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THE FRIEND OF CHINA,
BONGBONG
NOTIFICATION.
GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
THE publication of the Hongkong Gu zette under the authority of Government. will be discontinued from this date: but all orders and notifications appearing in public "The Friend of China and Hongkong Gi zetto,” with the signatures of duly autho- rized Functionaries of the Government are still to be cons dored as official.
By order,
J. Robt: Morrison, Arting Secret iry in i Treasurer. Hongkong, March, 23rd. 1813.
THE BATTLE OF CHIN-KEANG-FOO. THE Imperial will has been received as follows:
PMURIDAT, OCTOBER 19TH 1842.
THE following is a translation of à Procla- mation in Chinese which has been recently on the walls about the Town, and which exciter considerable interest among the native population.
CAINE, Chief Magistrate of the Great English nation's territory of Hongkong, issues his Procla-
mation
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It appears that recently a great many night rob. beries have been committed, and this Proclama tion is now issued for the full information of all the people. Hareafter all Chinese, besides the usual watchmen, are forbidden to walk the streets after eleven o'clock at night, and whosoever shall violate this prohibition shall be arrested by the Police and brought before the Chief Magistrate for thorough examination and judgment.
Let each tremblingly obey. A special Procla- mation.
Taou-Kwang 22nd years 9th moon 1st day, 4th October 1842.
BEFORE
Tai Chi
Magistrate
:
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Price 1 14 monthly Or 12 yearly
As he knew all who were at the murder of Kallay Khan hg, unhesitatingly pointed out the three Prisoners to me in front of the Market where about 150 Coolies Apo further looked well under the hata of several were collected waiting for employment, and the witness before pointing out the Prisoners-the Prisoner Akuum struggled greatly before we could secure him. the testimony of Sergt. Collins whom he accompaned with the witness Apo when he pointed out the Prisoners. knows nothing of the murder, never saw the Baker or DEFENCE -The Prisoner Akuun states he is a Coolie, Coolies belonging to the Baker before, has been on this laland about a month, cannot give any security slept on the night of the 8th and morning of 10th with his fellow Prisoner, Apa, five men slept in the same hut with Apo and myself the names are Kumtuk Aiyow, Kow Sow, Kaung Chy.
Private Alexander of the Police fully corrobates
9rd Prisoner Apo states-lam n Coolie have been on this faland not quite one month, have not been in any robbery, know nothing of the matter never saw the Baker or the two Coolies Apo and Assam-Slept in a grass hut on the night in question with Akum and three other Coolies named Tou Pay Chy Ashum and Theen Thuk-No one here knows me to be my security.
3rd Prisoner Cham Chuen states-1 have been on this island 15 days, am a Coolie know nothing of this maiter, never was in any Robbery, am an innocent man, dont know why I have been seized. I never saw Harros the Baker or his two servants Apo and Assant... never saw my two fellow prisoners until we were all seized (this Prisoner pretends some time to be deaf). I live on the Hill in a very small hut with Chei lok
and Allam Chy Coolies; there is a shop in the Bazaar but the shop has no mau that knows me and I cannot call upon any one to be my security,
Kr-YING and TSE-CHIN have sent up a memorial relating to the battle of Chin- keang-foo. It appears that the barbarian ships precipitately entered the great Yang- tze-keang, and our troops opening their great guns succeeded in killing several tens of the rebellious barbarians, while a great number of them fell into the water. The said barbarians had together a large number of ships and they dise nbarked on the northwest banks, At this crisis General Tse-chin and colleagues led forth aur troops and engaged the enemy as they were land- ing. Paou-tsew-hung with his own hand fired off ten great gans, and slow one bar- barian Chief clad in red garments. Both officers and men with united purpose exerted themselves with cannon and musketry, swords and spears, and giving desperate battle on the right hand and on the left wounded and slew upwards of three hundred of the barbarians. While the said rebels with manuel effort were dragging their great guns up the banks our imperial troop with cou- rageous bravery advanced upon them wound- ing and slaying a large number of them. The enemy then took another direction / Robbers, the robber who wounded him is not one of Supraxɛɛɛ 26th. Assam brought before me, the
and made an attack upon the north gato, but our officers leading on their troops vigor- ously checked their progress. The rebels
blocked up their way that they could not ad- vance. At this crisis the enemy forced their way into the southwest gate an I the city was lost. Our troops engaged the barbarians for
Sertexanz 12th 1812 Bhick Hiroo a Mussul- man. native of Bengal, deposes about ens oclock on the Morning of the 10th of this manth I was awakened by about 20 others entering my hut there were two candles burning at the time. Kallay Khan, my servant. Prisoner Aba seized me by the throat, and nearly a Musulman, was seized frst and I the next, the
killed me, my eyes were nearly out of my head, I considered my life gone.
