[ { "id": 320088, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-206 - Public Offices & Others - 1882", "page_number": 52, "title": "CO129-206 - Public Offices & Others - 1882", "content_text": "# Latest Advices\n\n## OUTWARD\n## HOMEWARD\n\n| PORTS | From London | Arrived |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| JAPAN | | |\n| Hakodadi | | Dec. 3 |\n| Tukio | | Nov. 11 |\n| Tokohama | | Jan. 10 |\n| Osaka sud II:ogo | | |\n| Nagasaki | | Dec. 20 |\n| CHINA-New-chwanz... | | Nov. 26 |\n| Peking | | Dec. 16 |\n| Tien-tsin | | 18 |\n| Chefon... | | 13 |\n| Ichang | | Jan. 10 |\n| Hankow | | 19 |\n| Kiu-klang | | 13 |\n| Wahu... | | |\n| Chinking | | 91 |\n| Shanghai | | L |\n| Niuzpo | | |\n| Wenchow | | |\n| Foochow | | |\n| Tamyvi | | |\n| Taiwan | | |\n| Amoy ... | | |\n| Macao... | | |\n| Seratow | | |\n| Mong Kong | | |\n| Canton | | |\n| Hoihow | | |\n| Kiurgchaw | | |\n| PALLIPPINES | | |\n| Paklım... | | |\n| Manila... | | |\n| COCHIN CHINA ** SIAM | | |\n| Bangkok | | |\n| floxxo-Labuan | | |\n| Sarawak | | |\n| Batavia | | |\n| JATA | | |\n| MALACCA STRAITS -- | | |\n| Samarung | | |\n| Sonrabega | | |\n| Singaporo | | |\n| Tewang | | |\n\nThe French mail, with the advices dated as above, was delivered, via Naples, this morning, one day late. There are no later Japan advices via San Francisco. The next inward mail, with a week's later news, arrived at Suez, per P. and O. steamer Furuf, this morning.\n\n## List of Passengers\n\n### PASSENGERS INWARD\n\nBy this mail, per Messageries Maritinee steaner Oxys, to Marseilles, Feb. 20- From Yokohama: Mr. Sunloponte. From Shanghai: Mr. Bluin, Mr. G. A. Balier, Dr. A. Pinto Basto and daughter, Mr. Macomber, Mrs. Chatand and two children. Miss Lacie Perecheie. From Hong Kong: Mr. Hasp, Mrs. Dalrymple and child, Mr. Langelutze, Mr. George Faul, Mr. Roberts. From Manila: Mr. E. G. de Zurbano, Mr. W. Palmer, Mr. G. M. Curtis, Mr. S. Knowland, Mr. R. M. Robertson, Mr. J. Munor, Mr. Yalero, Mr. B. Pasquin, Mr. L. F. de In Yoga. From Saigon: Mr. Blanesube. From Batavia: Mr. de Bruyn, Mr. Van der Velden Erdhrink, Mr. Van Entenk, Mr. Derrepnal, Mr. Th. Keyzer, Mr. Sallet, Mr. J. Dunlop, Mr. W. &. Wel lenstein, Sry de Gret, Mr. J. Dingin, Mr. W. Schulze, Mr. J. J. Ruthenius. From Galls: Mr. A. W. Schubakraft, Mr. and Mrs. de la Forest and two children, Mz. H, W, Ridlay Mr. R. A. Bouquet, Mr. F. Walker.\n\n### PASSENGERS OUTWARD\n\nPer Messagerie Maritimes stomer Sazhalies, from Marseilles, Feb. 19-To Yokohama: Mr. Ota, Mr. and Mrs. Murda, Mr. Ossada, Mr. Okoshi, Mr. Jukemnia, Mr. To Shanghai: Mrs. Little, Mr. E. Chimer, M. Hagles, Mr. E. II. Grimani, Mr. H. E. Bush, Str. H. A. Buab, Mr. Berth, Mr. 1. S. Wilkinson, Mr. Gatti, Mr. Vinchica. Mr. Beyer, Mr. Isore, Mr. Desuruun, fr. Monger, Mr. Preval, Mr. lleywari, Mirs. Preen, Mrs. Mary Evans, Mrs. Fitovill and daughter, Mr. J. Mr Lingre. To Hong Kong: Mr. de Bernieves and family, Mr. and Mrs. Martin, Mr. G. A. Price, Mr. G. Mackrill South, Mr. Pistoan and family, Miss Tu Singapore: Mr. Dates, Mr. Tigueuet To Batavia: r. J. Foster, Mr. Gaelz. Schimmelpennink, M. C. C. de Arzarcollas, and Mr and Mrs. Perez, Mr. and Mrs. Montariano, Mr. Faroisn, Mr. 11le, Mr. Hedeaus, Mr. Yogel, Mr. Lens, sīru. Pestez, Mr. Martinez To Ceylon: Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Manning, Mr. Feuvre, Mr. Aitken, Mr. Payne Gallway\n\nPer Messageries Maritimes steamer Djennah, from Marseilles, March. 5.-To Yokohama: Mr. Rottmann. To Shanghai: Mr. and Mrs. W. A P. Martin, Mr. Garnier, To Hong Kong: Mr. I Mr. James M. Young, Mr. Foreshew, Mr. H. Overbeck, Grant. To Singapore: Hon. Justice Ford, Miss Graemayer. To Calontba: Capt. Cum berlant, Major-Gen. Sir John and Lady McLeod, Mr. James Wallace.\n\nPer Messageries Maritimes steamer Grus, from Marec:lles, March 19-To Shanghai: Mr. C. Lucae, 31r. W. E. Gordon, Mr. Edeiberg. Mr. Evans, Mr. Fisher, Mr. P. Major, Mr. E. Fisher, Mr. V. Dent, Mr. sud Mrs. Paul Fauvel. To Hong Kong: Mr. R. M. Gray, Mr. and Airs. Baschmann and two children, Mr. W. Gilbert. To Batavia: Miss Bachofen, Mr. Ilaagman and family.\n\nPer P. and O. steamer Indus, from London, Feb. 8.-For Yokohama (via Bombay): Mr. Carleton, Mr. Flayes.\n\nPer P. and O. steamer Australia, from London, Feb. 15.-To Hong Kong: tr. T. J. To Ceylon Miss White, Her, H. M. and Mrs. Broome, Major-Gen. J. N. Sargent. Griffiths and three children, Mr. W. T. Counter, Mr. W. H. Weat.