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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE,
Corron : On the receipt of loțtora from all parts of the United States, with various reduced estimmtes of the new crop, the markot became very active, and Surat pricus advanced ‡d por generally, Subsequent advices buvo ouuseid a further advance of don Americans, so that the consumption of Surat, which was comparatively abandoned, owing to the very low rates of common American, may now be oX.. pected to incrons; prices which have 'rison 4 to jd from the lowest, are still moderate, with American, and particularly for the botter descriptions now selling at 3fd to 4d per lby Of Madras (Tinevalli) little remained; good to fine is worth 4d to 44 per lb, and is likely to be wanted for the colour. Stocks on 30th Sept. :: Surat and Madras, 1843, 102,730; 1842, 111,330. Bengal, 1843, 530; 1842, 40.
DRUGS AND DYES.-CAMPHOR has sold at 12 to 121 28 6d.-CARDEMONS inquired for.-In CASTOR OIL & very large business has been done for export, at 5d per Ib-for-good quality; holders ask GALLS are inqui red for.-MYRAnolams have sold af for mid Calcutta, and 10a Gd-te 123 3d per cwt for mid to good yellow Bombay-GUM ARABIC is in very good demand.— ANIMI is very much, wanted; 107 10s was paid for a small lot of mid.--OLIBANUM STINGS sold at 6s 6d- by auction, 9s has since been refused.~FOR SHELLAC rather higher prices can be obtaind.-INDIGO: At the public sale on 14th Sept., the prices paid were from par to 3d per lb higher than the London July sale.-Lac DYE continues to soft at last month's rates.-MUNJEET: In fair request:-The markot being bare of Bengal SAFFLOWER. Bombay sold by auction at 468 for very low, up to 57s for good bright.--East India SENNA ÍÐ good demand-GAMBIA has sold to a fair extent, at 178 6d; Kutch at 135 to 148; Bengal Turmeric at 148 Bd to 158. VERMILION and WAX continue very scarce. -SAPAN WOOD from Bombay sold at 13/ 15s to 147 per ton, which aro full rates.
Sik Since our last still higher prices have u obtained.
CHINA: Tatlee, 16s 6d to 17 Is ẞd; Yuup Fa, Taysaam, 138 to 16s Canton, 88 to 13s; Chin Chew, 98 6d to 148.-"Bengal: Bauleah, 880 168; Commer- colly, 9s. 6d to 188 dBAL Cossimbuzar, 10s fd to 13s; Feridpore, 12s to 198, Gonaten, 8s 6d to 18; Hurripaul, 19s to 8: Jungypore, Es to 189. Maka, 10s Bd to 16s; Radnagore, 9s to 17s+Sardali, 10s 6d to 189. Silk Piece Goods:" Corahs 133 6d to 20s 6d; Choppahs and Bandannoes, 138 68; to 158.
SPICES.-Of CASSIA the sales have been very limited. "Cinnamon" has sold with spirit by auc- -Ceylon tion, at 4s 9 for mid thirds, and 5s 6d for good- seconds. -PEPPER has been in fair demand, at 23 for half heavy Eastern, 23 for #ght, to 34 fully half-heavy The London Mail.
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IN the Press, and will be published on the 15th January THE HONG KONG ALMANAQ FOR 1914;
TRA has been in fair demand-BOREA: Cauton, &d to 8 per lb.-CONGOU: Ord, 1s 1d to ls 1d; but mid to but mid rather strong, is 2d to 1s 3d; blackish leaf. 18 4d to Is 5d; blackish leaf rather strong to strong, 1s 6d to Is 8d; blackish leaf Pekoe flavour, Is Od to|| 29. 3d. Souchong" Ord, 1s 1d; fine to finesty 2 4d to 28 8d. Pouchong common to good, 6d to 18- Black Leaf Pekoe or Hung Muey", 18 2d to 18 40,-- Caper ": Chests, Is to Is 2d; boxes; 18 4d to 18 6d. Orange Pekoe". Good to fine scented, Is 10d to 28 8d.-- Twankay", 1s 34d to 18 4d;" fine and Hyson kind, 1s. 7d to la 9d.-" Hyson Skin": Common to fine, is to Is 4d." Hyson Common, 1s 10d to 25; mid, 2s 2d to 2s 6d; fine to finest, 3s to 45. Young Hyson": Common to fine, Is 441 to 38. "Imperial": Good to fine, 2s 3d to 3s; ditto, Canton, 18 4d to 1s 8d." Gunpowder": Good to fine, 28 8d. to 4s 6d; ditto, Canton, is 7d to is 10d.--Ibid.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Fixed and Movenblo Fausts, Chinese Kalendar, English Kaloudur,“ Moon's Age,
Sun's Doclination Tablo, Equation Table,
Her Majesty's Government Hongkong, Consular Establishments. Iler Majesty's Fleet in Ching with a list of Officers on board each Ship, date of appointment, pay &c. Her Majesty's Forces in China, H. E. L. Co's, do,
do,oc
Dangers in the China Seas,
Post Office Regulations, Port and Harbour do..
Table of dates of arrival of the Overland Mail in
China
Do. Do. in Calcutta. List of Houses of Agency in China. Do. Do. Do. in London connected with
China Foreign Residents in Hongkong and -China,
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The Chinese Tariff,
The Duties levied in England on Chinese Exports. The report of the Assay of various coins at Canton,
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Shanghai The new act of Parliament relative to the govern
ment of British subjects of China,
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Also, at the same time will be published.
THE HONG KONG SHEET ALMANAC
FOR 1844;
| under grants made by the Deputy Superintendent, "Charged with the Givil Government of the Island”, Complaints are made that it was an act of in- justice on the part of Government, to soll Lands without previously giving notice to the original holdbrs; for it is urged, that by not having had notice of the intention of Government to resume and sell such lots of ground as they might be pleased to take from them, they wore placed in a most disad. vantageous position, and one in which they could not protect themselves. Viewing the stringent terms, and the course the Local Government have taken with regard to land, we are free to confess that just grounds of complaint exist. It would have been far preferable if they had followed the system now recognised in our Australian Colonies. In them the Governor or Lt. Governor is obliged, before selling land by Auction, to notify by Pio clamation with all practicable precision what are the Lands to be offered for Sale, and what are the upset prices at which they will be offered, also the tenure, conditions &c. It is perhaps to be regreted that this course was not adopted in this Colony; still we would assure our readers that we entertain too high an opinion of II. E. Sir Henry Pottinger's sense of justice to imagine, for a mu- ment, that the interests of the original holders- of Land will be prejudiced, by the sale. We feel convinced that H. L. in every install and improved will adjust the claims of parties who have built their grants, on just and equitable principles.
There is a report afloat in the town that the “Farlie", having a portion of H. M. 18 Regt, on board, has been lost on the Pratas Shoal; and that wrecks seen by the Duke of Wel- The publication is unavoidably delayed until the 15th she is one
instant, qwing to the desire to make the work || lingtonot give credence to this rumour, as completo as possible.
because had either of the wrecks seen by the Duke of Wellington been that of the " Farlic, she surely must have seen some one about the wreck, for
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From thesda, thơ Charges for Printing at the it is not probable that the large number of people on Hongkong Gazette Office will be as follows;
Boat Notes
$2 per hundred Opium Orders Bills of Exchange in sets. Cheques
board could have all perished. It was expected the Admiral would despatch a Steamer to the Pratas to look after the wreck.
Ship's Articles
Powers of Attorney
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Auction Catalogues
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ADVERTISEMENTS. Ships, not exceeding 10 lines, 1 month § 2,
longer period, 4. General Advertisements under 10 lines first insor- tion $1 and 10 cents additional for every line ex- ceeding ten.
fourth of the original charge.
Contracts may be entered into for long or short pe riods. Terins may be known on application at the
TERMS, CASH
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Victoria, 8th January, 1844.
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. A Novice. We suspect is no Novice. makes such sweeping charges that we are compelled to He however withold his Communication, His allusion to the part- nership in the purchase of land and the behaviour of “The Legal Adviser to British merchant in the sale room, we do not undrstand. Can be authenticate his statement, or will he favor us with his name in corroba. ration of it?
