WASON 
 
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 SECOND 
 EDITION. 
 
 KELLY S> WALSH, LIMITED, 
 HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, AND YOKOHAMA. 
 
CORNELL UNIVERSITY 
 LlBRARlL 
 ITHACA, N ^ ""'^ 
 
 Charles W. Wason Collection 
 on Chim and the Chinese 
 
Cornell University 
 Library 
 
 The original of this book is in 
 the Cornell University Library. 
 
 There are no known copyright restrictions in 
 the United States on the use of the text. 
 
 http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924081232237 
 
A BIT r% BRITISH EMPIRE 
 
 VIEWS ILLUSTRATING THE 
 SCENIC BEAUTIES Op HONGKONG 
 AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. 
 
 SECOND EDITION. 
 
 KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED. 
 
 HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, AND YOKOHAMA. 
 
A BIT r% BRITISH EMPIRE 
 
 VIEWS ILLUSTRATING THE 
 SCENIC BEAUTIES Of HONGKONG 
 AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. 
 
 SECOND EDITION. 
 
 KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED. 
 
 HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, AND YOKOHAMA. 
 
^G-A CONTENTS. 
 
 1 Hongkong Sixty Years Ago. 
 
 2 The Queen Victoria Jubilee Statue. 
 
 3 Hongkong from the Harbour. 
 
 4 The Man o' War Anchorage. 
 
 5 The Praya. 
 
 6 Chinese Street. 
 
 7 The Public Gardens. 
 
 8 The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. 
 
 9 Chinese Street. 
 
 10 The Race Course — Happy Valley. 
 
 11 The Peak Tramway. 
 
 12 The Peak District. 
 
 13 The Naval Anchorage — The King's Birthday. 
 
 14 The Harbour and Kowloon. 
 
 15 Chinese Junks and Sampans. 
 
 16 Joss House, Causeway Bay. 
 
 17 Robinson Road, Kowloon. 
 
 18 Aberdeen. 
 

 
 
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 The Queen Victoria Jubilee Statue. 
 
Hongkong from the Harbour. 
 
The Man o' War Anchorage. 
 
The Praya. 
 
Chinese Street. 
 
The Public Gardens. 
 
The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. 
 
Chinese Street. 
 
The Race Course— Happy Valley. 
 

 
 
 
 
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The Peak District. 
 
The Naval Anchorage. The King's Birthday. 
 
The Harbour and Kowloon. 
 
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 Chinese Junks and Sampans. 
 
Joss House, Causeway Bay. 
 
Robinson Road, Kowloon. 
 
Aberdeen.