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Started 1924, pg 11-50

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2017-06-23 13:42

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1923 Jurors List

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2017-06-23 13:12

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Descendants of James Bridges Endicott and Ng Kew

Submitted by govhillmystery on Tue, 2017-06-20 18:36

You may have heard of the story of James Bridges Endicott and Ng Kew with the recent discovery of the ruins of their trusted properties between Cochrane Street and Gutzlaff Street in Central. Although not married, they were said to have five children together. 

Map freezing

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2017-06-20 15:59

Herostratus wrote:

the Map is really creaking under all the places, it often completely freezes the page when I use it. 

If anyone is having this problem and can reliably reproduce it, please could you leave a comment below with details of the steps to make it freeze. I'll the feedback to help find a solution, and also contact you to try out any changes I make to see if they help.

Buckingham Palace, The Java Club, and some new Stanley Camp memorabilia

Submitted by David on Sat, 2017-06-17 18:00

This week’s newsletter is an update from regular contributor Barbara Anslow:

Buckingham Palace Garden Party

Thanks to the Java Far Eastern Prisoners of War Club 1942, and the Not Forgotten Association, I was able to attend a Garden Party at Buckingham Place on 30th May this year with my niece Janet (aka Jane) Hayes who came over from her home in USA to be my carer for the event. Jane's parents, Clifton Large and my sister Mabel met in Stanley Camp and were married after the war ended.

Buckingham Palace Garden Party, 2017

Jane and Barbara, 
setting off for the Palace

 

It was a great thrill for both of us to enter the gardens through the Palace itself!  We were not allowed to take photos inside, but Jane took loads once we were in the garden, where tables and chairs were set out, many beneath canopies, others on the grass; she even took a photo of

1908 Public Works Report

Submitted by Herostratus on Thu, 2017-06-15 23:48

A copy of the original document is available online at 

Finials from the Old Post Office Building in Central?

Submitted by ACH on Mon, 2017-06-12 22:58

About five years ago we happened to visit the house and garden on the Peak owned by an architect. He happened to mention that, whenever an old building was demolished in the city, his team managed to 'liberate' the odd finial or two.

These finials at the entrance and to the side of the house:

What does "Gwulo" mean?

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2017-06-12 12:33

'Gwu lo' is roughly how '古老' sounds in Cantonese. It means 'ancient' or 'old-fashioned'.

1950s view over Sai Ying Pun

Submitted by David on Sun, 2017-06-11 12:00
c.1955 view over Sai Ying Pun

This week's photo looks out from the Peak, over the city and harbour towards Stonecutters Island. We can tell which part of the city this is from a couple of roads that run vertically up the photo. The one on the left is Centre Street and the one on the right is Eastern Street, so we're looking out over Sai Ying Pun.

Usually the tourists at the Peak focus their cameras on Central, so I'm always glad to find a photo of some other part of town. Fortunately I also have another photo with a similar view, but taken around 1900:

 

c.1900 View over Sai Ying Pun

 

If we compare the two photos, the most obvious change is in the shipping. The large sailboats in the 1900 photo have all gone by the 1950s, as have the many smaller sailing junks that were near the shore.

There are some big changes among the buildings too, but to see those we'll need to

Magistracy Road and Arbuthnot Road

Submitted by KMB_CTB on Sun, 2017-06-11 11:01

In the Friend of China and Hongkong Gazette released on 25 AUG 1842, the office of Mr Edward Francomb is said to having been located at 1 Magistracy Road. Yet, according to the 1845 map, the Edwards was located on Arbuthnot Road then.

I wonder if Magistracy Road was renamed to Arbuthnot Road between 1842 and 1845. It would be so nice if someone could prove me right.

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