Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1938
Taken at Chinese New Year 1938
From left to right, all dressed up in their best clothes:
The Boy - Ah Gung
The Coolie - Ah Jo
The Amah's daughter, Ah Kwan Dai, who helped with the washing
John's Amah, Ah Foon <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1932
R W Smith taught Chan to drive and she drove Mrs Grace Smith around Hong Kong on trips. She also took her for walks around the srteets of Hong Kong. The blind Mrs Smith was able to recognise the streets by their aroma. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1934
R W Smith wrote on the back of the photo "The eldest child is Chan's step-daughter. The smaller girl was the one we had at our house for about a month. She is about eight and is called Sui Kwan." <Read more ...>
Chan was the beloved companion of Mrs Grace Smith, who was blind. Grace was the mother of Raymond Smith who employed Chan to look after her from 1930 until December 1941. She volunteered to accompany Mrs Smith when she was interned in Stanley Camp so that she could continue to look after her. Chan vanished during the war and was never seen again in spite of many attempts to find her after the war. <Read more ...>
