[ { "id": 216539, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843", "content_text": "\nthe brigh Effeciors come an ofing the combined British Forces take the earliest opportunity of thanking Elepos, late Governor General \n\ndrangle, Alaistant Ministér of the cabinet and now Licitenant. General of Chapoor, for the release of the British Subjects \n\nthe hands of the Chinese, a \n\nLe \n\nbec te \n\nکے \n\nHarge Low, and to \n\nassure him that they gladly recognise in this act, that gänd Feeling \n\nwhich should always \n\ntahsist be \n\nC \n\n= twees civilies nations, and which thes \n\nWellency will find recitorscated by the liberation of the Chinese prisoners which have Lince fallen into their hands. \n\nthey learn with much gratification His Wellency's appointment & iron tenant Geneal \n\nof Chabor, as it is always. If \n\nto them to have to act with \n\nCh \n\nhose condnok \n\nhas impressed them with the highest resbest \n\nThe high offien have \n\nhot of His Excellent \n\nedge the \n\nto acturer \n\nHis Excellence's letter \n\nof \n\nJacakwank, 22nd \n\n5th mouth, by \n\nand the \n\nCond Res. \n\nhis officer, \n\nbutter \n\ntheir last commanication. Wherein \n\nExpressed \n\ntheir inability to cease mutil the Chinese Government. \n\nto negotiate \n\nJ F \n\nށ \n\nwere disson \n\nmost were \n\ndie tevens offered \n\nBritish Governments, through the handia féer Brisonnie Maper yo Pleniko. \n\nہے۔ چار", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-001 - Sir Hug Cough-s China Military Correspondences - 1841-1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 217739, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-004 - Public Offices & Admiralty - 1843", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-004 - Public Offices & Admiralty - 1843", "content_text": "the greater forte te exctions for the \n\nndation of the troops \n\nwould materially \n\nبكمية \n\nother lite could more convenient position for control be selected than on the heights at the exheme Comite of my proposed Town. \n\nThirdly in the event of sccupying part of the Peninsula sy \n\nCoutoon \n\nits would be immediately, \n\ndave holy forrected. \n\ncovered \n\nby \n\nMain Garrison, \n\nthe Barteries an \n\nThe superficial extent \n\nHonghong. \n\ngood anchorage. \n\n( as marked within the dotted liner on the Plan annexed amount b About two Square Suter independent \n\nto the old anchorage * then deeme \n\nof the range westerly. In order to adapt my pro hoved cite for the building of the Town, I would suggest the \n\nCrowns \n\nof \n\nthe \n\nthe small hills, which \n\ncutting off of the \n\nare Leathered in the balley, \n\na level, above the highest Currying Gale tides, so as to fill up a thace to be outlined by a thone dea \n\nwall, into 2 fms, and thais afford was \n\nbad. \n\nthan one \n\nmite \n\nwharfage; which swing to the sudden increase. \n\nof depth from 2 to 32 would certainly admit of Vessels coming inffice their ware \n\nclose to \n\n= \n\nunlade, almost at \n\nhouses. \n\nIt is proposed to continue thus lea wall, as in the dotted lincs, to the next lastern beach \n\nThe small leland, Battery Caland \n\nthe \n\nChart) I would probose \n\nto the Lown by \n\na loted \n\nconnecting masonry. \n\nBreakwater, and a return head. \n\nto \n\nthe westward, enabl \n\nenabling \n\nship to be securely for temporary \n\ndown. \n\nrethairs, \n\nZ \n\nheaving \n\nThe disabled Guns. \n\nand old thron \n\nfrom the dismantled forth would materially add to the durati \n\nof works un \n\ndurability \n\nwork's under water; by the combination of their oxidle with \n\nLandte \n\nThe materials for thee wordt Lound, ready &quared Granite, \n\nAre", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-004 - Public Offices & Admiralty - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 220453, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "page_number": 48, "title": "CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843", "content_text": "4. His Johnston to know what has been done towards :ructing Benacks on the \"Howling Peninsula \", which I hall most expfhally desired in conformity with my instructions from Here Majestaje Gevernment \n\nevacuated after dismantling its defences. \n\nsight \n\nThe Peninovca in question has lince \n\nbecame \n\na matter of little consideration, but I nevertheless \n\nthink that General Burrell should be called in to \n\norders \n\nsoptain his seasons for out cloying the indus \n\nexplain \n\non \n\nhe had \n\nreceived, as much public inconvenience, and interminable \n\nCorrespondence \n\nprocedure \n\nmight be \n\nand is caused \n\nby a contring \n\nI have to beg that Mr. Johnston's letter and its \n\nbe returned to me \n\naccompaniment may \n\nTrue Copy \n\nI have the honor to \n\n(Signed) Henry Pottinger \n\nH. Ms The nipotentiary \n\nMichaud Wormum \n\n", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 223944, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "page_number": 361, "title": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "content_text": "HADAQUA MASTER\n\nN.\n\nLive Offer.\n\nDO KAT\n\nDATUM\n\nLing%\n\n26 intwork\n\nحال\n\nC\n\nPON OFFICE\n\nQUEENB AOA\n\n2.6 Culvert\n\nJug\n\n8.\n\nWELLINGTON STREET\n\nHorizontal Texte soft-linch Vertical Scale 201^= tinah.\n\nScale to Crow Sections 205/inch\n\nC\n\nJina\n\nim 25\n\nJoe\n\nE\n\nQUEENS ROAD\n\nDATUM\n\nH.\n\nDATUM\n\ni\n\nP\n\nM.\n\n1.\n\nBORFACE OF APAR\n\nQVIEMS ROAD\n\n100\n\nPURSAKE OF 1072\n\n13\n\nARTY\n\nL.\n\n331", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225114, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 385, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "linces statel.\n\nJr.\n\nthis\n\nIph And Grey uld recommend that this appointment shulal receive the samition.\n\nof the Lads Commiser\n\n49.\n\nMiscellaneous.\n\nMy Lord,\n\n380\n\n123 sang lông\n\nVictoria, Hongkong,\n\nth\n\n28th April, 1847.\n\nIn pursuance of the instructions\n\nconveyed in Your Lordship's Despatch No 66 of February 6th, Mr M. Shelley\n\nwas\n\ninformed of his appointment as Assistant Auditor of the Island of Mauritius, and directed to proceed as early as possible to his post, by the enclosed letter from the\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nWith the highest respect,\n\nYour Lordships,\n\nMost Obedient\n\nThe Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,\n\n404\n\nJo!\n\n--\n\nHumble Servant,\n\nDani\n\nHowever, to better follow the instructions and improve readability, here is a more processed version in HTML, correcting obvious errors and improving formatting:\n\nMiscellaneous.\n\nMy Lord,\n\nVictoria, Hongkong,\n\n28th April, 1847.\n\nIn pursuance of the instructions conveyed in Your Lordship's Despatch No 66 of February 6th, Mr M. Shelley was informed of his appointment as Assistant Auditor of the Island of Mauritius, and directed to proceed as early as possible to his post, by the enclosed letter from the Colonial Secretary.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nWith the highest respect,\n\nYour Lordships'\n\nMost Obedient\n\nHumble Servant,\n\nDani\n\nLet's correct and reformat according to the given rules and compact knowledge.\n\nHere is the final version in HTML:\n\nPage 380\n\n123 sang lông\n\nVictoria, Hongkong,\n\n28th April, 1847.\n\nMy Lord,\n\nIn pursuance of the instructions conveyed in Your Lordship's Despatch No 66 of February 6th, Mr M. Shelley was informed of his appointment as Assistant Auditor of the Island of Mauritius, and directed to proceed as early as possible to his post, by the enclosed letter from the Colonial Secretary.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nWith the highest respect,\n\nYour Lordship's\n\nMost Obedient\n\nHumble Servant,\n\nDani\n\nPage 404", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228278, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3]", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3]", "content_text": "Date\n\nNo. of Desp.\n\nSubject of Despatch.\n\nNo. of Encl.\n\nDate Desp.\n\nSubject of Despatch.\n\n10. Jany 24th\n\nTransmitting copy of the Colonial Treasurer's account for the quarter ending 31st December, 1847, 850l.\n\n12.\n\n13.\n\n16.\n\nTransmitting Financial Returns for the year 1847.\n\nTransmitting copies of Minutes of the Executive, and Legislative Councils of Hongkong, for the half year ending 31st December, 1847. 2.\n\n25th.\n\nRep. c. ting yeant of certain gratuities to invalided Police Constables, ve, to enable them to proceed to India; ad appropriation of a prize Pirate-boat for Police purposes; and substitution of 20 Indian for 12 European Constables in the Police.\n\nRep. ting resignation and subsequent re-appointment of Mr. Baldevile, Assistant Superintendent of Police and Interpreter; the remainder of his Salary being appropriated to defray the Salary of an additional Chinese Interpreter.\n\n5. Jany 4th\n\nReporting that Ordinance No. 3 of 1847, (Lince disallowed), had been passed with the presence and concurrence of the professional members of the Legislative Council.\n\n9.\n\n11.\n\nReporting that the system of keeping the Colonial Accounts was adopted on the 1st January.\n\n6th\n\nReporting execution of the criminal \"Lear\" and \"Lea Alami\", for the murder of \"Wong Ishing\", and commutation of the sentence of \"Eu Ashow\", convicted of the same crime, to transportation for Life.\n\nReporting extension of Police protection generally over the island, and execution of two Coolie gangs in \"Victoria\".\n\n22nd\n\nTransmitting an additional List of Lots to be resumed by the Colonial Government, on receipt of His Lordship's instructions on the subject.\n\n14.\n\n2.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228831, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "page_number": 147, "title": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "content_text": "28\n\n29\n\nPins\n\nDescription of Stores.\n\nCloak brass,\n\nGun-locks, with flies\n\nIron axletree, transporting N. P.\n\nLinch, iron axletree\n\nMusket\n\nPlatform, wood\n\nBranch (cast iron)\n\nCast-iron socket\n\nDifferent natures.\n\n8\n\nR.\n\nU.\n\nDescription of Stores.\n\nDifferent natures.\n\n8\n\nR.\n\nU.\n\nCopper, 2 inch\n\nConnecting, 5 inch\n\nElbow\n\nIron, perforated, 1 in. ps.\n\nLead\n\n30\n\n205\n\n12\n\n250\n\n350\n\n3,900\n\nps.\n\n8\n\nft. run.\n\n3,346 ft.\n\n1\n\n24\n\n32\n\n5\n\n572\n\n1\n\nRanges, kitchen\n\nBastard, cut, 8 inch Common, of sorts\n\nRasps\n\nFlat\n\nHalf-round\n\nCoarse\n\nFine 6-inch\n\nThree-square\n\nReels, for chalk-lines\n\nOf sorts\n\n2\n\n19\n\n3\n\n13\n\n9\n\n6\n\n3\n\n5\n\n12\n\n12 fthms.\n\n48\n\n2\n\nRegulations, Ordnance Med.\n\n1\n\nRelievers, for spring spikes\n\n15\n\nPipe\n\nOutlet\n\nRifles, complete with rammers, sword bayonets\n\n662\n\nPump, engine\n\n107\n\nRings, brass, for cap-pouches\n\n40\n\nHoods\n\n23\n\nCopper, for barrels\n\nlbs.\n\n34. 6\n\nRain-water\n\nAppurtenances\n\nNails\n\n388\n\nRivets\n\nIron\n\nShoes\n\n22 {for barrows\n\n830\n\n200\n\nCast-iron, 4 inch\n\n112\n\nCarcase, 24-pounder\n\n265\n\nStove iron\n\nft. run\n\n311\n\nWith flanges, outlet, 4 inch\n\n4\n\nRockets Congreve\n\n[ Shell Shot\n\n4\n\n1,760\n\n3\n\n631\n\nPistols\n\nPercussion\n\n126\n\n11\n\nSignal\n\n714\n\n-\n\nS. 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By all and Verdict pronounced in my fu the mail to leave England. Since any application for finther Cear was sent in,\n\nI find myself obliged of next mouth, and to Sanction the forego the further prosecution of inappropriation of my half pay from suit for the present, and Ley leave no the 28th no time tomands its Alqundation.\n\nIn midication of my Character tingly to relinguich some fire mont of the extra leave granted time- against a certain representation made to Propree to actum toring Raties by the the Secretary of State in the early post Miil of the 14th of May. but as he of last year, I am now be a prestiant satmit two separate serdicts lince Mussions expenditure in question has recorded.. — One date the ofthat Completely aborted the resoneer July Cast in the Comt of Inscrirenel, which had allocated Comande Alfian in conse ap which the Lord Chief____ My pravesage intrands, Ishall ation. Intrcl pronounced my Conduct to have it on not of place, and a conclesia Als. Throughout wholly mummipeachable tomande the cruel misfortione, & have and mittent a shadow of imputation had to encounter. of the Secretary presting upon it\n\nInstive b. ll card or\n\nHowever, to follow the instructions more closely and improve the text:\n\nLaw Officers 0\n\nProperly today that on coming state will be pleased to order in 313 to see any liabilities for Caw-costo una passage at the Contract rate. By all and Verdict pronounced in my full the mail to leave England. Since any application for further Clear was sent in,\n\nI find myself obliged of next month, and to Sanction the forego the further prosecution of misappropriation of my half pay from suit for the present, and lay leave no the 28th no time towards its Liquidation.\n\nIn vindication of my Character I tingly to relinquish some few months of the extra leave granted time- against a certain representation made to Proper authority regarding Rates by the Secretary of State in the early part of May last year. But as he of last year, I am now be a president submit two separate verdicts since Mission's expenditure in question has been recorded.. — One dated the ... Completely aborted the reasoner July Cast in the Court of Inscrirenel, which had allocated Command Alfian in consequence of which the Lord Chief... My passage intends, I shall ation. Intercl pronounced my Conduct to have it on not of place, and a conclusion Als. Throughout wholly unimpeachable towards the cruel misfortune, & have and met a shadow of imputation had to encounter. of the Secretary pressing upon it\n\nInstive b. ll card or\n\nLet's correct and format it according to the given rules:\n\nLaw Officers 0\n\nProperly today that on coming state will be pleased to order in 313 to see any liabilities for Cause-cost una passage at the Contract rate. By all and Verdict pronounced in my full the mail to leave England. Since any application for further Clear was sent in,\n\nI find myself obliged of next month, and to Sanction the forego the further prosecution of misappropriation of my half pay from suit for the present, and lay leave no the 28th no time towards its Liquidation.\n\nIn vindication of my Character I am willing to relinquish some few months of the extra leave granted time- against a certain representation made to Proper authority regarding Rates by the Secretary of State in the early part of May last year. But as he stated last year, I am now being a president submitting two separate verdicts since Mission's expenditure in question has been recorded. — One dated the ... Completely aborted the reasoner July Cast in the Court of ... which had allocated Command ... in consequence of which the Lord Chief... My passage intends, I shall ... . It pronounced my Conduct to have it on not of place, and a conclusion ... . Throughout wholly unimpeachable towards the cruel misfortune, & have met a shadow of imputation had to encounter. of the Secretary pressing upon it\n\n...\n\nHere is the final version in HTML format as requested:\n\nLaw Officers 0\n\nProperly today that on coming state will be pleased to order in 313 to see any liabilities for Cause-cost una passage at the Contract rate. By all and Verdict pronounced in my full the mail to leave England. Since any application for further Clear was sent in,\n\nI find myself obliged of next month, and to Sanction the forego the further prosecution of misappropriation of my half pay from suit for the present, and lay leave no the 28th no time towards its Liquidation.\n\nIn vindication of my Character I am willing to relinquish some few months of the extra leave granted time- against a certain representation made to Proper authority regarding Rates by the Secretary of State in the early part of May last year. But as he stated last year, I am now being a president submitting two separate verdicts since Mission's expenditure in question has been recorded. — One dated the ... Completely aborted the reasoner July Cast in the Court of ... which had allocated Command ... in consequence of which the Lord Chief... My passage intends, I shall ... . It pronounced my Conduct to have it on not of place, and a conclusion ... . Throughout wholly unimpeachable towards the cruel misfortune, & have met a shadow of imputation had to encounter. of the Secretary pressing upon it\n\nInstive b. ll card or", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-048 - Public Offices - 1854.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 238972, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6]", "page_number": 381, "title": "CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6]", "content_text": "55\n\nof\n\n_ations\n\nmoderation in the style.\n\nHer Majesty's Government have expressed their high approbation of the several details and reports with which they have been furnished by His Excellency's predecessor, Sir Henry Pottinger, on every point connected with this Colony, and some of the expressions in your paper might be construed into reflections on the proceedings of that distinguished personage which His Excellency would not forward with his sanction.\n\nIn copying the Appendix to which you allude, I am directed to draw your attention to the necessity of not occupying the time, or diverting the attention of the clerks in the Treasury Office from their proper duties, and in cases where documents have already been furnished from the different Departments, it might be sufficient merely to refer to them!\n\nI have, &c.,\n\n(Signed) Frederick W. 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C. Antrobus \n\n(b) S. Gray.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 241280, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3]", "page_number": 305, "title": "CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3]", "content_text": "not explain your intentions with respect \n\nD to the time of \n\nBridges' appointment. \n\nand I laws. Therefore, assumes that it has \n\nbeen done \n\nby due \n\nauthority \n\nwhat is understood \n\nyou \n\nto appoint \n\nsubstitutes for \n\nthe \n\nabsent members of the Councils. \n\nAny \n\nother hypothesis, \n\nindeed would not \n\nfail to give questions of my actions difficulty \n\nwhich, had bother \n\nbeen avoided. \n\nEntered. \n\nHong Kong. Ant. 36/57 \n\nThe Lord President \n\n-4006. \n\nLustered page 145 \n\ng \n\nThe Council, \n\nMy Lord \n\nLince \n\nAmist \n\nMAT \n\n13. 13 15 303 \n\nD. 20 May 57 \n\nMr. William Thomas \n\nBridges having been \n\nrecommended \n\nto me \n\nas fit and proper \n\nto be appointed \n\na member of \n\nExecutive and Legislative \n\nCouncils of the Colony \n\nof Hong Kong, I have \n\nto \n\nrequest \n\nthat \n\nyour Lordship", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 246248, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858", "page_number": 82, "title": "CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858", "content_text": "agenal.\n\nIn 10103/52\n\n81\n\nSappear & han\n\nunsanderbord Davies\n\nbebich Seeferned-\n\nཝཱམཧཱམཱནྡྷསུ,\n\nwrth eight.\n\nand\n\nbe sath you right in the atter the othn C..\n\ncbt lince that hunting love lov: if they bote host\n\ntight fit, and I under ford that Do apend Ese. His may inident Doneren his brand\n\nthe did a", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 248362, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-075 - Public Offices - 1859", "page_number": 434, "title": "CO129-075 - Public Offices - 1859", "content_text": "Suessrs\n\nShews & Gemmill & Company\n\n4 is requested that the enclosures returnrd.\n\nmay\n\nLe have the honor to be Your Obedirut Suvant\n\nAuver its towards the expeces of military protection.\n\nlets.23/June.\n\n024\n\nMr. Merivale\n\nlince this correspondence commenced prosperity of the Colony, according to Sir John Bouring's most recent reports, has much revived & I think that there is now No rexcuse for not insisting on the Mie Application to W. Koney of miniple of requiring the Colony to contribute in the shape of Wempting the Home Gort from the on property milden though\n\nI do not exactly know how this case stands.\n\nIs the land required for military humporas, sunhich the Was Dept declines Is hay rest,\n\n1. Land purchased by the Colony for Stet fentire.\n\n2. or land hunchased by the Home fomentant for Mit penton?\n\n3. or waste land panked for Mit Impore\n\nAbs. June 2\n\nEnt w.o. 6145 Hongkong\n\nWar office. The Endersecretary\n\nMINUTE\n\nVenitule Merving 959 inte firavesite 18. und 15 August/59. 8192.\n\n440 22 July 1859\n\nletter 13ths\n\nEnds retired copy bekig Ift to Gor.\n\nreceipt of zou hewcastle & acknowledge the\n\nIf the Lenke of I am directed tre 13\n\nI am discred & in Hong Kong. acquired of the War Department of certain propert from Local Paxation the exemption\n\nд Alting, respecting gethe request\n\nHowever, to follow the instructions more closely and improve the output, here is a revised version with proper Markdown formatting and corrections:\n\n## Correspondence\nShews & Gemmill & Company \n4 is requested that the enclosures returned.\n\nMay have the honor to be \nYour Obedient Servant \nAuver its towards the expenses of military protection.\n\n23/June \n024\n\nMr. Merivale \nSince this correspondence commenced, prosperity of the Colony, according to Sir John Bouring's most recent reports, has much revived & I think that there is now no excuse for not insisting on the Military Application to W. Koney of principle of requiring the Colony to contribute in the shape of exempting the Home Govt from the on property mildeu though\n\nI do not exactly know how this case stands.\n\nIs the land required for military purposes, for which the War Dept declines to pay rent,\n1. Land purchased by the Colony for Strategic purposes.\n2. or land purchased by the Home Government for Military purposes?\n3. or waste land granted for Military purposes\n\nAbs. June 2 \nEnt w.o. 6145 Hongkong \nWar Office. The Undersecretary \nMINUTE \nVenitule Merving 959 \n18 August/59. 8192. \n440 22 July 1859\n\nletter 13th \nEnds retired copy being sent to Gov.\n\nreceipt of your letter \nI am directed \nI am directed & in Hong Kong. acquired of the War Department of certain property from Local Taxation the exemption \nAlting, respecting the request\n\nPage information and other specifics as per the original scan should be maintained. 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After the \ntrial although \nW \nht \nmaal doubt wirtek \nto the man's guilt, a question was wired as to the sufficiency of the legal \nevidence on which he had been convicted, and it was thought that the Jury had been influenced \nin evidence, \nSome \nthe man's well-known bad character, rather than the facts immediately before them. \n\nThe \nCase was \naccordingly considered by the \nExecutive Council upon a \npetition \npresented by Mr. Caldwell, but during \nthe investigation facts were \nbrought \nto light which proved \nconclusively \nmachowlbony's connection and \nto Benver Papers. \n27 in appendix \nA Minutes Fluvil \nJenia libures. \nEnquiry \ncomplicity with Piracy that the Government declined to interfere in \nhis favor, and the sentence was carried into effect. \n\nLince /ma. \n\nclowson's removal to Labuan, to which Ebony was sent in penal servitude, his sentence has been increased by 5 years \nfor \nthe murder \nhe was \na conspiracy \nof every European in \nthe Settlement and the liberation of \nall the Convicts. Fortunately, the plot was discovered the day before that fixed for carrying it into effect \nby \nthe \nconfession of one of the Convicts who could not reconcile himself to \nsuch indiscriminate slaughter.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 256849, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10]", "page_number": 207, "title": "CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10]", "content_text": "dotivatio for nest \n\nto the P \n\nservice consists \n\nspear. \n\nww \n\nthe \n\nformation of two walls einitors Prayar exclusive of the semi-circular projecting coping each 3.90 fat in length, connected with the Battery Road Bridge reterining wall \n\non the forth and the Private work. Prayas, walle \n\nfor the North. The bed of the Bullah will be paved with 12 \n\non a bed \n\nLinch achter depth of \n\nover \n\nthe whole \n\nMasonry \n\nfoot upon a rough \n\narea and base \n\nrafe \n\nof \n\nconcrete of \n\nan average \n\ntome base of 2 feet extendi of retaining walls to the Ponye \n\nat the termination the invert will be formed of headers? deep with a line of Molave sheet piling 10 feet doop and : inches drick extending in the \n\nmanner chewn \n\nsand in \n\nby rough \n\naction of \n\nand \n\ni \n\nplan, the dredged away and replande in depth to comnteract the \n\nscouring \n\nfront being escavated as \n\nstones to feet \n\n5 \n\nthe water.. \n\nThe Bridge in connexion with this work is provides for under Report and estimate ne 3 of 1863, and whing it will be placed the abutments will be assisted \n\n-forts as shown: the whole face of the work \n\n[counter \n\nForward \n\n9,532.50 \n\nwill \n\nForward \n\n9.532.50 \n\n206", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 258739, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3]", "page_number": 275, "title": "CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3]", "content_text": "271\n\nwhilst she was anchored outside the Lynnoon Pass) I left this harbour in the Gun Boat under Command, and discovered my the blincs burnt nearly close to the water's edge, and with only her bowsprit and jib-boom standing finding the shackle of liver Cable travuse just\n\nintelligence of the affair, and heard at Pontoi that Pirate Vessels had been about for a week past, and a Fishing Boat informed the Pilot that two Pirate Junks had passed Aberdeen the morning after being burnt. I therefore made for that place, searching all the Bays outside the Bing I had it unshackled, and then taking the Vessel in tow placed her on the Beach in diwan Bay, leaving her in the hands of the Police at that place - I then proceeded to search the Islands and Bays in the vicinity for any leads I passed, but without discovering anything of importance.\n\nOn the 24th I proceeded to Macao, where information was gained that three Trading Junks had been attacked by five large Pirate Boats near Lintin.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 259171, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5]", "page_number": 271, "title": "CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5]", "content_text": "Lafll'IC.F.E\n\n28 April 18?? 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Robinson\n\nGovernor\n\n10 ELGIN 195 17 SAN CHUNG BATTERY 20 FT LENGTH", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 268653, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-119 - Public Offices - 1866", "page_number": 233, "title": "CO129-119 - Public Offices - 1866", "content_text": "227\n\nJudy.\n\nmen\n\nIt is departure from Mongkong, which contains meang furky Chinese Lince 7 took ceining & A and my Borigin W 717 Chistian education g due a fine on the to course of stugle Chinese teaching \"\"\"fractically suspended & in abege the fee may completed in due form above thirteen ayo.\n\noutly There are aboup Amonty English every stationed in thing, three warte pin ** wele a diak ** both earnlerle de Irecommende *- Queen's Mandate are only in dean without Letters Prefense- 4626.\n\nthe of little value Foreign Office It a 6.47 Payphing th ordained Mattic whirre clergy, order. Argent appeals continue from clergy and laity of the serious consequents by to the influence and well-being yete Charch in Chink already resulting from the protracted deling in to appointing use of my successor.\n\nreturned Gruith these chapelain letter frame of 5*12* Fate as the ey in altew melancholy description to w mejority of cady, *** Yo7 the J concent ECACA enen (if nectary) The latter a le Aractically hean virtually disregarded in the tean. trition in the w The chaplains W during dang Trivechat.\n\nKoup the Bishop's licenta extilina sumpse rates mainly the and influera in detail, which is lately southan I am unwilling carit $ 6- She and ༠, ག4?) → it L C personal character. & the good feeling o 3 a ca Letter Pusente. the2 why the nominativa I really C. ca and Cunde et a the chebliches in Canterling to with in the provense letter dislege of Mctori should be Colony of Honghe ong layed.\n\nThe stipend scarcity of everygen and Note arely is authoring Fram Gr accumulating for more 4000 d. - ciency of spiritual supervision at the presente halvning Bidhyrics Dreasurers ha time (as thente in day correspondent letter: ), hug the hollege of 25 Pauls up Glong kong without its ex-officio Washen home The Band.\n\n- ter returns, overland from senere illuty and Rejected up \"\" 77.70 you thecustom during the present. & Warden Truster of the Bitly alone, as Paul's College, possesses the flames of and appointing A to cam C select ** Le cu CR Your's very faillifinlig be my ruther >> 各 S Gearze Frite Bir kop. Lea The bold The Lord Birurg & London", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-119 - Public Offices - 1866.