[ { "id": 247604, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "page_number": 278, "title": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "content_text": "2 \n\nof this vessel. \n\n2. \n\nAs the three persons chiefly connected with the dispatch of the \"Royal George\" Mr Gerard the Agent of \"certain proprietors in British Guiana, M. Stephenson the Purser, and Mr Sighis the Emigration Officer at this Port, have left the Colony, I am unable to clear up several points on which doubts and discrepancies appear to exist. But Mr English who is now in England will no doubt be able to furnish all the information required from him; and I enclose herewith certified transcripts of all the papers deposited in his Office prior to the Clearance of the vessel.\n\n3. It would appear from the correspondence from British Guiana that 500 Emigrants left Georgetown in the \"Royal George\", and the authorities in that Colony attribute the great mortality which unfortunately took place amongst the Passengers chiefly to the alleged want of space on board, there being only as stated by the Emigration Agent of British Guiana a superficial measurement of three feet and three inches between decks for sleeping, and three feet and a fraction upon the upper deck for exercise, available for each adult, instead of the 12 and 5 superficial feet required respectively by the provisions of the Chinese Passengers Act - or, as more clearly and concisely described in other words by the Immigration Commissioner, calculating upon\n\nMr Crosby to Mr Walker. Georgetown, 15 April 1859. \n\n275", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 247606, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "page_number": 280, "title": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "content_text": "every duty entrusted to him, and if it should be found on inquiry from himself, what I myself entertain little doubt of, that he mustered and counted the Emigrants before sailing and it should also appear that the vessel carried others which were concealed from him, I apprehend the blame would fall on the Captain, owners, and securities of the Ship.\n\nNext to the available space between decks - The Government Surveyors' Certificate states that the space between decks was 3,279 Superficial feet and that the Forecastle contained 242 feet making a total of 3,521 Superficial feet, upwards of 12 superficial feet for each of the 292 Emigrants cleared.\n\nMr. Grouby to Master Georgetown 15 April, 1859.\n\nThe Emigration Agent General of British Guiana on the other hand states \"I was informed by the Commander that the Superficies of the Passenger's deck was 2,508 feet\", and he bases all his argument on the deduction that \"there was only 8 feet 1 inches of superficial feet available to each adult instead of 12 feet required by Statute\"; but he demolishes his case at once by submitting the figures of 1st Officer in corroboration. There were 1291⁄2 feet for the length, with 26 feet 3 inches for the breadth, which with allowances for variation in the bow and Stern might give, as with the Surveyor, 3279 superficial feet. Dr. Johnstone also roughly estimates...\n\nDr. Johnstone's Measurement of \"Royal George\": Georgetown 18th April 1859.\n\n \n\nPage 277", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 247608, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "page_number": 282, "title": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]", "content_text": "\"the emigrants at all times had access to 1081 feet, and therefore the space of the upper \n\ndecks was 7 feet to each adult:\n\nThe Surgeon General of British Guiana on the other hand states in his report that the Passengers had access to the Poop deck, and that there was left for their use on the main deck a space only equal to 1088 superficial feet.\n\nDr. Mauget to Mr. Gale Georgetown 19. April 1859.\n\nGovernment Surveyor of this Colony,\n\nas well as the report of the Fumigation Agent General for British Guiana confirmed as it is by the breach officers' measurement (as it may be presumed he would not have given the measurement of a part of the Ship to which the Emigrants had access) all serve to prove that a space of not less than 7 superficial feet for each adult was available for exercise upon the decks.\n\n10. If the statements of the Surgeon General's report were correct the mortality might well be ascribed amongst other causes to the Emigrants being allowed for exercise less than half the space required by law; but the weight of evidence is all against his statement, for the Certificate of the Government Surveyor of this Colony,\n\n279\n\n11. The point raised by the Emigration Agent General, in the concluding part of the paragraph the commencement of which I have above quoted, whether the letter as well as the spirit of the Passenger's Act was complied with saying that the superficial feet...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 263463, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-108 - Public Offices - 1865", "page_number": 166, "title": "CO129-108 - Public Offices - 1865", "content_text": "# Articles of Agreement\n\nAgreement, made this [day] of the [month] of the Christian Era 186[ ], being the [year] of the reign of Hienfung, according to the Chinese Imperial Calendar, between William Stewart, of Tahiti, native of China, of the one or first part, and John Gardiner Austin, Special Agent of the British Government for procuring and conveying Chinese laborers to the British West Indies, of the other or second part, as follows:-\n\nThe said party of the first part, in consideration of the covenants, agreements, and stipulations hereinafter entered into by the said Austin, doth hereby promise and agree to and with the said Austin, his executors, administrators, and assigns, in manner and form following, that is to say:-\n\n1. That he, the said party of the first part shall and will, so soon as he shall be required by the said W. Stewart or his agent J.G. Austin, embark on board the British ship \"Tahiti\", now lying at anchor in Canton River and bound for the Colony of British Guiana, and remain on board the said ship henceforward until she proceeds to sea, and shall then proceed as a passenger on board the said ship, to the Island of Tahiti or British Guiana aforesaid, for the purpose of carrying out the stipulations hereinafter contained on the part of the said party of the first part.\n\n2. That the said party of the first part shall and will from time to time, and at all times during the term of five years, to be computed from the day of the date of the arrival of the said ship at Georgetown in the said colony of British Guiana, well, faithfully, and diligently, and according to the best of his skill and ability, work and serve as an agricultural laborer, in the said colony of British Guiana, according to the provisions hereinafter contained, as W. Stewart, his executors, administrators, and assigns may direct.\n\n3. That the said party of the first part shall and will work as such laborer, as aforesaid, for the space of seven hours and a half of each day, during the aforesaid term of five years, on such estate as may be appointed out by the Governor of the said colony of British Guiana, with a reservation of not less than five days to be set apart during each year as holidays at the Chinese New Year by the said Governor, and of every Sabbath day.\n\nAnd in consideration of the agreement herein contained on the part of the said party of the first part, the said Austin hereby promises and agrees to and with the said party of the first part, in manner following, that is to say:-\n\n4. That the said Austin shall provide the said party of the first part with a free passage to the said colony of British Guiana, and shall supply him gratuitously with such food and clothing as may be necessary for the voyage.