THE FRIEND OF CHINA,
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GAZETTE
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VOL.
WOTIFICATION.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 14TH. 1843
The publication of the Hongkong Ga- zette under the authority of Government, will be discontinued from this date; but all public orders and notifications appearing in "The Friend of China and Hongkong Ga- zette with the signatures of duly autho- rized Functionaries of the Government are still to be considered as official.
By order,
JRobt: Morrison, Acting Secretary and Treasurer, Hongkong, March, 23rd. 1842.
CONSULAT DE FRANCE EN CHINE AVIS.
MESSIEURS les Capitaines et Subrécargiies des Navires Francais venant en Chie sont prévenus que les navires ne paye ront, à l'avenir, à Whampoa, que les mêmes droits sque ceux auxquels sont soumis les navires Anglais et Americains.
C. ALEX. : CHALLAYE Gérant le Consulat de France en Chine.
Hongkong, 25 Mai, 1842.
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SELECTIONS FROM THE PEKING GAZETTES,
Canting Cannon. The Emperor in a personal interview with the high officers of the army in Che- Keang has ordered them to make strenuous exer- tions for the erection of foundries and the Casting of Cannon, at some eligible place and that the guns be sent with flying despatch to Che Keang. *- IMPERIAL PRESENT OF SHOrs. It has hitherto been the usual custom for the Emperor annually to present a handsome pair of shoes to all the high military officers of Manchow Tartary. This year His Majesty publishes that only one half of the said officers will be thus distinguished.
THE LATE COMMISSIONER. YUKFEN. The Imper. ial will has declared that the demise
keen havi
with a Mandar
his son shall be rev
cap button. No allusion is
to the circumstances of Yukeen's death, the precise rank stated to which his son.
ted.
forty of the insurgent Chiefs to death brought all the disaffected to submission, among which was one "foreign barbarian" who agreeing to yield to the imperial authority was graciously permitted to remain uninjured.
burned down consuming four persons in the flames, CANTON. A physic store in Canton city was The Emperor is indignant at such inexcusable carelessness and orders the individual in charge of the district, a Mandarin of the 6th rank, to be forthwith disgraced from his office.
Or 12 yearly
"Assam" deposes Chakwan is my brother we until the last month were partner's as butcher bit on our accounts being disarranged we separated and for the last month he joined “Aches as partner as hutcher, can be answerable for his brother never being connect- ed with the Pirates.
The Prisoner is released on the above security the boat in question is in Charge of the Harbour Master.
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BEFORE THE CHIEF MAGISTRATE
Translation of a letter addressed to A. R. JOHNSTON, Britain's Boast tavern, was charged by Daniel. Ed- On the 23d ult. James Borton, the proprietor of Esq. Hong Kong, July 3rd, 1842.
wards with assaulting him,
Bir
Before going to Macao very early to-morrow morning,
Acting sergeant Crompton of the Police deposed, that he saw Borton beat Edwards with a Stick. Did I find it impossible to give my evidence, in the affair of not see Edwards strike Borton. The assault was made the Pirate boat, which has been seized to-day by the with a Malacca Cane, about an inch in diameter. schooner Paradox, Ihasten, in consequence, to trans.dwards, appearance evidenced that he had received init all the details necessary to throw light on this sub.
The Paradox, on board of which I embarked to-day, in the passage between Green Island and Hong Kong, with Mesers Chonski and Froget, was at one o'clock, when we saw a little Chinese fast-boat, being chased by a boat which we instantly knew to be a pirate. At the sight of the schooner, the men of the little fast-boat cried out for help. The pirate boat which was still under sail, directed its course to the W. S. W. point of Hong Kong, when the boat was stranded on the rocks. and all her crew, which I and my companions estimate about 60 men threw themselves on shore.
severe usage. Mr Borton alleged in defence that Ed- wards (who is a Portuguese) came to his house and he ordered him away. Edward returned and would stay Kerb stone. On this Edwards made a blow at him, in front of the Windows, when he shoved him off the with a Malacca eane, when he wrenched it from him and broke it. The complainant then made the sign of a by his God that he would kill him [rritated at this he cross with his two fingers, vilely abused him and swore certainly knocked him down, but he used no stick. to the Queen; as the complainant was much beaten Mr Borton was sentenced to pay a fine of ten dollars
and incapacitated from performing his duty (on board a Lorcha) Mr Borton was ordered to pay him ten dollars as compensation: and further he was bound. in his own recognizance in the sum of fifty dollars
of the like amount, to keep the peace months. towards
- complainant during the next-
The worthy Magistrate humanely ordered the com- plainant, to be taken to the Surgeon of the Island, civik I had hardly dis-service, for medical trestrzent.
Our arms were not loaded, and it was impossible to fire into these miscreants, who dispersed immediately among the ravines and abrupt fissures in the mountains, At our appearance, a second pirate boat, doubtless on I and M. Chonski and Froge went on board the pi- the watch, escaped rapidly to the south coast of Lantao,
rate boat, to see if any one remained on board of her. boat towards West Point Barracks. and then ordered the Parador to return with the pirate embarked when a Chinese, who came from the valley in which the pirates landed, passed near me. Thinking that if no
* he conit probably give some information of the direction the pirates had taken, I secured him and conducted him at once, to the acting Major of the Barracks, the officer in command had him seized and sent a detachment in pursuit, according
information.
- I then returned on board the pirate bout, and had her anchored near the police station at the
At my
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uspicion were carried
my return from Mad
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of convic
ll be glad to
On the 20th ult. Yu ming ced to Sixty Strokes for selling Saw
pected by the Police. The case was completely made of the Cameronians. The offender had long been sus
out, through the efforts of Sergt. Brown of the Came-
ronians.
fined five
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