New on Gwulo: 2020, week 34 | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

New on Gwulo: 2020, week 34

I've listed some of the recent highlights below, but you can visit the What's New page at any time to see all the latest additions to the site.

 

General

 


 

Book news

  • New review of Volume 3
    • Thanks to Veronica Pearson for her generous review of the latest Gwulo book. An excerpt: "What is so extraordinary about Bellis is the detail and knowledge that he brings to such a wide array of subjects as he decodes for us, in the most accessible ways, what we are actually looking at. There are examples on virtually every page of the book; but I have chosen one that demonstrates Bellis’ ability to draw readers into a subject even when they expect it to be boring; in my case Photograph 10—The Naval Yard. First he ..."
    • The full review will appear in the latest Journal of the RAS HK. The Journal is one of the perks of membership of the RAS HK.
    • This is the not-as-boring-as-it-looks photo of the Naval Yard ...
      c.1890 View of Naval Yard, harbour & TST from Scandal Point
    • ... that you can read all about in Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell, Volume 3.
  • Volume 4 is moving along
    • We've really missed not being able to visit the UK to see friends and family this summer, but a sliver lining has been getting a head start on the latest book. I finished the first draft of the text last week, and that's away with Ross (MrTall if you remember Batgung) to benefit from his editing and extra polish.
      While the text is being edited I've switched attention to the book's photos, working on them in Photoshop to get them looking their best. I was really happy with the way that the printed photos look in Volume 3, so I'm aiming for as good or better in Volume 4.

 


 

Places

 


 

People

 


 

Photos

Jordan Road Piers
Jordan Road Piers, by Ken93110

 

Kowloon Wharves-HMS EAGLE aircraft carrier berthed-HK Telegraph-05-08-1939
HMS EAGLE aircraft carrier berthed at the Kowloon Wharves 1939, by IDJ

 

Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong, 1930s
Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong, 1930s, by Charles in Shanghai

 

1950 Purim Ball menu
1950 Purim Ball menu, by Rhiannon Cohen

 

1950 St David's Day menu
1950 St David's Day menu, by Rhiannon Cohen

 

1951 St David's Day menu
1951 St David's Day menu, by Rhiannon Cohen

 

51. Junk Building Yards, Junk Bay, Aberdeen.jpg
51. Junk Building Yards, Junk Bay, Aberdeen.jpg, by njkitto

 

Charlie Leung Chung-Yee, Royal Hong Kong Regiment
Charlie Leung Chung-Yee, Royal Hong Kong Regiment, by Alfred Leung

 

Charlie Leung Chung-Yee, Royal Hong Kong Regiment
Charlie Leung Chung-Yee, Royal Hong Kong Regiment, by Alfred Leung

 

1955, Charlie Leung-Yee, Commander-in-Chief Award, Far East Land Forces
1955, Charlie Leung-Yee, Commander-in-Chief Award,
​​​​​​​Far East Land Forces, by Alfred Leung

 

1955, Charlie Leung Chung-Yee, King George VI bravery commendation
1955, Charlie Leung Chung-Yee, King George VI
bravery commendation, by Alfred Leung

 

Leighton Hill ARP tunnel ventilation shaft
Leighton Hill ARP tunnel ventilation shaft, by iloveoldhk

 

Wah Yan College, Nelson St, Kowloon
Wah Yan College, Nelson St, Kowloon, by Lawrence Tsui

 

Hong Kong Telephone Company's Exhibit at the British Empire Fair in 1933
Hong Kong Telephone Company's Exhibit at the British Empire Fair in 1933,
by Chinarail - Enhanced Scan from The Far Eastern Review Nov.1933

 

North-Barracks.jpg
North-Barracks.jpg, by The National Archives Kew WO 78/3204

 

1869 Triumphal Arch at Pedder’s Wharf
1869 Triumphal Arch at Pedder’s Wharf, by eternal1966e

 

GDL direction slab Lower Shing Mun Reservoir Area
GDL direction slab Lower Shing Mun Reservoir Area, by ck89

 

Rediffusion Saturday Club
Rediffusion Saturday Club, by Crystal

 

Any ideas where this building was located?

New Territories Meeting Hall or Clan Mansion ?
New Territories Meeting Hall or Clan Mansion ?, by Beylogan

 


Gordon has uploaded a set of colour slides from 1969. They have lots of detail and are worth zooming in to, eg:

33_13  HKG Is Mar 69 HAppy Valley fm Blue Pool Rd.jpg
33_13 HKG Is Mar 69 HAppy Valley fm Blue Pool Rd.jpg, by Ross Ramsay

 

33_15 HKG New Territories Mar 69 near Beacon Hill.jpg
33_15 HKG New Territories Mar 69 near Beacon Hill.jpg, by Ross Ramsay

 


The album 1947-48 W J C Kitto's photos is now complete, and ends with some rare colour photos of Hong Kong in the 1940s, eg:

5. Royal HK Yacht Club.jpg
5. Royal HK Yacht Club.jpg, by njkitto

 

7. Deep Water Bay.jpg
7. Deep Water Bay.jpg, by njkitto

 


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