\n\n5. That so long as the said party of the first part shall continue and be employed as such agricultural laborer, as aforesaid, and perform the agreements on his part hereinbefore contained, he the said Austin shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said party of the first part, wages at the rate of four dollars per calendar month, and shall provide or cause to be provided for the said party of the first part, during the same service, food, house, garden ground, and medical attendance, all free of expense to the said party of the first part. Provided always, and it is hereby agreed, that it shall be at the option of the said party of the first part, at any time within twelve months of his arrival in the said colony of British Guiana, to elect to be paid for his services by task work in the same way as laborers not under special contract for service for terms of years in the said colony; and that in the event of the said party of the first part electing to be paid as last hereinbefore mentioned, then and in such case the said party of the first part shall not be entitled to receive food; but house, garden ground, and medical attendance, shall still be furnished to him free of charge; and two suits of clothing, i.e., two shirts, two trousers, and one straw hat per annum, and four handkerchiefs per annum.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-108 - Public Offices - 1865.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 273010, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 568, "title": "CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867", "content_text": "## THE LETTER FROM BRITISH GUIANA TO THE REV. W. LOBSCHEID\n\n(Re-printed from the “Daily Press” of the 18th March, 1867.)\n\nMY DEAR SIR—After a delay of two months in consequence of my being unable sooner to procure the information I wished for, I now proceed to reply to your very welcome letter of May 27th.\n\nI am glad to hear of the safe arrival of the agency, but fear that in consequence of the altered state of things relative to Chinese emigration, there may be some difficulty in the drugs being forwarded. If no ship be leaving for Demerara, I should think the best way would be to send them via London, unless any opportunity offers of a vessel going to Surinam. In such case I ought to be advised of the shipment. The opinion here is that Chinese emigration must be abandoned, if the proposed restrictions are insisted on. This will be most disastrous for the colony.\n\nI hear that Mary did not leave the colony with Ashang. I believe she is still at Pl. Great Diamond (Demerara River) with her family. Most of those who went to the Hopetown settlement and got discontented settled on this estate. There was a young man here a few weeks since, who gave his name as John Schmidt, and stated that he was on his way to Hongkong via Surinam. I believe he was engaged as an interpreter at the Emigration Office in Georgetown, and I was told that he had given as a reason for leaving that he had married an extravagant Creole wife and wanted to be rid of her. When I was at Nickerie a fortnight since, Mr. Dessé told me that he had presented testimonials from you and that he had engaged him to look after a store at his estate of Pl. \"Paradise.\"\n\nThe following extract respecting How-fook's family is from a letter of the Rev. D. Smith, in whose parish they reside—The family still live at Ronnie part of Pl. \"Houston\". A-yung, the son and eldest child, has been continuously employed since his father's death as an interpreter for the medical man visiting the Houston Hospital, and thus earns sufficient for his own maintenance. The three remaining children—all girls—are unable to work as yet, and for each of them their mother receives from the Local Board of Guardians an allowance of $1.28 per month. The mother works occasionally. The whole family is well and thriving so far as bodily condition is concerned, with the exception of the lad A-yung. He is very sickly, and I very much doubt if he will ever reach man's estate. Should he live he will be quite incapable of any hard work.\n\nWith regard to a teacher for the Chinese here I am at present employing a man named Wong-awa, who, I believe came in the `Dora`. He has lost his wife, and had been out of employment when I engaged him. He was for some time an agent for O Tye Kim, but they had some misunderstanding, and Wong-awa left him. He is not yet baptized, and understands very little English. The knowledge of English is not of the first importance. What I want is a man who is a real Christian himself and of sufficient ability to preach the truth of the Gospel to his countrymen, making himself useful also in teaching the children. You say \"$15 and free station\"; I think if you could find a really good man an effort might be made to raise $15 a month for him. At present the number of Christian Chinese here is small: men 20, women 22, boys 11, girls 11, total 64; number on the two estates 250, so that there is a large scope for missionary work. They are just building a house for the teacher—in which also he can assemble them for the religious exercises—the estate cottages being all occupied.\n\nIn a letter recently received from the Archdeacon, he says—\"The settlement of Hopetown is flourishing. The Bishop, Mr. Brett, Mr. F. Austin, and myself visited it on Thursday (18th Oct.), and were all greatly surprised and pleased at what we saw. They have cleared 5 miles, 2,000 feet in depth, of river and creek margin, and erected dwellings in un-interrupted succession along the clearing: have 40 ovens (cost of each $80) for burning charcoal; have plantains, ginger, sweet potatoes, and other vegetables planted ad libitum, have pigs to the value of $1,000. 150 acres in rice, which in December will yield 600 bags at $9 $5,400, which will more than pay off the original loan of $2,200 lent by the Government to start the settlement. There are 170 people on the mission, of whom 40 are women and 20 children. There are 10 Christians, really from Skeldon. They are all well clad, healthy and happy. They have lost only one person by death; one birth only. They have lately built a temporary chapel or school house of neat construction. They have three large pants of their own, besides batter, and there is constant trading with the Chinese store in town—and they have a store on the settlement. They live in peace; no case having as yet had to be referred to the magistrate.”\n\nThe Bishop also writes: \"We were gratified beyond measure with what we saw. The settlement will soon be comparatively rich. In December Mr. O Tye-kim told me that the Chinese will commence repaying the Government advance, and in four or five months afterwards the borrowers will be quite free.\" In a previous letter His Lordship wrote: \"You will not be sorry to hear that O. Tye-kim is about to be licensed by me as a reader, and that he proposes throwing himself heartily into the work of the Church, and to devote himself wholly to the task of evangelizing his countrymen.\"\n\nI have sent to you—in care of a young man named Chin-a-pow—a copy of a volume I have published, entitled `El Dorade; British Guiana as a field for colonisation`. I hope it will reach you safely.\n\nNext year I shall probably be in England on leave of absence, as my health has not been good for some time.\n\nI had almost forgotten to mention a matter of some interest bearing on colonisation. One of the members of the Court of Policy, Mr. Gordon, of Bel Air, has given notice that at the meeting of the Combined Court next year he will propose the following resolutions:\n\n1. That from the sparseness of its present population, the productive capabilities of British Guiana are not sufficiently developed, and any project having for its object the increase of the population and the supply of the great want of the country—labour—deserves the encouragement of the court.\n2. That such a wide area of fertile land, which a bountiful Providence has placed at the disposal of the British Crown, presents an attractive colonising field to many who now inhabit densely-populated countries, were the advantages afforded by British Guiana made known and encouragement held out to free settlers.\n3. That no colony offers a more profitable investment for capital, and were the Crown lands thus settled, wider scope would be afforded for its beneficial employment in the formation or extension of canals, tramways, steam communication, the electric telegraph, &c.; and this court therefore recommends to the Government the consideration of the question of having the Crown lands (in certain localities to be hereafter determined on) surveyed and laid out in plots, due regard being had to highways and roads, with the view of taking free grants of them to settlers, upon conditions which will ensure their cultivation within a given period.\n4. That in anticipation of the revenues that must arise from the increased population giving increased production, in the opinion of the court, it is sound policy to foster and aid all undertakings which, although at the first bending apparently only to the advantages of the few, yet eventually and really contribute to the well-being of the many; and this court, therefore, will authorize advances of money, upon moderate interest and repayable by easy instalments, to the free settlers upon Crown lands for the erection of houses, and for draining and bringing into cultivation the lands so allotted to them, such advances to be expended under official inspection, and to form a first lien upon the land and building until repaid with interest.\n5. That the principle of raising loans of a reproductive character having been already affirmed, and for the purpose of enabling the Government to carry out the objects indicated, this court authorizes the issue from time to time, in such sums as occasion may require, but not in the whole to exceed £1,000,000 sterling, of Government debentures, bearing interest, payable half-yearly at or under the rate of per cent. per annum, to be secured upon the revenues of the colony not already pledged in security for existing loans.\n\nI heartily wish for success in your difficult labours and remain yours very faithfully.\n\nW. T. YENESS, Chaplain\n\n## \n\n**Letter from British Guiana**\n\nTo the Editor,\n\nSir,\n\nI beg to forward you a copy of a letter from the Chaplain of British Guiana to the Rev. W. Lobscheid, which I think will be read with interest by many of your readers.\n\nYours, &c.\n\n## Letter from Hongkong\n\nTo His Excellency the Administrator-in-Council.\n\nSir,\n\nThe petition of the undersigned Shem Wo, &c., &c., coolies lately shipped in the ship \"Portland\" for Demerara, humbly showeth:\n\nThat your petitioners were induced to enter into a contract to proceed to Demerara by the false representations of the parties concerned in shipping them; that they were not informed of the real nature of the contract, nor of the conditions under which they were to be employed; that they were told they were going to a place called \"Chy-na-sah\", where they would be employed as labourers on high wages, and that they would be at liberty to return to China after a certain number of years.\n\nThat on their arrival at Demerara, they were compelled to work under circumstances of great hardship and oppression; that they were not paid the wages promised to them; that they were subjected to corporal punishment; and that they were not allowed to return to China at the expiration of their contract.\n\nThat your petitioners have been informed that the parties concerned in shipping them to Demerara have been guilty of forgery and other crimes in connection with the shipment; that the notices to the Chinese explaining the conditions of the contract to be entered into had been altered by Ho Aloy, the principal contractor; and that he had used other persons' signatures to prevent people from applying to him for advice.\n\nThat your petitioners have reason to believe that the Superintendent of Police and the Registrar General were aware of these facts, but failed to take action; and that they have reason to believe that Ho Aloy was the principal instigator of the crimes committed against them.\n\nYour petitioners therefore humbly pray that Your Excellency will be pleased to take their case into consideration, and to cause justice to be done to them.\n\nAnd your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.\n\n## \n\nShem Wo, &c., &c.\n\nTo His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, K.C.M.G., &c., &c., Administrator-in-Council.\n\n**MEMORANDUM**\n\nThe undersigned begs to state that he has seen a copy of the letter from the Chaplain of British Guiana to the Rev. W. Lobscheid, and that he has also seen a copy of the petition from the Chinese coolies who were shipped in the \"Portland\" for Demerara.\n\nHe begs to state that the allegations contained in the petition are substantially correct; that he has seen the papers in the Court, and that he has obtained a copy from an Emigrant on board the \"Portland\", which copy is still in his hands.\n\nThat the notices to the Chinese explaining the conditions of the contract to be entered into had been altered by Ho Aloy, the principal contractor; and that he had used other persons' signatures to prevent people from applying to him for advice.\n\nThat the Superintendent of Police and the Registrar General were aware of these facts, but failed to take action; and that Ho Aloy was the principal instigator of the crimes committed against the coolies.\n\nThe undersigned begs to state that he reported the fact to his superiors. \n\nWith all this evidence, which must have been known to Deane and Tonnachy, how do Your Excellency account for the exculpation of Ho Aloy? How was it, that the Superintendent of Police and the Registrar General did not better discharge their duty? There can be no doubt of the fact, that the men who are now in prison, acted in concert with, if not under, the instruction of Ho Aloy, the principal contractor. Your Excellency cannot deny that justice. For what purpose has a passage broker to give security to the amount of $20,000, if he is not to be held responsible for his actions? Justice has failed; and when time shall permit me to give a sketch of the late proceedings, Your Excellency's administration will not go out free of censure.\n\nUnder these circumstances Your Excellency need not be surprised at seeing residents taking no interest in the welfare of the Colony; for a person will consider his life and character of greater value than a parcel of flattering letters from Colonial Governments.\n\nI have the honor to be\n\nYour Excellency's\n\nMost Obedient Servant,\n\nW. Lobscheid", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 413495, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-346 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [1-3]", "page_number": 442, "title": "CO129-346 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [1-3]", "content_text": "# DESPATCH\n## 14070\n### governor. No. gard 19 1908 28 March\n\nLast previous Paper. No. 14970\n\n**(Subject.)** Designation of fapt Basil Taylor\n\nRequests decision of I of as Harbour Master. fapt Taylor suggests his title should be \"Port Captain\" or Captain of the Fort, as is the case in other colonies.\n\n**(Minutes.)** \n| Location | Title |\n| --------------- | ---------------------- |\n| Port Louis (Mauritius) | Chief Officer of the Port Dept |\n| Kingston (Jamaica) | |\n| Georgetown (British Guiana) | |\n| St-Lucia | |\n\nat Hongkong \n\nThe Harbour Master at Hongkong has borne that title for over 40 years and any change would obviously lead to some \"searching for superior offices\" and lengthier explanations than the authority...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-346 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 452088, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914", "page_number": 446, "title": "CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914", "content_text": "# PUBLIC HOSPITAL \n440 \nGEORGETOWN, BRITISH GUIANA, \nThe Clayton Fire Extinguishing \nFitting Company, Limited \nLondon. \n\nDear Sirs, \n\n3. 10. 08. \n\nWith reference to the visit that I took to the Clayton experimental station under your guidance in June of this year, and to your desire to know how the apparatus that your firm has shipped here gets on, you may be glad to know that the Type *A* which arrived here about August 1908 has been set up and works beautifully and satisfies everyone that sees it. Moreover, a steam punt is now being built to place it on.\n\nThe smaller Type \"H\" that arrived here about March 1908 and which is run by an oil engine, works excellently when the oil engine is in order. The joints, and valves and valve packings, etc., in spite of constant attention, are constantly leaking and requiring minor repairs. This probably is the result of our heavy, hot and moisture-laden atmosphere, since the \"Primus\" lamps, of which a quantity are used here, frequently give much the same trouble.\n\nYours truly, \n(ad) K.S. WISE.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914.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": 491071, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-473 - Individuals - 1921", "page_number": 64, "title": "CO129-473 - Individuals - 1921", "content_text": "BEPT. 24, 1921]\n\nBALTIC INTERNATIONAL CHOLERA CONFERENCE.