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NOTES AND QUERIES

The area still retains its distinctive character and is a tribute to the vision and public-spirit of its chief promoter, Mr. Ede (1865-1925). A small plaque set into the wall of a park in Essex Crescent perpetuates his memory.

Another Garden City plan for the area south of Prince Edward Road, west of Waterloo Road and north of Argyle Street was initiated by the Hong Kong Engineering and Construction Company in 1932. Unlike the Kowloon Tong area, which was levelled by cutting and filling, this project was to utilise the natural features of the site. It was claimed that 'for excellence of situation, beauty of outlook, serenity of location and conformity with surrounding amenities, it will be without an equal in the Peninsula'. (South China Morning Post, Jan. 21, 1932, remarks at Sod Turning Ceremony.) Mr. J. P. Braga, Chairman of the Company undertaking the project, gave his name to the road at the centre of the tract, Braga Circuit. The area still retains some of its secluded and serene character and is a favourite of courting couples. It is better known today as Kadoorie Avenue, the general name used to describe the several roads that make up this residential complex.

The Diocesan Boys' School

As the name indicates the Diocesan Boys' School is an institution of the Anglican Church in Hong Kong. In 1859 the wife of Bishop Smith, being interested in the education of girls, organised a committee of women and founded the Diocesan Native Female Training Institute. It was established 'to introduce among a somewhat superior class of Native Females the blessings of Christianity and of Religious Training' (The First Annual Report). Education was to be in English. It was hoped the girls would make suitable brides for the male converts from St. Paul's College. However, there were some publicised instances of students from the School being sought after as mistresses of Europeans, their ability to speak English being a particular asset in such an arrangement. Due to this bad publicity local support fell off and the school was in financial difficulties. In 1867 all Chinese girls, except orphans and destitute, were dismissed. In 1868 Bishop Alford somewhat reluctantly agreed to head up a reorganisation. The following year the name was changed to the Diocesan Home and Orphanage. Under a new admission policy the Home was 'to receive and place children of both sexes, sound both in body and mind, of European, Chinese
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LIST OF MEMBERS

ORDINARY MEMBERS:

THROWER, Prof. L. B.

TISDALL, Brian

TOMLIN, Mrs. I.

TONG, Louis

TORRANCE, J. R.

TOOGOOD, C. W.

TRISTRAM, M. P. W.

TSE, Charles

TSO, Mrs. Priscilla

TURNER, H. D.

TWEEDIE, Howard

TWITCHETT, Miss Yvonne

TYLER, Mr. & Mrs. M. R.

VEEVERS, Miss Kathleen J.

VETCH, Mr. & Mrs. Henri

VISICK, Mrs. Mary

Flat 6B, University Residence No. 6,

Chinese University of Hong Kong.

7, Stanley Mound Road, Stanley, H.K.

12A, Broadwood Road, 1st floor, H.K.

Connaught Centre, 35th floor, H.K.

A2, 2 Vista Panorama, Amonoda Road,

Kowloon Tsai, Kowloon.

c/o Oxford University Press, 5th floor,

News Building, 633 King's Road, H.K.

Rating & Valuation Dept., Murray House,

Garden Road, H.K.

59-61 Wong Chuk Hang Road, 1st floor,

Aberdeen, H.K.

Dept. of Extra Mural Studies, University of

Hong Kong, Pokfulam, H.K.

History Dept., University of Hong Kong,

Pokfulam, H.K.

Officers' Mess, Grenadier Guards, Stanley

Fort, H.K.

c/o Island School, Bowen Road, H.K.

402, Tregunter Mansions, 14 Old Peak Rd.,

H.K.

79, Mount Nicholson Gap, H.K.

10A, Belmont Court, 10, Kotewall Road,

H.K.

Dept. of English, University of Hong Kong,

Pokfulam, H.K.

WADIA, Mr. & Mrs. R. J.

WALDEN, J. C. C.

WATERS, D. D.

WATT, J. C. Y.

WEBB, Miss Susan M.

WEBBER, Dr. & Mrs. J. H.

WEI, Dr. Tat

WENG, Mrs. Gloria

WESTCOTT, K.

WHITELEY, Mrs. I. E.

502, La Hacienda, 31 Mt. Kellet Road,

The Peak, H.K.

1 Homestead, The Peak, H.K.

c/o Education Dept., Lee Gardens, Hysan

Avenue, H.K.

Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin,

N.T.

Flat 4, 5A Garden Road, H.K.

Fanling Hospital, Fanling, N.T.

3 Fontana Gardens, 5th floor, Causeway

Hill, H.K.

1 Essex Crescent, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon.

The British Council, Star House, 3rd floor,

Kowloon.

8C London Court, 41A Conduit Road, H.K.
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