New on Gwulo: 2018, week 35

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Submitted by David on Wed, 2018-08-29 20:25

A summary of what's new and updated on Gwulo:

What's On

Howard Elias is leading a tour of the Jewish Cemetery in Happy Valley on Sunday afternoon, September 16th. This is a repeat of last year's tour, which I enjoyed very much. Click for details and how to reserve a place.

People

Looking for information about:

Phyllis Irene FINCH [1901-1976], Methodist missionary and Stanley Camp internee.
Looking for members of the Barton family
Louis DE ROME [1887-????], interned at Stanley
Norman Dunn MEFFAN [1890-????] and Thomas John Blackwell MACINTYRE [1901-????] worked at Taikoo Dockyard and were interned at Stanley
Ronald WILBY [1926-????], Hong Kong civil servant
Please can any Chinese readers help translate these notes about the Kew family?
- Notes on the Kew family, by Peter Hall

Memories of:

Paul Balaam
Billy Tingle
Frederick Howard KEW (aka Fred) [1874-1952]
The people in this 1931 photo of Kowloon Union Church have been identified
- Rev Frank Short, by janect

Places

Remembering life around the Jordan Road / Nathan Road area
Can any readers add memories of the International Women's Club [1933-????]
The end of summer holidays has triggered several readers' school memories
- Those steps at Quarry Bay Junior School
- Escola Cameos
- Kennedy Road Junior and Peak School / Mrs Crozier
More about the Torpedo Depot / Kowloon Naval Yard / Government Dockyard [????-????]
The 1950s Horse Riding School near Shouson Hill & PG Farm [????-????]
Summer retreat of JJ dos Remedios [1860-????], one of the first modern buildings in Pokfulam
A couple of traces of old Kowloon:
- Ma Tau Wei Temple Gate [c.1928- ]
- Yi-wong-tin (Two Emperors' Palace Village) [????-c.1927]

Other

The comments on last week's photo "View of Central Harbour from West Point" have a wealth of information about the development of the area and the shipping companies that operated there. Well worth a read.
Barbara Anslow's book, Tin Hats and Rice, had a good review in the SCMP
If you're researching family members who worked at Taikoo, consult the Taikoo Dockyard staff register
Volume 2 of the Gwulo book rumbles forward, with the draft text just sent to be scrutinised by the editor
If you're a fan of 1970s Hong Kong, lose yourself in 1500+ photos of 1972 HK by Nick de Wolf
Are "Hong Kong Magistrates Court records 1910ish" available?
Looking for landmarks and places related to the East India Company in Hong Kong
The reason for this belch of smoke explained:
- 1951 North Point Power Station, by Eternal1966
Jill's family has this set of napkins and boiled egg mats, believed to come from 1930s Hong Kong. She asks if anyone else has something similar?
- Boiled egg mats.JPG, by Jill
Mike has posted his first driving licence from Hong Kong, issued 49 years ago. Are there any older Hong Kong driving licences out there?
- HKG DRIVING LICENCE.jpg, by mike
One of the old cast-iron street name signs has reappeared
- Percival Street cast iron street sign emerges, by scottp