Everything tagged: Hong Kong

Louis Kirchmann (1840-1891) born in the village of Bockholz in Eckernfoerde near Kiel in Schleswig-Holstein, was one of a group of tough early tavern keepers, who had Chinese wives. Kirchmann held the licence for The Land We Live In from 1871 until his death in 1891. He and the Swede, John Olson, licence holder of the National Hotel (1866-1885), were close neighbours in Ladder Street Terrace living in nos. 1 and 4 respectively.  Kirchmann’s countryman, C.F.W.

Ian Gill writes:

My grandfather's amazing life in China and how he found my mother

In 1916 in Hunan, Hong Kong-born Frank Newman took in an abandoned baby girl, much to the disapproval of his compatriots. Her son, Manila-based journalist Ian Gill, discovers that was just one of many surprises in the life of a most independent-minded man.

See story in South China Morning Post magazine:

DoB from John Black's list, which gives Miss Blackburn's occupation in 1941 as Secretary.

Henry Ching sent these details of Mitchell's ranks in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps:

St John's Cathedral records show he was baptised there on 8th Jan, 1930: