[ { "id": 218859, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844", "page_number": 185, "title": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844", "content_text": "are \n\nvery \n\ndelivery of letters, wen; when applied- for in person. \n\nAs the present hours inconvenient, particularly to Europeans, who have to apply at the best Office for their letters, His Excellency dircess, that, from and after \n\nthe br of June next, the test liffice be open from 6 to Ga.m. and \n\nThis change will be pone 3 to 6 p notified in \n\nin the Gozette, and you will \n\nbesides cause it to be announced to the Sublic in the usual manner. \n\nI have tr (Ligiied) Rederick H.A. Bruce- \n\nColonial beretary. \n\nA true Apy. \n\n4. M., Ship Agincourt, \n\nHoughong, 27% Away, 18th \n\nグ \n\nSaur directed by Rear Admirol Sir Thomas Cochrane, to represent to Your \"Excellency; that the very great aregligence evinced by those in charge of the Post Office, at this place, in the very tardy delivery of Official letters in the es of the mail accently bought out. by the Spitiful (extending even to for by hours after her arrival, ) has bew - attended with much inconvenience. and might have proved very injurious to the Public Service. \n\ncalci \n\nShave Fr \n\nEvert \n\n(Signed) H. M. Bruce \n\nCaptain & Senior Officer. \n\nFreikirch W. a Bruen Colonial Secretary. \n\nHis Excellency, \n\nGovernor Davis, \n\nye \n\nHongkong. \n\nA true copy. \n\nSonderick Wi 3. Cruce \n\nColonial horetary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 218864, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844", "page_number": 190, "title": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844", "content_text": "persons connected with lovornemens, the letters addressed to them. \n\nAnother complaint has also been anade by Mess. Diraw Gray &, that too letters addressed to them by the old- England, were delivered only on the 24- hotant appeared to have bow stamper the 14. Sistant, and mess. From tray the state that daily applications \n\nagouts, Meses libb Livingstone H. for any \n\nthen office by their letters that anight happen to be there to their addressed. \n\nwas made at \n\nhave it. \n\nHis Excellency calls upon you for any explanation, you may in your power to give of such an inefficient discharge of your duties in the Post Office, where a regular and sure delivery of letters is of such importance both to the public service and to the interests of a large. \n\nlarge Churcantile Community, such as Exists in this Colony \n\nمیں \n\nShave Fo \n\n(Signed) Rederick W. A. Bruce. \n\nColonial keretary. \n\nHis Excellency has just received the suclord complaint of the \n\nsame_ \n\nmature from Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, and instructs \n\nme to call. \n\nupon you to explain it at the same \n\ntime. \n\n(Siguied) Trederick W. A. Bruce \n\nColonials keretary. \n\nA true Copes \n\nFredrich Mr A. Bru \n\nColonial: Seretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 218894, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844", "page_number": 220, "title": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844", "content_text": "to the Post Master General in England: \n\nthe subject. \n\nI have V (Signed) Rederick H.A. Bruce- \n\nColonial heretary. \n\nA true Copy. \n\nPrederick W. 2. Bruce \n\nColonial Secretary. \n\nRECEIVED \n\nSEP 18- \n\nNo 18 1844 \n\nFinancial \n\n} \n\nMy \n\nLord, \n\nربلا \n\nKong \n\nА \n\nGovernment House, Victoria, \n\n(Hongkong) 18th June, 1866. \n\nShave the honor, in pursuance- \n\nthe directions contained in your Lordship's geopatch to Sir H. Pottinger's \n\naddress, \n\nage of 12th January, to enclose- \n\nan Account of the Expenditure. \n\nan \n\nthe Colony of Hongkong \n\nי \n\nfrom the ratification of the Treaty \n\nof Manking to 31th March, 1844. I likewise - forward \n\nEstimate \n\nthe Dupondition. which may probably required (including publick works and \n\nbuildings) for the \n\nyour ending the April 1845, and beg to refer to my Hespatule \n\nN. 15 of yesterday's date -_ on the subject \n\nThe Right Honorable \n\nLord Stanley, M. P. \n\nWitte \n\n! \n\nXe.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 222979, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-015 - Others - 1845", "page_number": 188, "title": "CO129-015 - Others - 1845", "content_text": "vacated is Mr Hurcer. That gentleman together \n\nwith the Auditor and Mr. D'Ahmada \n\nwill receive from you the monies under \n\nyour charge, and to Mr Hurcer \n\nyou will \n\ntransfer the Colonial Accounts with the \n\nVouchers for payments \n\nmade by \n\nyou since \n\n(18:47) \n\nJune 30th \n\nthat the few hours that will elapse previous to your Embarkation in the Lanchow would under \n\nany circumstances be insufficient for transcribing the voluminous book of which you request a copy ; but as His Excellency entertains doubts as to its being within the limits of his discretion to allow copies of public documents to be withdrawn by any officer on his departure, he will refer your request for Lord Stanley's decision by the present despatch, \n\nI have &c (Signed) A . E . Shelley. \n\ntrue copy. \n\nRoderick M.C. Bruce \n\nActing Colonial Secretary. \n\nSir, \n\nThe \n\nColonial Treasury Hongkong, 12 July, 1845.\n\nLetters from His Excellency the Governor of 19th and 24th Ultimo refusing me leave of absence for six months \n\non public business, and with a view to what I deem \n\nmost reluctantly \n\nthe public good compels me to adopt the only alternative of requesting \n\nHis Excellency to receive my resignation \n\nas Treasurer for the Colonial and Diplomatic Services in China, until I can bring the subject through the Secretary of State for the Colonies under the Consideration of my Sovereign \n\nwho was graciously pleased to appoint me to the important Office and trust which I have now the honor to place \n\nFor the Colonial Secretary, \n\nHaughey \n\nin \n\nWebster \n\nFE", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-015 - Others - 1845.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 246675, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 510, "title": "CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858", "content_text": "200\n\nMUSEUM,\n\n4\n\nINDUSTRIAL Side Asylum, Edinburgh, a vase fashioned at the ordinary turning- SCOTLAND. lathe from the \"Boghead Cannel coal,\" or Torbanehill mineral, by one of the patients of the asylum, after a design furnished by D. R. Hay, Esq. From the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn-street, London, through Sir Roderick Murchison, a number of duplicate fossils, and a series of specimens illustrating Oxland's process for the separation of tin from tungsten.\n\nIn the metallurgical series the Museum has acquired by purchase from the East India Company a considerable number of examples of oriental metal-work. From the Royal and other foundries at Berlin fine iron castings. From Messrs. Elkington, Birmingham, electro-casts. From Cocker and Sons, Hathersage, the finer steel manufactures, springs, wires, rods, hackles, &c. From Messrs. Naylor and Vickers, Sheffield, who have dealt very liberally with the Museum, the commercial varieties of steel, steel tools, &c.\n\nIn the same series gifts have been received illustrating the stages in the manufacture of a chisel and of scissors from Mr. T. Turner, of Sheffield; from Dr. J. Ivor Murray, Chinese bronzes, enamelled copper, and chased silver; from Wm. Oliphant, Esq., Edinburgh, and Rev. J. Millar, iron implements of native African manufacture; from Mr. Joseph Gillott, illustrations of the manufacture of steel pens as practised at Birmingham; from the Royal Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851 a case of copper nails, rivets, &c., manufactured by Bartrum and Pretyman, London; a case of steel and copper screws, by Henn and Bradley, Birmingham; wire gauze for paper-mills and flour-mills, by Nicklin and Sneath, Birmingham; a similar series by B. Corcoran and Co., London; a set of elaborately-finished saws by Taylor and Son, Sheffield: a large case of steel implements, files, pinion rods, needles, &c., from S. Cocker and Sons, Sheffield; sixty French watch and timepiece movements, by Japy, Brothers, Paris.\n\nIn the department of models, machines, and tools, the following objects have been acquired by purchase: a large and fine model of a gaswork, constructed to scale, under the personal superintendence of Mr. John Young, manager of the gasworks, Dalkeith, who has bestowed much pains and care on the model, and has secured its acquisition at a moderate cost. Models of glass furnaces, and of the various tools employed in plate and sheet glassworks, including some of the tools as actually used, from the St. Helen's glassworks, Birkenhead, through Mr. Russell of Edinburgh. Models of the steel furnaces and of the machinery used in forging steel, from Messrs. Naylor, Vickers, & Co., Sheffield. This eminent firm have again acted with great liberality, charging only the sum which it cost themselves to produce the beautiful examples which they have constructed. Models by Mr. Sopwith, illustrating points of interest in connexion with mining and economic geology. Wax model of a cotton plant. Models of a glassmaker's chair and marver, and a full set of the tools used in a flint glasswork, made under the superintendence of Mr. Ford of Edinburgh. A small lithographic press, by Waterlow & Son, London.\n\nLondon.\n\n5\n\n507\n\nMUSEUM,\n\nIn the same department, the Museum has received as donations, INDUSTRIAL the following:-From the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, an extensive series of agricultural implements and models. From the Royal Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851, a large working model of an iron ore blast furnace, including a steam engine, by the Sirhowy Iron Company. The instruments employed in cutting the plumbago and wood for pencils, by Messrs. Adair & Co., Maryport. Model of a fire annihilator, by Weare, London. Balance chronometer-night-lamp, by S. Trotman, From Patrick Dudgeon, Esq., of Cargen (as anticipated in last year's report), a Chinese loom, spinning wheel, winding machine, cotton cleaners; model of rice mill, winnowing fanners, irrigating machines, plough, and calico printing blocks. From Dr. J. Ivor Murray, a large number of Chinese household vessels, pieces of furniture, lackered and inlaid ware, paper-hangings, blockprinted books, small models, toys, images, &c. From the same gentleman, a basket, wooden pillow, inscribed papyrus, glazed figures, beads, and other examples of Ancient Egyptian art found in the tombs, besides stamped bricks and carved stones. From the Rev. J. Millar, native fermenting bowls, tools, weapons, articles of dress, model of canoe, &c. from different parts of India, Africa, and the Pacific islands. From Mr. W. Oliphant similar objects from the Calabar African district. From Professor Balfour a Swedish distaff. From the Rev. Mr. Brown, a Madeira distaff, From Mr. P. Stevenson, Edinburgh, a Nooth's aerated-water machine. From Mr. Baildon, Edinburgh, a French gazogene. From Mr. James Bryson, Edinburgh, a comparative thermometer. From the Dalmionach Printworks, through Mr. M. Gray, blocks for calico printing, From Messrs. Glass and Elliot, London, a piece of the Atlantic telegraph cable.\n\nThe ceramic series, already tolerably complete, has been largely developed during last year. Besides purchases from Messrs. Wedgwood, Minton, Copeland, and other English and foreign potters, the Department of Science and Art has sent a large number of examples of ancient and modern pottery. The Royal Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851 have made a similar gift of modern ceramic articles, including Chinese porcelain clays, and samples of clay-ware, illustrating the present state of the potter's art, in most parts of the globe. Dr. J. Ivor Murray has given specimens of Chinese carved pottery, of porcelain, and of Japanese ware. The Rev. James Millar and Mr. Oliphant have sent examples of African clay-ware; and an interesting suite of small but very faithfully executed facsimiles of red-clay bricks, tiles, drain pipes, and brown earthenware vessels, as manufactured and used in Scotland, has been most liberally made over to the Museum by Mr. David Methven, of Kirkcaldy. There have also been many donors of single articles of pottery, whose names will appear in the catalogue of the Museum.\n\nIn glass, Mr. J. Russell, of Edinburgh, has presented examples of the crown glass manufacture, and through his good offices specimens have been acquired on liberal terms, by purchase, from the St. Helen's Glass Works, Birkenhead. Messrs. Pellatt, of\n\nPage 510\n\nPage 511", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-072 - Indviduals - 1858.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 248036, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 108, "title": "CO129-075 - Public Offices - 1859", "content_text": "Mr. Ellis\n\nin consequence of colonial financial pressure Despatch. No. E.B. Lytton will probably include it in intimating his decision to the Governor\n\nWe have the honour to be Sir Your Obedient Humble servants The Board. Roderick 21/3.\n\nMr. Anson will prepare the requisite draft to this effect. Will you be so good as to include 276.\n\n5 Hong Kong and amongst the despatches the one to which this report relates and also the Governor's dispatch No 17 of the 25th of January.\n\nIF 24 March \n\nREP\n\nVED 17 AUG 1859.\n\nEmigration\n\nLir Emigration office 16th August 1859.\n\nNo. 74.\n\nI have to acknowledge your letter of 4th instant, enclosing a letter from Mr. J. Bowring, in vindication of the decision taken not to allow the \"Royal George\" to clear with Chinese emigrants for British Guiana from Macao, but to compel her to come for clearance to Hongkong.\n\n2. The circumstances of the case are recapitulated in the Report from this Board of 8th of Herman Merivale, CB\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-075 - Public Offices - 1859.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 259827, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "page_number": 35, "title": "CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9]", "content_text": "with instructions to those Officers to have the articles shipped as early a period as possible.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nSir\n\nYour Most Obedient Servant,\n\nRoderick St. Robinson\n\nMerchant 4th Novr. by\n\nTo the Honble\n\nE. Cowper\n\nEsqr\n\nM.\n\nTo\n\nTransmit.\n\nPage 32", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 263321, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-108 - Public Offices - 1865", "page_number": 24, "title": "CO129-108 - Public Offices - 1865", "content_text": "## Millist Sept \n\nThis maybe put by.\n\nW.R \n\n8649 trong Nông \n\nCorinnatty \n\nIn replying, quote the following \n\nInitial Letter \n\nPutty \n\n5 \n\nM \n\n22 \n\nWicker September 1865.\n\n0:0: SEP 9 \n1865 \n\n7 \n\nletter of ther \n\n\"In reply to your letter of 14th inst., enclosing dispatch No. 7074 from the Office Administering the Government of Hong Kong respecting the suppression of Piracy in the neighbourhood of that Colony - I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you for the information of the Secretary of State that they will refer the correspondence to Vice Admiral Sir Roderick Rogers and request him to furnish \n\n### Colonial Dept.\n\n| Col | Col |\n| --- | --- |\n| A | ... |\n\nound ffice \nINT, \nreasury? \nPage ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-108 - Public Offices - 1865.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 265557, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6]", "page_number": 27, "title": "CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6]", "content_text": "## \n\ncompulsory action arrives, and neither leads me to reason with Mr $10. as experience leads me to suppose that His Majesty's Government can get the greatest amount of useful service from the Navy, I submit the enclosed correspondence for your perusal, to see if you think it requires any action. I have only to add that before leaving the Warbon, the Commandant of the Santa Philomena expressed himself very grateful for the courtesy with which he had been treated. We returned some days afterwards for a few hours to leave the Manila Mail on board, which he was unquestionably entitled to do.\n\nI have the honor to be, \nSir \nYour most obedient servant, \nRoderick MacDonnell \nGovernor", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 268104, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-118 - Public Offices - 1866", "page_number": 84, "title": "CO129-118 - Public Offices - 1866", "content_text": "opening of the Mint by \n\nimental period of sixe \n\nar \n\nexper- eight \n\nmonths, necessary both for the trial and adjustment of the machinery \n\ninstruction of the \n\nand for the \n\nWorkmen and officers in duties \n\nwhich were \n\nentirely \n\nnew to most \n\nof them. Much anxious attention \n\nmay still be required, but I \n\nSee \n\nno \n\ninsuperable \n\nobstacle in \n\nthe way of ultimate success. \n\nI have the honor to remain \n\nSir, \n\nYour obedient servant, \n\nC.W.W. Roderick(?) Sie(?) & Roper(?) Diusfore(?) \n\n[...]dent L·. Sie A. Mardonni \n\nbut wait \n\nJin \n\nTho. \n\nGraham \n\nA1 Am \n\nMelin \n\nYu. \n\nnot wait and \n\nMext mail \n\ncrazy \n\nHongkong \n\n74.24 \n\n81 \n\nMaster of Mint \n\n10 Aug/66 \n\nI have to acknowledge \n\nthe receipt of your \n\ndespatch No 33 of the \n\nthat \n\nthe Hongkong \n\nMint \n\n19 day reporting \n\nwas publicly opened \n\non the 7th of that \n\nmonth for the receipt of bullion \n\n& Coin \n\nto be coined into \n\nthe new trade dollar.