New on Gwulo: 2021, week 45

A look at what's new on the Gwulo website...

General
 

• Gwulo lunchtime meet-up this Thursday, 18 Nov. Annelise invites us to enjoy the view from the outside seating area at the American Club on the 49th floor in Central. If you can join us, please leave a comment on that page to let Annelise know.
   
• Was there ever a Tiger Balm factory in Hong Kong?
   
• Does anyone have photos of the Tai Pak floating restaurant they can upload? Philk is working on a timeline of the restaurant's different versions, and extra photos will help make it more accurate.
   
• OldTimer has posted an English transcript for the video (recorded in Cantonese) of a visit to several pillboxes around Stanley.
   
• Patricia reports big changes in how to we can access CO 129 at The National Archives in Kew.
   

Places
 

• Kowloon
   
  • Kowloon Hospital [1925- ]
     
• Hong Kong
   
  • former Peninsula Fountain [1965- ]
     
  • Jumbo Floating Restaurant (1st generation) [????-1971], which was destroyed by fire, and its replacement, the 2nd generation.
     
  • Pavilion of unknown origin (at mid-level up above Tai Hang Drive) [????- ]
     
  • 16-18 Tai Hang Road [1955- ]
     
  • Temporary pavilion for the visit of The Prince of Wales [1922-1922]. Built where the Cenotaph stands today, it was the white building in the photo below:
    

    Royal Prince Visit Hong Kong.jpg, by danielwettling

    
    

• New Territories
   
  • Whitehead Point Quarry [????-????] - what was the quarried rock used for?

People
 

• George Benjamin DODWELL [1851-1925], founder of the Dodwell's company.
   
• George F WATT [1917-????], policeman, interned at Stanley.

Photos
 

Thanks to Andrew Crampton for posting a set of photos taken in the 1960s by Bill and Ruth Woods. I'll include a few samples below, then you can see the full gallery at: 1960s Bill and Ruth Wood's photos

Middle Bay Beach 2.jpeg, by Andrew Crampton

Lamma Island 4.jpeg, by Andrew Crampton

Fanling Magistracy.jpeg, by Andrew Crampton

Castle Peak 1.jpeg, by Andrew Crampton

Tai Wai 1.jpeg, by Andrew Crampton

Sha Tau Kok 3.jpeg, by Andrew Crampton

1910s DVRC, by danielwettling

Prince of Wales arrives at Pavilion, Hong Kong, by UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

The Prince of Wales when laying the foundation stone of St Stephen's
Girls' College, Hong Kong, by UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

Tai Pak at Castle Peak Bay, by Philk

Tai Pak at Aberdeen (1973), by Philk

4 Wang Fung Terrace, by Philk

Junction of Hennessy and Johnston Roads, by m20wc51

1957 Tiger Balm view, by eternal1966e

Kowloon Hill disappears - HK Telegraph-21-09-1938, by IDJ

Belle Reed and Maria Rita Reed at Broadwood Road
House in 1939.jpg, by angie-r

Click to see all recently added photos.