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**[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=p4ZhofZJl24C&pg=PA125 New Series No I December 1864], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=bm-TQj1RnEwC&pg=PP5 New Series No II December 1865], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=vpMY4e-BZisC&pg=PP7 New Series No III December 1866] Google Books
**[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=p4ZhofZJl24C&pg=PA125 New Series No I December 1864], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=bm-TQj1RnEwC&pg=PP5 New Series No II December 1865], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=vpMY4e-BZisC&pg=PP7 New Series No III December 1866] Google Books
**Multiple volumes [https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28Journal%29%20AND%20title%3A%28China%29%20AND%20title%3A%28Asiatic%29 Archive.org]
**Multiple volumes [https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28Journal%29%20AND%20title%3A%28China%29%20AND%20title%3A%28Asiatic%29 Archive.org]
**Multiple Volumes Hathi Trust: [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100223794  A], [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008886163  B], [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000519144  C]
**Multiple volumes Hathi Trust: [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100223794  A], [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008886163  B], [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000519144  C]
**Multiple volumes as [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/discover?filtertype_1=title&filter_relational_operator_1=contains&filter_1=China&filtertype_2=title&filter_relational_operator_2=contains&filter_2=Asiatic&filtertype_3=title&filter_relational_operator_3=contains&filter_3=Society&submit_apply_filter=&query=&rpp=100&sort_by=dc.date.issued_dt&order=asc pdf downloads, Digital Library of India]
*[http://lib.hku.hk/database/ Digital Initiatives] from the  [http://lib.hku.hk/ University of Hong Kong Libraries]. Some databases are restricted to members of the University. For those databases which are freely available, click on Browse to see the titles available.
*[http://lib.hku.hk/database/ Digital Initiatives] from the  [http://lib.hku.hk/ University of Hong Kong Libraries]. Some databases are restricted to members of the University. For those databases which are freely available, click on Browse to see the titles available.
*[http://www.bristol.ac.uk/history/customs/publicationssonline.html Chinese Maritime Customs publications available online]. Chinese Maritime Customs project, University of Bristol
*[http://www.bristol.ac.uk/history/customs/publicationssonline.html Chinese Maritime Customs publications available online]. Chinese Maritime Customs project, University of Bristol

Revision as of 02:35, 12 October 2015

China

Major locations

History

  • The Opium Wars:

Records

  • There are some records for China in the "World Miscellaneous" records on FamilySearch (source unspecified)
  • Ecclesiastical Returns: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at the British Library - Macao and Whampoa [Canton] 1820-1833, IOR N/9. These records are now available on the pay site findmypast
  • China: Sources in the India Office Records Guide to records at the British Library
  • British and Indian Armies on the China Coast 1785-1985 by Alan Harfield 1990 is available at the British Library. Includes lists such as “List of Known Recipients of the Hong Kong Plague Medal 1894” and “List of Officers who served with the Hong Kong Regiment 1892-1902”. This link lists some “Military Commanders of Hong Kong and China” from the book (pages 483-484)

British Army

The British Army leased for a time Wei-hai-wei (a fine natural harbour) on the mainland and Liu Kung Tao island. There was a garrison of British Troops A naval depot serviced the Royal Navy's China Squadron.[1]

Also see

External links

Historical books online

This publication had many titles over time and with different publishers: The China Register (1862, 1863, 1874). The Chronicle & Directory for China, Japan & the Philippines (1873, 1879). In 1889 included Corea, Cochin-China, Annam, Tonquin, Siam, Borneo, Straits Settlements, Malay States. In 1889 included Indo-China (replacing Cochin-China, Annam, Tonquin). In 1899 included Netherlands India. By 1905 the title had changed to The Directory & Chronicle…
Editions are available to read online on the Hathi Trust Digital Library, or to download as pdfs from archive.org (Currently most/all browsers cannot read the online versions on archive.org)
1862 1863 1873 1874

1874 archive.org

1879

1879 archive.org

1889

1889 archive.org

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1892 archive.org

1894

1894 archive.org

1899

1899 archive.org

1902
1905

1905 archive.org

1908

1908 archive.org

1917

1917 archive.org

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1920 archive.org

1922

References

  1. Great War Forum thread Wei-hai-wei and Liu Kung Tao, then and now by Bushfighter April 2008. (Images only available to logged in members of GWF) (retrieved 14 April 2014)