[ { "id": 216799, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "1. \n\nDIEU \n\nANNO SEXTO & SEPTIMO \n\nVICTORIÆ REGINÆ. \n\nCA P. XCIV. \n\nAn Act to remove Doubts as to the Exercise of Power and Jurisdiction by Her Majesty within divers Countries and Places out of Her Ma- jesty's Dominions, and to render the same more effectual. \n\n[24th August 1843.] \n\nW \n\nHEREAS by Treaty, Capitulation, Grant, Usage, Suffer- ance, and other lawful Means Her Majesty hath Power and Jurisdiction within divers Countries and Places out \n\nof Her Majesty's Dominions: And whereas Doubts have arisen how \n\non the same \n\nfar the Exercise of such Power and Jurisdiction is controlled by and The Power \n\nHer Majesty dependent on the Laws and Customs of this Realm, and it is expe- acquired by dient that such Doubts should be removed: Be it therefore enacted in Countries by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice out of Her and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, Dominions in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the shall be held same, That it is and shall be lawful for Her Majesty to hold, exer- Terms as cise, and enjoy any Power or Jurisdiction which Her Majesty now Her Ma- hath or may at any Time hereafter have within any Country or jesty's Au- Place out of Her Majesty's Dominions, in the same and as ample a thority in Manner as if Her Majesty had acquired such Power or Jurisdiction Colonies. by the Cession or Conquest of Territory. \n\nII. And \n\n11 K \n\nthe Crown \n", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 217062, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 270, "title": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "\nSir. \n\nNeived \n\n25th Lugust 1863. \n\nHenry \n\nBettinger \n\n1 Midlotine \n\nbending the local newspapers to \n\nRepers accougements made for \n\nMezmu mendel B the Gr Bendrag. \n\nhutboard any \n\nauta Bentenges the Benting stone be dona a \n\nIn Contract - Ses Pho \n\nAnd according & by 2012. ofs Se \n\nThis rugher 's go to the le hits referase \"tote Lens Charting at \n\nF. \n\nNo, 75 VOL, XL \n\nIn 1289 Hougiong \n\nTHE FRIEND OF CHINA. \n\nQAZEE. \n\nAND \n\nNOTIFICATION. \n\nPUBLISHED VERY TICRSDAY MORNING. \n\nVICTORIA, THURSDAY AUGUST 24TH, 1843. \n\nof Hong-Kong became a bonda file Possessor of the British Crown, and from which day the garment of \n\nconimento. \n\nIn obedience to the intimation conveyed in one of the preceding Extracts, is Excellency, te Governor in Couch is pleased to appoint, \n\nTi publication of the Hongkong Garents derivable from Such Land will only be held to zette under the authority of Government, will be discontinued from this date: but all public orders and notifications appearing in \"The Friend of China and Hongkong Gazette,\" with the signatures of duly an- thorized Functionaries of the Government are still to be considered as official. \n\nBy order, \n\nJ. ROBT: MORRISON, Acting Secretary and Treasurer. Hongkong, March, 23rd. 1812. \n\nPROCLAMATION. \n\nBy virtue of the Authority vested in mic by the Queen's Letters Patent, dated at Westminster, on the 5th day of April, 1643, and also by Instructions issued to re under Her Majesty's Royal Signct and Sigu Manual, of date the 6th day of April 1643, Do hereby nominate and appoint the undercutiones Gentlemen to be Members of the Legislative and Executive Councils of the Colony of Hongkong, ponding Her Majesty's Pleasure: \n\nALEXANDER ROGENT JOHNSTON, Esq., Registrar & Assistant to Her Majesty's Chief Superintendent of Trade, &c. \n\nJOHN ROBERT MORRISON, Esq., Chinese Secretary to Her Majesty's Chief Supe rintendent and the Cevvarmement of Hongkong. \n\nWILLIAM CAINE, Esq., Major in Her Majesty's 26th Regiment of Fool, and Chief Magis- trate of the Colony of Hongkong. \n\n| Price $1 { monthly, Į \n\n$12 yearly, \n\nCHINESE RE-ARRANGEMENT OF TARIFF, UNDER CLASSES OF GOODS. \n\nZitle. \n\nTARIFF OF DUTIES, TO BE LEVIED AT THE FIVE PORTS OF CANTON, &c., &c., AS NEWLY ESTABLISHED. \n\nA. T. GORDON Esq., Land Offer, 4c. \n\nCAPTAIN DE Havnaaso, H. 1's. 55 Regt. \n\nAssistant Surveyor, and \n\nThe Duties which, it is agreed shall be paid upon Goods, im Charles Edward STEWART. Est, Treasurer ported, and exported by England, at the Five Ports of Customs and Financial Secretary to Government, of Canton. Fuchow, Amoy, Ningo, and Shanghai, are here \n\nto be a Committee; assisted by Richard Burgass, Esq.⠀ \n\nClass I-Exported Oilman's Stores (Oil, Wax, Alum, \n\nLegal Adviser to Government, to inquire into the stated in classified order. equitable claims of all Folders of Lands, to define the chsses to which particular lots shall henceforward || belong, as well as their future amaal rout, and to ar range for the disposal of further lots regarding which | Her Majesty's lustructions prescribe and it is our further Will and Pleasure, that no such unds shall be sukl, be lon, except at public action, and that at drecy such auction, the Lands to be then sold or \n\n\"let, pul op at a reserved, or minimum, price, equal to the fair reasonable price and value or an \n\nmal rent therent. \" \n\nBy Order of His Execlercy the Governer, and Commander in Chief of Hong Kong, \n\nRICHARD WOOSNAM. Ofcinting Deputy Colonial Secretary, Government Honze, Victoria, Hong-Kong, \n\n21st of August, 1843. \n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. \n\nTHE Provincial Government of Canton, having issued a Proclamation, requiring| \n\nSulphur, &c.) ARTICLES. \n\nAlum, ., White Alum-formerly White \n\nAlum and Bluestone \n\nCassia Oil \n\ndo. \n\ndo. \n\nCorresponding to No., in Alphabeticat, i 4, English List. \n\nAniseed Oil, not formerly Contained in the Tarif \n\nClass II-Exported Spices, Ten, &c. \n\nARTICLES. Tea, (formerly divided into fine and Native black, \n\nand fine and Native green, Teas Anniseed, Stur Musk \n\nThe above Gentlemen are to be styled, in addi- that all Foreign Vessels, inward bound, Capoor Cutchery tion to their usual addresses, The Honorable, in all | shall report themselves at the Bogue Furts, Caiphor \n\nOfficial and other documents. \n\nGOD SAVE THE QUEEN. \n\n+ \n\nClass III--Exporteil Drugs. \n\non, and after, the 1st day of the 8th Chine- Arsenic, under different Chinese names se nonth--which falls on the 5th of Ap meet? C \n\nZ \n\nComalvan or Ogesia Buuts, hot femerty in Tarui Dated at the Govenment House, at Victoria Hongkong, this 21st day of August 1843, in the Vessels are apprized accordingly, and direct-China Root seventh year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queened to contorin to this Regulation. \n\nCubebs not formerly in Tariff Victoria, &c. \n\nThis Notification is not intended to super- sede that which was published in the Hong- Galingal Kong Gazette of the 17th of August-as Hartall \n\nHENRY POTTINGER. \n\nGOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS. \n\nDumve the absence of Lieutenant Colonel Mal colo, C. B.-or until further order-the Honorable J. R. Morrison, Esq., is to efficiate as Colonial \n\nSecretary. \n\nRichard Burgass, Esq.. is appointed Legal adviser to the Governcient of Hongkong, and to officiate as Clerk of the Legislative Council, pending the pica- sure of Nor Majesty's Government. \n\nBy order of His Excellency the Governor, and Commander in Chief of Longkong. \n\nRICHARD WOOSNAM. \n\nGovernment House, Victoria, Hongkong, 21st August, 1913. \n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. His Excellency the Governor having had ander his \n\ncoretul consideration the Instructions which have been received from Ier Majesty's Government on the Subject of Crown Lands in this Colony, is pleased to plish the following Extracts of a Despatch frora Her Majesty's Principal Snoretary of State for the Colonies. \n\n\"St HENRY POTTINGER is to abstain from \"alienating any of the kund on the Island, either in \"perpetuity, or for any time of greater length thum may be necessary to induce and enable the Tenants to rect substantial buildings, &c.\" \n\nBut with the general prohibition against the alie \"nation of Crown Lands, and with the generat refusal to sanction any such Grants as may have already \"been made. Lord Stanley would coment a promise, that insediately on the Establishment of a regular \"Government in the place, as inquiry should be insti. *luted, by some competent and impatial authority, into the equitable Claims of all Holders of Land, te #a confirmation, either permanent or teraporary, of \"their Tales, so far as they unit be courmed con- sistently with a just regard to the interests of Society \"at large,\" \n\n| \n\nthe unner of, and rules for, Vessels re- Rhubarb porting themselves will hereafter be publish- Turmeric ed-but is meant to provide for the Pro- vincial Authorities having unexpectedly is- sued the Proclamation above adverted to. \n\nBy Order, \n\nRICHARD WOOSNAM. \n\nGovernment House, Victoria, Hongkong, 18th August, 1843. \n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. \n\nIs Excellency the Governor and Commanderia Chief bring about to protest for a short time to Macao on the Public Service, is pleased to see that ho will continue to carry on all his duties as Governor, &c., during his absence. \n\nAll Letters and Reports to be sem as usual to the Go sertunem House where they will be forwarded. \n\nBy order, \n\nRICHARD WOOSNAM. \n\nGovernment House, Victoria, Hong-Kong, 24th August 1848. \n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. \n\nARTICLES. \n\nClass IV-Exported Sundries, Bangles (glass armlets) not formely in Tariff Bamboo Screens, and Bamboo Ware \n\nCorals, Native or false coral, not formely in Tariff Crackers, and fireworks of all kinds (formerly \n\nclassed as rockets, &c.] \n\nFans (feather fans, &c.) not formerly in the Tarit Glass, Glass ware of all kinds formerly classed as \n\nNative crystal ware \n\nGlass beads, or False pearls Kittysols or paper Umbrellas. Marble, Marble slabs, not formerly in Tarifl'. Rice Paper pictures Paper Fans \n\nPearls (false) not formerly in Tariff \n\nF \n\nB3 \n\nON \n\nClass F.-Erpedort Painter's Stores, de, dr. Brass Leaf \n\nGamboge \n\nRed Lead \n\nGlue, as fish glue, cow skin glue, &c. Paper, Stationery \n\nIn the Goods of Thomas Elworthy, and Tin foil Samuel Dyer, lately carrying on trade under Vermillion. the name and firin of Elworthy and Dyer, at Hongkong, and deceased intestate. \n\nNoruz is hereby given, that administration ofj the Estate and effects of the above named intostates will be forthwith granted to Angus Fletcher, trad- ing under the name and firm of Fletcher, Larkins & Co., at Macao, and to Willinn Gemmell, and firm of W. & T. Gemninell, & Co., at Hongkong; Henry Robert Harker, trading under the name and and all next of kin, Creditors and others concerned \n\nBy order, \n\nWith advertence to the principle laid down in the above Extracts, it will be understood, that Her Maherein are duly apprized thereof. jesty's Goverment do not recognize the validity of any Grants, or Sales, of Land that may have been made, or may have taken place, under any authority \n\nwhatsoever, previous to the Exelange of the Ratifi- \n\nCHARLES É. STEWART, \n\nTreasurer & Fini. Secy. \n\nGovernment Tlouse, \n\ncations of the Treaty, upon which event the Faland Victoria, Hongkong, 17th August, 1813. \n\n|| \n\nARTICLES. \n\nPaintings (large paintings) formerly, divided \n\ninto large and small paintings White Lead \n\n****** *= 88 \n\nClass VI-Exported Wares of various Kinds. Bone and Horn ware \n\nas fine, coarse, native, and middling) China Ware, fine and coarse (formerly classed \n\nCopperware, and pewter wäre \n\nManufactures of wood, furniture \n\nCER \n\n| \n\nIvory ware, all carved ivory work included, for- merly divided into ivory, and ivory Carvings Lacquered ware · \n\nMother'o' pearl ware \n\nPage 270Page 271", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 219575, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-008 - Foreign Office - 1844", "page_number": 35, "title": "CO129-008 - Foreign Office - 1844", "content_text": "Copy \n\nFrom Sir Hary Pettanger \n\nHongkong. Nov0 20/43. \n\n20.152. \n\n4 Inclosures. \n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. \n\nWith reference to the Government Notification, ed the 2d instant, announcing the intended early troduction of the provisions of the new Tariff and gulations for Trade at the remaining four Ports China, which are to be opened by treaty to oreign Commerce, in addition to that of Canton j nd adverting to the great increase of intercourse th, and resort of shipping to, China which may be pected to be the result of recent arrangements, as ell as to the necessity for strict and defined Rules hich springs from the arrangements, and more rticularly from certain stipulations which have een entered into between the High Contracting owers and inserted in a pending Supplementary treaty, which will bereafter be published for gene- information, His Excelleney, Sir Henry Pottin er, Bart., G. c. 8, Her Britannic Majesty's Pieni- tentiary and Chief Superintendent of Trade &c. China considers it to be his imperative duty to the special attention of the Masters, Owners, d consignees of all Merchant Vessels, whatever ay be their class or description, sailing under Bri- h Colors, that may be at this time in the Seas, or aters, of China, or of Her Britannic Majesty's lony of Hongkong, or that may hereafter eater ese Seas or Waters. to the Law relating to Mer- 204 Seamen as laid down in the Act of Parliament the 5th and 6th William tire IV. Chapter 19, used in the year 1835, and commonly called “ Sir \n\nnes Graham's Act.\" \n\nIn this calling attention to the above described of Parliament, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary Chief Superintendent of Trade deems it advis- to append to this Notification a brief Memoran- im Showing the Penalties attached to certain \n\nbreaches or evasions of the said Act which have heretofore been of frequent, and almost daily, occur. rence in China, and from which much trouble and serious public inconvenience have resulted; and to notify. that all Consular and other officers of the British Government in China. to whose duties it may appertain, will be instructed and authorized to summarily enforce the said Penalties, with regard to all Merchant Vessels, under British Colours, from and after the 1st day of December next in every instance where they inay be proved to have been justly incurred; likewise that His Excellency the Naval Commander in Chief will be requested to is sue the necessary instructions to the Captains and Commanders of all Her Majesty's, and the East India Company's. Ships of War and Steamers now, or hereafter, serving on the China station to aid and assist the said Consular and other officers in enfore ing the said Penalties, on receiving an officist appli cation, in writing, to that effect. \n\nIt is further notified, that the same rules are to be deemed applicable to the Parts of the military Posts of Tinghai (Chusan) and Koolangsoo, so long as those Posts may be garrisoned by Her Majesty's Combined Forces. \n\nHis Excellency the Chief Superintendent of Tra- de, &c. is also pleased to determine and declare. that when Vessels incur any af the Penalties and quit Chios before they can be enforced (in the case for instance of leaving any of the Crew behind, or discharging, or Shipping, Seamen without the sanc tion of the Consular officer) the Consignees, should there be no Owners, of the Vessel shall be held re- sponsible, so far as the Law will permit; and that in every case where the Consignees may not be consi. dered to be legally responsible for the Acts of the Master of any Vessel consigned to them, the most decided steps with be taken to have the penalties, with all attendait expenses, enforced and recoveral by the proper Courts of Law, whether the veseel may belong to, or be found in the United Kingdom. or India, or any of the 1'olonies subject to Her M3- jesty's, or the East India Company's Government. \n\nHer Majesty's Chief Superintendent of Trade, &c. in China takes this occasion to further notify, that he has received a representation from the officers of the Government of Chius regarding a practice which is stated to obtain amongst the foreign ship- ping at Whampoa, of throwing stone and other descriptions of Ballast into the river at that an- chorage, and as such a practice would be likely to be still more dangerous and derrimental to the anchorages of the Ports of Shanghai, Ningpo and Foochow foo, it is accordingly positively prohibited, as well at those Poris as at Whampoa; and Ber Majesty's Consuls are hereby directed, enpowered, and authorized to the the master of any vessel, under British Colours, that may be summarily cou- victed of a breach of this Rule, in a penalty of not less than ten pounds (210) and not exceeding twenty five pounds (£25) according to the circumstances of the case. All masters of vessels who may have Ballast on board which they wish to get rid of, or who may require Ballast from the shore, are direct- ed to report and apply, to the Consular officer on the sput, who will have a convenient place fixed on and pointed out, in the former case for its being de posited, atal in the latter from which it may be re- inoved. \n\nBy order of His Excellency Her Majesty's Pleni- potentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade, &c. &c., in China, \n\nRICHARD WOOSNAM. Dated at Macao, 4th Oct. 1813. \n\nMEMORANDUM, Penalties Liable to be incurred by the Masters or Owners of Vessal. \n\nFor carrying to sea any seaman without first entering into agreement, for every such seman, ten pounds. \n\nNeglecting to cause Agreement to be distinctly read over to each seaman, for every such neglect, five pounds. \n\nNeglecting to deposit with Collector or Cornp- positing any false copy a pounds, troller of Custom a truly of Agreement, or de- \n\nNeglect or refusal to pay wagh when Tue, forfeits two day's pay for every day so nexdecret. \n\nRefusing to make immediate payment of wages when due, without sufficient cause, five pounds. \n\nRefusing to give certificate to seaman, without sufficient cause, five poquls. \n\nNeglecting to make a return of the crew, extract. ed from the Aluster Roll, twenty-five pounds. \n\nNeglecting to inske a return of the crew of vessels lost or sold abroad. made up to the time of loss or sale. twenty-five pounds. \n\nForcing on shore, and leaving behind any one of the crew, at home or abroad, punishable by fine and imprisonment. \n\nDischarging seamen abroad without sanction of Consul or other functionary, punishable as a nuis- demeanor. \n\nNeglecting to deposit Agreement with British Consul or Vice Consul on arrival at foreign port, twenty-five pounds. \n\nprivity of Consul, twenty-five pounds. \n\nShipping seaman at a foreign port without the \n\nNeglecting or refusing to produce Muster Roll and Agreement to any officer of any of her Majesty's ships, or to the Registrar, or any of his Assistants, or any Collector or other officer of Customs, every offence, fifty pounds. \n\nPenalties Liable to be incurred by the Seamen, the amount of which may be stopped out of Wages dur. Refusing to join the ship after signing agreement, or thirty days imprisonment. or absenting unself without leave, forty shillings, \n\nFor temporary absence or neglect of duty, to for feit two days pay for every 24 hours. \n\nQuitting the ship without legal discharge, forfeits ene month's pay. \n\nAbsolute desertion. forfeits all wages, emolu- ments, clothes, and effects, on board. \n\nN. 8.-The Master on his arrival at any Foreign Port, where there shall be a British Consul or Pice- Consul, shall deliver the Agreement with his Ship's Crew, to such Consul or 4 ice-Consul, which shall be returned to him before leaving the Port. \n\n:", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-008 - Foreign Office - 1844.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 219645, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-008 - Foreign Office - 1844", "page_number": 105, "title": "CO129-008 - Foreign Office - 1844", "content_text": "DIEU \n\nMON \n\nANNO SEXTO & SEPTIMO \n\nVICTORIÆ REGINE. \n\nCA P. XCIV. \n\nAn Act to remove Doubts as to the Exercise of Power and Jurisdiction by Her Majesty within divers Countries and Places out of Her Ma- jesty's Dominions, and to render the same more effectual. \n\n[24th August 1843.] \n\nW \n\nHEREAS by Treaty, Capitulation, Grant, Usage, Suffer- ance, and other lawful Means Her Majesty hath Power and Jurisdiction within divers Countries and Places out \n\nof Her Majesty's Dominions: And whereas Doubts have arisen how \n\nexpe- \n\nacquired by Her Majesty in Countries \n\non the same \n\nfar the Exercise of such Power and Jurisdiction is controlled by and The Power dependent on the Laws and Customs of this Realm, and it is dient that such Doubts should be removed: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice out of Her and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, Dominions in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the shall be held same, That it is and shall be lawful for Her Majesty to hold, exer- Terms as cise, and enjoy any Power or Jurisdiction which Her Majesty now Her Ma bath or may at any Time hereafter have within any Country or jesty's Au Place out of Her Majesty's Dominions, in the same and as ample a thority in Manner as if Her Majesty had acquired such Power or Jurisdiction Colonies. by the Cession or Conquest of Territory. \n\n11 K \n\nII. And \n\nthe Crown \n\n口 \n\n1.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-008 - Foreign Office - 1844.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 298101, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8]", "page_number": 25, "title": "CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8]", "content_text": "Enclosure in Governor Sir Alpennedy's despatch\n\nNo 73 of 8th April 187?\n\nKiungchow, Hainan, has been formally opened to British Trade on and after the 1st April 1876.\n\nI beg to annex a copy of the Consular Notification with its enclosures (for local publication in the Hongkong Government Gazette).\n\nI have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant,\n\nU.B.\n\nNo. 69.\n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,\n\n24\n\n6463\n\nThe following Notification from Sir BROOKE ROBERTSON, C.B., Her Britannic Majesty's Consul, Canton, is published for general information.\n\nBy Command,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1876.\n\nCONSULAR NOTIFICATION.\n\nJ. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.\n\nThe undersigned hereby notifies that, in accordance with the Eleventh Article of the Treaty of Tientsin, the Port of Kiungchow, in the Island of Hainan, is opened to British Trade on and after the date hereof.\n\nAnnexed is a copy of Notification from Her Majesty's Minister in China, by which, the Island of Hainan is included within the Consular District of Canton, and the jurisdiction of Her Majesty's Vice-Consul therein defined; and also a copy of the Custom House Regulations under which Foreign Trade will, for the present, be conducted.\n\n(Signed,) B. ROBERTSON,\n\nKiungchow in Hainan, 1st April, 1876.\n\nTrue Copy,\n\nAnnex No. 1.\n\n(Copy.)\n\nCOLIN M. FORD, Consul.\n\nBy virtue of the Authority vested in me as Her Majesty's Minister at Peking, I have included the Island of Hainan, situated on the coast of China, in the dominions of the Emperor of China, within the Consular District of Canton, whereof Sir DANIEL BROOKE ROBERTSON, Knight, C.B., is Her Majesty's Consul, and whereas it is expedient to appoint a person to act temporarily as and for the said Sir DANIEL BROOKE ROBERTSON, C.B., within the said Island of Hainan, now a portion of the Consular District of Canton, I do therefore approve Mr. ROBERT JAMES FORREST to act as Vice-Consul within the said Island, and I authorize him within the same to hold and form a Court and to exercise all the power and authority which a person so acting temporarily may exercise under the 25th Section of the China and Japan Order in Council, 1865.\n\nTHOMAS FRANCIS WADE.\n\nAnnex No. 2. (Copy)\n\n(Signed,)\n\nPROVISIONAL CUSTOM HOUSE AND HARBOUR REGULATION FOR KIUNGCHOW.\n\nI. Masters must deposit their Ship's Papers and Manifest with their Consul (if they have no Consul, with the Customs, or with the Consul of some other Nation) within 48 hours after entering the Port.\n\nII. The Import Manifest must contain a true Account of the nature of the Cargo on board, and must be handed to the Customs before any application to break bulk can be attended to.\n\nShip's Papers.\nImport Manifest.\n\nIII. The Import Manifest having been received, and the Ship's Papers duly lodged with the Consul Applications to land or the Customs, Permits to land goods will be granted on the receipt of applications specifying the number of packages, with their marks, weight, quantity and such like particulars.\n\nIV. Before shipment of goods, Permits to ship must in like manner be obtained.\n\nApplications to ship Cargo.\n\nV. Cargo for which a Permit has been issued, but which cannot be received on board, must be brought to the Custom House jetty for examination before being relanded.\n\nExclusion of Cargo.\n\nVI. When a vessel has received on board the whole of her outward cargo, the Customs must be furnished with an Export Manifest.\n\nExport Manifest.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 298102, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8]", "page_number": 26, "title": "CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8]", "content_text": "DESPATCH.\n\nPayment of Duties.\n\nVII. After examination of goods, Consignees or Shippers will be supplied with a Memo, for early application should be made, of the Duties payable.\n\nThey may then pay the amount to the Haikwau Bank or Receiving Office, when they will be furnished with a Duty Receipt in Chinese, which they must bring to the Customs. Import Duty is due upon the landing of the goods and Export Duties on their shipment.\n\nAmendment in respect of weights or value must be made within 24 hours after the landing or shipment of the goods.\n\nNo.\n\nVII. On application being made for the Customs' Clearance, if the Customs are satisfied that the Import and Export Manifests are correct, and that all Dues and Duties have been paid, the Customs Clearance will be issued.\n\nTranshipment.\n\nPermits.\n\nLimit of the Anchorage.\n\nShipment and Discharge of Cargo.\n\nBallast and Dunnage.\n\nPilots.\n\nOffice Hours.\n\nIX. In all cases of transhipment, application must be made for a Tranship Permit. Goods transhipped before receipt of such Permit are liable to confiscation.\n\nX. All cargo, stores, &c., landed or shipped without a Permit, are liable to confiscation, and the Master of the vessel is liable to a fine.\n\nXI. The limit of the anchorage is defined by a line drawn from the extreme West end of Back Sua (b) Bank to the Jin-wee Point.\n\nDate.\n\n1876 Jul 12\n\nXII. The shipment and discharge of cargo can only be carried on within the above limit, as per previous Paper under the name of Ha-mua († 4).\n\nThe authorised Custom's jetty for the examination, landing, and shipment of goods is the one on the river side of the Custom House at Hoi-bow (:f} []).\n\nXIII. No Ballast or Dunnage can be shipped or discharged without Permits, and the same must be properly discharged into lighters or cargo boats, and deposited on shore. For failing to do this, the parties are liable to a fine.\n\nXIV. Vessels requiring native pilots for the Port of Kiungchow are permitted to call at the Ports or Places, namely, Pak-hoi (A), Nao-chow () and Shui-tung (I); but at these Ports or Places, no trade is allowed to be carried on.\n\nXV. The Custom House is open for the transaction of business from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M., Sundays and Holidays excepted.\n\nAll applications regarding Customs' business should be addressed to the \"Commissioner of Customs.\"\n\nCustom House, Kiungchow, 1st April, 1876.\n\nTrue Copy,\n\nCOLIN M. FORD.\n\n(Signed,)\n\nH. O. Browne,\n\nCommissioner of Customs.\n\nMe Southampton Rd 15\n\nfood and ... (with men and ...)\n\n... instruction for 23rd at 140 ... unnecessary\n\n25\n\n... to temporary Hospital involving heavy outlay ... Hospital bill ... to send out plans at once ...\n\nif ...\n\n... of greatest importance ...\n\nnew ...\n\nor allow Colony to ... lame \" ...\n\nMr Meade.\n\n(Minutes.)\n\n... has been ...\n\nthe plans ...\n\nU & 9 419)\n\nI believe M. Ihm ...\n\nEngaged for some time on part of the new Civil Hospital; I don't think we should allow any great outlay to be incurred in ... temporary Hospital ...\n\nI would send this paper on to ...\n\nHaile\n\nPerhaps you will, Ommanacy, & ask him how far it is likely that we shall be in a position to send out definite plans - MR\n\nMr Mmma\n\n... ranney.\n\n-2nd 15/4/76.\n\nThere sent the telegram ...\n\nannounced.\n\nI know you have not had ...\n\nMart bisme in which ... 43\n\nPage 22\n\nTelag\n\nLong trong\n\nNo. 4501\n\nMedical\n\n(Subject.)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 347017, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-252 - Acting Governor Barker & Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1891 [12]", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-252 - Acting Governor Barker & Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1891 [12]", "content_text": "## Examination Continued\n\n\"Next Japan mail?\" So before I had time to change my mind for the 20th time, I found myself a passenger on the _Miyako Maru_ for Tls. 30. We had a splendid trip, and I feel wonderfully better for it, and shall stop here for the next two mails, and if my uncle doesn't turn up, leave for Kobe alone. There are a nice lot of fellows in the Customs here, also found Mr. McLeavy Brown very kind. I will write again from Japan and remain, Yours truly, \"C. W. Mason.\"\n\nExamination continued-The second letter had under the signature cypher figures which were intended to give the date of accused's arrival in Chiakiang. At the top of the first page were two lines in cypher in pencil, which read, \"Arrive Friday night; follow instructions; everything as arranged.\" I had promised accused to enter into the conspiracy with him, after refusing on two distinct occasions. I thought that, had I refused, accused would have carried out his plans unknown to me, and that it was necessary I should know what he proposed to do, in order to keep the Commissioner of Customs informed. Before I agreed to join him, I told the Commissioner about it. At first, I thought accused was in earnest, but I was afterwards persuaded by Mr. Brazier and Mr. Rickman that he would never carry out his plans. I had a reason to believe that he had abandoned them, though his first letter from Hongkong gave me the impression that he had, because he announced that he was going from Hongkong to Japan. Mr. Brazier never thought that accused's intentions were serious. After accused's return from Hongkong, I was handed by Mr. Rickman a memorandum book which had belonged to accused. It contained writing in cypher, which I was asked to translate. I have made a translation of portions which were in cypher, and produce a copy of the translation.\n\n| Item | Instruction |\n| --- | --- |\n| (1) | Bell all furniture except bad. Leave with Croskey. Take Consular register and bank receipts. |\n| (2) | Take baggage down with me; store in Customs godown. |\n| (3) | Take to Hotel des Colonies. Visit sailors' places in missionary disguise and win over men. Arrange receipt of letters. Wire A. to lend £500 at Hongkong. Call, Bredon and Ready. Buy two ponies for Croskey. Find Gutzeit re coal steamers from Japan. Name his own price, Gutzeit, see pilots; take one down to Hongkong. |\n| (4) | I give arms. Croskey, ammunition, revolvers, and entlasses to 30 men (50 rounds for yamien and 10 foreigners with rifles only). |\n| (5) | Officers and instructions. Balts. 100 rounds. Seize Taotai and let none go out. Set writers to work copying proclamation. Practice revolvers in court. Hold against all attacks. Send specimen proclamation Y. T. C. H. immediately. Despatch Taotai's card men, two chairs, for Wong, Lin, Tau, Loh. |\n| (6) | Five cutlasses. 5 revolvers, 20 rounds, under Croskey, to telegraph. First wire re cholera, Shanghai and Wuhu. S. and W. All steamers not to touch. Disconnect all lines. Yang Chiu's headmen (4 and 5). Two sea-dogs with revolvers and cutlasses. Croskey return, bring operator along and leave three Chinese in charge to receive all papers and acknowledge. Chinese to let no one out. Send rations and men in morning. One man to guide Croskey back to ... S. N. Co. See Morris and then come to camp. After finish send message to telegraph and Morris on Kan-lu-ssu. |\n| (9) | Croskey despatches batches of 5, guard goods and canal. Two armed men with revolvers send boat load over to seize launches and send for Kwaohow to send back all but two gigs; lie Bund. Release passengers (unmolested). Distribute proclamations on Bund. |\n\nExamination continued-I understand in a measure what I was expected to do in accordance with this plan of campaign. I was told by accused that on his return, he would give me five or six men with whom I was to go to the telegraph office and disconnect the wires, after which I was to bring the operator to the China Merchants' jetty. I was afterwards to go to Silver Island and take possession of the forts. I spoke to Mr. Brazier the day after Mason first spoke to me. I did not agree to join him until a short time before his departure. I did not carry out his instructions, and acted in every way in opposition to the conspiracy, if it may be so called.\n\nAccused put no questions.\n\nRobert Edward Bredon deposed-I am a British subject and Commissioner of the I. M. Customs at Shanghai. I first saw the accused on the morning of 12th September at my office. A letter addressed to me was handed in at the same time as accused was announced. I produce the letter, which is as follows:\n\n**Private**\n\nSteamer Chiyuen, Shanghai, 12th September, 1891.\n\nSir,\n\nI am C.W. Mason, fourth Assistant A, transferred from Chiakiang to Peking with six weeks' leave. Shortly before I left Chinkiang (end of August), I was put in the way of discovering a very serious conspiracy of the Ko Lao Secret Society. I reported the matter to Mr. Acting Commissioner J.R. Brazier at the time. Although he made light of the importance of it, I employed my first fortnight of leave in following it up, and now I have to report that a quantity of arms and ammunition—viz: G. & Co. 35 packages shovels and steel-has arrived by this vessel from Hongkong en route for Chinkiang.