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Ella Zoyara (b.1840-d.1879) was the star trick-rider of the Great World Circus, the first circus to ever come to town in Hong Kong. Six shows were given by the circus from March 27, 1868 before it left for its next destination - Manila. Unbeknown to the circus-goers in Hong Kong, the St. Louis born Zoyara was in fact a man named Omar Kingsley and that he was even married - to a woman named Sallie Stickney. Zoyara's "true" gender was discovered in Manila and as a result both she (he) and the circus master Adolf Gonsalez were thrown into jail.
This is one of the over 600 fun facts about Hong Kong, as far as the first of its kind events go, that are included in the Welcome page under Who's Who and What's What.
From Rudi Butt
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Hong Kong
I am taking the rest of the summer off and will reply to your email/comments when I am back. Thank you for your patience and I hope you too will have an enjoyable summer. (6/24/2016)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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Did You Know?
William Murison, Chief Detective Inspector in charge of the criminal investigation section of the Hong Kong Police Force, received a silver cigarette case from Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan as a gift in recognition of Murison's invaluable services during the prince's stopover in the Colony in March 1921 en route to Britain for a state visit. No announcement was made with regards to what services Murison rendered to the Japanese royalty. Hirohito later became the 124th Japanese monarch and in whose name the nation waged war in China and the Pacific.
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