[ { "id": 292846, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-166 - Public Offices & Others - 1873", "page_number": 276, "title": "CO129-166 - Public Offices & Others - 1873", "content_text": "# cr352 \n\n3197 \n\n274 \n\nParis March 31, 1873 \n\nMy Lord, \n\nWith reference to Y.R.'s despatch No. 179 of the 22nd inst. and to my despatch No. 337 of the 28th inst., I mentioned last night at Versailles to M. Thiers the reports of disputes between the French at Saigon and their neighbours, and the rumours that the French contemplated the annexation of Tonguin to the French Colony in Cochin Chine. M. Thiers said that nothing could be further from his thoughts than... \n\nCarl Granville", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-166 - Public Offices & Others - 1873.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 294795, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "content_text": "## \nto have taken place yesterday.\n\nIn announcing the murder of a French Explorer, du Halde, France's former Admiral de la Roncière le Noury, the President, is stated to have read a letter of which the substance is given as follows:\n\n\"Il résulterait de cette lettre que Dr. Farner s'était engagé au mois de novembre dans une expédition au Tongkin, dont le but était de faire respecter les traités en expulsant de ce pays un Français nommé Dupuis, qui s'y livrait à la contrebande des armes de guerre avec les gens de Yunnan. Il aurait dû s'emparer d'une ville, et aurait fait aujourd'hui des réclamations en notre nom pour la France.\"\n\nI will endeavour to obtain some further information on the subject.\n\nI have, etc.\nCriped hyper", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-169 - Others - 1874.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 294827, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "page_number": 51, "title": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "content_text": "# EIVE \n\n## 43 MAR \n\n**Foreign Office** \n## 50 \n\nMarch 12. 1874 \n\nSir, \n\nI am directed by Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to transmit to \nyou, to be laid before the **Earl of Carnarvon**, \na copy of a despatch which has been received from Her Majesty's Ambassador \nat Paris, forwarding \nfrom the \"Journal officiel\" containing information respecting the French proceedings in Tonguin which formed the subject \nof my letter of the 24th ultimo.\n\nI am, Sir, \nYour most obedient, humble servant \nMuder Secretary of State: \n**Colonial Office**.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-169 - Others - 1874.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 294839, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "page_number": 63, "title": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "content_text": "62 \n\nthe French government to annex \nof \nTonquin \nand Annam. \n\nI am, \nSir, \nYour most obedient \nhumble servant \nTenterden \n\n727 \n\nMy Lord, \n\nI have the honor to enclose \nat Canton, copy of a Despatch I have sent \nto Her Majesty's Minister at Peking, \nwith reference to the preceding \nproclamation of the French in Tonguin and...\n\nSecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Key. \nSecretary Moyra Minam... \nut Robertson. \n\nExtract from Decree \nZisttelton. \n\nI have the honor to be \nMy Lord, \nYour Lordship's most obedient \nhumble servant \nTenterden C.B. \nForeign Office \nB. Robertson \nConsul \n\nBritish Consulate \nCanton 18 February 1874", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-169 - Others - 1874.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 294845, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "page_number": 69, "title": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "content_text": "## Proofread Text\n\nThe government; it certainly must be cleared from it, the payment. An indemnity of twenty thousand dollars, I think it was, for loss and damage occasioned by the obstructions they put in his path, and it was sufficient for the payment of this that M. Jamier, a Lieutenant in the French Service, who had taken possession of, by way of enforcing his demands, was induced out of it by representations of coming to a settlement, and murdered; such, at least, is the report, but that he was killed is certain, and a detachment was despatched from Saigon to relieve Garnier's detachment despatched to Hanoi, the capital of Tongking, and whilst occupying a Fort he endeavoured to place Tongking under French control, has long been spoken of. Repeated squabbles had... \n\n## Continued Text\n\n...occurred, and a force of 230 was despatched from Saigon to Anna (or possibly \"Reeshav\" though \"Anna\" seems more plausible given historical context), the capital of Tongquin (Tongking), from Saijows (likely \"Saigon\") with a detachment to... \n\n### Note on Non-ASCII Characters\nThe last line contains non-ASCII characters (\"گرد بوده در بودجه به\") that appear unrelated to the rest of the text. Without further context, it's unclear how to integrate or correct this text. It is left as is due to the instruction to preserve original content and not translate text between languages.