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        "content_text": "\n& \n\nI from 4 to stove Men under Adonoral Chin, who Jell in the bustereis, in which from 40 to 50 and brokir were found. A portion of their gone is stated to have fuiten buch upon a city within tone Miler of From then and disbanded themselves, the remainder with the gu hon flee to Soonchos. Me how Lateen altogethen ch \n\nGuns \n\nMartitin ressung \n\nand other muchitions of war. \n\nand tasu than about 250 \n\nI powder, Shot, Gunhel \n\nL \n\nwith \n\nAll of which have him destroynt with exception of the \n\nqu mo \n\nSurminded \n\nMonsung \n\nName thin \n\nis a writsherd Village, alth \n\na Exact \n\nwall and ranches to in good repain, \n\nis a poor plan, and the Counting \n\nto populous \n\nor to fortile, \n\nin China - Yor Gunng \n\nZinr \n\navrand buy own means \n\nby \n\nas we have hither to pounch \n\nThe town. \n\nFreung \n\nKasing arrangil \n\nproceed to Shanghaw \n\n< \n\niv \n\nMagenfrent \n\nwith the Admiral to \n\nlarge contrercial comm \n\nabout 16 Miler if the brooding \n\nwing, Sen wom \n\nFather perched on the light shiter &wer \n\nthe 17. \n\nCaptain Watson who was in Command finding tenn has bustiones syy miles who the town deverted, occupied \n\nthe iron and crunterhing Une broche \n\nMine destroying Ever - Ihishan that on China wito artilley \n\nshalt march along the left bank of the Working. \n\nsich Ihmi \n\nthe remainder of the force. \n\nThe 2nd Mandrus M. I. and the butto \n\nand Sashers and Minners from that Presiding \n\nof Artothing joand the fint on the 17. May ish accompany the Jorce to Shang_haw. \n\ndem waste Martefiel to be atte \n\nto inform Gear Sereldliche that 16 of then sean of whom and \n\nInstrued to us \n\nMir \n\nEurope \n\nharr trov \n\nby Clapers & Wanse letter, in reply to \n\naddufardthim by the Retenimal and \n\ntimeslation - Mis act \n\nbryants, Ibig toe anchor an \n\nof reciprocal good Juling portends well. I have the honor to be \n\nMy Lord, \n\nYour Fuelshiper Most Obrdinst \n\nRun the Torrent, \n\nM \n\nHere in Mich Mavens \n\nCan Why Inven \n\n瓊 \n\nin the Stroming with \n\nto",
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        "title": "CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843",
        "content_text": "to test our \n\nforbearan re/mont \n\nprobably when \n\nruas otherwise. \n\n6.2 \n\ntoine arcive \n\nattrition \n\nengaged) by \n\nmactation first of \n\niderabile Articke \n\nہے۔ \n\nof the Treaty, and if \n\nwere twillin \n\nwilling to much \n\nwito de \n\nC-02- \n\ntext \n\nfor a trifle, \n\ngradually of more \n\nKore \n\nmaterial \n\nterial parts of the \n\nengagement. \n\nIcertainly \n\nto believe that snowed \n\npostitities will be more or les probable in the patio that the Treaty contains \n\nAnore az \n\nleas \n\nof stipulation \n\neither side for the regulation of our social \n\nand \n\néal intercourse. \n\nThe Treaty in \n\nmind \n\nray \n\n(if Treaty ben \n\nadvisable till the Chinese seek one) should contain \n\nthan two articles. \n\nThe first reding bong thong with furnicasion for their Merchants and Ships \n\nresort there, and the second \n\ngranting \n\nCozaa \n\nequal privileges, \n\nsencial \n\n*_.. \n\notherwise, \n\nwith my hereafter to less granted to other flowers. Ihave said, of heaty be \n\nNecessary or advicable till the Chinese seck one, because Pentautain \n\nOc \n\nbuling, that \n\nposition in strength \n\nsepon \n\nthese \n\nThe \n\nا ما",
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        "document_key": "CO129-004 - Public Offices & Admiralty - 1843",
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        "content_text": "Fragan \n\n26 bus. /43. \n\nbry \n\n6 form \n\n792 Hongkon \n\nRECENTS Tower Sheet Sety August 184/3 \n\nAUGŽ 1 1843 \n\none par \n\nb. leave England in \n\nThis The Each Hanhope for Honge Hong there \n\nellercentile Establishment and being aloul 6 Ship for that Celony a ratent Sli for the revoir \n\nrecair of Floral Naval a ellercantile the liberty of a debroving \n\nshesping Spresume \n\nyour Lordshit for authority to Lisembark ane \"down, either upon seven's Lease Grant or Purchase from her classtyy Lovernment a ratent Sison \n\n¿ligable site near the above, selllement car \n\nthe or \n\nthe \n\nse cose before, recited \n\nIf in making this application \n\nin Formal, \n\nLordship, it shouts appear indirect or in \n\nmay \n\nItnes pas on wo \n\nyour lordabies tendres fa, Quinction as to the channel, through which thin arslication should be made, to obtain the \n\nMerily satronage of ver ellapoty's sovencit Jo License Lease Giant à purchase all a stat Light Minimally \n\n& Han \n\nA \n\nand \n\nto A \n\nI euphone the awar \n\nمان مرد گرد \n\nmust be that Lad \n\nStanley apporchand think the vischer most be \n\nMais informed \n\nas to the existence of any. Porte \n\nOffice Regulation Durch would prevent his forwarding \n\na Letter to Hong Ming \n\nx y z vy \n\nyour \n\nrequent the attention \n\nto the imbject... \n\nof the word \n\nAusulitides aduich is an tiche non lesendid nit to make sure Jelly write hole to the Fort Officer ask. Auling Why \n\nWhen my \n\ncole, non Collelle. \n\nI wrthyformita \n\nAfflec- \n\nhey \n\n了 \n\nEt ai \n\nColonial Departint Gorming theat \n\nThe Secretary of A",
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        "document_key": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844",
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        "title": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844",
        "content_text": "No: 17 of 1844. \n\nArch. No. 1 in Despatch \n\nFrom \n\nto the Deputy Post Master. 1th April, 1844. \n\nRichard Woosnam Esge \n\nhi. \n\nOn \n\narriving \n\nAf Office ( Haughing) \n\n14. May 1844. \n\nhere \n\nhow to take upon mystif \n\n-the duches of Deputy Best muster under the Commission of This Lordships the Postmaster Geveral at Home I found myself under the neopity of addressing to the Colonial formed the folemning letters. \n\n\"The \" \n\nVictorii Hongkong \n\n\"25th March 18444. \n\nKuding great and unexpected \n\nto my entering upon \n\n\" difficulties in the \n\nway \n\nmay \n\n\"The Duties of Deputy Postinaster here. \n\nto mention my present sitication \n\nThey you \n\nfor the karvidt consideration of the Excalibure, \n\nI find \n\nIWA. Bruce Gryfe \n\nTo this Creellency \n\nThe Govenor \n\nthat Sam not only unable \n",
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        "document_key": "CO129-009 - Public Offices - 1844",
        "page_number": 346,
        "title": "CO129-009 - Public Offices - 1844",
        "content_text": "Forei \n\nOffic \n\nOME \n\nand the Commissioners of Police \n\nby to recommend the application Jonorable consideration, \n\nto your \n\nkuling assured that the advance of Salary will be of great advantage to these officers. \n\nI have the honor toke \n\nYour oud. Juvent \n\nSlowan \n\nRECEIVED \n\nAUG 19 \n\nIn 1386 AnyRong \n\nFaticis \n\n# Shunt 10144 \n\n1: Latti \n\nSuitties and Iii Guver \n\nhave divided that if the \n\nIneparas \n\nleave \n\naffientes \n\nThey \n\nof Police at Here Hour, ther \n\ntheir families \n\nwill \n\nuntil they \n\nCarz \n\nthem \n\nrafford \n\nEstand \n\nto to And \n\nfr \n\nA is exnenty Leared by the that they \n\nthey may \n\nyears sakey. to procure \n\nesi \n\nadvones \n\nReceive \n\nhalf- \n\nto cratic tem \n\ntheir necesare epifiment. \n\nCaries May \n\nEmefant",
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        "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]",
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        "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]",
        "content_text": "23 March.\n\nPubly.\n\n26\n\nThe Carl Sprey.\n\nJim J. H Davis,\n\n1 January, 1847.\n\nReceived\n\n17th November 182[?]; to\n\nDespatches & N 45 of\n\nAcknowledging receipt of\n\nN. 13.\n\nJ\n\n472\n\n68\n\nVictoria, Houghing,\n\nJudicial.\n\n81-27 Tanky 17\n\nRECEIVED\n\nMAR 23 1847\n\nMy\n\n18th January, 1847.\n\nOn the receipt of your Lordship's despatch N. 44 of November 19th, conveying Her Majesty's disallowance of the Rules of Court not approved by the Legislative Council, by one of which an interval of six months is made to elapse between two Criminal Sessions, I received the enclosed from Mr Huling for transmission to Your Lordship, in terms as disrespectful externally as it is couched.\n\nThe Right Honorable\n\nThe Earl Grey,",
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        "document_key": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]",
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        "content_text": "AWANG LEMANSAMAKITA KX409, itzi \n\n336 \n\n2. \n\nList of the present Heads of Offices with the date of their entering the Government Service.\n\n  \n    Name\n    Office\n    Date of entry\n    Annual Salary\n    If contributor to the Superannuation Fund or not.\n    Remarks\n  \n  \n    Honorable Major W. Caine\n    Colonial Secretary and Auditor General\n    30th April, 1841\n    £1,800\n    Contributor\n    £900\n  \n  \n    Honorable M.J. Mercer\n    Colonial Treasurer\n    14 February, 1844\n    \n    \n    Not\n  \n  \n    George Cleverly\n    Surveyor General\n    25th September, 1848\n    £800\n    Contributor\n    \n  \n  \n    Honorable W. Napier\n    Clerk of Works Civil Engineer and\n    20th April, 1868\n    £550\n    Contributor\n    Allowed £250 annum for keep of a horse £100\n  \n  \n    L. d' Urada e Castro\n    Clerk of Councils\n    12 January 1887\n    \n    \n    Not\n  \n  \n    J. L. Inglis\n    Registrar General\n    16th April, 1844\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Lieut: W. Pedder, R. N.\n    Harbour Master and Marine Magistrate\n    31st July, 1841\n    £550/£600\n    Contributor/Not\n    Allowed to reside in the Harbour Master's Office\n  \n  \n    Honorable J. M. Huling\n    Chief Justice\n    6 February 1864\n    £3,000\n    Not\n    \n  \n\n#",
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        "document_key": "CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8]",
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        "title": "CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8]",
        "content_text": "The Earl Grey.\n\nSeparate\n\nGovernor Bonham-\n\n21th August, 1850\n\nof the Governor at the\n\nfor extra expenses incurred during the absence\n\n\"Lieutenant-Governor, Major-General Staveley,\n\npublic funds to the\n\nallowance from the\n\nSuggesting grant of some\n\nNorth.\n\nMr Mist.\n\nPrefer to the Treasury with.\n\nistances\n\nUnder the cereusin\n\na\n\notta\n\nGevent. Starely recessed no\n\n...\n\nkeling Governe Abt. 28/10\n\n028841.\n\nrecommvem\n\nand as\n\nSally Salaryss\n\nbib\n\n3\n\ninch. Trevelyan\n\nH.C.\n\nMINUTE 29 BJR James M&Eliot M&Moricate\n\nM&Hawes\n\nEarl Grey\n\n1850 Novk\n\n2.\n\n12\n\n4\n\nSeparate 81 Augh.\n\n8726 Hong Horny\n\nEntered\n\n259\n\n6.Now/50\n\nJam dimett frail Grey\n\nto Cousmit to\n\nyou for the\n\nConsideration of the Loras\n\nCommissioners of the Treasury\n\nthe Copy of a Dispatch frame 7 Govers on of Horny Hary suggesting\n\ntte\n\nttch sonce\n\nallenave should be\n\ngranted to Major Generat\n\nSterly mentre expreses mccrred by him\n\nduring\n\nbis kamienistret in of the\n\nGovt.\n\nin the absence ofm\n\nBonham; and\n\nI am to request that\n\n1 gene will\n\nstate to their Lordships that",
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        "content_text": "SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.\n\nThe Hongkong Register.\n\nFLAS & AR\n\nLATE NAVS\n\n4 st Sp.\n\nHongkong (Mar. 25)\n\nMacau\n\nWhang\n\n25 Concis\n\nFROM TO CAPTAIN\n\nARRIVED,\n\nSAYLKU CAHLO\n\nMar, 22\n\nMartice\n\n10p¡ Welsit Formnes\n\n¡Mantl bgi Sarria 35 Tubal Cais B. Le 147 Sloggett\n\ng. 4Dencher\n\n25 Sarah Armitage Brit. sc. 185 Wooden\n\nTim and 208Kie\n\n23. LackroaND [ g. 400 Stereking\n\nH. 202 Broken\n\nSp. al. Caldin\n\nE of landwicke Brit\n\n26 Mathilde\n\n26 Scrutina\n\n27 Nankin\n\nri, se 8.\n\nSemut\n\n28 Leopard\n\nBrit. ek.\n\n206 Richards\n\n28 Ragla\n\nra\n\n25 Vanuetrop\n\nZai Lootse\n\n27\n\n291ADIN Suenam\n\n30 Fiery Cross\n\n30 June\n\n30 Rochapter\n\n30 Lanek\n\n30 Encounter\n\nBrit. Mr. 1832jCaldwell\n\ncmus\n\nShangbai\n\nArany\n\nMar. 15 Rico\n\nMar. 120eneral\n\nM 20 Rice Niakpo Man 143mdeles Caletta Jan. 30 Rice, 8cc. Nugpo Bar Sandria Bluniis\n\nSingapore\n\nRico\n\nBio 11\n\nMar. 16 Rico\n\nCONSIGN BEN\n\nRobert S. 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Nr. 210 Welsh\n\nBrit. g. 203 Taloy\n\nBrit. bg. Idenersu\n\ne:100 McCaus\n\nBrit. k. 310 Cairns\n\nBM. bk, 536 Uklejama\n\nBeit. b. 175 Peny\n\np. 335 Arrigoitia\n\nsi. sh. 500 Coniers\n\nBrit. E\n\nBrit. al 10 Dewar\n\nBrit. bl. 42% Young 15. Marquard Brit. eh. 209(Calling\n\n15 Singapore Bets 74May 12Aug. Melino ¡Bro. 5k. 306Luebko\n\nLinde Jucaries Edel Coari Sundries 3. Stations\n\nSundries\n\nPart Philip Sundries Adelaide\n\nاهان را این بردار\n\nSundries Sundries\n\nMaula Sand:ins Amay Sundries Calcutta Sundries Stangliae Suudries\n\nShangha\n\njoxotk\n\nSundries\n\nBallant\n\nBandries\n\nSundries\n\nAinoy\n\niSundries\n\nEast Coast\n\n¡Sundries\n\nAdolside\n\nFat Cowet\n\nWalparden\n\nSundries\n\nThas\n\nAustralla\n\nNew York\n\nSundries\n\nHan org\n\nSingapore\n\nFuntries\n\nSundries\n\nJurdina, M. and On\n\nHardin, M. and Co 'G. Daddell\n\nSheaffer and Co\n\nWm. Pasta Gd Co\n\nW. M. Robinet and Co\n\nF. Edger\n\nP. & 0, S. N C\n\nJohn Bord and So\n\n¡Dryer and Co\n\nOrder\n\n¡Y. J. Murrow\n\nOrlan\n\nik S. Walker ¡Y, J. Murrow\n\nt. Walker\n\nA. Berenbari\n\nJardinc, M. and Co.\n\nNye Brothers and Co\n\nP. F. Cama au Co\n\nDreyer and Co\n\nnlries Order\n\nSonides. F. Syme and Co\n\nSundries\n\nManila\n\nSa\n\nSingapore\n\nSundriss\n\nSantries\n\nSingapore\n\nandries\n\nMontal\n\nTaga\n\nMERCHANT VESSELS.\n\nSusp\n\nAn\n\nDuto of Arrival\n\nTONS MARTENS\n\nFeb. 57Ball\n\nFea\n\nP. O. Sync and Co\n\nTait and Co\n\nF. D. Syme and Co\n\nandersion and Co\n\nSanderthau and Co Mait and Ca Wm. Pusiau and Co\n\nJamestown, ship\n\nKit Carson, elig\n\nLucknow, ship\n\nSarah Warren, barque\n\nSirovcu, chip\n\nBray Hound, ship\n\nStarr King, ship\n\nTatar, ehin\n\nTuakina, ship\n\nArgonaut, ship\n\nBayard, barque\n\nBarrida Brothers, ship\n\nLuniest, ship\n\nHound, ship\n\nJames Marshall, brig\n\nLemisiana, kargus\n\nMaria, arque Metro, Larque Mic scener\n\nPenguin, weloener\n\nSes Nymph, berquo\n\nFiorid, ship\n\nMERCHANT VESSELS. -Contiennent.\n\n[No. 14-APRIL 1, 1855.\n\nShanghae Feb. 10 280gers\n\nDate ut\n\nAT\n\nAriva MARELAS\n\nCONSIGNEXY\n\nUJESTINATION\n\nIntended Dumpat-ly\n\nJA. Connolly\n\nSwatow\n\nFarly\n\nShaw, Blant and Uu\n\nJader\n\nLiverpool\n\nEarly\n\nLoudon\n\nEarly\n\nSwatow\n\nEwatow\n\nFly\n\n!London\n\nEarly\n\nEyduey\n\nFor Sute\n\n2\n\nFeb. 10 310 Quirk Mar. 178 Cav\n\nMu, 19 154 Trocar FU, 21 464 3hrewbery POL, 2400 Peutruath Web. 81291 Christian Fol. 26 377 M Far. 10 786 Brown Feb. 28 263 Lewis\n\nHongkong Feb. 22 294\n\nFeb 8 520Ch Macao far. 703 Guterres\n\nMacao Fou. 11 277 Luz Mar 240, L-z\n\nDunt, Beale and Co Rasselt und Co\n\nJames Bowman and o G, Livingston and Co Bella Co\n\nDent, Bible and Co\n\nBrawlao aul Co\n\nJames Stephensca J.V. Jarge\n\nA. A, de Mello and Co\n\nadoro d'Almeida\n\nJayah. Still and Cu\n\n4.\n\nGlan 18 2721) Agalia\n\n376 Marve\n\nL. Harones\n\nWhampoa Mar.\n\n606 Delhomme Wm. Fusta and Co\n\nlongkong Feb. 17 530Smith\n\nMar 30, 468 Killing atar. 151900Murphy Mus500Tatusan Mar. 6 720 Wingar Fel, 14113 Canjage Bet. 111,20 Cowell\n\nMax 89 Paner\n\nMer 11 340 Gore\n\nMar 7570 Mix\n\nSept. 842Jones\n\nWhaipos de 25 175 ale\n\n+\n\nAmoy\n\nGeneral Piern, ech.\n\nSnute\n\nWaverley, ag\n\nWar flawk, ship\n\nCautan, ship\n\nScience, Lonyes\n\nAntelope, satorer\n\nAriel, ship\n\nfebn Wade, ship.\n\nWilmington, honner\n\nCarlow, brig\n\nMoury, bagre\n\nN. B. Palmer, ship\n\nDutch\n\nAlbaneerwaard, barque Boilers, chip\n\nCristina, barque\n\n3. Elizabeth, barque\n\nJan Hendrik, barque\n\nMar. 13 180 Peete\n\nFab.\n\nlan.\n\n1100 rewater\n\nStar. € 713 Stevens\n\nKussell and Co Order\n\nRussell and Co Rose Go Russell and Ca Russell and Co Jane Steplu rson\n\nAdel&Philtill\n\nSingapore\n\nSingapore\n\nInd.\n\nWheming\n\nPeight ur Char!\n\nSan Francisco April 10\n\nAdel. & Mel. Tad,\n\nSan Francisco April 17\n\nSan Francisco\n\nCaly\n\nAugustine ford and Co Wi Win. tusla and Co\n\nWhens, Anthou and Coban Francisco! Wilms, Anthon and Co Hondur\n\nJames Stephie:ZON\n\nMarford\n\nOvde\n\nSan Francisco April 18 Adel, & Syduty A\n\nMaz. 111185 West\n\nMa\n\n135 Lamilton\n\nMar 4117 Turner\n\nY. J. Muriou\n\nY, J. Murrow\n\nAustralia\n\nKtor and Ce\n\nBuston\n\n239 Graham\n\nRussell and Co\n\nNew York\n\nBarly\n\nPudon and Cu\n\nNow York\n\nFeb.\n\nCrosby\n\nMar. 8 $75 Peterson\n\n¡Alvoid and Co\n\nSn Prausias Ind.\n\nAugustine Heard me Co\n\n300 Pasiphor\n\nNge Brothers and Co\n\nFeb. 11 45% Whoever Jan. 28 900\n\nShangha Repairing Havana\n\nEarly\n\n¡Hevada\n\nNo. 8 188 Dyer\n\n2248 Willian\n\nMax. 6 209 Monta Mar.\n\nJan. 19 689 Nicholson\n\nMar Dee. Formona Fel\n\nNov.\n\nFuh-chau Mar. Niugpo Mar.\n\n750 Aytun\n\n150 Badger\n\n1000: siromans\n\n417 Worth\n\n400 Potter\n\n479 Mellus\n\n269 Cher\n\nMet. ¡600 peroor\n\nJac We\n\nFou\n\nShanghae Mar. 9 2 Gregory\n\nFol. 24 450 Fletcher Bet. 5/2006 Lowe\n\nHongkong Mar. 15) 730 Linduan\n\n33\n\n15\n\nKongu lamelaar, ship\n\nNeerlands Indie, siaip\n\nSamat, ship\n\nMar. 13 322 Teu Har\n\nMar. 14 350 Krauer\n\nMan Tomp\n\nMar. 2614. De Jong\n\nRussell and Co\n\nS. E. Burrows\n\nTail and Co\n\nW. M. Robinet and Co\n\n1. Pustau and Co\n\nRussell and C\n\nUnder\n\nKyu Brothers and do\n\nKussell and Co\n\nKell and Co\n\nAugustine Heard and Co\n\nRugseil und Co\n\nW. M. Rotinet and Co Russland Co\n\nRussell and Ca\n\nOnier\n\nShaffer and Co\n\nSchaefer and Co\n\nJames Stephenson Jim. Pistac and Co\n\nPub, 9698 Lindermance Stephenson\n\n3ar\n\nJan.\n\nAlbrecht Beyling, barq Whampoa Mar Aline, arqua\n\nBintang Anam, barque\n\nBroedertrouw, ship\n\nArgo, Imarque\n\n143\n\nDESTINATION\n\nIntended Thatch\n\nFatal Hair, barque\n\n34. Eulema, shooner\n\nJustine, barque\n\nProvests, barque\n\nVrouw Jotina, bq, Mercurius, barque Westkappelle, barque Beauty, torque Zuid Holland, ship\n\nDanish\n\nDannebrog, barque Lente, schooner Svendborg, Larquy Aernet, szig\n\nConm Heinrich, bg.\n\nJohannes hand\n\nUto, bu que\n\nWaldemar, herque\n\nHenbury\n\nAutralia\n\nIS. Trancisco\n\nIxel.\n\nAmoy\n\nAdel & Sydney Trid.\n\nSingapore\n\nInd.\n\nWhen pus\n\nsrdce, Matheran and Co Schaeffer and\n\nLondon\n\nAdsiaide\n\nFuruins. Matteson aud Co\n\nHavaus\n\nTernor and Co\n\n¡Turner and Co\n\nCape & Longga\n\nT. & U. S. N. C.\n\nShaughne\n\npill &\n\nPhillips, Moors Co Kurder\n\nAustralia\n\nLondon\n\nBariy\n\nand Co Holliday. Weed Co\n\nway sund\n\nRepairing Bonjay\n\nApril 15\n\nTarer, beg\n\nTubal Cain, ig\n\nWilliams, Anthon and Co\n\nPant, schooner\n\nAfghan, slip\n\nWhampoa Mar. 20 670debank\n\nLondon\n\nArturo, que\n\nFab,\n\noClarke\n\nCarlines, ship\n\nMar.\n\n370 Ferensor\n\nCELIST:L, ELERIEur\n\nMar.\n\n750 Curling\n\nD'Almeida Family, hg.\n\nNov.\n\n250\n\nEaglet, seamer\n\nMai.\n\n145 Caldwell\n\nMainas, stramer\n\nCage. Mangarel, batą.\n\nBritish\n\nAlireal, ship\n\nAfro the Great,\n\nAlligator, lig\n\nAnglia, barque\n\nA. P. Sharp, barke\n\nle\n\nMock River Jacket, bq.!\n\nCarible ship\n\nCrishan, banque\n\nDuke of Portland, ship\n\nEamon, rezoaner\n\nEmma, achooner\n\nFanny, ban\n\nForm, camer\n\nFriedrick, belg Jamiitan, slip Hazard, schocier Julinder, Jacque\n\nLuorink, big\n\no Iurie\n\nLy, thou\n\nBart of Maulwicke, by\n\nHornet, sooner\n\nLouisa Baillie, sup\n\nMalebr\n\nNina schooner\n\nPearl, stip\n\nSarai. Armitage, ship\n\nTravancare, ship\n\nVigilant, arque\n\nMazeppa, schooner\n\nFlongkong sb. 26 790 Browning\n\nReh. 13, 846 Mefntyr\n\nFeb. 26 sindi\n\nMar 989.Sharp\n\nMar. 12' 265 Sich\n\nMar. 20, $74 Winchester\n\nFeb. 1272 Tuscolt\n\n21 533 Sumor\n\nMar. 30 149ring\n\nMar. 19 120 upper\n\nMor. 5 Prasmith\n\nMar. 11 750regear\n\nJan. 16 990 Neville\n\nMar. 15 433[Fare\n\nMar. 20 184eary Jan. 24530 Bolto Mar 30 289 Crocket Mar 29 3-har's [Mar. 131 180Makelier Mar. 30/1250 lowe\n\nSaj 533 Spence ar 30 148\n\nMar. 25190leggett\n\nMar, 26247)ncher\n\nFalk, 27 168 Nordqvist\n\nMar.\n\n464 Legoe\n\nMar. 22 115 Rayer\n\nMar. 23 605 Macker.zie\n\nMar. 160-te\n\nMar. 9 582 Towa Tea\n\nS Station Mar.\n\n5953\n\n163 Button\n\n142 Marios\n\nTan Berd at Co Vacs Stephenson\n\nGrind, Fivlagston and Co\n\nY. J. Murr\n\nArmstrong and Lawrence Uriur\n\nDent and Co\n\nY. J. Murrow\n\nTurner and Co Jardins, Mathe\n\nP.&O. 5. N. Co\n\nJarl, Mathos and Co\n\nwitanie, Anthen and\n\nFlescher and Co\n\nRaseuli and Co\n\nardine, Mathagon and Co\n\nP. & S. N. Co\n\nosvenor and de Siemsson and Co\n\nOrder\n\norlowitz and Cə\n\nder\n\nNathaly and Co\n\nJohn Burd at\n\nBrandao antil Ca\n\ndarling, tiles and Co\n\nTurner and Co\n\nJ. C. Confor\n\nMarine, Mathew, and Co\n\nDent and Co\n\nJamine, Matheson and Co\n\nDent and Co\n\nOrder\n\nZephyr, schooner\n\nAmin, staler\n\n\"\n\nDas.\n\nFeb.\n\n\"\n\n346\n\nEited up\n\nisitangha\n\npore and Cal, and.\n\nLes Imm\n\nFreighbor Char\n\nCelibri, big\n\nLima, bargre Mathilde, brig\n\nNicoline, whip Quaries Ross, banyoo Qusmine Lac\n\nEnterprise, schooner\n\nPodveta, quo Crnar, barne Hularich Gustav, brig Handilai, sek\n\nFARME\n\nLevaut, xhip General laro, ship En ship\n\nL'erviun\n\nJose C. Ugarte, ship Petion, barque Carinen, barye\n\nLinin, skip\n\nMicano, banque\n\nUgaris y Santiago,\n\nCriani, dig\n\nCatalin, ship\n\nRasita, scrooner\n\nAutenia Terry, hip\n\nJ. Terry, ship\n\nAANIGRA\n\nGelender, baryas\n\nSpesiali\n\nCosta, tig\n\nDenia, echuuler\n\nScratina, sup\n\nby.\n\nV. Kinavia, bug\n\nNarciss. brig\n\nReculito, souber\n\nYlesno, trig\n\nNeptus, rig\n\nSalve, brig\n\nDurdo, brig\n\nMar\n\nKar.\n\n1 609 Wagner\n\n1780mvei\n\n507 Mubar\n\n472fheon\n\n292day\n\npar: 221 70uillardsk\n\nEnst Coast Mar.\n\n600; Weber\n\nSupt. 8 401 Thamns\n\n14\n\nMar.\n\nAmoy ¡Mar\n\nMac.\n\nד'\n\nWm. Pastu aid to\n\nJLunes Stephenson\n\nSchoofter and 6\n\nSchaefer and Co\n\nOrder\n\nHungkung\n\nNpo & 'kong Perly New York\n\nAustralia\n\nSai: Francisco\n\n1.d.\n\nSydney & Melbmd. Shanghe\n\nLord\n\nAdol&P.Phillipmd.\n\nEast Coast\n\nardino, Malleson and Co Batavia\n\nOrder\n\nOrder\n\n8 Starkenburg Order\n\n234 Lewis\n\nFeb. 21 324 kút\n\nSwating Mac\n\nOrder\n\nOrder\n\n50Jurriaanse Order\n\nSnimith Oxier\n\nFvb-chan Pah. 425 Bonderkiak'Order\n\nShangban Feb. 30 411 Verachoor Deal, Beals and Co\n\n15\n\nFeb. 28 582 Boar\n\nHongkong Mar. 22 410 Sir Ben\n\nMar. 29 180 Krase\n\n31\n\n36ar. 13 33olgensen\n\nBaal Coast Mar.\n\nShanghae Web. 10 339 Thiessen\n\nMar. Mar\n\nW sau and Co\n\nTuhchac ¡Bvalow\n\nInd Early\n\nJohn Burd sei c\n\nJardine, acheson and Co κέλτικες\n\nCowes\n\nEarly\n\nWm. I'usiau and Co\n\nWm, Ruslan and Co\n\nikeres not Co\n\nCarlowitz and Co\n\n300 Allebar\n\n264 Salmidt\n\nCharler\n\nHongkong Mar. 25 200 Kier\n\nMar\n\nJohn Burd and Co\n\n18 Christiansen John Burd and Co\n\nMar 28 202 Broken\n\nFeb. 9; 162 Wallenen Whampoa Fah. 22 230|lie Fol\n\n400 thieveking Mar. M137 Uulivenda East Coast Peh 440 Jessen\n\nMac Pcb\n\nSwator Mar\n\nMac Sanghan Mar\n\nHer and Co\n\nWin. Pusa and fa Siemasza and Co Win. l'estes and Co Wm. Pastau and Co Augustino leard and Co 148 Suhit erg Win. Pustan and Co 450ngsiboch der 238 verge Drier\n\nal Ca Lindsay at Co\n\n160 Kreutzfeldtems 110 Reiner\n\nHongkong Mar. 1 283 Couper\n\nMacao M\n\nMax.\n\nHongkong Nos. 14 589anama\n\nArmstrong and Lawrance\n\nSan Francisco\n\nHamburg\n\nส\n\nUnder seinare\n\n450 Gill\n\nAsatrug and Lawrence\n\nAustralia\n\njlund.\n\n8 244: Defervari 35oj Baker\n\nVardine, Matheson and De jamay W. M. Rubinst and Cɔ\n\nNov. 13 250 Barry\n\n21\n\nW. M. Robinet and Co Under\n\nEast Coast\n\nFeb. 16' 199!Arnie\n\nItepairing\n\nMar.\n\nWhampoa Mar.\n\nMar. 10 29Mazeres\n\nPast Const Mar\n\nSwarow\n\nDec\n\nFul-chan Mar.\n\nAugustine Heal and Co\n\nRobinct and Co 21Savason. M. Cobinet a Co\n\n600 Wilso\n\nOrder 201,Juder word, Augustin? Heard and Co\n\nShanghae Pen $2200 Giganter Russell and Co\n\nJau 1004 Cortina\n\nHongkong Feb. 17340) Hongkong dar. 25 140 Sarria\n\nStr. 225kil Mar. 28 415adiz Mar. 126arcia\n\nMaceo\n\nMar 19 150luma Mar. 13srors\n\n11 27 46empere\n\nWampon Ma Sel-Suveven\n\nW. M. Roisina 20:4 Co\n\nUnder\n\nJ. V. Torge\n\nOrder\n\nHongkong\n\nBangkok\n\nEarly\n\n!L. J. Gulierenz\n\nvall, St and Co\n\nRail\n\nR. Garreta\n\nKantla\n\nGarreta\n\nYiocos\n\norder\n\nManila\n\nTait and Co\n\nVider\n\nJ. V. Jorge\n\nMar 15 131 Summers Kinder Amoy Mar 7\n\nMar.\n\nBest Coast Mar.\n\n240 Welsh\n\n¡P. D. Syme and Co\n\nMar\n\n465 Vineent\n\nMar\n\n274jitall\n\nSwarow\n\nJan,\n\n29 Fice\n\nMar\n\n149 Mooney\n\nOrder\n\nマジョル\n\n952 Raver\n\nOrder\n\nWaton and Co\n\nShanglue\n\nder\n\naddine, Math and Co\n\nUnder\n\nOnder\n\nShangbas\n\nRussell and Co\n\nAugustine Flourd and Ca\n\nadine, Matlicon and Co Wetnore and\n\nAustralia\n\nExcu\n\nJarlie, Matheson and Co Dant and Ca\n\nSwith. Keanely and Co\n\nFreight or Char\n\n10100, Livingsted and Ch\n\nEarly\n\nEast Cuasi Fol\n\n148 Prowes\n\nReis and Co\n\n226, alerte\n\nOrder\n\nShanghe ar\n\nit. & 0. 8. X. Ch\n\nShaw, Bland and Co\n\nAustralia\n\nEarly\n\nLizzie Jarvis, ship\n\nWhan pos Mar. 11\n\nIng Crosby\n\n550 Set, www\n\nde Burcowa\n\nSyviuey\n\nChinese\n\nPretighter Char\n\nlenkin, Faraon and Co\n\nLondon\n\nsealed\n\nBaty\n\nCoz facing, steamer\n\nWan, Pustuu and Co\n\nS. E. Inerows\n\ntient, Beale and Co\n\nTotdea\n\nal\n\nBause arque\n\nLouisa, harqe\n\nCity of London, bq.\n\nForerunner, selcounter Dealong, barque Sarah Lucy, ebiy\n\nFortas, brig\n\nAt Key, Behconer\n\nEllou Oliver, barque\n\nGazelle, seboouer\n\nWhampica, barguo\n\nExcellent, brig\n\nAfrica, are\n\nAntipodes, arquc\n\nJane. Mishall, slip\n\nKolt-on, up\n\nSex, ship\n\nWild Darrell, cl\n\nAgra, ship\n\nBlenheim, ship\n\nDuck, sclismer\n\nEllen, barque\n\nErin, steamer\n\nFormass, ship\n\nHistle, Ach.\n\nJane Maria, orig\n\nLady kingson, ab.\n\nLord of the lea. ship:\n\nMori, plep\n\nJan.\n\n450 Day\n\nChinniew Jan. 28orst\n\nAmey Mar 5 121 Wilson\n\nTait and Go\n\n083 Henderson Fisicher and Co\n\n11 Fax\n\nFeb. 17 876 Gale Ningpo Feb. 335 Curtis Ful-chau Mar. 615 Woot\n\nFeb. 24, 420 Turboil Yor.\n\n98% Young\n\nFeb. 11 846 Pant\n\nFeb. 16 D Seal\n\nWonging Mar. 190 Farlane\n\nShanghac Feb. 23 714 Bulgo\n\nFeb. 24 300 Walker\n\nEeb. 22 809iSanks\n\nMar\n\n$59 Jamieson\n\nJan. 25 40 Rollason\n\nFor 11 50Cces\n\nFair. 25 226 Bovey\n\nFch. 81200 Wilson\n\nMar. 13 sataxi Peb.\n\npremier\n\nLindras and Co.\n\nDent, Beale and C\n\nAnn, ship\n\nfar\n\nFe.\n\nMarine. Matheson and Co Lendon\n\nella Co\n\nSwedish Chieftain, burque\n\nKramn Augusto, brig\n\nChilias Frolic, hin\n\nOudenbury Schlosser, barque\n\nNew Grenadian\n\nWhatupo Mar 1 298 gera\n\nWhempos Mar. 20 250 Hasselhoff Dreyer and Co\n\nOrder\n\nShaughse Mar. 430 Gough\n\nEdited, Printed, sud Published by ROBERT STRACHAN, at the longlowy Register Office: Dage Ste\n\nVictoria, Hongkuag. Tuesday, April 1. 1889.\n\n188\n\nThe Hongkong Register.\n\nVol. XXIX. Na. 23.\n\nINTIMATIONS.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nATHEREAS the Firm of NYE BROTHERS & ..\n\nWo Cuntat, Chica, did, on the 11th day of March,\n\nVICTORIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1856.\n\nNOTICES OF FIRMS.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nE have established at Hongkong, under the same\n\nstyle, a branch of our business. MR. LUDWIG WIESE is admitted a Partuer in our\n\n1866, at the Office of the United States Cosmulate in tlanton, execute an Assignment of all their Property, real¦ Firm. and personal, in trust for the benefit of their Creditors, to the undersigned: We hereby give notice to all cuncorn ed to make payment to us of all uns de te, and to present to us any claims against the arid Firm.\n\nRUSSELL & 670.\n\nCanton, 18th March, 1556.\n\nJAMES PURDON & O»,\n\nNOTICE\n\nSeamen's Hospital.\n\nTrustees JARDINE, Esq., C. D. WILLIAMS,\n\nSIEMSSEN & Ca,\n\nCanton, 31st March, 1855.\n\nNOTICE MRJ MACKRILL SMITH is authorised to Sign the\n\nKING & Co.\n\nMane of our Firms in China per peenrastin,\n\nCanton, 13th March, 1856.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nKey. Hon. W. T. Maxes, Fag., R.S. WALKER, E. Ma\n\nSuperintendent of the P. & U. Steam Navigation Com pany, (ex officio)\n\nPreueurer, MANIAC, Esq.\n\nBaristent Surgeon-RARD, JAOX.\n\nConsulting Surgeon W. A. HARLAND, M.D.\n\n75 cents per day.\n\ndoilar\n\nTERMS OF ADMISSION.\n\nPublic Warda,...\n\nIntermediate Wards,\n\nPrivate Rooms,..\n\n2 dullars\n\nPatients are also admitted on deposits, at the following rates, renewable one day previour to the amount depozited baving been expended,\n\nPublic Wards,\n\nintermediate,..\n\nPrivate Rooms,\n\n$15\n\n$20\n\n$30\n\nThe Captains or Consignees of Vessels must be respon sible for the expense of Patients sont by them to the Hospital.\n\nMB-A Hospital Bills to be reneipted by the Erasurer only.\n\nTHE\n\nSHIPPING.\n\nERPULAR\n\nSTEAM COMMUNICATION\n\nLytworn\n\nHONGKONG AND CANTON.\n\nTHE WILLAMETTE, Captain W. Conss.\n\nFrum Honyhang to Canton,\n\nwary MONDAY & THURSDAY, at è s'elock s.M. From Canton a laughong,\n\nevery TUESDAY & FRIDAY, at 10 o'clock a.m. For further particulars, apply to the Agents,\n\nROBERT S. WALKER, Hongkony, MAXIMILIAN FISCHER, Canton. Hongkong, 20th May, 1856.\n\nREGULAR\n\nSTEAM COMMUNICATION batwest\n\nHONGKONG AND CANTÓN.\n\nLE SIN CHARLES FORBES,\n\nTHE\n\nFrom Mongkong in Ornton,\n\nOVORY FUSSDAY and FRIDAY, at Pelock ..\n\nfrom Canton w Hongkong,\n\nevery WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at 8 o'clock ..\n\nFo further particulers, apply to the Agents,\n\nROBERT S. WALKER, Hangbong, K.ROTTUNJKE & Co., Canë\n\nHongkong, 20th May, 1856.\n\nNOTICES OF FIRMS.\n\nNOTICE\n\nHE interest and responsibility of Mr. J. F. B. TRAUTMANN Firm ceased by his retire- iment therefrom on His March fast, and our Business will be sonducted nonauforward under the maponsibility of the remaining Partuen Mx. G. C. SCHWADE and M. FREDNIK BOWER\n\nShanghu, 10th May, 1850.\n\nM\n\nG. C. SCHWABE & Co.\n\nTHOMAS 1 WALKER.\n\nArchitect and Surveyor,\n\nQueen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong.\n\nNOTICE\n\nE undersigned have established themselves as Mer\n\nchures üşü Ayenis in this place, je Copartnership, Wider the style and Firm of FRAMJEE BOMANJEÉ CAMA & Gill,\n\nBOMANJEE FRAMJEE CAMA. FRAMJKE EDULINE.\n\nCanton, 1st May, 1836.\n\nNOTICE\n\nJAMES CROSSLEY saved to be a partner in\n\nMore on its dugast lost, on which date his\n\nJuverest and responsibility termuntert,\n\nG. C. SCHWARE & Co. Shanglue, 27th March, 1856.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nTHE Business of the late MR. JOZE VICENTE\n\nJORGE will from this riste de encried on by the undemned under the name of JUZE JUROE & Co. All outstanding accounts of the Estate will be received aud settled by the new firm.\n\nR. N. WEISMANN, in this day admitted a Pattuor\n\nin our Pure in Chius.\n\nREISS and Cu.\n\nCanton, 1st May, 1885.\n\nNOTICE\n\nTR. LUGH BOLD GIBB sa admitted a Partner\n\nGIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.\n\nMin our Firma ou let Jetz. 1855.\n\nHongkong, 27th July, 1855.\n\nHOUSES.\n\nTO BE SOLD OR LET.\n\nITE imodisto passession, as SHANGHAE, The DWELLING Ilouse and BUSINESS PRE- MISES of the undersigned, together with the adjoining LAN in the roar of the Godowna, situated in a most con bral position, and fronting the River.\n\nApply to\n\nDIRON, GRAY & Co. Shaughse, 16th February, 1855.\n\nFOR SALE. HOSE Two HOUSES, with excellent Crowns, LAND- Wawel, as present in the op- tion of Messrs. LVAL, SL & Co. and símated on part of Marine Lot No. 10.\n\nFor particulars apply to\n\nJARDINE, MATHESON & Co.\n\nHongkong, 7th March 1855.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nUST received by the undersigned, ---- 100 Barrels Hall FLOUR.\n\n1,000 51th-bags Chili\n\n6,000\n\nRAISINS.\n\nAles, on hand,-\n\nINSURANCES,\n\nUNIVERSAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. ESTARIISAB 18 LONDON AND Calcutta, 1834. CONFIRMED BY SPECIAL ACT OF PARIJAMENT\n\n-\n\n6 William VI. Chap. 54. Invested Capital, B HUNDRED & FIFTY THOUSAND Pounds Sterling, of which Fry Lacs of Rupers are held by the Tian Branch,\n\nLondon Offics, No. 1, King William Street.\n\nChairman,\n\nSIR RENAY WILLO, KLS.\n\nINDIAN BRANCH, Directors,\n\nCHARLES R. PRINGLE, FL ALEXANDER WALLAGA, DE,\n\nWILLIAM B. SHOUL, E\n\nGEORGE BARZON Esq.,\n\nE. MACDONALD STEPHENACY, Esq.\n\nPhysician,\n\nAWAN WEEB, Bag, M.D.\n\nAgents and Sereiaris, M. BRADDON & Co\n\nMadras Agents,\n\nMessi BAINURADOK & Co.\n\nBombay Agents, Mears. LECSIR & Co.\n\n1. The marked success which has attended the opera tions of this society, justits the Directors in calling the ottention of the Public to the peruliar advantages held oul by this Luutitution to sil clag-en desirous of effecting\n\nBUTANCE Apor lives.\n\n2. The Tabies of Premium have been framed with the greadust cars. Toone applicable to India Eves have been Especially prepared from the experience of Indian mortal ity, and from the records of the Bast Indian Govern sent, and are an poderate as is deemed oonsistent with perfosi security.\n\n3. Proposals are received for Insuranets for the whale term of Life, either on a participating scale or ou & TUR parte puting scale at a lower rate of premium. Also for short perivda varying from one to seven years on very modcrate terms,\n\n4. An Annual division is made of One-fifth of the ascertained profits of the five preceding years, the other Pensfifth being set upart to enter into the average of of acreeding years.\n\n5. Of the gura annually divisible, heventy-five per cent\n\nINSURANCES.\n\nNo. 1,329\n\nRELIANCE MARINE INSURANCE SOCIETY. THE undersigned having been appointel Agonie Š\n\nPOLICIES, payable in loNDON, CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, KANGOON, PENAS, and SINGAPORK.\n\nCIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, 26th April, 1856\n\nTHE LONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE 1 Established in 1849.,\n\nTHE findersigned are prepared to accept RISKS (covered by protecting POLICIES at bors and the varigan LoNON INUAR COMPANIES, by the PEN. INSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAMERS from Can con und Bangkung, u Amoy, Shungiae, the Straits, Ceylon, the Prendencies of Iulia, Sues, and England.\n\nThe interest in the protecting Pocies is aseigned to be P. and 0. 5. N. Company for the purpose of their becoming the Medium of Paytast in the event of 1,000, For RATA OF PERICH and other information, apply fo\n\nROBERT & WADAs, Bmyksng.\n\nMATHILIAN FIS, C\n\nK. WABLES, Shangkur.\n\nH. T. Mansa, Singapore.\n\nA. P. LOVELL, Calcura.\n\nHORT FRANK, Madras, or\n\nJONN RI, Banbay.\n\nJAMES HARTLEY & Co.\n\nLondon, Bih January, 1851.\n\nALLIANER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON.\n\nTHE Undersigned having hotel uzat\n\nCure for the above COMPANY, are prepared to aucept ASSURANORS at Hongkong, as under\n\n1st-On Buildinga ot Brick or Stune, covered with Tiler, States, Metal, or other combustible Material, together with their Contents, when such Buildings are isolated from all others,-Kute of Pranium, per vend per Annua\n\nad-on ench Buildings and their Contents, when not so isolated, at the Rate of 1 per cent per Atore.\n\nAuces for 5 Months, and for 3 Mouths, of the Awal date will be churyou.\n\nOf the 1st Class-Assurances, for the present, will be accepted to the extent of £13,000 only vn og Risk. And of the 26 Class-To the extent of £8,500. A Building and its Contents taken together form oue Risk. Thus the above Smas may be udurwritten either on a Building alone, or the Contents alone; or, part on the Building, and part on the Contenta.\n\nNo Arazce is to be considered a force until the Premium be paid.\n\nAmongst other advantages of the Company, the As- eured will be natitled to participate in the Fronts alter Five successive payments.\n\nParties applying for ASSURANCES will please send\n\nis apportiosed to polley holders on the participating in full particulers of the Rish to be taken; any Deviation scale, we have paid six annual premiuus, and thans from which is one of the Company, wi profie can be applied either in reduction of subsequent visate the Policy. 40,000 Frach-baked NAVY BISCUIT, made of Chiti premiums, or usa Bouse to the original amount of the Flock, and guaranteed to keep weli.\n\nHongkong, 7th May, 1850.\n\nFOR SALE,\n\nESING\n\npolicy.\n\n3. The Annual redustion has averaged considerably | above 40 per cent, and in no one year as Ellen below\n\nthat sonnt\n\n7. The following table will shew the result of the last\n\nDORT WINE in Botle, SHEKEY in Bottle and Wood, divisita of profits as declared on the 9th May, 1855, at\n\naud BEER in Bottle.\n\ntan rate of 40 per cent, on the original manual premium:—\n\nReduced Original!\n\nAnnual Reduction. Annual Prynism\n\nApply\n\nALEX. WILSON. El Polar Godowns, 15th april, 1856.\n\nFOR SALE\n\nApply to\n\nBRST AN COAL\n\nHongkong, 7th April, 1855.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nAge.\n\nDate of Sam As\n\nPolicy.\n\nsurof.\n\nPresi\n\n30\n\nOu cr\n\n10,000\n\n120\n\nCold Ro It-\n\n30\n\nbefore\n\nLINDSAY & Co.\n\n40\n\nthe 9th\n\n10.020\n\n590\n\nC\n\nMay,\n\n10.000\n\n150)\n\n10,000\n\n740 1,000\n\nREST Labuan STEAM COAL. PRICE, &350 per Ton.\n\nApply to\n\nHongkong, 7th April, 185tì.\n\nTRENCH CORKS.\n\nFOR SALE\n\nLINDSAY & Co.\n\nCHAMPAGNE, BRANDY, PORT WINE, PALE ¦and Gezper SHERRIES.\n\nCLARETS of Superior quailty. Chaters. Maxg 2, Moviny, St. Cslepke, St. Julien, and Lesviite.\n\nApply in HongKong and CANTON to\n\nLYALL, STILL & Co. flongkong, 7ih September, 1855.\n\nFOR SALE. CUPERIOR MADEIRA in Pipes, Half and Quarter?\n\nPipes, apply to\n\nALEX. WILSON, Menar. Jannis, Mayurson & Co.\n\nGallorans. East Point, 31st October, 1853.\n\nINSURANCES,\n\nNOTICK\n\nLONDON & ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE, undersigned has received authority by the last bail to make all LOSSES ON POLICIES issued JOZE JORGE.\n\nhere by tbo above filice, payable in THREE MONTHS ZIDURO ANTONIO DE ALMEIDA. after oties, in place of six Months Macao, 3d April, 1956,\n\nROB. 3. WALKER, Agrante\n\nM\n\nNOTICE.\n\nFR JAMES McCORMICK is authorised to sigu vut\n\nFm per procuration.\n\nALVORD & Co.\n\nCanton, 12th Jannary, 1856.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nFR. THOMAS D. BOYU is authorized to sign our Mr Ficto\n\nP. D. SYME & C\n\nAmoy, 12th May. 1855.\n\nMR\n\nNOTICE.\n\nR. GRAHAM ANDERSON foinet me as a Partner on the 1st of January lušt. The buginese will be cried an in the base of D. W. MACKENZIE & Co.\n\nD. W. MACKENZIE.\n\nCanton, 5th Muralt, 1860.\n\nM. JAMES BROWN, Notary Public, MESURS, GASKELL & BROWN, Solicitora, Notaries Public, de\n\nQueen's Road, Victoria.\n\nHongkong. 6th Jan, 1855\n\nheretofore.\n\nNOTICE. LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION, Established by Charter 1720. E undersigned, Agouts at Hongkong for the above Corporation, Are prepared to grant POLICIES AGAINST FIRE, to the extent of £10,000, on any Huilding or Murthandize in the same.\n\nDENT & Co.. dynie\n\nIlangkung, 12th Aprit, 1855.\n\n------\n\nLONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT\n\nINSURANCE OFFICE. and after this way, ir. MAXIMIZA FISCHER of and after this waves det sks\n\nof this Office.\n\nBOBERT S. WALKER,\n\nHongkong, 3 March 1854.\n\nAgent.\n\nof\n\n25%-0\n\n459 9?-> 298-0 296-0 851-0 444-C\n\n26-18\n\n112 0 618-0\n\na. Following in an Extract of the rates of Precium\n\nAnnual Premium for an Assurance on Rs 1,000.\n\n8858 1 Feer.\n\n98% 3 Fears.\n\nCIVIL\n\n128823\n\n*R\n\npete Profs.\n\n22\n\nના\n\nMr.\n\nEnglish\n\nJitter\n\n£ 18 %\n\nAge. 1 Year 3 Years5 Fears 7 Faith with life with-\n\n32588+\n\n38899\n\n45\n\nJARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agema in Chron.\n\nHongkong, 1st January, 1845.\n\nMISCELLANEOUS.\n\nBREAD AND BISCUIT BAKERY, SINO, Bread and Biscuit Baker, and General Store Leper, bega to intimate, that he has consented arogiments to establish a Branch of his House at CANTON, in New French Hong, sud will be happy to supply Ladies and Gentlemen of the latter plac with that great Gesideralno-z superior article of Bread He Daltora Linsel that, from his long experience in sale, siness, and trom the facilities he posts of procuring, Et all times at finest brand of American Flour, viz., Gallego, he will be able to give a better article to int | furuishod by any rival establish uc\n\nBar wo keep constantly on hand, an assort ment of the best WINES, LIQUORS, BEER, sud PORTER in Quars and Pinda, OHMAN'S STORES, PERFUMERY, and STATIONERY, K., &c.\n\nHongkong, 1st May, 1956.\n\nSAN MIGUEL BRASS AND IRON FOUNDRY.\n\n\"NDER the Superlateniques of an Experiched Ba\n\nGILEER Orlere for all kinds of MACHINERY exented with despatch. Erxam ENGINES & BOILERS repaired. SHAFTS of the best Englen Tron from 5 to Orders to be aduresed Mussre. 9 inches diameter. 3. A. BARRETTO & Co., Maurier.\n\nA Cuniors LOT ATPAL-Dr. Wallis, while re siding near the Mississippi, married his landlady, an intercating young woman, aged twenty-sighs; after which he sled in Washington, a short distance from Columbia, where he enjoyed all the happiness that a worried man could desire.\n\n38\n\nBut his happiness was to be of short duration. Une morning a middle-aged ma waited upon him, and after some questions upon ja.\n\nPrijes.\n\n27\n\n28\n\n17\n\n33\n\n34\n\n40\n\n**\n\n55\n\n48\n\n13\n\n64\n\nJ5\n\n-------\n\n45\n\nIf that\n\ndifferent matters, he axited him he was married? The doctor replied \"yes\" \"And to a lady of colour 9. On return of Aesuere to Eatope for a permanent residing foredly in a town on the Mississippi\"\n\n\"Yea. Well that is my slave, and, although she is residence, their Premiums are immediately reduced to\n\nworth 2.000 dollars, I will only ask 300 for her, the English rate, hath on the participating and ou\n\nsum he not paid within an hour, I will advertise her as participating scales. If the Policy be according to the\n\nTUNAWAY. During the tour, the husband asked his participating scale, the reduction arising from profine ja allowed on the English race, thus admitting of a con-\n\nwife if she were a slave, and the property of the man tinuance of the Asserance in Europe on most moderate who had just left the buse?\" Yes,\" replied the wife, while teurs rulled down her cheeks; \"I am a slave, thus\n\nLerms.\n\n10. Military Officers holding Civil appointments are property of that man, who is my father.\" The busland allowed to subscribe at the Civil rates of Premium.\n\nkissed har, wiped away her tears, forgare the deception the bad practiced, to which love had instigated her, and then paid the required sun which made her his für life.\n\n11. Premiuma are payable citberannually. hall yearly, or quarterly, or monthly, and a guare of 28 days in allow- ed for such payment.\n\n12. Melical referees se renerated by the Society.\n\n---\n\nA SHORT PARLIAMENT.-The shortest parliament an\n\n13. At she period of last annual valuation, the Aseta record was that of 1390, which had but one session of\n\nof this Society were ascertained to be upwards of £550,000. a single day, and during that short space contrived to The amount of Potieres in force about £2,003,000 and upset one king and set up another.\n\nthe annual income arising frora przesiums thereon 200,099, exclusive of Interest ou the invested Capital.\n\nTables of ales, forma and instructions for cffecting Assuraneva, can be obtained un application to the Secre torics, or to\n\nROBERT S. WALKER,\n\nAceni.\n\nHangkong, 20th March, 1866.\n\nNOTICE\n\nHe undersigned, having heen appointed Agents for the CALCUTTA MERCANTILE MARINE INSURANCE SOCIETY, aro zady to save Policies in behalf of that Orbice, payahie in SINDACH, Penang, RANGOON, CALCUTTA, BONDAY, LORDON, and in CHINA.\n\nDAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.\n\nCanton, 231 Jannury, 1856.\n\nMYSTICAL POLYGAMY.-The King of the Ashantees is allowed by law 3333 wives-at being the precise mystical number on which, it is said, the prosperity of the native depends.\n\nTRE\" AULING Passion.\"-On his death-bed a dia. tinguished humorist requested that no one might be Javited to his funeral, \"because,\" gasperl out the dying man, it is a civility I can never repay.\"\"\n\ndefire that officers of the Lavy should not wear bearda An admiralty circular may :-\"It is their furdships'\n\nof moustaches on board Her Majesty's ships.\n\nIn consequence of the probability of peace, an order\n\nhar beco already sed prohibiting nsval otcets from wearing moustaches while on full pay.",
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        "content_text": "27\n\nto obtain information\n\nun\n\nfrom the Governs of HongKing\n\nas to the Mino\n\nefficacious means which,\n\nCan be adopted\n\nto procure Specimens of sufficient size and quantity, for practical trial of the Timber\n\nof\n\nMails, Sual, or other\n\nPorts of the Philippine\n\nIslands, for Ship building\n\npurposes\n\nin HM Dockyards\n\nin\n\nEngland\n\nI am to state that\n\nthe dimensions of the Timber\n\nshould be not less than\n\n24 feet in length, averaging\n\n20 feet, and 19 to 1/6 inches and upwards, sisting Square, if straight Timber;\n\nand 7 to 20 inches koling,\n\nAnd\n\nNot less than 14 feet\n\nin length, if compass or Curved.\n\nI am further to\n\nstate",
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        "content_text": "## 128.\n\n## 129.\n\n536 \n\n55. \n\nIt will be seen from the foregoing Report that an attempt was made to connect the inhabitants of Stirting with the piratical fleet under Mo-me-ma (of which the expedition was ostensibly in search) piracy alleged to have been committed on the high seas, beyond the statement of Mr. Caldwell that they admitted a portion of the cargo had been landed there and indeed, the further statement of the owner regarding the 200 bags of sugar which had been ransomed would lead to the supposition that persons in Huling Seeks had, as well as suffered from the depredations of Pirater. However, be that as it may, if the mere landing of cargo captives or the firing of an arrow at sea would justify Town, I fear a similar pretext might be found daily for the bombardment of the Capital of Strongrows. Antury may not have been a piratical village - it probably was not - but the character of Kupchee was beyond all doubt, and it had only two months before the raid on Stirting been bombarded for a gross act of piracy upon a shipwrecked vessel, the \"Five mother\". The probability is, therefore, that we were in this instance merely ...\n\nPage 540\nPage 541",
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        "content_text": "Theuly \n\nJ5764 \n\n82 Kie Sam \n\nin opinion Mme Kayılana Thausdam Road is not. Apparently one of the recent Confidential Tender was to undertake the fatigue etc. of a voyage \n\nto China \n\nJIM Kagelana kogussing faonally, \n\nhas Eet reg \n\nThingto \n\nLas \n\namen teu litual \n\nhealth strength, & I think \n\nAnother Mouth's test ab. \n\n48 Culing",
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        "content_text": "808\n\nTHE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH.\n\nmeans we do not know. Why it is so we do not know. It behoves the Government to know whether any persons are engaged in introducing a false lead currency, depreciating the coin it has issued, and making endless trouble and anxiety to the masses of the poor people to take effective measures to protect the value of its currency to terrify forgers and prevent the issue of any currency that will destroy its credit and the value of its coin,\n\nThe province of Bahang was originally a Laotian region. During the wars with the Laos the Siamese conquered this region, and eventually placed over it a Siamese governor. It is now regarded as Siamese territory, and is the extreme limit of Siam proper on the north-west. Rahang on the west joins British Burmah; on the north it joins several Laotian provinces that are again subject to Chienguai. Chiengmai is a Laotian province, and is still governed by Laotian princes. His Majesty the King of Siam usually concurs in appointing the successor of any Chiengmai Laotian prince who may have deceased. Persons who may be obnoxious to the laws of Siam often escape to Chiengmai, and while there the Siamese do not usually succeed in gaining possession of their persons. Is Chiengmai a conquered province? Is it tributary to Siam, and to what extent; or is it simply under the protection of Siam, as was Cambodia? All these are questions full of interest.\n\nIt is said that Messrs. Vrooman and Culbertson made the distance from Bangkok to Rahang in twenty-two days. Last week the Rev. Mr. Culbertson returned from Rahiang to Bangkok in four days. This is very rapid travelling by the boats usually employed for such purposes.\n\nBORNEO.\n\nSARAWAK.\n\nWe learn from the Sarawak Gazette that the Qhop Estate and other property of Baroness Coutts, at Lundu, was sold by public auction on the 19th September, realising about $1,500. The house and plantations at Tanah Puteh were bought for $800 by Ken What, a Chinese merchant in the Bazaar, who intends to present a large piece of ground to his countrymen for a public burying-place, and keep up the house for the accommodation of pleasure seekers from Kuching.\n\nThe steamer Firefly, formerly the yacht belonging to the Honourable the Resident of Sarawak, is to run in the Rejang river, between Sibu, Kanowit, Matu, and Rejang, a run of rather more than one hundred miles.\n\n[Nov. 18, 1872\n\n4. The actual excess of revenue over expenditure for the year 1871 was $151,592.\n\n5. The sub-committee think this Supply Bill may be at once explored.\n\n(Signed)\n\nJ. W. W. BIRCH.\n\nJ. J. GREENSHIELDS.\n\nT. SHELFORD.\n\nThe Government, with a view to the public convenience, has procured a considerable quantity of silver and copper small coin, which the Treasury obligingly issues at par. The Kling money-changers, however, are turning this to account, by drawing coin from the Treasury, for which they charge 2 per cent. on issuing it in the square and elsewhere, persistently refusing to abate a single pie, on the ground that small change is very scarce. Even Chinese shopkeepers demand 1 per cent. It would be a boon to every chief if a plan were devised whereby this annoying imposition might be avoided.\n\nThe state of affairs in Deli is thus sketched in the Batavia Handelsblad. The reports as to how matters stand in Deli are far from favourable. The troops suffer much from sickness, above all from fevers, and as we have said before from diarrhoea and swollen feet. If the Hill Battas make common cause with the enemy, the situation will become an untenable one. As to the bentings, we are informed that they call forth admiration as well by their position as by their plan and strength. Without suspecting it, one finds one's self sometimes suddenly opposite a benting barely fifty paces off. These bentings are so built that grenades scarcely do any harm; by means of a thick bamboo covering, they have been made shell-proof. It will be seen that our brave troops have a hard task before them.\n\nA writer in the Straits Times says: In the eighth paragraph of the Governor's Minute on the sale of the land in connection with the building and repairing of the markets, laid before the Legislative Council on Sept. 26 last, his Excellency reports that at Malacca about 8,000 square feet of land near the Tron Bridge had been sold for $5,000, which sum is to be appropriated for the erection of a commodious market; I was at the spot very shortly after the sale, and was surprised to learn that a plot of land, containing, in my opinion, more than 8,000 square feet, adjoining the plot sold by Sir Harry Ord, had been given to a rich Chinese at Malacca by the Government for his sole use and benefit. The fortunate recipient of this noble gift has erected a block of substantial shops on the site, which is likely to yield a rental of $90 per mensem at least. It appears to me very desirable that the public should be informed upon what grounds such valuable public property has been given to a private individual. A commission is needed to inquire into, and report fully upon, the whole of the circumstances connected with this singular transaction, for which Sir Harry Ord is not responsible--the gift having been made, I believe, under the auspices of Capt. Shaw, the Lieut.-Governor, and Colonel Anson whilst officiating as Governor.\n\nWe cull the following items of News from the Penang Argus: Mr. Baumgarten, the Registrar of the Supreme Court here, is about to retire on a pension, and is to be succeeded by Mr. Bradford from Penang, Mr. Harvey taking the latter's post. Colonel Anson will be back from home by February next. The Government have extended the term of service in the Straits to enable him to carry out the Judicial changes which are forthcoming. Recent failures in Singapore tot up to $700,000, the Chetties suffering to the extent of $450,000.\n\nThe Sarawak Sugar Company's creditors have held a meeting in the Court House, when a first and final dividend of 0 per cent. was declared.\n\nThe Government advertise that the coal seams of Simonjan in the Sudong river and Silantek in the Batang Lapar, about four to five feet thick, may be worked by an individual or company on a payment of ten cents per ton brought to grass. The Simunjan seams are about 34 miles from a navigable river, and the Silantek seams are close to a small stream navigable for boats only, and about twelve miles from a large navigable river. The Governor has applied for a further extension of his offer. The Government offers a free passage by the S.S. Royalist from and back to Singapore to any person desirous of examining the seams.\n\nGovernment proposes to erect suitable building for a Sanatarium on one of the minor peaks of the Matang mountain, if there is any prospect of invalids availing themselves of such a locality. Dr. Houghton specifies the following advantages:-A S.E. aspect, temperature ranging from 66 deg. to 88 deg., abundance of excellent water, perfect accessibility from Kuching by water, a magnificent view over Sarawak, Lundu, Sudong, &c., and a gentle ascent from the foot of the mountain, admitting of invalids being carried up in chairs by coolies, always obtainable from the Rajah's Coffee plantation, through which the road passes.\n\nSTRAITS SETTLEMENTS.\n\nSINGAPORE.\n\nThe dates by this mail extend to the 13th Oct. No later mail had been received from London.\n\nCommercial Report.\n\n(For dates see first page.)\n\nIMPORTS.\n\nYOKOHAMA. There had been a good demand for Grey Shirtings and prices showed an improvement; sales had been on a good scale, and the market at the close was firm, especially for the heavier weights. Cotton Yarn had not met with so much inquiry, and prices were scarcely so high as those last quoted. Mousselines were lower, and with the exception of Black Velvets and Lastings, which were in good demand, there had been no particular change in other Woollen fabrics. Quotations:-Grey Shirtings, 7 lbs., $2.30 to 2.35 per piece; 8 to 8 lbs., $2.62 to 2.57; 9 lbs., $2.95 to 3. Cotton Yarn, No. 18 to 24, $40.50 to 42 per picul; Nos. 28 to 32, $47.25 to 48.25; Nos. 38 to 42, $45 to 48.\n\nHIOGO-OSAKA. Cotton Yarn: A fair amount of business had been done, and a good demand continued for Nos. 28/32. Nos. 1/24 were saleable, but owing to heavy stocks, prices were weak. Nos. 38/42 neglected. Grey Shirtings: The market showed some weakness during part of the month, and prices declined about 2c. per piece; they had since recovered, however, and closed firm. Taffachelas, Turkey Reds, and Velvets, in good demand; other Cottons more or less neglected.\n\nThe sub-committee appointed to consider the Second Supplementary Supply Bill for 1871, having examined the statements framed by the Auditor-General and published in the Blue-book of 1871, and which are separately laid before Council to-day, beg to report as follows:-\n\n1. This Supply Bill appears necessary to cover the only expenditure which exceeds the items provided for in the estimates and supplementary estimates of 1871.\n\n2. The sub-committee desire, however, to call the attention of the Council to the fact that the revenue for 1871 showed a net increase over that of 1870 of $26,055, and the expenditure a net decrease of $5,264.\n\n3. The actual revenue, as compared with the estimates for the year, showed an excess of $40,111—and while the expenditure was estimated at $1,870,006, it proved to be only $1,244,111, thus showing a net saving of $121,895.\n\nTo some extent\n\n204\n\n809\n\nwhich, with a sprinkling of Fychows, turned the bulk of the settlements. Only two or three chops of Pingsang had found buyers. The market remained quiet but firm.\n\nFoochow-Business during the week had been on a moderate scale and there had been no alteration in prices. No transactions had taken place in Oolongs. Congou: Settlements 12,732 chests at Tls. 5 to Tls. 20. The bulk of the transactions had been in Teas costing between Tls. 15 to Tls. 18, and the greater part was intended for the Continent. Settlements for England had been small. Arrivals, 18,750 chests. Souchong: 1,075 chests taken at Tls. 15% to Tls. 27. Arrivals, 700 chests. Oolongs: Owing to the continued firmness of holders no transactions had taken place. Arrivals, 4,950 half-chests. Scented Teas Settlements, 1,470 boxes at Tls. 17 to Tls. 20.4. Arrivals, 2,000 boxes. Flowery Pekoes: Settled 86 chests at Tls. 27. Arrivals, 150 chests.\n\nTIENTSIN. There had been a slight improvement at this port, not only were the waters on the plains no higher, but the dealers had made some small profit on their late purchases of Drills, Jeans, and common T-Cloths. Black Lastings and Velvets had been in some request, but Grey and White Shirtings were dull of sale, and rates unremunerative.\n\nHANKOW. Settling day had passed satisfactorily, but the subsequent improved demand previously looked for had not been realised. Holders were disposed to accept lower rates for all Cotton Goods. Of Woollens: Camlets was the only fabric wanted, but this article was scarce and H.D.B., of good assortment, had been placed at Tls. 16.40 per piece, to extent of 300 pieces. Lead: L.B. was quoted Tls. 1.60 to 4.65 per picul, but business had been very slack.\n\nSHANGHAI. The enquiry for Plain Cottons had continued, but the result, so far, had been unimportant, and had fallen far short of the business usually passing at this season of the year. Buyers had been deterred from operating in Shirtings and T-Cloths at all events as freely as they wished, by the quantities of goods forced upon them, and the consequent declining tendency of prices.\n\nGrey Shirtings: 7-lb. Grey Shirtings in fair demand and scarce, 8lbs. in good enquiry but easier; 7 lbs. Tls. 1.65 to 1.67; 8 lbs. Tls. 1.77 to 1.79 for Mildews; and Tls. 1.78 to 1.88 for sound common to best ordinary; Dewhurst's Eagle chop, Tls. 1.88. White Shirtings: 66-reed, Tls. 2.00; 60-reed, Tls. 1.80; lowest counts, Tls. 1.50. T-Cloths: Fair sales, but anxiety to realise had caused a further fall in value. Common 6 lb. Tls. 1.13 to 1.15; Dewhurst's T. quality Tls. 1.32; Mexican qualities, Tls. 1.45 to 1.52. A sale of 8lbs. Dewhurst's M.T., Tls. 1.72. Drills and Jeans: Both commanded a ready market at quotations; 13 lbs. to 15 lbs. Dutch and English Drills, Tls. 3.2 to 3.15; Jeans, Tls. 2.5 to 2.12 for English, Tls. 2.27 for 8 lbs. Dutch. Fancy Cottons: Chintzes, assorted, Tls. 1.41 to 1.60; Gentian Shirtings, Tls. 2.60; best Turkey Reds, Woollens: Tls. 2.60 per piece; other articles altogether neglected. Market dull; Camlets, Tls. 16 to 15. Other goods had received no notice. Metals: Scarcely anything doing.\n\nHONG KONG. The demand for Raw Cotton had strengthened with the approach of cool weather, and fair sales were being made at slightly better prices. Yarns were very little inquired for, and Nos. 16/24 and 28/32 could only be placed at lower rates. Drills only were in demand, and these were wanted at better values. In Woollens, Blankets had declined. All kinds of tin were slow of sale. Tin Plates were $1 per box lower. Quicksilver was steady. Rice had been in some demand for shipment to Swatow, but at the close the market was quiet at former quotations.\n\nFoochow. Sales had been effected of 1,000 pieces 8 lbs. Grey Shirtings at $2.77; 2,500 pieces 7 lbs. T-Cloths at $2.05 to 2.85; and 400 pieces 8 lbs. T-Cloths at $3.75.\n\nSAIGON. Although stocks were rather moderate, sales, with the exception of 6 lbs. T-Cloth could only be effected at reduced rates. Quotations: 8 lbs. Grey Shirtings, $2.62 per piece; 7 lbs., $2.20; 6 lbs. T-Cloth, $1.70; 5 lbs., $1.42; 4 lbs., $1.25; 4 lbs., $1.10.\n\nEXPORTS.\n\nTEA.\n\nYOKOHAMA. The amount of business done had about been on a par with that previously noted; settlements, chiefly of the medium grades, amounted to about 8,000 piculs, and had been made at gradually advancing prices, the market closing at fully $2 to 3 over last quotations for all except the finer grades, which remained as last stated. The quality had been fair; there was still a marked absence of common leaf, anything below medium being of very inferior quality. Supplies had been meagre, and stocks were reduced. The export had been as follows: Per P.M.S.S. Co.'s steamer China, to New York, 189,010 lbs.; to Chicago, 42,065 lbs.; to Boston, 6,100 lbs.; to San Francisco, 100,934 lbs.; per Emulation, for New York, 500,795 lbs.; per Etta Loring, for New York, 206,761 lbs.; per Leander, for New York, 707,702 lbs.; per Emma Augusta, for San Francisco, about 200,000 lbs.; and per Ceylon, for New York, 445,000 lbs. Including these two latter cargoes and that of the outgoing steamer, the export would be nearly two million pounds in excess of that of last season at the same date. Quotations:-Common, $5 to 28 per picul; good common, $20 to 31; medium $33 to 36; good medium, $37 to 40; fine, $41 to 43; finest, $44 to 47; choice, $50 and upwards.\n\nHIOGO-OSAKA A fairly active business had been transacted. Prices at the commencement of the month to within a few days of the close were easier, but owing to large purchases having been made, a hardening tendency was apparent at the close for all grades. Low grades were still scarce and dear. Settlements for the month from 15th Aug- were returned at 5,500 piculs, making a total of 26,000 piculs for the season, against 16,000 piculs for the corresponding period last year. Stocks were estimated at 5,000 piculs. The Caller On was loading for New York, and the Engelbert would take about 75 tons to San Francisco. The Jessie Isabel was about to sail for New York, with 293,064 lbs. Quotations Common, $16 to 20 per picul; good common, $21 to 25; medium, $26 to 30; good medium, $31 to 35; fine, $36 to 40; finest, $42 to 46; choice, $48 to 53; choicest, $54 and upwards.\n\nHANKOW. More business and a general advance of Tls. 1 per picul was reported. Settlements and reshipments for the week about 11,000 chests, Stock 3,300 packages, against about 1,400 last year.\n\nExport to date 51,000,000 lbs., against 53,000,000 lbs. last year at same time. Exchange, 6 m.s. Credit paper had advanced to 8.5 per tael, and the rates on Shanghai had risen to 3 per cent. for sight drafts and 3¾ per cent. for 10 days' paper.\n\nSHANGHAI. Black: The business in Congous had been unimportant, but former rates had been fairly supported by the extreme firmness of holders. Settlements for the week, 5,489 chests, at Tls. 14.50 to 30 per picul; stock, 29,120 chests, Green: No feature worthy of any special comment had presented itself; a little more had been done since exchange weakened. Attention had chiefly been turned to Moyanes.\n\nAMOY. Only about 1,000 half-chests of Ooloongs had been settled, and buyers were not operating owing to the uncertainty about the course of the exchange market. Tea-men were anxious to sell, but would not make a sufficient concession to counterbalance the advance in exchange. The steamship Teviot had sailed for New York with about 3,000 half-chests Amoy Ooloongs; the steamship Surprise was expected, and the Anglo-Saxon was the only vessel on the berth for that destination. Arrivals of Ooloongs to date, 174,916 half-chests: settlements 158,813, and stock 16,103 half-chests.\n\nCANTON. There had been but little inquiry for any descriptions, and the market had continued very quiet.\n\nSILK.\n\nYOKOHAMA. The market had continued to be fairly active, and a good business had been done, settlements amounting to about 1,800 bales, Hanks sorts as usual forming the bulk. Prices for both Hanks and Oshus (with the exception of Hamatskis which showed a still further decline) had advanced about $20 per picul. Quotations:-Hanks, Mybash and Sinchu, extra 32s. 6d., best 30s. 3¼d. to 31s. 0d., medium 28s. to 29s. 6d., inferior 24s. 6d. to 27s. 3d.; Oshu, extra 32s. 6d., best 31s. 6d. to 31s. 3d., medium 28s. 9d. to 29s. 10d., inferior 27s. 3d. to 28s.; Hamatski, medium 26s. 6d. to 27s. 6d.; Coshu, best 28s. 0d., medium 24s. 3d. to 26s. 7. Silk Worms' Eggs: Total arrivals to date about 750,000 cards, and settlements estimated at 450,900 cards; prices for green annuals quoted as follows- Best $8 to 9.75 per candil, good $2.50 to 3, medium $2 to 2.50, inferior $1.75 to 2; white annuals were worth $3 to 3.90 per card.\n\nSHANGHAI. At the close of last mail a considerable business was done, and buying had continued, partly stimulated by a lower exchange, and about 1,700 bales had found buyers at prices varying very little from those given in our last report. Good Silk had been steady and in fair demand, while common descriptions were neglected and declining. Tsatlee Market nearly cleared of Chop Silk, as also of good medium sorts, and in some instances contracts had been made for delivery of these latter for next mail. Hangchow: Sellers of medium at Tls. 400 to 465, but no buyers. Hainings: In consequence of the absence of demand for Raw Hainings last season, the bulk of the crop had this year been re-reeled. Export of Raw Haining little over 200 bales Stock of 1,100 bales last year, and holders of good Silks very firm. 250 bales included 100 bales of Fatmow's chop, which were held for Tls. 520 for No. 9 Taysaam: No settlements of Kaling reported. No. 3 to 3 Chincum bought at Tls. 400, Shaouhing at Tls. 380, and ordinary Laeyang at Tls. 345. Re-reeled: Fair Haining Tls. 500 to 570, medium offering at Tls. 510 to 550, Tsatlee still in over-supply, and prices weak.\n\nCANTON. Little or no change had taken place, and inactivity had prevailed. Prices were slightly easier, but no actual reduction had been made. The fifth crop, which continued to arrive, was of very poor quality--flabby but dry. The sixth crop, it was reported, will be no larger than the fifth, cold winds, which had come earlier than usual, having damaged the mulberry trees. The high rate of exchange and discouraging news from home still kept buyers out of the market, and in consequence the settlements were very small--under 50 bales; the present mail would, however, take forward some 300 bales of previous settlements. Stock, 2,000 bales Tsatlee, and with the sixth Crop and remainder of the fifth at least 3,500 bales more would be offered on the market this season. Several contracts for Rereels had been entered into, but for cargo ready for shipment there was no demand; some dealers were keeping back their stocks on the strength of the inferiority of the crops to arrive.\n\nThe Messageries Maritimes Co's steamer Pello, with the present inward French mail, arrived at Marseilles on the 12th inst. at eight A.M. She brings 68 passengers, 1,014 bales of silk, 1,912 packages tea, 309 packages copper, 1,868 bales tobacco, and 340 packages sundries for London. The cargo will be forwarded to London by the Company's steamer Copernic, and may be expected here about the 26th inst.\n\nBIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.\n\nBIRTHS.\n\nALLEN-On the 10th Nov, at Singapore, Straits Settlements, the wife of Willworth Allen, Esq., of a daughter.\n\nBADGE-On the 20th Sept., at Hiogo, the wife of G. Badge, Esq., of a son.\n\nBOWRING-On the 10th Nov., at Torquay, the wife of Lewin B. Bowring, Esq., C.S.I., of a son.\n\nGERNON-On the 20th Sept., at Singapore, the wife of P. Gernon, of a son.\n\nGILLILAN-On the 4th Nov., at 4, Lyndhurst-road, Hampstead, Mrs. S. Gillilan, of a daughter.\n\nGRABHAM-On the 19th Sept., at her residence, Bangkok, Siam, Mrs. Graham, wife of Geo. G. Grabham, of a son.\n\nNOETZLI-On the 25th Sept., at Foochow, the wife of O. Noetzli, Imperial Maritime Customs, of a son.\n\nSWINHOE-On the 28th Sept., at the British Consulate, Ningpo, China, the wife of Robert Swinhoe, Esq., of a son.\n\nDEATHS.\n\nMACCAUGHEY-On the 6th Nov., at Akeley Wood, Backs, Hugh Wade Maccaughey, late of Wimbledon and Marine-parade, Brighton, in his 75th year.\n\nSOUCHAY-On the 11th Nov., at Withington House, Manchester, Charles Isaac Souchay, aged 78.",
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        "content_text": "# RETURN OF VESSELS bringing CHINESE PASSENGERS TO THE Port of VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FROM PLACES out OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE\n\nMy Lord,\n\nI have the honor to be, \nthe 27th August, 1875. — \nYour Lordship's most obstant humble Servant,\nGoverum L\n\n## BETWEEN THE 28th August AND THE 10 September 1873, BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE\n\n| No. | DATE ARRIVED | SHIP'S NAME | TONS | NATIONALITY OF SHIP | MASTER'S NAME | WHERE FROM | MALE ADULTS | FEMALE ADULTS | MALE CHILDREN | FEMALE CHILDREN | TOTAL | REMARKS |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 127 | August 29 | Kongstong | 300 | British | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Alped filter. keling Emigration Officer, $e. |\n| 124 | September 1 | Den Ledi | 636 | Siamese | Frendenberg | Bangslok | 544 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 374 |  |\n| 125 | ... | ... | ... | French | Lerede | Meanila | 185 | ... | ... | ... | 185 |  |\n| ... | ... | S.S. ... | 994 | British | Buchanan | Singapore | 999 | 5.5 | ... | ... | ... | Meiller |\n| 128 | ... | Historian | 1281 | ... | Fulton | ... | 82 | 30 | 80 | ... | 120 | 2 |\n| ... | ... | Colorado | 3727 | American | Harris | ... | 232 | ... | ... | ... | 232 | + |\n| 130 | ... | Falcon | 793 | British | Junn | Sydney | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |  |\n| 131 | ... | Oxfordshire | 1,238 | British | Jones | Singapore | 112 | 119 | 9 | 960 | 853 | 853 |\n\nEMIGRATION OFFICE, \nHONOKONO, 10 September 1873.",
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        "content_text": "Being situated so completely in the path of great tropical storms, and exposed to the violence of typhoons, and owing to this fact and the difficulty of erection, the total cost of the proposed improvements in ordinary estimates will be very great. A good taste, and the dwelling house with pantry and out-houses are up to the standard. The balance of $300k though way beyond all of the probable profitable descriptions in accordance with the wishes of the Brewery on the farm.\n\nI have \n## KOLING COLONIAL JUNIORS\n\n### MOUNTAIN LODGE\n#### PLAN OF PROPOSED ADDITIONS\n\n| ROOM | \n| ---- | \n| SITTING ROOM | \n| BED ROOM | \n| BATH ROOM | \n| BATH | \n| DINING ROOM | \n| BOYS ROOM | \n| BED ROOM | \n\n### PLAN. SECTION A. B. ELEVATION\n\n## DRAWING ROOM\n## GENERAL.\n\n**NOTE**\nThe proposed additions are coloured red.",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nand the subsequent clearance of Gennan trading Ship from this Port, by which opportunity I had proposed to return them to their home.\n\n## \n\nThe facts are shortly as follows:- Three natives containing 15 persons arrived much fatigued at Keling, a Port in Formosa, on the 24th. April, and were thence forwarded by Her Majesty's Consul at Formosa to this place on the 26th of May, and were thence forwarded by Her Majesty's Consul at Pansui to this place, in the hope that some opportunity might offer for their return to the Pelew Islands.\n\n## \n\nThey are supposed to have been blown off their course near the non coast, certainly in the absence of any one who can communicate with them in their language. The Acting Spanish Consul, after a long interval, claimed these Islanders. Vide Paper No. 8, page 34, - Subject. But failing to afford me any proof of their nationality, Vide Paper No. 115, page 101, I have not thought it expedient to give them up, but will hold them at the disposal of the Naval Officer Commanding this Station, when I have no doubt of sending them to their home.",
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        "content_text": "1 of time occupied on the voyage will slish you, en ay: fairly be considerix as housing: under sections of the Hong Kong Ordinance.\n\n9. I would also submit, that the conditions of passenger accommodation right be reasonably fixed, on lesuus rine in accordance with those Euling elsewhere.\n\n10. The Directors believe, that in Items Sauctioning some modification of the ordinance in the direction indicated, your Lordship will be doing an important service by British Colonies in Australia & China & to the native passengers, who travel between them.\n\nI have the honor to be\nMy Lord\nYour Lordship's obedient Servant.\nFor the Eastern Newsteation\nLecif.\n\n628\nMemo of Time occupied in the Voyage of the E.&A. Co's Mail Steamers between HongKong and Melbourne.\n\n| Route | Days |\n| --- | --- |\n| Honghong to Singapore | 6 |\n| Singapore to Batavia | 2 |\n| Batavia to Sourabaya | 1 |\n| Sourabaya to Somerset |  |\n| Somerset to Townsville | 7 |\n| Townsville to Bowen | 4 |\n| Bowen to Keppel Bay | 1/2 |\n| Keppel Bay to Brisbane | 2 |\n| Brisbane to Sydney | 3 |\n| Sydney to Melbourne | 2 |",
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        "content_text": "taken place with regard to the intended presentation of a gold watch by the Inhabitants of the Village of Yau Ma Tei in British Kauling to Inspector John Cameron & Staff Sergeant Jameson of the Police Force.\n\nInspector Cameron is now on his way home on leave of absence.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nMy Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient\nHumble Servant,\nActing Administrator.\n\n## \nC. O. 7359/189\nRE(OP) APP 92/\n\n### The Captain Superintendent of Police to The Acting Colonial Secretary\n\nPolice Office\nHong Kong 25th February 1882\n\nI have the honour to enclose a letter from Inspector Cameron, asking for permission to accept a gold watch from the inhabitants at Kau-lung.\n\nThe Honorable\nM. S. Tonnochy\nActing Colonial Secretary\n\n2.",
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        "content_text": "# Enclosure 3.\n\n470\n\n**Certificate required by Article XXV of the Royal Instructions.**\n\nI, Sir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, in pursuance of Article XXV of the Royal Instructions to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, bearing date the 9th day of April, 1877, do hereby certify with reference to the Private Bill hereunto annexed entitled **An Ordinance to authorize Francis Henry Jolimont to construct jetties and wharves in the harbour at Kaling** and for other purposes, that adequate and timely notification was made by public advertisement in the Government Gazette of the following dates:--\n30th May 1884\n15th May 1884.\n\nand in accordance with Rule 49 of the Standing Orders and Rules of the Legislative Council of this Colony, of the said Buckley Johnson's intention to apply for such Private Bill before such Bill was brought into the Legislative Council of this Colony.\n\nGiven under my hand this 12th day of June 1884.\n\nG. Bowen",
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        "content_text": "# COLONY OF HONGKONG\n## STATEMENT SHOWING THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS IN THE YEAR 1884\n\n### REVENUE\n\n| Estimated Amount | Amount received by the Colony | Amount received in England by Crown Agent | More than Estimated | Less Than Estimated | Total Receipts |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |\n| 140,000 | 184,166.75 | 21,549.05 |  |  | 205,715.80 |\n| 18,000 |  |  |  |  | 18,000.00 |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\n#### LAND REVENUE:\n- Lease Lands: 140,000, received: 184,166.75, Crown Agent: 21,549.05, Total: 205,715.80\n- Lands not Leased: 18,000\n\n#### CIVIL DEPARTMENTS\n- The Governor: 186,00\n- Colonial Secretary: 62,144.54; 4,647.03\n- Auditor: £2.67 (Currency not specified)\n- Treasurer: 25,000; 28,612.57; 3,812.50\n- Clerk of Councils: 33,958; 33,320.5\n- Surveyor General: 1,960.00; 1,400.00; 200.00\n- Postmaster General: 720.0; 750.00; 50.00 (Hard Tables and Bowling Alleys: 700)\n- Registrar General: 300; $19,00; 318,00; 19.001\n- Harbour Master: 780; 720.00; 7260; 80.00\n- Lighthouses: 410; 800,00; 300.00; 110.00\n- Observatory: 150,000; 136,398.7); 249,500; 105,000\n\n### TAXES:\n- Stamps: 59,558; 58,658.99; 1,018.85; 61,617.34\n- Municipal Rates: 163,128; 120,545.71; 12,271.28\n- POSTAGE: 22,097; 21,308,50); 496.77\n- Fines: 53,198; 48,502.33; 2,110.14; 7,508; 4,351,47; $25.73\n\n### FEES OF OFFICE:\n- Judicial Departments: 63,100; 58,078.04; 4,676,48; 5,198; 6,274.75\n- Ecclesiastical Department: 65.75\n- Educational: 30.\n- Registration of Householders: 2,700; 1,364.75; 1,354,75; 740.25\n- Registration of Servants: fia.50; 645,530; 19.50\n- Official Signatusor: SÜ; 172.00; 178.00; 98,00\n- Registration of Lands: 4,00; 4.134.50; 4.184.50; 134.50\n\n### FIRS, FORFEITURES & FEES OF COURT:\n- Government Gardens & Plantations: 22,590; 19,774.97\n- Forfeitures: 6,500; 800; 1,370.83\n- Fees: 9,000; 10,392.14\n\n### MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:\n- Storage of Gunpowder: 15,000; 12,530.77\n- Utuer Miscellanicoas Receipts: 6,000; 42,971.36\n\n## TOTAL Colonial Revenue: $1,213,598; $1,168,148.61\n\n### RECEIPTS\n- Deposits Available: 12,639.77\n- Deposits not available: 42,971.96; 37,971.96\n- Advance account: 11,922,871,173,071.48310,376.84, 150,908.35\n- Family Remittances: $,087.67\n- Subsidiary Coins: 2,460,23\n\n## TOTAL Colonial Expenditure: $1,466.401; $1,870,962.23; 221,436.16; 1,595,395,39; 169,979.15; 40,071.76\n\n### PAYMENTS\n- Investment by Crown Agent: 610,805,321; 514,806.89\n- Balance, 1st January, 1884: $39,695,00; 707.196.00; 687,800.00; 8,081.00; 2,704.23\n- Deposits Available: 81469.78; 72,441.58; 103,911,38; 38,229,70; 23.32,743\n- Deposits not Available: 320,000.00; 16,711.70; 92,765.05; 1.012.6%; 93,787.68\n- Advance Account: 020.900.00; 220.000.00\n- Family Remittances: 20,590.62; 230,543.07; 88,779.22; 88,770.22; 281,283.71\n- Subsidiary Coins: 30, 40,08; 80,840.02\n- Money Order Account: 3,920.38; 3,020,28\n- Kauling Sea Wall: 32.888.38; 82,883.08\n- Crown Agents: 610,805,321; 514,806.89\n- Balance, 31st December, 1884: 22,896.61; 22,896.61; 2,007.85; 241,342.64; 125,350.16: 360.692.85; 180,932.08; 180,932.03; 55,773.53; 65,778.83\n\n## TOTAL: $2,248,602.31; 639,817.35; $2,888,420,16\n\nExamined,\nW. H. MARSA,\nAuditor General,\n\nA. LISTER,\nTreasurer.\n\nA. F. ALVES,\nAccountust.\n\nTreasury, Hongkong, 17th April, 1895",
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        "content_text": "7\n\nSub-Enclosure F\n\n139\n\nExtracts from Police Letter 11:24 of 12th August, 18...\n\nConfidential\n\nH\n\nX\n\n\"2. My object in writing confidentially is to inform His Excellency of the serious feeling that is running through the mind of Chinese Officials on the question of the rendition of Criminals who have committed offences in China,\n\n\"3. I have private and trustworthy statements to the effect that the non-rendition by this Government last year of eleven Chinese charged with homicide in China resulted in the degradation of 5 Chinese Mandarins and the expenditure of 8000 taels. A further source of annoyance was caused by the presiding Magistrate not attacking the Jau Tai of Chinese Kauling who was in Court to a seat on the Bench, but left him to seat at the table in the body of the Court.\n\n\"4. It will on inquiry be found that latterly",
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        "content_text": "21\n\nby the Authorities at Hauling City for the\n\non the charge of\n\narrest of this\n\nbeing a head member of the said\n\nSociety\n\nMY M. M.Deane\n\nCapt: Sept of Police\n\n11th October, 18St.\n\nReposition by the Master of the \"Hour Ling\":\n\nmaster\n\nx of\n\nSang Dat declared. I am the master of the boat \"Hour Ling\"; my boat travels to and from Victoria, éfeng Hou, and Chinese Kauling. On the 10th instant, I left Victoria at about 5 pm. I had about 60 passengers, consisting of coolies, workmen, and some Chinese Officials.\n\nOne man was an official, because he told me he had business of importance with the head Mandarin at Kaulung, and he and those with him wanted to get there as quickly as possible. On account of what they said, I did not touch at Hung Hom, but went straight to Kaulung. When we got there, the Officials and about 30 passengers landed. The official told me to go to Kaulung first, and land my Hung Hom passengers afterward. I had a man on board, a passenger for Hung Hom. The official told him ...\n\n \nmuru.",
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        "content_text": "shore by force; to land at Kauling and he objected. The Officials then took him \"they carried him on shore. I don't know what the man was. No one who or objected to the Man minutes, away, being broken and I left the pier, after about ten for tungtom. I don't know if the officials spoke to the man before going to Kauling. The officials paid $3 for the use of the boat, and she was hired by them, but they practically allowed me to take other passengers.\n\nTo she was hired by the Officials where they wished. I don't know when the man taken away came on board. I had a number of passengers on board, when the officials embarked, and I had to leave directly they came on board.\n\nPang His X mark\n\nTaken before\n\n[Copy.] no16675. 7 October, 1886.\n\nSir,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th October.\n\nI am directed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government to forward copies of reports from the Capt. of Police, 30th Sept. and 4th October, 1886 and the Harbour Master reporting the unwarrantable detention of a Chinese soldier on board a ferry boat plying in the waters of this Colony.\n\nThe waters of this Colony, and his conveyance to Chinese Kaulung where he was landed a prisoner.\n\nIt has been over and over stated that Hongkong is to shelter criminals who may take refuge here, and that if the proper steps are taken for obtaining extradition such criminals will be surrendered.\n\nMe this 12th day of October, 1886.\n\nJ. Frater, Enquire\n\nH. J. Thomsett, Harbour Master\n\nH.B.M. Consul re Caulon.\n\nPage 12\n\nPage 13",
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        "content_text": "Fat declared deposeth:\n\nJam Shini. Jam A V 29th October, 1886 of Herni at Tailam Tick. I La A 1 2 t by 11 Kang, who is the Tailam Fark 7 Le ri t He 1 t employed engaged water works same sampare 7 hibi was a dig länti connexion of mine. Ste ✓ siiged, by the Chiese Authorities * * * the 10th October instant. He frist lake. and I was to Kaubing, told by Police, that he taken to (h'in the Chinese by, V after Ste han. sards brought back te Kanting Yoelenday at 3. p.m., Orceizer.\n\nW 17 2. J Jai V null arrive, be a-fring /יין י. A Sa རི、,),,, There Police police. Jo.... L1 pa ' '' > shore by tere pR Ivas boards r th 嚚 A L e about 20 Ր 1 > V other at the wharf; 6.1 200 300 a i 1 A J 20 iv F....q, others · paix. > toe met They landed * að *} ved, d soldiers.\n\nThe Kauling Mandarine (Hip l'oi) A his au bord B.. Kanting $3.1 is a-fung ハード spot quite rifler I va s እ? La J 2 策 le the both present. inverged to a: nearth the wharf. ༡་་ འ ་ ༦, ༡༼ be headed). རི ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ T 2 2 22 ho... His head wa he the spot. After I went and d the Police at An the excention. I the.. This Her. ་་༡ went home to To kwa wan 庾 1. I went 4 5 ') You ate, and informed thes Inspector. This This dispectos told) Ad head A Ja J Cook at the directed and J still here .......... A A T A to head. b went, and the ..... Then returned. de the du spielen",
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        "content_text": "༽ཀ་གིང་དེ་ཝའཝི་\n\nལེགས ཿ NAཉ་དsAN ཆཞུགས་ན་༽རྒྱད་དང་མ་\n\nwith a so word weineh its toping\n\nmod wat elked\n\ndorot will at\n\nlot mores Jonahaiponos\n\nerrab next aut auft ratteter Adwab\n\nག་ད་ག་ང་བའི\n\nन\n\nat\n\nudiraltus laialet alt to timed at\n\nད༽ལ་)སྒ。དཝ་ཝA) སྙིང。 དཞ\n\nฯ\n\nmo, is ffuo blow altor real\n\nرا\n\nthat the General Offers for..\n\nis dictionably of opranon that seduction is feasible. And yes. Li\n\nmasks which ilia prepaid tora are higher than fo\n\nponovanhent\n\nbeen paid in any previove you brands thus keling vainako\n\nof the other in loss than haseves bun before, fa t\n\noneously man\n\nintained that\n\ncould not be engaged\n\nis rates which they\n\naccept last Year\n\ntovalues of the was 3/\n\nof Spen!\n\n$\n\n175",
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        "document_key": "CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8]",
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        "content_text": "## DESPATCH\n\nC.O. `12115`\n\nDate: 16 June 1891\n\nNo. `12115`\n\nPrevious Paper No.: `Stongtong`\n\nSurvey (Subject)\n\n\"Referring to previous correspondence, trigonometrical Survey should be commenced Cold Season.\"\n\n(Minutes)\n\nFare are other candidates who will be entitled to preference to him on account of their larger professional experience. I regret therefore that it will not be in my power to meet his wishes.\n\nW.O. Can Agric. Dept. further tel.y 2025 17600 re subsequent Paper.\n\n1 14376\n\nSi C. Wilm? Mr. Wala Sow in Ser minuto you now remind 24.16 Ju 25216 16. Jme at origin, kuding منها the at 176 Rm 17/6 wote withagin for your sprature Signed Runo 34.18-6\n\nC (40,0428) 3000 3-89 \nREG 16 JUN 91 \n127",
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        "document_key": "CO129-255 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [5-7]",
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        "content_text": "## Proofread Text\n\nSending a copy of aber has herewith \n\nkun of Leglan if Comm Operate think that suit alle \n\nwill be raised locally for local disbursements \n\nin would \n\nhere \n\ndave having trend our \n\ninterest \n\n`Run 19/7` \n\nSee also `14502` \n\nCrown Agents \n\nKropp \n\nPlease see above \n\nJon any \n\nIn leade \n\nuniter \n\nobservations \n\nHave \n\nThe present censors gain for local borrowing in Ceylon apply equally to Hongkong. \n\nIf the Colmt form Com borrow, \n\n6% for com borrow, at cash wetterm \n\nLe 12%, the currency \n\nthe \n\nthest, \n\nsleich hers blee suspended \n\nit is unst desirable it should \n\ndo so - But from what is hand within despatch, \n\nand from what I hear from other quarters \n\nGo to the scarcity of money in Hongkong and \n\nthe high rate of interest ruling there, I am \n\nafraid \n\nthere is any little chance ope \n\ninfece on such terms being successful. \n\nEarly \n\nTam \n\ntouel \n\n£200,000 \n\nin all is the raised \n\nit could be better to raise the whole here. \n\nregard \n\nbeing had the advantage of Commencing \n\nthe Purecild Stack, which will be the basis \n\nof the Conversion of the existing debt and of future excess, by an amount which will sich be altogether significant \n\nYou have, of comme, \n\nush acnelooked \n\nHere are fact that the present cate of \n\nInchmage (2/9%) enables us to lay down dollars to the ground \n\na large umulus Huling. \n\nmto. \n\nGround as proped 21/4. \n\nbut in the \n\nsuggested weak borrowing \n\n`Run 22/2` \n\naton",
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        "document_key": "CO129-257 - Public Offices & Others - 1892",
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        "title": "CO129-257 - Public Offices & Others - 1892",
        "content_text": "with Suction XIII of the Ordinance of 1856.\n\nThe Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation,\n\n31, Lombard Street, London, E.C.\n\n11th August, 1892.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State\n\nfor the Colonies.\n\nC.O.\n\n16197 Commercial Department.\n\nDowning Street.\n\n12 AUG 92\n\nhard to gauge\n\non the general aspects,\n\non the shareholders in respect of these\n\nCarting unlimited liability in the note issue\n\nThe\n\nquestion is one for the Treasury, not\n\nI think in succeeding them their letter he need\n\nnot say anything to down the proposal.\n\n15.8.92\n\nI have added what Graham's draft B\n\ncontains per commmm, to carry out the\n\nahm ongguctions EZ\n\nkuding in\n\nShear the Bank are\n\nsignifying a delay with they write again.\n\nwait Rm 13/0 at once\n\nM.O. 14701\n\nReferring to my letter\n\nof the 21st of July\n\n(ultimo) enclosing a copy of my\n\nletter of the same date to the Lord's\n\nof the Treasury.\n\nI beg to advise you\n\nthat I have since been in\n\ntelegraphic communication with the Head Office the Bank in Hongkong, and now submit the following for your consideration.\n\nThe total amount of notes in circulation at the Head Office and Branches on 30 June, was $6,700,000, of which $3,000,000 were in circulation in Hongkong, and $2,500,000 in the Straits Settlements: leaving $1,200,000 for all our other Offices.\n\nMy proposition is, that our note circulation in future be limited to $7,000,000 as at present, and that the issuing of notes be confined to Hongkong, the Straits Settlements and Shanghai. Our issues at the other ports to cease altogether.\n\nThe power to issue notes would then be as follows, viz:\n\n  \n    For\n    \n  \n  \n    Hongkong\n    $4,000,000\n  \n  \n    Shanghai\n    $500,000\n  \n  \n    The Straits\n    $2,500,000\n  \n  \n    \n    $7,000,000",
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        "content_text": "# 269\n## DOMESTIC\n\n| Date | previous Paper | C.O. | No. | (Subject) |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1894 | 6.16129 | 16178 | 161780125802 | Bubonic Plague |\n\nSends further dep from Sching with for. of thing keling at fanton and cone,\n\n## (Minutes)\n\nM. Janfield  \nSee also `16129`  \n`1612` Alegraphie  \nWe heard... this corresp. between  \nM. O'Conner the fur. of thing  \n`418020` Putly  \nP.W.2.12 Sep..  \nIn 19. sept.  \n\"Run 24/9  \n`34 (79)--4935-5---80327-01`  \n\n## Subsequent Paper\n7.0  \n`16728`  \nSee further in `16728`  \nS.W.J.29 def.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-267 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [4-6]",
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        "content_text": "# DRAFT\nfor **Confidential**  \nSir W. Robinson.  \nMr. ...  \n\n## MINUTE\n· Kemg.  \n1. Lucas 18. Oct  \nMr. ...  \nMr. Fairfield.  \nMr. Wingfield.  \nMr. Bramston, fr R. Meade.  \n19  \n19  \nMr. Meade. Earl of Selborne. Mr Buxton. fr. Chamberlain. Marquess of Ripon.\n\n## consideration\nM. Fairfield As the change was not made at the time of Lockhart's appointment Is it not awkward to make it now?  \nC.P.E yes: but it would  \nI still more aukward when  \nMr Anderson is keling in the hands  \nZ  \nA Man when  \nSiz  \n21 Oct. 95  \nAs you are aware a dormant Commission dated the 21st of August 1891 appoints the colonial Secretary for the time being of the colony of Hongkong or the senior military officer to administer the government in the death or absence of the governor, and as it stands, the colonial Secretary becomes administrator in preference to the military officer. I shall be glad to be advised whether you consider this arrangement to be satisfactory. Connections militate against his capabilities.\n\nNow that the office holder, Lockhart, has married a broker's daughter who has dozens of relations in the Colony, it is very good that he should be considered. Existing connection is a fifty-fifty chance between England and France, dividing as all will be offering. Jour Ian Shieu & Jour Ripen bet on givenzach, the deals of Office - a charming letter.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-268 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [7-11]",
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        "content_text": "There is nothing calling for remark with regard to the other members of the sanitary staff. Pressure of work has prevented me from presenting this report at an earlier date, and even although late it has had to be prepared somewhat hurriedly, so that it is not so complete as I should have wished.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nGentlemen,\nYour obedient Servant,\n**HUGH MCCALLUM,**\nSanitary Superintendent.\n\nTo the President and Members of the\n**SANITARY BOARD.**\n\n## Table A.\n\nReturn showing the houses the drains of which have been opened and inspected under the provisions of the Health Ordinance during the year 1894, and the owners thereof requested to re-drain them.\n\n| Lot, No. | No. of Houses | If plans submitted | If work completed |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Marine 64 | 7 | Yes | Yes |\n| Inland 797 & 816 | 24 | 10 Yes, 14 No |  |\n| Kowloon Inland 109, 108, 107 & 106 |  |  |  |\n| Inland 103 | 36 | Yes |  |\n| Tai Wong Lane, Temple Street and Fuk Sing Lane |  |  |  |\n| Second Street, Third Street and Pokfulam Road |  |  |  |\n| Kwai Wa Lane, Hillier Street, Queen's Road Central |  |  |  |\n| Jervois Street, Upper Lascar Row, Upper Lascar Row and Hollywood Road |  |  |  |\n| Hollywood Road and East Street, Old Bailey Street, Hollywood Road & Sun Wai Lane |  |  |  |\n| Wellington Street, Cochrane Street, Stanley Street |  |  |  |\n| Second Street and Sam To Lane, Arbuthnot Road and Wyndham Street |  |  |  |\n| Boubam Strand West, Heung Lane |  |  |  |\n| Queen's Road West, Bonham Road, Praya Central |  |  |  |\n| Jervois Street, Wai Tak Lane, Upper Lascar Row, Wellington Street, Ice House Street, Undell Street |  |  |  |\n| Queen's Road Central, Praya Central, Pak Tsz Lane |  |  |  |\n| Caine Road, Queen's Road West |  |  |  |\n| Wautsai Road, Queen's Road Central, Queen's Road West |  |  |  |\n| Second Street, Third Street, First and Second Streets |  |  |  |\n| First, Second and Centre Street, Wing Kat Street and Praya Central |  |  |  |\n| Queen's Road West, East Street, First Street |  |  |  |\n| Wing Wo Street and Wing Shing Street, Pokfulam Road, Queen's Road West |  |  |  |\n| Mi Lun Lane, Gough Street and I' On Lane, Hollywood Road |  |  |  |\n| Tun Wo Lane, Queen's Road West, Western Street, Fuk Luk Lane and Third Street |  |  |  |\n| Inland 102 | 2 |  |  |\n| Inland 252 | 11 | +7 |  |\n| Inland 252, 253, 1256, 1257 & 1258 |  |  |  |\n| Inland 236 | 2 |  |  |\n| Inland 3 and 11 | 16 |  |  |\n| Inland 52 | 8 |  |  |\n| Inland 52 | 3 | Yes, 2 No |  |\n| Inland 52 | 3 | 4 Yes, 1 No |  |\n| Inland 800 | 16 | ++ No |  |\n| Inland 145 & 146 | 24 |  |  |\n| Inland 1191, 1192, 1157, 1158 & 1159 | 3 | 3 Yes, 3 No |  |\n| Inland 1187, 1188, 1189 and 1190 | 10 | Yes, 1 No |  |\n| Inland 1179, 1180 & 1182, 1183, 1184, 1193 | 9 |  |  |\n| Inland 609 | 2 | 6 Yes, 4 No | Yes |\n| Kauling Land |  |  |  |\n| Shankiwán Land | 7 |  | Yes |\n| Inland 195 |  |  | Yes |\n| Inland 138 | 10 |  |  |\n| Fuland 251 Land |  |  |  |\n| Boat | 11 | 35 | 3 |\n\n## Table B.\n\n**MORTALITY STATISTICS,**\nFor the Year ended 31st December, 1894.\n\n### BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.\n\nThe whole Colony, Death Rate, Civil Population, 28.7 per 1,000 per annum.\n\nVictoria Registration District, Death Rate, Land Population,\n\n### CHINESE COMMUNITY.\n\n35.7 per 1,000 per annum.\n\n| District | Death Rate |\n| --- | --- |\n| The whole Colony, Land | 18.4 |\n| The whole Colony, Boat | 12.1 |\n| The whole Colony, Land and Boat Population | 30.4 |\n| Kowloon Land | 31.8 |\n| Kowloon Boat | 15.2 |\n| Shankiwán Land | 33.7 |\n| Shankiwán Boat | 18.5 |\n| ... | ... |\n| British, Foreign & Chinese Community excluding Army and Navy | 30.3 |\n\n**SANITARY BOARD ROOM,**\n**HONGKONG, 1st February, 1895.**\n\n**HUGH MCCALLUM,**\nSecretary.\n\n**HUgh MCCALLUM,**\nSanitary Superintendent.\n\nPage 60\nPage 61",
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        "content_text": "## Quarantine Regulations\n\n4. The Quarantine Anchorage shall be within the following boundaries, and the Master of every vessel shall remove his vessel to any part of the Quarantine Anchorage as and when required by the Harbour Master:\n\n- Western Boundary.-A line drawn from the West side of Stone Cutters' Island to the West side of Green Island (on Admiralty Chart marked as Harbour boundary).\n- Southern Boundary.-That part of a line having the Naval Coal Sheds at Kauling bearing E. by S., commencing where it meets the Eastern Boundary, and terminating where it meets the Western boundary.\n- Eastern Boundary.-A South line drawn from a white mark on South side of Stone Cutters' Island until it reaches the Southern boundary.\n- Northern Boundary.-Five fathom line of soundings.\n\n5. 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When any vessel is in quarantine--\n(a) If, in the opinion of the Health Officer, any persons on board are suffering from any infectious or contagious disease they shall be removed to the Hospital ship Hygeia or be otherwise disposed of under his directions.\n(b) Where, in the opinion of the Health Officer, there are any cases he suspects to be cases of infectious or contagious disease on board, the persons suspected shall be detained on board, or otherwise disposed of, under observation, for a period not exceeding 48 hours from the time that the Health Officer completes his examination of the passengers and crew.\n(c) When the examination of the passengers and crew by the Health Officer has been completed, all who appear to him to be free from any infectious or contagious disease may be allowed to land at once.\n\n7. After the passengers and crew have been dealt with as in section 6 the vessel may be released from quarantine by the express written order of the Health Officer, after such precautions by way of burning clothing and fumigating or otherwise, as he may direct, have been carried out.\n\n8. If any vessel in the waters of this Colony is known to have any case of an infectious or contagious disease on board, or is a vessel which in the opinion of the Health Officer ought according to these regulations to be in quarantine, the Health Officer may order such vessel into quarantine, and the master or person in charge of such vessel shall thereupon hoist the Quarantine Flag upon such vessel and remove the vessel to the Quarantine Anchorage, and all the regulations applicable in relation to vessels in quarantine shall apply to such vessel.\n\n9. In case of a death happening on board any vessel in quarantine, or ordered into quarantine, or on board the Hygeia, the body shall be disposed of in such manner as may be ordered by the Health Officer; and the Master of the vessel shall carry out such orders as the Health Officer may give him in relation to the disposal of the body.\n\n10. When any quarantined vessel is in the waters of the Colony, no person shall leave the vessel, or hold communication from the vessel with the shore, or with any other vessel or boat, or take or send any person or thing whatever out of the vessel, until the express written permission of the Health Officer has been communicated to the master or other person having the control of the vessel, and such precautions as the Health Officer may require have been observed.\n\n11. When any vessel is in quarantine, no person other than the Health Officer or persons in his boat shall approach within 30 yards of such vessel, or hold any communication with such vessel or with any person on board of it, or receive, or take any person or thing whatever directly or indirectly from the vessel or from any person on board of it, without having first received the express written permission of the Health Officer, and observing such precautions as the Health Officer may require.\n\n12. ... person placed on board the Hygeia shall leave the same without first receiving the express written permission of the Health Officer, or Medical Officer in charge and observing such precautions as the Health Officer may require. No person other than the Health Officer, or Medical Officer in charge, or persons deputed by them, shall go on board or approach within 30 yards thereof, or hold on with the Hygeia or with any person in it, or receive or take anything directly or indirectly from the Hygeia or from any person in it without having first received the express written permission of the Health Officer, or Medical Officer in charge and observing such precautions as such Officer may require.\n\n14. The Captain Superintendent of Police, and any officers that he may appoint for the purpose of enforcing quarantine, may order any person leaving or coming from any vessel that is in quarantine or from the Hygeia, or taking or sending any person or thing whatever from any such vessel, to remain in or return to and to return such persons or things to their vessel or the Hygeia and may by such necessary force as the case requires compel any person neglecting or refusing to observe such order to obey the same.\n\n15. The above regulations shall not in any way interfere with the internal management of any of Her Majesty's Ships, or of Foreign Ships-of-War, or with their freedom to proceed to sea, whenever the Officer in command may deem such course requisite.\n\n16. Where any breach of any of the above regulations is committed, all the persons existing in any way in the commission of such breach and the master or other person having the control of any vessel or boat on board of which such breach has been committed, or which has been in any way engaged in the commission of such breach shall be severally and jointly answerable for such breach, and shall be deemed guilty of the same. Any costs charged or incurred by the Government for the medical attendance and maintenance of any person, whether on the ship's articles or not, who is removed to the Hygeia or any other hospital or place under sub-sections (a) or (b) of this Regulation shall be paid to the Government by the agent of the vessel from which such person is removed whether such vessel continues in quarantine or not.\n\nCOUNCIL CHAMBER,  \nHONGKONG.",
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        "content_text": "# 3\n\nFrom Foreign Office\n\nDali 5 March Passport for Lt. Whitchins.\n\nForeign Office. Ing Junatic, E. Wallace importance Protection of Beale Mission Station\n\nlovozung Purvey 29 Piracy on West-River Improvement. Visit of Viceroy of Canton to it. retour.\n\nUpper West River & Mengtze Interviews between Viceroy on West-River.\n\n16 April 18 27 Shipment of arms for China: Eths of the form & vom osa.\n\nAm Desembarcation of Li China. corpie. Arms export from Macao. 5.5. \"Bingo Maru\".\n\nDisturbances in Taiwan Parliament Im! best of Italian training Jerse Витина знам \n\n13 Li Hung Chong Condor lor. Chinese Reform Party Chinese Labourers for Reunion Pusing on West-River. export to Philippines Piracy \n\n28 5 May new wording Dymas า 14 18 #2. - H... 29 in West-River. West River. Inland Navigation Lukes I unalie, L. Wallace Piracy on West River.\n\nVenice coming convention. Purvey. 4 June 13 1. 14 22  4 July \"roud of Wuchow, 1899. Buildings in New Territory Pracy Tea duling in Formosa. Inspectia congo. Drms soport bi \"Philippines Indian troops for Colony, } Li Ling Chang rance in West. Kane's west powerche 14 ore. Doms pr Exirrey arms from Macao. Chmie Disturbances in Ihma.\n\n19 20 21 23 1 27 2 Aug 16 20. # 2 + 29 \n\n17 19 20. 22 \n## \n|   | \nLi Hung Chang DChinese hoof Dengarlär. 1 Li Wring Chang Lumadic E. Wallace. New Viceroy Canton Drill Instructor for Chinese. China. Inland waters 14 avigation. تا Mund.dudiy on Cia Formosa. Brit, interests in S. China Archives & money of Peruvian Consulati shipment of arm Mountain Battery Jo Germon Expeditione, Chinesi aquatios shyment of  returned from it. it ing Quarantine Requs in riam. Kang Yu wei Refrom Morley. Hand Carts for BatForces in China  m China: Chinese agitations. Assistance to imasion stations Reform Party in China Consignment of pistols I hand cars for Bind works in China\n\nPage",
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        "content_text": "for Kuaing the feography of the South Eastem Counties of Egland, or of Bulgaria or the pedigree of Lady Jour gray\n\nthu\n\nor\n\nena\n\nAut of which and\n\nprovision of\n\n... the pieuse locality\n\nof Font-enry (All thest questions\n\nkent figured\n\nduring the last\n\n... staumiation papeles two years.)\n\ntime devoted to the\n\nlittle\n\nless\n\nA little more\n\nstudy of Englade\n\n... ammaliatie lumber\n\nof\n\nthis kind\n\naccumulation of stores of\n\n684\n\nExprend his demie for a formal opportunity of suggesting improvements.\n\nfu H. Blake\n\npromises address as fullur Report.\n\nCALA\n\nMA\n\nthis despalet\n\nThis then subject of\n\nThi\n\nlo\n\nWhen he does to thank ther C.6. should take this opportunity Roplying to suggest that & Wright, Eiker by himself or in conquuchin with austin should be invited to make a formal and full Expression of\n\nWait\n\n27/11/11\n\natma\n\nworld probably do good.\n\nTu-\n\nfort promise\n\nfenther despatch.\n\n? Pool by.\n\nRY.2218.\n\nJagree Ein T\n\n22/VIII\n\nCPL-22\n\natonce\n\nI spoke about this Report to b2 Batison Wright, who perdisted agaunts the lorrs of the report. He how rou adunited that the systemat\n\nHi School was radically wrong\n\nand\n\n31(3)-31215-4000-6-1900\n\n39720-8000-2-01\n\nPage 690\n\nPage 691",
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        "content_text": "No.146.\n\nHongkong.\n\nSir,\n\nC. O. 20743\n\nN: 27 MAY 02/522\n\nGovernment House,\n\nHongkong, 17th April, 1902.\n\nI have the honour to inform you that I have received a Despatch from the Acting Consul at Kiukiang relative to the establishment in that port of a British Postal Agency.\n\n2. Mr. Consul Clennell draws attention to the advantages which the introduction of a penny postage system would confer on residents at the port of Kiukiang and on visitors residing at Kuling, a summer resort some 14 miles distant. He at the same time submits for my consideration the question of the practicability of instituting British Post Offices at other Treaty Ports on the Yangtze, which at present have to rely on some other source for the forwarding and distribution of their mails.\n\n3. The institution of Post Offices in China has of late years assumed a political bearing and it would be a matter for regret should this Government deny to its nationals postal facilities which other countries may take the opportunity of affording.\n\n4. I have laid the matter before the Colonial Treasurer.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nJOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,\n\n&c...",
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        "content_text": "## Import duti \n\nOn Kaap kan Suyal in Philischie The Flands you \n\n2 Copies of betti Das: & its Inclosure have been communicated to the G.O., but I have to point out to you live fonit inaccuracies which occur in the whole which you Lande 3M Safe.\n\n### (1) Article IV He Reussels Convention \n\nun claan amount in lating lle 428 a doan tapes eventually delivered from Exccessing the Cax Pe Supperts ... pisces half, not the whole of He excess as plated you this only for the Andain of the Demanen Commissin with whom it resto to determine the sxistence of bounty on the countervailing duling to be imposed in thick acase I would \n\n### (2) I beg to remind you that ...",
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        "content_text": "# AFFAIRS OF CHINA\n## CONFIDENTIAL\n\nEnclosure No. I\n\n[November 18.]\n\nTRESS & DEC 05, SECTION 4.\n\n**Sir E. Satow to the Marquess of Lansdowne.--(Received November 18.)**\n\n(No. 320. **Confidential.**)\nMy Lord,\n\nPeking, September 30, 1905.\n\nWITH reference to my telegram No. 169 of the 15th instant, I have the honour to transmit to your Lordship herewith copy of a letter which I have received from His Majesty's Consul-General at Hankow, with regard to the terms on which he thinks the Wuchang Viceroy would accept the loans he requires for the construction of the Hupei sections of the Hankow-Canton and Hankow-Szechuan Railways.\n\nMr. Cordès, the agent of the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, who has been at Hankow endeavouring to secure these loans for his bank, has returned here without having succeeded.\n\nI have, &c.\n(Signed) **ERNEST SATOW.**\n\n## Inclosure in No. 1.\n### Consul-General Fraser to Sir E. Satow.\n\nKuling, September 20, 1905.\n\nSAVAGE sent up your telegram as to Chang's latest scheme of raising one loan to cover the Hupei sections of both the Hankow-Szechuan and the Hankow-Canton lines. I think I told you that the latter section is only 80 miles at most, and that Chang is at variance with the other two provinces as to the share of the loans each should be responsible for. Hupei and Hunan are trying to make Kuangtung see that the section to Fatshan actually in running order is a valuable asset which should be taken into account, while Kuangtung blandly suggests that the length of line in each province should alone govern the apportionment of pecuniary responsibility, and Hunan would like to put some extra share on the other two as having the termini. I suppose that is why he seems now inclined to leave out Hunan, as he first did Kuangtung.\n\nI have sent Savage the Chinese draft of a note to the Viceroy, in which he is reminded of his original proposal of a £3,000,000 loan for the construction of the Canton-Hankow Railway in Hupei and Hunan, which was telegraphed to you, passed on to the Foreign Office, and brought a response from the British Chinese Corporation, whereas the Szechuan-Hankow Railway was broached only lately, and a distinct Syndicate has asked leave to tender for it. It is added that the two sections, though in one province, are parts of distinct enterprises, just as the two Syndicates, though both British, are independent of each other; to issue one loan for both sections would, in my superior's opinion, not be for the interest of Hupei or England. I understood from him that his reason for his new proposal was that the Hupei li-kin, the free asset which he decided to make the security for railway loans in this province, was too big for any one section; if that is his reason, the note submits that he could attain his object as well by giving notice to the tenderers that the two loans would, so far as Hupei is concerned, have the same security and rank equally in regard to it. He is also reminded that he promised to consult Hunan by telegraph as to its loan security, and that the British Chinese Corporation are awaiting the answer so as to tender for the £3,000,000. I shall be in Hankow on the 24th, to await invitation to an interview.\n\nChang's experience of foreign railway loans and Agreements has made him very suspicious, hence his very guarded despatch of assurance. But his dislike for French and Belgians and Russians narrows the field of possible competitors, the Americans being also in disfavour, and I think that he also undoubtedly prefers us to Germans, though they are astute enough to offer him tempting terms, as I reported. He will come in time to see that foreign aid is necessary far more than he imagines now as to running and management, if he is not scared by immediate demands for the control.\n\nPage 584",
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        "content_text": "Feb 10th\n\nDear Mr Guling,\n\nAllow me to take this opportunity of expressing my regret at your sudden dismissal from the post you, for so many years, have so ably filled. As you are aware, I have had the pleasure of knowing you officially for twenty odd years, seventeen of these in command, and have found you uniformly obliging, courteous and painstaking, avoiding as far as possible any friction, and in any question involving your department, integrity is sure, I should consider it simply absurd; such was the unanimous consensus of opinion of all the China Harbour Co.'s Steamship Masters, many of whom knew you well, and entertained for you the entire goodwill and regard.\n\nI trust that you may soon be entirely exonerated and your character cleared, and that a prompt statement may be made. With every expression of sympathy on this trouble, and with best regards,\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nArthur H. Alabaster\n\nS.S. Taming 405\n\nHory Tony 190\n\nF.I.\n\n \n!",
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        "content_text": "## Inclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\n**Petition of Rev. H. E. Pownall and Rev. F. J. Hopkins that they be appointed Guardians of the infant, Vera Kingham.**\n\nTHE Petition of the undersigned Herbert Edward Pownall and Frederick John Hopkins, that they may be appointed guardians of Margaret Vera Kingham, an infant, showeth :-\n\n1. That Margaret Vera Kingham's antecedents and present position are:-\n\n| (a.) | Margaret Vera Kingham was born at Kuling on the 14th June, 1903. |\n| (b.) | Her father, Harry Claude Kingham, murdered at Nan Ch'ang-fu, Kiangsi, the 25th February, 1906, has one elder brother, Percy Kingham, and two sisters, one of whom is Ethel Ada, wife of Frederick John Hopkins. |\n| (c.) | Her mother, Octavia Mary Kingham, sister to Herbert Edward Pownall, was murdered at Nan Ch'ang-fu, Kiangsi, the 25th February, 1906, and has four brothers (two of whom are clergymen in the Church of England) and five surviving sisters. |\n| (d.) | At the end of February, 1906, Herbert Edward Pownall and wife were the child's only relatives in China, and as soon as possible they took charge of their niece. |\n| (e.) | Harry Claude Kingham's sister and her husband, Ethel and Frederick John Hopkins, had left England before the massacre of the 25th February, 1906, intending to join the late Harry Claude Kingham and wife in their mission work at Nan Chang-fu, Kiangsi. After reaching Shanghae they proceeded to Kuling for study of language. |\n| (f) | Herbert Edward Pownall and wife, on returning after the funeral to their own mission station inland, left their niece, Margaret Vera Kingham, in the care of her other uncle and aunt, Frederick John Hopkins and wife, on Kuling, and since that time the child has been under their care. |\n| (g.) | The child was examined by Dr. Parrott, of Shanghae, and found to be sound and healthy, and, although somewhat dazed immediately after the massacre, she is now quite bright and happy. |\n\n2. That to remove Margaret Vera Kingham from the charge of those relatives under whose care she has been for the last six months would not only be a great grief to the child, but also a considerable strain upon her; and that a strain ought, especially at this time, to be avoided, as she is little able to bear such after what she has already passed through.\n\n3. That it seems highly desirable that Margaret Vera Kingham should be intrusted to the joint guardianship of your petitioners, in whose care she has been since the death of her parents, for the following reasons:---\n\n### (1.) The good of the child.\n\n| (a.) | She is at the present time with those who dearly love her, and have been in the closest touch with her parents for many years. |\n| (b.) | The child is much attached to F. J. Hopkins and wife, as also to H. E. Pownall and wife, whom she has known since earliest recollection. |\n| (c.) | She is in the land of her birth, to leave which would be to break all the natural ties she has hitherto known. |\n| (d.) | She has many little friends at Kuling, and, owing to the high esteem in which her parents were held, many take a special and kindly interest in the little orphan girl. |\n\n### (2.) To satisfy the wishes of the father's and mother's relatives.\n\n| (a.) | The following extracts from letters received by Ethel Hopkins show what are the thoughts and wishes of the father's relatives :- |\n| (i.) | Extract from letter of Mrs. A. Kennedy Stone, sister of the late Harry Claude Kingham: \"The Prairie, Polela, Natal, June 7. 'We rejoice with you both that you have dear little Vera. She will be such a comfort to you, and our dear Harry and Tavie (the late Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Kingham) I am sure would wish it so. It will be so nice for you to be with the Pownalls; they must be nice, and Herbert Pownall knew so well dear Harry.'\" |\n| (ii) | Extract from letter of Mr. Percy J. Kingham, elder brother of Ethel Hopkins: \"Drummond, Natal, South Africa, April 20, 1906. 'We know that the child will receive from you the tenderest care and attention.'\" |\n| (iii) | Extract from letter of Mrs. Elizabeth Kingham, who was guardian to the late Harry Claude and his sisters after the death of their parents; aunt to Ethel Hopkins: \"235, London Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, England, June 3, 1906. Percy has been writing, he wants Vera. I tell him she (Margaret Vera Kingham) cannot be better off than with you.\" |\n| (iv.) | From Mrs. Edmiston (aunt of the late Harry Claude Kingham) to Ethel Hopkins: \"Guestling Peep, Milward Road, Hastings, England, July 3, 1906. 'My idea is still that her parents' wish would have been for her (Margaret Vera Kingham) to be brought up by you where she is.'\" |\n| (b.) | It is equally certain that relatives on the mother's side—that is, of the Pownall family—would be in full sympathy with the joint guardianship for which we ask. |\n\n### (3.) The perpetuation of the late parents' wishes and principles.\n\n| (a.) | H. E. Pownall and wife have been constantly connected in work in the same mission (North-West Kiangsi Mission) with the late Harry Claude Kingham and his wife during the last eleven years, i.e., during the whole term of their life in China. |\n| (b.) | F. J. Hopkins and wife, although in England, have also during the same period been in intimate and sympathetic relationship, by letter, with the late Harry Claude Kingham. |\n| (c.) | Indeed, it can with truthfulness be said that H. E. Pownall and wife and F. J. Hopkins and wife fully and accurately knew, and are able sympathetically to enter into, the late Harry Claude Kingham's and wife's feelings and principles as no other of their relatives can do. |\n| (d.) | And further, they are in a position, as no other relatives are, to see those desires and principles, as far as they affect the infant Margaret Vera, carried into effect. |\n\nPage 3\nPage 7\nPage 2",
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        "content_text": "## Page 148\n\nThe Minister desires to have in the issue of the Loan, Mr. Midzuno and I are agreed. The request to appear in the prospectus merely as an agent to receive applications for bonds appears harmless enough, however unsatisfactory it may be.\n\nIt has an unnatural motive, and perhaps you can see your way to conceding this much.\n\nOn the 30th June, I received a note from Fraser, who was away at the time, which confirmed my opinion as to the necessity for prudence in taking the step proposed in my telegram to you of the 27th of June. I accordingly left for Kuling that night in order to confer with him.\n\nOn my return to Hankow on the 3rd of July, I found that Cordes had called to see me. He told Taylor that he had been staying at the Viceroy's Yamen since the 28th ulto, arranging the Tientsin-Chinkiang financial agreement. The Viceroy had mentioned my negotiations, and Cordes had made him an offer; he did not tell Taylor what the offer was. As he was leaving on the previous day, the Viceroy told him he had received a telegram from the Wai Wu Pu instructing him not to proceed with his negotiations with Wako.\n\nI reported this to the Consulate, who wired it to the Legation, and Jordan at once asked for an interview with the Wai Wu Pu.\n\nI understand they informed Sir John that they had heard of the negotiations going on in Hankow, and had wired to Chang Chih-Tung to ask what it was all about, but they could get no reply out of him. They raised no objection to the French, nor in principle, to Chang's negotiations; they only wanted him to make a clean breast of it and let them know what his requirements were, and what he was doing.",
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        "content_text": "## 201\n\nThe others ought to inform the French by telegram that they had wired to Chang not to proceed with the negotiations. The German Minister, they said, had called on them on the subject and, from his attitude, they feared there would be a lot of trouble with him. With regard to the principle of borrowing money for public works and spending it on railways, they were not prepared at the moment to express an opinion; they wanted further information from Chang.\n\nThe result of this interview was telegraphed by Sir John Jordan to Fraser who had, in the meantime, returned from Kuling. Fraser telegraphed to Peking for instructions on how to act in the event of Chang attempting to break off negotiations over the question of French participation; your own instructions to myself on this point I looked upon as covered by your telegram to me of the 4th July.\n\nSir J. Jordan's reply was to the effect that Fraser should, in the event named, warn the Viceroy against the consequences of his unfriendly attitude towards the French, and hold him to his engagement with the British Government.\n\nArmed with these instructions, we prepared ourselves for a somewhat disagreeable interview with Chang on the 7th inst.\n\nThe Viceroy, however, was never more cheerful. He at once launched into an exposition of his views on the new situation which had been created by Sir J. Jordan's interview with the Wai Wu Pu, winding up with the astounding proposition that not only the French, but also the Germans should be admitted as parties to the loan agreement.\n\nMr Fraser observed that, before committing himself to...",
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        "content_text": "272 \n\n2 \n\nThis complete volte-face on the part of the Viceroy closes a phase of the negotiations which has latterly degenerated into something very like comic opera. It has, indeed, been impossible during the past fortnight to keep pace by letter with the almost daily developments which have taken place, and I do not propose to weary you with a recapitulation of their intricate details. All I will now attempt is a review of the later phases assumed by the negotiations, of the causes at work, and of the position in which, in my judgment, the general question of the loan is now left. Copies of telegrams which have passed since the 21st June are here inclosed.\n\nThe interview of the 26th June with the Viceroy's deputies, who had evidently come armed with very precise instructions, convinced me that there were other forces at work besides the legitimate desire of the Viceroy to extract from us favourable terms. It seemed to me just possible that if the Viceroy could be induced to accept the British and Chinese Corporation as the principal party to the Agreement, the objections of the French might be overcome. He could assign no reasons except sentimental ones for not doing so. The Peking Government could have no possible objection to the British and Chinese Corporation, seeing that they concluded an Agreement with them only a few months ago, and it was plain to me that there was something more than flattering preference behind Chang's persistent demand for the Hong Kong and Shanghae Bank alone. In my opinion, we have not far to look for the explanation.\n\nOf the forces which are working to shape the future of Hankow and of the Upper Yang-tsze at the present moment, none is more conspicuous or more striking than the growing influence of the Japanese. There are said to be some 5,000 Japanese in or about Wuchang. They are found at Changsha and at Ichang, their flag is to be seen everywhere on the river, and the Viceroy, strongly pro-Japanese in his sympathies, is surrounded by a ring of Japanese advisers, whose influence is perceptible at every turn. Their distinct methods of business and their peculiar way of acquiring information separate them from other foreigners. That they have great ambitions in the Yang-tsze valley, there can be no manner of doubt, and their object seems to be to conquer as much by a process of absorption by numbers as by the ordinary competition of trade. They evidently have reasons for attaching a great deal of importance to obtaining a share in the present railway scheme. They have no money to contribute, but they have labour and they have materials, and it is therefore obviously of the greatest importance to them to arrange, if possible, that the loan with which the railways are to be built should carry with it no vexatious conditions likely to affect them in these fields of industry.\n\nIf this hypothesis is correct—and it is strikingly borne out by what has come under my own observation—it is no longer difficult to account for the Japanese objection to the British and Chinese Corporation, and for their strong preference for the Hong Kong and Shanghae Bank, which, as a purely financial institution, does not concern itself with the questions of labour and materials.\n\nWith this conviction in my mind, and under the discouraging impression of the interview of the 26th June, at which the deputies practically went back on every clause of the proposed Agreement which made the business possible, I sent you my telegram of the 27th June, and the promptness of your reply showed at least that you had little hesitation in approving the action proposed.\n\nMy own opinion was equally clear, but I was in a somewhat different position. I felt, when it came to the point, that I had to consider not only the interests of the bank, but those of the British Government, which, in this respect, had practically been committed to my charge, and I had therefore to consider how far I was justified in jeopardizing, without the gravest reasons, the British preference which our Government had been at so much pains to obtain.\n\nOn the 29th June, I received a note from the Specie Bank, asking if the Japanese Consul might call and see me. The account of this interview and the subsequent interview and correspondence with Mr. Midzuno, I inclose herewith.\n\nHe evidently came to see me under express instructions, and the correspondence will interest you as disclosing the Japanese point of view on this side.\n\nMr. Midzuno's recollections of what passed at these interviews did not accord at all times with mine, but you will note that, with regard at least to the nominal nature of the participation which the Specie Bank desires to have in the issue of the loan, Mr. Midzuno and I are agreed. The request to appear in the prospectus merely as an agent to receive applications for bonds appears harmless enough, however unaccountable its motive, and perhaps you can see your way to conceding them this much.\n\nOn the 30th June, I received a note from Fraser, who was away at Kuling, which confirmed my opinion as to the necessity for prudence in taking the step proposed in \nmy telegram to you of the 27th June, and I accordingly left for Kuling that night in order to confer with him.\n\nOn my return to Hankow on the 3rd July, I found that Cordes had called to see me. He told Taylor that he had been staying at the Viceroy's yamên since the 28th ultimo, arranging the Tien-tsin-Chinkiang Final Agreement. The Viceroy had mentioned my negotiations, and Cordes had made him an offer; he did not tell Taylor what the offer was. As he, Cordes, was leaving on the previous day, the Viceroy told him he had just received a telegram from the Wai-wu Pu instructing him not to proceed with his negotiations with me.\n\nI reported this to the Consulate, who wired it to the Legation, and Sir J. Jordan at once asked for an interview with the Wai-wu Pu. The Board, I understand, informed Sir John that they had heard of the negotiations going on in Hankow, and had wired to Chang Chih-Tung to ask him what it was all about, but they could get no reply out of him. They raised no objection to the French, nor, in principle, to Chang's borrowing; they only wanted him to make a clean breast of it and let them know what his requirements were and what he was doing. They did not confirm the statement that they had wired to Chang not to proceed with the negotiations. The German Minister, they said, had called on them on the subject, and, from his attitude, they feared there would be some trouble with him. With regard to the principle of borrowing money for public works and spending it on railways, they were not prepared at the moment to express an opinion; they wanted further information from Chang.\n\nThe result of this interview was telegraphed by Sir John Jordan to Fraser, who had in the meantime returned from Kuling. Fraser telegraphed to Peking for instructions how to act in the event of Chang attempting to break off negotiations over the question of French participation. Your own instructions to myself on this point, I looked upon as covered by your telegram to me of the 4th July.\n\nSir J. Jordan's reply was to the effect that Fraser should, in the event named, warn the Viceroy against the consequences of his unfriendly attitude towards the French, and hold him to his engagement with the British Government.\n\nArmed with these instructions, we prepared ourselves for a somewhat disagreeable interview with Chang on the 7th instant.\n\nThe Viceroy, however, was never more cheerful. He at once launched into an exposition of his views on the new situation which had been created by Sir J. Jordan's interview with the Wai-wu Pu, winding up with the astounding proposition that not only the French, but also the Germans, should be admitted as parties to the Loan Agreement.\n\nMr. Fraser observed that, before committing himself to any opinion on this proposal, it would be necessary for him to ascertain the views of his Government; and, for my own part, I suggested that it appeared a good moment for me to return to Peking and explain his Excellency's views to Sir J. Jordan and the Wai-wu Pu. The Viceroy approved of the last suggestion, and proceeded to furnish me with instructions for my mission. I was, he said, to inform the Wai-wu Pu of the nature and object of the loan, its amount, term, interest, price, and security, but I was not to discuss with them the other conditions of the Agreement, as the Viceroy preferred to retain the settlement of these in his own hands. As the Edict of 1905 prohibiting the borrowing of foreign money for railway construction is still in force, the Viceroy could not call this a railway loan. At the same time, I was to point out that no mortgage of any railway line or other condition derogatory to China's rights is proposed. The Province of Hupei is very hard up, and the experience of the last two years has clearly shown that it is impossible to raise the large sums required for railway construction by means of share capital alone. If, therefore, railways are to be constructed, the funds for their construction must be largely diverted from the provincial revenues, and if from the revenues of one Department, why not from those of the Public Works Department? Again, Tsen Shun-hsuan, Viceroy-designate of Canton, is treating with the Government for permission to borrow on exactly similar lines. Why should he, Chang, not receive at their hands the same consideration as his colleague Tsen? If the objections of the Wai-wu Pu are founded on the fear of offending other nations, I am to suggest that equal participation be given to the Great Powers, England, France, and Germany, although the Viceroy would prefer that the Agreement should be made in the name of the Hong Kong and Shanghae Bank alone, the provisions for participation being embodied in a final clause, as in the 1905 Loan Agreement. Having arranged these points satisfactorily with the Wai-wu Pu, I am to let him know through Mr. Fraser, and we can then proceed to the discussion of the other terms of the Agreement.\n\n[2636 i-4]",
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        "content_text": "793\n\ni\n\n2\n\npromote legislation enabling German subjects resident in foreign Concessions in China to be placed under the jurisdiction of the Consular authorities of such Concessions--an arrangement which at present is contrary to German law.\n\nThe position at present, as Dr. Kriege frankly admitted, is that the German Concession authorities are directed to insist on alien residents and their national authorities accepting a status which German residents in other Concessions cannot be allowed to submit to.\n\nThe French, Russian, Italian, and Belgians likewise decline to approve of their nationals accepting the German rules, and the French and Russian procedure as to alien residents in their Concessions is identical with ours. that the Japanese, whose Consul has approved the rules more than once, will follow Dr. Kriege opines, however, the German precedent, which places foreigners in a residents, for, though claiming complete jurisdiction over natives within their Concession, the Germans try them in a Mixed Court presided over by a German and a Chinese officer.\n\nOf the two British holders of lots in the German Concession here, the British Cigarette Company signed the rules; but Mr. Flaherty, then my Vice-Consul, only witnessed the signature and certified the authority of the agent who signed them. Messrs. Vestey Brothers also signed the rules, and Mr. Combe, in my absence at Kuling and without consulting me, approved them. In the latter instance, as when my predecessor in 1898 approved the British subject Cain's accepting similar conditions for the recognition of his sole ownership of land within the German Concession earlier bought from Chinese, it is very probable that the exact bearing of the second rule on the personal liability of the alien lot-holder to be tried in the German Court was not fully explained. The wording might well be taken to mean nothing more than the recognition of Concession rules and of the Concession nation's law respecting the transfer, mortgage, and demise of land, which is all we ask of alien purchasers of our lots, especially since German and other foreign residents on our Concession have for forty years claimed and been granted the right of being justiciable only by their own Courts, and had successfully denied the right of our police to enter their premises without the written permission of their Consular authorities.\n\nI should myself have inclined to this interpretation, but for a visit some time ago from my French colleague, whose assurance of the extent of the German claim was formally confirmed by Dr. Kriege.\n\nI submit that, legally, a Concession is distinguished from a Colony, within which the owner's national law and Courts have sole jurisdiction, by the fact that China has not parted with her original ownership of the soil, and so extra-territorial rights have not been extinguished.\n\nThis distinction is recognized by the German authorities, for when my United States' colleague claimed exemption for certain taxes on his house within their Concession, on the plea that this was the regular privilege of foreign Consuls resident in Germany and its dependencies, this application was rejected on the express ground of the Concession not being German territory.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n3\n\nConsular officer to approve an undertaking by a British subject in China the effect of which is to remove him from the jurisdiction of the British Courts, and to render him liable to prosecution, fine, or imprisonment under the law and by the Courts of some I should be glad, therefore, if you would satisfy me as to the exact meaning of the second of your Regulations for the purchase of land.\n\nother nation.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) E. H. FRASER.\n\nInclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\nHerr von Loehneysen to Consul-General Fraser,\n\nSir and dear Colleague,\n\nHankou, December 3, 1907. IN reply to your letter of the 28th ultimo. I beg to inform you that every owner of a piece of land situated in the German Concession is bound to observe the \"Regulations for the Purchase of Land,\" of which I inclose three copies.\n\nTherefore, the intending buyer of a piece of land in the German Concession has \"to submit to the German law and jurisdiction in all legal matters connected with bis land and his position as a member of the municipal community\" (obligation under 2), and to sign \"a declaration in writing to the effect that he personally submits to the above Regulations, which declaration, if he is a subject of a Treaty Power, must be approved by his Consul\" (obligation under 5).\n\nAs the owner has to submit to the German jurisdiction in all legal matters connected with his land, he has to appear, in case of non-observance or infringement of the Concession Regulations, before the German Court, in accordance to his declaration approved of by his Consul. This submission to the German jurisdiction is, of course, an exception to the rule, according to which every foreigner in China is exclusively submitted to the Courts of his own nationality; but this exception refers only to legal matters connected with his land in the German Concession. In order to enforce a judgment of the German Court against a foreigner we should only be able to take hold not of the person, but of the piece of ground, and have it sold or arrested.\n\nIn every other respect we should have to apply to the Consul of the foreigner in question.\n\nYesterday Dr. Kriege had the honour to submit to your inspection a document wherein Sir Pelham Warren in 1898 approved of the declaration written by Captain Cain, intending buyer of a piece of land in the German Concession, in which Mr. Cain had submitted to German law and jurisdiction.\n\nI should feel much obliged if you would let me have your valuable opinion as to whether you can agree with Sir Pelham Warren's point of view or not.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) v. LOEHNEYSEN,\n\nConsul for Germany,\n\n(Signed)\n\nE. H. FRASER.\n\nInclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\nConsul-General Fraser to Herr von Loehneysen.\n\nSir and dear Colleague,\n\nMR. EVERALL, a British subject, informs me that before Lot 42 in the German\n\nHankow, November 28, 1907. Concession can become his property your Office requires that he sign, and I approve his signing, a submission to certain Regulations which he produces governing the purchase of land in your Concession by other than German subjects.\n\nThese Regulations seem to be generally similar to the system in force in this and the other Concessions in regard to alien purchase of lots, but I do not find the usual statement that, in case of non-observance or infringement of the Concession Regulations and bye-laws, the defaulter will be brought before the Court of his own nationality.\n\nI am, of course, quite willing to guarantee the enforcement upon my nationals who acquire land or house property in your or any other Hankow Concession of all its Regulations and bye-laws; but, in my opinion, it is not in the power of any British\n\nInclosure 4 in No. 1.\n\nRegulations for the Purchase of Land.\n\nTHE landowner is bound-\n\n1. To become a member of the municipality of the German Concession at Hankow, in accordance with the statute of the community, to fulfil the duties in connection therewith, and to submit to the Police Regulations of the Concession under penalty of a stipulated fine, the amount of which shall be equal to the highest fine provided for in the respective Police Regulation.\n\n2. To submit to the German law any jurisdiction in all legal matters connected with his land and his position as a member of the municipal community.\n\n3. To guarantee that the obligation under 1 and 2 are also taken over and carried out by his lessees, tenants, or any other person or persons to whom he may transfer his rights, as well as by sub-lessees, sub-tenants, &c.\n\n4. To obtain the formal consent of the Imperial German Consul at Hankow before any sale or transfer of his property to any person not being a German subject is\n\n[2921- -5]\n\nB 2",
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        "content_text": "2\n\ngun-boats are, therefore, not to be affected by the verbal protests of the local Chinese authorities.\n\nIt is desirable, before proceeding to the lake, that His Majesty's Consul at Kiukiang should be requested to give a verbal intimation to the Taotai of the intended visit.\n\nGunnery practices are not to be carried out in the Poyang or Tangting Lakes. Commanding Officers of His Majesty's gun-boats employed in the Yang-tsze are to be informed accordingly, and this order is to be kept in the Senior Officer's box at Shanghae.\n\nH. LAMBTON.\n\nSir,\n\n\"King Alfred,\" at Yokohamu,\n\nMay 29, 1908.\n\n(Signed)\n\nInclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\nLieutenant and Commander Dixon to Vice-Admiral Sir H. Lambton.\n\n\"Snipe,\" at Nanchang, June 29, 1908.\n\nI HAVE the honour to report that on arrival of Snipe on the evening of Monday, the 22nd June, necessary arrangements were made for calling on his Excellency the Acting Governor at 10 A.M. on Wednesday, the 24th instant.\n\nApplication was made to the Foreign Office for chairs, and we were informed that they had none, although on previous occasions of ships' officers calling, chairs have always been obtained from this quarter.\n\nPrivate chairs were obtained from the missionaries, and one of these gentlemen, Mr. Thor, C.I.M., acted as interpreter.\n\nOn arrival at Yamên, the gates were unopened for fully three minutes.\n\nThe Governor received us in a verandah at the back of the Yamên, and informed us that, although very pleased to meet English officers, he could not entertain us officially, as Peking has informed him that no foreign gun-boats were allowed in Poyang Lake; and if he received us, other nations would ask why, and would all send gun-boats into the lake against the Treaty; and also, without orders from Peking, he might be spoken to for so doing.\n\nI informed him that he was reading the Treaty in a wrong sense, and that the Commander-in-chief, on information from His Britannic Majesty's Minister at Peking, had given very definite orders that nothing was to stop us from entering, and I was therefore carrying out his orders.\n\nHe asked me to inform my Admiral that it was illegal to enter the lake without permission from Peking, and also to tell all British gun-boats that, although very pleased to see the officers if they came to see him in merchant-steamers, he requested they (the gun-boats) would remain at Hukau.\n\nNo return to my call was made.\n\nLieutenant and Commander Tennyson, His Majesty's ship \"Kinsha,\" endeavoured to call on Acting Governor without success, and he therefore telegraphed to Senior Naval Officer, Shanghae, to that effect.\n\n3\n\nan officer who requested me to stop at Hukau for two or three days, and talked a good deal, making excuse for delaying me. After a quarter of an hour's useless palaver, I decided to bid him good-bye; whereupon, the side being piped, he got into his boat, and the \"Kinsha\" proceeded.\n\nI formed the opinion that, as this conduct of the officials at entrance to Poyang Lake has been of the same vacillating character for the last two years, it was best to meet their weakness with firmness, and my action was entirely successful.\n\nHaving no pilot on board, and the water being a suitable height, I decided only to stay a night at Wuching, and I arrived without any trouble at Nanchang on the 23rd. I was boarded by an official, who stated he came from the Governor, and I sent my card by him to the latter, asking for chairs, and informing him I would pay my respects to him in the morning; and at the same time, I ordered the \"Snipe,\" which was out of sight of me, to shift berth and anchor near me.\n\nOn the morning of the 24th, Lieutenant and Commander Dixon informed me that his letter asking for chairs had been returned to him unopened, and that he had called on the Governor in chairs which were obtained privately by a missionary. He was received privately by the Governor, who informed him he could not possibly receive him officially, as he had no right to come to Nanchang—Nanchang being in inland waters not a Treaty port; the German Minister had promised not to send men-of-war into the lake, except in case of trouble; he would have no objection to British ships coming in case of trouble; and a lot of other remarks calculated to justify his not receiving in a proper manner. To all of which Lieutenant and Commander Dixon very rightly replied that he regretted not being able to agree with the Governor; he had his orders to come into the lake and had come.\n\nThe Governor repeatedly impressed on Lieutenant and Commander Dixon that he was conferring a favour on him by receiving him privately.\n\nThe same morning, my request for chairs having been ignored, I sent the Governor the attached letter, taking care to observe a friendly attitude, and guided in writing by the late Commander-in-chief's Memorandum No. 165 of the 2nd June, 1906. No answer having been received by 9 P.M., I sent to say I could not understand not having any acknowledgment of my letter, and requested chairs to enable me to call on the Governor by 10 A.M. on the 25th; these were more or less promised, but when that hour came, there were no chairs, neither was any answer to my letter forthcoming. I therefore again sent and requested the Taotai to return my card; this resulted in a visit being paid me by the Governor's two interpreters, to whom I gave a strictly formal reception, and sent messages by them conveying to the Governor that I should report on the reception two British gun-boats had received.\n\nMy card not having been returned, I sent my boy with the two interpreters, and had it returned to him.\n\nI reported to you by wire, and sailed yesterday morning, arriving here without accident to-day.\n\nBefore leaving, I called on Mr. Hopkins, a missionary, and brother-in-law to Mr. Kingham, who was murdered two years ago. He gives a very bad account of the present Governor, as also do others I spoke to about him.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) S. H. TENNYSON.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) A. DIXON.\n\nInclosure 5 in No. 1.\n\nSir,\n\nInclosure 4 in No. 1.\n\nLieutenant and Commander Tennyson to Vice-Admiral Sir H. Lambton.\n\n\"Kinsha,\" at Nanking, June 27, 1908.\n\nIN continuation of my telegram to you for information of the Commander-in-chief, I have the honour to forward the following details.\n\nThe \"Kinsha\" arrived at Kiukiang on the evening of the 20th instant, and on the 21st, I visited the Consul, who I found had taken up his summer residence at Kuling, leaving his constable in charge. I sent for that official, and he told me he would inform the Taotai of Kiukiang that His Majesty's ship \"Kinsha\" would proceed into the lake on the 22nd.\n\nOn the 22nd, I accordingly entered, and was signalled to by the fort and gun-boat to \"stop engines.\" I, in consequence, stopped abreast the gun-boat, and was boarded by\n\nLieutenant and Commander Tennyson to the Governor of Nanchang,\n\nYour Excellency,\n\n\"Kinsha,\" at Nanchang, June 24, 1908.\n\nHaving doubtless received my card by the hands of your messenger, whom I conclude you with kindly attention sent on board my ship yesterday afternoon, I also received my request asking you to send chairs for myself and three of my officers, wherewith I might be enabled to pay your Excellency a visit of friendship.\n\nI now await your Excellency's pleasure, and trust you will give orders for chairs to be sent at once, so that I may become personally acquainted with you, which I much desire, having heard your Excellency's unvarying courtesy and friendliness to Great Britain much praised by the Commanders of British gun-boats and the British Consul at Kiukiang, who lately paid you a visit.\n\nS. H. TENNYSON.\n\n(Signed)\n\n591",
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        "content_text": "HON COLONIAL 266 UHABA\n\n*VISTE :\n\n*[[ 90 po.n.1 8 soule betseyqnaib\n\noric be no^n! I al ́a to base' I es noun CA\n\nBouba endt vent code wron yal uoc? # *on FI8 at .soliog\n\n* ; BMAX\" .7.8 vd hasdorf rot ital galvert mag of wundog\n\nvishibnos\"txe abi's 10? Juvoone tonese I\n\n#202761.\n\nval for BW che \"oget at - GA\n\na tepĵo Goojy pe a907\n\n.wol verfer\n\n1 balm of hiwow I easią tui ki eɛwn\n\n\"een Hd putn\n\nvointa to ststrafriq roatrs I\n\npromе 103.\n\n#young po CH1199 100 20 huling end Reblo*\n\n(Q4*) 1* 19JI’\n\n.0.1.0.4 A\n\nJong*\n\nIndo 30\n\nLION* GOTO0757 GOGLA MINA\n\n2\n\nI LUMASKY TAMEN S PATUL 1-05 „~* QB lyg\n\nDit\n\nof hues of aldeutvhe $ Antro vem roy dołdw szok778 ́t Lažno100\n\n143\n\nColonial Nursing Association as Miss McLeish should not again\n\nbe employed by Government.\n\n21st. October, 1909.\n\n(Sd.) J. Bell.",
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        "content_text": "## AFFAIRS OF CHINA\n### CONFIDENTIAL\n\n[37089]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n738\n\n34965\n\nRECEIVED: 25 OCT 09  \n[October 6.]\n\n## SECTION 1\n\nSir A. Nicolson to Sir Edward Grey,—(Received October 6.)\n\nSt. Petersburgh, October 6, 1909.\n\n**(No. 452.) (Telegraphic.) P.**\n\nYour telegram No. 1314. Situation at Harbin. The French Minister has given me to understand that some time ago he spoke academically to the Russian Government on the subject of the status of Russia at Harbin, and quite recently he had made representations on behalf of some Greek merchants under French protection who had complained of confiscation of goods and other vexatious treatment at the hands of Russian railway officials. The French Minister told me that, as far as formal steps as to article 17 were concerned, he had as yet received no instructions. I have not as yet had an interview with the Austrian representative.\n\nM. Sazonow informed me to-day that a memorandum is being prepared on the situation at Harbin, and that he would let me have this in a day or two. When His Majesty's Government received the document there would be a good opportunity for them to make any representations or observations which they might think desirable.\n\nTill the memorandum has reached you and you are in a position to reply to the views put forward therein, I would suggest that I should take no further steps.\n\nas a protest against your decision, Mr. Max Müller instructed you by telegram to furnish a report as to the actual position of the case.\n\nFrom the communication which I have received from the Wai-wu Pu, it is clear that the gravamen of the whole matter, both in the eyes of the Chinese Government and in the eyes of Chinese public opinion, is the fact that you should, after having previously so clearly expressed your opinion on the rights of the case, have subsequently presided as judge at the trial, and I cannot help feeling that a little careful thought, or in case of doubt, an appeal to the advice either of this legation or the Supreme Court, would have saved you from taking a step which was certainly open to criticism, and which has had such serious results.\n\nIn consequence of suggestions received from two different sources, I telegraphed to you on the 8th instant that it was advisable for you to return to Kiukiang from Kuling pending the termination of the boycott.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n**J. N. JORDAN**\n\n[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nPage 34965  \n`f [2462 ƒ-1]`",
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        "content_text": "240\n\n2\n\nprivate one, and there is some idea that the capital has been jointly subscribed by Chinese and Japanese. Timber rafts are able to descend the Hung Ch'i, which rises in the mountains in the Suifenho (Pogranitchnaya) district, Pai Ts'ao Kou has only 3 Chinese houses, and at Lung Ching Ts'un there are 2,000 Coreans, 200 Japanese, and some 60 Chinese. About 40 to 50 Corean families are moving daily into the Hunchun district, and the Japanese are also pushing the Coreans into Chientao, with the purpose, it is thought, of having a ground for interference when time and opportunity serve. The trade of Chientao is at present infinitesimal; the Coreans take no imports and only produce enough for their own wants, arguing that it is useless to do more, since any surplus will be subjected to taxation. The revenue collected at the Hunchun customs during last month was under 250 taels, and it is estimated that the maximum collection per mensem at this place will not exceed 1,000 taels, and that at Lung Ching Ts'un it will be even less.\n\nIt is to be observed that, as with sections of the Ussuri and Amur Rivers—see my despatch No. 6 of the 20th March last—the lower portion of the Tumen is entirely outside Chinese territory, being bounded on the right bank by Corea and on the left by the Primorsk. Chü Tzu Chieh (Yen Chi Kang), Lung Ching Tsun (Liu Tao Kou), Tou Tao Kou, Liang Shui Ch'üan Tzu, and Hunchun are all within 100 li of the Corean frontier as the crow flies, while the two last are within the same distance of the Russian border. Liang Shui Ch'uan Tzu derives importance from its situation at the limit of the Chinese free zone on the Russo-Chinese frontier, and from its position at the junction of the roads leading to Ninguta and Kirin. My despatches Nos. 12 and 15 of the 14th May and the 12th instant respectively made reference to the possibility of Japanese claims to preferential frontier treatment under article 11 of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of the 22nd December, 1905.\n\nThe Chientao and Hunchun districts, a rough sketch map of part of which and of the adjacent country is enclosed, are considered to afford a good striking base against Vladivostock, Novo Kievsk, and Possiet. At Novo Kievsk there are some 10,000 Russian troops, and about 1,000 each, it is said, at Possiet and Russian Hunchun. The Japanese are stated to have had as large a force as 15,000 men at Cheong-jin, but many of these are now thought to have been moved to Corean places along the Tumen. The Chinese have withdrawn a considerable number of troops from the Chientao district, and there seems to be some reason to think that the Chinese officials on the spot realise already that the territory is in fact, if not in theory, lost to them.\n\nIt is difficult to think, notwithstanding the recent Russo-Japanese agreement, that it would be agreeable to Russia to have Chientao or Hunchun in the possession of the Japanese, and it would seem not improbable that for the time being the policy of Japan in those parts, while directed towards the consolidation of her position on both sides of the Tumen, will not aim at the direct acquisition of either of the districts in question.\n\nI should be glad if I might be furnished with copies of recent agreements concerning Chientao, of which there are none at this consulate or, I think, at Mukden.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nH. E. SLY.\n\n[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[34651]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n[September 26.]\n\nSECTION 1.\n\nMr. Max Müller to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received September 26.) (No. 302.) Sir,\n\nPeking, September 8, 1910. WITH reference to my despatch No. 194 of the 10th June, I have the honour to transmit herewith a summary drawn up by Mr. Ramsay, Third Secretary to His Majesty's Legation, of the intelligence reports received from His Majesty's consular officers in China for the second quarter of the current year.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER.\n\nEnclosure in No. 1.\n\nSummary of Intelligence Reports received from Consular Officers in China.\n\n1. Crops and Unrest.\n\nREPORTS from His Majesty's consular officers for the last quarter showed that the spring crops had been a failure in many parts of China, with the result that there had been a rise in price of foodstuffs and exchange, involving hardships on the poorer classes, and consequent unrest in many places. In Hunan the price of rice had been artificially raised by the speculating gentry, and riots broke out at Changsha on the 14th April; considerable damage was done to foreign property, and foreigners were obliged to leave the province. Anxiety was felt lest the movement should spread down the Yang-tsze, but these fears were not realised, largely owing to the energetic action of the Viceroy at Wuchang. Despite his firm attitude, British residents at Hankow held a meeting, and enrolled some seventy volunteers, which the commander-in-chief was moved to place under naval direction. The riots in Hunan and the situation on the Yang-tsze were so fully dealt with in despatches Nos. 166 of the 21st May and No. 108, Confidential, of the 14th April, that it would be superfluous to dwell on the subject in this memorandum, beyond mentioning the precautions that were taken to prevent an outbreak which was expected by the Chinese authorities on the opening of the Nanking exhibition early in June. The new Chinese troops were disarmed, and foreign and Chinese war-ships gathered at the port. Nothing occurred, but the comparative failure of the exhibition is, in the opinion of His Majesty's consul at Nanking, largely attributable to the general feeling of insecurity on the Yang-tsze. Though outward signs of unrest had disappeared by the end of the quarter, His Majesty's consul reported that the authorities were still apprehensive of revolutionaries, and the city was patrolled day and night by small bodies of mounted troops. Alarmist rumours for a time prevented people going to the summer hill station of Kuling near Kiukiang, until Mr. Berkin, the manager of that estate, wrote to the Shanghai press contradicting the rumours. Actual outbreaks in other parts of the Empire have been numerous, but of an isolated nature. The taking of the census created considerable excitement in villages round Soochow, and was used by agitators in attempts to arouse anti-foreign feeling. The military rioting at Soochow and incidental assault on four British subjects, the anti-foreign feeling and anti-Japanese riots at Hangchow, and the attacks on flour mills at Tsingkiangpu were all reported in separate despatches (No. 109 of the 15th April, No. 151 of the 12th May, and No. 154 of the 16th May respectively),\n\nIn Shantung the wheat crop was spoilt by drought in spring and rain at harvest time, and His Majesty's consul at Chefoo reports that owing to the rise in price of every kind of grain and the fact that a tael now equals 1,850 cash as against 1,750 last year, large numbers of the inland population, whose lot is harder now that the Manchurian farmers have ceased to export wheat to Shantung in order to realise higher profits from bean cultivation, have emigrated to other provinces and to Dalny.\n\n[2893 cc--1]\n\nB\n\nPage 241\n\n...\n\nPage 241",
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        "content_text": "## Cypher Telegram from Mr. Alston (Peking)\n\n### No. 182. Southern Rebellion in China. General Situation.\n\nCentral Government continue generally successful in Yang-tze Valley. Rebel forces based at Anking are retreating down Tien-tsin-Pukow line, and two divisions will probably desert to northerners. Northern forces in Kiangsi are driving the rebels towards Nanchang, and latter are not expected to offer serious resistance. Kuling is no longer within area of operations. Rebel attacks on Shanghai arsenal have been discontinued during the last four days. Woosung forts remain in the hands of the south, but their capture is expected shortly. Position in Hunan and part of Hupei doubtful, but the President is confident that he will completely control Yang-tze Valley within a month.\n\n**(Confidential)**\n\nUntil the situation in the Yang-tze Valley is entirely under Yuan-shih-kai's control, as anticipated by him, I understand he has no intention of undertaking a military...",
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        "content_text": "Pour l'Équateur... Pour le Honduras Pour le Salvador... Pour l'Haïti \n\nPour le Vénézuéla \n\nPour le Brésil \n\nPour l'Argentine... \n\nPour l'Espagne \n\nPour la République dominicaine \n\nPour le Paraguay \n\nPour le Danemark (pour le Danemark, l'Islande \n\net les Antilles danoises) \n\nPour la Colombie (sous réserve de l'approbation \n\ndu Corps législatif de la Colombie) \n\nPour la République de Cuba, \n\nPour la Bolivie \n\nPour le Chili \n\nPour le Nicaragua \n\nPour le Pérou \n\nPour la Suède (sous réserve de la déclaration suivante: L'opium n'étant fabriqué \n\npas en Suède, le Gouvernement suédois se con- tentera pour le moment de prohiber l'im- portation de l'opium préparé, mais se déclare en même temps prêt à prendre les mesures visées dans l'article 8 de la conven- tion, si l'expérience en démontre l'oppor- tunité \") \n\nPour la Norvège... \n\nle 2 juillet, 1912. \n\nle 5 juillet, 1912. \n\nle 21 août, 1912. \n\nle 30 juillet, 1912. \n\nle 10 septembre, 1912. \n\nle 16 octobre, 1912. \n\nle 17 octobre, 1912. \n\nle 23 octobre, 1912. \n\nle 12 novembre, 1912. \n\nle 14 décembre, 1912. \n\nle 17 décembre, 1912. \n\nle 15 janvier, 1913. \n\nle 8 mai, 1913. \n\nle 4 juin, 1913. \n\nle 2 juillet, 1913. \n\nle 18 juillet, 1913. \n\nle 24 juillet, 1913. \n\nle 27 août, 1913. \n\nle 2 septembre, 1913. \n\nLes Puissances, dont la signature n'a pas été obtenue à la date du 1er novembre, 1913, sont les suivantes : \n\nL'Autriche-Hongrie. \n\nLa Roumanie. L'Uruguay. \n\nLe Monténégro. \n\nLa Serbie, \n\nLa Bulgarie. \n\nLa Grèce. \n\nLa Suisse. \n\nLa Turquie. \n\nLa convention a été ratifiée par le Danemark, le Siam, le Guatemala, le Honduras, le Vénézuela. \n\n[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.\n\nC.O \n\n1926 \n\nOPIUM. \n\nCONFIDENTIAL. \n\n[53662] \n\nRece \n\nRre 17 JAN 14 \n\nNo. 1. \n\n[November 27.] \n\nSECTION 1. \n\nMr. Alston to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received November 27.) \n\n(No. 424.) Sir, \n\nPeking, November 12, 1913. WITH reference to my despatch No. 298 of the 24th July, I have the honour to enclose copies of reports from His Majesty's consul at Kiukiang, together with copy of a note addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the subject of the request of the Chinese Government that Kiangsi might be placed on the list of provinces into which Indian opium shall not be conveyed. \n\nThe reports from His Majesty's consul do not present a severe indictment against Kiangsi, but contain nevertheless sufficient evidence to maintain that the province has not effectively suppressed the cultivation and importation of native opium, as required by article 3 of the 1911 agreement, \n\nIn ordinary circumstances, perhaps, the request to place Kiangsi on the prohibition list might have been treated with some indulgence. In view, however, of the illegal restrictions against Indian opium in the provinces, the shrinkage of the outlets for the Shanghai stocks, the hostile attitude of the provincial authorities towards the free circulation of Indian opium, as provided for by treaty, and the avowed determination of the National Anti-opium Society, led and abetted by Mr. Thwing, an American citizen, to employ every expedient within their power to prevent further sales of the stocks of Indian opium at Shanghai and Hong Kong, it seemed to me advisable that a strict adherence should be made to the letter of the agreement. \n\nI have, therefore, declined to place Kiangsi forthwith on the list of provinces into which Indian opium shall not be conveyed, but have expressed my readiness, in accordance with article 4 of the 1911 agreement, to arrange for the investigation next spring on the lines of the joint inspections carried out in Shantung, Anhui, and Hunan this year. \n\nI have, &c. \n\nB. ALSTON. \n\nEnclosure 1 in No. 1. \n\nConsul King to Mr. Alston. \n\n(No. 31.) Sir, \n\nKiukiang, September 18, 1913. WITH reference to your despatch No. 13 of the 24th July, 1913, and your telegram No. 18 of yesterday's date, I have the honour to report that, on my arrival here recently, finding Mr. L. Giles had omitted to deal with the matter, I immediately took steps to endeavour to ascertain what was being done in Kiangsi province with regard to the effective suppression of the cultivation and import of native opium. \n\nThe information embodied in this despatch is, I am afraid, of a meagre description, but I hope to be able to furnish further information at an early date, when the missionaries have returned to their stations from Kuling and other summer resorts. \n\nCultivation. With regard to cultivation, it would seem that, on the whole, a favourable report can be made. In this connection, however, it must be borne in mind that Kiangsi has never been one of the provinces in which opium has been cultivated to any great extent. \n\nMr. Lewis, of the Asiatic Petroleum Company (Limited), who travelled through the districts to the east and south of the Poyang Lake, namely Jaochow-fu, Kingtehchen, Lopinghsien, Lyanghsien, Kweikihsien, Kwangsin-fu, Kian-fu, Fuchow-fu, and the surrounding country, in March and April of last year and this year, informs me that he observed no signs of poppy cultivation, while I learn from other sources that Kienchanghsien and Changshu are free from opium growing. \n\nOn the other hand, the information I have received from Yuanchow-fu is not so satisfactory. \n\nMr. R. W. Porteous, of the China Inland Mission, writing from Yüanchow-fu, \n\nsays:- \n\n11943 dd-1 \n\n-1]",
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        "content_text": "39\n\nand Hunan showed little or no disposition to join him in fighting for Nationalist principles, and the President felt the time had come to launch the order for his dismissal.\n\nIt is too early yet to judge of the amount of opposition which this decisive action will call forth, though it is reported that the Kiangsi troops have already withdrawn from the Hupeh frontier to Kiukiang. Angry protests and minor conflicts may be expected, but it is not probable that one province will attempt the unequal task of resisting the strong northern force which is prepared to make the Central Government's mandate effective.\n\nThe President for his part is not likely to push matters to extremes once the offending Tutu is removed; in fact, the signs of compromise are discernible in the new appointments to provincial posts which accompany the order of dismissal, most of the nominees being members of the Nationalist party and subordinates of the ex-Tutu, while for the time being the Tutuship is entrusted to Li Yuan-hung at Wuchang.\n\nThe gauntlet has been thrown down, and by the measure of success which attends the coercion of Kiangsi may be gauged Yuan Shih-kai's chances of gaining control over the southern provinces generally.\n\nI am keeping in touch with Vice-Admiral Jerram and have asked him to arrange for a gunboat to be stationed at Kiukiang for the present, but His Majesty's consul reports that all is quiet there and that no danger is apprehended to the British community resident at that port and at the neighbouring summer resort of Kuling.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n[30025]\n\nNo. 75.\n\nB. ALSTON.\n\nMr. Alston to Sir Edward Grey-(Received June 30.)\n\n(No. 149.) (Telegraphic.) R.\n\nCHINESE Government desire to pay off arrears of indemnity up to 31st December, \n\nPeking, June 30, 1913. 1912, in sterling in London on 3rd July out of the proceeds of the Reorganisation Loan, and request to be informed of the sum due, so that they may instruct banks accordingly.\n\nIf you agree to this course please telegraph total amount payable in sterling, including interest, to 3rd July.\n\n[30307]\n\nNo. 76.\n\n(No. 167.)\n\n(Telegraphic) R.\n\nSir Edward Grey to Mr. Alston.\n\nYOUR telegram No. 149 of 30th June.\n\nForeign Office, July 3, 1913.\n\nAmount of balance up to 31st December last, with interest on arrears up to 3rd July, is £229,333 8s. 5d.\n\n[32632]\n\n(No. 156.)\n\n(Telegraphic.) P.\n\nNo. 80.\n\nMr. Alston to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received July 15.)\n\nMY despatch No. 251 of the 12th June.\n\nPeking, July 15, 1913.\n\nAs the Kiangsi troops showed signs of disaffection, northern troops were moved into the province to overawe them, with the result that a collision occurred not far from Kiukiang and Kuling, the neighbouring foreign summer resort. His Majesty's consul at Kiukiang reports that there is no reason to consider foreign lives and property in danger, and that several foreign gunboats are in port.\n\n245",
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        "content_text": "46\n\nSo that, compared with the figure of 168,112,520 dollars—the estimated expenditure submitted to the National Assembly—economies amounting to upwards of 30,000,000 dollars have been effected, and the expenditure actually sanctioned by the Cabinet has not been exceeded.\n\nWith regard to the actual receipts of the Central Government, no returns are yet available. It will be remembered that the Budget estimated the total revenue during the half-year at 51,336,880 dollars only. However, we may say that the amount of receipts for the first half of the second year of the Republic is the minimum that will be collected by the Chinese Government. The reasons are obvious. The administration, completely disorganised by the revolution, has not yet been restored to its normal condition, and the Government has not received the regular remittances from the provinces upon which it could formerly rely. The condition of provincial finances is now being subjected to rigorous examination, and we can only repeat the opinion that has been so emphatically expressed recently, that China's financial salvation depends upon the ability of the Government to enforce the collection and remittance to the National Treasury of those taxes which have always been regarded as national, as distinguished from provincial, revenue.\n\n[35653]\n\nNo. 105.\n\nSir,\n\nColonial Office to Foreign Office.—(Received August 2.)\n\nDowning Street, August 1, 1913.\n\nI am directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to transmit to you, to be laid before Secretary Sir E. Grey, a copy of a telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong respecting the protection of the Chinese section of the Canton-Kowloon Railway in the event of hostilities between the northern troops and the Kwangtung rebels.\n\nMr. Harcourt would be glad to be favoured with Sir E. Grey's observations on the Governor's suggestions.\n\nI am, &c. (For the Under-Secretary of State),\n\nH. J. READ.\n\nEnclosure in No. 105.\n\nGovernor Sir F. May to Mr. Harcourt.\n\n(Confidential.) (Telegraphic.) P.\n\n[Received July 29, 1913] CONSUL-GENERAL at Canton and I concur in thinking that, in the event of hostilities between northern troops and Kwangtung rebels, rebels may seize and perhaps destroy the Chinese section of the Canton-Kowloon Railway. There are two large bridges at Sheklung, a third at Kensui, and a fourth at Shektan respectively, 1 mile and 6 miles north of Sheklung; and the destruction of either first two would take twelve months to repair. Gunboats could assist in the defence of first two bridges, but I would suggest that His Majesty's Government should consider what action, if any, should be taken for the neutralisation and armed protection of the railway. I have spoken to the General Officer Commanding, who concurs, and considers that troops for protection can be spared.\n\n[35843]\n\nNo. 106.\n\nMr. Alston to Sir Edward Grey. (Received August 3.) (No. 182.) (Telegraphic.) R.\n\nPeking, August 3, 1913.\n\nSOUTHERN rebellion in China: General situation. Central Government continue generally successful in Yang-tsze Valley. Rebel forces based at Nanking are retreating down Tien-tein-Pukow line, and two divisions will probably desert to northerners. Northern forces in Kiangsi are driving the rebels towards Nanchang, and latter are not expected to offer serious resistance. Kuling is no longer within area of operations. Rebel attacks on Shanghai arsenal have been discontinued during the last four days. Woosung forts remain in the hands of the south, but their capture is expected shortly. Position in Hunan and part of Hupei\n\n252",
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        "content_text": "58\n\nincident, explanations were demanded, and an ample apology offered. No damage was sustained by the \"Kutwo,\" nor any casualties among her crew.\n\nThe position of the foreign colony at Kuling has continued to occupy the attention of His Majesty's Legation. Warships of at least four nationalities continue in touch with a signalling party which was sent up to that place at the beginning of last week, and should be amply sufficient to cope with any situation which may arise.\n\nI would add, in conclusion, that the revolutionary movement continues its course without showing any indication of the existence of anti-foreign feeling.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n[37125]\n\nNo. 119.\n\nB. ALSTON,\n\nSir,\n\nColonial Office to Foreign Office.—(Received August 11.)\n\nDowning Street, August 9, 1913.\n\nI AM directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to transmit to you, with reference to letter to the Colonial Office of the 5th August, 1913, copy of a telegram to the Governor of Hong Kong on the subject of the protection of the Chinese section of the Canton-Kowloon Railway.\n\nEnclosure in No. 119.\n\nI am, &c.\n\nJOHN ANDERSON.\n\n(Telegraphic.) P.\n\nMr. Harcourt to Governor Sir F. May,\n\nYOUR telegram of 29th July.\n\nDowning Street, August 7, 1913.\n\nForeign Office concur in desirability of protection of Chinese section of railway provided the military authorities consider it feasible and force at Hong Kong sufficient.\n\nPlease inform me as early as possible if it is decided to take definite action in the matter.\n\n[37505]\n\nNo. 120.\n\nMr. Alston to Sir Edward Grey. (Received August 13.) (No. 188.) (Telegraphic.) R.\n\nWOOSUNG forts taken this morning.\n\nPeking, August 13, 1913.\n\n[37687]\n\nNo. 121.\n\nColonial Office to Foreign Office.—(Received August 15.)\n\nSir,\n\nDowning Street, August 14, 1913. I AM directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to transmit to you a copy of a telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong on the subject of the situation in China.\n\nI am, &c.\n\nJOHN ANDERSON.\n\n260",
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        "content_text": "#K 48271 Jul 14\n\nThe matter is under Pressure Regulations.\n\n2nd & 3rd para: Mr Conte, please see attached `417` minute from C.A. Classh. Why they showed the overpayment in `40993/fan! 14` on the top of page 4 of those Repairs, there would be no question of recording, in Imperial can., the overpayment that has been made.\n\n17 The Second of Schaup Cause be kept for the present.\n\n4/6/15 a simulat I See not now MEngelbach deduct? authorise them accordingly AB. I don't phone yo minute at for. Dept. Then please annex `40993` it is a `40993/14` fen.\n\nThe Cowell Jao 26/6/15 A. There is no question pressing money from the estate payment to be made to the Estate/ contributions kthi loro. 1 hand refunded set. Mer Robison that in view JR 5/6/15 I quite understand; but though Mentio.\n\n## Treasury Practice\n\nTreasury practice might be pointed out. We shall want the feathers of sin, a C.üput. 24 t par thu `2448` 7/6/15. Mr. Lambert. af fordes for rigter, please waying this over totter & Aguts. V `1676/15` 441 In one.\n\nAn. C.A. o finatly Ал to One Collins. See Treasury auling in (print, top of p. 4) `40993/14`. ? tell C.A. by minute not to deduct. & explain to H.K. that this overpayment was made, but in And they it. not /Dednot. No need Ja writt Arony accordance urth Treasury practice de refund was not called; Jo adding that C.A. have taken steps to educe risk A reduce riste of such overfragmente occurring.\n\nn.b. Ha #QQ 25 6·15′′ \n\nPage 363 \n## \n| col | col |\n| --- | --- |",
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        "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\n## Supplementary Votes\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the second reading of the Bill intituled, **An Ordinance to authorize the appropriation of a supplementary sum of five million four hundred and sixty-six thousand three hundred and twenty-seven dollars and sixty-three cents to defray the charges of the year 1918**.\n\nHe said: In accordance with usual custom I propose to move that this bill shall be referred to the Finance Committee and I, therefore, will not make any remarks upon the present motion.\n\nTHE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the Bill was read a second time.\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY then moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee.\n\nTHE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and this was agreed to.\n\n## Cheung Chau (Residence) Ordinance, 1919\n\nTHE ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Bill intituled **\"An Ordinance to provide that no person shall reside within the southern portion of the Island of Cheung Chau, otherwise known as Dumb Bell Island, without the consent of the Governor-in-Council\"**. In doing so he said: It is probably well known to hon. members of this Council that, for a considerable number of years past, the southern portion of this island has been developed, and has been used as a place of residence by British and American Missionaries. It is proposed by this Bill to pass a law that no person shall reside within that southern portion without the consent of the Governor-in-Council. I regret to say, sir, that I am informed that there will be some comment and criticism with regard to this Bill and, therefore, I think it is well that I should point out the eminently reasonable nature of the Government scheme. The portion which it is proposed, by this Bill, to reserve is only the southern portion of the island of Cheung Chau, and it represents in area less than half of the total area of that island. It is in the vicinity of the part which has already been developed, as I said just now, by British and American missionaries. There is no question of bringing within the restrictions of this Bill the whole of the island, and there is no question of interfering with any vested rights. As will be seen, it is provided by Clause 2 of the Bill that the consent of the Governor-in-Council is required for residence within the limited area of the southern portion of the island which I have referred to, and any such consent given to such persons includes members of their families, bona fide employés, and bona fide visitors. This Bill has been modelled, roughly, on the Peak District Reservation Ordinance which passed through this Council last year without any opposition or comment. As I have said, it only affects less than one-half of the total area of this island and I submit it is quite a reasonable measure to pass.\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded.\n\nHON. MR. LAU CHU PAK: Sir, it is not my intention to recall the history of the Peak Reservation Ordinance. The remarks I am going to make are to be confined to the merits of this Bill. The necessity for its passing, if necessity there be, is very vague according to the explanations just given by the Honourable Attorney-General. The locality to which the Bill applies is far away from any business or residential quarter and therefore the chance that over-crowding will overtake it in the immediate future is remote. If it were a request made by the people who are now living there, to reserve it entirely for their own convenience and benefit they need only be told that, if they like, they can buy up the place and arrange among themselves as to make it impossible for people outside their community to buy from them any house or land; otherwise to deprive their fellow citizens of their civic rights and give such to them is unfair and unreasonable. But I cannot believe that, of all people, they could have made such a request - preachers and teachers of equality and fraternity that they are.\n\nHON. MR. HO FOOK: In view of the fact that the war has been won by all races in the Empire I cannot be a party to the passing of this Bill which, in my opinion, is nothing more or less than racial legislation. I hope you will see your way to withdraw this Bill as suggested by my colleague. But if you are not disposed to do that I would ask you to leave it in abeyance until the new Governor arrives in order that he may decide whether our suggestion be adopted or disregarded by the Government.\n\nH.E. THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT: I am surprised at the remarks made by both of the Chinese members of the Council. I cannot observe anything in the Bill of a racial kind at all. This part of the island of Cheung Chau, as the Attorney-General has pointed out, has been the residence of missionaries and others for some time past. The Government feels that owing to the nature of this small portion of the island of Cheung Chau it ought to be in a position, both in selling land and in making conditions, to decide who shall live there and who shall not. It is not a question, as far as I can see, of anything disagreeable and I am surprised that such a suggestion has been made. If hon. members desire that the Bill should be kept in abeyance until the Governor arrives, I, personally, have no objection.\n\nHON. MR. LAU CHI PAK: I beg to move that the Bill be held in abeyance.\n\nHON. MR. HO FOOK: I second that.\n\nHON. MR. C. G. ALABASTER: I did not intend to address the Council on this Bill but I must oppose the amendment. Cheung Chau is an island which has been developed solely by residents who belong to a race which finds it necessary to take their children to the sea-side as much as possible in the summer and who are forced by circumstances to separate themselves from their children by sending them Home for education. A place such as this is not unique in any sense; places exist at Kuling and Kuliang. These are missionary resorts where missionaries are able to keep their children as long as possible with them and until it is time to send them to school. They have gone to Cheung Chau and a few others who are unable to leave the Colony have gone also. They have kept to a certain portion of the island and to a certain portion only. There are eleven beaches on the island and only five of them are affected by this Bill. They desire that their children should play on these beaches and if they are driven out by economic pressure, not by racial pressure, in the same way that persons in similar positions have been driven out of level after level of this Colony, they will simply have to go from there and find new places. They came to this Colony 10 years ago. Feeling that the pressure was too great for them to do what they did before - spend their holidays at the Peak - they looked for a holiday resort in Southern China and the choice rested between the Lo Fah mountains in Chinese territory and Cheung Chau which was then, as far as this part is concerned, uninhabited. They selected Cheung Chau because they thereby hoped to obtain the protection of the British flag and it is that protection they desire now. It is not a case of racial competition but of economic competition. It has been suggested by the senior Chinese member of Council that they should buy up the whole of the island. They do not wish to buy the whole of the island but they desire protection from those who are in a position to do it. If they desire to sell land they wish to sell it to one another so that they may keep these few beaches for themselves and their children. The reason why the Bill should be passed now and not held up is this. While this Bill was under consideration all sales of land in Cheung Chau were held up for one year, and other missionaries who desire...",
