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I've just learned that, according to the ISO standard, the first week of the year is the week that has the year's first Thursday. So despite the title above, it's still the 31st of December, and I'm writing our last roundup of what's new for 2018.
I hope you've enjoyed reading all the contributions to Gwulo over the last year, and wish you all the best for the new year ahead,
David
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Have I missed something and people have been celebrating this little Christmas present from the HK PRO for weeks? ... but they have had a revamp of their website recently, I think. Nothing much new in terms of the general catalogue (the HKRS series and the like), but now, oh bliss, the Carl Smith index comes with a thumbnail of the card itself. When clicked this comes up separately and can be made full screen or screenshot. Both sides of the card are available when appropriate.
David, do you know the latest link to access the Carl Smith Collection at the PRO? The one that you gave in 2011 isn't working any more http://search.grs.gov.hk/PRO/srch/english/sys_carlsmith.jsp?language=eng
I'm sure I've seen a post mentioning difficulties and giving the latest method of access, but I can't find it at the moment. Grateful for help.
Jill
An OCR program was used; it works quite well with regular text, but tables are difficult and need retyping. Therefore the second part with costs isn't converted.
Source: http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/s1931/2384.pdf
NO. 1/1931
HONG KONG.
PRAYA EAST RECLAMATION SCHEME.
Many documents from old Hong Kong, e.g. Governmental Reports, have been digitized and are available online. Unfortunately, most of them are only photos of the old books/pages. Although available as pdf-files, they are just images. So re-typing is necessary.
Does anyone know if there are old phone directories or Hong Lists for Hong Kong? I know there are books for Northern treaty ports, but there must have been some sort of comparable listing for Hong Kong as well. I'm looking for anything from the 1920s or 1930s.
In the Journal from 1888 it is reported that there are eleven bridges on the Peak Tram. Two of them are over roads, and the rest over nullahs and gaps. In the beginning, two road bridges over the tram were built (Bowen Road, a bit later Macdonnell Road). In 1907, the May Road bridge was built, and in 1968, the Cotton Tree Drive bridge was added.
So, let’s start at the lower terminus.
The Christmas gathering of Gwulo members one year ago was a success. I wonder if fellow members are interested to get together again this year. I suggest going to the same venue -- Dickens Bar inside the Excelsior Hotel -- one last time before the hotel closes next year. Would the evening of Thursday, 27th December 2018 be okay?
I've completely re-written the sections of the Stanley Camp Chronology that deal with Franklin Gimson's actions after the Japanese surrender - from August 18th to September 1st 1945. Further research has persuaded me that the usual account of these events, which I had previously accepted, is based on unreliable sources. My new version is by no means definitive, though: even the best sources are incomplete and full of contradictions and downright errors.
There's a good exhibition in the library at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) that is worth a visit. I went along on Friday, and enjoyed it.
Here's the layout: