Everything tagged: General

Staying up far too late to scroll through the trove that is St Michael's interment lists - many thanks indeed, Brian! - I am interested in 1945.  There are, at the end of December, between 3 - 6 burials a day, almost exclusively Chinese, although occasionally a Portuguese name appears.  Then mid to late Jan 45 the number starts to rise - 10, 15 and even over 20 each day.  By February it has dropped back again.  Has anyone a quick answer ... I assume ? typhoid?  had broken out badly.

Dear Colleagues,

The Bowrington Canal was filled up and demolished, I guess in the early 1930's. Maybe I am wrong with the year. Where has the water since then, from that stream  (which was originally coming from the hills behing Wong Nai Chung) now been deferred ? Is it still running underground the Canalstreet in to the sea ? Or has the waterstream been directed into a new location. I hope I have explained my question correctly. Thanks again for any answers

Kind regards, Daniel

Dear Colleagues,

I came across a letterhead of the late Hong Kong Hotel on Pedderstreet dated 1928 where a guest describes the condition of the hotel. I was wondering since the hotels north side was burned down in 1926, was the south side of the hotel still in operation and for how long before the hotel was eventually demolished ? Any answers are very much appreciated. Thank you very much. Best regards, Daniel

I've been working on the list of taxes etc levied in the first decades of the last century.  I was bemused to see that a Pineapple licence, costing $3 per acre is listed.  This in a miscelleaneous section - along with slaughter house and laundry licences ... but no other specific vegetable or fruit products have their own licence.  I feel that 'Pineapple culitvation in early Hong Kong' might make a nice little undergraduate disseration.

Caine Road renumbering here

Robinson Road renumbering here

Prior to 11th April 1907 the Road from IL 1544 (Buxey Lodge) to Hatton Road was unnamed

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The street numbers (and sometimes the street name) changed multiple times in Hong Kong as the city grew. Below are the road number changes for Robinson Road

Road number changes for Caine Road are here

Conduit Road renumbering here

Peak Renumbering here

On Robinson Road the northern, downhill side of the street were even numbers while the Southern side were odd. This is the opposite to the numbering on Caine Road.

When the Murray Battery site was used for the public works department new buildings, boundary stones marked B.O. were found. It was suggested that they stood for Board of Ordnance. The street lamps outside seven and six Penny Hill were also marked B.O. this appears to be the mark for all military property. "Like the V.R. of those days (now "G.R.")"

SCMP "Old HongKong" 1933

I'd like to file my old slides in a better way than the jumble of envelopes they are currently in. I'll use the plastic sheets that hold several slides per page and fit into a ring binder, like these:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Matin-Archival-Sheets-Sleeves-Mounts/dp/B00EWC…

Has anyone seen them for sale here in Hong Kong?

Thanks & regards, David