A look at what's new on the Gwulo website...
General
- Hong Kong Under Military Government - a 244-page English translation of a document written by the Japanese during their occupation of Hong Kong
Places
- Hong Kong
- Tai Tam Tunnel [1887- ], bringing water from the Tai Tam reservoirs to the north side of Hong Kong island
- War Department Boundary Stones around High West and Pinewood Battery:
high west / pinewood WDBS PLAN, by Historical walk Hong Kong
- Tai Tam Tunnel [1887- ], bringing water from the Tai Tam reservoirs to the north side of Hong Kong island
- Kowloon
Book news
Thank you to the new Sycamore Bookshop for carrying my books. The shop is located in Shamshuipo and focuses on books about Hong Kong's history. I'm looking forward to visiting once I've finished quarantine.
People
- Looking for Lily Poon, a nurse at Queen Mary Hospital in the 1940s and possibly later.
- Maria Rita REED (née DA SILVA, aka Rita) [1871-1948]. Three of her sons were killed in the fighting in 1941, while another died of his wounds shortly afterwards. All were members of the HKVDC:
- Edgar Vincent REED [1905-1941]
- Arthur Augustus REED [1908-1941]
- Stephen Arnold REED [1910-1942]
- Francis Oswald REED [1913-1941]
- Edgar Vincent REED [1905-1941]
- Other:
- Charles Frederick ANDREWS [????-????]
- John Thomas MANLEY [1852-1911], Chinese Maritime Customs
- RUMJAHN [????- ]
- Norman Leonard SMITH [1923-2001], HKVDC then POW
- Moritz STERNBERG [????-????], the postcard man
- Charles Frederick ANDREWS [????-????]
Photos
If you'd like a challenge, this photo was uploaded in 2012, but its location still hasn't been identified:
Though another photo of the same street has recently been added:
Here's another photo that was a mystery for many years. It was uploaded in 2015, but has just been located to Castle Peak Road. The comments are a good read to follow the contributors pinning down the location.
Then back to more recent updates and additions:
Click to see all recently added photos.