\n\n2.- \n\n\"Dollar I caused \n\na \n\nCoppe...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-118 - Public Offices - 1866.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 268820, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-120 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [1-2]", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-120 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [1-2]", "content_text": "the adduty. 14 Duke of Buckingham.\n\nGoot Home Busting\n\nTRAZA\n\n2971867\n\nMy dear Sir Roderick,\n\nI humbly beg to say that whilst I was perusing your despatches by the last mail a copy of the Hercule Roburn's Seaport despatch of the 10th ulto reached me. It comes to...\n\nI elucidated the whole of it to a dormant - but per plan which I had of it I perceive he does not once allude", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-120 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 275608, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-133 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [10-12]", "page_number": 180, "title": "CO129-133 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [10-12]", "content_text": "3890 \nHong Kong \n13850 \n177 \n\nto cause instructions to be sent to the Crown Agents for their purchase and shipment.\n\nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Duke, \nYour Grace's most obedient \nHumble Servant \nRoderick James Macdonald \nGovernor.\n\n## MINUTE PAPER \nSir T. Roger \nSanctioned this \nAppeal accordingly L.P. \nUpper House 8th 15/12\n\nPage 180\nPage 181", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-133 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 276134, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868", "page_number": 194, "title": "CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868", "content_text": "## All Letters to be addressed to \nThe Crown Agents for the Colonies. \n\nJuly 1868 \n\nAura - 7 Sept 1868. \n9673 \na \nREC 193 \n\n### Offices of the Crown Agents for the Colonies. \nSpring Gardens, London, S.W. \n2 September 1868. \nEIV C:0: ED \n\nSir,\n\nI send herewith copy of letter received from the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong, enclosing a Bill for £4000 and instructing the Crown Agents for the Colonies to pay that amount to the Postmaster General, the sum of £2282-0-10, being Imperial share of Postage. I have the honor to request the sanction of Buckingham and Chandos to such payment. \n\nI have the honor to be, \nSir, \nYour most obedient servant, \nRoderick Roynens Bart \n\n### Colonial Office \nMJ May Jan.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 277675, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3]", "page_number": 148, "title": "CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3]", "content_text": "145\n\nMessageries March last\n\nSteamers\n\nyear\n\naw\n\nthe 2m of\n\nI have the honor\n\nto forward two private notes of Vice\n\nAdmiral Sir Henry Keppel addressed\n\nli\n\nGw\n\nthe\n\noccasion), as\n\nthey throw\n\nconsiderable light on the unsuitable\n\nand injudicious\n\nuse by the Officer\n\nCommanding the \"Hoogly\" of his privilege\n\nto hoist such a\n\nflag.\n\nThe notes having been\n\nintended as private\n\ncommunications I could not forward them\n\nas a\n\npublic despatch and such\n\nas\n\nthey\n\nare I have\n\nhad slight hesitation\n\nsending them confidentially,\n\nbecause I could not ask Vice Admiral\n\nKeppel's assent to my using\n\nthem\n\nas\n\nhe is at Canton at present, and I have only just found the notes.\n\nThey explain, however, strikingly\n\nthe inconvenience which\n\ninjudicious\n\nhoisting of the Japanese flag occasioned,\n\nas\n\nwell\n\nas\n\nthe\n\nmanner\n\nin which\n\nattention was\n\ncalled to the subject.\n\nOn the whole, therefore, I think it as\n\nwell that More Grace should\n\nsee them.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nMy Lord Duke,\n\nYour Grace's most obedient\n\nhumble servant,\n\nRoderick MacKenzie\n\nGovernor", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 280088, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-140 - Public Offices - 1869", "page_number": 485, "title": "CO129-140 - Public Offices - 1869", "content_text": "Macdonnell was requested to consider whether, in view of the reported difficulty of procuring emigrants from China caused by the Convention of 1866, it might not be possible to obtain from Hongkong the small number (not exceeding 3000) annually required by the West Indian Colonies. In his answer dated 16 April last, Sir R. Macdonnell transmitted reports from Mr. Austin and Mr. Sampson (the former and the present Emigration Agents in China) stating that the Emigrants required could be obtained only by the employment of Native agents on the Mainland, with all the possible abuses involved in that system.\n\n685 6366\n\n707\n\n8029\n\n१. c. 8445\n\n748 102460\n\n483\n\nAnd while he expressed his concurrence in those reports, he added that H. M. Government could not be expected to countenance so notorious a breach of Chinese Laws while the Chinese Government continued to insist on the convention of 1866. In consequence of these findings the idea of obtaining Emigrants from Hongkong was given up.\n\nIn the month of May, however, Sir R. Macdonnell reported that he had sanctioned the despatch of a Belgian ship, the Rederick, with migrants to Demerara, and in the following July he issued...\n\nPage information has been kept as is, assuming the numbers represent some form of original scan metadata, though their exact significance isn't clear. The text has been reformatted into paragraphs and minor corrections made for spelling and spacing. The original text's structure and content have been preserved as closely as possible.\n\n was removed as per rule 12. No translation was done as per rule 9. File references were not present in the given text, so rule 10 wasn't applicable. The output is in HTML as requested, using for paragraphs.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-140 - Public Offices - 1869.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 281764, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5]", "page_number": 326, "title": "CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5]", "content_text": "324\n\n\nnight. I arrived at the light-house at about three or a quarter past three o'clock in the afternoon. I waited there in order to try and get a passage up by a steamer, the smoke of which I saw at Caps Sagami. I did put off to the mail steamer when she was quite abreast of Kisousaki point. I went, I suppose, better than half a mile. There were two men in the boat. The steamer was going from 8 to 8.5 knots. I should think she was to the North of Kanousaki point when I turned round and left her. It took about ten minutes to pull back to the shore. When I got on shore, I went into the Japanese hotel again and finished dinner. It was about twenty-five minutes after I entered the hotel that I heard the guns. A man called Broderick was with me at dinner at the hotel. Have been in Japan going on for 11 years. I am an American citizen. There was only one foreigner besides myself, and ten to fifteen Japanese if not more. There are only three boats where I was. You could get plenty more by going about a mile. I am not aware that Broderick endeavoured to induce any Japanese to put off after hearing the guns. I did not consult with Broderick whether we should put off or not. I knew it was no use to offer any more than ten boos, as the boatmen would not go out at all. I am quite certain that I only heard four guns.\n\nSince I have been in Japan, I have been sent to San Francisco to stand my trial on a criminal charge. I decline to answer with what offence I was charged. I don't know if I was convicted of that offence. I decline to answer the question any way. I don't hold any license or written permission to act as a pilot here. I did not try to get the boats which were lying a mile off to go out, as I knew they would not go; besides the night was dark. I did not see any lights on the spit. I of course should have gone to get the other boats to go out, had I thought that the guns I heard were a signal that life was in danger, or that a ship was sinking in mid-channel. My impression was, that the vessel was on shore, and that there was no danger to life. The Japanese would not take me off, because they were not servants of mine. At the time I wanted to go off, there was a nice breeze from N. N. E. Broderick is somewhere in Yokohama. I don't know if he is a sailor or not. He has lately arrived from Nagasaki. I have never had charge of a ship as master. I was chief officer of a sailing vessel for six or seven months.\n\nTo Mr. De Love. The crime for which I was put upon my trial, was not perjury.\n\nThere are three Japanese in the light-house; no European has been in charge for some time. There is no light put there. The clock I referred to as having been stopped, was the light-house clock; the Japanese told me it was broken. The Hotel is two hundred or two hundred and fifty yards from the light. A Japanese keeps the Hotel. Japanese use the Hotel principally, but a pilot can get a meal there.\n\n(Signed)\n\n**JAMES CAVANAGH**\n\nISAAC I. YATES, sworn, states. My rank in the American Navy is that of master, and that was my rank on board of the Oneida. I am considered to be a responsible officer to take charge of a ship. The Oneida left Yokohama at 5.15 P.M., on the 24th January bound for Hongkong. We were cheered by the various men-of-war as we left. The general understanding was that the ship was homeward bound. After passing the lightship, just outside the anchorage, Mr. Stewart, a Lieutenant Commander and executive officer having charge of the ship, set all plain sail. This brought the ship under sail and steam. He braced the yard something about 3 points. He braced them in with the starboard braces; the vessel was on the port tack. The port tacks were hauled on board some. At 5.45 as near as I can remember Mr. Stewart sent for me and asked me if it was my dock. I told him it was and I relieved him. He told me that the masthead and side lights were burning and the lookouts were stationed; the man at the lead both sides and the proper men at the wheel. He also told me, the course S. by E. ¼ E. Mr. Moldaur, the navigating officer, was also on the bridge. (I relieved Mr. Stewart on the bridge) I asked him after Mr. Stewart went away to assure myself of the course; he told me again S. by E. ¼ E. So we headed. At 6 o'clock I relieved the watch, sent the port watch on deck, and ordered the officer of the forecastle of the starboard watch, Mr. Adams, to heave the log. He reported her going 6 knots and 6 fathoms. I thought she might be going a little faster, so I asked him again, and he was positive. He asked me if he should put it in his log. I told him no, that we must make an allowance for the quarter of an hour during which we were at anchor. Mr. Adams was then relieved by Mr. Hall, a midshipman. Before this, when I asked Mr. Moldaur about the course, he told me he wanted me to send a quartermaster on to the forecastle with a glass on the port side to keep a lookout for Saratoga spit buoy, which he told me was somewhere on the port bow. I sent for a quartermaster, and found it was William Boyston, signal quartermaster; he reported to me with the glass. I told him to go on the forecastle, and keep a lookout for this buoy on the port bow, and he went there. At 6 o'clock, he was relieved by Thomas Woolley, quartermaster. At 7.20, as near as I can judge, I thought we were sort of drifting in to starboard as Kanonsaki was drawing more ahead; we had had it a point on the starboard bow. I thought we were sagging in toward the western shore. I sent for Mr. Moldaur and gave the order to starboard a little; the ship was heading out to port slowly; my object was to put the light to the same bearing; just then the quartermaster on the forecastle reported a steamer right ahead; and I saw a steamer's mast-head light coming round Kanousaki point, and this light passed from ahead to starboard; then when I turned round, I saw Mr. Moldaur, who asked me, \"what's the matter, Yates?\" I said, \"I think we are sagging into starboard, and I ordered the helm to starboard; and there is a steamer's mast-head light passing from ahead to starboard\"; but Mr. Moldaur said, \"I can't go any more to port, we must head our course.\" I asked the quartermaster how the ship then headed, he said S. E. by S., so that she must have came up 1 point and, then I ordered her on her course, and when she got there, the quartermaster reported her so; that course was S. by E. ¼ E. When the ship was on her course, we could see the steamer's mast-head light on our starboard bow and changing its bearing further aft. Not long after, Mr. Moldaur and I both saw her green light, and her mast-head light a point on our starboard bow. She was then evidently running nearly parallel to us, pretty well into the western or starboard shore. Mr. Moldaur said, \"you see her green light there\" and I said \"yes\" and he said, \"she'll pass to starboard of us\" which was also my idea. She was then over three miles off; we were on our course all the time, S. by E. ¼ E., and we were of course approaching each other. When the steamer was a mile off, three points on the starboard bow, I saw she had put her helm to port, by the new direction in which she headed; she headed right for our green light. I was standing on the starboard side of the bridge where I had been standing all the time since we had made this steamer, and I saw her heading for me; and the instant her red light opened (then I saw all three lights), I gave the order “starboard,” then \"hard a starboard.\" The quartermaster answered me from the wheel. We headed off rapidly to port and kept heading off that way; when this steamer was a short distance from me, I can't judge how far exactly, she put her helm to starboard. If she had not starboarded her helm when she did, she would have struck forward of the point which she did strike. I didn't hear any order given on the other steamer, but I saw evidently that she headed to port and that her helm must therefore have been starboarded. I heard no noise on the steamer, and saw no signals made of any kind before or after the collision. Just about the time of collision, someone sang out, \"what the hell are you doing?\" Whether it was to someone on board the Oneida or to someone on the Bombay, I cannot say. She struck our ship not long after starboarding her helm; her helm was a starboard when she struck us; she struck us about the starboard mizen rigging, right abreast as I should judge, and at an angle of about 40 to 45 degrees, and she cut off the whole of the quarter diagonally, and carried away the poop, which went over the side astern; she also carried away our spanker boom and gaff, the wheel and starboard binnacle. She cut the gig in two and smashed it all up. The only binnacle we had left was the one on the port side. My ship was unmanageable—entirely so. As soon as she struck, I gave orders to shorten sail; the square sails were taken off the ship, and the main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main main and the square sails were taken off the ship, and the main-trysail too; the spanker was gone, but the head sails were not hauled down. As soon as she struck, the officers all rushed on deck. Captain Williams was brought on deck by two men, and Mr. Stewart, as soon as he touched the ship's deck, ran to the port side of the deck, jumped upon an arm chest near the rail, and sung out in a loud tone of voice, \"steamer ahoy, you have cut us down, remain by us.” The Bombay was at that time across the stern of the Oneida, but immediately went out of sight. I only heard Mr. Stewart shout out once, and I heard no one else hail the steamer. I heard no one answer from the Bombay. He then went down from the chest and said, \"for God's sake, aren't there any primers about here? where's Langman, where's the gunner's mate.\" All the primers that were aft were carried away, together with all the rockets that had been made up and all the blue lights and signals which might have been available—the lights were in a box made fast up underneath the poop fastened to the beams; the rockets were also made fast along the beams together; the boxes of primers were in the armouries which were situated on each side underneath the poop. Soon after, Thomas Stevenson got the primers, I believe, and Mr. Stewart and Mr. Adane loaded and fired a gun, it was the starboard No. 1, 3rd Division gun which was just forward of the bridge. Her calibre was thirty-two lbs. and the charge was 6 lbs. When the Captain came on deck, I told him that the ship had ported her helm and cut me down; he said, \"I know it, sir, but let us save the ship,\" and he gave orders to keep silence on deck. He then gave orders for shortening sail, but they had already commenced to do so. When I next saw the Captain, it was about a minute after I had just spoken to him; he asked me to go and see if the jib was easy. I went and saw, and came back and reported \"yes\" so he said that was right; then the order was given to set the foretopsail, with the idea of paying the ship off and running her ashore on the westward shore. There were several officers forward. I went forward and gave the order to man the topsail sheet. I saw Mr. Sargent there and then I heard Mr. Moldaur call out for me, and he wanted me to help him to get the pumps manned on deck; the carpenter was there and we got the pumps manned, and the men got to work on them; all the pumps were going, the steam pumps, and deck pumps, but the water was rising very rapidly, and the ship sinking very fast by the stern; just before she sank, Mr. Moldaur called me to see how she headed; I went aft and looked at the port binnacle, and she headed E. by N., and I judge that she must have run about two miles after the collision; she kept coming up all the time toward the eastward. (Just before the Bombay struck us, the officer on our forecastle called out, \"hard a port,\" but I didn't repeat his order, and I think his idea was to swing the ships parallel, as the Bombay was passing our centre. The Bombay's bow had got past the centre of our ship; the Bombay had already starboarded her helm). I then went and told Mr. Moldaur how she headed, and he told me to go on the bridge and tell the Captain. Mr. Moldaur was sounding with the lead, trying to find the bottom. I went up and told the Captain, but I don't remember that he said anything. Immediately Mr. Moldaur jumped on to the bridge and said, the ship would sink in three minutes by the stern; he begged the Captain to take to the boats; they had been clearing away the boats before this, and getting them ready to lower; the first and third cutters were the only boats we had after the collision except the dingy which was broken in two; she had been condemned and was only kept on the davits to stow gear in. But the Captain would give no orders to take to the boats; he replied to Mr. Moldaur, \"no, no—never mind the boats.\" I understood that Mr. Moldaur did, notwithstanding, give an order to take to the boats. About that time, the bridge was very near the water; just before it touched the water, I asked the Captain to jump with me into the cutter, which was a little way off; but he stood there. He made some reply, but I couldn't swear what the reply was; I think he said something about: \"I will sink with my ship\" but I thought that I would jump, so I jumped, and dropped my trumpet as I jumped. I sank. I had on cloth clothes and a heavy overcoat, and I came up and struck against the side of a boat with my head. I begged a man to haul me in; he laid hold of me and, while he was hauling me in, I turned my head to the right and I saw the foretopgallant mast sticking out of the water, but just going down, and when I got into the boat, I stood up and looked about for the ship, but I could see nothing of her, nor anything in the water then. Just then Mr. Crowninshield swam to the boat and begged me to haul him in; so we hauled him in. Then I saw an officer in his shirt sleeves, and he begged me to save him; he said, \"Yates, for God's sake save me.\" That was Mr. Stewart, the executive officer. I ordered the men to back down; they backed their oars, but he sank underneath the stern of the boat. I saw no other person but Mr. Stewart and Mr. Crowninshields. I may have seen Mr. Moldaur, but I won't be certain. I begged the men to stay by the ship and they did so, but we soon all saw that our boat was very full of men; they had quite a number in the boat when she was lowered, and half were hauled in afterwards. We had 44 in our boat; the boat was not very large, and there was a great deal of water in the boat, and the water was coming in a little; so orders were given to bail with shoes and hats. I soon saw that if we wanted to save ourselves, we would have to get on shore as soon as possible, and the men were clamouring to go on. They commenced to pull ahead. I begged them to stop, but they wouldn't; we headed for shore. I having given up all hope, we went before the wind, heading into land when possible, and steering with a long oar. At one time, just before we landed, we were very nearly capsized in the surf, but we finally all got on shore and landed at a village, just in a cove, this side of Kanonsaki light, that is, we landed on the rocks, whence we proceeded to the village. Some of us stayed there all night, but after I went to sleep, some of them straggled off. I got up in the morning, leaving Mr. Crowninshields and three men with him. I had started to walk on with a party of men and arrived at Yokoska at about 10 A.M. They treated us kindly there, and I found a number of my men there. I went out in a steam launch from Yokoska toward Kanonsaki, and met the Aspic, French gunboat; she had a boat astern with Mr. Lyons in charge. I got into the boat, and sent all my men in the launch to the Yangtze; then I went down in this boat with Mr. Lyons, towed by the Aspic. She soon cast us off, and we pulled in toward the shore; afterward I got into the English steam launch and we looked around the coast. I went into the English launch from Mr. Lyon's boat direct. I didn't go on shore, but I saw a Russian boat there, and the Captain of the Sylvia came alongside in his boat; then we went out in the launch down to the lightship, and then we went on shore, and I walked about on shore with some officers of the Idaho, and the Captain of the Sylvia also; this was about three o'clock.\n\nI then went on board the Sylvia, in which I came to Yokohama, and was then put on board the Idaho.\n\nAdjourned till 1.30 P.M.\n\nProceedings resumed at 1.30 P.M.\n\nMr. YATES said he had forgotten to mention that the Oneida's steam whistle was blowing from the time of the collision until just before the ship sunk. I saw the man Jacobson turn it on. Jacobson was lost.\n\nTo Mr. DE LONG.—When I said that our lamps were out, I meant that they were out in the boxes; both side-lights and the masthead light were burning brightly. When we first saw the Bombay's red light, it was something over three minutes before the collision took place, as I saw all three lights and this vessel broad on my starboard bow, it was my duty to starboard my helm. If I had ported at that time, we should possibly have collided bows on; and I would no doubt have struck her on her starboard bow. If we had struck bows on, I think the Bombay would have cut into us very far. On leaving the anchorage, the Oneida passed to the East of the light-ship. I don't know exactly at what time we passed her. I saw the light-ship on our starboard side. The light-ship was about three cables lengths off when we passed. I relieved the deck at a quarter to six. The course passed to me on taking the deck was S. by E. ¼ E. I speak of the course by compass. I do know that there was not one-half of a degree deviation between the standard compass and the compass we were steering by. The navigator would know all these things. S. by E. ¼ E. was the course actually steered. And Mr. Moldaur, the navigating officer, would have made allowances for deviation and variation. The deviation of the compass on that course would not be over half a degree. I changed the course S. by E. ¼ E. once. I changed because I thought the ship was sagging into the Western shore. I headed up to S. E. by S. I headed up that way somewhere about four minutes. The next course to that was S. by E. quarter E. Mr. Moldaur ordered me to return to the original course; the reason was, \"I cannot stand any more to port.\" I left this latter course again on seeing a steamer on my starboard bow heading for me. I suppose about 12 or 15 minutes must have elapsed between the time that I received Mr. Moldaur's order to alter the course, and the time that I altered it on seeing the other steamer. The Bombay was three points on our starboard bow. When I deviated the second time, the vessels were about one mile apart at that time. I think the gun was fired four times from the Oneida; all the shots were from the same gun; the sound of the fourth was, I think, somewhat smothered, as the vessel was about sinking. The lieutenant wanted the gunner's mate to get primers and powder. I should judge the primers were got from forward; we fired four times from the same gun, because the primers and powder were at that gun; and I suppose Mr. Stewart kept them there. I only stayed there with him until he fired that one gun. None of the guns were loaded at the time of the collision. There were two lookouts on the forecastle, and one on the port side of the poop; those were all we had. One officer, Mr. Midshipman Hall, was on the forecastle all the time; there was also a quartermaster with a glass. I don't mean to say that all the signals on board, but that all that were quickly available, were lost, when the quarter was carried away. I should say that 30 seconds after the collision, the steam whistle was blown; and that five minutes elapsed before the first gun was fired. The Oneida floated fifteen minutes after collision. I think the tonnage of the Oneida was 1,030 tons, with the engine-room. (Admitted that the gross tonnage of the Bombay is 1,376 tons). The new tonnage of the Oneida was 695 tons. The Oneida had a poop-deck built up over the spar deck astern. There were double doors on each side of the deck, which closed this cabin in. Inside of this poop cabin, there was an armoury on each side; the tiller also came through there; and the relieving tackles were also in there. Abaft the tiller was a bath tub; and there were pegs in the cabin for coats. The officers need to hang their rain clothes in there. We also had large easy chairs in there. This place was used as a lounging and smoking room by the Captain and officers. Over-head, there were boxes for signals; there was a chart-table and a drawer with charts on the forward side against the bulk-head; it was quite a broad table. There was also spare gun-gear. There were always lamps kept in there; two were always kept alight in there at night. There were also some books; the log-book was sometimes kept in there. There was no cloth on the table: the colour of the table was a yellowish brown. The barometer and thermometers were in there. The cabin had two stern portes; and there were arrangements inside for setting off the life buoys. The Oneida's bridge was some distance, say one hundred feet, forward of the poop cabin. Outside the poop cabin on each side were water-closets. As regards the Captain's cabin, this was covered by a raised hatch with windows. There were windows in its sides. There was a movable slide to this hatch; \n\nEX", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 308177, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4]", "page_number": 167, "title": "CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4]", "content_text": "Executive Council.\n\n102\n\nThursday, 16th December, 1880.\n\nPresent\n\nHis Excellency The Governor Sir John Pope Hennessy, KCMG.\n\nI\n\nFrederich\n\nHis Excellency The Major General Commanding Major General Donovan. The Honourable The Acting Colonial Secretary Dr. Roderick Stewart. The Honourable The Attorney General Edward Loughlin O'Malley. The Honourable John Macneile Price.\n\nThe Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M. by special summons to consider the charge against Mr. Gibbons, Registrar of the Supreme Court, with his reply, and the various papers relating thereto which had been duly circulated and marked as read.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 318526, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-203 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [10]", "page_number": 83, "title": "CO129-203 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [10]", "content_text": "82 \n\nrespecting the Lock Hospital, together with a copy of my reply thereto. The Council considered it desirable to take evidence on the subject of the statements made in Sir John Pope Hennessy's letter, and approved of my suggestion that as these statements affected me personally it would be better that I should not be present at the enquiry, accordingly I vacated the chair, which was taken by Major General Sargent, the Officer in Command of the Troops and the Senior Member present.\n\nI have now the honour to forward for Your Lordship's information Extracts and Copies of the proceedings of the Executive Council at meetings held on the 6th, 11th, and 13th instant when the following witnesses were examined.\n\n1. Dr. Ayres, Colonial Surgeon.\n2. Dr. Wharry, Superintendent of the Civil Hospital.\n3. Mr. Roderick House, Quondam Acting Registrar General.\n4. Mr. Deane, Captain Superintendent of Police.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-203 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 379963, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-304 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [1-4]", "page_number": 205, "title": "CO129-304 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [1-4]", "content_text": "# LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 1.\n## THURSDAY, 24TH JANUARY, 1901.\n\n**PRESENT**\n\n**HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR** \n(Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, G.C.M.G.).\n\nHis Excellency Major-General WILLIAM JULIUS GASCOIGNE, C.M.G., General Officer Commanding. \nThe Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART, C.M.G.). \nThe Honourable \n\" \n\" \nthe Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN, Q.C.). \nthe Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON). \nthe Director of Public Works, (ROBERT DALY ORMSBY). \nthe Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.). \nBASIL TAYLOR, (Acting Harbour Master). \nCATCHICK PAUL CHATER, C.M.G. \nHo Kai, M.B., C.M. \nJAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK. \nWEI YUK. \nJOHN BURBURN. \nRODERICK MACKENZIE GRAY.\n\nThe Council met pursuant to summons.\n\nThe Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 17th December, 1900, were read and confirmed. His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council as follows:-\n\nHonourable Members of the Legislative Council,--I have summoned you to-day to make to you formally the saddest announcement that has ever been made during the existence of this Colony—to announce to you that our revered and beloved Queen is dead. During a long reign begun before any Member of this Council was born, Her Majesty Queen VICTORIA, the purest and greatest monarch of historic times, devoted her life to the welfare of her country. Never was monarch more faithful, never was monarch more beloved.\n\nIn her letter of the 27th January, 1892, when acknowledging in touching and noble words the expression of loyal and loving sympathy from all classes of the empire on the occasion of the death of the Duke of Clarence, the Queen wrote:-\"My bereavements, during the last 30 years of reign, have indeed been heavy. Though the labours, anxieties, and responsibilities inseparable from my position have been great, yet it is my earnest prayer that God may continue to give me health and strength to work for the good and happiness of my dear country and empire while life lasts.\" And God has granted her prayer, for to the last the Queen preserved those marvellous powers and royal gifts of wisdom and foresight which were always exercised in the interests of the peace and progress of the world. The gracious monarch of the greatest nation on earth; the perfect Queen, the stainless wife, the devoted mother has entered into her rest crowned with the triple diadem of strength and truth and purity, and enveloped in the loving veneration not alone of all the peoples of her world-wide empire but of the great mass of the thinking people of the world.\n\nWithin the last hour I have received the following two telegrams :-\n\n\"In the name of the people of Portuguese India and mine, I present to your Excellency the respects of our heartfelt grief for the great loss which the noble British nation has sustained by the demise of the Queen Empress, Victoria of everlasting memory.\n\nGALHARDO, Governor.\"\n\n\"With the greatest regret deep grief, and in the name of this Colony I accompany all the English people in their dolour by the death of Her Gracious Majesty the Queen Empress,\n\nGOVERNOR of Macao.\"\n\nFor us as representing this Colony it but remains humbly to lay at the feet of their Majesties, whom God protect, our expressions of loyal condolence, and for that purpose I propose the following resolution :-\n\n\"That the Members of this Council have heard with profound sorrow the sad announcement of the death of Her Majesty the Queen, and desire humbly to express their most heartfelt, loyal, and respectful sympathy with their Majesties and the Royal Family in their bereavement.\"", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-304 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 403383, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 292, "title": "CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905", "content_text": "286 \n\n## Memorandum as to the high premium commanded by the British dollar\n\nThey also consider that its extended use in China helps to strengthen the prestige of Great Britain. They therefore recommend that all possible steps should be taken to maintain the British dollar in the position it has attained and if possible to extend its circulation, which is threatened by the decision of the Government of India to discontinue its coinage on the former terms.\n\nSir E. Satow suggests that, should the Government of India not see their way to reconsider their decision to double the seignorage, an alternative might be found in the re-establishment of the Hongkong mint, which was abolished in 1868, and he has communicated his proposal to the Governor of that Colony.\n\nOn the receipt of Sir E. Satow's views, a letter was addressed to the Secretary of State for India on the subject. It appears, however, from Mr. Broderick's reply, of which I also enclose a copy, that there is not much prospect of inducing the Government...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-331 - Public Offices - 1905.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 435415, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-384 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 195, "title": "CO129-384 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "## \n\n1. \n\n193 \n\nWe were therefore the more entitled to some return at the hands of the latter in connection with this Agreement. \n\nLord Li admitted the last contention but urged that \n\n4 \n\nthe line would never pay and therefore every cent conceded meant an increase in the loss the Chinese Government would \n\nincur. \n\nMr. Yuan added that he thought there must be a mis-understanding as to Liang Shik-yi's admissions in the interview with Sir Roderick Lugard. Liang's idea was that the division of profits might be based on the annual working expenses of each section - not on the capital outlay which in the case of the Chinese section was not yet finally ascertained. He commented on the extraordinary difference in cost between the two sections as a reason against the adoption of capital outlay as a basis and referred to the fact that the provision of rolling stock being based on mileage would entail correspondingly increased expense on the Chinese section and if the latter were to have their share of the profits decreased they would stand to lose in both directions. \n\nLord Li having urged that the Governor of Hongkong should be asked by telegram to concede more than 60/100th of the profits to the Chinese section in order to facilitate a settlement, Sir John Jordan replied that he was not authorised to agree to anything of this nature, though he would be prepared to telegraph any definite offer on the part of the Ministry. He urged that the offer of 60/100th was entirely fair and reasonable and that Hongkong was unlikely to agree to any increase. In any case he must know what chance there was of agreement on the other outstanding points mentioned in the Hongkong Memorandum, a copy and Chinese translation of which were handed in. \n\nLord Li thought that the remaining points would not be difficult of solution once the question of division of profits were settled - but he must await the report from Canton which was daily expected and for which he would telegraph. \n\nOn", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-384 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 441368, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "page_number": 132, "title": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912", "content_text": "# W.O. A Kong. 8140/17 O.D. 2 MAR 22\nThe 131nd 22 Machin DRAFT. Hong Kong Secret MINUTE.\n\n## Distribution List\n| Name | Date |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mr. Robinson | 24/3 |\n| Mr. Stubbs | |\n| Sir G. Fiddes | |\n| Sir H. Just | |\n| Sir J. Anderson | |\n| Lord Emmott | |\n| Mr. Harcourt | |\n\nW.O. 6 March W.O.15. Such a silly appears. I hasten to send to all the sections.\n\n1. Sir Rederick Lugard's secret despatch of the young January, obo transmitting to you the accompanying copy of a despatch from the War Office with regard to the command of troops detached for service in North Borneo. \n2. You will observe that the Army Council initially objected by approval of the action rather than...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 457565, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915", "page_number": 307, "title": "CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915", "content_text": "## Step 1\nThe given text appears to be an OCR output of a historical document related to Hong Kong, but the content does not directly relate to Hong Kong. It seems to be a correspondence or report involving a person named Kr. Bandėên and his interactions with the British Government. The text contains numerous OCR errors, including character recognition mistakes and formatting issues.\n\n## Step 2\nTo proofread the text, we need to correct spelling errors, fix spacing issues, rejoin broken sentences, and restore paragraph breaks where necessary. We should also format the text into standard Markdown and ensure that file references are correctly formatted without spaces inside parentheses.\n\n## Step 3\nLet's start by correcting the obvious OCR errors and formatting issues. The text begins with what appears to be gibberish due to severe OCR errors, followed by a coherent section discussing Kr. 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Since that date he has written to the Foreign Office and to the Board of Trade, (copies of letter enclosed) with a view to establishing his bona-fides, and he has again given the names of the present and the late Consul in Amsterdam (Mr. Graham and Mr. Broderick) as references. In these circumstances, I am to request that you will move Sir Edward Grey to cause enquiry to be made in Amsterdam\"\n\n## Step 6\nFormatting the corrected text into Markdown and ensuring proper formatting:\nhis London office if he is successful in convincing His Majesty's Government that his business is a proper one.\n\nKr. Bandėên came under suspicion in October last in connection with a circular issued by his Bureau which appeared to invite trade with Germany. He came to England in February of this year, and was allowed to land on condition that he called at the Home Office. He was interviewed by an officer of this Department on the 15th of that month, when he stated that the circular already mentioned was not intended to encourage trade with enemy country and that he was well known to Kr. Broderick, at that time His Majesty's Consul in Amsterdam.\n\nSince that date he has written to the Foreign Office and to the Board of Trade, (copies of letter enclosed) with a view to establishing his bona-fides, and he has again given the names of the present and the late Consul in Amsterdam (Mr. Graham and Mr. Broderick) as references.\n\nIn these circumstances, I am to request that you will move Sir Edward Grey to cause enquiry to be made in Amsterdam\n\n## Step 7\nFurther corrections and adjustments:\n- \"Kr. Bandėên\" should be checked for correct spelling, but without further context, it's hard to determine the correct spelling.\n- \"bona-fides\" is correctly spelled as it is.\n- \"Consul in Amsterdam\" is correctly referenced with \"(Mr. Graham and Mr. Broderick)\".\n- The file reference \"(copies of letter enclosed)\" is correctly formatted.\n\n## Step 8\nThe final step is to ensure the output is in the required HTML format using `` for paragraphs.\n\nThe final answer is: \n\nhis London office if he is successful in convincing His Majesty's Government that his business is a proper one.\n\nKr. Bandėên came under suspicion in October last in connection with a circular issued by his Bureau which appeared to invite trade with Germany. He came to England in February of this year, and was allowed to land on condition that he called at the Home Office. He was interviewed by an officer of this Department on the 15th of that month, when he stated that the circular already mentioned was not intended to encourage trade with enemy country and that he was well known to Kr. Broderick, at that time His Majesty's Consul in Amsterdam.\n\nSince that date he has written to the Foreign Office and to the Board of Trade, (copies of letter enclosed) with a view to establishing his bona-fides, and he has again given the names of the present and the late Consul in Amsterdam (Mr. Graham and Mr. Broderick) as references.\n\nIn these circumstances, I am to request that you will move Sir Edward Grey to cause enquiry to be made in Amsterdam", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 478755, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-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": 220, "title": "CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918", "content_text": "# TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS \n**BONIFACE, GRACE.LONDON.