natives told me, the work of the Japanese, who had dubbed the place \"Kyoku Oka\" (Sunrise Mount), and had so ticketed it by means of a great wooden slab. To the north of this hill, running up towards the west, is a valley filled with paddy-fields. Along the dyke that divides these from the mudflats runs the yard-wide high road to Ping-yang, occupied until now by the tramway. Beside the road stand eight well-carved stone pillars commemorating the virtues of departed Prefects and Governors, with the usual four-syllabled couplet, into which the Corean condenses his opinion of his officials, good or bad. Behind and beyond the valley lie a succession of hills and dales, the former covered with what is so seldom seen here, veritable copse and spinney.\n\nThe harvest this year promises to be a fine one, whether of rice or of dry-field cereals. The country, at any rate, in August, is undeniably lovely, and the abundance of trees gives it a more home-like appearance. I returned towards the ship by way of the hill at whose foot stands the jetty. This hill, as I have ventured to suggest in my earlier Report, should be included in the future general foreign Settlement, and it would be advisable, I would submit, to come to some understanding as to the protection, as far as possible, of the trees that form its chief beauty. The extreme southern portion of the ridge, as marked off by a path leading to a Japanese sanatorium on its western slope, might be in the first instance quarried for filling in material, and, finally, made over to the Customs. The first portion of the foreshore to be filled in will no doubt be that lying between the tramway embankment, the main creek, and a minor creek running at right angles into the latter some 300 yards above the jetty. Ultimately, the whole foreshore west of the main creek will be reclaimed.\n\nCargo stowing continued throughout the 24th and 25th, and I had a good opportunity of observing the tides. We lay about 150 yards abreast of the jetty, with two anchors down, and banging to our sides were at one time as many as seven lighters. The ebb was very strong, some 5 knots or more at its worst, and one of our anchors \"came home.\" Both, however, held, and we shipped our cargo. Flood tide was quite another matter. For the whole six hours it seemed slack water, the flood rising from the bottom. During flood, indeed, the anchorage abreast of the jetty is an excellent one; for the ebb an equally good anchorage could be found on the other, the southern, side of the river.\n\nWe left Chennampo at 6 A.M. on the 26th, stopping off Oripo to receive and deliver mails. We were boarded there by a Japanese pratique boat, with a medical military officer in command. He did not, however, that I heard of, claim or exercise any authority in respect to us, though there is no doubt that the Japanese commanderies on the Ta-tong, as at Wênsan and to some extent Fusan, have undertaken the enforcement of Quarantine Regulations. There was no time in any case for me to have visited Oripo, which, as seen from the ship, presented much the same appearance as in June, except that the little harbour was now almost empty. We know, from advertisements in the local papers, that the stores here are being sold off, and it is probable that the extensive wooden sheds will shortly also disappear.\n\nThe \"Hyenik\" arrived at Chemulpo on the morning of the 27th.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nW. H. WILKINSON.\n\n## Page 440", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-269 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1895 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 361451, "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": "CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12]", "page_number": 311, "title": "CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12]", "content_text": "303\n\nApplications.\n\nNominal Rolls.\n\nPublication of\n\nit with his recommendation for the decision of the Governor.\n\n3. Applications for the Medal will be made on Army Form E.593, through the Commandant of the Corps, to the General Officer Commanding whose decision, except as provided by paragraph 2 (2) upon the validity, or otherwise, of any claim for the Medal, will be absolutely final.\n\n4. The Commandant will forward with Army Form E.593 a nominal roll, arranged alphabetically on Army Form E.565. This roll will be forwarded in duplicate, one copy being retained by the General Officer Commanding, and the other forwarded, with his recommendations, to the Governor. The individual application (Army Form E.593) will not be forwarded to the Governor.\n\n5. Names of recipients will be promulgated in Corps Orders, after the publication of which the original application (Army Form E.593) will be returned by the General Officer Commanding to the headquarters of the Corps for record and retention. The distribution of medals will be made by the Senior Officer of the Corps, or as the General or other Officer Commanding the garrison shall decide, at the earliest time that a good muster of Volunteers can be reckoned upon.\n\n6. Any Officer who receives the medal and is subsequently awarded the \"Volunteer Officer's Decoration\", will surrender the Medal.\n\n7. When the conduct of an Officer or a Volunteer after he has been awarded the Long Service Medal has been such as to disqualify him from wearing it, he may be", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 369432, "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": "CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "content_text": "# 20-\n\nFive and twenty men were got together; they were discharged from the Asiatic Artillery and were sent off to Col. Noul Larke, the Commandant of the Hongkong Regiment, and scallywags of Chief Ordnance Officer, and received arms. The uniform was simplicity itself; the man stood in, with a red cummerbund for the line and a blue one for the gunners. Garrison Serg-Major Newberry, promoted to Captain, was appointed Adjutant, and Capt. Tanghorne, P.A., Commandant. Each body of 50 men elected their own officers. There was no attempt, of course, at drill. It was felt that if each man only knew his place and shot straight, it was all that was expected or required of him,--there was no question of their grim determination to fight. Desperate and ruined men are excellent fighting material. The Committee, on the score of years and other considerations, might have claimed exemption, but they refused any indulgence, and took their places in the lines after doing all that forethought and money could accomplish for the comfort and efficiency of the men. Money indeed flowed like water (and a good deal of whiskey and soda). Men felt that for them there was no morrow. \n\nThe state of the city reminded me much of the conditions that must have prevailed in South Africa as described by that young fellow, don't you remember, that we travelled with in '79 going to Chefoo, when he was telling us of his experiences of volunteering for eighteen months against Langulelebele, and you asked him how he could spare the time, as you concluded he was not out there for his health, when he replied, \"If you did not volunteer, you had to dig trenches, in the Burgher Guard.\" We had coolies to dig trenches, so all hands volunteered. By 4 p.m. there were nearly 1400 men in the British Home Guard, and we had had to refuse to accept numbers of mere children and old dotards, telling them to tend the wounded, wait on their mothers and sisters, and look after their grandchildren.\n\nAruz karté háin ke ham sab sarkar ki khidmat men marné ké tiár háin: apne Sipahión men hum ko bharti karo.' (We request that we may be allowed to offer our lives in the Service of the Government for which we are ready to die. Enrol us with your soldiers). Many volunteered to act as carriers of ammunition, provisions, and water, or of the wounded. More than 800 Portuguese volunteered to serve their adopted country in her hour of need.\n\nThe expulsion of aliens was intrusted to the Home Guard; the authorities, with reason, fearing that in the exasperated condition of the soldiery unnecessary harshness might have been exercised--nor indeed were the Home Guard disposed to treat them with any marked show of leniency. That the Russians had been our assailants was known, and it would have gone hard with the Russian Consul had he been of that nationality,--there is little doubt he would have been hung, equally by the Guard as by the Garrison. The Consul was, however, a German, and to that fact he owed his immunity.\n\nIt was not till nearly noon that it was generally known that the Russians had been joined by the French, and by that time, fortunately for himself, the French Consul was beyond our reach.\n\nThe residents, British and foreign, being all down in the town, the Committeemen placed themselves at the head of detachments of the Home Guard, and marched the aliens down to the Powan, which was then manned by all the foreigners (Europeans) from the ships in the Harbour. Old and young, men, women, and children, wealthy merchants from lordly mansions on the higher levels and poor coffee and cigar shop-keepers from Stanley and Wellington Streets, the reputable and the disreputable, the upright and the vile, alike were expelled. If the innocent suffered with the guilty, it could not be helped; we wished to be alone with our kin in our hour of trial, we would take no more chances of harbouring traitors and spies in our midst.\n\nSome of the foreigners implored on the score of business to be allowed to stay; they wanted to go to the Banks to draw money, &c.; they were told the only business now was fighting, and of that we had the monopoly thrust on us: free trade was done--the Banks had closed and were now Hospitals. Others blustered and talked of the international law and the protection of their flag, or of the indemnities and retribution their Governments would require and exact; ignoring the irony and absurdity of quoting international law to men in our straits attacked by pirates. What were indemnities, and retribution to come, to us who had but a few hours to live. Vengeance could not overtake us.\n\nThe bluster soon died down, and the orders to move were passively obeyed, at a few stern hints that in most continental countries all the grace that would have been theirs would be three minutes up against a blank wall, whilst a firing party loaded 12 yards off, and it would be well not to tax our patience too hardly. Once in the streets they realized practically the adage 'Silent leges inter arma.' The Powan was despatched with nearly 1,800 souls on board about 11 a.m., and disappeared beyond Chung Chau towards Macao without molestation as far as we could afford. I never knew, and we prepared to meet our trouble as one family.\n\nThere had been some question at first about the Americans, till it was discovered that they had been amongst some of the first to take their places in the Home Guard--there were only a few of them, some thirty real Yanks (though nearly a score of men that had gone to bed--mostly in ships-- \n\n## 180 Indians-Police pensioners--bad hats | 0 \n\n*** \n\n# 21-\n\n...the Home Guard keen satisfaction to expel their orstwhile rivals. Men, many of them, who had cropt in on sufferance, admitted with a sort of contemptuous pity, had been supplanting us, and were latterly reaping the fruits of our labour, of our initiative, our expenditure of blood and treasure, and as they waxed... \n\nTo the number of 1200 and odd they were put on board by their scowling guards. About 400 Portuguese women and children also left in the Powan. None of the British did; it was feared that the ship might be turned back, if English were aboard, in any case the position of our country-women would have been difficult and dangerous amongst aliens after their expulsion. We would give no hostages to our foes, but guard our own while life lasted. To many of us the parting from friends of years under such circumstances was bitter and grievous. Friends who abhorred the dastardly attack as much as we did; but no distinctions could be made -even if there were no other considerations, alien mouths could not be fed. In the majority of cases undoubtedly, it afforded the Home Guard keen satisfaction to expel their orstwhile rivals.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 372017, "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": 12, "title": "CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8]", "content_text": "As the C.D.C. should first be consulted on the value of the safe in the defence of the Colony, and that the W.O. with all speed look at the application if it is satisfied that the Colony is unable to pay for the service, and that the service is one of sufficient Imperial importance to justify its becoming a charge against Army Estimates.\n\nThis matter may therefore wait until we know whether the C.D.C. recommend rearming the field batteries, and, if so, with what gun (a question left open, I think). Then it should be considered whether the Colony should approach the W.O. for Imperial assistance, or whether we should doubt the Maxim reconstruction question.\n\nThen the matter has been referred to C.D.C., and the C.O. have been asked to get an estimate of the cost (A.F.25/2?). Wait as proposed.\n\nSu 1. Wingfield.\n\nJune, 25th\n\nThe memo attached to 17042 proposes a temporary arrangement to loan certain guns in exchange for the pounders referred to. The questions raised in the above minute need not therefore be discussed.\n\nI think it is desirable to send out Despatch No. 17042 as soon as possible.\n\nNo. 1149.\n\nSir,\n\nC.O. 10618\n\nRECD 18 JUL 20\n\nGovernment House,\n\nHong-Kong, 6th June, 1899.\n\nWith reference to my Despatch No.128 of the 31st May, I have the honour to transmit to you the enclosed copy of a letter from the Acting Commandant of the Hong-Kong Volunteer Corps, and, in accordance with the suggestion therein made, to request that the Imperial Government may be approached with a view to presenting this Colony with the new guns required for the field batteries of the Corps. You will observe from Colonel Mainwaring's letter that the original guns now in use were presented by the Imperial Government.\n\nI desire to add that in the opinion of His Excellency the General Officer Commanding, the Hong-Kong Volunteers will be an appreciable addition to the strength of the garrison, and that it is highly important that they should be well armed and equipped.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient\n\nHumble Servant,\n\nJOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.\n\nGOVERNOR, &c.\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\n...\n\n...\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 373078, "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": "CO129-293 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [8-9]", "page_number": 435, "title": "CO129-293 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [8-9]", "content_text": "Enclosure\n\nP.Y. 432 C.O. 20002\n\nConstituted as they are with the Paper Major's General Order, commanding that the Hong Kong Volunteers form a valuable addition to the strength of the Garrison.\n\nI have the honour to submit a report from most of their Branches during the disturbances in the Hong Kong Association Former Volunteers.\n\nReport on Disturbances in Kowloon Territory.\n\nSir,\n\nTo Captain W.St.C. Bland, R.A.\n\nFrom Major M.M. Morris, R.A.\n\nPro. dated 16 OCT 29\n\nAdjutant, Hong Kong Volunteer Corps.\n\nMajor M.M. Morris, R.A.\n\nActing Commandant, Hong Kong Volunteer Corps.\n\nHong Kong, 11th September, 1899.\n\nIn accordance with instructions received from the Chief Staff Officer, and in the absence of Colonel R.B. Mainwaring, C.M.G., late Acting Commandant, Hong Kong Volunteer Corps, I have the honour to submit the following report on the calling out of the Hong Kong Volunteer Corps on the evening of 16th April 1899.\n\nAt 10 p.m. on the above date, orders were received from Colonel Mainwaring for 3 Maxim Guns manned by the Machine Gun Company with an escort from the Field Battery to parade at Volunteer Head Quarters at 10:30 p.m. ready to march off.\n\n4000 rounds of ammunition per Machine Gun, and 30 rounds per carbine were taken.\n\nThe above detail, under the command of Captain A. Chapman, Hong Kong Volunteer Corps, marched off at 10:45 p.m. to Pedder's Wharf. They were here joined by a Company of the Royal Welch Fusiliers.\n\nAt", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-293 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 374493, "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": "CO129-295 - Public Offices - 1899", "page_number": 566, "title": "CO129-295 - Public Offices - 1899", "content_text": "562\n\n8\n\nInclosure in No. 5.\n\nExtracts from Canton Intelligence Report for June Quarter.\n\n(Separate and Confidential.)\n\nPolitical Summary: False Reports.\n\nIT was hardly to be expected that the occurrences attendant upon the taking over of the new territory should not have given rise to a number of exaggerated rumours here, and such has, indeed, been the case.\n\nAt one time it was reported that the foreign troops were going to march overland to Canton to take the city, which was to be shelled from batteries constructed upon the White Cloud Hills, distant about 7 miles from the city walls. As a counterblast to this, during the time when the fighting was going on in Kowloon, leaflets, the composition of which betrayed their very low origin, giving particulars of the severe losses inflicted upon the British forces, were hawked about the city, and stories were circulated as to how the slain were removed from the battle-field at night and conveyed hastily to Hong Kong, where the gas and electric light were extinguished, so that they might be hurried to their graves under cover of darkness. Stories of this kind are readily believed by an ignorant and badly-informed population.\n\nNor is this ready credence of unsifted statements confined to the people alone. A despatch, as received from the Viceroy, embodying a report from the San On Magistrate, based upon a Petition from the Shamchun gentry, complaining of the conduct of the British troops quartered in that neighbourhood. They were accused of robbery, molestation of women, forcing the natives to labour, and ill-treating them in case of non-compliance, compelling them to sell at reduced prices, and forcibly entering their houses. In his despatch, the Viceroy indorsed these accusations by adding his own unfavourable comments, and requests that the despatch should be communicated to the Governor of Hong Kong. This was done, and in due course a reply was received, covering a communication from the Commander-in-chief, for transmission to the Viceroy; herein it was shown that the charges preferred were a tissue of falsehoods. The greatest cordiality had existed between the troops and the natives, who had not been molested in the slightest degree, and the expedition had been more like a pleasure excursion than the advance of an army of occupation. To this the Viceroy made no further reply; and the next time the San On Magistrate sent in a report on similar lines he received a rather sharp reprimand from the Viceroy, and was told that he should satisfy himself as to the truth of such charges by visiting the places incognito, instead of merely accepting them on the strength of the Petitions in which they were made. He was also told that persons who considered that they had a grievance, could have access to the British military authorities to state their case.\n\nAttitude of the Authorities towards the recent Disturbances.\n\nIt is, of course, impossible to tell how far the Chinese authorities may have been cognizant of, or in sympathy with, the disturbances incident upon the hoisting of the British flag in the new territory, but it seems only fair to state all indications seem to point to the fact that the Viceroy had no foreknowledge of what was in contemplation. True it is that the teeth of the insurrectionary movement might have been drawn if he had energetically adopted the proposal, made some time beforehand by the Governor of Hong Kong, advocating the complete disarmament of the inhabitants of the new territory. This proposal, however, he saw fit to ignore completely.\n\nOccupation of Shamchun and Kowloon: Attitude of San On Magistrate.\n\nWhen reporting upon the occupation of Shamchun and Kowloon, the San On Magistrate called the Viceroy's attention to the fact that some of the foreign troops were stationed at a distance of only 20 li from the district city, and stated that he had called out the militia and made ready munitions of war for its defence. He asked for a reinforcement of 200 or 300 regular troops for garrison duty.\n\n9\n\nNew Territory at Kowloon.\n\nKowloon Commandant to Viceroy.\n\nThe Kowloon delimitation has proved a source of repeated difficulties. Your Excellency having fortunately procured a capable official to conduct the delimitation, it passed off without trouble. I am not the only one who is personally pleased at this. Unfortunately, the British have been throughout in too much of a hurry with regard to this settlement extension, and the suspicions of the people have been roused. For instance, there have been lately a large number of people surveying in the neighbourhood of Kowloon, and I, fearing that some trouble might be occasioned by the action of the ignorant populace, have instructed my subordinates to send troops to take all precautions against disturbance. But a large portion of my jurisdiction borders on the sea, and, although I have a steam-launch under my orders, it has been a long time out of repair, and so steps should be taken to have it put in order. But as I may be at any moment placed in a quandary by some unforeseen emergency, I beg that a launch may be temporarily placed at my disposal, so that the public interests may not suffer. As soon as the territorial questions are settled, the launch can be withdrawn.\n\nReply of the Viceroy.\n\nA launch will be detailed for temporary service, and it will be withdrawn as soon as matters are settled. There is, at present, a sufficient force in the district to maintain order. I have recently received a despatch from the British Consul, fixing the 17th April as the day for taking over the territory. Deputy Wang will again have to proceed, and the local officials, civil and military, will exhort the people, as enjoined in my Proclamation, and co-operate in the maintenance of order and the prevention of disturbance.\n\nApril 9, 1899,\n\nKowloon Disturbances.\n\nViceroy's Instructions to Weiyuans (Deputies).\n\nI am informed that, after the delimitation of the Kowloon boundary, an affray arose between natives and British troops at Ta Pu Hsu. I therefore require the following particulars to be thoroughly ascertained and reported for my information:-\n\nWhat were the actual occurrences at Kowloon? Whether the aggressors were people living within the boundary or people from the other side? Whether in the course of the daily occurring affrays there were any casualties? Whether the assailants have by this time been dispersed? Whether the Kowloon Customs stations are levying duties as usual? What is the amount of revenue collected by the Customs since the 16th instant?\n\nFor this purpose I hereby instruct Prefect Fu Shun to make his preparations at an early date and proceed to Kowloon. I also direct Magistrate Chang Yun-wu to proceed to San On and Ta Pu Hsu to institute secret and careful inquiries and send in truthful reports from time to time. Let there be no carelessness or misleading statements, or blame will be incurred. These are urgent instructions.\n\nApril 20, 1899.\n\nInstructions to the San-On Magistrate.\n\nWhereas in connection with the Kowloon extension a joint Proclamation has been issued for general information, and two detachments of troops have been sent to preserve order, I now hear that on the 16th instant about 1,000 natives came into collision with British troops at Ta Pu Hsu.\n\n[2178 b-5]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-295 - Public Offices - 1899.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 381333, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "page_number": 45, "title": "CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9]", "content_text": "I am considering this proposal, I shall be glad if you will inform me whether you desire that the officer selected shall be seconded for a term of years, or receive a permanent appointment; and in the latter alternative, whether you intend that his appointment shall also be made pensionable.\n\nYou are aware that officers who are in future affected from this country to the \"service of the Garrison\" of Hong Kong will be paid salaries in sterling.\n\nI have to request, therefore, that you will notify me what starting salary should in your opinion be attached to the post. I intended to carry out the explanation, but in the absence of information from you, I am not sure of the details proposed.\n\nI understand that you discussed under confidential exchange 47/7, whether the salary should be paid in sterling at the current rate. I also understand the suggestion put forward by Sir J. Carrington, that the Commandant should, after a certain period, be his own Adjutant, but I shall be glad to learn whether this will entail any addition to the clerical staff at the Volunteer Headquarters, and, if so, what the additional expenditure will be. I assume that it is not intended that...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 386333, "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": "CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12]", "page_number": 413, "title": "CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12]", "content_text": "# Sub-Enclosure No. 5 to Enclosure No. 1 in Confidential Despatch of the 25th November, 1909\n\nFrom Commandant Hongkong Volunteer Corps. to Chief Staff Officer, Oita,\n\n**Sir,**\n\nVolunteer Headquarters, Hongkong, May 23rd, 1902.\n\nI beg to forward herewith correspondence on the subject of proposal allegation of some of the units of the Corps under my command into Garrison Artillery.\n\nI am strongly in favour of the scheme and should be only too glad to see the whole Corps become Garrison Artillery with the exception of the Engineers Company.\n\nThe Corps is at the present time composed of 3 units and a band and under these conditions are extremely difficult to train and are in no way so valuable to the defence of the Colony as they would be if the proposed scheme were carried out.\n\nWith reference to paragraphs 3 and 7 in the G.R.A. letter attached, I think it would be only reasonable to ask if permission would ever be granted for the men to drill or practice in other works in addition to Victoria Battery, as it would not be possible to gather any large number of men at once in the many duties of Garrison Artillery in a fort with only one gun available, and at present no practice is ever carried out from Victoria Battery, but possibly this latter condition no longer exists now. To be thoroughly useful in assisting the Garrison Artillery in the defence of the Colony the men should be familiar with as many of the different guns as possible.\n\nWith regard to paragraph 9, if the proposed change takes place, I would strongly recommend for the favourable consideration of the General Officer Commanding that the Government be asked to allow an annual bonus to those members of the Corps who prove themselves efficient, it would be of great assistance in attracting men to join and would also help the Staff to keep the men up to the proper standard by enabling them to reduce any man's bonus who was below the standard of the remainder.\n\nI cannot of course make any statement as to the number...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 386336, "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": "CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12]", "page_number": 416, "title": "CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12]", "content_text": "# 412\n\n7 men are also away but should all be returning.\n\nIn the attached correspondence, it is suggested that the numbers be increased to 4 Officers and 58 Non-Commissioned Officers and men, but as the conditions stand at present, I do not think it is probable that this number will come forward, and in my opinion, it would not be advisable to alter the establishment until the full number already allowed for are enlisted, namely 3 Officers and 33 Non-Commissioned Officers and men.\n\nI am prepared to recommend Lieutenant Mitchell for promotion to Captain if the General Officer Commanding thinks it advisable. In a Company only consisting at present of 18 men, he is in every way deserving of this recognition for all the good work he has done for his unit.\n\nThe Regulations at present only allow of a Lieutenant for \"G\" Company, but I should suggest that the promotion might be made if possible prior to new Regulations being published. I hope to shortly recommend another member of the unit for a Commission, but at present, I do not see my way to get the additional officers suggested.\n\n## 4. Arrangements for Technical Instruction\n\nThe suggestion that a drill shed should be put up at the expense of the Colonial Government in or near Kowloon West Battery, and fitted with dynamo, engine, and projector at the War Department's expense is an excellent one, and in my opinion, something of this sort must be done if more men are required. If it were done quickly, I think there would be a very possibility of obtaining more recruits and making the unit in every way more efficient and popular. The hours taken up for technical drills now are so long for Volunteers who have already done a hard day's work that naturally, there are only a few men who are prepared to give up their spare time in this way. It would be of great benefit to the Corps if this work could be sanctioned and put in hand at once and so prevent further wastage which may occur in this useful Company if nothing is done.\n\nI am sending in a letter with regard to the question of changing the Field Battery, Maxim Companies Unit into Garrison Artillery, and in the C.R.A.'s letter therewith is a suggestion that each man should receive a bonus at the end of the year if efficient. I am strongly recommending this, and if it is sanctioned, I should wish the same conditions to apply to \"G\" Company in consideration of the value of their work in the defence of the Colony.\n\nI have, etc.,\n\n**(Sd.) C. F. Pritchard**, \nMajor, \nCommandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.\n\n## 18.\n\n242", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 387167, "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": "CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902", "page_number": 622, "title": "CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902", "content_text": "Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to \nThe Under Secretary of State, War Office, \nLondon, S.W., \nand the following number quoted. \n`083/3865 (M.S.1.)` \n\nWar Office \n8.0 \n7753 2 London, S.W. \nFebruary, 1902. \n616 \n\nSir, \n\nWith reference to your letter of the 14th ultimo, `270/1901-2`, I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acquaint you that he concurs in the proposal to appoint an Officer of Royal Artillery as Commandant of the Hong Kong Volunteers, and has caused a telegram to be addressed to Captain C. G. Pritchard, Royal Garrison Artillery, who is at present in Singapore, offering him the appointment. \n\nThat Officer has signified his willingness to accept the post and Mr. Brodrick is therefore ready to place his services at the disposal of your Department with a view to his appointment. \n\nI am to ask whether orders shall now be issued from this Department to Captain Pritchard ordering him to proceed at once to Hong Kong or whether any time is likely to elapse before his services are required. I am also to enquire for what term the appointment would be held. \n\nCaptain Pritchard would, if finally appointed, be struck off pay from Army Funds and be seconded from the date of leaving Singapore. \n\nI have the honour to be, Sir, \nYour obedient Servant, \nUnder Secretary of State \nColonial Office", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 389044, "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": "CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6]", "page_number": 551, "title": "CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6]", "content_text": "# CAC \n\n544 \n\nE \n\nbadden * noise as good rifle shots with a knowledge of machine gun work would be very valuable in the forts (in the case of land attack). The small number of heavy guns drills required from them, if carefully arranged, would not be so arduous as under present conditions, more especially if drill guns are mounted at Scandal Point as suggested, and would give the men sufficient knowledge to render them of great assistance to the Artillery if required.\n\n## \n7. The scheme of making only a portion of the Corps into Garrison Artillery was fully considered at the time of the last reorganization, and it was then decided that to get well-trained Garrison Artillerymen it was necessary to make all do this work in order to prevent discontent among a portion of the Corps, and the men therefore took up the work because it was clearly put before them that Garrison Artillery was required.\n\nI would add that this Corps have kept their 12 Maxim guns, and the fact that training with them is desirable has never been lost sight of.\n\nThis correspondence being **CONFIDENTIAL** I have not been able to get the opinion of the members of the Corps, but I am convinced that a change such as I have proposed would make the Corps more popular and should check the decrease in numbers, and in my opinion, they would be more useful to the Colony than if all the work with the fixed armament was stepped up.\n\nThe reorganization should not be difficult to carry out, but I would suggest that approval be obtained from the Colonial Defence Committee before any steps are taken, in order that the change, when it takes place, may be final.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour obedient servant,\n(signed) **O.G. Pritchard**, \nMajor, \nCommandant, **Hong Kong Volunteer Corps**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 389045, "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": "CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6]", "page_number": 552, "title": "CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6]", "content_text": "# Minute by Officer Commanding Royal Artillery\n## 545\nThe Chief Staff Officer,\n\nWith reference to the attached correspondence I have the honour to state as follows:\n\n1. I entirely concur with the proposals put forward by the Commandant Heng Kong Volunteer Corps in the accompanying letter and think that they best meet the requirements of the case. They meet the views of the late Officer Commanding Royal Artillery, Colonel Johnson, in paragraphs 1-7 of his letter (`No 3`) with which I also agree, particularly paragraph 3 as to the suitability of the Volunteers for manning the artillery, fixed or movable, of the fortress.\n\n2. These proposals also agree with the view expressed in the end of paragraph 8 of confidential letter `No 311 R` of the Colonial Defence Committee. I understand that all members of the Corps receive a musketry training, and will therefore be available for employment in quelling local disturbances. I am of opinion therefore that the main objects mentioned in paragraph ... of letter `No 311 R` will be complied with.\n\n3. The system proposed is an elastic one. The actual allotment on mobilization will depend on the needs of the armament and would be:\n| Category |\n|----------|\n| (a) rate as Garrison Artillery |\n| (b) Movable Armament |\n| (c) Machine guns |\n| (d) Any sort of infantry work (e.g., cyclists) if required. |\n\n4.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 389046, "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": "CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6]", "page_number": 553, "title": "CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6]", "content_text": "# GAZ \n\n546 \n\n4. Thus the reorganization of the corps will be a special one. The nature of its employment will depend upon the actual needs of the Colony, and as pointed out by the Commandant this should increase its popularity.\n\n5. As regards the forts (3a) these should be selected by the officer Commanding Royal Artillery so as to necessitate training with only one or two natures of guns, thus simplifying it, and giving more time for training with movable armament, machine guns, or musketry. I am of opinion that the reduced training in forts proposed by the Commandant will still be sufficient to make the Corps a valuable reserve for the Garrison Artillery of the Fortress.\n\n(signed) **T.#.G.Bryan** \n\nHong Kong \n30/5/03. \n\nMajor R.G.A. \nC.R.A. South China.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 392154, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-322 - Acting Governor May - 1904 [1-5]", "page_number": 173, "title": "CO129-322 - Acting Governor May - 1904 [1-5]", "content_text": "Confidential.\n\nFrom\n\nCommandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps,\n\nTo\n\nHon. Colonial Secretary.\n\nSir,\n\nVolunteer Headquarters,\n\nHongkong, February 5th, 1904.\n\nI have the honour to request that the following remarks on the organisation of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps may be put before the Colonial Defence Committee if approved by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government and His Excellency the General Officer Commanding.\n\nNo answer has yet been received from the Committee to the last letter on this subject dated 10th August, 1903, since this date the local Defence Committee have recently allotted to the Corps six 15 Fr.B.L. Guns and 12 Maxims in settling the defence scheme of the Garrison on mobilization and have not allotted any of the men to the fixed armament in the forts. I now therefore beg to withdraw my previous recommendation that the members of the Corps should do a certain number of drills with the fixed armament, and I should be glad if it could be finally decided that the Artillery portion of the Corps should in future only carry out 15 Fr.B.L., Maxim and infantry Drills.\n\nMusketry &c.\n\nThis is practically the suggestion of the Colonial Defence Committee in their despatch dated March 15th, 1903, except that I am of opinion that all the members of both companies should drill with 15 Frs. and Maxims, and not have one Company...\n\nPage 172\n\n \n9043\n\nRed 12 MAR 04\n\nCOFY.\n\n...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-322 - Acting Governor May - 1904 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 396714, "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": "CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12]", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12]", "content_text": "4. I take this convenient occasion to deal with the Colonial Defence Committee's Remarks No. 364R transmitted with your confidential Despatch of the 10th March last.\n\n5. The Colonial Defence Committee in the 5th paragraph of their Remarks suggest that the training and administration of the various Volunteer Corps should gradually be modified in the direction of more closely associating each unit of the Corps with its own arm in the regular service for training. They propose that this should be done by placing the instructional courses and the annual inspections of the units under the Officer Commanding Royal Artillery, Commanding Royal Engineer, and Officer Commanding British Infantry Battalion, who will detail acting Adjutants and instructional staff to the units, by arranging for the Annual Camp of the Volunteers to be held in conjunction with regular troops, if possible, at the Annual Mobilization of the garrison, and by doing away with the appointment of the Office of Commandant which is not recognised by the Volunteer Ordinance of 1893 and is not in the opinion of the Committee necessary or desirable.\n\nThe recommendations of the Colonial Defence Committee are on \n## Page 1525 (not shown in original snippet, but presumably continuing on the next page)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 396719, "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": "CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12]", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12]", "content_text": "## \nthe means of bringing the Volunteers into more close association with the Regular forces than the present system, as the Garrison usually drills and exercises in the early part of the day whereas the Volunteers can only do this after business hours, i.e. not before 5.30 p.m.\n\n8.\n\nThe different units of the Corps would, in future, be entirely separated, there would be three Adjutants, whose interests might possibly clash, whereas the present system has been found to work most harmoniously.\n\n9.\n\nThe Artillery Companies are now trained to work equally well with the 15 pounders and Maxim guns, the change would necessitate the permanent splitting up of these units, as each man would have to elect, once for all, whether he wished to be attached to the British Infantry Battalion or the Artillery.\n\nUnder existing conditions the Artillery Companies are annually inspected by the Commanding Officer of the Royal Artillery and the Engineer Company by the Commanding Royal Engineer either personally or by Officers detailed for the purpose.\n\n10.\n\nthe local conditions of life, and the class of men in the ranks are entirely different from what obtains at home, where men can join a Camp of Instruction and remain under canvas for a whole month, whereas here it is necessary to arrange drills during Camp in the early morning and late afternoon to enable the Volunteers to attend without interfering with their business.\n\n11.\n\nThe Officers are of opinion that the present method of administration is satisfactory, any change on the lines suggested would only lead to confusion, and be impracticable.\n\n(Sd.) A. Chapman, \nMajor, Commandant, H.K.V.O.\n18th April, 1905.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 403864, "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": "CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905", "page_number": 126, "title": "CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905", "content_text": "## Hong Kong Volunteer Artillery\n\nMajor Pritchard, R.G.A., who is Commandant and Adjutant of the Corps, appears to command and handle them very well.\n\nThey are very much under strength, as will be seen by the table on page 3 of this report.\n\n| Establishment of Approved Garrison | Present Strength, 4th February, 05 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Europeans | Natives | Europeans | Natives |\n| Officers | Other ranks | Officers | Other ranks |\n| 18 | 299 | 1 | 16 | 190 | 1 | 124 |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 405204, "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": "CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7]", "page_number": 399, "title": "CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7]", "content_text": "394 \n\nmade an average score of 30 under similar conditions.\n\n4. Thirty-two officers of the Civil Service not belonging to either Volunteers or Volunteer Reserve Association have volunteered for work on the Military telephones in war compared with 47 last year. The majority of these attended the annual mobilization of the garrison and did useful work on that occasion.\n\n5. 11 private medical practitioners are now registered for service in the Naval and Military Hospitals in war.\n\n6. There are thus in all 547 members of the British civil population who have definitely engaged to assist His Majesty's forces in time of emergency compared with 498 at the date of my above-quoted despatch.\n\n7. In addition to these 21 ladies, four of whom are professionally trained nurses and the remainder holders of the St. John's Ambulance Association medallions or certificates for both First Aid and Home-nursing, have registered their names for service as nurses.\n\n8. Reverting to the report now transmitted I agree with the Commandant that the rifle range at Tai Hang, at present the only one available for the Volunteers, is most unsatisfactory. It is troublesome of access and very", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 405209, "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": "CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7]", "page_number": 404, "title": "CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7]", "content_text": "## CAMP OF INSTRUCTION, ANNUAL CAMP, AND COMPETITIONS\n\n17. The Officers and Staff Sergeants carried out revolver practice, and Table VIII shows the high average obtained.\n\n18. The Annual Camp was held at Stonecutters' Island from October 14th to October 30th, 1905—a period of 16 days instead of 10 days as recommended in my report last year, and I attach a complete copy of my report on the Camp. (Appendix `...`)\n\n## COMPETITIONS\n\n19. The following inter-unit Competitions took place during the year:--\n\n(1) His Excellency the Governor's Efficiency Cup. The marks were allotted as in 1905, except that 2 marks were given for each efficient. This was again won by Right Half No. 2 Company, H.K.V.A., mainly owing to the good marks obtained under the head musketry. The following is the order of Efficiency:\n| Rank | Unit | O.C. |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Right Half No. 2 Company, H.K.V.A. | Captain ARMSTRONG |\n| 2 | Left Half No. 2 | |\n| 3 | Left Half No. 1 | |\n| 4 | Right Half No. 1 | |\n\n(2) The Blake Musketry Shield, for teams of 8 from each Unit, took place on April 29th, 1905, and was won for the fourth time in succession by Left Half No. 1 Company, H.K.V.A.\n\n(3) The Sanders Cup, presented by Captain SANDERS, a former Officer of the H.K.V.A., was competed for by the Artillery Units at 15-pdr. B.L. gun Drill on January 13th, 1906, and was won by the Left Half No. 1 Company, H.K.V.A., (Acting O.C., Lieutenant GUBBAY).\n\n(4) The Gascoigne Shield for Maxim Gun Practice was fired for on February 24th, 1906, and was won after a close competition by Left Half No. 2 Company, H.K.V.A., (O.C., Captain SKINNER) with 197 points—Right Half No. 2 Company, H.K.V.A., (O.C., Captain ARMSTRONG) being 2nd with 193 points.\n\n(5) The members of the Troop took part in an instructive competition consisting of despatch riding in pairs, each pair riding together a certain distance to a given point where one man dismounted and proceeded across country on foot whilst the other led his pony the remainder of the distance, each man then had to fire a fixed number of rounds at a target and also to fill in various roads and places on a blank map against time. The winning pair—Corporal MONOX and Trooper GEDGE—completed the course in excellent time and carried out their duties very well.\n\n20. Bombardier J. MARSHALL won the Corps Rifle Championship.\n\n## MISCELLANEOUS\n\n21. An Ambulance Class was conducted by Lieutenant C. FORSYTH; 7 members presented themselves for examination and all passed.\n\n22. A Semaphore Signalling Class was formed during the Summer months, and 7 members of the Corps passed a satisfactory examination, being able to send and receive messages at a fair pace.\n\n23. The Corps took part in the King's Birthday parade in conjunction with the remainder of the Garrison on November 9th, 1905.\n\n24. On February 9th, the Corps had the honour of parading and lining the entrance to Government House on the occasion of the arrival of H.R.H. Prince ARTHUR OF CONNAUGHT, K.G.\n\n26. All the Officers of the Corps and a number of the N.C.O.s and men became members of the new China United Services Rifle Association which was formed early in 1906. The first rifle meeting promoted by this Association was held from March 19th to 24th and the members of the Corps entered for all events and shot extremely well; they were somewhat unfortunate, however, in being second for every event.\n\nIn the Officers' team competition, they lost by one point to the Officers 119th Infantry, coming, however, well ahead of the other 3 teams. In the Championship of the Colony, Sergeant LAPSLEY, H.K.V.E., was second to an Officer of the 119th Infantry. In the Nursery Competition, Gunner COLES was second to a Lance-Corporal of the Royal West Kent Regiment. In the Noel Cup, out of 16 entries, a Volunteer team was second to a team from H.M.S. Andromeda and received special praise from H.E. the G.O.C. for their work. And lastly, in the Hatton Cup, the Volunteer team was only beaten by the two teams of the Royal West Kent Regiment and came before the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers; the conditions for this cup were very hard for Volunteers who are mostly men from offices; the team consisted of two officers (Lieutenant HAYTON and 2nd Lieutenant REYNOLDS) and 30 N.C.O.s and men, and the competition included a five miles march in field service order followed by one hour's entrenching work and rifle practice at head and shoulder targets, half of the team also being marked for scouting and skirmishing work. Lieutenant HAYTON deserves especial credit for the way in which he trained the team, and I consider the result was highly satisfactory for an Artillery and Engineer Corps who have very little time for instruction in infantry duties.\n\n26. The new Head Quarters were commenced in June, 1905; the orderly-room, stores, &c., being temporarily housed in a mat-shed; the contract for the completion of the building was made for April, 1906, but I now understand that it is not likely to be finished until September 30th, 1906.\n\n27. In order to further improve the rifle shooting of all members of the Corps, and especially to instruct recruits and indifferent shots, I have strongly recommended that a grant be made to purchase the new invention known as the Sub-Target Rifle; this can be obtained at a cost of £50 and could be fitted up in the new Drill Hall. I understand that, with this instrument, recruits and others can be taught to shoot well without the cost of ammunition. It will be a great attraction, and if ordered from home at once could be in use, when required, before next annual camp.\n\n## INSPECTION\n\n28. The Annual Inspection of the Corps was carried out during the absence of His Excellency the General Officer Commanding, by Colonel C. H. DABLING, C.R.E., on March 31st, 1906; he expressed himself well satisfied with the parade and congratulated the Corps on the excellent results obtained at the recent C.U.S.R.A. rifle meeting. He also referred to the Maxim guns on parade and mentioned that they required painting but stated that as the Corps had no gun shed at present, he hoped that this would be done as soon as the Corps took over their new quarters.\n\n## SERVICES\n\n29. Major A. CHAPMAN commanded the Corps in the Summer months during my absence on leave and satisfactorily kept up the general keenness and efficiency. Sergeant Major W. HIGBY has continued to carry out his duties well and has become very popular with all ranks. Staff Armourer J. T. HAWKS was absent on leave at home during the Summer but returned before the Annual Camp. He carried out his duties satisfactorily, but unfortunately, his health has failed and he has been invalided home, April 30th, 1906.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nC. G. PRITCHARD, Major, Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.\n\nPage 399", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 407914, "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": "CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906", "page_number": 378, "title": "CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906", "content_text": "373\n\n2\n\ncommitted what in English law would be perjury of a very serious nature, I have the honour to request your sanction to my asking the Governor at Nan Chiang to award to the latter some suitable, but not vindictive, punishment. As far as the evidence at the trial went, Hsiao Fa should either have been liberated or condemned to death.\n\nRewards.-I cannot but regard the manner in which this part of the stipulations made by His Majesty's Government has been carried out by the Chinese authorities as most unsatisfactory. The revised list of Chinese who exerted themselves to protect the lives and property of foreigners whose names I brought to Sir Ernest Satow's notice, and to each of whom a substantial reward was to be given, is contained in Mr. Carnegie's despatch. I have the honour to report as follows upon the rewards so far allotted to the various officers and men named therein :-\n\nHung Wei-lin, Commodore of the River Fleet, and Wu Chén-jo, Deputy in the Foreign Bureau, have been placed next on the list for promotion. This is too uncertain; they should at once be promoted to the rank of Chih Chou.\n\nWu Melting, captain of a gunboat, to be promoted to the next Ying vacancy. Should he at once be made a Ying Kuan, preferably at Kiukiang, that being his wish.\n\nHsu Tê-fên, Deputy in the Industrial School; Chiên K'uei (not in original list); Sun Lang, Police Deputy; Hsu Hui-Chuan, ditto; Liu Hung-lin (not in the original list); Shên Fu-hêng, of the Ching Ch'a Chu. When vacancies occur, their cases will be considered. This is too indefinite; they should be given the rank of Chih Chou, and sent immediately to fill acting posts.\n\nLiu Kuo-tung, Squadron Commander; Chên Chin-tang, Commandant of the Ch'ang Fei Chun; Hung Chan-k'uei, Major in the Right Battalion, Kêng Ch'ao-t'ai, Superintendent of the Mint; Liu Chu-shu, Lieutenant-Colonel of the City Guard; Wang Te-sheng, Captain of the City Guard, Liu Hsin-ch'uan, Captain of Cavalry: Tsao Tê-fu, an Inspector of the 1st Battalion of the Territorial Army; Ho Huan-wên, Lieutenant of Cavalry, Wang Hsi-lin, ditto; Pan Têng-hsien, ditto; Hsu Tzo-chün, Sergeant of the Provincial Garrison. These cases have not yet been considered, owing to a change of the Taotai in charge of military matters. Each case should be carefully considered, and definite promotion given immediately; otherwise nothing may be done for three to five years, or the matter may be overlooked altogether.\n\nPao Chiêng haang, of the Chồng Shou Ying; Pao Pu-kuei, ditto; Heung 1-shéng (Hsiung Lan-sen), of the Chang Pei Chün. These have received 7 taels each. They exerted themselves strenuously throughout the day of the massacre, and the reward must be considered inadequate. It cannot be construed as a \"substantial\" reward, as stipulated, and should be trebled at least.\n\nChang Ya-chan and Lü Chin-piao, of the Ching Cha Chü, have received 55 dollars and 45 dollars respectively. This may be considered sufficient.\n\nChu Ping-kun, of the Ching Cha Chi, is to be sent to Japan to study (probably for a military career). This, being at his own request, will, if carried out, be sufficient compensation for his voluntary aid to the missionaries in distress.\n\nI submit that the above list hardly indicates that this portion of the conditions imposed by His Majesty's Government has been carried out in the right spirit, and Had it not been that its immediate and adequate fulfilment should be insisted upon, for the courage and exertions of those named, it is probable that most of the missionaries in Nan Ch'ang at the time would have been murdered and all the Mission buildings destroyed. The sympathy, bravery, and hard work of what may be regarded as a small, but just-minded, pro-foreign party, ready to do right, even on behalf of aliens, in face of the risk of official disapproval, are characters and acts calling for commendation and encouragement, and it is to be feared that if the Governor at Nan Chang is not compelled to fulfil the stipulation as to granting a substantial reward to each of those named in Mr. Carnegie's note to Prince Ching of the 27th June last, since it cannot but be known that the stipulation has been made, the failure to insist upon its proper fulfilment will be regarded as a sign of weakness or indifference, and the name of foreigners and the cause of foreign Missions in Nan Chiang be in so far prejudiced. In those cases where it is impossible to immediately find a substantive post of higher grade, promotion in rank accompanied by an adequate pecuniary reward should at once be given.\n\nOf the names omitted from the revised list, Pao Fang, Miss Warr's writer, exerted himself throughout the day and part of the night, and was probably the means of Miss Warr's life being saved. This man and Chen p'o p'o, the amah who saved the infant Vera Kingham, should not be allowed to go unrewarded.\n\nThat a feeling of disappointment exists amongst those who, instead of deserting the missionaries in the hour of danger, worked hard on their behalf, and in many cases saved their lives and protected their property, is shown by the following extract from a letter, dated the 11th September, received by me from the Rev. A. E. Thor, of the China Inland Mission at Nan Ch'ang:-\n\n\"I have asked a good many, direct and indirect, if So-and-so has been rewarded, but always the same answer 'No,' and no one seems to think there will be any. To-day Liu Kuch-tung, of the cavalry camp, came in to have a chat; I asked him about the reward. He laughed and said: 'Reward there will be none, but a few days ago a note was sent to us from the General, which he had received from Peking, in which we were thanked for good service rendered the country, and that five names (mine being one) were put in the book of honour amongst those who have rendered good service to the country, and that is all we will get. If this country is too poor (as they always say) to give these men higher rank and as such more pay, it seems to me that the Chinese Government could afford to give their officers higher kong-ming' (degree). That would cost the Government nothing, but would work wonders amongst those who get it. Now, they all seem disappointed, as they had expected something, as the Governor cried out during the riot: 'A thousand taels to any one who saves a foreigner.'\n\nI submit that the Governor at Nan Chang should be instructed by telegraph to see that the stipulations of the two Governments are carried out immediately and in a proper spirit.\n\nCompensation. The sum of 4,700l.—the amount agreed upon as compensation for the destroyed property of the late Rev. H. C. Kingham and for the support of the infant, Margaret Vera Kingham-was received by me to-day (the 18th September) from the Governor of Nan Ch'ang, through the Prefect (the Taotai being in attendance upon his dying mother), to whom I gave a receipt. By the instructions of His Majesty's Chief Judge at Shanghae I have deposited the 700l. in the Hong Kong and Shanghae Banking Corporation, Shanghae, in an account named \"His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Kiukiang, a/c K.,\" and the 4,000, in the same bank in London to the account of \"His Britannic Majesty's Chief Judge, Supreme Court, Shanghae.\"\n\nAll the other claims for personal property destroyed having, as already reported, been settled satisfactorily by the former Governor, Hu Ting-kan, there remains only the question of the new piece of land which it was agreed should be granted to the missionaries for the purpose of erecting buildings in which to carry on the work begun by the late Rev. H. C. Kingham and his wife. The 700l. paid as compensation for the late Mr. Kingham's property having included the land on which the house and chapel had been erected, I have stated to the Rev. H. E. Pownall, representing the Stewards' Company (of which Mr. Kingham was a member), that this new piece of land, which obviously cannot form part of Mr. Kingham's estate, may be considered as the property of the Stewards' Company, given to them for the carrying on of the work interrupted by the death of Mr. Kingham, feeling that this course would meet with your sanction and approval. Further negotiations as to whether the same site shall be granted, or whether it will be advisable to rebuild the Mission premises at a greater distance from the Roman Catholic Mission (their proximity having led to their destruction during the late massacre), are under correspondence between the missionaries, the Nan Chang officials, and myself, and will probably shortly reach a satisfactory conclusion.\n\nSettlement and Guardianship.-After correspondence with the Supreme Court at Shanghae, I have suggested the appointment of the Rev. H. E. Pownali and Rev. R. J. Hopkins as trustees for the minor, Margaret Vera Kingham. Owing to the absence of the parties, I have not yet taken the hearing for the appointment of a guardian, and if, as seems probable from what Mr. Pownall has stated, Mr. Hopkins or he would prefer to be guardian rather than trustee, another reliable person nearly connected will be appointed joint trustee with one or the other. The matter will be proceeded with as soon as possible, and the Crown Advocate at Shanghae will then be instructed to draw up a deed of settlement, a draft of which will be forwarded for your approval.\n\nA claim for the guardianship of the infant, Margaret Vera Kingham, has been made, though as yet only in an informal manner, in private letters to Mrs. Pownall and Mrs. Hopkins by a Mr. Percy Kingham, a hotel-keeper of Drummond, South Africa, brother of the late Rev. H. C. Kingham, but being satisfied from information gathered from various sources that his guardianship would not be to the interests of the ward, and the Chief Judge concurring in my view, the appointment of a guardian will be proceeded with irrespective of any claim which he may see fit to set up.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) E. T. C. WERNER.\n\n3\n\n373", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 417659, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 371, "title": "CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "2\n\nbe concentrated at present in the mountainous Dong-Trieu region, north of the delta, between Sept-Pagodes and Quang-Yon, and some apprehension is felt for the safety of the small posts in that neighbourhood.\n\nThe remnants of the revolutionary bands from Yunnan are still occupying the attention of the Foreign Legion and \"Tirailleurs\" in the north-west of the province, near Hoang-Su-Phi, close to the frontier. They have, however, been gradually so reduced in numbers as no longer to present any danger. Although they were joined by a certain number of local tribesmen-\"Meos (Chinese Miaotze)\"-their total numbers are said now not to exceed 100. The rest have either been killed or have succeeded in escaping separately.\n\nIt is believed that Commandant Lecreux, who is in command of the operations, has reported in a very unfavourable sense on the value of the native troops-\"Tirailleurs Tonkinois\"-under him. That he should have done so would not be surprising. His remarks, however, are not likely to be published, and confirmation of the rumour cannot therefore be expected.\n\nAlthough it is denied officially that a campaign against the Dê-Tham is necessary at present, every one believes that the Government intends to undertake one shortly. The reoccupation by detachments of European troops of some of the small posts in the neighbourhood of the Yen-thé district, where such a campaign would take place, strengthens this belief.\n\nThe numerous assertions in the French press, both at home and in the East, that important military reinforcements were to be sent to Indo-China are now recognized as having been unfounded. All that was done was to hasten the departure of the reliefs, and to bring up the garrison to its full strength.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nT. FF. CARLISLE.\n\nThis Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Governmental\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[November 14.] 2 DEC 08,\n\n[39617]\n\nNo. 1.\n\nSECTION 1.\n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received November 14.)\n\n(No. 432. Confidential) Sir,\n\nPeking, September 29, 1908. IN my despatch No. 381 of the 26th August last, I had the honour to state that the Acting British Consul-General at Mukden had been instructed to proceed to Harbin to arrange with the Russian Consul-General there regarding the administration of the estates of deceased British subjects, and I have now the honour to inclose a despatch from Mr. Willis reporting the result of his mission.\n\nGeneral Horwath, the recently appointed Consul-General, who still acts as President of the Chinese Eastern Railway Company, admitted, it will be seen, that his predecessor, M. Luba, had made a mistake in undertaking the administration of the Macdonough estate, and assured Mr. Willis that in the event of similar cases arising in the future His Majesty's Consul-General at Mukden would be notified so that he might himself assume charge of the administration.\n\nSince my despatch No. 419 of the 16th instant I have had some further conversation with my Russian colleague regarding the position at Harbin, which M. Korostovetz is evidently anxious to regularize. He pressed me strongly for an expression of my views, but I still adhered to the opinion that it was difficult to offer any suggestions of a practical nature until he had come to an understanding with the Chinese as to the interpretation of the 1896 Agreement. I said the only solution that had occurred to me was that possibly a portion of the area might be reserved exclusively for railway purposes, and that the remainder should be converted into an International Settlement, but even this solution would probably not commend itself to the Chinese. M. Korostovetz said the Chinese would object to any settlement of the question short of a total surrender of the land, and as I have no personal knowledge of the local conditions, I promised to consult Sir Alexander Hosie and Mr. Willis, and let him know if they could offer any suggestions towards a solution of the problem.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) J. N. JORDAN.\n\nInclosure in No. 1.\n\n(No. 60.) Sir,\n\nActing Consul-General Willis to Sir J. Jordan.\n\nMukden, September 24, 1908. IN accordance with the instructions contained in your despatch No. 25, Confidential, of the 24th ultimo, I proceeded to Harbin on the 16th instant and arranged an interview with General Horwath, the recently appointed Russian Consul-General, on the 18th instant.\n\nGeneral Horwath, who still holds his appointment as President of the Chinese Eastern Railway Company, received me at the office of the Railway Administration.\n\nHaving explained to him the details of the Macdonough incident, with which he professed to be entirely unacquainted, I stated that, whilst in view of the absence of a British Consular officer at Harbin I was very grateful for the assistance I had received from the Russian Consulate-General in this instance, I trusted that in the future, as my jurisdiction extended over the whole of Manchuria, he would see his way to notify me in the event of any further cases of a similar nature arising. I would then make arrangements for the administration of such estates.\n\nGeneral Horwath replied that his predecessor, M. Luba, had made a mistake in taking upon himself the administration of this estate. The natural course would have been to notify me, as the nearest resident British Consular official. General Horwath regretted that this had not been done, and assured me that the procedure I suggested would be henceforth adopted by the Russian authorities.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 422066, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-361 - Public Offices - 1909", "page_number": 95, "title": "CO129-361 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "## AFFAIRS OF CHINA\n### CONFIDENTIAL\n\nIn the year 1906 Shanghae taels; as, after that date, our expenditure increased enormously, it cannot be very much more now.\n\nThe Board is therefore not in a position now to make any new contracts for dredging or other large works, or to renew the engagements of our engineers beyond the end of 1910, unless the Chinese Government decides to spend more money on the conservancy scheme than the 460,000 Haikwan taels a-year for twenty years originally agreed upon.\n\nOur expenditure has been :-\n\n| Year | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1906 | 98,786.92 Haikwan taels |\n| 1907 | 478,784.13 Shanghae taels |\n| 1908 | 2,041,182 Shanghae taels, 2,613,703.50 Haikwan taels, 2,911,665.70 |\n\nThe big increase in 1907 and 1908 is due to the arrival of the dredgers and commencement of work in earnest.\n\nYours truly,\n**(Signed)** A. G. H. CARRUTHERS, Secretary, Whangpoo Conservancy Board.\n\n### Inclosure 5 in No. 1\n\n**(Secret.)** Sir,\n\nNo. 1. War Office to Foreign Office.-(Received March 24.)\n\nI AM commanded by the Army Council to forward, for the information of Sir Edward Grey, a copy of a Secret letter received from the General Officer Commanding the Troops in North China (dated the 12th January last), with regard to recent reductions in the Peking Legation guards.\n\nThe Council consider that it is most inexpedient that certain Powers should, without reference to the others, withdraw portions of their Legation guards, thereby weakening the system of defence.\n\nI am to ask, therefore, that they may be favoured with the view taken by Sir Edward Grey with regard to the matter.\n\nI am, &c.\n**(Signed)** R. W. BRADE.\n\nGentlemen,\n\nM. de Rijke to Whangpoo Conservancy Board, Shanghae.\n\nShanghae, February 3, 1909. THE Secretary, Mr. Carruthers, on account of the Whangpoo River Conservancy Board, handed to me the copy of a letter from the senior Consul, addressed to the Board, dated the 26th January, 1909.\n\nIn this letter four questions were asked, and as I understand, the Board wishes my opinion on Nos. 2, 3, and 4.\n\nNo. 2.-My reply on this is that 9,200,000 taels is not at all sufficient.\n\nNo. 3.-I cannot say, and have no idea who made the estimate mentioned in the Convention.\n\nNo. 4-In reply to this question, I must say that for the present my attention is still mainly devoted to the regulation and improvement of the lower river. Beyond laying down the normal lines, nothing further can at present, i.e., under the present circumstances be considered with regard to the upper reaches (Shanghae Harbour region), and it is utterly impossible to give a detailed estimate as asked, which would have to cover such questions as, e.g., the removal of the great obstruction on the river front of the Chinese city suburbs, compensation to the timber merchants, the removal of a floating population living in boats, the bunding question, &c.\n\nSee also my letters of the 5th March, 1908, and of the 6th June, 1908. All these questions, however urgent, are still pending.\n\n**(Signed)** JOHS. DE RIJKE,\n\n### Inclosure 1 in No. 1\n\n**(Secret.)** Brigadier-General Waters to War Office.\n\nSir,\n\nGeneral Staff Office, Tien-tsin, January 12, 1909. I HAVE the honour to inclose distribution lists of the foreign troops in Peking for May and for December 1908. From a comparison of these two lists it will be seen that the Japanese garrison has been reduced from 317 of all ranks to 137, and the Russian garrison from 102 to 48.\n\n2. These reductions will naturally affect the Scheme of Defence of Legations quarter sent with my letter of the 17th October, 1908. As regards the Japanese (paragraphs 6 (a) and 10 (b)), they still undertake to occupy the St. Michel Hospital and to place four guns on the Water Gate, though numbers will be slightly modified. This, however, must leave the reserve (paragraph 7 (a)) merely a nominal one.\n\nWith regard to the Russians, they have now only reduced their garrison to half its former strength, but official intimation has been given to the British Minister that they intend to withdraw the whole of their troops. This will leave an undefended gap of 250 yards between the British and American Legations, and this matter is to receive attention at the next meeting of Commandants which will take place shortly.\n\n3. The total perimeter of the whole Legations' quarter to be defended is about 5,000 yards, and for this 1,615 of all ranks are now available. In the British Legation there would be one man to every 6 yards of defences when manned by every available man, and when working in reliefs with one-third of the garrison on duty there would be one man to every 20 yards.\n\n4. Should the Legation quarter be besieged, as in 1900, by an armed mob it could hold its own until relieved by reinforcements from India or Africa, but if guns should be brought against it the brick walls, which are of poor quality, could be easily breached, and no ditch was allowed to be dug round the northern and western walls (the two exposed ones) of the British Legation, of which the former is 70 yards from the southern wall of the Imperial city.\n\n5. The position is a bad one for defence, and the military situation has greatly changed since the Legation guards were first placed here in 1901. At that time there were comparatively few Chinese troops in Peking, and the modern Chinese army did not exist. Now there are, in the immediate neighbourhood of Peking, 17,000 modern-trained troops with 108 modern field and mountain-guns, besides 9,000 provincial troops and police armed with breech-loaders. The defence of the Legations would be...\n\nPage 93 \nC.0. 12734 \n[March 24.] \nREGP 14 APR 09 \nSECTION 1. \n[B] \n[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government:]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-361 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 423191, "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": "CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909", "page_number": 594, "title": "CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "## The time passed on, however, without the rebel chief making overtures for his surrender-which, by the way, the authorities had announced must be unconditional. \nTowards the end of June it was reported that he had left his hiding-place in the jungle and come into the province of Phuc-yen, which has been for some time in a very disturbed condition. This rumour was shortly proved true in a sufficiently startling fashion. On the 5th July a Frenchman named Voisin, employé of a contractor for bridge-building, was seized by Ca-rinh, the De-Tham's chief lieutenant and adopted son, on the high road near the village of Velinh, some 16 miles only as the crow flies from Hanoi. Two motor-cars, one of them containing the resident of the province, which passed along the road shortly afterwards, were also fired on by the brigands, but escaped. The De-Tham himself was in the neighbourhood, and Voisin was brought to join him that night. A force of militia which was at hand might have attacked the band, but did not do so, Voisin having sent to the officer in command a letter, dictated by the De-Tham, stating he would be at once killed if the militia advanced.\n\nThe Government decided to take energetic measures in consequence of Voisin's abduction. The Dê-Tham was told that the only condition which would be granted to him was that his life would be spared if he gave Voisin up, but that if any harm happened to the Frenchman, the relations of the De-Tham in captivity in Phu-lang-thuong would answer for it. A column of two companies of European and two companies of native troops, with a portion of the Foreign Legion, artillery, and all the militia and irregular \"partisans\" available, was put under the orders of Commandant Chofflet, who was given full powers, civil and military, in the troubled district. This column closed round the village of Lang-Lai, whither the band had retired after the capture of Voisin, and where they had established themselves in a temple. The De-Tham had with him probably 100 men with rifles, and twenty or thirty carriers. Before the investment was actually complete, the Dê-Tham, profiting by a storm on the night of the 13th July, succeeded in passing through the lines and escaping with all his men and his prisoner. Commandant Chofflet executed several of the inhabitants of the village for complicity with the rebels, and burned some temples. This escape of the Dê-Tham came as a disappointment to Hanoi, where great hopes had been placed upon the new column.\n\nOn the 19th July, a small outlying party of brigands, numbering six men and a woman, were reported from the village of Lap-chi. Fifty men of the Legion and fifty militia were dispatched to search for them the next morning. The brigands were concealed in a sort of trench or cavern, and fired on the men of the Legion before the latter had discovered them. One légionnaire was killed and three or four seriously wounded. The brigands made a vigorous defence, but were all destroyed, being smoked to death in their hole.\n\nOn the 22nd July, the Dê-Tham and his band, said to number 102 rifles, were reported to have appeared suddenly in the village of Xuan Lai, about 3 miles east of Phu-lo. Troops were immediately dispatched there, and arrived about midday. The Dé-Tham commenced negotiations through the intermediary of Voisin, who was still with him, but as these were evidently merely to gain time they were broken off. The artillery bombarded the Catholic church in which the chief had made his headquarters. During the afternoon the Dê-Tham burned the village, executed several of the inhabitants, and took others prisoners for having told the French of his presence. Troops continued to arrive, and by evening the investment seemed to be complete, but the commandant postponed the attack until the next morning. About 11 P.M., however, it was found that the band had left, and once more got away intact. It has transpired since that it marched openly and with determination on a point of the investing line which was only held by native troops, and these gave way at once on the mere sight of the enemy without firing a shot. The De-Tham's party seems to have suffered no casualties on this day, and the French had only three or four militiamen wounded early in the engagement.\n\nThe commandant, however, speedily got information this time of the direction taken by the band, and started in pursuit. On the 25th, Hanoi was astonished to hear that Voisin had been released unconditionally by the Dê-Thum the previous night. He had been ill for some days and unable to walk, and had been carried in a litter. During the night he was suddenly, without explanation, deposited on the road and left. In the morning he dragged himself to a neighbouring village, and he was brought down to Hanoi by train the same day. I may mention that some of the Saigon journals have published suggestions that Voisin was really in secret relations with the De-Tham, and therefore never in any danger, but there appears to be no foundation whatever for these extraordinary rumours.\n\nThe release of Voisin seemed to presage the approaching surrender of the De-Tham, but the public was soon undeceived. On the 25th, the troops came up with the rebels at the village of Hien-luong. The colonial infantry and Foreign Legion attacked with much dash, and met with but little opposition until they found themselves at about 5 P.M. in a swamp, at the other side of which was a sort of rampart hidden by bamboos. From this position a murderous fire opened on the French, who were unable to advance, and in a short time a captain and thirteen European soldiers were killed and some forty wounded. The troops found such shelter as they could, and were not able to withdraw until darkness came on without abandoning their dead and wounded and exposing themselves to the enemy's fire. This, however, prevented the French artillery from bombarding the position. The Annamite tirailleurs are said to have again behaved very badly on this occasion. This affair, happening only some 14 miles from Hanoi, made a very painful impression here, but at first the French population comforted itself with the thought that the Dê-Tham had suffered even more heavily. The report went that about half his band had been destroyed, although it was a suspicious fact that no bodies were found and no rifles taken. It appears now certain that the losses of the band were extremely small, not more than five or six killed, if, indeed, there were any, and that, as a matter of fact, it succeeded in carrying off eight rifles belonging to killed or wounded Frenchmen.\n\nThe De-Tham evacuated Hien-luong that night. The next day, the 26th, the tirailleurs, with a European detachment in support, came into contact with what is believed to have been only his rear-guard at the village of Ninhbac. Four or five tirailleurs were killed and an equal number of the enemy, but the main body withdrew. The French did not continue the pursuit.\n\nSince then there has been no contact between the French and the Dê-Tham. He has completely disappeared, and there are the most divergent rumours as to his whereabouts. The special powers accorded to Commandant Chofflet have been withdrawn, and an influential Annamite functionary, the Tong-doc Le Hoan, an old adversary of the Dê-Tham, has been entrusted with the reduction to order of the province of Phuc-yen. He has received special powers and rank from the Annamite Court to that effect, and has enrolled a corps of 300 or 400 \"partisans\" who are to live on the country, and are expected to succeed in tracking down the Dê-Tham. This step had really been decided upon before the unfortunate affair at Hien-luong, but, coming as it does, it has proved very galling to the army here, and certainly is not calculated to enhance French military prestige in the eyes of the natives. It seems probable that some time will now elapse before the Dê-Tham is definitely brought to book.\n\nIn the meanwhile, however, another affair has occurred which, though apparently not directly connected with the De-Tham, has created a profound impression here. On the night of the 2nd instant the militia post at Hoa-hinh, capital of a province, about 50 miles from Hanoi, was attacked by natives, captured, and sacked. The post was occupied by about sixty native militia. They had had strangers in their quarters gambling with them during the night, and it is supposed that these had drugged some of the militia. At all events the assailants, who are said to have numbered about 100, attacked the garrison with knives and choppers only. The European inspector heard a noise, came out, and tried to rally his men; he was killed and cut to pieces. The four European civilians in the place hid, and then escaped by boat down the river.\n\nFour or five of the militia were killed and a few wounded; the rest fled in every direction. The robbers broke open the gaol and released the prisoners; they took all the arms in the place to the number of about 150 rifles and carbines, about 2,000 dollars in cash, and 5,000 dollars worth of opium, and then left. Up to the time of writing they have not been found, though they are said to have entrenched themselves in a village on the road from Hoa-binh to Hadong. The affair is believed not to be the work of the De-Tham, but to be an act of vengeance caused by the alleged unjust arrest of certain natives. However, it gives a poor impression of the value of the militia who garrison most of the small stations up-country, and it is most unfortunate coming just at this juncture.\n\nOther parts of the country are also disturbed, namely, Dong-Trieu, north of the Haiphong-Hanoi railway line, and Luc-Nam, east of the Yen-the. In both of these districts there are bands of marauders at large, among whom there are said to be a certain number of Chinese. Near Laokay, also, there has recently been an alarm caused by a band of Chinese raiders (probably workmen discharged from the railway), but this does not seem to be serious.\n\nAt present many rumours are current in Hanoi, and the papers even speak of the possibility of a general rising. There was an alarm on the night of the 6th, and the troops were all kept in barracks. Every night parties of military patrol the roads round.\n\nPage 532", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 428687, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 28, "title": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "2\n\nfound in a field. He had a slight but not mortal bullet wound, and had apparently been strangled to death--by whom it is not known.\n\nThese two affairs, small as they were, had a somewhat disquieting effect on the French population of Hanoi. The desperate nature of the resistance offered by this handful of men and their success in holding out for so long against largely superior French forces seemed to show a considerable change in the conditions since the time of the conquest of Tonkin twenty-five years before.\n\nOn the 28th August an anti-French plot was discovered at Hanoi, and several arrests were made, five of the accused being subsequently sentenced, by administrative measure without trial, to deportation for ten years. A secret society amongst the servants of Europeans was also brought to light, among the members of which were certain individuals who had already been suspected of complicity in the plot for poisoning the garrison during the summer of 1908, but who had escaped conviction.\n\nOn the 31st August the command of the column against the Dê-Tham was withdrawn from Commandant Chofflet and given to Commandant Bonifacy. On the 5th September a band of fifteen rifles under the command of Ca-rinh, the De-Tham's principal lieutenant, was reported some 3 miles west of Phuc-Yen. On the 6th they were attacked at the village of Yen-Lo by a force despatched by Commandant Bonifacy, consisting of a company of colonial infantry, a company of tirailleurs, a detachment of the Legion, and a section of artillery. The fighting lasted all day, and the band was more than half destroyed, their losses being said to be nine killed and one prisoner. The French loss was, however, also serious, consisting of three Europeans and one tirailleur killed in action, three Europeans dead from sun-stroke, and four Europeans and five tirailleurs wounded.\n\nThe De-Tham himself was at this time in the mountainous region between the Day River and the Rivière Claire, and his intention was to cross the latter stream, and eventually to gain the Province of Thanh-Hoa in North Annam. The river was, however, effectively patrolled, and a move in this direction was prevented. At the end of September, the De-Tham's position being accurately known, the Kham Sai and the column of troops—amounting to some 3,000 men in all—left the province of Phuc-Yen and concentrated in the north of the province of Vinh-Yen.\n\nIn the meantime, on the 26th September, the band of Kiem, (who on the 2nd August, had sacked the militia post at Hoa-Binh, as recounted in my despatch above-mentioned) had attacked another post of militia at Hoa-lae in the Sontay province. The band was repulsed after having killed four militiamen and wounded seven. Kiem did not, however, act in conjunction with the Dê-Tham.\n\nOn the 5th October Commandant Bonifacy attacked the latter's force. It had strongly entrenched itself in a ravine on the south-west side of the Nui-Lang mountain. The position was an extremely difficult one to attack and the French soldiers underwent great hardships. The De-Tham is said to have had seventy rifles engaged in the affair. His actual losses as far as could be ascertained were six killed, two wounded, and one prisoner, but his morale was badly shaken as he had thought himself secure. The band broke up and escaped in the night, the members dispersing in different directions. It has never re-assembled since. A portion of the attacking force was for four hours at twenty-five yards from the enemy's fire. It is not to be wondered at therefore that the French loss was serious---eight Europeans and eleven natives killed and thirty-four wounded. The evacuating of the wounded on Vietri was extremely difficult owing to the nature of the country and the troops were absolutely exhausted, all idea of pursuing the enemy being impossible.\n\n3\n\nThe De-Tham with a few followers left the Nui-Lang mountains and recrossed the Day. Bonifacy moved his column into the Tam-Dao region. The fight at Nui-Lang had evidently had a disheartening effect on the rebels and several of them came in and made their submission. On the 24th October the Dê-Tham's principal lieutenant, Ca-rinh, with six of his followers surrendered to the Kham Sai. This was a serious loss to the rebel chief. He gradually worked his way back through the province of Thai-Nguyen to his former district in the Yen-thé of which he had been for years the virtual ruler. On the 25th November he was definitely signalled there. On the 1st December a notable capture was made in the person of his third wife. This woman is a veritable Amazon; she took a personal and active part in most of the recent engagements, carrying a rifle herself and sometimes, it is said, commanded detachments on foraging and reconnoitring expeditions. A couple of days later the leader himself was nearly caught and an individual of his party was killed, who proved to be none other than the cook who had been the principal instrument in the plot to poison the Hanoi garrison in 1908. Numerous other submissions now took place and the position improved so far that early in December the greater part of the military column (which had been formed after the kidnapping of M. Voisin in July) could be sent back to garrison duty.\n\nAt the end of December the military authorities had to turn their attention to the Yunnan frontier. About 100 Chinese soldiers, at an isolated post, mutinied, and crossed into Tonkin with arms and ammunition. It was feared that they might repeat the exploits of the \"Reformists\" from Yunnan in the summer of 1908, and prompt measures were taken to deal with them. Troops were sent to bar their advance, and they were called upon to submit. They refused to do so, and announced their intention of marching across Tonkin. On the morning of the 5th January they were attacked and put to flight, losing sixteen killed and seventeen wounded. Unfortunately, on the French side a captain was killed and four men wounded. Further reinforcements were sent up and the remnants of the band were disposed of. A good many were killed, others were driven back across the frontier, and some were captured and handed over to the Chinese authorities, who executed them.\n\nMeanwhile, operations on a small scale had for some time been in progress against the band of Kiem, the sacker of Hoa-Binh. These operations were brought to a close at the end of December, when eighty of the rebels had made their submission. There had been little or no serious fighting; the French had had one man severely wounded, and the \"pirates\" had lost eight killed and five wounded. On the 13th January the chief, Kiem himself, surrendered, the only terms given him being that his life should be spared. It is believed that he was partly led to submit by the apparently generous fashion in which Ca-rinh and the other surrendered partisans of the De-Tham were being treated. To them also the Government had only guaranteed their lives, but they had been left in provisional liberty under the surveillance of the provincial authorities. Ca-rinh himself had, indeed, been treated with many marks of distinction. Five days after Kiem's surrender, however, Ca-rinh and some sixty other surrendered rebels, who had been left in the Yen-thé district, together with the third wife of the De-Tham, were simultaneously put into close arrest, brought by special train to Hanoi, and locked up in the prison there. Kiem and his followers have been similarly dealt with. The De-Tham probably congratulates himself on not having trusted to appearances.\n\nHe is still believed to be wandering in the Yen-thé jungle with one or two faithful attendants. The Kham Sai, having failed to effect his capture, was recalled on the 1st March and his band of \"partisans\" dispersed. The remains of Commandant Bonifacy's column were also broken up, the commandant himself, however, remaining to administer the Yen-thế. The pursuit is now entrusted to the militia, who are endeavouring to bring it to an end before the beginning of the hot weather. It is possible that the Dê-Tham might again cause trouble if not disposed of before the heat renders difficult active operations on the part of white troops, but it is not likely that he would still enjoy the prestige which a year ago gave him the support of a great part of the population in the provinces of Yen-thé and Phuc-Yen. On the whole, it appears that M. Klobukowski, the Governor-General (who is now in France), is quite justified in describing the affair of the Dê-Tham as virtually at an end.\n\nI enclose a rough sketch-map showing the relative positions of the principal places mentioned in this despatch.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nT. Ff. CARLISLE.\n\n26", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 434339, "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": 340, "title": "CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "# May 2\n\n2 \n\nbelieves that in the present unsettled condition of western Yünnan, the Chinese will be unable to send troops from Tengyueh across the frontier, and this view finds some support from the recent report (in my telegram dated the 10th October, 1910) that it had been found necessary to send troops from Tengyueh and Talifu to oppose Szechuan army deserters, who were invading Yünnan from the north. Although the Lieutenant-Governor is disposed to think it probable that Mr. Rose's anticipation of a peaceful issue to Mr. Hertz's expedition will be realised, his honour cannot disregard the possibility of the other alternative. Mr. Rose has recently reported the preparation by the Chinese at Tengyueh of a large-scale map including the unadministered territory in question. The object of this map may be merely in connection with the ordinary administration of the tract by Chinese officials, which is known to be imminent, and which Mr. Hertz's expedition is intended to forestall. But on the other hand, the preparation of a map is consistent with an intention to move troops, and it is not more difficult for troops to enter the unadministered territory from Tengyueh than from Myitkyina. It must be noted that Mr. Rose's memorandum indicated several possible routes from Tengyueh into that territory, any one of which might bring a Chinese force directly on to the flank of Mr. Hertz's march. Having regard to this possibility, the Lieutenant-Governor thinks that it is no longer wise to adhere to the original arrangement by which Mr. Hertz's escort, exclusive of the rationing base, was to be split up into two small parties; and his honour is not satisfied that the total strength originally proposed would be sufficient to ensure a peaceful or even a successful issue. Small isolated parties might invite opposition or attack, whereas by a substantial show of force we should be more likely to avoid all risk of hostilities. The sanctioned arrangements, moreover, include no provision for the dispatch of a relieving force, in case Mr. Hertz's escort found itself in a difficult position. No effective relief could be afforded by the military police even if sufficient men could be furnished, because magazine rifles and ammunition have not been provided except for the escort itself. If Mr. Hertz were forced to retire or if a portion of his escort were cut off, there would be the most serious loss of prestige; and on the other hand, if the expedition does not proceed this year, the almost certain loss of the entire territory and the establishment of the Chinese on the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy must be accepted. In these circumstances, the Lieutenant-Governor is strongly of opinion that the expedition ought to proceed; but his honour recommends that the original arrangements should be modified so as to make a greater show of force, (1) by rendering Mr. Hertz's escort stronger and more compact, and (2) by stationing a force of regular troops in readiness in the neighbourhood of Myitkyina, in case it should become necessary to extricate or support Mr. Hertz's party.\n\n4. As already reported by telegram, the Lieutenant-Governor now recommends that the proposed expedition of a civil officer to the Shan State of Hkamti should be postponed for one year, his escort of 125 rifles being added to the escort originally proposed for Mr. Hertz. Mr. Hertz's escort will then consist of eleven British officers (including a medical officer) and 607 native ranks (including thirty-two signallers). A rationing base of 100 rifles will be established at Makawng, leaving a force of 475 rifles to accompany Mr. Hertz as his escort. A compact force of this strength is less likely to be attacked or to meet with resistance, but as an additional precaution the Lieutenant-Governor recommends that one native infantry battalion shall be stationed temporarily in the Myitkyina district, one-half of the battalion being kept at Myitkyina as a garrison, and the other half provided with transport and moved out to Seniku in readiness to follow Mr. Hertz into the unadministered territory and relieve him if required. The Lieutenant-Governor has already requested the Major-General commanding the Burmah division to be so good as to obtain sanction to the dispatch of a wing of a native regiment to garrison Myitkyina during the absence of the military police; his honour's present proposal is that a whole battalion should be sent, one-half being mobilized and pushed forward to Seniku. This movement of regular troops into the Myitkyina district will doubtless impress the Chinese and render them less disposed to interfere. The Lieutenant-Governor has discussed the matter with the Inspector-General of Police and the Major-General commanding the division. His honour's present proposals have been framed not only with a view to ensure the safety of Mr. Hertz's party, but also to avoid hostilities by removing from the Chinese all temptation to attack. As the proposals are more likely to lead to a peaceful solution, his honour hopes that they may be approved. They will entail some alteration of the instructions which formed Enclosure 2 of my letter of the 10th May, 1910, and I am accordingly to submit a revised set of instructions for the approval of the Government of India. There is one other suggestion which has not yet been mentioned, and which was made to the Lieutenant-Governor by the Major-General commanding the division, namely that the military authorities should furnish a Maxim gun section of ten men, under a junior British officer, to accompany Mr. Hertz's escort. This arrangement seems to the Lieutenant-Governor to be highly desirable as an additional measure of precaution, and I am to recommend that the Government of India may be pleased to issue the necessary orders for its adoption.\n\n5. I am now to describe the arrangements proposed for the establishment of a military police post in the unadministered tract, so as to ensure the permanency of our occupation. The country is at present almost unknown, and the location of the post cannot therefore be definitely settled until after actual inspection. But it is probable that the post will be established at or near Atawgaw, and it will also be necessary to establish a small connecting post at Makawng. The Lieutenant-Governor proposes that Mr. Hertz should leave a civil officer, two British officers of military police, and 175 rifles to garrison the post at Atawgaw, and 50 rifles under a native officer to occupy the post at Makawng. If the Chinese do not interfere with Mr. Hertz's operations, these posts can be withdrawn at the commencement of the rains and sent out again in the following open season. Otherwise, it will probably be necessary to leave them out throughout the rains. In order to ensure a sufficient supply of ammunition, the Lieutenant-Governor has already asked for 500 rounds for each of the magazine rifles lent to the military police, in addition to the 400 rounds of ball ammunition already supplied, and his honour hopes that this request will be granted. The estimated cost of establishing posts at Htawgaw and Makawng, and the total estimated cost of Mr. Hertz's expedition are now being calculated, and will form the subject of a separate report.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n## Enclosure 2 in No. 1\n\n**W. F. RICE, Chief Secretary**\n\n### Instructions concerning the Tour to be made for the purpose of bringing under Administration the Unadministered Country East of the 'Nmaikha\n\nMR. HERTZ, Deputy Commissioner, Myitkyina, with Mr. Scott, Assistant Superintendent, as his assistant, will proceed with an escort of military police to visit the unadministered country east of the 'Nmaikha, including Pienma and villages within easy march of that village. Mr. Hertz will be in exclusive civil and political charge, and will decide all administrative questions on his own responsibility, subject to such references to the Commissioner as he may consider necessary.\n\n2. The object of the tour is to bring under direct administration the country between the 'Nmaikha and the watershed between that river and the Shweli and Salween as far as latitude 26° 15' or thereabouts, including the villages on both sides of and in the valley of the Ngaw Kha and its junction with the 'Nmaikha, to nullify the recent attempts by the chief of Teng Keng to establish his authority over villages in British territory, and to effect the removal from the tract in question of all traces of occupation on behalf of China.\n\nTo effect this, Mr. Hertz will visit as many villages as possible, issue appointment orders to headmen, settle any disputes which may be brought before him between villages in the aforementioned tract, levy a nominal tribute, the amount of which will be left to his discretion, but should not exceed 1 rupee per household, destroy any boundary pillars which may have been erected by the Chinese within that area, and generally collect all available information, and explain to the villagers that they will henceforth be under British rule, and that they are entitled to British protection and will pay tribute.\n\n3. The force will be furnished by the military police and will consist of—\n\n| Category | Strength |\n| --- | --- |\n| Escort | 475 rifles and 20 signallers |\n| Ration base | 100 rifles and 12 signallers |\n\nIt will start from Myitkyina as early as possible in November or December 1910.\n\n4. Major ffrench-Mullen will be in command of the escort; Captain Moule will be second in command; Captain Gilchrist will be in command of the rationing base, with Lieutenant Pickthall attached to it as assistant commandant. They also will be ...\n\nPage 338", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 435028, "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": "CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 442, "title": "CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "## 8\n\nI have had considerable correspondence with the Government of Burmah on the subject during the year, and the lieutenant-governor has expressed a desire to meet the Chinese on fair and reasonable terms if a satisfactory settlement could be reached. His Honour mainly desired from China a recognition of the claim that farmers who moved their domicile to Burmah should not by so doing forfeit the right to cultivate their original fields in China; in return for such recognition he expressed his readiness to admit that such trans-frontier cultivators should properly pay the customary land taxes to the sawbwas, and that, should they fail to do so, their land or their cultivation rights over the communal land should be subject to forfeiture. The Chinese, on the other hand, sought to secure the extinction of all rights of cultivation for people who were no longer domiciled in China. The question was complicated by the fact that in the Chinese Shan States there is an undoubted custom of communal tenure, the lands worked by the village belonging to the sawbwa, and so to his overlord, the Emperor of China. There were reasons for refusing to admit this claim in the sweeping form in which it was presented by China, but the expression of a definite opinion as to its validity has been as far as possible avoided, both in discussion and in the draft regulations which we have drawn up for the settlement of the question.\n\nAt intervals during the year I have considered this subject at interviews with the taotai and other officials, but we were unable to effect any settlement satisfactory both to the Governments of Burmah and Yunnan, and the subject was therefore brought up for discussion at the frontier meeting. In the meanwhile the Government of Burmah, hoping to clear the issues and to obtain more definite information in regard to these claims, consented to the request of the Chinese authorities that a cadastral survey should be made of all fields along the border line, either in Burmah or Yunnan, over which cultivation rights were claimed by trans-frontier farmers. The whole cost of this survey was borne by the Government of Burmah. One of the Chinese officers accompanying the party (the Lung-ling Ting) was dismissed from office for obeying the orders of the taotai and sealing the maps which were to serve as proof of the claims; the other (the assistant frontier deputy wang) offered every possible obstruction to the party, and on completion of the survey stated that the maps were incorrect. When the maps reached Tengyueh, and I asked the taotai if he would accept and seal them according to agreement, he repudiated them entirely, offering no reason for, or explanation of, his attitude. The question of the regulations and maps in cultivation were at this stage when we reached the meeting at Namkham.\n\nOn arrival at the frontier meeting I discussed the question at length with Mr. Thornton and Mr. Cabell, and a draft agreement was drawn up based on the recommendations of the lieutenant-governor, and conceding all that was possible to China in a generous and conciliatory spirit. On the draft being presented to the taotai he admitted the concessions, and stated, indeed, that he could find little to add to our draft; a few immaterial suggestions were made by him and were adopted at once. He stated, however, that he had no power to accept these regulations, to recognise the maps, or, indeed, to do anything towards a settlement in this long-standing and difficult question. He withdrew, however, his sweeping denunciation of the maps, and consented to outline specific lines along which he claimed that the maps were incorrect.\n\nAfter careful inquiry into his points it was found that they all hinged on one difficulty. At certain places along the frontier the boundary line followed the course of river beds, and was so described at the time of the boundary commission; in the course of the cadastral survey, however, it was found that these sandy river-beds had in many instances changed their course, thus absorbing some fields, and apparently placing others on the wrong side of the frontier. The survey party had adopted, as far as their information allowed, the line of the old river-beds as the correct boundary. We pointed out to the taotai that the actual course of the river-beds at the time of the boundary commission was a question of evidence, which could and should have been obtained from the villagers at the time of the survey; that a Chinese deputy accompanied the party mainly for this purpose, and that, if he had been dissatisfied with the line taken, he had his remedy in the evidence procurable on the spot; that he had not adopted this simple procedure; and that the Government of Burmah had thus been put to much unnecessary expense and annoyance. It is a fact, however, that the question is difficult and intricate, and that the deputy in question was utterly incompetent for the work; the actual facts, however, were put before the taotai so clearly at the frontier meeting that he certainly understood the points at issue. In spite of this he refused to accept the responsibility of arranging a settlement, and the questions of the regulations and maps in cultivation were in this position at the close of the meeting.\n\n## 9\n\n### Our Plans of Settlement\n\nI have endeavoured to outline clearly the case work and also the cultivation question at the frontier meeting, as the Chinese attitude towards both subjects is of more than passing interest, and is likely to occupy more of the attention of frontier officers as time goes on, and it is of importance that sound precedence should be established in these early years. Until two years ago the Yunnan Government had considered a handful of frontier commandants, of little or no official status, of sufficient importance to meet the representatives of Burmah, but it is clear that they now realise the importance of frontier affairs and the need for the attendance of responsible officers.\n\nThe Burmah officers had done their best to close the affairs of the present season with a clean sheet, and on the taotai's own admission they had shown a patience, a courtesy, and a desire for conciliatory settlement which was beyond his anticipation, and was certainly beyond his deserts. It was therefore with keen disappointment that we realised that the meeting had reached its close, and that the serious cases and the important questions of the year still remained unsettled.\n\nAfter consultation with Mr. Thornton and Mr. Cabell, we decided that the only possible way of forcing a settlement was by breaking up the meeting and by addressing a joint despatch to the taotai clearly defining his responsibility in leaving the frontier without effecting settlements, and the possibility of serious trouble among the border tribes which was threatened by his action. We indicated at the same time the fact that the responsibility of the Yunnan Government had been indicated by the Burmah Government's message to the Viceroy when requesting him to appoint a representative for the frontier meeting. A copy of our despatch is attached to this report (`Enclosure 1`). We left the frontier without any of the usual formalities or an exchange of calls, and the taotai immediately sent a verbatim report of our despatch to the Viceroy by telegraph. I am happy to be able to report that our action succeeded entirely in effecting the desired result, though the extraordinary change of front shown by the Yunnan Government would suggest that our efforts were aided by unexpected good fortune, and by circumstances which were beyond our control, whilst events appeared to indicate, though I had no direct evidence of the fact, that moral pressure had been brought to bear on the Viceroy through the Wai-wu Pu at Peking.\n\n### Unrest and Boycott at Tengyueh\n\nAfter leaving the Namkham meeting I hurried back to my post, and on arrival at Tengyueh I found a most unsatisfactory situation there. It appears that the taotai, whilst still at the frontier, had telegraphed to Yünnan-fu recommending an aggressive attitude in regard to British activity in the unadministered territory, and that the modern-drilled troops of the province had at once been mobilised, 1,000 men leaving Talifu in the direction of the border, whilst preparations were made to strengthen the depleted Tali garrison by a regiment from Yunnan-fu. The old troops from Tengyueh were being hurried into the Shan States, and all was ready for a demonstration on the frontier should it be necessary. In Tengyueh itself public feeling was greatly excited by distorted rumours of British action in the neighbourhood of Hpimaw (Pien-ma); the people were disturbed by the hurried movements of troops. Agitation had been worked up in regard to the acquisition of the new consulate site, and a boycott of British goods, not reported officially until some ten days after the event, had already been declared, though its incidence was fortunately postponed owing to the fact that business was suspended during the New Year holidays.\n\nI immediately sent for the sub-prefect (ting), who had been in charge of affairs during the taotai's absence, and informed him that the situation appeared to me to be very grave, that riots might be expected unless steps were taken to allay popular excitement, that I held him entirely responsible for having allowed things to reach so serious a pass, and that I should appeal to the Viceroy direct and take other definite measures unless the position changed within twenty-four hours. The local situation borrowed for a moment a certain humour from Chinese official tactics. The taotai received news on the same day that a considerable force of British troops was mobilising on the broad grassy plain at Lweje, a post actually on the frontier between Bhamo and Tengyueh, and he apparently decided that the moment had arrived when a careful policy was at last essential and a scape-goat must be found in case of need.\n\n*Not printed*\n\nPage 437", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 450638, "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": "CO129-416 - Public Offices - 1914", "page_number": 220, "title": "CO129-416 - Public Offices - 1914", "content_text": "(A arrear.\n\n7 ransacked on the 20th October by its republican guard, whose pay was considerably in arrears. In Lin Tse Hsien a riot occurred about the same time, owing to students destroying the gods in the city temple. Towards the end of November a mutiny took place in the Manchu garrison in Tsing-chou fu.\n\nOperations have been carried on against the robbers in the Tsaochoufu and Yenchoufu districts, and the governor now claims that brigandage has been practically suppressed in this part of the province. The most notorious of the leaders was seized and executed in December, but two others remain to be captured. The newspapers have recently given accounts of brigandage in the Wutingfu district, north of the Yellow River, which is usually free from such troubles.\n\nDisbandment of the troops is steadily proceeding, and is causing little trouble except for a mutiny at Chefoo in the beginning of January. This occurred on the 4th January, after nearly all the Manchurian troops had been paid off, and had handed over their arms to their commandant. A large number of them had gone on board the steamer, which was to take them to the north. Owing to some interference, and an attempt to deprive them of a portion of their pay, the troops returned to shore, rushed the arsenal, overcame the guard, possessed themselves of rifles and ammunition, and started to hold up the traffic on the streets. They were soon joined by others anxious for possible loot. A force of 2,000 lu chun and 200 sailors from the cruiser \"Haichi\" were soon under arms and patrolled the streets, taking special care to safeguard the foreign quarter. Order was restored on the following day, and the mutinous troops shipped off to Dairen. There is some apprehension, however, of further trouble, owing to the disagreements between the commanding officers. A Japanese man-of-war is lying off Chefoo to watch developments.\n\nIn Shantung, as elsewhere, the elections for the Peking Assembly are resolving themselves mainly into a contest between the Kung Ho Tang and the Kuo Min Tang, the latter of which seems to be the more strongly organised. The bulk of the population, however, are quite uninterested, and the number of voters is very small, the majority of the people being quite apathetic towards the new régime.\n\nChinkiang.\n\nRobberies by disbanded troops in the neighbourhood of Chinkiang seem to have continued intermittently throughout the past few months, but the authorities are doing what they can to maintain order. His Majesty's consul asked for and obtained a guard for the district where the missionaries chiefly live, and this measure has proved effective in preventing further robberies in that quarter. The general reduction in the number of cases of serious crime is credited to the action of one Yang Piao, battalion commander in the 64th regiment, formerly a village bully in Hupei, who has now acquired a great reputation as a merciless hunter of bad characters. He has made a number of important arrests from time to time, and the accused, disbanded soldiers or civilians, have been put to death. Colonel Yang executed the condemned in several cases with his own hand, using a revolver.\n\nThe operations against brigands in the Hsüchoufu country have evidently been of good effect, the district of Pei Hsien being now comparatively free from robbers, and merchants are resuming their normal business there. A party of disbanded soldiers, mostly Tsingkiangpu men, left Hsüchoufu about the end of December for Chinkiang. Thence they were moved on in boats towed by launches until, on arriving at Shaopo, they broke out and looted all the launch stations at that place. They eventually reached their destination without further trouble and dispersed.\n\nThe primary elections for the Provincial and National Assemblies took place in December. For the National Assembly, Chinkiang is the centre of the third district, which contains an electorate of 612,341. The primary elections were, here as elsewhere, accompanied by every kind of fraud and trickery, but without disorder. The Kuomintang were again the most active party.\n\nThe condition of the Grand Canal within Kiangsu province is worse than it has been for many years. Launch traffic on certain sections has been intermittent, and the movement of native boats impeded. His Majesty's consul at Chinkiang is endeavouring to rouse the local authorities to the seriousness of the matter.\n\nKiangsi.\n\nThe last quarter of 1912 passed, for the most part, uneventfully, as far as the province of Kiangsi was concerned. The flow of administrative reforms which\n\n216", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-416 - Public Offices - 1914.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 450683, "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": "CO129-416 - Public Offices - 1914", "page_number": 265, "title": "CO129-416 - Public Offices - 1914", "content_text": "• (Telegraphic) P. 59 Enclosure in No. 121. Governor Sir F. May to Mr. Harcourt.\n\nCANTON situation remains unsettled. [Received August 8, 1913.] The commandant has resigned the Governor-Generalship, and has been succeeded by another military officer, who is hostile to Yuan Shih-kai and to General Lung. Lung has not advanced. There have been some collisions between rival factions of troops, and there is some danger of riot. Two hundred Punjabis have been sent to Shameen as reinforcements. [37711]\n\nPage 59\n\nNo. 122. Sir, War Office to Foreign Office.—(Received August 15.) War Office, August 14, 1913. WITH reference to your letter dated the 5th August, 1913, addressed to the Colonial Office, I am commanded by the Army Council to inform you that they consider the project is feasible and that sufficient troops are available at Hong Kong for the purpose. I am to point out, however, for the information of Sir Edward Grey, that, if the move now contemplated actually takes place, only half a battalion of the infantry which are additional to the garrison of Hong Kong will remain in that place, 400 men having already been sent to Canton. I am, &c. E. W. D. WARD. [37749]\n\nNo. 123. 261 Mr. Alston to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received August 15.) (No. 192.) (Telegraphic.) R. Peking, August 15, 1913. GENERAL situation. Rebellion may now be considered as virtually collapsing. Considerable northern army is now facing Nanking from the opposite side of the river, few rebels remain in the town, and it is improbable that these will offer serious resistance. Shanghai-Wusung area has been completely cleared of rebel forces. There has been fighting at Chinkiang, but loyal Yangchow division is now in occupation, and southerners have apparently dispersed. Hunan has officially renounced its independence, and no fighting has apparently taken place either on Hunan-Hupei border or in the latter province. Independence of Eastern Szechuan, proclaimed by the troops at Chungking, has also been withdrawn. General Lung has entered Canton with Kuangsi troops, and controls the situation.\n\nPage 261", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-416 - Public Offices - 1914.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 468696, "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": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "page_number": 459, "title": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "content_text": "FORM No. 4,\n\nFORM OF ENROLMENT.\n\nI, A.B., hereby engage myself to serve in the Hong-kong Defence Corps subject to the provisions of the Military Service Ordinance, 1917, and of the regulations which may be in force thereunder from time to time.\n\nDated at Hongkong the ...... day of ...., 19.....\n\n(2.) Recommendations for the appointment and promotion of all officers of units will be submitted by the Officer Commanding the Unit through the Administrative Commandant to the Governor, through the General Officer Commanding the Troops.\n\n4. The establishment of the Corps shall be fixed from time to time as circumstances may require.\n\n5. The appointment and promotion of all members of the staff and officers are vested in the Governor.\n\nSignature.\n\nSECOND SCHEDULE.\n\n1. These regulations may be cited as the Hongkong Defence Corps Regulations, 1917.\n\n2. In these regulations-\n\n\"The Administrative Commandant\" means the officer for the time being entrusted with the general administration of the Corps.\n\n\"The Corps\" means the Hongkong Defence Corps.\n\n\"The General Officer Commanding the Troops\" includes the Senior Officer for the time being commanding the Troops.\n\nCONSTITUTION OF CORPS.\n\n3-(1.) The Corps shall consist of the following units:-\n\n(a) A company of artillery.\n\n(b) A company of engineers.\n\n(c) A battalion of infantry.\n\n(2) Subject to the provisions of the Army Act and of the Military Service Ordinance, 1917, and of these regulations, the Corps shall be under the orders of the General Officer Commanding the Troops, subject to the general control of the Governor.\n\n(3) The company of artillery shall be under the executive command of an officer of the Corps appointed by the Governor in that behalf. It shall be under the orders of the Officer Commanding the Royal Artillery of the Garrison for training and inspection.\n\n(4) The company of engineers shall be under the executive command of an officer of the Corps appointed by the Governor in that behalf. It shall be under the orders of the Chief Engineer of the Garrison for training and inspection.\n\n(5.) The battalion of infantry shall be under the executive command of an officer of His Majesty's Regular Forces appointed by the Governor in that behalf with the consent of the General Officer Commanding the Troops.\n\n(6.) The general administration of the Corps will be under the Officer Commanding the battalion of infantry, assisted by an administration staff appointed by the Governor.\n\n(7.) The Administrative Commandant may, with the approval of the Governor, establish one or more cadet companies in connection with the Corps, and every such company shall, as regards its establishment, administration, and government, be subject to such regulations as the Administrative Commandant may make with the approval of the Governor.\n\n(8.) Every officer upon his first appointment in the Corps to any rank, and every officer before promotion to any higher rank, shall pass the examination prescribed for that rank: provided that the General Officer Commanding may exempt any officer from compliance with this paragraph either wholly or in part.\n\n(9 is not present, so it goes to 4 and then subsequent subsections)\n\n(4.) The nature of the examination in each case shall be as may be prescribed by the General Officer Commanding the Troops.\n\n(5) The examining board shall be appointed by the General Officer Commanding the Troops.\n\n(6.) An officer whose turn for promotion arrives may be superseded if he has not passed the prescribed examination.\n\n(7) Supernumerary officers may be appointed in any unit but any such officers shall be absorbed into the establishment as soon as vacancies occur therein.\n\n(8) All appointments and promotions of members of the staff and of officers shall be notified in the Gazette and shall take effect from the date of such Gazette or from such other date as may be specified in the notification.\n\n6.(1.) The appointment and promotion of all non-commissioned officers of units are vested in the Officer Commanding the Unit.\n\n(2) Promotion will be by seniority, tempered by selection in each unit, and will be subject to the passing of such an examination as may be prescribed or approved by the General Officer Commanding the Troops.\n\nTRAINING.\n\n7. The training to be carried out will be as prescribed in the First Appendix hereto.\n\nEQUIPMENT.\n\n8. -(1) Officers will provide and maintain their own uniform and appointments according to the scale laid down in the Second Appendix hereto.\n\n(2.) Other ranks will be provided with uniform in accordance with the scale laid down in the Third Appendix hereto.\n\n(3) Under no circumstances may articles of uniform be worn with plain clothes.\n\n9.—(1,) An allowance towards the cost of his outfit of not more than twenty pounds or its equivalent in local currency will be paid to each officer on his first appointment as an officer in the Corps: provided that this paragraph shall not apply to those officers who have become officers of the Corps by virtue of section 10 of the Military Service Ordinance, 1917, unless the General Officer Commanding shall otherwise direct.\n\n(2.) Should an officer fail to become proficient within twelve months from appointment he shall at the discretion of the Officer Commanding his Unit be liable to refund all or part of the allowance made to him.\n\n448", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 480120, "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": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]", "page_number": 537, "title": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]", "content_text": "# 533\n\nC.O.\n\n6.0\n\nAfter bar office approval has been obtained =\nC.O. (for Governor)\n6.0 (for G.O.O.).\n\n—3,\nAdmiralty (for information) —\ndo\n6.\n7. (for Naval C-in-C) — 1.\ndo (for Commanding General, Hongkong) 1.\n\nB. Ht. Wilson\nat our B.E.E.C.\n31/1\nB/15 (something to refer to thank) 10.\non leave of wife distribute\n477\n4/2/20 acom\nCAM\n\n## 2-CONFIDENTIAL\n\n### Enclosure !\n\nMy Lord,\n\nG.O. 2017/18\n5 10 19\noffr\n\n**GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG.**\n2nd June, 1919.\n\nWith reference to Sir Henry May's Confidential Despatch of the 14th August, 1918, I have the honour to transmit a copy of a letter from the General Officer Commanding submitting the Annual Report on the Hongkong Defence Corps for the past year, and a copy of my reply.\n\n2.\nAs a private in the Corps myself I can endorse, from personal experience, the high opinion formed by Major-General Ventris of Major Morgan's work as Administrative Commandant. The system under which a senior officer of the Garrison is appointed to command the Defence Corps is a good one, but it is necessary to exercise great care in the selection of such an officer.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nMy Lord,\nYour Lordship's most obedient,\nhumble servant,\nOfficer Administering the Government.\n\nThe Right Honourable\nViscount Milner, G.C.B.,\n&c.\n&c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 480121, "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": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]", "page_number": 538, "title": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]", "content_text": "# JOPY.\n\nNo. C.R.8008 \"G\".\n\nSir,\n\n## Enclosure 1\n\n534\n\n**Head Quarters, China Command, Hongkong, 24th May, 1919.**\n\nI have the honour to submit for Your Excellency's information the Annual Report on the Defence Corps for the past year, together with brief reports by the Officer Commanding, Royal Artillery, on the Artillery Company, and by the Chief Engineer on the Engineer Company.