RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊 | RAS-1973 https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/8910rj06r YAUMATEI TYPHOON SHELTER, HONG KONG 29 So it was that on 14th December, 1903 the Honourable Gershom Stewart*, an unofficial member of the Legislative Council, rose to move the following motion- That in the opinion of the Council it is advisable to increase, if possible, the means of shelter for cargo boats and sampans during the typhoon season. In the course of a long speech Mr. Stewart said it was a fact to be borne in mind-- That the harbour is after all the reason of our existence here, from the harbour we either directly or indirectly, all of us, depend on our subsistence. We are now in the happy position of having an abundant revenue and I have now put in a plea for a humble and hard working section of the sea-faring population who have no means of advocating their own cause. He then spoke at some length on the dangers which the boat people faced in the course of typhoons with particular reference to that which had occurred in 1900, and went on to recommend his resolution to the Council on two grounds- The first being that of self-interest for we indirectly will get some benefit because we are doing something to assist trade and secondly on the higher ground of our common humanity. For I think it is right and proper that we should afford all the protection and help we can to an industrious and hard-working section of the community. For during a certain part of the year they may claim to be following a dangerous avocation, because we must remember that these people in numbers, men, women and children have nothing between them and the next world but perhaps a half inch plank when it may be blowing a hurricane in the harbour. Mr. Stewart's resolution was seconded by Mr. C. W. Dickson* who pointed out that-- * Listed in Who's Who in the Far East 1906-7 June (Hong Kong, China Mail, Publishers) as b. 1858, came out to Hongkong Bank, Jan. 1883, Exchange Broker, Chairman of the China Association. * Charles Wedderburn Dickson, listed in Who's Who in the Far East as partner in the firm of Jardine, Matheson and Co., and Deputy Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, b. 1863, arrived in Hong Kong 1884. ================================================================================ RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊 | RAS-1982 https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/mk61z420p 63 Nationality Members 1855 (March)—1856 (January) (23.3.1855) William Shephard Wetmore William Thorburn William Herbert Vacher Henry Alexander Ince Clement D. Nye 1856 (January)—1857 (January) (14.1.1856) George Griswold Gray Firm Nationality Wetmore & Co. American Hargreaves & Co. British Gilman, Bowman, Dent, Beale & Co. American Bull, Nye & Co. British (Treasurer) James Lawrence Man Andrew Arch. Ranken 1857 (January) — 1858 (February) (31.1.1857) George Watson Coutts Hugh Bold Gibb Charles W. Orne Russell & Co. American Geo. Barnet & Co. ? Smith, Kennedy & Co. British Watson & Co. British Gibb, Livingston & Co. British Russell & Co. American Note: In February 1858 G. W. Coutts is no longer mentioned as member. 1858 (February) — 1859 (February) (4.2.1858) William Wetmore Cryder Hugh Bold Gibb John Thorne Note: In February 1859 only J. Thorne is mentioned as member. 1859 (February) — 1860 (February) (31.1.1859) Robert Reid (Chairman) William Wetmore Cryder Wetmore, Williams & Co. American Gibb, Livingston & Co. British ? ? Birley, Worthington & Co. British (Treasurer) Hubert Marshall Murray Gray Wetmore, Williams & Co. American Smith, Kennedy & Co. British 1860 (February) — 1861 (February) (15.2.1860) Rowland Hamilton (Chairman) Smith, Kennedy & Co. British James Whitlow (Treasurer) Richard R. Tyers Holliday, Wise & Co. British 2 British 2 1861 (February) — 1862 (April) (2.2.1861) William Howard (Chairman) J. Priestley Tate (Treasurer) Chartered Bank Blain, Tate & Co. William Shephard Wetmore British ? ? Wetmore, Williams & Co. American Note: In April 1862 only J. P. Tate is mentioned as member. ================================================================================ RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊 | RAS-1984 https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/5h73wh572 219 161 Lived in Canton and Macau, 1841-1849, where he was a partner in Nye, Parker & Co. and Vice-consul for Chile. Later partner in Bull, Nye & Co. Buried at Shantung Road Cemetery. 162 ORNE, Charles W. 1857-1858 Mercantile assistant Russell & Co., partner from January 1, 1857. 163 PROBST, W. 1865-1866 First lived in Canton, then Shanghai. Unknown in which firm he was employed; Consul for Oldenburg 1861. Member of the Shanghai Society for Relief of Distressed Foreigners of All Nationalities, 1865. 166 Member of the Recreation Fund Committee; NCBRAS till 1870 (non-resident). 168 His wife died November 28, 1864 at the age of 28. 169 RANKEN, Andrew Archibald 1856-1857 member Partner in Smith, Kennedy & Co., May 1855 till December 31, 1858. 171 Trustee British Episcopal Church 1857; member Committee Shanghai Literary and Scientific Society 1858. 172 Portrait. 173 REID, David 1863-1864 174 He was among other interests a real estate agent; partnership with John George Dunn as Reid & Co. from January 1, 1864. Member of the NCBRAS 1873-1878 (last year as non-resident). Trustee Recreation Fund Committee 1872, 1873. Member Committee VI and VII. REID, Robert 1859-1860 Partner in Birley, Worthington & Co. 1862. 178 Page 240 Page 241 ================================================================================