Everything tagged: General

Hi there, 

I'm currently researching PUBLIC TOILETS/LATRINES of HK. I know the first public bath house was in Pound Lane in 1904, but does anybody know of older public toilets that are still around today? I know the Ice House Public toilets were built around 1902 and a latrine in Belcher's ST in 1901 but are there any Victorian ones still around? I've heard there used to be cast iron latrines dotted around the city, one on Battery Path, not sure if theres any sign of it now. Any helpful information would be much appreciated.

Granite setts (a sett is a square or rectangular block) were a popular choice for paving Hong Kong's roads in the 1910s and 1920s, especially for roads that had heavy traffic.

The postcard below shows a section of Connaught Road. The road surface has a clear grid pattern that I believe shows it was paved with granite setts.

I read a lot about the building Quarndon on the peak. Sometimes it is mentioned that the building doesn't exist anymore. But isn't this that building which still stands on the right side when walking up the peak via the old peak road, nestled on a the edge on a slope ? The windows are sealed now and I don't know if it still used. For what purpose was that particular house built ? I guess around end of the 19. century ? 

A granite marker stone was noticed in the former King's Park in Kowloon.

Top inscription

' 5 F T. "

'T O 9 0 Y'

Was it a distance marker?

There were 5 Blocks A-E of the Victoria Barracks. How many Blocks were built at the Murray Barracks, Murray House not included. Thank you so much and best regards,    Daniel

I was always wondering about the size of the Flagstaff House. We know it today as (The Museum of Tea Ware) . Attached is a very long, narrow building. What did that particular building housed before ? Moreover, was the  (today)  K.S. Lo building part of the Flagstaff House, or was that building used for another purpose.

Appreciate your kind replies. Thank you very much,    Daniel

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Earth Coolies - can anyone tell me what these people did? I'm assuming that they were digging labourers, perhaps stone breakers as well, working on construction sites. The period I'm looking at is at the turn of the (19th-2oth) century - thanks - Patricia 

Dear all,

Would anybody know about a Chinese / Hong Kong organisation centralizing information about casualties of war that occured between 1937 and 1945. 

I understand that the International Committee of the Red Cross offers such service for civilians victims located mostly in Europe but am not sure whether the identities of victims in China / Guangdong have been registered or archived.

Many thanks in advance for your feedback.

Régis

Dear all,

The island of La Réunion nearby Madagascar in the Indian Ocean is home to a large community of people from Guangdong who for most of them emigrated to this part of the world between the last part of the 19th century until the 1930's.