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Photo album of Rear-Admiral Victor Gallafent Gurner

Submitted by 80sKid on Thu, 2015-02-19 09:57

Some great old photos of Hong Kong from early 1900s, including naval ships, Deep Water Bay, golfing and snipe shooting in Fanling. Album 1 and 3 have photos of Hong Kong. He was a first lieutenant on cruiser Cresser, which was torpedoed in 1914, and commanded HMS Monmouth and HMS Albion on the China station. Also has photos of Chemulpo Bay in Korea, where the Japanese fought the Russians, and other places.

Triple story public toilet blocks

Submitted by wongm on Mon, 2015-02-16 14:37

Around Hong Kong there are many triple-story public toilet blocks / bathhouses, some of which appear to date back to the 1950s or 1960s.

Here is one on Shek Ku Lung Road in Kowloon City:

https://www.google.com.au/maps/@22.332433,114.187648,3a,44.6y,23h,104.24t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sRrQYgobPTglhgZ-y6La1Mw!2e0

Off Tung Tau Tsuen Road in Kowloon City:

centurion

Submitted by alanng on Mon, 2015-02-09 03:01

A " Watson" & a " Brierly"

Submitted by PETERBN on Thu, 2015-02-05 04:59

This is very much trivia of the fifties. But does anyone remember the lemonade or fruit drinks called " Brierly" or "Watson". As still yet a schoolboy in many ways, I was conscripted in 1955 into the Senior Service, the Royal Navy, and sent to Hong Kong.

Tai Woo, HK?

Submitted by Joseph on Tue, 2015-02-03 12:40
Tram passing City Hall

What did the Governor's "Custodian" do?

Submitted by David on Tue, 2015-02-03 12:30

Each year's Blue Book lists the Governor's staff. The entries for 1918 begin:

  • Governor and Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral
  • Private Secretary
  • Aide-de-Camp
  • Custodian
  • ...

(See page J24 in http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/b1918/51918016.pdf)

Does anyone know what the Custodian's duties were?

In 1918, John Deakin was the Custodian, though a footnote says he was "Seconded for Military Service on 17th May".

Regards, David

Photos of 1967 unrest in Hong Kong

Submitted by Richard Muirhead on Sun, 2015-02-01 21:14

Hi
I`m looking for any photos here or elsewhere of the leftist  unrest in HK between May and November 1967.Please can anyone point me in the right (pun not intended!) direction?
 
 

Reply from: IDJ on Fri, 2015-01-30 16:58.
Try here-- Life magazine images plus other related photographs alongside by the same photographer
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/a7da9b18e502c2d9.html

c.1925 Central Praya

Submitted by David on Sun, 2015-02-01 18:00

This week's view is from an old postcard titled "Central Praya".

c.1925 Central Praya

Where: We're looking west along the old seafront, or "Praya". It's today's Connaught Road. There's a patch of open land in the foreground on the left, part of Statue Square. That puts the photographer and his camera up on the balcony of the Hong Kong Club building.

The first building we see is Queen's Building [1]. It's also the oldest building in the photo, completed in 1899:

Queen's Building

If we walk on along Connaught Road we'll pass several buildings, then after crossing Pedder Street we'll reach

Seeking info on "lost" Hong Kong artist painter

Submitted by Pierre on Sat, 2015-01-31 23:50

Greetings from Canada,

BAAG names and code-numbers

Submitted by David on Tue, 2015-01-27 20:00

Elizabeth Ride has kindly sent a list of additional British Army Aid Group (BAAG) numbers, and the people they refer to.

In most cases these people were BAAG agents, working for the British in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation. They were referred to in written messages by number rather than name, for added security in case the message was intercepted by the Japanese. eg it was safer to send a message by runner that "62 was going to be in Shum Chun on Thursday" than include 62's name.

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