[ { "id": 246924, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "page_number": 227, "title": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "content_text": "Sir George Bonham, to whom the Secretary of State, on receiving the copy of this letter (which copy goes home by the Mail of the Cadey) will, no doubt, refer for further particulars, is paid be aware of the above facts and of others not less dishonoring.\n\nAnd I believe that Mr Fitzpatrick, late a partner in the extinct house of Brandram Fitzpatrick of Canton, but now resident at \"Macau\", was quite ready to have confirmed my statement in question if the Caldwell Commission, instead of doing Mr Day's bidding, had thought for themselves and exerted some pains to procure his evidence.\n\nPage 224\n\nIt was chiefly on his reported statement that I then grounded my faith in the current and popular one: for he and his had been resident here at or about the time when the events were said to have taken place.\n\nI take this opportunity also to inform you, that many persons here, defrauded by Caldwell's brothers (Henry), the fugitive Registrar of Singapore, are advised, by this Mail from England, that disregarding", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 246929, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "page_number": 232, "title": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "content_text": "J was a high Resident official in Singapore when I came here in 1834 and was perfectly cognizant of the circumstances under which I left the settlement. The offer must have been made with the full knowledge of Mr. Church, Mr Dunman, and the Members of the Municipal Committee, some of whom, besides Mr Church, and Mr Dunman, were resident at Singapore at the very time I came on to China at the date I have mentioned. I was however compelled to decline the offer having shortly before resigned my situation here and purchased the Steamer \"Eaglet\".\n\nMr. Anstey has stated that Fitzpatrick was aware of the facts, and that it was upon his reported statement that he (Mr Anstey) then grounded his faith in the popular and current report - I beg to repeat that throughout the Enquiry Mr Anstey never made reference at all to any such charge, and yet he now states that he then grounded his faith in the Report upon Mr Fitzpatrick's reported statement. I am not...\n\nPage 229", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 246930, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "page_number": 233, "title": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "content_text": "personally acquainted with Mr Fitzpatrick but I am credibly informed that he did not arrive in Singapore until some years after I had left- he certainly was not a resident there in my time.\n\nI take the liberty of remarking as Mr. Anstey has stated that Sir George Bonham will be referred to by the Secretary of State for further particulars, that during the whole of the time he was Governor of Hongkong, I was employed in the Government service under him and held the offices of General Interpreter and Assistant Superintendent of Police.\n\nI beg respectfully to request that a Copy of this letter, may be forwarded to the Secretary of State.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\n(Signed) D.R. Caldwell.\n\n(True Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary's Office.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 248404, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-076 - Individuals - 1859", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-076 - Individuals - 1859", "content_text": "5\n\nthen been in existence, were perished.\n\nin all probability,\n\nNo doubt at all;\n\nOf the facts, however there was and the following is the brief summary of\n\nDaniel Richard Caldwell, late Justice of the Peace for Hongkong, the Protector of Chinese (for the purposes of the Police and Regulation Ordinance 1858) and (in right of his office of Registrar-General) a Public Accountant for the same Colony, did quit this settlement for China, in consequence of a crime, committed by him against the prosecutors Shaw and Whithead, whose client he at that time was:\n\nsuch, is, of course, prosecuted. The crime in question was one which would have made him liable to the pains & penalties of fraud and embezzlement, by the common law, and those, which, by analogy to that law, had been appointed by the criminal legislation (of the Government of the then East India Company).\n\nBut the crime was compounded; the debt paid; and the delinquent was allowed to depart. Sir George Bonham, to whom the Secretary of State, on receiving the copy of this letter (which came home by the mail of the following day), will, doubtless, refer for further particulars, is said to be aware of the above facts, and of others, not less dishonoring.\n\nAnd I believe that Mr. Fitzpatrick, late a partner in the extinct house of Brandram & Fitzpatrick of Canton, but now resident at Macao, was quite ready to have confirmed my statement in question of Caldwell's complicity,—instead of doing Mr. Day's bidding, had they thought for themselves, and exerted some pains to procure his evidence.\n\nIt was chiefly on his reported statement,\n\nthat I then grounded my faith in the popular current;—for he and his had been resident here at or about the time when the events were said to have taken place.\n\nI take this opportunity also to inform you, that many persons here, connected by Caldwell's brother (Henry), the fugitive Registrar of Singapore, are advised by this Mail from England that, disregarding the criminal warrants, which are out against him (and the Protector confiding in the manifest power of his brother), that criminal also is on his way to Hong Kong, a passenger aboard the Norham. Having heard of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance and the facilities it offers to Notaries, he has gone out to practice, having bought a Notarial Faculty, and is now at the local Bar!\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\n(signed)\n\nThe Honorable the Colonial Secretary,\n\nHongkong.\n\nHouses A.G.\n\nSingapore, 6 Feby. 1889.\n\nAustin", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-076 - Individuals - 1859.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 291312, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6]", "page_number": 479, "title": "CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6]", "content_text": "# Hong Kong \n## Despatch \n### No. 8127 \n#### Governor No. 137 \n\nDate: 2 August 1873 \n\nLast previous Paper: Aug 1875. Indexed \n\nDespatch to how Straits M. 172/15 Aug 1873 referred to \n\n**DESPATCH** \n\n## LIVE \n\nRE \n\nC.O. 4 AUG 1873 \n\nCarriage of Chinese Passengers from the Straits Settlement by the S.S. Fitzpatrick \n\nReport on herewith by Sector Master for information \n\n### (Minutes) \n\nFor Lt. Kennedy appears to have acted rightly. \nBut to migration board? 11/8/73. \nCannot understand how the non-observance of the \"Fitzpatrick\" and love can be reconciled with the provisions of the Straits Settlements Ord. No 14 of 1868. \nWe have never seen any Proclamation issued by this Govt. declaring the length of voyage but infer that Ord. means that where the voyage beginning from Singapore is of less than 30 days' duration. \nOn that assumption the \"Fitzpatrick\" might carry one Passenger to carry ... and was not therefore exceeded her Tonnage Check. \nBut by Sec. 10 of the Ords it is provided that where in a voyage of less than 30 days duration the no. Passengers exceeds 1 to 4 ton there shall be provided a space between decks of 9 superficial & 54 Cubical ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 291314, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6]", "page_number": 481, "title": "CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6]", "content_text": "## RECEIVED\nC.O. 8127 REC 3 IT AUG 1973 476 11:139\n\nMy Lord,\n\nGovernment Clause, Hongtong, 19th June, 1893.\n\nI have the honor to transmit for Your Lordship's consideration the enclosed Copy of a report from the Harbor Master relating to the British Steamer \"Fitzpatrick\".\n\nThe Right-Honourable \nThe Earl of Kimberley \nHer Majesty's Principal Secretary of State", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 291316, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6]", "page_number": 483, "title": "CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6]", "content_text": "530 Chinese Passengers, of whom 370 are from the former place, the remainder being from?. from Singapore:- \n\nThe Vessel is register, and has on board, in addition to the 478 passengers, about 600 tons of cargo, the whole of the space below the upper deck being occupied by it. There is a space under the spar deck which will hold about 200 persons, but the greater number of the passengers have no shelter but awnings.\n\nHaving fallen in with a typhoon during the voyage up the China Sea, a not improbable circumstance at this season, of 503 tons, the whole space being occupied, a considerable number of passengers would have been washed overboard. In the event of this Ship encountering another typhoon this year, the greater portion of the remainder, upwards of 300 passengers, would in all likelihood have been washed overboard.\n\nI have examined the License and Surveyor's Certificate of this Ship and find she has not exceeded her proper number of passengers. \n\nHad it not been intended that the `Fitzpatrick` should discharge sufficient cargo...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 291318, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6]", "page_number": 485, "title": "CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6]", "content_text": "## MINUTE\n\nGovernor Sir H. Omd \n\nMr. Widgewood 15 ang t \nMr. Meade. 15 fin \nMor. Holland. Mor. Herbert. \n·Mr. Hugessen. Lord Kimberley.\n\nGOR137 \n8127 \nR8.C.B \n916 \n12172 \n19172. Indexed \n\nSix 430 \nTangent 70 \n\nSir A. Kennedy has informed me that he has communicated to you a copy of a report by the Harbour Master of Hong Kong on the steamer \"Fitzpatrick\", which arrived in that port with most **insufficient accommodation** for the numerous Chinese passengers on board from the battle of bedrany shingepoo.\n\nThe Straits Settlements transmit to you a Missive Schlebi E.C.\n\nI transmit to you a copy of the Harbour Master's report and I request you will supply the information therein required. I kan...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 292453, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-165 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [10-12]", "page_number": 462, "title": "CO129-165 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [10-12]", "content_text": "## MINUTE PAPER\n\nfrom him may be expected. \n`FW.1571` \n\nIn the case of the \"Fitzpatrick\", the vessel being 583 tons might have taken 583 passengers. She took only 387. But there is a rule that when there is more than 1 passenger to 4 tons, 9 superficial and 54 cubic feet should be provided between decks for each passenger in excess. This rule was not observed in the case of the \"Daly\". No accident happened. But the Harbour Master at Hongkong said that if she had encountered a typhoon on her way from the Straits, the greater part of the passengers would probably have been washed overboard.\n\nThe \"Glenlyon\" being 1375 tons might have taken 1375 passengers. She took only 280, which is less than 1 to 4 tons, therefore no infraction of the law in either respect. But she was so crowded with cargo that there was hardly room for 280 passengers, most of whom were washed away in a typhoon.\n\nThe 2nd Clerk suggests that 9 superficial and 54 cubic feet between decks should be required when provided for every passenger, but that we should await further report. No report is coming by the next mail, but perhaps we may have to wait another mail.\n\n## \nI would wait a mail.\n\nA. Cladstone.\n\n458\n\nWe shall have to write in strong terms to his Excellency.\n\nYes: wait a mail.\n\nKat.\n\nMr. 977", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-165 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 303454, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5]", "page_number": 46, "title": "CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5]", "content_text": "## THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND JANUARY, 1879.\n\nLes bouées rouges et la bouée blanche limitent le chenal dans l'Est, les bouées noires le limitent dans l'Ouest. La bouée la plus Sud est surmontée d'un voyant, elle est mouillée sur la barre extérieure, dans l'Est 7° Nord de la pointe Do-Son, à l'acon d'un petit banc sur lequel il ne reste que 2 mètres 80 d'eau à basse mer d'Equinoxe.\n\nLa bouée blanche est surmontée d'un petit voyant, elle indique le changement de route.\n\nLe 10 Janvier, 1879,\n\nNo. 17.\n\nPour copie certifiée conforme.\n\nHongkong, le 18 Janvier, 1879.\n\nJ. PLICHON,\nLe Consul de France\n\nLe Consul de France à Haiphong\n(Signé): L. TURC.\n\n## GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nThe following Notices to Mariners are published for general information.\n\nBy Command,\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st January, 1879.\n\nC. MAY,\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\n### Government of New Zealand.\n\n## NOTICE TO MARINERS.\n\n[No. 27 of 1878.]\n\nMarine Department, Wellington, 30th October, 1878. The following letter, received from Captain Mies of the brig `Rio Loge`, relative to the position of Rennels and Bellona Islands, is published for general information.\n\nG. GREY.\n\n### RENNELS AND BELLONA ISLANDS, Dunedin, 3rd October, 1878.\n\nSIR-I have the honour to report to you an error in the position of some islands I passed on my passage from Foochow to this port in the brig `Rio Loge`. These islands, named Rennels and Bellona, are marked as \"doubtful\" islands on the latest published charts, and are situated directly in the track between China and Australia. The position assigned to Rennels Island is N.W. point 11° 12' south latitude, and 160° 10' east longitude, whereas the correct position should be for the N.W. point 11° 30' south latitude, and 160° 8' east longitude, making an error of 18' in latitude and 2' in longitude. My observations were taken within two or three miles of the N.W. point, and the error of my chronometer found only the day before at Christoval, so that I can rely upon the position. The S.E. point I place in 11° 51' south and 160° 49' east, approximate. Rennels Island and Bellona bear from each other N.W. by W. and S.E. by E., not more than fifteen miles distant.\n\nI cannot find in any directory a description of Rennels Island, and I believe there is none published, I therefore enclose the following remarks from my own observation:-\n\nRennels Island is about 38 miles long and 8 wide at the N.W., and lies in a N.W. and S.E. direction, is about 600 to 800 feet high, of uniform height throughout, and thickly wooded down to the water's edge. Along the whole N.E. side is a fringing reef about two cables from the shore. The N.W. point is a gradually-sloping point, with a hummock two hundred or three hundred yards from the beach, and has a reef extending about four or five cables from the shore, with a strong tide rippling round the point; the coast trends about three miles to the S.W., and thence to south-eastward. Bellona Island appears to be about the same height as Rennels Island, and also thickly wooded.\n\nTrusting that you will give this publicity for the benefit of shipmasters generally.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nEDWARD MILES,\nMaster `Rio Loge`.\n\n## THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND JANUARY, 1879.\n\n### Government of India.\n\n## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, AGRICULTURE, AND COMMERCE.\n\n## NOTICE TO MARINERS.\n\n[No. 27.]\n\nBAY OF BENGAL-GODAVERY DISTRICT-COCANADA. Intended Exhibition of Revolving light at Vakalepudi.\n\nNotice is hereby given that owing to the extension of the mud deposits from the Godavery river and the consequent removal of the anchorage to the northward, the light at present shown on the north side of the entrance to the Cocanada river is of little use, and that on and after the 15th of January 1879 this light will be extinguished, and a new light exhibited at Vakalapudi, which lies 4.0 nautical miles N. by E. ¼ E. from the present light-house.\n\nThe light will be a revolving white light, showing a flash every 20 seconds, elevated 80 feet above high water, and in clear weather should be visible from a distance of 14 miles, in every direction seaward.\n\nThe illuminating apparatus is catadioptric, or by reflectors and lenses of the fourth order. Position: Latitude 17° 0' 40\" N., longitude 82° 16' 30\" E. Further notice will be given when the light is exhibited.\n\n[The bearings are Magnetic, Variation 2° 0' Easterly in 1878.]\n\nBy Direction of the Government of India,\n\nR. C. CARRINGTON, Chief Civil Assistant, for\nA. DUNDAS TAYLOR, Comdr. (late I. N.), Superintendent, Marine Survey of India.\n\nMARINE SURVEY DEPARTMENT, CALCUTTA, 18th December, 1878.\n\nThis Notice affects the following Indian Marine Survey Charts, Coringa or Cocanada bay, No. 113; Narsapur point to Pabayras point, No. 1172; Cape Comorin to Coconada, No. 164; and Admiralty charts of Coringa or Cocanada bay, No. 81; Coromandel Coast, No. 71a; Cape Comorin & Ceanada, No. 828; Cocanada to Bassein, No. 829; Bay of Bengal, western part, No. 70a; Indian Ocean, northern portion, No. 7485; and Indian Marine Survey and Admiralty Light lists for 1878; and Taylor's Sailing Directory, Vol. I, page 464.\n\nIf this Notice is received on board ship, the substance of it should be inserted on the Charts affected by it, and introduced into the Sailing Directions to which it relates.\n\n## POST OFFICE NOTICE.\n\nUnclaimed Correspondence, 17th January, 1879.