N32 VOL.
zette.
THE FRIEND OF CHINA,
AND
HONGBONG
NOTIFICATION.
GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27TH 1942.
at Seung-keang-fu, in the region of Chuen- THE publication of the Hongkong Gasha and Province of Keangsu. A band of zette under the authority of Government, desperadoes consisting of several hundreds will be discontinued from this date: but all
of English barbarians, traitorous natives public orders and notifications appearing in
and local robbers, with combined purposes “The Friend of China and Hongkong Ga-of destruction, entered the public offices of with the signatures of duly authe Sung-keang-fu, broke open the treasury, rized Functionaries of the Government are destroyed the public Granary and set fire still to be considered as official.
to the buildings. Having plundered the public funds and much of the grain, they set fire to the privato dwellings of the people, and then left the place, just as the local militia had come up to capture them. The Governor makes official complaint against the officers of the place, and the Imperial will is declared that the matter shall be investigated and the said officers held responsible for allowing such disastrous occurrences to take place.
By order,
J. Robt: Morrison, Acting Secretary and Treasurer. Hongkong, March, 23rd. 1842.
NS
FROM THE
GAZETTES. CHE-KEANG, YIH-KING sends Yu-poo- yun, one of the high officers in Chě-keang, to Peking because incapable of performing the high duties of his office, He is himself the bearer of the despatches to the Emper or, which charge him with imbecility.
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HARVESTS. The harvests in Kwei- Province are unusually abundant, and the Provincial authorities are erecting ten additional governmental granaries in which to store un grain preparatory to fu- ture contingencies. Many, both officers and people have made voluntary contributions of money toward the erection of the build- ings and grain, and their merits for so doing are laid before the Court by the Lieutenant Governor of the Province.
Revenue in Che-KEANG. After unusual exertions and diligence on the part of the district Magistrates in Che-keang they have succeeded in collecting revenue in
n money to the amount of two hundred and twenty thousand taels (about three hundred thou- sand dollars) and twenty five thousand
Pl culs of rice.
PRESENT OF HORSES. The Mandarins in Manchow Tartary, have sent one thousand --five hundred and fifty fine horses to Peking for the use of the Palace, as a present to His Imperial Majesty.
OPIUM IN THE NORTH. A traveller be- yond the Great Wall carrying a large bun- dle, and bending his steps northward was taken up on suspicion, by the Officers of one of the military posts. Upon examina- tion his bundle was found to contain a quan- tity of Opium. He declared that the par- cel was given him by a friend in Shen-se Province to take with him to his destina- tion, and he knew nothing of its contents. He has been sent to Peking, and the Em- peror has referred his case to the Board of Funishments.
In Keangsu
SCARCITY IN KEANGSU. Province where the war has recently been
so fiercely raging, great suffering enced for want of the necessari Under the representations of the I
of Cirent, the Emperor orders supplies to be sent to the suffering Province from the
of Gan-hwuy,
the Governor Gen
merchant
Pirates
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FOKEEN. The Governor General of Fo- keen and Che-keang Provinces, request the Emperor to allow a post-ponement of the approaching usual triennial review of the forces, until matters with the barbarians are brought to a final settlement, stating that as there is no
now a prospect of a complete termination of the war, this review can take place just previous to the various corps being despatched to their respective sta tions. His Majesty assents to this arrange
ment.
In the latest Gazettes received there are
several indirect allusions to the recently proclaimed peace but not the remotest allu- sion to a single item of the Treaty, nor is the
tone or mode of expression usually em- ployed when referring to the English,or their operations, altered in the slightest degree.
BEFORE THE SIN
MAGISTRATE.
SEPTEMBER 17th. Ayoong, Attuk, Asseen, Attuk 2nd, and Akow, each are fined 4 dollars to the Queen, for not keeping the Verandahs in front of their res. pective shops clean, though ardered to do so frequently by the Magistrate and the Palice, as well as by public
Proclamation.
