[ { "id": 364395, "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": "CO129-278 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [11-12]", "page_number": 173, "title": "CO129-278 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [11-12]", "content_text": "3. Methodist Conference and not to be diverted from this use by sale or otherwise excepting for religious and charitable purposes without the previous sanction in writing of the Governor for the time being.\n\nSubject to the above terms and conditions, which M. Musson has authority to accept, I solicit your approval for the grant of this land for the very worthy object in question. The lease will be made out in the names of the Resident Wesleyan Chaplain, the Wesleyan Minister in Hongkong, and the Chair of the Canton District of the Wesleyan Missionary Society, or the persons acting in those capacities for the time being, as Trustees for the Wesleyan Methodist Conference.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-278 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 369477, "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": "CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "page_number": 65, "title": "CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "content_text": "## The O.A.G. MINUTE.\n\n**DRAFT.**\n\n5. In conclusion, with sympathy with the objects which it is intended to secure in the erection of this Home, and his appreciation of the way in which they are engaged.\n\nI am, &c.\n\nYours, &c.\n\nGiao Hong Kong `6140/98` \nHong Kong No. 85\n\nMr. Fiddian. 4/4 \nMr. Hamilton 19/4 \nMr. Cox. \nMr. Lucas. 5/4 \nMr. Graham. \nMr. Wingfield. \nEarl of Selborne, \nMr. Chamberlain for Consor\n\nTo Secretary, Wesleyan Army & Navy Committee 14/3 (on `27375/97`)\n\nWesleyan A (`6140`)\n\n6 April 98\n\nWith reference to Sir William Robinson's despatch No. 243 of the 23rd November last, respecting the proposed grant of a site to the Wesleyan Army & Navy Committee for the erection of a Soldiers' and Sailors' ... \n\n| Despatch No. | Date | Description |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 243 | 23rd November last | Grant of a site to Wesleyan Army & Navy Committee |\n\n(on `6160`) \nMethodist Conference Committee...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 369550, "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": "CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "page_number": 138, "title": "CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898", "content_text": "## Extract from the Model Deed for Soldiers and Sailors Homes founded and maintained by the Wesleyan Methodist Church.\n\n### The first schedule.\n\n137\n\nUpon trust that the Trustees for the time being of these presents shall from time to time and at all times hereafter permit the said premises or so much and such parts of the same as shall be required for the purpose to be used, occupied, and enjoyed as and for a Soldiers and Seamen's Home and Institute for promoting the welfare of the seamen, soldiers, and Marines of Her Majesty's forces and also for such Seamen of the mercantile marine as shall be British subjects of Her Majesty without distinction of sect or religion stationed or temporarily being in the Garrison and Port of Sandgate and their wives, families, and friends; and in particular for affording to such persons facilities for recreation, reading, and mental improvement, and for religious, temperance, and other meetings, and for obtaining sleeping accommodation and refreshments (other than alcoholic drinks); and for such other objects for the welfare of such persons as aforesaid as shall from time to time be thought expedient by the Committee of management of the said Institute. But no alcoholic drinks shall be sold, taken, or permitted to be brought upon the premises; and upon such other trusts (consistent with the trust aforesaid) as to the appointment of a Committee of management of the Institute and otherwise as the said yearly Conference of the people called Methodists shall from time to time declare; and that a certificate under the hand of the President or Secretary of the Conference for the time being that any Resolution on the subject has been passed by the Conference shall be sufficient evidence of such other trusts aforesaid.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 390191, "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": "CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11]", "page_number": 467, "title": "CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11]", "content_text": "# \n2, Morrison Hill, \nOctober 9th, 1903.\n\n463\n\n**Dear Sir**\n\nYou are perhaps aware that I succeeded the \nRevd. C. Eone as Wesleyan Chaplain in this Colony at the beginning of this year.\n\nI am both pleased and grateful to find \nsome one taking an active interest in matters ecclesiastical.\n\nAs far as I know my predecessor never applied for official recognition as visitor to any Wesleyan prisoners in the jail.\n\nIt is now an instruction by the Conference of the Wesleyan \nMethodist Church that such application be made. I am therefore \nmaking such an application.\n\nI am not aware of the amount of grant \nmade to the Presbyterian Chaplain for visiting the prison and \nCivil Hospital but I know the amount spent on travelling is \nconsiderable and this will be still more serious when additional hospitals are opened.