[ { "id": 218188, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844", "page_number": 61, "title": "CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844", "content_text": "Ni \n\nBy whom. To whom \n\nGranted \n\nGranted \n\nList \n\nof Marine Lots disposed of Island of Hongkong \n\nprevious to the 26th \n\n1 Sold by fapte Elliot Mcp's Spribble Hughes, \n\nW \n\n\" \n\n1: \n\nMegs. Lindsay. M \n\nMass Dent & \n\nin the \n\nof June, \n\n1843. \n\nOn what terms. Granted \n\nPresent Incumbent's \n\nHome \n\nOn what terms \n\nI tu conditions \n\nๆ \n\nh \n\nJuan of $1000 being. ([\\laid out on it within \n\nbmonths... \n\nGadabhoy Rustomjee \n\nMurfs.\" Hooker & Lane: \n\nPestanje fomasive \n\nMos u Diror 4 \n\nf \n\nPerned by Government \n\n\"[ \n\n\" \n\nEstimated... \n\nJesu in Potters General. Remarks \n\nacquired by him to ponded_ \n\nGovernment Abandoned, by this \n\nMesh Findsay. \n\nMost Dent fr \n\nIndothing Pustomjer Government \n\nPurchasers.... \n\nthe- \n\nAbandoned by the \n\nParshastri \n\nAbandoned and \n\nforfeited. \n\n\" \n\non the but. \n\nReserved - Opposite Government Strades... \n\nチャー \n\n$20,000 Alarger Godown built. \n\n25,000 Alaxy - Godown.. \n\nEnclosed by as rough \n\nSea Wall! \n\nHarbor Master's Landing \n\nNow known as No bl \n\nNow Known as N. 67. \n\nThe lot was afterwards divided - part is \n\nKnown- \n\nNow", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 218884, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844", "page_number": 210, "title": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844", "content_text": "the least degree satisfactory, or to touch the question whether a parcel of such a nature addressed to an individual, mot having passed through a Tost Office at all, and entrusted to the care of the master of a private dessel, is liable to be taken ov shore, and breated by \n\nsebject of postage. \n\nother \n\nyou \n\nad \n\nThis cusé however, as well as the complaints against your management :if the Post Office, will be hansmitted home. with your Explanations, for the consideration if the Post Master General, whose attention will be particularly called- \n\nto them. \n\nI have fr (Liquid) Kederick Mot. Bruca- Colonial Secretary. \n\nI hin copy. \n\nFrederick Mr. C. Boven \n\nColonial Secretary. \n\nHongkong, 4 June, 18:14. \n\nThe Nouble I. Mi & Bruce \n\nColonial, keretary, \n\nSiv \n\nHongkong. \n\nWe have the honor to acknowledge \n\nthe \n\nacceipt of your letter of the 37th Ultime, and in order to prove to you, that be had good grounds for making complaint we did against Mr Kales, the Deputy Post Master, we beg leave to meclose you \n\nthe cover \n\n#L \n\nrofa \n\na. \n\nletter receiver \n\nthis morning, bearing the lost mark of the 24th May on which day the letters per Royalist, were delivered This lover contained letters for India and England, which works have_ ben forwarded by the Acamer, if delivered on arrival. We by iccand \n\nPage 210Page 211 \n\nyour \n\nattention to the postage, livred this letter If \n\nWe also forward you a malls \n\npacket of musters received per \"bld. \"England on which the charge is 1/6. \n\nWe have to \n\n(Signed) Findsay & \n\nAhrnces Copy", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 219364, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844", "page_number": 213, "title": "CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844", "content_text": "Penalty. \n\nExemptions. \n\nTepos to send in returns when called \n\nfor, \n\nReturn to be made by Householders. \n\nFees. \n\nBoars &c. to be re- gistered, \n\nBoat fee. \n\nPenalty on Boat owners &c. \n\nMasters of Chinese vessels to report them- Belves. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordained That if any person liable to be registered under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be found residing in the said Colony for the space of 24 hours without having been registered he shall be liable to a penalty of not more than 20 dollars. Provided always that nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend to persons employed on board Ships of War or to Officers or Seamen belonging to Merchant Vessels lying in the harbour or roads of Victoria who provious to landing shall obtain from the Master or said Officer in charge of the said vessels leave to go ashore in writing under his hand. \n\nPenalty on preceed. ing. \n\nPenalty on Evasion of this ordinance. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordained that all headmen or Tepos shall be bound to give a return when called upon by the said registering officer of the names and occupation together with the particulars hereinbefore set forth of all person residing in their respective villages or districts and shall specify in the said return the number of the house according to the Register and the uumber of persons residing in each house and shall be liable to a pulty of not more than 20 dollars for each and every person hereby required to be registered found residing within their respective villages or districts without being duly registered as aforesaid or whom they shall not have reported to or caused to be brought before the said registering officer. \n\nAnd be it enacted and ordained that the said Registrar General or such other Officer so to be appointed as aforesaid shall if he or they think fit cause to be delivered or left at the residence or place of business of any householder or householders a blank return to be filled up before a certain day to be therein named with the names and numbers of persons in his or their employment or residing within his or their honse or houses or on his or their premises and that on or after the said day named in the said blank return the said householder or householders is or are hereby required to transmit the said return so filled up to the said Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid and on failure to do so the said householder or householders shall be liable to a penalty of 20 dollars cach. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordained that the following fees shall be taken for registration and shall be received by the Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid at the time of the granting of the Registration Ticket. For registering any person being a Merchant Shop keeper or Comprador or being in the receipt of a monthly income of 20 dollars or upwards the sum of 5 \n\ndollars. \n\nFor registering any person being a servant clerk mechanic or in the receipt of a monthly in come not exceeding 20 dollars and not less than 10 dollars the sum of 3 dollars. \n\nFor registering any person being a coolie boatman or labourer or being in receipt of a inonthly in come of less than 10 dollars the sum of 1 dollar. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordained that all lighters bumboats ferry boats and other vessels plying for hire within the harbours and waters of this Colony shall be duly registered with the number and description of the crew and of the persons living therein by the said Registering Officer or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid the said particulars to be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose and a certificate of such registry shall be given to the master or head man of such lighter bamboat ferry boat or other vessel the number of such registry to be legibly painted in some conspicuous part of such lighter humboat ferry boat or other vessel. And be it further enacted and ordained that a fee shall be levied on every certificate of Registry so granted according to the rate of 6d per registered Ton or if the boat be under one Tun then 61. for such boat and in the case of Chinese vessels after the rate of 6d for every 20 peculs. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordainel that if any person not having previously obtained such certificate of Registry and not having painted the number on such lighter humboat ferry-boat or other vessel as is hereinbefore provided shall let or hire or cause to be let or hired any such lighter bumboat ferry-boat or other vessel within the waters of the said Colony or shall show a false certificate of Registry or one granted for another vessel or shall permit or connive at the said certificate being made use of for another vessel or shall paint or exibit a false number on the said lighter bumboat ferry boat or other vessel he shall for every such offence forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding 100 dollars. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordained that all masters of Chinese vessels frequenting the waters of this Colony shall report themselves immediately upon their arrival in such waters and previous to their departure to the Registering Officer who shall grant them a certificate of entry or clearance on payment of a fee to be levied in accordance with a scale hereafter at any time to be published by the Governor in Council and subject to such alterations as the Governor in Council may at any time declare. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordained that every master of a Chinese vessel who shall not conform to the provisions of the section herein before last mentioned shall forfeit and pay a su not exceeding 20 dollars. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordined that if any person shall wilfully conceal or falsify the particulars of any information required of him for the purposes of this Ordinance or shall on applying to be registered give a false name or description or shall transfer or lend his registration ticket to any other person or shall wear or show the registration ticket of another as his own for the purpose of evading the provisions of this Ordinance he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 30 dollars. And be it further enacted and ordained that all penalties enforced by this Ordinance shall be recovered in a summary manner before any Police Magistrate and that one moiety thereof shall go and be paid to the informer and in default of payment the party shall be liable to inprisonment for any time not exceeding two calendar months. \n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, \n\nthis 21st day of August 1844. \n\nA. E. SHELLEY, \n\nClerk of the Councils. \n\nJOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Governor, &c. &c. \n\nHONGKONG.-Published by Authority. \n\nPrinted by Jous CarK. \n\nIn 230 H tong \n\nTo His Excellency the Governon \n\nof Hongkong and its Dependencies and the the Colony Honorable Members of the Legislative Coun- cil of Hongkong. HONORABLE SIRS-We respectfully beg to address you with reference to Ordinance No. \n\n17 of 1844 entitled \"An Ordinance for Esta- blishing a Registry of the Inhabitants of the \"Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies.\"-- passed the Legislative Council the 21st August last and published for the first time in the Friend of China of the 19th October to come into force the 1st November. \n\nTho it may not be strictly within our pro- vince to question the Policy of the publication of any ordinance, whether urgent or unimpor tant its principles and details, not taking place until within the short space of twelve days of the period of its coming into operation we cannot but express our regret that an Ordi- nance so materially affecting both public and private interests, which appears to have been passed so for back as the 21st August last, should not have been made known to us un- til within so short a period of our being called upon to acknowledge it as law-thus depriving as the opportunity of making that due \n\nrepresen tation of our opinions against such enactments as may appear to us to bear hard upon our in- terests: a privilege, which as being unrepre- sented in the Legislative Council, we think is our due considering the important interests we have at stake in the Colony. To these cir- cumstances we pray you to attribute the la- teness of our present address and not to any indifference to the subject at issue. \n\nWith these preliminary observations, we desire, therefore to represent to you Excellency and the respective Honorable Members of your Council the unfeigned, and extreme repugna- nce with which we have read the Ordinance in question and to enter our formal and de- clared Protest against the Principles that it involves. \n\nPrinciples-We do not hesitate to say as unjust as they are arbitrary and unconstitutional taxing British subjects unrepresented in the most iniquitous of forms, authorizing the most unheard of inquisitorial proceedings, without appeal or remedy, and placing the very power of residence to British subjects whose name may have hitherto been unsullied and unsus- pected in the hands of any one individual. \n\nFurther-We consider that the Law in question is opposed in its details to one of the great objects struggled for during the late was with the Chinese Empire, and against which special provision was made in the Treaty of Nankin-namely, the unchristan principle of bolding one men responsible for the acts of another. \n\npur- \n\nAgain-We would represent that the effect of this enactment if carried out will interfere with the labor and consequent prosperity of the Colony-inasumch, as many of us have entered in o contracts upon the faith of chases wale from your Government at enor- mous rentals, which must now either be broken or delayed from the demur that the contractor will make to introduce laborors for their fulfil- ment whiltst the despotism that is apparent in this act, will induce many respectable Chinese who have now sufficient difficulty in paying \n\nthe heavy house rent in this Colony entirely to abandon the place, and deter others from taking up their residence amongst us. And, Moreover-We give it as our unqualified opinion that the carrying out of the details of this Ordinance will be found impracticable, as well as inefficacious for the object sought to be in attained, that the principle that it in- volves is even more stringent than has ever yet been applied to a penal settlement and we confidently assert is repugnant to the feelings of every Honorable British subject. \n\nWith the above representation of our views of and ↑ Protest against this Ordinance we would pray your Excellency in Council either to modify its details so as to remove the intollerance of the principles that it gives law to, or to cause the operation of it to be sus- pended until reference can be made to the Home Co- vernment as we cannot suppose that such a measure can receive the sanction of Her most gracious Majesty. \n\nT. A. Gibb, Alexr. Matheson, Dond. Matheson, Wm. Stewart, John B. Compton, H. Bowring, Wm. W. MacIver, \n\nJ. M. de Outeiro, J. Goddard, Joao Ant. Barretto, A. da Silveira, F. A. Rangel, C. F. Still, Wm. Matheson, Joseph Jardine, Augus. Howell, James Grant, \n\nWe have the honor to be, \n\nHonorable Sirs, Your most obdt. Servants, \n\n(Signed) A. GIBB. \n\nThomas Roskelly, H. J. Carr, H. Clarke, Augt, Carter, Angus Fletcher, Dan, Fletcher, Alexander McGregor, Geo. Findlay, Robert Strachan, \n\n| A. W. MacPherson, \n\nThs. W. L. Mackean, Pat Dudgeon, Duncan Jas. Kay, \n\nW. H. Wardlev, Alex. Abo. Small, S Rawson, G. R. G. Jones, Thomas Longshaw, James Smith, \n\nG. R. Winslow, J. W. \n\nVesey, Richd. Oswald, Dan. Disandt, D. Hume, Auton Cacho, \n\nN. Boulle, Martin Ford, \n\nM Gabriel, J. P. St. George, Joy. Collins, Jno. Ms Murray, Saul Coben, Char. Markwick, G. N. Norris, W. Henry, Framjee Jamsetjee, \n\nJuo. Cairns, W. Scott, \n\nA. Maclean, \n\nR, Hunte, \n\nK, McKennedy, Jno. Carr, \n\nE. Farncombe, \n\nM. McEwen, \n\nJ. Phillips, \n\nE. Cohen. \n\nF. Woods. \n\nAdam Scott, I. Dundas, N. Duus, F. Funck, Crawford Kerr, D. Lapraik, John Burd, Danl. S. Proctre, F. Saunders, John Holliday. M. Fischer. \n\nThos. Kirby, H. B. Braham, R. Bremridge, Chas. Bowra, \n\nW. A. Bowra, Thomas Bridseyc, A. H. Fryer, \n\nT. A. Lane, \n\nP. Townsend, \n\nJames Welch, \n\nC. K. Stocker, \n\nR. Barrett, M. W. Pitcher A. Melville, \n\nTurston Dale, Y. J. Murrow. Wm. Hel.... \n\nJno. Walker, \n\nJno. Brimelow, \n\nThos. Walton Hawkins, C. Milne, Mark Denham, C. Hughesdon, H. Rutter, \n\nGeo. Napier, G. Hume, \n\nJ. A. Hulbert T. Jones, \n\nJ. H. Tiedeman, \n\nA. Gutierres, \n\nA. M. Mathieson, \n\nF. P. Porter,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 220873, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 468, "title": "CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "No Date \n\nTo whom \n\nPurport \n\n10 11th July Robert Webster, loop Forwarding \n\n11 12th July \n\nMajor faine \n\ndu \n\nBriginal \n\nLetter \n\nfrom The Earl of Aber deon; \n\nregarding a lot of Ground- \n\nいた \n\nclaimed by Miss W \n\nby Miss Wobelen \n\nand- Findley. \n\nReplying to his application for Chief Magistrate leave to remit- the Sentina- \n\non A \n\nServant- of Captain Balfours \n\nat that officer's request... \n\n12 15th July Vice Admiral For 11. Parker Requesting he will take stops Naval Commit in thief to prevent dead bodies bling \n\nthrown over board (buried)]) in the Starbour from the Hospital- Ship. \n\n13. 17th July Major faine, Acknowledging forrespondence. \n\nChief tragistrate betron him and the Mandarin- at how loon, regarding a theft. Lord Saltoun, \n\nRegarding the levelling and (ommending. Land Forces clearing of the Ground \n\n114. 17th July \n\n18th July \n\nLord Saltown \n\n16 18th July \n\nLoch Saltour \n\n77 187 July Major (aine \n\nWest Point Barrnatis. \n\nBreath. \n\nThomas \n\n-Appointing Serjeant Miller to be Garrison Serjeantiés, Authorizing Guards landed + from Ships to be supplied \n\nwith rationd \n\nJauctioning \n\nof \n\nFire wood. \n\nan additional - Cleak. in the Chief Magistrate's office. \n\n18 10th July Lord- Saltoun- Returning Procedup of a \n\nMedical_ Committee, and sanctioning the removal of the Triops from West Print- \n\nBarrack's – which have been reported sickly._ \n\nN \n\nDate \n\nTo whom \n\n419 2017 July Major Aldrich \n\nJurport Already transmitted _ in- \n\nDespatch N. 9, of the 24t \n\nof Jarly 184.3. \n\n20 20th July Nice Adin . Sir to Parkion Arcady transmitted in \n\nDespatch N° 9 of the 24th \n\nof July 1843. \n\n21 20th July Vice Adm? For Mi Parker Reptying to his letter with \n\n20th July \n\nPrecedings of a Medical- Committee into the \n\ninto the supposed \n\nCAWALI \n\nof Sichness at West \n\nPoint Barracks. \n\nNice Alpur Sir W. Parker The Viven Steamer to be \n\nsent to Thiolangsoo for \n\nAm \n\nCompany of the lot!\" Hof Madras Native Infantry. \n\n23 22 July To Mest : Jardine Already hansmitted in \n\nMatteson He and others Despatch N. 9, of the 24th \n\n24 922 July \n\n25. 22? July \n\n26. \n\nof July 1843. Lient: Ouchterlony, Abreary transmitted in -Madras Engineers Despatch N. 9, of the 24th of July. Lord. Saltoun- Forwarding Copies of No 23, \n\n1863. \n\nand. 24 for. This Lordship's information. \n\nTo the Post Masters Regarding arrangements made- \n\n2 7 25th July, General at Calcutta, for the collection and Madras, and Bombay remittance of Postage \n\n24 254 July Lord, Salern \n\nwww. \n\nletters received from India. Informing him that the \"Vivan Steamer. Had- proceded – to Hoolangun for a Company of the 16th Madont \n\nIn Lantry. \n\nNative I", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 223096, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6]", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6]", "content_text": "To that offer being made\n\nIn Southorn\n\n53 Caine's Road, Victoria\n\nHongkong, 26th January 1846\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honor to subjoin a Petition for increase of Salary addressed to The Right Honorable The Secretary of State for the Colonies, and at the same time beg to call your Excellency's attention to the statements it contains. I trust should they appear correct and the prayer reasonable that your Excellency will recommend it to the favorable consideration of Her Majesty's Government.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient Servant,\n\nSpotswood Findlay\n\nTo His Excellency Sir John B. Davis, Bart.\n\nGovernor of The Colony of Hongkong", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 233555, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "page_number": 64, "title": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "content_text": "62\n\nTHE CHINA MAIL.\n\nCharitable laaits\n\n3.1.\n\nleads to the conclusiva that the expense\n\nIV—Provided always that all religious edifices, hospitals, jeme exempted from teries, and buildings strictly and exclusively appropriated tahari- of maintaining and extending it, if self- table purposes, and not being used as dwelling-houses, sall be imposed, would be less grudgingly paid, exempted from assessment under this Ordinance.\n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nNotice is hereby given, that the exclusive right of dealing in laun, Betel, and torment of col with the advice of the excentive Council, shall have powers apment. Betel Leaf, in the Colony of Hongkong, will be disposed of to the highest bidder at: Public Auction on the 20th day of June, at the Office of the Chief Magistrate of Police.\n\n[1]\n\nBy order,\n\nVictoria, Hongkong, 31st May, 1845.\n\n16\n\nProvisions for the\n\nJoctors,\n\nCollectors to malo\n\npoint such officer or officers as may be deemed requisite for te col- lection of the Rate leviable under this Ordinence, allowing in or them as remuneration for this service such a per Centage at the Governor in Council shall seem fit.\n\npaper the Report of a Trial on Appeal\n\nWe have extracted from an Edinburgh before the Louse of Lords, the subject being one of great importance to alt British colonists. The statule establish- ing dutics on legacies equaily affects England and Scotland, and the present decision settles the law, that such duties are not payable on\n\nAnd be it hereby enacted and ordained, that as soon afer the casual reters and first day of January in each year as may be founul practicale, the pablish officer collecting the assesstrent under this Ordinance shall gepare a detailed statement exhibiting the sums collected during de pre- ceding year, and the said statement, duly attested by the said ficer, shall be inserted in some newspaper published within this Clony, officer for one month from and after the date of its publicatio\n\nby a person re\n\nVI—And be it hereby enacted and ordained, that the saf rate such property being subject to the law of\n\nsiding in one of its possessions abroad- Quarterly in advance shall be payable quarterly in advance, unless otherwise prefribed the colony where the deceased\n\nand directed, as hereinberare mentioned, and that it shall be charged ciled. This judgment is not only impor was domi- and chargeable on the lands, dwelling-houses, and premises repect- ively assessed, at the time of such assessment.\n\nand shall also be open to general inspection at the office & such | England, if bequeathed invested in\n\nException as to\n\ncapted, or used\n\nFREDERICK W. A. BRUCE,\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\n憲。 告\n\nRate payalde\n\nT\n\n赴人在榔茲\n\n賣\n\n辦正等港\n\n此堂物等\n\n事衙於處\n\n者署五招\n\n特 THAA\n\n示 於投十包\n\n是如六質\n\n該要巡簍在\n\n署包理葉\n\n投\n\nB\n\n# B &\n\nexetorted.\n\nN\n\n一千八百四十五年五月 三 十\n\n日\n\n年四月\n\n二十六日\n\nFJ\n\ntant to British colunists, but may be\n\nΠΟΣ\n\nnot unwillingly substitute the following from a correspondent:-\n\nof benefit to England, by encouraging\n\nAnd be it hereby enacted and ordained that the omber of investments there. So important aid the property mat let, or any land, dwelling-house, or premises assessed, which may fot be\n\nlet to any tenant, shall be deered the occupier thereof. privided this question, that though neither he always, that if such owner can shew that the property las nt been the other low lords entertained any inhabited for a period of three months or upwards in any year, he doubt, it was submitted as an A. B ques- shall be entitled to a proportional abatement of assessment leted on the same for the said year.\n\ntion to the Judges, because, as the law\n\nAppeal against as\n\nwas to be stated definitively, for the\n\nVIII—Provided always, that if any person from whom payment British Islande, and for all its colonies, esten der pay- of the assessment leviable under this Ordinance may have been the Lords deemed it proper that the meo the\n\ndemanded, and who shall have already paid in the amount demanded decision should have all the weight of him, ohjects to the demand on any other ground than that of which the concurrent opinions of the valuation, it shall be competent to such person, after payment of Judges and of the Lords could give it.\" the amount demanded, to appeal against such demand to the Chief' Justice of the Supreme Court at such time and place as the said:\n\nWe had proposed to give a short critique\n\nChief Justice may be pleased to direct, or that if any person be dissa on the Concert of Thursday last, but tisfied, or objects to any valustion to be made under this Ordinance on the ground of over-valuation, he or they may, within the period of three calender months after such valuation, or when the said Chief: Justice may appoint or direct, appeal to him against such valuation, and that it shall be lawful for him, if he deem it advisable or neces- sary to have any three persons taken from the existing let of special jurors to assist him in ascertaining the question of value which may arise on\n\nDistricts may be\n\nIX—And be it further enacted and ordained, that it shall and n any such appeal. may be lawful for the said Governor, with the advice of the said Executive Council, to exempt such districts or portions of the said Island from the operation of this act, or from the payment of the said rates, as to him and them may seem advisable.\n\nX—And be it hereby enacted and ordained, that un asessment made under the authority of the Ordinance shall be impeached or affected by reason of any mistake in the name of any person liable to assessment, or of any thing chargeable with assessment, provided the directions of this Ordinance be in substance and effect complied with.\n\nclause.\n\nTriplomatic Department.\n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nHis Excellency Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of British Trade, &c. &c., is pleased to direct that the sunexed Circular to the address of Her Majesty's Consuls in China he published for general information.\n\nBy order,\n\nVictoria, Hongkong, 31st May, 1845.\n\nCIRCULAR No.\n\nADAM W. ELMSLIE.\n\nVictoria, Hongkong, 31st May, 1845.\n\nI have to acquaint you, that I have received the Commands of Her Most Gracious Majesty, conveyed through the Right Honourable the Earl of Aberdeen, sanctioning and confirming Ordinance No. 6 of 1844, intituled, An Ordinance to authorize the execation of the Process of the Supreme Court of Hongkong in certain Parts within the Dominions of the Emperor of China.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nJ. F. DAVIS.\n\nTrue Copy:\n\nADAM W. ELMSLIE,\n\nTo Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at\n\nTisle.\n\nPreamble.\n\nClovernor to p\n\nIsland.\n\nHONGKONG,\n\nANNO OCTAVO, VICTORIE REGINE. No. 2 of 1845.\n\nBy His Excellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Esquie, Go- vernor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong jad its Dependencies, lur Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Sperin tendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the idvice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\nAn Ordinance to raise an assessed Rate on Janda, houses, and premises, within the Colony of Hongkong, for the upholding of the requisite Police Force therein.\" WHEREAS it is deemed expedient and necessary that the Colony of Hongkong should defray the Expenses attendant on the upholding and maintaining the Police force thereof.\n\n--Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Governor of point haters of the Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof that lands. house it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Governor, with the mies within the advice of the Executive Council, from time to time to appoint two ar more persons for the purpose of estimating the annual vaide of the lands, houses, and premises within the said Island, or within any particular district thereof, which shall be in the tenure or occupation of any person or persons; and the said valuator or valuators shall, when thereunto required, make a retum in writing and on oath of such valuation to the said Governor and Coureff; and also at the time of having valued each property respectively, he proprietor thereal, a written Notification of their having made such or they shall leave or cause to be left with some inmate or the valuation, sod of the Amount thereof.\n\nIl—And be it further enacted and ordained that for the purposes of this Ordinance, the said Governor and Council may cause a new valuation to be made annually.\n\nILL--And\n\nValuation may be made anually.\n\nAssessment to he Trade on the d\n\nJyment, andromedy for nonpayment.\n\nbe\n\n|\n\nInterpretation\n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordained, that this Ordinaner shall come into operation and take effect, from and after the first day of Julf next ensuing.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong this 93d day of May, 1845. ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,\n\nClerk of Councila.\n\nJ. F. DAVIS, Governor, &c., &c.\n\nour present rulers every thing will be done with the utmost economy: but that does not affect the principle, against which we conter.d.\n\nThe right of the mercantile commu- pity to a voice in the Legislative Council has frequently been urged, not, we think, with much force of reason; for until the revenue of the colony is sufficient to pay its expenses, we do not ace that the in- habitants can claim representation as a right, and upon any other grounds it\n\nMessrs Fiebig and lavac's Concert took place according to announcement on Thurs day evening last, and the attendance was in very respect calculated so answer the ex pectoris of the originators, who well de Berve encouragement for their attempt to the ennuyés of Victoria. afford an evening's rational entertainment to deservedly applauded for his brilliant ex\n\nM. Rarac was eeution of the very difficulty picces allotted to him, sad met with an unanimous encore in the Caroival of Venice.\" His notes are remarkably clear and expressive, and by a himself of a few mannerisms, he might with little attention to his style, in order to divest study become a first rote performer on this most difficult of instruments. M. Fiebig was not so felicitous; his well known skill and tirely unworthy of his efforts. The \"Bella\" execution, were expended on a theme on- he dimittel. le proved himself to possess\n\na correct judgment and highly cultivated\n\ntaste, by the simple yet appropriate manner in which he accompanied M. Ravac, instead of displaying in mastery over the instrument by profuse ornament, at the expense of the melody itself, a fault too common among musicisms. The programme was a striking example of the lied taste which is unfortu Dately I too prevalent in the days with thrown aside for the modern Italian school, regard to music. The great masters are new The Messiah must give place to the Stabal Mater, and Iton Giovanni to Don Pasquale. Verily, Rossint, Donizetti, Belliei, Pacini, Auber, &o, ae but peor substitutes for Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, Fiebig and Barac should favour the inhabi tots of Victoria with another Concert, or Gluck, Cimarosa, or Parsiella. If Messrs\n\neven a series of Concerts, and we think they have ample encouragement for so doing, what\n\nTHE CHINA MAIL.\n\nHONGKONG, THURSDAY, 8TH JUNE, 1245. Is another part of to-day's paper will be found an important Ordinance by the Governor in Council for assessing the inhabitants with the expenses of the Police establishment. The advantages\n\nwhich the community derive from a well organized system of police are so self-evident, that a reason- able rate for its support is perhaps one of would be worse than useless. the few direct taxes that in civilized the case is different with municipal of his great countryman the composer of countries are submitted to without affairs. Here, it is proposed that the Fidelio, or M. Ravac delighting his auditors de tot anticipate whole charge of upholding the police or Vietti; and, if the prevailing taste is so that even those who, like ourselves, should be defrayed by the inhabitants, strongly expressed in favour of modera with the touching compositions of Corelli maiorain that it is a mistake\" policy who thereby, we conceive, establish a music, let us have it good at least, something to overburden the youthful energies of just claim to avail themselves of the con- by Spohr, Cherubini, Mendelssolu, er the colony with taxation, will find much stitutional right of British subjects to be Beyerbeer, for instance. to complain of in being called upon consulted both as to the levying and dis- to contribute their quota for uphollingposal of the fund. In London, though\n\nmormer; and WH\n\na treat it would be for a true lover of nute to hear M. Fisbig displaying his taste nad But exception on some of the majestic sinfonias\n\nPEKING GAZETTE.\n\nhridegroom was\n\nthat\n\nthe force requisite for the protection, nearly one-fourth of the expenses of the health, and comfort of the community. police establishment is paid out of the Con-rial Princess with one of the Mangal chieft THE COURT—The marriage of an Imps- amble of the Ordinance, we conocive to watch over the interests of the rate But though we thus concur in the pre-solidated Fund, there are commissioners has given rise to not a little trouble. The that its enacting clauses are objectionable peyers; and in Edinburgh and (ilasgow, riage celebrated without delay, and he mast defining the power and jurisdiction of the assessment on the inhabitants, they at- to the customary rule, directed that astronu- on two grounds, First, not clearly where the whole amount is raised by an\n\nan early day should be fixed for the core. police, a term of wide signification, and Dually elect representatives,\n\nmony. The Emperor, however, according which in the three United Kingdoms to the sale power of determining the per Board, to ascertain when the heavens would\n\nwho have made to include very different classes of centage, as well as its appropriation. be propitions for the celebration of the nup mical observations should be made by the functions. The Ordinance does not in- These Commissioners have, properly, tials. Unfortunately the members of the for us whether this preventive branch judicial functions; but except that the Board ware not mautious in reading the of justice is to be rendered so efficient in appointment of Superintendent is lodged agus of the stars, and after a great many Hongkong as to supersede the necessity in other hands, they are onnipotent calculations, drawing of horoscopes, and con- for the individual tax which the inhabi as regards the extent and remunera tants have hitherto been compelled totion of the force, as well as in all that persofthe day, they fixed on the 23d April at submit to in maintaining private watch relates to lighting, cleansing, removal\n\nthree o'clock in the morning as the most tion is the more pointedly directed by arrangements of the fire brigade. And at that hour. This is said to be the earliest men--a circumstance to which our atten- of nuisances and obstructions, and the able for that ceremony. The Royal pair joined in drinking from the nuptial cup the intimation from the Chief Magistrate we which appeared in the Cuts MALL only Geomy, these matters are nowhere the celestial empire,\n\nbelieve that in efficiency and hoar at which a marriage has taken place in better managed out of London, if indeed The King of Korea has again asked the the metropolis is an exception. tants who might consider them worth $10\n\nEmperor to sanction is marriage with one a-month. It seems necessary to under-there aced be no fear about the sua patent for that pa pose. The Emperor Were such a plan adopted in Hongkong, of the damsels of the Court, and to grant but stand whether we are to have a police ciency of the supplies, and we should look have hitherto been carried by a body of so generally effective as to supersede the confidently to a gradually improved sys Mandarins deputed by the Emperor for has acceded to his requeat. Such documents\n\na fortnight ago, tendering the services of\n\na night constahle to any of the inhabi-\n\nsultatious with the most celebrate! philosu-\n\nThis will add\n\nit further enacted and ordained, that for the purpose valiation and provi. of levying the said rate, a per Centage at such an amount in the sic:t for periods of hundred as muy annually be determined on by the Governor with the payment, notice of advice of the Executive Council, not exceeding such a sum as sball assessment, period of be equal to the expenses of the Palice establishment, shall be as- necessity for private watchmen, or if, betem from the suggestions of a body of that purpose, but on the present occasion a sessed and paid in respect of every such valuation by the occapier sides this heavy tax, we are to be called judicious and interested commissioners, single civilian only has been despatched or owner of cach parcel of ground, house, or building, within such upon to contribute to the support of a Protection of life and property, sanatory with it to the Prince. time and times as the said Governor, with the advice of the said Council, shall direct, or as is hereinafter provided. In the absence of auch direction and in default of the same being so paid, it shall be Jawful for any person or persons oppainted to collect the suid tax to apply to the Chief Magistrate of Police of the Island, who shall, on satisfactory proof of the same having been duly demanded and being due and\n\nJunsatisfied,\n\ngrant his Warrant to levy the same by distress of any goods on or in the lands, houses, or premises so rated; and that any such\n\nrate, while unpaid, shall be a lien on the property so assessed, or charged therewith, Provided always that when and so often as any assessment shall be made on any such valuation, the particulars and nature of such assessment shall be published in one or more public newspapers of the said Colony.\n\nforee, which, from the intimation alluded regulations, and whatever tends to the another Queen to the numerous Ilarem to, it may be inferred the authorities do comfort and convenience of the public, of bis Royal Highness. not consider to be entirely efficient. are matters of imperative necessity, Tau Lord Mayor of Puking reported, that The other objection we have to the acknowledged by every friend to public beavy showers of snow had fallen in the measure is that the inhabitants are not safety and good order; and the adminis-, during the beginning of March; and allowed a voice in fixing the rate, or tration of the law for securing these ends be looked for, he suggests that a day of public as a good wheat harvest might accordingly io determining the modo in which it is to be applied no other limit being pro- those of the community who are to enjoy Emperor has received his suggestion favour\n\ncan never be placed in better hands than thanksgiving should be appointed. The posed than what may seem to the Co-the benefits, and who are caliel upon to ally. vernor, with the advice of the Executive contribute the means of securing then, Council, sufficient for upholding or main- Without forgetting or under-vaining the taining any extent of force that may he salutary efforts of our rulers to provide an appointed. We have no doubt that with organized protective force, experience\n\nSome Mandarins, of high rank, arrived\n\nfrom Kwang-tung and Yan-an, whose baggage consisted of no less than one thou- ordinary quantity, they were interrogated sand packages. This being rather an\n\nBA-\n\nas to the contents, and the reply that they contained letters and despatelies for the tribunals, no being satisfactory, they were ordered to he opened and inspected. Ten were found to contain documents, but the contents of the remaining 990 have not been made public.\n\nP\n\nOn releasing the Petit Jary from their long and fatiguing labours the fan. Recorde complimented them on the zeal and jade ment which they had displayed, and his Honour stated, that he coincided in every verdict they had given.\n\nlfonso of Lorda, February 17. THOMSON LORD ADVOCATE OF SCOTLAND.\n\nTHE CHINA MAIL.\n\nSITTING OF THE SCPI Colar, 2 June, 1945,\n\ndesired to name a son, he named 105 dollars,\n\n63\n\nA difter-\n\nstating the Admiral's desire to pay any c FOREIGN Goops with a Britist Chance- munendon for the services of the vossal\n\nT—During the past year numerous in- which Matheson might think G and stonees have occurred of goods buying bren (From the Hongkong Register] This was a writ of error against a judg\n\nA Special Jury was empanneled for thre meat of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland trial of an action raised as the instance of the manensient, but expressed his willingness to\n\nreason. Mr Matheann refused any ve brought to this country for home use or ex- The facts of the case are those John\n\nportation to foreign puits, with labek attach- Grant, a person born in Scotland, but who Crown against the Editor of the Friend of acccptacy couneration on the part of the ed, giving, or purporting to give thean, a had left that cuantry sad become domiciled: Ching, for the publication of the following\n\ncrew might think proper. When desired British character in a foreign market s in Demerara, died in that colony, in the\n\nto name a sum, be said, the Admiral may this, if allowed, would be highly detrimental Article in his 'isue of the 13th July last, Treasurer Tang-ting-ching, the late Gover-year 1887. He had acquired considerate, which was alleged to contain a libel against think very different from us and being to the British manufacturer, the goods have nor of Canton, and who will probably property while in Demerara, and had trans- Sir Thomas Cochrane:-\n\nin every instance been detained by the Reve- reesive the first van Governorship, osmitted saare portion of it to Scotland, at It will be in the all-rtion of many of our The letter M Me Matheson stated that the me officers, as being impuited contrary to recommended his inferiur officers, whe no- the time of his death, a banking house there Loaders, that Her Majesty's ship Wolf, got on a schooner had been detained 18 hours in conve the provisions of the act in that regard; the terially assisted bin in clearing large trace held property of his to the amount of\n\nbank somewhere below Woosneg, and has for the quence of the service rendered to the Wolf only relief given having been that the goods of land in Kan-sub, to the notite of govera- £18,000. Probate of his will was taken timely aid of the Schooner Fetes, Capt. Caer, sier Goddard in addressing the Jury for Mr have been allowed to be returned to the purt ment, as worthy of promotion.\n\nont in Scotland, by tho present appellant, as\n\nwould have been obliged to acrifice he cons and Carr, ill be felt eansiderable difficulty of shipment, the labels or other mode of in shot before she curld here'got n The Wolf took appearing before them in such circumstances.fringement having been firstromovel. These bis executor, and payment of the money due\n\nthe bank at high water, mud and not possibly have Mr Cur bad been accused of publishing a labels have usually contained the Royal arms having boea brained, in was transmitted to It is with touch regret we learn, from a\n\nbocu fiased again, without grandly reducing the dead hel, \"toulously, winkedly, and malicious of Enghel, will the name, in English, of Demerara. The law officers of the Crown weight on board. Then fast descried by the Fern, y\" Mr Carr, he believed, knew very little the importer in London, or other place in lang memorial of Lea, Governor-Genersi of\n\nclaimed from the executor the son of £1800 ahr, the Way had a sign.d of distress lying, ani Che-eang and Fo-keen, that the rise arup as legacy duty duo from him in respect of there can be no doubt that, hack it came in to be high and in these seas Sir Thomas, except on a person holding a the United Kingdom, ss the case may be, the in Pormasa hoe failed, also that the Granary the property of the testator existing in Scot- whilst she was lying in a mitical position, she\n\nname and description of the contents bring is now exhausted, and that the price of grain Lad. The case went before the Court of\n\nwand ham gore bo pres. The Pinot Pan niongailia, however, in this case did not act as a judge, also given in the English language, evidently is daily rising in Fo-keen. Leu has ardered Exchequer in Scotland, where Ford Gillies and took out all ver artament, 15 send 41,42 th. The ly Judge of Admiralty here is the intending to envey the impression in a extensive purchases to be made in Che-keang delivered a judgment declaring that the\n\nshot, and it was net wat relieved of this weight clut | Lord Chief Justice. Neither does he accuse foreign market that the goods were of British and other places, and wishes that the public legary duty as payable in the manner de ser altercaties fabu to the her guns overhard, either in his publie or his private character, time since of a parcel of esses containing se again loated; without this since she had no bin ofhay rbing eriminal, or of an offence mamifacture. An instance occurred a short granaries should be opened.\n\nmanded. The prosent writ of error was then brought. The ease bad been argued vage, and before any Adiralty socte sum\n\nor go to pisees on the ink. This is a clear case of which implied guilt. He never acted him paper for letter-writing being brought for of coruption. He only accuses him that he CANTON—Rumour states that the light two years ago, and now came on again for awarded the Foren for for aid would be siderable.\n\nexportation, etch sheet of paper having thos was not so bieral as he ought to be, A\n\nword Barle\" primed in the usual manner at ning struck the palace of Lieutenant-Gver. argument by one counsel on a side.\n\nAt the time the affair occurred, tar Admisal Sir Me Kelly, on the part of the appellant\n\ncriminal libel has been filed against Mr Carr, the left hand corner, and the packages them- nor [wang, and damaged, bis snutf-box. Themas Duebrang was at Chusni, when it arced. In consegnace of the way the accusation selves containing the paper the Brilish aras This, it is said, has made so strong an impres¦ (Mr Anderson was with him,) fosisted that between him are the Cipam of the Vares, that the has been brought, he was pot to great ex- einblazoned thereon. They were, of course, sion upon the grandee, that he has since been the legacy duty was not payable here. The question: of compensation atould be lett open ancil duty was demanded under 36 Geo. III, c. wrapt in deep thought and revery.\n\nSir 1 homas Cochrane avtored to this enlony. Altor penser, as the frown pays on costs; and if immediately detained, and application WAY he seeds, as I aux sure he will, he will made for permission to retard them to the 152, sec. 2, which enacted, that all legacies Thonan return, the cwners generaly waived\n\nabove the amount of £20, given by any will\n\nall claims fre salvage, marely requesting the Rear rill here to pay all his own expenses. Be port of shipment, but the intention in this (From the Singapore Free Press, 1st May.) or testamentary instrumcat, shoald pay le-\n\nAdmiral to remouense the Captain and eve for their sides the case has been deferred from time instance being so evident, the goods wer The Criminal Sessions were finished on gacy duty. Fe submitted that thang those elite similar te their own, Sir Thomas Cachane on long ago. Fir Thomas might have put ed, which was accordingly done,\n\ntrouble, never doubling then retunded by a spirit to time, whereas it might have been brought ordered to be seized and the parties prosecut Saturday Jast, the 28th ult. having lasted words were of the most extensive and gene rash hudumaly reward de vore of Fist himself into the witnesa box, and so might ence is made where the name and inscription four weeks, 18 persons were discharged on ral kind, the aut did not apply out of Great Majesty's slig. In doing thy they committed a Mr Waller, and thee we should have had an on the label is in the French or other foreign Saturday, no witnesses coming forward Britain. The aut could not extend even to\n\ncapital cere, to who justice and magnanimity opportunity of seeing what was right and language, although the British armus may be against them. No blame attaches to the our colonies, without some word expressly ey had entrusted the liquidatio of the cases what was wrong, or at least we should have Police in this instance, as the parties had including them, and there were no anche Captain and are of the Kareemid not fi\n\nengraved thereon, it being considered that words here. That being the case, the gene print much ganeanu facdage, and taking advantage\n\nhad an opportunity to cross-examine them, the act is not thereby infringed in const- been regularly bound over to appear nord\n\nquence. Timca. give evidence. In some cases there is leral rule of law applied that the personal pro- of the antideles is displast, he offered to award and of proving that Mr Matheson was not informed of the facts. Mr Bradshaw, the doubt that bribery has been resorted to inperty followed the fair of the domicile of its all $10, in the proportion of $4 for the quain\n\nfirst officer of the Fire, was on beard when I\n\nTHE HOPELESS SESSION. order to keep back evidenco. In van oase, a owner, and consequently as the domicile of $20 Ckiy Oficer; $16 Gunnar; $1 each for the Crew- charge of murder, the widow of the murder the testator here was Demerara, the low of take advantage of us Iter &iral's meannes, ant dewee was tatran in this court before a Com\n\nWe need actualy gette tha: Catón Carr would not the Wulf hoisted sigands of distress: his evi-\n\nWhat change has come over the public ed person, though she had appeared before that place unst govern the administration of\n\nwithin these few years Where be all the in is instance Her Majesty's ship has got off missioner. Mr Carr did not ferret out the the Grand Jury, was not to be found when his assets. Prubate but necessarily been fie fad the Fizen been the party cunt talon out in Scotland, because the Bankers\n\neager conjectures regarding the grent mea cireunastanees; \"hey were brought to him by the case came on for trial.\n\nwan in expardy unit the readers a Captain Carr, who complained of the waut Parliament aas supposed to lie pregnant? sares with which to coming session of who were the debtors had not honestly paid aquistanes, we would have had the matter certleil 1\n\nof liberality. F. M's Ships are generally People do not even take the treble to fore had been paid, but the claim here was what was due, and the probate duty there a very different mumer. Sie Thores mental op-\n\nvalued at £1000 per gan-the Wolf has 18 So which at times appear scleri -wor for legacy duty, which was clearly not pay\n\nguess what may be coming. Suficient for guns, nod may, therefore he vained at able As a very strong instance of the mis\n\nLeco fally opened to the importance of the service,\n\nThe day is the evil thereof. They will see and if such a question were left to his award, wo har 18,000, and for saving her 100 dollars are\n\nthe debates when they begin. Public emio- chief that would arise if the doctrine now\n\nIf Sir Thomas close to take ou nat the slightest doubt that the which awardedi. contended for by the Crowe could be sup\n\nsufficient for the 'em, would hure aweled bits himself the office of fixing the reward, be it is as languil is the opening of St A Chinese was executed on Monday week ported, it was only necessary to mention this\n\nchongauls for the War. We regret exeedingly to\n\nought to have exercised the strictest care to Stephen's as it has long been at the opening for murder. He taule a long speech when case, Suppose an Englishman resident They injure the dignity of the series not a litte: Carr, hearing that Sir Thomas was about to\n\nnatice such a crtions is the me now mantined. make himself acquainted with the facts. Mr of the patent theaires, No new pieces are the scaffold, protesting is innocence, abroad, or a foreigner traded with a person\n\nronounced as in preparation. Somo leading danouncing the witnesses against biu for in England, and at the death of the former a\n\nand alcough no thinking man would jrdys unferour-\n\nactors have cutired, and no onw ones ara commener an action against him, made every advertised. Nobody asks wht is to succeel perjury and threatening to beat them bill of exchange accnpted by the person io\n\nably of those whose merits Eater zee: so often tested, enquiry, in order that if he had done wrong. Lol Stanley in the Tybalt line, or Mr in conacquence of the lile minded actions of their afer his death. He acquitted the Judge this conmry was ranning, no parment of peat Chief, we are bound to acolodge, that to\n\nbe might rearess it by making an ample adstone in the heasy tragedy. There are and fury of all blame, as they had only acted that bill of exclange could be made without\n\napology but the more he did enqore, the to be rehearsals on Monday at Sir Robert the thoughtless and ipsmant, such tr.les uvey an according to the evidence, and be declared a deduction from the legacy duty. No one unfavourable, though file impression of the nasal stronger be found the facts. To costine Peri's (in full dress) and the Dake of Well- that in order to remove all cars from the cook pretend that a rale so mischievous to chare. Si Theme Cochrane, if we recoller Jibel it most the show that the party is Judge's mind, he, the prisoner, would bang commerce could exist, and the Hanse must, right, has been a candidate for parliamentary hưn charged with something that is criminal.ington's but the maies of the pinses in himself and he accordingly placed his head in therefore, act on the Authorities already des\n\npar: once, at least, he stood for a seaport, Mr Bradshaw's evidence is to this effect has invited his friends to be early in their\n\npreparation are not asked. the balter. He was very collected, and took cided, which had settled that the law of the\n\nthe pret buffetini inhalants of which are slip The Wolf was in great distress, firing gutus, attendances but the Opposition Fader a polite leave of those near him by bowing place where the testator died nust goverato distinguish himself in the nature of his country dwares; should the gallant Adunai ever again sek\n\nand baving her ensign with the Uniou down, ems to dust whether it is worth the to them, and at last, shaking hands with the the adutinistration of his personal property.\n\nThe Fire stood in and sent her boat to the while of his friends to we trust the affair we matrate will be prestained off to offer assistance. The Fixes had a 'Comeli whether it is worth tas while ot come, and Mr exceptioner, was launched off.\n\nThe Solicitor-General (with whom was bit the hastings, as we ate afrail would shin large pantity of specie on board. She re- bis to stay away. The Three Mays convinted of the rauder Me Crompton) did not deny the existence of in the eyes of any consergy intarestol in the\n\nThe tradesmen evince ceived 16 guns and 500 shut, and he consime animation in farbisting up the Houses, of Captain RBIsos of the Bluck twt, were some general rule as to the law of domicile, mesutile -hipping of Geet Britain.\" executed on Saturday last, and acknowledged but cuntended that it had nothing to do with\n\ndered the Voit would have been in extreme The following were the Jurymen on the\n\nand the grooms in exercising the cream- their guilt.\n\na case like the present. The principle of case,Thos. Jones, Esq., Duacan Flether, danger bl a gale come out. law that raust govern this case was, that Es, Angus Fletcher, Bay. F. T. Bush, Esq. aliona tendency to prevent others from giving pervade th actors and spectatus. Never coloured horses of the state-carriage; int TheJulge here asked, \"had not this public with these exceptions, apathy and langu where the property was balaistered the J. Leffler, Esq. and George Findlay, Esq. TRULY SEAMAN-LIKE CONDUCT. Captain legacy duty must be paid. If there had beeu The attorney-fineral in opening the case chassistance?—Mr Goddard said he thought before it the public appear to expect so Captain Caldwell, fate of the ship Durchester, of a specifs appropriation of the property in stated that this was an information on the ! \"xpressly the reverse, as it showedsuch per- little from a session will it be possible to Boston, tas pebliched the following amount: Sotland, this rule would not have applied, part of the Queen, to defend the character\n\nsous their age would be taken up by the press disappoint that little? Our faith in the Mr Bradshaw's videuce was then read. disappointing powers of Parliament is great. Captain Brition, of the Rochester, fell ja | but there was no appropriation The money of Sir Thomas Cochrane, who had awarded with the Dorchester at sea, a pertent Greek, recoveral there formed part of the general a sum of 100 dollars for services rendered and at great hazard rescued her officers, crew, assets, and was therefore liable to the lagney by the Fire to the off, as the fall salvage\n\nto an anchor near her. She had 144,000 severely trial-Sperlotur. and passengers from an untimely fate. duty. He contended that all the cases which claimed that Mr Car, well knowing the Caphan Caldwell says, \"The Rochester was bad been dated on this subject did not premises, took the occasion to vilify the stroring a course which would bare carried touch the subject of duncile, but related Commander-in-Chief as having acted aritra her about three miles north of us. The mo❘ wholly to that of the appropriation artit that when services were rendered to H. M. Barisfied with the award—He thinks the ons example of official economy. A crea-\n\nor non- rily, haughtily, and unjustly, and to state\n\nLouis Philippe's Ministers have get a tort- ment the wreck was seen, the course of the appropriation of the property, The Rochestor was altered for one directly for us. gentleman farther contended, that where a Ships, no adequate reward would be paid, remuneration illiberal, and injurious to other tion of Peers was intended, and the names of At that time,\" said Captain Britton to one party acted in the discharge of dutios of To this charge Mr Care at Girst pleaded vessels requiring assistance—Thorew help the Pencs were almost authoratively an afterwards, I had no idea that there could administration to a deceased person, the Not Guilty, but to-day he has added as a to take the guns, &c., on board—Witness nounced. Thone persons, of course, would be a living being on board of her; but I legacy daty is payable in respect of the money farther plea, that all he had stated was true, did so, and was powell in consequence—The be bound to Ministers for the coming session; have made it au invariable rate through life, he received and dealt with in that charseter, and published for the benefit of the pallie acevant in the Friend of China was not enig but what a waste of the coin of Court fa whenever I see a wreck, to get as near her The Lord Chancellor put the following Hy was aware that whenever there was angered The Fizen was detained 24 hours- vour! Ministers take second thought, and A. Matheson, Esq., being called as a vit postpone their creation until after the dis- as possible, and ascertain all I can about her, questions to the Judges:A B., a British Fattempt to check such objectionable publica- and make sure that there is nobody aliva on subject, born in England, resided in a Bri- tions, there was raised an outery that it was\n\nnews and sworn, deposed, that the Fizm be-\n\ncussion on their whole policy in the Cham- board before I leave her. We supposed, hetish colony, made his will, and died domiciled for the purpose of curbing the fibres and the chip of Jardine, Matheson, & .. hers. This is the true economy: every sup\n\nawarded nothing to the Crew continued, it was some timbership which there. At the time of his death debts were Press. The Government bero had no wish\n\nporner will wat himself down for a peerage, Secretary of Sir Thomas Cochrane called and each one prize will attract many gamblers had been drifting about here for months;awing to him in England; his executor in to do so.--an ollicer discharging the high and wished him to do so—the Viren bad for it. As if to show practically that the but resolving that I would adhere to my rule, England collected these debts, and out of duty of Admiral, and in this case acting as a I altered my course, although we all thought the money he collected paid legacies to cars\n\nJudge of the Admiralty, is complained of it useless at the time. Thus, by following tain legatees in England are such legacies a partial statement of the frots is brought the service rendered by hue was very made one sample Peer—M. Jaubert, an Op. this noble rule, Captain Britton was the able to the payment of the legacy daty? forward; for if the whole facts had been slight, and the crew were not employed at positionist. Spectator.\n\nAll—Captati Care was not satisfied with the mexas, in the hauds of God, of saving the He had fransed the question in this general stated. Sir Thomans Cochrane would have\n\nAdmiral's award, but did not ask witness's lives of 45 human beings, and in the circle of form, beranse the statute equally affected suffered no damage. A persoa in such vir-\n\nadvice as the course he ought to punue their friends and acquaintance, of making the England and Scotland,\n\ncumstances ought not to be so negligent as hearts of hundreds sing for joy. Captain The Judges requested short time to to pablish partial statements. The Admiral he is the assistance he gave was very im- portaut—Mr Waller did not make his state- Britton received me on board \"his ship with consider their answer. They retired for is charged with gross partiality and verup-\n\nment a upoo bis own knowledge, but na a welcome and a shake of the hand which this purpose, and at the end of about half an tion as a judge. You\" (the Jury) will not\n\nwhat he noderstood--Witness thinks that ac went to the heart, and spoke at once the sea- hour returned, when\n\nfail to perceive the motive on the face of the man and the gentleman. So long as memory Lord Chief Justice Tindal read their article.\n\ncording to Captain Carr's statement of the ser Will you ever believe chat Sir\n\nvices reutered, 100 Dollars was ootanfficient, retains her seat, I shall not forget his kind- answer, to the effect that, though the words Thomas was influenced by such motives, and ness. Taking me into his cabin, Consider,' of the statute could not apply everywhere, that this was published for the beaclit of the\n\nCross-examined by the Attorney-General said he, everything here at your service, the principle which ran through all the le public, and not to gratify some private feeling saw nothing on the part of Sir Thomas or Here are my clothes, use as many of them asided case was, that the domicile of the de- against him? It may produce the most\n\nMr Waller to lead him to believe they wished you need. And such was his treatment of ceased party gave the law which regulated prejudicial effoot for if this article is ciroz\n\nto retreat from their offer to give a proper us votil we arrived at New York, and then, the distribution of the personal property; lated among the mercantile wavy here, should remuneration. When asked to manie a sunt, witness said high Government officers were said he, Here is my purse at your service this ride was not affected by the situs of the another of Her Majesty's Ships got inte\n\nften stingy, and he believed Sir Thomas was for what moung you need? flow different personal property itself, or by the place tu similar circumstances, it would deter them the result, and how diferent must be the fee which the administrator received that pras from residering their services. I have au particular trouble. ings of Captain Britton from what they porty, and that, consequently, the law appli- thing to say against the serving rendered by\n\nThe Attorney-General said that Sie Thomas was of necessity discharging an office of high wonid have been, if he bad passed by and re-cable to this case was the law of the colony the Vire taking out guts, shat, &n. ported, Lat. 50 N., long. 20 W, saw a ship, where the deceased was domiciled at the This, I admit, it was a clear caso of salvage, Ministerial duty, se at that time there was no Totally dismasted, sea, making a complete time of his death, and was not the law of Sir Thomas bad to wish to deny this. Te Court of Admiralty here, breach over her: weather equally, and im England, consequently that the legacy daty said to his Secretary, Mr Waller, I know The Judge, in susuming up the case, said ing on night; could ascertain nothing further was not payable here.\n\nnothing of this case you will call on Methe bel was divided into two parts first a that the Lord had sent at thers to marry her, abour ber. Such are too often the reports, The Lord Chancellor expressed his fall Matheson and learn what be claims.\" Mrtement of facts, and secondly a commen! Betty, without much hesitation, replied,The but I hope we shall see no more of them. coneurrence with this opinion, and went Waller did call, and Mr Mathieson very tary on these facts. The first was passed Lord's will be done.\" Edinburgh Evening Courant.\n\ninto a very exact examination of the cases liberally refused to receive anything. Mr over. It was for the Jury to judge if there\n\nThe Premier\n\nThe Fixes was ordered by the Wolf to conte but on the present vesion they will be Tarls of silver on hoard. Thinks it was in\n\nsequence of the relief afforded by her that\n\nthe Wolf got off. Two vessels bave sincr bero wrecked there. The crew were all dis-\n\nHOW TO MAKE A PEERAGE GO VURTHEST,\n\nnot then returned to Hongkong Me Waller competition is open to all, Ministers have\n\nAN AMRICAN CONE AND 19 Swann, A Colonel of the Chised Sanes Army having rofused to obey the esmuunds of his superior cfficer, with sentenced by the courbeartial in↔ be deprised ní his sword for one month.\" On his weapon being demanded of her, he aroes, and in the mud gale and solema amer declared, that he didn't own one: that the sword be had been accustomed to wear Giln't being to him; but he had no dobi Mr Baker, the jeweller, f whow be hired it B waining days, would int it to the Court for the re quired mouth on the most reasonable terras 1\n\n'rovidence Guzeite\n\nFace ResigNA CON,-Deacon Mavis of Lyne Crevicu, Farge alludder and exemplary man, was exceedingly cocentre in some of his noticus. His courtship is in sus, was as follows:-aving The any pointed his horse, with only a nap-ssin fer a sad, be rede in front of the hause wherea Betty Lec lived, and, without dismounting, reguesial\n\nJetty to come to linn; on her eing, he told her\n\nyu this subject, which, he said, completely. Waller natted what compensation would be was a necessity first to publish these facts; AN EYE TO THE FUTURE—At a meeting, von justified the opinions of the learned Judges enough for the crew of the Vixen. Mr secondly was it necessary to publish this red by the friends of Clay, held in Woodstock, All sorts of people are plunging into the He begged to add, that the reasons why the Matheson said about 105 dollars, to which cotourstory. Had Mr Carr rested with a Vend, e ele oratore grew arazingly exontent, frightful whirlpool of railway speculation.Judges had been summoned to give the Mr Waller answered, say in round numbers statement of facts, it is probable you exchiring, ever heard of a woulan's warning Bankers and merchants, barristers and baber-House their resistance in this case was, tint 100 dollars. Mr Care puts an imaginary would not have been troubled with this paper sun after Jana K. Polk P\" and den pude a dashers, bankers' clerks and doctors of divi- as the law was to be stated definitively for case to injure Sir Thomas. Ho says, bail secution. Sir Thomas was not likely to have sig diffene pause, if inviting an awwer. nity, Members of Parliament and keepers of the British islands and for all our colonies, the Vixeu been the party that was in jeopac brought an autiou, and he was sure his friend did exclaims a fair decorat in the cred, win gambling-houses, old oren and young lads, the Lords had deemed it proper that the de dy,\" &. The last paragraph could only be the Attorney-General would not have taken hd boy married about six months proves, Bat married women who desire to have a good cision abould have all the weight which the pennet by some person who had a personal up such a case. But this was not the sting have en tha! intends to.\" speculation on their own account, and spin-concurrent opinions of the Judges and of spleen against the admiral. If any of you of the libel. It is for you to say whether Sir sters who think that an addition to their their Lordships could give it. He moved had been called on to act as arbiter, and ia: Thomas is charged with corruption, and if soị\n\nMas Lova, Harmony House, Concord, near fortune might give them an opportunity of that the judgment should be given for the consequence of your award had been accused it is a huel. To order that words may con- Kusing Pains,” is the adureas of a school stress in sharing it with another-all, all are rushing plaintiff in error.\n\nNew South Wales. of corruption, you would feel what damages stitute a libel, they must charge a man with on in the same course-dying after the wheel\n\nLord Brougham and Lord Campbell save ought to be given in the present case. The something criminal: but in writing whatever of fortune, which for the present is laden at rally expressed their concurrence with the affidavit of Me Walle, which will be read to, tends to bring a man into contempt is a libel. every spoke with the shares of some railway motion of the noble and leverned. Lord. you, states, that he wrote to Mr Malevon The Jury, after a short consultation, res company—Morning Post.\n\nby the direction of Sir Thomas, a letter torneil à verdict of not guilty.\"\n\nJudgment for the plaintiff is error.\n\nFon—Never tell a mun he's a frol. In the Grat place he won't believe you; in the next beŋl be sure i think you one jou buying 10,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236263, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "page_number": 127, "title": "CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6]", "content_text": "Mr. J. Bern\n\nBu\n\n停\n\nThe Watkins Captain Poyal Mary\n\nA\n\nHitches\n\n45. Findlay\n\nR\n\nJulins Meyer. The Dr Vennedy Offchafften. 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Watkins, Captain Royal Navy A Fletcher\n\nGen Findlay Julius Meyer That. R. Kennedy\n\nH. Schauffer\n\nI. H. Randall Walter Troms H. I Drury W. T. Bevan\n\nH. I. Tarrant William J. Preston\n\n& Duddell\n\nAnd. S. Dinson I. Wood\n\nCharles Markwich", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 239269, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7]", "page_number": 231, "title": "CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7]", "content_text": "83\n\n228\n\n(Signed) J. Lamonte. Scored) S. Findlay\n\nLouis Arschfield\n\nThomas Fatham John Ashton\n\nR. B. Sherrard\n\nW. Tarrant\n\nAnd I Dyson G. Lindell 2. Lappaik\n\nS. Harper P. Body Any a. Leigh\n\nJ. Willaume-\n\nI. V. Caldas\n\nC. D. Williams\n\nCharles Mein 1.5. Hoey A. W. Kup W. H. Foster 4. Winiberg N. Crosby Jo J. Lamont W. Harding Robt Strachan.\n\n(True Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary-\n\nCopy-\n\nI have perused the Official Communication from the Honorable the Attorney General to the Honorable the Colonial Secretary respecting the despatch of business in the Supreme Court. I agree to a certain extent to the propositions laid down by the Attorney General, not however by way of complaint against His Lordship the Chief Justice, for neither the Bar, Attornies nor suitors have ever made any Official Complaint to His Lordship requiring any alteration in the present system and therefore His Lordship must assume that ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 239811, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12]", "page_number": 28, "title": "CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12]", "content_text": "25\n\nAIGHT & \n\nJ \n\nL \n\nMINUTES OF A MEETING, convened by CHARLES MAY, Esq., Sheriff of Hongkong, at Mr G. C. Turner's room, Wellington Street, on Thursday, the 16th October, 1856, in accordance with a requisition numerously signed both by Europeans and Chinese, for the purpose of taking into consideration several points in recently-passed Ordinances, seriously affecting the interests of this Colony.\n\nPresent,-Messrs S. Gray, R. C. Antrobus, A. Fletcher, E. Pereira, N. Duus, A. S. Dixson, J. Jardine, Scarth, T. C. Leslie, R. S. Walker, T. L. Walker, P. Volen, W. F. Bevan, L. Wiese, J. D. Gibb, H. T. De Silver, W. Tarrant, G. P. De Silver, W. Gaskell, H. Cuben, D. Lapraik, G. Norris, E. K. Stuce, F. Woods, R. Strachan, C. F. Still, H. Iloey, C. Markwick, J. Brown, H. J. Tarrant, D. R. Caldwell, H. Schaeffer, W. H. Roper, Jas. Stephenson, G. Overbek, J. F. Edger, G. Findlay, W. H. Hardie, H. Kingsmill, W. Willaume, P. Ryrie, W. H. Bowra, C. T. Willson, G. Harper, W. Ross, T. Sutherland, H. Marsh, R. Pearce, W. Moresby, W. Lamond, A. Hudson, F. Green, Hyndman, W. Chapman, A. Parsons, Gutierrez, N. Crawford, G. Duddell, T. A. Lane, G. Lyall, and F. W. Lawrence.\n\nChinese, Kan Ayeong, Loo Hang Poo, Ho Along Tong Apon, Lo Sam Yuen, Loong Yum, Kwok Acheong, Hung Loong, Wye Akwang, Tam Achoy, Chow Aqui, Tam Aping, Cheong Achu, Loong Achu, Chun-sing, Cheong Afong, Oong Acheong, Ho Asing, Lye Ating.\n\nThe Meeting was opened by the Sheriff, who read the requisition which had induced him to convene it.\n\nUpon the motion of A. Fletcher, Esq., seconded by T. C. Leslie, Esq., the chair was taken by G. Lyall, Esq. Mr Lawrence acting as Secretary.\n\nThe object of the meeting having been stated by the chairman,\n\nJ. JARDINE, Esq., proposed, and SCARTH, Esq., seconded, the following resolution, which having been duly interpreted to the Chinese present by Mr Caldwell, was carried unanimously,—\n\nThat this meeting, convened for the consideration of matters seriously affecting the Public Interests of the British, Foreign, and Chinese sections of this community, views with alarm the tendencies of some of the recent legislative enactments in this Colony, especially that of Ordinance No. 8 of 1856, entitled An Ordinance for Buildings and Nuisances, whereby it finds that the Stipendiary Magistrates and the Justices of the Peace are invested with a jurisdiction, in some respects almost unlimited in extent, over household property and titles to land: \"That the asserted retrospective action of the Ordinance, by which are brought within its scope, not merely all houses and buildings commenced after its date, but also all such as, having been commenced before that period, were then unfinished, and even any house, commenced and finished no matter how long a time previous to that date, but upon which it may afterwards be found necessary to execute any alteration or even repairs, is highly unjust in principle, has implanted in the minds of the Chinese population feelings of insecurity with respect to tenure of property, and is inevitably calculated (as to our knowledge has already been the case) to greatly depreciate the value of such property in this Colony.\n\nThat in the opinion of this meeting, not only are the duties imposed upon the Surveyor General's Office by the Ordinance in question so numerous and minute as to render it impossible, with the present insufficient staff in that department, to carry out the Law according to the requirements of that Ordinance without serious delay and consequent loss to the public, but that an amount of absolute discretion and control as to the disposal of materials of nuisances and of buildings contravening the terms of the Ordinance under section 17 No. 8, increased and fortified by section 10 of No. 12, of 1856, is placed in the hands of and has been exercised by the Surveyor General, such as is dangerous to the common weal to be placed in the unfettered power of any one officer of the Executive.\"\n\nThe following resolution was then proposed by R. C. ANTROBUS, Esq., seconded by E. PEREIRA, Esq., and carried unanimously.\n\nThat this meeting begs respectfully, but in the strongest manner, to protest against the practice established by clause 12 of Ordinance No. 14 of 1856, entitled an Ordinance for Fees and Costs, whereby Costs of Procedure shall be recoverable by or in behalf of the Crown upon every judgment or decree at Law or Equity or in the Admiralty or Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, whereby any Real or Personal Estate or any forfeitures or money penalty shall have been adjudged to belong or awarded to the Crown, and desires to record its opinion that by no portion of this community is litigation with the Crown resorted to, or likely to be so, save and except under circumstances in which such a course is unavoidable; and that consequently it regards such enactment as one of hardship and injustice to this community; while from the consequences which it entails, this meeting regrets that it is no longer able to recognise that dignity of position which is elsewhere customarily assumed under similar circumstances by the Crown.\"\n\nJ. D. GIBB, Esq., then moved, and D. LAPRAIK, Esq., seconded, the following resolution.\n\nThat as this community is in effect almost unrepresented in the Legislative Council, and as in the opinion of this meeting it is most desirable that the Government should be in possession of the views of the community before finally passing any Ordinance, a memorial be addressed to H. E. the Governor in Council, praying that in future every ordinance should be published in Draft at least three months before becoming Law, (as recommended by the Parliamentary Select Committee of 1847 on China Affairs,) except in cases of emergency, and that the meetings of the Legislative Council be made open;\n\nwhich was carried unanimously.\n\nProposed by T. C. LESLIE, Esq., seconded by T. A. LANE, Esq., and carried unanimously,—\n\nThat a Committee composed of the following gentlemen, J. Jardine, Esq., R. C. Antrobus, Esq., D. Lapraik, Esq., E. Pereira, Esq., Geo. Lyall, Esq., W. H. Bowra, Esq., be formed, for the purpose of drawing up a Memorial accompanied by the Minutes of the Meeting, to be laid before H. E. the Governor in Council, praying that he may see fit to amend the Ordinances referred to in accordance with the views expressed by this meeting.\n\nIt was then proposed by G. DUDDELL, Esq., seconded by Jons SCARTH, Esq., and carried unanimously,—\n\nThat a Colonial Committee be appointed by the Rate-payers, and that H. E. the Governor be memorialized to acknowledge the same as a medium of communication between the people and the Government.\n\nMr CALDWELL, at the request of the Chinese present, made a few remarks suggestive of the inefficiency of the Police Force, especially of the Indian portion of that body, and the great want of adequate protection both of their persons and property, which they wished brought before the notice of the Government, in order that the existing abuses may be corrected and it was agreed that the substance of these remarks should be embodied in the minutes of the meeting.\n\nA vote of thanks was passed to the Chair, proposed by R. C. ANTROBUS, Esq., and second by A. FLETCHER, Esq., and the Meeting then adjourned.\n\nF. W. LAWRENCE, Secretary.\n\nGEO. LYALL, Chairman.\n\n(True Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 240774, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-061 - Public Offices - 1856", "page_number": 217, "title": "CO129-061 - Public Offices - 1856", "content_text": "$15 and with sentiments of esteem.\n\nCharles signed by 440 Members\n\nof the Legislative Council.\n\nRobert I Sturgis, M. M. Robinson, Geo Findlay, Henry Anthon, In Jo & Hasell, J. 7 dos\n\n7 dos Remedios\n\nI Johnson\n\nFred & Rivett\n\nED Watts\n\n7\n\nF Edger\n\nA Denis\n\nGlo Lyall\n\nC F Still, Jim Lamont, Adam Burnes\n\nEdward Perceval's\n\nThos Leslie, John Djebb, J Marrow\n\nB. & Antrobus\n\nJohn Ashton\n\n7 Carroll, Dempster M.D\n\nI S. Mercer\n\nWade CB Biller\n\nColonial Surgeon\n\nChas St & Beverley\n\nR\n\nBemacker\n\nDr Macalister\n\nP Ryrie\n\nC\n\nI\n\nTrawickin\n\nI\n\nLapraik\n\nMa Bowra\n\nfra\n\nN Crawford\n\nCharles Markwick, JW Brimelow\n\nGrandpre\n\nLawrence\n\nNorris\n\nJX Armstrong\n\nW. J. Alexander\n\n215", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-061 - Public Offices - 1856.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 272585, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867", "page_number": 143, "title": "CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867", "content_text": "## THE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH\n\n### ARTICLES OF IMPORT\n\n#### TEA\nThe public sale of last week was larger than any that have been held for many months past, and consisted principally of a good selection of Congous and Scented Teas. The prices obtained for Congous were very irregular, owing to the hesitation of buyers; but, on the whole, they showed a decline on those given at the last sale. There is no alteration of importance in the value of Scented Teas, with the exception of the lower grades of Scented Orange Pekoes, which are rather lower, and all descriptions of Green Tea realised full prices. Some dust sold at the sale at 4d. to 6d., but it was offered \"with all faults.\" Some interest was taken in a few parcels of Japan Greens, of Rifleman, which has just arrived, and a few transactions in them have taken place, and the remainder of this cargo will no doubt be readily disposed of, as there is a good demand for all descriptions of Green Teas. The market price of Common Congou is 11d. per lb. Sound Broken Leaf can be bought at 6½d. per lb., and Tea Dust at about 5½d. per lb.\n\n#### SILK\nSince our last report the Silk market has experienced little or no change, no one buying beyond present requirements. The absence of demand, both at home and abroad, has been almost unprecedented, and prices are mostly nominal. The arrival this week of some of the early shipments of the new China crop has created a slight diversion, about 400 bales finding buyers; the opening price of Tsatlee being 26s. to 30s. In Canton Silk there has been some little business doing at rather easier rates, but the assortment is by no means generally desirable. Japan Silk is quite neglected. The total deliveries show a slight improvement, being 407 bales China, and 234 bales Japan. We can as yet discern no general improvement in the Silk market; the first unloading of new Chinas has naturally attracted some attention, and led to some little business, but there is no disposition on the part of the trade to buy more Silk than is absolutely necessary, and speculation seems out of the question. The opening price for classic No. 3 Tsatlee, 29s., is higher than some people expected, but appears moderate as compared with the quotations we have for some time past been accustomed to. There is a wide margin between chop Silk and medium and inferior descriptions, red Peacock having been sold at 26s. 6d., and good No. 4 at 26s. The estimate of export for the season has been reduced by recent telegrams from China to 40,000 bales, and if the reported failure of the second crop prove true, it is possible that even this figure may not be reached. In Japan Silk there is nothing doing, the best descriptions of Mibash are firmly held, but ordinary and inferior qualities are pressed for sale.\n\n| Description | Price |\n| --- | --- |\n| Taatlee, No. 1 & 2 | 26 0 to 30 0 |\n| No. 3 | 24 0 to 27 0 |\n| Tsenfa and Hainio, No. 1 & 2 | 20 0 to 23 0 |\n| No. 3 | 18 0 to 20 0 |\n| Tarsaam, No. 1 & 2 | 18 0 to 23 0 |\n| No. 3 | 14 0 to 20 0 |\n| Long Reel Skeins | ... |\n| Canton | ... |\n| Japan: Tsinchew & Sinchew, No. 1 & 2 | 17 0 to 23 0 |\n| Ida, Bricks, No. 1 & ... | 21 0 to 26 0 |\n| No. 3 | 27 0 to 30 0 |\n| Soudni, No. 1 & 2 | 21 0 to 26 0 |\n| No. 3 | 21 0 to 26 0 |\n\n#### COTTON\nThe market since our last report has remained extremely quiet, the business having been to some extent restricted by the firmness of holders. The only sale of China reported is of 30 bales fair quality at 6¼d. per lb.\n\n#### SUGAR\nThere has been a fair demand from the trade, but speculators having done but little in the article scarcely any alteration in prices has taken place, and quotations of most descriptions are about the same as on the 8th ult. Foreign refined continues to be offered at prices lower than to allow the English refiners to compete with profitable results, but as the prospects of supply from the cane-growing countries indicate an out-turn by no means equal to our requirements, it is not probable that any material fall in values will take place, unless, indeed, the production of beetroot sugar should be on a larger scale than hitherto. The deliveries in all the sugar-consuming countries are progressing most satisfactorily, showing a decided and steady increase. The last sale of the Dutch Trading Company took place on the 24th ult., and comprised 39,000 baskets, Java; grey and yellow realised the rates current at the May sale, but white sold at 1s. decline. The principal transactions on the spot have comprised 14,000 casks West India; 16,000 bags Mauritius; 8,000 bags Bengal; 14,000 bags Madras; 1,500 bags Penang; 33,000 bags Manila; 1,200 casks Cuba and Porto Rico, and 850 bags Guatemala. The imports of sugar into the United Kingdom during the seven months ending 31st July amounted to 341,758 tons, against 322,277; the deliveries for home consumption were 316,846 tons, against 272,761, and for export and coastwise 5,966 tons, against 18,006. The stock on the 1st August was 189,736 tons, against 221,253 at the same date in 1866.\n\n#### SPICES\nAt the quarterly sales on the 29th ultimo, comprising 1,260 tons, bales Ceylon, good and fine qualities were difficult to sell, and only partly realised at moderate prices; medium quality brought full rates, and the inferior sorts an advance of 1d. to 2d. on the April sales, viz., fourths 1s. 3d. to 1s. 9d., thirds 1s. 10d. to 2s. 1d., seconds 2s. to 2s. 6d., firsts 2s. 6d. to 2s. 9d., and superior 2s. 6d. to 3s. 1d. per lb. Mace continues scarce and firm; 2 cases Penang at auction sold at 1s. 10d. to 1s. 11d. per lb. for medium reddish. Nutmegs are 1¼d. to 2d. per lb. dearer, with increased inquiry; good business done privately; 14 cases Penang and 37 cases Batavia sold at auction at 1s. 2d. to 1s. 9d. per lb. for ordinary small to middling medium. Sapanwood: Steady, and tons Siam at auction realised £12 to £12 15s., also one-third of 35 tons Ceylon offered, realised £10 15s. per ton.\n\n#### COFFEE\nThere has been a good demand, and although supplies have been ample, the values of good current descriptions have been maintained. Fine sorts have shown an advancing tendency, but common and low qualities have sold irregularly and at lower rates. The shipments from Ceylon at the last returns were 714,000 cwts., against 723,000 last season, made up of 545,000 cwts. Plantation and 169,000 cwts. Native, against 510,000 and 213,000, and the quantity now afloat for this country is 18,000 tons, against 18,000 last year. The principal transactions on the spot, with the latest prices paid, have comprised 6,000 casks 2,000 bags Plantation Ceylon, low middling to good bold greens 74s. 6d. to 84s. 6d., low middling to good middling blue 74s. 6d. to 82s., bold 85s. 6d., peaberry 91s. to 95s.; 200 casks 2,500 bags Native Ceylon, fine ordinary bold 64s., good ordinary 59s., small 50s., peaberry 65s. 6d. to 65s.; and 8,000 packages East India - Singapore, ordinary 45s. to 48s., Java 68s. The total deliveries of coffee in Holland from the 1st of January to the 31st of July were 484,694 bags, against 358,307 bags in 1866, and the stock at the end of last month was 525,500 bags, against 580,100 bags.\n\n#### CURRANTS\nIn fair demand, and 2,000 packages good Pegu have realised 37s. to 38s. per cwt.\n\n#### CAMPHOR\nChina and Japan descriptions are firm, with fair private business at £6 15s. to £7 per cwt.\n\n#### GUM BENJAMIN\nThe market is steady, and of 56 cases Siam at auction half sold at £24 to £24 15s. per cwt. For fine third quality, and £11 to £11 15s. for dark. Of 42 cases Sumatra three-fourths sold at £8 2s. 6d. to £8 12s. 6d. per cwt. for false packed second quality.\n\n#### GALLS\nThe transactions have comprised 100 cases China at 6¼s., and a small portion Japan at 5¾s. per cwt.\n\n#### MANILA HEMP\nThe market is now firm, with a moderate business at fully the previous rates, 587 bales having been sold at auction at £49 10s. to £50 5s. per ton for fair current quality.\n\n#### PEPPER\nThere has been a fair inquiry for black privately, and nearly 8,000 bags have been sold, Penang at 2¼d. to 2 15/16d., Singapore 3d. to 5/16d., and Tellicherry at 3¼d. At public sale, 840 bags Penang were all taken at 2¼d.; also 164 bags Singapore White at 5d. to 5¼d., and 100 bags privately at 5d. cash.\n\n#### RICE\nA rise in the Corn market, consequent upon the uncertain weather, has been followed by a movement in this article. Owing, however, to the small stock there has been but little in which to operate on the spot, and in consequence the greater part of the transactions have taken place in floating cargoes or parcels. About 18,000 bags have changed hands on the spot at full to rather higher prices, viz., 10s. 9d. to 12s. 3d. for Soft-grain, and 16s. to 16s. 6d. for white Bengal. Of floating cargoes about forty have changed hands, the latest sales being at 11s. to 11s. 3d. for ...\n\n#### TAPIOCA\nAt auction 136 bags Singapore were chiefly sold, good middling and good white 4¼d. to 5d. per lb.; and 165 bags pearl Tapioca fetched 30s. to 31s. per cwt.\n\n### ARTICLES OF EXPORT\n\n#### IRON\nThe quotations in London are for Welsh bars, £5 15s. to £6; nail rods, £7 10s. to £7 15s.; hoops, £8 10s. to £9; sheets, single, £9 15s. to £10; Staffordshire bars, £7 10s. to £7 15s.; rails, £4 5s.\n\n#### COPPER\nSheet and Sheathing, £79 to £83 per ton; yellow metal, 7d. to 7¼d. per lb.\n\n#### TIN\n£91 for block; £92 for common bars. Tin plates, best charcoal I.C., 30s. to 31s.\n\n#### LEAD, &c.\nEnglish pig, W.B., £21; shot, patent, £23; sheet, £20 15s.; spelter, £20 17s. 6d.; zinc, English sheet, £26 to £26 10s.; quicksilver, £6 17s. 6d.\n\nThe following is from the Circular of Messrs. French and Smith :- \nThere has been no activity in the Metal Market the past month, the increasing abundance and cheapness of money having apparently no influence. Almost all transactions reported have been for immediate consumption or shipment. Iron: Scotch and Welsh are quoted a shade easier; Staffordshire is steady, with a good demand for the East; and as some few of the railways are on the market again for Rails, a firmer tone in this branch of the trade may reasonably be expected. Copper is rather lower than at the beginning of July. The mail on 18th ult., brought advices of charters for about 1,400 tons Copper, 850 tons of which were Bars. That on the 29th ult. brought advices of about 1,800 tons Copper, of which 1,200 were Bars. Sales of Bars have been made at £67 10s. Prices now quoted are: Bars, £84 to £85; Wallaroo, £82 to £83; English Tough Cake, £75 to £76; Chili Bars, £68 to £69. Tin: A large business was done in Tin during July, principally for immediate delivery; and the quantity of Straits taken out of warehouse here is very large. The consumption in England continues great, especially for Tin-Plate manufacturers, whose works were never more fully employed. The price for fine Straits in July was between £86 10s. and £87; it is rather weak Banca is at the latter quotation to-day through some pressing sellers. steady in Holland at 53 guilders; English firm, at quotations. Tin Plates are in very good demand, and, notwithstanding the large production, prices are rather stronger. The shipments in July were 140,000 boxes, against 165,000 boxes same month in 1866. By the Board of Trade returns, the exports, January to June, were 36,690 tons, against 34,750 tons in 1866, and 30,410 in 1855. Lead is more inquired for, although there is no improvement in price. Spelter advanced in the middle of July to £21 5s., at which some small business was done, but has gone back to £20 17s. 6d. The stock on 31st July was 3,627 tons, against 6,808 tons in 1866. Quicksilver unchanged.\n\n### EXPORT OF BULLION TO CHINA, &c.\n\nThe following return shows the shipments of bullion from Southampton from the 1st January by the P. and O. Company's mail steamers.\n\n| Destination | Gold | Silver |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Shanghai | £62,376 | ... |\n| Fo-chow-Foo | £5,090 | ... |\n| Amoy | £36,665 | ... |\n| Hong Kong | £8,140 | £45,018 |\n| Singapore | £600 | £5,281 |\n| Penang | ... | ... |\n| Yokohama | £400 | ... |\n\n### FROM MARSEILLES. (BY THE P. AND O. COMPANY'S STEAMERS.)\n\n#### DEPARTURES-continued\n\n| Date | Ship | Gold | Silver |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| July 31 | Mary Ann | £18,628 (Hong Kong) | £6,575 (Hong Kong) |\n| Aug. 1 | Bonnie Dundee | £4,500 (Manila) | £450 (Manila) |\n| Aug. 2 | Adolfo | £100,000 (Manila) | ... |\n| ... | ... | ... | ... |\n\n### GOLD AND SILVER\n\n| Item | Price (per ounce) |\n| --- | --- |\n| Bar Gold | £3 17 0 |\n| Spanish Doubloon | £3 10 9 |\n| United States Gold Coin | £3 16 4 |\n| Silver in Bars | 5 0 |\n| Mexican Dollars | 0 4 11/16 |\n\n### SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE\n\n#### ARRIVALS\n\n| Ship | Captain | From | At |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Belpore | Foote | Rangoon | Singapore |\n| Helvoetsluis | Rema | Java | Batavia |\n| Prinses Amelia | Moerkerken | Batavia | ... |\n| Agra | Alexander | ... | ... |\n| Ide Gertruida | ... | ... | ... |\n| Martin | ... | ... | ... |\n| Rifleman | Niemann | ... | ... |\n| Margaretha | ... | ... | ... |\n| Cleopatra | ... | Batavia | ... |\n| Gustav | ... | ... | ... |\n| Warrior | McCauley | Bassein | ... |\n| ... | ... | ... | ... |\n\n#### DEPARTURES\n\n| Ship | Captain | For | From | Date |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Charlotte | ... | New York | Foong Kong & Canton | July 25 |\n| Nouveau Nomade | Marchandeau | Singapore | Cardiff | July 24 |\n| Schalde | ... | Shanghai | London | July 27 |\n| Eastern Queen | Halfman | ... | ... | July 27 |\n| Beemah | Wilburn | Japan | Newport | July 27 |\n| Alvington | Wakeham | Shanghai | London | July 28 |\n| Peterborough | Adams | Singapore | Cardiff | July 28 |\n| Bagota | Orchard | Shanghai | London | July 27 |\n| Heather Bell | Jones | Singapore | Liverpool | July 27 |\n| Sea King | Opdahl | Hong Kong | Newcastle | July 31 |\n| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |\n\n#### LOADING\n\nAt LONDON-For Yokohama, St. Dunstan, For Yokohama and Nagasaki Pampero, Broadwater. For Shanghai: Durham, Shakspere, Sir Jamserjee Family. For Hong Kong: Channel Queen, Sophie. For Hong Kong and Canton: The Tweed. Chaa-Sze, Avon, Albert Victor. For Manila: Auroliana. For Singapore and Penang: Queen of Ceylon. For Singapore: Arab Steed. Coldstream. For Batavia and Sourabaya: William Stewart, Couranto. For Penang: Chaturanga. For Colombo: Seafield, Thames, Hesperia, Palestine, Granville. For Colombo and Calcutta Clyde, Peeress, Harkaway. For Galle and Cochin Ann Lucey.\n\nAt LIVERPOOL-For Yokohama: Recife. For Yokohama or Hong Kong: Golden Dream. For Shanghai: Leon Crespo, Alarm. For Singapore: Indian Empire. For Manila: Olano, Feliz. For Batavia and Singapore: Lancastria.\n\nAt GLASGOW-For Yokohama: Runnymede. For Hong Kong: Suomi. For Manila Rosa del Turia, Manuel. For Batavia and Sourabaya: County of Bute. For Colombo: Christian Rankine. Penang Margaret Falconer.\n\n### FREIGHTS AND CHARTERS\n\nFreights to the Eastern ports remain unaltered; coal freights from the Northern outports continue firm.\n\n| Route | Price (weight/meast) |\n| --- | --- |\n| To Yokohama | 20s. to 30s. (weight), 50s. (meast) |\n| To Nagasaki | 50s. (weight or meast) |\n| To Shanghai | 40s. (weight), 45s. (meast) |\n| To Amoy | 40s. (weight or meast) |\n| To Foo-chow-Foo | 45s. (weight or meast) |\n| To Hong Kong | 35s. (weight), 40s. (meast) |\n| To Singapore | 30s. (weight or meast) |\n| To Penang | 40s. (weight or meast) |\n| To Manila | 40s. (weight), 85s. (meast) |\n| To Ceylon | 25s. to 30s. (weight), 35s. (meast) |\n\n### CASUALTIES\n\nThe Aria and Betsy, from Cardiff to Singapore, was spoken 25th June, 8 N., 24 W., with loss of topgallant mast, topmasthead, topsailyard and jibboom.\n\nThe Thos. Blyth, MacGiven, of and from Liverpool to Shanghai, foundered at sea 6th July, in lat. 35 S., lon. 30 W., crew arrived at Pernambuco.\n\nThe Spirit of the Deep, which sailed from Penang for London 25 May, has been totally lost near Acheen Head, crew saved.\n\nThe Minister Pahud, Lipjes, sailed from Batavia for Holland on the 1st Jan., and has not since been heard of.\n\n### MISCELLANEOUS\n\nAt ST. VINCENT, C.V.-June 27, Adeline (S.S.), Findlay, from London, and left, 29, for Japan.\n\nThe Empress, Strarach, from Colombo did not arrive at Deal July 23, as reported.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 277316, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-135 - Public Offices & Others - 1868", "page_number": 616, "title": "CO129-135 - Public Offices & Others - 1868", "content_text": "by whom the matrices were supplied,\n\nL\n\nand to which Dy? I imagine they ought to be returned.\n\nSun & Agar.\n\nEsq. 2 Nov/68.\n\nI think the Is might\n\nbe asked what is to be done with\n\nthe matrices.\n\n$1/11 M 5% stock\n\nM. Blake\n\nCan you find out how M. Hender got their matrices.\"\n\nlls Nov\n\nMi Case\n\nI have no\n\nreports from\n\nThe Master of his having entrusted these matrices to Mr. Findlay to bring home.\n\nRoyal\n\nmint\n\n25 Sept\n\nStamping\n\n1199.8\n\nEntered\n\nThe same copy to the\n\nHome Secretary\n\nTreasury\n\nMINUTE\n\nMun\n\nW. Adderley\n\nDec? 12 1868\n\nhor : 24 1868.\n\n \n\n612\n\nW. to Hov? 1868\n\n0\n\nSam directed &\n\nThe Duke of Buckingham\n\nMemo Estate z\n\nyou for the information to 28 of the Foreign\n\nthat Captn Kinder\n\n3\n\nhas applied to this dept to be relieved from the custody of the Matrices as intimated\n\nherein in his capacity of Master of the Mint and I am", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-135 - Public Offices & Others - 1868.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 282726, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12]", "page_number": 364, "title": "CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12]", "content_text": "## THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH APRIL, 1870.\n\n### GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\n**No. 36.**\n\nHis Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, C. B., has been pleased to appoint ALFRED LISTER, Esquire, to be Sheriff of Hongkong, from this date until further notice, vice M. S. TONNOCHY, Esquire.\n\nBy Command,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd April, 1870.\n\n**No. 115.**\n\nJ. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.\n\n### GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nThe following Regulations for Street-Chairs and Chair-Coolies are published for general information.\n\nBy Command,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd October, 1869.\n\nJ. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.\n\nNo Street Chairs may ply for hire after midnight; they may, however, carry their fares as long as required.\n\nEach Chair is secured for a sum of $50. Should articles of a higher value than this be lost in any Chair, there will be very little hope of their recovery through the Security.\n\nWhen loss of property in any Street Chair is suspected, its number should be forwarded to the Registrar General at once without any loss of time.\n\nWhen ground of complaint arises against any Street Chair-Coolie, the Person aggrieved may either hand the offender over to the Police, or send a Memorandum of the complaint and the Chair's Number to the Registrar General. It must however be remembered, that the Registrar General can inflict only a reprimand, but neither fine nor imprisonment without the testimony of an eye witness on oath.\n\nThis however may be supplied by any Chinese who witnessed the Offence, if accredited by a confirmatory note from his employer.\n\nPersons who are inconvenienced by the congregating of Chairs near their premises should notify the Registrar General, who will, if practicable, establish a \"Chair Stand\" in the nearest convenient place, and as far as possible enforce the Ordinance in regard to it.\n\nAn attempt will be made to enforce the ordinary \"Rule of the Road,\" along Queen's Road, more especially in the evening. It is requested that all Persons riding in Chairs or driving Vehicles will co-operate with the Police by observing the Rule of keeping the left side.\n\nEach Street Chair carries on the back of its Number Board, a Tariff of Fares, condensed from the following:\n\n### LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS, CHAIR BEARERS, AND BOATS, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.\n\n| Service | Fare |\n| --- | --- |\n| Chairs, or Ordinary Pullaway Boats, Half hour | 12 cents |\n| Hour | .50 cents |\n| Three hours | .75 cents |\n| Six hours | One Dollar |\n| Day (from 6 to 6) | |\n| Night Fares (after 8 P.M.) | .10 cents extra |\n| CHAIR HIRE TO OUT DISTRICTS.* | |\n| To Stanley and back | .50 cents per Man |\n| Beyond Victoria and back | .60 cents per Man |\n| LICENSED BEARERS (EACH.) Half day | 20 cents |\n| Day | .36 cents |\n\n* Persons who make short excursions out of the town should understand that they are quite at liberty to pay by the hour if they prefer to do so.\n\nVictoria lies below the level of Robinson Road, and includes all the town between the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, with the Race-course.\n\nCopies of the above Tariff, in English and Chinese, or of these Regulations, can be obtained on application at the Registrar General's Office.\n\nRegistrar General's Office, 1st October, 1869.\n\n### GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nOwners of Tenements assessed to the Police, Lighting, Water and Fire Brigade Rates, are informed that the Rates are payable in advance during and within the month of April, for the Second Quarter of the year 1870.\n\n### NOTICE.\n\nThe attention of Rate Payers is drawn to the Second Clause of Ordinance No. 9 of 1869, which Clause specifies that in Default in the Payment of Rates, such arrears may be sued for by the Colonial Treasurer in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, and a Certificate under the hand of the Treasurer, setting forth the particulars of the sums due for Rates and then outstanding shall be \"Prima facie evidence of the Facts certified by the Treasurer.\n\nRate Payers are therefore informed that all Rates in arrear after the 30th April, 1870, will be sued for in accordance with the Provisions of the Clause and Ordinance specified above.\n\nFREDK. FORTH, Colonial Treasurer.\n\nColonial Treasury, Hongkong, 7th April, 1870.\n\n### NOTICE.