Mr A. L. CAY in Hong Kong 1893 | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Mr A. L. CAY in Hong Kong 1893

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Submitted by 1314 on Fri, 2012-08-17 03:18

 

  Does anyone have any record of the captioned gentleman who represented Ireland in the HK Amareur Athletic Association meet of that year ?

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Submitted by David on Mon, 2012-08-20 22:32.

There are some general tips here.

A search for cay in the newspapers returned several results, but I'm not sure if any are the man you are looking for.

Regards, David

Submitted by 1314 on Tue, 2012-08-21 03:10.

My Thanks for your reply.

I am aware that a CAY was the Registrar General in HK in the very early days but this particular name A L CAY appears on a medallion issued to members of an Irish Team competing in the 1893 HKAAA meet along with the names of several officers of the Shropshire Light Infantry and a Police Officer,George Hennessy,later to be dismissed in the great Gambling Scandal of 1897.A Royal Navy Captain, A L Cay lost his life at Jutland when his ship HMS Invincible blew up,there were only 6 survivors ( he wasn't one ).I can only surmise that the 1893 CAY ( born in Penzance ) may have been visiting HK and appeared as a guest in the Irish Team (Tug of War as it happens !). Thanks again.

Submitted by David on Tue, 2012-08-21 20:33.

If you know the date of the HKAAA meet, one other suggestion is to read a few days' worth of newspapers written around that time on the off-chance he gets a mention.

Regards, David

Submitted by 1314 on Wed, 2012-08-22 03:27.

Thanks for this tip,I will pursue.