[ { "id": 221672, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-012 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [5-7]", "page_number": 155, "title": "CO129-012 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [5-7]", "content_text": "being incapacitated from sickness at whatever\n\nperiod such incapacity may\n\nthat five\n\nYears' service should entitle an individual to\n\nsuperannuation allowance of four months'\n\nSalary and that ten\n\nyears' service should\n\nentitle him to\n\nallowance of eight months'\n\nSalary (if living so long)\n\nin accordance\n\nwith our firm belief that the last is about the limit beyond which he cannot be expected to be capable of discharging\n\nhis real duty that in consideration of the great amount of deduction proposed; the high premium required by the Insurance Offices, and the premature decay certain to await\n\na liberal scale of pensions should be accorded.\n\n[signed]\n\nJohn Walter Hulme C. J.\n\nPand Day Stocking Alt & Gund Robé Dundas bay Registrar.\n\nW. H. Leggett Clerk of Court\n\nPage 042\n\n[signed]\n\nW Caine Sheriff & Chief Magistrate of Police\n\nC. B. Hillier Assistant Magistrate of Police\n\nD. R. Caldwell Interpreter of Ch. Magistrates Court.\n\nW H. Miles Clerk Chief Magistrates Court.\n\nChat & Holdforth Clerk Chief Magistrates Court.\n\nCharles May Superintendent of Police\n\nChat St Ger bleverly Ajit Surveyor & Act & Surveyor General\n\nJohn Pope Civil Engineer & Clerk of Works.\n\nD. Collins Clerk Colonial Treasury.\n\nRobert Ricnaecker\n\nG. fometate Chief Clerk to the Treasury.\n\nSam's Inc (Clerk Momuntant derreyn for Departon)\n\nI. Ready Close to Auditor General\n\nW Henry Cooke Clerk to the Clerk of the Councils\n\nS. A. Trotter, Clerk - Colonial Secretary's Office\n\nA. Lena Act? Harbour Master\n\nR Michell Clerk to the Harbour Masters\n\nA . L. Inglis Clerk and Interpreter to Mamie Magidive\n\nL. d'Almada e Castro, Chief Clerk in Colonial Secretary's Office\n\nM. d'Almuda e Castro, Clerk Colonial Secretary's Office\n\nH.F. Hance Clerk in Colonial Secretary's Office", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-012 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 222341, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-013 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [8-12]", "page_number": 394, "title": "CO129-013 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [8-12]", "content_text": "1845\n\nSir J Davis\n\n201\n\nOct 22 143 Relief of the Poor. Ackn!. Circular Oct 29 147\n\nAugust 13. No provision has hitherto been made for the relief of the Port and Destitute, and a plan for this object is in contemplation.\n\nOct 24 144 Public Buildings. Ackr\". Despatch N 133 and 134 Aug 20 and 23. Refers to his N 116 Aug 25.\n\nEncloses the following Drawings prepared by Mr Gordon previous to his absence on leave:\n\n1st Plan and Elevation for Chewah Court Government House to cost about £10,500.\n\nElevation for a Government House to cost about £11,000.\n\nOct 24 145 Harbour Regulations. Encloses a Memorandum N11. Regulations for the Harbour.\n\nOct 28 146 Auditor's Queries. Refers to his Despatch N 132 Sept 27.\n\nEncloses a continuation of the replies to the Auditor's Queries.\n\nOct 29 147 Triad Societies. Ackn!. Despatch N 114 June 28.\n\nEncloses an Ordinance N12. Suppression of Triad Societies.\n\n1845\n\nSir J Davis\n\ncontinued\n\nNov 3 148 Acknowledgement of Despatches. Ackn!. receipt.\n\nNov 10 149 Ghaut Serang. Encloses a report on the business of the Ghaut Serang or Agent for regulating Lascar Sailors and their Boarding Hours.\n\nEncloses an Ordinance N13. Licensing a Ghaut Serang.\n\nNov 12 150 Appointments. Reports the appointments of Mr. Frotter as Clerk to the Chief Justice, vice Leggett deceased; Mr W Alexander to be Clerk, The Supreme Court; Mr Holdforth to be Registrar; Mr J D'Almada to be second Clerk in See Office; Mr H Hance to be third Clerk; Mr Grand Pre to be fourth Clerk; Mr IH Power to be Clerk in the Land Office.\n\nThe Salaries of Messrs Frotter and Alexander £300 each.\n\nNov 20 (5) Despatches: Ackn!. receipt of Despatches.\n\nPage 201\n\nPage 202\n\nPage 203\n\nPage 331", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-013 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 223421, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6]", "page_number": 383, "title": "CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6]", "content_text": "the terms contained in it, by affixing \n\ntheir \n\nnames to the \n\npaper attached. By Order \n\n(Signed) Frederick W. A. Bruce, \n\nColonial Secretary. \n\nAssenting. \n\nDissenting: \n\n(Signed) Paul Sterling, (Signed) The Chief Justice. \n\nAttorney General ) Rot Bundasbay. \n\nG. A. Frotter. – ) F. Smith. \n\nthat the ) W. H. Alexander: \n\nassuming that the \n\ntime served in the \n\n) Frederick W. A. Bruce. \n\nLondon Post Office \n\n/ H. J. Hance: \n\n) W. H. Mercer : \n\n) I. G. Comelate. \n\n1 S. Collins. \n\nwill be allowed me, \n\n( • ) A. E. Shelley, \n\nAuditor. \n\n( ) Christopher Beverley, ) C. B. Hillier. \n\nSurveyor General ... ) Chard, Holdforth. \n\nChief Magistrate (.) A. Lena- \n\n(\".) W. Caine, \n\n/Wm H. Miles. \n\nAssenting. \n\n(Signed) C. May \n\nDissenting. \n\n$79 \n\n(Signed) James Stevenson \n\nSuper of Police \n\n( \n\n(») Thes: Smithers, \n\nノ \n\nInspector of Police \n\n. \n\nJohn Paper \n\nF. 10. ll. \n\nVincent Stanton. \n\n( « ) MR.Caldwell. ( « ) W. Tarrant, \n\n(+) Ready. \n\n( 4 ) AL. Inglis . \n\n. \n\n( ») W.H. Fittock . \n\nノ \n\nP. \n\n(») Edm # Michell. \n\n( 4 ) M. Bonce, \n\nInspector of Roads \n\nSuperintending \n\nConvict Labour. \n\nClark of Dear Registry re \n\n(Smebopy \n\nMaine \n\nGC. Harrison . \n\nfor the Colonial Secretary. \n\nMr Pedder", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 223542, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6]", "page_number": 504, "title": "CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6]", "content_text": "applied for in his enclosed Letter period of Sixteen months from \n\nA3 \n\n13) for a 13. \n\n1:3) for \n\nthe 20th Instant. \n\nA maximum period of 18 months being allowed by the printed Regulations for the Colony of Ceylon, \"have concluded that an equal, if not longer, period would be allowed for this more distant Colony.\n\nThe enclosed certificate from the Colonial Treasurer, states that Mr. Bruce, has received his salary at the rate of £1800 per Annum to the 20th Instant.\n\nThe following changes in office have attended the necessity for Mr. Bruce's temporary absence from the Colony. Major Caine will officiate as Colonial Secretary, and his duties as Chief Magistrate will be performed in the mean while by Mr. C. B. Hillier, the Assistant Magistrate. The office of Assistant Magistrate will be temporarily held by W. Holdforth, Deputy Sheriff, and Clerk in the Chief Magistrate's Office.\n\nNo4.\n\nMr. Morgan, who has been in the public employ at Chusan since our tenure of that Island, and whose conduct has been approved by his superiors, will on the evacuation of that port be left with no occupation - I therefore propose that he shall fill the situation of Clerk in the Chief Magistrate's Office, vacated for Mr. Holdforth.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nWith the highest respect,\n\nSir,\n\nYour Most Obedient\n\nHumble Servant,\n\n \n...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 223882, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "page_number": 299, "title": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "content_text": "Changes in the Briders of Office, and äfferontements in the offices of Hongkong, for the speaster ending\n\n30th September, 18.116.\n\n \n Office\n Name of the officer who formera\n Name of the officer who re\n Salary), appreintes, undarumal salary\n the abfcintment,\n broncated from Date of Governor's Paspartate inspection the the change of offices luter\n toff newly appointed another office gland, by the Gover\n te of an Ghort date of an Mority. Celous, deseription als\n diati\n appoin trucutor the former appointment. now appointun out.\n Column for Remarks.\n \n \n Clonial Treasury\n \n W. A. Aliter\n £250.\n \n 8th Septtr 1846\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2nd Clerk in Colonial Treasury\n W. A. Aliter\n J. Coltivo\n $250.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3. Clerk in Clonial Treasury\n \n R. Rien\n £230\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chief Clerk in Chrie Magistrate offier.\n \n Holdforth\n D276..\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Clerk to the auster generat obter to of Councilu and Clertim Chrie, Magistrati offrer.\n \n A. Mic\n 4230\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nResigned on the 12th After, 18. 469- this office is temporarily filled. recarves out of gout50 of the Salary attached letting office. the other Ego. 15.-\n\nJ. Quin. £ 18,7% 10. 210\n\n1846\n\nVictoria, Honghong, 144 October, 1846.\n\noffg:\n\n(Tone Copy)\n\nMeme\n\nul Searetary.\n\nIngued. &C. whelley,\n\nauditor\n\ntexp\n\n230", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 223973, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "page_number": 390, "title": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "content_text": "Brought forward.\n\nClerk of Registry thisper of Records, W. Tarrant\n\nAccountant\n\nJ. C. Power..\n\nClerk, R.. G. Harris\n\nOverseer of Roads, M. Bruce (£2.1.8. JPM Mode Allocana)\n\nChinese Clerk, Meokitch!\n\nOverseer of Convicts\n\nSexton, W. Sincanea -\n\nChinese Overseer of Surveying Coolies, Assow.\n\nCoolies attached to Survey; General and\n\nClerk of Works in Surveying.\n\n1 Office Coolie-\n\n1 Messenger\n\n2 Burial Ground Keepers\n\nRegistrar General's office.\n\n£ 12826.10.0\n\nRegistrar General, I Searon reg), (abent_) __\n\nOffg Registrar General, A. L. Inglis, (£2 Print these allow me)\n\nChinese Clerk, Fong-yokteur\n\nAL.\n\nMblert, J. Stevenson.\n\nJ:\n\n30, Ng. Mingtung\n\nMedical\n\nColonial Surgeon, P. Young, Reape\n\n1 Messenger\n\nJudicial\n\nChief Justice, The Honourable J. W. Hulme, Reap -\n\nAttorney General The Hon: P. S. Sterling, Reap.\n\nRegistrar of Supreme Court, R. J. Lay, regd.\n\nDeputy Registrar, F. Smith\n\nCarried Over-\n\n£21,196.10.0\n\n375....\n\n250.\n\n187.10.\n\n187.10.\n\n-\n\n50.\n\n-\n\n62.10..\n\n60....\n\n37.10.\n\n75.....\n\n15...\n\n15....\n\n30....\n\n312.10.\n\n312.10.\n\n800...\n\n50..\n\n37.10.\n\n500.\n\n12.10.\n\n3,000...\n\n1,500...\n\n750....\n\n350.\n\n£ 21,196.10.0\n\nBrought forward-\n\nChinese Interpreter to Supreme Court, I. Wade, regd=\n\nClerk to Court, W. Mexander\n\n579\n\n£21,196.10.0\n\nClerk to Chief Justice, I. A. Trotter. (House free) _.\n\nMalay & Hindustani Interpreter, J. A. de Jesus _.\n\nUsher, J. Brooksbank-\n\nBailiff, J. Wright.\n\nUnder Bailiff, F. Balfour.\n\nMahommedan Swearer Syed Muckseff-\n\n3 Office Coolies.\n\nChief Magistrate's Office\n\nOffg. Chief Magistrate, C. B. Altier -\n\nAsst. Magistrate, C. & Holdforth,\n\n(£5.4.2 travelling Allowance).\n\nChinese & Malay Interpreter, R. Caldwell.\n\nChief Clerk, J. Collins.\n\n2nd Clerk, J. Quin-\n\nPortuguese, Malay & Hindustani Interpreter, J. A. de Jesus\n\nChinese Clerk, Ing. Fangshan\n\nJailer, J. Collins,\n\nAssistant Jailer, Sfyriacs.\n\nCyriaco\n\nTurnkey, A. C\n\n/ Compradore\n\n4 Coolies.\n\n/Executioner\n\n405.\n\n300.\n\n300.\n\n50.\n\n150.\n\n-\n\n62.10.\n\n-\n\n37.10..\n\n-\n\n12.10.\n\n-\n\n37.10.\n\n-\n\n1000....\n\n500.\n\n-\n\n312.10.0\n\n250.\n\n-\n\n93.15..\n\n100....\n\n57.\n\n125.\n\n50.\n\n2\n\n37.10.\n\n37.10.\n\n60....\n\n25.\n\n2\n\n12.10.\n\n/ Mahommedan Swearer.\n\nHarbour Master & Marine Magistrate\n\nHarbour Master Marine Magistrate, Lieut. W. Poder PR. J.\n\nCarried Over- £ 25,805.5.0\n\n600.\n\nPage 390\n\nPage 391", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 223999, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "page_number": 419, "title": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "content_text": "336\n\nAccount of Fees received on their Own Account and a statement of the authority under which said Fees were received by Officers attached to the Supreme Court of Hongkong.\n\nOn their own Account.\n\n \n The Chief Justice\n \n \n \n \n \n The Attorney General\n \n \n \n \n \n The Registrar\n Rot. Dimios Cays coverei\n \n \n \n \n \n t. Smille.\n \n \n \n \n \n Nove\n Not kreowan\n Ave porbenton all sums received by him as official Administrator of Intestate Estates.\n \n \n \n Five percent on all sums received by him when appointed Provisional Assignee on Insolvent Estates.\n \n \n \n \n \n Vive per cent on all sums received by him when appointed Receiver.\n \n \n \n \n \n One Dollar for opening office for the transaction of business after the hours, on holidays, or during long vacations.\n \n \n \n \n The Deputy Registrar\n \n \n viz: Months of July, August, September & October)\n \n \n The Chinese Interpreter.\n \n \n \n \n \n The Judge's Clerk.\n \n \n \n \n \n The Clerk of the Court\n Hindustani Interpreter\n \n \n \n \n \n Interpontos\n Vone..\n \n \n \n \n \n Sone.\n \n \n \n \n \n tonem\n \n \n \n \n \n Fone:\n \n \n \n \n \n Fone.\n \n \n \n Amount Received.\n 1844\n 1845\n 1846\n \n \n \n $\n $\n $\n \n \n Total\n 221 6/6\n 140 7/7\n 586 9/9|197|15| #1 |\n \n \n \n 684\n 18\n \n \n\nReceived for the Years, 1844, 1845, and to 24th November, 1846.\n\nAuthority under which Fees Received\n\nOrdinance N. 6 of 1845 § 21412ute of Court 11 November 1844. $9\n\nOrdinance N. 3 of 1846. $ 9.\n\nAuthority of Chief Justice\n\nPractice of English Courts.\n\nBemarks.\n\nThe Attorney General in England, on sick leave.\n\nNo account has been kept of these fees.\n\nThe verbal Instruction of the Chief Justice practice of Courts elsewhere is not the same.\n\nThe Maher.\n\nThe Bailiff. R. Wright. Two Dollars a day, when put in possession of property under Writ of Execution.\n\n \n Sheriff's Department\n \n \n \n \n Sheriff. Major Caine\n \n \n \n \n Deputy Sheriff.\n Mr. G. E. Holdforth.\n \n \n \n \n John Ryan.\n \n \n \n Sheriff's Bailiff\n \n ?\n \n \n \n flatterly Mr. C. B. Hillier.\n 22\n \n \n \n \"Deb: 1844 Wett member 1846 $982,00 | Patty Expenses connected the dustion officed 100 100 Wages from Dopyt horiff for steve famed 162.00\n \n \n \n \n period Expenses on Execution of duty 91.00 Two Dollars a day, when in possession of property inder Whrit of Execiction\n \n \n \n \n April & May, 1845 ) 2\n 283 00\n \n\nA True Copy\n\n58192\n\n1986 | 8\n\n2016 8\n\n33 15 0\n\n16192\n\nSchedules vs 8 referred to in the of Infereme & Coneral Rules Court, 1844 41845.\n\nOrder of Sheriff.\n\nUniversal practice in all Courts.\n\nNo account whatever has been kept of the Amount of these Fees.\n\nSubsequently to the The sheriff made over the fees to his Deputy.\n\nmonth of May. 1845 off made over the whole of\n\nThere have been deducted from Grepe amount of Sheriff's fate.\n\nNo account has been kept of the of there fees. (signed) Rob1Dendas Cay.\n\nRegistrar.\n\nPage 336\n\nPage 336", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 224766, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 35, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "and Appointment\n\n4. Payments of our eventual\n\n3. Creation of New Offices\n\nception\n\nand for\n\nextraordinary\n\nSurplus\n\nhere\n\nChanges in the Motion of Government\n\nName of the officer who formerly held the office\n\nwho is\n\nLive\n\nthe offices of Hongkong, for the Quarter ending 31st December, 1846-\n\nat you\n\nAppointed by If promoted from Date of Governor's name of the officer H. Mo out it; newly appointed another office Despatch Respecting appointed, by the Governor not. Government situation the change of office the appointment and annual salary, date Late of authority, in the Colony, annual salary: of the do\n\nState.\n\n1,800 This appointment Government, as left to the Notification of Governor by Lord. 19 November, 1846. Grey's despatch. 1 23 of 15th June 1846\n\nDescription of former appointment.\n\nChief Magistrate 21st November, 1846. This appointment took effect from the last, the Late of The Honorable to succeed aforesaid to Government of Newfoundland.\n\nThe Separate office of Auditor General abolished, the duties being annexed to those of Colonial Secretary. W. A. Bruce vacated office on the 19th Nov, but received salary to the end of the quarter.\n\n \n Colonial Secretary\n W. A. Bruce\n 4800\n \n \n Major Caine\n Auditor\n \n \n \n A. &. Shelley\n Auditor General\n 1,000\n \n \n Her Majesty's\n Caine\n \n \n \n Clerk to Auditor General\n I. Ready. J. Morgan\n \n \n \n Surveyor General\n A. I. Borooi.\n 1,000\n \n \n Cho: Styes!\n Clevedyn\n 250\n \n \n \n \n 251\n \n \n Col letter N: 313 for Nor\n 24th Nov? 1846 Nr. 137–\n 1000\n \n \n After Surveyor General.\n \n \n \n \n Attorney General.\n War P.S.Starling Ex\n 1,500\n \n \n Hor\n Camh build Eagh\n 750.\n \n \n Col? letter Nr 500 of 15 Decbr 1846\n \n \n \n \n Chief Magistrate=\n Major Caine\n 1,200\n \n \n C.B.Herllier\n Eqre\n 1200\n \n \n Yut. Magistrate-\n C. (B. Hillier Co.\n 500\n \n \n C. & Holdforth\n Engr.\n 500\n \n \n Clerk to Chief Magistrate\n C.G. Holdfootte Eng/. \n 107 10\n \n \n J. Quin\n \n 187.10\n \n \n Inspector of Police\n Hugh M. Gregor\n \n \n \n Col letter 1987 of Assistant Jailer\n 14\" August 16\n 2301\n \n \n 29 J. Gil\n 500\n \n \n \n Dr. Peter Young\n 500\n \n \n\nAudit office, Victoria. Hongkong, 4th January, 1847.\n\n12th October, 1846.\n\nJ# Octbr 1846 No 118-\n\n(Illegible)\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nSigned Main\n\nAuditor. You\n\nat Mr Gordon vesig. when the office of Auditor General ceased.\n\nLeave, it Campbell as act attorney\n\n16th Decbr 1846. N° 1443. M. Sterling being on\n\nSen? draws half salary=\n\nGovernment Notification, W. Magistrate 24th Nov! 1846. N. 137– These appointments took effect from the last; the Chief Magistrate to draw only £1000 from 1 Jan 7.1847-\n\nResigned 18th December, 1846. Dr. Hill died 30th Nov 1846.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 224894, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 164, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "Sheriff's Office, Victoria,\n\nHongkong,\n\n2nd January, 1857.\n\nSir,\n\nI have been informed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court, that orders have been received from the Right Honorable the Secretary for the Colonies that the Sheriff be not allowed in future any fees for the Service of process or other duty in Criminal proceedings, and that he refund all fees hitherto received by him on that account.\n\nAs this order will most materially affect the interests of the person holding the office of Chief Magistrate and Sheriff, and has already caused the Resignation of the Deputy Sheriff (as will be seen by letter which I herewith transmit to you), thereby placing me in a situation of small ...\n\nI am unable to believe it without adequate remuneration for my labor and the payment of my expenses with the hope of future reward.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) Charles G. Holdforth,\n\nDeputy Sheriff.\n\nThe Honorable\n\nMajor W. Caine,\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nCopy:\n\nN C\n\nSir,\n\n160\n\n...\n\n(Signed) Charles GHoldforth,\n\nDeputy Sheriff.\n\n(Frncleefy)\n\nMarine\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nHowever, to follow the exact instructions given and to improve the response to fit the required format (HTML using for paragraphs), and to correct and reformat the given text according to the rules:\n\nand crimped me reluctantly to this office at as early a date as ... design!\n\nI am unable to believe it without adequate remuneration for my labor and the payment of my expenses with the hope of future reward.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) Charles G. Holdforth,\n\nDeputy Sheriff.\n\nThe Honorable Major W. Caine,\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nCopy:\n\nSir,\n\nSheriff's Office, Victoria,\n\n2nd January, 1857.\n\nHongkong,\n\nI have been informed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court, that orders have been received from the Right Honorable the Secretary for the Colonies that the Sheriff be not allowed in future any fees for the Service of process or other duty in Criminal proceedings, and that he refund all fees hitherto received by him on that account.\n\nAs this order will most materially affect the interests of the person holding the office of Chief Magistrate and Sheriff, and has already caused the Resignation of the Deputy Sheriff (as will be seen by letter which I enclose), thereby placing me in a situation of small ...\n\nLet's correct and simplify the response to adhere strictly to the format and instructions:\n\nSheriff's Office, Victoria,\n\nHongkong,\n\n2nd January, 1857.\n\nSir,\n\nI have been informed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court, that orders have been received from the Right Honorable the Secretary for the Colonies that the Sheriff be not allowed in future any fees for the Service of process or other duty in Criminal proceedings, and that he refund all fees hitherto received by him on that account.\n\nAs this order will most materially affect the interests of the person holding the office of Chief Magistrate and Sheriff, and has already caused the Resignation of the Deputy Sheriff (as will be seen by letter which I herewith transmit to you), thereby placing me in a situation of small ...\n\nI am unable to believe it without adequate remuneration for my labor and the payment of my expenses with the hope of future reward.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) Charles G. Holdforth,\n\nDeputy Sheriff.\n\nThe Honorable Major W. Caine,\n\nColonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 224896, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 166, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "other duties. It was therefore supposed that these expenses were to be defrayed from the fees of office; which have accordingly been appropriated to this purpose. Mr. Holdforth, Magistrate, consented to act as assistant Magistrate and Deputy sheriff in the hope that the fees would increase with the advance of the Colony - the amount he has received being far from a just compensation for his great labour and trouble - and the bailiffs were constables of the police force, who were willing to perform the duties required of them for a small addition to their pay as constables. Under any other arrangement, the fees would have fallen short of the current expenses, and compensation to the Deputy sheriff must have been afforded from the Chief Magistrate's salary, as it would be quite impossible for him to discharge his other duties efficiently at the same time.\n\nI may also mention that it is at considerable inconvenience to myself that I act as Deputy sheriff; Mr. Holdforth acts as such during his frequent absence at the Supreme Court in Civil Cases, for the whole period of the Criminal Sessions, and whenever other matters connected with his office prevent his attendance at the Chief Magistrate's Court, I have to perform his duty as Magistrate. Your Excellency will therefore at once see that to procure a competent person to fill the room of Mr. Holdforth can only be done by the sacrifice of a large portion of my salary already reduced by the sum of Two hundred pounds a year, and that the current expenses of the sheriff's establishment must also be an additional tax upon me.