Alleco, Chinese sentenced to 10 strokes for laugh- ing, when the Magistrate ordered him to have the road clear opposite the Market Place, where numbers of Coolies had blocked the road up, notwithstanding fre-
quent orders to the contrary
Aping fined four dollars to the Queen for not taking down his hut when ordered to do it by the Magistrate.
SEPTEMBER 19th. Alok, Achong Asan, See shing geant Crompton, with erecting point near to the Naval stores
illed down on Saturday last by the orders of the
rate, case fully proved
War
NCE.
her house.
None
40 Strokes Each.
24th. Roger McCoy charged the 99th Regiment with attempting
Mrs Harriet Ward swor
9 and 10 o'clock the Priso a house in the Canton Ba bert Mrs Lambert, threw treturned it and threw a bo
hut the window, an elin Court) which
oil from the
tal cannot
ted my intant
Price 14 monthly Or 12 yearly
OCTOBER 5th, Lofok, Ahe and Afor charged by Apou with robbery at Chek-choo
robbers came to my hut near Chek choo in mid-day
Apou deposes on the 26th of last month 20 or 80 and robbed me of property amounting to more than 100 dellars in Clothes, Pigs, Bracelets and woman's caring apparel, bed curtains and bed coverings &c. &c The three Prisoners were of the party, were armed with swords others, they did not beat une, but bent
and spears and robbed me w
me with tho
wife 1- made no resistance am positive as to the identity of the Prisoner:
Lo-Ayou states the Prisoners form a part of the of thieves. on the 26th of last month, they came with many others, with swords and spears, and robbed the complainant and afterwards robbed me of some clothes. The complainant is a neighbour of mine, and from Chek choo I am positive with regard to the we live in a small house about one mile (or 3 Leet Prisoners being the robbers.
DEFENCE. The Prisoners deny the charge, the
Prisoner was indebted
sonie money to Afok, the master of a Salt Junk, who went on the 26th of last some property for the debt, which was of many years month to complainants house, and took his pigs, and
this Island, has gone to his home at Qui-shin : bas nơ standing. We were merely looking on, Afok is not on evidence.
The complainant and witness have sworn to their evidence by cutting off a Cocks head.
SENTENCE. To receive 80 Lashes ench and suffer 4 months imprisonement with hard labour,
n.
Tax following statement was to have been pub lished last week in connection, with the account of the loss of the HARMONY but owing to some delay, was not received in time for publication.
The undersigned, passengers on board the Ship HAR- MONY in her late voyage from Manila, deem it a duty incumbent on themselves, as well as in simple justice
to the officers of the vessel to make the following statement in regard to her loss, and subsequent pres- ervation of the greater part of her crew.
The vessel struck on a shoal not laid down in any chart about half past one P.M. on Sabbath, September 25, The wind had been strong and very baffling all morning, but at the time the ship struck, was tolerably steady. We are of opinion that no blame whatever can
ed to Captain SMITH, and the other officers of the vessel. Her loss was an accident that could not be
expected, for at the time she struck there was no sign whatever of danger. The water had no unusual color, and though at the time we struck, we could see at least ten miles on every side, there was neither island, rock, nor breakers in sight,
The highest praise is due to Capt. SMITH for the presence of mind, and the care he displayed on this trying occasion, and for the arrangements he made to secure the safety of all on board. We are satisfied that more could not have been done, and that it could not have been done in a kinder manner. We embark- ed in the boats between six and seven o'clock in the ening, and after being out four days and five nights, the long boat arrived safely at the island of Luban. beat was unfortunately overturned by a heavy four men were drowned. We remained two |– at Manila, October 3rd. lives were several times and we believe that under s chiefly due to the skill and shall ever feel the warmest on he showed us on this
A MAINGLION.
Ship
heir preservatio
Capt. Surra gratitude to him for
of the Cor
N. M. LOWRIE,
flar System of the Uni York, in
we find the following corroboratory of the In our No. 27 on the intended Chinese Consuls
The reviewer
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