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Though the medical men of the day pooh-poohed the idea, this urban myth was spread so far that it held up for at least 50 years.

1844 - Friend of China 30.3.44 edition

"M/s Milne and Vesey are contracted to government to fix the drains but week after week nothing is done and now the hot weather is almost upon us. They should not turn over the soil now and expose us to the noxious disease-causing fumes in the decomposing granite subsoil. We prefer instead to rely on the Police Superintendent sluicing the drains daily."

Has anybody got information regarding the Italian Convent on Caine Road?

As I understand it there were at least two establishments under the same roof run by the nuns.

One was a school for young ladies and one was a orphanage or care home. I think there may also have been a refuge for homeless women and their families.

I am interested in the period from about 1885 to 1906 and wonder if anybody knows of records or has suggestions.

Thanks

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c 1870

1867 

- The treaty ports of China and Japan: A complete guide to ...

The Anglo-French military encampment at Kowloon, Hong Kong, with their naval fleets in the harbour, March 1860, prior to their assault on Beijing

Photographs by Felice Beato

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An interesting story

http://www.tai-mo-shan.co.uk/maiden_voyage.htm

I believe the 1933 yacht Tai Mo Shan may still exist.

regards

Ho Lim Peng

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 Credit: Wellcome Library, London

The Anglo-French military encampment at Kowloon, Hong Kong, with their naval fleets in the harbour, March 1860, prior to their assault on Beijing

Photographs by Felice Beato

Names Behind the Name

The Kelly disguise

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:k3udYfVB9L8J:www.hshgroup.com…

1896