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"Mr. Julio Cecilio de Souza Botelho, who lived at 339, Nathan-road, Kowloon, and died intestate on January 18 this year, left property worth $1,600."

"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.

From wikipedia:

Hong Kong film star who became popular as a child actress and continued her success as a mature actress, winning numerous awards including Best Actress at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival (for Summer Snow). Since retiring from show business (partly due to her increasing deafness), she has become a writer and a psychologist, known for her work against child abuse.

KGV student and prefect 1953-54

In 1941, Hsu was the Aide-de-camp to Vice admiral Chan Chak in Hong Kong. He accompanied Chan on the Christmas day escape from Hong Kong.

Read more about Hsu at http://www.hongkongescape.org/Henry.htm

The Blake family has already been quite well documented. John Johnston Blake and his wife, Mary have already been "created" on Gwulo, as has their son Charles Henry Blake, known as Harry. Although I knew that J.J. Blake and my grandfather, C.E. Warren had been linked through their ownership of the Unity Stand at Happy Valley since 1904, I was surprised to see from a "Passengers Departed" list that the elder Warren children sailed to England in 1913 in the company of the Blake family.

He had worked for the Hong Kong Government for over 30 years and was one of the founders of the Chinese Civil Service Club and the Fukien Chamber of Commerce.