[ { "id": 235091, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "page_number": 130, "title": "CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12]", "content_text": "127\n\nor plunder by the piratical craft infecting the surrounding traders.\n\nAt the mouth of the Canton River, usually crowded with fishing and trading boats, not a native sail is to be seen.\n\nThe post boat between this and Canton was plundered on the morning of the 25th instant near the Bogue Forts, and the Mail bags recovered, yet there is no clue to the discovery at present of any of the assailants.\n\nCanton itself is still besieged by the insurgents, who have commenced to entrench themselves, and give out that as soon as the standing crop of Rice shall be gathered, large reinforcements will join them.\n\nFrom Her Majesty's Consulate at Canton I learn that there is a possibility of the Captors of Shiuhing (the Capital of Hooper recently taken from the Imperialists) being a division of the Nanking Army marching Southward; should this rumour of their March prove correct, the Imperial Authorities in the whole Kwangtung Province are in danger.\n\nIn this Colony, all vigilance is exercised, and perfect quiet prevails.\n\nCaptain Sir William Stevenson", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 272290, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-127 - Public Offices - 1867", "page_number": 483, "title": "CO129-127 - Public Offices - 1867", "content_text": "addressed to the \nSuperintendent of \nMaritime Customs had proved to be \nof no avail: they said that the \n\n{ \n481 \n\nof Confiscation possessed by the Superintendent of Maritime Customs. \nThis power had been exercised in \nthe interior \nThe most arbitrary exactions of Mandarins in \nno business of theirs. \n\nThe Consuls should be empowered to say \nit in your business, duties are paid \nwith the understanding that no further \nif you carry out \nare to be levied, and have not the power to \nyour engagements we shall stop a \n`Jum` out of your maritime dues to compensate the \nMerchant who are suffering from your weakness. \n\nAnother important change that should be urged is \nthat would restrict the power of one \nin this manner. \nThere were several other acts made at Canton that \nshould be made the subject of representation, such as shutting up \nthe Port of Shunhing to vessels carrying foreign flags. \nThere was also a practice that had come to his knowledge but lately of having Cruisers of the Canton Customs hovering about the entrance to this Harbor; this should not be allowed since it takes away from this the character of a free port if every ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-127 - Public Offices - 1867.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 286216, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "page_number": 172, "title": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "content_text": "# \nSir.\n\nI am directed by Earl Granville to transmit to you for the information of the Earl of Kimberley a despatch, original to be returned, from Her Majesty's Consul at Canton enclosing copies of his correspondence with the British Chamber of Commerce relative to the action taken by the Provincial Authorities of Canton at a place called Shiuhing (or Sukhing, or Xù-héng) or possibly \"ak-bor\" is a mis-OCR of \"Shiuhing\".\n\nCopy to: Gov. Hong Kong. 41-5 April 1871.\n\nMarch 29, 1871\n\nREC. MAR 30 1871\n\nUnder Secretary of State \nColonial Office \n\n171 \n`XCR(41)5` or similar file reference is not present, however `GR...` or other references may have existed. \"Xw\" is unclear, possibly a file or page marker. \"CA\", \"Cot\", \"Com!\", \"Adinira\", \"Agent\" appear to be unrelated or mis-OCR text fragments. \"ན་ཚེ་\" is Tibetan text and is preserved as-is.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 335404, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-235 - Public Offices - 1887", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-235 - Public Offices - 1887", "content_text": "Sir,\n\nConfidants\n\ntu 20/10.\n\n1844 Welland\n\nassed the\n\nraft (in nutes)\n\n2\n\nChann\n\ndirective by\n\nfaire now.\n\nthe Sof Ipn un\n\nJS\n\n87\n\nI drawur\n\nColonies to request that the attention of the Lords of the Admiralty may be drawn to the following sumartes\n\nou\n\ncuttin mather\n\nin relation to the defences of Hong Kong\n\n...\n\n18\n\nrepred to in a letter from Morant of this 22th Feby Land abide pr\n\napy quticle was sucloned in your letter of the 20th,\n\nFurther crime moines defines apulli\n\n2.\n\nZ\n\n07\n\nKo\n\nUgad\n\nto the\n\nWestern Channel, which it is stated\n\nwould require\n\n\"marettes\"\n\nto lay down,\n\nHolland is informed that the force of\n\nfor H.\n\n10763) n\n\nats\n\nminkes at the station has recently been\n\nfortnight would be a\n\nthe time memory 7\n\na\n\nThe Estimate\n\ndoubled and that\n\nliberal day\n\nto complete this portion of the defences. Further, it appears that in 3 days\n\nJasn\n\na\n\nfamilhaber\n\nprotection could be provided such that no small force could quarrel. 3. Sir H. Holland fully\n\nCur curr\n\nin the suggestion\n\nthat it\n\nwelay\n\nbe practicable to arm the local steam launches\n\nto account I similar veits\n\ndun to paint and,\n\nfor disuntin fempores. however, the advisability of\n\nwas\n\nsuch\n\ncranky pointed out in the comments\n\nfour added to\n\nIn this\n\nto form\n\nL KAR LLBAK\n\nin common with the Inversions of other Crowe foton\n\nthe Government\n\nMemor and\n\nL\n\nI thing Rang\n\nway wishucted Hi Gorman local cermitte to prepare a\n\nscheme of defence, of which the utilization of\n\nlocal vessels.\n\nfornece\n\n4.\n\nL\n\nparat.\n\nh\n\nmorant draw attention to the ease with which legunt puuringent lasten \"to the top of any of\n\nthe hills, which\n\nNovember.\n\nCommand the panes & town: Which, bir H. Holes\n\nprobably band\n\nis infaned, sound is purtably\n\nthat a company with\n\nafeen the fact\n\n2-7 for games\n\nLight\n\nCandid\n\nat Shuthing\n\nthead and ascunded mount Davis in 1 1/2 hours. It was thurially admitted\n\nkmorowe,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-235 - Public Offices - 1887.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 361784, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 9, "title": "CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896", "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of Her Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nBURMAH.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n181\n\nNo. 1.\n\n7\n\n[December 23.]\n\nSECTION 1. C. O.\n\n438\n\nIREC\n\nRecd 6 JAN 96\n\nSir N. O'Conor to the Marquess of Salisbury.-(Received December 23.)\n\n(No. 418.) My Lord,\n\nPeking, October 30, 1895. UPON receipt on the 24th instant of the telegram in which your Lordship was good enough to inform me of your Lordship's negotiations with the Chinese Minister for the opening of the West River, and inquiring what ports I considered should be opened, I lost no time in consulting Mr. Brenan, Her Majesty's Consul at Canton, and received from him on the 27th a telegram suggesting that Wuchow, Nanning, and Samshui should be opened—in that order of importance—with Kongmoon and Shiuhing as ports of call for passengers.\n\nAs I had already, in my telegram No. 134 of the 26th October, reporting the result of my interview with the Yamên, suggested the opening of Wuchow, and, if possible, Nanning, with calling stations as on the Yang-tsze, I did not think it necessary to send a further telegram.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) N. R. O'CONOR.\n\n[1721 k-1]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 374606, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-295 - Public Offices - 1899", "page_number": 679, "title": "CO129-295 - Public Offices - 1899", "content_text": "62\n\n675\n\nSir,\n\n2\n\nInclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\nMessrs. Jardine, Matheson, and Co. to Commissioner of Customs, Samshui.\n\nWuchow, September 30, 1898.\n\nAS joint charterers with Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, and the Hong Kong, Canton, and Macao Steam-boat Company of the British steamer \"Kongpak,\" trading between Hong Kong and the Treaty port of Wuchow, we are anxious to register this vessel at your port for inland navigation, and shall be glad to learn whether, under the Provisional Regulations, it would be permitted.\n\nThe vessel would, on entering the river, land no cargo at any place below Samshui, although the loading of it and of passengers destined for other up-river ports would be desirable. Any imports she might have on board for places above Samshui would, of course, be declared both at the entrance and also at Samshui, where Tariff duty would be paid on it, as is now done with goods imported from Hong Kong to the two ports of call, Takhing and Shuihing. On the return journey from Wuchow to Hong Kong she would take no cargo for export below Samshui, although, as on the upward journey, she might engage in the coast trade (one Chinese place to another) between two places lying, one above Samshui and the other below it. The inland water pass could be surrendered each trip at either the Wangmoon or Mongchao Customs stations on the vessel leaving the river.\n\nOr, if the above be not permissible, she might be allowed to trade above Samshui only, getting and also surrendering her inland water pass at that place each voyage,\n\nIn the event of either of the above being permitted, we would desire to know whether the payment of the fee provided, viz., 10 taels, would cover the issue of the necessary papers for more than one voyage?\n\nIn conclusion, we might add that, although we are not authorized to negotiate anything of that nature, we anticipate that there would be no objection-provided the above privileges be granted-on the part of the Companies named to give a bond to the Customs for due fulfilment of the conditions above.\n\nWe have, &c. (Signed)\n\nJARDINE, MATHESON, AND Co.\n\nInclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\nCommissioner of Customs, Samshui, to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson, and Co.\n\nSirs,\n\nSamshui, November 3, 1898.\n\nADVERTING to your letter of the 30th September, 1898, requesting to know whether your Hong Kong-Wuchow steam-ship \"Kongpak\" would be allowed to register at this office, and take out a licence to ply in inland waters, and to my reply of the 5th ultimo informing you that your request had been referred to the Inspector-General, I now beg to communicate to you the Inspector-General's reply:-\n\n\"That vessels engaged in inter-Treaty port trade or in trade with ports outside Chinese jurisdiction cannot also be registered for inland, i.e., non-Treaty port, trade. The vessels registered under the Inland Waters Steam Navigation Rules must be confined to trade between Treaty ports and inland places or between inland places.\"\n\nI beg, &c.\n\nSir,\n\nInclosure 4 in No. 1.\n\n[Not Signed.]\n\nMessrs. Jardine, Matheson, and Co. to Commissioner of Customs, Wuchow.\n\nWuchow, February 15, 1899.\n\nREFERRING to clause 8 of the Supplementary Rules under Inland Steam Navigation Regulations, we should be glad to learn whether the Rules, &c., in force at the several places where dues and duties are payable, have yet been published, and, if not, will you kindly inform us on what date the issue of them may be looked for?\n\nWe have, &c.\n\n(Signed) JARDINE, MATHESON, AND Co.\n\n3\n\nInclosure 5 in No. 1.\n\nCommissioner of Customs, Wuchow, to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson, and Co.\n\nGentlemen,\n\nWuchow, February 28, 1899.\n\nI HAVE duly received your letter of the 15th instant asking when the Rules regarding dues and duties inland will be published.\n\nIn reply, I beg to state that I have not yet received any copies of these, and that I do not yet know when they will be issued.\n\nInclosure 6 in No. 1.\n\nMemorandum re Inland Navigation.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n[Not Signed.]\n\nalready red is\n\n30652\n\nIN order that the nature and meaning of these restrictions may be fully understood,\n\nit is necessary to enter into somewhat lengthy details, but the importance of the stake at issue will, we think, form ample apology for doing so.\n\nAt the opening of the West River to foreign trade two lines of steamers were started by us to engage in the carrying trade of it-one for the direct trade between Hong Kong and Wuchow via Samshui and the \"ports of call,\" the other between Canton and Wuchow, also viâ Samshui and the \"ports of call.\"\n\nThe advantage accruing to merchants from the payment of a fixed sum for import duty and transit dues which franked their goods through to the remote parts of Yunnan and Kuei-chow caused a considerable rush of imports to find their way in from Hong Kong by water carriage instead of via the Pakhoi overland route, &c., which they had followed previous to the opening of the river. The li-kin authorities have from time to time held out threats of reducing their import duty on goods, thus diverting them from foreign to native craft; but although the Canton provincial authorities have adopted these tactics with the success which usually characterizes their actions of this sort, there has been, up to date, no systematic attempt to extend them throughout the length of the West River, so that, to a large extent, the competition we encounter, although keen, is but the natural result of rivalry in trade,\n\nWhen the inland waters of China were first declared to be open, a good deal of doubt existed as to the conditions under which the navigation of them would be allowed, and, with a view to gaining information on this important point—important to us not only from the expansion of trade that would result, but also that it might seriously modify the plans of vessels we were then contracting to have built—we applied to the Imperial Maritime Customs at Samshui to register the steam-ship \"Kongpak\" for inland navigation. After reference to Peking, this was refused by the Inspector-General of Customs, whose decision on the matter is given in the Samshui Commissioner's letter, copy of which is attached. While we still think that the privileges asked for might be accorded without danger to the safety of the revenue of China, we must at the same time admit that there are considerable difficulties in the way, and that, probably, the only effective way of meeting them would be to open Kongmoon, or some other place situated at the mouth of the river, as a Treaty port, whence, and also from Samshui and Wuchow, after payment of duties, goods would be free to find their way inland, carried either by the importing or other steamer as was found most convenient.\n\nSo far we have only dealt with the effect the opening of waters has had on the direct trade with Hong Kong, the craft engaged in which come under the heading of vessels engaged in trade with ports outside Chinese jurisdiction, and are, therefore, excluded from any direct participation in the benefits which should result therefrom. There still, however, remains the Canton-Wuchow trade, the steamers on which, being vessels engaged in inter-Treaty port trade, are also, by the Inspector-General's ruling, debarred from inland water privileges. It is to this decision, as affecting this class of vessel, that we would beg your most earnest attention, as we are of the unanimous opinion that, if enforced, it will, as we have already stated, render the whole Concession valueless.\n\nFrom the beginning our vessels on the Canton-Wuchow line have been subjected to such restrictions that it seemed quite hopeless for them to attempt to compete with their", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-295 - Public Offices - 1899.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 378610, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 424, "title": "CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900", "content_text": "## II.-Trade between Canton and West River Ports\n\nThe recent ruling of the Inspector-General forbidding inter-Treaty port steamers to call at the various riverside towns, such as Juitsing and Dosing, has been a severe blow to the passenger trade. This line is now served by four regular steamers. Efforts have been made to obtain a modification of the rule in favour of passengers, and I understand the local Commissioners of Customs are in favour of this arrangement.\n\nIt is evident that the Customs must for the present maintain the rule as far as cargo is concerned, otherwise, were a steamer permitted to carry goods, say from an \"inland\" place above Wuchow direct to Canton, they would lose their \"coast trade\" duty. The ruling, however, sets up differential treatment, as cargo carried on a native boat can pay one li-kin duty at the point of departure, and receive a certificate franking it through to Canton; and there is no doubt that the specially constructed passenger boats towed by the Ping On Company's launches habitually carry passengers and cargo between and beyond Treaty ports, although they are not specially registered for the trade.\n\nThere is much room for improvement in the type of steamer running between Canton and Wuchow. Even the newest are small and slow, and draw too much water to enable them to take advantage of the short route from Samshui to Canton during the summer months. The Canton Steam-boat Company are building two stern-wheel steamers of light draft, with spacious passenger accommodation; but they will not be ready for another year.\n\n### III. ---\"Inland Waters\" Trade\n\nThe number of launches plying under \"Inland Waters Certificate\" between Canton and various points on the Delta, North and West Rivers, has largely increased this season (by season is meant the high-water period from April to November, when launches can make use of the \"back\" creeks to Canton).\n\nThree launches have run regularly this summer between Canton, Samshui and North River towns; two between Canton, Samshui and Shuihing; one between Samshui, Samshui is not repeated in the original text, so it is assumed to be \"Sainam\" or another town, and Dosing. All but the last were under the Chinese flag. It will be noticed that the last-mentioned, the British steam-launch \"Choyfat,\" does not make Canton her starting point. The Customs refused to allow her to run from Canton on the plea that with an Inland Water Certificate she could not pass Samshui, a second Treaty port.\n\nI called the Canton Commissioner's attention to the fact that Chinese launches run regularly from Canton via Samshui to various places on the North and West Rivers under Inland Water Certificate. He admitted the fact, and, after some correspondence, the Custom-houses at Canton and Samshui have agreed not to consider the latter place as a Treaty port for the purposes of inland water traffic. This constitutes, I venture to say, an important move in the direction of facilitating the free navigation of the inland waters by steamers.\n\nI do not think that British Companies will ever be able to compete successfully with Chinese in the inland water carrying trade, even supposing both to enjoy equal opportunities. The general working expenses of the steamers (which for some years to come will probably be launches towing passenger and cargo boats) are much less in the case of a Chinese concern, and this saving is even more considerable in the items of agencies, travellers, &c. A certain number of launches will always be found carrying the British or other foreign flag, but these will be in reality Chinese owned, with a registered foreign owner to secure Consular protection.\n\nShould the time ever arrive when the Chinese authorities would treat their own merchants with the justice they now unwillingly extend to foreign merchants, then it is probable that the number of British firms in Hong Kong and up the West River would sensibly diminish.\n\nThere is no reason, however, why British Companies should not obtain the monopoly of the direct carrying trade between Hong Kong and West River ports even up to Nanning, and there is room for a good line of shallow-draft passenger steamers between Canton and Wuchow—always presuming that the wayside towns will be re-opened to inter-Treaty port vessels.\n\nI have made no mention of the new Inland Water Regulations which, together with a \"responsible officer,\" were to appear at the beginning of this year.\n\nThe provincial authorities both in Kuangtung and Kuangsi have offered a determined opposition to the scheme, in which they foresee the deathblow to the present profitable method of collecting li-kin, and (as already reported) the \"Weiyuan\" appointed to Wuchow was actually dismissed by the Governor for drawing up draft Regulations suggested by the Commissioner of Customs.\n\nThe li-kin Weiyüans at Samshui and Wuchow have now been appointed Inland Water Weiyüans, and naturally things are at a standstill.\n\nIn spite of this fact and in spite of the restrictions still existing to the free navigation of the waters of this province by steamers, I venture to express the opinion that the complaints, so freely voiced in Hong Kong commercial circles and the public press, that the opening of the West River to foreign trade is a farce, are somewhat exaggerated. Trade in all the branches I have referred to is steadily increasing, and the precautionary restrictions placed on it at its inception are gradually being removed.\n\nThe complete opening of the inland waters of this province would entail a revolution in its fiscal Government, for the collection of revenue, both on domestic and foreign trade, would have to be placed in the hands of the Customs—a most desirable and necessary reform, but one that cannot be effected in a day. I think a very good beginning has been made.\n\nTwo years ago the privilege of transit passes had become a dead letter in this province; now goods are sent up from Canton to all parts of the province in ever-increasing quantities.\n\nWhen Wuchow was first opened to foreign trade, transit passes were publicly torn in pieces at a li-kin station within sight of the Custom-house; during the last half-year 9,439 inland passes were taken out at the Custom-house for all parts of Kuangsi, and even Yünnan and Kueichow, while native produce from such distant places as Nanning, Pose, Liuchow, and Lungchow were brought down under 551 outward transit passes.\n\nIt has been made easier for native produce, say, from Lungchow, to take a fourteen days' journey by water via West River to Hong Kong than to travel overland via Langson and Hanoi, only a five days' journey at the most.\n\nThe two or three specially licensed steam-launches which formerly ran up the West River from Canton past this port have given place to some ten steamers and launches a-day, making connection between Hong Kong, Canton, Samshui, Wuchow, Macao, and all the important wayside towns on the West and North Rivers.\n\nIt must be admitted that the Preamble to the Inland Steam Navigation Regulations...\n\nPage 417", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 381146, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-305 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [5-7]", "page_number": 674, "title": "CO129-305 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [5-7]", "content_text": "668\n\nF. JONES\n\n1. LA BERT\n\nP. N. COOPER\n\nD. RAPTAIN\n\nJ. H GOTLASETT\n\nA. KATRAK\n\nR. B. COOPER\n\nF. M. SHROFF\n\nM. J. DOCTOR\n\nA. MACKENZIE\n\nC. AHMED\n\nC. E. WARREN\n\nE. W. TERREY\n\nW. LYSAUGHT\n\nST. L. M. NORCROSS\n\nF. KIENE\n\nDIMS & GILLINGS\n\nJ. P. COTTAM\n\nS. L. JENKINS\n\nWSHEWAN\n\nIENE\n\nJBBAY\n\n~ 2. LAMMERT\n\nA MOONEY\n\nJ. O. HUGHES\n\nD. H. CAMERON\n\nG. ATZENROTH\n\nF. HELDT\n\nE. HERBST\n\nW S. ALLEN\n\nE. BERNHEIM\n\nAG. KOENIG\n\nM. G. MAJER\n\nHAZELAND GOURDIN INER\n\n\"HIE\n\n19\n\nB. J. MACGOWAN\n\nW. S. BROWN\n\nC. H. W. KEW\n\nH. S. HOLMES\n\nW. WATSON\n\nW. C. PYNE\n\nW. CLARK\n\nJ. W. ROBERTSON\n\nR. PACKHAM\n\nA. E. SANDBACH\n\nJ. FURNISS\n\nW. WHITTON\n\nA. BRAMWELL\n\nW. W. RIEBE\n\nR. KERR\n\nS. J. GODWIN\n\nP. J. GRAY\n\nF. A. COLEMAN\n\nJ. F. KRAAL\n\nP. A. TAVARES\n\nA. FORBES\n\nA. M. BEATTIE\n\nA. S. EBRAHIMJEE\n\nN. BEJONJEE\n\nSOONDERJEE ARJUN\n\nPESTONJEE EDULJEE\n\nSORABJEE DHUNJEEBHOY SETNA\n\nE. MANECKJEE\n\nF. JAMSETJEE\n\nS. VALJEE\n\nKAVASHI EDULJI\n\nDINSHAW NOWROJI\n\nE. MIROW\n\nS. P. JOSEPH\n\nC. N. YOUNG\n\nARD\n\nSHAEL\n\nIMMERT\n\n48\n\nSPALOKTAVER\n\nELLHASS\n\nJH\n\nPPENBERG\n\nUSMANN\n\nHNKE\n\nBRECHT\n\nSEN\n\n? \n\nE. H. JOSEPH\n\nA. G. Dos REMEDIOS\n\nJ. J. V. Dos REMEDIOS\n\nW. M. WATSON\n\nA. SCHMIDTBORN\n\nH. SUTER\n\nM. A. JOSEPH\n\nE. EZRA\n\nS. E. MOSES\n\nJ. M. ROZARIO\n\nA. L. ALVES\n\nC. B. DA ROZA\n\nE. A. DA SILVA\n\nE. ABRAHIM\n\nJ. P. XAVIER\n\nH. REMEDIOS\n\nJ. C. GUTERRES\n\nJ. M. R. PEREIRA\n\nC. F. OZORIO\n\nL. D'A. ROZA\n\nF. M. BARROS\n\nJ. M. GOMES\n\nF. M. P. DE GRACA\n\nV. F. V. RIBEIRO\n\nA. F. REMEDIOS\n\nL. A. DE GRACA\n\nJ. M. DE GRACA\n\nF. DOS REMEDIOS\n\nB. L. DE CARVALHO\n\nJ. J. DE L. MONTEIRO\n\nA. E. S. ALVES\n\nA. H. M. DA SILVA\n\nF. X. V. RIBEIRO\n\n8. E. DA LUZ\n\nL. E. DOS REMEDIOS\n\nA. B. CASTRO\n\nC. A. S. REMEDIOS\n\nA. A. DOS REMEDIOS\n\nJ. D. OSMUND\n\nJ. ASSUMPCAO\n\nJ. O. REMEDIOS\n\nT\n\nTRA\n\nAŃ, L.M.S.B.\n\nCLIUNG KING-WE, DIP., I,M.C. (TIENTSIN) KWAN KING LEUNG, L.M.S.H.\n\nWANTUN, M.D., D.L.M.C. (TIENTSIN.)\n\nWEL ON\n\nKWONG FOK KEE\n\nA KUM\n\nQUAN YUEN\n\nA YOUNG\n\nTAI LOONG\n\nYOW KEE CHAN KIN HOI CHIU YU TSUN CHAN A SOO LEUNG A-SHEUNG\n\nLEUNG WING\n\nLI PAK LUK\n\nLI CHEUK PUI\n\nYU AH SIK\n\nCHAN TOO\n\nTO CHUNE\n\nCHUNG KOO SING\n\nCHAN MING\n\nLUI AH FAT\n\nYU FOOK LOI\n\nLAM HIM\n\nLO MAN PUI\n\nYU SO WING TAM TACK LUM CHI\n\nTO CHEE\n\nWANG IP POO FUNG SHING-IM WING SEN TAY KUNG CHAN CHONG SENG YEE CHAN\n\n''EE LEONG\n\nH YONG & CO.\n\nUN YUEN HING\n\nMOU LOONG CHAN HUNG SON\n\n21\n\nHOP YICK SINCERE & CO. WONG LIN HOP LAM KIM KI\n\nLAU TING-LUN IU KU-UN\n\nLO WAN CHING YUNG CHEUK NAM WONG KING KAI IU SING TOY KWOK KAN CHEE CHAN SHAK TSUN YENG SHUINING CHUNG SING KAI MA-UN PONG\n\nYUN CHUCK LUM IU KWAI SANG YUNG YAU PONG CHUNG MAN PUI CHAN TAK\n\nF. MOW FUNG\n\nFUNG KIT FO SHING\n\nA CHEE\n\nLO HON KWAN\n\nWONG-SO\n\nPIN YEN-KONG WONG MAN-PING\n\nIM WING PUI\n\nLI YING LEUNG KAN CHOW YING\n\nA CHOO\n\nLI HONG\n\nA FOO\n\nLEUNG PO A KWAI\n\nA SNAG\n\nSON LOY CHAN YOW LOONG SANG CHEONG WING TY LONG\n\nWING NAM DER A WING KWAN TAY\n\nHOO LOONG SANG LOONG\n\nTUCK LOONG\n\nTUCK HING", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-305 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 397872, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-330 - Public Offices - 1905", "page_number": 362, "title": "CO129-330 - Public Offices - 1905", "content_text": "# SKETCH MAP \n## OF \n### NORTH RIVER BASIN\n\nKUANG SI \nWUCHOW FU \nO LOTING \n`(62.1/1905.1416) F.0 2235 8-1` \n\nHUNAN \nAborigines Lochely \nto Chitkiy Pass \nLocheng \nKWENGHOW \nAborigine \nYangshan \nYu Yuan River \nTAK NING \nWEST \nRIVER \nKIANGSI \nJenhua \nNAMHEUNG I \nSHAOCHOU FU \nNORTH RIVER \nFingtak \nYUNG \nYUNG YUEN \nRIVER \nLIENCHOW RIVER \nShihing \nto Meiling Pass \nFukong \nChangning \nLienping \nHOK YUN \nHungman \nSHEK KOU \nBAMBOO RIVER \nSHUI \nSHUTHING \nNORTH RIVER \nPao \nSAMSHUI \nWEST RIVER \nSAINAM \nTaunti \nTsunghua \nCANTON \nChantsun \nTseng cheng \nShehlung \nPolo \nEAST RIVER \nTUNGKWAN \nWAICHOW \nSinhing \nPoshan \nYang kong \nSINING \nBumchuk \nSUNUI \nKUNGMOON \nCHEUNG CHAU \nFumoon (Bogue) \nLiankin \nSt John's Is. \nMouths of the West \nRiver \nHanson & South I. S Mui To Law W \n\nMACAO \nSUNON \nBritish Territory \nMirs Bay \nNAMAN \n\n355 \nJHONGKONG \nLung chuen \n\nRailways completed. \ndo surveyed. \ndo projected \n\n| Geographical Miles | \n| --- | \n| 0 | \n| 10 | \n| 20 | \n| 30 | \n| 40 | \n| 50 | \n| 60 | \n\nto accompany M'Fur's Report on a Journey to Shaochoufu", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-330 - Public Offices - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 403123, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905", "page_number": 32, "title": "CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905", "content_text": "31 \n\n$ \n\nshort distance to the West of Shameen. A sea-wall \nis to be built along the entire frontage so as to enable steamers to come alongside and load and discharge cargo immediately in front of the station. By this plan large savings should be effected in lighterage and similar expenses. \n\n(b) \n\nCanton-Samshui Line. The Canton-Samshui branch line, which has been in complete working order for barely six months now earns an average of between two and three thousand dollars a day, while the working expenses amount to no more than twenty per cent of the receipts. Only passengers are carried, the goods traffic having so far not been inaugurated; but the Chinese Officials, with characteristic foresight, have already established two likin stations on the line in anticipation thereof. One of these stations is at Shek-wai-tong (the Canton terminus), and the other at Samnam, not far from Samshui. \n\nIt is stated that the line is to be pushed on from Samshui to Shiuhing as soon as possible, and eventually on to Wuchow, but no actual steps have been", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 411108, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 285, "title": "CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "## CONFIDENTIAL\n\n281\n\n2\n\nto gather them. This led to open strife between the parties, in which, I fear, the Protestants were the aggressors, they having forcibly entered the Catholic's premises and broken some flower-pots.\n\nIn replying to Mr. Rudland, I pointed out that so far the case appeared to be a purely native one, in which the missionaries had no business to interfere, and urged him to do his best to prevent the affair from assuming the character of a contest between Catholics and Protestants.\n\nThis matter appears to have been finally settled by the officials prohibiting the cultivation of chestnuts and handing over the pond to the care of the gentry.\n\nIn the early part of this month Mr. Rudland telegraphed that his converts had been attacked by an armed band of Catholics. I communicated this information to the Taotai, at the same time asking him to take steps to maintain order and protect the lives and property of British subjects. Shortly afterwards the Taotai sent his Secretary to ask me to instruct Mr. Rudland to restrain his converts, saying that the Catholic Bishop resident here had promised to deliver a similar message to the priests. This I accordingly did, adding a warning to Mr. Rudland not to participate himself in any lawless proceedings.\n\nNext day I met the Taotai at lunch. He told me troops had been sent from Ningpo to the scene of the occurrence, and, as he seemed somewhat nervous about the affair, I thought it well to send you a short telegram on the subject. Subsequently I received another telegram from the China Inland Mission stating that the Protestants had been sent to Taichow under escort, the officials not being able to protect them.\n\nI have now received from Mr. Rudland a somewhat incoherent account of the disturbances, in which he speaks of the \"Roman Catholic Army\" and \"Catholic robbers.\" As it throws no new light on the situation and discloses no grounds for intervention on my part, I do not think it necessary to trouble you with a copy. I regard the affair as a local quarrel in which the missionaries on both sides have probably taken part, but to what extent is not clear.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) \nH. A. LITTLE.\n\n## AFFAIRS OF CHINA, CONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[3108] \nNo. 1. \n[January 28.] \nSECTION B. C. D. \n6412 \np: 20 FEB 07\n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received January 28, 1907.) (No. 522.) Sir,\n\nPeking, December 11, 1906.\n\nWITH reference to my telegram No. 218 of the 14th November, I have the honour to transmit to you herewith copy of a despatch which has been addressed to His Majesty's Consul-General at Canton by His Majesty's Consul at Wuchow respecting the piracy on the steam-launch \"Feinau.\"\n\nIn view of the circumstances reported in Mr. Mansfield's telegram, which apparently justified the exercise of caution in dealing with the case, I have thought it wise to refrain from any action until his despatches reach me.\n\n(No. 35.)\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) J. N. JORDAN.\n\n### Consul King to Consul-General Mansfield,\n\nWuchow, November 11, 1906.\n\nIN reply to your telegram of yesterday's date, I have the honour to furnish certain information which I have gathered from various sources with regard to the recent piracy on the steam-launch \"Feinam.\" I do not guarantee the absolute accuracy of this information, but it appears to me to be in the main reliable.\n\nOn the 28th ultimo, at about 9 P.M., the \"Feinam,\" which runs between this port and Shuihing, stopped to take on board some passengers about a mile above Fung Chuen Kong Hau.\n\n| Event | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Pirates boarded | A Sampan with twelve men, having the appearance of ordinary passengers, came alongside. These men boarded the launch and immediately drew revolvers, some of which they discharged in the air, and by thus frightening all on board were able to take possession of the launch without injuring anybody. |\n| Robbery | The pirates then turned the launch downstream, and, while steaming along, robbed everyone of their valuables, the chief sufferers being said to have been four cattle dealers and seven medicine pill sellers, who lost respectively 400 dollars and 300 dollars. The total amount of booty taken is reported to have been of the value of about 900 dollars. |\n| Escape | The pirates stopped the launch and landed somewhere above Yuetsing, and the launch then proceeded in charge of her crew to Wuchow, where she arrived early on the morning of the 29th October, but did not report the matter at this Consulate. |\n\nI am dealing locally with the failure of the launch people to report the case to the Consul here, but I should be obliged if you would kindly impress upon the owner, Mr. Fisher, the necessity of instructing his employés to report to me every occurrence of a similar nature in future.\n\nThere may perhaps have been some confusion between the above case and a different case which occurred on the previous day, in which two Chinese-owned launches, the \"Tai Yik\" and the \"Do Sai,\" were concerned. With regard to this I have gathered the following particulars -\n\nThe \"Tai Yik\" left Shuihing for Wuchow on the 27th October. Her chief ports of call for taking on board passengers are Takhing and Dosing. She passed Dosing about 4 P.M., and arrived above Fung Chuen, at a place called Fung Chuen Sa, at about 6:30 P.M.\n\nTen pirates, who had come on board at different stations as passengers, here drew revolvers, captured the launch, and, after robbing the passengers, made the crew turn the launch downstream again.\n\nAt Sai Huen Sa, a place below Dosing, at about 2 A.M. they met the launch \"Do Sai\" coming upstream from Sainam on the run to Dosing. The pirates on the \"Tai Yik\" ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 411292, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 469, "title": "CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "# AFFAIRS OF CHINA\n## CONFIDENTIAL\n\n463 \n[5693] \nNo. 1. \n9970 \nFebruary 20 \nSECTION 19 MAR 07\n\nSir,\n\n**Admiralty to Foreign Office**.-(Received February 20.)\n\nAdmiralty, February 16, 1907. I AM commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit herewith, for the information of Sir Edward Grey, copy of the correspondence inclosed with a letter dated the 31st December, 1906, which has been received from the Commander-in-chief, China, relative to piracies on the West River.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n(Signed) \n**EVAN MACGREGOR**\n\n### Inclosure 1 in No. 1\n\nExtract from Letter of Proceedings from His Majesty's Ship \"Moorhen,\" dated December 1, 1906.\n\nON the 6th November, off Howlick, I stopped and boarded the launch \"Hong Tat,\" who was not flying her colours. On examining her papers, I found that her engines were due for survey on the 9th November. The launch at the time was going to Canton, so I ordered her captain to report himself to the Consul-General and apply for a survey, writing on his machinery certificate words to the same effect. When at Canton His Majesty's Consul-General informed me that the launch \"Hong Tat\" had made no report, nor had the captain been to the Consulate. I shall be on the Wuchau Division after the 20th instant, and propose to arrest this launch and compel her to carry out my orders; she trades above Wuchau.\n\nR. VAUGHAN, \n(Signed) \nLieutenant and Commander.\n\n### Inclosure 2 in No. 1\n\nExtract from Letter of Proceedings from His Majesty's Ship \"Robin,\" dated at Canton, December 1, 1906.\n\nI REMAINED at Canton until Monday, the 19th November, awaiting the arrival of the British launch \"Fei Nam,\" whose movements had aroused suspicion.\n\nOn Tuesday, the 29th idem, I received orders to proceed to Shuching to arrest the British launch \"Fei Nam.\" \nI arrived at Shuching at 5:40 P.M., to find the launch had proceeded up-river. I accordingly proceeded in chase and found her just leaving Luk Po, with five junks in tow, at 8:30 P.M. I immediately placed her under an armed guard and anchored for the night on the opposite bank to Luk Po village, the launch securing alongside. I inspected the crew and launch, finding four in excess of complement crew, and the launch herself in an extremely dirty condition. No firearms were carried. I left Luk Po the next morning and proceeded to Samshui, where I reported myself to the Senior Officer, afterwards proceeding to Canton with the \"Fei Nam.\"\n\nHis Britannic Majesty's Consul-General, Mr. Mansfield, being ill, the Vice-Consul, Mr. Sly, conducted the inquiry; Mr. Steinberg representing the Customs, and myself representing the Senior Officer.\n\nA copy of the draft of the finding will be forwarded, and I submit that new regulations will now be drawn up which will assist very much in the supervision and protection of British launches. Though Mr. Fraser, the so-called owner of the launch, repeatedly represented that the launch was on her way to Canton, there appears to be no doubt that no steps were taken in the matter, and my arrest of the launch at night ... \n[2376 u~1] \nPage 463", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 411969, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "page_number": 469, "title": "CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907", "content_text": "# [This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.\n\n**467** \n\n**2** \n\nTwo of the new armed launches passed through Samshui on their way to Shuching on Monday, and I submit the following particulars for your information :--\n\n| Length (approximately) | Beam | Draught | Speed | Armament |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 65 feet | 10 \" | 3 \" | 8 to 9 knots | 10 Mauser rifles only |\n\nThey have flat bottoms, and appear well found, and I was informed that there are to be ten of this kind placed on the river.\n\nI will submit further information after I have made inquiries at Canton.\n\n## CHINA RAILWAYS\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n`[19877]` \n\n**No. 1.**\n\n`C. C. 26320` \n**REC:** Red 23 JUL 07\n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received June 17.)\n\n**(No. 193.)** Sir,\n\nPeking, April 27, 1907.\n\nREFERRING to my despatch No. 93 of the 19th February, have the honour to inclose copies of further correspondence with Prince Ch'ing on the subject of the Bhamo-Tengyueh Railway.\n\nHis Highness' note of the 16th instant is not altogether clear, but I take it to imply that our interpretation of the engagement of 1902 is forced or unreasonable. My reply of the 20th instant refers his Highness once more to the plain language of his note of the 16th March, 1902, and restates the claim which we are entitled to base on it.\n\nA copy of this despatch has been sent to the Government of India.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) **J. N. JORDAN**\n\n### Inclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\nSir,\n\nPrince Ching to Sir J. Jordan.\n\nApril 16, 1907.\n\nIN a note dated the 31st January on the subject of the Bhamo-Tengyueh Railway, your Excellency stated that the engagement contained in my note of the 12th March, 1902, was not open to doubt of any kind; that this engagement was to the effect that, as regards railway connection between Burmah and Yunnan and measures for the advancement of trade, whatever privileges were conceded to French enterprise in Yunnan, similar privileges should also be accorded to British enterprise. Further, your Excellency added that His Britannic Majesty's Government do not consider a Concession for this short line to be fully equivalent to the Concession granted to the French.\n\nIn reply, I have the honour to state that a full explanation was given in my recent note of the 24th January of the meaning which should be attached to the Board's reply to Sir E. Satow of the 12th March, 1902. The Province of Yunnan has already raised funds itself for the construction of this line of railway, which can be connected with the Burmese system, in accordance with the Convention, and which cannot be otherwise characterized than as a measure for the advancement of trade. As regards the commercial enterprises of British and French merchants in the Province of Yunnan, the Chinese Government has no wish to treat them differentially, but the various Treaties have special Articles between which forced comparisons cannot be drawn. It is my duty therefore to again inform your Excellency that we still find it difficult to agree to your demand.\n\nI avail, &c.\n\n### Inclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\nYour Highness,\n\nSir J. Jordan to Prince Ch'ing.\n\nApril 20, 1907.\n\nIN reply to your Highness' note of the 16th April on the subject of the Bhamo-Tengyueh Railway, I have the honour to state that there is no question of forced comparisons between special Articles of the Treaties in the present instance. Your Highness' note of the 16th March, 1902, speaks for itself, and the plain purport of it is, in letter as in spirit, that, in respect of railway connections between Burmah and ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 427087, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-369 - Acting Governor May Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [10-11]", "page_number": 172, "title": "CO129-369 - Acting Governor May Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [10-11]", "content_text": "931\n\nFaneuon-edalvano.\n\nCOPY.\n\nNo. 36.\n\n(To accompany No. 90.)\n\n170\n\nSir,\n\nH. B. M. Consulate-General,\n\nCanton, 7th October, 1910.\n\nIn continuation of my Despatch No. 35 of October 6, I have the honour to forward herewith copy of a communication from the Acting Governor-General, offering explanations of the course pursued in the matter of opium seized at Samshui and Shiuhing (Chao-ch'ing). In view of what I wrote yesterday its contents would not appear to call for special comment.\n\nI have the honour to enclose copy of my reply to His Excellency's communication forming enclosure in my despatch No. 34 of September 26. As you will observe, it is based on your telegram No. 19 of October 5, and argues on the lines, which in the despatch in question, I said I would adopt.\n\nI have made more capital out of the Kunchul case than it perhaps intrinsically deserves, in order to endeavour to bring home to the Opium-Prohibition Bureau and the Kuang Yuan Office the sanctity of transit pass goods. The quantity in question was only one ball, for which the purchaser appears to have written to Canton, transmitting cash with order, and leaving it to the seller to make all forwarding arrangements, including advance payment of the levy. No complaint was received regarding its treatment en route, and the receipt was simply sent to me from Hongkong as proof that purchase price and levy are still paid at one and the same time.\n\nThat this is in reality the universal practice, I have no reason to disbelieve, seeing that, owing to the shortness of the time limit, it is doubtless the easiest and most convenient method for all concerned.\n\nI have etc.\n\n(Sd.) J. W. Jamieson,\n\nConsul-General", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-369 - Acting Governor May Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 441886, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-399 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [1-2]", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-399 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [1-2]", "content_text": "## COPY\n### List of Robberies and Piracies Reported in the Canton Delta. Native Press During December, 1912.\n\nBarracks near Shuntak captured and plundered by robbers disguised as women. \n(Chung Kuo Pao, December 3.)\n\nHeungshan district reported to be infested by pirates who capture and make away with rice boats. \n(Min Sheng Pao, December 6.)\n\n30 robbers captured in Shuntak district, and shot. \n(Chung Kuo Pao, December 7.)\n\n70 robbers captured in Shuntak district. \n(Min Sheng Pao, December 11.)\n\nRece C.O. 4325 \nReal 6 FEB 13 \n\nCountry near Tung Hoi and Shih Liu Sha, Heungshan district, very lawless. Body of troops ambushed and nearly exterminated. Government decide to send strong force to restore order. \n(Yang Ch'eng Pao, December 23.)\n\n### 2. East River District.\nTroops sent to Santong under Lam Hung-fen to restore order. \n(Min Sheng Pao, December 5.)\n\n### 3. West River District.\nReinforcements sent to aid troops operating in Tseng Shing district, which is in a very disturbed condition. \n(Min Sheng Pao, December 12.)\n\nReports from Poklo district that scarcely a day passes without a case of robbery or piracy. \n(Ch'i Shih Erh Hang Shang Pao, December 20.)\n\nBetween October 19 and October 25 troops operating round Shiuhing capture over 100 robbers and recover ten women and two children who had been carried off. \n(Min Sheng Pao, December 2.)\n\nPirates who had been holding up shipping at Wang Lin dispersed by gunboat and two captured. \n(Chung Kuo Pao, December 4.)\n\nVillage near Yan P'ing plundered and 32 persons carried off. \n(Min Sheng Pao, December 5.)\n\nTung On, in Shiuhing district, plundered. \n(Min Sheng Pao, December 6.)\n\nSchool at Hoi Ping plundered by band of robbers on December...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-399 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 444639, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]", "page_number": 151, "title": "CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12]", "content_text": "## Brigandage and Piracy Reports\n\nThe region has been experiencing a surge in brigandage and piracy. Various reports detail the extent of the issue.\n\n### Reports from Different Districts\n\n| District | Incident |\n|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| Shiuhing | A vessel was pirated, losing over $1,000 worth of goods. |\n| Kao Yao | Soldiers killed over 20 robbers, capturing rifles and ammunition. |\n| Lo Ting - Liu Tu | Li Seu Ling captured 4 and killed over 10 brigands in a nighttime attack. |\n| Samehui | 100 brigands, disguised as soldiers, looted over 80 houses, carrying off a man and cattle. |\n| Shih Tzu Tao Li Yu Sha | Pirates extorted hundreds of dollars and carried off one man from a ferry-boat. |\n| Chao Ch'ing - Tung An | Over 200 brigands swept the area clean; merchant volunteers refused to confront them. |\n| Yang Ch'un | Over 1,000 brigands carried off over 200 people, stole hundreds of cattle, and killed 7. |\n| Te Ching | 70 brigands burnt 10 houses, killed over 10 people, and carried off 7; 500 troops nearby did not intervene. |\n| Tung Kuan.- Nan Sha She | Over 100 robbers looted nearly every house. |\n\nThe East River has been infested with pirates, causing fuel and grain boats to stop running, resulting in significant disruptions. \n\nPage 147", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 447308, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-409 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [1-3]", "page_number": 406, "title": "CO129-409 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [1-3]", "content_text": "Page 404\n\nCOPY.\n\nNo. 87 Confidential.\n\nSir,\n\nEnclosure S\n\nC.O. 10792\n\nH. B. Consulate General,\n\nCanton, December 12, 1913.\n\nIn continuation of my communication No. 86 of December 10, I have the honour to enclose copy of a despatch which I have addressed to the Tutu on the subject of limestone.\n\nYou are doubtless aware of the fact that on the 17th instant Sir John Jordan gave the Wei Chiao Fu until the 24th to have this question definitely settled, otherwise he would have to consider what retaliatory steps should be taken by the Hongkong Government, in order to mark their dissatisfaction with continued delay and obstruction.\n\nI have not consulted with Peking prior to writing the enclosure, as I am in hopes that it will result in decisive action being taken. We labour, however, under the disadvantage that no stone can be moved from the North River during the winter months, and that so far no application has been lodged in respect of the quarry situated in the Shiuhing district, owing to no plans thereof being ready.\n\nI understand that the officials on the North River propose an impost of seven to eight cents per ton/licensing fee or royalty, but I intend to defer discussion thereon until the proposal is brought forward by the Civil Administrator. I am authorised by the Legation to consider a small royalty of two to three cents per ton, in order to escape the charge of putting forward demands out of reason.\n\nI have etc.,\n\n(sd.) J. W. Jamieson,\n\nConsul-General.\n\nHis Excellency\n\nSir Henry May, K.C.M.G.,\n\nHongkong.\n\nPage 405\n\n \n(empty page)\n\n(no text)\n\n(no text)\n\n(no text)\n\nPage 406", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-409 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 461138, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5]", "page_number": 619, "title": "CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5]", "content_text": "# CONFIDENTIAL.\n\n1 \n\nSir, \n\nBelow is a continuation of my Despatch No. 127 of the 4th instant. I have the honour to inform you that on the 6th instant, Lung Chi Kwong, Military Governor of Kwangtung, unexpectedly declared the independence of the province from the Central Government.\n\n2. \n\nIn a communication dated 6th April, a copy of which is enclosed, General Lung states that he had been unanimously elected Tutu (Governor-General) of the Province.\n\n3. \n\nThe immediate result was at first a serious recrudescence in lawlessness and the formation of large bands of robbers and pirates bent on plunder. Later, the organisation called the \"People's Army\", which figured in the Revolution of 1911, reappeared. They are under the influence of enemies of Lung, including Chan Kwing Ming, formerly Tutu of the Province, who is operating from Walchow, his native place.\n\n4. \n\nThe conditions in this Colony were not, however, seriously affected till the occurrence of an incident on the 12th instant at Dutch Folly in Canton, where the water police station is situated.\n\n5. \n\nLuk Wing Ting, the Military Governor of Kwangsi, which declared its independence in March, had arrived at Shiuhing on the West River in order to proceed to Canton to consult with his father-in-law, Lung Chi Kwong, as to the general situation. A preliminary \n\n## THE RIGHT HONOURABLE \nANDREW BONAR LAW, M.P., \n&c., \n&c. \n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG. 28th April, 1916. \nREG 5 JUN 16) \n`REC? 26419` \n`615 5799` \nPage 1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 461139, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5]", "page_number": 620, "title": "CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5]", "content_text": "616 \n\nA preliminary meeting had apparently been arranged at Dutch Folly between a representative of Luk Wing Ting and some adherents of the party who desire the removal of Lung Chi Kwong from the province, the heads of the land and water police of Canton, and various Military and Naval Officers. Discussion ended in a quarrel in which firearms were freely used with the result that several persons were killed including Luk's representative. This unfortunate occurrence led to a suspension of all negotiations between Luk and Lung and the entire interruption of trade between Hongkong and the province. One effect of this interruption is that vast cargoes of rice worth not less than $6,000,000 are hung up here while the inhabitants in the silk districts and elsewhere in Kwangtung dependent on imported rice are in danger of starvation.\n\n6. \n\nLuk has now been joined at Shiuhing by Shum Tsen Huen formerly Viceroy of the Two Kwangs under the Manchu regime, a protege of the Japanese and an aspirant to the Presidency of the South China Republic. His party is determined to drive Lung out of the Province and Lung on his part is for the present disposed to maintain himself at Canton and at a few principal centres in the province. The result is that he has withdrawn his troops to these centres and thus in the remainder of the Province there exists no government and no authority for the maintenance of law and order.\n\n7. \n\nThus for some days past gangs of robbers have been daily collecting the takings at stations on the Chinese Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway and the communication with Canton by railway has been maintained with difficulty. Yesterday it was entirely suspended owing to fighting between Sheklung and Canton between troops of Lung and robbers from the East River acting probably under instructions from Chan Kwing Ming at Waichow consequently I sent you a telegram of which I enclose a paraphrase. This morning I am glad to say I learn that the line is clear and I assume that General Lung's troops have driven off the marauders.\n\nOn the 23rd instant H. B. M. Consul-General \n\n8.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 462591, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8]", "page_number": 380, "title": "CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8]", "content_text": "# Enclosure 2\n\n## COPY. No.145.\n\n375\n\nH. B. H. Consulate-General, Canton, July 22nd, 1916.\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to my telegram of this morning, I have the honour to enclose for Your Excellency's information translation of a telegram, which I have addressed in Chinese to the Tu Sau-ling Ts'en Chun hauan at Shiuhing.\n\nIn view of the fact that, having been sent en clair, sooner or later it would be bound to find its way into the Chinese press, and that its publication would tend to have a reassuring effect on popular opinion, which is at the moment somewhat excited, it has been represented to me that it would be wise to make it public without delay. I am accordingly, with the consent of General Lang, giving it out to the Chinese press this evening.\n\nI have etc.,\n\n**(sd.) J. T. Jamieson,**\n**Consul-General.**\n\nHis Excellency \nSir Henry May, K.C.M.G., \nGovernor and Commander-in-Chief, \nHongkong.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 462594, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8]", "page_number": 383, "title": "CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8]", "content_text": "# \n378\n\nYour Excellency,\n\nThe Consul General for Japan came to see me this morning. He said that he had received a telegram last night from his Government instructing him to inform the Colonial Government that it had been decided to send the Japanese Gunboat \"Suma\" now lying in Wanchi Bay to Canton and that she would probably leave tomorrow morning. He said that the purpose in view was to protect the Japanese community at Canton in the event of the City being attacked and that it might become necessary to remove the whole of the community consisting of about 150 persons to the Gunboat. He presumed that the decision to send the Gunboat had been taken on representations made by the Japanese Consul-General at Canton, who had been for some time very anxious about the state of affairs.\n\nMr. Takahashi then asked me whether the British Consul-General had not intervened. I told him that Mr. Jamieson had sent a telegram on July 22nd to Tsungling Tien (Shum) at Shiuhing asking him to use his influence for a suspension of hostilities pending the arrival of Tutu Lu, and that the translation of the telegram had appeared in the English newspapers in Hongkong. Mr. Takahashi said he thought Mr. Jamieson had done well in telegraphing, but he had not heard whether there had been any result. He thought Lu was expected to arrive in Canton on the 25th July. He asked me to convey the instructions of his Government to you and he then left.\n\n(Sd.) C. Bevon, \n1st Secy. \n28.7.16.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 462595, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8]", "page_number": 384, "title": "CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8]", "content_text": "## Enclosure 2.\n\n379\n\nH. B. M. Consulate-General, Canton, July 22nd, 1916.\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to my telegram of this morning, I have the honour to enclose for Your Excellency's information translation of a telegram, which I have addressed in Chinese to the Tu Sau-ling Ts'ên Chün T'uan at Shiuhing.\n\nIn view of the fact that, having been sent en clair sooner or later it would be bound to find its way into the Chinese press, and that its publication would tend to have a reassuring effect on popular opinion, which is at the moment somewhat excited, it has been represented to me that it would be wise to make it public without delay. I am accordingly, with the consent of General Lung, giving it out to the Chinese press this evening.\n\nI have etc.,\n(Sd.) J. Jamieson, Consul-General.\n\nHis Excellency\nSir Henry May, K.C.M.G.,\nGovernor and Commander-in-Chief,\nHongkong.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 462596, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8]", "page_number": 385, "title": "CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8]", "content_text": "# Telegram from Consul-General, Canton, to Tussuling Tsen, Shiuhing.\n\nJuly 22nd, 1916.\n\nTHAT UNDER pretext of making peace Li Yao-han has attacked and occupied Fatshan, and there is great popular apprehension that a further advance will lead to serious bloodshed and destruction of property.\n\nI would therefore ask you to use your strongest influence with a view to causing an entire suspension of hostilities pending the arrival of Tuchun Lu.\n\nThe Great President Li in the first instance appointed Lung Tukung Governor of Kuangtung. This appointment has since been cancelled and General Lu is to succeed him. Until he arrives the President, however, has ordered Lung Tukung to remain in charge. On the arrival of his successor the latter will of course hand over charge and the orders of the Central Government will be carried out.\n\nYour wide experience and great intelligence must lead you to concur with me in holding that internal strife is the worst thing possible for any country. Why, therefore, should lives be lost daily, and others exposed to risk of loss, when in a few days' time the new Tuchun will be here and matters can be amicably settled.\n\nAmongst people of understanding disputes are settled by reason not by force.\n\nMoreover, trade and commerce in Kuangtung are at a complete standstill and cannot be resumed until the minds of the people are reassured. Why, owing to fratricidal strife, should their livelihood then be jeopardised?\n\nI would accordingly feel very grateful if you would be so good as to comply with my request as above, which is made in the interests of peace and harmony amongst the people of the Republic and in the spirit of friendship which exists between our two countries.\n\n**(Sd.) J.W. Jamieson, H.M. Consul-General.**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 463117, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 209, "title": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "content_text": "Canton Consul-General to Minister.\n\n(Copies to Hongkong, Yunnanfu, & Tuchow).\n\nSir,\n\nNo. 148.\n\n2v5\n\nH. B. M. Consulate-General, Canton, September 15th, 1916.\n\nBefore reporting that General Lung has resigned the Tuchunship, I have been waiting to receive an official intimation from him to that effect, but, although I have every reason to believe that he actually surrendered the seal to the Civil Governor on the 10th instant and a proclamation has appeared stating that the latter is temporarily in charge of the office, neither party has written to me to that effect.\n\nMr. Chu and Admiral Sa spent the greater part of last week at Shiuhing, returning to Canton on the 8th, and it is doubtless as a result of the conferences and discussions there held that present arrangements have been made. The former official is to act in the joint capacity of Military & Civil Governor until Lu Jung-t'ing's arrival. This would appear to mean indefinitely, as, on the occasion of my returning his call, the former told me that it is unlikely that Lu will ever come to Canton, and today it is announced that he is very seriously ill.\n\nGeneral Lung is after all to proceed to Hainan with 5000 men, for whom the Admiral is endeavouring to arrange transport and incidentally finding great difficulty in so doing. The balance of his troops are to be disposed at other points in the province and, as funds are forthcoming, to be disbanded and returned to Yunnan.\n\nThe Right Honourable Sir John N. Jordan, G.C.I.E., K.C.B., K.C.M.G., etc., etc., etc., His Majesty's Minister, PEKING.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 463118, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 210, "title": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "content_text": "## Consul-General's Report\n\nIt is impossible to discover what the plans of Ta'en Ch'un-hsuan are, as great reticence is observed with regard thereto. Li Lish-chun is at present with him at Shiuhing. Nor have I been able to ascertain trustworthy details as to the financial operations at the back of these manoeuvres.\n\nFrom a commercial point of view it is satisfactory to record very greatly increased confidence amongst the merchants and the populace generally, and that railway and passenger boat communication has been resumed. Well informed circles, however, cherish secret uneasiness and are not sanguine as to the future.\n\nI have, etc., \n**(SD.) J. W. Jamieson,** \nConsul-General.