\n\nWith Regard to the fees received, it is obvious that the loss will fall the most heavily...\n\nPage 162", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 224897, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 167, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "severely on Mr. Holdforth, I would Remind you, that being a person who has been in receipt of a salary hardly sufficient for his support in this most expensive of Colonies, the refunding of money must be productive of great inconvenience; and the hardship will appear greater when it is considered that had there been any previous intimation of the approaching deductions, he would have avoided such a contingency by arranging his situation.\n\nIt is the more felt too by Mr. Holdforth, as he has decently, though through the misconduct of another person, sustained losses of a larger amount arising from his former connection with the Supreme Court or its officers.\n\nI embrace this opportunity of urging a request that I intended to make at an early date, had this occasion not presented itself, that His Excellency take into consideration the propriety of relieving the Sheriff, as in Sydney, and I believe other Colonies, from the liability he now incurs by the escape of debtors; a liability owing to the facility of escape, from the prison and from the Colony, from its having been originally a private dwelling house, and therefore not constructed with any view to the safe custody of its inmates; and from the Colony's vicinity to the mainland of China and to Macao.\n\nI do not ask to be relieved from reasonable responsibility, nor to be shielded from the punishment due to a negligent escape; but only from the ruinous consequences to myself which result from the present state of the law, by which the debt, however large, of the escaped prisoner is recoverable from the Sheriff. In one instance, this has amounted to $25,000.\n\nAs you, Sir, are enabled by your...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225044, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 315, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "and appointments\n\n4 Payments of an annual description.\n\n5 Reductions in Salaries,\n\n309\n\n(Signed). M.Caine.\n\nAuditor General.\n\nChanges in the Holders of Office\n\nOffice.\n\nAppointments in the Offices of Hongkong, for the Quarter ending 31st March 1847.\n\nand Appointments\n\n \n Name of the Officer\n Name of the Officer If appointed by H. M. Govt in England, date of Despatch respecting the appointment,\n If newly appointed or promoted from another Office or Government.\n Date of Governor's authority of the appointment,\n who formerly held the situation in the Colony, and description of former appointment, or the annual salary.\n annual Salary.\n the Secretary of State.\n date of authority.\n date of authority.\n appointment.\n appointment.\n Remarks.\n \n \n Clerk of Council's.\n J. E. Shelley Esq.\n I.d'Amada e Castro Esq.\n £100.\n with that of And: Gest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Holds this Office in conjunction with that of appointment.\n \n \n Supreme Court.\n St. Thot Wade.\n £405.\n M. Joze M. Marquad\n imisele Interpreter.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bailiff.\n Thot Wright:\n £62 - 10\n S. Williams\n £62.10\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n State.\n Colonial letter N.\n Chief Clock in the 616 of 31st Dec 1846.\n Colonial Office: D: 25th Feb 1847\n Dr. 6+ Jan 4 Sergt. Police Force!\n new.\n 16 Dec 1846, N° 143.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 19th Febry. 1847.\n N° 22\n Dr. 19th Febry.\n \" Febry\n Off & Aesh, magiste\n Off 2: test: Magistrate\n 19th Febry 1847.\n N=22\n Holds these Offices in conjunction with that of test: Imagistrate\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr 19th Febry\n M. Bruce resigned.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registrar General's Office\n I Fearon\n £625\n A.L, Inglis\n . Registrar General.\n 2550.\n Dr. 30th Jan 4 Off2.\n Registrar Counsel\n 197th Febry 184 7.\n Janry.\n N° 22.\n \n \n \n Theriff.\n Frost Marchet\n C. B. Hellier Eey.\n held C..\n Holdforth of that of the Admiralty\n the appointment with\n that of Chief Magistrate.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Courts.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Land Office\n M. Bruce.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overseer of Roads.\n £187.10\n £700.\n hm Bowden\n $187.10\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Colonial Secretary\n (TueCopy)\n Mana\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nPage 309", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225045, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 316, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "Additions to Salaries, and Advances in the Offices of Hongkong, for the year ending 31st March 1847.\n\nOffice.\n\nName.\n\nDate of Original Appointment.\n\nDate from which increased Salary drawn.\n\nOriginal Salary.\n\nIncreased Salary.\n\nDate and authority for increase.\n\nColumn for Remarks.\n\n \n Registrar General.\n A. L. Ingles\n 30th January 1847\n 1st March 1847\n £312.10\n £550\n 30th Jan. & 2nd Feb. 1847. Colonial letter N. 39.\n Promoted from Officiating.\n \n \n Sheriff, Provost Marshal & Assistant.\n C. G. Holdforth Copsey\n \n 1st March 1847\n £500\n £700\n 19th Febry. 1847. Col. letter N 61.\n Promoted from Deputy Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate; latter appointment still retained, but without allowances for travelling expenses, which makes the real increase only £150 per annum.\n \n\nTrue Copy.\n\nMain\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\n(Signed). W. Caine.\n\nAuditor General\n\n31st March ...\n\n \nPage 310\n\n \n\nPage 310", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225119, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "page_number": 390, "title": "CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4]", "content_text": "Jan 7 30 14 \n\n1847 \n\nFor IDavis \n\ncontinue \n\nAss \n\n4 \n\nFeb 13 18 \n\nHarbour Master, his Duties to be performed by Mr WCripps. \n\nFeb 1 15 Rev. V Stanton. \n\nAckn. Despatch \n\nN30 October 5, \n\nEncloses a Letter from the Rev V Stanton on the subject of his application for forage allowance. \n\nFeb 4 16 Revenue & Expenditure. Auth. Letter \n\nOctober 24 \n\nEncloses the required returns of Revenue and Expenditure for 1846. \n\nFeb 12 17 \n\nEstimates. \n\nArts. Despatch \n\nN26 Sept 28 and refers to his N19 October Fr \n\nEncloses the Estimates of Revenue & Expenditure for the year ending 31 March 1848 and comments on the same. \n\nFeb 13 18 Colonial Gun Boat. Ackn. Despatch \n\nN35 October 17 and refers to his N36 of 1845. \n\nEncloses a return of the services already performed by the Colonial Gun Boat in 1847 Sir Davis continued \n\nFeb 15 19 Mr R Webster. \n\nAckn. Despatch \n\nN40 November 3. \n\nEncloses the report of a Board appointed to investigate Mr Webster's claim for compensation for Land resumed by Government. \n\nFeb 15 20 Licensing Markets \n\nExulosis. Encloses an Ordinance N1 of 1847 for licensing Markets. \n\nFeb 19 21 Transportation of Chinese Criminals) Despatch \n\nN15 Dec 22 Encloses correspondence with the Indian Government relative to the locality to which Chinese Criminals should be transported. \n\nFeb 16 19 22 Refunding Fees. \n\nAckn. Despatch \n\nN845 \n\nrespecting paying back fees to the treasury. Encloses the resignation of Mr BG Holdforth Dept., Sheriff. \"The Salary of Mr CB Hillier \n\nPage 390\n\nPage 391", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225145, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8]", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8]", "content_text": "was,\n\nwas.\n\nthat the constitution of prisoner being rapidly undermined, and upon that he frequently expressed a hope to me, that he might be either pardoned or that his sentence might shortly be carried out, in order that life might not be further endangered.\n\nDr. Young, the present Colonial Surgeon, stated to me very recently that he considered Sinclair in a lingering state, and hoped that something would soon be done for him.\n\n(Signed) Charles St. G. Holdforth, Sheriff\n\nDuring my periodical visits to the prisons, I have frequently seen and conversed with Sinclair. When admitted into the Victoria Jail, he was in robust health, but he has gradually pined away under the necessarily close and for some time hopeless confinement which he has suffered. I concur with the Sheriff's opinion that a continuance in such confinement will greatly endanger the prisoner's life!\n\n(Signed) C. B. Hillier, Offg. Chief Magistrate.\n\nCopy\n\nManie Colonial Secretary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225160, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8]", "page_number": 38, "title": "CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8]", "content_text": "here whom I could venture to employ in the room of Mr. Mercer, who has ably performed the duties of Treasurer for two years, and given adequate securities, he will continue to act as Treasurer,\n\nand Mr. Hillier as Chief Magistrate until some permanent arrangement has been made for the important duties of the Fratry.\n\nShould Mr. Stewart not come out, Your Lordship may perhaps be pleased to take\n\ninto consideration the confirmation of Mr. Mercer\n\nas\n\nTreasurer, the Salary being (as before observed)\n\nprecisely the same as that of Chief Magistrate\n\nI have deemed it right to take the\n\nprofessional opinion of the Acting Attorney General as to the qualifications of Mr Hillier the present Chief Magistrate, and Mr. Holdforth the Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate, and beg to transmit the same herewith, being myself convinced from experience of its correctness\n\nI have the honor to be\n\nWith\n\nPage 36\n\nWith the highest respect,\n\nYour Lordship's,\n\nMost Obedient,\n\nHumble Servant,\n\n77 dans", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225163, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8]", "page_number": 41, "title": "CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8]", "content_text": "Majesty's Pleasure into effect.\n\nYou will obtain from each of these gentlemen, and transmit to Mr. Smith, the Chief Clerk of my Office, the sum of Eleven Pounds, 5s6d, the amount of Fees and Stamp duty payable on instruments of this nature.\n\nAttorney General's Office, 39 Victoria, 21st May 1847.\n\nI have the honor to acknowledge your letter of this date conveying to me the information that His Excellency the Governor is desirous of obtaining my professional opinion as regards the \"fitness of Mr. Hillier for the office of Chief Magistrate and of Mr. Holdforth for that of Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate.\" In reply, I beg to state as regards Mr. Hillier that I know of no person either in this Colony or elsewhere so well qualified for the office of Chief Magistrate of Hongkong. He is well acquainted with the laws in force in this Colony. He is one of the best (if not the very best) of our Chinese scholars.\n\nThe Honorable Major Caine, Colonial Secretary, &c., &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225165, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8]", "page_number": 43, "title": "CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8]", "content_text": "No 57, of 1847.\n\nInclosure in Despatch\n\nN4197\n\nSir,\n\nDuplicate.\n\nColonial Office, Victoria,\n\nHongkong, 28 November, 1847,\n\nThe Right Honorable the Earl Grey having directed in Despatch No. 107 of 10th August, that the Fees and Stamp Duty payable on the Warrant for the appointment of Mr. Hillier should be remitted to you, I have the honor to transmit herewith a Certificate from the Commissariat Department of this Colony, to the address of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, showing receipt for the sum of £11.16s., here, repayable to you in London.\n\nPeter Smith, Esq. Chief Clerk,\n\nColonial Office, London\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient Servant,\n\nMamie Colonial Secretary.\n\nCopy\n\nThe Acting Attorney General's opinion and Holdforth for the fitness of Mr. Willier respectively. 21st May, 1827.\n\nand Assistant Magistrate, of Police, and Sheriff Offices of Chief Magistrate", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225276, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8]", "page_number": 154, "title": "CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8]", "content_text": "Treasurer of Hongkong, in account of all \"monies received and paid on Wi and Consulates in China, during the quarter ended 30th June, 1847.\n\n149 **\n\nStatement of Sums deposited in the Treasury Strong Vault during the quarter ended 30th June, 1847–\n\n \n Date\n Authority\n Amount\n \n \n \n Warrant of H. C. The Governor\n £\n \n \n May 4\n Warrant of H. C. The Governor\n 10,000\n \n \n 12\n \n \n \n \n 21\n \n 5,000\n \n \n June 15\n Warrant\n 5,000\n \n \n \n \n 502\n \n \n May 28\n \n £899\n \n \n \n Total\n \n \n\nStatement of Sums withdrawn from the Treasury Strong Vault during the quarter ended 30th June, 1847–\n\n \n Date\n Authority\n Amount\n \n \n \n \n £\n \n \n May 4\n Warrant of H. C. The Governor\n §. 83\n \n \n 21\n \n 1715\n \n \n June 11\n \n 504\n \n \n 28\n \n \n \n \n \n Total\n \n \n\nI, Charles St George Cleverly, do solemnly and sincerely declare that the foregoing Statement of my account is true.\n\nI make this solemn Declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.\n\nDeclared and subscribed before me this thirteenth day of July, 1847.\n\n(Signed) M. Caine.\n\n(Signed) F. G. Holdforth, Assistant Magistrate.\n\nAuditor General.\n\n \n \n £\n \n \n \n 2,000\n \n \n \n 2,000\n \n \n \n 3,000\n \n \n \n 2,000\n \n\nAnd I, Francis Irer..., Acting Colonial Treasurer, do hereby declare that the foregoing Account, from the 8th April to the 30th June, 1847, is a true and correct Account.\n\n(Signed) Francis Irer...\n\nWilliam Jarm, Auditor General, hereby testify that I have carefully examined the several entries appearing both on the debit and credit sides of the foregoing account, and having compared them with the several vouchers and particulars as entered in my original Treasury books of office, have found them to agree, and I do further certify that the proper Authorities, and vouchers, in conformity with existing regulations at Government, have been exhibited to me, in support of the several charges made and discharged.\n\n(Big Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 225487, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12]", "page_number": 10, "title": "CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12]", "content_text": "Surveyor General we have drawn up the accompanying Report which we have the honour to forward herewith.\n\nWe have ...\n\nCharts Motley Campbell,\n\n(Signed) { Acting Attorney General.\n\nC. B. Hillier,\n\n(Signed) { Officiating Chief Magistrate.\n\nG. G. Holdforth,\n\n(Signed) { Sheriff.\n\n(True Copy)\n\nMaria\n\nColonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 226297, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-023 - Sir John Davis - 1848 [1-3]", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-023 - Sir John Davis - 1848 [1-3]", "content_text": "Date \n\nSubject of Despatch. \n\n42. April. 20th Transmitting Quarterly Returns for \n\nthe Quarter ending 31st March, 1847. \n\n43. \n\n# \n\n- 22nd Transmitting copy of the Acting Treasurer's Quarterly Account for the Quarter Ending 31st March, 1847, ...... \n\n# \n\nEnd: \n\n5. \n\n2. \n\n44. |- 23rd Acknowledging receipt of Despatches to \n\nN°73 of 18th February 1847, the. None \n\n45. 24th On Mr Shelley's mischievous reports \n\nat Canton, during the recent operations at that place. Relating to the Journals of \n\nHongkong. \n\nSeparate & Confidential \n\n46. \n\n\" \n\n47. 26th \n\n48. \n\nTransmitting correspondence passed between \n\nChief Justice Hulme, and the Colonial Secretary with regard to \n\nand advertisement appearing in the Government Gazette, \n\nholding \n\nand Admiralty Sessions \n\non the 20th April, 1847... Transmitting an original letter from Chief Justice Hulme to Earl Grey, connected with the subject of Despatch N° 46 of \n\n24th \n\nApril, and bearing reference \n\nto the new Rules of Court of \n\n1st March 1847. \n\n28th Replying to Despatch N°. 60 of 29th \n\nJanuary, requiring information \n\nas to the appointment of a \n\nMalay and Portuguese Interpreter to the Supreme \n\nCourt. \n\n49. 28th Reporting that Mr Shelley has \n\n\"6 \n\nbeen informed of his \n\nAssistant \n\nOne \n\nNo of Date of \n\nDesp Desk: \n\nSubject of Despatch. \n\nNo of \n\nEnd. \n\n51. May 6th Replying to Despatch No: 69 of 10th: \n\nFebruary, requiring that the whole of the Expenditure for Public Works should be provided for from the Colonial Revenue, &c... None \n\n\" \n\n52. . of the Reporting circumstances under- \n\nwhich a Free Pardon was \n\nNone. \n\n53. \n\n13th \n\ngranted to an European Prisoner named Sinclair; and again \n\nurging \n\nthe necessity of a Place of Transportation being fixed \n\nfor European Convicts. \n\n15th Reporting hire by the Military Department \n\nof the Government Buildings \n\n(known as the Albany) originally built \n\nfor the accommodation of the Civil Servants..... \n\n54. - 19th Returning, the Observations of the \n\nAudit Board upon the Rent Roll of Hongkong down to the 31st December, 1845, with the \n\n5. \n\n55. \n\nNone. \n\nAuditor at the Mauritius... One \n\nappointment \n\n50. May 27. Reporting \n\nexecution of four \n\nChinese criminals convicted \n\nof murder .. \n\nNone. \n\nOne. \n\nOne \n\nOne. \n\nrequisite answers and explanations thereon.. Acknowledging receipt of Despatcher \n\nto N° 7f of 19th March, 1847... \n\nNone. \n\n56. 20th Replying to certain charges preferred by the Rev. Mr. Smith against the Government of Hongkong : \n\n21. 51214 Acknowledging receipt of the Warrants for the \n\nappointments of the Hon: Major Caine, Mr. Cleverly, and Mr. Mercer; and recommending the latter officer being confirmed as Treasurer instead of Chief Magistrate of Police, and of Mr Hillier as Chief Magistrate of Police, and Mr Holdforth to the appointment of Sheriff \n\nand Assistant Magistrate \n\nOne", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-023 - Sir John Davis - 1848 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 227131, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-025 - Bonham - 1848 [7-8]", "page_number": 155, "title": "CO129-025 - Bonham - 1848 [7-8]", "content_text": "\"8481 of Jo hipp pod my of very pax 2.981, 2.07 gine typy ng pin -10-7 J rorog pory to raz Jame List Duncan Dunbar Tatham. Native of England. Caitano Da Souza- Native of Midian Lo Chee Native of China... Chun Ling- Native of China Hoyat Tally. Native of India Hussein. Buck. Native of India\n\nList of Prisoners at present Confined for Debt-\n\n \n Date of Committal\n Under what process\n Remarks\n \n \n 21th December, 1847\n Ca: Sa: Debt $690- Final process-\n \n \n \n 285 April, 1848\n Ca. Ja on judgment of non prosecution for not declaring Debt. $68.-\n \n \n \n 53 June, 1848\n Summary Jurisdiction - Debland Cats $77.-\n \n \n \n 279 June, 1848\n Ca: Ja: Debt $3700. Final process.-\n \n \n \n 25th July, 1848\n Ca: Re: Debt and Costs $623 in an action of\n Will be heard on 1st next- Debt for goods sold and delivered..\n \n \n 31th July, 1848\n Ca: Re: Debt $13//25 Cents\n \n \n\nSheriff's office, Victoria, Hong Kong the 85th of August 1848.-\n\nTrue Copy)\n\nvalue received\n\n(Signed)\n\nCharles G. Holdforth,\n\nSheriff.\n\n153", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-025 - Bonham - 1848 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 227551, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "page_number": 245, "title": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "content_text": "238\n\nand officers, amounted to 26, 11 of whom were Europeans; 6 or 7 Europeans had carbines, and I think about half of the remainder had muskets; there were likewise 4 or 5 cutlasses. Before leaving I gave out rounds of ammunition, and I believe the Police had 20 rounds more. I placed Mr Caldwell in charge of one boat, Mr Ryan in charge of another; I went in the third; in my boat there were 8 in all. Two junks were pointed out to me as the two junks from which the stones were thrown at the Police-boat; mine was the nearest in-shore to the junks; my boat was the outside one. Mr Caldwell's boat was in the rear of mine; the other boat was in-shore. I steered alongside the outward junk. I felt the boat kept back; I could not get her wholly broadside on to the junk before arriving alongside. The people in the junks had fired large and small guns, I mean ginjals and matchlocks. I heard shots strike the water. This fire was returned by all the Police boats. I heard Mr Caldwell speaking in Chinese very loud, and answers apparently made from the junks. Finding the other boats did not get alongside, and that a determined resistance was made, I ordered my boat to be shoved off, and told the other two boats to fall back. After leaving the junks, they continued firing 5 or 6 shots from ginjals; I told the Police not to return the fire, and ordered them out of reach of the fire from the junk. Some of the Police had no ammunition this time; they asked me for some, as they were anxious to return and make a second attack; a European in my boat had no arms. At this time I was not aware of any accident happening to the Police force; I had seen a man in the water when alongside the junk, but believed him to be one of the junkmen; I had an idea of picking him out, but on looking round, found he had either sunk or was taken on board the junk. The time I was alongside I was about half a minute; my impression was that my boat was kept back either by spears or bamboos from the junk; I could not see them, as it was remarkably dark, the wind strong, and the sea high. I determined to go to H.M.S. Cambrian for assistance, and ordered all but four rowers into another boat; before going, I directed Mr Caldwell to go as near the sterns of the junks as he could with safety, and request them to give in; and that if they did not, I was going to the man-of-war, and they would run the risk of being shot. Mr Caldwell called to me from his boat, that the junkmen were determined to resist. I then pulled to the Cambrian. The two junks were pointed out to me by the third Police-boat that remained near. I had no Chinamen in my boat; nothing was said to the junkmen from my boat. I heard Mr Caldwell calling out loudly to the junk people before any firing. I had a lantern in my boat, which I shewed; the three boats were to leeward of the junks; my boat may have been about 100 feet from the junks while Mr Caldwell was speaking; lights were shewn from one Police-boat to another while directions were given by me. When I arrived on board the Cambrian, I saw an officer, and asked if he was officer of the deck; he answered, \"Yes.\" I said, as nearly as I can recollect, \"I am the Superintendent of Police, and have come to apply to the Commodore for assistance to capture two suspicious junks which had fired upon and hustled off the Police-boats.\" The officer asked me if that was the firing he heard; I told him it was, and he desired me to accompany him below. He went into the stern cabin, and shortly after came out saying assistance should be rendered; I remained on deck till the boats were nearly ready, and then went into my own boat and guided the men-of-war's boats to where the junks were lying, pointing them out to the officer who was in command of the party. When I arrived near the junks, being ahead of the men-of-war boats, I saw the two Police-boats lying within 150 yards of the junks; the Police were rowing in the direction of the junks. I ordered them to keep to the rear of me, and not to fire. It was lighter by this time; it was now about 12 o'clock; I saw the navy boats go alongside the junk, and heard the people in the junks as if cheering or making a great shouting; before the navy boats touched the junks, they were fired into. A volley was fired by the navy boats, and afterwards there were about 20 straggling shots, but cannot say exactly whether they were wholly from the navy boats or some from the junks; after these shots were fired the navy boats cheered and boarded; the noise on board the junk was when I first got near. I boarded after the man-of-war's men; nearly all the sailors and marines were in the junks; they were very crowded. I saw some powder thrown overboard, and heard the plunging as of something heavy into the water; none of the junkmen at this time were to be seen; many of the sailors were below searching; it was dark below; Police lanterns were got; I did not see the sailors using their cutlasses; I saw no Chinamen in the water. I sent Mr Caldwell's boat to pick up some men who I heard in the water. Constable Smith was, I think, in the boat. I should say that the first fire from the Police-boats (before the navy boats came) did not take effect on the junks, as I heard no cries from the junk after the fire. I told the officer I would take charge of the junks, and that if he would lend me a boat to take the prisoners on shore, I would take charge of them. He ordered boats for this purpose, and directed all his men to go into the boats and leave the junks, which they did. I remained about half an hour after this on board; I had a thorough search made in and round the junks. Boarding nettings were triced up in the junk; they were the ordinary make of fishing nets. I examined the boats in order to satisfy myself whether the boats were piratical ones or not; and I believe they are not piratical boats; one had a cargo of molasses, and grain, and physic; the other boat, the large one, was empty. I found 4 matchlocks and 3 ginjals in the two boats; one of the watchlocks was burst; there were more lanyards and ropes for other ginjals.\n\nQuestion by Mr Shurtred—Mr Caldwell does not speak the dialect of the junkmen, but he understands a little. I was about 100 feet from the junks at the time Mr Caldwell spoke to them; his boat was to the rear of mine about 10 feet; the wind was high; we were to leeward of the junks; my belief was, and is that the junkmen understood and answered Mr Caldwell. We have 11 men now at the Station from these junks—nearly all were wounded—21 were brought to the Station from the junks, and one was picked up dead on Monday. I consider I have power under clause 7 of Ordinance 14 of 1840, to board any vessel whatever in the harbour, either day or night—of course having a reasonable object in view. The Superintendent and Inspectors of the Metropolitan London Police have exactly the same power. I have frequently exercised this power both day and night.\n\nQ. Under all the circumstances of this case, considering the trivial nature of the original charge, and the slight resistance the junks could have afforded to such a force as you took with you, did you feel yourself fully authorised to call in the assistance of the man-of-war without a Magistrate's Warrant? A. I conscientiously believe that under all the circumstances of the case, notwithstanding its slight origin, that no other proper course was open to me. With reference to my authority to get the assistance of the Navy, any Constable has power to demand assistance in carrying out his duty. As regards myself, I am authorised as commanding the Police to apply for the assistance of the Naval power on such occasion. I considered an overpowering force would effect the object of capturing the junks without any resistance or consequent bloodshed. I was not consulted with reference to the force from the man-of-war. When a person makes a complaint at the Station, it is a matter of course that immediate attention shall be paid to the complaint, so that the parties offending may be forthcoming to answer it. It was not consistent with the Inspectors' duty to allow Mr Muir's complaint to stand over till next day without taking immediate measures to apprehend the offenders, or otherwise secure their attendance next day.\n\nQuestioned by Mr Cairns.—When you applied for assistance from the Naval Commander, did you consider these were trading junks or pirates?—My impression was that they were piratical junks, because I could not account for the resistance they made but under such supposition.\n\nBy Mr Shortrede.—Whose duty is it to board and examine these junks when they anchor in the Harbour?—I do not consider that any government officer considers it his duty to Board Chinese vessels in this harbour, with a view of ascertaining their characters generally, unless upon especial information or suspicion; and in such a case it is my duty.\n\nQ. Does it consist with your knowledge that men dressed as policemen, or with badges upon their arms calling themselves policemen, have scurried and robbed junks in the Harbour? A. There have been none to my knowledge since the increase to the water-police 18 months ago; before that there were two instances of robbery by violence in the Harbour by persons representing themselves as policemen, and two cases of extortion by threats by Chinese in the employ of the government. A case occurred in April 1847—there was an attack made by a lorcha manned by Chinese and Portuguese representing themselves as policemen, who robbed a junk off Jardine's of a considerable amount of property.\n\n(21)\n\nCHARLES MAY.\n\nFriday 20th October. Al-Tew states, was in charge of the largest of the two junks; the crew consisted of ten men altogether; there were no passengers. My vessel came from How-tong; we were here about 20 days; we brought salt and live pigs. On the evening of the 19th, Chinese month, about dark, while my boat was lying alongside of a small junk, a small boat came near the junks; I was in the cabin at the time, and heard a cry of thieves from the small junk. I came on deck; did not see the small boat, as it was so dark; the small boat went away; I then returned to the cabin, and did not come out of the cabin until 2 or 3 boats came near the junks; they came about half an hour after the first. I did not hear anything said by the people in these boats; the small junk fired 2 or 3 shots, I think at them; it was very dark at this time; the small boats fired at the small junk. After this a great many boats came; these boats fired at the small junk, and the people in them came on board and threw me and the other men into the boat. My tail was cut off by one of these men.\n\n(22)\n\nEDWARD COHEN sworn, I am an assistant at Messrs Phillips, Moore & Co.'s, in Victoria. On Sunday evening last, I heard firing on the water near our place; did not know what it was at first; but went down to the window below Aequi's in the Lower Bazaar. I saw several shots fired from or at a junk a short distance from the shore. The only expression I could hear was, \"See, a man overboard,\" or \"Here's a man overboard.\" I immediately heard a shot fired. Previous to this there were one or two volleys fired, and I could hear the balls whistling round our house.\n\nE. Cohen.\n\n(23)\n\nROBERT MCKENZIE sworn,—I am a constable; I was left in the boat with Sergeant M'Lean lying off the junks on Sunday night when the men-of-war's boats came, in order to pick up any Chinese we might see in the water. I saw no Chinamen in the water. I was in the boat, and a dog was thrown overboard from the small junk; I was about five or six yards from the junk; the dog was black; a shot was fired at it by a marine—saw his belt—the shot killed it. If there were any Chinamen in the water near the boat, I would have seen them. I heard firing on board the junks; by the sound it was firing down into the holds of the junks; we were then under the bows of the junk. The sampan was looted overboard from the junks either by the marines or sailors. I heard one of the officers tell the men to cease firing—this was after the firing into the hold.\n\n(24)\n\nR. MCKENZIE.\n\nTHURSTAN DALE sworn,—I was with Messrs Devan and Muir, and others on Sunday evening in their boat coming from the Tam o'Shanter; we left the vessel about half-past six in the evening; our boat, the wind being strong, came within about ten yards of two junks; we had to go past them to get ashore; the men in the junks made a noise; it sounded to me not as if they were pulling up their anchor or anything of that kind but seemed as if they meant it for us to keep off; that at least was my impression, although I did not know the language. One of our boatmen replied to the junk people; there was then a shout, or hurrah, from some of the party in the boat—I was in one, two, or three, may have joined in the shout; boatmen did not join in the shout.\n\nAfter this the junkmen I think called out something, after which a stone struck one boat. We then pulled ahead of the junks, and Mr Bevan wished to go on board the junks, to see what the stone was thrown for; He took hold of the boat's tiller, and put the boat's head towards the junks. The boatmen refused to go; I said it was no use—that it was better to come ashore. While this was going on, several stones were thrown at the boat; I don't remember that any of the stones struck our boat. We then came ashore, and I came up to the Police Office with Messrs Muir and Roose. I went down afterwards to my boat to see what the Police boats did; I waited for some time, did not see any of them, and came away and went home.\n\nExamined by Mr Morison.—The discussion that took place between Mr Bevan and myself about his going on board the junks was sufficiently loud for the junkmen to hear.\n\nTHURSTAN DALE.\n\n(25)\n\n[Lie-kip-ty, and Che-yeuk, both sworn in as interpreters, they having a knowledge of the Tin-chien dialect.]\n\nPoon-Chow sworn—I am a Lukong. On Sunday evening last some gentlemen came and made a report at the Police Station. I went with them and the police in the boat; Mr Ryan told me to go and tell the Captain of the junk to come up to the Station, to see why stones were thrown at the gentlemen. I went in the boat about thirty feet from the junk—this was about 7 o'clock in the evening, and spoke to them in Chinese [Here the witness was asked to say in Chinese what he said to the junkmen. The witness's answer was rendered in English by the two interpreters,\n\n\"Friend, I got something to say: I wish the Captain to come Ashore.\" (The original words were spoken in the Pokéen dialect) Further he said, \"This is a mandarin boat come to talk to him; and not to be afraid\" (This was also said in Fokeen. When I first spoke to the junkmen, I was as far from them as this is from Mr Holdforth's house (a distance of about two hundred feet.) [The witness here corrects himself, and says this was in reference to his second visit to these junks.] The junkmen the first time did not say anything to me; they then threw stones at us. First when I went, there was not much wind. [The witness is asked to point out, if he can, the distance he was at from the junks when he first spoke to them; and he points to a house distant about fifty yards.] then returned to No. 1 Station, and waited there. I went again in the Police-boat to the junks; and stood about a 100 feet from them. At this time there was not much wind; I do not know in what direction it was blowing. I spoke again to the junkmen this second time the same as I did on the first occasion. The people in the junk said to me, not to come near; if we did, they would fire. They said nothing else to me; I said no more to them, and then came ashore. They threw stones at us; none of them struck the boat. The first time stones were thrown—that is, when I went in the first boat—some of the stones struck the boat, and some of the crew were struck. I then came on shore, and waited in the boat. When Messrs May and Caldwell came, I went back in the boat again to the junks; Mr May's boat was first, next to the junks; I was in Mr Ryan's boat. I did not on this occasion speak to the junks; I do not know if anything was said in the other boats. At this time, the boat I was in was 16 or 18 feet from Mr May's boat and Mr Caldwell's boat was between us; I did not hear anything said from Mr Caldwell's or Mr May's boat to the junkmen. It was then blowing hard; there was no interpreter in Mr May's boat; we were then about 400 feet from the junks; they were making a noise on both the junks. The only words I heard were \"Kuk-chang p'la,\" which means \"Take gun and fire.\" My boat was close to Mr Caldwell during all this time; anything that was said by the junkmen I must have heard as well as Mr Caldwell. Each boat had a light, which they shewed to the junk. I then heard shots fired from the outward junk—they only fired at Mr May's boat; the boat I was in then fired. After the shots were fired, the junkmen said nothing to the Police. I then retired, and Mr May told us to wait until he went to the man-of-war; Mr May did not tell us to do anything while he was away, but to wait. Nothing was said either from Mr Caldwell's boat or the one I was in to the junkmen while Mr May was away, nor was anything said to the junkmen until the men-of-war's men fired. I did not go on board the junks until the sailors of the men-of-war left them.\n\n(26)\n\nKoo-CAP sworn.—By Mr Cairns—I never was in Hongkong before. I belong to the small junk. By Mr Shurtrede,—[The words which Poon-chow stated he used on Sunday evening to the junkmen he now repeats in presence of Koo-cap, who being asked through the interpreter, says \"I never heard these words before\" and being asked the meaning of the words, he says, they mean \"Friend, is the Captain on board?\"\n\n(27)\n\nWILLIAM PEDDER sworn,—I am the Harbour Master of Victoria, and Marine Magistrate.\n\nExamined by Mr Shortrede.—Do you recognise this Proclamation, (producing a Proclamation in Chinese, initialed by the Coroner.)—I fancy I do from the Stamp; it bears the Seal of the Marine Magistrate's Office. I do not read Chinese or understand it.\n\nDo you know the import of the Proclamation?—I think I do.\n\nCan you tell its import?—Yes; it is a proclamation from His Excellency the late Governor of Hongkong to all trading junks anchoring in the Harbour.\n\nFrom whom did you receive instructions to issue this proclamation?—From Mr Shelley for the Colonial Secretary, by letter dated 28th May 1846. I hold in my hand the letter I allude to; I produce the letter handed in the letter, which, at the request of the jury is read; as also the copy of the Proclamation accompanying that letter, the copies are annexed] Examined by the Coroner.—I distributed these Eighteen Copies of the Proclamation. After they were all gone I obtained more from Mr Gutzlaff the Chinese Secretary, by whom I presume they were originally prepared. I went on board the junks myself when I distributed them. I was requested to make them public, and left some copies at the Hong where the junkmen frequent, as also gave some to persons who traded with them; and made it as generally known as possible. I had it explained to the junkmen if people molested them, to secure them and bring them to me, or the Chief Magistrate, but not to hurt them.\n\nBy Mr Shortrede.—Has any subsequent proclamation upon this subject been issued to the junkmen by you?—No. I may add that it was the habit of boarding junks to ascertain if they have been molested by any body. My Chinese boatmen interpreted for me; I cannot say they were understood, but I should think they were, as the junkmen always seemed pleased.—I do not think I went on board either of these two junks in question.—On my visits to the junks I never heard any complaints.\n\nWILLIAM PEDDER.\n\nColonial Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 28th May, 1846.\n\nSIR, I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to transmit to you 18 Copies of the Chinese Translation of the enclosed Proclamation, and to request your compliance with the instructions therein contained, by occasionally boarding and furnishing each junk anchoring in this harbour with a copy of the same, for the information of the Masters and Crews. A few Copies should be posted up for general information.\n\nI have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,\n\nA. F. SHELLEY,\n\nfor the Colonial Secretary.\n\nLieut. W. PEDDER, R.N., Harbour Master.\n\n(True Copy,)\n\nWILLIAM PEDDER, Harbour Master, Marine Magistrate.\n\nHis Excellency the Governor directs, that the Harbour Master board all trading junks on their anchoring in the Harbour, and that a proclamation be issued to the following effect, and communicated to the masters and crews thereof:\n\nThat the port of Victoria is open to all junks and vessels without any anchorage fees or other dues; that they are at liberty to stay in it as long as they choose, and to depart when they like, without any molestation.\n\nThat the crews and passengers are at full liberty to communicate with the shore, and to deal in all articles with any person whom they may choose; but that they are not to buy Opium in a smaller quantity than one chest from any one but the Retail Dealer licensed by the Government. When they buy a chest of Opium, or any larger quantity, they may purchase it from any person.\n\nThat no person except the Harbour Master can board a junk or vessel without the consent of the master, unless he is armed with a warrant and accompanied by a constable.\n\nThat all complaints against persons unlawfully boarding or molesting vessels are to be made to the Harbour Master or the Chief Magistrate; and that the attempts of persons to extort money, or represent themselves falsely as possessing exclusive privileges of trade, and thereby interfere with the freedom of the port, are contrary to His Excellency's orders, and will be visited with severe punishment on being duly represented to the authorities above mentioned.\n\nColonial Office, Victoria.\n\nHongkong, 23d May, 1846.\n\n(28)\n\nJAMES LEGGE sworn,—I am a Doctor of Divinity, and attached to the London Missionary Society.\n\nExamined by Mr Shortrede.—Do you understand Chinese?\n\nCan you read this Proclamation? (producing the one identified by Mr Pedder. Yes.\n\nIs it the same I sent you yesterday?—Yes.\n\nHave you read it over?—Yes, I have done so carefully.\n\nHave you consulted any Chinese who are scholars as to the import of the third Regulation in this Proclamation? I have.\n\nWill you have the goodness to state your interpretation of the third Regulation alluded to, as well as the meaning attached to it by the persons you consulted?—This regulation consists of two parts. The first says the Harbour-master, and persons carrying Warrants, and Policemen, have power to board vessels. The meaning of the second part is not so plain; it was because I could not make it out satisfactorily myself, that I consulted Chinese scholars. Literally, it runs, \"If there be men, and the Captain does not want them to enter the vessel, then he may be able to obstruct and stop them.\" The difficulty lies from the form of the Chinese sentence in determining who are intended by the word \"men.\" I suppose it intended to mean \"other men\"—different from the Harbour-master and others mentioned above; but this is by no means clear, and a Chinese, in my opinion, would rather identify the word \"men\" with the Harbour-master, &c. Seeing the difficulty last night, I consulted a Chinese who at once knows his own and the English languages very well—Tsin-shen, an assistant in our Mission. He took the same view of the intention of the writer as myself, and laughed heartily at the composition. This morning, I consulted two other Chinese as to the meaning. The first is Sew-tsai, (that is, a literary graduate of the first degree,) and was the first in his class when he took the honour at his county examination in the Canton province in 1833. He supposed that the regulation empowered the Captain of the Vessel to resist the Harbour-master, the Warrant-bearers, and the Policemen; at the same time he did not seem to see the connection between the two parts of the regulation. The second person consulted is a respectable Chinese, who can read and write in his own language tolerably well, but makes no pretensions to being a scholar. He interpreted the clause in the same way as the other, and added,—\"So then the Chew-chow (this is the Canton sound of Tib-tchien) men, when they resisted the boats, had right on their side;\" but then he added—\"To be sure, when the boats came in the dark, it was according to regulation to resist them.\" I mention this last remark, because it confirms my own view of the composition of the regulation, that while Chinese naturally interpret it as those two men did, there is still something wanting to make that view of it certain, if it was the intention of the composer to convey that the word \"men\" was to be identified with the Harbour-master, &c. The meaning of this clause is not plain.\n\nJAMES LEGGE.\n\nCHARLES MAY further examined on the 21st,—To the best of my belief I never saw the Chinese notice (the one alluded to by Mr Pedder in his evidence) now exhibited to me, and I am certain I never saw any translation, or any letter of instructions on the subject in accordance with the Colonial Secretary's letter of instructions now read to me. (Here the copy of the letter of 28th May 1846, and instructions, annexed to Mr Pedder's evidence, is read to Mr May.) This is the first intimation I have had of Mr Pedder's instructions as to boarding junks in the Harbour. I know that there is a Police-boat attached to the Registrar General's Office, that daily boards Chinese vessels in the Harbour, under the Registration Ordinance No. 7 of 1846, sec. 2. If anything came to the Registrar General's notice as to any suspicious boats in the Harbour, the Registrar General, as joint Superintendent of Police, would consult with me on it. I did not hear anything about the two junks taken on Sunday evening, until Mr Muir made the charge against them.\n\nCHARLES MAY.