New on Gwulo: 2022, week 46

A summary of what's new on the Gwulo website:

 

General

 

• Gwulo meet-up: lunch at the American Club on 22 Nov. Hope to see you there!
  
   
• Readers ask:
  • When was the rifle range in the valley above Tai Koo in use, and who used it?
    
     
  • Where was 'Cemetery Pier' in 1864?
    
     
  • What was it like for Hong Kong people who immigrated to the UK in the 1960s?
    
     
  • Which ship did Lieutenant-general Sugden travel on to Macau in 1955?​​​​​
    
     
  • How much of the Yamen building in Kowloon Walled City Park is original?
    
     
  • Looking for any information about Wheeler Dryden's visit to Hong Kong in the 1930s. (He was Charlie Chaplin's half-brother.)
    
     
  • Where exactly was the Cottage Club? It was a horse-riding club located somewhere near Fanling around 1938-41.
    
     
  • Where was the Punjabi Path?
    
     

    

    
    
     

• Memories of Mollers (Moller Line)
  
   
• 6,000 Gwulo books sold! Total sales of Volumes 1-4 have passed the 6,000 mark - thank you to everyone who has bought a copy.
  
   
  

  
  
   

• Last order date for framed prints: If you're planning to order a framed copy of one of Gwulo's prints as a Christmas gift, please order on or before 30 November so it will be ready in time.

 

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Places

 

• Hong Kong
  
   
  • Coronation Annex of the China Fleet Club [1954-1982]
    
     
  • 26 Des Voeux Road Central [????-????]
    
     
  • 28 Des Voeux Road Central [????-????]
    
     
  • 48-58 Des Voeux Road Central [c.1897-????]
    
     
  • 72-82 Des Voeux Road Central [????-????]
    
     
  • Eastern Theatre, Wanchai [c.1910-1922]
    
     
  • Evergreen Plaza Hotel / Empire Hotel, Wanchai [1990- ]
    
     
  • On Lok Yuen Cafeteria - Corner of Queen's Road Central & D'Aguilar Street [????-????]
    
     
  • Queen's Pier (2nd generation) [1954-2008]
    
     
  • Sai Ying Pun Jockey Club Polyclinic [????- ]
    
     
  • VHF (Very High Frequency) Transmitter Hut / VDF (Very High Frequency Direction Finding) Station, The Peak [????- ]
    
     
  • Wanchai Ferry Pier (2nd generation) [1968-2014]
    
     
• Kowloon
  
   
  • Club de Recreio - Nathan Road/Kimberley Road [1910-1927]
    
     
  • Duro Motor Garage, TST [1924-????]
    
     
  • Kowloon Dairy - 2nd location [1930-1975]
    
     
  • Kowloon Theatre (Tsim Sha Tsui) / 九龍戲院 [1921-1923]
    
     
  • Sacred Hill / Sung Wong Toi [????-1943]
    
     
  • Shop buildings along Nathan Road, on Orient Tobacco Manufactory site [????-????]
    
     
• New Territories
  
   
  • Holiday Villa, Castle Peak Road [????- ]
    
     
  • Ma Liu Shui / University Station [1956- ]
    
     
  • Shatin old village ( 沙田舊墟) [c.1954-c.1979]
    
     

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People

 

I'm sorry to hear that Frank Waller passed away in September. Frank was Head Boy at KGV in 1953/54. In recent years he posted a range of photos and comments here on Gwulo.

• Stanley Camp internees:
  
   
  • Peter Clark MORGAN [c.1892-????], engineer in the Public Works Department (PWD)
    
     
  • William WOODWARD [c.1893-????], head of the PWD's Waterworks Department
    
     
• Other
  
   
  • Heinz CORRA (aka Henry) [1898-1973], manager, HKVDC, POW
    
     
  • Christopher Paul D'ALMADA E CASTRO [1910-1993], solicitor, HKVDC, POW
    
     
  • Hilary Joan HALE [1936-1995], KGV student and prefect 1953-54
    
     
  • Ackber Mohamed OMAR (aka Andy) [1913-1969], champion bowls player, reporter for SCMP
    
     

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Click to see all recently added photos.