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John Cherry Inkson

Submitted by Lloydinkson on Fri, 2020-05-08 21:44

Hello everyone,

Thank you for letting me join. I have really enjoyed reading about your time in HK.

I am the grandson of John Cherry Inkson,  unfortunately he passed away when I was young and I never really got to know the man. I would love to find out more about his time in HK, his career, and any personal stories or photos. Also and directions to where I could engage in further research. Pretty much finished with web searches ! 

Kindest Regards,

Lloyd Inkson 

Started 1934, pages 7-63

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2020-05-08 10:53

This is the latest Jurors List we're making searchable - here's how to join in, it'll only take around 30 minutes of your time.

We'll take the previous year's spreadsheet, then work through it page-by-page and edit in any changes so it matches this year's Jurors List.

1933 Jurors List

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2020-05-08 10:29

[The list has been typed up by volunteers: David, Grace, and wingcli2015. Please help us type up the lists from other years - it takes less than 30 minutes to finish a page. Click here for details.]

Gwulo's 2011 Top Ten

Submitted by David on Wed, 2020-05-06 18:00

A look at the most popular pages that appeared on Gwulo in 2011.

 

#10 - Inscriptions for cemetery sections 10-16 (25,169 views)

This is one of the longest pages on Gwulo, listing inscriptions that Patricia Lim and Cliff Atkins copied from gravestones in the Hong Kong Cemetery in Happy Valley. It was part of Patricia's research for her excellent book, Forgotten Souls: A Social History of the Hong Kong Cemetery. After the book was published, Patricia generously allowed us to share her research material on Gwulo, so that it can be accessed by the public.

But why would a list of gravestone inscriptions get so many views?

New on Gwulo: 2020, week 18

Submitted by David on Sat, 2020-05-02 17:00

I've listed some of the recent highlights below, but you can visit the What's New page at any time to see the latest additions to the site.

 

General

  • Shipping R.S.I.L. Calcutta inspection covers to Hong Kong in the 1950s
  • The Holland Engineering & Trading Co. Ltd. [1965-1993]
  • Nick is looking for information about conditions in Tai Hang during the fighting in December 1941.
  • The 3,000th Gwulo book was sold in the last two weeks. Between bookshops, Amazon, and Gwulo's online shop I don't know which was the order that passed this latest milestone, but in any case it is good news.
    If you're planning to buy a copy of the Gwulo book in Hong Kong, local booksellers have faced a tough time in recent months and would really appreciate your purchase. You can find Gwulo's books in Bleak House Books, Blue Lotus Gallery, Bookazine, Hong Kong Book Centre, HK Maritime Museum Gift Shop, Kelly & Walsh, St John's Cathedral Bookstore, and Swindon Book Co.
    Overseas readers can order from Gwulo's online shop or Amazon.com (affiliate link).
  • Where were the opening scenes of You Only Live Twice filmed? The logo on this gentleman's glass gives the answer:
    You Only Live Twice Opening Credits Royal HK Yacht Club
    You Only Live Twice Opening Credits, by PaulB

 

 

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Gwulo's 2010 Top Ten

Submitted by David on Wed, 2020-04-29 20:00

A look at the most popular pages from ten years ago.

 

#10 - RAF Mount Davis [????-1959] (33,416 views)

If I asked you to name a military site on Mount Davis, you'd probably pick one of the Jubilee or Mount Davis Batteries. But Mount Davis was also home to the RAF, as after WW2 they had a team of men operating a radar station there. 

Mount Davis
Mount Davis, by chadwick1

 

Several of the men who were at RAF Mount Davis in the 1950s have shared their memories and photos with us on this page: RAF Mount Davis

 

#9 -  David's email address (36,291 views)

This is the the least exciting of all the Top Ten pages, simply:

David's email address

And despite it being viewed over 36,000 times I certainly haven't received 36,000 email messages - which is probably a good thing!

 

#8 - Steamliners to Macao (37,349 views)

Photos and memories of the ferries that sailed between Hong Kong and Macau, ships like the

Kew family charts

Submitted by Peter Hall on Mon, 2020-04-27 15:52

(Click on any thumbnail, then click Zoom to enlarge them)

How I added a new old paper map to Gwulo

Submitted by David on Sun, 2020-04-26 18:00

I've just finished adding another old paper map to Gwulo's online maps. I'll come back to the map itself in a future newsletter, but this week I'll take a look at what went on behind the scenes.

 

1. Decide on what type of map should be next

We've had several posts about Kowloon sites recently, eg the New Kowloon City Road, and the Kai Tak Reclamation, so I wanted to add another map of Kowloon.

kowloon city 1910 (九龍城1910)
kowloon city 1910 (九龍城1910), by cheung_samfung

 

Kai Tak Reclamation 1916-1924- Kowloon Bay
Kai Tak Reclamation 1916-1924- Kowloon Bay , by Chinarail (Enhanced photograph reproduced from the Feb.1920 edition of ‘The Far Eastern Review’

 

We've already got maps showing Kowloon in 1896 and 1957, so a map from sometime in the middle of that range would be ideal.

 

2. Find a suitable map

The National Archives in the UK have been my

Kowloon and Sekkong 1952/53

Submitted by Valerie Eggleton on Sun, 2020-04-26 16:19

As an Army family we were posted to Hong Kong in 1952 and were billeted first in the Melbourne Hotel, Kowloon for several weeks before being moved to our new quarters in Sekkong.  I attended the Minden Row School in Kowloon, just off Nathan Road, and continued there even after we lived in Sekkong, travelling by Army truck to Tai Po Market station and then by steam train down to Kowloon.  I have vivid memories of our 18 months in Hong Kong at that time and would love to share if this interests anyone.

Aberdeen Buildings in the 1920s and 1930s

Submitted by whitto on Sat, 2020-04-25 02:49

Does anyone have any information on the location of the following buildings in Aberdeen in the 1920s and 1930s:

Aberdeen Slaughter House

Aberdeen Harbour Staff Quarters

Many thanks.

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