\n\nMy object in giving this information is not to ask you to seize it here, but to allow it to go on, as applied for, to Chinkiang. I have certain information that if it is seized here, it will precipitate an immediate rise at all the ports, and the seizure of Customs moneys. If no suspicion is shown, the arms will be landed and stored at Chinkiang. The movement will not be carried out for some weeks, and we shall be able to track the contraband to its storing place, seize all previous stores, and have sure evidence by which to secure and convict the ringleaders and crush the revolt. I can scarcely dwell sufficiently on the importance of allowing the goods to go quietly forward, and letting them be applied for in the usual way at Chinkiang. The Society have their agents both on the steamers and in the yamên; so for a guard, none of the soldiers could be trusted. But as if I am suspected of treachery, my life will be in danger, I should be obliged if one or a couple of officers could be sent with me. I need scarcely say that the whole matter from beginning to end will be laid before the Inspector-General in a memorandum from me.\n\nI remain, etc., etc.,\n\n(Signed) C.W. Mason.\n\n**Nota-Bill of Lading produced by Mr. Mason:**\n\n\"China Merchants S. N. Company. Bill of Lading-Hongkong No. 84, dated 7th September. Chiyuen—G. & Co., 8 packages shovels. 27 packages steel. 35 packages only-Shipper Wing Shung. Consignee bearer, piculs 39.30 at 15 cents per picul=$5.90.\"\n\nI asked him some questions on the subject of the letter, and he repeated his request that the arms should go on to Chinkiang. I did not agree to this; in fact, the arms were in process of being seized at the time. I gathered from his remarks that he knew we were looking for the arms. He told me that he was at that time under orders to go to Peking at the expiry of his leave. I told him the best thing he could do would be to go to Peking at once, to drop the conspiracy and not return to Chinkiang. I added that he should go to Peking and lay the whole matter before the Inspector-General. I asked him to call again that afternoon and to dine with me at the Club in the evening. He did not come back in the afternoon but came to dinner. He said he had received a threatening notice just after he left my office in the morning, to the effect that if he did not proceed to Chinkiang at once, he would not leave Shanghai alive. He also said he had sent me a note explaining the circumstances of his not coming. I told him that up to then I had not received it. At dinner, we discussed the question, and I advised him that in spite of the notice, he still ought not to go to Chinkiang, and that he could get on board the _Fungshun_ just before she started that night. He gave me to understand that he would act on my advice, and I left the Club under the impression that he was going by the _Fungshun_. This was on Saturday night. On Monday morning, September 14th, I received the letter which accused said he sent me on Saturday afternoon.\n\n\"Hotel des Colonies, Shanghai, 12th September, 1891.\n\nDear Mr. Bredon,-A second warning has frightened me: I can't risk not going to Chinkiang. I shall leave by _Fuhwo_, tell Rickman I have come to fetch my thick clothes, and use my utmost endeavours to prevent a rising and obtain sufficient information to show some palpable result to the I.G. I shall be back in time to catch the next Tientsin steamer.\n\nMeanwhile, I may say that there are 25,000 more cartridges to follow from Hongkong, which I believe will be packed 500 to 1,000 in bales of sugar: probably they will change the mark. The only likelihood of finding them would be if there was a small lot of 25 or 50 packages.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-252 - Acting Governor Barker & Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1891 [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": 368851, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-287 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "page_number": 27, "title": "CO129-287 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "content_text": "## Page 24\n\nJunk behind, and the merchants very often tranship all at the large towns en route in order, if possible, to secure greater control over boats and their contents.\n\nA Company of the kind indicated would presumably only engage reliable employés, and, in addition to its own export cargo, would secure not a little of purely Chinese freight. Being an organized Association they would also be able to come to terms with the villagers at the rapids, who gain a living by hauling junks over dangerous spots and hiring out boats for purposes of transhipment when the water is low.\n\nA railway of course from Pakhoi to Nanning would thoroughly revolutionize the conditions of the carrying trade, and were the Chinese instead of assisting to build a railway from nowhere leading nowhere—to devote their spare capital to the construction of such a line, they ought to receive good interest on the outlay, which, as engineering difficulties are not likely to be great, would not be excessive.\n\nThe construction of such a line might, on the other hand, have the effect of increasing French political activity in this part of the world, as, should the attempt to tap South-East China viâ Lungchou prove a failure, it is not at all improbable that France would find a pretext for laying hands thereon, and reaching her goal viâ Pakhoi.\n\nThe Customs statistics for the quarter have not yet been made up, but, I understand, the average duty revenue has been about 11,000 taels per month, of which 2,000 taels have been transit dues on goods taken up country under some 700 inward transit passes. Considering that opium li-kin, coast trade duty, and tonnage dues do not appear in the local Returns, those figures compare very favourably with those of many older ports, and augur well for the future prosperity of Wuchow's trade.\n\nAs stated, however, full statistics must be available before one can ascertain if they are indicative of a real expansion of business.\n\nMerchants have been grumbling loudly against the excessively high rates of exchange charged by the Customs bank as compared with the market value of silver, and, as it seems to me, that their complaints are not without foundation, the matter evidently requires looking into. Although Article XXXIII of the Tien-tsin Treaty nominally indicates a fixed standard for the payment of duty, in practice there is no uniform rate, and, in view of the impossibility of fathoming the mysteries of exchange in China, a precise definition of what shall be considered the legal equivalent of a tael of Haikuan silver, would confer a great boon on the mercantile community at large, and obviate present disputes.\n\nSerious charges, too, of accepting bribes have been preferred against the Customs staff; but they have not been supported by sufficient evidence, and I am inclined to think that they originate with certain individuals, who, having been fined for making false declarations, consider themselves hardly treated, and have adopted this method of taking revenge.\n\n## Page 10\n\nI stated in my last report that I had occasion to write to the Prefect of Hsün chou with reference to the attitude of the people in that town towards some missionaries resident there. Since then I have had again to address him on the subject of an abusive and obscene placard, which he permitted to remain posted after its publication had been brought to his notice, and he has now issued a satisfactory Proclamation, and promised to exercise more care in the future.\n\nIn accordance with instructions received from Kueilin, the Tsang Wa Hsien, on the 24th August, issued a Proclamation announcing the settlement, on the 14th January last, of all outstanding claims of the French Government in respect of the missionary cases throughout this province; and, in terms of one of the clauses of the Agreement arrived at, enjoining on the people the necessity of living in peace with their Christian fellow-countrymen. It also stated that any missionary interference in purely native cases, not relating to religious matters, would not be allowed.\n\nAbout a month ago I received a despatch from the Governor, asking me to impress on all holders of passports the desirability of exhibiting them at every town at which they arrived, so that the authorities could adequately protect them, and, if necessary, warn them against visiting disturbed districts.\n\nSince his first formal call I have seen nothing of the new Prefect, but I hear he has been very ill all summer, and is thinking of resigning his post. The present Acting Magistrate is, in a month's time, to be relieved by the Ma-p'ing Hsien, who has been transferred to Wuchow.\n\nEarly in July the local officials and gentry, at their own expense, started a school for teaching English and mathematics, and there are now over 100 pupils enrolled. These had to pass a preliminary examination, and contribute 5 dollars towards the cost of purchasing books, &c. The instruction imparted is of a very rudimentary nature, and seeing the professors are two Chinese, on a salary of 17 dollars a-month each, it is not likely ever to attain a high standard.\n\nAs the form of the two or three despatches the Governor has addressed to me since my arrival has not been in accordance with the rules of Chinese etiquette in such matters, I requested the Taotai to draw the attention of his Excellency's writers to their omissions; and shortly afterwards received a reply, stating that the offending individuals had, by his Excellency's orders, all been dismissed.\n\n## Page 11\n\nAlthough three months have elapsed since I last reported on sites, I find it as difficult as ever to come to a conclusion on this point, and would almost prefer to leave the responsibility of a decision to my successor—the substantive holder of the post. The hastily-formed views regarding the mistake that has been made in locating the settlement on this side of the Fu River, to which I then gave expression, have since been confirmed by all residents and visitors to the port; and Dr. MacDonald, the Customs' doctor, who recently arrived here, is so convinced of the superiority of the west bank of the Fu River, from a sanitary point of view, that he has already bought land there, and is in treaty for more. The Commissioner of Customs is evidently swayed by a similar feeling of indecision. He has entirely abandoned his original idea of having the custom-house at the east end of Jardine, Matheson, and Co.'s property, and is endeavouring to get that firm to give him in exchange a piece of high ground nearer the town.\n\nThe position will, I think, be made clearer by the accompanying rough sketch.\n\n| Location | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (I) | Original proposed site for custom-house |\n| (II) | New proposed site for custom-house |\n| (III) | Butterfield and Swire's land |\n| (IV) | Temple occupied by myself |\n| (V) | Temple occupied by Mr. Acheson |\n| (VI) | Chin-lien-an temple site |\n| (VII) | Garden land for sale |\n| (VIII) | Garden land for sale |\n| (IX) | Land bought by Dr. MacDonald for native dispensary |\n| (X) | Land on hill-top for sale |\n\nThe custom-house was to have been placed in the east corner of (I), now Mr. Acheson is trying to procure the west corner of (II), his office at present being on a bulk moored at the lowest landing-jetty.\n\nButterfield and Swire's land (III), alongside of which the steamers anchor, is the most central and suitable piece of ground so far purchased, as it will require but little filling-in, and is near to the business quarter. Should the custom-house eventually be built on (II), Jardine, Matheson, and Co.'s property will have the advantage of being in close proximity thereto; but, on the other hand, their constituents will have a long way to go if they want to discuss business, and, as is well known, the native is averse to walking further than he can possibly help.\n\n(IV) and (V) give the positions of the temples occupied by myself and Mr. Acheson; and, unless land be purchased from Jardine, Matheson, and Co., and the very great expense incurred, (VI) is the only site I can find on this side of the river. It is a delapidated temple, the Chin-lien-an, standing on a slight elevation, not reached by ordinary floods, and next to the pauper cemetery. It is, roughly, about 200 feet wide by 400 feet deep; and I am told, once acquired, it would be an easy matter to have the paupers' graves removed, and part of the space occupied by them included in the Consular grounds. The price demanded is 3,600 taels. Although situated on what for this side of the river is, comparatively speaking, high ground, it is during the floods surrounded by water, and at all times by graves innumerable, more or less saturated with moisture.\n\nWuchow is classed by the Chinese as lying in the malarial regions, and, after my summer's experience here, I quite recognize that they did not adopt this classification without reason. I have had several attacks of fever, all my servants have suffered in turn, and Mr. Acheson has had similar experiences.\n\nIn fact, the whole of the level land east of the Fu River, including the town, is low-lying and unhealthy, being invariably inundated during the summer months. Every inch of high ground is covered with graves, and level ground not built upon has been converted into stagnant fish-ponds, studded—more Chinese—with offensive latrines. These ponds, as the winter advances, gradually dry up, leaving wide stretches of filthy mud, and, under those circumstances, it is hardly surprising that the place should be as morbiferous as it is.\n\nThe sole reason why it would be desirable to have the Consulate on this side would be not to inconvenience those having dealings with it. But I venture to think that by the time a Consulate has been built, the present necessity of almost daily communication with the Consul will have ceased. Steamers will then be running under river certificate and everything in working order, and, in the event of any one having business to transact at the Consulate, it would be no great hardship to make him go to the other side of the Fu River, which is only one-third of a mile away from the steamer anchorage, and not as far as the stretch across the river at Swatow.\n\nOn the west bank of the Fu River several sites are easily obtainable. (IX) is the piece of land bought by Dr. MacDonald for a native dispensary, and (X) is a piece on the hill-top, for which he is at present negotiating on the basis of 450 dollars for six mou.\n\n(VII) and (VIII) are two pieces of garden land, for which 2,800 taels and 2,500 dollars are being asked, respectively.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-287 - Public Offices & Others - 1898.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 395250, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-326 - Foreign Office - 1904", "page_number": 587, "title": "CO129-326 - Foreign Office - 1904", "content_text": "Page 584\n\nInclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\nExtract from the \"Hong Kong Daily Press,”\n\nREMOVAL OF THE ARTIFICIAL OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE CANTON RIVER.\n\nOn behalf of the Kwungtung Provincial Authorities.\n\nOFFERS in connection with the removal of the barriers in the Canton River, as specified hereinunder, are hereby invited by the Undersigned.\n\n1. To remove sunken stones to the following estimated amounts:—\n\n2,500 cubic yards to a maximum depth of 18 feet at low water spring tides (Customs data).\n\n3,000 cubic yards to a maximum depth of 12 feet.\n\n1,000 cubic yards to a maximum depth of 8 feet.\n\nThe removed stone to be the property of the contractor. It is believed that the stones consist chiefly of granite, and that they vary in size up to 5 cubic feet. The offer should be made in respect to granite and to \"other stone,\" and at so much a cubic yard. The stone recovered will be measured in the boats, and the proportion of granite to other stone ascertained by a method to be mutually agreed upon.\n\nThe offer should state the minimum number of divers to be employed and the months during which the work will proceed.\n\n2. To remove piles from the Cambridge (Yu Chu) and the Whampoa (Li Tak) barriers, the piles to be the property of the contractor.\n\nOffers for the removal of stones and piles, as above, will be required at once.\n\n3. To remove entirely the wooden bridge (Sha Lo Muk) barrier, including all outlying piles which are visible above low water. The whole of the material, consisting of piles, timber, bolts, &c., to be the property of the contractor. The offer should state a period for the completion of the work.\n\n4. To remove a portion of the central section of the iron (Sha Lo Tih) barrier as follows:—\n\nThe twenty-four single-screw piles and connecting girders of its northern end, and the adjoining forty-one groups of triple-screw piles—these piles to be entirely removed and (with all chains, bolts, girders, plates, and other gear belonging to the structure) landed and stowed on the adjacent shore at the Sha Lo Fort jetty.\n\nThe speedy performance of this work is especially desirable, and the period within which the work is undertaken to be completed will be an important factor in accepting an offer.\n\nOffers for the removal of the iron and bridge barriers as above will be received until the 10th September. Prospective tenderers of offers are free to examine the barriers by divers, &c.\n\nA satisfactory bond for the due performance of undertaken work will be required.\n\nOffers in reply to this advertisement, and correspondence on the subject, should be addressed to the Barrier Office, Custom-house, Canton,\n\nThe right of accepting or rejecting any offer made hereunder is hereby expressly reserved.\n\nR. DE LUCA, Acting Commissioner of Customs.\n\nCustom-house, Canton, August 17, 1904.\n\n(Signed)\n\nWhat the Customs are doing I can only gather from private conversations, and from general report; the Viceroy's people merely say that the barriers are now in the hands of the Customs. The Customs are afraid of saying anything official, though they are in no way averse from private talks in general terms.\n\nTyler is conducting a very thorough survey of all the barrier reaches. I was led to believe that this had been done before, and, in fact, it was done before, but so inefficiently that Tyler cannot use the information collected. In the course of his survey, he has examined the Elliott Reach, which was blocked by a stone barrier as early as 1845 (it is said), and which was up to then the principal approach to Canton. Of course, if the Elliott Reach, which is shorter than the Back Reach, and is said to promise a deeper channel, can be made available, all the better.\n\nBut I fancy that if it is opened Mr. Tyler will advise that the expense of removal of the three barriers in the Back Reach need not be incurred at present.\n\nSo far as I can judge, the \"artificial obstructions\" of Article V can only have been the well-known barriers in the Back and Front Reaches. The Elliott Reach does not seem to have been used within memory, and the barrier across it was evidently not thought of by Sir James Mackay. Tyler has evidently not made up his mind yet, and the question may not arise, but it seems clear that what he is working for is to set off the removal of the Elliott barrier against the three (iron, wood, and tai shek) in the Back Reach.\n\nI am at present without complete information, but so far as I can gather from river captains with whom I have conversed, the Elliott Reach would really be a great improvement on the Back Reach, if the barrier and silt were properly removed. So far, I have said nothing to Tyler to discourage his project. What I do not like is the delay which this want of a definite plan is bound to cause, and it is with the object of reducing this delay within minimum limits that I telegraphed to you. Tyler tells me now that his plans have been approved by Sir Robert Hart, but he is reticent as to the exact scope of those plans.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\n(Signed)\n\nC. W. CAMPBELL.\n\nDear Sir Ernest,\n\nInclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\nActing Consul-General Campbell to Sir E. Satow.\n\nCanton, July 18, 1904\n\nI TELEGRAPHED to you on the 4th July with the object of hastening the Customs, who are now practically charged by the Viceroy with the removal of the barriers.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-326 - Foreign Office - 1904.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 407491, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906", "page_number": 787, "title": "CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906", "content_text": "Enclo. No. 1 in Mr. Carnegie's No. 365 of September 3, 1906.\n\nWal Wu Pu to Mr. Carnegie.\n\n35556 Lock 28 (1996)\n\nPeking, Tuangku 32nd year, 7th month, 9th day.\n\n(August 28th, 1906).\n\n776\n\nSir,\n\nWe have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 18th instant, concerning two cases of piracy of British launches plying on the West River, and requesting the issue of instructions to the Viceroy of Canton for the arrest and punishment of the pirates without delay.\n\nOn the receipt of your Note, we communicated by telegraph with Their Excellencies the Viceroy of Canton and Governor of Kuangsi, and the former has now replied stating that on August 10th, as passengers were taking their places on the British steamer \"Jung-Fa\" at the cain jetty of Nan-Tan-Chu in Kuangsi, the vessel was boarded by over twenty pirates, who opened fire on the soldiers conducting the inspection of passengers, and killed two of them, named Chu Chi and Li Yuan respectively, whilst three others, Chang Sheng, Lu Yun, and Ning Piao, wounded by the firing, were pinioned in the hold of the vessel. The pirates then compelled the vessel to proceed down-stream, and on arriving at Ta-Mu-Yung on the Meng River two more pirates, armed with rifles and revolvers, came to the assistance of those already on the launch, which was now forbidden to show any lights or to blow her whistle. In this way they rushed past the Customs Station at Wuchow at 9 p.m., and on arrival at P'an Lung K'ou in the district of Feng Ch'uan the pirates landed and made good their escape.\n\nOrders were immediately issued to the Tao tai of Wuchow and", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 407722, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 186, "title": "CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906", "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[35556]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n[October 22.]\n\nSECTION 2. CO\n\n42969\n\nR 22 NOV O\n\nMr. Carnegie to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received October 22.) (No. 365.) Sir,\n\nPeking, September 3, 1906.\n\nI HAVE the honour to transmit herewith translation of the reply which I have received from the Wai-wu Pu to my note of the 18th August, copy of which was inclosed in my despatch No. 353 of the 22nd August, relative to the two cases of piracy of British launches plying on the West River which have occurred since the attack on the \"Sainam.” The Wai-wu Pu, after giving details of these outrages, which have been supplied by the Viceroy of Canton, state that his Excellency considers that the piracy of vessels plying singly is largely due to the practice of embarking passengers en route and the laxity with which inspections are conducted, and that he has appointed an official to discuss with His Majesty's Consul-General and the Commissioner of Customs measures of precaution to be adopted.\n\nAs will be seen from Inclosure 2 in Mr. Mansfield's despatch No. 39 of the 10th August, of which I inclose copy, the Viceroy has already communicated to him for his consideration certain regulations which he proposes should be enforced on all British vessels. Mr. Mansfield states that his Excellency has acted in the \"Sainam\" case with energy and promptitude, and that it is probable that a fair proportion of the pirates will be brought to justice.\n\nThe organization by European experts of a proper police force, both on shore and on the waterways, is, in Mr. Mansfield's opinion, the obvious and only real remedy for the present state of affairs. The principal difficulties of carrying out such a scheme lie in the Viceroy's dislike of foreigners and his precarious financial position.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) LANCELOT D. CARNEGIE.\n\nP.S.-I have the honour to inclose copy of a despatch just received from His Majesty's Consul-General at Canton, containing details of the piracy of the two British launches referred to above.\n\nInclosure in No. 1.\n\nL. D. C.\n\n(Translation.) Sir,\n\nWai-wu Pu to Mr. Carnegie.\n\nPeking, Kuang Hsü, 32nd year, 7th month, 9th day (August 28, 1906),\n\nWE have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 18th instant, concerning two cases of piracy of British launches plying on the West River, and requesting the issue of instructions to the Viceroy of Canton for the arrest and punishment of the pirates without delay.\n\nOn the receipt of your note, we communicated by telegraph with their Excellencies the Viceroy of Canton and Governor of Kuangsi, and the former has now replied stating that on the 10th August, as passengers were taking their places on the British steamer \"Jung-Fa\" at the main jetty of Nan-Tan-Chu in Kuangsi, the vessel was boarded by over twenty pirates, who opened fire on the soldiers conducting the inspection of passengers and killed two of them, named Chu Chi and Li Yuan respectively, whilst three others, Chang Sheng, Lu Yün, and Ning Piao, wounded by the firing, were pinioned in the hold of the vessel. The pirates then compelled the vessel to proceed down-stream, and on arriving at Ta-Mu-Yung, on the Meng River, two more pirates, armed with rifles and revolvers, came to the assistance of those already on the launch, which was now forbidden to show any lights or to blow her whistle. In this way they rushed past the Customs station at Wuchow at 9 P.M.,\n\n* Not printed.\n\n[2183 y-2]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 411448, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 625, "title": "CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "## [This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government \n\n619 \n\n2 \n\nfrom the gentry of Hupei. He was not disposed to memorialize on the subject, however, without an intimation from the Central Government that a loan would be authorized.\n\nAs the result of our interview with your Excellencies, we understand that the Board of Communications is prepared to support the construction of provincial railways in general, and the above-mentioned lines in particular, provided that loans can be negotiated under conditions acceptable to the Chinese Government, and conforming to the views of the provincial authorities concerned; and we further understand that your Excellencies are prepared to convey to his Excellency Chang Chih-tung an intimation in this sense.\n\nRegarding the present condition of the money market and the high-standing of China's credit as favourable to the successful inception of railway undertakings under guarantee of the Imperial Government, we have the honour to submit, for your Excellencies' consideration, our suggestion that the provinces which are now considering the construction of railways, and particularly Hupei, be notified that any proposals emanating from the provincial authorities or bureaus, for authority to borrow foreign capital for these enterprises, under conditions acceptable to the Chinese Government, will be supported by the Board of Communications. We venture the opinion that if this is done the present unsatisfactory condition of railway undertakings in several provinces will speedily be remedied and the desired means of communication economically introduced to the immediate benefit of the Central Government and the provinces alike.\n\nIn conclusion, we have the honour to state that so soon as the necessary authority for negotiations has been given, the Companies which we represent are prepared to offer liberal terms for the financing and construction of such lines as may be approved by the Board of Communications and the Imperial Government.\n\nWe have, &c.\n\n(Signed) **BLAND AND CASENAVE**.\n\n## CHINA RAILWAYS.\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**.\n\n[9739]\n\n## No. 1.\n\n### War Office to Foreign Office.-(Received March 25.)\n\nSir,\n\n13726 \n\n[March 2.]\n\n| Date | Document Reference |\n| --- | --- |\n| 19 APP 07 | War Office, March 22, 1907. |\n\nI am commanded by the Army Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 15th instant, inclosing a copy of a map of the Swatow district showing the trace of the Swatow-Chao-chou Fu Railway.\n\n2. A copy of Lieutenant-Colonel Pereira's Report on that railway has been received from the General Officer Commanding the Troops in South China, and, in accordance with your request, I am to forward herewith two copies of it for the information of Sir Edward Grey.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n(Signed) **E. W. D. WARD**.\n\n### Inclosure in No. 1.\n\n#### Report by Lieutenant-Colonel Pereira respecting the Swatow Railway.\n\nThe Ch'ao-shan (Ch'ao-chou Fu-Swatow) Railway was formally opened on the 28th November, 1906. The line, the Commissioner of Customs told me, is 24 miles long. Including sidings it is 30 miles of rail. It is intended to prolong the line at either end from the Swatow terminus past the city down to the harbour on the east side of the city, where a jetty will be built, and from the Ch'ao-chou Fu terminus to I-khoe (in Mandarin, \"I-chi\") on the Han River, the latter an extension of 24 miles.\n\nIt is hoped that the freight will then be diverted from the Han River to the railway, but as the railway charges will be higher than by boat, this is hardly likely to succeed.\n\nI travelled over the line on the 19th December, 1906. Three trains run each way daily, leaving Swatow at 7 A.M., 11 A.M., and 3 P.M. respectively, and returning from Ch'ao-chou Fu at 9 A.M., at 1 P.M., and at 5 P.M. The journey each way takes eighty-four minutes; my train was two minutes late starting and twelve minutes late arriving, whilst on the return journey it started three minutes before time, and arrived about five minutes late. It is said that the administration of the railway is well organized, and that trains are punctual.\n\nThe Swatow terminus is about 1 mile from the harbour. To reach it, it is necessary to go through the native city, cross a stone bridge over a branch of the Han River about 30 yards wide, and take a ferry over a second branch about 50 yards wide. The railway station is about 100 yards from the ferry.\n\nThe Han River, which unites into one stream, passing Chao-chou Fu, breaks up into two channels just below that city, and later on splits up into many branches, forming a delta in the plain around Swatow.\n\nThe railway runs across this very fertile plain, mostly given up to paddy fields, and cut by many small streams and ponds. These streams and ponds are especially numerous around the Swatow terminus. Villages are very plentiful on the plain, and a local missionary estimated that it is the most thickly populated part of the province he has seen. Trees are plentiful owing to the number of villages, especially on approaching Ch'ao-chou Fu; perhaps the banyan and cotton trees are most common, whilst in places there are orange groves. There is also a good deal of bamboo. A good deal of sugar-cane is grown.\n\nRocky hills 600 feet to 1,000 feet high begin beyond Am-pou, and continue 20 or 3 miles to the left (west and north) of the line nearly all the way, opening out for a short way beyond Phu-ien station. There are also hills some 5 miles to the east of Am-pou, which, however, soon recede.\n\n[2421. bb-1]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 421251, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909", "page_number": 40, "title": "CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "## Inclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\n**(No. 25.)**\nSir,\n\nConsul Goffe to Sir J. Jordan,\nWuhu, November 24, 1908.\n\nI HAVE the honour to transmit herewith copies of despatches which I received yesterday from Captain Nugent, of His Majesty's ship \"Flora,\" giving details of the recent mutiny of Anhui troops at An-ching.\n\nSo far, there are no signs of the movement spreading to this port, and the few troops there are here are, apparently, under good control; it is reported, however, that there are a good many revolutionaries here whose actions will be guided by the course of events in the capital. Although there is much excitement, principally amongst the students, consequent on the recent developments in Peking and An-ch'ing, business is being carried on as usual, and there are no indications of trouble. It is reported, however, that some of the defeated mutineers from An-ch'ing have fled to Lu Chow Fu and other cities, where they have commenced looting, and this news is causing some anxiety.\n\nThere are some hundred foreigners here, many of whom, principally missionaries, reside some little distance from the customs jetty; and in view of the disquieting news from An-ching the foreign community met yesterday at the Consulate to arrange with the Senior Naval Officer as to what steps should be taken in the event of trouble occurring. The steam-ship \"Wingsang,\" which is temporarily taking the place of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson, and Co.'s hulk at this port, is, at the request of the Senior Naval Officer, lying with banked fires, and she would be able to raise steam and slip her moorings within an hour should the necessity for such a step arise.\n\nAs reported in my telegram No. 7 of the 18th instant, the Wuhu Taotai died suddenly on the evening of the 16th instant, and the charge of the port devolved on the Magistrate, a man by no means capable of dealing with the present situation. The papers announced that Kuo Ch'ung Kuang had been appointed acting Taotai, but it was reported that owing to family affairs he would not arrive here for a month or so. It seemed to me that the presence of a responsible official in the port was essential at such a time as the present, and yesterday I telegraphed to the Governor urging him to send a Taotai here without delay. Last night I received a telegram from his Excellency saying that Kuo Ch'ung Kuang would leave An-ch'ing to-day to take up the post of acting Taotai of Wuhu, and he added at the end of his message that the revolt at the capital had been entirely suppressed.\n\nSir,\nI have, &c.\n(Signed) **HERBERT GOFFE**.\n\n## Inclosure 4 in No. 1.\n\nCaptain Nugent to Consul Goffe.\n\nI HAVE the honour to inform you that the situation here is as follows:-\n\n\"Flora,\" at Anking, November 22, 1908.\n\nTwo thousand soldiers belonging to the Anhui Province revolted on the 19th November, and attempted to seize Anking city. They occupied East Fort and surrounded the walls, but were driven out of the fort by shell fire from four small Chinese cruisers and from the vicinity of the river on the 20th instant.