MANCHESTER The improvement noticed in our Jast continues, and a gradual advance has taken place in the prices of most descriptions of goods, 27-inch printing cloths have advanced, and such as were bought last November at 4s 6d. are now selling at 5/104. Other goods remain more steady, but there is an ad- vance of 3d to 4d on 36 and 40-inch starting or fiue Jong cloths, and 1-16th to Ad on stout domestics.
There has been a steady business doing in TWIST for the home trade. For India and China but few pur, W. Murgay. - The fault rests not with us : we have chases have been made. Prices rate 4d per lb higher than last month, —Ibid
EXTRAORDINARY SALES OF COTTON-The sales of cotton on Monday amounted to not less than 25,000 bales, and an advance of jd, per lb. was established. The is one of the largest daily sales that has ever taken place in Liverpool.—Ibid.
VESSELS IN BOMBAY NOVEMBER 16, 1843.
LAID ON FOR CHINA.
Forth, George IV; Anna Eliza; Ed. Robinson; Carcassian; Brahmin; Corsair, John W Witt Syed Khan Gratitude Kelpie Anonyma: Antelope; (Amer); Sea Horse.-The Bombay Times.
FOR SALE
AT the Office of the Friend of China, Blank farms of Ship's Articles, prepared according to the existing Jaw relative to Merchant Seamen, and an Abstract of the Merchant Seaman's Act indorsed on the back.
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Charterparties and General Powers of Attorney after forms prepared by Mr. Chitty
Victoria, Hong Kong, 18th December, 1843,
We have received a communication from a corres- pondent signed "Subject", in reply to that of A Cut zen" which appeared in our last issue, The difficulty of deciphering Subjects" writing prevents our publish ng his letter in this number; we shall endeavour to give it a place in our next.
done everything in our power to remedy the irregular delivery at Macao. On the day of publication the papers are invariably sent off through the Post-office.
PUBLICOLA-In our next takes
The publication of the FRIEND OF CHINA, AND GAZETTE, Commenced on Tuesday fast
LATEST DATES.
MANILA
SHANDBAG
EXULAND UNITED STATES THE CAPE SINGAPORE BOMBAY
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An attempt to force an entrance into the Godown of Messrs, Jamieson, Ilow & Co, near West Point, was made by a Band of about 70 Ladrones,about 1 o Clock on the morning of Sunday 21st instant. The robbers. first seized and bound the Watchman on duty upon the Wharf, then went to some masons, who slept in a Mat hut by the landing place, and by threats compelled them to be quiet, after which they fired off two mus. kets and proceeded to force the doors, with axes, crow bars &c. The people inside made the signal for as- sistance, which was immediately heard and answered by Mr. Edger at the Bangalow on the hill at the back of the Godown. The inmates of the Bungalow has tily armed themselves, and the servants and co olles voluntarily mustered with Pikes. Meantime the noise and battering at the doors indicated that a formidable each other to per party was collected encouraging en servere. The small force from the Bungalow proceeded down the hill as expeditiously as possible, but the pre. parations for resistanes frightened, the robbers, who decamped to the Westward. The affair scarcely lasted. a quarter of an hour, and the Ladrones unfortunately escaped unpunished. They kept close to the wall of the Godown, so that the shots from the loop holes took no effect, and one of the coolies inside injured his hand by the barrel of his pistol parting from the stock, in consequence of being doubly charged.
[The above is authenticated, and we are moreover informed that Mr. Edger received warning on Satur day that a party of Ladrones was on the island and intended to attack the Godewn. It is matter of much regret that the villains escaped, we would recommend in the event of similar attacks that the parties station - ed inside the Godown should reserve their fire until
they can use it effectually, even until a breach is made in the door or wall One volley well aimed would pro- bably be sufficient, and the advantage to be gained by the then certain capture of some of the wounded would be great, and probably lead to disclosures which work render the residence of some two or three apparently honest Chinamen in the island no longer desirable. We trust that the attention of the Legislative will be speedily directed to the formation of an efficient Police force Ev ]
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