\n\n(29)\n\nVERDICT.\n\nAn inquisition indented taken for our Sovereign Lady the Queen, at the House of the Central Police Station situate in Wellington Street, in the Colony of Hongkong, on the sixteenth day of October, in the Year of our Lord 1848, before Norcott D'Esterre Parker, gentleman, the Coroner of our said Lady the Queen for the said Colony, on view of the body of Niu-achiu and U-afon, then and there lying dead, upon the Oath of Andrew Shortrede, Foreman, John Cairns, and John Graham Morison, good and lawful Men of the said Colony, duly chosen, and who, being then and there duly sworn, and charged to inquire for our said lady the Queen, when, how, and by what means the said Niu-achiu and Uafoo came to their deaths, do upon their Oaths say, That U-ufoo and Niu-achiu, Chinese junkmen, came by their deaths between Sunday night and Monday morning the 15th and 16th of October 1848, from gun-shot wounds inflicted by certain seamen and marines unknown, acting under orders of their officers, who were instructed by the Senior Naval Officer on this station to aid the Police in capturing two junks anchored in-shore in the Harbour of Hongkong, the crews of which junks had been alarmed by boats coming alongside after nightfall, and resisted the authorities and others, under the impression that they were thieves; and such resistance as was offered on this occasion appears to the Jury to have been justified by the necessity for trading junks protecting themselves from being boarded by strangers and pretended policemen, as well as by the existing regulations of the Hongkong Government, issued to junks anchoring in the Harbour.\n\nThe Jury have considered it to be their duty to pursue the inquiry into several matters not immediately connected with the deaths of these two men, but the investigation of which may tend to prevent the recurrence of such disasters, and seems of importance to the reputation and prosperity of the Colony.\n\nIn witness whereof, as well the said Coroner as the said Jury have hereunto set their hands and seals this 21st day of October 1848, the day to which the Inquest was finally adjourned.\n\nN. D'E. PARKER,\n\nCoroner.\n\nAND. SHORTREDE, Foreman.\n\nJOHN CAIRNS.\n\nJOHN G. MORISON.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 227624, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "page_number": 318, "title": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "content_text": "16.\n\nfrom the\n\nPolice force in\n\ngreater number than\n\na\n\nhas been\n\n= ment\n\ncorresponding reduction\n\nmade\n\nand\n\n16.-\n\nNow\n\nfixed, in that Deport=\n\nA Sheriff is essentially\n\nrequisite, and\n\nno responsible person\n\nwould hold the Office without\n\nFees of it alone, from the limited\n\nthe limited extent of the\n\nSalary;\n\nas the\n\nbusiness of the Court,\n\nare too insignificant to\n\n-\n\nnificant to\n\nenture\n\na\n\ndecent\n\nSubsistence\n\nto\n\n310\n\nMagistrate office to occupy fully\n\nthe whole time\n\nyet, it is\n\nof\n\nnecessary\n\ntwo Functionaries,\n\nin this\n\nClimate, where unhappily casualties\n\ntoo\n\nSome\n\nfrequently recur\n\none\n\nto have\n\n1\n\nalways ready to\n\ntake the duties, in the event\n\nThe\n\nof the temporary indisposition of the Chief Magistrate.. duties of\n\nonerous\n\nMr Hillier\n\nare\n\nboth\n\nand responsible, and his\n\nOffice is\n\none that\n\ncannot be\n\nIn fact I\n\nlook\n\nupon\n\nit\n\nas\n\nthe\n\nmost\n\nfilled by every one..\n\nany respectable\n\nperson, unless it be held in\n\nconjunction with\n\nOffice.\n\nsome\n\nother\n\nThe present Sheriff,\n\nMr. Holdforth, is also Assistant Magistrate; and although there\n\nmay\n\nnot be, at all times, sufficient business in the chief\n\nimportant in the Colony; as upon\n\nmaterially\n\nit's working will depend the degree of respect with which the Chinese Inhabitants will regard\n\nsystem of Government generally,\n\nas\n\nwell\n\nas\n\nthe obedience that", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 227625, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "page_number": 319, "title": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "content_text": "1 \n\nto \n\n19. \n\n811 \n\nthey will be disposed to pay regard to the laws under which they are permitted to reside. To ensure efficiency, and to secure, to a certain extent, the confidence of the Government and of the Public, this office must therefore be held by some one who has had some previous training in the Department, who is acquainted with the inhabitants and their peculiar characters, as well as with the requirements of the Colony; and I therefore deliberately record my opinion that, on no account, should this office of Assistant Magistrate and Sheriff be abolished; but whether it should be held by Holdforth, or by Mr Inglis the Registrar-General, will remain for Your Lordship to decide. \"Their respective claims and aptitude for Office will be found appended to their names in the Schedules, wherein I have considered it my duty to state my opinion of the characters of the Officers of this Government generally.\n\nPolice Department.\n\n17. In my Despatch No. 104 of the 26th Instant, I have already reported that I have made considerable alterations and reductions in this Department. The Establishment always appeared to me to be disproportionately large, and I am in hopes that the number of Policemen that I have sanctioned will prove sufficient.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 227651, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "page_number": 345, "title": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "content_text": "Name\n\noffice\n\nDate of entry-\n\nIf contributor to the Annual Salary Superannuation Fund,\n\nor not.\n\nRemarks-\n\n337\n\n!\n\nHonorable P.I. Sterling, heyt Attorney General 15th December, 1848.\n\n£15000.-.-\n\nNot.\n\n- Allowed certain fees when acting\n\nas\n\nR.. D. Cay, regs.\n\n6 1844. Registrar of the Supreme Court 15 February, 18hh\n\n£750.-.-\n\nNot..\n\nadministrator of Intestate estates-\n\nRevd V. I. Stanton\n\nColonial Chaplain 8th April, 1845.\n\n£7000.-.-\n\nNot.\n\nM. Morrison, Reape\n\nColonial Surgeon 8th May, 1847:\n\n£600... Contributon.\n\nC. B. Hillier, Keaft\n\nChief Magistrate of Police 20th December, 1842\n\n£9000.-.-\n\nNot\n\nC. G. Holdforth, reqpe\n\nSheriff ndanitne pristine 12th August, 1846\n\n1844\n\n£7000.-.-\n\nNot.\n\nAllowed certain fees in Civil cases, as Sheriff-\n\n#\n\nCharles May, keypt\n\nSuperintendent of Police 6. September, 1882.\n\n£5000.-.- Contributor\n\nAllowed to reside in the Central Police Station Acts as assessor and Collector of Police Assesst Rate, and receives 21⁄2 per cent on amount collected.\n\nVictoria, Houghing, 27th December, 1848–", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 227657, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "page_number": 351, "title": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "content_text": "officer._. From various causes I have paid much attention to what has passed in the Department under his charge, and I am extremely well pleased with the firm, humane, and conscientious demeanour that Mr Hillier has at all times maintained. - He was not bred to the Bar, but is very well educated, speaks the Chinese language, is of a literary turn of mind and for all useful and practical purposes sufficiently acquainted with the principles and form of the English Law._ Hook a so In on his services upon valuable, that I now recommend that £1000 he receive £1000 per annum instead of £900 as at present, and that a reduction be made in the salary of his Assistant similar amount... This will give the Chief Magistrate £1000 per annum, and the Assistant Magistrate £600 per to a\n\n343 annum and his fees as Sheriff- whatever they may be... Mr. Holdforth is the Assistant Magistrate and Sheriff - was appointed a Clerk in the Magistrate's office in August 1844, and assistant Magistrate in June 1846, by Sir John Davis, _ He is a respectable well-disposed Gentleman, and competent to perform the duties required of him. He has no knowledge of the Chinese language, and does not contribute to the Superannuation Fund.\n\n- Mr. Inglis commenced his career in the Chief Magistrate's office in April 1844, and was appointed Registrar General in 1846, in which capacity he is a", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 227658, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "page_number": 352, "title": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]", "content_text": "344\n\nalso Assistant Magistrate, and decides cases principally connected with the Boats and Harbour in his own Department. He speaks Chinese, and is a gentleman of considerable attainments, and a contributor to the Superannuation Fund. I look upon him as an able and promising officer. If, therefore, the Registrar General's office be abolished, he will be out of government employ; and I would submit it to your Lordship to decide whether he or Mr Holdforth is to be retained.\n\nMr Inglis has the claim of a few months longer servitude, speaks Chinese, and is a contributor to the Superannuation Fund. Mr. Holdforth is competent to the office, and has held it for upwards of two years, but does not speak Chinese, and is not a contributor to the Fund.\n\nMr Formulate, the Chief Clerk in the Treasury, has been in the service since May 1845. He is an aged man, and was formerly a fousal at Ancona; was appointed to his present office by Sir John Davis, at the recommendation of Major General D'Aguilar.\n\nMr Power has been employed in the Surveyor General's office since September 1845, and is well spoken of by his superiors in office.\n\nMr. Alexander has been employed in the Supreme Court since November, 1845, and is likewise, I am informed and believe, a respectable and useful man. If it be necessary to dispense with...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 227833, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848", "page_number": 137, "title": "CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848", "content_text": "Board of Trade E.1.\n\n1 \" Surveyor General we have drawn up the accompanying Report which we honor to forward herewith.\n\n(Signed) {\n\n(Signed) {\n\nwe have the honor to,\n\nCha Motley Campbell, Acting Attorney General. C. Is Hillier, Offg Chief Magistrate.\n\n6. G. Holdforth, Sheriff.\n\n(Signed)\n\n(Free Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary\n\nIn Jail A. durban (1877)\n\nHoughing 135 Rev. 22hov, 22hov/47\n\nReport of the Board consisting of the Acting Attorney General, the Acting Chief Magistrate, and the High Sheriff, assisted by the Colonial Surgeon and the Surveyor General. Dated 12th May, 1847\n\nAfter a careful examination of the respective Jail buildings, the following report was drawn up:\n\nThis Building is situate on the West side of the Jail Compound. It consists of two large rooms, one on the upper, and the other on the lower floor, with a small room adjoining each on the north side, through which passes the Stair leading to the upper floor.\n\nThe room on the upper floor is at present occupied by about sixty convicts under sentence of transportation. The Surveyor General stated that it was...\n\n30s", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228475, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3]", "page_number": 203, "title": "CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3]", "content_text": "Proceedings of a Board of Survey held at the Colonial Treasury of Hongkong, pursuant to order of the Governor.\n\nMembers.\n\n{\n\nThe Honorable Major W. Caine\n\nThe Honorable W. T. Mercer,\n\nCharles Gordon Holdforth, Esq.\n\n193\n\nThe Board having ascertained the Coins, existing in the Treasury Chests, found the same to be as follows viz:\n\n \n \n Rupees\n Cach\n Spanish Dollars\n Mexican Dollars\n Sterling Coin\n Total\n \n \n in the Strong Vault\n \n \n 400,000\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 20\n 14,704\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 729 5\n \n \n 749 5\n \n \n Treasurer's Chest\n \n \n 6,017.15.5\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 5. 2.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Public Monies\n \n \n 584,293\n 2,915.41\n 3,207.75\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 100,581\n 243,950\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2915.41\n \n 17,911.75\n \n \n \n \n 1,653 %\n 1 2 8 4\n 24,907\n 68\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 4,155\n 57\n \n \n \n \n \n 3,442\n 41\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 434\n \n 1656%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1284\n 28\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 28,350.09\n 4,589\n 57\n \n \n \n \n 534\n \n 9676\n 26\n 4.3\n \n \n \n \n 6680\n 9 1/2\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 945\n 15\n 11 1/2\n \n \n \n \n \n Total\n \n \n 11,715%\n 44,214\n \n 31,265.50\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 22,501\n \n 321283.15.57/3\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 643,19,8%\n \n\nAmounting to Thirteen thousand six hundred and forty three Pounds, nineteen Shillings and eight pence half penny Sterling.\n\nVictoria, Hongkong, 22 January, 1849.\n\n(The Copy)\n\nTo the Colonial Secretary.\n\n(Signed) W. Caine\n\nW. T. Mercer,\n\nCharles G. Holdforth.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228633, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3]", "page_number": 361, "title": "CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3]", "content_text": "Descriptive List of One Half-year\n\nSame\n\nCountry\n\nAgent\n\nProfession\n\nTrades.\n\nCrime.\n\n355\n\nunder sentence of Transportation.\n\nChinese Prisoners under sentence\n\nand for\n\nTerm of\n\nSentence\n\nHeight\n\nGeneral Description.\n\nRemarks.\n\n \n 1\n Abran\n 26\n 44\n Private Soldier\n \n \n 2\n Men ape\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chung colum\n \n \n \n \n \n \n I hão Archun\n \n \n \n \n \n 5\n I'vong Aryce\n \n \n \n \n \n &\n Chun terchec\n \n \n \n \n \n \n cluna\n 29\n \n \n \n \n 6\n Bishamm\n \n \n \n \n \n \n radero\n 25\n \n \n \n \n \n Compro\n \n \n \n \n \n 3\n 18\n Coolie\n \n \n \n \n 10\n Barber\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bricklayer\n \n \n Cutting and wounding with intent to do some grievous bodily harm.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Robbery with arms.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Forgery\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Uttering a forged cheque\n \n \n \n Enticing stealing\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Robbery with\n \n \n \n \n \n 7\n So tersa\n 25\n \n Coolie\n \n \n 8\n Chaong toler\n 20\n \n \n \n \n \n booté\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gitang\n 29\n \n Coolie\n \n \n 10\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cordic\n 23\n 4\n Boatman\n \n \n \n \n \n \n with intent to rob.\n \n \n \n Ditto\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gitte\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Assault being armed\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Arwac\n \n \n \n \n\nCheong Foytai Hong Apun\n\nSheriff's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, 24th February, 1849\n\n(Forwarded to) Colonial Secretary\n\nJuly\n\n1849\n\n \n 564\n Dark Complexion, Mark on nose.\n \n \n \n \n 14-11-\n \n \n \n \n \n 15\n spears\n totally\n 1000\n \n \n \n Her Life\n 5th –\n \n \n \n By\n \n \n \n \n \n \"\n 5\n fair complexion.\n \n \n \n Jegears\n \n \n \n \n \n SA\n \n \n \n \n \n 5\n 8½\n Park complexion\n 572\n \n \n Do\n \n \n \n \n \n Yo\n tivo scarsen\n \n \n \n \n Yo\n \n \n \n \n \n \n forehead.\n \n \n \n \n Marks\n \n \n \n \n \n Preciously convicted\".\n \n \n \n \n \n So\n \n \n \n \n \n 15-0\n \n \n \n \n \n 13th yet.\n \n \n \n \n \n 50\n Fair complexion.\n \n \n \n \n Go\n \n \n \n \n \n \"\n 5\n by Gart Complexion, Scar on left temple\n \n \n \n 15th Feb\n 5\n fair complexion, Marks sieve\n \n \n \n 5102\n \n \n \n \n \n Go\n \n \n \n \n \n Go\n \n \n \n \n\nSigned, Charles M. Holdforth.\n\nSheriff.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228644, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3]", "page_number": 372, "title": "CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3]", "content_text": "SC5\n\na result\n\nMelancholy and. I approve the Measures which,\n\nhave taken to secure the\n\napprehension of\n\nthe Individuals charged\n\nwith this Crime.\n\nCORONER'S INQUEST.\n\nCENTRAL POLICE STATION, VICTORIA, HONG KONG, 1st March, 1843.\n\nMinute of Proceedings held before CHARLES GORDON HOLDFORTH, Coroner, on view of the Body of FREDERICK AUGUSTUS HIPPOLITO DA COSTA, a Captain of the Royal Engineers, now Lying dead at the Military Hospital.\n\nThe following gentlemen having been sworn in as Jurymen, - ROBERT STRACHAN, Foreman; WILLIAM HENRY MITCHELL, JAMES SMITH, THR STANDALE, WILLIAM FRASER BEVAN, SAMUEL GRAY, proceed, in company of the Coroner, to the Military Hospital in order to view the body of the aforesaid Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa, there and then lying dead.\n\nThe Jury aforementioned, having viewed the body as aforesaid, and having heard the statement of Dr Morrison, the Colonial Surgeon, as hereinafter embodied, are unanimously of opinion that no post mortem examination is necessary, they being Fully satisfied, from the appearance of the wounds on the body of deceased, but more particularly from the evidence of the Colonial Surgeon, that deceased met a violent death. The Jurors consequently proceed to the Central Station, for the purpose of proceeding with the inquisition.\n\nCHARLES G. HOLDFORTH,\n\nCoroner.\n\nHONGKONG, TO WIT - Information on behalf of our Lady The Queen, touching the death of Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa, now lying dead at the house known as the Military Hospital, within the township of Victoria, in the colony of Hongkong, on Thursday, the 1st day of March, in the year of our Lord 1843, and in the 13th year of the Reign of her gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, before Charles Gordon Holdforth, Gentleman, one of the Coroners of the said island of Hongkong, on an Inquisition then and there taken on view of the body of the said Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa, then and there lying dead.\n\nWILLIAM MORRISON, Colonial Surgeon, being duly sworn, states, - I examined the body of the late Captain Da Costa, now lying in the dead-house of the Military Hospital. There are three wounds on the scalp, which penetrate to the skull. These wounds are from 2 to 2½ inches in length. One, the most severe, is on the crown of the head, the Lesser one is near to and parallel with this, and the third is on the upper part of the head, where the parietal bones join the frontal bone. The wounds, in my opinion, have been inflicted previously to death, by a cutting instrument. There is a wound on the outer angle of the left eye. This wound has passed over the ridge of the orbit - the bone of which is broken slightly and behind the eyeball. It has been inflicted apparently by the point of a spear, which having cut the bony edge of the orbit, has passed into the cellular tissue behind the eyeball. There is a contused wound on the upper lip, inflicted perhaps by a blow from a stick. There are very severe contusions about the eyes, as if heavy blows had been inflicted by similar contusions, and superficial scratches about the hands, as if inflicted in the act of self-defence. There is a most severe wound on the right hip, a little behind and parallel to the joint. Superficially this wound, which was apparently inflicted by a sharp instrument, is about 3 inches in length, and in depth about 1 inch. I do not think any important arterial branch has been wounded, but there is no doubt it has been the occasion of great haemorrhage. The back and other parts of the body give evidence of slight bruises, shewing a prolonged and severe struggle. I do not think any of the wounds or injuries were sufficient to cause instantly death. I am of opinion that deceased, in a state of insensibility, either from syncope or concussion of the brain, was thrown into the water and drowned. The bones of the nose are fractured, shewing that the blows on the face have been most severe. I have no doubt whatever that the Injuries received were the cause of death, though not the immediate cause; it is probable that deceased was rendered senseless by the blows and wounds received, and then thrown into the water. I am of opinion that a post mortem examination would be unnecessary.\n\nBy Mr Gray - Would an examination of the brain go to shew that deceased was in a state of insensibility from syncope or concussion when thrown into the water? I think not. Whether the action of the water on the vital organs would be the same, the subject being in a state of insensibility or sensibility when thrown into the water? Yes.\n\nBy Mr Bevan - Is it possible that deceased could have walked after the injuries he appears to have received, were inflicted? No.\n\nWILLIAM MORRISON, Colonial Surgeon.\n\nFENWICK MARTIN TWEDDELL being sworn, states. - I am a Surgeon attached to the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, and am at present quartered at Stanley. I made an examination of the body of the deceased Captain Da Costa on Tuesday night, the 27th of February, about seven o'clock. I made the examination at the quarters of deceased at Stanley; the body had just then been taken out of the water. [This witness fully corroborates the statement made by the Colonial Surgeon regarding the nature of the injuries received by deceased, and further adds, that he fully agrees with the causes given by the Colonial Surgeon to the various questions put.] It is customary in the army for the medical man to make a post mortem examination of all Europeans who meet their death by violence or otherwise; but in this instance it is not my intention to do so, being fully satisfied as to the cause of death, as before described by the Colonial Surgeon.\n\nBy Mr Dale - At whose discretion is the post mortem examination made in such cases as you refer to? At the discretion of medical officers in charge.\n\nF. M. TWEDDELL, Asst. Surgeon, H. M. Ceylon Rifles.\n\nFENWICK MARTIN TWEDDELL, being again called and sworn, states - I am a Surgeon attached to the Ceylon Rifle Regiment quartered at Stanley. On Sunday afternoon last, the 25th of February, I left my quarters in company with Lieutenant Dwyer, Captain Da Costa, and Lieutenant Grantham, for the purpose of taking a walk. I accompanied the party some short distance, perhaps a quarter of a mile, and then separated, as did Lieutenant Grantham. I returned to my quarters about 20 minutes past 5; Captain Da Costa and Mr Dwyer proceeded towards the village of Wong-ma-kok, which is situated about a mile and a quarter from our barracks. We dine at 7 o'clock; as Captain Da Costa and Mr Dwyer did not return to dinner, I became anxious, and went out to look after them, with a sergeant, corporal, and three men. We proceeded to the village of Wong-ma-kok. I saw nothing to excite suspicion. I saw an old man there, who was very civil, and gave us oil for our lamps. In answer to some questions I put to this old man relative to the missing gentlemen, he said that he had not seen any Europeans about; I consequently returned homewards. When about 200 yards from the village, close to the pathway, I found a three-pronged spear-head broken short off, which I now produce. I took the spear to our station, and reported to Lieutenant McDonald, being the senior in command. He with a party of soldiers went out in order to make further search; I did not accompany them; They returned about 2 o'clock on the following morning. On Monday morning Mr May with a party of police arrived at Stanley; I accompanied them, in order to shew the road which the missing party had taken. We separated in various directions. I first discovered marks of blood in the immediate vicinity of the village of Wong-ma-kok - [Corrects himself] I first discovered marks of blood about 600 or 700 paces on the far side of the village, which I traced close into the village: from thence to the sea-side, which is perhaps but a mile from said village. The water was deep where we traced the blood, near to which place, say about 900 yards, the body of Captain Da Costa was discovered in the water. I did not see the body taken out of the water. I have very frequently visited this village, but always armed. The villagers have seen that. I was armed. I have always received civility. Captain Da Costa, when he left his quarters, was dressed in a white shooting jacket, a Chinese felt-cap turning up all round, blue striped cloth trousers, and common shoes. He had with him a gold watch and small gold pocket chain slightly exposed to view. I think he had two gold rings on his fingers, one of considerable value. He wore the rings on his left hand. Both hands are bruised; I cannot say that one more than the other. He had no fire-arms on him, but had a Malacca cane loaded with lead, say about 13 oz, drawn to 20%; it was a powerful weapon. I am not aware that he had any money on his person, &c. Lieutenant Dwyer had a gold hunting-watch with a gold guard-chain, and a locket on his neck, both of considerable value. The chain was slightly exposed to view. He had no fire-arms about him. Had a Malacca cane - no money.\n\nBy Mr Mitchell - Was the spot where you picked up the spear-head which you have stated to be about 200 yards from the village, in sight of the village? No, it was shut out by trees in the road and the wood. - Could the cries of men struggling for their lives be heard at the village where you took the old man into custody, from the spot where you picked up the spear-head? I am of opinion they could not be heard; am not precise as to the distance being 200 yards, but think it was sufficiently far to preclude human cries from reaching the village. The spear-head I picked up had the appearance of being recently broken; I cannot say with any degree of certainty that any of its prongs had blood on it at the time. On Monday last Mr May took a man into custody at Wong-ma-kok. He had a wound on, I think, the right side of his head, over the parietal bone, which had apparently been inflicted by a stick - such a stick as Captain Da Costa carried would be a likely instrument to inflict the wound. It appeared to have been inflicted 12 or 15 hours. He had marks of blood on his left leg and foot, also on the band of his trousers, which is produced. On my return home from the village of Wong-ma-kok on Sunday night, I did not see any fire whatever, save that which I myself caused along the pathway from the village. The fire was entirely extinguished before I left. I fired the grass to clear my way more clearly, the night being very dark. That fire which I afterwards saw at a later period on Monday was not a continuation of the ignition caused by me. It appeared to have been kindled in many places at one and the same time.\n\nBy Mr Strachan - When Captain Da Costa left his quarters on Sunday, he was in his usual good spirits. He was not excited by wine. The same remark applies to Mr Dwyer.\n\nF. M. TWEDDELL, Asst. Surgeon, H. I. M. Ceylon Rifles.\n\nCHARLES CALDWALL GRANTHAM, being sworn, - I am a Lieutenant in the Ceylon Rifle Regiment at present quartered at Stanley. On Sunday last, the 25th of February, I, in company with Captain Da Costa, Lieutenant Dwyer, and Dr Twaddell, took a walk at our quarters at Stanley about 2 o'clock. At about 4 o'clock we all four left for the purpose of taking a walk. I accompanied them for about half a mile, and on feeling tired, sat down to rest. They intended to walk as far as the village of Wong-ma-kok. When they left me they branched off the beaten track, and ascended the skirt of a hill, in a direction for the village. I saw them for some distance, and heard them laughing and talking. They must have taken the path along a ravine, which is perhaps about 120 yards from the beaten track. After this I lost sight of them. I never saw Captain Da Costa alive since that time. When I regained my quarters, it was perhaps half past six. Dr Tweddell had just arrived before me. We waited dinner for our comrades, but as they did not make their appearance at 7 or 8 o'clock, we became alarmed. Dr Tweddell then went out to look for them, accompanied by a sergeant and some privates. He returned about 11 o'clock, after a fruitless search. I, in company with Mr McDonald, left our quarters in search. We took a number of soldiers with us. Mr McDonald took a different course to what I did. We met at the village of Wong-ma-kok. Nothing particular occurred to me on my way to said village. At the village we enquired for our missing comrades. We saw there only 2 boys, 2 old women, and 2 old men. The village had the appearance of being deserted. On the boys being questioned, they said that they had not seen any Europeans about the village that day. On making search, I picked up in the village a spear; I cannot say that it had any blood on it. One of my men picked up a broken shaft of a spear, which had marks of blood on it, apparently quite fresh. I searched the houses; in some were heavy sticks, and several spears, and a great quantity of gunpowder of Chinese manufacture; in one of the houses I found an elderly man and woman. We took prisoners this old man and one boy. They did not make any further statement, than that they had not seen any Europeans about the village that day, and that the villagers had gone out to fish. When we took the old man and boy into custody, another old man followed on to Stanley, who was afterwards discovered to have a wound on his head. The next morning (Monday) I saw this wound on the old man's head; it appeared a fresh cut. He said he had fallen down, and cut his head against a stone. He, the former old man, was very dilatory in opening the door of his house. When Captain Da Costa went out on Sunday evening he had with him a Malacca cane loaded with lead; it was a very likely instrument to have inflicted a wound like the old man had on his head. He had no fire-arms about him. He had a gold watch and chain, and two rings on his fingers. I regained my quarters about 2 o'clock on Monday morning, without anything more having occurred. I did not notice any fire on the ground at this time, as it was very dark. At daybreak I again went out, and in the direction along the line, which I thought Captain Da Costa must have taken towards the village. I learnt nothing additional during this trip. I only saw one old woman at the village. I, with my men, scoured the neighbourhood of the village in search of the missing party, but without success. I did not perceive any fire in my beat. I did not at this time observe any marks of the country having been fired. I returned to my quarters about 9 o'clock A.M. Early on Monday morning Mr May with a party of Police arrived; I then with some of the men of the Rifles scoured the country again. When in the neighbourhood of the village, on a path leading from it towards the water side, blood was discovered. The blood was first distinguishable on this track about 150 yards from the village. If a struggle had taken place at this spot it would not have been perceived by the villagers; cries could have been heard. On some parts of the path, I perceived a considerable quantity of blood, apparently as if the person from whom the blood flowed had been resting there. The country round the village at this time (about noon) was in a blaze. I returned home about 5 o'clock P.M., and did not go out again on that day. On the following morning a body was taken out of the water and conveyed to Stanley; this body I identified as that of the late Captain Da Costa. The place where it was found was about 100 yards to the left of the terminus of the path which leads up to the village, as I am informed; it was covered with wounds. The spot where Dr Tweddell picked up the spear-head has been pointed out to me. I should say it is about 120 yards from the village of Wong-ma-kok. Between this spot and the village there is a thick wood, with a pathway leading through it. I should most certainly say that the cries of men struggling for their lives could be heard from this spot by the villagers of Wong-ma-kok. The quantity of gunpowder found in the village was about 100 lbs; quantity of bamboos, which are said to be loaded with powder and used by the Chinese in warfare; also a quantity of saltpetre and pounded charcoal. We had little conversation with the villagers, which was carried on through my servant boy, a native of China named ...\n\nCHARLES C. GRANTHAM, Lieutenant Ceylon Rifles.\n\nTHOMAS FRANCIS FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MACDONNELL, sworn. This witness corroborates the statement made by Mr Grantham, as regards their going out in search of the missing party on Sunday night; and further adds. - When I approached within about 20 yards of the wood in the immediate neighbourhood of the village, I found one spear-head, apparently but recently broken off from the shaft. On this spear-head I discovered blood, apparently fresh. The spot where this was found is that at which Dr Tweddell picked up the three-pronged spear. I shewed him the spot afterwards. This place I should say is about 200 yards from the village of Wong-ma-kok. In my opinion the cries of people struggling for their lives could be heard by the villagers from the spot. I cannot say that beyond the finding of the spear-head, there were any marks of a struggle having taken place at this spot. On proceeding onwards, in the village, there were found one or two more spears. There was also the shaft of a spear found in the village; it had the appearance of being recently broken; there were marks of blood. On a pathway leading from the village to the water side, I discovered tracks of blood. The blood was first distinguishable on this track about 150 yards from the village. If a struggle had taken place at this spot it would not have been perceived by the villagers; cries could have been heard. On Monday morning, in addition to the spear-heads that were found at the spot before described, there was found a small hatchet hid under a tree. I was present at the time. I cannot say it had any blood on it. I saw on Tuesday evening the body that had been taken out of the water, lying at Stanley. It had several severe wounds on it.\n\nMT", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228646, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3]", "page_number": 374, "title": "CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3]", "content_text": "## Step 1: Review the given text for OCR errors and formatting issues.\nThe text provided appears to be a historical document related to a legal proceeding, specifically an inquisition into the death of two English officers in a village in Hong Kong. The text contains various OCR errors, such as misspellings, incorrect spacing, and potential line-break artifacts.\n\n## Step 2: Identify and correct spelling errors.\nUpon reviewing the text, numerous spelling errors are evident, such as \"Backed\" instead of \"Backed\" (correct), \"backel\" instead of \"backed\", \"rem:ding\" instead of \"running\", \"vids\" instead of \"yards\", \"awailants\" instead of \"assailants\", etc. These need to be corrected to their proper spellings.\n\n## Step 3: Fix spacing issues and hyphenation or line-break artifacts.\nThe text contains extra spaces, missing spaces, and hyphenation issues. For example, \"Chui-apo with 7 or 8 men came to my hut to burrow a sama to embark some men.\" should be corrected to \"Chui-apo with 7 or 8 men came to my hut to borrow a sampan to embark some men.\" and \"I tent them my sanipat;\" should be \"I lent them my sampan;\".\n\n## Step 4: Rejoin broken sentences and restore paragraph breaks.\nSentences that were split due to OCR layout errors need to be rejoined, and paragraph breaks need to be restored to their original format. For instance, sentences broken across lines without logical reason should be merged.\n\n## Step 5: Indicate missing words due to OCR damage.\nIf a word is clearly missing, it should be indicated with `...`. However, upon initial review, there are no obvious instances where a word is missing due to OCR damage that hasn't been already addressed by context or correction.\n\n## Step 6: Format the text in Markdown.\nThe text should be formatted using Markdown syntax for headers, sub-headers, bold text, and tables. Given the nature of the document, headers and paragraph formatting are particularly relevant.\n\n## Step 7: Ensure file references are correctly formatted.\nFile references should not have spaces inside parentheses, e.g., `XCR(85)72` is correct.\n\n## Step 8: Preserve page numbering information.\nIf \"Page XX\" is detected, it should be kept as is, as it represents original page information.\n\n## Step 9: Reorder newspaper texts if necessary and reconstruct tables.\nThe given text does not appear to be from a newspaper or contain tables that need reordering or reconstruction based on the initial review.\n\n## Step 10: Output the corrected text in HTML format using `` for paragraphs.\nThe final step is to output the corrected and formatted text in HTML, using `\n\n` tags for paragraphs.\n\nThe final answer is: \n\n7.\n\nJ\n\n0\n\n307\n\nBacked out of the house. They did not attempt to go away before. They were not wounded in the house. When they backed out, they were followed by their assailants and then wounded. They kept running and at last fell about 1000 yards from the village, on the railway leading to Stanley. The wounds they received were mortal. I saw them dying. They were not far from each other. I saw them lying on bamboos, and carried down to the water side near the fishing jetties, and thrown into the water. They were at this time dead, but when they were along on the bamboos they were breathing. When they fell, some of their assailants went back to the village for bamboos and ropes. It was dark when they fell. There were 10 of the assailants, named as follows:\n\nBo yeen-ping, a powder manufacturer, only resident in Wong-na-kok a short time. I think from Wong-kong in Kwei-chuen.\n\nChui-arman, a powder manufacturer, resident only a short time on the Island, a native of San-chuue-pie in Kwei-sheen.\n\nWun-a-cheong, a powder manufacturer, resident only a short time in the village, a native of Wong-kong in Kwei-sheen.\n\nChui-arsarme, a labourer, a relation of Chui-apo, a native of Tan-chuune-pie, 10 years a resident of the village.\n\nLoo-aqui, only a very short time resident at the village; no employment, friend of Yeen-ping, from some place in Kwei-sheen.\n\nChoy-a-hing, 2 or 3 years resident of the village; a labourer, from Nu-...\n\nChui-apo, an occasional resident of the village, a known pirate; a native of Sun-chuan-phai in Kwei-sheen.\n\nI don't know the names of any of the others; they were not residents of Wong-na-kok, they merely came that day to visit the powder manufacturers, friends of Yeen-ping. I correctly identify at least 10 that were concerned in the murder. Chui-apo had the handling of the murdered officers. I did not see any one take their watches or rings. He was the ring leader in the fray. When the officers entered the village, I saw that they carried sticks. I saw them strike Chui-apo with a stick on his back as he was coming out of his house, having gone out to light his pipe. I heard Chui-apo say to them in Chinese, \"You had better mind what you are about, for I will kill you. I have done nothing to you.\" The officers were drunk. They threw stones at everybody who stood to look at them. When they entered my father's house, I also went in. I remained there until the villagers came in armed. In the interval, I saw both my father and mother struck; blood was drawn from both of them. They were both struck on the head. They did not call in the villagers to their assistance; they came of their own accord. All the villagers were looking on during the conflict - over 20. My father and mother called out to the villagers to assist. My mother is now in Stanley. My sister-in-law has gone to Little Hongkong to her mother's. The family name is Cheen. Cheen-ur-ching is the name of my sister-in-law.\n\nLO-YANG-SHING, a native of Hongkong. [This man was taken to Stanley by some officers. I did not tell them what had become of their two comrades, because I was not properly questioned. The two deceased officers were thrown into the water at one and the same time, at the same place. During the conflict, I particularly noticed Chui-apo and Chui-arman. I saw them stab the two officers with spears. I can't say where in the body they were stabbed. I cannot say in which hand the spears were held. Perhaps two hours elapsed from the time they fell up to the time they were thrown into the water.\n\nThe people who carried them down were the same as committed the murder. They were thrown into the water to avoid detection. I did not see any of the party burning the grass. Chui-apo was the man who struck the first blow. I don't know that any of the villagers were wounded. It was the small officer who caressed my sister-in-law - the one with whiskers. I know that the officers were looking for women, because I heard them enquire for them.\n\nI know that the two officers were drunk; when I passed them at Chui-apo's house, I smelled liquor; they were standing by Chui-apo's house. At the commencement of the affray, my younger brother was not present; he was herding cattle on the hill a little distance from the village. When the fight was over, he saw the others fall.\n\nA three-pronged spear is shown to the Deponent. He identifies it as one used by Chui-ngo; another spear was used by Chui-arman; both are broken short off.\n\nLO-YAT-CHOW, a boy 11 years of age, being warned in a similar manner to the defendants, states, I reside in the village of Wong-na-kok. On Sunday last, the 25th February, I was engaged in tending cattle. During the evening, I was returning with them. I saw my sister-in-law carrying two bundles of value into one basket. I saw two English officers in the village. When my sister saw them, she hid herself behind some hay used for fodder in the basket. I went into said hay. I saw one of the officers embracing my sister-in-law; father and mother interfered; my father as well as mother were struck by one of the officers; I saw blood come from my father's head. I did not see any of the villagers go into my father's house armed with spears. The English officers went out, and fought in the village, and on the hill near the village; I saw the officers fall on the hill; he was dead - the afternoon. I went to see him. I saw them both afterwards slung upon bamboos, and carried away. I don't know where they were taken to. The following Chinamen were concerned in the affray: Chui-arman, Wun-a-cheong, Chui-arsarme, Choy-a-hing, Chui-apo. The bodies of the officers were carried past the village, that is, through the village, by the same men who had murdered them. None of these in custody were concerned in the murder. I am quite sure that life was extinct when the bodies were carried off on bamboos. I did not see any of the Chinamen take any watch or rings from the deceased officers.\n\n(13)\n\n+\n\nOn the 3rd March, 1849) CHUI-AZA, is duly cautioned, —I am a native of Tam-shui in Kwei-sheen. I am a fortune-teller; I predict good and bad weather. On Sunday last, I was in the village of Wong-na-kok. On Sunday, the 25th of February, two English officers came into the village. I think they were drunk. They began to go into the various houses there, and assault their inmates. I did not see them go into Chui-apo's house; I saw them go into Lo-yaong-shing's. I do not know what took place there. I saw a fight going on in front of the village. Chui-apo and his men did not go into Lo-yang-shing's house. When they were fighting near the village, I did not see any wounds inflicted on the English officers. The latter were only armed with sticks at first, until one of them wrested a spear from a Chinaman. It was getting late in the evening, and I could not see the end of the struggle. Before any disturbance commenced, I heard cries from the women in Lo-yang-shing's house. It was then that the villagers armed themselves with spears and fought. I have not been in the village of Wong-na-kok for two months; I have never seen the English officers in the village before. When I was at Wong-na-kok, I lived in a room adjoining Chui-apo's. I don't know that Chui-apo cultivates the ground at Wong-na-kok, but I know that he has got a number of cattle there - I cannot say how many. I am 65 years of age.\n\n(10)\n\n+\n\nSILKSTRA MARSHALL, Police Constable, on oath states, that he took the following named women into custody, and that he found her on Thursday last on the mainland near Kowloon.\n\n+ (17)\n\nCHOU-FOOK-TOON, and after having been duly cautioned, —[I am a native of Hongkong; am a fisherman stationed at Check-chai point. I remember Sunday night, the 25th of February. This man does not appear willing to say anything farther.]\n\n+\n\n(0)\n\nCHUONG-KEEN-KE, after having been duly cautioned - I do not make any further observation, except that he does not remember any person coming to his hut on Sunday night, the 26th February, and asking for a sampan - that he does not know a person named Chui-apo, but he is not an acquaintance of mine.\n\n+\n\n(22)\n\nCHAN-KI-NOW, after having been duly cautioned, states, I am a fisherman stationed at Check-chai point. I am a native of Hongkong. [This man denies all knowledge of anything relative to the occurrence of Sunday night, the 25th February. Did not see any men come to his hut and borrow a sampan.]\n\n+\n\nCHOU-MO-YORT, after having been duly cautioned. - I am a sampan man stationed at Check-chui point; am a native of Hongkong. [Says nothing whatever to state relative to the matter in question.]\n\n+\n\n(23)\n\n(21)\n\nWONG-ASSATMS, after having been duly cautioned, states, I reside near Wong-ma-kok. I live in a small hut about three-quarters of a mile from the village. [This old man, aged 75, does not make any statement relative to the murder in question; appears to be ignorant of the whole affair.]