\n\nAny persons who have in their possession old Registration Tickets belonging to Servants who have left or have been dismissed, are requested to send the same to this Office, with any remarks, on separate papers, they may wish to have recorded.\n\nIt would much tend to the more satisfactory working of the Registration of Domestic Servants, if Registration Tickets were in every case kept completely out of the possession of the Servants themselves. On the dismissal of a Servant his Ticket should be sent to this Office, unless it can be handed at once to his new Employer, and should on no account be confided to his own custody.\n\nALFRED LISTER, Acting Registrar General.\n\nRegistrar General's Office, Hongkong, 28th May, 1869.\n\n### NOTICE.\n\nConsignees and Masters of Ships are hereby informed that, after the 15th Proximo, the Boundary, North of which Vessels shall not anchor, is as follows:--- Kellet's Island bearing E. by S. 1/2 S.\n\nAll Ships to be properly moored with 35 fathoms Chain (East and West). The passage between the North Boundary of Men-of-War anchorage and the Kowloon Peninsula is to be kept clear.\n\nSteamers and Vessels not having definite employment will still remain on the North side.\n\nH. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.\n\nHarbor Master's Office, Hongkong, 9th September, 1869.\n\n### No. 70.-List of DEAD LETTERS\n\nwhich have been returned from the General Post Office, London, and other places, for the various reasons assigned upon them, addressed to undermentioned, the writers of which can obtain them on application.\n\n| Name | Address |\n| --- | --- |\n| Adair, Hy. J. | Yokohama |\n| Beach, John | Langdale Street, London, E.C. |\n| Bell, Mr. | Engineer Works, Yokohama |\n| Bendick, J. E. | 37, Natoma Street, San Francisco |\n| Bishop, S. S. | Newcastle, N.S.W. |\n| Bonanjee, Limjeebhoy Patiwala | Hongkong |\n| Busch, J. | David Strasse, Hamburg |\n| Baxton, Mes. S. | Commercial Road, London |\n| Campbell, Joseph | U.S. Mint, San Francisco |\n| Canovan, Emma | Sacramento City, California |\n| Carvell, Jesse | Shanghai |\n| Cassumbhoy Nathabley Sons & Co. | Hongkong |\n| Chase, J. B. | San Francisco, California |\n| Ching Hong | Malee Wood, California |\n| Craig, John | San Francisco, California |\n| Davis, Peter | Dutchess & Co., New York |\n| De Vries, Thomas | San Francisco |\n| Easton, Edward | Shanghai |\n| Eastwood, W. P. | Manchester |\n| Ewing, Frank | 130, Dupont Street, San Francisco |\n| Fangoy, F. W. | of New York, Williersburg |\n| Findlay, Alexander | Portland, Oregon |\n| Flood, Edward | Opera Restaurant, San Francisco |\n| Girola, Madame | Turin |\n| Hagemann, Captain | barque Johann Smidt, Yokobama |\n| Halsey, Mrs. | Julia C., Greenc, New York |\n| Harding, Captain | barque Stirling, New York |\n| Hughes, Mr. Johé | Alleghany, Penn., U.S.A. |\n| Jackson, Mary Anne | 67, St. George's Street, London, E. |\n| Jansen, George | State Franklin, North America |\n| Jenkins, Clara | 41, Fifth Street, New York |\n| Johnson, R. B. | Post Office, San Francisco |\n| Kader Maydem | Flower Bazaar, Madras |\n| Kooppamalo | Cain's Street, Cuddalore, Madras |\n| Lamont, Captain | burque Ettrick, Yokohama |\n| Lehmann, E. C. & Co. | London |\n| Maggs, Alies | 15, Berkley Street, Bristol |\n| Merrick, Mrs. Ñ. A. | San Francisco |\n| Millican, G. | 73, Trafalgar Street, Walworth Road, Loudon |\n| Millican, Miss | 11 Ann's Row, Walworth Road, London |\n| Mitchell, Miss Alice | 8, Charlotte Street, King's Cross, London |\n| Mottu, Álfred | cure of 1. M. Jaquemot, Yokohama |\n| Monastier, Simon | or Simon Lyon, Yokohama |\n| Murphy, Joseph | 13, Third Street, San Francisco |\n| \"Nação\" Redacção da | Lisboa |\n| Nealon, Miss L. | Thomas Street, Whitechapel Road, London |\n| Nissene, Doctor | New York |\n| Nicol, Peter | San Francisco |\n| Noad, James | San Francisco |\n| Olles, George | 1,012, Battery Street, San Francisco |\n| Osborn, Jobu | St. Mary's Parish, Louisinaa, U.S.A. |\n| Palmer, C. P. | Box 379, New York |\n| Parsons, Ann | 18, Kensington View, Prescot Road, Liverpool |\n| Phalen, C. S. | Yokobama |\n| Pick up, Miss E. | Pembroke Place, London Road, Liverpool |\n| Ramonha, Barber | Jownpeor, near Javaneckapoorah, Bengal |\n| Rossignol, Mrs. H. Le | Grove Hotel, Granville, France |\n| Roth, C. Aug. | Frankfort S. M., Germany |\n| Short, Mr. | passenger per steamer Japan, Yokohama |\n| Stokes, George | Gyfethland, Glamorganshire, Wales |\n| Sutton, John | 4 Gates Strect, Poplar, London |\n| Taylor, Joba | 3 St. Ann's Square, Manchester |\n| Thevenin, C. L. | Hongkong, (refused) |\n| Th...ger, E. B. D. | Payinaster H.N., Admiralty, London |\n| Thompson, Miss, Milly | Yokoliama |\n| Thornton, Mrs. J. | 116, South Fifth Street, Jersey City, USA. |\n| Torriani, Maria Antonietta | Milauo |\n| Toller, Lieut. J. E. | Royal Engineers, Dover |\n| Wakefield, Miss Grace | Sacramento, California |\n| Webster, John | on board the British barque Albert, New York |\n| Williams, Mrs. Ann | West Broadway, New York |\n| Wills, Mrs. M. | Post Office, Plyn:outh, England |\n| Wyman, W. | San Francisco, California |\n\nF. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.\n\nGeneral Post Office, Hongkong, 16th April, 1870.\n\nPage 198\nPage 356\nPage 190", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 286615, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-155 - Others - 1871", "page_number": 84, "title": "CO129-155 - Others - 1871", "content_text": "The Rev. J. H. Kidson\n\nMINUTE. 18\n\n5930\n\nHongkong\n\nEntered\n\nSir,\n\n33\n\n22 June 1871.\n\nIn reply to your letter\n\ndated the 14th of June, I am\n\n11\n\nMr Findlay.\n\n20 June\n\nTo H.E. Meade 21 June.\n\nForwarded by the Earl of Kimberley\n\nKrimbolly\n\nMr Holland\n\nMasterbert\n\nMr Hugessen Lord Kimberley\n\nSee 7250 July 20, 183\n\nto state for your information that since the date of her Majesty's\n\nappointment to the Colonial Chaplaincy of Hong Kong, an alteration has taken place in the Colonial Regulations, and that at present no\n\nColonial Chaplain is entitled to receive\n\nany salary\n\nor allowance towards the\n\ncost of his passage.\n\n£250 per annum\n\nUnder these circumstances,\n\n Lord Kimberley regrets\n\nhe is unable to accede to\n\nyour application\n\nJam(es)\n\nR.H.M.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-155 - Others - 1871.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 288834, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]", "page_number": 207, "title": "CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]", "content_text": "810\n\nTHE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH.\n\nSUANGHAI SILK SHIPPERS, From 1st June to 28th Sept., 1879,\n\nAdantson, Bell, and Co. Balfour, Butler and Co. Barnet and Co. Birt and Co. \nBirley, Worthington, & Co. Bain and Co. \nBower, Hanbury and Co.... Bourjau, Hubener, and Co. \nBovet, Brothers and Co. ... Bull, Purdon and Co. Butterfeld and Swire \nChapman, King and Co. \nCoutts and Co. \nDent and Co. \nDickinson and Co. \nEssex and Co. \nFindlay, Wade and Co. \nFogg and Co. \nGamwell, F. R. \nGibb, Livingston, and Co..... Gilman and Co.\n\nBales.\n\n352 Jardine, Matheson, and Co. 276 Jarvie, John, and Co. \n57 Skeggs, C. J. and Co.\n\nTEA CARGOES AFLOAT.\n\nBales.\n\n[Nov, 18, 1872]\n\nShipping Intelligence.\n\nARRIVALS.\n\nAt YOKOHAMA.—From London, Sept. 23, Florence Nightingale.\n\nAt SHANGHAI.—From London, Sept. 25, Foutenaye; from Swansea, 23, Daylight; from Liverpool, Nov. 10, Agamemnon (str.); from Cardiff, Whinfel; from Southampton. Deccan (str.).\n\nAt HONG KONG and CANTON.—From London, Oct. 1, Golconda (str.), James Vinicombe; from Callao, Emigrante; from Boston, 4, Europa.\n\nAt SINGAPORE.—From Liverpool, Oct. 11, Agamemnon (str.); from Glasgow, 7. Saltes (str.); from Sunderland, 8, Stanley; from Hamburg, 11, Harmonia.\n\nDEPARTURES.\n\nFrom YOKOHAMA.—For London, Sept. 7, Audax; for New York, 16, Emulation; 18, Etta Loring; 23, Leander; 30, Ceylon.\n\nFrom HONG KONG.—For London, Sept. 15, Penrith; for New York, 18, Jessie Isabel.\n\nFrom SHANGHAI.—For London, Sept. 21, Priam (str.), Woodlark; From Foochow.—For London, Sept. 29, Zibu; Oct. 1, Eme.\n\nFrom HONG KONG and CANTON.—For Falmouth, Oct. 2, Hermine.\n\nFrom SINGAPORE.—For London, Oct 4, Eleanor; Nov. 12, Hector (str.).\n\nSHIPPING POSTSCRIPT.\n\nDEPARTURES.—Nov. 14, from London, for Yokohama and Hiego, Glamorganshire; 13, from Cardiff, for Singapore, Proserpine; 14, Massimo d'Azeglis, Elizabeth Child.\n\nLAID ON.—At London, for Shanghai, Carmarthenshire.\n\nSPOKEN.—Esperance, Newport to Hong Kong, Aug. 12, 33 S., 25 W. Franklin, Batavia to London, Sept. 28, 20 S., 60 E. N. C. D. H. (Amicizia, Italian three-mast schooner), Cardiff to Ceylon, Sept. 29, 16 S., 29 W.\n\nLEGAL.\n\nJUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.\n\nHART V. VON GUMPACHI.\n\nThis appeal from Her Majesty's Court for China and Japan came on for hearing, and presented some remarkable features. The appellant is a British subject, and occupies an important position in the service of the Emperor of China as inspector-general of customs.\n\nThe respondent is a naturalised British subject, and is an astronomer and mathematician. Both met in London in August, 1866, and it was alleged that Hart represented to Von Gumpach that he was entrusted with the formation of a college and observatory at Peking, which college was to be an institution for the teaching to the Chinese of Western sciences and learning, \"with a view to the regeneration of China,\" and that he was to procure a library and appoint professors.\n\nIn consequence of these alleged representations, Von Gumpach went to China, and his salary was to be £600 a year. He alleged that there was no such institution, and that he was willing to discharge the duties of his appointment.\n\nHe alleged that Hart represented to the Tsang-li Yamen, or Foreign Board, that he had absented himself, and he received an intimation from the Chinese Government that his services were no longer required; and since the 30th September, 1868, he had been unable to obtain any salary.\n\nHe brought his action against Hart in Her Majesty's Court, and claimed £3,000 as compensation besides his salary.\n\nThe cause was tried before a jury, and they gave £1,800 as damages and 176 taels for money payable to Von Gumpach.\n\nThere had been a demurrer and further litigation, and one point urged for the present appellant was that these were privileged communications from him as to the office he held under the Chinese Government.\n\nThe Court, after further litigation, decided in favour of the plaintiff (the present respondent), and the defendant (the present appellant) has obtained special leave to appeal to Her Majesty in Council.\n\nHe denied the alleged misrepresentations, and stated that the Court at Peking had found in his favour as to the representations, and gave damages to Von Gumpach for the loss of his situation, and for money due on account stated.\n\nHe appealed on several grounds—that the verdict was against evidence, on misdirection, and on the privileged communications.\n\nSir John Karslake, Q.C, with whom was Mr. F. Herschell (instructed by Messrs. Murray and Hutchins), appeared for the appellant; Mr. Benjamin, Q.C., and Mr. Myburgh (instructed by Messrs. Brooks and Co., of Doctors' Commons) were for the respondent, the plaintiff in the original action.\n\nMr. Benjamin discussed the several points. He urged that the appellant was liable to the respondent for the wrongs he had committed against him.\n\nThe Chinese Government had not adopted the acts of the appellant as their servant, and therefore it was not an Act of State.\n\nIt was idle for the appellant to say that what he did was by order of the Chinese Government, and that, therefore, he was not amenable to the laws in Her Majesty's Court for China and Japan.\n\nHe cited various authorities in support of his contentions that unless a Government adopted the acts of their servant, the servant was liable, and could not shield himself under the authority of an Act of State and justify the wrong he had committed.\n\nFurther, the learned counsel submitted that Her Majesty's Treaty with the Emperor of China gave all British subjects a right to resort to the Supreme Court for redress; and it was no answer for the appellant (the original defendant) to say what he had done was as servant of the Emperor when malice was alleged against him.\n\nThe question of privilege would not go to such an extent as to shield a man from false representations, and none of the cases cited would support the points raised by the other side.\n\nMr. Myburgh followed on the same side.\n\nSir John, in reply, cited several cases in support of the view he had submitted—namely, that the original action could not be maintained, and that the demurrer ought to have been allowed.\n\nIt was not an action between two British subjects, as was contemplated by the Treaty, but an action against a Minister of China for an act done as such Minister.\n\nBoth parties had been in the service of the Emperor, and the reports made by Mr. Hart were privileged communications, and it was not by merely alleging malice that the protection extended to such documents was to be removed.\n\nThe matter was of importance, and he asked their Lordships to allow the appeal.\n\nSir Montagu Smith, on the conclusion of the arguments, announced that their Lordships would take time to consider their judgment.\n\nCOURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.\n\nIONIDES V. PENDER.\n\nThis was a case (tried last term) of some mercantile importance as to marine insurance, especially with reference to over-insurance.\n\nIt was an action on several policies of insurance, on goods, on profits, on charterparty, and of commission, amounting altogether to some thousands of pounds.\n\nThe defence set up was that there had been enormous over-insurance, and that the ship was not lost by perils of the seas, but had in reality been scuttled.\n\nThe policies were affected by a firm at Hamburg, who had chartered and loaded the ship for a commercial adventure to a port La Sineria.\n\nOn the voyage the vessel sprang a leak, and is making four inches water per hour in still water.\n\nCASUALTIES.—The Carolina (Spanish barque), from Manila to Cadiz, with tobacco, went a bore on Sandalwood Island. Sept. 15, but got off without damage, after remaining on the reef seven days.\n\nThe Hebe (ship, of Rotterdam. Meermans, from Batavia, to Rotterdam, put into Mauritius, Oct. 5, leaky, having encountered a very heavy N.E. to N.W., and S. W. gale Sept. 21st, in lat. 12 S., lon. 93 E., during which\n\nTHE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH.\n\n811\n\nNov. 18, 1872.\n\nMISCELLANEOUS.\n\nEXTRACTS FROM MEDHURST'S \"FOREIGNER IN FAR CATHAY.\"\n\nAfter what I wrote in my last letter of the negotiations between the commissioners of the two legislative bodies of this city having been broken off because they could not come to an agreement on the vexed question of the Bank Valuta, your readers will no doubt be greatly surprised to hear that, after all, the affair has been finally set at rest and disposed of by a compromise, both sides having given way to a certain extent.\n\nThe draft of the Bill sent by the Senate to the Burgerschaft, but rejected by them, served as a sufficient basis for a rapprochement, and as both parties were agreed in principle, and only differed on certain, though important, points, the door was again opened for discussion.\n\nAn abstract of the amended Bill as agreed to is as follows :--\n\nLaw for the Alteration of the Hamburg Bank Valuta.\n\nArt. 1. Closing of the Accounts based on Silver Bars.—The date is fixed for the 15th Feb., 1879, the Burgerschaft originally wishing it to take place within eight days, and the Senate inclined to keep them open for six months longer.\n\nAfter the above date the balances of accounts can only be repaid in silver bars.\n\nArt. 3. Denomination of Payments in the New Currency made through the Bank.—In all agreements and contracts where payment is stipulated to be made through the Bank, it is required to write after the amount the letters B.Z., which stands for Bank Zahlung, or Bank payment.\n\nI have dwelt thus much upon the characteristics of the servants employed by foreigners, not only to show how they fare in this particular, but because these servants are the only natives with whom the foreign merchant comes more immediately into contact.\n\nThe opinion prevalent at home that foreigners mingle in Chinese society generally is altogether a mistaken one.\n\nThe conventional rules of the Chinese are so constituted, and their habits of thought and customs so peculiar, that there is little or no encouragement to court acquaintance on either part, even were the entire ignorance of each other's language not to present a serious bar in the way of an interchange of ideas.\n\nThere is a class of Chinese brokers and middle men who haunt the offices of the merchants, but they are mostly shrewd, clever upstarts, whom the difficulties of interlingual communication have introduced into the trade, and, with rare exceptions, they lay no claim to respectability even with the Chinese themselves.\n\nThe language employed between these brokers and the merchants is a jargon made up of English, Portuguese, Chinese, and Malay words, tortured into unrecognizable shapes and constructions, and it is little fitted to sustain any conversation beyond what appertains to the mere technicalities of trade.\n\nI have frequently expressed to our merchants the opinion that it is a pity they do not take the trouble to learn the Chinese language.\n\nIt is an acquirement in the spoken form to an extent sufficient for all practical purposes; offers no difficulties that an average intellect and a moderate share of determination cannot surmount, and familiarity with it would have the effect of freeing the foreigner from the domination of roguish brokers and compradores, at whose mercy he now lies, whilst it would open the way to a more extended acquaintance and friendly intercourse to the mutual advantage of both parties.\n\nThere is perhaps no country in the world frequented by the English-speaking race in which merchants are so lamentably ignorant of the customs and resources of the locality in which they live as they are at this moment in China, and this is entirely to be attributed to a want of familiarity with the language.\n\nTHE SUEZ CANAL.\n\nThe Suez Canal Company will continue to insist upon its recent advance of tolls, and declares that it will appeal to the decision of the Government.\n\nThe Ottoman Porte has protested, by order of the Sultan, against the competency of the Tribunal de Commerce de la Seine to interpret the Act of Concession of the Canal—a power which belongs to itself alone.\n\nThe Turkish Government also maintains that, the company being an Egyptian association, subject to the Ottoman jurisdiction, and having its headquarters at Alexandria, cannot admit a foreign jurisdiction in respect to its differences with third parties.\n\nThere is some idea of inviting the Marine Powers to hold a conference at Constantinople, in order to agree upon a uniform system for the measurement of tonnage.\n\nForeign Intelligence.\n\nGERMANY.\n\n(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)\n\nHAMBURG, Nov. 12.\n\nArt. 4. Belehnungen (or advances on deposits).—After the close of the silver accounts the Bank is authorised to receive as deposits the foreign coin hitherto accepted, as well as gold and silver bars, and credit the depositors for the amount in the new currency, according to the regulations drawn up by the administrators of the Bank and having been approved of by the Senate.\n\nArt. 5. Deferred fulfilment of obligations to pay in Banco.—After the closing of the silver accounts, all still outstanding engagements in Hamburg banco or in species banco, whatever may be the period of their origin and the nature of the claim, must be settled by Bank payment in Imperial gold coin, or in double or single silver thalers of German mintage, at the fixed rate of 150 marks new currency for 100 marks banco, with an agio of 18 per mille for species banco.\n\nBills of exchange falling due on the 15th of February, but not presented for payment till after that date, are to be calculated at the officially quoted price of silver on the day of their maturity.\n\nArt. 6. Transitory Regulations.—During the period of transition, viz., from the date of the opening of the accounts in the new Imperial currency till the 15th of May, 1873, creditors of the Bank may have the amount of their balance in Banco transferred, partly or entirely, to their account in the new currency at the fixed rate of 145 marks Imperial currency for 100 marks Banco, as such transfers are to be considered as Belehnungen, or advances on deposits.\n\nThe sum thus transferred may, at any time during the period of transition, be re-transferred to the silver account of the owner; but all such re-transfers must be made before the expiration of the period of transition, in default of which the Bank is authorised to realise the silver for account of the proprietor.\n\nDuring the period of transition only those who have paid in gold coin or silver thalers are at liberty to withdraw their balances in the same money.\n\nDuring the period of transition no charge will be made by the Bank on Imperial gold coin or silver thalers paid in or taken out.\n\nThe publication of this new law will take place in the course of this week, and the date to be fixed for the opening of the accounts in the new Imperial German currency is expected to be the 15th inst.\n\nBut this arrangement has no effect on cash payments made in Hamburg and Lubeck currency, which retain their value as hitherto, till a sufficiency of the new money is coined, which, as the minting operations proceed but slowly, may be deferred for two or three years longer.\n\nIt will be seen by the above that the Bergerschaft have abandoned one of the principal points on which they were at issue with the Senate, and that is that the loss sustained by the conversion of Banco into new currency, the agio on silver being at present rather more than one per cent. above par, should be borne by the State.\n\nAs it now stands everyone who has Banco will only get 150 marks new currency for every 100 marks Banco, and must bear the loss himself.\n\nThe sharp and somewhat bitter remarks made by certain organs of the press in England respecting the award of the Emperor of Germany in his capacity of Arbitrator in the Anglo-American dispute about the San Juan question have found a responsive echo at Berlin; and if these counter remarks have not been translated and reprinted in the English papers, it is perhaps owing to the editors remaining reticent, not to aggravate and increase the ill-feeling between the two countries.\n\nOne of your contemporaries says that the award is remarkable for being written in the German language, instead of the customary diplomatic French\" to which the Germans reply that this is an exploded idea, quite out of date; that the despatches of the German Government—railway companies have received instructions to discontinue, from December 1, the eddies hitherto praised to emigrants, of a reduction in the fares—amounting in some instances to 50 per cent.—and double allowance of luggage (100 lb. per head).\n\nThe number of emigrants that passed through this city to the end of October, 1871, is officially stated to be 37,324 persons, whilst at the same period this year it has risen to 65,151, and before the end of the year will no doubt have reached 80,000.\n\nDr. Hilgendorf, a native of this city, and formerly director of the Hamburg Zoological Gardens, and now professor at the Royal Polytechnic at Dresden, has received a call to go to Japan to prepare young natives for their subsequent studies of medicine at German universities.\n\nA considerable number of Japanese are now studying at Berlin, Leipzig, and Heidelberg.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 301313, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-179 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [9-12]", "page_number": 441, "title": "CO129-179 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [9-12]", "content_text": "## Government House, Hong Kong, 18th February 1878\n\nI have the honor to submit to your Lordship copies of two letters lately received from Mr. Price, the Surveyor General, recommending the construction of a ...\n\nThe Right Honorable \nThe Earl of Carnarvon, \nHer Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,\n\nany rate, insufficiently defend the higher duties for which he was appointed. It should, I think, be impressed directly and indirectly though ...\n\nW. Findlay (as well as \nSir J. Hoskins) will then see that his efficient administration under him performs the \n\ncontinued \nWork ...\n\nFl 11 \n4169. \n480 20 \n**RECEIVED** \n12 JAN 1878 \n439", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-179 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 320251, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-206 - Public Offices & Others - 1882", "page_number": 215, "title": "CO129-206 - Public Offices & Others - 1882", "content_text": "# DRAFT.\n\nwhat I know of his scientific attainments I should not hesitate to join with M. Spotliwoode, and Br Ball in recommending him for the appointment, provided it were ascertained that Colonel Clarke does not desire the post, and that his age does not disqualify him.\n\nI am, Sir, your most obedient servant A.M. Christie\n\n## MINUTE.\n\nCrown Agents\n\nMr. Feal on 9 Dec. De Robuch Mr. Wingfield. Mr. Bramston. Mr. Meade. X. Mr. Herbert. Mr. Ashley. Lord Kimberley.\n\nFor cons on 16 Aug.\n\n## Gentleman,\n\nI am directed by the Lords for the Colonies to transmit to you the enclosed copy of a letter from Findlay Rice forwarding specification of ... instruments required for the ... \n\nan extract from a letter forwarding specification of a ... \n\nknown as (Sars of 1857) and to state that their Lordships expect you to comply with this request within a reasonable time.\n\n`GR1178/1922/32(III)` is not present, but `XCR(85)72` is not present either. However `147508 End` and `18026` are present, it seems they are some sort of file references or codes, the same for `212 Kony` and `12 Dec:82`. \n\nPage 94", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-206 - Public Offices & Others - 1882.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 329371, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12]", "page_number": 150, "title": "CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12]", "content_text": "# COMPLIMENTARY FAREWELL BANQUET TO SIR GEORGE BOWEN, GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG\n\nLast night a complimentary farewell banquet was given to His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, G.C.M.G., Governor of Hongkong, in St. Andrew's Hall, City Hall. There was a numerous attendance, the banquet being the largest that has ever taken place in this colony, no less than 160 gentlemen sitting down to dinner. The chair was occupied by His Honour Chief Justice Sir George Phillippo, and the Vice-Chairmen were the Hon. T. Jackson, Hon. F. D. Sassoon, Messrs. A. P. McEwen, C. P. Chater, and J. Melville Matson. The Governor sat on the right of the Chairman, and Vice-Admiral Vesey Hamilton, C.B., on his left.\n\nThe following gentlemen formed the General Committee:-\n\n| Name | Title/Honour |\n| --- | --- |\n| His Honour Sir George Phillippo | Chairman |\n| the Hon. W. H. Marsh | C.M.G. |\n| the Hon. Frederick Stewart | |\n| the Hon. E. L. O'Malley | |\n| the Hon. A. Lister | |\n| the Hon. J.M. Price | |\n| His Honour Mr. Justice Russell | |\n| His Honour Mr. Justice Ackroyd | |\n| the Hon. W. Keswick | |\n| the Hon. T. Jackson | |\n| the Hon. F. D. Sassoon | |\n| the Hon. Wong Shing | |\n| the Right Rev. Bishop Raimondi | |\n| Monsieur Leon Dejardin | Consul for France |\n| Dr. O: F. von Mollendorff | Consul for Germany |\n| Colonel Withers | Consul for the United States |\n| Dr. P. B. C. Ayres | |\n| Messrs. C. D. Bottomley | |\n| E. R. Belilios | |\n| A. Coxon | |\n| C. P. Chater | |\n| G. de Champeaux | |\n| W. H. F. Darby | |\n| W. M. Deane | |\n| W. Durran | |\n| Major-General Gordon | |\n| Messrs. M. Grote | |\n| David Gillies | |\n| H. Hoppins | |\n| E. H. Huntingdon | |\n| Rev. W. Jennings | |\n| Messrs. John Macgregor | |\n| A. McConachie | |\n| A. P. McEwen | |\n| J. Melville Matson | |\n| Mortimer E. Murray | |\n| H. N. Mody | |\n| G. E. Noble | |\n| L. Poesnecker | |\n| A. G. Romano | Consul for Portugal |\n| C. Stiebel | |\n| J. Thurburn | |\n| A. G. Wise | |\n| H. E. Wodehouse | |\n\nThe Working Committee consisted of the following gentlemen:-\n\n| Name | Title/Honour |\n| --- | --- |\n| the Hon. J. M. Price | |\n| the Hon. T. Jackson | |\n| the Hon. F. D. Sassoon | |\n| Messrs. C. D. Bottomley | |\n| A. Coxon | |\n| C. P. Chater | |\n| W. M. Deane | |\n| H. Hoppins | |\n| A. P. McEwen | |\n| J. Melville Matson | Hon. Secretary |\n\nSubjoined are the names of the other subscribers to the banquet in the order of signature:-\n\nVice-Admiral Hamilton, Major-General Cameron, Major Brooke, R.E.; Messrs. A. Findlay Smith, H. M. Bevis, D. H. Mackintosh, W. Gaskell, S. Barff, D. Noronha, J. Dyer Ball, H.C. Setna, E. E. Pallanjee Setna, S. D. Sotne, J. Jamasjee, H. St. Clair Greeley, H. F. Hayllar, D. Musso (Consul for Italy), A. Seth, L. P. Marques, J. A. Carvalho; Colonel Crawford, R.A.; Messrs. A. G. Stokes, A. K. Travers; Captain Long, R.N.; Major Riddell, R.A.; Commodore Morant, R.N.; Captain Pearson, R.N.; Messrs. H. H. Jukes, N. A. Sieba; Captain Rumsey, R.N.; Major Dempster, A.P.D.; Lieut-Colonel Murray, C.B.D.; Dr. Manson; Messrs. S. E. Shellim, J. T. Chater, E. C. Ray, G. T. Jordan, C. C. Cohen, V. H. Deacon, C. E. Bowles, D. E. Sassoon, Sidney Hancock, E. Jones Hughes, W. Hartigan, B. Byramjee, W. G. Humphreys; Major Tripp, Captain Francis, Lieuts. McCallum, Mossley, Woolley, and Holmes, Hongkong Volunteer Artillery; Mr. H. Poate; Dr. Hungerford, Army Medical Department; Messrs. A. Falconer, R. C. Wilcox, T. I. Rose (Consul for Siam), Granville Sharp, Teiske Minami (Consul for Japan), H. Z. Just, J. H. Stewart-Lockhart; Lieut-Colonel Le Masurier, C. and T.D.; Lieut. Farquhar, R.N.; Messrs. E. Bebre, G. T. Hopkine; Lieut. A. K. Knapton, R.N., Flag Lieut.; Messrs. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, C. Heyman, D. B. Tata, J. M. E. Machado, F. Machado, A. F. Alves, A. J. Rozario, A. P. Guterrez, J. G. T. Hassell, A. P. Stokes; the Very Rev. G. Burghignoli, Mr. C. A. Tomes; Captain Maturio, R.A.; Messrs. Samuel Hughes, Dinshaw Nowrojee, J. K. Dealy, and John D. Humphreys.\n\nThe following were invited guests, in addition to the guest of the evening:- Rear-Admiral Rieunier, Captain Dupuis, Captain Blanc, French Navy; Colonel Walker, R.E.; Dr. Fisher, R.N.; Major Davies, Assistant Military Secretary; Colonel Foster, Captains Power and Bolton, Lieuts. Parkin, Little, Metcalfe, Bramwell, Drew, Lowther, Podler, and Quartermaster Wallace, Northamptonshire Regiment; Captain Hoffmeier, H.I.G.M. Navy; Commanders Alleyne, Davis, Hill, Moore, and Hotham, R.N.; Lieuts. Breeks, Bowen, and Somerville, A.D.C.s; Messrs. Dent and Keey, R.N.; Messrs. Clement Allen and E. E. Porter.\n\nSt. Andrew's Hall was decorated with festoons of green leaves, flags, and pot plants, and made to look bright and pretty, and three long tables were set out, taking almost the entire length of the room, with a cross table at the head, in the centre of which sat the Chairman, with a Vice-Chairman at the head of each side table, on either hand, and another at the foot of each of the three tables.\n\nSt. George's Hall was also neatly decorated, the doors being curtained with flags, and ferns, moss, and pot plants being used with good effect. A capital dancing floor was prepared. The ante-room was decorated in the same way, and a portion of the Chamber of Commerce room was partitioned off and a refreshment buffet established there.\n\nThe entrance hall and staircase were also very effectively decorated with pot plants and wreaths of green leaves, presenting a very pleasing appearance.\n\nThe banquet commenced at 7.15 o'clock p.m., the Band playing \"The Roast Beef of Old England.\" The following were the after-dinner speeches:-\n\n## Speech of the Chief Justice\n\nThe CHAIRMAN- The first toast on the list for this evening is the usual loyal toast, the health of Her Majesty the Queen. I ask you to join me in drinking that toast.\n\nThe toast was drunk upstanding, with three cheers.\n\nThe Band- \"God Save the Queen.\"\n\nThe CHAIRMAN- The next toast on the list is the health of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family.\n\nThe toast was drunk with similar honours. The Band- \"God Bless the Prince of Wales.\"\n\nThe CHAIRMAN- Gentlemen, the next toast I have to propose is the health of His Excellency the Governor. (Applause). We are met together on this occasion, as you all know, in compliment to his Excellency the Governor, and for the purpose of bidding him farewell publicly, as he is shortly about to depart from us, in all probability never to return. It is now nearly three years since he first assumed the government of this Colony. He came to us at a somewhat critical period of our history, no novice in the management of affairs, but as an old and tried Governor, with great experience in the conduct of business, having successfully governed some of the most important colonies in the British empire-colonies which have already made a place in history and which are undoubtedly destined to take a foremost place among the nations of the world. (Cheers). For his services before he came amongst us, he had already received from the hands of Her Majesty one of the highest rewards that it is usual to bestow for distinguished public service, viz., the Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George. (Applause).\n\nHis services to this community have been recognized on more than one occasion, and only recently in their farewell address by the Legislative Council-(applause)-body which, comprising as it does nearly all the members of the Executive Council in addition to some of the leading members of the general community, has naturally been brought into more intimate relationships with the Governor than any other portion of the public and is best able to judge of their value. (Hear, hear).\n\nIt would ill become me on the present occasion and in the present assembly, which is not met together for political purposes, and especially in my position, to enter into any question having any bearing upon politics. (Hear, hear). This I can say for myself that I know that His Excellency has always taken a very great interest in everything that he considered was for the best interest of the community-(applause)-and I think I can take it upon myself in the name of all who are present to assure the Governor in similar language to that used by the Legislative Council in its farewell address, that his administration will always be associated in our minds with much personal kindness, consideration, and hospitality (cheers)-a hospitality which I may observe owed a great portion of its charm to the deserved popularity of Lady Bowen and her daughters in the first portion of His Excellency's administration, a hospitality which was not slackened during their necessary but regretted absence, and which has again during the last few months been brightened by the presence of one of His Excellency's daughters and of his only son. (Renewed and prolonged applause).\n\nI am sure also that we all sympathize with the Governor in the prospect of his approaching retirement from public life. It will undoubtedly be a trial to him to give up the active pursuits in which he has been hitherto engaged, the pleasures as well as the anxieties of public life, and the degree of state to which he has been accustomed, for the comparative simplicity and retirement of private life. We have all of us, however, to look forward to relinquishing the active pursuits of life, but there is some consolation for us all if we are able to carry with us in our retirement the assurance that in the days of our activity we faithfully endeavoured to perform our various duties to the best of our ability. (Applause).\n\nBut the Governor, with his experience, need not, unless he pleases, live merely a life of lettered ease, and there are more useful services in which he can be engaged than even in administering the affairs of an important Colony such as this. There has been of late a growing tendency both in the mother country and in the Colonies to tighten and strengthen the bonds of union now existing between them-(applause)-and there has also been a growing and strong desire to enter into closer relationship between ourselves and our great kindred nation. (Hear, hear).\n\nNext year will be an eventful year in this respect. The new buildings of The Royal Colonial Institute will be opened-a Society of which Sir George Bowen has long been a member-(applause)-and which, together with its off-shoot, the Empire Club, has done so much to bring Colonial questions prominently forward before the public at home. Leading colonists from all parts of the Empire will take part in the Colonial Exhibition, to which we are about sending our modest contribution, including many from Colonies over which Sir George Bowen has had the honour during his long career of having been appointed Governor.\n\nThere will also be the American Exhibition of Inventions, which will attract to London many of the leading citizens of the United States, and to welcome whom a Council consisting of most of the leading men in the British possessions, and amongst whom I have no doubt Sir George Bowen's name is already to be found, has been formed by American residents in London and promoters of the Exhibition, avowedly for the purpose of strengthening the friendly relationships between the great English-speaking nations who have one language and one literature in common, whose great men and our great men, and whose noble women and our noble women are the same-(applause)-and who all inherit the glorious deeds and love of liberty of our ancestors. (Renewed applause).\n\nAnd to crown all, it will be the jubilee year of our Most Gracious Sovereign Her Majesty the Queen. (Loud cheers). The movements which have commenced cannot fail to be accelerated by these events, and His Excellency will no doubt be called upon to take an active part in them, and if, as the result of the consultations and deliberations which are even now taking place, any satisfactory measures can be discovered which will have the effect of bringing Great Britain and Ireland, their colonies and dependencies into closer union, especially if in addition we and our kindred nation, the Great Republic of the United States of America (loud applause)-the citizens of whom I believe venerate and respect our Queen in almost if not in quite the same degree as we do ourselves (applause)-could be brought closer and more unitedly together, it would be of so great a service to the world at large as to reflect the highest amount of credit and honour on all concerned in bringing it about. (Hear, hear).\n\nSuch a union would hold out no menace to foreign powers but would, I should hope, have a tendency to hasten the period when reason and not force, right and not might, shall prevail among all the nations of the earth. (Cheers).\n\nIn conclusion, I may say I know that I can safely assure the Governor of the best wishes of you all (hear, hear and cheers)-that he may have a safe and pleasant voyage home-that he may thoroughly enjoy himself during his stay in that old and interesting country which he purposes visiting on his way-(hear, hear)-that he may have a happy meeting with the remainder of his family in England (applause)-and, if so be that he never returns to us again, we trust that he will continue to take the same kindly interest in the welfare of the Colony that he has taken since the first day he came among us-(hear, hear)-and that, again using similar language to that contained in the address before referred to, we hope that he may long enjoy the rest earned by more than a quarter of a century's service and that his unequalled experience may be found of service in the Councils of the Empire. (Cheers).\n\nI have now the great pleasure of proposing the health of His Excellency the Governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, and to ask you to unite with me in wishing him all happiness, prosperity, and success in his future career. (Loud cheers).\n\nThe Band- \"God Save the Queen.\"\n\nThe toast was drunk with musical honours and three times three.\n\nHis EXCELLENCY, who was received with prolonged and most enthusiastic applause, said- Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I thank His Honour the Chief Justice for the flattering and eloquent speech in which he has just proposed my health-a speech, I may add, which derives additional weight and significance from his own high office and character, which are most fully appreciated throughout this Colony. (Applause).\n\nPage 150\nPage 151", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 336138, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-236 - Others - 1887", "page_number": 223, "title": "CO129-236 - Others - 1887", "content_text": "## \nI. H. STEBBING \nA. WRIGHT \nI. W. BROWN \nJ. SLAGREK \nW. DICKSON \nH. A. HERBERT \nD. M. MEHTA \nF. STEWART \nH. H. REED \nA. D. D'AETH \nG. SWALES \nI. E. SASSOON \nWONG SHING \nKWAN O CHEN \nJ. H. MOSES \nT. I. BOWLER \nE \nCHOW PENG \nC. W. DeGGAN \nCHU YU TIN \nH. E. ANGIE \nH. WICKING \nJ. M. ARMSTRONG \nW. Ross \nJ. D. HUMPHREYS \nJ. NEWTON \nJ. M. HANLON \nF. D. GUEDES \nR. C. KNOLLYS \nH. E. DENSON \nF. C. WILFORD \nJ. B. OST \nJ. M. MATSON \nD. R. CRAWFORD \nG. R. LAMMERT \nJ. Y. V. VERNON \nJ. KENNEDY \nJ. CHALMERS \nJ. H. STEWART-LOCKHART \nJ. MCCALLUM \nA. H. KEMP \nJ. COOK \nR. GOODLAD \nA. A. DA CRUZ \nH. RUSTONJEE \nD. BROWN \nF. R. URQUHART \nF. D. GODDARD \nF. HALL \nW. Dermans \nC. L. GORILAM \nB. BYRAMJEE \nA. W. S. THOMPSON \nLO CHO SON \nBAN MOW HING \nWONG CHONG TANG \nLAI YOK TIN \nLO YAM CHIN \nLO WAI CHUN \nHU WAI SUN \nFOOK LANG \nCHAN SOI SANG \nCHUK SING \nTANG YAT FUNG \nKE YE TING \nLEUNG YAT NAM \nWONG SIK CHUAN \nYAU WAN CHUN \nLUNG PINO NAM \n\n## \nJ. RANGEL \nJ. PITMAN \nW. V. BLAU \nA. JOHNSTON \nG. HORSFOOL \nR. R. ENDICOTT \nA. FINDLAY SMITH \nA. DENISON \nH. LIGHTBODY \nMORTIMER MURRAY \nC. GRANT \nA. H. BENNING \nH. S. THOMPSON \nS. CHAN CHING \nF. GRIMBLE \nD. NORONHA \nL. NORONHA \nYU YAM TONG \nR. MITCHELL \nR. FRASER-SMITH \nH. ST. CLAIR GREELY \nP. HEERMANN \nD. RETTONJEE \nA. McIVER \nM. YOUNG \nG. SHARP \nF. W. HEURMANN \nE. HERBST \nF. SA \nG. T. HOPKINS \nR. H. BEAUCHAMP \nD. R. GRIFFITHS \nP. MANRON \nA. SETH \nC. FORD \nE. E. SASSOON \nD. WOOD \nJ. LAMKE \nC. HIRST \nJ. WOOLNOUGH \nW. N. BAIN \nWEI ATTK \nW. POWELL \nWAN SONG \nWAI WAN LIN \nLAM SI CHUAN \nWONG HOK LO \nYIP CHOS KAI \nT. GLASS \nKWUN TAM KIN \nNG AHUP \nHU KING TONG \nNG WAI \nWONG TZE TAI \nYANG SIK CHO \n\nThese signatures in the original document appear in Chinese characters, and some are omitted which cannot be deciphered.\n\nGeneral Sargent then read the following reply:\n\nMR. RYRIE AND GENTLEMEN-- \n\nYour intention to present me with an Address came upon me altogether as a surprise, and the terms of it are such that I find myself at a loss how to express my deep sense of the kindly and generous feeling it displays. Military services in the field never fail to meet with hearty appreciation from our fellow countrymen, but during the three years of my command here, I have had no opportunity of rendering such services; and although it is true, as you have been good enough to point out, that there have been several incidents in the course of that time which have called for vigilance and decision, the troubles have always blown over, and I had no reason to expect that they would live in your memories. Next to the approval of his sovereign, a soldier values the esteem of his fellow countrymen, and it is very encouraging to find that \n\n## Page 207", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-236 - Others - 1887.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 339631, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12]", "page_number": 222, "title": "CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12]", "content_text": "# 13. The date on which this Report has to be sent in makes it impossible to detail the Revenue of the Department for 1888, which will not be definitively ascertained for some months to come. The Revenue for 1887 is as follows:- \nGross Revenue 1887, $141,324.08\n\n| Category | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| Gross Revenue 1887 | $141,324.08 |\n| Share of United Kingdom | $51,085.18 |\n| Share of other countries | $6,824.82 |\n| Conveyance of Mails | $6,572.45 |\n| Working expenses | $35,071.74 |\n| Balances | $40,869.89 |\n| Total | $141,324.08 |\n\n221 \n\nI feel convinced that His Excellency the Governor will at once admit the justice of their request which is that their salaries should be raised to such a sum in dollars as will fairly represent the amount of £100 per annum, more especially now that the question of handing over our Agencies to the Customs seems further off than ever, and it is probable that the postal work will for many years continue, as it has always been, in the hands of the Assistant at Her Majesty's Consulate. Our Amoy Agent in particular has a deal of work to get through, as the following statistics show.\n\nDuring the year 1888, the gross revenue collected by him amounted to $10,849.68, made up as follows:-\n| Category | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| Sale of Stamps | $9,185.06 |\n| Sale of Postal Notes | $1,431.75 |\n| Collected on Unpaid Letters | $205.22 |\n| do. on short paid parcel | $0.25 |\n| Profit on remittance | $17.40 |\n| Boxholders subscription | $10.00 |\n| Total | $10,849.68 |\n\n14. The loose ship letters received show a considerable decrease. Although this mode of transmission may be convenient for those who postpone correspondence until the last moment, yet it is not considered secure.\n\n15. There were several instances of fraudulent enclosures of letters and embroidery &c. in newspapers. These were taken out and forwarded, letter rate being charged.\n\n16. Money Orders may now be exchanged with Bangkok.\n\n17. A renewed effort was made to have the mails by the French Packets sorted on board between Singapore and Hongkong. I understand that the question has been forwarded to the Authorities at home, strongly supported by His Excellency the Governor and the Consul for France. Should it meet with the success it deserves, it will be a great boon not only to the Hongkong community but also to the communities at the Coast Ports, for it frequently happens that during the North East Monsoon, the Coast steamers cannot wait until the mail is sorted, and the consequence is Coast mails have to be kept back till the following steamers. Again, during the present year, the French mails have on several occasions arrived on the same day on which the homeward mail leaves, and to get it delivered so that letters may be answered by the outgoing packet, puts us to the greatest possible inconvenience and deranges the business of the Office completely.\n\n18. On the 29th November, a Peak delivery was introduced, which is, as far as I can judge at present, a great convenience to the public. Of course, during the winter months, very few residents live at the Peak, and the amount of correspondence must naturally be small. During the summer months, however, I feel convinced that this service will be a source of revenue. From the 29th November, the number of local letters despatched is 296, and those received, 70. I take this opportunity of recording my thanks to Mr. FINDLAY SMITH, Manager of the High Level Tramway Company, for his courteous assistance in this matter, especially in allowing our postmen to travel free.\n\n19. The Postmaster General in his report for 1887 pointed out very strongly the urgent necessity for increased and improved accommodation, and made a proposal for remedying the growing evils of the present building, and it is hoped that early steps may be taken to effect such an alteration as will be considered suitable to cope with the ever-increasing work of this Department. The present building was constructed in the year 1865 to meet the requirements of the Colony at that time. Since then, work has year by year considerably increased until every available space is occupied. A Pillar box system and a house-to-house delivery are very much needed, and to carry out these improvements satisfactorily, it is necessary to almost double our Chinese staff, but then we have no place to house them. The present staff are herded together in a most inconvenient manner. It is true a small allowance might be granted them to live outside, but for obvious reasons, it is preferable that they should reside on the premises. We also require separate stamp windows for Europeans and Chinese. A visit to the Post Office on a mail day would convince anybody of this.\n\n20. A steam launch has been sanctioned for this Department, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, and by its means, the landing and delivery of mails will be very much accelerated. We shall also be in a position to establish a Kowloon delivery. The sooner the building of this Launch is put in hand, the better, so that the above improvements in the Postal service may be commenced with as little delay as possible.\n\n21. The smuggling of Chinese letters still goes on to a very large extent, and a considerable number of secret Post Offices exist. The revenue is in consequence defrauded of a large amount. On this matter, however, I have already reported, and I understand it is engaging the attention of the Government.\n\n22. Our Postal Agents have applied for an increase of salary. They rest their claim not so much on the loss brought about by the fall in exchange. Its strength rests on the fact that their predecessors of 1868 received for the work they were then required to do, the same sum as they receive now. Since then, they have been called on to undertake, in addition, the work of the very heavy duties necessarily laid on them by the introduction and extension of the Postal Note and Parcel Post system. Their work has been multiplied indefinitely, while their pay, expressed in dollars, remains the same.\n\nThe sale of Postage stamps for the 12 months amounted to $9,185.06 against $7,837.81 in 1887, being an increase of $1,347.25.\n\nThe following tables show the number of registered articles and parcels received and sent during years 1887 and 1888:\n| Year | Registered Articles Received | Foreign Parcels Received | Registered Articles Sent | Foreign Parcels Sent |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1887 | 4,831 | 178 | 5,362 | 159 |\n| 1888 | 5,715 | 207 | 5,353 | 147 |\n\nThe sale of Postal Notes during 1888 amounted to $1,481.75 against $1,312.58 in 1887, being an increase of $119.17. The business of that Agency, as well as all the others, is increasing every year.\n\nDirect mails for Manila have already given considerable additional work, and now the large steamers for Japan, Vancouver, and San Francisco have commenced to call at Amoy. If this is continued, a proper office will be required on the Amoy side, and the number of the staff increased.\n\nIt frequently happens that they are called upon to pull out when a high sea is running to take the mails from some steamer anchored outside the harbour. I would suggest that as soon as the Steam Launch for this Office is ready for use, our gig be renovated and sent to Amoy, and two extra men allowed.