"MR J.P. da Costa, one of the oldest residents in the Colony and for 30 years in the employ of Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co., after a week's illness, died at his residence at No. 12 Caine Road early this morning, from chronic diarrhoea. Mr da Costa reached his 50th birthday last May. He leaves behind him a widowed mother, four sons and one daughter, and two nieces and three nephews, all of whom were dependent upon him for support."<Read more ...>
The Hongkong Canton & Macao Steamboat Company was a British merchant shipping and maritime trading company founded in 1865 in the Crown colony of Hong Kong. <Read more ...>
Charles Gesner van der Voort worked for Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC) in Shanghai. This photo shows one of its first directors, Willem Kien, standing at the quay in Macau.
On the photo, a steamer is about to board in Macau. The workmen are ready to connect a walking bridge, there is a crowd at the quay and a line of passengers waiting to board. It looks like the photo was taken from the arriving ship.
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1947
Not a good reproduction from a microfilmed photocopy of the SCMP but just about readable. This text was not the primary subject of the page being copied. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1970
Former BAAG colleagues - Paul Tsui (R) visited Macao early 1970 as guest of Y.C. Liang (L). Photo probably taken at the Greyhound Racetrack. While Paul Tsui was at the East River Forward Area (centred at AHQ Waichow), and Liang operated in Macao under Forward Area 2 (West River) centred at Sam Fou (Kaiping) during the War, they became good friends post-War. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1910
Advertisement for Hongkong , Canton & Macao Steamers ferry services from Hongkong to Canton, Macao and Wuchow (梧州Wuzhou) including a photograph of paddle-steamer the S.S.<Read more ...>