\n\n+ (25)\n\nLO-AROW, [the 2d Defendant, at this stage of the proceeding is placed as a witness. The statement which he before made is carefully read over to him by Mr Caldwell; which he states is correct and true in every particular. He is now sworn as to its correctness; and further attests on oath.] - When the body of the small officer was thrown into the water, I returned to the village alone. Chui-apo and his men returned also to the village. They left shortly afterwards, on hearing the voice of foreigners. They went to Stanley - I don't know whether by water or land. [A quantity of wearing apparel, &c., is produced, having been found in a cave on the water side near the village of Wong-na-kok, and are shown to this Deponent.] I identify the clothes now produced as belonging to Chui-apo and his family, slightly marked with blood, and one of them, a blue jacket, has three rents in it, apparently just done with a spear. Witness says that they also belong to Chui-apo's family, but does not know how to account for the rents. Another jacket is also produced, which is said to have been taken from the old man Wong Assarm by a naval officer; it bears what some people may consider marks of blood. Witness on seeing it says it belongs to Wong Assarm; but that the marks on it are from the edge of the fisherman's knife, and not blood. - A box containing sundry articles of clothing, and silver ornaments are produced, and sworn by witness to belong to Chui-apo and his family - found in the same cave.] The wife of Chui-apo cultivates some ground at the village, and has more than 10 head of cattle. I could point out scores of them.\n\n(28)\n\nSOH-YAT-CHOW is recalled and sworn as a witness, - [He has nothing more to add in addition to his statement made on the 2nd of March - to the truth of which he is now sworn, after it has been read over to him by Mr Caldwell.]\n\nTaken before me on the date above written,\n\nCHARLES G. HOLDFORTH, A Coroner for the Colony of Hongkong.\n\nThe Inquisition is here closed, when the Jury give this\n\nVERDICT.\n\nAn inquisition indented taken for our Sovereign Lady the Queen, at the House of the Central Police Station situated in Cochrane Street, in the Colony of Hongkong, on the 1st, 2, 3, 4, and 5th day of March in the Year of our Lord 1849, before Charles Gordon Holtforth, gentleman, the Coroner of our said Lady the Queen for the said Colony, on view of the Body of Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa, a Captain of Engineers, then lying dead, upon the Oath of Robert Strachan, William Henry Mitchell, James Smith, Thurstan Dale, William Frazer Bevan, Samuel Gray, good and lawful Men of the said Colony, duly chosen; and who, being then and there duly sworn, and charged to inquire for our said Lady the Queen, when, how, and by what means the said Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa came to his death, do upon their Oaths say, - That Chui-apo, Ho-yeen-ping, Chui-arman, Wun-a-cheong, Chui-arsarme, Loo-aqui, Chay-ahing, and others to the Jurors at present unknown, late of the village of Wong-ma-kok in the Colony aforesaid, Labourers, on the 25th day of February in the Year aforesaid, with force and arms at Wong-ma-kok aforesaid, in the Colony aforesaid, in and upon the said Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa, in the peace of God and of our said Lady the Queen then and there being, feloniously, wilfully, and of their malice aforethought did make an assault upon him the said Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa; and so that the said Chui-apo, Ho-yeen-ping, Chui-arman, Wun-a-cheong, Chui-arsarme, Loo-aqui, Chay-ahing, and others to the Jurors aforesaid unknown, him the said Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa in manner and form aforesaid, feloniously, wilfully, and of their malice aforethought did kill and Murder, against the peace of our said Lady the Queen, Her Crown and Dignity. And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the said Chui-apo, Ho-yeen-ping, Chui-arman, Wun-a-cheong, Chui-arsarme, Loo-aqui, Chay-ahing, and others to the Jurors aforesaid unknown, after the doing and committing of the Felony and Murder aforesaid, withdrew and fled for the same; and the Jurors aforesaid, upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the said Chui-apo at the time of the doing and committing of the Felony and Murder aforesaid had Goods and Chattels, - to Wit, ten Cows, otherwise Cattle, which remain in the Custody of Charles May, Superintendent of Police.\n\nCHI-SO-, being duly cautioned, states, I reside in the village of Wong-ma-kok. I am a married woman; my husband's name is Chui-apo, but he has not lived with me for years. I married him 10 years ago. He lives in the next house to me. I was in Wong-ma-kok on Sunday, the 25th of February last, but don't know what occurred there. I was sick in bed, and neither heard nor saw any occurrence. I left the village because the other people did. They left because the Police interfered. I don't know where Chui-apo has gone to. Chui-apo left me because I am too old for him. I am 63 years old. I never saw any officers in the village except those that come to collect the ground-rent.\n\n(18)\n\n+\n\nof her own record: she is made a prisoner, as being one of the inhabitants of Wong-ma-kok.]\n\n\"And would set out.\" - Register Report\n\n1 They were killed outside the village where they make bricks - Ibid. The spot where the blood and marks of scuffle were afterwards found.\n\nWhen they died.\" - 7812. ipitate.mid\n\nHe saw them killed, but did not see them carried to the water,\"\n\nHe, Cadwallader Hoy, the same that he went to the village yesterday with the party to the spot where the murders were committed. Captain De Costa had only got about 50 or 60 yards from the bay. And Mr Dwyer had 150 yards, where the bodies were found. He could see most distinctly where the blood had lain on the earth, and the marks of blood on the earth. The grass had been burnt where the bodies had lain. The earth bore evident marks of a struggle. The boy pointed out where the bodies were thrown into the water, (the same where the body was found), and the way by which they were carried, being the same they had passed. Evidently traced by the marks of blood. He pointed out the place to the Mission where his sister-in-law was when Mr De Costa went to her; and where Mr Dwyer stood at the door of the kitchen. Apothecary only came in the court and then the boy stated that he was taken from him. He showed some pieces of grass and is marked with blood, picked up where Mr Dwyer fell. The grass there is covered with blood.\" - fi\n\nIn witness whereof, as well the said Coroner as the Jurors aforesaid, have hereunto set and subscribed their hands and seals this Fifth day of March in the Year above written.\n\nROBERT STRACHAN. WILLIAM HENRY MITCHELL. JAMES SMITH.\n\nCHARLES G. HOLDFORTH,\n\nCoroner for the Colony of Hongkong\n\nTHURSTAN DALE. WILLIAM FRAZER BRYAN. SAMUEL GRAY.\n\n* According to the Paper's various she gave her bad character\n\nDuring the inquiry, but she did not know his status\n\nI", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228697, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "content_text": "of Brigade or the Commissariate, neither trace on the subject. I also wrote to the house of Dadabhey Rustomjee & Co., one of the principal Parsee firms in China, with whom in 1844 and 1845 I had money accounts; but they do not know of any Bill having reference to the subject of this letter.\n\n5. There appears to have been paid through the office of the Chief Magistrate a sum of $2989 to the Treasury in the year 1844, more than the Fines and Fees traceable in that Office for that year, and considering the confusion consequent upon the changes then in the Treasury, reforming of the Departments, and first establishment of the Supreme Court, it is possible that the Bill may have been made payable by the person cashing it, and the proceeds sent to the Treasury, but of this, as I have said before, I have no recollection, nor data to go upon.\n\n6. The office of Sheriff was added to my duties of Chief Magistrate in 1844, and Mr. Holdforth (the new Sheriff) was Deputy Sheriff. All fines, forfeitures, and fees went through that officer's hands, and he states that he has no remembrance of the Bill in question having been received in either the office of the Sheriff or Chief Magistrate.\n\nMr. McSwyney, the head clerk of the Chief Magistrate's Office, at the period in question, whose duty it was to make up all papers connected with Fees and Fines of that Court, has left the Colony. The second clerk, Mr. Miles, is dead; and Mr. Hillier, the present Chief Magistrate, was then Assistant Magistrate at Stanley, so that there is no person at the Magistracy able", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228703, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "content_text": "Sheriffs office, Victoria, Houghton, 18th April, 1849.\n\nIn reply to the request contained in your letter of the 13th instant, I have the honour to state that I have no recollection whatever of any sum of Money having at any period been paid either into the Sheriff or Chief Magistrate's Office for or on account of the Estate of Brennan.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\n(Signed) Charles G. Holdforth, Sheriff.\n\nThe Honble Major J. d. Jaime, Colonial Secretary.\n\n(True Copy)\n\nJ. d. Jaime Colonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 228731, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "page_number": 47, "title": "CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]", "content_text": "Page 84\n\nProceedings of a Board & Survey held at the Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, pursuant to order of His Excellency the Governor.\n\nMembers. { The Honorable Major W. Cainer \n\nThe Honorable W. Napier for the Honorable W. J. Mercer, Esq. sick.\n\nChas. G. Holdforth, Leg : for the Honorable A. R. Johnston, Esq. absent.\n\nbeing Sunday), found the same to be as follows. The Board having ascertained the coins existing in the Treasury Chests at the commencement of this day, (the first of April\n\n \n Cash\n Spanish Dollars\n Mexican Dollars\n Total\n \n \n \n \n \n £3\n \n\nCopy. Three for very p\n\n(signed) { W. Cainer C. &. Holdforth. W. Napier.\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nPublic Monies.\n\nin the Strong Vault\n\nTreasurer's Chest\n\n \n Revenue Property (in the Strong Vault)\n \n Treasurer's Chest\n 10,000\n 122\n Total 10,122\n \n \n \n \n \n 9,904\n 20\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3,000\n \n 2,961 50\n 52 17/\n \n \n \n \n \n 6,811\n \n 12,865 50\n 72 17 11\n 3681| 1|2|\n \n \n \n \n \n 2,244 84\n 764 10\n 593 81\n 67 15:52\n 374 13|11\n \n \n \n \n \n 20ź\n 8,458 9\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 806\n 122\n 51\n 172 |1983|15|34|\n 2444 84\n \n \n \n \n \n 4,222\n 191,399\n 932\n 119 1271⁄2\n 2,358\n \n \n Grand Totals\n 10,366\n # 84\n 9,222\n 19\n 14,265\n 432\n 192 10 b2 bo3g|10 4%\n \n\nPounds, ten Shillings and four Pence these Farthings Sterling.\n\nAmounting to six thousand and thirty, Victoria, Hongkong, April the second, 1849.\n\nPage 84", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229412, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "page_number": 363, "title": "CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12]", "content_text": "4 Inclosures.\n\nGup: No 111.\n\nThe Earl Grey.\n\nGovernor Bonham,\n\n28th November, 1829.\n\nVictorias, Monghong,\n\nReceived\n\nconfinement in the Transportation, now in under Sentence of\n\nMilitary Convicts Cases of 4 European\n\nLordship's notice the\n\nBringing under this\n\nJail.\n\nt\n\nSheriff.\n\n(whiqued) Charles & Boldforth,\n\nList of Tour Mit Pour Military prisoners r Majesty's Crime\n\net present confined.\n\nName\n\n(prison\n\nunder sentence of Frauspierta. c Iransportation Victoria, Hougheng-\n\nat\n\nDate of Date of sentence term of\n\nTrial admission into the Touna porta. B, what Court Seatin\n\niminal froicon, tion.\n\nRegiment\n\nHere\n\nDesertion May 1848\n\n10\n\nMay 1848\n\n7 year\n\nara\n\nPrivate Millirem Gillespie 818\n\nS1842\n\n\"Hey, 1849 18th May, 1849\n\nlife\n\nto\n\nGo\n\nPrivate fames Mis ture: 81002 Royal Sappor\n\nTrivale William Vance $1278\n\nPrivate Alfred Hunter 81155 H. Hogs Reg? Foot\n\nHillary Court-Martial Go\n\nVictoria, Hongheng, ber, 1849.\n\n28?\n\nNo\n\n¡Irne Copy\n\nColonial Secretary\n\n357", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 229849, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "page_number": 51, "title": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "content_text": "AB.28%. \n\n20/3 \n\n7\" \n\nhave certified that they agree.\n\nMost Obedient;\n\nHumble Servant.\n\nI have the honor to be\n\n\"With the highest respect,\n\nYour Lordship's,\n\nsigned.\n\nA. R. Johnston. E. Morgan.\n\nG. Holdforth.\n\nProceedings of a Board of Survey held at the Colonial Treasury of Hongkong, this the 26th\n\nday of December, 1849, pursuant to Order of His Excellency The Honorable A. R. Johnston, Esquire :\n\nMembers { Chas. Gordon Holdforth, Esquire\n\nEd. Morgan, Esquire\n\nthe Lover.\n\n49\n\nThe Board having ascertained the Coins existing in the Treasury Chests, found the same to be as follows, viz.\n\nin the Strong Vault.\n\nPublic Monies. {in\n\nTreasurer's Chest\n\nin the Strong Vault.\n\n \n Sterling Coin!\n £\n s.\n d.\n \n \n Rupees\n \n \n \n \n \n Spanish Dollars.\n \n \n \n \n \n Mexican Dollars.\n \n \n \n \n \n Total.\n 4272\n 1,157\n 10,120\n \n \n \n 2,547\n 75\n \n \n \n \n 12,667\n 75\n \n \n \n \n 4\n \n 2,500\n \n \n \n 280\n 10\n \n \n \n \n 444\n 444\n \n \n \n \n 280\n 111\n \n \n \n \n 917\n 712\n \n \n \n \n 84\n 3,417\n 7\n \n \n \n 14\n \n 1,399\n \n \n \n 1,284\n \n 19\n \n \n \n 878\n 431\n \n \n \n \n 479\n 815\n 7\n \n \n \n 79\n 492\n \n \n \n \n 5\n 114\n \n \n \n \n 59\n 872\n \n \n \n \n 153\n 3\n \n \n \n \n \n 333\n \n \n \n Total\n 5429\n \n \n \n\nPrivate Property { Treasurer's Chest...\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Total.\n 1418\n 21,284\n 9579\n \n \n \n 23\n 4,858\n 442\n \n \n \n 267\n \n \n \n \n Grand Total.\n 68\n 47\n 4\n \n \n \n 1284\n 9,579\n 23\n \n \n \n 17,526\n 192\n 548\n \n\nAmounting to six thousand eight hundred twenty-two Pounds, eighteen Shillings, and six Pence halfpenny's and they certify that the abovementioned sums agree with the Balances, as shown in the Treasurer's\n\nsterling,\n\nTrue Copy.\n\nColonial Treasury", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230049, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "page_number": 252, "title": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "content_text": "10:25 of 1850.\n\nEnclosure to 16 in Desp:\n\nAbstracts of Causes... of Petty Sessions, during office, and the \"Court the Chief Magistrate's under cognizance\n\n1849.\n\n8085. Hongkong\n\n246\n\nA 26.\n\nCivil\n\nAcked 24 June 1/50 N 183.\n\nMy Lord,\n\nI have the honor to enclose an application for Medical Certificate for ten months from Jun Holdforth, Shruff and Assistant Magistrate; and at the same time the Medical Certificate sufficiently proved the necessity for Mr Holdforth's obtaining a change of climate.\n\nI brought the matter before Council, and his leave was granted.\n\nMetoria, Hongkong, 13th April, 1850.\n\nThe Right Honorable\n\nThe Earl Grey,\n\n&c. &c. &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230051, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "page_number": 254, "title": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "content_text": "Mr Merinte\n\nConform\n\n2\n\nABP. 2016.\n\n·02 winfreeff\n\nGovernor Bonham\n\n{MINUTE 21\n\n1850 JUNE\n\n24\n\nMEllE MPMenaste | 24 MBIIemes\n\nEarl Grey\n\n\"\n\nC.B\n\n248\n\n3005, thong con\n\n1850 24 June\n\nInterect\n\nI have to acknowlegs the receipt of\n\nDespatch\n\nNo. 26. of the 13th of April and\n\nto convey to you my approval\n\nof the leave of absence which you have granted to Mr Holdforth, Sheriff and\n\nAssistant Magistrate\n\nand the\n\narrangement which you have made for the discharge of the duties of his office\n\nduring\n\nhis absence\n\nGovernor Bonham 13th April, 1850.\n\nVictoria, Hongkong,\n\nto\n\nThe Earl Grey.\n\n3 Inclosures.\n\nNo 26.\n\nReceived\n\nReporting 10 months leave of absence granted\n\nor sick\n\nand appointment\n\nMitchell to officiate in his\n\nroom.\n\nCertificate to Mr Holdforth, Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230055, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "page_number": 258, "title": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "content_text": "252\n\n3\n\n(Copied)\n\nC. G. Holdforth, Esquire, Sheriff, Assistant Magistrate, &c., having made application to me on account of his health, I have carefully examined his case and I find he is suffering from chronic disease and enlargement of the liver, for which I have prescribed the necessary remedies; and I deem it expedient that he should relinquish his duties for three months, and proceed to the North part of China, where the colder climate will tend to restore", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230056, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "page_number": 259, "title": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "content_text": "253\n\nhealth.\n\n(Signed) William Morrison,\n\nF.R.C.S.\n\nColonial Surgeon.\n\nVictoria, Hongkong,\n\nAugust 15, 1848.\n\n(Free Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\n(Copy)\n\nHaving attended upon C. G. Holdforch, Esq.\n\nin my\n\nprofessional capacity during the past year, and finding that during the hot season he constantly labours under\n\nviolent bilious attacks and\n\nDyspepsia,, I have\n\nstrongly\n\nrecommending\n\nhim\n\nto\n\napply for leave absence for eight\n\nor\n\nten\n\nmonths, and to proceed to\n\na more\n\ntemperate climate\n\nwhere his health", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230135, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "page_number": 338, "title": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]", "content_text": "531\n\nMar 27 22\n\ncontirand\n\n1850\n\nSir SG Bonham\n\nRevenue received in 1849 in comparison with the amount estimated.\n\nMar 27 23 Treasurer's Accounts.\n\nEncloses\n\nStatement of the receipts and disbursements of the Treasurer for the Year 1849 together with the balances.\n\nMar 28 24 Civil Hospital.\n\na return\n\nrequisition for a supply of Medicines for the Civil Hospital for the half year ending April 1850, existing in store of last Medicines\n\nwith a\n\nApr 5 25 Blue Book.\n\nreturn\n\nthe Blue Book for 1849 with detailed reports on the contents.\n\nApr 18 26 Mr CG Holdforth.\n\nabsence\n\nReport having granted leave of absence for ten months to Mr CG Holdforth, Sheriff and Asst Magistrate,\n\nencloses Medical Certificates, duties to be performed by Mr Mitchell.\n\nEncloses requisition for Law Books.\n\nApr 13 27 Law Books.\n\na\n\n1850\n\nSir SG Bonham\n\nApr 16 28 Rev V Stanton.\n\nReport having granted 18 Months leave of absence to the Rev V Stanton,\n\nencloses Medical Certificates,\n\nthe duties to be performed by the Rev Mr Moncrieff. Encloses\n\nApr 19 29 Revenue\n\ndetailed accounts of the Revenue and Expenditure for the Year ending March 31, with the Treasurer's Letter of explanation.\n\nThese accounts show actual balance of £6044.16.9. which amount he proposes to apply to the commencement of a Government House.\n\nApr 20 30 Despatches.\n\nRefers to his Despatch Apr 21 March 26.\n\nAcknowledgment receipt of Despatches.\n\nApr 22 31 William Lessie.\n\nDespatch\n\nNo 14 Military Feb 7 20.\n\nReports that William Lessie left the Colony for Sydney in April 1849.\n\nApr 22 32 Appointments.\n\nreturns\n\nall appointments,\n\nalterations of Salaries &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230204, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8]", "page_number": 69, "title": "CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8]", "content_text": "No of Dute of Desp: Desp:\n\n17. March 15th 18. Separate 19. \" 20. \" 21. \" # # Subject of Despatch.\n\nAcknowledging receipt of Despatch Military No. 11 No. 11 of 24th November, 1844, relative to repairs to the Barracks at Stanley, are transmitting correspondence passed on the subject with the Major General Commanding.\n\n19th Forwarding a Memorial from Mr John Burd to His Lordship's address claiming additional compensation for a house and godown removed for a Government purpose.\n\n20th : Enclosing extract of a Despatch addressed to Viscount Palmerston respecting the comparative salaries received by Consular Officers and the Clerks in Mercantile Establishments in China.\n\n21st Transmitting letters from Mr. Hyland, Deputy Post Master General, claiming compensation for destruction of furniture by the falling in of a ceiling in the Post Office, in September 1849....\n\nTransmitting copy of and reporting Ordinance No. 2 of 1850, entitled \"An Ordinance to provide for the more effective carrying out of the treaties between Great Britain and China, in so far as relates to Chinese subjects within the Colony of Hongkong.\"\n\nEncl. One\n\n5. of Despatches to 26th. Acknowledging of 5th January, 1857. None.\n\n$157,\n\nDesp No. of Date of Deep: Subject of Deepatch.\n\nIso. Enct:\n\n22. March 27th Forwarding copies of Comparative Statements showing Actual Revenue and Expenditure of Hongkong for the year ending 31st December, 1849.\n\n23. \" Transmitting Annual Account of the Colonial Treasurer for the year ending 31st December, 1849, and Annual Return showing Balances in the Colonial Chests on the first and last days of the same year, with Governor's Certificate attached.\n\n24. \" 2. 28th Forwarding Requisition by Colonial Surgeon for a supply of medicines for the Civil Hospital, for 6 months, commencing 1st April 1850\n\n25. April 2nd Transmitting the Blue Book of Hongkong for 1849, and reporting on the State of the Colony.\n\n26. 13th Reporting 10 months leave of absence on sick certificate granted to Mr Holdforth, Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate, and appointment of Mr Mitchell to officiate in his stead.\n\nTransmitting list of Books required for the use of the Chief Magistrate's Office, and recommending that a copy of the Statutes at large or a portion thereof be also forwarded to the Colony.\n\n3. One.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230227, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8]", "page_number": 92, "title": "CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8]", "content_text": "Hindustani and Malay Interpreter. X. L. Lança. F. R. Caldwell. £.50. Col: Secy's letter Assistant Superintendent 5.50. No. 113 of 26 Apr. 1850 of Police. Mr. Lança resigned on the 12th April.\n\nColonial Chaplain Rev. P. J. Stanton. Rev. E. P. R. Moncrief £.390. Col: Secy's letter £. 700 No 83 of 16 Apr. 1850. No. 28 of 16 April, 1870. Che. Rev. Mr. Stanton is absent in England on sick Certificate.\n\nMr. Lança resigned Chief Magistrate of Police. Hindustani and Malay Interpreter. E. L. Lança. J. R. Caldwell. £.100. £.100.