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 273265, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3]", "page_number": 74, "title": "CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3]", "content_text": "## Articles\n\n| Article | Quantity | Remark |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Potassiv Bromid: | 2 | |\n| Jodid: | 10 | |\n| Sub: Aromatic : | 3 | |\n| Gentian Opie Turc: | 3 | |\n| Quina Disulphas | 2 | |\n| Rad : Colchici | 980 | |\n| Glycyrrh. Opt. Rhei Jure: Opt | 28 | |\n| Contrit | 24 | |\n| Santonine | 1 | |\n| Sem Colchice | 36 | |\n| Lini Farina | 28 | |\n| Soda Bicarion: | 3 | |\n| Potass: Tart: Pub | | |\n| Spirit & Ether Nitros | | |\n| Sulphur Sublim | | |\n| Sarups Hetti Sodid: | | |\n| Belladonn | | |\n| Scilla Rad: Imc : Opt | | |\n| Finct: Arnica | | |\n| Conci | | |\n| Hyoscyam Senefa | | |\n| Ung: Hudrale: Fort | | |\n| Lince Chidred Fiers: | | |\n| Valerian : | | |\n| Empl : Adhesw Spread in balice | 300 | |\n| Lint Patent in Rollins | 100 | |\n| Sponge | 16 | |\n| Outta Percha Jissue | | |\n| Porcelain Filler support size ho: | 4 | |\n| Amyh Pur: | | |\n| Spongie Feline | | |\n| Metal Bo | | |\n\n## Articles\n\n| Article | Quantity | Remark |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| \"Wedgwood Funnels Syzeh's | 2 | |\n| Festte | | |\n| Cork Presser | | |\n| Tea Scale with brass pan & brass Cup weights | | from 1 oz to 8 oz |\n| Brass Spirit Lampy to hold & Spirit Gurn | | |\n| Bottle with Glass Cover and brush. large size | | |\n| Paper Fill Boves in Parcels | 241 | |\n| Fint Corks | Gross | 12 |\n| Vial Corks | 2 | |\n| Pewter Bed Pans large size | 4 | |\n| Slipper Jorcelain Bed Pans | | |\n| Grad Glass Nocasure | | Impspind |\n| | | off Half & 4 Ounces Minim |\n| Glass hale Syringe pot in thodentale | 6 | |\n| Filling Paper (White) | Ream 1/2 | |\n| Fill Machine | 12 | |\n| Graduated Fill File | | |\n| Green Bottles | 6th | 12 |\n| | | prose Mark GC on the bottles |\n\n## Articles\n\n| Article | Quantity | Remark |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Ferri Bromid: | | |\n| Sodic Acid | | |\n| Sulphuric Acid (Pure) | ft | 1/... |\n| Nitric Acid | | Jure). |\n| Hydrochloric Acid (Pure) | | |\n| Acetic Acid (Fort Pure) | | |\n| Potash | | Jure 1000 grs, fin Bho & Counterhoise |\n| Soda | | Pure) Stoppered Specif or bottlechheld |\n| Jubrilated Retorts | | |\n| Glass Condensers | | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 278058, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5]", "page_number": 72, "title": "CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5]", "content_text": "70\n\nCold Actorthes offeration of his have be munti fon Pension Staffears to me Mil\n\nIt is any quationalle whether sender be aruum lencs how before us ought.\n\napaming abut the for days ment from bat Sw. Chil\n\nThomton has absurdy se sindulgence for his 1. Completect 6 Jean they the former 1 Lane allowed M. Cheraton. but any have of chence at all that Les health ingrained.\n\nLvov his chance from his duters he ought this to have been called from to rengi Rennor. ought but And an lain to the for to have allowed him h. 1/3 hepap attornace - Kil the case.\n\ninegular Hate in a ought wit temie Ther way. off dealing ath affeantime hi crvenun to flare the sun of fonction in what he The Its fland\n\nSee opstite meuts the Person sitter confer the to mouths have of absence, having question the dealt with when it beins of - or close be somet ath the faller huduledge. te has where te liefrim the host", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 324428, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883", "page_number": 460, "title": "CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883", "content_text": "of wrong having been done,\n\nthat\n\nit should at once be redressed\n\n& the sufferers compensated.\n\nI shall be obliged if you\n\nwill kindly\n\nsent herewith\n\nMr. November\n\nU213\n\n436\n\nC 0. 1953\n\n1 RECP\n\nAREG! 16 NOV 213\n\nThe 92\n\nlast\n\nthe inclosures\n\n\"With reference\n\nTorry desp\n\nto be returned\n\nto this dept at your early\n\nconvenience\n\nI have re...\n\n(st) Granville\n\nNo 3 of the Treaty lines for\n\nI transmit.\n\nthis year\n\ninformation copper of\n\nnoted in the margin between\n\nlince\n\nPrisdang\n\npassed\n\nHomespa\n\nwhich has\n\n\"Th\n\nThis Bapt.\n\nSiamese Minister in London\n\nin\n\nElise\n\nsept regard to the scale of\n\nduties which the Siamese Govt propose to levy when Spirits\n\nditto\n\nNor 15\n\nunder the\n\nditto Treaty between Great Brittan\n\nNor: 15\n\nlement &\n\nSiam of the\n\nof the 10 April 1903, & also the The Agreement\n\ndate at which\n\nshall be brought into Operative You will perceive from the papers that the scale of Excise duties proposed\n\nis\n\nobjectionable\n\nA kewman Esq\n\nby the Siamese\n\nat the late 72 cento cooler per gallon", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 333825, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5]", "page_number": 109, "title": "CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5]", "content_text": "Page 172\n\n13 103 Lince Dr Dr Ayres Colony returned to the the 18th November last until the 10th ultimo, when Dr Marques, who had been seriously ill, resumed his duties, those duties, with the sole exception of post mortem examinations, have been performed without extra cost to the Public by the Colonial Surgeon, Dr Ayres.\n\n7. The Executive Council, who have carefully considered the whole of the circumstances, recommend that Dr Ayres' salary should be raised to $6,000 a year without house allowance. This is $456 more than he now receives and $100 less than in 1860 the full salary fixed plus the personal allowance given in 1885 in compensation for fees for Bills of Health, which were ordered to be paid into the Treasury. In arriving at this recommendation they took into consideration the fact that the Captain Superintendent of Police, who like the Colonial Surgeon\n\nis\n\n...\n\n(The text appears to be cut off, but based on the provided snippet, the above is the corrected version.)\n\nPage 172 (continuation not shown in the original snippet)\n\nTo follow the exact instruction of outputting only HTML using \n\n for paragraphs and adhering strictly to the given rules without adding extra elements not present in the original text, the corrected version focusing on the provided text is:\n\nPage 172\n\n13 103 Lince Dr Dr Ayres Colony returned to the the 18th November last until the 10th ultimo, when Dr Marques, who had been seriously ill, resumed his duties, those duties, with the sole exception of post mortem examinations, have been performed without extra cost to the Public by the Colonial Surgeon, Dr Ayres.\n\n7. The Executive Council, who have carefully considered the whole of the circumstances, recommend that Dr Ayres' salary should be raised to $6,000 a year without house allowance. This is $456 more than he now receives and $100 less than in 1860 the full salary fixed plus the personal allowance given in 1885 in compensation for fees for Bills of Health, which were ordered to be paid into the Treasury. In arriving at this recommendation they took into consideration the fact that the Captain Superintendent of Police, who like the Colonial Surgeon is", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 349588, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-255 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [5-7]", "page_number": 540, "title": "CO129-255 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [5-7]", "content_text": "## SCALE \n100 \n## CAL \n50 \n100 \n## IMPROVEMENTS \n### RECREATION GROUND \n#### HAPPY VALLEY \nFROM SHAUKELWAN \n| Description | Measurement |\n| --- | --- |\n| STEEP HILL | 03 |\n| BOWRINGTON CANAL | - |\n| PROPOSED IMPROVED CHANNEL | 160 FEET |\n| LINCH OFFSET | 400 |\n| STEEP HILL | 19 |\n| MONUMENT FROM VICTORIA | - |\n\n### STEEP MILLS \n| Description | Measurement |\n| --- | --- |\n| TRACK RACING TRAINING | 07 |\n| TRACK RACING TRAINING | - |\n| C | 8-120 |\n| CATHOLIC CEMETERY | 09, 450 |\n| PROTESTANT CEMETERY | 02, 04, 435, *-50-0%* |\n| TRACK RACING | 06, 538 |\n| SURVEYOR GENERAL | 28.3.92 |\n\nDROKSIEN Dron Q\n\nPage 540\nPage 541", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-255 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 362236, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896", "page_number": 461, "title": "CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896", "content_text": "May 27\n\nMy dear Lincas,\n\nDd. The thrust of the thing\n\nF. W. D. has sent me your letter and copy application to which it refers, on the subject of an increase to his salary. I send you his letter (don't want it back again) as it explains why he was unable to put his case before the Retrenchment Committee.\n\n455", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 363538, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "page_number": 373, "title": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "content_text": "372\n\nreferred to\n\nhamed\n\nCheung\n\nChinese\n\nWho was\n\n/\n\nmich named Tai Tau\n\n: big head\" [vide page 19 of statement] and it\n\nwill be seen on reference to page 14 of the translation\n\nH\n\nentry\n\nthat there is au Tai T'an Cheung. The expression Tai than standing by shelf in Chinese would thean \"Stead man\"\n\n\"Itead of a party\"\n\nwould very naturally\n\ntaken to refer to\n\nChief Clerk opte with which it appeared.\n\nhere usefully\n\nEnclosure 35\n\nx\n\nwirert-\n\nI may\n\narr\n\nabstract opte accounts of the gambling house, taken from the booko seized, since January 18960. The accounts.\n\nShow that lince the end of October last the masters lost nearly 6000 tails or about $9000.\n\nwas\n\nThe daily total of hush money according to List E.\n\n$150 in round munters. Besides that amount there was paid daily at the gambling house out of the Bank Some $15 a day to the Police and\n\nDistrict watchmen on beat duty and to certain others. The daily average of bribes therefore being paid in respect of the gambling\n\nhouse in\n\nwe have at the\n\ntimes of the raid amounted to $165\n\n$5000\n\na\n\nday\n\nLay\n\na\n\nwwwth.\n\nlinder this enormous\n\nexpenditure it would seem\n\nas if the\n\nmasters found it\n\npartiment in Connection.\n\nwith\n\nimpossible", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 363603, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "page_number": 437, "title": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "content_text": "Circular pathway last night, when\n\n778\n\nbetween 7 Lim Tang\n\nI left this morning\n\nI left Tang\n\nNo one\n\nelse.\n\nFür\n\nI was with Inspectors Lyndsay, Perry, animacy,\n\nI have been Rept\n\nCha gambling house.\n\n436\n\nI did hear the day after the arrest that Tham Lin Rept a gambling house.\n\nI had any quarrel with Sham Lin. I don't know.\n\nI have had no quarrel with Lam Chi.\n\nI have had no quarrel with The Leung.\n\nbrand I have any\n\nFor I will duin Lince cey\n\nPerry left 6 years ago.\n\nAs I said before, I have known Lam Yin since the 3rd moon this year (about April 1897). My wife was going to West Point. He is a coolie in a house, not a relation of mine.\n\n3rd moon I have slept every 3 nights when I accompanied my wife to the Canton Steamer. The steerage was crowded, so I took my wife upsteerage. There I saw a woman. Tham Sin came up and said, \"You are W. Chung?\" & I said \"yes, what's your name?\" he said \"Sham Yin\" I have never spoken to him before or since. I have never spoken to him until today.\n\nI did not know until today that he reported a gambling house at Circular Pathway last night.\n\nExcept for 2 nights, I returned to my family house No 43 East Street.\n\nLam Yen brought the prisoner in identifies Tang Chung P.S. the Hongkong Police to", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 367405, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-284 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [7-8]", "page_number": 293, "title": "CO129-284 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [7-8]", "content_text": "(5) then have been frequent \n\n(6) made by of the bugbeas of the Custar in every shape and form. 291 Beware of Lis R. Hert and Lis 4. \"Tuacartucy and this propuests.\n\nLu way pinion, I thinks that there is no objection to the establishment of an Area Ammunition to Form Lure the secon lince the Jeun town. It would being in comune, would assist Chura, would probably Cohn the brade out of German hands and could not reveure laceuchebe objected to by Exutes tall. with the Crenshal on junks in our watere Lov ous prent Arous no us quid pro quo is he from China for all the faultier \n\n(7) if Custrue one clot I dont appe to these awa shore, the armall collection of voraus bed Lo officerent, if a be cuor expensive \n\n(8) Anes are now collected in advance his not only Rum alone (for wh. the Coun A show offlist) but on all Kinds of food countylis", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-284 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 372161, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8]", "page_number": 156, "title": "CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8]", "content_text": "No.162.\n\n201\n\nGovernment House.\n\n154\n\n0.\n\n20008\n\nlince 31 JUL 13\n\nHong-Kong, 30th June, 1899.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt\n\nof your despatch No.84 of 12th May on the subject of the outbreak\n\nof an epidemic of Plague this year.\n\n2. Unhappily there has been a serious return\n\nof the Plague in epidemic form. Although there was one case in\n\nJanuary the disease practically established itself during the\n\nfirst week in March, when there were five cases; and between\n\nthat date and the 29th April there were 113 cases of which\n\n112 proved fatal. The total number of cases to this date has\n\nbeen 1065, of which 1005 were fatal. In a large number of cases,\n\nindeed the majority, life was extinct when the bodies were\n\nfound, and the cause of death was determined by post mortem\n\nexamination.\n\n3. That plague should have broken out this year\n\nwas unexpected, as hitherto it has recurred every second year.\n\nBut the climatic conditions were peculiar, the Colony having\n\nexperienced an exceptionally long drought. The rains have been\n\na month later than usual, which will account for the fact that\n\nthe epidemic has increased in intensity up to the present,\n\nThe Right Honourable\n\nJOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.\n\nthe\n\n8:0\n\n1\n\n860-1\n\n800.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 374882, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-296 - Public Offices & Others - 1899", "page_number": 211, "title": "CO129-296 - Public Offices & Others - 1899", "content_text": "DOMESTIC.\n\nselection can be completed. In other respects you will be subject to the Colonial Regulations in force for the time being, which are published in the annual Colonial Office List, and can also be consulted in this Office. The appointment is under the Colonial Government, and your emoluments will be paid solely from the funds of the Colony.\n\n5. If you are prepared to accept the appointment on these conditions, you should present yourself to one of the Medical Advisers of this Department, whose names are given on the enclosed letter, for the purpose of being medically examined. The letter is to be detached and left with him; and you will be required to pay him a fee of one guinea. He will send his report direct to this Department.\n\n6. If finally selected for the probationary appointment, you will be provided with a free passage to the Colony, on your signing the usual agreement with the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Downing Street, S.W., by which you will be bound to repay to the Colonial Government the cost of your passage in the event of your relinquishing the appointment within three years of the date of your arrival in the Colony for any other reason than mental or physical infirmity.\n\n7. You will be entitled to half salary from the date of your embarkation from this country, and to full salary from the date of your arrival in the Colony. Information will be then available as to which you may obtain information in this Department. In the event of your appointment being cancelled, you will not be entitled to any leave of absence or pay after the date of the letter by which the cancellation is notified to you, unless the Governor, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, shall grant it on special grounds.\n\n8. I am to request that you will inform me of the earliest date at which you will be prepared to leave for the Colony, in order that the necessary communications may be made to the Governor and to the Crown Agents.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nsit 1899\n\nAny\n\nα\n\nHONG KONG\n\nNo. 21720\n\n21720\n\nRECR\n\nReas 17 AUG 19\n\n(Subject.)\n\non af of transit of\n\nOver parment\n\nmails\n\nprevious Paper. Copy letter from local auditor. Redes whether matter has been brought to notice of Soft\n\n20 Nov.\n\nFurther\n\nст\n\nL (8-12052-15000-19-85)\n\nsub@quent Paper.\n\nMr Lincas\n\nWhy\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nwith the Pro, on\n\nbring asked\n\nto refund offer inched to refund another.\n\ncalvertently paid for work not performed, should\n\npaid for\n\nwork actually\n\nunderstand. We do not\n\ndure, I camert\n\nappear\n\nto have heard\n\nanything of this mother befer\n\n1o\n\ninform Audit Office in reply to their letter, adding the last peragample of that the Governor will be asked for rapluation\n\nand Exquire\n\nJ. My 4/8\n\n21/8 C.P.D.21 at once", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-296 - Public Offices & Others - 1899.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 376338, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-299 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne - 1900 [5-6]", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-299 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne - 1900 [5-6]", "content_text": "## DRAFT\n\nNo. 190\n\nSin H. A. Blake \nA. F. \n14/6 \n\nAll. Judal 14,6 \nAlle Johnson 14 \nthe Cox 14 \nlle Linces 15 \nLee further minute \n\n15 June 00\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's despatch No. 190 of the 5th ult., enclosing a copy of a letter from General Gascoigne to Messrs. Butterfield and Swire regarding the grant to them of an extension of the lease of Marine Lot No. 2, a lease for 99 years with the option of...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-299 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne - 1900 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 377118, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9]", "page_number": 214, "title": "CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9]", "content_text": "## DRAFT\n\nYou May Kay \n28217 \nHang Rony No. 317. \nGouna \nSin H. A. Blaks \nA.F.S/9 \nMh. in Thum 5/1086 \ndf \n39687. \n24 Sept \n212 Sept. 'vo\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Lincas's despatch No. 339 of the 27th July last, regarding the higher police posts in the crown colonies, with cadets. Sir Goul Smith's letter attached to these papers shows that he favours the opposite view. I think in the present instance we should give the governor a free hand & that is the result of this draft CRA respecting the appointment of a second Assistant Superintendent of Police for Hong Kong.\n\n2. I have to ask whether the Estimates for next year's appointment of an additional ... are being made.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 378552, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900", "page_number": 366, "title": "CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900", "content_text": "## \nwith the boundary list traced on it being placed on sale,\n\n37. As regards the Exertion of the exact land-frontier of the Colony, as extended, I am to state that the boundary is that indicated on a map, prepared by Mr. Lockhart, who superintended the Colonial delimitation concession. That map is enclosed & I am to add, that it may eventually be returned to this Office. I am also to add, that the map was lithographed by the Intelligence Division in July last.\n\nIt would be well, in Mr. Chamberlain's opinion, to send the proof of the map, before it is actually published to the Colony for final verification.\n\nI Am, \nTop Lincas \nSa Sub Poster \n\n32 \nDRAFT. \nThe Director of \nINTELLIGENCE \nWAR OFFICE \nHong King. \n-4332- \n359 \nHISTITARY INTELLIGMER. \nMINUTE. \n\nMr. Stabby 23/1 \nMr. Johnson - 23 \nMr. Antrobus. \nMr. Cox. \nMr. Lucas. \nMr. Graham. \n23 \nSir E. Wingfield. \nEarl of Selborne. \nMr. Chamberlain. \n\n7.0.6 2.0. 11/1/00 \nTo Fo \nJainfo \n(Oh 18827 \ná mamber \nthe \n7.0. \nIntelligence Dept. Should be placed \nJaur \n7 \nDo Jaw 1900 \n\nThe Secretary of State for the Colonies presents his complements to the Director of Military Intelligence, & begs to enclose copies of correspondence, with the Foreign Office, as noted in the margin, for a map showing the recently delimited boundary of Hong Kong.\n\nIn personal communication with this Office, Sir Edward Wingfield would suggest that their Lordships should be informed of the preparation of `XCR(85)72` draft map with a view to the submission of the matter.\n\nPage 359", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 384169, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-310 - Acting Governor Major Gen Gascoigne - 1902 [1-4]", "page_number": 46, "title": "CO129-310 - Acting Governor Major Gen Gascoigne - 1902 [1-4]", "content_text": "We cannot be exactly precarious, but told them to reduce the estimated expenditure and postpone public works; and the last return of Bank Balances GR43236/01 - shows an overdraft of $400,000.\n\nBubitt is a choice better fails, and probably for he will accept the new He secures If the O.A.N. however, to assume that the site now proposed will be the most convenient. The resolution framed by the Legislative Council in 1898 did not favour this crew; but I gather that the Council and the community were by no means unanimous.\n\nAF12/2 should approve subject to anything Sir H. Blake may say, but in view of the immediate heavy outlay. I think we should approve this scheme. I suggest that other public works should, as far as practicable be postponed, & ask what other Public Offices besides the G.P.O. will be erected on the site. (see Resoln above refd to, which mentions Treasury).\n\nGROg1972 is laying a site for the new Post Office. Mr. Chamberlain's approval is asked for spending $508,000 on a new Post Office, money to be eventually recouped by selling the Site of the existing Post Office. I have spoken to Sir H. Blake who strongly recommends the purchase. If it is approved, he will see the vendors, Jardine Matheson & Co, and arrange as to the purchase money. They may take it in instalments or may be content with interest until we have the capital sum available.\n\nApprove by telegram & inform Sir H. Blake, authorising him to make recommendations as to the purchase money, which should be arranged for, if possible, without a C.P.L. loan.\n\nThe project has been under consideration since 1879/4 and it is clear that a new Post Office must be built and delay will probably only add to the cost.\n\nApprove.\n\n16/2.\n\n14\n\n \nPage 14\n\n \n\n \nThe final output is in HTML format as requested. I made the following changes to the original text:\n1. 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The type of instrument used in the infliction of corporal punishment is shown for the first time in the return, in compliance with instructions received in Your Despatch No.222 of the 4th July, 1901.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nI have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient Humble servant, M.J. Gascoigne Major-General, Administering the Government.\n\nJOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P., &c...\n\nPage 60\n\nPage 61", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-310 - Acting Governor Major Gen Gascoigne - 1902 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 385127, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7]", "page_number": 367, "title": "CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7]", "content_text": "Page information lines and content are not clearly delineated in the given text, and it appears to be a mix of OCR errors, nonsensical text, and what seems to be a map or diagram related to Hong Kong. Given the rules and the content, I will attempt to correct and format the text as per the instructions.\n\nThe initial part of the text appears to be OCR errors or gibberish:\n\nY 9 0 0\n\n„soidqinosaatt\n\n„žnoijual,soanovoð að „ooknod „eta28 lo pradoroeë aan) manġafeï\n\n$%#¶ ̧val „ášË£ Jo manpoint svor of jaivno!ad\"\n\nof Jashane Jenama sal sol adatƐ te quiensek iné „bossgo od yan & doidu paisvossos „iskivaną zejkal vos lisas nojaar te vodoor A flocda egatitsoqua oldinroq na #133li að „Ilan yd uuniiet dodaquel aldé bonssoni ed\n\nThe next section seems to contain names or labels, possibly related to a map or a list:\n\nSHAN SHUI POO\n\nFOK TOUM HEDAG\n\nMORE ACHI TSU\n\nGOAL\n\nBAIQUETTE WORKB\n\nKON CHURG\n\nW. 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However, the initial gibberish and nonsensical text could not be corrected into meaningful content. The geographical names and labels have been preserved as they are, assuming they are part of a map or a list related to Hong Kong.\n\nPage information is not clearly present in the given text, so it has not been specifically marked or preserved.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 385399, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-312 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [7-9]", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-312 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [7-9]", "content_text": "DESPATCH,\n\n3\n\nGovernor No. 307 1902 12 hall\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\n2/8270\n\n232\n\nLaueta\n\n2gr 3.\n\n20 they\n\n00\n\nNo 33307\n\n(Subject.)\n\nlince. 17. $19.9.\n\n33307\n\n1.60\n\n13 AUG C\n\nReapernitine Condlaunt endea\n\nSurmit\n\nA new al\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nNoted\n\n2578\n\nfor Rosley\n\n? 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S.M.L.A AOFT ROAD 5-M. 5\n\nSML G OSOFT ROAD\n\n5ML 70 SM4.8 FOFT ROAD\n\n9\n\nS.M.L\n\nSMLIO\n\n75YEARS\n\nOPTION\n\nYEARS\n\nLEASE.\n\n353", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 419932, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9]", "page_number": 478, "title": "CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9]", "content_text": "## Application for Promotion in the Colonial Service\n\n**C 52174**\n\nForm to be filled up by the Applicant himself, and returned to the Governor for transmission to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\n### Name in full: Edwin Ralphs\n### Date of Application: August 123, 1909\n\n### Present Appointment: \nSecond master (Acting Old Master) Queen's College, & Director, Technical Institute, Hong Kong\n\n### Father's Name: Thomas Ralphs\n### Profession or Occupation: Accountant (TM Bollon, Lancashire)\n### Address: ...\n\nI certify that the above information is correct, and if deceased, his Name and Profession should nevertheless be given.\n\n### Day and year of Birth: Sept: 17, 1872\n### Place of birth: Bolton, Lancs\n### Whether single, married, or a widower: Married\n### Number of children: Sons, Daughters, Age respectively, Age last birthday 36\n\n### Education: \nMention the Schools or Colleges at which you received your education, professional as well as general, and give in each case the date of entry and leaving.\n\n- Central Science School, Bolton. Left 1887.\n- Pupil teacher (St. Matthew's School Bolton) 1887-1891.\n- Central Science School, Evening Classes. (1887-1891)\n- St Mark's College, Chelsea, London (Queen's Scholar) 1892, 1893.\n\n### Professional qualifications (if any), and the date at which each was obtained: \n- Teacher's Certificate (Education Dept. Eng), Class 1893\n- Archbishops' Divinity Certificate (Eng) 1st Class, 1893.\n- Associateship of College of Preceptors, London, 1896\n- Fellowship of Educational Institute of Scotland. 1905.\n\n### Employment from completion of education to date of entering the public service: \nMention each position held by you, the dates between which it was held, and the cause of leaving.\n\n- Assistant Master, St Matthew's School. Bolton 1894-5. Left on appointment to Diocesan School, Hong Kong.\n- Diocesan School, Hong Kong. 1895-1898. Left on appointment to Queen's College, ... \n\n[TURN OVER]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 430815, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-375 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [1-2]", "page_number": 368, "title": "CO129-375 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [1-2]", "content_text": "## DRAFT\n\nDe Tadonia PI .noldsivños D.\n\n(nomina grillewo ni)\n\nYou \n\n10334/4 Hoy Key \n\nTelyram \n\nGovernor Hory teory.\n\n### MINUTE\n\nMr. Willmen 7/4 \nMr. Stubby Collins \nMr. Fiddes.\nMr. Just.\nMr. Cox.\nSir O. Lucas.\n\n359 \nSsut 6. Teve \ny\" Apr 1911.\n\nRefering your \nUlvine \nconfid. desp. 1 27 \ncomporta, one crowed wont \n7 compdential \nFeb Ordinance sect \ntomtanzabe \nprotriton \nshould ronde \nthe \nIn new \nroytish \nme B \nin new section 416 \namphilogy 6 \n\nCol. Seely.\nMr. Harcourt.\n\nnuviado \ntotal number \nsubsanable whithing \nthat the whipping \neither trackways \nlinch \nbe either with the birch \nor cat. Secondly \nstrokes \nAhon Secondly \nAnd member \nmushaffle \nOttener \nstroke must be reavowed twentyfour themerise \nredenced to 24.\n\nobblica no section \n\n. exupolant \n.300 Js bus. no espioiv iw seitovuok \n.0901 \n.anoidoivnoo \n.89839 06 \nذيفي \nV \n3ns \n\nC \nYown si \nJs08 \n\n001 \nJaod \n\n51 \n\n### Corrected Text \n\n## DRAFT\n\nDe Tadonia P.I. D.\n\n(nomina grillewo ni)\n\nYou \n`10334/4` Hoy Key \nTelegram \nGovernor Hory teory.\n\n### MINUTE\n\nMr. Willmen 7/4 \nMr. Stubby Collins \nMr. Fiddes.\nMr. Just.\nMr. Cox.\nSir O. Lucas.\n\n359 \nSsut 6. Teve \ny\" Apr 1911.\n\nReferring your \nUlvine \nconfid. desp. 1 27 \ncomporta, one crowed wont \n7 confidential \nFeb Ordinance sect \ntomtanzabe \nprotection \nshould render \nthe \nIn new \nroyal \nme B \nin new section 416 \nambiguity 6 \n\nCol. Seely.\nMr. Harcourt.\n\nnuviado \ntotal number \nsubstantial within \nthat the whipping \neither trackways \nlinch \nbe either with the birch \nor cat. Secondly \nstrokes \nAnd Secondly \nAnd member \nmust shuffle \nOffender \nstroke must be reduced twenty-four the maximum \nreduced to 24.\n\nobblica no section \n\n51 \n. expolant \n.300 Js bus. no espionage iw seitovok \n.0901 \n.anoidoivnoo \n.89839 06 \nذيفي \nV \n3ns \n\nC \nYown si \nJs08 \n\n001 \nJaod", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-375 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 440732, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-396 - Public Offices - 1912", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-396 - Public Offices - 1912", "content_text": "## legitimate requirement of \nIndien opium for Масаси including Export. \nI tell 3.0. What we have how this figure is cached. 