Remembering Father

By jeand

 

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Remembering Father - 1 Planning the Funeral

By jeand on Mon, 19 Jan 2015

October 12, 1911 My darling beloved father died yesterday at Doctor Nash's in Richmond House where he was being treated. We all knew it had to happen...
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Remembering Father - 2 - en route to China

By jeand on Tue, 20 Jan 2015

I really didn't know much about Father and Mother's life in China, as they had moved back to England before I was born. Father worked for Matheson...
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Remembering Father - 3 -more about tea

By jeand on Wed, 21 Jan 2015

"When did you get a turn to speak?" I asked Father, as he was telling me all about his experience in appearing before the Parliamentary Select...
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Remembering Father - 4 - more on opium and the trip

By jeand on Thu, 22 Jan 2015

“ Tell me more about the opium war. Did the English really not know how awful a substance it was that they were providing the Chinese with?” asked...
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Remembering Father - 5 Hong Kong and the Americans

By jeand on Fri, 23 Jan 2015

We arrived in Hong Kong to glorious weather. Let me try to describe what it looked like when we got off the ship. We steamed into the city at night-...
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Remembering Father -6 more in Hong Kong

By jeand on Sat, 24 Jan 2015

Then as luck would have it, Father discovered another companion for me but not until Christmas Day. Constance Frederika Gordon-Cumming said I should...
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Remembering Father -8 the Fire

By jeand on Sun, 25 Jan 2015

I'll just mention a bit more about what Constance told me about her arrival. When I asked her about how she had enjoyed the church service, she said...
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Remembering Father -7 more from Andrew Carnegie

By jeand on Sun, 25 Jan 2015

"At one point our guide in advance called a halt, and upon our dismounting he led us into a walled enclosure, and startled us with the information...
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Remembering Father -9 Isabella Bird

By jeand on Mon, 26 Jan 2015

The extent of ground utterly ruined is quite awful. We walked up one street and down another, uphill and downhill, by the streets of stairs, and...
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Remembering Father -10 first impression of Canton

By jeand on Tue, 27 Jan 2015

On the next day, Constance, Isabella and I decided it would be a waste not to go sightseeing. As Isabella was staying at the Episcopal Palace with...
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Remembering Father -11 more from Canton

By jeand on Wed, 28 Jan 2015

From my diary: January 2 We are now living on Shameen,(pictured above) in the beautiful house belonging to the firm of Jardine, Matheson & Co...
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Remembering Father -12 Hospital visit in Hong Kong

By jeand on Thu, 29 Jan 2015

I enjoyed my stay in Canton, but was pleased to be going back to Hong Kong. I spent a little fortune on fans and ivory work. The jewellery, some of...
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Remembering Father -13 More from Constance

By jeand on Fri, 30 Jan 2015

Constance is telling us more about her visit to the Mandarin’s house, and being entertained by the ladies. “But of all eccentricities of personal...
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