Hello to anyone kind enough to read my post:) I have no knowledge on these two paintings so any info offered will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance:) <Read more ...>
I've listed some of the recent highlights below, but you can visit the What's New page at any time to see all the latest additions to the site.
General
Recent weeks have seen the 75th anniversary of V-J Day, with Imperial Japan's surrender on 15 August 1945, followed by the official signing of the surrender document on 2 September. Some related pages:
Wartime diary pages on Gwulo from 16 August 1945 (the day that most of the diarists learned of the surrender) and 2 September 1945.
Mrs. L. G. Bird *
Miss Seth
Miss P Seth
Miss M. Loureiro *
Mrs. D. McDonald
Mrs. Sutherland
Miss Horsenaill *
Mrs. Aubrey Thompson
Mrs. Keswick
Mrs. Lanzius
Miss Stebs
Mrs. Clothier
Mrs. David
Miss Chapman
Miss Molney
the rifle range was "below the Ladies Recreation Club" <Read more ...>
I have long had an idea of taking relevant Hong Kong photos to the various bar districts and seeing if somebody might like to put them on the wall somewhere.
The two I have in mind are Knutsford Terrace and Dent's Bungalow for Lan Kwai Fong.
I have just uploaded two photographs sent to me soon after the 75th anniversary of VJ Day by a cousin of mine. Her father, Air Commodore Gilbert Bartholomew the original owner of both photographs, was present at the ceremony, representing the Royal Air Force. <Read more ...>
This page explains what information is recorded when you visit the Gwulo website, and what it is used for. It's mostly just what's needed to do the job, eg user name and password for registered users, a mailing address if you order a book, etc. We also use Facebook and Google to advertise Gwulo's newsletter and books. Here's the longer version ...
ON the anniversary of VJ Day I posted a brief article about my family who were interned in Shanghai. I have copied it below:
75 years ago today I expect my grandparents heard the incredible news of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the Americans which brought about the end of their war. All my grandparents and their children were interned in Shanghai (in Chapei Camp) where there were 6 civilian camps.<Read more ...>
I am trying to find a photo or drawing of John Charles Bowring (son of Sir John), but so far without success. He was in Hong Kong from 1842 as a partner of Jardine Matheson and a keen collector of beetles. He retired to Exeter in the 1860s and became a Justice of the Peace. None of the logical sources seem to have his image, although illustrations of his father and brothers are relatively easy to find. Can anybody help?
Thanks to Veronica Pearson for her generous review of the latest Gwulo book. An excerpt: "What is so extraordinary about Bellis is the detail and knowledge that he brings to such a wide array of subjects as he decodes for us, in the most accessible ways, what we are actually looking at. There are examples on virtually every page of the book; but I have chosen one that demonstrates Bellis’ ability to draw readers into a subject even when they expect it to be boring; in my case Photograph 10—The Naval Yard. First he ..."
The full review will appear in the latest Journal of the RAS HK. The Journal is one of the perks of membership of the RAS HK.
This is the not-as-boring-as-it-looks photo of the Naval Yard ...
We've really missed not being able to visit the UK to see friends and family this summer, but a sliver lining has been getting a head start on the latest book. I finished the first draft of the text last week, and that's away with Ross (MrTall if you remember Batgung) to benefit from his editing and extra polish.
While the text is being edited I've switched attention to the book's photos, working on them in Photoshop to get them looking their best. I was really happy with the way that the printed photos look in Volume 3, so I'm aiming for as good or better in Volume 4.