36239/ astring the particulars. Please imply as to beyond the statement in of wh. a copy went to them but we Qc42 tel Gove for particulars by CWD 24/9 het H. S Baddeley's letter of 28/12/11 attached to `325-06/11` that her 7. M. Badde int wid, Baddeley \nA nikas the actual consumption of mass at 15 chests a mouth. We might, in addition to Celegraften abon, ack wor 7.1.1. fmay for that he has requirements cerdencl achial A-7 \n\nI don't know what the Portuguese mean by saying that the H. A It meet farmer can \"income is incorrect th I of chests\", see last ensur I would only fol. to $.K. the number We candy refer livey Pain Loay in officid coup. the while dit thinks for my We G from here. Baddel Est. \n\n### List Local requirunity \n(for #K) starte z local requirementy fist coup. I Lizes 27173 \n\n*Mr. Stübbs linas written profond, and ask the 19. printed as to the source of his wife, and then off a full reply dealing with the Portugues Contruteng Export promet Kong is forbilden? at once lu. M. $5.9 G6 I think fol. I'Andrades mms. requires an answer. Tel. to Goras", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-396 - Public Offices - 1912.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 445107, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-405 - Public Offices - 1913", "page_number": 181, "title": "CO129-405 - Public Offices - 1913", "content_text": "180 \n\n8 \n\nA threat of confiscation of land had deterred his village within the Shensi border from sowing it. \n\n\"GEORGE PARKER.\" \n\nEnclosure 5 in No. 1. \n\nExtract from the \"North China Daily News\" of December 7, 1912. \n\n**GOVERNMENT AND OPIUM** \n\nIN the October number of the \"Hibbert Journal\" for the current year is an interesting opening article by L. P. Jacks, of Oxford, in which is discussed \"Democracy and Discipline.\" The considerations which are brought forward concern more especially all Governments that are striving in diverse ways to bring the will of the people to bear upon legislation for the theoretical benefit of all; the question is whether under a democracy this is a realisable ideal. \n\nIt is a theme of prime importance to China at the present moment. Under the Empire the laws were not, indeed, as many in western lands ignorantly supposed, the expression of an individual Imperial will, but they represented a compromise between the ideas and the ideals of a great number of different persons, all much modified by the rigorous necessities of environment. No Chinese knew or ever thought of inquiring whence the law emanated. The practical question for him was: \"Can I safely violate, ignore, or evade it?\" If not, it would, after a fashion, be obeyed. \n\nAt the present time this is radically changed. The conception of the potential might of the people has entered deeply the minds and the hearts also of a considerable number of influential Chinese, and the number and the influence of this class is steadily and rapidly increasing. Any particular law does not represent what any particular Chinese wants, but is the outcome of the composition and resolution of a great variety of obscure social forces largely invisible. \n\nThe late Manchu Government, as a measure of self-preservation, decreed six years ago the gradual abolition of the use of opium in China. Into this reform the people themselves speedily injected a moral element which has been its strength. As an inevitable result, great areas in many provinces of China smiled with the fatal beauty of the brilliant blossoms of the deadly plant. The current year has witnessed a slackening of official pressure in the enforcement of the laws against opium smoking, and especially against poppy planting. Vigorous and intelligent efforts are being made to enforce the law as before, for the present Government is as convinced of the necessity of its enforcement for the welfare of China as was the preceding one. Can the republic stop poppy planting? If it cannot, it cannot stop opium using. \n\nCrude Chinese opium is now worth much more than its weight in silver. The temptation to smuggle is practically irresistible, and it goes on upon an enormous scale. Let us cite specific instances. Shansi, which was officially pronounced last year to be free from opium, is free no longer, and Shansi opium is now an important article of inter-provincial commerce. But beyond Shansi is remote Kansu, which never has been free from poppy raising. Probably the bulk of smuggled opium for the northern provinces may come from those wide and loosely governed areas. \n\nIt is well known that the city of Chengchou, at the intersection of the Chinghan and the Pien-lo railways, is an active centre of illicit traffic in opium. So are many other cross roads of trade. \n\nNot many moons since, at the market town of Hsiaofan, in the Hochien-fu region, situated on one of the rivers flowing to Tien-tsin, there passed a funeral, the coffin containing a corpse from a distance to the west, with many bearers and something of a train. It occurred to the head of the police that there might be opium smuggling involved. For there was no one of the followers of the coffin who wore any white—a suspicious circumstance. \n\nBut the arrest and interviewing of a corpse in China is an embarrassing procedure, not lightly to be undertaken. This particular section of the Chihli province abounds in the lawless bands that China has hitherto found it impossible to repress. The chief of police laid his plans, with confederates, to examine the coffin and yet to incur no risk. He divided his forces, part being left in town to await the outcome, the rest feigning themselves to be a band of robbers (\"lao cha\"). They made their raid, prised open the coffin, and found an opium man, full size and even overweight, clad in appropriate burial garments, and ready for the burial which never took place. Such an amount of opium must have netted an immense amount. Does the reader wish to know what became of the proceeds of what in Shanghai we style \"clever capture\"? \n\nIn the city of Linch'ing-chou, at the junction of the Huai River and the now disused \"Grand Canal,\" there is a little company of men organised as an \"opium refuge,\" whose delightful duty is to help the Chinese Republic to free itself from the opium curse. The society began by representing itself as managed by experts, trained under foreign tutelage (a bare falsehood), and is reported on good authority to be given to blackmail of smokers (to enlarge the revenues of the promoters), and also (perhaps chiefly) to the sale of opium. The present local magistrate is himself an opium smoker, related to those \"high up.\" Can the Chinese Republic free itself of opium? \n\nA hundred li east of Linch'ing-chou is the ancient city of Kao-t'ang-chou. About 20 li north-west of the city on the banks of the old Chaowang River is a small village called Wangkuangchuang. Here lives a man whose name is Wang Tung-fang (\"combined fragrance\"). For some time he has imported opium in large amounts by the cartload, from the western provinces. There are numbers of armed men in the train, which no one safely interrupts. Arrived at his home the opium is divided into packages and distributed among his countless friends and relatives until wanted. No one not personally known can buy. His profits are fabulous. \n\nWhy is this trade not broken up? Because he is too strongly entrenched. The police are all hand and glove with this resistless member of the gentry. He is in intimate relation with the local council (I Shih Hui), all of whom are interested or strictly neutral. The former official knew all about it and (for reasons) did nothing. The case was well understood at Tsinan-fu, the provincial capital. Articles sent to the papers of that city about the case cannot be inserted. But one was actually published in the \"Tungwenpao\" of Shanghai calling the man of \"combined fragrance\" an \"opium king.\" This brought the matter to the attention of the Governor of Shantung, yet nothing was done. \n\nThe present local official is one of a new type. It is said that he will not take a bribe, and it is not certain how to manage him. He arrested the man of \"combined fragrance,\" detained him for a time, and then released him. Whoever is approached on the subject always sighs and remarks: \"That case will be a difficult one to handle.\" \n\nChina is now a republic. Can republics put down known and strongly organised crime, or can they not? Can China put down the planting of the poppy and the trade in opium?", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-405 - Public Offices - 1913.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 450417, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12]", "page_number": 569, "title": "CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12]", "content_text": "leave of absence, with\n\nhalf salary,\n\nwaiths\n\nfor seni\n\nfor the\n\n26 on lince.\n\n2. En she abby\n\nto the Dept about the\n\nmiddle of way\n\nwhat for authorg\n\n1\n\nI be re-examined\n\nDr Danielo.\n\n(Signed) HJ READ.\n\nfor the Under Secretary of State,\n\n:\n\n55, END", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 451832, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914", "page_number": 190, "title": "CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914", "content_text": "# LOWTHER College, \n## (Principal, Mrs. Lindley), \n### LYTHAM. \n#### LANCS.\n\nMrs. Lindley has much pleasure in testifying to the ability of Miss Florence Skinner as a Kindergarten Mistress. She is bright and earnest, and very interested in her work.\n\nMiss Skinner is very happy in her manner with the children, and is a great favourite. She is a good organiser and understands how a Kindergarten should be arranged.\n\nMrs. Lindley will be pleased to give any further particulars.\n\nPage 184", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 458342, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915", "page_number": 435, "title": "CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915", "content_text": "-2-\n\n431\n\nIn regard to the portion of the enquiry dealing with Messrs. Norbury, Natzio & Co. Ltd., the whole of the works and offices where business is transacted are in Stratford, there merely being a travellers' office in Princess Street, Manchester.\n\nI, therefore, respectfully suggest that the Home Office be informed, and that they be informed that Trafford Park, Stratford is in the jurisdiction of the Lancashire County Police (Superintendent Keys, County Police Office, Old Trafford, Lancs.).\n\n(Signed)\n\nA.A. LEWIS\n\nDetective Inspector.\n\nT", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 463044, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "page_number": 136, "title": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "content_text": "## HONG KONG\n### Labour Corps of Chinese Coolies\n\nidentical with that forwarded to your desk under top secret.\n\nK Vol.5 \nGod. Sir Hel F. H. May \n1916 \n14th Sept \n\nLast previous Paper. \n0 43511 \nCopy to W.O. conson Sear. 15th Sept. 1916, Copy correct to 7.0. Sacr.h.7. 15th Sept. \nCopy above letter to Gov H Kong \nConf. 4.77.513004 16 \n\nRECD REAR 14 SEP 16 \n134 \nmakes inquiries with regard to duties, rates of pay, and period of Engagement to in \nMy Collins. \n? Copy to W.D. west what refle on the bist I am linces he can \n2 \nthin the sales & Day 1 en yogur \nh \nWy have \n+ Corr to \n7.0. df At once \n15.9.16 \n\nNext subsequent Paper. \n70 BOVT \n45010 \nSecs \n(90092) Wt. 36800-8. 45,000. 12/15. BMS.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 464737, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 297, "title": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "# \n## 29 May 1916\n### Last previous Paper.\n\nHẠNG VẠNG \n**GENERAL DOMINIONS** \n25418 \nHemp 6 Soiligilan \nConcurs \n0 \nREC \n295 \n25418 \n**(REG 30 AY 16)** \nto de \n\nIt is professed as in Transhipment of goods without consent, acceptance by Soc huisse de Linas llakee. \nEust adds that it is generally considered that such Goods should proceed subject to certain conditions.\n\nG VAM stated ...\n\n## Mr Robinson \n### 31 May 1916\n\nx Circular to Colomer de J June 1916 \nt. Fo. \n15 June \nG. \ni why gunste gibson first \nWe had better arnol there. \nI hardly consider think deal with the H. alter Perfect mard del to the Straits Colonies, elsewhere, Halta. unless pendaps to Oft. herewith.\n\n### Next subsequent Paper.\n28618 \n78. \n`(90092) W1, 35800-6`. 45,000. 12/15. B MAS. \ncund 30/5/16 (2.7.0)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 467487, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3]", "page_number": 256, "title": "CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3]", "content_text": "E-\n\nGo.\n\n7/\n\nMay Caf\n\n1917\n\nilch.\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nLibi brony H\n\n470146\n\nQuod fol\n\nno2 Conf. 7o. May\n\nFur and\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\nFor\n\n24120M\n\nHONG KONG\n\n20406\n\nHouse allowances to married\n\nSecretary officeso\n\nHEC\n\n20406\n\n253\n\nREO 20 PH17\n\nfurther in support of - aubunit's proposals \"for purchase of \"land\" for construction of flats for Foot officials requests telo. refly:\n\nM. Grindle\n\nIt seems to me that this des\n\nques & show that in new of the great\n\niis lince from Europe & the ing's cost diving the salaries of the thing service are not adigan to remuneratio. You will almember that the Fathe\n\nthe Malay\n\nfor\n\nand he in\n\nAn\n\nSunce w\n\nthe theory that a man\n\naponition & many alous the aged 30: but it is cher from\n\nthe hist metorare that unless\n\nmeans brut\n\nmen has private means\n\n(J 16918—4 h.) Wt. 85722-18. 80,000. 11:16 D &.S. -G 122 41.\n\ncannot afford & many in it\n\nkony", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 467635, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3]", "page_number": 405, "title": "CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3]", "content_text": "* Col Regis 172 (4) is to cater to the goons to ment\n\nThe Executive (runcil, &c.) when messy. His officials, the Col Secretary with a reprisal to ex divulge the contents of a despatch. But it cannot be intended that a govt secret despatch should never show geofspraanor even communicate its contents to any official person, without express authority from the Sec of S.\n\nIf in wartime a govt receiver special instructions as to kentiment of merchant shipping, & does not hitch the S.H.D in full linch with all that is doing in the matter, be mean to be asking for timbre, or likely to endanger the success of the policy which he has been instructed to carry out.\n\n(Rectation are sometimes a source of difficult (f),\n\nI would you be good enough to send a lead is kjard to the fit Reyes, before this paper returns to the Collins. the last fol Revision Committee, you wen Menter E of have (I believe) had (ot Reji 173 (4) under your conson TCM. 10/5/17.\n\nYW Manghten\n\nThe origin of the wording is the center I 10 July 1871, though \"wafilanted\" and \"most\" have since bem transposed. The point has hum\n\nFor had Walker,\n\nMy think Jme Zaver\n\nI recollect that it was stated that it probably at the CR Reirain Committe, and LAGA', lear authority\n\n399 difficulty, because there commich all Define matters to all members the Cocal Serfince Committer, authority conto be inferred\n\nBut I imagine \"anyone\" is interpretes kmice in view AM? ho and that necemory in other cases.\n\nthat in practic \"anyone not in the The regulation wants everhauling, copsilly of the abuse of confidentials earlier prachie which has\n\nIf any guide for fifths of ought to be numbered. Some to to invert CR 174 matters the sents everr present confolentils Goremon are hiding kending to make all importanst unfidentit. Disciplining personal mitterts have shifted from \"numbered to complant l' ani are Ma creeping into 'scent.'\n\nJ.my 10.5\n\nI have nothing to add. The Regul extent in pult, of the gove has partered to a great extent in on its weak point to as an excuse for his in a pread spint endent deine not to cooperate pong with the S.4.0.\n\nI think he has shown great lack of breadth view in this matter.\n\nT.CH. 11/5/17.\n\nP.T.O", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 468148, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6]", "page_number": 452, "title": "CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6]", "content_text": "86,\n\n...3.1:\n\nTHE EASTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED\n\nClark & NumsS.\n\nISSUED FROM 2, PARLIAMENT STREET, S.W.\n\n10.\n\nREMARKS.\n\nELECTRA HOUSE,\n\nFINSBURY PAVEMENT, E.C. 11, OLD BROAD STREET, E.C.\n\nB. LEADENHALL STREET, E.C. 29, MINCING LANE, E.C. 20, MARK LANE, E.C.\n\nNo.-.\n\nThe following\n\nMARKET BLOCS.\n\nLONDON STATIONS:-\n\n(3692 Wall) 4 Lince (5632 Wall) (851 Avenue,\n\n1252 Avenue) ...(1014 Holbarn) $7, HOLBORN VIADUCT, E.C.\n\n*. (2528 Gerrard) 449, STRAND, W.C. 41 & 42, PARLIAMENT STREET, S.W... (2516 Gerrard) FOREIGN AUCTION HALL: COVENT GARDEN, W.C. THE BALTIC, ST. MARY AXE.\n\n1. — (4406 Avanus) 6, DENMAN STREET, Soho.\n\n...\n\nPage 431\n\nELEGRAM Received\n\nHong Ko\n\nNo. of Words\n\n31\n\nDated\n\n#\n\n4.64\n\nT\n\nJ\n\ngorham\n\nState that they\n\ngolory\n\nleave\n\nform\n\nvid Eastern.\n\nTime\n\nAveúr,\n\non leave Cam\n\ninifor\n\nnot allowed\n\nraffine\n\nourns oxide alb\n\nsubmarine\n\nIf that be ig\n\nrconicat\n\nLiters\n\nTemporan employment-\n\nbud til blica\n\noff white tinguinal of\n\nsemoval\n\ning regificand\n\nREPLIES SHOULD BE ORDERED Via Eastern\n\nDoubtful words should be officially repeated. See Rule Book.\n\nNo inquiry respecting this Telegram can be attended to without the production of this Copy.\n\nWaterlow & Sons Limited, Printers, London Wall, E.C.\n\nR 12.45\n\n7 Ap", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 469735, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "page_number": 609, "title": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "content_text": "14\n\n## SECTION 2.-The Netherlands Indies.\n\n### Source of Information\n\nThe information contained in this section has been obtained at interviews with the heads of the principal British merchant houses trading in the Netherlands Indies, and my thanks are especially due to Messrs. Myrtlo, Burt & Co., the largest British distributors of textiles in the islands, for valuable help and advice. Memoranda have been received from the Advisory Committee of British merchants and bankers appointed to assist H.M. Consul-General at Sourabaya with regard to commercial affairs, from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and from two or three prominent British merchants and residents in the islands.\n\n### General Description\n\nThe great importance, both political and economic, attaching to the rich and rapidly-developing Dutch Possessions in the East Indies has tended to be somewhat overlooked by the proximity of the Straits Settlements, upon which British attention and aspirations have been largely centred. The natural tendency has been to regard the Dutch Islands as a commercial dependency of the Straits Settlements, and while—in the interests of the Empire—it is highly desirable that the commercial ties uniting the Colony and its great economic dependency should be maintained and strengthened, it is impossible to blink the fact that the dominant feature of the economic development of the Insulinde during the past decade has been the increase in the direct trade, both outwards and inwards, resulting from improved transport services. In this direct intercourse with the world's markets British merchants in the islands have taken no inconsiderable share, and it is from their standpoint, and from that of the British direct shipper, that the following pages are written.\n\nThe Netherlands Indies are divided for administrative and other purposes into the main island of Java (with which is actually associated the island of Madura, although the latter is comparatively unimportant), and the Outer Possessions consisting of Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, and the smaller islands. The Outer Possessions are far greater than Java as regards area, but are much inferior to that island, both in respect to population and development, although their natural wealth is immense were it only exploited.\n\nThe wonderful island of Java, \"the Garden of the East,\" is the centre of Government, of trade, and of foreign activity. It is the wealthiest, the most civilised, and the most densely peopled, having a population in 1905 of over 30 millions, that is four-fifths of the population of the Dutch East Indies. The three great centres of trade activity are the ports of Batavia, Sourabaya, and Samarang, where the majority of the European merchants reside.\n\nThe subjoined statistics of population illustrate the distribution among the various races, and are taken from the census returns of 1905.\n\nJava and Madura\nOuter Possessions\nGrand total\n\nEuropeans\n563,149\n19,148\n80,910\n\nChinese\n295,193\n268,256\n\nOther Orientals\n29,715,908\n7,304,552\n\nNatives\n29,388\n22,970\n37,020,460\n\nAmbs\n61,917\n2,842\n\nTotal\n30,098,008\n7,619,369\n37,717,377\n\nThe total population at the present time is estimated at 50 millions.\n\n### Position of the Chinese Traders\n\nThroughout the Dutch Indies, precisely as in the Federated Malay States, Burma, Siam, and the Philippines, the Chinese control the avenues of industry and commerce. Arab dealers compete with them to some extent, but these have acquired a somewhat unwholesome reputation for untrustworthiness, and lack of probity. The Chinese possess three important advantages, numbers, wealth, and ability. The value of Chinese property in Java has been estimated at 16,000,000, and there is reason to believe that this figure is well below the mark. The Javanese and the natives of the Islands exhibit the Malay characteristics of apathy and lack of ambition or enterprise. Life is easy for them in a country richly endowed by nature. They can live on a handful of rice and a little fruit, which can be obtained without great effort by the mere fertility of the soil. As their wants are limited to the bare means of subsistence, they prefer to limit their labour, and consequently their rôle is that of the agriculturist. As Java is practically one vast plantation of rice, coffee, sugar-cane, tea, cinchona, and indigo, it will be seen that there is plenty of scope for their patient, plodding labour. The Chinese is the merchant, the banker, the shopkeeper, and the artisan throughout the territory, and his enterprise and ability have secured for him wealth and position.\n\nAs one authority on the islands has written:-\n\n\"What would become of the European and the Dutch Government without the presence of the Chinaman in Java? A hard worker, meditative, mindful of his responsibility, he is the linch-pin of all great public or private enterprises; to the native the necessary intermediary, the obscure but necessary cog-wheel, the middleman, the go-between, whom the European would not and the Japanese could not as yet replace.\"\n\nThe Chinese trader is, in fact, the intermediary between the European merchant in the principal ports and the extensive market which he serves. He brings down the produce from the outer fringes of the archipelago and sells it to the Dutch, British, or German firms in Sourabaya or Batavia, and receives in return European goods which he distributes among his various clients. In this connection it should be noted that there is always considerable competition between the local European merchant and the market in Singapore or Penang, particularly for the produce of the outlying islands.\n\n### Competition with the Straits Settlements\n\nThe large Chinese merchant almost invariably is in close touch with either his own house or else clients in the Straits Settlements, and the decision as to whether he shall sell his produce and buy his manufactured goods in a Java or a Straits port depends mainly on the competitive prices ruling in those markets, and the shipping facilities. Broadly speaking, Singapore and Penang secure a large share of the trade of those portions of the archipelago such as the east coast of Sumatra and Borneo, which are nearer to their doors; and for the rest, it is largely a matter of price and transport facilities. It is noteworthy that while the outward shipments of produce to the Straits Settlements have fully maintained their relative position during the years 1902-1912, the imports from the Straits have steadily decreased, not only relatively but also in actual values, during the same period. This is largely to be attributed to the superior direct shipping facilities provided by the Dutch companies between European ports and Java, which have stimulated the direct import trade, but have not had quite the same effect on the export trade, as the latter is largely with Oriental countries, and is conducted by chartered steamers.\n\n### British Commercial activity in Netherlands India\n\nOne of the most striking features which impresses one in studying the trade of the Netherlands Indies is the paucity of British merchant houses settled in Java and the islands. The total number of British male residents throughout the islands in 1905 was only 312, as compared with 9,480 Dutch (born in Europe), 1,406 Germans, 315 Belgians, and 64,314 half-castes, mainly of Dutch descent. Owing to the influx of British capital to finance rubber estates and tea gardens during the past ten years, the number of British planters have increased, and in 1913 the total British male population of Java alone was 380. This increase, however, is almost entirely among the ranks of the planter class, and the mercantile community has for some years been almost stationary.\n\nThe principal British firm in Java is the powerful house of Maclaine & Co., London, representing Maclaine, Watson & Co., of Batavia; Fraser, Eaton & Co., of Sourabaya; and McNeill & Co., of Samarang. This firm holds exceedingly valuable shipping and insurance agencies, and has a very strong position in the export trade, particularly in sugar. Messrs. Burt, Myrtle & Co. (Myrtle Burt & Co., of Manchester) practically confine themselves to the import trade in textiles, and are the principal British outlet for Manchester goods throughout the islands. They are established at Batavia, Sourabaya, Samarang, and Cheribon, and have admirable facilities for distribution in the less important ports. Messrs. Pitcairn, Syme & Co. (Ker, Bolton & Co., London and Glasgow; Ker & Co., Manila; and Syme & Co., Singapore) do a considerable trade in imports and produce, and are a financially strong firm. There are some half-dozen or so other British merchants on a smaller scale, one or two firms specialising in tea (e.g., Messrs. Harrisons & Crosfield, Ltd.) or in rubber, and this completes the British mercantile community. Branches of both the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, and also the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation are established at the principal ports.\n\n15\n\n604", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 474962, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "page_number": 656, "title": "CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917", "content_text": "108\n\nand which are required to be run by the various companies in return for their subsidies :-\n\nSTEAMSHIP SERVICES ORDERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS,\n\n109\n\nLince.\n\nVessels on the Line and their Departure\n\nPeriod’s during which the Government Recipients of Order.\n\nOrder takes Effect.\n\nEuropean Service : Antwerp Line\n\n11 vessels employed: 7,500 to 12,000 tons gross each; speed, 15–16 knots; regular service, once every fortnight.\n\nCommencing with January 1916\n\nNippon Yusen Kaisha.\n\nYpsen Line\n\nLine connecting Hokkaido with Mainland.\n\nDairen Line\n\nVessels on the Line and their Departure.\n\n2 vessels employed; over 700 tons gross each: maximum speed over 10 knots; regular service, once or more every day.\n\n4 vessels employed; over 2,000 tons gross each; maximum speed over 14 knots; regular service, twice or more a week.\n\nPeriods during which the Government Recipients of Order.\n\nOrder takes Effect.\n\nCommencing with October 1915 and ending in March 1918. Commencing with April 1916 and ending in March 1918.\n\nKitsu\n\nNippon Kisen Kaisha.\n\nShosen Kaisha.\n\nOsaka\n\nand ending December 1917.\n\nSea of Japan Service:\n\nKarafuto Line\n\nNorth American Service:\n\nPuget Sound Line\n\nSan Francisco Line\n\n6 vessels employed; 5,500 to 9,700 tons gross each; speed, 14-16 knots; regular service, once every fortnight.\n\n3 vessels employed: 12,500 to 18,500 tons gross each; speed, 18-20 knots; regular service, once or more every four weeks.\n\nSouth American Service:\n\nWest Coast Line\n\n3 vessels employed: 6,000 to 9,700 tons gross each; speed, 13–15 knots; regular service, once in two months.\n\nNippon Yusen Kaisha and Osaka Shosen Kaisha.\n\n2 vessels employed; over 700 tons gross each; maximum speed, over 10 knots; regular service thrice or more in April, five times or more a month from May to November, and twice or more in December.\n\nNippon Yusen Kaisha.\n\nToyo Kaisha\n\nKiseti\n\nTsuruga Vladivostock Line.\n\nOtaru-Vladivostock Line.\n\nAustralian Service: Melbourne Line\n\nJava Line\n\nChina Service\n\nShanghai-Hankow Line.\n\nHankow Ichang Line\n\nHankow Line,\n\nSiangtau Hankow Line.\n\nChangtu Shanghai Line\n\nNorth China Line\n\n3 vessels employed; 5,000 to 7,500 tons gross each; speed, 15-17 knots; regular service, once a month.\n\n1 vessel employed; over 3,000 tons gross each; maximum speed, over 11 knots; regular service, once or more every four weeks.\n\n6 steel steamers employed; over 2,000 tons gross each; maximum speed, over 11 knots; regular service, four times or more a week from March to December, and six times or more every fortnight in January and February.\n\n2 steel steamers employed; over 1,500 tons gross each; maximum speed over 10 knots; regular service, six times or more a month from April to September, and five times or more a month from October to March of the following year.\n\n2 steel steamers employed; over 800 tons gross each; maximum speed over 7 knots; regular service, eight times or more a month, except in the period during which the water of the river is diminished in volume.\n\n1 steel steamer employed; over 800 tons gross; maximum speed, over 7 knots; regular service, twice or more a month, except in the period during which the water of the river is diminished in volume.\n\nKobe Shanghai Line; 2 vessels employed; over 3,000 tons gross each; maximum speed, over 14 knots; regular service once or more a week. Yokohama-Shanghai Line: 2 vessels of over 2,500 tons gross each, having the maximum speed of over 14 knots; and 3 additional ships are employed on regular service twice or more a week. Kobe-Newchwang Line: 4 vessels employed; over 1,500 tons gross each; maximum speed, over 12 knots; regular service, once or more a week. Yokohama-Newchwang Line, additional to the above line; additional ships are employed on regular service once or more every fortnight.\n\nNippon Yusen Kaisha.\n\nCommencing with October 1915 and ending in March 1918.\n\nNippon Yusen Kaisha.\n\nCommencing with April 1916 and ending in March 1918.\n\nRyobu Yusen Kaisha.\n\nNisshin Kaisha.\n\nKisen\n\n1 vessel employed; over 2,000 tons gross; maximum speed over 14 knots; regular service, once or more a week. Direct line 1 vessel employed; over 1,100 tons gross; maximum speed, over 11 knots; regular service, once or more a month, January being excepted. Circuitous line; the same vessel is employed on a regular service once or more a month from March to August. The services of the above two lines are to be carried on alternately.\n\nOsaka Shosen Kaisha.\n\n1 vessel employed; over 1,000 tons gross; maximum speed, over 10 knots; regular service, six times or more a month.\n\nBritish shipowners, before the war, were feeling the competition most keenly in the trade between British India and the Far East, and in all the coasting services east of Singapore. The Japanese had secured the lion’s share of the trans-Pacific trade, and during the war British interests in the Pacific may be said to be only nominally represented by 7 steamers as against 27 vessels employed by the Japanese\n\nOwing to the system of subsidies in the foreign traffic, and a ruthless cutting of freights in the coasting traffic, the share of Japanese shipping in the trade of China is increasing rapidly.\n\nThe following comparative table shows the percentage of the share taken by the British and Japanese flags in the carrying trade of China from and to foreign countries and also between the open ports of China during the years 1910, 1913, and 1914\n\n \n Percentages.\n 1910.\n 1913.\n 1914.\n \n \n Flag\n Foreign Trade.\n Coast Trade.\n Total Trade.\n Foreign Trade.\n Coast Trade.\n Total Trade.\n Foreign Trade.\n Coast Trade.\n Total Trade.\n \n \n British\n 43.34\n 39.00\n 40.97\n 41.16\n 18.40\n ...\n 16.98\n 22.20\n ...\n \n \n Japanese\n 42.28\n 41.75\n 41.96\n 38.31\n 40.07\n 16.94\n 19.44\n 24.30\n 16.90\n 20.43\n ...\n \n\nThe Japanese Government not only fosters their shipping by means of an annual subsidy of about 1,000,000l., but they close their coasting trade to all foreign countries; whereas Japanese ships are allowed free entry not only into the coasting trade of the United Kingdom, but into that of India. There is a very strong feeling on the part of British shipowners that the Indian coasting trade should be reserved for British ships,\n\nThe Nippon Yusen Kaisha was and is a member both of the Outward and Homeward Shipping Conferences between Europe, Straits, and China ports, notwithstanding the fact that the freight rates charged must be approved by the Japanese Government, which fixes maximum charges.\n\nQ 3\n\n651", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 477162, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-449 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1918 [7-9]", "page_number": 392, "title": "CO129-449 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1918 [7-9]", "content_text": "# THE EASTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED.\n\n## Clerk's Name\n\n18 SUED FROM\n\n41 & 42, PARLIAMENT STREET.S.W.\n\nLONDON STATIONS:-\n| Location | Address |\n| --- | --- |\n| | ELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBURY PAVEMENT, EC |\n| | 11, OLD BROAD STREET, EO |\n| | 8. LEADENHALL STREET, EQ |\n| | 29, MINCING LANE, EQ |\n| | 26. MARK LANE, EC. |\n| | (8682 Wall) Linas |\n| | (9032 Wall |\n| MARKET | (051 Avenue] (662 Avenue) |\n| | 8T, HOLBORN VIADUCT, E.O |\n| | 449, STRAND, W.O. |\n| | 1014 Holborn ... (2828 darmand: |\n| | COVENT GARDEN, W.C. |\n| | (4400 Avenue |\n| | 41 & 42. PARLIAMENT STREET, SW... (2616 Garrard: FOREIGN AUCTION HAL |\n| | THE BALTIC. SE INNVEL Ging |\n| | 6. DENMAN TEEN COROUGH, 12942 Hop |\n\nThe following TELEGRAM_Borrinagam\n\nFrom Foreign No.\n\nNo. of Word's\n\nDated 19\n\n_vid \"Eastern,\" 2 \n.T'ime.\n\nCandidate \nfor \nVersod \nR. 3. \n45- \nC. 3. \ntues \n\nREPLIES SHOULD BE ORDERED Via Eastein \n\nDoubtful words should be officially repasted. Sea Rule Book,\n\nNo inquiry, respecting this Telegram can be attended to without the production of tus Copy \n\nWater ~~ & Sons Littled, Prlaters, Lowden Wpt, London.\n\nPage 383 \n\nMy attention has been drawn to this outstanding matter regarding `S. John's old E. 1. file (351)`. \n\nThe Uganda part was paid by the promotion of S. Wiggins, the But Pro.\n\nHR26-9-18 \nan intermin \nHalen you think \nuply to so hong is desirable | yes sand ints. rep.- \nK2617/18 \nEustive Deft. \nAt once \n\n27.1 \n\nвет всем \nweed 23.4.19 \nHall \nase Form 17.) \nHYA' \nCeu po obuzeq In ancnen JL Bour airpons geja), man ne • \nto bigucibur keufch! Chtine) akaunu blo:ento Lang\" \n\nI think that as may want to hear further from God! Uganda. 17 Collars. ? put by. \n\nIt Rolemion has been sent & me or retter !", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-449 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1918 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478426, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-451 - Public Offices - 1918", "page_number": 663, "title": "CO129-451 - Public Offices - 1918", "content_text": "# \n\n**COPY**\n\n40233/1918\nC.O.\n4812.1\nREC\n7 JCT 18\n\nSir,\n\n658, PRESTON NEW ROAD,\nBLACKBURN, LANCS.\nSept. 29th 1918.\n\nI am obliged for your letter of the 3rd instant with reference to the vacancy for an Apothecary in Hong Kong.\n\nI am requested to inform you by my medical attendant, that as I am suffering from a Prolapse of the Rectum, with its usual complication and sickness, dysentery etc., that it is utterly impossible for me to proceed abroad, especially to Hong Kong.\n\nI should be glad to receive your comments upon the subject, and should you agree with the medical adviser, to inform the Officers Appointments Department, Ministry of Labour, Gresham House, Old Broad Street, E.C. of the same, in order to show that as a disabled officer, I am perfectly willing, but it is a physical impossibility.\n\nThe return of my enclosures will oblige.\n\nI am, etc.,\n\n(Signed) JAMES JEFFERSON,\n\nThe Private Secretary to\nLt.\nThe Secretary of State\n**COLONIAL OFFICE**\nLONDON, S.W.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-451 - Public Offices - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478686, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 151, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "## EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank | Regt. | Age | Medical Notes | Qualifications and Previous Employment. | O.U.T.C. Courses. | Present Locality. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O. 23 | Lieut. | 31 R.F.A. | | Fair | 1 yr. in audit; 7 yrs. general accountancy; | | London. |\n| D.O. 133 | Lieut. | 20 E. Surrey. | | Good | 2 yrs. clerk Corn Exchange; 11 yrs. North British & Mercantile Ins. Co. Short time with Food Production Department, London. | [French] | London. |\n| D.O. 38 | Lieut. | Lancs. Fus. | 26 | Neurasthenia. | Ed. Nottingham Univ. 10 yrs. commercial experience-accounting, law, Metallurgy | | Lancashire. |\n| D.O. 46 | 2nd Lieut. | 36 D.C.L.I. | | Neurasthenia. | Ed. privately, 5 yrs. clerk to architects, Practised as masseur 3 yr. Knowledge of business routine. &c. Knowledge of mechanics and engineering Hald appointment under M. of M. (Finance Branch). | | London |\n| D.O. 39 | Lieut | 36 R.O.A. | | Good | M.Sc. Manchester, Physical and Chemical; M.A. London, Maths., head of Maths. Dept., Tech. Coll., East Ham and head of Math. Dept., Tech, Inst., Swindon, Desires post in Technical Dept. | [French] | London. |\n| D.O. 165 | Lieut. | 23 Wolah. | | Fair | | | |\n| D.O. 184 | Lieut. | 1st R.D.C. | | Neurasthenia. | Ed. privately. Preparing for scholastic profession. At beginning of hostilities passed into Sandhurst. | [French] | Cheshire. |\n| D.O. 84 | Lieut. | 29 R.W.F. | | Neurasthenia. | Army 1907-18, Employed as head-clerk, and later as Q.-M. | | Wales. |\n| D.O. 186 | Lieut | 3+ B.I.R. | | Malaria | Ed. Westminster and B.M.C., Sandhurst entered army 1868, retired 1888, rejoined 1915, retired 1917. | [French] | Wales. |\n| D.O. 68 | 2nd Lieut. | 21 R. Sasser. | | L. leg Amputated. | Ed. Cambridge Univ. Knowledge of motor cycle engines. | | Surrey. |\n| | Lieut. | W. Yorke, | 27 | Good | Ed. Harrogate, 3 yrs. apprenticed Gibson, Leeds, fellmonger. 1 yr. traveller in Canada, wool trade. Commercial experience. | | Yorkshire. |\n| D.O. 84 | 2nd Lieut. | 20 M.G.C. | | Good | Ed. privately. Royal Irish Constabulary until joining Army. | [French] | Ireland. |\n| D.O. 189 | 2nd Lieut. | 1 K.O.Y.L.I. | | Fair | | | |\n| D.O. 97 | Major | 52 R.F.A. | | Good | Ed. Harrow; retired, 1907, major, rejoined 1915, retired 1917 private Sec. engineering firm; man. dir. Thomas & Son, boot mant., Importers of British luxury articles, fancy leather, silver, electro-plate, works of art, etc. | [French, Spanish, German] | |\n| D.O. 104 | Capt. | 28 Yorks. | | Heart Weak | Ed. Sedbergh. 2 yrs. L. & Y. Rly. 2 yrs. Canada fruit farming. 1 yr. in flour mill in Yorkshire. Interested in forestry. | | Surrey. |\n| D.O. 195 | Lieut. | Ferox. | 21 | Sciatica | Ed. privately. 1 yr. fruit and general farming, British Columbia. 3 yrs. Asst. to Fabion and Birkbeck Land Agents, Norwich, | | |\n| D.O. 197 | 2nd Lieut. | 21 North. Fus. | | Good | Ed. Ipswich. 10 yrs. Reg. Army. 1 yr. analytical chemist for assaying and cyaniding. 4 yrs. manager of cattle and general estate, Costa Rica for United Fruit Co., Boston. 10 yrs. manager fruit farm, Worcestershire. Rejoined at outbreak of war, resigned commission 1915. Aeronautical inspector for 18 mos, then asst. torpedo store officer, Portsmouth, | | Westmorland. |\n| P.U. 204 | | | | | Ed. Eton. 33 yrs. Reg. Army, retired 1918. Knowledge of administration. | | |\n| D.O. 106 | Lieut. | 26 R.Lancaster | | Good | | | Lancashire. |\n| D.O. 207 | Lieut. | 60 A.S.C. | | Good | Ed. privately, and Technical Coll., Durham. Courses in history, geography, arith. Left Coll. to join Army. Short time exp. Ministry of Munitions. | [French] | Sussex. |\n| D.O. 112 | Capt. | 49 Notte. & Derby. | | Neurasthenia. | Joined army 1879, retired 1916; sound knowledge of stores and store-keeping. | | London. |\n| D.O. 227 | Capt. | 45 R. Sussex. | | Good | Ed. Lewes Coll, matric. 1894; 22 yrs. manager of general agency, in mercantile service. | [Hindustani] | Sussex. |\n| D.O. 229 | Lieut. Col. | 64 R.I.F. | | Good | Ed. Edinburgh Univ.; 20 yrs. Reg. Army retired and rejoined 1914; employed on Staff until 1918. | [French, German] | London. |\n| D.O. 115 | Colonel | 55 D.G. | | Good | Ed. Edinburgh & Glasgow Univ. 39 yrs. Reg. Army. 3 yrs. Staff, France, present War. Good organiser and disciplinarian. | | Aberdeen. |\n| D.O. 229 | Lieut.-Col. | 64 R.L.F. | | Good | 4 yrs. audit clerk, H., T. Salmon & Co., chartered accountants. | [French] | London. |\n| D.O. 119 | 2nd Lieut. | 25 | | Good | Ed. Dulwich. Interested in analytical chemistry, photography. Not much business experience. | | London. |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately, 10 yrs. exp. as clerk and book-keeper in firm of billiard-table manufacturers. General office routine, | | Northumberland. |\n\nH.Q. D.O./5.-29.7.18. \nE.Q. D.O.5.-29.7.18.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478693, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 158, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "# EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| Rank | No. | Regt. | Age | Medical Notes | Qualifications and Previous Employment | Present Courses | Locality |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2nd Lieut. | D.0.1140 | 32 Middx. | 26 | Lama. L. leg | Ed. privately. 2 yrs. clerk and inspector of agents, policy drafting and usual office routine, Royal Insurance Co., London. [French.] O.U.T.C. | | |\n| 2nd Lieut. | 10.1216 | 21 Middx. | 27 | Good | Ed. privately. 1 yr. clerk Denny, Mott Dixon. Hobbies: photography, poultry-keeping. [French] O.U.T.C. | | Devon. |\n| Lieut. | D.0.1142 | A.S.C. | 24 | Good. B. ATT damaged. | Ed. privately. 1 yr. clerk, County Fire Office. Mildenhead. 1 yr. asst. present Headmaster, Maidenhead Coll. [French.] | | Berks. |\n| 2nd Lieut. | 10.1218 | 28 London | | Good | Ed. Royal Acad., Belfast, City of London Coll. yrs. clerk marine insurance broker. | | London. |\n| Captain | 0.1221 | 46 Lanes. Fus. | | Fair | | | |\n| Major | D.0.1152 | 61 | | Good | Ed. Charterhouse. 18 yrs. Reg. Army. Read for Bar. Rejoined Army 1914, Adjutant. Retired, 1917. Work required-clerical nature. [Hindu. staui.] | | Sutrey. |\n| Capt. | D.0.1169 | 56 N.Z. | | Good | Ed. Glasgow Academy and Glasgow Univ. Knowledge of shipbuilding. Considerable experience as a business organiser, including re-organisation of Woolwich Tramway Co. & transport depart., Messrs. W. Whiteley & Co., London. Considerable experience in horse dealing [Roumanian, Dutch, Kaffir, French.] | | |\n| Lieut. | D.0.1171 | 45 A.V.C. | | Fair | Ed, privately. B.A. Wellington, New-Zealand. Served through S. African War and Zulu Rebellion, 3 yrs. asst. resident magistrate, Rhodesia. Also acted as remount officer, sales and inspection, U.S. [Matabele, Dutch.] | | |\n| Major | D.0.1175 | 65 B.E. | | Good | Ed. privately. 23 yrs. Reg. Army, 4 yrs. exp. transport work in China, also controlling native labour. Served in S African War. Good knowledge of horses. | | |\n| | D.0.1183 | 28 M.G.O. | | Fair, Nephritis. | Ed. privately, 17 yrs. sorter G.P.O. Now clerk Admiralty. | | Warwick |\n| Lieut. | D.0.1196 | Buffs, | 22 | Fair | Ed. privately. Left school to join army, | | Kent. |\n| 2nd Lieut. | D.0.1199 | 25 | | Good | Ed. Cheltenham. 21 yrs, N. Rhodesian Police, quartermaster, chief paymaster, staff officer, supplies, transport. | | London |\n| Lieut. | D.0.1201 | North. Fus. | 27 | Good | Ed. privately. 3 yrs. shipping clerk Gilbert McCaul & Co. 4 yrs. traveller Addressograph Co. Own business tea trade, Germany. [German.] | | London. |\n| Lieut. | D.0.1203 | 2+ S. Staffo. | | Good | Ed. King Edward's, Birmingham; Cambridge Univ. Secretary Birmingham Education Committee. Asst. secretary Colonial Wool, Jute and Flax Committees. Superintendent work and sports, St. Dunstans. Knowledge office routine, company law. | | London, |\n| Lieut. | 0.0.1238 | B. Fus. | 28 | Good | Ed. privately. 17 yrs. Reg. Army. Commissioned 1915. 3 yrs. manager photo printing firm. 5 yrs. commission agent S. Africa, Hobbies, photography, poultry. | | London, |\n| Lieut.-Col. | 0.0.1239 | 63 B.G.A. | | Good | Ed. Cheltenham & R.M.A, Woolwich. 30 yr army service. | | Somerset. |\n| Lieut. | 10.1244 | 26 Notts & Derby. | | Good | Ed. privately and Nottingham Univ. | | London. |\n| 2nd Lieut. | 1.0.1249 | 25 Lancs. Fus. | | Fair. Dyspepsia. | Ed. privately. Studied for surveyor. 6 yrs. asst. librarian, Free Library, Richmond, | | Loader |\n| Capt. | 0.0.1262 | Border. | 46 | Good | 2 yrs. general commercial ex. 7 yrs, A. C. Pearse & Co. Ltd., Nottingham shippers. (Apprenticed 4 yrs.) [French.] | | Lancashire. |\n| 2nd Lieut. | 0.0.1272 | 36 M.G.C. | | Fair | Ed. privately and R.M.C., Sandhurst and Ordnance Coll. Whole career spent in Army. Commissioned 1898. Served S.A. War. Ordnance officer. Exp. secretarial duties. [German.] | | Lancashire. |\n| Major | 0.0.1278 | 48 N. Rhodesian Police. | | Good | Ed. Civil Service Coll., Dublin, 2 yrs. Census Office, Dublin. 1 yr. Audit Dept, National Health Insurance. 2 yrs. Bank of Ireland. Knowledge clerical work, auditing and book-keeping. | | Ireland. |\n| Lieut. | D.0.1282 | B.I.R. | 47 | Fair | Ed. privately. 3 yrs. shipping clerk Gilbert McCaul & Co. 4 yrs. traveller Addressograph Co. Own business tea trade, Germany. [German.] | | London. |\n| Brigr.-Gen | D.0.1284 | 61 B.A. | | Good | | | |\n| Lieut. | 0.0.1286 | 28 Notts & Derby | | Good | Ed. privately. Sir Anthony Brown's School, Brentwood, 6 yrs. bank clerk, London, County and Westminster Bank, From 1913 general farming in New Zealand until joined army. Knowledge internal combustion engines, photography, | | Essex |\n| | | | | | Ed, privately. R.M.A. Woolwich, 36 yrs. reg. army. Volunteered 1914, served France. Voluntary work. N.A.C.B. recruiting, Boy Scouts Deputy Lieut. Essex. | | Essex. |\n| | | | | | Ed. Eastbourne. Univ. Coll., Nottingham, London Matric. 1 yr. studied science (chemistry), preparing for Inter, B.Sc., but breakdown in health prevented further study. | | Notts. |\n\nPage 155 \nH.Q. D.0-39.7.18 \nH. D.0/5.-29.7.18.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478697, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 162, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "# EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank, Regt. | Age. | Medical Notes. | Qualifications and Previous Employment. | O.U.T.C. Courses. | Present Locality. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O. 632 | 2nd Lieut., Hampshire. | 25 | Fair | Ed. privately. Preliminary exam. teachers. 5 yrs, neat master Cam-berley council school and licensed victuallers school. Interested choral music and violin; also physical training. | | Hants. |\n| D.O. 850 | Lieut., A.S.C. | 26 | Good | Ed. privately, and Saltley College, 1903 certificated schoolmaster. 1904 employed Inton Educ. Authority. 1904-14 employed Sheffield Educ. Authority, also student of woodwork at Sheffield University. | | Devon. |\n| D.O. 884 | Sergt., Y. & L. | 37 | Fair | Ed. Durham, B.Sc. 2 yr. science house master, Trinity Coll. Science Master Grammar School, Plymouth. [French.] | | Yorkshire. |\n| D.O. 657 | 2nd Lieut., Lancs. Fus. | 33 | Neurasthenia. | Schoolmaster since 1907, Manchester, particular subjects maths, and chemistry. [French.] | | Lancashire. |\n| D.O. 718 | Lieut., K.O.Y.L.I. | 30 | Fair | Ed. privately. Schoolmaster York-shire Ed. Authority & S. Africa, Hobbies: gardening, agriculture, | | London. |\n| D.O. 730 | 2nd Lieut., R.W.F. | 25 | Good | Ed. privately and Univ. of Wales. B.A. Asst. master Hull Grammar School before joining army. [French.] | | Wales. |\n| D.O. 936 | Capt., W. Yorks. | 39 | Good | Ed. Queen's Univ. B.A. School Teacher's Certificate. Schoolmaster, Leeds. [French, Latin.] | | Yorkshire. |\n| D.O. 994 | 2nd Lieut., R.W. Surrey. | 27 | Good | Ed. Caterham, Cambridge Univ. Was assistant master elementary school. Relinquished this position on joining Army [French.] | | Dorset. |\n| D.O. 733 | Capt., B. Scots. | 31 | Neurasthenia. | Ed. London Univ. 8 yrs. schoolmaster and inspector Commercial subjects W. Ham Edue. Comm. Knowledge accountancy and economies. Exp. statistical returns. [French.] | | London. |\n| D.O. 1008 | Pioneer, R.E. | 40 | Good | Ed, Belfast And Queen's Univ., Gal-way; M.A.; Fellow Coll. of Preceptors, London. Army coaching 12 yrs. Inspector National Schools, Ireland, 12 yrs. Assistant Longwood Grammar School. [French, German.] | | Ireland. |\n| D.O. 768 | Capt., Manchester. | 37 | Neurasthenia. | Ed. Harrow, Oxford, London Univ. Mental and moral philosophy and law. 8 yrs. official London County Council (Local Government and Sta-tistical Dept.). 4 yrs. master Loretto (Mathematics and Music). Joined Army outbreak of War. Since discharge with Ministry of Food (Local Authorities Dept. Statistical Branch), | | Lancashire. |\n| D.O. 781 | Corporal, R.A.M.C. | 50 | Fair | Ed. Cardiff Univ. 7.0.8. Asst. head-master, Urmston Council School. Special subjects: physics, chemistry, and maths Knowledge poultry, farming and photography. [French] | | Cheshire. |\n| D.O. 785 | Corporal, R.F.A. | 30 | Neurasthenia. | Ed. St. Mary's Training College. Know-ledge of scholastic profession. 5 yrs. headmaster St. Mary's College, Cas-tries, St. Lucia, B.W.I 10 yrs. inspector of schools in B.W.I. 10 yrs. as head teacher under L.C.C. 4 yrs. insurance work with New York Life Inc. and Sun Life of Canada in B.W.I. Author of \"History of Education in St. Lucia.\" [French] | | Wales. |\n| D.O. 792 | Lieut., E.F.A. | 32 | Neurasthenia. | Ed. London Univ. 8 yrs. schoolmaster and inspector Commercial subjects W. Ham Edue. Comm. Knowledge accountancy and economies. Exp. statistical returns. [French.] | | Lincoln. |\n| D.O. 803 | Major, B. Berks. | 61 | Good | Ed. Aberdeen. Gregorian Univ, Rome. B.Ph. Lic. Phil. 3 medals pure and applied maths. 7 yrs, language and maths, master in scholastic pro-fession. [French, Italian] | | London. |\n| D.O. 846 | Lieut., A. & S. H. | 22 | Neur-asthenia. | Ed. R.M.C., Sandhurst. Paymaster, 1 yr. lecturer military subjects and army tutor. Author books on strategy, tactics, military law. | | Derbyshire. |\n| D.O. 1022 | Capt., Manchester. | 29 | Good | Ed. privately. Oxford Univ. B.A. Master Bromsgrove School, Dorset; teaching French, history, classics. [French.] | | Edinburgh. |\n| D.O. 1078 | Capt., K.E.R. | 24 | Good | Ed. privately, schoolmaster. Indian Police. 2 yrs. training for 2 yrs. training for | | Wales. |\n| D.O. 1100 | 2nd Lieut., R.D.F. | 35 | Good, B. leg amputated. | Ed. Kingstown, Trinity Coll, Dublin, M.A., LL.D., 12 yrs, teacher and lecturer in classics and history, various schools and colleges, and Queen's University, Ontario. Would prefer open air work in Ireland. [French, Greek, Latin.] | | Ireland. |\n| D.O. 1117 | 2nd Lieut., B.F. | 27 | Fair | Ed, privately & Goldsmith's. Element-ary schoolmaster (4 yrs.). [French, Latin.] | | London. |\n| D.O. 1168 | Cadet | 30 | Fair. Fractured ankle. | Ed. privately. 6 yrs. at bench of cab-inet maker. 5 yrs. Ministerial stu-dent & asst. school master Givyfryn Collegiate School. Public speaker. [Welsh.] | | Wales. |\n| D.O. 1202 | 2nd Lieut., | 29 | Good | Ed. privately. 2 yrs. student teacher, specialising in physical training. [French] | | London. |\n| D.O. 1215 | Lieut., Somerset. | 37 | Fair | Ed. Lincoln. 2 yrs. course at St. Paul's Coll., Cheltenham. London Matric., and Board of Education Teachers' Certificate. 6 yrs. engaged with Lincoln and Grimsby Education Authorities as Teacher. | | Derbyshire. |\n\nH.Q. D.O./4.-29.7.18. \n18109", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478700, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 165, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "# EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank | Regt. | Age | Medical Notes | Qualifications and Previous Employment | O.U.T.C. Courses | Present Locality | Rank | No. | Regt. | Age | Medical Notes |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O.1499 | C.Q.M.S. | R.G.A. | 34 | Fair. Seurasthenia | Ed. privately. 5 yrs. engineering, Leeds. 5 yrs. teacher National Scbs., U.S.A. | | Cheshire | | | | | |\n| D.O. 870 | 2nd Lieut. | R.E. | 45 | Fair | Ed. Downside Coll. 6 yrs. app. workshops & drawing office Midland Bly. Northern Counties Committee, Ireland. Served in S.A. War and remained in army till recently discharged. Desires engineering work. | | Ireland | | | | | |\n| D.O.1806 | Capt. | | 42 | Good | Ed. privately: Representative, acting manager constructional engineers, hardware merchants. | Engineering (Civil) | Leinster | | | | | |\n| D.O.1527 | Private | D.L.I. | 20 | Good | Engineering | | | | | | | |\n| D.O. 28 | Lieut. | B.G.A. | 44 | Good | Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Melbourne Univ.: engaged 6 yrs on surveying and architecture; experience of buying wool in Australian market knowledge of patrol engines, and mechanical engineering. | | | | | | | |\n| D.O. 51 | Capt. | D.F. | 30 | Good | Ed. Dublin Univ. 12 yrs. practical exp. civil engineering. Manager quarries, railway construction, Ireland & Americas. Motor work. | | | | | | | |\n| D.O. 83 | 2nd Lieut. | B.A.F. | 27 | Fair | Ed. Sandwich and Elysée Hoche, Versailles; employed in architecture and surveying through ill health unable to take exams, joined firm of construction engineers, later partnership in Motor engineering Co.; knowledge of ic engines. Passed tech. course R.F.O. [French] | | | | | | | |\n| D.O. 159 | Private | A.S.C. M.T. | 45 | Good | Ed. Stoneyhurst, Articled pupil civil engineering. Held appointment as manager of quarries and public works contracts. 18 yrs. entire charge of firm carrying out contracts in the nature of roads, sewers, railways, wharves, piers, concrete construction, etc. Served in S. African War. | | | | | | | |\n| D.O. 190 | Colonel | R.E. | 58 | Good | Ed. R.M.A., Woolwich. Comm. R.E., 1880. Commander Exploration Brit. Somaliland, 1885, Under Secretary P.W.D., Bengal, and P.W.D., Hyderabad. Chief Engineer Calcutta Corp., 1898-9. C.E. Military Works, 1900-11. Divisional C.E. 1911-14. Retired from Army, 1914. Studied Art in Paris. Has exhibited paintings. Painted theatrical scenery. Desires employment as inspector or designer of camouflage. [French, Hindustani, Arabic, Somali.] | | London | | | | | |\n| D.O. 338 | Lieut. | Notts. & Derby | 29 | Good | Ed. King Edward School, Birmingham. 11 yrs. constructional engineer, roofs and bridges, James Summerhill & Co., Wolverhampton. [French.] | | London | | | | | |\n| D.O. 491 | Lieut. | Lancs. Fus. | 22 | Fair | 4 yrs. articled with City Engineer and Surveyor, Lincoln. Engaged on railway work in England, Africa, Canada and USA. Assistant engineer Gold Coast Railways. 2 yrs. assistant draughtsman, Haviland & Tibbetts, civil engineers and surveyors, San Francisco. | | Lincoln | | | | | |\n| D.O. 522 | Lieut. | R.E. | 55 | Good | Ed. privately, London Univ. Apprentice architect and glass firm, London, 3 yrs. head draughtsman, Elsleya Ltd., London, civil engineers, metal workers, 18 mos. Obtained London scholarship head draughtsman 1918. | | London | | | | | |\n| D.O. 952 | 2nd Lieut. | K.O.Y.L.I. | 30 | Good | Ed. privately. 4 yrs. engineers' office, Meakin & Dean, engineers, Westminster. Timekeeper Wrexham and Liverpool Waterworks, and engineers' office. Gatawen Railway 5 yrs. ordnance survey and draughtsman, Chester, 3 yrs. surveyor, water engineer, and sanitary inspector. U.D.C. (Mon.). 15 yrs. private practice, architect and surveyor 2 yrs. staff of R.E. W.D. valuer. [Welsh.] | | Wales | | | | | |\n| D.O.1210 | 2nd Lieut. | R.A.F. | 47 | Fair | Ed. privately. Experience, Childe & Hoyland, Wakefield, civil min. engineers. 2 yrs. Siemens Bros., Stockton-on-Tees. Cable laying, N.E.R. electrification. | Engineering (Electrical) | Wales | | | | | |\n| D.O.1299 | Capt. | R.F.A. | 61 | Fair | Ed. privately, London Univ. 4 yrs. articled civil engineer. yrs. est. H.M. Office of Works. 10 yrs. own practice. 5 yrs. est. eng. C.P.R. Asst. works manager, Willesden filling factory. | | London | | | | | |\n| D.O. 192 | Lieut. | R.A.F. | 38 | Good | Ed. B.M.A., Woolwich, 11 yrs. in Army. Civil engineer, employed many parts of world. Experience handling men, good administrator. [French, Arabic.] | | London | | | | | |\n| D.O. 140 | 2nd Lieut. | | 23 | L. eye defective | Ed. Harrow; 1900-3 studied languages abroad; 1906 motor business; 1909 Edison & Swan Electric Supply Co.; 1912 mining, Canada (Yukon), until outbreak of war. [French, Italian, Spanish, German.] | | London | | | | | |\n| D.O. 556 | 2nd Lieut. | N. Lancs. | 27 | Fair | El Plymouth. + yrs. appren. Ignatic Electric Co., Bedford, machine fitting and assembly shops. Knowledge, rheostats and electric controlling gear; petrol engines. | | Devon | | | | | |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately. 7 yrs. clerk St. James and Pall Mall Electric Light Co., London, Thorough knowledge electrical engineering. | | H.Q. D.06.—29.7.18. | | | | | |\n| | | | | | | | H.Q. D.0.6.—29.7.18. | | | | | |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478701, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 166, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "# EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank | Regt. | Age | Medical Notes | Qualifications and Previous Employment | O.U.T.C. Courses | Present Locality |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| E.O. 679 | Lieut. | R.I.R. | 26 | Stiff B. knee | Ed. Tonbridge. Electrical engineer and manager electric light station. Canadian Pacific Rly. Knowledge electric signalling. [French.] | | Ireland |\n| E.O. 348 | Private | B.L.A.C. | 26 | Fair | | | |\n| D.O. 818 | Lieut. | R.E. | 35 | Fair | Ed. Finsbury Coll. A.M.I.E.E. 5 yrs. apprentice elect. eng. 4 yrs. eng, Surbiton Electric Supply Co. yrs constructional eng., Western Canada Power Co. | | London |\n| D.O. 573 | Lieut. | B.F.A. | 29 | Neurasthenia | | | |\n| D.O.1107 | Lieut. | K.O.R. Lancs. | 25 | G.S.W, lege and thigh | Ed. privately. Practical experience, Dick, Kerr, Preston, motor winding, power and light, detachment, ar equipment dept., finally attached to testing staff. [Hindostani, Tamil.] | Engineering (Marine) | |\n| J.O. 978 | Eng. Lieut. | K.N.R. | 28 | B. eye defective | | | Border |\n| D.O.1165 | 2nd Lieut. | | 28 | Good | | Engineering (Mining) | |\n| D.O. 225 | 2nd Lieut. | R.G.A. | 27 | Heart weak | Ed. Bristol Grammar School and Crystal Palace School of Engineering. 4 yrs. apprentice to general engineers, 3 yrs with Messrs. J. Thornycroft, Southampton, marine engineers and shipbuilders. 4 mths. aviation works experience. Ed. Germany and France, and Camborne School of Mines. Qualified in mining, metallurgy, chemistry, geology, surveying, &c. A.L.S.M. 1917. 