\n\nHis address is so full of biological meat that it is difficult to make a selection from the mass of original thoughts he presents there, but to comment on all would mean an article longer than the lecture itself. I will therefore be content with one more reference, and this to a point of nomenclature. The word \"vitamine\" has for long stunk in the nostrils of the chemist. The loss of the final \"e\" has deprived it of much of its sting, but Professor Armstrong prefers to get rid of it altogether, and proposes in its place the word \"adjuvant\". If only its coiner had been the first in the field Vitamin is now, one fears, firmly rooted; one can only regret the difficulty there always is in uprooting these ill-advised expressions; still, if such be possible, adjuvant as a substitute appears free from all objection.\n\nW. D. HALLIBURTON.\n\nTHE BALTIC INTERNATIONAL CHOLERA CONFERENCE.\n\nIt appears that conditions in Russia are reaching a point that may have serious effects upon the health of Europe. One of the most productive districts of Russia, formerly the granary both for that country and for Europe, has been stricken by drought, which has destroyed the crops and reduced the Russian people to a state of famine. An emigration that is almost a panic has started, we are told, from the famine districts, and the horrors of the flight of those starving people have been increased owing to the fact that such diseases as cholera, typhoid fever, and scurvy continue to follow them. The districts from which the emigration started are stated to be already so affected by cholera that combative measures are impossible in present circumstances. The cholera epidemic is gradually spreading over the country, and the rest of Europe is faced with the danger of cholera. The three Baltic states, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania, have decided, therefore, to assume the responsibility of making a sanitary cordon against the spread of the disease. A Baltic conference was suggested by Lieut.-Colonel Edward W. Ryan, M.D., the American Red Cross Commissioner to Western Russia and the Baltic states, and this conference was held in Riga from July 25th to 27th under his honorary presidency, with the Assistant Director of the Latvian Health Department, Dr. Kivitzki, in the chair. Dr. R. Adelheim of the University of Riga has prepared a report of the deliberations of this conference, which has been forwarded to us at his request by Colonel Ryan.\n\nThe conference agreed to adhere to the Paris Convention of 1903-1911, and it was decided to consider the decrees of the Convention of Paris as binding for the three Baltic states, and to induce the representative Foreign Offices to take the necessary steps for their formal adherence to the Convention. As regards relations with Russia, the conference found that no official records on the cholera epidemic had reached the Governments of the three Baltic states, but that nevertheless official papers in Russia did not deny the existence of cholera. Owing to diplomatic difficulties the conference refrained from declaring immediately that Russia was affected by cholera, but agreed to the request of the respective Governments to apply to the Soviet Government for immediate information on the question. The Estonian representative said that his Government had some time ago applied to Russia for this information, but no reply had yet been received. Should, however, the reply of the Soviet Government to the inquiries of the conference not be received in the near future, the Baltic states would of necessity proclaim Russia as an infected country, and this decision would be followed by a strengthened frontier protection. It was agreed by the conference that whatever the reply of the Soviet Government should be, provided it contained confirmation of the existence of the epidemic, the whole of Russia was to be declared as infected by cholera and action taken according to Article 8 of the Convention.\n\nWith BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL\n\n493\n\nThe further work of the conference consisted in dealing with the internal measures to be taken against cholera, and unanimous agreement was reached on this subject. A restriction of railway traffic was found to be necessary in order that the health departments might confine the right of railway travel to such persons only as could show a certificate of health issued by the local authorities. Compulsory vaccination against cholera was not provided for as an invariable rule, but the medical officer in charge was authorized to apply compulsion should circumstances call for such action. The question of preventive measures on the adjacent frontiers was further dealt with, and it was agreed that there should be no interruption of trade and traffic, and therefore no frontier closing. The medical staff in a border zone twenty kilometres wide were to report mutually, through the frontier authorities, all cholera cases which occurred.\n\nIn order to co-ordinate the work of the three Baltic states it was decided that their bacteriological institutes should exchange as frequently as possible their epidemiological and bacteriological observations. The Governments of the Baltic states were requested to convoke periodical sanitary conferences and to form a permanent central bureau of representatives of the three states with the duty of examining health conditions. During the discussion the hope was expressed that this bureau might gradually grow into an Eastern Europe international sanitary board. As regards the measures to be taken in harbours, these were in conformity with those provided for in the Convention of Paris, Latvia establishing two observation points on the river Dwina in order to lock up the timber rafting, and similar measures were to be undertaken by the other states.\n\nAs soon as Russia should be definitely declared to be infected by cholera it was agreed to apply a strengthened military frontier protection, the three States closing their frontier with Russia; the exchange stations for flax and salt were also to be closed, as well as the other transit stations, with the exception of certain notified border stations. Should a cholera case occur in a train all passengers were to be considered as contagious, and kept under supervision for a definite period. Infected refugee transports were expected to arrive within a short time at the border stations, and it would be necessary to submit these refugees to observation in quarantine stations before they set off for other places. The position of Latvia was especially hard in this respect, as Lithuanian refugees would also pass through Latvian territory on their way home. Latvia possessed only one quarantine station, with accommodation at present for 2,500 to 3,000 people, and not only would it be necessary to enlarge this quarantine station, but another still larger had to be established. A shortage was reported in essential equipment such as beds, bedding, bacteriological apparatus and instruments. It was decided by the conference to request the aid of the American Red Cross in organizing European relief work, so that the first wall against cholera should not be in danger of collapse, and the infection spread from the harbours and the borders of the Baltic states throughout the world.\n\nTHE WEST INDIAN MEDICAL CONFERENCE.\n\nThe West Indian Medical Conference, which was held at Georgetown, British Guiana, from June 28th to July 13th, was the second medical conference ever held in the West Indies, the first being the Quarantine Conference of 1904. The delegates to the Conference were: From Barbados, Dr. John Hutson, O.B.E., Public Health Inspector; from British Guiana, Dr. E. P. Minett, Government M.O.H.; from Trinidad, Dr. John Dickson, Deputy Surgeon-General; from Grenada, Dr. G. W. Paterson, Colonial Surgeon; from St. Lucia, Major H. E. Sutherland Richards, M.C., Chief Medical Officer; from Jamaica, Dr. E. D. Gideon, District Medical Officer. The London School of Tropical Medicine was represented by Professor R. T. Leiper, and Dr. John Anderson, of the Filariasis Commission. A representative from Dutch Guiana was also present in the person of Dr. J. Wolff, Government Bacteriologist of Surinam. The Conference was one of Government medical officers, called at the request of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and was of an official character. Unfortunately, the colonies of British Honduras, the Bahamas, the Leeward Islands, St. Vincent, and Bermuda, were not represented. His Excellency the Hon. Cecil Clementi, C.M.G., the Acting Governor, presided, and the two vice-presidents were Professor R. T. Leiper and Dr. W. G. Boase, Acting Surgeon-General of British Guiana. Dr. E. P. Minett, Medical Officer of Health for British Guiana, acted as secretary of the Conference.\n\nIn his opening address the Acting Governor said that the most fundamental questions in every community were, could the inhabitants of the country be kept in good health? and did the population show year by year a natural increment? If these questions could be answered in the affirmative, the community was sound at the core; if the\n\n62", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-473 - Individuals - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 491072, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-473 - Individuals - 1921", "page_number": 65, "title": "CO129-473 - Individuals - 1921", "content_text": "1921 \n\nHONG KONG \n\n63 \n\n53898 \n\nFROM \n\nClark \n\nDATE \n\n26 Oct \n\n31 CT 21 \n\n- \n\n404 SEPT. 24, 1921] \n\nWEST INDIAN MEDICAL CONFERENCE. \n\nThe answer was in the negative, then there was something wrong in the State. \n\nFrom an administrative point of view, one of the most interesting papers read during the Conference was that by Dr. G. B. DE FREITAS on \"Some difficulties of medical practice in British Guiana.\" He referred to the large size of the districts, to the insanitary state of the villages, and to the fact that in cases requiring hospital treatment, the patient's friends were often unwilling for him to go into hospital owing to prejudice, ignorance, the great distance to be covered, and lack of means. Frequently, a doctor was called in too late, and the ignorance of the people of the means of spread of infection made many difficulties. There were myriads of flies, there were no latrines, and drains were often stopped up. Frequently, in infectious cases, the district medical officer was not called, and the first intimation he had was a telegram from the medical officer notifying the case. Sometimes contacts were not inoculated owing to the delay in notifying the district medical officer of the diagnosis. Drinking water was of bad quality and insufficient quantity. There was a lack of trained assistance at childbirth, and there was difficulty in prosecuting unregistered midwives owing to lack of evidence. The examination of meat exposed for sale, in which tubercle might be present, was neglected. There was a lack of control of venereal disease. Building sites were often unhealthy, and the dwellings of the people were overcrowded. There was insufficient control of cow-byres and swine; cow-byres were frequently close to the houses and swarmed with flies, and thus food was contaminated. In uncontrolled areas, vegetation often blocked the public roads. In country districts, deaths were often uncertified; the villages were visited once a week by the Government Medical Officer, and in his absence, the police N.C.O. decided if the death should be reported to the coroner or not. The discussion revealed the fact that there was no registration of deaths in Barbados, and that the infantile mortality there was the highest in the West Indies. \n\nMiss CLAPHAM subsequently read a valuable paper on \"Nursing in the West Indies,\" and pointed out that the provision of a nursing home was essential, and the introduction of a few trained English nurses would be most beneficial. Dr. MINETT referred to the excellent beginning made in local teaching by the appointment of a board of examiners by the Royal Sanitary Institute in Barbados, Trinidad, and British Guiana; he considered that hygiene ought to be taught in the schools. The interesting statement was made that there was little tuberculosis or leprosy and no filariasis in Grenada, but there was malaria there. On the contrary, filariasis, tuberculosis, and pellagra were prevalent in Barbados, and leprosy was found there, but no malaria. The papers by Mrs. MINETT, M.D., and Dr. WISHART on infantile mortality and child welfare were interesting and up-to-date, and Dr. Wishart also read a valuable paper on the sanitary and health problems of Georgetown. Dr. WOLFF said that the infantile mortality was lower in Paramaribo than in British Guiana, although more organized work was done in the latter. He put it down to the fact that midwives had two years' training at the military hospital at Surinam. \n\nAt the conclusion of the discussions of the different subjects, the delegates to the Conference passed the following series of resolutions, which were forwarded to the Secretary of State for the Colonies: \n\n1. The most modern methods of promoting infant welfare, personal and public sanitation, and hygiene should be introduced. \n\n2. In the interests of the health of an immigrant population in the West Indies, there were recommended: (a) the provision of a pure water supply, (b) efficient surface and soil drainage, (c) a properly organized system of disposal of refuse and excreta, (d) effective control of mosquitoes, and (e) the stringent enforcement of Public Health Ordinances and Regulations. \n\n3. The West Indian Governments (i) should instruct their Agricultural Departments to promote the rearing of small livestock by the labourers, to provide a suitable proportion of animal protein for their daily dietary; (ii) should introduce educational propaganda in the schools to promote a knowledge of food value; and (iii) should consider the question of subsidizing local food industries, such as fishing, and the relaxation of duties on imported protein foodstuffs. \n\n4. A survey of individuals in various districts of different colonies should be made to obtain information concerning local and racial factors which result in poor physique and industrial inefficiency. \n\n5. A system of control of midwives should be inaugurated, including methods of training, registration, and supervision by a central authority. \n\n6. The registration of stillbirths should be instituted, with confidential notification of miscarriages, in connection with measures for infant welfare. \n\n7. The West Indian Governments should adopt school medical inspection as a routine procedure. \n\n8. Restrictive measures for venereal diseases were required, to include educational propaganda and the provision of free and confidential treatment at existing institutions. \n\n9. Alastrim (recently epidemic in Jamaica) should be regarded as small-pox, and research as to its nature should be undertaken. \n\n10. Revaccination of the population should be brought into force. \n\n11. For the control of malaria, there were recommended: (a) strict observation of the anti-mosquito ordinances, (b) special attention should be given to the value of screening houses and institutions, and (c) mosquito netting should be generally used. \n\n12. The diagnosis of yellow fever should be based on clinical signs and symptoms until an accurate diagnosis by laboratory methods was discovered, but there should be no relaxation of anti-mosquito measures. \n\n13. The isolation of lepers after notification should be instituted, and arrested cases of leprosy should not be discharged from leper asylums under any conditions. \n\n14. A supply of antitetanic, antidysenteric, and other serums and vaccines should be provided. \n\n15. A united West Indian medical service should be established for the following reasons: (a) to provide for the granting of leave to medical officers at regular stated intervals, and for definite periods for considerations of health and for post-graduate study, thereby increasing the efficiency of the service; (b) to provide a recognized procedure for effecting promotion, which under present conditions, especially in the case of smaller colonies, does not exist, thereby supplying inducements to good work and securing contentment; (c) to provide for the easy transfer of medical officers from one colony to another for limited periods for the interchange of ideas, and for enabling such officers to become acquainted with the varying conditions of practice in colonies other than their own, to the mutual benefit of the colonies concerned; and (d) to provide means to secure for the benefit of all the colonies the advice of officers specially qualified in all matters relating to medical and sanitary organizations. \n\n16. The other colonies should adopt the recent leave regulations of British Guiana. \n\n17. The early appointment of a sanitary commissioner for the West Indies was necessary, to be under the Imperial Government, and independent of local control. \n\n18. The provision of an adequate whole-time staff for the Government Bacteriological Laboratory was necessary. \n\n19. The training of the medical