can swear to the Prisoner and am positive with regard to his having been the man who sat on my chest, filled my mouth with a cloth and nearly strangled me with his hands. I called out to no purpose-The Prisoner A Kuun, was the man who Murdered my servant Kalay Khan. Kallay Khan slept an a badsted at the foot of my bed I saw the Prisoner A Kaun strike Crooked Knife into the Belly of Kallay Khan and further saw him turn the kaife up and down want the Prisoner Chau Chow who had tied the aim of Kallay Khan held Kalay Khan down by the hair of his head-Kallay Khan at the time calling to A Kuun (the murderer) Chin Chin Fokes which I understood as an appeal for mercy, I can swear positively to all three men: had no quarrel with any of the Prisoners, do not remember ever seeing any of them before the time of the murder; there were in the hat two Chiness servants, one named Assam was badly wounded with a knife by one of the
these three Prisoners; but if I saw him I should know him; the robbers took my bed cloths and some cash from under my pillow and went away. The cash amounted to about two mace; the other servant seated on a Table -Kallay Khan died in
jour..
servant to Haroo the Baker, states of the 10th as the cock's mi
were crowing. ras entered by a great number of robbers, plank at the door, there may have been bbers-i-war seized and my head my face to the bottom of the bed forcibly kept until the robbers went At severely with a knife by one robber while another held me down. I do not know who the robbers were: I did not see them: I know all three Pris- oners have seen them working on coolies on the road, ever have been intimate with them, never eat with the
the know that the mardur was committed
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Continuation of murder Case 450. SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1842. The witness Assam who in
■ Prisoner in the Jail wishing to speak to me is brought into Court, and the interpreter being sick the Rev. Dr. Bridgman kindly under takes to interpret.
Assam states the robbers spoke the dialect of Simon.
was awakened by their beating with their fists my fellow servant Apo who threw himself down on the door near the corner of the room; I seized a pipe and
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it at them, and they tried to get a Bamboo, on seizing which one of the robbers seized a Bamboo and gave me two blows, shows a sear on his shoulder, and one on his side. Two men were holding Harroo one by the head, and one by the feet One man only had hold of Kallay. Khan bowels were cut open, aul lived about an hour. The robbers had nothing on but their Trowsers.
interpreter Attuk in Court, and the three robbers charged with the murder are placed before Assam who declares that he now perfectly remembers them. Akutm murdered Kallay, I saw him on Khan body the other two Prisoners Apo and Cham-chues, were busy with Harroo. I can swear to all of this, and will-out off the Cocks head to this I am now more positive that those are the men, having heard Cham chuen who shups near me in the Prison speak of these (that is the three Prisoners) being the inen who murdered and rob- bad. He spoke this in a dream 6 nights since,
I be much obliged if any of our us with friends and specimens and particulars as to site, cost &c, és.. of Chinese coal. We are told that the Cities on the Yang tse-keang are cheaply supplied with this fuel. Not having seen a specimen of the native Coal, which was tried by some of our Steamers
· Coal. We shondents can fumish us
seven or eight consecutive days and nights, ang of Robbers, but I do not know by whom I was employed in the northern expedition we cannot
and in consequence many of them separat- ing themselves from the main body and flee ing the remainder were therefore unable to preset the city.
As the whole of the remaining troops, with all the higher and inferior officers both literary and military of the said city are no langer to be found there let inquiries be made with regard to them; and let Kr- 116 make clearest investigations about
the officer, and troens who have fallen, and let him make full representations to the ourt on the subject." Andlet him receive
confine and heard indistinctly, so that I do not know what the Robbers said nor could I recognize them by their voices The Bakehouse have been attacked twice previously and the Baker was slightly
I do not know if these prisoners were in the former Attacks as only heir of the a bat did not witness them,
emot tall why the robbery came to our hou
do not know that the Pris ra are in the employ only known thom er
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Biker Haroo
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positive opinion but are inclined to Ma kind of Anthracite or blind coal as it is called, similar to that which is used at which is of the same general character as that found in Wales and in Pennsylvania.
By the use of the hot blast this despised kind of fossil fuel, has now acquired the highest national it can be applied to the manufacture of hich is also found by this process to be of
quality.
TEN of new Chinese metal Types, man-
Singapore under the Superinten Hey Mr. Dyer.
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