\n\nPer P. and O. steamer Mongolia, from Venice, Feb. 24.-To Shanghai: Mr. J. I. B. Allen. To Hong Kong: Mr. F. D. Cooper\n\nPer P. and C. steamer Pekin, from London, March 1-To Shanghai: Mr. Fittock. To Singapore: Mr. T. Foster. To Cesioa: Dr. and Mrs. Pickthall, Dr. Kynsey.\n\nPer F. and O. steamer Tanjore, from Brindiai, March 13-To Shanghai, Mr. A. N. Brown, Mr. Nathan. From Venice to Yokohama: Mr. and Mrs. Townley and child. Miss Collect.\n\nTo Java. per steamer Koningin Bona, from Amsterdam, Feb. 11.-Mr. and Mrs. P. A. P. Vermeulen and child, Mr. F. F. A. Canneel, Mr. R. Posthumas feyjes, Jun. Mr. W. Meyboom, Mr. and Mrs. G. Inder Maur and five children, Mr. and Mrs. T. van Katwyk, Mr. R. J. Grant Schimmelpenninck, Mr. H. E. Berthold, Mr. A. 1. Spaan, Mr. W. II. van Bredakolff, Mr. T. F. Courée, Mr. L. F. van Steyn van ileusbroek, 17. K. . H. van Stoyn van Hensbroet, Mr. Paul Wresner, Mr. 1.van Nie, Mr. H. Witsen, Mr. Tack, Mr. B. N. Powell.\n\n## Summary of News from the Far East\n\n### JAPAN\n\n#### TOKIO AND YOKOHAMA\n\nOur advices by this mail extend to the 7th Jan.; the French mail from London, Nov. 11, arrived out Jan. 2. The Japan Gazette supplies the following summary of the events of the interval :--\n\nIntense anxiety is said to pervade the councils of the Imperial Government at the condition of the nation and her resources. Paper remains at a severe discount, without prospect of improvement as hope of possible redemption daily grows less. This country, despite the lofty tone of independence assumed by some of the ministers and the larger portion of the Press, depends entirely for relief from existing pressure and inevitable bankruptcy to the extension of her trade. That course, however, would entail the abolition of numerous monopolies, and the monopolists who have grown fat and waxed rich at the expense of the nation are girding up their loins for a desperate struggle. Their fate is, however, assured. Japan's misfortunes may prove her salvation by awakening her rulers to the folly and wickedness of the obstructive commercial policy they have so long maintained. The rock upon which the vessel of State will split is the paper currency.\n\nThe prosecution of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at the suit of the Imperial Customs for having unlawfully attempted to ship gold bullion concealed in cases of silver coin, heard in Kobe, is likely to be revived. An application was made for a special case for H. M. Court for Japan, which was granted and stated by Mr. Acting Consul Aston. The defendants demurred, on the grounds that no appeal could be made by the prosecutor from the decision of a provincial court acting in summary criminal jurisdiction, or that, if an appeal does lie it must be to the Supreme Court for China and Japan and not to this Court. Mr. Acting Judge Robertson gave his decision on Jan. 3, overruling the defendant's demurrers, and holding that the provincial court was right in stating a special case and that this Court had jurisdiction. This decision is clearly stated, and is regarded as consonant with the principles of justice and reason.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-206 - Public Offices & Others - 1882.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 421555, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909", "page_number": 344, "title": "CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "## G.O.\n\n**This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government**\n\n5085 \n342 \n2 \n\nThe situation regarding the Shanghae-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway and the attitude of the Railway Companies remains practically as set forth in our letter of the 14th ultimo, but he is making progress towards the personal acquaintance of some of the Chekiang Directors, and he appears to be regarded by them as the Engineer for the section between Hangchow and Ningpo, where he anticipates exercising the scant authority conferred upon him by the Loan Agreement. Mr. Foord has obtained permission from Managing Director Sze to engage two district engineers, two bridge constructors, and one draughtsman, all of British nationality. Messrs. Dees and Griffiths, late of the Shanghae-Nanking and Northern Railways respectively, are to be the district engineers in question.\n\nMr. Foord has recently been to Ningpo, where he succeeded in locating the site for the terminus of the railway at that port.