staffs in the Schools of Tropical Medicine should be compulsory for all officers before entry into the service. \n\n20. All officers already in the service should take such a course, and be provided with free transport, full pay while taking the course, and the time so spent should not be regarded as leave of absence. \n\n21. A West Indian medical magazine should be published and circulated. \n\n22. The Colonial Office should approach the London School of Tropical Medicine to undertake research in the West Indies. And the Colonial Governments should secure local support for the specialists. \n\n23. A West Indian medical conference should be held every three years. \n\nThe Acting Governor congratulated the delegates on their resolutions and welcomed especially those recommending improved drainage and the provision of a supply of pure drinking water in British Guiana. He announced that a local loan of five million dollars for a permanent sea defence scheme was about to be raised, and said that he regarded it as an insurance, and the necessary preliminary to any effort to drain adequately the coast lands. He pointed out that the area now colonized in British Guiana was partially a reclaimed swamp, 4 ft. below the level of high spring tides. \n\nOn the one hundred and sixteenth commencement day of Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin Medical School, U.S.A., closed its doors after an existence of more than one hundred years. The reason is that the college officials feel that they are no longer properly able to maintain the medical school with the financial support available. The degree of Doctor of Medicine was conferred on the last commencement day upon only eight students. \n\nAccording to the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, California, which has just added Anaesthesiology to the \"minimum requirements for a physician and surgeon certificate,\" is the first State in the United States of America to place anaesthesia on the list of required subjects in the medical curriculum. The hope is expressed that it will shortly be transferred from the \"elective\" to the \"required list\" in every State in the Union. \n\nFOR CIRCULATION :- \n\nMr. Grindle, W.I. Dept. \n\nMr. Lambert \n\nSir H. Read \n\nSir G. Fiddes \n\nMr. Wood \n\nMr. Churchill \n\nFiddian \n\nPrevious Paper \n\n48228 \n\nAUG. 7.11.21. \n\n19.11.21. \n\nSubsequent Paper \n\n(a) (377809) W%. 4710/19 Gp. 163 \n\n40000 5-21, W & S Ltd. \n\nSUBJECT \n\nReemployment in Col. Service \n\nRequests cousin for effect in \n\nTiji, Abou \n\nor Mhades. \n\nMINUTES \n\n...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-473 - Individuals - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 494095, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 487, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "ave.\n\n: \n\nConfidential Report\n\n1920.\n\nGREAT Britain. Dr. Born March 1872; married 2 children; M.D., D.P.H., D.T.M. & H., Cantab., W.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., F.C.S.\n\nHeld appointments at Guy's Hospital as Assistant Bacteriologist and Assistant Demonstrator in Anatomy; Assistant (in turn) to Medical Officers of Health, Hertfordshire, Bermondsey and Essex. Appointed Assistant Government Bacteriologist, British Guiana, 1910. Medical Officer of Health, and Health Officer, Port of Georgetown, 1910.\n\n(about 21,093 in all).\n\nServed during the war with H.M. Forces in France, Salonika, Palestine and Egypt. Lieutenant Colonel Stanton, Military Governor, Haifa, wrote: \"Showed exceptional zeal and energy in starting Civil Hospital Dispensaries, in arranging scavenging lorries and Refuse Destructors both in the Town of Haifa and the Villages; in Anti-Mosquito work, the disinfection of houses and in the establishment of quarantine and disinfection station.\"\n\nCivil Surgeon General (Conyers): highly trained bacteriologist and has had great experience of sanitary work during the war. Fair administrator. Hard worker; pleasant manner. \"doubtful of his tactfulness.\"\n\n#\n\nGovernor Collat: \"I concur. I understand why the Surgeon General is doubtful of his tactfulness. At the same time I am not at all sure that he is failing:", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 528297, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-531-11 Hong Kong University- general and financial points 14-9-1931 - 8-11-1931", "page_number": 10, "title": "CO129-531-11 Hong Kong University- general and financial points 14-9-1931 - 8-11-1931", "content_text": "## 2 \n\n(6) Mr. Mayhew referred to the Annual Education Reports, and Abstracts of Reports, which had been circulated with papers for the Meeting:\n\n(i) Gambia. - Though the Gambia Report showed an encouraging development of vocational training and of teacher training, it was unfortunate that since the Report was written, Commander Shuter, the headmaster of the Armitage School, Georgetown, and his first assistant, had left the school. Their places were not at present to be filled and Mr. Hamlyn, Superintendent of Education, was taking charge of the school, in addition to his other duties.\n\n(ii) Hong Kong. Mr. Mayhew referred to the form and content of the Hong Kong Report and hoped that the Committee would agree to recommend that copies of one or two of the best Reports should be sent to the Director of Education as specimens.\n\nThe Committee agreed.\n\n(iii) Northern Rhodesia. - With reference to the Report on European Education, Northern Rhodesia, Mr. Mayhew pointed out that the increase in enrolment from 564 to 774 was the largest annual increase that had been recorded there. The increase had been mainly in the mining areas. Pending the provision of secondary school facilities, 29 grants were being paid by Government for secondary education outside the Colony.\n\n(iv) Palestine and Federated Malay States. Mr. Mayhew drew attention to the encouraging features of the Palestine Education Report and the Report of the Federated Malay States, which had been emphasized in the Abstracts (`ACEC 24/31` and `ACEC 26/31` respectively). *Oversea Education* contained a considerable number of articles on various aspects of education in those areas and the current October number contained an account of compulsory education in Malaya, while the January number would contain an account of an experimental child village in Palestine. He also drew attention to the fact noted in the Federated Malay States Report that Dr. Winstedt had recently terminated his ten years' service as head of the Department. Most important developments had taken place during that period and Dr. Winstedt acknowledged gratefully the loyal co-operation of his staff.\n\n(v) Trinidad and the Falkland Islands. Annual Reports from these had also been received, but it was not thought necessary to circulate either the Reports or Abstracts thereof. Copies would be circulated to members who might wish to see them.\n\n(c) Nigeria. - An Education Ordinance for the Northern Provinces, 1931, had been received. Mr. Mayhew referred briefly to the more important features of the Ordinance, and said that a few spare copies were available which could be sent to any members, who might desire to see them, for perusal and return.\n\n(d) Swaziland. Referring to the Note on Education by the Resident Commissioner (`ACEC 21/31`), Mr. Mayhew said that this Note would presumably be taken into consideration by the sub-committee which was investigating educational proposals for Bechuanaland and Swaziland.\n\n(e) West Africa. - Mr. Mayhew reported that Miss Heath, who had recently been touring West Africa as the World's Young Women's Christian Association representative, had placed a copy of the report of her visit at the disposal of the Committee and had also given information regarding the Young Women's Christian Association plans for development of their work in West Africa. This report could be supplied to any members of the Committee who might wish to see it in connexion with women's education in Africa.\n\n(f) Mr. Vischer's Report on his Visit to Tripoli. - Mr. Mayhew said that this report was practically complete but that submission of it to the Committee had been delayed pending Mr. Vischer's return and final revision. Meanwhile, Mr. Vischer had kindly given permission for certain portions of it to appear in *Oversea Education* if required. Mr. Mayhew asked whether the Committee saw any objection to such publication, pending submission of the full Report to the Committee, if due acknowledgement was made.