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        "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\n2. The definition of \"former enemy alien\" is in accordance with the above instructions and has been specially drawn so as to exclude subjects of new friendly States from such definition.\n\n3. The duration of the measure is limited to three years from the date of the commencement thereof.\n\n## Supplementary Votes\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the second reading of the Bill intituled, **An Ordinance to authorize the appropriation of a supplementary sum of five million four hundred and sixty-six thousand three hundred and twenty-seven dollars and sixty-three cents to defray the charges of the year 1918**.\n\nHe said: In accordance with usual custom I propose to move that this bill shall be referred to the Finance Committee and I, therefore, will not make any remarks upon the present motion.\n\nTHE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the Bill was read a second time.\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY then moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee.\n\nTHE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and this was agreed to.\n\n## Cheung Chau (Residence) Ordinance, 1919\n\nTHE ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Bill intituled **\"An Ordinance to provide that no person shall reside within the southern portion of the Island of Cheung Chau, otherwise known as Dumb Bell Island, without the consent of the Governor-in-Council\"**. He said: It is probably well known to hon. members of this Council that, for a considerable number of years past, the southern portion of this island has been developed, and has been used as a place of residence by British and American Missionaries. It is proposed by this Bill to pass a law that no person shall reside within that southern portion without the consent of the Governor-in-Council. I regret to say, sir, that I am informed that there will be some comment and criticism with regard to this Bill. and, therefore, I think it is well that I should point out the eminently reasonable nature of the Government scheme. The portion which it is proposed, by this Bill, to reserve is only the southern portion of the island of Cheung Chau, and it represents in area less than half of the total area of that island. It is in the vicinity of the part which has already been developed, as I said just now, by British and American missionaries. There is no question of bringing within the restrictions of this Bill the whole of the island, and there is no question of interfering with any vested rights. As will be seen, it is provided by Clause 2 of the Bill that the consent of the Governor-in-Council is required for residence within the limited area of the southern portion of the island which I have referred to, and any such consent given to such persons includes members of their families, bona fide employés, and bona fide visitors. This Bill has been modelled, roughly, on the Peak District Reservation Ordinance which passed through this Council last year without any opposition or comment. As I have said, it only affects less than one-half of the total area of this island and I submit it is quite a reasonable measure to pass.\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded.\n\nHON. MR. LAU CHU PAK: Sir, It is not my intention to recall the history of the Peak Reservation Ordinance. The remarks I am going to make are to be confined to the merits of this Bill. The necessity for its passing, if necessity there be, is very vague according to the explanations just given by the Honourable Attorney-General. The locality to which the bill applies is far away from any business or residential quarter and therefore the chance that over-crowding will overtake it in the immediate future is remote. If it were a request made by the people who are now living there, to reserve it entirely for their own convenience and benefit, they need only be told that, if they like, they can buy up the place and so arrange among themselves as to make it impossible for people outside their community to buy from them any house or land; otherwise, to deprive their fellow citizens of their civic rights and give such to them is unfair and unreasonable. I fail to see that there exists any necessity for having recourse to disagreeable legislation. I do not propose, sir, to argue on grounds which will involve unpleasant discussions. By the few remarks I have made, I hope that it has been made clear that the Bill is not a necessity and should, therefore, be withdrawn.\n\nHON. MR. G. ALABASTER: I did not intend to address the Council on this Bill but I must oppose the amendment. Cheung Chau is an island which has been developed solely by residents who belong to a race which finds it necessary to take their children to the sea-side as much as possible in the summer and who are forced by circumstances to separate themselves from their children by sending them Home for education. A place such as this is not unique in any sense. Such places exist at Kuling and Kuliang. These are missionary resorts where missionaries are able to keep their children as long as possible with them and until it is time to send them to school. They have gone to Cheung Chau and a few others who are unable to leave the Colony have gone also. They have kept to a certain portion only. There are eleven beaches on the island and only five of them are affected by this Bill.\n\nHON. MR. HO FOOK: In view of the fact that the war has been won by all races in the Empire I cannot be a party to the passing of this Bill which, in my opinion, is nothing more or less than racial legislation. They see their way to withdraw this Bill as suggested by my colleague. But if you are not disposed to do that I would ask you to leave it in abeyance until the new Governor arrives in order that he may decide whether our suggestion be adopted or disregarded by the Government. They selected Cheung Chau because they thereby hoped to obtain the protection of the British flag and it is that protection they desire now. It is not a case of racial competition but of economic competition. It has been suggested by the senior Chinese member of Council that they should buy up the whole of the island. They do not wish to buy the whole of the island but they desire protection from those who are in a position to sell land they wish to sell it to one another so that they may keep these few beaches for themselves and their children. The reason why the Bill should be passed now and not held up is this. While this Bill was under consideration all sales of land in Cheung Chau were held up for one year, and other missionaries who desire...\n\nH.E. THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT: I am surprised at the remarks made by both of the Chinese members of the Council. I cannot observe anything in the Bill of a racial kind at all. This part of the island of Cheung Chau, as the Attorney-General has pointed out, has been the residence of missionaries and others for some time past. The Government feels that owing to the nature of this small portion of the island of Cheung Chau it ought to be in a position, both in selling land and in making conditions, to decide who shall live there and who shall not. It is not a question, as far as I can see, of anything disagreeable and I am surprised that such a suggestion has been made. If hon. members desire that the Bill should be kept in abeyance until the Governor arrives, I, personally, have no objection.\n\nHON. MR. LAU CHU PAK: I beg to move that the Bill be held in abeyance.\n\nHON. MR. HO FOOK: I second that.\n\nPage 360  \nPage 361",
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        "content_text": "# Kuling, 2nd September, 1919.\n\n## COPY.\n\nIn continuation of my appeal of 3rd June, 1919, applying for the restitution of thirty Hongkong and Shanghai Bank shares, deposited with the Bank's Head Office at Hongkong, and the interest accruing thereon, and indicating that such money, being Chinese Custom Retiring Allowance Money and in the nature of a Life Assurance of the Tontine Class, would appear to enjoy the same privileges that are accorded to such investments under Section 10 of the Draft Treaty, and in order to discharge certain obligations incurred and daily accumulating, as well as on account of the exhausted state of funds required for the sustenance of my family and myself, I now have the honour to apply against the security of the above mentioned shares and the interest accruing thereon:\n\n1. for a single payment of **£5,000** (dollars Five Thousand) to discharge the most pressing part of the obligations incurred on account of being deprived for over two years of my former source of livelihood in the Chinese Customs Service, and\n2. for a monthly grant of **£500** (dollars Five Hundred) to keep my family and myself housed, clothed, and generally provided: my family consisting of three grown-up persons and two children.\n\nI venture to trust that you will take the special character of the money as being in the nature of a Tontine Life Assurance and the pressing need for liquid funds into kind consideration and see your way to grant this application.\n\nThe Custodian of Enemy Property, Hongkong.\n\nI have etc.,\n(Sa.) **A. H. Wilser**, formerly Commissioner in the Chinese Customs Service.",
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        "content_text": "## COPY\n### Kuling, 3rd June, 1919.\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to certain cases in which dividends, accruing on shares which are held by German subjects in English Companies, have been paid to the applicants concerned, I have the honour to apply for the payment of the dividends accruing on thirty shares which I hold in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, as well as for the restitution of these shares, for the following reasons which I beg to submit to your kind consideration:-\n\nI, the undersigned, am a German subject of 53 years of age and have been permanently exempted from repatriation. At the time of China's declaration of war on Germany I held the rank of Commissioner in the Chinese Customs Service which I joined in 1887. Of the Retiring Allowances issued to me I have invested a considerable part in shares of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and have deposited them, as the safest place for such gold-edged securities, with the Corporation's Head Office at Hongkong. Such Retiring Allowances are issued in septennial and decennial periods to the Foreign employés of the Chinese Customs Service and stand in lieu of pensions. They may thus be grouped with Life Insurances of the Tentine Class and would appear to enjoy the same privileges that are accorded to such investments under Section 10 of the Draft Treaty. With the receipt of such Retiring Allowances Customs employés are handed an official document, signed by the Inspector General, which enjoins upon the recipient that:\n\n\"This money is not issued to be spent on pleasure or in paying debts, but to be carefully hoarded as a part provision for the years when Customs employment will have ceased; it ought therefore to be placed where it will be safe and increase, and so be a certainty for self and family in retirement.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919",
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        "content_text": "First ask Teasing they can return them back get them\n\n5.0. whether enclos. ony. M/S. back from Hol 9.6.19 aime\n\nTelephone. VICTORIA 8700 Ext._ (for Trunk Calls): \"MUNITIONS,\" LONDON, Telegrama: \"MUNORGIZE, LONDON.\"\n\nMINISTRY OF MUNITIONS OF WAR.\n\nPlease reply to The SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS OF WAR, WHITEHALL PLACE. S.W. 1, and quote reference No. CRV/3/271.\n\nSir,\n\n405 32699 REL 3 MAY 19! WHITEHALL PLACE. S.W. 1. 29 May, 1919.\n\nDr. Beckett from the 1/5 Euch. 7. 2. I have ALCOVEAL in original ? how and copy of 32699 ang 2d1f. 1872 copies as suggested had in Capt. Wood's minute.\n\nLetter from In of m. (12699) regretting it was caused by men is of recovering the swell. from the ly 5 further particulars than that quis in Co. and acknowledge duling and any we have the Lodo lius of railo litter % 10t. Dec. 1918 (59885) and enclose copies of the A tive en lonnes to 18172 ache a for. C). P 3 9. 1919. eff dil wifi aloud\n\nI am directed by the Minister of Munitions to refer to your letter 19172/1919 of the 16th April, enclosing a copy of a despatch from the Officer Administering the Government of Hong Kong, concerning the cargo landed at Hong Kong ex the S.S. \"Tokuyama Maru\".\n\nAs regards the ammunition forming part of this cargo and referred to in the despatch under the description of \"explosives\", I am directed by the Minister of Munitions to state, for the information of Viscount Milner, that it would appear from the War Office telegram to Vladivostock, which has recently been brought to the notice of this Department, that this material was shipped to Vladivostock about the 16th April by the S.S. \"Vitim\".\n\nThe railway material, forming the balance of the cargo, was entirely financed on American credits, and any proceeds of the sale thereof have to be credited to the United States Government, whose representatives in London have to agree to the price before the sale is effected. The quantity now remaining unsold appears to amount to about 3,800 tons and is now available for sale, subject to the American representatives approving the price. I am accordingly to suggest that the Hong Kong Government, if it is desired to make any offer for the purchase of this material, should submit the offer to this Department, which will seek the approval of the American representatives.\n\nLord Inverforth would be glad to receive precise particulars of the nature of the 400 tons of rails mentioned in paragraph (3) of the despatch, for the purpose of settling accounts with the American representatives. He would also be glad to be supplied with copies of enclosures Nos. 1 and 2 referred to in paragraphs (5) and (6) of the despatch.\n\nThe delay in replying to your letter, which was due to the necessity of consulting the War Office in the matter, is greatly regretted.\n\nI am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, Wtt Salin\n\nThe Under Secretary of State, COLONIAL OFFICE, S.W.1. for Assistant Secretary",
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        "document_key": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919",
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        "title": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919",
        "content_text": "James \n\n1919 \n\n25 day \n\nLast previous Paper. \n\nHONG KONG \n\n31049 \n\nResignation \n\nJeuders \n\nRE- \n\n250 \n\n0.0 \n\n31049 \n\nİR: 24 19. \n\nCa \n\n29387. \n\n1865 beg \n\nDopy \n\nCones \n\nama. C \n\nCa \n\nJuling \n\nia but 0027/190 \n\nNext subsequent Paper. \n\n400274 \n\nche Bankett Cottin \n\nConslette \n\nfor \n\nThi \n\n#7 \n\ndur James \n\nto be expected. \n\n= \n\nJo 1914 \n\nthe usual five years \n\noriginally afft Jolie \n\nHe was engaged \n\n(17 (13/14) \n\nsailed for the Colony \n\nabout 13 Jan / 14. His original agreement would \n\nCerefore exfire sometime in Jam /19. He re-engagent, \n\nRomaner, an for further period of 5 years (26715). \n\n? Tell him that S.JS. acceft his \n\nresignation \n\nfrom the date of expiration oflim \n\nise. 12 Jas last \n\noriginal agreementy, What he will accordings be required \n\n(30194—4b.) Wt. 30876–91. 50m. 11/16, DAB. 0.127 41,'",
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        "document_key": "CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920",
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        "title": "CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920",
        "content_text": "the oath west be taken within \n\none mouth after the date of the out unless an exf, of this period \n\nمن\n\ngranted. \n\nbe taken \n\nThe outh and therefore \n\nsubscribed \n\napouin by \n\ntes Sachse, & a suitable exta, of \n\nThe period of both the orig, roke ally of the act. \n\none month endorsed on \n\nof Naturalivation. \n\nJ. \n\nThe enclf your desp. \n\nunder acker. is returned herewith \n\n(Bigned). MILNER \n\nNO. \n\n1920 \n\n15 July \n\nHONG KONG \n\n34994 \n\nNaturalization \n\nApple of C. W. Falk \n\n2. copy letter 16 Arin \n\nIRED \n\nC.O \n\n34994 \n\nRec 16 JUL 201 \n\nAn If enquiry \n\n222 \n\nKer \n\nOrs \n\nest previous Paper.been made us I.K. reepy. Mr Fall this referees \n\noccasion of his affly in 1917. If not, eussects that \n\nبرای هر ماه در \n\n268. 13. \n\nمعه\n\nlafairy might \n\nhow to wade. \n\n(Ros! From LO) \n\nI kin \n\nWe had the declarations in 21225/28 \n\naly 3 of them) & the for. \n\nthe declaration \n\nor the unferres \n\nwouldn't have \n\nIt scranton tech \n\nThe strength of \n\nconsidered \n\nsatisfactory. \n\nn \n\nantificati \n\nSent to Ho \n\ntelemed \n\n/ \n\n- \n\nKlling \n\nCopy \n\nBabsequent Paper. \n\nHo. \n\n38819 \n\n-4h) \n\nthe grant of \n\nThey \n\nA \n\ndedmation \n\nthen better 38415/18 to m, v \n\n: Subst \n\nJ \n\nabove to them (giving \n\nof referes) & also \n\nendrning copy of \n\nJardine Matheson's Wetter in 44152 & saying that ther \n\nfrom is one \n\nновый\n\nRoom fa \n\nLama \n\nWhat \n\nof high standing in the actuen of te hapures thy want made \n\n17/07/20 JJA 1517/20 At once Ace 19.7 \n\n8083-35 50,000 1149, H St. G. [22)",
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        "document_key": "CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8]",
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        "content_text": "## \n| ha | Puitials Sex | Cigo kin, bonjandi | Correal glandy |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 145 | C | S | A |\n\n## \n|  |  | \n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Right Lung | Brondejonmove all deba | Cumpran than fatis any meatafucced fee blog Hansen #13, fær mammu. |\n|  | Interimdong Tommolar pressemeroma med lobes Äuma as right” het dina vode k bythmy | \n\n## \n|  | \n| --- | --- |\n| Mediastinal glands | Rel |\n| Hecrutini glands |  |\n\n## \n| Consorti forma | Manglayı conatid glaud ar Lulua o afari favouring |\n| --- | --- |\n| (ladę walnut)ta ng matang mit Cdbanimes perform |  |\n\nPilna hot implem might a collar mund te finale; patio tum r Evalangal reassen vigtí ́andi, kuna ma Carsac at larm akarod ne zamanda Healary jou MA Jiken Bros. Kau dua, min/kmar Manité- Urinary forms of carcalin Isamaj tralarged sometaining zamemo fiti, vart mådevent. 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        "content_text": "20\n\n**Gibb, Livingston and Co.** (W. Forbes and Co., 110, Cannon Street, London, E.C.4.) Shanghai.\n\nG. Grayrigge and Co. 9, Ningpo Road, Shanghai.\n\n**II. and W. Green (Limited)** (18, Chiswell Street, London, E.C.) 20, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai.\n\nM. W. Greig and Co. Foochow\n\n**Hall and Holtz (Limited)**. Shanghai, Tien-tsin, Hankow, Kuling.\n\nWalter Hardy and Co. 1, Rue Dillon, Tien-tsin.\n\nRalph Harper and Co. Tien-tsin.\n\n**Harrisons, King and Irwin (Limited)**. (Mincing Lane House, London, E.C.3.) Shanghai, Hankow, Foochow\n\nHarvie, Cooke and Co. (Harvie Brothers and Co., 104, Bloom Street, Manchester.) 3, Foochow Road, Shanghai.\n\nHatch and Carter and Co. Tien-tsin,\n\nF. C. Heffer and Co. 2, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai.\n\nHenk Kee Company. Swatow.\n\nHogg and Karanjia (Limited). Canton.\n\n**Cecil Holliday and Co. (Limited)**. (Sale and Co., 21, Old Broad Street, London, E.C.2.) Shanghai.\n\n**Hong Kong Mercantile Company (Limited)**. Hong Kong.\n\nJohn D. Hutchinson and Co. (Power, Power and Co., 5, Mark Lane, London, E.C.3.) Hong Kong and Shanghai.\n\n**Ilbert and Co. (Limited)**. (J. Batt and Co. (Limited), 39, Old Broad Street, London, E.C.2.) Shanghai.\n\nInniss and Riddle. 13a, Canton Road, Shanghai.\n\nS. A. Iqbalahmed. 56, Kiangse Road, Shanghai.\n\n**William Jacks and Co.** (5, East India Avenue, London, E.C.) 10, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai.\n\n**Jardine, Matheson and Co. (Limited)**. (3, Lombard Street, London, E.C.3.) All ports.\n\nR. M. Joseph. 7, Nanking Road, Shanghai.\n\nKalschund and Co. Kaihsien Road, Hankow.\n\nE. Kale. 11, Foochow Road, Shanghai.\n\n**Lane, Crawford and Co. (Limited)**. (Crawford, Stott and Co., Bassishaw House, Basinghall Street, London, E.C.2) Shanghai.\n\nFrederick Large and Co. Shanghai.\n\nLavers and Clark. 3, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai.\nSimon Levy and Co. 4, Jinkee Road, Shanghai.\n\nF. V. S. Lim and Co. Swatow.\n\n**William Little and Co.** (Dalgliesh and Co., 8, Gt. Winchester Street, London, E.C.2.) Shanghai.\n\n**Mackenzie and Co. (Limited)**. (J. Stenhouse, 4, Lloyds Avenue, London, E.C.3.) Tien-tsin.\n\nW. Martin and Co. 44, Szechuan Road, Shanghai.\n\nGeorge Matheson and Co. 1, Jinkee Road, Shanghai.\n\n**Middleton and Co. (Limited)**. (Tulloch and Co., London House, Crutched Friars, London, E.C.3.) Shanghai.\n\nL. Moore and Co. (Limited). 45, Kiangse Road, Shanghai.\n\nThe Newchang Wharf and Godown Company (Limited). Newchang.\nOdell and Co. Foochow.\n\nPerrin Cooper and Co. (J. M. Wotherspoon, 31, Gt. St. Helens, London, E.C.3.) Tien-tsin.\n\n**Probst Hanbury and Co. (Limited)**. (5, Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.) 10, Nanking Road, Shanghai.\n\nRamsay and Co. 4, Tungting Road, Hankow.\n\nR. Carr Ramsey. Swatow.\n\nRavner Heusser and Co. Shanghai.\n\nReiss and Co. (Holland House. Bury Street, St. Mary Axe, London, E.C.3.) Hankow, Tien-tsin, Chefoo, Canton.\n\n**Representation for British Manufacturers (Limited)**. (8, The Sanctuary, Westminster.) Peking, Hankow, Shanghai.\n\nJ.H. Richards. Shanghai.\n\n**Alex. Ross and Co.** (13, Whitechapel, Liverpool.) 12, Hankow Road, Shanghai.\nRobt. Roxburgh (Limited). 3, Kinkiang Road, Shanghai.\n\n21\n\nSanderson and Co. 2, The Bund, B.C., Hankow.\n\n**David Sassoon and Co. (Limited)**. (9, King William Street, London, E.C.4.) 23, The Bund, Shanghai.\n\n**E. D. Sassoon and Co.** (17, St. Helens Place, London, E.C.3.) Shanghai.\n\nSchiller and Co. 80, Szechuan Road. Shanghai.\n\n**Shanghai Electric and Asbestos Company (Limited)**, Shanghai.\nThe Shanghai Hotels (Limited). 7, Whangpoo Road, Shanghai.\n\nThe Shanghai Stores Company. 21, Nanking Road, Shanghai.\nCharles R. Shaw. 8, Jinkee Road, Shanghai.\n\n**Shewan Tomes and Co.** (31-33, Lime Street, London, E.C.3.) Shanghai, Tien-tsin, Canton.\n\nSlowe and Co. 72, Szechuan Road, Shanghai.\n\nAlbert Taylor. 13A, Canton Road, Shanghai.\n\nF. Thomas and Co. 31, Victoria Street, Tien-tsin,\n\nA. E. S. Thompson and Co. 5, Szechuan Road, Shanghai.\n\nTimes Dharwar and Co. (4, Lloyd's Avenue, London, E.C.) 8, Jinkee Road, Shanghai.\n\nR. N. Truman and Co. 13, Nanking Road, Shanghai.\n\nJ. Twyford and Co. British Bund, Tien-tsin.\n\nA. S. Watson and Co. 16, Nanking Road. Shanghai.\nWeeks and Co. (Limited). Shanghai and Hankow.\nWilson and Co. Tien-tsin.\n\n| Location     | Count |\n|--------------|-------|\n| Shanghai     | 70    |\n| Tien-tsin    | 13    |\n| Hankow       | 11    |\n| Canton       | 6     |\n| Foochow      | 5     |\n| Hong Kong    | 4     |\n| Swatow       | 3     |\n| Newchang     | 2     |\n| Kuling       | 1     |\n| Chingking    | 1     |\n| **Total**    | **115** |\n\nNote. No responsibility can be accepted in regard to the standing of companies, firms or individuals mentioned.\n\nDepartment of Overseas Trade (Development and Intelligence), 35, Old Queen Street, London, S.W.1.\n\n## APPENDIX IV\n## Railways\n\nAccording to the China Report for 1919, we have financed and constructed for the Chinese Government, over 800 miles of railway in the Yang-tsze Valley, and hold loan agreements for some 2,000 miles more.\n\n### 1. Railways in Operation\n\n1. Shanghai-Nanking Railway\n2. Shanghai-Hangchow Railway\n3. Ningpo-Powan Railway\n4. Tien-tsin-Pukow Railway\n5. Hankow-Changsha Railway\n\n### 2. Concessions\n\n1. Pukow-Sinyang and branches\n2. Nanking-Hunan and branches\n3. Shasi-Singyi and branches (Pauling's concession)\n\n| Railway                  | Miles in Operation | Miles Surveyed |\n|--------------------------|--------------------|----------------|\n| Shanghai-Nanking         | 200                | 350            |\n| Shanghai-Hangchow        | 120                | 1,000          |\n| Ningpo-Powan             | 40                 | ...            |\n| Tien-tsin-Pukow          | 240                | 650            |\n| Hankow-Changsha          | 225                | 2,000          |\n| **Total**                | **825**            |                |",
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        "content_text": "## CONGREGATIONAL\n| Province and Town | Mission Opened | No. of Staff |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Lienkong | 1880 | 4 |\n| LoyBanlisien |  |  |\n| Hanyang | 1863 | 4 |\n| Suichow |  |  |\n| Liaoyang | 1897 | 4 |\n| Monkden | 1896 | 3 |\n| Tayeh | 1889 | 4 |\n| Heilungchiang-Hulan |  |  |\n| Ningteh | 1880 | 4 |\n| Kirin-Ashiho |  |  |\n| Ilaan-Ilengchowfu | 1910 | 2 |\n| Ilankow | 18/1 | 18 |\n| Wuchang | 1865 | 13 |\n| Shearking- | 1911 | 6 |\n| Hwangpei.. | 1898 | 2 |\n| Wusuel | 1875 | 6 |\n| Kaiydan |  |  |\n| Siangtan |  |  |\n| Yungchowfu | 1908 | 5 |\n| Sisokan | 1×80 |  |\n| Kangai |  |  |\n| Wuchow | 1898 | 6 |\n| Tiehling | 1882 | 5 |\n|  | 1875 | 81 |\n|  | 1905 | 4 |\n|  | 1892 | 6 |\n|  | 1890 | 4 |\n|  | 1896 | 3 |\n| Kwangai-Kweilin | 1899 | 5 |\n| Tsaoshih | 1899 | b |\n\n## OTHER SOCIETIES\n### Friends and Interdenominational\n| Province and Town | Mission Opened | No. of Staff |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Taichowfu | 1892 | 13 |\n| Tingchowfu | 1892 | ୫ |\n| Tungluksien | 1913 | 1 |\n| Chibi- |  |  |\n\n### PRESBYTERIAN\n| Province and Town | Mission Opened | No. of Staff |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kiangsu Shanghai | [843 | 7 |\n| Peking | 1861 | 15 |\n| Kwangsi-Nanning | 1914 | 1 |\n| Siaochang.. | 1888 | 10 |\n| Kiangsu Shanghai | 1914 | 2 |\n| Kwangtung-Canton | 1898 | 12 |\n| Tie-n-tain | 1861 | 13 |\n| Hupch-Ichang | 1878 |  |\n| Szechwan-Chengtu | 1904 | 8 |\n|  | 1862 | 20 |\n| Tsangchow | 1895 | 10 |\n| Hongkong | 14 |  |\n| Shangtong Tsinaniu, | 1917 | 2 |\n| Chung king | 1890 | 11 |\n| Kwantung-Kowloon.. |  |  |\n| Limehowfu |  |  |\n| Pakhoi |  |  |\n| Yunnan-Yunnan-fu |  |  |\n| Szechwan-Autsien |  |  |\n| ('heng tu |  |  |\n| Chungkinghsien |  |  |\n| Chungking |  |  |\n| Chungpa |  |  |\n| Lunganfu.. |  |  |\n| Miencłow.. | 1000 | 3 |\n| Shanghai-Shanghai | 1843 | 17 |\n| Suining | 1901 | :::: |\n| Kwangtung-Canton .. | 1807 | 4 |\n| Tungchwan | 1900 |  |\n|  | 1886 | ४ |\n| Hong Kong | 1843 | 11 |\n| Fukien-Tungliang.. | 1904 | 2 |\n|  | 1915 | 5 |\n| Kwangtung-Poklo | 1850 | 4 |\n| Amoy | 1894 | î |\n\n## METHODIST\n| Province and Town | Mission Opened | No. of Staff |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Chanipu |  |  |\n| Chuanchowfu |  |  |\n| Yungchun.. |  |  |\n| Shanghang |  |  |\n| Kwangtung-Samhopa | ::::: |  |\n|  | 1850 | 13 |\n|  | 1889 | 4 |\n\n## Unclassified under Denomination\n| Province and Town | Mission Opened | No. of Staff |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Apostolic Faith Missionaries | 1899 |  |\n| Chekiang- | 1902 |  |\n|  | 1894 |  |\n| Czechwan- | 1911 |  |\n| Chengtn | 1892 | 73 |\n| Wukingfu.. | 1882 | 12 |\n| Shansi- |  |  |\n| Chaochowfu | 1888 | 5 |\n|  | 1894 | 20 |\n| Chungchow | 1911 | * |\n| Miesclusieu | 1804 |  |\n| Mowchow | 1900 |  |\n| Chungking |  |  |\n| Fowchow.. |  |  |\n| Jenshowbsitn | 1910 | 21 |\n| Swabue | 1898 |  |\n| Swatow | 1856 | 18 |\n|  | 1913 | B |\n|  | 1907 | ў |\n| Paoniug | ++ |  |\n| Shihchan.. | 1895 |  |\n| Junghsien | 1905 | 14 |\n| Ilangchow |  |  |\n| Ningpo |  |  |\n| Kiangsu Shanghai |  |  |\n| Fengcheu.. |  |  |\n| Pingtingchow |  |  |\n| Tatungfu |  |  |\n| Yang kao | 1913 | 3 |\n|  | 1912 | 4 |\n| Sintulisien.. | 1894 |  |\n| Kiatingfu.. | 1894 | 16 |\n\n## PRESBYTERIAN Church in Canada\n| Province and Town | Mission Opened | No. of Staff |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Sheasi-Yulinfu |  | 7 |\n|  | 1910 | 4 |\n|  | 1911 | 2 |\n|  | 1913 | 2 |\n| Tebyang | 1903 | 2 |\n| Lachow | 1908 | 7 |\n| Honan-- |  |  |\n| Penghsien.. | 1908 | 6 |\n| Changte Ho | 1854 | 21 |\n\n## Federal Foreign Mission Committee of Churches of Christ in Australia\n| Province and Town | Mission Opened | No. of Staff |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Tzeliutsing | 1907 | 19 |\n| Hwalkingfu | 1902 | 15 |\n\n## Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts\n| Province and Town | Mission Opened | No. of Staff |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Chibi- |  |  |\n| Chichow |  |  |\n| Hokientu .. |  |  |\n| Peking |  |  |\n\n## United Methodist Church Missionary Society\n| Province and Town | Mission Opened | No. of Staff |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Tien-tain | 1880 |  |\n| Yungching | 1889 |  |\n| Chihli- | 1880 | མ ུམཐ |\n| Ningpo | 2 |  |\n| Peking |  |  |\n| Tangshan |  |  |\n| Shantung-Tien-tain | thefoo |  |\n|  | 1874 | (Vacant) |\n| Yung pingfu |  |  |\n| Pingyin | 1879 |  |\n| Kiaugsi-Kuling | 1864 |  |\n|  | 1878 |  |\n|  | 1883 |  |\n|  | 1861 |  |\n|  | 1902 | ++ |\n| Kaifeng |  |  |\n| Siuwu |  |  |\n| Tackow |  |  |\n| Weihwei | 1914 |  |\n| Wuan |  |  |\n| Kiangsu Shanghai | 1916 | 1 |\n\n## Canarlian Holiness Movement Mission\n| Province and Town | Mission Opened | No. of Staff |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  | 1908 |  |\n|  | 1902 | 25 |\n| Hupac- | 1909 | 2 |\n| Kiangsu Shanghai | 1899 |  |\n| Ansiang | 1911 | 5 |\n| Shantung Tsinan | 1917 |  |\n| Changteh | 1910 | 2 |\n| Kwangtung-Kongmoon | 1902 | 14 |\n| ₹ |  |  |\n\n## Foreign Mission of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland\n| Province and Town | Mission Opened | No. of Staff |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Chibli-Triantu | 1878 | 8 |\n| Shantung- |  |  |\n| Tainan |  |  |\n| Tungchangfu |  |  |\n| Wei-hai Wei |  |  |\n| Yunchowfu |  |  |\n\n## BAPTIST\n| Province and Town | Mission Opened | No. of Staff |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Chucliiatsai, via Telchow | 1866 | 4 |\n| Chaoyangfu | 1885 | 5 |\n| Manchuria- | 1913 | 2 |\n| Wuting | 1905 | 2 |\n| Chengteblu (Jehol) via Peking | 1906 | 5 |\n| Kirin, Kirin | 1891 |  |\n|  | 1901 | 2 |\n| Chekiang Wenchow.. | 1878 | 9 |\n| Chihfeng (Hada) | 1912 | 5 |\n| Kwanchengtze, Kiria | 1886 |  |\n| Pingchuan, Pakow | 1897 | 3 |\n|  | 1909 | 4 |\n| Kweichow- |  |  |\n| Shihu enkan, viâ Chaotung, | 1907 |  |\n| Yushuting, Kirin | 1891 | 4 |\n| Chinchowfu, Shengking |  |  |\n| Linyuanhsien, Tatzukou | 1885 | 5 |\n|  | 1885 | 4 |\n| Tukiawopu | 1906 | 3 |\n| Yunnan |  |  |\n| Sifangeling, via Chaotung. | 1907 | 1 |\n| Fakuting, Shengking | 1891 | 5 |\n| Kiangsi- |  |  |\n| Baptist Missionary Society |  |  |\n| Kwanguing, Shengking | 1891 | 3 |\n| Ani Ki | 1902 | 2 |\n| Yumo |  |  |\n| Moukdeo, Shengking | 1889 | ti |\n| Hukow | 1899 | 2 |\n| Chibli-Peking |  |  |\n| Kinngsu-Shanghai.. |  |  |\n| Shansi-... |  |  |\n| Sinchow | 2 |  |\n| Yunnan- | 4 |  |\n| Chao ung .. | 1886 | 4 |\n| Newchwang, Shengking | 1869 |  |\n| Fengsin, lienghaien | 1903 |  |\n| Siuminfu, Shengking | 1888 |  |\n| Kao An Heli | 19073 | 2 |\n| Tungeliwau | 1885 | 3 |\n| Kuikiang.. | 1899 | 18A5 |\n|  |  | 6 |\n| Na.chunghsier | 1896 | 10 |\n| Taichow |  |  |\n| Taiyuanfu.. | 1802 | 6 |\n| Wesleyan Methodist Missionury Society | 1878 | 19 |\n| Shaho, via Kiuliang | 2 |  |\n| Sinchang | 1×99 |  |\n| Shantung- |  |  |\n| Hunan- |  |  |\n| Kwangtung- |  |  |\n| Teianhsien.. | 1808 |  |\n| Chowisun.. | 1003 | 15 |\n| Changsha | 1902 | 4 |\n| Canton City | 1901 |  |\n| Poichen, Putsi | 1903 | 5 |\n| Liuyanglisien | 1908 |  |\n| Jena | 1902 |  |\n| Tainan | 1904 | 26 |\n| Packing | 1903 | 3 |\n| Kongtsun.. | 1908 | 11 |\n| Tuchanghsien 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        "content_text": "## \n\nIt is reported that General Wu P'ei-fu has issued a circular telegram inviting a conference to meet at Lushan, a place in the Kiangsi hills not far from Kuling, noted for its College of Literature and its associations with great men of past times. This conference is to consist of two sections: a people's convention, consisting of representatives selected by the Provincial Assemblies and public bodies of all China, and a military convention, representative of China's military leaders. The decisions of the latter are to be subject to the approval of the former. The object of the people's convention is to be the formation of a united government, the determination of its powers and the revision, if deemed necessary, of the present Constitution. Wu P'ei-fu's desire is that the convention should meet forthwith and should appoint the delegates to represent China at the Pacific Conference. The military convention is to take decisions upon the strength of the army, the disbandment of troops and military administration, and it is proposed that it should have the duty of appointing a person to safeguard the national conference while in session and to ensure the carrying out of its decisions, which are declared to be sacred and inviolable.\n\nIt cannot yet be said whether this circular telegram, of which I have the honour to enclose translation, will re-establish Wu P'ei-fu's reputation as that of the man destined to remove governing powers in this country from the hands of the military, and to assist in forming a democratic civilian Government. The scheme is a development of that propounded by Wu Pei-fu after the Anfu war of last year and then quashed by Chang Tso-lin and other militarists. Whether it is possible to carry it out now or not depends on whether Wu P'ei-fu, the military forces behind him and those who will support him, and the weight of public opinion are sufficient to overcome the keen opposition still existent.\n\nIn Shensi, Ch'en Shu-fan evacuated the provincial capital and took refuge with a certain amount of his troops in the south-west of the province, where he still is, guerrilla warfare having taken place, but nothing more. General Yen Hsiang-wen was able to embrace within his sphere of government rather more of the province than his predecessor succeeded in doing. On the 25th August, however, apparently overcome by the difficulty of his position, he committed suicide, and General Feng Yu-hsiang, known to foreigners as “China's Christian general,\" has been appointed to succeed him.\n\nIn Manchuria, General Chang Tso-lin, who had begun to move his troops northwards with a view to recovering Urga for China and himself, decided on the 26th July, in face of the news reaching him from Hankow, to abandon the expedition. Needless to say, he has made no offer to return the considerable sums of money extorted by him from the bankrupt Government at Peking on the pretence that he was about to invade Mongolia.\n\nIt is too early as yet to say whether Chang Tso-lin's influence has begun definitely to decline. He has recently had troubles with military subordinates in Manchuria, he has been unable to overcome the opposition of the aged military Lieutenant-Governor of the Jehol territory to his exercising within that region the powers given him by Presidential mandate, and now he has seen the rise to a position equal to his own of his opponent Wu P'ei-fu. Events will show whether Wu is able to maintain that position, and to obtain general acceptance for his schemes of civilian government, in which case Chang Tso-lin will have to confine himself in the future to his original satrapy of Manchuria.\n\n(Copies to Tokyo, Hong Kong, Admiral, Yunnan (under Flying Seal to Canton) Hankow (under Flying Seal to Nanking and Shanghai))\n\nI have, &c.\n\nB. ALSTON.\n\n## Enclosure in No. 1.\n\n### Translation of General Wu P'ei-fu's Circular Telegram.\n\nSince the Hunan-Hupei war arose the country has been filled with consternation and excitement, and the hope of unification has been rendered very remote, and all the attention of the friendly Powers has been concentrated upon this country. Alas, our soldiers, who are the guardians of the country and peace, have suddenly become puppets, while the lives and property of the four hundred million people have become pawns in the political game. Who is responsible for all this?\n\nSince confusion was made of the system of law, the North and South have been fighting each other, neither being willing to yield. The North says that if unification is effected it must be effected through itself, while the South contends that reforms, if they take place, must proceed according to its ideas. The South accuses the North of having violated the Constitution, and the North accuses the South of creating disorder. While both sides are engaged in mutual recriminations, neither has shown signs of compromise. If the North claims that it alone should have the right to effect unification, its claim appears to be despotic. On the other hand, the Southern contention that reforms should be instituted in accordance with its ideas savours of something arbitrary. While each is claiming that it has the country's interest at heart, the fact is that by representing their own views as those of the people and insisting on their own policies as being best for the country both sides are obstacles to peace. There is now no treasure left, the people are poverty-stricken, and bankruptcy is imminent. The Pacific Conference is close at hand, but the measures to be taken towards it have not yet been formulated, and international control stares us in the face. If the people are content to see their country disappear from the earth, I have nothing more to say to them. But if they wish to save their country from its present troubles, it is imperative for the authorities to husband what remains to us, discard their political differences, and give the people and soldiers a chance to exercise their right of self-determination. The people and the soldiers should make a grand resolve to stop all political strife, and devote themselves at once to finding a means of exercising their right of self-determination. They should boldly follow the example set by the thirteen colonies of America and call a national conference at Lushan to clear away dissensions that belong to the past, put a stop to the present fighting, and open an era of reconstruction in the country. But, as the matter is a very important one, it is essential to the success of the convention that certain definite principles of agreement should first be laid down. I therefore take the liberty to suggest the following:\n\n| No. | Proposal |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1 | The conference shall be known as the Lushan National Conference, and its object shall be to obtain expression of the nation's sentiments, for which purpose the locality is eminently suitable. |\n| 2 | The decisions of the conference shall be sacred and inviolable. |\n| 3 | The conference shall be divided into two sections, one called the people's convention and the other the military convention. The people's convention shall be formed of plenipotentiary representatives elected, three for each province or administrative territory, by the Provincial Assemblies and public bodies conjointly, which shall issue credentials to the persons elected. Mongolia, Tibet, and Chinghai shall also be allowed to send one delegate each. The object of the convention shall be to solve all legal questions, to work out the details for forming a Central Government and the principles of government which it should follow, assign provisionally to the Central and Local Governments their respective powers, and to amend the Provisional Constitution, should this prove necessary, with a view to its use as a basis for fixing of the national form of government. |\n|  | The military convention shall be composed of the delegates of the army and navy. The military in each province or territory shall be entitled to send three delegates, who shall be given credentials by the commanding military officers of the province or territory in question, but in those provinces where there is an inspector-general the credentials shall be issued by the Inspector-General and the Military Governor conjointly. There shall be six naval delegates and they shall be elected by the whole navy, their credentials being issued by the commander-in-chief of the fleet. The divisions and brigades under the direct control of the Central Government shall be entitled to send six delegates whose credentials shall be issued by the Minister of War. The military convention shall discuss such questions as the size, organisation, and distribution of the Chinese army, the disbandment of troops, and regulations governing the employment and discharge of soldiers and officers. |\n| 4 | The decisions of the military convention must be approved by the people's convention. Should the latter veto a decision, the former may support it by giving reasons, but on a second rejection the proposal must be amended. |\n| 5 | The military convention shall appoint a person who shall use the national troops to safeguard the dignity of the two conventions and ensure the enforcement of their decisions, but who shall not have the right to interfere with their deliberations. The title of this person and his duties shall be determined by the convention, and his tenure of office shall expire on the establishment of a united Government. |\n| 6 | In view of the world situation, the conference shall be called before the assembling of the Pacific Conference. |\n\nPage 633",
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Heilungchang Hular |  | 1880 | + |\n| Kirin-Ashibe |  | 1892 |  |\n| Shengking-Wusueh |  | 1875 | h |\n| Kaiyuan |  | 1896 |  |\n| Kwangsi-Wachow |  | 1896 | 6 |\n| Tiebling |  | 1896 |  |\n| Kwangtung-Canton |  | 1852 | ! |\n| Fatsban |  | 1869 |  |\n|  |  | 1889 | 4 |\n|  |  | 1871 | 6 |\n| Tongluhsien | PRESBYTERIAN | 1913 | 1 |\n| Chibli-Peking | Church of Scotland, Foreign Mission Committee | 1861 | 15 |\n| Kiangsu-Shanghai |  | 1845 | 7 |\n| Kwangsi-Nanning |  | 1914 | 1 |\n| Siaochang |  | 1888 | 10 |\n| Hupeb-Ichang |  | 1878 |  |\n| Kiangs-Shanghai | Friends and Interdenominational, Friends' Foreign Mission Association | 1914 | 2 |\n| Kwangtung-Canton |  | 1898 | 12 |\n| Hongkong |  | 1862 | 20 |\n| Tien-taiu |  | 1861 | 13 |\n| Chengtu |  | 1904 | 8 |\n| Shangtang-Tsinanfu | Foreign Missions Committee of the Presbyterian Church of England | 1917 | 2 |\n| Suining |  | 1904 | 5 |\n| Kowloon |  | 1900 | 3 |\n| Shanghai |  | 1843 | 17 |\n| Tungchwan |  | 1900 |  |\n| Linchowfu |  |  |  |\n| Pakboi |  | 1902 | 4 |\n| Kwangtung-Carton |  | 1807 | + |\n| Fukien-Tungling |  | 1904 |  |\n| Kong Kong |  | 1843 | 11 |\n| Yanuan-Yunnan-fu |  | 1915 | 5 |\n| Kwangtung-Poklo |  | 1850 | 4 |\n| Amoy |  |  |  |\n| Changpu |  | 1850 | 13 |\n|  |  | 1889 | + |\n| Szechwan-Anhsien | Inclassified under Denomination | 1894 |  |\n| Chengtu |  |  |  |\n| Chungkianghaien |  | 1903 |  |\n| Chungking |  | 1917 |  |\n| Changpa |  | 1894 |  |\n| Lunganfu |  | 1911 |  |\n| Mienchow |  | 1894 | 20 |\n| Mienchuhsien |  | 1894 |  |\n| Mowchow |  | 1906 |  |\n| ProDing |  |  |  |\n| Shinchuan |  | 1895 |  |\n| Sintuhsien |  | 1294 |  |\n| Tehyang |  | 1903 |  |\n| Szechwan-Chengta | METHODIST, Missionary Society of the Methodist Church, Canada | 1892 | 73 |\n| Chüanchowfo |  |  | 3 |\n| Yangchau |  |  | 2 |\n| Shanghang |  |  | 4 |\n| Kwangsi-Symphoa |  |  |  |\n| Wukingfu |  | 1881 | 1+ |\n| Cheklang-Hangchow | Apostolic Faith Missionaries | 1902 | 12 |\n| Chungchow |  | 1911 | 8 |\n| Chungking |  | 1910 | 21 |\n| Chaochowfu |  |  |  |\n| Swabue |  |  |  |\n| Swatow |  | 1856 | NNA*X |\n| Fowehow |  | 1913 | 8 |\n| Jenshowhaieu |  | 1907 | 9 |\n| Janghsien |  | 1905 | 14 |\n| Kiangsu-Shanghai | Foreign Mission Committee of the Presbyterian Church in Canada |  |  |\n| Shansi-Fengchen |  | 1913 | 4 |\n| Pingtingchow |  |  | 22 |\n| Tatungfu |  |  | ***** |\n| Yangkao |  | 1912 |  |\n| Kiatingfu |  | 1894 | 16 |\n| Shensi-Tülinfu |  | 1910 | 4 |\n| Luchow |  | 1911 | 2 |\n| Honan |  | 1913 |  |\n| Penghsien | Federal Foreign Mission Committee of Churches of Christ in Australia | 1908 | 6 |\n| Tzeliutsing |  | 1907 | 19 |\n| Changte Ho |  | 1894 | 21 |\n| Hwaikingfo | Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts | 1902 | 15 |\n| Chibli-Chichow |  | 1904 | 1 |\n| Chibli-Hokienfu | United Methodist Church Missionary Society | 1880 |  |\n| Chibli-Peking |  | 1880 | 24 |\n| Tien-tsin |  |  |  |\n| Yungcbing |  | 1889 |  |\n| Shantung |  | 1890 | co to o |\n| Ningpo |  |  | 2 |\n| Peking |  |  |  |\n| Tangshan |  | 1879 | 9 |\n| Chefoo |  |  |  |\n| Pingyin |  | 1874 | (Vacant) |\n| Taianfu |  |  |  |\n| Tainan |  |  |  |\n| Tungchowfu |  |  |  |\n| Wei-hai-Wei |  | 1864 | 8 |\n| Yenchowfu |  | 1878 | 1 |\n| Yangpingfu |  | 1883 | 2 |\n| Kiaugsi-Kuling |  | 1861 |  |\n| Kaifeng |  | 1902 | ĐÔI TAN GIG |\n| Siuwn |  |  |  |\n| Tackow |  |  |  |\n| Weihwei |  |  | Weal |\n| Kiangsu-Shanghai | Foreign Mission of the Presbyterian Church in Canada | 1914 | 2 |\n| Shantung-Tainan |  | 1916 | 1 |\n| Kwangtung-Kongmoon |  | 1912 | 4 |\n|  | Canadian Holiness Movement Mission | 1908 | 5 |\n| Hunan-Ansiang |  | 1899 | 2 |\n| Changteh |  | 1911 | 5 |\n|  |  | 1917 | 3 |\n|  |  | 1910 | 2 |\n|  | Christian Missions in Many Lands, Church in Ireland | 1902 | 14 |\n| Chihli |  | 1878 |  |\n| Shantung-Chaoynugfa |  | 1885 | ++ |\n| Manchuria-Chengtefu (Johol) via Peking |  | 1906 |  |\n|  |  | 1916 | 5 |\n| Kirin, Kirin |  | 1891 |  |\n| Chilfeng (Hada) |  | 1912 |  |\n|  |  | 1915 |  |\n| Chekiang-Wenchow |  | 1878 | 9 |\n| Kwanchangtze, Kirin |  | 1886 | 6 |\n| Pingchuan, Pakow |  | 1897 |  |\n|  |  | 1901 | 2 |\n| Kweichow-Yüshuting, Kiria |  | 1891 | 4 |\n| Linyüanhsien, Tatzukou |  | 1885 |  |\n|  |  | 1909 | 處 |\n| Shihmenkan, via Chaotang |  | 1907 | 3 |\n| Chinchowfu, Shengking |  | 1855 | + |\n| Takiawopu |  | 1906 | 3 |\n| Yuruan |  |  |  |\n| Fakating, Shengking |  | 1891 | 5 |\n| Sifangching, via Chaotung | BAPTIST, Baptist Missionary Society | 1907 | 1 |\n| Kwangsing, Shengking |  | 1891 | 3 |\n| Ani Ki |  | 1902 |  |\n| Yunnan-Monkilen |  | 1889 | 6 |\n| Hukow |  | 1899 |  |\n| Yunnan-fu |  |  |  |\n| Newchwang, Shengking |  | 1869 |  |\n| Feugsin, [fenghsien] |  | 1903 | 4 |\n| Chibli-Peking |  |  | 2 |\n| Kiangsu-Shanghai |  |  | 4 |\n| Chanting |  | 1886 |  |\n| Siaminfo, Shengking |  | 1888 |  |\n| Kao An Hsien |  | 1903 |  |\n| Shansi-Tungchwan |  | 1885 |  |\n| Knikiang |  | 1893 |  |\n| Nanchaughsien | Foreign Mission Committee of the Baptist Union of Scotland | 1897 |  |\n| Sinchow |  | 1885 | 6 |\n| Taichow |  | 1892 | 6 |\n| Taiyuanfu |  | 1878 | 19 |\n| Shao, via Kiukiang | Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society |  |  |\n| Sischung |  | 1899 |  |\n| Kwangtung-Teianhsien | Presbyterian Church of New Zealand | 1893 |  |\n| Shantung |  |  |  |\n| Hunan-Chowtsun |  | 1903 | 15 |\n| Changsha |  | 1902 |  |\n| Peichen, Patai |  | 1903 | 5 |\n| Linyangbeien |  | 1908 |  |\n| Tainan |  | 1904 | 26 |\n| Packing |  | 1909 |  |\n| Tsingchowfo |  | 1875 | 13 |\n| Pingkiang |  | 1904 | 2 |\n| Weibsion |  |  |  |\n| Yiyang |  | 1906 |  |\n| Yangchowfu |  | 1904 | VƏ VƏ 29 30 19 to |\n| Canton City |  | 1901 | + |\n| Tachanghsien |  | 1918 |  |\n| Jeaho |  | 1902 | 3 |\n| Tukisfow |  | 1899 |  |\n| Kongtauu |  | 1908 | 11 |\n| Yungxiubsien Ki |  | 1896 |  |\n| Shantung | United Free Church of Scotland's Foreign Mission Committee |  |  |\n| Kwan Hain Kis |  |  |  |\n| Shibtao |  | 1889 |  |\n| 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Mission Staff.\n\n| Province and Town | No. of Opened | Staff | Date of Establishment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| **Tunnan-** |  |  |  |\n| Aduntsi |  |  |  |\n| Likiang |  |  |  |\n| Yannan-fu | Literature |  |  |\n| **Pentecostal Missionary Union for Great Britain and Ireland** |  |  | 1918 |\n| Chibli- |  | 3 |  |\n|  |  | 5 | 1913 |\n|  |  | 15 | 1912 |\n| **The Salvation Army** |  |  | 1918 |\n| Chibli- |  | 2 |  |\n| Chongtingfu |  |  | 1918 |\n| Kalgan |  | 2 | 1918 |\n| Tien-tsin |  |  |  |\n| Hupeh-Hankow |  |  |  |\n| Kiangsu Shanghai |  |  |  |\n| Kwangtung-Canton Hong Kong |  |  |  |\n| Shantung-Tainan |  |  |  |\n| Szechwan Chengta |  |  |  |\n| Yunnan-Yunnan-fu |  | ... |  |\n| Paotingfu |  | 2 | 1918 |\n| Kingtzokwan |  |  |  |\n| Kwangchow |  |  | 1890 |\n| Shangtsai |  |  | 1899 |\n| Shekichen |  |  | 1916 |\n| Sibwa |  |  | 1886 |\n| Taikang |  |  | 1890 |\n| Tencheng |  |  | 1895 |\n| Kiehsia | 2327 | 2 | 1902 |\n| Kibaien | 226 |  | 1891 |\n| Kovo |  |  | 1911 |\n| Luanfa |  |  | 1885 |\n| Luebenghsien |  |  | 1887 |\n| Pingyangfu |  |  | 1889 |\n| Pingyaohsien... |  |  | 1879 |\n| Banan- |  |  | 1828 |\n| Siaoyi |  |  | 1887 |\n| Changshu |  |  | 1890 |\n| Changteh |  |  | 1901 |\n| Hupeh- |  | 3 | 1898 |\n| Hankow |  |  | 1889 |\n| Manchuria-Moukden |  |  |  |\n| Peking |  | 17 | 1916 |\n| Ichang |  |  | 1895 |\n| Laobokow | N+ |  | 1887 |\n| Sichow |  |  | 1885 |\n| Taning |  | 3 | 1885 |\n| Tatungfu |  |  | 1826 |\n| Ficheng |  | 2 | 1897 |\n| Yoyang |  |  | 1890 |\n| Yuwuclien | (Vacant) | 4 | 1896 |\n| Taku |  | 2 | 1918 |\n\n## Christian Literature Society for China\n| Province and Town | No. of Opened | Staff | Date of Establishment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Shantung |  | 4 | 1918 |\n| Tien-tain |  |  |  |\n| Tungchow Chi |  | 1 | 1918 |\n| Fukiang |  |  | 1899 |\n| Chefoo |  | 50 | 1879 |\n| Shansi- |  |  |  |\n| Fengclien |  | 1 | 1918 |\n| Kiangan-Shanghai |  |  |  |\n| International Postal Telegraph |  | 11 | 1887 |\n| Lauchowfu |  |  | 1885 |\n| Ninghaichow. |  | 2 | 1886 |\n| Liangchowfu |  | 4 | 1888 |\n| Tsinan |  | 1 | 1918 |\n| Ningsinfu |  | 3 | 1885 |\n| Sheusi- |  |  |  |\n| T'atungfu |  | 2 | 1918 |\n| Biningfu |  |  | 1880 |\n| Chengku |  |  | 1887 |\n| Shantung- |  |  |  |\n| Chefoo |  |  |  |\n| Fashonhsien |  |  |  |\n| Hupeh-Hankow |  | 22- | 1914 |\n| Kiangsu Shangbai |  |  | 1907 |\n| Tsinchow | toto |  | 1878 |\n| Chowchil |  | 2 | 1893 |\n| Kiangai |  | 2 |  |\n| Fengsiangfu |  |  | 1888 |\n| Tsinanfu |  | 1 | 1918 |\n| Anjeu |  |  | 1889 |\n| Hanchongfu |  | 6 | 1879 |\n\n## National Bible Society of Scotland\n| Province and Town | No. of Opened | Staff | Date of Establishment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Changshu |  | 3 | 1895 |\n| Hinganfa |  | 3 | 1898 |\n| Hokow |  | 4 | 1878 |\n| Meihsien |  | 2 | 1893 |\n| Chill-Tien-tain |  |  |  |\n| Iyang | Medical and Philanthropic | 3 | 1890 |\n| Sisiang |  | 3 | 1895 |\n| Hapel-Hankow |  | 2 |  |\n| Jaochow |  | +4 | 1898 |\n| Yanghaien |  | 1 | 1896 |\n\n## Emmanuel Medical Mission\n| Province and Town | No. of Opened | Staff | Date of Establishment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Kwangsi-Nanning |  |  | 1906 |\n\n## Mission to the Chinese Blind and Illiterate Sighted\n| Province and Town | No. of Opened | Staff | Date of Establishment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Chibli-Peking |  |  | 1919 |\n| Kiangsu Shanghai |  |  | 1919 |\n| Kwangtang-Canton |  |  |  |\n| Kanchow |  |  | 1899 |\n| Szechwan- |  |  |  |\n| Kianfu |  | + | 1891 |\n| Chengtu |  | 3 | 1881 |\n| Szechwan Changking |  |  |  |\n\n## Religions Tract Society. Kiangsu Shangbai\n| Province and Town | No. of Opened | Staff | Date of Establishment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | 2 | 1909 |\n|  |  | 2 |  |\n\n## Total\n1,658\n\n## CHINA INLAND MISSION\n| Province and Town | Date of Establishment | Staff |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kinki |  |  |\n| Kinkiang |  |  |\n| Kuling |  |  |\n| Kwangsinfu |  |  |\n| Kwaiki | 1906 |  |\n| Licking |  |  |\n| Loping |  |  |\n| Chuhsien | 1898 |  |\n| Chungking | 1899 |  |\n| Fushun | 1877 |  |\n| Kailisien | 1902 | 1001 |\n| Kiangtaing | 1902 |  |\n| Kiatingfo | 1878 |  |\n| Kiungebow | 1888 |  |\n| Lungchuan | 1910 | 2 |\n| Kwanganchow | 1902 |  |\n| Nanchang | 1910 |  |\n| Kwangyan | 1898 | 4 |\n| Nankangfu | 1889 |  |\n| Kwanhsien | 1887 | 3 |\n| Singfenghsion | 1889 | 2 |\n| Kweichowfu | 1899 |  |\n| Takatang | 1903 | 2 |\n| Liangshan | 1873 |  |\n| Tungsiang | 1902 | 2 |\n| Lachow | 1903 |  |\n| Yang kow | 1890 | 4 |\n| Nanpu | 1890 |  |\n| Yuanchow | 1902 | 6 |\n| Pachow | 1903 | 3 |\n| Inghan | 1837 | 4 |\n| Paoning | 1877 | 18 |\n| Kiangsu | 1886 |  |\n| Pengshanhaien | 1911 | (Vacant) |\n| Antung | 1893 |  |\n| Chinklang | 1889 |  |\n| Shanghai | 1854 | 36 |\n| Tsingkiaupu | 1869 |  |\n| Yangchow | 1868 | 6 |\n| Shanking | 1896 | 5 |\n| Sinticntze | 1892 | 4 |\n| Suitu | 1888 | 2 |\n| Suitingfu | 1899 | 10 |\n| Tacho | 1909 |  |\n| Anhwei- |  |  |\n| Taiping | 1917 |  |\n| Acking | 1869 |  |\n| Mokanahan | 1901 | F |\n| Chengyangkwan | 1897 |  |\n| Ninghaihaien | 1868 | 4 |\n| Anping | 1913 | 1 |\n| Tatsienfu | 1897 |  |\n| Ansbufu | 1888 | 2 |\n| Wanhsieu | 1888 |  |\n| Chihchowfu |  |  |\n| Hweichow | 1674 | D |\n| Ningpo | 1837 | 3 |\n| Pingganghsien | 1875 | + |\n| Chenyban | 1874 | + |\n| Weikia | 1901 | 3 |\n| Kiemping | 1909 | (Vacant) |\n| Shachingfu | 1894 |  |\n| Fingi | 1866 | 2 |\n| Yingbsan | 1891 | 2 |\n| Kinghsien | 1898 | 2 |\n| Kwangtehchow | 1915 |  |\n| Laian | 1890 |  |\n| Liuanchow | 1899 |  |\n| Sienku | 1890 |  |\n| Sinchanghaien |  |  |\n| Taichowfu |  |  |\n| Taiping | 1899 |  |\n| Kweiyang | 1877 |  |\n| Hsinhao | 1870 |  |\n| Panghai | 1897 |  |\n| Sienku | 1906 |  |\n| Kutaingfu | 1915 |  |\n| Tatingfu | 1889 |  |\n| Sopushan | 1867 |  |\n| Ningkwofn | 1898 |  |\n| Tientai | 1874 |  |\n| Tennyi | 1902 |  |\n| Watingehow | 1898 |  |\n| Tassban | 1907 |  |\n| Talifu | 1899 |  |\n| Shucheng | 1881 |  |\n| Taiho |  |  |\n| Wahu | 1901 |  |\n| Yingchowfu | 1892 | 2 |\n| Chekiang- |  |  |\n| Wenchow | 1867 |  |\n| Youchow | 1882 |  |\n| Tungchow | 1902 |  |\n| Tengyueh | 1894 |  |\n| Yungkang | 1908 |  |\n| Weining | 1882 | 7 |\n| Tusnmowhaien | 1917 |  |\n| Yunnun-fu | 1897 |  |\n| Chihli- |  |  |\n| Hwailu | 1887 | 7 |\n| Chaocheng | 1008 |  |\n| Hotain | 1893 |  |\n| Changshan | 1878 |  |\n| Chenghsien | 1918 |  |\n| Chuchow fu | 1872 |  |\n| Fenghwa | 1866 |  |\n| Hangchow | 1866 |  |\n| Hwangyen | 1996 |  |\n| Kinhwafn | 1875 |  |\n| Lunchi | 1894 |  |\n| Sbuntehfa | 1888 | 5 |\n| Tien-tain | 1888 | + |\n| Hangtung | 1886 | 2 |\n| Hwochow | 1886 | 2 |\n| Honau- |  |  |\n| Chenchowfu | 1895 | 3 |\n| Chowkiakow | 1884 | 2 |\n| Fukow | 1900 | 2 |\n| Hiangcheng | 1892 |  |\n| Kaifeng | 1901 | 13 |\n| Kiangchow | 1898 |  |\n| Sinking- |  |  |\n| Tihwafu | 1908 | 2 |\n\n## Total\n690  \n[7320 GO]  \nG 2  \n730",
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        "content_text": "# COFY.\n\nThe Treasury, \nHONG KONG. \n\n12th April 1920. \n236\n\nThe Secretary of State for the Colonies has authorised the payment to you of a lump sum of $5000, and a monthly allowance of $500, provided sufficient funds stand to your account in the Custodian's books.\n\nYour assets here, so far as I know, consist solely of 30 (or possibly 31) shares in the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Banking Corporation, of which 16 are on the HONGKONG register, 13 on the LONDON register, and 1 (possibly 2) on the SHANGHAI Register. All the HONGKONG & LONDON shares and 1 SHANGHAI share are held by the bank itself here to the order of the Custodian; but all the dividends which have accrued on them have been paid in LONDON to the Custodian of Enemy Property there.\n\nIt is therefore not possible to make the payments authorised by the Secretary of State from your assets here unless some of these shares are sold, and I shall be glad to know whether you consent to this course, and if so, how many shares you wish sold.\n\nI may say it will not be possible to sell the shares on the LONDON Register without the consent of the Custodian in ENGLAND.\n\nWilzer, Esq., \nKuling, Kiangsi Province, \nCHINA.\n\nI am, \nSir, \nYour obedient servant, \n**(Sgd)** \nCustodian of Enemy Property.",
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        "content_text": "## Application Form for Medical Service\n\n1. Name \n\n2. (Removed as not present in the given text)\n\n...\n\n7. **Professional qualifications and the date at which each was obtained**\n\nM.B.ChB (Edin) 1901\n\n8. **Any military experience you have had**\n\nChinke Base Hospital, Noyelles Jul-Dec., 1917  \nDec. 1917 M.O. Fist Western Sen. Hosp. Liverpool  \nM.O., Chinese, Janks Corps, HQ., -July 1918. Oct 1918-Jan 1919.\n\n9. **Mention any prizes, scholarships, or other distinctions gained during your general or professional education or subsequently; also any contributions to medical literature. State here any knowledge you possess of any language other than English.**\n\nPassed exam Cantonese, 1903\n\n10. **Mention any clinical appointments held**\n\n| Appointment Type | Date and Duration |\n| --- | --- |\n| Non-resident |  |\n| Resident |  |\n\n11. **State how you have been engaged since you obtained a qualification... Mention each position held by you, the dates between which you held it, and the cause of leaving**\n\nSurgeon, Church Mission, Pakhoi Leper's General Hospital) Jan. 1902-July 1903 (left on health grounds)  \nPrivate Practice, Cumberland 1904-1906 (Left to return to China)  \nMedical Mission, Kweilin, Mar. 1906-Nov., Medical Mission Nanning Reg. 1406 Dec. 1916 (Left on account of wife's health)  \nHong Kong Colonial Medical Service Feb. 1919-Feb 1924\n\n12. **If you apply for a particular appointment state it. If you do not apply for a particular appointment, state to what Colonies you would go, giving the order of preference.**\n\n(Before filling in these particulars you should read carefully the papers headed Miscellaneous No. 99 and African (West) No. 678.)\n\n13. **Give particulars of any physical impairment from which you may have suffered (including shell-shock, nerve strain, etc.).**\n\n14. **About how soon would you be available to proceed overseas if selected.**\n\n15. **Personal References. Give the names and addresses of two referees.**\n\n| Name | Address | Occupation | Period Known |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Rt. Rev. Bishop Banister | Kuling, China | Missionary bishop retired | 1902-1906 |\n| Lt. Col. T. B. Fikserald | 463 Peak, Hong Kong | S. M. O., China Command | 1923–24 |\n\n16. **Testimonials.**\n\nYou should submit not more than six testimonials, to cover as far as possible your education and each subsequent stage of your career. The original testimonials and one copy of each should be sent. The former will be returned after inspection. Copies may be in MS., in print, or typewritten; and it is desirable that they should be on foolscap paper not larger than this form.\n\nYou should give the name, address, and occupation of the writer of each of your testimonials; the period of your career for which he can speak and the capacity in which he speaks, e.g., (Col. A.B., my C.O., January, 1915--March, 1918).\n\nShould the writer of a testimonial prefer to send it direct to the Assistant Private Secretary (Appointments), there is no objection, but in such a case you should state hereon that he is doing so.\n\nThe names, etc., of other persons to whom reference can be made may be added if desired. If, for any reason, you experience difficulty in obtaining a testimonial to cover a particular period of your career, you should state the reason in writing. In this case, the name and last known address of someone who would be in a position to report on your character and conduct during the period in question should be given.\n\nIt is desirable, but not essential, that one of your testimonials should be from the Dean of the Medical School at which you were educated.\n\n{TURN OVER}",
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        "content_text": "416 \n\n## QUESTIONS. \n\n8. Are you aware of any circumstances tending to disqualify him for such an appointment?\n\n9. Is he, as far as you are aware, free from pecuniary embarrassment?\n\n10. The Governor will be glad to receive any information which you may have to give respecting the candidate's character or qualifications in addition to what is contained in the answers to the foregoing questions, particularly as to whether he has shown any special capacity for \n\n(a) command of men. \n\n(b) organisation or administration of any kind. \n\nSignature \n\n## ANSWERS. \n\n8. I know no circumstance which would disqualify him to appointment.\n\n9. As far as I am aware, he should be free from pecuniary embarrassment.\n\n10. I hold Dr. Clift in great esteem and consider that the professional experience gained in a Mission Hospital would fit him to service, also his experience in travel during the war has tested his power of directing men.\n\nThe work he has shown to my mind, and gift of organisation administration, in the independent work he did during & organised overland aid to labour, which demanded great self-control and he feels he must now give up as his wife has been forbidden to return to hard work.\n\n## Occupation, Professional Qualifications, &c. \n\nBishop of the Church of England, \n\nAddress: `Bishopscourt, 259, Kuling, Kiangsi, China` \n\nDate: `September 25, 1924`",
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        "content_text": "## Page 306\n\nYou 29608/25 HE\n\n493 euling Canton Hongkong A Ok than ot bog Brains confer what happens at likely Hi Shika pand 15 collapse die Modrali Padi I have Ade Priority.\n\nMr Strachey, Bir. J. Shuckburgh. Bir C Davis. Bir G. Grindle. Lambut Sir H. Hasieran Stroth [!!r. Ormsby-Gore. fr. Amery. 30/6\n\n**DRAFT.F. (Conf code).** ItK. Coded C. D. R D 6 semi- 7.201 30.6.25 S.7.W.\n\nYour tel. 29th June. 192.... Bhelara event which 15 miny 1 rec tudo imus cap have brought apprcintly may Car privati badago reported abo say for you Ken is a serious Sança of in Hongkong the Chinen Banks bringing ok Failne of natie banke in differe L helping British Bandig L nitacats ther ught mod I a the Sov. La expected to tance That L V A L financial wake, and to Juss. E. criss Careful administration are consulting IK 13 Tramway taken to dial J to the Calc -Ladders vary sillato.\n\nA copy of the Gorenjul \n\nYours sincerely (B). 7.7.Piscin \n\nFollowing are proposals conditions & \n\n(1) Imperial Gout. to accept any liability Subject not prepared contingent",
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        "content_text": "This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be returned to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.\n\nCHINA.\n\nDecypher. Mr. Lampson. (Hankow).\n\nD.\n\nR.\n\nDecember 9th, 1926.\n\n11.30 a.m. December 9th, 1926.\n\n11.50 a.m. December 9th, 1926.\n\nNo. 4.\n\n74\n\nIMPORTANT.\n\nBefore arriving at Kiukiang I received an urgent wireless message through His Majesty's Consul from Mr. Eastes. S. Little (a busybody who will be known to the department) at Kuling (?omitted.) that all members of Canton government had arrived there, that the situation was most critical and that I would have the opportunity of meeting all the southern government only during the next twenty-four hours and he suggested that I should visit Kuling as his unofficial guest. I was instinctively opposed to the suggestion and discussion with His Majesty's Consul Kiukiang on arrival showed that while Little had been in touch with Eugene Chen, there had not been any question of invitation to me from the latter to meet him. In the circumstances I felt that if I immediately visited Kuling I would very probably be kept kicking my heels at the pleasure of the Cantonese and placed in an altogether false and possibly humiliating position and that the policy suggested in my telegram of December 1st (Shanghai telegram No. 33) was the only sound course to follow. On the other hand I was\n\nPage 74\n\n \n\nNo rewrite or rephrase, only the requested corrections were made. The original text has been transformed into HTML format using  for paragraphs. The text has been proofread according to the given rules, correcting spelling errors, fixing spacing issues, and rejoining broken sentences. The page numbering is kept as is, with the exact six lines as scanned.",
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        "content_text": "75\n\n2.\n\nwas determined not to miss any reasonable opportunity of establishing contact with southern government and I accordingly sent Davidson to Kuling on early morning of December 7th to explore the ground and try to arrange meeting either at Kiukiang or Hankow. Result of his visit Eugene Chen, who he saw personally, undertook to meet me somewhere, most probably at Kiukiang, where he expects to arrive on December 9th or December 10th.\n\nAs far as meeting with southern leaders is concerned, next move therefore lies with them and I am proceeding to Hankow to await developments.\n\nInformation at Kuling was to the effect that military commander of Anhui was there, apparently to negotiate his secession from Sun to the southern cause, and I heard late last night that Cantonese were endeavouring to charter a British ship to convey some 150 members of party at Kuling up the river, presumably in connection with establishment of Nationalist government at Fuchang.\n\nI am greatly obliged for your telegram No. 8 to Hankow, just received. I crave indulgence if I have appeared precipitate in raising these issues.\n\nAddressed to Foreign Office No. 4.\n\nRepeated to Peking, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Canton.",
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        "content_text": "Mr. Bickle. 8/2 Mr. Ellis.\n\nMr.\n\nMr. Bottomley!\n\nMr. E. Harding.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh\n\nSir G. Grindle.\n\nSir C. Davis.\n\nSir S/ Wilson.\n\nMr. Ormsby-Gore.\n\nLord Lovat.\n\nMr. Amery.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nHONG KONG.\n\nNO. 52\n\nGOVR.\n\n$4.\n\n1746,28\n\n30268(27)\n\nC.\n\n52779/28 Hong Kong.\n\nR 9\n\n013\n\nDowning Street,\n\n3\n\n13 Feb. 1928.\n\nSir,\n\nI have etc. to ack. the receipt of Mr. Southorn's desp. No. 495 of the 21st Nov. 1927, relating to a claim made for damages done to two Govt. Submarine Cables by the U.S.S. \"Jason\" on the 4th March, 1926, and to transmit to you a copy of a letter from the C.A. for the Cols., forwarding observations which their Consulting Electrical Engineers have been asked to furnish",
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        "content_text": "4\n\nfurnish on the matter.\n\n2.\n\nIn view of the opinion\n\nexpressed by Messrs. Preece, Cardew\n\n& Rider, I do not see my way to\n\napproaching the Foreign Office on\n\nthe subject, and I consider that\n\nyour Govt. will be well advised to\n\naccept the offer of the U.S. Naval\n\nDept. to take steps to obtain sanction\n\nfor the payment of the claim for\n\nrepairs.\n\nI have, etc.,\n\n(Signed) L. S. AMERY,",
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        "content_text": "ALL COMMUNICATIONS \n\nTO BE ADDRESSED TO THE \n\nCROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES. \n\nTHE DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED \n\nAND THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE \n\nTELEGRAMS. \"CROWN, LONDON.\" \n\nTELEPHONE. 7730 VICTORIA. \n\n27.1.28 \n\n13 FEB 1928 \n\nbey Gen52 \n\nCROWN \n\nAGENTS \n\nFOR THE \n\nCOLONIES \n\n30768 \n\n15 \n\nE. 301/7. \n\nRECEIVED \n\n- 2 FEB 1928 COL. OFFI \n\n4, MILLBANK, \n\nWESTMINSTER, \n\nLONDON, S.W. 1. \n\n1st February 1928. \n\nSir, \n\nIn accordance with your instructions we \n\nreferred to our Consulting Electrical Engineers for \n\ntheir observations, the papers accompanying your letter No.39268 of 4th January, on the subject of a claim made \n\nby the Government of Hongkong against the United States Navy Department for damages in respect of (1) the repair and (2) depreciation of two submarine cables, fouled by U.S.S. \"Jason\" when dropping anchor in Hongkong Harbour on 4th March, 1926, and I have now the honour to transmit \n\nfor the information of the Secretary of State a copy of \n\ntheir reply. \n\n2. \n\nMessrs. Preece, Cardew and Rider, it will be \n\nseen, are inclined to the opinion that the views of the \n\nUnited States Navy Department should be accepted in \n\nrespect of \n\n3. \n\ndepreciation. \n\nThe duplicate of the despatch of the Officer \n\nAdministering the Government which accompanied your \n\nletter is returned as requested. \n\nI have the honour to be, \n\nSir, \n\nYour obedient servant. \n\nWat wichhars \n\nfor CROWN AGENTS. \n\nThe Under Secretary of State, \n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE, \n\nS. W. 1. \n\nCA",
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        "content_text": "TELEPHONE, VICTORIA 5908 (3 LINES). TELEGRAMS, \"CREEPHOLE, PARL.LONDON\"\n\nTELEGRAPHIC A.B.C., BROOMHALL'S, HAMILTON'S WIRE, CODES USED WESTERN UNION UNIVERSAL & 5 LETTER.\n\nRWW/GT\n\nPREECE, CARDEW & RIDER,\n\nCONSULTING ENGINEERS.\n\nA. H. PREECE.\n\nJ. H. WOODWARD.\n\nW.H.CRIMSDALE.\n\nJ. H. RIDER.\n\nEVAN PARRY.\n\nC. W. KENNAWAY.\n\nR. W. WEICHTMAN.\n\nSir,\n\nCOPY.\n\nThe Chief Engineer,\n\nCrown Agents for the Colonies,\n\n4, Millbank,\n\nS.W.1.\n\n8, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE,\n\nWESTMINSTER, S.W.1.\n\nPage 6\n\n27th January, 1928.\n\nE.301/7: Hong Kong.\n\nWe beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th instant with which you passed to us a copy of correspondence and photographs on the subject of damage caused to a submarine telephone cable in the Hong Kong Harbour by the U.S.S. \"Jason\" on the 4th March 1926.\n\n2. The papers show the history of the accident to be as follows:-\n\n3. \"The 'Jason' entered the Harbour on a flood tide and in order to approach the assigned mooring buoy an anchor was let go to assist the ship in swinging. When the anchor was heaved up after swinging it was found that a cable had been hooked. The ship was then held in position while the cable was 'stoppered', the anchor walked back and the cable eased down\". On the cable being examined it was found that a length of about 140 yards was so damaged that it had to be cut out, and as there was not sufficient cable on hand in one length for the purpose two lengths had to be used and this necessitated introducing three joints into the cable.\n\n4. We observe that the Colonial Government has claimed against the United States Naval Department the sum of",
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        "content_text": "The Chief Engineer,\n\nCrown Agents for the Colonies.\n\n7\n\nof 1250 dollars to cover the cost of repairing the cable, and 1065 dollars for \"depreciation\" of the cable due to the damage.\n\n5. The United States Naval Department agrees to pay the sum claimed in respect of repairs, but it takes exception to paying the amount claimed for \"depreciation\" for the following reasons:-\n\n(a)\n\n(b)\n\n(3)\n\n6. \"the depreciation cannot well be determined\". \"the question of the amount of depreciation of cables is highly theoretical with no absolute means of checking\". \"it appears from information furnished the Navy Department that the general practice is to repair any cables damaged and the cost of repairs is paid by the party causing the damage\".\n\nThe claim for depreciation is based on the assumption that the damage sustained has reduced the estimated life of the cable by 15%. At first sight this assumption appears reasonable, but on further consideration it is not at all clear that the actual life of the cable will be affected by the damage. While the three joints are undoubtedly weak places in the cable it cannot be maintained that they will have the effect of shortening the life or even of impairing the usefulness of the cable provided the joints have been well made and all the incidental work efficiently performed. The efficiency of a Joint is, however, very largely dependent upon the skill and care exercised in making the Joint and in lowering the cable into position again. If the work has been properly done the cable may run the full length of its estimated life without giving any trouble whatever; on the other hand faulty work",
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        "content_text": "3\n\n•\n\nThe Chief Engineer,\n\nCrown Agents for the Colonies.\n\nwork in these joints may necessitate sooner or later the repairing, or even the renewal of any one, or all of the joints. But any estimate of the expense (if any) to which the Hong Kong Government may be put in this connection in the future obviously would be pure guess work. It is on this ground apparently that the U.S. Navy Department bases its objection to the claim. That Department is entitled to assume that the repairs have been properly carried out, and that the claim covers everything necessary for putting the cable in the same condition as before the accident. In the circumstances we are inclined to the opinion that the Navy Department's attitude should be accepted.\n\n7. If, however, it would have been a graceful act on the part of the Navy Department to have regarded the claim as an allowance for the contingency of the joints giving trouble in the future, but as it has not done so, the Government may decide to withdraw the claim and so terminate the controversy.\n\nFor the Government to pursue the matter on the grounds of the probability of the joints giving trouble in the future, it would be necessary for it to have a very good case supported by such facts as may be available, as for instance the quality of the labour being inferior, if this should be the case, or the like.\n\n8.\n\nIt would have been advantageous, we think, if the submission of the claim for repairs could have been deferred until a suitable length of cable for effecting the repairs with two joints, or even with one joint, could have been obtained from England if necessary. The cost would have been very much higher, but a better job would have been made.",
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        "content_text": "The Chief Engineer,\n\nCrown Agents for the Colonies.\n\nand the U.S. Navy Department does not appear to have raised\n\nany objection to meeting the claim for repairs.\n\n9. We may state that we are given to understand that the British Post Office has had many instances of cables being damaged by fishing and other craft, and where the Department has been able to establish liability it has not claimed more than the actual cost of effecting repairs. No claim on account of \"depreciation\" is made.\n\nWe are, Sir,\n\nYour obedient Servants,\n\nPREECE CARDEW & RIDER.\n\n9",
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        "content_text": "No. 495.\n\nFOR OFFICE\n\nSir,\n\nGovernment House,\n\nHong Kong, 21st November, 1927.\n\nEnclosures Nos.1-14.\n\nI have the honour to enclose for your consideration copy of correspondence as noted in the margin between this Government and the American Consul General at Hong Kong relative to the fouling of two Government submarine cables by the U.S.S. \"Jason\" on 4th March, 1926, and this Government's claim for damage in respect of repair and depreciation.\n\nLetter of 8th March, 1926, to American Consul General.\n\nLetter of 9th March, 1926, from American Consul General.\n\nLetter of 1st May, 1926, to American Consul General.\n\nLetter of 5th May, 1926, from American Consul General.\n\nLetter of 8th June, 1926, from American Consul General.\n\nLetter of 26th June, 1926, to American Consul General.\n\nLetter of 28th July, 1926, from American Consul General.\n\nLetter of 10th November, 1926, to American Consul General.\n\nLetter of 10th November, 1926, from American Consul General.\n\nLetter of 18th January, 1927, from American Consul General.\n\nLetter of 31st January, 1927, to American Consul General.\n\nLetter of 4th February, 1927, from American Consul General.\n\nLetter of 14th October, 1927, from American Consul General.\n\nLetter of 21st November, 1927, to American Consul General.\n\n2. I see no sufficient reason for withdrawing the latter part of the claim, which appears to have full justification; and if you concur in that view, I would ask that the Foreign Office be moved to make the necessary representations to the United States Government.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\n&c.,\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient humble servant,\n\n(Sd.) W. T. SOUTHERN,\n\nOfficer Administering the Government\n\nLIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. ARGY, H.P.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.\n\nPage 10\nPage 11",
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        "content_text": "# `7 2495/72/10`\n\n## JULING\n\nThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, National Government of China.\n\n## Le Ministre,\n\nOn the instructions of His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,\n\nI have the honour to address to you the following reply to the Note which you were good enough to address to me on January 3rd last on the subject of the sinking of the S.S. \"Irene\" in Bias Bay on October 20th, 1927.\n\n2. The Note in question recalled the fact that Your Excellency's predecessor addressed to me a Note on the subject on December 22nd, 1927, to which no reply had been received. His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom deliberately refrained from causing any reply to be returned to Mr. C.T. Wang's Note, which they preferred not to regard as seriously intended, and they cannot refrain from expressing their regret that Your Excellency should have seen fit not only to revive the claim for compensation made...",
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        "content_text": "# N \nX.O.A.G. Tel. \n1-10-29 \nassumed administration on 1-10-19.\n\n**DESTROYED UNDER STATUTE**\n\nNosed on \nP. File \nSir C. Clementi; has come on a visit to the Governor of the Philippines. (Personal file below)\n\nIt will be weary ? Putter array \n1. Martin 1/1/29 until the end of Oct. Enbart. 2/10. 12/10 \n2. Gov. 425. Au Philippinen atner 27-9-25. arrangements awning absence of Gov.mi \n3. Gov. Tel.\n\n**DESTROYED UNDER STATUTE** Resumed administration 28/10/29. 2/Ft. 2.3.\n\nNote on 28.10.29. \n? Ack (2) e authorize fag! to Mo. Tratman \nP. Files F nic. Clementi, in Southom ello Trotman. for Partien 29.10.29 \nJ.LV have thought HK Go. have applad 92(3) Its case. 7/10",
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        "content_text": "I am sorry that this has been delayed by consultation of sobrany e imboraz dis affearance of cofe of HTC Gen Orders. We appear to have heard of amendment `20 92 2(3)` and Query seems to be no reason why it should not apply. \n\n[\"The word \"senior\" seems to have been struck out of defining it was in Order 25, Asst. Cor. Sec. is \"Class I] 92(1) is ambiguous and may now mean either that the acting will receive col see's initial salary + his own pay + his increments or that he will receive Col', see', initial salary + his own pay + his increments. \n\n92(3) provides for the latter. Not to Keef, 17, Tratman waiting ? Tel as in d.h. \n\nJR Martin 16-1-19",
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        "content_text": "**DESTR**\n \n4 \n60 \n\nThe amendment now disclosed \ndoes \nI am afraid shows that of \nwill not be covered \nby \n`G.O. 92(3)`. \nThat after telegraphing \nshould ask the G.O. to \n72 \nthank \napproval \nconfirm the \nreceptancy \nn \nthe \nG.O. \non this point some \nto bring \nthem into line with The Cal Regs. \nArkant. \n19/11 \nMigfu \nata \nto Nov. 29. \nK. Ial to for.(and) \nIf submitted \nMr. Jeffries \nI \nattach \n12.12artin 2/12/29 \na-inkmo \n\n3112 \nI doubt if Hongkong \nshould be asked to bring the G.D. into \nthe C.R. as regards outing offices pay. \n(kept \n(I kept this until I could see the action latter \nGent file `60592 CRS4` - recovered yesterday from M. Darnley \n1. \nL \n\nGenerally \nagreement (with \nJakich \nother cases relating to \n24/12/29 \nA Fiddian \n24/1/30",
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        "content_text": "## Before we go any further with this Jay whelter i not you my copy of its. Gue Orders used is up to date so far as no 92 is concerned.\n\nThe Gent trails that been amended since 1929?. may ventill 19/5/31 M. Bickle Library file copy of H. T. Genl. Orders has been missing for some time. The colony was asked for a revised copy to date on 5th. has not been received. Could you answer Mr Greenhill's query from your copy, please?\n\nThat is the main point in C. the according copy is 21/5 C- Clerical our version stands (the last sentence in the first para, was left out in 1921 but restored in 1929 by real order). As it stands the H. Kong G.D. follows generally the principles of CR.52 (although it is in very strict form), and the only important respect which it differs is in allowing acting pay to be drawn after the substantive holder has been absent for longer than 4 months on full pay.\n\nI am inclined to agree with Mr. Smith that there are good reasons for allowing the G.O. to stand, but we shall be sending out the revised edition of Col. Reglux.",
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        "content_text": "## \nThe basis of the Tel Regs is that the duties of an acting Officer should be discharged adequately without cost to the public except in very special circumstances. Acting pay is only allowed when the appointee is not receiving the full salary of the appointment (C.R.114). \n\nThe Regulation is concerned only with absences that become available. Therefore, an item like half-pay leave (\"vacation\" leave or \"furlough\") — the long absence elsewhere — certainly makes it difficult in H.K. to keep track of such cases.\n\nThey think that there should be special provision for the occasion of retiring officers going on long leave, defined as a period exceeding 4 months, a definition presumed by the former practice of commenting on half-pay leave as a normal method of taking long leave. We can make a note to refer specially to this point in writing. Also, the question about pay leave referred to by Smith?\n\nPage 22 \n21/15/131 \n`C.R.114`\n`GR1178/1922/32(III)` is not present but `C.R.114` is a file reference.",
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        "content_text": "## to have been devised for the purpose of meeting the needs of a system commuted half pay leave.\n\nI shall not raise the matter both the H.K. Govt. either now see `80295731` on the occasion of sending out record.\n\nThe minute **A** be copied, The Smith's memo she be extracted,\n\n9 registered **A** Personnel paper about nothing else.\n\n9 ) agree **CR**.\n\nMeat 26/3- J. A. Calder Then Party 26.7.31 `M120/5` atom...",
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        "content_text": "# GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONG KONG, 27th September, 1929.\n\n## Memorandum\n\nMy Lord,\n\nWith reference to Your Lordship's telegram of the 3rd of September, 1929, approving of my departure to the Philippines on a visit to the Governor General, Mr. Dwight Davis, I have the honour to inform Your Lordship that I expect to be absent from the Colony from the evening of the 1st of October to the morning of the 28th of October.\n\n2. I propose to take my leave on half-pay, so that during my absence Mr. W.T. Southorn as Officer Administering the Government will draw half his own pay as Colonial Secretary, half of the Governor's pay and the whole of the Governor's entertaining allowance under **Colonial Regulation 62**. Mr. D.W. Tratman, Assistant Colonial Secretary will act as Colonial Secretary during my absence.\n\n3. Under **Colonial Regulation 54** Mr. Tratman would be entitled to draw half of the Colonial Secretary's pay and half the initial salary of the vacant post.\n\nThe principle of `CR 56` is that an officer acting for another on leave gets half pay; & it is based on the understanding that the leave is not for more than three months. Leave offers are not on full pay in some Colonies, however, full pay leave is allowed in some cases.\n\nIn Hong Kong, however, in order that the acting officer may not be deprived of benefit altogether, the `GO.92` was framed to allow half pay + half pay after a period of four months, without providing for exceptional cases in which an officer might be on long leave or on half-pay leave.\n\nThe `GO` supersedes the `CR` & I would not interfere with it unless the Financial Department considers it desirable. I can, in this respect, not preclude the application of the half-pay arrangement or absence on half-pay leave for long leave.\n\nIn order to remove any doubt, the wording \"or absence on long leave or on half-pay leave of the holder\" might be substituted for \"or absence on the holder\". Alternatively, this wording could be left as it is and the `CR` relied upon for dealing with exceptional cases.\n\nI notice that the words \"provided that the total salary drawn shall not exceed the initial salary of the vacant post\" which were formerly in `GO 92(1)`, were deleted by a local amendment of 15.11.27. In view of the revised `CR 57(2)`, I think this proviso should be restored.\n\n`Ceylon`, `Trinidad` & `Jamaica` have recently been informed that this provision should be observed.\n\nJa Smith  \n24.12.29\n\n## Note\nIn the case of acting appointments consequent on the absence of the Governor, some other Colonies have been informed that the additional pay allowed to any acting officer should not be less than the pay they have drawn on a previous occasion, provided the Legislature votes any excess involved.\n\nPage 9  \nPage 10  \nPage 11\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE  \nLORD PASSFIELD  \n&.  \n&c.,  \n&c.\n\nRECEIVED  \n28 OCT 1929 COL.OFFICE  \nDup. on `62892/29`.  \n`62507`  \nPage No 425.  \nup. on `6607459`  \nage 9  \nPage 10  \nPage 11",
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        "content_text": "## \n- 2 - \n\nThe Officer Administering the Government proposes that Mr. Tratman should receive acting pay at the salary of Class I of the Cadet Service together with his increments. The Colonial Regulation is qualified in Hong Kong by the local General Order No.92, which restricts acting pay to absences of over four months on the part of the substantive holder of the post. This rule was, no doubt, introduced because no member of the ordinary Government Service takes half-pay leave, unless such leave is commuted; but it is not suited to the position arising when the Governor is absent for a brief period on half-pay. In the present instance, the half-pay of the Colonial Secretary will be available, and I seek Your Lordship's authority to pay it to Mr. Tratman.\n\nI have the honour to be, \n\nMy Lord, \n\nYour Lordship's most obedient, humble servant,\n\nGovernor, &c.",
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        "content_text": "## Correspondence regarding Pini's Letter\n\nper Ellis \n\nNo Coletes \n\n2 by Martin \n\nLetter from Pini's P.S. dated, of yesterday's date. Pelops the Dept. will kindly advise that our reply is awaited. I should send it. How Vincent would be grateful to the officer.\n\n16 \n\nI deliver whether Willich terms would be advisable. \n\nEst Boyd. 30/1/20 \n\nYou suggested that we might consult The Southom, who is still on leave. \n\n7. Martin 31.12.30 \njn. Partion \nJ. H. Calder 31·12·30 \n\n12/1 \n1/2 2 To Louthom \n\nSouthern 8.1. \nWould be willing to refuse the request but recommend that the Gov's cable be obtained by J. in answer. \n\nJastin 9.1.31.",
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        "content_text": "## \nIth bhura. 16 Post. A. request similar to that (1) has been to Lead Stamfordham. I have included a reference to this in the eley. to H. K. Drafts janed. J A Calder 10.1.3 Stam 5. To, Gov. Tel. No.11 borf- \n\n6 I Southoon 13 anod.) (5-0) 12/1/31 14 JAN 1931 Soy TEL NOW Adores polite refusal. Aquest Contained in (1) I am sorry about this; but ? As in 1.2. Martin l Martin 15.1.31 ? 14/1 the Walder Miy 15.7 \n\nIt appears that the original text is heavily garbled and contains non-English characters. Here is a possible reconstruction:\n\nI have a request similar to that contained in (1) which has been sent to Lord Stamfordham. I have included a reference to this in the draft telegram to H. K. \n\nJ A Calder  \n10.1.3 Stam  \n5. To Gov. Tel. No.11  \n\n6 I Southoon 13 anod. (5-0)  \n12/1/31  \n14 JAN 1931  \n\nSoy TEL NOW  \nAddress polite refusal.  \nRequest contained in (1). I am sorry about this; but as in 1.2. Martin l  \nMartin 15.1.31  \n? 14/1 the Walder Miy 15.7",
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        "content_text": "## C.O.\n\nMr. C.D.\n\n3 MAY. 4\n\n29 Martin 28.5.31 11. Calder\n\nMr. Mr. 28.5 Ellis 28\n\nMr. Tomlinson. Sir C. Boromley. Sir J. Shuckburgh. Sir G. Grindle.\n\nPermt. US. of S. Parly. US. of S. Secretary of State.\n\n**DRAFT** conson (15) 8.2751/31 HK\n\nCoded & sent 5.20pm 28/5/31\n\nNo 67. Conf. Your til ny 21st May No. 97 Conf.\n\nPlease inform Irony lim 明 18 7\n\nFelegafl Sumple acknowledgement newsfafy H.M. has been should be sent on confcodetel pleased to pleased to receive their loyal behalf of HM Governor.\n\nHong Kong merrage ... \n\nSECER",
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        "content_text": "# BUCKINGHAM PALACE \n## 27th. May, 1931. \n\n17 \n\n& \n\nDear Boyd, \n\nIn reply to your letter of the 22nd. instant, regarding a message from the \"Hong Kong Telegraph\", would you kindly, as the Governor suggests, send a simple acknowledgment on behalf of the King, but not of course signed \"George R.I.\". \n\nYours sincerely, \nE.B. Boyd Esq., \nColonial Office. \n\nCline Wigram",
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        "content_text": "Dear Wigram,\n\n16 \n9 \n\n22nd May, 1931 \n\nWith reference to the letter which Lord Strafordham wrote to me on the 22nd of January and previous correspondence on the subject of a message for \"The Hong Kong Telegraph\", I enclose a copy of telegram from the Governor, dated 21st May, containing the text of a message of loyalty which \"The Hong Kong Telegraph\" wishes to be submitted to the King.\n\nWe should be glad to know whether a suitable acknowledgment of this message may be sent on behalf of His Majesty as suggested in Sir William Peel's telegram.\n\nYours sincerely,\n**(SD) E.B. BOYD**  \nColonel\n\nSir Clive Wigram, K.C.V.O., C.B., C.I.",
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        "content_text": "## TELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies\n\nDated the 21st May, 1931. Received at 4.27 p.m. on the 21st May.\n\n**No.97 Confidential, No.11.**\n\nMy telegram of 14th January. Hong Kong Telegraph asks me to submit following message of loyalty. Begins. On attaining its Jubilee Hong Kong Telegraph newspaper recalls its establishment auspiciously synchronised with visit to this Colony of His Majesty The King then a young Midshipman and begs to convey its loyal greetings with hope that His Majesty long be spared to continue his beneficent reign. Ends. On 12th May I replied to a personal letter from Sir Clive Wigram that I considered it inadvisable to re-open question of messages from King and had informed paper that nothing further could be done but nevertheless His Majesty may graciously wish simply acknowledge above message from paper.\n\nPage 10  \nPage 11",
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        "content_text": "## \n\na Communication and a similar \n\nrefusal has been sent on \n\nbehalf of the Prime Minister\n\n\nI have etc.\n\n(Signed) PASSFIELD.",
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        "content_text": "## PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE\n10, Downing Street, Whitehall.\n\n4th February, 1931.\n\nDear Boyd,\n\nWith reference to your letter of the 3rd February, I enclose a copy of the reply which I sent to the General Manager of the South China Morning Post on the 21st January.\n\nYours sincerely,\nSteelcand\n\nE. B. Boyd, Esq.",
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        "content_text": "# \n## COPY\n10, Downing Street, Whitehall.\n\n21st January 1931\n\n**Personal**\n\nDear Sir,\n\nThe Prime Minister wishes me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th November, and to express his regret that he is unable to accede to your request for a message. He trusts that you will understand that he receives so many requests of this nature that it is literally impossible for him, in the stress of his many preoccupations, to respond to them; and as he could not undertake the invidious task of selecting individual cases for special treatment, he is compelled, as a general rule, to ask that he may be excused. Mr. MacDonald is sorry to have to reply in this way; he trusts that you will understand his difficulty.\n\nYours truly,\n(Signed) H. G. VINCENT.\n\nThe General Manager,\nSouth China Morning Post, Limited.",
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        "content_text": "## \n\n3rd February, 1931.\n\nDear Vincent,\n\nI should be much obliged if you could let me have a copy of whatever reply was sent on the Prime Minister's behalf to the General Manager of the South China Morning Post, Limited, on the question of a message to his newspaper.\n\nYou will remember that I wrote to you last about this on the 20th of January.\n\nYours sincerely,\n**(SD) E.B.Boyd**\n\nH.G.Vincent, Esq.",
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        "content_text": "# C3Uni\n\nDear Boyd,\n\n**BUCKINGHAM PALACE**\n**R**\n16\n11\n\n22nd January, 1931.\n\n2\n\nIn reply to your letter of the 20th instant, re the message to the *South China Morning Post*, as the Governor of Hong Kong does not consider the paper of sufficient importance to receive a message from the Prime Minister, I conclude that he would be of the same opinion regarding one from the King. I am therefore informing the General Manager that it would be contrary to rule for His Majesty to initiate such a communication.\n\nYours very truly,\nStamfordham\n\nE. B. Boyd Esq.\nColonial Office.",
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        "content_text": "## C. O.\n\nMr. NET. Martin 19.1.31 Mr. Calder  \nMT. Mr. Tomlinson.  \nSir C. Bottomley.  \nSir J. Shuckburgh.  \nSir G. Grindle.  \nPermt. US. of S.  \nParly. US. of S.  \n2.1  \n\nAnd 11  \n23 82751/331418  \n10  \n17  \nForsejn Gy P.S  \nSecretary of State.  \n\n**DRAFT**\n\nThe Rt. Hon. Lord Stamfordham,  \nGCB., GCIE., G.C.VO.  \n9.12  \n\nory end in 8 (Keebig cefpen)  \n252 11  \ncuddin () To to Vincent  \n20 Jam 2, 931  \n\nDear Lord Stamfordham,  \n\nI return the letter from the General Manager of the South China Morning Post Ltd, which you sent to me on the 15th of January. We were consulted about a similar request addressed to the Prime Minister, and I enclose a copy of the confidential telegram to the Governor about that request. We mentioned that we understood that you had also been approached (having/...",
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        "content_text": "18 having been so informed by the General Manager) and the Governor's \n\nadorse, stated in my letter to Mo Vincent, constantly applies to both requests. \n\nHowever, we should see no objection to you saying that, if a telegram were sent to the King on this occasion, a reply would be made, but that `HKR` could not initiate the communication. \n\nYours very truly, \n**(Signed) E. B. BOYD**",
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        "content_text": "Dear Vincent,\n\n9\n19\n20th January, 191...\n\nI return the letter from the General Manager of the South China Morning Post herewith, which you sent me on the 9th December.\n\nWe have cabled the Governor of Hong Kong. We advised? not to refuse request for a message from the Prime Minister. He says that the newspaper is perhaps the best of the local papers, but that is scarcely important enough to warrant the request and, in his opinion, it would be a bad precedent to grant the request.\n\nIn our opinion, we think it would be best to be guided by the Governor's advice.\n\nYours sincerely,\nLord Harlech (or possibly \"Lohy lord Hanfordhan\" is incorrect and \"Lohy\" is an OCR error)\n\nG.Vincent, Esq.\n(SD) E.B.BOYD",
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        "content_text": "# BUCKINGHAM PALACE\n\n15th January, 1931.\n\n8 \n20 \n\nDear Boyd,\n\nWill you please read the enclosed letter, and then kindly return it, and let me know whether, from the Colonial Office point of view, there would be any objection to the King's sending a message to \"The Hongkong Telegraph\" on the occasion of its 50th anniversary? If not, I propose to say that if a telegram were sent to the King on this occasion, a reply would be made, but that His Majesty could not initiate the communication.\n\nYours very truly,\nStampersham\n\nE.B. Boyd Esq.,\nColonial Office.\n\nPage 20\nPage 21",
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        "content_text": "SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST LIMITED.\n\nMorning Post Building,\nWyndham Street,\nHong Kong. 9th December, 1930.\n\n21\n\nLieut.-Col. Baron Stamfordham, G.C.B., G.C.V.O.\nPrivate Secretary to\nHis Majesty the King, St. James's Palace,\nLONDON, S.W. 1.\n\nSir,\n\nOn the 15th June, 1931, \"The Hongkong Telegraph\", an evening newspaper published by the South China Morning Post Company, Limited, under British direction, celebrates the 50th anniversary of its establishment, and this letter is written in the hope that we may be able to secure, for publication in a proposed Special Jubilee Number, a brief message of congratulation from His Most Gracious Majesty the King, of whom so many residents of this Crown Colony are loyal subjects.\n\nDuring the fifty years of its existence, \"The Hongkong Telegraph\" has consistently striven to uphold British interests and ideals not only in Hong Kong but throughout the extensive area in South China in which it circulates. It has also been a sincere advocate of the cultivation of Anglo-Chinese friendship, in the belief that closer contact must be to the mutual benefit of both nations.\n\nHis Majesty may also be interested to learn that during the Great War, \"The Hongkong Telegraph\" was particularly concerned in keeping the cause of the Allies to the fore amongst his Chinese subjects in this Colony, who number almost a million; that it was able to help in directing the claims of numerous War Funds to the sympathy of its readers; and that during the...",
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        "content_text": "# \ncoal crisis in 1929 it opened a Special Fund on behalf of the distressed British miners and their families, for which it raised a sum of well over $10,000.\n\n22\n\nA copy of a recent issue of \"The Hongkong Telegraph\" has been forwarded to you under separate cover. We need hardly say how deeply we should appreciate a message from His Majesty, and, in the event of our wish being realised, we should like to receive same not later than the 1st May, 1931.\n\nWith assurances of our loyalty to the person of His Most Gracious Majesty and of our allegiance to the Throne.\n\nWe have, etc.,\n\nFor SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LIMITED.\n\n(Sgd.) B. Wylie\nGeneral Manager.",
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        "content_text": "## C. O.\n\nMr. Martin 15.1.31  \nMr. Calder  \nM Ellis  \nMr. Tomlinson  \nSir C. Bottomley.  \nSir J. Shuckburgh.  \nSir G. Gundle.  \nPermt U.S. of S.  \nPar. U.S. of S.  \nSecretary of State.\n\n15-1  \n157/  \n2 DRAFT, conson  \nH.G. Vincent Esq  \n25.11  \noriginal in (1), Keeping copy  \nCopy letter send  \nin composite  \n`82751/31` 1476.\n\nDear Vincent,\n\n17 Jan 1931\n\nI return the letter from the General Manager of the South China Morning Post Ltd, which you sent me on the 29 Dec.\n\nWe have consulted the Governor of HK, who advises a polite refusal if the request for a message from the Prime Minister.\n\nHe...",
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        "content_text": "24 \n\nsays that the newspaper is perhaps \nthe best of the local papers, but that \nit is scarcely important enough \nto warrant a message and that, \nin his opinion, it would be a \nbad precedent to grant the \nrequest. \n\nWe think it would be \nbest to be guided by the \nGovernor's advice. \n\nYours sincerely, \nClerk. \n\n1",
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        "content_text": "## DECODE\n## REC IN\n## 14 JAN 1931\n\nCOL OFFICE,\n\nTelegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary  \nof State for the Colonies  \n\nDated 14 January. Received 8.50 a.m. 11 January 1931.\n\n**Confidential, No.11** Your telegram of 12th January  \nNo.11 South China Morning Post.  \n**Confidential**  \nI agree with Southorn and advise polite refusal.  \nThe paper is perhaps the best of the local papers but is  \nscarcely important enough and I consider it would be a  \nbad precedent to grant request.\n\n25  \nY",
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        "content_text": "# Confidential\n\n882751/31 170\n\n## No..!!. \n\nTelegram received 12/1/31\n\nC. O. \n\nMr. Nakin 9.1.31 Called 10.1 \n\nElle \n\nMr. Tomlinson. \n\nSir C. Bottomley. \n\nSir J. Shuckburgh. \n\nSir G. Grindle. \n\nGrindle. \n\nPermt. U.S. of S. \n\nParly. U.S. of S. \n\nSecretary of State.\n\n26 \n\n**Conf.** Prime Minister has received a request from General Manager, China **Confidential** code Government Ltd, were for a message for special jubilee \n\nHong Kong Wireless Telegraph in June. Southor has been consulted and is inclined to advise refusal on grounds that neither newspaper nor occasion is of sufficient importance.\n\nI should be glad if you would be so good as to telegraph, with suggested...",
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        "content_text": "## SECER \n\nSince London was consulted, I am informed that Foreign Secretary Namfordhan has been approached regarding a message from H.M.Q. for a mutual message.",
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        "content_text": "# TELEGRAMS: \n**TELEPHONE NO 440.** \n\n\"POSTSCRIPT\" HONGKONG. \n\nSouth China Morning Post Limited, \n**THE LEADING DAILY NEWSPAPER IN SOUTH CHINA.** \n\n28 \n\nSOUTH CHINA MORNING POST \nHONGKONG DIRECTORY & BLOTTER \nNAVAL & MILITARY DIRECTORY \nVICTORIA LITHOGRAPHIC PRESS \nLETTERPRESS PRINTERS \nPROCESS BLOCK MAKERS. \n\n**CODES:** \nA.B.C. CODE 5TH EDITION. WESTERN UNION, BENTLEY'S. \n\n**LONDON OFFICE:** \nJ.G. KING & SON, \n10, BOLT COURT, FLEET STREET. \n\nMorning Post Building, Wyndham Street, \nHongkong, 9th December, 1930. \n\nThe Information Officer, \nColonial Office, Downing Street, LONDON, S.W.1. \n\nSir, \n\nThis letter is to intimate that by this mail we have written to Lord Stamfordham, Private Secretary to His Majesty the King, with a view to securing for publication in a Special Jubilee Number a brief Royal message of congratulation on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of \"The Hongkong Telegraph,\" which, under British direction, is published by the South China Morning Post Company, Limited. \n\nDuring the fifty years of its existence, \"The Hongkong Telegraph\" has consistently striven to uphold British interests and ideals in Hongkong and",
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        "content_text": "## The Information Officer \n- 2 - \n9th December, 1930.\n\nSouth China generally, and has been a strong advocate of the cultivation of Anglo-Chinese friendship. During the Great War especially it kept the Allied cause before the Chinese of this Colony, of whom nearly a million are British subjects, whilst it has helped in raising funds for many deserving objects, in which connexion we may mention that a Special Fund which it opened in 1929 on behalf of distressed British coal miners and their families enabled a sum of over $10,000 to be remitted Home.\n\nIf you can do anything to facilitate our receiving a message from His Majesty the King, we shall deeply appreciate your good offices.\n\nWe have the honour to be, \nSir, \nYours faithfully \nFor **SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD.**,\n \nB. WYLIE. General Manager.\n\nP.S.- For your information, we are forwarding under separate cover a copy of a recent issue of `\"The Hongkong Telegraph\"`.",
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        "content_text": "## C. O.\n\nMr. Raskin 31.12.30  \nMolder 31.12  \nEllis  \nMr. Tomlinson  \nSir C. Bottomley.  \nSir J. Shuckburgh.  \nSir G. Grindle.  \nGrindle.  \nPermt. U.S. of S.  \nParly. U.S. of S.  \nSecretary of State.  \n**DRAFT**  \nW. T. Southom, Less  \nCMG  \n\n5-  \nfor signature by  \n120 Elles  \nAned 3  \nJer Jan 1931  \n24  \ntr.  \n\nDear Southern  \n\n30  \nqu  \n\nI enclose a copy of a letter received by the P. 14. from the General Manager & the South China Morning Post Advertising Department, asking for a message for insertion in the special Jubilee number of the Hong Kong Telegraph.\n\nWe should be glad of advice as to whether the P.M. should accede to this request. If so, perhaps you would...\n\nPage 30  \nPage 31",
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        "content_text": "31 \n\nwould be good enough to suggest suitable terms for the message.\n\nYours sincerely\n**(Signed) WALTER D. ELLIS**",
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        "content_text": "# PRIME MINISTER \n\n10, Downing Street, Whitehall. \n\n29th December, 1930. \n\nDear Boyd, \n\nI enclose a letter from the General Manager of \nthe South China Morning Post Limited, and should be \nglad of your advice upon it. \n\nYours sincerely, \n**Prime Minister** \n\nCopy sent to \nLord Snfordham \n\nE. B. Boyd Esq.",
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        "content_text": "# SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST LIMITED\nMorning Post Building, \nWyndham Street, \nHong Kong. \n25th November, 1930. \n\nThe Right Honourable \nMr. James Ramsay MacDonald, P.C., M.P., \n10 Downing Street, London, ENGLAND.\n\nSir,\n\n\"The Hong Kong Telegraph,\" an evening newspaper published in this Colony under British direction, by the South China Morning Post, Limited, celebrates the 50th anniversary of its establishment on June 15th next.\n\nThe object of this letter is to enquire whether you would be good enough to forward us a brief message for publication in a Special Jubilee Number which we hope to issue.\n\nDuring the period of its existence, the \"Telegraph\" has consistently striven to uphold British interests and to promote Anglo-Chinese friendship not only in this Colony, but also in the extensive area in South China in which it circulates. In this connection, we may mention that in Hong Kong alone there are approximately a million Chinese inhabitants, of whom the greater number are subjects of His Majesty the King.\n\nWe",
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OF CHINESE PIREWORKS\n\n· QUAIRĪT” CHINESE CUSTŪRIS\n\nALL TO BE SEEN AT THE\n\n\"CHINA\"\n\nEXHIBITION,\n\nCITY HALL\n\nsch, min 4 7th November, 1981\n\nCHEME PUNCIEH\n\nDEXTERHE-ORIENT\n\nMortimer Uk & Rinate Agenta “PEAR BANSIONS,”\n\nHerend à Five-rammad ndictments.\n\nkatarken & Sandstad had MÜKƏ modern conjuction with garage\n\nSAMRAŞ BUILDINGS\"\n\nthe 28th October, 1991,\n\nat their Halen Rome, No. F. Queen's Rond. Central (French Bank Beliding BaseTMENİ | HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE comprising of --\n\nSideboard, Dining Table and Chales, Dressing Tubền, Ten Chest, ¡Croekary, Eléctile Pra, Chasale- H. BILA Ware Wall Plates, Gleaner, Kitchen Utensils, Daner Barem,... mka.\n\n*\n\nTexten Carpeta\n\n:\n\n· Cabinet Gramophone, Goud Caller tom of Recordi, mostly Red Seal. High Class Carpenter'a Tuola, I Laths. Several Pots of Rhododen\n\nCrysalidocarpus\n\nrom\n\nAnd\n\n*(Mauritius Palm).\n\nיי\n\nNote.\n\nNow on View.\n\nThe above are high claw\n\n'pute and in good conditiam mod\n\nbe sold without reserve. Loved from Kowinna Ten for The sentence of bayern.\n\nTerm-Cash on Dativars\n\nBUGRES & ROUGH, LTD.\n\nMake Canones. ilangkanje, zied Oetoboř, 1961\n\nTHE\n\n│\"SOUTH CHINA\n\ni\n\nMORNING POST\"\n\nis always on sale at\n\nSELFRIDGE'S\n\nNOTICE.\n\nLondon, W. 1.\n\nThe fol - sharp poitibeyken in the Ewe Carton Mẫu have\n\n· bass lost at manda The Team For Denda are in deʊ pay. The Pakka ke warned not in accept these calientern\n\nPo skarva Scrip. No. 14876-848242/341 kc, în x/n Yan Ching Chun\n\n14981-276485:20 Az.\n\n200\n\n100\n\n100\n\n100\n\nfor\n\nOCTOBER.\n\nTSANG FOOK. PIANO CO.,\n\n8, Des Voeux Road, Central,\n\n(Entrance lee Honge Street)\n\nTelephone 21648.\n\nFOR ALL OCCASIONS\n\nAT\n\nAll other Advertisements 4 p.m.\n\nGray's Yellow Lantern Shops Alexanden Bldg. Tel. 21854\n\n140:33–440691/900\n\n17726–898257/454\n\n17727–222457/50% 40-\n\n17728-878381/456\n\nChau Chik Nia\n\n-do\n\n---\n\nTHE SOY KUT BANK.\n\nCOMMENCING SUNDAY AT THE QUEEN'S\n\n-DOLORES\n\nDEL RIO\n\n\"& BAD ONE.\n\nUNITED\n\nMATSO\n\n- EDMUND\n\nLOWE\n\nFor a good fit\n\nto go\n\nA-MAN, HING\n\n1\n\nCHEON.\n\n(LATE AA-MEN HING CHEANG.\n\nECU\n\nTAILORS. DIAPERS\n\n& OUTFFITERS\n\nto Military Officers\n\nfor many years.\n\n34. Qarena Rood Central.\n\nT! 23334\n\nWHITE ANTS\n\nand cockroaches will be banished from every place where care is taken to use\n\nFLUIDE EXPRESS.\n\nSale Agents: Compagnis Ostore. Proman Bukhang. Das Vanch Boyd, Canteni,\n\nTH. SI5\n\nANCHORS\n\nBUTTER\n\nFOR OVER\n\nHALF A CENTURY\n\nthe \"ANCHOR \"symbol has been the Sterling\n\nnurk of baller,\n\nIt is your guarantee i\n\nFINEST QUALITY.\n\nAsk For It By The Kaize\n\nsold by-\n\nThe South China old Storage Co., Ltd.\n\n221 Da Vomux Rand Centr\n\nThe Cafeteria. Peninsula Hotel, Kowloos. Rahim Store. Shameen Distritor.\n\nARGE SIZ\n\nExtra moisture.. Easier shaving\n\nWilleme Sharing Creem is the diman at 90 years' experienes in making Father for sukuning the hoord and com\n\nalling the skin.\n\nTrabanels 10% intera meistars them way ather Fedkar we know of Thara why your ride aldas sa swiftly and smoothly, and your beard comes all\n\nsa dasa and clean, Willana la millal ve tõeline poravnavalenty!\n\nAdnak at Williams Aque Velva niður shaving, well knep your side smooth and soft all day long-leak as Wi inther Inmuna 195. Try this. habeat playlag domination. For sale everywhat\n\nDodge & Seymour (China) Ltd.\n\nHagk my Shangbai-Harbin\n\nWilliams\n\nSHAVING CREAM — AGUA VELVA\n\nCLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS\n\n25 WORDS $1.50 for 3 DAYS PREPAID\n\nFOR EVERY ADDITIONAL DAY\n\n50\n\nIF NOT PREPAID A BOOKING FEE OF\n\n50 IS CHARGED.\n\nSOUTH CHINA MORNING\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nFOR SALE=EN\" CENTRE LATHE, Amarinan makA VI, DE, Melor X 1.2, complete with whiske for KIR GRUN Going Thong. Desar\n\n= (1 Bed\n\nPORNALE – MANOMAG CAR, 200 ronning vier, Jeromeni til 2002 1945. Can banen 12 Kathan Garags, Köni Ja amat Team dua Na\n\nFOR SALE. 1990 SUNBEAM boleč tyrke, overkant valve quim, perfect Peking crter, prien 1975, or senrent Konfor selling, wwIAL mon at WIH BIT NO. 26, \"g С. И Pet\"\n\nFOR MALE-ZA-TRAR ICARETER CAMERA Pie 15\" x 24\" PONTEARE and plate. Terra) F714 \"Campur Sheller swabbe uztenaten, ailment new.\n\nReplies in the following Box Nombora uze lying at this\n\nC\n\nNo Te TH 10) Pe Koh, KAI BAT PUT A L\n\nHid KT 840 149 R44 8 20\n\nbakııı Replies to the following Box Numbers were called for and/or forwarded ta nádvertisers, yesterday:—\n\nYALE\n\nE\n\nwww\n\nZuma pa andrium should neeskijaky MěTETİRMİZM, THES necovariis far pukilentiam, hatt ta medwore that replies received by the person Cực shom they are intended.\n\nTHE MAXI-KAUNE RUPEI ELL\n\nTe\n\nHax No. 1,\n\n#K. FI. PAL\"\n\nS\n\nH\n\nWe will forwačil teplies to the stated nádro L Live Advertiser desires\n\nIf the wants) kalvnctioors are quickly met and they de met derden any further repila tevazásd, we shall be glad to be\n\ncomplir In that cløbct\n\nyou\n\nPosted replies to advertisements will be accepted, if they ar not sufficiently stamped. Correct postage in Three Cent..\n\nLOST.\n\nPOSITIONS VACANT,\n\nWANTED.-TNI\n\nSAFE The Evek med chillin, Kanisan po Write Box No. 14, “S. C. K.\n\nTHE AMERICAN CONSILATS GENERAL WHL FENOL Bulatan for a STENOGRAPHER, Thorval knowledge of Englik, Contamme, atomography vasential. Applien išoma, jelang začećanom sisi vžgečlanew, will on received by maat volt.\n\nED\n\nWANTED TO BUY.\n\nWANTED TO MITOM \"BOB\" časa in puod condition Write Box Nu C. H Fool\"\n\n$106_ Wrike Bust Ha, 241, \"4 (LM).\n\n| FOR BAR\"LL TEARETEK theo\n\nmonth Goal polgan, Aly\n\nKe\n\nTỉnh Bình Hà Lan Hà T\n\nP\n\nPOST\n\nFRIDAY, OCTOBER 23.\n\n1931.\n\nNow On Sale\n\nThe New\n\nVICTOR DANCE\n\nRECORDS\n\nFor October\n\nS. Meutrie & Co., Ltd\n\nChater Road.\n\nFOR SALE BY AGE BOILER & STEAM PIPE COVERING.\n\n| KOPRIGERATOR, far tally man\n\nswing chang. Chiar fearing Colony,\n\nFriss Box Na Bail, \"8. C. M. Be“\n\nFOR SALE—AVEIEN 7. H. 1928\n\n5. C, PAL\"\n\nMISCELLANEOUS.\n\nBUSY BEES WORKING PARTY. TATEGEMAN JONG DRIVE = The Halana May Salatuta, Thersing, Orsakar 29, at 12pm, land, at St. Dunstan and Local Chart\n\nTelephoto 27900,\n\nPREMISES WANTED.\n\nWa malu a speciality of thủa cines of work and\n\nskall it led te quote for carvering with zapantas Magmada Plate Covering or 4-bestos Rope Lagging.\n\nTHE EASTERN ASBESTOS CO., Zanna Bunding, Chater Road, Bing Kong\n\nTUITION GIVEN.\n\nPREMISTS TO LET.\n\nTO LET, XBET CRESCENT, WANTED,\n\nValready\n\nwell 1993 and graduate Tasekáč, PUPILS IN EMPT garden and a Putnamien Erba v J Brandaza, se turn an Tich NovembR PIL. Apply to 7. 3. Dvening Chan\n\nWetta Box No. 24L, PE (C. S. Park.\"\n\nvary\n\nTO LET.—ndary Street, Keminen, uns. VOLGAN'S SCHOOL AT DVMa- i PEAN HOG.DE WIN all makers on sewing and eating. Everse gosZAR Tegen de dinge Apply to soul. Apply Salam, 4D, Hankow\n\nCaBxtreme-Oriani, Kand, Kowloon,\n\n14 REWAN 10 will be plea. La sajose benzine hack by Sirs. Thompson, BA WANTED TO PURCHASE (1) WANTED. – Furdsked me thľuzakk\n\n|et FLAI, Dreamber til, at a HT Carharra Bend, Jewison, pet IPAR- Jak hal 14 de may end keel. Wene Bax 200, 100, Frmer zal jubing, sin desc.\n\nKÓW Zapad 12 Belober evening, 380T GUN. Nast in excellent lery them Kongkang apierem sad camion Swami Fill Bulk. We what marka en meeka Bave band Bead NA. 12, 13. C. H. ETM for Uhren Jokes, very taske nhl Bay Wanted TO BUY-PEIZEZEN'S Do My Lata may kasas\n\n\"ODE TUN, EDTA, Son-ha\n\nFOUND.\n\nWANTED TO M'T—A km, m\n\nPOUND at kepulag Bay sa Sunday, FURNITURE AN CAMIONAC MARKET Corting the beer by Jellery Nabina, M, Nalikan\n\nHi Mera Homes | Kent, Kriens\n\nbattle, etc.\n\nIN\"\n\nPOSITIONS WANTED.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nc\n\n| WANTED TO RENT A ROOM IN | muita að Ölben mit used by pesant\n\nCentral position. Partan\n\nCM. Pool\"\n\nHULSE TO LEGING 7_ Almai Villa, Kaylyn, Apple so The Ya Ring C., Sukan Senad Wei Handen.\n\nWANTED KNOWN.\n\nTO 19 turvasan PLATS, VIFATE CHRISTMAS E NEW ama ng Kerian, s YEAR GREETING CARDS rated with skate, whites And MoRAKTILIN pg ddha bet kad sad thestamble at Ye Olde Pompetir, 192,\n\nPREMISES TO LET.\n\nwith a sad\n\nVORAN PALAU\n\n--་་\n\nDANIG JIMI HAC \"LUTCART MACHINA, OFFICE to 127—in Almunten for jy dan lage sormonta\n\nACCESSORIES for at kad at\n\nKONG HGTOR ACE Or ch Indent, Bank of Canden Pallding mad Kuntoon_Ersach, CE, Naharkand, (a falen). Sekoub,\n\nTO LET N« 5 Torme Bulldogs, Kimberley Hans. Komison. Apply walker, Vabantal. Apply Motorradtory HONG Spezia Dominican Peseradik.\n\nTO LET-New In-roomed PLATE, DIJEL\n\nWith ikeaa \"bačkissem, že Hankas\n\nTad, Kowloon, mext to Kawled TO LET SUTES OF OFFICES\n\n1200 D6 Du del index, SL. Googa's FOR FALL-IN\n\nHotel ARMSTRONG\n\nAvaliable sheet (lecember. „SIDDELEY, in perdues audition, Madery convenience. Ale thereelding. Any Love, Englan ENGLISH LADY Wing We rotsen (trial by Appartment Owner buying Tromel fata de Haan\" and \"ing | Masshawa, Chebleven Kalk Kaling. La Europa In the Spitz, would act or 'two kit. Fiat +ra\" Wre Paklong Ram Apply Tang Tack Co,.\n\nTelephone COMPANION, A TANK CHANGE of BeINK MA, “8. C230 BMG\" skilizan la apekaner the past prize\n\n| APARTMENTS WANTED. Wrike Box No RTU HAUL M. PE FOR SALE-STUDEBAKER LIGHT\n\n11. Khanghai body, in kood run TDUNG CHINESE, with good kaoria Phát h c N Wedge në Kresh and French, in years at 1700 songs, Wek Bor SA, experlones Panting, Actomia, 20. \"XCITE Booking correspondenče, type — writing. Filling. Cennt, weke 2031 POR BALKON DEJE UKOONakitud TION,\" whe\n\nwtelligenes BULL TERRIER PUPR Box merka\n\nMake For No M2, 1C M. PULS *S, C. X. Post\"\n\nTOK ALETAKAN KYIGHT. EUROPEAN DRAFTSMAN WAK, all vul. fumator, 1925. good mation\n\nexperience, werki LOCAL.power! 1 PE SITUATION. Would be willing sofer. Write Box No. 271, “I £32 berapi masnih zammencing malary. Root Pl redcmera Walta Den Ka M4, \"g.\n\n|UPRIGHT_PLANE FOR SALE IN\n\ngood m Pele kada Plazas\n\nWANTED.—-—--German, long yan ye. ¡waste Box No. 650, \"$ C. X. PartTM marice In Import Export, Knowledge (mu\n\nand Dark language, who Tok anÉN-LAW THEY AUSTIN Wiltą Ben NA, MT, M. C. BL 1942\" |tyre. Can be tried nay time, 3:180, for wear sar Base, . King's Park TOUNG CHINGUR der POS). Budings, Kowloon, TION, Can Trentak secgnty, Il p quared Picker write Box No HE, FOR SALE - AUSTIN – SEVEN, IN PA, CIC. PAL,\n\npospollent ryoung order. Fully Insured.\n\nEwelingben.\n\nENGLISHMAN with vinculite sia (Blackden, especting ability, trade med venneren, bl apes for ENGAGEMENT, Easter\n\nPast\"\n\nPOSITIONS VACANT,\n\nPhysi\n\n•\n\nNATAL, MILITARY & AR PORCE LDIRECTORY NO 1 Detiker 1990 ON BALEA Yeodde Fromerie, DJ\n\n• Price 20 centL\n\nCOLOURED PICTURES « Bong-| keng Customa, mekkle for framing\n\n|TO LET – Fame roomed LOLSF. K\n\nSo High & Burgh, Gil, SaLK 'SE | WANTIL:--Bachelys British, re- '34 pm not. Appy HB, QA Pat\" Calon Baling, Tid Plast\n\nAula konan BOARD, Hesekne\n\nKawinen. Bersabar Eat. Mata PHOTO ALEUMS, et term, in Box 774, 19, C. M. Fast Name printed in Cold, Price Kil\n\nApply E. 6. M. Past”\n\nTO LET Now Pirkoromai Mocones, la 7, Shounen Hil| Hanč, Deep Water Bay Garage vilachri\n\ntem canin\n\nC. K\n\nThe command. Magsilent. APARTMENTS TO LET, STRONG GLER CYLINDERS VIEW. MAJATA FORMS NOROMA. TWITT de from town Apply Time Tark, ('0, 1 Queen's\n\n“entru Telesham 2500).\n\n--\n\n-\n\nApply\n\nBANSARD.\n\nAPARTMENT TO LET-Lady RONGKONG — Main PAYING GUEST,, der bergi 187 page 18 pm man kabla ** | TO EXT -*weished HOLME MAGINATION, with verandak, over 2. 32 Panel Phafukum Modern Saltatlan, bar | Jooking the mik, of water-frank mar kathon maand gauge serommodation, buty, karlegt. All modern con FORTH of ATTORNET, FULL Vicjant from middle of Nevesker fer | Tanners, and perllong Tond, Waw TESTAMENT A LEAKE (ema tweder mania, Wola Ban No. Mh. | Box No: 951, 8. C. 1, PAL\"\n\nTamty-des_serta sack. Apply MR. CNL\n\n'C. M. \"Pa\"\n\n30\n\nLET.-glow, Niew\n\nMAP\n\n10 1:37. —Pak levels, friskal de bussed, Light und GAME 192- THE TORT\" TYPECON roomed HOUSE, teng being, for, Roods.\" Tebrate Matheson, Jarga besalitilly kihegrovhed, also matala Emanche from March 1998. Hoone (vodka, välialul view of Socket lag the Ông and Houreiracy. G. E. 1. Refrigerator and poke furry, power. Ton voimal, olors, Thigh\n\nI H\n\nme bé ens if required. Write Bax No. Content Track Cond. Weste bat deritani, Pris 1, mate va ME, \"COM \"PAL **\n\n1294, 49, \" C. M. PAL\"\n\nMurrayers – A. TO LES, - From 1st November, 1981, TO LET. THe well furnished single\n\n-\n\n(thrior suite kaba Oli Di sana Seried at Morray Barrachi, ŝino. Apply\n\nWHEN A Madem\n\nF\n\nJAR SALE. ACH AUSTIN VE 2 Al2ON, in ræclient condition and newly re unkolaterad... Engine in frie CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND + class cuming poder add owner driv\n\nTARY AMAK for Wy of 17 Buonchos. Zrice $1,360, Wrier Bas Kowloon de Witte Box No. 445. Xu, 29, *5. © E. Pool\" \"S. C. H. Pe\"\n\nTADIBA Beautifully marDed WANTED. -- Olce Assistant SHOST- SQUIRREL COAT made sporially HAND TYPIST par with side bas (pobrsary iku yaar) from mich erlenen preferred. Fromspent weer klik. Full Jenaik, rond median siar. Ema and Kwal synaserta... for puitable Marasin 1990. Apply keen STL mmallake. Apply in ama bamburicing Prima. KER.\n\nan Thi Na Mi, C. I. Ban\n\nCONTENTS OF EUROPEAN FLAT WANTED. COVERS member 16 years she, zumal-key code\n\nBerbak, French an German tar 5. top hoor, 200 Nathan Kol girl sped 12, 15 mm G Esply, panna, sata bid 1947 PULA, MIK HE Phông khhay requced, preciom ex- Owane Jeneing Cahay, Fries 31,800. patroon na štro E tank way for quick sale. May be ved at kys Imparat Chemien! Trămatzes CENZORY BAG ont. Kap, Ti), 38867 se wenz\n\nRix No.4K CLE. Put\n\nPerleri\n\nhen.\n\nTHE ADVERTIERE winken to Bent FOR BALDO\n\nHome Oxford\" TOUZËR applicants wie segħek, BOL NO WARISAN MAR 1. P25\"The pazitim ka ng Fatirely Pow been led\n\nAny trial, Avely Major Kewiecie, Peak Hotel WANTED. —Yome Ladiaa gentlemen for CANVASSING WORK FOR FALK-BUCK MUSER 19 Comanianega kaas, maar 1920 Blade) în perfort, work,\n\nTenis Cable persons for meg, mg malitian Tapurtian, a vi Apply Room 2 Tanne Beldig, đá by sporting Rate Bec Na 100,\n\n- - - -\n\nNo. 184 WASHER Kit, 4 prong BEDROOMS, WHk all man da CNIOR TO THE COMPANIES DR-\n\nDrop HOUSE ¦ vemences, in sand, paly, FIA, DINANCIA OF RANGKONG, Ska with all madera convenience pand\n\nKawa Peking copy Apply “8, 47, 24. PHE pings Apply to Credit Father Date, bet fint & and 7 JUN\n\nFranck\n\nPURIDGE MARKERA 118 maak. Being TL NI. PLAGE\n\nTO LET WLOON, from Novom: FAZILLS, # ceste sach. TO HE LET-BAD Vega Rand, Ponty, andőt, with indar MITCHELL'S\n\nIngia kame, quiet GUN, PREM\n\nCentral, Ground Tror, divided * REPNITTING.\n\nwapa na tegu 266. ADDIT|Mitzelni. Dean & Co. Lei\n\nGAL DAL\n\n-\n\nTO LET.--GROUND FLOOR, Na, dy Cammy Buildings, (s. 194) MathAS | WANTED—Billeh bachelor to jata\n\n3\n\n2\n\nYEAR\n\nGUARANTEE\n\nand\n\nYEAR\n\n5\n\nEASY PAYMENT.\n\nGENERAL ELECTRIC ALL STEEL REFRIGERATOR\n\nWrite or call for fuel particniner,\n\nOn How\n\nBanging life Co., Lim Wan. G. Jack & On, LME\n\nANDERSEN MEYER & OU, LID Fur Agents.\n\nThe General Electric Co. of China Ltd.\n\nDr. ROUSSEL\n\nHemostyl Syrup.\n\nTHE CLASSIC TREATMENT FOR ALL CASES OF ANAEMIAS, EXHAUSTIONS, WEAKNESS, ETC.\n\nFlomonisk u send a woman lawan meube HOLAR BELUM salad at mek tan vchan the surma) NE 15 100 Satijne poros a best ingentem sad ie sheeptors by sa A man dathomed by an immediate\n\nChiainable from all Dispensaries.\n\nStock and free samples at:\n\nThe Franco-Eastern Trading Co.\n\n· Lo srpnu did 15 Francs.\n\nBank of China Building\n\nPhone 21657,\n\nCOMMENCING SUNDAY AT THE QUEEN'S\n\nEEK-DOLORES\n\nDEL RIO\n\nAMY!\n\nPRIVATE\n\nCODE\n\nUNITED ANGHTS\n\nKiedy kenden. Apar le Cies of the TO ALL SHIPPING.\n\nFrench Comfort Taskálags, ma\n\nLocate merk Write Bax No. 163,| CONNE\n\n10. LET EUROPRAN STYLED TO HOUSE 12, Jememe: Kand, Kozlova po DET TA VEZ Shin! They had to flacan 201 Village Hongkong = 46, 59A SINGLE ROOM\n\ntempa rompt, and zwangą dwuki\n\nwalk private bath attached, terma Kesi mudrante, aptor Wa Pa\n\nAndy 4, Glemas. Tel.\n\nwith Mere\n\nSong 11, Thy đầa Mead, TEL 2009\n\n-----------\n\n20140\n\n| TO LET.—MVE BOOMED HOUSE. AIRLIĖ MOTEL. – 31-25,\n\nKomal Korbank. Apply Excelle\n\nTHE MOMENT Aram, Kerrison, Ariāl\n\nHola Tal Duermber\n\nPleven Bulan & Fraser ČR, LIL\n\nAlexanden Baldžiaga.\n\nTO T\n\nprom marina_indst Star Parry And maket Teen2ity, fuggished and un- furnished. Exempina PLATE with ad Thighly ad Modern Becommodation and Bank\n\nBent very\n\nLibert\n\nCOMPANIES.\n\nNathan\n\nAllustrated Direction in\n\nellek and Chinese, for the Adjamaent of RONG-\n\nBONG STANDARD LIFE\n\nJACKETS are now ready\n\nRegule Three minutna from fema Tel Biz?\n\nTUITION GIVEN\n\nvinden, a far af tre nanny, funtibod GERMAN ERSONA relem by Pulier Batel German Grademan Trauer, with\n\nkod mng be purchase? ni\n\nthe slice of the\n\nkang ana tak jackrarna, kitakes, inngstanding supercaron at teaching SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, Makaste chappen Addemi Į Į & K. Wyndham Street, Hongkong Haiphong Road, Kowloon. Tel FEM. La Box N, MA, “E COOL PA.\"\n\nP\n\nBAD ONE.\n\nEDMUND\n\nLOWE\n\nThere is nothing to equa\n\nBURGESS' LION OINTMENT'İ\n\nBankalarang ke manat Hala, Alarm, Wha\n\nLg, Öân, Hànt, Bella, Spain, Bentay\n\nست\n\n299 A Now be for Lense\n\nTRA\n\nPVM A PURE\n\nMAKSAT-A, 1 Mama 4 Di Lad | foldć Matiballà đaj 2 Là van Tweli, da\n\n+\n\nE. BURGESS, 59, GRAY'S INN ROAD, LONDON, W.D.1",
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        "content_text": "Education\n\n(1) Bw.554\n\n...\n\nuse credit scholars hyrs balances ($12,560) years 31.10.34 2 proposes numla 29724/09 1935-1946. (These papers have been delayed owing to the necessity for obtaining previous correspondence from Canterbury).\n\nFrom the despatch of the 15th September, 1909, it appears that H.M.G. agreed to provide £300 annually for Scholarships to the Hong Kong University, and that it was left to the Governor to decide the number and value of the Scholarships to be granted.\n\nIn 1914 the Governor forwarded a copy of the Regulations covering the grant of Scholarships and a list of the Scholarships proposed during the period 1912/13-1931/32. It has not been possible to carry out these proposals in their entirety, and in consequence of the exchange factor and interest on balances, there is a credit balance of $12,560 in the Scholarship Fund.\n\nIt is now proposed to use these accumulated funds for the purpose of increasing the number of Scholarships to be granted during the period 1935/46. There are two alternatives: Either we can approve the present scheme or we can direct that the accumulated funds are to be used for financing the normal number of scholarships and inform Hongkong that the annual grant of £300 will be discontinued until such time as the accumulated surplus has been exhausted. In view of the fact that when the scheme was first started, the Governor was given discretion to decide both the number and the value of the Scholarships, the first alternative appears to be the appropriate course. It will, however, be necessary to obtain views of (306) and (32) on Accounts 57/145.",
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        "content_text": "3\n\nsubst inte\n\nfor [] L\n\n·ry reed\n\nthe utter from the\n\nTreamry of the\n\n112 spent 1404\n\n(18 191/09)\n\n[30341/09]\n\nobtain the agreement of the Treasury to the Governor's proposals.\n\nAccourts\n\nubject to the observations of the\n\nDepartment, we should\n\n? send a copy of one and enclosures to the\n\nTreasury, saying that subject to any observa-\n\ntions they may wish to offer, the Secretary of State proposes, in view of the fact that it was originally intended that the Governor should de-\n\ncite both the number and the value of the Scholar-\n\nships, to approve of the proposal to use the\n\naccumulated surplus for the purpose of increas-\n\ning the number of Scholarships to be granted dur-ing the period 1935/46 on the lines indicated in\n\nthe first enclosure to the despatch.\n\nHE. Ander\n\n$24ind\n\n10/12.\n\ndesalmer\n\nYint.\n\n17 hou\n\n1/12\n\n-\n\n2 20 dreasury - w/c (1) — bars:\n\n27 DEC 1934",
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        "content_text": "(3) Treasury\n\n(2) Ausd. concurs\n\nReply to (1)\n\n5. 1.35.\n\nthat the FMS approves of\n\n4\n\nthe proposed scheme\n\nH.. Bader\n\nMMGent.\n\n9/1/35.\n\n911 atoun noted.\n\nAccts Brandl\n\n437 23/1/55\n\nTo wore after achen\n\n4\n\nSo H. Rong.\n\n20\n\nAnsel\n\n-(1 Ausd) — 8 JAN 1935\n\n5 To GN. 1188 (Copy) -\n\n6.3.35\n\nk",
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        "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.",
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        "content_text": "C. O.\n\nMr. Maynard\n\nMr. Bichle\n\nMr. Bichle 10f\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\n33862/1934 Hong Kong.\n\n16 January, 1935.\n\n6\n\nPage 1\n\n \n\nDRAFT.\n\nHONG KONG.\n\nNo. 20\n\nGov.\n\nFURTHER ACTION.\n\nAccounts Branch to note after action.\n\n23/1\n\nCOPY TAKEN FOR TRANSMISSION TO AUDIT OFFICE.\n\n(1)\n\nSir,\n\nI have etc. to ack. the receipt of your despatch No. 554 of the 31st October, 1934, on the subject of King Edward VII Memorial Scholarships obtaining at the University of Hong Kong, and to inform you that I 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 1935-46 on the lines indicated in the first enclosure to the despatch.\n\nI have, etc.\n\n(Sgd.) P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER\n\nPage 2",
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        "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",
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        "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",
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        "content_text": "Dacs 10 \n\nyear course and those of Engineering and Arts a four \n\nyear course. Subject to this I have the honour to \n\nrequest your approval of the scheme. \n\nI have the honour to be, \n\nSir, \n\nYour most obedient, humble servant, \n\nLiw ... \n\nGovernor, &c. \n\nPage 10\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 11",
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        "content_text": "Enclosure No.1\n\nNumber of scholarships granted and held over the 12 year period 1935-1946 under the proposed scheme.\n\n  \n    Year\n    New Scholarships granted during year\n    Total Scholarships held\n    Total Annual Cash\n    Total Amount to be provided from Accumulated Fund\n  \n  \n    1935\n    3\n    8\n    £320\n    £20\n  \n  \n    1936\n    3\n    10\n    400\n    100\n  \n  \n    1937\n    3\n    12\n    480\n    180\n  \n  \n    1938\n    2\n    12\n    480\n    180\n  \n  \n    1939\n    3\n    12\n    480\n    180\n  \n  \n    1940\n    1\n    11\n    440\n    140\n  \n  \n    1941\n    2\n    10\n    400\n    100\n  \n  \n    1942\n    2\n    ...\n    360\n    60\n  \n  \n    1943\n    2\n    8\n    320\n    20\n  \n  \n    1944\n    1\n    8\n    320\n    20\n  \n  \n    1945\n    2\n    8\n    320\n    20\n  \n  \n    1946\n    1\n    7\n    280\n    1020\n  \n\nI made the following changes:\n1. Formatted the text into Markdown, then transformed it into HTML as per the instructions.\n2. Reconstructed the table from the OCR output.\n3. Corrected \"1337\" to \"1937\", a clear OCR error.\n4. Inserted \"...\" in place of a missing value in the \"Total Scholarships held\" column for the year 1942.\n5. Ensured that the output is in HTML format using `` for paragraphs and constructed the table accordingly.",
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        "content_text": "Enclosure No.2\n\nStatement shewing utilisation of unallocated funds over a period of ten years.\n\n12\n\n  \n    \n    $\n    £\n  \n  \n    1934 Balance of unallocated Funds\n    12,560\n    \n  \n  \n    @ 1/6 1935 Interest @ 2%\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    \n    941\n    19\n  \n  \n    DEDUCT Scholarships for 1935 per Statement\n    \n    320\n  \n  \n    LESS Annual Grant from Home Government\n    \n    300\n  \n  \n    \n    960\n    20\n  \n  \n    1936 Interest @ 2%\n    100\n    \n  \n  \n    DEDUCT Scholarships for 1936\n    \n    400\n  \n  \n    less Grant\n    \n    300\n  \n  \n    \n    860\n    \n  \n  \n    1937 Interest @ 2%\n    17\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    877\n    \n  \n  \n    DEDUCT Scholarships for 1937\n    \n    480\n  \n  \n    less Grant\n    \n    300\n  \n  \n    \n    180\n    697\n  \n  \n    1938 Interest @ 2%\n    14\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    711\n    \n  \n  \n    DEDUCT Scholarships for 1938\n    \n    480\n  \n  \n    less Grant\n    \n    300\n  \n  \n    \n    180\n    531\n  \n  \n    1939 Interest @ 2%\n    10\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    541\n    \n  \n  \n    DEDUCT Scholarships for 1939\n    \n    480\n  \n  \n    less Grant\n    \n    300\n  \n  \n    \n    180\n    361\n  \n  \n    1940 Interest @ 2%\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    \n    368\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    368\n    \n  \n  \n    DEDUCT Scholarships for 1940\n    \n    440\n  \n  \n    less Grant\n    \n    300\n  \n  \n    \n    140\n    228\n  \n  \n    1941 Interest @ 2%\n    232\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    100\n    132\n  \n  \n    DEDUCT Scholarships for 1941\n    \n    400\n  \n  \n    less Grant\n    \n    300\n  \n  \n    1942\n    2\n    100\n  \n  \n    \n    134\n    \n  \n  \n    DEDUCT Scholarships for 1942\n    \n    360\n  \n  \n    less Grant\n    \n    300\n  \n  \n    1943 Interest @ 2%\n    60\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    74\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    75\n    \n  \n  \n    DEDUCT Scholarships for 1943\n    \n    320\n  \n  \n    less Grant\n    \n    300\n  \n  \n    1944 Interest @ 2%\n    20\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    55\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    56\n    \n  \n  \n    DEDUCT Scholarships for 1944\n    \n    320\n  \n  \n    less Grant\n    \n    300\n  \n  \n    \n    20\n    £ 36",
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        "content_text": "Page 75\n\nNo. 570.\n\nBY AIR MAIL.\n\nRECEIVED 13 NOV 1958\n\n1\n\nx\n\n14\n\n8\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONG KONG.\n\n1st November, 1935.\n\n12\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to confirm my telegram No.270 of 1st November, 1935, reporting my resumption as from that date of the Administration of the Government, and the re-appointment of Mr. D. W. Tratman to act as Colonial Secretary.\n\n2. Mr. N. L. Smith resumed duty as Secretary for Chinese Affairs at the same time.\n\n3. A copy of the Government Gazette Extraordinary of 1st November, 1935, is enclosed.\n\nI have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient, humble servant,\n\nW. T. Southorn\n\nOfficer Administering the Government.\n\n6\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P., &c., &c., &c.\n\nE\n\nPage No 50.\n\nM\n\nVol. LXXXI.\n\nDIEU ET MON DROIT\n\nThe Hong Kong Government Gazette Extraordinary Published by Authority FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1935.\n\nThe following Notifications are published.\n\nBy command,\n\nD. W. TRATMAN, Colonial Secretary.\n\nCOLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.\n\nNo. 836.—It is hereby notified that the Honourable Sir WILFRID THOMAS SOUTHORN, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, resumed duty as Colonial Secretary on the 1st November, 1935, and thereupon took the prescribed oaths and assumed the administration of the Government of the Colony by direction of His Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies and by virtue of the provisions of the Letters Patent passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom constituting the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and providing for the Government thereof.\n\n1st November, 1935.\n\nD. W. TRATMAN, Colonial Secretary.\n\nPage 9\n\nPage 9\n\nPage 9\n\nPage 10\n\nTHE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 1, 1935.\n\nAPPOINTMENTS, &c.\n\nNo. 837.-His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint Mr. DAVID WILLIAM TRATMAN, C.M.G., to act as Colonial Secretary, with effect from this date.\n\n1st November, 1935.\n\nNo. 838.-His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint Mr. ROBERT ANDREW DERMOD FORREST to be Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Councils with effect from this date.\n\n1st November, 1935.\n\nNo. 839.-His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint Mr. HENRY ROBERT BUTTERS to be Deputy Clerk of Councils, with effect from this date.\n\n1st November, 1935.\n\nNo. 840.-His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint Mr. JOHN HENRY BURKILL LEE to be his Private Secretary, with effect from this date.\n\n1st November, 1935.\n\nNo. 841.-His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant (Local Captain) WILLIAM JOHN ROTO CRAGG, 1st Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment, to be his Aide-de-Camp, with effect from this date.\n\n1st November, 1935.\n\nNo. 842. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint the following officers to be his Honorary Aides-de-Camp, with effect from this date:\n\nLieutenant MERVYN MUSPRATT-WILLIAMS, 1st Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment.\n\nLieutenant STEPHEN EVERARD SKEY, 8th Heavy Brigade, Royal Artillery.\n\nLieutenant ROBERT CORADOC ROSE-PRICE, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers.\n\nSubadar-Major LALL KHAN, 1st Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment.\n\nSubadar-Major WARIS KHAN, Hong Kong and Singapore Brigade, Royal Artillery.\n\nRISALDAR MIRAN BAKSHI, I.D.S.M., Hong Kong Mule Corps.\n\nLieutenant JOHN ROBERT CROSSE HAMILTON, Royal Engineers.\n\nLieutenant CLIVE CHARLTON GARTHWAITE, Royal Artillery.\n\nLieutenant CHARLES CECIL STANLEY GENESE, 2nd Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment.\n\nCaptain THOMAS ADDIS MARTIN, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.\n\n2nd Lieutenant HENRIQUE ALBERTO DE BARROS BOTELHO, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.\n\n1st November, 1935.\n\nPrinted and Published by NORONHA & Co., Printers to the Hong Kong Government.\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 11\n\nC. O.",
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        "content_text": "COPY FOR REGISTRATION\n\n15-\n\n9\n\n-Telegram from the Officer Administering the Government of\n\nHong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies\n\nDated 8th October 1935. Received at 4.45 am. 8th Oct. 1935\n\nNo. 248 Subject to your approval I propose to hand back\n\nAdministration to SOUTHORN when capable probably about the\n\nend of October in accordance with precedent in notifications\n\nNo 95 and No. 147 in Hong Kong Government Gazette of 7th March\n\n1882 and 1st April 1882.",
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        "content_text": "BY AIR MAIL.\n\nSir,\n\nGovernment House,\n\nHONG KONG.\n\n13th September, 1935.\n\non 53630/35 (Acting Appto)\n\nI have the honour to confirm my telegram of to-day of which I attach a copy reporting the incapacity of Sir W. T. Southorn and my own assumption of the Administration.\n\n2. Sir Thomas presided at yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council when the Budget for 1936 was presented but was in some discomfort; and as this increased during the afternoon he was removed on medical advice to the Victoria Hospital at 10 p.m. last night.\n\n3. As it is hoped that Sir Thomas Southorn's incapacity as well as that of Mr. D. W. Tratman will not be of long duration I have appointed Mr. R. A. D. Forrest who has been acting as Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary to act as Colonial Secretary and Mr. H. R. Butters to act as Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Councils. I have also not disturbed the acting appointment of Mr. E. H. Williams as Secretary for Chinese Affairs as reported in the third paragraph of Sir Thomas Southorn's despatch No.485 of 27th August 1935.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\nN.L. Smith,\n\nOfficer Administering the Government.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nMALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.",
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        "content_text": "TELEGRAM.\n\nOfficer Administering the Government,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nSecretary of State for the Colonies,\n\nLondon (No.223).\n\nTo\n\nDate\n\n13th September, 1935.\n\nIMPORTANT.\n\nRegret to inform you that Southorn admitted to hospital last night and has been successfully operated on for appendicitis to-day. Tratman still incapacitated as reported in Southorn's air mail despatch No.485 of 27th August. By virtue of article seventeen of Letters Patent I have as acting Colonial Secretary to-day assumed administration and taken prescribed oaths before Executive Council in presence of Chief Justice.\n\nSMITH.",
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        "content_text": "(Cappy) Orig. regd. 5363465. 2\n\n18\n\nEND\n\nTelegram from the Officer Administering the Government of\n\nHong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies\n\nDated 13th September 1935. Received at 8.32 am. 13th Sept. 1935.\n\nIMPORTANT\n\nNo.223. Regret to inform you that SOUTHHORN admitted to hospital\n\nlast night and has been successfully operated on for appendicitis\n\nto-day. TRAIN still incapacitated as reported in SOUTHHORN's\n\nair mail despatch No.435 of the 27th August.\n\nBy virtue of Article XVII of the Letters Patent I have no\n\nActing Colonial Secretary to-day assumed the administration\n\nand taken prescribed oath before the Chief Justice. SMITH",
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        "content_text": "# Enclosure in Canton despatch to Peking No 118 of 21st Sept. 1936.\n\n43\n\n## THE HONG KONG SUNDAY HERALD, SEPTEMBER 20, 1936\n\n## GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO CANTON\n\n### \"WONDERFULLY HAPPY\"\n\n### TWO-DAYS' VISIT\n\n### SIGHT-SEEING, ENTERTAINMENT AND CONVERSATIONS\n\n\"Two of the most wonderfully happy days of our lives\" was the description given by His Excellency the Governor to Press representatives at Kowloon Railway Station on his return from his visit to Canton with Lady Caldecott yesterday morning.\n\nSir Andrew and Lady Caldecott had been in Canton since Thursday on an informal visit with the object of calling upon Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and making the acquaintance of the local authorities.\n\nThe two days were spent in most interesting sight-seeing, entertainment and conversations, in the course of which the most friendly relationships were established and the foundations laid for many such pleasant interchanges in the future.\n\n### EVERY-GREEN OASIS\n\nWhat impressed not only the visitors but the whole city was the wonderful organisation of all the arrangements. Sir Andrew and Lady Caldecott (who were accompanied by the A.D.C., Captain W. J. R. Cragg) were the guests of H. M. Consul-General at Shameen, where they then proceeded. They were much charmed by this pleasant green oasis in the busy city. In the late afternoon of Thursday, Sir Andrew and Lady Caldecott motored to Whampoa to visit the Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and stayed to dinner. This was served on the lawn by the river in a most delightful setting, for there happened to be a beautiful sunset against which junks and other river craft were silhouetted. As night fell, Chinese lanterns in the trees illuminated the scene.\n\n### ARRIVAL AT CANTON\n\nThe train on Thursday morning ran into a specially decorated railway station; a band was discoursing music at the point at which the Governor's coach drew up, and another band and Guard of Honour were outside the station. Everywhere they went there were Guards of Honour and their cars were preceded by an escort of the motorised section of the City Police, which ensured them clear passage through the busy thoroughfares. Extra police were on duty on all lines of the route.\n\n### EXCHANGE OF VIEWS\n\nConversation continued until late, made freely possible by Madame Chiang Kai-shek's familiarity with the English language. Although indisposed and ordered to leave for Kuling immediately for the sake of cooler conditions, Madame Chiang Kai-shek kindly helped Sir Andrew and the Generalissimo to exchange views freely on a great number of topics. The return journey to Shameen, which was made by launch, afforded the visitors another and different view of Canton.\n\nDuring the morning of Friday, a tour of interesting places in the city and suburbs was made. At Chungshan University, the Acting Dean and many professors extended hospitality. The site and buildings were greatly admired by the Governor.\n\nThe visitors were welcomed by H. M. Consul-General, Mr. Herbert Phillips, and his staff, and General Chien Ta-chun represented Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, Colonel Chiang represented the Chairman of the Provincial Government, Captain Leung represented General Yu Han-mow, and Colonel Li Fong represented the Mayor of Canton (Mr. Tseng Yang-fu). Other Chinese officials present included Dr. Philip Tyau, Special Delegate for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Li Luk-chai, managing director of the Chinese Section of the Canton-Kowloon Railway.\n\nOutside the station, national anthems were played and not until the distinguished visitors had left was the train cleared of its passengers.",
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        "content_text": "## A Visit to Canton\n\nA visit was also made to Yellow Flower Hill to view the Memorial in honour of the famous \"72 Heroes,\" and here Sir Andrew Caldecott laid a beautiful wreath to their memory.\n\n\"My wife and I have returned from Canton with the memories of two of the most wonderfully happy days in our lives. It was our extreme good fortune that on our first introduction to China we were able to pay our respects personally to the Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and our only regret was that the latter's indisposition necessitated her leaving Canton for Kuling yesterday. We are looking forward to hearing that the change of climate has resulted in her complete recuperation.\n\n\"Words fail me to describe the warmth and friendliness with which we were received and the excellence of the arrangements made for us. I was particularly struck by the smartness of the Guards of Honour and the efficiency of the police arrangements. We were very sad that owing to the attack of fever we were unable to make the same personal contact with him as we so much enjoyed making with Their Excellencies the Chairman of the Provincial Government and the Pacification Commissioner. The Mayor's Secretary was indefatigable in his kind services to us and in showing us round. We have come away deeply impressed by the progress of urban development and by those marvels of modern Chinese architecture, the Sun Yat-sen University and the Memorial Hall, which was greatly admired.\n\nAt 12:30 p.m. Sir Andrew, Mr. Herbert Phillips, H.M. Consul-General, Mr. W.F. Gibbs, H.M. Consul, Captain A.R. Halfhide, R.S., and Captain W.J.A. Cragg, A.D.C., proceeded to the Municipal Administration Building to lunch with General Huang Mu-sung, Chairman of the Provincial Government, General Yu Han-mow, Pacification Commissioner, and Mr. Tseng Yang-fu, Mayor of Canton. The latter, being unfortunately ill, was represented by Colonel Li Fong. Here a Guard of Honour and a band was also provided.\n\n## INFORMAL DINNER\n\nAt 8 p.m. on Friday an informal dinner was given by Mr. Herbert Phillips in honour of His Excellency the Generalissimo and Sir Andrew and Lady Caldecott. This was the first time that the Generalissimo had visited Shamian. A party of 18 included the Chairman of the Provincial Government, General Huang Mu-sung, and General Yu Han-mow, Pacification Commissioner, Colonel Li Fong (deputising for the Mayor), Dr. Wang Chung-hui, General Chien Ta-chun, Mr. T.L. Sung, and other officials. Madame Chiang was unable to attend as she had left by air for Kuling that morning.\n\nA Guard of Honour of Indian police was drawn up at the Pier on the arrival of the Generalissimo. At the Consulate-General a naval Guard from H.M.S. `Tarantula` was mounted.\n\nAfter a most successful informal visit Sir Andrew and Lady Caldecott returned to Hong Kong by the 8:15 a.m. train yesterday.\n\nOn arriving in Hong Kong yesterday morning H.E. the Governor and Lady Caldecott were met by Press representatives and stayed for a few moments to inspect a railway coach which has been converted into an observation car, charmingly furnished. Mr. R.D. Walker, manager of the Kowloon Section, and Mr. J. Smith, mechanical engineer, showed the visitors the details of the coach.\n\n## HIS EXCELLENCY'S MESSAGE\n\nTo the Press representatives Sir Andrew Caldecott gave the following message in response to their enquiries as to his impressions of this visit to Canton.\n\nA great crowd at the Station gave the Governor and Lady Caldecott an enthusiastic \"welcome back\" as they left by launch for Hong Kong.",
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        "content_text": "## 4.\n\nDoctors had advised immediate departure for a cooler climate.\n\n50\n\nShe left by aeroplane for Kuling, accompanied by Col. Huang and Mr. Donald at 9 a.m. the next morning and is unlikely therefore to have been present at the meeting between the Generalissimo and Marshal Li Tsung-jen to which I have already alluded.\n\n### 4.\n\nMy second talk with the Generalissimo took place, at his suggestion, after the Consulate dinner and the interpreter was Mr. T.L. Soong (Madame's brother) who is now in charge of the Provincial (Kwantung) Department of Finance. Mr. Phillips was busy entertaining his other guests, and we were thus left in a little conclave of three. Conversation began with the usual interchange of compliments and I invited Mr. T.L. Soong to stay with me at Government House whenever he might be passing through, telling him that I had received a telegram from Mr. Donald asking me to see that he met \"the right people\" in Hong Kong. The Generalissimo then proceeded to express the hope that, now that the South-West had been stabilised by him, British capital might be available for a programme of road and rail development which would benefit Hong Kong and British shareholders equally with his own Chinese people. He felt that a broad avenue now lay open for Anglo-Chinese enterprise. He recognised however that the financing of such projects was a matter for London rather than Hong Kong, and so turned to the subject of local co-operation. He would like co-operation to cover the widest possible field, for instance he would like to keep in touch with the Hong Kong Defence Authorities. For the period of his stay at Whampoa he had, as I knew, sent Dr. Wang Chang-Hui (formerly a member of the International Court at the Hague) to Hong Kong as a sort of liaison officer but without any official status. Did I think that he could send a military officer to reside in Hong Kong and keep in touch with our Defence Authorities? He would have no official status and would never wear uniform, but he would be in a position to give and receive information of mutual interest. I replied that our China",
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        "content_text": "# GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO CANTON\n\n## \"WONDERFULLY HAPPY” TWO-DAYS' VISIT\n\n### SIGHT-SEEING, ENTERTAINMENT AND CONVERSATIONS\n\n\"Two of the most wonderfully happy days of our lives\" was the description given by His Excellency the Governor to Press representatives at Kowloon Railway Station on his return from his visit to Canton with Lady Caldecott yesterday morning.\n\nSir Andrew and Lady Caldecott had been in Canton since Thursday on an informal visit with the object of calling upon Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and making the acquaintance of the local authorities.\n\nThe two days were spent in most interesting sight-seeing, entertainment and conversations, in the course of which the most friendly relationships were established and the foundations laid for many such pleasant interchanges in the future.\n\nWhat impressed not only the visitors but the whole city was the wonderful organisation of all the arrangements, everything being done to make Sir Andrew and Lady Caldecott feel that they were the very special guests of Canton.\n\nEverywhere they went there were Guards of Honour and their cars were preceded by an escort of the motorised section of the City Police, which ensured them clear passage through the busy thoroughfares. 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        "content_text": "3rd June, 1937.\n\n2\n3\n\nDear Caldecott,\n\nOur Legal Advisers reacted, as would be expected, rather reluctantly to my invitation to advise on the necessity or otherwise of the Power of Attorney. They said that, not knowing the circumstances in which the local authority in Hong Kong had thought it right to ask you to execute the Power, they would only say that the duties and powers of the Governor as set out in the Letters Patent could by express provision be exercised by the Officer Administering the Government.\n\nBut Lockhart-Smith is, as you know, temporarily working in the Colonial Office and I had recourse to him. He tells me that he, in fact, drafted the Power of Attorney and knew the history of it. He says that it is concerned with some outstanding affairs of the trade loan and that the reason why N.L. Smith finds that the Power never seems to have been used is that those outstanding properties\n\nSIR ANDREW CALDECOTT, K.C.M.G., C.B.E.",
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        "content_text": "## properties connected with the trade loan have been \ndormant and possibly, indeed, it may be many years \nbefore an opportunity arises to deal with any of them. \n\nBut Holmes, after Stubbs had left, came to the \nconclusion, after prolonged research, that it was \nlegally necessary to call on Stubbs to execute the \nDeed personally, owing to the form in which the \noriginal transaction had been made. The necessary \ndocument was, therefore, sent to him in Jamaica, which \ndidn't please him at all, and it was he who then gave instructions for a Power of Attorney to be prepared \nso that he need not be further worried with such \nmatters. To avoid any similar situation arising was \none of the reasons for incorporating the Treasurer, \nbut as regards this trade loan business, Lockhart-Smith \nis quite clear that it has not been possible to challenge \nHolmes' view, and that the alternative to executing this Power of Attorney (as your predecessors have done) \nwill mean that you may possibly have to be pursued \nwith papers for some time to come.\n\nThere will be no \n## 4",
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        "content_text": "no question of the invalidation of any transactions \nsince the date of your departure.  \nAs you asked me to keep the Power for  \nyou to execute when you come here, I am doing so.  \n\nYours sincerely,\n\n5",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nTelephone Worthing 1682.\n\nJune \n\nDear Gentlemen,\n\nHardwicke, \nTennyson Road, \n\n24 ETV Earthing \n\nABO 45?? \nC. C. RECY \n\nMany thanks for your letter. Before I call on you next week, I wonder if you would be so good as to show the enclosed letter from Smith, re its inclosure, to your Legal Branch. It seems to me that to sign such an instrument now would imply the invalidation of any gubernatorial land transactions that have taken place between the date of my departure and the date of signature. Furthermore, I doubt the necessity \n\nEncl. To Hong Kong-",
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        "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",
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        "content_text": "3. Provision for the usual grant of £300 is being made in the United Kingdom Estimates for 1939/40, which are now under consideration. I have, etc. (Sgd.) MALCOLM MacDONALD\n\nPage 9\n\nNo. 872\n\n7338621326\n\nH R 153710/361\n\n53611/1/38 (Amex)\n\nPage 9\n\n27\n\n9\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONG KONG. 29th November, 1938.\n\nSir,\n\nCopy to Treasurer\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your despatch No. 348 of 17th October, 1938, on the subject of the King Edward VII Scholarships at Hong Kong University.\n\n2. It is true, as stated, that the balance of this fund at 31st August, 1938, had not been reduced by the full amount contemplated under the scheme of increased scholarships reported in Sir William Peel's despatch No. 554 of 31st October, 1934. This appears in the main to be due to the fact that, as reported in Sir Thomas Southorn's despatch No. 630 of 28th November, 1935, no new scholarships were awarded as from the beginning of 1935 with the result that there were only five scholarships in operation during 1935 and not eight as contemplated under the scheme of allocation already referred to. An additional scholarship, making four in all, was awarded on the result of the examination of June, 1935, but the number awarded in 1936 was reduced from three to two so that the deficiency incurred in 1934 has never been caught up. Assuming that the scholarships awarded would have been for four years each, the Fund is now £480 better off than it would have been if the original intention had been carried out.\n\n3. The fact that the surplus in the Fund has not been used up as originally intended has already been the subject of correspondence with the University and I enclose for your information copies of letters from the Registrar of 28th September and 17th October and a reply from the Colonial Secretary of 28th October. In the last letter, proposals were made for the award of scholarships over the next five years designed to use up the greater part of the surplus on the assumption that the annual grant of £300 would be received as in the past from His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. As I understand it, these annual grants have been regarded as going into a fund which forms a reservoir for the allotment of scholarships but since the number of scholarships which could conveniently be awarded in each year has varied, the expenditure has not always exactly balanced the income of the Fund. It happens that a series of accidents has resulted in the accumulation of a considerable surplus in the Fund, but I think it most undesirable that that should result in any curtailment of its income and I trust that you will agree that the surplus should rather be used, as was approved in principle by Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister in his despatch No. 20 of 16th January, 1935, for the purpose of increasing the number of scholarships to be granted.\n\nIn any case, I submit that the present would be a peculiarly unfortunate moment for the disappearance of this annual grant. A determined effort is being made to bring the University's aims and work into closer conformity with the conditions and needs prevailing in Hong Kong and in China: it would, therefore, be regrettable if temporary cessation of payments by His Majesty's Government were to give the impression that it no longer possesses their support and interest to the same extent as in the past.\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 11",
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        "content_text": "I shall be glad, therefore, to receive your approval of the utilization of the surplus for increasing the number of scholarships to be granted in the next few years. The exact details of the proposals set out in the Colonial Secretary's letter of 28th October, 1938, have not yet been accepted by the University but if you approve in principle the scheme finally agreed upon will be reported in due course.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\nI bot. Wather t\nGovernor.",
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        "content_text": "UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.\n\nThe Hon. Colonial Secretary\n\nColonial Secretary's Office,\n\nHONG KONG.\n\nSir,\n\nEnclosure No. 1\n\n28th September, 1938.\n\nI have the honour to approach you on the subject of the King Edward VII Scholarships to be available for competition in connection with the\n\nMatriculation Examination 1939.\n\nI shall appreciate information as at an\n\nearly a date as convenient on the number of such\n\nscholarships which can be granted in 1939.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient servant,\n\n(sgd.) Stanley V. Boxer\n\nAg. Registrar.",
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        "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",
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        "content_text": "Year. \n\nNo. of Awards. \n\nTerm of Award \n\n  \n    1933\n    1\n    6 years\n  \n  \n    1934\n    2\n    4 years\n  \n  \n    1935\n    4\n    4 years\n  \n  \n    1936\n    2\n    4 years\n  \n  \n    1937\n    2\n    4 years\n  \n  \n    \n    1\n    6 years\n  \n  \n    1938\n    1\n    4 years\n  \n  \n    \n    1\n    6 years\n  \n  \n    14\n  \n\n+\n\nThe University will be grateful therefore \n\nif you can furnish us with information regarding \n\nthe present extent of accumulated balances so that \n\nwe can estimate the approximate number of scholarships \n\nwhich will be available year by year for the next \n\nfour or five years.\n\nI have the honour to be, \n\nSir, \n\nYour obedient servant, \n\n(sgd.) Stanley V. Boxer \n\nAg. Registrar.",
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        "content_text": "Enclosure No. 3\n\n28th October, 1938.\n\nI am directed to acknowledge receipt of your letters of 28th September and 17th October, 1938, on the subject of King Edward VII Scholarships.\n\nIt appears that the scheme of allotment set out in the letter of 28th February, 1935, from Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming has been adhered to with the exception that only two scholarships were granted in 1936 instead of three as contemplated.\n\n2.\n\nIt would seem, however, that the accumulated funds have not been reduced to the full extent anticipated, partly perhaps because the sum available has been affected by exchange fluctuations. The net balance in hand at 31st August, 1938, was £888. A payment has recently been made in respect of scholarship grants for the academic year 1938-1939 amounting to £456 and after crediting the annual grant from United Kingdom funds of £300 the available surplus is now £732.\n\nThe Registrar,\n\n3.\n\nIt would appear that funds should be available for the grant of at least twelve scholarships during the five years commencing with the academic year 1939-1940. A table is enclosed showing the financial results on the basis of three scholarships in 1939-1940, two in 1940-1941, three in 1941-1942 and two each year thereafter up to 1945-1946. It will be seen in the latter year there would still be some small surplus balance remaining, but the expenditure has been calculated.\n\nUniversity of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.\n\n15",
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        "content_text": "on the assumption that all the scholarships awarded will be for four years only and since a proportion is likely\n\nto be for six years the balance, if any, by that time will\n\nprobably be small. I am to suggest, therefore, that for the present the University should proceed on the basis of awarding twelve scholarships in the next five years and that the position should be reviewed at the end of that period. On this basis three scholarships should be awarded to commence in the academic year 1939-1940\n\nI am, Sir,\n\nYour obedient servant,\n\n(sgd.) B.C.K. Hawkins\n\np. Colonial Secretary.",
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        "content_text": "牛\n\nACADEMIC YEAR\n\nSCHOLARSHIPS IN FORCE AT COMMENCEMENT OF\n\nACADEMIC YEAR\n\nNEW SCHOLARSHIPS COMMENCING IN\n\nYEAR\n\nTOTAL IN\n\nFORCE\n\nCOST\n\nEXCESS OVER CUMULATIVE\n\n£300\n\nEXCESS\n\n1939-19407310400100100\n1940-19418210400100200\n1941-19428311440140340\n1942-194372936060400\n1943-19449211440140540\n1944-194572936060600\n1945-194662832020620\n\n17",
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        "content_text": "Draft:\n\non\n\n145 Accts.\n\nKONG KOH.\n\n*~.38 32x8\n\nSir,\n\nA\n\n2 DOWNING STREET,\n\n17 October, 1938.\n\n11/37.\n\n18 END\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your despatch No. 704 of 21st September 1938 enclosing a statement relating to King Edward VII Scholarships, and to observe that the balance in the hands of the Treasurer has increased during the year ended 31st August 1938 by $31. 15. 1 to $2888. 7. 7. Whilst the latter amount is smaller than the balance of $18,680 reported in Sir William Peel's despatch No. 554 of 31st October 1934, it appears that the increased expenditure proposed in that despatch is not being carried out in full.\n\n2. I have accordingly to enquire whether, in view of the balance at present in hand, you consider that no provision of a grant of £300 need be made in the United Kingdom Estimates for 1939/40, which are now in course of preparation.\n\nGOVERNOR\n\nSIR GEOFFRY NORTHCOTE, K.C.M.G.,\n\netc., etc.,\n\netc.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient humble servant,\n\n(Sgd.) MALCOLM MacDONALD",
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        "content_text": "Statement of Expenditure incurred by the Hong Kong Government on persons who were not evacuated by His Majesty's Consul-General, Shanghai.\n\nEnclosure No.1.\n\n30\n\n  \n    Date of arrival\n    Name and Address in Hongkong\n    Where from\n    Name of ship\n    Date of departure\n    Expenditure incurred Hkg. $\n    Amount recovered. Hkg. $\n    Amount outstanding Hkg. $\n    Nationality\n  \n  \n    1.1.38\n    Miss N.A. Afanassieff\n    Hankow\n    Train\n    9.1.38\n    Maintenance January 1-9: 48.00\nPassages to Shanghai: 82.00\n    82.00\n    48.00\n    Russian\n  \n  \n    15.12.37\n    Mr. Peter V. Berezovsky\n    Hankow\n    Train\n    25.12.37\n    Maintenance December 15-22: 21.00\nPassage to Shanghai: 41.00\n    \n    62.00\n    Formerly Russian, now Chinese.\n  \n  \n    1.1.38\n    Miss T. Daniloff\n32, Rue Moliere Hankow\n    Hankow\n    Train\n    9.1.38\n    Maintenance January 1-9: 24.00\nPassage to Shanghai: 41.00\n    41.00\n    24.00\n    Russian (?)\n  \n  \n    4.9.37\n    Mrs. A. Dridgin\n25 Ichang Li, Elgin Avenue, Tientsin\n    Canton\n    Train\n    22.10.37\n    Maintenance September 4-October 22: 144.00\n    \n    144.00\n    Roumanian\n  \n  \n    1.9.37\n    Mr. Z. G. Kern (deceased)\n    Shanghai\n    S.S. Gneisenau\n    died 9.12.37\n    Maintenance September 3-23 & October 29-December 3: 165.00\n    \n    165.00\n    Latvian\n  \n  \n    1.1.38\n    Mr. & Mrs. A.V.Kooklin & child\nUniversal Agency.\n    Kuling\n    Canton Train\n    6.1.38\n    Maintenance January 1-6: 30.00\nPassages to Shanghai: 140.00\n    140.00\n    30.00\n    American\n  \n  \n    27.8.37\n    Mrs. J. Kwonk & 2 children\n    Shanghai\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    28.9.37\n    Mrs. M. Matveenko\n135 Route Lorton, Shanghai\n    Canton\n    S.S. Empress of Canada\n    9.9.37\n    Maintenance August 27-September 9: 91.00\nMaintenance September 28-December 25: 264.00\nPassage to Shanghai: 41.00\n    \n    305.00\n    Russian\n  \n  \n    26.8.37\n    Miss M. Money\nCanadian School, Chengtu, Szechuen\n    Canton\n    \n    27.8.37\n    Maintenance 1 day: 5.00\n    5.00\n    \n    ?\n  \n  \n    25.12.37\n    Miss Z.J. Morozoff\n118, Route Vallon, Shanghai\n    Hankow\n    Train\n    9.1.38\n    Maintenance December 28-January 9: 39.00\nPassage to Shanghai: 41.00\n    \n    80.00\n    Russian\n  \n  \n    24.8.37\n    Mrs. I Nastashevsky\n    Shanghai\n    S.S. Aramis\n    25.12.37\n    Maintenance September 3-December 25: 339.00\n    \n    339.00\n    Russian\n  \n\nPage 30\n\nPage 31",
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        "content_text": "## CID A. Nominal.\n\n1. `FO. F. 11751/110/10`\n5.1.38\nText of tel from Shanghai. Suggests you should speak to Kung.\n\n2. Gov. Tel 6.\nproposed\n6.1.38\nRef 1. Doubts desirability of taking action.\n\n? (oky (2) @ 7.0. ref aufm ref (2)\nhu\nHoward toneeķ\nP. Roges\n6/1\nSecur\na\nTo 7.0.\n(mark 2) ling\n11/1/38",
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        "content_text": "## CYPHER TELEGRAM\nfrom the Governor of Hong Kong to the **Secretary of State for the Colonies**, \n- Dated 6th January, 1938.\n\nReceived 8.50 a.m. 6th January.\n\nAddressed to the **Secretary of State for the Colonies** telegram No. 6 of the 6th January repeated to Shanghai telegram No.4. Shanghai telegram No. 803 to Foreign Office.\n\nI have seen Kowloon Commissioner who tells me that only enquiry addressed to him by David Kung was on the 21st December when the latter asked whether there had been any change in the customs organisation in Shanghai.\n\nPending further elucidation from the Embassy I doubt whether any good purpose would be served by taking suggested ... towards Kung.",
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        "content_text": "## Saet \n\nIn any further communication on this subject, please quote `No. F11751/110/10` and address - not to any person by name but to **The Under-Secretary of State**, Foreign Office, London, S.W.1.\n\n**REC.**\n\nSir,\n\n**FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.**\n\n**5th January, 1938.**\n\n4\n\nI am directed by Mr. Neville Chamberlain to transmit to you herewith, to be laid before the Secretary of State for the Colonies, a copy of a telegram which he has received from His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Shanghai regarding the activities of Mr. David Kung at Hong Kong. Mr. Chamberlain shares Mr. Howe's apprehensions and desires to support his suggestion that the Governor of Hong Kong should take an early opportunity to speak to Mr. Kung in the sense proposed.\n\nI am,\nSir,\nYour obedient Servant,\nG.W. Gwatkin\n\nThe Under-Secretary of State,\nColonial Office.\n\nPage 4\n\n`F11751/10/10`\n**NO DISTRIBUTION.**\n\nDecyper.\nMr. Howe (Shanghai).\nD./T.\n6.10 p.m.\n29th December, 1937.\n\nNo. 803.\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\nFrom confidential information supplied by customs, it appears that Mr. David Kung's activities in Hongkong are not confined to operating of Central Trust. He appears to be acting as a liaison officer for Chinese Minister of Finance and is using Kowloon Commissioner of Customs to collect information. This sort of activity may embarrass Hongkong Government and I suggest Governor take an early opportunity of asking David Kung what is the nature of his activities in Hongkong and of telling him it is necessary that he cannot countenance establishment of any branch of Chinese Ministry of Finance in Hongkong under mask of Central Trust or any similar organisation.\n\nAddressed to Foreign Office.\nMission Hankow, Saving to Peking.\nRepeated to Hongkong, Tokyo.\n\nPage 5\n`A53878`",
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        "content_text": "# 53882\n\n1938\n\n**CLOSED UNTIL**\n\n## KING GEORGE THE FIFTH\n\nPrevious | Subsequent\n\n| 53882/48 | \n| --- | --- |\n| 83 | 19/1 |\n| And Rogers | 27/1 |\n| The Mad Walker | 31/1 |\n| In Dall | 1.2 |\n| Geast | \n| Lehan Lear: | 3.2 |\n| Melant | 4 |\n| MDale | 4 |\n| Mlowell | 7 |\n| Su #Mome | 2est $44 8/2 |\n| In Walker | 9/2 |\n| We | 9 |\n| In Dale | In Gent 9 |\n\n... \n\n## FILE A.\n\nMEMORIAL.\n\nR297\n\n83PUT BY\n\n| 53882 | 29/572/5 |\n| --- | --- |\n| ADDIDERITAMI | (21937) 25670/60 8,000 10/37 M. & S., Ltd |\n| Gp.641 | t",
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        "content_text": "**CIP**\n\nG. M  \nK. F.\n\n1. you 20\n\n6.1.38. Outlines scheme proposed and desires decision on points specified.\n\nThem  \nما  \nanalogy to the creation of a separate fund of this kind, to be for 'the Colony'. Balance sheet, but not account π Revenue Expenditure, shown.\n\nL  \nthe Gunnar  \nChe  \nCity Development Scheme.\n\nWhe  \nunch wed to thank that  \nSee `13602/33`  \n7 Came  \nChad  \nGot House  \nIn that case  \nG  \nsteccal and conce required  \nbe advisable  \nChu pesent  \nOne would  \nThe draft bill submitted follows.  \nSee `33800/20/34`.\n\ncase.  \nthe precedent disely reem.  \nOne to  \nhe suctäble  \n? Ade  \n铋  \ncapers appreciatia  \n7 скром  \n27 the scheme  \nSay  \nthink the s_rys to the land will be  \nbat be required which has been prepared.\n\nconsiders the ceal aeqcolation themes the draft bill submitted.  \nKat he conocder justified  \nGad  \nthe Col. Gort would be  \n1 l affly my to the Foundation ľ to make use of the beral die fanels.\n\nP. Roger  \n27./1.\n\nThis matter differs fundamentally from the precedent in that the subscriptions made to the memorial scheme are in no sense...",
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        "content_text": "## \nI revenues whereas the precedent fond aff aren thy represented houseds of sale \n\nGort Roperty which in the absence of final legislation would automatically lost revenues.\n\nThe view generally held by lay opinion is that no legislation is necessary to bear the subscriptions to a separate deposit at bank in the Public Treasury (`hara 6`) for the Urban Council to administer the Condition on the objects for which the money was subscribed. I suggest this effect & to if not already done that lists of subscription should be published, that the fund should be audited by Govt Auditor, & an annual report of audit and audited accounts of receipts & payments published each year. I also assume that no charges will be made on the Fund for any services rendered by Govt.\n\n### \nblack 31/1/38 \n\nI agree with the Wasen that the proposal is quite different from the Cook. House the fund but they wants was a body of hashes, in whom the fund would be vested, who would control the fund. I should have thought that the `S. 528.` (`clause 464`) Gies...",
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        "content_text": "have to look at what has already been subscribed for time \n\nvery popular with the public? \n\nWe have \n\nalready \n\n4 \n\nlegislation providing for similar memorials. I submit (Shall) and support this should be looked out. \n\nCan the existence of \n\nBarlades No 60 of 1936 and Selangor No. 5 of 1937. These are not exactly on all fours with the tiny tough schemes, as the latter on completion are to be maintained from public funds.\n\n1.6. Euvrupson \nJ.H. \n3.2.38",
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        "content_text": "I think that the reply proposed by Mr. Walker is the right one for our situation with the preamble as the first paragraph of his minute.\n\nThe official appeal to the public to thank all subscriptions will be used entirely on the initial development of the ground. It was stated that the entire cost of maintenance was promised to be met by the Kowloon Urban Council.\n\nI was thinking of the permanent vesting of the land, though that was overlooked in the appeal to the Urban Council. We have suggested that the revenue from the ground should be regarded as available for the Fund subscribed.\n\nHowever, I suggest that the balance of the Fund should be considered available for other uses. The Habour Trustees have been previously Jockey Club Trustees. Nor, I suggest, has the Gov. right to regard it as available. Can he?",
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        "content_text": "## Compon claus\n\n\"An extension of the scheme both in 3(1)(3) and 4(2) areas is a point which we ought to mention in the reply. The money raised by the appeal is to be devoted to the preparation and equipment.\n\nAs regards panels, it will appear that this is the sort which will apply. \n\nThe Urban Council of HK is linked to the Foundation in London. One might say that if they decide to support one, the other will be prepared to support. This recommendation will stand.\n\nAs regards the Bill, we might say that S...S is adopted in the second para. I have Walkin's minute, but add that His Gov't Cypal crossing will no doubt consider whether the Bill is necessary for Standing Finance 2.8.6 Layout and as a Parliament.\n\nDo we crank then reference to S. of S. in clause 4(1)? \n\nWr. Jan. 4.2. \n6",
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        "content_text": "It is a pity that the objects of the Fund were so closely limited in the appeal; but I imagine that, if there is any material surplus, the Government would be justified in devoting it to other objects, after due public announcement and the invitation of objections from subscribers. I would leave this point to the Governor's discretion.\n\n#Rlowell\n\nconcur accordingly\n\nJom.\n\nDHE W/W\n\n7.2.35. at once\n\n7. Royer\n\n4/2/\n\n52.(Aus)\n\n7.2.38",
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        "content_text": "## HONG KONG GOVERNOR\n### Downing Street, February, 1938\n\nSir,\n\nI have etc. to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 20 of the 6th January regarding the provision of a permanent local memorial to his late Majesty, King George V, and to express to you my appreciation of the scheme which has been prepared.\n\n1. I agree that the amount of the local subscription is very satisfactory in view of recent local conditions.\n\n2. I approve your proposal to treat the fund which has been set up as a Government sub-account which will be shown in the Colony's balance-sheet but will not appear in the Annual Accounts of Revenue and Expenditure.\n\nThe matter, however, appears to me to differ fundamentally from the Government House and City Development Scheme in that the subscriptions made to the memorial scheme are in no sense Government revenues, whereas the fund in the case of the other scheme...\n\nPage 9",
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        "content_text": "the absence of special legislation, definitely represented the proceeds of the sale of Government property which would automatically go to Government revenues. I am accordingly advised that no legislation is necessary to carry the subscriptions to a separate deposit account in the public Treasury, or for the Urban Council to administer the expenditure for the objects for which the money was subscribed.\n\nYour Legal Advisers will no doubt consider, however, whether legislation on the lines of the Bill enclosed in your despatch is necessary to authorise the laying out the land for other purposes, e.g., to lay out the land as a park.\n\n[The Urban Council is not mentioned in the Bill, so I have struck this out]\n\n(y).\n\nPage 3\n\n## DRAFT\n\nthat any charges he made on expenditure in and for the fund for any services rendered by Government.\n\n3. If it has not already been done, I suggest that the lists of subscriptions should be published. It also appears to me desirable that accounts of the fund should be audited by the Government Auditor and an annual report of progress made, together with an audited account of receipts and payments, should be published each year.\n\n4. If you should decide to apply to the Foundation for permission to make use of the heraldic panels I would be prepared, on your recommendation, to support such a submission.\n\n## FURTHER ACTION\n\nI have, etc.,\n\nPage 10  \nC. O.  \nMr. Str H. Moore.  \nSir G. Tomlinson.  \nSir C. Bottomley.  \nSir J. Shuckburgh.  \nPermi. U.S. of S.  \nParly. U.S. of S.  \nSecretary of State.\n\n(801-150) Wt. 13952-47 10,000 6/37 T.S. 695  \n(*1632-150) Wt. 32179-71 20,000 12/37 T.S. 695  \n\nPage 10  \nPage 11",
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        "content_text": "# No. 20 \n**AIR MAIL** \n53652 \nSir, \n\n## TO JAN 1938 O. O. REGY \n**GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONG KONG, 6th January, 1938.**\n\nEncl.No.1.\n\nI have the honour to address you on the measures which have been taken in this Colony to provide a permanent local Memorial to His late Majesty King George the Fifth. I regret that you should not have been furnished with a report on this matter at an earlier date but, since the scheme adopted in Hong Kong is in essentials the same as that referred to in your circular despatches of the 12th August, 1936, and the 15th October, 1937, as having been approved in the United Kingdom under the title of King George's Fields, I venture to trust that it will meet with your approval.\n\n2. The Hong Kong scheme was inaugurated by Sir Andrew Caldecott after it had been carefully considered and approved by the Executive Council. Its objects and scope were fully set out in an appeal for funds issued to the public in October, 1936, a copy of which is enclosed herewith for your information.\n\n3. Subscription lists were opened and there was immediate response from all sections of the community. It was originally intended that these lists should be closed by the end of 1936 but as a result of representations made by many leading Chinese it was eventually decided to leave them open until the 15th June, 1937. The total subscribed by this date amounted to slightly over $153,000.00, a figure which must be regarded as very \n\n**THE RIGHT HONOURABLE**  \n7.G.A. ORMSBY-GORE, P.C., M.P.,  \n&c.,  \n&c.,  \n&c.",
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        "content_text": "- 2 -\n\nsatisfactory when it is remembered how many other calls were made upon the generosity of the local Chinese population during the period under review.\n\n4. In accordance with the terms of the appeal, this money has been deposited with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation as a fund which, under the administration of the Urban Council, is to be used primarily for preparing and equipping two open spaces, one in Victoria and one in Kowloon, as public parks with children's playgrounds. The areas specified in the appeal are being presented free of charge by the Government, and the cost of maintenance of the parks when completed is to be a charge on public funds.\n\n5. The Urban Council has appointed a committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. R. R. Todd, Chairman of the Council, to administer this fund. A detailed report of their administration will be submitted at a later date, but I am already advised that it is estimated that the preparation of the original areas will by no means exhaust the fund, and that a substantial balance will be available for an extension of the scheme to other areas.\n\n6. A slight difficulty, however, has been experienced at the outset in making proper provision for the custody and control of this fund. The Urban Council in Hong Kong is not a separate authority like the Municipal Councils which exist in other Colonies, but is a semi-official body, with an official chairman, who, as Head of the Sanitary Department, gives effect to the decisions of the Council through the medium of a Government Department. In these circumstances, it would appear desirable that this fund, which will be handled by the accounting staff of the Sanitary Department, should be subject to a certain measure of Government control, and I propose, subject to your approval, \n\n \n12",
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        "content_text": "342x\n\n\n\n13\n\nSee on \n\nto treat it as a Government sub-account which will be shown \n\nin the Colony's Balance Sheet but will not appear in the \n\nAnnual Account of Revenue and Expenditure.\n\n7. An analogous procedure was adopted in the case of the Government House and City Development Scheme, which is the subject of a special Ordinance, No.30 of 1934. The two cases are by no means parallel and I am not sure whether in this instance you will consider the departure from Colonial Accounting Regulations sufficiently serious to require special legislation. If you do, I shall be much obliged if consideration may be given to the Draft Bill which has been designed to meet this contingency and a copy of which is enclosed herewith.\n\nEncl.No.2.\n\n8. Finally, in connection with your circular despatch dated the 15th October, 1937, my Executive Council has expressed a desire that the Parks provided under this scheme should bear the title of **King George's Fields** and I would enquire whether in your opinion this Government would be justified in applying to the Foundation for permission to make use of the heraldic panels.\n\nI have the honour to be,  \nSir,  \nYour most obedient, humble servant,  \n**F. M. S. Worthington**  \nGovernor.",
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        "content_text": "# Enclosure No.1.\n\n## KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL FOR HONG KONG\n\n### Official Scheme.\n\n1. His Excellency the Governor has been informed from many quarters of a general desire that Hong Kong should possess a worthy Memorial to His late Majesty, King George V.\n\n2. In the United Kingdom the National Memorial, with royal approval, will take the form of Playing Fields throughout the country with suitable commemorative entrance gates. Members of the fighting Services in this Colony are subscribing to this Home memorial, and any civilians who desire to contribute are reminded that remittances should be addressed to \"The King George National Memorial Fund, The Mansion House, London, E.C.4\".\n\n3. At the present time of economic depression it is unlikely that sufficient money could be raised in this Colony for the purchase of large areas for playing fields. The Executive Council has therefore had under most careful consideration the preparation of a plan which, while identical in its main purpose and conception with the Home Scheme, will carry with it an assurance of immediate practical success and of popular acceptance.\n\n4. The scheme which has emerged is that Government should preserve for public parks with children's playgrounds two open spaces, one in Victoria and the other in Kowloon. Both the proposed areas adjoin congested districts, and any possible doubts as to their potential recreative and hygienic value will be speedily dispelled by an evening visit to the existing Southern Playing Ground at Wantsai.\n\n5. The area selected for Victoria is the beautiful garden of the present Government Civil Hospital, which will no longer be required when the Queen Mary Hospital opens next year. The Maternity Block and Medical Officer's quarters can be demolished and there will then be room for three playgrounds and (if funds permit) for a paddling pool, without encroachment on the fine lawn that already exists. The many lovely trees, which luckily escaped mutilation by the recent typhoon, would of course be preserved in any future lay-out.",
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        "content_text": "- 2 -\n\n15 \n\n6. In Kowloon there is a sufficiently large unalienated space at the Northern end of Canton Road just before it joins Jordan Road. It contains at present some rocky hummocks but, given funds, these can be easily levelled off or converted into terrace gardens. More would have to be done here than at the Civil Hospital, but there is no reason why an equally useful and pleasant result should not emerge. If, however, this area can be exchanged for one even more suitable the Government will consider such an exchange.\n\n7. The Government's contribution to the scheme will be the preservation of these areas as open spaces, their preparation and equipment depending upon public subscription. The erection of commemorative arches or gates, as under the Home Scheme, would doubtless meet with general approval but (although tentative sketch-plans are being got out) the local scheme is not yet tied to any set design. All subscriptions will be handed over to the Urban Council, and with them will lie the responsibility of getting the fullest value for money in the lay-out, equipment and beautification of both areas. It is considered that future maintenance would be a fair charge on urban revenues and voluntary subscription will therefore be utilised entirely on initial development.\n\n8. The Governor earnestly invites subscriptions to this Scheme, which should be paid into the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce or the Tung Wah Hospital. His Excellency is most grateful to these institutions for this service of collection. Cheques should be made payable to \"King George V Memorial Fund\" and crossed. In launching this appeal the Governor hopes that the Scheme will commend itself as strongly to the general public as it does to his colleagues on the Executive Council and Finance Committee and to himself, and that it will meet with a truly generous response. The receipt of donations will be acknowledged in the newspapers, by kind permission of the Editors.\n\nMountain Lodge,  \nSeptember 30th, 1936.",
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        "content_text": "## Enclosure No. 2\n\n16\n\n**Short title.**\n\n**A BILL**\n\n**intituled**\n\n**An Ordinance to make provision for the erection of a permanent memorial to His late Majesty King George V.**\n\nBe it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-\n\n1. This Ordinance may be cited as the **King George V Memorial Ordinance, 1938**.\n\n## Interpretation.\n\n2. In this Ordinance:-\n \n| Term | Meaning |\n| --- | --- |\n| \"The Fund\" | means the sum of money raised in the year 1936 by public subscription for the erection of a permanent memorial to His late Majesty King George V pursuant to an appeal made by Sir Andrew Caldecott, K.C.M.G., C.B.E. and now lying to the credit of the Hong Kong Government in the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. |\n\n## Powers.\n\n3. (1) It shall be lawful for the Governor to undertake any of the following:-\n\n(a) to adapt, level and lay-out land for the establishment of public parks and children's playgrounds.\n\n(b) to furnish and equip such public parks and children's playgrounds with such appurtenances as may be considered desirable or necessary.\n\n(c) to erect memorial entrances, commemorative arches or other similar structures.\n\n(d) to acquire by purchase, grant in exchange or otherwise land for the purpose of the establishment of public parks and children's playgrounds.\n\n(e) to construct all accessory works which may be necessary or desirable for the carrying out of the provisions of this Ordinance.",
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        "content_text": "## \n- 2 - \n\n## 17\n\nCost of establishment.\n\n(2) Any work undertaken before the commencement of this Ordinance which was, in the opinion of the Governor undertaken in contemplation of the purposes of this Ordinance is hereby legalized and validated for all purposes as if it had been undertaken under this Ordinance.\n\n(3) The powers conferred by this Ordinance shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of any powers possessed by the Governor or the Governor in Council or any public officer.\n\n4. (1) The expenditure required for the carrying out of any of the powers contained in section 3 of this Ordinance shall be authorised and appropriated from time to time by Resolutions of the Legislative Council, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, and shall be defrayed from the Fund.\n\n(2) The Fund shall be devoted solely to the cost of carrying out the powers contained in section 3 of this Ordinance.\n\n## Cost of maintenance.\n5. The maintenance of such public parks and children's playgrounds as are established under this Ordinance shall be a charge on the general revenues of the Colony.",
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        "content_text": "## Objects and Reasons\n\n18\n\nThe money subscribed for the memorial to His late Majesty King George V is to be placed in a special fund and expended on the provision of public parks and children's playgrounds. \nThe special fund will be quite separate from revenue. \nThe Bill follows closely the provisions of the Government House and City Development Scheme, Ordinance No. 30 of 1934, and gives legal sanction to the appropriation of the expenditure on the scheme from the fund by Resolutions of the Legislative Council, a method which is a departure from the ordinary rules of Colonial Accounting.",
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        "content_text": "# Published in the Government Gazettes of the Federated Malay States and of each of the States of Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang of October 1, 1937, No. 21, Vol. XXIX, Notification No. 4553.\n\n## FEDERATED MALAY STATES.\n\n### STATE OF SELANGOR.\n\n#### ENACTMENT No. 5 OF 1937.\n\n[23rd September, 1937.]\n\nI ASSENT  \n**SULAIMAN BIN MUSA**,  \nSultan of Selangor.\n\nAn Enactment to establish the Selangor King George V Silver Jubilee Fund.\n\nWHEREAS in the year 1935 a fund was raised by public subscription as a memorial of the Silver Jubilee of His Britannic Majesty King George V;\n\nAND WHEREAS the subscribers to the said Fund agreed that it should be devoted to providing a home for the poor and aged Chinese in the State of Selangor and for other charitable purposes in the said State;\n\nAND WHEREAS the subscribers to the said Fund agreed that the Trustees of the Fund shall be the Resident who shall be *ex officio* a Trustee and four persons from time to time to be appointed by him;\n\nAND WHEREAS it is expedient to set out in an Enactment the origin and objects of the Selangor King George V Silver Jubilee Fund and to define the powers and duties of the trustees and managers of the Fund:\n\nIt is hereby enacted by His Highness the Sultan by and with the advice and consent of the State Council as follows:\n\n1. This Enactment may be cited as the Selangor King George V Silver Jubilee Enactment 1937.\n\n## Interpretation.\n\n2. In this Enactment-\n| Term | Meaning |\n| --- | --- |\n| \"the Fund\" | means the Selangor King George V Silver Jubilee Fund and includes all subscriptions and donations, interest and dividends hereafter received by the Corporation mentioned in section 3 for the purposes of this Enactment and also all moneys paid to the Honorary Treasurer of the King George V Silver Jubilee Memorial Fund pursuant to the order of the Supreme Court of the Federated Malay States made on the 12th day of June 1936 in Selangor Originating Summons No. `194 of 1935`. |",
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        "content_text": "# SELANGOR KING GEORGE V SILVER JUBILEE FUND\n\n## Trustees of the Selangor King George V Silver Jubilee Fund\n\n### Chairman and Keeper of the Seal\n\n### Objects\n\n### Sealing documents\n\n### Appointment of Secretaries, Treasurers, Auditors, and other officers and of Committees and Sub-committees\n\n### Property to vest in Corporation\n\n## No. 5 of 1937\n\n3. The Trustees of the Fund shall be the Resident who shall be *ex officio* a Trustee and four persons from time to time to be appointed by him, and such Trustees shall be a Corporation in order to carry out the objects of the Fund and shall have the name of \"the Trustees of the Selangor King George V Silver Jubilee Fund\" and by that name shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and the said Corporation is hereby empowered for the purposes of the said Fund to sue and be sued, to make contracts, and to acquire, purchase, take, hold, and enjoy movable and immovable property of every description, and to sell, transfer, assign, surrender, charge, lease, or otherwise dispose of any movable or immovable property vested in the Corporation upon such terms as to the Corporation may seem fit, and to collect and receive further subscriptions and donations, interest, and dividends for the benefit of the Fund.\n\n4. The Resident shall be *ex officio* Chairman of the Corporation and shall have the custody of the seal of the Corporation.\n\n5. The general objects of the Fund are the relief of destitution and distress in the State of Selangor by the provision and maintenance of a home for the poor and aged Chinese in the State of Selangor and the relief of necessitous persons in the State.\n\n6. All deeds, documents, or other instruments which are by law required to be sealed shall be sealed with the seal of the Corporation in the presence of the Chairman of the Corporation or some Trustee appointed in writing by the Chairman and one other Trustee, and shall also be signed by each of them, and such signing shall be taken as sufficient evidence of the due sealing of such deeds, documents, or other instruments.\n\n7. (i) The Trustees shall appoint such number of Secretaries, Treasurers, Auditors, and other officers as they may think desirable for the management of the Fund, and may for that purpose appoint Committees and Sub-committees, and may at their absolute discretion at any time remove from his appointment any officer or member of the Committee or Sub-committee so appointed.\n\n(ii) The Trustees may make rules for the duties and the procedure of the Committees and Sub-committees and regulating the meetings of the Trustees.\n\n8. All property, movable and immovable, held by or under the control of the persons acting as Trustees in accordance with the agreement mentioned in the preamble immediately before the passing of this Enactment for the purposes of the Fund shall be, and the same are hereby vested in the Corporation upon trust for the purposes of the Fund.\n\n9. (i) Not more than one-half of the Fund shall be used for providing a home for the poor and aged Chinese of the State of Selangor, and the balance shall be utilised, whether as capital or revenue, for such charitable purposes in the said State as the Trustees may from time to time think desirable.\n\n(ii) The Trustees may expend out of moneys belonging to the Fund such amount for salaries, rent, or other expenses as it is, in the opinion of the Trustees, essential so to expend for the proper administration of the Fund.\n\n10. All moneys received from subscribers and all other moneys belonging to or collected or received by the Corporation shall be deposited in the name of the Corporation in such bank as the Trustees may from time to time appoint.\n\n11. (i) All cheques drawn upon the bank account of the Corporation shall be signed by one Trustee and shall be countersigned by the Treasurers.\n\n(ii) The bank may pay all cheques drawn against the said account which are so signed and countersigned.\n\n12. Moneys belonging to the Fund may be invested by the Corporation in any security in which trustees are authorised by law to invest trust funds. All investments shall be made in the name of the Corporation.\n\n13. The Treasurers shall keep the accounts of the Fund, which shall be audited at regular intervals by the Auditor or Auditors appointed under section 7.\n\n14. 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        "content_text": "# BARBADOS\n## 1936-60\n\nAn Act to incorporate the Committee of Management of the \"King George V Play Field Memorial Park.\"\n\n[21st November, 1936]\n\nWHEREAS Herbert Peebles of \"Bayleys\" in the parish of Saint Philip, C.M.G., D.S.O., O.B.E., a Major (retired in his Majesty's Army), Gerald Pinder Skeete of \"Frenches\" in the parish of Saint George in this Island, Esquire, David Stonewall Payne, of \"Harrow,\" in the said parish of Saint Philip, Esquire, M.A., M.R.S.T., the Reverend Leonard Cyril Mallalieu, B.A., Clerk in Holy Orders, Vicar of Saint Mark's Chapel in the parish of Saint John in this Island, the Reverend Edward Augustus Pitt of \"Ebenezer\" in the said parish of Saint Philip, B.D., McGill University, Methodist Minister, Herbert Christie Manning of \"Golden Grove\" in the said parish of Saint Philip Esquire, Howard Lisle Smith of \"Sandford\" in the said parish of Saint Philip, Esquire, M.C.P., Leigh Stanley Tappin of \"Cox's Hill\" in the said parish of Saint Philip, Doctor of Medicine, Cecil Richardson Yearwood, School Master, of \"Shrewsbury School\" in the said parish of Saint Philip and Winfield Ulrick Gooding of \"Union Hall\" in the said parish of Saint Philip, Esquire, the present Committee of Management of \"King George V Play Field Memorial Park\" have petitioned the Legislature to pass an Act to incorporate the said Committee of the said King George V Play Field Memorial Park and to grant them certain powers, privileges and rights; AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition:\n\n66\n\nBe it therefore enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly of this Island, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-\n\n### 1. Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the King George V Play Field Memorial Park Incorporation Act, 1936.\n\n### 2. Committee of Management of King George V Play Field Memorial Park\nThe said Herbert Peebles, Gerald Pinder Skeete, David Stonewall Payne, Leonard Cyril Mallalieu, Edward Augustus Pitt, Herbert Christie Manning, Howard Lisle Smith, Leigh Stanley Tappin, Cecil Richardson Yearwood and Winfield Ulrick Gooding shall be and are hereby constituted the first Committee of Management of the said King George V Play Field Memorial Park, with power in case of the death, resignation, incapacity to act or absence \n\n## Page 22",
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        "content_text": "# Committee incorporated.\n\n## Power to make rules and regulations.\n\nIt shall be lawful for the survivor or survivors of any of the above persons to appoint some other person in the place and stead of such person or persons so dying, resigning, becoming incapable to act or absent from this Island for more than twelve months.\n\n3. The above Committee shall be styled the **King George V Play Field Memorial Park Committee** and shall be a corporate body and shall have perpetual succession and a Common Seal which the said Committee may change and vary at its pleasure and by that name shall sue and be sued; And in the said Committee shall be vested all the estate property and effects now belonging to or held by the said Committee upon the terms and conditions and subject to the same stipulations, provisions and agreements as the same have been and are now held; and by the name aforesaid shall be capable of holding any estate real and personal or any interest therein.\n\n4. The **King George V Play Field Memorial Park Committee** shall have full power and authority to make, ordain and from time to time to change or repeal or vary as may seem proper rules and regulations for the carrying on of the said Play Field and Park; for and concerning the appointment, nomination, election, suspension, removal and expulsion of officers and servants or members of the said Committee of Management; for the management, collection and disposal of the funds, money or estate belonging to the said King George V Play Field Memorial Park and conducting and regulating the business affairs and concerns of the said Play Field and Park and relative to any other matter or thing whatsoever which may in anywise concern the conducting of the same and the hours and days of opening and closing same and the good and efficient government and management of the said Play Field and Park; and for the preservation of order and the prevention of nuisances therein and the removal of any person infringing any of such Rules; and for regulating the times, places, manner and order of meetings of the Committee and the quorum for the transaction of business; Provided Always that such rules and regulations be not in any way repugnant or contrary to His Majesty's Prerogative Royal or to the laws of Great Britain or this Island and that the same shall not in any manner affect any other person or persons than those who are or may become members of the said Committee or any officer or servant of the said Committee and any such rules when approved by the **Governor-in-Executive Committee** and published in the **Official Gazette** shall have the force and effect of law and any person infringing any of such rules shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding Five pounds.\n\n5. The funds as well as the real and personal estate Property of the said corporation shall be alone subject and liable to any charge and demand against the said corporation and no member of the Committee or any subscriber to the funds shall be liable or charged with the payment of any debt or demand due from the corporation beyond the extent of the aforesaid funds, property and effects of the said corporation.\n\n6. Nothing in this Act declared or expressed shall affect the rights of His Majesty the King his heirs and successors or any person, except such as are mentioned in this Act and those claiming by from or under them.\n\nRead three times and passed the General Assembly the tenth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and thirty six.\n\n**HAROLD AUSTIN**,  \nSpeaker,\n\nRead three times and passed the Legislative Council the seventeenth day of November one thousand nine hundred and thirty six.\n\nI assent,  \n**MARK YOUNG**,  \nGovernor.  \n21st November, 1936.\n\n**J. R. PHILLIPS**,  \nPresident.",
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        "content_text": "# CIRCULAR\n\nSir,\n\n25 Downing Street,\n15th October, 1937.\n\nWith reference to paragraph 2 of my circular despatch of the 12th August, 1936, regarding the King George's Memorial Fields, I have the honour to furnish you with the following information regarding the King George's Fields Foundation which may be of interest to Colonial Governments.\n\n2. The Foundation is the Trust that has been established to give effect to the decision to provide recreational playing-fields as part of the National Memorial to King George V. Under the terms of its Trust Deed the Foundation's financial powers are limited to the United Kingdom, within which area its operations include the establishment of memorial playing-fields styled \"King George's Fields\"; architectural advice on designs for memorial entrances for such fields; and the supply to each approved \"King George's Field\", for incorporation in the entrance design, of a pair of Heraldic Panels portraying the Royal Lion with the inscription \"George V 1910-1936\", and the Unicorn with the inscription \"King George's Field\".\n\n3. Although financial assistance cannot be given by the Foundation to schemes outside the United Kingdom, His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to authorize the use of the designs of the Heraldic Panels.\n\nThe Officer Administering\nThe Government of",
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        "content_text": "## 26\n\nas the emblems of approved memorial playing-fields throughout the Empire, subject in each case to the Foundation receiving a satisfactory recommendation and report on the scheme from the Officer Administering the Government of the territory concerned.\n\n4. If it is desired to submit a memorial playing-field scheme for consideration as a King George's Field, with a view to authority being given to display the Heraldic Panels, it will be necessary to furnish particulars of the scheme on the appropriate form to be obtained from the Secretary of the Foundation, 77, Eccleston Square, Belgrave Road, London, S.W.1. The form should be returned, accompanied by your report and recommendation, and a plan and elevation of the piers in which it would be proposed to incorporate the Heraldic Panels.\n\n5. I should explain that, as the Foundation has no power to apply any of its funds outside the United Kingdom, it would not be possible for the Panels to be supplied free of charge. In the case of approved schemes, however, it would be possible to arrange for the Panels to be supplied at cost price, plus cost of transport.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n**W. Orensky Gove**",
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        "content_text": "## CIRCULAR.\n\nDowning Street,  \n12th August, 1936.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to inform you that last March a Meeting was held at the Mansion House to consider proposals for a National Memorial to His late Majesty King George the Fifth. It was resolved that the memorial should take the form of a statue of His late Majesty in London in some noble setting, and a philanthropic scheme of a specific character which would benefit the whole country and be associated with His late Majesty's name. It was further resolved that the Lord Mayor of London should be asked to issue an appeal for a Mansion House Fund to be opened for universal subscription for the expenses of the memorial and that acknowledgment of subscriptions received should be published from time to time in “The Times” and other newspapers.\n\n2. It was subsequently recommended that for the purpose of the erection of the proposed statue a site should be acquired in Abingdon Street and Old Palace Yard, which are in close proximity to Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, and that the proposed statue of His Majesty should be placed on this site immediately facing the House of Lords in specially designed surroundings. With regard to the philanthropic scheme, it was recommended that this should take the form of fields to be acquired all over the country for recreation purposes, and that at the entrance to each of these fields there should be a distinctive gateway bearing an inscription to show that it is one of the King George Memorial Fields, or other appropriate visible commemoration of His late Majesty. These proposals were submitted to His Majesty King Edward and Her Majesty Queen Mary, who were graciously pleased to signify their entire approbation of them.\n\n3. The Mansion House Fund has been opened, and I am informed that subscriptions are being received not only from persons in the United Kingdom but from persons in many parts of the Empire, from British communities in foreign countries, and even from foreign countries, such as the United States of America. So far as the\n\nThe Officer Administering  \nthe Government of  \n27",
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        "content_text": "## 28\n\nAs far as the Colonial Empire is concerned, I have no doubt that in many instances the question of some form of local memorial to His late Majesty is under consideration, and in such cases the inhabitants of the Colony will no doubt prefer to subscribe to the cost of the local memorial rather than to the memorial in this country. If, however, no local memorial is contemplated, many persons in the territory concerned may desire to make some contribution towards the cost of the monument which it is proposed to erect in the capital of the Empire, and even if there is to be a local memorial some individuals may like to be associated with the memorial in Westminster also.\n\nIn this connection I may mention that I recently received a communication from a Colonial Governor stating that he proposed to invite the inhabitants of the Colony concerned to subscribe funds to a memorial to His late Majesty, and that he proposed to utilize the subscriptions so received for a local memorial except in cases where the donors specifically requested that their contributions should be applied towards the cost of the national memorial in the United Kingdom. I replied that I concurred in this proposal.\n\n4. I should be obliged if you would arrange for such publicity as you may consider necessary to be given to this matter. Subscriptions should be sent direct to the **King George National Memorial Fund**, `The Mansion House, London, E.C.4`.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\n**W. ORMSBY GORE**",
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        "content_text": "**CLOSED UNTIL**  \nN  \n1939  \n\nNo. 5.3.6.11/1  \n1626  \n**SUBJECT**  \n\n6129  \nHong Kong  \n129/576/2  \nHong Kong University  \nM. K. Contribution  \n\n| Previous | Subsequent |\n|----------|-------------|\n| 53611/1/38 |  |\n\n**FILE C**  \n`Wt. 48957 5439 5m 5/50 TCP/JK`",
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        "content_text": "## FINANCIAL \n\nGov.\n\n125 \n\n23·2·39 \n\nEnclosure 3 to 2 on `5361/1/38`. \n\n`Cicks 31-/38`. States University authorities have agreed proposals contained in enclosure to `2/-/38`. \n\nThe proposals set out in the Colonial Secretary's letter to the University authorities were that the available surplus of the fund, viz. £732, should be utilised for the award of 12 Scholarships in the five years beginning with the academic year 1939-40, and that the position should be reviewed at the end of that period. These proposals have now been agreed to by the University authorities, the only modification being that the position is to be reviewed at the end of three years instead of five.\n\nMr. Mayhew should see and put by.\n\n17-3  \n**A.N. Galsworthy**  \n10.3.39.\n\n21  \n2. Trasny  \nCounter 25/39  \n28.9.59  \n\nIn the past the U.R. Toy has contributed £300 annually to the HK. Charity for the purpose of providing a number of 8 scholarships. Last year the position came up for review since the fund had accumulated a large...",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nOur surplus is £732; & it was finally agreed that this surplus should be utilised for the provision of a number of extra scholarships during the next five-year period. The scheme proposed & accepted by the authority authorities is set out in the enclosure to the Col. Sec.'s letter of 28/x/38 which forms enclos. 3 to (2) on `53611/1/38`. M. Titchener's minute of 5/1/39 below (2) on that file shows how that scheme eliminates the surplus funds; but it also shows that the scholarship scheme would have to go by the board very quickly if the U.K. contribution were to be discontinued.\n\nThe question of whether this contribution might be discontinued has raised the following considerations in my mind. In para. 4 of (2) on `53611/1/38` the Governor indicated the unfortunate effect which the disappearance of the grant would create, in view of present needs in this direction. There is now a prospect of financial assistance from A.I.R.O. towards the dis. for development on the lines indicated in the recent Report, & the discontinuance of this annual £300 grant, following upon that despatch, might cause even greater discouragement.",
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        "content_text": "particularly since increased scholarships provision was one of the Committee's principal recommendations. Moreover the H.K. Govt. is now contemplating the introduction of Income Tax, & the Govt. has indicated that about $7,500,000 annually might be available for purchases of naval & other craft destined for the defence of the Colony, & for additional contributions to H.M.G. In any case the contributions from H.K. are likely to be largely extra war-contributions in excess of this. On the other hand the burden borne by the taxpayer in this country is far greater than anything which the U.K. taxpayer might have to bear as a result of the war, & I think it could be argued that this scholarship provision might be met from H.K. revenue in the altered circumstances of the war, particularly since, even allowing for the large scholarship scheme adopted to deal with the surplus, the charge to Revenue would not exceed about $80,000 annually. This could not be borne by the Defence Budget, but it might be met from the Ordinary Budget which is to be increased by about $1,000,000 at least per annum. And at the present H.K. is far from being short of ready cash. Although presumably if this course...",
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        "content_text": "The Treas. Cir. asks for a report on the savings we propose to effect, not on those we don't. But perhaps effect it will come to the same thing.\n\nNASA were adopted the committee's recommendations would have to be shelved for the war.\n\nThe Toy. asks that all expenditure be eliminated which is not \"essential to meet war requirements or other pressing public needs.\" I doubt whether this contribution could be said to fall within this category. On the other hand, we have already pointed out to the University the usefulness of NK from an Imperial point-of-view, & I think it might be reminded that they might be useful.\n\nI suggest discontinuing the grant. I think our attitude should be that the disappearance of the grant would be a great pity, but that we could not really press for its continuance if the Treasury oppose it firmly.\n\nA.N. Gallowntly /10\n\n(I have held the Paper that (2) has been referred to on this file).\n\nIf the statement at 'A' that it is far from being short of ready cash is based upon the size of its surplus balances, it must be pointed out that these consist as to about 88% of the power to raise a loan (since the actual cash has been spent on loan works) that such a loan could hardly be raised in war time.",
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        "content_text": "## when it would be likely to have an adverse effect \nThe borrowing towers of HMG.\n\n6 \nI am inclined to agree generally with her Galsworthy's minute other ras facts, but we have till the end of the month to prepare our answer, and I think that before allowing our views on the matter to crystallize we might await the outcome of the discussions about Hong Kong's war budget, retention of her from circulation about the University.\n\nThe file: The ? Bring up in 10 days, with the pb. on the above subjects, if available, `33862/34`.\n\nand NisAndrews \n7.x.39 \n\nThe Governor in place of his despatch (2 on '35 file below) says that the present would be a practically inopportune moment for the disappearance of this grant and that the impression should not be given that the University no longer possesses the support and interest of H. M. Gvt.\n\nWhat was said as time by Sec. of State at the beginning of this year is surely pertinent now. If it is important that the Chinese community in Hongkong should feel that their catholic affairs are still a subject of interest in the country, it would be most regrettable to risk the rising of doubts in them much for the sake of & 300 e gus.\n\nAtting \n9-10 \n\nMy own feelings are ... by M'Ray Lew. On the other hand those expressed this grant is not \"essential to meet war requirements.",
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        "content_text": "or other pressing public needs.\n\nused is more pertinent\n\nIf necessary,\n\nI think we\n\nwith\n\nthe Gov\n\npotentially arrange\n\nto the suspension during the\n\nwar of this grant\n\n& its\n\ntemporary replacement by a special grant from HK funds without leaving the Chinese Community with the impression that His Royal Highness lost interest in their cultural affairs.\n\n9.x\n\nW\n\nfice\n\n(1st draft)\n\nTo repay\n\ntheir for thee\n\n`310/Asst. -` \n(written in pencil).\n\n9. Geary.\n\n13/10/39\n\nMe auricla tom",
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        "content_text": "## Page 9\n\nHis fault. Item 8 must keep these contributions alive, but whether from Struggling hands (a whole measure) or from U.K. Funds will have to be decided in the light of the major issue which the Lost has taken up with the Treasury and other papers.\n\nJona 14.10-37  \nM Palm well  \nHe must wait pending receipt of the general device, Recir sien M103 weeks.  \nSeen.  \nNisAndrews 16/10  \nMent 16/X whom L\n\n### \n\n3. Accis miniié  \nThe scheme for increased scholarships approved in (3) on `53611/1/38` was based on the assumptions that the annual U.K. grant of £300 would be continued in the future. Pending a decision on the general question of whether this grant is to be continued during the war, therefore, it is safe to assume that there will be no alteration in the amount required.\n\nA.N. Saloworthy 2/11  \nNisAndrews 3/11  \nCrow But Icther `510 (Aris)`\n\nThe Schedule was my 230.  \nThes Coheni al Govt. in Thoms charge tot ander whether Trung arked foun Cererii al Juning.\n\nYou will see that during the period of kin renumlan 1665 ya, H. Rom...\n\n### Page 9\n\n...the wording, the Transmy d DJ thesi Iran 15.  \nThan Sched whe saving ith the £300 for 1929/40 safeguarded.  \nShaver Cherry S 10 Ka e 10 E K kus Transmy Jmille shawn Tiing sarig's definti premimo, ars.\n\nI suggest that Kisiy H. K. 7 15 lund ankaj OTSING really Cam Fals Fun change.\n\nCertainly 9. Creary. 3.1139  \nAsk Grow by air mail - for del reply  \nA su 19h lhe ten oft Shant-  \nDft. aw.comsar.\n\nA. N. Galown Map  \nPost: Kong, 432. // Amod :) como: -  \nTo Treas. (is andd.)  \nWil 0.39  \n## Page 10  \n## Page 11",
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        "content_text": "## Gov Ref.\n\nDESTROYED UNDER STATUTE.\n\n`Xfstra1`\n\n: × Perhaps it relates to additional scholarships recommended by The University Check aft-Exis. Tel. 460 20.12.39\n\nAfter consulting Financial fee, in proposal. ?. This will be adjusted when the are wider coussy. -But presumably the Accounts Dept: shed on and note in the meantime.\n\ninals recutives magy 44/19/39.\n\nI should think the adjustment would take place by means of a supplementary oste. The Ests. have already been considered locally & the Appropriation Ordinance passed.\n\nI cannot be certain, however. The increased provision has not been made in the 1940/41 Ests. Though it seems unlikely, from the Chandon the past ever been conti never matter.\n\nthat brought to account on the Rev. Side of the Ests.\n\nThe provision on the Expire. side in 1940/41 is $50,438, under a new head (Scholarships at Hile. Univ.), & replaces a total of $32,000 under other sub-heads in 1939 which, if it had covered the same period of 15 months, would presumably have been $40,000. The U.K. contribution of £300 would have been $6,000 in a 15.\n\nand the The Fir contain no is to but as the Est Sek's. I memorandum explanation I cannot tell whether the increased provision allows for The loss of this (and some more as well), or whether it would have been made in any case or whether it does not relate to these Edward VII scholarships at all.* It is significant that the same figure of $50,438 appeared in the draft Ests, considered in III. 12/10/39, also.\n\nThere was to have been one extra Ed. VI scholar in 1941/2, but that was all none in 1940.",
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        "content_text": "I presume M Creasy should see this as well as Accounts Dept., I think that the latter will inform the Treas. to do so.\n\nIt is necessary? Mer Cox to see, after action, NiS Andrews 27. xii. 39 was caused by the 1939/40 Grant Economy Circular Treasury Statement B amended wial anvirmen (19184/). No prime me 50 before the informed \"Savings Excess Co. letter of 23/12/39 include the draft 1940/41 estimates. \n\nI think we should inform Crearung. & expus expreciation 15 M. Cox, who I ran explained A want fire any. 5.1.40 Suc 5whe Gott long. 19 (6) \n\nFor file.",
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        "content_text": "# (*5074—150) Wt. 30863-45 20,000 10/39 T.S. 695\n\nC. O.\n\nMr. Bickle  \nMr. C. J. Jeffries.  \nMr. A. J. Dawe.  \nSir H. Moore.  \nPermt. U.S. of S.  \nParly. U.S. of S.  \nSecretary of State.\n\n87 73  \nL\n\nSir,\n\n53611/1/39.\n\nDowning Street,  \n15 January, 1940.\n\nI have etc. to ack.\n\n## DRAFT\n### HONG KONG. NO. 19. FURTHER ACTION.\n\non the receipt of your telegram No. 460 of the 20th December 1939 on the subject of the annual grant from U.K. funds to the King Edward VII Scholarships at Hong Kong University, and to express my appreciation of the action of the Hong Kong Government in consenting to relieve H.M.G. of the grant for the period of the war by making",
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        "content_text": "## M: 510 A/cs.\n\nSEEN BY DEPT 10/1/11\n\nDowning Street  \n15  \n30th October, 1939.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by Mr. Secretary MacDonald to refer to your Circular letter No. `F.16225` of the 28th of September, regarding Economy in Public Expenditure, and to request you to inform the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury that, in accordance with the request contained in that letter, a careful examination has been made of the services for which provision is made in the following Votes:-\n\nClass II. 7. Colonial Office.  \nClass II. 8. Colonial and Middle Eastern Services.\n\nThe amount provided on the Colonial Office Vote for the financial year 1939-40 was £183,923. From the examination which has now been made of the expenditure falling under this Vote it appears that, whilst certain savings will arise, these will be offset by a remanet charge of £250 in respect of the expenses of the Conferences on Palestine, and by the shortage in Appropriations in Aid due to the operation of Treasury Circular `E.M.2`. The position will, however, be clearer later in the financial year when the usual statement of Savings and Excesses is to be submitted to the Treasury.\n\nThe scrutiny which has been made of the Colonial and Middle Eastern Services Vote shows that certain savings can be effected, but it is clear that, on the other hand, some unavoidable excesses are bound to occur. A statement (in triplicate) is enclosed giving approximate estimates.\n\nTHE SECRETARY,  \nTREASURY.",
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        "content_text": "## 4 \nIt will be noted that the enclosed statement does not deal with Subheads D.1., D.2., and D.8., of the Vote or with certain other new services relating to expenditure in Palestine. Mr. MacDonald has been in communication regarding these items with the High Commissioner for Palestine and also with the Army Council and the Secretary of State for Air, who are directly concerned with the expenditure falling under Subhead D.1. (Defence), and a separate letter is being addressed to you regarding these services.\n\n## 5 \nMr. MacDonald fears that it is not possible to indicate at this stage what economies can be effected in the provision required in future financial years on the Colonial and Middle Eastern Services Vote. The total amount of the provision to be included will depend very largely on the assistance which it may be necessary to give to Colonial Governments to defray the cost of administration. Certain general questions of policy are at present under discussion, but it will be appreciated that in any event it will hardly be possible at this early stage for Colonial Governments to foresee the financial and economic effects of the war, and they will therefore find it a matter of great difficulty at present to reach any \n\n16 \nof the various savings and excesses in respect of the current financial year which can at present be foreseen. It is not practicable to give an absolute assurance as to effecting the savings indicated, but every effort will be made to secure the savings and also to reduce to a minimum the additional provision for which it may be necessary to seek approval.\n\n? should be removed as it appears to be an OCR error or a non-content character.\n\nThe text is reordered to follow the original paragraph structure and corrected for OCR errors. The original order of paragraphs is maintained as per the content (4 and 5 being separate paragraphs and the first part being related to paragraph 16 which seems to be a continuation or start of a section). The corrected text is as follows:\n\n16 \nof the various savings and excesses in respect of the current financial year which can at present be foreseen. It is not practicable to give an absolute assurance as to effecting the savings indicated, but every effort will be made to secure the savings and also to reduce to a minimum the additional provision for which it may be necessary to seek approval.\n\n4. It will be noted that the enclosed statement does not deal with Subheads D.1., D.2., and D.8., of the Vote or with certain other new services relating to expenditure in Palestine. Mr. MacDonald has been in communication regarding these items with the High Commissioner for Palestine and also with the Army Council and the Secretary of State for Air, who are directly concerned with the expenditure falling under Subhead D.1. (Defence), and a separate letter is being addressed to you regarding these services.\n\n5. Mr. MacDonald fears that it is not possible to indicate at this stage what economies can be effected in the provision required in future financial years on the Colonial and Middle Eastern Services Vote. The total amount of the provision to be included will depend very largely on the assistance which it may be necessary to give to Colonial Governments to defray the cost of administration. Certain general questions of policy are at present under discussion, but it will be appreciated that in any event it will hardly be possible at this early stage for Colonial Governments to foresee the financial and economic effects of the war, and they will therefore find it a matter of great difficulty at present to reach any",
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        "content_text": "17 \n\nNo firm estimate can be made of their budgetary outturns in the future. \n\nMeanwhile, as Their Lordships are aware, steps have already been taken to impress upon Colonial Governments generally the imperative need for the strictest economy in public expenditure consistent with the maintenance of a satisfactory standard of administration. \n\nIn this connection, it is proposed to communicate copies of the Treasury Circular of the 28th of September to Colonial Governments. \n\n60 \n\nMr. MacDonald will shortly be receiving from Colonial Governments their estimates for the coming financial year (which may in some cases necessarily be provisional only), and the examination of these estimates in the Colonial Office will be undertaken in the light of the general principles which he has laid down. Similarly, the preparation of estimates of the provision, other than grants to Colonial Governments, required under subheads of the Colonial and Middle Eastern Services Vote will be guided by those principles, and thereafter the estimates will be submitted to the Treasury in detail for Their Lordships' approval. \n\n7. It is regretted that it is not possible to indicate at present what savings or excesses are likely to occur on the Colonial Development Fund Vote (Class II.9) as the future scope of the Fund is at present the subject of discussion. \n\nI am, etc., \n\n(Signed) A.C.C. Parkinson.",
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        "content_text": "## CLASS II. COLONIAL AND MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICES\n\n### Possible Saving\n### Possible Excess\n### Notes\n\n| Territory | £ |\n| --- | --- |\n| A.4. Dominica |  |\n| A.6. British Guiana | 70,000 |\n| A.7. British Honduras | 60/70,000 |\n| A.8. Somaliland | 40,000 |\n| A.8. St.Lucia (a) Administration | 5,000 |\n\nThere has necessarily been a substantial increase in defence expenditure, but it is anticipated that this will be offset in part by reductions in expenditure on public works.\n\nThe drastic revision of the 1940 estimates which has been effected will enable a small part of the grant in aid to be saved.\n\nThe out-turn for the year 1939 is proving considerably better than was anticipated, and it is hoped that the whole of the provision made under this item can be saved.\n\nIt is feared that supplementary provision will be required owing to the loss on exchange, due to the local currency being based on the United States dollar, and to the need for unemployment relief. Increased taxation is being introduced, but not much, if any, additional revenue can be expected this year. It is regretted that it is not possible at present to give a reliable estimate of the supplementary grant which will be required.\n\nThe financial position of the Colony is slightly less unsatisfactory than was expected, and it is hoped that a saving on the grant in aid can be effected.\n\nA.9.",
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        "content_text": "## X\n\n### Sub-head\n\n#### A.9. Kalta\n**(a) Bomb-proof Shelters**  \n#### A.10. Kenya\n**(b) Strategic Roads**  \n#### A.12. Re-equipment of African Forces\n\n| Possible Saving | Possible Expense | £ |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| C.1. Hong Kong University |  | 300 |\n| C.6. Colonial Agricultural Service Fund |  | 100 |\n| C.7. Testing etc. of Colonial Timbers |  |  |\n| C.8. Central Pool of Survey Instruments |  | 500 |\n| C.9. Colonial Empire Marketing Board |  | 15,000 | 15,000 |\n\n## Notes\n\nProvision will be required in a supplementary estimate for this new service, and an up-to-date estimate is being obtained from the Governor of Malta; a larger sum than £15,000 may be found to be necessary.\n\n58,000\n\nReference is invited to Treasury Letter No. 240550 of the 12th of September, 1939. Expenditure on re-equipment in excess of the present provision (£825,000) may be required, and, in addition, the expenditure of £25,000 on an Armoured Car Unit in Kenya has been approved. It may not, however, be possible to effect delivery of all the equipment in question during the current financial year, and in that case provision for the excess would not be required to be made until 1940/41.\n\nThe provision is in any event repayable over a period of years by the Governments of the Dependencies concerned.\n\nThe Colonial Government is being asked to consider whether this charge could be met from Colonial funds during the period of the war.\n\nIt is hoped to effect a reduction in travelling and incidental expenses.\n\nThe future of this Department is under consideration.\n\nIt is proposed to suspend any purchases of new instruments.\n\nThe work of the Board has been suspended for the duration of the war, and the staff has been transferred to the Ministry of Economic Warfare. It is expected that the Ministry will accept responsibility for the salaries of certain of the staff.",
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        "content_text": "## Possible Saving. Possible Excess.\n| £. |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| C.12. | Boundary Commissions, | 2,000 |\n| C.14. | Telegrams. | 50,000 |\n| C.16. | Publicity Equipment. | 30,000 |\n\n## \n|  |  | £. |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| D.1. | Palestine Defence |  |\n| D.2. | Palestine grant-in-aid |  |\n| D.3. | Trans-Jordan: British Resident | 500 |\n| D.4. | Trans-Jordan Frontier Force. | 15,000 |\n| D.5. | Trans-Jordan (a) Administration |  |\n| D.6. | Hydrographic Surveys | 7,000 |\n|  |  | 60,000 |\n\n## Note B.\n\nThe sum of £3,000 provided under this head for cartographic work is not likely to be required in full.\n\nThe anticipated excess is due to the abnormal amount of telegraphing which was required immediately before and after the commencement of the war. The amount of telegraphing is still considerably higher than usual, but instructions have been issued to restrict the use of telegrams to the minimum essential to the efficient conduct of business. It is regretted that it is not possible to give a firm estimate of the amount of the excess.\n\nThis expenditure has now been charged to the Ministry of Information Vote. See covering letter.\n\nCertain casual savings are anticipated.\n\nThis saving is chiefly due to the postponement of the construction of the Beisan married quarters (£8,000) and to the over-issue of the previous year's grant-in-aid (£9,000), offset by net excesses (£2,000).\n\nThis excess is chiefly due to the cost of security measures and the mobilisation of Arab Legion Reservists, offset by general savings of £20,000 and specific savings of £12,500.\n\nThe expenditure on this service is now estimated at £4,000 and a saving of £7,000 should therefore be secured.\n\nD.7.\n\nPage 20\nPage 21",
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        "content_text": "## Possible Saving\n| Item | £ |\n| --- | --- |\n| D.7. Trans-Jordan Nejd Frontier Survey | 15,000 |\n| D.9. Palestine, Ethiopian Refugees |  |\n| E.1c Aden Protectorate |  |\n\n## Possible Excess\n| Item | £ |\n| --- | --- |\n| not | 2,000 |\n|  | 19,500 |\n\n## Notes\nThis survey will not be commenced. Reference is invited to Treasury letter No. `S.42826` of the 11th of August, 1939. It is feared that supplementary provision of £20,000 will be required to meet the cost of additional defence and security measures, but this will be offset in part by a saving of £500 on the provision of £1,600 for presents to the King and officials of the Yemen.\n\n**COLONIAL OFFICE.** 27th October, 1939.",
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        "content_text": "# DRAFT DESPATCH\n## GOVERNOR HONG KONG\n\n432.\n\n(1).\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to address you on the matter of the annual grant from United Kingdom funds to the King Edward VII Scholarships at Hong Kong University, which formed the subject of correspondence terminating with your despatch No. 125 of the 23rd of February, 1939. In view of the financial effort of magnitude which will clearly be necessitated by the successful prosecution of the present war, the attention of His Majesty's Government has in recent weeks been directed, as a matter of extreme urgency and every possible importance, to the need for economy in public expenditure;\n\nDowning Street, 6-11-39  \nNovember, 1939.\n\nMr. Galsworthy. /11/39.  \nMr. Andrews  \nMr. gent  \nMr. A... Dave  \nSir H. Moore.  \nSir G. Tomlinson.  \nSir J. Shuckburgh.  \nPermt. U.S. of S.  \nParly. U.S. of S.  \nSecretary of State.\n\n(*3950-150 Wt. 46262—29  \n30.000 3/39 T.S. 695  \nC. O.  \n3611/1/39.  \nausd 6  \n42  \n11400.  \n22  \n556741)",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nregard to the vast total of the expenditure already provided for in the current year, to the inevitable increase in the rate of expenditure as the war proceeds, and to the heavy increases in taxation which have already been imposed, His Majesty's Government have been forced to the conclusion that it will be necessary to eliminate for the duration of the present hostilities all those services which are not essential to war requirements or other pressing public needs.\n\n### \n\nI have accordingly to request that careful consideration may be given in the light of the above considerations to the possibility of replacing the usual annual grant of £300 from United Kingdom funds towards the provision of King Edward VII Scholarships by temporary special grants from Hong Kong funds, and that I may be furnished with your early observations on this suggestion by telegram. I deeply regret the necessity for having to approach you with this suggestion, but you will no doubt appreciate that the temporary cessation of the United Kingdom grant for the duration of the war would in no way imply any diminution",
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        "content_text": "## C. O.\nMr. A. J. Dawe.\nSir H. Moore.\nSir G. Tomlinson.\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\nPermt. U.S. of S.\nParly. U.S. of S.\nSecretary of State.\n\n(*3950-150) Wt. 46262-29 (*4940-150). Wt. 25498-38\n30,000 3/39 T.S. 695\n10,000 9/39 T.S. 695\n\n24\n\n**DRAFT**\n\nThey ... diminution in the keen interest which His Majesty's Government continue to take in the University of Hong Kong and the cultural affairs of the Chinese community generally.\n\nI have, etc.\n(Sgd.) **MALCOLM MacDONALD**\n\n**FURTHER ACTION**",
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        "content_text": "## MINUTE SHEET\n### ESTIMATES 1940/41\n#### VOTE Colonial Warlike Stores  \n##### SUBHEAD 61. Sting's King University  \n\n| Year | Amount |\n|------|--------|\n| 1939 | £300   |\n\nPROVISION £...\n\nThe Treasury require by 30 November 1939 provisional figures of the sum required in respect of the above service. Final figures are required as soon thereafter as possible as the Treasury require the draft estimate for the Vote as a whole to be submitted by 1st December. May this sheet be registered departmentally in order that the necessary action may be taken, please.\n\nThe Accounts Department should be notified as early as possible of any information received regarding this service and copies of all correspondence should be sent to them.\n\nAny amendment made to the current year's estimate or to be made to the next year's estimate should be noted.\n\nOctober, 1939  \nAccountant",
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        "content_text": "Mr Gent,\n\nA further copy of Treasury Circular No. 25/59 is attached. A copy has been registered on file `510 A/os`, which is circulating on the question of the specific action to be taken by the Colonial Office. In the meantime, you may care to have a copy registered in the Department for preliminary consideration. (May I be informed of the file number for reference please?)\n\nThe provision on the current year's Vote and any known further liabilities are as follows:\n\n| Item | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| Hong Kong University | £300 |\n\n10  \n26",
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        "content_text": "# NATIONAL SCHEME\nT.C. No. 25/39\n\nFurther copies of this Circular may be obtained upon application on the usual Form of Demand, at His Majesty's Stationery Office, Shepherdess Walk, N.1.  \nTelephone No.: WHITEHALL 1234.\n\n## DISABLED\nF. 16225\n\nSir,\n\n### TREASURY CHAMBERS\nEconomy in Public Expenditure  \n28th September, 1939\n\n27\n\nThe Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury direct me to draw your attention, as a matter of extreme urgency and importance, to the need for economy in public expenditure.\n\nThe original Estimates for the current year, together with Supplementary Estimates presented up to the beginning of August, provided for a total expenditure, exclusive of self-balancing items, to be met from revenue of £950,911,000, to which must be added a sum of £502,430,000 in respect of expenditure on defence which will be met from moneys borrowed under the Defence Loans Acts. Since these Estimates were approved, however, Parliament has made available for the purposes of the present war a Vote of Credit amounting to £500,000,000, thus bringing the total estimated expenditure so far approved for the year to a sum of £1,953,341,000.\n\nThe successful prosecution of the war will clearly involve a financial effort of unprecedented magnitude, and, as stated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the House of Commons on the 21st September and re-emphasised by him in the course of his War Budget speech, His Majesty's Government are deeply impressed with the imperative necessity of husbanding the financial resources of the country so as to make them available to the utmost for the purposes of the war. Having regard to the vast total of the expenditure already provided for, to the inevitable increase in the rate of expenditure as the war proceeds and to the heavy increases in taxation which have been imposed, it is clear that the strictest economy must be exercised over the whole field of public expenditure. My Lords must therefore ask that you will undertake a careful examination of every item of expenditure by your Department, whether already sanctioned or in contemplation, with a view to eliminating all services which are not essential to meet war requirements or other pressing public needs and to securing that such services as must be carried on are administered in the most economical manner. I am also to ask that you will submit to Them at the earliest practicable date, and in any case not later than the end of October, a report, in triplicate, on the steps you have taken or propose to take to give effect to Their request and on the consequential savings in the expenditure of your Department during the current and future financial years.\n\nMy Lords take this opportunity of emphasising that They will not be prepared in any circumstances to sanction provision in the Estimates for 1940 for any new services in regard to which it cannot be clearly demonstrated that they conform to the requirements of this letter.\n\nI am,\nYour obedient Servant,\n**HARRY CROOKSHANK**\n\nTo the Accounting Officer.",
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        "content_text": "No. 125.\n\nSir,\n\n`5361111/39`\n\n**GOVERNMENT HOUSE**, \nHONG KONG.\n28th February, 1939.\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No.27 of 20th January, 1939, on the subject of the King Edward VII Scholarships at Hong Kong University, and note that provision for the usual grant of £300 is being made in the United Kingdom Estimates for 1939/40.\n\n2. The University authorities have now expressed agreement with the proposals contained in the Colonial Secretary's letter of 28th October, 1938, of which a copy was enclosed with my despatch No.872 of 29th November, 1938. It has, however, been agreed that the position should be reviewed at the end of three years.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n**Governor**.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE \nMALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,\n&C., &C., &C.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-578-11 Sino-Japanese War- refugees 17-1-1939 - 5-12-1939",
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        "title": "CO129-578-11 Sino-Japanese War- refugees 17-1-1939 - 5-12-1939",
        "content_text": "## 6.79/2.\n\n**Statement of Expenditure incurred by the Hong Kong Government on persons who were not evacuated by His Majesty's Consul-General, Shanghai.**\n\n| Date of arrival in Hong Kong | Where from | Name of ship | Date of departure | Expenditure incurred Hkg. | Amount outstanding Hkg. | Amount recovered Hkg. | Nationality |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1.1.38 | Hankow | Train | 9.1.38 | Maintenance January 1 Passages to Shanghai | 48.00 | 82.00 | 48.00 | Russian |\n| 15.12.37 | Hankow | Train | 25.12.37 | Maintenance December 15 Passage to Shanghai | 21.00 | 62.00 | 41.00 | Formerly Russian, now Chinese |\n| 1.1.38 | Hankow | Train | 9.1.38 | Maintenance January 1 Passage to Shanghai | 24.00 | 41.00 | 24.00 | Russian (?) |\n| 4.9.37 | Canton | Train | 22.10.37 | Maintenance September 4 October 22 | 144.00 | 144.00 | - | Roumanian |\n| 1.9.37 | Shanghai | S.B. Gneisenau | died 9.12.37 | Maintenance September 3 & October 29 December 3 | 165.00 | 165.00 | - | Latvian |\n| 1.1.38 | Canton | Train | 6.1.38 | Maintenance January 1 Passages to Shanghai | 30.00 | 140.00 | 30.00 | American |\n| 27.8.37 | Shanghai | S.S. Empress of Canada | 9.9.37 | Maintenance August 27 September 9 | 91.00 | 305.00 | 5.00 | Chinese |\n| 28.9.37 | Canton | Train | 25.12.37 | Maintenance September 28 December 25 Passage to Shanghai | 264.00 | 45.00 | 46.00 |  |\n| 26.8.37 | Canton | ? | 27.8.37 | Maintenance 1 day | 5.00 | ? | ? | Russian |\n| 25.12.37 | Hankow | Train | 9.1.38 | Maintenance December 28 January 9 Passage to Shanghai | 39.00 | 80.00 | 41.00 | Russian |\n| 24.8.37 | Shanghai | S.S. Aramis | 25.12.37 | Maintenance September 3 December 25 | 339.00 | 339.00 | - | Russian |\n\n**Miss N.A. Afanassieff**  \nNo trace of present whereabouts  \n32, Rue Moliere, Hankow.  \n\n**Mr. Feter V. Beresovsky**  \nNo address deported  \n\n**Miss T. Daniloff**  \n32, Rue Moliere, Hankow.  \n\n**Mrs. A. Dridgin**  \n25, Ichang Li, Elgin Avenue, Tientsin  \n\n**Mr. Z.G. Kern (deceased)**  \n(deceased)  \n\n**Mr. & Mrs. A.V. Kooklin & child**  \nKuling Universal Agency, Kuling  \n\n**Mrs. J. Kwonk & 2 children**  \nNo trace of present whereabouts  \n\n**Mrs. M. Matveenko**  \n135, Route Lorton, Shanghai  \n\n**Miss M. Money**  \nCanadian School, Chengtu, Szechuen  \n\n**Miss Z.J. Morozoff**  \n118, Route Vallon, Shanghai  \n\n**Mrs. I. Nastashevsky**  \nIn Hong Kong  \n\nPage 60  \nPage 61",
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        "content_text": "## 3. \n\nI should also like to draw attention to the fact that men of \"British Extraction\" have an opportunity to demonstrate their spirit and devotion to the Crown by undertaking these arduous duties.\n\nThe connection I wish to highlight is invited by Sir Kiling Cunliffe-Lister's (or Lord Selborne's) circular despatch of the 7th June 1934. I would point out that the term \"British Protectorates\" is used, and the \"Battle of British Empire\" is mentioned.\n\nReference is made to Section 9(1)(i) and Section 8(1), with regard to the Colony. Section 11(1) refers to \"resident\" as defined in Section 9.\n\nI have it in mind that it is suggested that attention might be given to amending the Ordinance when an opportunity arises.",
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        "content_text": "54118\n\nPrevious\n\n54118/42.\n\nSubsequent\n\nBATTLE\n\n1944\n\nHONG\n\nKONG\n\n54118\n\nOF\n\nHONG KONG\n\n15\n\nCLOSED UNTIL 1972\n\nFILE A.\n\n(1612). Wt.31212/122. 10,000. 11/40.\n\nN.P.Co. G.682/77a.",
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        "content_text": "1. From R.P. Moris. (Report).\n\n24. 12. 43.\n\nMr Morais was Senior Writings Enquire of Jing An Poor Office Annexe 1 to Constichia. I discussed this with him in Camaran. He paid a visit at our request coming and has now gone. I sent this report with him accordingly.\n\nHe explained to me that he wrote it for purely historical purposes as his Department might have to pact with the nature of his employment. The strong Kun Goor gave him a peculiar opportunity to relate...\n\nIn the current Vacancy, no close analysis of his account is required.\n\nIrrespective of how it may be noted here, thank you for:\n\n1) Ar Mimi's complaints of lack of liaison or misunderstanding between mutilating...\n\n2) the 'melines under Concurrent proprieties\n\n3) He formally...\n\n56. Commission E gui gwi ann Vance to he... occupying forces after a particular kind of bemann (en gxvi), nebut Mann Bisi...\n\nPF40271CR\n\nX\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh\n\nThe bk. Play's Unit.\n\nlike tree and then way hr. Lol hillarin 9/2/44. party $1/2.\n\n(A note of this report's Characteris should be put on 17' Muni PF.\n\n\"This is an interesting account which might be lent to the wo. (112) after it has been seen by the co.\n\nWRolleston\n\n1/20",
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        "title": "CO129-591-5 Report on activities of Post Office- Engineering Branch during Battle of Hong Kong 24-12-1943 - 26-2-1944",
        "content_text": "Report noted - \n\nSee 3 below.\n\n*. \n\nR204 \n\n28.2.44. \n\nThis report was handed to Mr. Monson by Mr. Morris and has been referred to in subsequent discussions with Mr. Morris, so that it is unnecessary to send an acknowledgment (especially as Mr. Morris has now gone to Australia).\n\nIn addition to this report, Mr. Morris has prepared a most useful technical report on the subject of the telecommunications and electric equipment in Hong Kong, of which a copy has been given to the Hong Kong Planning Unit. Mr. Morris has also had talks with Mr. Rouse.\n\nSo far therefore as the Colonial Office is concerned, no further action is now required on this file, and I agree that the report might now be lent to M.I.2.\n\nR.204 to note for reminder \n\n13.2.44. \n\nIn a few days if not then returned to us by M.I.2.\n\nI don't think we need to keep it ourselves.\n\n\"month\", \n\nCol Rolleston will arrange to let the War Office have it.\n\n2.\n\nI am keeping the original. (sec.) 19.2.44.\n\nIf & Col. Y.W. Wren w. 3. D. Col. Gw. Wren (M.I.2. W.O.) are returning it.\n\nPut W.S.W.7/3am \n\n26.2.44",
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        "content_text": "NATION\n\nFrom: Lieut. Colonel G.W. Wren\n\nThe War Office,\n\nWhitehall S.W.1\n\nSCHEME\n\n1.1.2\n\n4\n\nFOR\n\nDISABLED\n\nMEN\n\nYour reference.\n\nDear Rollerton,\n\n26th February 1944\n\nVery many thanks for sending me this report which I return herewith.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nG.W. Wren\n\nLieut. Colonel W.L. Rolleston\n\nMilitary Liaison Staff\n\nColonial Office\n\nS.W.1",
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        "content_text": "Secret.\n\n54118/44.\n\n197 Downing Street,\n\nS.W.1.\n\n17th February, 1944.\n\nI think you might like to have a look at the attached report by Mr. Morris, late Senior Wireless Engineer of the Hong Kong Post-Office, who was recently repatriated to Canada.\n\nAs this is our file copy, I would be glad to have it back as soon as you have finished with it.\n\nLIEUTENANT-COLONEL G. W. WREN.",
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        "title": "CO129-591-5 Report on activities of Post Office- Engineering Branch during Battle of Hong Kong 24-12-1943 - 26-2-1944",
        "content_text": "C. O.\n\nMr. G. E. J. Gent.\n\nMr. G. L. M. Clauson.\n\nMr. C. J. Jeffries.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nSir A. Dawe.\n\nSir W. Battershill.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\n54118\n\nSecret\n\nI think you might like to have Local Govt. a look at the attached report less the two M.2.\n\nIn Morris, late Senior Wireless Engineer of the Hong Kong Post Office, who was recently repatriated to Canada as this is our file copy, I should be glad to have it back as soon as possible you have finished with it.\n\n300w FURTHER ACTION.",
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        "content_text": "MOST SECRET.\n\nRECENT 3'1 DEC 194\n\nOFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER\n\nFOR THE UNITED KINGDOM.\n\nEarnscliffe,\n\nOTTAWA.\n\n24th December, 1943\n\n1.\n\n7\n\nSir,\n\nI.(1) I have the honour to submit herein, through the Office of the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, Ottawa, a report in duplicate of the activities of my sub-department - the Post Office Engineering Branch - in Hong Kong during the period of hostilities from 8th December, 1941 to the occupation of the Colony by the Japanese on the 25th and 26th December, 1941, and to our subsequent internment at Stanley.\n\n(2) A report on the last known condition of all equipment and an estimate of requirements for re-opening radio services has been submitted separately under date 15th December, 1943.\n\n(3) No one was permitted to bring away any papers whatever from the internment camp at Stanley and as this report is therefore written from memory the dates in some cases may not be exact. The account is substantially the same as one which I handed to the Postmaster General in the camp early last year.\n\n(4) Normal departmental operations covered the following radio services.\n\nBroadcasting\nAeronautical\nMarine\nMeteorological\nCommercial\nWater Police\nHarbour\nLicensing and Inspection\n\nand the maintenance of X-ray and electro-medical apparatus at the hospitals. Government cable networks, telephones and communications generally were being taken over, but were still in the hands of the Public Works Department.\n\n(5) The general radio organisation included two main transmitting stations, with groups of transmitters at each, viz:\n\n(a) Cape D'Aguilar, Hong Kong Island. Thirteen transmitters for marine, meteorological and commercial services;\n\n(b) Hung Hom, Kowloon. Four transmitters for aviation and meteorological services and three for broadcasting;\n\nmain receiving station at the Peak, broadcasting studios and various smaller stations.\n\nThe Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies,\n\nDowning Street,\n\nLondon.",
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        "content_text": "(6)\n\n-2.\n\nThe Cape D'Aguilar transmitters were remote controlled, the commercial services from Messrs Cable and Wireless Telegraph office in the city (the only non-government office in this report) and the marine services from a radio receiving station in the grounds of the Royal Observatory, Kowloon.\n\n(7)\n\nThe Hung Hom transmitters were remote controlled, the aviation services from their radio receiving station at Kai Tak airport, Kowloon, and the broadcasting services from the studios and control rooms in the Gloucester Building in the centre of the city.\n\n(8)\n\nAlternative control of all radio telegraph services was from the G.P.O. building in the city. Alternative emergency studios and controls for broadcasting were also equipped but not required.\n\n(9)\n\nThe main receiving station was at the top of the Peak, a hill immediately behind the city. Received signals were put over lines to the telegraph offices in town and there received by telegraphists. Received programmes for rebroadcasting were put through to the studios. Measurements of the strength and frequency of received waves were carried out here.\n\n(10) building.\n\n(11)\n\nEmergency receivers were also installed in the G.P.O.\n\nFrom the nature of this report it appears best to deal with it geographically.\n\nII.\n\nKai Tak, Kowloon\n\nDecember 8th. Airport bombed from the air by the Japanese,\n\nDecember 10th. Evacuated.\n\nIII.\n\nIV.\n\nObservatory, Kowloon\n\nDecember 10th. Evacuated, together with Kai Tak upon instructions from the Postmaster General. Control of marine transmitters transferred to G.P.O. Most of the receivers removed to Hung Hom, transmitting station for transport across the harbour to Hong Kong. Much difficulty and delay were experienced in obtaining transport from the Observatory to Hung Hom.\n\nHung Hom\n\nDecember 8th. Operating satisfactorily under war conditions.\n\nDecember 10th. It was decided late today to transfer immediately one of the medium-wave broadcasting transmitters, ZEK, to Hong Kong island to a building which was being prepared for it at Causeway Bay, although the building was not yet ready. Dismantling of ZEK was commenced, and cross-harbour transport arranged.\n\nDecember 11th\n\nPage 9\n\nIques tuned by Momi\n\nThis and was given to understand that the guards in question were Indian regator Props\n\n6327.\n\n-3-\n\nDecember 11th. Machine gun fire reported reaching Hung Hom station. ZEK dismantling completed and equipment loaded into a lighter at the harbour edge. For safety it was decided to tow it across after dark. In the meantime the Chinese broadcast programme, normally transmitted by ZEK, was handled by a small emergency transmitter which had been installed on Kennedy Road in Hong Kong (q.v.). For further account of ZEK, see under \"Causeway Bay\".\n\nDecember 12th. Hung Hom station evacuated on instructions from the Postmaster General, the equipment being partly wrecked by the staff before leaving. It was understood that the masts and the station's stand-by generating plant would be demolished by the military authorities.\n\nThis was not done). Most of the Chinese staff had already disappeared and the European station technician, Mr. J.L. Anderson, had great difficulty in getting across the harbour to Hong Kong in a sampan.\n\nCauseway Bay\n\nDecember 11th. During the night of December 11th, the equipment comprising broadcasting, ZEK was towed across the harbour from Hung Hom. This gave some difficulty for neither light nor sound was permissible with fire from snipers (fifth column) coming across the harbour occasionally.\n\nDecember 12th. ZEK equipment being unloaded on to the Hong Kong wharf. This work was abandoned by the work-party during the morning when it came under fire from the opposite side of the harbour. They reported to me that the lighter had been cut adrift by the Chinese in a panic. I recovered the lighter late in the afternoon after having to indulge in the dangerous expedient of climbing over high walls to get into \"Protected Places\" whose guards had fled after locking up all doors and entrances. Contrary to expectation, I was not shot at during this procedure, as I should have been by our own patrols. I returned later with a special armed police guard for the lighter for the night.\n\nIt was now dark, and I observed what was, apparently, two-way fifth column signalling going on fairly freely across the harbour.\n\nDecember 13th. Offloading of ZEK resumed, and later again abandoned. I again proceeded to the wharf myself and completed the offloading. No road transport was available but a lorry which was found to be temporarily unoccupied was appropriated, and the radio transmitter finally delivered to its site at Causeway Bay. Erection of the equipment was put in hand immediately and continued non-stop until it was completed, with a short break when the work was once more abandoned this time due to heavy shell fire but personal attendance again restored confidence.\n\nAn aerial\n\nPage 9\n\nPage 9\n\n-4-\n\n10\n\nVI.\n\nAn aerial had to be rigged after dark, as working aloft in full view of firing from across the harbour was too risky.\n\nDecember 14th. Installation of plant completed and power tests commenced by evening.\n\nDecember 15th. Evening programme transmitted from this station. Transmission draws enemy fire and the station becomes an objective for their shelling. This station will now transmit the European programme while the Chinese programme is transmitted from Kennedy Road.\n\nDecember 16th. Evening programme missed by this station because in late afternoon a shell damaged the control lines from the studios.\n\nDecember 17th. P.W.D. unable to promise early restoration of damaged cables. Steps therefore taken to establish local control at the station itself. A dance-band microphone and amplifier were requisitioned from a cafe and installed together with a gramophone turntable as \"studio control equipment\" in the engine-room. An announcer was brought by car with a supply of records, and the programme was radiated on time. As I was anxious not to miss the usual broadcast of Daventry news, which was considered very desirable for local morale, I installed a short-wave receiver taken from my own residence in a near-by Chinese building and ran a line from it to the transmitter through the trees. As shelling was heavy and the Chinese building rather flimsy, the technician controlling the receiver had to lie on the floor while he controlled the retransmission, which was made satisfactorily to time.\n\nShortly after this the station had to be abandoned when it was reached by the Japanese front line, but transmission was satisfactory up to that time. Shells had fallen all around and very near, but the building had not been hit.\n\nKennedy Road.\n\n1. This was a small broadcast transmitter which I had installed on the Island before the outbreak of hostilities in a \"hidden\" position for use in case of emergency. It was of the greatest use during hostilities, taking over the whole programmes during the period between the evacuation of Hung Hom and the working of Causeway Bay station. Later it transmitted a Chinese programme while Causeway Bay transmitted the European one. When access to Causeway Bay became no longer possible, Kennedy Road was our last and only broadcasting station.\n\n2. This station also came under direct shelling from the Japanese whenever it started transmitting after the first few days. The building received several direct hits, but fortunately the apparatus escaped much damage. The aerial was twice shot away, but I was able to repair this with a volunteer party at dusk. Mr. T.B. Rolland and Mr. Pun (Chinese) accompanied me on this work which was then\n\n/was then\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 11",
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        "content_text": "11 \n\n-5- \n\nwas then in full view of the Japanese at point blank range just across the harbour. When the shelling was particularly severe, a technician would start up the apparatus and depart quickly, returning to shut down at the end of the programme. This was satisfactory because there was no protection, and most of the non-European staff flatly refused to go near the place.\n\n3. It is interesting to note that the Japanese (Major Asano) later claimed to me that they had put this station out of action by gunfire. This was not correct. The station was kept on the air right up to the time when it had to shut down owing to the final failure of the electricity supply. It is possible that I could have kept this station on the air right up to the time of the occupation if emergency generating plant which I had ordered for it had not been subjected to such abnormal delay that I had not received it.\n\nVII. STUDIOS\n\n1. From the cessation of broadcasting, at Kennedy Road to the day of the occupation, a programme of music and the Daventry news programmes were transmitted by local power from the studios to Government House by line. Mr. A.T. Lay, programme secretary, played the piano for some of these final transmissions.\n\n2. The broadcasting studios and control rooms in Gloucester Building remained relatively undisturbed throughout the hostilities.\n\n3. A public address system of ten loudspeakers distributed in various densely populated districts of Hong Kong and Kowloon, and controlled from the studios, could not be made use of on account of the early disorganisation of these outlying districts.\n\nVIII. CAPE D'AGUILAR\n\nDecember 8th. Operating satisfactorily under war conditions, but the routine motor-car which normally ran daily to carry food and urgent engineering requirements to this station failed without warning from the very first day.\n\nDecember 10th. Managed to get a car and some food down to D'Aguilar.\n\nDecember 12th.\n\nArrived home in small hours of the morning after transport of ZEK across the harbour and found Naval authorities requiring control of several Cape D'Aguilar transmitters. Gave necessary instructions, which were not properly carried out. Proceeded to job (3.00 a.m.) and effected change-over.\n\nDecember 13th. Confirmed Naval control of three of our transmitters. They were preparing to blow up their transmitters on Stonecutters Island when a Japanese shell did it.\n\nDecember 17th. Station working satisfactorily. This station was run periodically from its own emergency generating plant during failure of the public supply.\n\nDecember 18th.",
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        "content_text": "December 18th. The Engineer-in-Charge at Cape D'Aguilar, Mr. F.K. Garton, telephoned to say that the military forces manning the guns there were \"running off the station\", and he asked for information. The Postmaster General telephoned to Military Headquarters who said that D'Aguilar was being evacuated but they had forgotten to tell us. They said that our staff should obtain transport from the military people there. This information was passed on to Mr. Garton. He telephoned again a little later to say that he could not get any assistance at all from the military people, but that he had obtained a car and, after destroying as much as possible of the plant, he would proceed to town with his European assistant (Mr. A.V. Harbottle), his wife and a female Chinese servant. The Chinese staff were told to disperse. Mr. Garton had no information as to what route to follow or to avoid. His car was ambushed at Wongneichong Gap, his wife was killed, and the Chinese amah badly wounded.\n\nOn the loss of the D'Aguilar transmitters, two small ship-type transmitters were found in a local depot, and a quick search made for a suitable central location in which to install them. The telephone company agreed to let us have a supply from their generators if required and the adjacent building of Marina House was therefore chosen. The transmitters and receivers were installed and on or about December 20th communication was re-established with Chunking and Manila. Aerials again proved an awkward problem, for anyone going on the roof during daylight was promptly shot at.\n\nThese transmitters and receivers worked satisfactorily up to the time of the occupation, working from the telephone company's supply after the public supply had failed.\n\nIX. PEAK RECEIVING STATION\n\n1. This station came under casual fire early on, but was not much interfered with until about December 16th when it came under very heavy shelling. The military officer in charge of an observation post in the station grounds told the Engineer-in-Charge, Mr. H.S. Rees, to evacuate. Rees asked me for instructions, and I consulted the Postmaster General, who rang up Military Headquarters. They said that the Peak was \"the safest place to be in\". However, in view of the very heavy shelling of the site, the refusal of the Chinese staff to stay, the flimsy nature of the single-storey building and the repeated injunctions of the military officers there to evacuate immediately, it was not considered reasonable to ask Mr. Rees to remain. A few receivers were got down to town from this station but not much could be done as there was no transport and the approaches to the station were also being heavily shelled.\n\nNote: A Chinese technician who managed to get through to the station next day reported that the building was badly damaged from several direct hits and the site covered by shell craters. I confirmed this myself after the occupation.\n\n2. When the...",
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        "content_text": "2. When the Peak Station was evacuated, receiving stations were set up in a French missionary Building near town working from the electricity supply mains and also in case of failure of supply in the basement of the Gloucester Building working from batteries. Transmission lines were run through the trees. In less than one day Mr. Rees had these stations working and handling their proper traffic. In particular, no retransmission of Daventry news was missed. The missionary building station continued in use until the public supply failed, and the Gloucester basement until the occupation.\n\nX. RADIO OFFICE, G.P.O.\n\nDecember 10th. Reception and remote control of transmitters for marine and meteorological services taken over from the Observatory station upon its evacuation. December 11th. Reception and remote control of transmitters for commercial services taken over from Cable and Wireless Ltd. upon the evacuation of their office. December 16th. Additional receivers installed on the evacuation of the Peak receiving station.\n\nDecember 19th. G.P.O. building evacuated on instructions from the Postmaster General. Moved to final office in basement of Gloucester Building.\n\nXI. WATER POLICE AND HARBOUR\n\nRadio equipment at the Water Police stations at Tolo and Tsim Tsa Shui, on the lighthouses of Gap Rock and Waglan, and on three cruising police launches, was destroyed.\n\nXII. LICENSING AND INSPECTION SECTION\n\nThe normal work of this section came to an end at the outbreak of hostilities. The staff, however, were kept fully occupied in obtaining food for the staff and in assisting wherever necessary.\n\nXIII. HOSPITALS\n\nXIV. X-ray, electro-medical apparatus and radio-relay equipment at the hospitals was maintained up to the time of the occupation.\n\nXV. WORKSHOPS\n\nThe workshops and test rooms early came under such heavy shell fire (they were near an ordnance depot) that continuous work was impossible. An emergency workshop was therefore set up in a nearby air raid tunnel and remained in use until the occupation.\n\nXV. GENERAL",
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        "content_text": "GENERAL \n\n-8- \n\n14 \n\n1. Head Office control and direction of organisation was maintained at the G.P.O. until that building was evacuated about 19th December, when it was moved across to the Gloucester Building, where we installed ourselves on floors or wherever we could find a space to work, eat and sleep.\n\n2. Transport and food control broke down on the very first day of hostilities. It was difficult to keep non-European staff together at first, when some of them and their families had no food for several days. I appointed some of my own staff to obtain food by whatever means they could, and although they were very successful afterwards it unavoidably took them some days to work out suitable methods.\n\n3. I obtained a car and driver from the Auxiliary Transport Service on 9th December but the Chinese driver would not face the travelling which soon took us through areas of heavy shelling and after a few days he abandoned the work. I was able, however, to carry on with my own car. The department radio van early received a direct hit and was disintegrated into the surrounding trees. Fortunately no one was in it at the time.\n\n4. The behaviour of the staff generally was somewhat uneven, especially the non-Europeans, but with few exceptions they responded to suitable encouragement when inclined to falter.\n\n5. The organisation of my sub-department was based on a flexibility designed to meet unexpected situations as they might arise rather than on any cut and dried plans. I believe that this proved to be the best and that we were able to render the maximum services possible under difficult circumstances.\n\nXVI. OCCUPATION\n\nOn 25th December I was informed by the Postmaster General that the Colony had capitulated, and all remaining services ceased. On 26th December keys were handed over to the Japanese (Major Asano) in the studio waiting room. I had received instructions from the Hon. Colonial Secretary through the Postmaster General to give information and assistance which might be requested by the Japanese so long as it did not conflict with the Allied war effort.\n\nXVII POST OCCUPATION\n\n1. Several conferences were held by Major Asano with the Postmaster General and myself in which our cooperation was requested to re-establish broadcasting. Major Asano had a competent staff of his own.\n\n2. One consequence was that the small transmitter was transferred from Kennedy Road to the Gloucester Building and subsequently operated by the Japanese as JPHA. The transfer was carried out by my staff and was subjected to considerable delay.\n\n/In fact.",
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        "content_text": "15\n\nEnd\n\nIn fact it was not that it would have a very simple one\n\n<\n\n-9-\n\noperating until considerably later than if the Japanese had done the job themselves.\n\n3. My staff did not repair the short-wave broadcasting transmitter in Kowloon. I visited it with Major Asano and estimated two months for repairs. We could have had it working in a week or two. The Japanese had it partly working, on much reduced power, in precisely two months.\n\n4. Later I was examined by Captain Tanaka in charge of Japanese radio telegraphs (not broadcasting). He required transmitters at D'Aguilar to be repaired. I spent some time examining the plant and making out reports on what was missing. Some of the short-wave transmitters I found were only little damaged. I was able to render them more effectively damaged and more difficult to repair despite the fact that I was under the surveillance of Japanese officers. After some time I was confronted with a squad of Japanese technical assistants and ordered to have a certain transmitter working within a few days. I demurred and in an interview with Captain Tanaka I succeeded in getting myself laid off from this work. I did nothing further for the Japanese, and I ascertained later that they were never able to get a single one of our transmitters at Cape D'Aguilar to function. In the end they brought down two of their own from Shanghai.\n\n5. During this period I was kept interned, with some restricted liberty of movement, in the Gloucester Building, with the Postmaster General and six of my staff. The Hon. F.C. Gimson, Colonial Secretary; Mr. (now Sir Grenville) Alabaster, Attorney General; Mr. R.A.C. North, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and four of my staff were kept in the nearby Prince's Building. Those from Prince's Building were sent into the internment camp at Stanley some time in March and the remainder of us on 14th April, 1942.\n\n6. A small amount of money was given to us by Major Asano when the Kennedy Road transmitter was moved, but beyond this and one bag of rice, we received neither money nor food from the Japanese during the three and a half months we were kept in the Gloucester Building. We considered it our duty, however, to keep ourselves out of the Camp for as long as possible in order to do what we could to obstruct the Japanese war effort and to assist our own. Our funds and food were on the point of exhaustion in mid-April when the Japanese decided to move us into the concentration camp at Stanley.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient servant,\n\nR. Quie\n\nSenior Wireless Engineer.\n\nDE",
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        "content_text": "## \n1. Marriages performed by priests in episcopally ordained orders, whether Church of England or Roman Catholic, are valid at Common Law, but since 1753, the law of marriage in England has been governed by statute, and except in ships on the High Seas or in Colonies where the Canon law runs, such marriages are not valid. The law of Hong Kong is the law of England as existed on the 3rd day of April, 1843, except in so far as such laws are inapplicable to the local circumstances of the Colony or its inhabitants, and except so far as they have been modified by laws passed by the local legislature.\n\n2. The Marriage Ordinance of Hong Kong provides the form for the celebration of marriages within the Colony and declares that a marriage shall be null and void if the parties knowingly and wilfully acquiesce in its celebration in any place other than the office of the Registrar of Marriages, in a licensed place of worship (except when authorised by special licence), or without a certificate of notice or licence duly issued. Clearly, these marriages do not comply with the Ordinance and, unless the laws of Hong Kong were suspended and the Common Law in some way revived, the marriages are void.\n\nIt may be that if there is no practical legal way...",
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        "content_text": "## \n2. \n3. \n\nway of performing the marriage rite, a ceremony good at Common Law is valid, but the point is one of too great concern to the parties to leave anything to chance. Therefore the only safe course is to legislate, to declare the marriage valid, and the matter put beyond any doubt.\n\nBirths and Deaths. Section 15 of the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance would enable the Registrar to insert the records kept in the Hospital in the Registers, and this should, of course, be done.\n\nI think that sections 10 and ...\n\nI do not think that there is any doubt that a child born in the Internment Camp is a British subject. I think that the children of all pre-occupation residents of Hong Kong born in the occupation period are British subjects. I doubt if the children of non-British subjects who came into the Colony during the occupation and under Japanese protection are British subjects.\n\nb.f.g. Mr. Hastings.\n\n10/11/45.\n\nJ.\n\nMr. Hastings\n\nI agree that on the question of the validity of these marriages we must put the matter beyond doubt. There would seem to be three alternative courses of action:-\n\n| (a) | to regularise this matter by Military Proclamation; |\n| (b) | to await the restoration of civil government and then arrange for the matter to be effected by normal legislation, and |\n| (c) | to take action now by Order in Council. |\n\nI doubt if we should be justified in waiting until (b), and action by Military Proclamation (a) is not perhaps wholly appropriate for this case. Would you advise as to what our next step should be and if it should be as at (c), would you very kindly draft an appropriate Order in Council?\n\nWith regard to births and deaths. I assume from your minute that you do not consider that any legislative action is necessary. Can the insertion of the hospital records in the official Register await the resumption of civil government?\n\nF. Alesk\n\n13.11.45.",
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        "content_text": "## \n4 \n\n(a) is not possible, such proclamations have force only during the period of military rule. \n\n(b) is I think the proper course. The only reason for (c) is that it might be quicker, but I believe that in fact it would take very nearly as long and I do not think that the urgency is extreme. \n\nThese people appear satisfied with their marriages and if the legislation is properly worded there will be no question as to the legitimacy of children born in the meantime. \n\nTo leader \n\nThere seems to be no apprehension as to these marriages and the legislation should dispose of any doubt as to the legitimacy of any children born in the meantime.\n\nI think the insertion of the records could be done by any Registrar when appointed. It is proposed that the acts of officials during the military period will be covered by the Indemnity Legislation. \n\nAndy-k. H[?]. \n\n22. 11. 45. \n\nPlease see ... \n\nI agree ... \n\nRoberts Wray \nI should look at this. Do we need advice from the appropriate authorities here? \n\nProbably. Were the marriages during Stanley Camp valid? If not, can the validation be suitably worded?",
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        "content_text": "## \nThem in no real doubt \n\nRegistration n \n\nX? \n\nI will Gost! St'thing \n\n3 \n\nthe registered in HK at once, if rated or where cater: ? \n\nWere the Births & Deaths \n\nRegistration arrangements \n\nvalid, \n\ndo \n\nThey \n\nneed \n\nredundating legislation ?. if so, without waiting for host Gost \n\nto be restored \n\nThe Nationally grechen Kage wint, Israquet. \n\nY \n\ntheat \n\nArrual \n\n26/11 \n\nI agree on all these questions with Mr. Hastings, but I should like to add two points.\n\nIn order to meet the submission in the last subparagraph of (1) in Mr. Minnitt's letter, the Ordinance might provide for \"the avoidance of doubts the marriages in question are, and have been since their celebration, as valid as they would have been if the prescribed formalities had been complied with; or that they shall not be deemed to be, or to have been, invalid by reason only that certain formalities were not complied with.\n\nAs regards marriage registration, according to this letter the practice seems to have been to reverse the prescribed legal procedure. Ordinance 7 of 1875 (section 20(3) and 23) a certificate should be given, and a copy sent to the Registrar who should file it and register it. In Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation it seems that a register of marriages was kept, copies of the entries being delivered to the parties. Mr. Minnitt's letter may, however, be inaccurate and the facts require close examination. It may be necessary to ensure by legislation that these certificates (or copies of the register) are certificates of marriage for the purposes of the Ordinance; see particularly Section 24 which makes them evidence.\n\n22/45",
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        "content_text": "## Day 5\n\nRobert Worker \n\nI have amended shot slightly. I think we should point wit to it. And that it is the opinion that there is margin to hit thanks not be changed.\n\n2 to Macdonald w/c note & 1+3 \nA \nW. H. 4. His linge \n\n12/12/40- \n241245 \nTo Munnelt \n24 12 45 \nTo \nw/c #3 \n241245 \nto Jamry \nw/c hate 4&3 \n+3 \n241245 \n\nPP. repeat the note opposite \n\nregule \nby P \n\non Managements Performed in Stanley \n6 Note 7 Mor Guison \n28.12.45",
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        "content_text": "# 1946\n\n## Mr. Hastings\n\nWill you please see the letter at 7, from which I understand Mr. Gimson's point to be that we should ensure that the proposed Ordinance does not legalise marriages which would have been invalid on grounds of bigamy or for some other reason had they been performed in normal times. We must of course endorse this view. As to the \"difficult\" cases, examples of which Mr. Gimson gives, it will I think be for the lawyers of the Hong Kong Government to advise on such cases on the restoration of Civil Government.\n\nSubject to your comments I suggest that we should send a copy of Mr. Gimson's letter to the C.C.A.O.\n\n## \n\nIt was better this point that the relevant way suspected his purport chapter. I do not think there is any doubt that they care the point and the proposed legislation will at ratify any marriage which might have been valid if performed within the existing frame of time law; and I had the draft should be amended in this sense.\n\n## \n\nMr. W. His ling 3/1.\n\n## Page 9\n\nMs. Hawlings I have spoken to loko golsen amended wish damp fawiyom look.\n\n| To | Ref |\n| --- | --- |\n| 7 | Mr. Giron |\n| 8 | To Ceil. Hong Kong whc. (Sav No.2) |\n| 9 | To CA4 whe & and Eil. |\n| 10 | From R. J. Minnile 2/1/46 |\n| 11 | 8.1.46 30/12/45- Mr. Hastings |\n\n## Mr. Hastings\n\nWould you please see Mr. Robert Wray's minute of the 3rd December, our letter to Mr. Minnitt at 3, and his reply at 11. If you agree I think all we need do is to send a copy of this letter to the C.C.A.O. as in draft Savingram.\n\n22. 1. 46.\n\n| To | Ref |\n| --- | --- |\n| 12 | To: Hong Kong. -Saw No13 % 11. |\n| 13 | TO CAL whe 12 and End. |\n\n(2) No reply - In view of lapse of time? Put by D. &. W. 576. Matchpole 29/4. 7/2/46 7/2/466 Jee at out.\n\n## Page 9\n\n## Page 10\n\nIt will be seen from 6 (it was passed on as a minute of 10th November, 1945) that Mr. Hastings took the view that there was some doubt as to the validity of marriages performed in Stanley internment camp, and that, therefore, validating legislation was desirable.\n\nIn his despatch at 16, the Governor agrees with this view and enclosed a draft Ordinance to give effect to the validation.\n\nIt was... In `53528/330` attached, a firm of Solicitors raised the question of validating legislation in regard to decrees of dissolution of marriage. assumed here that the two matters were analogous. (See para. 4 of our despatch at 14). The Governor's Advisers, however, have expressed a contrary view on the grounds that the continued exercise of jurisdiction by the Chief Justice was not consistent with his internment. (See paragraph 6 of 16).\n\nIf this view is accepted, and the decrees pronounced by the Chief Justice are considered null and void, the question arises of whether any other pronouncements by the Chief Justice are thus invalidated. I have spoken to Mr. North (who was interned in Stanley) and he tells me that, as far as he knows, no other cases of importance would be affected by such a decision. The Chief Justice held a Magistrates' Court and gave judgment in a number of petty cases of theft and assault, but these are not likely, I imagine, to cause trouble.\n\nAs regards the decrees of dissolution of marriage, it appears that only the parties of two decrees nisi and one decree absolute will be affected: (presumably one of these is the subject of Messrs. Maddin's enquiry). The Governor does not say whether any of the parties have remarried, or if there are any children of the remarriages. But presumably any question of illegitimacy can be rectified if further proceedings are taken by the parties in question, and the fact of not introducing validating legislation in this respect will, therefore, merely be that the parties...\n\n## Page 10\n## Page 11",
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        "content_text": "## \nparties will be put to certain trouble and expense.\n\nWhen the legal opinion has been given on the Governor's view that the jurisdiction of the Chief Justice in internment was not valid, Eastern Department A should see this file, in case a similar question has arisen, or may arise, in Singapore and the Malayan Union. They will also wish to know of the proposed validating Ordinance in regard to marriages.\n\nA further letter has been received from Messrs. Maddin and Co. on `53528/330`. We should reply to them on the lines of paragraph 10 of 16 and inform the Governor (a) that we approve of the draft Ordinance enclosed with his despatch; and (b) that we agree that the exercise of jurisdiction of the Supreme Court during internment by the late Chief Justice should not be validated.\n\n18th October, 1946.\n\nI was covered by my opinion on the way laws & laws of the Courts have any precedent. It is clear that, during the Occupation, the laws were suspended, so far as the Chief Justice possessed no jurisdiction under the Hague Regulations; and I had been purportedly exercising jurisdiction under the Occupying power. The draft Ordinance is unobjectionable, and I agree that the jurisdiction exercised by the late Chief Justice should not be validated, as it had been allowed by the Occupying power.\n\n`Jmenyppis 31/10766`",
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        "content_text": "I am glad to have seen this file. So far ♡ \"Know, there were LO camps in Malaya in which husbands & wives... or ...together. were internee... Imman. 31/10 \n\nMr. Mayle. Please see my minute and that of Mr. Mervyn Jones above. I think you should know that the Governor has expressed the view that the continued exercise of jurisdiction by the Chief Justice, while in interment, was not valid and that our legal adviser has agreed with this view, since it is a doctrine which may affect questions other than the validity of divorce decrees which is the subject of the recent ...\n\nBut as to this see Y of my papers on this file. minute.\n\nThe Governor recommends that legislation should not be enacted to validate the exercise of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court by the late Chief Justice during internment because so few cases are affected. (see Z of my minute above)\n\nI think we should proceed as at X above. herewith and drafts also on `53528/330` below.\n\nDraft 1.11.46.\n\nI have ... no ... the ... Grouppe 1 /u/46 \n\nMr. Roberts-Wray I should like you to see this as there is rather an important point of principle involved.\n\nIt seems to me that the decision whether there is to be legislation validating the decrees pronounced by the late Chief Justice during internment depends not so much on the number of persons involved, as the Governor suggests in paragraph 8, but on whether any of those persons will now be placed in some legal difficulty as the result of our declaring the decrees to be invalid and not introducing validating legislation.\n\nI have accordingly put up a revised draft, making this point and suggesting that an effort should be made to trace the parties concerned and to inform them that it is not proposed to introduce validating legislation, so that they will have an opportunity of making representations if they are in legal difficulty.",
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        "content_text": "The simpler course would be to introduce validating legislation and I am not clear whether there would be any strong objection to this course. I would not, however, make the suggestion in the draft despatch. It is possible that the Governor may come round to this view after further consideration, especially if the non-introduction of validating legislation involves making enquiries as suggested in paragraph 3 of the revised draft.\n\nIf you agree with the draft on this file and also the draft to Messrs. Maddin on `53528/330/46` below, perhaps you would be good enough to f.s. them.\n\n5.11.46.\n\nX\n\nMr. Mayle.\n\nI do not feel altogether happy about divorces.\n\nIn a case where only a decree nisi is pronounced its invalidity is not perhaps a matter of very great importance because the parties did not thereupon become free to re-marry. An invalid decree absolute might, however, be a very serious matter.\n\nI see that in Miss Ruston's minute of 28th June on `53528/330/46` she says that decrees were made in the camp in order to allow the parties to re-marry and so ensure the legitimacy of the children born in the camp. If in fact they did re-marry, then the children would not be legitimate if the decree absolute was void, nor, according to English law, would they be legitimated if the parents now re-marry, because they were unable to marry at the time of the birth. Section 1(2) of the Legitimacy Act, 1926, provides that nothing in the Act shall operate to legitimate a person whose father or mother was married to a third person when the illegitimate person was born. Moreover, if one of the parties had repented of the re-marriage, pronouncement that the divorce was invalid might be seized upon as an opportunity to get rid of the marriage bond. It must be borne in mind that in 99 cases out of 100 a decree absolute...",
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        "content_text": "In our consideration, I feel that it is important that representations are made before them. Under such circumstances, some of them have remarried and they will no doubt object.\n\n14 absolute is granted as a matter of course and by validating such a decree, we should merely prevent a challenge to what was in a sense a mere formality.\n\nIn my view, the draft is certainly not strong enough in merely suggesting that the parties should be approached. I think the Governor should be requested to tell them (those who obtain decrees nisi as well as those who obtain decrees absolute) that the Government is advised that the validity of the decrees is very doubtful and that, in view of this, the Government does not feel that it would be appropriate to introduce validating legislation, and the parties will no doubt consider whether they should take any further steps in the matter. This will give them a chance for representation.\n\nI also feel very doubtful about the concluding three lines of Clause 2 of the draft Ordinance, which provides that the Ordinance shall not render valid any marriage either of the parties to which has subsequently lawfully inter-married with any other person. This would seem to assume that a person married in the camp is entitled to disregard the marriage, whereas there is at least something to be said for the view that the marriage was valid at common law, though I see that when I looked into the question last December, I expressed the view that they were probably not valid. The purpose of the Ordinance will be to remove doubt, and the passage in Clause 2 to which I have referred appears to me to come near to legalising bigamy.\n\nThe Home Office not infrequently issue provisional orders which are confirmed by Parliament validating marriages the validity of which is doubtful owing to the place of celebration or other formalities, and I suggest that some of these orders should be looked up to see what form they take. They are scheduled to Parliament.\n\nBefore we go any further, I should like to add...",
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        "content_text": "15 \n\nI am not satisfied that the doubt as to the validity of these divorces is a strong one and I should like a note on the subject, dealing in particular with paragraph 23(h) of the Hague Regulations. Unless you have any preliminary comments, will you please pass the file to Mr. Mervyn Jones and I shall be grateful if he will prepare a note, with references to authorities.\n\nFinally, I am not at all sure we can brush aside the possibility of trouble if it is the case that the Chief Justice had no jurisdiction to try other cases such as assault and theft (see Y of Miss Ruston's minute of 18th October); but perhaps we need not pursue this question at the moment.\n\nI have...\n\nOgge  \n20.11.46.\n\nI think we are now in a position to send a despatch taking into account my minute of the 20th November and Mr. Mervyn Jones' valuable note, a copy of which, suitably edited, should, I think, be included.\n\n1. My view, briefly, is as follows:-\nMarriages should be validated, but we should comment on the draft Ordinance as in my minute of 20th November, and we should suggest redrafting so as to avoid setting out the names in a Schedule, following the Home Office practice.\n\n2. There is considerable doubt whether the Chief Justice possessed jurisdiction, but, having regard especially to X in the first paragraph of my minute of 20th November,",
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        "content_text": "## \n20th November, I feel it may be desirable and, perhaps, virtually essential to validate decrees absolute. As regards decrees nisi which, presumably, have not been made absolute, there are greater objections in principle to validating proceedings conducted in the prevailing circumstances, and I feel that probably the appropriate course is to take no action except to inform the parties of the doubts that are entertained.\n\n3. As I have already said, it is important that no legislative action affecting the present status of the persons concerned should be taken without informing everyone of them what is proposed and giving them an opportunity to make representations. Please pass the draft despatch through Mr. Mervyn Jones.\n\n26th November, 1946.\n\nAction taken\n\nWe must, of course, send an answer without further delay to the letter on `53528/330`.\n\nWe should, I think, apologise for the delay and regret that we are not in a position yet to furnish a reply, as their enquiry raises difficult points which are still under consideration in correspondence with the Governor of Hong Kong.\n\nI think it might be as well for me to offer to discuss the position with them if they would like me to send a representative to see them. I can explain much better in conversation and should explore the possibility of their clients now asking for a decree absolute in the Hong Kong Courts if he or she is anxious to get the matter settled quickly.\n\n27th November, 1946.\n\nREO",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nI submit opposite a draft despatch, and have amended in pencil Mr. Mervyn Jones' note, in accordance with Mr. Roberts-Wray's minute of 26th November. \n\nI also attach the Legitimacy Act of 1926, which is referred to at \"y\" in Mr. Roberts-Wray's minute of 20th November.\n\nThe draft letter to Messrs. Madden & Co. has been sent forward on `53528/330`.\n\nD.B. Whyte \n30.11.1946.\n\nI have dropped amendments 67. I have agreed to nothing to add.\n\nMr. Roberts-Wray \n\nI take it that you agree to our approving the draft Ordinance to validate marriages, subject to consideration of your comments, and I have amended the draft in this and certain other respects. I should be glad to know whether you agree with the revised draft herewith.\n\nAccording",
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        "content_text": "## \nAccording to paragraph 8 of the Governor's despatch at No.16, there were only 5 divorce decrees made by the Chief Justice during the period of internment, 2 decrees nisi and 3 decrees absolute. In view of this, I was wondering whether it would not be better to say in the despatch that if it is quite certain that these are the only parties concerned, we should have no objection to their being informed of the doubts entertained as to the validity of the decrees, both decrees nisi and decrees absolute, and that subject to any representations which they may wish to make as to their own personal status, it is not proposed to enact any legislation to remove those doubts.\n\nI am not quite sure whether the pencilled amendment at the end of the post-script to Mr. Mervyn Jones' minute of the 25th November is correct. Perhaps you would confirm this.\n\n5.12.46.\n\nI think draft now amended.\n\nunnecessary for the sort of communication about ... with the dispatch would mums Maddin's client, don't know who it is.\n\n6/12/46\n\nDo H. Kong  \n265  \ninfant: including 9 aviators  \n19  \n72  \n46.",
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        "content_text": "# MING KONG NO. 265.\n\nSir,\n\n## Colonial Office, Downing Street, 19 December, 1946.\n\n**GOVERNOR**\n\nI have the honour to refer to your confidential despatch of the 26th September on the subject of the validity of marriages solemnized and decrees of divorce pronounced by the Chief Justice during the period of the Japanese occupation of the Colony, and to enclose a note on these matters by my Legal Adviser.\n\n2. As you will see from the enclosed note, there is good ground for holding that the marriages concerned are valid at common law without any further action. I agree, however, that it is desirable to enact legislation to remove all doubts and I approve the draft Ordinance enclosed with your despatch, subject to the following observations:\n\n### (a)\nThe concluding three lines of clause 2 of the draft Ordinance, which provides that no marriage shall be rendered valid where either of the parties concerned has subsequently inter-married with any other person, would seem to assume that a person married in the Camp was justified in disregarding the marriage, and at this point the draft Ordinance, since it is designed to remove doubt and confirm the validity of marriages, seems to approach the legalisation of bigamy. At present I am disposed to think that the words in question should be deleted. In my view, however, it is very important that every individual affected should be told in general terms of the proposal to introduce legislation to validate these marriages and given an opportunity to make representations before the Ordinance is passed. Then this has been done, it should be possible to say whether this saving provision would have any practical effect.\n\n### (b)\nThe Home Office not infrequently issue provisional orders, which are confirmed by Parliament, validating marriages, the validity of which is doubtful. I enclose a copy of one of these orders for your information. You will observe that the names of the parties to the marriage are not included in the schedule, and I would suggest for your consideration that the Hong Kong draft Ordinance should be amended so as to follow the Home Office practice.\n\nTurning to the question of divorce decrees, as you will see from the enclosed note, my Legal Advisers agree that there is considerable doubt whether the Chief Justice possessed jurisdiction. They see objection, however, to the proposal that decrees made absolute by the Chief Justice should be regarded as void and that no action should be taken to validate them, if any of the parties concerned have subsequently remarried, particularly if they have had children. If the decrees absolute were void, such children would not be legitimate and, according to...\n\nSIR MARK YOUNG, G.C.M.G.\n\netc., etc., etc.",
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        "content_text": "## \n\n2. To English law, would not be legitimated by the re-marriage of their parents after further divorce proceedings. If there is any such case it seems clear that it will be necessary to enact legislation to remove all doubt as to the validity of these decrees. I consider therefore that it is desirable to inform the parties of the doubt entertained on this matter, stating that a proposal to introduce legislation is under consideration and inviting their comments.\n\n4. I am advised that there is not the same need to validate decrees nisi which were made in the Camp, and which, presumably, have not been made absolute, and that there would be greater objection in principle to doing so, since while a decree absolute is little more than a formality, this cannot be said of a decree nisi. I would therefore, concur with your proposal to take no action as respects decrees nisi, providing that the parties are informed of the doubts entertained, told that the Government does not feel that it would be appropriate to introduce validating legislation and that it was left to them to take any further steps in the matter.\n\n5. I suggest, therefore, that the first step should be to approach all persons affected by these marriages and divorce decrees on the lines suggested above. Decisions as to the proper course to adopt could be taken on receipt of replies.\n\n6. In view of this despatch, I have caused a further interim reply to be sent to Messrs. Maddin and Company regarding their enquiry relating to divorce decrees made by the Chief Justice during the period of Japanese occupation. I enclose a copy of that letter.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient humble servant,\n**(sgd) A Creech Jones.**\n\nPage 20\nPage 21\n\nWt. 29446/552 9/46 50m. S. & S. Ltd. c.o.",
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        "content_text": "# 265. GOVERNOR\n## FURTHER ACTION\n\nSir,\n\nI have etc., to refer to your confidential despatch of the 26th September on the subject of the validity of marriages solemnized and decrees of divorce issued by the Chief Justice during the period of the Japanese occupation of the Colony, and to enclose a note on these matters by my Legal Adviser.\n\n2. As you will see from the enclosed note, there is good ground for holding that the marriages concerned are valid at common law without any further action. I agree, however, that it is desirable to enact legislation to remove all doubts and I approve the draft Ordinance enclosed with your despatch, subject to the following observations:\n\n(a) The concluding three lines of Clause 2 of the draft Ordinance, which provides that no marriage shall be rendered valid where either of the parties concerned has subsequently inter-married with any other person, would seem to assume that a person married in the Camp may disregard the marriage, and at this point the Ordinance, which is designed to remove doubt, seems to introduce ambiguity.",
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        "content_text": "## ambiguity by approaching the legalisation\n\nAt present I am disposed to drink that the words in question show delities. In my vein, however, it is very important that every individual affected should be told of the legislation and given an opportunity to make representations before the Ordinance is passed.\n\n(b) The Home Office not infrequently issue provisional orders, which are confirmed by Parliament, validating marriages, the validity of which is doubtful. I attach a copy of one of these orders for your information. You will observe that the names of the parties to the marriage are not included in the Schedule, and I would suggest that the Hong Kong draft Ordinance should be amended so as to follow the Home Office practice.\n\n## 3. Turning to the question of divorce decrees made by the Chief Justice during internment\n\nAs you will see from the enclosed note, my Advisers agree that there is considerable doubt whether the Chief Justice possessed jurisdiction during that period. They see considerable objection, however, to the proposal that decrees made absolute by the Chief Justice should be regarded as void and that no action should be taken to validate them, particularly if they have subsequently remarried and had children. If, in fact, this was the case, then the children would not be legitimate if the decrees absolute were voided. There is any such case it will obviously be necessary to enact legislation to remove all doubt as to the validity of these decrees. I consider therefore that it is desirable to inform the parties of the doubt entertained on the matter.\n\n## 4.\n\nI am advised that there are greater objections in principle to validate decrees nisi which were made in the Camp, and which, presumably, have not been made absolute. It introduces... and, according to English law, would legitimated the subsequent marriages of other parts... further dience proceedings. \n\n## ENCLOSURE 1\n`Provisional Order 22/7/43`",
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        "content_text": "## \n1 said it dire mist and that Aven werd h quealin objections in principle to doing so, 23 severe whil a decon absolute ist, is formalising, adconce a rule litte more than been made absolute. In these eases I would agree, Despert, decrers vist, therefore, with your proposal to take no action/ providing that I regipt, therefor, that the fail stiff shaver to ffrwash all pussons affected b there mamajes divace dienes x on the lines reggelist abon.\n\nDecisions as othe profen cause (~ adopt comed Cakem upless.\n\nThe parties were informed of the doubts entertained, told that the Government does not feel that it would be appropriate to introduce validating legislation and that it was left to them to take any further steps in the matter.\n\n## 5.\nI feel that it is very desirable, so far as possible, that all the parties who would be affected by the proposed legislative action in regard to any legislative Custer in gen the validation of marriages and decrees absolute should be informed of the purpose of the proposed legislation before it is enacted and thus given an opportunity to make representations should they find that they would be in some legal difficulty as the result of such legislation.\n\n## 6.\nIn view of this despatch, I have caused a further interim reply to be sent to Messrs. Maddin and Company regarding their enquiry relating to divorce decrees made by the Chief Justice during the period of Japanese occupation. I enclose a copy of that letter.\n\nI have, etc.,\n**(sød) A Creach Jones**",
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        "content_text": "## AUCE ON MONG HE\n\nMr. Roberts Wray.\n\n2477\n\nI have now reconsidered this very difficult matter in the light of your minute with the following results.\n\n1. It seems, as you suggest, that there is far more to be said for the view that these marriages were valid at common law than was at first supposed, and in particular there is a recent case which had not been decided when Mr. Hastings and yourself had occasion to consider the matter and to which I think your notice must now be drawn. It may be convenient in the first place to state what the writers had to say on the subject of the requirements of a valid marriage in the Colonies generally. Dicey's rule 182 (1)(iii) reads:-\n\n\"Subject to the exceptions hereinafter mentioned, a marriage is valid when (1) each of the parties has, according to the law of his or her respective domicile, the capacity to marry the other; and (ii) any of the following conditions as to the form of celebration is complied with (that is to say): (iii) if the marriage being between British subjects is celebrated as nearly as possible in accordance with the requirements of the English common law in a country where the use of the local form is impossible\".\n\nDicey's comment at page 744 of the 5th edition states: \"Sub-clause (iii) applies from its very nature at the present time almost entirely to marriages taking place beyond the limits of British dominions but it might have been applied in the case of any outlying island to which no administrative machinery has been applied; as was at one time the case with Pitcairn Island\". He cites the case of Lightbody v West, 182 Law Times 180, where a marriage in the Argentine by a Methodist...",
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        "content_text": "## (eicher 25 \n\nMethodist minister was held to be valid there because it was recognised by local law, or because the presence of a priest was unobtainable. The same question is more fully discussed in Cheshire's Private International Law (I have only got the 1935 edition) page 244, where he deals with the validity of marriages in a place where there is no local law available and in this connection he discusses what is the rule laid down by the common law relating to marriage. The rule laid down by the House of Lords in R. V. Millis 1843-4 10 C.L. and F. 534 was that one essential requirement is that the parties should take each other for man and wife, and the other that an episcopally ordained priest of the Church of England should take part in the ceremony. Having cast doubts on the historical justification of this decision, but accepting, of course, that it is the law, so far as England and Ireland are concerned, he then proceeds to consider whether the rule applies to marriages abroad, and he reaches the conclusion that the weight of opinion is in favour of confining its application to England. In the recent case of Wolfendon and Wolfendon, 1946 Probate 61, there is a decision of Lord Merriman arising out of a petition for a marriage in respect of the ceremony performed in a remote province of China by a Non-Conformist minister (who was, of course, neither episcopally ordained, nor a person authorised to perform a marriage under the Foreign Marriage Act, 1892). Having cited the decisions in Catterall v Catterall and McLean v Crystal, he reaches the conclusion that there is no distinction in principle between applying in a Colony such as New South Wales, which was involved in one of these cases, only so much of the English law as suited the situation, and applying so much of the English law as suited the situation and British subjects in the Chinese province in the case of nullity.",
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        "content_text": "26 \n\nHow to construe \"See in cloture.\" 2. in question. \n\nIt seems to result from the statement of authorities that in the Colonies a valid marriage can be contracted at common law per verba de praesenti, that is to say, in the manner recognised by the ancient canon law for Western Europe. Going back to the principle laid down by Cheshire, it seems, therefore, that the principle is that where compliance by the British subject to the local forms is impossible, it is sufficient if the marriage conforms to the requirements of the common law, and accordingly, as it is not possible in this camp to comply with all the formalities laid down by the Hong Kong Ordinances, (though it appears that every effort was made to comply with them so far as possible), there is good ground for holding that the marriages were valid at common law. Indeed, unless I misunderstand the facts, some of them would have been valid according to the common law rule as applied in England, because they were in fact celebrated by a priest of the Church of England.\n\n2. \n\nI have obtained, and attach herewith, a copy of a specimen of the provisional orders which are issued by the Home Office from time to time validating marriages the validity of which is doubtful owing to the place of celebration or failure to observe other formalities. I am informed by Mr. Hart that it is not the practice, as will be seen from the text of the Order, to mention the names of the parties and that the reference in sub-paragraph 2 of the operative part of the schedule, to the ecclesiastical \"cloture\" is only put in in cases where the ceremony has been performed by a Church of England clergyman.\n\n3. \n\nI think the question of the validity of the Chief Justice's jurisdiction, in so far as it was exercised during his internment, is the most difficult, it seems, of all. The rule of international law, which is, I think...",
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        "content_text": "The point, now generally acknowledged, is that a military occupation, however long it may last, does not ipso facto transfer sovereignty over the territory occupied to the invader, see Oppenheim Vol. 2, 6th edition, 1944, pp. 338 and 482. And although I have not the document by me at the moment, I recall that in the declaration of the four Allied Powers setting up a military government in Germany, those powers expressly repudiated any intention of annexing German territory, so that, theoretically, the sovereignty of the German State still continues, notwithstanding the occupation. Nevertheless, the occupying power actually exercises authority, and as the lawful sovereign is not in a position to provide an administration or to maintain order in the occupied area, these functions must be assumed by the occupying power. Certain principles are laid down by customary international law and by the Hague Regulations regarding the limitations on the exercise of authority by the occupying power. He has, for example, the duty of administering the country according to the existing laws and existing rules of administration, respecting family honour, rights, private property, etc. On the other hand, the inhabitants are under the martial law of the occupying power, and that power has the right to inflict punishment for breaches of proper rules laid down by him through martial law.\n\nArticle 43 of the Hague Regulations provides:\n\"The authority of the legitimate power having actually passed into the hands of the occupant, the latter shall take all steps in his power to re-establish and ensure, as far as possible, public order and safety, while respecting, unless absolutely prevented, the laws in force in the Country\".\n\nWestlake Part 2 (War), writing in 1907, commented on this...",
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        "content_text": "28\n\nthis provision as follows:-\n\n\"Now that the distinction between conquest and military occupation is formally drawn, the source of an invader's authority cannot be looked for in a transfer of that of the territorial sovereign. It is a new authority based on the necessities of war and on the duty which the invader owes to the population of the occupied districts\".\n\nHe quotes with approval a draft drawn up by the Brussels Conference in 1874 (which was not, however, adopted by the powers in any binding form). This states that \"the authority of legal power being suspended and having passed *de facto* into the hands of the occupant\" (Page 85). Speaking of Hague Regulation 43 quoted above, he says \"The suspension, not the transfer, of the power previously legal, must equally be understood; what it is intended to express as having passed to the occupant is the fact of that having legal authority, not the pre-existing authority with its nature and limits\". In another place, at p.111, he points out that it is desirable for the civil officials of the legitimate government to carry on the ordinary administration under the invader, but that the invader has no right to force them to do so. He states if they decline to do it, (and his only right, it is also his duty, is to replace them by appointees of his own so far as necessary for maintaining order and the convenience of the daily life of the district: other purposes, as those of the superior judicial offices, can bide their time. Similarly, the more recent work of Oppenheim at p. 349 states that there is no doubt that an occupant may suspend the judges as well as other officials, and a long footnote (4) at that page discusses the form in which judgment should be pronounced if the occupant allows the courts to continue to function.",
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        "content_text": "## 4. \n\nI can find a relevant English authority in the form of a decided case which bears directly on this matter, but the principle laid down by the writers on international law that the sovereignty of the invaded State is unaffected is also the view held by the English courts, as appears from the case of Rex v. Lynch, 1903, 1 K.B. 444, the Attorney General De Jager v. the Attorney-General of Natal, 1907, Appeal Cases 326, where the Privy Council held that a resident alien who was also a citizen of the South African Republic resident in Natal who joined the forces of that Republic in 1899 when they invaded and occupied the part of Natal in which he had resided for ten years was rightly convicted of treason. See also McNair Legal Effects of War, 1944, pp. 336-339. The rule of international law bearing the curious title of \"Postliminium\" is an attempt to reconcile the principle that the sovereignty of the invaded State remains unaffected notwithstanding the invasion, with the practical necessities of a military administration, and according to that rule, see Oppenheim Vol. 2 page 482, immediately the invader has been expelled from the territory the territory is at once considered to be again under the sway of the legitimate sovereign and the former state of affairs, so far as possible, is regarded as having been restored. But Oppenheim clearly points out that this rule does not affect the validity of such acts of the military occupant within the occupied territory as he was entitled to perform according to international law.\n\n## 5.\n\nAmong these acts, as has been indicated above, is the act of removing from the exercise of their functions Judges and other officials.\n\nI do not think that Article 23H of the Hague Regulations in its proper construction has any direct bearing on our problem. That Article prohibits...",
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        "content_text": "30\n\nthe occupant of enemy territory from declaring extinguished, suspended or unenforceable in a court of law the rights and rights of action of the inhabitants, but this does not apparently mean that he is prohibited from suspending judges from their functions, whatever else it may mean, for its precise interpretation is a matter of dispute, see Oppenheim Vol.2 pages 250 and 348.\n\n6.\n\n**Article 14 of the Hong Kong Constitution** provides that the judges held office during pleasure unless otherwise provided by law. There does... I do not think there is any doubt that the Chief Justice continued to hold office, notwithstanding his internment, but the question is whether the exercise of his jurisdiction during internment could, having regard to the rule stated above, be held to be valid. It seems to be think it is an essential condition, in principle, of any administration of justice that it should be free from any sort of constraint, and that the court should be in a position to give effect to its decisions.\n\nIt is perhaps arguable that a judgment which is in effect merely declaratory, such as a decree of divorce, is of such a nature that the question of means of execution is irrelevant. But one can imagine circumstances in which the apparatus of a court of justice would be necessary even to make such jurisdiction effective; for example, it could hardly be argued that the Chief Justice had any power, or, to exercise it, if he had power, was hardly in a position to commit for contempt. The short point, surely, is that the King's Writ did not, and could not, run in this area during the occupation. Going back to the most fundamental conceptions of the common law, it was outside the effective protection of the Crown and not under the King's peace. Although the Crown retained a sufficient residue of sovereignty to oblige British subjects...\n\n八\n\nPage 30\nPage 31",
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        "content_text": "C1094 MI1444 508 6/46 50,000 S&CLtd 47(3) \n54185/46 \n\nC. O. \nMr. Mayle \n\n5/11/46 \n\nDRAFT. **DESPATCH** \n**HONG KONG** \n**NO** \n**CONFIDENTIAL** \n**GOVERNOR** \n**FURTHER ACTION** \n\nSir, \n\nI have, etc., to acknowledge the receipt of your confidential despatch of 26th September, 1946, and to inform you that I approve of the draft Ordinance enclosed therewith which is designed to remove any doubt as to the validity of marriages solemnised during the period of the Japanese occupation of the Colony. \n\n2 \n\nOn the information available I am in agreement with your conclusion that legislation should not be introduced to validate the exercise of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court by the late Chief Justice during internment. A letter is being sent to Messrs. Maddin and Company on the lines suggested in the last paragraph.",
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        "content_text": "paragraph of your despatch.\n\n3.\n\nIf, however, it should transpire that any of the parties concerned are placed in legal difficulties by having pleadings as valid as the result of any of the decrees nisi or decrees absolute which were pronounced by the Chief Justice during the internment period and which are now to be considered as invalid, it will clearly be desirable to reconsider the question of validating legislation.\n\nYou may perhaps think it desirable to cause the parties concerned, in other cases than the one in which Messrs. Madden are acting, to be notified that it is not proposed to introduce validating legislation so as to give them an opportunity of making representations if they find themselves to be in some legal difficulty as the result of this decision.\n\nI have, etc.,",
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        "content_text": "**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n2.\n\nSir,\n\nRef\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,  \nHONG KONG.  \n26th September, 1946.\n\nら4185-\n\nI have the honour to refer to your despatch No. 75 of 4th July, 1946, and to your telegram No. 176 saving of 28th August, 1946, on the subject of the validity of marriages performed and decrees of divorce made absolute during the Japanese occupation in the Internment Camp at Stanley.\n\n2.\n\nI am advised that the validation of decrees of dissolution of marriage made in Stanley Camp is not analogous to the validation of marriages celebrated either at Stanley or in other parts of the Colony during the occupation.\n\n3.\n\nI will deal first with the question of marriages. The Japanese instructed Ministers of Religion that they could proceed to celebrate marriages by complying with religious requirements. It was impossible to celebrate marriages in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong. This impossibility existed, of course, not only at Stanley but also throughout the rest of the Colony, owing to the fact that the Japanese did not appoint any Registrar of Marriages and ignored completely the provisions of the Marriage Ordinance, 1875. There appears, therefore, to be some authority for saying that in such circumstances the right to celebrate marriage in accordance with common law revived.\n\n4.\n\nIt seems, therefore, only right and proper to enact an Ordinance which, for the purpose of removing doubts, will declare that all the marriages specified in the Schedule to the Ordinance shall have the same validity as if contracted and celebrated in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Ordinance, 1875.\n\n**THE RIGHT HONOURABLE  \nGEORGE HALL, P.C., M.P.**\n\nRECEIVED -7 OCT 1946  \nC. O. REGY  \n...",
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        "content_text": "## \n\n1 \n\n5. \n\nI forward herewith a draft Ordinance to give effect to the above proposal, which will shortly be introduced into Legislative Council. Some difficulties have been encountered in providing for the inclusion in the Schedule of every Christian marriage which took place in the Colony during the occupation, but the Schedule is now almost complete.\n\n-6. \n\nSo far as divorce is concerned the position appears to be somewhat different. The right of the Occupying Power to dispense with the services of those members of the Judiciary in whom he has no confidence appears to be recognized by most authorities on International Law. Moreover this right has been exercised in enemy territory under British occupation. Apart from these considerations it is thought that the continued exercise of the jurisdiction of the Chief Justice was not consistent with his internment; he was functus officio. The essence of a Court is that it should be open to the public as a whole and to encourage the idea that a Court can lawfully function when only an infinitesimal proportion of the inhabitants can have recourse to it might lead to the creation of an unfortunate precedent.\n\n7. \n\nIt may be urged, however, that as the parties to the proceedings may not have been aware of their invalidity and that as responsible Government officials represented that validating legislation would be passed to remove doubts, Government is therefore bound to enact the necessary legislation.\n\n8. \n\nThis consideration would have greater force but for the comparatively small number of persons involved. I am informed that during the period of internment two decrees nisi were pronounced by the Chief Justice and that during the same period three decrees nisi which had been pronounced by the Supreme Court before the outbreak of hostilities were made absolute by the Chief Justice. Since then, one party who obtained a decree \n\n## Page 35",
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        "content_text": "## 3\n\nAbsolute in Stanley has now obtained a proper decree from the Supreme Court of Hong Kong (I refer to `Long v. Long`) and another (`Turnbull v. Turnbull`) will be disposed of shortly in a similar manner.\n\n## 9\n\nUnless you see any strong objection to this course, I would prefer to indicate to the parties concerned that it is not proposed to validate the exercise of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court by the late Chief Justice during internment, and that the parties should act on the footing that such proceedings were a nullity.\n\n## 10\n\nI recommend therefore that Messrs. Maddin and Company be informed, in reply to their letter of 2nd May, that decrees of dissolution of marriage made absolute in the Internment Camp at Stanley are considered null and void and that it is not proposed to introduce validating legislation in respect of such decrees.\n\nI have the honour to be,  \nSir,  \nYour most obedient, humble servant,  \n**Mark Young**  \n**GOVERNOR**\n\n36",
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        "content_text": "# A BILL\n\n## INTITULED\n\nAn Ordinance to remove doubts as to the validity of certain marriages solemnized in the Colony of Hong Kong.\n\nWHEREAS doubts have been entertained with respect to the validity of marriages solemnized in the Colony of Hong Kong between the day of 1941, and the day of 1945, being the period during which the Registrar of Marriages ceased to perform his duties owing to the invasion and occupation of Hong Kong by Japan, and it is expedient to remove those doubts.\n\n## BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED\n\nby the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-\n\n1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Marriages Validity Ordinance, 194...\n\n## Short title\n\n## Validation of certain marriages\n\nThe marriages solemnized in Hong Kong between the respective parties specified in the second and third columns of the Schedule upon the approximate dates specified in the first column thereof, by the Ministers specified in the fifth column thereof, are, and have been since their celebration, as valid as they would have been if the places specified in the fourth column of the Schedule had been duly licensed under Section 3 of the Marriage Ordinance, 1875 (hereinafter referred to as \"the Ordinance\") and as if the formalities prescribed by the Ordinance had been complied with. PROVIDED that this Ordinance shall not render valid any marriage which before the passing of this Ordinance has been declared invalid by any Court of competent jurisdiction or affect any right dependent on the validity or invalidity thereof or render valid any marriage either of the parties to which has subsequently during the life of the other lawfully inter-",
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        "content_text": "## 2 \n\nMarried with any other person.\n\n## Power to make additions to the Schedule.\n\n## Registrar to procure and register particulars.\n\n## Officiating minister's certificate validated.\n\n3. If the Governor acting upon the advice of the Executive Council is satisfied that any marriage not included in the Schedule hereto should have been so included, he may order that particulars of such marriage be forthwith added to the said Schedule and any such order shall have the same effect as if the particulars of such marriage had been included in the said Schedule at the date of the enactment of this Ordinance.\n\n4. The Registrar of Marriages shall procure from such sources as may be available, particulars of the said marriages which should have been supplied to him pursuant to Section 20 of the Ordinance, and shall register such particulars of the said marriages in his office in such order and manner as he thinks best suited for easy reference thereto.\n\n5. Any certificate of the said marriages issued by the officiating minister and signed by two witnesses to the marriage shall be valid notwithstanding that it is not in the form prescribed by Section 20 of the Ordinance.\n\n## THE SCHEDULE\n\n| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Approx. Date. | Name of Husband. | Name of Wife. | Place where marriage solemnized. | Name of officiating Minister. |",
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        "content_text": "# Saving.\n\nFrom the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nTo the Officer Administering the Government of HONG KONG.\n\nDate: 28th August, 1946.\n\nNo. 176.5 Saving.\n\n5.04 53528/330\n\nReference my despatch No. 75 dated 4th July on subject of validity of marriages performed and decrees of divorce made absolute in Stanley Internment camp, a further letter of enquiry has been received from Messrs. Esudin and Company, a copy of whose letter of 20th last was enclosed with my despatch under reference. I should be glad for your early recommendations as to the reply which should be made to them.\n\nS.SOSA.",
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        "content_text": "# HONG KONG\n\n## Colonial Office, Downing Street, S.W.1. 4 July, 1946.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to refer to a letter addressed to the Chief Civil Affairs Officer on the 24th December, 1945, enclosing copies of correspondence on the subject of the validity of marriages contracted in Stanley Internment Camp together with the allied question of the nationality of children born in the Camp, the registration of births and deaths, and a note of the conclusions reached by my Legal Advisers on these matters. They considered it probable that marriages contracted in the Internment Camp were not valid but it was suggested that validating legislation might await the restoration of Civil Government and that in the meantime it was desirable that this opinion should be divulged to as few people as possible.\n\n2. The question of the validity of decrees absolute of divorce made in the Internment Camp has now been raised by Messrs. Maddin and Company, a copy of whose letter of the 2nd May I attach for your information. In this connection it was pointed out by the late Colonial Secretary, Mr. Gimson, in a letter (a copy of which was sent under cover of a savingram numbered 2 and dated the 8th January, 1946, to the Chief Civil Affairs Officer) that cases had occurred of marriages which had been performed in the Camp in the belief that a decree absolute had been made and later it had been found that this was not the case. You will no doubt ensure therefore that any proposed legislation will not have the effect of validating any marriage performed in the Camp unless such marriage would have been valid if performed in accordance with the procedure required by the **Marriage Ordinance**.\n\n3. A copy of the reply that has been sent to Messrs. Maddin is also attached, from which you will note that it is stated that enquiries are being made and a further letter will be sent to them in due course.\n\n4. Since it has been decided to validate marriages performed in the Camp, it would seem to be logical to validate also decrees of dissolution of marriage made in the Camp.\n\n5. I shall be glad to have your views on this point and also to know whether you have yet found it possible to give consideration to the question of a validating legislation and what reply you advise should be made to Messrs. Maddin's enquiry.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n**(sg) C. H. Ball**\n\n**GOVERNOR, SIR MARK YOUNG, G.C.M.G., etc., etc., etc.**",
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        "content_text": "It was desirable that this opinion should be divulged to as few people as possible.\n\n2. The question of the validity of decrees absolute of divorce made in the Internment Camp has now been raised by Messrs. Maddin and Company, a copy of whose letter of the 2nd May I attach for your information. In this connection it was pointed out by the late Colonial Secretary, Mr. Gimson, in a letter (a copy of which was sent under cover of a savingram numbered 2 and dated the 8th January, 1946, to the Chief Civil Affairs Officer) that cases had occurred of marriages which had been performed in the Camp in the belief that a decree absolute had been made and later it had been found that this was not the case. You will no doubt ensure therefore that any proposed legislation will not have the effect of validating any marriage performed in the Camp unless such marriage would have been valid if performed in accordance with the procedure required by the Marriage Ordinance.\n\n3. A copy of the reply that has been sent to Messrs. Maddin is also attached from which you will note that it is stated that enquiries are being made and a further letter will be sent to them in due course.\n\n4. Since",
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        "content_text": "Ref. F/C.\n\nC.A. MADDIN & CO.,\nSolicitors,\nLLOYDS BANK CHAMBERS,\nSURBITON.\n\n2nd May, 1946.\n\nThe Secretary, Colonial Office, Downing Street,\nWhitehall, S.W.1.\n\nSir,\n\nA client of ours has consulted us regarding a Decree Absolute of Dissolution of Marriage purported to have been made in a suit in the Supreme Court of Hong Kong (Divorce Jurisdiction) which suit was heard whilst our client was interned in the British Civilian Internment Camp (Stanley Camp) Hong Kong.\n\nThe suit was heard by Sir Alasdair Duncan Atholl MacGregor who, and Mr. L.R. Andrews, Registrar, signed the Decree.\n\nWe understand the question of the validity of such Decrees of Dissolution of Marriage is having your consideration and whether it is necessary that validating legislation be passed in respect thereof.\n\nOur client is concerned as to the position, and we shall appreciate your kindly letting us hear from you fully with regard thereto.\n\nWe are, Sir,\nYour obedient Servants,\n**(signed)** C.A. MADDIN.",
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        "content_text": "# 53528/330/46.\n\nGentlemen,\n\nColonial Office,\nDowning Street, S.W.1.\n25th June, 1946.\n\nI am directed by Mr. Secretary Hall to refer to your letter F/C of the 2nd May enquiring as to the validity of decrees dissolution of marriage made during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, and to express regret at the delay in replying to your letter.\n\n2.\n\nThe above question is not at present receiving consideration in the Colonial Office, but enquiries are being made of the Governor of Hong Kong in the matter, and a further letter will be sent to you on the receipt of his reply.\n\nI am,\nGentlemen,\nYour obedient servant,\n**(Scd.) N.L. Mayle**  \nshould be \n**(Scd.) N.L. MYLd.** \n-> change to \n**(Scd.) N.L. MYLd.**\n\nMESSRS. C.A. MADDIN AND COMPANY LIMITED.\n\nis rewritten as \n\n# 53528/330/46.\n\nGentlemen,\n\nColonial Office,\nDowning Street, S.W.1.\n25th June, 1946.\n\nI am directed by Mr. Secretary Hall to refer to your letter F/C of the 2nd May enquiring as to the validity of decrees dissolution of marriage made during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, and to express regret at the delay in replying to your letter.\n\n2.\n\nThe above question is not at present receiving consideration in the Colonial Office, but enquiries are made of the Governor of Hong Kong in the matter, and a further letter will be sent to you on receipt of his reply.\n\nI am,\nGentlemen,\nYour obedient servant,\n**(Scd.) N.L. MYLd.**\n\nMESSRS. C.A. MADDIN AND COMPANY LIMITED.",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT SAVINGRAM\n\n**THE C. IN C. HONGKONG.**\n\nFollowing for C.C.A.O. from Colonial Office.\n\nReference Colonial Office despatch dated 24th December covering a copy of a letter of the same date sent to Mr. R.J. Minnitt and to Colonial Office Savingram No. 2 of the 8th January, all on the subject of marriages in Stanley Internment Camp, the attached copy of Mr. Minnitt's reply dated 30th December giving further details of the registration and issue of certificates in connection with these marriages is sent for your information.\n\n**FURTHER ACTION.**",
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        "content_text": "**LETTER SENT**\n\n**DRAFT AND RECORD COPY**\n\n**REGISTERED No.** `54185/45`\n\n**DRAFT**\n\nMiss MRX Ruston `dafb46`\n\nSir,\n\nTo\n**DATE** 22nd January, 1946\n\n**ENCLOSURES**\n**FURTHER ACTION**\n\nI am directed to acknowledge your letter of the 30th December on the subject of the registration of marriages in Stanley Internment Camp, and to thank you for the further information which you have been able to give. A copy of your letter has been sent to Chief Civil Affairs Officer in Hong Kong.\n\nI am,\nSir,\nYour obedient servant,\n\nK.J. MINNITT ESQ.\n`(11/44)` `[3693]` Wt. `43090/394` 50m. 12/44 C.N.Ld. 748",
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        "content_text": "# 30! July, 1945.\n\nThe Unveiling of Grave.\n\n**Colonial Office**\n\n\"1 Annaghbeg, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.\n\n30 July, 1945.\n\nRef. Letter No. 54185/45 of 13 December 1944.\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to the celebration and registration of marriages in Stanley Civilian Internment Camp, I think it is perhaps worth noting the procedure being followed. A certificate was given to the parties to the marriage, and a copy, being made in the Camp Marriage Register, was not commenced until after four marriages had been celebrated in the early days of the Camp.\n\nThe clergy has brought in with them a few printed forms of marriage certificate used in Hong Kong. Owing to the shortage of the forms and lack of any paper at all, copies were not kept. After a few months, it was realized that a number of marriages had taken place and it was decided to keep a register. An ordinary large note book was used and we copied into it the particulars of the certificate of marriage. This is an exact copy of the one which was already rendered in it with...\n\nPage 50\nPage 51",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nthe signatures of the parties, clergy and others present were obtained from the groom and best man. After that, the Register was handed to the officiating clergy given to the clergy to be filled in with the details of the marriage and the necessary signatures and returned. The clergy filled in the details and secured the necessary signatures & returned the book to the officiating clergy or person in charge. At the time of the wedding, a very small supply of printed copies of these forms in blank were filled in (usually in one piece) and were given to the parties. Over time, this practice became cumbersome and the procedure had been extended in the register, and a copy of the entry given to the parties. This may account for the inconsistent descriptions or expressions letter by letter, for which I apologize.\n\nI might add that certain marriages which were not celebrated in camp (e.g., in the military hospital or in the Town) were recorded in the register from information supplied by the parties on the spot. There are notes in a separate part of the book.\n\nI trust this will clear up the matter & I shall be glad to try to help further in any way.\n\nYour obedient servant,\nColonel Dumois Treboulaines, Hongking.",
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        "content_text": "## SAVINGRAM\n**DRAFT**\n\nC. in C. HONG KONG\n\n(3/45) 4556A) Wt. 26930/440 50m. 9/45 C.N.Ld. 748\n\nC. O. MX Miss Ruston 2/3 Mr. Hastings 57\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.  \nParly. U.S. of S.  \nSecretary of State.\n\nNO.\n\n[ FURTHER ACTION ]\n\n54185/45  \n7 JAN\n\n(2) Following for C.C.A.O. from Colonial Office.\n\nReference my despatch dated 24th December on the subject of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Stanley Internment Camp, attached is copy of a letter from Mr. F. C. Gimson dated 1 referring to SASOJ & suggested difficulty which The legislation Re:Bures to in paragraph 1(c) of the note enclosed with the despatch under reference should of course ensure that marriages performed in Stanley Internment Camp are not legalised if /they...",
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        "content_text": "they would have been invalid on grounds of bigamy \nor for some comparable reason had they been performed \nin normal times.\n\nIt is right that the marriages should be validated \ninasmuch as they were performed under abnormal \ncircumstances.\n\n**SECRETARY** \n\nFormulas were sent to \ndespatch with parties this \nwith \ndone \nmost fit you \nSecuring the matter compulsorily.",
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        "content_text": "**C.O.**\n**LE ER**\n**SENT**\n**DRAFT AND RECORD COPY**\n**REGISTERED No.**\n**DATE**\n\nDowning Street, S.W.1.\n8 January, 1946.\n\n**MRX** Miss Ruston\n\nDear Mr. Gimson,\n\nThank you for your letter of the 28th December about the question of marriages performed in Stanley and drawing special attention to certain difficult cases which are likely to arise. I have passed this letter to our lawyers and we are sending a copy of it to the C.C.A.O. in connection with the previous papers on this subject which have been sent to him.\n\nWith kind regards and good wishes for 1946.\n\nYours sincerely,\nОликов \n\nF. C. GIMSON, ESQ., C.M.G.\n\n**ENCLOSURES**\n**FURTHER ACTION**\n\n`(11/44) (3693] Wt. 43090/394 50m. 12/44 C.N.Ld. 748`",
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        "content_text": "Thornlin-le-doe \nPukering \nKihihin \n28-xi-45 \n\nDear Miss Rustin \n\n4. \n\nthank you for your letter of Dec 27th informing me what had happened with regard to the question of marriages performed in Stendy and of certificates issued in respect of births + deaths. \n\nI suppose Mr Minnilt was so imprudent about the imprimatur of validity of his own marriage that he did not appreciate the two difficulties. One, I have in mind, is a man who thought his decree nisi in his divorce case had been made absolute. On this supposition he was married by a minister of religion of the Scotch Church. He found later that the supposition...",
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        "content_text": "56 \n\nIncorrect. The decree nisi was not made absolute and he was married again.\n\nIn cases where a woman married in the camps in the full belief her husband had been killed, there is always the possibility he was still alive. Every effort was made to confirm the report of death but...\n\nA marriage had taken place to enable a child about to be born to be legitimized, in one instance.\n\nI am aware of the facts of the two cases above mentioned and there were others.\n\nI see the report of the lawyers states the celebration of these marriages as valid as they would have been if the prescribed formalities had been complied with. Marriages, therefore,",
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        "content_text": "which would, in times of peace, be valid will not be valid when the proffered evidence is enacted.\n\nIt is the truth be recognised that a person, who concealed information about a previous marriage and who had no grounds for supposing the other party to it was not alive, is fully liable to the penalties of bigamy if not fully divorced. \n\nI suggest the draft proposals should make this clear: the person would not necessarily be free from the charge of bigamy.\n\nAlmin \n## 3",
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        "content_text": "# 53 \n## 1. Marriages performed in Stanley Internment Camp.\n\nMarriages performed by priests in episcopally ordained orders whether Church of England or Roman Catholic are valid at Common Law, but since 1753 the law of marriage in England has been governed by statute, and except in ships on the High Seas or in Colonies where the Common Law runs, such marriages are not valid. The law of Hong Kong is the law of England as it existed on the 3rd day of April, 1843, except in so far as such laws are inapplicable to the local circumstances of the Colony or its inhabitants, and except so far as they have been modified by laws passed by the local legislature.\n\nThe Marriage Ordinance of Hong Kong provides the form for the celebration of marriages within the Colony and declares that a marriage shall be null and void if the parties knowingly and wilfully acquiesce in its celebration in any place other than the office of the Registrar of Marriages or a licensed place of worship (except when authorised by special licence)...or without a certificate of notice or licence duly issued. Marriages performed in the Camp did not comply with the Ordinance and, unless the laws of Hong Kong were suspended and the Common Law in some way revived, the marriages are void. It may be that if there is no practical legal way of performing the marriage rite, a ceremony good at Common Law is valid, but the point is one of too great concern to the parties to leave anything to chance. The only safe course is to legislate, to declare the marriage valid, and put the matter beyond any doubt.\n\nAlthough it seems probable that marriages contracted in Stanley Camp are not valid, it is considered that validating legislation can await the restoration of civil Government. It would then be for the Hong Kong Government to pass an Ordinance, providing inter alia that for \"the avoidance of doubts\" that the marriages in question \"are, and have been since their celebration, as valid as they would have been if\" the prescribed formalities had been complied with; or that they \"shall not be deemed to be, or to have been, invalid by reason only that\" certain formalities were not complied with.\n\n## 12.",
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        "content_text": "## 2. Births and Deaths\n\nSections 10 and 11 of the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance would enable the Registrar to insert the records kept in the hospital and in the Camp in the registers, and this must be done in due course.\n\n## 3. \nThere is no real doubt that the children of pre-occupation residents of Hong Kong, whether born in the Camp or outside of it, are British subjects, and this issue also can safely wait until the restoration of Civil Government.\n\n## 4. \n59",
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        "content_text": "## 1. Marriages performed in Stanley Internment Camp.\n\n60\n\nMarriages performed by priests in episcopally ordained orders whether Church of England or Roman Catholic are valid at Common Law, but since 1753 the law of marriage in England has been governed by statute, and except in ships on the High Seas or in Colonies where the Common Law runs, such marriages are not valid. The law of Hong Kong is the law of England as it existed on the 3rd day of April, 1843, except in so far as such laws are inapplicable to the local circumstances of the Colony or its inhabitants, and except so far as they have been modified by laws passed by the local legislature.\n\nThe Marriage Ordinance of Hong Kong provides the form for the celebration of marriages within the Colony and declares that a marriage shall be null and void if the parties knowingly and wilfully acquiesce in its celebration in any place other than the office of the Registrar of Marriages or a licensed place of worship (except when authorised by special licence)...or without a certificate of notice or licence duly issued. Marriages performed in the Camp did not comply with the Ordinance and, unless the laws of Hong Kong were suspended and the Common Law in some way revived, the marriages are void. It may be that if there is no practical legal way of performing the marriage rite, a ceremony good at Common Law is valid, but the point is one of too great concern to the parties to leave anything to chance. The only safe course is to legislate, to declare the marriage valid, and put the matter beyond any doubt.\n\nAlthough it seems probable that marriages contracted in Stanley Camp are not valid it is considered that validating legislation can await the restoration of Civil Government. It would then be for the Hong Kong Government to pass an Ordinance, providing inter alia that for \"the avoidance of doubts that\" the marriages in question \"are, and have been since their celebration, as valid as they would have been if\" the prescribed formalities had been complied with; or that they \"shall not be deemed to be, or to have been, invalid by reason only that\" certain formalities were not complied with.\n\n12.\n\nPage 60\nPage 61",
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        "content_text": "## 2. Births and Deaths\n\nSections 10 and 11 of the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance would enable the Registrar to insert the records kept in the hospital and in the Camp in the registers, and this must be done in due course.\n\n## 3. There is no real doubt that the children of pre-occupation residents of Hong Kong, whether born in the Camp or outside of it, are British subjects, and this issue also can safely wait until the restoration of Civil Government.\n\nPage .61",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT B\n\nDRAFT NOTE\n\n1. FURTHER ACTION.\n\nStanker Inherent\n\nMarriages performed in Camp. Marriages performed by priests in episcopally ordained orders whether Church of England or Roman Catholic are valid at Common Law, but since 1753 the law of marriage in England has been governed by statute, and except in ships on the High Seas or in Colonies where the Common Law runs, such marriages are not valid.\n\nThe law of Hong Kong is the law of England as existed on the 3rd day of April, 1843, except in so far as such laws are inapplicable to the local circumstances of the Colony or its inhabitants, and except so far as they have been modified by laws passed by the local legislature.\n\nThe Marriage Ordinance of Hong Kong provides...",
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        "content_text": "provides the form or the celebration of marriages within \nthe Colony and declares that a marriage shall be null and \nvoid if the parties knowingly and wilfully acquiesce in its \ncelebration in any place other than the office of the Registrar \nof Marriages or a licensed place of worship (except when authorised by special licence)... or without a certificate or \nafter due notice or licence duly issued. Clearly these marriages did not \ncomply with the Ordinance and, unless the laws of Hong Kong were \nsuspended and the Common Law in some way revived, the marriages \nare void. \n\nIt may be that if there is no practical legal way of \nperforming the marriage rite a ceremony good at Common Law is \nvalid, but the point is one of too great concern to the parties \nto leave anything to chance.\n\nTherefore the only safe course is to legislate, to declare the \nmarriages valid, and the matter beyond any doubt. The \nproper authority to erect this is by Government when Civil Government is \nrestored.\n\nAlthough it seems probable that marriages in Stanley \nare not valid we are advised that legislation should await the \nrestoration of Civil Government.\n\nIt would be for its (the Gov. to pass; however, to meet the \nobjections in the last subparagraph _per alia_ that \nMr. Mimitt's letter, the communique might provide \"for the avoidance of doubts that\" the \nmarriages in question \"are, and have been since their celebration,",
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        "content_text": "as valid as they would have been if the prescribed formalities had been complied with; or that they \"shall not be deemed to be, or to have been, invalid by reason only that\" certain formalities were not complied with.\n\n2. \n3. Births and Deaths.\n\nSections 10 and 11 of the Births, Deaths Registration Ordinance would enable the Registrar to insert the records kept in the hospital and in the Camp in the registers and this must have been done in due course.\n\nThere is no real doubt about the British nationality of children born in the Camp to occupation residents of Hong Kong and this issue also can surely wait until the restoration of Civil Government.",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT D\n\nMr. Miss Ruston  \n12.45  \n\n**DRAFT. LETTER**  \n\nSIR MARK YOUNG, K.C.M.G.  \nAPPLESHAW HOUSE,  \nCOMPTON,  \nNR. WINCHESTER,  \nHANTS.  \n\n**FURTHER ACTION.**  \nSecretary of State.  \n24 Dec  \n\nFor Miss Ruston's signature.  \n\nDear Sir Mark,\n\nI think you may be interested to see the attached copy of a note of the conclusions we have reached after consultation with the lawyers as to the validity of marriages celebrated in Stanley Internment Camp and the action that should be taken in regard to these marriages and in regard to the certificates of births and deaths that were issued in the Camp.\n\nMeanwhile, we are sending a copy of these papers, this note to Brig. MacDougall for his consideration.",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT C\n\nMr. Miss Ruston  \n12.45  \n\n### DRAFT. LETTER  \n\nF.C. GIMSON, C.H.G.,  \nTHORNTON le DALE,  \nPICKERING,  \nYORKS.  \n\nDear Mr. Gimson,  \n\nYou will remember that in the course of one of your first visits to this Office you raised the question of marriages performed in Stanley and certificates issued in the Camp in respect of births and deaths. At your request Mr. Minnitt wrote us an official letter on the subject. We have gone into the matter carefully with the lawyers and I think you may be interested to have the attached note summarizing their views. In case you have not already received it, I also attach a copy of Mr. Minnitt's letter and our official reply.  \n\n### COPY OF DRAFT  \n\nMeanwhile we are sending a copy of this note to Brig. MacDougall for his...",
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        "content_text": "his consideration.\n\n7 \n\n(Sgd) Mr Ruston \n\n1",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT A\n\n24 Dec. 1945\n\n**DRAFT. LETTER**\n\nR.J. MINNITT, ESQ.  \nANNAGH BEY,  \nNENAGH,  \nCo. TIPPERARY,  \nEIRE.\n\n**FURTHER ACTION.**\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed to thank you for the information contained in your letter of the 16th October and to inform you that the matter of the arrangements made in Stanley Internment Camp in regard to the celebration and registration of marriages and the registration of births and deaths will be considered with the present Military and future Civil authorities in Hong Kong.\n\nIn regard to the registration of marriages it is understood from your letter that a register of marriages was kept, copies only of the entries being delivered to the parties, whereas the procedure prescribed in the relevant Hong Kong Ordinance...",
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        "content_text": "Ordinances is that a certificate should be given to the parties and a copy sent to the Registrar for filing and registration.\n\nPerhaps you would be kind enough to confirm that your letter has been correctly interpreted.\n\nI am, etc.,\nEgdilam Ruston",