\n\n2. I arrived at 5 P.M. on the 21st; East Fort was considerably damaged by the bombardment. Everything appeared to be quiet and the Chinese General Ta Fong Yu was on board the cruiser \"Tsch-Tien\"; he stated that all the rebels had been driven to the hills.\n\n3. The Secretary to the Governor of Anking came on board \"Flora\" about 6:30 P.M., and he stated that the rebels were still firing on the north side of the city, and that the soldiers who had revolted were mostly recruits, also that nine camps of Nanking and Hankow troops were advancing to suppress the revolt.\n\n4. I received a letter from Mr. Westwood of the China Inland Mission stating that there were twelve men, two women, and two children in the city. As he seemed anxious to be taken off, I requested the Governor to have them safely conducted on board His Majesty's ship \"Flora.\"\n\n5. I have no news of the Military Attachés. They are supposed to be at Tai-ho, about 60 miles from here; I am endeavouring to communicate with them by letter, and will get them away if possible.\n\n6. At present the revolt appears to be confined to the Anhui soldiers, and it remains to be seen how far it will extend.\n\n7. His Majesty's ship \"Britomart\" reports that the missionary at Tatung stated that the soldiers there intended to revolt on the 20th, but there are only a few soldiers at that place, and the Customs official, Mr. Hance, said he knew of no trouble at Tatung.\n\n8. I will remain here for the present.\n\nFull reports by telegram from Tatung have been sent to British Minister Peking, and to Commander-in-chief, Hong Kong.\n\nSir,\nI am, &c.\n(Signed) **ROWLAND NUGENT**.\n\n## Inclosure 5 in No. 1.\n\nCaptain Nugent to Consul Goffe.\n\n\"Flora,\" at Anking, November 22, 1908.\n\nTHE following missionaries were embarked on board His Majesty's ship \"Flora\" this afternoon :—\n\n| Name | \n| --- | \n| Mr. McCarthy | \n| Miss Ogden | \n| Miss Barber | \n| Miss Tomlinson | \n| four children | \n| Mr. Taylor | \n| Mr. Linston | \n| Mrs. Westwood |\n\nMrs. Westwood is taking passage this evening in Japanese steamer to Shanghai. The remainder are going to Hankow at first opportunity. All the other male missionaries are remaining on shore here for the present.\n\n**(No. 26.)**\nI am, &c.\n(Signed) **ROWLAND NUGENT**.\n\n## Inclosure 6 in No. 1.\n\nConsul Goffe to Sir J. Jordan,\n\nSir,\n\nWuhu, November 25, 1908.\n\nIN continuation of my immediately preceding despatch, I have the honour to transmit herewith copies of further despatches received this morning from Captain Nugent at An-ch'ing, a résumé of which was contained in my telegram No. 1 of to-day's date.\n\nSome of the mutineers who fled from An-ch'ing have been arrested here, and last evening there were some looting and rioting in the immediate vicinity of the port, which were suppressed, not without difficulty, by the military. The police are now provided with rifles at night, and armed bodies of troops patrol the principal streets of the city and suburbs, visiting the hotels and inns en route.\n\nOver 100 local troops left here this morning for Lu-chou Fu, about 250 li to the north-west of Wuhu, where serious trouble is reported; but owing to the interruption of... \n\nPage 39", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 429140, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 481, "title": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "2\n\nopposition to the Rijke scheme. Seeing that it was no use pursuing the subject further, I contented myself with pointing out that such an international commission would only involve further expense and delay.\n\nThe upshot of the whole discussion was that the Dean was authorised to address the note, copy of which I have the honour to enclose, to the Wai-wu Pu,* requesting as a first step to be furnished with a copy of the report of the Chinese commissioner in order to ascertain what were the intentions of the Chinese Government in regard to continuing the work on the Whangpoo.\n\nOn the 15th June I received from Sir Pelham Warren a copy of a report on the Whangpoo Conservancy by Mr. Merrill, Commissioner of Customs at Shanghai, and translations of the memorial to the Throne of the two Viceroys, Jui Cheng, ex-Viceroy of Nanking and Special Commissioner, and the present Viceroy Chang, and of a set of twelve regulations drawn up by them.†\n\nIn transmitting these documents, copies of which I have the honour to enclose, Sir Pelham Warren expressed the opinion that the memorial was too vague in its references to the works \"planned\" and \"completed\" to be taken as a definite statement of Chinese policy, and he drew my attention to the fact that only the first seven of the regulations are to be strictly carried out,\" as if the memorialists were aware that the remaining five must be subject to the views of the foreign representatives. Mr. Merrill's memorandum he qualified as being about as good a presentation as can be made of the case against the provision of further funds by the Chinese Government.\n\nThe documents were considered by the consular body, who decided to take no action with regard to the Viceroy's memorial, while as to Mr. Merrill's report, they determined, before expressing any opinion on his proposals, to ask Mr. Merrill to allow it to be submitted to M. de Rijke for his official opinion.\n\nMr. Merrill in his memorandum lays stress on the success that has attended the execution of the two principal features in M. de Rijke's scheme, viz., the closing of the old ship channel and the deepening of the Junk or Astraea Channel, and the building of the jetty where the Whangpoo flows into the Yang-tsze, and he holds that the great results achieved fully vindicate the wisdom and soundness of M. de Rijke's main plans. He then proceeds to deal with the necessity of providing for the preservation of the work done, and the best and most economical means of securing that end, pointing out that the fate of Shanghai as a commercial metropolis is bound up with the maintenance of the navigability of the river. He enumerates what he considers the most necessary additional works mentioned in M. de Rijke's report of the 15th April, 1909, which should be carried out as the funds available may permit, viz., the training work on the right side of the river below Pheasant Point, to be followed by the cutting away of Pheasant Point; the construction of protective cribwork above the Kajow Creek to check erosion of the banks; and dredging in the entrance of the Soochow Creek. The execution of any or all of these works depending on the provision of the necessary finances, Mr. Merrill goes into a detailed examination of the estimated expenditure and receipts of the board up to the 30th September, when both the dredging and the jetty contracts are expected to be completed, and he finally comes to the conclusion that the total maximum funds at the disposal of the board for future work after the 30th September, 1910, will be roughly 650,000 taels, out of which he recommends the purchase of a dredger and dredging outfit for 500,000 taels, the remainder to be used so long as it lasts for the maintenance of a greatly reduced staff and for carrying out the most important parts of the works of maintenance and improvement as set forth above while waiting for the arrival of the dredger.\n\nMr. Merrill then turns to the question of the provision of further funds, and he estimates that with an additional sum of 300,000 taels a-year an adequate staff could be maintained, a dredger kept at work, and further works of maintenance and improvement carried on. He holds, however, that the Chinese Government, having fulfilled the condition of the 1905 agreement as to supplying funds, cannot be expected to contribute further, and that therefore resort must be had to special taxation of the trade and shipping of Shanghai. He suggests that the necessary sum might be raised by a levy of 2 per cent. on customs duties, which would bring in 180,000 taels and a levy of tonnage dues of 13 candareens per ton on shipping entering the port, which would produce 135,000 taels; but he clearly foresees that the consent of the foreign representatives to such taxation could only be obtained by conceding some measure of foreign control of the proceeds of the taxes; he suggests foreign representation on the conservancy board, which has proved so successful in the case of the Haiho Conservancy Board.\n\n•\n\nThe memorial of the Viceroys is not half so satisfactory or reasonable. The whole tenour of this document is that, whether the work is finished or not, the Chinese Government cannot, under any circumstances, be called upon to incur any more expenditure when once the whole amount stipulated in the agreement of 1905 has been exhausted. The Chinese duties and obligations are then at an end, and the conservancy board should then be abolished, the engineers and employés discharged, and the Shanghai taotai entrusted with the maintenance of the works.\n\nThe twelve regulations appear to call for no special comment, as they are clearly inacceptable if the work at present completed is to be preserved, let alone the execution of the unfinished portions of the de Rijke scheme.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER.\n\n477", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 429661, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 398, "title": "CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "6\n\ntides, the range of tides being about 5 feet. At Shanghai the rise of springs is neap about 9 feet, and at neap 6 ft. 6 in. above low-water ordinary spring tides the range of the neap tides being 4 feet. It would appear from levellings and observations recently made for M. de Rijke that low-water ordinary spring tide at Shanghai is 1 foot higher than low-water ordinary spring tide at Woosung.\n\nDatum.\n\n13. It will be noticed that we have referred the tidal particulars given above to low water of ordinary springs, this being the datum which has been adopted by the We should, Whangpoo Conservancy, and is the result of many years of observation. however, point out that there also exists the \"Customs datum,\" which is adopted by the harbour-master, and is used in signalling to vessels the depth of water which is available. This last-named datum is the lowest recorded low-water level, and is 2 feet below the \"Conservancy datum\" just referred to. It is desirable that the harbour officials and the Conservancy Board should endeavour to agree upon a common datum, the existence of two zeros being liable to give rise to confusion.\n\nCharacter of Bed of River.\n\n14. The Whangpoo runs throughout its length, across a flat alluvial country, of which extensive areas are liable to flooding, especially at high tides, for notwithstanding that dykes or bunds have been constructed over considerable lengths, they have not been maintained in proper and efficient state of repair. The bed of the river is in places of soft and, from the point of view of engineering works, a treacherous character, especially in the neighbourhood of Gough Island. The right bank through Ship Channel, previous to the construction of the new works, had been subject to very rapid erosion, a comparison of old charts showing that between 1877 and the date of the commencement of the works the channel has shifted to the eastward to an extent fully equal to its width.\n\n15. The Whangpoo is, naturally, a clear-running river. The Yang-tsze, on the other hand, is heavily charged with silt, especially during the floods in the summer months, when it is reported to rise normally 45 feet above its low-water level at Hankow and about 2 feet at Woosung. Its waters carry into the Whangpoo, on a rising tide, large quantities of matter in suspension, which are deposited during slack water, thus forming banks and shoals in the bed of the river. It therefore happens that the Whangpoo, although rising to a higher level, is not in so good a condition for navigation at this season of the year, as it is after the Yang-tsze floods are over.\n\nPort of Shanghai.\n\n16. The port of Shanghai is situated on the left bank of the river, about 14 miles above Woosung. On arrival there almost all vessels are berthed at a wharf, but some lie in the stream, made fast to buoys, and swing with the tide. In a few cases they moor head and stern and do not swing. The cargo from steamers lying in the stream is loaded into native boats, by which it is either conveyed up the creeks, or landed at one of the numerous pontoon piers or wharves, and thence taken to the merchants' godowns.\n\n17. The river is crowded with all kinds of native craft, running from large five-masted ocean-going junks down to sampans. We gathered from the witnesses, whom we examined, that vessels drawing upwards of, say 24 or 25 feet, and some of the mail-steamers, do not as a rule come up the river to Shanghai, but remain at anchor at Woosung, either in the Whangpoo abreast the fort railway station, or in the Yang-tsze off the end of the jetty. Other vessels, of heavy draught, not infrequently lighten at Woosung before going up the river to Shanghai.\n\nApproaches to Whangpoo River.\n\n18. It is important here to explain the general practice observed in the navigation of vessels proceeding to and from Shanghai. There exist in the Yang-tsze River, about 25 miles below Woosung, patches of shoal water named the Fairy Flats, on which, as shown on the Admiralty charts, the depth is from 2 to 3 fathoms, but, according to the local pilots, a minimum depth of about 18 feet at low-water ordinary spring tides may usually be found there.\n\n7\n\n19. Captain Gregor and Captain Evans (before referred to) informed us that it is the usual practice for vessels approaching Shanghai to leave the fair-way bell-buoy, off the Yang-tsze Cape, and 20 miles south-east of the Fairy Flats, at one hour after low water, and thence to proceed up the river. Fairy Flats are passed at about one-third flood, the vessel carrying the tide with her past Woosung—which is reached at about high water—and then up the river to Shanghai, where she arrives about an hour after high water, using the last of the flood current to swing head downstream prior to coming alongside a wharf. When outward bound from Shanghai the time for departure is not quite so important, as vessels are almost always then of lighter draught; but the practice is to leave a little before high water, so as to pass through the Astræa Channel about the top of the tide.\n\nNavigable Depth required.\n\n20. The improvement works in progress under the direction of M. de Rijke, for the Whangpoo Conservancy, are designed to give a minimum depth of 15 feet at low-water ordinary spring tides in the new or Astræa Channel. We have already mentioned, in paragraph 12, that at Woosung neap tides rise 8 feet above low-water ordinary spring tides thus giving an available depth at high-water neap tides of 25 feet, which may be taken as limiting the draught of vessels which could reach Shanghai during such tides to, say about 24 feet. From the foregoing it will be seen that the depth provided by the improvement works, about corresponds with that which is available over the Fairy Flats.\n\n21. It would thus appear, for the reasons given, that if a minimum depth of 18 feet at low-water ordinary spring tides is provided and maintained throughout the Whangpoo River to Shanghai, such depth would be sufficient to pass any vessel which could come up the Yang-tsze to Woosung. A vessel, however, of unusually heavy draught, which could not pass over Fairy Flats until a later period of the flood tide than above described would have either to anchor at Woosung and lighten, or wait there during a tide, in order to pass through the Astræa Channel during the following high water.\n\nII. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE WHANGPOO CONSERVANCY.\n\n22. For many years the deteriorating condition of the Whangpoo has been a menace to the existence of Shanghai as a sea-port, consequently efforts have been made by the Chamber of Commerce to obtain the appointment of a board charged with the improvement and proper conservation of the river. In putting forward these efforts the chamber were strongly supported by the consular body at Shanghai, as well as by the foreign Ministers at Peking; but it was not until almost thirty years had elapsed that definite provision was made for the above purpose in the peace protocol following the Boxer rising of 1900,\n\nOriginal Conservancy Board.\n\n23. At that date a Conservancy Board was appointed which comprised representatives of China and of all the foreign Powers interested in Shanghai. It was agreed that the necessary works should be carried out, and that half the cost should be defrayed by the Chinese Government and half by the foreign nationalities.\n\nModified Conservancy Board.\n\n24. This board, however, never actually met. Difficulties due to the number of its members and the complicated nature of its constitution proved to be so great that it was unanimously agreed by the Chinese Government and the foreign Powers that China should herself undertake the works, subject to the provision that, if they were not carried out satisfactorily, the Powers might revert to the original board, for which stipulation was made in the protocol.