Shuck, Jehu Lewis 淑士人

Updated October 25, 2014

Jehu Lewis Shuck 淑士人, Protestant minister, was recorded as a resident of Hong Kong in 1845. Shuck, a Virginia Baptist minister, was a missionary belonged to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and was sent to Macau in 1836. Shuck, together with Jame White were the first co-editors of the Friend of China, a newspaper funded and controlled by Quakers.

Shuck was born in 1812 and died in 1863.

Shuck wrote the following in his journal, when describing the slaughter of Chinese soldiers by British navy and marines during the First Opium War, “I regard such scenes... as the direct instruments of the Lord in clearing away the rubbish which impedes the advancement of Divine Truth.”

Selected Bibliography: A List of the Protestant Missionaries to the Chinese, The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, March 13, 1845, p.1. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850.

White, James

Updated October 23, 2014

James White, newspaper editor, was recorded as a resident of Hong Kong from 1842 to 1844.

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850.

temp.notes:
James White (b.1809-d.1883) and Richard Oswald were founders/owners of the newspaper. Unfortunately, I found no records that showed they were Quakers. White was formerly an alderman of London (1837-1839 or 1841), who left Hong Kong for Shanghai in 1844. Oswald was a young merchant active in land speculation in Hong Kong, who died in London at the age of thirty eight, leaving a substantial estate. White co-edited the paper with the Rev. Jehu Lewis Shuck 淑士人(o) (b.1812-d.1863), a Virginia Baptist minister who arrived in Macau in 1836

Reid John

Updated October 23, 2014

John Reid, newspaper employee, was recorded as a resident of Hong Kong in 1843.

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850.

temp.notes:
Newspaper Editor, or Accountant?

John Reid (b. April 2, 1808, Glasgow - d. December 1843, Hong Kong) was the second son of John Reid M.D. and Jean Gavin. He was said to receive an education mostly from his father before he apprenticed to a firm of booksellers in Glasgow. When the apprenticeship was over he went to London and worked for Black & Young, foreign publishers. In a few years he returned to Glasgow and there he established himself as a bookseller and publisher. While studying Gaelic in 1825 a friend asked him to catalog his Gaelic books for him. This led to the compilation of 'Bibliotheca Scoto-Celtica', which he published in 1832. His other well-known publication was the 'Turkey and the Turks, being the Present State of the Ottoman Empire', London, 1840, which captured his impression of Turkey during a prolonged visit he began in 1838. With the successful launch of his book, he gave up his business and left for Hong Kong, and according to two different sources, to edit a newspaper and prepare a Chinese dictionary. The records of Reid's activities in Hong Kong that I found began in 1843 and they were of that of a troubled man. Towards the end of 1843, Reid was treated by Colonial Surgeon Alexander Anderson for delirium tremens and brain disease induced by alcohol. He was hospitalized in November/December for two weeks. The job he had with a newspaper was with the Friend of China, the position was part-time accountant. The person who found him this job was Robert Oswald (featured above) who also worked at the Friend of China at that time. Apparently, Reid had known Oswald since he arrived in Hong Kong. Reid worked satisfactorily for one or two days but thereafter got so drunk he was incapacitated, and of course lost his job. On a day I still cannot identify in December 1843, Reid was found dead on the couch in his room on the upper floor of the Eastern Globe office where he lived as a boarder. The verdict of Coroner Edward Farncomb's inquest was: Visitation of God. Reid was survived by his wife, Anne McLaren (married in 1836) and a daughter. There was a big time gap between 1840 when Reid was said to have arrived in Hong Kong and the winter of 1843 when he met his tragic end. I found a record that shows he once worked for the Hong Kong Gazette 香港公報, but it didn't say when and in what capacity.

Do Rozario, Agostinho

Updated October 6, 2014

Agostinho do Rozario, printing press worker, was recorded as a resident of Hong Kong in 1849. He was employed by the Hong Kong Register as a compositor in 1849.

Selected Bibliography: Macau Central Library › Braga, Jose Paulo, The Portuguese in Hong Kong and China [online].

De Silva, Joaquim

Updated October 7, 2014

Joaquim de Silva, printing press worker, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1849. He was employed by the China Mail as a compositor between 1846 and 1849.

Selected Bibliography: Macau Central Library › Braga, Jose Paulo, The Portuguese in Hong Kong and China [online]. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850.