\n\n### Reconstructed Text in Markdown Format\n\nThe text is already presented in a flowing format. To adhere strictly to the instructions and given that the original formatting is not entirely clear, the text is presented as is, with corrections made for obvious OCR errors and flow.\n\n**Original Text Reformatted**\n# Not Present\n## Not Present\n\nThe government; it certainly must be cleared from it, the payment. An indemnity of twenty thousand dollars, I think it was, for loss and damage occasioned by the obstructions they put in his path, and it was sufficient for the payment of this that M. Jamier, a Lieutenant in the French Service, who had taken possession of, by way of enforcing his demands, was induced out of it by representations of coming to a settlement, and murdered; such, at least, is the report, but that he was killed is certain, and a detachment was despatched from Saigon to relieve Garnier's detachment despatched to Hanoi, the capital of Tongking, and whilst occupying a Fort he endeavoured to place Tongking under French control, has long been spoken of. Repeated squabbles had...\n\n...occurred, and a force of 230 was despatched from Saigon to Anna (or Hanoi), the capital of Tongquin (Tongking), from Saigon with a detachment to...\n\nPage 68\n\nگرد بوده در بودجه به", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-169 - Others - 1874.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 294861, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "page_number": 85, "title": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "content_text": "French troops were assisting the Cambodians, and it might endanger the friendly relations between France and China, if the French and Chinese soldiers came into collision. \n\nThe Viceroy told M. de Thiersant that the suggestion seemed to him an admirable one, and that he would submit it to the Governors concerned. This he did, and the Governor of Kuang si replied that he could not withdraw all his troops from Tonguin.\n\nHe was afraid if he did some of the robber bands from that country should cross the border and devastate the Province of Kuang si — that to prevent this he was compelled to have troops in two places in the Tongking territory, viz.: Liang Shan and Jungping. He said that, in order to prevent collision between the French and Chinese soldiers, he would give orders that the Chinese soldiers should, as soon as practicable, keep within the city walls of the cities of the above named two districts. The Viceroy said that M. de Thiersant expressed his entire approval.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-169 - Others - 1874.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 294863, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "page_number": 87, "title": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "content_text": "## 86 \n\nPrince likely to be less obnoxious to his subjects \n\nThe Viceroy stated that **Indichiersants** thoroughly approved this statement, and said that at the present moment Cambodia had made peace with Tonguins, and had ratified this peace with a Treaty, but that France had made no Treaty with Tonguins, and her troops had remained in the country to clean it of brigands. \n\nThat at first French troops defeated the robbers, but afterwards met with a repulse, in which several Officers and many French were killed. That consequently the French Commiss... had written to France for reinforcement.\n\nThe Viceroy here interposed and said that such was what he believed. The French Consul to say, but he could not be quite sure, as he did not understand him perfectly.\n\nThe Envoy continued by saying that Tonguin was infested by hordes of robbers, that there were a dozen bands, some of which numbered 1000, and some 10,000 men; that a Kuang... Several...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-169 - Others - 1874.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 294867, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "page_number": 91, "title": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "content_text": "such being incompatible with the integrity of Tonguin territory.\n\nI may state that I.M. Dupuis mentioned, is the Kenchman referred to in the above mentioned Despatch No. 7 of the 7th February 1874, B. Boberkin.\n\n| Office or Individual | (Subject) | Date | Last previous Paper |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| DOMESTIC | RECEIVE 14 APR 90 | 1874 W13 | 39.15 Touquin Colay deap from Ledyous with account from Cournal Offers! |\n\n(Minutes)\nMr. Treade Batty? 14/1/74 \n1/475/4 \nMwN ap-16 \nTrue copy \nMallerhiller.\n\n`74-H &83029`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-169 - Others - 1874.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 294880, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "page_number": 104, "title": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "content_text": "## Col: Offen. \n## Confl! Paris. Cpl. 17/74 \n20.389 \nLord Lyons \nJonguin \n2 Annam \n4526 \n14 \n103 \n397 \n10 \nFly 23 \n1874 \nMysstand, \nParis. April 19th. 1874 \n\nI have this morning had the honour to receive Your Lordship's despatch No. 222 of yesterday, in which I have been instructed to forward to Your Excellency for my information a despatch from Consul Sir E.B. Robertson relative to the proceedings of the French in Tonquin.\n\nIn the Newspaper extract enclosed by Sir E.B. Robertson, I find the following passage: \n\n\"With the intelligent actions which were one of his characteristics, disposing with prudence...\"\n\nEarl of Derby", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-169 - Others - 1874.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 294902, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "page_number": 126, "title": "CO129-169 - Others - 1874", "content_text": "The Duke answered that he had pressed the Minister of Marine to send him the text of the Treaty without delay. He added that since he had spoken to me, intelligence had been received by telegraph that the treaty of commerce had also been signed and he said that apparently the Minister of Marine was keeping back the Political Treaty until the text of the Commercial Treaty should arrive.\n\nOne Department of the French Govt and another, I went on to say that I must beg the Duke to tell me whether the Summary of the provisions of the political Treaty which had appeared in the Paris news was correct. I proceeded to go over with him sentence by sentence the summary to which I referred in the following manner:\n\n1° Ouverture au commerce de trois ports dont Haxnoi, dans la province de Tonguin.\n\nThis the Duke **thought** was in substance correct.\n\nAfter an observation on the strangeness of this kind of reserve between... \n\n2° Liberté pour les Européens d'acquérir des résidences territoriales sur ces trois points.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-169 - Others - 1874.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 323314, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-212 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [10-11]", "page_number": 122, "title": "CO129-212 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [10-11]", "content_text": "7. With regard to the momentous question — \"Will there be war between France and China?\" — Sir Harry Parkes and the other more experienced observers of all nationalities confirm the views which I have shadowed forth in several previous despatches. China has throughout been playing a waiting game. Her leading Statesmen desire peace, but are energetically preparing for war, if inevitable. A modus vivendi will probably be found without a resort to arms; but, in the last resort, France would find China an enemy very different to what she was twenty years ago. France will require an army of ten thousand European troops to hold Annam and Tongking; and would require an army of at least forty thousand (40,000) to march to Peking; which might eventually prove a second Moscow.\n\nMy Lord,\n\nYour Lordship's Most obedient Humble Servant,\n\n[Signature not fully visible, appears to be \"H. Bowen\"]\n\nI've made the following corrections and adjustments according to the guidelines:\n1. Corrected spelling errors (e.g., \"expérienced\" to \"experienced\", \"obsoners\" to \"observers\", \"shadowsed\" to \"shadowed\", \"forth\" added, \"inentable_\" to \"if inevitable\", \"sony\" to \"very\", \"an\" added before \"enemy\", \"Tonglin\" to \"Tongking\", \"dedient\" to \"obedient\", \"Han ble\" to \"Humble\").\n2. Fixed spacing issues and hyphenation artifacts.\n3. Rejoined broken sentences where necessary.\n4. Applied Markdown formatting is not required as per the final instruction; instead, I've used HTML tags for paragraphs.\n5. Removed extra spaces and corrected minor punctuation.\n6. Preserved original content and structure as much as possible, without rephrasing or rewriting.\n7. No translation of text was done.\n8. File references were not present in the original text, so no correction was needed in that regard.\n9. Page numbering information was not present in the provided snippet, so it was not applicable.\n\nThe original text appears to be a historical document or despatch, likely from a British diplomat or official, discussing the potential for war between France and China and the military preparedness of both nations.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-212 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 324167, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883", "page_number": 199, "title": "CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883", "content_text": "12260 (very coupd) \n\nC 0. \n\n7242 \n\n(REGIMEN 13.1883 \n\n105 \n\nMy Lord, \n\nI have the honour to forward to \n\nYour Lordship \n\nAλ \n\ndesp. Jr. Col. Vellines \n\n(4021 of this date) giving An Account \n\nof \n\nconversation which he had the day \n\nbefore yesterday \n\nwith M. Thiaille, Brun \n\nMarie and \n\nColonies, \n\non \n\nthe \n\n011 \n\nsubject of the French expedition to Tonguin \n\nYour Lordship \n\nwill observe that Mr. Brun spoke \n\ndeliberately and \n\nthe \n\nAnnexation. \n\nthe object of \n\nthe expedition \n\nof \n\nthat country \n\nI do not know that the expression \n\ncan be held to signify a distinct \n\nresolution, on \n\nthe part of the French Govt \n\nbut it may \n\nEarl Granville etc. \n\n...\n\nworth bearing \n\nthe worth \n\nwe had...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 324352, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883", "page_number": 384, "title": "CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883", "content_text": "No 6623\n\n1. Lord\n\n330\n\nC. O. 16201\n\nParis. 15 Sept. 1883\n\nRECEIVED 21 SEP 83,\n\nI have the honour to transmit herewith to Your Lordship, extracted from the correspondence of this morning, the telegram received by the Minister of Marine from Hanoi, giving an account of the last military operations in Tonguin.\n\n[Telegram from the Ministre de la Marine]\n\nLe Ministre de la Marine a reçu de l'Hanoi le Télégramme officiel suivant, daté du 14 Septembre, 6 heures du soir :\n\nAprès l'affaire du 15 août et malgré l'inondation, un détachement d'infanterie de marine, 3 de tirailleurs annamites, une batterie et les canonnières ont remonté dans la direction de Sou-Tai, sous le commandement du général Bouët. La droite était appuyée par les Pavillons-Noirs alliés.\n\nLe 1er sept, la position fortifiée de Day a été attaquée et prise. Il a fallu un combat acharné; un assaut à la baïonnette a été nécessaire. Les troupes ayant de l'eau jusqu'à la poitrine ont montré un élan remarquable. L'ennemi, au nombre de quatre mille, a été culbuté partout; les renforts qu'il recevait de Son-Tai étaient retardés par le feu des canonnières.\n\nLe 3 sept, on a établi à Palan, à l'endroit où le Day se jette dans le grand fleuve, un poste fortifié.\n\nLes pertes de l'ennemi sont de mille hommes. On a pris trois drapeaux et beaucoup d'armes. Les positions enlevées sont gardées par la troupe.\n\nNos pertes françaises sont :\n\n2 officiers et 14 hommes tués.\n\n3 officiers et 35 hommes blessés, dont 20 légèrement.\n\nLes annamites et les auxiliaires ont subi des pertes proportionnelles.\n\n[Correspondance Havas]\n\nPage 63\n\n[FR. Plunkett]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 325214, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "page_number": 474, "title": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "content_text": "Hong Kong.\n\nNo:88\n\n22nd March 1884.\n\nGovernor\n\nSir George H. Bowen G.C.M.G.\n\nto\n\nThe Right Honourable Earl of Derby.\n\nInterdicted Officer. — Repeating the telegram regarding the paying of full salary to an interdicted officer.\n\nNo.\n\nven 90\n\nDate.\n\n1884\n\n25 Mar\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nNo. 6529.\n\nCopy F.O. 2 M.\n\nDESP472\n\n \n C C. CCCO\n REC?\n REGE 20 APR 84\n \n\nFrench Operations in Tongquin.\n\nSends reports.\n\nthe taking of\n\nintention\n\nChina :\n\nthe Fall of Bac Ninh: no certain intelligence of the next action in view.\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nMr. Meade\n\n? In original to F.O. for perusal return, with reference to letter of 26th inst on 6529, saying it has been communicated to F.O.\n\n \n 1.29/4\n S.W.D.284p.\n Bad. 2\n New stap 30\n 8.A.\n 1. May\n \n\n7856.\n\nMay 1.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 326906, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-218 - Administrator Marsh Governor Sir Bowen & Others - 1884 [11-12]", "page_number": 370, "title": "CO129-218 - Administrator Marsh Governor Sir Bowen & Others - 1884 [11-12]", "content_text": "## \n\nIn question, this Country would not be fulfilling its obligations under the International Telegraph Convention, and would be allowing a privilege which it would be difficult to refuse in respect of any further cables which may be laid in Asia and other parts of the East.\n\nIn confirmation of this opinion, I am to point out that the Company are now urging as a reason for the concession in the case of the cable to Macao, the fact that the concession has already been made in respect of the cable to Tonguin.\n\nIf, however, in the opinion of the Earl of Derby, it would not be expedient at the present time to insist upon the Company adhering to the obligatory clauses in respect of the cable to Macao, My Lords would suggest that his Lordship should ascertain from the Portuguese Government whether they propose to insist upon the obligations of the Convention in regard to the landing of the Cable at Macao.\n\n## \nPage 367\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nYour obedient Servant \nLamand Courtney \nJ.F.D.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-218 - Administrator Marsh Governor Sir Bowen & Others - 1884 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 327610, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-219 Foreign Office 1884", "page_number": 398, "title": "CO129-219 Foreign Office 1884", "content_text": "# 397\n\nSun Dec 31\n\nSee the first part of the L.O. Report - If Lord Granville will tell us definitively what it means we may be able to frame a telegram - but in any case it is their duty to give us the state of actual information by telegrams - if they are too idle to prepare their thoughts.\n\nI fear we must ask for a little lucidity - the second part is intelligible.\n\nDec 31/12\n\nI shall have to draft the reply. It turns upon various points from Hayton. But I don't understand the 1st part of the L.O. Report. I require for E. Hertslet's memorandum to be sent to me. Don't ask for it privately.\n\nRefd Jan 1\n\nSir R. Herbert to E. Hertslet's Memo. is annexed and returned to L.O.\n\nIt is possible for printing Enclosure. Jan 2\n\nMay reply with reference to the first part of the L.O. Report that however desirous, any such special conditions in the present case are concluded. It is advisable by some other instruction, then there is a right for the person to be brought to Colonial Office explaining the circumstances, lacking in Low in Coal, it is warlike Equipment.\n\nDerby writes it would be my unfortunate duty to leave office without such Explanation.\n\nEvent in the strictest uption being later than its action such Government wants no doubt be balanced. And reported that it would therefore be desirable to explain that warlike Expression (assuming it be adhered to) includes the taking in otter supplies which would assist naval operations & not be an accessory to the purpose of moving to Canton then no operations commonly for place.\n\nJan 5\n\n[A print of the L.O. opinion of whether a \"copy was enclosed with L.O. letter is in Miscellaneous 52 - The FC] found complete has been retained in that file.\n\nTongain 196", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-219 Foreign Office 1884.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 329972, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-224 - Foreign Office - 1885", "page_number": 295, "title": "CO129-224 - Foreign Office - 1885", "content_text": "foreign trade with (ships at the Treaty Ports) \"with this lower tariff - which, says M. Freycinet in his speech introducing the Bill to authorize ratification of Treaty, 'est, en quelque sorte, la compensation des frais de transport par mer'\" - will not be applied to the province for trade therein handling (even for the trade across the short piece of Tongkin frontier) nor to the Treaty Ports.\n\nWhatever may be decided (under the last paragraph of Art. II) as to the trade between Annam and China by sea, will British Trade have the most favoured nation treatment under Art. IV of treaty of Tientsin (between England & China 1858 - p. 31 of Volume herewith)? In form 7.0. that Colonial Stanley sees nothing in this treaty contrary to the treaty engagements of China towards Great Britain, but asks with reference to their letter of 4th Dec: last (20759) whether the British Minister in China has been able to take any steps towards opening provinces to British trade - specially by the means suggested by Sir R. & Bowen in par. 7 of 11036 [which the F.O. appears to have penciled in the margin minute thereon].\n\nIt is doubtful whether Brink communicated both to Peking and to this F.O. the recommendation by the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce in their letter to Sir H. Parker (in 13559/81).\n\n8.W.9. 13 July\n\nIt would be desirable to have the observations of the Hong Kong Government upon this treaty, chief. Bowen will no doubt have received a copy of it from Shanghai.\n\nI will telegraph to ask if they have any observations to offer on the treaty & to fulfil it here at once.\n\n√ear. If they have. 13/7\n\nI think the Secretary of State may not know McCallum's reply, though as draft the Imperial Office of 23 June will have reached there very soon - he might telegraph authority whether they have it, as for observations as proposed by Reason to F.D. we might say that it does not appear to conflict with Dr. Johnson's minute, adding that it is hoped they will share the same view on the question.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-224 - Foreign Office - 1885.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 363623, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "page_number": 457, "title": "CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8]", "content_text": "a\n\nChave constantly\n\nthe defectives named on\n\nsun\n\nlist H. pp. 2.3. pace We have where gambling\n\ngoingon & they paid\n\nno attention to it.\n\ncamited with Wan Ngo.\n\nI am personally acquaiited\n\nJam thing, Lengthwai Chung, Autting, Ching Man, To Jung, Tongkin, Tong Sheng, Chutsoi Huan thung, Yeunghri, Langiting, Bungkam. Anan Ih. Chi, Austing, Un sting, Wong Kaung, Ng Yan, Honestus, Wong/lad.\n\nat one\n\nI have seen all of the above Detectives\n\nother during the past 4 years\n\ntime\n\npassing the gambling Lonce at 2 Wa Lane\n\nwhen gambling was going\n\nV\n\n456\n\n21th July 1897...\n\nI am\n\nAu Sting: FC. 143 States\n\na detective\n\nin the Chmise detective staff. I have been ployed on the defective staff for the last of years.\n\nwad\n\nThe gambling house at Wa Lane NZ opened about 4 years ago and has been gonig\n\noff and on ever since. Ik that I first\n\nUsh\n\n3 years ago\n\nd\n\ntrav\n\nabout.\n\nreceived bribes for\n\nthe gambling house at Wo hane. I received 4656 4, 65-\n\nday from Jangkam. It was Jang Kam that paid me during the whole of the Byears. The paid me every day. The paid at the\n\nYi Yim (keshop) in Stollywood Road. I Know Jam Yin. I did not made\n\nthe\n\nmu\n\n-arrangement with him regarding my\n\nhuch\n\nmoney. Tang Chung (P5.190) made arrangement for me.