\n\nHonourable FREDERICK STEWART, LL.D., Colonial Secretary.\n\n(Copy.)\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour obedient Servant,\nARTHUR K. TRAVERS,\nActing Postmaster General.\n\n## APPENDIX (4)\n\nGENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON, January 27, 1888.\n\nSIR-Referring to my letter of the 5th instant, I am directed by the Postmaster General to transmit to you, to be laid before the Secretary of State for the Colonies, some copies of a revised Time Table of the India and China Mail Services for the present year, shewing a proposed acceleration of the Mail steamers on the China line.\n\nIt will be seen that on the outward voyages, the transit between Brindisi and Shanghai is less by 12 hours than the Contract time, and on the homeward voyages, it is less than the Contract time by from 36 to 132 hours, according to the season of the year.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 355469, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12]", "page_number": 454, "title": "CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12]", "content_text": "Enclosure 1\n\n# C.O. 1 \n659 449 \n\n\"The Hongkong Weekly Press\" of 20th October, 1894 \n\n## THE PLAGUE HEROES. \n### PUBLIC MEETING AT THE CITY HALL. \n\nA largely attended public meeting was held on Thursday afternoon for the purpose of considering at the City Hall the steps to be taken to recognise the services rendered to the community during the plague.\n\nAmong those present were H. E. Sir William Robinson, His Honour Mr. Justice Ackroyd, Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Hon. J. J. Keswick, Hon. E. R. Belilios, Hon. A. McConachie, Hon. E. Bowdler, Capt. Lethbridge, Messrs. H. Mackintosh, A. Coxon, H. H. Hoppins, T. Jackson, H. E. Wodehouse, C. V. Ladds, Granville Sharp, R. Fraser Smith, G. Piercy, T. Sercombe Smith, G. R. Stevens, J. Grant Smith, A. Findlay Smith, J. Hastings, J. R. Michael, D. R. Sassoon, J. S. Moyes, J. Thurburn, W. Wylie, A. G. Wise, V. H. Dacon, J. B. Coughtrie, A. B. Johnson, A. G. Wood, Gen. B. Dodwell, J. P. Cottain, W. St. J. Hancock, R. M. Gray, J. Marshall, Capt. Sterling, and others.\n\nThe ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE—I am quite sure everyone here will heartily endorse the action of the Committee in asking His Excellency the Governor to take the chair on this occasion, and I therefore formally move that Sir William Robinson do take the chair. (Applause).\n\nHis EXCELLENCY—Gentlemen, I am much obliged to you for asking me to take the chair on this interesting occasion. We are met this afternoon, as you know, to consider the steps which should be taken to recognise the gallant and noble efforts of those volunteers, military, naval, police, and lay, who offered their services unreservedly and with such great effect, when the plague broke out. I do not intend to trench upon the able and eloquent speeches which I have no doubt we shall hear from the gentlemen on either side of me.\n\nI am glad to see so many here this afternoon—gentlemen who I feel sure will delight in doing honour to those to whom great honour is due. (Hear, hear). The first resolution, which will be moved by the Acting Chief Justice, is as follows: \"That this meeting do resolve that the services rendered to this community during the recent plague by those who assisted are worthy of public recognition.\"\n\nThe ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE—Your Excellency and gentlemen, I have much pleasure in responding to the call of your Excellency in moving the first resolution, which has just been placed before you. The facts connected with the recent plague and the services which have been rendered to the colony in connection with this outbreak are no doubt still fresh in your minds, but perhaps you will permit me for the purposes of this resolution to briefly recall them.\n\nIn the beginning of May last, there were rumours here that a new and, to all appearances, a deadly disease was raging in Canton. Enquiries there proved the report to be true, and soon after that, there were some suspicious deaths in this colony. These increased, and on May 11th, there was a meeting of the Sanitary Board at which extraordinary resolutions and exceptional powers were taken, and this colony was declared to be infected.\n\nThe Sanitary Board, assisted by Mr. May and the Europeans in the police under him, did all that they could then to stop the progress of the disease. This unfortunately was ineffectual; volunteers were called for, and about fifty were obtained from the garrison, and it was hoped that with the advent of the rains, we should be able to stamp out the disease. Our hopes vanished bit by bit; fresh efforts were made, and we received further assistance from the garrison to the extent of 300 volunteers.\n\nNotwithstanding this, the plague still spread; it took a good hold on the colony, and during several weeks, it taxed the courage, energy, and perseverance of those who were seeking to combat it. At last, by God's blessing on the measures taken, we were mercifully delivered from it. I am sure you all wish to recognise the services of those who assisted the colony in this terrible visitation.\n\nTo Major-General Barker, I think our first thanks are due. He at once saw the gravity of the situation and acted as perhaps few would have done. He did not hesitate to take upon himself the responsibility of sanctioning the volunteering of the military. The responsibility was great, for all that we knew of the plague was that it was a deadly disease, and nobody could then tell what would be the effect of it on these men, who would be brought so closely into contact with it.\n\nThe General, recognising the danger that the colony was in, continued the responsibility of allowing the soldiers to go on with their good work. Fortunately, we have only had to deplore one death among the volunteers, but if there had been a greater mortality, the General would have been severely blamed by his superiors and by those who are always ready to criticise and censure the efforts of others without doing anything themselves to help their fellow-creatures in moments of difficulty and distress.\n\nThe colony is deeply indebted to General Barker, and his services, I am quite sure, will not go unrewarded. I think I should next mention the services rendered by the officers and soldiers of the Shropshire Regiment, by several officers of the Royal Engineers, and by other members of the garrison. Whatever they did was essentially volunteer service.\n\nThey are not, strictly speaking, ours; they are here to-day and gone to-morrow. But as soon as they saw they could be of use and recognised the colony was in danger, they readily and willingly came forward to help. Their task was not a light one; on the contrary, it was a difficult one. At times, it must have been very disagreeable and always fraught with danger.\n\nRemember, they were working in the slums of Taipingshan during the summer months. Their work was to visit from house to house, to search for the sick and the dead, to remove them and all the accumulations of dirt and filth, furniture and other effects, and then to thoroughly disinfect and cleanse these houses. I am told the amount of dirt removed was astonishing.\n\nThis work was always done with alacrity and never-failing good humour, and it was done only as volunteers could do it. (Applause). There was no half-heartedness, for they did it with all their might. (Loud applause). The Colonel and officers tendered valuable assistance. They vied with each other in organising the men, in teaching them, and rendering every assistance they could; and by their constant presence, showed they were ready to participate in the danger to which the men who were at work were exposed.\n\nColonel Robinson visited his men, I believe, morning and evening, nearly every day, and nothing was left undone by him that he could do to help and encourage them. (Applause). The officers also on duty imitated his example; there was no shirking their work; they assisted the men so far as they could; they worked with them and encouraged them by their constant presence in the midst of the infected district.\n\nSoldiers, as a rule, are trained to destroy life, not to save it; this was a new rôle for our friend Tommy Atkins, but he has done it well. He has proved that he can do his duty whether it is resisting a European foe, or repelling the furious onslaughts of Indian or Arab fanatics, or fighting in the slums of Taipingshan an unseen but not less deadly enemy. (Applause).\n\nThis regiment has a distinguished record which is proudly displayed on its colours, for it has fought its country's battles during the long contest in the Peninsula, on the burning plains of Scinde, and in other parts of India, and again in Egypt and the Soudan. Of these feats, it is justly proud, but I think the day-to-day fight with disease in Taipingshan in the summer of 1894 will, for courage and endurance and devotedness to duty, compare with any of their gallant achievements. (Loud applause).", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 357184, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-267 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [4-6]", "page_number": 41, "title": "CO129-267 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [4-6]", "content_text": "# THE DAILY PRESS\n## HONGKONG, APRIL 2ND, 1895\n\n### THE COOLIE STRIKE\n#### RETIREMENT OF THE PUBLIC COMMITTEE\n\nA public meeting summoned by the Committee appointed at the meeting on Thursday last was held yesterday morning in the City Hall. The Hon. J J. Keswick presided, and among those present were—Messrs. E. Mackintosh, St. C. Michaelsen, N. A. Siebs, G. B. Dedwall, D. Gillies, H, L. Deuoys (Committee), Hon. A. McConachie, Captain Rumsey, Messrs. C. C. Platt, J. S. Moses, J. D. Hutchison, W. Dauby, G. Murray Bain, J. H. Cox, W. Maobeas, G. T. tintou, O. irodhinh tà, C C laster, a Ezekiel, J. B. Coughtrie, C. Palmer, J. Gonsmann, B. C. Ray, D... Brown, G. Sharp, H. Skött, D. R. Sassons, R. Shewan, Rev. G. J. Williams, Capt. Tillett, Messrs. A. Shelton Hooper, S. G. Bird, W. Mathisen, W. A. Duff, F. Jones Hughes, H. inith, Ho Tusg, J. Wheeler, A. Findlay smith, S. L. Darby, f Flolmes, F. W. watts, F. Walker, J. Watson, I. B. Wodehouse, C. A. Tomes, Douglas Jones, A H. Ronnie, E. Goetz, F. Henderson, &c., &c.\n\nThe **CHAIRMAN** said—Gentlemen, the Committee have summoned you together in order to state that they, having done all that lies in their power to assist in terminating the present labour strike, now relinquish all farther responsibility, and hope the Government will be successful in bringing the unhappy state of affairs to a speedy conclusion. The Committee individually and collectively may see fit to adopt independent action towards terminating the trouble, but in any case they intend in the future, as in the past, to give their loyal support to the Executive. (Applause). Matters now are in just where they were, and the only thing to do, I fear, is to tire the coolies out, which is a long and expensive process. The costs entailed are enormous, but as a matter of course the Government will gain the day in the long run. There ought to be laws in the colony making striking illegal, so that on any recurrence of such strikes they could be put an end to without the enormous losses entailed by a process of exhaustion. (Applause). The best thing this meeting can do is to leave the difficulties and responsibilities in the hands of the Government to deal with (applause); and I would repeat that, so far as this Committee is concerned, its public functions terminate, although it may endeavour to give individual and collective private assistance. (Applause).\n\nThere was a pause of two or three minutes, at the end of which\n\nMr. D. E. BROWN said—Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I do not think that at the present juncture of the strike, having assembled here to-day, we should permit this meeting to be adjourned now. We, I think—I at least—came here to-day to listen to some further suggestions from the members of the community who were possibly not present at the meeting on Thursday. I think by adjourning now we would very materially weaken the hands of the Government. We should be here to-day to demonstrate to the strikers that the community is working in perfect accord with the Government and that we are willing to continue our exertions on behalf of the Government. (Applause). I think it would be a very great mistake to let this meeting terminate now. Before the meeting on Thursday—and I might say that has all along been the desire on the part of the community—it was considered advisable that the shipping community should unite and formulate amongst themselves some scheme that would prove of assistance to the Government in quelling what I do not consider a strike but a rebellion. (Applause). A strike in its proper sense, Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I consider is one in which the employed have a grievance against the employer of labour; in this case, it is clearly demonstrated the strikers have no grievance against their employers. They are satisfied apparently with the wages they are getting and the treatment they receive at the hands of the employers, but because a certain number of the Chinese community see fit to disagree with and become disgusted with the laws enacted by our Government, I do not think we Europeans should countenance any action on their part with that end in view. We Europeans have to conform with the laws; why should not the Chinese? (Applause). I did not intend to speak and I do not think I should, had there not been a possibility of the meeting being declared closed; and I hope anything I have had to say will be taken kindly and will have good effect. My company stands prepared to join the other shipping firms in the colony in devising some scheme either to bring in foreign labour or any other means that will assist the Government in putting down this rebellion. (Loud applause).\n\nMr. HO TUNG—Gentlemen, if you will allow me I have a few remarks to make. Furthermore, if my English is not sufficient to express my views I hope you will make me every allowance. On Friday last, when the Chinese deputation came to meet the Committee, it appears to my mind that there were only two things to be done. One was for the Government to be very firm and to take all consequences, and the other was to see whether we could modify so as not to lose the credit of the Government, but at the same time to induce the strikers to terminate. The deputation distinctly said that nothing would be done before the Governor's proclamation, but unfortunately the Governor was afloat, and the Colonial Secretary was interviewed and our suggestions were laid before him. I have no hesitation in saying that if any gentleman here had been here on Friday, being over anxious at the loss which he had already sustained, he would have come to no conclusion but the one that the Committee and the deputation did come to. The circular was nothing, it was merely a publication of what actually took place and nothing more. You see, gentlemen, it is very easy to criticise after what has been done, but when you come and work it is quite a different matter. Personally I strongly admire the Government for being firm, because I must strongly condemn the strikers, but I have no hesitation in saying that the Government might have adopted better and more proper preparations, so as to provide the mercantile community with sufficient labourers. They anticipated the strike months ago, and they could have adopted some better preparations so as to avoid the throwing away of thousands of dollars every day by the mercantile community. It is very easy for some gentlemen to say that the leading Chinese are at the bottom of this strike, or that they have been sympathising with the strikers. Well, gentlemen, I appeal to you, as successful business men, to think what benefit or what good the leading Chinese derive from this strike, considering the very heavy losses which they have already sustained. They are not exaggerated, and if you were to go through the figures, I would be able to prove that so far we have lost, if not more, at least as much as the Europeans. I further appeal to the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, who is in close contact with the leading Chinese, and I wonder whether... \n\nPage 39", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-267 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 359183, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 589, "title": "CO129-269 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1895 [12]", "content_text": "Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to The Under Secretary of State, War Office, Pall Mall, and the following number quoted: `C.O. 13515` (Ref 6 UC Sol London, S.W., War Office). Hong Kong 2/4744, sir, 584 Pall Mall, S.W. 3rd August, 1895.\n\nI am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th Ultimo `10525/95` and, in reply, to acquaint you for the information of Mr. Secretary Chamberlain that in regard to the claim of the Government of Hong Kong to the crown rent of the land formerly held by Mr. Findlay Smith, recently taken over by this Department for Military purposes, he concurs with the view expressed in your letter, under reply, and recognises the right of the Colony, under the terms of the circular Despatch, to take credit for the rent of about £12.10.0 a year: but he considers that, instead of recording the rent as a credit annually as suggested, it would be a simpler course (and, as the land is required by this Department permanently, would have practically the same effect) to capitalize the rent at say 25 years' purchase, with a view to recording the Value in the special Account.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-269 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1895 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 359185, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 591, "title": "CO129-269 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1895 [12]", "content_text": "## DRAFT\n\nThe U.S.TS.\n\nMINUTE. \nMr. Arlo Mr. Lucas\nMr. Fairfield.\nMr. Wingfield.\nMr. Bramston,\nMr. Meade.\nMr. Buxton.\nMarquess of Ripon.\n\n7\n\nCopy of correspondence\n\n8 Aug 1875\n\nIn reply to your letter 12/4744 of the 3rd instant. I am directed by the Secretary Chamberlain to state that as for information and guidance in Life insurance the land fably held by Mr. Findlay Smith will be forwarded permanently for reference.\n\nPage 586 \nCopy @ `10525` \n`185755` \n`95-`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-269 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1895 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 362126, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896", "page_number": 351, "title": "CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896", "content_text": "Cruickshank, W. J. Cunningham, J. K. Cull, James Cushny, A.\n\nDaniel, F. R.\n\nDaniel, II. W.\n\nDarling, D. A.\n\nDavis, Ed.\n\nDavis, J. K.\n\nDawbarn, A. H.\n\nDent, Sir A, K.C.M.G\n\nDent, Herbert\n\nDeacon, F. S.\n\nDeacon, V. H.\n\nDennys, H. L.\n\nDick, James\n\nDickinson, Chas.\n\nDickinson, J. M.\n\nD'Iffanger, F. Dodd, Johu Dodds, Jas. Dods, G., M.D. Dodwell, G. B.\n\nDowdall, Chas.\n\nDowler, H. G. Drummond, W. V.\n\nDudgeon, C. J. Duer, Y.\n\nDuncanson, E. F.\n\nDunlop, O. G. B.\n\nDunn, C. A. L.\n\nDuff, T. W.\n\nDyce, C. M.\n\nEaston, A. J.\n\nEde, N. J.\n\nEdwards, Sir J. Bevan, Major. Gen. R.E., K.C.M.G., C.B. Edwards, W. D. S.\n\nElles, Jamieson\n\nEzekiel, S.\n\nEzekiel, M. D.\n\nFairley, F. B.\n\nFalconer, John, M.R.C.S. Fergusson Jas.\n\nFindlay, J.\n\nFord, C. M.\n\nForrest, T.\n\nFrancis, R.\n\nFrancis, J. J., Q.C.\n\nFraser, D.\n\nFraser, J. A.\n\nFurlong, R. S.\n\nGalloway, C. J.\n\nGaminan, E.\n\nGamwell, F. R. Gardner, Wade Gilfillan, S. Gillies, D. Gilman. Ellie Glass, Duncan\n\nGove, Frank Gordon, W. Graham, John Graham, Wm. Grant, Cardross Gratton, F. M. Gray, R. M. Groom. A. II. Gulland, W. A.\n\nGundry, R. S.\n\nGwyther, J. H.\n\nHamilton, J. T.\n\nHancock, H. S.\n\nHannen, Charles\n\nHannen, Sir N. J., Kt.\n\nHanbury, T.\n\nHanson, J. C.\n\nHarding, J. W.\n\nHarris, M. H. R.\n\nHarrisson, George Hartland, J. C.\n\nHarvey, Alexander S.\n\nIlarwood, H. Harwood, W. Haslam, W. H.\n\nHassell, J. G. Talbot Hatch, J. J. Hay, C. W. Hay, Drummond Hayter, H. W. G. Hayter, H, G. Haytor, Owen E. Hawes, J. A. Hawkins, V. A. C. Hearn, H. R.\n\nHenderson, E., M.D. Henderson, Fullarton Henderson, I. Henson, H. V. Hickling, H. Higson, T. B. Hill, Robert H.\n\nHogg, E. J.\n\nHolliday, C. J.\n\nHornby, Sir Edmund, Kt,\n\nHolliday, J. F.\n\nHow, A. J.\n\nHowell, W. G.\n\nHowie, W.\n\nHughes, P. J. Hunter, E. L. Hunt H. J. Hutchison, J. D.\n\nIlbert, A. Inglis, R. Innes, James\n\nIveson, E.\n\nInchbald, Chantrey\n\nIrving, J. J. Bell\n\nIrving, J. Bell\n\nJackson, Thos.\n\nJackson, Wm.\n\nJackson, D.\n\nJamieson, G. Jardine, Sir R., Bart. Johnson, A. B. Johnson, George F. Johnstone, Jas., M.D.\n\n5\n\nJones, Douglas Joseph, H. H. Jukes, M.P.\n\nKennedy, R. Kenny, W. J. Keswick, J. J. Keswick. Wm.\n\nKidner, Wm.\n\nKinnear, H. R.\n\nKilby, E. Flint\n\nKingdon, N. P.\n\nKing, Walter E.\n\nKnowles, J. S.\n\nLang, Wm. Lavers, P. F. Lemann, Wm.\n\nLeslie, S.\n\nLester, H.\n\nLiddell, C. O.\n\nLines, A. J.\n\nLitchfield, H. C.\n\nLittle, L. S., M.D.\n\nLittle, R. W.\n\nLittle, W. D.\n\nLong, F. S. Lowder, J. F. Lucas, C.\n\nMacandrew, J. Maccall, E. Macgregor, J. Mackintosh, E. Mackintosh, J. S. Macleod Neil, M.D.\n\nMacleod, A.\n\nMcBain, G.\n\nMcConachie, A.\n\nMcDonald, W.\n\nMcEwen, A. P.\n\n346\n\nMcEuen, J. P., Capt. R.N. McKie, James\n\nMcLoughlin, E. McLean, D.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 363633, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "page_number": 467, "title": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "content_text": "be carried further by saying that there was nothing to show that there might not be a number of houses in Cheung Hing Street and a number of houses in Wa Lane; but he did not think the objection could prevail because it seemed to him that it might appear on the evidence that the transaction was single one and complete in itself. Under those circumstances it would certainly be inconvenient to break up what was really one offence into two separate offences. If in the course of the trial it appeared that the takings and places were separate then his Lordship would put the prosecution upon its selection to say which of the places it would proceed on. He might say that the information was duplicitous.\n\nThe last objection was that the information was too general and that the Court ought to quash it on the ground that it was not sufficiently clear. With regard to that his Lordship thought that the information should have set forth the particulars of the taking of the bribes somewhat more fully. In accordance with the rules which regulated the framing of informations and indictments the defendant was entitled to more precise information, and by the power conferred by section 6 his Lordship directed that the defendant be furnished with the names of the keepers and managers of the common gaming houses from whom the bribes were alleged to have been received and also with the numbers of the gaming houses in the several streets. He understood Mr. Robinson would agree if the particulars were furnished in the course of the trial.\n\nMr. Robinson said he left himself entirely in his Lordship's hands.\n\nDefendant was then called upon to plead and he pleaded not guilty.\n\nThe following special jury was called—Messrs. R. Marten, W. H. Potts, A. Findlay Smith, T. I. Rose, St. C. Michaelsen, W. Mitchell, and F. G. Collins.\n\nMr. Francis then opened the case for the Crown. He said he represented the Attorney-General, who was unable to appear just then. Everyone knew that among the vices possessed by the Chinese the one that had given the greatest trouble in connection with the government of this colony had been their devotion to the vice of gambling, and since the early history of this colony efforts have been made in different forms to put down the vice of gambling. Gambling, that is, the keeping open of gaming houses for the profit of individuals who are occupiers or owners of these houses, was in the nature of a business and it was generally conducted as a business, going on continuously. From the keeping of these public or common gambling houses there had always arisen in the history of the colony occasions on which it had been found that the managers and owners of the gambling businesses had, as it were, got the better of the Government and of the law by adopting underhand methods and corrupting the police force to prevent the law from being put into effect. Probably the jury would all know that at one time in the history of the colony the operations of the police were so great~~\n\nMr. Robinson, interrupting, said his friend was going outside the case by introducing the history of the colony.\n\nHis Lordship said he thought it was not usual for counsel to be interrupted in his opening statement when facts of general knowledge were given.\n\nMr. Robinson said it might be general knowledge, but he did not know it.\n\nMr. Francis, continuing, said that gambling had taken such a position and the Force had become so corrupted that one Governor thought it advisable that gambling should be licensed in the colony. That experiment was tried and to a certain extent was fairly successful, but it was put an end to by influence from England. With a view to preventing as far as possible the corruption of the Police Force the general body of police was withdrawn from all connection with gambling—the suppression of gambling houses—and the duty of looking after gambling houses was entrusted to high officers in the colony who were specially paid for the purpose. That system did not work and other alterations were made, first in the law and secondly in the procedure, and ultimately the suppression of gambling in the colony came to be dealt with in the way in which it was at present. The primary duty of suppressing gambling was entrusted to the Captain Superintendent of Police and the Inspectors of Police in their respective districts, and even they were placed under certain limitations. Certain abuses had occurred in the past in connection with gambling houses and it was thought advisable to make as much limitation as possible. At the same time an alteration was made in the law with reference to gambling, and whereas public gambling was the only offence which had been previously recognised—that is, the keeping open of houses for the purpose of public gambling—the law was altered and it was no longer the keeping open of a house for public gambling which constituted the offence. The offence derived its character from the nature of the game carried on. As the law now stood all houses open to the public were subject to the law, providing there was one person who had a greater advantage than any other.\n\nCounsel then explained the way the Inspectors were delegated to various divisions, saying it was the duty of each Inspector to report gambling houses, but he could not enter. Inspector Mitchell had been attached to the No. 1 section since August, 1896. During the greater portion of this year the Government and the Captain Superintendent of Police were under the impression that common gaming houses in the colony had been to a very considerable extent, if not entirely, suppressed and that with the exception of what might be called the ordinary every day gaming in coolie houses there was no public gambling in the colony. The house in East Street which was raided was not in itself a gaming house but the headquarters of a syndicate. In that house the Captain Superintendent of Police found, on the 21st June, a quantity of money, a quantity of jewellery, and also an almost complete set of books showing the transactions of this gambling syndicate or partnership from the 1st January, 1896, to the present day.\n\nMr. Robinson asked his Lordship to make a note of that statement.\n\nHis Lordship said he had taken a mental note. It was not usual to take a written note of counsel's opening speech.\n\nMr. Francis, continuing, said the discovery resulted in an immediate and close investigation into the circumstances which appeared to be disclosed by the books, and counsel thought the jury would be satisfied after hearing the evidence that it was abundantly clear that from at least January, 1896, to the 19th June two gambling houses, one in Wa Lane, and one in Cheung Hing Street, both of them being in the neighbourhood of Taipingshan, had been carrying on a very extensive business with the greatest impunity. He did not say they were carrying on a continuous business, but it was so far continuous that the houses were closed only for short periods. The jury would understand the difficulty there was to say in what particular houses in these two streets the gambling was carried on as the partnership occupied several houses in the streets, and from time to time the gambling was shifted from one house to another, but it was known generally in what houses this shifting business was carried on.\n\nAs the result of the information obtained from the books and of the inquiries which followed on that discovery it became apparent to the Government that there was a very serious amount of corruption among the police force generally, that a considerable number of these subordinate officers of the police—European Inspectors—were habitually in receipt of bribes from these two houses, and that the whole, or nearly the whole of the Chinese detective force were in the same condition.\n\nMr. Robinson here objected to that statement as it would prejudice the prisoner.\n\nHis Lordship thought that such a statement might prejudice the prisoner.\n\nMr. Francis said it was almost impossible to state the matter fully without making such statements. They were fairly relevant facts; facts necessary for explanation were relevant.\n\nHis Lordship thought Mr. Francis ought not to embarrass the case.\n\nMr. Francis, continuing, said that as the result of these discoveries three facts supervened. A certain number of Chinese detectives were...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 363641, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "page_number": 475, "title": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "content_text": "You bad authority to put the names in the list P-Yos, because I looked after the accounts. When the raid was made were all the books seized or were some saved?-Nothing was saved; all the books and papers were taken possession of by the Police, but some other papers were burned before then.\n\nDoes that list show the total daily payments to Tung Kam?-Yes.\n\nIt does not show the names of the people to whom he was to distribute the money-\n\nthe names appear in the other book,\n\nNo,\n\nIs that the sort of account kept with Tung Kum?--And the others as well.\n\nWhat is the total daily payments?- $146.88. His Lordship-It is no wonder the business did not pay.\n\nThe Foreman of the jury-Does the $116.88 paid daily appear in the general account as one lump sum or as so much money paid away?\n\nWitness-The daily payments of these expenses do not appear in the ledger, but in this bundle of papers.\n\nHow did you strike a balance?---I struck a balance by making out the accounts from these papers.\n\nHow did the proprietors know the amount when it is not shown in the books? These bills have to be produced and shown to the masters.\n\nSo you have no proper books kept for the proprietors?\n\nMr. Francis, by permission of his Lordship, asked a few questions in regard to the keeping of the accounts and their Lordship said it would be better if the Court interpreter examined the books.\n\nMr. Robinson said the Crown were not entitled to farther time in this matter. They had had the documents in their possession since June, and he submitted in a case of this sort they ought to have had every document translated for the use of both parties and the Court. His Lordship said it appeared there was very little in the books relating to the defendant, and he thought it would not be desirable to put the Crown to the trouble and expense of translating those books. Of course Mr. Robinson could also have access to the books.\n\nMr. Robinson said his point was one of general procedure. The Crown ought to have referred to those documents before they came into court. Mr. Francis said the books could not have been put in as evidence for the Crown at all. Therefore the Crown had made no preparations, as they did not expect the books to be referred to.\n\nThe Attorney-General intimated that the case for the Crown was practically finished unless the jury wished to ask more questions on the books. They had also the silk mercer in reserve to give evidence if called upon.\n\nThe Court had now sat from 9 o'clock until 2.10 without an adjournment, and his Lordship said he had an engagement of a semi-public nature at four o'clock. If the jury wished he would resume the hearing about five o'clock if it was possible to finish the case that day.\n\nMr. Robinson said he might have several witnesses or he might have only one to call; that depended on circumstances and his judgment at the time.\n\nHis Lordship thereupon said the case could not be finished that afternoon and the Court adjourned until 10 a.m. to-morrow.\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nSUPREME COURT.\n\n3rd August.\n\nCRIMINAL SESSIONS.\n\nBEFORE SIR JOHN CARRINGTON (CHIEF JUSTICE).\n\nTHE CHARGE AGAINST INSPECTOR WITCHELL.\n\nVERDICT AND SENTENCE.\n\nThe trial of Job Witchell, Inspector of Police, charged with accepting bribes from gambling house keepers, was resumed.\n\nHon. W. M. Goodman (Attorney-General) and Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C. (instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys, Crown Solicitor), prosecuted and Mr. E. Robinson (instructed by Mr. G. C. U. Master) defended.\n\nThe following was the special jury ----Messrs. R. Marten, W. H. Potts, A. Findlay Smith, T. I. Rose, St. C. Michaelsen, E. W. Mitchell, and F. G. Collins.\n\nMr. Francis said that by his Lordship's direction, Mr. A. Seth, Deputy Registrar, with the assistance of the Court interpreter, had made an examination of the books with reference to which the jury had made an inquiry on the last day of the trial.\n\nHis Lordship said Mr. Seth had better be called as a witness.\n\nMr. A. Seth, Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, was then called. He said that since the last hearing he had examined the books produced at that hearing and also eighteen slips. The eighteen slips each contained a day's receipts and expenditure. The receipts consisted of cash and pledges. The expenditure consisted of cash, \"peace\" money, and sundries. The accounts were balanced daily, so that each slip showed the daily balance to credit or debit. Those daily balances were carried to what might be called the ledger. At a certain period the total losses or profits were struck and carried into the year's account. The books showed that in the 11th and 5th moons the total profit was $34,681.08 and the total loss $39,336.61. Having examined the books witness was able to say that the items of commissions charged in the daily sheet were carried through the whole set of books.\n\nIn cross-examination by Mr. Robinson witness said there was no statement of the year mentioned. The name, Tung Kum, did not, as far as witness knew, appear in the documents, nor did the name of No. 12. The wages averaged $17 or $18 a day, sundries averaged $15, and there was a daily average in the fifth month of $150 for commission.\n\nIn answer to his Lordship witness said that the term \"commission\" would cover payments made in the way of hush-money. Each of the eighteen slips dealt with one day. The ledger dealt with the period from the 29th day of the eleventh moon to the 19th day of the fifth moon. From those slips a person could get an idea of what was going on in the business. The books did not appear to be fabricated or unreal.\n\nSam Yeon was then re-called to state that the slips were the daily account for the fifth Wan fat Lau business. They related to the fifth moon of this year. The item \"commission\" included hush-money. The gaming house was open from 6 a.m. until 12 p.m. Before he said the house was open from 6 p.m. until midnight.\n\nThis concluded the case for the Crown.\n\nMr. Robinson said he did not intend just then to address the jury at any length because he had witnesses to call. He would call Mrs. Burnett, who would prove that on the very day on which Cheng On said he had the conversation with Inspector Witchell in defendant's house Cheng On called at the house with samples of silk and he did not see the defendant that day because he was upstairs all the time. He only saw Mrs. Witchell (whom counsel could not call) and Mrs. Burnett in the dining room. Therefore Cheng On told a deliberate falsehood when he said he had a conversation with the defendant. The reason why silk was wanted was because defendant wished to send some home to a friend. The whole case rested on the evidence of Cheng On, who was utterly unworthy of belief. The evidence would show that Cheng On did not go to the house to talk about bribes, but to take samples of silk. Counsel then pointed out the relative positions of the two men, Witchell and Cheng On. Witchell was, as the jury had heard, one of the smartest and most zealous officers in the Police Force, while Cheng On was the chief excise officer, that is, the chief native officer over the native excise officers under the Opium Farmer. The defendant knew that by being on friendly terms with the chief excise\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 368139, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-285 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [9-10]", "page_number": 548, "title": "CO129-285 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [9-10]", "content_text": "## SUB-ENCLOSURE 2\nCopy of Minutes made in Tung Wah Hospital Visitors' Book during the third Quarter of 1898.\n\nWe visited the Tung Wa Hospital to-day and found everything clean and in good order.\n12.7.98.\n(Signed) Hilgrove C. Nicolle, J.P. \nH. A. Ritchie, J.P.\n\n\"We visited the Tung Wa Hospital this day and found everything clean and in good order.\"\n22.7.98.\n(Signed) Geo. H. Bateson Wright, J.P. \nA. Findlay Smith, J.P.\n\n\"I called at the Tung Wa Hospital to-day and was shewn round by Mr. Fung Wa Chun and other directors, accompanied by Dr. Chung, and was very pleased with what I saw, noting many improvements in late years.\"\n30.7.98\n(Signed) J. Sercombe Smith,\n\nWe visited the Tung Wa Hospital to-day and found all in good order and very clean.\n4.8.98.\n113 male and 14 female patients.\n(Signed) W. Chatham, J.P. \nJohn Thurburn, J.P.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-285 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [9-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 369327, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 503, "title": "CO129-287 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "content_text": "## No. 5.\n\nthat may on deliberate consideration be deemed necessary, and that should it be subsequently found practicable to dispense with any portion, that portion should not be disposed of by sale, hire, or otherwise, by the military department, but be reported to the Secretary of State, to be appropriated as he may think proper appears to my Lords (Treasury), that this principle equally applies to ground rents belonging to a Colonial Government upon lands required for the defence of the Colony.\n\nB\n\nThe Secretary of State for the Colonies accepted this view, and accordingly gave instructions to the Governor of this Colony to withdraw the claim for Crown rent on Messrs. Gemmell's premises.\n\nIn view, however, of the circular despatch respecting Colonial military lands and buildings, dated 30th December, 1894, the circumstances under which the military authorities acquire, hold, and dispose of properties have so completely changed, that the foregoing principle, based on the circumstance that the military authorities could not dispose of any land no longer required by them, does not now seem applicable.\n\nFollowing the spirit of your Lordship's circular despatch above referred to, I am of opinion that no cash payment should be required of the military authorities in respect of Crown rent, but that in such cases as the military or naval authorities purchase lands or other property subject to Crown rent, the amount of the Crown rent should be annually entered to the credit of the Colony in the special account referred to in paragraph 4 of the circular despatch.\n\nWILLIAM ROBINSON.\n\n## No. 6.\n\n### War Office to Colonial Office.\n\nWar Office, \n22 Feb 1898\n\nDOMESTIC. \nNo. 4123 \nRed 22 FEB 98\n\nSir,\n\nHong Kong 2 4744 \n3rd August, 1895.\n\nI am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th ultimo, and, in reply, to acquaint you, for the information of Mr. Secretary Chamberlain, that in regard to the claim of the Government of Hong Kong to the Crown rent of the land formerly held by Mr. Findlay Smith, but recently taken over by this department for military purposes, he concurs with the view expressed in your letter under reply, and recognizes the right of the Colony, under the terms of the circular despatch, to take credit for the rent, thus foregone (about £27. 10s. a-year); but he considers that, instead of recording the rent as a credit annually as suggested, it would be a simpler course (and, as the land is required by this department permanently, would have practically the same effect) to capitalize the rent at, say, 25 years' purchase, with a view to recording the value in the special account.\n\nI am to request the favour of a further communication on this subject.\n\nC.O. No. 13515 \n95 \nHong Kong 2 \n4749\n\n### Colonial Office to War Office.\n\nDowning Street, \n8th August, 1895.\n\nSir,\n\nIn reply to your letter, No. of the 3rd instant, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to state that as the land formerly held by Mr. Findlay Smith will be required permanently for military purposes, he concurs in the proposal that the rent of it should be capitalized at 25 years' purchase, the Hong Kong Government to be credited with the amount in the special account. The land will, however, remain subject to the Crown lease in other respects.\n\nJOHN BRAMSTON.\n\n*See paper headed \"Circulars issued by Colonial Office,\" &c., (`A 390`).\n\n## No. 6.\n\n### (Minutes.)\n\nSir W. Hamille \nNo direct reply to despatch was voted.\n\nF \nhas been \n6205, but $30,000 this year's Estimates to that despt (see footnote on his wife Estimates 27373). That is less than \"about £4000\" which will be available before... asked to... 3154 St March 1890. but perhaps it will be enough to go on with.\n\n? Infantry W.0. as an oversight they were adding at the time the Ext: when it will be made $30,000 to be 15th were necessary, 6th Mil ranthin Jor that not enigd ? dark This sum", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-287 - Public Offices & Others - 1898.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 369424, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "content_text": "## THE LANDING\n\nIt was nearly 11.15 when Meugens crept out round the point as close in to the rocks in the shadow as he dared in the `Lun On`, with all lights screened and a bag kept constantly wet about a foot above the mouth of the funnel to choke the sparks. Creeping round, the three vessels were found to be moored head and stern broadside on to the beach, about five cables inside the island, not 400 yards from the shore. Derricks were rigged and on both sides pontoons, guns and troop-boats were being hoisted out. Boats from the davits had been lowered and were being rapidly filled with men. The most admirable order was maintained, and almost perfect silence observed; only very occasionally gleams of light were visible.\n\nThe `Lun On`, which had approached to about 300 yards, was then backed, but whilst turning was perceived and chased by a small pinnace that shot out from under the bows of the Saratoff, the most westerly of the enemy's troopers. The `Lun On` was driven full speed for the Aberdeen passage, expecting every moment to be fired on. The enemy, however, evidently desired to capture her. Morrison (who had been recalled from the Water Police gig), accompanied McNab and the two remaining Indian Constables by road to Deep Water Bay, orders being left with Findlay that when the other two Indians arrived they were to be sent on after them.\n\n11\n\nwhich afterwards proved to be the Saratoff, of 3,458 tons, Capt. Stromsky, the Yaroslav, 2871 tons, Capt. Ostolopoff, and the Moskou, 2245 tons, Capt. Andrief—headed in for Deep Water Bay (where we have had many a jolly afternoon's golf together, but never shall again). A large junk that was hovering off the entrance to the Bay suddenly showed a green flash to seaward, which was immediately answered by two short red flashes from the forecastle of the Saratoff, the leading ship. The junk immediately turned Northwards and preceded the strangers in towards Deep Water Bay. The whole proceedings were so suspicious that Meugens and Hazeland, who had lifted their anchor, and paddled so in softly towards the bay at the approach of the vessels on seeing the exchange of signals, at once sheered off to the N.W. for Aberdeen, pulling as hard as they could. At the first splash of their oars they were hailed from the Saratoff in Chinese (which Hazeland spoke fluently), and bidden to come alongside, being promised a good price for their fish. Disregarding the hail, however, they pulled hard for Aberdeen, and on landing rushed up to the Police Station where they only found one Scotch Constable—Robert Findlay—who, after some demur, consented to telephone to the Central Police Station in Victoria.\n\nThere being no rockets or other fireworks at the Station that could be used for signalling, it was arranged that two or more rifle shots would signify \"Enemy landing,\" which was to be at once telephoned to the Central. Two blasts of the steam-whistle in quick succession was to convey the same meaning. Though there were stables, there were no Police horses at Aberdeen, so Mr Kerr, the Superintendent of the Aberdeen Dock (then not in use), and the only other European in the place (Duncan, the clerk, being absent), volunteered to carry information by the Pokfolum Road, travelling on his bicycle. Kerr had been roused by McNab's orders. A telephone had been received from Cuthbert at Pokfolum Station, stating that nothing was in sight in Telegraph or Sandy Bays, in reply to one from Aberdeen. After that nothing more came from Pokfolum—the wire had been cut, and it is impossible to doubt in the light of after events, but that French agents, who had represented themselves as Destitutes and been cared for by the Fathers at Douglas Castle, destroyed the line.\n\nBy midnight all the telephone wires throughout the island were cut. Being Government lines the mere non-working would under ordinary circumstances have aroused no suspicion—interruption of communications being very frequent. All the cables had, however, ceased to work, and the land lines to Canton were found to be interrupted. It was very easy to fish up the shore ends of the cable from junks in Telegraph and Deep Water Bays. It was subsequently discovered that the Gap Rock had been taken possession of at 7 P.M. The light was of course kept going.\n\nBut for the accident of the premature discovery by Hazeland and Meugens, in another hour or so no communication by telephone could have been made. Findlay was left at the Aberdeen Police Station with five Chinese Water Police Constables armed with cutlasses, and two of the land force, the latter having been dispatched the preconcerted message \"Enemy landing,\" the last from Aberdeen, no almost immediately afterwards, before Meugens landed, telephonic communication ceased.\n\nAfter the whistle had been blown Meugens rushed the launch in amongst the sampans, in the bight between the Docks and Aberdeen village, till she grounded; whilst doing so a lamp capsized in one of the boats rushed past, immediately setting fire to the matting in her—giving Meugens the idea of firing the launch, which was done by Morrison breaking the engine room lamps over an old awning aft and a pile of bedding in the cabin forward. The pinnace did not pursue the launch amongst the boats, being too slight, but stopped outside firing at her, killing one of the Chinese crew who was crouching down forward, and hitting Meugens twice at the wheel, once in the neck, once in the left shoulder.\n\nOn jumping overboard Morrison continued setting fire to the sampans, turning out the occupants into the shallow water, and firing the boats with their own lamps, the roofs burning brightly, until he was shot through the head from the pinnace, not, however, till the boats over a large...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 369425, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "content_text": "## THE DEFENCE\n\nJag 6 ... aren were ablaze. The Lan On blazed amongst them furiously for about a quarter of an hour, when she blew up with a loud report, the falling timbers setting fire to some of the water-side houses, here built over the water on piles. Mengens reached the Station, but finding the wires had been cut, and seeing a large troop-boat full of men being towed round the point from Deep Water Bay, fired the Station and escaped by the back through the bush the Mount Gough Road.\n\nShots were now heard at the eastern end of the bay, and scouts were making up the hills, firing under the same disadvantages as those at the western. It appeared that about midnight, Constable Lamont, and two Indian Constables from Stanley being on patrol, had arrived at the eastern limit of the Stanley District, the crest of the hill at the eastern end of Deep Water Bay, where to their astonishment they discovered large vessels at anchor. Whilst speculating as to what it could mean they heard shots at the Western end of the Bay, and then the glare of the search lights.\n\nFindlay, the two Indians and the two Chinese, armed with Sniders, proceeded towards Deep Water Bay, where shots were still being exchanged. Hazeland, with McNab and the two other Indians, had gone by road to Deep Water Bay. On arriving at the ridge overlooking the Bay they made out the three vessels, and lights showed the bay alive with boats. Lamont at once grasped the situation and rushing down with his two men, from the bushes, within 30 yards of the landing crowds, they fired twice into them, before their skirmishers ran for their cover. Eutant, an old poucher, however, made his escape, and, ably seconded by the two Indians, Fatty Dad and Hirpaul Singh, continued firing at the exposed landing party till their ten rounds of ammunition were expended. Hirpaul Singh then returned to Stanley, and the others made their way up to Wongneichong Gap, whilst the transports were searching the empty bushes of the golf links with grape from their bow and stern guns over the heads of the men landing.\n\nHazeland, who took his rifle, was shortly afterwards hit in the ankle, and had to be left where he lay close to the road, where his body was afterwards found bayoneted by the enemy. Even if he had worn a uniform it is doubtful if his fate would have been otherwise, for the enemy were doubtless exasperated at the execution done.