Roza, Simam V.

Updated October 2, 2014

Simam V. Roza, printing press worker, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He was under the employment of the China Mail in 1846.

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850.

Pereira, Manoel Luiz da Roza

Updated October 6, 2014

Manoel Luiz da Roza Pereira, printing press worker, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1849. He was employed by the China Mail as a compositor nbetween

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850.

De Silva, Joze M.

Updated October 2, 2014

Joze M. de Silva, printing press worker, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He was under the employment of the China Mail in 1846.

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850.

Barmore, George

Updated October 2, 2014

George Barmore, printing press worker, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong. He was under the employment of the China Mail in 1846.

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850.

Warren, J.W.

Updated October 2, 2014

J. W. Warren, book-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1840. He was employed by the China Mail as a book-keeper in 1846.

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850.

MacSwyney, Pieter Caulincourt

Updated October 5, 2014

Pieter Caulincourt MacSwyney, barrister at law, newspaper proprietor, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1843 to 1848. Queen's Road was listed as his address in 1846. He was the Proprietor of the Eastern Globe and Commercial Advertiser, which was first published on June 22, 1843.

Variant names: Pieter Caulincourt McSweeny

Selected Bibliography: The Friend of China, January 2, 1844. Hong Kong's First [online]. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850. Williams, Samuel Wells (Ed.), Chinese Repository, Vol. 17, January to December, 1848. Canton: 1848.

De Azevedo, Antonio

Updated September 21, 2014

Antonio de Azevedo, printing press worker, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He was under the employment of The Friend of China in 1846.

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850.

Souza, Joze P.

Updated September 21, 2014

Joze P. Souza, book-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He was employed by The Friend of China as a book-keeper in 1846.

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850.

Slade, John L. 施賴德

Updated August 28, 2014

John L. Slade 施賴德, newspaper publisher, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from June 1843 to August in the same year. He was the editor, printer and publisher of Canton Register 廣州紀錄報 (November 8, 1827-1843)  from 1831 to 1843. Slade moved the newspaper from Canton to Macau in 1839, and from Macau to Hong Kong in June 1843 and renamed it Hong Kong Register 香港紀錄報. He unfortunately died from fever two months after arriving here on August 2, 1843. Slade was one of the first land purchasers in Hong Kong in 1842. He was said to be "a gentleman of good classic attainments and a Chinese scholar; a shrewd man too, of the feast of reason and flow of soul school".

Slade was a founding member of the Canton British Chamber of Commerce formed on August 25, 1834.

Publiciations by Slade had included: Narrative of the late proceedings and events in China, Canton: Canton Register Press, 1839.

Selected Bibliography: Hong Kong's First [online]. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.

Cairns, John

Updated August 19, 2014

John Cairns, newspaper publisher, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1843 to 1850. He succeeded John Slade as the editor, printer and publisher of Hong Kong Register 香港紀錄報 in 1843. He remained in that position until 1849. Hong Kong Register had a new owner by 1949, the Scottish mariner Robert Strachan, captain of the merchantman Scotland. It also had a new editor, William Henry Mitchell. Cairns was a council of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850. Queen's Road was listed as his address in 1846.

Selected Bibliography: Hong Kong's First [online]. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.

Shortrede, Andrew

Updated October 2, 2014

Andrew Shortrede, newspaper publisher, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was the editor, printer and publisher of The China Mail between 1846 and 1850. The office of the newspaper was located in Pottinger Street in 1846. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850.

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.

Carr, John

Updated August 18, 2014

John Carr, newspaper publisher, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1844 to 1850. He succeeded James Satchell as the editor, printer and publisher of The Friend of China and Hong Kong Gazette in 1844. He held that position until 1849.

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.

Vidigal e Roza, Roque

Updated September 21, 2014

Roque Vidigal e Roza, printing press worker, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was employed by the Friend of China between 1846 and 1850. He held the position of compositor in 1850.

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.

Vidigal e Roza, Antonio

Updated September 21, 2014

Antonio Vidigal e Roza, printing press worker, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was employed by The Friend of China between 1846 and 1850. He held the position of compositor in 1850.

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.

Strachan, Robert

Updated October 2, 2014

Robert Strachan, newspaper published, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was the editor, printer and publisher of the Hong Kong Register in 1850. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850.

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.