HF: Our recently posted article, S. H. Dodwell, Managing Director of Dodwell and Company Ltd, linked below, includes “At the present moment he, (Dodwell), is Chairman of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Corporation, the Union Insurance Society of Canton…” I had not come across the latter and was intrigued. The Union Insurance Society of Canton (commonly known as the Union) […]
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“C” says: The Chinese name of the company has always been 淘化大同, not 淘化大隆. Nowadays it is often abbreviated as 淘大. Hugh Farmer: The origins of this well known Hong Kong company are somewhat confusing, at least for someone unable to read Chinese, in that they involve a variety of English translations and merges between these companies. I have tried to […]
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Graham Wood has kindly sent a copy of the souvenir brochure issued at the official opening of the Hok Un power station in 1921. HF: I have retyped the original PDF version of the brochure sent by Graham and as it is a fairly lengthy document this is the second in a series of articles. I will include all the […]
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Hugh Farmer: It is worth looking at the Hong Kong Naturalist – “a quarterly illustrated journal principally for Hong Kong and South China” which was published from Jan 1930 until Feb 1941. The journal contain articles on a variety of subjects of interest to us including, tea production, oysters, Kowloon waterworks, agriculture in the New Territory [sic] and a couple of mountains […]
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IDJ has sent the following article about the reopening of the South China Bricks and Tiles Manufacturing Company which had taken over the entire plant and properties of the South China Brickworks Ltd situated at San Hui, Castle Peak, New Territories, Hong Kong. HF: If you are interested in this subject you might like to read our previously posted article, […]
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Phil Kenny has sent the image below. He says this is from a 1967 film (Casse-tête chinois pour le judoka) – “it shows the gantry/trestle (is that what they are called?) of the Pacific Island Ship building yard in the background.” Phil runs the excellent Hong Kong film website, Hong Kong (& Macau) Film Stuff linked below. Phil adds that […]
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Graham Wood has kindly sent me a copy of the souvenir brochure issued at the official opening of the Hok Un power station in 1921. This goes into considerable detail about the construction of the power station. HF: I have retyped the original PDF version of the brochure sent by Graham and as it is a fairly lengthy document this […]
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HF: The article containing the report, The Causes and Effects of the Present Trade Depression in HK 1935 mentions The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company Ltd and its manager, a Mr Carter. Curious about the history of submarine communication cables linking Hong Kong and the rest of the world I discovered an absorbing website run by Bill Burns. This goes under […]
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IDJ has sent the following newspaper article about the river steamer Tak Shing, which was the former “fire-gutted” steamer Sai On, see already posted article below. Phil Kenny has kindly sent two images below of the Tak Shing. HF: I have retyped the original newspaper article to aid clarity and searches. Where obvious mistakes have been made I have indicated […]
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IDJ has sent the following newspaper article which was published in the Hong Kong Sunday Herald in a 1930s long series entitled Hong Kong Personalities. HF: As you will read Lawrence Kadoorie was connected to a very large number of Hong Kong companies, including China Light and Power, Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd, Peak Tramways, the Hong Kong Engineering […]
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