\n\n25. Thus, in 1905, a convention was signed under which, instead of the board provided by the peace protocol, a Conservancy Board was created consisting only of the taotai of the native city and the local commissioner of customs, China agreeing at the same time to pay the entire cost of the works, and to forthwith provide 9,200,000 Haikwan taels in twenty annual instalments of 460,000 each. Provision was likewise made that in the event of the money being required at an earlier period,\n\n397", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 429666, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 403, "title": "CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "402\n\n16\n\nM. de Rijke proposes to remove by dredging, carried out in two belts having depths of 9 and 13 feet respectively at low-water ordinary spring tide, the total quantity of material to be removed being estimated at 1,700,000 cubic yards.\n\nCutting Back of Pootung Point.\n\n82. At Pootung Point it is also proposed to cut back the sharp angle formed in the right bank to the extent shown on drawing No. 1, the dredging being carried out in two belts having depths of 15 and 18 feet, respectively, at low-water ordinary spring tide. The total quantity of this dredging is estimated at 931,000 cubic yards.\n\nCutting Back of Bank at Native City.\n\n83. M. de Rijke's complete scheme contemplates the cutting back of the bank at the Native City, to the extent likewise shown on drawing No. 1. The dredging, in this case also, would be carried out in two belts, having depths of 12 and 15 feet respectively at low-water ordinary spring tide. The total quantity of materials to be removed at this place is estimated at 2,204,000 cubic yards.\n\nFurther Works.\n\n84. The total of the dredging works proposed but not commenced is thus about 7,500,000 cubic yards, and upon their relative desirability, as also upon the other works suggested, we shall offer our remarks in subsequent parts of this report. Various smaller works are also proposed by M. de Rijke, thus carrying the improvements to the upper harbour limit.\n\nIX. THE EFFECTS PRODUCED BY THE WORKS ALREADY EXECUTED.\n\n85. We now come to a consideration of the effects which have been produced in the river, by the construction of the works so far as they have been carried out. Approaching this question it will be of interest, if, in the first instance, we give some figures showing the results actually achieved, and afterwards refer to the opinions expressed by those directly interested in the navigation of the river.\n\nEffect on Outer Bar.\n\n86. In April 1902 the harbour-master stated in a report that there was at that time, on the Outer Bar, a depth of only 13 feet below Customs datum (15 feet at low-water ordinary spring tide). In February 1907, before the commencement of the works, the depth, according to the same authority was 14 ft. 6 in, below Customs datum (16 ft. 6 in, low-water ordinary spring tide).\n\n87. From M. de Rijke's report for the quarter ending the 31st December, 1909, it appears that there was then a depth of 18 feet at low-water ordinary spring tide over a width of 1,050 feet from the jetty, and of 22 feet at low-water ordinary spring tide over a width of 600 feet. Thus the Outer Bar practically no longer exists, notwithstanding that there has been no dredging over this portion of the river.\n\nEffect on Inner Bar.\n\n88. With respect to the Inner Bar, we have, in paragraph 36, given the small depths of water which were, at various dates, available over that obstruction. By the recent closing of the Ship Channel and the opening out of the Juuk Channel (now called \"Astra\" Channel, on account of His Majesty's ship \"Astræa\" having been the first vessel to pass through it on the 5th May, 1909), all questions regarding the old Inner Bar have been disposed of. The depth of water adopted for the \"Astræa Channel\", although less than that which existed for a limited width in the old Ship Channel, is throughout its length considerably greater than was formerly available over the Inner Bar, at the outlet of the Ship Channel. Inasmuch as the minimum depth over the Inner Bar limited the draught available for navigation between Woosung and Shanghai, it is evident, as will be further explained in succeeding paragraphs, that a very valuable improvement has been effected by the disappearance of the Inner Bar as one result of the works which have been already carried out.\n\n17\n\n89. In the achievement of this satisfactory result it should be noted that throughout the whole of the constructive operations the minimum or fouling depth previously available between Shanghai and the Yang-tsze, by way of the Ship Channel, was never diminished nor was the navigation of the river interfered with.\n\nDepth over Inner Bar during Progress of Works.\n\n90. In support of this last-named statement particulars supplied by the harbour-master show that the \"official\" minimum depth below Customs datum in the Ship Channel in 1906, the year before the works were commenced, was 10 ft. 6 in. in August; in 1907 the least depth was 11 feet in September; in 1908 it was 10 ft. 6 in. in the same month; and in 1909 it was not less than 11 ft. 6 in. up to the 1st July, at which date the Astræa Channel was opened, for general navigation by day, with a minimum depth of 13 feet below Customs datum. On the 15th September following lights were exhibited and the channel opened for general traffic both by day and by night, the old Ship Channel being finally abandoned.\n\nDepth in Astrea Channel.\n\n91. With regard to the present depth in the Astræa Channel, the harbour-master, in a memorandum dated the 14th February, 1910, states that \"a fairway at least 600 feet wide at its narrowest part, with a depth of not less than 13 feet at lowest low-water spring tides (i.e., Customs datum) has been maintained since the opening of the channel.\" He further states, \"within the next two weeks it is confidently considered that we will be able to signal 15 feet at lowest low-water spring tides. It must be borne in mind that this office's low-water datum is 2 feet below that of the Conservancy Board.\" (See paragraph 13 above.)\n\n92. We may add that the depth signalled indicates the draught of the vessel which may pass through the channel, so that, allowing, say, 1 foot of water under the keel, and 2 feet, the difference between the Customs datum and the Conservancy datum, the depth of 15 feet, when signalled by the harbour-master, would correspond with 18 feet at low-water ordinary spring tides aimed at by M. de Rijke. It further appears from M. de Rijke's report for the quarter ending the 31st December, 1909, that, with the exception of one small patch having a depth of 17 ft. 6 in., 18 feet at low-water ordinary spring tides, was available over an average width of, say, 950 feet. Messrs. Wilson and Matthews inform us that while at Shanghai they satisfied themselves by actual soundings of the accuracy of the above figures.\n\nEffect of Scour in the Astrea Channel.\n\n93. With regard to the scouring action of the currents in Astræa Channel, it may be noted that by comparing soundings taken in September 1907 with those of June 1908 M. de Rijke found that the material actually removed was 2,643,000 cubic yards (2,464,000 cubic yards in barges) had been removed by dredging, leaving a balance removed by scour of 1,056,000 cubic yards. The same calculation was repeated in September 1909, when it was found that a total quantity of 9,976,000 cubic yards has been removed, of which 4,716,000 cubic yards (7,078,000 cubic yards in barges) had been dredged, leaving a balance of 5,260,000 cubic yards as having been scoured. These results appear to us to be very satisfactory as affecting the prospects of the future maintenance of the channel as now developed by the works which have been carried out.\n\n94. It is also interesting in this connection to note that last autumn, prior to the letting of the latest dredging contract referred to in paragraph 74, after all dredging operations in the Astra Channel had been suspended for two months the official depth was not reduced, although it is right to add that the pilots of two of the steam-ship companies state that they observed some shoaling.\n\n95. In answer to enquiries by Messrs. Wilson and Matthews as to whether any increase in the range of tide at Shanghai had been observed since the opening of the Astræa Channel, or as to the time of high water having become relatively earlier in consequence of improved tidal development, M. de Rijke informed them that, although no definite observations had been made, he was of opinion there had been certain changes of the character referred to. In this connection the harbour-master also stated that he considered there had been a marked improvement in the channel above Gough Island and that an \"increased flow of tide\" was apparent.\n\n[2958 hh-1]\n\nF", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 429667, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 404, "title": "CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "# 18\n\nEffect on the Navigation of the River.\n\n96. In order to ascertain as far as practicable the general opinion of those principally concerned in the improvement of the Wangpoo, Messrs. Wilson and Matthews, when at Shanghai, interviewed several gentlemen interested in the shipping and general trade of the river, who courteously afforded them valuable information.\n\n97. Amongst these gentlemen were Mr. Merrill, Commissioner of Customs, and one of the members of the Wangpoo Conservancy Board; Mr. Landale, chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council, and local manager of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson, and Co.; Mr. Marshall, agent of the P. and O. Company and chairman of the Shipping Conference; Mr. Wright, deputy chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire; M. Michelau, of Messrs. Melchors, agents for the North German Lloyd and Hamburg-America Shipping Companies; M. de Thuy, agent for the Messageries maritimes; and Captain Schellhoss, technical attaché to the German consulates in China.\n\n98. In addition to the gentlemen above named, Messrs. Wilson and Matthews had several interviews with Captain Carlson, the harbour-master, who at all times readily furnished such information as was desired from him, also ship-masters and pilots of the P. and O., Norddeutscher Lloyd, Messageries maritimes, Ocean Steamship, and other companies. It is gratifying that the agents and pilots of the Norddeutscher Lloyd and Messageries maritimes companies were good enough to furnish such information on the spot, seeing that, as already remarked in paragraph 3 we have unfortunately not been successful in meeting the representatives of these companies in London.\n\n99. Although it is not necessary to follow in detail the opinions expressed by these gentlemen, we may state that, with regard to the broad question at issue, they were practically unanimous in the opinion that the Astrea Channel is greatly superior for navigation purposes to the old Ship Channel, both on account of its straighter course and its greater width of dead water. They also earnestly hoped that the works in progress would be fully completed. Whilst putting forward the foregoing views and opinions, we should also remark that M. de Rijke's scheme has on other grounds been the subject of much adverse criticism, to which reference will be made hereafter in section XI.\n\nX. THE COST OF THE UNDERTAKING.\n\nWork Fund.\n\n100. As already described (paragraph 25) the cost of the whole of the works had, by the convention of 1905, to be borne by the Chinese Government, the amount being estimated at twenty annual instalments of 460,000 Haikwan taels, or a total of 9,200,000 Haikwan taels. This sum may therefore be taken here as the work fund.\n\n101. In order to prosecute vigorously the two main portions of the undertaking, viz., the Woosung Jetty Works and the opening of the Junk Channel, it became necessary at the commencement of the undertaking to arrange for a fund of 4,500,000 Haikwan taels for immediate contracts.\n\n102. There was, however, as already pointed out, a reservation in the convention that if a greater sum of 460,000 Haikwan taels was required in any one year, China might obtain a loan for the same, interests being defrayed out of the capital sum of 9,200,000 Haikwan taels. The result thus came about that a loan was obtained for 2,998,235 Haikwan taels, being fixed as representing the total interest to be paid on the same. The effective sum forming the work fund was thus reduced to 6,201,764 Haikwan taels. This last-named amount has, however, since been augmented by the addition of 300,000 Shanghai taels, specially granted last year. This total work fund, therefore, stands as follows:-\n\nOriginal capital sum9,200,000\nLess interest on loan2,998,235\nTotal net sum6,201,764\nSpecial grant300,000\nTotal net work fund7,208,765\n\n19\n\nContract Work.\n\n103. Contract No. 1, for the construction of the Woosung jetty and contingent works, amounted to 1,997,798 Shanghai taels, to which must be added a sum of 23,326 Shanghai taels for extra work, making a total of 2,028,124 Shanghai taels. Contract No. 2, for dredging in the Junk Channel, amounted to 2,000,000 Shanghai taels, to which must be added 7,614 Shanghai taels for extra work, making a total of 2,007,014 Shanghai taels. Contract No. 3, for further dredging in Astræa Channel, amounted to 264,000 Shanghai taels. These three contracts therefore necessitated a total expenditure of 4,292,738 Shanghai taels.\n\n\"Own Administration\" Work.\n\n104. The sum expended on \"own administration\" work (i.e., work carried out departmentally by the board under M. de Rijke) amounted at the 31st December, 1909, to 2,132,833 Shanghai taels.\n\nTotal Expenditure on Works.\n\n105. It will be seen from the foregoing that at the end of last year, including both “contract\" and \"own administration\" works, a total sum of 6,425,571 Shanghai taels has been expended, leaving an available balance of only 783,194 Shanghai taels out of the total net \"work fund\" of 7,208,765 Shanghai taels referred to in paragraph 102.\n\n106. Our information regarding the financial aspect of the works was obtained through Mr. A. G. H. Carruthers, secretary to the Whangpoo Conservancy.\n\nXI-CRITICISMS OF THE WORKS WHICH HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT.\n\n107. Whilst at Shanghai Messrs. Wilson and Matthews obtained, as far as it was practicable to do so, particulars of the grounds on which the criticisms of M. de Rijke's scheme and the operations in connection therewith were based, and in many cases had the advantage of bearing the objections directly from their originators.\n\n108. They were fortunate in having several interviews with M. Michelau, whose firm, as already mentioned, are agents for the North German Lloyd and Hamburg-America Shipping Companies, and also with Captain Schellhoss. These gentlemen courteously received them, and afforded the fullest information as to the objections raised by the German community and the reasons for the same.\n\n109. In the first place, M. de Rijke was severely criticised for having commenced the works in 1907 on lines practically corresponding with those which he had laid down in 1895, notwithstanding that in the meantime great alterations had taken place in the river; this in particular reference to the selection of Junk Channel for improvement rather than Ship Channel.\n\nMemorandum of the \"Deutsche Vereinigung.\"\n\n110. In November 1907, some months after the present works were commenced, we understand, a copy of a memorandum, addressed to the German Imperial consul-general and supported by the German Association (\"Deutsche Vereinigung\") of Shanghai, was forwarded by that association to the chairman of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, with a letter dated the 5th November, 1907.\n\n111. The memorandum supported the contention that Ship Channel should be adhered to as the permanent navigation route, and stated that, although at the date of M. de Rijke's report of 1898 the Ship Channel was shoaling, in 1907, when the works were about to be commenced, the same channel was again deepening and the Junk Channel shoaling.\n\n112. In support of the latter statement the memorandum quotes the following from M. de Rijke's quarterly report, dated the 26th January, 1907:\n\n\"The depth of water in the river generally has greatly increased, owing to the heavy rain washing out the channel (Ship Channel), and consequently defence work has proved more difficult. Gough Island Reach, where some of the largest works have to be made, has grown much deeper, and the shoaling of Ship Channel will be much more expensive than at first estimated.\"\n\nPage 403", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 460330, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "page_number": 463, "title": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "content_text": "SIR,\n\n54\n\nChina Association, Shanghai, to Sir E. D. H. Fraser.\n\nChina Association,\n\nShanghai, 31st October, 1914.\n\nIn continuation of my letter of the 19th instant, I have the honour to inform you that the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's \"Atsuta Maru\" left Shanghai yesterday with a further detachment of men, volunteers for service in His Majesty's Army.\n\nI beg to enclose list of the men, with records of their past services. 28 were on board when the vessel left, and two more will join the steamer at Hongkong.\n\n55\n\nhave left Shanghai, I am asked to convey to you the warmest thanks of its members for the kind consideration shown by your Company in carrying the men and for the facilities offered.