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La Czigane

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2015-01-15 15:08
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1944
Places shown in this photo: 
Site of former Sham Shui Po Camp and POW Camp [1927-????]

Picture courtesy of David Mahoney, watermarked as requested. David writes:

You may like the attached programme illustration, from Bob Charles' WW2 Shamshuipo Autograph book.

The Portuguese former POWs (Henry Sousa etc) with whom I worked in the NT used to call M F Baptista "Artista Baptista".

The illustration is dated April 1944. The show happened the previous October.

Western end of Hong Kong island-circa 1948

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2015-01-12 17:32
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948
Places shown in this photo: 
Stone Manor [1930- ]
Pillbox 004, Kong Sin Wan / Telegraph Bay / Cyberport [1939-????]

Not sure which ridge this is now. No doubt heavily built up these days. Lamma Island in the background

1941 Bombing Kaitak

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2015-01-11 19:33
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1941
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]
Ma Tau Kok Gas Works (1st location) [1935-c.1994]
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C.E. Warren & Co. Ltd. ad for A.R.P. black out equipment

Submitted by jill on Sat, 2015-01-03 19:41
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1940

This C.E. Warren & Co. Ltd advert for black out materials and A.R.P. equipment is from the SCMP 10 April, 1940. Leslie Warren, the company manager and member of the HKVD Signals Corps must have agreed for his company to be an outlet for these. The advert refers to "the next black out". When did the black out drills start and how were they imposed?

Jill 

1949 KGV class photo

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2015-01-01 12:20
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949
Places shown in this photo: 
Central British School / King George V School / KGV School [1936- ]

Thanks to Robin Bottomley-Smith (daughter of David and Corrine Bottomley) for this photo. She writes:

Ping Shan pagoda-no date.jpg

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2014-12-15 02:43
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2014
Places shown in this photo: 
Tsui Shing Lau / Tsui Sing Lau pagoda [????- ]

No date available, no terraces, no large hills or mountains visible, no compound walls

GP1945contract_2 (3).jpg

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2014-12-11 21:52
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1945

Courtesy of Nona Pio-ulski: http://pio-ulski.com/

GP1945contract_1 (3).jpg

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2014-12-11 21:52
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1945

Courtesy of Nona Pio-ulski: http://pio-ulski.com/

Notice from SCMP, 26 December 1941

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2014-11-30 21:42
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1941

Courtesy of IDJ.

Extract from Barbara Anslow's Diary

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2014-11-30 21:42
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1941

Courtesy of Jill Fell.

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