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Reported on page 3 of The China Mail, 1899-11-15:

H.M. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

 ANNUAL SESSION

I'm going to try to get a death certficate for my great grandmother and I'm wondering if anyone might have one from the late 1930s Hong Kong. I was thinking that maybe it might give information on her family...her parents...etc. It's a real long shot, but she did die in Hong Kong and is buried there so there must be a paper trail. I have the dates and details as her death was in the local newspaper there.

The Hong Kong University's Museum and Art Gallery are running this exhibition until the 8th of January, 2017.

The photos are sharp, and accompanied by excerpts from the photographer's diary. There is also a book available, with additional photos and extra text from the diary.

It's a small exhibition, just a single room. So not worth making a special visit, but good to see if you're in the area.

More details:

http://www.umag.hku.hk/en/exhibition_detail.php?id=2037970

I am looking for information on my Great Uncle Stuart Deacon and his family: wife Florence, daughter Irene, grandchildren Patricia and Peter.  He died in April 1942 after internment at Stanley and is buried in the CWGC cemetery there.  Any information on what he did in HK before the invasion (I believe he was an electrical engineer), where he lived in Kalgoorlie Avenue, Kowloon and what he died of, would be gratefully received.  I am planning to visit HK in early January.

A few days ago I came across a story in Country Life magazine(at the Newsroom in the British Library,London),titled ` Fox-Hunting In Hong Kong` April  2nd 1927, pp 522-23,which,amongst other things,mentions civet cats being hunted by the Fanling Hunt. I thought this might interest someone.

I wonder if anyone can tell me someting about the 1988 Ma On Shan tiger scare?

Richard

Is it possible to remove a form topic I posted that is no longer relevant?

An event open to non-members and members alike on 14, December. Hugh Dulley will be speaking.

Hugh Dulley’s father (Peter Dulley) joined Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong in 1930. He was a keen weekend sailor at the Club and cruised among the islands surrounding Hong Kong in a 4.5 ton yacht called Monsoon. He also raced in and came second in the Hong Kong - Macao race. Peter rowed in the 1924 Paris Olympics and competed on behalf of the Club in the Inter Port Regattas.

On April 4, 1945, American B-24 heavy bombers from the 22nd and 43rd Bomb Groups of the 5th Air Force bombed Hong Kong.  It seems they hit a number of civilians targets in error, including the following:

1.) The Sikh temple (corner Stubbs and Queens Rd. East)

2.) The Indian cemetery (Happy Valley)

3.) The typhoon shelter at Tunglowan/Causeway Bay

4.) The Anglo-Chinese School (next to the Sikh Temple?)

5.) The French hospital

6.) The French convent (may be part of the hospital?)

In these days when duelling is rare even on the Continent of Europe, something of glamour attaches to the thought of this one-time--fashionable method of settling a dispute. It is interesting to find on record the account of a duel which was fought in Hongkong, nearly 63 years ago. As might be expected the parties concerned were not British, one being a Spaniard and the other a South American. The weapons they chose were pistols. The cause was not the romantic one of a fair lady, but the more prosaic matter of card debts.

Hoping experts here would point me to the right direction:-

I am a native Hong Konger so can read Chinese books as well. Moved to London three years ago and have been fascinated by the photographs seen here and other old hong kong websites. Been to Charing Cross Collectors Fair twice to read the old Hong Kong postcards but finding it rather difficult to recognise most of the buildings (aside from the major landmarks in current Central like te old Queens/Princes building). Would be grateful for any recommended background readings to get up to speed / piece things together..