Changing times and a welcome arrival
A couple of months ago, I again had the very enjoyable task of 'casting my eye' over David Bellis's latest book, Volume 5 of his Old Hong...
Forged in Fire - firefighting in Hong Kong's early days
'All hands to the pumps!' was a frequent cry heard in Hong Kong in its earliest days, before the administration had its own fire brigade....
OTD 1918 - from an inspirational library
Sitting in the unique and delightful Gladstone'sLibrary on a rather grey day, I've been aware that tomorrow is 104th anniversary of my...
"Fascinating ... authentic ... extraordinary" - a lovely surprise review of WCC
A couple of weeks ago I received a copy of the review written by Veronica Pearson, herself co-author of 'Women in Hong Kong', (OUP 1995)...
The Lure of the Skies
For some of Hong Kong’s more mechanically-minded policemen, the war presented an opportunity to work with that newest of technologies,...
High hopes end in the Belgian mud
On 29th November 1913, a group of four young men boarded the P&O steamer Nyanza in London, bound for Hong Kong and a career as colonial...