What's new on Gwulo

Submitted by David on Mon, 12/11/2017 - 18:45

I've missed the last few weeks' "What's new", while I've been working on the book launch. The last set of book orders went off to the Post Office for mailing this afternoon, so let's get back to the usual routine and see what's new on the site.

A quick invitation first: Please join us for Gwulo Christmas drinks tomorrow evening, Tuesday 12th.

Now on to what's new:

People:
- Looking for information about:
  - Carl Emil Peter HERBST [c.1878-1925]
  - Policeman and Stanley Internee William MAIR [????-????]
  - Stanley Prison warder James Albert Wilkinson
  - Stanley internee Mabel Beatrice MACKINTOSH (née OSBORNE) [c.1882-1958] and her husband and fellow internee Frederick Alexander MACKINTOSH [c.1881-1956]
  - There was some doubt about where Raoul Bigazzi spent the war years. Happy Valley notes Bigazzi was in Stanley Camp all along!
- Memories of:
  - William Alfred Stewart, Managing Director of Davie Boag & Co.
Places:
- John is looking for photos of The Falls from 1900 to 1920.
- Klaus has been adding photos & information to the pages about Hong Kong's Gas Works
- Those bizarre statues along stage 3 of the WIlson Trail have vanished! Fortunately Phil has photos of how they used to look. Still to see are an old NKIL lot marker, and a little aqueduct.
- Another Dairy Farm manure pit
- Remembering the house Arrowhead at Deep Water Bay
- Does anyone know if the concrete tablet marking the start of the Robin's Nest Jeep Track still exists?
- When did the North Point beach disappear under reclamation?
- Forest Lodge and Buxey Lodge
- Another cinema at Sek Kong: The Phoenix
- Where was the location of the house in this 1920s photo?
- Dragon Lodge in the 1940s-50s
Other:
- Nicola identified the R P Leitch who signed one of the engravings in the recent newsletter.
- Moddsey added an 1880s photo of the Happy Valley racecourse & pavilion, for comparison with the engraving from around the same time.
- Jill describes how to view the original cards (not scans or copies) in the Carl Smith collection.
- Good photos and memories of Kowloon Tong in the comments to Liz's recent article.
- Remembering traveling by sea on the Blue Funnel and Lloyd Triestino lines in the 1950s.
- A visit to Ping Shan Heritage Trail and Ping Shan House is arranged for 30 December.
- Jill gives the dates of operation for C.E. Warren & Co. and of C.E. Warren & Co. Ltd.
- If one building in a row of shop houses was demolished and a new building erected, was any membrane used to separate the walls of the old and new buildings?

If you can leave a comment with any more information about these, it will be gratefully received.

Gwulo book update: At the latest count, 554 copies of the book have been ordered, which is a fantastic start. Thanks to everyone who helped promote the pre-launch offer, and of course special thanks to everyone who has ordered a copy. (If you ordered a book, you should have received a message confirming that your order has been shipped - if you haven't, please contact me.)

Some of the new photos added: