THE FRIEND OF CHINA,
AND LONGBONG GAZETTE
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
Ta publication of the Hongkong Ga- the authority of Government, nued from this date: but all and notifications appearing in
China and Hongkong Ga
HONGKONG, THURED,
THE following is a translation of a Proc- lamation which has been posted on the three weeks. walls about Hongkong for the past two or
utho
Nation, and charged with the Magisterial
CAINE, a Military officer of the great English rity of the regions of Hongkong, clearly known his commands. It appears that re there have been many lawles characters
Zette with the signatures of duly autho-buying and selling have mixed up counterfeit cash rized Functionaries of the Government are (with the genuine) which is cause for sever still to be considered as official.
By order,
J. Robt: Morrison, Acting Secretary and Treasurer Hongkong, March, 23rd. 1842,
SELECTIONS
FROM THE PEKING GAZETTES.
TEEN THIN. The Emperor lays before the Board of public works a spirited memorial from the Lieut. Governor of Chible Province, Nate king, on the importance of increasing the extent of Officer's quarters and soldier's barracks at Teen tsin at the mouth of the Peibo.
THIBET. Ming po, the Superintendent of Tri- butes, represented to the Emperor that this was the year for the Grand Lama of Thibet to send the customary triennial tribute, His Majesty replies by ordering Ming to transmit a despatch to Thi- bet, stating to the
Fama that the imperial mind graciously consents to the onusion of the tribute year owing to the great distance, but that at the next perio three years hence, in the twenty fifth year, it can then be brought and of
fered up
DISGRACED GRADUATE. A graduate of the Eu JIX rank (the second high literary degree) in Shan aze Province at a recent examination assisted one of the competitors for the rank of Sew tane (the first of the high literary degrees) in preparing his essay for the examination. This was discovered by the literary Chancellor who made report of the same to the Emperor, and His Majesty orders the name of the said KRU I graduate to be stricken in disgrace from the civil list of the Empire.
The Imperial Daughter. The fifth daughter of the Emperor having arrived at the age of four- teen, His Majesty charges two of the Ministers of the privy Council to prepare despatches and send them to the hud icers of the eight-standards- in
dering that search
Manchow
among the
trimon
Mor
for a man of talen and
wrath. Now therefore, this explicit procla
is issued for the full information of Merchants and others engaged in trade,
soever here-
The Chief Magistra Mather
There some firin
her rose from
he was shot down. see or hear of any boat or decoits, or piraten. - black men immediately ran away.
not
"Aquoon" head mason on Mr Burn's ground states now "Asu" who has been wounded he has work... ed on Mr. Burn's ground 4 days, he is a good man
after may be found making use of counterfeit Cash not likely to be mixed up with Pirates, there we
(for other money)
or shall give them in exchan shall be immediately mezed established price of Cash is twelve hundred for every dollar, and there must be neither more nor less in order that justice and equity may be mani- fested. Let each implicitly obey, and let there be no opposition. Special ahel,
TAOUKWANG, 22nd year 5th moon 21st day.
POFICI.
BEFORE THE CHIRF MAGISTRATE
On the 28th June. Took Quai, Chinese, was charged with robbery on the high dens
Achoo deposes. Three months ago, ray boat laden with property was attacked by Pirs
In the ap in moon, whilst coming to Hong Kong.
was one of the pirates on board the made no resistance – the
fight
our property as well as the boat and ran Achoo fully
both
resent at the tim cutting off a cock's band.
Defence,
The prisoner denies Chun Shing
Prisoner was in n shore for the last four
swear to the prisoner not
Ayson, de
bed and two days ago the prisoner was choo.
priso
thers besides 44
grou
ee who have worked for
above 2 months." La within 20 feet of
ance took
have been on Mr. Bi and was sent there by Mr. Gil comprador to take care of the ground, I have never seen * pirate. There is a passage boat pulling 2 or 8 oars about 30 feet long, ble to contain 50 men and called the Hongkong Loo" Ferry boat, comes every day to Mr. Barn ground and remain from 8 in the morning until 4 in the evening I never heard of any ill feeling toward Jardine Matheson.
EXAMINATION CONTINUED.
Bazaar, state
of Lamton. Om
ted in the
racy DO WES Tob
ed on
I do not sleep at Ing
the
ive in my
The prisoner is sentenced to receive 100 Lashes to be imprisoned in irons with hard labor for 6
On the 1st July,
tine En employ
Last night bet duty at J
Khan awakei boat pulling 30
rocks near the
the
duul Kureem. Tindal, in the
Jock 1 Sepoy. On
Chinese, a contractor in the and Matheson states was told the rother, who is
Jardine
Srez told me that Matheson Godowni,
Coolios sad Capt Wong ni chong.
*** July 42A, 1842.