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Percy William Affleck Scott was born in Edinburgh in 1872 to what appears to have been a fairly affluent family, and was educated at the Edinburgh Academy. But by the 1890s he had emigrated to New Zealand and appears in a number of newspaper articles in the Marlborough area (as of 1896).
Greetings to all.
I am the daughter of the abovementioned police officer and am on a quest to discover as much as I can about him, his life and his career. I believe there were artifacts of his stored in the Police Museum and newspaper coverage of his death.
I realise this is a long shot and I'm depending on the kindness of strangers, but I would be exceedingly grateful for any information or guidance on where to look.
Sincerely
Rona McEwen (Barbara Wanless - adoptive name))
Thanks to Annemarie Evans for inviting me on to the Christmas edition of her weekly radio show, Hong Kong Heritage. You can listen to the recording of the show at:
https://podcast.rthk.hk/podcast/item.php?pid=164&eid=193475&year=2021&list=1&lang=en-US
Hello
According to a family story, a great-grand uncle who was a policeman in Britain went to Hong Kong. His name was John Diamond, born Cornwall, 1860. I *think* he was still in the UK in 1893 but am not 100% sure.
The story is that he is buried in the Happy Valley Cemetery.
I've searched the "List of People" on this site, and there are no Diamonds there (or Dymond/Dimond) under police or otherwise.
Hi David,
I've just returned home from this excellent and fun ballet ... an usher tipped me off about the historical paintings borrowed from HKMOA, one of which I immediately recognized over the stage "fireplace". Remember and get your tickets early next year. All performsnces were sold out in no time.
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The setting for the opening party scene inspires much of Act I :
This is a rare footage of HKU in the 1930’s:
This is a list of stone-marked lots in Hong Kong that are still capturable by camera.
Be they in the form of:
Type 1 (Individual stone on ground)
Type 2 (Into walls)
Whether rural in the countryside, partly buried, or completely visible,
worn-out or perfect,
I took a photo of them, one by one.
That building to the left of the picture is where St John's Youth club was held on Friday nights in the upper two floors.