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1917 menu with signatures of prominent Eurasians

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Submitted by C on Fri, 2012-11-09 23:21

Interesting item on eBay:
1917 ST.JOHN AMBULANCE HONGKONG WELCOME TO 25TH MIDDLESEX REGIMENT

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Submitted by C on Sat, 2012-11-10 09:57.

I could identify these signatures (all but one in both languages):

On the cover:
Ho Wing 何榮 [son of Ho Fook, adopted son of Sir Robert Ho Tung]
Ho Leung 何亮, Chairman? [son of Ho Fook]
Sin Tak-fun 冼德芬 [Stephen Hall]
Ho Fook 何福 [brother of Sir Robert Ho Tung]

Inside:
Ho Kwong 何光 [son of Ho Fook]
R. H. Kotewall 羅旭龢
Ho Iu 何耀 [son of Ho Fook]
M. K. Lo 羅文錦, Sec.?
羅文彬 [cousin of M. K. Lo]

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2012-11-10 12:09.

The dinner was held 30 April 1917 at the To Yuen Restaurant in West Point. The China Mail on 1 May 2017 notes that notable guests at the dinner included:Wong Kam Fuk, Sin Tak Fan, R. H Kotewall, Ho Kwong, Ho Iu and Ho Wing. Ho Leung was the Chairman and presided over the dinner. More detais of the Middlesex Regiment here