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- 1 2 3 4 North China Herald, December 6, 1913, p719
- ↑ "A.R. Burkill & Sons (Hong Kong) Limited - Hong Kong Company Database". www.hongkongcompanylist.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ↑ A-Z Archivecnblogs.com Archived December 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Marriage Certificate of A.R. Burkill
- ↑ North China Herald, December 6, 1913, p719; http://www.treatyportsport.com/burkill--a-w--1892---1935-.html