\n\nThe Committee saw no objection.\n\n(g) Kenya. - Referring to the Governor's despatch of the 10th July (`ACEC 25/31`), regarding certain Government African schools, Mr. Mayhew said that in view of certain comments which had been made by the Committee on proposals for re-organization of African education, it was satisfactory to have an assurance from the Governor that the schools were essentially experimental and that there was no intention of entrusting their control or the control of similar schools in whole or in part to the local Native Councils. The assurance regarding subsidies to Mission schools in paragraph 4 of the despatch should also be noted.\n\n## 3 \n\n4. **Cultural Relations with China (Hong Kong University)**. - Discussion of the Report of the British Economic Mission to the Far East (circulated with `ACEC 16/31`) was resumed from the 29th Meeting (minutes Item 6). A memorandum by Lord Lugard (`ACEC 20/31`) had been circulated.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN thanked Lord Lugard on behalf of the Committee for his memorandum. He pointed out, however, that this memorandum had been written in July, since when the financial situation in this country had changed considerably. This affected particularly Lord Lugard's recommendations for applying for assistance from the Empire Marketing Fund and the Colonial Development Fund. The Chairman very much doubted whether the Secretary of State would be prepared to adopt these suggestions; or whether, if he did, there was the smallest prospect that assistance would be given. He explained that he was expressing his personal opinion and was without explicit instructions in the matter.\n\nSir JAMES CURRIE considered that if the suggestions commended themselves to the Committee they should be recommended to the Secretary of State irrespective of their chance of being adopted.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN mentioned in this connexion that in so far as the Colonial Development Fund was available for educational purposes, advances could be made for technical education only.\n\nMr. HORRABIN added that he had obtained a promise from the Secretary of State in the House of Commons that applications of this kind would not be rejected out of hand on account of the reduction in the Grant. They would be considered on their merits though those schemes which would give the greatest and speediest benefit to the United Kingdom would stand the best chance of success. Lord Lugard in his memorandum had made out a strong case from the commercial point of view, which should operate in favour of this proposal.\n\nSir JAMES CURRIE said that he had heard that the young Chinese were unable to read a British engineering specification and could only read United States specifications. They were also beginning to go to Soviet Universities.\n\nProfessor SOOTHILL said that the Chinese were jealous of Hong Kong University and would oppose any proposals for further subsidizing out of the Indemnity Fund. Efforts should be made to establish the reputation of the University in special lines of study. This could be done by improvements in the faculties of engineering and medicine. In addition, the arts faculty, an essential element in any University, should be strengthened, especially on the Chinese side. The development of medicine and engineering involved increased facilities for physics and chemistry. Improved in this way, Hong Kong University could be made the leading force in China in engineering, and in medicine would be rivalled only by Shanghai.\n\nLord LUGARD, referring to the suggestion that Hong Kong University was unpopular in China, said that he had understood from Professor Forster that the reverse was the case.\n\nMr. SEWELL said that the United Committee for Christian Universities of China were very anxious that more of their students should go to Universities in Great Britain, instead of the United States of America, but that it was difficult to get them into Universities in this country. Most of the Christian Universities in China had been registered in America and their degrees were accepted by Universities in the Dominions. There was a strong move to get students to go to the Dominions rather than to the United States. For the undergraduate medical students whom he had taught in China, the natural centre for academic work seemed to him to be Hong Kong. In general, the parents of the boys wished them to go to Hong Kong, but for political reasons, strong pressure was often brought to bear and the students went to Pekin. This was a difficulty which would not be overcome while there was a strong Nationalist feeling in China. In Western China, there was little knowledge of Hong Kong University, which should be the leading University. The Chinese Government had ordered that a school of engineering should be established in Canton and had selected the Christian College. The money had been provided and the building established. Hong Kong University should be linked up with China and developed so as to occupy an authoritative and influential position in the Chinese academic world.\n\nIn reply to a question from Sir James Currie, Mr. SEWELL said that there was pressing need for agricultural education.\n\nMr. BEALE said that during the last twenty years, British trade with China had fallen considerably, and the whole trend of China had been towards the United States. Equipment was almost entirely of United States origin. China was on the eve of a greater industrial development than ever before, and Great Britain was in danger of not having her fair share of trade with China. Any students sent to Great Britain should be carefully selected and it should be ascertained that they would ultimately return to China. There was a real need for an educational and cultural contact between Great Britain and China.\n\nMr. FARRER said that, while recognizing these considerations, the view taken in the Department of Overseas Trade had hitherto been that the evidence accumulated by Lord Buxton's Committee showed that it was more desirable that education should be cultural rather than technical. In so far as technical education was concerned, the greatest value appeared to arise from actual training in the workshop, but there were considerable practical difficulties in the way of arranging this. With regard to cultural education for foreigners, it had originally been proposed to refer such questions to a committee to be set up by the Foreign Office, but owing to the pressure of economy, the institution of that committee was understood to have been dropped.\n\nProfessor SOOTHILL said that a University must be judged by the character of the pupils which it sent out. He asked whether Hong Kong University came up to standard in this respect and if it was definitely giving the engineering students more than they could receive from the other Universities. If not, then it would only be regarded as a second-rate University.\n\nMr. CALDER explained that the Hong Kong Government contributed nearly $400,000 per annum to the University and were not in a position to give more money. A certain amount was received in fees, but the majority of the students had scholarships. The University had always been struggling against financial difficulties.\n\nSir JAMES CURRIE asked if any financial help could be obtained from Europeans in Hong Kong. There was a general feeling that not much additional help could at present be expected from that quarter.\n\nLord LUGARD, in reply to a question from the Chairman, said that those Chinese students who had returned to their own country from the United States brought back a genuine enthusiasm for and belief in all things which emanated from there.\n\nThe CHAIRMAN said that the Committee were agreed that it was most desirable to do anything that could be done to increase British trade and influence in China, but he felt some doubt as to how far this general question came within the Committee's ambit. The difficulty on which they were asked to advise was that of finding, through educational means, a way of achieving the desired end. One suggestion was that provision should be made for scholarships from China to Hong Kong University and post-graduate scholarships from China to British Universities. He asked Dr. Lindsay whether such scholarships could be given out of the £200,000 placed at the disposal of the Universities China Committee from the Boxer Indemnity Fund.\n\nDr. LINDSAY said that the Universities China Committee could not come to any decision until a deputation, which was visiting China to examine the situation, had returned home and reported. This would probably not be till about June, 1932. At present, therefore, it was impossible to say how the £200,000 would be expended. It was intended for the benefit of Chinese Universities as a whole, but, speaking for himself, he thought that a certain amount might be allocated to Hong Kong University, while some of it would probably be used for the benefit of Chinese students in Great Britain. The deputation, of which Sir Reginald Johnstone was a member, would visit Hong Kong.\n\nTurning to another question that had been raised, viz. :-the supervision of Chinese students in this country, the CHAIRMAN drew attention to the fact that a sub-committee had been appointed at the last meeting to consider what steps could best be taken to ensure the proper supervision of students from all parts of the Colonial Empire. He suggested that in so far as students from Hong Kong were concerned, it... \n\nPage 10 \nPage 11 \n12", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-531-11 Hong Kong University- general and financial points 14-9-1931 - 8-11-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534351, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933", "page_number": 27, "title": "CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933", "content_text": "26\n\nBahamas\n\nBarbados\n\nBritish Guiana.\n\nBritish Honduras.\n\nCeylon.\n\nFalkland Islands.\n\nGambia.\n\nGold Coast.\n\nHong Kong.\n\nIraq\n\nKenya.\n\nLeeward Islands.\n\nMauritius.\n\nNigeria.\n\nNorthern Rhodesia.\n\nPalestine.\n\nSeychelles.\n\nSierra Leone.\n\nSomaliland.\n\nStraits Settlements.\n\nTanganyika Territory.\n\nTrinidad\n\nUganda.\n\nWestern Pacific.\n\nFiji.\n\nGilbert & Ellice Is.\n\nWindward Islands.\n\nSt. Lucia.\n\nZanzibar\n\nNassau, etc.,\n\nBridge town.\n\nGeorgetown, Kamakusa, etc.,\n\nBelize.\n\nColombo, etc.,\n\nFox Bay, Port Stanley, South Georgia.\n\nBathurst, McCarthy Islands\n\nAccra, Takoradi.\n\nD'Aguilar & Peak, Broadcast Station etc.,\n\nBaghdad, Basrah, Rutbar, etc.,\n\nKismayu, Mombasa, North Frontier Province, King's African Rifles etc.,\n\nAntigua, St. Kitts.\n\nRose Belle.\n\nLagos, Victoria, etc.,\n\nBroken Hill, Mpika, etc.,\n\nJerusalem.\n\nPort Victoria & Praslin.\n\nSurvey Department.\n\nAden, Berbera, Bulhar, Burao, Buramo, Camel Corps, Erigavo, Hargeisa, Nogal District, Zeilah.\n\nKuala Lumpur, Penang, Singapore.\n\nDodoma, Moshi, M'beya, etc.,\n\nPort of Spain, Tobago, Toco, etc.,\n\nKampala.\n\nBritish Solomon Islands (Tulagi)\n\nSuva and Navua, Labassa.\n\nOcean Island.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-12 Facilities for staff to attend wireless telegraphy courses while on leave 20-5-1932 - 6-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563636, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-575-11 Education Department- 22-12-1938 - 30-5-1939", "page_number": 29, "title": "CO129-575-11 Education Department- 22-12-1938 - 30-5-1939", "content_text": "# \n\n## 10\n\nTeachers' salaries in many cases amounted scarcely to a living wage. Some of the teachers were paid £18 a year, while the lowest paid clerk in Government service received as a rule £36.\n\nThe new Ordinance presented difficulties which had not been fully dealt with yet. It was in many respects the same as the Nigeria Ordinance, but there were more difficulties to face in the Gambia. The small sum required for contribution by the Missions was hard to raise and was one of the main obstacles to the working of the percentage grant ordinance.\n\nNearly all the text-books used in the schools were obsolete.\n\nHe was trying to introduce physical training into all the schools without making any particularly new departure. As much use as possible was being made of the only African lady teacher who knew anything about domestic science. He was endeavouring to put the teachers' training school, such as it was, on a more workable basis. At present the teachers' training school was organized by a man in the Methodist High school, to whom the Government paid a grant. Training covered a period of eighteen months. **Students are admitted in January each year, and those admitted every other year have, of necessity, a broken course; six months prior to the departure on leave of the Principal, and a further year after his return.** This made a difficult state of affairs, as was explained in paragraph (2), Chapter VII, of the `1937 Education Report`. If students entered every other year instead, they would have a straight course and be working on the same subjects at the same time.\n\nWith regard to future development matters were far from easy. He had only been in the Gambia 6 months which was not long enough to come to a decision on all points. Sir Thomas Southorn had stated with regret that no funds for any large expansion of education would be available for some time to come.\n\nSecondary education was important as it was through this that they hoped to obtain better teachers. He was planning what could be done with the two high schools. There were also two secondary classes which had no proper organization and followed their own courses. He hoped that the two high schools would be better organized and provide certain secondary education for the majority of those who wished to undergo it, and so obviate their attending the secondary classes in the different schools.\n\nHe had no definite scheme in mind as regards domestic science and the Trade school. He was making inquiries from other West African colonies about the possible training of one or two African teachers, with the idea that in due course they might open a school in which, say, carpentry, smithing, and domestic science might be taught. Nearly all education was co-educational at the moment.\n\nThere was little possibility of development of primary education in the near future. There was a promising school at Georgetown (mentioned at some length in the Report). It was the only aided school in the Gambia where a rural bias was given. At Bathurst, where most schools were situated, there was no land which could be used for agricultural purposes. There were two Secondary Schools, two Secondary Classes and six primary schools. The Secondary schools were managed by the Methodists. The Roman Catholics managed the secondary classes. The Manual centre had suffered since the instructor had been invalided and no adequate successor had been locally available.\n\nThe main trouble as regards education throughout the Gambia had been lack of a central organization and he believed that matters would improve now that one had been established. Only about 22 per cent of the revenue was spent on education and with the exception of Armitage School, Georgetown, and the Methodist School, Georgetown, no Government money was expended on education in the Protectorate. (At this point it was suggested that the Gambia was too small to form one educational unit but might perhaps be attached to a larger one).\n\nThe Committee then agreed that perhaps it could be observed in a despatch to the Governor that the total expenditure on Education is small as compared with the Revenue.\n\nMR. ALLEN continued that the only European staff of the Department consisted of himself. There were a very few properly qualified African teachers. The Methodist Mission had three or four properly qualified European teachers.\n\nMR. MAYHEW remarked that a good West Indian Negro teacher trained at home had gone to the Gambia from St. Lucia, where the conditions were somewhat the same. He was keen to work on a small salary for a Mission.\n\nIn reply to questions, MR. ALLEN said that the people in the Gambia would not like any diminution of secondary education. Bursaries for secondary education in Sierra Leone could not be supplied to meet the demand.\n\n## 11\n\nMR. ALLEN continued that the institution maintained from local public funds (mentioned on page 19) was the Mohammedan school which is managed by a Mohammedan Committee with a fair amount of departmental control.\n\nMR. ALLEN expressed a wish to meet the Committee again on his next leave when matters were more advanced.\n\nPROFESSOR COUPLAND drew special attention to the gravity of the situation disclosed by the Report and by Mr. Allen's statements. Clearly an increase in educational expenditure was an essential condition of improvement of a state of affairs that could not be allowed to continue. 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