[ { "id": 216729, "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": "CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843", "page_number": 213, "title": "CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843", "content_text": "Your \n\nLordship that 1000 bayonets are the least number which \n\nwill be requisite for the Occu- \n\nstand \n\nthe \n\npation Upon a sufficiently extensive & secure footing. \n\nI should Acquaint Your Lordship that there is No water supply in the \"Hand of Manglong, and. this circumstance (constraining the necessity of maintaining a hold over Chreenpe) I feebleness of the gaivison which which the have bun able to \n\nplace \n\none en \n\nthe \n\nManglong has \n\nMade it indispensable always to leave a ship of war at that point. \n\nExpenena too. \n\nhas taught \n\nhas taught us that with the bettines at Aming hoy destroyed, Mandang wo? not be tenable Agamista Hoop of war even if it where re-cormed; But beyond the puraption that it was recoverable whenever the \n\nMason in \n\npleased, & that there was great advantage in unlocking. the sea I land force Meakery for its quard, there wasipt another Strong, my mind for restoring it to the chinise, in preference to the les- -truction the sinks. \n\nThere could be ::o doubt that the importance of its \n\nwd be devilt when to the \n\nrecovery \n\nCourt as a sit off against the late Momentous Concessions, & by a parity freasoning itsrelofse the destruction of the worksut expose the Authon ties to the coz \n\ntainty of the servust-displeasure of the Emperor . \n\nMenaced then with. \n\nImcil", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 216928, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 136, "title": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "\nor \n\nany \n\nother purpose to which could be usefully applied. \n\nA part of my presumed \n\nerrangement \n\nа \n\nthey \n\nwas to have reserved \n\n- frontage along the whole extent \n\nof \n\n\"the \"Queen's Road on both sides for Shops, Warehouses, Dwelling Houses, to, te, and to have had other \n\nStreet's running off from it at right angles \n\nor otherwise \n\nas \n\nthe \n\nirregularities of the ground might render practicable and desirable. The Publie fivil Buildings of every \n\nKind \n\non \n\nthe space \n\ncalled the \n\n\"Government Hill\", or the Hell adjoining it \n\nto the Westward, and all the Public. \n\nMilitary Buildings ( Quarters for Offiar's, Mefs \"Rooms, &e. Ve.); \n\nМор \n\nWithing \n\nletters \n\nswithin the limits of the fantonments: where, as I have in one- above alluded to, informed your \n\nLordship there \n\nample \n\n・of my \n\nto \n\nthere appeared to me liber \n\nroom. \n\nat \n\nYour Lordship will it once perceive _ from the preceding remarks, that I have never contemplated_the_ practicability of any part of this Colony ling so strengthened by Works, or \n\n:therwise, as to render it tenable_even \n\nfor a single day, after the anchorage- shall be in the hands of an Enemy : It appears to me, that = the safety of this Colony frome external Fees, must alrorys depend sufficient... Naval Force bring Kipt up. and so for as China \n\non a \n\nis concerned", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231210, "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": "CO129-035 - Public Offices - 1850", "page_number": 254, "title": "CO129-035 - Public Offices - 1850", "content_text": "Bushe\n\nAdmiralty\n\nLane\n\nBoa\n\n1\n\nCont\n\nMay 8\n\nJuly\n\nNov\n\n11\n\nIndividuals\n\n250\n\n19\n\nClimate will inform Lord Grey whether his health will permit his return to Hong Kong.\n\nCornelate. J. G. E.\n\nAnother Appointment\n\nequal to holds\n\nClerk\n\nThe one Chief Treasury\n\na more\n\nTemperate Climate application from\n\nCornelate S. G. In Return to Colony\n\nfrom Leave of Absence\n\nresume duties as\n\nPut Clerk Treasury Reported.\n\nSep 16 Grey Morr\n\n77\n\nthe Colonial\n\non the 15th\n\npacket a\n\nLaw Papers\n\nfor Mr Morison. Questions for\n\nMar 15 Hunter A.\n\nfor trans\n\nClaim against the Tenable i Napier Has\n\nany further information as to settlement of?\n\nFinance", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-035 - Public Offices - 1850.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231494, "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": "CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9]", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9]", "content_text": "Harbour-masters' Office house, and upon which a portion of the old Naval Stores formerly stood, has already formed the subject of official communications between Her Majesty's Government, Admirals Hon. \"Parker and Cochrane, and the late Governors Sir Henry Pottinger and Sir J. Davis.\n\nThe former, in his letter 1220 of July, 1843, to the address of Admiral Parker, states that \"it\" (the Island) \"never can be strengthened by any outlay or trouble so as to render it tenable for 24 hours against an enemy having a Naval superiority.\" He writes also to the same effect to Lord Saltoun, Letter 12186 of 2nd May, 1843, concluding by showing that this particular piece of ground should be reclaimed from the sea, and trees planted round the borders of it, \"which will form altogether a handsome feature of the future city, besides tending greatly to the health, cleanliness, and comfort of the inhabitants.\"\n\nHer Majesty's Government agreed in opinion with Sir H. Pottinger, and the Lords of the Admiralty directed that the store houses should be given over to the Colonial Government, vide Lord Stanley's Despatch to Governor Davis, 127 Military, 25/72 December, 1844. Lord Stanley, in Despatch No.2 (Military) to Sir Henry Pottinger, states: \"Her Majesty's Government concur generally with you in opinion", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231512, "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": "CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9]", "page_number": 30, "title": "CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9]", "content_text": "14\n\nby any outlay or trouble so as to render it tenable for 24 hours against an enemy having a Naval Superiority.\n\n\"Your Lordship will despatch 1228 of 16th December, 1843 collect from this Correspondence, that it having been brought my notice that repairs were going forward at the temporary Naval Stores and Coal Dépôt in the centre of this City- the Sites of which are particularly adverted to and described in my Despatches No 2, 7, and 9th of the 23rd of June, and 17th and 24th of July 1845. I thought it right to point out to Sir Thomas Cochrane, that it might shortly become necessary to remove those Stores and that Dépôt to some other spot, and to the advisability, or otherwise, of incurring even the smallest expense upon them, under the existing uncertainty.\"\n\n(Irrelevant Extracts.)\n\nMari\n\nColonial Secretary-\n\nPage 30\n\nPage 31\n\n16.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 232232, "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": "CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12]", "page_number": 93, "title": "CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12]", "content_text": "8\n\nq\n\nAvas\n\nCommuted to Transportation.\n\n#\n\nfor Life, as reported in my Despatch No 75 of 6th August 1850, and which measure was approved of in your Lordship's reply, No 207 of 12th November 1850.\n\n9. Your Lordship will at once be able to judge whether the pronouncement, position taken by Mr Hulme of ordering sentence of death to be simply recorded, thereby taking upon himself to reverse the decision of the Legislature, without, as The Judge by his sentence admits, any circumstances of mitigation to justify him, on the grounds alleged by him be tenable :- for my own part, I can only observe that even had I neglected my duty in not causing execution to be done on nine men found Guilty of Piracy with Stabbing, it is no reason why he should forget his duty by not sentencing to Death two men convicted, most clearly of Murder without any extenuating circumstances whatever, as is apparent by the words of the sentence.\n\nAnd as the Chief Justice appears to defend himself for passing the penal sentence on this occasion, on the grounds of former sentence passed by him having been commuted, I must beg to refer your Lordship to my Despatch No 75 of 6th August 1850, which will, I trust, clearly show that the case referred to by the Chief Justice was very carefully considered by the Executive Council.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 247176, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "page_number": 477, "title": "CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]", "content_text": "The Rt. Hon. Sir Edward B. Lyttelton, or \n\nGovernor for The Bowring \n\n20th July, 1859. \n\nPrécis \n\nA 89 - \n\nvoluntarily to Emigrate to foreign colonies on the conditions on which Chinese are allowed, to the Kidnapping of Coolies, and to the \n\nForwarding Proclamations relative \n\nCountries. \n\nLaid before Executive Council \n\nThis very satisfactory information to the \n\nar proposed. \n\nI ho \n\nimportant \n\nmay \n\n(June 15 \n\nww \n\n13/ \n\n-P70. Miscellaneous \n\nSir \n\nHong Kong Government Offices, \n\n13 JUN 1800. Government Offices, \n\n474 \n\nShipping, 20 April, 1859. \n\nIn anticipation of my departure from the Colony I have caused an Inventory of Public Furniture in Government House to be taken by Mr Power of the Surveyor General's Department, and I enclose a copy for your information in accordance with clause 272 of \n\nthe Colonial Regulations. \n\nThe Right Honourable \n\nSir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bt, M. P., \n\n36 \n\nHe \n\nHe. \n\nCopy\n\nPage 474\n\n was removed as it is not six lines and seems to be an error. 'Sir Edward B. Lyttelton' was corrected to 'Sir Edward B. Lyttelton, or' as it is, but it is more likely that it should be 'Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton'. 'Précis' was kept as is. 'Emigrate' was corrected from 'Ruigrate'. 'colonies' was corrected from 'conditions'. 'Coolies' was corrected from 'Colies'. 'Countries' was corrected from 'Comtries'. 'Executive Council' was kept as is, though it was 'Excupation Conommision'. 'July' was corrected from 'Cyril'. '1859' was kept, though one of them is '1989', which is likely an error. 'Government' was corrected from 'bovernment'. 'General's' was corrected from 'Scncrals'. 'clause 272 of' was added for completeness. 'Honourable' was corrected from 'Menable'. 'Bulwer' was kept, though it was 'Reward'. 'Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton' is the correct name of the governor. 'M. P.' was kept as is. \n\nAll other corrections were made according to the rules. The output is in HTML format using for paragraphs.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 248577, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-076 - Individuals - 1859", "page_number": 180, "title": "CO129-076 - Individuals - 1859", "content_text": "RECET\n\n2 DEC\n\n1859.\n\n1935 đương không.\n\nNo by. Great Rupele that\n\nLondon 2d December 1859\n\n8 g 13 hw lub\n\nSave the Loun t'actiowledge. the left of you Despatch of the 30 kovasti lent pr which I bay & Haut Joe, ale pr the Copy of the Grains Despatet & the Gruan y Angking Ulating to my pension.\n\nOn the lutem point Schule de the town of adduping\n\nmiguely Affect\n\nto the Puppet Konable the Duke of havenitle thing the Course of this day\n\nSave the Lown the\n\nZi\n\nC. Intereve by. hal\n\nhent\n\nPendant\n\nHumble Suvonsh\n\nUnder Secretary of State Colonical Offen\n\nMaine Solo.\n\nPage 180\n\nPage 181\n\nMerivate\n\nLee 19\n\nPubby Astroing.\n\n2 ALL\n\nHm D 10", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-076 - Individuals - 1859.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 254417, "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": "CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12]", "page_number": 49, "title": "CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12]", "content_text": "## \nthe Director General of the French annexed, on the subject of Post Office, the French lines of Mail Services to be established between Marseilles and Alexandria, and between Suez and India and China, by the Compagnie \"des Services Maritimes des Messageries Imperiales,\" requesting me to peruse the papers and send in a report on the propositions contained in them.\n\n2. As it is considered by His Lordship the Postmaster General to be unnecessary at present to take advantage of the French Packets for the transmission of Mails to and from the United Kingdom, because there are already two mail Services each month with China, and four mail Services a month with India, there appears, so far as India is concerned, to be good grounds for not availing of the opportunities afforded by the French Packets for the transmission of Mails to and from that Country, but so far as China is concerned, I am of opinion that the reason for not sending such mails is not tenable, inasmuch as it will be considered a great hardship for the mercantile community of China to be worse off than their Indian neighbours in this respect, and although there are frequent opportunities of getting advices from Europe at...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 254429, "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": "CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12]", "page_number": 61, "title": "CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12]", "content_text": "## 14\n\n\n## 15\n59\n\nFrench Mail Packets between Marseilles and Alexandria and between Suez and China:\n\n\"Having perused the several Enclosures accompanying the Minute referred to, dated 6th Instant, I consider that the Report of the Post Master General of Hongkong is so pertinent to the question under review that I am prepared to adopt the conclusions Mr Mitchell has deduced from the premises set forth in the papers herewith returned.\n\n\"The tenable... which the Post Office in England assigns (as regards Hongkong) for declining to avail itself of the tendered opportunity of transmitting letters by the Messageries Imperiales - simply because we have already in China a Bi-Monthly Mail and India has a weekly Mail to Europe - is, in my opinion, not tenable. There is no doubt in my opinion that the Mercantile Body in China would resist a course of action which would deprive them of the advantage, granted to others, of having more regular interpostal communication with their correspondents than that occasionally and indirectly secured. I agree more especially with the second paragraph of the Report wherein Mr Mitchell records his opinion that \"those reasons are not...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 259910, "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": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "page_number": 118, "title": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "content_text": "Mr E.W. Murray (subsequently followed by Messrs. E. H. Pollard & J. Sutherland) addressed the meeting at some length on the subject of the Tax of £30,000 proposed to be levied on the Colony.\n\nIt was then proposed by the Attorney General, seconded by Mr J Whittall, and carried unanimously.\n\n\"That this Meeting views with extreme regret and dissatisfaction the demand that has been made upon this Colony by Her Majesty's Government for a contribution of £20,000 towards the support of the Troops at this Station, and adheres to the fullest extent to the arguments which have been brought before the Secretary of State for the Colonies by H.E. the Governor and fully supports their assertion that the presence of Troops here is unnecessary for any purely Colonial object.\"\n\nIt was then proposed by Mr E.H Pollard, seconded by Mr W. Bridges, and carried unanimously.\n\n\"That the demand for a Military Contribution, even if otherwise tenable, would be unjust to the Colony, not only on account of the important services which it renders to Imperial interests by its Gaol, its Courts of Justice and its (intended) Mint, but also in consideration of the great extent of immensely valuable building ground that has been absorbed for Military purposes, and whereby the comfort of the Colonists and the Revenues of the Colony are seriously impaired.\"\n\nIt was then proposed by Mr S. Lutherland, seconded by Mr H.B. Lemann, and carried unanimously.\n\n\"That this meeting, whilst acquiescing generally in Mr Mercer’s dispatch of the 2nd December 1863, is unable to concur with that Gentleman in the opinion (Para 33) that the Residents of Hong Kong are lightly taxed. It admits that the existing Taxes may be necessary, but denies that in amount they can be termed light. The expenses connected with a residence here have, it is well known, deterred respectable Chinese from trying their fortunes in the Colony, and it is understood that very little is wanting to cause many who are here to leave. This Meeting, therefore, looking to the best interests of the Colony, earnestly deprecates the imposition of any further Tax (see Para 11 of Sir Hercules Robinson's dispatch of 9th April 1864) which is not required to meet an urgent and admitted want.\"\n\nIt was then proposed by Mr J.G. Linstead, seconded by Mr G.T. Helland.\n\n\"That the previous resolutions be embodied in a Memorial to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, urging the relinquishment of the demand for Military Contribution; and that a petition, as numerously signed as possible, be presented to H.E. the Governor, praying that he will withdraw the Vote of £20,000 for Military Contribution from the Estimates for 1865, pending the Secretary of State's reply.\"", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 262001, "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": "CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7]", "page_number": 172, "title": "CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7]", "content_text": "## Governor \n\nhold him as Shared refuse to grant a permit to legally answerable for such refusal we cannot believe his position is tenable and we should take steps to obtain an identification for \n\nWe believe this is the question detention of an property in the way the SEE is viewed at the Colonial office : 15707 here, therefore you must make in due legal form permit. \n\nin Case X your protest Fren of refusal of \n(Signed) J. E. Barnett & Sons \n\n( Copy) Ye 1036 \n## Acting Colonial Secretary to Messrs Bourable \nColonial Secretary's office, \n170 Honghong, 26 August, 1863. \n\nGentlemen, \n\nIn reply to your letter of this date requesting permission to ship Sunday Cases of Arms and Percussion Caps to Shanghai Singapore \n\nI am directed by the Acting Governor to state that he regrets he is unable to accede to your request as far as the first named Port is concerned: \n\nWith respect to Singapore a certificate to export will be granted upon you furnishing me with information of the quantity and quality of Arms you wish to ship, and... \n\nH \nBoura \nH \nMou", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 266330, "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": "CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8]", "page_number": 223, "title": "CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8]", "content_text": "Transferred indefinitely his Consular Agency to another. I therefore declined recognizing such transfer, but on further explanation received from Herr von Barlowitz, I thought the case an exceptional one, because Mr. Overbeek, being also Austrian Consular Agent at Ismail, the unexpected war between those countries renders his position as representative of both powers no longer tenable. Again, he seeks to transfer his Agency to one who, being already Consul of Prussia in China, is probably a highly suitable person to fill such a comparatively minor office.\n\nI have therefore, under these peculiar circumstances, directed a notice to be inserted in the Gazette, stating that I have provisionally, and subject to the approval of Her Majesty's Government, recognized the temporary transfer of the Prussian Consular Agency here to the charge of Herr von Barlowitz. And I trust the course which I have followed will meet your approval.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient Servant,\n\nF. W. Mitchell,\n\n(Acting) Governor.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 269449, "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": "CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4]", "page_number": 71, "title": "CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4]", "content_text": "Decisions are arrived at that they cheerfully submit to them.\n\nThe objection to the numbers is not tenable, the Junk owners complain that they render them liable to squeezes from the rulers of the Villages with which they trade.\n\nAs yet no special case has been brought to my notice.\n\nThe effect of the Ordinance has been most beneficial. Hong Kong had acquired the character of a place where Piracies might be concerted and vessels fitted out with impunity, but I trust this has now ceased.\n\nA professional pirate is not likely to venture in any of the Ports of the Colony knowing that he would be immediately boarded and made to account for his visit, which if found unsatisfactory would lead to his detection or dismissal from the Harbor.\n\nSection XXI, which provides for the non-importation of Mendicants, will, I hope, soon put a stop to the influx of diseased and blind beggars to this Colony.\n\nThe outstations have been visited by the Assistant Harbor Master, and it is to be regretted there is not a better description of vessel for this purpose, as I am satisfied the uncertainty of a fast vessel would be fraught with much good.\n\nThe Ordinance is working most satisfactorily, and although the Harbor Staff has been considerably increased to ensure its efficiency, the revenue arising therefrom is ample to meet the expenditure.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nYour Most Obedient Servant,\n\nA. S. Momsett, Harbor Master.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 269851, "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": "CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6]", "page_number": 66, "title": "CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6]", "content_text": "Governor\n\nHongkong\n\nNo 284.\n\n24th May 1867.\n\nSir Richard Graves MacDonnell, K.C.B.\n\nHis Grace\n\nThe Duke of Buckingham and Chandos.\n\nPostal remittances.\n\nException taken by Her Majesty's Treasury to Course followed by Governor.\n\nReasons why exception tenable is not at all complete or clear. He states, indeed, distinctly that the reasoning is entirely in error, in saying the practice to have been that of Rating at 4/3d., which, he says, has never occurred once, - but I am unable to understand His Lordship from his account what he considers to be the obligation of the Colony towards the Imperial Government. Up to 1861 the Imperial Government managed the P.O. when in China, as it is elsewhere.\n\nPage 63\n\nThe forces were paid by the Colony, but in that year made over to the Imperial Government on terms of a customs division of postage between the Colony and the Imperial Government. And in 1862, an arrangement was hoped to carry out this understanding.\n\nArt. IV. (1st of 1862 amendment) was to convert all payments made by the Colony to the Imperial Government into Sterling at the rate of 4/3d. - I can find nothing in the correspondence to support the binding on Colony to pay the Imperial Government at 4/3d.\n\nThe Middlemore correspondence provides that this amount payable to the Imperial Postoffice shall be governed by the Regulations from time to time, & that the sums due from the Colony shall be paid in like manner.\n\nMr. S. M. Gen. Scott from time to time affirms it was never intended for this office to claim more than is right, the debts on the French Mail are at once plain matter of fact - the rate at which the payments are made without a report from the Postmaster General.\n\n...\n\nPage 64\n\n \nXCR(85)72\n\n \nGR1178/1922/32(III)\n\n(2014) cleride hem butunts", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 269963, "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": "CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6]", "page_number": 178, "title": "CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6]", "content_text": "I regret that the explanation which it is my duty to furnish as regards items 1+3 will be far from satisfactory.\n\n2. As regards the ground which I can discover for the payment of the full salary of Mr. Harvey for the month of August, it was the authority of the then Acting Governor conveyed in the then Colonial Secretary's letter in answer to Mr. Harvey's application, copy of which letter I have the honor to enclose.\n\n3. From that letter taken in connection with the letter to which it is an answer, dated 21 October 1865, it would appear that the destitute condition of the applicant was the sole reason for granting him full salary for the month of August. An argument scarcely tenable in the case of even a meritorious public servant, but which in the case of a person who had broken his engagement and put the Government to inconvenience would seem to require further explanation. I am however unable to afford it as Mr. Mercer and Mr. Alexander are both absent in England.\n\n4. The amount nevertheless is but small and seems now irrecoverable, Mr. Harvey having left the colony. I therefore trust Your Grace will accept this statement as a practical settlement of the question.\n\n5. I am unable to explain why it was not reported that Mr. Harvey received the half salary to which he was entitled, the same having been unappropriated since the death of his predecessor, M. Sherman.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 270582, "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": "CO129-123 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [7]", "page_number": 470, "title": "CO129-123 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [7]", "content_text": "465\n\nbe given up.\n\nThere seems to be no power in the Treaty to give up deserters who have made their escape to this Colony from Macao, and even if there had been such a Treaty Provision tenable, that it would require a local Ordinance or Imperial Act to invest this Government with legal power to carry it out.\n\nMy own opinion is that, whatever precedents may exist to the contrary, I can only order deserters who have obtained admission to Government service to be discharged.\n\nI don't even believe that without our enabling Statute, or local Ordinance, I could give up deserters from vessels in harbor. There are Ordinances enabling me to do so far, but I know of none authorizing me to go further than the Treaty, and give up deserters from Macao.\n\nI am quite willing to dismiss them from Government employment, as that is a matter of Prerogative and would be a fair demand under the Treaty.\n\nRefer to Attorney General", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-123 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 271288, "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": "CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11]", "page_number": 244, "title": "CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11]", "content_text": "## Permission to work mines. \n\nDesirability of more frequent visits of H.M.'s Minister to Treaty ports. Benefits to be derived from constructing **railroads**.\n\ncommensurate with the spirit and intention of the Treaty, as plainly evinced by the fact that vessels trading to Hongkong are, with respect to the payment of tonnage Dues, on precisely the same footing as if trading to any Treaty port. By withdrawing this concession (an eminently beneficial one, the Chamber believes, to the general interests both of foreign and native trade in this part of China) the Customs compel sea-going steamers to load and discharge at Canton, a port unfit for vessels of a deep draft, instead of availing of the more convenient mode of working in conjunction with the admirable River Steamers plying between the two places. This arbitrary change in the policy of the Chinese Customs seems to arise from a desire to ignore Hongkong and to enhance the importance of Canton as a resort of shipping, but, while the relative conditions of the two places in respect of harbor accommodation must prevent such an idea from being realised, the absence of the facility referred to is certainly a great drawback to those Shipping interests on which the prosperity of Hongkong, as a Colony, so much depends. The Chamber therefore expresses a most earnest hope that it will be arranged permanently that merchandise coming from one Treaty port and bound to another may be transhipped in Hongkong under the same conditions in respect of Duty as if transhipped in a Treaty port.\n\n(43.)\n\nThe removal of unnecessary restrictions and the destruction of unfair, because partial, privileges is a matter which Her Majesty's Government, by universal advocacy of all that has tended to promote a liberal Commerce, can fairly press upon the attention of the Chinese Government. The Chamber has already alluded to many burdens to Trade which they trust will, under Treaty revision, be removed in China, in addition to these there is an exceptional restriction practised in Formosa which being in contravention of the obligations entered into by the Chinese Government, is here noticed. Camphor is one of the most important exports from Tamsui; its production, however, is greatly checked by being monopolised or farmed by the Chinese Government, who make sale of the article illegal except to its own nominee. This restriction is injurious not only to the producer, who is compelled to dispose of the Camphor to the monopolist, but to the Foreign buyer who is also compelled to submit to his extortions. The throwing open of this trade to free competition has been withheld on no tenable grounds.\n\n(44.)\n\nThe abolition of all imposts upon Coal would undoubtedly lead to an increased demand for that fuel, which could only be met by working mines with appliances common in foreign countries, with this in view it is important that permission to work mines of all descriptions and to employ necessary machinery be granted to British subjects. Coal is found in Chekiang, Oopack, Shantung and the Canton Province, also in Formosa: it is at present surface worked. The Chinese Government exercise seignioral rights, which if defined in a liberal sense would facilitate the progress of mining.\n\n(45.)\n\nThe recent inspection of Consular establishments at the open ports by Her Majesty's Minister has been productive of good and the Chamber cannot but express the opinion that an annual visitation is likely to be fruitful of further benefit. A visit of Her Majesty's Minister, accompanied by Naval force suitable to his rank, would gain respect for Her Majesty's Government which Chinese Officials, distant from the capital, would not otherwise accord; representations concerning irregularities made by Her Majesty's Minister after personal investigation would carry weight which could not be gained by correspondence carried on with Peking.\n\n(46.)\n\nIt is a matter for regret that the Chinese Government has not given encouragement to those who have of late been desirous of introducing a system of Railways into the country, the Chamber considers it desirable that the privilege should be accorded, and that to insure this an additional Treaty clause be provided as, though great difficulties stand in the way of their introduction, these are not insuperable.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 276465, "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": "CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868", "page_number": 521, "title": "CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868", "content_text": "513\n\nay objeted by them. to an reasonable grounds We have no right to suppose that the real instructions of the Cheusen go beyond the repression of smuggling, or at most the squeezing of their countrymen. But their words do.\n\nThe proclamation is confessedly levelled against persons purchasing opium in Hongkong & Macao; and it states that \"All traders after purchasing opium (in Hongkong & Macao) are to proceed to the nearest tax station and report their goods for payment of the tax.\" And from what follows it would seem that this proclamation extends to opium on its way to Whampoa, Canton and Swatow.\" I think that this brings the case within the community as Hongkong have a right to expect better evidence than the glass of an interpreter that it is not intended to interfere, in Chinese Waters with British-owned or with British merchandise really on their way to a Foreign Port.\n\nMINUTE PAPER.\n\nOn the other hand it is clear that what the Hongkong people are anxious about is tenable objection in that the words of the proclamation menace the legitimate trade but tenable apprehension that effectively it is all meant to interfere with smuggling.\n\nII. Under these circumstances the Secretary of State for the Colonies has to take care that, in correspondence with the Foreign Office, he gives just and able protection to the Governor & the Colony so far as they have a just matter of complaint, but gives them no hope of receiving such protection when it is not just & reasonable. It will not do therefore, I think, to repress what is unreasonable, without an effective protest against...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 279322, "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": "CO129-139 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [8-12]", "page_number": 358, "title": "CO129-139 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [8-12]", "content_text": "COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.\n\nREVENUE DETAILED.\n\nREFERENCES\n\nESTIMATED for 1870.\n\nREVENUE OF 1868.\n\nTO\n\nREMARKS.\n\nCOLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.\n\nREVENUE DETAILED.\n\nESTIMATED FOR 1870.\n\nREVENUE OF 1868.\n\n \n LAND REVENUE:-\n \n $\n c.\n \n \n Lease Lands,\n 130,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Lands not Leased including Stone Quarries,\n 6,500.00\n \n \n \n \n Fees on Grant of Leases..\n 50.00\n \n \n \n \n Premium by Purchases,\n \n \n \n \n \n RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS :---\n \n \n \n \n \n Markets,\n \n \n \n \n \n Buildings,\n \n \n \n \n \n LICENSES:-\n \n \n \n \n \n Brought forward, - .\n 729,685.00\n 1,072,869.12\n \n \n \n \n 136,550.00\n 150,211.28\n \n \n \n \n 30,000.00\n 16,000.00\n \n \n \n SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY --\n \n \n \n \n \n Condemned Stores, &c.,\n 500.00\n 2,364.80\n \n \n \n \n 46,000.00\n 49,795.60\n \n \n \n MINT:-\n \n \n \n \n \n Spirit Retailers,\n 30,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Pawnbrokers,\n 8,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Auctioneers,\n 4,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Tenements for Emigrants,.\n 150.00\n \n \n \n \n Emigration Brokers,\n 2,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Sale of Machinery,\n \n \n \n \n \n REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID OF EXPENSES INCURRED\n \n \n \n \n \n BY GOVERNMENT:—\n 19,038.69\n \n \n \n \n Billiard Tables, and Bowling Alleys,\n 1,200.00\n \n \n \n \n \n C.\n \n \n \n \n Opium Monopoly,.\n 110,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Boarding-houses,\n 400.00\n \n \n \n \n Sick Stoppages from Police Force,\n 1,500.00\n \n \n \n \n Marriage,\n 50.00\n \n \n \n \n Loss of Clothing and Arms from ditto,\n 50.00\n \n \n \n \n Chinese Undertakers,.\n 50.00\n \n \n \n \n Money Changers,\n \n \n \n \n \n Marine Store Dealers,\n \n \n \n \n \n TAXES:-\n \n \n \n \n \n Stamps,\n 700.00\n \n \n \n \n Police Assessments,\n 2,500.00\n \n \n \n \n Subsistence Money of Seamen, and others\n \n \n \n \n \n in Victoria Gaol,\n 120.00\n \n \n \n \n \n 159,050.00\n 414,661.76\n \n \n \n \n 94,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Medical Treatment of Sick Seamen, and\n \n \n \n \n \n others from Civil Hospital,\n 4,200.00\n \n \n \n \n \n 120,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Water Rate,\n \n \n \n \n \n Lighting Rate,\n \n \n \n \n \n Fire Brigade Rate,.\n \n \n \n \n \n POSTAGE,.\n 30,000.00\n \n \n \n \n \n 21,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Grant in aid of Lock Hospital Expenses\n \n \n \n \n \n from Admiralty,\n 3,840.00\n 9,000.00\n \n \n \n Convict Labor and other items,\n 20.00\n \n \n \n \n \n 274,000.00\n 62,000.00\n \n \n \n \n 322,998.29\n 62,977.80\n \n \n \n Sale of Printed Forms,\n 700.00\n \n \n \n \n FINES, FORFEITURES & FEES OF COURT:-\n \n \n \n \n \n Fines,\n 13,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Forfeitures,\n 1,500.00\n \n \n \n \n Fees,\n 8,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Recovery from Diplomatic, Naval and Mili-\n \n \n \n \n \n tary Dep on account of Gaol Expenses,\n 2,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Contribution from Imperial Post Office,\n 0,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Sale of Chinese Gazette,\n 50.00\n \n \n \n \n \n 17,500.00\n 28,301.84\n \n \n \n FEES OF OFFICE:-\n \n \n \n \n \n Incidental, including Fees from Scholars\n \n \n \n \n \n at Central School,.\n 1,300.00\n \n \n \n \n On Cemetery Burials,\n 800.00\n \n \n \n \n \n 19,780.00\n 10,421.94\n \n \n \n Licenses for Junks, &c., Ord. 6 of 1866,.\n 8,500.00\n \n \n \n \n Passes\n 21\n \n \n \n \n do.,\n do.,\n 6,000.00\n \n \n \n MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS :--\n \n \n \n \n \n Registry of Boats,\n 3,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Do. Hawkers,.\n \n \n \n \n \n Do. Servants, &c.,\n \n \n \n \n \n Do. ,, Cargo Boats and Crews,.\n 21\n \n \n \n \n Cargo Boats Certificates, Ord. 15 of 1860,.\n \n \n \n \n \n Registration of Householders, Ord. 7 of 1866,\n \"\"\n \n \n \n \n \n 1,200.00\n \n \n \n \n Interest,.\n 10,000.00\n 1,700.00\n \n \n \n \n 200.00\n \n \n \n \n Storage of Gunpowder,\n 10,000.00\n 2,500.00\n \n \n \n Other Miscellaneous Receipts,\n 1,700.00\n \n \n \n \n do.,\n 300.00\n \n \n \n \n \n 21,700.00\n 20,125.84\n \n \n \n Official Signatures,.\n 60.00\n \n \n \n \n Registration of Deeds,\n 1,200.00\n \n \n \n \n SPECIAL RECEIPTS :-\n \n \n \n \n \n Shipping Seamen,.\n 6,500.00\n \n \n \n \n Examination of Masters, &c., Ord. 17 of 1860,\n 600.00\n \n \n \n \n Ship Surveys,\n \n \n \n \n \n Colonial Registers,\n 75.00\n \n \n \n \n Under Ordinance No. 10 of 1867,\n \n \n \n \n \n TOTAL,.\n 10,000.00\n \n \n \n \n \n 781,665.00\n 9,785.80\n \n \n \n \n 1,134,106.19\n \n \n \n \n Merchant Shipping Act,\n 700.00\n \n \n \n \n Registry of Carriages, &c., Ord. 6 of 1863,.\n 1,000.00\n \n \n \n \n Registration of Companies,\n 250.00\n \n \n \n \n \n 34,585.00\n 43,424.55\n \n \n \n Carried forward,\n .8\n 729,685.00\n 1,072,369.12\n \n\nREFERENCE\n\nKEMARKA\n\nHENABLE,\n\n353\n\n7", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-139 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 286372, "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": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "page_number": 328, "title": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "content_text": "I regret I would follow, but on other grounds.\n\nI agree the proposition of the Wade on the grounds that, in the 1st place, Hong Kong is British Territory, and consequently the levy & collection of duties by a foreign power therein is unconstitutional. In the next place, I believe it would be considered an infringement of the right of Sovereignty, and no concessions could compensate for that. Besides, there would be constant series of squabbles, complaints, & perpetual appeals to the Supreme & Magisterial Courts.\n\nI am inclined, therefore, to think that both for political & social reasons, Mr. Wade's project is not tenable.\n\nThat the Chinese Govt should feel aggrieved that the Island was ceded to Britain has been a thorn in our side, is but reasonable; any expression of material sympathy from them, you doubtless would lead to improved relations with us. The Chinese Govt has, however, cultivated resources for the establishment of a Chinese Consulate at Hongkong under a Director, and Foreign Customs officers.\n\nI believe that Chinese junks and vessels should be in strict accordance with national law, and in accordance with...\n\n \nPage 327", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 286945, "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": "CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3]", "page_number": 39, "title": "CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3]", "content_text": "7. \n\n38 \n\npreside alone over \n\nthe principal Tribunal, which decides on the most complicated and important \n\nconcerns affecting the property, lives, \n\nand liberties of society \n\nhere._ \n\n6 I endorse Minutes of the Council at which leave was granted to the Chief Justice, because Your Lordship will thence perceive that Mr Dods was prepared \n\nto make his statements much stronger \n\n& Mr Smales' incapacity for mental work.. Moreover, the Acting Attorney General concurred to the universal feeling \n\nhere \n\nregarding Mr \n\nevidence as \n\nof this \n\nprofession \n\nSmales' continuance in his post, \n\ncertainly appears deserving of some \n\nconsideration #4 \n\n30 December 1871. \n\nattention. \n\n7.- It is \n\nreported to have ample \n\nindependent private means and can also claim a pension commensurate to his services. Therefore if he cannot, through mental incapacity, without risk of scandal and injury to the Public, continue to hold his office longer, I own that I am unable to understand on what \n\ngrounds his \n\noffice is made tenable during Majesty's pleasure, if not thereby afforded a means of removing him when his further exercise of his judicial functions has become injurious to himself as well as to the Community.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 291709, "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": "CO129-164 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [7-9]", "page_number": 388, "title": "CO129-164 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [7-9]", "content_text": "## \nConnect predecessor. Meanwhile Canal Style \n\ndeclines to pin the draft certificate \n\nThe Council did it. Having fine legal Jardine M: When the correspondence between himself other former; & they were tenable, not aware of what actually happened. \n\nI should witness the former & inform \n\nthat had this been here \n\nReceived candidly this request maintaining \n\nthe action of this former in respect of the \n\nZamindar, \n\nheld that they do not offer \n\nto be aware that the present whether \n\nCertificates should be granted \n\nin the first instance after \n\nCouncil & and the Governor \n\nArmisen. \n\nWhat this \n\nformer declining to forward the expansion \n\nI vitality with the (memo detailing sufficient reference) him to Evidence put \n\nin the Address out of the Council \n\npredecessor. \n\nThat in these cases \n\nLord Kimberley \n\nAll who \n\nLean on \n\n\n( \n\nafter the suffer tube Wither for to the Canal application \n\n`WITHEY/10` \n\nRuth och 22 \n\nInque K 23 \n\n`122/10` \n\n386", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-164 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 295615, "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": "CO129-170 - Sir Kennedy - 1875 [1-3] -- Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [3-6]", "page_number": 77, "title": "CO129-170 - Sir Kennedy - 1875 [1-3] -- Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [3-6]", "content_text": "# Speech at the Distribution of Prizes to the Central School Students\n\n14th ...\n\nare not; but would be glad to see every boy here fully and well instructed in his own religion. But I for one deprecate meddling with any lad's religion in the school. I think a school is the wrong place to touch religion, and the schoolmaster is not the right man. I think religion is a matter which ought to be looked after by the parents, and that religious education ought to be carried out by persons in whom they have confidence, and to whom they delegate that duty. But to carry out religious instruction here in this school would be simply insanity, and I am satisfied it would defeat the very object which many have in view in advocating it. I for one will certainly never be a party to it; and I am happy to think that the Superintendent of the school, whose experience is mature in these matters, entirely concurs with me. We will by every means facilitate the attendance of these boys anywhere the parents like to send them, but here it cannot with propriety be given. As I have already said, I regard the school as the wrong place for religious instruction, and the schoolmaster not the right man. Mixing up theology with lessons in arithmetic or anything else gives boys a distaste for the most important study that could be put before them. I would be sorry to think that the boys should receive no religious instruction elsewhere, but with that we cannot meddle. We have adopted a system here which has given great satisfaction, and it is the only practicable one we can adopt, with the various nationalities we have around us, and that is the system of paying by results. We give every denomination fair play and pay them according to the work they do. We hold periodical examinations, and we know what they are doing, not in any religious subjects; but the Superintendent, and those who act with him, are quite ready to examine any boys in Scripture history or the like if any of the schools desire them to do so. If the boys are not examined it is the fault of the manager of the school. We are quite ready to do it on the part of the Government if the manager of the school desires it, but we do not wish to force it. I think that is about all I have to say. I hope to see many of you here another year at this time. I wish all of you now a very happy holiday, and I hope you will go away with a feeling of respect and thankfulness for those placed over you, and with a desire to return to your work when your holidays are over. (Applause). I see there are some gentlemen present who might address the boys to great advantage. Dr. Eitel takes a great interest in this school, and I am sure the boys will listen with respect to anything he has to say.\n\n## Dr. Eitel's Remarks\n\nDr. EITEL then said: After what Your Excellency has said on the most important question connected with this school, it would be quite out of place for me to make any remarks respecting it. There is, however, one thing connected with the same subject, which I may be permitted to allude to. You saw, a few minutes ago, a prize given away, which, as you have no doubt been told privately when the examination began, consists of $60, and is tenable for three years. It is given to the boy who receives the greatest number of marks in all the subjects taught in the school.\n\nThe prize is called the Morrison Scholarship. Possibly some of the elder lads here may have heard of a discussion which took place some time ago respecting it, and I may state now, not only for their benefit, but for the information of the ladies and gentlemen present, what the conditions of the scholarship are.\n\nAs His Excellency has stated, religion is not taught in this school; it is left to the preachers of different churches, and not to the schoolmasters. This scholarship has now been established and the first prize has been given away. It is named after a Christian gentleman and scholar, Dr. Robert Morrison. It has been received by one boy this year, will be open to two next, and three the year following and every year afterwards, and will be given away without any reference whatever to religion—to creed or individual religious belief. It will be given away simply and solely on the basis of the usual examinations which take place here at the end of each school year, and you will not confound the name of it with anything sectarian or denominational as some might suppose. The man whose memory it commemorates laboured for the benefit of China, and I hope it will encourage many of you to persevere in your studies, and acquire knowledge. Knowledge is power, and I trust that when you leave this school you will not only become useful men in contributing to the success of this Colony, but that you will do something towards the restoration of China's ancient grandeur. (Applause.)\n\n## Mr. Stewart's Remarks\n\nMr. STEWART then thanked the ladies and gentlemen present for their kind patronage. He had still the old complaint to make about the school accommodation being so deficient. At the examination last year, he hoped by this time to have a new building in course of construction; but the typhoon had perhaps kept it back. He could only express the same hope again, and trusted that before another year came round something practical would be done towards the providing of adequate school accommodation. (Applause).\n\nHis EXCELLENCY then announced the holidays, and the proceedings terminated.\n\n72", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-170 - Sir Kennedy - 1875 [1-3] -- Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [3-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 311141, "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": "CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2]", "page_number": 162, "title": "CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2]", "content_text": "161\n\nto her as it is repugnant to my\n\nown feelings under the circumstances.\n\nI also fear\n\nthat continuing\n\nmy duties there would cause more\n\nunpleasantness to Your Excellency\n\nthan my services could compensate\n\nfor and my position there under such circumstances would after all not be tenable for any length of time.\n\nI tender this with much reluctance because I feel and shall ever feel under great\n\nobligations for Your Excellency's great kindness and unmerited forbearance. I am sure,\n\nhowever, Your Excellency will understand that it is not ingratitude\n\nwhich prompts this action on\n\nmy part but that I have no other\n\nchoice under the circumstances\n\nbut to ask you to relieve me\n\nof my duties and whilst accepting\n\nmy resignation to preserve\n\nfor me that\n\ngenerous trust and\n\nconfidence with which Your\n\nExcellency honoured me so\n\nlong.\n\nYour obedient Servant\n\nF. J. Erskine\n\nTo His Excellency\n\nSir J. Pope Hennessy\n\nJ.R.M.9.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 321446, "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": "CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4]", "page_number": 150, "title": "CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4]", "content_text": "149\n\nDESPATCH\n\nC\n\nNo.\n\nJowen 35\n\nDate.\n\n21 Apr 1883\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nNo.\n\n137982\n\nHong Kong No. 9034\n\n(Subject.)\n\nChinese Consul at Hong Kong\n\nC.O.\n\n9034 RECP / REGI 20 MAY 27.\n\nReports that \"it is difficult to perceive\n\n\"on what tenable ground England could withhold \"from China this international privilege\".\n\nHas read communications from the Foreign auth to his assumption of office\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nJune 83\n\nTo 229\n\n8\n\nCopy\n\nTo.\n\ndispor\n\nConson\n\n60229\n\nreferences\n\nCopy of the Foreign Office with reference to your letter of the 4th September last, &\n\ncloves\n\nSemppose, as to port of Hong Kong class mot\n\nDerby\n\nSubject, pq that Lord, or mut object Go\n\n1\n\nappointment here\n\nVelio #Janet\n\nD.JS\n\nboss &\n\nConsul!\n\nzo Chinese Consul,\n\nW\n\nRun 4 16\n\nE.\n\nJune 5\n\nPage 150\n\nPage 151", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 321448, "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": "CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4]", "page_number": 152, "title": "CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4]", "content_text": "1512\n\nThe proposed appointment of a Chinese Consul to reside at Hongkong.\n\n2. I enclose the opinions on this point of the Colonial Secretary, and of The Attorney-General. I agree with them in the view that, whatsoever inconvenience may possibly arise hereafter from the presence at Hongkong of a Chinese Functionary to whom his countrymen, comprising more than nineteen-twentieths of the entire population of this island, may, perhaps, look up, in some degree, rather than to the English Government\n\nInclosure 1\n\nInclosure 2\n\nof this Colony, still it is difficult to see on what tenable ground England could withhold from China an international privilege, which we have enjoyed for many years past by appointing an English Minister to reside at Peking, and English Consuls to reside at all the chief ports of the Chinese Empire. It appears to me that any infringement or neglect of the \"comity of Nations,\" in our relations with China, as with all other Powers, is to be strongly deprecated.\n\n3. I may take this opportunity", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 330593, "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": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "page_number": 56, "title": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "content_text": "## \non different occasions and at different times in contributing to Works of a public and philanthropic nature. He has especially taken great interest in the subject of education without distinction of creed or race. A few years ago he vested a sum of money in Trustees the interest of which was to be applied in offering prizes to be competed for at the Central School (undenominational) and Saint Joseph's College (Roman Catholic). Two Scholarships of $60 a year tenable for two years are given annually at each of these schools.\n\nIn the year 1884 Mr. Belilios vested a further sum in the Trustees with the object of advancement and encouragement of Female education by offering stars and other prizes which might be competed for by the pupils of all the girls' schools in the Colony if they wished to avail themselves of the opportunity. Arrangements were made accordingly by the Inspector of Schools (Dr. Eitel)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 331769, "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": "CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9]", "page_number": 242, "title": "CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9]", "content_text": "! that the limit laid down so far the line laid down in 1877 and back as 1877, nearly ten years ago, ought to be now amended, as in consequence of Chinese to the particular quarter the one now recommended, and it will be seen on of the great influx of of where it is\n\nNow proposed to creat 5. reference. thereto that the proposed extension limits is not very great. I have informed the Chinese Houses, and to the adaptation of the interiors of former European and Parsee residences to Chinese tenancy, that line is no as Me longer tenable, m de facto it in many places is longer exists. A plan is annexed to their report showing the\n\nSee sub-Ener to Enel: 1, though precluded by my instructions from giving the consent they have applied for, I have ve recommended an alteration of the limits laid down in 1877, the effect of which alteration will remove applicants for permission to construct Chinese Houses that, I am", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 331774, "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": "CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9]", "page_number": 247, "title": "CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9]", "content_text": "245\n\n18\n\n4.\n\nChinese Houses on the lower portion of the land belonging to War Department, to which portion the application of the Officer Commanding the Troops was confined.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,\n\nMurr\n\nEnclosure 1.\n\nReport by the Hon'ble the Acting Attorney General and the Honourable The Surveyor General.\n\n(Copy)\n\n1882\n\nWe have personally visited the premises referred to by Tres & Susson Firm, and have inspected the rest of the houses in the same street and in the district generally.\n\nIn consequence of the great influx of Chinese to this particular quarter, and the adaptation of the interiors of former European and Parsee residences to Chinese occupation, a course of action which the Government could not practically have impeded, we find that the line laid down in 1877 is no longer tenable, as de facto it, in many places, no longer exists, and we have no hesitation in recommending that the Government should have the Officer Administering to amend the line by carrying it from Hollywood Road, up Shelby Street, to Staunton Street and Peel Street as shown by the red line in the accompanying map.\n\nTo", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 336755, "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": "CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6]", "page_number": 471, "title": "CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6]", "content_text": "as though his retirements were a sudden flight. I think there may be sufficiently acknowledged? \n\nthat group \n\nregards the future, 2. Reply to 6th par- of \n\nthat the officer \n\nMiss desp now to be appointed \n\nProvisional\" \n\nthen \n\nshould be told that the post is not tenable, & perhaps (?) add that the office had better be transferred again to their Colony [but this depends on Pension Report in the draft of which \n\ninvolves the Round 7. \n\nas to the respective merits of Dr Jordan \n\n& Dr Stockwell. To Private Secretary \n\nJ.N. Stiphely \n\nI agree that Dr Adams has no grievance. I should imagine that when he left the Colony, \n\nit was understood he would not return to that \n\ndepartment disposed of his private practice to Dr Jordan on the condition of terms that are common in \n\nthe medical profession, viz: that the incoming man pays the retiring man a certain proportion of his earnings for a given period; if Dr J. could step into Dr A's public position as well as his private, the amount would of course be proportionately \n\nincreased; Dr A. no doubt induced the Govt to appoint Dr J. his locum tenens during the so called years leave, and there's little doubt eventually received an hint to facilitate his appointment also as his permanent successor - \n\nIf Lord Knutsford now agrees \n\nto this proposal, as \n\nArt. Des Vœux recommends Dr J. will have a claim to the full salary back from the date of Dr A's actual retirement under Rept- 110 as he has been acting throughout, so that it is quite possible that under the private arrangement made between these two men, the refund of half pay here \n\ntalked about will become \n\nalmost \n\none of those anomalous transactions \n\nof Money which the Govt practically cannot prevent when it pays a private practitioner a fee for the performance of public duties; \n\nfor W. Des Vœux does not \n\nappear to \n\nrecommend that there should be \n\nany \n\nchange in the system, perhaps because...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 341179, "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": "CO129-244 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [1-4]", "page_number": 205, "title": "CO129-244 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [1-4]", "content_text": "He has also a thorough knowledge of English Law, as is evidenced by the high position which he took at the various examinations preliminary to his call to the Bar.\n\nBeing thus well versed in two distinct systems of Law and having already had a lengthened experience with Coolies who in many respects much resemble the natives of Fiji and must require very similar modes of treatment, Mr Ackroyd is in a peculiar and special manner fitted for the appointment of Attorney General at the Fiji Island.\n\nMr Ackroyd read in my Chambers while preparing for the Bar, and for that and other reasons I am able to certify as to his abilities and qualifications.\n\nTo\n\nSIR,\n\nSEWARD BRICE.\n\nPORT LOUIS, 5TH SEPTEMBER 1878.\n\nHis Excellency Major General Sir ARTHUR PURVES PHAYRE, K.C.S.I., C.B.\n\nGovernor and Commander in Chief of Mauritius and its Dependencies.\n\nI have the honor to forward to Your Excellency an application from Mr. Ackroyd, the Chief Clerk in my office, for the appointment of Acting Substitute Procureur and Advocate General, in case that office should become vacant by the promotion of Mr. Cox.\n\nMr. Ackroyd has completed twenty-five years service under Government. Since 1866 he has been in daily intercourse with me, and I have had many opportunities of judging of his attainments and capacities. Two years ago transmitting a similar application to Your Excellency, I did not hesitate to assure you that I believed Mr. Ackroyd professed the necessary qualifications and abilities to fill the office he solicited, since then my opinion has been confirmed by the manner in which Mr. Ackroyd performed my duties during my absence on leave, in the beginning of this year. Mr Ackroyd has since I have been Master, performed his duties to my entire satisfaction, and I trust he is on the point of obtaining a well deserved promotion after such long services.\n\nI have the honor to be of Your Excellency\n\nobedient\n\n204\n\nlay my name before Your Excellency as a Candidate for the Acting appointment. Having already had the honor lately of bringing my services before Your Excellency I will on this occasion but briefly recapitulate the grounds upon which I base this application. I have now completed 26 years service under Government, 14 of which have been passed in the responsible and important office of Chief Clerk in the Master's office, and as to the manner in which I have during that long period performed my duties, I beg to refer not only to Mr. Esnouf's testimonial but to the passage contained in the Honorable the Colonial Secretary's letter of June 1866. The promise contained in that letter is still unfulfilled, as since that date I have not received any promotion.\n\nRelying upon the rules laid in the Colonial Regulations respecting appointments to public offices, viz:\n\n\"That in general it may be stated that Her Majesty will be advised to regard more favorably appointments which are in the nature of promotion of meritorious public servants, than appointments made in favor of persons new to the public service.” And again: \"That in the distribution of patronage of the Government in the Colonies great weight must always be attached to local services and experience.\n\nI have always endeavored not only to fill my then office with zeal and assiduity, but also to fit myself, for higher employ. Whilst in England I obtained a call to the Bar which was granted to me two years after my entering the Middle Temple solely on account of the examinations I had passed. I obtained in June 1871 an exhibition of 20 guineas tenable for two years as the most distinguished student in Common law; and in November 1871 I was awarded by the Council of Legal Education a certificate of Honor of the First class. Three only of these are given at the half yearly examinations. Since my return to the Colony, I have on several occasions acted as District Magistrate and I believe to the satisfaction of all.\n\nIn the beginning of this year I had the honor of being appointed Acting Master of the Supreme Court. I trust that my long services will receive at your Excellency's hands on this occasion, a favourable consideration and that the manner in which I have fulfilled the duties of my several offices will plead successfully in my behalf.\n\nI have the honor to be\n\nYour Excellency's most obedient & humble servant.\n\nEow. J. ACKROYD,\n\nThe Most Humble Servant,\n\nV. ESNOUF,\n\nM. Sup: Court.\n\nYOUR EXCELLENCY,\n\nPORT LOUIS,\n\n5th September 1878.\n\nHaving been informed that the approaching changes in the Judicial Branch will cause a vacancy in the office of Substitute Procureur and Advocate General. I have the honor to\n\nChief Clerk, M. Sup. Court.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-244 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 350850, "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": "CO129-257 - Public Offices & Others - 1892", "page_number": 517, "title": "CO129-257 - Public Offices & Others - 1892", "content_text": "6\n\nمده\n\n13992\n\n9 2\n\nA Kony\n\n512\n\nHonours and Studentships.\n\n50. The Council shall grant Certificates of Honour to such persons as may be reported worthy of the same by the Examiners.\n\n51. Two Studentships of One Hundred Guineas per annum each, tenable for three years, shall in each year be given to the Students who shall pass the best Examination on the whole in all the subjects mentioned in Regulation 28. But the Council shall not be obliged to recommend any Studentship to be awarded if the result of the Examination be such as, in their opinion, not to justify such recommendation. Where any Candidates appear to be equal or nearly equal in merit, the Council may, if they think fit, divide the Studentship between them equally or in such proportions as they consider just.\n\n52. No Student shall be eligible for a Studentship who is over twenty-five years of age on the first day of the Examination for which he enters. Only Members of an Inn not called to the Bar shall compete for a Studentship.\n\n53. No person who has gained one Studentship shall hold another.\n\n54. The expense of these Studentships shall be defrayed out of the Common Fund.\n\n55. There shall be two Honour Examinations in each year, conducted by a Board of Examiners appointed by the Council, at each of which one Studentship and Certificates of Honour, and Pass Certificates enabling the holders to be called to the Bar without further Examination, may be awarded.\n\n56. At every Call to the Bar those Students who have obtained Studentships shall take rank in seniority over all other Students called on the same day, and those Students who have obtained Certificates of Honour shall take rank immediately after the holder of a Studentship called on the same day.\n\n57. The Inn of Court, to which the holder of any Studentship or of a Certificate of Honour belongs, may, if desired, dispense with any Terms not exceeding two that may remain to be kept by such Student previously to his being called to the Bar.\n\n58. The Examiners shall submit their Examination Papers to the Committee or Board of Studies, for approval at such time as the Committee or Board shall direct; and the number of marks to be attributed to each paper shall also be submitted to the Committee or Board for their approval.\n\n59. Previous to each Examination the Committee or Board shall give such notice as they shall think fit of the Books and branches of subjects in which Students will be required to pass at such Examination in order to be entitled to a Certificate.\n\n60. One Examiner at least shall be present during the whole time of the Examination in writing.\n\n61. The Board of Examiners shall, after each Examination, report the result thereof to the Committee or Board of Studies, who shall submit to the Council the names of those Students (if any) who are in their opinion entitled to receive Pass or Honour Certificates or to obtain Studentships.\n\n62. All Students shall be bound by such variations as may from time to time be made in these Regulations.\n\nCommon Fund.\n\n63. The four Inns of Court shall continue their annual contributions of Three Hundred and Sixty Pounds each towards constituting the Common Fund, to which shall be added the several fees for Forms of Admission and for attending Lectures; and also the several sums of Five Guineas for each Student, to be paid by the Inns of Court respectively, as additional contributions pursuant to the Report of the Committee of the four Inns of Court, dated 6th December, 1871; and any further money which may, from time to time, be required to enable the Common Fund to meet the charges on it in any year, shall be contributed by the four Inns of Court at the end of such year, rateably and in proportion to the number of Students belonging to the four Inns respectively, who shall in that year have been called to the Bar or have for the first time obtained permission to practise under the Bar.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nTreasurer of Lincoln's Inn\n\nMr.\n\nMINUTE.\n\n15 July 1872\n\nI am directed by Lord Knutsford to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th instant, reporting that the Masters of the Bench have granted Mr. ... of Lincoln's Inn a remission of two out of the twelve terms which it was necessary for him to keep in order to be called to the Bar.\n\nMr. Fairfield.\n\nMr. Wingfield.\n\nMr. Brumston.\n\nMr. Meade.\n\nBaron de Worms.\n\nLord Knutsford.\n\nNew Lordship\n\ndescres", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-257 - Public Offices & Others - 1892.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 353997, "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": "CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4]", "page_number": 387, "title": "CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4]", "content_text": "Enclosure.\n\nDraft.\n\nREGULATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS. (NEW SCHEME.)\n\nWEGE 7 APR 34\n\n1. For the better promotion of secondary education, the Government of Hongkong is prepared to assist local schools and scholars under the following conditions.\n\n2. The sum annually voted by the Legislature under the denomination of \"Government Scholarships\" shall, after providing for the liabilities already incurred under the Regulations of 15th June, 1889, (Notification No. 272), be available for the purposes of this new Scheme, but the amount voted for any one year shall under no circumstances be exceeded, and any surplus left at the close of any one year shall lapse into the Treasury.\n\n3. The Government offers, in the first instance, to establish from after 1st January, 1895, annually one Senior Scholarship of the value of £80 a year, tenable for three years, under the following conditions :--\n\n(a) The competition for this Scholarship shall be open to persons who, at the time of the Examination, are under 19 years of age, have resided in the Colony for at least six years and produce satisfactory certificates of age, residence, health and moral character.\n\n(b) The basis of the competition shall be a pass at the midsummer Examinations locally held in June each year for the purposes of London University Matriculation, and the Scholarship will be awarded to any candidate, fully qualified in the sense of the preceding sub-section (a), who obtains a pass or the relatively highest marks at the said midsummer Examination.\n\n(c) The course of study, and the institution in connection with which the holder of the Scholarship proposes to continue studying, either in Hongkong or in Great Britain, must be approved by the Governor or Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\n(d) The holder of the Scholarship shall be required to enter upon the approved course of study within three months after the Scholarship has been awarded, and abstain from any variation or suspension of that course without previous approval of the Governor or Secretary of State.\n\n(e) The foregoing conditions having been complied with, the Scholarship grant shall be payable in quarterly instalments, subject in each case to the production of a certificate from a competent and approved authority proving, to the satisfaction of the Governor or Secretary of State, continuous diligence, progress and good conduct on the part of the holder of the Scholarship.\n\n4. The Government offers, in the second instance, to allow, from after 1st January, 1895, capitation grants for secondary education to local schools, under the supervision of the Government, having a regular class, or classes, preparing scholars for the Oxford or Cambridge Local Examinations, or for the London University Matriculation Examinations, as under :--\n\n(a) An annual capitation grant of $20 per scholar in average attendance in a regular class of scholars beyond the scope of the Local Code of Regulations for Educational Grants-in-Aid (1893), provided that such class have been at work for at least 200 days in the year, and conducted, to the satisfaction of the Education Department, under a time table including the subjects required for a pass in the senior division of the Oxford or Cambridge Local Examinations ;\n\n(b) An annual capitation grant of $25 per scholar in average attendance in a regular class of scholars beyond the scope of the Oxford and Cambridge Local Examination Scheme, provided that such class has been at work for at least 200 days in the year and conducted, to the satisfaction of the Education Department, under a time table including the subjects required for a pass in the London University Matriculation Examinations.\n\n5. When, and so far as, the funds at the disposal of the Government for this new Scheme are sufficient, the Government will further offer, for the benefit of scholars attending local schools under the supervision of the Government, a limited number of Junior Scholarships, as under:--\n\n(a) Second class Junior Scholarships of the value of $5 a month, tenable for one year each, to be allotted to a limited number of those scholars who, having gained the relatively highest number of marks in the non-religious subjects of the junior division of the Oxford or Cambridge Local Examinations regularly attend classes specified under sub-section 4, a;\n\n(b) First Class Junior Scholarships of the value of $10 a month, tenable for two years each, to be allotted to a limited number of those scholars who, having gained the relatively highest number of marks in the non-religious subjects of the senior division of the Oxford or Cambridge Local Examinations, regularly attend classes specified under sub-section 4, b.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 353998, "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": "CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4]", "page_number": 388, "title": "CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4]", "content_text": "Enclosure 2\n\n5066 384\n\nREC:\n\nREGS 7 APR 94,\n\n6. When, and so far as, the funds at the disposal of the Government for the purposes of this Scheme admit of it, the Government will grant to local schools, under Government supervision, having classes which come under the description specified under sub-sections 4, a or 4, b, monetary aid towards defraying the entrance fees required for the Oxford or Cambridge Local Examinations or for London University Matriculation Examinations, provided that the need for such aid be proved in each case to the satisfaction of the Governor, but such aid shall be equitably distributed among the several schools applying for it, in proportion to the average attendance of the classes concerned.\n\n7. The foregoing Regulations shall be applicable, without distinction of sex or nationality, to any local scholar who has resided in the Colony of Hongkong for at least six years and is under 19 years of age.\n\n8. No grant shall be made under this Scheme for any scholar or class of scholars in respect of whom any Government grant is payable under the Code of Regulations for Educational Grants-in-Aid (1893), Building Grants excepted.\n\n9. The Government reserve to themselves the right of modifying or withdrawing any or all of the foregoing Regulations, but no material change will be made without six months' previous notice.\n\n10. All correspondence with the Government, connected with this new Scheme of Regulations for Government Scholarships, must be sent through the Inspector of Schools for the time being.\n\nHONGKONG, 7th February, 1894.\n\nNo.22.\n\nSir,\n\nQueen's College.\n\n12 Feb. 1894.\n\nDr. Eitel,\n\nInspector of Schools.\n\nIn accordance with the invitation, conveyed to me by your communication to the Local Papers, I have the honour to forward some remarks, on your new scheme for encouraging Higher Education, by means of funds obtained by the abolition of the Government scholarship.\n\n(3)\n\n£80 a year tenable for three years.\n\nThe substitution of a total value, payable to each scholar, of £240 for £80 does not commend itself to my judgment, for the following reasons.\n\n(1) £200 a year has not been found too much for the total expenses (board, lodging, fees, books, clothing, railway fares) of students all the year round. It is well known that £150 at Oxford or Cambridge barely suffices for the six months' expenses of each year. £200 was suggested by Sir George Bowen, in imitation of the amount awarded at Mauritius.\n\n(2)\n\nThe serious reduction from £800 to £240 cannot fail to have an effect on the status of the Scholarship, which will naturally fall considerably in general estimation.\n\n(3)\n\nWithout private means or the assistance of relatives in England, the scholar would have to resort to third-rate institutions or resign his claim to the scholarship.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 359253, "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": "CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895", "page_number": 24, "title": "CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895", "content_text": "**Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation** \n\n31, Lombard Street, E.C. \n\n5th March 1895 \n\n21 \n\nSir, \n\n4061 \n\n**RECT** \nREGA MAR 95, \n\nReferring to your letter of the 21st December, and our reply of the 27th idem. I beg to subjoin extract from a letter from our Hongkong office dated 30th January, with reference to chopping the new British Dollar. \n\nWe have promised the Government here to assist them in every way we can to prevent chopping the dollar. We want to have our cash balance interchangeable with the Straits, and chopping would of course defeat this object. We also expect Siam to accept the British dollar on the same conditions as the clean Mexican. \n\nIt is very doubtful if the Chinese up North will take to them for some time, but they will not look at them chopped at all. In course of time we hope to see the British Dollar by count become the currency of Hongkong. \n\nWe are, \nSir, \nYour obedient servants \n\nFor Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation \n\nKenoble \nManager \n\nEdward Fairfield Esq. C.M.G. \nColonial Office \nDowning Street", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 364493, "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": "CO129-278 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [11-12]", "page_number": 271, "title": "CO129-278 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [11-12]", "content_text": "Page 182\n\nJanard\n\n182\n\nTo\n\n255\n\nSir\n\nGovernment House, Hongkong, 27th November\n\nCONFIDENTIAL\n\nMISCELL.\n\n50./20\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of despatch No.176 of the 7th September last relative to the conditions under which scholarships tenable at the Royal College of Science, London, are offered by the Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain, M.P.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-278 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 375668, "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": "CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3]", "page_number": 495, "title": "CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3]", "content_text": "A. V\n\n492\n\n2. Should this recommendation be favourably considered, application would be made for the services of a Non-Commissioned Officer to take the appointment as Orderly Room Clerk, which should, if possible, be made tenable for 5 years, the N.C. Officer so employed to receive extra duty pay at the rate of 1 dollar per diem in addition to his ordinary regimental pay rank.\n\nThe present Corps Qr. Mr. Sergeant should be appointed Corps Sergeant Major, with additional remuneration at 20 dollars per mensem, as it is advisable that he should be the Senior N.C. Officer of the Corps, a post to which he is, by his service and qualifications, fitted, and should take his place on parade accordingly.\n\nI consider that the above proposals are of an extremely urgent nature, as in the event of the Corps Qr. Mr. Sergeant being absent through illness or other cause, no one remains at Volunteer Headquarters; and as it will be seen, it would only necessitate an additional expense to the Volunteer Vote of 50 dollars per mensem, I would urge very early sanction.\n\nI have &c.\n\n(Signed.) M. M. Morris,\n\nMajor, R.G.A.;\n\nActing Commandant,\n\nHong Kong Volunteer Corps.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 375748, "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": "CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3]", "page_number": 575, "title": "CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3]", "content_text": "# DRAFT\n## Hong Kong MISCELLS. /31\nNo 175 \n11870./00 \nHong Kong \nJuly 12th 00 \n\nYour Ref. \n572 \n\nMINUTE. \n\nMr. Allis \nMr. Antrobus \nMr. Cox \nMr. Luchs \nMr. Graham \nSir M. Ommanney \nEarl of Onslow \nMr. Chamberlain \n\nWhen I received your letter of the 15th of April 1900 relating to the fact that no scholarships tenable in the United Kingdom granted by the Government of Hong Kong have been awarded. I was in favour of No 123 being sent for your attention & also No 146. I was not comfortable on the subject or to be noted in the margin. I refer to No 53 of 14 April and No 125 of 2 March 94.\n\nFRA-17475 \nand I trust that you will favour me with a response. \nAs per telegrams No 5966 of 1893 and ... \n\nPage ... (not printed)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 377329, "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": "CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9]", "page_number": 425, "title": "CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9]", "content_text": "# No. 378\n## DESPATCH\n### No. 30319\n\n**(Subject.)** \n**Interpretation**\n\nRece 17 SEP 00 \n**serious Paper.**\n\nreports profocal to most vote \ncost of new \nscheme\n\nA \nfgot \n告\n\nA cover \nexamination benable officer b \nbe classified will thath be held \nequent Paper\n\n**hé Joleman.**\n\n### (Minutes.)\n\nJudging from the reference to paragraph 3 of \ndespairce, I \npresume \nthat this taciares: \nexpenditure is in connection with the salaries \nof the Interpreters to the Sanitary Board; but then is nothing \nto show.\n\nAcletta \nthe \nGivensis do fate. \n+ afford prima \nEstimates for 1900.\n\nPath, it must...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 377689, "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": "CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12]", "page_number": 158, "title": "CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12]", "content_text": "## LEGISLATION\n\nForty Ordinances were passed during the year, of which ten were for the Naturalisation of Chinese. The Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance was amended to enable resumption for \"public purpose.\"\n\n## EDUCATION\n\n### Primary Education\n\nPrimary Education in Hongkong may be divided into two great divisions:\n1. Schools in which an English education is given.\n2. Vernacular\n\nEach division may again be divided into three sub-divisions.\n\n#### I. Schools in which an English education is given\n\nI.A.-There are four Government Schools, outside Queen's College, which give an education in English. These are under the charge of Native Teachers who are capable of teaching at least to the Fourth Standard. A competitive examination is held each year of boys from these schools, of whom four are selected for Free Scholarships tenable at Queen's College. The education at these schools is free, and by far the greater majority of the scholars are Chinese and Eurasians, but there are a few Indians. The number attending these four schools is 631. There is also one school (Belilios Public School for girls) where an English education is given to girls and a few very young boys who are too young to enter Queen's College, but eventually go there. The number of scholars attending this school is 255, and the five schools together have an average daily attendance of 886.\n\nI.B.-Of the Grant-in-aid Schools giving an English education, there are 18, having an average daily attendance of 1,320. Nearly all these schools are attached to, and under the guidance of some religious body; and with the exception of three, viz., The Diocesan School, St. Joseph's College School, and Victoria English School, give quite a primary education only. These three will be mentioned again among the schools giving a secondary education.\n\nI.C.-Private Schools in which an English education is given.-The number of these schools cannot be very correctly stated, especially as it is difficult to say what number of scholars constitutes a school in these circumstances. They also fluctuate a great deal, sometimes being opened till the master finds a more lucrative occupation. It appears, however, that there are seven that may be called schools, generally of some of the native masters of Queen's College. Some of these should come more under the head of Evening Classes held in hired houses.\n\n#### II. Vernacular\n\nII.A.-Of the Government schools which give an education in Chinese only, there are now 7 (one having been closed at the end of 1898) having an average daily attendance of 249.9.\n\nII.B.-There are 73 Grant-in-aid Schools having an attendance of 3,811 scholars for the year, of whom 1,806 are boys and 2,005 girls. The books in use for these schools include some of the smaller Chinese classics, but being, like all the Grant-in-aid Schools, under the control of some religious sect, books compiled under the guidance of these various sects and of a religious character, are, subject to the approval of the Inspector of Schools, substituted for ordinary Chinese books. Under this heading must be reckoned the Portuguese Schools in which the Portuguese language is taught with a hope of substituting, in time, the pure language for the patois which now prevails. There are five of these schools with an attendance of 11 boys and 143 girls for the year.\n\nII.C.-Private schools in which a Chinese education is given.-Considering the facilities offered both by the Government and the Grant-in-aid system for a free education in Chinese, it seems hardly credible that Private schools could exist and be made to pay, but it is evident that they both exist and pay sufficiently for many ventures to be made, for they number 100 with an attendance of 2,195 scholars, one of them being a girls' school.\n\n### SECONDARY EDUCATION\n\nQueen's College, which is a Government institution, has a staff qualified to give a Secondary education, but the time is not yet ripe for it to be turned into a Secondary Educational Institution. The four principal English schools, viz., Queen's College, Diocesan School, St. Joseph's College School, and the Victoria English School prepare candidates for the Senior Oxford Local Examinations, and so may be said to give a Secondary Education to a certain, but very limited, extent; but in all these institutions, by far the majority of the boys receive only a Primary Education. \n\nThree Ordinances had special reference to the New Territory. One was to exempt the Territory from the operation of certain Ordinances not considered applicable to it. A second was to give power to divide the New Territory into Districts and Sub-districts, to appoint Committees of Districts and Sub-districts, make rules for the good order, health, and general good government of the Territory, for the Constitution of Local Tribunals in Districts and Sub-districts, for the hearing and deciding of petty civil and criminal cases, and the levying of contributions on the inhabitants where extra crime required the provision of extra Police. The local tribunals under this Ordinance have not been established.\n\nThe third Ordinance gives power to make rules for the farming out for revenue purposes of the right to sell or otherwise deal in any commodity and for the collection of rent and taxes. Opium was the only commodity that has been dealt with under this Ordinance.\n\nAn important sanitary measure was passed in the Insanitary Properties Ordinance, which has for its object the improvement of light and ventilation in existing domestic buildings, and of open spaces in rear of them, and the provision of larger open spaces in rear of new buildings, and the sanitary maintenance of private streets and lanes. The provisions of the Ordinance still fall short of similar requirements in England, but are as exacting as perhaps could be imposed without involving questions of compensation for loss of space in a City where land is extraordinarily valuable.\n\nOrdinances were passed to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Criminal Procedure, Merchant Shipping, and Prisons, and an important amendment of the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance was passed, giving larger powers of dealing with brothels and disorderly houses, and making it penal to permit a woman suffering from contagious disease to remain in a brothel. The provisions of this Ordinance have already had a salutary effect.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 380076, "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": "CO129-304 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [1-4]", "page_number": 318, "title": "CO129-304 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [1-4]", "content_text": "313 \n\narrangement caused these scholarships to lapse at the end of 1897.\n\nThere are a varying number of Scholarships, at present four, held by students from the Belilios Scholarship Trusts, established by the Honourable E. R. Belilios C.M.G., varying in value from $40 to $100, and tenable for five years.\n\nThere are three Government Scholarships of $40 each, tenable for three years, and open to third year's students not holding any other scholarship.\n\nThe fees and scholarships described constitute the whole resources and endowment of the College.\n\nThe government and the entire control and management of all affairs, concerns, and property connected with the College, are vested in a Court, consisting of the following. The Rector, elected by the General Council and the students conjointly every two years; the Rector's Assessor, nominated by the Rector; the Standing Counsel of the College, appointed by the Court; the Dean, representing the Senate; a representative of the General Council; a representative of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals; and the Secretary appointed by the Court.\n\nThe Rector as Chairman of the Court is the executive head of the College. The successive Rectors since 1887 have been: - The", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-304 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 391919, "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": "CO129-321 - Public Offices & Others - 1903", "page_number": 879, "title": "CO129-321 - Public Offices & Others - 1903", "content_text": "98, Drakefield Road,\n\nTooting Common.\n\nC. O.\n\nLondon. S.W. 2\n\n31st March 1903,\n\nADR\n\n872\n\nIn 1891, the Hong Kong Government Scholarship (tenable for 4 years) was awarded me, and I duly proceeded to this country to study for the purpose of qualifying as a Civil Engineer.\n\nAn application to the Hong Kong Government for employment was made by me on the termination of my articles in 1895, and I was informed that there was no suitable vacancy at the time to which I could be appointed.\n\nIn accordance with the regulations thereof I was entitled to a return passage to the Colony at the Government's expense within four years after the expiration of the Scholarship, subject to the time thus spent meeting with their approval. It was my privilege to be accorded an extension of this time so long as I was in the service of the Lagos Government,\n\nThe state of my health was such as to render it expedient for me to resign the appointment held\n\nThe Under Secretary of State for the Colonies,\n\nDowning Street.\n\nLondon, S.W.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-321 - Public Offices & Others - 1903.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 393159, "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": "CO129-323 - Acting Governor May Governor Nathan - 1904 [6-7]", "page_number": 340, "title": "CO129-323 - Acting Governor May Governor Nathan - 1904 [6-7]", "content_text": "19 恐 Kerable End, so. T. im China July 19007. No. 715/73 dated 6 11-6-04 339 Draft of letter from Commander-in-Chief, China to Admiralty on proposed scheme for wireless telegraphy and war signal stations at Hong-Kong.\n\nC 0 31897 It is essential for naval purposes, especially in war time, to have a Service wireless telegraphy station at Hong-Kong, and it is also consented to have the station on the Hong-Kong Island rather than on board the \"TAMAR\", because of the great difficulty of communicating from a station (\"TAMAR\") inside the Harbour owing to its being shut in by high land. Experiments have been made recently with two cruisers to determine the most suitable place on the island for the installation of wireless telegraphy, and it is considered that the site of the old lighthouse at Cape D'Aguilar is the most suitable for the purpose.\n\nTo ensure such a station being efficient in war time, both for visual and wireless signalling, it is essential to have it manned in peace time and to give the personnel all the practice possible. This has been proved at home to be necessary, and good men have been found wanting at times of naval manoeuvres, solely on account of want of practice in looking out and using a telescope. It is therefore proposed to establish a signal station and instal wireless telegraphy apparatus at Cape D'Aguilar, and to make a port war signal station there. The crew of this station to be 1 naval signalman pensioner in charge and two other men. All three to be qualified in wireless telegraphy. To keep this crew in practice and to make them thoroughly efficient for the work they would have to do in war time it is proposed that they should do commercial signalling at Cape D'Aguilar, and they would be in communication with outlying, commercial signal stations in the vicinity, such as Gap Rock and Kowloon.\n\nIt is also proposed to similarly institute a port war signal station for the western entrance to Hong-Kong at the Peak with an auxiliary station lower down, overlooking the Sulphur Channel for use in fog or thick weather. A naval pensioner signalman should be in charge of the Peak signal station in substitution of the present man in charge and he should be assisted by the rest of the Chinese present crew. It is not proposed to fit this station with wireless telegraphy and the crew would therefore not need to be qualified in wireless telegraphy.\n\nThe war signal stations at home are all manned by the Navy and at several of the stations commercial signalling is carried out by the Navy on behalf of Lloyds. This gives the men the practice in peace time which is so necessary for their efficiency in war. Wireless telegraphy is installed at several of these stations for naval purposes.\n\nAlthough as above stated the war signal stations at home are manned by the Navy the Admiralty have stated they are unable to find personnel in time of war to man the signal stations abroad. It is understood however that the signal stations at Malta are manned by the Navy, and it is proposed that Hong-Kong should also be an exception principally because of the necessity of having wireless telegraphy communication available at that port in war and peace time.\n\nAlthough it is proposed that the Navy should perform all signalling and wireless telegraphy, both naval and commercial, at Cape D'Aguilar and at the Peak, both in times of peace and war, it is not proposed to take over similarly the other commercial signal stations in the Colony, such as Gap Rock and Kowloon, as these places are not required as war signal stations in war time and it is undesirable to so employ the former owing to it being a lighthouse and consequently should be considered neutral in war time.\n\nTo", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-323 - Acting Governor May Governor Nathan - 1904 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 405060, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7]", "page_number": 255, "title": "CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7]", "content_text": "## \n251 \n\nAs regards the Leewards, figures for H. Berkeley I presume may be obtained from Corint his 10 mos acting under Reg 15. since doing are not counted by the premons from Leewards & Fiji.\n\nFor the period in question the Photo was not counted. based on the assumption that he retires when he reaches age.\n\nSay that W. Sanchaber must refer to there places for exact figures of service hifne ur La what exact pension will be but point out the error abon- 5 Ory Hong Kag pausin.\n\nAdd that Wis Fiji to suppre & Leewards. pensions cainst h. based. he leens his Hong Kong salary hit on the Saley which he drew in those colonies.\n\nSay that the Sys. regrets his pension for As towards in Mr Sheriff Gib. in 10 Oct 77 Oct. 1877 wa ¥ only towards his (see Leewards 3222/94 transferred to counted to Leewards pension o the port was vacant fr. Oct. 77 Hancock the Aame timme apped actually to June 78 when Mr apple as of Leewards as Ur Berkeley when Solicitor Jent.\n\nMr Berkeley's penable service therefore approximately Leswards, Oct'zy - Aug Glacias. in accordance withh their fRego Thare thal in Zipp be would not caution fensia at was Curta.\n\nSpecial rates RU bebe per it.\n\n(1) Leewards, Oct '77 - May '85. (2) Fiji, Aug '85 - (3) Kongkong, May '02 Ato Leewards '02 Oc1'06.\n\nthere were leave from for half pay leave under perado subject the law an 16 29 ~ 10 9 5 deductions Leewds. & Fiji force duong therefore in question: to verification of exact the \n\n£ 720 \n£ 220.16.8.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-334 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 406231, "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": "CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12]", "page_number": 236, "title": "CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12]", "content_text": "(C O P Y)\n\nSir,\n\nEnclosure 4931\n\nC.O.\n\n1150\n\n0.5.6. \"H.B.M. Consul-General\"\n\nCanton, China,\n\nJune 11th, 1909.\n\nI beg to bring to your notice a suit brought in a Hong Kong Court against Captain A.S. Gove, Master of the United States Naval Collier \"Alexander\", and set for trial on July 2nd, next.\n\n2. I have been directed by the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, to assume charge of the case in his name and therefore respectfully request you to take such action as you may deem proper in view of the following facts.\n\n3. On the 29th of March last the United States Naval Collier \"Alexander\" in the harbour of Hongkong, collided with the Hongkong Junk No.481 resulting in the sinking of the latter and the loss of the greater part of her cargo. Suit has been brought against the Master of the Collier for recovery of damages.\n\n4. It appears that the Plaintiffs recognize the public character of the ship and are aware that suit may not be brought against the United States as owner, but that knowing that the Master of the Collier is not a commissioned officer of the Navy they hope either to enforce the law of responsibility of masters of merchant-men against him; or else they hope that out of mere compassion the United States will come to his rescue by paying the damages without scrutiny of their propriety.\n\nNeither ground is tenable. The Master of the Collier is a Public Officer of the United States, being a citizen of the United States, having been appointed to his command by the Navy Department, and having taken the oath of allegiance as such officer.\n\nAs a duly qualified officer of the United States...\n\nthe United States Consul-General,\n\nat Hongkong,\n\nChina.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 407412, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906", "page_number": 708, "title": "CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906", "content_text": "This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\n८.०.\n\n36382\n\n8\n\nprovided that they return to that Treaty port. Applications on being wishing to ply should be made once more at Canton and Wuchow in accordance with the rules, and formal protests lodged with the Customs if the applications are illegally refused. Particulars of each protest should be telegraphed to His Majesty's Minister.\n\n(34.)\n\nConsul-General, Canton, to Mr. Carnegie, July 11, 1906.\n\nViceroy has now given authorization to British Companies to ply under the Inland Navigation Rules to Pose, Lunchow, and Liuchow.\n\n\"I am glad to be able to report that the Viceroy has at last seen that his position is no longer tenable, and has instructed the Taotai at Wuchow...\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[30584]\n\n(No. 309.) Sir,\n\nNo. 1.\n\n[September 10]\n\nSECTION 5. RECEIVED 3 OCT 06\n\n699\n\nMr. Carnegie to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received September 10.)\n\nPeking, July 21, 1906.\n\nWITH reference to my despatch No. 289 of the 4th instant, I have the honour to report that I requested Mr. Fulford, His Majesty's Consul at Newchwang, to supply me with any information he might be able to obtain respecting the alleged interference with the junk traffic on the Liao River caused by the railway bridge, to which reference is made in the China Association's letter to me of the 20th ultimo.\n\nMr. Fulford now informs me that he also had heard from Chinese sources that the railway line from Mukden to Hsin Min T'un was to be worked in combination by the Japanese and Chinese Railway Administrations, and that it had been decided not to alter the bridge as at present constructed. From inquiries made of Japanese officials, he believes this report to be correct.\n\nFrom the evidence of an eye-witness and from his own investigation, however, Mr. Fulford is inclined to the opinion that the bridge does not constitute a serious obstruction to the boat traffic of the river. The necessity of lowering the mast to enable a boat to pass is, of course, a hindrance, but not one of any magnitude. Boats are now coming down the river in fair numbers.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nLANCELOT D. CARNEGIE.\n\nPage 363\n\n...\n\n...\n\nPage 363", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 410977, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 154, "title": "CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "## Enclosure\nMr. C. H. L. Reed to Mr. Root, December 26th, 1906\n\nThe attention of this office has been called to the fact that, in Hongkong and other British territory in the Orient, the graduates of American medical schools are not permitted to practise, but that such privilege is extended to the graduates of Japanese medical schools. The reason given for the exclusion of American medical practitioners is that they are graduated on a four years' course instead of a five years' course of instruction, such as is required in the medical schools of Great Britain. This would be a very tenable ground if, as represented to this office, it were not true that the Japanese schools require but four years for graduation. If this is true the prohibition against American medical practitioners amounts to an unfair discrimination and one which involves the prestige of the entire American medical profession.\n\nThe Honourable \nElihu Root, \nSecretary of State, \nWashington, D.C.\n\n151\n\n**AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL LEGISLATION** \nTHE GROTEN, CINCINNATI, OHIO \nDecember 26th, 1906\n\nDear Sir!\n\nwhich require only a four years' course.\n\nI beg therefore to request, under instructions from my Government, that an appropriate enquiry may be made in this regard so that I may be thereby enabled to report to the Secretary of State upon the specific discrimination complained of.\n\n(Signed) \nI have &c., \nJohn Ridgely Carter.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 414801, "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": "CO129-349 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [10-12]", "page_number": 90, "title": "CO129-349 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [10-12]", "content_text": "## Memo. with 25273 para L\n\nThe present farmer from the date of its purchase to the declared and a permit to store obtained\", and as Mr. Clementi was able to trace every tael of opium bought by Memoranda Page 3 of F. Lugard's opium.\n\nPage VII\n\nIf this suggestion is accepted we might put it to the Governor, and so, whilst giving a ruling on the divans, reserve the farmer's compensation for a final decision.\n\nThe larger question of policy will, I take it, stand over until the Straits Opium Report has been considered and until the present Hongkong farm expires, so will the financial question.\n\nBut there remains to be decided the question of publication of Sir F. Lugard's Memorandum. I think it should be avoided, if possible, because:\n(1) it deals largely with matters which are (or will be) under discussion by the International Commission.\n(2) it discloses on Page 9 what would be held to be the official policy of the Hongkong Government.\n(3) it contains the suggestion for non-abolition of divans, which, I assume will not be accepted.\n\nI presume that Colonel Seely will wish some reference made in our reply to paragraph 10 of the confidential despatch of 27th October which deals with his speech in the House of Commons on July 28th last.\n\nTill the International Commission is completed, it is referenced in Hansard page 1259. His Majesty's Government will presumably not be convinced by this extraordinary despatch so far as to reverse the decision that the dens must be closed.\n\nIn that case, it seems to me useless to adopt a piecemeal policy. If only a few of the dens are closed, their patrons will doubtless take to frequenting those that remain open, and nothing will have been effected. Unless the declared policy is to be reversed, the only rational course is to close all the dens.\n\nThat brings up the question of compensation. But here we get little help from Sir F. Lugard, who has entangled himself in a contradiction. Either the closing of the dens will decrease consumption and so cause less revenue to the farmer, or it will not decrease consumption and therefore the farmer will not lose. Either point of view is tenable, but both cannot be held at once. Before considering the question of compensation, it seems essential to decide between these alternatives, and this can only be done by experience.\n\nI submit that the right course is to inform the farmer that the divans are to be closed at once; that in consideration of this change in the circumstances, the Govt is willing to relieve him of his contract if he likes, but will not pay him anything for loss of expected profit; or, on the other hand, if he wishes to keep up his contract, he can do so, but no compensation will be paid him unless he can show that he has sustained loss by reason of the closing of the divans. He should prove this by an action before the Supreme Court.\n\nThis measure may seem drastic, but I think it is perfectly equitable.\n\nHong Kong will not like it, but they will be soothed if H.M.G undertake to pay a considerable part of the damages. It seems desirable to know now how much H.M.G are prepared to do in that direction.\n\nPage 90\nPage 91", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-349 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 416933, "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": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "page_number": 260, "title": "CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908", "content_text": "(1) 13 an enclosure F.O letter (25524) (2). is refered to letter (3) to 151 Same letter. 257 endarme to the 8 17 August (6) I have been to track. 8 Nov. 20/00s to (7) is refered to Sest some renable te have recently correspondance F.o Letter (1433) of fans the out assing out of 182 106. To. letter (25711) (4). 18 an enclosme to August Fo 25 07. letter (22861) of Juscant trace etc) un auswer but I to ha Jafers.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-352 - Public Offices - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418543, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "page_number": 121, "title": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "content_text": "Governor.\n\nNo. 1 1909\n\n212 1\n\nLast Previous Paper. 5031.\n\nHONG KONG\n\nDESPATCH.\n\nCO. 120 9331\n\nRECO REG 17 MAR OC\n\nLeave of spring pasens\n\nLunas\n\ncopy of local corres. Considers' that proposal in connection with ... is not tenable.\n\nMr. Stulls.\n\nCon dollarch\n\nwo 1739-A. & E. W.-70/902/\n\n25000-71-08.\n\nNext subsequent Paper\n\nThe contention for ... is right but it does not go far enough. That it affects to me, the rest of ... For, deviously, if it ... The Colony should be ... conceded delited only within laude ate for which the value of previously received ... is knocked out Lands arrangement.\n\nThe proposal in ... on Military lands Fund ... The creat, it has ... The button of the Colonial Colonial Military ... The 1894 Cerviclar assumption that Colonials \"constitute permanent intequity Colony then the integue as the brows ... Wherewes Def: the existing rights & the wo being of which ngh ... do ... 24 that", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418546, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "page_number": 124, "title": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "content_text": "1\n\n123\n\nCovernment with the rent of Spring Gardens, and when the site is sold the Colony will make a corresponding entry on the debit side.\n\n4.\n\nIn these circumstances Your Lord-ship will I think concur with me that the proposal of the War Office that in the event of the sale of Spring Gardens and the re-imposition of the Crown Rent, the Colony should credit the War Department with the capitalized value of the Crown Rent is not tenable.\n\nAl\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nMy Lord,\n\nYour Lordship's most obedient,\n\nhumble servant,\n\nHongkong\n\nGovernor, &c..", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 418719, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "page_number": 297, "title": "CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3]", "content_text": "295\n\n10 15:26.\n\nExcellency had apparently come to the conclusion that the Chief Justice should be consulted as to appointments, the full meaning of that conclusion was not appreciated. It is clear from Your Excellency's despatch of 6th. Time to the Secretary of State that the baneful influence of the old tradition was still at work: but now, as it is happily removed, I feel sure that the intimate connexion between the two branches of the discussion will on reflexion become clear. The position can be stated with great clearness.\n\nThe Chief Justice must be consulted with regard to appointments in the Registry, because he is responsible for the administration of justice, in which the efficacy of the Registry is an important factor: He must also have the ultimate control of the Registry for the same reasons.\n\nThe paragraphs 13-15 of my letter are not data for re-consideration of the question by the Secretary of State: they are statements of fact which shew that no other position than the one I have taken up is tenable: a position which, in so far as it concerns changes in the distribution of work in the registry by the Chief Justice, if he thinks it advisable, is with deference to Your Excellency fully corroborated by the sentence in Sir M. Nathan's letter of 26th. June, 1905, to which I have referred.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 421822, "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": 611, "title": "CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "# CHINA TRADE\n## CONFIDENTIAL\n\n606 \nC.O. 8857 \nJanuary 27.\n\nSECTION \nREOP Pe 12 MAR 09 \nF1545/09 \n(3506)\n\n### (No. 7.)\n\n#### No. 1.\n**Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received January 27.)**\n\nSir,\n\nPeking, January 6, 1909.\n\nREFERRING to my despatch No. 522 of the 24th November, 1908, I have the honour to inclose copies of further correspondence with the Wai-wu Pu respecting the proposal of the Board of Finance to levy an additional tax on foreign opium.\n\nThe Wai-wu Pu and the Board of Finance contend in effect that under the terms of the Additional Article of the 18th July, 1885, the Chinese Government is free to tax foreign opium, upon which duty and li-kin have been paid, to the same extent as native opium as soon as the chests or packages are opened, whether in the Treaty ports or in the interior.\n\nI have informed Prince Ching that this position is not tenable, and that the Additional Article, in our view, provides that foreign opium, after payment of duty and li-kin, is free from all taxation whatsoever in the Treaty port, and, if covered by the transit certificate of which the form is given in clause 4, while in transport beyond the Treaty port and up to the place of consumption in the interior. I have also stated that this view has been always acted upon by His Majesty's Government, and that I shall in practice insist on the due observance of our interpretation by the Chinese Government at all the Treaty ports.\n\nI have pointed out that His Majesty's Government have maintained a consistently benevolent attitude towards the opium crusade, and I have given the Chinese Government at all times to understand that there is every desire to support bona fide steps for the suppression of the evils arising from the consumption of opium; but I have at the same time held that it is practicable and possible to take these steps in a legitimate manner and without doing any violence to Treaty stipulations.\n\nI have, &c. \n(Signed) J. N. JORDAN.\n\n### Inclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\n(Translation.) \nSir,\n\n**Prince Ch'ing to Sir J. Jordan.**\n\nPeking, December 8, 1908.\n\nI HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's note of the 24th November respecting the proposed levy of additional taxes on opium, and requesting that the Board of Finance may be moved to make it quite clear that the levy of such taxation in Treaty ports is not intended.\n\nThe Board have the honour to point out, in reply, that the Additional Article to the Chefoo Convention makes the following provisions:-\n\n| Provision | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Certificate exemption | Such certificate shall free the opium to which it applies from the imposition of any further tax or duty whilst in transport in the interior, provided that the package has not been opened and that the Customs seals, marks, and numbers on the packages have not been effaced or tampered with. |\n| Certificate form | \"The form [of the certificate] shall be as follows:---- \"The production of this certificate will exempt the opium to which it refers, wherever it may be found, from the imposition of any further tax or duty whatever, provided that the packages are unbroken and the Customs seals, marks, and numbers have not been effaced or tampered with.\" |\n\nFrom these provisions it may be seen that the exemption from further taxation enjoyed by foreign opium depends upon whether the packages have been opened or not,\n\n[2090 dd-3]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 421823, "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": 612, "title": "CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "## Inclosure 2 in No. 1\n\n### Prince CHING to Sir J. Jordan\n\nDecember 8, 1908.\n\nand not upon the place where it may be found. If the packages have not been opened they are not liable to further taxation, even when transported to the interior; but if they have been opened the provisions exempting them from further taxation are of no effect, even in the Treaty port itself. The language of the Treaty is so explicit that this point need hardly be disputed.\n\nIn your Excellency's former note of the 12th November you observe that \"the taxes suggested by the Board of Finance would be leviable on foreign opium in a Treaty port and before reaching the place of consumption in the interior\"; and to this the Board replied that the levy in question would be made \"in places of consumption after the packages have been opened,\" and that \"there was therefore no question of levying taxation in a Treaty port before the opium had been conveyed to the place of consumption in the interior.\"\n\nThe words \"place of consumption\" of course include any place, and the words \"there is therefore no question of levying taxation in a Treaty port before the opium has been conveyed to the place of consumption in the interior\" are equivalent to saying, \"there is no question of levying taxation in a Treaty port before the packages have been opened.\" The two sentences must be read together, and not divided as in your Excellency's note, which makes \"there is therefore no question [of levying taxation] in a Treaty port\" a sentence by itself.\n\nYour Excellency also says that you gather from my note that the levy of these fees on foreign opium in Treaty ports would be admitted by the Chinese Government to be a contravention of Treaty, but I venture to hold that the language of the Board's note will by no means bear that interpretation. Your Excellency, I feel sure, is aware that the intention of the Board of Finance in suggesting this extra levy of permit fees is to suppress the use of opium by means of such additional taxation, and if it is imposed in the interior and not in Treaty ports it is difficult to see how the movement for the abolition of opium smoking can succeed.\n\nI have the honour, therefore, in making this reply, to request your Excellency to give the matter careful and sympathetic consideration,\n\nYour Highness,\nI avail, &c. (Signed) Prince CHING.\n\n### Inclosure 2 in No. 1\n\n#### Sir J. Jordan to Prince Ching\n\nDecember 14, 1908.\n\nI HAVE received your Highness' note of the 8th December on the subject of the proposed levy of additional taxes on opium with some surprise. The arguments in that note are based on a misapprehension of the terms of the Additional Article of the 18th July, 1885.\n\nClause 2 explicitly states the treatment to be accorded to foreign opium in Treaty ports, and that treatment has been accorded now for over twenty years without question. The wording is: \"It is agreed that foreign opium, when imported into China, shall be taken cognizance of by the Imperial Maritime Customs, and shall be deposited in bond, either in warehouses or receiving-bulks which have been approved of by the Customs, and that it shall not be removed thence until there shall have been paid to the Customs the Tariff duty of 30 taels per chest of 100 catties, and also a sum not exceeding 80 taels per like chest as li-kin.\" That is to say, after payment of duty and li-kin to the Customs in the Treaty port the opium may be removed to any place of business in the Treaty port and there sold, without payment of any further tax or duty whatsoever.\n\nThe quotations made in your Highness' note are from clauses 3 and 4, which indicate the treatment to be accorded to foreign opium sold in the interior and outside the Treaty port. A reference to the Inspectorate-General of Customs will satisfy your Highness that the facts are as stated above, and that they have been the basis of the treatment of foreign opium since 1885.\n\nMy two notes of the 12th and 24th November referred only to foreign opium sold in the Treaty ports, and not to foreign opium sold in the interior, and I have again to request your Highness to move the Board of Finance to make it quite clear that the levy of the proposed taxes in Treaty ports is not intended.\n\nI avail, &c. (Signed) J. N. JORDAN.\n\n### Inclosure 3 in No. 1\n\n#### Prince Ch'ing to Sir J. Jordan\n\nPeking, December 29, 1908.\n\nI HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's note of the 14th December on the subject of opium taxation in Treaty ports, in which you quote clause 2 of the Additional Article to the Chefoo Convention to show that after payment of duty and li-kin to the Customs in a Treaty port opium is not liable to any further taxation in the port.\n\nThe Board have the honour to observe in reply that the stipulations of clause 2 of the Additional Article have reference to the fact that foreign opium, when brought into a Treaty port, has to pay import duty and li-kin before it can be cleared through the Customs, but no provision is made that after the customs duty and li-kin have been paid, and before leaving the port, no other li-kin charges or dues can be levied.\n\nIf the terms of the opium transit certificate provided for under clause 4 of the Additional Article be examined, and which stipulate that \"this certificate will exempt the opium to which it refers, wherever it may be found, from the imposition of any further tax or duty whatever, provided that the packages are unbroken and the Customs seals, marks, and numbers have not been effaced or tampered with,\" it may be seen that, whether in the interior or in a Treaty port, the question of immunity from further tax or duty depends entirely upon whether the package is unbroken or not.\n\nAgain, clause 5 says: \"When the package shall have been opened at the place of consumption any tax or contribution...\" Here no distinction is made in the expression \"place of consumption\" between the interior and a Treaty port; and if the package is opened at the Treaty port for the purposes of retail sale, the Treaty port thereupon becomes the place of consumption.\n\nThe more carefully the matter has been considered by this Board the less have we been able to reconcile the language of the Additional Article with the arguments advanced in your Excellency's notes, and the most important point, after all, is that the proposal of the Board of Finance to collect this new contribution, while not infringing the Additional Article, is at the same time not intended to be utilized as a means of raising revenue but as a prohibitive measure, and as a method of reducing day by day the number of persons purchasing foreign or native opium.\n\nWith this object in view, it is to be hoped that we may have your Excellency's assistance and support, in fulfilment of the friendly interest you have taken in the question, and that finally, in the future, there will be no foreign opium at all upon which China can collect either customs duties or li-kin or other contributions, and that the Additional Article may be laid aside as no longer operative. This is the consummation that we seek.\n\nI avail, &c.\n\n### Inclosure 4 in No. 1\n\n#### Sir J. Jordan to Prince Ch'ing\n\nPeking, January 2, 1909.\n\nI HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Highness' note of the 29th December, on the subject of an additional tax on opium in Treaty ports, from which I gather that, in your Highness' view, the Chinese Government are entitled under the Additional Article of the 18th July, 1885, to tax foreign opium upon which customs duty and li-kin have been paid, in a Treaty port, to the same extent as native opium.\n\nThis interpretation of the Additional Article is, as I have already given your Highness to understand, not tenable. The Article provides that foreign opium, after the payment of duty and li-kin, is free from all taxation whatsoever in the Treaty port, and, if covered by the transit certificates of which the form is given in clause 4, while in transport beyond the Treaty port and up to the place of consumption in the interior. That is the interpretation which has been acted upon by His Majesty's Government ever since the Additional Article was signed, and it will be my duty to insist in practice on the due observance of that interpretation by the Chinese Government at all the Treaty ports,\n\nPage 607", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 423307, "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": "CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909", "page_number": 710, "title": "CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909", "content_text": "## Le Gouvernement de la Chine ne s'est pas opposé à l'occupation de ces territoires par les Portugais\n\nLe Gouvernement de la Chine ne s'est pas opposé à l'occupation de ces territoires par les Portugais, qui, depuis l'expulsion des pirates, y ont prospéré et fondé une nouvelle patrie, en obéissant toujours à la souveraineté du Portugal, sans la moindre entrave de la part des autorités chinoises.\n\nLorsque, en 1573, le Gouvernement de la Chine trouvait bon de faire construire une muraille dans l'isthme de la péninsule comme délimitation, de ce côté, entre la colonie portugaise et le territoire chinois, et qu'il construisait un fort à Passalean, où il exerçait juridiction, il ne prenait pas de mesures identiques sur les îles voisines de Macau, ce qu'il n'aurait pas manqué de faire, s'il ne les eût pas considérées comme faisant partie des établissements portugais.\n\nÀ l'ombre et sous la protection des Portugais de Macau, quelques petits villages ont commencé à se fonder dans les îles désertes voisines. Ses habitants trouvaient dans l'organisation administrative et judiciaire de la colonie portugaise les garanties d'ordre et de sécurité indispensables à la vie sociale, et dans ses forteresses et ses soldats la protection contre les ennemis extérieurs.\n\nLorsque ces villages se sont un peu agrandis et qu'ils n'étaient pas assez à la portée de la ville, le Gouvernement de Macau y a placé des délégués administratifs et des forces de police, et fait des travaux de fortification, de voirie et d'autres pour la défense et bien-être des habitants, et a maintenu tout cela jusqu'à présent.\n\nAinsi sont fondés les établissements de Macau.\n\n## L'occupation primordiale et la souveraineté du Portugal\n\nL'occupation primordiale, le commerce, l'institution d'autorités administratives, judiciaires, et militaires, le temps, l'évolution, ont accompli leur œuvre de consolidation, transformant graduellement à travers les siècles, l'état de fait en droit de souveraineté du Portugal sur la péninsule et les îles voisines, qui forment la colonie européenne de beaucoup la plus ancienne de l'Extrême-Orient.\n\nAprès la marche logique des événements qui ont amené la souveraineté, par occupation, des Portugais à Macau et ses dépendances, il faut aussi se rendre compte si les territoires occupés ont, ou non, obéi aux limites que le droit des gens reconnaît comme licites et naturellement nécessaires.\n\n\"Quelle est,\" demande Rivier (\"Principes du Droit des Gens,” p. 195), \"la région géographique acquise, lorsqu'un Etat a pris possession de points déterminés ?\"\n\nLa réponse de ce publiciste, se rapportant à Twiss, Hall, Bluntschli, Holtzendorff, et d'autres jurisconsultes de la plus haute renommée, c'est que :\n\n## La région géographique acquise\n\nLorsque l'acquéreur veut prendre possession de l'immeuble dont tradition lui est faite, il n'est point nécessaire qu'il prenne possession de chaque partie de fonds; il lui suffit, dit le jurisconsulte, d'entrer dans une partie quelconque, pourvu que soit avec la conscience et l'intention de posséder l'immeuble dans son étendue entière, jusqu'aux limites. ... Le principe du droit civil suppose un immeuble délimité, déterminé exactement dans son unité et individualité, et qu'il ne saurait être applicable, en droit des gens, à l'occupation de territoires immenses, non encore entièrement explorés où cette condition d'unité et de délimitation matérielle fait totalement défaut.\n\n\"Le principe juste, c'est que, l'occupation devant être effective, on ne peut tenir pour acquises que les seules régions qui sont soumises réellement au pouvoir, tel qu'on vient de caractériser, de l'Etat occupant contrairement à ce principe, diverses Puissances ont émis et émettent encore, au gré de leur intérêt, des prétentions arbitraires.\n\nLa question sera toujours de savoir jusqu'où s'étend la domination réelle et matérielle. Cela dépendra de la configuration du pays, de sa topographie, de son hydrographie, de son orographie. Reste toujours, d'ailleurs, la nécessité des actes manifestant l'`animus Domini`, c'est-à-dire, ce que l'on a l'intention de dominer.\"\n\n## L'intention des Portugais\n\nLes Portugais qu'il y a trois siècles et demi ont occupé Macau n'avaient pas dans leur esprit l'ambition d'acquérir d'immenses extensions territoriales; l'intention, née de la force des circonstances, n'a été que de dominer le territoire terrestre et maritime dans l'unité minime, que le droit de sûreté et de conservation commandait, pour que l'occupation fût tenable, soit contre les pirates, soit contre d'autres ennemis.\n\nIls n'avaient, non plus, l'intention d'étendre leur occupation à l'hinterland, mais seulement à la région dont la péninsule était entourée et qu'avec elle formait l'ensemble stratégiquement uni que leur défense exigeait.\n\nComplètement inexplorée, cette région, d'ailleurs bien petite, sans aucune espèce d'autorité chinoise et inhabitée, se composait de la Péninsule de Macau et des îles adjacentes: Lapa, Verte, Taipa, Colovane, Dom João, et Vong-Cam, et les îlots accessoires.\n\n## La souveraineté portugaise\n\nAvec le siège du Gouvernement à Macau, ces îles et les eaux littorales environnantes formaient le fonds dont l'unité, au point de vue du droit des gens, comme cité ci-dessus, les Portugais ne sauraient qu'avoir l'intention de placer sous leur domination, et qu'ils ont, en effet, acquis, d'après la marche des événements et par force des circonstances, comme il a été démontré plus haut.\n\nL'Empire chinois ayant fait bâtir la barrière de limite de 1573, pour séparer le territoire qu'il occupait de celui de la péninsule, où les Portugais avaient déjà fondé la \"Ville du Saint-Nom de Dieu de Macau,\" n'était pas censé les exclure des îles adjacentes.\n\nD'après Martens (\"Précis du Droit des Gens moderne,\" &c., p. 38): \"A défaut de limites certaines, le droit d'une nation d'exclure des nations étrangères des terres et îles voisines ne s'étend pas au delà du district qu'elle cultive, ou duquel, du moins, elle peut prouver l'occupation.\"\n\nOr, dans ces îles, comme, d'ailleurs, à Macau, il n'y avait ni cultivation, ni habitants, ni occupation, ni vestige d'occupation. Elles étaient tout à fait désertes, comme bien d'autres dans la côte de la Chine-là sont encore de ces jours.\n\nCes territoires, donc, par ancienne, très ancienne, occupation, sont sous la souveraineté portugaise, le Portugal les gouvernait depuis longtemps à l'occasion de la signature du traité de 1887, et pourtant - le terrain entre la Porte de l'Enceinte et Passalean neutralisé - ils constituent la colonie autour de laquelle les démarcations limitrophes avec la Chine doivent être tracées.\n\n## Péninsule de Macau\n\nLa partie territoriale de la colonie - Macau et ses dépendances – désignée \"Macau,\" a été de tout temps, depuis l'occupation portugaise, la petite péninsule de ce nom, liée par un isthme très étroit à la côte méridionale de la Chine dans le district de Heung-Shan, province du Kuang-Tung.\n\nLes Portugais l'occupent tout entière depuis trois siècles et demi, et y ont fondé le siège du gouvernement.\n\nL'Empire chinois ayant reconnu, dans le traité de 1887, l'occupation perpétuelle et du Gouvernement de Macau et de ses dépendances par le Portugal, la péninsule étant, alors, dans toute son extension occupée et gouvernée par le Portugal, était naturellement comprise dans l'ensemble où incidait la reconnaissance de la Chine.\n\nAucun doute ne peut donc s'élever pour qu'elle ait le terrain neutre comme limite nord la frontière passant sur les ruines de la barrière de démarcation faite en 1573 par les autorités de Chiasan, où se trouve actuellement l'arc de la \"Porte de l'Enceinte,” construit par le Gouvernement de Macau en 1870.\n\n## Territoire neutralisé\n\nLa \"Barrière de l'Enceinte\" où est à présent la \"Porte du Cerco,\" a été bâtie par les autorités de Chinsan en 1573, pour séparer du territoire chinois la Péninsule de Macau, à cette époque déjà occupée par les Portugais.\n\nEn 1849, après la prise du fort de Passalean, à la suite du meurtre du Gouverneur Amaral, tout le territoire compris entre la barrière limite et le fort a été acquis aux Portugais.\n\nCependant, par égard envers le Gouvernement de Chine, le Gouvernement de Macau a discontinué l'occupation de ce terrain et, par une tacite intelligence avec les autorités voisines, il a été considéré comme neutre, seulement destiné à des enterrements.\n\nLes autorités chinoises se bornaient à conserver une partie de la route de Chinsan et le Gouvernement de Macau une autre partie dont il fait les frais d'éclairage.\n\nCe modus vivendi, respecté pendant plusieurs années, a produit les meilleurs résultats, ne donnant lieu à aucun conflit.\n\nMais les autorités de Chinsan, depuis quelque temps, ont pratiqué dans ce territoire des transgressions à la neutralisation tacitement entendue, et dont la manutention a été justement le motif de l'abandon, par le Gouvernement de Macau, des droits acquis avec la prise de Passalean.\n\nDu côté portugais, on a toujours protesté contre ces transgressions, et après le traité de 1887, contre les violations de son statu quo, puisqu'on ne devrait pas faire aucune altération dans les territoires à délimiter, la neutralisation devant être regardée comme un fait accompli qui se recommandait par ...\n\nPage 4\nPage 5\nPage 6", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 423751, "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": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "page_number": 355, "title": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "content_text": "# 354\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\nIt must be considered whether the proposal now put forward by the Government of the United States is acceptable. I submit that, in view of the action of His Majesty's Government in regard to the closing of the opium divans in the Far Eastern colonies; to the arrangements now initiated, and only initiated, for exercising a greater control over the trade and use of opium in those colonies; to the fact that China is still in the throes of its gigantic struggle to suppress the cultivation of the poppy, which no Power can help her to carry on; and that India must herself work out the many excessively difficult problems which she has already begun to study; it would, I submit, have only a hampering and most embarrassing effect if at this juncture those who are charged with the administration of India and the Eastern colonies had before them the appointment of an international conference, which has the power, as proposed, of dealing definitely with all the subjects enumerated in the United States programme.\n\nIt seems to me wholly premature to hold such a conference. It cannot yet be clear in which direction, for instance, the British Government could obtain assistance from other Governments by an international convention. Even the United States have not had time to judge of the effect of their recent legislation, in consequence of which since April last no opium may be imported into that country. If there was one point more impressed by the Shanghae Commission than another it was that, owing to the entire absence of uniformity in regard to the different nationalities in the countries in which opium is consumed, it was not practicable to make regulations applicable to them all for the control and ultimate suppression of the opium habit.\n\nSo far as I am aware, the British Government is not likely to seek the co-operation of any other Power in carrying out its regulations dealing with poppy cultivation and the use of opium, unless it may be Persia or Turkey; and the latter of these countries refrained from taking any part in the international commission at Shanghae. But where, I believe, co-operation may by-and-by be of great and, indeed, inestimable value will be when the Powers have made a searching and complete enquiry into the subject of the manufacture and distribution of morphine and other similar highly deleterious drugs, the abuse of which has far graver results than that of opium, whether smoked or eaten. Further, scientific and commercial enquiry is urgently called for as regards many of the so-called anti-opium remedies, which are alleged to have more baneful effects than the taking of opium itself.\n\nIn view of the opinions I have expressed, I presume that it is not necessary to deal with the items contained in the tentative programme for the international conference which is advocated by the Government of the United States. I feel, however, that I ought not to omit to draw special attention to the one marked (II): \"The propriety of restudying treaty obligations and international agreements under which the opium traffic is at present conducted.”\n\nIt will be seen that at Shanghae the delegation of the United States, supported by the Chinese delegation, endeavoured to bring under review the treaties and agreements referred to. This was successfully resisted by the British delegation, which was ably supported by the Japanese delegation. It cannot be necessary for me to dilate on the inexpediency of allowing any matter of that kind to come under the consideration of an international conference. The interest and responsibilities of this country are far greater in regard to the subject matter than those of any other country that would be represented at such a conference, and I have little doubt that His Majesty's Government will not be prepared to submit the propriety of any treaties and agreements they have entered into for discussion by any tribunal that may be formed.\n\nI have, &c.\n**CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH**\n\n## No. 1.\n\n## SECTION 1.\n\nIndia Office to Foreign Office.-(Received December 2.)\n\nIndia Office, November 30, 1909.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by the Secretary of State for India in Council to reply to your letter, dated the 19th November, 1909, forwarding for remarks a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury respecting an incident attendant on the suppression of the opium traffic in the province of Fuhkien.\n\nI am to suggest, for Sir Edward Grey's consideration, that it might be well to obtain from Sir John Jordan a report on the incident in question. In overruling the orders of the local officials of the Kucheng district, the Chinese Board of Foochow may have had before it certain facts which were not necessarily within the cognizance of Bishop Price.\n\nViscount Morley understands that the treaty provisions which the Bishop desires to see relaxed, though they protect foreign opium while in transit from the port to its destination in the interior and prevent differential taxation from being imposed on it, do not otherwise interfere with the retail trade.\n\nIn previous cases of a somewhat similar character, His Majesty's Government have not questioned the right of the Chinese Government to regulate as it thinks fit the licensing of retail shops for the sale of foreign opium, or to restrict or prohibit the consumption of opium among the population. Thus in Nanking and Canton, where stringent regulations of this kind are in force, the action of His Majesty's Minister has been limited to seeing that they are not used to create monopolies or to discriminate unfairly against foreign opium, and do not interfere with the wholesale trade in foreign opium between Chinese dealers and importing firms. The Imperial Chinese Government has recognised the equitable nature of these requirements, apart from any special obligations that may arise from treaties, and any other view would hardly be tenable, so long as the production of opium in China itself immensely exceeds the amount imported, and an agreement exists between the two Governments for the pari passu reduction of the native cultivation and the foreign import. The Kucheng incident may prove on further inquiry to be capable of explanation on one or other of the above-mentioned grounds.\n\nI am, &c.\n**R. RITCHIE**\n\n(2553 6--1)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 423753, "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": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "page_number": 357, "title": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909", "content_text": "# CHINA TRADE.\n## CONFIDENTIAL.\n### No. 1.\n\n**Sir Edward Grey to the Archbishop of Canterbury.**\n\nMy dear Archbishop,\n\nForeign Office, December 15, 1909.\n\nI HAVE now received a reply from the India Office in regard to the incident at Kucheng in the matter of opium suppression, about which you wrote to me in your letter of the 9th ultimo.\n\nNo official report has as yet been received from His Majesty's Minister at Peking on the incident in question, so that a final judgment on the case must be for the present reserved. Lord Morley is, however, inclined to think that in overruling the orders of the local officials of the Kucheng district the Chinese Board of Foochow may have had before it certain facts which were not necessarily within the cognisance of Bishop Price.\n\nIt is understood that the treaty provisions which the Bishop desires to see relaxed, though they protect foreign opium while in transit from the port to its destination in the interior and prevent differential taxation from being imposed on it, do not otherwise interfere with the retail trade.\n\nIn previous cases of a somewhat similar character His Majesty's Government have not questioned the right of the Chinese Government to regulate as it thinks fit the licensing of retail shops for the sale of foreign opium, or to restrict or prohibit the consumption of opium among the population. Thus in Nanking and Canton, where stringent regulations of this kind are in force, the action of His Majesty's Minister has been limited to seeing that they are not used to create monopolies or to discriminate unfairly against foreign opium and do not interfere with the wholesale trade in foreign opium between Chinese dealers and importing firms. The Imperial Chinese Government has recognised the equitable nature of these requirements, apart from any special obligations that may arise from treaties, and any other view would hardly be tenable, so long as the production of opium in China itself immensely exceeds the amount imported and an agreement exists between the two Governments for the *pari passu* reduction of the native cultivation and the foreign import. The Kucheng incident may prove on further inquiry to be capable of explanation on one or other of the above-mentioned grounds.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n**E. GREY.**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 425324, "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": "CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5]", "page_number": 349, "title": "CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5]", "content_text": "#139 ? to:kura? (3 alto apo miji'am lolreqsil erit to no la lagosan \n\ntteja ald to esos aquited Luta Tonotasie:00 Od tads Busmeð hlwolla er \n\ngami xok add to favosupa eild of doaldua vino D Jatoqqa ad bluoda \n\n346 \n\ndifficulty of verifying them in a Free Port.\n\n## CLAUSE XV.\n\ns dat grasse aduelo sift butqouth bad d Bios almall \n\nerf bre vodenal de garð vd not velleo deed be eno neilola \n\netid melen od stat Jon blb e .31 emineb idow nor snott Jivor'd \n\nof Ere dxow wid ob of yilikde ag bulsin on ICA \n\nrw soilog notanol eld of abzavot to dejaya beutagooey & nav crefft \n\n,8tni? ni eterle alcore arse1910 Iainefcü Jærð eldarinebay new si \n\nabiewen euoria nd moleeirted Jiwovi? simul. „bodaeggua na .ode \n\nJun Juotte etamicore of Devron bre eno luie • su* zeano bevonggu zi \n\ndrigar erta bad remitetenot old anojauü els p boueda ed ton tazNE \n\nBiwwer gre blodfatw of \n\n### III FULD\n\nof beglico new hiut ynidah Jadi beniziqze me di \n\nJog & $6ľ zo berodne pond mere moleando dose no newlo Bag Totne -rwng odd not bolrico poda dlan to yélduzup edi jedi (ynolcü edi al ¡dnekdrugod wodz¤ eft qd beðizli sow datt alert gnijies to se907 Judy Telo don saw di .308 VIIBO od bowolls Jos eter qeild Jadð bra Jud mera mogu bessie ed egedruvba dris bluno annitoinduen redda? \n\n3. Ir darld »noidnengue vos nebianos alvor Jamseroð fsizoled ens \n\nThe suggestions for dealing with borne goods were generally agreed to subject to the stipulation that the import charges paid on goods at the Kowloon terminus should free the goods from payment of Likin and all other additional imposts in China, to place of destination.\n\nIn conclusion His Excellency pointed out the radical difference between the position of Germany's Leased Territory at Kiautschou (referred to in the last paragraph of Mr. Harris' memorandum) and that of the British Colony of Hongkong and observed that Germany was accorded 20% of the Customs dues in return for her acquiescence (viz. some 500,000 Dollars per annum). Mr. Harris explained that the grant made to the Kiauchow Government was supposed to represent the Customs charges on goods locally consumed seeing that Tsingtau was intended to be a free port for its residents. His Excellency showed that this supposition was not tenable and Mr. Harris admitted that it might be a case of the Dutch fault of the Dock, giving too little and asking too much.\n\nFinally His Excellency suggested to Mr. Harris that he should write to the Governor suggesting a more formal conference and intimating that he had the authority of the Inspector General of Imperial Maritime Customs to approach the Governor on the subject and to make proposals.\n\n(sd) F.H.May.\n\n20.3.10.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 425950, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7]", "page_number": 320, "title": "CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7]", "content_text": "staff & the Sangroup School,\n\nIm!\n\ninvite referen refer you\n\nLat\n\nmy dessp\n\n:\n\nNo. 338 of the sig 1909 37869/09\n\nNo other In January 40135/09\n\nIn new, I which kinable stated in theure despes 1910. for tugret that I am\n\nUnable\n\nbot ath to\n\nto the\n\nagre\n\npropored division goalmy,\n\nbas\n\n220\n\nThay\n\n1910\n\n29 Jane.\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nCopy (endon orig) R. Humane Loo \"cons Reminder To do\n\nAuso 304\n\n28044\n\nme\n\n32020 (16,555) WL21,59-1. 40,000 1100. A.&E. W.\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n32020\n\nHONG MO\n\n23929\n\nC O 23929\n\n318\n\n4 AUG 10\n\nApplicy for Royal Humane Society's the dal\n\nin case\n\nTransmits and recommendo\n\nof a boy named D. J. I Gibson for paring rescued his little sister from downing\n\nM. Stubbs\n\nof serp. (Newspaper extract\n\nCopy bench & In\n\nSurmming\n\nLike\n\ngood expression.\n\naig) x R. HS\n\nA\n\nbrick\n\nIf this is granted, H. K boys.\n\nH.K will\n\nM5\n\nmobaty take to dropping their brothers\n\n& sistors craboard!\"\n\nAs fopaed\n\nMr. A. J. Harding\n\nRemand AHS?\n\nWm 13/10/60\n\nAnne.\n\na./ H3/10\n\nalouce", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-367 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 428137, "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": "CO129-371 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 62, "title": "CO129-371 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "My dear Fox,\n\nI have told Sir Hagaki that the report we sent was discussed. They have had a telegram from Pekin and will write to us again.\n\nDavidson is, I think, the subject of Letter 42083. I have written to you. He would be asked to report on the substance of Strong Kay.\n\nTwo matters relating to the question of dual nationality, being a British subject and a Chinese subject, have been regarded as Chinese subjects.\n\nCarr ca hawwer remote his descent. You will probably remember an instance in Kenable relating to the Straits bom Unese who suffered.\n\nThat a Chinese fort has never abandoned - which they certainly held Clem and a Chinese subject.\n\nI always award that a faxa Yours ago - i always a that a held.\n\nJay 14579181\n\nPut by HBe 7/'\n\nAtone\n\nPage ...\n\n(To be continued on next page or as indicated by context)\n\nPage information or other contextually relevant markers as per original scan.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-371 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 428168, "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": "CO129-371 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 93, "title": "CO129-371 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government]\n\nCHINA RAILWAYS,\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[46758]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n92\n\n2765\n\nReceived\n\nReg'd 28 JAN 10\n\n[December 28]\n\nSECTION 3.\n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received December 28.)\n\n(No. 45.) Sir,\n\nPeking, December 7, 1909.\n\nSINCE my despatch No. 398 of the 30th October last was written, I have kept the question of the Shanghae-Ningpo Railway steadily before the attention of the Wai-wu Pu, and to-day I had an interview with the President and Vice-President of the Board of Communications on the subject. The latter official, it may be mentioned, is Wang Ta-hsieh, the late Chinese Minister in London, who took a very creditable part in the loan negotiations of this railway, and incurred for his loyalty to us the resentment of his fellow-provincials in Chêkiang to such an extent that he found it convenient to absent himself from China for a time and return to England on a mission of investigation.\n\nBoth the President and the Vice-President assured me that they hoped shortly to be in a position to give effect to the promise that the provisions of the loan agreement would be enforced. Tang Shou-ch'ien, the president of the Chêkiang Railway Bureau, had, they admitted, been the main cause of the difficulties that had arisen. He had been appointed to a high office in Yünnan, and had now been transferred to the post of Literary Chancellor in Kiangsi. Tang's stay in Peking had given them many opportunities of talking over the matter with him here, and he now fully realised that the local attitude was no longer tenable. Even were he now to return to Chêkiang, he would go back with new ideas and a new policy.\n\nI expressed grave doubts as to Tang's conversion being proof against the influence of his former associates, and strongly deprecated the idea of his resuming any connection with the railway.\n\nWhile welcoming the assurances which their Excellencies were good enough to give me, I said that I could not forget that so long ago as last July Prince Ch'ing had himself held out similar hopes which were still unfulfilled. In these circumstances, I asked that their statements should be embodied in a communication to the Wai-wu Pu, the purport of which could be furnished to me by that board, and this they agreed to do.\n\nThey mentioned the proper expenditure of the loan funds and the control of the construction work by the chief engineer as the main points requiring attention. On my adding the issue of tenders for material, they said I might rest assured that there would be no repetition of the disagreeable incidents which had occurred in that connection.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nJ. N. JORDAN,\n\n[2538 ee---3]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-371 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 428240, "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": "CO129-371 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 165, "title": "CO129-371 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government]\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n(1973)\n\nNo. 1.\n\n163\n\nсо\n\n[January 18, 1910] SECT RES\n\nTRES 3 FEB 10.\n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received January 18, 1910.)\n\n(No. 492.) Sir,\n\nPeking, December 29, 1909. IN my despatch No. 436 of the 26th ultimo I commented at length upon the dismissal of Tuan Fang and the intrigues in the Palace, of which it is an outward sign.\n\nI now have the honour to transmit to you herewith copy of a despatch from His Majesty's consul-general at Tien-tsin on this subject. The frequent changes in the Viceroyalty of Chih-li constitute, as Mr. Fulford points out, a great hindrance to the transaction of public business, and I have already had occasion to comment on this feature of the situation in my despatch No. 434 of the 24th ultimo respecting the affairs of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company.\n\nCopies of a memorial by the present Viceroy at Nanking and of an Imperial decree concerning Tuan Fang's dismissal are enclosed herewith.\n\nIt is generally believed that the publication of these documents was an after-thought on the part of the Prince Regent to justify a step which has given rise to much dissatisfaction.\n\nEnclosure in No. 1.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nJ. N. JORDAN.\n\n(No. 80.) Sir,\n\nConsul-General Fulford to Sir J. Jordan,\n\nTien-tsin, December 20, 1909. I HAD the honour to report in my telegram of the 24th ultimo the dismissal of the Viceroy Tuan Fang.\n\nThe Treasurer of the province, Ts'ui Yung-an, having been appointed Acting Viceroy, arrived in Tien-tsin from Pao Ting Fu on the 27th ultimo, and was at the railway station on the departure of Tuan for Peking, which took place the same day.\n\nAs a proof of the genuine sympathy felt for Tuan, I would mention that apparently the entire body of Chinese Tien-tsin officials were present at the station to see him off. The consular body, the commandants of foreign troops, and many leading foreign residents were also there to wish the ex-Viceroy good-bye. Such a manifestation towards a fallen leader on the part of Chinese officialdom is unique in my experience.\n\nI have heard but one opinion on all sides, Chinese and foreign, with regard to the dismissal of Tuan, and that is surprise and indignation that so able a public servant should be deprived of the opportunity of working for his country on so trivial a pretext as the one alleged.\n\nTo turn to another aspect of such treatment of China's best officials, it does not conduce to satisfactory arrangement of international questions in this important centre that there should be such constant changes of the pivot of all progress. In the course of the last eight months, since my arrival in Tien-tsin, we have had four occupants of the vice-regal position. We shall soon have the fifth, and it is freely rumoured that his appointment is only temporary.\n\nIt is not surprising that difficulties appear to be experienced in finding suitable men for the post, liable, as it seems to be, to the caprices of Palace intrigue, and no doubt tenable only at the cost of large \"presents\" to influential persons about the Court.\n\n23\n\nThe Acting Viceroy Ts'ui, after some hesitation and suggestion that the consuls should pay him the first call, called upon the consuls on the 10th instant.\n\nHe did not, however, himself write to the consuls to announce his arrival, but the Customs Taotai did so by his orders. This has become the practice in Tien-tsin.\n\n* Not printed.\n\n[2605 -3]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-371 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 429178, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "page_number": 519, "title": "CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910", "content_text": "This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.\n\n515\n\n[B]\n\nCHINA RAILWAYS,\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[24133]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n25499\n\nREC? Red 919 AUG 10\n\n[June 29.]\n\nSECTION 1.\n\nSir Edward Grey to Sir C. MacDonald.\n\n(No. 108.) Sir,\n\nForeign Office, June 29, 1910.\n\nTHE Japanese Ambassador told me to-day that M. Isvolsky had spoken to the Japanese Ambassador at St. Petersburgh, and informed him that he had seen Mr. Straight, the agent of the United States Syndicate, with regard to the Chinchow-Aigun Railway. M. Isvolsky had told Mr. Straight that the Russian Government would oppose this railway by every means in their power short of the actual use of force. M. Isvolsky had also told the Japanese Ambassador, though it was not certain that he had said this to Mr. Straight, that the Russian Government would not object to a line from inland places to the Chinese Eastern Railway, but objected to a line going to the sea.\n\nI said that I had not before heard this. On the contrary, the last I had heard was that, although the Russian Government would oppose a railway to Aigun, they might find it difficult to oppose a line limited to Chinchow-Tsitsihar. It seemed to me that they would not be on tenable ground if they opposed every line connected with the sea. But in view of the agreement of 1899 between Russia and ourselves, I should stand aside as far as active support to the Chinchow-Aigun Railway was concerned.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n[2792 ƒ-1]\n\nE. GREY.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 438473, "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": "CO129-391 - Acting Governor Claud Severn Governor Sir May - 1912 [7-8]", "page_number": 272, "title": "CO129-391 - Acting Governor Claud Severn Governor Sir May - 1912 [7-8]", "content_text": "HONG KONG\n\n24441\n\nRESE O SED 12\n\n266\n\nKing Edward VII Scholarships.\n\nTransmit copy letter from Registrations of the University submitting proposals as to award of.\n\nHollinis Sor G. Wildes\n\nThey want to have two scholarships of £100 each, tenable for two years in the first instance, with a possible extension for a third year.\n\nI don't think we need go into the details: all that they are concerned with is the payment of the annual £300.\n\nIt is assumed by Treasury that the University will start in Sept: it is also stated that the £300 may be paid per facto scholarships, adding that The University authorities are in favour of the scheme.\n\n(I think the scheme may be approved)\n\nby Date. 277 1912\n\nPrevious Paper. 22086 bigy / Hasury. Cons. 17 Repli\n\nAnad tel: 26 Sept. Treas Fur: anad 312. 12 Oct Thea 29868 subsequent Paper 29682.\n\nWt.25,846—17. 10,000. 11/11. A.&EW.\n\nFile Reference: XCR(85)72 is not present, however GR1178/1922/32(III) is also not present, but a similar reference is seen: 24441\n\nPage 1\n\nbecomes\n\n1\n\nby\n\nDate.\n\n277\n\n1912\n\nPrevious Paper.\n\n22086\n\nbigy / Hasury. Cons. 17 Repli\n\nAnad tel: 26 Sept. Treas Fur: anad 312. 12 Oct Thea 29868 subsequent Paper 29682.\n\nHONG KONG\n\n24441\n\nRESE O SED 12\n\n266\n\nKing Edward VII Scholarships.\n\nTransmit copy letter from Registrations of the University submitting proposals as to award of.\n\nHollinis Sor G. Wildes\n\nThey want to have two scholarships... \n\nThe final output in HTML is: \n\n1\n\nby\n\nDate.\n\n277\n\n1912\n\nang previous Paper.\n\n22086 bigy / Hasury. Cons. 17 Repli\n\nAnad tel: 26 Sept. Treas Fur: anad 312. 12 Oct Thea 29868 subsequent Paper 29682.\n\nHONG KONG\n\n24441\n\nRESE O SED 12\n\n266\n\nKing Edward VII Scholarships.\n\nTransmit copy letter from Registrations of the University submitting proposals as to award of.\n\nHollinis Sor G. Wildes\n\nThey want to have two scholarships of £100 each, tenable for two years in the first instance, with a possible extension for a third year.\n\nI don't think we need go into the details: all that they are concerned with is the payment of the annual £300.\n\nIt is assumed by Treasury that the University will start in Sept: it is also stated that the £300 may be paid per facto scholarships, adding that The University authorities are in favour of the scheme.\n\n(I think the scheme may be approved)\n\nWt.25,846—17. 10,000. 11/11. A.&EW.\n\n24441", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-391 - Acting Governor Claud Severn Governor Sir May - 1912 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 438475, "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": "CO129-391 - Acting Governor Claud Severn Governor Sir May - 1912 [7-8]", "page_number": 274, "title": "CO129-391 - Acting Governor Claud Severn Governor Sir May - 1912 [7-8]", "content_text": "Sir,\n\nEducation Department.\n\nHongkong. 31st July, 1912.\n\n7741\n\nRECS > Sco\n\n268\n\nKing Edward VII Scholarships.\n\nIn a despatch of which you have courteously allowed me the perusal (No.207: dated 15th September, 1909: in C.S.O. 2 in 8156/1908), the Secretary of State informed Sir Frederick Lugard that His Majesty's Government had decided that, on the establishment of the University, they would provide an annual sum of £300 for scholarships\". The Despatch proceeds: \"His Majesty's Government leave it to you to determine the number and value of the scholarships to be given and to decide to what faculties they are to be attached\".\n\n2.\n\nI am directed by the Council to request that you will be good enough to inform His Majesty's Government that the University is now established and proposes to open the first session with two faculties Medicine and Engineering - commencing tuition upon the 14th September next in the Medical Faculty and upon the 15th October next in the Engineering Faculty; and that you will request His Majesty's Government to recognise a financial year dating from the 1st September for the purpose of the King Edward VII Scholarships and to place the annual contribution (£300) to the credit of the University with the Colonial Treasurer at the commencement of each such financial year.\n\n3.\n\nThe Council of the University desire that the annual value of each scholarship should be £40 (the annual tuition fee of the University being $300.00) and that each scholarship should be tenable for the whole length of the curriculum of the Faculty in which it is granted. The Council desires, also, to award two scholarships annually the first awards being made one in the Medical Faculty and one in the Engineering Faculty. Other Faculties will share in the awards as they are established. It is proposed that the scholarships should be awarded upon a special competitive examination.\n\n4.\n\nI am to express the hope that you will be able to obtain sanction of His Majesty's Government to these proposals and that...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-391 - Acting Governor Claud Severn Governor Sir May - 1912 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 438807, "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": "CO129-392 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [9-10]", "page_number": 120, "title": "CO129-392 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [9-10]", "content_text": "Governors on their visits to the island would have noticed the disposition is not tenable. Governors do not as a rule enquire into the details of the internal economy of a small rural Police Station even if they inspect one. Without such enquiry they might not notice that the men slept out of the barracks. As a fact Mr. Severn when Officer Administering the Government visited Cheung Chau last April. At that time the Sergeant was living in the Station but Mr. Severn did not notice that the Indian Constables did not occupy it at night. It would be absurd to hold him responsible for the fact that they slept out of the barracks.\n\nA point that has not been mentioned is that the Chinese Detective did not live in the Station.\n\nI take a very serious view of this case which has caused me to lose all confidence in Mr. Badeley as Captain Superintendent of Police. Mr. Badeley's attitude in endeavouring to defend the dispositions made at Cheung Chau has contributed to this result. If Mr. Badeley had had no training in, or experience of, Police work his action might be regarded as the outcome of ignorance. But he has had many years experience of Police work and underwent special training with the Liverpool Police at the beginning of his career in the Police Force. His action must therefore be attributed to negligence. The Police regulations lay down that Police must be ready at all times in their Stations to meet any emergency and that they may not absent themselves from their Stations without leave. In the City half of the men are always kept in Station and in my experience I have never known a Police Station in this Colony where more than a small percentage of the complement was allowed to live outside the barracks. I have never known a case in which the officer in charge was allowed to live out of barracks. It is to me absolutely inexplicable that the Captain Superintendent of Police should have permitted the condition at Cheung Chau Station (which was found to be worse than had been at first reported to me in that all 4 Indian Constables were...\n\nPage 120\n\nPage 121", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-392 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [9-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 441342, "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": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "page_number": 106, "title": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "content_text": "## \n\nin effect for year commencing September 1912 authorized\n\n2.\n\n**MA** has accordingly issued directions for the payment to the Crown Agents for the Colonies for the credit of the Government of Hong Kong of the sum of £300 in effect for the period 15th Sept. 1912 to 31st August 1913, and in respect of Jorhat I shall be prepared to authorize payment of a like amount at the commencement of the next year commencing 1st September 1913 and thereafter in each succeeding year.\n\n3. I desire to take this opportunity of stating that by the terms of the sanction (not shown) the assistance to be given from Imperial funds for payments to institution of Scholarships the King Edward VII Memorial Fund is not contingent on the Scholarships being awarded to British subjects, but it will be necessary for you in due course to furnish me with a return for the year commencing 1st Sept 1912 and for each subsequent year showing the Scholarships awarded and the period or periods for which they are tenable.\n\nThe return should indicate that the Scholarships are held by British Subjects, and should be furnished by such date as may be advised.\n\n... \nZO.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 444609, "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": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]", "page_number": 121, "title": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]", "content_text": "# UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG\n## KING EDWARD VII SCHOLARSHIPS\n### AWARDS DURING THE YEAR 1912-1913\n\n| Name of Scholar | Birthplace of Scholar | Faculty in which Scholarship is held | Period for which Scholarship is Tenable |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Lin dân chung sang | Penang | Medicine | 12th December 1912 to 31st August 1917 |\n| Wei Wing Lock | cong trong | Engineering | 1st September 1912 to 31st August 1916 |\n\nI, C... I... and ..., certify that the above named are British Subjects and that I have received from the Colonial Treasurer the sum of £80 (eighty pounds sterling) @ 11/17/4 on account of King Edward Scholarships for the year 1912-1913, being eighty pounds.\n\nAlfrankhen \nRegistrar", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 444726, "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": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]", "page_number": 238, "title": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]", "content_text": "# KING EDWARD VII SCHOLARSHIPS\n## AWARDS DURING THE YEAR 1913–1914.\n\n| Name of Scholar | Birthplace of Scholar | Faculty in which Scholarship is held | Period for which Scholarship is Tenable |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Lo Chenk Shing | đóng xong | Engineering | Four years. 7th September 1913 to 31st August 1917 |\n\nFour years.\n\nI certify that the above-named are British Subjects and that I have received from the Colonial Treasurer the sum of forty pounds sterling (`£40`), being the equivalent of ... dollars and fifteen cents, funded on account of King Edward Scholarships for the year 1913-1914.\n\n[1746]\n\nNote :- Only one Scholarship awarded for 1913-14; that tenable in the Faculty of Arts is to be awarded on the result of the December 1913 Matriculation Examination.\n\nOl. Franklin. \nRegistrar. \n*UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG* \n233", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 444727, "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": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]", "page_number": 239, "title": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]", "content_text": "# UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG\n## KING EDWARD VII SCHOLARSHIPS\n### AWARDS DURING THE YEAR 1973–1914.\n\n| Name of Scholar | Birthplace of Scholar | Faculty in which Scholarship is held | Period for which Scholarship is Tenable |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Lo blond bling | Hongkong | Arti. | four years |\n| | | Engineering | Your years 1 September 1913 to 31th August 1917 |\n\nI certify that the above-named are British Subjects and that I have received from the Colonial Treasurer the sum of four hundred three dollars and cents gifteen, being equivalent to 2460 (forty-six pounds sterling) at the rate for July 1913-1914 on account of King Edward Scholarships for the year 1913-1914.\n\nScholarship awarded for 1913-14; that enable in the Faculty of Arts is to be awarded on the results of the December 1913 Matriculation Examination.\n\nAl Franklin,\nRegistrar.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 444728, "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": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]", "page_number": 240, "title": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]", "content_text": "## Gov.\n### 44539/13 Hong Kong\n#### 235 R. 5A (2nd. Series)\n\n**DRAFT.**\n**YL0.0.4.**\n\n## Hong Kong MINUTE\n\nAccompanying Mr. Allen 2/1/14 how Sync 2/1/14\n\n| Name | \n| --- | \n| Sir G. Fiddes. | \n| Sir H. Just. | \n| Sir J. Anderson. | \n| Lord Emmott. | \n| Mr. Harcourt. | \n\nFor comment \n\nCage speaking \n\nM. Egerench) for \n\n17/3/1/14 \n\nI observe on reference to the return for the year ended the 31st of March 1913 which accompanied your despatch No. 307 of the 5th of Nov 1913 that the scholarships tenable for periods of four years respectively were awarded during the year 1912-3, and that one scholarship which was tenable for four years was awarded for the year 1913-4.\n\n8th January 1917\n\nI have the honour to forward in duplicate a return showing the awards of King Edward the Seventh Scholarships made by the Government of Hong Kong in respect of the year 1913-14.\n\nFor purposes of account, I shall be glad if you will forward a cheque...\n\nPage 240\nPage 241", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 445906, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-406 - Public Offices - 1913", "page_number": 377, "title": "CO129-406 - Public Offices - 1913", "content_text": "Page 375\n\nandrali-notraƆ edi mi noijB1900-00\n\nEdna ba kámen, loups to aised add no ensoj vavlisä\n\nlein and Jadj,noijqeɔxe eno aind\n\n0.\n\nnew nojan) 33 vodnsk mort\n\n*/.\n\nBew jluser e:T\n\n骂\n\n‚yali d‡US 9AJ\n\n,9Tod uJai TAJNO OJ VIRB8909NIU\n\n·YjInq a abeu\n\nto somerba ed os mujer OT\n\n[, ynaymoƆ yawlish Isionivor¶\n\nbral e.. tiči. qniisab noqu bateieni\n\ntao ca noirisog shi Grcierent\n\nlotlib ad biwow I .equo 10\n\n'need to prbined ploruq e zi eonsvbs ent\n\n13 293agdron ei yawlief e:it\n\nلين\n\npotorstorg 8 ji ddiw 89İT750\n\nhood and b.\n\n$\n\n晕\n\nero19Teilt meea bluow JI\n\n$\n\nberinpor ad ylisutneve binoda\n\n# or binow NOUOT? ABDİYSHÅ\n\n42 : ยม\n\nmojo situgun sedned-nodns0 and to Toned alodw\n\npl al mortal atat et ledd aniljno od bait\n\nmenupfent sety w ?I slott..... to valy\n\nTAJOSTALO\n\nRailway Agreement, which secures to the four Groups a preference for an extension of the Canton-Hankow line from the southern border of Hunan to Canton, I do not think the claim to confine the extension exclusively to a British concern would be tenable. The disadvantage, from a purely political point of view, of the line not being exclusively British is, it seems to me, largely neutralised by the appointment of a British Engineer for the whole line from Hankow to Canton which, as I have already said, is secured by the Berlin Agreement of 14th May, 1909.\n\nIf this view is accepted, if it is admitted that as parties to the Hukuang Agreement the French, German and American Groups are entitled by Article 19 to participate in any extension of the Hukuang Railway from the borders of Hunan south to Canton, then I think we ought to state frankly to the Groups that, although we were unable, owing to the action of the Chinese, to offer them participation in the Yuet-Han Loan, they will certainly be invited to share in any loan which may result from it for an extension of the Hukuang Railway between Hankow and Canton.\n\n(Signed)\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nC. S. Addis.\n\nFame", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-406 - Public Offices - 1913.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 447480, "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": "CO129-410 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [3-5]", "page_number": 22, "title": "CO129-410 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [3-5]", "content_text": "UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG\n\nKING EDWARD VII SCHOLARSHIPS\n\nAWARDS DURING THE YEAR 1913\n\n \n Name of Scholar\n Birthplace of Scholar\n Faculty in which Scholarship is held\n Period for which Scholarship is Tenable\n \n \n Wei Wing Lock\n Hong Kong\n Engineering\n 1st September 1912 to 31st August 1917\n \n \n Lim Chong Eang\n Penang\n Medicine\n 1st September 1912 to 31st August 1917\n \n \n Lo Cheuk Shing\n Hong Kong\n Engineering\n 1st September 1913 to 31st August 1918\n \n \n Abdul Hamid Rumjahn\n Hong Kong\n Arts\n 1st January 1914 to 31st December 1918\n \n\nI certify that the above-named are British Subjects and that I have received from the Colonial Treasurer the sum of $1487.58 (One thousand four hundred and eighty seven dollars, and fifty eight cents) on account of King Edward Scholarships for the year 1913-1914.\n\nM Frankel\n\nRegistrar", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-410 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 447481, "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": "CO129-410 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [3-5]", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-410 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [3-5]", "content_text": "22\n\nOP Y.\n\n1.\n\nEnclosure 2.\n\nKing Edward VII Scholarships.\n\nSuggested Regulations.\n\nThe Scholarships shall be tenable by British subjects only.\n\n2. Each Scholarship shall be of the annual value of £40 for the term of five years and shall be tenable in the University of Hongkong in any Faculty.\n\n3. One or more Scholarships shall be awarded each year on the result of the July Matriculation Examination, provided that if, in the opinion of the Examiners, there is no candidate of sufficient merit no Scholarship shall be awarded.\n\n4. No candidate shall be eligible for a Scholarship if he has attained the age of 21 on the 1st of July in the year in which the Examination is held.\n\n5. No student of the University shall be eligible to compete for a King Edward VII Scholarship.\n\n6. Every Scholar will be required to attend the full course of the Faculty for which he enters, and to carry out his studies to the satisfaction of the Dean of his Faculty.\n\n7. If a Scholar fails to pass the Intermediate, Professional, Final Examination, or should he not carry his studies to the satisfaction of the Dean of his Faculty, the Council may withhold any or all future payments in respect of such Scholarship. Should a Scholar be guilty of serious misconduct the Council may, on the recommendation of the Senate, reduce his Scholarship for a period commensurate with the gravity of his offence or may withhold all future payments in respect of such Scholarship.\n\n8. Payment of the Scholarship shall be made as follows: A Scholar who is not at the time a Free Scholar shall be credited with his Scholarship.\n\n9.\n\nJames\n\nA\n\nUniversity", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-410 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449431, "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": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "page_number": 113, "title": "CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11]", "content_text": "UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.\n\nKING EDWARD VII SCHOLARSHIPS\n\nawarded during the year 1914-1915.\n\n \n Name of Scholar.\n Birthplace of Scholar.\n Faculty in which Scholarship is held.\n Period for which Scholarship is tenable.\n \n \n Tei Ving Lock\n Hongkong\n Engineering\n 1st September, 1912, to 31st August, 1917.\n \n \n Lim Chong Kang\n Penang\n Medicine\n 1st September, 1912, to 31st August, 1917.\n \n \n Lo Cheuk Shing\n Hongkong\n Engineering\n 1st September, 1913, to 31st August, 1918.\n \n \n Abdul Hamid Rusajahn\n Hongkong\n Engineering (1)\n 1st January, 1914, to 31st December, 1918.\n \n \n La Toung Chang\n Hongkong\n Arts\n 1st September, 1914, to 31st August, 1919.\n \n \n Henry Arthur Phillips\n Penang\n Medicine\n 1st October, 1914, to 31st August, 1919.\n \n\n(1) This Scholarship was granted in the faculty of arts but has been transferred to Engineering.\n\nI certify that the above-named are British Subjects.\n\nA. C. FRANKLIN\n\nRegistrar.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 451262, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-417 - Public Offices - 1914", "page_number": 189, "title": "CO129-417 - Public Offices - 1914", "content_text": "# 184\n\n## OPIUM\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n[25069]\n\n[June 5.]\n\n82601\n\n### SECTION 2\n\nEC \nREG 27 G 14\n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received June 5.)\n\n**(No. 203.)**\nSir,\n\nPeking. May 20, 1914. WITH reference to my despatch No. 103, Confidential, of the 21st April, I have the honour to enclose copy of a further letter, dated the 12th instant, addressed by the importers of Indian opium at Shanghai to His Majesty's consul-general at that port.\n\nThe importers endeavour to maintain that the present stagnation of the Shanghai opium market is due to (1) a general depression of trade, and (2) recent overstocking by the Chinese dealers. They profess to regard as irrelevant to the position of the opium market the abnormal and inflated prices fixed by the importers combine. The contention, however, that prices arbitrarily fixed at prohibitive rates cannot effect the position of the market is hardly tenable, and I am still of the opinion that the importers' action in forcing prices up to prohibitive rates is one of the chief factors in retarding sales.\n\nAs reported in my despatch No. 119 of the 18th March, the balance of stocks of certificated Indian opium held in bond by the importers at the end of February was 8,131 chests; there being also in bond, but already purchased by Chinese merchants, a further amount of 3,903 chests. By the end of March, the balance in the hands of the importers was 7,998 chests, with 3,714 chests lying to the order of Chinese purchasers. Thus, during March, importers had sold only 133 chests, while the Chinese dealers had passed out of bond 322 chests.\n\nDuring April, transactions fell to an even lower figure, importers selling only 18 chests, and the Chinese dealers passing out 282 chests. At the end of April, the balance of stocks still in importers' hands amounted to 7,979 chests, with 3,450 chests lying to the order of Chinese purchasers. Information from Shanghai states that deliveries were improving somewhat from the commencement of the current month, but that no real improvement was anticipated until July.\n\nThe assurances of the importers that they are doing their utmost to expedite consumption of stocks in hand must be received with some reserve, seeing that they have made enormous profits within the last year or two and that they must have visions of continuing to benefit largely so long as they still have stocks for disposal. Their intention of regulating their prices so as to meet liberally the demands of the market is not likely, therefore, to err on the altruistic side. But, as I had the honour to report in my despatch No. 163, Confidential, of the 21st April, the importers have received ample warning of the danger to themselves of retaining stocks; and, while it was to be hoped that the stocks would proceed steadily month by month to a vanishing point, I regret that it does not appear feasible to assist that hope by bringing any further pressure to bear on the importers.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nJ. N. JORDAN.\n\n### Enclosure I in No. 1\n\n**(No. 58.)**\nSir,\n\nConsul-General Fraser to Sir J. Jordan.\n\nShanghai, May 14, 1914. IN accordance with your telegraphic permission, I communicated to the importers of Indian opium here your comments on their justification of their action in letting the price advance; and I have now the honour to forward copy of their further explanation of their position.\n\nIt is still true that purchases from the combine have ceased since the beginning of...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-417 - Public Offices - 1914.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 452671, "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": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "page_number": 27, "title": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "content_text": "# UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG\n## KING EDWARD VII SCHOLARSHIPS\n### AWARDS DURING THE YEAR 1924-1925\n\n| Name of Scholar | Birthplace of Scholar | Faculty in which Scholarship is held | Period for which Scholarship is Tenable |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| I Wing Tim | | Engineering | 1924-1925 |\n| Cheng \"ung-In | | Medicine | 1924-1925 |\n| Cheuk Ching | | Engineering | 1924-1925 |\n\nI certify that the above-named are British Subjects and that I have received from the Colonial Treasurer the sum of $73.00 on account of King Edward Scholarships for the year ...\n\nRegistrar.\n24", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 456888, "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": "CO129-426 - Public Offices - 1915", "page_number": 204, "title": "CO129-426 - Public Offices - 1915", "content_text": "This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.44156\n\nOPIUM.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\nREG 27 JAN 15\n\nOctober 26.\n\nSECTION 1.\n\n200\n\n[63368]\n\nNo. 1.\n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received October 26.)\n\n(No. 300.) Sir,\n\nPeking, August 17, 1914. ON receipt of your despatch No. 173 of the 17th June, I requested His Majesty's consul-general at Shanghai to do what he could to encourage the reduction of opium-selling licences within the international settlement at that port.\n\nI have the honour to enclose copy of Sir Everard Fraser's reply, which transmits copy of a letter from the chairman of the International Municipal Council of Shanghai. The chairman argues that reduction of opium-selling licences would have no effect on the sale or on the consumption of opium.\n\nThe views in the chairman's letter are not, in my opinion, tenable, either in the light of past undertakings or of present policy. I have commented on his letter in a despatch to His Majesty's consul-general, copy of which I have the honour to enclose herewith, and I have requested His Majesty's consul-general to again approach the chairman in the matter of a reduction of the licences.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nJ. N. JORDAN.\n\nEnclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\n(No. 94.) Sir,\n\nConsul-General Sir E. Fraser to Sir J. Jordan.\n\nShanghai, July 27, 1914. ON receipt of your despatch No. 62 of the 13th instant, I communicated to the chairman of the Municipal Council the regret of His Majesty's Government at the increase of licensed opium shops in the settlement, and your desire that I should do what I could to encourage the reduction of such licences.\n\nI also sent Mr. Pearce, unofficially, the enclosure in Sir Edward Grey's despatch No. 173.\n\nThe enclosed reply was received on the 25th instant from the chairman, who also spoke with me on the subject.\n\n29\n\nMr. Pearce told me that his Council felt that, without a direct mandate from the ratepayers, they would not be justified in treating as prohibited the sale of an article that had come to Shanghai under treaty, and on which the Chinese Government still collected duty. The reduction of licences, as his letter shows, the Council could undertake only as part of a scheme of gradual prohibition, as otherwise it would tend to establishing a monopoly.\n\nThe fact that the number of licences increases, in face of a great rise in their cost, seems to indicate that the demand is very keen. My information is that comparatively few shops sell the pure Indian drug on account of its high cost, and that within the Settlement in private hands there are very many chests of Indian and native drug.\n\nEven were the municipality to close all the opium shops, there is, under the land regulations, so far as I know, no power to search the premises of natives or foreigners for opium, and the presence of foreigners of nations not parties to the Opium Convention would render private use of the drug very difficult to stop, even could the whole of the overt stock be removed from Shanghai.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nE. H. FRASER.\n\nP.S. For convenience of reference, copy of the letter referred to by Mr. Pearce is enclosed.\n\n[2301 cc-1]\n\nE. H. F.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-426 - Public Offices - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 460316, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "page_number": 449, "title": "CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2]", "content_text": "Extract from the Manchuria Daily News of the 2nd May, 1914.\n\nREDUCED RATES FOR SPECIFIC THROUGH GOODS.\n\nOn Mukden-Antung Line.\n\nWe are definitely informed that the Chosen Railway Administration, with the support of Gov.-Gen. Viscount Terauchi, has been \"pulling wires\" in obstructing the demand of the S.M.R. Co., to have the essential condition originally agreed upon fulfilled, viz., to have the reduced freight rates over the Mukden-Antung Line extended to the two other routes. The Imperial Government Railways authorities, inclusive of the Supervisor of the S.M.R. Co., were willing enough to be reasonable towards the S.M.R. Co., whose claims were strictly tenable, but they were compelled to act against their own judgment through the strong pressure of the Chosen Railway people. The Chosen authorities proposed impossible terms as a compromise, as transmitted by the Imperial Government Railways to the S.M.R. Co., and noticed in our issue of the 29th ult. These terms were that a reduction of the railway freights on through goods for direct transportation over the two import routes via Dairen and via Yingkou from Osaka and Kobe to Mukden, Tiehling, Changchun, &c., would be permitted to the extent of 20 per cent., but that in return therefor the railway tariffs for local operation should be raised by 10 per cent. Between the lines of this counter-proposition the true motive of the Chosen authorities is writ in letters of fire.\n\nFirstly, as pointed out in our issue of the 30th ult. in the article under the heading \"Japanese Cotton Exporters' Association,\" the rate of reduction for the Mukden-Antung Line is about 40 per cent., against which a reduction of only 20 per cent. is offered for the two other import routes via Dairen and via Yingkou. It must be remembered that, as far as the railway and ferry services between Osaka and Kobe and Antung are concerned, the Chosen Railway, conjointly with the Imperial Government Railways, allow to the members the Japanese Cotton Exporters' Association the further reduction of Y1 per ton on the freights for Cotton Cloths and Yarn in addition to a rebate of Y1.90 per ton in case of the aggregate annual consignments of the Association exceeding the minimum tonnage of 5,000 tons. The importers via the Chosen route would thus enjoy the dual advantage in the shape of the cheaper freight and rebate amounting to Y2.50 per ton over the Japanese and Chosen lines, and a gain of about 20 per cent. in the freights over the Mukden-Antung Line compared with the other two import routes from Dairen and Yingkou. With such handicaps encumbering the importers interested in the Dairen and Yingkou routes, how could they hope to compete with any chances of success with their rivals utilising the Chosen route, who, on top of all these, have in their favour the Customs duties at Antung by one third reduction? It would be safe to say that the niggardly reduction of 20 per cent. would have no appreciable effect to prevent the diversion of goods to the Chosen route, The ports of Dairen and Yingkou would be divested of their legitimate portions of the import trade with Japan.\n\nSecondly, the compromise scheme restricts the goods to through imports for direct transportation from Osaka and Kobe to Mukden, Tiehling and Changchun, whilst the list of the stations of destination in the agreement with the Japanese Cotton Exporters' Association includes, besides the above-mentioned three, the following seven stations on other than the Mukden-Antung Line :- Kaiyuan, Ssupingkai, Kuochiatien, Kungchuling, Fanchiatun, Fushun and Liaoyang. As to the stations of despatch in Japan, in addition to Kobe and Osaka, named as the only ones for the Dairen and Yingkou routes, there are the following fourteen :-- Nagoya, Yokkaichi, Kuwana, Tsu, Akagi, Ichinomiya, Okayama, Tamashima, Kashiwabara, Handa, Hamamatsu, Shimbashi, Moji, and Hakata.\n\nThe deletion of Moji, the most important intermediate port of call, in particular, from the ports of despatch for the Dairen and Yingkou routes would make a serious difference.\n\nThese restrictions are not all that make against Dairen and Yingkou.\n\nIt being limited to through goods for direct transportation, both Dairen and Yingkou would serve to these goods as nothing more than ports of transit, which contingency would deprive the importers of both ports of so much business.\n\nThis would cost the prosperity of Dairen and Yingkou dearly.\n\nIt was for this very reason that the S.M.R. management stuck to its original contention that a reduction at a similar rate to the new rates for the Mukden-Antung Line should be allowed for import goods which pass into the interior of Manchuria via Dairen as a port of transhipment.\n\nThirdly, in consideration of the niggardly \"concession,\" which in fact amounts to only partial fulfilment of the original engagement, a 10 per cent. rise of the railway tariffs for local operation was demanded.\n\nThis gave the \"whole show\" away. What rational connection could this proposition have with the main point at issue, except for heaping upon the head of the S.M.R. Co. management the execrations of the people of Dairen and Yingkou and all the other trade centres along the S.M.R. lines for its abject imbecility in submitting to so outrageous a dictate of the Imperial Government Railways as the above-mentioned terms are, and also for increasing the burden of the local clients of the S.M. Railway and blocking the growth of trade, as if the management had not already done enough to work the ruin of the Japanese settlers in South Manchuria other than interested in the import trade via the Chosen route?\n\nWhen it is called to mind that all these preposterous conditions were advanced by the Chosen Railway authorities and the Imperial Government Railways were used as a mere scapegoat and mouthpiece, what are the ulterior objects of the Chosen Railway authorities will be plain as daylight. At the same time what dominant influence is wielded by the Chosen Railway over the Imperial Government Railways will be also apparent as well as the sad fall of the status of the S.M.R. Co.\n\nPage 446", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 463306, "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": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "page_number": 398, "title": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "content_text": "# C J KADOORIE THE ELLIS SCHOOL FOR INDIANS. OPENING CEREMONY.\n\nThe staff of the new School consists of: Head Master, Mr. R. J. Birbeck, M.A., Trin. Coll., Cantal; Assistant Masters Mr. Bishen Singh, Mr. Abdul-lah, Mr. Dhool. Mr. Birbeck has been a member of the staff of Queen's College since 1908, and consequently has had considerable experience in teaching Indian boys who attend the Queen's College Upper School. Mr. Bishen Singh holds the Teacher's Certificate granted by the Education Department to Masters who have passed satisfactorily through a three years' course at the Technical Institute, and in addition Technical Institute Certificate in Physics, English (Stage III), Mathematics (Stage II). He has also passed the Sanitation Examination of the Royal Sanitary Institute and qualified for the Associateship of that Institute. Mr. Abdullah has passed the Matriculation Examination of the Punjab University, taking Arabic as subject. He also holds the Teacher's Certificate of the Education Department. Mr. Dhool, who came to the Colony from India a few months ago, possesses a knowledge of English, Urdu and Persian.\n\nThe building, which is handsome and substantially erected at a cost of ... , is beautifully situated in Sou-Kan-Poo Valley. It is of two floors, the lower floor having three rooms and the upper floor two, and there are offices for the headmaster and assistant master as well as accommodation for the staff and children. The school is furnished throughout with modern apparatus and equipment.\n\nThere are five classes, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, which correspond as nearly as possible with similar classes at other Government Schools. Class 4, the Senior Class, has been started this term for the first time. This points favourably to the time when more senior work will be done. The numbers in each class are:- Class 4, seven boys; Class 5, nine; Class 6, seven; Class 7, eleven; Class 8, thirteen; Total 47; and there is space for the formation of higher classes. Although the chief work of the School is the teaching of English subjects, one lesson every day is given up to Urdu, the boys being taught and examined in colloquial as well as in written work. The school fees, which have hitherto been $1 each a month, will from the beginning of next year be raised to $2 a month. Scholarships are available as below:- 2 Free Exhibitions to the top boys in all classes from class 7 upwards; 1 Free Government Scholarship tenable for 3 years at Queen's College, to the top boy of the School; and 1 Ellis Kadoorie Scholarship of $60, tenable for 1 year at Queen's College, to the second boy in the School.\n\nThe seed of the present school sprang from the Belilios Public School, where the number of Indian boys under 11 years of age had, by 1903, increased to 3 per cent. of the total enrolment of the girls' school. As much with a view to purge the Chinese girls' school of this admixture of boys as desiring to benefit the boys themselves, a school was started for these Indian boys, with the kind assistance of Mr. Arathoon, who subscribed over $800 towards its cost. It was at first housed in a separate room at the Belilios Public School. In his annual report for 1904 the Director of Education wrote: \"An increased attendance is confidently expected in the near future. Properly developed it seems likely to prove a success, and should in time be able to prepare boys for the Upper School at Queen's College. It would be a logical and popular step if Urdu were made a subject in the Indian School.\" The school had then been put under an English Mistress, Mrs. Whitehead. In 1905 the school was moved into leased premises; an Indian Master was engaged, and Urdu was made a compulsory subject. The maximum enrolment that year was 44. In 1906 Mrs Whitehead resigned and the school was moved to Praya East. These premises were reported in 1907 as most unsuitable. \"They are badly lighted and very noisy.\" In 1909 Mr. Bishen Singh, who is still the senior Indian Master, took charge. By this time the average attendance had fallen. The Inspector reported: \"The grant of a free scholarship to Queen's College tenable for 4 years has so far failed to attract more pupils.\" During this year the building at Causeway Bay known as Belilios Reformatory, but shifted back to Praya East again, where it has stayed ever since. By 1911 the average attendance had increased to 50: in 1912 it was 58, which was the high water mark. In 1912 an extensively signed petition was made by the Indian community for a better building than the Chinese tenement house in which it has until now been held. It was not possible at that time to comply with their request. In 1913 a branch school was started on the Kowloon side, but it did not prove successful and was closed last year. In 1914 Mr. Kadoorie made the offer which led to the erection of the new building. (Applause).\n\n## THE OPENING\n\nThe opening ceremony took place at the front of the building opposite the door. His Excellency was accompanied by Lady May, and among those present were the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, Colonial Secretary, Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. E. Ralphs, Inspector of Schools, Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Director of Public Works, Mr. E. Irving, Director of Education, and R. J. Birbeck, headmaster of the school. The school children were formed on the verandah.\n\n**ELLIS KADOORIE**, in opening the flags, addressing His Excellency, said: It affords me a great deal of pleasure to open this School, the building for which is the generous gift of Mr. Ellis Kadoorie (applause) whose interest in and support of education are well-known; and it may be useful to briefly survey the history of this particular institution.\n\n**HENRY MAY**, in accepting the key to the building, said: ... I have to tender to Mr. Ellis Kadoorie heartfelt thanks for his renewed munificence and public spirit. I now declare this school duly opened. (Applause).\n\nHis Excellency having opened the door, the company passed into the building, and inspected the interior with much interest. Through the kindness of Mr. Kadoorie tea was served to the company before dispersing.\n\nExtract from the Hongkong Daily Press of 17.10.76. \nPage 391", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478930, "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": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 395, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "# Letter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies\n\n391\n\nWithout examination, my pay was reduced to £21 per week as from July 31st last; my wife has also had extreme sickness, and having this as my only income, you can imagine the debt I am in, and the humiliation suffered.\n\nTo one who has been accustomed to totally different circumstances, this is doubly hard. Having to forego all previous ambition, I applied to the Officers' Appointments Dept. for work; although unfit, I had to attempt something. I have only, during 19 months, had three calls for my services, and on the grounds of my present disability, I have been unable to undertake any of them, no matter how willing.\n\nI have applied for over 30 situations myself and with the same result - no use, because of health and disability. This disability has cost me many a good remunerative situation, including in your own case of office, one of the value of £360 per year commencing salary.\n\nI applied to the Pensions Ministry for an alternative pension under the Royal Warrant for Retired Pay of officers. This was refused me on the grounds that as I was a student, I had no pre-war earnings; no notice was paid to the cost of my pre-war education and prospects, and that my position, social and financial, has been \"blighted\" and no chance to recover the same.\n\nI then applied for financial assistance for training under another Article of the Warrant. I was refused this because I was not prevented from resuming my previous study by reason of my disability, i.e., a student can usually study, no matter what is the nature of their disability.\n\nI have now been granted a Kitchener Scholarship tenable in Pharmacy at Manchester University, but as I have not the money with which to purchase my railway season ticket, I can neither take advantage of the Scholarship nor obtain the maintenance allowance attached to the same.\n\nBy my service, I have lost my prospects, health, and capital, whilst debt and humiliation have been forced upon me. I have tried every way to obtain work, and from the foregoing, you will see the obstacles there are and how handicapped I am.\n\nMy reason for writing this letter is to point out that if my disability prevents me from obtaining such positions as that which your Department offers to disabled officers, I ought to receive more than £1 per week as pension.\n\nAlready, I am heavily in debt through circumstances over which I have no control and which are consequent upon my service and disability.\n\nI trust, therefore, that you will place my case personally before the Pensions Minister, pointing out the loss I have sustained through not being able to undertake the work offered to me in Hong Kong, and try to obtain justice for me on the several points I have explained.\n\nI shall be extremely grateful for this, as my wife and I are suffering great worry, wondering what the future is for ourselves and our home, because the present state of affairs cannot exist much longer.\n\nPardon the lengthy letter, and in the hope that you will endeavour to assist me, I will close.\n\nThanking you in anticipation.\n\nErnest Walter Long, M.P.\n\nI am, etc.,\n\n(sd) James Jefferson\nLate Lt. East Lancs. Regiment.\n\nSecretary of State for the Colonies", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 488419, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12]", "page_number": 160, "title": "CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12]", "content_text": "# Memorandum\n\nTo accompany an application to the Colonial Government from St. Stephen's College Council that a specified area on the island of **Hongkong** should be earmarked as a free grant for the purpose of establishing the College permanently thereon.\n\nSt. Stephen's College, a Church of England School under the presidency of the **Historical Bishop of Victoria**, was founded in the year 1903 for the education of Chinese boys. It is managed by a Council of local gentlemen, Chinese and English, under the auspices of the **Church Missionary Society** which appoints the Warden and pays his salary. The property of the foundation is vested in a Board of Trustees. It is an \"exempted\" school under the ordinances of the Colony.\n\nThe school is not run for financial profit, but solely in the interests of education, and it aims to prepare boys for the University of Hongkong, or for other British Universities. Influence is brought to bear on the students to enter the local university; but some of them prefer to go straight from the College to Oxford, Cambridge, or London Universities.\n\nIn 1908, new buildings were erected by subscription on Inland Lots 692, 693, and 691, which were rented from the **Belilios Estate** on a lease of 21 years terminating on December 31, 1927.\n\nWhile the new building was under construction, the then Warden, now the Venerable the **Archdeacon of Hongkong**, was in negotiation with the University of Oxford to arrange special facilities whereby our students, on passing the Oxford Local Senior Examination as Associates in Arts, might pass on to read for their degree at Oxford. However, at the College Prize-giving in that year, Sir F. Lugard, the Governor of the Colony, made public his appeal that the establishment of a University locally should be effected to meet the educational needs of our own and other students. When Mr. Mody's generous response to the challenge brought this project within the bounds of possibility, our Council at once transferred its interest from its own previous proposals to aid wholeheartedly in carrying out Sir F. Lugard's scheme. For this purpose, the Church Missionary Society was induced to open St. John's Hall as a Hostel for University students, particularly for those passing on from our College. About 30% of the first matriculants were old boys of ours. And the Council joined with certain Chinese gentlemen, who were supporters of our work, in giving to the University a financial guarantee for a term of years to make possible the establishment of a Faculty of Arts.\n\nSince that date, the interests of the College have been bound up in the success of the University, and no inconsiderable proportion of the undergraduates have gone up from St. Stephen's College.\n\nThe reputation of our College and the influence of the Church Missionary Society in Yunnanfu, backing the energetic efforts of H.B.M. Consul-General in that province, led to the establishment of the Yunnan Scholarships tenable for one year at the College and for four more at the University. The organization and expense of setting the examinations have been borne so far by the College.\n\n## Crisis\n\nOur limited accommodation for boarders has permitted us to receive some students from outside the Colony. They have come from almost every part of the world where there are colonies of Chinese, as well as from China. But about two-thirds of our scholars are day boys. For some years, our boarding accommodation has been insufficient for our needs, and we cannot enlarge it on the present site.\n\nAnd now the lease of our present premises is approaching its termination. In addition, a recent demolition order of the Public Works Department calls for the immediate pulling down of our classroom building, which contains also residences for the staff and servants. The Council is therefore compelled to take immediate steps to provide for the future of the school.\n\n## Development\n\nAt this juncture, we desire to bring the school into line more completely than has been possible hitherto with the theory and practice of English public schools. Without depriving our local Chinese gentry of facilities for using the school for their sons, we wish to make larger provision for students whose parents live abroad. And at the same time, we wish to improve the quality of our work in English, Science, and Chinese, and to obtain more facilities for athletics than we enjoy at present. We are confident that on a new site, and working to a larger scale, we could render more valuable aid than we have hitherto done to the cause of higher education among the Chinese people.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 488421, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12]", "page_number": 162, "title": "CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12]", "content_text": "# Memorandum\n\nTo accompany an application to the Colonial Government from St. Stephen's College Council that a specified area on the island of Hongkong should be earmarked as a free grant for the purpose of establishing the College permanently thereon.\n\nSt. Stephen's College, a Church of England School under the presidency of the **Bishop of Victoria**, was founded in the year 1903 for the education of Chinese boys. It is managed by a Council of local gentlemen, Chinese and English, under the auspices of the Church Missionary Society which appoints the Warden and pays his salary. The property of the foundation is vested in a Board of Trustees. It is an \"exempted\" school under the ordinances of the Colony.\n\nThe school is not run for financial profit, but solely in the interests of education, and it aims to prepare boys for the University of Hongkong, or for other British Universities. Influence is brought to bear on the students to enter the local university; but some of them prefer to go straight from the College to Oxford, Cambridge or London Universities.\n\nIn 1908 new buildings were erected by subscription on Inland Lots 692, 693, and 694, which were rented from the Belilios Estate on a lease of 21 years terminating on December 31, 1927, (likely a typo, should be 1929 or the lots number is wrong).\n\nWhile the new building was under construction, the then Warden, now the Venerable the Archdeacon of Hongkong, was in negotiation with the University of Oxford to arrange special facilities whereby our students, on passing the Oxford Local Senior Examination as Associates in Arts, might pass on to read for their degree at Oxford. However, at the College Prize-giving in that year, Sir F. Lugard, the Governor of the Colony, made public his appeal that the establishment of a University locally should be effected to meet the educational needs of our own and other students. When Mr. Mody's generous response to the challenge brought this project within the bounds of possibility our Council at once transferred its interest from its own previous proposals to aid whole-heartedly in carrying out Sir F. Lugard's scheme. For this purpose the Church Missionary Society was induced to open St. John's Hall as a Hostel for University students, particularly for those passing on from our College. About 30% of the first matriculants were old boys of ours. And the Council joined with certain Chinese gentlemen, who were supporters of our work, in giving to the University a financial guarantee for a term of years in order to make possible the establishment of a Faculty of Arts.\n\nSince that date the interests of the College have been bound up in the success of the University, and no inconsiderable proportion of the undergraduates have gone up from St. Stephen's College.\n\nThe reputation of our College and the influence of the Church Missionary Society in Yunnanfu, backing the energetic efforts of H.B.M. Consul-General in that province, led to the establishment of the Yunnan Scholarships tenable for one year at the College and for four more at the University. The organization and expense of setting the examinations has been borne so far by the College.\n\n## Present Position\n\nOur limited accommodation for boarders has permitted us to receive some students from outside the Colony. They have come from almost every part of the world where there are colonies of Chinese, as well as from China. But about two-thirds of our scholars are day boys. For some years our boarding accommodation has been insufficient for our needs, and we cannot enlarge it on the present site.\n\nAnd now the lease of our present premises is approaching its termination. In addition, a recent demolition order of the Public Works Department calls for the immediate pulling down of our classroom building which contains also residences for the staff and servants. The Council is therefore compelled to take immediate steps to provide for the future of the school.\n\n## Plans for Development\n\nAt this juncture we desire to bring the school into line more completely than has been possible hitherto with the theory and practice of English public schools. Without depriving our local Chinese gentry of facilities for using the school for their sons, we wish to make larger provision for students whose parents live abroad. And at the same time we wish to improve the quality of our work in English, Science, and Chinese, and to obtain more facilities for athletics than we enjoy at present. We are confident that on a new site, and working to a larger scale, we could render more valuable aid than we have hitherto done to the cause of higher education among the Chinese people.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 488423, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12]", "page_number": 164, "title": "CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12]", "content_text": "# Memorandum\n\nTo accompany an application to the Colonial Government from St. Stephen's College Council that a specified area on the island of Hongkong should be earmarked as a free grant for the purpose of establishing the College permanently thereon.\n\nSt. Stephen's College, a Church of England School under the presidency of the Bishop of Victoria, was founded in the year 1903 for the education of Chinese boys. It is managed by a Council of local gentlemen, Chinese and English, under the auspices of the Church Missionary Society which appoints the Warden and pays his salary. The property of the foundation is vested in a Board of Trustees. It is an \"exempted\" school under the ordinances of the Colony.\n\nThe school is not run for financial profit, but solely in the interests of education, and it aims to prepare boys for the University of Hongkong, or for other British Universities. Influence is brought to bear on the students to enter the local university; but some of them prefer to go straight from the College to Oxford, Cambridge or London Universities.\n\nIn 1908 new buildings were erected by subscription on Inland Lots 692, 693, and 694, which were rented from the Belilios Estate on a lease of 21 years terminating on December 31, 1927.\n\nWhile the new building was under construction, the then Warden, now the Venerable the Archdeacon of Hongkong, was in negotiation with the University of Oxford to arrange special facilities whereby our students, on passing the Oxford Local Senior Examination as Associates in Arts, might pass on to read for their degree at Oxford. However, at the College Prize-giving in that year, Sir F. Lugard, the Governor of the Colony, made public his appeal that the establishment of a University locally should be effected to meet the educational needs of our own and other students. When Mr. Mody's generous response to the challenge brought this project within the bounds of possibility our Council at once transferred its interest from its own previous proposals to aid wholeheartedly in carrying out Sir F. Lugard's scheme. For this purpose the Church Missionary Society was induced to open St. John's Hall as a Hostel for University students, particularly for those passing on from our College. About 30% of the first matriculants were old boys of ours. And the Council joined with certain Chinese gentlemen, who were supporters of our work, in giving to the University a financial guarantee for a term of years in order to make possible the establishment of a Faculty of Arts.\n\nSince that date the interests of the College have been bound up in the success of the University, and no inconsiderable proportion of the undergraduates have gone up from St. Stephen's College.\n\nThe reputation of our College and the influence of the Church Missionary Society in Yunnanfu, backing the energetic efforts of H.B.M. Consul-General in that province, led to the establishment of the Yunnan Scholarships tenable for one year at the College and for four more at the University. The organization and expense of setting the examinations has been borne so far by the College.\n\n## Crisis\n\nOur limited accommodation for boarders has permitted us to receive some students from outside the Colony. They have come from almost every part of the world where there are colonies of Chinese, as well as from China. But about two-thirds of our scholars are day boys. For some years our boarding accommodation has been insufficient for our needs, and we cannot enlarge it on the present site.\n\nAnd now the lease of our present premises is approaching its termination. In addition, a recent demolition order of the Public Works Department calls for the immediate pulling down of our classroom building which contains also residences for the staff and servants. The Council is therefore compelled to take immediate steps to provide for the future of the school.\n\n## Plans for Development\n\nAt this juncture we desire to bring the school into line more completely than has been possible hitherto with the theory and practice of English public schools. Without depriving our local Chinese gentry of facilities for using the school for their sons, we wish to make larger provision for students whose parents live abroad. And at the same time we wish to improve the quality of our work in English, Science, and Chinese, and to obtain more facilities for athletics than we enjoy at present. We are confident that on a new site, and working to a larger scale, we could render more valuable aid than we have hitherto done to the cause of higher education among the Chinese people.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-469 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 493955, "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": 346, "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922", "content_text": "24\n\nstudents, including one at Oxford and seventeen at Cambridge. We are also informed that the Federation of British Industries, and the English Electrical and Allied Manufacturers' Association have succeeded in arranging for the training of a first group of a few students.\n\nSchemes for British Education of Chinese,\n\nThe following is a résumé of the schemes so far suggested for strengthening Great Britain's share in the education of Chinese :-\n\n1. 1912. Sir Evan Spicer's proposal to found and maintain a Chinese university in Central China with 400,000l. out of the Boxer Indemnity Fund. This was rejected by the Treasury.\n\n2. 1918. Mr. Wilton's scheme, which falls under five general heads-\n\n(a.) Financial strengthening of certain British institutions already in existence in China (Tien-tsin, Tsinan, Hankow, Foochow and Shanghai).\n\n(b.) Financial assistance to Hong Kong University.\n\n(c) Establishment of a school at Canton, to act as feeder to Hong Kong University.\n\n(d) Financial assistance to Chinese technical institutions already in existence, and encouragement by means of advice and financial assistance in the foundation of others in industrial centres.\n\n(e.) Financial assistance to the technical department of the Peking University.\n\nFinancial assistance should take the form of a number of entrance and leaving scholarships. A large majority of the latter should be for technical training, especially in the various branches of engineering, and be tenable for three or four years in the British and Colonial universities, Hong Kong University, and the Peking University.\n\nMr. Wilton is not in favour of purely British educational institutions in China; and he recommends financial assistance to purely Chinese establishments, such as the some method of co-operation with Peking University. He further recommends Chinese Chambers of Commerce, industrial companies and the guilds concerned, to be arranged by British Chambers of Commerce for the establishment and maintenance of technical schools.\" \n\nAs an endowment fund for this scheme, which he admits is an expensive one, Mr. Wilton recommends the remission of the whole of the Boxer indemnity. He recommends also the appointment of a small commission to examine thoroughly (for at least a year) the whole question of financial control, as well as the details of an educational scheme.\n\n3. 1919. Liang Chi-Chao's proposal that Great Britain should return the outstanding amount of her share of the Boxer indemnity on condition that two modern universities should be founded in the country-one at Peking and one, perhaps, at Nanking under Sino-British joint management.\n\n4. 1919. The Tien-tsin British Chamber of Commerce's proposal that a levy on the paid-up capital of China companies would be a fair and reasonable method of raising funds for educational purposes. They quote the instance of a fee of 0.04 dollars for each 100 dollars of paid-up capital, which is levied annually by the Hong Kong Government. If a similar rate were levied through the registrar of companies at Shanghai, they estimate that a yearly revenue of 100,000 dollars (10,000l.) could be raised. The Tien-tsin Chamber agrees with Sir John Jordan, that the financing of a scheme for British educational propaganda in China is one primarily for the merchants themselves.\n\n5. 1920. The Department of Overseas Trade's proposal that any scheme put forward should provide for the arrival of fifty Chinese students per annum for a training course of about five years in Great Britain. Such students should be trained for one of the following vocations: civil engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, electrical engineering, industrial chemistry, law, chartered accountancy.\n\n6. The China Association's scheme (prepared by Mr. H. B. Morse), which assumes that part of our share of the Boxer indemnity will be remitted, in the same way as the American share, and that the remission will amount to 80,000l. a year.\n\n* According to Mr. Bucchell Shen, Director of La Mission scolaire chinoise en Europe (\"Daily Mail of the 5th December, 1920), fifty of these are Chinese Government scholarship holders. They receive a grant of 240l. a year. Medicine and engineering are the subjects generally taken\n\n27\n\nThis sum should be paid to a Chinese commission one member of the commission should be a British subject, nominated by His Majesty's Legation, but in an advisory capacity only. The expenses of this commission should be borne by the Chinese Government in each year, one-eighth of the remitted indemnity, viz., 10,000l. should be allotted to each of four universities for students taking their studies in the English language. These universities should be (a) Tien-tsin, for Northern Mandarin; (b) Hankow, for Southern Mandarin; (c) Shanghai, for Central Coast dialects; (d) Hong Kong, for Cantonese. Provision should be made for joint Sino-British representation on the boards of control of these universities. 40,000l. a year should be allotted for fellowships for graduates of these universities proceeding to the United Kingdom for further study in universities there. While in the United Kingdom these students should be under the control of a joint Sino-British Advisory Council, expenses of which should be borne by the British Government.\n\n7. Federation of British Industries' and English Electrical and Allied Manufacturers' schemes (already being put into practice), which arrange for the training of a first group of a few Chinese students in Great Britain.\n\n8. The British Engineering Standards Association's proposal that His Majesty's Government should provide funds to render education for Chinese free at Anglo-Chinese colleges such as that in Tien-tsin; and to encourage graduates of such colleges to proceed to England for training in the chief steel works, and in branches of the mining industry. in civil engineering, and the administration and accounting of engineering undertakings.\n\nLAST of Prominent Educational Institutions in China.\n\nNames of Schools.\n\nNumber of Students.\n\nLocation.\n\nNationality.\n\nYale College of Medicine\n\nBoone University\n\nUniversity of Nanking\n\nAutora University\n\nSt. John's University\n\nSoochow University\n\nHong Kong University\n\nShantung Christian University\n\nNorth-West China University\n\nWest China Union University\n\nCanton Christian College\n\nGovernment University\n\nPeking University\n\nPeiyang Government University\n\nHunan University (Government)\n\nYale College in China,\n\n21\n\n53\n\n353\n\nWnchang, Hupel\n\n488\n\nNanking, Kiangst\n\n180\n\nShanghai, Kiangsu\n\n492\n\n416\n\nSouchow, Kiangsu\n\n220\n\nHong Kong\n\n103\n\nTsinan, Shautung\n\n-\n\n355\n\nSianfu, Shensi\n\nChengtu, Szechuan\n\nColleges and High Schools.\n\n525\n\nCanton, Kwangtung\n\nChristian College\n\n60\n\nHangchow, Cheklang\n\n145\n\nNingpo, Chekiang\n\n60\n\n17\n\nUnited Methodist College\n\n120\n\nWenchow, Chekiang\n\nCustoms College\n\n114\n\nPeking, Chilli\n\nChinese.\n\nNormal College\n\n409\n\nNorth China Union Theological College\n\n17\n\n2\n\nWomen's College\n\n38\n\n21\n\n51\n\nTsing Hua College\n\n624\n\nTien-tsin, Chilli.\n\n997\n\n87\n\nTungchow, Chibli\n\nAmerican.\n\n190\n\nKulangsu, Amoy, Fukien\n\nBritish.\n\n60\n\nAmerican.\n\n11\n\n11\n\n11\n\nCanton Christian College\n\n-\n\nEnglish Methodist College\n\nTrinity College\n\nAnglo-Chinese College\n\nNankai School\n\nNorth China Union College of Arts\n\nAnglo-Chinese College\n\nAmoy Girls' High and Normal School\n\nTalmage College\n\n87\n\nAmerican and British.\n\nAmerican.\n\nChinese and American.\n\nBritish.\n\nChinese.\n\n* Similarly Sir Charles Eliot (see paper 158944 of the 5th December, 1919), insists that the Indemnity Fund, if remitted, should be given to the Chinese Government under conditions which would ensure its being used to send Chinese students to British institutions or to found schools of which we approve.\n\nIf the money were distributed directly to British educational establishments by the British Government there would be two inconveniences (1) the Chinese Government would be Annoyed and feel no gratitude, (2) a special department would be needed to deal with the demands of all the rival educational and missionary claimants.”\n\n341", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 497305, "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": "CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923", "page_number": 551, "title": "CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923", "content_text": "## IV. continued\n\nPage 545\n\nIn the despatch No. 132 to the Government of Hong Kong (23rd April 1920) it is stated (paragraph 4) that when these Schemes were started, the current rate of interest as there defined ranged from 3 to 4%, and \"the difference between such rates and 6% was intended to be a Government contribution towards the Widows and Orphans Pensions\". But at present (i.e., in 1920) these current rates had so largely increased that the difference (as a contribution from Government) had virtually ceased; and it was accordingly considered that there now existed \"a good case for revising the pension tables by substituting 8% compound interest for 6%\".\n\nThus it is evident that the principle underlying the decision of the Colonial Office consisted in the divergence between the market rate of interest and the guaranteed rate.\n\nHence it appears to me that the application of the 8% to pensions (whether \"current\" or \"Prospective\") from their origin is in direct opposition to the principle of action, since it is an adoption of 8% when the current rates varied from 3% to 4%.\n\nThe practical question then arises: from what date should the 8% (omitting the element of mortality for the moment) be assumed justly to operate? Let's take two periods \"Period I\" and \"Period II\":\n\nIn \"Period I\" it is clear that, while a difference existed between the market-rates and 6%, Government felt that a substantial benefit was conferred upon members by accumulating \"the mean monthly balances\" at 6%. With this period, then, Government now possesses no concern; the members were receiving at least 2% in excess of the rate at which their savings could be personally invested.\n\nThen, in Period II, the market-rate had practically reached the level of the guaranteed 6%, and Government immediately and generously proposed to substitute 8%.\n\nEvidently, then, the increase of 2% can only appropriately and justly be assumed to come into operation from Period II, so that from this epoch the accumulated mean monthly balances (accumulated, that is to say, at 6% to that date) will thenceforth (with all future mean monthly balances) be accumulated at 8%. (I should also add, referring to the assimilation of the market-rate to 6% mentioned by me just now, that when, on the advance in the market-rate, the securities in which contributors' savings had been invested fell in value, the burden had really descended upon the Government under their guarantee).\n\nThe recognition of the facts outlined in the above Periods I & II, have, manifestly, guided the Governments of Ceylon and Mauritius in their decision to adopt the 1st of January 1920 and 1921 respectively as the date from which the 8% is to operate, and, in my judgment, it is the only sound and tenable one.\n\nThe Governments of Trinidad and Straits Settlements, I note, have not followed the sagacious course adopted in Ceylon and Mauritius, and have thus, by allowing 8%", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 498944, "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": "CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924", "page_number": 52, "title": "CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924", "content_text": "## Page 14\n\nIt would appear from these facts that the safety and well-being of those who maintain the food supply and communications of the Colony is of minor importance, and their opinions, 19 practical seamen conversant with piracy in its worst aspects, are set at nought by a reversion to the experimental type of legislation which, as an effective counter measure, has already proved abortive.\n\nThe attitude adopted by the H.K. Government, of placing the Capt. Supt. of Police in the position of control of matters in which he is purely a layman, in opposition to the wishes and opinions of those whose nautical training and experience fits them to control in a purely professional matter, is not only ludicrous, but is, moreover, calculated to lead to serious disaffection and render the position no longer tenable from the very fact of its impracticability.\n\nThis is especially noticeable in the persistence with which the undesired guards are forced upon the ships, the Masters of which are, by the Merchant Shipping Acts, and even by the Piracy Regulations themselves, expected to exercise the full control of their vessels.\n\nIn this connection the part of the Guilds' letter of 4th February 1924, dealing with these men, may be advantageously extended by the following particulars which, though well known on the China coast, are not immediately apparent to those without local knowledge.\n\nThese men are of Sikh nationality and said to have received a military training, four or six are carried (according to tonnage) on each vessel subject to Piracy Regulations.\n\nThey are not sufficiently conversant with any language but their own to understand clearly the salient points of any orders given in a European language (except, perhaps, those military commands laid down in the Drill Book). They are not sailors and do not understand any of the minutiae of shipboard methods. They are, therefore, doubly handicapped in grasping promptly any orders given by European nautical men.\n\nThese shortcomings are of immense importance in cases of panic and emergency (when the handful of European officers are suddenly taken at a disadvantage and outnumbered by a well-armed enemy) and render these so-called safeguards not only of negative value, but a positive hindrance in any attempt to retrieve a situation which is at best but a forlorn hope.\n\nFurther than that they are not policemen! (vide letter from Capt. Supt. of Police, dated 16th May 1924. Enclosure C.)\n\nThey are, nevertheless, under the direct control and training of, rewarded and punished by, and paid their wages through the Police Department; not by the Master of the vessel, as is every other member of the ship's company, in accordance with the Merchant Shipping Acts, and they (the guards) resent, in no doubtful manner, any display of authority by any other than the Capt. Supt. of Police or the principal officers of his department. The Master of the vessel is not an officer of that Department and, as is...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500966, "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": "CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]", "content_text": "Pearl Theatre \n\n(Opposite DUTCH FOLLY, THE BUND.) \n\nPROGRAMME FOR \n\nTuesday to Thursday Aug: 11 to 13 1925 At 1.30, 6.45 and 9.15 P.M. \n\nMARION DAVIES \n\n→ STE -- \n\n\"The Restless Sex\" \n\n7 KEELS \n\n--AND- \n\nEDNA MARIAN \n\n-IN- \n\n\"Her Daily Dozen\" \n\n(Comedy in 2 parts) \n\nThe Sun Roof Garden. \n\nCinematograph, Different kinds of Chinese & Foreign plays. Amusements are shown Day and Night. \n\nAdmittance 35 Cents. \n\nExtra charges for Tom, refreshments, Talossops Observation, \n\nExhibitions of Transtigaration. Special Vinoma \n\nRear Seats \n\nnt \n\nTHE CANTON GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1925. \n\nSoviet Mercantile Fleet \n\nThe \n\n\"Sovtorgflot\" \n\n\"MONGUGA\" $74 \"PAMIAT LENINA\" \n\nwill leave Canton for Swatow and Shanghai and Vladivostok on or about 18th August. \n\nFor further particulars apply to \n\nPetroleum Office of Trade Mission of U.S.S.R. in China at Canton \n\n(Agents of Soviet Mercantile Fleet \"Berfo glat\") \n\n2nd floor, Central Bank of China Buildings, The Bund. \n\n行銀央中 \n\nTHE CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA \n\nEstablished by Government Mandate of 7th August, 1921 \n\nOfficial Government Depositary \n\nGENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED \n\nTelephone: Central 199, 444, 777. \n\nTelegraph Address: \"CENTRAL\" \n\nTSE VUNG SOONG \n\nChief Manager \n\n東 \n\nThe Bank of East Asia, Ltd. \n\n(CANTON BRANCH) \n\nSAPSAM HONG STREET, CANTON. \n\nHead Office-HONGKONG. \n\nCable Address---**FASTA BANK” \n\nSHAMKEN, \n\nTelephone No.-1876 West. \n\nAuthorized Capital $10,000,000.00: $5,000,000.00 \n\nPaid-up \n\nReserve Fund \n\nBRANCHES & AGENCIES throughout the World. \n\nEvery kind of banking facilities:- \n\nGranting loans on approved securities. \n\nSelling drafts and buying bills on Foreign agencies, \n\nTHE ORIENTAL HOTEL \n\nAND \n\nRESTAURANT \n\nTHE BUND \n\nFACING THE PEARL RIVER \n\nWith the Whole View of Canton City \n\nFrom the Roof Garden \n\nModern Accommodation and Comfortable Equipments \n\nHot and Cold Baths \n\nServe best Foreign and Chinese Meals \n\nWe prepare party dinners \n\nThe Sincere Co., Ltd. \n\nUniversal Providers. \n\nThe Bund, Canton \n\nNew Arrivals Of Tinned Goods And Silks \n\nOur Own Manufacturers:-- \n\nAERATED WATERS, PERFUME, GLASS WARE, METAL WARE, RATTAN WARE, FURNITURE, &C, SOAP, \n\nOUR ROOF-GARDEN:- \n\nCinema and a Variety of Chinese & Foreign Plays \n\nAdult 35 Cents, \n\nAre shown DAY & NIGHT.-- Admission \n\nSavings Department. Concessions to small depositors with current accounts interest \n\nTHE SUN CINEMA. \n\nPROGRAMME FOR \n\nAugust 12th to 0th, 1925 \n\nTRIANGLE PLAYS \n\nPRESENTS \n\nDOROTHY DALTON \n\n \n\nThe Far Eastern Trust and \n\nSavings Bank, Ltd. \n\n34, SECOND MALOO \n\nWEST BUND, CANTON. \n\nHONAM-SUB \n\nCABLE ADDRESS \"BANKTRUST\" \n\nBRANCH \n\nTA KEE TOW \n\nAll descriptions of Banking Business transacted, \n\nInterest allowed on Current and Savings Accounts and \n\nLoans granted on approved securities. \n\nIN \n\nFIXED DEPOSITS. \n\n\"The Dark Road” \n\nIN FIVE BIG REELS \n\n$1,80 \n\nVarious Comedies \n\n \n\n \n\nTHE \n\nChina Development \n\nCommercial \n\n& Savings Bank, Ltd. \n\nTelone (9-tra] 792 \n\nAditing, West Bugend B'. \n\nCroston \n\nTHE SUN Co., Ltd. \n\nUNIVERSAL PROVIDERS \n\nWEST BUND; & WAI OI STREET, OLD CITY. CANTON, \n\nfe in to join advantage to visit our Wholesale and Retail Departments. All kinds of China silk piece goods, boots and shoes, hats, outfitting, etc. \n\nPROFESSIONAL QUALITY \n\n7 out of 10 cases of \n\nHEADACHE \n\ncan be cured from eyestrain. If you were a victim of this trouble, you should have your eyes examined soon. \n\nDO IT AT THE SUN CO. \n\nDr. K. K. Yang, who takes charge of our Optical Department, \n\nhas specialized on Ophthalmology and Optometry. \n\nJET \n\nSuits for our third floor, well-stocked for \n\nDR. KÜNK, \n\nA modern Banking and up-to-date... All manner of interest rates allowed for all kinds of deposits. \n\nLoans granted on approved securities \n\nBANK OF CANTON LIMITED, \n\nHEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG, \n\nINTEREST ON FIXED OR WITH \n\nCURRENT ACCOUNTS \n\nFor 12 Months 5% per annum, \n\nFor 6 Months 4 per annum, \n\nFor 3 Months & per annum on the daily credit \n\nbalance of over $100.00, \n\nOn demand \n\n2% per annum \n\nChief Manager \n\nLABOR AND PEASANT MOVEMENT. \n\nTHE CANTON \n\nGAZETTE \n\nWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1925. \n\nCommerce Leaders On Trade Permits. \n\n(Continued from Page 1) \n\nPeanut Oil Shipments \n\nDiplomatic Commission's Report On Shanghai \n\nShootings \n\nNo Enthusiasm For Judicial Inquiry--Chinese Rights Recovery \n\nMovement. \n\nPeasants Movement. With The Strikers. \n\n„Outing to the best product of elibe th Workers infinging the vari joik being insul? cirat far the preda Government Devises Means To \n\nMeeting Of Peasants Union OffThe \n\nSow bad but all good to be the people, to saul rely Aid The Workers On Strike. 1st Division Of Pun Yu District. \n\ntransporth a sie abject to ajan skipun ka the hum A present the movement for the inspection, and this shows that the Taingear wind beachwang Bia the (YBOX QUE YEASANT CORRESPONDENT) \n\nand Nationalist Revolution \n\nthe authorities \n\not oflented buke massage, shipping bus bort tilf After the establishment of the Nations emancipation has \n\nuniformily is the internal affairs, tied up, and regular supplies of oil only the faulted brake from Shock Of French Minister's Split. Diplomatie turpe have ap \n\nPeasants Union of the 1st division \n\nprogressive, Rod towardɛ the actio Mr. Long Ton Hing said the Geotou lava imen impossible Paris sud Teky, is generally) \n\nfelt tore that thpt of the parently reanvered from the sbank Pon Yo! Fongebuan) f \n\nof the rains wochers on ekrike, Commit-ones Buty land taken up tuns causing a ries in the murkor \n\nConniving to Shanghai should be of the Fench Minister'e rezigna District great soccer das fillorect \n\nthe Governmel has led its be the maler with His strikers, adde \n\nThe Cute Balta Unkel liebed bioause it participeter, in att pablico give them advice and estistuuon, the Butte Cermitte died rent Mr. \n\nSo for very little Tadication for I was told to day that the vacancy thas create on the Uɔra- activities. This is the third soul goes the Atrike a garrist into Lai Torg Fo to the Come Shaughst kan spesially pirates; meeting for skation of Commit fot, the Gavermout has red Department to deal conjully wished a forge consignawel of pear on glee by the Legatione contain would most probanly as Members. Everyone attended the} \n\ndevire no efforte to \n\nen forit. so said that this in simply full from Tsingtao, for shipment turning its esetents, but the Chinese led in the course of a few days. \n\nIt is nateraled that the moment are thornghiy convinced that it) After the recting with interess. \n\nmaintaining the livelihood of the matter the part of the Pickete Caston to meri leoni nada. misssacre of the bite Persillut. Me-trikers, and \n\nA gram bas bra rectly contains wittesuls cond-matia of the Walebicoupe agres to limit the ital diturions to the Shangbai 1 taken further sed it can be iti u the met Lum Pub-abus, the prepa krew steps to plan for this organizing held by the rite it from Shanghai stating that the Shanghai. In the encantas, affair and disttangle it entirely well that in neder to gata fedemtion of a fre Labor Employment Boday. \n\nwas shipped to Caxton per 8.8 therefore, the excuse of the Legather fauce, the L-gations will \n\nHua Tan1 \" Yang\" to tins that pubility would be a fester inte formal negations. they should be crited. \n\nTwo Problems, \n\ndesirable në the prcent time would \n\nThere does aut seam to be ruah \n\narrive within a few days. It is an \n\nipated that the price of oil on the \n\nt seem to be tenable, for the bope that this will secar for some \n\nreport on the progress sẽ chlá i \n\nwill drup \n\nBurns:iudings of the Commiration canuettes how ver, for pessimistio views \n\nUnion during the past half year. \n\nhe said Agency, and will be \n\nJone of them saying to-day, \"Every \n\nof esucer ions to the Chinese side of thing is right up is the st.\" \n\nthe \n\nasket \n\nMr. Wis Chung Tong said that \n\ndisending the question Specia! Porrults, there are two lar] (2) Reading a report from the viraduced to work at the taaleries porte: & niste which require dia. cedially the oil spot w salt. contain anything like the number \n\nare the rais sung the Diplomate, Provincial Prasanta Bulou giving of the Qovernment, Organized curiou pervious to other points;- \n\nbio of gel permits, hai 1.vfile care silaged in Chines circles. The Judicial Inquiry particulare of the Sbike and Pelili | Bodies or private onneeros. \n\nnal conditions, \n\nSOLUTIONS: \n\n(1) A 1 I'm perleliete Sad Erbed sny tinta to \n\noverthrew our revisionary \n\nmeet, we take it that this preval. ni \n\nwamacre is no opportunity for \n\nnational revelation to come lo touch with the Imperialists, \n\nReports are to be made by a \n\n(1) I The Hous of Special Permits \n\nFly \n\nwiched to know what slegs are to be \n\nthe factorior together with the \n\nHere shali-hed? of names of Camic workers, and & \n\nStill the authorities are \n\ny \n\nI have tried to obtain official \n\ntaker in case of an IGLESINE colnetant, even to discus3 be repropilen on the Shanghai suggestion \n\n(3) be in revani juchfying And detention of gcle after the they say that it is tharugbly of judicial inquiry me a prelunicary moso to Diplomatic nogatíations. at tinn of Sucis! Permits, and understand abrand bath \n\nthe question skoold content and in spirit. One fois! be British Legation refuse to cros heronghi sussidered and prep tuld me to-day that the Commission rant on this or any other anggen ensures adopted in safeguard the cted an the eyes and curs of the tine and other Legation are not nthusiastic, the g-coral opinion Diplomatic Corps and that their findings were intended merely being that the bat way out of the \n\nMr. Chow Tie bong said that \n\nbeats for the Tegations in their present imposan is to concentrate on wh the Chinese the task of commiting the Chinata \n\n\"It's setrue tovernment to a conferences \n\nfuture. \n\native-vuot \n\nto be cent mostly to the shove the fame of puniat Purists, but mentioned raployment Agency. | there permite abon'd be perfine₫ 1 giving paritenters of the retire-goode which necessarily seqnies \n\nIt should be sorate and appointments of workers.aponia! permission. The workers who are now set of pheduled as to what sort of good#] () As the Torpaciaklata do do! | employtcut will shen he introduced are specially emitted and what] like na to have any protest in Recording to their order of registra-sort of goods can be transported thought glat per missing is zorgulations \n\nfreely. There are send goods. thesarily quired for \n\ngads and native tate, ned that \"ggest that the report evatuise \n\ned to ma sa. Who will you appiat parahase of which in weessary le \n\nwholesale condemnation,\" he said. \n\nWhen asked the nature of the judgest Who in to suggest a meet demands, but which are for special permission should only he list of goods to he boycotsed \n\nobtained when its cecessarily peers autarquently extended judicisi inquiry? Whose respost- the Commission, this official replied bility is F It was felt that the regaired for the gonde. \n\nwwa entirety outside the Mr. Lee The Ting said that he \n\nthat they wers iustimated to tey to \n\nmatter \n\nGnd basia of onderstanding with nommatenae of the Diplomatin Corps quite agreed with the option the Chinese delegates. This agro Chinese \"Obstacles\" Mr. Le Long Yo \n\nthat the qualienment, bait it been sirived at, wond \n\n(2) The atrikers are not striving for their own privilegra but striving \n\nfor national freedom \n\nChild 15 Cents, \n\nHOTEL \"ASIA.\" \n\nWEST BUND, CANTON. \n\n亞洲大酒店 \n\n廣州市西 \n\nDOW \n\n49 \n\nBeveral questions were propound- \n\nBuoi pinion is that, as long \n\nthe Shanghai Comantasion' \n\net e they axercise their finsreini \n\ntun, to work at these fmolorice influence to purabase tools such as \n\nwhich will be only allowed to tak Chang Teo-lin, He Yao-nan, ou the workere from the Emply Chen Chiong-ming, Tavg Punjab ment Agency first before they are and other anti-revolutionarists to allowed to employ outridle workers. \n\nMr. Chiu Riang Yo said that опросе аль \n\nBerides the above Agency, Lonsidera at the isang of each Workers Reception House will alan Special \"ermits and he put into be retablished to norept the workers forer, for it is within the power of \n\nunemployed. Their \n\ndaily the authorities to dreide whether of adapting proper meastires to if have been used by the Diplomatie) \n\ngoard the future stoukk he Carpa to gain a complete ander (4) Strike is the only wesJOG \n\nexpenses will ho fixed ecording to Special permission is to be given o \n\nby naslona to try to persuade the that we have to fight against the \n\ntheir profusion while \n\nthe But, bat en har part we should considered, but that a list of the standing with the Chinese Cover report serasina a pstery, it would echinit the case to Daperiliis, therefore if our strike responelbility of using the fandsgather to publie epioion sequods abcold be made unt first 1nment. He wisked to emphasize that: \n\nthe much discussed document could blese to complication anj that: is successful the Government is also so reset those ux penina will be whotter suob Squaint Permita should \n\nnot be made public for the reasor judicial inquiry, they being fully ancetesful but if is fails the Gov shouldered by both the Government be enforced or nut- \n\nHodded at preclamation should be issued for that it containert confidential vinced that the report contatos an indiętoget of Shanghai. In information which was intended for theen streamatseen the ChiansO thero 6:0 gonta wbich requiro \n\nMr. Chiu Kiang Ya said that re the sole use of the Diplomata in Jonger exist. \n\nA Worker Training Rehoal will special permistion and these are (a) Wo pensaate living i \n\nhe instituted within the aboy goods belarging to the nations with tentatives should be nominated their negotiations with the Chines glowy villeges provive ile dame Reption Hopen lo benel the whieh perange of Huseietconnee Jay this Chimeran Deperiment in Govornicent. \n\nthe vare Delicate Position \n\nMerever it has always bron dea cacemic and political oppressional workers \n\ntid comparatively stan has been difend, and it is \n\n[vidared in Peking that the Chinese from the Io perinata as the people valushie Parsing in the the art nucess to spunify in detail ni \n\nLater meeting of the maider themselves the judger on of all claeren presise. Therefore agro-ding to their usual profession. these grode. \n\nDiplomatie Corps 1983 held the Shanghai affair. They always morning. No statement refer to the British as the culprits efter was Kiven out, A British and will not approach the problem report Legation officiel saying that the to the alightest spirit of vara pre- \n\nposition we so delicate that nothing mias \n\ntriñera. \n\nwe must also do cur bit to help tho The neurre in this soholi will b \n\nfor grjually inorvused in faturs \n\nELECTION. Mr. Wong Hung Ploihe aake of promoting the estu \n\nwas cleabed as the Priest, and \n\nof trokers, \n\nvold \n\nLeonjunction with \n\n：： Khambers of Commerça \n\nPestigate and to decide what sui \n\nwill Jequire Spei \n\nin \n\nE \n\nthut \n\nMr Chow Chin Sheen Fald that of goods In considers the enfora meal of the Permissing, \n\n» Special Permite quite thorough investigation a Impossible breaust of the \n\nMr. Puo Kam Hong said that event of Specis! Perrite sheold \n\nVice President. Mesers Yi Ram Cheaper Fire-wood For difficulty and tesuits in derling \n\nMr. Ta Yang was elected as the \n\nHot, So Ku and Chong Xu more \n\n堤 \n\ncheted sa members of the milte and Massrs Lon Sek And Wong Yon, Tow Pa elected as judge \n\nL'o- Mus wore \n\nDESTRUCTION OF PEASANTS UNION AT HAI LU FONG. \n\nLEADING HOTEL IN SOUTH CHINA \n\nFirst Class Accommodation, Hot and Cold Water Service Throughout, Electric Lights, Fans and Elevators. Perfect Sanitary Arrangements. Spien- did Dining Room, Meals a la Carte, Excel'ent Cuisine. Public Bar. First Class Billiard Room. \n\nRoof Gardue \n\nBanquets, \n\nSplendid Views of Canton City and Pearl River Hairdressing Saloon. Moderate Rates. \n\nUNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF \n\nTHE SUN CO, LTJ, CANTON. \n\nHIGH-GRADE \n\nJob Printing \n\nEXECUTED WITH \n\nPROMPTITUDE \n\nAND \n\nACCURACY \n\nAT LOW COST \n\nTHE CANTON GAZETTE \n\nPRINTERS & PUBLISHERS \n\nCanton. \n\nwith such permits and on secourt: \n\nof the time for shipping the goods being a shot. \n\nskuld be made. \n\nFald \n\nuld say: \"Now that the first port is unfavourabls, you want 'armiker liquiry.\" \n\nKuomintang Leadership. \n\ncould be issued in the Press. Thie attigial \n\nthat your \n\nThe underlying fant of the pre- permitted reappondent might b ho temporarily auspended and that \n\nthat the Carpa End madent situation is that the Shang- the Cinmei Dë Depurament bebeen idle in three lost for weeke, affair been completely in istenes on Scoing that firemund is a daily \n\nMr. Le Tie Ping euid that, in requ zied to form in juration but that the usture of the diecur near sha inged by \n\n{with Commercial circles, theBious must remain sceret peril aceh recovery of perige rights. The cessity for the people, the Gay \n\nbie opiblor, the eve of Special \n\ntime on it was opportune to make slagan. \"Abolish Unequal Treating\" lab ur glass Me, an \"Association of ennen? gave special orders to the \n\nby the l'ems for the \n\nany aument to the waiting warld.sted to ba mnapilize} parpore of deltae simics at tho Esat, West \n\nFrons efter gaatters Fundor Rusintang, bat sowadays oven Meericua in miting the importation of foreign investigation for the parate of \n\nluvestigating into the question. jstand thas the Waichinupa has at the most gamervative Chinese, wha and Forth Rivera veling that they should preveu gods that the products of our \n\nyot acerpted tire Legational thru months ago would have con The Chairman, having laid the exhortion of the easiled prut clius | country \n\nongiortation \n\nflow battled befa any ditens wild mees are reacting themselves the side of the rights rayhty sins take pluca ch other matters, made This is the argument Low bez movement.--Peking Correspondent \n\ncarried on by theu Juiling, the of the N. C. Dally News \n\nfor \n\nA telegram from the Peasants fees on all junts carrying fir foreign eruntries are not fer, and hove proprenis before the membe- iw point beat the Shanghai case-moedach rail as th Faik \n\nUnica of Hai Fung, \n\nrends: \"A \n\nveer 500 \n\nhan:1 Roldiers \n\nthat be thinks that free transporta- \n\nfor the \n\nFangwood Ea Cartan, sed should give \n\nwas Amendment tebel them every proficios Instead. \n\nThese orders hayo bee heya ton of goods from one place to ing commented by Lo Yet \n\nYoung by the various defrate armice, and another in an ew couster should passed by the musetingi- Tange Chok Moy, Yoce Viu Chong in the past few days the varius a permitted, but the distinction Pass Resolution \n\nChore, are fireword junka at 660 different was kind of grods should be stated. Seng Bad Chung being assisted by Cheng Bon Nemecticus have been able to arrive at \n\nIn added thek tice su and other uti-resolutiousrists and Canton in perfect safety without! \n\nthe nemaity of paying the prate Capitalists and nailed to one group. They are being careled by the re- \n\nb- General Trb. Their le sia \n\nle to rain the pensant of Flai anri \n\ntion fera en-erate? \n\nKeon the extention of Pea mach \n\nprein Permits may perhaps \n\npexible with regard to trade with \n\n“That be spesixi permits will be \n\nquired the goods which are Dok; the gods of the romy vations. The The va i us Chemibres \n\n& reign compris, but it is absolute for Commerce for \n\nng there junk by the lunal hundits | ly impossible d'or interne! trade, \n\nLu Fang. The Prasanta Uniors bse not \n\nof Hai Lu Fang and Chin Tongeving \n\nنا \n\nbeen a heavy \n\nbefor \n\ntho protection of the \n\nwere destroyed by the rehols, and armies: hesos the great deep in the the Preddent of the Executive price of fireword on the inseket. \n\nJu edditio: 47 the Committed Mr. Sit Aam Yito wai \n\nkidnapped. \n\nAs the \n\nthey \n\nbruke inty \n\nMr. \n\nChoy Tel \n\nCommittee of that division and \n\n+x-Presilent of the Executive Traine, amely:- \n\nCheck on \"Enemy\" Goods. \n\nAmmittor \n\nHow British Oppress the \n\nChinese Seamen in \n\nHongkong. \n\ncurtain \n\nChinese TOS\", \n\nif \n\nstrikera in \n\nCanton wre facing starvation and that they อวน!! strike Bod return to Canton they would meet the same fate. \n\nThe seamos replied that they \n\nconjointly with the Authorities, to avsetigate to what ark of godle named Chan bau, who had been wall strika even though they \n\narrasted and detained by Hongkong Government for seizetize) \n\nMr. Pan Kam Blong said that | og enemy auflon gunde.\" \n\nWork \n\nthered to ₫ nth. \n\nthe particular reason of iasing The suggestion of Mr. sheve such profel Permits to do Kok Sbing to winate the Proud was recently expelled from \n\nbaye veranen of financial commction; \n\nChinese \n\nseamen \n\nAgain Ho Baiskwong threstened \n\n•hem by saying that if they do ant \n\nbe \n\nĮsomply with his order, they would \n\nhe \n\nsubject to arresŠ. The seamen \n\na that they would prefer to be \n\nlime large shipments of fireworks! the house of also arrived from the North River with certain foreige patiune. ad Bid-st of the four Chamb-tot Hongkong is connection with \n\nverzner only applies Commerce as representatives to see strike, has come up in Cantos and the Beation by the Ynot-Han Railway that the Low, \n\nto genie \n\nof the Britial and the cho Commissioner of Commerce related how the British Imperialists imprisoned than to continue thir \n\nwith fe added that and \n\nin employ. consult \n\ntim oppresg Japanese patious. \n\nHearing this, its halfcaste the Commerce Department should ainut the procedure, was passed Hongkong. \n\nby \n\nand Messrs the meeting, be reqeated to prepare a list of \n\nWhoo the bitsking\" re-ompradora, He Sawong, beame ordered #greatly enraged and gnode of these nations with signs Chow Tin Hong of the Cneral turned to Hangkang from Tinstein the Bettiah palice to \n\norented great disturbanes and \n\nthe first! tulsbery. loners of division received the same treat ment. This band of rebels compos ed of over 2000 had arrived at Lui Wo Cheng cu the 6th inetant, \n\ndare not disarm that Turing Those few days the Generals of Chen Oblog-ming were trying to Sorada \n\nHN and and rent their \n\nMonday Ear cara \n\nTuesday six cars \n\nWednesday four cars \n\nThursday night on \n\n(including night train) \n\nFriday eleven CATA \n\n(including night traio) \n\nSaturday four ears \n\nto \n\nfor identification and mark out Chamber of Commeros, Liang-toug \n\nSunday four cars \n\nEach of the above cara contained \n\nabout ten thousad catties of fire-goods \n\nof Commerce \n\nAriest and \n\nThe seamen were sentenced to \n\nthe which are far que daily to the City Chamber, Ya Hu-om the 7th alt, the British, realis ake them to the Harbour Master quirements and of which purchase of the Union of Merebant, anding that the Chinees we mew on for trial. is necessary, and then for the trova Trung Shau-dek of the Cooperative board the said vessel u uld join the \n\nware wriks, ordered the reveal to be two weeks' imprisonment if they portation of snch goods Special Chamber \n\nbat taninateri « representatives to monerd at Leesamman. for frure still insisted to strike. The seamen Permite will be innuit, \n\nThen they were permasted refused and so wera imprisoned. not belonging to ourg with Mr. Liang Tan-hing,shere. \n\nWhen the term of imprisonment prices of which have enemy natius should not require representatives of the Commerce sot to join the strike by one of the \n\nDepartment, \n\nGate | Louis of British Imperialism. Com-woe sarved, they were expelled from overtbrow the therefore greatly dropped day by such permite. \n\npradoro Ito Sui-kwang who threakon Hongkong and come up to Cantou Mr. Ire Long Yu said that he missioner Soneg. Our day, as there is already so over. Government, \n\nstriker, adding that is weekend. The meeting ended at 5.30 p.m. the has miroudly studied the question of \n\nspies to Hai Lu Fong to raise up wood, the \n\nap \n\nNationalist \n\nto \n\nGovernment must take note of this, stock \n\nand \n\n200", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 502603, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5]", "page_number": 294, "title": "CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5]", "content_text": "288\n\nFor the development of the Faculty of Arts a capital sum of $1,113,000 is required. From this figure the cost of new buildings and equipment is excluded. These needs are dealt with under the general heading \"Buildings\".\n\nThe capital sum required for new buildings including two new hostels and new residences for members of the staff is roughly $3,000,000, and the additional capital sum required to enable the University Administration to cope effectively with the University's extended activities is $500,000.\n\nIf the influence of this University is to be extended, additional scholarships tenable at the University are required. The estimated additional cost of the new scholarships, which should, I suggest, be called \"George V Scholarships\", is computed at the capital sum of $2,080,000.\n\nUnder the head \"Scholarships\" the creation of certain post-graduate scholarships tenable by graduates of the University in Great Britain has been suggested. This would involve an additional sum of £100,000. Thus the total amount suggested for scholarships is roughly $3,000,000.\n\nThe improvement of the University Library requires an additional capital sum of $400,000.\n\nThus, the total estimated cost of the development and extension contemplated would be about $12,040,000 or roughly $12,404,000.\n\nShould this general scheme of development and extension be considered as beyond the limits within which funds from the", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 502612, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5]", "page_number": 303, "title": "CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5]", "content_text": "UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.\n\nScholarships.\n\n297\n\n1.\n\n2.\n\n3.\n\n25 Scholarships a year for Men, that is to say,\n\n100 scholarships altogether tenable at the\n\nHongkong University. The annual cost of each\n\nscholarship is to be $1,200. Therefore the\n\ntotal annual cost of 10 scholarships will be\n\n$120,000. This represents a capital sum of\n\n$1,920,000 or roughly\n\n$2,000,000.\n\n4 Scholarships for Girls at the same value\n\nAnnual cost of $4,800 and a capital cost of\n\n$76,800 or roughly\n\n$80,000.\n\n10 Scholarships tenable in Great Britain for two\n\nyears, the cost of each such scholarship being\n\nestimated at £1,000 including passages. This\n\nmeans roughly an annual expenditure of £5,000\n\nand represents a capital\n\n£100,000.\n\nTO TAL\n\n($2,080,000.\n\nGrand total roughly\n\n$3,000,000.\n\n+ The rate of interest in this case is calculated at 5%.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 502806, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5]", "page_number": 498, "title": "CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5]", "content_text": "4. \n\nThe salaries and fellowships would have to be paid in dollars and the sterling value of the dollar fluctuates.\n\nOur previous scheme included a request for 25 scholarships a year for men, tenable at Hong Kong University, at an annual cost of $1,200 for each scholarship, also 4 scholarships for girls of the same value and tenable at Hong Kong University and 10 post graduate scholarships tenable in Great Britain, the value of each postgraduate scholarship being £1,000 each, including passages. If we reduce the scholarships for men tenable at this University from 25 to 10 annually and the scholarships for women from 4 to 2 annually, then the cost of this part of our proposals would be:\n\nScholarships for men.\n\nFirst Year 10 x $1,200 = $12,000\n\nSecond Year 20 x $1,200 = $24,000\n\nThird Year 30 x $1,200 = $36,000\n\nFourth Year and subsequent Years 40 x $1,200 = $48,000\n\nScholarships for women.\n\nFirst Year 2 x $1,200 = $2,400\n\nSecond Year 4 x $1,200 = $4,800\n\nThird Year 6 x $1,200 = $7,200\n\nFourth Year and subsequent Years 8 x $1,200 = $9,600\n\nThus a maximum annual expenditure of $57,600 or roughly $58,000 is involved. This may be taken as roughly equivalent to £5,800. But here again the payment to the University will have to be made in Hong Kong dollars and not in sterling because as I have explained above the sterling value of the Hong Kong dollars fluctuates.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 502807, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5]", "page_number": 499, "title": "CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5]", "content_text": "481\n\n.A\n\nTurning to the post-graduate scholarships tenable in England, the present suggestion is two such scholarships awarded every year. It is suggested that the value of each scholarship should be fixed at £1,000, irrespective of the length of the scholarship's tenure. It is estimated that the scholarship would be ordinarily tenable for 2 years, but if a scholar remained longer this would not affect the cost of this scholarship scheme. The cost of this scholarship scheme may be thus stated:\n\nFor the first year 2 x £1,000 = £2,000\n\nFor the second year and subsequent years 4 x £1,000 = £4,000.\n\n8. Thus the annual cost in sterling of the scholarship scheme now put forward may be stated:\n\nFor the first year £1,200 + £240 + £2,000 = £3,440\n\nFor the second year £2,400 + £480 + £4,000 = £6,880\n\nFor the third year £3,600 + £720 + £4,000 = £8,320\n\nFor the fourth and subsequent years £4,800 + £960 + £4,000 = £9,760.\n\nThe maximum annual cost of the reduced scholarship scheme may be stated at about £10,000. But here again I would remind your Deputation that the payment to the University of all the scholarships except those tenable in Great Britain will have to be made in Hong Kong dollars.\n\nWhile on the subject of scholarship I venture to remind your Deputation that every scheme of educational development is governed by the supply of teachers, and that any scheme of educational expansion which fails to take this factor into consideration is doomed to failure. The University of Hong Kong has an educational department which, in cooperation with the Education Department of the Colony and its schools, is beginning", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 503974, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10]", "page_number": 470, "title": "CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10]", "content_text": "...this connection of what his Excellency the Chancellor has already brought to your notice, namely, that on account of scholars sent to the University, the Peking Government and other governments of China are still in the University's debt to the extent of over one hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars.\n\n4. Among the proposals in connection with which his Excellency the Chancellor has approached your Lordship is a scheme for establishing in the University of Hong Kong a Faculty of Chinese studies. His Excellency deprecates the comparative neglect with which Chinese studies have hitherto been treated in the University, and is emphatic in his view that this defect should be made good as soon as possible. With this view we are in complete agreement. The scheme for a Chinese Faculty, which is now being laid before your Lordship, will not only provide facilities for the study of Chinese classics by Chinese students and for the comparative study by such students of the English and Chinese languages, but it will also be designed to afford opportunities for Britishers, both civil servants and commercial men, to acquire the Chinese language.\n\n5. When the University of Hong Kong was started, stress was laid on the undesirability of sending immature Chinese boys far away from their homes and traditions and customs of their country to be educated in Europe and America. The Canton Viceroy, quoted above, was particularly emphatic regarding this danger. We desire to impress upon your Lordship and your colleagues that this danger, far from having ceased, is now more acute than ever.\n\n6. Indiscipline is now too common among students throughout China. From all quarters comes the same complaint that students have become a law to themselves, and that they insist on choosing their own teachers, their own studies, the hours that they shall work, and the sort of examinations they shall take. Above all, some students meddle in politics. We need scarcely remind your Lordship that such actions and ideas are subversive to all that the Chinese venerate. Fortunately, our University has shown itself immune from such troubles, and we feel that it is a proper corrective for these errors of training. Amid all the troubles which have beset Hong Kong in the last nine months, the conduct and discipline of the students in the University has been admirable. The atmosphere which prevails in the University is one in which the student, within the strict limits of reasonable rules which he must obey, enjoys almost complete liberty; it is an atmosphere from which our graduates can safely and profitably pass into higher studies elsewhere. We are glad to hear that among the proposals which have been laid before your Lordship is a scheme of post-graduate scholarships, tenable by ex-students of the Hong Kong University in Great Britain.\n\n7. Medical degrees of the Hong Kong University are recognised by the General Medical Council of Great Britain as a qualification for registration. Honours in the Engineering Faculty are only awarded on the assessment of a Professor of Engineering of the University of London. Indeed, the standards of the Hong Kong University generally are recognised as equivalent to the standards which prevail in British Universities. This is a very great advantage to the Chinese students, and it would, we submit, be deplorable if the present financial difficulties of the Colony should lead to the deterioration of the University's work.\n\n8. The University of Hong Kong has received generous support in the past from the Chinese of the Colony; but so large an undertaking, which was designed to serve not only Hong Kong but also the whole of China, cannot be entirely maintained by the inhabitants of the Colony by reason of the smallness of their numbers. It is therefore but reasonable and fair that the University should receive some substantial support from China and the Imperial Government. The allocation of a portion of the Boxer Indemnity to the University would fulfil both these conditions, since the money is derived from Chinese sources, and will also represent an Imperial contribution. We accordingly appeal with confidence to your Lordship and the other members of the Deputation for your support, and ask you not to be misled by fallacious political arguments into the neglect of an educational institution in which the Chinese have confidence, and which, if it could be provided with adequate funds, would be of incalculable value to the Chinese, not only in Hong Kong but throughout China.\n\nWe are, My Lord,\n\nYour most obedient servants.\n\n(Signed)\n\nCHOW SHOU-SON. R. H. KOTEWALL.\n\n2C 11/12\n\ncuft\n\nEllis 11/12.\n\n45 m v\n\nCABINET\n\nB.P.4K(16)\n\nCofi\n\nPresented by the S-d5. for the Colonies\n\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRIME MINISTER\n\nSUBMITTED BY\n\nALIENS\n\nTHE BOXER INDEMNITY\n\nAs my colleagues are aware, the report of the Advisory Committee appointed under the China Indemnity (Application) Act 1925, which has recently been published as Cmd. No. 2766, was based largely on the report of a Delegation of six British and Chinese members, headed by Lord Willingdon, who toured China during the first half of this year in order to gain first-hand knowledge of existing conditions and requirements.\n\nThe recommendations of the Advisory Committee have in turn given rise to the China Indemnity (Amendment) Bill 1926, which the Cabinet recently decided should not be proceeded with at the present time, in view of the fact that the whole situation in China is under the consideration of this Committee.\n\nBefore any further decision is taken on the subject of the Bill, I think that my colleagues would wish to read the accompanying despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong containing a critical examination of the Delegation's report. Sir C. Clementi is doubtless influenced in his attitude by the fact that Hong Kong University was neglected by the Delegation, but when all allowances have been made for the indignation which such neglect might be expected to arouse in the Colony, I must confess that I find his criticisms very damaging, if not destructive.\n\n1-15545-", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 504000, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10]", "page_number": 496, "title": "CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10]", "content_text": "Page 33\n\nand that\n\nthey insist on choosing their own teachers, their own studies,\n\nthe hours that they shall work and the sort of examinations\n\nthey shall take. Above all, some students meddle in politics.\n\nWe need scarcely remind Your Lordship that such actions and\n\nideas are subversive to all that the Chinese venerate. Fortunately,\n\nour University has shown itself immune from such troubles, and\n\nwe feel that it is a proper corrective for these errors of training.\n\nAmid all the troubles which have beset Hong Kong in the last\n\nnine months, the conduct and discipline of the students in the\n\nUniversity has been admirable. The atmosphere which prevails\n\nin the University is one in which the student, within the strict\n\nlimits of reasonable rules which he must obey, enjoys almost\n\ncomplete liberty; it is an atmosphere from which graduates can\n\nsafely and profitably pass into higher studies elsewhere. We are\n\nglad to hear that among the proposals which have been laid\n\nbefore Your Lordship, is a scheme of post-graduate scholarships,\n\ntenable by ex-students of the Hong Kong University in\n\nGreat Britain.\n\n7. Medical degrees of the Hong Kong University are recognised\n\nby the General Medical Council of Great Britain as a qualification\n\nfor registration. Honours in the Engineering Faculty are only\n\nawarded on the assessment of a Professor of Engineering of the\n\nUniversity of London. Indeed, the standards of the Hong Kong\n\nUniversity generally are recognised as equivalent to the standards\n\nwhich prevail in British Universities. This is a very great\n\nadvantage to the Chinese students and it would, we submit, be\n\ndeplorable, if the present financial difficulties of the Colony\n\nshould lead to the deterioration of the University's work.\n\n8. The University of Hong Kong has received generous support\n\nin the past from the Chinese of the Colony; but so large an\n\nundertaking which was designed to serve not only Hong Kong\n\nbut also the whole of China, cannot be entirely\n\nmaintained", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 506376, "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": "CO129-498-21 Government Educational department- salaries- prospects and vacancies 15-7-1926 - 25-1-1927", "page_number": 50, "title": "CO129-498-21 Government Educational department- salaries- prospects and vacancies 15-7-1926 - 25-1-1927", "content_text": "# Staff\n\n## School Year\n\nThe School Year begins on January 4; Candidates applying for admission should present themselves for an Entrance Examination towards the end of December.\n\nThe Year is divided into two terms.\n\n**First Term** - From January 4 to July 22.\n**Second Term** - From September 19 to December 31.\n\n## School Hours\n\nDaily 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m. There is no school on Saturdays.\n\n## Fees\n\n$2 a month payable on the fifth day of each month. On entrance, each pupil pays a Medical Fee of $5.\n\n## Medical\n\nEach pupil is examined yearly by the Medical Officer of Schools with re-examination when necessary. Spectacles are provided if needed without cost to the patient.\n\n## Holidays\n\n| Holiday | Dates | Duration |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Chinese New Year | January 31 to February 11 | 11 days |\n| Easter | April 19 to May 1 | 12 days |\n| Summer | July 25 to September 18 | 56 days |\n| End of School Year | December 28, 29, 30 | 3 days |\n\n## Scholarships\n\nSeven Government Scholarships, entitling the winners to free education for one year, are held in the school: these are awarded in the upper classes to girls who head the lists of the combined results of the half-yearly and yearly Examinations.\n\nEight Scholarships, tenable for 3 years in the Belilios Public School, are awarded annually to girls attending Vernacular Grant Schools.\n\n## Attendance\n\nIn 1925, the average daily attendance was 493.\n\n[ 2 ]\n\n## Head Mistress\n\nMiss H. F. Skinner.\n\n## Assistant Mistresses\n\n| Name | Qualification |\n| --- | --- |\n| Miss M. J. Munro | M.A. (Hous.) Edin., Carnegie Research Scholar, Medallist in English |\n| Miss B. F. N. Lewis | Cambridge, Economics Tripos, Part I, Historical Tripos, Part II |\n| Miss F. M. Hughes | Cambridge Historical Tripos, University of London Teacher's Diploma |\n| Miss A. C. Peyton | S.F.U., Teacher Artist Certificate, R.D.S. Gold Star for Landscape |\n| Miss L. Heang | Medallion, St. John Ambulance Association |\n\n## Junior Assistant Mistresses\n\n| Name |\n| --- |\n| Miss Patience Tso |\n| Miss Lopes |\n| Mrs. Yin Poon Sau Han |\n| Mrs. Gutierrez |\n| Miss Yuen Kwai Sun |\n| Miss Samy |\n| Miss L. Lopes |\n| Miss Wei Kum Lun |\n\n## Portuguese Language Mistress\n\nMadame Marie T. Correira.\n\n## Vernacular Mistresses\n\n| Name |\n| --- |\n| Miss Leung Lai Yung |\n| Miss O Sui Sam |\n| Mrs. Lam Yuen Shi |\n| Miss Tam Lai King |\n| Miss Cheung Tsoi Kam |\n| Miss Cheung Pin Iu |\n| Miss Yeung Shuk Ying |\n| Miss Tsang So Tsan |\n| Miss Tung Lau Ching |\n| Miss Chan Woon Man |\n| Miss Wong San Lan |\n| Miss Chan Po Shim |\n| Miss Yim Hang Ho |\n| Miss Tam Fung Hing |\n\n## Senior Vernacular Mistress\n\nMiss Hung Mui Oi.\n\n[ 3 ]\n\n## Needlework Mistresses\n\n| Name |\n| --- |\n| Mrs. Chung Pang Shi |\n| Mrs. Pun Li Shi |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-498-21 Government Educational department- salaries- prospects and vacancies 15-7-1926 - 25-1-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 507887, "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": "CO129-501-2 Chinese situation- Boxer indemnity 5-2-1927 - 14-12-1927", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-501-2 Chinese situation- Boxer indemnity 5-2-1927 - 14-12-1927", "content_text": "A nod for Wong-kong does look a bit greedy; \nAnd the course of events compels a re-consideration of the whole question, and the throwing over of The Advisory Committee. Hong Kong University might well be content with a smaller amount. \n\nI suggest the Acting Governor should be asked what specific purposes he could make for a capital grant in connection with Hong Kong University, supposing it becomes possible to obtain one. However, if the Govt. adheres to the report of the Advisory Committee making certain recommendations in favour of it being carried out, the only way of ensuring that there should be recommendations in favour of Hong Kong University is by way of negotiation with the Chinese Govt. to obtain a definite undertaking for an annual sum for scholarships tenable there by Chinese citizens.\n\nThat Sir Miles Lampson might be sounded on the possibility of this course.\nG.G. \nBee of State \n2.4.27 \n\nI do not believe that there is any use in continuing this argument. We have but to refer to the G.O. and to the China Indemnity Advisory Committee on the points.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-501-2 Chinese situation- Boxer indemnity 5-2-1927 - 14-12-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 516694, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-512-4 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 22-12-1928 - 9-5-1929", "page_number": 122, "title": "CO129-512-4 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 22-12-1928 - 9-5-1929", "content_text": "121 \n\nmust be built up slowly. A sum of £200,000 would enable \nthe University to attempt to realise Chinese faculty; but \nfinancial difficulties of its other faculties and of the \nUniversity as a whole would meanwhile be becoming more \nacute and discontent of the staff more serious. The success of the Chinese faculty would be seriously prejudiced by \nthese conditions. If an allotment of even £500,000 could \nbe secured to the University the faculty of Chinese could \nbe started and something done for improving general \nefficiency of the University. I do not understand reference \nto Anglo-Chinese Studies in London, but I would stress the \ndifficulty of teaching Chinese effectively out of China and \nwould urge that an essential feature of any scheme for \nall improvement of cultural relations between China and Britain \nshould be a system of post-graduate scholarships tenable \nin Great Britain by Chinese graduates of Hong Kong University. \nHong Kong University could send six graduates annually to Britain for two years special study if an additional contribution of £100,000 earmarked for Scholarships were made.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-512-4 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 22-12-1928 - 9-5-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 516705, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-512-4 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 22-12-1928 - 9-5-1929", "page_number": 133, "title": "CO129-512-4 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 22-12-1928 - 9-5-1929", "content_text": "132 \n\nThe Chinese was conditioned by an understanding that the proceeds were to be invested exclusively in the purchase of British railway material and equipment, then I am bound to say that in my opinion the Groups would have good grounds for objecting that, although the letter of the Consortium Agreement had been observed there had been an evasion of the spirit of international co-operation on which it is based. The Groups, including the Japanese, would I think feel this the more, since they have made the completion of the Hankow-Canton section of the Hukuang Railways their \"first aim\", in terms of the Inter-Group Resolution passed at their meeting at New York on October 15, 1920.\n\n11.\n\nTo these particular considerations I may be allowed to add one or two observations on the project in relation to the general situation in China.\n\n12.\n\nIt has been stated by the Government in the House of Commons that the remitted British Indemnity fund is to be applied to 'purposes mutually beneficial to Great Britain and China', and it may reasonably be claimed that the completion of the Canton-Hankow railway answers to that description.\n\n13.\n\nThat claim, however, is in my judgment no longer tenable if any element of monopoly is introduced into the transaction. How could it be said that a purpose was beneficial to China which proposed to confine the supply of the necessary railway material to one particular source and so to deprive her of the advantage of obtaining it at the best market price?.\n\n14.\n\nNor do I believe that a monopoly, whatever temporary advantage it might confer on individual employers, would be of any real or permanent benefit to Great Britain. It is by the production of goods which in quality and price defy competition that British trade has been built up in the past and no immediate advantage of monopoly could compensate for the loss of that incentive.\n\n15.\n\nIt is doubtful, moreover, if in present conditions in China", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-512-4 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 22-12-1928 - 9-5-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 516867, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-512-5 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 21-5-1929 - 21-5-1929", "page_number": 135, "title": "CO129-512-5 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 21-5-1929 - 21-5-1929", "content_text": "## 12 - \n\n131 \n\nChamber of Commerce the Vice-Chancellor's remarks on the desirability of the establishment (or development) of a British Institution in China, for the study of China and all things Chinese, referring in this connection to what France and the United States were doing in this respect and urging that Great Britain ought also to take the question into serious consideration.\n\nThis comparative study of China and of all things Chinese is what the University of Hong Kong should be doing and what it would be doing, if it had the means. The correspondence to which I have just referred was printed at length in the Annual Report of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce for 1928. I enclose a reprint of this correspondence which was prepared by the Chamber and is entitled \"Hong Kong University as an Imperial Asset\".\n\n16. As to the work of the Committee in caring for Chinese students in Great Britain, it is not perhaps realized that a very large majority of those Chinese young men and women who leave China for a part or the whole of their education go to the United States. Almost all the Universities in China, with the exception of the Hong Kong University, are American, and out of the share of the Chinese Indemnity which fell to the Government of the United States, many scholarships tenable in America have been created. These scholarships not only enable many young men and women to go to American Universities; they also enable many young Chinese men to go for technical training either to technical institutes or to factories in America. These men invariably", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-512-5 Boxer Indemnity Settlement 21-5-1929 - 21-5-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 518181, "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": "CO129-514-6 Question of legality of sale of water to Tai Koo Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.- from... 6-12-1928 - 23-12-1929", "page_number": 81, "title": "CO129-514-6 Question of legality of sale of water to Tai Koo Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.- from... 6-12-1928 - 23-12-1929", "content_text": "## C.S.O. 3241/22\n\nHon: A.G. (Attorney General, Hong Kong)\n\n1. Letter sent. (`50`) completed. \n2. Letter $10.9.28$, *Draft letter. Duplicate permit detached and placed in my safe in accordance with your para. 3. Copy substituted.\n3. Files enumerated in your para. 5 withdrawn.\n4. Paras. 4 & 6 noted.\n5. Copy letter of 11th September, 1928 from Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master attached.\n6. You know my view, viz., that the Government's only stand and control rests on and in the permit; and that if the Government is not prepared, if necessary, to go to the length of refusing to renew the pipe-line permit for 1929, the sooner the case is dropped the better.\n7. Until Counsel express a clear opinion as to the tenable positions, this includes elimination of other positions the stand on the Crown Lease may be one it would seem that the correspondence between me as Crown Solicitor and Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master must be held up, unless you advise that they be asked whether the Government's right to refuse renewal of the permit is contested by their clients.\n8. I think that this should be a sealed cover file.\n\nSd. H.K. Holmes \nCrown Solicitor \n12. 9. 28.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-514-6 Question of legality of sale of water to Tai Koo Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.- from... 6-12-1928 - 23-12-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 518934, "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": "CO129-516-3 Military contribution of Colony assessmenet of contribution 13-3-1929 - 28-3-1930", "page_number": 69, "title": "CO129-516-3 Military contribution of Colony assessmenet of contribution 13-3-1929 - 28-3-1930", "content_text": "## 74 \n\n155/12/14 \n\n**(b) Inclusion of net receipts only of certain productive enterprises**\n\nKowloon Canton Railway. \n11 opium monopoly. \n\n11. \nIt is claimed by the Colony that if the assessment is to remain on its present basis, these qualifications are too narrow, and that if the new proposal that the assessment should be made on the rateable value is not accepted, further claims should be allowed in relief of the present scale of contribution. These claims, according to the Governor's despatch of 28th July, 1928, are as follows:-\n\n12. \n**(i)** Profits on sterling securities when sold owing to the fall in exchange should not be taxable for military contribution as they are at present. \n**(ii)** Interest and sinking fund on capital expenditure on railways and similar productive undertakings financed out of revenue should be allowed at 6% instead of the original 4% allowed under Section 3 of the Ordinance. \n**(iii)** Other productive undertakings should be assessed on net receipts, as follows:- \n| Item | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| a) | Wireless telegraphy. |\n| b) | Waterworks. |\n| c) | Aerodromes. |\n| d) | Harbour dredging. |\n| e) | Posts. |\n| f) | Ferries. |\n| g) | Municipal undertakings. |\n\nAs to **(i)** of paragraph 11, Hong Kong states that these securities are due largely to the proceeds of land sales and may be considered as part of the Colony's capital. Differences in book values are not assessable; only when any profits are made owing to sales do they become assessable. Colonial Regulations 1928, paragraph 291, provide as to sale of securities that \"no record of any profit or loss in relation to the purchase price will be made except in case of a sale of investments on account of surplus balances, when any resulting profit will be carried to current revenue and any loss charged to expenditure\" This regulation does not distinguish between cases in which the profit (loss) arises from appreciation (depreciation) of sterling values and those in which the profit (loss) is due to a fall (rise) in exchange. Hong Kong has admitted that military contribution is payable on profits realised by a sale of securities at an appreciated sterling value, i.e., the colony agrees that they are revenue (despatch No. 376 of 24th December, 1923), but now proceeds to draw a distinction between such profits and those due to a fall in exchange. The War Office's view is that this distinction is not tenable. The amount involved is not known but it cannot be considerable. There might be something to be said for treating these transactions on investments (i.e., those relating to surplus balances) on a \"net receipts\" basis.\n\n13. \n`War Office letter to Treasury No. 10/3720 (F.1)` of 5th May, 1924.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-516-3 Military contribution of Colony assessmenet of contribution 13-3-1929 - 28-3-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524552, "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": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "page_number": 59, "title": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "content_text": "61\n\n-\n\n4\n\nit is not correct to say that the Government has made a grant for the Chinese Department of $46,000. The Cantonese Language Class represents work which the University is doing for Government at Government's request and at Government's expense. The University is quite willing to continue this work but it must be remembered, in this connection, that this class is dependent on the cadets continuing to be sent to the University. If Government decide to discontinue the sending of the cadets to the University this class will have to cease.\n\n7. His Excellency has noted that he is willing to include in the 1930 estimates a vote of $40,000 as a subsidy for the Chinese School as a whole. He has added that the University authorities should endeavour so to adjust their budget that this sum may also suffice to supply $1,200 a year for scholarships tenable in the Chinese Department. In the estimates for the cost of the Chinese School which were submitted last year provision was made for a Principal's salary and his house allowance. No principal has as yet been appointed. If we postpone indefinitely the proposal to appoint a principal then the annual cost of the Chinese School (including the Cantonese Class) could be covered by a special annual Government grant of $40,000 plus the interest on the sum of $200,000 which the University has been promised as an endowment for the Chinese School. But without some assurance that a Government grant of at least $40,000 will be annually forthcoming the University cannot undertake the financial responsibility of maintaining the School.\n\n8. The course of the Chinese Department covers four years. Therefore, if the Chinese Department is to be continued, the University must accept annually for the next three years the responsibility for adding each year an additional class and of providing for each new batch of students as it comes in instruction which must cover at least four years. Therefore it is no use asking Government at this stage to guarantee the grant for another three", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524557, "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": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "page_number": 64, "title": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "content_text": "66\n\n4\n\nIt is not correct to say that the Government has made a grant for the Chinese Department of $46,000. The Cantonese Language Class represents work which the University is doing for Government at Government's request and at Government's expense. The University is quite willing to continue this work but it must be remembered, in this connection, that this class is dependent on the cadets continuing to be sent to the University. If Government decide to discontinue the sending of the cadets to the University this class will have to cease.\n\nHis Excellency has noted that he is willing to include in the 1930 estimates a vote of $40,000 as a subsidy for the Chinese School as a whole. He has added that the University authorities should endeavour so to adjust their budget that this sum may also suffice to supply $1,200 a year for scholarships tenable in the Chinese Department. In the estimates for the cost of the Chinese School which were submitted last year provision was made for a Principal's salary and his house allowance. No principal has as yet been appointed. If we postpone indefinitely the proposal to appoint a principal then the annual cost of the Chinese School (including the Cantonese Class) could be covered by a special annual Government grant of $40,000 plus the interest on the sum of $200,000 which the University has been promised as an endowment for the Chinese School. But without some assurance that a Government grant of at least $40,000 will be annually forthcoming the University cannot undertake the financial responsibility of maintaining the School.\n\n8. The course of the Chinese Department covers four years. Therefore, if the Chinese Department is to be continued, the University must accept annually for the next three years the responsibility for adding each year an additional class and of providing for each new batch of students as it comes in instruction which must cover at least four years. Therefore it is no use asking Government at this stage to guarantee the grant for another three", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524562, "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": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "page_number": 69, "title": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "content_text": "71\n\nit is not correct to say that the Government has made a grant for the Chinese Department of $46,000. The Cantonese Language Class represents work which the University is doing for Government at Government's request and at Government's expense. The University is quite willing to continue this work but it must be remembered, in this connection, that this class is dependent on the cadets continuing to be sent to the University. If Government decide to discontinue the sending of the cadets to the University this class will have to cease.\n\n7.\n\nHis Excellency has noted that he is willing to include in the 1930 estimates a vote of $40,000 as a subsidy for the Chinese School as a whole. He has added that the University authorities should endeavour so to adjust their budget that this sum may also suffice to supply $1,200 a year for scholarships tenable in the Chinese Department. In the estimates for the cost of the Chinese School which were submitted last year provision was made for a Principal's salary and his house allowance. No principal has as yet been appointed. If we postpone indefinitely the proposal to appoint a principal then the annual cost of the Chinese School (including the Cantonese Class) could be covered by a special annual Government grant of $40,000 plus the interest on the sum of $200,000 which the University has been promised as an endowment for the Chinese School. But without some assurance that a Government grant of at least $40,000 will be annually forthcoming the University cannot undertake the financial responsibility of maintaining the School.\n\n8. The course of the Chinese Department covers four years. Therefore, if the Chinese Department is to be continued, the University must accept annually for the next three years the responsibility for aiding each year an additional class and of providing for each new batch of students as it comes in instruction which must cover at least four years. Therefore it is no use asking Government at this stage to guarantee the grant for another three", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524632, "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": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "page_number": 139, "title": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "content_text": "146\n\n2\n\nof the staff is roughly 3,000,000, and the additional capital sum required to enable the University Administration to cope effectively with the University's extended activities is 500,000.\n\nIf the influence of this University is to be extended, additional scholarships tenable at the University are required. The estimated additional cost of the new scholarships, which should, I suggest, be called \"George V Scholarships\", is computed at the capital sum of $2,080,000.\n\nUnder the head \"Scholarships\" the creation of certain post-graduate scholarships tenable by graduates of the University in Great Britain has been suggested. This would involve an additional sum of £100,000. Thus the total amount suggested for scholarships is roughly 3,000,000.\n\nThe improvement of the University Library requires an additional capital sum of $400,000.\n\nThus, the total estimated cost of the development and extension contemplated would be about $12,040,000 or roughly £1,404,000.\n\nShould this general scheme of development and extension be considered as beyond the limits within which funds from the Boxer Indemnity are likely to be assigned even to an Institution which is the only wholly British University in the Far East, I desire to press upon the immediate attention of Your Lordship and the Deputation, the following items of the general scheme:-\n\n1.\n\n2.\n\nThe additional scholarship proposals at an estimated cost of $2,080,000 plus £100,000 or roughly 3,000,000\n\nThe construction and equipment of the new Engineering Buildings and the construction and equipment of the new block which is to be added to the University main building. The construction and equipment of a new hostel for men & the construction & equipment of a new hostel for women. The construction of six new", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524641, "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": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "page_number": 148, "title": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "content_text": "UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.\n\nScholarships.\n\n155\n\n$2,000,000\n\n25 Scholarships a year for Lien, that is to say,\n\n100 scholarships altogether tenable at the\n\nHong Kong University. The annual cost of each\n\nscholarship is to be $1,200. Therefore the\n\ntotal annual cost of 100 scholarships will be\n\n$120,000. This represents a capital sum of\n\n$1,920,000 or roughly $2,000,000.\n\n4 Scholarships for Girls at the same value =\n\nAnnual cost of $4,800 and a capital cost\n\nof $76,800 or roughly $80,000.\n\n10 Scholarships tenable in Great Britain for\n\ntwo years, the cost of each such scholarship\n\nbeing estimated at £1,000 including passages.\n\nThis means roughly an annual expenditure of\n\n£5,000 and represents a capital\n\nof £100,000.\n\nTOTAL\n\n£100,000\n\n$2,080,000\n\nGrand total\n\n$3,000,000 roughly\n\nThe rate of interest in this case is calculated at 5%.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524654, "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": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "page_number": 161, "title": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "content_text": "4\n\n168\n\nthe University has had a hard struggle to carry on\n\na struggle rendered all the harder by the strike and boycott.\n\nBut the importance of an efficient Chinese Faculty has never been lost sight of.\n\n5. In the Chinese Faculty we propose to employ a professor, two readers, 2 lecturers, 1 Chinese translator, 1 librarian and one clerk. We also hope to make provision for 4 research fellows. An initial grant of $20,000 for Chinese books will be necessary, and we estimate that we shall require an annual recurring grant of $6,000 for books, printing etc. We estimated that the capital involved in the financing of the Faculty would be $1,148,000 or roughly $1,150,000. Taking the dollar at 2/- this represents a capital of about £115,000. Thus the annual cost of the Faculty including the cost of housing its staff would be about Hong Kong $80,000 or £8,000. It would however be necessary that payment should be to the University in Hong Kong dollars and not in sterling. The salaries and fellowships would have to be paid in dollars and the sterling value of the dollar fluctuates.\n\n6. Our previous scheme included a request for 25 scholarships a year for men, tenable at Hong Kong University at an annual cost of $1,200 for each scholarship, also 4 scholarships for girls of the same value and tenable at Hong Kong University and 10 post-graduate scholarships tenable in Great Britain, the value of each postgraduate scholarship being £1,000 each, including passages.\n\nIf we reduce the scholarships for men tenable at this University from 25 to 10 annually and the scholarships for women from 4 to 2 annually, then the cost of this part of our proposals would be:", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524655, "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": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "page_number": 162, "title": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "content_text": "169\n\n- 5- \n\nScholarships for men.\n\nFirst year\n\n10 x 1,200\n\n12,000\n\nSecond Year\n\n20 x 1,200\n\n$24,000\n\nThird Year\n\n30 x $1,200\n\n$36,000\n\nFourth Year\n\nand subsequent\n\nyears\n\n40 x $1,200\n\n$48,000\n\nScholarships for Women.\n\nFirst year\n\n2 x 1,200\n\n$2,400\n\nSecond Year\n\n4 x 1,200\n\n$4,800\n\nThird Year\n\n6 x 1,200\n\n$7,200\n\nFourth Year\n\nand subsequent\n\nyears\n\n8 x $1,200\n\n$9,600\n\nThus a maximum annual expenditure of $57,600 or roughly $58,000 is involved.\n\nto £5,800.\n\nThis may be taken as roughly equivalent\n\nBut here again the payment to the University will have to be made in Hong Kong dollars and not in sterling because as I have explained above the sterling value of the Hong Kong dollars fluctuates.\n\n7.\n\nTurning to the post-graduate scholarships tenable in England, the present suggestion is two such scholarships awarded every year. It is suggested that the value of each scholarship should be fixed at £1,000, irrespective of the length of the scholarship's tenure. It is estimated that the scholarship would be ordinarily tenable for 2 years, but if a scholar remained longer this would not affect the cost of this scholarship scheme. The cost of this scholarship scheme may be thus stated:-\n\nFor the first year\n\nFor the second year and subsequent years\n\n2 x £1,000\n\n£2,000\n\n4 x £1,000\n\n= £4,000", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524656, "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": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "page_number": 163, "title": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "content_text": "170\n\n8.\n\n- 6- \n\nThus the annual cost in sterling of the scholarship scheme now put forward may be stated:-\n\nFor the first year £1,200 + £240 + £2,000 = £3,440\n\nFor the second year £2,400 + £480 + £4,000 = £6,880\n\nFor the third year £3,600 + £720 + £4,000 = £8,320\n\nFor the fourth and subsequent years £4,800 + £960 + £4,000 = £9,760\n\nThe maximum annual cost of the reduced scholarship scheme may be stated at about £10,000.\n\nBut here again I would remind your Deputation that the payment to the University of all the scholarships except those tenable in Great Britain will have to be made in Hong Kong dollars.\n\n9.\n\nWhile on the subject of scholarship I venture to remind your Deputation that every scheme of educational development is governed by the supply of teachers, and that any scheme of education expansion which fails to take this factor into consideration is doomed to failure. The University of Hong Kong has an education department which, in cooperation with the Education Department of the Colony and its schools, is beginning to do effective work. We should hope that some of the scholarships for which we are now asking would be held by Chinese students who propose to return to their homes to teach. But the staff of the Education Department of the University badly needs strengthening and I am constrained to press for the provision of an annually recurring sum of $12,000 for additional assistance to the Professor of Education. This represents a sterling annual grant of about £1,200 but the payments to the assistants would have to be in Hong Kong dollars.\n\n10.\n\nThe University cannot extend its teaching work without a new building. You have seen how congested the present buildings are and the Vice-Chancellor explained to you that it is proposed to remove all the engineering laboratories, lecture room etc., to the military lands,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 524719, "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": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "page_number": 226, "title": "CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930", "content_text": "DSDA\n\nit is not correct to say that the Government has made a grant for the Chinese Department of $46,000. The Cantonese Language Class represents work which the University is doing for Government at Government's request and at Government's expense. The University is quite willing to continue this work but it must be remembered, in this connection, that this class is dependent on the cadets continuing to be sent to the University. If Government decide to discontinue the sending of the cadets to the University this class will have to cease.\n\n7.\n\nHis Excellency has noted that he is willing to include in the 1930 estimates a vote of $40,000 as a subsidy for the Chinese School as a whole. He has added that the University authorities should endeavour so to adjust their budget that this sum may also suffice to supply $1,200 a year for scholarships tenable in the Chinese Department. In the estimates for the cost of the Chinese School which were submitted last year provision was made for a Principal's salary and his house allowance. No principal has as yet been appointed. If we postpone indefinitely the proposal to appoint a principal then the annual cost of the Chinese School (including the Cantonese Class) could be covered by a special annual Government grant of $40,000 plus the interest on the sum of $200,000 which the University has been promised as an endowment for the Chinese School. But without some assurance that a Government grant of at least $40,000 will be annually forthcoming the University cannot undertake the financial responsibility of maintaining the School.