\n\n2\\. All three arms are in an efficient condition. The Artillery frequently, and the Engineers continuously, have performed invaluable work on the Examination Service from the outbreak of war until the Armistice. The Infantry show a remarkable improvement in Musketry due to the exertions of Major Lorgan, the Commandant.\n\n3\\. Your Excellency will no doubt regret with me that the move of the 18th Infantry up North deprived us of Major Morgan's valuable services. His undoubted success as a Commandant encourages me to recommend a continuance of the system under which he was appointed if a suitable successor can be found in the Garrison to replace him.\n\n4\\. I beg to endorse Major Morgan's commendation of Captain Stewart, the Adjutant.\n\n5\\. I was present at most of the Artillery practices and many of their drills during the year. I have visited the Searchlights occasionally by night, and I was present at the three days Field Firing Practices of the Infantry which took place at Camp, so I have a personal knowledge of the state of efficiency of all three Arms.\n\nHis Excellency \nThe Officer Administering the Government.\n\nI have etc., \n(Sd.) F. Ventris, \n**Major-General, Commanding the China Command.**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 480124, "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": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]", "page_number": 541, "title": "CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6]", "content_text": "## LAT \n### A1 \n#### VIR \n\n537 \nIndividual Field Firing and Battalion Firing was carried out.\n\n7: The full preliminary Training was carried out before the Range practices were started.\n\n1. Owing to the Armistice the Annual Camp was abandoned and instead Field Firing Practices and Battalion Field firing was carried out in the New Territory.\n\n2. After 7th February, 1919 men over 46 years of age were excused all drills and men over 41 were only required to do musketry.\n\n3. Lectures have again been given. An examination for promotion was held in December with the following results: \n| Category | Number Presented | Number Passed |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Officers | 7 | 4 |\n| Non-Commissioned Officers | 3 | 1 |\n\n4. Mobilisation. The Defence Corps furnished the Guards on the New and Old Magazines and Wellington Barracks on the following dates to relieve men of the garrison: \n| From | To |\n| --- | --- |\n| 6. 9. 18 | 18. 10. 18 |\n\n5. The strength of the Cadet Company is 38. A week and Camp was held during the summer months, about 25 boys attending such week end. The Company went to Camp at Lo Wu which was most successful. I inspected it once.\n\n4. The report of the Medical Officer is attached herewith.\n\n7. This being my last report I would like to put on record the very valuable work done by my Adjutant, Captain G. E. Stewart, who has devoted all his spare time to Military Duties. His services have been invaluable. Lieutenant & Quartermaster W. Higby has again done his work to my entire satisfaction and I wish to put on record my appreciation of his services. I could not possibly have had a more loyal or hard working lot of Officers and the high state of efficiency is very largely due to their efforts.\n\n(3) \n## Administration \nMajor \nCommandant, \nHongkong Defence Corps,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 489451, "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": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "page_number": 599, "title": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "content_text": "## 2\n\nDuring July, several opium dens were reported to have been closed in Swatow by the police and military. In September, however, following the advent of Ch'en Chiung Ming into the district, a head office for the curing of the opium habit was established by the Kwangtung army at Mei-hsien, where a drug, partly composed of opium, was on sale at 7 dollars an ounce.\n\nTengyueh.\n\nNothing more has been heard on the Tengyueh side of the Mintha and other leaders of the plot to ferment trouble on the frontier last season. Although rewards of 5,000 rupees have been offered by the Burma Government for information leading to the arrest of their leaders, no clues have been forthcoming.\n\nFrom information supplied to the district superintendent of police on the 20th June last, by a youth who claimed to be the younger son of the Mintha, Saw Yan Baing, His Majesty's consul learned that there were Burmans living in Nantien, although only shortly before the Sawbwa of that region had declared that no Burmans were there.\n\nThe Taoyin continued to take the stand that the Yunnan Government cannot be held responsible for the trouble on the frontier last season, because the plot was the work of bad characters from Burma.\n\nIn spite of all representations made and promises given, the Yunnan Government has done nothing to re-establish Chinese military posts on the frontier, and, as far as preventive measures on the Chinese side are concerned, things are exactly in the same position as they were last year. Successive Taoyins and magistrates here seem to have been animated by a single motive—the desire to get rich quickly, and everything is sacrificed to their greed and rapacity.\n\nThere have been no cases of robbery, and west of Talifu, at any rate, the roads are safe for travelling and trade. East of Talifu, the brigand Yang Tien-fa continued to be the cause of much nervous apprehension to travellers until his surrender to the authorities about the end of October, since when he has been at Yunnan-fu.\n\nHankow.\n\nThe feeling of apprehension and excitement which existed during the summer months owing to the passage through the province of Chang Ching-yao's demoralised troops and to the activities of Wu Kuang-hsin has now subsided, and outwardly at least conditions have again become normal.\n\nAt one time, the situation appeared to contain all the necessary ingredients for an upheaval on a considerable scale. The south of the province was alive with bands of armed men retreating by the road and river towards Hankow, and the adherents of the Anfu Party were leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to cause a diversion in favour of their leaders in Peking. But the utter collapse of the Anfu Party effectually damped the ardour of the Northern troops in Hupeh, and the desire of the Tuchun to keep peace in the province inclined him to abstain from any drastic action against the defeated party.\n\nThroughout the Anfu-Chihli struggle, the provincial authorities displayed the greatest anxiety to ensure the safety of foreign traders. On application from His Majesty's consul-general, some scores of proclamations were posted at the agencies, both in Hupeh and Hunan, of the Asiatic Petroleum Company and the British-American Tobacco Company, and other firms doing business in the interior, ordering the troops of the local officials to afford special protection to the agencies, and specifically referring to the goods stored there as the property of foreign firms.\n\nAbout the beginning of July, the renewal of the proposal to reconstruct Hankow with the proceeds of a loan from Messrs. Samuel and Co., and the formal appointment by the Central Government of Chang Kuo-kau to take charge of the works gave rise to considerable excitement, and the local newspapers constantly published articles violently opposing the scheme, on the ground that the agreement with Messrs. Samuel and Co. had not been published. In the end, Chang Kuo-kan resigned his post of director, and but little has been heard of the scheme since.\n\nOn the 29th September last, Vice-Admiral Sir A. L. Duff arrived at Hankow with H.M.S. `Alacrity` and `Hawkins`. At the Consulate-General and at Wuchang, official luncheons were given, at which the Tuchun and Commander-in-chief were present. The British Chambers of Commerce and China Association also gave a dinner in honour of Admiral Duff, and were much gratified at the interest shown by the admiral in commercial matters.\n\n## 3\n\nCanton.\n\nWith the complete overthrow of the Anfu Party in the North, it appeared probable by the end of July that there would be an early reunion of the Chihli and Kuangsi parties, if not actually of the whole country, and locally it was felt that events in the North would effectively discourage any attempt at a demonstration by Ch'en Chiung Ming, and that the Yunnanese would prefer to make terms rather than challenge the armies of the rest of the provinces. These hopes were, however, not to be realised; war has raged since August in the province of Kwangtung, where, after his sudden descent upon Swatow, Ch'en Chiung Ming advanced slowly on Canton, held by General Mo Yung Hsin, the Tuchun, and his Kwangsi troops. Chen's progress was definitely checked at Waichow, and he might have been obliged to abandon his project had not Generals Wei Pang-ping, chief of police, and Li Fu-lin, commanding Cantonese troops at Honam, declared independence on the 27th September. At the same time, they issued a notice calling on Mo Yung Hsin to resign and return to Kwangsi forthwith, giving him three days in which to leave—a futile project, in view of the strength of the Kwangsi garrison in Canton.\n\nAt the beginning of October, as a result of representations made to both sides by the Consular Body, an armistice was agreed upon. Mo Yung Hsin expressed his willingness to retire and to return to Kwangsi with his troops, and only the question of the payment of the latter requires consideration. His demands are variously stated at from 2,000,000 to 4,000,000 dollars, a portion of such payment to be made before he resigns, and the retention of their arms and ammunition by his men.\n\nNeither party has made concessions, and there seems to be no prospect of a lasting settlement without the intervention of the Central Government.\n\nOpium has for a long time been smuggled into Kwangtung from Yunnan, and the drug is smoked openly on passenger boats and launches. When, in consequence of the split between the two Southern parties, Tang Chi-yao sent a force to watch the Kwangsi-Yunnan boundary near Pose, the Kwangsi authorities decided that a strict campaign against opium smuggling would be the most efficient weapon against this force, which depended on the trade for funds. The searching of motor-boats began to be carried out particularly carefully in August, when it became evident that the Yunnanese military authorities were pursuing a victorious career in Szechuan. Motor-launches were constantly stopped and suspected shops were raided.\n\nChungking.\n\nThe outstanding development of the quarter was the movement towards making Chungking the seat of Government of the South-West Confederacy. In connection with this, General Li Lieh-chun, Chief of Staff of the Military Government, arrived in the city on the 6th September for the purpose of setting up general headquarters; the most direct result of his visit was the production of dissension between the Kweichow and Yunnan commands. Towards the end of September, the members of the old Canton Parliament arrived; their stay proved, however, a short one, and as the Parliament never entered on its functions in the city, Chungking's elevation to metropolitan rank was brief and inglorious.\n\nThe conduct of the Kweichow troops was a source of complaint throughout the quarter, and on more than one occasion, newly arrived bodies made their presence felt by wholesale theft and commandeering of foreign junks. In every case, however, His Majesty's consul's representations to their commander-in-chief, General Wang Wen-hua, were successful, and the stolen property was restored to the rightful owners.\n\nA singular feature of the quarter was the number of preventive arrests made by the local Kweichow commandant, who laid hands on all persons suspected of sympathy with Hsiung K'o-wu's cause. The majority of these \"suspects\" were released on security after one night's incarceration, which, as described by one of their number, must have rivalled the Black Hole of Calcutta.\n\nAs a result of representations made to His Majesty's consul and his colleagues by the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs in connection with the storage in foreign premises of Chinese goods, a circular was sent to all British missionaries in the district requesting them to afford protection to women and children only or to people with whom they were personally acquainted.\n\nAt no time under any sort of control in this province, brigandage has during the recent hostilities become so great a pest that junk traffic between Chungking and ... \n\nPage 6047 α-6 \nB 2 \n596", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 490048, "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": "CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921", "page_number": 539, "title": "CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921", "content_text": "96 \n\nto their notice the following information which he has received from reliable sources:- \n\n1. Kuangsi. \n\nOwing to the unsuitability of the soil and climate of the greater part of the province for the cultivation of the poppy, its growth has always been restricted to the northern districts bordering on Kweichow and Hunan, and the quantity of opium produced has not more than sufficed for local consumption. Enormous quantities of opium, however, estimated at nearly 1,000,000 taels a year, pass through Wuchow, of which but an insignificant proportion is discovered and seized by the maritime customs. \n\nOf this opium about three-tenths is said to originate in Yunnan, the remaining seven-tenths in Kweichow. Less than half of the Kweichow drug comes down to Wuchow via Liuchow, the main centre of the trade being Poseh. Agents of the opium merchants purchase the opium at the place of production, making, if necessary, arrangements with the Kweichow or Yunnan military authorities to convoy it to the frontier, where the escort duty is taken over by the Kuangsi troops. From Poseh the drug is transported to Nanning either on one of the regular passenger motor-boats or else under charge of an escort of troops by land or junk. At Nanning the vigilance of the maritime customs is eluded by making a circuit of the settlement, and at night at some quiet spot lower down, the opium is shipped on to one of the regular Wuchow-Nanning motor-boats. At Wuchow either the opium is too safely hidden for the customs to discover or else it is dropped into sampans above the harbour. It is then taken to one of the three following yamens—Defence Commissioner, Colonel of the Garrison, or Water Police Station—for safe keeping, pending its shipment to Canton. From Wuchow the opium is shipped to Canton on one of the small river gunboats constantly running between these two ports. These gunboats are under the jurisdiction of the River Protection Department of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, and it is at that yamen in Canton that the opium is stored pending its reshipment. Of course, some opium is smuggled through without military escort and its consequent expenses, but in the main the opium trade is under the protection of the military authorities, it being presumably found cheaper to pay for military escort than to run the risk of confiscation. \n\nA year ago the price of opium was 5 dollars per tael at Poseh, 8 dollars per tael at Wuchow; but the prices at present are about 2.50 dollars and 3.50 dollars per tael respectively. This great fall of price at Poseh must undoubtedly be due to the absence of risk in its cultivation in Kweichow and Yunnan, while the reduction in the difference of price between Poseh and Wuchow would appear to be due to a reduction in the risk of loss during transport in Kuangsi. The amount paid for military protection during transport through Kuangsi is said to average 50 cents per tael. This sum is all pocketed by the Defence Commissioner and other military officers and men stationed at places through which the opium passes. With the exception of the likin authorities, who undoubtedly extort blackmail whenever they discover shipments of opium, none of the civil officials get any share of the profit, and many of them would undoubtedly take strong steps to put a stop to it, but dare not oppose the military. \n\n## II. Szechuan. \n\nHis Majesty's consul-general at Chengtu has received a letter addressed to him by twenty residents, natives of the district of Hsi Chang, the headquarters of which is the city of Chien-ch'ang, enclosing photographic evidence that the cultivation of the poppy was carried on there under the compulsion of a military official, by name Kuo-ch'ang-ming, who contrived to establish himself in command of the Chinese forces at Chien-ch'ang, and that any persons daring to disobey the order to plant were subjected to heavy fines. In further proof the writers forwarded copies of the orders issued for the collection of the opium tax. Copies of these orders and of the photographic evidence above referred to are annexed to this memorandum. \n\n## III. Ichung. \n\nOn the 1st June, His Majesty's consul at Ichang found 56 catties of opium concealed in the backquarters of the burnt offices of His Majesty's consulate. Twenty-five catties were also found by the Rev. T. R. Kearney in the servants' quarters of his house on the 9th June. The opium was handed to the customs and destroyed by fire. Since that date His Majesty's consul has been continually pressing the local authorities to investigate these cases properly with a view to adequately punishing the guilty parties and to take steps to prevent their recurrence; but in spite of his insistence, up to the present time the local authorities have taken no serious measures. His Majesty's consul adds that his experience with the local authorities is that where opium is concerned they are acting as if the prohibition against the drug had been cancelled by the Central Government and trade in it were now legal. He states the customs also get no satisfaction in regard to the offenders they send in to the authorities to be dealt with. \n\nHis Majesty's Legation will not fail to keep the Wai-chiao Pu informed of any further particulars that may reach them in regard to the traffic in other provinces. \n\nOctober 29, 1919. \n\n## Enclosure 2 in No. 40. \n\n## Extracts from printed Chinese Pamphlet. \n\n### Copy of Rules made by Commandant Kuo for the Collection of Opium Tax. \n\n(Translation.) \n\nTAX is to be levied on cultivated land at the rate of 80 dollars per shih. For more or less land cultivated, the amount of tax is to be calculated accordingly. \n\nDeputies on inspection must make investigations direct from the heads of every ten families, in order to ascertain accurately the area of land cultivated and the amount of tax due; they must personally examine the lands in conjunction with the local headmen and submit joint lists and reports. \n\nLists must state clearly the names of regions, localities and cultivators; the area of land cultivated and the amount of tax due should be stated underneath. \n\nWhen the tax is collected, taxpayers should make payment to the inspector in the presence of the local headman, a seal bearing the inscription \"Received in full\" being then impressed on the list and shown to the taxpayer as evidence of payment. \n\nWith a view to avoid malpractices, the taxpayer should also sign the list against the amount of the tax paid by him. \n\nAfter thorough investigations have been instituted, the taxpayer should make full payment of the tax in accordance with his undertaking within a period of fifteen days. \n\nIn the event of the taxpayer being unable to pay the whole amount of his tax at once, the inspector may give various time-limits for payment, but this liability must be guaranteed by the local headman. \n\nThe inspector will submit an advance report with a list of the number and names of taxpayers. \n\nThe inspector will draw a salary of 16 dollars per month, with an extra allowance of 1 dollar when travelling on duty and a subsistence allowance of 50 cents when halting. \n\nWhen investigating into the number of mou of land, the inspector must be scrupulously accurate; he must not indulge in malpractices with his colleagues or the local headman such as reducing the amounts reported or suppressing names and embezzling funds. Appropriate penalties will be inflicted for any such offences, on detection. \n\nThe inspecting deputy should remit the money once in every three days, and submit for inspection a report with a list of names in every ten days. \n\n### Copy of Instructions issued through the Hsi-Ch'ung District Magistrate urging the Collection of Opium Tax. \n\nInstruction No. 352 issued by the Office of the Hsi-Chang District Magistrate:- \n\nTo Chou Yü tsun, Head of the Pao-An Trainband. \n\nOn receipt of an earlier letter from the Commandant's headquarters stating that the \"acre-tax in this district was still heavily in arrears and requesting me \n\n97 \n\nPage 97 \n[6032] \nH \n\n538", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 506900, "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": "CO129-499-3 Canton situation- governor's despatches 12-2-1927 - 10-3-1927", "page_number": 42, "title": "CO129-499-3 Canton situation- governor's despatches 12-2-1927 - 10-3-1927", "content_text": "# Enclosure No. 1.\n\n## FRONTIER INCIDENTS.\n\n**Captain Superintendent of Police,**\n\nAlarmist rumours coupled with the increased spread of anti-British propaganda have, in the past week, created a certain tenseness on the Sham Chun frontier and in parts of the New Territories adjacent thereto.