Official and general correspondence, 1896, 1925-1930
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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 600 / 11
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Correspondence for the period October 1925 to December 1929, with two items dated July 1896 and [February 1930]. The letters dated 1929 mainly relate to the establishment of the Hong Kong Branch of the English Association.
Includes letters from:
- Anderson, John, 1928 (addressed jointly to Cecil and Penelope Clementi)
- Buxton, 1st Earl (Sydney Charles Buxton), with enclosures relating to the KCMG, 1925
- Gollan, Sir Henry Cowper, seven letters, with enclosure (extract from the Salary Commission's draft report dealing with Government House), with seven copy letters from Clementi to Gollan, 1929
- Hornell, Sir William Woodward, with covering letter from W.B. Finnigan and a copy of Clementi's reply, 1929
- Lau, Pak Tun, with enclosure (printed copy of his Tsz poems, in Chinese, with covering letter from his uncle), 1926
- Knight Anstey, J.C., with enclosure (typescript notes on the origin of the word 'Tea'), 1929
- Pickford, Alfred D., with enclosure (warrant authorising Clementi to act as Patron and Chief Scout for Hong Kong), 1925
- Russell-Brown, Claude, 1926
- Simpson, Robert K.M., two letters, with enclosure (transcript of Clementi's lecture to the inaugural meeting of the Hong Kong Branch of the English Association, 5 Nov 1929, on 'The Story of the Word Tea'), with a copy letter from Clementi to Simpson, 1929
- Wilkinson, P.S., with enclosures relating to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England and Clementi's selection for admission as a Knight of Grace (includes a booklet about events organised by the Order of St. John to coincide with the Empire Exhibition of 1924), 1924, 1926
- Wong, Yam Pan (address by Wong Yam Pan and others on the occassion of Clementi's visit to Cheung Chau), 1926 (in Chinese, with draft English translation)
- Yeung, Kan Tung (in Chinese), with covering letter from W.B. Finnigan, 1929
Also includes:
- The Wanhsien Epic, reprinted from the Central-China Post, 1926
- 'Landing Operations at Mirs Bay', cyclostyled map and instructions for a military exercise to be held on 8 Feb 1927
- The Colony's Waterworks, printed address by Clementi to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, 5 Sep 1929
- guest list for a dinner hosted by Mayor and Mrs. Earnshaw in honour of Cecil and Penelope Clementi, with related photograph, 5 Oct 1929
- Instructions passed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, dated 19th January, 1888, as amended by the Instructions, dated 7th July, 1896, 1896
- menu for a dinner hosted by Sir Shouson and Lady Chow in honour of Prince George and Cecil and Penelope Clementi, 13 Mar 1926 (some in Chinese)
- small booklet containing a calendar for the year 1930 interspersed with sketches of Chinese characters and scenes, inscribed 'Hong Kong December 1929'. Front cover shows a drawing of R.N. Libia (some in Chinese and Italian)
- newspaper cutting from [ The South China Morning Post] about Cecil Clementi's departure from Hong Kong, [Feb 1930]
Dates
- Creation: 1896, 1925-1930
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 600 / 11
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