Diary, 1886 - Hong Kong and Peking

Social events including dinners and other visiting, entertainments, meetings of the Chinese reading club, church attendance and journeys outside Peking to the Western Hills and to search for deserted villages. Records arrivals and departures of acquaintances including Hongkong and Shanghai Banking C...

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Order number: PP MS 14, Box 1
Date(s) of creation: 1886
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id PP_MS_14.001.004
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scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with PP MS 14, Box 1
callnumber PP MS 14/001/004
callnumber_txt PP MS 14/001/004
callnumber-sort PP MS 14/001/004
prefix_number 004
title Diary, 1886 - Hong Kong and Peking
scb_date_creation 1886
scb_level File
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format Archive
description Social events including dinners and other visiting, entertainments, meetings of the Chinese reading club, church attendance and journeys outside Peking to the Western Hills and to search for deserted villages. Records arrivals and departures of acquaintances including Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) staff. From June onwards the entries are sparse and infrequent. MARCH Posted to Peking. 'Was ever such luck',21; meets John Walter, new chief manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC). APRIL Departure of Thomas Jackson, former chief manager. 'We shall never have such another friend & manager.' 12. Addis leaves Hong Kong for Peking and on arrival meets E.G. (Guy) Hillier, then in charge of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Peking office, Walter Hillier of the customs office, Sir Nicholas O'Conor, the secretary of the British legation and Sir Robert Hart, Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs.
scb_access_status Open
scb_use_restrictions For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
language English
language_search English
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 14
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_14.00001.00004