New on Gwulo: 2021, week 28

Submitted by David on Sat, 07/17/2021 - 15:00

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

General

Isabella Bird's book The Golden Chersonese includes several of her letters describing the Hong Kong she saw in the 1870s. Copies are available to read online at no charge.
Readers are looking for information about:
- Any lesser known artists - perhaps 19th or early 20th century - that have produced Hong Kong related work.
- Alfredo Alvares's 1956 Jaguar XK140
Answers to previous questions:
- Readers' comments on Hong Kong apartments and travelling from Canton to Hong Kong in the early 1960s.
- The range of possible dates for the recent '1890s View from the Peak' photo has been narrowed down to 1891-1893.
- More memories from KGV in the 1960s
- The tower at Kowloon Hospital is confirmed to be for typhoon signals
- This photo's location now identified as Tung Lo Wan Road, Causeway Bay:
  
  Four-story building under construction, designed by V. N. Dronnikoff, by V. N. Dronnikoff

Places

Hong Kong
- Japanese tunnel, south of the Shau Kei Wan service reservoir
- Mountain Lodge's Gate Lodge [1902- ] - where was the second gate lodge located?
- Old Bridge in Deepwater Bay [????- ] Daniel found this old granite bridge hidden away in the bushes near Deepwater Bay. It was probably part of the old road between Aberdeen and Stanley.
  
  By Daniel Wettling
- Tramway Managers House or Tramway Station House [1893-????]
Kowloon
- RAF WALVICK COTTAGE [????-????]
- Sam Shan Kwok Wong Temple, Ngau Chi Wan [????- ]
New Territories
- Boundary Stones along Chung-Ying Street [????- ]
- Former Ping Shan Police Station [1899- ]

Book news #1 ... 5,000th copy of a Gwulo book sold!

Since the last New on Gwulo roundup, we've passed 5,000 copies sold. Looking at the records, that 5,000th book was a copy of Volume 4 bought by a friend, Julline. Thanks Julline, I hope your new colleague enjoys the photos and their stories.

Book news #2 ... a new book from Gwulo

We've just published a new, and very different book. It's nothing to do with old photos or even Hong Kong's history, but please bear with me as I have a moment's parental pride for my daughter's new children's book.

The story: Silvia, a young dolphin, is swimming happily with her mother when their peace is shattered by deafening noises. Fishermen are driving the dolphins into shallow water to capture them. Silvia is pulled from her mother and sold to an aquarium where she has to perform for visitors.

Will Silvia ever see her mother again?

After the story’s bittersweet ending, readers learn about dolphins’ special abilities, and about the cetaceans (dolphins and porpoises) that are local to Hong Kong’s waters.

The author & illustrator, Sarah Bellis: Born and raised in Hong Kong, Sarah has recently completed sixth form at Kellett School. She studied Art and Biology A-levels, combining those skills with her interests in conservation to create The Lonely Dolphin.

Sarah hopes that after reading her book, children and their parents will think twice about visiting dolphin shows. This is one step towards the goal of ending the captivity of these intelligent creatures.

Sarah will go on to study for a BSc in Conservation Biology and Ecology at Exeter University.

Availability: The book is written for children aged 6-10 years old. Copies are available in local bookstores Bleak House Books and Bookazine, and also from Amazon UK.

We now resume our regularly scheduled programming ...

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