On Sunday night, the 3rd December, at the Government Civil Hospital, EMIL WIEWELS, a native of Trier, and late with Messrs Carlowitz & Co., Canton"<Read more ...>
“The funeral of Mr. Emil Brand, chief petty officer in one of the vessels of the American squadron in the harbour, took place on Tuesday afternoon, the remains being interred in the Happy Valley. Deceased was a Mason, taking his R.A. degree a short time ago in St. Andrew’s Chapter, and a large number of local Masons, including several in the British naval and military services, attended the obsequies.<Read more ...>
Departed Hamburg, Germany 21st April 1886 on board the ship Iphigenia for Hong Kong. He was living at Dresden at the time and his occupation was a merchant ('Kaufmann')
Married Maria Magdalena Spalckhaver at Lorenz, Lübeck. Germany 6th October 1896
"On Tuesday evening a German named Lorentz died at the Civil Hospital from the effects of an accident on board the German steamer Iphigenia in this harbour on Sunday afternoon. Lorentz was a passenger from Shanghai by the steamer, having been sent home on account of his health. On Sunday afternoon he mistook the door to the 'tween decks for that of the companion way, and had a fall onto the 'tween decks, sustaining such injuries that he died at the Civil Hospital on Tuesday evening.<Read more ...>
Paul Kupfer was the Kapitän zur See of Freya. His grave is also included in Patricia Lim's book and its location is in Section 8. According to Hong Kong Telegraph, his funeral procession was descibed to be 'the largest and most imposing service spectacle witnessed in Hongkong since the funeral of the late Lieutanant O'Geran of the 80th regiment in November, 1874' [1]. Flags at the German Consulate, German companies and vessles were at half-mast. [2] 'Nearly the whole of the German residents in the colony' were present at the procession. [3] <Read more ...>
Lived an worked in Hong Kong from 1976 to 2000. 2 terms with trading conglomerate Jebsen & Co. Ltd as Deputy Manager of Siemens Division and later as Head of Industrial Division and Board Director. Also from 1986 to 1995, Managing Director of Wandel & Goltermann Ltd. with responsibility for the South-, South East- and Easz Asian market. Married to Elvira Perez Goll since 1982. <Read more ...>