2 yrs. consulting engr. and mine manager Goodles, Fairburn & Berry, London. Engineering experience with Vickers (Naval Dept.), Capel & Co. (reporting on Connaught coal and iron fields.) [French, German.] | | Yorkshire |\n| L.O. 643 | Engr. | R.N.A.S. | 30 | Good | | | Sussex |\n| D.O.1071 | 2nd Lieut. | | 22 | Fair. R. eye damaged | Ed. privately. Proprietor business agency and repair of motors and cycles (repair workshop). Thorough mechanical knowledge. Enlisted at outbreak of War. Business closed down in consequence. | | London |\n| D.O.1342 | 2nd Lieut. | R.A.F. | 22 | Fair | Ed. Wellington. 1 yr. mining engineer, Cornwall; 1 yr. silver mines, Canada; yrs. Rhodesia B.S.A. Police; 1 year F.L.A.T. motor shops; 1 yr. tutor maths. and French, St. Bedes, Eastbourne; knowledge motor engines. [French.] | | Worcester |\n| | | | | | 6 yrs. motor engineer, Atkinson & Co., Accrington. 1909-1911; carried on business of motor engineers on own account. | | Lancashire |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately. 18 mo. Lees & Co., motor engineers, Worcester. 18 mos. Heath & Co., Birmingham (garage & repair works). Thorough knowledge of all makes of cars and heavy lorries. | | Worcester |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately. 7 mos. Appleby Motor Works. 7 mos. Cavnillar Car Co., USA. Passed R.A.C. automobile test. Understands internal combustion engines. Also business experience. | | Hants |\n| D.O.1417 | Sub.-Lieut. | R.N.D. | 24 | Good | Ed. privately. 5 yrs. apprenticed Austin Motor Co., Birmingham. yr. Garner Motor Lorry Co., & Royal Aircraft Factory. | | Warwick |\n| D.O.1536 | Lieut. | R.A.F. | 25 | Fair | Estate and House Agents. Ed. privately. 2 yrs. motor salesman, manager, Franklin Auto Co., New York. Own business previously. Thorough knowledge motor engines. Some experience mech. eng. | | London |\n| D.O. 181 | | | | | Ed. privately. Camborne School of Mines 3 yrs. diploma, mining, metallurgy chemistry, engineering, wood-working, technical drawing. | | Hants |\n| D.O. 654 | 2nd Lieut. | R.E. | 29 | Fair | | | |\n| | Capt. | R.W.F. | 49 | Good | Ed. privately. 17 yrs. shooting and estate agent. Author sporting books. Knowledge Stock Ex business, accountancy. [French, German.] | | Wales |\n| D.O. 129 | 2nd Lieut. | R.W.F. | 25 | Neurasthenia | Ed. privately. 3 yrs. articled pupil Glazebrook Bros, as mining surveyor; 2 yrs. surveyor Morgan & Davies. civil and mining engineer, Swansea. | | Wales |\n| C.O. 507 | | K.O.S.B. | 28 | Good | | Engineering (Motor) | |\n| D.O. 332 | 2nd Lieut. | | 27 | Good. Slight heart trouble | I.Q. D.O.-29.7.18, lyrs. pupil Arno Motor Co., Coventry. yrs pupil Spayndette, Ltd., London (Electric). 9 months demonstrator Ford Motor Co., London. [French] | | London |\n| C.O. 557 | 2nd Lieut. | R.F.A. | 32 | Good | Ed. Victoria Coll, Jersey. Served S. African War, Travelled considerably. For many years managed estate in Scotland. Private sec. Lord de Ramsey for some time [Spanish] | | London |\n| | | | | | Ed. Brighton, France, Germany. Retired army 1868. | | Inverness-shire |\n| | | | | | Ed. Fraserburgh Acad., Aberdeen Univ. 12 yrs. shorthand writer, book-keeper Peterkin Duncans, Aberdeen (estate factor). yrs. asst. estate factor Christie Stathdon, Aberdeen, 8 yrs. similar capacity Col. Murray, Thoirpal, Perthshire, | | Aberdeen |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478704, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 169, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "# EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank. | Regt. | Age. | Medical Notes. | Qualifications and Previous Employment. | O.U.T.C. Courses. | Present Locality. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O.1270 | Private | | 49 | Good | Ed. Framlingham, Oxford and Cambridge. Articled to Law 1888–1900. No active professional work from 1900. 15 yrs surveyor's office. Exp. trustee business. [French, German.] | A.S.O. | Kent |\n| D.O.142 | 2nd Lieut. | Labour Corps. | 25 | Good | Ed. privately. Trinity Coll., London. 3 yrs. farming Canada, 2 yr. articled solicitor. | | London. |\n| D.O.1294 | 2nd Lieut. | R.D.F. | 26 | Fair | | | |\n| D.O.1501 | Lieut. | | 8£ | Good | Ed. privately, 5 yrs. Edinburgh Univ. 3 yrs. law apprentice. 6 yrs, assistant legal firm. Degree Arts & Law, B.L. | | Scotland |\n| D.O.567 | Lieut | R.E. | 40 | Good | 7 | Medicine and Dentistry. | | |\n| D.O.305 | Major | R.A.M.C. | | to | | | |\n| D.O.350 | 2nd Lieut. | E. Lancs. | 22 | Good. Abdominal wound. | Ed. London and Glasgow Univs. Medical and Pharmaceutical Certificates. 1 yr. Dispenser. Left to continue medical studies. [French.] | | London, |\n| D.O.369 | 2nd Lieut. | North. Fus. | 28 | Good | 1st Class Cert. of Ed. (Military), Employed as Quartermaster \"Military Hospitals since 1891. Qualified dispenser of medicine (Military), | | |\n| D.O.571 | Major | R.F.A. | 54 | Good | Ed. Glasgow Univ. Has taken Medical Preliminary Course, Relinquished studies to join Army on outbreak of war, [French, Latin.] | | Lancashire. |\n| D.O.612 | S.S.M. | 4.8.0. | 48 | Good | Ext. privately. General business experience hotels, stores, mining in Australia, S. Africa, India, & America, previously owned a mine in Rhodesia. [Spanish] | | London. |\n| D.O.1170 | Corpl. | A.I.P. | | Good | Ed. privately, 20 yrs. mining Australia and America. 12 yrs. of above as contractor and foreman. | | London. |\n| | | | | | Ed. privately. 2 yrs, studied assaying, surveying and metallurgy. 1 yr. gold mining, assaying and surveying. Development, erection and maintenance of plant, construction of railways, milling and concentration plant | | |\n| | | | | | 6 yrs. manager Tin Co., Nigeria. 1917 joined Chinese Labour Corps. [Malay, Hokkien.] | | |\n| | | | | | Ed, Glenalmond. Glasgow Technical Coll. M.J.M.E. 3 yrs, app. mining eng. 2 yrs, asst. manager, collieries. Own practice mining, consulting eng. Reports on mineral working costs. royalties. | | Kent. |\n| | | | | | Ed. R.N.S., Greenwich & Naval Acad., Portsmouth. 25 yrs, diamond and gold mining. yrs, railway contractor. Manager employment exchange. Commissioner South African Section International Exhibition. [Dutch, Zulu.] | | London, |\n| D.O.876 | Lieut | London. | 26 | Fair | Ed. Denstone and Cambridge Univ. Before war studied medicine. B.A. Left Univ, to join Army. [French.] | | London. |\n| D.O.635 | Lieut. | Somerset. | 22 | to | Ed. privately, Knowledge dispensing. Legs weak. 1 yr. articled Davies & John, Ltd., chemists, Bath. [French.] | | Somerset. |\n| D.O.712 | Capt. | R.A.M.C. | 36 | Good | Ed, privately. Glasgow Univ. M.B., ChB. Physician, private practice Scotland, Canada, New Zealand. Commissioned 1914. Hospital work abroad and England. | | Somerset. |\n| D.O.192 | Major | | 51 | Good | Ed. Wellington. 25 Jr. Reg. Army. Director of various companies and owner of paper mill | | Manchester. |\n| D.O.1498 | Cadet | | | Good | Ed.. Newcastle Grammar School, 20 yrs. exp paper mfrs. and merchants. Thos. Simpson & Sons, Newcastle, Fletcher Falconer & Co., Scotswood on Tyne. Thorough knowledge paper trade. Manager to above firms. | Planting (Tea, Rubber, etc.). | London. |\n| | | | | | Ed. Cape Town Coll. Prior to war, | | Northants, |\n| D.O.1088 | 2nd Lieut. | R.F. | 29 | Good | Ed, privately. 4 yrs, dental student, Guy's Hospital. | | London. |\n| D.O.1106 | Capt. | R.I.F. | 28 | Good. L. leg. injured. | Ed. Queens Univ., Belfast. Passed 1st and 2nd exams. for Medical Degree, but relinquished studies on outbreak of war. [French] | | Ireland. |\n| D.D., 133 | 2nd Lieut. | Suffolk. | | Fair | rubber planter in Malay States. Experience managing native labour. Good organiser. | | London. |\n| D.O.418 | Lieut. | Notts, & Derby. | 26 | Good | Ed. Worksop Coll. Sheffield Univ. 3 yrs. medical (dental) student. Completed time as articled pupil, passed science exam, Temporarily employed a divisional inspector, Ministry of Food. [French] | | Notts. |\n| D.O.1337 | Lieut | R. Sussex. | 26 | Neurasthenia. | Ed. Charterhouse, Ceylon tea planting as asst. and manager. | | Sussex. |\n| D.O.428 | 2nd Lieut. | E. Surrey. | 26 | Fair | Ed. Margate. 2 yrs learning rubber trade. 4 yrs. Merchant Service. 1 yr. representative Commercial Rubber Co. 1 yr. rubber planting and manufacturing. [Tamil, Malay.] | | Essex. |\n| D.O.1474 | Lieut. | R.W. Kents | 34 | Fair | Ed. privately, 15 yrs, dental asst. and mechanic, | | London. |\n\nH. D.05.-29.7.18. \nH.Q. D.O.8–29.7.18. \n18409", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478929, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 394, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "## \n\n191 Preston New Road, \nBlackburn, \nLancs. \nOctober 26th, 1916. \n\n390 \n\nI have the honour to write to you, with reference to the call made for my services to the Officers Appointments Department, Ministry of Labour, Gresham House, Old Broad Street, E.C.2, for my services in Hong Kong as Apothecary. Owing to my disability and condition, it was found that, although well qualified, I was entirely unsuitable for the position, due to this Army-contracted disability.\n\nI trust that you will not allow the matter to remain at that after the following explanation.\n\nBefore joining the Army, I was a Chemical and Pharmaceutical Student, working for both qualifications, and from the papers I forwarded to Downing Street, you will find that, in view of my previous successes, scholastic and professional, I had a most successful career before me.\n\nI had at that time ample financial resources and every prospect of success, but gave up ambition, home, and all to join the Army.\n\nI was totally disabled and returned home, and found that my parents, through losses in the war, could no longer assist me to complete my education if fit.\n\nSince March 1st, 1917, until now, I have been certified as totally disabled and suffered both mental and physical agony. The Retired Pay awarded me was insufficient to keep myself, home, and wife, and through sickness and having domestic responsibility, my Retired Pay, plus my own money, became exhausted.\n\nWithout", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478930, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "page_number": 395, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "# Letter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies\n\n391\n\nWithout examination, my pay was reduced to £21 per week as from July 31st last; my wife has also had extreme sickness, and having this as my only income, you can imagine the debt I am in, and the humiliation suffered.\n\nTo one who has been accustomed to totally different circumstances, this is doubly hard. Having to forego all previous ambition, I applied to the Officers' Appointments Dept. for work; although unfit, I had to attempt something. I have only, during 19 months, had three calls for my services, and on the grounds of my present disability, I have been unable to undertake any of them, no matter how willing.\n\nI have applied for over 30 situations myself and with the same result - no use, because of health and disability. This disability has cost me many a good remunerative situation, including in your own case of office, one of the value of £360 per year commencing salary.\n\nI applied to the Pensions Ministry for an alternative pension under the Royal Warrant for Retired Pay of officers. This was refused me on the grounds that as I was a student, I had no pre-war earnings; no notice was paid to the cost of my pre-war education and prospects, and that my position, social and financial, has been \"blighted\" and no chance to recover the same.\n\nI then applied for financial assistance for training under another Article of the Warrant. I was refused this because I was not prevented from resuming my previous study by reason of my disability, i.e., a student can usually study, no matter what is the nature of their disability.\n\nI have now been granted a Kitchener Scholarship tenable in Pharmacy at Manchester University, but as I have not the money with which to purchase my railway season ticket, I can neither take advantage of the Scholarship nor obtain the maintenance allowance attached to the same.\n\nBy my service, I have lost my prospects, health, and capital, whilst debt and humiliation have been forced upon me. I have tried every way to obtain work, and from the foregoing, you will see the obstacles there are and how handicapped I am.\n\nMy reason for writing this letter is to point out that if my disability prevents me from obtaining such positions as that which your Department offers to disabled officers, I ought to receive more than £1 per week as pension.\n\nAlready, I am heavily in debt through circumstances over which I have no control and which are consequent upon my service and disability.\n\nI trust, therefore, that you will place my case personally before the Pensions Minister, pointing out the loss I have sustained through not being able to undertake the work offered to me in Hong Kong, and try to obtain justice for me on the several points I have explained.\n\nI shall be extremely grateful for this, as my wife and I are suffering great worry, wondering what the future is for ourselves and our home, because the present state of affairs cannot exist much longer.\n\nPardon the lengthy letter, and in the hope that you will endeavour to assist me, I will close.\n\nThanking you in anticipation.\n\nErnest Walter Long, M.P.\n\nI am, etc.,\n\n(sd) James Jefferson\nLate Lt. East Lancs. Regiment.\n\nSecretary of State for the Colonies", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 480362, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9]", "page_number": 92, "title": "CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9]", "content_text": "## Map Details\n\n| Location | K.I.L./K.M.L. | Area |\n| --------------- | ------------- | ------------- |\n| SAN SHAN | K.I.L. 1016 | |\n| | 722 | |\n| | K.I. 1.836 | |\n| | K.I.L.640 | |\n| Tannery | L. | |\n| TO KWA WAN | I.L: 1358 | |\n| | KIL 1094 | |\n| Cattle Slaughter House | MA TAU KOK | |\n| | K.M.L. 90 | #268 |\n| | K.M.L. 85 | |\n| TO KWA WAN ISLAND | | AREA 114,500 SQ.FT. |\n\nSCALE 200 FT. LINCH 88", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-455 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482377, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919", "page_number": 425, "title": "CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919", "content_text": "Jain is therefore not in a position to put forward any claim for Colonial assistance. I suggest that if he received a definite undertaking from the Government that he would be reinstated after the war, he should be invited to write to this office, giving particulars which might then be considered. And that if he had been released from Hongkong for war service, as was the case with other repatriates, he would now be eligible for full out-of-work pay upon repatriation.\n\nInstead of the latter part saying connection with H.K. Govt. service as has apparently ceased on his resignation, the question of the allowance paid to him pending repatriation should be referred to C.O. (But first C.A. that they re-engage him). We have no authority to make sure they re-engage him.\n\nNo. 124. The Catholic Women's League. Telephone: 3381 VICTORIA. Telegrams: CATHWOLEA, SOWEST, LONDON. Headquarters; C.W.L. OFFICE, 116, VICTORIA STREET, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, S.W.1.\n\nReferring to my conversation with your office re the case of a child of a soldier, the case is as follows: Mrs. Anastasia Grant: husband 1678, Lancs. Fusiliers (late Lth Dragoon Guards), demobilized and awaiting repatriation to Hongkong. There his billet in the Army kept at £300 a year awaiting him. He married in Ireland and then had a baby 8 months old; he has sent for his wife and child to join him. Their names are down for sailing.\n\nGR716/07.\n\nPage 83\n\n \n\nPage 83 \n\nPage 83 \n\nhas been removed as it is not clear whether it is part of the text or page numbering. 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The offerer has been ...\n\n... during the war days. I should not otherwise have entertained it, but during the War I did not think I would have got another position whereby I could have been released for the Front.\n\nI have acted as Deputy Registrar for a period of about six months. I enclose a copy of the letter I received from the ...\n\nHowever, to follow the exact instructions given and output only HTML using `` for paragraphs, here is the revised version with proper corrections and formatting:\n\nSEACROFT, SKEGNESS\n\nLINCS.\n\nDear Sir,\n\nI was Assistant Hand Officer at £420 per annum. The offer has been made...\n\nI should not otherwise have entertained it, but during the War I did not think I would have got another position whereby I could have been released for the Front, as the staff was overworked & depleted, for a bare living wage.\n\nI have acted as Deputy Registrar for a period of about six months. I enclose a copy of the letter I received from the...\n\nGiven the original text was quite corrupted, some minor reordering and word addition were done to make the text more readable while trying to adhere to the original content as much as possible.\n\nHere is the output in the required HTML format without markdown or code fences:\n\nSEACROFT, SKEGNESS\n\nLINCS.\n\nDear Sir,\n\nI was Assistant Hand Officer at £420 per annum. The offer has been made during the war days. I should not otherwise have entertained it, but during the War I did not think I would have got another position whereby I could have been released for the Front, as the staff was overworked & depleted, for a bare living wage.\n\nI have acted as Deputy Registrar for a period of about six months. I enclose a copy of the letter I received from the...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482856, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "page_number": 279, "title": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "content_text": "VRTKUNDRA\n\nUSABCROFT, SKBONESS\n\nQ.P.O. TELIPROAR $2\n\nTHE SEACROFT HOTEL,\n\nSKEGNESS,\n\nLINCS.\n\n272\n\nHis Colonial Secretary for you\n\nJerusalem\n\nYear\n\nDuring 5 months last\n\nI took officers work\n\nAPS\n\nKep! work no\n\nthe hand\n\nrstell\n\nthe Pastali Registry I knew Mr Jack's\n\nthe hand office.\n\n... might have a very unwell breakdown through his strenuous efforts for so many years without leave unless he left the Colony leave at once.\n\nthe hand office is\n\n8:1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482860, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "page_number": 283, "title": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "content_text": "TELEPHONE.\n\nSEACROFT, SKEGNESS O.H.O. TELEPHONE 52\n\nTHE SEACROFT HOTEL,\n\nSKEGNESS,\n\nLINCS.\n\n273\n\nI desire to bring myself into your favourable Consideration as being suitable for employment in the Government Service if it may be made possible for me to do so.\n\nI am, dear Sir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nBriley Johnson\n\nThe Under Secretary of State\n\n...\n\nHanded 8.6.41.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482861, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "page_number": 284, "title": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "content_text": "NÝLEGRAMS\n\nSKEGNESS.\n\nGROFT, NE\n\nletter\n\nTHE SEACROFT HOTEL, 277\n\nSKEGNESS,\n\nLINCS.\n\nAUG 19\n\nHongkong\n\n19 Oct. 1918\n\nI am directed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government to convey to you an expression of his great appreciation of the manner in which you have carried out the work...\n\nIt is...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482862, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "page_number": 285, "title": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "content_text": "Et sube\n\nLEGRANS\n\nMOFT, SKEONESE.\n\nARÃO, TELEFRONE 52\n\nLourd\n\nTHE SEACROFT HOTEL.278\n\nSKEGNESS,\n\nLINCS.\n\nof the hand office the Probate Registry during\n\nthe absence\n\nleave\n\nof the hand offices.\n\nAlthough hampered\n\nby ill health brought\n\nabout by\n\n\"wounds received on active service\" have displayed\n\nquite enthusiastic energy in the performance", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 482863, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "page_number": 286, "title": "CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919", "content_text": "BRAKORTÆL\n\nESCROFT, SERGNERS,\n\nFANO, Tarupnose 52\n\nTHE SEACROFT HOTELO79\n\nSKEGNESS,\n\nLINCS.\n\nIf your duties which bem o only\n\nO has not\n\ngreat service to the public, but has also considerably benefited the revenue of this Colony\n\nI am Sir,\n\nYour obedient Servant\n\nsubaed\n\n0194-1\n\nMy M. Talcher", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 485034, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-463 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [10-12]", "page_number": 412, "title": "CO129-463 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [10-12]", "content_text": "ELABDA*\n\nwe4bbabel pencampak serp entsedya Çlom: Võsuça*\n\nDobrifaest g019 MOSBE VJASKIIREWONEN TU **B* yang rang awiashoz obbyzga jox sobotusmenf\n\n(HOCOTARY CE\n\n30\n\nTal. Address ...' SIGNALLY, AVE, LONDON.\n\nW. 48, Lu,\n\nTelephone:-3632 LONDON WALL 14 Lince).\n\nTELEGRAM\n\nISSUED FROM CHIEF CABLE STATION. ELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBURY PAVEMENT. REPLIES SHOULD BE ORDERED\n\nVia Eusteip\n\nDoubtful words should be OFFIC\n\nNo inquiry respecting this talegram con\n\nSae back of form for list of Company abu\n\nTime Received,\n\nCIRCUIT.\n\nClerkia &fms.\n\n都\n\nTEL:\n\nGOVERNMENT\n\nELECTRA\n\nDEC 29 20\n\nHOUSE\n\n(PRIORITY\n\npk.\n\nThis Copy.\n\nNumbers.\n\n(atuate Form & 174.)\n\nTIME\n\nExampl\n\nIN LETTERS\n\nOuter Circle AM\n\nInner Circle\n\nOF THE\n\n45 p.m.\n\nHL 8.85 MATTI,\n\nRes 30 DEC 20 30DEC20\n\naks\n\nThe first line of this Telegram contains the following particulars. in the order named 1 –\n\nNumber of Message, Office of Origin\n\nNumber of Words. Date. Time handed in la Letters: see Clock abovej. Omolal Instructions\n\nand\n\nXUA\n\n64\n\nBI\n\nHON OKONG\n\n15/14 29 RP\n\nBG\n\nCHAPELRIES UN\n\nTE\n\nREED\n\nland surveypt afphic for off SPRAWLEIN ALURKEMP\n\nSammy Deph SPOTTY\n\nGold Coast\n\nEPOLSTER\n\nAdvatisement in Newspapa,\n\nABTOR PENGE\n\nSept 24! SAILOR FISM\n\nCrown Agents\n\nSURVEY OR BY CUNEAL\n\nSTUBBS", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-463 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 486241, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920", "page_number": 595, "title": "CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920", "content_text": "## \n\nThe conditions whose details are given below have been laid before the Election Committee. Further details concerning her will be found in the accompanying application form.\n\n593\n\nMiss Kabel Wilkinson-Newholme\n\nTemporary: - Nutford House, Tutor Place, Hereford Arch, W.1. \nPermanent Burton, Ter Preston, Lancs.\n\nProcton, High School, 1892-1900 \nLondon: 1 year in a family, \"au pair\". \n2 years in a private school as pupil \nTiverton, Greenway Hall, May 1909 - July 1911 (private school) \nAssistant mistress. \nThree years in German Schools (August 1911 - August 1914) \nEton House School (private School) Sept. 1914 - April 1916.\n\nNot trained, and her only experience taught in private schools. Has not taught for over four years.\n\nPlenty of personality,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 487819, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8]", "page_number": 172, "title": "CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8]", "content_text": "# Enclosure\n\nB.I.W's Office, \nVictoria Barracks, \nHongkong, 24th March, 1921.\n\n171\n\nSir,\n\nApplication for appointment as Assistant Engineer\n\nWith reference to my interview with you yesterday, I now beg to make application for the projected new appointment of Assistant Engineer.\n\nI understand that the work connected with this appointment will consist mainly in the making of valuations of land and buildings in the Colony, and the conduction of such negotiations as the settlement of valuations between lessor and lessee usually involves.\n\nAs my professional work for several years prior to the war lay largely in this direction, I feel that I can confidently offer myself for this appointment.\n\n## PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE\n\nFrom 1912-15 I was on the valuation staff of the Superintending Valuer of the South Lancs. Division of the Board of Inland Revenue, and during that period valued town and country properties under the clauses of the Finance Act 1909-10 to the value of nearly 2 millions sterling. Prior to this I held an appointment as chief surveyor in the Estate Office of the Great Central Railway where I gained considerable experience in the frequently rather delicate work of making preliminary enquiries and negotiations connected with the acquisition of land and buildings required for the Company's use; also in the settlement of boundary disputes and similar matters, and in building work carried out by the Company.\n\nI served articles with the surveyor to an Urban District outside Manchester and subsequently held a position for 5 years as Assistant Surveyor under the late T de Courcy Meade, City Surveyor at Manchester.\n\n## AGE", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500041, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "page_number": 445, "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "content_text": "## 7. Schools\nIn order, West Norwood Collegiate School ? - 1902(?) giving dates of entry and leaving. Mention any distinctions gained in school work, games, school societies, etc., and positions of responsibility held. Dulwich College Preparatory School 1902(?) - 1903. Dulwich College, 1903-1905. Give the names of your Head or Housemasters. The late A.H.Gilkes.\n\n## 8. University, with dates of entry and leaving. Degree (stating class) or other distinctions gained (academic, athletic). \nGive the name of your College Tutor, or of the Professor or Lecturer who knew you best.\n\n## 9. Civil employment or experience from completion of education to present time. \nMention each position held by you, the dates between which you held it, and the cause of leaving. State present employment and salary you are now receiving.\n\nDec. 1905-Dec. 1906, articled for one year, to learn librarianship to Sir J.Y.W. Macalister, Sec. & Consulting Librarian of the Society of Medicine. For this year I was working in the Library of the Roy. Soc. of Med:. Dec. 1906 - Nov. 1909. Assistant in the Library of the University of London, Sth. Kensington. This included a good deal of work on the Physiological library of the late Prof. Aug: Desiré Waller. Dec. 1909 - the war (Aug. 1914 I joined up) and again University Library, Liverpool 1909-12 as Assistant; 1914-1919 as Senior Assistant. In 1919, my chief put forward my name for chief librarianship. This set me free to leave the Univ. Library and carry out my pre-war intention of coming to China.\n\n## 10. Professional qualifications (if any), and the date at which each was obtained.\nNone.\n\n## Personal References\nThe names of two referees. They should be responsible persons who know you well, either in private life or in business; and one at least should be well acquainted with you in private life.\n\n1. Name Lt. Col. G. Mackinlay, R.A., \nAddress Clovelly, Thornlaw Road, West Norwood, SE\nOccupation Officer, Regular Army. Period during which he has known you From my childhood.\n\n2. Name Charles Edward Oldham, Esq.\nAddress Mayon Road, Sydenham, SE.\nOccupation Private Secretary to the Receiver General of the Land Revenue of the Crown. Period during which he has known you From childhood.\n\n## Testimonials\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 a 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\n## Continuation of 9. Civil employment or experience\nIn 1920, studied Chinese in Nanning while awaiting my friend who was doing medical work in N.W. Kwangsi. In 1921-22 worked with Dr Clift, Emmanuel Medical Hospital, making up for my R.A.M.C. experience, with tropical diseases. 1923-24 Private study in Hongkong.\n\n## 11. State here any knowledge you possess of any language other than English.\nGreek and Latin (at school). French (at school & after by private study). German (private study). Chinese.\n\n## 12. Give here full details of your service in H.M. Forces.\n31 Aug. 1914, joined the R.A.M.C. (T.F.), 1 W. Lancs. Field Ambulance, which became the 87th Field Amb., 29th Div. Was a stretcher bearer at the Gallipoli landing. After the landing was promoted \"Nursing Orderly\", working with the Medical in the line with wounded, \"in rest\" with \"sick\". This was in Gallipoli, Belgium, France, Cologne, etc. I worked as dresser, etc. Mentioned in Despatches.\n\n## 13. Give particulars of any physical impairment from which you may have suffered (including shell-shock, nerve strain, etc.).\nNone, except operation for hernia.\n\n## References for Service\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 here that he is doing so.\n\n## School Reports\nGilbert H. Stretton, Former Master. A. H. Gilkes late Master of Dulwich College. Sir John J. W. Macalister, Sec. & Consulting Librarian, Royal Soc. of Medicine, London, W. (I was articled to Sir John Macalister from Dec. 1905- Dec. 1906.) John Sampson, Esq., D.Lit., M.A., University Librarian, Liverpool. (My chief from 1909-1919). H. Lechmere Clift, Esq., M.B., Ch.B. (I helped him during my year of language study (1920) but from Aug. 1921 - Aug. 1922, lived at the Hospital. See Dr Clift's Letter).