Useful Cantonese phrases. A collection of useful phrases in Cantonese, a variety of Chinese spoken in Hong Kong, Macau, southern China, and a number of other places, in traditional characters and Yale Romanization. Click on any of the phrases that are links to hear them spoken.
John Rylands (7 February 1801 â 11 December 1888) was an English entrepreneur, and philanthropist.o successful were they that, in 1819, Rylands' father merged his retail business with theirs, creating the firm of Rylands & Sons. At its peak, the company employed a workforce of 15,000 in 17 mills and factories, producing 35 tons of cloth a day.
JOHN MCVITTIE (ROBERT, JOHN, ALEXANDER, ROBERT, JAMES) was born March 11, 1813 in Fiddleton, Bankend, Ewes, Scotland, and died November 23, 1867 in Ewes, Scotland. He married JANE THOMPSON June 14, 1839 in Castleton. She was born 1803 in Castleton, Scotland, and died 1863.he married WILLIAM ELLIOT January 18, 1845 in Castleton, Scotland. He was born March 2, 1820 in Castleton, Scotland, and died December 17, 1897 in Peelbraehope, Hawick, Scotland. Children of HELEN MCVITTIE and WILLIAM ELLIOT are: 43. i.