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Picturesque Hong Kong 1899

Submitted by Herostratus on Fri, 2018-01-26 21:04

A book of coloured photographs by W Brewer & Co, dated late 1898 or early 1899, from the construction of the Queens Building and the buildings on Connaught Street near the Hong Kong Club. I have included the pictures of Macao and Canton for completeness. The titles of the photographs are how they were captioned in the book. Click on the picture to zoom in. 

More books can be found here

New on Gwulo: 2018-04

Submitted by David on Wed, 2018-01-24 12:00

As an experiment I'll split the newsletter and "New on Gwulo" into two separate posts / emails, with the newsletter sent at the weekend and the "New on Gwulo" sent mid-week. I'll use this new format until the end of February, then ask for feedback on whether it is an improvement or not.

 

 

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1953 Guide Book

Submitted by Herostratus on Tue, 2018-01-23 21:22

A small Guide Book published by the Hong Kong Government in 1953:

More books can be found here

1930s, The Volunteers

Submitted by David on Sun, 2018-01-21 11:00
1930s, The Volunteers

 

Where: This is a distinctive building, so it's an easy one to identify:

VDC Headquarters
VDC Headquarters, by annelisec

 

It was the headquarters building for the

The Gresson Street Affray 100 years on

Submitted by patricia on Sat, 2018-01-20 12:26

100 years ago on Monday five policemen, at least 2 members of the public and two bandits lost their lives in a shoot out that quickly became known as the Gresson Street Affray.  A month before the catastrophic Race Course fire, Hong Kong had been receiving daily news of the fighting in Europe for the past four years.  This unprecedented massacre of policemen in the course of their very ordinary duty shocked Hong Kong.  Two days later it was said that half the colony - some 250,000 people - were on the streets to see the funeral procession that resulted.  

Through Hong Kong with a Camera

Submitted by Herostratus on Thu, 2018-01-18 21:27

A book of photographs by J Arnold, published in 1916 in Middlesbrough by the printers Hood & Co Ltd. Most of the pictures seem to have been taken 1900-1910

The J Arnold photographs were published in at least one other book, Picturesque Hong Kong (1910), which can be seen in the HKU Library here. Many of the photographs were used in both books

More books can be found here

Japanese Tunnels in the Tates Cairn -One Rise more- Fei Ngo Shan Area

Submitted by Iloveoldhk on Thu, 2018-01-18 15:08

Rob recently supplied me with maps of this area which showed approximate locations of 30 Japanese tunnel portals in the area mentioned above. I spent a full field day out in the area while I was back in winter and I wanted to share some of my exploits.

The old Kennedy Road British School that was demolished probably 1952

Submitted by Ngaire Atkinson on Thu, 2018-01-18 13:32

Does any one remember this school?  I understood it was closed and we all moved to a newly built Peak School which I attended for one term?

1910s photos along the tram line

Submitted by David on Sun, 2018-01-14 11:00

We'll take a tram ride from west to east, looking out at 1910s Hong Kong as we go.

Gwulo outing on 28th Jan: Join us for a guided tour around the historic Jewish Cemetery in Happy Valley. Click for details and registration.

A couple of things to watch for. First, notice how the trams change shape. They start the decade with just a single deck, then later add an open upper deck, and finally acquire a canvas roof. This view catches the first transition from single- to double-deck:

Trams near Arsenal Street

Away from the tramline, the main event of the decade was the First World War. You'll also see several photos of

The Sand Pebbles Locations

Submitted by Don Whistance on Fri, 2018-01-12 07:57

Where is the elephant statue that Steve McQueen sits under?

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