I found this photograph with the markings as above " The impact of the Typhoon of September 1874.......
It doesn't look like this is the Basel Mission building on High Street Sai Ying Pun.
The impact of the Typhoon of September 1874 The Basel Mission House.jpg
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Submitted by danielwettling
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- The impact of the Typhoon of September 1874 The Basel Mission House.jpg shows Place Ball's Court - IL 694 [????-????]
- The impact of the Typhoon of September 1874 The Basel Mission House.jpg shows Event 1874 Typhoon
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The handwriting on the photo
The handwriting on the photo says "St. Stephens College". There is place named St Stephens College (1st Location) [c.1903-c.1924] that looks like your building:
That means also the date is incorrect.
Thank you very much
Thank you very much
Ball's Court after 1874 typhoon
On the page for St Stephens College (1st Location) [c.1903-c.1924], Herostratus notes that "The school initially used the Balls court building".
There's a photo showing the damage to Ball's Court after the 1874 typhoon that matches the damage in the photo above: