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a suburb known as Spring Gardens hence the present Spring Garden Lane. The General's House, built about 1844, was marked in some maps as the Governor's house; actually, it was the house of the Lieutenant-Governor, a post existing at that time and held by Major-General D'Aguilar. The present Government domain was not built upon until 1850-53, when it would seem a new gubernatorial residence was erected. This stood, according to an old Admiralty chart, where the present Government Offices are. The Government House as we know it to-day was completed in 1856,
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Extracts from an old book giving a visitor's impressions of early Hongkong were published yesterday, showing that many buildings had sprung up within the first two years. Here are further comments on the Colony's quick development. S. Lane-Poole in his "Life of Sir Harry Parkes" says of the young Parkes of fourteen - "He found Hongkong (1842) a very different place from what it has since become. The island had been a British possession for a few months only when he arrived on it, and the European houses could be counted on one's fingers. Morrison had only just got under a roof and his invitation to Harry did not promise much in the way of luxury.
"I have no comforts to offer," he wrote, "but we'll manage somehow to knock up a bed and having that and clothes of his own, he will be able to hold life together." In his little ruder shanty of three rooms Morrison (J. R. Morrison, Chinese Secretary and Interpreter son of Dr. Robert Morrison)
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a suburb known as Spring Gardens hence the present Spring Garden Lane. The General's House, built about 1844, was marked in some maps as the Governor's house actually, it was the house of the Lieutenant-Governor, a post existing at that time and held by Major-General D'Aguilar. The present Government domain was not built upon until 1850-53, when it would seem a new gubernato- rial residence was erected. This stood, according to an old Admiralty chart, where the present Government Offices are. The Government House as we know it to-day was completed in 1856,
BUILDINGS (6)
EARLY HONGKONG BUILDINGS
2
( All Rights of Reproduction are Strictly Reserved )
Extracts from an old book giving a visitor's impres- cions of early Hongkong were published yesterday, showing that many buildings had sprung up within the first two years. Here are further comments on the Colony's quick development. S. Lane-Poole in his "Life of Sir Harry Parkes " says of the young Parkes of fourteen - * He found Hongkong ( 1842 ) a very different place from what it has since become. The island had been a British possession for a few months only when he arrived on it, and the European houses could be counted on one'd fingers. Morri- son had only just got under a roof and his invitation to Harry did not promise much in the way of luxury.
* I have no comforts ot offer, he wrote but we 11 manage somehow to knock up a bed and having that and clothes of his own, he will be able to hold life together. In his little ruder shanty of three rooms in a rwo Morrision ( J. R. Morrison, Chinese Secretary and Interpreter son of Dr. Robert Morrison }
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