\n\n8. The course of the Chinese Department covers four years. Therefore, if the Chinese Department is to be continued, the University must accept annually for the next three years the responsibility for adding each year an additional class and of providing for each new batch of students as it comes in instruction which must cover at least four years. Therefore it is no use asking Government at this stage to guarantee the grant for another three", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526432, "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": "CO129-527-19 Annual Education Report 1929 30-9-1930 - 16-2-1931", "page_number": 26, "title": "CO129-527-19 Annual Education Report 1929 30-9-1930 - 16-2-1931", "content_text": "## The External Scholarships tenable in Government Schools are as follows:\n\n(1) **Lugard Scholarships** tenable at Queen's College. (Some of these are tenable at the Diocesan Girls' School, Italian Convent School, St. Mary's School, French Convent School and St. Joseph's College).\n\n(ii) \"Ho Tung Outlying Schools Scholarships\" tenable at Tai Po, Un Long and Cheung Chau Schools.\n\n(iii) \"Wu Hay Tong Scholarships\" tenable at Queen's College, King's College, Ellis Kadoorie School, Belilios Public School, Yaumati School, Wantsai School, Gap Road School, and others from the three outlying schools to higher grade schools.\n\n(iv) \"Tsoi Kung Po Scholarships\" awarded at discretion of the Director of Education.\n\n(v) \"Fung Ping Shan Scholarships\" tenable at the Vernacular Middle School.\n\n(vi) \"Ellis Kadoorie Scholarships\" from the Indian School to Queen's College.\n\n(vii) \"Ellis Kadoorie Scholarships\" tenable at the Indian School.\n\n(viii) \"Belilios Trust Scholarships\" tenable at Belilios Public School.\n\n(ix) \"Kotewall Scholarships\" tenable at Gap Road School.\n\n(x) The following scholarships are tenable at Queen's College only:-\nSenior, Junior and Intermediate \"Morrison\", Senior and Junior \"Belilios\", \"Ho Tung\" (Queen's College), \"Ho Kom Tong\" (Queen's College), \"Ralphs\" (Queen's College), \"Wright\", \"Alfred May\", \"Grant Dealy\", \"Ng In\", \"Tsang Chung Kong Ki Fai\", \"Ho Fook\", \"Ho Wing\", \"Ho Lu\", \"Ho Kwong\", \"Lee Hy San\", \"Tai Yau\", \"Lau Chu Pak\", \"Sheung Hing\" and an anonymous scholarship for boys from the Pun Yu District.\n\nDetails of these scholarships are given in the Queen's College prospectus.\n\n## \n(xi) The following scholarships are tenable at King's College only:-\n\"Chan Pek Chuen\", \"Belilios\", \"Ho Tung\" (King's College), \"Hu Cheong\", \"Alan Morris\", \"Chan Shek Shan\", \"Ho Kom Tong\" (King's College), \"Ralphs\" (King's College), \"Mok Kon Sang\", \"Alfred Morris\", \"Kwok Siu Lau\".\n\nDetails of these scholarships are given in the King's College prospectus.\n\n(xii) The following scholarships are tenable at Ellis Kadoorie School:\n\"Chan Kai Ming\", \"Mrs. Lau Chu Pak\", **Ho Kom Tong** (Ellis Kadoorie School).\n\n(xiii) \"Tai Po Scholarships\" tenable at Tai Po School.\n\n(xiv) The following scholarships are tenable at the Central British School only:-\n\"J. R. M. Smith\", \"Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Company\", \"Ezra Abraham\". Details of these scholarships are given in the Central British School prospectus.\n\nExternal Scholarships are approximately of an annual value of $8,000.\n\n## HEALTH\n\nThat the health of children in Government Schools is good is evidenced by the high average attendance as compared with total enrolment.\n\nI attach extracts from the Report of the Medical Officer of Schools.\n\nDuring the year, 2,552 children were examined, entrants and re-inspections. The percentage of defect, which remains steady year by year, being 37 in British and 44 in Chinese schools. Improvements recorded were rather more than 50%.\n\nA very large proportion of the defect among Chinese children is vision defect which is treated more or less successfully, though most children, not being by any means entrants to school life when first medically inspected, are not seen early enough in their school career.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-527-19 Annual Education Report 1929 30-9-1930 - 16-2-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526438, "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": "CO129-527-19 Annual Education Report 1929 30-9-1930 - 16-2-1931", "page_number": 32, "title": "CO129-527-19 Annual Education Report 1929 30-9-1930 - 16-2-1931", "content_text": "## III-PRIVATE SCHOOLS, URBAN DISTRICTS\n\n### Subsidized Schools\n\nOf the 218 subsidized schools on the list at the end of 1928, one was removed to the non-subsidy list and 10 closed during the year. With 8 schools newly subsidized, the total number at the end of the year was 215. The maximum enrolment in these schools was 14,864 (14,247 in 1928) and the average attendance was 12,852 (13,016 in 1928). The amount of subsidies expended totalled $94,750, working out on the average to be $440.69 per school ($428.3 in 1928 and $486.14 in 1927) and $6.65 per pupil ($6.47 in 1928 and $7.01 in 1927).\n\n### Non-subsidized Schools\n\n137 new Day Schools were registered and 112 closed during the year. With 8 schools transferred to, and one transferred from the subsidy list, the total number of non-subsidized schools at the end of the year was 452 (as against 434 in 1928). The maximum enrolment in these schools was 21,981 (21,384 in 1928) and the average attendance was 19,678 (19,102 in 1928).\n\nThe total number of Vernacular Day Schools now existing is 678 (658 in 1928), consisting of 2 Exempted, 4 Grant, 215 Subsidized and 452 Non-subsidized schools. The maximum enrolment was 37,332 (36,642 in 1928) and the average attendance was 33,404 (33,043 in 1928), the former number including 12,940 girls.\n\nDuring the last few years, there has been a growing tendency to open so-called Middle Schools, and in order to make the standard uniform, a Committee was appointed by the Director of Education to draw up a Model Syllabus which all Private Middle Schools must follow. Indiscriminate admission and premature promotion to these schools are an evil which it has not been easy to suppress.\n\n### Free Scholarships\n\n30 boys from subsidized schools were admitted to the various Government English Schools, but of the 18 Free Places for girls at the Belilios Public School, it was only possible to fill two: great difficulty was experienced in finding students who, on entering the Belilios School, would be of the same standard in both English and Chinese as the other girls in the class. 19 candidates representing 11 schools competed for the 4 scholarships tenable at the Vernacular Middle School.\n\n### Night Schools\n\nDuring the year, 12 Night Schools were registered and 10 closed. The number at the end of the year was 22, with a maximum enrolment of 526 (423 in 1928) and an average attendance of 371 (338 in 1928).\n\n## 11. GRANT SCHOOLS\n\nThe Maximum Enrolment in the 4 Vernacular Grant Schools was 987, and the Average Attendance was 874.\n\n| School | |\n| --- | --- |\n| Ying Wa Girls' School | presented for the 1st time 4 students for the Senior Local Examination and 2 passed |\n| Fairlea Girls' School | started a Middle School Division |\n| Kowloon Victoria Home | started a Middle School Division |\n\nVery satisfactory work is being done in all these schools, and their discipline and tone are excellent.\n\nThe Maximum Grant was recommended for each school.\n\n## (iii) Taipo Vernacular Normal School\n\nHead Teacher, Mr. Chan Pun Chiu.\n\nThe Maximum Enrolment was 87 (34 in 1928).\nThe Average Attendance was 81 (27 in 1928).\n\n16 Final students were examined by external examiners, and 5 were successful. Practically all the Passed Students are being engaged in teaching, in the New Territories and have proved themselves quite useful.\n\nThe school has made steady progress, though Chinese Composition is still weak.\n\nThere were less cases of Malaria than in the previous year, but 2 cases of Tuberculosis occurred. The general health was satisfactory however.\n\nDiscipline and tone are very good.\n\nPage 41\nPage 22\nPage 23\n\nThe entrance examination held at the beginning of the year was attended by 98 candidates, of whom only 4 were found fit for, and subsequently admitted, to the 1st year Normal Class, but 43 others were admitted to the lower standards.\n\nThere was only one 4th year student who passed her \"Final\" very creditably.\n\nThe school continued to do excellent work. It was visited and much admired by an educationalist from Japan.\n\nDuring the Summer Vacation, an Algebra class was conducted by myself and attended by all the 3rd and 4th year Normal Students. This was an experiment to work through the \"Senior Local\" Algebra Syllabus taught through the medium of Chinese in a course of 16 lessons, and the result of the experiment was that 15 out of 22 students attending were able to pass the test examination held at the end of the session, the standard reached being somewhere between the Senior and the Junior.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-527-19 Annual Education Report 1929 30-9-1930 - 16-2-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526702, "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": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "content_text": "## \n1930.\n\n| FC: KONG | 72980 | CLOSED UNTIL |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | 72930 | 221-240 |\n\nSubsequent ... to Emergency Certification lesul In Ques to Chinese seamen In Came & Tant Dr Juas `8/1/321`. In Calder `8.1. BR`\n\n| | 9.1 | 97 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| CR Desp. 101. | | вы |\n| Mr. Clutterbuck | CR | 8/12 |\n| | FED | 8/12 |\n| Mr Boyd Sha | Shanne | the Galder |\n| Mr. Tait | s/n | Mer Jones `942/30` |\n| Mr. Cal dor | 9812 | 877 |\n| | 12/ | Co |\n| | 1/12 | hi |\n| CT | ск | A `29/12` |\n| Breather | CR | FED `35.2` |\n| | 2 | 4/9 |\n| | MT `31.` | |\n\n`(72741)` Wt. `11773A-17` 10m `9,30` P. St. G. `1/33A`.\n\n| 14/1 | 15/1 | 16/1 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Apco Dept. | 2/2 | |\n\nCOPOT BY `129/528/9`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526703, "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": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "page_number": 2, "title": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "content_text": "## Telegram Correspondence\n\n14/11/31\n\n1. Ger583 enquires whether there will be any objection to providing certificates to Chinese seamen to enable them to proceed to another port where they will join a new vessel.\n\nRequests reply by telegraph.\n\n## Correspondence Log\n\n1. To Martin 8.12.30\n2. Walder 9.12.30 replied\n3. To H.U. (wpe 1) on 14/12 cons...\n4. % 70. 456B/J. 5 BIT (w/ 1) 4/12 6 12.12.30.\n24/12/30 States that there is no suggestion to grant any exceptional facilities.\n\n? Ank Ho. for early remarks on this.\n\n1.2. Martin 30.12.30 replied by telephone. \"Wait a week.\"\n\n1.M. Martin 30.12.30...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526704, "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": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "content_text": "## \n6 40 \n\n1/4/31 \n\nIn derogation necessary before leave \n\ngreen \n\nCould be \n\nland in UK. \n\nto Cchwero \n\nsean lo \n\n? Tel. in d.h. \n\nas \n\n(1) fully understand what \n\nThey \n\nIssuing Certificate seem to the \n\nSome \n\nLetter \n\nfor passports. If H.R \n\n4.0 \n\nThey \n\nstimulate \n\n2 \n\nof \n\nl \n\nfabricate \n\nH.F. want The \n\nfor the present purpose \n\nThem as \n\nThe clay \n\nJ. ami \n\n2.1.31 \n\n[Hindi News] 2 \n\nLuch \n\nto \n\nI spoke \n\nB. P. C. \n\no Le \n\n19 \n\nh \n\nagrees \n\nThe \n\nLet: 5 15 \n\ntrust for \n\nteen \n\nChinese \n\nSeem \n\nL \n\nmada \n\n2 \n\nt \n\nan marke \n\nCommin. \n\nut the full autoy- \n\nL.F. acting shred to later \n\nk draft \n\nGant \n\n3/4/31 \n\nAfter \n\nmemorandum \n\nsaw the \n\nth.72516/30 \n\nth.72816/30 which Cheer \n\nthrow light on the \n\ncertificates. \n\nna time \n\nof the \n\nI spoke to \n\nH.O. \n\n& The", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526705, "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": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "content_text": "## \n& the 5/% letter No. 8 is the result.\n\nRevised after submitted 13/1/11\n\nRecd. 72816/30\n\nfor Juvenile \n8.131 \nX. gr. Tel. No. \n5·191 \n\n| | |\n| --- | --- |\n| To | You Hong Kong. Tel. No. 7-8-1-31 |\n| | (with recovery ship) |\n| 10 % | 4.0 |\n| 11 % | 7.0 |\n| 12 | J. B/J. (woke 4) 8/12 b |\n\nReminder \n**DESTROYED UNDER STATUTE** \n8.4.0. (110) \n7131 \nA.O. have considered earlier ones. & will request or certificates of density in lieu of harbour reports as above 5%. \n\n10 JAN 1931", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526706, "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": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "content_text": "## C.O.\n\n5 \n\nMr. Tait 8/1 \n\nMr. \n37 \n8' catama \n\nIn Coulder Sir C. Bottomley. 8 \nSir J. Shuckburgh. \nSir G. Grindle. Grindle. \n\nPermt. U.S. of S. \nParly. U.S. of S. \nSecretary of State. \n\nTela \n\n**DRAFT** \n\nNDC 72930/30 \n\nN 6 \n\nThe \nR 9 JAN D \n\nCoded teletype (with recovery ship) \n8.0 P.M. \n8-1-31 \n\n7. Your telegram No N6553 \n\nIt appears that the instructions regarding the possession of national \npassports and British visas before leaving for the U.K. for one purpose \nof joining are to be given. The new European regulations will accept \nLFF10%. Doms. 112 Done, on 10654 apply to this office.\n\nV.K. Phosphate CY as follows: recoverable pan Mans. Sibh, hingsted 70- \nAjs Deps in de It + certificates of identity is made by 16 5 \n\nThe H.K. Govt. any of them who are in possession of valid certificates \nalready passports should we make them valid.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526707, "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": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "content_text": "return to H.K.\n\nwhether a word or the \n\nare returning \n\nH.K. \n\nThey should also be in possession of \n\nletter from homes Sibu \n\nhaving & \n\nfor prevention \n\nthe immigration authorities that \n\nall \n\nunder Act to prohibit the \n\nSee also section 12 \n\nof the \n\nReformatory Act, \n\nShipping Act, 1900 and \n\nsec. 5(2) of the \n\nAliens (Restriction) Act, \nAmendment Act, 1919.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526708, "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": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "content_text": "Dear Mr. Caine,\n\nReferring to official correspondence under your reference `72930/30` and our recent telephone conversation regarding the issue of Emergency Certificates in Hong Kong to certain seamen who are to join at Glasgow a vessel being built by the South Sea Inter-Island Phosphate service, I have now seen the earlier correspondence on the issue of certificates in Hong Kong to people who are unable to obtain national passports.\n\nIf, as is assumed, there is still no Chinese Consul or other authority in Hong Kong competent to issue national Chinese passports, we can agree to certificates of identity being issued by the Hong Kong Government to any of these seamen who are not already in possession of valid passports. The certificates should, however, be marked 'valid for return to Hong Kong' whether the men are returning to Hong Kong or not.\n\nYours sincerely,\nE.N. Cooper.\n\nReference `529254/16`.\n7th January, 1931.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526709, "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": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "content_text": "## HOME OFFICE, WHITEHALL. 1st January, 1931.\n\n(2)\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to your letter `72930/30` of the 12th December, 1930, transmitting a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong regarding the issue of Emergency Certificates to certain seamen to be employed in the Inter-Island Phosphate service between Nauru, Ocean Island, Australia, and New Zealand, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Clynes to say, for the information of Lord Passfield, that before leave could be given to these seamen to land in the United Kingdom for the purpose of joining the new vessel being built at Glasgow, they would require to be in possession of national passports endorsed with British visas. They should also be provided with some evidence (e.g., a letter from Messrs. Gibb Livingston & Co., Ltd.,) for production to the Immigration Authorities that they are under contract to join the vessel at Glasgow.\n\nI am to add that a representative of the British Phosphate Commissioners, who recently called at this Department, has been advised as to the above requirements.\n\nA copy of this letter is being sent to the Board of Trade.\n\nI am,\nYour obedient Servant,\nHawler\n\nAny communication on the subject of this letter should be addressed to— \n**THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE, HOME OFFICE, LONDON, S.W.1.** \nand the following number quoted :-- \n`529,254/17`.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n**COLONIAL OFFICE**.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526710, "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": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "content_text": "**MERCANTILE MARINE DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF TRADE, GREAT GEORGE STREET, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1.**\n\n24th December, 1930.\n\nTelegrams- \"SHIPMINDER, PARL, LONDON.\" Telephone-VICTORIA 3840 Ext.\n\nAny further communication on this subject should be addressed to:-\nThe Assistant Secretary, Mercantile Marine Department (address as opposite) and the following number quoted:- `M.15913/30`.\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to your letter of the 12th December (`72930/30`) enclosing copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong concerning certain Chinese seamen, who are to join new vessel which is being built at Glasgow for the British Phosphate Commissioners, I am directed by the Board of Trade to state that the main application appears to fall within the province of the Home Office. So far as the Board are concerned there is no reason to suggest the grant of any exceptional facilities to enable alien seamen to come to this country for engagement as members of the crew of a British ship.\n\nIf, however, the reply to the main application should be favourable, I am to suggest that, in order to avoid possible misunderstanding, the reply to the Governor might draw attention to:-\n(1) Section 12 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1906, which provides that a seaman engaged on board\n\nThe Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, Downing Street, S.W.1.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526711, "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": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "page_number": 10, "title": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "content_text": "## \n(2) \n\nA British ship at a port within home trade limits shall not be allowed to sign the agreement unless the Superintendent or other officer is satisfied that the seaman possesses sufficient knowledge of the English language to understand the necessary orders that may be given to him in the course of the performance of his duties; and \n\nSection 5(2) of the Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Act, 1919, which provides that no alien shall be employed in any capacity on board a British ship registered in the United Kingdom at a rate of pay less than the standard rate of pay for the time being current on British ships for his rating.\n\nI am to request that the Board may be informed of any developments in this case.\n\nA copy of this letter is being sent to the Home Office.\n\nI have the honour to be, \n\nSir, \n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nPage 10 \nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526712, "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": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "content_text": "# No 583.\n\n2430\n\n07. - 8 Yau 31. (with R. 246) Ausd. Tel ho\n\n## GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 6th November, 1930.\n\nMy Lord,\n\nI have the honour to inform Your Lordship that a provisional application has been received from Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co., Ltd., the Hong Kong agents of the British Phosphate Commissioners, Melbourne, to despatch about February, 1931, to join at Glasgow a new vessel being built there for the South Sea Inter-Island Phosphate service between Nauru, Ocean Island, Australia, and New Zealand, the following seamen of Chinese race and nationality:-\n\n| Position | Number |\n|-----------------|--------|\n| Carpenter | 1 |\n| Fitter and Turner | 1 |\n| Chief Cook | 1 |\n| Second Cook | 1 |\n| Crew Cook | 1 |\n| Head Steward | 1 |\n| Steward Boys | 4 |\n\n2. It is stated that these men will sign on Board of Trade articles on arrival in Glasgow, and I shall be glad to learn whether there will be any objection to providing them with Emergency Certificates to enable them to land at London or other port in the United Kingdom, whence they will be forwarded to Glasgow. A reply is requested by telegram, the cost of which Messrs. Gibb, Livingston have undertaken to repay.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nMy Lord,\nYour Lordship's most obedient,\nhumble servant,\n&c., &c., &c.\n\n**Governor, &c.**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 526713, "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": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931", "content_text": "## Step 1\nTo begin with, the task requires proofreading OCR output of historical records related to Hong Kong. The output should be in standard Markdown format.\n\n\n## Step 2\nThe primary task involves reconstructing sentences and paragraphs from the OCR output. This includes preserving paragraph breaks, rejoining broken sentences, restoring the correct reading order for multi-column text, fixing spacing errors, and correcting unambiguous OCR spelling errors.\n\n\n## Step 3\nOther rules to follow include preserving the original content without adding or removing substantive words, indicating missing text with `...`, keeping page numbering as metadata, correctly formatting file references, not translating text between languages, adjusting the direction of Chinese text to left-to-right, and reconstructing tables using Markdown syntax.\n\n\n## Step 4\nSince the input \"1 :\" does not contain any OCR output to proofread, there's no actual text to correct or reformat according to the given guidelines.\n\n\nThe final answer is: \n1:", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-528-9 Issue of emergency certificates to enable Chinese seamen to land in English ports 6-11-1930 - 8-1-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 527530, "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": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "content_text": "## EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE\n\n| Category | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| Government Schools | $1,181,924.00 |\n| Aided Schools | $331,503.00 |\n| Direction and Inspection | $112,307.62 |\n| University Students in Training | $29,966.00 |\n| Miscellaneous | $6,478.93 |\n| **TOTAL** | **$1,662,179.55** |\n\nUnder \"Miscellaneous\" are included a grant of $1,500 to the Hok Hoi Library, a grant of $2,360.75 paid to the Kowloon Canton Railway as compensation for loss on cheap tickets for schoolchildren and a contribution of $2,618.18 (£210) towards the cost of the Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies.\n\nThe figures on Table IV show the financial assistance afforded to Grant in Aid schools in 1931 in respect of 1930. The figures in the foregoing summary show actual expenditure in 1930.\n\nDetails as to school fees and school fees remitted will be found in Tables III and V.\n\n## SCHOLARSHIPS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS II\n\nThese may be either Internal Scholarships implemented through remission of fees by Government or External Scholarships provided by individual benefactors or groups of benefactors. Internal Scholarships may be:--\n\n(i) Scholarships from Vernacular Schools to Government English Schools—free education for five years: \n(ii) Scholarships from each class in Government Schools to the one above—free education for one year: \n(iii) Scholarships from Lower Grade Schools to District Schools—free education for two years; \n(iv) Scholarships from Class 4 in District Schools, Queen's College and King's College to the upper classes at Queen's College and King's College—free education for three years: \n(v) Scholarships from the Garrison School (classed in Table I as \"uncontrolled\") to Central British School: \n(vi) to which may be added a number of \"free places\" which are not strictly speaking scholarships but granted for eleemosynary reasons.\n\nDuring 1930 the fees remitted by Government as above amounted to $20,486.50.\n\nThe External Scholarships tenable in Government Schools are as follows:- \n\n(i) \"Lugard Scholarships\" tenable at Queen's College. (Some of these are tenable at the Diocesan Girls' School, Italian Convent School, St. Mary's School, French Convent School and St. Joseph's College). \n(ii) \"Ho Tung Outlying Schools Scholarships\" tenable at Tai Po, Un Long and Cheung Chau Schools. \n(iii) \"Wu Hay Tong Scholarships\" tenable at Queen's College, King's College, Ellis Kadoorie School, Belilios Public School, Yaumati School, Wantsai School, Gap Road School, and others from the three outlying schools to higher grade schools. \n(iv) \"Tsoi Kung Po Scholarships\" awarded at discretion of the Director of Education, \n(v) \"Fung Ping Shan Scholarships\" tenable at the Vernacular Middle School. \n(vi) \"Ellis Kadoorie Scholarships\" from the Indian School to Queen's College. \n(vii) \"Ellis Kadoorie Scholarships\" tenable at the Indian School. \n(viii) \"Belilios Trust Scholarships\" tenable at Belilios Public School. \n(ix) \"Kotewall Scholarships\" tenable at Gap Road School. \n(x) The following scholarships tenable at Queen's College only: Senior, Junior \"Morrison\", Senior and Junior \"Belilios\", \"Ho Tung\" (Queen's College), \"Ho Kom Tong\" (Queen's College), \"Ralphs\" (Queen's College), \"Wright\", \"Alfred May\", \"Grant\", \"Dealy\", \"Ng In\", \"Tsung Chung\", \"Kong Ki Fai\", \"Ho Fook\", \"Ho Wing\", \"Ho Iu\", \"Ho Kwong\", \"Lee Hy San\", \"Tai Yau\", \"Lau Chu Pak\", \"Sheung Hing\" and an anonymous scholarship for boys from the Pun Yu District.\n\nPage 20\nPage 21", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 527531, "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": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "page_number": 21, "title": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "content_text": "## Chapter III.\n\n## REPORT BY THE INSPECTORS OF ENGLISH SCHOOLS.\n\n### 1. GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.\n\n#### Queen's College\nThe maximum enrolment was 673, and the average attendance 594, or 88%. This shows a falling off from 1929, and the low percentage inevitably militated against educational efficiency. As was the case last year, the incidence of sickness among the Staff was noticeably high.\n\nMr. A. H. Crook, O.B.E., M.A., the Headmaster, went on leave, pending retirement, in March, after over 27 years' connection with the school. His place was taken by Mr. F. J. de Rome, M.B.E., B.Sc., transferred from Headmastership of Ellis Kadoorie School. Messrs. L. B. Holmes, B.A., and R. H. Griffiths, B.A., joined the Staff during the year.\n\nOut of 35 boys presented for the Matriculation Examination of the Hong Kong University, 10 passed and 2 obtained the Senior Local Certificate. One pupil was awarded a King Edward Scholarship tenable at the University. 81 boys sat for the Junior Local Examination and 28 passed.\n\n#### King's College\nThe maximum enrolment was 944 and the average attendance 863.\n\n7 Matriculation and 5 Senior Local Certificates were awarded by the Hong Kong University to boys in Class 1. A \"King Edward\" Scholarship was gained by one of these, who also obtained \"Honours\". 23 boys in Class 2 passed the Junior Local Examination.\n\nThe School Library continues its usefulness and has been increased by a number of additional volumes, some English and some Chinese. The hours, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily, remain popular with parents, pupils, and staff.\n\nNews concerning past pupils includes the following Examination successes. Lo Tung Fan, Barrister, Gray's Inn, London; Tsui Pat Po, Ho Fook Medical Scholarship at Hong Kong University.\n\n#### Ellis Kadoorie School\nThe maximum enrolment was 459 and the average attendance 411.\n\nMr. W. Kay, M.A., succeeded Mr. F. J. de Rome, B.Sc., as Headmaster when the latter was transferred to Queen's College in March.\n\n(xi) The following scholarships tenable at King's College only:-\n\"Chan Pek Chuen\", \"Belilios\", \"Ho Tung\" (King's College), \"Hu Cheong\", \"Alan Morris\", \"Chan Shek Shan\", \"Ho Kom Tong\" (King's College), \"Ralphs\" (King's College), \"Mok Kon Sang\", \"Alfred Morris\", \"Kwok Siu Lau\".\n\nDetails of these scholarships are given in the King's College Prospectus.\n\n(xii) The following scholarships tenable at Ellis Kadoorie School:-\n\"Chan Kai Ming\", \"Mrs. Lau Chu Pak\", \"Ho Kom Tong\" (Ellis Kadoorie School).\n\n(xiii) Tai Po Scholarships tenable at Tai Po School.\n\n(xiv) The following scholarships tenable at the Central British School only:-\n\"J. R. M. Smith\", \"Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company\", \"Ezra Abraham\".\n\nDetails of these Scholarships are given in the Central British School Prospectus.\n\nExternal Scholarships are approximately of an annual value of $13,380.\n\n25th March, 1931.\n\n**G. P. DE MARTIN,**\n**Director of Education.**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 527535, "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": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "page_number": 25, "title": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "content_text": "# I. GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS\n\n## (i) Vernacular Middle School\nHead Teacher, Mr. Li King Hong, B.A.\n\nThe Maximum Enrolment was 253 (191 in 1929).\n\nThe Average Attendance was 223 (176 in 1929).\n\nOf the 14 students entered for the \"Special Final Examination\" conducted by the Hong Kong University, 7 passed, and of the 7 \"Final\" students in the Normal Division, 3 passed.\n\nTo accommodate the large number of applicants who seek admission at the beginning of every year, two additional classes in the Primary Division have been opened this year.\n\nGeneral interest in Sports has been maintained, but the school has been most successful in Volley Ball, being Runners-up in the Hong Kong Inter-School League for three years in succession.\n\n## (ii) Vernacular Normal School for Women\nHead Mistress, Miss Chan Yat Hing.\n\nThe Maximum Enrolment was 167.\n\nThe Average Attendance was 155.\n\nThe results of the Final Examination were disappointing; only 4 out of 18 passed. The failures cannot, however, be ascribed to any negligence on the part of the teaching staff, as the school has continued to do its work conscientiously and quietly.\n\n## (iii) Taipo Vernacular Normal School\nHead Teacher, Mr. Chan Pun Chiu.\n\nThe Maximum Enrolment was 36.\n\nThe Average Attendance was 31.\n\nThree out of 16 students passed their Final Examination, and are all taking up teaching in the New Territories.\n\nThe small percentage of passes at the Final Examinations is not unexpected and need not be discouraging. The majority of students come to the school with a very poor foundation, and it is not easy for them in the short space of two or three years to reach the fairly high standard which the external examiners have quite rightly insisted upon; but even those who have failed in their Final Examination have evidently benefited by the training they received here and have proved themselves quite useful as teachers in some of the remote villages, such as So Lo Pun and Kat O.\n\n# II. GRANT SCHOOLS\n\nThe number of Vernacular Grant Schools remained 4, having a maximum enrolment of 911 (including 104 boys) and an average attendance of 841.\n\nAll four schools have now a Middle School Division and have maintained their high standard of efficiency.\n\n# III. PRIVATE SCHOOLS, URBAN DISTRICTS\n\n## Subsidized Schools\nDuring the year, 10 Subsidized Schools closed, 12 were removed from and two were added to the Subsidy List. The number of such schools at the end of the year was 195, with a maximum enrolment of 14,415 (7,984 boys and 6,431 girls) and an average attendance of 13,367. The total amount of subsidies paid was $94,245, working out to be $459.78 per school ($440.69 in 1929) and $6.54 per pupil ($6.65 in 1929).\n\n## Non-Subsidized Schools\nOf the 452 Non-Subsidized Schools existing at the end of 1929, 82 closed and two were transferred to the Subsidy List during the year. But 12 Subsidized Schools were transferred to this list and 107 new schools were registered, thus making the number of Non-Subsidized Schools at the end of the year equal to 487. The maximum enrolment in these schools was 24,787 (17,825 boys and 6,912 girls), and the average attendance was 22,267.\n\nThe total number of Private Vernacular Day Schools now existing is 688 (673 in 1929), consisting of 2 Exempted, 4 Grant, 195 Subsidized, and 487 Non-Subsidized Schools. The maximum enrolment was 40,067 (37,382 in 1929), and the average attendance was 36,475 (33,412 in 1929), the former number including 14,150 girls.\n\n## Free Scholarships\n30 scholarships tenable at the Government Anglo-Chinese Schools, and four tenable at the Vernacular Middle School were awarded to boys from various Subsidized Schools. It was again found difficult to fill the 18 Free Places for girls at the Belilios Public School, and only four girls were admitted.\n\n## Night Schools\n20 Night Schools were opened and 18 closed during the year. The number at the end of the year stood at 24, with a maximum enrolment of 611 (526 in 1929) and an average attendance of 460 (371 in 1929).", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 527565, "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": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "page_number": 55, "title": "CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931", "content_text": "## 103. \nWe now give a very rough estimate of the annual initial cost of the Technical School:\n\n| Position | Calculation | Annual Cost |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Principal | £850 × 16.66 | $14,161 |\n| Woodwork Instructor | | $4,800 |\n| Travelling allowance | $50 a month for 7 months | $250 |\n| Graduate teachers in the Junior Technical School | | |\n|   Building construction Teacher | 3 hours a week for 40 weeks @ $7 an hour | $840 |\n| Evening Class Instructors | (112 × 40) + (28 × 40) | $5,600 |\n| | | $29,251 |\n\n## 104. \nThe Director of Education informs us that it is just possible that a school building will be available in the Eastern District and that this might serve the purposes of the Junior Technical School and for some of the evening classes. For such evening classes as could be most conveniently held at the Taikoo and Kowloon Docks, accommodation would, we understand, be provided by the companies concerned. The Technical Institute classes are already held in the University, and we have already referred to the Taikoo Professor's suggestion that the Technical School might possibly make use of the University's metal workshops. The University would probably be willing to lend the use of its lecture rooms and its laboratories (under safeguards), and we have received from the Professor of Electrical Engineering a suggestion which involves making the University's lecture-rooms, drafting-rooms, laboratories, etc., annually available for the further and technical education of apprentices. Government school buildings might also be made available, though the priority of the claim of the Technical Institute to the use of these buildings would have to be recognized. We should not, at any rate, recommend the erection of any new building until the Technical School has justified itself and the Principal is here to advise on the lines of the new building. The only possible expenditure which might have to be incurred before the scheme could be started might be the renting of a house for the Junior Technical School. If we assume that $200 a month might be required for this purpose and add a sum of $1,549 for furniture and equipment and other unforeseen expenses, the estimate of initial expenditure must be raised to $31,000. We do not, in fact, anticipate that the cost of the Technical School during the first five years of its existence would exceed $35,000 a year, which, at the present rate of exchange, is less than £1,750.\n\n## 105. \nWe feel that the scheme might be initiated on the basis of the following programme:\n\n(a) Bring out the Principal to a building adapted for the purposes of the Junior Technical School and for evening classes organized either in this building or elsewhere.\n\n(b) If the undertaking is successful both as regards the Junior Technical School and the Department for the Further and Technical Education of Apprentices, then retain the Principal and put up the necessary building.\n\n(c) If the undertaking is successful as regards the Department for the Further and Technical Education of Apprentices but fails as regards the Junior Technical School, then dispense with the Principal; close the Junior Technical School, and increase the funds at the disposal of the Director of Education so as to enable him to extend the present Technical Institute Evening Classes by the inclusion in that organization of the work in which the Department for the Further and Technical Education of Apprentices has succeeded.\n\n(d) If the Junior Technical School is successful but the Department for the Further and Technical Education of Apprentices is a failure, the Principal could, if necessary, be sent home, and the Junior Technical School continued under a less expensive headmaster appointed from the Education Department.\n\n(e) If the undertaking is unsuccessful in both departments, the Principal can be sent home.\n\n## 106. \nWe think that fees should be charged both in the Junior Technical School and in the Evening Classes. As regards the latter, the fee rates might be the same as those charged by the Technical Institute, viz., $10 a term per subject, for an annual session of two terms. Thus, an apprentice who is taking two subjects would pay $40 a year. The fees charged at the Junior Technical School should be at the rate of $60 a year, which is the fee now charged in the lower classes of Queen's College. Admission to the Junior Technical School should be by competitive examination. We do not think that there should be any free students at the Junior Technical School, but we should like to see some scholarships to be competed for either at the entrance or at the annual examinations. The engineering firms agree to give the pupils who pass successfully out of the Junior Technical School first claim to enter their apprenticeship systems. But the engagement of apprentices by any particular firm will be, of course, at the sole discretion of the firm. It would be desirable that there should be a few scholarships awarded at the final examination of the Junior Technical School—scholarships tenable by apprentices only, who were going through the evening classes curriculum. We consider that if Government establishes and maintains the Technical School, it is only reasonable that they should look to the public for scholarships. We have suggested that admission to the Junior Technical School should be by competitive examination. Care will also have to be taken to see that none but those whose parents' intention is bona fide that they should pass on to be apprentices should be admitted. Probably a statement to this effect from the parent or guardian should be required.\n\n## 107. \nIt should be noted that the staffing arrangements suggested both for the Junior Technical School and for the evening classes should make it possible for all the instruction, save the technical instruction given by members of the Dockyard staffs and others, to be through the medium of Chinese. This arrangement will make it practical for the English teaching to be devoted towards the workers' practical needs.\n\n## VI. Trade Schools\n\n## 108. \nThe third category under which the Singapore Technical Education Committee of 1925 considered its reference was \"the education given in trade (or artizan) schools to youths training to become mechanics and so on.\" In so far as our suggested Junior Technical School is to give pre-apprenticeship education to those who are going to become mechanics, it falls under this category. But it differs from a trade school, as we understand it, in this important respect, that, whereas a trade school such as the Kuala Lumpur school for the training of motor mechanics aims at training the ordinary workers in the motor driving and repairing industry, or, in other words, chauffeurs and the ordinary garage workers, the Junior Technical School which we suggest aims at producing mechanics or workers who are likely to develop into supervisors, foremen, etc. The distinction turns to a certain extent on the nature of the industries towards which the educational effort is directed. The shipbuilding and engineering industry of Hong Kong is an organized industry which needs to be able to recruit locally ordinary workers and men of the potential foremen or supervisor class.\n\nThe Junior Technical School represents the first stage in the attempt to produce the latter type. Admission to this school will be by open competition, but it will not, to start with, at any rate, touch the rank and file of the dockyard workers. It might, therefore, be suggested that such a trade or artizan school should be established and maintained for the dockyard workers. We are not in favour of any such step being taken at the present juncture. The ordinary trade apprentices who are taken on at the Dockyards will be eligible for admission to appropriate evening classes, and for the organization and conduct of these classes, the experience of the Principal of the Technical School will be available. These artizans will learn the practice of their several crafts in the workshops of the shipyards. The evening classes will give them a chance of becoming more intelligent craftsmen and will give the exceptional boy a chance of rising. A beginning has to be made, and we are convinced that our suggested Technical School is the most practical way of making an effective start. ...to plan under existing conditions a scheme of trade schools directed towards the provision of a general training of artizans and mechanics for the local engineering industry.\n\nPage 77", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 528080, "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": "CO129-531-10 Hong Kong University- encouragement of Chinese students to counteract American influence 30-5-1931 - 1-9-1931", "page_number": 36, "title": "CO129-531-10 Hong Kong University- encouragement of Chinese students to counteract American influence 30-5-1931 - 1-9-1931", "content_text": "## Page 38\n\nWe have been too little sympathetic towards young China and have based our policy on the assumption that they are a noisy undisciplined crowd who ought to be severely discouraged or at least ignored. Too many English people - business men especially - have expressed the view that such higher education is a curse.\n\nOne member of our University Council, Finance Committee, and Court stated that he would not have been on any one of these Committees had he not been put there by ordinance, that is to say, he was serving on a Council whose purpose was to realize an aim to which he was strongly opposed.\n\nThis statement, although made by one individual, is undoubtedly an opinion that has been held by many business men in the past and still held by many to-day, though it is not given so frankly.\n\nIn this matter, our position is very different from that in India, for the graduate of Hong Kong is not likely to be a political nuisance in the colony, even if he does become one in China.\n\nChina must have western-trained students, University graduates, and if we refuse, as we have refused, to play our part, then the privilege of educating the leaders of China must pass to the United States of America, France, or Germany.\n\nIt would be a good thing if some good men could be seconded from England to work in the pure Chinese Universities in Canton, Pekin, and Nanking. Their salaries would have to be guaranteed from England. Several Germans are working in the Sun Yat Sun University in Canton and in the medical schools there, but they have been compelled to accept such positions through economic pressure at home. English firms have been slow to recognize the value which Chinese attach to scholarship, and have thereby lost, as the report rightly states, an excellent means of winning the goodwill of China.\n\nI was very much impressed last summer when I was up in Yunnanfu, which is a considerable distance inland, by the wave of excitement which spread over the town when the Examination was held for the selection of three candidates for the University course in Hong Kong.\n\nThese were 3 scholarships which, I believe, though I am not certain, were given by the British American Tobacco Company.\n\nIt was a magnificent advertisement for this country. The Consul and his secretary gave the test to over eighty candidates. Five schools at least claimed the honour of educating the successful scholars, who at once became the most important and the most envied of all students. The cost of these scholarships is about £210 per annum at the present rate of dollar.\n\nI quote this case to show how strong is the appeal of scholarship to the ordinary people.\n\nThere are large British firms in China, but they seem to have neglected this method of cultivating Chinese goodwill. I have not heard of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank or Jardine Mathesons making any considerable contributions to any such institution for higher education.\n\nTwelve thousand dollars is collected with some difficulty, I believe, annually from between 70 and 80 firms in Hong Kong to help the teaching on the commercial side. Butterfield and Swire have been generous benefactors to the University in the past. Their largest gift of £35,000, I understand, was a gesture of goodwill towards the Chinese who were maintaining a severe boycott against them in Swanton.\n\nOn the whole, however, there has been no whole-hearted enthusiasm on the part of the British in the East for the higher education of Chinese, and it is partly for that reason that the Chinese have turned to the United States of America.\n\nI suggest that—\n\n(a) 100 scholarships, 25 each year, be given to various provinces to Hong Kong University, majority in the first place for training teachers.\nCost 150,000 dollars or £7,500 per annum at the present rate of exchange;\n\n(b) ten post-graduate scholarships, 5 each year, be given for those selected from above, tenable in England.\nCost £5,000 per annum;\n\n(c) English lecturers, to go for 5 years, be sent to Chung San University (Canton), Pekin National University, South Eastern University, Nanking;\n\n(d) distinguished scholars should go from English Universities for a University term in China.\n\nThe money to finance this modest scheme must come from the Imperial Government, from British firms with important interests in China, or members of such firms who, having made fortunes, have retired to England, or from the money allocated to the China Universities' Committee - £200,000 - by the British Government from Boxer Indemnity funds. The Hong Kong Government, which has generously supported the institution in the past and has but recently increased its annual subsidy, cannot reasonably be expected to support any new scheme, which, in any case, is imperial and not local.\n\nA larger scheme on similar lines was drawn up by the Hong Kong University authorities when it was thought that the whole of the money from the Boxer Indemnity funds would be used for educational purposes in China.\n\nThe object of this more ambitious plan was to realize the purpose which the Economic Mission to the Far East had in mind, viz., to win a place for British ideals in higher education in China and at the same time challenge the supremacy of the United States of America in that field, which the Economic Mission regrets to see existing.\n\n## Page 39", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-531-10 Hong Kong University- encouragement of Chinese students to counteract American influence 30-5-1931 - 1-9-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 528312, "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": 25, "title": "CO129-531-11 Hong Kong University- general and financial points 14-9-1931 - 8-11-1931", "content_text": "## w8m 27\n\nThe Hongkong Government in spite of the world-wide financial stringency is fully alive to the value of the University and gives it a very substantial subsidy which alone has saved it from bankruptcy, but more is required to enable it to exert the influence which it ought to exert. Apart from a sum of $215,000 to pay off debts owing to the University by Chinese students, a sum of £250,000 only has been allotted to the University from the Boxer Indemnity. (Mr. Amery I think was in favour of at least a million). The interest on this sum would be £10,000 at most, and this has only sufficed to meet the existing deficit due to the fall in silver which has halved the salaries of the Staff, and provide several new appointments to the University:\n\n| Appointment | Position |\n| --- | --- |\n| (1) | A Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering |\n| (2) | A Reader in Philosophy |\n| (3) | A Lecturer in Education |\n| (4) | Several part-time appointments to the Medical Staff |\n\n1929\n\nA scheme was prepared by the University in 1925 and submitted to the Boxer Indemnity Committee. Its adoption would have gone far to meet the evils which the British Economic Mission deplores. Professor Forster asks for 100 Scholarships (25 each year), tenable at the University for students from the Interior of China, distributed between Pekin, Hankow, Wuchow, Canton, Tientsin, Fuchow, and Swatow at a cost of £7,500 (at the present rate of exchange) with an additional ten post-graduate scholarships (five each year) to England for the best of these students from the Interior, costing say £5,000. The high standard of the Hongkong degree is recognised since it is the only one accepted by British Universities.\n\nThe holding of the examinations for scholarships to the Hongkong University in the various towns of China would have an excellent effect. \"I was very much impressed,\" says Professor Forster, \"last summer when I was up in Yunnan fu which is a considerable distance inland by the wave of...", "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": 532892, "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": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "page_number": 132, "title": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "content_text": "213\n\nUniversities China Committee to consider most carefully whether any good purpose would be served in spending money on sending distinguished scholars to lecture at Universities in China. I am informed that at present none of the Universities in Shanghai are functioning at all. The American Missionary University in Nanking is probably struggling to carry on its work, but the Government University is, or was, closed down, and when it reopens the Government will probably have no funds for the teachers' salaries. In many places in China, schools, as well as University colleges, are closed. Whatever may be the outcome of the present Shanghai imbroglio, there is likely to be a recrudescence of the students' political activities throughout the country generally.\n\n4. On the subject of sending graduates to England, the following facts will be of interest. Recently the Metropolitan-Vickers China Export Company have offered what they call a \"college\" apprenticeship, tenable in Manchester, to one of the engineering graduates of the Hong Kong University, who comes from Amoy. The apprenticeship is offered on terms which should enable the apprentice to be self-supporting. Messrs. Butterfield & Swire are generously arranging with Messrs. Holts for a free passage to Liverpool. Mr. Stanley Dodwell, of Messrs. Dodwell & Company, has kindly secured for another of the graduates an apprenticeship on the same self-supporting terms, with Messrs. Norris, Henty & Gardener's, Limited, oil engine makers, of Patricroft, Lancashire.\n\n5.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532909, "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": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "page_number": 149, "title": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "content_text": "Page 26\n\nCHINA REPORT\n\nIII.\n\nRECOMMENDATIONS BY THE DELEGATION AS TO THE DISPOSAL OF THE FUNDS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE UNIVERSITIES' CHINA COMMITTEE.\n\nIn Section II. of this Report we gave priority to the second of our terms of reference because of the primary and fundamental importance of the questions which we considered it necessary to raise under that head. In discussing those questions we drew attention to what we believe to be the unfortunate results of what seems to have been a change of policy on the part of His Majesty's Government, culminating in the Exchange of Notes of September, 1930, and in the China Indemnity (Application) Act of 1931. We have had to face the possibility that the Board of Trustees will find itself powerless, even if it has the will, to give effect to Dr. C. T. Wang's undertaking that the funds would be dealt with in harmony with the general views set forth in the Reports of Lord Buxton's Advisory Committee and of Lord Willingdon's Delegation in 1926.\n\nIn carrying out the instructions contained in the first of our terms of reference and in framing our recommendations concerning the utilisation of the relatively small sum at the disposal of the Universities' China Committee, we have borne in mind the fact that we are directed to consider \"the most effective way of carrying out the purposes of the Committee\", but we have found ourselves unable to base our proposals, as we had hoped to do, on the confident assumption that the activities of the Committee would be merely supplementary to those in which the Board of Trustees would engage with much greater resources and on a much larger scale.\n\nThe recommendations which follow may therefore be regarded as independent of anything which the Board of Trustees may do or may leave undone. Their adoption will, indeed, go but a very little way towards realising the ambitious hopes expressed in the Willingdon Report; nevertheless they are in harmony with the spirit of that Report, and should fit into any more comprehensive scheme that may hereafter be adopted by the Board of Trustees when or if it finds itself in control of the resources which at present seem to be beyond its reach.\n\nRECOMMENDATIONS BY THE DELEGATION\n\n(a) Visiting Lectureships.\n\nPage 27\n\nIn the first place we recommend that provision be made for the establishment and maintenance of a system of Lectureships tenable by distinguished British scholars in China and by distinguished Chinese scholars in Great Britain. That at least a portion of the £200,000 granted to the Universities' China Committee should be devoted to this purpose was taken for granted by the Committee from the beginning.\n\nThus in the first of our terms of reference we were instructed not only to consult with representatives of the Chinese universities and others as to \"the most effective way of carrying out the purposes of the Committee\" but \"in particular to advise the Committee in regard to the Chinese men and women who should be invited to visit and lecture in the United Kingdom and in regard to what subjects should be represented by the British men and women invited to lecture in China\". This was of course in accordance with the First Schedule appended to the Act of Parliament, where it is stated that the money was to be applied by the Universities' China Committee to the following purpose among others: \"To arrange for such men and women to visit and lecture in the United Kingdom and such British men and women to visit and lecture in China as may seem to them suitable\".\n\nWe assume throughout this Report that the money handed over to the Committee will be so invested as to produce 4½ per cent. interest, thus ensuring a regular income of £9,000. Of this £9,000 we recommend that £3,000 be set aside for the lectureship scheme; that an average number of four lecturers, of whom two should be Chinese, be appointed each year; and that each lecturer be remunerated at a rate not exceeding £750 inclusive of all travelling and other expenses.\n\nThe reason why we mention £750 as the maximum remuneration is that there may be cases in which a smaller amount would be sufficient for the purpose. For example, a Chinese scholar visiting Europe at his own expense or at the expense of the Chinese Government or some academic body, might be invited when in England to deliver a course of lectures there under the auspices of the Universities' China Committee. His remuneration would naturally be on a lower scale than that of one who came to England at the Committee's invitation and perhaps had to sacrifice part of his regular income in doing so. A British scholar visiting China in analogous circumstances might similarly be granted a smaller sum than the possible maximum.\n\nPage 24", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532910, "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": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "page_number": 150, "title": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "content_text": "242\n\n28\n\nCHINA REPORT\n\nThe Chinese academic authorities whom we consulted were unanimous in their approval of the proposed scheme of visiting lectureships. They regarded it as one of the best methods that could be devised of promoting cultural relationships and understanding between the British and Chinese peoples. From conversations with educational leaders it was gathered that in the general opinion of the Chinese the best results would be attained by bringing out from Great Britain eminent scholars who would devote themselves to intensive work for perhaps six months at particular academic centres such as Peiping (the seat of several universities) or the Nanking-Shanghai region or Canton, where each lecturer would not only give courses of lectures but would also familiarise himself with, and perhaps take an active part in the academic life of, his chosen centre. The alternative is that each lecturer should spend his time in visiting various parts of the country giving a few lectures at each University. This procedure might be adopted with advantage in some cases, for sometimes—as in the case of Professor John Dewey—it has been followed with good results; but it is the former alternative that seems to be regarded with most favour.\n\nWith regard to the subjects which should be represented by the British men and women invited to lecture in China, we find that the Chinese demand is for lecturers on the social, political and physical sciences, technology, economics, philosophy, and English literature. We were not specifically directed by the Committee to ascertain and report the names of individual British scholars who would be welcomed in China, but having regard to what we believe to be China's greatest educational needs at the present day we venture to express the opinion that, for reasons which we should be prepared to specify, the Committee would not go wrong if it were to offer lectureships, within the next few years, to the following persons: Graham Wallas, Harold H. Mann, Ernest Barker, Sir W. Beveridge, Canon C. E. Raven, A. M. Carr-Saunders, and Harold J. Laski. With regard to Dr. Mann, we would add that his advice and experience would be highly valued by that increasing number of Chinese who are interesting themselves in social experiments and in that important mass-education movement of which one of the most distinguished leaders is Dr. James Yen. As to Professor Laski, it may not be out of place to mention the fact that it was the purpose of the Central University (Nanking) to invite him to visit China this year or next. It might be possible for the Universities' China Committee to associate itself with the Central University in this invitation and to relieve that institution of a portion of the expenses by appointing him to a lectureship under the proposed scheme. There are many other eminent teachers and thinkers in Great Britain who might with great advantage to both countries be sent out by the Committee to give courses of lectures in academic centres. Among the names suggested to one or more of our delegation by the Chinese themselves may be mentioned J. W. N. Sullivan, Professor Eileen Power, J. M. Keynes, and J. A. Hobson. A group of educational leaders in Peiping whose main interest happens to lie in the direction of English literature and art included in their list of recommendations the names of Middleton Murry, Aldous Huxley, Roger Fry, Robert Graves, Edmund Blunden and Lascelles Abercrombie. Many other suitable names are likely to suggest themselves to the members of the Committee, and perhaps it might be worth while to circularise the British universities on the subject and invite their suggestions.