Stephen Davies has been researching the period in the early 1900s during which Thomas Selby was master of several ships of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company. He believes Selby worked for ICSNC from early 1901 through to sometime in 1906. The Tungshing (a.k.a. Tung Shing and Tongshing) is the vessel that is mostly clearly attached to Thomas Selby’s name. He seems to […]
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HF. While walking in the Kwun Tong area on 23rd January 2016 I came across this delightfully old-fashioned looking outlet for the Sam Tak Uniform Company. It’s located at 307 Kwun Tong Road which is actually in Ngau Tau Kok. The main window reminded me of shops I used to see in the UK in the 1950s and 60s frequently […]
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Added information in red On 10th December 2012 the SCMP reported on the almost complete demolition of the Eastern Cotton Mills situated in Mok Cheong Street, Ma Tau Wai, Kowloon. The article reports on the comments of a representative of the Conservancy Association and the, now lost, possibility of “development-cum-conservation” at the site. York Lo: The Mill was set up […]
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Edward Schneider, Carl Ingenohl’s great-grandson, has sent these two pricelists and an undated but considerably later photograph of Orient Tobacco Manufactory’s outlet in Hong Kong. Carl Ingenohl was the owner of the company and further information about both man, company and Hong Kong factory can be found in several articles linked below. If you can add anything about the OTC […]
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Joseph Tse, our unofficial Hong Kong Tram correspondent has written an article for the HK Tramways website about the recent launching, in January 2016, of a 1920s style open top sightseeing tram. Car 30 was used as the basis for the rebuilt tram. The new car number 68, pronounced ‘luk fat‘ in Cantonese which translates as ‘continue making money‘, has re-chromed […]
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Robin Selby has been in contact about his great-uncle Thomas Selby (1866-1937). Robin says, Thomas had a full life and was at one time mate of the Cutty Sark, captain of another ship, went on to work for the The Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Ltd (ICSNC) which had been established in 1873 as a subsidiary of Hong Kong based Jardine, Matheson […]
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HF: The SCMP had an interesting article about the closing of a company which was founded in 1948: “Cans of printing ink line the teak shelves of the Nam Wah Company shop, which has been supplying local and mainland printers since before the second world war. But its long history comes to a full stop tomorrow [6th March 2014] when […]
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Thomas Sposato has sent an article about American Marine boatyard in Junk Bay which was published in Motor Boating magazine in September 1970. This is linked below. It contains a lot of information about the yard. I do not think this magazine is still being published but would like to be corrected if it is. All photographs are courtesy of […]
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Edward Schneider, Carl Ingenohl’s great-grandson, has sent this 1911 advert which confirms the factory location was on a large site in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, bordered by Nathan Road, Dundas and Soy Streets (and also as Edward confirms elsewhere, Kwong Wa Street). The single page advert has been divided for this article into four sections. HF: I believe the term Flor […]
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HF: From the AAB Historic Building Appraisal, Article N215: Nam Wah Ink Company (南華油墨公司) (1952 – nowadays) [Another source suggests 1948] The ink company was founded Mr Tsui Woon (徐 桓 ). Proficient in both Chinese and English, Mr Tsui had worked for a law firm, Johnson Stokes & Master (孖士打律師行) as a clerical staff before he set up a printing […]
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