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Philip and Reginald Harding Klimanek in Shanghai, ca. 1931

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sun, 2021-04-11 02:42

Philip Harding Klimanek (1883-1965) was born in the Czech Republic, at the time his place of birth was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. In ca. 1905 he started to work for Holland-China Trading Company, in Hong Kong.

In 1939, when Charles Gesner van der Voort arrived in Shanghai to work for the company, he was Charles' senior colleague. In a letter home he wrote: "Played chess with Klimanek in the French Club" [translation Pieter Lommerse, the French Club was Le Cercle Sportif Français, a fashionable place to be in the 1930s and it still exists today].

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1931
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Cargo/passenger service between Singapore and Hong Kong in early eighties

Submitted by Michael G. on Thu, 2021-04-01 23:07

Hi there,

I read that there was once a cargo/passenger boat service between Hong Kong and Singapore and I'd like to know if you could tell me more about it, especially for the year 1980.

Could you for instance tell me or direct me to a site where I could find the timetables of such a service, the name(s) of the ship(s), the cost, the duration and so on?

Once again, I'd be very glad to hear from you,

Lovely Easter to you all,

Michael

Zoia and Reginald Harding Klimanek in Japan, ca. 1933

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Wed, 2021-03-31 11:59

Philip Harding Klimanek (1883-1965), who worked for Holland-China Trading Company from ca. 1905 in Hong Kong and Shanghai, visited Japan in ca. 1934 with his wife Zoia, son Reginald and daughter Sylvia.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1933
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1973 "Cat Street Mercedes Taxi"

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2021-03-26 00:19

In fact it's Hollywood Road.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1973
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1970 Hollywood road

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2021-03-25 23:48

Junction of Hollywood Road and Ladder Street. On the very right hand side is a sign for Cat Street Curious Store.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1970
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香港筲箕湾谭公庙 (Tam Kung Temple, Shau Kei Wan) 1936

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2021-03-21 01:34

old postcard

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1936
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1959 Central waterfront

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2021-03-17 22:37

Think the building in the rectangle is/was Nam Ping Hotel.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1959
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Hong Kong in the 1930s

Submitted by Leonard To on Sat, 2021-03-06 00:06

https://youtu.be/D62TzU1X2jk
Old 8mm movies shot in the 1930s by Douglas Chun Wai Yee (1906-1983). https://www.geni.com/people/Douglas-Wai-Yee/6000000009196913617
Original film discovered and digitized by Roger Woo in the United States.

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