\n\nActing Sergeant Lall Singh was shot (the first man to be killed at the fall of Hong Kong). This man had been one of the Jubilee contingent sent to London.\n\nThree ... The first wire from Aberdeen 'large ships showing no lights gone into Deep Water Bay,' was received at the Central Police Station in Victoria at 10.55 p.m. Hannah, Inspector on duty, at once roused Acting Deputy Superintendent Mackie, who promptly despatched messengers to Colonel Rordon, commanding the West Borks at Murray Barracks, the Commodore, Colonel Tristful (of the Hongkong Regiment) at Kowloon, and Capt. Limmonds R.A., at the McGregor Barracks. Telephonic messages were sent to the Gap and Mount Gough Police Stations, directing that H. E. the Governor, Sir W. Jones, Major-General Bilsoue White, the Captain Superintendent of Police, Major Sir John Harrington (Commandant of the Volunteers), Colonel Yardhill, C.R.E., Colonel Melformian, D.A.A.G, (the Laird of Lamlash), and all the Military Officers at the Peak should be called, also the party of Engineers making the alterations in the Mount Austin Barracks, after which the outlying soldier officers, and all British householders to be roused. Every available man to be turned out forthwith to carry out these orders.\n\nFrom Murray Barracks to Wongnoichong Gap is four miles, as you know the last two a very steep pull up from the village; but Rordon and the 192 men he had with him reached the crest as the clock-tower in Victoria proclaimed midnight. Breathing his men, who arrived streaming with perspiration, for a few minutes in the Gap, he sent Barry Brew's company down by the short cut through the jungle to hold the eastern side, whilst with Brice's company he went down to bar the road and western side. Messengers and telephonic despatches (till communication ceased) were sent to all Volunteers in Victoria, Kowloon and at the Hung Hom Docks. A mounted Sikh was sent to rouse the British at Quarry Bay. Notices were sent to the three British Clubs. Mr Riley, the tramway engineer, was directed to hold the line at the disposal of the Military, at the same time two European Constables were sent to the hut above Bowen Road to guard the pointsmen if necessary, or shoot him if he proved treacherous.\n\nMackie also rang-up the Engineer and Artillery messes (repeating the Aberdeen message), and all Police Stations in the City, giving orders to call Major Hills of the West Borks and all soldier officers at East and West Points. Communication with Shaukiwan was found to have ceased, so a Police pinnace was despatched to that village, ordering Inspector Hall to acquaint Captain Furney, R. A., at Lyemun barracks. A pinnace was also sent to warn Lt. Huzzard, R. A., at Stonecutters Island.\n\nHardly had Brew's company disappeared in the trees when the shots fired by McNab and his men at the beach were heard. Thanking God he was in time, Rordon was doubling down the road when the reports of Lamont's fire and the replies they drew were heard also, after which the search lights exposing the men on the road, the Sumtoff began firing shell from the fore-castle gun at the road, killing two men at the third round. Rordon at once sent the right half company into the bush above the road and made the others lie down behind the curve just beyond the third bridge, where they were sheltered by a spur from the fire of the transports.\n\nIn ten minutes the Assembly was sounding in every Barrack in Victoria and signal rockets were being fired from Scandal Point to warn the Hongkong Regiment and the ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 369427, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "content_text": "# THE BATTLE OF SULPHUR CHANNEL.\n\n10 -\n\nthe attack he was about to make with Commodore Dolland had been in constant communication with the General, who now expected a diversion by the Navy, and as no other attacks had been developed, prepared to take the offensive and assault with all his reserves.\n\nAs a fact, the fast Russian steamer Harbarovsk, of 905 tons, Capt. Kitaeff, with 750 men of the Nerchitinsk regiment aboard, accompanied by the Torpedo Destroyers Borgo and Revel, under Lt.-Commanders Ptachimoskey and Troyaa, had, passing well to the Westward of the Little Ladrones, suddenly appeared off the Chinese Customs Station at Chung Chow in the Macao Passage.\n\nThe Commodore was playing whist aboard the Victor Emanuel at 11.10 p.m., when Mackie's letter was delivered to him. De Horsey of the Plover, his own Commander (Naylor) and Barlyou Cellairs, his torpedo lieutenant, were of the party. The Wivern had only the week before had her half-yearly commission and cruise, so she was coaled, but her provisions and ammunition had been returned into store.\n\nLanding a hundred and fifty soldiers, they took possession of the Station and seized the two armed Customs launches, the Chop Sing and Hai Kwan. The Chop Sing was sent to cruise off Green Island, where, even if she had been observed, she would be recognized as a Customs launch and would excite no suspicion—it being the usual cruising ground for watching for opium smugglers from the Colony.\n\nNaylor and his ship's company were at once sent off to the Wivern, off the Torpedo Depot, to get up steam, and seamen and stokers from the Plover sent to man the Tweed. Lt. Flumer was sent down to the town to get hold of any large launches that had steam up (fires being out in the Dockyard boats) to tow the Wivern and Tweed across to the Man-of-War anchorage to facilitate putting their ammunition on board. Brice-Prowne, the Lieutenant of Marines, was ordered to parade his men and proceed to the scene of action. The Plover's Marines were to join his party. Cellairs and his two torpedo gunners (Smith and Tanyard), as well as the Gunner of the Victor (Larka), proceeded to the Torpedo Depot.\n\nProceeding with all despatch, the Harbarovsk and two Destroyers, going North of Lantao, stopped at 9.30 p.m. off Cap-sui-moon. That station was also seized and held, with two hundred men; the two armed launches Kose Shui and Fun Say being taken possession of. Pushing on to Chin Wan Bay, the Destroyers ran alongside and captured the Feihoo, Chinese Revenue Cruiser, whilst the Harbarovsk went in as close as the water allowed, and with the aid of native boats quickly landed 300 men to cut the land lines and patrol the short strip to Tolo Harbour.\n\nHaving dropped her men, the Harbarovsk, accompanied by the Feihoo, the Revel, and Kow Shui, proceeded for Green Island about midnight, sweeping well round to the Westward. The Fan Son was left at Cap-sui-moon to bring to everything that passed. The crews of all the junks, boats, etc., there being landed on the island, the vessels were scuttled. The Borgo, as soon as the Feihoo had been seized, proceeded just full speed up the River, and about 15 miles above Deep Bay ran alongside the Fatshan (Capt. Dick) and Powan (Capt. Goggin) and captured them.\n\n11 -\n\nLeaving prize crews on board, the Pasig and Tai On were similarly seized, about two miles farther up. Leaving her prizes with orders to follow as fast as they could, the Borgo returned at her utmost speed to rejoin her consorts at the rendezvous off Green Island.\n\nA third Destroyer, the Soeaborg (Lt.-Comr. Chriptovitch), had accompanied the large troopers, keeping about a mile to the eastward, and so had not been seen and reported by Meugena and Hazeland. This vessel had seized the armed Custom's launch Kaipan Lu off Stanley, and with her had remained patrolling the mouth of Deep Water Bay to cover the troopers. Each transport had moreover carried two second-class torpedo boats, which had been hoisted out before a troop-boat was lowered.\n\nMajor Findley, R.E., as soon as he had sent arms and ammunition up by tram for the Engineers at Mount Austin, betook himself to his station in the West, and as soon as steam could be raised in the Solent, with Tundall and Standardman, and several passenger launches, was busy laying mines. Mugent, Johnson, and Rabber, with the Miner, and other launches, had gone to their stations at Lyeemun and Stonecutters, and were similarly employed.\n\nThe Harbour was ablaze with lights. Steam had been got up for the dynamos, and the search-lights were playing in all directions. The merchant ships were all getting up steam; before, however, they could move, Lieut.-Commdr. De Horsey, and Sub-Lt. Dayley, with a first sufficient force, were sent round all the foreign vessels by the Commodore's orders to disable their engines by taking off their eccentric straps. The sailing ships had neither crews on board nor sails bent.\n\nIt not being known yet what nation or nations were making this treacherous attack on us, the Commodore swore all should suffer alike. British vessels, under the directions of the Queen's Harbour Master Staff Commander Jones, and the Master Attendant of the Yard (Commander Harnot Enderson), were being moored in tiers in Wanchai, as close in as the depth of water would allow. Nine German, one Swede, and two Chinese, three Japanese, and two Norwegian steamers were left at their moorings. Neither Frenchmen nor Danes were in the port. The native craft were making over to Sam Shui Po as fast as they could.\n\nNo launches were allowed to leave, all being requisitioned for Naval and Military use. Naylor was ready to start by 2 a.m. in the Wivern, with Flumer in the Tweed, Cellairs in a launch, with two second-class torpedo boats broad on each bow, about a quarter of a mile off and a cable apart.\n\nThe Feihoo lay with a kedge down about a mile S.S.W. covered by Green Island from Stonecutters, with the Borgo on her starboard, and Revel on her port quarter well aft and almost astern, and two second-class torpedo boats at anchor as close as they could get to the rocks under Mount Davis, just round S. and E. of the range-finding staff.\n\n14 -", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 378775, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900", "page_number": 589, "title": "CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900", "content_text": "## DOMESTIC.\n\nJune 15, 1900\n\n**E&L(7)-4-15000-12-08 2363P-160092-11-00**\n\n**Previous Paper:** 19700.S.67.\n**Next subsequent Paper:** W204 20442.5.\n\n| Hong Ray No. | 19786 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Subject | Proposed departure of Li Hung Chang |\n\n**Copy of Telegrams to Canton regarding**\n\n**(Minutes.)**\n\nTelegraph to Hay Kay\n\nReferring to telegrams from Canton, The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has telegraphed to the Consul at Canton as follows:-\n\nBegin [telegram] Jun 22/6\n\nTo Sir M. de C. Findlay CPL 22\n\n Aus 2045-35 S.\n\n**Rem 22 JUN 80**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 387630, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-315 - Public Offices & Others - 1902", "page_number": 383, "title": "CO129-315 - Public Offices & Others - 1902", "content_text": "## BOARD OF EDUCATION LIBRARY, ST. STEPHEN'S HOUSE, CANNON ROW, LONDON, S.W.\n\nJune 13th, 1902.\n\nDear Mr. Irving,\n\nReferring to our conversation of yesterday, I enclose with this letter some notes of introduction to the persons mentioned in our conversation. I hope that you will make the acquaintance, to-morrow, of Mr. Thompson, and that you will enjoy yourself at liberty to do, maintaining that you will be justified in applying for the Conference which will be held at Guildford.\n\nI understand there is a difference between my half pay and pay for the same period, doing which, I ought to qualify. I am yours sincerely.\n\nI also send you a letter of introduction to Professor Sonnenschein of Birmingham University; this is our youngest and most modern University, and I think you will find here many developments which will prove of great interest to you.\n\nProfessor Sonnenschein will be able to direct you to those able to give you the information respecting matters lying outside his own sphere. If you have time, I think you would find it profitable to visit the Secondary Schools of the town. Birmingham holds a unique position in having an exceedingly valuable foundation which enables it to provide a probably more efficient provision of Secondary education than any other town of its size in England.\n\nI also enclose a note to Dr. Findlay, the Headmaster of...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-315 - Public Offices & Others - 1902.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 387631, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-315 - Public Offices & Others - 1902", "page_number": 384, "title": "CO129-315 - Public Offices & Others - 1902", "content_text": "## BOARD OF EDUCATION LIBRARY, \n382 \nST. STEPHEN'S HOUSE, \nCANNON ROW, \nLONDON, S.W.\n\nWitek met eldur Ly aula ari the Intermediate School for Boys at Cardiff. You will find in this school many new ideas as to organisation and as to the development of corporate life among the boys in actual working practice, and I think the modern language instruction is well deserving of your special attention. For the sake of comparison it might be advisable to visit the Higher Grade School at Cardiff as well.\n\nBefore going to Cardiff you might find it profitable to read a small book, which has just been written by Dr. Findlay and published by Messrs. Macmillans, on the Principles of Class Teaching.\n\nAs Bristol will lie on your route, it might be worth your while to stop there and look at the Institution supported by the Merchant Venturers' Company, and supplying a large amount of technical instruction of excellent quality. I therefore enclose with this letter a note of introduction to Principal Wertheimer.\n\nWhen you return to London you will probably desire to see one or two of the schools under the management of the Girls Public Day School Company; and I think you should also visit one at least of our London Polytechnics. If you would call at this", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-315 - Public Offices & Others - 1902.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 390251, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11]", "page_number": 526, "title": "CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11]", "content_text": "## DESPATCH \n### No. 44092 \n\n**Governor.** No. Lake 510 \n1903 \n5 Nov. \nHONG KONG \n\nNo. 44092 \nTramway to the Peak \nSubmits proposal for. - \n\nLast previous Paper. \nRequests tele reply. \n-10-5 \nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n### (Minutes.) \nby A. Findlay \n\nIt seems impossible that their line can extend with the existing line as the termini are not merely far apart but represent an entirely different part of the town. Therefore, it is granted that there may be a question... \n\n...only settled finally by existing law which will give sufficient opportunity for endeavouring... \n...that the new lines... \n...the existing lines...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 390252, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11]", "page_number": 527, "title": "CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11]", "content_text": "# Government House, Hongkong, 5th November, 1903.\n\nI have the honour to forward for your consideration the enclosed copy of a letter from Sir Paul Chater on the subject of the proposed construction of a new Tramway to the Peak, together with a plan showing the position of the route to be taken and of the terminal and intermediate stations.\n\n2. Since the receipt of Sir Paul Chater's letter, negotiations have been proceeding with Mr. A. Findlay Smith, the promoter of the scheme, with regard to the conditions upon which the ground to be utilised for the Tramway should be granted by the Government. I attach a copy of a minute on the subject by the Director of Public Works, whose proposals I consider fair. They represent a payment to Government of $12,018 for the ground leased both for the line and for the stations, and an annual total Crown Rent of $535. It has been proposed in addition, and accepted by Mr. Findlay Smith, that the land occupied should be granted on a 75 years' lease, with the option of renewal, and that the ground on which the various stations are to be built should be granted on 30 years' leases.\n\n## \nThe Director of Public Works points out that the intrinsic value ...\n\n**THE RIGHT HONOURABLE \nTHE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES**\n\nPage 520 \nReal 7 DEC 03 \nC.PL-15 \nNo. \nHongkong, \nClosure 1003. \n510. \n44032 \nsir. \n\n... (other unrelated OCR fragments remain uncorrected as per instructions to focus on reconstructing sentences and paragraphs)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 390253, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11]", "page_number": 528, "title": "CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11]", "content_text": "## \n521 \n\nThe value of the ground is small, as it could not be sold for building purposes. The route lies through a portion of the Public Gardens, but it is not anticipated that the Gardens will be injured thereby to any appreciable extent.\n\n### 3.\n\nI understand that the tramway will be worked on the same system as the present high-level tramway, but no details of its working have as yet been laid before me. It will, I believe, fill a want which the existing tramway does not satisfy; as the numerous new houses now existing in the neighbourhood of the proposed route are badly situated with respect to the existing line, which is not used by their occupiers to any considerable extent. It will also be a great advantage to the general public to have the lower terminus situated on the level of Queen's Road. For these reasons, and in view of the great development of the Peak as a residential quarter and the consequent congested state of traffic on the present tramway, I am strongly in favour of permission being given for the construction of the new line.\n\n### 4\n\nMr. Findlay Smith has already signified his willingness to accept the terms referred to in paragraph 2, and has requested permission to instruct Counsel to prepare the Draft Bill which it will be necessary to introduce into Legislative Council when I have been informed of your approval of the scheme. I should therefore be glad to be informed by telegraph whether you are prepared to sanction the introduction of such a Bill, embodying the conditions outlined in this Despatch, and generally making provision for the proper construction,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 392622, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-322 - Acting Governor May - 1904 [1-5]", "page_number": 641, "title": "CO129-322 - Acting Governor May - 1904 [1-5]", "content_text": "6. Your Petitioners submit that in order to effectually secure the object they have in view it is necessary directly to prohibit Chinese, other than servants, from occupying houses built in the Hill District, and further that, in imposing this limitation of residence, no hardship would be inflicted on the Chinese for hitherto they have shown no desire to occupy houses in that district and, as they are living here in their native climate, they do not suffer from the oppressive heat of the lower levels during the summer months as Europeans do. To show how pressing is the need amongst the European section of the community for securing dwellings at the Peak, your Petitioners may mention that the rent of houses there is on the average nearly treble that which was paid ten years ago and this notwithstanding the fact that the number of houses has very greatly increased in the interval.\n\n7. The extension of the principle of Ordinance 16 of 1888 for which your Petitioners ask is not very great and their request for this reservation is made solely out of regard for the welfare of those who belong to non-tropical countries and who are now compelled to live in this enervating climate for the best part of their lives. It was the European section of the community that opened up and developed the Hill District. They were impelled to do so by considerations of health alone for the locality is more expensive and less convenient to live in than the lower levels. The number of reasonably available sites for houses in the Peak District is limited. Already the large majority have been built upon and very few remain for additional houses. Your Petitioners desire that this small proportion of Hongkong shall be reserved as a place of abode for those who cannot dwell in equal well-being elsewhere upon the Island, and they submit it is for the advantage of a community as a whole that each section of it should live in the environment to which it is best adapted.\n\n8. In conclusion, your Petitioners submit that the future welfare of this Colony, the welfare, that is, of its inhabitants as a whole, and its consequent value to the Empire, depends to a very large extent on the well-being of the European section of the community whose health it is therefore essential to preserve, and that every year conditions render it more and more important that this section should be able to reside in a district where its members can live under the most favourable conditions possible and where the rising generation may spend their childhood amidst the healthiest obtainable surroundings.\n\nYour Petitioners therefore humbly pray that your Excellency may be pleased to consider favourably their request and to take prompt steps to preserve the Hill District as a residential quarter for the non-Chinese residents of the community.\n\nAnd your Petitioners will ever pray, etc.\n\nDated 22nd day of February, 1904.\n\nJ. C. VICTORIA.\n\nW. MEIGH GOODMAN.\n\nC. P. CHATER.\n\nC. W. DICKSON.\n\nG. STEWART.\n\nH. E. POLLOCK.\n\nD. R. LAW.\n\nEDBERT A. HEWETT.\n\nR. K. LEIGH.\n\nGEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR.\n\nH. PINCKNEY.\n\nHENRY W. SLADE. MARCUS W. SLADE.\n\nC. D. WILLIAMSON.\n\nALEX. RENNIE.\n\nJ. W. NOBLE. C. A. TOMES.\n\nW. J. SAUNDERS.\n\nL. GIBBS.\n\nF. E. T. PLAYFAIR.\n\nJOHN HASTINGS.\n\nR. CHATTERTON WILCOX.\n\nJ. Y. V. VERNON.\n\nB. LAYTON.\n\nE. H. HINDS.\n\nJ. R. M. SMITH.\n\nT. SERCOMBE SMITH.\n\nH. J. GOMPERTZ.\n\nJ. W. JONES.\n\nJ. DYER BALL.\n\nMATTHEW J. D. STEPHENS.\n\nT. F. HOUGH.\n\nEDWARD A. RAM.\n\nA. DENISON.\n\nHENRY HUMPHREYS.\n\nA. TURNER.\n\nFRANK THOMPSON.\n\nALEX MACKENZIE.\n\nE. J. GRIST.\n\nJ. H. ONSLOW.\n\nW. STUART HARRISON.\n\nWM. DANBY.\n\nD. W. CRADDOCK.\n\nH. N. MODY.\n\nWILLIAM E. HIPWELL.\n\nSecretary,\n\nCHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.\n\nJ. GEDGE.\n\nMRS. T. B. SMITH by her\n\nAttorney, F. Schwarzkopf.\n\nJAMES ANDERSON by his Attorney\n\nA. Denison.\n\nM. T. d'A. e C. REMEDIOS, by her\n\nAttorney, B. S. Joseph.\n\nA. FINDLAY SMITH.\n\nEDWARD OSBORNE.\n\nE. BOWDLER.\n\nR. M. NISSIM by his Attorney\n\nH. Ellis.\n\nAHMET RUMJAHN.\n\nT. K. DEALY.\n\nA. CATTANEO.\n\nEDW. C. L. FITZWILLIAMS, E. F. GROS.\n\nH. E. TOMKINS.\n\nE. S. WHEALLER.\n\nJ. BARTON.\n\nGEO. T. VEITCH.\n\nA. BROOKE SMITH.\n\nJ. M. BEATTIE.\n\nH. HUNTER.\n\nC. PEMBERTON.\n\nG. C. MOXON.\n\nE. J. LIBEAUD.\n\nH. W. BIRD.\n\nF. MAITLAND.\n\nH. BUTTERWORTH.\n\nA. G. WOOD.\n\nCHAS. R. SCOTT.\n\nT. C. GRAY.\n\nOSWALD D. THOMSON. RICHARD HANCOCK.\n\nJAMES WHITTALL.\n\nJ. ORANGE.\n\nW. D. GRAHAM.\n\nW. B. DIXON.\n\nH. W. FRASER.\n\nI. HANCOCK.\n\nEDWARD A. IRVING.\n\nN. J. STABB.\n\nC. W. MAY.\n\nJ. W. ORMISTON, MAJOR, R. A.\n\nA. G. M. FLETCHER.\n\nG. N. ORME.\n\nJ. H. KEMP.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-322 - Acting Governor May - 1904 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 395675, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-327 - Individuals - 1904", "page_number": 219, "title": "CO129-327 - Individuals - 1904", "content_text": "216\n\nhusett les moment.\n\nfending\n\nback under the\n\ncircumstances suggested tangling mean\n\nmy bije\n\ncertain conviction and rain\n\nI leave there shores. It is absurd\n\nI read,\n\nperversion of\n\nitself agos\n\ntruthy and a childish and\n\nmost undiquefiend and considering that I was then overworked as bepure stated he\n\nhaving my deputy and thing tied to\n\nin the work by myself, and be widently mingining that I shaled be\n\ncany\n\napaid beall attention\n\n5th Jack\n\nthat\n\nis in my\n\nHughing\n\nhe, the thing fustice, might for\n\npurperly\n\nbe sand, bruse being\n\n\"bounce about\",\n\nvon defpersion,\n\nseeing\n\nthat it hang\n\nhis practice, being allmad the privilege\n\nof 4 months vacation leave. and chaing\n\npay\n\nat 4/2 tehollar, & come home\n\nmeny two years in ling\n\nleave after having\n\nChiffortien anly breton Buch\n\nin a minitas cxprcity shartly after his when?\n\nI here draw close attention to the Jack that while I have\n\nvestly and permanently\n\nincreased the revenue of Hughing,\n\nin the other hand has wish dec\n\ndecidedly\n\ndeceased it. A reference my 2nd Folume of Unttisting of this hams and Conation of Haughing they will shew the custant changes Wight about by him Wen. footman\n\n4\n\n& expect\n\nSherise. In appealing thin\n\nRecuting of that I had bepand for justice\n\ncase the word is unthunan in\n\none\n\nI was distimell\n\ndistinctly\n\nthere.\n\nAman\n\nage, perpassion and reportation is\n\nentibles & protection.\n\nThe Commission is\n\npiracy proved the hilt\n\nbeginning band. The whole thing or\n\nillegal, and as a public body the Commission why a\n\nM. R.,\n\non\n\na farce. Findley,\n\nthing mlijech has cle-\n\nland down that\" than\n\nclearly\n\nment public\n\nbodies exceed their right they do to the\n\ninjury\n\nppression of primate individucts,\n\nand these plisms\n\nare entitled the protected\n\narising from much operations\n\nfrom injury arising fr\n\nof public boskies.\n\n10. Pending your reply Impain from ling\n\n• Roberts & Swanfari District Council (1899), K.R.,\n\n2. C. A. 814.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-327 - Individuals - 1904.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 405210, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7]", "page_number": 405, "title": "CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7]", "content_text": "## Table I. \n### ONOMONOH VOLUNTEER CORPS. Inspection State, 31st March, 1906.\n\n#### STAFF.\n\n| Nos. 1 & 2 ARTILLERY COMPANIES | ENGINEERS | KAND. TROUP | TOTAL |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2 | 1 | ... | ... |\n| 2 | ... | 1 | ... |\n| ... | ... | ... | 207 |\n| 1 | ... | 1 | ... |\n| ... | ... | ... | ... |\n| ... | ... | ... | ... |\n| 2 | 2 | ... | ... |\n| 19 | Iz | ... | ... |\n| 3 | 2 | 26 | 2.49 |\n| 81 | 21 | FL | 8 |\n| 16 | 16 | 2 | 20 |\n\n#### DISTRIBUTION.\n\n## Table II.\n### LIST of MEMBERS of the RESERVE ASSOCIATION at 31st March, 1905.\n\nAbley, T. \nAllen, C. J. \n*Atkinson, Dr. J. M. \nAtkinson, B. D. \n*Auld, J. D. \nBarnes-Lawrence, Hon. Mr. L. \nBeavis, C. E. H. \nBerkeley, Sir H. S. \n*Bingham, J. E. \nBird, L. G. \nBird, R. E. O. \nBlower, A. \nBowley, F. B. L. \nBoyce, W. B. \nBraidwood, Wm. D. \nBranch, E. \nBrett, C. W. T. \nBrooks, Rolt. \nBrown, A. \nBryan, J. J. \nBryer, A. \nButterworth, H. T. \nBuyers, C. B. \nCalthrop, H. G. \n*Cameron, Allan \nCampbell, H. K. \nCapell, J. R. \nCarter, W. L. \nChater, Sir Paul \nChatham, Hon. Mr. Wm. \nClark, Duncan \nCochrane, T. P. \nCooke, W. E. \nCoombs, H. \n*Cottier, C. \nCuningham, A. \n*Cunningham, P. A. \nChewen, W. \nDanby, W. \nDaniel, W. \nDawson, E. W \nDavis, W. H. T. \nDealy, T. K. \nDenison, A. \nDixon, Capt. A. W. \nDobbs, W. \nDonald, W. H. \nDougherty, E. \nDouglas, Capt. J. \nDouglas, J. P. \nDow, P. \nDawley, W. A. \nDuncan, G. L. \nEdwards, W. T. \nEgerton, T. S. \nEzekiel, R. M. \nFarell, W. A. \nFisher, Frel. \nForties, A. \nForsyth, G. G. S. \nFranklin, A. C. \nFraser, H. W. \nFullerton, A. R. \nGale, C. H. \nGait, J. \nGibbs, L. \nGlover, C. \nGoodfellow, Wm. \nGoddard, Capt. F. D. \nGoldsmith, H. E. \nGompertz, H. H. \nGow, D. \nGow, J. C. \nGrace, C. H. \nGraham, W. D. \nGrist, E. J. \nGubbay, A. S. \nGullay, C. S. \nHancock, S. \nHarston, Dr. G. M. \nHarston, J. Scott \nHarvie, J. U. \nHastings, G. \nHaxton, G. K. \nHazeland, F. A. \nHenderson, J. M. \nHett, F. Paget \nHewett, E. A. \nHickie, S. Douglas \nHickling, Rev. C. F. \nHogarth, W. \nHoruity, T. W. \nHoskin, W. T. \nHough, T. F. \nHughes, J. Owen \nHumphreys, W. G. \nHutchings, J. \nIrving, E. A. \nJack, W. C. \nJenkins, A. \nJillings, H. \nJobstou, L. A. M. \nJones, Dr. Evan \nJones, J. N. \nJones, P. N. H. \nJordan, Dr. Joseph \nJupp, J. A. \nKadoorie, E. S. \nKew, C. H. W. \nKoch, Dr. W. V. M. \nKing, R. H. \nKuyvett, P. K. \nLaw, D. R. \nLewingdon, J. S. \nLewis, L. S. \nLinton, A. R. \nLogan, Wm. \nLowe, A. R. \nLyou, J. A. \nRogers, E. \nRouse, A. B. \n*Macdonald, J. F. C. \nMacdonald, Jas. \nMacfarlane, Dr. \nMackenzie, A. \nMackenzie, D. J. \nMacMillan, A. C. \nMaitland, F. \nMarriott, Dr. \nMartin, T. H. \nMaster, G. C. C. \nMaxfield, Capt. F. \nMay, C. W. \nMay, Hon. Mr. F. H. \n*May, G. H. \nMcCubbin, J. \nMellines, J. \nMcKay, W. R. \nMeck, J. \nMeyer, I. A. \nMichael, J. K. \nMichael, S. H. \nMillar, F. L. \nMoir, A. \nMoore, Dr. W. B. A. \nMorrell, G. E. \nMoses, E. J. \nNewington, A. G. \nNobbs, A. P. \nOrmiston, E. \nOsborne, E. \n*Parkes, John \nParr, E. V. D. \nParr, W. R. McD. \nPearse, Dr. W. W. \nPemberton, C. \nPerki, T. L. \nPeter, J. C. \nPhelps, H. R. \nPhilport, E. J. \nPidgeon, J. \nPiggott, Sir Francis \nPile, A. G. \nPinckney, H. \nPlummer, L. \nPorts, W. H. \nPowell, S. J. \nPurcell, W. H. \nRaymond, A. J. \nReunie, A. H. \nRichardson, G. \nRichardson, H. T. \nRitchie, A. \nRobertson, H. W. \nRogers, E. \nRutter, E. W. \nSalinger, F. \nSassoon, M. S. \nSaunders, W. J. \n*Scott, Chas. R. \nScott, T. Gray \nSeth, A. \nShepherd, E. B. \nShewan, Hon. Mr. R. \nSimpson, T. K. \nSkelton, A. H. \nSlade, I. W. \nSlade, Mureus \nSmith, A. Brooke \n*Smith, A. Findlay \nSmith, Percy \nSmyth, F. \nStewart, Hon. Mr. G. \nStewart, W. M. \nStabbings, J. J. \nSullivan, E. \nSutton, W. D. \nSykes, Henry \nTerrey, E. W. \nThomas, G. E. \nThompson, Chas. \nThomson, Dr. J. C. \nThomson, Hon. Mr. A. M. \n*Thomson, O. D. \nTollm, Duncan \n*Tomkins, H. E. \n†Tooker, H. P. \nTurner, A. \nTuxford, A. S. \nTynck, A. H. \nUnderwood, J. \nUnsworth, Captain \nWakeman, G. H. \nWatt, A. W. J. \nWheul, J. A. \nWhite, U. I. \nWhitlow, A. W. \nWhittall, J. \nWickham, W. U. \nWilgress, H. T. \nWilkinson, C. D. \nWilks, E. C. \nWinterburn, W. G. \nWise, Mr. Justice \nWodehouse, P. P. J. \nWright, F. J. \n\n| Status | Count |\n|---------------|-------|\n| Present | 400 |\n| On leave | 2 |\n| Absent | 1 |\n| in Colony | ... |\n| out of Colony | ... |\n| Without leave | ... |\n| Medical Certificate | ... |\n| Total | ... |\n| Wanting to complete | ... |\n| Establishment | ... |\n| Supernumerary | ... |\n\n* Signifies absent. \n* Signifies resigned.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 406012, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-335 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [8-10]", "page_number": 554, "title": "CO129-335 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [8-10]", "content_text": "No 150\n\nEulosan 2, to Secre. Dageki A. 51/10/06\n\nin No.\n\nKEC 546\n\nC 0. 44567\n\nRec 1 DEC 06\n\nYour Excellency\n\nH.B.M. Consulate General\n\nCanton (South) 1906\n\na kuikotandum of 4\n\nthe\n\nVu reply to your letter of the 15th ultimo, I have the honour to forward \"conversation between my Vice-Consul and Mr Kwong on the subject of Engagement of an American Engineer.\n\nI propose shortly to obtain an interview with Mr Kwong, and in the meantime I shall be glad to learn, as quickly as possible, your views on the subject. This can, it appears, be no question but Kwong is to remain in appearance at least Deputy Chief Engineer of the hús, and his has probably realised that official assistance is indispensable. I am not in a position to know\n\nthoroughly competent Railway Engineer who would consider & take a subordinate position at such salary as this (hús) would offer. The position would not be a pleasant one. It would mean practically hard work and responsibility and little or no credit, though I should think that Kwong, who speaks English and has worked for a long time under: Kinder, would not be hard to deal with in situ.\n\nAwaiting your reply\n\nI have the honour to be\n\nYour Excellency's obedient servant\n\n(Signed) R. Fraser\n\nTo Sir M. de C. Findlay\n\nPage 363\n\n...\n\nPage 363", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-335 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [8-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418545, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "page_number": 123, "title": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "content_text": "122\n\n3.\n\nWith regard to the observations made in the second paragraph of Your Lordship's Despatch of the 18th December, I concur in the contention of the Army Council that when a lease is purchased by them and the Colonial Government has received credit for the capitalized value of the rent, then when the lease is sold the Colonial Government should accept a corresponding debit.\n\nThe Council cite the case of the Bowen Road Hospital Approach Road, but a closer parallel is to be found in the case of Mr. Findley Smith's land referred to in the Colonial Office Despatch No.196 of the 8th August, 1895, where it was definitely laid down that, when a lease is purchased by the Military Authorities from a private person, the Colony has the right to take credit for the rent which it foregoes. In both these cases this Government has been credited with the capitalized value of the rent, and when the properties are given up by the War Department a corresponding value will be entered in the debit side of the Colony's account.\n\nIn the case of Spring Gardens the Colony was not credited with the capitalized value of the rent, and if this case and the cases cited above are to be brought into line the Army Council should now credit this Government", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 420224, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-358 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [10-11]", "page_number": 114, "title": "CO129-358 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [10-11]", "content_text": "DRAFT.\n\nHong Kong $57/31/09 Patze\n\nHongkong 1.282\n\nMr.\n\nMINUTE.\n\n1 Robinson 19/11\n\nMr. Stubls. 19\n\nMr. Findlay Cottines 20\n\nMr. Just.\n\nMr. Cox. 22\n\nSir C. Lucas.\n\nSir F. Hopwood.\n\nCol. Seely.\n\nLord Crewe.\n\n2\n\n111\n\n24 My sov. q.\n\nWhere the honour to act\n\nthe next &c. deep Nr. 296\n\nof the noth & With br something\n\nA letter from In Steny\n\nhtte from Berkeley, K., in which he\n\napplies for re-employment\n\nin Colonial service\n\nI will not vouchsafe his application but to say that there is little chance or prospect of being able to offer Stewey's wishes, and I have to request that he may be so informed.\n\n1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-358 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 420558, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-358 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [10-11]", "page_number": 448, "title": "CO129-358 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [10-11]", "content_text": "il.\n\n445\n\nthe Colonial Government, but of which the War Department has a right of perpetual user for purposes of defence\"\n\nIt is evident therefore that the property at Spring Gardens does not fall under the Circulars.\n\n5. The War Office further argue that because the Colonial Government agreed to capitalise the Crown Rent of Mr. Findlay Smith's property (Inland Lot No. 73 B) and of the Mount Austin Hotel property when the residue of the leases of those properties was purchased by the War Department from private owners, the Colonial Government brought those cases under the Circulars above referred to; and that therefore the contention of the Colonial Government that the Spring Gardens property, similarly acquired, does not fall under the Circulars is untenable.\n\nBut Sir William Robinson's Despatch No. 154 of the 10th May, 1895, and Mr. Meade's reply of the 8th August, 1895, clearly show that Mr. Findlay Smith's property (and the Mount Austin Hotel property is in the same category) was made the subject of a special agreement. Sir William Robinson proposed that following the spirit of the Circular Despatch of the 30th December,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-358 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 420560, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-358 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [10-11]", "page_number": 450, "title": "CO129-358 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [10-11]", "content_text": "Mr. Bramston replied under date of the 8th August, 1895, that \"as the land formerly held by Mr. Findlay Smith will be required permanently for Military purposes the Secretary of State concurred in the proposal that the rent should be capitalized at 25 years' purchase\", but added that the land will however remain subject to the Crown Lease in other respects\".\n\n6. This particular case formed a sufficiently close parallel to that of Spring Gardens to justify me in treating the latter on the same lines although this Government might have argued that the radical distinction due to the fact that Spring Gardens was not permanently required for Military purposes and that Mr. Findlay Smith's property is so required, justified it in still insisting on the actual terms upon which the Crown Rent of Spring Gardens was remitted. I therefore made the proposal contained in my Despatch of the 12th of February last.\n\nThe War Office, however, now refuse to accept my proposal and argue that the waiving of the Crown Rent on Spring Gardens by the Colony in 1859 was in fact a contribution by the Colony to its permanent defence fund and that to decline to credit the War Department...\n\nPage 450\nPage 451", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-358 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 420909, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "page_number": 219, "title": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "content_text": "## DOMESTIC\nOffice or Individual Agents \n1909 \n5 June \n\nLast Previous Paper: H.B. 78818 \nHONG KONG 18907 242 18907 \nGP 7 JUN 09 \n\n### Kowloon Canton Railway \n**Report by Mr. J. Barry** \nTransmits report from consulting engineers who consider that Mr. Aves should be asked to resign, and suggest that Mr. Findlay of the South Indian Rly should be appointed at £2,000 p.a. as Chief Resident Engineer and Traffic Manager.\n\nThis one be dealt with love. \nAv Cot Ever \n\n1. A survey... as... The Clo Recorre... \nFurther to Gw Tel To intrac... \n\n19350 \n1739-A. & E. W.--20962/27--25000--11-08 \n\n...nother be asked to range; and think, from Mr. J. Barry's report it is clear that he must go. \n\n2. I think the proposal to combine the post of traffic manager & expert adviser is a poor one provided we can secure Mr. Lindsey that he is es... \nas the C.E. \n\nNext subsequent Paper: 19350 \nGood... \n\nI submit off til, dosk wh. on Liday's mail \n2 poly Dir. 1076 H. Hot 10.6 \n70.6.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 421167, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "page_number": 477, "title": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]", "content_text": "## War Office Correspondence\n\nAny further communication on this subject should be addressed to-\nThe Secretary,\nWar Office,\nLondon, S.W.,\nand the following number quoted.\n\n`C.O. 17162`\n`REC'd 2' MAY OC`\n\nWar Office,\nLondon, S.W.\nHong Kong 8/63. (L.B.)\n20th May, 1909.\n\nSir,\n\nI am to reply to Govt. letter No. 9331/09 regarding the Crown rent on Spring Gardens, Hong Kong. That he will... \nhas... and of our saying that the S.S. ... Sir F. Lugard after... ha... Conson... li ha... arguments be able to... will a... advanced that Mei agree Contention is...\n\nlu Fiddes \nTGA 26/5.\n\ngo incline to agree. \nnot hell that the sys... wo. that the... until and 7. Legard be, had further chance \nConcurs \nMA \nwill \nAtie fav \nLys \nhardly hell wit. that comicate their offs \nAll for that atta et to his is diposed, subject further ofgans f \nPersmally whole matter no actual agred witte wo.visuos \nI think in rather mong passes the the W.o. must have got about. much land now de with, so that the sa is not a matter oft \n0 \nG the hulkay Lafts Account 1 j importance. 27. hustubbs suggests. alouce D. Dr. 27\n\nWith reference to your letter of the 30th March 1909, No: `9331/09`, on the subject of the Crown rent on Spring Gardens, Hong Kong, I am commanded by the Army Council to observe that the points put forward by the Governor appear to be \n| Point | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) | that the property does not fall under the operation of the circular despatches of the 9th June 1890 and 30th December 1894; and |\n| (b) | that the War Department should now credit the Colonial Government in the Colonial Military Lands account with the capitalized value of the crown rent and then, when the site is sold, the Colonial Government will make a corresponding entry on the debit side. |\n\n2. \nIn regard to (a) I am to refer you to paragraph 11 of War Office letter of the 2nd December 1908, `Hong Kong 8/63`, and to add that Mr. Findlay Smith's land and the Mount Austin Hotel property referred to have, with the consent of the Colonial Government and the Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, S.V.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 425864, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7]", "page_number": 234, "title": "CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7]", "content_text": "C\n\n9331\n\n232\n\nground rent on leasehold property does not give him the reversion, as the Army Council contends, but only the right to receive the ground rent during the remainder of the term of years, the reversion remaining in the Lessor in this case the Government.\n\n4. As regards the reference made by the Army Council to Mr. Findlay Smith's property, I can only refer again to Sir F. D. Lugard's Confidential Despatch of the 12th of February, 1909.\n\n5. I trust that on consideration of the further arguments now adduced the Army Council will withdraw their demand. If they do not do so the only way of settling the question that I can suggest is to submit it, with the whole correspondence which clearly explains the arguments on both sides, to the arbitration of an impartial authority such as a Judge of the High Court in England.\n\n6. I take this opportunity of informing Your Lordship that the property known as Spring Gardens has been sold for the sum of $50,000. In 1862 all Crown Rents fixed in sterling were converted into dollars at the rate of 4 shillings and 2 pence to the dollar. The Crown Rent was accordingly fixed in dollars at $720 per annum,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 428050, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 598, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "4) practically Jan 1350 use to the \n\nDefence Fund (13. the Military hands share ser avdelar & 1884): That the property is vitally, the perhaps not strictly Colonial Ministry hand within the meaning the \n\ncircular; & that on sale of the land thing \n\nmust weise oudit to the \n\ncommuted Brown Ken- \n\nothe the Defence hand with be diminished to that extent, which according to the (ercending \n\nIn 1894 is not the permitted. \n\nThe Colony's \n\nwarned \n\nIn \n\nCant \n\nis (a) that the £1st Lung \n\n1857 for so long \n\nremained to property \n\nthe people by \n\nnot a permanent \n\nbut temporing augmentation of the Defence Fund My that the case is not strictly in their \n\nALL \n\nthe 4 commers the circulars. They perused & compromise on the basis o abowing 1.0. cusit on disposal of the \n\nproperty of \n\nIt is perhaps \n\nm. \n\nnik \n\npris \n\nI them now \n\narguable point whether the \n\nSpring Gardens property is or is not military \n\nland \n\nA \n\n11694 \n\ndefined by the circular = \"but persmety Loh? hold strongly that if anything it is \n\nland bought from Imperial funds. \n\nAo \n\n*00/2 *MAY 20/15 0009 \"88-370′03 9M (OBST) \n\n21-2011 (500 provided in the 1890 circular. you will so that \n\nSie st. Berkeley (well 9331/09) hold their news \n\nImperil Lease hold land.. \n\n& desents th \n\nIt is, I submit, not colonial military land the unr & which has hungoanted & the Col. Gort & the war dept. \n\nGrach \n\no the Sot, mcennot be construed \n\nThe wairing & the unt was an act \n\non the Band \n\nKo \n\ngiving perpetual. \n\n& this bingung ter \n\nproperty within the terms of a sabesment criculas, \n\nFurther the W.O. are detared from this plea by \n\nthem on \n\nadmission in 171th log where thy plead \n\npark 102 the 1894 ascular egemit the Colony's \n\nclaur Pain 10 says \"this not hespond to \n\nY in \n\nhopen any \n\nBe \n\ndetoured \n\ntransmeton's already closed \n\nconsequence that para the Colony as deterred from \n\ndis \n\ndaimming widit to the want, the the hed from clasining that any part of the question can come under the circular. Also the Colony does not phad the airanlar in support & its claim \n\n: had sezo \n\nthat if the case is to be brated as \n\ncoming under the \n\ndindlay Smith property ahargement 13 under the \n\ncircular as urand the crusiting frent, then the", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 428051, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 599, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "whole of that arrangement must be applied\n\n<1 *60/2 'LI-LOY'TI ** (829'21) M'@'¥ 90/11 \"0009 '97--720′67 MM (6681)\n\nof the angular deep.: that\n\nA\n\n591 2.0. posited mut\n\nI Kirke\n\n224\n\nto a runor point having on the caul\n\nit is clear that the W.D. are quite wrong\n\npare 4 I reading & the pumilis are in 4.0/4059/98 shows plainly that the L.O. pertsoned\n\nto capitalice the uat in the diellag Anti- because they did intend to hold it permanently 1. The war & therefore the constant addition my year of the Crown Rent to the city the Colony Leaw it become rather affare: And\n\nthey suggested noimplipection is a to get the\n\nEnting for all time\n\nM\n\nIn the Spring Gardens case the Sut only wind\n\nthe rent while the L.O. hold the have\n\nthe fact that W.D. now wish to sell the proper by\n\nto hold it per.\n\nshows Bat\n\nmanently.\n\nThy\n\nmut\n\nI ther'le we sad uply to the showing effect:\n\n? that the S.G.S. has carefully considered this\n\ncome; that he agues with the mid expeered by Sir St. Berkeley, that the land\n\nImperial\n\nhave hold, and is therefore within the limits\n\nin this hillery 20t they ist: (191b2/09) the brims\n\npara 101\n\nthe drawers\n\nf 1896 pesent\n\nang u\n\nopening of the case; that themfore the waining g\n\nThe Crown Rent\n\nbringing the\n\n1859\n\ncannot be cons hund at mather within the accrlar.\n\nThat the unt he waved with\n\nIn Fallen\n\nA\n\ngiving\n\nauditan\n\nright puschral mer hot as forming a premerent addition to the defence pand. What the Govt j\n\nthe\n\nColony\n\nLes ex Mod it's und\n\nnew to suit the L.O. convenience by adopting procedure similar to that adopted in the Findlay\n\n- that that care differs exentially\n\nSmith care.\n\nfrom the present one in that me was decided sepore on the other after the visal of the circulars: and\n\nthat the W.D. device that with shihe heated in\n\nthe same way\n\nthe same prod showed. c.\n\nare must be\n\nthe Gut pren cued it pr the rent.\n\nthat of the W.O. cannot you to the Lostruct\n\nwith feel obliged to hif the Col. East hat no audit warthagin in the account to the L.O. of thing\n\ntisport of then interest in the base\n\nbroperty\n\nV\n\ncofy wore to for 17.\n\nJR7", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 428052, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 600, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "I generally, but go think it would be well to shift the onus of refusal onto the Colony, for Iwo threads, write Robinson's Colleague bung proposes as to this not Multilan not caring under the Circular:0 point out difference blue this of the Findlay Shuttle case, as in the Robusan's numate.\n\nthe question) caused Amy exaction ű views 502 the ill feeling g the the altitude adoptoTY the Camil în camertia witti the I mulitan Contribution an the surpls from the Afancios. Lun China Postal these circ\", unters спий фар the Cait for idle to accept- in para offroad. the cancersian then Am So on $ san that the s дз to meet. glad world have hen Camil the wishes of the Amy If possible but regrets that he instruct Cannot praca ston the Col: Sort & granit to the War Dept a coassia hart no to which they good claim that lie wo he willing to request the for\" to put the matter lofre the Legit Comil & to learn it. Commit & make the to the concession if the thunk fit but that he tears, that there prospect of the unofficial is no members agraeng (8 of cause of the official majorit the wa in such for out Mr. Cox a g 41369/09, he fears that it is impossible to take an frather steps in the matter and that no 6. inserted in the credit can Lands account.\n\nR.S.S. 18%. I generally find myself in On this fascinating subject agreement with the las: document I read. Having successively b and agreed with the ... with Sir F.Lurerd, with the 7.0. again. I now find myself generally in agree ent with r. Bobinson. The subject is of academic interest → a book credit 4.0. for lands which the ... will probably never wint 10 the\n\nPage 600\n\nPage 601", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 428056, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 604, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "required for military purposes; the word is obviously used in contradistinction to requirements for a definite period of short duration, and in this respect the case of Spring Gardens is the same as that of Mr. Findlay Smith's property and the Mount Austin Hotel, referred to by the Governor in his 5th paragraph.\n\n5. A reference to the 1895 correspondence relative to Mr. Findlay Smith's property shows that Sir William Robinson's despatch was written with a view to obtaining a ruling as to whether Crown Rents should or should not be claimed from the War Department in such cases: this point having been settled, the case was not dealt with by a \"Special agreement\", but the capitalised value of the Crown Rent was credited to the Colony in the Colonial Military Lands Account \"following the spirit\" (see Sir William Robinson's despatch of 10th May 1895) of the circular of 30th December 1894, the War Department recognising the right of the Colony, under the terms of the circular, to take credit.\n\n6. In this case, as in the case of Spring Gardens, the Crown Rent will presumably be re-imposed by the Colonial Government on the purchaser in the event of the property being sold by the War Department, and a credit given to the War Department on the basis of the capitalised value of that rent. It will, therefore, be seen", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 428057, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "page_number": 605, "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]", "content_text": "597\n\n12/19162/09\n\nseen that, except for the fact that the Spring Gardens property was purchased before the institution of the Colonial Military Lands Account, and the Findlay Smith property after that event (see paragraph 3 of War Office letter of 20th May 1909) the two cases are on a precisely similar footing, and should be treated on similar lines.\n\n77. The Army Council admit that the Colonial Office circulars of 1890 and 1894 make no specific mention of cases such as the one in question, but for the reasons explained in paragraph 3 above, they are of opinion that the case comes within the spirit and intention of the definition of \"Colonial Military Lands and buildings\", and their claim for the credit asked for rests on this basis.