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Fix "scanned photos are small and have large white border"

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2020-04-12 11:55

If your scanned photos look like this:

c. 1904 Kennedy Town from the harbour

Submitted by David on Sat, 2020-04-11 18:00
c.1904 Kennedy Town

 

Where: As the title says, we're looking at Kennedy Town, with the Peak and High West in the background.

 

Who & When: I believe that the photographer who took this photo also took the photo of Des Voeux Road Central (DVRC) we saw a couple of weeks ago, and at around the same time.

I bought both photos together from the same eBay seller. That gives us a hint but doesn't prove anything, as sellers often mix up photos from different sources. However, look at the two photos before I'd made any edits to them.

Gwulo's 2007 Top Ten

Submitted by David on Wed, 2020-04-08 20:00

There are more surprises in the 2007 Top Ten, starting with number ten itself:

 

 

#10 - 1950s Wanchai (14,328 views)

1950s Wanchai

 

The surprise is that this was never sent out as a newsletter, so instead it has gathered its own views over the years. It is a great scene, and photos of trams are always popular. But I guess it's the discussion in this photo's comments that brings in the viewers. We got talking about when the trams in this area changed direction, and that would attract people asking Google about the topic.

Read more about 1950s Wanchai

 

#9 - Tunnels under Hospital Hill (14,399 views)

In 2007 I was still working through my curiosity about the old Air Raid Precaution (ARP) tunnels, and went looking for signs of the tunnels under Hospital Hill - the hill where the Ruttonjee Hospital stands today. It was a good outing, with several unexpected discoveries.

1.1.3 New map shows paths and contours

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2020-04-08 17:18

@H Lo asked if there's a way to "see both the contour lines and paths (other country park info) at the same time".

I've found that the Landscape map by Thunderforest shows both the trails that are marked on Open Street map, and the contours of the terrain. I've added that as a new "Map by Thunderforest" layer to the maps here on Gwulo. Here's an example:

1.1.2 Maps display faster

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2020-04-08 16:20

I've made some changes so that pages with maps are displayed faster.

It all seems to be working well, but please leave a comment below if you spot any problems.

Hakka ghost villages

Submitted by markrob on Wed, 2020-04-08 15:27

I'm looking for information and / or experts who can tell me more about the Hakka ghost villages around Starling Inlet, Sha Tau Kok Hoi. 

Memories of Hong Kong, 1947-51

Submitted by Rhiannon Cohen on Mon, 2020-04-06 16:59

Though I have lived in Australia since 1952 much of my heart is in my native Wales and in the Hong Kong of 1947 to 51.

I was sent out (having joined the Colonial Nursing Service) by air - in a Flying Boat. Twelve passengers only, and taking six days – such luxury. Comparing it – I have not been much impressed by many future flights !!!!  

Kai Tak Reclamation 1916-1924- Kowloon Bay

Submitted by Chinarail on Sun, 2020-04-05 12:06

To meet Hong Kong's desperate shortage of housing ( a problem which has never been resolved) the largest reclamation project emabarked upon since Hong Kong's foundation was commenced in Kowloon Bay by the Kai Tak Land Investment Co. , founded in 1912 by Sir Kai Ho-kai ( born as Ho Shan-kai 何栖啟 ) and property developer Au Tack ( 區德 ) 

New on Gwulo: 2020, week 14

Submitted by David on Sat, 2020-04-04 15:00

Here's a summary of what's new on Gwulo. Please click through to the linked pages to leave a comment if you can add any information.

 

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Gwulo's 2006 Top Ten

Submitted by David on Wed, 2020-04-01 11:38

While many of Gwulo's subscribers are stuck at home, I'm going to try sending out an extra mid-week newsletter as bonus reading material. I'll go back through the years the website has been running, and introduce the ten most popular pages from each year.

Our oldest pages are from 2005, all four of them! They first appeared under my pen name MrB, published on the Batgung.com website that I ran in cooperation with Mr Tall. After a slow start, I started writing about Hong Kong's history on a more regular basis in 2006. Here are the ten most popular pages from that year, based on how many times each page has been viewed.

 

#10 - Tunnels under Mount Parish (17,965 views)

The old tunnels dug as air-raid shelters in WW2 first got me hooked on investigating Hong Kong's history. After noticing blocked up entrances in Hong Kong's hillsides, I found maps and reports about the tunnels at the government's CEDD library that helped explain their background.

Here's one of the entrances to the Mount Parish tunnels you may have seen. It's on

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