\n\nPage 210 \nPage 211", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 489303, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "page_number": 451, "title": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "content_text": "## Consul-General Goffe to Mr. Clive\n\n### Canton, November 18, 1920\n\nWITH reference to my despatch No. 100 of the 16th instant, I have the honour to transmit herewith copy of Mr. Paget's railway contract, which has been kindly furnished me by Frank Lee, Commissioner of Foreign Affairs.\n\nwithin the province of the consortium, they could take over the work on the Yuet-Han line later.\n\nI said I would report to you what he had said and ask for your instructions. Although I have perused the correspondence covering the negotiations for the constitution of the new consortium, which was forwarded to me by His Majesty's consul-general at Shanghai, I am not quite clear as to whether Mr. Lee's contention that purely provincial, as opposed to national, enterprises do not fall within its scope is correct; but the fact remains that these people here do not recognise the acts of the Peking Government, and if we decline to assist them they may have recourse to other Powers—i.e., Japanese, French or American. I believe that Messrs. Loxley and Co., who, I understand from the Colonial Secretary at Hong Kong, are very keen and enterprising people, would readily undertake the work, and I have the honour to request your instructions as to whether I am authorised to broach the matter to them or any other British firm.\n\nI should be glad if you would be so good as to telegraph me your instructions. I am forwarding copy of this despatch to the Governor of Hong Kong.\n\n**(1.) Canton and Chengtu line**\n| Start from | Pass through | End at | Connection | Length |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Samshui | Shiuhing, Wachow, Liuchow, Kweiyang, Tsunyi, Chungking, Anyo, Kienchow | Chengtu | Canton-Samshui line, Shapao and Burma line, Kwangsi and Szechuan and Hankow lines | about 2,700 li (Chinese) |\n\n**(2) Shapao and Burma line**\n| Start from | Pass through | End at | Connection | Length |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Shapao | Changtek, Shenchow, Yuanchow, Chanyuen, Kweiyang, Singyi, Kunning (Yunnan-fu), Tanyung, Tali, Tengyueh | Burma | Burma Railway | about 3,500 li (Chinese) |\n\n**(3.) Canton and Hankow line**\n| Start from | Pass through | End at | Connection | Length |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Canton | Shuichow, Lokchong, Ichang, Lauyuen, Leiyang, Hengchow, Changsha, Yochow | Wuchang | Kwangtung-Chengtu line, Kwangtung and (Ningpo) Yungchow line, Shiuchow and Kanchow line, Chuchow and Yamchow line, Ningpo and Siangtan line | about 2,000 li (Chinese) |\n\nI have, &c.\n**HERBERT GOFFE**\n\n**(4.) Shiuchow and Kanchow line**\n| Start from | Pass through | End at | Connection | Length |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Shiuchow | Nanyung, Nanan, Kauchow, Kian | Nanchang | To connect Ningpo-Singtan line, Nanning-Chumchow line | about 1,110 li (Chinese) |\n\n**(5.) Canton and Ningpo line**\n| Start from | Pass through | End at | Connection | Length |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Canton | Tsengshin, Weichow, Chaochow, Chaoan, Changchow, Foochow, Wenchow, Taichow | Ningpo | Shanghai, Hangchow and Ningpo line | about 2,500 li (Chinese) |\n\n**(6) Pingnam and Langchow line**\n| Start from | Pass through | End at | Connection | Length |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Pingnam | Kweilisien, Nanning | Lungchow | Aunan Railway | about 800 li (Chinese) |\n\n### Enclosure 3 in No. 1\n\n**Copy of Railway Contract between Messrs. Paget and the Director-General of Railways of Eight Chinese Provinces**\n\n**MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT** entered into this the day of March, in the 9th year of the Republic of China and the year 1920 A.D. by and between his Excellency Tsen Chun Hsuan, director-general of railways of eight provinces, namely, Yunnan, Kweichow, Szechuan, Shenei, Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Hunan and Fukien, and Charles S. Paget, Esq., of Messrs. Paget and Liang, civil engineers, Canton, China.\n\nWHEREAS his Excellency Ts'en Chun Hsuan, being desirous of improving the industrial and productive works and promoting the general welfare of the inhabitants of the Republic of China, being duly authorised by the Administrative Council of the Military Government of South China, proposes to obtain a loan from the American engineer, Charles S. Paget, for the purpose of constructing the following railway lines. This loan will be to the amount of dollars, United States currency, more or less, as may be determined in the final agreement.\n\nBoth parties hereby agree to the following terms:—\n\n1. This loan is for the purpose of investigating, surveying, estimating, constructing and equipping the undermentioned railway lines in the provinces of—Kwangtung, Yunnan, Szechuan, Kwangsi, Kweichow, Hunan, Sheusi, and Fukien.\n\nThe total length being some 12,500 li (Chinese), or 4,200 English miles, more or less, as may be hereafter determined.\n\n2. This loan shall be secured and the following determined in the final agreement: its issue price, the rate of interest, duration of loan, dates of payment to the railway administration of the net proceeds of each advance and method of repayment.\n\n3. The final agreement shall be entered into at the expiration of the preliminary agreement, or at an earlier date if both parties come to such understanding.\n\n4. In consideration of the magnitude of the undertaking, the Administrative Council, through its director, agrees to give Mr. Charles S. Paget eight months from the date of this agreement, in which the necessary investigations and preliminary reconnaissance surveys, estimates, reports and negotiations can be carried out, and they further agree at the end of this period of eight months that if substantial progress has been made toward a favourable consideration of the project Mr. Charles S. Paget shall be given necessary extension of time, if required, to thoroughly complete the negotiations.\n\nPage 448", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 499950, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 354, "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]", "content_text": "# Hongkong, March 10, 1925\n\nThe Hon: Mr. Fletcher, Assistant Colonial Secretary.\nHongkong.\n\nSir,\n\nAt the meeting held yesterday morning in your office, the Manager of the Hongkong Office of the Chinese Telegraph Administration said that we, the Kwangtung Telegraph Administration (from which the Swatow Office must be excluded), were responsible for the debt to the Telegraph Cos. incurred up to December 1924, because we failed to pay our share of the cable charges. At the meeting, we protested against this allegation and were prepared to prove not only that it was unfounded, but also that the debt was actually incurred by the Hongkong Office through their not handing over to the Telegraph Cos. the remittances we made to them as payments of the cable charges due to the Telegraph Cos. But before doing so, we wish first to state on what grounds we claim our right to the further transmission charges on inward traffic. These are as follows:-\n\n1. The Canton-Sumchun lines are owned by us. The Hongkong Office has no line whatsoever.\n2. We bear all the expenses of these lines and those of other lines in Kwangtung Province, whereas the Hongkong Office contributes nothing towards them.\n3. A message going inland, say to Wuchow on the Kwangsi border, does not go direct from Hongkong to Wuchow, but passes through Canton, Fetahan, Sansui, Shiuhing, and half a dozen or more other stations before it reaches Wuchow. All these stations certainly deserve...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 507805, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-500-4 Canton situation- governor's despatches 15-9-1927 - 24-11-1927", "page_number": 139, "title": "CO129-500-4 Canton situation- governor's despatches 15-9-1927 - 24-11-1927", "content_text": "## \n\n2 \n\n137 \n\narily in regard to labour so as to avoid immediate trouble. This is undoubtedly a concession to labour, but it is only a temporary one. Another reason why Li Chai-sum did not fight Chang Fat-fui was that he did not wish to have his own strength diminished for fighting the Reds who again are putting up their heads.\n\nAs regards General Li's intention to disband the Hong Kong strikers on the 10th October, the labour guilds petitioned him for an extension of two months, and he granted their request; but in any case the disbandment will take place, and he hopes that it will be in December next. It is a matter of regret to him not to have carried out his intention on the date he gave to His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong, but the changed circumstance was somewhat too strong for him.\n\nMr. Fung Tsuk-man secretly went to Shiuhing a few days ago to arrange for the disposition of the troops in order to prevent the return of Wong Ching-wei, should he attempt to come back. Before his departure from Canton, Fung gave out that he was paying a visit to Ting Wu Mountain, which is near Shiuhing, for rest. Then asked by me why he did not leave when he was ousted from the Finance Bureau and the Agriculture and Labour Bureau, Fung said that he would not leave as long as Li Chai-sum was in Canton.\n\nFung was not actually driven out of the Finance Bureau. General Wong Ki-cheung, who was his subordinate some years ago, went to him and suggested that someone under Chang should have charge of finance. As he did not wish to hand over to a nominee of Chang, he recommended that Chau Kan-cho, who is more or less a neutral, should succeed him. Chau happened to be acceptable to Chang Fat-fui because he recently gave Chang $100,000. Fung still retains the post of chief of staff to Li Chai-sum.