\n\nI am accordingly to express the hope that the Earl of Crewe, after giving his consideration to the arguments put forward in the course of this correspondence, will in due course be able to convey to the Army Council his concurrence in their views on the matter.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nRrs Brade", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 430849, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-376 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [3-4]", "page_number": 31, "title": "CO129-376 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [3-4]", "content_text": "# DRAFT.\nGor 11883/11\nH. K\nTelegram\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Wiseman 17/5 \nMr. Stubbs 17. \nMr. Findlay Collins 19\nMr. Justice.\nMr. Cox.\nSir C. Lucas.\nLord Lucas,\nCol. Sadler,\n\n1.B. Sir F. Piggott is an ardent philatelist.\n\n18th May 1910\n\nRef.emy to gr \nth Mar No21 \ndesp of the \nCommittee innulable.\n\nThey like about schol bunghole.\nmedal Tutnost canut\n\nhave any ficial sanction\nI can to given.\nrecognition not can\navallifer.\n\nI cast arrange p\nshared\nI cresparted the die ferite\nForstof\nthe \ntrackless.\n\nW with ther colonies. Special\nstauf Angmag\nbe afproved\nHarcourt.\n\n**MINUTE** \node van I \nddogji¶.T . (.62) \n\n## Reconstructed Text with Proper Formatting\n\nThe original text appears to be a draft telegram or minute from a historical record. 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(.62)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-376 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [3-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 432774, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-379 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [8-9]", "page_number": 524, "title": "CO129-379 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [8-9]", "content_text": "## Name of Firms \n| Name of Firms | Nation-ality | Importer | Exporter | Manu-facturer |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd. | | | | Yes |\n| Arnhold Karberg & Co. | | | | Yes |\n| Berblinger & Co. | | | | Yes |\n| Blowitz & Co. | | | | Yes |\n| Lamsey & Co. | | | | Yes |\n| Jane Findlay & Co. | | | | Yes |\n| Thioffiemasen & Co. | | | | |\n\nIt appears the original text was a table with the firm names listed in the first column, followed by their nationality and roles as importer, exporter, or manufacturer. 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It has been omitted in favor of the more structured table data.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-379 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [8-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 445937, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-406 - Public Offices - 1913", "page_number": 408, "title": "CO129-406 - Public Offices - 1913", "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nC.O.\n\n40958\n\n406\n\nOPIUM.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[October 25.]\n\nRM 27 NC 13\n\nSECTION 1.\n\n[48449]\n\nNo. 1.\n\nMr. Findlay to Sir Edward Grey. ~(Received October 25.)\n\n(No. 74.) Sir,\n\nChristiania, October 21, 1913.\n\nI HAD the honour to receive this morning your despatch No. 26 of the 16th instant instructing me to support my Netherland colleague on the subject of the adhesion of Norway to the Opium Convention. As the Dutch representative resides in Stockholm and only comes to Christiania occasionally, I thought it as well to mention the subject unofficially to the Prime Minister, who, in the absence of Mr. Ihlen, is in charge of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.\n\nMr. Knudsen informed me that a proposal to authorise Mr. Hagerup to sign the convention as representative of Norway had passed the Cabinet Council and had been approved by the King on the 30th August last.\n\nI presume, therefore, that the Dutch Government will have no difficulty in obtaining the signature of Mr. Hagerup as soon as may be desired.\n\nIn my despatch No. 69 of the 7th instant I had the honour to enclose a summary of the legislation which had passed the Storthing during the last session, and among these laws was that of the 21st June, enabling \"the Norwegian Government to adhere to the Opium Convention of the 23rd January, 1912.\"\n\n[1903 bb-1]\n\nI have, &c.\n\nM. DE C. FINDLAY.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-406 - Public Offices - 1913.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 450376, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12]", "page_number": 528, "title": "CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12]", "content_text": "CA 26231. 23 Hary 14 524 1 Hong Kong compl DRAFT. foo. They Mr. MINUTE. Bhavn s reper ytyy. ham for t (19697) 1/50 Chương sau hán to the Privy Comment.. Mr. Part 22/7/14 Sir G. Fiddes. Sir H. Just. Sir J. Anderson. Lord Emmott. Mr. Harcourt. In compt desp. to appray lean to appeal to impor Mar for that the Appellanti Solomo have und wiston whi A not to proveed further with the Petition, a the hamm Agents ugmented Mär Soon to cont both Partition being withdrawn. Sortion Omanaanny A Rendall, with withdrawn Authority, have commented Petition being making 2. 16 the time of Lyment for A A k willert formal appt for costs.\n\ncab wp Appellanti Moni comment to withdrawsed won extriched at: Soon into £33.1.0 Refarion to Sin R. Findley, K.C. £2.7.0 Pring Council fere for lodging Cavent £1.0.0 Total £36.8.0", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 451306, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-417 - Public Offices - 1914", "page_number": 233, "title": "CO129-417 - Public Offices - 1914", "content_text": "Haston Dept.\n\n(I understand that previous thr. General) \n\nBeam \n\nSir G. Findlay 7.6.1878 via 9. Anderson 7.\n\n223 \n\nHasty \n\n4/6/15 \n2.6.15 \n\nFo. are now considering this question & are believed to be only waiting for the Japanese to concur in the proposed police in order to prohibit opium in China, in common with the Germans.\n\nI believe there is every hope that the other Legations, which have been addressed in a similar manner to the G.D., will receive a reply similar to the G.D.'s.\n\nCand \n\n... Int...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-417 - Public Offices - 1914.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 457516, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915", "page_number": 258, "title": "CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915", "content_text": "PARAPHRASE OF CYPHER TELEGRAM TO;-\n\nSir R.Rodd (Rome)\n\nNo.688\n\nSir A.Hardinge (Madrid)\n\nNo.254\n\nSir F.Elliot (Athens)\n\nNo.268\n\nMr.Findlay (Christiania)\n\nNo.345\n\nMr.Howard (Stockholm)\n\nNo.478\n\nSir H.Lowther (Copenhagen)\n\nNo.424\n\nSir A.Johnstone (The Hague)\n\nNo.364\n\nMr.Carnegie (Lisbon)\n\nNo.127\n\nMr.Grant Duff (Berne)\n\nNo.193.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL\n\n253\n\nForeign Office, June 8th, 1915, 7.35 p.m.\n\nMy telegram of 27th February: Declaration of ultimate destination.\n\nNo certificates of ultimate destination or consumption should be issued by His Majesty's consular officers themselves, but they should confine their action to attesting signatures appearing in such certificates when submitted to them. It should be made clear to all concerned that such attestation is purely a notarial act and does not in any way guarantee the truth of the statements made.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 457973, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915", "page_number": 66, "title": "CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915", "content_text": "Downing Street,\n\n26th November, 1915.\n\nMy dear Yate,\n\nI shall be glad to see you after questions on Tuesday next on the matter about which you write in your letter of the 25th of November.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\n(Sd) A.BONAR LAW.\n\n64\n\nW Boar have proposés to speak\n\nCol. Jak\n\nin the sense\n\nLe Bir G. Findlay\n\nHar suppested\n\n30.11.15", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 458212, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915", "page_number": 305, "title": "CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915", "content_text": "11006 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 6 NOVEMBER, 1915.\n\nArthur & Co. Limited.\n\nArts & Crafts Limited.\n\nAshton & Co. Limited (Enticknap, P.).\n\nAsiatic Petroleum Company.\n\nAstor House Hotel Company.\n\nAtkinson & Dallas Limited.\n\nAu Petit Louvre (Maison Parisienne).\n\nAudinet, Lacroix, & Co.\n\nAudinet, Lacroix, Pasquier, et Cie.\n\nAustralian Dairy Farm.\n\nAustralian Produce Company.\n\nAyer Tawah Company Limited, Shanghai. Azaidian.\n\nBabcock & Wilcox Limited.\n\nBakels & Co.\n\nBaldwin, C. C.\n\nBanbam, F. C.\n\nBanker & Co.\n\nBin Lam Drug Stores.\n\nBanque belge pour l'Etranger. Banque de l'Indo-Chine.\n\nBanque industrielle de Chine. Bansuiken, Shanghai.\n\nBarkley Company.\n\nBarlow & Co.\n\nBarrett, E. G.\n\nBarry & Co., B. M.\n\nBathgate & Co.\n\nBatu Anam Rubber Company. Beck, I.\n\nBeck, M. G.\n\nBelgian Brick Factory. Tien-tsin.\n\nBelgian Trading Company.\n\nBell, D. W.\n\nBell, H. F. L.\n\nBen Albert & Co.\n\nBenjamin and Potts.\n\nBeque, Henri.\n\nBielfield, Alex., & Co.\n\nBissett, J. P., & Co.\n\nBlack, J. F.\n\nBlake & Sons, F. A.\n\nBlancke, Charles.\n\nBo Won, Canton,\n\nBona, F.\n\nBouchard.\n\nBourgery, C.\n\nBowern & Co. (Bowern & Hay).\n\nBoyd & Co.\n\nBoyer, Mazet & Co.\n\nBoyes, Basset, & Co.\n\nBradford Dyers' Association.\n\nBradley & Co. Limited.\n\nBrand Brothers & Co.\n\nBrand, H. S., & Co.\n\nBrandt, A. L.\n\nBrandt & Co.\n\nBrandt & Rogers.\n\nBrangwyn & Hobson, Dre.\n\nBrewer & Co. Limited. Bridges, H.\n\nBritish American Tobacco Company.\n\nBritish and Asiatic Company.\n\nBritish and Chinese Corporation.\n\nBritish Cigarette Company Limited.\n\nBritish Dominions General Insurance Company.\n\nBritish and Foreign Bible Society,\n\nBritish Insulated and Helsby Company. British Manufacturers' Agency (Wong Chuen Yung).\n\nBrockett & Co.\n\nBrockett, E., & Co.\n\nBrook, E., & Co.\n\nBrossay, René,\n\nBrunner, Mond, & Co. Limited.\n\nBrush Electrical Engineering Company. Bryant & Ryde.\n\nBulin & Co., Hankow.\n\nBurin Yoko.\n\nBurkhardt, L. R.\n\nBurkill, A. R., & Sons.\n\nBurroughs, Wellcome, & Co. Burtenshaw & Co.\n\nButler, A.\n\nButterfield & Swire.\n\nCabeldu, A., & Co. Caissial.\n\nCaldbeck, MacGregor. Calder, Marshall, & Co. Calico Printers' Association. Camera Craft Company. Campbell, Alex., & Co. Canadian Commissioner.\n\nCanadian Methodist Mission Press. Canadian Pacific.\n\nCanton Insurance Company.\n\nCarr, Ramsay, T., & Co. Castellano.\n\nCathay Trust.\n\nCatoire Veuve, A., et Fils. Catanneo.\n\nCawasjee Palanjee, Shanghai. Cement Tile Works Limited.\n\nCentral Agency Limited.\n\nCentral China Dispensary.\n\nCentral China Import Company. Central China Post.\n\nCentral China Printing Company, Hankow.\n\nCentral Garage Limited.\n\nCentral Stores Limited.\n\nCentral Trading Company.\n\nCercle sportif français.\n\nChang Dah Yuen.\n\nChang, T. S,\n\nChapeaux.\n\nCharrey.\n\nCharrey et Conversy.\n\nChartered Bank of India, Australia, and China.\n\nChauvin, Mme.\n\nChefoo Hairnet Manufactory.\n\nChemor United Rubber Company Limited. Chempedak Rubber & Gambier Estate Company.\n\nCheng Rubber Estate.\n\nChic Parisien.\n\nChin Ho Hsiang.\n\nChina Agenta Company.\n\nChina American Lumber Company.\n\nChina American Trading Company.\n\nChina Commercial Steam Navigation Company.\n\nChina Engineering Company.\n\nChina Fire Insurance Company.\n\nChina Flour Mill Company Limited.\n\nChina Import & Export Lumber Company Limited.\n\nChina Inland Mission.\n\nChina & Japan Trading Company.\n\nChina Land & Building Company Limited. China Land & Finance Company Limited. China Merchants Ponges Association. China Merchants Steam Navigation Company. China Mutual Life Insurance Company Limited.\n\nChina Mutual Steam Navigation Company. China National Life Assurance.\n\nChina Navigation Company.\n\nChina Silk Agency Company Limited. China Strawbraid Export Company,\n\nSUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 6 NOVEMBER, 1915. 11007\n\nChina Sugar Refining Company.\n\nChina Times Limited.\n\nChina Traders Insurance Company.\n\nChina Trading Company.\n\nChinese American Company,\n\nChiness Electric Light & Power Company.\n\nChinese Optical Company..\n\nChinese Railways (all).\n\nChing Cheng Yung, Tien-tsin.\n\nChing Chong Hung & Co., Shanghai, Chefoo.\n\nChing Fong, Shanghai.\n\nChing Ho Hsiang, Peking.\n\nChing Kee, Amoy.\n\nChinson Chao (Peking Motor Company, Peking).\n\nChuan Chang.\n\nChun Shing.\n\nChun Sing, Shanghai.\n\nChung Fall & Co., Chefoo.\n\nChung Heva Book Company, Shanghai.\n\nChung Tung Lithographic Works.\n\nChurch Missionary Mission.\n\nCoghlan, H. H.\n\nCohen, Andre.\n\nCollina & Co.\n\nCombfort.\n\nCommercial Press Limited.\n\nCommercial Union Assurance Company.\n\nCompagnie d'Eclairage et de Tramways of Tien-tsin.\n\nCompagnie française des Tramways de l'Eclairage électrique et des Eaux de Shanghai.\n\nCompagnie Générale de Chemins de Fer et de Tramways en Chine.\n\nCompagnie des Messageries maritimes. Comptoir commercial auversois.\n\nConnell Brothers.\n\nConsolidated Rubber Estates Limited. Cook & Anderson.\n\nCook, Thomas & Sons.\n\nCornabe, Eckford, & Co. Cosmopolitan Dock.\n\nCossanteli & Co.\n\nCox, W. Wakeford.\n\nCozzi, E. Hankow.\n\nCrédit foncier d'Extrême-Orient.\n\nCrofts & Co., George. Cros, Paul.\n\nCrossfeld & Sons Limited. Crystal Limited. Culpeck, E. A.\n\nCurtis Brothers.\n\nCurtis Sons & Co.\n\nDah Daw, Hankow.\n\nDah Lung & Co..\n\nDah Sung & Co.\n\nDah Sung Cotton Mill, Shanghai. Dai Nippon Brewery Company. Daishin & Co., Shanghai,\n\nDallas Livery Stable Company, Danese, E., Hankow. D'Arc, G. L.\n\nDastoor, F. R., & Co.\n\nDavid & Co.\n\nDavid, S. J., & Co.\n\nDavies & Brooke.\n\nDavis, R. S., & Co.\n\nDavis, W. Trenchard,\n\nDeacon & Co.\n\nDeane, T. P.\n\nDebenham & Co. Denham & Rose.\n\nDenniston & Sullivan. Dent, A., & Co.\n\nDent, Herbert. Dieden & Co.\n\nDixon, H. C., & Co.\n\nDodwell & Co. Limited. Dollar Robert Company. Dombey & Son,\n\nDominion Express Company. Donnelly & Whyte.\n\nDowdall, W. M.\n\nDrakeford & Co.\n\nDuncan & Co.\n\nDunlop Rubber Company.\n\nDunn, Walter.\n\nDuplessis.\n\nDutch Colonial Trading Company,\n\nDutton, W., & Co.\n\nDyce & Co.\n\nDzing Nye Haing, Hankow.\n\nEagle & Globe Steel Company.\n\nEast Asiatic Company.\n\nEastern & Australiau Steamship Company.\n\nEastern Extension Telegraph Company.\n\nEastern Trading Company.\n\nEcho de Tien-tsin.\n\nEdgar Brothers & Co.\n\nEkman Foreign Agencies.\n\nEnergie électrique,\n\nEnterprise Tobacco Company Limited. Enticknap, P. (Ashton & Co. Limited). Equitable Life Assurance Society. Erasmic Company.\n\nEstablishments de Tongkou.\n\nEtablissements Fei Yen, Ateliers de Construction Mécaniques.\n\nEvans, A. M. A.\n\nEvans, Edward, & Sons Limited.\n\nEvans, Pugh, & Co.\n\nEwo Cotton Spinning & Weaving Company.\n\nEwo Yuen Press Packing Company.\n\nExcess Insurance Company Limited.\n\nEzra, E. I., Shanghai.\n\nEzra, Edward, & Co., Shanghai.\n\nEzra & Co., Fred, Shanghai.\n\nEzra, N. E. B., & Co.\n\nEzra, Y., & Co.\n\nFa Hsiang, Tien-tsin.\n\nFairchild, F. A.\n\nFukul & Co., Shanghai.\n\nFar Eastern Geographical Establishment.\n\nFarley, W. A.\n\nFarmer, F. D., & Co.\n\nFearon, Daniel, & Co.\n\nFederal Life Assurance Company of Canada.\n\nFengtien District Inspectorate of Salt Revenue.\n\nFerretti.\n\nFindlay, Richardson, & Co. Firth, W., & Sons. Fobes & Co.\n\nFoo Tai Company, Hankow, Forbes & Co., William. Foster, McClellan, & Co. Frankau & Co. Limited, A. Frazar & Co.\n\nFrench Bakery,\n\nFu Shing Tai, Tien-tsin.\n\nFuchs, H., & Co. (Rint'ai Stores).\n\nFujita & Co., Mukden.\n\nFukien Drug Company.\n\nFung Tang, Shanghai.\n\nFurukawa & Co., Shanghai. Futcher, J. W.\n\nGabhai, M. N., & Co.\n\nGadai Yoko.\n\n301", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 461987, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "page_number": 620, "title": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]", "content_text": "## THE SERVATIVES. \nThat is only what is to be expected from that source. As a matter of fact the man, so I am informed, acted as a Socialist scrutineer.\n\n\"I am astounded that such a mistake as the placing of the name of a Hindu on the list could have been made at the office of the registrar of voters. Of course the Vancouver city list is a very large one, and I presume the man's application slipped through accidentally.\n\n\"As soon as the matter was reported to me, I put the case in the hands of Crown Prosecutor McKay, instructing him to lose no time in investigating and acting if he determined that a prosecution would lie under the circumstances. Mr. McKay is at this moment searching at the office of the registrar of voters for the original application form on which Rahim swore that he was qualified as an elector in the Vancouver City electoral district.\"\n\n## RAHIM ADJOURNED ON $10,000 BAIL.\n\nHoussein Rahim, a Hindu merchant of Vancouver, was brought before Magistrate Shaw in the Police Court charged with perjury. After the charge had been stated, His Worship fixed bail at $10,000 and adjourned the case until Monday (1st April, 1912).\n\nThe detectives who made the arrest also executed a warrant of search of the effects of Rahim. To a representative of the Vancouver Daily Province, Detective Thompson said: \"We found among Rahim's papers a quantity of Industrial Workers of the World literature, also a petition signed by a number of Hindus for the removal of Mayor Findlay from office.\"\n\nRahim was arrested yesterday afternoon on a warrant signed by Arthur Sampson, chief of the provincial police of this city, and executed by Detectives Thompson and Levis of the city force. The warrant alleges that Houssein Rahim did on the 14th day of September, 1911, swear falsely before William E. Flumerfelt in that he was a qualified elector in the Vancouver electoral district.\n\nThe maximum penalty for conviction on such a charge is fourteen years' imprisonment.\n\n## RAHIM COMMITTED ON PERJURY CHARGE.\n\nThere was political color and an echo of the recent elections in the preliminary hearing of the charge of perjury against the Hindu, Houssein Rahim, who was committed for trial by Magistrate Shaw, on April 1st. Mr. W. M. McKay, Crown prosecutor, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. G. E. McCrossan for the accused.\n\n| Name | Role |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mr. Geo. D. McKay | Registrar of Voters |\n| Mr. W. E. Flumerfelt | Commissioner for taking affidavits |\n| Detective Thompson | Detective who arrested Rahim |\n| Mr. William Hopkinson | Dominion immigration officer and Hindu interpreter |\n\nMr. Geo. D. McKay, Registrar of Voters, admitted placing Rahim's name on the list from an affidavit signed by Mr. Flumerfelt, whom he knew to be a commissioner duly appointed for taking affidavits under the Provincial Elections Act. He said he had no suspicion in placing the name on the list, as there were Russian and other foreign names somewhat like it, and where you had between 20,000 and 25,000 names to deal with, it was impossible to scrutinize each closely.\n\n\"So you let this name pass?\" said Mr. McCrossan. \"Yes, I did.\" \"Well, I am not blaming you,\" said Mr. McCrossan. \"It is the system.\"\n\nMr. W. E. Flumerfelt admitted that the signature attached to the affidavit was his. \"And did this Hindu, Houssein Rahim, appear before you on this occasion?\" asked Mr. McKay. \"No,\" said the witness, \"he never appeared before me at all. I think somebody has tried to play me and get this application in. I suppose in looking over the papers as I do each evening before placing them in the vault I found that this had been slipped into my papers, and I, glancing over it, thought, 'This has escaped me. I do not see how I have forgotten it, and I had better sign it up.'\"\n\nDetective Thompson said he had arrested Rahim. When he had given him notice of it, he had said, \"there was nothing to it, and it would be the best boost ever given to the cause.\" \"But you did find a great deal of Socialistic literature?\" said Mr. McKay. \"It is no crime to be a Socialist,\" said Mr. McCrossan.\n\nMr. William Hopkinson, Dominion immigration officer and Hindu interpreter, said that Rahim had come to Vancouver from Honolulu on the S.S. Moana in January, 1910. He had represented himself as a tourist going through to Montreal and New York, and had been allowed to land. Two months later, he saw him again, and he told him that he had completed his trip to Montreal, and was returning. Rahim said he was born in Delhi, India. He spoke three Indian languages: Hindustani, Punjabi, and Gujerati.\n\nMr. McCrossan said he had no desire to make political capital out of the case, nor, he was sure, had his learned friend. His client was simply being tried on a criminal charge, and he contended that there was no evidence that would justify even a committal for trial. All the evidence they had that the accused was a Hindu was the statement that he had been born in India, but that no more made him a Hindu than being born in England made a man an Englishman.\n\nMr. McKay promptly produced the interpretation of \"Hindu\" under the Elections Act: \"Any person born in India, not of Anglo-Saxon parents.\" Mr. McCrossan said that anyhow the charge of perjury must fail, because it had never been proved that his client had been sworn before the commissioner. On the other hand, they had the direct testimony of the commissioner himself that he never had been sworn.\n\nAfter some further argument, Magistrate Shaw said that he must commit the accused for trial.\n\n## THE WHITE MAN'S TITLE DEEDS.\n\nThat ancient theory of the equality of mankind receives a rude jolt when people talk of keeping this \"a white man's country.\" Australia is doing the same. In South Africa, once a black man's country, the new white people are raising the same banner. Where did these white men get their title deeds?\n\nToday, Mr. Stevens, the member for Vancouver in the Dominion House, warns Eastern Canada against sympathizing with the desire of the Sikhs to bring in their wives and children. He says that no man who supports this request can be elected a pound-keeper in the province of British Columbia. But who gave the whites the title deeds of Alberta and British Columbia, or any other settled or unsettled portion of the earth?\n\nThe Earl Dudley, late Governor-General of Australia, points out that in Australia four and a half million people control three million square miles of territory, and refuse to admit the people who are not absolutely white. He questions their ability to successfully maintain that position should Great Britain once cease to control India and the peace of the East. Apparently, he foresees a time when the white population will be asked to show their title deeds.\n\nIf Great Britain finds the Sikhs the most valuable portion of the Indian army, why shouldn't Canada, Australia, and South Africa bring in a certain number of these big men from the Punjab to help defend the title deeds? They have proved themselves loyal, courageous, exemplary under discipline. They would add much to the defensive forces of the different Dominions. There are only two millions of them in the Punjab, and the surplus there will not allow many for each Dominion, but even a few would help. Moreover, it would show that Canada is limiting oriental immigration on moral and national grounds rather than on a mere colour prejudice. It would be at least a partial justification of our Christian principles and our interest in foreign missions. *The Canadian Courier*.\n\n## 'TIS A DIVINITY THAT SHAPES OUR ENDS ROUGH HEW THEM HOW WE WILL.\n\nReferring to the case of Mrs. Bhag Singh and Mrs. Bawant Singh and their children, who are under orders for deportation, Prof. Teja Singh has written the following letter to a Vancouver paper:\n\n\"The calumnies and the direct and indirect lies uttered about the Sikh have for the time being produced the result that the manufacturers of these stories aimed at. But such a success is always ephemeral, as all race prejudice ultimately reacts upon those who are moved by it.\n\nFor the experience of India and all other nations has shown that those communities or nations who, being blinded by some external superiority of color, social, political, or economic position, begin ostracizing other peoples as barbarians, savages, or undesirables, are ultimately overwhelmed by those very races whom they looked down upon.\n\nThe ancient Aryans of India when they became so narrow-minded were ultimately conquered by those very people whom they called the Malechhas (the untouchables and the impious); the civilized Romans overrun by the barbarians at whom they sneered; and the Persians by the nomadic Turks whom they styled as rude and illiterate freebooters.\n\nThus has the divine law, which is slowly and steadily bringing all the races together for enabling them to acquire a real spirit of charity and brotherhood, always broken the pride of those who, blinded by their material power and superficial civilization, have worked against the marching tide of human atonement.\n\nHistory is repeating itself on an immensely larger and broader scale, and the Dominion of Canada, the U. S. A., and the Southern Republics of America are destined to be the meeting place of all the races of the world.\n\nThe tidal waves of racial union are part of a great world movement, and any artificial barriers... \n## Page 612", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 464453, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "# SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 24 DECEMBER, 1915.\n\n## Page 7\n\nFa Hsing, Tien-tain. \nFairchild, F. A. \nFar Eastern Geographical Establishment. \nFarley, W. A. \nFarmer, F. D., & Co. \nFearon, Daniel, & Co. \nFederal Life Assurance Company of Canada. \nFengtien District Inspectorate of Salt Revenue. \nFerguson, J. C. G. \nFerretti. \nFielding, H. R. \nFindlay, Richardson, & Co. \nFirth, W., & Sons. \nFobes & ta. \nFohkien Mercantile Co., Foochow. \nFoo Tai Company, Hankow. \nFoochow Dock & Arsenal, Pagoda Anchorage. \nFoachow Native Hospital. \nFoochow Pharmacy. \nForbes & Co., William. \nFoster, McClellan, & Co. \nFrankau, A., & Co. Limited. \nFrazar & Co. \nFrazer, E. W. \nFrench Bakery. \nTu Seng, W. & Co., Foochow. \nFu Shing Tai, Tien-tein. \nFuchs, H., & Co. (Rint'ai Stores). \nFujita & Co., Mukden. \nFukien Drug Company. \nFukul & Co., Shanghai. \nFung Tang, Shanghai. \nFurukawa & Co., Shanghai, \nFutcher, J. W. \n\n## Page 3 (continued on another page, not shown in the snippet)\n\n... (text not shown)\n\n## Page 11\n\nGabhai, M. N., & Co. \nGadai, Yoko. \nGaillard. \nGakuyodo Mori, Shameen. \nGallusser & Co. \nGande, Price, & Co. \nGarner, Quelch, & Co. \nGates, F. \nGeddes & Co. \n**General Accident, Fire, & Life Assurance Company.** \nGeneral Electric Company. \nGeneral Electric Company of China Limited. \nGeneral Electric Company of New York. \nGerassime Touliatos. \nGerin, Drevard, & Co. \nGibb, Livingston, & Co. \nGibbons, J., & Co. \nGillard, G. M., & Co. \nGillespie & Co. \nGilman & Co. \nGing Chong Hung & Co. \nGittins & Co. \nGlaxo. \nGlen Line Steamers, \nGoldenberg, H., & Co. \nGordes. \nGordon & Co. \nGovernment Universities in China. \nGoyet, Shanghai. \nGrand Hôtel des Wagons-Lite, Peking. \nGrant, Archibald. \nGreat China Dispensary. \nGreat Eastern Co., Ltd., Shanghai. \nGreat Eastern Dispensary. \nGreat Northern Telegraph Company, \nGreer, H. & W., Limited. \nGreig, M. W., & Co. \nGrenard, Bettines, & Co. \nGriffith, T. E.. Limited. \nGriffiths' Butchery. \nGrimes, A. O. \nGrimshaw, R. \nGrosjean & Co. \nGrundy, R. \nGuarantee Trust. \nGula Kalumpang Rubber Estates Limited. \nHall & Holtz Limited. \nHan Yeh Ping Iron & Coal Company. \nHanda Menko, Shanghai. \nHankow Club Ltd. \nHankow Dispensary Limited. \nHankow Ice Works (Corsane, Anderson, & Co.) \nHankow Light & Power Company. \nHankow Printing Office. \nHankow Race Club & Recreation Ground Ltd. \nHankow Waterworks. \nHankow Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd. \nHardoon, S. A. \nHardy, Walter. \nHarper, Ralph, & Co. \nHarvey's Billposting Agency. \nHarvie, Cook, & Co. \nHarvie, J. A. \nIIatch, Carter, & Co. \nHattori, Yoko. \nHeath & Co. Limited. \nHeath, P., and Co. \nHeffer, F. C., & Co. \nHeiman, S. S, \nHeisch, P. F. \nHemmerdinger Frères. \nHemmings & Berkley. \nHeng, Chang, Ter, Newchang. \nHeng Cheong & Co., Amoy, \nHérou, Charles, & Co. \nHetherington, J., & Sons, \nHewett, W., & Co. \nHipwell, P. \nHirao & Co., Antung. \nHirsbrunner & Co. \nHo En Seong, Nanking. \nHolgate, L. G. \nHolland-China Trading Company. \nHolliday, C., & Co. \nHolt's Wharf. \nHong Kong Fire Insurance Company. \nHong Kong and Shanghai Bank. \nHopkins, Dunn, & Co. \nHorrobin, S. L. \nHorse Bazaar and Motor Company. \nHôtel de France. \nHôtel de la Paix, \nHôtel de Pékin. \nHouvenier-Mason, Scheidler, & Co. \nHowarth, Richard, & Co. \nHsin Kong & Co., Shanghai, \nHsing Tai, Shanghai. \nHua Eng Tai, Swatow. \nHua Mui Dispensary, Swatow. \nHubbard, E. W. \nHumphrey, W. G. \nHung Chong Ter, Newchang. \nHung, Dab, & Co., Shanghai. \nHunt, Newchang. \nHupei Government Cotton Mill, \nHutchison, Herbert, & Co. \nHutchison, J. D. \nFah Leng Dispensary, Swatow. \nJah Siu Dispensary, Swatow. \nTak Sang Dispensary, Swatow. \nIlbert & Co. \nImperial Hotel Limited, \nIndo-China Steam Navigation Company. \nIndra Line of Steamers. \n\n# SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 24 DECEMBER, 1915. 12817\n\nInnis & Riddle. \nInshallah Dairy Farm and Stock Company. \nInternational Bank. \nInternational Bicycle Company. \nInternational Book and Stationery Store. \nInternational Cotton Manufacture Company. \nInternational Dispensary, Shanghai. \nInternational Dock, Shanghai, \nInternational Estate and Finance, Shanghai, \nInternational Export Company, Hankow. \nInternational Saving Society, Shanghai. \nIsenman & Smith, Drs. \nItalian-Chinese Import and Export Company. \nIto, G., Shanghai. \nItoh, C., & Co., Shanghai. \nIvy Dairy. \nIvy, Dr. \nJacks, William, & Co. \nJapanese Red Cross Hospital, Mukden. \nJapanese Post and Telegraphs in Manchuria. \nJaques, A. H., & Co. \nJardine, Matheson, & Co. \nJava Consolidated Rubber and Coffee Estate. \nJava Sea and Fire Insurance Company. \nJensen, G. S. \nJia Ann Dispensary, Swatow. \nJoseph Bros. \nJun Chee, Tien-tein. \nJuvet Leo, Tien-tain. \nKailan Mining Administration. \nKaitendo Company, Newchang. \nKakiage, Yoko, Shanghai. \nKale, E. \nKalee Hotel Limited. \nKalgan Dairy Farm. \nKameya (Kamaya), S., & Co., Antung. \nKansaki & Co., Newchang. \nKapayang Rubber Estate Company Limited. \nKaratzas Bros. \nKashimura Company, Tientsin, \nKato & Co. \nKay, W., & Co. \nKaye, C. B., & Co. \nKelly & Walsh Limited. \nKemp, Thomas, & Co. \nKempton. \nKermani, R. S., Shanghai. \nKeylock, Pratt, and Hobbs. \nKeystone Tobacco Company Limited. \nKiangnan Dock and Engineering Works. \nKlemantaski, Bates, & Co. \nKo Bros., Amoy. \nKochien Transport and Towboat Company Limited. \nKodera & Co. \nKong Yik Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company. \nKoushyn, N. N., Limited, Shanghai. \nKroewoek Java Plantations Limited. \nKua, Seng, Watt, & Co., Amoy. \nKwong Chek Dispensary, Swatow \nKwong Fat Yuen, Shanghai. \nKwong Wo Company, Canton. \nLa Belle Jardinière (E. A. Culpeck). \nLalcacca & Co. \nLam Fong Drug Company, Amoy. \nLand Investment Company Limited. \nLane, Crawford, & Co. Limited. \nLangkat Company, Shanghai. \nLao Sen Kee, Hankow. \nLaon Kung Mow Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company. \nLarge, F., & Co. \nLau, Bittakshing, & Co., Canton. \nLau, E. C., Foochow \nLau Tsz Wai, Shameen. \nLau, Woodland, & Co., Canton. \nLaurent, Marius. \nLavers & Clark. \nLaw, H. D., & Co. \nLe Lion. \nLe Munyon. \nLee Bros. & Co., Canton. \nLeeds, E. S. \nLegation of Allied Powers, Peking. \nLegation Pharmacy (J. Henderson). \nLekhomall Pinyamall. \nLem Pah Wo, Canton. \nLem Tak Se, Swatow. \nLester, Johnson, & Morriss. \nLever Brothers, Limited. \nLey, C. \nLeyte, F. \nLiang Dau An, Hankow. \nLiao Conservancy Authority. \nLias River Conservancy. \nLiddell, Bros. & Co. \nLiddell, K., & Co. \nLih Teh Oil Mill Company Limited. \nLim, E. V. S., & Co., Swatow. \nLion, Lucien. \nLittle, O. S. \nLittle, William, & Co. \nLitvinoff & Co. \nLiverman, G. S., & Co. Limited. \nLiverpool Salvage Association. \nLlewellyn & Co. Limited. \nLloyds. \nLoa Hai Shing, Shanghai. \nLoa-Wai Dispensary, Canton. \nLondon Mission. \nLondon Salvage Association. \nLopato, A., & Sons, Limited. \nLoup and Young. \nLouvain. \nLowe, Bingham, and Matthews. \nLowe, F. H. \nLoxley, W. R., & Co. \nL.P. Medical Hall, Foochow. \nLu Si, W. (Foochow Pharmacy). \nLuen Steamship Company Limited. \nLuk Wo & Co. (Luk Wo Dispensary), Canton. \nMa Fel & Co., Shanghai, \nMacbeth, Pawsey, & Co. \nMacdonald, Ronald, \nMacdonald, Thomas, & Co. \nMacey & Co. \nMackay, A. H., & Co. \nMacKenzie, A. C. \nMacKenzie & Co. Limited. \nMackie, A., & Co. \nMaclay & Co. \nMactavish & Lehmann. \nMacy, G. H., & Co. \nMadier. \nMagasin français d'Alimentation. \nMagasins généraux. \nMagill & Co. \nMain, S. D. \nMaison Parisienne (Au Petit Louvre). \nMaitland & Co. \nMaitland & Fearon. \nMajor Brothers Limited, \nMalthoid Roofing Manufacturers. \nManchurian Company Limited. \nManini, E., Hankow.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 464980, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 540, "title": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "# BRITISH LEGATION\n## Christiania\n### 30th August, 1916\n\n**Draft Telegram to Viscount Grey No. 2989**\n\nMessrs. Hand Kiaer and Co., shipowners of Drammen have two steamers now under construction at Hong Kong by the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dry-docks Co., under contract dated June 1915. These vessels, which are of tween deck type with side lights, will carry 3000 tons on 18 feet, are partly constructed. Their machinery, boilers, etc., are well advanced but 4500 steel plates delayed in England are stopping completion.\n\nOwners inform me they are willing, in return for permission to get these plates, to time charter both vessels either to H.M.G. or approved firms for the period of the war or any reasonable period. The London agents of the builders are Messrs. Dodwell and Co. Limited, 24 St. Mary Axe.\n\nMay I be informed by telegraph whether there is any possibility of such an arrangement being come to, when owners' agents will receive the necessary instructions? Messrs. Bruusgaard, Kjosterud and Co. of Drammen have also two vessels building at the same place and in the same predicament, but they have not yet approached me.\n\n(Signed) Findlay\n\nPage 540 \nPage 541", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 464989, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 549, "title": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "# This Document Is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.\nand should be returned to the Foreign Office when done with unless required for official use.\n\n`FILES OLX 43693`\n`REG 12 SE`\n\n**Sir. Findlay (Christiania)**\n\n**REC**\n**Decode.**\n\nD. 11.35.0.IN, \nSeptember 6th, 1916, \nR. 10.13.0.1, \nNo. 3068, \n\nMy telegram No. 2985, \nFor London Agents read James Morrison and Company, \n5, Fenchurch Street, instead of Dodwell.\n\n547", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465174, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 734, "title": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "# Copy.\n## No. 2531.\n### Commercial.\n`(244682)`\n## CHRISTIANIA,\n29th November, 1916.\n732\n\nMy Lord,\n\nWith reference to Your Lordship's telegram No. 3951 of October 19th, I have the honour to transmit herewith copy of a further letter from Messrs Hans Ivers & Co. of Drammen, relating to the vessels building for their account in Hong Kong.\n\nI shall be glad to learn in due course, what decision has been reached in the matter.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\n(Signed) de C. Findlay.\n\nThe Right Honble,\nThe Viscount Grey of Fallodon, K.G.,\n&c., &c., &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465175, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 735, "title": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "733\n\nEnclosure in Sir M. Findlay's No. 2631 Commercial, 29-11-16.\n\nCopy of letter from Messrs Hans Kiaer & Co. to Sir M. de C. Findlay, dated November 25th, 1916.\n\nReferring to our letter of 31/8, in which we stated that we had two steamers building at Hongkong, which required some plating etc. and after waiting until 21/9 we decided to get these materials etc. from America at an extra expense of £10,000 for each ship in order to get them ready, thus releasing plates and materials, which had already been ordered by the builders, the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co. of Hongkong in England.\n\nSince then we are in receipt of your favour of 21st October stating that the materials could not be supplied then but might be available in about two months.\n\nWe have just now received the following telegram from Hongkong: \"Government states neutral new buildings granted delivery provided chartered British firm half market rate,\" and we have applied to local Government to cable to home authorities regarding applications and recommend you support same through Norwegian Legation London.\n\nAs we already in ours of 31/8 have stated, that we are willing to charter to a British firm, we find it very hard to do so at half rate of freight, when we, in order to get the ships ready at all under the war, agreed to release the written materials, plates etc. and pay extra £10,000 for each ship, and we pray therefore, in consideration of the above, that you will kindly take the matter up for further consideration and grant us delivery of the ships without any such conditions.\n\nAwaiting to hear from you.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465197, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 757, "title": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "## No.2/83.\n**Commercial.**\n`(256865)`\n\nSir,\n\n`62067` **CHRISTIANIA.**\n`754` December 15th 1916.\n\nI have the honour to transmit herewith a copy of a letter from Messrs. Brungegaard, Kiøsterud and Company, White List Shipowners of Drammen, on the subject of two steamships being detained at Hongkong, and to ask what reply should be made to these gentlemen.\n\nI would refer in this connection to my Despatch No. 2631 of this series of the 29th ultimo in which I had the honour to transmit a copy of a similar letter from Messrs. Hans Kiae and Company, White List Shipowners, of Amat near Drammen.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) M. de C. Findlay.\n\nThe Right Honourable\nA.J. Balfour, M.P.\n&c.,\n&c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465198, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 758, "title": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "## Copy of letter to Sir M. de C. Findlay from Messrs. Bruusgaard Kiøsterud and Company\n\nDecember 12th, 1916.\n\nIn May 1915, we opened negotiations with The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company Limited, Hongkong, and on 14th September, a contract was signed for the building of two steamers of about 3,000 tons deadweight, specially fitted for the Eastern coasting trades, with deliveries in 12 to 14 months. The materials were then understood to be ordered and partly already on their way from Great Britain, but later we were informed that, in spite of all endeavours, a great part of the materials could not be released from the United Kingdom. After this, we agreed with the builders to order the materials from the United States against a very heavy increase in price, £10,000 for each steamer, and even then, the deliveries could not be promised before about May/June next year.\n\nIn regard to these steamers, we understand that your Government will have it in their hands to grant transfer, and only on condition that the tonnage is placed at the disposal of your Government or to a British firm at half the market rate or on a time-charter basis for the period of the war and some months afterwards. We are not quite certain whether such stipulation will be made use of under these somewhat exceptional circumstances, where the steamers are built in one of your colonies, partly of materials from a foreign country, and at great extra...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 467358, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3]", "page_number": 127, "title": "CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3]", "content_text": "In the 28th Feb (Secret $634) in asking for approval for calling up men of military age who had hitherto been considered indispensable; this appeal was principally\n\nIn the 28th Feb he telegraphed (No.11000) that he does not want an answer to the\n\nA telegram in reply of 29th January.\n\nIt is not quite clear whether the Governor wants a telegram from the Secretary of State (Despatch of 22nd Jan) but I suppose so.\n\nI attach a private letter from Findlay. May and Sir G. Fiddes the purport of which, I assume, is that if we agree to compulsory military service here then if H.M.G. want to and take more troops away they can do so under the agreement. Vertis will agree.\n\nCompulsory service for local defence has been adopted in Malaya and Ceylon and I see no objection to it in Hong Kong; especially if it is with a view to relieving troops for other places.\n\nAnd it will enable some of those who, though of military age but permitted to remain at home, to fight but are not subjects to pass campaign on the lines of the \"Evening Mail\"\n\nTel. Slut NO 16.20 15/4/7 and January\n\nFor your info re despatch of 22nd regarding compulsory service masquerade as local defence proposal.\n\nYou may act on compilation for local defence approved.\n\nI tell W.O. that this has been one that the Governor is of opinion that when brought into force it may be possible to bring other troops R1013/\n\n10.3.17\n\nIt is not clear what his proposals", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 468743, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "page_number": 506, "title": "CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9]", "content_text": "J SEP\n\neditch requ DodicT ,00 Podredði, þedinU LODIPTEENI molit Iendnet frol, e'cteert EX .cli,ear-net relviel .00 (eraryć spox rol 200 rum İnadey ÷ ivirä .fic antro rent L F .00 seghod „Aqayelerød no. renat naXEPT em of od roo IraЛ .&. V, C. SimiŬ FreInI neerü .00 x nye¬ricrgë ‚D.F 100 mofos IIPH .8 YOVIDE .G boon- .A YE.. hm Is H dt feel MOETAH .X M Bddel •I>H .A • nosebnel Mostehceli eêm: eix H E. TedIST • Teqro .C mol .I 氟 Mol: A ayezdque flo60 ebyl com royJoh..S .0 Mode C la Forget: revo ✰✰ celef .00 $ notte-E ‚H IGO STANJU ZFLAJP* .69 u rvétriquad: Đ • cgnifllud prtnerein Jord Lenoider vatni IPTOTIC!! .00 M Indi? .7015 .00 tæered hurlel metü Velik Tedru.. Bedri redeul. not Ilm-H Irdion H .A MoreTI A Remy L H .W · .2.E + J. Lambert J. Lawrence L. la Breton A. Leach Arthur Leon J. D..Logan J. C. Logan D. L. Lyle A. A..Lopes $. Longfield T. Leeman H. Lewis J. S. Lewingdon A. R..Lowe. W. Logan Donald MacCras J. S. McCann J. McCormack J. K. C. McCorquodale J. M. McHutchison A. F. Mackintosh N. McIntyre J. R. Macdonald D. Macdonald A. D. Macdonald Wn. MacFarlane 8. C. MoNider David Nellie J. L. McPherson H. M. MacTavish J. Martin J. P. Middleton J. Findlay Miller J. Millar J. Mitchel E. V. Mitchellmore Morrison G. Morrison Alfred Morley D. K. Moss N. S. Moseg fort .0 P. H. Murray W. B. Luskett moedert .W • D. McNeill #nidret .A E. Mauricio J. Mc.Cubbin 2001 Iewbol „Indnet Prof tuc ol' #eC,M. .00 £ 110 move. Y Zo5G noileT „Frotworü omni Love Isegell ydemol, a difjLY .60 så myri? .8 3.A darü efldroetel Jinof. que oli e«C DI .eyil IkƐ ett merelä ...ay thline_sticore [. 100 prot va.. Bem-t e not endel nord dat .L #To TH do.L.L ennok mrt S mordet . . .A do-X .X .4 morgni .8.L woX . H .I mtX . after F. J. Murray G. C. Moxon R. W. McIntyre F. A. Mackintosh J. R. Middleton K. S. Morrison J. T. Mereiki yol gniðÃOX A Vernel .8 + A. Nicol • Γ ́ Δ' ΚΑ R. A. Nicholson W. Nicholas 7. C. Nixon E. C. Morris 3. G. Newall W. Nicholson H. J. Naira L. R, Norman A. P. Nobba\n\nAlexandra Buildings. Kowloon Dock. Aler. Ross. Vacuum Oil. Taikoo Dock. Kowloon Dock, 16, Queen's Road Central. Taikoo Dock. Bank Line. Hongkong Electric Co. Shewan Tomes. China Directory Co. Post Office. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, Logan & Basto. 493 2, Lyeemun Terrace, Quarry Bay. P. &0. Taikoo Dock. China Sugar. B. & S. Taikoo Dock. J. M. & Co. Butterfield & Swire. Macdonald & Co. Hongkong Tramway, Co. Ice Co.,Laichikok. 37, Des Voeux Central. 1, Stanley Terrace, Quarry Bay. Chinese Y.M.C.A. China Sugar Refinery. Kowloon Dock. 1, Stanley Terrace, Bradley & Co. Taikoo Dock. Taikoo Dock. Whiteaway Laidlaw. Quarry Bay. 5, Stanley Terrace, Quarry Bay. Hongkong Telegraph. Alex. Ross, 20, Des Voeux Road Central. Asiatic Petroleum Co. A. S. Watson Co. 2, Taikoo Terrace, Quarry Bay. Powell & Co. Gas Co. Indo China Bmk. Moxon & Taylor. B. & S. 16, Des Voeux Road Central. Taikoo Dock. Bradley & Co. Hongkong Hotel. Taikoo Sugar Refinery. Cosmopolitan Dock. do. Dodwell & Co. Hongkong Electric Co. South British Insurmce Co. B. & S. B. & S. Eden Court, Kowloon. A. S. Watson & Co.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 469752, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "page_number": 626, "title": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "content_text": "18\n\nIn the last year under review, the following countries were the principal consumers:—\n\nUnited States\n\nUnited Kingdom\n\nBritish India\n\nHong Kong\n\nAustralasia\n\nChina\n\n£\n\n272,000\n\n25,000\n\n38,000\n\n25,000\n\n42,000\n\n36,000\n\nThe manufacture of cigars is the sole manufacturing industry of the Philippines. Up to the end of 1880, the manufacture of cigars was a monopoly of the Spanish Government. After January 1st, 1881, private factories were established, all of them at first being Spanish. German enterprise began in 1883 when the \"El Oriente\" Factory was founded, and has since extended to two or three other well-known concerns, including the \"Alhambra.\" There are only two British-owned cigar factories in Manila, neither of them being of great importance.\n\nPosition of the Chinese. The total number of Chinese in the islands is not more than 50,000 to 60,000, but the wholesale trade, both domestic and foreign, is controlled by them, and they occupy, under American rule, a status little below that of the whites. By the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1902, their immigration was forbidden in accordance with the expressed desire of the Filipinos, who knew full well that the industrious Chinese coolie would lower wages and force them into activity for an existence. This policy of exclusion, while in accordance with the expressed American policy of \"the Philippines for the Filipinos,\" has nevertheless seriously retarded the economic development of the country. The native Filipinos, largely of Malay descent, have inherited the supine, indolent characteristics of their progenitors, and are of very little value as labourers. The more active portion of the community comprises the \"Mestizos,\" or half-breeds, descended from Spanish or Chinese fathers and native mothers. They are more intelligent and energetic than the Filipinos, but their general character is evasive and vacillating. The Chinese merchant is the backbone of the trading community, and it is to be regretted that he is not present in greater numbers.\n\nThe exclusion of the Chinese, the indolence and scarcity of efficient native labour, and the somewhat prodigal expenditure of the average American citizen, have caused a very considerable rise in the cost of living since the American occupation. Wages have increased enormously, and this fact has reacted adversely on the energy of the Filipinos, and labour is scarcer than ever. It is the settled opinion of competent observers throughout the Far East that no investment in mines or agriculture in the islands will be of any great value until the introduction of Chinese labour is not only permitted but encouraged. Should their exclusion remain in force beyond the present generation, there is little doubt that it will have a marked adverse effect on the activity of the people.\n\nBritish Activity in the Islands. Although the ratio of the trade of the islands with the United Kingdom, as compared with the United States, has rapidly declined since the American occupation, and particularly since the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909, the actual transaction of the foreign commerce still remains largely in the hands of those powerful and old-established British houses whose foundation dates from the times of the Spanish régime. The three most powerful British firms in the Philippines are:-\n\nKer & Co., of Manila, Iloilo and Cebu (Ker, Bolton & Co., 7, East India Avenue, E.C.).\n\nSmith, Bell & Co., Ltd., Iloilo and Cebu (Smith, Wood & Co., 3 & 4, Lime Street Square, E.C.).\n\nW. F. Stevenson & Co., Ltd., Iloilo and Cebu (W. F. Stevenson & Co., 40, Trinity Square, E.C.).\n\nThe above-mentioned houses are the largest shippers of hemp and sugar from the islands, and also transact a large share of the trade in imports and the general agency business.\n\nMessrs. Forbes, Munn & Co., Ltd., of Manila, Iloilo and Cebu, and 167, Gresham House, Old Broad Street, E.C., are mainly concerned with the trade in imported manufactures, notably cotton piece goods and yarns, hardware and metals.\n\n49\n\nMessrs. Findlay, Richardson & Co., Ltd., of Manila, Iloilo, and 34, West George Street, Glasgow, specialise on imports of textiles, machinery and hardware, and also manage the Findlay-Millar Timber Company, the Findlay-Millar Steamship Company, and the Kolambugan Lumber and Development Company.\n\nMessrs. Wise & Co., Ltd., of Manila and Iloilo, and of 8, Gore Street, Piccadilly, Manchester, confine their attentions to the import trade in cotton piece goods and miscellaneous sundries, and also hold the agency for one of the cigar factories.\n\nMessrs. Warner Barnes & Co., Ltd., of Manila, Iloilo, and Cebu (London agents, Messrs. Ledward, Bibby & Co., 10, Mincing Lane, E.C.), are also largely interested in the import trade, and can safely be recommended to British exporters.\n\nBranches of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, are established at Manila, Iloilo, and Cebu. Among other British interests may be counted the Manila Railway Co. (1906), Ltd., with its London office at 9, New Broad Street. This company obtains a considerable proportion of its supplies of material and rolling stock from the United Kingdom.\n\nGerman Competition.--It will be remarked, from the statistics on page 43, that the trade in German manufactures has increased steadily during the past five years or so, and this may be attributed to the influx of German merchants into the islands of late years. The competition of local German firms is to be found principally in the import trade, there being only one German house of any importance engaged in the produce business. The principal German houses in Manila are:-\n\nMessrs. Behn, Meyer & Co. (also at Iloilo and Cebu).\n\nFroehlich & Kuttner (also at Iloilo and Cebu).\n\nGermann & Co. (also at Iloilo).\n\nSchmidt & Ziegler.\n\nSchulz & Co.\n\nStruckmann & Co.\n\nViegelmann & Co. (also at Iloilo).\n\nThese and other houses have conducted a general business, and have distributed British, German and American productions.\n\nThe principal German goods imported were:-\n\n(a) Soft Goods.-Haberdashery, socks, underwear, plush, velvets, &c.\n\n(b) Hardware. Electrical supplies, machinery, hardware, metals and chemicals.\n\nAs regards heavy machinery, involving long credits, support was frequently given by the manufacturers in Germany, financed by German home banks. This procedure has not been followed by either British or American manufacturers. Were British manufacturers to adopt this plan in the case of, say, sugar centrals, they would no doubt be in a better position to secure orders, but it is essential that they should be represented on the spot by technical experts to advise foreign native buyers, to supervise erection, and to estimate possible risks. There is almost certain to be a development in sugar machinery in the future, but it is clear that the erection of plant, payment for which depends largely upon the result of the crops, is attended by great risk of delay in recovering the outlay, and for this reason, the British exchange banks have not considered it advisable to make advances for such business.\n\nIn Manila, as elsewhere throughout the world, German merchants, notably Behn, Meyer & Co., have deliberately extended the terms of credit granted in the import trade. The result has, undoubtedly, been a considerable extension in the volume of the business done, but there is no doubt whatever that, in dealing with Chinese and Orientals generally (who are gamblers to a man), the system is unsound, dangerous, and a direct encouragement to overtrading. Those in favour of the system frequently assert that it pays in the long run, but only those firms with ample resources can afford to weather stormy times, and the significant fact remains that those firms which employ their own funds are not, as a rule, those which grant long credits. German houses control the management of two or three of the most important cigar factories in Manila, and also export leaf tobacco in considerable quantities to Germany, Spain and Austria. (The total export of this article in 1913 reached a total of 400,000l., of which 300,000l. was taken by Spain.) There are several German retail stores in Manila, some of which are controlled by the large import firms. The Germans also virtually monopolised the retail drug trade, but since the war, a British pharmacy has been started with local capital.\n\nA 2687\n\nG\n\n621", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 474954, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "page_number": 648, "title": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "content_text": "Yarns. The imports of woollen and worsted yarns in 1913 were as follows:-\n\nThe situation is clearly revealed in the following figures showing the imports at various periods :-\n\nWoollen and worsted yarns-\n\n \n United Kingdom\n £57,500\n \n \n France\n £151,500\n \n \n Germany\n £624,200\n \n \n Austria-Hungary\n £186,000\n \n \n Other countries\n £10,500\n \n \n Total\n £1,029,700\n \n\nArticles\n\n \n Raw cotton, wool, hemp, &c.\n £6,280,000\n £13,800,000\n £26,500,000\n \n \n Yarns Textiles\n 920,000\n 2,800,000\n 2,670,000\n \n \n Total of yarns and textiles\n 720,000\n 3,080,000\n 3,720,000\n \n \n \n 3,800,000\n 3,830,000\n \n \n\nAverage for 1898-1900. Average for 1908-1910. 1913.\n\nIt will be noted that British yarns were hopelessly beaten by the German, Austrian, and French spinnings. This is accounted for by the fact that the yarn is almost entirely dry mule-spun yarn in which the Continental mills specialise. This yarn is imported to supply the requirements of the large and developing industry in knitted goods, hosiery, &c., such as underwear, socks, &c., and the finest qualities are in demand. It is estimated that the Japanese spend a greater proportion of their income on clothing than does the average Englishman.\n\nA further demand is met from the many mousseline-de-laine mills in the country.\n\nPiece Goods. The piece goods imported in 1913 amounted to well over a million sterling. They were made up as follows:-\n\nWoollen tissues—\n\n \n Cloths and serges-\n \n \n \n \n Of wool\n £491,500\n \n \n \n Cotton mixtured\n £578,300\n \n \n \n Flannels\n £31,100\n \n \n \n Italian cloths\n £14,500\n \n \n \n Mousseline-de-laine\n £4,900\n \n \n \n Other woollen tissues\n £150,100\n \n \n \n Total\n £1,270,400\n \n \n\nThe imports of woollen goods have doubled in the past 10 years, and it is satisfactory to note that more than 60 per cent. are drawn from the United Kingdom. The bulk trade is in woollen suitings and serges, which are obtained as follows:-\n\n \n Woollen clothes and serges-\n \n \n \n United Kingdom\n £845,800\n \n \n Germany\n £163,000\n \n \n Netherlands\n £25,100\n \n \n Other countries\n £35,900\n \n \n Total\n £1,069,800\n \n\nThis large trade has been retained largely by the initiative of Bradford and London houses, who, when they saw that the business conducted by the large import houses in Japan tended to decline, sent out their own travellers with wide ranges of samples, who were prepared to deal in small quantities direct with the Japanese dealers and tailors.\n\nThe returns for the past 15 years show that, taking both cotton and woollen textiles together, the trade has been practically stationary. There have been very great changes in the character of it, however. Cotton yarns have been completely driven from the market, and a considerable decline is noticeable in cotton piece goods. These diminutions, however, have been offset by a very considerable advance in woollen yarns and by increases in various types of woollen piece goods.\n\nDuring the whole period, however, Japan's importations of textile raw materials have more than quadrupled, which fact is sufficient to explain the lack of elasticity in the import trade.\n\n3. Chemicals. (a) Manures.-About 10 per cent. of the entire imports of Japan consists of fertilisers. While the great bulk of these are in the form of bean cake from Manchuria, £1,643,600 worth of sulphate of ammonia was imported in 1913, and almost the whole of this was derived from the United Kingdom. (£25,000 from Australia.) It should be noted, however, that a Mond gas plant, capable of yielding 12 tons of sulphate of ammonia per diem, has been erected at the Fushun mines in South Manchuria, and this plant alone is capable not only of supplying the whole of the requirements of Japan (110,635 tons in 1913), but of securing a large margin for export.\n\n(b) Dyes and Paints are classed together in the Japanese returns, and amounted in 1913 to £1,021,000. Dyestuffs were secured from Germany and Switzerland, and the imports from Germany of synthetic indigo alone amounted to £307,000. British paints are in good demand, but are experiencing severe competition from native productions.\n\n(c) Industrial and Pharmaceutical Chemicals. -£1,500,000 in 1913. The industrial chemicals were mainly used in the match, glass, paper and soap factories, and a fair proportion came from the United Kingdom.\n\nFrom the above summary it will be realised that Japan has passed from the ranks of the semi-developed markets of the world into a scientific, developed, highly-protected industrial nation, and this metamorphosis will become more pronounced as years elapse. There is every likelihood that British trade with the country in manufactured goods will still increase in the future, but it is certain to develop more and more in the finer qualities of goods, and in specialities. The greatest openings would appear to be in machinery and plant for the equipment of the new factories of all kinds which will be erected during the next few years.\n\nBritish Houses in Japan.-While the foreign trade of Japan has increased by leaps and bounds during the past ten years, and amounted immediately prior to the war to almost £140,000,000 sterling, it must be admitted that the position of the European merchant houses at Yokohama, Kobe and the other ports is becoming more difficult each year. This is almost entirely due to the development of direct trading, not only by the powerful Japanese houses themselves, such as Mitsui & Co., Takata & Co., Okura & Co., and Yonei Shoten, but also by the dealers in the open ports, who are steadily increasing their direct connections with the manufacturers in Europe and America.\n\nThe leading British firms established in Japan are:\n\n \n House in Japan.\n London House.\n \n \n Samuel Samuel & Co., Ltd.\n M. Samuel & Co., 25, Bishopsgate, E.C.\n \n \n W. M. Strachan & Co., Ltd.\n W. M. Strachan & Co., 8, Bury Court, Bury Street, E.C.\n \n \n Sale & Frazar, Ltd.\n Sale & Co., 20, Old Broad Street, E.C.\n \n \n Cornes & Co.\n Cornes & Co., 8, Great Winchester Street, E.C.\n \n \n Findlay, Richardson & Co., Ltd.\n Findlay, Richardson & Co., Ltd., West George Street, Glasgow.\n \n \n Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.\n Matheson & Co., Ltd., 3, Lombard Street.\n \n \n Dodwell & Co., Ltd.\n Dodwell & Co., Ltd., 24, St. Mary Axe, E.C.\n \n \n Butterfield & Swire\n John Swire & Sons, Ltd., 8, Billiter Square, E.C.\n \n \n L. J. Healing & Co., Ltd.\n Tozer, Kemsley & Fisher, Ltd., 84, Fenchurch Street, E.C.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 475787, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-447 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [1-3]", "page_number": 151, "title": "CO129-447 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [1-3]", "content_text": "Enclosure\n\nS.\n\n148\n\n16079\n\nPRAGLICON Jnomis 82 (hətəlxə əyən: Is and do bdw) nolismıgImris\n\ntưď tam made at yino Jonat ̃woɔ Laravan arid of bravez gotvad\n\naranoid bioarzą Lavaf do2% al cant© tɔ atrod plaani nadĵo al\n\nfata omma arið að oð h2an od yam aldı .eonelbus to tight sit ovat\n\nBødetë qafasi bedarshes bas aðɛone1326“ 132a132 613 93 Brajat\n\nto jadi dibe heraqube sa nama agortosa de bus kabaroq dokir\n\n‚·0% evad I\n\n„modeem¶ .M .A (,b8}\n\nCOPY.\n\n1.\n\nMemorandum.\n\nIREC\n\nREG 2 APR 18\n\nI asked the members of the Bar to meet me to-day in order to consider the proposals which have been made for the fusion of the two branches of the legal profession and for an increase in the jurisdiction of the Summary Court. The following attended as deputies for the purpose of reporting the unanimous views of the Bar as expressed at the meeting at Mr. Pollock's Chambers hereinafter referred to:-\n\nHon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.\n\nMr. R. E. Belilios\n\nMr. C. Grenville Alabaster,\n\nMr. Eldon Potter, and\n\nDr. F. T. Cheng.\n\nThe Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., was unavoidably prevented from being present by an attack of fever.\n\n2.\n\nThe views expressed at the meeting are the unanimous views of all the nine members of the Bar who are at present in Hongkong, namely:-\n\nHon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.,\n\nHon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C.,\n\nMr. R. E. Belilios,\n\nMr. C. Grenville Alabaster,\n\nMr. Eldon Potter,\n\nDr. F. T. Cheng,\n\nMr. Tsun Hiu Chau,\n\nMr. Yu Euan Tean and\n\nMr. V. Findlay Smith,\n\nsuch nine members having previously unanimously expressed such views at a meeting held at the Chambers of the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., to consider the matter. Mr. F.C.Jenkin being out of the Colony, it has not been possible to ascertain his views.\n\nThe Bar are opposed to the fusion of the two branches.\n\n3.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-447 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 475808, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-447 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [1-3]", "page_number": 172, "title": "CO129-447 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [1-3]", "content_text": "Puisne Judge's Chambers, \n\n Supreme Court, \n\n Hongkong, 29th December, 1917. \n\n Sir, \n\n With reference to Your Excellency's letter of 4th September last to the Chief Justice (No. 3 in 3130/1914) on the subject of the Courts, I venture to address to Your Excellency a few lines supplementing the reply of the Chief Justice. \n\n I propose only to address myself to the question of the extension of the Jurisdiction of the Summary Court, hoping that Your Excellency may on further consideration modify the views already expressed by Your Excellency for the following reasons:- \n\n The proposal is strongly supported by the Law Society - indeed it emanates from their Committee. \n\n Some sort of opposition might be expected from the Bar which is perhaps the most conservative profession in the world. But in this case it is my opinion purely formal and entirely lacking in substance. \n\n There is no point in the assertion that the Bar has never been more numerous than at present. Practice is entirely confined, as no doubt Your Excellency is well aware, to the five Counsel - Messrs. Sharp, Pollock, Potter, Jenkin and Alabaster. Of these Messrs. Sharp and Potter are, of course, the favourites while Mr. Pollock comes in less frequently than the other two. \n\n There remain only the Chinese barristers; and Messrs. Belilios and Findlay Smith; and of all these it may be said that not only have they no...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-447 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 476306, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-448 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [4-6]", "page_number": 121, "title": "CO129-448 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [4-6]", "content_text": "## Governor 169\n### 1918 \n### 24 April \n\nLast previous Paper: 9.0.\n\nHONG KONG \n33982 \nC.O. \n33982 \nREC'd \nREG 11 JUL 18 \n\nLiquidation of the Deutsch Asiatische Bank.\n\nNow complete.\n\nEncloses 12 Copies of its Report of the Liquidator together with statement of account.\n\n*Treas. Low: 285 15 Nov: 18 052590. Copy of above Desp (169) 4.0.29 Marching \n382. \n\nNext subsequent Paper: \nNo. 320590. \nMr. Findlay \nLe Bon \n\nThe only point outstanding in this liquidation appears to be the realization of the Mortgage on Reuter Brockelmann & Co's property and certain small shareholdings held by the Bank on behalf presumably of enemy subjects. I see no particular point in realising the Banking security on the Reuter Brockelmann property, though this will no doubt be done if that property is sold. \n\nWith regard to the small shareholdings, I think it will be desirable to call the Governor's attention \n\n2) Mr. Shark is at present in England, London, given by word of reference short time; his address is 5, Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn W.C.\n\n[(14174—4 h.) Wt. 5426-16. 50m, 11/17 DKS. G122' 41.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-448 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 480887, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-456 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1919 [10-12]", "page_number": 121, "title": "CO129-456 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1919 [10-12]", "content_text": "CONFIDENTIAL\n\nCopy to be read by Head 109\n\nDRAFT\n\nThe Principal Secretary for Home Affairs\n\nMINUTE\n\n18 December 1919\n\nBeckett Esq.\n\nDistribution:\n\nMr. Grindle\n\nSir H. Lambert\n\nSir H. Read\n\nSir G. Findlay\n\nMr. Amery\n\nLord Milner\n\nOur confidential despatch of 20 October (71458)\n\nWith reference to your letter of 11 June last No. 66268/IF Am726268\n\nI am directed to request that a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Weihaiwei with regard to the Shantung lines requisition scheme be laid before the Public.\n\nI am to request that this despatch may be favoured with the Shipping Controller's early observations.\n\n(Signed) I. J. REID", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-456 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1919 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 483711, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7]", "page_number": 64, "title": "CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7]", "content_text": "Mr. Collins (rung)\n\nthe\n\nThe vacancy for Dist. Starter Master, Hong Kong (£550-25-£750) was brought before the Promotions Committee at their meeting of 5th August, when, with Lt. Commander Hake, the candidate recommended by the Governor, the following were considered: Commander J.M. Barker, R.N. (Retd.), late Coast District Commr., EAP.; Commander W.H.C. Calthrop, R.N., late Harbour Master, S. Leone; Mr. F.W. Kirby, Harbour Master, Georgetown, B. Guinea; and Lt. Col. M.B. Sayer, CBE, late of Nigeria Marine; also Lt. Commander J. Birch, R.N.; Commander A.B.S.H. Maske, R.N. (Retd.); Seant J.K. Brook, R.N.R., D.S.O.; Lt. Commander C.L. Dettmayr, R.N.R.; Commander M.F. Findlay, R.M.\n\ncandidates on the\n\nPrivate Secretaries'\n\nlist.\n\nThe Committee decided to remit the reconsideration to the Private Secretaries\n\nto Major\n\nJurse\n\nAF 6/8/2\n\n6/8/20\n\nL\n\nLife Wilkes 7.9. Dept.\n\nLots\n\nto lay\n\n63\n\n(min in H.K.)\n\nget\n\n19/8/20\n\nFor a vacancy for an Assistant Harbour Master, Hong Kong\n\ninitial salary £550 per annum\n\nI submit\n\nLT. COMMANDER WALTER CONWAY HAKE, R.N.R.\n\nAge: 31.\n\nEducation:\n\nLouth Grammar School, 1896-1902.\n\nH.M.S. Conway, 1902-1904.\n\nQualifications:\n\nMaster's certificate, 1911.\n\nHarbour Service:\n\nYounger Brother of Trinity House, 1918. Appointed to H.M.S. \"Edinburgh Castle\", 14.9.14.\n\nH.M.S. \"Tyne\", 19.5.18.\n\nH.M.S. \"Tyne\"\n\n1.9.18.\n\n2\n\nTestimonials:\n\nMr. G.T. Dann, Master Ship \"Erne\" of London, writes:\n\n\"This is to certify that Walter Conway Hake has served as an apprentice in the above vessel under my Command for the whole of three years, beginning on July 5th '04.....\n\nDuring this time he has conducted himself in a faithful manner, he is a good Sailor, very willing and respectful to his superiors and is of strictly sober habits and will, I am sure, make a thorough good officer and I have great pleasure in testifying to his character and ability.\"\n\nCommander H.M. Broadbent, of H.M.S. Conway, writes:\n\n\"Mr. Hake was a Cadet on the 'Conway' from September 1902 till August 1904. He showed marked ability in his studies, being of a cheerful and...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 484841, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-463 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [10-12]", "page_number": 219, "title": "CO129-463 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [10-12]", "content_text": "48\n\nHONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\nDiocesan Boys' School are in a position to make a commencement next year with their new buildings in Kowloon, it will be necessary to ask this Council for a further vote.\n\nThe Volunteer Defence Corps The Volunteer expenditure, on page 74. is reduced from $71,481 to $38,359, owing mainly to the large falling off in the membership of the local forces which has resulted from the re-introduction of the voluntary system. A considerable falling off was, of course, to be anticipated when the system of compulsory service was abandoned, but it must be confessed that the recruiting for the new volunteer force has been disappointing.\n\nP.W.D. Salaries\n\nThe question of the salaries of the Public Works Department European Staff has not yet been settled, and the estimates show the old rates with the addition of the temporary allowance of 20 per cent. which was granted pending revision.\n\nUnder the Correspondence Sub-department, at page 76, provision is made for an Office Assistant, a post rendered necessary by the constantly increasing work.\n\nPublic Works Recurrent, at page 80, shows a normal increase, from $785,600 to $840,600, due to the growth of the Colony.\n\nRailway Expenditure\n\nThe recurrent Railway expenditure has increased from $420,167 to $515,998, owing mainly to increase in salaries. The Railway employs a large number of men who came under the strike award. Provision is made, at page 98, for special expenditure in the sum of $382,310, including a sum of $182,500 for seven new carriages. It is proposed to purchase two motor carriages which will be available for small parties of passengers in cases where the expense of an ordinary train is hardly justified. The other principal items are in respect of a yard for housing engines and motor carriages at Lowu; for a bridge to span the new road from Shamshuipo to Kowloon City; and for re-railing the Beacon Hill tunnel.\n\nPensions Increased\n\nWith regard to Pensions, at page 99, I may state that officers now on pension have been granted increases varying from ten to thirty per cent., according to the rate of pension. All Widows and Orphans pensions have been increased by 25 per cent., pending reconsideration of the rates generally.\n\nPublic Works Programme\n\nThe programme for Public Works Extraordinary, shown at page 82, has been fully considered by the Public Works Committee of this Council.\n\nUnder item 3 a sum of $500,000 is provided for Officers' Quarters. The policy of housing Public Officers has been approved by this Council, and the money now asked for is required in connection with the development of the Homestead and Pavilions sites where six or perhaps seven houses and six flats are to be erected, and also for four houses on Findlay Road and one house on Barker Road.\n\nWith regard to item 5, it is proposed to build on the site between the Central Market and the sea a large six-storeyed building to house the Fire Brigade, the Chinese Affairs, the Secretariat for Imports and Exports Department, the Laboratory, the Port Health Office, and the department of the Principal Civil Medical Officer. The Harbour Department will take over the Imports and Exports Offices and will be able to house in one building its sub-departments which are now in the Post Office and at the Sailors' Home, and a number of offices in the Post Office Building will be released.\n\nGovernment House Extension\n\nUnder item 9 I am asking the Council to vote a sum of $100,000 for works at Government House. The kitchen and garage blocks are quite unsuitable for modern requirements, and would have been reconstructed long ago but for the economy necessitated by the war. The vote now asked for provides for their reconstruction and also for the provision of additional bed-rooms. The existing accommodation at Government House is scarcely adequate for a Governor, who has any family of his own, and it is constantly necessary to provide for guests who are passing through Hongkong and who are entitled to expect to receive the hospitality of His Majesty's representative. Additions to the present building would be very difficult and costly and I propose, therefore, to meet the case by building a small separate bungalow on the grounds, which will contain two or three bed-rooms.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-463 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 487108, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5]", "page_number": 82, "title": "CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5]", "content_text": "## 81\n\n## 10\n\nColton-Liverpool Cotton in January was quoted at 20d. per lb, for spot and during the end of the month it receded a few points and steadily declined until about the end of March it was quoted at 15·86d. for ready and 13·61d. for forward. It then rose steadily with very few set-backs, until the end of July when it was quoted at 21·44d. for spot, 21·71d. and 21·97d. for September/October respectively. It again declined and during September it touched as low as 17·60d. for spot. After reaching this point it again firmed up and steady advanced to 27·50d. at which it was quoted at the end of the year 2017.\n\nThe year opened with Exchange at 3/4. It declined slowly until by the beginning of March it reached 3/0. It then reacted and has steadily risen with a few fluctuations until T/Ts. on London were quoted at 4/10d. at the close of the year.\n\nTrading has been rendered somewhat difficult by the various alterations in the value of the Rupee which in January was equivalent to 1/6 and rose at the end of the year to 2/5.\n\n## Rope Making\nThe demand for Manilla Cordage was fairly good but the total turnover showed a falling off from that of the previous twelve months. The high rates of exchange and freight which ruled throughout the year affected considerably our exports to gold standard countries.\n\n## Cement Manufacture\nThe demand continued good during the year and tonnage was more plentiful. The high exchange again interfered to a very large extent with exports to gold standard countries. On the whole the turnover compared favourably with the last three years.\n\n### (ii)—Under Chinese Management\n\n## Tin\nThis trade showed a decrease as compared with that in 1918. Imports from Yunnan during the year amounted to about 6,800 tons and from Kwangsi to about 200 tons as against 12,500 tons and 200 tons respectively in 1918. From Java 320 tons were imported and from the Straits 2,000 tons.\n\nDuring the year about 250 tons were exported to Japan, 4,200 tons to Shanghai and other China Coast Ports, and 900 tons to Europe, Canada, and the United States of America.\n\n## Rattan and Fibre Furniture\nDuring 1919 the value of rattan and fibre furniture exported from this port increased from $10,000 to $380,000. The value of Rattan Canes exported was about $200,000 and that of Rattan Core and Seagrass was $400,000 and $80,000 respectively.\n\n## Native Tobacco\nThis trade was a little better than that in 1918.\n\n## Tinned Goods\nThe volume of business done during the year showed a slight increase over that done in 1918.\n\n## Samshu\nThe volume of business was about the same as that in 1918.\n\n## Knitted Vests and Socks\nThe volume of business increased by 10% and prices went up about 5%.\n\n## 11\n\n## Leather and Hides\nThe trade in these articles showed a slight increase.\n\n## Ginger and Preserves\nThere was a falling off of about 40% in this trade.\n\n## Soy\nDuring 1919 this trade showed a marked improvement, the total exports having increased to 4,400 casks from 400 casks. This was due to the improvement of shipping conditions.\n\n## Paper\nOwing to large imports from America, prices in 1919 went down about 10%. Imports from Japan declined about 20% and the total imports into this port by about 60%.\n\n## Vermilion\nThis trade was about the same as that in 1918.\n\n## Lard\nThis trade showed a great increase in 1919 as the result of great demand from Europe and South America.\n\n### (c) FISHERIES\n\nA considerable proportion of the boat population of Hongkong supports itself by deep-sea fishing, in which pursuit a large number of junks are engaged. The villages of Aberdeen, Stanley, Shau Ki Wan, and also many of the New Territories, are largely dependent upon this industry for their prosperity. Fresh water fish is imported from Canton and the West River. There are oyster beds of considerable value in Deep Bay.\n\n### (d) FORESTRY, AGRICULTURE, AND BOTANY\n\nAbout 16,000 pine tree seedlings were planted on the hills in the vicinity of the Fanling Golf Course and 6,450 on Cheung Chau Island.\n\nOn the hills east of the Fanling Golf Course, pine trees were sown in situ to produce 50,000 trees.\n\nAt Aberdeen, 5,960 pine tree seed sites were re-sown.\n\nOn the Fanling hills, 100 lbs. of pine tree seeds were sown broadcast, 50 lbs. on the upper part of the hills between Beacon Hill and Lion Rock on the south side, and 40 lbs. on the north side. Six and half pounds were sown on the new grassy banks of the Chinwan coastal road.\n\nAbout 9,000 pine tree seedlings were raised in nurseries for planting in 1920.\n\n| Location | Number of Trees |\n| --------------- | --------------- |\n| Fanling | 2,455 |\n| Cheung Chau | 3,493 |\n| Pokfulam | 718 |\n| Chinwan | 800 |\n| Mount Gough | 60 |\n| Kowloon Tong | 48 |\n\nTwo hundred and twenty (220) Ficus creepers were also planted in Kowloon Tong Cemetery, 64 near Shunpo New Recreation Ground, and 135 on Findlay Road.\n\nIn Hongkong and Kowloon, 632 flowering trees and shrubs were planted in the vicinity of roads.\n\nTrees which had failed along the Tai Po-Castle Peak Road were replaced by others.\n\n## 9.1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 487124, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5]", "page_number": 98, "title": "CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5]", "content_text": "## (ii) Under Chinese Management\n\nTin. This trade showed a decrease as compared with that in 1918. Imports from Yunnan during the year amounted to about 6,800 tons and from Kwangsi to about 200 tons, as against 12,500 tons and 200 tons respectively in 1918. From Java, 320 tons were imported, and from the Straits, 2,000 tons.\n\nDuring the year, about 250 tons were exported to Japan, 4,200 tons to Shanghai and other China Coast Ports, and 900 tons to Europe, Canada, and the United States of America.\n\nRattan and Fibre Furniture. During 1919, the value of rattan and fibre furniture exported from this port increased from $10,000 to $380,000. The value of Rattan Canes exported was about $200,000, and that of Rattan Core and Seagrass was $400,000 and $80,000, respectively.\n\nNative Tobacco. This trade was a little better than that in 1918.\n\nTinned Goods. The volume of business done during the year showed a slight increase over that done in 1918.\n\nSamshu. The volume of business was about the same as that in 1918.\n\nKnitted Vests and Socks. The volume of business increased by 10%, and prices went up about 5%.\n\nLeather and Hides. The trade in these articles showed a slight increase.\n\nGinger and Preserves. There was a falling off of about 10% in this trade.\n\nSoy. During 1919, this trade showed a marked improvement, the total exports having increased to 4,400 casks from 400 casks. This was due to the improvement of shipping conditions.\n\nPaper. Owing to large imports from America, prices in 1919 went down about 10%. Imports from Japan declined about 20%, and the total imports into this port by about 60%.\n\nVermilion. This trade was about the same as that in 1918.\n\nLard. This trade showed a great increase in 1919 as the result of great demand from Europe and South America.\n\n### (c) Fisheries\n\nA considerable proportion of the boat population of Hongkong supports itself by deep-sea fishing, in which pursuit a large number of junks are engaged. The villages of Aberdeen, Stanley, Shaukiwan, and also many in the New Territories, are largely dependent upon this industry for their prosperity. Freshwater fish is imported from Canton and the West River. There are oyster beds of considerable value in Deep Bay.\n\n### (d) Forestry, Agriculture, and Botany\n\nAbout 16,000 pine tree seedlings were planted on the hills in the vicinity of the Fanling Golf Course, and 6,450 on Cheung Chau Island.\n\nOn the hills east of the Fanling Golf Course, pine trees were sown in situ to produce 50,000 trees.\n\nAt Aberdeen, 5,960 pine tree seed sites were re-sown.\n\nOn the Fanling hills, 100 lbs. of pine tree seeds were sown broadcast, 50 lbs. on the upper part of the hills between Beacon Hill and Lion Rock on the south side, and 40 lbs. on the north side. Six and a half pounds were sown on the now grassy banks of the Chinwan coastal road.\n\nAbout 9,000 pine tree seedlings were raised in nurseries for planting in 1920.\n\n| Location | Number of Broad-leaved Trees |\n| :-------------- | :--------------------------- |\n| Fanling | 2,455 |\n| Cheung Chau | 3,498 |\n| Pokfulam | 718 |\n| Chinwan | 800 |\n| Mount Gough | 60 |\n| Kowloon Tong | 48 |\n\nTwo hundred and twenty (220) Ficus creepers were also planted in Kowloon Tong Cemetery, 64 near Shau Kei Wan New Recreation Ground, and 135 on Findlay Road.\n\nIn Hongkong and Kowloon, 682 flowering trees and shrubs were planted in the vicinity of roads.\n\nTrees which had failed along the Tai Po - Castle Peak Road were replaced by others.\n\nBetween Au Tau and Castle Peak, 1,450 Melaleuca were planted on the side of the road which had been recently widened.\n\nSixty-three (63) broad-leaved trees were planted along the completed portion of the Frontier Road.\n\nThe Lok Ma Chow Road, which was completed in 1918, was planted up with 172 Candle-nut trees.\n\nOwing to the widening of the Sheung Shui Road, 22 trees had to be transplanted.\n\nPlanting was continued along the Cheung Sha Wan - Castle Peak coastal road, and 1,993 trees of various kinds were put in.\n\nOne hundred and thirty-two (132) Camphor and 10 Celtis trees were planted between the 4th mile on the Tai Po Road and the level-crossing at Sha Tin, and on the banks of the road, 260 flowering shrubs.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 487780, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8]", "page_number": 133, "title": "CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8]", "content_text": "# Treatment of property vested in Custodians of Enemy Property\n\n## MINUTES\n\nWhen circulating Act has been passed by legislatures similar to Hong Kong, it will be introduced here.\n\nReports receipt of £270,000 t.c. for investment as indicated. 21 Dec 1920.\n\nI do not think that Act will be required here. The Custodian should hold the money until directed that it is to be dealt with. Presumably the O. in C. will direct that it is to be treated as subject to the charge against the Clearing Office.\n\nWhen the Colonial Office is issued with similar instructions, it shall communicate with us.\n\n## Previous Paper\n201 Circular HONG KONG DATE 14 June SUBJECT 132 A 40092 JI UG 21\n\nIt seems to me that the Corporation might name the shares locally as indicated in 1(xvii)(c) of the Treaty of Peace with Germany, but the Custodian's certificate is to be sufficient evidence and it would not be obligatory on the County to act on the certificate. What Hidistoanteblo County had done would preclude the Corporation from raising this point, since it renders the certificate sufficient evidence.\n\nI consider therefore that the Custodians, relying upon the certificate, should issue shares in question to the change Order directing that they are German property subject to the charge.\n\nMr. Churchill.\n\nSuch an order should be made by the Corporation to the Count for him to act on.\n\n## Previous Discussion\n\nMr. Grindle, Sir H. Lambert, Sir H. Read, Sir G. Findlay, Col. Amery agree that the foregoing procedure should issue shares in question to the change Order.\n\n## Subsequent Paper\n\nTo avoid the possibility that the owner of the shares would not be prejudiced by putting in his claim against the Jerman forts, it is considered that the Custodian should, after dealing with the shares, communicate with the Central Clearing Office of the action taken, adding that the owner should be credited to the Jerman Liquidation Account.\n\nIf this course is adopted, it is conceivable that the Custodian would make cash available to the owner as soon as it had submitted his claim to the German authorities.\n\nController should, when notifying the Central Clearing Office of the credit to be given to Germany, not enter the amount in the usual form but send a separate report.\n\n(Signed) WINSTON S. CHURCHILL\n\n(876832) Wt. 38238/11 Gp. 163 18000 3-21 W&S Ltd\n\nPut ling 12/2/21 at once", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 488615, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12]", "page_number": 356, "title": "CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12]", "content_text": "## (ii).---Under Chinese Management\n\nTin-During the year under review the volume of business transacted was large (about twice that of 1919) but, although the Sterling price was as high as £421 10s. in the early part of the year and as low as £205 10s. towards the close, there was little variation in local prices over the whole year owing entirely to the vagaries in exchange.\n\nImports and Exports for the year, in round figures, were:—\n| Destination/Origin | EXPORTS (Tons) | IMPORTS (Tons) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Straits | | 300 |\n| United Kingdom | 3,600 | |\n| China | | 100 |\n| United States | | 5,300 |\n| Neth. Indies | | + |\n| Yunnan | | 300 |\n| Sundry Ports | | 300 |\n| Kwangei | | 400 |\n| Japan | | 1,500 |\n| **Total** | **13,600 Tons** | **11,200 Tons** |\n\nRattan and Fibre Furniture. In sympathy with practically all lines, 1920 was a bad year for these commodities. The value of Rattan and Fibre Furniture exported was about half of 1919. Seagrass declined to about the same percentage whilst Rattan cord was worse, about 25% of 1919.\n\nNative Tobacco-Only a very small business was transacted during 1920 with declining prices.\n\nLeather and Hides.-These showed a considerable decline; most dealers have lost money and are holding fairly large stocks.\n\nGinger and Preserves. This trade was one of the worst during 1920; exports decreased about 70% in comparison with 1919.\n\nSoy. Only a small business was done and in small lots to regular centres.\n\nPaper-Those interested in this line and who had stocks had a good year as prices rose about 25% in the beginning of this year, due to non-arrival of many orders. During the latter part of the year the market was plentifully stocked at lower prices, but, owing to exchange, local prices remained at the same high level with very little business.\n\nVermillion. Very little done and much less than 1919.\n\nLard. The anticipated demand for 1920 did not materialize and business was bad; a great falling off compared with 1919, although, at one time, the trade looked like reviving owing to heavy purchase from a new source.\n\nTinware Goods-Trade was not as good as 1919.\n\nShameen and Vinegar.-The same remarks as above apply. Knitted Vests and Socks.-These industries are progressing and with the addition of improved machinery will, in time, practically control the Eastern trade. A good business, considering the general slackness, was done; practically the same as in 1919 but the value for 1920 was about $2,500,000 as compared with $3,000,000 in 1919, the shrinkage being due to lower values.\n\n## (c).---FISHERIES\n\nA considerable proportion of the boat population of Hongkong supports itself by deep-sea fishing, in which pursuit a large number of junks are engaged. The villages of Aberdeen, Stanley, Shaukiwan, and also many in the New Territories, are largely dependent upon this industry for their prosperity. Fresh water fish is imported from Canton and the West River. There are oyster beds of considerable value in Deep Bay.\n\n## (d)—FORESTRY, AGRICULTURE, AND BOTANY\n\nAbout 10,000 pine tree seedlings were planted on the hills in the vicinity of the Fanling Golf Course and 6,450 on Cheung Chau Island.\n\nOn the hills east of the Fanling Golf Course, pine trees were sown in situ to produce 50,000 trees.\n\nAt Aberdeen, 5,960 pine tree seed sites were re-sown.\n\nOn the Fanling hills, 100 lbs. of pine tree seeds were sown broadcast, 50 lbs. on the upper part of the hills between Beacon Hill and Lion Rock on the south side, and 40 lbs. on the north side. Six and half pounds were sown on the new grassy banks of the Chinwan coastal pad.\n\nAbout 10,000 pine tree seedlings were raised in nurseries for planting in 1920.\n\n| Location | Number of Trees Planted |\n| --- | --- |\n| Fanling hills | 2,455 |\n| Cheung Chau Island | 3,493 |\n| near the new Pokfulam Filter Beds | 718 |\n| Chinwan Police Station Hill | 800 |\n| Mount Gough | 60 |\n| Kowloon Tong Cemetery | 48 |\n\nTwo hundred and twenty (220) Ficus creepers were also planted in Kowloon Tong Cemetery, 64 near Sukanpo New Recreation Ground, and 135 on Findlay Road.\n\nIn Hongkong and Kowloon, 632 flowering trees and shrubs were planted in the vicinity of roads.\n\nTrees which had failed along the Tai Po-Castle Peak Road were replaced by others.\n\nBetween Au Tau and Castle Peak, 1,450 Melaleuca were planted on the side of the road which had been recently widened.\n\nSixty-three (63) broad-leaved trees were planted along the completed portion of the Frontier Road.\n\nThe Lok Ma Chow Road, which was completed in 1918, was planted up with 172 Candle-nut trees.\n\n- 17-", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 488618, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12]", "page_number": 359, "title": "CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12]", "content_text": "## The University is composed of three Faculties\nThe University is composed of three Faculties: 1.—Medical, which offers ample facilities for the practice of medicine. The medical laboratories were the gifts of various Hongkong Chinese residents. There is a large staff of instructors in medicine and all the principal medical practitioners in Hongkong give lectures at the University. Clinical work is carried out at the Government Civil and Tung Wah Hospitals. The degrees are recognised for registration in Great Britain by the General Medical Council. 2. Arts. The establishment of this Faculty was largely due to the munificence of a Chinese gentleman in the Straits Settlements (Mr. Cheung Pat-ane). Its special object is to provide training suitable to those who desire to enter the public service or the higher branches of mercantile life. The course of instruction comprises English and Chinese literature, political and constitutional history, political economy, jurisprudence, international and commercial law, psychology, the school practice of education and history of educational theories. 3.—Engineering. This Faculty is divided into three branches-Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical. The University has an exceptionally large equipment of machinery and apparatus, and has a number of laboratories and workshops. There is practically no place in China where students have such an opportunity of seeing all kinds of machinery in actual working and of learning their practical management. Several graduates have obtained an Honour's Degree awarded by the Examiners of the London University.\n\nThe University insists upon all students having a proper knowledge of their own language although instruction at the University is carried out in English. Students are required to pass an examination in written Chinese before entering, and two Chinese Professors, both Hanlin graduates, give lectures on the classics and history of China.\n\n## V-PUBLIC WORKS\n\nThe Central Police Station and the Harbour Office extensions were completed, and a commencement was made with the erection of two large blocks of Quarters for Scavenging Coolies, one block being situated in Belcher's Street and the other in Taipingshan.\n\nGood progress was made with two blocks of Quarters for Government Servants at Happy Valley each containing 6 houses. A block of flats in Caine Road for married Police Officers, and three houses at the Peak designed for Quarters for Senior Officers were all well in hand at the close of the year.\n\nA start was also made with the erection of two other houses at the Peak for the Puisne Judge and Mr. John Duncan respectively. The former is being built under arrangement with Messrs. Denison, Ram & Gibbs, the latter being designed and constructed by Mr. Duncan personally.\n\nIn addition to these, two blocks of 4 houses each were under construction at Leighton Hill, and a scheme was approved for the erection of 5 detached, and one block of semi-detached houses, and a block containing 4 flats on the area known as the \"Homestead Site,\" at the Peak; both of these works were placed in the hands of local firms of Architects, the Leighton Hill houses being carried out by Messrs. Denison, Ram & Gibbs, whilst the work at the \"Homestead Site\" was entrusted to Messrs. Little, Adam & Wood.\n\nPlans were also prepared by the Public Works Department for a large block of buildings on the area opposite the Central Market, comprising a New Fire Station, Offices for the Imports and Exports and Medical Departments and the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs. In Kowloon, a Fire Station was completed in Salisbury Road, and other minor works were in progress.\n\nWith regard to communications in Hongkong, the following roads were completed:-Road from Gap Road to Bowen Road, and from Bowen Road to Wanchai Gap, also the Findlay Road extension.\n\nWorks commenced and in progress during the year were:- the first section of the road from Taitam Gap to Shek O, the road from Wanchai Gap to Magazine Gap, the road connecting Pokfulam and Victoria Roads contouring the Western side of Mount Davis, and the extension of Lugard Road, whilst extensive widening improvements were carried out to the Shaukiwan Road.\n\nIn Kowloon, considerable progress was made with the extension of Coronation Road, also with the road connecting Mongkok tsui with Kowloon City; and the road from the Kowloon City Road to the China Light & Power Company's new Station and the Hong-kong & Whampoa Dock Company's new houses at Tai Wan Bay was completed.\n\nAdvantage was taken of the large amount of filling obtained from the extension of Coronation Road referred to above to level up portions of the low-lying areas east of Shanghai Street near this point.\n\nIn the New Territories, the extensive improvements to that portion of the Taipo Road between the 9th and 18th milestones were nearly completed, whilst further improvements to this road between the 3rd and 5th mile-stones were begun. A considerable portion of the road between Castle Peak and Fanling was macadamized, the surface being finished with asphaltum.\n\nProgress was made with the necessary resumptions of property required for widening Wanchai Road and Queen's Road East, and a considerable number of houses were, either by partial or complete re-erection, set back to the new alignment.\n\nA commencement was made with a further section of the Shamshuipo Reclamation Scheme, and extensive building activity prevailed on the portion already reclaimed. The Kai Tak Land Investment Company made substantial progress with the reclamation of an extensive area of foreshore in Kowloon City, as did also the Standard Oil Company of New York in extending their reclamation at Laichikok.\n\nPage 22\nPage 23\nPage 352", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 488997, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "page_number": 145, "title": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "content_text": "## APPENDIX II \n### British General Merchants in Hong Kong\n\n| Company | Address in London |\n| --- | --- |\n| Bradley and Co. (Limited) | Richardsons, Billiter Square Buildings, London, E.C. 2. |\n| Dodwell and Co. (Limited) | 24, St. Mary Axe, London, E.C. 3. |\n| Gibb, Livingston and Co. | Wm. Forbes and Co., 110, Cannon Street, London, E.C. 4. |\n| Gilman and Co. | J. Palmer, Jr., and Co., Frederick Place, Old Jewry, London, E.C. |\n| W. G. Humphreys and Co. | 18-20, Creechurch Lane, London, E.C. 3. |\n| John D. Humphreys and Son | 64, Crutched Friars, London, E.C. 3 |\n| John D. Hutchinson and Co. | Power, Power and Co., 5, Mark Lane, London, E.C. 3. |\n| A. G. Kidston and Co. | 148, Fenchurch Street, London, E.C. 3. |\n| Jardine, Matheson and Co. (Limited) | Matheson and Co. (Limited), 3, Lombard Street, London, E.C. 3. |\n| W. R. Loxley and Co. | 34, Lime Street, London, E.C. 3. |\n| Macdonald and Co. | A. R. Brown, Macfarlane and Co. (Limited), 19, St. Vincent Place, Glasgow. |\n| Reiss and Co. | Holland House, Bury Street, St. Mary Axe, London, E.C. 3. |\n| Robertson, Wilson and Co. | Bush Thompson (Limited), 155, Gt. Charles Street, Birmingham. |\n| Alex Ross and Co. | 13, Whitechapel, Liverpool. |\n| U. Rumjabn and Co. | |\n| David Sassoon and Co. (Limited) | 12, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C. 3. |\n| Shewan Tomes and Co. | 31-33, Lime Street, London, E.C. 3. |\n| Harry Wicking and Co. | James Morrison and Co. (Limited), 5, Fenchurch Street, London, E.C. 3. |\n\n**Note.** No responsibility is accepted with regard to the standing of the companies, firms or individuals mentioned. The names and addresses given in brackets are those of houses or representatives in the United Kingdom.\n\n**Department of Overseas Trade (Development and Intelligence)**, 35, Old Queen Street, Westminster, S.W. 1.\n\n## APPENDIX III \n### British General Merchants in China\n\n| Company | Locations | Address in UK |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Arnhold Brothers and Co. (Limited) | Shanghai, Hankow, Canton | 14, Fenchurch Street, London, E.C. 3. |\n| Arthur and Co. | 20, Nanking Road, Shanghai | 78, Queen Street, Glasgow. |\n| Barlow and Co. | 5, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai | T. Barlow and Brother, 49, Eastcheap, London, E.C. 3. |\n| S. T. Barma | 7, Kiangse Road, Shanghai | |\n| Barry and Dodwell (Limited) | Chinkiang | |\n| Bathgate and Co. | Foochow | |\n| Bowern and Co. | 8, Museum Road, Shanghai | |\n| Bradley and Co. | 2a, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai, and Swatow | Messrs. Richardsons, Billiter Square Buildings, London, E.C. 3. |\n| H. S. Brand and Co. | Foochow | |\n| A. R. Burkill and Sons | 2, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai | |\n| Butterfield and Swire | Shanghai, Tien-tsin, Hankow, &c. | J. Swire and Sons (Limited), 8, Billiter Square, London, E.C. |\n| Calder Marshall and Co. (Limited) | 32a, Nanking Road, Shanghai | |\n| Cawasjee Pallanjee and Co. | 19, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai | |\n| Central China Import Company | 77, Szechuan Road, Shanghai | |\n| The China Agents Company | 8, Nanking Road, Shanghai | |\n| The China Silk and Agency Company (Limited) | 18, Museum Road, Shanghai | |\n| Collins and Co. | 1, Taku Road, Tien-tsin | 70, Gracechurch Street, London, EC. 3. |\n| S. J. David and Co. (Limited) | Shanghai | J. Elliott and Sons, Bush Lane House, London, E.C. 4. |\n| F. R. Dastoor and Co. | 10, Hankow Road, Shanghai | |\n| Deacon and Co. | Canton | |\n| Alfred Dent and Co. | 5, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai | |\n| Dick Bellamy and Co. | 17, The Bund, Shanghai | |\n| H. C. Dixon and Co. (Limited) | 5, Canton Road, Shanghai | |\n| Dodwell and Co. (Limited) | Shanghai, Hankow and Foochow | 24, St. Mary Axe, London, E.C. 3. |\n| Duncan and Co. | 5, Canton Road, Shanghai | A. K. Brown, Macfarlane and Co., 19, St. Vincent Place, Glasgow. |\n| W. Dutton and Co. | 12, Hankow Road, Shanghai | |\n| The Eastern Trading Company | 13, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai | St. Giles, Dorset, England. |\n| Edgar Brothers and Co. | Newchang, North China | |\n| Evans, Pugh and Co. | Hankow | |\n| Frederick Ezra and Co. | Shanghai | |\n| Far Eastern Geographical Establishment | Shanghai | |\n| William Farmer and Co. | Canton | |\n| Findlay, Richardson and Co. | Hankow | 34, West George Street, Glasgow. |\n| William Forbes and Co. | Tien-tsin | 110, Cannon Street, London, E.C. 4. |\n| Garner, Quelch and Co. | 73, Szechuan Road, Shanghai | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 489349, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "page_number": 497, "title": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "content_text": "## Mr. Mounsey (Tien-tsin) said :--\nIt might interest the conference if I tell them that the other day before we held our annual meeting in Tien-tsin we were notified that Major Nathan, who is the General Manager of the Kailan Mining Administration, had expressed willingness to approach the postal authorities in London with regard to the grave irregularities in the arrival of mail if the Tien-tsin Chamber desired him to do so. We accordingly sent him a cable and took advantage of his kind offer and asked if he would see what he could do. We received a report from him to the effect that he had seen the Postal authorities, who had expressed great regret at the irregularity and were intending to do all they could to improve matters. They were unable to hold out any hopes that the time would be reduced very much though they hoped to be able to improve the matter of irregularity.