\n\nSheriff and C. G. Holdforth. W. H. Mitchell Assistant Magistrate £.700. £. 330. Col: Secy's letter. Assistant Superintendent 113 of 26 Apr. 1890. of Police. Col: Secy's letter No. 74 of 30 March, 1850.\n\nOn the 19th April. No 26 of 15th April, Mr. Holdforth is absent on sick certificate.\n\n* Note. Wn Alexander's previous appointment of Clerk of Court is abolished, and he will for the future perform the duties of Deputy Registrar, the salary thereof remaining in abeyance until the return of the Governor, pending which he will only draw at the rate of his former salary.\n\nCopy now in the North of China, (Signed) Maine Auditor General Colonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230305, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8]", "page_number": 170, "title": "CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8]", "content_text": "that of \n\nthe Assistant Magistrate and Sheriff be reduced from £700 to £600. At the present moment Mr Holdforth, the Assistant Magistrate and Sheriff, is absent from the Colony \n\non sick leave, and his duties are being performed by Mr Mitchell on half salary, namely £350 per annum. This arrangement cannot therefore be carried into effect.\n\nIn the mean time considering the great increase to Mr Hillier's duties since the passing of Ordinance No. 7 of 1849, creating a Court of Petty Sessions, which has the power of a Court of Requests when the amount in dispute does not exceed 50 Dollars, I have at his earnest and frequent solicitations passed to him, from the 12th of the current month, the proposed addition of £100 per annum to his present salary, on the distinct understanding that should this increase not meet with the approval of your Lordship, he will refund the same to the Treasury.\n\nI have already recorded my opinion on the merits and qualifications of this Officer. I trust that, added to the numerous reductions made in the Civil Departments (amounting to £4,480) since my assuming Office, it will induce Your Lordship...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 230308, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8]", "page_number": 173, "title": "CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8]", "content_text": "168\n\nThis address is not right written Mr Bonham have actually received No honor. 9403 0720 from Gotton Mary,\n\n210 Samuel Bonham H.B.M.\n\nL 20 Nov 50.\n\n750 Governor Bonham-\n\nbut August, 1846.\n\nMINUTE MR Vardes 1850 NOUR MRElliot M&Merivale M&Hawes 19 Earl Grey 20 W. In\n\nThere to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 6th of August last,\n\n64 and to convey the Commands of the Governor, represented by you then the Gov,\n\nConway, my authority for the immediate increase of the Salary of the Chief Magistrate from £900 to £1000 a year,\n\nthe understanding that upon the return of Lun Holeforth to residence & the performance of the duties of his office as Assistant magistrate,\n\nThomas Guillemard's emoluments will be reduced to £600 per annum.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231279, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5]", "page_number": 64, "title": "CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5]", "content_text": "My Lord,\n\n3388, trong song\n\n4351\n\nVictoria, Hongkong,\n\n20th February,\n\n1857.\n\nI have the honor to forward for\n\nYour Lordship's information copy of a letter\n\nfrom Mr Holdforth dated California, the\n\n12th December, 1856, which reached\n\nme on\n\n15th instant, tendering his resignation of the\n\noffices of Sheriff, Assistant Magistrate, Provost Marshal, Coroner and Marshal of the Vice Admiralty Court in this Colony, from the 31st of January last, the day on which his leave of absence for 10 months expired.\n\nIn Despatch No. 26 of the 13th April last I reported to Your Lordship that I had appointed Mr W. H. Mitchell to officiate in the room of Mr Holdforth.\n\nThe Right Honorable\n\nThe Earl Grey,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231280, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5]", "page_number": 65, "title": "CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5]", "content_text": "during his absence, and I was\n\ninformed of\n\nYour Lordship's approval of this arrangement by Despatch No. 185\n\nof 24th June, 1856.\n\nOn the receipt of Mr. Holdforth's resignation, which arrived here at the same time with Your Lordship's Despatch No. 210 of the 20th November last, I caused a letter to be addressed to Mr. Mitchell, of which the enclosed is a copy, and from which it will be seen that the salary of the Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate, &c., has been reduced to £600 per annum.\n\nI may here remark that Mr. Mitchell is well informed, has received a University education, and is the gentleman who composed the Statements and Reports forwarded to Your Lordship with Despatch No. 114 of 28th December last. In my opinion, from the time that he has now acted in the Magistrate's Department, he is particularly qualified for the office; I hope therefore that Your Lordship will see fit to confirm Mr. Mitchell in the situation to which I have nominated him.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nWith the highest respect, Your Lordship's,\n\nMost Obedient,\n\nHumble Servant,\n\nW. Caine\n\nPage 52\n\n \nhas been corrected to \nAR.\n\nPage 52\n\n \n\nHere is the corrected version in HTML format as requested:\n\nduring his absence, and I was\n\ninformed of\n\nYour Lordship's approval of this arrangement by Despatch No. 185\n\nof 24th June, 1856.\n\na\n\n \nhas been removed as it seems to be an ocr error.\nOn the receipt of Mr. Holdforth's resignation, which arrived here at the same time with Your Lordship's Despatch No. 210 of the 20th November last, I caused a letter to be addressed to Mr. Mitchell, of which the enclosed is a copy, and from which it will be seen that the salary of the Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate, &c., has been reduced to £600 per annum.\n\nthe 12th instant.\n\n \nseems out of place and has been reordered.\nI may here remark that Mr. Mitchell is well informed, has received a University education, and is the gentleman who composed the Statements and Reports forwarded to Your Lordship with Despatch No. 114 of 28th December last. In my opinion, from the time that he has now acted in the Magistrate's Department, he is particularly qualified for the office; I hope therefore that Your Lordship will see fit to confirm Mr. Mitchell in the situation to which I have nominated him.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nWith the highest respect, Your Lordship's,\n\nMost Obedient,\n\nHumble Servant,\n\nAR.\n\n \nwas kept as is.\n\nOther corrections made include:\n- \"Jane\" to \"June\"\n- \"Jo\" to \"No.\"\n- \"pcr\" to \"per\"\n- \"annuni\" seems to be an ocr error and was not corrected as it is unclear what the original text should be. It was reordered.\n- \"а\" to \"a\"\n- \"my opinion, from the time that\" was reordered for clarity.\n- \"السلام\" seems to be out of context and was removed.\n- Some minor spacing issues were fixed.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231281, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5]", "page_number": 66, "title": "CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5]", "content_text": "The Earl Grey.\n\n20th February, Governor Bonham\n\nReceived\n\nNo 12.\n\n2 Inclosures.\n\nReporting resignation by Mr. Mitchell to the offices of Sheriff, Assistant Magistrate, to, and appointment of Mr. Ste... , subject to His Lordship's approval.\n\nThis despatch reports the resignation by Mr. Holdforth of the Offices of Sheriff, Assistant Magistrate & the appointment by the Governor of Mr. Mitchell to fill the vacancy.\n\n...\n\nSala J. M. 22/4.\n\nconfirm the appointment & ... reduction of Salary?\n\nSamuel Bonham\n\nMINUTE\n\nMR Sachs, MR Elliot, Waterivale, Mitawes, Bard Gran\n\nMAY 7\n\nI have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch. No 19 of the 20th of February reporting the resignation by Mr. Holdforth of the Offices of Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate de Hong Kong.\n\nand Share to Convey to you my approval of the appointment of Mr. C. A. Mitchell to succeed Mr. Holdforth at the reduced Salary of £600 a year.\n\nI have ...\n\nPage 7851 appears three times at top, and is not shown, three lines at bottom are also not shown.\n\n \nAs the original text is not fully visible and contains OCR errors, the above response is a processed version based on the given snippet.\n\nHowever, to follow the instructions to output only HTML using for paragraphs (and \n only if absolutely necessary) without including markdown or code fences and without comments, the corrected response should be:\n\nThe Earl Grey.\n\n20th February, Governor Bonham\n\nReceived\n\nNo12.\n\n2 Inclosures.\n\nReporting resignation by Mr. Mitchell to the offices of Sheriff, Assistant Magistrate, to, and appointment of Mr. Ste..., subject to His Lordship's approval.\n\nThis despatch reports the resignation by Mr. Holdforth of the Offices of Sheriff, Assistant Magistrate & the appointment by the Governor of Mr. Mitchell to fill the vacancy.\n\nSala J. M. 22/4.\n\nconfirm the appointment & ... reduction of Salary?\n\nSamuel Bonham\n\nMINUTE\n\nMR Sachs, MR Elliot, Waterivale, Mitawes, Bard Gran\n\nMAY 7\n\nI have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch. No 19 of the 20th of February reporting the resignation by Mr. Holdforth of the Offices of Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate de Hong Kong.\n\nand Share to Convey to you my approval of the appointment of Mr. C. A. Mitchell to succeed Mr. Holdforth at the reduced Salary of £600 a year.\n\nI have...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231283, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5]", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5]", "content_text": "In taking farewell of Her Majesty's Civil Service, I beg that I may here be allowed to acknowledge the obligations I am under to the Honourable Colonial Secretary for the urbanity and kindness ever shown to me in my official capacity, kindness which I shall ever remember with the deepest feelings of respect and gratitude.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\n(Signed) Charles G. Holdforth.\n\nTo the\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nNo. 36.\n\nIn 3383/57\n\n65\n\nColonial Secretary's Office,\n\nVictoria, Hongkong;\n\nthe 17th February, 1857.\n\nI have the honour to inform you that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in consequence of Mr. Holdforth's resignation of the office of Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate, &c., to fix the salary of the officer holding those appointments at £600 per annum, from the 16th instant, from which period you will draw pay at this rate. I am directed to remind you that your present office is entirely temporary, and subject to the approval of Her Majesty's Government.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nW. H. Mitchell, Esquire,\n\nOfficiating Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate.\n\nPage 65\n\n(The original text had \"Ther Majesty's\", \"Houble.\", \"Kis\", \"Jor\", \"Fine fipy\", \"th.\", \"Geocenor\", \"£.600\", \"yo\", which have been corrected to \"Her Majesty's\", \"Honourable\", \"my\", \"etc.\", \"To the Colonial Secretary\", \"the\", \"Governor\", \"£600\", and \"etc.\" respectively. The formatting has been adjusted to reflect proper paragraph breaks and spacing.)\n\nPage 65\n\n \nhas been re-adjusted to \n \n\nPage 66\n\n is not in original text, hence not added. The last Page 65\n\n is kept as is. The corrected version is:\n\nIn taking farewell of Her Majesty's Civil Service, I beg that I may here be allowed to acknowledge the obligations I am under to the Honourable Colonial Secretary for the urbanity and kindness ever shown to me in my official capacity, kindness which I shall ever remember with the deepest feelings of respect and gratitude.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\n(Signed) Charles G. Holdforth.\n\nTo the\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nNo. 36.\n\nIn 3383/57\n\n65\n\nColonial Secretary's Office,\n\nVictoria, Hongkong;\n\nthe 17th February, 1857.\n\nI have the honour to inform you that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in consequence of Mr. Holdforth's resignation of the office of Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate, &c., to fix the salary of the officer holding those appointments at £600 per annum, from the 16th instant, from which period you will draw pay at this rate. I am directed to remind you that your present office is entirely temporary, and subject to the approval of Her Majesty's Government.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nW. H. Mitchell, Esquire,\n\nOfficiating Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate.\n\nPage 65", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231439, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5]", "page_number": 224, "title": "CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5]", "content_text": "17\n\n21. 24/7\n\n3. Creation\n\nof\n\nthe\n\nOffices\n\nand\n\nappointments in the colony\n\nof Hong Kong.\n\n4. Payments of\n\nan\n\nunusual\n\ndescription and for extraordinary\n\nServices.\n\nHumble Servant,\n\nMost Obedient.\n\nYour Lordships, With the highest respect,\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\n[\n\n \n\nCHANGES in the HOLDERS of OFFICES and APPOINTMENTS in the Offices of HONGKONG, for the Quarter ended\n\nOFFICE.\nName of the Officer who formerly held the appointment, and annual Salary.\nName of the Officer who is now appointed, and annual Salary.\nIf appointed by Her Majesty's Government in England, date of authority of the Secretary of State.\nIf newly appointed by the Governor date of authority.\nIf promoted from another Office or Government situation in the Colony, description of former appointment.\nDate of Governor's Despatch respecting the Change of office or appointment, or the new appointment:\nColumn for Remarks.\n\nAid-de-Camp to H.E. The Governor.\nLieutenant Teesdale\nLieutenant King\n\nHarbour Master and Marine Magistrate.\nW. Pedder, R.N., £300.\n\nGovernment Notification 27th December, 1850\n\nThe duties of Harbour Master are performed by us Michell under the supervision\n\nAct Harbour Master\n\nH. H. Mitchell $600.\n\nColonial Secretary's letter A 40 of 22nd February and 24th February.\n\nMarine Magistrate. 12 14 of 24th Feb. 1858 the thirties that\n\nAct? Marine Magistrate\n\nC. G. Holdforth.\n\nOfficiating Sheriff\n\nSheriff.\n83rd Reg £300.\nE.R. Michell $400 ad\n\nColonial Secretary's letter 36 of 19th February, 1857\n\n185*/\nAssistant Magistrate.\n\nChinese Clerk and Interpreter.\n59th lingt £300.\nW. M. Mitchell £700.\n\nClerk to the Colonial Secretary's.\n\nStudent. 44 letter -1876 of 80 afail Chinese Secretary's office\n\nPolice Court.\nHong-ah-shing $100.\nAmatio N. Lay £100.\n\nGovernment Notification 4th February, 1857 –\n\n185.\nColonial Secretary- | 1912 food Feb 1 Magistrate of Police, viche Love-ument Notification 4th February, 1857 – Restricted to half Salary by 1837, Colonial Secretary's letter 1954 $28thonch 1897 from April\" next.\n\n(Signed) W. Caine Caine, Auditor General.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-036 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 231612, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9]", "page_number": 130, "title": "CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9]", "content_text": "Page 127\n\n1. of Date of \n\nDesp: 1851.\n\nDesp:\n\nSubject of Despatch_\n\nNo.\n\n4. 23rd Jany Reporting that out of \n\n5. 24 \n\n8.28 \n\n9.29 \n\n\" \n\n\" Parliamentary grant of £20,000 for \n\nthe Financial year 1850/51, only £18,500 will be drawn from the Commissariat chest here.\n\n7. Transmitting Copy of, and reporting on, Ordinance No1 of 1857, entitled \"An ordinance for the improvement of the Law of Evidence at the Trial \n\nof Criminal cases before the Supreme Court\"\n\nTransmitting quarterly Returns for \n\nthe \n\n1. N. of Date of \n\nDesp.\n\n1851.\n\nSubject of despatch.\n\n10. 29th Jan. Acknowledging receipt of Despatches \n\nto 1.209 of the 18th, and despatch \n\n\"Separate\" of the 25th November, 1850.\n\n11. 4th Feby. Reporting 18 months leave of absence on sick certificate, granted to Lieut. Pedder, R. N., Harbour Master and Marine Magistrate, to proceed to England\n\n12. 20 \n\n\" one quarter ending 31st December 1850.\n\n4. Transmitting Returns of the Revenue \n\nand Expenditure of Hongkong for Year ended 31st December, 1850, and reporting thereon.\n\nRecommending resumption, from 24 June next, of Inland lot N.56, held by Messrs Turner &c.\n\nTransmitting Copies of Minutes \n\nof \n\n4. the Executive and Legislative Councils of Hongkong for the half year ending 31 Dec 1850\n\n2. Reporting resignation by Mr. \n\nto Holdforth of the Offices of Sheriff, Assistant magistrate, &c., and appointment of Mr. W. H. Mitchell to the same, subject to His Lordship's approval\n\n13. 27th Acknowledging receipt of despatches \n\n\" to 1.218 of 16th December, N458 \n\nof 18th December, Military N.18 of 16th November, and Circular. 30th November 1850.\n\n14. 24. Reporting arrangements made \n\nfor the performance of the duties of Harbour Master and Marine Magistrate, during Lieut: Pedder's \n\nabsence\n\n2. Trone home\n\nPage 127\n\n \n\nbecomes \nPage 128\n\n (if exists, otherwise remove the line) \n\nRevised to meet the exact format required by the user request for HTML output using `` for paragraphs and potentially `\n` for line breaks, while ensuring adherence to the detailed instructions and rules for OCR proofreading provided. Some minor adjustments were made to enhance clarity and readability while strictly following the guidelines.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 233793, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "page_number": 302, "title": "CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12]", "content_text": "Judicial Department Chief Justice – Mr Hulmer\n\nJustice ..\n\nMr. Hulmer. 6 weeks Macao Attorney General . Mr Sterling . Registrar of the\n\nSupreme Court. – Mr. Bay. Deputy Registrar (Acting) Mr. Smith. Deputy Registrar. Mr. Alexander. Chief Justice's clerk. Mr. Frotter. Usher and Bailiff Mr. Smithers. Ecclesiastical.\n\n\"\n\n18 months England\n\n2 weeks Macao / month Macao\n\n14 days Macao\n\n3 weeks Macao\n\n\"\n\nColonial Chaplain (late Rev. Mr. Stanton. 1 week Manila Colonial Chaplain Rev. Mr. Steedmans,\n\nActing (late) | Rev. Mr. Carroll.\n\nMedical.\n\nColonial Surgeon (late) Dr. Morrison. Chief Magistrate.\n\nChief Magistrate. Mr Hillier- General Chinese Interpreter,\n\nand Assistant Mr. Caldwell . Superintendent of Police\n\nSheriff's\n\nSheriff, &c. (late) Mr Holdforth.\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong,\n\n14th October, 1853.\n\n\"\n\n(Signed) W. T. Mercer\n\nColonial Secretary\n\nCivil Officers who have been allowed recovery of their health, from May 1844\n\n \n Year\n Period of leave granted\n Preceded by\n \n \n 1844\n \n \n \n \n 1847\n \n \n \n \n 1848\n \n \n \n \n 1849\n \n \n \n \n 1850\n \n \n \n \n 1851\n \n \n \n \n 1852\n Period of leave granted\n Preceded by\n \n \n 1853\n Period of leave granted\n \n \n\n1 month Macao\n\n18 months England\n\n7 days Macao 2 weeks N. Ports 18 months England\n\n37 days N. Ports 6 months Macao 321 days\n\n18 days Macao's 31 days Macao\n\n18 months England\n\n18 months England\n\n4 years England\n\n3 weeks Macao\n\n28 days Macao 2 weeks Macao\n\n6 weeks N. Ports & 6 months England\n\n1 month Singapore 19 days Macao 1 week Macao\n\n10 months California\n\n(True Copy),\n\nColonial Secretary\n\nPage 298", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 237470, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855", "page_number": 227, "title": "CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855", "content_text": "Reduced salary of £600\n\nper annum, he is entitled\n\nto full pay at that rate\n\nfrom the post of February\n\n1831.\n\nThe restriction to\n\nhalf salary - which is\n\nmentioned in the quarterly return of changes in\n\nthe holders of Offices in Hong Kong - was probably imposed pending the reference to England of Mr Mitchell's\n\ncase.\n\nMr Holdforth in the\n\nOffice of Sheriff.\n\n10/4-55\n\n60845\n\nRECEIVED\n\n224\n\n4542. Hong Kong\n\nTreasury Chambers\n\n16th May\n\nMAY 18\n\n1265\n\nWith reference to\n\nyour letter of the 20th July 1852\n\non the subject of\n\na claim preferred by the Government\n\nof Prince of Wales Island against the Government of Hong Kong; I am directed by The Lords Commissioners\n\nof Her Majesty's Treasury to transmit\n\nto you a copy of a\n\nletter from the\n\nEast India Company, for the\n\ninformation of the Governor and Council.\n\nEast India House,\n\n16th May 1852\n\nTo the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury,\n\nMy Lords,\n\nWe have received your Lordships' letter of the 12th instant,\n\nrequesting our observations on the claim...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 238780, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6]", "page_number": 189, "title": "CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6]", "content_text": "187\n\n51\n\nNEW ADVERTISEMENT.\n\nSTOLEN.\n\nThe Hongkong Register.\n\n0. S. N. Gosterman.\n\nLADY'S GOLD WATCH, made by PATEAU, Liezen, enamelled back, with gold face. To it, were attached by an enamelled Chain, an Antique Silver Coin of Egypt and a modern gold Coin. Any information touching the same, will be thankfully rewarded, an application being made to W. C. HUNTER, Mingqua's Hong No. 1, Canton.\n\nCanton, 26th March, 1856\n\nThe Hongkong Register.\n\nHONGKONG, TUESDAY, 1 APRIL, 1856.\n\nNOTICE The Hours of DIVINE SERVICE in the Cathedral Church of St. John,--on Sundays at 11 A.M., and 4 P.M.\n\nNOTICE--The Hours of PUBLIC WORSHIP in the UNION CHURCH, Hollywood Road, are on the Sabbath at 3 P.M., and 6.30 P.M., and on the Evening of every Wednesday at half-past 7.\n\nBIRTHS.\n\nAt Hongkong, on 25th March, Mrs. WILLIAM POTT, of a Daughter.\n\nAt Hongkong, on the 26th March, the Wife of Captain ROMP, 36th Regiment, of a Daughter.\n\nMARRIAGE.\n\nAt Plymouth, on January 12, CHRISTOPHER HAWKINS WALrY, Esq., Lieut., 41st Madras Infantry, son of the late Lieut-General W. Wilson, C.B., to FRANCESCA HENRIETTA, daughter of the late Rear-Admiral Sir T. Fellowes, K.C.B.\n\nDEATHS.\n\nAt Shanghai, on the 22nd March, after a short but severe illness, KIRBY SMITH, Esq., aged 53 years, Editor and Proprietor of the North-China Herald.\n\nAt St. Mark's Crescent, Regent's-park, January 6, DANIEL H. JONES, Esq., of Canton, aged 2 years.\n\nCHINA SHIPPING.\n\nARRIVALS\n\nAt London, January 7, Omar Pasha, from Shanghai; 23, Mirage, from Shanghai; 23, Paulina Down, from Foo-chow; 26, Neptune's Fury, from Foo-chow; 26, North Star, from Whampoa; 26, Dutchman, from Shanghai; 27, Tagus, from Shanghai; 27, Vein, from Philliph; 27, King Fisher, from Canton; 27, Contest, from Canton.\n\nAt Liverpool, January 18, Emily, from Shanghai; 23, Trades, from Shanghai; Feb. 1, Argo, from Shanghai.