Chapter 26 "Abstract of Chinese Bibliography" and Hong Kong

"Abstract of Chinese Bibliography" and Hong Kong Mullendorff's "Summary of Chinese Bibliography", before the publication of the later famous Henry Cordier's giant "Chinese Bibliography", was an attempt to collect materials related to China written and translated by outsiders. The only bibliography together.Bibliographies on Hong Kong are also included. Paul George Mollendorff (Pual George Mollen-dorff) is a German born in 1848.Since 1869, he has come to China to work in the customs of the Qing Dynasty. In 1869, he once served as the German consul in Tianjin.Later, he served as an interpreter at the German Consulate.During his tenure in the customs, he often traveled to and from those treaty ports at that time, such as Shanghai, Jiujiang and other places.Died in Ningbo in 1901.

The "Manual of Chine-Se Bibliography" edited by him was published in 1876 in Shanghai, London and Görlitz, Germany, and it was published earlier than Gordier's great work. Over the past few years, a total of 4,639 kinds of Chinese works (including monographs and articles in journals) have been recorded.In addition to English, works in other foreign languages ​​such as German and French are also included.He said in the preface that this bibliography was compiled in China using private collections and similar materials from others, and the working locations were mainly in Jiujiang and Beijing. If there are omissions or mistakes, it is beyond our capabilities.

The recorded bibliography is classified according to each content, and is divided into seventeen categories.In the fourteenth category of bibliographies related to the relationship between China and foreign countries, there is a sub-item that describes the bibliographies related to Hong Kong, numbered from 3333 to 3365, a total of 33 types, all of which are in 18 Booklets or publications about Hong Kong published before 1976. Of course, in addition to the 30-odd single theses and monographs described in the item "Hong Kong" under item 14 of the bibliographic classification, there are still several works described in other items of this bibliography that are about Hong Kong. Or partly related to Hong Kong.For example, some works recorded under the item of "war" in which countries repeatedly used force against the Qing Dynasty at that time, such as Bernard's "History of the Voyage and Operations of the Nemesis" published in 1844, included several chapters on Hong Kong of.Cork, who was sent by The Times of London to China to write a correspondence during the Second Opium War, published "China in 1858. Correspondence", of which there are naturally many places related to Hong Kong, which are also included in the bibliography under the item of "War".

Also, the famous "Flora Hong Kong" (MGBen-tham: "Flora Hong Kongensis") by Ben Tham, published in 1861, is the earliest and only one written by outsiders. Rendolph did not collect it under "Hong Kong", but in the bibliography under the twelve "Natural History", numbered 1771.Examples of this abound. Among the more than 30 kinds of materials recorded under the item of "Hong Kong", there are not many separate volumes, and most of them are papers about Hong Kong published in journals, especially published in the famous monthly magazine "Chinese Repository" ("Chinese Repository") ")Up.Mullendorff recorded a total of nineteen species.

"China Library" was an English monthly magazine specializing in the translation and translation of research materials related to the Qing Dynasty. It was first published in 1832 (the 12th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty) and ceased publication in 1851. It published a total of 20 volumes.Originally published in Guangzhou, it was moved to Macao for publication during the Opium War. The following is the translation of the catalog and summary of Hong Kong-related materials published in the "China Library" written by Mullendorff over the years: No. 3333, the announcement of the British takeover of Hong Kong Island, contained in "China Library" Volume 10, page 63.

No. 3334: The official announcement of the British government and the place names on the island, contained in "China Library" Volume 12, page 268, and Volume 15, page 278. No. 3335: Auctions and Decree of Crown Lands on the Island, Vol. XIII, p. 350, Vol. Thirteen, p. 48, 164, 217, 327, 604, and p. Fourteen volumes fifty-seven pages. No. 3336: History of Hong Kong, Volume 12, page 362.No. 3337: Royal Decree Approving Hong Kong as a Colony and Rules of Court, Vol. XII, p. 380. No. 3338: The Situation of Hong Kong Island and the Names of Places on the Island, Volume 12, p. 435. No. 3339: Charitable Organizations in Hong Kong, Volume 10, page 438.

No. 3340: Criminal Records of Hong Kong Prisons, Volume 12, Page 534, Volume 13, Page 651. No. 3341: Hong Kong Map and General Description, Vol. XIV, p. 291. No. 3342: Land Laws of Hong Kong, contained in Volume 12, page 445, and Volume 14, page 397. No. 3343: Davies' Appointment as Governor of Hong Kong's Mission, Vol. XIII, p. 266. No. 3344: Hong Kong Disease Review, Volume 10, Page 124. No. 3345: Housing and Taxation in Hong Kong, Volume 15, p. 135. No. 3347: Surgeon's Report on Disease and Death in Hong Kong in 1847, Vol. XVII, p. 313. These are the nineteen articles about Hong Kong published by Mullendorff in the twenty volumes of "Chinese Library".In fact, there are many articles about Hong Kong published in "China Library", and these 19 articles are by no means the only ones.That has to be left for later.

In addition to the "China Library", Mullendorff recorded information about Hong Kong in his "Chinese Bibliography", as well as "Victoria City" compiled No. 3346 Brief Description".Published in Hong Kong in 1848, it is a separate book, the author is unknown. No. 3348: A series of Hong Kong landscape paintings by Bruce, published in London in 1849.This series of Hong Kong landscape paintings are colored slate paintings. There is a copy in the Hong Kong Chater Collection. In recent years, twelve pieces have been selected and printed by the Hong Kong City Hall Museum.

No. 3349: Hong Kong Yearbook, published in Hong Kong in 1849. No. 3350: Abstracts and Indexes of Hong Kong Government Acts, Published in Hong Kong, 1850, edited by Tarlon. No. 3351, an introduction to Hong Kong written in Russian in a Russian church publication, authored by Goshikevich, published in 1857. No. 3352: Opinions Concerning Hong Kong Government Schools and Chinese Education, by Lobchter, Hong Kong, 1859. No. 3353: "Hong Kong's Evil and Its Cure", by the same author, published in 1871. No. 3354: Observations on Hong Kong's climate and diseases published by the London Medical Institute in 1861.No. 3355: A report on Chinese residents in Victoria City, Hong Kong in a publication published in Berlin, Germany.

No. 3356: "European Life in Hong Kong", published in the English "China Magazine" in 1868. No. 3357: Regarding the situation of Xiangdao "Happy Valley", the source of the information is the same as above. No. 3358: "Traveling around Hong Kong on the Daisy", published in "China Magazine" in 1868, see pages 68-69 of that magazine. No. 3359: "Statutory Laws of Hong Kong" contained in "Records and Inquiry" No. 1, pages 30 and 19. No. 3360: "Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong", author Lister, page 156 of No. 2 above.

No. 3361: "Execution of the Death Penalty in Hong Kong", ibid., page 160. No. 3362: A report on the reasons leading to the resignation of the two medical officers of the Hong Kong Civil Hospital, Mrs. Yeung and Mrs. Eding, on August 28, 1872.Published in Hong Kong in 1872. No. 3363: Research on the name of "Hong Kong". "China Review" Bimonthly No. 1, pages 51 and 271. No. 3364: "Under the Mountain".An impromptu collection of poems, written under long-term residence in the Hong Kong colony.Published in London in 1869. No. 3365: "Hong Kong Colony" - a speech recalled by an expatriate who lived in the Far East for a long time.Author Lecky, published on pages 163 to 176 of the first issue of the bimonthly China Review. The above is all the information recorded by Mullendorff under the item "Hong Kong" in his "Chinese Bibliography".Of course, as I said earlier, works on Hong Kong published before 1876, It is by no means the only dozens of species he described here.But before his bibliography was published, no one had ever done this work.This is the most commendable place.So even omissions seem to be forgivable.