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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG KONG GAZETTE.
search of criminals, and in strict accordance been offer
with the established laws of civilized nations, the hos perhaps we are not justified in doing so. Here Olcars,
we are peculiarly situated and however, Were those islands to be made sanctuaries criamals, in a short time no boat uld leave this harbour without being plun ̈ded. We think, were it proposed to the Chinese, that we should have jurisdiction
determined by Government that ments should consist of Field
Colonel Mountahan atlon could not have been. the situation The ap- idge Advocate General was palement of D
1. hat the Major proferred remaining on the staff of the over to be lamented General Orlander, on which he had been serving since 1889 to accrpling a situation comparatively of a
THE FRIEND OF CHINA, *r these islands, so far as the appréhen email character. At the capture of Chusin he
AND HONGKONG GAZETTE,
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, JULY 977, 1814.
We regret to notice the death of Lieutenant Dallas, of the 08th Regiment, el amiable and promising young officer His disease oxhibited all the wall marked symptoms of what last samzaar was too well known as the Hongkong Fever, and was only of a few days duration, Yesterday the remains were interred with the asunt imposing forms of military burial. The mouraful ceremony was attended by The greater part of the inilitary officers in garrison, a portion of the naval officers, and his civilian Acquaintances,
11. M. B. Pelican will shortly sail for England. We hope that this opportunity will be made available for the conveyance of a ingil to the Cape of Good Hope. It is seldom that a chance for corresponding with that colony offers itself, and as H. M. ships on their homeward voyage usually call there, a due intimation of their intended departure would be duly appreciated by our inhabitants, who have every reason to expect such a mark of attention from the deaf the first in this harbour. Rear Admiral, or whoever
Wo notice this, as much disappointment was felt a few months ago, when II. M. B. Chiz ders sailed for England, via the Cape, without a mail, although at the time many were anxions for an opportunity of forwarding letters to that place.
It has been very clearly proved that, the boats captured on suspicion of having com- nitted a piracy upon the Lorcha, in which the Messrs. D'Aguilar and Colonel Farquurson were coming from Marao, are not the guilty partes in this instance, though it is very probable, from the hxrade where they were caught, if not actual participants, they have connived at any other outrages of a similar description. There are reasons to believe that the piratica! Junk made a very narrow escape; when the approach of the men of war boats was dis. covered, one craft answering the description of the pirate stood out from the anchorage, carry- ing a breeze with her until lost from observa- non in some of the narrow passages among the Islands. The English boats were uuioris nately becalmed, of nearly so, and through pur- suit was attempted it was unsuccessful from the distance, no injury was done by the dis- charge of an 18 pounder in the bows of one of the boats, which was fired at the escaping
vessel several times
With all the diligence and vigour which is exerted for the discovery and capture of pirates
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brave, have successively been his friends and
is that of rendering sales for more than the goods realised, on purpose to increase their own business to the jury of their neighbours—a grave offence certainly, but by no means o serious as that of rendering sales for less than what the goods sold for. It remains to be seen, whether the Baboo can prove what he has so publicly assorted; we presume, in the mean- thing, that no one will take, the mere words of the Banian as conclusive proof of the dolin- quency of Messrs. Potter & Co, or any other mercantile firm in India, BABOO MUTTY LOLL SEAL, AND THE COMMISSION AGENTS OF CALCUTTA.
We noticed on Monday, the receipt of some information respecting corian commercial tran- sactions of nu extraordinary, and we hope, unusual character. We were then in expec- tation of having to publish the particolars af length; but the course that has been taken by one of the parties, makes it unnecessary, and
improper, as we do not ace how the afflur can well escape from being the subject of legal investigation. Wo shall therefore only state. that we have received a circular addressed to the Commission Agents of Colourta, and signed by Baboo Muny Loll Seat, in which he accuses a mercantile house here, of being in the habit of selling their constituent's goods at one price, and rendering their account sales at inother. and he names at full length, both the parties whom he accuses, and the consigners of the goods, and adds, that he is prepared to sub- stantiate the charge, whenever the accused firm may call upon hun to đó sợ.
sion of criminals who may have sought a
commanded the Grenadier many of the Ca refuge, or even the forming of one or two
All of that island, was meronjang, and after the stations for a water-police, with telegraphs by appointed one of the British Commissioners, as which they could communicate with each also Clict Magistrate of the place. But it is not other, and with this harbour, they the autho as the mere solding that Major Caine is known in ratios of China-could not refuse the request. India, his pollabed manners, bonorable character, It is true that their known jealousy of foreign and general ability, obtained hun the estom and friendship of a sudocasion of General and other or induced thea to refiso co-operation with
Offers on whose stall he has served General Sir Henry Pottinger, when he proposed to enter
Hardyman, Colonel Edward (killed at Uhudpore), into an agreement with them, for the mutual exertions of their and our navies to suppress Brigadier Coniby Sir Samford Whittingham, piracy. If permission in refused to land upon at Chenal Orlour "the good and the those islands, for the purposes we have named, we do not suppose other the Naval Officerappreciated in a distenderer als murite distinguished mamer, he on this station, or the Magistrates of this Co-
having been selected as tile de Camp, in 1889. by the Gaperior of Bengal de 1000mpany Prince lony, will hesitate about doing so, and we think the necessity of the case will justify such lenty of the Netherlands from Calculate Luck a step. It is already a recognised principle, of Agra, and Lallie
In May, 18, he was specially chosen to fill which we could bring forward several in stances, that when a government either can- the important and arduous post of Chief Mugar not, or will not protect neighbouring states rate of Hongkong Cast, as it were, on the side of a barren mountain, with literally nothing buta from inroads by their lawless subjects. the country who is injured may protect herself, mat but to shield him from the weather, the “Chiar Magistraje” was left to his own resources and follow the depredators into the adjoining
for than establishment.” Without Architout or country. Wo have every respect for treaties,
Engineer, a
i a suitable Jail, Court-house, &c, rose as well as for the due observance of the sub-
under his indefatigable industry and auspicës; We are told that this publie denunciation on lished comity of national intercourse; but we
and where the wild dog howled three years ago, the part of the Baboo, arose from his having į subunit, in such cases as the one in question,
the houseless stranger, or old friend, now hinds a lost the business of a respectable house in pressed; and we trust our rulers will not per-ho-soleil, thuring the progress of the war, to be worse than those el other people, selling simu treaty or no treaty, the piracies must be sup
warm and hospitable reception. Frequently did Calcutta, in consequence of his sales mit any falso ideas of dolioncy, at any time,
statesman, at for head of Blaire the mining lar goods at the same time. A person
the stairs in China had tensively engaged in the business of the place, found in hin a man capable of something more.
as Baboo Mutty Loll Soal, was well aware thanhunting down the long tails."
The subjoined reply to one of his applications that such sales could not have taken placa aceds no comment from us; and, we feel assured, without his knowledge. Feeling his own cha- facter as a Banian attacked, and smarting only requires in be known in the proper quarter to be duly appreciated. -
under the loss of a good connection, he was induced to make further enquires, and he soon found out that the particular sale in question, had been made at the same price as his own. but that necount sales had been rendered to
to stand between them and their duty to this colony, and follow the ruffians to their haunts, if the Mandarins decline giving them up, even on the mainland of China itself.
Prior to the arrival of the Chief Justice, we more than once commented upon the essen nally mildary character of the only Court of civil Judeature then existing in the Colony,
In so doing, we have reason to believe, our remarks were considered somewhat too severe on the worthy Chief Magistrate, whose ability and attainments, in his own peculiar province,
we nover meant to impaga.
It now gives us great pleasure to present our renders with an extract from the Naxal and Military Gazette,” of the 20th April, contain- ing a detailed statement of Major Caine's ser-
Vices,
We quae concur in the sentiments of the London Eduor, and heartily wish our worthy Magistrate health and prosperity.
į It has ever been our aim, as Military Journalists, to draw from obscurity, and rescue from oblivion, the names of distinguished men, whom the whips and scorns of time. the oppressor's wrong the. proud man's contumely," or perchance the mere caprice of fortune, may have made thy prey of dull forgeBulness. In pursuance of this most cherished purpose, we have, from time to time, called attention to the valuable services rendered in the reemat wars, both in Indin, and China, by various gallaut Officers, on whose bright deed Corresponding favour does not seem to have bean
bastamend
A Military friend has recently brought to our notice the long gallant and faithful services of another veteran Officer, whose career we deere it our duty to chronicle.
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in this and other cases, our authorities, civil and military, are very unsuccessful To those un- acquainted with the position of Hongkong, and the character of the populace on the neigh bearing islands, the ability of our authorities to suppress piracy, abnost in the harbour, or at least within a few miles of our shore, would almost indicate a want of due diligence on the Breast-Minjur Uaiar, of the 26th Regiment, has part of the magistracy. Those on the spot, now served his country nearly thirty years his howover, can more truly estimate the difficul- first commission being dated July, 1914 During ties which have to be contended with, and this long period, he has served uninterruptedly in, obstacles overcoms, before any one of these India and China, without once obtaining furlough. pirates cau be captured, or if captured, the He is a Lieutenant of June, 1819, a Captain of further difficulty in adducing legal evidence of December, 1527; and a Brevet Major of Decem his guilt, although morally, there cannot be the ber, 1841. Major Caine served in the Nepal War slightest doubt ofit. One of the numerous
of 1915, and was prosent with the Light Company jelands which stud the esturay of the Canton kewise served in the Bercan War, and at the of the 17th Foot, at the action of Jeetgurb, Ife river, and which for ages have been notorious for the haunts of pirates, who, at different pe
victory of Jhubbulpoor slow with his own hand, riods in modern Chinese history, have congre-Chieftain. When the British forces invested in defence of the regimental colours, an Amb gated in such numbers as to set the Govern. Bhurtpore, under Lord Combermere, the subject ment at defiance, and sweep the coast for a
of this sketch, who had exchanged to the 14th Foot, thousand miles, committing with impunity the was appointed Brigade Major to the 1st Infantry greatest atrocities, Hongkong is thus nearly sur Brigade, and, during the progress of the siege, founded by islands inhabited by the most rendered armportant services. On the morning of lawless people in the world, the ferror of the the storm (19th January, 1826), is killed three of trading vessels of their own country, who, on the enemy in personal combat end, when the their passage to and from Canton, Macho, or
ammonition of the advanced column of the 14th Hongkong, have to pass through the narrow
had been expended, led a small pussy of volunteers passages between the islands, and in too many,
over a rampart of considerable extent, which had instances are robbed and murdered. When at
been re-anned by the enemy, throug is ascertained that a piracy has been committed,
successfully cut his way, and the exact spot known, from the erratic
inforcémeals an wol habits of the people, the insuperable vessels, all of a similar class, and the various passages by which they expe, as we before stated, capture is almost hopeless, or if captured, it found too difficult to prove their guilt, so as to satisfy the requirements of British Crimins) Jurisprudence; in very many instances or minals have been discharged, though the charges against them were serious, and the same proof Lefore a Chinese Mandarin would have cost them their heads. We know it is a humane principle in
le in our Courts, and deeply impressed upon our Judges, that it is better to let tes guilty men escape, than to punish one who is Innocent. We acknowledge this beautiful maxim, but we would couple it with an axier Joudpore Major which, if less o be admired is equally true,
amely, that
Ship London, of Can'op, May 23nd, 1891. SIR-With reference to your note of the 19th inst, just received, wherein you request that you may be granted ten days' leave to rejoin your corps during the present operations against Can- tan, I am directed by the Chief Superintendent to inform you, that he regret, he cannot deem it right to accede to your request. The duties of your office at Hongkong will not permit you to leave that place at a moment when no other Officer of the Government is an the spot, and the Chief Superintendent is melt assured you must feel with his thut, while in the office you now haid, it necessardy becomes your duty to forego (however puinely) the pitcilege of being with your corps on any Miltary operation in which it may be engaged. I have, dega al
(Signed) J. R. Monnisos, Actg. Secretary
and Treasurer.
course, too often
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the consigners at a higher rares the whole com mission to which the sellers wore entitMuf being sacrificed by them, for the sake of appearing to do business better than their neighbours, The Baboo's curiosity being whet ted by this discovery, he was anxious to ascer-- tam how people could live, who did business for nothing; and further enquiry led hip'ta the conclusion, that the commission sacrifice.t in one transaction was laid on in another, where the competition was not quito so intense. The Baboo now asserts that, he has traced this mode of dealing to a particular House which ho paines; but we beg to remark distinctly that we do not apply either the above statement, or our own remarks, to any individual, as wo
k, to any
Captain Caine, Chief Magistrato. Hongkong. When the termination of hostilities turned upon the Amy of Chips Bat which, in its undiscriminat Stream of honour should not think ourselves warranted in doing poured rank and ribbons upqn untriel hoya, to the exclusion of bearded and war-scathed men,
અહી what fell to the lot of this veteran- this welds of many a real fight whom general inteligence and superior qualifications excluded from thong scenes. of mimic war which had been enacted along the coast! Nothing literally nothing! the Brevat rank Major Caine now holds having come to him for length of service, in common with all other Captains of his standing in the Army, whilst the Commussary-General, the Judge Advocate Gene ral, the Paymaster General--fficers usually con sidered civil-were severally promoted and honour- ed with the C. B.
It is far from our intention to undervalue the services of the troops employed in China; but this we will say, Aint it is for passive endurance, rather
than active deeds of heroisin, that they deserved well of their country. In the eyes of a Peninsu- or veteran, such as General Schoodie, who liad been one hundred ames under the fire of French men, what must have been the fighting in China ?
and others of our land forces, must have been Indeed, the gallant Chief himself, Lord Saltoun,
equally sensible of the near approxation to child's play of the active part of this campaign. It is not, therefore, to deeds of chivalry though we feel conndent, had the ocasion offered, such would not have been wanting that the heroes of China owe their honours Why, then, we would ask, has not the Chief Magistrate of Hongkong, who did participate in the early operations of the war, and whose desire it was to be timployed aub- pequently, receive some passing tribute from the nhor he tule of fortune? Surely the early hardship and ruh re- fexposure of a residence at Bangkong, were equal On this to any endured by the troops along the coast
grapes whilst the risks, as regards sickness the chief General Sir Thomas Burrell than teknowleges Imminent. shot, whilst charging the enemy a guns, z Malurenisa of cusreilles in Chilia -have been equally
in his despatch the gallant noticed Major Freel Major Caine, of BM 14th | him throughout, and instinzent
cularly On two occasions the tribute of friendship for we are of his old comrades for the to lend 20 Forlorn Lapu-
Jn the With Foor he37 Advocate, and frequently Adjatent He is on ma
service he was wounded
unier for
the linee inhabitants of the islands we refer to and the thousands who live in boats 10 the mirrounding waters are this batal borednary romuns and p
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so without complete proofs, which, though the Baboo offers to give to the parties he accuses, are not before us. We shall therefore only notice the existence of such a pratice as a pos- sibility, not as fact; and we cannot help con- sidering it as one of the most disgraceful frauds that we ever heard of." "It may be true that the consigners who intrusted their property to the parties who render false sales, are no losers, because the overcharge on one sale, is made aip by an undercharge on another, though we can hardly believe that those who would deliberately put their hands to a lie - would hesitate in lying for their own advantage, it ever the opportunity should occur of doing it without detection. But the immediate object is a different one; it is to injure neighbours, friends probably persons with whom the parties are in the daily habit of intercourse, by making their correspondents believe that they
are negligent of the business entrusted to them,. or else, that they are committing the very same kind of fraud, We have indeed hoard, that one House was directly accused by its corres pondents of cheating them because they had received a better account from another, made up as above. The Doct, then, of such a pro- ceeding upon the credit and reputation of neighbours, is exactly the same as if they bad been publicly accused of fraud. worse, for they might refute an open accusa tion, but one of this kind they may never hear of otherwise than by the loss of their business. Indeed, we have reason to believe, that only a person so well acquainted with Galoutta as Buboo Matty Lull Seal, could trace out such
It is even
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