\n\nChang Fat-fui is in Hong Kong now. He was greatly disappointed over the defeat of Ip Ting and Lio Lung, and never expected such an easy walk-over by Wong Shiu-hung. He did not", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-500-4 Canton situation- governor's despatches 15-9-1927 - 24-11-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 507837, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-500-4 Canton situation- governor's despatches 15-9-1927 - 24-11-1927", "page_number": 171, "title": "CO129-500-4 Canton situation- governor's despatches 15-9-1927 - 24-11-1927", "content_text": "## Page 169\n\nThe Canton Government consider that Ip Ting and Ho Lung will not be able to do much mischief to Canton. Ip was formerly serving under Chang Fat-fui. He is now in command of some Cantonese, mostly Shiuhing men. When he was leading his troops to Swatow, he told them that they were coming by a different route to join Chang Fat-fui, but when he actually got to Swatow, he began to show his true colour. His soldiers, finding themselves deceived, then refused to fight. Ho Lung's men are Hunanese. He was at one time a brigand. He was taken on by Chang Fat-fui after he had been rejected by Tang Sang-chi who considered him to be unreliable. Ip and Ho fought well under Chang Fat-fui at Ting Tsz-kiu in Hupeh. It was there that Chang's men earned the proud name of \"Ironsides\". Chang is now not strong enough to fight Ip and Ho at Swatow. When speaking to General Li about his former Cantonese soldiers, Chang burst into tears. When he left Canton on the Northern Expedition, he had about 10,000 Cantonese soldiers under him, but his losses had been so heavy that he had only 3,000 of these men left; and they are now with Ip Ting. The men now under Chang are not the original Ironsides, though they are still being so called. They are Hunanese, and they number 12,000 strong. Only 5,000 are now in Kwongtung, but the others are on their way there. Some are still in the North part of Kiangsi. Chang Fat-fui offered to lead his men to Swatow to fight Ip Ting and Ho Lung, but General Li considered it inexpedient in view of Chang's recent defeat at the hands of Ip and Ho. He therefore sent fresh troops under Chan Chai-tong.\n\nChang Fat-fui came to Hongkong about a month ago; stayed here for a few days; went away for about ten days; and came back again. The reason why Chang stayed in Hongkong instead of going straight up to Canton was that he had to settle certain matters", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-500-4 Canton situation- governor's despatches 15-9-1927 - 24-11-1927.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 513483, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-508-4 Cases of attacks by pirates 6-11-1927 - 23-11-1928", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-508-4 Cases of attacks by pirates 6-11-1927 - 23-11-1928", "content_text": "3\n\nGw Cof(2)\n\n(\"5.5\" grene\". Repai of Pinales. com 12/12/27 trial The 7 ficates captured have been sentenced of them appear hands & wel Co deark. bat least, Co have been old varicurly concerned in at least 3 other recent piracies. There is anky me other copy of (1st encl.) it is & The newspaper cutings with having copies made distribute to all the 5 depts, interested.\n\nEter?? with all cull, to F.0.16%. I copy and anch 2 copy, with tand.mag. for peausal 9 retum 10/tamy, LF Gull o copies, with whits of 2nd end. anly To W.O., A.M. AB/T wat Gal.\n\nE. ame 171128 H. LOT? (wfe 3 & encue) Ś To Adu (wys. 31 enell. - 2nd inoning for per & recen 6 La evo luye 3 & 2nd encl) Lo am 8 Lo BT. 9. Adin 20 Jan 1928 off. long entonce 15·2·28 Dessuncion of pirais launch SHIUHING & ? Par Y Camé S 22-2-28 Melonê\n\nHowever, to better follow the instructions and improve the output, here is a more processed version:\n\n3\n\nGw Cof(2)\n\n(\"5.5\" greene\". Repair of Pinales. Com 12/12/27 trial. The 7 pirates captured have been sentenced. Some of them appear to be connected with well-known Co...deark. At least, Co... have been old varicurly concerned in at least 3 other recent piracies.\n\nThere is only one other copy of (1st encl.). It is ... & The newspaper cuttings are to be copied and distributed to all the 5 depts. interested.\n\nCopies are to be sent: with all enclosures, to F.O.16%. 1 copy and enclosure; 2 copies, with relevant mag. for perusal; 9 return 10/Jan, LF Gull; no copies, with copies of 2nd encl. only to W.O., A.M. AB/T wat Gal.\n\nE. ame 17/1/28\n\nH. LOT? (with 3 & encl.) To Adu (with 3/1 encl. - 2nd inoning for per & recen); 6 La evo luye 3 & 2nd encl); Lo am; 8 Lo BT.; 9. Adin; 20 Jan 1928 off. long entonce; 15·2·28 Dessuncion of pirate launch SHIUHING; & ? Par Y Camé S; 22-2-28 Melonê\n\nThis version has been edited to correct spelling errors, fix spacing issues, and rejoin broken sentences while maintaining the original content and structure as much as possible. However, the output format requested is HTML, and the response is given accordingly. Further adjustments for markdown were not made as per the final instruction to output only HTML.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-508-4 Cases of attacks by pirates 6-11-1927 - 23-11-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515107, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-510-16 Possibilities of Commercial aviation between Canton and Hong Kong- future extensions and official attitude of... 29-3-1928 - 29-3-1928", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-510-16 Possibilities of Commercial aviation between Canton and Hong Kong- future extensions and official attitude of... 29-3-1928 - 29-3-1928", "content_text": "PROPOSED ROUTES\n\nIt was thought that at the start only the Hong Kong Canton Route should be flown over, and that extensions should come in due course. They propose to investigate the possible extensions to Samshui, Shuihing, Wuchow, Sunochow, Waichow and Swatow, and as soon as conditions permit it is hoped these routes will come into operation. There is no objection to the machines being sent on any other routes or on taxi services, provided the Administrators of the Company are satisfied that such flights are to the advantage of the Company.\n\nMAILS\n\nThe Commissioner of Posts was interviewed; he has already ordered that statistics be prepared as to weight of various mails. He was under the impression that an air mail would be a good thing, and he offered every assistance.\n\nGENERAL\n\nThe importance of an early start was stressed by all the Canton Officials, and they are sending General Chang, Chief of the Canton Air Force, to Hong Kong on Friday 23rd March 1928. (He will arrive Thursday night according to present arrangements) It is sincerely hoped that the Company can be formed during the next few weeks, that the machines can be ordered by the British Administrators of the Company by cable, and that flying shall start in September 1928.\n\nThe wish was expressed that at some future date the", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-510-16 Possibilities of Commercial aviation between Canton and Hong Kong- future extensions and official attitude of... 29-3-1928 - 29-3-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 515109, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-510-16 Possibilities of Commercial aviation between Canton and Hong Kong- future extensions and official attitude of... 29-3-1928 - 29-3-1928", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-510-16 Possibilities of Commercial aviation between Canton and Hong Kong- future extensions and official attitude of... 29-3-1928 - 29-3-1928", "content_text": "Enclosure No. 9.\n\n13 END\n\nList of Chinese characters for the names mentioned in the\n\nGovernor's despatch No.169 of 29th March, 1928, and\n\nits enclosure.\n\nLi Chai-sum\n\n(李濟深)\n\nKai Tak\n\n(啟德)\n\nCheung Wai-cheung\n\n(張惠長)\n\nKuangtung\n\n(廣東)\n\nSwatow\n\n(汕頭)\n\nWuchow\n\n梧州\n\nKuangsi\n\n(廣西)\n\nChu (Chao-hsin)\n\n(朱兆華)\n\nI. Cheng\n\nUnknown\n\nSamshui\n\n(三水)\n\nShuihing\n\n!肇慶\n\nSunochow (?)\n\nUnknown\n\nWaichow\n\n(惠州)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-510-16 Possibilities of Commercial aviation between Canton and Hong Kong- future extensions and official attitude of... 29-3-1928 - 29-3-1928.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 536174, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-542-10 Mui Tsai system- correspondence from private individuals 13-1-1933 - 11-12-1933", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-542-10 Mui Tsai system- correspondence from private individuals 13-1-1933 - 11-12-1933", "content_text": "# NEWS FROM KWANGSI\n\n## Floods At Wuchow Show Signs Of Abating\n\n## PETROL PRICE REDUCED\n\nWuchow, June 18. Two days ago, Wuchow's flood commenced to pass into history. Fortunately for the city, the heavy rains of the previous days ceased, and only local rains fell. In twenty-four hours, the water gauge recorded a drop of over ten feet. To-day the reading is below 40 feet, which is a drop of more than twenty feet in less than sixty hours. It is rumoured that a large dyke near Shiuhing broke, flooding vast areas in Shiuhing hsien. Daily showers continue in the afternoon, but unless unexpected heavy rains occur in the interior, the West River has passed the crisis of damaging flood waters.\n\n## Panyang as Model City\n\nPanyang, the model city of Kwangsi, not far from Nanning, recently had a very auspicious opening. The Government is undertaking here to build a city on modern lines. Technicians and experts from many foreign universities have been engaged in erecting a town which will be the pride of Kwangsi. Unfortunately, the opening exercises were marred by a fatal accident, in which ten people were killed or wounded. A troupe of noted actors had been engaged to put on some theatricals. They were in the midst of a play when a sudden violent storm occurred, resulting in the collapse of the temporary theatre.\n\n## Locust Visitation\n\nA plague of locusts is now visiting a section of Kweihsien district. At Muk Tsz village these pests have so destroyed crops and plants that the farmers are having a hard time to find things to eat. Rice has soared in price until in that section, where this commodity is grown and sold at a very low price, a picul is now bringing nearly $14. In order to drive away the locusts, the farmers are resorting to superstitious methods. One \"cure\" is to patrol the fields day and night beating on drums and with brass gongs clanging, hoping thus to frighten away the insects.\n\n## Oil Rate-War Effect\n\nSixteen native oil refineries have recently been forced to close down, and to leave the field of oil competition to the various foreign companies, such as the Asiatic Petroleum, the Socony-Vacuum and the Texaco. Investigation is now being conducted into the circumstances surrounding the closures.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-542-10 Mui Tsai system- correspondence from private individuals 13-1-1933 - 11-12-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]