\n\n### (Translation.)\n\nSir,\n\n#### Inclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\n**Wai-wu Pu to Sir J. Jordan.**\n\nPeking, November 24, 1909.\n\nI HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's note of the 22nd ultimo, wherein, after calling attention to the present state of affairs in regard to the Shanghae-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway, you requested the issue of orders by the Imperial Government which would insure that immediate steps be taken to place the Engineer-in-chief in charge of the work allotted to him, and that the terms of the Loan Agreement should be faithfully observed in every respect.\n\nIn reply to instructions addressed by this Board to the Board of Communications, the following despatch has now been received from that Department:\n\n\"Instructions were issued by the Board to the Managing Director of the Shanghae-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway, Shih Chao-tseng, to engage a British engineer, Mr. Foord, as Engineer-in-chief, in accordance with the 17th Article of the Loan Agreement. A contract was drawn up, and after having been submitted for our approval was signed on the 14th instant. Mr. Foord's powers will of course be in accordance with the Agreement.\n\n\"This Board has always devoted serious attention to the affairs of the Shanghae-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway, and as we have now furnished a reply to the points raised by Sir John Jordan relative to the stipulations of the Loan Agreement, we would submit that there are no grounds for excessive uneasiness on his Excellency's part.\"\n\nThe Board have the honour to inform your Excellency that, as the Managing Director of the Shanghae-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway, Shih Chao-tseng, acting under the instructions of the Board of Communications, has already engaged Mr. Foord as Engineer-in-chief, action will of course be taken in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement.\n\nI avail, &c. \n(Signed) \nPrince CHING.\n\n### CHINA RAILWAYS.\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL.**\n\n[1779] \nNo. 1.\n\n**Sir Edward Grey to Sir J. Jordan.**\n\nRESP \n[January 1] \n1. FED 09 \nSECTION 2.\n\n(No. 12.) (Telegraphic.) P.\n\nForeign Office, January 13, 1909.\n\nCANTON-HANKOW Railway. Your despatch No. 576 of the 23rd December, 1908.\n\nThe Hong Kong and Shanghae Bank learn by telegraph from the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank at Berlin that the Chinese Government have approached the latter bank with a view to obtaining a loan of 3,000,000l. for railway purposes. The German bank, in the belief that the British bank have already been engaged in negotiations on the matter, and being desirous of avoiding competition, have inquired whether, in the event of the loan being given to British financiers, they might expect to be given a share. The Hong Kong and Shanghae Bank have informed them, in reply, that they are laying the matter before the British and Chinese Corporation.\n\n[2104 n-2]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 485416, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-464 - Public Offices - 1920", "page_number": 358, "title": "CO129-464 - Public Offices - 1920", "content_text": "1920 10 Mar\n\nHONG KONG\n\n13993.\n\nParacel Road\n\n347\n\n13093\n\nRESE (REL. 17 MAR 20)\n\nRumoured annexation by Japan\n\ncopy\n\ncorres refd\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\n13919\n\n1 Griffith grounds\n\nPutth\n\nSir Wilson to\n\nBeen.\n\nMM 1/3/20\n\nA&\n\n18.3\n\nG.S.\n\n15.3.20\n\nat Mc\n\n75.3.10.\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n1584\n\n3-W- 28883/35. Á4m, 11/10. 1.F.W. (B.6650).", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-464 - Public Offices - 1920.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493956, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 347, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "# Names of Schools. \n\n## Number of Students. \n\n## Location. \n\n## Nationality. \n\n \n Names of Schools\n Number of Students\n Location\n Nationality\n \n \n Yale College in China\n \n \n American (now one)\n \n \n Griffith John College\n \n \n American and British\n \n \n William Nast College\n \n \n Chinese, Canadian\n \n \n \n \n \n American\n \n \n Anglo-Chinese College\n 472\n Foochow, Fukien\n \n \n \n Foochow College\n 426\n \n \n \n \n Trinity College\n 850\n \n \n \n \n Women's College of South China\n 120\n \n \n \n \n Provincial Normal School\n 100\n Hwaiyang, Honan\n \n \n \n St. Andrew's College\n 56\n Kaifeng, Honan\n \n \n \n Higher Normal School\n \n Changsha, Hunan\n American\n \n \n \n 190\n Hankow, Hupeh\n British\n \n \n \n 160\n Kiukiang, Kiangsi\n American\n \n \n Fu-tan College\n 279\n \n \n \n \n \n 306\n Shanghai, Kiangsu\n Chinese\n \n \n McTyeire High School\n 289\n \n \n \n \n Medhurst College\n 220\n \n British\n \n \n Shanghai Baptist College and Theological Seminary\n 190\n \n American\n \n \n Shanghai Min-Lih School\n 520\n \n \n \n \n St. Ignatius Roman Catholic College\n 400\n \n \n \n \n Lowrie High School\n 90\n \n \n \n \n St. Mary's Hall\n 240\n \n \n \n \n Wu Pen Girls' School\n 200\n \n \n \n \n Kiangsu Provincial College\n 283\n Soochow, Kiangsu\n Chinese\n \n \n Laura Haygood Light School\n 105\n \n American\n \n \n Ellis Kadoorie College\n 300\n Canton, Kwangtung\n \n \n \n Kwangtung College\n 80\n \n \n \n \n Queen's College\n 700\n Hong Kong\n British\n \n \n Hong Kong College\n \n \n \n \n \n Canton Christian College\n \n Canton, Kwangtung\n \n \n \n St. Stephen's Girls' College\n 170\n Hong Kong\n \n \n \n Anglo-Chinese College\n 115\n Swatow, Kwangtung\n \n \n\n## Profesional and Technical Schools\n\n \n Profesional and Technical Schools\n Number of Students\n Location\n Nationality\n \n \n Medical Training College\n 56\n Hangchow, Chekiang\n \n \n \n North China Union Medical College for Women\n \n Peking, Chihli\n American and British\n \n \n Union Medical College\n 23\n \n \n \n \n Army Medical College\n 310\n Tien-tsin, Chihli\n \n \n \n Peiyang Medical College\n 900\n \n \n \n \n Union Medical College (merged in Shantung Christian University)\n \n Hankow, Hupeh\n Chinese, British\n \n \n Women's Medical College\n 10\n Soochow, Kiangsu\n \n \n \n Hackett Medical College for Women\n \n Canton, Kwangtung\n \n \n \n Medical College\n 66\n Mukden, Manchuria\n \n \n \n Union Medical College\n \n Tsinan, Shantung\n \n \n \n Government Engineering College\n 170\n Tangshan, Chihli\n \n \n \n Van Kirk Women's Industrial School\n 75\n Foochow, Fukien\n \n \n \n Honan Agricultural College\n 140\n Kaifeng, Honan\n \n \n \n Government Institute of Technology\n 600\n Shanghai, Kiangsu\n \n \n \n Nanyang Railway and Mining College\n 200\n \n \n \n \n Industrial College\n \n Canton, Kwangtung\n \n \n \n Technical Institute\n 600\n Hong Kong\n \n \n \n School of Agriculture\n 481\n \n \n \n \n Government College of Law\n \n Peking, Chihli\n \n \n \n Government Agricultural College\n \n Yunnanfu, Yunnan\n \n \n\nThe great impression made by the beau geste of the United States Government, as stated above, and its obvious success as a propaganda measure, suggested at once to many, who perhaps imperfectly realised the different bases on which the British and American indemnities had originally been estimated, the desirability of remitting the whole or part of the British share also for educational purposes. Mr. Clive's memorandum of the 12th August, 1919 (Confidential Print, \"Affairs of China,\" the 12th August, section 1), clearly sets forth the history of the indemnity, the proposals for its remission from 1912 onwards, and the attitude of His Majesty's Treasury. In brief, the Treasury regard the indemnity, quite correctly, as reimbursement for a definite expenditure, and as earmarked for the reduction of debt incurred thereby. On the 11th November, 1919, a question on the subject was asked in the House of Commons, and the Treasury, on being consulted, gave it to be understood that they adhered to their position and would yield only to a Cabinet decision. The Treasury ask the pertinent question: \"Is it desirable that the British taxpayer should be asked to provide for the establishment and endowment of a university in the centre of China?\" Stated in this form, it will be difficult to persuade the average British citizen that any such scheme is not a fresh and virulent outbreak of squandermania.\" Yet those best qualified to know are agreed that education of Chinese on British lines is not mere humanitarianism but a commercial investment of untold possibilities.\n\nThe arguments in favour of a remission of the Boxer indemnity are given in Mr. Clive's two memoranda (Confidential Print, \"Affairs of China,\" the 12th August, 1919, section 1; and the 4th February, 1920, section 1). Briefly they are (1) the danger and pressure of American competition, to which French competition may now be added; (2) the advantages to China, and to the world at large; (3) the gain to British political and commercial interests. These arguments apply equally to any educational scheme, however endowed. But more clearly affecting the question of the indemnity itself, is the fact that other countries may take a similar step (Japan has already intimated her intention of doing so). It is most undesirable that Great Britain should find herself forestalled by other Powers. To this, Sir Charles Eliot (in his criticisms attached to paper 158944 of the 5th December, 1919) adds the following cogent argument: \"It is very important that any funds given for educational purposes in China should take the form of a remission of the Boxer indemnity, and not, as I have heard it suggested, of a grant for special purposes in China. People in the Far East have become accustomed to this idea of remitting an indemnity, whereas any special grant would suggest both to the Chinese and to foreigners in China that Great Britain was attempting some new and perhaps aggressive schemes.\n\nIt must be remembered, too, that in consequence of China's entering the war, all payment of the indemnity was suspended for five years from 1917. In 1922, therefore, the question of a recontinuance of payment will arise. In 1917, His Majesty's Treasury was prepared to remit the indemnity altogether as an encouragement to China to join the Allies; and in 1922, strong opposition to recontinuance may be expected, not only from the Chinese Government, who will plead that they have no money to pay with, but also from sections of enlightened opinion at home, who will object to the continued mulcting of an allied and democratic Power for the sins of the absolutist Manchu Government, by means of an indemnity, which appears to be an inheritance from the bad old days of militant imperialism. The changed spirit of the times may be so opposed to a recontinuance of payment, that it may be advisable to cut an inevitable loss by remitting the indemnity as an act of grace and for definite educational purposes.\n\nThere are undoubtedly very strong arguments on the side of those who wish for an immediate remission of the indemnity for the education of Chinese. But it must be open to doubt whether Chinese education in itself would be sufficient ground for asking the Treasury to forego a substantial part of the indemnity in the present state of our finances. England has suffered much more from the war than China. But, if for general reasons of policy, and among them we may properly include those based on Chinese educational grounds, it is decided to forego some or all of the indemnity, then it is perfectly clear that this would be the best way of financing an educational scheme.\n\nThe point which must be made perfectly clear, however, in this connection is that the Boxer Indemnity Fund is not a treasure trove, a windfall for light-hearted spending; but that every penny of this fund which may be remitted to the Chinese, is equivalent to a tax of an equal amount on the citizens of the United Kingdom.\n\nThe balance of our share of the Boxer indemnity (including interest at 4 per cent.) is approximately 11,000,000l,* payment being spread over a period of twenty-three years.\n\n## Conclusion\n\nFinally, the education of Chinese on British lines is undoubtedly a national and, indeed, an imperial interest. Such a policy must tend to promote British influence both directly, through the Chinese who receive the education, and indirectly, through those with whom those Chinese come in contact. It must be good propaganda, as being evidence of our goodwill towards the Chinese and as affording a practical expression of our interest in them. On the intellectual side, it should tend to create respect for British cultural and political attainments. On the political side, it should incline the Chinese to regard their powerful neighbour, Japan, in a truer perspective; and, at the same time, it should encourage China to help herself and to achieve a greater measure of administrative order and efficiency. On the economic ...\n\n* The exact amount in May 1921 was 9,740,600l. 9s. 2d., including principal and interest. Payment should be completed in 1945.\n\nPage 28\n\n...\n\nPage 91\n\nF 342 E", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]