** \nALL LETTERS TO BE ADDRESSED TO \nREMITTANCES WANT KARABLE TO THE \n**HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION**, \n\nHongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation: \n3, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C.3. \n`(147)` \n\nOctober 21, 1918. \n\n**COPY** \n\nThe Under Secretary of State for The Colonies, \nColonial Office, S.W.1. \n\nSir, \n\nFor 2018 \n\nThe Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce informs us that the Hongkong Government has suggested to them that local business houses who have members of their staffs serving with H.M. Forces at home or on any of the War fronts, should communicate with their London Agents requesting them to supply the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies with the names and regimental numbers of men whose early release is required after the cessation of hostilities.\n\nAt the request of our Head Office in Hongkong, we beg to comply with this suggestion and give you the following names of officers of the Bank who are at present serving in H.M. Army.\n\n| Name | Rank and Regiment | Details |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Blunt, Harold Ernest | Capt. 1/1 Sussex Yeomanry, Attached 16th Batt. Royal Sussex Regt. | Enlisted 6/9/14. Active service Dec. 1915 to date. |\n| Foord-Kelcey, R. | Temp. Lieut. 1.G.C. | Serving with B Coy. 23rd Batt. K.G.C. Italian Expeditionary Force. |\n| Adams, Chas. Gofton | Lieut. | Now prisoner of War at Schweidnitz, Schlesien. (A/Capt. 1/20 Bat. Lond. Regt.) |\n| Cooke, C. F. | Capt. Special Reserve (Lieut. 2nd Essex Rgt.) | Seconded for duty, Labour Corps, 10/5/18. Now commanding No. 056 Area Employt. Coy. B.E.F. France. |\n| Morriss, P. de C. | | Date of commission 2nd Lieut. 4th Battn. Coldstream Guards. 26/9/16. |\n| Murphy, L. N. | Lieut. Scots Guards (Special Reserve) | |\n| Hegarty, Herbert Geo. | M.C., Temp. Capt. | Flight Commander R.A.F. Joined June 1917. |\n| Stewart, M. Hubert | 2nd Lieut. Scots Guards | Cadet School, Bushey. 11 Oct. 1918. |\n| Ramsay, J. H. | do. | do. |\n| Barton, Roderick T. | do. | do. |\n\nSir, \nYour obedient servants, \nWe have the honour to be, \n**MANAGER**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 492334, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7]", "page_number": 264, "title": "CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7]", "content_text": "THE EASTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED.\n\nDIRECT CABLE ROUTES FOR TELEGRAMS\n\n70\n\nAUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AMERICA, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, GREECE, TURKEY, EGYPT, ALL PARTS OF AFRICA, &c., &c.\n\nSTATIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN.\n\nTelephone No LONDON STATIONS\n\nElectra House.\n\n8, Leadenhall Street, 3.0.1...\n\nMarket BuildADA\n\n19, Minolog Lane, 10, Mark Lane, 1,0.8\n\n[\"The Baltic,\" Bary 91. Entranos. 2.0.1\n\n, Kolborn Viaduct, 3.0.1\n\n8, Denman Street, Borough, 8.12 :\n\nTIMES OF OPENING AND CLOSING.\n\nALWAYS OPEN.\n\nSaturdays to 4 p.m. | Closed Sundays.\n\nT\n\nPinkbury Paremont, 3.0. ... 115, Cannon Byroek, 1.0,\n\nCENTRAL CABLE\n\nSTATION.\n\nÖpta 11,m. to $ pikk.\n\nBm, to 8 p.m.\n\n3240 London Wal..\n\n8am to 8 pm.\n\nH\n\n10 am to 7 p\n\nLEL\n\n19\n\nium. to 8 putt\n\n75\n\n2841 Hop.\n\n2516 Gazzar.\n\n41 & 41, Parliament Strost, B.W.1\n\n+1\n\nTEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT.\n\n8 mutta to 7 pun.\n\n8., to 11 p.m.\n\nDraft W Morley Sog.\n\nEnd\n\nmmans 20/57/20025/2022. Beckett 24/\n\nsir,\n\n..\n\nTalastruma Via Eastern are Oospted at the Telephone No. and Central Station of the Indo-European Telegraph: Office Hour E KA Company, Ld., 18, Old Broad Street, E.0.1\n\nLLE, CADRON Street.\n\n923 ! Central\n\n707 Bradford\n\n924 i\n\n\"\n\n\"\n\n11 p\n\nSundaysam, tu & p, m\n\n\"\n\n11\n\n1+\n\n*\n\n14\n\n4418 Bristol.\n\nPROVINCIAL STATIONS: BIRMINGHAM -198, Colmors Bow BRADFORD, Commercial Street ERISTOL:-1, „Small Streek..... CARDIFF ;-\n\nOpen Bam to 8p.m.\n\nSaturdays to pum.\n\nSundays 9 to 10 mm.\n\nteaming\n\ntam, to 8 p.m.\n\n■\n\n.. sopan.\n\n\"\n\n238 Carlin.\n\n2340 Dunders.\n\n--\n\nTAB, N 8 p.m.\n\nP., to 8 p.ns.\n\nH\n\n8. to 8 b.m.\n\n*m to 10 p\n\n7778 Centre.L\n\n77421\n\n7753 Central\n\n1754 Out\n\n4167 Central\n\nBAL\n\nMerobantą\" Exchange, Bava Docks DUNDET:-60, Bell Strost EDINBURGH; 49, Froderick Street\n\nGLASGOW :—4, Royal Baulk Fisse HÜLLĄ krobangs Buildings, Bowgate LIVERPOOL:-X 11, Exchange Buildings\n\nThe Cotton Exchange ...\n\nMANCHESTER :--86, Spring Gardens NEWCASTLE-OR-TYNE-\n\n.. 10 p.m. ALWAYS OPEN.\n\nLop\n\n17\n\n\"\n\nFr\n\nto 5 p.m.\n\n*\n\nTh\n\n|\n\nto 9 p.\n\ntop.\n\n+\n\n$.. £0..\n\n.. 19.\n\nula Closed Sundays,\n\nto 8 p.\n\nSundays 9 to 18..\n\n.... 1.00 am, to 4.30 p.m.\n\n8803 City!\n\nCl\n\n2a,m, to 11. p.m.\n\nM\n\n783 Central\n\n(NEW OAB Echange Bukkdings, Quayside\n\nPORTHCURNOW, CORNWALL\n\n#1\n\nJam, 102 pm. ALWAYS OPEN.\n\n102 p....\n\n41\n\nH\n\nHEAD OFFICES OF THE COMPANY: ELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBURY PAYEMENT, LONDON, E.C.2.\n\nTelegraphic Addram❘ EASTERN AVE, LONDON. Talaphone: 3240 LONDON WALL.\n\nNOTE,-l addresses consisting of a namo proband to a DENISTERED or ABBREVIATED ADDRESS, where telegram is addressed to one person at the hoog of another whose toune is also givan, the word \"Q&RE\" (x1) or some equivalent expression must be inserted after the name of the addressee,\n\nTime is saved and greater accuracy is secured by the Pulike handing in their Telegramma direct to the Company's Stations as above, where receiptance given genus for the amount charged.\n\nJ\n\nIxlegrams for this Company's cables are also received at all Postal Telegraph Offices, but should be marked \"VIA EASTERN,\" This indication is not charged for.\"\n\n(Ago-ad.)\n\nTELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSES REGISTERED FREE OF 0087.\n\n•\n\nBook of Telegraph Forma, Turišlo, Rules, doo, can be obtained at the Head Office of the Company, be at any of the above-named Stations\n\nAnsd.2683Z\n\n219\n\n24574\n\nHong\n\nDowning Street\n\n26 May 22\n\nI am directed by Mr. Secretary Churchill to inform you that, subject to your being passed by the Medical Adviser of this Department as physically fit for service, he proposes to select you for probationary appointment as Junior Assistant in Mechanical Engineering to the Government of Hong Kong, with salary at the rate of £900 a year, with free quarters or an allowance of...\n\nLogacher\n\nThe currency of Hong Kong is a silver dollar currency, the exchange value of the dollar with sterling varying...\n\nThe salaries fixed in sterling are paid to officers actually serving in Hong Kong at a rate of conversion fixed by the Government, approximately 2/- the dollar, but subject to alteration...\n\n1q xies, havezes, of the fluctuation of the exchange value þf the dollar, temporary exchange allowance is paid, varying from nil, when exchange is at or above 2/6d to the dollar, to 20% when exchange is at or below 1/4d to the dollar.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 498686, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924", "page_number": 357, "title": "CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924", "content_text": "You're \n\nabuse indicated in \n\nLetter \n\n2. \n\nis being \n\nA copy of the correspondence. \n\nSent \n\ntime quoted & the \n\nLove of Me & the firm \n\n(Signed) G. GRINDLE \n\n8 March 1924 \n\n## CIRCULATION :- \n\nMr. \n\n381. Bucket \nMy \nU.S. of S. \nPerm U.S. of S. \nParis U.S. of S. \nSecretary of State. \n\nPrevious Paper \n$0 208674 \n\nHONG KONG \n27 October \n\nLeis \nof \nC. 035 \n50675 \n28.001 24 \n\nConta. Customs \nby Sun Yat Sen. \n\nCopy \ntel from Peking apropos nothing \nthat Canton Govt contemplates \n\nDesirable that boots in this instance the \nagain be left to din Rhoderick Macleay \nhopes Co. will concur. \n\n## MINUTES \n\n4 \nNOV 1924 \n\nCIRCULATION \nCopy to Gor. Secretary - 10 November 1924, \n$1999 \n\nSubsequent Paper \nAdmiralty \n$11 18:24, 27 63,000 11, 23-Mar E 268 \n\nThe situation has been altered by Sir R. Macleay's further tel. (No. 310) in `50674/24` below, from which it will be \nseen \nit is \nhopes considered \nunlikely that an attempt will be made to interfere with the \nMaritime Customs. attempt may \nbe made against \nto retain customs \nwhich \nare \nbut this too \nnot altogether \nunder Sun's control, \nimprobable at \nis regarded \nthe moment. \n\nAs however the vibrations \nKo lack \nappears I certainly won't shape themselves \nto \nany \nalignment \nVo \nmay compel \nSir R. Macleay to invoke the...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]