Everything tagged: Hong Kong

The original Alice Memorial Hospital at the corner Hollywood Road and Aberdeen Street was erected in her memory by her loving husband, Dr. Ho Kai and friends. The Hospital was opened on 17 February 1887.

• Hong Kong-born Portuguese lawyer, civil servant and soldier, who was an honorary colonel of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force (predecessor of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment (Volunteers) ) from 1961 to 1968.
• He also participated in the Battle of Hong Kong that broke out in December 1941. After Hong Kong fell, he became a prisoner of war until he was released after Hong Kong's liberation in 1945. 

• Around 230 Portuguese survivors were imprisoned in Hong Kong's Sham Shui Po Camp. Despite harsh conditions, the men entertained themselves with shows. Sonny Castro was known for his imitations of actresses like Carmen Miranda. He kept up the men's spirits by performing in many shows. One Canadian officer remembered Sonny as a "wow" of a girl and noted that the shows were wonderful for the morale of the whole camp.
• If you want to learn about him, you can find more information on the following websites :

Gladys Emma Ingram was born in Oakville, India in 1891, and was part of a large family.  Her father was a barrister.

The family returned to England and she grew up in Wimbledon, London, not far from the equally large Donnithorne family. The two families were destined to become very close as four Ingram children were to marry four Donnithorne children.

"A WIDOW'S ESTATE

MRS. A. CHRISTIANSEN OF KOWLOON

GUARDIAN FOR DAUGHTER

Mrs. Alice Christiansen, a widow, who died of heart failure at the age of 45 on July 20, 1929, at No. 42, Humphrey's building, Kowloon, left no will. Letters of administration to her estate have now been granted by the Supreme Court to Mr. Wallace John Hansen, import and export merchant, of No. 7, Queen's road Central.

The estate has been sworn for duty at $8,300.

Info from C.S. card 00121011/12 .GIF states: "Mr W. Lyson who died at his residence 29 Kai Tack Bund, has been resident for almost the whole of his 71 years. He was father of the late C.H. Lyson, who served with distinction in the Great War and subsequently returned to Hong Kong as a solicitor and ultimately became principal in Messrs. Lyson and Hall. Mr Lyson senior served in P.W.D. for a number of years but left to join Mr Hazeland, architect. Latterly lived in retirement in Kowloon City. Funeral today. Chiu Yuen Cemetery, Mt.

The following passage is from Tracing my Children's Lineage by Eric Ho:

Dr. A. S. Gomes was 77 years of age and spent the greater part of his life in Hong Kong. Leaving Macao at an early age, he came to Hong Kong and completed his medical education in London and Edinburgh. He found considerable success as a practitioner and made a wide circle of friends. In 1894, he retired after making a fortune by speculating in shares. Since then, he devoted himself to charitable causes both in Hong Kong and Macao. 

Winifred Ashby was born in November 1876, and married Harry Lechmere Clift in 1901.  For their life story see under Harry Lechmere Clift.  After starting in China with the CMS briefly, theirs was very much a pioneering missionary work in Nanning, China , then with the BCMS from 1924-30 and latterly in Hong Kong from 1930.