\n\nI have conducted several civilian \nfunerals but no fees have been paid by the Government nor any \none else. Not being better acquainted with the facts on which \nyou base your request for increased grant for ecclesiastical \npurposes I cannot give that intelligent support I might otherwise have done but I recognise thankfully the spirit which has \nprompted such a resolution.\n\n**Yours etc.,**\n**(Sd.) Wm. Bridie,**\n**Wesleyan Chaplain.**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 490770, "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": "CO129-472 - Others - 1921", "page_number": 463, "title": "CO129-472 - Others - 1921", "content_text": "# SINGAPORE GENERAL REPORT\n-10- \n460 \n## PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT\n\n### Chinese Meetings (Cont.)\n\nThe Council were asked by the Commissioners to support the policy of free diagnosis and treatment, and to assist in an educational campaign among the Chinese community. The Council passed a resolution in favour of free diagnosis and treatment, and offered to appoint a Committee from among their own number to confer with the Medical Department, or with the local Council for Combating Venereal Diseases if formed. This Committee would both advise and initiate on educational matters.\n\nThe Chinese Chamber of Commerce meeting was presided over by the President, and between 50 and 30 members were present. The members were asked to support the policy of the Commission. At the end of the meeting, the President, on behalf of the Chamber, promised the fullest co-operation, and offered all help the Government felt the Chamber could give in the dissemination of information by meetings or in any other suitable way.\n\n### Conference of Ministers of all Denominations\n\nThe meeting was small in numbers, but there were present representatives of the Church of England, the Methodists, and the Wesleyans. Those present undertook to support the scheme for extending the recreational facilities at present available for members of the Mercantile Marine.\n\n### Conference of Judicial and Police Authorities\n\nA brief address was given on comparative legislation. The existing laws on venereal disease were gone through with the Attorney General, who took the Ontario and Western Australian Acts to be copied for their guidance in Singapore.\n\n### Women's Meetings\n\nOwing to the absence of Her Excellency, Lady Guillemard, it was difficult to arrange drawing-room meetings during the first week of the Commissioners' visit. Two were held: one at Lady Murison's, presided over by Lady Guillemard; one at Mrs. Salmond's, wife of the head of the Eastern Telegraph Company. In addition, two meetings for women and social workers were held in the morning at the Y.M.C.A.\n\nThe result of the meeting held at Lady Murison's was the appointment of a representative Committee of women with direction to co-operate with the Committee appointed at the Conference of Municipal and Port Authorities in formulating plans for a Singapore Welfare Association, which should undertake to promote facilities for recreation for officers and men of the Mercantile Marine and for the junior employees of firms.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-472 - Others - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 492300, "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": 230, "title": "CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7]", "content_text": "The Hongkong Weekly Press\n\nVOL. XCIV.]\n\nAND\n\nChina Overland Trade Report.\n\nCONTENTS.\n\nFar Eastern News\n\nHongkong\n\nMui Teai in Hongkong\n\nHONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD., 1921.\n\nPAGE 213 ........ 213 ..... 214\n\nThe Sanitary Board................................................................................ ..... ... 214\n\nLeading Articles :-\n\nRandom Reflections\n\n215\n\n215\n\n,216\n\n.216\n\n....217\n\n.... 217 ....218 219 .........227\n\nHongkong and the Water Carriage System........... 227\n\nHongkong Book-keeper's Sharp Sentence\n\n......... 228\n\n228\n\n229\n\n....230\n\nJapanese \"Aggression\" in China\n\nJapan in China and Siberia\n\nThe Central Yangtsze Situation\n\nThe British in South China\n\nWedding in Kowloon......\n\n\"Hongkong Daily Press\n\nHongkong Legislative Council....\n\nRoyal Dutch Petroleum Company\n\nCorrespondence :-\n\nAn Inaccurate Report\n\nSuspected Arson\n\nChamber of Commerce\n\nThieves Still Busy\n\nThe Cassel Mining Agreement..\n\nWhat Kansu's Earthquake Cost the Province ...230\n\nSt. Joseph's College\n\nBank of East Asia\n\n281\n\nThe Bank of China\n\nMr. Stevens's Kidnapper\n\nThe Law Courts..\n\n231 231 232\n\nThe War in Hapeh\n\n234\n\nFar Eastern Cable News...\n\nWireless Telegraph Communication with China 234\n\nLocal Sport\n\n235\n\n236\n\nFamine Committee and a Bank Fraud\n\n...236\n\nRepublicanism\" in China\n\n237\n\nFiring on Ships on the Yangtsze......\n\n..238\n\nCompany Meeting :-\n\nHongkong Hotel Co., Ltd. ..\n\nShipping\n\n..239\n\nThe Upper Yangtze Trade\n\nCommercial....\n\nBIRTHS.\n\n239\n\n239 .240\n\nCARTER.-At Shanghai, on August 21st, to Mr. and Mrs. D. CARTER, a daughter.\n\nCHAPEAUX.-At Shanghai, on August 26th, to Mr. and Mrs. ALBERT CHAPEAUX, a son.\n\nMOONEY REED.-At Shanghai, on August 19th, AUSTIN JAMES MOONEY to ANNE CONSTANCE REED.\n\nNICHOLLS-INWOOD --At Shanghai, on August 13th, HARRY CHARLES THOMAS NICHOLLS, of Shanghai and Bristol, to EMILY INWOOD, of Shanghai and London.\n\nDEATHS.\n\nBONE.--At Studley, Warwick, England, on the 26th August, Mrs. C. BONE, beloved wife of the Rev. C. Bone (formerly Pastor, Wesleyan Methodist Church, Wanchai). By cable.\n\nHARDY. At the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, on August 24th, HERBERT JOHN HARDY (Shanghai Gas Co., Ltd.), aged 47 years.\n\nRegistered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office in the United Kingdom.\n\nNo. 10\n\nBy order of the Canton Government 140,000 taels of opium, worth $400,000, which had been confiscated by the customs and police authorities from Smugglers, were publicly destroyed by fire on August 27th on the East Parade Ground.\n\nAdvices from Washington state that Mr. Stanley K. Hornbeck, author of \"Contemporary International Politics,\" has been invited to serve as an adviser on Far Eastern affairs to the American State Department for the Pacific Conference. Mr. Hornbeck, who has been travelling in China, Japan and the Philippine Islands for the past 18 months, will return to Washington next week.\n\nMr. W. S. Fleming, the American Attorney, who has been very prominently in the limelight lately at Shanghai, sailed, last week, for America, but sent to the Press a parting letter in which he wrote:- \"There is no reason to camouflage my purpose in leaving China, as I am going straight to Washington, D.C., in response to telegraphic advices I have received to be there in connection with an investigation I initiated in the Department of State early in March of this year. Lest certain evil-disposed persons should misrepresent the purpose of my departure I would ask you kindly to publish this at an early date.\"\n\nJENNER. At Shanghai, on August 22nd.\n\nELI WILLIAM JENNER, of Kent, England, aged 28 years.\n\nLINN.-At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on August 24th, CATHERINE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Linn, aged 7 weeks.\n\nRAWLINGSON.-At Shanghai, on August 26th. Captain W. J. RAWLINGSON, of Shanghai.\n\nHongkong Weekly Press.\n\nHONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VOEUX ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.\n\nFAR EASTERN NEWS.\n\nLANE. At Tientsin, on August 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. R. W. LANE, a daughter.\n\nRecent floods not only interrupted traffic on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway by washing away the tracks, but washed away a bridge on the Peking-Mukden Line, near Shanhaikuan.\n\nMURPHY.-At Cork, on August 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. MURPHY, of Shanghai, a son.\n\nPRITCHARD.-At Yunnanfu, on August 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. PRITCHARD, a daughter.\n\nREIS.-In Manila, on Sunday, the 21st inst., at 8.40 a.m., to Mr. and Mrs. F. A. REIS, a son, PEDRO FAUSTINO.\n\nMARRIAGES.\n\nOLIVER-KAY.-At the Abbey Hotel, Jedburgh, Scotland, on July 19th, by the Rev. Stewart Burns, M.A., St. Mary's, Hawick, MICHAEL OLIVER, China Navigation Co., Hongkong, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. William Oliver, 20. Slitrig Crescent, Hawick, to AGNES ROBSON, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Kay, Hill View, Jedburgh.\n\nSir Arthur Whitton Brown, the Transatlantic airman, who paid a visit to China on behalf of Messrs. Vickers, a few months ago, has undergone an operation for appendicitis since his return to England.\n\nThe late Admiral Sir James Andrew Thomas Bruce, K.C.M.G. (75), who saw service in Nigeria and was second in command in China at the time of the Boxer outbreak, formerly A.D.C. to Queen Victoria, left estate of the gross value of £20,957.\n\nAfter a full day's proceedings, investigation of the charge against J. G. Gardiner, alleged to have stolen 50 barrels of cement, the property of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, was completed at H.M. Police Court at Shanghai, on Aug. 24th, before Mr. G. W. King, when the defendant was discharged.\n\nCertain Chinese now in London, says a London paper, are demanding that the value of two sacred golden bells taken from the Temple of Heaven in Peking during the Boxer rising shall be restored to the temple authorities. It is stated that the bells were found under piles of rubbish, and that one of them was taken by British troops to Delhi and there melted down, the gold being sold for £25,000. The interested Chinese now point to the special clause in the Versailles Treaty whereby the ancient astronomical instruments looted by the Germans during the capture of Peking were returned to China, and demand that the sacred bells, or their value, shall also be restored to the Temple of Heaven.\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nOwing to the recent heavy rains the road from Laichikok to Castle Peak is closed.\n\nIt has been decided to admit women to Hongkong University and the first girl student has already been registered.\n\nMr. Percy Smith, who has been taking the waters at Marienbad, is expected to return to Hongkong in the middle of October.\n\nMr. B. Tanner, Head Master of Queen's College, who has been home on leave, returned to the Colony on August 31st by the Kamo-maru.\n\nOn one day last week seven opium raids produced 45 defendants in the dock at the Magistracy and a haul of thousands of taels of opium.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]