\n\n## MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS\n### Policy of British Merchants in China\nIt was unanimously agreed :-\nThat this Association, being in the main composed of merchants, many of whom, however, are sole agents for some of the biggest manufacturers in Great Britain, desires to place on record its anxiety to co-operate in the fullest practicable way with manufacturers in the advancement of the Empire's commercial and manufacturing interests.\n\nIn moving this resolution on behalf of the Shanghai Chamber, **Mr. J. S. S. Cooper (Arnhold Bros. and Co. (Limited))** said :-\nThe fact that we are gathered together in this conference is proof enough of our interest in British trade, and this motion indicates one way--and, I venture to say, an important way in which British trade may be advanced.\n\nThere are several doors by which a manufacturer may enter the China market by sales to exporters in Great Britain, by establishing singly or with others his own organisation in China, or by allying himself with one of the local merchant firms. Although I hold sufficiently pronounced views as to the relative merits and effectiveness of these various methods, this is neither the place nor the time to give them expression but whatever opinions each one of us may cherish, I am persuaded all will concede that manufacturers have much to gain from the co-operation of the merchants, and that merchants are in no less need of the hearty support of the manufacturers.\n\n\"It may be, in those distant-seeming days when war had not yet caused a revival of patriotic feeling, that British merchants and British manufacturers were not sufficiently in harmony. Since those days a great change has taken place in the spirit of British trade in China-a change for which the various British Chambers of Commerce can take no small share of credit. The most casual acquaintance with the work of any of the Chambers will be enough to demonstrate how far they have carried us from the old environment of indifference, of individualism-even of jealousy. It is very largely due to them and the Association that we owe the new spirit of solidarity and co-operation.\n\n\"Surely, it is not too much to hope that this spirit will bind closer the relationships between the British manufacturers and the British merchant. The interests of the two are so closely bound together as to be almost indistinguishable. Each is equally concerned in supplying the best and in building up the confidence of the Chinese clients. Each is equally interested to secure a maximum share of China's imports for British trade and to present a strong, if friendly, competition to suppliers of other nationalities.\n\n\"All that seems to be necessary is that each party should recognise the true functions of the other-especially that merchants should concede to the manufacturer the right to know for what his products are suited, and that the manufacturer should recognise the merchant's special knowledge of the pitfalls and peculiarities of the China market.\n\n\"It is, unfortunately, true that nothing is easier than criticism, and the merchant is the traditional butt of venerable jibes. Recently, too, the thoughtless use of the word profiteering has caused the association of a certain measure of odium with the most merited profits. And yet even the merchant is worthy of his hire. He fills a definite place in the social mechanism, and renders definite services to both seller and buyer. It is difficult to see just how the China market could originally have been exploited without his mediation. The fact that there now may be some manufacturers, like Kipling's cat, able to walk by themselves, does not, by any means, imply that the day of the merchant is past, or that the mercantile community in China will not always be in a position to be of practical value to the industrial community in Britain.\n\n\"The wording of the motion has tempted me to speak as a representative of a body mainly composed of merchants. But manufacturers, though in a minority at present, form no inconsiderable part of the membership of the Chambers. I am sure I speak for all in saying that I hope that they will develop a membership ever increasing both in numbers and in importance. It is to be hoped that each Chamber will do everything in its power to encourage merchants to become members and that all British manufacturers represented in China will join at least one of the Chambers. They will find a ready welcome, an open ballot, and the fullest opportunity to make themselves heard in our councils.\n\n\"At present trade in China is at the ebb. The flood will follow just as surely as time and tide. Let us use the slack water interval to establish connections and to arrive at a better mutual understanding. Then, when the tide has turned, and when perhaps that trade destroying monster the fluctuation clause has been laid to rest, manufacturer and merchant will start together on the voyage that leads to fortune.\"\n\nIn supporting the resolution on behalf of the Hankow Chamber, **Mr. C. A. Fraser (Messrs. Findlay, Richardson and Co.)** said: It has always been a question of importance and debate as to the best methods whereby British manufacturers can market their wares in China, and I suppose it will always remain so. There are many pros and cons, but one thing is certain, that those who elect to appoint agents and sell to the well-known British firms in China fall heir by the fact of the appointment to many things, i.e., experience which may run to scores of years, selling organisations, the result of much labour and thought, and the use of long names which are household names in many directions, and a guarantee of quality to thousands who might never have heard of the manufacturer's name-famous though it may be in more enlightened trading centres.\n\nBut whether British manufacturers deal direct or through British merchants in China the trade in question is British and as such has the right to have, must have, and does have, the fullest backing of my Chamber. We are not a close corporation for any section of trade, nor have we, I am sure, any desire to be so.\n\nI would like to voice one request to the British manufacturers and that is let the agents, if you appoint them, be British.\n\nWe have had the experience of the German who being agent for a British manufactured article has used that appointment to obtain advice and assistance from British Government officials and British organisations, not, gentlemen, as I need hardly assure you, always for the purpose of pushing that article nor for the furthering of British trade, but for the furthering of his own ends which were usually diametrically opposed to the good of our Empire and the increase of its trading.\n\n**Mr. E. F. Crowe, His Majesty's Commercial Counsellor of Embassy, Tokyo**, expressed the view that the manufacturer could, ordinarily speaking, not have anybody better than the merchant, who had been out here several years, to look after his interests. He himself had advised people to apply to old-established British firms in China or Japan when they were establishing agencies. If a manufacturer had some special article it might suit him to send out an expert who would be attached to the office of that firm, but the British merchant had looked after the interests of the British manufacturer and he thought the British manufacturer could trust the merchant to go on doing this.\n\nSpeaking on a subject discussed at a later stage of the conference, railway standardisation, **Mr. T. R. Johnson, Railway Adviser to the Chinese Government** during the past year, said in part :—\n\"I have only been in China about forty-nine weeks but I have been here long enough to understand that there are great problems in connection with finance which no direct representative of British firms who was here for a comparatively short time could deal with. The two things are necessarily closely associated. But at the same time they can be dealt with apart.\n\n`[5815 c-3]`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 490235, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921", "page_number": 726, "title": "CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921", "content_text": "## APPENDIX IV \n### Railways \n\nAccording to the China Report for 1919, we have financed and constructed for the Chinese Government over 800 miles of railway in the Yangtsze valley, and hold loan agreements for some 2,000 miles more.\n\n| Railway | Miles in operation | Miles surveyed |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. Shanghai-Nanking Railway | 200 | |\n| 2. Shanghai-Hangchow Railway | 120 | |\n| 3. Ningpo-Pokwan Railway | 40 | |\n| 4. Tientsin-Pukow Railway | 240 | |\n| 5. Hankow-Changsha Railway | 225 | |\n| **Total** | **825** | |\n| 1. Pukow-Sinyang and branches | | 350* |\n| 2. Nanking-Hunan and branches | | 1,000* |\n| 3. Shasi-Singyi and branches (Pauling's concession) | | 650 |\n| **Total** | | **2,000** |\n\nThere is also the concession for which Messrs. Pearson and Co. were negotiating, and which the Chinese Government has now offered to the British and Chinese Corporation:\n\n| Railway | Miles |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1. Nanchang Shiuchow (on Canton-Hankow line) | about 300 |\n| 2. Canton-Chaochowfu | about 200 |\n| **Total** | **500** |\n\nOffered to Consortium, 1920.\n\n## List of Firms \n\n| Firm | Location |\n| --- | --- |\n| Evans, Pugh and Co. | Hankow |\n| Frederick Ezra and Co. | Shanghai |\n| William Farmer and Co. | Canton |\n| Findlay, Richardson and Co. | (34, West George Street, Glasgow), Hankow |\n| William Forbes and Co. | (110, Cannon Street, London, E.C.4), Tientsin |\n| A. Frankau and Co. (Limited) | Shanghai |\n| Gande, Price and Co. | Shanghai |\n| Geddes and Co. (Limited) | Shanghai |\n| Gibb, Livingston and Co. | (W. Forbes and Co., 110, Cannon Street, London, E.C.4), Shanghai |\n| G. Grayrigge and Co. | 9, Ningpo Road, Shanghai |\n| H. and W. Greer (Limited) | (17, Chiswell Street, London, E.C.), 20, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai |\n| M. W. Greig and Co. | Foochow |\n| W. A. Hannibal and Co. | Canton |\n| Walter Hardy and Co. | 1, Rue Dillon, Tientsin |\n| Ralph Harper and Co. | Tientsin |\n| Harrisons, King and Irwin (Limited) | (Mincing Lane House, London, E.C.3), Shanghai, Hankow, Foochow |\n| Harvie, Cooke and Co. | (Harvie Brothers and Co., 104, Bloom Street, Manchester), 3, Foochow Road, Shanghai |\n| Hatch, Carter and Co. | Tientsin |\n| Henk Kee Company | Swatow |\n| Hogg and Karanjia (Limited) | Canton |\n| Cecil Holliday and Co. (Limited) | (Sale and Co., 21, Old Broad Street, London, E.C.2), Shanghai |\n| C. Humphreys and Co. | Shanghai |\n| W. G. Humphreys and Co. (Limited) | Canton, Swatow |\n| John D. Hutchinson and Co. | Shanghai |\n| Ilbert and Co. (Limited) | (J. Batt and Co. (Limited), 39, Old Broad Street, London, E.C.2), Shanghai |\n| Inniss and Riddle | 13a, Canton Road, Shanghai |\n| S. A. Iqbalahmed | 56, Kiangse Road, Shanghai |\n| Jardine, Matheson and Co. (Limited) | (3, Lombard Street, London, E.C.3), All ports |\n| R. M. Joseph | 7, Nanking Road, Shanghai |\n| Kalschund and Co. | Kaihsien Road, Hankow |\n| E. Kale | 11, Foochow Road, Shanghai |\n| I. V. Lang | Shanghai |\n| Frederick Large and Co. | Shanghai |\n| Simon Levy and Co. | 4, Jinkee Road, Shanghai |\n| Liddell Brothers and Co. (Limited) | Shanghai, Hankow, Tientsin |\n| E. V. S. Lim and Co. | Swatow |\n| W. R. Loxley and Co. | Shanghai |\n| George McBain | Shanghai |\n| W. Martin and Co. | 44, Szechuan Road, Shanghai |\n| George Matheson and Co. | 1, Jinkee Road, Shanghai |\n| Middleton and Co. (Limited) | (Tulloch and Co., London House, Crutched Friars, London, E.C.3), Shanghai |\n| L. Moore and Co. (Limited) | 45, Kiangse Road, Shanghai |\n| Odell and Co. | Foochow |\n| Perrin Cooper and Co. | (J. M. Wotherspoon, 31, Gt. St. Helen's, London, E.C.3), Tientsin |\n| Probst, Hanbury and Co. (Limited) | (5, Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.), 10, Nanking Road, Shanghai |\n| Ramsay and Co. | 4, Tungting Road, Hankow |\n| R. Carr Ramsey | Swatow |\n| Rayner Heusser and Co. | Shanghai |\n| Reiss and Co. | (Holland House, Bury Street, St. Mary Axe, London, E.C.3), Shanghai, Hankow, Tientsin, Chefoo, Canton |\n| Representation for British Manufacturers (Limited) | (8, The Sanctuary, Westminster), Peking, Hankow, Shanghai |\n| J. H. Richards and Co. | Shanghai |\n| Rose, Downs and Thompson (Far East) (Limited) | Shanghai |\n| Alex. Ross and Co. | (13, Whitechapel, Liverpool), 12, Hankow Road, Shanghai |\n| Robt. Roxburgh (Limited) | 3, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai |\n| Samuel and Co. (Limited) | Shanghai |\n| Sanderson and Co. | 2, The Bund, B.C., Hankow |\n| David Sassoon and Co. (Limited) | (9, King William Street, London, E.C.4), 23, The Bund, Shanghai |\n| E. D. Sassoon and Co. | (17, St. Helen's Place, London, E.C.3), Shanghai |\n| Schiller and Co. | 80, Szechuan Road, Shanghai |\n| Scott, Harding and Co. | Shanghai |\n| G. L. Shaw | Antung |\n| Shewan, Tomes and Co. | (31 and 33, Lime Street, London, E.C.3), Shanghai, Tientsin, Canton |\n| Slowe and Co. | 72, Szechuan Road, Shanghai |\n| F. Thomas and Co. | 31, Victoria Street, Tientsin |\n| Times, Dharwar and Co. | (4, Lloyd's Avenue, London, E.C.), 8, Jinkee Road, Shanghai |\n| J. Twyford and Co. | British Bund, Tientsin |\n| Whittal and Co. (Limited) | Tientsin |\n| Wilson and Co. | Tientsin |\n\n| Location | Count |\n| --- | --- |\n| Shanghai | 68 |\n| Tientsin | 15 |\n| Hankow | 11 |\n| Canton | 7 |\n| Foochow | 4 |\n| Swatow | 4 |\n| Chungking | 1 |\n| Amoy | 1 |\n| Chefoo | 1 |\n| Tsingtao | 1 |\n| Peking | 2 |\n| Newchwang | 1 |\n| Antung | 1 |\n| **Total** | **123** |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 492726, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12]", "page_number": 79, "title": "CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12]", "content_text": "16\n\nNative Tobacco-Practically nothing was done during the whole year. Prices were down more than 50% and all houses lost heavily.\n\nLeather and Hides. Some improvements had been made in these lines and dealers made some money with a fair amount of business transacted, but imports of hides from Kwangsi were scarce on account of the trouble in the interior of China.\n\nGinger and Preserves. The export of these commodities increased a good deal and dealers made money on account of cheap prices of ginger and sugar.\n\nSoy. There was not much change in this line on that of the previous year.\n\nPaper-Owing to heavy stocks and small demand losses are reported.\n\nVermilion. Very little business was done and was worse than 1920.\n\nLard. This line of business was very much behind 1920, owing to lack of demand from foreign countries.\n\nTinned Goods.-General improvement has been made in these lines, as cost of tin-plates, sugar and raw materials was less.\n\nShamshoo-Spirit of wine and sugar were cheaper, therefore, profits to native brewers were better, but exportation was about the same as the previous year.\n\nVinegar.-Molasses were low in price and good business was done.\n\nKnitted Vests and Socks-Up to date machinery is now being used, and these industries are progressing day by day. Great demand was made from the interior and from Australia, and profitable business resulted.\n\nRattan and Fibre Furniture.-There was not much improvement on the previous year. Local prices advanced 5% only on account of labour. Seagrass and rattan core were also slack.\n\n(c)-FISHERIES.\n\nA considerable proportion of the boat population of Hongkong supports itself by deep-sea fishing, in which pursuit a large number of junks are engaged. The villages of Aberdeen, Stanley, Shankiwann, and also many in the New Territories, are largely dependent upon this industry for their prosperity. Fresh water fish is imported from Canton and the West River. There are oyster beds of considerable value in Deep Bay.\n\n17\n\n(d)-FORESTRY, AGRICULTURE, AND BOTANY.\n\nAt Kowloon Tsai, 2,500 one year old trees of Pinus massoniana were planted.\n\nOn the hills between Cheung Sha Wan and the Taipo road, 50,000 sites were sown with pine seeds.\n\nAll sites in which seeds had failed to germinate at Cheung Chan and Fan Ling were resown with pine seeds, altogether 45 pounds of pine seeds were used.\n\n294 pounds of pine seed was sown broad-cast on grass banks above and below roads at the following places, Taipo road, Tsin Wan road, Chai Wan gap to Tytam, Tytam to Stanley, Stanley road, Findlay road, Lugard road, Sai Kung gap to Ha Chan gap and roads on Cheung Chau.\n\nOn the grass slopes below Severn road 394 one year old trees of Pinus Massoniana were planted.\n\nBroad leaved trees planted.\n\nIn the vicinity of Aberdeen reservoir, 186 young trees of \"Jak\" (Artocarpus integrifolia) were planted.\n\n185 Tristanias and 45 Eucalyptus were planted on grass banks below Severn road.\n\nThe trees used for roadside planting were principally camphor, tristania, albizzia, melaleuca, poinciana, ficus, aleurites and bauhinia; these were used at the following places, Tytam road 20, Shaukiwan 12, Shaukiwan to Tytam 59, Bowen road 2, Pokfulam road 2, Barker road 6, Plantation road 13, Conduit road 2, Albany road 2, Nathan road 46, Mody road 3, Taipo road 422, Tsuen Wan road 738 and 24 near the market on the Sham Shui Po reclamation.\n\nTrees removed.\n\nIn connection with general improvements to and widening of roads in various parts of the Colony, large shade trees had to be felled at the following places, Queen's road east 9, Arsenal street 2, Caine road 4, Eastern street 2, Pokfulam road 1.\n\nAt Taipo police station a number of large specimens of tristania which were entirely shutting out the view of the railway station and the adjoining public road, were removed.\n\nIn connection with extensions at Kowloon and Yaumati reservoirs and the formation of the site for new cemeteries at Fo Pang Hang, numbers of Pinus massoniana had to be removed from adjoining plantations.\n\n78\n\n10\n\nاو المكان", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 494448, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 840, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "J.H. Rupel\n\nJ.F. Anderson\n\nSebastiao Francisco de Pixe\n\nO. O. Markar\n\nC.P. Pintos\n\nF. Thomason\n\nJames D. Drummond\n\nChoa Pomin\n\nJ. Norman Parker Davia Co.Ltd.\n\nW. R. Buckerrough\n\nJoshua Brook\n\nG.K. Ellaus\n\nB. Vasoo\n\nEdward Stephen Fonds\n\nF.M.?\n\nH. V. Remedios\n\nC. Abesser\n\nF.C. Miller\n\nJ. A. Martin\n\nG. Pilger\n\nH. L. Morrison\n\nby his attorney É. Bungby\n\nNinlay Miller\n\nIgnacio Pereira Corveth\n\nJ.V. Palmer\n\nJ.W. Anderson\n\nWm. P. Neeson\n\nV.H. Summer\n\nT.G. Harrison\n\nF.J. Tavares\n\nV. Ernest Wakeham\n\nArthur Lean\n\nGeorge Herriam\n\nAlan C. Wilcox\n\nP.M. Parvien\n\nA.E. Farrell\n\nAlfred E. W. Devis\n\nJ. Pritchard\n\nHenry W. Pomeroy Abdul Kadir Rahmed\n\nW. M. Mehal\n\nF.M. Tarne\n\nCheng Hua\n\nA.B. Rizze\n\nHerbert W. Randall\n\nNoel Instone Brewoods B.Vasco, Attorney\n\nChas. P. Arober\n\nPoon Icho\n\nEdward A. Murphy\n\nA.H. Pentycorrt\n\nP. A. Cordeiro\n\nL. G. Cordeiro\n\nJ.N. Relo\n\nJ.J. Riberioa\n\nGeo. Barker\n\nH. A. Castro\n\nILA. Cuatro & Co.\n\nE. H. O'Farrell\n\nD. S. Findlay\n\nE. Denis Anaen\n\nGeorge Hellis\n\nV.A. Curtice\n\nde Raat\n\nJ.L. Viator\n\nA. J. Hyndman\n\nC. Silva\n\nRueben S. Elias\n\nJ. Knott\n\nM.M. Bun\n\nA.J. Kew\n\n833\n\nPage 840\n\nPage 841", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 502863, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5]", "page_number": 555, "title": "CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5]", "content_text": "in the.\n\nsix months of the autumn\n\nat Oxford or Cambridge\n\nV\n\nspring terms, at\n\na very expensive business\n\nwhen allowances and to candidates and fees\n\nto lecturers are added up. The subjects\n\ntaught are\n\nsurveying, ethnology, Mohammadan\n\nlaw (of the Maliki and Shafei sects), criminal law, international law, tropical economic products and\n\nAfrican languages and phonetics. Possibly\n\nfew of these might be of use to cadets, but as for\n\nthe rest,\n\nthey\n\nhave hitherto got on quite well without them. As regards teaching of Malay, if it is possible at all, it would certainly not be done\n\nas efficiently as\n\nat the London School of\n\nOriental Studies.\n\n--\n\nAs regards the London part of the T.A.S. Course that will be held in April, it will consist of lectures in tropical hygiene, and sanitation and colonial system of accounts. My views on these\n\nare heretical, but, for what\n\nthey are worth,\n\nthey are that the tropical\n\nhygiene lectures are\n\npositively harmful\n\nand that colonial accounts could be learnt\n\njust as well in the\n\nColony\n\nwhen the\n\ncadet is learning his local law, standing\n\norders etc. I cannot really\n\nbelieve that it\n\nis seriously suggested that Malayan\n\ncadets, after passing\n\ntheir examination\n\nin August, should be kept\n\nin this\n\ncountry to take\n\ntwo subjects in April.\n\nAside.\n\nHalder\n\n5.10.26\n\n537\n\nnot a\n\nIf it is Major Findlay\n\n{\n\nin fact\n\nThe T.A.S. Course\n\nthat\n\nthis Council\n\nMM Colche\n\n-\n\nChess at\n\nOff Camb\n\nL\n\n1\n\nR. Calder's marginal note says: \"Examine this paper\"\n\nV\n\nand a passage of many\n\nlinks\n\n27 -X\n\nthat this paper be referred for\n\nI suggest that this paper\n\nbe sent to\n\nthe Secretary.\n\nlo\n\nWhoever is the\n\nI don't know from EED. minutes\n\nsuggested\n\nthat\n\nit is\n\nthat\n\nThe Malayan\n\ncadets should take the whole T.A.S.\n\nCourse and instruction in Malay, but rather\n\nthe question is if it\n\nis decided\n\nto have the Malay instruction at Oxford or Cambridge,\n\nhow far can\n\nsuch instruction be combined\n\nwith the\n\nT.A.S. course.\n\nThere\n\nare in the\n\nT.A.S.\n\nsome subjects that\n\nmight be\n\namalgamated", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515641, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-511-12 Staff list for Hong Kong- approval for staff increase in Colonial Secretary's Office 15-6-1928 - 15-6-1928", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-511-12 Staff list for Hong Kong- approval for staff increase in Colonial Secretary's Office 15-6-1928 - 15-6-1928", "content_text": "Page 16\n\nHONG KONG,—Continued.\n\nPOLICE DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nLance Sergeants.\n\n(Continued)\n\n£160 to £200 by 2 annual increments of £10 and 4 annual increments of £5.\n\nR. Cunningham, Nov. 30, '22.\n\nR. R. McEwan, Nov. 6, '22. B. Flaherty, Nov. 14, '22. A. J. Johnson, Nov. 17, '22. G. H. Pears, Nov. 17, '22. T. Carson, Dec. 27, '22.\n\nJ. Feely, Feb. 28, '23.\n\nM. McTernan, Feb. 28, '23. M. Duggan, Feb. 28, '23. T. Collins, Feb. 28, '23. J. M. Duncan, Mar. 19, '23. J. Goddard, Mar. 19, '23. W. T. Roberts. Mar. 19, '23.\n\nW. Ritchie, Mar. 19, '23.\n\nJ. Michell, May 3, '23. J. F. Kennedy, May 5, '23.\n\nD. Brown, Aug. 5, '23.\n\nD. Reidy, Sept. 29, '23.\n\nD. D. O'Sullivan, Sept. 29, '23.\n\nJ. Hurley, Sept. 29, '23.\n\nP. Barnicle, Sept. 29, '23. S. G. Smith, Nov. 24, '23.\n\nW. S. Meadows, Jan. 9, '24.\n\nR. F. Oliver, Feb. 7, '24.\n\nC. S. Madgwick, Feb. 7, '24.\n\nT. McMahon, May 2, '24.\n\nS. D. Bradsell, July 4, '24.\n\nW. M. Darkin, Apr. 12, '24.\n\nPage 17\n\nHONG KONG,-Continued.\n\nPOLICE DEPARTMENT,-Continued.\n\nLance Sergeants-\n\n(Continued).\n\n£160 to £200 by 2 annual increments of £10 and 4 annual increments of £5.\n\nC. Baysting, July 3, '24. R. McFadgean, Oct. 23, '24. J. Edwards, Oct. 18, '24. J. Orem, Oct. 18, '24. W. Hill, Oct. 1, '24.\n\nA. E. Charman, Nov. 13, '24.\n\nD. Loughlin, Nov. 3, '24.\n\nW. Goldsmith, Nov. 17, '24. W. Ryan, Nov. 29, '24.\n\nJ. McLeod, Mar. 14, '24. D. C. McDonald, June 24, '24.\n\nM. Naughton, Dec. 21, '24. H. Collyer, Jan. 18, '25. F. Clark, Jan. 18, '25. J. A. Pearson, Jan. 28, '25.\n\nJ. Lyon, Feb. 6, '25.\n\nB. G. Baker, Feb. 18, '25. W. Winslade, Feb. 24, '25. M. Flaherty, June 1, '25. J. Hargreaves, Mar. 3, '25. A. Cameron, Mar. 3, '25. E. M. Whitby, Mar. 3, '25. A. Kinnear, Mar. 3, '25. S. Mitchell, Mar. 3, '25. W. Clark, April 3, '25.\n\nC. H. Goodwin, Apr. 3, '25.\n\nF. Elliot, Apr. 3, '25.\n\nR. J. Clark, Apr. 3, '25.\n\nC. Brooks, Apr. 3, '25.\n\nC. Findlay, Apr. 3, '25.\n\nF. Probert, Apr. 3, '25.\n\nJ. Scrim, Apr. 3, '25.\n\nM. O'Connell, June 22, '25.\n\nR. Coleman, July 15, '25.\n\nF. Fowlie, Oct. 2, '25.\n\nT. A. Hughes, Aug. 11, '24.\n\nC. E. Butcher, Aug. 14, '24.\n\nJ. A. Dyerson, June 1, '24.\n\nE. A. Mallett, June 1, '24.\n\nW. N. Headridge, June 18, '24.\n\nG. Wynne, May 24, '24.\n\nA. R. Brittain, July 1, '24. J. E. Jessop, May 28, '24.\n\nR. Clemo, Oct. 2, '25. G. Buckner, Nov. 11, '25.\n\nJ. Cordeaux, Dec. 5, '25. G. Haywood, Dec. 11, '25. H. G. Baker, Jan. 15, '26.\n\nPage 27", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-511-12 Staff list for Hong Kong- approval for staff increase in Colonial Secretary's Office 15-6-1928 - 15-6-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 529049, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-532-4 Mui Tsai system- resolution and correspondence with private individuals 27-10-1930 - 24-6-1931", "page_number": 52, "title": "CO129-532-4 Mui Tsai system- resolution and correspondence with private individuals 27-10-1930 - 24-6-1931", "content_text": "# A HELPING HAND.\n\n52\n\n## OLDFIELD PARK BROTHERHOOD.\n\n### OUR HOME:\nBaptist Church, Oldfield Park.\n\n**President:** REV. H. J. WHITE, 47 King Edward Rd. \n**Treasurer:** MR. H. ADAMS, 18 King Edward Rd. \n**Secretary:** MR. D. T. COLEMAN, 30 Junction Rd.\n\n**EVANGELICAL.** \nMeetings at 3 p.m. \n**FOUNDED 1908.**\n\n### OUR MOTTO:\n\"One is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren.”\n\n**Vice-Presidents:** MR. H. J. KING; REV. W. A. FINDLAY; MR. F. C. Shergold. \n**Registrar:** MR. F. G. CLARK, 19 Second Avenue. \n**Benevolent Fund Treasurer and Birthday Secretary:** MR. E. G. PEARCE, 23 St. Kilda's Road.\n\n**NON-POLITICAL.** \n**UNSECTARIAN.**\n\n30 Junction Road, BATH, \n3rd May 193/.\n\nThe Secretary, \nColonial Office, \nWhitehall.\n\n...heard the following resolution was unanimously carried at our meeting this afternoon: \nThat this meeting of the Oldfield Park Brotherhood, Bath views with grave concern the failure of the Hong Kong Government to carry out in a comprehensive manner the orders contained in Hood Rassfield's despatch of August 22nd 1879. That in view of the well-known subterfuge of describing mui Tsai as adopted daughters, it is...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-532-4 Mui Tsai system- resolution and correspondence with private individuals 27-10-1930 - 24-6-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 551170, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-557-6 Tenure of lands held by War Department 16-1-1936 - 25-1-1937", "page_number": 57, "title": "CO129-557-6 Tenure of lands held by War Department 16-1-1936 - 25-1-1937", "content_text": "## \n56\n\nPlot B. Consists of:-\n88 x 40\n88 x 40\n3,520 sq. ft.\n3,520 sq. ft.\n\n(a) Inland Lot 9\n(b) Inland Lot 35\n\nand were purchased by the Secretary of State for War from Sir C. P. Chater in 1883 for $20,000. The Crown Rents have not been paid for many years, and they do not appear to have been capitalized.\n\nPlot C. Consists of Inland Lot 74, 175 x 220 38,500 sq. ft. and is, I gather, the area now used by the Royal Army Service Corps stores. It was resumed and paid for by Colonial Government prior to 1889. I have no record that War Department ever paid the Colonial Government for this.\n\nInland Lot 37, 277 x 100, came between Plot C and Plot D. This was cancelled in 1848. Later plans of the City shew it as Royal Engineers Workshops.\n\nPlot D. was apparently formerly known as Section A of Inland Lot 73. The Land Office records shew that it was purchased by Colonial Government for $34,000. from the Crown Lessee.\n\nPlot E. was formerly Inland Lot 77, 102 x 35. Purchased by Secretary of State for War from Mr. H. Wicking.\n\nPlot F. was formerly Inland Lot 77A, 45 x 35. Purchased by Colonial Government from Chun Ah Hing and Pung Ah Wah.\n\nBlock G. was formerly the Remaining Portion of Inland Lot 73. It was purchased by Secretary of State for War from A. Findlay Smith in 1894 for $30,000. The Crown Rent for this has been capitalized, and an entry $3,021.50 appears in the Colonial Military Lands Account.\n\nSummarizing the titles of the foregoing leaseholds:\nPlot A seems to be Crown Land.\nPlot B, vested in Secretary of State for War. Are the documents with you?\n\nPlot C...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-557-6 Tenure of lands held by War Department 16-1-1936 - 25-1-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559967, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-57 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7]", "page_number": 231, "title": "CO129-57 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7]", "content_text": "83\n\n228\n\n(Signed) J. Lamonte. Signed) S. Findlay\n\nLouis Arschfield\n\nThomas Fatham John Ashton\n\nR. B. Sherrard\n\nW. Tarrant\n\nAnd I Dyson G. Inddell 2. Lapaik\n\nS. Harper P. Body Any a. Leigh\n\nJ. Willaume-\n\nI. V. Caldas\n\nC. D. Williams\n\nCharles Mein 1.5. Hoey A. W. Kup W. H. Foster 4. Winiberg N. Crosby Jo J. Lamont W. Harding Robt Strachan.\n\n(True Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary-\n\nCopy-\n\nI have perused the Official Communication from the Honorable the Attorney General to the Honorable the Colonial Secretary respecting the despatch of business in the Supreme Court. I agree to a certain extent to the propositions laid down by the Attorney General, not however by way of complaint against His Lordship the Chief Justice, for neither the Bar, Attornies nor suitors have ever made any Official Complaint to His Lordship requiring any alteration in the present system and therefore His Lordship must assume that ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-57 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 560114, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-570-1 Sino-Japanese War- arrangements for refugees from Shanghai 2-2-1938 - 2-11-1938", "page_number": 53, "title": "CO129-570-1 Sino-Japanese War- arrangements for refugees from Shanghai 2-2-1938 - 2-11-1938", "content_text": "4\n\nall the Centres on that night was 732; 528 at Happy Valley: 138 at Central British School and 66 at Shamshuipo.\n\n28. No further special accommodation was arranged in Shanghai for further evacuation and thereafter only a few individual refugees reached Hong Kong—some by rail via Canton.\n\n27. Mr. Barry also supervised the subsequent removal from Happy Valley and Shamshuipo to Lai Chi Kok and the conveyance of the refugees and their luggage was carried out without a hitch.\n\n28. When evacuation was later made from Hankow and special trains arrived on the 13th December, 25th December, 1937, and 1st January, 1938, one lady was accommodated at the old Central British School from the first train, one from the second, and 58 men, women and children from the third.\n\nII. Medical Relief and Welfare.\n\n29. Hong Kong was at the time of the arrival of the refugees in the midst of a cholera epidemic and it was considered essential that all refugees should be inoculated. A clinic was at once established under the direction of Dr. Lilias Dovey who was indefatigable in her efforts on behalf of the refugees. Many of them arrived in a state bordering on collapse, probably due to shell shock; many appeared to be undernourished and the work of the clinic was therefore continuous. Mrs. Dovey was ably assisted by several ladies who are trained nurses, notably Mrs. P. F. S. Court, Mrs. G. H. Bond, Mrs. D. Cuthbertson, Mrs. C. G. Perdue and Mrs. Fairly. Several nurses were kindly lent by St. John's Ambulance Brigade, and by the Health Officer for Schools.\n\n30. Mrs. M. G. Jessiman and Mrs. Hillhouse, themselves refugees from Shanghai, were appointed to the staff as nursing sisters, and later Mrs. Brand and Mrs. Clark. All continued at Lai Chi Kok also. Mrs. G. Fletcher was appointed Matron at the new Central British School and Mrs. Marsden, nursing sister there, where a small clinic was also necessary.\n\n31. A Ladies Welfare Committee was also formed as many of the women were in dire need of clothes and comforts beyond what could be supplied from public funds. Several generous donations were made to a Welfare Fund, notably the sum of $10,000 by Mr. J. H. Taggart. This fund was administered by the Ladies Welfare Committee.\n\n32. There were many willing voluntary helpers and much good work was done in making the refugees comfortable and happy after their unfortunate experiences in Shanghai. Motor cars were lent for trips to the bathing beaches and parties were taken to cinema theatres, etc.\n\nIV. Registration and Organization.\n\n33. The work of recording particulars of all persons who sought accommodation in the Centres was undertaken by a special staff composed mainly of schoolmasters who were then on holiday. Rev. Mr. G. E. S. Upsdell, with Mr. M. G. O'Connor and Mr. H. G. Wallington assisted at Happy Valley; Mr. D. J. Crozier and Mr. D. McLellan at Central British School, Mr. L. B. Holmes and Mr. C. Mycock at Shamshuipo and at Head Office.\n\n34. In accordance with the instructions given in the Secretary of State's telegram of 16th August undertakings to repay the cost of housing and maintenance were obtained from all refugees. A special form of agreement to pay to the Government the sum of $5 a day for each adult and $3 a day for each child under 15 years of age was signed by all refugees for themselves and for the children in their charge. A further form was used at Shamshuipo Camp for men where the charge was $3 only and a separate form was employed in the case of those billeted in private premises where the charge was $3 a day for an adult and $2 a day for children under 15 years of age. Copies of these forms are attached to this report. (Appendices 1, 2 and 3).\n\n35. Some misunderstanding arose regarding these charges and the allowance in respect of refugees living in private houses. The charge for private premises was made as low as possible in the belief that the inhabitants of Hong Kong, who kindly offered hospitality to one or more refugees from Shanghai, did so altruistically, from a sense of public duty, and without any idea of making a profit. This belief was strongly reinforced by the numbers who generously gave hospitality to refugees from Shanghai without any thought of payment whatsoever. The increase in overhead charges in an ordinary household by the addition of one or two guests is not great and the authorized charge was therefore calculated to meet the cost of board only, and the small increase in other expenses.\n\n36. At the several Centres however in addition to the bare cost of food, there were innumerable overhead charges which it was impossible at the beginning even to estimate. There was the cost of preparing the Centres for the reception of the refugees and for reconditioning them after their departure; there were the expenses of disembarkation, of the dispensary and of many other items. It was felt necessary, therefore, to make a charge which would cover all these expenses and would not result in a loss to Government if the standard rate were paid by all. It was, however, made clear that in the event of the actual cost being less than the standard rate, a charge would only be made of the actual cost. At a later date when it became necessary to issue some final bills, the standard rates were reduced to $3 and $2 respectively for those who remained in the Centres after 1st September.\n\n37. When the refugees were about to arrive it was arranged that they would be received in the Happy Valley Centre without question and would be housed and fed for twenty-four hours. Registration would take place and meal tickets would be issued covering a period of a week during which time an investigation would be carried out as to the financial standing of the refugees and a decision made whether further credit should be allowed.\n\n38. This investigation was most competently organized by Mrs. R. A. C. North, who was, however, deterred by illness from carrying out the individual examinations. These were ably and sympathetically done by Mrs. B. C. K. Hawkins and Mrs. D. Kelvin Stark together with Mrs. E. Colter, who, as Secretary of the British Women's Association of Shanghai, brought local knowledge to the aid of the Committee. A questionnaire form was filled up in respect of each family. (Appendices 4 and 5). It is possible that the investigations of this Committee led to some misunderstanding on the part of the refugees, as cases arose where refugees had stated they could only pay some ridiculously small sum and later claimed that as this had been recorded by the Committee they were exempted from paying what they had originally signed to pay.\n\n39. While this investigation has proved of considerable value, the basis on which it was originally organized was erroneous. The question did not arise whether credit should be extended beyond the first week. Practically all those who had funds and could afford to support themselves left the Centres before the expiration of the first week or ten days and found private accommodation. Only those who were destitute or at least temporarily without funds remained and most of the accounts have had to be held over for collection after the refugees returned to Shanghai.\n\n40. It then became necessary to organize a Records Office. Miss Joan Massey (now Mrs. J. Findlay) a member of the staff of H.M.'s Consulate-General in Shanghai, and Mrs. W. Elliot were appointed to take charge of the records and\n\n54", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-570-1 Sino-Japanese War- arrangements for refugees from Shanghai 2-2-1938 - 2-11-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575984, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "page_number": 137, "title": "CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943", "content_text": "56\n\nFollowing the discussion at or after the meeting of October 14 as to the desirability of placing aboard the Awatea as many vehicles as possible, Brigadier Macklin had certain discussions with Brigadier Lawson as to settling the types and quantities of the vehicles to be placed aboard, pending the determination by Colonel Spearing as to the amount of space available. Brigadier Macklin kept constantly in touch with Colonel Spearing following October 14, but it was not until October 18 that Brigadier Macklin was advised by Colonel Spearing that possibly from 10,000 cubic feet to 12,000 cubic feet would be available on the Awatea for vehicles.\n\nOn receipt of this information, Brigadier Macklin settled with Brigadier Lawson a tentative list of vehicles to go and gave to Major James this list over the telephone, stating that there was a possibility that the above amount of space would be available and that further word would come from himself or Colonel Spearing. Major James constantly, between October 14 and 18, kept in touch with Colonel Spearing to ascertain if the vehicles had been released by the Transport Controller, as some were already on the cars and demurrage charges were in prospect. Colonel Spearing was to advise Major James as soon as he got a second boat. Major James left instructions for his assistant, Lieut. Findley, to expect this further word and then to communicate with Mr. Connor. On October 20, Lieut. Findlay heard from Brigadier Macklin himself with a final list. It was, therefore, not until the 20th that Major James, or his assistant, was given the necessary information as to the particular vehicles to be loaded. Before Major James had left his office on the 18th, he had ascertained from the manufacturers the contents of the loaded cars and their car numbers, so that on receiving further word, as indicated by Brigadier Macklin, he, or Lieut. Findlay, would be in a position to specify particular cars. There was thus the greatest attention to these details on the part of Major James.\n\nOn hearing from Brigadier Macklin, Lieut. Findlay immediately spoke to Mr. Connor, giving him the list of vehicles and informing him that there was some 12,000 cubic feet of free space and that it was urgent that the twenty vehicles be released and forwarded. Not having heard from Mr. Connor as to what he had done, Lieut. Findlay reported to Brigadier Macklin on October 21st. Up to this time the latter had not been told, or did not appreciate, that the shipment of mechanical transport had been held up at all. He says that he thought they were on their way to Vancouver. On learning the facts from Lieut. Findlay, he then called Colonel Spearing, who informed him that so far as the twenty vehicles were concerned there was no embargo and that they were on their way to Vancouver. At Colonel Spearing's suggestion, Brigadier Macklin called Mr. Connor and confirmed this. Colonel Spearing had called Mr. Connor on the 20th advising him of the estimated free space. Mr. Connor, in advising Brigadier Macklin that these vehicles were on their way, had told him that, while it was the intention to load as many of the twenty as possible on the Awatea, the military authorities would have to deal with any priority that might arise in case all could not be loaded. Brigadier Macklin undertook to take care of the question of priority. He did so by acquainting both the commander of the force (Brigadier Lawson) and the staff captain (Captain Bush) with the situation and handed to both of them, on October 22nd, before they left Ottawa, a memorandum setting out these facts. From that time forward no one at National Defence Headquarters did anything further in connection with these twenty vehicles. This was left in the hands of the Transport Controller.\n\nIt is clear on the evidence that the amount of free space in the Awatea was at this time merely an estimate. In a cable sent by Brigadier Macklin on October 20 to the British commander at Hong Kong, it is stated:\n\nBecause of cargo limitations of transport Awatea only very limited M.T., probably twelve to eighteen vehicles, can be shipped with troops. Remainder must be shipped another vessel concerning which no information available.\n\n57\n\nColonel Spearing did not know the shape of the space and the number of boxes which might fit into the space had to be estimated. Colonel Spearing gave evidence that as early as October 10 he had come to the conclusion that the mechanical transport required by the battalions could not be carried on the ship with the troops, but that he did nothing about it until the 14th, because of his idea that the troops were not taking any vehicles. It was on that day he made his estimate as to what free space there would be for vehicles. On the 16th he received confirmation from the navy as to the total cargo capacity of the ship, and it was on the 18th, as already mentioned, before Brigadier Macklin, as the result of his conferences with Colonel Spearing and Brigadier Lawson, was able to prepare his first tentative list, which has already been referred to.\n\nReturning to Mr. Connor, he on October 20, having heard from Lieutenant Findlay and Colonel Spearing, before releasing the twenty vehicles telegraphed to the ship's agent, Mr. P. B. Cooke, at Vancouver, to check as to whether or not the space said to be available was so in fact. The reply he received did not answer his question, but Mr. Connor decided to let the vehicles go anyway. He accordingly telephoned the manufacturers with instructions to ship and issued the necessary permits. The following day Mr. Connor telegraphed Mr. Cooke, advising him the twenty vehicles had been shipped and giving him a description of the quantities, types and weight, advising him that the numbers of the cars containing these vehicles would follow.\n\nThese cars were sent by manifest freight, which is the speediest freight service. Unless sent by special train, there was no faster means of forwarding this shipment. The evidence is that, had these cars left Toronto (which is the assembly point for this traffic) at 8.00 A.M. on the 21st, they should have arrived in Vancouver by 9.00 P.M. on October 27, one-half hour before the Awatea actually sailed. Mr. Connor ordered the cars out from Oshawa and Windsor respectively, on the afternoon of the 20th. The three cars from Oshawa left Toronto at 8.00 A.M. on October 21, but the one car from Windsor did not arrive at Toronto in time and, consequently, did not leave until 8.00 A.M. on the 22nd. The three cars reached Vancouver on the morning of the 28th, some nine hours behind schedule. They lost time between Moose Jaw and Vancouver, owing to large numbers of freight trains moving east and extra passenger trains going west. The fourth car developed a hot box at Winnipeg, where it lost a complete day, arriving in Vancouver on October 29.\n\nDuring the progress of these cars across the country, Mr. Connor kept in touch with the railways and impressed upon them the urgency of the shipment. On October 25 it became apparent to him that the cars would not arrive in time, although he emphasizes that neither he nor Mr. Lockwood were informed of the sailing date, but only of the loading dates, namely, the 24th, 25th and 26th. From Mr. Connor's letter to Mr. Cooke, written October 21st, it is apparent that he was never sure that these vehicles would arrive in time and that he was doubtful as to whether in fact there would be found to be any free space in the ship suitable for loading these heavy boxes of vehicles. On October 21, Mr. Connor had learned from the British shipping authorities in Montreal that another ship would likely be available in Vancouver for loading on October 28 and he thereupon issued permits and instructed the motor companies to forward the whole balance of the 212 vehicles that day. The second ship was definitely confirmed to Mr. Connor on the following day.\n\nIn Vancouver, in addition to Mr. Cooke, Mr. Clendenning, representative there of the British Ministry of War Transport, knew that the twenty vehicles were en route. Also Lieutenant Winter, who was assisting Lieutenant Colonel Henderson, Inspector of Ordnance Services at Vancouver, in superintending the loading, was advised on October 25 and 26 by the railway agent at Vancouver as to the progress of the four cars.\n\n164", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-25 Accounts of events leading up to surrender and subsequent treatment of prisoners- etc 23-4-1942 - 28-9-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579661, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-8 Future Policy in Hong Kong 1-1-1945 - 26-11-1945", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-592-8 Future Policy in Hong Kong 1-1-1945 - 26-11-1945", "content_text": "18\n\nI had a visit the other day, at the suggestion of Mr. Warren Swire, from Mr. Findlay Andrew who has been employed by I.S.R.B. on work in China. He first went to China as a missionary and I gather worked in the remote western part of China where he achieved a personal position of great eminence with the local people. Owing to financial strain brought on by his wife's ill health, he then took employment with Butterfields, and early in the war I.S.R.B. invited him to take up work for them. He is going to have a prolonged holiday in Kashmir and in due course will, I understand, return to China probably in Butterfields' employment.\n\nSir George Moss also mentioned him to me when I saw him yesterday, and by general consent Mr. Findlay Andrew seems to have a high reputation as a person of long experience and close knowledge of Chinese thought and feelings. He told me that one of the arguments he has continuously used in China in defence of our position in Hong Kong, is that on the occasion of the cession of the Island to us a considerable sum of money was paid to China. While he does not believe that there is any genuine feeling in Chinese political circles that we shall give up Hong Kong or that we ought (and in the case of the Cantonese there is a definite hope that we shall not), yet there is amongst the younger groups the idea that the cession of Hong Kong was part of the \"unequal treaties\" and it would go a long way to satisfy them if it could be shown that the traditional Chinese method of sealing a bargain, viz. by the transfer of money whether equivalent to real value or as a token was done in connection with Hong Kong.\n\nMr. Andrew", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-8 Future Policy in Hong Kong 1-1-1945 - 26-11-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579728, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-8 Future Policy in Hong Kong 1-1-1945 - 26-11-1945", "page_number": 85, "title": "CO129-592-8 Future Policy in Hong Kong 1-1-1945 - 26-11-1945", "content_text": "FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.\n\n(F4843/57/10) 24th August, 1945.\n\nDear Parkin\n\nI am replying to your letter of the 2nd August to Sterndale Bennett about Hong Kong.\n\nWe too have never heard of any indemnity to the Chinese for Hong Kong, and our research people can trace no reference to it. Possibly Findlay Andrew has got Hong Kong mixed up with the Philippines, for which the United States of America paid U.S. $20 million to Spain, so that it could be called purchase and not annexation.\n\nYours sincerely\n\n(G.V. Kitson)\n\nJ.J. Paskin, Esq., C.M.G., M.C.,\n\nColonial Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-8 Future Policy in Hong Kong 1-1-1945 - 26-11-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579755, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-8 Future Policy in Hong Kong 1-1-1945 - 26-11-1945", "page_number": 112, "title": "CO129-592-8 Future Policy in Hong Kong 1-1-1945 - 26-11-1945", "content_text": "C.O.\n\nREGISTERED No.\n\nDRAFT AND RECORD COPY\n\nLETTER SENT\n\n110\n\nDATE\n\nColonial Office,\n\nDowning Street,\n\n35\n\nDRAFT\n\nMR. Paskin\n\n2.8.45\n\nMR.\n\nMR.\n\nTo\n\nENCLOSURES\n\nFURTHER ACTION\n\nAnd\n\n2nd August, 1945\n\nG 49.\n\nDead Sterndale Bennett,\n\nThe other day Gent had a visit from Mr. Findlay Andrew who has had a varied career in China where, we understand, he has achieved a personal position of great eminence with the local population. He said that one of the arguments which he has continuously used in China in defence of our position in Hong Kong is that, on the occasion of the cession of the Island to us, a considerable sum of money was paid to China, and he feels that amongst those who have the idea that the cession of Hong Kong was part of the \"unequal treaties\", it would go a long way to satisfy them if it could be shown that the traditional Chinese method of sealing a bargain (i.e. by the transfer of money) was done in connection with Hong Kong.\n\nA search of Sayer's and Eitel's Histories of Hong Kong has failed to reveal any reference to such a payment, and we should be grateful if Your Research Department can confirm, from the sources of information available to them, whether in fact such a money payment was made on the cession of Hong Kong.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nJ. Janin\n\n9. J. Paskin\n\nJ. C. STERNDALE BENNETT, ESQ., C.M.G., M.C.\n\n[3041A] Wt. 12581/346 20m. 5/44 C.N.Ld. 748", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-8 Future Policy in Hong Kong 1-1-1945 - 26-11-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]