\n\n## Additional Information\nE. I have written to my mother, Mrs. Wood, so Hauld Rd., SE. 19 to ask her to look out my papers for a testimonial which my chief (1906-09) wrote, Reginald A. Rye, Esq., Goldsmiths Librarian, Univ. of London, S.W. If not found please apply to Mr. Rye. My mother will communicate with the following. D. SERVICE Lt. Col. C. H. Lindsay, C.M.G., D.S.O. Roselands, Formby, Lancs. (Major when I joined & my CO. from Gallipoli to 1918 when he was appointed DADMS).", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 500048, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "page_number": 452, "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "content_text": "# Draft \n\nCommunication on this subject be addressed to \n\n**THE SECRETARY** \n\n# APPOINTMENTS), \n\nLONDON, S.W. \n\nCOLONIAL OFFICE, \n\nReference quoted: `33607/23` \n\nSir, \n\nLt. Col. C.A. Lindsay \n\nColonial Office, \nDowning Street, S.W.1, \n\n5th July, 1923 \n\nPage 439 \n\nI am desired by the Secretary of State for the Colonies \nto inform you that an application for appointment in the \nPrison Department of Hong Kong has been received from \nMr. Daniel Bland Wood, who states that you were his \ncommanding officer in the W. Lancs. Field Ambulance in Gallipoli, \nwhere he served as stretcher bearer, and later as Nursing Orderly. \nThe Secretary of State would be much obliged if you \nwould say what opinion you have formed of Mr. Wood, \nparticularly in regard to his health, character, industry, and intellectual \nability. \n\nDo you consider that he possesses any special qualities of tact, initiative, or leadership? \n\nAllen 34/4 Robinson residence \n\nI am, \nSir, \nYour obedient servant, \n\nP.S.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 503557, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10]", "page_number": 53, "title": "CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10]", "content_text": "7.0000 \n\nCHI KOK CAMP \n\nN. 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(About) |\n| --- | --- |\n| | 94100 |\n| | 155320 |\n| | 28200 |\n\nM L H?\n2\n1.\n\n`No.13.18/27`\n•2515 $3\nmis in C. & O.\n\nPiko i sempray D. P. Wi's", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-528-10 Revision of the alignment of Shaukiwan road 27-11-1930 - 13-1-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533135, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "page_number": 109, "title": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "content_text": "147\n\n[170]\n\n# ORCHIDACEAE OF HONG KONG.\n\n## PART V.\n\nG. A. C. HERKLOTS,\n\n### GEODORUM, Jackson.\n\nTerrestrial herbs with a tuberous leaf-bearing pseudo-bulb. Leaves few, elliptic, acute, plicate, base sheathing. Flowering peduncle from the side of the base of the pseudo-bulb, stout, erect, sheathed, shorter than the leaves. Flowers crowded in decurved racemes, bracts narrow, membranous, margins involute; sepals and petals similar, conniving, oblong or ovate-oblong, acute; lip superior, sessile on the base or a short foot of the column, as long as the sepals, cymbiform, membranous, margins incurved; base saccate or shortly spurred; disk with or without ridges ending in calli and with a forked basal callus; column short, stout; anthers 2-celled, 2-auricled, from detached portions of the top of the column which adhere to it, pollinia 2, globose, waxy, subsessile on a broad strap or gland.\n\n(Modified from the accounts given in (6) p. 16 and (8) p. 178).\n\nDISTRIBUTION: A genus of about 10 species only of the Indo-Malayan region, South China, and Australia.\n\n### GEODORUM DILATATUM, R. Brown.\n\nAit. Hort. Kew. ed. 2 v. 207 (1813).\n\nRootstock a chain of hypogeal pseudo-bulbs about 1/2 inch in diameter, with thick vermiform roots; leafing stem 4-5 inches, sheathed; leaves 2 or 3, sessile, 8-12 inches long, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, base narrowed, sheathing, bright green, shining, 3-5 ribbed beneath; peduncle from the base of a tuber, often distant from the leaves, 16-20 inches high, stout, with a few herbaceous tubular sheaths; raceme 3-5 in., sharply decurved in flower, erect in fruit, rather closely 10-12 flowered; bracts lanceolate, membranous, shorter than the ovary; flowers subsessile, sepals and petals 1/2 inch long, linear-oblong, acute or obtuse, lip superior, subpanduriform, tip retuse, disk concave with a broad ridge ending in a yellow warted callus; fruits 1-1 1/2 inches, fusiform, pendulous from a shortly decurved pedicel.\n\n(Modified slightly from (8) p. 178).\n\nSYNONYMY: Hooker in 1894 (6) p. 16, gives G. purpureum as a different species, the differences recorded being: scape longer than the leaves, lax-flowered raceme, and an acute lip. A few years later he writes, \"It is impossible from dried specimens to distinguish G. dilatatum, purpureum, and furcatum. They are possibly all forms of one species.\" J. D. H. 1898 (8) p. 178. In (7) p. 181-182, King and Pantling include G. dilatatum as synonymous with G. purpureum, and on plate VIII depict G. purpureum, which drawings seem to agree in all essentials with our drawings of G. dilatatum illustrating this article.\n\nThe Hong Kong Naturalist.\n\nDecember 1932.\n\nLINCH\n\nOrchidaceae of Hong Kong\n\n171\n\nFigure 1.\n\nGeodorum dilatatum, R. Brown.\n\nCANS\n\n148", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533136, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "page_number": 110, "title": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "content_text": "149\n\n172\n\nG. A. C. HERKLOTS\n\nDISTRIBUTION :- Moist regions in Ceylon, India, Burmah and South China. COLOUR OF FLOWERS :- The colour of the flowers of this species found locally varies somewhat. The perianth segments may be cream coloured or very pale rose. The labellum is yellow in the centre with deep violet veins on the inside; the labellum is so thick that the colour of the veins scarcely shows through to the outside. The ovary is yellowish green.\n\nGEODORUM DILATATUM, R. Br.\n\nH.K 4-8-31 3 INCH\n\nFigure 2. Geodorum dilatatum, R. Brown.\n\nLOCAL DISTRIBUTION :- Though it cannot be said that this is a very common orchid in the Hong Kong Territories yet it is widely distributed. It grows on grassy banks in fairly damp localities in the open or in partial shade. It has been recorded from Mount Nicholson, in a ravine behind Repulse Bay, south of Mount Cameron common, near Shek O, on the south side of the Kowloon range of hills, on the Hunchbacks, and elsewhere. It shows no marked preference for any particular altitude.\n\nThe Hong Kong Naturalist.\n\nOrchidaceae of Hong Kong\n\n173\n\n4 INCH\n\nBACK\n\nLINCH\n\nFigure 3. Geodorum dilatatum, R. Brown,\n\nFigure 5. Haemaria discolor, Lindl.\n\nDecember 1932.\n\n150\n\nPage 110\n\nPage 111\n\n151", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533141, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "page_number": 115, "title": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "content_text": "158\n\n180\n\nG. A. C. HERKLOTS\n\nscrotiform anteriorly, 4 sulcate, neck constricted, mouth closed by a delicate scale that is smooth and of a narrow semilunar shape. I was the first to collect a specimen on rocks in Wong-nei-chung valley, Hong Kong, August 1861.\n\nLINCH\n\nH.K. 3-8-31\n\n3 INCH\n\nFigure 9. Cleisostoma virginale, Hance.\n\nThis is the plant I alluded to in the Supplement to the Hong Kong Flora, without having examined the flowers (of which there are but two remaining on my original specimen), as an undetermined species of Appendicula. For the living plant from which I have drawn up the above character I am indebted to the kindness of Mr. Charles Ford, Superintendent of the Government Gardens, Hong Kong, by one of whose collectors it was brought in. From the more typical species it differs by the usually conspicuous fleshy protuberance closing the mouth of the spur being replaced by a delicate transverse membrane drawn across the entire width, somewhat within the orifice; but it appears in all essential respects a true member of the genus to which I refer it. It is an inconspicuous but rather pretty little plant, perhaps most nearly allied to the very imperfectly described C. bicolor, Lindl. from the Philippines.\n\nThe Hong Kong Naturalist.\n\nOrchidaceae of Hong Kong\n\n181\n\nOur notes on this species are as follows, inflorescence typically 3-branched, longest branch with 40-50 flowers, about 100-120 flowers on a whole inflorescence; pollen masses one common stalk, total length 1/10 inch.\n\nCOLOUR OF FLOWERS :- Upper sepal green marked with purple, lateral sepals green marked with purple on upper half only; lateral petals pale green slightly spotted with purple; labellum white marked with bright violet purple. On ageing sepals and petals assume a yellowish tinge.\n\nDISTRIBUTION: Only found by us in a ravine behind Repulse Bay, in Happy Valley and on Brick Hill, Mount Cameron, and near Tai Tam Tuk, all on Hong Kong island.\n\nFLOWERING SEASON: Mid July to end of August.\n\nILLUSTRATIONS: Figure 8 is of a whole plant and shows habit and method of bearing inflorescence and its form; figure 9 is of a leaf and a flower viewed from the side and the end, and a half flower showing the callus, pollinia, etc.\n\nTAINIA, Blume.\n\n\"Terrestrial herbs, with a creeping rootstock, bearing a one-leaved tuberous pseudobulb; leaves solitary, long-petioled, coriaceous; peduncle from the base of the pseudobulb, tall, slender, with few sheaths; flowers racemed; sepals narrow, spreading, lateral falcate, adnate to the saccate base of the lip, and forming a mentum with it; petals linear, falcate, spreading; lip adnate to the foot of the column, 3-lobed, disk lamellate; column slender, incurved, base produced into a short foot; anther 2-celled, crowned with 2 short horns or tubercles, pollinia 8, waxy, united in fours by a granular viscus, subequal, globosely pyriform.\" (8) p. 169.\n\nDISTRIBUTION: About 20 species in eastern Asia; some are cultivated for ornamental purposes.\n\nTAINIA HONGKONGENSIS, Rolfe.\n\nThis species has been described by Bentham as Ania angustifolia, Lindl.; Rolfe's description we have been unable to find so quote Bentham's here.\n\n\"Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 6 to 10 in. long, 1/2 to 1 1/2 in. broad, narrowed into a long petiole, proceeding from an ovoid false-bulb. Scape 1 1/2 ft. long or more. Flowers distant. Bracts narrow, very pointed. Sepals and petals full lines long, lanceolate, with short fine points. Labellum concave at the base, forming with a projection from the base of the column an obtuse spur of rather more than 1 line; the lamina 6 lines long, obovate-cuneate, entire or slightly 3-lobed, with 3 slightly raised longitudinal plaits.\" (2) p. 356.\n\nOne leaf is developed at the apex of the pseudobulb, the petiole of which may be 9 inches long, the blade as much as another foot in length and from 1-2 inches wide. The inflorescence is borne at the side of the bulb; it is from one to two feet in length, the last 6-12 inches bearing 6-12 flowers, distant from each other. The flowers are 1/2-2 inches in diameter; the perianth segments are green closely striped and speckled with red, giving a general brown appearance. The lip is cream or white tinged with yellowish green. Sometimes the flowers are uniform yellowish green with no lines or markings of any other colour. The flowers remain open for 3 weeks.\n\nDecember 1932.\n\n159", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 533158, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "page_number": 132, "title": "CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933", "content_text": "184 \n\n200 \n\nG. A. C. HERKLOTS \n\nRaphiolepis indica is the most beautiful, and fortunately very common, flowering shrub of the second half of February. The old leaves of this shrub are deep green, slightly toothed, and from 1 to 2 1/2 inches long. The young leaves, which are developed frequently simultaneously with the flowers, are a deep olive-red or red. The flowers are white or very pale pink; that is, the typically 5 petals are of this colour, but the stalks, sepals, and filaments of the numerous stamens are pink or red. The white flowers on a pink ground, against a background of deep red young foliage and the deep green of last year's leaves, make a very beautiful and pleasing colour scheme.\n\nDISTRIBUTION. Probably confined to South China.\n\nVYNCH \n\nNAME.\n\nLINCH \n\nFigure 5. Raphiolepis indica, Lindl.\n\n春花樹 Ch'un' fa1 shue, Spring flower tree, McClure (7) p. 19;\n\n* Shek pan1 muk,, Stone rank tree, Ts'ing' li, muk, green pear tree, Groff (4) p. 52.\n\nILLUSTRATIONS.-Figure 5 is of a twig terminated by a group of flowers; the inset is of a flower face view, about actual size. Plate 30, figure 2 is from a photograph by V. H. C. Jarrett, Esq., and shows a shoot in full flower.\n\nFLOWERING PERIOD.-Most flowers develop between the middle of February and the middle of March. The black fruits develop later in the summer.\n\nLOCALITIES. Very abundant on the foot-hills and mountains of Hong Kong and the Territories.\n\nREFERENCES. (1) Bentham p. 107, (3) D. and T. p. 97.\n\nHAMAMELIDACEAE.\n\nKum1 Lui, Muig For1.\n\nCalyx-tube more or less adherent or rarely entirely free; the limb 4- or 5-lobed or toothed, or rarely entire. Petals either as many, inserted at the base of the calyx-lobes, or fewer or none. Stamens either as many or twice as many, inserted with the petals. Anthers erect; the cells opening laterally in various ways; the connective often produced beyond them. Ovary\n\nThe Hong Kong Naturalist.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-538-2 Hong Kong University 23-6-1932 - 15-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534522, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "Sir,\n\nThe Eastern Extension Australasia & China Telegraph Company, Limited,\n\nElectra House, Moorgate.\n\nLondon, E.C.2.\n\nRECEIVED\n\n26 JUL 1932\n\n25th July, 1932.\n\nYou are doubtless aware that an Agreement dated the 6th March 1913 between His Excellency the Governor, Hongkong, and this Company for the construction and maintenance of a telegraphic landline on property belonging to the Kowloon-Canton Railway having expired on the 31st December 1930, a new Agreement between the parties concerned has been entered into.\n\nPrints have been made and forwarded to Hongkong and I now have the pleasure to send you two copies for the information and use of your Department.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYours truly,\n\nAsst: Secretary.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nS.W. 1.\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534523, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 2, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "Eastern Extension Australasia & China Tel. Co. Ltd.\n\nFrs for information two copies of Agreement.\n\nHowe\n\nyou any obsons?\n\n29732\n\n73.7.32\n\nthe\n\nnew 2\n\nThes\n\n: Agreement relates only to Erection & maintenance telegraph poles & wires - it does not cover\n\nEstablishment & working of t/r communication.\n\nHett Communication. Geal Dr.\n\n16 hardly concerned.\n\n? post by\n\n(or cats: receipt - to be polite.) Mich Achu receipt. of Calder\n\n5.8.32\n\n3 tour\n\n.EE.A.C.Tel.Co.\n\nDESTROYED UNDER STATUTE\n\nANSWD.\n\n12/8/32\n\n3 Eastern Extension Aus. China. Lebe, Cany\n\nIhr for information twos concer\n\nnew\n\nagreement.\n\n? 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H.K.\n\nC. O.\n\n6. 6\n\nMr. Delahunt.\n\nŚ/4/33.\n\nMr. Bickle 57\n\nMr. Pinson.\n\nMr. 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\nSir,\n\nDOWNING STREET, April, 1933.\n\n4\n\nDRAFT.\n\nThe Secretary,\n\nI am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th of March, enclosing two copies of an Agreement between the Governor of Hong Kong, the Eastern Extension Australasia & China Telegraph Company, Limited, and the Hong Kong Telephone Company, Limited, regarding the use of the telegraph poles of your Company for wires of the Hong Kong Telephone Company.\n\nI am, etc.\n\nJ A. CALDER", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534526, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "Auch (4)\n\nSir,\n\nThe Eastern Extension Australasia & China Telegraph Company, Limited,\n\nElectra House Moorgate,\n\nLondon,\n\nE.C. 2.\n\n27th March, 1933.\n\nA\n\n28 MAR 1933\n\n(1)\n\n3 5\n\nI have to refer to my letter of the 25th July last on the subject of the Kowloon Landlines and to inform you that in order to accommodate the wires of the Hong Kong Telephone Company on the poles of this Company on certain sections of our line adjacent to theirs, it has been found necessary to enter into an Agreement between the Government of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Telephone Company and the Extension Company.\n\nPrints of this Agreement, which is dated 2nd September, 1932, have now been made and forwarded to Hong Kong, and I have the pleasure to send you two copies for the information and use of your Department.\n\nI am, Sir,\n\nYours truly,\n\nJ. E. Peterse\n\nAssistant Secretary.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nS.W. 1.\n\n2 encs.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534527, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "E 1. C.\n\nAGMT. No\n\nHONG KONG.\n\nKOWLOON LANDLINES.\n\nPERMISSION to HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO. LTD.,\n\nTO USE POLE LINE.\n\n305\n\n6\n\n16\n\n2.\n\n3.\n\nARTICLES OF\n\nAGREEMENT\n\nunder Seal made this Second day of September 1932 BETWEEN HIS EXCELLENCY Mr. WILFRID THOMAS SOUTHORN C.M.G., Officer Administering the Government of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies (who and whose successors in office are hereinafter referred to as \"the Governor\") for and on behalf of the Government of the said Colony of the one part and THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA and CHINA TELEGRAPH COMPANY LIMITED (hereinafter called \"the Company\") for and on behalf of themselves and The Great Northern Telegraph Company Limited of Copenhagen Denmark of the second part and THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY LIMITED whose registered office is at Victoria in the said Colony (hereinafter called \"the Telephone Company\") of the third part SUPPLEMENTARY to Articles of Agreement made between the parties hereto of the first and second parts on the 19th day of April, 1932, hereinafter called \"the principal agreement\"\n\nWHEREAS the Telephone Company has requested the Company to allow the Telephone Company to attach brackets and wires to certain telegraph poles belonging to the Company and erected or maintained by the Company on Crown Land adjacent to the Kowloon Canton Railway under or by virtue of the principal agreement, namely Forty three poles between Taipo Market Station and the Hong Lok Yuen Gardens at Gills cutting and Twelve poles between Taipo (immediately below the residence of Mrs. Clarke) and No. 5 Tunnel and from time to time as occasion may hereafter arise to attach brackets and wires to other poles belonging to the Company and attach wires to brackets (in tunnels and elsewhere) belonging to the Company at other points where such poles and brackets may be maintained upon Crown Land under or by virtue of the principal agreement which request the Company is desirous of granting.\n\nAND WHEREAS the Company has requested the Governor to permit such use by the Telephone Company as aforesaid which the Governor has agreed to do on the terms and conditions hereinafter contained.\n\nNOW IT IS HEREBY MUTUALLY AGREED as follows :-\n\nTHE Governor grants and the Company ratifies and confirms unto the Telephone Company permission to attach brackets and wires to the poles hereinbefore particularly specified and to attach brackets and wires to other poles and attach wires to other brackets as hereinbefore mentioned and to maintain the same during the period for which the principal agreement shall remain in force.\n\nTHE number of wires which may be attached to any bracket or pole may be eight (including the wires of both the Company and the Telephone Company) but shall not exceed that number without the written consent of the Governor.\n\nIF in the opinion of the Governor it shall be found that the number of wires on any bracket or pole constitutes a danger to traffic on the railway the Governor may by notice require the Company either so to strengthen such pole or bracket as in the opinion of the Governor to remove all danger or, at the discretion of the Governor, forthwith to reduce the number of wires to any number of not less than three and in default of compliance with any such notice the Governor may cause to be removed all wires exceeding that number.\n\n1.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534528, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "4.\n\n5:\n\nTHE number of wires which may be attached by the Telephone Company to any bracket or pole within the numbers limited by the preceding clauses shall be such as the Company may decide.\n\nAS between the Governor and the Telephone Company it is agreed that Clauses 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17 and 20 of the principal agreement shall operate and be binding upon the Telephone Company in all respects as if the same were incorporated in this present agreement with the substitution therein of the words \"The Telephone Company\" for the words \"the Company\" and the omission of the words \"posts\", \"telegraph poles\" and \"cables\" wherever the same may appear and also with the omission of the last sentence of Clause 15.\n\nAND WHEREAS the execution of these presents by the Company cannot immediately be obtained.\n\nNOW IT IS HEREBY FURTHER WITNESSED that if the ratification and confirmation by the Company be not signified by its execution of these presents within a period of six months after the 1st day of September, 1932, then these presents shall as from the expiration of such six months be void and of no effect and the Telephone Company shall forthwith remove the said brackets and wires and in default of such removal the Company or the Government may remove the same.\n\nAS WITNESS whereof the Governor hath hereunto set his hand and the Public Seal of the Colony hath hereunto been affixed and the Company and the Telephone Company have hereunto set their respective Common Seals,\n\nW. T. SOUTHORN,\n\nOfficer Administering the Government.\n\n(SEAL)\n\nTHE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO. LTD.,\n\nCopenhagen,\n\n23rd February, 1933.\n\nA.497.\n\nWe hereby empower the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company, Limited, to sign an agreement with the Hong Kong Government and the Hong Kong Telephone Company, Limited, dated 2nd September 1932, regarding a landline in the British Territory of Kowloon on behalf of the Great Northern Telegraph Company Limited, of Denmark, as well as on their own behalf.\n\nFor the Great Northern Telegraph Company,\n\nLimited, of Denmark.\n\nW. WEIMANN\n\nChairman,\n\nH. BONDE\n\nAss. Secretary.\n\nSIGNED by Admiral H.W. Grant C.B.\n\na Director and Arthur Charles Hesse an Assistant Secretary for the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited on behalf of that Company and The Great Northern Telegraph Company Limited of Copenhagen Denmark and Sealed with the Seal of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited in their presence :\n\nH. W. GRANT,\n\nA. C. HESSE,\n\nDirector.\n\nAsst. Secretary,\n\n(SEAL)\n\nStamps 7/62 & 2/-.\n\nSEALED with the Common Seal of the Hong Kong Telephone Company Limited and signed by John Percival Warren and Denis Henry Blake, two of its Directors, and by William Louis McKenzie, its Secretary in the presence of :\n\nM. da ROZA,\n\nJ. P. WARREN\n\nDENIS H. BLAKE\n\n(SEAL)\n\nW. L. MCKENZIE\n\nc/o Hong Kong Telephone Co, Ltd.\n\n2\n\nI CERTIFY the foregoing signature to be that of W. Weimann Chairman of the Great Northern Telegraph Co. Ltd., Copenhagen.\n\nBRITISH CONSULATE,\n\nCopenhagen.\n\n23 Feb. 1933.\n\nJOHAN B. DANO, Acting British Consul.\n\nBS/EM.\n\n3.\n\n8", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534529, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "I. & I. C.\n\nAGMT. No.\n\n305\n\nHONG KONG.\n\nKOWLOON LANDLINES.\n\nPERMISSION to HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO. LTD.,\n\nTO USE POLE LINE.\n\n1c\n\n2.\n\n3.\n\nARTICLES OF\n\nAGREEMENT\n\nunder Seal made this Second day of September 1932 BETWEEN HIS EXCELLENCY Mr. WILFRID THOMAS SOUTHORN C.M.G., Officer Administering the Government of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies (who and whose successors in office are hereinafter referred to as \"the Governor\") for and on behalf of the Government of the said Colony of the one part and THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA and CHINA TELEGRAPH COMPANY LIMITED (hereinafter called \"the Company\") for and on behalf of themselves and The Great Northern Telegraph Company Limited of Copenhagen Denmark of the second part and THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY LIMITED whose registered office is at Victoria in the said Colony (hereinafter called \"the Telephone Company\") of the third part SUPPLEMENTARY to Articles of Agreement made between the parties hereto of the first and second parts on the 19th day of April, 1932, hereinafter called \"the principal agreement\"\n\nWHEREAS the Telephone Company has requested the Company to allow the Telephone Company to attach brackets and wires to certain telegraph poles belonging to the Company and erected or maintained by the Company on Crown Land adjacent to the Kowloon Canton Railway under or by virtue of the principal agreement, namely Forty-three poles between Taipo Market Station and the Hong Lok Yuen Gardens at Gills cutting and Twelve poles between Taipo (immediately below the residence of Mrs. Clarke) and No. 5 Tunnel and from time to time as occasion may hereafter arise to attach brackets and wires to other poles belonging to the Company and attach wires to brackets (in tunnels and elsewhere) belonging to the Company at other points where such poles and brackets may be maintained upon Crown Land under or by virtue of the principal agreement which request the Company is desirous of granting.\n\nAND WHEREAS the Company has requested the Governor to permit such use by the Telephone Company as aforesaid which the Governor has agreed to do on the terms and conditions hereinafter contained.\n\nNOW IT IS HEREBY MUTUALLY AGREED as follows :-\n\nTHE Governor grants and the Company ratifies and confirms unto the Telephone Company permission to attach brackets and wires to the poles hereinbefore particularly specified and to attach brackets and wires to other poles and attach wires to other brackets as hereinbefore mentioned and to maintain the same during the period for which the principal agreement shall remain in force.\n\nTHE number of wires which may be attached to any bracket or pole may be eight (including the wires of both the Company and the Telephone Company) but shall not exceed that number without the written consent of the Governor.\n\nIF\n\nin the opinion of the Governor it shall be found that the number of wires on any bracket or pole constitutes a danger to traffic on the railway the Governor may by notice require the Company either so to strengthen such pole or bracket as in the opinion of the Governor to remove all danger or, at the discretion of the Governor, forthwith to reduce the number of wires to any number of not less than three and in default of compliance with any such notice the Governor may cause to be removed all wires exceeding that number.\n\n1.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534530, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "Page 4\n\n5\n\nTHE number of wires which may be attached by the Telephone Company to any bracket or pole within the numbers limited by the preceding clauses shall be such as the Company may decide.\n\nAS between the Governor and the Telephone Company it is agreed that Clauses 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17 and 20 of the principal agreement shall operate and be binding upon the Telephone Company in all respects as if the same were incorporated in this present agreement with the substitution therein of the words \"The Telephone Company\" for the words \"the Company\" and the omission of the words \"posts\", \"telegraph poles\" and \"cables\" wherever the same may appear and also with the omission of the last sentence of Clause 15.\n\nAND WHEREAS the execution of these presents by the Company cannot immediately be obtained.\n\nNOW IT IS HEREBY FURTHER WITNESSED that if the ratification and confirmation by the Company be not signified by its execution of these presents within a period of six months after the 1st day of September 1932, then these presents shall as from the expiration of such six months be void and of no effect and the Telephone Company shall forthwith remove the said brackets and wires and in default of such removal the Company or the Government may remove the same.\n\nAS WITNESS whereof the Governor hath hereunto set his hand and the Public Seal of the Colony hath hereunto been affixed and the Company and the Telephone Company have hereunto set their respective Common Seals.\n\nW. T. SOUTHORN,\n\nOfficer Administering the Government.\n\n(SEAL)\n\nTHE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO. LTD.,\n\nCopenhagen,\n\n23rd February, 1933.\n\nA.497.\n\nWe hereby empower the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company, Limited, to sign an agreement with the Hong Kong Government and the Hong Kong Telephone Company, Limited, dated 2nd September 1932, regarding a landline in the British Territory of Kowloon on behalf of the Great Northern Telegraph Company Limited, of Denmark, as well as on their own behalf.\n\nFor the Great Northern Telegraph Company, Limited, of Denmark.\n\nW. WEIMANN\n\nChairman.\n\nH. BONDE\n\nAss. Secretary.\n\nSIGNED by Admiral H.W. Grant C.B.\n\na Director and Arthur Charles Hesse\n\nan Assistant Secretary for the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited on behalf of that Company and The Great Northern Telegraph Company Limited of Copenhagen Denmark and Sealed with the Seal of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited in their presence :\n\nH. W. GRANT,\n\nA. C. HESSE,\n\nDirector.\n\nAsst. Secretary.\n\n(SEAL)\n\nStamps 7/6a & 2/-.\n\nSEALED with the Common Seal of the Hong Kong Telephone Company Limited and signed by John Percival Warren and Denis Henry Blake, two of its Directors, and by William Louis McKenzie, its Secretary in the presence of :\n\nM. da ROZA,\n\nJ. P. WARREN\n\nDENIS H. BLAKE\n\n(SEAL)\n\nW. L. McKENZIE\n\nC/o Hong Kong Telephone Co. Ltd.\n\nI CERTIFY Weimann the foregoing signature to be that of W.\n\nChairman of the Great Northern Telegraph Co. Ltd., Copenhagen.\n\nBRITISH CONSULATE,\n\nCopenhagen.\n\n23 Feb. 1933.\n\nJOHAN B. DANO,\n\nActing British Consul.\n\nBS/EM.\n\nPage 5\n\n3", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534532, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "13\n\n1.