\n\nThe construction of a large matshed at Sham Chun gave rise to the rumour that a large body of pickets were coming from Canton. This rumour gave place to another that the local garrison was being strengthened by the addition of several hundred troops, but police enquiries make it almost certain that the purpose of the matshed is to accommodate part of the local garrison at present quartered in the fantan houses, the owners of which have in consequence lost money and have complained to Canton.\n\nThe dissemination of anti-British propaganda took a new form on the 7th inst., on which date the afternoon \"down\" trains from Sham Chun arrived in British Territory liberally placarded with anti-British posters, and cartoons, in English and Chinese, the work of Whampoa Cadets at Sham Chun. I informed the Deputy Superintendent of Police (Kowloon) of this by telephone, also the Deputy Superintendent of Police (Hong Kong). On the 8th inst., the first local \"down\" train was similarly placarded, also the evening \"slow through\" from Canton. As a result, the District Officer, North, on the 8th inst., went to Sham Chun and later Shataukok, at which last place he had an interview with LÓ KIU SAU, the Sham Chun Garrison Commandant,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-499-3 Canton situation- governor's despatches 12-2-1927 - 10-3-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 507202, "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": "CO129-499-5 Canton situation- governor's despatches 11-3-1927 - 11-3-1927", "page_number": 55, "title": "CO129-499-5 Canton situation- governor's despatches 11-3-1927 - 11-3-1927", "content_text": "## ENCLOSURE NO.4.\n\n55\n\n**Hon. Captain Superintendent of Police,**\n\n**FRONTIER INCIDENTS**\n\nDuring the past week the following more or less minor incidents occurred on the frontier :-\n\n1. **SHAM CHUN**\n\n(1)\n| \n\nIn my report of the 24th April, 1927, I stated there had been dissension in the garrison at Sham Chun, and that the Commandant, Tang Chi Chiu, was then virtually a prisoner. Early in the past week I learned that Tang had been summoned to Canton and that his chief subordinate, YING TSUN, had assumed command. I have heard since that those of the garrison with \"Red\" sympathies have all deserted.\n\n(2) Yesterday, the 7th inst., there was a demonstration and procession at Sham Chun, staged by the local garrison. The proceedings started with the ceremony of bowing to the picture of the late President Sun, followed by the usual speeches. These latter consisted of diatribes against Communism and the Communist leaders, and others extolling Chiang Kai Shek and the Nationalist aims in general. Bannerets and posters with the new slogans were freely displayed. One of these read \"Down with Japanese Imperialism; the Japanese are the chief pirates of the world\". There were no anti-British slogans.\n\n(3) The railway \"slow through\" service was resumed on Tuesday the 3rd inst., but the \"express through\" service will not be possible until the engines recently wrecked have been repaired.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-499-5 Canton situation- governor's despatches 11-3-1927 - 11-3-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 509383, "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": "CO129-502-7 China- general situation 4-3-1927 - 26-4-1927", "page_number": 74, "title": "CO129-502-7 China- general situation 4-3-1927 - 26-4-1927", "content_text": "be able to get back. I will endeavour to obtain and telegraph to you figures showing extent of British interests, but an approximate idea of their magnitude can be gained from a \"Report on Future Government of British Municipal Area\" drawn up by a British advisory committee at Tien-tsin which was forwarded to you via Siberia on 23rd March in my despatch No. 236 and should reach you in a few days. It is also for consideration whether independent evacuation of Tien-tsin would not play into the hands of our Japanese commercial rivals.\n\nIn any case, decision to be taken is one of such importance that I think it essential that ground should be prepared by some Governmental statement in England before any step is inaugurated by this Legation.\n\nI have dealt so far mainly with Tien-tsin, but your telegram under reference refers also to evacuation of Peking. I assume this to refer not only to evacuation of British nationals, but also of Legation. With regard to nationals, I am of course taking normal precautions regarding their safety in case of trouble and am already encouraging such of them as can do so to leave quietly for their summer holidays. As regards Legation, I quite see that His Majesty's Government would be unwilling to leave it inadequately protected at the risk of repetition of Boxer episode, but, on the other hand, I earnestly trust that risk of this possibility will not be exaggerated and that against it will be weighed the enormous loss of prestige which independent withdrawal would undoubtedly involve.\n\nI propose to await your observations on this telegram before taking any action under authority given in your telegram under reference, but matter is pressing.\n\n(Repeated to Shanghai, Commander-in-chief, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Tien-tsin.)\n\n## APPENDIX (C)\n\nDecode telegram from Sir M. Lampson (Peking), No. 642, dated April 8, 1927.\n\nMY telegram No. 634.*\n\nFollowing resolution received to-day from foreign commandants at Tien-tsin:\n\n| Resolution Points | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a.) | Considering state of uncertainty which prevails in North China, it is desirable that strength of each foreign contingent be doubled forthwith. |\n| (b.) | If Southern anti-foreign movement looks like spreading to North China it would be desirable to immediately increase strength of foreign forces to 20,000 men with most up-to-date equipment, including aviation units, in order to ensure adequate defence of Peking and Tien-tsin and to keep open communications between the former and Tangku (minimum demand). In view of importance of mines at Tongshan and possible necessity for keeping open Chin Wang-tao as a port for reinforcement it may be necessary to guard railway between ... and Tangku. In this case additional [? 5,000] men would be needed (maximum demand). |\n| (c.) | Further, commandants are of the opinion that the more troops are on the spot the less likely will it be necessary to take military action, and to this end submit best solution would be to increase garrison in North China forthwith to maximum of 25,000 asked for in paragraph (b) above.” |\n\nThese were discussed at meeting to-day of Japanese, American, French and Italian Ministers and myself, and it was unanimously agreed strongly to recommend them to our Governments.\n\nJapanese Minister, who has special sources of information, gave us gloomiest forecast of the future unless some such step was taken, and evidently has reliable information that terrorist methods of Nanking may be, and almost certainly will be, repeated here and at Tien-tsin if and when the South get here unless steps are taken betimes to be in readiness.\n\nWe were not prepared to take the defensive steps alone; we were already carrying more than our share elsewhere, and it was the turn of others. But I felt little doubt that if other Powers were prepared to play up over North China we should be ready to ...\n\nSee `Appendix (B)`.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-502-7 China- general situation 4-3-1927 - 26-4-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 509384, "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": "CO129-502-7 China- general situation 4-3-1927 - 26-4-1927", "page_number": 75, "title": "CO129-502-7 China- general situation 4-3-1927 - 26-4-1927", "content_text": "## \n\n12 \n\ncontribute our quota. Otherwise I was afraid that I should have to bring up with them the question of possible evacuation of the Legation and of Tien-tsin. This seemed to stagger them. Japanese Minister was particularly emphatic that he would make strongest appeal to his Government to meet suggestions made by the commandants. \n\nUnited States Minister said that he could not back request precisely in its present form, not because he disagreed with a word of it, but because he had already submitted proposals of more far-reaching kind to his Government which he hoped to see go through with some little confidence. These he intimated privately to me were the despatch of more than one-fifth of the proposed total of 25,000 proposed by commandants. \n\nIf His Majesty's Government agree to proposals, may I suggest that they take it up with the least possible delay at other capitals? I should feel very much happier in every respect if I knew that this step was being taken. \n\n(Repeated to Tokyo, Shanghai. Commander-in-chief, Hong Kong and Tien-tsin.) \n\n## APPENDIX (D) \n\n### Note on the Operation in North China, 1900–01 \n\n#### 1. Events leading up to Operations \n\nThe troubles in North China during 1900, resulting in the siege of the Peking legations and in the relief expedition despatched by the allied Powers, arose from the development of a secret society called the \"Fists of Patriotic Union,\" whence arose the term \"Boxers.\" Originally founded with the most patriotic intentions (cf. the Kuomintang in 1923-27), and loudly professing its loyal and patriotic aims, it avoided collision with the Peking Government, and proceeded in 1899 to acts of hostility against Christians in Shantung. Before the close of that year the movement had spread to Chihli, and by the beginning of May, 1900, the situation at Peking had become very serious. \n\nThe Foreign Ministers addressed strong notes of protest to the Chinese Government, and received assurances that the legations would receive special care, with the result that little or no preparation was made for defence. \n\n#### 2. The First Legation Guards \n\nOn the 28th May, the Boxers burnt Fengtai Railway Station near Peking, and the Ministers telegraphed to Tientsin for armed guards for the legations. These were forthwith despatched and, to the number of 337 of various Nationalities, reached Peking without opposition on the 31st May. \n\nAt the beginning of June the railway to Tientsin was cut, and on the 13th June the Boxers made their first attack on the Legation quarter, where the majority of the Europeans in Peking had collected. Thus commenced the siege of the legations. At this time the total strength of the legation Guards was 415—mostly marines—composed as follows: \n| Nationality | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| British | 82 |\n| Russians | 87 |\n| Americans | 58 |\n| Germans | 51 |\n| French | 48 |\n| Austrians | 35 |\n| Italians | 29 |\n| Japanese | 25 |\n| Total | 415 |\n\n#### 3. The Garrison of Tientsin \n\nPrior to May, 1900, there does not seem to have been any permanent garrison at Tientsin. The increasing anxiety that the anti-foreign movement was steadily drawing nearer the Concessions resulted, however, in a strong concentration of the naval forces of all the interested Powers off Taku. \n\nGradually an international force was built up entirely of sailors and marines at Tientsin, and on the 10th June a relief force for Peking, 2,066 strong, left Tientsin by rail for Peking; leaving behind at Tientsin an international force 2,536 strong. \n\nThe Peking relief force was composed as follows: \n| Nationality | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Austrians | ... |\n| British | 915 seamen and marines |\n| French | 158 |\n| German | 450 |\n| Italian | 40 |\n| Japanese | 54 |\n| Russian | 312 |\n| U.S.A. | 112 |\n| Total | 2,066 |\n\nThe Tientsin garrison at this time consisted of: \n| Nationality | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Austrians | 50 |\n| British | 393 |\n| French | 50 |\n| Germans | 110 |\n| Italians | 40 |\n| Japanese | 50 |\n| Russians | 1,800 |\n| U.S.A. | 43 |\n| Total | 2,536 |\n\n#### 4. The Attack on the Taku Forts \n\nBetween the 14th and 17th June it became obvious that the Chinese were about to oppose further landings at Taku and Tongku, and that the Pei-ho was mined. The Allies, therefore, decided to occupy Taku and Tongku with an international force. The force which landed for this purpose consisted of: \n| Nationality | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| British | 321 |\n| Germans | 133 |\n| Japanese | 244 |\n| Russians | 159 |\n| Italians | 25 |\n| Austrians | 99 |\n| Total | 904 |\n\n#### 5. Failure of the Peking Relief Force \n\nThe Peking relief force which had left Tientsin on the 10th June, under the command of Admiral Seymour, was severely attacked on the 18th June at Langfang. On the 19th it was decided to withdraw to Tientsin which was reached after severe fighting on the 27th June. \n\nMeanwhile, the Powers had sent out substantial reinforcements and the strength of the forces at Tientsin and Taku on the 29th June was made up as follows: \n| Nationality | Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Austrian | 139 |\n| British | 1,884 |\n| French | 404 |\n| German | 1,344 |\n| Italian | 138 |\n| Japanese | 3,828 |\n| Russian | 5,934 |\n| U.S.A. | 349 |\n| Total | 14,020 |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-502-7 China- general situation 4-3-1927 - 26-4-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 549911, "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": "CO129-555-4 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps- annual report 1934-5 6-8-1935 - 6-8-1935", "page_number": 37, "title": "CO129-555-4 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps- annual report 1934-5 6-8-1935 - 6-8-1935", "content_text": "37\n\nVolunteers\n\nGA\n\nincluding as I pointed out in my Report last year, some 60 or 70 Government employees who have never undergone any form of military training. Recent investigations have shown that there are some 60 Government employees and about 400 civilian employees (excluding serving volunteers and police, and reserves, etc.) who are regarded by their Government Departmental heads, or by their civilian employers, as dispensable from their normal duties in the event of grave emergency.\n\n4.\n\nUntil such time as the local Government realizes that not a stone should be left unturned in the effort to induce every British male of suitable age in the Colony to fit himself for its defence and the essential point is that men in Government service should give the lead that is expected of them to the rest of the Colony, it is doubtful whether recruiting of the Volunteer Corps will improve.\n\n--\n\n5.\n\nAll other means to improve recruiting having failed, I feel it my duty to recommend that a regular Commandant shall be appointed. It is not that I wish to decry the services of Lieutenant-Colonel H.B.L. Dowbiggin, O.B.E., and his predecessors; far from it. But the role of the Corps in war, split up so as to reinforce and supplement the regular garrison where the units comprising it are most in need of support, necessitates, as Commandant, an officer who is familiar with the complicated organization and modern technique of the present day regular army.\n\nC\n\nMoreover, I have some reason to believe that recruitment would improve under the supervision of a regular Commandant.\n\nI am, therefore, recommending to His Excellency the\n\n6.\n\nGovernor :-\n\n(a) That application be made through the Colonial Office for a regular Commandant to be appointed when Lieut-Colonel Dowbiggin completes his tenure (February 1938).\n\n33", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-555-4 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps- annual report 1934-5 6-8-1935 - 6-8-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 549912, "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": "CO129-555-4 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps- annual report 1934-5 6-8-1935 - 6-8-1935", "page_number": 38, "title": "CO129-555-4 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps- annual report 1934-5 6-8-1935 - 6-8-1935", "content_text": "38\n\n(b) That, when a regular Commandant is appointed, the adjutancy should be filled by a regular officer attached from the garrison, and accorded a suitable monthly allowance paid by the Colonial Government.\n\nAnd I also endorse the recommendation of the Commandant that the permanent staff of the Corps be strengthened by the posting of a Staff-Serjeant, R.A.O.C. to act as Armourer and Orderly Room Serjeant.\n\n7. Finally, I would submit that Chapter 9 of \"Notes on the Land and Air Forces of the British Overseas Dominions, Colonies, etc\", should be brought up to date in accordance with the details contained in the attached report.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant\n\nsd. O.C. Borrett.\n\nMajor-General,\n\nCommanding The British Troops in CHINA.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-555-4 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps- annual report 1934-5 6-8-1935 - 6-8-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 551223, "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": 41, "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": "## 6. As regards the second suggestion made by the Overseas Defence Committee (para 4 (b)), His Excellency regretted that he was unable, in the present serious financial situation of the Colony, to support the immediate creation of this new office. At my further request, however, His Excellency has agreed to the suggestions that - as a temporary expedient - the Regular officer performing the duties of Corps Adjutant should be upgraded locally to the appointment of Commandant: and that an unseconded junior Regular officer of the garrison should be appointed Adjutant. His Excellency agrees to pay an allowance of $100 a month to each of these two officers.\n\nThis matter was referred to the Army Council for approval in my Confidential letter No. `C.R.C.C. 12116 (G)` dated 22 April 1936, a reply to which is awaited. It is hoped to start the new regime on 1st August 1936.\n\n## 7.\nIn order to provide clothing and equipment for the non-European recruits referred to in para 3 above, the Commandant has been virtually compelled to switch a portion of his camps allotment to his \"clothing allotment\". Field Training for the Corps, then, must be to some extent restricted for the forthcoming year. But His Excellency the Governor is aware of the facts and will no doubt endeavour to restore \"training\" to its correct relative status as soon as the financial situation permits.\n\n## 8.\nIn conclusion, I should like to record my very real appreciation of the serious and earnest manner in which the enrolled personnel of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps apply themselves to their eminently important tasks. They do so is to a very large extent due to the personal example set by Lieutenant-Colonel H.B.L. Dowbiggin, O.B.E., throughout his 30 years service in the Corps. Whether this officer retires \n\nPage 36", "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": 561086, "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": "CO129-571-11 Sino-Japanese War- Japanese attacks on the south; fall of Canton and Hankow and visit to... 6-10-1938 - 5-1-1939", "page_number": 85, "title": "CO129-571-11 Sino-Japanese War- Japanese attacks on the south; fall of Canton and Hankow and visit to... 6-10-1938 - 5-1-1939", "content_text": "# \n## 22nd\n\nJapanese mechanised troops were seen at the foot of the Goddess of Mercy Mill. They wore helmets indicating that the ... and Control district of the city had already been reached. It was reported that Japanese navigation on that level had been put into hand quickly controlled, having fallen under their control.\n\n## 23rd\n\nFierce fighting occurred around the city. Bombardment and intense fire occurred as the count was being taken. Black smoke farts were reported on the island. Two very large explosions took place at Wong Nei Chong station in the morning. Many objects were badly damaged, and many persons had remarkable escapes from heavy (up to 15 lbs.) pieces of metal falling on the island. The explosions are said to have been caused by the large fires at the station, which was full of torpedoes (a) anti-aircraft ammunition and (b) many high explosive shells, which together with eight 75 mm. anti-aircraft guns and no customs loane were burning. The heroic efforts of the Acting Commissioner were particularly praiseworthy.\n\n## 24th \n## 25th\n\nThe situation was dire, with many fires breaking out during the day but increasing in severity at night. Colonel Hiyazaki (Commander of the advanced forces) with his staff paid his first visit to the Consulate, and in a very normal interview, a few preliminary arrangements were concluded. It was noted that Colonel Hiyazaki would call on the Consul General on October 31st. When Mr. Kasama, the Japanese Consul General arrived in Canton, the Japanese had already consolidated their control over the city. Of particular importance was the call of Colonel Hayashi, Commandant of the Japanese military garrison, who had assumed responsibility...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-571-11 Sino-Japanese War- Japanese attacks on the south; fall of Canton and Hankow and visit to... 6-10-1938 - 5-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]