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

General
 

• hwngan has identified some rare black & white footage of HKU as showing the Opening of Biological Building at HKU West Gate on 22nd September, 1930
   
• Two more boundary stones for the old Victoria City boundary have been found! One is above Rosaryhill School, and the other is near Mount Davis. (Here's a map showing these two stones and eight more.)
  

  City boundary stone Mount Davis, by histricalwalkhk
  
   
• Upgrade news: I'm currently working on a new feature that will let contributors add tags to any existing content on the site. Let's say you're interested in the history of tennis in Hong Kong, then you'll be able to add the tag tennis to any photos you see that show scenes related to tennis, and see all those photos on one page.
   
• Another local society for readers interested in Hong Kong's history is the Orders and Medals Research Society (HK Branch).
   

Places
 

• Kowloon
   
  • Christ Church [1937- ]
     
  • Koon Chung Theatre [c.1931-1939] on Jordan Road
     
• Hong Kong
   
  • 20 D'Aguilar Street [????-????]
     
  • Gutzlaff Street [c.1843- ]
     
  • Kapok Bakery and Confectionery Co. Ltd - Wanchai Store [????-????]
     
  • Northcote Science Building, University of Hong Kong (HKU) [1941-c.1985]
     
  • Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Kellett Island [1940- ]
    

    RHKYC Kellett Island, by Chris Potter

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

General
 

• I've added a long-overdue page for the Hong Kong branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. If you're interested in Hong Kong's history, check out their regular talks and annual journal
   
• Derek remembers happy times at the St John's youth club
   
• Memories of Sammy Shields, the dentist
   
• Hoyin asks if anyone knows what the numbers, inside the circles at road junctions, mean on this map:
  

This week saw lots of news related to the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Hong Kong:
 

• Mary Monro's book, Stranger In My Heart, gives the eye witness account of her father, Major John Monro MC RA, who fought at the Battle of Hong Kong, was interned by the Japanese at Sham Shui Po and escaped 1200 miles across China to reach Chongqing. Read Mary's description of her book, and extracts from her father's diaries that cover the Battle of Hong Kong.
   
• Edward Rhoads's book, War and Revolution in South China - The story of a transnational biracial family, 1936-1951, helps readers understand how Hong Kong's wartime experiences fit into the broader picture of events in south China. Read my review.
   
• In this weekend's Hong Kong Heritage radio show, Annemarie Evans covered several of the events commemorating the anniversary of the battle. In one segment, Annemarie talked to me about the Wartime Diaries project here on Gwulo - it begins at 12:25 in the recording.
   
• So far, 120 people have signed up to receive the daily Wartime Diaries emails each morning. Here are today's diary entries as an example, and here's how to subscribe and receive them as a daily email.
   
• Another Pen Shelter has been identified, on Poplar Street in Kowloon. These were simple Air Raid Protection shelters, built around Hong Kong around 1940-41. We know of two more, but if you know of any others, please let us know.

Places
 

• Kowloon
   
  • Chantecler Restaurant & Bar, 174-176 Nathan Road [1939-????]
     
  • David’s Cafeteria, corner of Hankow & Peking Roads [1932-1938]
     
  • New Kowloon boundary stone, Jat's Incline [????- ]
     
  • Tkachenko's, 3 Hankow Road [1937-????]
     
• Hong Kong
   
  • Alexandra House (2nd generation) [1976- ]
     
  • City Boundary Stone near Lung Fu Shan [????- ] - a great find, taking us back up to seven surviving City Boundary marker stones
     
  • Gingles (Wanchai) [1939-????]
     
  • Jimmy's Kitchen, China Building [1934-1975]
     
  • Magazine Island, Aberdeen [1887- ]
     
• Outlying islands
   
  • Kam Mun Hotel, Cheung Chau Island [c.1940-????] - can readers add any information about this building?

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