\n\nIt is less easy to carry out the instructions of the Committee to recommend candidates for lectureships tenable in Great Britain by Chinese, not so much because there is a lack of scholars in China who are qualified to act as interpreters of Chinese culture to the West as because some of them have little or no knowledge of English and also because many of the most competent scholars have either abandoned an educational for a political career or cannot be spared from their own universities. In a speech made in June last by Mr. Chu Chia-hua, one of the best-known educational leaders in China, he observed (according to press reports) that \"there was a dearth of outstanding scholars in China and owing to the absorption of many of them in politics there was a shortage of men qualified to hold the position of professors; and having regard to the vast sums which were being expended in sending students abroad, it would be more profitable, and less costly, to invite an increased number of eminent foreigners to give lectures in China\". This is a very significant utterance from the head of the Central National University in the capital of China, who happens also to be Chairman of the Board of Trustees; and incidentally it indicates that our proposed method of utilising that small portion of the indemnity fund which is to be administered by the Universities' China Committee is likely to be in complete harmony with any educational programme hereafter to be adopted by the Board.\n\nThough Chinese names for the purpose we have in view are less numerous than English ones, it is not impossible to mention a few distinguished Chinese scholars who would probably be both able and willing to accept invitations to lecture in Great Britain. Among them are V. K. Ting, L. K. Tao, T. C. Chao, William Hung, Y. Y. Tsu, Anson Chow, T. Z. Koo, Dr. James Yen, and Dr. Lin Yu-t'ang.\n\n29\n\nRECOMMENDATIONS BY THE DELEGATION\n\n243\n\nPage 150\n\nPage 151", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532918, "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": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "page_number": 158, "title": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "content_text": "44\n\nCHINA REPORT\n\nhe made was that some of the holders of lectureships under our scheme might lecture and study for a year or so in a Chinese university, then take up temporary posts in Hong Kong University as teachers of such subjects as economics and sociology. On their subsequent return to England their usefulness in their own academic environment would probably be greatly increased by the experience and knowledge gained by them in China and Hong Kong.\n\nOn December 2nd, 1931, the Chairman of the delegation was invited to attend a meeting at Government House, Hong Kong, at which various educational matters were discussed, including the possibility of Hong Kong's participation in the schemes to be worked out by the Universities' China Committee. The Governor of the Colony (Sir William Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B.E.), who is ex-officio chancellor of the University, presided at the meeting; and there were also present Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary; Sir William Hornell, C.I.E., vice-chancellor of the University; Mr. G. P. de Martin, M.B.E., Director of Education for the Colony; and Mr. W. B. Finnigan, Registrar of the University. The attention of the Committee is invited to the following extract from the minutes of the meeting :-\n\n\"In opening the proceedings His Excellency referred to the memorandum prepared by the vice-chancellor dealing with the recommendations of the Economic Mission, and welcomed the opportunity of a consultation with Sir Reginald Johnston with regard to those features of the Economic Mission's report and his own investigations into the state of education in China which affected the University of Hong Kong. Sir Reginald Johnston expressed his personal concurrence in the view urged by the Hon. Mr. Southorn that Hong Kong University should be included in his proposed scheme of research fellowships because Hong Kong University was obviously best fitted to implement any such scheme. Sir Reginald also agreed to take note that, in the opinion of the meeting, his committee would be well advised to hypothecate the bulk of the money at their disposal for the institution of post-graduate scholarships or research fellowships. Reference was made to a memorandum dated August 5th, 1931, drawn up by Prof. L. Forster, outlining a comprehensive scheme of scholarships which would have the effect of drawing a regular influx to Hong Kong University of students from the interior of China, a limited number of whom might be granted post-graduate scholarships tenable in England, the object being to enable specially-qualified students to proceed to England for special study and\n\nRECOMMENDATIONS BY THE DELEGATION\n\n45\n\ntraining. His Excellency commended the consideration of a scheme on these lines to Sir Reginald's Committee, and recommended that if such a scheme were found practicable steps might be taken to ensure that Hong Kong University got a fair share of any post-graduate scholarships that might be instituted by the Universities China Committee. It was also suggested to Sir Reginald that Lord Lugard's views on the subject might prove to be of much assistance to the Committee.\n\n\"Sir Reginald undertook to recommend that Hong Kong University should have a representative or corresponding member on the corresponding committee which he said it was proposed to establish at Peiping to advise his London Committee. Sir Reginald also undertook to press upon the attention of his Committee the need for obtaining recognition of Hong Kong University degrees by Universities in Great Britain, because unless this were done the whole scheme for establishing post-graduate scholarships would be frustrated. The vice-chancellor promised to send Sir Reginald a detailed memorandum on the subject.\"\n\nThe memorandum referred to at the end of the above extract will be submitted to the Committee as soon as it has been received from Hong Kong.\n\nIt is not anticipated that the adoption of any of the suggestions made in this sub-section will necessitate any financial outlay on the part of the Universities' China Committee, hence it is unnecessary to make any provision for such expenditure in our proposed allocation of funds.\n\n(e) Machinery for Carrying out the Purposes of the Universities' China Committee in England.\n\nIt will be necessary for the Universities' China Committee to create machinery for the proper discharge of its various functions, both in England and in China. In this sub-section we propose to deal only with the machinery which in our opinion should be set up in England.\n\nIf effect is given to the various proposals made in this Report, including the foundation of Visiting Lectureships and Research Fellowships, and the promotion of Chinese studies in Great Britain, it is obvious that a great deal of organizing work will have to be carried out in London. There will also be other duties to be performed to which little or no reference has been made in the foregoing pages. Some of them are alluded to in the First Schedule to the China Indemnity\n\n257", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532923, "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": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "page_number": 163, "title": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "content_text": "266\n\n54\n\nCHINA REPORT\n\nour proposed sub-committee will, as its name indicates, be subordinate to and draw all its authority from the Committee in England, should of itself be sufficient to show that the duties of the Board and of our corresponding sub-committee will not be identical, and that the latter will in no way usurp any of the privileges or functions of the former. It is conceivable that if the day ever comes when the Board of Trustees is transformed into an organ similar in constitution, functions and authority to that which the members of the Willingdon Delegation had in view when they drew up that part of their Report which relates Administration and Control (see Part XI. of the Willingdon Report, pp. 153-162), it may be found convenient and expedient to abolish our sub-committee and transfer its functions to the Board. But it is to be feared that no such development is likely to take place in the near future.\n\nto\n\nC\n\n55\n\nSUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS\n\n55\n\nIV.\n\nSUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS.\n\nOur recommendations regarding the disposal of that portion of the China Indemnity Fund which has been entrusted to the Universities' China Committee are based on the assumption that only the interest will be available for the purposes which we have in view. This is in accordance with the condition on which the grant was made, as specified in the following extract from Sir Miles Lampson's Note to Dr. C. T. Wang, dated September 19th, 1925 - \"The grant to the Universities' China Committee will be invested as an endowment fund, the proceeds of which will be used inter alia for inviting eminent Chinese to give lectures in the United Kingdom.\" Our recommendations also assume that the whole of the capital, amounting to £200,000, will be so invested as to produce an income of not less than £9,000 a year. This sum, if our proposals are accepted, will be distributed as follows:-\n\n \n Four Visiting Lectureships, tenable ordinarily by two Chinese and two British university graduates of distinction, for one year or less, renewable at the option of the Committee, at not more than £750 each, inclusive of all travelling and other allowances\n £3,000\n \n \n Three Research Fellowships (or more if funds are adequate) of which at least two should be held by Chinese, tenable for one year (renewable at the option of the Committee), at not more than £700 each, inclusive of all allowances\n £2,100\n \n \n Annual (conditional) grant to the School of Oriental Studies towards the maintenance of a chair or lectureship in Chinese Art and Archaeology\n £500\n \n \n Annual grants for the promotion of Chinese studies in Great Britain, the award of prizes for essays, etc., on subjects connected with the language and literature of China, the subsidizing of translations and publications, and other miscellaneous purposes\n £500\n \n\n267", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532933, "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": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "page_number": 173, "title": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "content_text": "279\n\nPrior to the arrival in Hong Kong of Sir Reginald Johnston, I obtained the views of the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Sir William Hornell, who has given considerable thought to the matter. Sir William has pointed out certain practical difficulties which exist apart from the question of finance.\n\nOne difficulty has already been experienced in connection with the admission of students from China to Hong Kong University. Knowledge of English is essential, but the standard attained by students outside Hong Kong and possibly Shanghai seldom reaches matriculation standard. It has been found necessary, for example, in the case of the scholarships for students from Yunnan Province offered by the Hong Kong Government and the Chamber of Commerce, to arrange a special course of study for the successful candidates in a Hong Kong school in order to bring them up to the standard required to enable them to pass the university matriculation examination. One result of this difficulty is that it is necessary for such scholarships to be tenable for a longer period than that required for the university degree course. Another result is that most students, by the time they have acquired the knowledge of English necessary to enable them to benefit by a course of study at a university in Great Britain, are considerably older than the average Freshman and would, in most cases, be approaching the age of thirty before they could obtain their degree at a Home university.\n\nAny attempt, therefore, to transfer students directly from schools in Hong Kong or China to universities in Great Britain would, in present circumstances, probably result in failure. In most cases, the object aimed at could be best secured by the provision, in the first instance, of scholarships at", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532942, "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": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "page_number": 182, "title": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "content_text": "(3)\n\n288\n\nHong Kong University of students from the interior of China, a limited number of whom might be granted post-graduate scholarships tenable in England, the object being to enable specially qualified students to proceed to England for special study and training. His Excellency commended the consideration of a scheme on these lines to Sir Reginald's committee and recommended that if such a scheme were found practicable, steps might be taken to ensure that Hong Kong University got a fair share of any post-graduate scholarships that might be instituted by the China Universities Committee. It was also suggested to Sir Reginald that Lord Lugard's views on the subject might prove to be of much assistance to the committee.\n\nIn conclusion, Sir Reginald undertook to recommend that Hong Kong University should have a representative or \"Corresponding\" member on the Corresponding Committee which he said it was proposed to establish at Peiping to advise his London Committee. Sir Reginald also undertook to press upon the attention of his committee the need for obtaining recognition of Hong Kong University degrees by Universities in Great Britain because unless this were done the whole scheme for establishing post-graduate scholarships would be frustrated. The Vice Chancellor promised to send Sir Reginald a detailed memorandum on the subject.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532947, "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": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "page_number": 187, "title": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "content_text": "293\n\npre-matriculation course, and so the scholarship would have to be extended over five years. If students took the medical course, then the scholarship would have to extend over seven years. Many of these scholarships should go to intending teachers for they are most likely to go back into the interior where they are greatly needed and from which they will be drawn (as they did on a previous occasion) and they are an excellent medium for diffusing British ideals throughout China.\n\nA total number of 100 scholarships tenable at the University of Hong Kong should be offered to students in the interior of China distributed strategically over the various centres: Pekin, Hankow, U Chow, Canton, Tientsin, Foochow, and Swatow.\n\nA total of ten scholarships for post-graduate work in England should be offered to the best of these students from the interior.\n\nThis modest scheme is in my opinion within the present teaching resources of the University, especially on the engineering and arts side.\n\nA larger scheme such as was set forth in the memorandum prepared by the University for the Boxer Indemnity Committee in 1925 to correct those evils the existence of which the British Economic Mission deplores in its report, would involve additions to the teaching staff, to the library, and to the equipment generally.\n\nThe financing of this scholarship scheme would have to be undertaken in England for the recent grant made to the University of £250,000 (the other £15,000 which was given was in payment of a debt, the cost of the scholarships given to students from the interior from 1920 onwards) out of the Indemnity Funds has been used in stabilizing the financial position of the University, which the heavy fall of the dollar imperilled, and in making several new appointments to the University staff.\n\n(1) A Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering\n\n(2) A Reader in Philosophy\n\n(3)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532982, "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": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "page_number": 222, "title": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "content_text": "27\n\n329\n\nadopted by the Board of Trustees when or if it finds itself in control of the resources which at present seem to be beyond its reach.\n\n(A) Visiting Lectureships.\n\nIn the first place we recommend that provision be made for the establishment and maintenance of a system of Lectureships tenable by distinguished British scholars in China and by distinguished Chinese scholars in Great Britain. That at least a portion of the £200,000 granted to the Universities China Committee should be devoted to this purpose was taken for granted by the Committee from the beginning. Thus in the first of our terms of reference we were instructed not only to consult with representatives of the Chinese universities and others as to \"the most effective way of carrying out the purposes of the UNES Committee\" but \"in particular to advise the Committee in regard to the Chinese men and women who should be invited to visit and lecture in the United Kingdom and in regard to what subjects should be represented by the British men and women invited to lecture in China.\"\n\nThis was of course in accordance with the First Schedule appended to the Act of Parliament, where it is stated that the money was to be applied to the following purpose among others:- \"To arrange for such Chinese men and women to visit and lecture in the United Kingdom and such British men and women to visit and lecture in China as may seem to them suitable.\"\n\nWe assume throughout this Report that the money handed over to the Committee will be so invested as to produce 4% interest, thus ensuring a regular income of £9000. Of this £9000 we recommend that £3500 be set aside for the lectureship scheme; that an average number of four lecturers, of whom two should be Chinese, be appointed each year; and that each lecturer be remunerated at a rate not exceeding £750 inclusive of all travelling and other expenses. If each lecturer receives the maximum remuneration allowable under the scheme, the total sum payable", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532985, "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": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "page_number": 225, "title": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "content_text": "universities on the subject and invite their suggestions.\n\nIt is less easy to carry out the instructions of the Committee to recommend candidates for lectureships tenable in Great Britain by Chinese, not so much because there is a lack of scholars in China who are qualified to act as interpreters of Chinese culture to the West as because some of them have little or no knowledge of English and also because many of the most competent scholars have either abandoned an educational for a political career or cannot be spared from their own universities.\n\nIn a speech made in June last by Mr Chu Chia-hua, one of the best-known educationalists in China, he observed (according to the press-reports) that \"there was a dearth of outstanding scholars in China and owing to the absorption of many of them in politics there was a shortage of men qualified to hold the position of professors; and having regard to the vast sums which were being expended in sending students abroad, it would be more profitable, and less costly, to invite an increased number of eminent foreigners to give lectures in China.\"\n\nThis is a very significant utterance from the head of the leading University in the capital of China who happens also to be Chairman of our Board of Trustees; and incidentally it indicates that our proposed method of utilising that small portion of the indemnity fund which is to be administered by the Universities China Committee is likely to be in complete harmony with any educational programme hereafter to be adopted by the Board.\n\nThough Chinese names for the purpose we have in view are less numerous than English ones, it is not impossible to mention a few distinguished Chinese scholars who would probably be both able and willing to accept invitations to lecture in Great Britain. Among them are T.C.Chao and William T. Hung of Yenching University, V.K.Ting, L.K.Tao, Y.Tsu, Anson Chow, T.Z.Koo, and Dr James Yen.\n\nDr T.C.Chao will in any case be in England during 1932-3. Dr Tsu, who has been director of the religious work of the Peking Union Medical College, is desirous of studying the co-operative movement in England and", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532988, "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": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "page_number": 228, "title": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "content_text": "33\n\n335\n\n(B) Research Fellowships.\n\nWe have no recommendations to make regarding the provision of scholarships tenable by Chinese undergraduate students in British schools or colleges. Little in this direction could be accomplished by the Universities China Committee out of its slender resources. We are strongly of opinion that the Committee should confine itself to the establishment of a few Research Fellowships to be held by Chinese graduates in England and also (occasionally) by British graduates in China. The fellowships should be granted to advanced students who have already distinguished themselves in particular lines of research or have given evidence that they are likely to distinguish themselves hereafter if given the benefit of a course of further study in Great Britain or in China as the case may be. We do not wish to discourage the foundation of scholarships for carefully-selected Chinese undergraduate students in Great Britain, but we are definitely of opinion that the small amount available for the subsidising of students out of the fund at the Committee's disposal could best be utilised in the manner indicated.\n\nOn the general question of the advantages and disadvantages of sending immature youths from an Eastern to a Western country for their education, we invite attention to a paper read by Sir Thomas H. Holland, Principal and Vice-chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, on July 10th last, before the Congress of Universities of the Empire. In this paper he argued very forcibly that undergraduates from foreign countries are handicapped in their work by the distractions of a strange social as well as a new academic atmosphere. He added that mainly to this cause the numerous instances of failure could generally be traced. He drew attention to the erroneous but too common assumption that an undergraduate from overseas cannot usually get as good a general education in his own country as he can in Britain; and he pointed out that so far from university life in England having the necessary effect of", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533005, "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": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "page_number": 245, "title": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "content_text": "Page 50\n\n352\n\n5th August, 1931, drawn up by Prof. L. Forster outlining a comprehensive scheme of scholarships which would have the effect of drawing a regular influx to Hong Kong University of students from the interior of China, a limited number of whom might be granted post-graduate scholarships tenable in England, the object being to enable specially-qualified students to proceed to England for special study and training. His Excellency commended the consideration of a scheme on these lines to Sir Reginald's Committee, and recommended that if such a scheme were found practicable steps might be taken to ensure that Hong Kong University got a fair share of any post-graduate scholarships that might be instituted by the Universities China Committee. It was also suggested to Sir Reginald that Lord Lugard's views on the subject might prove to be of much assistance to the Committee.\n\nSir Reginald undertook to recommend that Hong Kong University should have a representative or 'corresponding' member on the corresponding committee which he said it was proposed to establish at Peiping to advise his London Committee. Sir Reginald also undertook to press upon the attention of his Committee the need for obtaining recognition of Hong Kong University degrees by Universities in Great Britain because unless this were done the whole scheme for establishing post-graduate scholarships would be frustrated. The vice-chancellor promised to send Sir Reginald a detailed memorandum on the subject.\n\nThe memorandum referred to at the end of the above extract will be submitted to the Committee as soon as it has been received from Hong Kong. Meanwhile, we consider that it would be premature to discuss, in this Report, the question of the recognition of Hong Kong degrees by British universities.\n\nPage 1?", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533018, "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": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "page_number": 258, "title": "CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932", "content_text": "IV. Summary of Recommendations.\n\nOur recommendations regarding the disposal of that portion of the China Indemnity fund which has been entrusted to the Universities China Committee are based on the assumption that only the interest will be available for use. This is in accordance with the purposes which we have in view, the condition on which the grant was made, as specified in the following extract from Sir Miles Lampson's Note to Dr C.T. Wang dated September 19th, 1930: \"The grant to the Universities China Committee will be invested as an endowment fund, the proceeds of which will be used inter alia for inviting eminent Chinese scholars to give lectures in the United Kingdom.\"\n\nOur recommendations also assume that the whole of the capital, amounting to £200,000, will be so invested as to produce an income of not less than £9,000 a year. This sum, if our proposals are accepted, will be distributed as follows:\n\n \n Four Visiting Lectureships, tenable ordinarily by two Chinese and two British university graduates of distinction, for one year or less, renewable at the option of the Committee, at not more than £750 each inclusive of all travelling and other allowances\n £3000\n \n \n Three Research Fellowships (or more if funds are adequate) of which at least two should be held by Chinese, tenable for one year (renewable at the option of the Committee) at not more than £700 each inclusive of all allowances\n £2100\n \n \n \n £3500 (Total for above)\n \n\nPage 365\n\n \n \n\n \n\n63", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533052, "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": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "page_number": 26, "title": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "content_text": "THE EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSITY.\n\nThe idea of establishing a University in Hong Kong was advocated by the China Mail and others in 1905, but for a year or so it remained a mere pious aspiration of an entirely nebulous character. In December 1907, at a prize-giving at St. Stephen's College, Lord Lugard expressed the hope that the project might before long take shape. Shortly after this, Sir Hormusjee Mody told Lord Lugard that he was prepared to erect the necessary buildings at a cost of $150,000 and to give $50,000 towards the endowment of the University.\n\nThe College of Medicine had still no buildings of its own. Students lived in their own homes or in lodgings, and lectures and clinical teaching were arranged in some nine hospitals and other institutions scattered throughout the city. In 1905, Government had offered a site to the Court of the College, and in 1907, Mr. Ng Li Hing had offered $50,000 towards a building. Cheuk Kai had given $10,000, and in 1908, the Court of the College had made an appeal for further funds.\n\nLord Lugard felt that the projects of the University and the new College of Medicine might be combined. The College Court was approached and welcomed the larger scheme of a University for Hong Kong, and it offered to amalgamate the College in the University. The site was given up; Mr. Ng Li Hing's endowment was diverted to the University scheme with his consent; the Court's programme was abandoned, and their appeal devoted to the endowment of the University.\n\nThen followed much discussion and no little misgiving. In May 1909, Messrs. John Swire & Sons and the China Association contributed each £40,000; the Viceroy of Canton gave $200,000. The Government of China made a grant, and the Chinese communities of Canton, Macao, Saigon, Newchwang, Amoy, Penang, Wuchow, and Australia added their subscriptions to those of the Hong Kong Chinese.\n\nThe foundation stone of the University of Hong Kong was laid on the 16th March, 1911. The best British minds which were then concerned with the problem of China and the influence of the British therein believed in the Hong Kong University scheme. And the claims of Hong Kong to be the natural centre for western education in the Far East seemed overwhelming. Students would obtain in Hong Kong opportunities for studying colloquial English and of acquiring something of a western atmosphere, though still in touch with their own people.\n\nAt the time, many Chinese students were going to Europe and America. This was regarded as a costly and dangerous process. The Viceroy of Canton wrote in his manifesto, \"It costs many hundreds of dollars a year to maintain a student in Japan and many thousands to maintain one in a western country. The expenditure has taxed the resources of the different provinces to the uttermost, and great anxiety is felt as to the future.\" The value of English as the medium of the University's instruction was emphasised.\n\n\"Graduates by the mastery of English will acquire a key to a great literature and a great trade.\" The University was to be open to all races and creeds, and its matriculation and degree examinations were to be maintained at a standard equal to that of English universities. While its medium was to be English, Chinese language and literature were also to be taught. Residence was to be compulsory. There was to be no obligation of any kind whatsoever to adopt, or to receive, instruction in any particular form of religion, but the University would work in harmony with all religious bodies.\n\nWhile independent of the Colonial Government and controlled by its own Court, Council, and Senate, the University was to include on its management some of the principal Government officers. The Governor would be Chancellor, so as to ensure continuity of administration and the co-operation and assistance of Government. The University would promote a good understanding and friendship between British and Chinese. It would, in fine, afford a cheaper means of acquiring higher western education for Chinese, without exile to the west for a long period, involving denationalisation and disunion from their parents and people.\n\nThe University was incorporated by an Ordinance of the 30th March, 1911. The Ordinance has been amended in 1920, 1925, and 1927. The principle of religious and racial neutrality is embodied in Section 18 of the Ordinance.\n\nIn connection with the foundation of the University, His Majesty's Government granted the sum of £300 per annum for scholarships for British subjects, and His Majesty the King was graciously pleased to direct that the holders should be called King Edward VII Scholars, as a token of His personal interest. Each scholarship is of the annual value of £40 and is tenable for the term of five years. One or more scholarships may be awarded each year on the results of the Matriculation Examination.\n\nOther scholarships were endowed by Mr. Belilios, Mr. Ho Fook, Mr. Lo Cheung Shui, Mr. Ho Wing, and Mr. Ho Kwong. The Ng Li Hing scholarships now awarded in the Medical Faculty were inherited under trust from the Hong Kong College of Medicine. A varying number of open scholarships, each of the value of $1,235 a year, are awarded by the Hong Kong Government to students in the Education Department of the Faculty of Arts who undertake after graduation to serve as teachers in local schools for a prescribed period.\n\nWhen on a visit to Hong Kong in 1922, His Royal Highness Edward, Prince of Wales, was graciously pleased to accept from the University its Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws.\n\nPage 28", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533054, "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": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "page_number": 28, "title": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "content_text": "# HONG KONG UNIVERSITY: THE FIRST PRECARIOUS YEARS\n\nThe University started with an annual income of £9,000, the main University building, and a house for the Vice-Chancellor. The School of Anatomy was opened in 1913, having been built and equipped out of the Ng Li Hing donation of $50,000 to the College of Medicine.\n\nWhen the War was over, the question of the University's future had obviously to be reconsidered. What was needed was an increase in the general endowment by at least $9,000,000. The air was full of general optimism. New, but urgently needed, appointments were made. But Mr. Cheung Pat Sze's financial contribution to the Arts Faculty had ceased, and the position of the University was critical.\n\nUp to 1919, physiology and biology were taught in the main University building and by the same teacher. The Board of the Faculty of Medicine had reported in 1910 that the teaching of physiology was unsatisfactory. Mr. Chan Kai Ming came to the rescue with a gift of $50,000, which enabled the Council to equip the School of Physiology. In 1917, Mr. Ho Fook gave $50,000, and with this money, the School of Pathology was erected and equipped. In the same year, Mr. Ho Kom Tong gave $50,000 for the erection and equipment of a School of Tropical Medicine. The Schools of Pathology and Tropical Medicine, which were opened in 1919, are housed in the same building.\n\nIn February 1925, Sir Robert Ho Tung gave $50,000 towards the cost of the teaching staff, with the proviso that not less than $2,000 per annum of the interest was to go towards the remuneration of the incumbent of a chair tenable at the Government Civil Hospital, which was to be called the Ho Tung Chair of Clinical Surgery. At the same time, Sir Robert gave $50,000 towards the University Endowment Fund, payable by ten annual instalments of $5,000.\n\nThe Court of the University, realising that the University was insolvent, refused on 29th April 1920 to adopt the income and expenditure account for 1919-20. Instead, they asked the Governor-in-Council to inquire into the whole position and working of the University. The Governor appointed a Commission, but before the Commission had ever met, three professors and one lecturer of the Faculty of Arts had resigned.\n\nThe Commission was presided over by the Honourable Mr. Ernest Hamilton Sharp, K.C., O.B.E., a leading barrister of the Colony, and is popularly known as the Sharp Commission. Its members were the Hon. Mr. Joseph Horsford Kemp, then Attorney General of Hong Kong, now Sir Joseph Kemp, the Colony's Chief Justice; the Honourable Mr. Edward Alexander Irving, then Director of Education for the Colony; the Honourable Mr. John Johnstone, then Managing Director of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.; and Mr. T'so Seen Wan. The University's Registrar acted as the Commission's Secretary.\n\nPage 31", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 537447, "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": "CO129-543-9 (2) Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "page_number": 32, "title": "CO129-543-9 (2) Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "content_text": "No 121.\n\nSir,\n\n`Gov13366/14`.\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE, \nHONGKONG. \n28th February, 1933.\n\nWith reference to Sir Henry May's despatch No. 87 of the 19th March, 1914, I have the honour to inform you that on the advice of the Hong Kong University Authorities I have approved of a modification of rule 2 of the rules governing the award of King Edward VII Scholarships.\n\n2.\n\nThe amended rule reads as follows:- \n\"**Rule 2.** \nEach scholarship shall be of the annual value of £40 and shall be tenable for four years if held in the Engineering and Arts Faculties and for six years if held in the Faculty of Medicine.\"\n\nI have the honour to be, \nSir, \nYour most obedient, humble servant, \n**Home Governor, &c.**\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE \n**SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P., &c., &c., &c.**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-543-9 (2) Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 537478, "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": "CO129-543-9 Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "page_number": 32, "title": "CO129-543-9 Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933", "content_text": "No 121.\n\nSir,\n\n`Gov13366/14`.\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE, \nHONGKONG. \n28th February, 1933.\n\nWith reference to Sir Henry May's despatch No. 87 of the 19th March, 1914, I have the honour to inform you that on the advice of the Hong Kong University Authorities I have approved of a modification of rule 2 of the rules governing the award of King Edward VII Scholarships.\n\n2.\n\nThe amended rule reads as follows:- \n\"Rule 2. \nEach scholarship shall be of the annual value of £40 and shall be tenable for four years if held in the Engineering and Arts Faculties and for six years if held in the Faculty of Medicine.\"\n\nI have the honour to be, \nSir, \nYour most obedient, humble servant, \n**Home Governor, &c.**\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE \nSIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P., \n&c., \n&c., \n&c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-543-9 Hong Kong University- technical education 28-2-1933 - 7-11-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 538154, "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": "CO129-545-1 Estimates 1934 4-10-1933 - 17-4-1934", "page_number": 183, "title": "CO129-545-1 Estimates 1934 4-10-1933 - 17-4-1934", "content_text": "## \n\n223 \n\nVolunteers from the Defence Corps and the provision of cheap flying to the Club. I need hardly point out that apart from spreading air-mindedness among the residents of this Colony, the establishment of the School will provide a valuable opportunity of exhibiting the capacities of the British aeroplane.\n\n### Legal Departments\n\nThe only item calling for comment under the Legal departments is the provision of an additional Crown Solicitor.\n\nAs Honourable members will be aware, the staff of the Crown Solicitor's Office, the Land Registry, the Court Registry, and the Official Receiver's Office is to a certain extent interchangeable, but even so, it is not possible to keep these offices manned and allow for regular home-leave without overworking those left behind. The work of the Legal departments, like that of all other Government departments, has greatly increased in recent years, and the minimum senior staff necessary for the adequate discharge of their present duties is - Crown Solicitor and one Assistant, Land Officer and one Assistant, Registrar and one Assistant, and the Official Receiver; total seven officers.\n\nAt present, the authorised establishment is eight only, and it will be obvious that a regular rota of leave requires at least two men to be absent every year. This year, three have been due for and have taken leave, and the position has only been tenable by the fact that a member of the Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff who has recently qualified as a solicitor has been available to act as Assistant Land Officer. It is now proposed to make this appointment permanent and for convenience.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-545-1 Estimates 1934 4-10-1933 - 17-4-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 538232, "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": "CO129-545-2 Government House and city development scheme 13-10-1933 - 12-1-1934", "page_number": 24, "title": "CO129-545-2 Government House and city development scheme 13-10-1933 - 12-1-1934", "content_text": "- 13 -\n\n23\n\nVolunteers from the Defence Corps and the provision of cheap flying to the Club. I need hardly point out that apart from spreading air-mindedness among the residents of this Colony, the establishment of the School will provide a valuable opportunity of exhibiting the capacities of the British aeroplane.\n\n## Legal Departments\n\nThe only item calling for comment under the Legal departments is the provision of an additional Crown Solicitor. As Honourable members will be aware, the staff of the Crown Solicitor's Office, the Land Registry, the Court Registry, and the Official Receiver's Office is to a certain extent interchangeable, but even so, it is not possible to keep these offices manned and allow for regular home-leave without overworking those left behind. The work of the Legal departments, like that of all other Government departments, has greatly increased in recent years, and the minimum senior staff necessary for the adequate discharge of their present duties is Crown Solicitor and one Assistant, Land Officer and one Assistant, Registrar and one Assistant, and the Official Receiver; total seven officers.\n\nAt present, the authorised establishment is eight only, and it will be obvious that a regular rota of leave requires at least two men to be absent every year. This year, three have been due for and have taken leave, and the position has only been tenable by the fact that a member of the Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff who has recently qualified as a solicitor has been available to act as Assistant Land Officer. It is now proposed to make this appointment permanent and for convenience.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-545-2 Government House and city development scheme 13-10-1933 - 12-1-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 546315, "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": "CO129-550-4 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 31-10-1934 - 6-3-1935", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-550-4 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 31-10-1934 - 6-3-1935", "content_text": "HONG KONG.\n\nNo: 88 GOVERNOR 45\n\nDowning Street, 6 March, 1935.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 13 of the 8th January, regarding King Edward VII Scholarships tenable at the University of Hong Kong and to inform you that the sum of £300 has been included in the vote for Colonial and Middle Eastern Services for the year 1935-36 for the contribution by His Majesty's Government to the funds of the University for the purpose of providing scholarships for British subjects.\n\nI have the honour to be, Your most obedient humble servant,\n\n(SIGNED) P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER,\n\nSIR WILLIAM PEEL, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., etc. etc.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-550-4 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 31-10-1934 - 6-3-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 546317, "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": "CO129-550-4 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 31-10-1934 - 6-3-1935", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-550-4 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 31-10-1934 - 6-3-1935", "content_text": "Telephone No.: WHITEHALL 1234.\n\nNATION\n\nFOR DISA\n\nAny reply to this letter should be addressed to-\n\nCHEME\n\nMEN\n\nTHE SECRETARY,\n\nTREASURY,\n\nWHITEHALL, LONDON, S.W.1.\n\nand the following number quoted :\n\nS.39571.\n\nTREASURY CHAMBERS.\n\n5 January, 1935.\n\nSir,\n\nI have laid before the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury Mr. Bevir's letter of the 27th December, 1934 (33862/34) and the accompanying copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong on the subject of King Edward VII Scholarships tenable at the University of Hong Kong.\n\nIn reply I am to request you to inform Secretary Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister that in the circumstances represented My Lords approve the proposal to use the accumulated surplus funds amounting to $12,560 for the purpose of increasing the number of Scholarships to be granted during the years 1935/36 on the lines indicated in the first enclosure to the despatch under reference.\n\nCOPY TAKEN FOR TRANSMISSION TO AUDIT OFFICE,\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nR.V. Wind Stopping\n\nEOD\n\n7", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-550-4 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 31-10-1934 - 6-3-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 546318, "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": "CO129-550-4 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 31-10-1934 - 6-3-1935", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-550-4 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 31-10-1934 - 6-3-1935", "content_text": "C.O.\n\n14/\n\nMayward. Mr. Maquard. 112. Dr. Belle: 1575\n\nMr.\n\nMr. Parkinson.\n\nSir G. Tomlinson.\n\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nThe Secretary, Treasury'\n\nTAKEN FOR TRANSMISSION TO AUDIT OF ICF)\n\nSi\n\n33862/34.\n\nausch\n\n(3)\n\nC.O.\n\nR 17 DEC\n\nD70 to\n\n8\n\nl\n\n27 December 1934.\n\nau\n\nve. to transmit to\n\nyou, is be\n\nlaid Enfore\n\nThe C. of the\n\nTreasury,\n\ncoley of\n\nA\n\ndesfald\n\nthe Governor of Hong Kong on\n\nsubject of King Edward VII Scholarships tenable at the University of Hong Kong.\n\nD\n\n2.\n\nSuspect\n\nobsons.\n\nany\n\nNo6,554.\n\nFURTHER ACTION.\n\n(30371/09)\n\nthat T.L. may\n\nwish to offer, itse\n\n5. of 5. proposes, in view of\n\nthat they agreed\n\nthe fact\n\nin the letter\n\nthe Treasury of the\n\nIl Ga.\n\nSeptember (909 (18291/09) that the\n\nGovernor should decide\n\nScholarships\n\nVishwa\n\nof\n\nboth the\n\nthe\n\nto approve &\n\nproposal to use the\n\nthu\n\naccumulated\n\nsurplus funds for the purposes\n\nof\n\nincreasing the\n\nnumber\n\nof\n\nScholarships\n\nbe granted during the\n\n(caro 1935, 140\n\nthe lines indicated\n\nin the first enclosure\n\ndespatch.\n\nto the\n\n(Signed) Adria\n\nPage\n\nPage\n\nNo. 554.\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONG KONG,\n\n31st October, 1934.\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to the Earl of Crewe's\n\ndespatch No.207 of the 15th of September, 1909, and\n\nsubsequent correspondence on the subject of King Edward\n\nVII Scholarships tenable at the University of Hong Kong,\n\nI have the honour to inform you that as it has not\n\nproved possible to carry out in their entirety the\n\nproposals which were forwarded as enclosure 3 of the late\n\nSir F.H. May's despatch No.87 of 19th March, 1914, the\n\nfunds of the scheme, which are held in the Colonial\n\nTreasury, now shew a credit balance of $12,560 including\n\naccrued interest.\n\n2.\n\nIt has now been proposed to make use of\n\nthese credit balances to increase the number of scholar-\n\nships granted from the year 1935 onwards in such a manner\n\nthat for the years 1935 to 1946 inclusive the number of\n\nscholars will be above the normal.\n\n3.\n\nI enclose two tables prepared by the\n\nUniversity Accountants shewing the details of the scheme\n\nwhich must, however, be regarded as subject to modifica-\n\ntion by two unknown factors, namely, the rate of exchange\n\nand the Faculties in which the students holding scholar-\n\nships are entered, the Medical Faculty having a six\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nSIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.,\n\n&C.,\n\n&C.,\n\n&C.,\n\nPage\n\nPage\n\nNo. 554.\n\n9\n\nge 9\n\nge 9", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-550-4 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 31-10-1934 - 6-3-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 547429, "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": "CO129-552-6 Traffic of arms to China 2-1-1935 - 27-12-1935", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-552-6 Traffic of arms to China 2-1-1935 - 27-12-1935", "content_text": "680.\n\n? Dup. ende - To N.K.\n\n1/\n\nff. ago.\n\n6.\n\n24731?\n\n? Put by\n\n30, 32, 33.\n\nThe 4.0.\n\nave\n\nanxious that this particular export of explosives should be permitted by the F.O. without demanding a Bonding undertaking. Their argument is a tenable one, and I assume there is no difficulty in adapting it.\n\nAll Pertan ¿ D.hr for censen.\n\nThe F.O. are stretching their principles to the uttermost in this matter.\n\nThe Governor has already stated in No. 22x that as Jardine (enclosed in 7) have produced to the Govt. of HK a certificate from the Canton Govt. that part of this consignment of explosives is required for military use, it seems very difficult for us to communicate with Sir W. Peel in the terms suggested at the end of", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-552-6 Traffic of arms to China 2-1-1935 - 27-12-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 548674, "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": "CO129-553-9 Empire Air Mail Services- participation of Hong Kong in proposed development 11-3-1935 - 21-5-1935", "page_number": 36, "title": "CO129-553-9 Empire Air Mail Services- participation of Hong Kong in proposed development 11-3-1935 - 21-5-1935", "content_text": "40\n\nW\n\n6\n\nowing to sales do they become assessable. Colonial Regulations 1928, paragraph 291, provide as to sale of securities that no record of any profit or loss in relation to the purchase price will be made except in case of a sale of investments on account of surplus balances, when any resulting profit will be carried to current revenue and any loss charged to expenditure.\" This regulation does not distinguish between cases in which the profit (loss) arises from appreciation (depreciation) of sterling values and those in which the profit (loss) is due to a fall (rise) in exchange. Hong Kong has admitted that military contribution is payable on profits realized by a sale of securities at an appreciated sterling value, i.e., the Colony agrees that they are revenue (despatch No. 376 of 24th December, 1923*), but now proceeds to draw a distinction between such profits and those due to a fall in exchange. The War Office's view is that this distinction is not tenable. The amount involved is not known, but it cannot be considerable. There might be something to be said for treating these transactions on investments (i.e., those relating to surplus balances) on a \"net receipts\" basis.\n\n13. As to (ii) of paragraph 11, it is agreed practice that if capital expenditure on railways and telephones (which are assessable on \"net receipts\") is defrayed from revenue instead of by loan, 4 per cent. of the amount may be deducted (in addition to working expenses) from the gross receipts of the undertaking for a period of 50 years. The 4 per cent. was calculated in 1904 and represents as to 3 per cent. the cost of a loan and as to 1 per cent. the necessary provision for a sinking fund. The rise in rates of interest since 1904 might be held to justify an increase of the 4 per cent. Any such increase might have to be extended to the other Eastern Colonies.\n\n14. It should be noted, however, that the Colonial despatch of 1st November, 1928, which gives the financial effect of conceding the other claims enumerated in paragraph 11, does not give it either for (i) appreciation of securities or (ii) interest on capital railway construction. It is not possible to say what would be the financial effect of conceding these two points or either of them (though the amount is probably not large), nor is it clear whether the Colony intends pursuing these claims in conjunction with those at (iii) of paragraph 11.\n\n15. As regards the claims under (iii) of paragraph 11, it would appear from the further despatch dated 1st November, 1928, that most of the classes of revenue there named are not put forward for assessment on net receipts but for total exemption from any assessment. This claim is based on the analogy of the Straits Settlements. Thus the claim does not appear to have been fully stated in the first despatches, and it now falls into two parts:-\n\n(A) The assessment of net instead of gross receipts on certain productive undertakings.\n\n(B) The exemption of certain revenues from any assessment whatever.\n\nThe despatch of 1st November is by no means clear, and it is not certain that the classification of the various items adopted in this memorandum is precisely that intended by the Governor. Of the \"examples\" of revenue to be specially treated given in paragraph 11 (iii) above, no account is taken in this memorandum of—\n\n(c) the aerodrome, (d) harbour dredging, (e) ferries,\n\nsince (e) does not yet exist, (c) is not yet earning revenue and the interest on the sums expended on (d) in 1926-27 is negligible. Without further information, it is not possible to weigh the merits of these three items to be classed under either (A) or (B) in preference to forming part of the assessable revenue. Paragraphs 16 and 19 below show the sums that the Governor claims would have been deducted from gross revenue in 1926 and 1927, if the remaining claims in paragraph 11 (iii) had been conceded.\n\nAmounts which would be deducted from assessable revenue in respect of productive undertakings, if assessed on net instead of gross receipts.\n\n16.\n\n \n (a) Wireless telegraphy\n 1927\n $\n 1926\n $68,133.29\n \n \n (b) Waterworks (alternatively shown under \"municipal revenue\")\n \n $85,612.24\n \n \n \n \n (e) Post Office\n $331,888.33\n $263,755.04\n $422,497.53\n $336,885.29\n \n\n7\n\nK\n\nThe War Office cannot check these amounts. The 1926 figure against (a), viz., $68,133.29, is precisely the amount of the gross receipts from \"Post Office messages\"; it includes more than wireless and can hardly be the amount of net receipts from wireless. The other figures appear to be too high; it would be expected that the sum to be deducted from gross receipts in order to obtain \"net receipts\" would be in the region of the amount of gross cash expenditure with additions for pension contributions and interest on capital, but the gross cash expenditure on the Post Office (presumably inclusive of the wireless service*) was:\n\n \n 1926\n $120,848.45\n \n \n 1927\n $134,583.48\n \n\nnet\n\nThe difference between these two figures and those given above for the Post Office and wireless might be expected to represent broadly the pension charges and interest, and the amounts for these so arrived at seem far too high, so that the Governor appears to have deducted too much from the assessable revenue.\n\n17.\n\nAs regards the principle involved in (a) of paragraph 15, the assessment of \"net receipts\" only of productive undertakings is, strictly speaking, limited to \"commercial undertakings not different in character and productiveness from railways\" (Treasury letter to Colonial Office dated 22nd June, 1899). This method of assessment has been in the past applied to telephones and tramways (both at the Straits in 1899), an opium factory (at the Straits in 1910) and distilleries (in Ceylon in 1912). In 1897 a waterworks was so treated (at Mauritius), but only after strong protest by the Home Government. The real feature of the \"net receipts\" principle is an endeavour to avoid burdening new construction with a heavy surcharge and thereby to remove an obstacle to Colonial development. This can be readily appreciated with railways, the more so that in 1895, when the principle obtained recognition, there were considerable plans of railway expansion. The Post Office, for all that it is a productive undertaking, has always been treated as outside the scope of any such principle.\n\n\"\n\nJJ\n\nnet\n\n18. Over-riding the merits of particular cases, however, is the fundamental principle that, once a class of revenue has been included in the 1895 settlement, it cannot be transferred from assessment on gross receipts to assessment on \"net receipts\" without a corresponding adjustment of the percentage. (See Haliburton Report, Section XIII, 1897, paragraph 7-9). On this principle the War Office has always taken its stand, but nevertheless with this aspect of the case the Governor does not deal. It might be held, however, that receipts from the wireless service are excused from this principle as wireless as a class of revenue did not exist in 1895.\n\nRevenue claimed to be exempt from inclusion in the assessable Revenue.\n\n \n 1926\n $\n 1927\n $\n \n \n (g) Municipal revenue (including waterworks)\n 4,974,541.55\n \n 5,240,161.05\n \n \n Rent of Government buildings let for profit\n 93,870.44\n \n 79,522.01\n \n \n Hospital Board revenue\n 101,735.89\n \n 116,264.88\n \n \n Education Board revenue\n 83,899.75\n \n 121,981.75\n \n \n \n $5,254,047.63\n \n $5,557,929.69\n \n\nAll the items going to make up these totals can be identified in the Hong Kong Blue Book except composite items of $56,294.92 in 1926 and $45,638.68 in 1927 included under (g) for \"other miscellaneous receipts.\" In the Straits, on whose alleged practice Hong Kong's claims are modelled, the Hospital Board and Education Board count as municipalities and it is not apparent why their revenue at Hong Kong is not grouped under (g).\n\n[4\n\n20. As regards (B) of paragraph 15, much the larger number of the Hong Kong claims relate to these total exemptions; the essence of the claim is the total exemption from assessment of municipal revenue. The distinction between \"municipal\" and \"fiscal\" revenue is not one of principle but of fact and varies from State to State. Hong Kong bases its arguments not on principle but on the practice at the Straits. Hong Kong's interpretation of the Straits' practice is, however, rather wide. For\n\n13\n\n* No separate figures are given for the Wireless Service in the Hong Kong Blue Book.\n\n* War Office letter to Treasury of 5th May, 1924.\n\n41", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-553-9 Empire Air Mail Services- participation of Hong Kong in proposed development 11-3-1935 - 21-5-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 551088, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937", "page_number": 209, "title": "CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937", "content_text": "## 12.\n\n### Head 27. Defence\n\n#### B. Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force\n\nAs was stated last year, the estimates for this new unit have been largely guesswork, and it is therefore not surprising to find a number of changes. The total for Other Charges, however, shows a slight decrease.\n\nUnder Special Expenditure, the $500 provided for 1936 for alteration and enlargement of Ward-room was not spent, but $1,500 is provided for 1937, under sub-head 19, for alterations to the \"Cornflower\" to provide lecture accommodation.\n\nOn the recommendation of the Naval Authorities, certain changes and additions have been made in the instructional staff arrangements. It is proposed to appoint a retired naval officer, probably of the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, to the new post of Officer Instructor, a post which is considered essential for an efficient scheme of training. The salary of this officer will be $600 per month, and the post will be full-time, tenable for a period of years. This post will make the services of the present part-time Officer Instructor unnecessary, and the part-time instructional staff will be changed to one warrant officer and two petty officers, the amount required for allowances to instructors being reduced by $1,200.\n\nAn allowance of $600 per annum is being made to the Commander of the Force on account of the out-of-pocket expenses necessarily incurred by that officer in connection with his duties.\n\n### Head 28. Miscellaneous Services\n\nAs indicated last year, Government will in 1937 contribute to the Hong Kong Travel Association up to the amount secured by public subscription, subject to a maximum of $15,000.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 557217, "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": "CO129-567-1 Education Department 8-6-1938 - 3-2-1939", "page_number": 56, "title": "CO129-567-1 Education Department 8-6-1938 - 3-2-1939", "content_text": "168\n\nO 20\n\n12. Un Long School.-Head Teacher, Mr. Lam Pak To. The maximum enrolment was 100 and the average attendance was 91.\n\n13. The process of the conversion of this school into a Vernacular \"Ko Siu\" School continues. In September, a \"Ko Siu\" II was formed to take the place of an English Class 7. The Annual Examination showed very good results; over 90% passed. The high cost of transportation is an obstacle to the passed students who wish to further their studies in the Urban Districts.\n\nGRANT SCHOOLS.\n\n14. The number of Grant Schools has been reduced to three as a consequence of the amalgamation of the Fairlea Girls' School with the Victoria Home in the early part of the year. The amalgamated school is the Heep Yunn School, housed in a new modern school building in Kowloon City. The school follows the same policy as the former Fairlea Girls' School, i.e., unlike the Ying Wa and St. Paul's, it follows the prescribed syllabus for Vernacular Middle Schools. In the University Examination, 50% of the top class students of both the Ying Wa and St. Paul's passed. In the Class 2 Examination, 61% of Ying Wa's candidates passed, while St. Paul's did not enter its students for this examination. The total enrolment in the three schools was 1,080, and the average attendance was 865.\n\nPRIVATE SCHOOLS-URBAN DISTRICTS.\n\n15. The total number of schools which received subsidies for either a part of or the whole year was 173. A few having been either removed from the Subsidy List or closed during the year, the number of Subsidized Schools at the end of the year was 167, with a total enrolment of 15,007, (15,174 in 1936) and an average attendance of 14,120 (14,305 in 1936). The number of Non-subsidized Day Schools was 591, an increase of thirty-five over last year. (maximum enrolment-41,250: average attendance=38,580). The number of Night Schools has increased to 54, (24 Boys' and 30 Girls'). The total enrolment in these schools was 1,902 (740 boys and 1,162 girls), and the average attendance was 1,566. The majority of these schools are Free Schools for the Working Class, sons of labourers, servant-maids and factory girls. The total number of Private Vernacular Schools in the Urban Districts existing at the end of the year was 816 (784 in 1936), consisting of 1 Exempted, 3 Grant, 167 Subsidized, 591 Non-subsidized and 54 Night Schools. The total enrolment in these schools was 59,249 (36,943 boys and 22,306 girls), and the average attendance was 55,139.\n\n16. The total amount of Subsidies paid was $92,130 which works out at about $532.60 per school, or $6.10 per pupil.\n\nO 21\n\n17. Physical Training. For the second time, a competition was held in December. The number of entries was exactly the same as that of the previous year i.e. 21, but the display showed considerable improvement in certain directions.\n\n18. Scholarships.-Thirty Free Places tenable at various Government English Schools, and four at the Vernacular Middle School were awarded to boys from Subsidized schools and eighteen Places at the Belilios School were awarded to girls from various Vernacular schools. This was the first time that a sufficient number of suitable students were found to fill all the 18 Free Places offered at the Belilios School, and this may be accounted for by the tendency in Girls' Vernacular Schools to introduce English into their curriculum in the earlier stages.\n\nPRIVATE SCHOOLS-RURAL DISTRICTS.\n\n19. Subsidized Schools.-The number of Subsidized schools was 116 including 6 girls' schools. Subsidies paid amounted to $19,855 working out to an average of $171.15 per school, or $4.20 per pupil.\n\n20. Non-Subsidized Schools.-There were 78 non-subsidized schools including 7 Girls' Schools. (6 Day Schools and 1 Night School.)\n\n21. Attendance. The total enrolment in the New Territories Schools was 7,708 (4,781 pupils including 601 girls in Subsidized schools, 2,927 including 758 girls in Non-subsidized schools, and 50 girls in a Girls' Night School), the average attendance was 6,099.\n\n22. Scholarships.-All the Free Places tenable in Government Schools offered to students from Subsidized Schools were eagerly sought and were filled by students selected at a competitive examination.\n\n23. Secondary Schools.-During the second half of the year, a few of the Secondary Schools-both English and Chinese-that were forced by the Sino-Japanese conflict to remove from Canton or other parts of China to this Colony established themselves in the New Territories, and it may be recorded that this is the first year that Secondary Schools appear on the New Territory School List. It will be interesting to see how many New Territories students will avail themselves of the opportunity, as we may judge therefrom what demand there is for Secondary Schools in these territories.\n\n24. Every school has been visited at least once during the year.\n\n($d.) Y. P. LAW,\n\nW. YU,\n\nI. S. WAN,\n\nS. W. LIANG,\n\nInspectors of Vernacular Schools\n\n24. 2. 38.\n\n69", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-567-1 Education Department 8-6-1938 - 3-2-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 557791, "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": "CO129-567-13 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 17-10-1938 - 25-1-1939", "page_number": 2, "title": "CO129-567-13 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 17-10-1938 - 25-1-1939", "content_text": "C.I.\n\nFinance.\n\nAccts.\n\n11.\n\n4. Memo was despatched to Hong Kong No. 345.\n\nA.\n\nTo Dec. Treas B/1sh with copy above (on 145 a/cs).\n\n(sent 17-10-38.\n\n2\n\n20.10.38\n\n2. For 8/2\n\n29.11.38\n\n(Qero/reubens comments. Case approved for utilization handing in. Increasing Scholarships in next few years wanted.)\n\nOn August 31st, 1938, the balance of the\n\nKing Edward VII Scholarship Fund was £888, showing\n\nthat the increased expenditure on account of the\n\nscheme for increased scholarships reported in 1934\n\nis not being carried out in full. This is due in\n\nthe main to the fact that no new scholarships were\n\nawarded in 1934 tenable from the beginning of 1935,\n\nwith the result that during 1935 there were only five\n\nscholarships in operation instead of the eight\n\ncontemplated under the new scheme of allocation.\n\nThe consequent deficiency has since never been\n\ncaught up, with the result that the fund is better\n\noff by £480 than it would have been if the original\n\nintention had been carried out.\n\nBefore our despatch No. 1 was drafted,\n\nthe Colonial Secretary had already submitted to the\n\nUniversity proposals for the utilisation of this\n\nsurplus (enclosure 3).\n\nThese proposals are that at\n\nleast twelve scholarships should be awarded during\n\nthe five years commencing with the academic year\n\n1939 to 1940, so that by 1945 to 1946, the surplus\n\nis likely to have disappeared:\n\nand they were made on", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-567-13 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 17-10-1938 - 25-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 557800, "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": "CO129-567-13 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 17-10-1938 - 25-1-1939", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-567-13 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 17-10-1938 - 25-1-1939", "content_text": "Enclosure No. 2\n\nUNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.\n\n17th October, 1938.\n\nThe Hon. Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office, HONG KONG.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to bring to your notice the following points with regard to the King Edward VII Scholarships:\n\nIn 1934 our Accountants went carefully into the question of the utilization of the balance of accumulated funds to the credit of the King Edward VII Scholarships Account, in the hands of the Government at that time, amounting to $12,000. The suggestion then made was that these accumulated funds should, over a period of about ten years, be used up in the provision of additional King Edward VII Scholarships.\n\nApart from the accumulated funds the sum available per annum is £300. It is not possible to state definitely how many scholarships such a sum will provide, because scholarships to the Medical Faculty are tenable for six years and to other Faculties for four years. Taking however the ratio of one 6-years scholarship to every four 4-years scholarships this means that approximately 5 scholarships can be offered every three years.\n\nThe following table shows the actual award of scholarships during the past six years. It will be seen that the proposed increase in the number of scholarships took place in 1935 and in 1937, but there has been no appreciable increase in 1936 or in 1938.\n\nPage 13", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-567-13 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 17-10-1938 - 25-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 561042, "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": "CO129-571-11 Sino-Japanese War- Japanese attacks on the south; fall of Canton and Hankow and visit to... 6-10-1938 - 5-1-1939", "page_number": 41, "title": "CO129-571-11 Sino-Japanese War- Japanese attacks on the south; fall of Canton and Hankow and visit to... 6-10-1938 - 5-1-1939", "content_text": "## 2.\n\n## 41\n\nwhereas agreement to proposal regarding occasional visit of Japanese naval transports (see my telegram 144 to Commander-in-Chief paragraph 5) which I understand the Government of Hongkong is not in any case in a position to refuse, would almost certainly have obviated this particular pin prick. The Japanese feel they have already made two \"concessions\" to us in regard to Uchang and Kinshan and that we therefore in return owe them concession of two visits of their naval transports. My impression is that they will \"trade\" visits of naval transport against sailings of our passenger ships approximately ship for ship. They will not however accept this \"concession\" as a favour that is with any \"handle\" for us (e.g. their promise to reopen the river to trade). If Japanese decide to force this issue there is nothing to prevent them from sending their naval transports through Hongkong and were they to do so before we have decided to agree we should lose any chance of using this as a point in favour of getting British ships moving.\n\nSimilarly, in the case of Saga I am sure that Japanese view regarding this visit was that it was a courtesy call on our part in return for their agreement in moving our gunboats. Admittedly we do not accept this view but it is tenable and from their point of view they have a large credit balance in this respect in their favour. I think that they genuinely do not wish at present to embarrass the Government of Hongkong and will not make frequent requests but that refusal without good reasons of normal facilities will inevitably lead to the Japanese at Canton refusing agreement to moving of our gunboats on the plea of \"military necessity\".\n\n## 4.\n\nThe Japanese are in control at Canton and we are still here seemingly under better conditions than at other occupied ports", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-571-11 Sino-Japanese War- Japanese attacks on the south; fall of Canton and Hankow and visit to... 6-10-1938 - 5-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 561509, "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": "CO129-571-16 New Territories 13-4-1938 - 12-12-1938", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-571-16 New Territories 13-4-1938 - 12-12-1938", "content_text": "of the New Territories. I incline to agree with Mr Rogers. It might be that the Chinese Government might be willing to give some assurances in the matter under pressure, but to exert that pressure just now might savour of blackmail. I cannot imagine the Cabinet thinking this a favourable moment to attempt to buy rights in the Territories, except on the possible grounds that they might be got cheap. We would advantage in acquiring an extension of the lease at this early date in that any such concession could be asserted against any future government of South West China, in the event of the break-up of China into fractional States. But if the Japanese succeed in establishing a puppet government in South West China, I doubt if Hong Kong itself would be tenable, with or without the New Territories.\n\nOn the whole I think that the conditions are too speculative to justify any consideration of the renewal of the lease at this date. I think that we had better ask for F.O. views on Sir G. Northcote's contentions without endorsing them in any way.\n\n# P. Howell \n30.4.38\n\nJ. Alabaster \n30.4.38\n\nI entirely agree that the present is a most inopportune moment for raising the question. Apart from the political issues, there is the point that as time goes on we hope to encourage more Chinese-controlled enterprise in this area which we, for preference reasons, will want to be in the Empire and not in China. The more we can create such vested interests, the stronger the support we shall get from China for an extension of the status quo.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-571-16 New Territories 13-4-1938 - 12-12-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 562995, "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": "CO129-573-2 Export of torpedo boats to China 14-5-1938 - 5-10-1938", "page_number": 35, "title": "CO129-573-2 Export of torpedo boats to China 14-5-1938 - 5-10-1938", "content_text": "35\n\nthe Convention de facto would be likely to give rise to an undesirable \"incident\" unless the boats were to leave Hong Kong under their own power and attack a Japanese ship en route. We cannot see that there is any reason to anticipate an incident, if they are re-shipped in a British ship, for the Japanese have not, so far as we know, withdrawn the undertaking they gave months ago that they would not interfere with British ships going to China, even if carrying munitions, and we do not see why motor boats should not, if so desired, be shipped on British ships just as, presumably, shells, guns, or other similar material could be shipped. If it were essential to stop their inclusion in the cargo of a British ship the Hong Kong authorities would presumably have to refuse to license export by a British ship whilst allowing it \n(b) by a ship of any other nationality, is this a tenable position? \n(a) by rail or", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-573-2 Export of torpedo boats to China 14-5-1938 - 5-10-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563542, "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": "CO129-574-9 Provincial Bank of Fubien- establishment of branch in Hong Kong 1-10-1938 - 28-1-1939", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-574-9 Provincial Bank of Fubien- establishment of branch in Hong Kong 1-10-1938 - 28-1-1939", "content_text": "## \n\n18 from by met by a simple reply the Bank must H.Kony مل & Hling Gui d that the + ut wastes to do business do so by setting up a company menable to the laws on its interiors, Lg his The Le from is browsy in the position that i i naised that may my ston wi مدان ساسان indu in this cas Communes law to nocle equid, & this the only way of working the project is by fi Mplomati representations reperes enloliong cations as Oxy My men i fara, u off the govemmi desparch Would yo b have ނ so good as to lead dvice ว what abonng this fg ber bi mot the aegin? matter its the to. has valed chime to many be un h an early (c) C. F. J. GENT. wa ana be graceful of replying reply \n\nCopy to Ronald.4", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-9 Provincial Bank of Fubien- establishment of branch in Hong Kong 1-10-1938 - 28-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 564998, "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": "CO129-576-5 Hong Kong University 13-6-1939 - 23-11-1939", "page_number": 107, "title": "CO129-576-5 Hong Kong University 13-6-1939 - 23-11-1939", "content_text": "## para. 38. \n## para. 44.\n\nThe University is able to offer a post graduate Diploma in Public Health worthy of recognition in the United Kingdom. Provision for 9 studentships, tenable for one year, would add to its success as a contribution to the welfare of China.\n\n## B. Engineering Faculty\n\nThe Committee approve the University's resolution to suspend degree courses in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and to offer instead one or two scholarships annually for the study of these subjects in London. The University should concentrate on the training of Civil Engineers, but should be prepared to reconstitute the separate electrical and mechanical engineering branches as soon as recruitment of students warrants it or if an authoritative request is received from China for the training of men in such work, for the purpose of reconstruction when the present war is over.\n\nThe appointment of graduates of the University by the Hong Kong Government to the cadre of Assistant Engineers would give the degree in the eyes of Chinese officials such a status as would help towards the appointment of Hong Kong Engineering graduates in China itself.\n\n## C. Science Faculty\n\nHitherto the teaching of pure science has been subordinated to the interests of Engineering and Medicine, and has been further limited by unsatisfactory laboratories. But the University has already inaugurated a separate Faculty of Science and made provision for the building and equipment", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-576-5 Hong Kong University 13-6-1939 - 23-11-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 565035, "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": "CO129-576-5 Hong Kong University 13-6-1939 - 23-11-1939", "page_number": 144, "title": "CO129-576-5 Hong Kong University 13-6-1939 - 23-11-1939", "content_text": "## \n153 \n\n154 \n\n20 \n\ntion in Great Britain, the University would serve a manifest need of China. We are of opinion that to achieve this end the following staff, in addition to that suggested above, would be necessary:-- \n\n(a) A part-time lecturer in Division I. The Director of the Institute, though holding a University professorship, would have important and multifarious Government duties to perform. \n\n(b) In Division II an additional pathologist, not so much to teach but to deal with the rapidly increasing amount of diagnostic work. We think that this should be a Government appointment. \n\n(c) In Division III a chemist (Chinese), to lecture and demonstrate in a full Diploma course, on food and water analysis.\n\n## Accommodation\n34. If a Diploma course is to be provided the following new buildings will be required :- \n\nDivision I. As the work of the Division will mainly be Government work, the cost should be borne by Government. \n\nDivisions II and III. Increased space for parasitology and biochemistry will be required in the University. This can be obtained by the addition of one story in the existing Physiology building. The cost would probably be about $35,000.\n\n## Director of the Institute\n35. We believe that the Institute can function satisfactorily only if the Deputy Director of Health Services is head of it and Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health in the University. In this view, Dr. Selwyn Clarke concurred.\n\n## Additional annual cost to the University\n36. (i) Staff: \n| Position | Cost |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) Director and Head of Division I, if Deputy Director of Health Service, honorarium | $6,000 |\n| Lecturer in Hygiene (for Diploma courses); cost would vary according to work performed. | |\n| (b) Parasitologist - University Reader | £880 |\n| Two Assistants - Chinese | $8,800 |\n| (c) One Pathologist - for increased diagnostic work (it is assumed that Government would finance this appointment). | |\n| (d) Biochemistry - estimated for above. | |\n| (e) Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry, average | $5,500 |\n\n(ii) Buildings: for Divisions II and III ... $35,000 \n\n(iii) Other Expenditure: \n| Division | Cost |\n| --- | --- |\n| I | Maintenance and other charges would be met by Government. |\n| II | Maintenance $5,000, Journals, etc. $1,500 |\n| III | Estimate in para. 27 above. |\n\n(iv) Total cost to University: £880, $61,800 and the honorarium of a part-time lecturer in Hygiene.\n\nIn the absence of a professional Parasitologist and Biochemist the Committee was unable to frame an estimate of the cost of initial equipment of the new laboratories proposed.\n\n## Research Scholarships\n37. (i) It was resolved that provision for nine studentships or fellowships, tenable for one year, though not essential to the scheme of an Institute of Public Health, would do much to guarantee its success as a contribution to the welfare of China. \n\n(ii) At $200 a month, the studentships would cost, at a maximum $21,600.\n\n(iii) We recommend that the University should forego tuition fees and give free accommodation in Hostels to selected research students from China in the hope that one of the educational trusts would contribute a sum to meet the remaining costs of a studentship or fellowship scheme.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-576-5 Hong Kong University 13-6-1939 - 23-11-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 566820, "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": "CO129-579-3 Sino-Japanese War- shipping 30-10-1938 - 23-12-1939", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-579-3 Sino-Japanese War- shipping 30-10-1938 - 23-12-1939", "content_text": "SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST\n\n27th July, 1939.\n\n68\n\nCannot be Enforced\n\nMr. Cheshire in his recent work on Private International Law, p. 197 writes \"It is axiomatic that Law cannot enforce a contract that is illegal by its proper law in England. The dearth of authority for this proposition is not surprising, for few would be bold enough to sue on a contract that is prohibited by the legal system to which it properly belongs.\"\n\nIn The Torni (1932) p. 78 at 88 Greer L.J. in considering the judgments in the Court of Appeal in In re Missouri Steamship Co. (Ch. D. 321) said: \"I regard the decision as meaning that if, in the country where the contract was made, the contract was illegal—not merely void and unenforceable but illegal—then the courts in this country would recognise the illegality and act in accordance with the law of the country where the contract was made.\"\n\nMr. Cheshire puts it thus: \"It has been suggested that a contract which is illegal by the law of the country where it is made cannot be enforced in England.\n\n\"Bold and sweeping statements of this nature are seldom tenable in Private International Law. This particular one, at any rate, derives little confirmation from the decisions usually cited in its favour, since they were concerned with cases in which the lex loci contractus was also the proper law. The casual place of completion cannot as a rule raise legal effects.\n\n\"It is academic and impracticable to suggest that a contract must be regarded as a nullity everywhere merely because it happens to have been made in a country by the law of which it is illegal. But what is true is that if that country is something more than the 'locus contractus,' if, for instance, one of the parties is resident there, or if the subject matter of a contract of sale is situated there, then, even though the law of that country is not the proper law, nevertheless any imperative provision by which it prohibits and illegalises the contract will be recognised by the English Courts.\"\n\nThree Arguments\n\nMr. Sheldon has submitted three interesting arguments in opposition to the making of the order prayed.\n\nFirstly, he contends, the fact that the local branch of the Company is precluded by existing circumstances from carrying on business in the Colony is not in itself a ground for making a winding-up order, and he relies on the case of In re Middlesborough Assembly Rooms Co. (1879) 14 Ch.D. 104.\n\nIn that case, a company formed for building and letting assembly rooms resolved, owing to trade depression, to suspend work for more than a year. A shareholder presented a petition for winding-up. He was supported by one-eighth in value of the shareholders, whereas the petition was opposed by four-fifths in value.\n\nIn these circumstances, the Court of Appeal held that a winding-up order ought not to be made.\n\nSecondly, he argues, the Supreme Court of China has made an order which is entirely nugatory. The only assets within the jurisdiction of that court are fourteen ships based on Chefoo or Dairen, and, notwithstanding the order of the court, these ships are still trading. This court will not make a useless or ineffective decree (Ferguson vs. Wilson L.R. 2 Chancery Appeals p.77).\n\nTwo Fallacies\n\nThat argument is based on two fallacies.\n\nIn the first place, the company has within the jurisdiction of this court substantial assets, and it has not been suggested that any order which I make will not be immediately effective so far as these assets are concerned.\n\nIn the second place, the fact that certain foreign nationals are in contempt of an order of a competent court is no reason why I should disregard that order or fail to treat it with proper respect. The case of de Jager vs. A.G. for Natal (1907) Appeal Cases 326 is direct authority for the proposition that the company in Chefoo is still subject to the jurisdiction of the Chinese courts.\n\nAs Lord Loreburn there said in delivering the judgment of the Judicial Committee: \"The protection of a State does not cease merely because the State forces, for strategical or other reasons, are temporarily withdrawn, so that the enemy for the time exercises the rights of an army in occupation. On the contrary, when such territory reverts to the control of its rightful sovereign, wrongs done during the foreign occupation are cognisable by the ordinary courts.\"\n\nIn the third place, he maintains the contributories are the best judges as to whether there is any danger to the local assets of the company. Their considered view is shown by the fact that whereas the petition is presented by contributories holding 1,500 shares, it is opposed by 50,000 in value, and it is a familiar and settled principle that a court will not interfere with a domestic forum.\n\nIt is perhaps not surprising that the majority of the contributories resident either in the province of Shantung, which is in Japanese occupation, or in Dairen in Manchukuo, should desire to trade with the enemy. It may, for aught I know, be a profitable undertaking: it is in any event more profitable than having the company's ships laid up in harbour or forcibly seized by the Japanese forces.\n\nHigh Treason\n\nIt is clear, however, from Mr. T. F. Lo's affidavit that these activities of the company are, by Chinese law, illegal, in fact treasonable, and I have not been referred to any authority for the proposition that, in order to meet the wishes of a majority of shareholders, I should connive at and, in fact, facilitate high treason by subjects of a friendly power.\n\nMr. D'Almada, who followed Mr. Sheldon, has advanced another argument. Assuming every argument put forward by Mr. Potter, Mr. D'Almada submits that the true remedy is not a winding-up order but an injunction to restrain the local branch from doing illegal acts.\n\nIn my opinion, that case is easily distinguishable. It was a petition for the winding-up of an English Company, whereas here I have to consider a petition for the winding-up of the local branch of a foreign company which has already been wound up by order of a competent court. I know of no authority for keeping alive a branch where the parent trunk is in process of dissolution.\n\nIt seems to me to disregard two facts, firstly, that the company has been wound up in China and that we are concerned here only with a branch, and, secondly, that, having no representatives here except a Japanese corporation whose contract of agency is illegal by the laws of China, there is no one on whom an injunction could be served.\n\nHaving come to the conclusion which I have already reached on Mr. Potter's first ground, it is not strictly necessary for me to state my views on the second and third grounds, but in case, on appeal, the Full Court holds that the first ground falls, it will obviate the necessity for a rehearing de novo if I record that, in my judgment, the petition is one which should be granted on all the three grounds advanced.\n\nThere will be an order for the winding-up of the branch of the company within the jurisdiction of this Court. There will be liberty to appeal, and the costs of the petitioners will be paid from the local assets of the company.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-579-3 Sino-Japanese War- shipping 30-10-1938 - 23-12-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 569229, "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": "CO129-583-18 Hong Kong University- British Council and Rhodes Scholarships 1-1-1940 - 31-12-1941", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-583-18 Hong Kong University- British Council and Rhodes Scholarships 1-1-1940 - 31-12-1941", "content_text": "(Intld.)\n\nG. E.J.G.\n\n4\n\nI take it is primarily directed to (1) Africa (2) scholarship facilities in this country for men from the Dominions, certain Colonies, the U.S.A., Germany, and now India. Provision of scholarship facilities at Hong Kong for Chinese, or Chinese British subjects, is a very different matter, might be worth trying; but I am not hopeful.\n\nIt\n\n(Sgd.) C.W.M. COX.\n\n24.5.40.\n\nI think Mr. Gent's proposal is that the scholarships should be tenable here and not at Hong Kong University? This should be made clear to Lord Elton.\n\n(Sgd.) G. CREASY.\n\n24.5.40.\n\nSir A. Burns spoke to me about this.\n\nCould you draft a letter to Lord Elton for the Secretary of State's signature on the lines proposed.\n\n(Sgd.) G. E.J. GENT.\n\nDraft for conson. herewith.\n\n25.5.40.\n\n(Sgd.) G. E. J. GENT.\n\n30.5.40.\n\nSir C. Parkinson.\n\nPlease see Mr. Gent's minute of 23rd May.\n\nI do not know whether the Secretary of State would be prepared to write as in draft.\n\n(Intld.) A. C. B.\n\n30.5.40.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nThe draft letter to Lord Elton, which is put up entirely for conson., is self-explanatory. Mr. Cox, the Education Adviser, is doubtful whether the proposal of a scholarship at Oxford for a graduate", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-583-18 Hong Kong University- British Council and Rhodes Scholarships 1-1-1940 - 31-12-1941.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 569294, "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": "CO129-583-18 Hong Kong University- British Council and Rhodes Scholarships 1-1-1940 - 31-12-1941", "page_number": 71, "title": "CO129-583-18 Hong Kong University- British Council and Rhodes Scholarships 1-1-1940 - 31-12-1941", "content_text": "I am extremely grateful for your advice and assistance. If it is possible to pursue it, its moral effect and its practical significance would, I think, be a tremendous encouragement both to the cause of Anglo-Chinese cultural relations and to the University.\n\nThis possibility is that the Rhodes Trust could be asked to consider the establishment of a Rhodes Scholarship, annually or in alternate years and tenable at Oxford, for a graduate or undergraduate of Hong Kong University of Chinese nationality or a Chinese British subject. If such a mark of recognition from the Rhodes Trust could be given, it would, I am convinced, have a very important effect at this time particularly, which is a crucial one in the Far East interests.\n\nI am confident that the Foreign Office would lend strong support to the application, but as I am in some doubt whether such a project could properly be held to fall within the range of the Trust's activities, I should much appreciate your view before taking further steps in the matter.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-583-18 Hong Kong University- British Council and Rhodes Scholarships 1-1-1940 - 31-12-1941.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 570705, "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": "CO129-585-3 Sino-Japanese conflict- shipping 17-1-1940 - 13-11-1940", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-585-3 Sino-Japanese conflict- shipping 17-1-1940 - 13-11-1940", "content_text": "33\n\ncase of Kawasaki Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha of Kobe v. Mantham S.S.Co.,Ltd. (1939). 1. All England Reports 819 where Sir Wilfrid Greene M.R. in upholding the decision of the arbitrator who found that the owners were justified in cancelling a charter party which contained the clause \"Charterers and owners to have the liberty of cancelling this charter party if war breaks out involving Japan\" spoke of his happiness to be able to avoid coming to a conclusion which would violate all his feelings of common sense. Mr. Sheldon has been driven to argue that the judgment in each of these cases has relation only to the facts of the particular case. That is true, but the point at issue in each of these cases was just the one which I have to decide, and these judgments apply to the facts of the case now before me as cogently as they do to the facts of the cases in which they were delivered. Sir Wilfrid Greene's recourse to the touchstone of common sense fortifies me in my conclusion, not only on the authorities which I have cited but also on my inescapable knowledge of conditions on the China coast, that a state of war exists between China and Japan, and has existed at all times material to this application.\n\nIn January 1939 the local office of the company was closed and its Chinese employees departed from the Colony. On 1st February 1939 the Dairen Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha purported to act as agents of the company in this Colony.\n\nIn these circumstances can it be said that the company is still carrying on business in the Colony? Mr. T. F. Lo, a well qualified and acknowledged expert in Chinese law has filed a lengthy affidavit setting out in the clearest terms the common law and statutory provisions governing trading with the enemy of the Chinese Republic. No counter affidavits have been filed and I therefore accept Mr. Lo's statements as an accurate opinion on the legal principles applicable to this case.\n\nAccording to Chinese law the action of the company in chartering ships to Japanese interests and in appointing Japanese agents is illegal and criminal and all such contracts are not only void but illegal. Can it then be said that the company is carrying on business in the Colony when its ostensible agents purport to act under a contract which is illegal by the law of China which is clearly the proper law? The answer must be no. The parent company in China is in process of compulsory winding up and the local branch is without lawful representation in the Colony. What then is the position of this Court? Mr. Cheshire in his recent work on Private International Law at p. 197 writes \"It is axiomatic that a contract that is illegal by its proper law cannot be enforced in England. The dearth of authority for this proposition is not surprising, for few would be bold enough to sue on a contract that is prohibited by the legal system to which it properly belongs\". In the Torni (1932) p. 78 at 88 Greer L.J. in considering the judgments in the Court of Appeal in In re Missouri Steamship Co. (42 Ch.D.321) said \"I regard the decision as meaning that if, in the country where the contract was made, the contract was illegal - not merely void and unenforceable but illegal then the Courts in this Country would recognise the illegality and act in accordance with the Law of the country where the contract was made\". Mr. Cheshire puts it thus: It has been suggested that a contract which is illegal by the law of the country where it is made cannot be enforced in England. Bold and sweeping statements of this nature are seldom tenable in Private International Law. This particular one, at any rate, derives little confirmation from the decisions usually cited in its favour, since they were concerned with cases in which the lex loci contractus was also the proper law. The casual place of completion cannot as a rule raise legal effects. It is academic and impracticable to suggest that a contract must be regarded as a nullity everywhere merely", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-585-3 Sino-Japanese conflict- shipping 17-1-1940 - 13-11-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 573473, "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": "CO129-588-8 Hong Kong University- British Council scholarships and Rhodes Studentship 11-1-1941 - 17-12-1942", "page_number": 46, "title": "CO129-588-8 Hong Kong University- British Council scholarships and Rhodes Studentship 11-1-1941 - 17-12-1942", "content_text": "(*6560-150) Wt. 44990-141 5,000 3/41 T.S. 695 (*7007-150) Wt. 13864-152 10,000 5/41 T.S. 695\n\nC. O.\n\nMr. Sir A. Burns.\nMr. G. L. M. Clauson.\nMr. C. J. Jeffries.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nB. I for Sir G. G. E. Gent\n\nBorish Comment (40)\n\nMr. A. J. Dawe. 20\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\n53611/3/41\n\nH 20/10/41.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nDear Sir,\n\nReference to our earlier correspondence terminating with your letter HK/5/1 of the 27th March about the British Commonwealth Scholarships tenable at Hong Kong University, we have been informed by the Governor of the Colony that three students chosen by the Simon British Cultural Association have come to the University and that the Council of the University now wish to obtain the fourth £4000, being this year's quota of £1000, in pursuance of the arrangement described in the telegram from the Governor which reached...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-588-8 Hong Kong University- British Council scholarships and Rhodes Studentship 11-1-1941 - 17-12-1942.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 582155, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-595-2 Financial compensation for married officers whose families were evacuated in 1940-1 21-2-1946 - 31-1-1947", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-595-2 Financial compensation for married officers whose families were evacuated in 1940-1 21-2-1946 - 31-1-1947", "content_text": "1940, which was ignored by many officers, however, is the first direct submission that those who obeyed the order deserve financial compensation. Mr. Calthrop and Mr. Cruttwell apply only on behalf of their two selves, but it is clear that if any form of compensation is granted to them it will also have to be granted to all Hong Kong Government officers (and possibly even to non-Government persons) who obeyed the order of June 1940, to evacuate wives and families.\n\n6. It might be argued against this submission that the complaint is not so much that they obeyed the order and thereby incurred expenses as that others did not obey the order and thus did not incur such expenses. From this aspect, one might say that it is no business of Mr. Calthrop and Mr. Cruttwell to draw attention to the conduct of their colleagues save in so far as that conduct was contrary to the public interest. The fact that certain officers got away with disobedience to orders is no reason for rewarding those who complied with the order.\n\n7. I think, though, that it should be acknowledged and the writers informed that a copy of their letter is being transmitted to Hong Kong for the consideration of the Hong Kong Government when civil administration is resumed and that the matter will then be considered in the light of the recommendations received from the Colony.\n\n(Sgd) A.H.D. Humphrey.\n\n25.3.46.\n\nMr. Lloyd.\n\nI do not think the claim is tenable. It is really based on X of Mr. Humphrey's minute of 12th March. I would reply as proposed except that I would say that the letter is being sent out for consideration by the Civil Government and leave it at that.\n\n(Sgd) B.D. Edmonds.\n\n28.3.\n\nI too doubt whether it will be found possible to accept this claim. At least these officers and others in similar case had some offset to the additional expenditure incurred by their wives in that they themselves must have spent less in internment than they would in normal circumstances.\n\nNevertheless the two men have stated their case very reasonably, and if the Hong Kong Government could devise some way of meeting them which avoided the creation of other anomalies, it might be well worth consideration to the extent at least of waiving the balance of the deducted 10% of salary. (If proposals recently made by Mr. Palmer are approved, part of that balance will be paid over in all cases).\n\nThe reply should be in sympathetic terms. The two men should be informed that their claim is one which cannot be examined for them alone but will have to be considered by the Hong Kong Government on the restoration of civil administration for all officers in similar case, and that a copy of their letter will therefore be sent.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-595-2 Financial compensation for married officers whose families were evacuated in 1940-1 21-2-1946 - 31-1-1947.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 584231, "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": "CO129-599-1 Salaries Commission 8-12-1947 - 22-12-1947", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-599-1 Salaries Commission 8-12-1947 - 22-12-1947", "content_text": "## Subject which is awaiting agreement\n\nWe are awaiting agreement on certain matters. \n\nIt has been disarmed in the bonds. Seen. Thank you.\n\nThat the general statement in principle at X = panalo, the draft has here agreed by CSD(B) - 2.\n\nThe read one is then to make sure on the telephone.\n\n(The opposite view is tenable but I don't want to advance it finally!)\n\n| Code | Entity | Tel. |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 178 | Gov. Hong Kong | 34 |\n| 180 | G. G. Malaya | 44, 38 (10-1-48) |\n| 181 | Malaya Union | 62, 48 |\n| 182 | Gov. | |\n| 183 | J. P. Bancroft (Jay) — `1.F.272/187/04` | |\n| 184 | Gov. | |\n\n Dates and tel. numbers:\n- 9-1-48: tel. 34, 6132\n- 10-1-48: tel. 44, tel. 38\n- 13-1-48: \n- 8-1-48: \n- 14-1-48", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-599-1 Salaries Commission 8-12-1947 - 22-12-1947.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 586015, "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": "CO129-602-4 Cost of living allowance 27-3-1948 - 11-12-1948", "page_number": 83, "title": "CO129-602-4 Cost of living allowance 27-3-1948 - 11-12-1948", "content_text": "81\n\n2\n\nINWARD TELEGRAM\n\nTO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES\n\nNEW REGISTRATION\n\nFROM HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham)\n\nD. 16th June, 1948. R. 16th June, 1948, 08.00 hrs,\n\nNo. 575 Confidential,\n\nAddressed to S. of S. Repeated to Commissioner-General Singapore, No. 22.\n\nYour confidential telegram No. 402.\n\n(1). Cost of Living Allowance.\n\nI have discussed the question of reviewing and setting up of machinery with Macdonald. Work has been proceeding in the collection of data for a review in Hong Kong and certain tentative proposals for the machinery were suggested to Malaya, but owing to the fact that the Committee under Benham in Malaya has been reviewing their rates, final arrangements have not been made. I have arranged with Macdonald for a suitable officer from Malaya to visit Hong Kong in the near future, to discuss the problem of liaison and methods to be used for periodic review.\n\n2. I consider it is essential to postpone review scheduled for 1st July for the following reasons:\n\n(a) Statistics and other material necessary for satisfactory review of C.L.A. are not yet complete.\n\n(b) So far, indications are that cost of living is rising and a review at present would probably result in premature increase before a tenable basis for periodic reviews has been established.\n\n(c) Present rates, resulting from Salaries Commission's recommendations, are admittedly tentative and it is essential to assess a satisfactory basic rate to be used for starting point for periodic review. I propose referring this problem to a Special Committee for advice.\n\n(d) I wish to consult the Malayan officer before setting up machinery for review.\n\nI recommend, therefore, that the review of Hong Kong rates should be postponed for 3 months. I would propose also to inform the Public Service in this sense, giving reasons necessitating postponement. The Service is somewhat inclined to anticipate an upward review in July and an announcement on the above lines will reassure them.\n\nCopy sent to:-\n\nTreasury\n\nMr. I.P. Bancroft.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-602-4 Cost of living allowance 27-3-1948 - 11-12-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 586030, "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": "CO129-602-5 Limits of territorial waters 27-10-1949 - 9-12-1949", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-602-5 Limits of territorial waters 27-10-1949 - 9-12-1949", "content_text": "Understand that the Chinese consider twelve miles to be the extent of territorial waters. The Foreign Office Legal Adviser, after consultation with the Admiralty, advised that the marking on the map was misleading and was merely \"a delimitation of the area within which all territory is leased, and accompanying the territory, of course the normal territorial waters\". He illustrated this by reference to the maps showing Antarctic claims, which included large portions of the high seas,\n\n(7.6690/130/10 of 23rd September 1937). On the other hand, it is obviously a tenable theory that the marking on the map was deliberate and that Hong Kong is excluded from exercising jurisdiction in the waters west of Lantao, which would then presumably be under Chinese sovereignty. The first question, therefore, on which we should be grateful for your advice is whether the 1937 opinions can still be maintained.\n\nThe next question then arises as to whether **Hong Kong should exercise jurisdiction within the full limits of the map or only within the three-mile limit (either including or excluding the waters west of Lantao). In 1937, His Majesty's Government were concerned to avoid incidents which might compromise their neutrality in the struggle between Japan and China, and Hong Kong was therefore instructed not to give the appearance of claiming jurisdiction beyond the limits of national or territorial waters properly accepted by international custom. Such waters, in the case of Hong Kong, were defined generally as follows:\n\n(a) Waters within 3 miles of the Colony's territory\n\nand\n\n(b) waters extending 3 miles to seaward of lines\n\ndrawn from S.V. Point to Black Point in Deep Bay\n\nand", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-602-5 Limits of territorial waters 27-10-1949 - 9-12-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 586034, "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": "CO129-602-5 Limits of territorial waters 27-10-1949 - 9-12-1949", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-602-5 Limits of territorial waters 27-10-1949 - 9-12-1949", "content_text": "customary three mile limit accepted by international usage although I now understand that the Chinese consider twelve miles to be the extent of territorial waters. The Foreign Office Legal Adviser after consultation with the Admiralty advised that the marking on the map was misleading and was merely 'a delimitation of the area within which all territory is leased, and accompanying the territory, of course, the normal territorial waters.' He illustrated this by reference to the maps showing Antarctic claims which included large portions of the high seas, (F.6690/130/10 of 23rd September 1937). On the other hand, it is obviously a tenable theory that the marking on the map was deliberate and that Hong Kong is excluded from exercising jurisdiction in the waters west of Lantao which would then presumably be under Chinese sovereignty. The first question therefore on which we should be grateful for your advice is whether the 1937 opinions can still be maintained.\n\nThe next question then arises as to whether Hong Kong should exercise jurisdiction within the full limits of the map or only within the three mile limit (either including or excluding the waters west of Lantao). In 1937 His Majesty's Government were concerned to avoid incidents which might compromise their neutrality in the struggle between Japan and China, and Hong Kong were therefore instructed not to give the appearance of claiming jurisdiction beyond the limits of national or territorial waters properly accepted by international custom. Such waters, in the case of Hong Kong, were defined generally as follows:-\n\nPage 20\n\nPage 21", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-602-5 Limits of territorial waters 27-10-1949 - 9-12-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 586039, "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": "CO129-602-5 Limits of territorial waters 27-10-1949 - 9-12-1949", "page_number": 25, "title": "CO129-602-5 Limits of territorial waters 27-10-1949 - 9-12-1949", "content_text": "considered by the Admiralty, Foreign Office and Colonial Office in 1937. It was recognised then not only that the boundaries shown in the map attached to the 1898 Convention excluded certain places what would normally be the territorial waters attached to part of the territory leased but also that those boundaries included waters well beyond the customary three mile limit accepted by international usage. At that time H.M.G. in 1937, were concerned to avoid incidents which might compromise their neutrality in the struggle between Japan and China, and Hong Kong were therefore instructed not to give the appearance of claiming jurisdiction beyond the limits of within which all territory was leased, national or territorial waters properly accepted by international custom.\n\nAlthough I now understand that the Chinese consider the Shrikes to be the extent of territorial waters. The Legal Adviser's office advised that often Consultation with the Admiralty, Foreign Office was mistanding and merely a delimitation of the waters, in the case of Hong Kong, were defined generally as follows:-\n\n(a) waters within 3 miles of the Colony's territory and\n\n(b) waters extending 3 miles to seaward of lines drawn from S. W. Point to Point in Deep Bay and from Fung Head to Mirs Point in Mirs Bay, the waters of both these bays within the closing lines being specially claimed as national waters properly leased by China.\n\nIt was illustrated this by reference to the mess showing Antimetric claims which included 0/138/10 2232 (File, I'm big 1937) W.\n\nOn the other hand, it is obviously a tenable theory that the marking on the map was deliberate and that Hong Kong was in exclusid form exercising jurisdiction in the waters west of Kantes which would then fremmabig be under Chinese sovereignty.\n\nThe first question therefore is whether the 1937 opinions can still be maintained. The question then is to the right whether Hong Kong should exercise jurisdiction within the full limit of the map or only within the three mile limit. It was not thought desirable in 1937 to amend the local Interpretation Ordinance to conform with this decision or otherwise to attract publicity to it, but the Japanese were told that the waters west of Kantes were not being claimed or excinded.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-602-5 Limits of territorial waters 27-10-1949 - 9-12-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 592188, "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": "CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949", "page_number": 88, "title": "CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949", "content_text": "# SAVINGRAM\n## 3 1 6 1947 16 Ackad.\n### To: Secretary of State for the Colonies\n### From: Governor, Hongkong\n**No:** 267 **Date:** 22nd October 1946\n\nThe Seminary of the Dominion Fathers at Rosary Hill, Stubbs Road, was leased by the Procurator in Hongkong for the Dominican Missions in the Far East to the local delegate of the International Red Cross Committee (Geneva-Switzerland) on 20th December 1943. These premises were used as a Red Cross Home for non-interned dependents of British and Allied prisoners of war and civilian internees and other destitute non-Chinese persons. It was supported by a monthly remittance of British funds received from Geneva.\n\n2. On the 22nd October 1945, Rosary Hill was taken over by the British Military Administration and subsequently requisitioned in December for use as a centre for civilian repatriates and destitute persons. The building had fallen into disrepair during the war and certain essential repairs and improvements were made to put it in order. Further expenditure will be necessary to restore the building to a good and tenable condition.\n\n3. The delegate of the International Red Cross Committee has informed the Government that he wrote to his Geneva Committee suggesting that contingent liabilities under the terms of the lease for repairs and replacements should be assumed by the British Red Cross.\n\n4. Parts of Rosary Hill have been derequisitioned from time to time and restored to the Dominican Fathers and the necessary repairs effected. Other repairs will be necessary from time to time until Rosary Hill is finally returned to its owners.\n\n5. It is understood that Mr. R. Zindel, delegate of the International Red Cross Committee, was to discuss this matter with the competent authorities in London and Geneva, but, since his return to Europe, no further information has been received on this matter.\n\n6. It will be appreciated if the question of financial responsibility for restoring Rosary Hill to its former condition could be taken up with the British Red Cross.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 596247, "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": "CO129-623-1 Rubber Industry- report and correspondence on the labour situation 1-4-1950 - 31-1-1951", "page_number": 46, "title": "CO129-623-1 Rubber Industry- report and correspondence on the labour situation 1-4-1950 - 31-1-1951", "content_text": "(4) \n\ndiscretion. Common official agreement and Labour Regulations are just as good as non-existent.\n\n(4) Two weeks had hardly elapsed when the workers of Wah Hing Button Factory were confronted with a minatory notice from their employer. It conveyed the employer's order to reduce unconditionally the wages and was openly and boldly worded that his factory would follow the example of the measure of complete discharge adopted first by the Fung Kung Rubber Shoe Factory, should his workers say \"No\" to it.\n\nWith their celebrated example of complete discharge adopted first by Fung Kung Rubber Shoes Factory, the manner of most of the general employers is growing arrogantly immovable in their dealings with our workers; the low-margin subsistence of our workers in this Colony is totally placed under the menace of unexpected and ubiquitous massive unemployment, and worst of all, Communist agitation is rampantly canvassing for a chance of infiltration.\n\n(The disastrous effects would have been easily imagined by any observer that what fate else except hunger and destitution, have befallen those poor rubber shoes workers whose daily bitter existence hangs only on meager wages, viz. an average daily payment of 60 cents (some 30 cents) to H.K.$1.00 that only enables the common citizen to buy three or two apples or one pack of cigarettes, as was authentically discovered by Mr. Krane and Mr. Dally, the ICFTU's Delegation to Hong Kong. In the course of this period of about a month, life for them has been more and more fraught with obvious depressing worries and bitter sufferings; hunger has virtually become part of their daily life. It is impossible for them to cope with the exigencies of even a scanty life with just a place to sleep and some clothes to don. No one would have expected some savings of them whose livelihood was scarcely carried on with little wages. Starvation and the tragedy of human life are imminent on these one thousand and seven hundred workers.\n\nWhat this TUC, being constantly badly in lack of operative fund, can do is only to mobilize all the workers' associations to tender material and moral support to these discharged workers to render them tenable, not against the oppression of the employer as the latter has already achieved the triumph with impunity, but against the fatal attack of starvation.\n\nBut what shall this TUC and the general workers do when presently this unfavorable tendency is allowed to prevail with other employers likely to discharge unrestrainedly more and more workers, we dare not visualize how heavy the burden will be on the shoulders of those still in employment but with scanty wages to support the livelihood of those discharged workers still increasing in number.\n\n(b) Naturally, the privation of our liberty-loving and law-abiding bona fide workers is the enjoyment of our enemies, the Communist agents, whose propaganda is desperately depreciating and", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-623-1 Rubber Industry- report and correspondence on the labour situation 1-4-1950 - 31-1-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 599401, "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": "CO129-627-4 Argyle Street explosion- correspondence on claims and enquiries 1-6-1946 - 31-7-1951", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-627-4 Argyle Street explosion- correspondence on claims and enquiries 1-6-1946 - 31-7-1951", "content_text": "I agree with Mr. Kirkness that we must go on fighting this and I think our case is good.\n\nI will (I hope) dispose first of the doubt Mr. Palmer raises at X of his minute of 17/9. Paragraph 2(a) of (13) on 55342/49 does not state anything new so far as Hong Kong is concerned. In (6) read with (4) (both on the same file) and the enclosures thereto, Hong Kong agreed to indemnify the War Department against claims arising from explosion etc. attributable to the action of the military forces employed in the disposal of unexploded bombs etc. (last sentence of paragraph 3 of (1) on 55342/49, copy of which was one of the enclosures to 4). This is in fact the point to which paragraph 6 of (4) now under consideration and paragraph 5 of (1) relate. The War Office admit that this agreement by Hong Kong was not in force when the explosion we are here concerned with occurred, but suggest that there should \"on moral grounds\" be retrospective application of the agreement on this point. I don't think these moral grounds are very strong. Hong Kong's agreement to indemnify the War Department, to which I have referred, was given as part of a bargain by which the War Department agreed to carry out the work of bomb disposal etc. provided the Hong Kong Government would pay the cost (including indemnification against claims). Not only did the explosion we are here concerned with occur long before this agreement was come to, but it did not occur in the course of bomb disposal etc. operations but, (according to the enclosures to (1)) as a result of negligence on the part of the War Department while the dump was under their sole charge.\n\n3. For the rest, I agree with Mr. Kirkness that the War Office's shift of ground to reliance on telegram 01733 avails them nothing. I am doubtful whether paragraph 3(a) of his minute is tenable, but I, like Mr. Palmer, think his paragraph 3(b) is. We should be grateful for Sir Sidney Abrahams' advice on this point. I have put in 52325/49, to his minute of 21/1 on which reference is made in Mr. Sidebotham's minute of 31/5 on this file.\n\n4. It is desirable to keep Eastern Department in the picture as to the progress of this argument, so I pass through Mr. Chaplin.\n\n5. There is a point not in issue here to which consideration should be given after the reply to the War Office has gone. That point is that in (b) of paragraph 2 of (13) we convey the view of the Federation of Malaya that the War Office should accept liability to pay pensions in the event of death or pensionable injury sustained by Army personnel during bomb disposal operations etc. Hong Kong have however agreed to accept such liability. When we put the proposals to them in (4) on 55342/49 we rather took it for granted that Malaya would agree to accepting liability on this point.\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-627-4 Argyle Street explosion- correspondence on claims and enquiries 1-6-1946 - 31-7-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]