New on Gwulo: 2024, week 17

What's new and updated on the Gwulo website:
 

General

• My Gwulo's Farewell talks next month:
  • 8th May still has seats available - book via EventBrite
  • 22nd May is fully booked
  • Thanks to everyone who has booked. I'm looking forward to presenting to you.
     
• Typhoon in August 1913
   
• Gary Brightman of VIBE recently interviewed me for his 'VIBErations Podcast' series. You'll find this episode on Spotify and all the major podcast sites. Gary has also uploaded a copy to his Youtube channel.
   

• Readers are looking for any information about:

  • Brewer Johann Karl Albert JAHREIS in Hong Kong

  • The Portuguese aviators who flew from Portugal to Macao in 1924, crashed in Shenzhen, then arrived in Hong Kong by train!

  • Was there a post-WW2 policy to close village schools teaching in local dialects such as Hakka, and switch to using Cantonese instead?

  • Which year was the St. Joan of Arc School (2nd generation) building on Robinson Road completed?
     

    

     

  • Can you identify any of the police reservists in this WW1 photo:
     

    

     

  • Does anyone know the full name of the college in this 1950s photo, believed to have been taken on Robinson Road:
     

    

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Organisations & People

• The Hongkong and China Gas Company Ltd [1862- ]
   
• William Arthur BUTTERFIELD [????-????], engineer with the Asiatic Petroleum Company
   
• Elizabeth Whittaker CLEMO (née TOLLAN, aka Betty) [????-????], ran the Betty Clemo shop in The Peninsula
   
• Anders JAKOBSSON (aka Andrew Olson / Olsson) [1842-1872], proprietor of a hotel & tavern
   
• Jisaburō MATSUBARA [c.1864-1918], hotel owner, and his wife Masu MATSUBARA [????-????]
   
• Lee Orlando NAGEL [????-????], the man behind the first Walla Walla boats
   
• Victor ORLOFF [c.1912-1959], musician
   
• Osmond F PESKETT [????-????], missionary
   
• Albert Edward WARREN (aka Bertie) [1898-1900]
   
• Robert Chatterton WILCOX [????-????], occupation: 'Gentleman' !
   
• Getsuro YAMAGUCHI (aka 山口月郎) [c.1909-????], worked for Japanese intelligence in HK before WW2

   

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Places & Streets

• Hong Kong Island
  • Baskerville House, 22 Ice House Street [1976- ]
     
  • Devon Road, Kowloon Tong [????- ]
     
  • The Hermitage Government Quarters [c.1965-????]
     
  • Ice House Lane / Road / Street [????- ]
     
  • Japanese Tunnel on Brick Hill [????- ]
     
• Kowloon
  • King's Court, 11 Man Fuk Road [1965- ]
     

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