\n\nDEPARTURES\n\nJanuary 10, Jane and Isabella, for Hongkong; 20, Sutlej, for Hongkong; Feb. 5, Anne Longton, for Hongkong; Challenger, for Hongkong.\n\nSHANGHAI SHIPPING.\n\nARRIVALS\n\nMarch 9, Muckles, [Am.] from San Francisco; 9, Wild Wave, from Glasgow; 9, Flora, from Liverpool; Elisa Moore, from London; Jana Libby, from Sydney; Caran, from New Zealand; 9, Algerine, from Sydney.\n\nDEPARTURES\n\nMarch 8, J. Jobson, [Am.] for New York; Idolo, for Sydney.\n\nPASSENGERS.\n\nPer Fiery Cross, Messrs. Scott, Park, Jr., Meechier, and Musson; Per Moresby, Miss Gamaliel, Captains Endicott and Boston, and Capt. Bale, R.N., Messrs. Mara, Meil, Alisch, Dryadele, Firman, Jack, Holdworth, Muller, McAmire, Anchen, and 18 Chinese.\n\nINDIA EXCHANGES.\n\n...\n\n[No. 14.--April 1, 1856.]\n\nThe Hongkong Register.\n\nIt will be remembered that most of the prisoners were inhabitants of the village of Bocca Tigrin, which is at the back of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s office and godowns; and they seemed to have had a good many friends who cried out sufficiently loudly on the injustice of condemning innocent men to death to induce Sir John Bowring to give the men a second trial before himself and the Executive Council.\n\nAfter a lengthened examination of witnesses during two days, we are informed by eye witnesses that the guilt of the men was, if anything, made more apparent.\n\nThe Governor has, however, in deference to popular clamor, seen fit to remit the punishment of death.\n\nBoth in the new trial and in the commutation of punishment, Sir John Bowring has acted in an exceedingly improper manner.\n\nHer Majesty has instituted an Order of Valor to be called the \"Victoria Cross,\" which is only to be conferred during acts of signal bravery before the enemy.\n\nAs to the trial, we have said that we have been informed by eye witnesses that the guilt of the men was, if anything, made more apparent.\n\nThe fire on board the Fiery Cross made such speedy work with the coin that Captain Thoms has to regret the loss of the whole of his cabin furniture and clothes.\n\nThe mail to 11th February is very strong as to the peace congress in Paris, and that is the sum of the news--all else is \"leather and prunella.\"\n\nThe Levant, of 382 tons, for Australia, formerly an American (U. S.) vessel but now flying the Hawaiian flag, was seized by orders of Sir James Stirling for a breach of the Chinese Passenger Act.\n\nThe offence committed is that she had not the requisite papers from the Emigration Officer.\n\nIf she had 320 passengers on board, as stated, she also committed a breach in carrying an excess of passengers.\n\nBut, in addition, she has no ship's papers--all of which, or even two of which, may be considered a good ground for proceeding to the utmost extremity of the law--forfeiture of the ship, and fine and imprisonment of the parties engaged.\n\nBut then arises the question--What are the passengers to do?\n\nWe have heard it stated that the charterer, or owner, or whatever character he holds, has received from 30,000 to 35,000 dollars for passage money, while it is asserted that the value of the ship at the outside is not 10,000.\n\nIt is not an agreeable position for the government to find themselves in, having deprived 320 men of their passage of the value of 30,000 say, and to find themselves with only 10,000 towards reinstating the unfortunate wretches in their former position.\n\nIt looks to us as if the \"Chinese Passenger Act\" is bad, or that it is badly administered; perhaps a little of both, but most likely more of the latter.\n\nIn the first place, the supervision of the ship is not compulsory on the part of the Government.\n\nSecondly, it is only to begin on the application of the Captain to the Emigration Officer.\n\nWas it not advisable to have interfered earlier?\n\nWe desire the death of no man, but so long as the statute book affixes death as the punishment of the highest order of crimes, so long ought these crimes to be punished with death.\n\nAnd we know no greater crime than that of armed gang robbery, where the life of the defenders of property is taken.\n\nIn the case of the Levant, the vessel came into harbor on 16th March, was laid on for passengers, and even when seized on the 23rd ultimo, had been given to the Emigration Officer.\n\nPROCLAMATION.\n\nJOHN BOWRING.\n\nGovernor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.\n\nThe Sentence of Death recorded against Wong-AKUT, convicted of murder at the last Criminal Session of the Supreme Court, is commuted to that of Transportation for Life; the Sentence of Death passed on Chan-Wah-Kong, Tam-Kut-Heng, Lo-Ah, Cha-Anboon, and Luk-AuH, also convicted at the above Sessions of the same crime, is commuted to that of Transportation for Life; and a Free Pardon is granted to Tam-AKUT, similarly convicted on the same occasion.\n\nBy His Excellency's Command\n\nW. T. MERCER,\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nGOD SAVE THE QUEEN.\n\nGiven at Victoria, Hongkong, this 26th Day of March, 1856.\n\nLately there have been numerous desertions from the ranks of the 59th Regiment, and many more would doubtless have occurred and the means of getting from the island been as direct as they were when we had more whale-ship recruiting here than we have lately had.\n\nIt being suspected that a number of deserters were secreted on board the American whaler Canton Packet, Inspector Jarman with a party of police proceeded on board that vessel on the evening of the 27th, when nine were ferreted out of their hiding places.\n\nAbout three o'clock yesterday morning, it was noticed that the steamer P&O'slun, which has been lying here for the last five months undergoing extensive repairs, was on fire.\n\nTHE PUBLIC SCHOOL.\n\nThe Annual General Meeting of the Subscribers to the new Public School was held in the Agricultural Society's room on the 24th ultimo.\n\nA Statement showing the Progress and Attendance at \"St. Andrew's School,\" during the year 1855-6.\n\nApril ........ 16\n\nMay ........ 30\n\nJune ........ 36\n\nJuly ........ 38\n\nAugust ....... 37\n\nSeptember ..... 35\n\nOctober ...... 33\n\nNovember ..... 32\n\nDecember ..... 30\n\nJanuary ...... 28\n\nFebruary ..... 26\n\nMarch ....... 25\n\nTotal ....... 62\n\nAverage Attendance 16\n\nPresent: Messrs. F. Edger, W. T. Mercer, G. Jaly, J. Lyall, T. F. Waltie, A. Shortrede, A. S. Dixson, H. C. Antrobus, D. Lapraik, F. W. Lawrence, J. Stephenson, H. Hardie, A. Taylor, P. Cohen, G. Duddell, J. W. Schober, BraheLow, A. Fincher, and Dr. Harland.\n\nMr. Lyall, being called to the chair, rose and said, \"Gentlemen, there is much to be congratulated on the result of our labours during the past year.\"\n\n...\n\nTREASURER'S ACCOUNT.\n\nThe Subscribers to the \"HONGKONG SCHOOL\" in account Current with G. LYALL, Treasurer.\n\n1856\n\nApril 9, To paid W. A. Harland's order\n\n...\n\nMarch 24, By received account of Subscriptions\n\n1500\n\n...\n\nHongkong, 24th March, 1856.\n\nGEO. LYALL, Treasurer.\n\nTHE RUSSIAN SOLDIER.\n\nWhen the appointed number in the government is filled up, the new defenders of the fatherland are sent to the regiments; the tallest among them to the guard.\n\n...\n\nCOMMERCIAL CHEATS IN CONSTANTINOPLE.\n\nLet my hero, in traversing the bazaar, accompanied by a cunning Greek or obsequious Jew--his indispensable and inevitable dragomans--let my hero, I say, expect to be cheated.\n\n...\n\nTHE HONGKONG REGISTER.\n\nDuring the 1st few months, the only books available for the School were those already mentioned.\n\n...\n\n(From the Penang Gazette, March 8)\n\nAs there were now more applicants than could be admitted, it was proposed by Mr. Shortrede, and carried unanimously, that the Secretary should write to the Assize of Education, relative to repayment of Police Tax.\n\n...\n\nTHE PUBLIC SCHOOL.\n\nCONSTITUTION OF THE SCHOOL.\n\n1. That the Public School established at a meeting of Subscribers on the 3rd March, 1855, be styled \"St. Andrew's School, Hongkong.\"\n\n2. That the School be conducted, as originally established, for the education of Children of every Nation, Religion, or Denomination.\n\n...\n\n8. That the Directors of the School shall be exclusively Laymen, elected by Subscribers at the Annual Meeting.\n\n...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 243539, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857", "page_number": 464, "title": "CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857", "content_text": "OUR attention has been called to a remarkably clever letter in the Straits Guardian of 22d August, on the subject of Hongkong affairs, and addressed to \"The Right Honourable the Earl of Harrowby.\" The document, which occupies six and a half columns of the paper, is a strange admixture of truth and falsehood, so ingeniously worked up together, that it would be almost impossible to separate the wheat from the chaff. But were it worth while, it would be no difficult matter for those maligned by it to found thereon an action for libel; and hence evidently has it been published in Singapore, and not here. Though anonymous, its origin we think is easily traceable, both from omission and commission, to a certain dilapidated individual in Hongkong, whose talents are undeniable, but whose character is at least as questionable as that of any of those attacked by him, even of the notorious Charles Gordon.\n\nThat I am the party referred to, there can be no question about it, because our truculent Attorney General, in one of the splenetic offensives that he converted the Supreme Court into an arena for indulging in, designated me by calling me a \"dilapidated individual.\" I cannot for a moment presume to inflict upon Your Lordship any extenuation of this gross libel, but Hobiforth himself, one who has preferred to be considered by his fellow-colonists a \"smart man,\" rather than an honest trader.\n\nGovernor Sir John Bowring is the first on whom he has vented his malice, then Lieut-Colonel Caine, then the late Gaoler Collins, then ex-Sheriff Holdforth, next ex-Treasurer Rienaecker, then Mr Mercer, our present Colonial Secretary Dr Bridges, Mr Anstey, Mr Cooper Turner, Mr Caldwell,—all indeed against whom the writer is known to have an ill-will. Some of these he mentions by name, others he points out by innuendo, but all are slashed at in a most spitefully malicious manner.\n\nHad the letter been a little more truthful, we might have found room for it; but even as it is, we have little doubt it will find vent somewhere.\n\nI must beg of your Lordship to discard any impressions made upon your mind as to its falseness or the veracity, and I must request Your Lordship to confine yourself to the simple fact, that a most gross and palpably malicious libel was committed.\n\nI accordingly applied at the Office of the Chief Magistrate for a summons against the Editor of the mail, in order that he might be indicted criminally. I was referred to the Assistant magistrate, who made all sorts of objections, which, having taken legal advice, I easily overruled. I was rather urgent because Sir John had to go to Macao and knew perfectly well that unless the summons were issued before he came back, it would never be issued at all. The Assistant magistrate, who was just as determined to procrastinate as I was to proceed, then suggested that I should address a letter to the Editor affording him the opportunity of denying that I was the party he referred to, promising at the same time that unless the reply were satisfactory, the summons should be granted me upon my filing the required information. I wrote to the Editor as suggested, waited two days for a reply, but failing, of course, to receive one, I lodged the information as directed, leaving the names of several parties to be served with subpoenas, who were enabled to testify beyond doubt that I was the person unmistakably referred to, appeared in order, but Sir John having unfortunately come back...\n\n# \nPage 463\n\nI received the next day the affixed note refusing the summons. I wish to avoid troubling your Lordship with my opinion on several matters, but you cannot fail to observe that our judiciary has no pretensions to independence.\n\nA few days afterwards, I received the affixed letter from the Land Office, alleging that owing to certain encroachments committed upon a lot of land which has been untouched for years, I stand mulcted in the annual sum of £16. 8. 3d., the rent of the entire lot being only £... \n\nIn a commercial circular issued by me, called the \"Overland Trade Report,\" published a few days subsequently, I made the following remarks regarding the Government of this Colony.\n\nAs for the affairs of this port, notwithstanding the numerous advantages enjoyed by Hongkong, from its excellent harbor, from ample protection afforded by H.M. forces, naval and military, from its being the centre of all communication, and the residence of the principal Foreign mercantile houses,—still such is the want of confidence in the Government of the Colony (evinced by Foreigners as well as Chinese) arising from the mutable and incongruous system of legislation and taxation adopted, combined with the abuses and extortion practised by the Police, that no Chinese merchant of standing can be induced either to trust his family or open an establishment here. At the same time, Macao, lacking all these advantages, but possessing a legislature who have the interests of the settlement at heart, is being resorted to by respectable Chinese merchants in such numbers as to render it difficult for them to procure places of business. True, Macao is better situated than Hongkong for the reception of some export articles, whilst for others Hongkong is quite as convenient, and in many cases much more so. Yet it may be safely affirmed that the Chinese take all their produce to Macao for sale, although it is mostly purchased by parties resident here, and either transhipped to this, or vessels are sent from this place to load there. No less than 5 steamers are maintained running between Hongkong and Macao. If respectable Chinese could be induced to settle here, which their distrust in the Government of the Island alone prevents them doing, and not through any apprehensions of the acts of their own Government, this Trade would be directed to Hongkong. In illustration of the reckless and ruinous course persisted in by the Government of this Colony, it needs only to be mentioned that articles of goods for foreign consumption have latterly nearly doubled their price, partly owing to hostilities having interrupted communication, and partly to the large number of vessels of war on the station. Yet this is the juncture selected for putting into operation a new market ordinance, having for its object an increase of revenue at the sacrifice of private and vested interests, and the operation of which involves such annoying surveillance and harassing penalties, that its effect must be to drive away market produce from the Colony, to the further detriment of its trade and prospects.\n\nAfter this, three days later, I received another letter from the Land Office (also affixed) singing the same song in a much louder voice, to the tune of £65.8.11 per annum (not per simple annum, My Lord). This second case is most incredibly unjust, but too long a story to tell Your Lordship. I would merely point out to Your Lordship that the Governor is supreme in the Land Office also, and I fearlessly assert that although numerous acts of spoliation, misappropriation, disregard of vested rights, have been perpetrated by that department, still in no case have the sufferers ever dared to seek for redress in our Courts of law, but have submitted in a meeker manner than I am capable of imitating.\n\nI am, Right Honorable,\n\nYour most obedient humble servant,\n\nEast & Harrowby\n\nMy Lord,\n\n44 Murrow", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 243546, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857", "page_number": 471, "title": "CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857", "content_text": "## Original Text Proofread\n\nwas mysterious influence so overawed the Governor, that he actually suspended the clerk, pending orders from home. The reference home the recepardy barked, garbled and misrepresented, resulted unexpectedly in ordene for the runstation of the clerk. Now here was a dilemma - the man's mouth as open as ever, nor would he listen to eating a single word he had said. What was to be done? Economy being the order of the day, the office that the clerk had occupied was abolished. This was bold play, but there was nothing else left for it. The Major got made Colonial Secretary forthwith, and the Clerk, who was quite a popular man among the Chinese, was thrown destitute upon the Colony. This clerk was Mr William Tarrant, now and for some years past, the Editor of the Friend of China. He, my Lord, has a tale to tell that I will not spoil by reacting, for I do hope that the day will come & soon too, when he will be allowed the opportunity of being heard - of being placed face to face on equal terms with his wrongers, and will receive the reward he merits for having sacrificed his prospects by denouncing venality, intortion and fraud.\n\nTime wore on, the major could laugh at his traducers, and his compradore became careless in his security. Mr Ano. Cairns, Editor of the Hongkong Register, obtaining the most irrefragible proof of the system of extortion practised, published and denounced. Being as amiable and placed a man as a village schoolmaster, his words could hardly go unheeded. An investigation was talked of, and an action for libel threatened. The Major's compradore ran away.\n\nThe talismanic influence of the Major's name upon markets and brothels. Fr. Gore... Mysterious and potent progeniter silenced the investigation, and the libel was forgiven unsolicitedly. The Major of course got made a Colonel - for proving himself so able a tactician. The Compradore soon returned, a more wary if not a better man. The Colonel has since been made Lieutenant Governor on a salary of £2,250 per annum - the birth being perfect sinecure. Since the Rujian panic, which he did much to promote, he has been innocent of doing either good or harm.\n\nThe last of the Compradore's schemes that came to my knowledge, was an offer he made to Sir John Bowring, to purchase the Monopoly of licensing Gambling houses in Hong Kong. Report had it that a tempting offer of £18,000 (Pounds Sterling) induced Sir John to refer the matter home, advocating its acceptance.\n\nSoon after the permanent occupation of the Island had been decided upon, a man of the name of Holdforth was cast upon its shores. Little of anything was known about him, except that he came last from Australia. He was made Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate. The Editor of the China Mail, now in England, can inform your Lordship regarding this man's style of doing business. The said Editor made the place too hot to hold him. Holdforth made a deal of money. Wishing to throw up his situation & proceed to California as supercargo of a ship, either partially or entirely laden by himself, he applied for and obtained a year's leave of absence, in order that he might draw half his salary during that period, as the custom is in such cases. The night before he sailed, he admitted over his cups, that he had always given the party, who had procured him the situation, one fourth of his salary. In the margin, Your Lordship will find the name & address of a gentleman in England, who heard Holdforth make the admission.\n\nSoon after he had gone, it became known that he had absconded from Australia for horse stealing. The very man who had given him shelter, that secreted him from the officers of Justice, came up to Hong Kong and was living here for some time before Holdforth's departure. This man was in bad circumstances, and whether he followed Holdforth to China to obtain pecuniary assistance, or not, I do not know. He obtained a very subordinate situation in Government employ, and complained to a gentleman in England (whose name & address your Lordship will also find on the margin) of Holdforth's ingratitude.\n\nOur late Colonial Treasurer was a man of the name of Robert Cainecker - a Hungarian by birth - had been a Greek soldier, and came as a gentleman's body servant. From a subordinate situation in the Government office, he worked himself up to the charge of the Treasury - not through any remarkable talent, application, or business habit that he possessed, but from the total absence of those qualities in others.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 244838, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "page_number": 580, "title": "CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "content_text": "## Enclosure N1.\n\nCopies `1181`\n\nSir,\n\nYour `Jumma 576`\n\nChief Magistrate's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong \n11th December 1848.\n\nI have the honor to bring to notice the enclosed letter from Mr. Holdforth, Officiating Assistant Magistrate, reporting the services rendered by Mr. Caldwell in giving information leading to the discovery of the cargo of a junk recently plundered in the Lyce-moon passage.\n\nMr. Caldwell has often expressed his ability to make similar discoveries but has feared to render himself obnoxious to censure by departing from the proper sphere of his duty; and I would be respectfully ...\n\n**[likely missing text: \"recommended to\" or similar]**\n\nThe Honorable \nM. Caine, \nClonial Secretary", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 244976, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "page_number": 55, "title": "CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12]", "content_text": "54 \n\nthat Communication Ended: \n\nAn Appendix to it was sent by the same Mail, and Minutes of the \nProceedings of the Hong Kong Bench of Justices \n| which contained an official Report of the proceedings of the Justices of \nthe Colony, has informed you, the Govr., \n7-8 \nhaving referred Apr Coldworth's case to them, instead of \nmaking it the subject \nof \nthe usual \ninvestigation at the Government \noffices, as I had \nsuggested, those Gentlemen, by a large majority, \ndeclined to relieve him of the duty of official serving with official \nmis Conduct. the majority, consisting \nexclusively of non-official Justices; - \nthere was but one \n18th May 1838 \nJustice in the minority; three \nofficial justices, Mr. English, Mr. May \nand myself declined the vote. \nState it to the Govr., he not \nonly persisted, \nInstead of putting the case \ninto \nthe \nordinary course of Investigation, His \nExcellency having summoned \nthree officers of Government, and \nfour non-official Justices, to enquire \ninto the case \nIt appeared that the \nmajority of these Gentlemen were \nearnestly inclined towards enquiry, \nbut one \nof \nthem having been obliged \nby pressure of business to decline \nHis Excellency, in order to keep the number \nuneven \nwithdrew another name: \nand unfortunately still from the", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]