\n\nLetters of appreciation have been received from men on both the \"Sowa Maru\" and the \"Atsuta Maru\" with regard to the accommodation and to the messing: and to the Captains, Officers and crew of these steamers I would likewise ask you to extend the thanks of the Association.\n\nThe Manager,\n\nNippon Yusen Kaisha.\n\nI am, &c.,\n\nH. A. J. MACRAY,\n\nVice-Chairman.\n\nSir E. D. H. Fraser, K.C.M.G.,\n\nH.M. Consul-General,\n\nShanghai.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nH. A. J. MACRAY,\n\nVice-Chairman\n\nSECOND CONTINGENT.\n\nJ. D. Blankeney\n\nWm. Hood\n\nSell\n\nMark Boniface\n\nP. R. G. Laing\n\nR. H. Smyth\n\nJ. Lonergan\n\nJ. Thompson\n\nA. H. K. Tod\n\nN. W. Breeze\n\nC. F. Burdett\n\nGeo. Copley\n\nW. C. Creeden\n\nP. Doody\n\nJ. S. Elliott\n\nE. M. France\n\nL. J. Morley\n\nR. E. Ost\n\nJ. W. Peet\n\nA. E. Ratcliffe\n\nW. R. Richards\n\nR. B. Roach\n\nE. J. Hayward\n\nH. M. Rogers\n\nErnest Wann\n\nW. H. J. Watton\n\nH. B. C. Way\n\nR. H. Williamson\n\nH. B. Wilmer\n\nChas. Wilson\n\nSIR,\n\nShanghai Branch to H.B.M. Consul General.\n\nChina Association,\n\nShanghai, 19th November, 1914.\n\nFurther to my letter of the 31st October, I have the honour to inform you that the P. & O. S.S. \"Nubia\" left Shanghai on the 17th instant with a further detachment of men, volunteers for service in His Majesty's Army.\n\nI beg to enclose list of the men with records of their past services. Twenty-six were on board when the vessel left and one will join the steamer at Hongkong.\n\nThe s.s. \"Nubia\" connects with the S.S. \"Medina\" at Colombo and is due to arrive at London on the 24th December.\n\nSir E. D. H. Fraser, K.C.M.G.,\n\nH.M. Consul-General.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nH. A. J. MACRAY,\n\nVice-Chairman,\n\nSIR,\n\nChina Association, Shanghai, to Nippon Yusen Kaisha.\n\nChina Association,\n\nShanghai, 10th November, 1914.\n\nOn behalf of the China Association, as representing the British Commercial Community, and under whose auspices the Volunteers for service in the British Army\n\nTHE THIRD BRITISH CONTINGENT.\n\nDEPARTURE FROM SHANGHAI.\n\nThe third British Volunteer Contingent left for home on Tuesday by the P. & O. steamer \"Nubia.\" Numbering twenty-seven, they were given a most enthusiastic send-off at the Customs Jetty at half-past eight in the morning by a crowd of between 300 and 400. The arrangements for their departure were, as before, in the hands of the local branch of the China Association,\n\n460", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493810, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 201, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "# MINUTES OF CONFERENCE HELD AT THE WAR OFFICE ON 3rd AUGUST 1922 TO DISCUSS CERTAIN PROPOSALS FOR SURRENDERING CERTAIN W.D. LAND AT VICTORIA AND KOWLOON, HONG KONG, TO CIVIL GOVERNMENT, WHO WILL PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION ELSEWHERE.\n\nPRESENT:\n\nMajor General R.S. Kay, C.E., C.M.G., D.S.O., D.A.Q.M.G.\n\nColonel A.A. McHardy, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., C. of S. & S., Chairman\n\nColonel J.P. Brooker, C.B., C.M.G., F.W.R.\n\nLieut.Col. H.F.L. Grant, D.S.O., M.O.3.\n\nCaptain A.G.B. Buchanan, F.W.J.\n\nVice Admiral Sir L.E. Power, K.C.B., D. of D., Admiralty\n\nCapt. C.W.R. Royds, C.M.G., R.N., C.H.\n\nColson Esq., O.B.E., M.I.C.E.\n\nMr. H. Beckett\n\nMr. H.C. Gordon\n\nMr. F. Slattery\n\nMr. F.L. Lloyd, D. of F.T. & Sports, Colonial Office\n\nLt. General Sir G.M. Kirkpatrick, K.C.B., K.C.S.I., M.G.O.F.(b)\n\nMajor D.C. Robinson, M.C., Q.M.G.1., M.G.O.F.(b), D.L.1.a.\n\nThe Chairman, after briefly explaining the situation, proposed to go through each memorandum attached to the agenda.\n\nAdmiral Power enquired whether the War Office were retaining the Camber as it might be necessary for a Dockyard extension. He was informed that there was no question of surrendering this.\n\nMemorandum A. on scheme for redistribution of the Garrison.\n\nThe proposed alternative accommodation to be provided by the Colonial Government was generally agreed to. It was pointed out by Lieut. General Sir G.M. Kirkpatrick that the alternative accommodation for the Headquarters Offices at the Detention Barracks, Victoria, would require greatly improving and a local committee on the spot could determine what improvements would be required.\n\nAlso Staff Officers' Quarters would have to be provided at Victoria. Possibly a site near the Detention Barracks would be suitable. Lieut. General Sir G.M. Kirkpatrick pointed out that the Kowloon Reclamation Area, near Customs Jetty, was very important. It was an ideal site for setting up an Ordnance Depot and a Base to receive supplies of all sorts by sea. There were great possibilities for expansion, and excellent sites existed for a seaplane base to be installed.\n\nMemorandum B...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493815, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 206, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "200\n\nNotes accompanying the Agenda,\n\n203\n\nMemorandum A.\n\nEarly in 1920 the Hong Kong Legislative Council raised the question of the resumption of the Military Establishment in Hong Kong, both at Victoria and Kowloon. The reasons that the Council urged were the lack of facilities for commercial expansion in the Colony owing to the occupation by the Military Forces of land which would be of great value for business premises.\n\nThe Colony concurred in the principle that in cases where existing buildings are removed, reprovision implies building on an up-to-date basis.\n\nAfter some correspondence, the Army Council agreed generally with proposals put forward by G.O.C. The Forces in China, whose scheme for redistribution of the garrison is as follows:-\n\n \n UNIT\n HEADQUARTERS\n PRESENT LOCATION\n FUTURE LOCATION PROPOSED BY GEN. SIR K. PATRICK\n \n \n \n a) Offices.\nb) G.O.C's. House,\nc) Staff Officers Qre.\n Victoria Barracks, Hd.Qqr.House Victoria.\n Victoria.\n \n \n \n Detention Bks.\n \n as at present Victoria\n \n \n R.G.A.\n manning BELCHERS and MT.DAVIS.\n Victoria Barracks (except care and maintenance parties at batteries.\n Increase peace accommodation at MT.DAVIS to 1 manning relief for 2 guns if necessary. Remainder CUSTOMS PASS, in War requisition accommodation.\n \n \n H.K.S.R.G.A.\n \n \n \n \n \n British Infantry\n 1st Battalion.\n2nd Battalion.\n Wellington Barracks, Victoria,\nMurray Barracks, St.Austin Barracks.\n CUSTOMS PASS.\nCUSTOMS PASS.\n \n \n Indian Infantry.\n R.A.S.C. K.A.S.C. etc.\n Wellington Barracks,\nWhitfield Barracks,\n Hd,qrs,and 3 Coys, Gun Club Hill. 1 Coy. Wellington and Mt.Austin, CUSTOMS PASS.\n \n \n Hospital.\n \n Bower Road.\n Kowloon Reclamation near CUSTOMS Jetty. Selection of site not urgent. Can await consideration of Cantonment Site.\n \n\nThe Scheme was submitted to His Excellency The Governor of Hong Kong and the reply is contained in Memorandum A,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493828, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 219, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "7\n\nUnit.\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nA+\n\nPresent location.\n\n216\n\nProposed future location.\n\nHeadquarters,\n\na) Offices.\n\nb) G.O.C's House,\n\nVictoria Barracks. Hd.qr. House Victoria,\n\nc) Staff Officers qrs. Nil.\n\n1, G.A. manning\n\nBLUCHERS and\n\nHT. DAVIS.\n\nVictoria Barracks (except care and maintenance parties at batteries)\n\nVictoria,\n\na) Detention Bks.\n\nAs at present\n\n(e) Victoria.\n\nIncrease peace accommodation at Ht. DAVIS to 1 manning relief for 2 guns if necessary. Remainder CUSTOMS PASS, in War requisition accommodation.\n\n1.K.S.R.G.A.\n\nWhitfield Camp\n\nGun Club Hill Bks,\n\nWellington Barracks,\n\nVictoria.\n\nCUSTOMS PASS.\n\nWellington Barracks,\n\nBritish Infantry.\n\n1st Battalion,\n\nWellington Barracks Murray Barracks. Mt. Austin Barracks.\n\n2nd Battalion.\n\nIndian Infantry.\n\nWhitfield Barracks.\n\nF.A.3. C. 5.A.0.C, etc.\n\nVictoria.\n\nHospital.\n\nBowen Road,\n\nHd.qrs. and 3 Coys, Gun Club Hill. 1 Coy. Wellington & Mt. Austin.\n\nCUSTOMS PASS.\n\nKowloon Reclamation near customs jetty.\n\nSelection of site not urgent. Can await consideration of Cantonment site.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493831, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 222, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "8IS\n\n219\n\nfalne!\n\nKa punu am dentele\n\nJ.T\n\nfotop accompanying the Arenda.\n\nEarly in 1920 the Hong Kong Legislative Council raised the question of the resumption of the Military Establishment in Hong Kong, both at Victoria and Kowloon. The reasons that the Council urged were the lack of facilities for commercial expansion in the Colony owing to the occupation by the Military Forces of land which would be of great value for business premises.\n\nThe Colony concurred in the principle that in cases where existing buildings are removed, reprovision implies building on an up-to-date basis.\n\nAfter some correspondence, the Army Council agreed generally with proposals put forward by G.O.C. The Forces in China, whose scheme for redistribution of the garrison is as follows:-\n\n \n PRESENT LOCATION\n FUTURE LOCATION PROPOSED by J. Kirkpatrick\n \n \n HEADQUARTERS\na Offices. Victoria Barracks.\nb G.O.C's. House, Ha.qr.House Victoria, Staff Officers Qrs.\n Victoria.\nDetention Bko. (as at present) possibly (6) Victoria\n \n \n R.G.A. manning BELCHERS and MT. DAVIS.\n PINEWOOD for Sumler\n \n \n Victoria Barracks (except care and maintenance parties at batteries)\n Increase peace accommodation at MT.DAVIS to 1 manning relief for 2 guns if necessary. Remainder CUSTOMS PASS, in War requisition accommodation.\n \n \n H.K.S.R.G.A.\nX.E.\nBritish Infantry 1st Battalion.\n2nd Battalion.\nIndian Infantry.\n \n \n \n K.A.S.C. R.A.O.C, etc.\nHospital.\n Whitfield Camp Gun Club Hill Bko e\nWellington Barracks, Victoria\nWellington Barracks, Murray Barracks. Mt.Austin Barracks. Nil.\nWhitfield Barracks.\n \n \n Bowen Road.\n Victoria.\n \n \n \n Hd.qrs.and 3 Coys,Gun Club Hill.1 Coy.\nWellington and Mt.Austin, CUSTOMS PASS.\nCUSTOMS PASS.\nKowloon Reclamation near CUSTOMS Jetty.\nKing's Park unsuitable Selection of site not urgent. Can await consideration of Cantonment Site.\n \n\nThe Scheme was submitted to His Excellency The Governor of Hong Kong and the reply is contained in Memorandum A.\n\nWar", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493850, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 241, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "# MINUTES OF CONFERENCE HELD AT THE WAR OFFICE ON 3rd AUGUST, 1922, TO DISCUSS CERTAIN PROPOSALS FOR SURRENDERING CERTAIN W.D. LAND AT VICTORIA AND KOWLOON, HONG KONG, TO CIVIL GOVERNMENT, WHO WILL PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION ELSEWHERE.\n\n238\n\nPRESENT\n\n+\n\nD.S.O., D.M.Q.\n\nF.V.3.L.O.3. F.W.3.\n\nChairman,\n\nMajor General R.S. May, C.B., D.A.G.\n\nColonel A.A. Le Hardy, C.B., C.M.G. D.S.O., D. of S. & S.\n\nColonel E.P. Brooker, C.B., C.M.G.,\n\nLieut. Col. H.F.L. Grant, D.S.O.\n\nCaptain A.G.B. Buchanan.\n\nVice-Admiral Sir L.E. Power, K.C.B.,\n\nC. in C.\n\nCaptain C.R.V. Royds, C.I.O., R.N.\n\nC.H. Colson Esq., O.B.E., H.K.G.F. (b)\n\nMr. H. Beckett.\n\nMr. H.C. Gordon,\n\nLir F. Slattery.\n\nMr. F.L. Lloyd.\n\nD. of D. Admiralty.\n\nD. of P.T. and Sports.\n\nC.E. in C. Admiralty, Colonial Office, H.K.G.F. (b) M.G.O.F.\n\nD.L.1.a.\n\nLt. Gen. Sir G.H. Kirkpatrick, K.C.B., K.C.S.I.\n\nMajor D.C. Robinson, M.G.\n\nQ.M.G.1.\n\nThe Chairman, after briefly explaining the situation, proposed to go through each memorandum attached to the agenda.\n\nAdmiral Power then inquired whether the War Office were retaining the Canber and the adjacent land on the sea side of Wellington Barracks, as he considered it important that this land, which was bounded on both sides by Admiralty property, should be transferred to the Admiralty in case the War Office wished to dispose of it.\n\nHe was informed that at present there was no question of surrendering this land, but that should its surrender become advisable in the future, the Admiralty would be informed.\n\nMemorandum A. on scheme for redistribution of the Garrison.\n\nThe proposed alternative accommodation to be provided by the Colonial Government was generally agreed to. It was pointed out by Lieut. General Sir G.H. Kirkpatrick that the alternative accommodation for the Headquarter Offices at the Detention Barracks, Victoria, would require greatly improving and a local committee on the spot could determine what improvements would be required.\n\nAlso, Staff Officers' Quarters would have to be provided at Victoria. Possibly a site near the Detention Barracks would be suitable. Lieut. General Sir G.H. Kirkpatrick pointed out that the Kowloon Reclamation Area, near Customs Jetty, was a very important one. It was an ideal site for setting up an Ordnance Depot and a Base to receive supplies of all sorts by sea. There were great possibilities for expansion and excellent sites existed for a seaplane base to be installed.\n\nMemorandum B.\n\nAfter considerable discussion, the meeting came to the unanimous conclusion that certain proposals put up by Major General Sir J.B. Fowler could not be agreed to.\n\nAt Appendix A. to these minutes is a copy of a letter that it is proposed to send in reply, which embodies the results of such discussion.\n\nThe", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493853, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "page_number": 244, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "3.\n\n241\n\nEarly in 1920 the Hong Kong Legislative Council raised the question of the resumption of the Military Establishment in Hong Kong, at Victoria and Kowloon. The reasons that the Council urged were the lack of facilities for commercial expansion in the colony owing to the occupation by the Military Forces of land which would be of great value for business premises.\n\nThe Colony concurred in the principle that in cases where existing buildings are removed, reprovision implies buildings on an up-to-date basis.\n\nAfter some correspondence, the Army Council agreed generally with proposals put forward by G.O.O. The Forces in China, whose scheme for redistribution of the garrison is as follows:\n\nHEADQUARTERS.\n\nOffices.\n\n \n G.O.C's. House.\n Staff Officers qre.\n „G.A, Manning\n \n \n ELCHERS and\n 1. DAVIS.\n ¡E,S,R.G, A.\n \n \n British Infantry.\n 1st Battalion.\n 2nd Battalion.\n \n \n Indian Infantry.\n \n \n \n\n \n PRESENT LOCATION\n FUTURE LOCATION PROPOSED BY GEN. KIRKPATRICK\n \n \n Victoria Barracks. Hd.Qr.House Victoria, Nil.\n Detention Bks, as at present, Victoria.\n \n \n Victoria Barracks (except care and maintenance parties at batteries).\n Victoria, Increase peace accommodation at MT. DAVIS to 1 manning relief for 2 guns if necessary. Remainder CUSTOMS PASS, in War requisition accommodation.\n \n \n Whitfield Camp Gun Club Hill Bks.\n CUSTOMS PASS.\n \n \n Wellington Barracks Victoria\n Wellington Barracks,\n \n \n Wellington Barracks Murray Barracks Ht. Austin Barracks, Nil.\n Ed. Qrs, and 3 Coys, Gun Club Hill. 1 coy. Wellington and Mt. Austin, CUSTOMS PASS.\n \n \n Whitfield Barracks.\n CUSTOMS PASS.\n \n \n L.A. 5. C. L.A.O.O. etc. Victoria 10spital. Bower Road.\n Kowloon Reclamation near CUSTOMS jetty. Selection of site not urgent. Can await consideration of Cantonment Site.\n \n\nThe Scheme was submitted to His Excellency The Governor of Hong Kong and the reply is contained in Memorandum A.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 503939, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10]", "page_number": 435, "title": "CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10]", "content_text": "8\n\nNote 3.\n\nThe following is a list roughly in chronological order, of various outrages perpetrated in 1926 by Strike pickets at Swatow to the detriment of British subjects and of their domestic and business staffs :-\n\n1. On 26th January, 1926 the British Consul, Mr. Kirke, complained officially that robberies and depredations on British owned property continued with monotonous regularity.\n\n2. During February an attempt was made to levy an entirely illegal House Tax on British and other Nationals. Threats were made that non-payment would entail the cutting off of water and electric-light services.\n\n3. On or about 20th March a boatman, who was the son of an ex-employee and pensioner of the British Consulate, was seized in the street by 12 pickets under the eyes of the police. His offence was that he was alleged earlier in the \"Strike\" to have been of use to the British community. He had in fact previously been sent to Hong Kong to escape the pickets' resentment, and, on returning on this date to Swatow to buy for his father, he was at once seized.\n\n4. On or about 25th March, Dr. Lyall of the English Presbyterian Mission, one of the oldest and best known foreign residents in Swatow, was about to leave for home. In spite of the fact that he had obtained a special pass from General Ho to enable him to load his baggage on to sampans and to have it conveyed to the steamer, the strike pickets interfered and forced the sampans to return to the jetty. Only intervention by H.M.S. Magnolia enabled the pass to be honoured.