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Kowloon Golf Club

Submitted by Isochronous on Wed, 2021-10-20 11:12

Saw a circa 1930s map of Hong Kong sporting attractions recently and was intrigued by the apparent existence of a Kowloon Golf Club. By its placement on the map it would have been near the KCR line, my best guess around the Prince Edward area. Does anyone have more information on this?

Ditto for the Shatin Golf Club also.

Football in Hong Kong 1960s and 70s

Submitted by HKFootballResearch on Tue, 2021-10-19 15:48

Hello everyone, I am a first time poster.

I am seeking help in two areas. First of all, I am looking for people to contribute their recollections of football in this era. I am part of a team researching a book on the topic, and they are struggling to find real fans who attended games and can add background colour on the topic. Secondly, we are always looking for pictures from the era, particularly interested in pictures of Hong Kong Rangers (but not exclusibely), so if anyone has any in their private collection they would like to share, that would also be appreciated. 

New on Gwulo: 2021, week 41

Submitted by David on Sun, 2021-10-17 15:00

A look at what's new on the Gwulo website...

 

Quarantine's end
 

This time tomorrow I'll be out of quarantine at last.

If you need to book a quarantine package, I've been happy with my stay here at Four Points by Sheraton in Tung Chung: comfortable room, good service, fast wifi, and no complaints about the food. (I do have one complaint though - the title of the hotel deal: Fun-filled Quarantine Stay Package in Hong Kong. "Fun-filled"??? Whoever wrote that should be forced to spend three weeks in quarantine!)

Hopefully you won't have to spend quite so long in quarantine by the time it is your turn. Local Doctor David Owens asks "Is Hong Kong’s 21-Day Quarantine evidence-based or justified?". Short answer: no.

 

Next on Gwulo
 

Apologies for the recent glut of newsletters, but they've certainly kept me busy and made the last three weeks fly by. We'll go from feast to famine, as once I'm home again I'll get back to work on upgrading the Gwulo website to the new software. It will take several months to finish, and during that time I'll focus on the upgrade so the newsletters will mostly be just the "New on Gwulo:" summaries.

 

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Hong Kong ephemera

Submitted by David on Sat, 2021-10-16 11:00

The recent UK trip ended on a Sunday with a visit to the Bloomsbury Ephemera Fair in London. The fair is held on the last Sunday of the month, and if I finish a UK trip in London I usually try and arrange the dates so I can go along.

The postcard fair I'd attended the previous week is mostly postcards with a few photos, but an ephemera fair has a much wider selection of material. Letters, tickets, catalogues, and programmes are just some of the old paper items you'll expect to see. On previous visits there have been plenty of postcard sellers too, which is why I go. Here's my first postcard purchase of the day:

 

"Chinese life, boy carrying baby"

Chinese life, boy carrying baby

 

Does it look familiar? Compare it with this

H.M.S. Glamorgan. October 1971.

Submitted by Culverin on Fri, 2021-10-15 05:35

Those who looked towards the dockyard 50 years ago would have seen a new arrival on the north arm starboard side to in the shape of destroyer Glamorgan.

We left Singapore on the 11th to carry out assorted evolutions before making passage north easterly with a real threat of typhoons to hinder our intended course through the reefs and shoals which were avoided with just rough seas as compensation.

New on Gwulo: 2021, week 40

Submitted by David on Thu, 2021-10-14 15:00

A look at what's new on the Gwulo website...
 

General
 

  • Typhoon Wendy, 1957
     
  • Signal hill and the meridian marks - an update on the discoveries made: ... the entire history of the built structures needed to operate it has now been uncovered and, out of the nine elements created to operate the Hong Kong Time Service between c.1883 and 1928, what remains of eight of them have been identified ...
     
  • A short story about Ah Mooi and her baby carrier
     
  • Does anyone know what "CCDO" stood for in 1940, or recognise any of the people in this photo?
    CCDO Staff Hong Kong 1940 - IMG_20211006_0001.jpg
    CCDO Staff Hong Kong 1940, by Andrew Suddaby

 

 

Places

Looking for photos of expatriate kitchens in 1930s / 1940s

Submitted by cpcnart on Wed, 2021-10-13 03:59

Hi all.

The National Archives - Historic Hong Kong maps and plans

Submitted by David on Tue, 2021-10-12 18:00

Apart from the documents we looked at in the last newsletter, The National Archives (TNA) also has a great collection of old maps and plans to explore.

 

Kowloon West Battery

A good example of what's available is the plan of the Kowloon West Battery I knew of it because Rob had previously uploaded this section:

Kowloon West Bty.jpeg
Kowloon West Bty., by The National Archives WO 78/2608

 

Rob also gave us its reference, WO 78/2608, so we can find it in TNA's catalogue. The catalogue description isn't very exciting, it just says 'Hong Kong'. But it does gives the date as 5 Nov 1903, and its two sub-entries give a better idea of what to expect:

Kowloon West battery, Record plan:
and site plans. Ref: WO 78/2608/1

Kowloon West battery: Plans and sections of stores,
magazines, etc. Ref: WO 78/2608/2

I placed an order to see them, and this is what I received

The National Archives - Historic Hong Kong documents

Submitted by David on Mon, 2021-10-11 14:00

On my recent UK trip, I also made sure to visit The National Archives (TNA) at Kew. Covid's affects on travel meant it had been over two years since my previous visit, so I was looking forward to it.

Let's take a look at this visit's discoveries.

 

Monia Talan, saboteur & spy

Mr Monia Talan was a member of Z Force during the fighting in 1941, a group formed to conduct sabotage and intelligence work behind enemy lines in the case of a Japanese attack on Hong Kong. He seemed like an interesting man to learn more about, and TNA's catalogue lists two documents that mention him.

First we have:

Monia TALAN - born 28.05.1913, Ref: HS 9/1439/3

The catalogue record doesn't give any further information so it needed a visit to take a look at the original file. Here's what you get, a protective wrapper with a file inside that has all the original paperwork on this topic.

Monia Talan's file

 

Monia Talan's file opened

 

Much of this correspondence covers his difficulties in

The Majestic Furniture Company

Submitted by Taipan 2006 on Sun, 2021-10-10 14:36

Hello All,

My father was stationed in Okinawa for the Korean War. He often traveled to Hong Kong. As a benefit of his travels there, we have a number of pieces of rosewood furniture from the Majestic Furniture Company. It's showroom was located in the Miramar Arcade at one time. The factory was on Kimberly Road.

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