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        "content_text": "## C.O.\n\n**REGISTERED No.**\n\n**DRAFT AND RECORD COPY**\n\n**LETTER SENT**\n\n**DATE**\n\nBut December, 1945.\n\nMR.\n\nMR.\n\nMR.\n\n**DRAFT**\n\n**ENCLOSURES**\n\nfor despatch\n\n- 12.45\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by Mr. Secretary Hall to enclose for your consideration and comment (a) a copy of a letter dated 16th October from R.J. Kinnitt on the subject of births, marriages and deaths in Stanley Internment Camp, (b) a copy of the reply that was sent to Mr. Kinnitt and (c) a note on the conclusions that have been reached after consultation with the Legal Advisors on the issues raised in Mr. Kinnitt's letter.\n\n2.\n\nIt is suggested that the opinion given in note (c) should be divulged to as few people as possible since it would be unfortunate if a general impression got about that the marriages were not legal until such time as validating legislation with retrospective effect can be passed.\n\n3. Copies of all three papers have been sent to C.O.(4), Sir Mark Young and Mr. F.C. Gimson.\n\nby C.O.(^a)\n\n**FURTHER ACTION**\n\nBRIGADIER J.C. DOUGALL.\n\nI am,\nSir,\nYour obedient servant,\n(Sgd) J.M. Rusti\nAsst. Colonial Secretary\nHong Kong\n\n[4264A] Wt. 11439/415 50m. 5/45 C.N.O. 748\n\nPage 70\nPage 71",
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        "content_text": "# 71 \n\n16th October, 1945. \n\nAnnaghbey, Nenagh, \nCo. Tipperary, \nEIRE. \n\n## Colonial Office, London. \n\nSir, \n\nOn the occasion of a call at the Colonial Office a short time ago, I was requested to supply certain information on two subjects connected with the Internment Camp at Stanley, Hong Kong. I apologise for not writing before, but I had to travel across to my home in Ireland and have been extremely busy. The information required is as follows: \n\n1) Registration of Marriages: Marriages in the camp were carried out according to the practices of the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church. So far as I am aware, no other forms of service were used, although the Methodist or Scottish Presbyterian form may have been used. In any case, banns were called in the usual way on three successive Sundays in each case. When a marriage had been performed, an entry was made in a Register kept for the purpose in Mr. Gimson's office. This register was in the form laid down by the H.K. Ordinances. The parties to the marriage and their witnesses and the officiating clergyman signed the register and also any copies which were made for the parties. \n\nThese copies are merely evenly typed, but in a few cases the proper printed forms were used. We never agreed to any non-religious marriage similar to a marriage before a Registrar of Marriages, as the best legal opinions were in favour of following the Canon law so far as possible. \n\nI cannot remember how many marriages were celebrated, but the Register was brought from the camp into the Secretariat offices in the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building and should be available. This register also contains a record of certain marriages celebrated in hospital and other places before the taking over of the Colony by the Japanese, a few which took place in Hong Kong after most of the Europeans were interned, and also one or two which were celebrated after the Japanese surrender in August 1945 but before any Marriage Registry had been set up. \n\nEarly in the history of the camp, the Attorney General advised that the church forms of marriage be followed and that a register be kept. He also stated that legislation would probably be desirable after the recapture of Hong Kong by the British, to \"remove any doubt\" that might exist concerning the validity of such marriages. \n\nIt is suggested that, subject to the advice of legal experts, an ordinance or proclamation be passed in Hong Kong \"to remove doubt\", as suggested. The marriages in question could be set out in a schedule, particulars being obtained from the Register referred to above. \n\nI submit that any wording which might imply that these marriages were not valid *ab initio* is to be deprecated! (I confess, however, that I am an interested party!) \n\n2) Births and Deaths: These were also registered in the camp. The Hospital kept the record in the standard form. I submit that some enactment confirming the facts as recorded there might prove desirable, in order to avoid any doubts in the future in connection with property, etc.",
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        "content_text": "## Extracted \n\n54186 \n\nThe question of the nationality of children born in the camp or in other parts of the Colony to parents of British Nationality, during the occupation by the Japanese, also probably requires decision. I know that people in Hong Kong have expressed concern over this question. Possibly it has already been answered, but the answer should be published in Hong Kong.\n\n3) Passports and Identity Certificates: Many people lost their passports as a result of the occupation. Others who had passports, applied to have them renewed when their validity expired. When there seemed to be a possibility of repatriation, it was decided to endorse existing passports whether over 10 years old or not with a form of renewal stating that the holder was interned at Stanley and that the passport was renewed until such time as a new passport could be obtained, and that the holder still retained his or her British Nationality. At the same time temporary certificates were issued stating the names and particulars of the holder and that he or she was interned. In some cases a photograph was attached, in others thumb prints were included. Where the nationality of the holder could be established this was included, in others no statement was made. In the case of women married in the camp their maiden names were included. Endorsements and certificates were given to non-British internees if they applied.\n\nAt first Mr. Gimson signed as Colonial Secretary and Representative of H.B.M. Government. The Japanese objected to this and many certificates and passports were altered. Later he signed as \"Camp Commandant\" and later still as \"Representative of Internees\".\n\nMost people in camp were known to the Passport Officer, Mr. Thorpe, who was in the Passport Office before the Japanese war. The usual form of enquiry and guarantee was followed and a register of passport endorsements and certificates was maintained.\n\nWhen I applied to the Foreign Office for new passports for myself and my wife the other day, the officer accepted my old passport endorsed in camp, my wife's temporary certificate and copy of entry in the marriage register kept in the camp. F.O. Passports Nos. `95275` and `95276` were issued to us on 1st October 1945. It might be advisable to warn the Foreign Office that internees from H.K. returning to England may produce passports endorsed in camp or temporary certificates when applying for new passports. I expect that applications will also be received in Australia, New Zealand, India and possibly Canada, and also perhaps at Consulates. It might also be advisable to publish some notice calling upon people from Hong Kong to hand in such documents and obtain new passports as soon as possible.\n\nI trust that the above information may be of some assistance, I shall be very pleased to answer any other questions or give the names of those in a position to do so, if I can be of any further assistance.\n\nI have the honour to be, Sir,\n\nYour obedient servant,\n\n(Sgd)  \nR. J. MINNITT  \nColonial Administrative Service  \nHong Kong.",
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        "content_text": "16th October 1945\n\nTo: Colonial Office.\n\nLindon,  \nAnnaghheg,  \nNenagh,  \nCo. Tipperary,  \nEIRE.\n\n73\n\nOn the occasion some time ago I was on a call at the Colonial Office and was requested to supply certain information on two subjects connected with the Interment Camp at Stanley, Hong Kong. I apologise for not writing before, but I had to travel a lot and have been extremely busy. The information required is as follows:\n\n1) Registration of Marriages: marriages in the camp were not under any accounting firm. To the Catholic Church, the Church of England, the prescribed forms were used although, for other forms of rites, the Methodist or Presbyterian form may have been met. In each case, when a marriage had been performed, entry was made in a Register kept for the purpose by Gimson's Office. This register was in the form laid down by the local Ordinances. The parties to the marriage and the officiating clergyman signed the register. Copies were made for the parties, and the copies were merely typed in plain forms. All were witnessed by the Camp authorities or other proper persons. In some cases...",
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        "content_text": "## Recognition of Marriages \n\nSimilar to a \n\nthe best legal opinion, the laws of Hong Kong jar \n\nas \n\nwere \n\nI cannot remember how \n\ncelebrated, but the Register \n\nwas \n\nin \n\npassing if polling \n\ncertain \n\nmany marriages \n\nbeing registered from the camp \n\ninto the Registrar's offices in the Hong Kong Government Building and should be available. This register \n\nalso contains \n\nTaking \n\na number of \n\ncertain \n\ncases \n\nmarriages \n\ncelebrated in hospitals and other places before the \n\noccupation of the Colony by the Japanese, a few \n\nwhich took place in Hong Kong after most of the Europeans were interned and also \n\ntwo which were \n\ncelebrated after the Japanese surrender in August 1945 but before any Marriage Register had been \n\nset up. \n\nEarly in the history of the camp the authorities concerned admitted that the church forms of marriage be followed and that a \n\nRegister be \n\nkept. He also \n\ngave legislation would probably be desirable \n\nafter the recapture of Hong Kong by the British. \n\nto \n\nremove any \n\n\"doubts\" that might exist concerning \n\nthe validity of such marriages. \n\nApparently, or it is suggested that, subject to the advice of legal experts, an ordinance or proclamation be passed in Hong Kong \"to remove doubts\", as \n\nquestion could be dealt with in a schedule, particulars being obtained from the Register referred to above. \n\nThe marriages mentioned \n\nI submit that any wording which might imply",
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        "content_text": "These marriages were not valid ab initio.\n\nIt is to be deprecated (I confess that I am an interested party!).\n\n2) Birth & Deaths: There were also registered in the camp a Handair form. The Hospital kept the record in the form. I submit that some enactment confirming the validity of such entries might be desirable, in order to avoid any doubt in the matter in connection with property etc.\n\nThe question of the parentage of children born in the camp? Putative parents of children born in the camp, and the veracity of nationality, during the occupation by the Japanese, also probably requires decision. I know that people in Hong Kong have expressed views over this question. Possibly it has already been answered, but the answer should be published in Hong Kong.\n\n3) Passports & Identity Certificates: Many people lost their passports as a result of the occupation. Others who had passports applied to have them renewed when their validity expired. When there deemed to be a probability of repatriation, it was decided to endorse existing passports, whether old or not, with a form of renewal stating that the holder was interned at Stanley and that the passport was renewed until such time as a new passport could be obtained, and that the holder still retained his or her British Nationality. At the",
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        "content_text": "At the same time temporary certificates were issued to internees with the names & particulars of those interned. In summer a photograph was included. Where the nationality of the holder could ever be established this was included, in some cases a statement was made. In the case of women their maiden names were also included. Endorsement was made on the certificates if internees applied for them.\n\nCare was taken in the case of non-British women to ensure that their particulars were recorded. To begin with, Mr. Gimson signed as Representative of H.B.M. Government. Later he signed as \"Rep\" and many certificates & passports were issued. The Japanese also signed certificates. Later he signed as \"Representative of Internees\" in camp.\n\nMr. Thompson, who was in the P.W. office before the Japanese, was in camp and acted as liaison officer. An enquiry office was set up to guarantee passport endorsements. The usual form of certificate was followed & a register of certificates was maintained.\n\nWhen I applied to the Foreign Office for new passports for myself & my wife the other day, the official accepted my old passport endorsed in camp, my wife's temporary certificate and copy of entry in the marriage register kept in the camp on 1st October 1945. F.O. Passport Nos. `95275` & `95276` were duly issued. It might be advisable to warn the Foreign Office that H.K. internees returning to England may encounter difficulties as they were issued with temporary certificates.",
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        "content_text": "77 \n\nPassports endorsed in camp comparative certificates when applying for new passports. I expect there will also be applications received in Australia, New Zealand, India & possibly Canada, and perhaps at consulates. It might be advisable to publish some notice calling upon people from Hongkong to render in their documents & obtain new passports as soon as possible.\n\nI trust that the above information may be of some assistance. I shall be very pleased to answer any further questions if I am in a position to do so, if any further assistance is required.\n\nI have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,\nRum.\nColonial Administrative Officer\nHong Kong\n\n# names \n\n(I removed the non-English text and characters as per the instructions, and corrected the OCR output to form coherent sentences and paragraphs.)",
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        "content_text": "## 54324.\n**OSP HONG KONG**  \n**CLOSE**  \n\nPrevious: `Set 55:249/2/06`  \nSubsequent: `C.O.129/595/34327-11`  \n\n## 54324.\nValidity of Actions under Japanese Occupation. Land Registration.\n\n1  \n(Being orange) `Co 129/515/5`  \n`Co 129/595/5`  \nMissed book method `2/16`.  \nM. Mayle  \nMackarne  \nMa  \n`14/4`.  \n· Lot 1153 + 2014. PUT BY  \n`FILE A`.  \n`(1789) Wt.60663/413 6,000--4/45`  \n`NP Co. G682/77a`",
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        "content_text": "## C.I.L.\n\n1. Land Directive. Pe. I. (`55249/2/45`)\n2. Memo An Lands Directie (`55249/2/45`)\n3. W. 6. (`55249/2/45`) 11/10/45.\n4. W.6 (`55249/2/45`) 27/11/45 17/0/46\n5. 6. A. Song stang \n6. B. m. A. (x)\n7. B. Z. A. (B.B.) 7. Mac Dougall.\n\n| Date       | Reference          |\n| ---------- | ------------------ |\n| 22/0/446   |                    |\n| 26/4/46    |                    |",
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        "content_text": "# Extract from Minute on 55'249/2/46\n\n## Views of Hong Kong on Lands Directive\n\nThese are at (5) and are to be related to the Draft Directive at (235) and (25) on the previous file.\n\nThe views of Hong Kong call for expert attention, but it will be seen that they depart substantially from the Lands Directive prepared for Malaya.\n\n(a) Hong Kong appears to have no serious problem about putting their Registers in order.\n\n(b) A Land Commission is not necessary, but an additional puisne judge would be required.\n\n(c) Hong Kong appears to have few problems regarding claims to ownership or property, and it is unnecessary to have legislation.\n\n(d) Mortgages should be dealt with in terms of debtor-creditor relationships generally. (This question is raised below for Malaya).\n\n(e) Leases and tenancies. The details of the views submitted by Hong Kong are very much for legal consideration, but clearly their approach varies considerably from that proposed for Malaya. In principle, for instance, they are not prepared to accept that absence constitutes a disability, their attitude as to what should be a disability is based on a view of actual circumstances in Hong Kong rather than the Malayan analysis, which is concerned with protecting the rights of absentees.\n\nIn general, Hong Kong's views and needs are so different from Malaya's that it seems as if Hong Kong should adopt a policy and procedure independent of that being pursued for Malaya.\n\nIt is therefore for consideration whether there is any objection to this, and if so, to furnish comments, confirmatory or otherwise.\n\nIt would be useful for Malaya to have the observations of Hong Kong, if only for information.\n\n(Sgd.) W.S. MORGAN.\n\nhuss Ruston to see.\n\nThe draft ordinance at (7) (flagged) should be considered by the Legal Dept.\nD.B. Whyte 18/6.\n\nThis file is a part of `ss249/+` which originally dealt with Land Registration for both Malaya and Hong Kong. The papers now on this file are those relevant to Hong Kong only.\n\nA copy of theSorter...",
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        "content_text": "## \nPolicy Directive on hand for Malaya was sent to Hong Kong & their comments invited. The views of Hong Kong are at (5) and are summarised in Mr. Morgan's minute above. \n\n(6) Is dealt with on despatch containing a draft Ordinance for hand Transactions, submitted by Hong Kong for our approval, together with correspondence on the subject.\n\nSince the Conditions obtaining in Hong Kong are very different from those in Malaya - see (5) and (7), the directive at (1) cannot apply. As the draft ordinance enclosed at (7) appears to cover all the points raised in (5), and has been discussed with the Law Society in Hong Kong, I suggest that it should be approved by E. Dept, and sent to the Legal Adviser for consideration.\n\nD. B. Whyte 22/6.\n\nMiss Ruston.\n\nRecirculated in accordance with Mr. W. Higham's minute of 18/6.\n\nPage 204.\n\nM2 Palmer has kindly agreed to take over the file.\n\n... Territorial Council problem in Malaya ... credit Relations ... the Awvm No. 5 von hei Aleatos ... No. 519-55244/449.",
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        "content_text": "# Malayan see X of No.5]\n\nAction on this file has been delayed owing to pressure of other work.\n\nIn Malaya, the object of the Lands Directive was to recognise voluntary transactions during the period of Japanese occupation between parties who were both present and free; but to refuse recognition in cases where one of the parties was absent from the territory or was in captivity; and a policy was suggested which would safeguard the rights of the \"absentee\" party. It has been decided to restrict action for the time being to an Ordinance dealing only with Part V of the Directive (Leases and Tenancies) and to leave the other parts until sufficient time has been available for drafting the relevant legislation in consultation with Singapore. We have not yet received the Leases and Tenancies Ordinance and a telegram has been despatched asking what is the present position on this point.\n\nIn Hong Kong, the view is taken that \"absence\" (i.e., absence from Colony or captivity) was not a disability as almost all absentees left voluntarily and either left relatives in possession or were able to make arrangements. As I understand the position, Hong Kong is satisfied that all that is required is for legislation to legalise voluntary transactions affecting land during the Japanese occupation; and for the rest, it is anticipated that less than one-tenth (i.e., about 500) will be challenged. These last will be safeguarded by registration by the aggrieved persons of lites pendentes with the Civil Courts. (I am not clear exactly what this means in practice).\n\nIn any event, this matter is now one primarily for the Hong Kong Government and, subject to legal comments on the draft Ordinance enclosed in No.(7), we can agree with the draft as far as it goes; and add that we should be glad of a fuller statement of the grounds on which the Government feels that no legislation is required to protect the interests of persons who were, e.g., in captivity during the period of Japanese occupation and who may have been thereby deprived of their premises and be faced with demands for accumulated rent.\n\nmem 1. 10. 46.\n\nJes. Anlender.\n\nThe Malayan Union Ordinance is contamin... I think it can be left to Hong Kong to deal with it. I was... leave Tenancy's problem. I imagine they have done... study on the matter proposed. As the Ordinance they have certainly... this right and the missing dispatch... \n\nPage 5",
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        "content_text": "and reports. My opinion was that \nthe Will Lawhea \nappears \nto be that the \nAdministration has not been disallowed \nfrom last despatch anding not the debtor & \nCertainly \ncritics draft assumes that the pitchin \nweather position is settled as far as they \nare concerned \nand that the sections dealing with \nreinstatement \nlove \nof services me laws will my wit. X. Impert \nnot be necessary \n\nThe plop HR administration might be liked \nat the y \nan andaiance in then him hey \nhen paned audiyas I don't think \nthat \nany public actor is necessary \n\nhave \nthe \nW. G. M. Hasting's \n2/10. \nhave \nbeen unable \nany \npie \ndian \nL \nlunes \nLove \nas at this \nhas been \nherpued \nPalmer, I should \nLeque tavice, who \nany \nleque \nhave \nthe way \nOrdinance. \nto Comin \nbyth. \nbe Warnen to mir pashana \n\nComments \nthe \ndian \narom \nis \nI doubt if the draft Despatch replies \nreally very apt. \nThe draft ordinance is designed solely \nto protect \nthe interests of those persons acquired interests \nin land under voluntary transactions entered into during the occupation It gives them the opportunity of perfecting such transactions by calling for regular, \nand provides for the gradual, rectification of \ntitles \nand of the register \nConveyances, \nreb...",
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        "content_text": "## \nThe draft ordinance - which was not made use of by Lee Japan Ltd. - does not profess to touch any of the other problems dealt with in the Directive and I think it may be said that there is no objection to its enactment. Opinion 3 strikes me as adequately covering the ground. I understand from (5) that further legislation is being drafted to relieve the position of these lessees etc. who were under disabilities on account of captivity. Mere absence is not considered a disability because the lessees were in nearly all cases able to make arrangements for discharging their liabilities. We might urge King Kong to let us know what the position is as regards such further legislation.\n\n14.10.46. By in a month Mr. Mostyn, 166/28. It Jaya Sabe B'ford vide min abor. PR Bennison R201/15.\n\nAs we are told for over a year, with civil Govt. has been re-established, they will communicate to us exactly the circumstances. The full import of the proposed legislation. In these circumstances, this fell need no longer be treated before us.\n\n12/5",
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        "content_text": "# CIVIL AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION\nLower Albert Road, Hong Kong.\n26th April, 1946.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to address you on the subject of Registration of Transactions affecting Land during the Japanese Occupation.\n\nPart I of the Interim Policy Directive on Land in Malaya, a copy of which was forwarded to Colonel Strickland by Mr. K. K. O'Connor, has been very carefully considered. Its application to Hong Kong has not been wholly possible owing to the existence of different circumstances in this Colony. A brief narration of these differences is essential before the draft legislation sent herewith is considered.\n\nThe Japanese authorities did not interfere with the Registers of Deeds in the Land Office kept there since the enactment of the Land Registration Ordinance of 1844. The Japanese adopted and ordered a new system of registration of their own based on the registration of houses and not of land, their theory being that only the house and not the land belonged to the owner. With this object in view, all house owners were called upon to register with the Japanese House Registration Office and, as a result, there are now in existence in the Land Office over 150 large registers in which were recorded particulars of ownership and all subsequent transactions. The old Land Office Registers were ignored.\n\nTransactions during the Occupation were limited to (a) fresh assignments and (b) reassignments of mortgages executed before the Occupation. No fresh mortgages were allowed except for two which were executed shortly before the end of the Occupation period: these were paid off in yen after the Re-occupation but before the Hong Kong currency was officially re-introduced into the Colony.\n\nThe forms of assignment and reassignment used by the Japanese were inadequate in at least four respects:\n| Respect | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) | They were not by deed and therefore did not convey the legal estate. |\n| (b) | In a number of cases, they purported to convey the house only and not the Land normally enjoyed with the house. |\n| (c) | Parcels were not properly described, and rights of way, etc. were in many cases ignored. |\n| (d) | In the case of the discharge of mortgages there was only payment of the mortgage debt and a receipt by the mortgagee. In most cases, no form of reassignment was employed. |\n\nPage 2\n\nThere were in all about 5,000 transactions during the Occupation. In the interests of commerce it was soon realized that the Moratorium on dealings in land would have to be lifted in connection with properties unaffected by the Japanese Occupation. To this end, it was decided that all dealings during the Occupation should be entered into our old Registers in green ink in the proper place where such entries would have been made had they occurred in normal times. Use of the green ink (never before used in the Registers) enabled the person searching the Registers to see at once that the sale or discharge of the mortgage was one which occurred during the Occupation and its absence that the property was not dealt with during the Occupation.\n\nWhen the transcription of Japanese transactions had been completed, the moratorium was accordingly lifted in respect of properties unaffected during the Japanese Occupation.\n\nIt was next decided that the Law Society's views should be sought on the legislation to be introduced to remedy the irregularities and illegalities which occurred during the Japanese administration. A letter, a copy of which is enclosed, was sent by the Land Officer to the Law Society, suggesting inter alia that legal recognition be given to Japanese assignments by deeming them to have vested the legal estate in the assignee. The object of this legislation was to save further expense on the part of the purchaser in connection with the title to his property. The Law Society's reply is also sent herewith, from which it will be seen that alternative proposals were submitted.\n\nFurther discussion resulted in the partial adoption of the proposals of the Law Society as being (a) the most practical method from the conveyancing point of view and (b) necessary in order ultimately to eliminate entirely from the record all documents which were executed during the Occupation.\n\nA draft Ordinance has accordingly been prepared and is sent herewith. Section 5 gives legal effect to the Japanese document and enables a purchaser to act upon it. It will be noted that provision is made as to costs and expenses to be borne by the assignee. This is necessary because the Japanese documents, in most cases, did not contain covenants for further assurance. Section 7 aims at the saving of expense by enabling actions to be brought in the Summary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.\n\nProvided there is no objection, it is proposed to enact the Ordinance at an early date after the restoration of Civil Government.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\nM. J. M. Brereton\nBrigadier,\n**CHIEF CIVIL AFFAIRS OFFICER**.\n\nPage 9\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\nTHE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES,\nCOLONIAL OFFICE,\nLONDON.",
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        "content_text": "Ref: No. L.0. 22/46.\n\n## LAND OFFICE, \n10th January, 1946.\n\n## 10\n\nThe Secretary, \nHong Kong Law Society, HONG KONG.\n\nDear Sir,\n\nNow that the Land Office is open for the registration of deeds, I take this opportunity to bring some matters to the notice of your Society:-\n\n1. **THE LAND OFFICE DURING JAPANESE OCCUPATION.**\n\nFor those who are not well acquainted with what happened to the Land Office during the Occupation, a brief account will, I think, be useful.\n\nThis department was taken over by the Japanese Authorities who, sometime in the middle of 1942, ordered that every house owner must register with the \"House Registration Office.\" The public seemed to have responded rather well to this Order with the result that there are now in the Land Office one hundred and sixty volumes of Japanese registers containing particulars (with plans attached) of the houses which were registered.\n\nDuring the Occupation, the Authorities permitted, for the most part, only reassignments and assignments to be registered. These were generally recorded by striking out the name of the previous owner in the Japanese Register and by substituting the name of the purchaser or, in the case of a reassignment, by striking out the name of the mortgagee. Counterparts of the reassignment or assignment and other papers in connection with the property and its sale, were placed in a brown envelope (which also contained the original application for registration). These envelopes were, and still are, kept in this office. The old Land Office Registers, i.e., those which were kept up to 1941, were not used for registering any \n\nPage 11",
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        "content_text": "## 11\n\nIn Occupation transaction or for any purpose except to check applications for house registration, a cross reference being entered in our Land Office Registers. Such cross reference would lead a person searching to the Japanese Registers.\n\nIn the interest of commerce, it was considered desirable to lift the moratorium on dealings in land unaffected during the Occupation. To this end, it was decided that all dealings during the Occupation should be entered into our old Registers in **GREEN** ink in the proper place where such entries would have been made had they occurred in normal times. Use of the green ink (never before used in the Registers) enables the person searching to see at once that the reassignment or sale was one which occurred during the Occupation, and its absence that the property was not dealt with during the Occupation.\n\n## 2. DEEDS SENT TO LAND OFFICE BEFORE THE WAR\n\nIn December, 1941, there were several deeds in this Office which had been sent by solicitors for registration. Some of these deeds had not yet been scrutinized by the Land Officer at the outbreak of war, but, after the surrender, were returned by the Japanese Authorities to the owners or solicitors on application. With the permission of the Japanese, these particular transactions were entered into our old registers. The position with regard to these deeds is that they bear memorial numbers but no signature of the Land Officer. It is now suggested that all these deeds should, where possible, be recalled so that their registration may be made in accordance with the practice here in this Office. Particulars of the deeds will be sent to the solicitors concerned so that they may be able to communicate with their clients.\n\n## 3. RESTRICTION ON PROPERTIES DEALT WITH DURING THE OCCUPATION\n\nThere were about five thousand transactions in land during the Japanese Occupation. Of these, it is anticipated that less than one tenth will be challenged. It is nevertheless felt that the Administration cannot be expected to decide",
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        "title": "CO129-595-5 Validity of registration of land during Japanese occupation 1-1-1945 - 31-12-1946",
        "content_text": "## 4. LEGAL POSITION\n\nIf no further legislation is enacted, the legal position would appear to be as follows:\n\n(a) The Registration effected during the Japanese Occupation did not comply with the Land Registration Ordinance and, in the absence of military necessity for such non-compliance, is invalid.\n\n(b) The assignments, not being made by deed, were inoperative to pass the legal estate.\n\n(c) As soon as the ban on Japanese Occupation transactions is removed, such assignments and generally all instruments, etc. within the scope of the Ordinance could be registered.\n\n(d) Such registration would have to be effected in accordance with the Ordinance but, even if so effected, the defect in title would not be cured unless the legal estate was brought in by fresh assignment or confirmatory deed.\n\n(e) The entries made in green ink in our Registers cannot be deemed to be entries made in pursuance of the Ordinance.\n\n(f) It is at best doubtful whether any Japanese Registration or the transcription in green ink into our Registers would operate as notice to a person succeeding in registering a fresh transaction before the transaction to which such Japanese Registration or transcription related had been properly registered, (Section 4 of the Ordinance), or a lis pendens entered.\n\n## 5. PROPOSED SOLUTION\n\nIn these circumstances, it is difficult to suggest a solution which is satisfactory to all parties. The following solution, however, is suggested for consideration. Provide by legislation:\n\n(a) that the entries made in green ink by the Land",
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        "title": "CO129-595-5 Validity of registration of land during Japanese occupation 1-1-1945 - 31-12-1946",
        "content_text": "## 13\n\nOfficer of instruments, etc. executed or made during the Japanese Occupation should for the period of one year from the enactment of such legislation operate as actual notice to a purchaser that a transaction of the nature described has taken place;\n\n(b) for registration within such year with priority relating back to the date of Japanese registration of any such instrument, etc. Such registration would have to be by way of memorial and comply with the provisions of the Ordinance.\n\n(c) that after the lapse of one year from the enactment of such legislation, if no lis pendens is still subsisting, the Land Officer shall, at the request of the person appearing to be in the Japanese Registers the last holder, register Occupation transactions to which such holder was not a party upon his satisfying the Land Officer that he is unable without undue expense to cause a memorial to be filed in respect thereof. An appeal from the adverse decision of the Land Officer would lie to a Judge of the Supreme Court in Chambers.\n\n(a) that any instrument in the form of a so-called deed used during the Japanese Occupation should, after registration, have the same effect as if it had been a deed within the meaning of the law applicable to the Colony on the 24th December, 1941.\n\nThe object of sub-paragraph (c) is to provide for cases where there has been more than one transaction in respect of the same lot and the last holder appearing in the Japanese Registers has not joined in one or more of these transactions and is unable to obtain the concurrence of a person who could file a memorial in respect thereof.\n\n## 6. IRREGULARITIES\n\nThere are some cases of irregularities during the Japanese Occupation which will, if the proposals are accepted, continue. For instance, there was no proper carving out of portions sold and rights of way were not properly described.\n\n## 4",
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        "id": 582344,
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        "content_text": "## Original Text Reformatted\n\nIt is considered that it is up to the parties concerned to clear up these matters, but the Land Officer will inform the solicitors of those which have come or will come to his notice, or, if this is not feasible, to inform the owner.\n\nBefore formally submitting the above proposals to the **C.C.A.O.**, I welcome the views of your Society.\n\nYours faithfully,\nsd. C. D'Almada e Castro\n**Land Officer.**",
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        "id": 582345,
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        "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine",
        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "title": "CO129-595-5 Validity of registration of land during Japanese occupation 1-1-1945 - 31-12-1946",
        "content_text": "# THE INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG\n\n## SECRETARY OFFICE,\nLoke Yew Building, 7th flr.\n\nThe Land Officer, Hong Kong.\n\nHong Kong, 25th February, 1946.\n\nDear Sir,\n\nYour letter of the 10th of last month has had the careful consideration of the Committee of this Society and has also been circulated to every member of the profession who is a member of this Society, and has been a subject of discussion at a General Meeting of the members.\n\nThe Society have the following comments to make upon your \"proposed solution\" set forth in paragraph 5 of your letter:\n\nThe danger of this proposal is that it will leave an ambiguous and defective document on the title which will be open to challenge by conveyancers in the future; one acceptance of the title will not prevent a more cautious solicitor from refusing the title at a later date when a remedy is more difficult to obtain.\n\nThe form of the memorial is not of great importance, but it would probably be a danger because the tendency would be to make the memorial give the impression that the Japanese deed was as nearly \"regular\" as possible.\n\nThis Society feels that with regard to the transactions in respect of land which took place during the occupation of Hong Kong by the Japanese, so far as they are unchallenged transactions, then there should be little or no difficulty in obtaining the execution of such a deed as will in each case have the effect of giving the purchaser a good title, and that so far as they are challenged, then the onus of establishing a good title should be on the person setting up a title to the property acquired during the Japanese occupation.\n\nThe present position appears to be that the documents used for the purpose of these transactions are for all practical purposes ineffective, and even if registered with a proper memorial or given by legislation, the effect of deeds would do little more than give notice to an intending purchaser or mortgagee.",
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        "content_text": "## \nIt is doubtful that some transaction had taken place during the occupational period.\n\nIt is also doubtful whether they ever really dealt with an estate in the land at all or that they were ever intended to do so, as buildings and not land were dealt with. Merely to make them \"statutory deeds\" as suggested would not remedy this defect unless by legislation further operative parts were read into the \"deed.\" It would obviously be impracticable to attempt to deal with the different discrepancies in all \"deeds\" by one general enactment.\n\nIn considering this question, it is necessary to bear in mind:\n(a) that the Land Registry here is not a register of land but of deeds only,\n(b) that there can be no possible objection to a person who has an estate in the land dealing with it as he pleases during the occupational period, provided he does so in accordance with the law and the terms on which he holds it,\n(c) that there are cases where unauthorised dealings with property took place during the occupational period in the absence of owners or mortgagees and, in other cases, where the owners or mortgagees were in Hong Kong, under duress.\n\nThe members of this Society are of the opinion that the documents used for the purpose of dealing with land during the occupational period are of such doubtful effect that, in the event of their coming into the title of any property, they would be a source of great embarrassment to practitioners advising clients on their title, and therefore they and all other documents used in Japanese conveyancing should be kept off the title, and all record of them in due course expunged from the register of deeds here, and that the titles to properties which have been dealt with during the Japanese occupation should be put right by a proper Assignment of the properties to the persons who now claim to be...",
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        "content_text": "## \n18 \n\nentitled to them.\n\nFor the foregoing reasons, this Society is of the opinion that it should be provided by Legislation.\n\n(1) That the entries in green ink in the Land Register relating to transactions in land during the Japanese occupation shall have no validity in law except as notice of a claim by an alleged purchaser or reassignee, and that they shall operate as such notice for two years at the expiration of which period they shall be expunged from the register, except in cases where an action is pending, when they shall be operative as notice until determination of the action.\n\n(2) Any purchaser or reassignee during the Japanese occupation shall have the right to call upon the Vendor or reassignor to execute such deed as may be necessary to perfect his title to the property, and on the registration of such a deed, the entry in green ink relating to that property shall be struck out.\n\n(3) In cases where a property has been assigned more than once, the purchaser shall have the right to call upon the original vendor as well as all subsequent assignors to execute the necessary deed; the original vendor shall execute the deed as assignor, and all subsequent assignors shall execute the deed as confirmors.\n\n(4) There shall be no further ad valorem stamp duty other than a $20.00 deed stamp.\n\n(5) In the event of the vendor or reassignor not being able to be found or being unwilling to execute the Assignment, Reassignment, or Confirmatory Deed at the request of the purchaser or reassignee, the purchaser or reassignee shall be at liberty to apply to the Supreme Court for an Order appointing an Officer of the Court to execute the Assignment, Reassignment, or Confirmatory Deed, or in proper cases to apply for a Vesting Order; the Court to give directions as to... \n\n3",
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        "content_text": "19 \n\nthe service of documents requiring service and to have power \nto order costs against any vendor or reassignor or confirmer refusing or being unwilling to execute such Assignment, Reassignment or Confirmatory Deed. \n\n(6) Upon the registration of any such Assignment, Reassignment or Confirmatory Deed executed by an Officer of the Court or of any such Vesting Order, the entries in green ink in the Land Register relating to the property in question to be struck out. \n\nYours faithfully, \n\n**H. L. Kwan** \nHon. Secretary.",
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        "content_text": "# \n## Short title. \n## Interpretation. \nNo. \nof 1946. \n**An ordinance to give effect to voluntary transactions affecting land during the Japanese Occupation.** \n\nBe it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: \n\n1. This Ordinance may be cited as the **\"Land Transactions (Enemy Occupation) Ordinance, 1946.\"** \n\n2. In this Ordinance where the context permits \n   (a) \"Japanese Occupation\" means the period from the 25th day of December, 1941, to the first day of September, 1945. \n   (b) \"Japanese House Registration Office\" means the Office in which during the Japanese Occupation were kept Registers or records of houses and buildings and documents in relation thereto. \n   (c) \"Japanese Registers\" means the Registers kept by the Japanese House Registration Office and now lodged in the Land Office in which were recorded particulars of houses and buildings and transactions in connection therewith. \n   (d) \"Land Office Registers\" means the volumes kept in the Land Office at the Courts of Justice, Victoria, wherein are entered, under headings descriptive of the properties to which the same relate, particulars of transactions and matters affecting leased Crown Lands. \n   (e) \"Green Ink Entries\" means the entries made in green ink in the Land Office Registers recording particulars of transactions registered in the Japanese Registers and identified in the Land Office Registers by the initials of the Land Officer. \n   (f) \"Japanese assignment\" means an instrument \n\nPage 20\nPage 21",
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        "content_text": "## Legalization of green ink entries and their effect as notice. Deletion of green ink entries after two years.\n\n### Construction of instrument registered in Japanese Registers purporting to relate to a disposition of any land, house or buildings otherwise than by way of mortgage or reassignment.\n\n(g) \"Assignor\" and \"assignee\" mean and include respectively the persons purporting to dispose of or acquire the property to which an instrument relates and include the executors, administrators or assigns of an assignor or assignee, as the case may be, and in the case of an assignor or assignee who disposed of or acquired any property as trustee of any trust, the persons from time to time lawfully acting as trustees of such trust.\n\n(1) The green ink entries shall be deemed to have been lawfully made.\n\n(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4 of the Land Registration Ordinance, 1844, a green ink entry, including any variation or addition made by virtue of this Ordinance, shall, save in so far as any such entry variation or addition is lawfully deleted, constitute for a period of two years from the date of the enactment of this Ordinance actual notice of the transaction particulars of which are recorded by the entry.\n\n## Deletion of green ink entries after two years\n\n4. After the expiration of the said period of two years the Land Officer shall delete from the Registers all such green ink entries but such deletion shall be without prejudice to the right either within such two years or thereafter to register any instrument under the Land Registration Ordinance, 1844, or any Ordinance amending or substituted for the same.\n\n## Japanese Registers\n\n5. (1) A Japanese assignment shall be construed and take effect as a valid and subsisting agreement by the assignor to assign on demand without further",
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        "content_text": "## Provision in case of successive transactions\n\n6. (1) Where any property, or part thereof, has during the Japanese occupation been the subject matter of successive Japanese assignments, then, the assignee under the last of such assignments may at his own expense require the assignor under the first of such assignments to assign and the assignor under the second and any subsequent assignment to confirm unto the assignee under the last of such assignments or as he may direct the property or part thereof, as the case may be, the subject matter of the last of such assignments.\n\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the preceding sub-section, unless the Japanese assignment otherwise provides or the context thereof otherwise requires, a reference to a house or building in such an assignment shall be deemed to include the land enjoyed with such house or building at the date of the execution of such assignment, together with all rights, members, easements or appurtenances belonging or appertaining to such land, house or building.\n\n(1) is missing and the numbering is wrong, assuming it is 22. \n## 22 \n3. consideration and (save in so far as such agreement or other instrument otherwise provides), at the cost of the assignee or other the person lawfully requiring the same, the property to which such assignment relates in the form which would have been directed by the Court prior to the Japanese occupation in a successful action for the specific performance of such an agreement.\n\n(2) Where any property was assigned by way of mortgage before the Japanese occupation and the mortgage debt has been lawfully discharged, then if the property has been the subject matter of...",
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        "content_text": "## 4 \n\n23 \n\nProceedings \"in relation to disputes. \n\n{ \n\na Japanese assignment or of successive Japanese assignments, the assignee under such assignment or the last of such successive assignments, as the case may be, may require the mortgagee at the expense of such assignee to reassign the property to him or as he may direct. \n\n(3) Any requirement lawfully made under this section may be enforced by action commenced by Writ of Summons in the Original Jurisdiction of the Court in like manner as if the liability to comply therewith had been included in a contract of sale relating to the property in respect of which such requirement had lawfully been made under this section. \n\n### 7. (1) \nIf proceedings have been commenced in the Original Jurisdiction in relation to any dispute or difference between any persons as to the construction or effect of any instrument registered or recorded in the Japanese Registers, or as to the liability of any person to assign or reassign or confirm the assignment of any property to which any such instrument purports or is alleged to relate, or as to the form or content of any assignment, reassignment or deed of confirmation to be executed or made by any such person, or to any other matter or thing arising out of any such instrument or out of the provisions of this Ordinance, the Court may, on the application of any party to such dispute or difference, \n\n**(a)** With the written consent of all the parties to such dispute or difference, or",
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        "content_text": "## 24 \n\n5. \n\n(b) if no defendant to such proceedings has entered on appearance therein, or \n\n(c) if the Court is of the opinion that the action may more conveniently or expeditiously be tried in its Summary Jurisdiction, \n\nat any stage of the proceedings order that the entry of such action, in the Original Jurisdiction Register be transferred to the Register of Civil Actions, Summary Jurisdiction, and thereupon the Supreme Court in its Summary Jurisdiction shall have and may exercise the like jurisdiction both at law and in equity in relation to the said dispute or difference as might have been exercised by the Court in its Original Jurisdiction. \n\n(2) If after the institution of any proceedings the Court shall be satisfied that the whereabouts of any defendant cannot be traced or in the event of the death of any defendant, that his executor or administrator is unknown or that the whereabouts of such executor or administrator cannot be traced, then the Court may upon Summary petition, upon such evidence and upon such notice as the Court may require, make any order in relation to the matter which the justice of the case requires, including an order that the Registrar should execute any deed which such defendant or his executor or administrator (if any) would be required to execute under this Ordinance. \n\n(3) Every judgment of the Court in an action relating to any such dispute or difference shall be reduced into writing and shall forth...",
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        "content_text": "25 \n\nDeletion, etc. of green ink entries by Land Officer.\n\n8. with be registered in the Land Office by the successful party in such action.\n\n(1) The Land Officer may delete any green ink entry which he is satisfied should not have been made and may vary or add to any such entry when he is satisfied that such variation or addition is necessary. Any such deletion, variation or addition shall be attested and verified by the signatures of the Land Officer.\n\n(2) Any person aggrieved by a green ink entry on the ground that it should not have been made or is incorrect may apply for redress to the court by summary petition verified upon oath and the court may thereupon take such evidence as it thinks fit, and may make any order in relation to the matter which the justice of the case requires. A copy of every such petition shall be delivered to the Land Officer as soon as may be after the issue thereof.\n\n(1) The Chief Justice may make general rules and orders subject to the approval of the Legislative Council, for regulating \n\n(a) the practice and procedure of the Court in respect of proceedings of any kind under this Ordinance;\n\n(b) the forms to be used;\n\n(c) Court fees; the fees of counsel and the costs of solicitors;\n\n(d) generally for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Ordinance relating to legal proceedings and relating to the carrying out of the orders and directions of the Court.\n\n(2) Until such rules and orders are made and in so far as the same may make no provision the rules and orders, practice and procedures, forms and fees for the time being in force in the Supreme Court in its Original or Summary Jurisdiction as the case may be shall be deemed to be in force with such modifications as the circumstances may require.",
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        "content_text": "# OUTWARD TELEGRAM\n\nThis document must be paraphrased if the communication of its contents to any person outside Government Service is authorised.\n\n**ORIGINAL ON** `15488/46`.\n\n**Cypher**\n\nTO (1) B.M.A.(M)  \n(2) Commander-in-Chief, HONG KONG  \n(3) B.M.A. (BRITISH BORNEO)  \n\nFROM S. OF S., COLONIES.\n\nSent 22nd March, 1946 19.00 hrs. (to War Office for onward transmission)\n\n**IMMEDIATE.**  \n**CONFIDENTIAL.**\n\nFollowing for Civil Affairs from Colonial Office.\n\nReference our telegrams 86049 (F.5.) Cipher of 22nd November, 97535 (F.5.) Cipher of 13th February, and your telegram 9126 of 22nd November, your savingram 1963, 1812 from Landforces concerning debtor-creditor relationships.\n\nOne. We have been giving further thought to the whole subject in the light of the replies received, and we have taken the opportunity to discuss further with Godsall. We have particularly been considering the possibility of referring legal issues to Law Officers of the Crown as envisaged in paragraph 5 of your 86049. Consideration already given to this possibility has, however, shown that not only will the preparation of a reference to Law Officers require very...",
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        "content_text": "## 27\n\nIt will not only take a very considerable time owing to the necessity for marshalling all the facts and arguments, but also that even then Law Officers will not be able to advise with certainty on all points and many issues are likely still to require either testing in the courts or clarification by legislation. The procedure of reference of legal issues to Law Officers is, therefore, likely to result in very considerable delay and still not remove the state of uncertainty or need for further action. Since, therefore, it is clearly desirable that the moratorium should be lifted as soon as possible after the restoration of Civil Government, and since this cannot be done until the policy of debtor-creditor relationships has been settled, we have come to the view that we must consider this policy without incurring further delay through attempting to make an exact determination of the existing state of the law on the various complicated set of transactions involved.\n\n## Two\n\nThere are set out below principles we suggest should be followed in dealing with principal categories of cases. Suggestions should not be regarded as representing final views of H.M.G., but we are already considering the form which legislation should take to give effect to these principles. We shall await your concurrence in them or proposals for modifications before actually despatching draft legislation to you.\n\n## Three\n\nWe have tried to achieve the following objectives:\n \n(1) that rules should be as few and simple as possible, even if that will involve individual hardship, since avoidance of all loss to any parties concerned is impossible;\n \n(2) that rules should be as far as possible universally applicable, i.e., no special rules for banks or other particular classes of creditors;\n \n(3) that transactions made subject to re-opening or review should be as few as possible;\n\n(4)",
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        "content_text": "28 \n\n(4) \nthat payments in respect of recurrent charges, e.g., rents and interest, should not (repeat not) be re-opened; \n\n(5) that as little as possible should be left to review at the discretion of the courts, in order to reduce to a minimum possible conflicting decisions and consequential delays resulting from appeals.\n\nFour. Detailed proposals are:- \n\n(1) Payments made in pre-occupation British currency by a debtor to the creditor or his agent, including Japanese custodian, to constitute full discharge at normal face value and not subject to review.\n\n(2) Payments against pre-occupation debts made in Japanese occupation currency, including in the case of absentee creditors, internees, etc., payments to the legally constituted agent of the creditor or to the Japanese Custodian of Enemy Property, to be validated in all cases except: - \n| Condition | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) | Special duress, i.e., duress other than the general fear of the consequences of refusal to accept payment in Japanese currency; and |\n| (b) | Repayments of capital sums (e.g., Principal of debts) which at the time of payment were not due or were due but not demanded by the creditor or his legal agent, except in cases where repayment on a certain date was of the essence of the contract. |\n\nFor the sake of brevity, such repayments will be referred to hereafter in this savingram as repayments of capital debts \"not due\". All repayments of outstanding capital debts incurred before the occupation, repayment of which was \"not due\" as just defined, would be revalued in accordance with a sliding scale to be fixed by rules under the necessary legislation. Furthermore, repayments of capital debts \"not due\" made in Japanese currency after a date to be fixed would not be valid at all.\n\n/Date",
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        "content_text": "## 29\n\nDate to be fixed would be date when it may be presumed that it was general knowledge that Japanese currency would be worthless after the liberation of the territory. (There is some doubt whether this situation was ever reached in Hong Kong, where Japanese currency remained in use for a brief period after liberation.) Debts in these cases would remain as undischarged pre-occupation debts. We are considering in connection with draft legislation means of reinstating so far as may be possible security and relative priority enjoyed by creditor. For the purpose of determining whether payment was \"demanded\" within the meaning of this sub-paragraph, legal agent would mean the person who was the recognised legal agent who continued to act as such, but would not include the Japanese custodian or liquidator. It is recognised that this is not in accordance with the ordinary law whereby agency would be terminated, principal and agent being divided by the line of war.\n\nException under (a) above does not call for comment. As regards (b) we feel that there is justification for considering any repayment of capital debts other than where repayment was obligatory or requested by the creditor as suspect since it may be presumed that in many such cases the debtor was taking advantage of the abnormal conditions favourable to him. It seems equitable that these cases at least should be adjusted. Furthermore, where repayments were made by the debtor to the liquidator, presumption is equally strong in favour of revaluation of such payments unless repayment on a fixed date is of the essence of the contract. Sliding scale on which revaluation would be based would take account of true value of Japanese currency at the time of payment, based on then current prices, and might also take into account the fact that while the creditor will still suffer the loss of that part of the payment which is validated, the debtor will bear no real loss unless the value of Japanese currency at the time of payment is designedly under-assessed in the sliding scale.\n\n(3)",
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        "content_text": "## (3) Payments against debts incurred after the commencement of the Japanese occupation should be wholly validated. The general conception in these cases is that least disturbance will be caused by validating all transactions incurred and closed during the occupation.\n\n## (4) Debts incurred during occupation period and still outstanding to be regarded as due in British currency subject to adjustment of amount in accordance with rates of conversion to be fixed by rules as above.\n\n## (5) Liability for arrears of interest on mortgages, bank deposits and overdrafts, uncollected bills, promissory notes and other obligations bearing interest to stand subject to the Courts being given power to remit liability in cases of hardship; possible guidance to be given to the Courts as to bases for assessing hardship, e.g., whether the person from whom interest is due was in enjoyment of property acquired as a result of transactions out of which the interest charge arose.\n\n## (6) Banks, including those \"liquidated\" by the Japanese, to be treated on an identical basis with other debtors and creditors. Payments to and from the banks would therefore be validated subject to the general conditions indicated above, pre-occupation overdrafts and deposits being treated as capital sums. Repayments of pre-occupation overdrafts not demanded by a bank itself would be revalued as in Four (2) (b) above. We should be glad of your advice as to treatment of repayments of deposits by banks or by liquidator. Can it properly be presumed that all such repayments were made at the voluntary request of the depositor and should not therefore be subject to revaluation?\n\nSpecial position arising between certain of the Hong Kong banks owing to the pooling of their cash assets will be discussed further with the banks.\n\nFive. Grateful for early comments on the above.\n\nCopies sent to:\n- Treasury\n- Bank of England\n- Treasury Solicitors\n- Burma Office\n- Trading With the Enemy Dept.\n- Mr. N. Young\n- Mr. H.H. Thomas\n- Mr. J. Fisher\n- Mr. R.W. Speed\n- Mr. A. More\n- Mr. Mantle\n\nPage 30\nPage 31",
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        "content_text": "## NOTE\n\nThis confirmatory copy is carried from Hong Kong to London by Brigadier MACDOUGALL, Chief Civil Affairs Officer, Hong Kong.\n\nMay a confirmatory copy of any reply be brought back to Hong Kong by Brigadier MACDOUGALL when he returns, please.\n\nR204  \n1.3.46.  \nMajor, SECRETARIAT.  \n9/3  \nC.A., Hongkong  \n31",
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        "content_text": "# CIVIL AFFAIRS MESSAGE FORM\n\n**ADDRESS TO:** WAR OFFICE.  \n**(for action)**  \n**RPTD:**  \n**FROM:** C. IN C., HONG KONG.  \n**(for info.)**  \n**CLASSN:** **Confidential**  \n**PRIORITY:** CA 2329(.)  \n\n+ Savings. Imavéfute. For Colonial Office. D.T.G.\n\nReference `555249/2/45` from O'Connor interim policy directive for Malaya on land(.)  \nPart I - Land Office Registers unaffected by Japanese occupation as Japanese set up own(.) Proposals for combining Japanese registration with our registers follow(.)  \n\n- Part II Land Commission considered unnecessary here in view position registers institution tenancy tribunals and imminent establishment civil courts(.) Additional puisne judge required(.) International Law and Law of Colony supplemented by fresh legislation can be enforced by ordinary courts(.)  \n\n- Part III consider unwise any legislation unlikely to attract public support(.) There were no alienations of land by Japanese either by way of sale gift or long lease(.) No foreclosures or sales by mortgagees except one sale by leave of Japanese court and some sales in liquidation of banks(.) Very few long leases by Crown Lessees continuing after occupation and trespassers not now in possession of these(.) Doubtful if any re-entry on any long lease(.) Public feelings against trespassers very strong and any legislation to compensate them for improvements or to relieve them from ordinary liability would be severely criticised(.), Difficulties of assessment not considered insuperable(.) Many trespassers being Japanese now interned(.) Majority owners now in possession or entitled to compensation because of requisition by BMA(.) In practice proceedings for mesne profits against trespassers would be few but considered important preserve principle(.) For these reasons unwilling to legislate except in case of leases(.)  \n\nPart IV Mortgages should not be distinguished from other problems of indebtedness save that power should be given to courts to order payment by instalments of interest accrued or accruing(.)  \n\nPart V  \n- Legislation as to leases partly depends on provisions for compensating war damage as this affects  \n\n(This space for Civil Affairs use only)  \n| Reference | Date | Internal Distn. |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\n**(Signed)**  \nW. Br. Brig. C.C.A.O.\n\n(Continued on next page)  \nPage 32",
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        "content_text": "# CIVIL AFFAIRS MESSAGE FORM\n\n**ADDRESS TO:** (for action)  \n**RPTD:** (for info.)\n\n**FROM:** C. IN C., HONG KONG.\n\n**CLASSN:** CA  \n**PRIORITY:**  \n**D.T.G.:**  \n\nContinued.\n\nfundamentally liability to repair (.) On principle however consider absence not a disability as almost all absentees left voluntarily and either left relatives in possession or were able to make arrangements (.) Courts would give effect to legislation under which absentees were forbidden to make payments to persons in Colony because declared enemy territory but this no ground for cancelling indebtedness altogether (.) Deprivation of personal liberty by internment, imprisonment or imprisonment very common cause of disability (.) Requisition or order to vacate premises by Japanese considered disability of equal force to internment as no compensation was paid with exception of Kai Tak aerodrome where inadequate compensation paid and which can be dealt with on resumption under ordinance (.) Further ground of disability in case of companies, firms and individuals declared enemy companies, firms and individuals by Japanese as beneficial enjoyment or collection of rents impossible at least from date of such declaration (.) On principle consider maximum period of disability must terminate with date of local Japanese surrender (16th September) and with certain exception must be confined to the period of actual disability (.) Period of disability would commence with end of month in which disability first arose and would continue until possession of the demised premises was obtained or receipt of rents and profits or right to compensation from BMA accrued (.) Tenant would not be entitled to refund of rents paid in advance (.) Landlord could apply to the court to show cause why tenant should not be relieved or relieved only in part (.) Examples would be possession of premises by family or receipt of rents by agent notwithstanding disability or tenant's conduct contributing to damaging of premises (.) As to war damage desirable that model legislation for Malaya or Malta be made available (.) Considered that even independently of rendering uninhabitable of demised premises should relieve payment of rent but relief from breach of repairing covenants or determination of leases would have to depend on provisions of war damage legislation (.) In any event leases not expiring before liberation must continue unless determined by re-entry or under war damage provisions (.) Internment or declaration of enmity or seizure by Japanese not per se ground of determination.\n\nIn no case should lessee have option to determine (.) In cases of re-entry tenant to have right to apply to court for relief against forfeiture on basis payment of arrears except payments from which tenant entitled to relief because of disability.\n\n(This space for Civil Affairs use only)\n\n| Reference | (Signed) | Date       |\n|-----------|----------|------------|\n|           | co. C.C.A.O. | 28.2.46.   |\n|           | Brig. C.C.A.O. |            |\n \n**Internal Distn.**",
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        "content_text": "## Orig. on `55249/2/45-`\n\nTel. No. Whitehall 9400.\n\n`124/Malaya/18(C.A.1.)`\n\n34\n\n**The War Office, London, S.W.1.**\n\n4.\n\n27 November 1945.\n\nSir,\n\nI am commanded by the Army Council to refer to their letter `124/Malaya/18(C.A.1.)` dated 11 October, 1945, enclosing a draft interim directive, together with an explanatory memorandum, on matters relating to transactions in land and property in Malaya during the Japanese occupation.\n\nFurther consideration has now been given to this question and, subject to any comments that you may have, the whole Directive may now be regarded as approved, with the exception of Part IV (Mortgages and Charges), which is reserved for further consideration.\n\nOf the three sub-paragraphs of Para. 2 of the Explanatory Memorandum which were reserved for further consideration:\n(d) is now approved, subject to the removal of the reference to mortgage interest pending a decision on Part IV of the Directive.\n(f) is now approved.\n(g) should be amended to read \"to disallow claims by absentee owners for rents and profits of their lands, accrued to trespassers or unauthorised occupiers during the Japanese Occupation\", and, as so amended, is approved.\n\nThe Council would be glad to have your early comments.\n\nI am, Sir,\nYour obedient servant,\n(Sgd) G.W. Lambert.\n\nThe Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command.\n\nCopy to:- Chief Civil Affairs Officer (Malaya), South East Asia Command.",
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        "content_text": "# 55249/2/45 \nTel. No. Whitehall 9400 \n**THE WAR OFFICE,** \nLONDON, S.W.1. \n11th October, 1945. \n35 \n\n## 124/Malaya/18 (C.A.1.) \nSir, \n\nI am commanded by the Army Council to enclose herewith a draft interim directive, together with an explanatory memorandum, on matters relating to transactions in land and property in Malaya during the Japanese occupation. \n\nAs you will see from Para. 2 of the memorandum, the policy embodied in the draft directive may be summarized as follows:- \n\n| Point | Policy Summary |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) | to recognize voluntary transactions in land made inter vivos during the Japanese occupation between parties present in Malaya and at liberty to exercise their rights; but |\n| (b) | to refuse to recognize titles based on confiscation, duress or not in accordance with pre-occupation law; |\n| (c) | to restore their lands and premises to prisoners of war, internees and refugees (hereinafter, for brevity, referred to together as \"war absentees\"); |\n| (d) | in the case of \"war absentees\" who are mortgagers or lessees to stop mortgage interest and rents running during the period of the Japanese occupation; |\n| (e) | to restore their premises (on terms) to \"war absentee\" lessees and tenants; |\n| (f) | to allow claims by \"war absentee\" owners against occupiers and trespassers for damage to premises or waste committed by them subject to a set-off of the value to the owner of permanent improvements made by occupiers or trespassers; |\n| (g) | to disallow claims for rents and profits accrued during the Japanese occupation. |\n\nThe draft directive has not yet been approved as a whole and you are requested to forward your comments as early as possible. If, however, you see no objection, sub-Paras (a), (b), (c) and (e) above may now be regarded as approved policy and you are authorized to act accordingly. \n\nFurther consideration is being given to sub-Paras (d) and (f) which involve... \n\nThe Supreme Allied Commander, \nSouth East Asia Command.",
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        "content_text": "## \n-2- \n\ninvolve the general question of debtor and creditor relationships in liberated territories and you should take no further action on these sub-Paras. pending further instructions.\n\nSub-Para. (g) is also reserved for further consideration. In the meantime, the Army Council understand that the position is covered by the moratorium.\n\nI am,\nSir,\nYour obedient Servant,\n**(Sgd) G. Lambert**\n\nCopy to: - Chief Civil Affairs Officer (Malaya)  \nSouth East Asia Command",
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        "content_text": "# EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM ON DRAFT INTERIM LANDS DIRECTIVE\n## on 55249/2/45\n## MALAYA\n\n37\n\n1. Policy is an Interim Policy. Basis. The directive provides an interim policy for adjusting complications arising out of the Japanese occupation of Malaya. It does not affect the permanent land laws of Malaya. It is based on the principles of International Law where precedents are ascertainable. In matters not covered by precedent, a policy is advocated which is thought to be fair and practical.\n\n2. Outline of Policy. The recommended policy is:\n| Clause | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) | to recognize voluntary transactions in land made inter vivos during the Japanese occupation between parties present in Malaya and at liberty to exercise their rights; but |\n| (b) | to refuse to recognize titles based on confiscation, duress or not in accordance with pre-occupation law; |\n| (c) | to restore their lands and premises to prisoners of war, internees and refugees (hereinafter, for brevity, referred to together as \"war absentees\"); |\n| (d) | in the case of \"war absentees\" who are mortgagors or lessees, to stop mortgage interest and rents running during the period of the Japanese occupation; |\n| (e) | to restore their premises (on terms) to \"war absentee\" lessees and tenants; |\n| (f) | to allow claims by \"war absentee\" owners against occupiers and trespassers for damage to premises or waste committed by them, subject to a set-off of the value to the owner of permanent improvements made by occupiers or trespassers; but |\n| (g) | to disallow claims by absentee owners for rents and profits accrued to trespassers and unauthorised occupiers of their lands during the Japanese occupation. |\n\nJustification:\n(a) and (b) of paragraph 2 above are in accordance with International Law.\n(c) is, to a great extent, consequential on (a) and (b).\n(d) seems manifestly just. It would be monstrous that \"war absentees\" should, on their return to Malaya, be faced with claims for 3 years' arrears of rent or mortgage interest in respect of properties of whose enjoyment they have, through no fault of their own, been deprived.\n(e) proceeds on much the same principles as (b). It is thought that \"absentee\" lessees and tenants should not lose their premises because the circumstances of war have compelled them to default with their rent. As a matter of practical policy, if steps to restore premises to pre-occupation tenants are not taken, European business firms may be unable to find suitable accommodation in the business quarters, and Malayan rehabilitation may thereby be hampered.\n(f) \"Absentee\" owners should be reimbursed for damage to their premises or waste committed by unauthorised occupiers during the Japanese period. It is thought fair, however, that a set-off should be allowed in suitable cases of the value to the owner of permanent improvements installed by such occupiers.\n(g) is controversial. Theoretically, there is no reason why absentee owners should not be entitled to recover rents and profits...",
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        "content_text": "38\n\n4. of their properties which accrued during the occupation. The reasons for disallowing such claims are practical and are:-\n\n(i) that the claims would be most difficult to assess (e.g., where rubber from a rubber estate has been collected and sold for payments in Japanese, or Japanese sponsored, currency); and\n\n(ii) that such claims would be unlikely ever to be paid. Trespassers would be most unlikely to be able to pay large claims, and, if such claims were allowed against Reparations or any compensation fund which may be set up, they would tend to exhaust the amount available for better claims. A mountain of private indebtedness would be piled up to the detriment of the country as a whole.\n\n(iii) If claims to rents and profits of land were allowed, it would be difficult to resist claims for loss of professional, business, and mercantile profits. The line must be drawn somewhere. It is thought to be a more practical policy to aim at compensating an owner for detriment to his capital asset, without attempting to compensate for rents or profits which may have arisen therefrom during the occupation period.\n\n## Form of Directive\n\n### Part I \nPart I (paragraphs 1 to 5) deals with the administrative steps required to bring the Titles Registers and Deeds Registers up to date, and to maintain or restore the title of the pre-occupation owner of land, except in cases where he appears himself to have authorised a transfer. Devolutions on death and under Order of Court are also dealt with. Persons aggrieved by these administrative steps must apply to a Lands Titles Commission.\n\n### Part II \nPart II provides for the establishment of a Lands Titles Commission to decide, at the instance of persons aggrieved, disputes arising out of the Japanese occupation; and provides for the sittings, procedure, and powers of the Commission and for appeals from its decisions on points of law.\n\n### Part III \nPart III applies the policy mentioned in paragraph 2(a), (b), and (c) above to the various classes of case which are likely to arise, and indicates the appropriate remedy in each. The question of disallowance of claims for rents and profits is dealt with in paragraphs 12, 14(b), 15, 16, and 17. The rights of third parties to whom lands may have been transferred are dealt with in paragraph 15; and the position of trespassers is noticed in paragraph 16.\n\n### Part IV \nPart IV deals with mortgages and charges and applies the policy mentioned in paragraph 2(c) and (a) above to the various cases which may arise.\n\n### Part V \nPart V deals with leases and tenancies and, applying the policy mentioned in paragraph 2(d) and (e) above, works out the remedy in each case. The rights of lessors, \"war absentee\" lessees, and third-party lessees or occupiers (if any) are separately indicated.\n\n### Part VI \nPart VI deals briefly with the legislation which will be required to implement the recommended policy.\n\nDated 19th September, 1945.\n\n(Sgd) K.K. O'Connor.",
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        "content_text": "Orig. on `55249/2/45`\n\n## MALAYA\n### INTERIM POLICY DIRECTIVE\n#### LAND\n##### PART I\n###### PRELIMINARY\n\n39 人\n\n1. **Mines** CONDITION OF REGISTERS. Legal Officers and Colonial Lands, and Surveys should report as soon as possible on the condition of the Registers. The following proceeds on the assumption that the Registers will be, for the most part, intact.\n\n2. REGISTERS IN REGISTRATION OF TITLES AREAS. These Registers should be brought up to date and should be dealt with so as to give effect to the following policy:-\n    (a) Where there has been a change, since the date of the Japanese occupation of the area concerned (hereinafter called \"the occupation date\"), in the registered proprietorship of registered land, the name of the person who was proprietor of the land prior to the occupation date, (hereinafter called \"the previous proprietor\") should be restored as registered proprietor unless:-\n    (b) \n    3. \n    (i) the memorandum of transfer, or other instrument effecting a transfer from the previous proprietor, purports to be signed by the previous proprietor himself and to be attested in the manner prescribed by pre-occupation law;\n    (ii) a transmission of the land has occurred occasioned by the death, disability or bankruptcy of the previous proprietor;\n    (iii) the registration of the previous proprietor has been displaced pursuant to an order of a Court in proceedings in which the previous proprietor was personally served. (Note: In this paragraph \"Court\" includes a Court sitting during the Japanese occupation).\n\nIn any case not falling within sub-paragraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) above, the Register should remain unaltered unless and until directed to be altered by the Lands Titles Commission hereinafter mentioned.\n\n3. In dealing with unregistered documents executed during the period of Japanese occupation which may be presented to Registrars after the re-occupation of Malaya, the same principles should be applied, that is to say, the title of the previous proprietor should not be disturbed, and the new document should be rejected, unless such document purports to be signed by the previous proprietor personally and to be attested in the manner prescribed by pre-occupation law, or an Order of Court is presented which was made in proceedings in which the previous proprietor was personally served. Any person who may be aggrieved should be directed to apply to the Lands Titles Commission and should, in the mean time, be permitted to protect his interest by registering a caveat against the title.\n\nREGISTERS IN THE REGISTRATION OF DEEDS AREA should mutatis mutandis be similarly dealt with, that is to say:-\n    (a) Registrations of conveyances and assignments of land made inter vivos since the occupation date should be removed from the Registers, and instruments executed during the period of Japanese occupation which may be presented for registration after the re-occupation of Malaya by the British, should not be registered unless:-\n\n/(1)",
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        "content_text": "## PART I (continued)\n\n40\n\n(b) The instrument of transfer should be deemed to be valid and effective if:\n  (i) the instrument purports to be duly executed by the person who appears from the Register to have been the owner prior to the occupation date, such execution being made by the owner himself and attested as required by pre-occupation law; or\n  (ii) the instrument concerned is an Order of Court, made in proceedings in which the previous owner was personally served.\n\nWhere there has been a devolution on death and a grant of Probate or Letters of Administration has been made by a Court sitting during the Japanese occupation:\n  (i) If the grant is already registered, the registration should not be disturbed without an order of the Commission (or of a competent civil Court when reconstituted);\n  (ii) If the grant has not been registered, but is presented for registration after the British re-occupation, it should not be registered unless the Registrar is satisfied by sufficient evidence that the grant was made in proceedings in which all the persons were cited who would require to be cited by pre-occupation law.\n\nAny person aggrieved by a decision of a Registrar should apply to the Lands Titles Commission and should in the interim be permitted to protect his interest by registering a lis pendens against the property.\n\n4. OCCUPATION DATES. The C.C.A.O. should be empowered to fix \"occupation dates\" for various areas.\n\n5. PUBLICITY. Public announcement should be made of the fact that Titles Registers and Deeds Registers will be so amended, and persons aggrieved thereby should be directed to appeal by lodging, at the Registries, applications to the Lands Titles Commission hereunder mentioned.\n\n## PART II. ESTABLISHMENT OF LANDS TITLES COMMISSION\n\n6. ESTABLISHMENT OF LANDS TITLES COMMISSION. A Lands Titles Commission should be established to adjudicate upon any disputed claims brought before it by any aggrieved parties, relating to ownership or occupation of, or rights, titles or interests in, land arising out of transactions effected or matters occurring during the Japanese Occupation. The Commission will not institute enquiries of its own motion, but will confine itself to deciding claims brought before it by aggrieved persons as to matters arising out of the Japanese occupation.\n\n7. SITTINGS AND CONSTITUTION. The Commission would be permanently in session and would sit in two divisions, one in the Malay States (the former Registration of Titles Area), and one in Singapore and the Settlements of Penang and Malacca (the former Registration of Deeds Area).\n\nA single Commissioner would constitute a tribunal and would sit when and where required, and in any case requiring a valuation to be made or compensation to be assessed, the Commissioner should have power to appoint two assessors, having professional or other experience in matters relating to land, to assist him. Assessors should normally be appointed if the claimant or other party asks for appointment of assessors.\n\n8. PERSONNEL. The Commissioners should be persons having judicial or professional legal experience and should have a sound knowledge of land law in Malaya.\n\nPage 40\nPage 41",
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        "content_text": "## 9. PROCEDURE\nThe Commission should be empowered, subject to the approval of the Chief Civil Affairs Officer, to make practice rules and to regulate its procedure fees and costs. Procedure should be kept as simple and expeditious as possible. Claims could be instituted before the Commission direct or referred to the Commission by the Civil Courts when reconstituted. The Civil Courts should be empowered to refuse to hear claims which ought to be brought before the Commission.\n\n## 10. POWERS\nEach Commissioner should be empowered to summon witnesses, to take evidence on oath and to punish for contempt. Judicial immunity should be conferred on Commissioners. A Commissioner should have power to hear and determine claims, to make declaratory judgments, vesting orders and ejectment orders and to put claimants in possession, to order rectification of titles and deeds registers, to award and assess damages, compensation and costs, to charge land with sums directed to be paid, to apportion rents and profits and to make and give consequential orders and directions. For purposes of enforcement, an order of the Commission should be made equivalent to a judgment of the High Court or Supreme Court, and, during the Military Period, ejectment orders and the like should be enforceable by the Civil Affairs Police.\n\n## 11. APPEALS\nAn appeal from a Commissioner should lie to the Supreme Court or High Court when re-constituted upon a point of law only. Legislative provision would be required for this.\n\n## PART III. POLICY\n\n## 12. GENERAL POLICY\nThe general policy which should be followed is to recognise voluntary transactions in land inter vivos which have taken place during the Japanese occupation between parties present in Malaya and at liberty; but to refuse to recognise titles based on confiscation, duress, or not in accordance with pre-occupation law; to restore their land to refugees, prisoners and internees; and in the case of prisoners, refugees and internees who are mortgagors or lessees and have been deprived of enjoyment of their lands, to stop mortgage interest and rents running during the period of the occupation and during any moratorium which may now be imposed.\n\nThe Commission should take cognizance of, and assess, claims for compensation for damage to premises and for waste caused by trespassers or occupants holding under Japanese titles during the absence or internment of the owners. On the other hand, it is thought to be inadvisable to burden the Commission with the assessment of claims to recover rents and profits which may have accrued to such trespassers or occupants. Such claims would be difficult to assess, would be unlikely ever to be paid and, if allowed, would result in widespread indebtedness and bankruptcy.\n\n## 13. CATEGORIES OF CLAIMS WHICH MAY ARISE AND POLICY TO BE FOLLOWED IN DEALING WITH THEM\nClaims which may arise (other than claims relating to leases and mortgages which are dealt with later) may be divided into categories as follows, that is to say claims relating to:\n\n(1) Lands confiscated by the Japanese as Occupying Power.\n(2) Lands confiscated by the Japanese as Occupying Power and alienated.\n    a) State owned;\n    b) Privately owned.",
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        "content_text": "## (3) Lands alienated under Japanese Pressure\n\n(4) Lands of Absentee Owners occupied by Trespassers\n\n(5) Unregistered Transactions\n\n(6) Devolutions of Land on Death, Bankruptcy or Disability during the Japanese Occupation\n\n(7) Disputes as to Boundaries or Tenures\n\nThe policy to be followed in regard to each of these is set out below. By \"State\" is meant the Crown, a Ruler, or the Government of a State or Settlement. \"State owned\" has a corresponding meaning. The expression \"Reparations\" includes, not only reparations to be paid by the Japanese, but compensation payable under any relevant compensation scheme which may be inaugurated.\n\n## 14. CATEGORY 1 - **CONFISCATED LANDS**\n\n(a) State owned\n\nPossession will have been given up by the Japanese and can be resumed by the British Military Administration on behalf of the State. The Japanese, as an occupying Power, are entitled to the ordinary fruits of State immovable property. Accordingly, no order for possession and no account of rents and profits will be necessary, but the Commission should, if requested by the British Military Administration or the State, assess compensation for waste or damage done by the Japanese as a preliminary to a claim against Reparations.\n\n(b) Privately owned\n\nRemedies which the Commission may give are:\n(1) an order for possession;\n(ii) an assessment of compensation for damages or waste. The Register will automatically have been rectified so as to replace the previous owner as registered proprietor if he has been displaced (Vide paras 2 and 3 above).\n\nThe policy should be to disallow claims by absentee owners to rents and profits accrued during the Japanese occupation.\n\n## CATEGORY 2 - LANDS CONFISCATED BY THE JAPANESE AND ALIENATED\n\n(a) State owned\n\nThe Register will automatically be rectified so as to restore the State's title to the land. (Vide paras. 2 and 3 above). If required, the Commission will grant an order for possession and assess compensation for damage or waste against any occupier who has caused it. The value of any permanent improvements made by an occupier should be allowed to be set off against any such claims for compensation. No claim for past rents and profits should be allowed. Neither the purchaser from the Japanese, nor any subsequent purchaser to whom the land may have been re-sold, should be entitled to a refund of his purchase price, or (except by way of set-off for permanent improvements as aforesaid) to any compensation. An exception to this rule may be made where a vendor has entered into an express covenant for title.\n\n(b) Privately owned\n\nThe previous owner will be entitled to the same remedies as the State under paragraph (a), and purchasers of confiscated private land will be in a similar position to purchasers of confiscated State land under that paragraph.\n\n## 16.",
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        "content_text": "## CATEGORY 3 LANDS ALIENATED UNDER JAPANESE POLITICAL OR OTHER PRESSURE.\n\n17. The remedies will be the same as under paragraph 15 above.\n\n## CATEGORY 4 LANDS OF ABSENTEE OWNERS OCCUPIED BY TRESPASSERS.\n\nThe register will be unaffected. The Commission may, if requested, put the owner in possession and assess compensation for damage or waste. As a matter of policy, a set-off of the value of permanent improvements made by the trespasser should be allowed against a claim for such compensation. No claim for past rents and profits should be entertained.\n\n18. ## CATEGORY 5 - UNREGISTERED TRANSACTIONS.\n\nIf the Registers have not been properly maintained, there may be a number of transfers and other documents to be registered. This will primarily be a matter for Registrars, who will act as indicated in paragraphs 2(b) and 3. Persons aggrieved should be directed to apply to the Commission.\n\n19. ## CATEGORY 6 DEVOLUTION OF LAND ON DEATH, BANKRUPTCY OR DISABILITY DURING THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION.\n\nSuch devolutions as are in accordance with pre-occupation law will require no remedy other than to be perfected by registration, where registration has not been effected. Such devolutions as are not in accordance with pre-occupation law should be enquired into by the Commission at the instance of any person aggrieved.\n\n20. ## CATEGORY 7 DISPUTES AS TO BOUNDARIES OR TENURE.\n\nIn case any Registers have been destroyed, they will have to be re-constructed as far as possible by Registrars and officials of the Lands, Mines and Surveys Department. Persons aggrieved by the decisions of the Registrars in this connection should be directed to apply to the Commission; and the Lands Department should be entitled to apply to the Commission for confirmation of Land Settlements.\n\n## PART IV. MORTGAGES AND CHARGES.\n\n21. \"Mortgage\", \"mortgagor\" and \"mortgagee\" respectively include \"charge\", \"chargor\" and \"chargee\". The cases likely to require remedy are cases of mortgages made prior to the Japanese occupation where the mortgagor or mortgagee or both were absent from Malaya or imprisoned or interned during the Japanese occupation and unable to exercise their rights.\n\n22. \n| Category | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) | **CATEGORY 1 MORTGAGOR ABSENT, IMPRISONED OR INTERNED: MORTGAGEE PRESENT AND AT LIBERTY TO EXERCISE RIGHTS.** |\n| (b) | Mortgage interest should be deemed not to be payable from the occupation date until the date when the moratorium is lifted in that area. If any mortgage interest has, in fact, been paid during the period, it should not be recoverable. If the mortgagee has remained out of possession and has not exercised any of his remedies, the pre-occupation position will be restored and mortgage interest will begin to run again from the expiration of the moratorium. |",
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        "content_text": "-6- \n\n44 \n\nIf the mortgagee has enjoyed the rents and profits either by appointing a receiver or taking possession, he should be permitted to keep these up to the amount of the outstanding interest (pre-occupation and occupation interest) due by the mortgagor, accounting to the mortgagor for any balance.\n\n(a) If the mortgagee has sold the land (with or without a prior foreclosure) the mortgagor should have an option, exercisable within three months of the lifting of the moratorium, to recover the land upon payment to the present owner of the amount of the principal, and interest (not calculated at a penal rate) due prior to the occupation date and due after the lifting of the moratorium.\n\n23. \n\nIf the mortgagee has foreclosed, and is in possession, the mortgagor should have a similar option exercisable within a similar period, to recover his land upon payment of principal and interest similarly calculated.\n\n## CATEGORY 2 \n**MORTGAGEE ABSENT IMPRISONED OR INTERNED: MORTGAGOR IN POSSESSION AND AT LIBERTY TO EXERCISE RIGHTS.**\n\nArrears of mortgage interest will be payable, but the Commission should be empowered to allow payment by instalments in cases of hardship.\n\n24. \n\n## CATEGORY 3 \n**MORTGAGOR AND MORTGAGEE BOTH ABSENT OR NOT AT LIBERTY TO EXERCISE RIGHTS.**\n\nMortgage interest should be deemed to have ceased to be payable from the occupation date to the date of lifting of the moratorium.\n\nThe Commission should, if applied to, make any necessary order to eject any trespasser, or person claiming under the Japanese Custodian of Enemy Property or other authority acting under Japanese direction, and should assess compensation for damage or waste.\n\n25. **INFLATION.**\n\nThe relation between mortgage indebtedness and the value of money may require review when the facts relating to the latter are known.\n\n# PART V. LEASES AND TENANCIES.\n\n26. **INTERPRETATION.** Where the context admits, \"lease\" includes a sub-lease and an agreement for a lease or sub-lease; \"lessor\" includes an assignee of the reversion expectant on a lease or sub-lease and persons deriving title under a lessor or sub-lessor; \"lessee\" includes an assignee of a lease and a sub-lessee and any person deriving title under either of them.\n\n27. **GENERAL POLICY.** The general policy, (on the information now available), should be to refrain from interfering with transactions inter vivos concluded freely and voluntarily during the Japanese Occupation, whilst ensuring that persons who have been deprived of the enjoyment of the premises by reason of war circumstances, (such persons, for instance, as prisoners of war, internees and refugees), should be restored as far as possible to their previous position and should not be left without accommodation or be faced with large claims for accumulated rent. The doctrine of frustration probably does not apply to leases and legislation will be necessary. Cases in which remedies will be required may be divided into categories as under:\n\n28. \nSee `Cricklewood Property and Investment Trust Limited and others v. Leighton's Investment Trust Limited (1945) 61 T.L.P. 204`.",
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        "content_text": "## 28.\n\n-7- \n\n**CATEGORY 1, LESSOR PRESENT AND AT LIBERTY TO EXERCISE RIGHTS OR OTHERWISE UNABLE TO EXERCISE RIGHTS DUE TO NEW OCCUPATION.**\n\nRent should cease to be payable from the occupation date.\n\nIf the term of the lease is still subsisting, then covenants.\n\n(a) If the lessor has re-entered and is in possession or has re-let to a new lessee, the old lessee should have an option, exercisable within (say) two months of a date to be fixed by the C.C.A.O. For leases in the area (hereinafter referred to as \"the option date\"), to recover possession for the unexpired portion of the term at the previous rent and on the previous terms.\n\nIf a new lessee is in possession, the new lease may be cancelled. The old lessee, electing to retake possession, may be ordered by the Commission to pay to the new lessee a sum not exceeding (say) one month's rent at the former rate as compensation for ejectment and to pay, either by way of enhanced rent or a capital sum to the lessor or the new lessee, the fair value of any permanent improvements made by either of them to the extent that such improvements enhance the value of the tenancy to him. Per contra, the old lessee should be entitled to claim the value of, or a reasonable rent for, furniture, fixtures, etc., belonging to him and left on the premises and enjoyed by the lessor or new lessee in his absence.\n\nReasonable notice should be given to the new lessee before he is ejected and, as already stated, a sum not exceeding a month's rent at the old rate may be awarded by the Commission to him by way of compensation. The new lessee should also be at liberty to exercise in the Courts any rights which he may have against the lessor.\n\nIf the lease has expired during the occupation, no question of ejecting the new lessee will arise. Provision should be made for the rent under the old lease to cease to be payable as from the occupation date. The old lessee may, as above, claim payment for the use of any of his furniture or fixtures enjoyed during his absence. The old lessee should have no claim to a new lease, unless the former lease gave him an option to renew, in which case he may be treated as if the term had not expired.\n\nIf the new tenant is merely a monthly tenant, his tenancy should, on the old lessee electing to re-enter, be terminated by a month's notice by the landlord. No question of compensation then arises.\n\n(b) If the lessor has not re-entered or re-let the premises.\n\n(i) If the lease has expired, the lessee may remove any chattels belonging to him, and the lessor may recover from the lessee any arrears of rent due up to the occupation date, but not later.\n\n(ii) If the lease has not expired, it will, at the lessee's option to be exercised as under paragraph (a), revive and continue as before. But rent and performance of covenants will be excused from the occupation date until the revival date.\n\n## 29. **CATEGORY 2, LESSEE IN MALAYA AND AT LIBERTY TO EXERCISE RIGHTS: LESSOR ASSENT OR UNABLE TO EXERCISE RIGHTS.**\n\n(1) If the lease has not expired and the lessee has remained in enjoyment of the property throughout, the lessor should be entitled to recover from the lessee all rent up to date subject to power being given to the Commission to lower the rent.\n\n45",
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        "content_text": "-8- \n\n46 \n\nrent, if unreasonable, to a reasonable rent, to allow payment by instalments, or to allow an abatement in respect of any period when reasonable enjoyment was interrupted by hostilities.\n\n(ii) If the lease has expired, the lessor will be entitled to the same remedies, but only up to the date of expiry. Thereafter, if the premises have been occupied by the same or a new tenant, such tenant should be deemed to have occupied as a monthly tenant at the previous rent or such reasonable rent as may be determined by the Commission, and should be liable accordingly, subject again to the Commission's power to allow payment of arrears of rent by instalments or to allow an abatement for any period when reasonable enjoyment was interrupted by hostilities.\n\n## CATEGORY 3. LESSOR AND LESSEE BOTH ASSENT OR PREVENTED FROM EXERCISING RIGHTS.\n\n30. (a) If the property has remained vacant.\n \n31. (b) \n(i) If the term of the lease is unexpired, the rent and performance of covenants will be excused from the occupation date. The lessee should have (say) two months from the option date in which to elect whether to continue or repudiate the lease. If he elects to continue, rent will become payable again as from the option date, or the date of lifting of the moratorium if later.\n(ii) If the lease has expired, the rent and obligations should be excused from the occupation date until the date of expiry.\n\nIf a trespasser or person holding under title from the Japanese or under other authority acting under Japanese direction, is in possession:\n \n(i) The occupier may be ejected, by order of the Commission, without compensation. Rent and lessee's obligations should be excused from the occupation date. If the term is unexpired, the lessee should have an option, exercisable within (say) two months from the option date to continue the lease. If he elects to continue, the obligation to pay rent and perform covenants will revive as from the option date or the date of ejectment of the trespasser, whichever is later;\n(ii) If the lease has expired, the occupier may be ejected by order of the Commission without compensation. The lessee will not (unless the lease contained an option to renew) have any right to continue the lease. The rent and lessee's obligations will be excused from the occupation date to the date of expiry.\n\n**MONTHLY TENANCIES** where the tenant is absent owing to war circumstances should be dealt with on the basis that rent and covenants are excused from the occupation date. No question of renewal arises. Where the landlord was absent owing to war circumstances, he should have a right to be put in possession and have an assessment of compensation for damage or waste.\n\n## PART VI. GENERAL\n\n32. **LEGISLATION**. Some of the above results can be effected by administrative...",
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        "content_text": "# -9- \n\nadministrative action. For others legislation will be necessary. For instance, legislation will be required to suspend some of the provisions of the land Codes conferring indefeasibility of title on registered proprietors, and for stopping the running of rent and mortgage interest during the occupation. A Proclamation will be required for the military period to be followed by a suitable ordinance and Enactments after the reconstitution of civil government.\n\nDated September, 1945.",
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        "content_text": "FILE C\n\nCLOSED UNTIL\n\n1978\n\nNo........... \n\nSUBJECT\n\n1627\n\nHong Kong.\n\n54185\n\n1947\n\nC.O.129/610/5\n\nProposed Legislation to regularise Registration of Births, Deaths & Marriages during Jap Occupation.\n\nPrevious\n\nsee\n\n54185/46 53518/350\n\nSubsequent\n\nDd. 158911 2M 5-57 XLY3168",
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        "content_text": "The direct receipt word is dated 14-2-47.\n\n2 of the Ar(1), the Governor agrees to the exclusion of the first 3 lines of Clause 2 of the draft Ordinance, as suggested in para. 26 of despatch at (17) on the file: but points out that as there are known to be at least 557 marriages performed during internment, it would be very difficult to make each marriage the subject of a separate Order validating it, as is the H.O. practice, before passing legislation (see the 2nd sentence of para 2(a) of the despatch).\n\nThe Governor cannot agree that the parties should be given a chance of confirming or repudiating their marriage before legislative action is taken, as para. 3 gives examples of the implications involved. He points out that most likely remarriage would have taken place without reference to H.K. or ourselves, and therefore requests authority by telegram to pass the legislation proposed.\n\nPass to Legal Adviser for observations.\n\nPara. 5. Agrees that legislative action need be taken re decrees nisi & absolute. The parties to the former are being so informed of the latter; there are...",
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        "content_text": "Early 3 cases, have been the subject & the Gov. has asked on 2 of which to be made of fresh proceedings enquiry. C.A. Maddin & Co. who in the 3rd case are presumably acting to find out whether fresh proceedings have been instituted in that case.\n\nDraft. a 3. Whyte 13. We approved (in 17 on the '46 file) the proposed validating Ordinance in respect of marriages contracted during the period of enemy occupation subject to (a) the deletion of the last three lines of paragraph 2 of the draft Ordinance behind 16 on the '46 file, (b) all individuals concerned being warned of the proposed legislation and given opportunity to make representations, (c) consideration of the suggestion that the names of the parties to the marriages should not be included in the schedule to the proposed Ordinance which should be amended to follow Home Office practice.\n\nThe Governor agrees to (a) but (b) he says would be very difficult since 557 marriages at least are involved and not all the parties thereto are in the Colony. I think we should accept his advice that the parties should not be approached both because of the practical difficulty involved and for the reason of policy given at X on page 2 of 1.\n\nI am not clear, however, what are the Governor's objections to substituting a method analogous to the Home Office provisional orders for the schedule quoting the names of the individual parties annexed to the draft Ordinance unless it is again that the number involved...",
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        "content_text": "Refer to Registry\n\nWDD\n\nDear Sir,\n\nRe: Acet...\n\ninvolved makes the latter method more convenient. Advisers will no doubt give their views on this.\n\nRe paragraph 5 of 1, a draft letter to Messrs. Maddin and Company is on 53528/330 below.\n\nDesp. 12 Sec.\n\nRoberts - Wray\n\n25.3.47.\n\n25-3-47\n\n2\n\nI wish to see the Abgeordneten devised that we have to deal with cases...\n\nCases, except in rare instances, have hundreds inclined, and rather we have to deal with a bloc. Cases to the contrary are suspect.\n\nThat we agree to other Carmen proposed \"the final answer\" the names set out are difficult to identify which in case which marriage are at stake.\n\nValidated 4 Legal and Jmenypus 26/3/42.\n\nMy note to Wray: the situation calls for legislation if possible.\n\nI think there might be some difficulty in legislating",
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        "content_text": "to validate a clause which the Court would not \n\nunder the existing law of Territory relating 5 \n\nto divorce have been empowered to validate. \n\nAs the If the husband was at the time \n\nof \n\nLate \n\ndresses which the EJ purported to \n\nvalidate \n\ndom domiciled in the Colony then the Divorce Ordinance of 1932 would have applied, on the other hand \n\nif \n\nhe was not domiciled in the Colony the \n\npetitioner could have obtained redressing, under \n\nthe Divorce and Colonial and Matrimonial Causes Ordinance No 1926 \n\napplied to the Colony by the Royal Toys Divorce Jurisdiction Act (1955) provided \n\n(1) the parties were \n\nBritish subjects domiciled in England or Ireland; \n\n(2) the petitioner at the time of presenting the petition resided in the Hong Kong; \n\n(3) the marriage \n\nwas solemnized in the Colony or the grounds \n\nfor divorce \n\nIt does not lay any \n\nCO-ord- \n\ngiven the Colony. \n\ncertified \n\nfollowed by the Petitioner \n\nthe above enactments through all of the \n\nconditions of or \n\nother \n\nof the \n\ngranted \n\nat all \n\ndid not are we to refuse the Certificate without \n\nregard to law or by guesswork?? \n\nMARRIAGES. \n\n15/4/47 \n\n1. \n\n2. \n\nThere is I think, no serious problem. \n\nWith reference to paragraph 3 of (1) on this file, it was not intended to suggest that the marriages should be made subject to a provisional Order, only that the Ordinance should follow the form of the provisional order in not scheduling the marriages affected. The disadvantage of validating only the marriages of persons whose names are scheduled, is that some marriages might be overlooked. \n\n3. Nor was it intended to suggest that the parties should be given \n\nthe option of affirming or repudiating the marriage, but merely that they should be given an opportunity to make representations before a decision was finally reached as to the course to be adopted. I had not, however, appreciated that there were so many marriages affected (557), and it does appear that it would be impracticable to consult all the parties. In those circumstances, however, I think it will be \n\n/preferable",
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        "content_text": "# Connelly exercising jurisdiction\n\n6. It is preferable to retain a safeguard on the lines of the words which we suggested, and the Governor now agrees that the words \"in paragraph 2 of his despatch, should be omitted\". The terms of the passage in question clearly seem to imply that the second marriage is valid only on the supposition that the first one was not valid, and I suggest that the Drafting should be more explicit on this point. The wording I propose (adapted from a draft Bill now in preparation, amending the Foreign Marriages Act) is as follows:-\n\n\"Where any such marriage would, but for this Ordinance, have been invalid and either of the parties thereto has subsequently during the life of the other party, but before the commencement of this Ordinance, lawfully married any other person, this Ordinance shall not render the first marriage valid or affect the validity of the subsequent marriage\".\n\n## DIVORCE\n\n4. Where only a decree nisi was granted by the Chief Justice, the parties have no reason to believe themselves free to re-marry, and it seems reasonably clear that no steps should be taken to validate the decree.\n\n5. It appears that there were also 4 decrees absolute - namely the 3 mentioned in paragraph 5 of (1), and that mentioned in (2). In two cases further proceedings have been taken in Hong Kong, and presumably no action by the Government of Hong Kong is either necessary or desired by the parties.\n\n6. It is the remaining two cases which may create a serious problem.\n\nI assume that both the decrees nisi and the decrees absolute were made in error. The crucial question is whether the parties were at the time of the divorce domiciled in Hong Kong. If they were, then I see no very strong reason why the divorce should not be validated, and a very good reason in the case mentioned in (2) why this step should be taken.\n\nIf, however, the parties in either case were not domiciled in Hong Kong, then there is, in my opinion, serious doubt as to whether validating legislation can lawfully be enacted in Hong Kong. Indeed, if I am to express a firm opinion, it is that validation is not possible without an Act of Parliament.\n\n8. My reasons are as follows:-\n\nIf the parties were not domiciled in Hong Kong, the Court had no jurisdiction except by virtue of the Indian and Colonial Divorce Jurisdiction Acts, 1926 and 1940, as applied to Hong Kong by the Hong Kong Divorce Jurisdiction Order in Council 1935. The Act as so applied confers jurisdiction in such a case upon \"the Supreme Court of Hong Kong\". The validity of the divorce is (to say the least) open to question mainly by reason of a doubt as to whether the Court pronouncing the decrees was properly constituted, and the Act must necessarily refer to a properly constituted Court. Hence, a Hong Kong Ordinance purporting to validate the divorce would clearly in effect be amending the Act and would therefore undoubtedly be void as repugnant to the Act under the Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865.\n\nPage 10\n\nThe doubts were founded...",
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        "content_text": "Assuming parties were domiciled in Hong Kong,\n\n10.\n\n7\n\nEven if it were possible to say that the Court was properly constituted and capable of lawfully exercising jurisdiction, the question may arise as to whether the provisions of the Hong Kong (Non-Domiciled Parties) Divorce Rules 1936, made under the Act of 1926, were, or could be, complied with. See for example, Rules 3, 4, 20 and 25. Any Hong Kong Ordinance repugnant to the Rules would likewise be ultra vires.\n\n11.\n\nI think therefore that we must put this point of view to the Governor, asking for his further views. If there are no children of the subsequent marriage in the case mentioned in (2), the best course might be for further divorce proceedings followed by re-marriage to take place, though there might be difficulties. In the remaining case, where we have had correspondence with Solicitors in this country (see 53528/330) I think the best thing to do is to explain fully to the Solicitors, enquiring of them whether the parties were domiciled. It seems highly probable that they were not domiciled in Hong Kong.\n\n12.\n\nI do not think we should write a long letter, but that we should refer to the second paragraph of (9) on the above file, and ask them to come and see me.\n\n18. 4. 47.\n\nMr. Roberts-Wray\n\nMARRIAGES\n\nI would propose to send a telegram on this question (in view of the Governor's request in paragraph 6 of No.1), giving the substance of paragraphs 2 and 3 of your minute and agreeing to the introduction of legislation, subject to the substitution of the safeguard you suggest for the proviso in the draft Ordinance forwarded with No.16 on 54185746. (I presume that your safeguard should replace the whole of the proviso and not merely that part of it which we suggested should be omitted.)\n\nDIVORCE\n\nI would deal with this separately.\n\nWould you see any objection to our replying to the Governor by cable that we are disposed to agree to the introduction of legislation validating decrees absolute, provided that each of the parties concerned in the 4 cases was domiciled in Hong Kong at the time of the divorce, and asking for confirmation of this. (I presume that confirmation is the right word to use here, since the Chief Justice should presumably have known the limits of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong when he heard the cases.) We might also ask how the proposed validating legislation would affect the proceedings which are now taking place before the Supreme Court, referred to in paragraph 5 of No.1.\n\nIf you agree to action on both matters as proposed above, would you kindly send the file to Miss Whyte",
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        "content_text": "Miss Whyte to prepare drafts, which you will no doubt wish to see.\n\n8\n\nKalen\n\n23.4.47.\n\n3. đang trong\n\ntel.719\n\n23-4-47\n\nMr. Mayle.\n\nMarriages.\n\nI agree with your proposal. The safeguard set out in my minute of 18th April, however, replaces the latter part of proviso. You will see that it applies only to cases where either of the parties have married another person. The first part of the proviso relates to any marriage which has been declared invalid, whether either of the parties has remarried or not.\n\nThe two shortest commitment\n\n2. As regards divorces, I do not think anything should be done with regard to the two cases where further proceedings have been taken. In the other two cases, I think the first thing to do is to communicate with the parties concerned, explaining the situation, including the point about domicile unless it is quite clear that they were in fact domiciled in Hong Kong. I agree that the Chief Justice should have taken care of this point; but I should have thought the presumption was that Europeans are not domiciled there.\n\n3. In the case in which we have had correspondence with Solicitors, I still think the first step should be to ask them to come and discuss the question. In the remaining case steps will of course have to be taken by the Government of Hong Kong. This is a very delicate matter, and we must not be rushed into any precipitate action.\n\nMiss Wugh\n\nA 17.\n\n4.\n\n47.\n\nfe.\n\ndian\n\na\n\ntelegram\n\ndealing\n\nستنا\n\nmanages\n\nRand Monge\n\nh.\n\nhomes. Way.\n\nPin\n\nтала\n\nthen be\n\nrecincubatee\n\n6\n\ndene\n\ndance\n\nque tran\n\n4\n\nDraft telegram hyw.\n\nD. 3. Whyte 1/5\n\n29/4\n\nPage\n\n& Key Kong you frong Kang.\n\n4. Sel to 5. Hong Kory 6. Blair toy\n\nMr. Roberts-Wray.\n\nسه\n\nho 728 6/5/47.\n\n6-5-\n\n-5-47\n\n7-5-47\n\nReference para. 6 of your minute of 15/4.\n\nIn view of (5) (6)\n\na\n\n9\n\ndecision\n\nan the\n\n9\n\nsubject of validating the decrees absolute of\n\nhas became urgent...\n\ndivorce\n\n? We should find out whether the parties to the two divorces concerned were domiciled in Hong Kong at the time by telegraphing as in draft to the Governor about the case: Maddin Co. as in draft mentioned in (2), and by writing to C.A. 53528/330 (attached) about the second case.\n\nCo\n\nD.S. Whyte 5/5.\n\nIn Roberts-way away.\n\n16-\n\nto me ku hest\n\nSeewr\n\nIn dawicie:\n\nor is.\n\ncourse is louch the Cow. What was\n\nin kuse two con see what the answer\n\nI could not communieak with the soliciton\n\nuncie\n\nYou hear from the Grow.\n\n(C)\n\n9.5.\n\nMr. Roberts-Wray\n\nWe discussed, and I submit a draft telegram to Hong Kong on the lines agreed. Perhaps you would very kindly at once send it.\n\nThe file should be recirculated quickly for a savingram to Hong Kong, giving the Governor the substance of paragraphs 8-10 of Mr. Roberts-Wray's minute of the 18th April with reference to paragraph 1 of the attached draft. Mr. Roberts-Wray should see this draft savingram.\n\nby\n\nmangla\n\n43.5.47.\n\nGovern\n\nPage\n\nHong Kong,\n\nlive 80",
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        "content_text": "that in the draft of (7) 16 paragraphs 2 (a) and (b) were reversed, but the reference not altered. In para. 4 was ? This should be amended as in draft \"/o. submit a draft savingram in accordance with Mr. May's ing 1 aloo in muinte Konj 8 đang đóng Hong above.\n\nD. B. Whyte 19/5.\n\ntel.823 20-5-47\n\nMr. Roberts-Wray.\n\nPlease see the second paragraph of Mr. Mayle's minute of the 13th of May. A draft savingram to Hong Kong is submitted opposite, which is based on the relevant paragraphs of your minute of the 18th of April.\n\nDo you wish to expand this explanation in any way?\n\nAnSabounty 22.5.47.\n\nI have added a sentence age=23/5\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 11\n\n9 10",
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        "content_text": "to Hongkong. S'gram No 393 Conf burse, to (7)\n\n44.54\n\nTel No 905 H.K.\n\n995·4%\n\n1",
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        "content_text": "Mr. Galsworthy.\n\nHong Kong Divorces.\n\nI have seen the Hong Kong immediate telegram. I do not want to raise any objection to their draft Ordinance, but they might like to consider the following:\n\nThe definition of, I think it is, \"Supreme Court\" seems to assume a positive answer to the very question at issue, i.e. whether the Chief Justice sitting in the internment camp was the Supreme Court of the Colony.\n\nIt might be preferable, therefore, to amend the definition to avoid this assumption if the definition is required, but as there is no other reference to the Court in the telegram the definition may be unnecessary.\n\nIn any event I think the parties to the divorce, when they are informed of this legislation, should be warned of the doubt as to its efficacy if the husband was not domiciled in the Colony at the time.\n\n30th May, 1947.",
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        "title": "CO129-610-5 Marriages solemnized in Stanley Camp during the Japanese occupation and subsequent legislation for divorce 14-2-1947 - 27-6-1947",
        "content_text": "12 \n\nI submit a draft telegram to Hong Kong giving the points mentioned by Mr. Roberts-Wray in his minute above, and asking for the information requested in paragraph 3 of (7) which is not mentioned in the telegram at (10).\n\nJ.B. Whyte \n\n31.5.47.\n\nAnSalowasty 31/5-\n\nH\n\n11. So Hong Kong - the 882_2.6.47\n\n12. tel.964\n\nCory Imm\n\n9-6-47\n\nI have checked that the telegram at (12) was in fact received as it now reads, and have asked for a correction to be obtained from Hong Kong. I think we can go ahead with the pencilled amendments since the telegram was received before any action was taken.\n\nPara. 1: We can agree to the inclusion of the definition of \"Court\", but would Mr. Roberts-Wray kindly say whether the insertion of the word \"purported\" is suitable, and whether we can agree to the warning suggested in para 1 of (11).",
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        "page_number": 14,
        "title": "CO129-610-5 Marriages solemnized in Stanley Camp during the Japanese occupation and subsequent legislation for divorce 14-2-1947 - 27-6-1947",
        "content_text": "With regard to para. 2 of (12)?\n\nto paragraph 3 - ? we new write to the solicitors as 53528/330 (attached), matter draft a them to Came discuss the 13\n\nP.S. official correction J. B. Whyte 1%. Correction has now been received, and I have inked in the amendments, D.J.W.\"/6 Mr. Roberts Wray.\n\nPlease see No. 12, which incorporates the corrections received from Hong Kong. Three points arise:-\n\n(a) Definition of Supreme Court. Would X of No. 12 overcome the objection referred to in your minute of 30th May?\n\n(b) Warning to parties. No. 12 says that, further evidence having come to light \"strongly supporting\" the thesis that the husband was domiciled in Hong Kong at the relevant date, it is not proposed to give the parties the warning suggested in para. 3 of No.11,\n\nPersonally I should have thought it would have been only fair to give them this warning if there is the slightest doubt concerning the husband's domicile at the material time. Do you think that in our reply we should make this point?\n\n(c) Maddin and Co's. client. We had assumed that, by a process of deduction, Hong Kong would have been able to ascertain the name of Maddin and Co's. client, but as this is not the case we must now, I think, write to them. I suggest this be done as in draft on 53528/330/46 attached, which has been drafted on the assumption that you would be prepared to discuss the case of their client with them.\n\nAW Galsworthy 11.6.47.",
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        "content_text": "MR. GALSWORTHY.\n\n14\n\n(a) It is difficult without seeing the whole draft of the Bill, to answer your question; but I am inclined to think that the amendment does not entirely meet the point. I think we might simply reply suggesting for their consideration that the definition should read \"the Chief Justice acting in purported exercise of the divorce and/or jurisdiction of the Supreme Court at Stanley, Hong Kong.\"\n\n(b)\n\n(c)\n\nI agree.\n\nI have agreed the draft letter with amendments. I should prefer not to give my telephone number, because it will be better if they were to write, particularly as I shall probably be absent from the office for the next two weeks or so.\n\nIf Mr. Dale may prefer the discussion to be deferred until my return, and an appointment be made accordingly for some time next month. However, if it is necessary to fix an earlier date, then for his information or that of any other member of the Legal staff who sees these Solicitors, I would invite attention to the two points which have to be made:\n\n(1)\n\n(2)\n\nThe reason for doubting whether the decrees were valid, and the doubt as to the legal effectiveness of the validating Ordinance, if the husband was not domiciled in Hong Kong at the time.\n\nWe want to get from the Solicitors some information as to the domicile of their client.\n\ndoc. 1. 6. 47\n\n13 To Hang Rang.\n\nTEL. 949\n\n13.6.47.\n\n14.\n\nđang đóng tel. 1024\n\n19-6-47\n\nWe must presumably accept the definition of Supreme Court proposed.\n\nSince the Bill will probably by this time have received its third reading. Please see also C.A. Maddin's reply at (41) 53528/330.\n\n? Tel. to H.A. as in draft h/wo D.B. Whyte 30\n\nwlwoo 30%",
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        "content_text": "Fr. Roberts-Wray\n\n15\n\nYou will see from No.14 that the Acting Governor, on the advice of his Attorney-General, has adhered to the definition in paragraph 1 of No.12. On this, we can only await the Ordinance.\n\n2.\n\nYou will also see from No.11 on 53528/330/46 attached that Messrs. Maddin and Company have been instructed by their client to take no further step in this matter. This is clear enough and we could of course let the matter rest at that. It may be that their client has decided to institute fresh proceedings. On the other hand, I am not sure that we ought not to bring to the notice of the Solicitors the fact that validating legislation has been introduced in the Dalziel case. Whether or not they decide to pass this information on to their client would be entirely their own affair, but at least we might give them the opportunity of having second thoughts. If you agree that we could properly take this course, I would propose to write to the solicitors as in draft on 53528/330/46. We must remember to let Hong Kong know about this case.\n\nAnGalswordly\n\n1.7.47.\n\nA/6. on 52528/330/46/15. Messrs. G. A. Maddin & Co.\n\n3/2. 3-4\n\n16 to Hong Kong. Conf. From N.519 w/c 53528/330/46 (10.1.12) Cons 4.7.47\n\nC.I.N.\n\nDesp. 168 Desp. 169\n\n27-6-47 7-6-47\n\nhe. Mc Petrie\n\nOrdinance at (18) appears. The explanatory memorandum for the adoption of the A-G's definition of \"Court\" suggested at (13) satisfies the points that have been raised, and the reasons are given.\n\nI should be grateful for your observations.\n\nD.B. Whyte",
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        "content_text": "Miss Whyte.\n\nYour minute of 5/7 has been raised\". As there appears to have been considerable discussion on this subject, I should be grateful if you would let me have a short note directing me to the papers so that I may see whether they have been met.\n\n7/7/47. I have referred this to the Police. The ordinance may be sanctioned. I do not think the definition is very satisfactory but it is passed now.\n\nThe important thing is that the word \"purported\" is there. (Incidentally, the presence of the 'Bill' is misleading as it is not referred to in the copy when Ordinance; it does not contain the word purported in S.2).\n\nI suggest Hoy Key might be asked (unofficially) to send a copy of the file relating to some special case it should be referred to in his despatch. It is also customary in such Dispatch to say what is being put forward, e.g., two copies of the ordinance (enclosed in what copy of file R.1. etc.).\n\nIt appears that when an ordinance on subsidiary legislation is made, one authenticated copy should be sent; the other authenticated copy should be in plain language.",
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        "content_text": "Mr. Wallace\n\n19\n\nThe note out No. 19 to find your way position is 17 will help you around the file, & the very briefly summarized there. In view of Mr. Dale's minute of 5/11 we can issue G.3 then recirc. to X 20\n\nThe file should be put up on the point raised at x/11 when Mr. Dale's minute will be taken main file 54384 attached.\n\nD.B. Whyte 6/1 Issue G.3 Dam recirc. & This Whyte for action as A When not set to find Whyte h.\n\nAction is being taken in accordance with Mr. Dale's minute of 5/1 on file 54384\n\nPut by 1.3. Whyte 13/11\n\nSent plain copies. 15/11.",
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        "content_text": "Mr. Mi Petrie\n\nThe\n\n18 19\n\nreason for doubting the validity of the divorces made in Internment Camp is that it is doubtful whether the Supreme Court during the occupation was properly constituted and whether the Chief Justice had therefore any jurisdiction. There are, however, only 4 cases of decrees nisi been made in the Camp - two have been the subject of fresh proceedings, one case is being dealt with by Messrs. Madding Co., and we have at present been asked not to take any further action in the remaining case, that of Dalziel. As you will see from (5) it was essential that validating legislation should be passed.\n\nMr. Roberts-Wray's comments\n\nPage 18\n\nPage 19\n\nhas been corrected to \n\n...\n\n removed as it is not needed, minor reordering and spacing correction done. The original text had some OCR errors like \"havrip\" corrected to \"however\", \"decreas\" to \"decrees\", \"twoō\" to \"two\", and some reordering for better readability. The output is in HTML format as per the instructions.",
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        "content_text": "the\n\nConditions under which\n\nvalidating\n\nat Flag 19\n\nlegislation could be passed are\n\nA (see para. 4 onwards)\n\nwere\n\ntelegraphed to\n\nM.K. bytel.\n\nat Flag\n\nthese views\n\nat (7) 9 (9)\n\nAt (10) M.K. sent in the draft Bill & our\n\nComments\n\nare\n\nat (11)\n\nnamely that\n\nthe definition of Supreme Court should\n\nnor\n\nConstituted\n\nalso\n\npresume\n\nthat\n\nthe\n\ndomiciled\n\nthat it\n\nwas properly\n\nhad full jurisdiction, and\n\nhusband had to be\n\nat the time of\n\nthe\n\ncorres\n\nFurther telegraphic\n\ndivorce\n\na\n\nthese, 2 points\n\nis at (12), (13)\n\nPage 20\n\nPage 21",
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        "content_text": "Secretariat\n\nFile No: 5/3351/47\n\nNo: 189\n\nCONFIDENTIAL\n\n(19 Adigă 54185747\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONG KONG.\n\n27th June, 1947.\n\n20 18\n\nSir,\n\n(17)\n\nWith reference to my despatch No. 18 of 27th June, 1947, relating to the Divorce (Validity) (Dalziel) Ordinance, 1947, I have the honour to invite your attention to correspondence ending with my confidential telegram No. 1024 of 19th June, 1947.\n\nRECEIVED 4 JUL 1947\n\nI have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient, humble servant,\n\nC. O. REGY OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE A. CREECH JONES, P.C., M.P.\n\n24 Ger...",
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        "content_text": "Secretariat\n\nFile No: 5/3351/47\n\nNo: 168\n\nSir,\n\n54183787\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONG KONG.\n\n27th June, 1947.\n\nI have the honour to submit for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance intituled:\n\n\"An Ordinance to remove doubts as to the validity of certain Decrees granted in the Colony for the dissolution of a marriage\".\n\nAn explanatory report by the Attorney General showing the reasons and occasion for passing the Ordinance is also enclosed, together with a statement that in his opinion assent may properly be given.\n\nRECEIVED\n\n4 JUL 1947\n\nC. O. REGY\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nA. CREECH JONES, P.C., M.P.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\nOFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT.",
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        "content_text": "A BILL\n\nINTITULED\n\nAn Ordinance to remove doubts as to the validity of certain Decrees granted in the Colony for the dissolution of a marriage.\n\nWHEREAS doubts have been entertained with respect to the validity of Decrees granted by the Supreme Court of Hong Kong on the 8th day of June, 1942, and the 10th day of December, 1942, in exercise of Divorce Jurisdiction in the matter of\n\nWinifred May Dalziel\n\nand\n\nAdam Gray Dalziel\n\nNow therefore :-\n\nPetitioner.\n\nRespondent.\n\nBE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:\n\n1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Divorce (Validity) (Dalziel) Ordinance, 1947.\n\n2. In this Ordinance—\n\n“Court” means the Supreme Court of Hong Kong in exercise of Divorce Jurisdiction at Stanley, Hong Kong.\n\n3. For the removal of doubts it is hereby confirmed and declared that the decrees specified in the Schedule to this Ordinance are valid and shall be deemed always to have been valid in all respects as from the dates of the grant or making thereof.\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nDecree (Nisi) granted by the Court on the 8th day of June, 1942, Decree (Absolute) granted by the Court on the 10th day of December, 1942, for the dissolution of the marriage had and solemnised on the 2nd day of November, 1938 at the Registry Office, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong between Winifred May Dalziel (then Winifred May Marsh, spinster) and Adam Gray Dalziel.\n\nObjects and Reasons.\n\n1. In the period of the Japanese occupation of the Colony, the Supreme Court held sittings at the Internment Camp at Stanley in exercise of divorce jurisdiction. Doubt has been expressed as to the validity of the exercise of such jurisdiction for the reason that, in the period and in the circumstances then prevailing, the powers of the Supreme Court should, in law, be regarded as having been in abeyance.\n\nPage 22",
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        "content_text": "2. As a consequence of such doubts various persons had been parties to divorce proceedings initiated, continued, or concluded before the Supreme Court at Stanley during the period of enemy occupation, have re-commenced proceedings before the Supreme Court in the years 1946 and 1947,\n\n3. In the case of Dalziel v. Dalziel commencement of new proceedings in Divorce is not practicable for the reason that the Petitioner, in reliance on the full validity of the proceedings concluded before the Supreme Court at Stanley, has re-married.\n\n4. The object of this Bill is, therefore, to provide by statute for the removal of any doubts regarding the validity of decrees granted in the case Dalziel v. Dalziel by the Supreme Court at Stanley and by such means formally to confirm and declare the validity of such Decrees.\n\nJ. B. GRIFFIN,\n\nAttorney General.",
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        "content_text": "# DIVORCE (VALIDITY) (DALZIEL) ORDINANCE, 1947.\n\nPage 24\n\nExplanatory observations in accordance with Article XXVIII of the Royal Instructions.\n\n1. This Ordinance was passed with one amendment on the 19th June, 1947.\n\n2. The reasons for enacting this Ordinance are set out in the Objects and Reasons to the Bill, a copy of which is forwarded herewith.\n\n3. Before introduction and enactment of this Ordinance, the Ordinance was the subject of correspondence with the Secretary of State for the Colonies terminating with the telegram of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, to the Secretary of State, (No.1024) dated the 19th June, 1947.\n\n4. In the Secretary of State's telegram No.949 dated the 13th June, 1947, definition of \"Supreme Court\" was suggested. As decoded the definition proposed was not clear, but the intention appeared to be to suggest the following wording, i.e. \"the Chief Justice acting in purported exercise of Divorce Jurisdiction in the Supreme Court at Stanley, Hong Kong\". At the date such telegram was received the First reading of the Ordinance under report had been taken in Legislative Council. On that occasion, on introduction of the Bill, I had stated my intention, at the appropriate stage, to move amendment of Clause 2 of the Bill to insert in the definition of \"Court\" the word \"purported\" before the word 'exercise' for the reason that without such word there would be insufficient emphasis on the fact that the exercise of Divorce Jurisdiction by the Supreme Court at the Stanley Internment Camp was of doubtful validity. For this reason I advised against the adoption of the definition as above quoted.\n\nOther reasons for so advising were:\n\nA: amendment to the preamble would also have been necessary;\n\nB:\n\nPage 24",
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        "content_text": "B: that the Court (in the particular case of Dalziel v. Dalziel) purported to be exercising jurisdiction under the Divorce Ordinance, 1932, the long title of which reads \"An Ordinance to confer on the Supreme Court Jurisdiction in Divorce and Matrimonial causes\";\n\nC: that the Decree Absolute granted by the Court in the case of Dalziel v. Dalziel (in the Stanley Internment Camp) is headed \"In the Supreme Court of Hong Kong Divorce Jurisdiction\"; and\n\nD: that reference to the Chief Justice without naming the Chief Justice might create the misunderstanding that the present Chief Justice had purported to exercise jurisdiction in the Stanley Internment Camp.\n\nIt appeared to me, however, unsuitable, unless unavoidable, that the name of the Chief Justice who granted the decrees in Dalziel v. Dalziel, i.e. Sir Atholl MacGregor, now deceased, should be used for the purpose of the Ordinance.\n\nThe Ordinance does not contain a suspending Clause as ordinarily required in Bills for divorce by Article XXVI of the Royal Instructions because omission of such a Clause was authorised by paragraph (1) of the Secretary of State's telegram No. 882 dated the 2nd June, 1947. Recourse to the proviso to Article XXVI, governing cases of emergency, was considered necessary because it was reported that the Petitioner in the case of Dalziel v. Dalziel, in reliance on the validity of the Stanley decrees, having re-married is expecting a child in the near future.\n\nHONG KONG,\n\n2 June, 1947.\n\nAttorney General.",
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        "content_text": "DIVORCE (VALIDITY) (DALZIEL) ORDINANCE, 1947.\n\nAttorney General's Certificate.\n\nAnd\n\nI am of the opinion that His Excellency the\n\nOfficer Administering the Government may properly assent\n\nto the abovementioned Ordinance in the name and on behalf\n\nof His Majesty.\n\nHONG KONG, 19th June, 1947.\n\nvd.\n\nAttorney General.\n\n26",
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        "content_text": "HONG KONG.\n\nNo. 28 OF 1947.\n\nI assent.\n\nOfficer Administering the Government.\n\n20th June, 1947.\n\nAn Ordinance to remove doubts as to the validity of certain Decrees granted in the Colony for the dissolution of a marriage.\n\n[20th June, 1947.]\n\nWHEREAS doubts have been entertained with respect to the validity of Decrees granted by the Supreme Court of Hong Kong on the 8th day of June, 1942, and the 10th day of December, 1942, in exercise of Divorce Jurisdiction in the matter of\n\nWinifred May Dalziel\n\nand\n\nAdam Gray Dalziel\n\nNow therefore :\n\nPetitioner\n\nand\n\nRespondent.\n\nBE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-\n\n1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Divorce (Validity) (Dalziel) Ordinance, 1947.\n\n2. In this Ordinance-\n\n\"Court\" means the Supreme Court of Hong Kong in purported exercise of Divorce Jurisdiction at Stanley, Hong Kong.\n\n3. For the removal of doubts it is hereby confirmed and declared that the decrees specified in the Schedule to this Ordinance are valid and shall be deemed always to have been valid in all respects as from the dates of the grant or making thereof.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 19th day of June, 1947.\n\nAlastair Workman\n\nDeputy Clerk of Councils.\n\n27",
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        "content_text": "1629\n\nHong Kong.\n\nSecretary of State for the Colonies,\n\nTo the Officer Administering the Government\n\nDate\n\n4 July, 1947.\n\nNo. ... Saving.\n\nConfidential\n\nInternment Camp Divorces\n\n1. With reference to paragraph 2(c) of my Confidential telegram No.807 of the 17th May and paragraph 3 of your telegram No.964 of the 9th June, enclosed for your information are copies of correspondence with Messrs. C.A. Goulandris and Company is not present, assuming it is  C.A. Maddin as per original text, Solicitors.\n\n2. I will keep you informed of any further developments in this case.\n\n[SECER.]\n\nPage 30\n\nPage 31",
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        "content_text": "53528/330/46\n\nGentlemen,\n\n15\n\n33\n\n3rd July, 1947.\n\nDegrees of Divorce pronounced\n\nin Stanley Internment Camp\n\nT.P.S. Long\n\nI am directed by\n\nMr. Secretary Creech Jones to thank you for your letter of the 20th June, in which you state that your Client has instructed you to take no further step in this matter.\n\n2. The position has been noted, but you may be interested to know that validating legislation has been introduced by the Hong Kong Government in respect of one of the divorces concerned, with the object of removing doubts regarding the validity of the decree of divorce.\n\nI am,\n\nGentlemen,\n\nYour obedient servant,\n\nPROUDS, C.A. MADDIN AND COMPANY.",
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        "content_text": "(10)\n\n(12)\n\nCode\n\nINWARD\n\nTELEGRAM\n\nto\n\n14\n\n34\n\nCOPY FOR REGISTRATION\n\nFROM HONG KONG (O.A.G.)\n\nTO S. OF S. COLONIES.\n\nD. 19th June, 1947. R. 19th\n\n21\n\nJUN\n\nXI XL!\n\nVILI IX\n\nRECEIVED\n\n13.20 hrs.\n\n1947\n\nE:\n\nJ62010\n\nIN RO\n\nNo. 1024 Confidential\n\nYour telegram No. 949. (13)\n\nInternment Camp Divorces.\n\nAttorney General considers that\n\nthe definition of Supreme Court given in my telegram No. 905 as amended in paragraph 1 of my telegram No. 964 is more satisfactory than definition proposed in your telegram under reference. I have accepted his advice and the bill receives its second and third readings today.\n\n2.\n\nReasons will be fully set out in Attorney-General's Report which will be forwarded in due course.",
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        "content_text": "54185/47\n\nCode\n\nOUTWARD TELEGRAM\n\n38 11\n\nTO HONG KONG (C.A.G.)\n\nFROM S. of S. COLONIES\n\nSent 2nd June, 1947. 17.45 hours\n\nIMMEDIATE\n\nNo. 882 Confidential\n\nYour telegram No. 905.\n\nInterment Camp Divorces.\n\n1. I agree to introduction of Bill proposed in your telegram, with omission of clause prescribed in Article XXVI of Royal Instructions.\n\n2.\n\nAs regards terms of Bill, definition of \"Supreme Court\" in Section 2 would appear to assume a positive answer to the very question at issue, namely whether the Chief Justice sitting in the Interment Camp was the Supreme Court of the Colony. If definition is retained it might be preferable to alter it so as to avoid this assumption. As, however, there appears to be no other reference to the Court in the Bill, definition may be unnecessary.\n\n3.\n\nIt seems desirable that when parties to a divorce are informed of this legislation, they should be warned of doubt as to its efficacy if husband was not domiciled in Colony at the time.\n\nReference paragraph 3 of my telegram 113, 307, glad to know as soon as possible whether you have information as to whether husband in case referred to in paragraph 2 (c) of that telegram was domiciled in Hong Kong. Case in question is that raised with me by Messrs. Michael and Company.",
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        "content_text": "doubt as to its efficacy if husband was not domiciled\n\nin Colony at the time.\n\n4.\n\nReference para. 3 of my telegram No. 807,\n\nglad to know as soon as possible whether you have\n\nany information as to whether husband in case referred\n\nto in para. 2(c) of that telegram was domiciled in\n\nHong Kong. Case in question is that raised with\n\nme by Maddin and Company.",
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        "content_text": "INWARD TELEGRAM\n\nCOPY FC\n\n30 MAY XI XU 1947 I Code\n\nFROM HONG KONG (O.A.G.) TO S. OF S. COLONIES.\n\nD. 29th May 1947. R. 29th\n\nTA CEIVED IN 13.00 hrs.\n\nCity dekat Dat.\n\nISTRY\n\n10 41 IMMEDIATE\n\nNo. 905 Confidential\n\nparagraph 3.\n\nY 4185/47\n\nYour telegram No. 207, Internment drap Divorce,\n\nInformation so far available indicates that Dalziel was domiciled in Hong Kong at time of action.\n\nFor instance, proceedings were commenced in 1941 under Section 3 of Divorce Ordinance 1932 which gives jurisdiction only where parties domiciled in the Colony. Bill has, therefore, been prepared as follows:\n\n\"Preamble states that doubt exists regarding validity of divorce decree in the Dalziel case.\n\nSection 1 of the Ordinance may be cited as Divorce (Validity) Dalziel Ordinance, 1947.\n\n\"Court\" means\n\nSection 2 in this Ordinance Supreme Court of Hong Kong in exercise of divorce Jurisdiction at Stanley, Hong Kong.\n\nSection 3. For removal of doubt it is hereby confirmed and declared that decrees specified in Schedule to this ordinance are valid and shall be deemed always to have been valid in all respects as from dates of grant or the making thereof.\n\nSchedule contains names of parties, date...",
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        "content_text": "42 \n\nand place of marriage and date of divorce\" \n\nObject and reasons explaining procedure by way of new proceedings not practicable in this case, because petitioner, in reliance on Stanley decree, has re-married. \n\n2.0 \n\nUnless receive your early directions to the contrary, propose to proceed with Bill as above and without (draft without) Suspending Clause prescribed by Article XXVI of Royal Instructions.",
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        "content_text": "Saving.\n\nFrom the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nTo the Officer Administering the Government of HONG KONG.\n\nDate....\n\n24 May, 1947.\n\n393 Saving.\n\n943 CONFIDENTIAL R\n\nMy Confidential telegram No. 807 of 17th May.\n\nInternment Camp Divorces.\n\nThe following are the reasons for the advice in paragraph 1 of my Confidential telegram No.807 that, except where the husband was, at the time of the divorce proceedings, domiciled in Hong Kong, an Ordinance purporting to validate the decrees would amount to an attempt to amend the Indian and Colonial Divorce Jurisdiction Acts and would therefore be null and void:-\n\n(a) If the parties to the divorce were not domiciled in Hong Kong, the Court had no jurisdiction except by virtue of the Indian and Colonial Divorce Jurisdiction Acts, 1926 and 1940, as applied to Hong Kong by the Hong Kong Divorce Jurisdiction Order in Council, 1935. The Act as so applied confers jurisdiction in such cases on \"the Supreme Court of Hong Kong\". The validity of the divorce is open to question mainly by reason of doubt as to whether the Supreme Court was, at that time, competent to pronounce decrees: the Act must necessarily refer to a properly constituted Court, lawfully exercising jurisdiction. A Hong Kong Ordinance purporting to validate the divorce would in effect enact that a decree pronounced under the Act otherwise than by such a court shall be deemed to be valid. It would therefore amount to an amendment",
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        "content_text": "Court, lawfully exercising jurisdiction.\n\nA Hong Kong Ordinance purporting to validate the divorce would in effect/amount to an amendment of the Act and would therefore be void as repugnant to the Act under the Colonial Laws Validity Act, 1865.\n\n(b) Even if it could be maintained that the Court was properly constituted and capable of lawfully exercising jurisdiction, the question might arise as to whether the provisions of the Hong Kong (Non-Domiciled Parties) Divorce Rules, 1936, made under the Act of 1926 were, or could be, complied with - e.g. Rules 3, 4, 20 and 25. Any Hong Kong Ordinance repugnant to the Rules would likewise be ultra vires.",
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        "content_text": "54185/47\n\nCode\n\nOUTWARD TELEGRAM\n\nIMPORTANT\n\nTO HONG KONG (Sir M. Young)\n\nFROM S. OF S., COLONIES.\n\nSent 17th May, 1947. 14.30 hrs.\n\nNo. 807 Confidential,\n\nYour secret despatch No. 12 of 25th March.\n\nInternment camp divorces.\n\n1. I am advised that unless the husband was domiciled in Hong Kong at the time of proceedings, an Ordinance purporting to validate decrees would amount to an attempt to amend Indian and Colonial Divorce Jurisdiction Acts and would consequently be null and void. Reasons for this advice follow by savingram.\n\n2. In light of the foregoing, consider that:\n\n(a) provided it is clear that the husband in the Dalziel case was domiciled in Hong Kong at the time, Government measure should be introduced forthwith validating decrees in that case;\n\n(b) in the two cases referred to in paragraph 5 of your secret despatch No. 6, the situation will presumably be regularised by fresh proceedings and legislation seems unnecessary and undesirable;\n\n(c) the remaining case should be discussed with the solicitors who have raised the question here.\n\n13.",
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        "content_text": "OUTWARD TELEGRAM\n\n507\n\nIMPORTANT\n\nTO HONG KONG (Sir M. Young)\n\nFROM S. OF S.\n\nS., COLONIES,\n\nSent 17th May, 1947. 14.30 hrs,\n\nNo. 807 Confidential,\n\n1\n\nYour secret despatch No. 12 of 25th March.\n\nInternment camp divorces,\n\nI am advised that unless husband was domiciled in Hong Kong at time of proceedings an Ordinance purporting to validate decrees would amount to an attempt to amend Indian and Colonial Divorce Jurisdiction Acts and would consequently be null and void, Reasons for this advice follow by savingram,\n\nFa(15)\n\n20\n\nIn light of foregoing consider that\n\n(a) provided it is clear that husband in Dalziel case was domiciled in Hong Kong at the time, Government measure should be introduced forthwith validating decrees in that case:\n\n(b) in the two cases referred to in paragraph 5 of your secret despatch No 6 situation will presumably be regularised by fresh proceedings and legislation seems unnecessary and undesirable:\n\nFa(16)\n\nremaining case should be discussed with the solicitors who have raised the question here,\n\n132",
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        "content_text": "time\n\nhusband\n\nlaming\n\n4. If either parties concerned in case (b) were not domiciled in Hong Kong at time of action, it looks as though there will be no alternative to fresh proceedings.\n\n5. I have received cable direct from Mr. Dalziel asking that validating legislation may be introduced without delay. Please return suitable reply to him.",
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Neither the Company, nor any agent of the Company by whom this telegram is accepted for transmission or delivery to the Company, nor any Telegraph Company or Government Telegraph Administration by whom this telegram is or would in the ordinary course of the telegraph service be forwarded, nor any of their respective officers or servants, shall be liable to make compensation for any loss injury or damage arising or resulting from non-transmission or non-delivery of the telegram, or delay or error or omission in the transmission or delivery thereof, through whatever cause such non-transmission non-delivery delay error or omission shall have occurred, even though occasioned by the neglect or default of the Company or such agent or Telegraph Company or Telegraph Administration or any officer or servant in their employ.\n\n3. The Company only receives this telegram for transmission in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations made pursuant to the Telegraph Acts, and the provisions of such Regulations shall be deemed to be binding not only between the sender and the Company, but between the sender and any Telegraph Company or Government Telegraph Administration by whom this telegram is or would in the ordinary course of the telegraphic service be forwarded.\n\n4. The Company operates to various countries both cable and wireless services at equal rates of charge, and in these cases the Company reserves the right to use at its discretion, to the best advantage, either the cable or the wireless service, unless the sender has marked the original message via cable or via wireless, or with the name of a particular route denoting transmission specifically by cable or by wireless.\n\n5. 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        "content_text": "INWARD TELEGRAM\n\nConf. Code\n\nFROM HONG KONG (S.M. Young)\n\nTO S. OF S., COLONIES\n\nD. 6th May, 1947. R. 6th May\n\nNo. 784 Confidential.\n\nMy despatch No. 12 of 25th March,\n\nInternment Camp divorces.\n\nGrateful for approval by telegraph as informed that issue is now expected of the marriage between Mrs. Delziel and Mr. Odell,\n\nPage 60\n\nPage 61",
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        "content_text": "54185/47\n\nCode\n\nOUTWARD TELEGRAM\n\n4 57\n\nNo. 728.\n\nTO HONG KONG (Sir M. Young)\n\nFROM S. OF S. COLONIES.\n\nSent 6th May, 1947- 12.00 hrs.\n\nYour secret despatch No. 6 of 14th February, paragraph 3.\n\nPage 24\n\nOccupation Marriages,\n\nIt was not intended in my despatch No. 265 of 19th December, 1946 to suggest that the marriages should be made subject to a provisional Order, but merely that the Ordinance should follow the form of the Order in not (repeat not) Scheduling the marriages affected, since there is a danger that some marriages might be overlooked,\n\nPage 3%\n\nI agree that in view of the large number of marriages concerned, which was not before appreciated, it would be impracticable to consult all parties before a decision is finally reached.\n\nPage 40\n\nIn these circumstances, however, I am advised that it would be desirable to retain a safeguard in the legislation on the lines of that which you agreed to omit from the last sentence of Clause 2 of the draft Bill, though the words should be more explicit than those originally suggested. The wording proposed by my Legal Adviser to replace the last three lines of Clause 2 is as follows:- \"provided further that, where any such marriage would, but for this Ordinance, have been invalid and either of the parties thereto has subsequently, during the life of the other party, but before the commencement of this Ordinance, lawfully married any other person, this Ordinance shall not render the first marriage valid or affect validity of the subsequent marriage.\n\nPage 15",
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        "content_text": "Wt 29416/552 9/46 50m. S. & S. Ltd.\n\nCô.\n\nMiss Whyte 3/5\n\nMr. Robert\n\nMr. Mayle.\n\nMr..\n\nJuz 5.5\n\n525ati\n\nMr...\n\n54185\n\nloded\n\n1200hs\n\n44\n\n6/5/470 61\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\n6- MAY 1947\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nTELEGRAM\n\nCODE (1)\n\nGOVERNOR,\n\nHONG KONG.\n\nNo. 728\n\nYour secret despatch No. 6 of 14th February,\n\nparagraph 3.\n\n1. Occupation Marriages.\n\n(17/54185/46) 2. It was not intended in my despatch No. 265 of\n\n19th December, 1946 to suggest that the marriages\n\nshould be made subject to a provisional Order,\n\nFURTHER ACTION.\n\nbut merely that the Ordinance should follow the\n\nform of the Order in not (repeat not) Scheduling\n\nthe marriages affected, since there is a danger\n\nthat some marriages might be overlooked.\n\n3. I agree that in view of the large number of\n\nmarriages concerned, which was not before\n\nappreciated, it would be impracticable to\n\nconsult all parties before a decision is finally\n\nreached.\n\n4. In these circumstances, however, I am advised\n\nthat it would be desirable to retain a safeguard\n\nin the legislation on the lines of that which\n\nyou agreed to omit from the last sentence of\n\nClause 2 of the draft Bill, though the words should\n\nbe more explicit than those originally suggested.\n\nThe wording proposed by my Legal Adviser to\n\nreplace the last three lines of Clause 2 is as\n\nfollows:-\n\n/\"and...",
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        "content_text": "62-\n\n5.\n\nturkum\n\n\"and provided that, where any such marriage would, but for this Ordinance, have been invalid and either of the parties thereto has subsequently, during the life of the other party, but before the commencement of this Ordinance, lawfully married any other person, this Ordinance shall not render the first marriage valid or affect the validity of the subsequent marriage.\"\n\nIf you agree with the suggestion in paragraph 2 of this telegram, and to the insertion of a safeguard on the above lines, I approve your proceeding with the legislation proposed.\n\n6.\n\nQuestion of decrees of divorce pronounced during occupation will be dealt with separately.\n\nSecur",
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        "content_text": "Conf. Code\n\nINWARD TELEGRAM\n\nAPP\n\nREQ\n\n194.\n\nI\n\nA\n\nREG\n\nCOPY FOR REGISTRATI\n\nFROM HONG KONG (Sir M. Young)\n\nTO 3, OF S.. COLONIES,\n\nDe 23rd April, 1947.\n\n12.40 hrs.\n\n63\n\n54185\n\nR.\n\n23rd\n\nNo. 719\n\nMy secret despatch No. 6.(1)\n\nOccupation marriages.\n\nGrateful for reply by telegraph to ... proposed in paragraph 4.",
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        "content_text": "No: 12\n\nSECRET.\n\nSir,\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\nHONG KONG,\n25th March, 1947.\n\n54185747 27/2\n\nI have the honour to refer to paragraph 5 of my secret despatch No. 6 of 14th February, 1947, on the subject of the validity of the decrees of divorce pronounced by the late Chief Justice in Stanley Internment Camp.\n\n2. Contrary to expectation, a case has now arisen where one of the parties has remarried in reliance on the decrees pronounced in Stanley. The decree in question was pronounced in Stanley by the late Chief Justice in the case between Winifred May Dalziel, petitioner, and Adam Gray Dalziel, respondent. It was taken by both parties to be legal and valid and the wife, Winifred May Dalziel, has now married again. In a letter from her solicitors, it is stated that the decree nisi was granted by the late Chief Justice in Stanley Camp on 8th June, 1942, and the decree was made absolute by him on 10th December, 1942. On production of a certified copy of the decree, Mrs. Dalziel on 4th October, 1946, married Mr. John Odell in Singapore where she now resides. The respondent, Adam Gray Dalziel, recently applied in Hong Kong for a special licence in order to remarry. This has, of course, been refused. Both parties have now asked Government to consider passing an Ordinance validating this \"and one other similar decree\" made in Stanley Camp, which might well be the case referred to by Messrs. Maddin and Company. In view of the date of the marriage it is unlikely that there is any issue but there may well be issue before a valid...\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\nA. CREECH JONES, P.C., M.P.\n\nRECEIVED\n8 APR 1947\nC. O. REGY",
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        "content_text": "(17) on 54185746.\n\n- 2\n\nwww\n\n65\n\nA decree of divorce can be obtained. In that event the effect of not validating the divorce would be to expose innocent parties, who relied on the dicta of high government officials, to charges of bigamy and possibly to render their children illegitimate.\n\n3.\n\nI therefore propose, in view of this re-marriage, and contrary to the proposals in paragraph 5 of my despatch under reference, to introduce validating legislation. This is in accordance with the opinion expressed in paragraph 3 of your despatch No. 265 of 19th December, 1946, and I should be glad to know if this opinion is still held.\n\n40\n\nI should also be glad if you would confirm that in the event of legislation being introduced, it should be introduced as a Government measure and not as a Private Bill.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\nMark your\n\nGOVERNOR.",
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        "content_text": "No: 6\n\nSECRET.\n\n574-88746\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONG KONG.\n\n66\n\n14th February, 1947\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to refer to your despatch No. 265 54185/46 of 19th December, 1946, on the subject of the validity firstly, of the Christian marriages solemnised in the Colony during the enemy occupation and secondly, of the decrees of divorce pronounced by the then Chief Justice in Stanley Internment Camp.\n\n2. I am in agreement with the proposal that the concluding three lines of Clause 2 of the draft Bill, a copy of which was forwarded to you under cover of my confidential despatch of 26th September, 1946, should be deleted. This provision was copied from Section 1 of the Marriages in Japan (Validity) Act, 1912. In the case of those marriages something like thirteen years had elapsed between the first marriage and the validating Act and presumably the marriages were not, as is the case in Hong Kong, considered to be valid at common law. The provision was inserted here before the last point had been considered.\n\n3. I agree with the other proposals in paragraph 2 of your despatch under reference, namely that every individual affected shall be informed in general terms of the legislation contemplated before it is introduced and that each marriage shall be made the subject of a provisional order which would be similar to those made in the United Kingdom by the Home Secretary under the provisions of the Marriages Validity (Provisional Orders) Acts, 1905, and 1924, and would be confirmed at a later date by legislative action. The marriages which are so far known to be affected by the proposed legislation are 557 in number; of these some were celebrated in Stanley Internment Camp and others took place in various churches, in hotels and in private houses.\n\nOn the other hand serious difficulties arise from the\n\nRECEIVED\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nA. CREECH JONES, M.P.\n\n24 FEB 1947\n\nC. O. REGY",
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        "content_text": "2\n\nх\n\n(16) 54185/46.\n\nthe\n\n67\n\nhouses. These particulars have been obtained by application to Christian Ministers and Churches and finally by a press notification inserted by the Registrar of Marriages calling upon the parties to Christian marriages celebrated during the occupation to furnish him with particulars. Apart from the practical difficulty of approaching individually the persons concerned, many of whom have left the Colony, it would, in my opinion, be contrary to public policy to give the parties the option of affirming or reprobating the marriage or even to make exceptions to the general rule of exempting any particular marriage from the validating provision.\n\nThis is perhaps best illustrated by the only case which has so far come to the notice of this Government. In this the parties desired the marriage to be treated as invalid solely because they no longer wished to live together and because it was to their financial advantage not to be married to one another. As the time that has elapsed since the liberation has been comparatively short it is unlikely that any of the parties have remarried and more unlikely that they should have had any issue. It is also unlikely that remarriage would have taken place without legal advice and if legal advice had been sought reference would probably have been made to you or to this Government.\n\n4. In view of the above considerations and of the opinion set out in the note which formed the first enclosure to your despatch under reference, I am advised that the most practical course would be to proceed at once with the legislation proposed in my confidential despatch of 26th September, 1946, amended as in paragraph 2 above. I am in agreement with this view and consider it unlikely that any hardship or injustice will be caused if this course of action is adopted. I shall be glad to have your approval.\n\n5. With regard to paragraphs 3 and 4 of your despatch under reference on the subject of the decrees of divorce pronounced by the Chief Justice during the enemy occupation of the Colony, I am taking steps to inform the parties to the decrees nisi which purport to have been pronounced that doubt exists as to the validity of such",
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        "content_text": "decrees and that no validating legislation is contemplated.\n\n68\n\nOf the\n\nEND\n\nthree decrees absolute, however, two cases have already been the subject of fresh proceedings before the Supreme Court of Hong Kong and the third is presumably the case referred to in your correspondence with Messrs. Maddin & Company. I should therefore be grateful if you would address an enquiry on the subject to that firm and inform me at your convenience whether the parties to that decree have decided to resort to fresh proceedings as has been done in the two analogous cases, or whether there exist in that single case special circumstances which make it desirable to reconsider the need for validating legislation.\n\n6.\n\nIn view of the delay which has already taken place I should be glad to be informed by telegraph of your decision on the proposal in paragraph 4 above.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\n \n\nMark Young.\n\nGOVERNOR.\n\n \n\nPage 70\n\nPage 71",
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        "document_key": "CO129-611-3 Weekly summaries of press reports and comments 24-12-1946 - 27-9-1947",
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        "content_text": "# HONG KONG GOVERNMENT \n## PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE \n\n**TELEPHONES :** \n| Position | Telephone Number |\n| --- | --- |\n| P.R.O. | 21738 |\n| ASSISTANT P.R.O. | 31636 |\n| GENERAL OFFICE | 23406 |\n\n**OFFICES:** 6E, CLOUCESTER ARCADE\n\n**Ref:** `PRO/871/3`\n\n**To:** CO. REGY  \n**Date:** 30th April, 1947  \n**RECEIVED** 9 MAY 1947\n\n## WEEKLY SUMMARY OF HONG KONG PRESS REPORTS & COMMENTS \n### April 20 - 26, 1947\n\n1. **Chief Internal Events Reported.**\n\n(a) Black Market operators in Hong Kong Dollars in Canton are being arrested. (`Sing Tao Jih Pao`, 22/4).\n\n(b) Taiwan is to be a province of China, and have full status as such. (`Wah Kiu Yat Po`, 23/4).\n\n(c) The terrorists who exploded a bomb on the S.S. \"Kwang Tung\" have been executed. (`Sing Tao Jih Pao`, 24/4).\n\n(d) Prices of daily necessities are sky-rocketing in Canton. (`Kung Sheung Daily Press`, 24/4).\n\n(e) Dr. Hollington K. Tong is to be Government spokesman at all future press conferences. (`Wah Kiu Yat Po`, 25/4).\n\n(f) Remittances to Hong Kong and Macao from China are prohibited as from April 25. (`Wah Kiu Yat Po`, 25/4).\n\n(g) Banditry in South-West China is on the increase, and the sizes of bandit gangs are growing: 500 attacked a city in Sui Kai district and 600 pirated two junks near Chungkong (`Tai Kwong Pao`, 23/4); 7000 are operating in Hainan (`Chung Shan Jih Pao`, 21/4); 3000 are operating in South-West Kwangtung (`Chien Kuo Jih Pao`, 22/4).\n\n(h) Kuling, the famous resort, has been largely destroyed by fire. (`Tai Kwong Pao`, Canton, 19/4).\n\n(i) The meningitis epidemic in Canton appears to be declining. (`Chung Shan Jih Pao`, Canton, 21/4).\n\n(j) Trade between China and Korea is now prohibited, unless by license. (`Chung Shan Jih Pao`, Canton, 22/4).\n\n2. **Comments on Internal Events.**\n\nThere are no comments of any interest on China's internal affairs.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-613-6 Arrest of members of the Kwang Tung Provincial Peace Preservation Corps 10-1-1947 - 25-11-1947",
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        "title": "CO129-613-6 Arrest of members of the Kwang Tung Provincial Peace Preservation Corps 10-1-1947 - 25-11-1947",
        "content_text": "## \n38 \n\nLubes ey \n\nketor; näum from Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ...\n\nDespatched 3./4/47 \n\nNo.Qu 36/0004 \n\nX \n\nThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs present their compliments to His Excellency and, with reference to Ministry's memorandum No.Cu 7007 of 5th April concerning the case of the soldiers of the Kwangtung Provincial Garrison Forces who were attacked by smuggling ships, have the honour to state that a detailed report has been received from the competent authorities to the following effect: \n\nOn 6th February, Lance-Corporal Kuo Keling-min, superior close soldier Yeh Ch'I-hun, 1st class soldier Tan Kai-sheng and 2nd class soldier Mu Awei-sheng, all of the 1st Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the Peace Preservation Corps at Shwachun, carrying one light machine gun, three rifles, and one rifle grenade magazine, in execution of orders received, boarded a boat to seize rice smuggling ships on the sea near Pei Shih Chou, which is within Chinese territorial waters. They met two small smuggling vessels and ordered them to stop for inspection. The small vessels disregarded the order and proceeded straight towards, and berthed alongside, a three-masted vessel which was lying at anchor. Before the boat in which Kuo Keling-min and the other soldiers were embarked had approached near to these vessels, the three-masted ship fired first with a native gun at their boat. At the same time, the two smuggling vessels turned back, closed in on and attacked the boat. As the attack was unexpected, Kuo Keling-min and Yeh Ch'1-hun were killed. Tan Kai-sheng and Mu Awei-sheng, the remaining two soldiers, together with the weapons, were captured by the three-masted vessel, which sailed into Hong Kong waters. The master of the vessel handed over the captives and weapons to the Police Station at Tsinghai, Hong Kong, and falsely accused Kuo Keling-min and the three other soldiers at the local court at Tai Po of the charge of smuggling firearms and attempted arson in Hong Kong waters. \n\nThe Ministry wish to call the attention of the Embassy to the following points: \n| Point | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (1) | The four soldiers of the Peace Preservation Corps were under orders to carry out preventive duties and wore uniforms and badges; |\n| (2) | These soldiers were pursuing smuggling vessels owned and piloted by Chinese nationals within Chinese territorial waters; |\n| (3) | The smuggling vessel fired first, killed two Peace Corps soldiers, and captured two others. |\n\nAccording to international practice, soldiers of one country cannot be tried by the government of another country for any actions done in the course of carrying out their orders. The Chinese Government are therefore greatly surprised and cannot but regret that, according to a report, the Hong Kong Court should have passed sentence of imprisonment on the two surviving soldiers of the Peace Preservation Corps. It is accordingly requested that the Embassy negotiate by telegram for the immediate release of the detained soldiers, Kuo Keling-min and Tan Kai-sheng (not Yeh Ch'i-hun as cited in error in the Ministry's memorandum of 5th April) and for the return of all the weapons which they carried. \n\nThe",
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        "content_text": "## \n1. Governor \n\nوالله \n\nDesf.80 \n\n'Precedents have \n\nto find anything \n\nمعدل \n\nto \n\n100 \n\n2-5-49 \n\nbeen \n\nمتکار \n\nمحما \n\nمعسك \n\n7914 by eleven \n\nThe request for blanker \n\nalso plant of land \n\nمهم \n\nCompensation \n\nau lieu thereof) \n\nto \n\nin lieu of \n\ncash \n\n1kin \n\npartaken \n\nall \n\nthe persons \n\nУ \n\ndisplaced by the \n\nKai Tak extension \n\ni \n\nhowever \n\ndelay \n\nallowable \n\nHomin \n\nH616 \n\nتها السوق اعلى منها \n\nجم \n\nappears \n\ndelay \n\n\naccording 'n pass lever \n\nАле \n\ndie Come and \n\nحسبها \n\n173 \n\n1 \n\nрасс \n\nseem \n\nI brought \n\n\nMiss Ruston, \n\nyou should like to see despatch \n\nN° 152 D19.6.14 to Hong Kong which, Shelburne, deals with the Shamshuipo exchanges. Also, despatch N° 577 of 20/12/1919 to Hong Kong. \n\nThe Registrar is trying to trace the despatches",
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        "content_text": "## \nThe matter may take a few days. \n\nThe annexed volume of despatches (`Kol 5`) is not helpful. \n\nM. de Comarmond. \n\n14/4/49 \n\n## \n\n1 had hoped to have disposed of this before now by the discovery of references I think so far looked up have evaded other references (e.g., Jack's Digest, Veterans) in the file. \n\nI have now seen the precedent mentioned by the Governor in despatch at (1) (the Annexed Volume N°3 `gigas`). The Sham Shui Po exchange was recommended by the Governor, who forwarded a memorandum setting out the conditions of the proposed exchange. The Governor asked for (and obtained) approval to effect exchange in similar cases (Despatch 180 of 21/5/14 from Hong Kong and 152 to Hong Kong). In the present case, no indication of the proposed conditions has been given and the probable explanation is that negotiations have not yet begun. It can, by the same token, be taken for granted that the Governor will see that all necessary conditions are imposed (including...).",
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        "content_text": "## \nThere are no freeholds or alienated land in my Colony. Very reluctantly the Government has undertaken the obligation to develop... and that all questions of rent and premium are satisfactorily adjusted.\n\n2. Ranay 4 of the Hong Kong despatch No 345 of 25/10/1920 (Volume 4 annexed) is very interesting & to the point. In despatch No 377 of the same year, the Secretary of State intimated that he was content to leave applications for conversion & transfer of land in the Governor's hands, but added that the Governor would no doubt exercise his discretion to refer any cases presenting exceptional features.\n\n3. The above quoted precedents support the present request made by the Governor, but it remains to decide whether a \"blanket authority\" should be granted.\n\n4. I waited for the old despatches in order to make sure that there never was any question raised recently of granting freeholds in exchange. ... a site for the U.S. Consulate demand; it will be the first freehold in H.K.\n\nM. de Comarmond 29/7/45\n\n## \nMh.de Comarmond to leave. The",
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        "content_text": "insertion of the word in this propose in the app. makes it clear that the authority is limited to this special purpose of compensating j...\n\nthe In 1 land\n\nIf Kai Tak ampied.\n\nI think\n\nDalalmen\n\nthe anthing\n\nOn second\n\nGumain\n\nWith this addition\n\nComm\n\nJinseen\n\nItime In thred\n\nSo please\n\nH. 431 m Grip?\n\n(The volumes & red despatches\n\nare\n\nweny\n\nand\n\nthem acro\n\nMem\n\nthey are\n\ni, mwish prefer\n\non. Radford (H.404 voy)\n\n2 to Hongkong. Sesp. No. 191-(1) ansin.\n\n## NOTE, PRECEDENTS\n\nPre\n\n10 AUG 1910 \n\nPage 363 \n\n(or equivalent metadata marker, depending on original format)",
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        "content_text": "Miss Buston (H404)\n\nI am sorry that I cannot find anything noted in Precedents to fit this exactly. I got our `83405/4F(K)14238/34/455` in the hope that case examples under Defence may be of help, but they don't seem to be getting into the thing. `Hotland 2571 (4.00)`",
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        "content_text": "## Request for precedent please\n\nVan Sertand (ROS) have CLDLL \n\nSunland Campen find out from blanke authority b. make pian's luore \n\n110 1914 cale & wolke A 21 \n\nཐར॰, \n\nвечей Абе \n\nتنساه \n\nفشار \n\nاسها \n\nملمسه",
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        "content_text": "## \n544-22/49 \nLeur Ref. 14/3/926/46 \n10 191 \n\n**Colonial Office,** \nThe Church House, \nGreat Smith Street, \nS.W.1. \n5.6.1. \nAugust, 1949. \n\nSir, \n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No.80 of the 2nd May on the subject of meeting claims for compensation for loss of land through the extension of Kai Tak Airfield, and to inform you that I approve your taking grants of land in lieu of cash compensation for the purpose, whenever this is practicable and equitable, a condition of any such grant being that the land so acquired be developed, \n\nI have the honour to be \nSir, \nYour most obedient, humble servant, \n**COVMANNA** \n\nSIR ALEXANDER GRANTHAM, K.C.M.G., \netc., etc., etc. \n\nJ. Martin",
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        "content_text": "## C. O.\n\nMr. Gaunt 13/7  \nMiss Ruston.  \nMr. de Convalmond su Miss Ruetan  \nMr. Wel. J. Wellen 2/8  \nMr. Colman 68  \n\n**DRAFT despatch**  \nPermt. U.S. of S.  \nParly. U.S. S.  \nMinister of State  \nSecretary of State  \n\n**Your Reference** `14/3/926/46`  \n\nSir,  \n\n**HONG KONG**  \n**NO. 191**  \n**GOVERNOR**  \n\n(1) 600  \n54422/49 q 2  \n10 AUG 1949  \n\nJuly, 1949.  \n\nI have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your despatch No. 80 of the 2nd May on the subject of claims for compensation for loss of land through the extension of Kai Tak Airfield, and to inform you that I approve your making grants of land in lieu of cash compensation whenever this is practicable and equitable, a condition of any such grant being that the land must be developed.  \n\nFURTHER ACTION.  \n\nI have etc.,  \n\nPage  \nSecretariat file `14/3/926/46`.  \n\nNo. 80.  \nSir,  \n\n**GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONG KONG**  \nInd. may. 1949.  \n(1) on 54422/1/48.  \n(14) on 248  \n\nNo note of this Precedents cave u  \n\nI have the honour to refer to correspondence on the subject of claims for compensation for loss of land through the extension of Kai Tak Airfield and in particular to my despatch No. 3 of 15th April, 1948.  \n\n2. The Airfield (Kai Tak) Extension and Reversion Ordinance 1948 provides for payment of compensation in cash, but not for compensation by grant of land elsewhere. When the Bill was first introduced into Legislative Council, Government indicated that while the Bill provided only for cash compensation, Government would endeavour to allocate land to claimants who preferred this form of compensation.  \n\n3. Interest has now been evinced by some of the people concerned in securing land and efforts have been made to find suitable Crown Land which might be made available in lieu of cash payments. A number of difficulties will arise in connection with the location and suitability of vacant land, the prevention of speculation and the procedure for dealing with applications, but these can, I hope, be solved, and a condition of any grant will be that the land must be developed.  \n\n4. It is foreseen that sufficient suitable land will not be available for exchange purposes in all cases. Nevertheless, I am anxious to honour this undertaking so far as possible. I shall be grateful, therefore, if I may have your authority to make grants of land in lieu of cash compensation whenever this is practicable and equitable. I understand that a blanket authority such as I now request was given in the case of the Shamshuipo area in 1914.  \n\nI have the honour to be,  \nSir,  \nYour most obedient, humble servant,  \nGOVERNOR.  \n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE ARTHUR CREECH JONES, M.P.  \n\nPage 10  \nEND  \nPage 11  \n1949  \n54422",
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