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Henry Edward POLLOCK [1864-1953]

Submitted by Robert Wilson on Fri, 09/03/2021 - 00:12

Sir Henry Edward Pollock, QC, JP (普樂) was an English barrister who became a prominent politician in Hong Kong. From 1917 to 1941 he was the Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council and from 1926 to 1941 was the Senior Unofficial Member of the Executive Council. 

He was Commodore of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club from 1905 to 1906 and again from 1908 to 1909.

 

George Thomas Henry BOYES [1842-1910]

Submitted by Robert Wilson on Thu, 09/02/2021 - 20:53

Sir George Thomas Henry Boyes had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, during which he was Commodore and Naval Officer-in-Charge at Hongkong. He served as Commodore of the Royal Hong Kong Yact Club from 1895  to 1896.

Lawrence Hugh MCCABE [1916-1941]

Submitted by dereklin on Fri, 08/06/2021 - 14:41

Lawrence Hugh McCabe was born on 14th July 1916 in Finchley, Middlesex, the son of Edward John, a master tailer, and Hilda Nixon McCabe. He was educated at Pennell House in Eastbourne College in 1930. 

 

George William MAY [1878-????]

Submitted by brian edgar on Mon, 02/22/2021 - 18:23

George William May, husband of Mabel, father of Arthur, arrived in Hong Kong in 1910/11  with the Royal Engineers. Before the end of the decade he had left to join the Waterworks Office within the Public Works Department (Ronald Taylor, The Arthur May Story, pp. 4-5). Like his wife he was involved with the Theosophical Movement, on one occasion giving a public lecture on 'Spiritualism and Theosophy'.

Vyvyan Henry Copley MOYLE [1872-1958]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Wed, 01/06/2021 - 07:01

Chaplain of St. John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong 1912-1928

 

"Back Here After 18 Years

 

In Hong Kong again after an absence of 18 years is the Rev. H. Copley Moyle, who is taking over temporarily the duties of the Very Rev. A.P. Rose, Dean of the Cathedral.

The Rev. H. Copley Moyle, who is 73, was Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral from 1912 to 1928, when he was succeeded by Dean Swann.

Thomas Richmond ROWELL [1896-1974]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Mon, 12/28/2020 - 18:51

Director of Education

The Secretary of State for the Colonies has announced that he proposes to appoint Col. T.R. Rowell as Director of Education in Hong Kong.

Col. Rowell joined the Education Department in April, 1923 and taught at the Central British School, King's College and the Ellis Kadoorie Indian School.

In 1936, he was acting Inspcetor of School and from 1924 he lectured at the Evening Institute in science and teacher training. He also lectured in geography at Hong Kong University.

Cecil BOON [1896-1986]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Mon, 12/28/2020 - 06:07

Major Cecil Boon of the Royal Army Service Corps, an army dancing champion before WWII, was named the Chief Administrator Officer by the occupying Japanese Imperial Army with the responsibility of the overall administration of the Sham Shui Po POW Camp. He was hated by the bulk of his fellow POWs who called him "Cissy" and "Queen of all stooges". They saw him as a mouthpiece for the Japanese military. Major Boon had his own network of cronies who informed him of the camp's gossips which he then relayed to his Japanese superiors.

James Eyles (Iles) KEATING [1839-1884]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Fri, 12/25/2020 - 04:28

"MEMBERS of the Masonic fraternity will regret to hear that the death of Mr James Keating, who left here for the Australian Colonies about twelve months since, has been officially confirmed. When Mr Keating landed at Sydney on the 23rd August last he was suffering from fever, and went at once to the Sydney Hospital, where he died on the 29th Aug."