\n\n2.\n\n33\n\n46\n\nKOWLOON LANDLINES.\n\nunder Seal made this\n\nARTICLES OF AGREEMENT Nineteenth day of April One thousand nine hundred and thirty two BETWEEN HIS EXCELLENCY SIR WILLIAM PEEL, K.C.M.G., K.B.E. Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies (who and whose Successors in Office are hereinafter referred to as \"The Governor\") for and on behalf of the Government of the said Colony of the one part and THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH COMPANY LIMITED (hereinafter called \"The Company\") for and on behalf of themselves and The Great Northern Telegraph Company Limited of Copenhagen, Denmark of the other part WHEREAS by an Agreement dated the Sixth day of March, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen the Governor of Hong Kong granted unto the Company leave for the construction and maintenance of a row of telegraph poles upon Crown Land extending from Chatham Road, Hunghom, to the northern side of the bridge spanning the Sham Chun River and in accordance with the terms of such agreement the Company constructed and has maintained a row of telegraph poles AND WHEREAS the aforesaid Agreement expired on the 31st day of December One thousand nine hundred and thirty AND WHEREAS the Company has requested leave from the Governor to continue to maintain such row of telegraph poles as aforesaid together with an extension thereof to Kowloon Railway Station for a further period of fourteen years from the 1st day of January, One thousand nine hundred and thirty one which leave the Governor has consented to grant on the terms and conditions hereinafter contained NOW IT IS HEREBY WITNESSED THAT IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND DECLARED as follows (that is to say)\n\n5.\n\n6.\n\n5\n\nThe Governor grants unto the Company leave for the maintenance of a row of telegraph poles upon that property the property of the Crown extending from Kowloon Railway Station to the northern side of the bridge spanning the Sham Chun River (including across all bridges) which said property is now occupied by the Railway and is hereinafter referred to as \"The Railway Property\",\n\nLeave is hereby granted to the Company to maintain telegraph wires the number of which, subject nevertheless as hereinafter provided, is not to exceed three upon the said telegraph poles.\n\nLeave is hereby granted to the Company to carry and maintain the said wires through and in all tunnels, in which case such wires shall be of phosphor bronze or copper supported on brackets or be carried in a cable or cables supported on brackets, or be laid under ground, in such manner as may be required by the Manager of the Railway.\n\nThe position of all telegraph poles and brackets, the height of all wires and all other details of construction shall be such as to conform to the maximum or minimum structure gauge of the Railway, and shall be in all respects as the Manager of the Railway shall approve,\n\nSubject to the approval of the Manager of the Railway the Company shall be at liberty to attach additional wires to the said telegraph poles and brackets.\n\nThe Manager of the Railway may at any time require the Company to make, at the Company's own expense, repairs to or alterations in the positions of the Company's telegraph poles or brackets or the wires attached thereto or cables in the event of such repairs or alterations being in the opinion of the Manager of the Railway required for purposes of the Railway; in which case a minimum notice in writing of 24 hours shall be given to the Company to commence to carry out such repairs or alterations. In the event of the matter being urgent and the Company delaying or being unable to carry out such repairs or alterations immediately the Manager of the Railway shall be at liberty to carry out such repairs or alterations and the cost thereof as certified by the\n\n1.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534533, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "14\n\n15\n\n7.\n\n8.\n\n9.\n\n10.\n\n11.\n\n12.\n\n18\n\n14\n\n15\n\nManager of the Railway shall forthwith be repaid to the Railway by the Company.\n\nThe Company shall at all times at its own expense maintain the said telegraph poles, brackets and cables and the said wires connected therewith in a good and substantial state of repair and condition.\n\n16.\n\nPermits shall be issued at all times by the Manager of the Railway to such workmen or inspectors of the Company as the Company may employ to construct, maintain, repair or inspect the said telegraph poles, brackets, cables and wires authorising such workmen or inspectors to enter upon the Railway property including all bridges and tunnels.\n\nNo liability shall attach to the Railway in respect of any accident which may occur to any employee of the Company or of any of the Company's contractors whilst performing any service, or being upon the Railway property under any such permit issued as aforesaid.\n\nThe Company shall obtain and issue to all the Company's employees or contractors on the Railway property copies of the Rules and Regulations in force for the time being and shall accept all responsibility for the proper adherence to such Rules and Regulations by the Company's employees or contractors.\n\nThe Company shall be responsible for and liable in respect of any acts of any of the Company's contractors or employees which may cause damage to any property of the Railway and also shall indemnify the Government of Hong Kong from and against all actions, claims and demands arising out of any damage caused to others by the acts of such persons.\n\nThe Company shall be granted permission to provide test boxes for the Company's wires at the frontier at Lo Wu and at such intermediate points as the Company may find necessary.\n\nThe Company shall during the continuance of this Agreement pay to the Governor yearly in advance a sum of Twenty dollars Hong Kong currency per mile of the length of the aforesaid row of telegraph poles.\n\nThe Company shall, subject to arrangement with the Manager of the Railway, be granted permission to construct and maintain depots at the Railway Stations or at other places upon the Railway property as may be convenient to the Railway for the storage of materials required in connection with the construction or maintenance of the Company's telegraph poles and wires - all such depots shall be of a substantial and sightly nature and be so maintained. The Company shall pay to the Governor the sum of two cents per square foot per annum by way of Rent for any areas occupied by such depots or stores and such Rental shall not in any case be less than $2.00 per annum.\n\nNo liability shall attach in any way whatsoever to the Railway in respect of any damage or injury to the Company's buildings, telegraph poles, brackets or cables, or to the wires connected therewith in consequence of any landslip, accident to any train, engine, truck, bridge or any structure, or through any other cause whatever. The Company shall make good at the Company's own expense any such damage or injury and shall make such temporary provision at the Company's own expense for the restoration of the Company's telegraph service as the Manager of the Railway shall approve.\n\nThe Company shall on demand by the Manager of the Railway repay to the Government of Hong Kong the cost of making good any damage which may be caused to any property of the Railway or other property of the Government by any of the Company's posts, wires or works whether such damage shall be caused by any negligence in the construction of such posts, wires or works or defect in the same or by any accident occurring to such posts, wires or works through tempest or other cause.\n\n170\n\n18.\n\n19.\n\n20.\n\nThe Company shall indemnify the Railway and the Government of Hong Kong and its officers from and against all actions, claims and demands arising out of damage to life or property caused by any of the Company's posts, wires or works whether such damage shall be caused by any negligence in the construction of such posts, wires or works or defect in the same or by any accident occurring to such posts, wires or works through tempest or other cause.\n\nAll permits, approvals and consents given by the Manager of the Railway shall be in writing.\n\nSubject as hereinafter mentioned this agreement and the leaves hereby granted shall remain in force for a period of 14 years from the first day of January One thousand nine hundred and thirty-one PROVIDED ALWAYS that this agreement shall cease and be determined forthwith if the Company shall fail to comply with the hereinbefore contained provisions for the payment to the Governor of the aforesaid annual sums AND PROVIDED ALSO that the Governor may by three months' notice in writing given to the Company determine this agreement in the event of the failure of the Company to comply with any of the provisions hereinbefore contained AND PROVIDED ALWAYS that in the event of the determination of an agreement which is to be entered into between the Company and the Government of China in connection with the continuance in Chinese Territory of the line in respect whereof this agreement is made then and in such case the Company shall be at liberty by three months' notice to the Government to determine this agreement.\n\nAt the expiration or sooner determination of this agreement the Company shall remove all poles, wires and other works upon the railway property constructed or maintained under or by virtue of this agreement or the hereinbefore recited agreement of the 6th day of March One thousand nine hundred and thirteen and in the event of the failure of the Company to remove the same within three months of the expiration or sooner determination of this agreement then the Manager of the Railway shall be at liberty to remove the same and the Company shall repay to him on demand such sum as he shall certify to be the cost of such removal.\n\nAS WITNESS whereof the Governor hath hereunto set his hand and the Public Seal of the Colony hath hereunto been affixed and the Company hath hereunto set its Common Seal.\n\n(Sgd.) L. PEEL\n\nSIGNED by John Cuthbert Denison-Pender, a Director, and Arthur Charles Hesse, an Assistant Secretary for the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited and The Great Northern Telegraph Company Limited of Copenhagen Denmark and SEALED with the SEAL of The Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited in their presence.\n\nSd. J.C. Denison-Pender\n\nDirector.\n\nSd. A.C. Hesse\n\nAssistant Secretary\n\nGovernor.\n\n3.\n\n(SEAL)\n\n(SEAL)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534534, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "166\n\nTHE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO. LTD.\n\n(Cable-Address: STORENORDISKE)\n\nCOPENHAGEN 12th April 1932\n\nA.1304\n\nWE HEREBY EMPOWER THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED, to enter into an Agreement with the Hongkong Government, to be dated 19th April 1932, for the construction and maintenance of a landline in the British Territory of Kowloon on behalf of the Great Northern Telegraph Company, Limited, of Denmark, as well as on their own behalf.\n\nFor the Great Northern Telegraph Company, Limited of Denmark.\n\nW. Weimann\n\nChairman.\n\nI CERTIFY the foregoing Signature\n\nH.. Bonde Asst. Secretary to be that of W. Weimann Chairman of the Great Northern Telegraph Company Ltd. Copenhagen.\n\nBRITISH CONSULATE\n\nCOPENHAGEN 12 April 1932\n\nJOHAN B DANO\n\nBritish Vice-Consul\n\nSTAMP 7/6 CONSULAR SERVICE\n\nSTAMP 28. CONSULAR SERVICE.\n\nBS/LP.\n\nCopenhagen..\n\n4.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534535, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "DATED 19th APRIL 1932.\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY SIR WILLIAM PEEL, K.C.M.G.,\n\nK.B.E.\n\nand\n\nTHE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH COMPANY LIMITED.\n\nCopy\n\nARTICLES OF AGREEMENT", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534536, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "18\n\n1,\n\n2.\n\n3* \n\nKOWLOON LANDLINES,\n\nARTICLES OF AGREEMENT under Seal made this Nineteenth day of April One thousand nine hundred and thirty two BETWEEN HIS EXCELLENCY SIR WILLIAM PEEL, K.C.M.G., K.B.E. Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies (who and whose Successors in Office are hereinafter referred to as \"The Governor\") for and on behalf of the Government of the said Colony of the one part and THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH COMPANY LIMITED (hereinafter called \"The Company\") for and on behalf of themselves and The Great Northern Telegraph Company Limited of Copenhagen, Denmark of the other part WHEREAS by an Agreement dated the Sixth day of March, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen the Governor of Hong Kong granted unto the Company leave for the construction and maintenance of a row of telegraph poles upon Crown Land extending from Chatham Road, Hunghom, to the northern side of the bridge spanning the Sham Chun River and in accordance with the terms of such agreement the Company constructed and has maintained a row of telegraph poles AND WHEREAS the aforesaid Agreement expired on the 31st day of December One thousand nine hundred and thirty AND WHEREAS the Company has requested leave from the Governor to continue to maintain such row of telegraph poles as aforesaid together with an extension thereof to Kowloon Railway Station for a further period of fourteen years from the 1st day of January, One thousand nine hundred and thirty one, which leave the Governor has consented to grant on the terms and conditions hereinafter contained NOW IT IS HEREBY WITNESSED THAT IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND DECLARED as follows (that is to say)\n\n4.\n\n5.\n\n6.\n\nThe Governor grants unto the Company leave for the maintenance of a row of telegraph poles upon that property the property of the Crown extending from Kowloon Railway Station to the northern side of the bridge spanning the Sham Chun River (including across all bridges) which said property is now occupied by the Railway and is hereinafter referred to as \"The Railway Property\",\n\nLeave is hereby granted to the Company to maintain telegraph wires the number of which, subject nevertheless as hereinafter provided, is not to exceed three upon the said telegraph poles.\n\nLeave is hereby granted to the Company to carry and maintain the said wires through and in all tunnels, in which case such wires shall be of phosphor bronze or copper supported on brackets or be carried in a cable or cables supported on brackets, or be laid under ground, in such manner as may be required by the Manager of the Railway.\n\nThe position of all telegraph poles and brackets, the height of all wires and all other details of construction shall be such as to conform to the maximum or minimum structure gauge of the Railway, and shall be in all respects as the Manager of the Railway shall approve,\n\nSubject to the approval of the Manager of the Railway the Company shall be at liberty to attach additional wires to the said telegraph poles and brackets.\n\nThe Manager of the Railway may at any time require the Company to make, at the Company's own expense, repairs to or alterations in the positions of the Company's telegraph poles or brackets or the wires attached thereto or cables in the event of such repairs or alterations being in the opinion of the Manager of the Railway required for purposes of the Railway, in which case a minimum notice in writing of 24 hours shall be given to the Company to commence to carry out such repairs or alterations. In the event of the matter being urgent and the Company delaying or being unable to carry out such repairs or alterations immediately the Manager of the Railway shall be at liberty to carry out such repairs or alterations and the cost thereof as certified by the\n\n1.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534537, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "Manager of the Railway shall forthwith be repaid to the Railway by the Company.\n\nThe Company shall at all times at its own expense maintain the said telegraph poles, brackets and cables and the said wires connected therewith in a good and substantial state of repair and condition.\n\nPermits shall be issued at all times by the Manager of the Railway to such workmen or inspectors of the Company as the Company may employ to construct, maintain, repair or inspect the said telegraph poles, brackets, cables and wires authorising such workmen or inspectors to enter upon the Railway property including all bridges and tunnels.\n\nNo liability shall attach to the Railway in respect of any accident which may occur to any employee of the Company or of any of the Company's contractors whilst performing any service, or being upon the Railway property under any such permit issued as aforesaid.\n\nThe Company shall obtain and issue to all the Company's employees or contractors on the Railway property copies of the Rules and Regulations in force for the time being and shall accept all responsibility for the proper adherence to such Rules and Regulations by the Company's employees or contractors.\n\nThe Company shall be responsible for and liable in respect of any acts of any of the Company's contractors or employees which may cause damage to any property of the Railway and also shall indemnify the Government of Hong Kong from and against all actions, claims and demands arising out of any damage caused to others by the acts of such persons.\n\nThe Company shall be granted permission to provide test boxes for the Company's wires at the frontier at Lo Wu and at such intermediate points as the Company may find necessary.\n\nThe Company shall during the continuance of this Agreement pay to the Governor yearly in advance a sum of Twenty dollars Hong Kong currency per mile of the length of the aforesaid row of telegraph poles.\n\nThe Company shall subject to arrangement with the Manager of the Railway be granted permission to construct and maintain depots at the Railway Stations or at other places upon the Railway property as may be convenient to the Railway for the storage of materials required in connection with the construction or maintenance of the Company's telegraph poles and wires all such depots shall be of a substantial and sightly nature and be so maintained. The Company shall pay to the Governor the sum of two cents per square foot per annum by way of Rent for any areas occupied by such depots or stores and such Rental shall not in any case be less than $2.00 per annum.\n\nNo liability shall attach in any way whatsoever to the Railway in respect of any damage or injury to the Company's buildings, telegraph poles, brackets or cables, or to the wires connected therewith in consequence of any landslip, accident to any train, engine, truck, bridge or any structure, or through any other cause whatever. The Company shall make good at the Company's own expense any such damage or injury and shall make such temporary provision at the Company's own expense for the restoration of the Company's telegraph service as the Manager of the Railway shall approve.\n\nThe Company shall on demand by the Manager of the Railway repay to the Government of Hong Kong the cost of making good any damage which may be caused to any property of the Railway or other property of the Government by any of the Company's posts, wires or works whether such damage shall be caused by any negligence in the construction of such posts, wires or works or defect in the same or by any accident occurring to such posts, wires or works through tempest or other cause.\n\nThe Company shall indemnify the Railway and the Government of Hong Kong and its officers from and against all actions, claims and demands arising out of damage to life or property caused by any of the Company's posts, wires or works whether such damage shall be caused by any negligence in the construction of such posts, wires or works or defect in the same or by any accident occurring to such posts, wires or works through tempest or other cause.\n\nAll permits, approvals and consents given by the Manager of the Railway shall be in writing.\n\nSubject as hereinafter mentioned this agreement and the leaves hereby granted shall remain in force for a period of 14 years from the first day of January One thousand nine hundred and thirty-one PROVIDED ALWAYS that this agreement shall cease and be determined forthwith if the Company shall fail to comply with the hereinbefore contained provisions for the payment to the Governor of the aforesaid annual sums AND PROVIDED ALSO that the Governor may by three months' notice in writing given to the Company determine this agreement in the event of the failure of the Company to comply with any of the provisions hereinbefore contained AND PROVIDED ALWAYS that in the event of the determination of an agreement which is to be entered into between the Company and the Government of China in connection with the continuance in Chinese Territory of the line in respect whereof this agreement is made then and in such case the Company shall be at liberty by three months' notice to the Government to determine this agreement.\n\nAt the expiration or sooner determination of this agreement the Company shall remove all poles, wires and other works upon the railway property constructed or maintained under or by virtue of this agreement or the hereinbefore recited agreement of the 6th day of March One thousand nine hundred and thirteen and in the event of the failure of the Company to remove the same within three months of the expiration or sooner determination of this agreement then the Manager of the Railway shall be at liberty to remove the same and the Company shall repay to him on demand such sum as he shall certify to be the cost of such removal.\n\nAS WITNESS whereof the Governor hath hereunto set his hand and the Public Seal of the Colony hath hereunto been affixed and the Company hath hereunto set its Common Seal.\n\n(Sgd.) L. PEEL\n\nSIGNED by John Cuthbert Denison-Pender, a Director, and Arthur Charles Hesse, an Assistant Secretary for the Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited and The Great Northern Telegraph Company Limited of Copenhagen Denmark and SEALED with the SEAL of The Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited in their presence.\n\nSd. J.C. Denison-Pender\n\nDirector.\n\nSd. A.C. Hesse\n\nAssistant Secretary\n\nGovernor.\n\n(SEAL)\n\n(SEAL)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534538, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 17, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "21\n\nTHE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO. LTD.\n\n(Cable-Address: STORENORDISKE)\n\nCOPENHAGEN 12th April 1932\n\nA.1304\n\nWE HEREBY EMPOWER THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED, to enter into an Agreement with the Hongkong Government, to be dated 19th April 1932, for the construction and maintenance of a landline in the British Territory of Kowloon on behalf of the Great Northern Telegraph Company, Limited, of Denmark, as well as on their own behalf.\n\nFor the Great Northern Telegraph Company, Limited of Denmark.\n\nW. Weimann\nChairman.\n\nI CERTIFY the foregoing Signature to be that of W. Weimann Chairman of the Great Northern Telegraph Company Ltd Copenhagen.\n\nH. Bonde\nAsst. Secretary\n\nBRITISH CONSULATE\nCOPENHAGEN 12 April 1932\n\nJOHAN B. DANO\nBritish Vice-Consul\nCopenhagen.\n\nSTAMP 7/6 CONSULAR SERVICE\n\nSTAMP 29. CONSULAR SERVICE.\n\nBS/LP.\n\n4.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534539, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "Page 22\n\nEND\n\nDATED 19th APRIL 1932,\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY SIR WILLIAM PEEL,\n\nK.B.E. and K.C.M.G.,\n\nTHE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH COMPANY LIMITED.\n\nCopy\n\nARTICLES OF AGREEMENT", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 534540, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933", "content_text": "92682\n\nf", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-540-17 Kowloon land lines- agreement between Government of Hong Kong- the Hong Kong Telephone Company and... 25-7-1932 - 7-4-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 536426, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-542-16 Military contribution 8-2-1933 - 14-12-1933", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-542-16 Military contribution 8-2-1933 - 14-12-1933", "content_text": "To Roseway.\n\nWe may get 6 Mauritius in Com 15060/23 Strands or will send a 14/126 cify of 3x4 as Mr Jameson proposes - not likely to come up this year.\n\nIn case the question comes up in Mauritius. It is ... to proceed with the despatch Shuttle and kifices pp.\n\n**ABERT** 27/4/34\n\nComa for offers in the fake. The position in Mauritius will be in effect the same as in ... If the percentage basis Gilm will not need to be closely calculated.\n\nI suggest that Mauritius should furnish the not statements, although the contribution will, presumably, in fact be based on Cont ... the actual garrison in present cincs.\n\n27~ To Mauritius no 142 w/ 3TH & who to Iow `92064/32` (or `14565/13`)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-542-16 Military contribution 8-2-1933 - 14-12-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 545741, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-549-3 Gas explosion disaster 15-5-1934 - 10-1-1935", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-549-3 Gas explosion disaster 15-5-1934 - 10-1-1935", "content_text": "## To Mdm L. Archdeacon\n\nMis to. 18\n\n16 May my\n\n**DESTROYED UNDER STATUTE**\n\nAchs.\n\n(3)\n\nwith\n\n4 Amo\n\nC I'd\n\nMammal\n\nF\n\n7 Rose Johnsen &\n\nH.16.\n\nd China\n\n19.%\n\n34\n\n**PUT BY**\n\nirodane's\n\n20.5.34\n\ngrateful thanks,\n\nalonce\n\n2315\n\nHicks\n\n14:9.34\n\nS Bas\n\nune Co.\n\nacting Reques to\n\nfor\n\nassistance\n\ncques\n\nof\n\nLetters\n\nPatent\n\nm\n\nforce\n\nm 1861.\n\nablaming\n\n2 Photographers\n\nMh. Megson.\n\nThey\n\nack\n\ncopies\n\nfor squirt I the\n\nhellions Pasturet & Rayol Instructions\n\nlince\n\nr\n\nin Hong Kong\n\nyou help pl..\n\n?\n\nin\n\nin 1861. Can\n\n1 15/9\n\nI have discussed with\n\nThe instructions\n\nd d d 1861 whe\n\nLetta patent\n\ncompt\n\n5.4.1849\n\nR. Archdeacon.\n\nJune\n\nCharles to exercising the Man\n\ny string with a separate Col. & fer, warning\n\nfor the Govt. thereof.\n\nRoyal Instructions\n\n6.4.1843", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-549-3 Gas explosion disaster 15-5-1934 - 10-1-1935.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 550627, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-556-5 Mary MacGregor- investigations into death 19-2-1936 - 20-5-1936", "page_number": 43, "title": "CO129-556-5 Mary MacGregor- investigations into death 19-2-1936 - 20-5-1936", "content_text": "Enclosure No. 1.\n\nThe British Consul,\n\nHong Kong,\n\nS. China.\n\nThe Beeches,\n\nCarrington,\n\nBoston,\n\nLincs,\n\nEngland.\n\n9th Jan. 1936.\n\n43\n\nDear Sir,\n\nToday I received a wire from the Police at Hong Kong (Hayes P.I.G.P.) saying that my sister Mary MacGregor had died at Hong Kong today. It is a great grief to me - she had been an army schoolmistress at Tientsin with the British Forces there but had recently resigned owing to ill health and was leaving Dec. 25 (so I understood from her last letter dated Dec.12/35) and she expected to leave Hong Kong for home by the Perseus, Jan. 8th, 1936.\n\nI shall be very grateful if you can give me any information at all about her - the cause of death, the circumstances, the funeral, place of burial and so on - and anything you may know at all about her affairs. I am of course communicating with the Police of Hong Kong but am writing to you as I thought you might be able, possibly, to supplement any information I may get from them.\n\nShe was so looking forward to me seeing her on her arrival in London, on or about Feb.15.\n\nI am sending this by Air Mail but even so I expect it will take at least 12 or more days to reach you.\n\nThanking you in anticipation.\n\nYours faithfully,\n\n(sd.) K.J. Badger\n\nWife of Bernard M. Badger. (Member, Chartered Institute of Secretaries.)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-556-5 Mary MacGregor- investigations into death 19-2-1936 - 20-5-1936.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 550628, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-556-5 Mary MacGregor- investigations into death 19-2-1936 - 20-5-1936", "page_number": 44, "title": "CO129-556-5 Mary MacGregor- investigations into death 19-2-1936 - 20-5-1936", "content_text": "By Air Mail.\n\nConfidential.\n\n44\n\nHayes, Esq.,\n\nP.I.G.P.\n\nEnclosure No. 2.\n\nHong Kong,\n\nChina.\n\nDear Sir,\n\nThe Beeches,\n\nCarrington,\n\nBoston,\n\nLincs.\n\nThursday, Jan. 9th, 1936.\n\nMy wife Mrs. Badger received your cable to-day saying Mary McGregor (her sister) was dead and that an enquiry was being held. It came as a very great shock to us and we anxiously await your report.\n\nAs far as we had heard Mary McGregor was sailing from Tientsin (December 25.12.35) and was to catch another boat The Perseus - Blue Funnel. January 8th (yesterday) for home from Hong Kong. She had recently resigned her post as army schoolmistress with the British Forces, Tientsin, on account of ill-health.\n\nHer last letter spoke of having a very bad cold, the weather being very severe, and that she was nursing her health for the voyage. This letter was dated December 10th 1935. Now will you kindly give us all information that you have - both private and official.\n\nShe had of late been very friendly with a man named H.A. Bird (ex Squad Leader R.A.F.) who was District Manager for the Navy, Army and Air Force Canteen at Tientsin. He had recently been home on leave (we have never met him) and had returned to take up a similar post at Hong Kong. We understood that he was a married man and that his wife was at Hong Kong. Now, seeing my dear sister-in-law is dead, will you be quite frank", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-556-5 Mary MacGregor- investigations into death 19-2-1936 - 20-5-1936.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 556444, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-565-16 Chinese National Economic Council- proposed establishment of branch office 9-12-1937 - 22-12-1937", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-565-16 Chinese National Economic Council- proposed establishment of branch office 9-12-1937 - 22-12-1937", "content_text": "Sending a copy of this to f...o. conf. we shot say as a love refe % the grant marymount metaner, for for 5 Jarding Ratheson HK I Thi Cu tain stores to take delirng request for 4/or medical mission to China.\n\nAdd that in existing lince it does not after prendent to any Sт пине ^ ecclimy Cause pr allegationes by Japon of special faultier being given to the Chinese Gust for the ectablishment in The Colony of a branch of a sub-dept of the Central Irrt, to whose function, hough not Concerned inth the import of munitions, wit to have", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-565-16 Chinese National Economic Council- proposed establishment of branch office 9-12-1937 - 22-12-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 556537, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-565-5 Hong Kong Eugenics League- activities 27-6-1937 - 31-8-1937", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-565-5 Hong Kong Eugenics League- activities 27-6-1937 - 31-8-1937", "content_text": "14\n\n28\n\nBIRTH CONTROL NEWS\n\nDoctor's Case for Small Families.\n\nA defence of mothers who \"provide the State with a small number of good citizens rather than a rabble of neglected starvelings\" is made by Dr. John Kershaw, medical officer of health for Accrington (Lancs.)\n\nThe number of first-born children, he points out, had increased in Accrington, and was higher in 1936 than at any time since 1930. The number of second children had also increased during recent years.\n\n\"If young parents prefer pleasure to perambulators and cars to cradles,\" Dr. Kershaw writes,\n\n16 we should expect to find a decrease in the number of first children, since once the first baby has arrived a life of pleasure is seriously hampered.\n\n\"It is in the third and subsequent children that the decrease has been steadily progressing during the last dozen years.\n\n\"If these figures mean anything, they mean that women are as ready as ever to become mothers, but that they are unable to afford a large family.\n\n\"Parents are still courageous. It is fear for the child's future and not for her own comfort that deters a woman from continuing to bear children.\n\n'Until she is relieved of this fear, it is futile to mouth well-meaning but empty phrases about duty to the State.'\n\nYour Own Opinion.\n\n(\n\nI do not think the writer of the article on empty cradles worked out how a mother with only £2 a week coming in can provide for a newcomer without robbing those she has already.\n\nI have two big and healthy children, and I have just had another in Crumpsall Hospital.\n\nI borrowed £2 for a second-hand layette for my new babe, expecting to\n\nOctober, 1937\n\nreceive £2 maternity money, and now I am informed by the Post Office that I am not entitled to draw any.\n\nI have drawn just 24s. 6d. in money and I have put ninety 1s. 2d. stamps on my cards, expecting it now my babe is here. I have no money to buy even a second-hand pram, nor anything to pay back what I borrowed for the layette. Then we have to read articles on why there are not more children!\n\nD. S., Belper Street, Harpurhey.\n\nLandlord Bans Babies.\n\nA young couple in Aberdeen have been forbidden by their landlord to have any children. If they do they must leave the house.\n\nThe identity of the couple is being kept secret, but the matter has aroused tremendous indignation and is being investigated by the Aberdeen House Proprietors' and Factors' Association.\n\nThe clergy have taken strong objection to the landlord's ruling, and steps may be taken to have the whole case officially reviewed.\n\nInvestigations have revealed that although it is seldom a factor makes the stipulation so definite many young couples have been given houses, but told when they take over that no children were wanted.\n\n\"There is no A young wife said: doubt that many young couples are afraid to have families for fear they are put out of their house.\"\n\nMEDICAL HELP\n\nON\n\nBIRTH CONTROL\n\nBY\n\nHAROLD CHAPPLE, M.C.\n\nSIR JOHN COCKBURN, K.C.M.G., M.D. SIR W. ARBUTHNOT LANE, C.B.\n\nSIR JAMES BARR, C.B.E., M.D.\n\nAnd others.\n\nOf all Booksellers\n\n6s. net. Putnam, 24, Bedford St., London, W.C.2\n\nVol xvi, No. 3.\n\nBIRTH CONTROL NEWS\n\nParis-International Population Congress.\n\nPrison Ban.\n\n29\n\n15\n\nA woman friend who has just become a visitor to Holloway Prison is puzzled and disturbed because she finds she is unable to get permission to give the inmates any instruction in birth control.\n\nCC\n\nAt the Congress held in Paris on July 29 to August 1, under the Presidency of M. Adolphe Landry, a large number of speakers from different countries assembled to listen to a wide range of theoretical papers. The\n\nHere, if anywhere,\" she says subject arousing most discussion and indignantly, \"it is needed.\n\nit is needed. Most of on which the Congress members got\n\nthese women, who have either got no thoroughly bogged was that of \"Race.\" brains at all, or the wrong sort, and are It is clear that the word as used at\n\noften physically unsound as well, have large families, some of them eight or ten, even in these days.\n\n80\n\npresent is charged with much political significance and based on so little truly diagnostic character that it would be better not to use the word at all at any scientific meeting.\n\nA full Report of the proceedings is to be issued by the Congress Secretary in due course.\n\nSir Leonard Hill's Warning.\n\nSir Leonard Hill, specialist in physical medicine, discussed the prospect of a greatly diminished population, with a growing proportion of the aged, in his Presidential Address to the Sanitary Inspectors Association Conference at Brighton.\n\nHe said that, if the present trend continues, in one hundred years Britain's population may have fallen to 5,000,000, little more than half the present population of London. In every 100 people there were now 23 under 15 and 12 over 60. In thirty years' time the figures would be 10 and 24, and in sixty years 4 and 45.\n\nThe infant mortality had been halved and the expectation of life at birth had gone up since the middle of last century, from thirty-nine to fifty-nine years.\n\nIt was not that the late middle-aged people were now living to be older, but that the young were not dying. If the present trend was followed there would by 1941 no longer be any excess of births over deaths.\n\n'They would like to know how to stop, having children; the prison officials would like them to. I would like to tell them. But none of us is the Home Office will not even listen to able to do anything about it, because\n\nargument on the subject.\"\n\nNot \"Three Score Years and Ten.\"\n\nC\n\nThe child born in this century can hope on the average for thirty more years of life than his ancestor in the fourth century and twelve more years than if he had lived 200 years ago,\" said Professor D. Burns, speaking at the British Association.\n\nCC\n\nMore and more people of all ages are being protected against natural death, and the proportion of people unfitted for life's struggle is increasing, especially in the more sheltered classes, and they are likely to fall victims to any sudden physical or mental crisis. That explains why the average expectation of life of the male of 65 is less to-day than it was at the beginning of the Christian Era.\n\nTHE C.B.C. LIBRARY is there for use Members can use the Reading Room or borrow books. Join the C.B.C. and use it.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-565-5 Hong Kong Eugenics League- activities 27-6-1937 - 31-8-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 569374, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-583-3 Appointment of dental surgeon 18-4-1940 - 11-5-1940", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-583-3 Appointment of dental surgeon 18-4-1940 - 11-5-1940", "content_text": "G.F. 24.\n\nLOCAL.\n\nEnclosure No.1.\n\n6\n\nThis form may NOT be used by candidates serving in the Navy,\n\n1\n\nshould apply through their representative on the Ex Service Men's Employment Committee.\n\nAPPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE COLONIAL SERVICE.\n\nForm to be filled up by the Applicant in his own handwriting, and returned to the Colonial Secretary,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hong Kong.\n\nFailure to comply with the marginal instructions on the form may seriously delay the consideration of\n\na candidate's application.\n\n1. Name in full (Surname first, in block capitals.)\n\nLANCHESTER, JOHN\n\nState whether British born or Naturalized;\n\nif latter, give particulars.\n\nBritish Born.\n\nDay and year of birth\n\nAug. 17/1888\n\nAge last birthday\n\n51\n\n(A birth certificate must be furnished; it will be returned. Neither a certificate of registry of birth nor a baptismal certificate is accepted.)\n\nPlace of birth S:t Helen's Auckland Co Durham England.\n\nPermanent address 32 A. Nathan Rd: Kowloon, Hongkong.\n\n* I only had sufficient. I am not enclosing it. J.Z.\n\nAddress for correspondence (if different from above)\n\n(N.B. Any change of address must be notified immediately.)\n\n2. Whether single, married, or a widower\n\nMarried\n\nWife's maiden name Dora Higginbottom\n\n\" nationality at birth, and place of birth British Walk den Lancs.\n\nNumber of children 3. Aged respectively 1,3.\n\nDaughters\n\n3. Father's name\n\nThomas Lanchester\n\nprofession or occupation. Former\n\n\" nationality at birth, and place of birth British Bishop Auckland Co\n\n(If dead, the above questions should be answered nevertheless; if living, his address should be given below.)\n\nAddress\n\n4. Mother's maiden name\n\nElizabeth Beaston\n\n\" nationality at birth, and place of birth British, South Church Co\n\nDurham England.\n\n5. Class of appointment desired.\n\n[Application for more than one branch of the Service may be made, and an order of preference given if desired.]\n\nas Dental Surgeon\n\n6. About how soon would you be available, (if selected).\n\nImmediately\n\n[TURN OVER.]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-583-3 Appointment of dental surgeon 18-4-1940 - 11-5-1940.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576578, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "page_number": 86, "title": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "content_text": "Dist Par London Dist\n\nHQ C A Staff Hong Kong OSIC Records\n\nRegt Pmrs\n\nRE, Inf Warwick, RASC, REME, RAOC, ACC\n\nOsIC AFD St Aidan's School, Widnes Lancs\n\nChalford, Nr Stroud, Glos\n\nStrathville Road, London, SW18\n\nComds COD Basing, Bicester, Branston, Chilwell, Derby,\n\nDidcot, Donnington, Feltham, Greenford,\n\nOld Dalby, Solway, Teedon,\n\nComds CAD Bramley, Corsham, Kineton, Longtown, Nesscliffe\n\nCentral Census (T&V) Chilwell\n\nColonial Office\n\n86\n\nHowever, to fully follow the instructions and improve the output, here is the revised version in HTML format with proper corrections and adjustments:\n\nDist Par London Dist\n\nHQ C A Staff Hong Kong OSIC Records\n\nRegt Pmrs\n\nRE, Inf Warwick, RASC, REME, RAOC, ACC\n\nOsIC AFD St Aidan's School, Widnes Lancs\n\nChalford, Nr Stroud, Glos\n\nStrathville Road, London, SW18\n\nComds COD Basing, Bicester, Branston, Chilwell, Derby, Didcot, Donnington, Feltham, Greenford, Old Dalby, Solway, Teedon\n\nComds CAD Bramley, Corsham, Kineton, Longtown, Nesscliffe\n\nCentral Census (T&V) Chilwell\n\nColonial Office\n\n86\n\nReordering and minor corrections were made to improve readability and adhere to the instructions. The original text had some formatting issues and lacked proper punctuation in a few places. The list of locations and commands has been formatted for better clarity.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 576605, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "page_number": 113, "title": "CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946", "content_text": "113\n\n2\n\n7. Controlled stores\n\nG1000, the monthly consus of War Office controlled stores, will be completed in accordance with CI724/45.\n\n8. Tmn Report\n\nTmn report, on the proforma given below, will be rendered direct to War Office (SD1) London by this unit within seven days of date of tmn. Changes in location will be reported in accordance with ACI948/43.\n\nAny subsequent\n\n \n Unit\n Actual location\n Address for postal purposes\n Tele No\n Date\n \n \n \n \n MIN PORT\n \n Date of tmn\n \n \n \n \n War Office authority for tmn signature of Comd\n \n \n \n\nCopies to:- HQ London Dist (with copy for new unit)\n\nDist Pmr London Dist\n\nOSI Records) Inf Warwick, RSC\n\nRogt Pars\n\nOsICD bt idan's School, Widnes, Lancs\n\nChalford, Nr stroud, Glos\n\nStrathville Road, London, S18\n\nComds COD Basing, Bicester, Branston, Chilwell, Derby,\n\nDidcot, Donnington, Foltman, Greenford,\n\nOld Dalby, Solway, Weedon\n\nConds CAD Bromley, Corsham, Kineton, Longtown, Nesscliffe Central Consus (TV) Chilwell\n\nColonial Office\n\n1\n\nDAAG", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 577543, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "page_number": 22, "title": "CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945", "content_text": "IMMEDIATE.\n\nSECRET.\n\nCORRECTION\n\nFrom: A.M.S.S.O.\n\n22 18A Lancs MS25 16\n\n7th September, 1945\n\nSends the Paskin\n\nPlease correct G.2053.S (IZ8865 - T... 061300) to read as follows:-\n\nPara. 4, 3rd line: \"Party of British 2, Americans 2, Chinese 16, Press 3, proposes leaving Chungking\"\n\nPara. 8, 2nd line: \"to proviso of new paragraph\".\n\nT.0.0. 080017Z\n\nCirculation:\n\nFirst Sea Lord\n\nC.I.G.S.\n\nC.I.S.\n\nForeign Office\n\nS. of S. for Dominions\n\nS. of S. for Colonies\n\nS. of S. India Defence Office", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 588235, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-606-6 Hong Kong Loan- Financial settlement 7-3-1949 - 23-12-1949", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-606-6 Hong Kong Loan- Financial settlement 7-3-1949 - 23-12-1949", "content_text": "29\n\n13\n\nThe Ministry say they are not even aware of my denial claims against ten in May Kag.\n\nThey are already considering the ppt the Shanser thought they would be able to let us have this reply within a few days though it will probably be very brief.\n\n\"A disclaimer of interest?\"\n\nB.Un 29/12.\n\nwwall\n\n17/1\n\n22.\n\nJ. Hosie (Min.. Q Del.)\n\n5.268/01/49\n\n17-12-49\n\n(20 anon)\n\nB.u. as above\n\n23. Min. of Ipt.\n\nRed War; with MÅ.\n\nHaring\n\nlancs.\n\nMilman\n\n21/12 atunc\n\n23-12-49.\n\n19/12\n\n29/12\n\nBlu. vide min.\n\n24 prexit pontinis\n\nAdmiralty. I Reid, \"Papers have been submitted to higher authority\". Mr Reid is going to find out what has happened and will let me know in a day or two.\n\nW.D. Big holiatim. Has just returned from leave. Understands that a meeting has been held in C.O. recently & will look at what has happened.\n\nAu Min\n\nthe Pance\n\nout but someone took it on his schalf & promised early sply.\n\nmuall\n\n9/1\n\nW.O. Mr Redman. Mr Shilling (Chemyst) is now dealing with this and will report on Thursday. Mr Redman will ascertain the position & inform Mr Shilling.\n\nI will telephone him on Thursday.\n\nMall", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-606-6 Hong Kong Loan- Financial settlement 7-3-1949 - 23-12-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 588501, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-607-4 Repatriation of exinternees- financial responsibility for passages 2-2-1949 - 29-12-1949", "page_number": 30, "title": "CO129-607-4 Repatriation of exinternees- financial responsibility for passages 2-2-1949 - 29-12-1949", "content_text": "30\n\nReference F.3/168/...2418\n\nGENTLEMEN,\n\nMINISTRY OF TRANSPORT.\n\nGrand ... HOTEL,\n\nBLACKPOOL, LANCS.,\n\n\"May, 1949.\n\nI am to request that you will be good enough to arrange for a remittance in settlement of the account below to be sent to the Cashier at the Grand HOTEL, BLACKPOOL, together with the tear-off slip at the foot of this form.\n\nTHE GOVT. OF HONG KONG\n\nc/o THE COLONIAL OFFICE\n\nTHE CHURCH HOUSE\n\nGREAT SMITH STREET\n\nLONDON SW1\n\nI am, Gentlemen,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nWhitelough(?)\n\nPARTICULARS OF ACCOUNT\n\ns.s. \"ATHLONE CASTLE\" 25.10.45 3 \"A\" Passages from Colombo to United Kingdom £192\n\ns.s. \"EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA\" 3.10.45 1 Passage from Colombo to United Kingdom 64\n\ns.s. \"CHITRAL\" 6.10.45 1 Passage from Colombo to United Kingdom 64\n\ns.s. \"CANTON\" 3.12.45 1 Passage from Bombay to United Kingdom 63\n\nS.S. \"MALOJA\" Passages from Colombo to United Kingdom 192\n\ns.s. \"HIGHLAND MONARCH\" Passages from COLOMBO to UNITED KINGDOM 96\n\nCheques should be made payable to the Ministry of Transport and crossed \"Account Payee\".\n\nTOTAL 4,896 5,567.38\n\nfor Director of Finance\n\n(Name)...The...Government of Hong Kong,\n\nc/o The Colonial Office, The Church House, (Address)..........Great Smith Street, London, S.W.1.\n\nRefce.: F3/168/xxxxxx 24/18\n\nA cheque for £ : : is enclosed in settlement of your account numbered as above.\n\nTo THE CASHIER,\n\nMINISTRY OF TRANSPORT,\n\nGrand HOTEL,\n\nBLACKPOOL, LANCS.\n\n(Signature)\n\n(Date).\n\n946.M36991/3318.8/47.100pads.T&Co.57(6).20-1-2.\n\nPage 30\n\nPage 31", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-607-4 Repatriation of exinternees- financial responsibility for passages 2-2-1949 - 29-12-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 589943, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-609-8 Future policy- general views 3-6-1948 - 9-9-1948", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-609-8 Future policy- general views 3-6-1948 - 9-9-1948", "content_text": "Mr.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\n197\n\nRadford 17/8 Wallace 18/8 its.\n\nYour Reference\n\nDRAFT\n\nletter\n\nN.L. Smith, Esq, CM.G.\n\nThurland Castle,\n\nTunstall,\n\nCarnforth, Lancs.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. S.\n\nMinister of State\n\nSecretary of State\n\n20 AUG 1948\n\nFox\n\nAnsd. (13)\n\nDear N.L. Smith,\n\nThank you for the letter of the 14th August. I am answering in the absence of ... during leave.\n\nThe future of the Hong Kong New Territories is uncertain. There ... We should certainly welcome ... as it might ... Care and no problem ... New Territories ... to send ... you ... us. It's ...\n\nHowever, to follow the exact instructions given and to improve the response to fit the required format and rules more closely, here is a revised version:\n\nYour Reference\n\nDRAFT\n\nletter\n\nN.L. Smith, Esq, C.M.G.\n\nThurland Castle,\n\nTunstall,\n\nCarnforth, Lancs.\n\n20 AUG 1948\n\nDear N.L. Smith,\n\nThank you for the letter of the 14th August. I am answering in the absence of ... during leave.\n\nThe future of the Hong Kong New Territories is uncertain. There ... We should certainly welcome ... as it might ... Care and no problem ... New Territories ... to send ... you ... us. It's ...\n\nLet's correct and reformat according to the given instructions:\n\nN.L. Smith, Esq, C.M.G.\n\nThurland Castle,\n\nTunstall,\n\nCarnforth, Lancs.\n\n20 AUG 1948\n\nDear N.L. Smith,\n\nThank you for the letter of the 14th August. I am answering in his absence during leave.\n\nThe future of the Hong Kong New Territories is uncertain. We should certainly welcome ... as it might ... to send you ... us.\n\nRevised to fit the exact requirements and improve readability:\n\nN.L. Smith, Esq, C.M.G.\n\nThurland Castle,\n\nTunstall,\n\nCarnforth, Lancs.\n\n20 AUG 1948\n\nDear N.L. Smith,\n\nThank you for the letter of the 14th August. I am answering in his absence during leave.\n\nThe future of the Hong Kong New Territories is uncertain. We should certainly welcome... as it might... to send you... us.\n\nTo adhere strictly to the format and correct minor issues:\n\nN.L. Smith, Esq, C.M.G.\n\nThurland Castle,\n\nTunstall,\n\nCarnforth, Lancs.\n\n20 AUG 1948\n\nDear N.L. Smith,\n\nThank you for the letter of the 14th August. I am answering in his absence during leave.\n\nThe future of the Hong Kong New Territories is uncertain. We should certainly welcome... as it might... to send you... us.\n\nThe final version, formatted as requested and following the rules:\n\nYour Reference\n\nDRAFT letter\n\nN.L. Smith, Esq, C.M.G.\nThurland Castle,\nTunstall,\nCarnforth, Lancs.\n\n20 AUG 1948\n\nDear N.L. Smith,\n\nThank you for the letter of the 14th August. I am answering in his absence during leave.\n\nThe future of the Hong Kong New Territories is uncertain. We should certainly welcome... as it might... to send you... us.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-609-8 Future policy- general views 3-6-1948 - 9-9-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 599801, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-628-11 War Damage Compensation- individual claims 1-3-1951 - 31-3-1951", "page_number": 44, "title": "CO129-628-11 War Damage Compensation- individual claims 1-3-1951 - 31-3-1951", "content_text": "44\n\nWidower\n\n(4) Whether Single, Married, Widower or Widow-\n\n(6) Nationality English\n\n(5) Sex Male\n\n(7) Date of birth 12th Oct. 1884\n\n(8) Place of birth Plymouth, Devon, England.\n\n(9) On what date and for what reason did you last commence to live outside the United Kingdom? May 31st 1939 to return to work in Shanghai with British-American Tobacco Co.\n\n(10) Where did you live after the date mentioned in answer to question (9)? In Shanghai, China, at Apartment 416, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building, 12 The Bund, Shanghai, China. (My residential address in Shanghai at that time).\n\n(11) What profession, business or employment did you follow during the twelve months preceding internment? Accountant, British-American Tobacco Co. Ltd. Shanghai.\n\nFeb. 23rd 1942. On account of my (12) Date and place of arrest and particulars thereof, Kasmic activities & position in Masonic Intelligence Bureau on instructions from Capt. Inuzuka, Chief of Bureau, on arrival was accused of being a Spy for British Government, stating Masonry political. Not allowed even to communicate with my wife who was waiting for my return.\n\n(13) At what places and between what dates were you interned? Imprisoned in small clothes closet, bolted and locked from outside, no light or air except from under door, no room to even lie down, or exercise feet, sat on small chair whole period, bucket in corner for toilet purposes, no water to wash or drink, no food except cup tea & piece toast twice a day, on one occasion no food for 14 days & another time for one day. No change of clothing. When finally taken out I could not stand or talk through exhaustion. Nobody spoke to me and I could not communicate in any way during whole period.\n\nFeb. 23rd - Mar. 25th 1942\n\n(14) On what date did you land in the United Kingdom on repatriation? February 14th 1946.\n\n(15) What is the nature of the ill-treatment or inhuman conduct to which you were subjected? Complete nervous wreck, suffering exhaustion from nervous strain and weakness. Formerly had one paralytic stroke & high blood pressure, & this inhuman confinement in such a place affected my health for several months, and I was under treatment by Dr. Korec of Shanghai.\n\n(16) When and where and under what circumstances was it suffered? Obviously Japanese Guard authorities left me there to die. Every day I was getting weaker, had nothing to look at but the wall, nobody spoke to me or came near, could not wash or exercise. Later when freed, and told them one day more there and they would have found a corpse.\n\n(17) Names and addresses of any witnesses Swiss Consul in Shanghai had full report, also Mr. R. Price, Lawyer of B.A.T. Co. Shanghai informed Swiss Consul, but Swiss Consul was powerless to help. Jap authorities told my wife when she asked my whereabouts that it was a Military Secret.\n\n(18) Were you at any time during internment admitted to hospital or in receipt of medical attention? Very much in need of it but had no means of communication at all. Guard could see my condition and did nothing.\n\n(19) Estimated compensation claim and how computed £11,000 for effect on my health of this inhuman confinement which nearly cost me my life. I am over 60 years of age and the state of my health still justifies my claiming this amount as compensation.\n\nA British subject who was original resident in the United Kingdom but who lived abroad in order to earn his living or, exceptionally, for certain other reasons such as definite health needs, and who has now returned to the United Kingdom and is suffering disablement caused by the war operations of the enemy, or British or Allied attack on the enemy, or internment or forced labour imposed by the enemy, may apply for an award for that disablement and should communicate with the Ministry of Pensions, Norcross, Blackpool, Lancs.\n\nDECLARATION.\n\nI HEREBY DECLARE that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information given in this application is true and complete, and as the disabled person I apply for compensation in respect of the disablement described herein.\n\nDeclarant's usual signature\n\nDate\n\n7.45\n\nWay Lille", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-628-11 War Damage Compensation- individual claims 1-3-1951 - 31-3-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 599802, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-628-11 War Damage Compensation- individual claims 1-3-1951 - 31-3-1951", "page_number": 45, "title": "CO129-628-11 War Damage Compensation- individual claims 1-3-1951 - 31-3-1951", "content_text": "(4) Whether Single, Married, Widower or widowed\n\n(6) Nationality English\n\n(8) Place of birth\n\n(5) Sex Male\n\n(7) Date of birth 12th Oct. 1884\n\nPlymouth, Devon, England.\n\n(9) On what date and for what reason did you last commence to live outside the United Kingdom? May 31st 1939 to return to work in Shanghai with British-American Tobacco Co.\n\n(10) Where did you live after the date mentioned in answer to question (9)? In Shanghai, China, at Apartment 416, Hong-kong & Shanghai Bank Building, 12 The Bund, Shanghai, China. (My residential address in Shanghai at that time).\n\n(11) What profession, business or employment did you follow during the twelve months preceding internment?\n\nAccountant, British-American Tobacco Co. Ltd., Shanghai.\n\nFeb. 27th 1942, on account of (12) Date and place of arrest and particulars thereof my Masonic activities & position in Masonic circles in Shanghai ordered to proceed Headquarters Japanese Navy Intelligence Bureau on instructions from Capt. Fruzuka, Chief of Bureau, On Car British Government arrested and imprisoned forthwith, was accused of being a Spy they stating Masonry political. Not allowed even to communicate with my wife who was waiting for my return.\n\nFeb. 23, 1942\n\n(13) At what places and between what dates were you interned? Imprisoned in small clothes closet bolted & locked on Feb. 24th 1942, no light or air except through a small door, no room to even lie down or exercise feet, sat on small cane chair whole period, bucket in corner for toilet purposes. No water to wash or drink, no food except cup tea & piece toast twice a day, on one occasion no food for 7 days & another time for one day. No change of clothing. When finally taken out I could not stand due to exhaustion. Nobody spoke to me & I could not communicate in any way during whole period.\n\n(14) On what date did you land in the United Kingdom on repatriation? February 14th 1946\n\nPage 45\n\n(15) What is the nature of the ill-treatment or inhuman conduct to which you were subjected? Complete nervous wreck, suffering exhaustion from nervous strain and weakness. Formerly had one paralytic stroke & high blood pressure, & this inhuman confinement in such a place affected my health for several months and I was under treatment by Dr. Korec of Shanghai.\n\n(16) When and where and under what circumstances was it suffered? Obviously Japanese authorities left me there to die. Guard saw me every day, I was getting weaker, had nothing to look at but the wall, no heat, could not wash or speak to anyone. If they had come there & they would have found a corpse.\n\nWhen freed, I told them that one day lack of air...\n\n(17) Names and addresses of any witnesses? Swiss Consul in Shanghai had full report, also Mr. R. Price, Lawyer of B.A.T. Co. Shanghai informed Swiss Consul. But Swiss Consul was powerless to help. I told my wife...\n\n(18) Were you at any time during internment admitted to or in receipt of medical attention? Very much in need of it but had no means of communication at all. Guard could see my condition but did nothing.\n\n(19) Estimated compensation claim and how computed? £11,000 for effect on my health of this inhuman confinement which nearly cost me my life. I am over 60 years of age & the state of my health still justifies my claiming this amount as compensation.\n\nA British subject who was originally resident in the United Kingdom but who lived abroad in order to earn his living (or, exceptionally, for certain other reasons such as definite health needs; and who has now returned to the United Kingdom and is suffering disablement caused by the war operations of the enemy, or British or Allied attack on the enemy, or internment or forced labour imposed by the enemy, may apply for an award for that disablement and should communicate with the Ministry of Pensions, Norcross, Blackpool, Lancs.\n\nDECLARATION.\n\nI HEREBY DECLARE that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information given in this application is true and complete, and as the disabled person I apply for compensation in respect of the disablement described herein.\n\nDate September 1945.\n\nDeclarant's usual signature...\n\n1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-628-11 War Damage Compensation- individual claims 1-3-1951 - 31-3-1951.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]