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Interesting item on eBay:
1917 ST.JOHN AMBULANCE HONGKONG WELCOME TO 25TH MIDDLESEX REGIMENT

We're getting ready for short family holiday in Singapore.

Does anyone know of any good places there that sell old photos? Either shops, or flea-markets like Hong Kong's Cat Street? If there's a chance, I'll call in to see if they have any of Hong Kong.

Thanks & regards, David

We've got a few Gwulo contributors / readers from overseas in town next week. Ian ("IDJ") is visiting, as well as Anne and Tom Hor. Would you like to join us for a chat and dinner?

We'll meet at the Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC) for drinks around 7, then go to one of the restaurants there for dinner.

We'll make the booking on Monday, so please get in touch by end of Sunday if you can join us. Here's my email address:

Just wonder whether there are any photos of old taxi and wara-wara in 1950s.

Can anyone help?

Sandy

Has anyone come across photos of the Mercantile Bank Building (7 Queen's Road Central) and Holland House (9 Queen's Road Central)?  Both were demolished in the late 1980s to make way for the present 9 Queen's Road Central building.

It looks as though HKGRO have changed the paths to their files. eg the Started 1916, pg56-76 page links to the 1916 Jurors list at http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/G1916/48531.pdf

But that no longer works. Now the link to the 1916 list is:
http://hkgro.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/5c8ced3e378df0fef5bdb1031bc844f9.pdf

Hello,

I am doing some research on old Hong Kong and would like to get as much information as I can on the following:

1. The Hong Kong Art Club between 1930 and 1940. I am particularly interested in membership names, but also any history.

2. The Victoria Riding School in Hung Hom. I don't think it was in business for very long, maybe sometime between 1932 and 1936?

3. Some history of Credit Foncier D'Extreme Orient on their operation in Hong Kong, particularly from 1930 until they ceased operations. I knew some of the executives in postwar years.

I've been asked by email:

I would be very happy to discover during one or two days some examples of coastal batteries and command posts pillboxes (gin drinker's line ) and perhaps shing mun redoubt.

Is it possible to meet somebody in HK who accepts to show me some examples of theses fortresses I could show him something similar if he comes to France.

Please give me if you can find me a specialist who is motorized with a car (name and phone number and available, with a car ?) and a good precise map of fortresses.

DIY / Self-guided

Hi

I have just come back from Sheung Shu, Hong Kong.  We went with my father who served in the british army in 1960.  It was a very emotional journey for us as he left here 50 years ago. We were unable to establish exactly were Dodwells Ridge Camp was, after going back twice we belive that the hospital was built on it.  I would be very greatfull if anybody can provide me with anymore information or contacts who might of served at the same time.

Regards

Karen