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19 C.O. Series 129-78, No. 113, 24 Aug., 1860.
20 Tam Achoy was survived by five sons: Tam Kung Ping alias Tam Ping Kai, died 1887 at Canton, Tam Mo Seen, Tam Yun Yeen, Tam Kee Chun, and Tam Lin Tai. The latter had been adopted by Achoy's fourth wife in 1865.
21 Tang Aluk was survived by a daughter, the wife of Hu Yu Chan; a son Tang Tung Shang alias Tang Pak Shan, died 1899; and a grandson Tang Yeung Mau, the only son of Tang Shau Shan alias Tang Kau Chun. Some of the court suits revolved around whether the deceased son Tang Shay Shan was a natural or an adopted son of Tang Aluk. The family retained much of its real estate holdings up to the present.
22 C.O. Series 131-2.
23 The China Review, Vol. 1 (1872) p. 171.
24 K. G. Tregonning, Under Chartered Company Rule (Borneo 1881-1946) (Singapore, 1958) Chap. 1.
25 The China Mail, 23 July, 1891.
26 Ibid., 17 Oct., 1861.
27 For details on the Chiu (Hsü) family see: Hsü Jun, (Chronological Autobiography of Hsü Jun), #M. #****†# (1927).
28 See my article "The Chinese Settlement of British Hong Kong", Chung Chi Bulletin, No. 48 (May, 1970), pp. 30-31.
29 For notice of Cheung Achew see Chung Chí Bulletin, No. 45 (Dec., 1968) p. 11.
30 The China Mail, 9 Dec., 1858.
31 Ibid., 19 Dec., 1871; 7 Feb., 1872.
32 The Daily Press, 4 Nov., 1868.
33 Li Chin-wei, editor (A History of Hong Kong, 1848-1948) £34. điều (Hong Kong, 1949), p. 271.
34 The Daily Press, 23 April, 1880.
35 Archives of the London Missionary Society, London, South China, Box 8, 23 Sept., 1876.
36 C.O. Series 133-5.
37 The name of Ho Tsin Shin does appear on a list of contributors to the Berlin Missionary Society Chinese Vernacular School Fund in 1868 and 1869,
38 For reference to these various aspects of the career of Ho Shan Chee see The Daily Press 24 July, 1868, 20 Sept., 1878, The China Mail 28 Feb., 1882.
39 For details of the career of Ho Kwan Shan see The Daily Press 4 Oct., 1871.
40 The China Mail, 28 Aug., 1891.
41 A biographical sketch of Ho Kai is found in Wu Hsing-lien, (The Prominent Chinese in Hong Kong) AA, SEP^S^ (Hong Kong, 1937).
42 The Hong Kong Telegraph, 3 Sept., 1891.
43 The information on the family of Wu Ting Fang is from the Archives of Presbyterian Missionary Society, New York. The exact relationship is deduced from probable evidence rather than having been directly stated in the sources, At the marriage of Ng Achoy and Ho Amooy, 14 Jan.,
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19 C.O. Series 129-78, No. 113, 24 Aug., 1860.
20 Tam Achoy was survived by five sons: Tam Kung Ping alias Tam Ping Kai, died 1887 at Canton, Tam Mo Seen, Tam Yun Yeen, Tam Kee Chun, and Tam Lin Tai. The latter had been adopted by Achoy's fourth wife in 1865.
21 Tang Aluk was survived by a daughter, the wife of Hu Yu Chan; a son Tang Tung Shang alias Tang Pak Shan, died 1899; and a grandson Tang Yeung Mau, the only son of Tang Shau Shan alias Tang Kau Chun. Some of the court suits revolved around whether the deceased son Tang Shay Shan was a natural or an adopted son of Tang Aluk. The family retained much of its real estate holdings up to the present.
22 C.O. Series 131-2.
23 The China Review, Vol. 1 (1872) p. 171.
24 K. G. Tregonning, Under Chartered Company Rule (Borneo 1881- 1946) (Singapore, 1958) Chap. 1.
25 The China Mail, 23 July, 1891.
26 Ibid., 17 Oct., 1861.
27 For details on the Chiu (Hsü) family see: Hsü Jun, (Chronological Autobiography of Hsü Jun), #M. #****†# (1927).
28 See my article "The Chinese Settlement of British Hong Kong", Chung Chi Bulletin, No. 48 (May, 1970), pp. 30-31.
29 For notice of Cheung Achew see Chung Chí Bulletin, No. 45 (Dec., 1968) p. 11.
30 The China Mail, 9 Dec.. 1858.
1 Ibid., 19 Dec., 1871; 7 Feb., 1872.
32 The Daily Press, 4 Nov., 1868.
33 Li Chin-wei, editor (A History of Hong Kong, 1848-1948) £34. điều (Hong Kong, 1949), p. 271.
34 The Daily Press, 23 April, 1880.
35 Archives of the London Missionary Society, London, South China, Box 8, 23 Sept., 1876.
36 C.O. Series 133-5.
37 The name of Ho Tsin Shin does appear on a list of contributors to the Berlin Missionary Society Chinese Vernacular School Fund in 1868 and 1869,
38 For reference to these various aspects of the career of Ho Shan Chee see The Daily Press 24 July, 1868, 20 Sept., 1878, The China Mail 28 Feb., 1882.
39 For details of the career of Ho Kwan Shan see The Daily Press 4 Oct., 1871.
40 The China Mail, 28 Aug., 1891.
41 A biographical sketch of Ho Kai is found in Wu Hsing-lien, (The Prominent Chinese in Hong Kong) AA, SEP^S^ (Hong Kong,
1937).
42 The Hong Kong Telegraph, 3 Sept., 1891.
43 The information on the family of Wu Ting Fang is from the Archives of Presbyterian Missionary Society, New York. The exact relationship is deduced from probable evidence rather than having been directly stated in the sources, At the marriage of Ng Achoy and Ho Amooy, 14 Jan.,
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