\n\n| Letters | Papers |\n| --- | --- |\n| Abbey Cowper | Aleppo |\n| Adamson, Ann | Alexandria |\n| Ainsbury, A. | Alarmurs |\n| Ainslie, Mrs. M. | Alice |\n| Ainsworth, Wm. | Alcone |\n| Amicable Ins. Office | Asia |\n| Anderson, Tus. | Latiges, Popota |\n| Beguin, Monsr. J. A | Gracias, A. J. |\n| Botor, Miss A. | Corrientes |\n| Beeshore, Wm. | Les Papesa |\n| Benton, C. J. | Roberts, P. |\n| Broke, J. H. | Stillfried, Baron |\n| Cristoforis, G. de | Worthoy, Capt. |\n| Couper, Capt. | Satent |\n| ... | Southeak |\n| Gundry, H. D. | Spinaway |\n| Goldie, R., Major | For Merchant Ships |\n| Lilly, Mr. | Lets. Papers |\n| Lewis, Miss N. | Columbian, s.s. |\n| Hanner, G. | Cores |\n| Hemptinne, Monsr. | Fusilier |\n| High, Coutom | J. MacDonald |\n| Host, Frank | Fagyi |\n| Coulson, A. C. M. | Tatiura, Pupara |\n| Cunningham, G. | Leta Pres |\n| Cotton, G. | Moneta |\n| Crovat, Philip L. | Strathor |\n| Hi Loy | Southern Cross |\n| Kelly, Mr. | Saxalt Bell |\n| Persse, Capt. | Firth of Feth |\n| Pursan, R. | Jessie Jamieson |\n| Petterson, Carl | Challenge |\n| Palos, Capt. C. | F. Nightingale |\n| Palmer, Mrs. G. | Nyasa |\n| Stanley, Miss A. | S. Bunlie |\n| Stone, W. H. | Channel Queen |\n| Stillfried, Baron | Johore, s.s. |\n| Quong Tung Fri | Northern Star |\n| Valtz, Miss. | Charmer |\n| Vivan, Col. R. L | Caldew |\n| Rouchai | Great Admiral |\n| Thornton, Wm. | Glunte |\n| Triarte, Apolinario | Lady Pencoy |\n| H. B. | Palestine |\n| Flodge, Rev. W. B. | Stanfield |\n| Kwong Tai Cheong | Cosso |\n| Kin Cheng Kaye, Mrs. E. | Oitacilla |\n| Luz, Eilarina dal | Lots |\n| Lea, Robert R. | Carlton, s.s. |\n| Lea Tong | Gismorgan, s.s. |\n| Lumley, John | Partheed Tueseanal |\n| Lanzon, J. W. | Strathbokk |\n| Lums, Mrs. R. | Lori Macaulay |\n| Ledyard, Dr. H. | Albyn's Isle |\n| More, Miss E. J. | Commairwealth, s.s. |\n| Muller, A. | Golden Fleece |\n| Mellomeosta, A. | Prince Amadou |\n| Mudge, Wm. | Strathmore, s.s. |\n| Mobilna, Harry | Alfredo |\n| Musso, Jean B. | Craigarà Cilarnamn |\n| Motsman, W. C. | George Skolfield |\n| Macomber, W. H. L | Leucadia |\n| Moffitt, J. | Prince Louis |\n| Meany, Maj.-Genl. | Lodore |\n| Mercer, Thos. | Pilgrim |\n| Murphy, Bord. | Lanexcust |\n| Mctiwen, Ms. | Brisbane |\n| Morgan, Noah | Hawkesbury |\n| Neo Toing Siew | l'eteral, s.s. |\n| Noo-Chre-Tian | Takstea |\n| O'Soughlin, Mrs. E. | Lucia |\n| Rosendab, P. | Pelba |\n| Rayden, W. M. | Toli Austrian |\n| Ruily, Chas. | Bebar, s.s. |\n| Roberts, W. C. | Dbarwar |\n| Reeves, E. A. | Helen |\n| Reaves, E. A. | Penrith |\n| Rosenstein. T. | Berths Marion & |\n| Sogn, D. J. de | Hopeful |\n| Staith & Co., H. | Beluarry |\n| Smith, Geo. | Ermirás |\n| Volloza, Jelin | Hernet |\n| Wing On Choong | Magdula |\n| White, Wm. E. | P. Fitzpatrick |\n| War Chung | Tamar |\n| Wildash, F. J. C. | Taunton |\n| Whyte, Jno. | Tre Corde |\n| Williams, John | Bertie Below |\n| Walker, Thos. | Eleanor |\n| Wilson, James | Hornt |\n| Daclin, Monsr. | Barian |\n| Dure, Mrs. J. W. | Estroom |\n| Bolmida, G. | Bury, St. Ed. |\n| Bishop, J. | Espiegla |\n| Duggleby, T. W. | Humboldt |\n| Pearton, B. J. | MeNeac |\n| Esteban, G. | Benefactor |\n| Egies | Earl of Devon |\n| Bramitt, Revd. | Harkaway |\n| Fretas, José | Mary Blair |\n| Garcia, Juliana | Mary Smith |\n| Gilkison, W. P. | Mugdaler |\n| Benson, James | Three Brothers |\n| Banks, Geo. | Queen of the West |\n| Clarke, Hugh | The Tweed |\n| Creaton, Jas. | Tyburnia |\n| Colville, D. D. | Black Watch |\n| | Helona |\n| | Muss Glen |\n| | Maritime Union |\n| | Rosie Welt |\n| | Fair Lamar |\n| | Cashmere |\n| | Ferntower, s.s. |\n| | Irigo |\n| | Marcia, s.s. |\n| | Regent |\n| | Win, Manson |\n| | Mary Fraser |\n| | Possbud |\n| | Wate of Nil |\n| | Pabins |\n| | Countess of Erroll |\n| | Frederick |\n| | Jamies Shepherd |\n| | Masonic |\n| | Rifleman |\n| | W. E. Gladstone |\n\n### Government of South Australia.\n\n## NOTICE TO MARINERS. INVESTIGATOR STRAIT ALTHORPE ISLAND.\n\nReferring to Notices issued from this Department on the 27th July, 1877, the 25th January, 1878, and the 6th June, 1878, Mariners are now hereby informed that on and after the 14th day of February, 1879, a Revolving Light of the first order, flashing every fifteen seconds, will be exhibited from a Light Tower, painted white, and 40 feet in height, erected on the large Althorpe Island. The color of the light will be white, except between the bearings, from the Lighthouse, of N. 25° W., and N. 61° W., where a red arc of light will be shown, leading half-a-mile to the eastward of Emmes Reef, and nearly half-a-mile southward of the S.W. Rock.\n\nThe focal plane of the light will be at an elevation of 350 feet above the sea-level. In ordinary weather, the bright portion of the light should be observed from a ship's deck about 25 miles distant, and the red arc of light about 17 miles.\n\nWhen much refraction exists both lights may be seen at a greater distance.\n\nMarine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, 7th November, 1878.\n\nR. H. FERGUSON,\nPresident Marine Board.\n\n## Books, &c., without Covers.\n\nArbetare-Bradet. \nAnsterdstemor. \nChristian. \nDagbladet. \nDaily Telegraph. \nEl Jumparcial. \nLangelands Zidende. \nReynolds's Newspaper. \nL'Union Saveisionar. \nSchreib und Hülfskalender, 1879. \nThe Illustrated Sporting & \nLeisure Hour. \nJounal de Geneve. \nJournal de St. Petersbourg. \nLoofungen und Lehrterte. \nSunderland & Dasham (2 books). \nCounty Herald. \nSaturday Falkirk Herald. \nand Dramatic News. \nUnited Methodist Free Churches Minutes 1878, \nTimes. \nThe Times of India. \nWeekly Scotsman.\n\n## Detained for Postage.\n\nMcLaren, Mrs., Revd. Pro. McLaren, D.D., Toronto, Canada, (4 cents)\n\nGeneral Post Office, Hongkong, 17th January, 1879.\n\n1 Buck", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 304406, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12]", "page_number": 351, "title": "CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12]", "content_text": "## Ship Sheet\n\n| Name | Disease | Days |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Jascar Rink | Gonorrhea | 5 days |\n| land Shir | Primary Syphilis | M: 20 D 27, 4 days |\n| Fast Chicl | Perinary Susphates | 6 days |\n| Sinorilda | Gonorrhea | No go Ship, 1214, 8. Marliin, 4 days |\n| 134 | F. Curran | 5 days |\n| Rogo Ship Shit | Gonorrhea | 4 days, 16 |\n| 29 Chip Shar | Gnorchda | 44 days, 1229 |\n| 8.76 East Thist | Gonorrhea | 2 days, 20.76 Fo, 5 days, 2124 |\n| The brass | Ro. 90 Ships Stat res | |\n| جمد محمد | Senorrhea | 4 days |\n| Inay | do | |\n| J. Grun | Mr. Privr | جم |\n| Jones | | 7, 10th, 134, Parish, 1. Deeds, 269 East 18th |\n| Bo | Gonorrhaa | 5 days, 10 days, rogo, do |\n| Phys | Primary Exphiles | 3 dap, East Sheet, 2° 72 Padan |\n| Rogo Shop Shoe | Mame | Discase, (Company) |\n| Dall of admussuz | 1 Hospital | 3rd March 1876, 5. Edaile, 94, G. Connell, John Comtun, Themas Logan, Suring the with, J. M. Carroll, Ending Cat March, 24th March 1879, 87. Thompson, 38th, 127, 6, april, Callagher, Verasama, Namasaues, 9. the Caughay, J. Mr Camé, \"Mr. McCann |\n| | Gonorrhda, Paming Sephiles, Gonorrhda Bo br, Rimary Sephils, Gonorrhda | |\n| Callagher | Primary Supplies | Smitt, Goshes, Morus, R. Morris, G. Porte, p Ban, Soberly, J. Stratter, \"Forman\", A. heart |\n| | Gonorrhea, Pernary Syphiles | Bong bef, Hoodward, Fitzpatrick, 4. Hispabuck, R. Robinson, Puniary Supplies, R. Mc Cormick, P. Formally, J. Callagher, \"Hochs, Norner |\n| | Soldier's sent to bener wards of Military Hospital | |\n\n## Cases\n\n| Name | Disease | Days after Connection | Date |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| F. Buen | Gonorrhau | | 14th May 1879, 1715 |\n| J. Bulger | | | L, Part Sheet, Rogo Ship This, 187, 4.90 Bo, 8°90, Unknown bo |\n| | | | Ship Shich, Jaistingstan, 229 Chip 265, Unknown, 30, 4029, 4:20 3 |\n| P. Mr Antarny | Pondry Seffables | 4 days | |\n| g. Doherty | | 4 days | |\n| J. Reilly | | 4. Terry | |\n| Mr. Prior | | | J. Bilsen, 'a. m2 Call, C. Bonaghang, Hr. Brwn |\n| J. Cunningham | Pummary dyspicks | 7 days, (Relapse) | 7 days, 3 days, 4 days, Jo, 4 days |\n| | Sypinki, Genorrhaa | the dame night | Ship, Ladder Sheet, Fartingthon, 25&p Sheet, Unknown, Jaisingsban, Unknown, Mr Howeve, Unknown |\n| | | | fael Chicl, Nogo Ships Sheel-, Unknown, East Bleek, 8:29 Ship Sheet, luckuon, 赔, A go Ship Shech, lea kuiwi, 9.5 Dip Sheet, Mtz West sheet, A3 193, 3 |\n| | | | East phict, Not contracted in Hongkong, Jaitengahan, Ship Sheeh, 80.90, Unknown, 7 day, 825 Shinto theet, 2 days, 2077, Part theet, 277, J, 9. Faser, 3 days, 1°/7, 8, 287, Whus whe, 30, 4 days |\n| | | | 7°.90 shit Shet, \"Carmichall, Br, 3 days, 2077 Part Street, Jund, A. Gamble, Fy, 3 days, Fast phict, 47, 9. Welser, $, \"Br Gray, Gonorrhea, 4 days, G. Hillman, bo, 2 days, Jaisen gatan, It's Ships Shock |\n| D. H. Fath | | 5 days | 1816, 17th, Parallärarattee, So, 6 days |\n| J. 1380h | | | 1976, \"J. Alleman, Fumary des patates, 23-3 |\n| G. Farrow | Gonorrhola | 25 | P. Busin, Bro, 23 days, th, Jules, P. Langley, J. Gralte, Primary Leffabule, J. J. Carin, Gonorrhea, вод, 25.0, b, 29th, 3,24, 4 it, August |\n| 2. Kerr | | | 4, 6th, 10st, Capping, Cooker, پای تور, Crawford, Krinary Schschulen & dans, 13 it, 9. Pallagher, not contracted in Hongkong, Elliot, Fo, J. Kee, Gonorrhda, 5 days, ro go ship sheet, S. Francis, 5 days, B. Sterns, Bo, H. Forodick, f days, M: 90 Ships Sheen |\n| John Friel | Puinary Sisplati's | (Relapse) | llu knowi |\n| Robert feeds | Gonorrhoe | 6 days | 2° 29 Ship Sheet, LC |\n\n(Signed) PL. 13. C. Cyres", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 308445, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4]", "page_number": 435, "title": "CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4]", "content_text": "Page 427\n\nIn passing sentence,\n\na fine was inflicted upon\n\nhimself,\n\nby Wilkinson\n\nI weighed his mitigating facts\n\nas well as ante,\n\nof thought a\n\nI detain the\n\nlaw and letter still today in\n\ncomparatively light sentence\n\nsufficient, I\n\nthe hope that might get over the\n\nreport as to the\n\nof which ...\n\nfine of $50 to ... only ...\n\nH. S. J.\n\nA fine amounting to about $1000, may\n\nbe added\n\nAfter his lordship shall\n\n$0.17868 1881.\n\n(Letter from Colonial Secretary to Attorney General)\n\n(Copy). 19575\n\nColonial Secretary's Office,\n\nHongkong 26th March, 1881.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour, by\n\ndirection of His Excellency the Governor, to enclose, for your report thereon,\n\na printed copy of a letter and a report received from St. H. Nelson regarding\n\na criminal prosecution/libel instituted by him against Mr John Pitman.\n\nI have read Mr. Nelson's statement\n\nto the\n\nJury\n\non the\n\ncharge ...\n\nand ... I ...\n\nsentence. I do not anticipate that\n\nthis Lordship the Secretary of State will\n\n...\n\nAll seriousness was for levity.\n\nI thank His Excellency\n\nthe Governor for affording me the opportunity of reading Mr. Nelson's attack\n\non me, but beyond these few words his letter calls for no observation.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) Selwin Fitzpatrick.\n\nChief Justice,\n\nTo\n\nThe Hon'ble.\n\nThe Attorney\n\nGeneral\n\n...\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) Frederick Stewart. Acting Colonial Secretary.\n\nPage ...\n\n(End of Page)\n\nFormatted in HTML as per the instructions.\n\n \nThe original text has been proofread and corrected for spelling, spacing, and formatting errors.\n\n Markdown formatting is not used as per the output requirement.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 321043, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3]", "page_number": 422, "title": "CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3]", "content_text": "Roman Catholic Mission House\n\nHongkong, February, 24th 1883.\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23rd instant (54) E. J. Fitzpatrick, Ph. D. Inspector of Schools, \n\nand in reply I am directed by His Lordship the Bishop to point out for the Information of His Excellency the Administrator, and I have to request that you will bring it to his notice, that \n\n[...]\n\nCso. 5694 1883. 41883.\n\nSir,\n\n419\n\nhas been obtained, she really ... the Administrator will forward the application for a Building Grant for St. Joseph's College for the consideration of the Secretary of State.\n\nI have ... \n\nVery Revd Father Burghaghetti to despatch to Inspector of schools.\n\n8. I. Pitel PL. & Inspector of Schools Abruary 18th\n\nPage 419\n\n[...]\n\nPage information is kept as is.\n\nThe original text has been proofread and formatted according to the given rules.\n\nhas been re-written to \n\nRoman Catholic Mission House\n\nHongkong, February, 24th 1883.\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23rd instant (54) E. J. Fitzpatrick, Ph. D. Inspector of Schools,\n\nand in reply I am directed by His Lordship the Bishop to point out for the Information of His Excellency the Administrator, and I have to request that you will bring it to his notice, that\n\nVery Revd Father Burghaghetti ... to Inspector of schools.\n\n8. I. Pitel PL. & Inspector of Schools February 18th\n\nCso. 5694 1883. 41883.\n\nSir,\n\nhas been obtained, she really ... the Administrator will forward the application for a Building Grant for St. Joseph's College for the consideration of the Secretary of State.\n\nPage 419", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 458933, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915", "page_number": 494, "title": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915", "content_text": "492\n\nlived at No. 23 Tengshan Road,\n\nBy Mr. Halborow: After witness took the planks from No. 333 to No. 23 Tongshan Road, he got the other coolie from the rice shop where he was collecting rice bags at the time.\n\nBai Liang-fei, a coolie employed in selecting bags at the rice shop was called and gave corroborative evidence.\n\nIn cross-examination by Mr. Luson, witness said when he was stopped by the Police they asked what was loaded on the barrow. One of the planks was then prised open. The police took them to the station.\n\nConstable T.J. Fitzpatrick was called. On the afternoon of October 16th, between two and four o'clock, he saw the last witness brought in by Chinese Detective Ho. They got the planks on wheel barrows. They were tied up in bundles of five or six and fastened with ropes.\n\nThe witness gave a demonstration with the planks in court and said the planks were arranged in the following manner. Each plank had rectangular holes cut out at distances of about six inches. When placed one on top of the other, the four planks would form a receptacle sufficiently large enough to receive the tin boxes. Then two more planks, but without holes cut out, were placed as covers so that the tins could not fall out, nor could the boxes be seen. The four planks inside were then screwed together.\n\nThe witness continuing, said he undid four bundles which were screwed together with ropes. The two covers were fastened together. He counted 25 holes in them, some had tins, some had none. He found five tins in three bundles, and seven in the other.\n\nIt would take six planks to conceal four tins. There were 129 pistols and 20,830 rounds of ammunition found in the planks, except two more tins, which were in court. Four of the bundles were loaded, three were not loaded.\n\nFour ...\n\nIn", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 502063, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925", "page_number": 310, "title": "CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925", "content_text": "BOXER INDEMNITY.\n\nCLAIMS OF EDUCATION AND MEDICINE.\n\nA CAMBRIDGE MEMORIAL.\n\nTO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir, At a meeting of Chinese and other members of this University held at Christ's College on February 14, over which I presided, it was decided to circularize graduate residents as to the purposes to which the Indemnity Fund should be devoted. This having been done, the appended memorial is being forwarded to the Foreign Office duly signed; for purposes of space a few signatures only are here attached.\n\nAs noted by Mr. McNeill, in moving the second reading of the Indemnity Bill on Tuesday, the only contentious question is the purpose of the fund. As given by Hansard, his exact words were:-\n\nThe interpretation of the words \"educational or other purposes\" really, to my mind, means that the object must be something in the nature of education, or, at all events, it must be something which is not absolutely divergent from the main idea.\n\nThis divergency was, however, urged by several subsequent speakers, who desired to include railways among the other purposes. The reasons against this inclusion were succinctly put by Mr. MacDonald: the inadequacy of the money available; the troubles, complexities, and negotiations which would be involved even in capitalizing the fund for the purposes; the psychological effect on China of thus using the fund.\n\nThese are the very reasons put forward in the memorial. It is, however, evident that the interpretation favoured by Mr. McNeill will have a rough passage in the Advisory Committee unless the Standing Committee, to which the Bill is now referred, adopts some change of wording such as \"educational, medical, or other similar purposes,\" an amendment already handed in. This would satisfy our signatories, who, though in favour of education and medicine, would approve any other ameliorative agency of a similar nature.\n\nYours faithfully,\n\nA. E. SHIPLEY.\n\nChrist's College, Cambridge, March 9.\n\nThe following is the text of the memorial:-\n\nWe, the undersigned, are of opinion that, for the following reasons the China Indemnity Fund ought to be devoted exclusively to educational or medical purposes:\n\n(a) In China, public opinion, as distinguished from military desires, is overwhelmingly in favour of education in some form or other.\n\n(b) Education is the only field on which real co-operation between English and Chinese is possible. At this juncture, when China is being subjected to pressure from Russia and Japan alike, a friendly movement which during 20 years would be bringing China and England into closer understanding would be invaluable to both nations.\n\n(c) The other remitting Powers have devoted their respective quotas either to education exclusively (Russia), or by legislative action to educational and cultural purposes (United States and Japan). England must not be allowed to lose \"face\" in China by making a lower choice; although, when her choice has been made, she will doubtless take a distinctive line of her own.\n\n(d) Railways, roads, conservancy, and such ameliorative undertakings, though good in themselves, are local and narrow in their scope instead of being national and distinctive. The Chinese would see in them an absence of disinterestedness, and would resent the foreign control involved. Apart, however, from these considerations, an absolute bar to the effectiveness of such use of the fund exists in its being limited to a total of $400,000 a year for 28 years.\n\nThe signatories to the memorial include:-\n\nMasters of Colleges - Sir H. K. Anderson, Gonville and Caius; Dr. Bond, Trinity Hall; Bishop Drury, St. Catherine's (who signs provided that the medical side of missions is included); Dr. Fitzpatrick, Queens'; Dr. Murray, Selwyn; Dr. Mollison, Clare; Sir A. E. Shipley, Christ's.\n\nProfessors - Dr. H. A. Giles (Chinese) (who signs provided that religious teaching is excluded); Dr. A. Pearce Higgins (International Law); Canon Kennett (Hebrew); Sir J. Larmor (Mathematics); Dr. Nairn (Divinity); Dr. Nuttall (Biology); Sir W. Ridgeway (Archaeology).\n\nMr. G. Loxley Pearson, King's; Rev. A. C. Mole, St. John's.\n\nPage 301", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 516665, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-512-4 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 22-12-1928 - 9-5-1929", "page_number": 93, "title": "CO129-512-4 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 22-12-1928 - 9-5-1929", "content_text": "# (836/57/10)\n\n## 92\n\nUniversities Bureau of the British Empire,\n50, Russell Square,\nLondon, W.C.1.\n\n## UNIVERSITIES CHINA COMMITTEE\n\n### I.\n\nThe present membership of the Universities China Committee is as follows:\n\n**Chairman:** \nA. D. Lindsay, M.A., Balliol College, Oxford.\n\n**Treasurer:** \nSir Charles Addis, K.C.M.G., LL.D. The Hong-Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, 9, Gracechurch St., E.C.3.\n\n**Vice Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of Great Britain and Ireland:**\n\n| Name | University |\n| --- | --- |\n| J. B. Baillie, O.B.E., M.A., D.Phil. | University of Leeds |\n| E. C. Fitzpatrick, D.D. | Cambridge University |\n| Sir Gregory Foster | University of London |\n| Sir W. Henry Hadow, C.B.E., M.A., D.Mus. | University of Sheffield |\n| Sir James Colquhoun Irvine, C.B.E. | University of St. Andrews, Scotland |\n| K. W. Livingstone, M.A., D.Litt. | Queen's University of Belfast |\n| Thomas Loveday, M.A. | University of Bristol |\n| Sir Donald MacAlister, Bt., K.C.B., M.A., M.D. | University of Glasgow |\n| W. H. Moberly, D.S.O., M.A., Litt.D. | University of Manchester |\n| Sir Thomas Oliver, D.L., D.C.L., M.D., LL.D., D.Sc., F.R.C.P. | University of Durham |\n| Sir Charles Grant Robertson, C.V.O., M.A. | University of Birmingham |\n| The Very Rev., Sir George Adam Smith, M.A., D.D. | University of Aberdeen |\n| T. W. Pember, M.A., D.C.L. | University of Oxford |\n| A. H. Trow, D.Sc. | University of Wales |\n\n**Other Members:**\n\n* The Acting Chinese Minister, 49, Portland Place, W.\n* Professor J. P. Bruce, M.A., D.Litt., Normanby, St. James Road, Sutton, Surrey.\n\nD.J. Coffey", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-512-4 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 22-12-1928 - 9-5-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 529893, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-533-13 Salaries- conversion rate of sterling 30-1-1931 - 21-1-1932", "page_number": 100, "title": "CO129-533-13 Salaries- conversion rate of sterling 30-1-1931 - 21-1-1932", "content_text": "## \nWm R M Walter Inspt, \nPhillips but Imp \nRCmmingham 1.5.13. A.J. blache L'#192.\n\nHong Kong Police sống trong \nPalies \nHong Kong Police. Hong Kong Polis. Hongtang Poline \n\nJosepn. Brown A156 Hought \nW.E. Meadows. A.62. C. Franklin 25 = 2202 \nJR Hunter 4/5 A194 \n9. Duntir. L.2.6. \nShooke B.C. A204 \n76. Russell A42 \nAyals R.SA102 \n\nHong Kong Police. Hong Kong Police Hong Kong Police Dong Kong Dorice \nHong Kong Police \nHong Kong Police. \nHong Kong Police. \n\nAlYAYS H.K.F \nAly. \nBitzpatrick Is Ass H.K.P \nHeare P.C Hisa \n152 \nHK P \n4. I. Partallion Set Suit Song Seong \nRM Fall PSA 3 \nPolice \nR. Kerncar. 4/s 8.187. Hong Kong \nHong Kong Nolice \nPolice. \n97 \n\nPage 100\nPage 101", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-533-13 Salaries- conversion rate of sterling 30-1-1931 - 21-1-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 530120, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-533-13 Salaries- conversion rate of sterling 30-1-1931 - 21-1-1932", "page_number": 328, "title": "CO129-533-13 Salaries- conversion rate of sterling 30-1-1931 - 21-1-1932", "content_text": "## SCHEDULE A\n### OFFICERS APPOINTED PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF SALARIES COMMISSION REPORT\n\n| Name | Nature | Am. | Other Entries |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Bay H.J. Parke | 3 IG NA TURE | Am. | Rm. Fall W.E. Meadow |\n| J. Hunter & Franklin | | | P.Fitzpatrick |\n| NI Grove | | | ilach |\n| SWBradwell | | | affeach |\n| E. R.blemo | | | 099 G& Nood |\n| Abamson LK Genge | | | W |\n| D. J. Wixey | 77. | | R. Fraser |\n| Aplockern | | | D. Davies |\n| J. E. Geop | | | S. Reilly? Sobrand |\n| L. S. FOST | 1 | L. S. | L. S. |\n| | 4.5 | 4.5 | APS |\n| | B.S. | L.S. | Que restor |\n| | ༧༦ | 1.3 | 2/2 |\n| | 2/5 | L./s. | L.S. |\n| | L. 3 | L.S. Coil | con. TIPS |\n| | 455 | | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-533-13 Salaries- conversion rate of sterling 30-1-1931 - 21-1-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 571862, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-587-12 Evacuation from Hong Kong- passenger lists 8-7-1940 - 8-7-1940", "page_number": 53, "title": "CO129-587-12 Evacuation from Hong Kong- passenger lists 8-7-1940 - 8-7-1940", "content_text": "# SYDNEY \n## SHIP NO. 1 \n### 53\n\n| Name | Christian Name | Age | Sex |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| DRYBURGH | Elsie | 25 | F |\n| DUNN | Edith Annie | 37 | F |\n| | Peter Gordon | 6/1 | GG |\n| ECCLESHALL | Alice | 49 | F |\n| | Margaret G. | 18 | F |\n| FELSHOW | Linaida | 47 | F |\n| | Jenny Mary | 17 | F |\n| FERGUSON | May Hilda Meryl | 28 | F |\n| | | 4 | FF |\n| FITZPATRICK | Juanita | 46 | F |\n| | Cz | | |\n| FORD | Frances | 52 | F |\n| GIBSON | Jean Scott | 30 | F |\n| | + | | G |\n| GIDLEY | Blanche Isabella | 44 | F |\n| | Elaine Margaret | 22 | F |\n| | | | FF |\n| GILCHRIST | Thelma | 26 | F |\n| GLOVER | Nina | 38 | F |\n| GOULD | Josephine M. | 4 | F |\n| | Francis Dianna | 2 | F |\n| | Maisie | 31 | FEF |\n| GOWANS | Agnes | 26 | F |\n| | Agnes | 5 | F |\n| | Sheila | 3 mths | F |\n| GOWLAND | Ethel Margaret | 32 | F |\n| | Clive E. | | |\n| | Jarvis Vicky | 3 | 2 |\n| GRANT | Alice | 29 | F |\n| | Gloria | 10 | F |\n| | Jimmy | 7 | M |\n| | Audrey | 7mths | F |\n| | | | FMF |\n| | | | FEMR |\n| GRAY/ | | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-587-12 Evacuation from Hong Kong- passenger lists 8-7-1940 - 8-7-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579376, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "page_number": 55, "title": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "content_text": "40.\n\n19. 12. 41\n\n55\n\nDate. District.\n\n17. Aberdeen.\n\n18. Aberdeen.\n\n19. Aberdeen.\n\n20. Aberdeen.\n\n21. Aberdeen.\n\n22. Stanley.\n\n23. Aberdeen.\n\n24. Stanley.\n\n25. Aberdeen.\n\nTime.\n\nSa pana taken over to accommodate additional Police arriving on evacuation from out stations. Work continued on the following day.\n\n09.30 The electric system failed.\n\n10.00 The Dockyard Police were sent into town.\n\n10.30 H.M.S. \"Tern\" was shelled and as the result sunk. Oil lighters, R.A.F. and Naval tugs ran all motor boats and launches ashore and then were beached themselves.\n\nThe Officer in Charge was informed by a Military despatch rider that a body of the enemy were advancing on Aberdeen from Shouson Village. He proceeded to the Naval Headquarters (Aberdeen Industrial School) and was informed by Commander Millet that during the night or early morning the enemy had advanced from Wong Nei Chung along the catchwater, along the lower slopes of Mount Cameron and to Violet Hill and had finally occupied Shouson Hill but he proposed to hold his present position as long as possible, though at the same time was arranging a second line of defence west of Aberdeen at Bennett Hill. Commander Millet was in charge of the whole area including the Military and he informed Sgt. Williamson that the situation was very serious.\n\nAs Police and A.R.P. telephone lines were out of order Sgt. Williamson tried to get permission to get in touch with Police Headquarters by Naval wireless but was told that the apparatus was fully occupied and in any case considerable delay would ensue before the message would reach Police Headquarters.\n\n11.15 Parties of troops in lorries passed the station in order to take up a second line of defence west of Aberdeen.\n\n11.30 Heavy shelling of the main road by mortar and heavier guns began. The Officer in Charge decided to get behind the Military second line of defence. He was unable to consult any Superintendent but took the decision on his own initiative as it appeared to him that the Military were evacuating their first line.\n\nThe Dockyard Police had already been told by their Superintendent \"every man for himself\" and were jumping into lorries to go into Hong Kong. He formed Police from the Station into two parties under P.S.A.155 Fitzpatrick and L.S.A.145 Goldie respectively with instructions to wait at the Dairy Farm, Pokfulam for his arrival but if by 14.00 hours he had not arrived to proceed to Pokfulam Station and telephone for instructions. He, himself, remained behind to warn the Aberdeen A.R.P. Headquarters and personnel at the Casualty Clearing Station, Rescue and Demolition and Food Control that the Police were leaving the Station and also to bring in the Police from the Aberdeen Reservoir Vital Post.\n\n12.00 Police evacuated from Tai Tam Reservoir Vital Post.\n\nThe Indian Sergeant and two men came to Stanley Station and it is believed that the remainder, one Sergeant and nine Indian Constables, arrived safely in Hong Kong.\n\n12.00 The Police under two parties under P.S.A.155 Fitzpatrick and L.S.A.145 Goldie respectively left the Station with instructions to wait at the Dairy Farm, Pokfulam.\n\nFrom this date onwards fierce fighting took place on the hills at Tai Tam Bay and Repulse Bay.\n\n12.30 The Officer in Charge left the station having warned all personnel concerned. (See Entry No. 21 above). He tried to make his way to the Aberdeen Reservoir to evacuate Police at the Vital Post there but was stopped.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579377, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "page_number": 56, "title": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "content_text": "Date.\n\nDistrict.\n\nTime.\n\nGough Hill.\n\n27.\n\nWanchai Gap.\n\n28.\n\nWestern.\n\n29.\n\nAberdeen.\n\n40.\n\n19.\n\n12.41\n\n56\n\nped by the Military who would not allow anyone to go up to the Reservoir. They were actually firing at villagers proceeding in this direction, not to hit but to frighten them away. He was informed that the Police at the Reservoir had already evacuated although this in fact was not correct and they remained there until after the surrender. The Officer in Charge then proceeded through the Military second line of defence, about half a mile west of Aberdeen. He noticed that the Naval Authorities were still carrying out demolitions in the harbour.\n\nWith the approval of Mr. Wright Nooth, Assistant Superintendent of Police, given after a visit, the station was evacuated to No.183 and 184 Mount Kellet Road (henceforth described as Gough Hill) owing to the presence of a battery in close proximity. The battery was drawing heavy shell fire.\n\nThe Police from Wanchai Gap, badly damaged by shell fire, were evacuated on advice from the Military who had taken over the area. Shortly before leaving, the station was again hit by a shell.\n\nPolice took appropriate action against looters during the day.\n\n14.00 The Officer in Charge arrived at the Dairy Farm Pokfulam but found no Police there.\n\n15.30 He had previously been informed that P.S.A.155 Fitzpatrick had abandoned his men outside Aberdeen village and left them to themselves, proceeding himself in a lorry to Hong Kong. S.A.145 Goldie had reached the Dairy Farm with his men, after P.S.A.155 Fitzpatrick should have arrived, and not finding him there had also not waited. Officer in Charge proceeded to No.7 Station and was instructed by the Divisional Inspector, Western, after consultation with Mr. Searle, Assistant Superintendent of Police, to go to Upper Levels and remain there until further orders. Sgt. A.145 Goldie had previously proceeded to Upper Levels and had been told by the Inspector on Duty, Western, whom he consulted by telephone, to remain there but send his men to No.7, which he did.\n\n30.\n\nQuarry Bay & Eastern.\n\nP.M.\n\n31.\n\nGough Hill.\n\n17.00\n\n32.\n\nPolice H.Q. & Central.\n\n18.00\n\n33.\n\nBay View.\n\n18.00\n\nSome\n\nAn Indian Constable from Quarry Bay reported at No.2 Station and stated that during the previous night he had been awakened by the other Indians and informed that the enemy were approaching the Station. Police, including Europeans, ran out of the Station and took to the hills. He, himself, was wounded in the knee, captured but later released. He knew nothing of the fate of the other Police in the Station. Later he was sent to hospital.\n\nSeveral unexploded shells were reported as having landed in or near the Matilda Hospital. The Military were informed but stated they were unable to deal with the same.\n\nMr. Gaddie of the Hong Kong Hotel took over the European police feeding from Mr. Muenger, Manager of the Gloucester Hotel, and European Police had their meals in the Hong Kong Hotel. Mr. Gaddie was very unobliging and the rice was cooked very badly on account, according to Mr. Gaddie, of poor fuel and lack of it.\n\nMr. Chesterwoods, Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police, produced coal but no improvement resulted.\n\nThe Hong Kong Electric premises had been badly damaged by shelling and bombing and the lighting system", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579382, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "page_number": 61, "title": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "content_text": "Date.\n\n6.\n\nDistrict. Gough Hill.\n\nTime.\n\n7,\n\nWestern.\n\n8.\n\nEastern.\n\n9.\n\nUpper Levels.\n\n10.\n\n11.\n\nEmergency Unit Hong Kong.\n\nAberdeen\n\n* See opposite page for firm 11A.\n\n12.\n\nUpper Levels.\n\n13.\n\nPolice H.Q.\n\n14.\n\nWong Nei Chung & Upper Levels.\n\n15.\n\nAberdeen.\n\n16.\n\nCentral.\n\n17.\n\nEastern.\n\n44.\n\n20\n\n12-41\n\n60\n\nThe Station building, already evacuated, was hit by three shells. Shelling continued. Reports were made of attempts to extort money from residents in Queen's Road West and Des Voeux Road West for \"protection\". Police took action under orders from the Director Criminal Investigation and arrests were made.\n\nMr. Booker, Assistant Superintendent of Police, removed from the Special Constabulary Headquarters at Ventris Road and returned to the Gloucester Building. Police were despatched to Hollywood Road to control rice queues. Some little trouble had occurred before the arrival of the Police but this was soon satisfactorily settled.\n\n10.30 The Unit was called to Queen Victoria Street where it dealt with looters looting deserted premises.\n\n11.00 P.S.A.162 Williamson was instructed by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Defence, to reoccupy Aberdeen Station. Sergeant Williamson gave instructions to L.S.A.145 Goldie to bring his party back and the same orders were repeated to P.S.A.155 Fitzpatrick through the Inspector on Duty Western. The Officer in Charge, with Mr. Searle's, Assistant Superintendent of Police, permission returned himself to the Station in advance. He learnt there that the Japanese advance had been stopped at Wong Chuk Hang near the Industrial School. During the afternoon and evening Srgts. Goldie and Fitzpatrick returned with six Chinese Police Constables and four returned independently.\n\n12.45 Cases of demanding money for \"protection\" from householders were reported. A party of Police were left at No.10 Square Street but the culprits failed to return. During the shelling of the Peak a number of shells fell short to land in Conduit and Robinson Roads, some landing near Police posts. One Indian Police Constable was slightly wounded near the Filter Beds.\n\nSenior Superintendent of Police, Defence, prepared and submitted a report to the Commissioner of Police concerning the Police action with the enemy at Shaukiwan.\n\np.m. The Indian Guards from Wong Nei Chung arrived at Upper Levels station stating that enemy troops had arrived at Wong Nei Chung some time the previous day (exact time is not now remembered) and that they had only just managed to evacuate in time after contact with the enemy. An European Volunteer had led them but had been killed. They had made their way back to Hong Kong via Aberdeen.\n\n18.00 General shelling became severe with many casualties. A.R.P. personnel evacuated and ceased to function. Personnel of the Rescue & Demolition squads and Food Kitchen and Sanitary Inspectors all left and by nightfall only seventeen Police and nine Firemen remained to carry on as best they could.\n\n19.00 The Queen's Cinema was hit by a bomb or shell but little damage was done.\n\nNight. The Police provided Lewis Gun and Thompson Gun patrols in the front line as for the previous night, except that the number of Indian riflemen was increased. Col. Stewart again warned Police of the", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579428, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "page_number": 103, "title": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "content_text": "# Appendix \"D\"\n\n(2) ADVERSE REPORTS.\n\nOFFICERS REPORTING.\n\nI. Mr. L. A. Searle; No. 1 Sub-Area Commander.\n\nII. Inspector Kirby;\n\nOFFICERS REPORTED.\n\n(a) S. I. Orem.\n\n(b) S. I. Byron.\n\n(c) Sergeant E337.\n\n(a) Russian Sergeant on Special Duty at the Taikoo Docks.\n\nREPORTING OFFICER'S STATEMENT AND/OR DIARY REFERENCE.\n\n100 Adverse report from Mr. Searle on these two officers for misconduct during the siege have already been submitted to the Honourable Commissioner of Police. (See Enclosure (2) the relevant reports)\n\nPlease see Diary Entry No. 6 of December 19th, 1941.\n\nIII. Sub-Inspector Fell; Officer in Charge Emergency Unit Hong Kong.\n\nIV. P. S. A36 McHardie; Officer in Charge, Upper Levels.\n\n(a) Sergeant Major Chanchail Singh & Indians attached to the Emergency Unit, Kowloon,\n\n(b) Cantonese attached to the Emergency Unit.\n\n(c) P. C. D168\n\n\"The Indians were very unsatisfactory from the start. Sergeant Major Chanchail Singh had no control over the men.\n\nOnly \"The Cantonese were fair only. four of them performing duty from the 8th to 25th December, the remaining four having deserted.\"\n\n\"At 20.00 hours on December 21st P. C. D168 was arrested in a brothel in Western District hiding under a bed. He was in possession of a revolver concealed under his jacket. Suspected of taking part in a robbery. He was tried by Mr. Searle, Assistant Superintendent of Police, and sentenced to six days solitary confinement in the cells at Upper Levels.\"\n\nV. P. S. A214 Mawer, Officer in Charge, Bay View.\n\n(a) Russian Anti-Sabotage Sergeant 322 Verbenkoff.\n\n\"On 9th December this officer was sent to Bay View as my assistant. Unfortunately, he appeared to be suffering from a bad attack of nerves and was of little or no help to me. He told me he had previously been in the hands of the Japanese and was nervous in case this should happen again. However, in the end, on or about the 12th December, I had to ask the Divisional Inspector Last to take him away.\"\n\nVI. P. S. A152 Williamson\n\n(a) P. S. A55 Fitzpatrick.\n\nFor cowardice and disobedience of orders. (Please see Diary Entries Nos. 21 & 29 of December 19th, 1941, 2 Enclosure)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579429, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "page_number": 104, "title": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "content_text": "Appendix \"D\"\n\nOFFICER REPORTING.\n\nOFFICERS REPORTED.\n\n18\n\nREPORTING OFFICER'S STATEMENT.\n\n151\n\nVI: s. A152\n\nWilliamson.\n\n(b) Detective L.S.C? Lai Kwong; Interpreter Chiu Kwan Kit; One Cantonese Sergeant & 8 Regular Duty Cantonese Constables.\n\n\"These men left the Station on 19th December when the first evacuation took place. Subsequently they failed to report for duty, and never returned to the station on re-occupation except for three Police Constables who turned up again on the 23rd December in plain clothes but bringing their arms and ammunition with them. The three men had no genuine excuse. The others were deserters pure and simple. The majority belonged to the party of which I placed P.S.A55 Fitzpatrick in charge, and I blame him partly for their desertion in that he left them to their own devices when he got on to a lorry.\"\n\n\"I saw the interpreter in the Gloucester Building after the surrender and he claimed that he did not desert but that he had gone to Causeway Bay on the 19th to see his family and was unable to get back again.\"\n\nEnclosures - (3)\n\n(3) attached", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579433, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "page_number": 108, "title": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "content_text": "ENCLOSURE 3.\n\n3\n\n3\n\n105\n\nQuestion put by Mr. Calthrop to P. S. A162, Williamson, Officer in Charge, Aberdeen.\n\nHow was it that after the first evacuation of Aberdeen which took place on the morning of the 19th December, Police were not waiting for you at the Dairy Farm Pokfulum in accordance with the instructions you had given P. S. A55 Fitzpatrick and L. S. A145 Goldie before they had left the Station with their respective parties?\n\nP. S. A162, Williamson, states:-\n\nI cannot say. That the Police were anxious to get into town is the only explanation I can think of. I told them to wait till 14.00 hours and if I did not arrive to go to Pokfulum and telephone for instructions. I understand that the mistake occurred owing to P. S. A55 Fitzpatrick. He left the Station with the second party but overtook the first party and reached the Dairy Farm first. He did not remain at the Dairy Farm Hill so L. S. A145 Goldie, arriving there with the first party and not finding him decided to push on to town. Both parties were on foot. I noticed that two police constables of L. S. A145's party were knocked down by blast or direct shell when some shells hit some lighters below the road about 3/4 mile from the Station at the foot of Bennett Hill, just my side of the military line. The men knocked down got up immediately and carried on. They were unhurt. I saw them afterwards; they returned to Aberdeen.\n\nTaken by me - L. H. C. CALTHROP, Senior Superintendent of Police, 23/1/43.\n\nQuestion put by Mr. Calthrop to P. S. A162, Williamson, Officer in Charge, Aberdeen.\n\nIn your statement you recorded that during the first evacuation of Aberdeen which took place on the morning of the 19th December, you were subsequently informed that P.S. A55 Fitzpatrick had boarded a lorry just outside Aberdeen and left his men to themselves. Is this correct and can you give further details?\n\nP. S. A162 Williamson states:\n\nThis is correct, I believe, though I did not see it myself. I was informed so next day by Mr. Chiu Kwan Ait, the interpreter, who left in the second party. I have questioned L. S. A145 Goldie who states he did not see it. I saw A55 myself trying to stop a lorry but it refused to stop. When I saw the two police constables knocked down I noticed that the two parties, though one left a quarter of an hour ahead of the other were not far apart, some 200 yards only, presumably the first party had been held up somewhere. Sergeant Fitzpatrick must have boarded a lorry somewhere about Bennett Hill or after there. I myself picked up the interpreter and detective L. S. C. Lai Kwong who had waited as they did not like the firing. The remainder of A55's party and A145's party had gone on. Both the interpreter and the detective noticed A55 boarding the lorry and leaving the remainder of the party. Both were annoyed by this. I have never received a satisfactory explanation from A55 concerning this. I do not know where the remaining members of the party went; only A145's party arrived at No. 7.\n\nTaken by me - L. H. C. CALTHROP, Senior Superintendent of Police, 25/1/1943.\n\nP. S. A162, Williamson, adds:-\n\nIf A55 boarded the lorry by himself I can only agree it was cowardice. The Inspector on Duty Upper Levels told him the following", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579434, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "page_number": 109, "title": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "content_text": "Enclosure 3.\n\n4\n\n106\n\nmorning to collect men at No. 8 and bring them back the same day. This was done at my request. He did not carry out these instructions but appeared by himself at about 16.00 hours. I obtained no satisfactory explanation as to why he had not brought his men with him. A145 received similar orders and carried them out, bringing six men back with him - all that had reported by the time he left. He arrived about 15.30 hours. After consideration I now say that after his lapse of time I am not certain if he did bring men back with him or not. It may have been that A145 had collected all or nearly all the available men as he must have started a short time only before A55. About 7 men deserted on the way in to the Dairy Farm Hill, on the first evacuation, and I traced and got back five the next day. Neither A55 nor A145 remember losing men from their party.\n\nTaken by me\n\n—\n\nb. H. C. CALTHROP,\n\nSenior Superintendent of Police, 25/1/43.