\n\n5. During March, on one occasion the local press actually published a paragraph which, translated, runs as follows:\n\n\"Arrest by the strike pickets yesterday were as follows :—\n\n(i) Chou Yung Ho, arrested for carrying provisions to Butterfield and Swire's residence. As this is not his first offence he will be detained until the end of the strike.\n\n(ii) Teo Yee Swee arrested for sending various items of information to the British Consulate. He will be detained for examination.\"\n\n6. At this period serious robberies of goods belonging to the Asiatic Petroleum Company and the British American Tobacco Company took place. The values of the stolen goods were $2,500 and $2,700 respectively. The British Consul complained that the Chinese police afforded the Companies no protection at all, and that in the case of the Company first named above, the police did not even visit the scene of the robbery until fourteen days after its occurrence. In either case, practically none of the stolen property was recovered.\n\n7. On 11th May, the pickets opened fire on a sampan conveying certain Chinese passengers who were endeavouring to board a British ship, regardless of the fact that the British S.S. Haining was in the line of fire. They then wished to board the S.S. Haining but were prevented by the chief officer.\n\n8. On 16th May the S.S. Fook On and the S.S. Fanon, both flying the Cantonese naval ensign, proceeded without permission alongside one of the pontoons which are the private property of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire. Similar misuse of these pontoons by Chinese vessels took place on 30th April, 15th-17th May, and 19th-20th May. Repeated representations by the British Consul led to a reply from the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs that he had requested the Chinese Military Authorities to cease to use these pontoons save with the British Consul's consent. However, further cases of unauthorised use are reported to have taken place on 29th June and 1st September.\n\n9\n\n9. On 21st May while Mr. Kirke, the British Consul, was tearing down some Communist posters which had been affixed to the front wall of H.B.M.'s Consulate, he was assaulted and struck by six or eight pickets who had just affixed them there. Urgent representations made to the Canton Government by H.B.M. Consul-General in Canton led to the despatch of telegraphic orders to the Swatow Authorities to apologise and to give an assurance that such incidents would not be repeated.\n\n10. During May, the British Consul complained of further robberies at Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, Messrs. Bradley & Co., the Asiatic Petroleum Co. and at the Masonic Hall. No satisfaction however could be obtained from the Chinese authorities.\n\n11. Early in June a Shantung servant of the British Consul was seized and imprisoned by the Strike pickets. After a false statement, forwarded by the Strike Committee with an impudent forgery, that the man in question wished to go on strike, he was eventually released upon providing $500.00 security that he would leave the port. This he did.\n\n12. During the early part of June an Indian watchman in the employment of Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Co. was arrested by Strike pickets when returning from a steamer with a case of tinned milk for his own use. He was speedily released but it was only after six or seven days that the protests of the British Consul obtained the return of the milk to its rightful owner.\n\n13. On 6th June as a Russian employee was riding a bicycle back to the Asiatic Petroleum Co.'s premises, carrying stores and clothing, he was attacked by four or five pickets who knocked him down and stole his bicycle and parcels. These articles were the property of the Company. The British Consul could obtain no redress for this outrage and reported that the Chinese police were far more afraid of the pickets than of the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and their own officers.\n\n14. During June occurred another theft of flooring from the Tai Koo Club. It was perpetrated in daylight regardless of the fact that the thieves were in full view of a party of police, who were drilling on some private tennis-courts. It was officially explained that the police were not on duty at the time.\n\n15. On 16th August, Mr. Sim Kye Lim, a British subject of Chinese race, was entering the office of his employers, Messrs. Bradley and Company, when he was seized by a number of armed pickets in plain clothes, bound, and dragged to the general headquarters of the Strike Committee. In spite of the production of a pass from the Executive Delegate, Mr. Hsu Fu, and his protest that he was a British subject, born at Singapore, the son and grandson of British subjects, he was flung into a filthy cell with a heavy and rusty chain so tightly padlocked about his neck that he could hardly breathe or swallow. This chain was removed four days later after the payment of a bribe from Mr. Sim's friends. He was then interrogated by five self-styled judges, but was subsequently imprisoned in a small ill-ventilated room some eighteen feet by twelve with well-nigh a score of other prisoners. Thence, on 2nd September he was taken again before the five 'judges', the chain being again padlocked round his neck. He was given a choice between immediate release on payment of $2000, or a transfer to Canton for trial. He offered $500, only to be threatened with a rifle and half-strangled by the twisting of the chain. Finally, he was released on signing a promissory note for $800, a sum which has been paid. A strong protest lodged by the British Consul has so far elicited no reply.\n\n16. On 25th August armed pickets removed from the hold of the Chinese S.S. Yuetwah thirty-eight cases of Cigarettes which were being re-exported to Amoy by the British American Tobacco Company, under permit from the Chinese Customs. Thirty-four cases were also seized from a lighter alongside. The local Commissioner of Customs made an urgent demand for their return, and the question of closing the port was under consideration, when, on 30th August all the cases were returned and re-export took place without further trouble.\n\n415", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 555204, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-563-17 Sino-Japanese War- attacks on shipping. For extracted photographs see CN 3-12 27-9-1937 - 17-1-1938", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-563-17 Sino-Japanese War- attacks on shipping. For extracted photographs see CN 3-12 27-9-1937 - 17-1-1938", "content_text": "54 \n\n2 \n\nthat is about one and a quarter miles from the beach. The cruiser had been beached within a few yards of the stone jetty at YUNG LUNG WAN. On shore the crew took to the hills where I gave instructions to the First Officer, boatswain and two ratings to remain in the vicinity while I, with the remaining party, proceeded over the hills to the south of BLACK POINT. When the party arrived at the south of BLACK POINT, I gave instructions to the Second Officer to take charge of the remaining men and I then, with the European Engineer, went on to Castle Peak Police Station, arriving there at about 17.30 hours. At the Station, I reported by phone to the Commissioner of Customs and on his orders, I reported the incident to the Senior Naval Officer by phone. At 01.30 hours, I met the First Officer at the Railway Pier, who informed me that the destroyer had sent off two motor boats to the cruiser and later the cruiser sailed away under her own steam towards Chinese waters. In all, 15 or 20 shells were fired either from a 4\" or 4.7 gun. In my opinion, when the destroyer commenced firing, she was in the approximate position aforementioned. The destroyer at no time sent out a signal and I did not observe her ensign, neither did I see a flag hoisted. \n\nAt no time was any arm used by the cruiser throughout the whole incident. The ships' log book was written up to the time the ship was abandoned and the times are checked by it as aforementioned. \n\nThe log book was brought ashore when the ship was abandoned. \n\n**(SD) C. ROZESKWY** \nInspector. \n13th December, 1937.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-563-17 Sino-Japanese War- attacks on shipping. For extracted photographs see CN 3-12 27-9-1937 - 17-1-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576804, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945", "page_number": 29, "title": "CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945", "content_text": "43\n\nCivil Aviation,\n\n(30)\n\n86. The Air Services Section was established on the 15th October. The Colony's airport at Kai Tak was occupied by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. Japanese reconstruction of the field had swept away all civil buildings.\n\n87. The Chiefs of Staff had agreed that Hong Kong required a new airfield and financial approval within the limit of £150,000 was granted. Work began near Ping Shan, in the New Territories, on the construction of a runway 6,000 feet x 150 feet, sited to allow for extension. Inter-departmental discussion in London confirmed that a civil aviation requirement existed for a runway to international standards, i.e. 8,500 feet long x 300 feet wide, plus adjustment for climatic factors. The Ministry of Civil Aviation felt that the Ping Shan site might not be acceptable to civil operators and in February a mission, representing the Air Ministry, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and British Overseas Airways Corporation, arrived to investigate. After examining Ping Shan and alternative sites the mission reported to London, and at the end of March the Administration was informed that it had been decided to abandon the Ping Shan site.\n\n88. When, at the end of 1945, prospects of obtaining a new civil airport within a matter of months appeared to be good, the establishment of civil aviation facilities at Kai Tak on anything but a temporary scale did not appear to be necessary. When the Ping Shan scheme was suspended it became evident that Kai Tak would be used for at least two years for landplanes, and probably for many years as a flying boat base. The Air Services Section therefore resumed control of its few remaining assets, consisting of a jetty and slipway and the remains of the marine terminal building, together with an area of land reserved for the use of civil aviation. Passengers arriving and departing by air passed through the staging post of Transport Command under the supervision of Air Services staff. At Kai Tak there was no space available for the Customs examination of baggage, and this work was carried out in the offices of one of the operating companies at the Peninsula Hotel.\n\n(31)\n\n89. China National Aviation Corporation, a Sino-American company, was given permission to begin operation on a temporary basis from Kai Tak, and the first scheduled passenger service arrived on the 22nd November. Up to the end of February 1,700 passengers had been carried in or out of the Colony, and in the month ending the 22nd February the total was 703. The corporation operated C-47 Dakota aircraft and ran two services a week to Chungking and one to Hainan, all via Canton, one to Shanghai and two to Canton.\n\n90. The Central Air Transport Corporation, the wholly Chinese successor to the former Sino-German firm, Eurasia Aviation Corporation, was given temporary permission to operate, but was largely engaged in bringing Chinese army medical supplies from Kunming for shipment to Shanghai.\n\n91. Motor transport for civil passengers was supplied by Air Services. Kai Tak airport remained under the control of the Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force Station, Kai Tak, and civil aircraft complied with service regulations and procedure.\n\n92. Air Services Section established a W/T station, with equipment lent by C.N.A.C., for point to point traffic with China. Air-ground channels and radio aids to navigation were provided by the Royal Air Force.\n\n93. In anticipation of the lack of organization for Port working after the Japanese surrender, a number of internees in Stanley Camp had prepared a complete scheme for taking over the operation of the Port on the liberation of the Colony. It was due to the foresight, initiative and energy of these men that a skeleton organization was ready to receive and handle the first R.A.F. and Army convoys.\n\n94. During the Japanese attack on Hong Kong, the Port suffered from shelling which caused the destruction by fire of a few godowns. Subsequent American bombing raids damaged some of the wharves. Of the five wharves of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, only three were fully operational, and of the two wharves at Holt's Wharf, one had\n\n44", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 582581, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-595-9 The British Military Administration of Hong Kong- report- 1946 11-7-1946 - 2-9-1946", "page_number": 30, "title": "CO129-595-9 The British Military Administration of Hong Kong- report- 1946 11-7-1946 - 2-9-1946", "content_text": "## 45\n\n### Civil Aviation\n(30)\n\n86. The Air Services Section was established on the 15th October. The Colony's airport at Kai Tak was occupied by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. Japanese reconstruction of the field had swept away all civil buildings.\n\n87. The Chiefs of Staff had agreed that Hong Kong required a new airfield and financial approval within the limit of £150,000 was granted. Work began near Ping Shan, in the New Territories, on the construction of a runway 6,000 feet x 150 feet, sited to allow for extension. Inter-departmental discussion in London confirmed that a civil aviation requirement existed for a runway to international standards, i.e., 8,500 feet long x 300 feet wide, plus adjustment for climatic factors. The Ministry of Civil Aviation felt that the Ping Shan site might not be acceptable to civil operators and in February a mission, representing the Air Ministry, the Ministry of Civil Aviation, and British Overseas Airways Corporation, arrived to investigate. After examining Ping Shan and alternative sites, the mission reported to London, and at the end of March, the Administration was informed that it had been decided to abandon the Ping Shan site.\n\n88. When, at the end of 1945, prospects of obtaining a new civil airport within a matter of months appeared to be good, the establishment of civil aviation facilities at Kai Tak on anything but a temporary scale did not appear to be necessary. When the Ping Shan scheme was suspended, it became evident that Kai Tak would be used for at least two years for landplanes, and probably for many years as a flying boat base. The Air Services Section therefore resumed control of its few remaining assets, consisting of a jetty and slipway and the remains of the marine terminal building, together with an area of land reserved for the use of civil aviation. Passengers arriving and departing by air passed through the staging post of Transport Command under the supervision of Air Services staff. At Kai Tak, there was no space available for the Customs examination of baggage, and this work was carried out in the offices of one of the operating companies at the Peninsula Hotel.\n\n(31)\n\n89. China National Aviation Corporation, a Sino-American company, was given permission to begin operation on a temporary basis from Kai Tak, and the first scheduled passenger service arrived on the 22nd November. Up to the end of February, 1,700 passengers had been carried in or out of the Colony, and in the month ending the 22nd February, the total was 703. The corporation operated C-47 Dakota aircraft and ran two services a week to Chungking and one to Hainan, all via Canton, one to Shanghai, and two to Canton.\n\n90. The Central Air Transport Corporation, the wholly Chinese successor to the former Sino-German firm, Eurasia Aviation Corporation, was given temporary permission to operate, but was largely engaged in bringing Chinese army medical supplies from Kunming for shipment to Shanghai.\n\n91. Motor transport for civil passengers was supplied by Air Services. Kai Tak airport remained under the control of the Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force Station, Kai Tak, and civil aircraft complied with service regulations and procedure.\n\n92. Air Services Section established a W/T station, with equipment lent by C.N.A.C., for point-to-point traffic with China. Air-ground channels and radio aids to navigation were provided by the Royal Air Force.\n\n93. In anticipation of the lack of organization for Port working after the Japanese surrender, a number of internees in Stanley Camp had prepared a complete scheme for taking over the operation of the Port on the liberation of the Colony. It was due to the foresight, initiative, and energy of these men that a skeleton organization was ready to receive and handle the first R.A.F. and Army convoys.\n\n94. During the Japanese attack on Hong Kong, the Port suffered from shelling which caused the destruction by fire of a few godowns. Subsequent American bombing raids damaged some of the wharves. Of the five wharves of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, only three were fully operational, and of the two wharves at Holt's Wharf, one had...\n\n### Port\n\n## 46\n\nPage 30 \nPage 31", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-595-9 The British Military Administration of Hong Kong- report- 1946 11-7-1946 - 2-9-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]