What's new and updated on the Gwulo website:
General
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Robin Bottomley-Smith has uploaded copies of the postcards his grandfather sent from Hong Kong to his fiancée back in Yorkshire between 1924 and 1928. There's an example below, then see the full set here.
Ferry terminal Kowloon side, looking towards Hong Kong Island, by Robbot27
- The 1887 Jurors List was finished in record time and is now online to view. We've started work on typing up the list for 1886, so if you can spare around half an hour, please join in and type up a page.
- Memories of “Fred Brown” and Far East Farm in 1970s Stanley.
- Readers ask:
- Which year was this nighttime view of Hong Kong island taken?
- When were palm trees first planted in colonial HK, and where did they come from?
- Has anyone seen any photos of the construction of the Peak Tram?
- Where was Club Germania first located?
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Where is the foundation stone that Prince Philip laid at Queen Elizabeth Hospital?
Laying of Foundation Stone of Queen Elizabeth Hospital, by Hoyin
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Was this photo of Robin's mother taken on the balcony of Havelock Terrace, with the Whampoa Foundry in the background?
Havelock Terrace, Kowloon Docks?, by Robbot27
- Which year was this nighttime view of Hong Kong island taken?
The Chinese version of Gwulo's book
If you bought a copy of the Chinese translation of my first book, or let a friend know about it, thank you! The publisher's website was showing 'sold out' a few days ago, but is now taking orders again, with 20% off any orders placed in July and delivery expected in mid-August. I'm waiting for their confirmation, but I'm hoping that this means the first print run sold out, and that the book is now being reprinted.
It's a great start, so thank you all very much for your help.
Places
- Hong Kong Island
- Sei Foo Row Hotel [c.1907-c.1912], a Japanese-owned hotel on Connaught Road.
- Temporary Bungalow Apartments at Mt. Nicholson
- Wanchai Police Station, Gloucester Road [1932- ], currently being renovated
- Sei Foo Row Hotel [c.1907-c.1912], a Japanese-owned hotel on Connaught Road.
- Kowloon
- Malaria Store at Cornwall Street [????- ]
- Old Pump House remnant at Cornwall Street [????- ]
- Victory Avenue [????- ]
- Malaria Store at Cornwall Street [????- ]
- Islands
- Pak Mong Pier, Lantau [????-????]
- Pak Mong Pier, Lantau [????-????]
People & Organisations
- William ANDERSON [1874-1950] and brother John Edgar (see below), were directors of The Anderson Music Company.
- Laura Woolnough CAMPBELL (née DRANSFIELD) [????-????]
- Cedric Lawrence DISNEY / SALTER [1919-1998], HKVDC and POW
- Geoffrey Fitzgerald GILBERT [c.1897-????], the 'Man with brilliant war record' sentenced to four months hard labour for embezzlement.
- Stanley Camp internees
- Agnes Jane LYON / CHISHOLM (née ANDERSON) [1910-1975], was interned with her father John Edgar ANDERSON [1880-1947]. Her husband, David LYON [c.1902-1941], served with the HKVDC and was killed in the fighting.
- William GOLDENBERG [1882-1954], manager of N. S. Moses & Co. Ltd.
- Agnes Jane LYON / CHISHOLM (née ANDERSON) [1910-1975], was interned with her father John Edgar ANDERSON [1880-1947]. Her husband, David LYON [c.1902-1941], served with the HKVDC and was killed in the fighting.
Photos
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