IDJ has kindly sent the following newspaper article and comments, “This would be a useful transport facility even today?” HF: I have retyped the article for clarity sake and to aid searches. Mr. Felix A. Joseph, well-known and popular local land-owner who yesterday expressed the opinion that the extension of the peak tramway to Queen’s Road should be made wholly […]
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Paul Onslow has sent these photographs of the Hong Kong Tramways’ generating station situated by the banks of the Bowrington Canal in Wanchai. They are from the UK National Archives collection of the Hong Kong colonial office 1869-1910. There is no restriction / copyright issue. The first shows a “View of the Power-house looking South taken from the West side […]
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In May 2015 gw posted an article on gwulo.com, linked below. He thought it would be of interest to our group as what remains of the original structure are metal poles and beams, circular pipes and metal rods or cables. Whatever the function of these were at this location it may well have been industrial and possibly connected to cables […]
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IDJ has sent a newspaper article about the Yung Hwa Motion Film Industries, which was a Hong Kong film studio. We have a brief entry about Yung Hwa in our article on Hong Hong film studios, linked below. However, it would be of interest to learn more about the studio and in particular see an image or two of it, […]
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New information added on 29th November 2020 about Percy Richard Cuming. The Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited (ICSNC), was established in 1873 as a subsidiary of Hong Kong based Jardine, Matheson & Co., one of the largest trading companies in the Far East at that time. HF: I thought it might be useful to have an article about employees of the ICSNC., similar to the one we have […]
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Stephen Davies has sent this photo of various shipyards post-WW2 along the Cheung Sha Wan coastline. Details are unclear but he believes one of these is Wing On Shing Shipyard, article linked below. The only yard that can be readily identified is Wang Tak Engineering & Shipbuilding Company just left of centre. Adapted from the company website: “The story of our company began […]
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IDJ has sent a series of car sale adverts for a number of Hong Kong companies. Further information about any of these firms would be gratefully received. This article was first posted on 22nd November 2020. Related Indhhk articles: Metro Cars (新英華汽車) and Austin automobiles in HK (1953-1970) Far East Motors – distributor of Chevrolet, Cadillac, Holden and Standard automobiles […]
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IDJ has sent the newspaper article below. Though the article’s headline refers specifically to Kowloon Dock, several other Hong Kong dockyards are covered. It’s a little confusing sometimes to understand which dockyard is being referred to. The images included below, and on the Home page, come from our article, Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock – WW2 bombing – the aftermath, […]
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New information, posted 19th November 2020. Brian Hughes has been in touch about his father: My father William Elias Hughes from the Conway Valley in North Wales was employed by APC (North) up to the War in Shanghai following his sailing from London on the ‘Nyanza’ on 28/06/1913. I believe he first worked in Customs. My mother followed, having met […]
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This was a very early article in Newsletter 4, from the pre-website days, which was sent out as an email on 7th February 2013. Where was the 1881 ketchup factory in Yau Ma Tei mentioned below? And can anyone provide more information about it? Ketchup, Catsup, Catchup, Kiô-chiap or plain Tomato Sauce? – Hong Kong, Heinz and Yerks Speaking of […]
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