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In the second of Mary Unsworth's memoirs, she tells us about Chow Sing, the Chinese steward on her husband's boat. (Her husband, Richard Unsworth, is the "Captain" in the following text). Chow Sing suffered greatly when the plague hit Hong Kong, but in an unexpected twist the story has a happy ending.
"Chow Sing" by Mary Unsworth, copied from her original handwritten account.
Chow Sing had been a steward on board the…
In the third and last of Mary Unsworth's memoirs, she tells us the sad story of Ah Hop, a Chinese nurse she came to know. Unlike Mary's previous tale of Chow Sing, this one doesn't have a happy ending.
"Ah Hop" by Mary Unsworth, copied from handwritten pages, punctuation as original.
When I first became acquainted with Ah Hop she was nursing a great friend of mine who was ill, and whom I saw a great deal of, so consequently I heard and…
This speech was gven to the Manchester Geographical Society at Finchwood, Marple, on Saturday, June 30th, 1900, at 6 p.m.
A LADY'S IMPRESSIONS OF HONG-KONG.
By MRS. UNSWORTH.
There has been within the last twenty years a growing interest taken in our own colonies. It may be that travelling has become so much cheaper and better, that we see more of one another. Formerly a person-going out to Australia or the East seemed lost to his friends…
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the original copy of the diary
Dear Author,
Thank you very much for sharing your content. It has been extremely helpful for my current research. I would like to ask if the diary mentioned above has been officially published, or if you still have the original Japanese version in your possession. I would be truly grateful if you could share any information regarding this.
Best regards, SHE CAN
re: the original copy of the diary
Dear She Can,
The original content (written in English, not Japanese) was shared with Gwulo's readers by David Ackerley - Mary Unsworth was his Great-Aunt.
If you'd like me to forward a message from you to David Ackerley, please contact me at david@gwulo.com
Regards,
David Bellis