\n\nP. S. A55 Fitzpatrick states:\n\nI agree that we were instructed by P. S. A162 to wait at the Dairy Farm Hill, but when I arrived first with my party I was told by an Army Sergeant that we could not wait there. He did not want a concentration there he said. Besides my party of 12-14 men there were about 20 Dockyard Police and two military lorries. We were offered a lift on the lorries and we and the Dockyard Police got into them. I decided to go as far as the University. The Interpreter and Detective Lai Kwong started with my party but hung back and said they would wait for the Officer in Charge. I am certain that the remaining numbers of my party got on the two lorries together with me apart from the two above-mentioned stragglers. Sergeant Goldie's party left the Station before me. We over-stepped his party as we got a lift on a lorry, by \"we\" I mean our party. The interpreter and detective did not get on this lorry as they were already in the rear. This lorry was a military one and it stopped at the Dairy farm. Sergeant Goldie did not see my party getting on the lorry as he was well ahead still. I could not give his party a lift as the lorry was travelling too fast and was practically full, composed of us and Naval Yard Police. I deny that I ever boarded a lorry by myself and left my men. I did not insist on the interpreter and detective coming with me as I considered they were of no importance. I cannot understand why the interpreter and detective say I boarded the lorry by myself.\n\nI had all my men with me including two Cantonese non-commissioned officers but excepting the two stragglers. When we got to the University our party disembarked and we waited for Sergeant Goldie's party. They did not put in an appearance so after about a quarter of an hour we moved off towards Bonham Road as I thought it was safer there as I noticed a Japanese plane.\n\nLater his party came up and joined mine except that Sergeant Goldie went up a side street about 100 yards from me. I took both parties to No. 8 Station, but found it was full from some European there, I cannot remember whom. I reported to the Inspector on Duty at No 7, Sub-Inspector Orem, with my men. The Chinese then went to the barrack rooms and I went to the European quarters. I had no option but to leave the Dairy Farm Hill but I left a message with the military. (Officer in Charge, Aberdeen, states that he was told that Police had been at Dairy Farm, but had gone on) I received instructions from the Inspector on Duty, West, to call at Upper Levels to see P. S. A162, Williamson.\n\nI collected one man, the only one still at No. 7, and went to Upper Levels, met Sergeant Goldie who told me the Officer in Charge had left and returned to Aberdeen. I would return also. I walked to the Chinese Cemetery near the Queen Mary Hospital, and then boarded a passing taxi. I found at least five Chinese Constables who were returning to Aberdeen. I got in with my one man and we all went back to Aberdeen. I reported direct to the Charge Room with my five men on my arrival at the station.\n\nThe Police drifted back in batches. I never received definite instructions to collect men. I asked the Police Constable with me where the other men were and he told me they had all left No. 7 station. I arrived back at Aberdeen before Sergeant Goldie.\n\nTaken by me\n\nL.H.C.Calthrop,\n\nSenior Superintendent of Police, 26/1/43.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579435, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "page_number": 110, "title": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "content_text": "Enclosure 3.\n\n- 5\n\nP. S. Al62, Williamson, states:-\n\n107\n\nIf my instructions which were simple had been carried out, I would have worked the district from Pokfulum or returned to Aberdeen as soon as the situation permitted. I could have returned the same evening because it turned out the enemy were held east of Aberdeen, and there was no obstacle to this course. As it was, when I got into No. 7 my men had all scattered. Moreover, Mr. Jearle told me to remain at No. 8,\n\nTaken by me. H. C. Calthrop,\n\nSenior Superintendent Police, 26/1/43.\n\nL. S. A145 Goldie states :-\n\nmore.\n\nSometime between 11.30 and 12.30 hours on the 19th December 1941 the Officer in Charge ordered the Police at Aberdeen to leave the Station in two parties and proceed to the Dairy Farm Hill and await him there. I left first with my party and later A5 followed with his. Sergeant Fitzpatrick passed me in a lorry at the foot of the Dairy Farm Hill. He was sitting on some baggage. There were two or three Police in it, not\n\nThe lorry took the Victoria Road and did not go up the Dairy Farm Hill. I am prepared to swear to this and also that it did not stop. It therefore follows that A55 could not have gone to the Dairy Farm, and presumably he went straight into town. I thought he must have misunderstood the Officer in Charge's orders, which were quite clear and which I received at the same time as A55. I proceeded with my party to the Dairy Farm and waited there. We waited more than half an hour. I saw a lorry going along Victoria Road and thought the Officer in Charge was in it and had not carried out his own instructions. I thought he might have altered them. I decided to carry on, intending to return to No. 8. At the University Main Gate, at the junction of Bonham Road and Pokfulum Road near Hill Road, I met A55 standing there alone. We had a discussion as to where I should report - No. 8 my own station or No. 7, Aberdeen's Divisional station. I decided to report to No. 8 and left Sergeant Fitzpatrick, taking all my men with me. There were definitely no men with Sergeant Fitzpatrick when I saw him. I remained at No. 8 and was told by phone by the Inspector on Duty, West, to send my men to No. 7. From the time I met A55 to the time I sent my men off to No. 7 from No. 8 would be about half an hour.\n\n1\n\nI cannot agree that Sergeant Fitzpatrick went to the Dairy Farm or that he took my party to No. 8 or that we did not have a conversation at the University. The only time I went up a side street was during the second evacuation which took place on the 24th. On the latter occasion all the Police came in together on one lorry except those ordered to stay behind. I got off at Oaklands Path and the lorry continued on to No. 8. I wanted to go to my dispersal point in Oaklands Path.\n\nI returned to Aberdeen the next day (20th) with some Aberdeen men on the instructions of Al62, given personally sometime earlier the same day as my return (to Aberdeen). I was asked by Al62 to convey instructions to A55 to return to Aberdeen and when I phoned the Inspector on Duty, West, I asked him to warn A55 and the Aberdeen men in No. 7. Some seven or eight men came to upper Levels and I took them back to Aberdeen. A55 returned to Aberdeen after I did. I cannot remember if I saw Sergeant Fitzpatrick before leaving for Aberdeen or not. I cannot say if the Inspector on Duty West did tell A55 about these instructions, though the men were sent to me, as I have said.\n\nThe interpreter and Detective Lai Kwong were not in my party and did not later make any complaint to me, nor did anyone else, as regards being left stranded.\n\nOn my way on the 19th December I reached the Military Defence line before getting to the Dairy Farm Hill. There were machine gun posts all along the road but the main position appeared to me to be a short distance west of Aberdeen, about half way between the Station and the Dairy Farm.\n\nTaken by me\n\nL. H. C. Calthrop\n\nSenior Superintendent Police, 26/1/43.\n\nPage 110\n\nPage 111", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579436, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "page_number": 111, "title": "CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946", "content_text": "Enclosure 3.\n\nP. S. A55 states\n\n6.\n\n107A\n\n\"I agree that we did have a few words together. I agreed to take his men over and then Al45 did go up this side street. I cannot understand why he states I went along the lower road. I never did. I still maintain I went to the Dairy Farm. When I met Sergeant Goldie in Bonham Road my men were 20 or 30 yards away, but were out of his sight round the bend of the road. If he had carried along Bonham Road he would have seen them.\"\n\nTaken by me L. H. C. CALTHROP,\n\nSenior Superintendent Police,\n\n26/1/43.\n\nF. S. Al62 states :\n\n\"I could not accompany the Police parties on the 19th December at the time as I had first to warn the following personnel that we were leaving the Station :- A. R. F. Headquarters in the Tunnel, Casualty Clearing Station, Rescue & Demolition, Food Control and the Police Vital Post at the Reservoir. This I did and then proceeded to the Dairy Farm.\n\nUntil the evacuation, P. S. A55 Fitzpatrick, carried out his duties efficiently during the war, going out in charge of picquets at night. I did the day work.\" This was his and Sergeant Goldie's work.\n\nTaken by me\n\nG. H. CALTHROP\n\nSenior Superintendent of Police,\n\n26/1/43.\n\nF. S. A55 Fitzpatrick states :-\n\n\"I wish to amend my statement made yesterday. I now say that on recollection I remember that the first lorry in which I was in went by Victoria Road, stopped at a military Post and picked up two or three men, went up Sassoon Road and the lorry then proceeded to the Dairy Farm.\n\nThe lorry was going so fast that we still arrived long before Al45 and his party could reach the Dairy Farm.\"\n\nTaken by me L. H. C. CALTHROP,\n\nSenior Superintendent of Police\n\n27/1/43.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-4 Reports on current situation- Police 14-11-1945 - 1-7-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]