\n\nI Know that all\n\nthe Chinese detective staff received brikes from Sam Yur in respect of\n\nand take\n\nno\n\nthe\n\nof them\n\nthem in the\n\nab Wa Lane.\n\n謝\n\n亮\n\nThey were\n\neach and all\n\nnotice of\n\nit.\n\npay\n\n& Jam Nin\n\nThe above statement was made\n\nto me in the Thamese language\n\nby See Krung.\n\nAdl. F.18 May.\n\nther\n\ngambling house\n\nI do not know how it was that Inspectors Stanton ↑ Jennicey in charge of the Defective Staff did not find out the (ambling house,\n\nhow it was that Inspector Baster\n\nin charge of the district did not discover; it.\n\nThe", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 372618, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8]", "page_number": 613, "title": "CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8]", "content_text": "(F.67.)\n\nEnclosure 3.\n\nE.\n\nHONGKONG.\n\n610\n\n25025\n\nC\n\nTRANSIT À DÉCOUVERT 18 SEP 19\n\n(DANS LE RESSORT DE L'UNION.)\n\nTableau indiquant les prix de transit pour les correspondances transmises à découvert par l'intermédiaire de l'office des postes de HONGKONG.\n\nTABLE\n\nT-VOYAGES D'ALLER EN EUROPE.-VOIE ANGLAISE OU ALLEMANDE.\n\n \n K L'ordre\n PAYS DE DESTINATION ou de sortie.\n PRIX DE TRANSIT PAR KILOGRAMME.\n \n \n 1\n Chine\n \n \n \n \n De Shanghai\n Lettres et cartes postales.\n Autres objets.\n \n \n \n Du Japon (voie de Shanghai)\n Fr.\n Fr.\n \n \n 2\n Birmanie\nCeylan\nCochin-Chine\nIles Philippines\nInde Britannique\nSiam\nStraits Settlements\nTonquin.\nBorneo Britannique\n 14.00\n 1.00\n \n \n \n De Macao\nDu Japon\nDe Manille.\nDe Shanghai\nDu Tonquin\n Mer. Hongkong,\n(b.)\n \n \n \n 3\n Indes Néerlandaises\nInde Portugaise\nLaboan\nPerse\nTimur\n 7.00\n --\n \n \n \n De Macao\nDu Japon\nDe Manille..\nDe Shanghai\nDu Tonquin\n Mer. Hongkong.\n(b)\n \n \n \n \n \n Singapore, Inde Britannique ou\n(6.)\nIndes Néerlandaises.\n \n \n \n 4\n Italie\nMaurice...\nAutriche\nEgypte\nFrance\nMadagascar\nMalte\nMozambique\nSeychelles\nSuisse....\n 17.80\n 1.41 1/2\n \n \n \n De Macao\nDu Japon\nDe Manille...\nDe Shanghai\nDu Tonquin\n Mer. Hongkong.\n(c.)\n \n \n \n \n \n Italic. Ceylan ou Aden.\n(*)\n \n \n \n 5\n Zanzibar\n 15.90\n 1.23 1/4\n \n \n 6\n Allemagne\nChypre\nEspagne\nGrèce\nMonténégro.\nRoumanie..\nRussie\nSerbie\nTunisie\nTurquie.\nBosnie-Herzégovine\n 17.80\n 1.47 1/2\n \n \n \n De Macao\nDu Japon\nDe Manille,\nDe Shanghai\nDu Tonquin\n Mer. Hongkong.\nItalie on Ceylan,\nAutriche, France ou Egypte.\n \n \n \n 7\n Belgique\nBulgarie\nDanemark\nGibraltar\nLuxembourg\nPortugal\nGrande Bretagne.........\nIrlande\n 19.70\n 1.71 1/4\n \n \n \n De Macao\nDu Japon\nDe Manille..\nDe Shanghai\nDu Tongain\n Mer. Hongkong.\n \n \n \n \n \n Voie des paquebots Anglais.\n \n \n \n \n De Macao\nDu Japon\n 21.60\n 1.96\n \n \n \n De Manille..\nDe Shanghai\nDu Tonquin\n Grande Bretagne.........\nIrlande\n \n \n \n \n \n Etats Unis\nAutres pays desservis par la Grande Bretagne\n \n \n \n \n \n Vole des paquebots Allemand.\nAnglais.\n \n \n \n \n De Manille..\nDe Shanghai\nDu Tonquin\n Italie.\n(c.)\n \n \n \n \n De Macao\nDu Japon\n 19.80\n 1.72 1/2\n \n \n \n \n Autriche, Suisse ou France.\n(d)\n \n \n \n \n De Manille...\nDe Shanghai\nDu Tonquin\n Allemagne, Serbie ou Espagne.\n(d)\n \n \n \n \n De Macao\nDu Japon\n 19.70\n 1.71 1/4\n \n \n \n \n De Maville...\nDe Shanghai\n 21.70\n 1.96 1/4\n \n \n \n Du Tonquin\n Mer. Hongkong, Italie. France.\nMer. Hongkong,\nItalie France)\n \n \n\nSora.-(a.) 11 est indispensable que le poids pour chaque numéro (groupe de pays) soit constaté séparément, et que les numéros d'ordre portés ú la table pour chaque pays concordent exactement avec ceux du présent tableau.\n\nFrais de Transit Maritimé à demi,\n(e) Frais de Transit Maritime à raison de .81 1/4.\n(4) des Frais de Transit Maritime.\n(e) Frais extraordinaires de fr. 4.00 et fr. 0.48 1/4\n\n3.90", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 386892, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902", "page_number": 347, "title": "CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902", "content_text": "# \n\"We learn that the system has been inaugurated in Shanghae and other places with some success, and it is advisable to extend it to apply to all the provinces. But local conditions have to be considered, and we therefore ask that the Viceroys and Governors may be instructed to report upon the matter as it affects their various provinces.\"\n\nThe above seems to throw some light upon the recent attempt (as reported in despatch No. 25, 1902, General) to institute a tax upon prepared opium in Kuang-tung.\n\nA request has been received from the Namhoi Magistrate with respect to the house tax, that Messrs. Watson and Co., chemists, who occupy premises belonging to a Chinese landlord on the opposite side of the canal from Shameen, may be instructed, as tenants, to pay the tax. The amount claimed in this respect is very small, but His Majesty's Consul-General has declined to convey the desired instructions, on the ground that such a tax, imposed upon British merchants, is not justified by Treaty or by any of the Regulations sanctioned as applying to foreign trade and commerce.\n\nAccording to the house tax Regulations, the tax is ultimately due from the landlord, the tenants being required to advance the money and being allowed to hand their receipts to the landlord in part payment of rent. In the case of Messrs. Watson and Co., it seems more proper, in principle, for the tax to be paid direct by the landlord.\n\n## Visit of the Chinese Consul-General for Singapore (Confidential)\n\nThe Chinese Consul-General for Singapore paid a visit to His Majesty's Consul-General on the 30th January last. He stated that there was still a good deal of uneasiness in Peking about K'ang Yu Wei, who is now in Singapore, and that it was believed he was intending to attempt a scheme of rebellion and to get assistance from the Australian Chinese. The Consul-General some time back received orders from Peking by despatch to proceed to Australia on a special mission to influential Chinese there, and warn them against Kang's machinations. He replied suggesting the advisability of leaving K'ang and his schemes alone, and pointing out that any action taken against him would only increase his importance in the eyes of Chinese over the sea, and give an impression that the Court and Government feared K'ang. The Consul-General has now received peremptory orders by telegraph, which he is compelled to obey. His theory is that this crusade against K'ang is made at the suggestion of his Excellency Shêng Kung Pao, who is in this way trying to secure the favour of the dominant party at Court.\n\n## Yang Wen-ch'un and the Tariff Commission\n\nOn the 14th February, His Majesty's Consul-General received a telegram from Sir James Mackay, stating that Yang Wen Ch'un, formerly Intendant of the Lei Chiung circuit of this province, had been nominated as an associate with his Excellency Shêng in the Tariff negotiations, and that according to a Shanghae paper, he had been dismissed from his former post for corruption. Sir James Mackay asked that he might be informed as to the correctness or otherwise of the statement.\n\nIt was found that the officer in question had been denounced to the Throne in 1895 for corruption, intriguing and licentious conduct, and had accordingly been dismissed \"never to be re-employed.\" His Excellency the Tariff Commissioner was duly informed by telegraph of these particulars.\n\n## The Kuang-hsi Rising\n\nParticulars and news of the Kuang-hsi disturbances have already been furnished in despatches Nos. 17, 23, 27, 29, and 32, General. It would appear from news which arrives viâ Wuchow that order is gradually being restored. The transit trade with Nanning is being carried on as usual, and there does not seem any probability of serious developments, the only danger being that of possible complications with the French authorities in consequence of the murder by brigands of two French officers on the Tongquin frontier; which the Chinese authorities declare occurred within French territory.\n\nThe latest news from His Majesty's Consul at Wuchow, dated the 11th April, is as follows:-\n\n\"I have just seen a boatman from Nanning who says all is quiet there--that is about three weeks ago. According to him the robbers are most numerous about Posê, where they are supposed to amount to 2,000 or 3,000. In the Yung Shun district there are some hundreds, but they keep away from the river.”\n\nPosê is an important mart in Kuang-hsi, near the Yünnan frontier, and is the head of navigation of the Yu Kiang or Nanning branch of the West River.\n\nThe district city of Yung Shun lies on the West River 242 miles above Wuchow, and 77 miles below Nanning.\n\n## Educational Matters\n\nThe Kuang Ya hu Yüan, one of the chief educational institutions in Canton, is being reorganized under the Viceroy's patronage so as to provide for modern education as well as for the ordinary Chinese curriculum. The staff is intended to consist for the future of twenty professors, all native, of whom one-half are to give instruction in modern science, principally chemistry and physics.\n\nMany applications have been received lately for admission to the T'ung Wên College. The accommodation of the college is, however, very limited, and most of the applications have been refused for that reason.\n\nDuring the past four months the Viceroy has applied on behalf of fifteen students for visé of their passports, and for assistance and protection to be granted them during their travels abroad in England, the United States, Japan, the Straits, &c. The journeys were in every case undertaken for educational purposes, with the special approval and encouragement of the Viceroy and at the expense of the students themselves.\n\n## Plague Patients returning from Hong Kong to Canton\n\nUnder instructions from the Colonial Office, his Excellency, the Governor of Hong Kong, has stated that he will not raise any objection under the Venice Convention to the return of plague patients from Hong Kong to Canton, provided that satisfactory arrangements are made for their reception and treatment, that proper steps are taken to disinfect the boats in which they are sent up, and, generally, that adequate means are adopted to prevent the spread of infection.\n\nThe charitable associations and hospitals of Canton have now declared their willingness to make the following arrangements respecting this matter:-\n\n| Arrangements | Description |\n| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Reception | They will send men to meet all steamers coming from Hong Kong, who will take charge of any infected persons on board and carry them to the hospitals direct. |\n| Medical Treatment | Experienced medical men will be obtained to give full attention to the proper treatment of such patients. The rooms in which they are placed will be cleansed and purified so as to prevent the spread of infection. |\n| Disinfection | The question of disinfecting ships in which such patients arrive is being considered by the Commissioner of Customs. |\n\nThe above proposed arrangements have been submitted for the approval of the Hong Kong Government.\n\n## Mission Affairs\n\nAn Imperial Edict on the 29th January, there appeared in the \"Official Gazette\" referring to a telegram from the Viceroy announcing the mysterious murder of a priest (Father Julien) and two converts at Ma Shih Hsü, in the Shih sing district of Kuang-tung. The Edict commanded that the Magistrate of the district should be removed from office for delay in reporting the matter and for his failure to arrest the murderers.\n\nThe missionary in question had formerly resided in the East River region; it is stated by the Chinese authorities that he had incurred the hatred of a native family, and that popular feeling against him personally became so strong that he had been removed to Shih Hsing district, in the north of the province. He was after some time followed thither by members of the family referred to, who stabbed him to death while he was sitting at table. Two converts were also murdered at the time. The view of the authorities and the Protestant missionaries is that the crime was simply one of private revenge for a family wrong, and not essentially anti-mission or anti-foreign.\n\nFive men have been arrested in connection with the murder and sentenced to execution. Report says that a claim for 40,000 taels compensation has been lodged by the French Consul with the Viceroy.\n\nPage 343", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 499072, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924", "page_number": 181, "title": "CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924", "content_text": "## PLAN OF SINGAPORE TOWN\n\nCopyrighted by \nTHE METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE, \nSINGAPORE \nNatural Scale 1:13,700 or 1 mile - 4 inches\n\nP.24 \nP.21 \nP.19 \n\nVarious locations and landmarks are listed, seemingly corresponding to a map.\n\n### Map Key or Legend\n\nRailways | Tramways | Roads\n---------|----------|--------\nPolice Stations | | \n\n### Excerpt of Map Content\n\n#### P.24\n\nCluny Road Station \nRAFFLES \nTYERJALL \nH.H the Sultan \nof Johor \nMOUNT ALMA \nROAD \nMt Washington \nCFS House \nCHERMIN \n£.E&A \nFELEGRAPH C \nDOCKS & WORKS \nPulan Hantu \nBeacon \nARRACKS \nAXALIN \nE \nAL \nA \nGolden Bell \nMOUNT FABER \nBAY \na. W. BACON & CO., Ltd., NORWICH ST., FETTER LANE, LONDON, E.C.4 \nNI \nMount Rosie \nTAN TOK SENG \nMIDDLETON \nHOSPITAL \nMOUNT VICTORIA \nNAS SIM \nArdmore \nFlagstaff \nTonglin Post \nGovernment Opium Factory \nKeppel Hotel \nWOOD \nDrayce \nC \nCH \nBURIAL \nROUND \nTIONG \nBHAR \nO \nA M \nOLD CHRIST \nN \nEMETERY \nMONKS \nHILL \nFilte Bed's \nIM'A \nCAIRN \nHILL \nMOUNT \nELIZABETH \nGOVT. HOUSE \nTram Power Station \nMACKENZI \nGOVT DOMAIN \nPumping Station \nHollandse Club \nReservoir \nMOUNT \nParadi \nINSTITUTION \nHILL \nHILL \nARLS HIL \nCRIMINAL \nSepay \nPRISON \nGolf Pavilion \nKING EDWARD VII MEDICAL COLLEGE \nLUNATIC ASYLUM \nMATERNITY HOSPITAL \nTempi. \nP&O \nALO. WHARVES \nBLANGAH \nST JAMES \nPuto \nCOAL \nAra Jones \nTANJONG \nGENERAL HOSPITAL.\n\n#### P.19\n\nERSKINE \nSt Matthescht \nOdyssey \nClub \nSpottiswoode \nPork \nBoustead \nRAILWAY \nInstitute, \nLAGOON OR EMPIRE DOCK \nG.A R \nR \nA \nR \nB \nH \nV \nVES \nR \nLOARE \nKAST \nLAGOON \nEAST WHARI \nFAST \nEMILY \nOldh \nMETHODIST \nMISSION \nWesley \nMUSEUM \nEMR. \nPassenger Terminal \nStation \nMOY \nSTANEY \nRACE \nGOLF \nCOURSE \nONY \nLINKS \nMarket \n172\n\n#### P.21\n\nVIATION \nFIELD \nDESKER \nROWELL ROAD \nNOARIS \nHAMP \nAbattoir \nKAFUR \nPRINCEP \nCEP STREET \nBENCOCLEN \nSTREET \nWATERLO STREET \nLight \nT \nANDREWS \nInst \nHot \nKOCHORE \nCinerator \nPOLO GROUND \nBendemeer \nKWONG WI \nHOSPITAL \nBUYAN \nCLYDE TE \nROAD \nClyde Terrace Market \nNolunteers Drill Hall \nRAFFLES RECLAMATION \npore Recreation Club \nSpore Cricket Club \nAnderson Bridge \nMaster Attendant Office \nGeneral Post Office \nS'pore Club & Exchange \nJohnston's Pier \nMAR \nMarket \n\n### MAP OF THE PRINCIPAL BUSINESS SECTION\n\n(Sea Kay for the Numbers) \n\n| Location | Number |\n|-----------------|--------|\n| MALACCA ST | 140 |\n| | 139 |\n| PRINCE | |\n| ALMEIDA | |\n| CECIL STREKT- | |\n| FINLAYSON | |\n| ROBINSON ROAD | 125 |\n| GREEN | |\n| RAFFLES QUAY | 6 |\n| ANDE | 14 |\n| | 121 |\n| | 122 |\n| ER | |\n| SEA WALL | |\n| FÜLLERTON ROAD/ | |\n| | 200 Yds |\n\nPrinted in England.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]