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MUTHEND OF GUN
AND HONGKONG GAZETE
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION
VICTO
DURING THE
ENDED ON
hermometer
Quarter Ending
Mean Rang of Barod
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Max, Min: Mean
1st on 9th August 20 493 88 80 83.1 2.80
Bad on 15th
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die Breezes, castedy Ram and strong Brecor
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3rd on 23th 20 653 21 81. 85,3220
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Atmosphere during
4th on 1st Septbr 29 84, 8870 924 2371 This Quarter
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VICTORIA,
TONGKONG:
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR THE WEEK ENDING, 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1845.
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REMARKS.
ORIGINAL OORRESPONDENØR
To the Editor of the Friend of China.
Canton, ath September, 1845. Sir,-Being a new comer to China I beg leave to make known to the Public through the medium of your Journal, that great irregularities prevail at the Post Office in Victoria Hongkong, in deliver- ing of letters for parties residing at Canton There hing been several stances with me, but the one at present has certainly exhausted my patience, and induces me to write you there lives, because a letter to my address marked by the Cowase Family" bearing a stamp on it of the Hongkong Post office dated the 17th August last, was brought to me at noon of the 3rd instant, from the British Consulate Now Mr Editor I leave it to your judgment to say who to blame ? the Post master or the Clerks of the Consulate office? One or the other are very much mistaken, and have been the panse of losses to me to same extent
Your tuost ubedient servant,
A NEW COMER.
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A FEW HINTS TO YOUNG NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
When a Regiment has been long employed on active service it is quite natural to expect that there should be among its N G. dilicers several young men; some of whom, hot being long in the service, would occasionally require a trord of Conuser from their older and more ex- perenced brethren. They would require a companion of Jag standing to take them by the hand and whisper a
case may need. With this object in view I would in the most unobtrusive manner take liberty to suggest a few hints to the young N. G. officers of the Regiment which it attended to, will not I trust, prove ultimately useless.
FRIEND OF CHINA vont of two of caution, reproof of encurragement as the
WEDNESDAY. OF COBBAR for 1815.
ufans appric, the res îlutions pronozed meeting of the "Medical Mis
*~~~The object of this institution, is the gradul introduction of Chris tmnity among the Chinese through the medium of henevolent Hospitals for the cure of bodily in Granties, and a more commedable method of carry ing on the great work of Christian missions among such a people as the Chinese, could not well have been chosen. Under the management of Dr.Flobson, who for a time has withdrawn on account of his health, the Hospital at Hongkong has been the means of caring many distressed people, and it is to he hoped, of at lest preparing some their minds for the reception of a pure doctrine. It cannot fail to strick those who have been cared for, and clothed, and healed by strangers, that there must be something. in the religion of these strangers, which inculates
●Victoris, 26th Sept. 1845. charity and brotherly affections. We always poruke missionare reports with a degres of caution-nói that Missionaries would deceive others, but simply because they may deceive themselves--than this nothing is more easy their own enthusiast in the cause makes them credulous of there success
100 or an average of nearly ↑ Inch
per diem.
C. B. HILLIER, Esq... Acting Chief Magistrate, Sir,It is my painful duty to lay before you a most distressing case and in so doing, I do not sime ply appeal to you in your oficial capacity, but to your feelings as a man and a Christian. A few nights since while bathing with my brother and another gentleman at West Point, my attentions was drawn to a poor miserable object in the shape of a child of about 6 years of age which I found on enquiry had been left there by some inhuman monster to perish with hunger, or be carried away by the tide. I had the child conveyed to my own house and asked Dr. Barton to come up and look at it, and he gave is as his opinion that it was lite rally perishing from sheer want and neglect the same time, labouring under zome
some dreadfut cutaneous disease. I gave information of the cir- cumstances to Mr Inspector McGregor, who caused the child to be removed, promi ing me to have it sent to the China Hospital, but to my utter astonishment I saw
saw the very identical child in question: last evening, laying on the sand in the same place 1 first found it, crying most bitterly for want of food, this I obtained for it but could not get it conveyed home In drawing your ut tention to this case, I am actuated by no other foelings than those of humanity, and I am led to believe, that the same feeling will induce you to take notice of it, that is if the child has not already perished, which is not at all unlikely. Whether thig be the case or not I submit with deference that the authorities should not let it pass unnoticed.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
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It can be to the disadvantage of the Medical Missionary Society" that they do not boast of great success. Their works speak for them. In Hong kong, in Canton, and in other parts of China the institution is in full operation Thousands are annually healed, and it is to be hoped taught that that religion cannot be bad, which demamis that is believers, send its ministers into distant lands, and among strange people, to heal and to teach "
supporters of the Society, there was less unaniinity It has been for sometime known, that among the
upon one or two important points, that could be wished for. The removal of the head quarters of the Institution to Hongkong, while its Ame. rican patrons are chiefly in Canton, and their wish that Canton be the principal point, has almost given a national character to the dif ference. The meeting on Thursday, disavowed the proceeding of certain members in Canton, who have also being meeting and passing resolutions on the affairs of the Society.
We do not profess to be so well acquainted with the constitution and management of this and the other religious and benevolent institutions of Chi- na as we ought. We wish well to them all, but heretofore our attention has been so taken up with matters of local and immediate importance. that we may have neglected this part of our editorial duties. We do not, so far as we have means o formnug an opinion, consider that the secession. of the American members will materially injure the cause, though it may the individual institu gon, In that event that is in the event of Sir, — In reply to your letter of this date, relative – Recession--there would be two Medical Missionary to a discased Child, whom your state you found | Societies. The American Society, of Canton ; last evening on the beach near West Point, I have | and the British Society at Hongkong. This to inform you that I am not aware that any pro may be a simple way of settling disagreements; vision has been made by Government for affording and if the society is in funds, it will be equally sim relief to such distressed objects. Could the parents | ple to divide these funds, in proportion to the same or relations of the Child be found, they might be subscribed by the countryman of the two new in compelled to afford it propor care and sustenance, stitutions.
Chief Magistrate's Office,
Victoria, 26th Sept. 1815.
but as there seems to be no clue to these perauns, We put forth our opinion with deference to the chid must be left to the charity of private in. | others; but it will be a matter of regret should the dividuals. Such cases as the present, have not in-cause suffer, through the obstinacy of those who frequently come under my notice, and in every are its servants, or of others, who profess to be insinnce it is the benevolence of private individuals its supporters. which has alleviated the distress. If, as you assert, you discovered the child last evening on the bench suffering from hunger and exposure, and that the letter which I am now answering, is the first step which you have taken towards affording it relief, it seems highly probable that it is no longer alive, I will however cause enquiries on the subject to he made, and lest you should suppose that the po- Lea have acted in an inhuman manner in this natter, it may be as well to inform your thit, the Child in questun, having been refused admission at the Missionary Hospital, and all enquiries as to its relatives having proved fruitless, was supported at the police station, until a person could be found to take charge of it. A Boatman engaged to rear the child, on consideration of being paid a cer lain monthly sum for the service The Child was accordingly delivered
to him, and it is he. I sup pose, who repeating of his bargain bas left the child to perish,
Sir, Your obedient servant (Signed) CB. HILLIER, Officiating Chief Magistrate of Police,
To
Victoria, 25th September, 1815, C. B. HILLIS8 Esq.
These brief remarks though intended for all grades of N. C. offices, because in some-measure applicable to all, yet I think my purpose may be fully answered in adute,s- ing, but two ranks of N. C officers, viz Lance Corporals and Bergeants. The former being as it were probationers for turure, advance nent, I would endeavour to beget in Them a spirit of emulation, and encourage them to cm- plug every means by which they may eventually become usotul and intelligent NC. officers. The latter being the must useful, and most infiuential class of N. C. others in a Regt. I would, as well as I am able, and in as few words as possible, suggest to them also a few hints on the impor tance of the position they occupy and the great power they possess of doing good among the men
To lance corporals your situation, though in the lowest class of N. C, officers, is by no means ao unim- portant one. When you are promoted to lance corporal, you become a select man chosen from amongst elect men, that is to say that from among the steadiest and best be haved men in your Company you are selected." "You thus attain the first degree in the scale of promotion, and be come a candidate for a prize held out to all, but attainable by those only who steadily, patiently, and perseveringly strive for it. It depends, in no small degree, upon the ability, you display, and the zeal and activity you evince in this probationery state whether you be, at no distant day, 'n useful and active N. C, officer. Spare no paina then in qualifying yourself for your situation. Aim at being a neat legible writer; and be very careful always to spell your wonts correctly, Errors in Orthography look very bad and cannot be too carefully guarded against." An Officer cannot help censuring them when they occur in Orterly books and Guard reports. Bad spelling always produces in the mind of the intelligent reader, a very un- favourable impression of the qualifications of the writer. If you be a bad speller-and feel yourself one-attend to the following simple direction and you may so00 be a good one. Write frequently from dictation. Get your Comrade, or any other man, to give you out one or two short sentences, at a time, from an old orderly book or newspaper that may be convenient. Compare your writ- lug with the book Put a pencil stroke under any word that may be spelled incorrectly. Now shit the book and try if you can correct your mistakes without again referr ing to it. A little practice, coupled with perseverance, at this exercise will serve you much. Spend at least half an hour daily at it. (Recollect daily not by fits and starts] and you shall find that at the years, end you shall have made a vast improvement su much so that you may By write orders without spelling a word wrong, adopting this system much time may be saved, and the drudgery of committing to memory columns of words in spelling books dispensed with. In spelling books words are arranged not so much for their utility, as for their comprising certain syllables. After spending an hour, oF perhaps longer, in learning a column of thirty words very probably ted out of the thirty you may never want to use, Not so in the books alluded to's every word you meet with is for the most part a common one, and therefore in gene- ral use. Besides when you write a word wrong and com rect it with your pen you are more likely to remember it than if you had not done so. This exercise is at once pleasant and profitable. A little time and attention judi ciously employed will serve to cure bad spelling. But. above all: I would recommend you to exhibit an example of steadiness and regularity before the men of your con- pany. You eat at the same table with, and are contantly among them your example therefore will have great weight and be sensibly felt throughout the whole circle of your influence, For it is impossible that the good or bad, example of a man surrounded by hundreds of his comrades should fall to the ground; because virme and vice both are diffusive in their tendency the one possesses an et tractive, a transforming power the other exerts a con- tagions a debasing influence.
To Sergeants and hete I would include myself. It has often struck me that if we did attentively consider the importance of the situation we hohl, and the great power we possesses of doing good among the men and act ae- cordingly, the salutary effects of these operative measures would soon become apparent. I should however be very sorry to insinuate that any of us are wanting in our various duties, or that our Regt. is not in as high a state of discipline and perhaps as free from acts of insubordina- tion and gross crime as any other in the service. Bal would say let us not stop here, let us advance, tarther, and as sure as we do, we shall carry the Regt. along with us in the progressive path of improvement..
Now that we may see more clearly the importance of our situation in the Regt. and the power we possess of doing good in it, we would do well to observe the follow- ing maxims. Let every Sergeant on his appointment hold We publish the particulars of the meetings of easy. Let him betake himself in right earnest to the uc in utter contempt the very unmilitary system of taking it two institutions for religious and benevolent par- quiring of those qualifications which will in every way fit poses; we also publish a correspondence batwem ham för becoming a pattern, not only to the men of his the Acting Chief Magistrate and a Gentleman who owa company, but to every private Soldier in the legt. called his attention to a Cuild found on the beach of any duty that is, or may here, der be required of him. Let him also labour to qualify himself for the performance dying for want of food. This commany hive It is a reproach to any non Commissioned Omieer, espe done much, publicly and privately, in and of the dis- cinlly a Sergeant, to be under a compliment to a private tressed and in support of various Missionary and Sulifier to perform any part of his duties, if we all other societies, but we look in vain for may one
upon these principles an incalculable amount of good will result from them. We shall be looked up to with greater charitable dead on the part of the Excentive. The respect by the men, consequently our influence among bench for very slight offences lavys fines to a large them will be greater. Sober steady N. C. offlers speak- amount from 820 to $100-but that same enching generally make sober steady men. If the Sergeants will not, or cannot, afford relief oven in auch a
collectively be sober and stea.y, the inferior N. C. uilicers will copy their example and the men will become so from case as that referred to in this correspondence, It imitation When the Non Commissioned Officers do is the duty of the Executive of Hongkong to right the men seldoia do wrong. punish and to oppress -not to reward the good and protect the week.--By this principle every action is regulated it is observable in all the ordinances. which have been spurned by the home Governinens
The Chief Magistrate, lest it should be supposed that the police had acted humanly in the mat pter, informs his correspondent that a Boatman had- engaged to rear the Child on consideration of being paid a certain sum monthly for the services This mirerable diseased Child was intrusted tõ the tender mercies of a Boatmant We would merely wish to be informed, whether the said Bat man was paid the first month in adrances if to be has shown greiter humanity than could have been expected, as the chances were that he would throw the child into the water.
thoroughly qualified for his situation until he be fully cont Let every young Sergeant never look upon himself as petent to set up a squad of Recruits newly jdinct and perfect there in their a It is true that some are na- inrally better gifted for the performance of this duty than others, yet every one who lays himself out for ii, and bestows that time and attention which the habite of the duty demands will most assuredly acquire a facility the imparting instruction of which previously he wouls sut have thought himself capable. Nothing great or goud cạn be obtained without mitich Isbour and stay. But the very superior and decided avantage to be derived from knowledge of this duty will amply compensate for the trouble you have taken in acquiring it. The sergeant who excels as an instructor of drif is looked upon by all. as the first for promotion; and he who wontifexral must, by all means, anteavour to poslees that almost unexplain- able tact which folly qualifies him fur the discharge of so very important an offer,
To the Editor of the Friend of China.
Victoria, 29th Sept. 1945. SirThrough the medium of your liberal jour- mal I beg to lay before the public the three accom- panying letters in order that they may judge of Mr. Fillier's conduct in reference to the case to which these letters refer. The circumstances of the case are set forth in my first communi- cation to Mr. Hiller it therefore only remains
Acting Chief Magistrate. for me to make a few remarks on the tenor of Mr. Hillier's reply
Sir-Your must excuse my present intrusion reply. Your will notice this gentleman
from the fact that I conceive the letter just received gives it in plam, terms as 115 opinion that the
from you requires an answer, in order vɔ obliterate wretched child must remain at west point on the sand at low water mark to be relieved by the from your mind, the error into which you have ful
Though the force of the example of a N. C. officer is charity of private individuals, PUBLIC fandtionaries len, in supposing that I afforded no other relief to
generally fell throughunt the Regt get it is more particu the hapless creature, who was the subject of my It is of course desirable that every means should kerty experienced to the Company has belongs to. This is having neither the power nor charity to render it the epistle than simply writing you a hter. I beg of be used to present the Chinese from licinging their the circle of his luffierce, and becasually enlarging lis slightest assistance. The nonchalance with winch Mr. Hillier a states the possibility of the bayless Jou to re peruse my first communication, and you paupers their sick and leaving drew on this circumference to to embrace the whole Regt. Every creature's perishing, or baring perished, is truly residence some day past, housed and fed it and cer extreme distress upon the island itself), n behaves knowledge of the tempers, habits, and dispositions of
will then find, that I brought the child to my own island. But granting this. there are ming Cases of Sergeant shanti make himself acquainted with every par dralar tatafing to bis companske should possexa a volling to the feelings of any right minded and
every man ist. He bould also be able with the aİYASIY honorable man. I will not be uncharásbe enough thinly would never have allowed it to pass from every Government, laying clan to be ranked a-
madness, to answer any question that may be proposed to say that, the heaven like feeling of bumanly my hands to the Police had I supposed for a momong civilized Gezeraments, bestow some of its hath no place in Mr. Biller's breast, but I fear mint, that they would have taken (for the child attesting, and some of its protection, on such mise-by bis offers as the same, or character or any indig
dual. His readiness in the held. When he was last rev that but one spark remains, and that as it would could not walk) the poor creature to the very desirable objects as may be occasionally found by the ported, and fur what. How Long ft has been wat of the or others dying of want by the runt side or Delesher's took. When lassed, and length of service. appear, been nearly extinguished sincehis at exalis action from which I had once rescued it. Whether pa
(to bobsverige A primpe correct ans-sed plainly judicates an intellipane tion but I would wish to impress upon Me. Hither the Government laws have made provisop or sit to un tur sea beach. lithere is re
*. . offer, ignoranet ja excusable when there are no the fact that be his station never so exalted are such hapless creatures from destructures fets are le
reas of aequcing honyledge and on the same pe inat BUKEN NH DỊCH * ide u menioube where the means of obtaining knowledge his rank in sociely never so high, there too mus?
nses, betonu, cœse caa the Govern | And Desfil information is open to, and winue the recht of all, perish and sink into oblivion, and who knows how
edinjenuding them to die without | The batter we evillly uneven the the së cmil he zu soon, but I would hope when 3.5, 40
spered by was Ciffusers: The more ca lui un are, the dang bude upon what grounds the Vera gehise of rice and regularly, the greater will be the credit we alssit being to the Bege The frase we become den Ursionary Sety restalazion to the force of our epicple, and the hippter wa shull baka garw
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Your oba servant,
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I have the honor to be,
Your dosdient sezÝBLE,
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